City and County Meetings and Lectures Listed for April 1 1996
Schedule of local government meetings in Linn and Delaware counties with board of supervisors sessions hearings and council meetings at multiple cities. Also listed are Brownbag Seminar Series at International Center and Chautauqua events at Cornell College for adults 50 and older.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Delaware County Board of Supervisors
Manchester
D.E
Pat” Kane
Linn County Home Care Aide
Chore Services Planning Committee
Witwer
Tama City Council
Dyersville
Belle Plaine
Center Junction
Farley City
Guttenberg City Council
Kalona
Lone Tree
Malcom
Springville
Tri-County School Board
Thornburg
Clear Creek Amana
Guttenberg Community School Board
Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission
Iowa City
Johnson County
Traer
Waukon
International Center
U of Campus
Chautauqua
Scotland
Gordon Urquhart
Hedges Lounge
the Commons
Cornell College
Cityline
Cedar Rapids
Illinois Lottery Draws And Wins Report
Sunday's lotteries report results across pick 4 pick 3 and Powerball with several winners. Powerball numbers 37 produced a jackpot of 55 million while Wednesday’s jackpot stands at 5 million. Super Cash Lotto and 100000 Cash Game had no winners with Wednesday jackpots noted. Lottery numbers also available on CITYLINE and CITYLINE phone lines.
Vital Statistics and Public Safety Notices
Vital statistics list births on March 28 to Elizabeth Weiland Etting and James Etting of 4301 Pine View Dr NE a daughter and March 31 to Jessica and L A Kelley of Walford a daughter with Karissa and Steve Schatz at 4600 Lancaster Dr NE a daughter. St Luke's reports a son born to Ericka and Jayson Hebdon of 277 Lortz Dr Marion. Drunken driving charges listed for Mathew L Waack 22 Davenport and Tina M Wendt 20 Cedar Rapids with arrest times and locations. Fire and medical calls noted for Saturday and Sunday with addresses and times. Information collected by The Gazette from public safety agencies in Johnson and Linn counties. Charges subject to review by county attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Weiland Etting
James Etting
Pine View Dr
Jessica
L.A. Kelley
Walford
Karissa
Steve Schatz
Lancaster Dr. NE
The
Gazette
Johnson and Linn
Mathew L. Waack
Davenport
Court and
Capitol Streets
Iowa City
Tina M. Wendt
66Th Ave
Cedar Rapids
Clinton and
Church Streets
Carter St. NW
Park View Ave
E Ave. NE
13Th St NW
Ninth St
Iowa hoax gem with Cardiff Giant forged from gypsum
A 19th century hoax began in Iowa when George Hull carved a 10 foot tall gypsum giant called the Cardiff Giant. The statue fooled scientists and drew crowds, sparking Barnum’s own replica and a fraud legacy that ended with Hull profiting from the deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Lowenstein
Iowa
Cardiff
George Hull
True Magazine
P.T. Barnum
Hull
Independence
Des Moines
Gardner Cowles
New York State Historical Association
Farmers’ Museum
Cooperstown
N.Y
Mobile home park shelters urged in Iowa
Developers Curt Hames and Jim Dyer have built underground tornado shelters at new Linn County mobile home parks while Linn County Emergency Management officials push for mandatory underground shelters. Experts note mobile homes are high risk in tornadoes and cite 50 percent of related deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Gosch
Curt Hames
Hames
Jim Dyer
Linn County
Ned Wright
Wright
Johnson County
Jim McGinley
McGinley
Janet Metz
Kirkwood Estates
Mobile Home Park
Cedar Rapids
Dyer
Weather Service aims to improve warnings through NAWAS and NOAA
Meyer notes the Weather Service works to improve communications with NAWAS and NOAA weather radio linking counties to severe weather updates. He stresses no competition with TV stations and that the mission remains to save lives and protect property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer
Weather Service
National Warning System
NAWAS
NOAA
National
Mounds Won't Halt Cedar Rapids Subdivision Plan
Cedar Rapids developer says suspected American Indian burial mounds will not delay a 25 acre subdivision off 42nd Street NE. Jim Sattler and Jim Dyer will build 21 homes this summer with protected mound areas. tests were inconclusive and workarounds were agreed to, with construction to start midsummer and homes due by fall or spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sattler
Safety Gaps Highlight Farm Worker Health Risks Worldwide
The article discusses safety device gaps for small farm jobs, noting Finland's flat farmland reduces rollover risk. Romanian health experts cite anemia from nitrates in well water and bottled water as a solution for farm children. German and US researchers study grain auger hazards and respiratory issues among farmers, proposing dust reduction and protective gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saarimaki
Farmers Social Insurance Institute
Finland
Mariana Vlad
Center of Health Sciences
Romania
Vlad
Dennis Nowak
University of Hamburg
Germany
Robert McKnight
Southeast Center For Agricultural Health and Injury
University of Kentucky
McKnight
Nowak
Also Mentioned on This Page
Illinois Lottery
ST. Luke's
Ericka
Jayson Hebdon
Lortz
Marion
Zebulun S. Zaruba
Michelle D. Merritt
Mount Vernon
Kenneth H. Herbsleb
Evelyn A. Potts
Cedar Falls
Russell W. Fisher Jr
Nicole L. Coleman
Coggan
Steven P. Sutterman
Tammy K. Buckner
Monticello
Eric G. Johnson
Cynthia A. Roth
Gurley
Ala
Walter B. Mey
Sylvia M. Runion
Amherst
Ohio
Bryan J. Hudson
Becky S. Elliott
Daniel D. Herman
Jessica J. Charison
Hiawatha
Timothy J. Schellhorn
Janis L. Johnson
Larry V. Leggett
Teri L. Patton
Michael J. Chism
Karen S. Handley
Jason S. Blakeslee
Katherine A. Sly
Wail R. Fadhil
Sarah A. Janda
Gary M. Brown
Robin L. Peters
David A. McElligo
Ackley
Genesis
Earth
Alan Hynd
Fort Dodge
Chicago
Binghamton
William Newell
Newell
True
James Crater
New York State Museum
Andrew White
New York
Eratus Dow Palmer
Carly Deiso-Saavedra
Gazette Ant
Doris Rabinold
Montezuma
Highlander Inn
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Weather Radio
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