Santa brings museum historical goodies at Linn County Museum
Museum receives two December donations a Cedarapids Pitmaster model rock crusher valued at about 1000 and thousands of old construction photos plus an 1899 pony sled donated by the Ely family The Cedarapids origin Iowa Manufacturing Co later Cedarapids Allis-Chalmers and Harnischfeger links noted Photos show WWII era LaPlant Choate equipment in Burma Africa and elsewhere A cataloging plan and grant request for a full time photo curator are hinted Open 9 to 5 weekdays at 101 Eighth Ave SE.
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Anta
Linn County
Adrian Anderson
Anderson
John and
Dorris Hart
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Manufacturing Co
Cedarapids Inc
Robert Laker
Center Point
LaPlant- Choate Manufacturing Co
John Ely
John M. Ely Sr
Reading advocate Stein wins Iowa library award
Barbara Stein, 42, Roosevelt Elementary librarian in Iowa City, earned an International Reading Association honor for the Touchstone Authors Project which seeks to expose children to 12 to 15 classic and contemporary authors. She also contributed to the Elementary School Library Collection and plans doctoral study at the University of Iowa while praising a literate community.
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Iowa City
Barbara Stein
Stein
Roosevelt
Old Capitol
International Reading Association
the Gazette
The
Reading Association
Thors
A.A. Milne
Stephen Kellogg
University of Iowa
U of I
Roosevelt Library
David
Heat damage hits Cedar Rapids Water Pollution facility
Fire damaged equipment in a concrete building at the Cedar Rapids Water Pollution Control Facilities located at 7575 Bertram Rd SE. District Fire Chief William Bennett said air compressors suffered substantial heat damage and an investigator will determine the cause today.
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Cedar Rapids
William Bennett
Bennett
Bertram Rd
Merry Glade
St. SW
St. Luke’s Hospital
Glade
Anthony Russell
Ellis Blvd
Break-in at The Log Omni Records Affects Stereo Equipment
The Log Omni Records on 1334 First Ave NE reports a break in from 7 p m Saturday to 10 30 a m Monday. Entry was gained by breaking a window and stereo equipment valued at 675 dollars was stolen along with cash.
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Omni Records
First Ave
Fire and medical calls logged across city locations
Over the two days dispatch recorded multiple incidents including a dumpster fire at 2920 First Ave NE, a medical emergency at 1438 Fifth Ave SE, and a furnace explosion at 944 L St SW. Additional calls noted at 701 Oakland Rd NE, 1022 10th Ave SE, 1542 34th St NE, 214 31st St NE, and 3358 Center Point Rd NE.
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First Ave
Fifth Ave
Oakland Rd
10Th Ave
34Th St
31St St
L St
Center Point Rd
Ex-girlfriend held in double assault in Cedar Rapids
Susan Isaac 20 is charged with second degree burglary criminal mischief and two counts of assault after allegedly bursting into Ramona Merritt's mobile home at 3 40 a m and again at 5 20 a m with a wooden club and a tire iron. Bergstad restrained Isaac during the first clash.
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Cedar Rapids
Susan Isaac
13Th St
Ramona Merritt
Merritt
Bowling St
Ing
Isaac
Dennis Bergstad
Bergstad
Substation fuse cuts power to Iowa Electric customers
A northeast side substation malfunction left 1 025 Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. customers without electricity Monday. Power went out at 6 40 a.m. and about half had power restored by 8 40 a.m. with the rest back by 9 40 a.m. The outage affected Coe College area residents.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Colleen Reilly
Coe College
James McGinley appointed Johnson County disaster chief
James McGinley age 52 named Johnson County disaster service director succeeding retiree Patrick McCarney. McGinley, a former farm chemical plant officer, will assume duties Monday.
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McCarney
McGinley
Stauffer Seed and Chemical Co
Lone Tree
Northrup King
Iowa City
James McGinley
Farm Chemical Company
Johnson County
Patrick McCarney
Decorah State Bank Names New President
Decorah State Bank names W. D. Bud Willer as president succeeding William Ronan who shifts to chairman of the board. Willer has a 25 year tenure with the bank and previously served as executive vice president.
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Decorah State Bank
Decorah
W.D
Bud” Willer
William Ronan
Willer
Bank
Fire victim remains in serious condition in Iowa City
An Iowa City man injured in a Thursday morning house fire remains in serious condition at the University Hospital. The blaze caused extensive damage to the residence, and investigators are assessing the cause.
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William W. Frye
S. Capitol St
Iowa City
Local Meetings and Lecture Schedule for Cedar Rapids Area
Today includes Cedar Rapids City Council informal session at 8 30 a m Cedar Rapids Linn County supervisors at 9 a m Cedar Rapids Airport Commission at 9 30 a m Lisbon City Council at 5 30 p m Fairfax Planning and Zoning at 7 p m Linn County ZBA at 7 p m The Wild Rockies lecture by Mike Bader at Indian Creek Nature Center 2 p m admission 1 for members 2 for non members
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Cedar Rapids
Mike Bader
Indian Creek Nature Center
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Gazette
John McIvor
By Heather Sloman Woodin
John S. Ely
John M. Ely Jr
Eighth Ave. SE
Marion and
Hiawatha
C.R
Oelwein
Wallace Rundle
Chris
Rhonda Schoultz
Rundle
Iowa
Wadena
Rex Niles
Niles
Coralville Office
Burns
Coralville
Ninth Street
Gary Kinsinger
Mel Porter
Kinsinger
Fairfax Planning and Zoning Committee
Fairfax City Hall
Linn County Zoning Board of Adjustment
Trim ‘N’ Sian
Mt Vernon Rd
Center Pt. Rd
Grant Wee
Thur
Grant Wood
AEA
Educational Services Division
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