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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1994
Page
7
Road work in Marion cut a phone line near Fifth Avenue and 20th Street leaving about 200 customers without service Monday afternoon. Crews restored service by Monday evening, said a US West Communications spokeswoman.
A $1.8 million fund drive to start tech prep courses in Cedar Rapids schools will receive guidance though no cash from the Hall Foundation. Retired executives seek to raise money for the Cedar Rapids Community School District to prepare students for the 21st century workplace. The foundation will not grant to public schools but will steer the group toward other funding sources. The goal is to complete fundraising by year end.
Monna Metcalf, 49, is in fair condition at University Hospitals Iowa City after her leg and foot were entangled in the power takeoff of an elevator on the Don Pitz farm near Otter Creek. She was unloading hay Sunday evening when the accident occurred and was freed by a Jackson County ambulance crew.
Dennis Kohlmeyer of Fayette, Iowa, expands to 100 ostriches on five acres, fencing in animals as a new industry matures. He disputes Animal People forecasts of a market crash, saying ostrich owners profit from breeders while waiting for meat demand to rise in seven to ten years.
A Cedar Rapids man, James Robert Ernst, 1021 Third St. SE, was arrested Monday after police and animal control seized 11 pit bulls during a raid at his home around 1 30 PM. Ernst allegedly grabbed a TV 9 photographer’s tripod and arm as officers moved in. He faces Interference and assault-related counts.
Dave Rasdal notes Youngville station near the Highway 30 218 intersection could be restored as a Benton County welcome center and living history along the Lincoln Highway. Don Wheeler would donate the site with backing, while Anne Schoonover envisions a rest stop and tourism hub to attract travelers and boost local dollars.
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