Christmas decorating opens at Ushers Ferry with simple country display
Ushers Ferry hosts a family Christmas event this weekend and next featuring a Victorian parsonage display and a simple country scene. Visitors decorate, string popcorn, watch cookies bake, listen to carols, and view lighted trees with refreshments at the village depot. Admission is 2 dollars for adults and 1 dollar for children ages 5 to 12.
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Mother Nature
Ushers Ferry
Usher House
Cedar Rapids Man Faces Abuse Charges
James Maclin Jr., 20, of 1600 Second Ave SE, is jailed on a $24,000 bond after allegedly imprisoning and beating his 17 year old girlfriend for two days. He faces assault with intent to commit serious injury domestic abuse and false imprisonment. Police say a neighbor witnessed the struggle outside the apartment and the victim was taken to St Luke's Hospital. The charges carry up to six years in jail and a $6,000 fine.
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James Maclin Jr
Second Ave
Linn County
Maclin
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids civil rights seminar postponed due to low signups
The Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission announced the Saturday seminar Understanding Diverse Advocacy is postponed amid weak registrations. Organizer Kathy Gregor hopes to reschedule next spring as a two day program covering housing issues with refunds issued to registered attendees.
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Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission
Kathy Gregor
Cedar Rapids 10K Turkey Walk attracts near 500
About 500 Cedar Rapids area residents are expected to participate in the American Heart Association's 10K Turkey Walk. The event starts at 8 a.m. at Coe College Clark Racquet Center and the Rockwell Employees Rehabilitation Center, with pledges funding heart research and education. Turkey prizes go to top pledge collectors. Walk chairman Henri O'Connell promotes walking as a healthy activity. More information at 378-1763.
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Cedar Rapids
American Heart Association
Coe College
Clark Racquet Center
Rockwell Employees
Kirkwood CC Wins Reserve World Championship in Horse Judging
Kirkwood Community College wins Reserve World Championship in junior college horse judging at Oklahoma City. Murray State Community College of Oklahoma edges Kirkwood 2768 to 2767 for the title amid 18 competing teams. Team members include Brandi Buikema Steve Craig Michelle Swaim and Jane Krenk coached by Burt Butler.
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Kirkwood Community College
Oklahoma City
Murray State Community College of Oklahoma
Kirkwood
Burt Butler
Brandi Buikema
Clinton
Steve Craig
Cedar Rapids
Michelle Swaim
Osceola
Jane Krenk
Ida Grove
Desert Shield Family Support Group Formed in Cedar Rapids
St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids forms a Desert Shield Family Support Group. The first meeting is at 4 p.m. December 13 in the formal lounge. Therapists and trained staff will discuss issues of separation. Information from Dr. Timothy Ruppert at 369-8030.
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St. Luke's Hospital
Timothy Ruppert
City divided over free Saturday parking in Cedar Rapids
City leaders clash over reviving free on street parking downtown with a December compromise. Traffic Director Mel Meyer warns it worsens congestion while business leaders urge relief to draw shoppers. SSMID backs free Saturdays though council remains hesitant.
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Mel Meyer
Meyer
Gearhart
Municipal Improvement District
SSMID
Harold Becker
Becker
Guaranty Bank & Trust Co
SSMIC
Jay Petersen
Free Saturday Parking and Holiday events in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids offers two hours of free parking at First Street and Third Avenue parkades and all day free at the riverfront lot at First Street and Fifth Avenue SW on the four remaining Saturdays in December. Free trolley rides run every 10 minutes to downtown. The Greater Downtown Cedar Rapids Association will host horse drawn carriage rides 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Ground Transportation Center. Cocoa and carols at 11 a.m. in Beems Auditorium with McKinley Middle School Swing Choir. Choirs sing downtown each of the next three Saturdays with St Pauls Church 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Washington High School 1 to 3 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
First Street
Third Avenue Parkades
Fifth Avenue
Mel Meyer
Greater Downtown
Ground Transportation Center
Cancer patient home for Christmas with family after bone marrow transplant
Cindy Friend faced a year of uncertain cancer recovery after a bone marrow transplant in Iowa City. She returned to Utah for a holiday reunion with husband Randy and children Matt and Melinda, after overcoming chemotherapy and a grueling hospital stay.
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Heather Sloman Wood
Johnson County
Iowa City
Cindy Friend
Cindy
Iowa
Stansbury Park
Utah
Linda Schrock
Randy
Matt
Melinda
Burglaries at local churches continue amid arrest
Four more church break ins and an attempted entry raised total recent church burglaries to 16 with eleven on the northeast side. Dennis Robison, 31, remains jailed on 18000 bond for three counts of second degree burglary amid ongoing probes.
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Lonnie
Blairs Ferry Rd
Dennis Robison
Apt
Linn County
Robison
Eastview Christian Church
Old
Marion Rd
Pei
Council St
Ushers Ferry Pioneer Village
Denver Dillard
Bruce Kern
Unity of
First Church of the Nazarene
Peace Lutheran Church
Kern
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