Up High Living on a Council Bluffs Bluff
Smith and Rita, former Cedar Rapids residents, reside atop a 1220 foot bluff near Council Bluffs, tending Lewis and Clark Monument grounds and policing the park while welcoming up to 2500 visitors. Their ISU education shaped a life of isolation yet close to nature, with varied duties and occasional humorous interruptions.
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David
Rita Smith
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Smiths
Smith
Council Bluffs Parks
Rita
William G. Niffenegger
Eighteenth Avenue
Kelly
ISU
Parks and Recreation
Council Bluffs Parks and Recreation Department
Bluffs Park
Lewis and Clark
Monument
Iowa State University
Idaho
Abdoudi Receives Conservation Educator of the Year Award
Curt Abdoudi, director of the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids, named Conservation Educator of the Year by the Iowa Wildlife Federation. Announcement by Federation President Thomas Pritchard at the 27th annual conference in Dubuque notes the exclusive national affiliation award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curt Abdoudi
Indian Creek Nature Center
Iowa Wildlife Federation
Iowa Federation
Thomas Pritchard
Pritchard
National Wildlife Federation
Iowa
Dubuque
Water Safety Workshop Sponsored by Red Cross
A water safety instructor workshop sponsored by the Red Cross will be at Bender pool on Friday September 23. Registration starts at 9 a.m. and the session runs from 9:30 a.m. to noon with no charge for attendees.
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The
Red Cross
Bender Pool
Ad Awards Honor Gazette Advertising Departments
Gazette advertising departments won multiple awards at the Iowa Daily Press Association convention in Des Moines. Second places included editorial content on promotion stories and train track safety, plus Killian's and The Gazette in various categories. Third places covered circulation promotions, retail ads in multiple color schemes, and large classified series, listing Rapids Chevrolet and The Gazette among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Des Moines
Killian’s
The
Allen Motor Co
Lindale Plaza
Rapids Chevrolet
China Topic At Cedar Rapids Chamber Meeting
The Cedar Rapids Marion area Chamber of Commerce trade bureau will host its first fall meeting at the Longbranch supper club on September 20. University of Iowa faculty member Ruth Heffner will discuss China. A social period from 6 to 7 p.m. precedes dinner.
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International Trade Bureau of the
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Senior Olympics Sunday at McKinley Track
The second annual Senior Men's Olympics will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the McKinley junior high school track sponsored by the Linn County Heart Assn. Dr. Bomkamp chairs. Events range from the mile to tug of war and both genders may compete with age 35+ for men and 20+ for women. A $7 registration fee applies with medals awarded and EMS on site.
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McKinley
Linn County Heart Assn
Donald Bomkamp
Bomkamp
Heart Association
Four charged with drunken driving over weekend
Four individuals faced drunken driving charges from Saturday night into Sunday. Frank F. Vogt, 77, was arrested at 8 30 p.m. on highway 149 in Fairfax. J L Hoke, 26, Lisbon, detained at 12 30 a.m. Sunday on old highway 30. Loren D. Houts, 25, Marion, taken at 2 30 a.m. Sunday at Nineteenth street and Seventh avenue SE. Mary L. Braumann, 45, Blairs Ferry area, was arrested at 2 10 a.m. Sunday on Edgewood road near Blairs Ferry road NE.
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Frank F. Vogt
D Avenue NW
Highway 149
Fairfax
J.L. Hoke
Lisbon
Loren D. Houts
Thirtyfifth
Marion
Nineteenth Street
Seventh Avenue
Mary L. Braumann
Twelfth Avenue
Edgewood Road
Blairs Ferry Road
Workweek Hours Notice
Business hours listed as 8 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday and until noon on Saturday.
Cedar Rapids Airport Sees Record Passenger Count in August
Cedar Rapids airport handled 43 936 passengers in August, a 14 5 percent rise from August 1976, boosted by Quad Cities airport closure for runway resurfacing during the last week of the month. Roy Jameson, facility manager, cited the influx of travelers as the main factor.
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Cedar Rapids
Roy Jameson
Jameson
Quad Cities
Mail Carrier Exams Offered at Cedar Rapids Post Office
Applications for substitute rural mail carriers are accepted at the Cedar Rapids main post office through Friday. Postmaster Charles Seda says interested individuals may take the exam for carrier openings in room 115. Jobs offered based on test results. ON THIS DATE in 1814 American forces defended Baltimore against the British in the War of 1812.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles Seda
Baltimore
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