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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 2002
Page
11
A late night fire at the APC Emmett Manufacturing building in Marion damaged the northwest corner about 9 30 p.m. Crews extinguished the blaze in roughly 10 minutes creating a 7 foot roof hole. Cause under investigation with no damage estimate. Emmett is a metal fabrication and welding business.
Cedar Rapids resident Peter Teahen, longtime Red Cross volunteer, will fly to New York City to assist national and international media on the one year anniversary of the Sept 11 attacks. He will help tell victims stories and advocate for families. Teahen previously volunteered in New York for five weeks after the attacks. A Cedar Rapids police report also notes three 18 year olds were charged with possession of burglar tools after failing to stop a vehicle at Cedarwood Hills Apartments.
As the anniversary of the September 11 attacks nears, readers are invited to send comments under 300 words about where they were and how the events have changed them. Include name age address and phone number for publication. deadline August 23. submissions may appear in the Sept 11 2002 Neighbors and online. No poetry.
Galen Ludvicek was arrested on a vehicular homicide warrant in the death of Teresa Osburn who was struck crossing a Cedar Rapids street. Osburn died at St Luke's Hospital. her husband Robert was injured. A Class B felony carries up to 25 years. Ludvicek posted $25,000 bond and was released. Funeral services for Osburn were set for 11 a.m. at Murdoch-Linwood. Osburn had recently delivered a son.
Five year old Miranda McCormick among 85 kindergartners in Marion in a 10 day Summer Buddies prekindergarten at Starry Elementary. The program runs two hours daily with teachers and speech pathologists focusing on reading skills to ease transition to kindergarten and boost alphabet and rhyming abilities.
Rusty Gene Roling 40 of Cedar Rapids was arrested in rural Jones County and charged with first degree burglary second degree arson and a court protective order violation after an early morning mobile home fire in Morley. The blaze destroyed a one bedroom home and no injuries were reported.
Cedar Rapids developer Ryan Montague quietly opens Adult Shop North at 5539 Crane Lane NE near St. Andrew's Golf Club. The store offers books videos DVD rentals and on site movie suites and a pool table with perk room while Montague continues to operate The Adult Shop on 66th Avenue SW and other locations.
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