Light the Avenue project funds for Seventh Avenue trees
Marion Chamber of Commerce seeks 2394 to light 42 trees along Seventh Avenue from 10th to 12th streets. Each tree costs 57, with about half raised from local businesses and individuals. More donations expected from service groups. Lights go up around Thanksgiving and stay through Christmas shopping season.
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Marion Chamber of Commerce
Seventh Avenue
10Th
12Th Streets
Lydia Stallman
The
Chamber
Stallman
Linn County Tax Payment Highlights Electric Utility
Linn County reports its largest semiannual tax payment from Iowa Electric Light and Power Co amounting to 4.18 million dollars, up from 3.69 million a year earlier. The utility pays property taxes to 65 counties, with Iowa overall collecting about 10.6 million dollars, reflecting a rise of nearly 1 million. The company serves Cedar Rapids and numerous nearby cities in Linn County.
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Linn County
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Iowa Electric
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Alburnett
Bertram
Center Point
Central City
Coggon
Ely
Fairfax
Hiawatha
Lisbon
Marion
Mount Vernon
Palo
Prairieburg
Robins
Springville
Walker
Eastern Iowa High School Bands To Battle At Kingston Stadium
Thirty six high school bands from Eastern Iowa compete Saturday at Kingston Stadium in the State Marching Band Contest hosted by Jefferson High School and sponsored by the Iowa High School Music Association. The event runs from 8:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with a $2.50 adult, $1 student, and free preschool admission.
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Iowa
Kingston Stadium
Jefferson High School
Band of Blue
Iowa High School Music Association
Central City
Jefferson
Alburnett
Nashua
Midland
East Central
Fredericksburg
Decorah
Independence
South Tama
Vinton
Marion
New Hampton
Oelwein
Maquoketa
West Delaware
Crestwood
Bellevue
Cascade
South Winneshiek
Sumner
Denver
Beckman
Mount Vernon
Benton
Wapsie Valley
Dubuque
Cedar Falls
Hempstead
Cedar Rapids Washington
Linn-Mar
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
West Waterloo
East Waterloo
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Kelley to speak at Cedar Rapids library kickoff
Cedar Rapids Beems Auditorium hosts Gary Kelley tonight at 7 for Visual Arts Alliance program. He discusses his path as a free lance illustrator with work from Time and Rolling Stone and the so called Kelley look. Admission is 5 dollars for VAA members and 8 dollars for non members.
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Time Magazine
Rolling Stone
Cedar Falls
Gary Kelley
Beems Auditorium
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Visual Arts Alliance
VAA
Linn County Drops Dog Licensing Penalty Plan
The Linn County Board of Supervisors abandoned a two year effort to increase dog license revenue by raising penalties. Auditor Linda Langenberg said last year’s approach yielded only 196 dollars and cost more in postage and staff time. The board restored pricing to 10 dollars for non neutered dogs and 5 dollars for neutered dogs, reverting from a prior 5 and discounted 5 options.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linda Langenberg
Perpetual Savings Bank downtown relocation hangs in doubt
The Cedar Rapids bank may not relocate to the planned 200,000 square foot downtown complex at Third Avenue and Third Street SE as negotiations continue. City Council approved about 1.7 million in tax breaks for the project, while developers 2060 Partnership L.P. press ahead to lease 200,000 square feet, with a September 1991 completion target.
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Jeff Burnham
Gazette
City Hall
Perpetual Savings Bank
Cedar Rapids
Partnership L.P
Third Avenue
Third Street SE
Killian’s
Perpetual
Westdale
Michael Price
Bank
2001 Development Corp
Ryan Construction Co
Minneapolis
Tom Aller
2001 Development
Aller
Price
the Gazette
Muzingo pleads innocent in Linn County bomb case
Glen Muzingo 41 of Urbana pleaded innocent to attempted murder in Linn District Court for the Sept 15 car bombing of his estranged wife Terri in Center Point. Judge Koehler set a Dec 17 trial. bond remains 930000.
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Glen Muzingo
Center Point
Linn
Muzingo
Urbana
Thomas Koehler
Linn County
Terri Muzingo
St. Luke’s Hospital
Officer Kills Dog in Cedar Rapids Domestic Disturbance
Police officer Timothy Reynolds shot and killed a German shepherd that attacked him during a domestic disturbance call in southeast Cedar Rapids. Owner Prentiss Thurmond, 27, was arrested for assault causing bodily injury for allowing the dog to attack. The dog had a history of roaming but had not previously attacked anyone.
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Gazette
Chris Stewart
Cedar Rapids
Timothy Reynolds
14Th Ave
William Serbousek
Righ
Reynolds
Lonnie
Thurmond
Elizabeth
Serbousek
David Pratt
14Th Ave. SE
Pratt
City sells 550 old street signs at public works sale
Traffic Engineering Director Mel Meyer announces about 550 old white on green street signs will be sold for 3 dollars each at the Public Works building on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. First come, first served, unclaimed signs go to scrap.
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Cedar Rapids
Second Ave
Jeff Burnham
Mel Meyer
Public Works
Sixth St
Meyer
Fuel costs hit school bus fleets in Eastern Iowa
Rising fuel prices strain budgets across Eastern Iowa districts. Cedar Rapids and College Community report larger fuel bills, with five mile trips rising from 33.20 to 37.95 and Dubuque round trips climbing to 162.45. Contingency funds and bid purchasing remain key responses as districts plan, facing possible cuts in field trips. Washington reports costs rising from 0.737 to 1.05 per gallon, potentially adding 10 000 to 12 000 dollars.
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Kurt Rogahn
2Dette
Iowa
Eastern Iowa
Mideast
Margaret Hamed
Cedar Rapids Community Schools
Cedar Rapids
William Jacobson
Hamed
Jacobson
Dubuque
Jim Steffen
Steffen
Washington
Don Zwicki
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Bicycle Auction
Coe College
Council
Ly Dick Hogan
Prentiss Thurmond
Harvey Caldwell
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