Iowa City Native Builds Homes From Earth Cob in Britain
Iowa City native Adam Weismann and his wife Katy Bryce 27 practice cob construction mixing clay sand and straw to create walls and ovens. They restore historic cob houses in England and run Cob in Cornwall with an architect, aiming to expand their sustainable earth building craft.
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Iowa City
Great Britain
Adam Weismann
Iowa Citian
Katy Bryce
Adam
Doug
Bev Weismann
Jim Clayton
Clayton
University of Kansas
London
Katy
United States
Cob Cottage Co
Oregon
Wales
England
Cob
Cornwall
Renovation of 5-in-1 Dam advances in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids plans a three season renovation of the 5-in-1 Dam with work on mechanical gates and concrete structures. Cramer & Associates of Des Moines conducts repairs. project cost about 4 million dollars including upgrades to the dam control system. Hydroelectric losses and reduced annual revenue are noted, with potential flood control and recreation benefits cited.
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Cedar Rapids
John North
North
Cramer & Associates
Des Moines
Ational
Don Thomas
Wade Wagner
Marion
Iowa Department of Transportation
Faulkes Woods
Mary Lou Pazour
Thomas
Tama Street SE
30Th Street Drive
Hanna Park
Boyson
Wagner
Linn County Trails Association
Meet Bob the instrument repairman and musician in Cedar Rapids
Bob runs a cluttered shop in Cedar Rapids repairing clarinets and other instruments, selling used parts, and playing piano and harmonica at care centers and hospitals. A former World War II musician with the Dick Jurgens Band, he later settled in Sioux Falls and Iowa City before opening his own basement shop in the mid-1960s.
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Bob
Lawn
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Mercy
Dick Jurgens
The
Marine Band
South Pacific
Danny Kaye
Bing Crosby
Buddy Rich
Juletta
Roseland Ballroom
Manhattan
Peggy Lee
Sioux Falls
M.C
West Music Co
Iowa City
Hillbrunner Music Co
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Britain
By Marlene J. Perrin
Perrin
Inav.net
C.R. Water Utility Director
Langenberg
Linn County
Linda Langenberg
Veterans Commission
Iowa Electric
Alliant Energy
Banner
Springville
Cynthia Stimson
James Crow
American Legion
Stimson
Sarah
Air Force
Metro and
Rick Smith
Dick Hogan
Cindy Hadish
Tom Owen
Ay ‘ , Ramblin’. C.R. Man
Dave Rasdal
Dave
Rasdal
Gazettecom
GazetteOnline
Ations.com
Devon Drive
Peo AC
Ospisil Sainting Ie
Sages
Mt. Vernon Road
Steven Jacobs, M.D
LASIK
Iowa
1St Avenue
Iowa-Eye.com
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