Youngville Cafe Revival Restores Lincoln Highway Milepost
After 35 years the Youngville Cafe in Benton County near Cedar Rapids reopened as a cafe and living museum. Elizabeth Wheeler’s legacy and Anne Schoonover’s restoration effort raised $100,000 to revive the site with 1930s menus and locally produced foods. Booths from a Chelsea cafe and three cabins were relocated to create a museum space devoted to the Lincoln and Red Ball highways.
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Youngville Cafe set to reopen as full-time venture
Mike Kelly leads the Youngville museum efforts noting the rural Lincoln Highway stop is nearly the last of its kind. The cafe now opens Tuesdays for lunch 11 30 to 1 30 with a Friday farmers market 3 30 to 6 and Saturday coffee and rolls 8 to 10. Volunteers staff the cafe with two great grandchildren of Joe Young among them. Living quarters upstairs await a tenant to operate the cafe this winter.
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Linn rural roads face gravel loss after heavy rain
Linn County supervisors heard complaints from the northern part of the county that rural roads lack gravel as heavy rain washed it away. Mount Vernon Road near Mount Vernon is closed for repaving and detours over rock roads worsened conditions. Crews will repair spots after Mount Vernon Road reopens by Sept. 1. Cedar Rapids bonds of 33.955 million fund water system upgrades, streets, sewers, and Southwest Urban Renewal District projects with debt paid by user fees, taxes, and incremental increases. Linnhaven Inc. buys Helen Hall Place for 70,000. county sold the residence used for developmental disabilities programs. Marion waives flood repair fees for homes and fire-damaged downtown businesses. Sorg Pharmacy, Park Place Hotel Antique Mall, and an orthodontist office begin repairs. council forgives about 3,000 in fees.
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14Th Ave
Hiawatha
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Streets commissioner loses fiances to cancer
In Cedar Rapids, Streets Commissioner Don Thomas's fiancée Jennifer J. Crowley, 49, of 1640 Hillview Dr. in Marion, died August 3 from leukemia complications. The couple had become engaged July 17 and planned marriage August 10. Reported by metro and Linn County government reporters.
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Tom Qwen
Tim’s Reading Quest With Mary Brings Hope To Iowa Family
Tim, a lifelong Cedar Rapids resident with developmental challenges, learns to read with Mary Arenas a para educator at Viola Gibson Elementary. After initial resistance his parents Betsy and Frank 74 embrace his progress and Tim now attends the library daily aiming to write his name on his paychecks within a year. Mary returned to Cedar Rapids in June and found Tim after years apart through The ABC of East Central Iowa. Tim’s goal includes reading the Bible and gaining independence with support from Mary and local services.
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