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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 2000
Page
13
Readers respond to questions on military recruitment concerns and teen-age smoking enforcement at the Iowa State Fair. TELUS notes non scientific sampling with 148 responses. YES 24 percent NO 76 percent.
On August 12, 2000 at 9 a.m. the Mound View Neighborhood Association meets at Central Park Presbyterian Church for events in CUE. Lottery numbers and a $2.5 million jackpot are listed for Iowa and Illinois games including Cash 4 Life and Pick 3 4 9 4 3.
Births and a drunken driving arrest are listed by The Gazette. Tracy and Charles Sidwell announce a son born at Cedar Rapids. Bart J. Sebrecht, 31, of Center Point, was arrested in the 3700 block of First Avenue SE. Fire calls report multiple incidents throughout Thursday including fires at 2257 C Street SW and 911 Seventh Street SE.
In Belle Plaine Benton County Iowa the community library marked its tenth anniversary with an open house drawing about 50 attendees. Notables including Henry Tippie a major donor attended a pre event reception. The $484 978 library offers large print books word processing and Internet labs and expanded hours compared with the old Hart Memorial Library.
A crowds of about 150 gather at Evergreen Cemetery in Britt Iowa for a somber memorial as 75 hobos and family honor a migrant worker legacy amid the 100th National Hobo Convention. The town expects 20 000 visitors for rides Mulligan Stew and the Hobo King coronation while preserving hobos history through the Hobo Memorial Foundation.
Guttenberg school board approves daily substitute pay rise from 70 to 75 dollars and reviews a two block street widening costing about 165 thousand. They set sale for 10 acres Big Springs property after surveys, with no action on project funding. Gerald Glawe named to IASB Action Network and Larry Friedlein chosen as Keystone Area Education Agency director election delegate. Manchester tightens noise rules targeting loud cars and radios. fines start at 50 dollars. Amana Colonies board raises concerns over Main Street planning focusing on a visual corridor and architect interviews as five zoning permits are approved for fences decks doors and ramps.
Darell F. Heims 36 of Cedar Rapids died Oct. 11 at a Marion construction site after slipping through a floor opening. The family administrator sues Sattler Homes Inc. for negligence over missing barricades. The suit seeks compensatory damages. company officials would not comment. No witnesses or safety violations were found by state OSH officials.
Moonlight hike at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Harpers Ferry tonight begins at 7 45 PM. A two mile two hour ranger led event features living history figures and Zebulon Pike era soldiers along Fire Point Loop with return to the visitor center after the tour. Reservations are required call (319) 873 3491 and plan to arrive 15 minutes early. Fees waived. Bring flashlights mosquito repellent and suitable footwear. The center near Marquette on Highway 76 operates daily 8 AM to 7 PM in summer.
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