College benefactor Petranek funds cutting edge studio
Chester Petranek 87 died November 7 and left Coe College a gift from selling his violin and viola. The proceeds funded renovation turning a storage room into the Chester J. Petranek Studio for Computer and Electronic Music with nine computer work stations and specialized software. Petranek, Coe graduate, WWII veteran, founded Montgomery County Youth Symphony and Symphony. survived by six children and many grandchildren.
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Steve Gravelle
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Chester Petranek
Chester
William Carson
Coe College
Petranek
Adelphi
Coe
Meskwaki dispute costs tribe millions in legal and PR bills
Des Moines AP reports Meskwaki faction fights have shut the Tama casino and racked up at least 2.5 million dollars in legal bills and consulting costs. Wire records show 1.5 million in legal fees, with Dorsey & Whitney bills reaching about 800,000 for the Walker faction.
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Tama
Des Moines Register
Dorsey & Whitney
Alex Walker Jr
Walker
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Green Bay
Wis
Homer Bear
Blue Dog Olson & Small Law Firm
Minneapolis
Iowa task force to receive nearly one million for meth fight
The Iowa Governor's Office of Drug Control Policy secured a 993000 grant from the U S Department of Justice for the East Central Iowa Methamphetamine Task Force. Counties covered include Cedar Clinton Des Moines Henry Jackson Jefferson Johnson Jones Lee Louisa Muscatine Scott Van Buren and Washington.
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Des Moines
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Henry
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Muscatine
Scott, van Buren
Washington
UNI flag heads to Iraq with loyal football fan
Spc. Eric Bailey, UNI student and Cedar Rapids National Guard member, returns on leave with a UNI flag signed by his ROTC unit after the color guard at a UNI Southern Illinois game. He plans to finish his UNI degree and hopes the flag helps combat Hawkeye and Cyclone banners in the Iraqi desert. Also honored were Capt. Joel Helgerson, 1st Lt. Stephen Thorpe, and 1st Lt. Derik VanBaale for service in Iraq.
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Cedar Falls
University of Northern Iowa
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Herky
Iraq
Eric Bailey
Iowa
UNI
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Bailey
The
National Guard
Cedar Rapids
Matthew Knight
Uni Dome
Elkader
Capt
Joel Helgerson
Waterloo
Stephen Thorpe
Newton
Derik VanBaale
Saturday Lottery Draws And Jackpot Totals
Saturday results schedule lists Powerball gains eight numbers with a 19.2 million jackpot and Power Play five. Iowa Lottery shows 100000 cash game winners and multiple hot and pick games across Iowa Illinois, with Illinois Lotto numbers and a 4 million jackpot noted.
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Iowa
Illinois
Original Grant Wood and Marvin Cone paintings up for auction
Cedar Falls auction features one Grant Wood oil titled a Quetzal landscape with a fireplace screen and three Marvin Cone pieces including Stone City quarry still life and two Cone still lifes. The sale also offers over 1,000 items from Tiffany to Russian icons with viewing at Jackson's.
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Cedar Rapids
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Marvin Cone
Jackson
Grant Woods
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Old Stone
Stone City
Cones
Old Stone Quarry
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Gordon Fennell
Richard and
Ruth Root
Des Moines Iowa
Paris
Margaret Schmidt
Iowa
Grant
Lincoln Street
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