Community forum on healthy non profits in Cedar Rapids
The Gazette hosts a panel discussion Tuesday night on healthy nonprofit organizations following financial troubles at the Science Station and the Carl and Mary Koehler History Center. Panelists include Terri Christofferson Rich Patterson and Peggy Boyle Whitworth with moderator Mark Bowden, at 7 p.m. in Beems Auditorium Cedar Rapids Public Library.
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Iowa City School Board Acts On Enrollment Plan
The Iowa City school board will vote Tuesday on closing West High School to new high school students and transferring them to City High. West High currently enrolls 1,838. City High 1,353. capacities are 1,800 and 1,600 respectively. Superintendent Lane Plugge says 90 to 120 new students would move to City High each year. Meeting at 7 p.m. at 509 S. Dubuque St.
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One Lane Each Way On Coralville Highway 6 Near Bridge
Coralville Highway 6 will be reduced to one lane in each direction from the Clear Creek Bridge to 12th Avenue for about eight days starting today. Contractors will apply a final asphalt layer. Call tips lines for stories and photos.
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Inside track to opening safes saved by Iowa locksmith
Doug Chadima of Johns Lock & Key in Cedar Rapids uses core practice from the old West to open mechanical safes. He lines wheels by feel and sound, celebrating when the door swings free. When dials are damaged, he drills into the lock to access the mechanism.
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Doug Chadima Profiles in Cedar Rapids Security Career
Doug Chadima, 46, of Cedar Rapids, is identified as a locksmith and security professional. The brief entry notes he is married to Diana and has two children.
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Foels confident on walking again after stem cell transplant
Amy Foels, a 22 year old Elkader woman paralyzed from the waist down after a Nov. 8 2002 car crash, remains hopeful she will walk again. She has new leg braces and, with a therapist, routinely walks and plans a third extended therapy stint at the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan in Detroit plus a marketing internship for her Kirkwood Community College degree. She feels tingling from toes to thighs and stays in touch with Dr. Carlos Lima who led the stem cell transplant team and urges patience.
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Amy Foels paralyzed in 2002 Elkader car crash and 2005 stem cell transplant
Amy Foels was paralyzed in a November 8, 2002 car crash on a county road between Garber and Guttenberg during senior skip day at Elkader Central High School. On January 7, 2005 she underwent an experimental stem cell transplant in Lisbon Portugal at Hospital de Egas Moniz.
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Newstrack expands on local newsmakers this Monday
The Gazette continues its Newstrack feature on Mondays, detailing prominent local figures and recent events. Readers are invited to submit questions and follow updates through Cedar Rapids postal and contact channels listed by the paper.
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Vinton troupe rings in Christmas with Silver Belles
The Silver Belles, a group of women aged 50 to 64, rehearse bells without reading music for a Christmas Boutique at Horridge House in Vinton. The group debuts a silver bell dance Saturday from 1 to 2 PM, led by director Bernice Wilson and former director Darla Himler.
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