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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 2005
Page
9
Jerry Burroughs Jr. of Cedar Rapids pleaded guilty in federal court to operating in an illegal sports gambling and parlay bookmaking ring. He admitted taking bets from a wire room with at least six others involved and faces up to five years in prison plus fines and supervised release.
A community forum at 6 30 tonight in the CJ Lynch Room of Gage Memorial Union Coe College will address obesity and highlight programs for healthy living. At 7 p m Iowa Department of Public Health representatives will lead a discussion on improving resident health in Linn and surrounding counties.
The Tabasco's Mexican Restaurant and Patio at 433 Seventh Ave will change to Villa's Patio and Mexican Restaurant following a trademark dispute with a Louisiana hot sauce maker. Partners Jose Cano, Gamaliel Hernandez, Guadalupe Cano, and Andres Torres face a February lawsuit. a final judgment was entered this week. Hernandez notes the name honored a southeastern Mexican state and the possessive was added to avoid infringing the hot sauce name.
Frank Conroy, 69, longtime director of the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, died of colon cancer at his Iowa City home. President Skorton mourned the loss, noting Conroy's broad influence in literature and teaching. He led the workshop since 1987 and had planned to step down after this school year to focus on writing and teaching.
Iowa City saw a high of 74 on Wednesday with 59 forecast for today under partly sunny skies. A sparrow rests among forsythia at Coralville Reservoir while a young plant emerges through a dead leaf at the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids.
In Linn County District Court Jayson De Vries of Oskaloosa received 365 days in jail with 30 days suspended for drunken driving that killed Nick Jones of Iowa City on January 2 2003. The defendant had faced vehicular homicide but was acquitted at bench trial.
Mike Deupree notes Iowa’s most stolen vehicles for 2004 include the ’89 Cavalier and ’91 Chevy pickups, debunking myths of rural theft while comparing national trends. He explains why older, common cars top theft lists and jokes about regional snobbery.
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