Holiday events draw families to Cedar Rapids malls and festival
Santa arrives at Lindale Mall at 9 30 a m with stories crafts and refreshments. Toy Time home opens 10 a m 8 p m daily through Christmas Eve. Coral Ridge Mall Santa visits Iowa Children’s Museum 8 30 a m today then 11 a m 7 30 p m weekdays Saturdays noon 5 30 p m Sundays through holidays. Westdale Mall Santa on Cedar Rapids firetruck 9 30 a m Friday with toy give away and photo packages 10 99 to 45. Holiday festival at U S Cellular Center features People’s Choice Awards in five categories and Family Day tickets 20. General admission details listed.
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Cedar Rapids
Lindale Mall
Santa
Coral Ridge Mall
Iowa Children’s Museum
Coralville
Coralridgemall.com
Westdale Mall
St. Luke’s
U.S. Cellular Center
Linn-Mar board reviews 10 year facilities plan and bonds
Linn-Mar school board members meet at 5 p.m. in the Linn-Mar High upper commons to review the district 10 year facilities plan ahead of a 7 p.m. regular meeting. Five projects totaling 27.5 million dollars would be submitted for voter financing via three bond issues pending a citizens committee signature collection.
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Linn-Mar
Linn-Mar High School
10Th St
Citizens’ Committee
Linn-Mar High
Novak
Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge School
Armstrong Field
Indian Creek
Linn-Mar Foundation
Iowa Association of School Boards
Marion seeks federal grants to repair homes
Marion invites residents with low or moderate income to apply by December 1 for federal Community Development Block Grant funds to fix up six homes. The city aims to total 214000 dollars from the Iowa state program, with up to 24999 dollars per property plus lead paint removal money. Tom Treharne cites ten homes already being fixed from a 2004 grant. Information and forms are available at City Hall or the city website.
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Marion
Iowa
Tom Treharne
City Hall
Cityofmarion.org
Vandals Deface New Xavier High School Sign
In Cedar Rapids the Xavier High School sign installed two weeks ago was vandalized with paint. Principal Tom Keating at 6300 42nd St NE could not estimate damages. Call the school at 319 294 6635 with any information.
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Cedar Rapids
Xavier High School
Tom Keating
42Nd St
Heart Gallery of Iowa Exhibit Showcases Waiting Children
A traveling exhibit displays more than 80 portraits of Iowa foster care children awaiting adoption. It runs through Sunday in the Crowne Plaza Hotel ballroom in Cedar Rapids with free public admission and hours 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Adoption professionals will be on hand to answer questions.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Crowne Plaza Hotel
First Ave. NE
Heart Gallery of
Lindale Mall School Cents final today with $5,000 prize
Cedar Rapids Lindale Mall hosts a 11:30 a.m. presentation near Sears for the School Cents program where 15 area high schools compete Oct 1 to Dec 31 to earn points from receipts toward $25,000 in prizes. A final $20,000 ceremony occurs in January. The Red Cross appeals for donors with daily raffles for a $50 gas card or an iPod.
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Cedar Rapids
Lindale Mall
Sears
Collins Road
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Grant Wood Area
Rockwell Dr
Cedar Rapids billboard zoning sparks public hearing debate
The Cedar Rapids City Council weighs a 1000 foot billboard setback as it overhauls zoning rules. Public input questions maps parking and open space while developers urge relaxation and staff warn of limited sign sites. The manufactured housing park dispute could extend beyond the ordinance.
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Cedar Rapids
City Planning Commission
Nancy Evans
Commission
Ron Freeman
Mediaquest Outdoor
Doug Kohoutek
Larry Sharp
Council Street
Jim Sattler
Nance
Lyle Hanson
Hanson
Sattler
Paul Burns
U.S. Supreme Court
Burns
Rob Hogg
Elkader Seeks $500 000 Block Grant for Sewer Project
The Elkader City Council approved applying for a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant to fund a $1.7 million sewer project on High Street. The council also approved an open burning amendment restricting open burning within city limits while allowing contained outdoor fires with supervision and extinguishing materials.
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Elkader
High Street
City expands service as three C R bus routes change
Three C R bus routes will be revised with longer 60 minute runs effective Dec 5. Route 1 serves the northwest quadrant with extended segments on Crestwood Drive NW E Avenue NW F Avenue NW Edgewood Road NW and Wiley Boulevard NW and added peak service. Routes 2 and 9 reconfigure into one route with opposite directions providing service to Washington High School and new peak windows. Maps and schedules are posted online.
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Cedar Rapids
Dave Towne
Five Seasons Transportation & Parking
Crestwood Drive
E Avenue
F Avenue
Edgewood Road
Wiley Boulevard
Washington High School
Ground Transportation Center
Crbusparking.org
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