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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 2000
Page
1
Iowa State assigns 360 pound lineman Lorenzo White to start against Ohio University this Saturday. Details remain sparse as coaches prepare for a physical clash and potential impact on the line.
Herman Spores reported his goose lawn ornaments were stolen earlier this month. A neighbor stepped in and replaced them, a gesture noted in the brief.
Iowa notes include Berger missing since May 1999 as one of many unsolved cases. Separate sports items say Laura Chipman and Greta Nelson led the Clippers to the state semifinals and earned elite All-State softball honors. A labor leader filed a class-action suit alleging illegal food taxes by firms.
The rock band Kiss tours farewell in East Iowa with a Saturday Cedar Rapids stop at the U S Cellular Center. Weekend preview in Friday Gazette highlights the final East Iowa engagement and fan excitement.
The Cedar Rapids City Council agreed unanimously to take over the former Iowa Steel site at 415 12th Ave SE for cleanup and reuse. Neighbors, Oak Hill Jackson Association, and St Wenceslaus Church backed the deal, praised by Mayor Lee Clancey and development director Jim Halvorson as a brownfields effort with long term community benefit.
Northwest Sports of Hayward Wisconsin wins 20 year Cedar Rapids Ice Arena lease from Polar Ice for one dollar. Johnson plans a full service restaurant replacing the pro shop and Sbarro’s while keeping equipment needs via local sporting goods stores. Northwest Sports will repay the city bonds and assume arena operations amid scheduling conflicts and past loan concerns.
In Cedar Rapids area tire stores a recall of 6.5 million Bridgestone Firestone light truck tires has sparked widespread fear among customers. Dealers report shoppers buying promptly but overestimating risk, while noting the recall covers only one size and three models.
Statewide summer temperatures averaged 70.8 degrees, 1.3 below normal, ranking as the 35th-coolest in 128 years. Energy use fell in June and July while rainfall exceeded normal in summer, but western Iowa faces dried subsoil. Labor Day weekend forecast calls for heat near 90 and humidity with scattered storms.
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