Shelly Burns Finds Contentment After Adventurous Life
Shelly Burns, once a hopeful nun and activist, recounts 14 years of service with Glenmary Mission, a stint at Wounded Knee, and growth into a devoted wife and mother. Now living in Hiawatha with her husband Daryl, she limits public singing to church events and weddings while honoring her past.
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Shelly
Rainbow Blvd
Hiawatha
Louisville
Ohio
Glenmary Mission
North Carolina
Blue Ridge Mountains
Wounded Knee
Glenmary
Daryl
Denver
Rockwell International
St. Pius X Catholic Church
Cedar Rapids
Body identified as missing Knoxville woman
A body recovered from Red Rock Lake has been identified as 39 year old Sharon Hays of Knoxville who had been missing since April. Marion County Sheriff Lee Shives said autopsy and dental records confirmed the identity and authorities ruled the death accidental but did not release a cause. Hays was last seen leaving a Knoxville tavern on April 14 and her car was found August 12 by two boys camping with their parents north of Knoxville.
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Knoxville
Iowa
Red Rock Lake
Marion County
Lee Shives
Sharon Hays
Miss Hays
Hickory Woods Ridge
The Gazette Admits Cedar Rapids Publication Details
The Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with second class postage. Subscriptions vary by carrier and mail including weekly and yearly rates for Morning Editions and Sunday issues.
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THE
Gazette
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Burglary At Northeast Side Apartment Recovered Goods
A ladder propped against a two story building allowed entry through an open kitchen window of a second floor residence at 1860 B Ave NE. Between 10 p.m. Saturday and 1 a.m. Sunday thieves stole about 1200 in household goods including a television stereo equipment telephones and silverware from Steve Willman’s apartment.
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Steve Willman
B Ave. NE
Decorah teen pianist wins Iowa State Fair talent title
AP reports 17 year old Heidi Brende of Decorah won top honors and $2,000 in the Iowa State Fair Talent Search. Second place in the senior division went to The Gentleman Four of Moravia for $1,000, with Jim Bringman of Kinross earning $700 third. Talent Sprouts winners include Angela Peters Traer Shawna Christy Ottumwa Amy Fleming Mason City Ryan Kiser Sloan Charlotte Brekke Denison Brendon Buchanan Allison Aldrich Denison.
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DES Moines
Heidi Brende
Decorah
Gentleman Four
Moravia
Jim Bringman
Kinross
Angela Peters
Traer
Shawna Christy
Ottumwa
Amy Fleming
Mason City
Ryan Kiser
Sloan
Charlotte Brekke
Klemme
Brendon Buchanan
Allison Aldrich
Denison
Eight motorists charged with drunken driving in Linn County
Eight people were arrested late Saturday and early Sunday in Linn County on drunken driving charges. Terrie R. Kempt, 22, Manchester, was picked up at 9:13 p.m. on County Road E-48. Sandra K. Wallner, 24, rural Cedar Rapids, was arrested at 10:40 p.m. on Eighth Avenue SW. Robert J. Steen, 32, Anamosa, was taken into custody at 12:21 a.m. Sunday at 13th Street and First Avenue SW. Kenneth M. Erickson, 22, Davenport, was arrested at 1:02 a.m. Sunday at Highways 30 and 218. he also faced speeding. Jennifer J. Walker, 19, rural Mount Vernon, was arrested at 1:05 a.m. Sunday at Highways 1 and 30. she also faced speeding and unlawful passing. Ruth A. Richter, 31, 2906 Iowa Ave. SE, was arrested at 12:52 a.m. Sunday in the 100 block of Cottage Grove SE. Melvin C. McNelly, 31, 500 Sixth Ave. SW, was arrested at 1:24 a.m. Sunday in the 300 block of Sixth Avenue SW. he also faced license suspension. Gerald R. McCormick, 30, 864 12th St. NE, was arrested at 3:10 a.m. Sunday one mile west of Lisbon on Highway 30. he also faced speeding.
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Linn County
Terrie R. Kempt
Manchester
Sandra K. Wallner
Cedar Rapids
Eighth Avenue
Robert J. Steen
Anamosa
13Th Street
First Avenue
Kenneth M. Erickson
Davenport
Jennifer J. Walker
Mount Vernon
Ruth A. Richter
Iowa Ave
Cottage Grove
Melvin C. MecNelly
Sixth Ave
Sixth Avenue
Gerald R. McCormick
12Th St
Lisbon
Cedar Rapids Woman Arrested After Alleged Assault on Officers
A 57 year old Cedar Rapids woman Laura West was arrested after allegedly striking a police officer at her residence following an incident where her son Jim McDaniel reported she attempted to stab him with a knife. West was charged with assault and taken to Linn County Jail.
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Cedar Rapids
Laura West
Fifth Ave. SE
Mark Risse
Risse
West
Jim McDaniel
Fifth Avenue
McDaniel
Linn County
Absentee ballots available for Johnson County school election
Absentee ballots for the September 13 Johnson County school election are now available at the courthouse. Voters picking up in person between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. must vote when the ballot is received, while mail ballots require notarization before filling out the ballot.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
Auditor's Office
Campaign trail notes on Cedar Rapids school board candidates
Norman Hanson laments budget constraints and teacher pay as a barrier to recruiting qualified math and science teachers at a Saturday coffee hosted by the Eilers. Dan Rogers urges higher achievement standards and expanded opportunities for special, average, and talented students at a Sunday gathering with the Harrisons.
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Norman Hanson
Cedar Rapids Community School Board
Betty
Ken Eilers
J St. SW
Hanson
Dan Rogers
Cedar Rapids
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