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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1997
Page
9
United Way of East Central Iowa reports pledges totaling 4 732 561 dollars or 87 6 percent of its 1998 goal of 5 4 million. The campaign ends this month and funds support 31 agencies and 68 programs across six eastern Iowa counties.
Marilyn Walch, 53, of Luana died Sunday after her southbound car was struck by an eastbound Iowa Minnesota RailLinks freight train at 2 15 p m on County Road W 70 about two miles east of Postville. A crossing sign existed but no crossarms according to the state patrol.
Marion police seek tips on a vandalism wave that shattered windows of more than 20 vehicles Friday and Saturday nights. Most targets were on blocks 2900 to 3300 between First and Ninth streets. police say BB gun shots caused the damage. Call 377-1511 with information.
Troy Robert Dressel, 26, of Evansdale, was found along a road six miles west of Donnellson after his pickup left the highway. Deputies say a 12 gauge slug struck him in the upper chest and the gun was found nearby. He died later at a hospital.
Authorities investigate vandalism at Deliverance Temple Church of God in Christ in Waterloo after KKK letters were painted on the glass front door. Rev. Johnnie Johnson reports the incident occurred the afternoon of December 1 between 2 and 6 p.m. Police Chief Bernal Koehrsen says both local police and the FBI are probing the case. The 100 member church sits in a quiet east side neighborhood.
Educational and governmental groups in Linn County unite for the PURE project to improve groundwater quality. Partners include Iowa Waste Reduction Center Cedar Rapids Sierra Club Linn County Farm Bureau Bluestem Solid Waste Agency and many others providing education testing monitoring and outreach across the region.
Conservationists and health officials unite 27 groups in PURE to improve Otter Creek and Indian Creek watersheds covering 225 square miles in Linn County. The five year program receives 388000 dollars from the EPA and Resource Enchancement.
Linn Soil, Water and Conservation District coordinates a Water Protection Fund across 76 000 acres cropland and related areas to curb nitrate and coliform contamination from septic systems livestock and runoff. Partners recruit and implement urban rural actions including erosion control storm sewer labeling and cost share for integrated crop management and stream bank stabilization. Volunteers needed to sustain long term watershed improvements and water quality benefits.
George C. Ford Gazette financial editor Scott Olson, 51, works as a developer and real estate broker for Skogman Commercial Realty Group by day and serves on many Cedar Rapids and Iowa State University boards by night. A native of Chariton who grew up in Marshalltown, Olson earned an ISU architecture degree in 1969 and helped form Olson Papa Novak before turning to Cedar River Investments with partners to rehabilitate seven buildings and place them back on the tax rolls.
Scott Olson 51 joined Skogman Companies after selling his interest in OPN Architects Inc in January 1993. He previously specialized in rural school district bond issues and coordinated real estate services for developers and tenants. He and his wife Penny have a son Scott Jr. and a daughter Jill.
A sequence of meetings and notices outlines events across Cedar Rapids and nearby areas. Topics include education campaigns on car leasing rules, chamber events at Guaranty Bank and The Big Yellow House, and professional group gatherings with speakers from Cedar Rapids Fire Department and St. Luke's Hospital.
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