Marion City Council schedules special session on waste transfer station
The Marion City Council will meet Friday at 3 p.m. in City Hall basement to discuss a planned waste transfer station by Jetter Properties of Moline Illinois near Highway 13. Neighbors oppose the project as the council weighs a moratorium. The Tuesday work session was moved to 4 p.m. and council members will attend a Bluestem Solid Waste Agency board meeting at 1:30 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids Man Sentenced for Meth Sales
Shawn Drinnon, formerly of Waterloo, was sentenced in U S District Court in Cedar Rapids to eight years and four months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. He sold meth in Waterloo from 1997 to March 2001 after a three day February trial. Judge Linda Reade issued the sentence.
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Shawn Drinnon
Waterloo
U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Drinnon
U.S
Kandice Wilcox
Share Your Tree Memories From Eastern Iowa Storms
Readers are invited to submit personal memories of significant trees in their communities in the wake of recent storms. Include name address and daytime phone. stories can cover treehouses gathering spots or longtime favorites to be printed in an upcoming Community issue.
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the Gazette
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Cedar Rapids
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Frytown Auction Connects Amish Growers With Big Buyers
Stan Yoder’s Yoder Auction Service in Frytown hosts three weekly auctions drawing Kalona area Amish growers and major buyers like Hy-Vee Loffredo Fresh Produce and Produce LTD. Prices rise with demand but can dip to market or lower when buyers are absent, and sales run at 10 am on Monday Wednesday and Friday with lively bidding from the crowd.
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Marlene Lucas
Gazette Bytown
Stan Yoder
Frytown
Kalona-area
Yoder
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Brouwer
Bob Stuetelberg
Yoder Auction Service
Buzz Orr
the Gazette
Kalona
University of Iowa
Campground Reopens After February Fire at Coralville Lake
Jolly Roger Campground at Coralville Lake remains open for the season after a Feb. 19 fire destroyed the lodge. Owners Angel and David Harper report reconstruction of the campground grocery store underway with a new building delivered in late March. Paint work in the store is the last task, and campers are glad the site stays open. Rumors of closure have spread despite ongoing operations.
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Zack Kucharski
Jolly Roger
Coralville Lake
Angel Harper
David
Harpers
Harper
Fire destroys Jolly Roger Campground lodge
A February 19 blaze at the Jolly Roger Campground lodge destroyed the building housing a grocery, restaurant, bathrooms, and registration area. Owner Angel Harper reported an explosion at 8 15 a.m. Firefighters drew water from Coralville Lake and three miles away. damage estimated at 150 000 dollars with no injuries.
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Angel Harper
Coralville Lake
Home-built yellow car returns after long restoration
Mark Miaters restored his grandfather Dutch Wanerus 1965 Volkswagen based hot rod. Built from a wrecked Beetle chassis and custom sheet metal, the two passenger open cockpit car now tours Marion, attends parades and local garage sales, with Mark and his wife Marianne often riding along.
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Edwin
Dutch” Wanerus
Popular Mechanics
Dutch
LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing Co, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Edna
Silverfish
Marion
Ketelsen RV
Marianne
Zettt Marianne
Mark Wanerus
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