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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1996
Page
7
The Marion City Council moves its December 31 work session to 4 30 p m January 7 and the January 2 regular meeting to 7 p m January 9. Third week meetings shift to January 21 and 23. A public input session on the comprehensive plan is set for 7 30 p m January 13 in council chambers.
The Gazette hosts a story hour at Cedar Rapids Public Library with Jane Lonergan-Highley as Viola Swamp and Kay Sullivan reading as a map of Iowa. Events start 10 a.m. in Beems Auditorium with a birthday cake at 11 a.m. Posters from the Happy Birthday Iowa Contest remain on display through January 5, including honorable mentions and student posters. A Cedar Rapids man told police another man shot at him Wednesday night. David Hurd, 18, alleged a confrontation in a parking lot led to a gunshot near a sign after a pistol slipped from a pocket and the assailant fled.
Winneshiek County supervisors agreed to sell the former county shop site on Washington Street to Northeast Iowa Community Action Corp for 75000. The sale hinges on NEICAC securing financing and an environmental clearance from the Iowa DNR. The one story 16 unit complex is estimated at 916639 dollars with a tentative contamination clearance already received.
The Cedar Rapids bound charter Cessna suffered fluctuating oil pressure on approach on April 29 and again after takeoff from Cedar Rapids. Pilot Roy Leiske and two Milwaukee businessmen died when the twin engine plane crashed near Bernard. NTSB and FOIA materials cite engine trouble and possible weather effects.
Milwaukee pilot Roy Leiske struggled to control the Cessna Golden Eagle after reports of oil pressure loss in the left engine on April 29. Engineers note the left engine is often the critical engine, complicating single-engine flight due to asymmetric thrust and rudder control. Weather icing could worsen the situation as the aircraft descended toward Bernard.
Two Cedar Rapids families rallied to support Patsy Rutledge and seven co workers after The Famous Dill Dill Burgers closed without notice on First Avenue East. Rutledge learned the owner Terry Hanson lost the lease and funds for the last two weeks, while she faced choosing between rent and utilities. By Thursday Rutledge began job prospects at OfficeMax on Collins Road as aid arrived from local residents led by Mike Davis.
Maurice and Wilma Welsh, active in Buchanan and Fayette County tourism, attend Iowa sesquicentennial events and run the 1897 Cafe in Fairbank. They plan to celebrate Iowa's history, chair multiple local tourism roles, and keep the cafe open as a community hub.
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