Iowa Emergency Service Radio Patrol heads statewide
William G. Vedder of Cedar Rapids has been named state chief of the newly formed Iowa Emergency Service Radio Patrol, Inc. The Cedar Rapids unit has about 45 members with 10 to 12 more applications pending. Two units operate in western Iowa and four to five more are starting statewide as the organization expands the public service amateur radio network.
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William G. Vedder
Eighth Street
Iowa Emergency Service Radio Patrol, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Vedder
Iowa
Iowa Emergency Service Radio Patrol
TESRP
Ned von Stein
Lynn W. Wells
Cedar Rapids Group
Federal Wage Freeze Provisions Spark Confusion and Patrol Plans
Officials debate how wage and bonus rules apply under the Aug. 14 freeze with mixed guidance on whether insurance, bonuses, or paid days off count as wages. Cedar Rapids district officials say they can prove compliance, while questions remain about who qualifies if work occurred after the cutoff. The article also details the Iowa Emergency Service Radio Patrol TESRP’s formation, training, mutual aid ties to Wisconsin, and its planned public safety display in Cedar Rapids on Oct 2.
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OEP
Ramstad
Chicago Zoo buys vast Australian property to aid wombats
Dr. Peter Crowcroft of Brookfield Zoo announced the Chicago Zoological Society purchased 13 800 acres in South Australia to boost survival chances of the hairy nosed wombat. Funds totaling 62 000 came from the Forest Park Foundation of Peoria. The desert wombat is a burrowing marsupial weighing about 60 pounds and living on dry scrubland.
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Chicago
Peter Crowcroft
Brookfield Zoo
South Australia
Outback
Chicago Zoological Society
Forest Park Foundation of
Peoria
Illinois
Crowcroft
Society
Zoological Society
Three Generations Earn Eagle Scout in Port Arthur
William Ernst Jr. received the Boy Scout Eagle badge, becoming the third generation in his family to achieve the award. His grandfather Fred Ernst and his father William Ernst also earned Eagle Scouts, a rarity noted by local Boy Scout officials.
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Port Arthur
Texas
William Ernst, Jr
Fred Ernst
William Ernst
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Craig Currie
Tobin
Currie
Red Cross
Patrol No. 1
IESRP
Oelwein
Charles City
Wisconsin Emergency Service Radio Patrol
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Patrol
Milwaukee
Australia
Third Avenue
Killians
Killian
Lindale Plaza
Iowa City
Steitzer Lincoln Mercury Inc
Collins Road
Eagle Scouts
3Rd St. S.E
Armstrong’s Store
Vernon Heights
Bever Park
Lincolnway
Linn County Health Building
16Th Avenue
Mt. Mercy
13Th Street
N.E
Merchants National Bank
Kenwood
Grande Avenue
Ellis Park
2Nd Ave. S.E
West Highland
Cedar Hills
Linwood
Marion
Armstrong's
Craemer’s
Killian’s
R.T.C., Inc
Lindale
Killian Company
Jean Joyce
Sycamore
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