BELLE PLAINE BOARD OF EDUCATION –PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR MEETING Belle Plaine Community School District Meeting date/time/location: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at 6:45 p.m., Longfellow Elementary School, 707-7th Street, Belle Plaine, Iowa 52208 6:45 P.M. A. CALL TO ORDER B. ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUOROM C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA D. PUBLIC HEARING ON SELLING […]
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Belle Plaine School Board to meet Feb. 18
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Benton school board to meet Feb. 18 in Norway
BENTON COMMUNITY BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR BOARD MEETING 7:30P.M., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18,2015 NORWAY CENTER- MEDIA CENTER 100 SCHOOL DRIVE, NORWAY, IA 52318 TENTATIVE AGENDA CALL TO ORDER DELEGATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOR THE AGENDA/OPEN FORUM APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES BUSINESS SERVICES WARRANTS FINANCIAL REPORTS DISTRICT AUDITOR CONTRACT APPROVAL SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT REPORT […]
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Belle Plaine City Council will meet Wednesday, Feb. 18
Belle Plaine City Council Meeting City Hall – Council Chambers February 18, 2015 @ 6:00 pm Tentative Schedule Call to order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Consent Agenda- Council Minutes of February 2, 2015 & Bills received. Resident Comments Motion to approve Mayor to sign the Benco Mortgage release form. Motion to approve […]
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Schwenn, Beaver advance to state for BP and BC
IHSAA 1A Dist. 4 Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015 Pleasantville, IA West Marshall 122.0 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 110.5 Sigourney-Keota 109.0 Moravia 34.0 B-G-M 29.0 Belle Plaine 29.0 Iowa Valley 28.0 Pleasantville 23.0 Lynnville-Sully 22.0 Cardinal 20.0 CMB 14.0 H-L-V 12.0 Colfax-Mingo 10.0 North Mahaska 10.0 Van Buren 8.0 Tri-County 0.0 Belle Plaine results 120 – Dakota Henry (26-12) […]
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BC board meeting moved to Tuesday because of basketball game
NOTE: Due to the GBB regional semi-final at Wellman on Wednesday evening the regular monthly board meeting has been moved to Tuesday evening. BENTON COMMUNITY BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR BOARD MEETING 7:30P.M., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17,2015 NORWAY CENTER- MEDIA CENTER 100 SCHOOL DRIVE, NORWAY, IA 52318 TENTATIVE AGENDA CALL TO ORDER DELEGATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONAL […]
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Benton supervisors to meet Tuesday
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING February 17, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. Benton County Board of Supervisors Room 9:00 A.M. Call to Order Approve minutes 9:00 a.m. Fair Board re: future funding and funding requirements 9:30 a.m. Friends of the Shelter re: Proposal for animal warden for dogs and cats and shelter management for the unincorporated areas […]
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Belle Plaine City Bowling Tournament Results 2015
Belle Plaine Bowl City Tournament Results For 2015 Teams Kiddos & A Pup 2,751 Stamp Ag 2,743 The King’s Queens 2,714 Martin Repair 2,705 Pink Ladies 2,662 Singles Terry Nelson 760 Joanne Schminke 748 George Grawet 747 Chris Ries 732 Shirley Raabe 724 Rich Stalker 717 Chris Roth 711 Andy Suhanek 692 Virgil Witt 675 […]
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BP SPORTS: Girls pick up district win over Iowa Valley
Belle Plaine 64, Iowa Valley 50 A huge second half effort helped the Belle Plaine girls’ basketball team to a second-round tourney win over Iowa Valley, Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Marengo, 64-50. Belle Plaine scored 40 points in the second half, while holding Iowa Valley to 26 points, for the win. The second half included […]
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OBITUARY: Kenneth William Karsten
BLAIRSTOWN – Kenneth William Karsten, 85, went peacefully to be with his Lord with his family at his side on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at Grace Lutheran Church in Blairstown with Rev. David Remfer officiating. Interment […]
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Benton supervisors to meet Tuesday, Feb. 24
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING February 24, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. Benton County Board of Supervisors Room 1. 9:00 A.M. Call to Order 2. Approve minutes 3. Approve claims 4. Approve DECAT Administration Claim for January 5. 9:05 a.m. Dana Burmeister Re: Discuss attendance to CTAA conference in Tampa 6. Enter into contract with Cedar Valley […]
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Belle Plaine, Benton at state wrestling meet
2015 IHSAA State Championships Results for Benton Community 2A-132 – Dylan Beaver (10-6) scored 2.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Beaver won by decision over Austin Staudt (Charles City) 37-9 (Dec 6-5) Quarterfinal – Chase Lienhard (Crestwood) 36-9 won by decision over Beaver (Dec 7-5) Cons. Round 2 – Nathan Macki (Ballard) 47-9 won […]
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Belle Plaine boys open with win over Cedar Valley Christian
Belle Plaine 74, Cedar Valley Christian 25 Belle Plaine rolled to a 74-25 win over Cedar Valley Christian as it opened district play, Thursday, Feb. 19, at Belle Plaine in 1A boys’ basketball action. Justin Jacobi led Belle Plaine in the contest at home with 19 points. Trey Squiers added 18 points and Jacob Ehlen […]
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SCHOOL TO SELL PLAYGROUND LOTS
All hope city and school can work together on property next to old school By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor BELLE PLAINE – Local citizens concerned about the future of the playground area at the old junior high building in Belle Plaine received assurances from the Belle Plaine Board of Education, Wednesday, Feb. 18, […]
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BC Board: SAYING ‘GOOD MORNING’
Benton works to encourage positive behavior at all schools By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor NORWAY – Positive behavior. The school improvement report at the Tuesday, Feb. 17 meeting of the Benton Community Board of Directors dealt with the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support (PBIS) at Benton. The meeting was held at the Norway […]
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BP COUNCIL: GETTING A LINE ON THE LINES
Sidewalk project prompts look at water and sewer lines in Belle Plaine By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor BELLE PLAINE – What’s underneath our sidewalks? This question is tough to answer for many cities, including Belle Plaine, as it plans to look at how the water and sewer lines are hooked up to residences. […]
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Soup luncheon planned as memorial for Deb Johann
Blairstown EMS has its 11th annual soup luncheon on Sunday, March 1, from 11am to 2 p.m. at the Blairstown community center. This year’s luncheon is also a memorial honoring one of our own. Debra Johann passed away October 4, 2014. Several of her family will be present and helping with the luncheon and have […]
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Benton County Volunteer program notes anniversary, plus 20 years of SHARE
Benton County Volunteer Program celebrated 20 years of participation in SHARE, Iowa at the Belle Plaine distribution location on February 21. BCVP and SHARE take pride in a commitment to build stronger communities with affordable food and volunteer service. SHARE is a nonprofit food-buying group that offers good, nutritious products at a reduced cost through […]
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SPORTS: Belle Plaine gets one more tourney win
Belle Plaine 72, Iowa Valley 65 Tournament action continued Tuesday, Feb. 24, at Brooklyn when Belle Plaine used a big fourth quarter to pick up a win in boys’ basketball, 72-65. Belle Plaine had 26 points in the final frame, while Iowa Valley was held to 13 points. Justin Jacobi led Belle Plaine with 20 […]
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New administrator at Belle Plaine Nursing and Rehab Center
On March 9, the administrative reins at Belle Plaine Nursing and Rehab Center will be handed over to Jalissa Simmons, as current administrator Kristie Kremer takes leave. Kremer has served as administrator for the past three years and under her leadership, the facility was given a deficiency-free rating from the Iowa Department of Inspections and […]
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Area schools work together on assessments
All students take tests that measure aptitude, intelligence, achievement and many other levels of skills, but some local teachers are working on a new approach to this testing that is proving to be a more powerful, insightful strategy for assessing students. Over the past three quarters, teachers from Monticello, Benton Community, Tipton, North Cedar, Midland, […]
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