Living Proof Anna Kenjar Beats Cancer at Czech Village Eatery
Anna Kenjar 46 of 87 14th Ave SW defies cancer after early doubts from family and doctor. Her life story spans Yugoslavia war years to refugee camps, Germany, and Iowa where she built a Czech restaurant empire and pursues a cookbook and cookie line.
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Anna Kenjar
14Th Ave. SW
Cedar Rapids
Anna
Semeljci
Tito
Yugoslavia
Germany
Iowa
Howard Hall
United States
Konecny’s
Olde Towne Inn
Man collapses in radiation area at nuclear plant
Kevin Scrivner, 27, of Vallejo California, collapsed while inspecting welds in a high radiation zone at Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo. Treated for heat exhaustion at Mercy Hospital Trauma Center, he was released. Plant shut down after a faulty gasket found on a recirculation water valve.
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California
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Palo
Horace Webb
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Kevin Scrivner
Vallejo
Calif
Mercy Hospital
Scrivner
Webb
Five Linn County Drivers Charged With Drunk Driving
Five people were arrested on drunk driving charges in Linn County late Wednesday and early Thursday. Leroy Davis, Daryl Sanborn, Donald Buzzard, Randy Johnson, and Winston Sanders faced second and third offense DUI counts, with additional charges including speeding, license issues, and traffic violations.
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Linn County
Leroy D. Davis
14Th Ave
17Th Street
Daryl D. Sanborn
Ninth Ave
15Th Street
Donald S. Buzzard
Center Point “Road NE
Marion School District cited for excellence in accounting
Marion Independent School District earned a certificate of excellence in financial accounting for the third year. Business manager Gary Keplinger traveled to Atlanta to receive the award, one of 25 districts in the U S and Canada recognized for advanced procedures.
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Marion
Janet Jones
Marion Independent School District
Gary Keplinger
Atlanta
United States
Canada
al Watson
Keplinger
Iowa
Missouri
Bob Hale
Linn County jail bids come in well under estimates
Architects report electrical bids from six firms topped by Deevers Electric at 439 250 while E S Electric bid 469 650 and high bid 566 300. Mechanical bids show Tom Bowker and Sons 1 126 854 and Ahern Plumbing 1 144 000 with high 1 249 982. Total bids 1 566 104 under 2 million estimate may fund optional second floor and limestone exterior walls.
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New Linn County
Kim Steveley
Steveley
Deevers Electric
Davenport
E & S Electric
Cedar Rapids
Tom Bowker and Sons of
Ahern Plumbing and Heating
Hiawatha
Linn County
Marion Kiwanis Pancake Day Set for Saturday
Marion briefs note Kiwanis Pancake Day at First Methodist Church from 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Saturday November 13. The ad also reports a house sale by Phyllis Lamb Route 3 Marion with Byers and Happel and R L Smith Realtors handling the deal.
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First Methodist Church
Phyllis Lamb
Mosswood Drive
Route 3
Marion
John Tudeen
Wichita Falls
Texas
Byers
Happel and
R.L. Smith Realtors
David Marchal
Rompot St
Eighth St
Arthur Sufficool
Guttenburg
Marion workers seek 15 percent across the board raise
Marion city employees represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union requested a 15 percent pay hike. The proposed bi weekly salaries would range from 512.95 for custodians to 713.40 for street and sewer superintendents, versus the current 446.04 to 620.35. They also asked for city paid dental insurance, higher term life insurance, more sick leave, and that the gap between single and family dental premiums be covered in wages if single coverage is chosen. The city will present its contract proposal at the next session on Wednesday at 8 p.m.
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Des Moines
Mentzer Energy
Mike Bailey
Marion
Iowa
Bailey
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union
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Trieste
Italy
Hawkeye
Tail-gate
Specia
Baker’s Dozen
Maid Rites
Maid-Rite
First Ave
1St Ave
S.E
Go Ee Mall
Eighth Ave
Wwe
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