Oelwein Air Fair Delivers Ultralight and Tandem Jump Thrills
Pilots from Vinton and locals flocked to the Oelwein Municipal Airport for the Flight Breakfast and Air Fair 90. Ultralight planes drew crowds with cheap operation and easy handling while tandem parachute jumpers charged $150 for a 10 000 foot descent. Participants hailed the fun as models and a Navy trainer also wowed attendees.
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Val Swinton
Iowa
Ender
Minnesota Skydivers Club
Oelwein
Bob Larimer
Chris Pont
Stanley
Gazette
Rich Ender
Vinton
Simpson grad named head of U.S. Girl Scouts
Rose Marie Main, a Simpson College alumna, was named national executive director of the Girl Scouts of the United States. The Moravia, Iowa native led a five month international tour and later spoke in Japan and Singapore while advancing diversity and scouting globally. The Girl Scouts report 3.2 million members.
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Iowa Newspaper Association
Indianola
Rose Marie Main
Girl Scouts
Simpson College
Main
The
Girl Scouts of the
U.S.A
Singapore
Japan
U.S
Simpson
Moravia
New York
Girl Scout Council
Davenport
Coe College
Herbert Hoover
United States Institute of Peace
Donald Lisio
Iowa
Institute
Congress
Coe
New Iowa Initiative Seeks New Ways to Rate Students
A preliminary report by the Iowa Initiative for World Class Schools urges new methods for assessing student performance and calls for greater parental involvement. Director William Lepley says schools must help parents take full part in education while judging schools by mastery of a defined core knowledge.
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DES Moines
Iowa Initiative For
Iowa Board of Education
William Lepley
Education Department
Lepley
Iowa
Five hurt in four vehicle crash on Alburnett Road
A Saturday night four vehicle crash on Alburnett Road left five hospitalized. Elizabeth Price 73 of Marion crossed the center line hitting a north bound pickup driven by Tommy Wood 20 of Alburnett. Wood’s truck struck Raymond Edaburn 52 of Marion and a southbound motorcycle driven by Gaylin Seevell 40 of Alburnett. Wood and a passenger were hospitalized, Seevell in good condition, Edaburn in serious condition, and Edaburn’s passenger Lee-Ann Edaburn in good condition. Price uninjured. Charges pending.
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Alburnett Road
Elizabeth Price
Marion
Tommy Wood
Alburnett
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Wood
Raymond Edaburn
Gaylin Seevell
Sheriff's Department
Price
Seevell
Mercy Medical Center
Ray Edaburn
St. Luke’s Hospital
Lee-Ann Edaburn
St. Luke's
Theft and incidents logged by The Gazette in Linn County
The Log cites burglaries and emergencies reported in Linn County. Between 2 p.m. and 11 p.m. Saturday a window entry stole a compact disc player valued at 350 and discs valued at 360. Several medical emergencies and fires followed into Sunday and a rekindled fire at 1003 Ninth Ave SE.
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The
Gazette
Linn County
Pact
First Ave
13Th Ave
16Th St
Ninth Ave
Sixth St
Seventh Ave
Eyro Metro East Kiwanis to feature Gus Schrader sports talk
Metro East Kiwanis hosts a Tuesday noon sports talk by Gus Schrader former sports editor now columnist for The Gazette. The session titled Sports will be at Sirloin n Brew with audience questions likely.
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Metro East Kiwanis
Gus Schrader
The
Gazette
Sirloin 'N Brew
Roger Hoffman
University of Iowa Program For
Assistive Technology
Cedar Rapids
Citizen Committee
YWCA
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