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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1997
Page
7
A 14-year-old West Branch girl is charged with assault with intent to inflict serious injury after a Feb 28 incident in which she allegedly cut another girl’s face with a beer bottle. The injuries required 100 stitches and surgery. a motion seeks to try the case in adult court.
Brandon M. Grady a 22 year old Monona man is identified as the suspect in the slaying of Emma Bacon 20 of Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin at a Madison motel. He faces first degree homicide while armed and was taken into custody at the scene after arriving in Madison three days before the incident. Bacon worked for an escort service and died from severe head injuries with knife wounds according to Dane County Deputy Coroner John Stanley.
An early morning blaze on the Ralph and Lonnie Hinrichsen farm 50 miles north of town killed 520 nursery pigs in a 30 by 124 foot building. Fire Chief Chuck Barnes said an electrical malfunction is likely the cause. Monticello firefighters aided Anamosa, and the building was a total loss but insured.
The main Cedar Rapids post office at 615 Sixth Ave SE will stay open until 8 p.m. Tuesday to assist last minute filers. It remains the metro area’s only site offering an April 15 postmark up to midnight. Officer in charge Samuel Gonzalez advises mailing early, using proper postage, and checking streetside box pickup schedules.
Warren Bergmann aged 34 died in a Sunday crash near Fredericksburg Iowa. State Patrol reported he was thrown from and crushed by the vehicle he was driving at 12:20 a.m. on County Road V-48 about 2 ½ miles south of Fredericksburg.
Kathy Sternhagen operates Sun Country Produce with four heated greenhouses on her great-grandfather’s farm. She plans change by September after long days and helps from family and Mark Ries. The venture started when hog farming proved unappealing and a state loan funded hydroponic tomato growth and new crops.
Kathy Sternhagen of Sun Country Produce in Kirkwood advises against chilling tomatoes below 55 degrees. She says cold temperatures dull flavor and can cause watery texture, so store ripe tomatoes at warmer conditions to preserve taste.
Dave McCurry 46 of Coralville takes his first year as a Montezuma school district special education teacher after a varied career that included the Dolphins Bears Saints Patriots and coaching. He says the rewarding close contact with students and helping them respect each other drove his shift to teaching.
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