Cedar Rapids conducts second round city revaluation
Cedar Rapids inspectors press on with a second circuit through the city as the 1983 citywide revaluation continues. Assessor Rick Ellars reports 68 percent of single family homes inspected and notices of revised valuations expected to mail in February 1993. A hydrogen leak at PMX Industries prompted HazMat standby with no injuries.
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Cedar Rapids
City
Rick Ellars
Ellars
PMX Industries
PMX
Cedar Rapids Man Released After Rockford Road Crash
Wayne Stevens, 51, of 2630 Hickory Dr SW, was injured Tuesday when his pickup crossed the center line on Wilson Avenue SW, struck a manhole cover, hit a fire hydrant, and crashed into a tree on Rockford Road SW. He was released from Mercy Medical Center Wednesday afternoon. alcohol was not a factor. Police continue the investigation.
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Cedar Rapids
Rockford Road
Mercy Medical Center
Wayne Stevens
Hickory Dr
Wilson Avenue
Jefferson and Kennedy Students Win DECA Honors
Jefferson High School and Kennedy High School students swept the regional DECA Leadership Conference at Westdale Mall topping 143 juniors and seniors from Eastern Iowa. First place winners include Carrie Sullivan Advertising Jefferson Keith Bradshaw Apparel Kennedy Hassan Igram Display Kennedy Jennifer Taylor Finance and Credit Jefferson Jenny Chichelly Food Marketing Jefferson Michelle Clinton Retailing Jefferson and Jennifer Taylor General Marketing Test Jefferson
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Jefferson and
Kennedy High Schools
DECA
Distributive Education Clubs of America
Westdale Mall
Iowa
Carrie Sullivan
Jefferson
Keith Bradshaw
Kennedy
Hassan Igram
Jennifer Taylor
Jenny Chichelly
Michelle Clinton
Creativity focus speech by Scott Canelli at Coe College
Scott Canelli, creativity specialist and columnist, speaks at Coe College Cherry Auditorium on Tuesday at 11 a.m. The free one hour lecture, titled The War on Creativity, covers four battlefronts in culture’s creativity clash. Cawelti from UNI teaches film and writing and works on The Inventive Writer collection.
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Scott Canelli
Coe College
Cherry Auditorium
Cawelti
University of Northern Iowa
MARION Wacky Winter Olympics Set in City Square Park
The first Wacky Winter Olympics will be held in Marion City Square Park on Saturday Feb 15 from 9 to 11 am. Sponsored by the Marion Chamber of Commerce Merchants Association, teams of four compete in Whiffle ball golf ice bowling and other events with a $15 entry fee. Spectators are welcome. Call 377 6316 for details.
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Marion
City Square Park
Marion Chamber of Commerce Merchants Association
The
Marion Chamber
Clownish Candidate Dave Barry Campaigns in Iowa
Pulitzer winner Dave Barry visits Iowa City for a satire filled campaign swing. He jokes about judges and the Supreme Court, meets fans at Cedar Rapids Airport, tours a North Liberty farm, and shops at Coralville K mart, paying $7.77 with a $50 bill.
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Heather Sloman Wood
Johnson County
Burea
Owa
America
Kmart
Iowa City
Dave Barry
State of the Union
Iowa Memorial Union
Barry
Pleasantville
N.Y
Cedar Rapids
St. Louis
Des Moines
John Haack
University of Iowa
Ted Habte-Gabr
Barry-mobile
Iowa
Abraham Lincoln
Harkin
Bush
Supreme Court
Daryl and
Carol Neitherhisar
North Liberty
Jury convicts ex-student senate president of theft
A 12 jurors in Johnson County Iowa City find Juan Pepe Rojas-Cardona former University of Iowa Student Senate President guilty of second-degree theft over a $3000 bounced check to Shangun Pan for a business plan. Sentencing set for April 3. defense vows appeal.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
University of Iowa Student Senate
Juan “Pepe
Rojas
Shangun Pan
Pan
Rojas- Cardona
Apac-Romex
Diaz
Rojas-Cardona
Gang member pleads guilty in Keystone break in case
Gregory J. Davidson Jr. 24 of Cedar Rapids pleaded guilty to second degree burglary and first degree theft for the Five Seasons John Deere burglary on Nov 18. He faces sentencing March 12. His father Gregory J. Davidson Sr. 44 pleaded innocent to multiple burglary and theft counts. Trial set March 2. Other suspects and the Beltz gang connections noted.
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Vinton
David Beltz
Benton County
Gregory J. Davidson Jr
Cedar Rapids
John Deere
Keystone
Gregory J. Davidson Sr
Morton Building Co
Atkins
Blairstown
Daniel E. Koehler
Beltz
Farrell urges Cedar Rapids youths to focus on basics
Terri Farrell an actress and model told Cedar Rapids and Marion students during Job Shadowing Month to pursue education and try local auditions first. She recalled early fame and setbacks, emphasized hard work, and noted missing her senior year while earning a GED. John Blix, 17, found her insights relatable and instructive.
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Kurt Rogahn
Terri Farrell
Cedar Rapids
Farrell
Cedar Rapids and
Marion High School
Jodie Foster
Foster
Yale University
New York
Rodney Dangerfield
Thea Farrell
England
Santa Monica
Calif
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Bagley
Bob Stoltz
Pmxx
Stoltz
Peoria
Willow Creek Dr. SW
U of I
Hunter Rawlings
Secret Service
Jimmy Carter
Farm of the Stars
Coralville
Linda Reynolds
Daryl Neitderhisar
C.R
John Blix
Regis High School
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