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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1986
Page
6
Tonight at 7 30 p m in the Iowa City Post Office board room residents will discuss reducing the Johnson County Board of Supervisors from five to three members as a tax saving measure. The discussion responds to citizen calls for fewer supervisors.
The notice lists multiple volunteering roles including outdoor survey assistance, clerical reception, teacher naturalists for fifth graders, herb garden care, weekly small-animal care, English tutoring, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Humane Society membership drive, costume work for Des Moines Ballet, office helper duties, general office and light cleaning, RSVP senior programs with tasks, dispute settlement intake volunteers, and community volunteer promotion. Contact details for each position are provided.
A notice announces a Special Home Away From Home section in the Gazette Classifieds on March 2 featuring area pre-schools day care centers and private homes. Deadline for listings is Monday February 24 at 5 00 p.m. Call 398 8234 or toll free 1 800 332 7976 to include an listing.
Pizza delivery worker Jim Crowley reported an attempted armed robbery Saturday night at Cedarwood Hills in Cedar Rapids. He struggled with a white male suspect, 6 feet tall, around 170 pounds with blond hair, who fled after Crowley punched him. Police were called to the 2010 Glass Road NE area.
A 24 year old Cedar Rapids woman was hospitalized in fair condition after a Saturday night crash on Highway 30 about a mile east of Cedar Rapids. Sheriff’s officials say they are investigating a possible hit and run after a white van rear ended her car and forced it into a north ditch. Dennis Bunn suffered minor injuries and was treated and released.
Governor Branstad signed a law making seat belt use mandatory and allowing belts nonuse to be used as evidence in court. Attorneys say courts may deny damages if injuries could have been prevented by wearing a belt, potentially assigning fault to the victim.
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