Hiawatha Man Injured In Wal-Mart Parking Lot Crash
Cedar Rapids police withheld the injured man’s name as a 49 year old Hiawatha resident was taken to University Hospitals in Iowa City after a two car crash at 10 35 a m Saturday at the Wal Mart entrance on Blairs Ferry Road NE. Three women in the turning car were not hurt and their names were not released. The official report was not completed Sunday night.
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Hiawatha
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Wal-Mart
Blairs Ferry Rd
Loebsack visits area libraries during listening tour
U S Rep. Dave Loebsack will hold office hours across the district during a weeklong Listening Tour. He starts at Rapids Public Library and continues to Tipton Washington Iowa City locations with times listed for Tuesday and Friday sessions. In related notes, University of Iowa Children’s Hospital specialist David Wacker was named a fellow of the Association for Behavioral Analysis International, a rare global honor.
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Dave Loebsack
Iowa
M. Rapids Public Library
1St St. SE
Tipton Public Library
Cedar St
Washington Public Library
E. Main St
Iowa City Public Library
S. Linn St
Loebsack
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Center For Disabilities and Development
University of Iowa Children’s Hospital
Association For Behavior Analysis International
David Wacker
Wacker
Call Center Tips for News Tips in Iowa Cities
Readers are invited to share tips for stories and photos with provided Cedar Rapids and Iowa City phone numbers and a toll free line. The request emphasizes tips for local news and photo submissions.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Prairieburg gravedigger digs graves by hand at St. Joseph's Cemetery
Kay Beranek 55 tends graves on a sunny hill south of Prairieburg. She digs each burial by hand, earning about 450 dollars per grave, reflecting a family legacy from caretaker Frank Drexler. The work follows a long tradition in the cemetery's care.
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Rairieburg
Prairieburg
Buffalo Creek
Kay Beranek
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Kay
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Gazette
Kay Beranek: A Graveyard Shovel, Six Feet Deep
Kay Beranek 55, St. Joseph's Cemetery caretaker and waste water operator, digs graves with steady grit. She describes layers of soil, back strain, and long days of shoveling as she prepares plots while her husband Don and son William help, and she observes that she likes meeting people.
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St. Joseph's Cemetery
Central City High School
Donson
William
Kay
Don
Hookah Parlor Red Poppy Expands in Iowa City
Red Poppy Tea and Hookah Parlour at 341 E College St Iowa City expanded in January adding space from a former office to accommodate crowds. Owner Sakshi Mears notes strong summer business with steady weekend demand and growing interest in home hookah use. The couple named Honda Mears previously owned the business and now consider adding a glass hookah while continuing to attract college students and professionals. The Red Poppy is one of only two hookah bars in Iowa.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
E. College St
Sakshi Mears
Mears
Honda
Mayes Mears
Maui
Iowa
Ames
Red Poppy Tea and Hookah Parlour opens in Iowa City
The Gazette notes the February 2005 opening of Red Poppy Tea and Hookah Parlour the first of its kind in Eastern Iowa. It features four hookahs two in each of two rooms and serves shisha a tobacco honey and fruit molasses blend.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa
Newstrack Musings From The Gazette Weekly
Newstrack appears on Mondays from The Gazette, a brief follow up on newsmakers and events. Readers may contact The Gazette at P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa or by telephone to share tips or questions for the column.
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St. Joseph’s Catholic School
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OWA Life
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Hookah Parlor
Allison Gowans
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Sakshi Mears Red Poppy
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