City backs Lowe Park grant submission for East End plan
Marion City Council approved an 847000 Community Attraction and Tourism grant application for Lowe Park East End with private donations targeted at over 1 million. The city will cover any shortfall, and the form is due by September end. A Pennsylvania man was arrested for assault after an incident with former Cedar Rapids TV anchor Mary Berecky. John Bolam faces aggravated assault and related charges. A public forum on identity theft and fraud is set for Saturday at Beems Auditorium in Cedar Rapids, sponsored by the local businesswomen group.
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Lowe Park
Pennsylvania
Cedar Rapids
Mary Berecky
Greensburg
John Bolam
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Berecky
Kgan-Tv
Kdka-Tv
Pittsburgh
Beems
Cedar Rapids Public Library
First St
Cedar Rapids Business and Professional Women’s Organization
Belle Plaine colt roundup ends in an hour
About 120 North Dakota colts escaped from the Belle Plaine Western Exchange sale barn and were rounded up by local citizens and Belle Plaine police and fire crews shortly after 8 a.m. The event wrapped up in just over an hour and the colts are slated for auction Saturday at 11 a.m.
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Belle Plaine
North Dakota
Belle Plaine Western Exchange Inc
Lori Kahler
Eastern Iowa districts push bonds for school upgrades
In Allamakee and West Liberty districts voters face 8.5 million bond and 5 million bond requests, plus a 1.13 per 1000 levy. Allamakee would fund five schools and raise about 24 dollars yearly on a 50k home. West Liberty seeks a new high school with a federal grant at risk if rejected.
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Troyer
Waukon
West Liberty
Airlines Trim Sept 11 Schedules at Eastern Iowa Airport
The Gazette reports reduced flights on September 11 due to softer demand. American Eagle canceled two Cedar Rapids flights, United canceled one, while other carriers plan to keep schedule pending changes. Passenger levels lag pre Sept 11 as 92 daily flights operate at the Eastern Iowa Airport.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
American Eagle
American Airlines
United Airlines
Eastern Iowa
Hinman
Lisa Hansel
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
American
Delta
Northwest
United
New York
Washington
Hansel
Chicago O’hare International
Chicago Midway
Eastern
Iowa Energy Expo Aims to Spark Solar Interest in Hiawatha
Decorah resident Dennis Pottratz, a solar energy advocate, will lead renewable energy workshops at Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center in Hiawatha. The Iowa Energy Expo offers exhibits, a silent auction, and organic food with sessions on wind power and photovoltaics. pottratz will present Saturday at 11 a.m. and 2 10 p.m. and Sunday at 11 30 a.m. and 10 30 a.m.
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the Gazette Hiawatha
Dennis Pottratz
U.S
Pottratz
Decorah
HanlcodAan
Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center
Boyson Rd
Hiawatha
Iowa Energy Expo
Go Solar
Pottratt
Lost and Found A Mystery Play At Old Creamery Theatre
Tom Johnson of the Old Creamery Theatre Company in Amana reveals how a $1 Marengo auction lottery box sparked his new drama Lost and Found. The play revisits the 1898 case of Ray Elliott and a controversial custody dispute that followed. A mysterious woman claimed the tale involved her family before vanishing.
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Tom Johnson
Old Creamery Theatre Company
Amana
New Depot Studio Theatre
Tom
Meg Merkens
Marengo
Meg
Ray Elliott
W.B. Phelps
Old Creamery Theatre
Ray
Roy Burke
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Michigan College
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Iowa Energy
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Ray Elliot
Ray Found
Ray Burke
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