Mapleton Faces Cedar Rapids in Legion Tournament Opener
Mapleton 22-1 meets Cedar Rapids Reds 23-11 in the State American Legion Baseball Tournament opener Friday at 8 p.m. Mapleton has a 20 game win streak and seeks to rebound after last year's 9-0 loss to CR. The 16 man roster spans eight northwest Iowa towns as Mapleton aims for a deep run.
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David
Goliath
Mapleton
Cedar Rapids Reds
American Legion
C.R
Waterloo
Ottumwa
Reggie Hastings
Jim DeBlauw
Wakefield
Neb
DeBlauw
Council Bluffs
Council Bluff
Iowa
Sloan
Correctionville
Sergeant Bluff
Lytton
Rockwell City
Kingsley
Denison
Sioux City
Maple Valley
Legion
Ken Charipar
C.R. Jefferson
LaSalle
Prairie
Benton Community
Amana
Norway
Golfhead Mary Kramer Tops Open in Strong Lead
Kramer fired a 43 Wednesday for an 83 total to lead Barb Blank by 12. Cheryl Snodgrass and Eden Dorsey tied for third at 108 as White eyes the Open, praising chipping and noting one three putt. She warns that the outcome is still open with tomorrow’s final round.
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Mary Kramer
Barb Blank
Cheryl Snodgrass
Eden Dorsey
White
Tomor
Mario White
Jean Kolismith
Kim DeNucci
Tammy Cameron
Lisa Griffin
Diane Davis
Lori Florence Lana Whitehead
Jill Johnson
Kay Deasy
Lisa Whitehead
Jean O'Neill
Chevyl Snodgrass
Sarah Burns
Carrie Copperwoll
Laura Woodward
Julie Ratz
Ann Gamsky
Connie Blank
Andrea Faches
Jennifer Erger
Kelly Pavisen
Allison Faches
C R man charged with arson in car fire near McDaniel home
Ronald G. Driscoll, 39, of 2710 29th St. SW faced a second degree arson charge after police say he set fire to a 1967 car belonging to Carol McDaniel at 449 Eighth Ave. SW just before midnight. The car burned despite efforts to extinguish it. Driscoll allegedly contacted McDaniel by phone from a nearby booth before the blaze. He was arrested around 2 a.m. and held in Linn County Jail.
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Ronald G. Driscoll
29Th St
Carol McDaniel
Eighth Ave
McDaniel
Driscoll
Linn County
Cedar Rapids man named Iowa state commissioner of athletics
Governor Ray appointed Allen J. Meier 49 of Cedar Rapids to oversee professional boxing and wrestling as state commissioner of athletics. Meier, current state labor commissioner and former legislative director for the Iowa Federation of Labor, holds OSHA and Employment Security advisory roles and is a former Golden Gloves champion. He will serve at the governor’s pleasure beginning immediately.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Allen J. Meier
Ellis Blvd
Cedar Rapids
Meier
Iowa Federation of Labor
Osha Commission
Employment Security Advisory Council
Washington High to Start Cross Country and Volleyball Practices
Cedar Rapids Washington High School announces boys cross country candidates should report to the school gym at 7 30 p m Monday with practice permits or physicals. Girls volleyball for grades 10 through 12 begins Monday at 3 15 p m with physicals due to the activities office. Claire Porter shot a hole in one Sunday at Jones Park on the par 3 158 yard seventh, witnessed by Donald Wagner and others.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington High School
Tom van Deest
Washington
Claire Porter
Jones Park
Donald Wagner
Hardy, Ark
David Wagner
Eric Porter
Jefferson High opens cross country practice at 3 30 p m
Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School announces first cross country practice for prospects at 3 30 p m Monday in the school gym nasium. Runners should bring physiques to the opening session. Linn-Mar High School varsity football prospects report at 7 a m Monday for the start of practice. Equipment issuance begins Tuesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn-Mar High School
Hiawatha council weighs bridges and park land amid I 380 plans
The council considers two overpasses on I 380 at Blairs Ferry Road and Emmons Street and a wooden viaduct on Highway 150 shifting to city control. Federal approval is needed for park land exchange and recreation funds limit highway use. The panel also rejected Dennis Roman's Clark Street rezoning for condominiums after opposition.
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Hiawatha
Iowa Department of Transportation
Hiawatha City Park
Blairs Ferry Road
Emmons Street
IDOT
Terry Chew
Chew
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
BOR
City of
Planning and Zoning Commission
Dennis Roman
Roman
East Clark Street
Cedar Rapids Woman Faces Two Assault Charges
Donetta Rae Akers, 19, of 1737 A Ave NE, was arrested at about 1 40 a m at the Aquarium Lounge 3000 Sixth St SW on two assault counts after allegedly striking Reed Hoeppner 3715 Johnson Ave NW in the mouth and attempting to remove a police officer’s gun from its holster. She is held in Linn County Jail.
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Cedar Rapids
Donetta Rae Akers
Ave. NE
Sixth St
Akers
Reed Hoeppner
Johnson Ave
Linn County
College Community district reports adequate bus driver supply
Transportation director Cliff Leonard told the district board that the College Community School District has an adequate supply of bus drivers this year with 50 hired, though only about 40 may be ready by August 23 due to late hiring and licensing delays. He said no bus schedule changes are planned unless necessary and noted gasoline costs and supply concerns amid rising prices and backlogged driver tests.
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College Community
Cliff Leonard
Leonard
DeMolay leadership briefing and community notices
A Friday noon DeMolay leadership conference report is planned for the Embassy Club. Local notices include an Ice Cream Social at Christ Church on August 19, Cedar Rapids Library Board meeting rescheduled to August 23 at 3 p.m., and civil defense meeting at City Hall. Also listed are local ads for services, sales, tours, and obituaries notes for Ingeborg Peterson.
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Embassy Club
Cedar Rapids
Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll drive set for Iowa
Cedar Rapids and Iowa Knights of Columbus will raise funds for the mentally retarded this weekend. About 1,400 members in 200 teams will distribute Tootsie Roll bars at shopping areas in Cedar Rapids and Marion with Shrine band and clowns aiding. Last year the effort raised $20,000 locally. this year’s Cedar Rapids goal is $25,000 with ten percent sent to state programs and the rest to Discovery Village.
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Knights of Columbus
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Knights
Clyde Mathews
Marion
Shrine Band
Discovery Village
Juan Cortez
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First Avenue NW
Armstrong’s Men’s
Vicky
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Johnny’s Parkway
Jane McIntosh
Mister Perfect Hair Styling
Iowa Realty Company
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Route 3
Monticello
Liebke
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14Th Avenue SE
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First Ave
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Izod
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Middle-West
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Tulane University
New Orleans
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16Th St. SE
RCA
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Ingeborg Dahl Peterson
Minneapolis
James Snyder
Ridgeway Drive
Enga Memorial Chapel
Fort Snelling
Terri's Beauty Shoppe
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