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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1988
Page
5
Timothy Rock aged 6 and his Maltese Clifford won the 8 years and under category at a Cedar Rapids pet show sponsored by a local supermarket Friday. Clifford seems the true winner regardless of Tim’s score.
The log lists six individuals charged with drunken driving including Christopher Gomez in Davenport at 11:35 p.m. Thursday, Roxie Peterson in Cedar Springs at 9:49 p.m., Steven Clark at N Center Point and Boyson Roads at 8:19 p.m., Rick McSweeny in Marion at 1:41 a.m. Friday, Brenda Warner at Mount Vernon Road and 39th Street SE at 1:28 a.m. Thursday, plus a fourth entry noting a handgun incident and a separate theft of laundry valued at $600 from a car between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday.
Fire incident notes list medical emergencies at multiple addresses including 612 L St SW 3969 Center Point Rd NE 1606 Bever Ave SE 2034 G Ave NE 1921 Mount Vernon Rd SE 1981 Blairs Ferry Rd NE 4323 Fairlane Dr NE and 820 F Ave NW. One entry notes a gas meter break and another sparks from transformer to grass.
Brett Opperman aged 27 from Tower Terrace Mobile Home Park is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon after allegedly striking Gretchen McKenna in the face with a closed fist during an early incident.
Today features a full schedule with horse show at Dry Creek Stables and a 16 mile bicycle ride from Bever Park. Music by Pops on Pipes at Cedar Rapids Community Theatre. Pow Wow in Tama with dances and parade. Theatre offerings include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Coe College and Extremities and The Nerd at Old Creamery Theatre. Thunderbirds auto show and Amana Festival of the Arts run 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. plus a Japan slide show at Pinicon Ridge Park.
The Linn County E-911 board must act quickly to put a 25 cent telephone surcharge on the November ballot to fund the county wide 911 system. A Sept. 14 deadline set by Auditor Linda Langenberg applies to submitting the issue.
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