Kennedy students donate fishing gear rhythm band to Cedar Rapids care centers
Kennedy High School Trade and Industry seniors raise about 250 dollars through acrylic cutting board sales to fund donations for Cedar Rapids Care Centers Fourth Avenue and Fifth Avenue Units. They present fishing poles life jackets tackle boxes an ice cream freezer a radio and rhythm band instruments at 11 45 this morning. The project supports residents outings and purchases equipment while teaching community service values.
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Gail Cooper-Evans Gazette
Trade and Industry
Kennedy High School
Cedar Rapids
Sage
Fifth Avenue
Hill
Kennedy
Industrial Arts
Fourth Avenue
Fourth Ave. SE
Nursing Home Residents Day Proclaimed by Gov Ray
Gov. Robert Ray proclaims Nursing Home Residents Day urging nursing homes and communities to observe the day and show year round concern for residents. Iowa has over 43,000 in long term care and one in five elderly may spend time in a nursing home. Glenn R. Bowles notes the residents' worth and importance.
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Ray
Robert Ray
Glenn R. Bowles
Iowa Commission On the Aging
Five Linn County residents face drunken driving charges
Police arrested and charged five people with drunk driving in Linn County late Monday and Tuesday. John A. Jacobs, 30, received a second offense charge after a 9:20 p.m. Monday arrest on First Avenue NE. Rober A. LaCoursiere, 23, was nabbed at First Avenue and Fifth Street SW and charged with DUI plus license suspension and muffler violation. Alison A. Pasch, 19, was taken into custody at Ford Avenue and Wiley Boulevard NW. James G. Wetten, 32, was arrested in Marion at 3:18 a.m. Tuesday on First Avenue. Donald L. Carstens, 44, of Marion was arrested on Second Avenue SE with an additional speeding charge.
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Linn County
John A. Jacobs
Third Ave
First Avenue
Rober A. LaCoursiere
Second Ave
Fifth Street
Alison A. Pasch
20Th Ave
Ford Avenue
Wiley Boulevard
James G. Wetten
South
Amana
Marion
Donald L. Carstens
Bridge Lane
Second Avenue
Linn jail site property status unresolved after session
The Linn County jail construction zone property a 50 foot wide strip across May’s Island remains unresolved after a closed session with Iowa Electric Light and Power Co IE executives Horace Webb and Odie Woods were questioned by the Board of Supervisors Ken Schriner said another meeting is likely and bids for the jail are slated for late July or August
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Linn
Linn County
May's Island
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Ken Schriner
Wicher sentenced after assault case at Cedar Rapids tavern
Linn County District Court placed Charles E. Wicher on six months jail with sentence suspended and probation to the Department of Correctional Services after convicting him of an August 9 assault on a Cedar Rapids police officer responding to a disturbance at the Dark Horse Tavern. In related action, 11 people charged with drunk driving received judgments, including Bradley J. Hahn and Terrance P. Edwards with jail terms or suspended sentences and probation, plus several others placed on probation for deferred sentences.
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Charles E. Wicher
E Ave
First Avenue
Linn County District Court
Wicher
Department of Correctional Services
Cedar Rapids
Dark Horse
First Ave
Bradley J. Hahn
Plainview Drive
Hahn
Terrance P. Edwards
Fifth Ave. SE
Edwards
Charles Goodrich
Mount Vernon
Gordon G. Sawyers
Lincoln
Neb
Sawyers
Orley M. McCune
Western Drive
McCune
Theresa Johnson
Central Drive
Johnson
City balks at 125 downtown parking lease for Sharp deal
Cedar Rapids City Council hesitates to commit to leasing up to 125 downtown parking spaces for five years to March dealmaker Larry Sharp tied to Century Engineering plant reuse. Mayor says long term lease risks future ramp needs. initial occupants could employ about 1,500 people and a decision by Friday is sought. The council also considers purchasing a Cedar Rapids Civic Development Association lot next to Legion Lanes for 66 spaces and asks Sharp to pursue that option first.
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Cedar Rapids
Larry Sharp
Sharp
Century Engineering
Second Street
Fourth Avenue SE
Department of Social Services
Don Canney
Canney
Greater Downtown Association
Court upholds permit for area sand and gravel pit
The Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed a 1980 Linn County Board of Adjustment permit for Aggregates Inc. to operate a gravel pit near the Cedar River west of Cedar Rapids. It rejected neighbors claims of due process over lack of notice for the 1980 hearing and found the board had adequate procedural rules.
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Des Moines
Iowa Court of Appeals
Cedar Rapids
Aggregates Inc
Blairs Ferry Road
Linn County Board of Adjustment
Aggregates
Cedar River
L. Vern Robinson
Linn County District Court
Board of Adjustment
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Linn District Court
Larry L. Carney
Navajo Drive
John A. Read
35Th St
Ronald D. Chittick
Toddville
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Lauren Drive
Robert S. Jones
C Ave
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