Veterans of Foreign Wars raise first flag at Hiawatha Hall
In a ceremony last month the Hiawatha VFW Post No 5349 raised Old Glory on a newly crafted flag pole atop City Hall replacing a water tank removed last August. Commander Robert Quinby notes plans to place flags at Shiloh Cemetery on Memorial Day and to sponsor local youth sports as the new group grows to 51 members.
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Student paper attacks board for squandering funds on court fight
The Little Hawk editorial denounces the Iowa City School Board for spending 23,356 of tax money to appeal a salary dispute over a $1,000 raise for Richard Bristol at South East Junior High. Theresa Porter notes the case has reached the Iowa Supreme Court despite a binding arbitration ruling.
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Community Volunteers Seek Help Across Local Programs
Sixty volunteers are needed for a holiday gift wrap project December four through twenty two with day or evening hours. Schedulers are sought at Red 3500, meals delivered to a dialysis patient in southeast Cedar Rapids, activity department helpers needed afternoons, and physical fitness program volunteers Wednesday nights. Calls: Jenny Nelson 3654658 Liz Selk 398Care Gerry Schwartz 3668701 Claudia Wolfe 3654657 Sylvia 3625333 United Werewai Palsy bowling league seeks scorers and helpers at Cedar Rapids Bowling Center Saturdays 1:30 to 4:30 pm, call Claudia Wolfe.
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Wayne Shaull’s Storekeeper Days Salute a Ladora Icon
A large community potluck at HSV gym in Ladora honors Wayne Shaull, longtime owner of Shaull’s Store. The 37-year operator, born 1920, ran the store nearly 24 hours daily, baking, banking, and overseeing cash, coffee, and conversations that defined town life.
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Where is Marengo And Ladora Location Clue Stirs Up Talk
The Gazette notes confusion over local geography as Ladora with 289 residents is described as six miles west of Marengo, the 2308 population county seat. Jo Hellopeter protests the common location claim and clarifies Marengo sits six miles east of Ladora.
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City’s new police car balks at weekends
Hartford officials say the 1982 Plymouth police car stalls only on Saturdays and Sundays, with Fire Chief Harold Walker Jr noting engines stop without warning. The eight repair visit occurred after the car, bought this year for $7,650, broke down on its way to the shop. Councilman Donald Smith said future breakdowns will be directed to Plymouth’s engineering department.
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