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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 2009
Page
6
Keokuk Humane Society opens a no kill shelter at 12th and Johnson streets after a decade of planning and fundraising. In the first hour four dogs and a dozen cats were accepted. The shelter, open Mon Wed Fri 1 6 pm and Sat noon 5 pm, can house up to 40 dogs and 60 cats with adoption fees from 50 to 100 dollars.
An anonymous donor sent Clarke College $500 and a handwritten apology for a 1954 theft of a portable radio from the teachers lounge. College officials said the gift supports faculty and staff projects and that forgiveness was the goal, noting the act shows wrongs can be righted after many years.
Cedar Rapids woman Johnnie Bahrens won a 52 inch television in a national contest by Great Clips. Her entry came from about 4,000 submitted entries on the Minneapolis based chain's Facebook page after she recruited a friend to enter.
Tundra swans rest on the Mississippi River near dusk during the fall migration. Thousands call loudly from overlooks along Highway 26 just south of Brownsville, Minnesota as they move through before ice forms. The regional population peaks around Thanksgiving each year.
Decorah will stop providing free salt and sand to residents citing a tight city budget. City Council Street Committee chair Gary Rustad said residents must buy the materials and are responsible for snow and ice removal. The city plans to hire a sidewalk clearer for non compliant homes, with penalties to residents who fail to comply.
Loras College in Dubuque will receive a $285,876 earmark from the U.S. Department of Education for the Loras for Literacy initiative. The program partners with elementary schools to offer after school tutoring and other activities to boost reading and writing among young students in the Dubuque area.
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