Cedar Rapids City Meetings and Events Overview
City meetings include the Cedar Rapids Riverfront Commission and Veterans Memorial Commission at designated venues today. Health services, human resources, and recreation sessions run through the afternoon, plus Marion City Council at City Hall. Venereal disease clinic operates 6 to 9 pm at Linn County Health Dept with no appointment needed.
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Cedar Rapids Riverfront Improvement Commission
Riverfront
Linn Health Services Advisory Committee
St. Luke’s Hospital
Veterans Memorial Commission
Veterans Memorial Building
Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission
Ambroz Recreation Center
Marion City Council
Linn County Health
Bassett named Cedar Rapids affirmative action leader
Hurley Bassett Jr. 36, of 1746 First Ave. NE, chosen as city affirmative action and equal employment opportunity administrator. He succeeds Jude Barnswell, one of 68 candidates, and will be paid 27500 annually. Bassett previously served as interim director of personnel for Marketing America and ran his own recruitment firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurley Bassett Jr
Cedar Rapids
Bassett
First Ave
Jude Barnswell
Chicago
Marketing America
Cedar Rapids bids under estimate for sewer project phase one
Mid-State Construction of Springville offered a low bid of 366307 to build the first phase of the Vinton ditch sanitary sewer replacement in Cedar Rapids northwest, well under the 527833 city estimate. Phase 2 and final sections are planned for next year and 1988 respectively. ABELL-HOWE CO. won renovation bids for Jones Bever Noelridge pools at 485500 with work to start fall and finish by spring.
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Dale Kueterwette
Cedar Rapids
Vinton Ditch
Springville
Jones, Bever
Noelridge
Recreation Commission
24Th Street
E Avenue NW
Edgewood Road
Midway Drive
Edgewood
Dick Ransom
Roosevelt Junior High School
Jacelyn Park
Ransom
Roosevelt School
Abell-Howe CO
Dan McLean
Enrollment levels hold steady in Cedar Rapids area
Cedar Rapids and surrounding districts report enrollment about the same as last year with declines easing. Elementary counts near last year, junior highs drop moderate, high schools show mixed changes including gains at Kennedy and Jefferson, while College Community and Linn-Mar face shifts tied to special education and new housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurt Rogahn
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Cedar Rapids
College Community School
Marilyn Stoecker
Kennedy
Jefferson
Washington
Metro
College Community
Bob Bostwick
College
Glen Easterday
Marion
Metropolitan Catholic
LaSalle High School
Regis High School
Phillip Schmidt
Workshop on Childhood Disability At Holiday Inn
A Saturday workshop for parents of handicapped children titled Childhood Disability: A Crisis for Parents and Professionals will be held at the Holiday Inn from 9 30 a m to 4 p m. Gwen Whiting a mental health nurse and grief-focused clinician will speak. Sponsored by Grant Wood Area Education Agency as part of its Parent Educator Partnership Project. Registration and lunch are free. For details contact Vicki Carmer at 399 6804 or 1 800 332 8488.
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Holiday Inn
Gwen Whiting
Northwestern University
The
Grant Wood Area
Education Agency
Vicki Carmer
Grant Wood
AEA
Special Education
Mercy Davenport Vision Institute Opens With Ribbons
Mercy Hospital in Davenport opened the Vision Institute to treat severe vision loss. The ceremony featured an 85 year old patient in a ribbon cutting and a proclamations from Gov. Terry Branstad as patients began to enter the clinic.
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Davenport
Mercy Hospital
Davenport Vision Institute
Institute
Terry Branstad
Drunken driving charge dismissed in Linn District Court
Ricky C. Maker, 34, of 2105 North Towne Lane NE, faced a second offense drunken driving charge that was dismissed after he pleaded guilty to other charges tied to the case. Maker was arrested May 8.
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Ricky C. Maker
North Towne Lane
Linn District Court
Maker
Chile Declares Independence From Spain in 1810
On this date in 1810 Chile proclaimed its independence from Spanish rule marking a pivotal step in South American nationhood. The event established a new path toward self governance and prompted ongoing revolutionary struggles across the region.
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Chile
Spain
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Center Point
Convention Society of Iowa Florists
Stouffer’s Theater
Marquetta
Old Creamery Theatre
Garrison
National Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Paramount Theatre
Hurley Bassett
MNB
Noelridge Park
Council Street
N.E
Bruce McGrath
Pontiac
1St Avenue
Chrysler
Subaru
Bob Zimmerman
Ford
Jim Miller
Nissan
Cedar Rapids Dodge
Tim Boyle
Wmt-Fm
Merchants National Bank
Cedar Rapids Automobile Dealers Association
Council St
Iowa
Iowa Hospital
New Vision Institute
Skaleee
Cedar Rapids Highway
Westdale Mall
First Avenue S.E
Lindale Mall
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