City Council Roundup – Keystone

May 16, 2012 City Council Roundup

CITY OF KEYSTONE COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS May 3, 2012 The regular meeting of the Keystone City Council was held Thursday, May 3, 2012, at 7:00 pm. Members present: Janss, Junge, Loy, Kaiser, and Rieck. Also present: Dave Monson, City Superintendent. Mayor Mike Seeck called the meeting to order. Motion made by Loy, second by Rieck to [...]

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As one school year winds down, BP school board looks to the fall

May 16, 2012 Star Press Union

Plans to end one school year and start another were on the agenda when the Belle Plaine Board of Education met in regular session May 14. Superintendent Bill Lynch outlined graduation activities. Commencement will be Sunday, May 20, at 3 p.m. at the junior-senior high. The last day of school is Wednesday, May 23, with [...]

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Graduation awaits for area seniors

May 16, 2012 Pioneer Republican

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

May 16, 2012 Iowa County obituaries

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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Benton County letters, May 16, 2012

May 16, 2012 Crystal Ball

Council meeting On Monday, May 8, 2012, I attended my first Belle Plaine City Council meeting since Mayor Fish was elected. My husband and I had been out of the state over the winter months. My intent was to ask the city council to reconsider their decision regarding the Spring Neighborhood Cleanup Day. My understanding [...]

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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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Benton County College News, May 16, 2012

May 16, 2012 College News Benton

Blomberg recognized by Gov. Branstad for academic excellence  WEST DES MOINES – Kierstin Blomberg, a student at Benton Community, Van Horne, was recognized by Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kimberly Reynolds for outstanding academic achievement at the 10th annual Governor’s Scholar Recognition Ceremony April 29 at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines. The statewide program, [...]

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Benton County obituaries, May 16, 2012

May 16, 2012 Benton County obituaries

Nancy E. Williams  A memorial gathering was held for Nancy E. Williams, 68, of Brooklyn and formerly of Belle Plaine, May 12, 2012, at Hrabak Funeral Home, Belle Plaine. Mrs. Williams died of natural causes at Brookhaven Nursing Home, Brooklyn, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Her body has been cremated. Nancy E. Williams was born April [...]

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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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