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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1997
Page
7
Washington County search crews resumed operations after a 38-year-old woman vanished in the Skunk River on Sunday. Sheriff Yale Jarvis said boat teams and divers conducted search and rescue efforts while the woman’s identity remained unavailable.
A woman reportedly entered the Skunk River near a Sandbar fishing area northwest of Brighton after a car fire. Fire crews searched with boat teams for hours but daylight ended the operation about 6:45 p.m. The car was a total loss and responders reported no signs she survived.
Marion Independent school board meets at 7 p.m. in the Administrative Board Room to discuss a 3.24 percent salary and benefit increase for teachers and administrators. The proposal raises base pay from 21 455 to 21 680 and adds 4.3 staff equivalents, with top administrator pay reaching 90 120 for principal Jerry Doyle if extended. Superintendent William Jacobson’s services are shared with Cedar Rapids and Marion will pay 52 000 next year for a half-time commitment.
A viewing party for the ABC documentary I Am Your Child and a discussion on early childhood brain development will be held at 7 tonight in Room 343 Cedar Hall Kirkwood Community College. The event is sponsored by the Iowa Child Care Coalition HACAP Head Start Policy Council and Phi Kappa Theta.
John Cantu of Creola Alabama was sentenced in Mobile to life on two counts of manslaughter after a 1996 traffic accident killed George Jack Roberts 42 and Gaynelle Roberts 43 in Waterloo. The couple were in Alabama for a funeral when the crash occurred and Cantu was convicted as a habitual felon.
Fifty chicks kept warm in the greenhouse will yield manure for compost and brown eggs to be sold at farmers markets. A list of area markets opens this week with schedules for Cedar Rapids Iowa City Marion Coralville and more. For full Iowa listings call 1 800 383 7658.
Virginia Moser and her daughter Marion cultivate nearly 9 acres, selling plants and vegetables at farmers markets after switching from bridal gowns. They nurture heirloom Brandywine tomatoes and five varieties of hand-shelled popcorn in a biodynamic greenhouse, aiming for organic-style farming and reduced costs.
United by Project UNITED the six Benton Community libraries and five school libraries seek a 267 611 project to buy linked computers and an automated catalog. The aim is rapid inter town book delivery and Internet access with a state borrowing link. Fundraising runs to Nov 1 for a $60 000 matching grant from Roy J Carver, with quilts raffled June 10 and book fairs ahead.
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