Elkader man restores rare 1927 Vernon Derby roadster
BK Tom Chandler bought the battered Derby Car Co roadster in 1991 after decades of watching. He rebuilt the wood frame, recreated pedals and controls, fabricated wheels, sourced a matching engine, and restored the rare vehicle to nearly original condition with hammer marks still visible.
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Pat McTaggart
Tom Chandler
Bettendorf
Derby Car Co
Chandler
Elkader
England
Pat McTaggarttl
Elkader bids sought to buy flood damaged homes for relocation
Deadline nears for bids to purchase 29 flood damaged houses in Elkader southwest of town. FEMA approved buyout to move homes from the flood plain with up to 45000 off mortgage costs for five years. City aims salvage and donate salvaged elements to Habitat for Humanity. demolition may complete this year if weather permits.
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Elkader
Jennifer Cowsert
City Hall
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Consert
Elkader Development Corp
Roger Thomas
Habitat For Humanity
Clayton Ridge approves special ed funding and van purchase
Clayton Ridge school board members approved a modified allowable growth of 136,534 dollars for the district's special education program and authorized buying a minivan from Brown's Sales & Leasing in Guttenberg for 18,750 dollars.
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Guttenberg
Clayton Ridge
Brown’s Sales & Leasing of
IPERS Faces Potential 90 Percent Recovery From Fraud Scheme
Iowa's IPERS could recover 85 to 90 percent of principal tied to WG Trading Co and Westridge Capital, with about 254.3 million invested and a recommended plan due by year end. Receiver plans distribute 800 to 850 million from the funds to roughly 40 investors affected, including IPERS. The case involves Jeffrey Thompson and former partners Paul Greenwood and Stephen Walsh, indicted on alleged brazen fraud from 1996 to 2009.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Iowa
Jeffrey Thompson
WG Trading Co
Westridge Capital Management
Iowa Public Employees Retirement System
Thompson
Paul Greenwood
Stephen Walsh
WG Trading
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Greenwood
Walsh
Steiff
IPERS
Westridge
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