Cedar Rapids School Board elects Kucera as president and Challed as VP
New Cedar Rapids Community school board members take seats after Monday organizational meeting. Mary Ann Kucera becomes president and David Challed is named vice president amid cautions that no miracles will satisfy all groups. Kathryn Gutz resigns from the Grant Wood Area Education Agency board to join Cornell College as assistant dean of admissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Kucera
Cedar Rapids
Moore
Challed
Grant Wood Area Education Agency Board
Kathryn Gutz
Cornell College
College Community moves to include staff in smoking policy
The College Community School District board voted 4-3 to extend its tobacco use restrictions to staff, aiming to ban staff smoking outside designated areas and possibly restrict campus visitors. The policy update follows the current student tobacco rules and includes staff lounges as inappropriate areas. The board also elected Garland Ashbacher president and Norman Humble vice president for the coming year.
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Vanessa Shelton
Jazette
College Community
Garland Ashbacher
Swisher
Richard Harger
Norman Humble
James Bowersox
Bowersox
William Bach
Mount Vernon board re-elects Harrison president and Ipsan vice president
Mount Vernon school board re elected Dr. Claude Harrison as president and Thomas Ipsan as vice president. Michael Stewart joins facilities committee, replacing Paul Christiansen. Secretary John Wilch reported cash flow improved with a $157,000 state aid and tax payment received. balance stands at $211,607. Next payment due end of month. State funding may drop 2.8 next year. Rep. Osterberg voiced no good news on funding. High school computer education shows 215 of 303 students in math. 19 in fall computer class, 21 in spring computer. five math department computers in use. O'Toole calls for math teachers to upgrade to teach advanced computer courses.
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Mount Vernon
Claude Harrison
Thomas Ipsan
Michael Stewart
Paul Christiansen
John Wilch
Wilch
David Osterberg
Thomas O’toole
Dean Borg
O’toole
Linn-Mar elects Dostal Coles to top two posts
Linn-Mar school board re elected Lumir Dostal Jr as president and Al Coles as vice president. New members Andy Anderson and Margaret Wogahn were sworn in and meeting dates set. An enrollment report shows 3181 students this year, down from 3258 last year. The district faces a 118000 budget cut from a 2.8 percent state funding reduction.
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L Lance
Linn-Mar
Lumir Dostal Jr
al Coles
Andy Anderson
Margaret Wogahn
Glen Easterday
Marion
College Community
Easterday
Marion Independent School Board appoints new leadership
The Marion Independent School Board re elected Roene Cammack as president and named Bill Huntoon vice president replacing Russell Roby who did not seek re election. New members Virginia Folkers and Thomas Wright joined after recent elections. Huntoon chosen to vote for Grant Wood Area Education Agency candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Jones -Marie
Marion Independent School Board
Roene Cammack
Bill Huntoon
Russell Roby
Huntoon
Virginia Folkers
Jim Bencke
Thomas
Marion
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Grant Wood
Kennedy proposes U S Soviet moon expedition before UN
On this date in 1963 President John F Kennedy addressed the United Nations proposing a joint American Soviet mission to land humans on the moon. The plan would unite space effort across superpowers seeking peaceful exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Kennedy
United Nations
Hall Foundation Rejects Cedar Rapids Fire Station Grant
The Hall Foundation board denied Cedar Rapids a $1 million grant for new fire stations citing budget and IRS rules. The denial does not reflect on the proposal, as officials pursue public financing and alternative funding sources. Voters face an $4 million bond plan at the November election to finance central and four satellite stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Hogan
Hall Foundation
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Bergen
William P. Whipple
Whipple
Internal Revenue Service
Bergen
Health Center weighs day care move to Fillmore site
Interest rekindled in relocating Linn Health Center child day care to the Fillmore School building. The St. Wenceslaus Day Care Center could move about 3 500 square feet, serving up to 45 children, if approved and licensed, with phase moves for other agencies ongoing. Rent is 3 to 4 dollars per square foot.
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Fillmore
Azette
Linn Health Center
St. Wenceslaus
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Fifth St
Forbes Johnson
Linn County
11Th St
Cedar Rapids
Mental Health Center Board of Directors
Johnson
Health Center Board of Directors
Nine charged with drunk driving in Linn County crash spree
A weekend arrest wave in Linn County yielded nine drunken driving charges. One motorcyclist, Steven J. Klein, 23, remained in fair condition after losing control at 18th Avenue and K Street SW. other defendants faced added counts such as defective tires, license violations, speeding, and evading police.
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Linn County
Steven J. Klein
18Th Ave
Mercy Hospital
Klein
18Th Avenue
K Street
Mark A. Rouse
35Th St
Marion
First Street
Ronald W. Hessenius
Vinton
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