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IOWA COUNTY OBITUARIES – May 16, 2012

by Brathjen on May 16, 2012

Robert Fuller, 76 Graveside services with military rites for Robert E. Fuller Sr., 76, Cedar Rapids, known as Cobb by family and friends, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 26, at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. He died Thursday, May 3, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids, after a long illness. A memorial [...]

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Sour Grapes, May 16, 2012

by jmagdefrau on May 16, 2012

Let’s see. It’s been a one-week break in column writing. See if anything jumps to mind. Nope. When Dad hit the wall when writing his “As I See It” column, he’d pull out a file next to his typewriter. In the file were clippings and notes from other newspapers. Sometimes Dad would run entire columns [...]

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Crystal Ball, May 16, 2012

May 16, 2012 Crystal Ball

April showers bring . . . I’d really like to write a gardening column but the problem is, I haven’t done much gardening this spring. Emptying the rain gauge, yes. Watching color radar, yes. Gardening, no. March came and went, with its string of 80 degree days, and I was all fired up to start [...]

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Williamsburg City Council May 14, 2012 agenda

May 14, 2012 Journal Tribune

CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG 210 W State St  PO Box 596 Telephone 319 668 1133 Fax 319 668 9108   Regular Session Williamsburg City Hall May 14, 2012 7:30 p.m.                1.  Call to order             Roll Call   2.  Pledge of Allegiance   3.  Perfecting and approval of agenda:  All items listed under the [...]

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IOWA COUNTY OBITUARIES – May 11, 2012

May 13, 2012 Iowa County obituaries

L.D. Lammey, 74 A memorial service with military honors for L.D. Lammey, 74, High Amana, was held at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at the High Amana Cemetery, with a celebration of life reception following at the Amana Arts Guild, High Amana. He passed away Monday, April 23, 2012, at the University of Iowa Hospitals [...]

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MPC production staff rakes in awards at MFCP contest

May 13, 2012 Journal Tribune

A simple advertisement in the Iowa County Advertiser, where McDonald’s was looking to hire workers, read “I’m lovin’ it!” That simple ad – designed by the production staff of Marengo Publishing Co. – apparently was also loved by judges in the recent Midwest Free Community Papers ad design contests. So much so that the ad earned [...]

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Postal carriers participating in ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ food drive

May 9, 2012 Journal Tribune

Iowa County postal workers will once again join forces with Campbell Soup Co. to Stamp Out Hunger across the state and United States. The 20th annual food drive, touted as the nation’s largest single-day food drive, is Saturday, May 12. Food collected in Iowa County is typically sent to Cedar Rapids processing facility for distribution [...]

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Voter registration deadline is May 26 for June primary

May 9, 2012 Journal Tribune

Voter registration deadline is Saturday, May 26 for the primary election that will be conducted Tuesday, June 5, the Iowa County Auditor’s office reminds. The auditor’s office will have special hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 26. Election Day registration, which took effect Jan. 1, 2008, allows residents who have moved or are not [...]

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IOWA COUNTY OBITUARIES – May 9, 2012

May 9, 2012 Iowa County obituaries

L.D. Lammey, 74 A memorial service with military honors for L.D. Lammey, 74, High Amana, was held at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at the High Amana Cemetery, with a celebration of life reception following at the Amana Arts Guild, High Amana. He passed away Monday, April 23, 2012, at the University of Iowa Hospitals [...]

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Braley to host listening sessions on Farm Bill in Vinton, Marengo, Grinnell

May 9, 2012 Journal Tribune

Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) will be in three area towns as part of his two-day series of listening sessions in towns across eastern Iowa, focusing on the upcoming Farm Bill. The three area sessions are on Friday, May 11, at the following times: • 10:15 a.m.: Vinton Public Library, 510 Second Ave., Vinton. • 12:15 [...]

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