Cedar Falls Teen Killed in One Vehicle Crash
A Cedar Falls teenager, Michelle Ridder aged 17, died after losing control of a car on University Avenue and hitting a utility pole. Three other teens, Tara Martin 17 Sara Desmidt 18 and Chandel Collingwood 17, were hospitalized or treated and released. Desmidt and Martin were treated at Sartori Hospital. Collingwood released from Covenant Medical Center.
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Cedar Falls
Michelle Ridder
University Avenue
Ridder
Sartori Hospital
Tara Martin
Sara Desmidt
Desmidt
Martin
Chandel Collingwood
Covenant Medical Center
Waterloo
Norway couple airlifted after near head-on crash near Eddyville
Delbert Hastings 63 and Barbara Hastings 60 of Norway Iowa were seriously injured when their minivan collided with a stock car trailer mishap on Highway 137 near Eddyville in Wapello County. The stock car rolled from a southbound trailer driven by Bruce Vandenmeyer 32 of Oskaloosa. charges pending. The couple were airlifted to Iowa Methodist Medical Center after initial care at Mahaska County Hospital.
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Norway
Iowa
Eddyville
Delbert
Barbara Hastings
Wapello County
Bruce Vandenmeyer
Oskaloosa
Barbara
Oelwein Teenager Hurt In Moped Crash
An Oelwein 14 year old, Brett Kaltenbach, remained in fair condition after a mo ped collision Saturday. He rode north on South Frederick Street when a northbound car driven by Virginia Larimer halted and backed into a private drive. Kaltenbach struck the vehicle, was ejected, and airlifted to Iowa City. Larimer and her 14 year old passenger Eric Larimer were uninjured.
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Oelwein
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Brett Kaltenbach
South Frederick Street
Virginia Larimer
State Patrol
Kaltenbach
Excavation and Open House Announced in Iowa City
A contractor will dig along Maiden Lane in Iowa City between Ralston Creek and Court Street for about a week, blocking parking and traffic. The Iowa City VA Medical Center hosts a 1 to 4 p.m. open house on Tuesday marking 30 years of the fourth floor dialysis unit opened in 1964 as Iowa's first.
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Maiden Lane
Ralston Creek
Court Street
Iowa City Department of Veterans Affairs
Iowa
Gazette Net opens for readers on new electronic bulletin
The Gazette announces Gazette Net an electronic bulletin board service accessed via dial up for readers to submit letters ideas obtain forms and join continuing discussions on topics in the news including abortion Whitewater crime health reform the Simpson case and baseball strike.
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Gazette Net
Fiona
The
Gazette Co
Weather Lore: Folklore Predicts Seasonal Changes
Folklore links natural signs to coming weather with maxims like red sky warnings, halos, and animal behavior. Frost on December 4 suggests warming needs. rain forecasts ride on sun halos and wind directions. Bees, spiders, and birds are cited as precursors to storms and seasonal shifts.
Weather Folklore Predicts Cold Winter Near Washington Iowa
Rural observers cite cornhusks tight and woolly bear caterpillars dark as signs of a cold season. Scientists note limited value in long term forecasts but agree animal behavior helps short term cues. Weather historian Paul Waite adds kernels of truth about dew point and lunar moisture patterns.
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Marlene Lucas
Rural Affairs
Edna Custer
Washington
Iowa
Custer
Rich Patterson
Indian Creek
Patterson
Paul Waite
Jane Boyd to Expand in Cedar Rapids Face Lift
The Jane Boyd Community House in southeast Cedar Rapids begins a 2.2 million renovation set for 1995 that will add two buildings and 75 percent more space. Staff say the center, serving 10 000 annually with 20 staff and 450 volunteers, focuses on education and support for families and immigrants. Two thirds of the funding already raised through donations, with the rest to come through another year of fundraising ahead of the center’s 75th anniversary in 1996.
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Lynn M. Tefft
Jane Boyd
Cedar Rapids
Karen Klinkefus
14Th Ave
Klinkefus
Jane Boyd Community House
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Kristin Enzinger
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