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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1996
Page
7
DeWayne Byrdsong, 32, of Coralville, faces trial for making false reports to police about vandalism on his car. Authorities allege he staged the incident after an outpouring of community support, while he was already convicted of assault in a separate 1995 case with sentencing set for June 5.
Firefighters responded to a four a.m. blaze on an acreage four miles northeast of Traer in Tama County. Ron and Jeanette Finzen and their children were away. the house was completely down when crews arrived. Cause remains unknown and damage estimate unavailable.
Cedar Rapids officials will show concept plans for a 10 mile Cedar River development from Seminole Valley to the water pollution control plant. The meeting runs 4 to 7 p.m. in City Hall council chambers and invites citizen input before the final report this spring. The study is a joint effort by Cedar Rapids Linn County and the Renaissance Group with consultant Johnson Johnson Roy of Madison.
The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust funds the North Liberty Community Library with 40000 for furniture and equipment. The library forms part of a 26 million dollar city project, a new community center.
Swisher American Legion Auxiliary Unit 671 will hold its fourth annual food drive on May 11. The effort invites households, businesses, schools and churches to fill and label boxes for distribution to Johnson County housing shelters. For details call Julia Hromidko at 857-4541.
State Patrol reports traffic slowed on Interstate 80 as construction near Williamsburg reduced lanes to one in each direction. The project stretches from one mile east of Williamsburg to one mile east of Highway 151 and coincides with heavy Sunday traffic.
RINNELL IOWA The Dari Barn west of Grinnell on Highway 6 serves lamb burgers made from lambs raised nearby by Bob and Pat Slagle. They farm corn and soybeans and raise about 70 lambs a year. The burger idea started as a county fair lure nine years ago and remains on the menu amid lingering reluctance from older diners who recall mutton.
The Dari Barn on Highway 6 East in Grinnell serves lamb burgers with hours varying by season. Lamb is praised for juiciness and digestibility, while owners note steady, modest demand and pricing.
In Decorah 79 year old Antoinette Webb faces arthritis and hearing loss while managing a large home. She contemplates selling to move into an elderly residence to avoid yard work and house upkeep. Nearby seniors Merle and Boyd Turner echo the difficulty of aging with chores.
Northeast Iowa communities pursue senior condo and rental projects as officials note a shortage of elderly housing. Oelwein plans 30 senior condos priced 70 000 to 110 000 while Oakview in Independence opens 24 unit complex at 55 plus with in unit washers and dryers. Strawberry Point starts 12 unit low income rentals aided by a 293 360 grant. Decorah considers a development as Iowa faces large elderly populations and housing demand.
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