Witwer Senior Center to centralize elderly services learning and meeting space
United Way funded Witwer Senior Center will serve as a hub for elderly information and activities. More than 25 agencies including Family Service Agency Red Cross HACAP Council on Aging Public Health Nursing Association YMCA YWCA participate. Programs range from health screening tax help first aid to estate planning and home repairs. The center will be run by the elderly with weekly college programs and intergenerational apprenticeships. Congregate meals will be served daily and activities will adapt to member needs.
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United Way
Signi Falk
Center
Family Service Agency
Red Cross
HACAP
Council On Aging
Public Health Nursing Association
YMCA
YWCA
Indian Creek Nature Center
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Social Security Office
Legal Services Corp
Job Services of Iowa
Cedar Rapids Art Center
Linn County Extension Service
Heritage Agency On Aging
Cornell College
Linn County
Cornell
Coe
Mount Mercy
Kirkwood
Ray says little can be done about Iowa gas rate hike
Gov. Robert Ray met with Iowa Commerce Commission Chair Andrew Varley to discuss an 18.7 percent natural gas rate increase filed by Northern Natural Gas Co. He said the commission should act only if it benefits Iowa customers and cited deregulation and exploration as causes. Ray also addressed renewed tensions within Iowa's blind community over the Iowa Commission for the Blind, stressing board authority and noting split loyalties to former director Jernigan.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Iowa Commerce Commission
Andrew Varley
Iowa
Ray
Northern Natural Gas Co
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Iowa Federation of the Blind
John Taylor
Tony Cobb
Taylor
Kenneth Jernigan
Commission
Jernigan
Sponge tampons draw warning from UI Hygienic Lab study
University of Iowa researchers warn sea sponges sold as tampon substitutes may harbor bacteria fungi and chemical pollutants. FDA does not approve sponges for vaginal use and the Cedar Rapids clinic requested the Oakdale study noting potential hazards while suspending sales pending further information.
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Oakdale
University of Iowa Hygienic
Federal Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Center For Disease Control
William Hausler
Cedar Rapids Clinic
Hausler
Emma Goldman Clinic
Iowa City
Kenny Rogers Show Slated for CBS Network Premiere
The Kenny Rogers show filmed at Five Seasons Center will air on CBS at 8 p.m. Thursday November 20 with WMT Channel 2 coverage. Rogers and Dotty West drew 16,400 fans in Cedar Rapids on August 2 across two sold out capacity audiences. The broadcast plans include airport crowd scenes and marquee footage. On this date in 1966 the U N General Assembly proclaimed termination of South Africa's mandate over South West Africa.
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Kenny Rogers
Five Seasons Center
CBS
Wmt-Tv
Channel 2
U.N. General Assembly
South Africa
South-West Africa
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