Celebrity once lived in Hoover School NW neighborhood
Suzanne Barnes reports on Rick Sampson of Johnson Avenue whose home served as the Lincoln Highway tourist camp office. The Log Cabin Camp dates to 1927, later becoming Newcastle Apartments. Sampson’s career in Cedar Rapids included KMRY radio and KCRG TV, with life stories of the Shell Weatherman and a 1961 move to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzanne Barnes
Tne
Edar Rapids
Rick Sampson
Johnson Avenue
Lincoln Highway
John
Anna Cox
Sampson
Twin Towers Cafe
Castle
Irene
Steve
Cathy
Newcastle
Cedar Rapids
Kpig Radio
KMRY
Kotkiss
Kcrg-Tv
Wmt-Tv
CBS 2
J-2
WMT
San Francisco
Marshall
Rascal
Local produce stand opens in northwest Cedar Rapids
Megan Benning a dental student in Iowa City hands a bag of sweet corn to Jeremy Robbins of Cedar Rapids at the Good Stuff produce stand July 2 in front of the BP store at Johnson Avenue and Edgewood Road NW. She runs the stand daily this summer as a temporary setup before returning to college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Megan Benning
Iowa City
Jeremy Robbins
Cedar Rapids
BP Convenience
Johnson Avenue
Edgewood Road
Stay-at-home mom finds voice in barbershop singing
Julie Schnoebelen 46 of Iowa City is a stay at home mom who sings with Metro Mix Chorus part of Sweet Adelines. She describes balancing family and performance with four part harmony and shows for 70 members across 21 communities within 123 miles of Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barny
Julie Schnoebelen
Schnoebelen
Iowa City
Texas
Jim
Air Force
San Angelo
Dallas
Sweet Adelines
Metro Mix Chorus
Iowa
Harold Miller
The
Harmony Hawks
PTA
Gongwers
Cherokee Park neighborhood recall in Hoover area history
A Gazette article recalls the Hoover area around Cherokee Park and Johnson Avenue noting Cherokee Park and Hoover Elementary School opened in 1955 with no sidewalks or paved drive. Residents describe changes, as Vinton Ditch was realigned, Midway Drive development, and long time residents sharing memories of rural past and evolving Cedar Rapids connections.
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Johnson Avenue
Wiley Boulevard NW
Hoover
Vinton
Cherokee Park
Midway Drive
Pat Mikulas
Los Angeles County
Calif
Mikulas
Vinton Ditch
Cherokee
Dietrich
Mike
Mary Novak
Wellesley Court NW
West Side
Mike Novak
Wellesley
Johnson
Dorothy Gongwer
Johnson Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids
Hoover Elementary School
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Hoover School
Forest Ranger
Shell Weatherman
Nugget
Northwest
C.R
Tiny
Dan Dye
Marshalltown
Sue Lane
Dye
Dennis
Judy Dye
Juane Crock
the Gazette
Melanie
Caleb Plumb
Drexle Drive
Gage
Shelby Lynn
Javan
Metro Mix Charme
Hoover Area
Hoover Elementary
Gongwer
Beverly van Horn
Cedar Hills
van Horn
del Webb
New York Yankees
Mary Lou Hess
Sears
Midway
Harnett Street
Crawford
Harnett
Hess
Suzanne.barnes
Gazettecommunications. Com
Bobby Ratliff
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