Kirkwood launches elderly help project with regional reach
The Office of Retirement Education and Services plans a fall start at Kirkwood to recruit retirement age volunteers for committees across seven counties Benton Linn Jones Johnson Cedar and Washington. The program aims to educate and inform while coordinating with Area Ten agencies and county resources.
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Office of Retirement Education and Services
Kirkwood
Kirkwood Board
Alice Schwiebert
Linn County Health Center
Iowa Commission For the Aging
Miss Schwiebert
Benton
Linn
Jones Town
Johnson
Cedar
Washington
Richard Felton
Department of Student Affairs
Area Ten
Felton
Kirkwood reports 1972 enrollment up about seven percent
Kirkwood’s fall quarter totals for 1972 show a roughly seven percent rise from 1971. The preliminary figures, as of Wednesday, place total enrollment at 3,061 versus 2,861 last year, with arts and sciences up two percent and vocational technical up over 13 percent.
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Kirkwood
Kirkwood Board
Ronald Napier
Napier
Agriculture Department
Board Okays Frequency Change for FM Station
Kirkwood Community College trustees approved changing KCCK-FM's operating frequency from 91.1 to 88.3 megacycles to avoid interference. The student run station aims to begin this fall, with staffing built from the electronics class and plans for music news talk shows and local basketball coverage. The board also approved a preliminary design for a new community center and several supplier bids for equipment and a pair of trucks.
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Kcck-Fm
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood Board
FCC
Larry Patten
Kirkwood
Herb Stone
Brown, Healey and Bock
Linnhall
Laff A Day Laughlines About Rubber Band Ratio
A cartoon caption jokes that a new engine will end pollution once the length of a rubber band is solved, poking fun at scientific overpromises with a light remark about engineering limits.
Gifts Reported By Coe College
Coe College ended the 1971-72 fiscal year with a balanced budget and a near record gifts total. Preliminary figures show gifts and grants from all sources totaling 1 946 343 dollars, with alumni giving reaching a record 456 951 dollars and bequests or deferred gifts at 201 690 dollars not counting a 453 000 dollar Ralph Van Vechten estate bequest received in 1972. The college launched the Priority Program a three year capital campaign targeting 3 million dollars for renovations a faculty fund and operating needs. Through June 30 1972 gifts and pledges for the first priority totaled 1 828 007 with 759 528 paid and the rest pledged by 1974. An additional 253 648 has been given or pledged to add 1 million to the endowment fund as part of the Priority Program’s second priority.
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Coe College
Coe
Ralph van Vechten
Burglars Target Lakelawn Club Steal Beer Whisky Cigarettes
Burglars entered Lakelawn Country Club Thursday night and stole four cases of beer 72 bottles of whisky and an undetermined amount of cigarettes and change from the cigarette machine.
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Oelwein
Lakelawn Country Club
Five Graduated By St. Luke's Medical Technologists
Five graduates from St. Luke's Hospital School of Medical Technology include Robert Bates Terrilyn Peterson Kiran Ann Wentzlaff Gaylord Linda Olson from Iowa Minnesota South Dakota at a Friday ceremony. Madonna Weigel of New Hampshire graduated from St. Luke's histologic technique program. A hospital luncheon honored graduates with remarks by Irene Livengood Rev Russell Striffler Dr Richard Looker and Albert Curtis followed by an informal reception.
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Robert Bates
Oakland Road
Terrilyn Peterson
Kiran
Iowa
Ann Wentzlaff
Gaylord
Minn
Linda Olson
Webster
S.D
St. Luke’s Methodist Hospital School of Medical Technology
Madonna Weigel
New Hampton
St. Luke’s
Irene Livengood
Russell C. Striffler
Richard Looker
Albert A. Curtis
Spectators Invited to YMCA Swim-a-thons This Weekend
Maury Wilson of the Metropolitan Area YMCA invites spectators to the three branch YMCAs for a weekend Swim-a-thon starting at 5 p.m. Saturday at Central, Ellis, and Marion branches. Funds support the YMCA World Service program and branch projects. swimmers may sign up on-site with or without pre-submitted forms.
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Maury Wilson
Metropolitan Area Ymca
Wilson
Central
Ellis and
Marion
YMCA
Decorah Police Probe Break-In at East Side School
Decorah police investigated a break-in at East Side elementary school. About $50 was taken from two cash boxes in the school office. the theft was discovered Thursday morning.
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Decorah
East Side
For Better Health Atherosclerosis Linked To Affluence And Diet
Dr 8 L Andelman warns that atherosclerosis is common in affluent nations, with steak dinners and rich dairy raising cholesterol. Cutting saturated fats and carbs may extend life, while elimination of excess fats helps reduce risk. Readers urged to send questions to Dr An Delman at The Gazette.
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Anfats
Gazette
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