Johnson family marks 55 years in local law enforcement
Wallace Johnson and his two sons David and Lynn total 55 years in Cedar Rapids police and Linn County sheriff offices. David, 32, is a sergeant. Lynn, 30, a detective. all three served across two departments while maintaining separate schedules. They recount paths from high school to FBI clerkship, Cedar Rapids recruitment, and local academy training.
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Mark Glenn
Johnsons
Wallace Johnson
Cedar Rapids
David
Lynn
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Wallace and
Maxine Johnson
Wilson Foods
Linn County
Kirkwood Community College
Washington, D.C
The
FBI
Gloria
Linn
Grant
Junior
Cheryl
Johnson
Department
Wallace
Gazette
Rich Dugas
Police
Free New Year’s Eve taxi ride offered in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids AAA chapter and Independent Insurance Agents sponsor a free taxi ride home from 10 p.m. Dec 31 to 6 a.m. for residents of Cedar Rapids, Marion, and Hiawatha. Yellow Cab will pick up from bars. riders must provide their address and no names or money are exchanged.
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Cedar Rapids
American Automobile Association
AAA
Rick Siefken
Yellow Cab
Siefken
Volunteer Alert Drives Community Help Across Agencies
A long list of volunteer opportunities is announced across local groups including adaptive aquatics at Bender Pool YWCA Linn Community Food Bank and Council on Aging. Contacts include Tara Liz Renee Terra Bobbi Berry N.R. Barnes Sylvia Nancy Lain Edie Liotis and others with phone numbers provided.
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Bender Pool
The
YWCA
Linn Community Food Bank
Bobbi Berry
N.R. Barnes
Tara
Marion
West Cedar Rapids
Liz
Council On Aging
Telecare
Renee
Terra
Community Dispute Settlement Center
Central Branch Ymca
Nancy Lain
Sylvia
Iowa Department of Human Services
L.I.V
Edie Liotis
Birth centers gain Bell Yellow Pages listing in 1984
Birth centers not hospitals or clinics have grown fast prompting Bell to create a dedicated yellow pages heading. Centers offer a homelike setting for low risk births with pre and postnatal care. The New Mexico Birth Center in Santa Fe opened in 1945 as the nation’s first. Over 100 independent centers now operate nationwide. In 1865 James Nason of Franklin, Massachusetts, patented the coffee percolator.
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New York
Bell Yellow Pages
Bell
New Mexico
Santa Fe
N.M
James Nason
Franklin, Mass
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Police Department
Iowa
Louis Stepanek
Stepanek
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
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