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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1992
Page
2
Canadian scientists announced a 1500 year old fungus weighing about 220000 pounds and covering 40 acres in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The mock interview with Fungus Czar Herbie Lichenavec notes concerns over exploitation and public education about fungi.
The CITYLINE calendar lists a Snoopy musical by Starlighters II at Starlighters Theatre with 2 pm showtime and admission. Moliere's The Misanthrope at Riverside Theatre with 2 pm start. Androcles and the Lion at Studio Theatre at 3 pm. Outdoor events include a 9 am bicycle ride to Mount Vernon, a maple tree transplant event, and a 9.3 mile MS walk from Washington High School.
Public agencies and boards meet across Linn County and Cedar Rapids this week. Key talks include Linn County Board of Supervisors sessions on plumbing codes and a veterans affairs commission, plus Cedar Rapids school board and College Community school board meetings.
The Gazette highlights sustainable practices by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers in boxes located at City Carton on Sixth Street, econofoods on 51st Street, and Hy-Vee on High Street.
The Iowa Department of Transportation reports work on Interstate 80 resumes in Cedar and Scott counties. The project, begun in June 1991 to replace 12.5 miles of four lane pavement, will close two sections next week and shift traffic to other lanes. Completion is expected by early September.
The Gazette corrects that St John the Baptist Orthodox Church in Cedar Rapids still operates on the Julian Calendar. A Marion model railroad club photo misnamed two youngsters. the pictured were Aaron and Beth Dean. The Gazette will reply to complaints about accuracy fairness and completeness at the listed phone number.
City calendar lists Tuesday events starting at 8:30 a.m. with an informal Cedar Rapids City Council session in City Hall council chambers and a Supervisors informal session in Administrative Office 2:30 p.m. Building Code Board of Appeals meets at City Hall third floor. 3 p.m. Planning Commission in council chambers. 5 p.m. Marion Water Board and 6 p.m. Linn County Conservation Board work session at 1890 Coun- area.
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