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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 2009
Page
19
St Luke's Hospital unveils a $36 million expansion including a 40,000 square foot Heart Center and a two story Center for Women's and Children's Health. The project replaces Allen's used car lot and the former Kozy Inn restaurant.
In August 1989 Cedar Rapids area homebuilders report record demand with houses priced from $325 000 to $2 million. The average new home value doubles from 80000 in 1981 to 160000 by 1989 boosting builders still rebounding from the late 1980s recession. The Marion Linn Marion High School opens on North 10th Street serving 1700 students today with over 100 staff.
The 1934 find near Columbia Hall foundation and a nearby farm drew interest as Stone City, once a quarry hub, revived memories of its hotel and performance venue. Notable past guests included Jennie Lind and General Tom Thumb, with the site later linked to Grant Wood’s Stone City art colony.
The 16th Avenue Bridge across the Cedar River reopened for light wagon traffic on August 24 1909 after eight days of relocation from its original pilings to a temporary site. Laborers earned 2.25 dollars per day to move the wood and iron span while crews prepared a new concrete structure nearby.
Laurie Sexton, paralyzed from the chest down after a tree fell on her during a late June storm, spends weeks in Iowa City hospitals and now undergoes intensive physical therapy at St. Luke's in Cedar Rapids. She remains determined to regain independence and adapt to life in a wheelchair.
Community fundraisers in Cedar Rapids and Hiawatha include a four person Best Shot Golf Outing at St. Andrews Golf Club with 8 a.m. registration and a $50 entry that covers lunch and greens fees. A Sept. 12 softball tournament at Third Base Sports Park and a Sept. 15 benefit at Papa's Sports Bar feature raffles live music and food.
Bulletin board items announce the Delhi Fire Department breakfast from 7 to noon at the Fire Department with a seven dollar admission for adults. The Hiawatha Lazy Hazy Days dinner dance at City Hall features a 5 15 p.m. dinner and 6 p.m. dance with age based pricing. Amana hosts Five Season s Dog Show at the RV Park and Convention Center with related events. Tiffin Open House at Clear Creek Amana High School includes a cornerstone laying and tours. Iowa City offers a lecture on the Life and Work of a 19th century land surveyor at Plum Grove with free admission.
Six to ten pm mountain bike ride hosted by LAMBA at Beverly Park 2180 37th Ave SW Cedar Rapids. Free event with information available online at LAMBAonline com.
Nathan Ward 15 son of Andrew and Kristin Ward will receive the Eagle Scout award in a Court of Honor at Clover Ridge United Methodist Church Walford at 2 p.m. Sunday August 23. He is a Prairie High School sophomore member of Troop 214 sponsored by Prairie Heights PTO and earned 34 merit badges with an Eagle project landscaping the parsonage with 23 volunteers.
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