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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 2000
Page
19
A non scientific sample shows 56 percent disapproval and 44 percent approval of naming Joseph Lieberman as Al Gore’s running mate. The Daily Notebook notes a city audience poll via CITYLINE with call in options and a 5 pm cutoff.
Gazette Online hosts Your Two Cents discussing today’s topics: whether Boy Scouts can bar gays, Governor Vilsack gas coupon proposal, and if Cedar Rapids Public Safety Commissioner Zahn should have been tested for sergeant.
A wide slate of August 13 2000 happenings includes the Meskwaki Indian Powwow at Meskwaki Settlement west of Tama from 1 30 to 7 30 p m with 12 dances food crafts and exhibits. Lansing Fish Days parade and water ski show. Springville Tractor Pull and Fun Days with kiddie events. Cedar Rapids El Kahir Shrine Corn Maze and bike rides from Greene Square Park. Old Fashioned Husking Bee and Picnic in Clermont. Ice Cream Social at Clemons House Museum. plus exhibits and performances at Kirkwood Community College Theater Cedar Rapids and Amana colonies with prices for adults youth and children.
Saturday August 12 results include Powerball 21 and numbers 631 384647 with a $19 million jackpot. Cash 4 Life 26 47 6884 and a $100 000 Cash Game 4 11 18 20 26 Freeplay 4 13 17 21 26 27 plus Iowa Illinois Pick 3 3 88 and Lotto 1 2442 44 4551 3. Jackpot stands at $2.5 million.
Mercy hospital lists births on August 11 including Kristy Ozburn daughter to Heather and Kevin Sanborn Jr. in Cedar Rapids. St. Luke's notes multiple births from August 6 to August 10 with parents from Marion Scotch Grove Urbana Anamosa Alburnett and other local addresses, including five girls and three boys.
Lee Miller, 20, of 222 Kent Ct NE Cedar Rapids, was arrested Friday at 12 04 a m at the intersection of Dubuque and Jefferson streets on drunken driving suspicion. The Log reports the public safety listing supplied by The Gazette.
More than 700 people joined the American Heart Walk at Noelridge Park in Cedar Rapids raising nearly 70000 to combat heart disease and stroke. Local sponsors included St Luke's Hospital Mercy Medical Center and KCRG TV9. Teams from 45 area businesses and coworkers supported survivors and patients through cardiovascular research efforts.
Godsmack headlined a Cedar Rapids show at the U S Cellular Center with a hard rock crowd of 3 862 as Static X Reveille and Crazy Town members were removed from the originally planned lineup. The Boston band delivered moody riffs and catchy hooks while vocalist Sully Erna showcased a charismatic but eerie stage presence.]]>
Gov Tom Vilsack and first lady Christie claim top honors at the 18th Governor's Charity Steer Show raising funds for Ronald McDonald Houses of Iowa. Steer 1 sold for 5500 dollars with 4625 earmarked for Iowa City Des Moines and Sioux City houses.
Brennan Ind. native Mike Schultz returns to Springville to drive in the annual Fun Days tractor pull drawing nearly 1,800 spectators. More than 70 tractors compete for cash prizes and bragging rights on a clay track near the elementary school with the East Central Iowa Tractor Pull Association hosting the super farm division.
Springville, a Linn County town of 1,068 near Cedar Rapids on Highway 151, hosts a local tractor showdown described as a grudge match among nearby operators. The scene captures rural pride and competition among local farming crews.
The Gazette accepts death notices and obituaries with a daily 7 p.m. submission deadline. News items include immediate survivors and a photo, while longer obituaries and extra details cost 35 cents per word plus second-day notices.
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