EIEIO project breaks ground at Bever Park farm
The Junior League of Cedar Rapids broke ground on a 535000 project to revitalize Bever Park's Old MacDonald's Farm. The EIEIO plan adds a larger barn and hillside amphitheater, expanding educational exhibits along a quarter mile from the pool to the farm.
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Rick Smith
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Junior League of
Bever Park
Hilary Livengood
League
Iowa City busing glitches blamed on late routing data
Iowa City school district and First Student officials said late use of mid-summer routing data caused hundreds of students to face bus delays and misrouting after the new computerized system. About 150 students lacked service and 80 to 85 percent of route data was accurate as district works to adjust policies and deadlines.
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First
Lewis Lowry
First Student
Aleta Morgan
Paul Bobek
Lane Plugge
IOWA City school board elects new president Leff
Iowa City school board members select Jan Leff as president in a unanimous seven to fill the role for a fifth year on the board. Leff replaces Lauren Reece, who led the board for three consecutive years, after a prior 3-3 stalemate and a two day vote.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa City School Board
Jan Leff
Leff
Lauren Reece
Pete Wallace
Wallace
Don Jackson
Kirkwood Institute nears 500000 in federal mass fatality funds
Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids reports nearly 500000 in federal support for a five year program with St Louis Community College to develop and share curriculum on funeral director roles in mass fatality response. The effort targets at least 20 programs nationwide.
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National Mass Fatalities Institute
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
St. Louis Community College
Mortuary Science
Doug Feil
Feil
Linn-Mar Homecoming Parade and Spaghetti Dinner Planned
Linn-Mar school district schedules a homecoming parade Thursday at 5 p.m. starting at Linn-Mar High School and routing south on 10th Street, east on McGowan, then north on 24th to 29th and to Armstrong Field. Friday features an all you can eat spaghetti supper from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria to benefit the marching band with tickets at 5 per person.
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Linn-Mar
Marion
Linn-Mar High
inn-Mar
Edwards family to watch presidential debate in Cedar Rapids
Elizabeth Edwards will watch the first presidential debate Thursday evening in a Cedar Rapids family's home. The event is private. Afterward she will attend a debate watch party at Cabo's Sports at 2730 Edgewood Rd. SW. The party starts at 7 p.m. On Friday she will visit Linn County Democrats' early vote operation center in downtown Cedar Rapids.
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Elizabeth Edwards
Sen
John Edwards
Cedar Rapids
Edwards
Cabo’s Sports
Edgewood Rd
Linn County
Democrats
Sportsmen for Kerry organize rights meeting in Cedar Rapids
A group named Sportsmen for Kerry plans an organizational meeting at 2 p.m. today at the Izaak Walton League. Led by Linn County Sheriff Don Zeller the gathering covers the Kerry-Edwards Sportsmen Bill of Rights safeguarding Americans hunting and fishing freedoms.
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Sportsmen For
Kerry
Izaak Walton League
42Nd St
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Don Zeller
Kerry-Edwards Sportsmen
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