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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1992
Page
2
Mike Deupree defends frequent channel changing as American ritual and urges RVs to ignore wives and gasped critics. He argues remote control use reflects selecting better programs and cites TV Vision listings as guide to avoid caving to dull offerings.
Woody Allen calls Mia Farrow an unfit parent as he sues for custody of Satchel Moses and Dylan. Farrow’s mother Maureen O’Sullivan denounces the suit as a cheap shot and Farrow’s privacy, while the couple remain separated with the children in Farrow’s care. David Cassidy discusses revisiting old hits on tour and Alain Steen leaves Beirut to teach at Casper College in Wyoming. Local government meetings and a corrections board session are scheduled in Cedar Rapids and the Sixth Judicial District.
Old Creamery Theatre Company presents Cowchip Jamboree and Tall Tales Extravaganza at 6:30 p.m. with dinner included. Squabbles runs at Price Creek Stage 3 p.m. with tiered pricing. Alone Together also at 3 p.m. on Garrison Main Stage with senior student group discounts.
Outdoor events include Hawkeye Bicycle Association ride from Greene Square Park Amana loop 60 miles with an 8 a.m. start. Camp Courageous Duathlon in Monticello runs 8 a.m. run then 9 45 a.m. bike with short 2.5 mile run or long 6 mile run 47 mile bike. Entry $20 individual $24 team. Tanager Place Balloon Festival Amana Colonies visitors center has 7 a.m. balloon flyovers and kids activities with tickets $4. Pioneer Days Ushers Ferry Seminole Valley Park 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. admission $2 adults free for kids under 12. Steam Show at Winston Smith Farm features engines tractors. Antique Show and Parade at Walnut Acres Monticello 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. admission $2 adults $1 kids. Fairs include Muscatine County West Liberty and Postville big fairs with derbies, petting zoos and contests. Ethnic Czech Days Protivin features mass polka and tournaments. Holzfest in Amana region with polka music and drawings. Music festival at Delaware County Fairgrounds Manchester features 50s 60s acts and multiple contests. CITYLINE provides calendar details Cedar Rapids Iowa City numbers.
A call in question asks if people support a federal plan requiring large firms to offer up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in certain cases. It runs today from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. with voting by phone.
Public agencies hold sessions this week including Linn County Supervisors 9 am work session Prairie High Library 6 30 pm College Community School Board 7 pm Linn County Conservation Board 7 30 pm Alburnett School Board 7 30 pm Civil Defense Emergency Operations Center 7 30 pm Zoning Commission 8 30 am Cedar Rapids City Council informal session 4th floor City Hall 3 pm Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission special meeting director s resignation 1 pm Metro Interagency Insurance Program Board 6 30 pm Conservation Board 6 30 pm Grant Wood Area Education Agency Board 10 am Riverfront Improvement Commission Noon Linn Health Services Advisory Committee 2 45 pm Veterans Memorial Commission 4 pm Recreation Commission 7 pm Historical Preservation Advisory Committee
The Gazette promotes sustainability by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers in drop boxes at City Carton, econofoods, and Hy-Vee stores in Marion.
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