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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1977
Page
14
Four year old Kenny Stambaugh learns to balance on a skateboard while his six year old brother Christopher Stambaugh watches. The two boys are sons of Mr and Mrs Bill Stambaugh of Lisbon.
Mt. Pleasant hosts the 28th Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers Reunion from Sept 1 to 5 with more than 100 steam engines in operation daily plus a parade exhibits and a Midwest village. Entertainment runs Aug 31 to Sept 5 headlined by Kitty Wells Johnny Rodriguez Statler Brothers Hank Snow and others. Admission is 3 for adults and free for under high school age.
IDOT officials say a cooperative project with Milwaukee railroad and an Iowa barge company enables Iowa grain shippers to move goods by rail and barge to New Orleans more cheaply and efficiently. Commissioner Stan Schoellerman calls the pilot a radical change aiding small elevator operators competing with larger shippers.
Dave Marshall of the IDOT river transportation division outlined a program to fix grain movement costs. The plan creates fixed tariffs with Alter Co of Davenport for three periods, divides Iowa into ten zones, and aims to guarantee rail car availability by cycling 90 cars through 15car lots shared by two to three elevators. Rates from Madrid to New Orleans will be 11.39, 11.32, and 13.42 per ton across the three periods, with old railbarge rates higher in some periods.
Iowa Department of Transportation votes to spend 40000 to erect 360 deer crossing warning signs at locations set by the conservation commission. Officials say the signs mainly limit liability while noting about 2500 deer vehicle crashes yearly with 1975 figures of one death and 315 injuries.
A Hazleton man Walter Bradley Jr., 22, was arrested Tuesday in Bremer county on three counts of breaking and entering and held in the county jail on a $5,000 bond. Earlier, an 18 year old girl and two 16 year old boys were arrested Sunday night in connection with the same incidents.
Des Moines Gov Ray appoints ten to state boards commissions and councils including Cedar Rapids residents Bernard Grabeck and Ethan Sproston. Grabeck will serve on the hospital licensing board through June 30 1981 and Sproston joins the statewide health coordinating council through June 30 1980.
Gov. Robert Ray ordered the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service to conduct a detailed crop-loss survey across 51 central and southern Iowa counties. Results will guide federal aid requests and emergency measures, with data due by Sept. 1. Counties listed include Fremont, Taylor, Polk, story, Linn, Dallas, and others.
A pilot program will mail Mail-a-Book catalogs to Delaware county residents to serve the unserved handicapped elderly and home bound. Six libraries share a $6,000 grant from the State Library Commission of Iowa with Ruth Suckow Memorial library as the center and Northeastern Iowa Regional Library providing support.
Sigourney community schools will begin classes for the 1977 78 year on Monday. New teachers include Pamela Queck in art, Mary Williams as librarian, Richard Speas as middle school teacher and coach, Ruth Dodson in vocal music, George Loerzel as middle school teacher and coach, Russell Parcel as half time Title One teacher, and Herman T Jobe as high school principal.
West Union sold special assessment sidewalk improvement bonds to Carleton D. Beh Co. of Des Moines for 34000 dollars. Interest runs 5 percent 1977 83 and 5.1 percent 1984 86. Total interest 8774 dollars. net rate 5.05 percent. Sidewalk work began in 1976 and finished this summer. Property owners will be assessed.
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