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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1994
Page
7
Firefighters fought a rural Johnson County blaze at the Steve Atherton residence near Swisher for about four hours Saturday. Deputy Chief Gene Beard said the cause was undetermined as no injuries were reported.
Keokuk County investigators probe a chemical fire at the Farm Service Fertilizer Plant three miles northeast of Martinsburg. About 95 thousand dollars in damage, a plant loss, and a two mile evacuation were reported. Two injured treated and released from a local hospital.
Bradley Crandall, 33, parked near the Ellis Park boat ramp Sunday afternoon and watched his GMC roll backward into the water. A 15 ton crane lifted the submerged truck back onto the boat ramp. Crandall was uninjured but said the vehicle is totaled and insured.
Eastern Iowa barbershop scenes highlight the weekend as Cedar Rhapsody Chorus of Cedar Rapids under Sally Eggleston placed third among 16 choirs at the Region 20 competition held at Five Seasons Center. Iowa City chorus won, Des Moines second, Cedar Falls fourth, Spirit Lake fifth. Iowa City advances to New Orleans nationals. Gloria Frost of 4019 Lexington Dr NE inducted into Two Rivers Region 20 Barbershop Hall of Fame for 24 years service.
Spring auditions at Coe College Marquis Hall band room begin 1 p.m. for woodwind and percussion seats with possible horn trumpet and trombone openings. Sign up or call 399-8520 or 362-8912 and leave name and instrument.
What Cheer farmer Alona Steve Gatton walked away from the Kalona Sale Barn without buying feeder pigs as prices ran high. Pigs averaging 50 pounds sold around $53.50 and market hogs 220 to 250 pounds brought about $43.50 per hundred weight. Observers note corn prices rose to $2.68 this April.
Deb Murphy of the ASAC explains the Heart of Iowa Mother and Child Recovery Center helps mothers enter and stay in treatment by allowing them to live with their children during a 90 day program. Fourteen women with children and eight pregnant women are enrolled. The center is funded by a 3.5 million dollar three year grant from Iowa Health's Division of Substance Abuse and coordinates over a dozen local agencies. An apartment provided by ASAC serves as the program's hub while children attend school or YWCA day care.
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