Local government meetings fill day across Linn and nearby counties
Calendar lists numerous public sessions including Linn County Board of Supervisors at 8 30 a m and 9 a m hearings in Dubuque Fayette Winneshiek and Delaware counties. City councils and school boards in Marion Coggon Fairfax Lisbon Springville Walford Ely Mount Vernon Oakhill/Jackson Neighborhood Association and others also meet through the evening.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn County
Linn County Local Homeless Coordinating Board
Witwer
Marion Independent School Board
S. 15Th St
Marion
Cedar Rapids Community School Board
Marion Public Library Board of Directors
Veterans Memorial Commission
Veterans Memorial
Coggon City Council
Fairfax Planning and Zoning Commission
Lisbon
Springville
Walford
Ely
Mount Vernon
Dubuque
Earlville City Council
Edgewood City Council
Elkader City Council
Garnaville School Board
Maquoketa
Mechanicsville City Council
American Legion
Spillville City
Stormont School Board
Waverly
Wilton
Atalissa
Monticello
Postville School Board
Williamsburg
Peace to End All Peace event and reading calendar listing
David Fromkin discusses The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Modern Middle East at 7 p.m. at Beems Auditorium Cedar Rapids Public Library. Women for Peace Iowa sponsors the program. An International Writing Program reading follows at 3 30 p m in Shambaugh House University CALENDAR page 2D.
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Middle East
David Fromkin
Beems
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Women For Peace
Iowa
Shambaugh House
University
Kennedy senior rises to JOOI president on quiet campaign
Samy Kobrosly 17, Kennedy High School senior, wins Junior Optimist Octagon International president after a low key race. He refused campaign spending, donated related funds to the Child Cancer Campaign, and will lead about 16,600 members in 660 clubs while serving on the adult board as ex officio.
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Anne Kapler
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Samy Kobrosly
Junior Optimist Octagon International
JOOI
Kansas City
Kobrosly
Iowa
Optimist International
Optimist International Child Cancer Campaign
Kennedy High School
Junior Optimist
Harding Middle School
Vim Siosiarek
the Gazette
R.E.A.D. literacy drive seeks books and funds for Linn County kids
Linn County Republican Women launch Project R.E.A.D. to collect new and used children’s books and audiocassette materials and money to buy more. Donations support family literacy across Cedar Rapids and surrounding Linn County, with last year’s effort distributing about 1500 books to local programs.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
R.E.A.D
Young Parents Network
Tanager Place
Jane Boyd
Educare Learning Center
51St St. NE
P.O. Box
Marion
Coats for Kids drive collects winter coats across multiple communities
KCRG-TV9 launches its Coats For Kids campaign running through September 19. Coats are cleaned by Citywide Cleaners in Cedar Rapids and the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Oakdale, with collection points at KCRG studios St Luke's Hospital Collins Community Credit Union and Alliant Energy in Cedar Rapids and nearby areas. Distribution to occur in October by local groups, with updates on KCRG CITY LINE and online at www.kerg.com.
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Kcrg-Tv9
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Medical and Classification Center
Oakdale
KCRG
St. Luke’s Hospital
Collins Community Credit Union
Alliant Energy
St. Luke’s
U.S. Cellular
Anamosa
Belle Plaine
Clarence
Coralville
Decorah
Dubuque
Fayette
Hawkeye
Independence
Iowa City
Keystone
Lisbon
Manchester
Marion
Marshalltown
Mechanicsville
Monticello
Mount Vernon
New Hampton
Oelwein
Oxford Junction
Shellsburg
Tama
Tipton
Toledo
Vinton
Washington
Waukon
Waterloo
West Union
Iowa
Cityline
Kerg.com
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Benton County appoints new Veterans Affairs chief
Walter Kollmorgen of Belle Plaine named Benton County Veterans Affairs director replacing Ervin Glinsman who served since 1994. Kollmorgen, a 74 year old Korean War veteran and lawyer, will be paid 600 dollars monthly for the part time post with hours proposed 8 am to noon on Mondays and Wednesdays, possibly changing to Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Benton County
Kollmorgen
Free Preschool Screening Clinic Offered in Decorah
The North Winneshiek Community School District and Keystone Area Education Agency announce a free screening clinic for preschool children birth to 4 years in the district. Keystone AEA staff will assess vision hearing speech and development on Sept 16 from 8 30 a m to 3 30 p m at the Keystone AEA office in Decorah. Call Becky Ott at (563) 382-2870 by Friday to schedule.
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Decorah
North Winneshiek
Keystone Area Education Agency
Keystone Aea
Becky Ott
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Linn County Meetings
C.R
Kenwood Park
OUT & About
Land Kennedy
Ernor
Optimist
Judy Boyd
LinnCounty RepublicanWomen.com
Wane
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