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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 2001
Page
21
Frances R. Phelps 81 died Saturday August 18 2001 at her Edgewood home after a brief illness. Arrangements are pending at Leonard Funeral Home Edgewood.
Agnes Schmitt 87 died of heart failure Saturday morning Aug 18 2001 at La Porte City Nursing and Rehab Center. Services set for 11 am Tuesday at Mount Auburn United Methodist Church with burial at Garden of Memories Cemetery Waterloo. Visitation 5 to 7 pm Monday at Huisman Funeral Home and one hour prior to services at the church. Survivors include sisters Rose Groves of Vail Iola Coleman of Mount Auburn and Evelyn Bernard of Cedar Falls.
Marie L. Klinkert 90 of Fayette formerly of Oelwein died Friday afternoon Aug 17 2001 in Maple Crest Manor Fayette after a sudden illness Memorial services are 2 pm Monday at Acacia Park Cemetery Chapel Mendota Heights Minnesota Interment Acacia Park Cemetery Mendota Heights Friends may call 30 minutes prior to services at the chapel Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home Oelwein is in charge of local arrangements There are no immediate survivors
The Gazette accepts death notices and obituaries with immediate survivors and a photo on the news page. Submissions are accepted during specified hours and incur per word charges for extra material or second day notices. call 398 8221 for details.
Shaun Thompson, 30, of West Des Moines remains in Jasper County jail after violating release terms in a fatal hit-and-run. He is charged with vehicular homicide involuntary manslaughter and leaving the scene in the death of 37-year-old Suzette Carson who bicycled along a county road. trial date not set.
Senator Tom Harkin led a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing at the Moose Lodge in Tipton to gather Iowans’ views on farm policy ahead of the 2002 farm bill. Voters pressed for higher loan rates, farmer owned reserves, and caps on aid while expressing concern over price declines and consolidation by firms like Cargill and ADM.
Jack and Scott Kennedy convert thousands of wooden pallets into a two acre maze at their Clear Lake vegetable business. With help from Adrienne Fisher the pair create a movable gate system allowing new paths monthly or even weekly. A central tower aids spotters and exits are reachable under gates. Tourists from Minneapolis and Des Moines expected. Clear Lake Iowa location noted.
Volunteers from Disciples of Christ groups at Noelridge and First Christian Church Cedar Rapids take part in the Ninth Annual Paint-A-Thon. They paint exteriors of homes for low income seniors and disabled residents to beautify the community.
Lach Ross and Diane Starkey of Cedar Rapids dressed as 1965 Sonny & Cher won the grand prize and a Chicago overnight trip in the Americas Gothic spoof contest at Greene Square Park. They also took the spoof category prize and $25 gift certificate.
Lottery results sit alongside listings for the Iowa State Fair at Des Moines with Sawyer Brown and Montgomery Gentry. The St Jude Sweet Corn Festival at Cedar Rapids and multiple fairs and exhibits from Protivin to Effigy Mounds are noted, with details on venues, times, and admission where shown.
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