Too big for its trunk at Kingston Stadium tree sale
Kevin Danly of Cedar Rapids battles to fit a Christmas tree into his car trunk after buying it at the Optimist Christmas tree sales lot at Kingston Stadium.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1982
Page
7
Kevin Danly of Cedar Rapids battles to fit a Christmas tree into his car trunk after buying it at the Optimist Christmas tree sales lot at Kingston Stadium.
Cedar Rapids man 21-year-old Roger E. Hinton fled the police station Monday evening after being left alone in an interview room. He was charged with second-degree burglary and third-degree theft for possession of stolen property related to local burglaries.
Linn Mental Health Center proposes a 12.5 percent operating budget increase for the 1984 fiscal year totaling 1,272,868, with 1,092,868 from county taxes and 180,000 from client fees and insurance. The center plans moving expenses and possible facility purchase, weighing options at the Paul Building and Guaranty Bank Building locations.
Chuck Swore will head the operating fund drive for Junior Achievement of Greater Cedar Rapids 1983 84, per JA board chairman Dick Stimple. The campaign runs Jan 3 to Feb 28 to fund the operating budget and the Business Basics program for 600 elementary students.
About a half dozen serious inquiries have been made on the Killian Co. bankruptcy sale of the downtown Cedar Rapids property. Trustee R. Fred Dumbaugh notes responses came from out of state and Iowa, with bids to be allowed only if the court sets a minimum matching owed amounts. A 10:30 a.m. Wednesday bankruptcy court hearing will determine whether the auction proceeds in the courtroom.
Kay Copeland and her husband Jerry of 69 Wilson Ave SW oppose Cedar Rapids school board plans to close Wilson Junior High. In a letter to the board they criticize the decision process and argue Wilson is larger than many Iowa districts, urging that another junior high be closed instead.
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