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Graduation awaits for area seniors

by Brathjen on May 16, 2012

A very busy weekend is on tap for the class of 2012, as seniors from Iowa Valley and HLV high schools will be graduating Sunday, May 20. Clear Creek Amana seniors have one more week of school. The Tiffin-based high school will conduct its commencement ceremonies on May 27. For all area seniors, graduation marks [...]

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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

May 16, 2012 Journal Tribune

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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Victor-area all-school reunion is May 26

May 15, 2012 Pioneer Republican

The All-Schools annual Alumni Meeting will be Saturday, May 26, at the Victor American Legion Hall, 601 Third St., Victor. The reunion is for graduates of HLV School, plus graduates of Hartwick, Ladora and Victor schools (prior to the three schools’ consolidation into HLV) and St. John’s School. A social hour is at 6 p.m., [...]

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Victor Progress Dinner is May 24 at Carnforth Inn

May 15, 2012 Pioneer Republican

The annual Victor Progress Dinner Meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24, at the Carnforth Inn, 2241 Old 6 Road, Victor. The dinner, sponsored by Victor Community Development Association, is open to the public. The event is a Dutch treat dinner, with no reservations required, according to president Leonard Seda. The VCDA will conduct [...]

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Marengo City-Wide Clean-Up Days May 16-18

May 14, 2012 Pioneer Republican

Cleaning out the attic or old closets and trying to determine what to keep and what to throw out? Marengo city officials are offering to help pick up certain items during the annual City-Wide Clean-Up Days, Wednesday through Friday, May 16-18. The pick-up and tag fee schedule for items allowed to be included in 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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Retiring from Rosa’s; Longtime florist Slaymaker steps down after 34 years

May 13, 2012 Pioneer Republican

Ask Lee Slaymaker about the name, and he’ll tell you it’s French. “Actually, it’s Swiss from the French side of the Alps,” he corrects himself, regarding the name of his flower shop – Rosa’s – in downtown Marengo. He and longtime residents will be quick to point out the name’s proper pronunciation: Ros-ays. “It’s a [...]

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