Harkin urges lake dredge funding at CCC reunion
Rep Tom Harkin addressed CCC alumni at Backbone State Park urging quick action to dredge the dying Backbone Lake. He said two minutes of expense time worth about 1 million dollars could move the project from the Department of Defense. The remarks capped a CCC reunion marking 50 years since the park’s construction.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Backbone Lake Preservation Association
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Harkin
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Metro Iowa
Ankle deep in birds roosts invade Avinger Texas
Residents confront protected cattle egrets overrunning Avinger with ankle deep droppings and dead chicks. They allege foul odor and health risks while seeking relief as authorities and neighbors monitor the situation. Rocky the pit bull receives reprieve after last week’s Seattle area robbery case and neuter pledge.
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Texas
U.S
Rocky
Seattle. Wash
Seattle
Des Moines July ranks eighth in all time heat parade
The National Weather Service in Des Moines says July reached 90 degrees or hotter on 21 days, ranking eighth in the 1879 onward record. An average high of 92 and low of 70 produced a monthly average of 80.9 degrees, with 100-degree days occurring five times after two summers below that mark.
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Des Moines
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Arson suspected in two Cedar Rapids fires on Lennox Ave
Cedar Rapids Fire Department officials say two early Sunday fires were deliberately set. A garage at 3831 Lennox Ave NE owned by Paul Reid burned near 4 a.m., confined to a southeast corner. Across the street a 17-foot boat at 3834 Lennox Ave NE also burned. Both cases remain under investigation.
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Cedar Rapids
Lennox Ave
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Don Mattfeld
Vinton Woman Killed in Two Car Crash Southwest of Mount Auburn
A two vehicle crash Sunday afternoon 34 miles southwest of Mount Auburn killed Mabel B. Horak 83 of rural Vinton and injured eight others. One victim flown by helicopter to St Luke's Hospital and three more transported there by ambulance. The remaining four were taken to Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton. Six ambulances responded to the scene at 12 36 p m. No further details were released. A historical note mentions Colorado’s 1876 statehood.
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Mabel B. Horak
Vinton
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Luke’s
Benton County Sheriff's
Brucemore Opens for Public Tours in August
Brucemore in Cedar Rapids will offer public tours this August. The estate, owned by the Sinclair Douglas and Hall families and now held by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, will operate 10 AM to 3 PM on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Saturdays. Entrance is 2160 Linden Drive SE with admission at $2. tours arranged via Peggy Whitworth at 362-7375.
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Cedar Rapids
Brucemore
National Trust For Historic Preservation
T.M. Sinclair
George Bruce Douglas
Howard and Margaret Hall
Historic Preservation Association
Linden Drive
Peggy Whitworth
Anglers nabbed on Big Sandy Lake over limit
An Illinois Iowa fishing party faced over the limit charges after 200 northern pikes were found on Big Sandy Lake. Eight adults, six from Illinois and two from Iowa, posted 550 dollars bond each and were released. The incident follows a DNA crackdown on over the limit fishing in the Aitkin area.
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Aitkin, Minn
Illinois
Iowa
Department of Natural Resources
Big Sandy Lake
Aitkin
Dennis Lang
McGregor
Lang
Chased Cedar Rapids Moped Rider Cited For Eight Violations
A 14 year old Cedar Rapids girl received eight traffic citations after a high speed chase through the northwest quad of the city early Sunday. Officers pursued the moped about 3 a.m. until it struck a curb and tipped over on Johnson Avenue NW. A passenger, 18 year old Charles D. Benner, was arrested and charged with unlawful riding.
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Cedar Rapids
Johnson Avenue NW
Charles D. Benner
Lennox Ave
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