United Way Pledges Reach 49 Percent of 1998 Goal
Pledges total $2,786,583 toward a $5,726,000 1998 goal for United Way of East Central Iowa. The campaign supports non profit human service programs across six eastern Iowa counties.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1998
Page
9
Pledges total $2,786,583 toward a $5,726,000 1998 goal for United Way of East Central Iowa. The campaign supports non profit human service programs across six eastern Iowa counties.
Two Cedar Rapids men Matthew Blake 25 and Van Wingarden 46 and Fairfax resident Emily Kiltz 22 were treated and released after a Cherokee Piper bound for Atlanta ran out of fuel and crashed in a Chattanooga Tennessee residential district near Lowell Airport. The plane struck trees before landing vertical against an apartment complex.
The Marion Independent School Board will hear an update on bond issue construction projects at a 7 p.m. work session in the Administrative Boardroom 777 S. 15th St. Marion. They will also consider guidelines proposed by the transportation supervisor to enhance student safety at pickup and dropoff points.
Readers invited to submit essays recalling where they were and what they did on November 22, 1963 the day of President Kennedy's assassination. Selected memories will be published on November 22. entries must arrive by November 16 with contact details.
Ronnie R. Knoploh 41 of Sumner died when his pickup struck an electrical pole at Dunkerton and Moline Roads three miles north of Waterloo. His wife Amy 25 suffered minor injuries and was treated at Allen Memorial Hospital. The crash occurred about 10 45 p m Saturday. The vehicle left the road into a ditch and snapped a pole that landed on the truck. Investigation continues.
Iowa towns hold federally funded murals from 1934 to 1942 as part of Roosevelt era public works. Kate Hawkins and Dee Peterson document over 50 works across post offices libraries and schools, including Shucking Corn in De Witt painted by John Bloom. The project linked Grant Wood era Stone City artists to Ames library murals and Washington coordinators like Edward Rowan.
A packed schedule lists Monday treasury bill auctions and a 1 p m 1 year T bill auction plus a Cedar Rapids credit association talk on customer service. Tuesday Labor Department productivity data and NA Realtors home price index release precede a crowded afternoon. Wednesday markets open for Veterans Day with offices closed. housing data due. Thursday Freddie Mac mortgage rates and Cedar Rapids PRSA meeting follow. Friday early retail sales and October producer prices data finish the week.
Anna Buss owner of AB Property Management in Iowa City admits to an addiction to chocolate milk and a workaholic mindset. She manages about 200 apartments in Iowa City and Coralville, chairs the Iowa City Landlords Association, and serves on a university committee addressing binge drinking while promoting voting.
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