Regis and LaSalle High Admit Shift in Catholic Spirit
Regis High School and LaSalle High in Cedar Rapids reflect changes in Catholic education since the Vatican II era. Principal Rev. Donald Klein explains school spirit rests on sacrifice and values, not just football, as campuses mark Regis 25th anniversary with homecoming events and service-minded aims.
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Regis High School
Donald Klein
Regis
Klein
Cedar Rapids
LaSalle
First Ave
Five Seasons Center
Mount Mercy Academy
Immaculate Conception
St. Wences
Phillip Schmitt
Metropolitan Office of Catholic Education
Schmitt
Donald Schmitt
Jesus Christ
Conlin outlines Iowa spending plan hints during Cedar Rapids stop
Campaign for Governor Roxanne Conlin previews possible cost saving ideas in Iowa as she travels to Cedar Rapids and other cities. She criticizes Reagan fiscal policy and state growth, cites a $50 million 1979 tax rebate, and weighs three options for coping with economic problems while promising specific solutions. Robert Anderson joins her Cedar Rapids stop with other Democratic leaders.
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Roxanne Conlin
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Coe and
Kirkwood Community Colleges
Conlin
Robert Anderson
Newton
Senate
Lowell Jenkins
Montrose
House
Don Avenson
Oelwein
Branstad defends fiscally tight Iowa plan in Cedar Rapids
Lt. Gov. Terry Branstad told about 150 in Cedar Rapids that Iowa will weather flat revenues by freezing hiring and cutting spending. He urged government to live within its means, oppose new taxes, and boost industrial growth to spur recovery.
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Iowa
Terry Branstad
Cedar Rapids
National Association of Accountants
Branstad
Minnesota
Cedar Rapids Education Page Seeks News Submissions
Cedar Rapids educators are invited to submit news of awards and activities to the education page. Typed releases must be received by 10 a.m. Tuesday to Kurt Rogahn at The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids 52406, and include student addresses and sender contact details.
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Cedar Rapids
Kurt Rogahn
the Gazette
Inservice Day Keeps Students Home Across Three Districts
No school Monday for College Community Marion and Linn‑Mar districts as staff attend the fifth annual Cooperative Inservice Day at Prairie Junior and Senior High Schools. George LaMore of Iowa Wesleyan College speaks on Larger Thinking while teachers, bus drivers, secretaries, custodians, and maintenance staff participate in sessions on discipline, nutrition, divorce, death education, teaching writing skills, and more.
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College
Marion
Linn-Mar
Prairie
George LaMore
Iowa Wesleyan College
Iowa
Iowa State Education Association
Grant Wood
Lovers Winners opens at Washington High School theater
Washington High School stages Lovers/ Winners this weekend in the Little Theatre with Thursday and Friday shows available. Angie Shea stars as Maggie opposite Clark Bender as Joe in a round production about a couple on the eve of marriage. Tickets are 2 for adults and 1.50 for seniors and students. call 398-2429 for reservations.
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Washington High School
Washington
Little Theatre
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School
Brian Friehl
Iowa Thespian Conference Heads to Cedar Rapids
More than 300 students and sponsors from across Iowa will attend the Iowa State Thespian Conference at Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School this weekend. Co hosts are Jefferson and Washington high schools. Activities include acting and technical theater workshops, performances in acting dance and mime, auditions, duet acting, and college theater department reps. Delegates will attend Washington's Lovers Winners and view Educational Dance Theatre selections from Indiana. Attendees will stay overnight with Cedar Rapids Thespians.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson High School
Jefferson
Washington
Indiana
Marion weighs tighter rules as home businesses multiply
Marion Planning and Zoning Commission will study expands on home occupations after City Council heard that complaints about residential selling from homes have surged with economic hardship. Officials note ambiguity in the ordinance and consider clarifications to limit neighborhood disruption. Also, drainage ditch erosion near Charter Oak Lane and Vic Kloppenstein’s election to a two year term as Iowa Municipalities director were reported.
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Marion
Marion Planning and Zoning Commission
Schott
John Bender
Cedar Rapids
Charter Oak Lane
Vic Klopfenstein
Iowa League of Municipalities
Linn-Mar hosts postgame coffee night with Beckman fans
Marion area brief notes Linn-Mar Booster Club invites all Linn-Mar fans to campus after the varsity football game with Beckman for coffee and cookies in the high school cafeteria. Also, Vernon Middle School opens house at 7 15 p m Thursday in the gym with teachers outlining courses.
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Linn-Mar
Beckman
Vernon Middle School
Linn County supervisors approve stop sign plan changes
Linn County supervisors voted to remove one stop sign and add several at key intersections to improve traffic control. New four way stop at Stoney Point Road and E Avenue NW follows DOT counts of 900 northbound and 800 from south and west, with 200 eastbound. A sign at Sisley Grove Road and E Avenue NW, and another at Game Club Road and Boy Scouts Road receive stop signs due to limited visibility. A Cedar Crest Woods sign will be replaced with a yield sign.
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Linn County Supervisors
Stoney Point Road
E Avenue NW
Jerry Nelson
Iowa Department of Transportation
Nelson
Sisley Grove Road
Game Club Road
Boy Scouts Road
Waubeek
Cedar Crest Woods Subdivision
Bertram
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America
L. W. Ward
Kenwood
Raymond Hardman
Gretchen Schneider
Schneider
Lyle Wilgenbusch
Wilgenbusch
Towa
Chicken Little
Thespian Conference
C.R
Christie Wallace
Marion Bureau
Jeff Schott
Bender
Lindale Mall
Target Store
Classic Chevy Club
Hawkeye Area
Brown Pavilion
Thomas Park
Warner Brothers
Linn
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