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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1988

Page

4

Cedar Rapids forms water conservation committee

Cedar Rapids City Council appointed a water conservation committee to craft a year round plan and advise the public on drought tips. The panel's first report is due today as officials consider limited lawn watering in response to heat and rising usage.

Heather Sloman Wood Gazette City Hall Cedar Rapids Water Department Lee Coppock Coppock Chip Hughes Hughes Landscaping Hughes Eric Faaborg

United Way Names New Executive Director

Richard David of Bloomington Illinois is named executive director of United Way of East Central Iowa and will start August 15. He succeeds Tim Nawn who left to lead United Way of Wayne County Indiana. David has led United Way in McLean County Illinois since 1983 and will reside in Cedar Rapids with his wife Jan.

Richard David Bloomington Ill United Way Iowa David Tim Nawn Wayne County Ind The United Way of McLean County, Ill His Wife Jan Cedar Rapids

Travel snags area heat relief efforts

Emergency heat relief plans for the Cedar Rapids area remain intact with air conditioned shelters when temperatures exceed 90 degrees. A meeting at St. Luke's Hospital acknowledged a need to improve evening transportation to shelters and urged local groups to help, with contact through United Way Information and Referral at 398-5364.

Vanessa Shelton Cedar Rapids St. Luke’s Hospital Mary Schoen-Clark HACAP United Way

Best frozen treat voting ends today in Gazette poll

Last chance to vote for the best ice cream or frozen yogurt in Eastern Iowa. Call CITY LINE at 363 7000, enter category 7070, and give your flavor, type, and where sold. Include brand if in daily case.

Iowa The Gazette Cityline

Arrest Reports List Nearby Incidents In City

Anton Simanek 33 of Walker reported at 2 10 a m Thursday one mile north of Center Point on Old Highway 150 Ruth Brown 28 of 1043 10th Ave SE at 1 19 a m Wednesday at Fourth Ave and 12th Street SE James Allen 23 of 1431 Fifth St NW at 12 40 a m Thursday in the 800 block of Interstate 380 NE third offense

Anton Simanek Walker Center Point Ruth Brown 10Th Ave Fourth Avenue 12Th Street James Allen Fifth St. NW Interstate 380

Kids with water balloons on Heatheridge Drive NE

Cameron Everett 11 fires a water filled balloon toward the street with help from J R Clore 11 and Brent Cobb 12 as they use a Winger Water Balloon Shooter before the rainstorm.

Heatheridge Drive Cameron Everett J.R. Clore Brent Cobb

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University of Nebraska University System Kansas City Kan Eagles Club Seventh Ave. SE Barb Ernst Anamosa Vinton Monticello Schoen-Clark ST. Luke’s Mercy Marion Senior Center Jane Boyd 14Th Ave Witwer Senior Center Second Ave Salvation Army Community Center C Ave Ambroz Recreation Center Mount Vernon Rd Fairfax State Savings Bank Fairfax Fruitland Blvd Siegel 3Rd Ave. SE Sabe Delta II Lady Four Seasons Gallery Panama Ralston Creek Eagles Coralville Todd Mcinturt Ponderosass Cornville 2Nd St Ponderosa Ponderosa, Inc
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