Rockwell Collins engineers visit elementary students
A Rockwell Collins engineer and a mechanical designer spoke at Pierce Elementary, linking science and math to careers for 26 fifth graders. They used a model airplane and a Nintendo analogy to show pilots use high tech skills, with student Willie Fastenow expressing enthusiasm for a future in computer engineering.
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John Kirsch
Rockwell Collins
Krenz
Pierce Elementary
Civil Air Patrol
Willie Fastenow
Ushers Ferry Honors Cedar Rapids Inventor With New Memorial
A new 50 000 structure at Ushers Ferry will memorialize John Tokheim inventor of one of the first self priming gasoline pumps and founder of Tokheim Co. in Cedar Rapids. Agnes Tokheim funds the project and a Tokheim memorabilia exhibit will be featured.
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Ushers Ferry
Cedar Rapids
John Tokheim
Tokheim Co
Ushers Ferry Commission
Larry Serbousek
David Kramer
Agnes Tokheim
Iowa
Seminole Valley Park
Vicki Hughes
John Tolheim
Thor
Tokheim
Local Charge Reviews Collected by The Log
The Log compiles information from public safety agencies in Linn and Johnson counties through The Gazette. Charges are subject to review by county attorney offices.
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The
Gazette
Linn
Johnson Counties
Airport alert and crime roundup in Linn County
Emergency responders rushed to Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport around 9 45 p m when an American Airlines flight FK 100 reported gear trouble landing safely with a tow. The report lists drunken driving arrests including Mark Ullrich James Milota Jeff Knudtson and Russell Bruner plus a burglary at First Avenue NE and several assaults and thefts with locations and times across Linn County.
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Cedar Rapids
American Airlines
Mark W. Ullrich
32Nd St
32Nd Street
James M. Milota
Valleyview
Marion
Interstate 380
H Avenue
Jeff E. Knudtson
Blackhawk Dr
First Avenue
Sixth Street
Russell L. Bruner
West Amana
Center Point Road
Robbery Charge Against Ray A. Scott
Ray A. Scott, 26, of 314 17th Ave SE, arrested on a warrant and charged with first degree robbery and third degree theft. Alleged to have attempted theft of merchandise May 15 at Hy-Vee 4035 Mount Vernon Rd SE and to have threatened an employee with a knife while escaping. Also accused of stealing steaks March 8 from Hy-Vee stores at 20 Wilson Ave SW and 1556 First Ave NE.
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Ray A. Scott
17Th Ave
Mount Vernon Rd
Wilson Ave
First Ave
Larry B. Kephart Jr Charged With Assault
Larry B. Kephart Jr aged 31 of 631 A Avenue Northwest was charged with assault in an incident reported by local authorities.
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Larry B. Kephart Jr
A Ave
Defense seeks dismissal in dog castration case
Defense lawyers for three area law officers and a towing operator urged the Linn County District Court to drop cruelty to animals charges in the July castration of Cody the guard dog. They argue intent wasn't malicious and the act was to domesticate the animal to protect the public. Prosecutor counters that cruelty includes unnecessary pain and the charges may proceed. Trial set for December 14 in Anamosa.
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Douglas Neumann
Bill Roemerman
Roemerman
Fred Darrah
Hiawatha
Aog
Linn County District
David Saari
Mark Tope
William Elam
Cody
Jon Hammond
Michael Newmeister
Jones County
Anamosa
Yo-Yo Ma Unaccompanied Solo Draws Packed Hancher Crowd
A lone Yo-Yo Ma delivered an all unaccompanied cello concert at Hancher in Iowa City. He opened with Crumb Sonata for Cello and included Bach sonatas and Paganini Caprices, eliciting awe with his precise tone and virtuosic spiccato bowing. The performance paid tribute with a silence for AIDS victims and left the audience spellbound and satisfied.
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Free Lance
Iowa City
Yo-Yo Ma
Hancher
George Crumb
Crumb
David Wilde
Sarajevo
Wartorn
Bach
Paganini
Highland voters reject bond sale in district vote
In Highland the 1.6 million bond proposal failed to reach the required 60 percent threshold as 658 yes to 613 no. Supporters say they will keep placing similar measures before voters after three prior bond attempts and a 2.4 million plan in May.
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Highland
Ainsworth
Riverside
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Michael Krenz
Nintendo
David Jennings
Tolheim
Dorothy Johnson
Agnes Orsland
Linn County
15Th St
Universal Engineering
B Ave
Johnson County
Todd A. Clausen
Cedar Falls
Will H. Bradley
Burlington St
Harold E. Thompson
Coralville
James Dean Frees
Tiffin
Oxford
Frees
Western Hills Estates
Judy Stevens
West
Skogman Realty
By Helen Chadima
Review
Eel Aia Ase Ee Ia
Center Point Rd
Dentai
Charles J. Choi
D.D.S
Ecause
FORD
Lincoln
Chrysler
Toyota
Bob Zimmerman
Council
SIP
ST. Luke's
HHOME
3Rd Ave
America
National Home Care
Klinger’s Paint & Interiors
Fifth Avenue
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