18th Annual Fire School Draws Iowa Volunteers
About 850 firefighters from across Iowa joined instructors nationwide for Kirkwood Community College and the Central Iowa Training Association 18th annual Fire School on the Kirkwood campus. Live burns of discarded mobile homes gave participants real experience from minor interior fires to full-scale blazes during a two day event.
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Iowa
Kirkwood Community College
Central Iowa Training Association
Kirkwood
Doug Feil
Feil
Man Hurt At Bar In Town and Country Shopping Center
Police respond to a disturbance at The Blarney Stone on First Ave SE at 11:20 p.m. find Adam Wenger with arm cuts. Witnesses were intoxicated, narrator Lt. Jonker notes unclear stories. Wenger, 26, from 317 17th St NE, received hospital treatment and was released from St Luke’s Hospital.
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Blarney Stone
First Ave
Town and Country
Adam Wenger
Wenger
Tom Jonker
17Th St. NE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mattress Fire Destroys Unit in Coralville Apartment
Residents escaped unharmed after a mattress caught fire around 10:50 a.m. at 407 Second Ave Pl Apt 12. Mary Wilkins and her two sons got out as fire officials investigated the cause, with smoking materials suspected. The mattress was destroyed and the apartment suffered smoke and heat damage.
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Second Ave
Apt
Bill Horning
Mary Wilkins
Johnson County
Central City artists renovate award winning gallery on Main Street
In Central City the renovated art gallery at 401 E Main St showcases pastoral scenes and portraits while a road crew causes dust and fresh concrete work outside. Owners Naser and Patricia Shahrivar navigate detours and a tough season, keeping the space active.
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Ine
Main Street
Central City
Iowa
E. Main St
Naser
Patricia Shahrivar
Central City Art Center on Main Street Revives Historic Block
The Art and Gift Center at 401 E Main St in Central City operates daily 10 am to 5 pm with calls suggested to confirm artists are painting. Contact numbers are 800 353 1307 and 319 438 1140. website www artandgiftcenter com. The Main Street revival includes renovated historic buildings and the Shahrivar store. the 1914 building was designed by Paul Sigmund as part of the renovation.
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David Wallace
the Gazette
Naser
Patricia Shahrivar
Main St
Central City
China
Poland
Art and Gift Center
E. Main St
Artandgiftcenter.com
Shahrivars
Agg
Paul Sigmund
North English veteran launches Sovereign Gold awards program
Gary King of North English, a veteran of the Army Air Force and Navy, creates a Sovereign Gold awards program honoring patriotism and service. Recipients include President Bush, Tony Blair, Red Arrows, Blue Angels, and Clay Ivory, with proceeds from Ivory’s song aiding patriotic causes. Award presentation postponed by Hurricane Frances.
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Orth English
Army
Air Force
Navy
Gary King
North English
Gary
Bush
Tony Blair
Red Arrows
Canada
Blue Angels
Clay Ivory
Bearly White
Clayton
Port City Diesel
Clay
Sovereign Gold
On the Net as Gary King’s program is outlined
A brief note describes Gary King’s program outline available online at showcase.netins.net web sovereign. The item references a digital presentation detailing plans, strategies, and objectives associated with King’s political platform.
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Gary King
Showcase.netins. Net
Sovereign
Cedar Rapids bids for Bertram land annexation blocked
Cedar Rapids announced plans in November 2002 to annex land on the Bertram border for a waste transfer site and compost heap. Bertram blocked the move by annexing the land at the owners request, and Cedar Rapids appealed the decision.
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Cedar Rapids
Bertram
Annexation row ends as Cedar Rapids drops waste site plan
The Cedar Rapids annexation fight near Bertram on Highway 13 is resolved with no waste transfer station planned. Cedar Rapids abandoned the dispute after the solid waste agency expanded its landfill, while Bertram welcomed two farmland owners seeking annexation.
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Rick Smith
Highway 13
Bertram
Cedar Rapids
City Development Board
Lyle Hanson
Viola
Solid Waste Agency
Czech Village
Darwin Harmening
Newstrack Contact Details for The Gazette Readers
Newstrack provides contact options for The Gazette readers including P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 phone numbers 319 398 8254 or 800 397 8212 and email access via the Gazette Communications domain for inquiries and feedback.
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the Gazette
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Gazette Communications.com
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Ene
Patricia and
Naser Shahriyar
Dave Rasdal
the Gaze
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