Franta builds MYFA Scholarship Fund and teaching career
Franta, 39, an industrial arts teacher at Harding for eight years, founded the MYFA Scholarship Fund in 1999 and volunteers with Metro Youth Football and Boy Scouts. He recalls his own flip answers as a student and says he aims to connect with hard-to-reach kids while managing temper and balancing work, family, and education goals. He credits joining the Army and counseling friends with improving self control and shaping his path from a former lawn-care business to education and service.
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Franta
Harding
MYFA
Metro Youth Football Association
Metro
Kirkwood
Calendar Highlights From Page 10 At Iowa City Area
Willie's Maze and Knight's Farm open varied hours at local farms with contact numbers. Old Creamery Theatre presents Out of Order at Amana Visitors Center. Library and university events include Why I Write What I Write panel, Culture and Sensitivity operatic biopsy, The Young History of Age talk, and Prairie Lights memoir reading with Frank Conroy and Ted Solotaroff.
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Bloomsbury Farm
Atkins
Knight's Farm
Whittier Rd
Springville
Pumpkin Farm
Knightsfarm
Old Creamery Theatre
Price Creek Stage
Amana
Iowa City
Art
University of Iowa
Linda
Michael Hutcheon
Prairie Lights
Frank Conroy
Ted Solotaroff
Shambaugh
Main Library
Music events at Iowa venues with varied prices
The listing covers Lyon Opera Ballet at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City with ticket ranges from 32 to 38 dollars, Main Quartet at Clapp Recital Hall, and events at Jem's Deli Cedar Rapids Public Library and Luther College Decorah with times and contact numbers. It notes flute and piano performances and a faculty cello recital.
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Lyon Opera Ballet
Hancher
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Ulowa.edu
Clapp Recital Hall
Joanne Chadima
Sharon Furler
Cedar Rapids Public Library
First St. SE
Eric Katz
Noble Recital Hall
Jenson-Noble Hall of Music
Luther College, Decorah
Farmers Markets Schedule at Noelridge and Hiawatha
Dates show Noelridge Farmers Market at Collins Road and Council Street NE from 4 to 6 p.m. and Hiawatha Farmers Market at Guthridge Park from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Hiawatha.
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Noelridge Farmers Market
Collins Road
Council Street
Hiawatha Farmers Market
Guthridge Park
Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids area log items include domestic assaults and fires
The Log reports multiple public safety events in Linn County Cedar Rapids and Marion. Offenders include Christopher Hutchcroft Kevin Hook and Burdell Doolin cited for assault causing bodily injury in domestic cases. Also recorded are cooking fire calls gas leak and numerous medical calls across Cedar Rapids Marion and Fairfax Tuesday through Monday.
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The
Gazette
Iowa
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Christopher Hutchcroft
Samoa Dr
Hiawatha
Center Point Road
Kevin Hook
28Th Ave
Johnson Avenue
Burdell Doolin
17Th St. SE
Christine
Second Ave
47Th Street
Bever Avenue
C Street
Seventh Avenue
Marion
Beverly Road
Fairfax
Marion to adopt Core-Plus math curriculum next fall
Marion High School plans a four course Core-Plus curriculum starting with freshmen next fall. Teachers describe it as more than a textbook, stressing problem solving, cross discipline links with science and social studies, and real world applications. Informational meetings for parents and staff will be held next month.
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Marion
Chris Martin
Martin
Marion High School
Cedar Rapids seeks $200000 more for brownfield cleanup funding
Cedar Rapids plans to request 200000 in EPA grants to expand environmental assessment and cleanup in the Cedar Bend brownfield district south of downtown. Targets include the former Quality Chef Foods Heinz USA plant and the J P Galway property as the city advances redevelopment and a farmers market center.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Iowa Iron and
Iowa Steel
Cedar Bend
Richard Luther
Quality Chef Foods
Heinz USA
Third St
J.P. Galway Inc
Sixth St. SE
Paul Pate
Quality Chef
Highway 30
Honey Grove Road
Plumberry Road
Woodmoor Development LLC
City to spend 37500 on taxpayer attitude survey
City Council votes to spend 37500 with Vernon Research Group of Cedar Rapids to survey taxpayer opinions. Vernon will phone 600 residents and run focus groups, with completion targeted by February, according to Mayoral Chief of Staff Doug Wagner.
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Cedar Rapids
Vernon Research Group of
Vernon Research
Doug Wagner
Vernon
Wagner
Abdel-Kader descendant to visit Elkader
Idriss Jazairy former Algerian ambassador to the United States and now to the United Nations visits Elkader as the great great great grandson of Emir Abdel Kader. He speaks at 7 30 p m at the Elkader Opera House about harmonious leadership across faiths and tours local facilities. A dinner is set for 5 30 p m at Johnsons Restaurant.
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Elkader
United States
Idriss Jazairy
Jazairy
United Nations
Emir Abdel- Kader
Elkader Opera House
Abdel-Kader
Central Community Hospital
Central Community School
Ambassador
Johnson’s Restaurant
Tama group sets meeting on county endowment
Tama County Economic Development will hold a special meeting at 1 p.m. Friday at the Remington Toledo Civic Center to discuss establishing a County Endowment Fund. Deb Collum-Calderwood notes Iowa has promoted community foundations and charitable giving as part of varied initiatives.
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Nomic Development
Iowa
Calderwood
Call
Department of Economic Development
Iowasmartidea.com
Endowtowa
Tama County
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