Belle Plaine to honor LeRoy Shields music man
Belle Plaine plans a Saturday celebration honoring LeRoy Shields the Belle Plaine High School graduate who became a prolific film composer for Hal Roach Laurel and Hardy and Our Gang. The event features Tracy Tolzmann of the Minnesota Laurel and Hardy Fan Club and notes Shields Iowa years with relatives aiding the program.
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Vero Beach
Fla
LeRoy Shields
Belle Plaine
Waseca
the Historical Society
Iowa
Tracy Tolzmann
Minnesota Laurel & Hardy
Longfellow School
Meredith Willson
Mason City
Shields
Karen Heller
Iowa City
Margo Johnson Sievers
Storm Lake
Joel Shield
Newton
Shields Day in Belle Plaine Celebrates LeRoy Shields
Daylong event in Belle Plaine honors LeRoy Shields Iowa Music Man with prize tickets and open events at King Theater Belle Plaine Area Museum and Longfellow school auditorium. Activities include film clips Laurel and Hardy Our Gang music story share Cemetery walk and programs by Mike Kelly and Tracy Tolzmann. Local talent performs.
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LeRoy Shields
Iowa
King Theater
Shields
Laurel and Hardy
Margo Johnson Sievers
Storm Lake
Belle Plaine Area
Mike Kelly
Lincoln Highway Association
Cemetery Walk
Pat and Maude Shields
LeRoy
Tracy Tolzmann
Minnesota Laurel & Hardy
Longfellow School
Conflicting portrayals emerge at Wheeler film tax fraud trial
Prosecutor describes Thomas Wheeler as an inside man who aided filmmakers in stealing millions from Iowa through falsified invoices and inflated costs. The defense portrays him as a low level manager overwhelmed by a flawed program and poor oversight, who did not profit. The nine felony counts allege mismanagement of the 25 percent Iowa tax credits and related investor credits. District Judge Douglas Staskal said witnesses may be called over three weeks.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Thomas Wheeler
Iowa
Rob Sands
Wheeler
Indianola
California
Angela Campbell
Campbell
Polk County
State Department of Economic Development
Chet Culver
Begin
Douglas Staskal
Log Summary of Eastern Iowa Public Safety Reports
Public safety records from Eastern Iowa agencies and county attorney offices summarize charges as accusations pending court proof. The notes reflect initial filings and pending legal action across the region.
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Iowa
Five cited for operating while intoxicated in Linn County
Five individuals were charged with operating while intoxicated in Linn County and Cedar Rapids. Names include Michael C. Sisson in Hiawatha, Robert H. Hotchkiss near Clarence, Todd A. King in Cedar Rapids, Francisco Pelaez in Moline, and Robert F. Hathaway in Cedar Rapids, with one additional charge for leaving the scene of a personal injury accident.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Michael C. Sisson
Bobolink Lane
Hiawatha
Robert H. Hotchkiss
Clarence
Highway
Todd A. King
First St. SE
Johnson Avenue
21St Street NW
Francisco Pelaez
16Th Ave
16Th Avenue
Robert F. Hathaway
Lewellen Dr
Johnson Avenue NW
Kids Count study links economy to child welfare decline
The Annie E Casey Foundation reports 14.7 million children in the United States live in poverty, up 2.4 million since 2000, as the recession erodes early gains and unemployment and foreclosures rise. Iowa ranks eighth, with improvements in infant mortality and teen deaths but declines in low birth weight and single parent families.
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Meredith the Gazette
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Laura Speer
The
Casey Foundation
Patrick McCarthy
Iowa
Michael Crawford
Des Moines
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