Power outage hits St. Luke's Hospital patients in the dark
A power surge knocked out two transformers at St. Luke's Hospital around 6 20 p m causing blackout despite emergency generators. 230 patients reportedly faced no medical complications and limited air conditioning while patient rooms remained dark as crews worked on internal electrical problems. Mercy Medical Center on the same line briefly flickered but kept power.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Mike Humbert
St. Luke’s
Ann Humbert
Alliant-Ies Utilities
Humberts
Mercy ‘Medical Center
St. Luke's
Cedar Rapids Car Crash Victims Released From Hospital
Amecia Walter aged 15 and Jamie Henderson aged 20, both of Cedar Rapids, were treated at St. Luke's Hospital after a 5:30 p.m. Saturday accident at 16th Avenue and C Street SW and released that night. The passengers were in a car driven by Emily Holley of Cedar Rapids that collided with another vehicle.
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Cedar Rapids
Amecia Walter
Jamie Henderson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Emily Holley
16Th Avenue
C Street
Two-car crash in Mitchell County kills two
Virginia Lemmermann 69 of St. Ansgar formerly Whittier and Opal Chancellor 74 of St. Ansgar died in a head on collision on Highway 218 near Mona in central Iowa. Samuel Budak 30 of St. Paul Minn. and two passengers suffered injuries as a result of overcorrection after Budak crossed the center line.
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Whittier
Iowa
Virginia Lemmermann
St. Ansgar
Mitchell County
Iowa State Patrol
Opal Chancellor
Lemmermann
Highway 218
Mona
Minnesota
Samuel Budak
St. Paul
Minn
Budak
Chancellor
College Community Board to Approve Handbooks and Policies
The College Community school board meets at 7 30 p m in Prairie High School ICN Room to review and approve all building and district handbooks and consider several board policies.
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College Community School Board
Prairie High School
ICN
Linn-Mar board to hear construction report and bids
The Linn-Mar school board will receive a construction report from Project Manager Larry Gleason at the 7 p.m. meeting and review bids for window replacements at Bowman Woods Elementary. A 5 p.m. work session precedes at the Linn-Mar Educational Services Center in Marion.
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Linn-Mar School Board
Larry Gleason
Bowman Woods
Linn-Mar Educational Services Center
N. 10Th St
Marion
Des Moines Woman Dies in Balcony Fall
Police say 79 year old Mary Jane Johnson fell from a chair while cleaning a 12th floor patio door at Plymouth Place Apartments around 10 30 a m Saturday. Gazette staff and wire reports.
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Mary Jane Johnson
Plymouth Place
Gazette
New hands old crafts at Iowa State Fair exhibit
At the Iowa State Fair artisans demonstrate traditional skills. Larry Cogley of Pella observes potter Russ Leckhand shaping crockery while Jeff and Marlys Sowers teach coopering and willow basketry. They emphasize craft heritage and Iowa's willow resources in Pinicon Farm Crafts.
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Cogley
Pioneer Hall
Russ Leckhand
Jeff Sowers
Milo
Marlys
Iowa
Marlys and
Jeff
Pinicon Farm Crafts
D.E. Hinman
Des Moines
Larry Cogley
Pella
Russ Leckband
Earlham
Linn Area Tips Club Meets at Shoney's
The Linn Area Tips Club convenes at 7 30 a m at Shoney's to promote business leads among members. Contact numbers 378 8760 and 329 4774 listed for more information.
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Linn Area
Shoney's
Focused banker shifts to family life and local ties
Dennis Fitz 44, vice president at F and M Bank Cedar Rapids, shifts focus from community work to his children Bran don and Erika. The Kennedy High School and Iowa State educated banker rose from teller to mortgage lending head after stints at Perpetual Savings and Heartland Investment, returning to Cedar Rapids after college.
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Fitz
F & M Bank
Cedar Rapids
Perpetual Savings Bank
Heartland Investment Associates
F&m
Watertown
S.D
Coe College
Bloomington
Ind
Kennedy High School
Iowa State University
Dennis Fitz profiles career moves and golf passion
Dennis Fitz 44, VP at F and M Bank Cedar Rapids, left Perpetual after 15 years to be COO at Heartland Investment. He later led Perpetual’s consumer finance division to about 60 million in loans after a merger. He serves civic groups and enjoys golf with family, Kennedy clubs, and amateur events.
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Perpetual
Heartland Investment
Commercial Federal Bank
Linda
Fitz
GazetteOnline
Money
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Firstar Bank Iowa
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Westdale
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Arc of East Central
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Habitat For Humanity
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