22 Dec 2000
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 2000
Page
1
Scott Schlegel continues his extensive holiday light display at Central Iowa Power Cooperative. Local feature notes the ongoing exhibit and its community appeal.
With blowing snow and wind chills below zero, Linn County districts announce another day of school closures. Officials warn travel is dangerous and urge families to stay home. Local shelters note increased demand as colder weather grinds on.
Power forward Reggie Evans and the Iowa men’s basketball team travel to face Kansas State on Saturday. The game marks a return to a state he played in during his previous two collegiate seasons.
The Cedar Rapids and Iowa City regions see rising interest in indoor ice skating with more residents visiting rinks for recreation. The piece notes growing popularity in Saturday Gazette coverage.
Cedar Rapids retailers brace for a wintry Saturday as shoppers flock to buy gifts despite record snows and bitter temperatures. Store teams extend hours with expectations of last minute purchases, gift certificates, and winter apparel driving sales at centers like Shopko Coral Ridge Mall Lindale and Coralville.
Bill and Marilyn Laschke, great-grandparents of two girls aged 2 and 3, sue the Johnson County DHS and state officials to gain custody or visitation after the children were placed in foster care following allegations of abuse. The suit argues due process violations and seeks an injunction to halt adoption actions.
A judge ruled that Union Community school board had no just cause to terminate former elementary principal Mike Whittlesey. The 50 page decision by Administrative Law Judge Larry Bartlett was issued as the board prepared a potential special meeting. Whittlesey's attorney called the ruling a vindication while Whittlesey, working at a Waterloo K Mart, said he was pleased with the recommendation. The board had fired him in June for alleged inappropriate touching of two sixth grade girls in 1992 in a Topeka area school.
Ames basks in ISU momentum as the Cyclones reach the Insight.com Bowl in Phoenix on December 28 after a 22 year wait. Gary Thompson, Dan Settle, Tom Randall and other local figures note a town-alive mood with extra TVs, gear, and chatter about travel packages.
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