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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 2004
Page
8
17 year old Matt Meyer plans a memorial at Mason City Fire Department after more than a year of work. The project includes walls a pathway a plaque a flag pole and landscaped greens space to honor local and fallen firefighters nationwide.
Meyer aimed to raise funds for the Iowa Firefighters Memorial near Exit 242 on I 80 in Coralville. Donor gifts reduced the cash need while Firefighter Carl Ginapp donated lumber valued at about 850 dollars. The flag will be half mast after a line of duty death is reported, honoring firefighters.
Spirit Lake area enjoys growth across manufacturing tourism and real estate with Dickinson County posting 2 percent unemployment the lowest in Iowa. Lakes region attracted 139 million in 2002 while 850 new jobs were added in five years with firms like Pure Fishing Polaris and Rosenboom expanding hiring to meet demand. Local leaders cite quality of life and housing as key to attracting new families amid a tight skilled labor pool.
Tornado warnings covered more than a dozen counties in Iowa as storms produced eight to eleven confirmed tornadoes with as many as 115 touch downs this year, potentially breaking the state record. Small Cooper in Greene County suffered widespread damage while other towns reported downed trees, damaged farms, and power outages.
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