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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1997
Page
7
Eastern Iowa faced a sharp temperature drop as Cedar Rapids fell from 54 degrees on Saturday to 16 Sunday with winds up to 26 mph. Meteorologist Brian Pierce of the National Weather Service warned the cold would linger for at least a week as a strong storm front moved through.
Center Point Urbana officials invite residents to public input sessions this Friday and Saturday to help plan a future elementary building on a 20 acre field next to the school. Meetings include a Saturday 11 am drafting-room session and a 3 pm summary by architect Kevin Monson. The district bought the land in November for 110000 dollars and recently approved a 532 million bond for an elementary and middle-school addition.
Robert "Bronc" McAlister a 43 year old Sons of Silence member pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm while addicted to drugs and faces up to 10 years and 250000 dollars. He was arrested July 10 in Ephrata Washington with leader Jeff Gruber and remains pending sentencing March 28.
A Davenport company faces a 3400 fine after a fatal construction incident at a Mount Joy industrial park. Gerry Snyder, 57, of Baldwin, died November 15 after falling from a walkway into a 16 foot deep concrete pit. Violations cited by the Division of Labor Services accompanied the penalty.
Sam Mulgrew, a Monmouth carpenter and farmer, makes pine and cedar caskets priced at 600 to 700 dollars. He delivers across eastern Iowa and notes funeral directors must accept them under FTC guidelines with no added handling fee. Mulgrew draws on Gustav Stickley design ideas, uses glue and dowels instead of nails, and aims to keep costs down for grieving families.
Dundee leaders seek a new convenience store to draw tourists and locals, arguing storefronts would spur regular visitors. Mayor Hentges cites traffic counts and post office demand, while Unity Ag owner Richard McDowell offers land adjacent to his Dundee site for development.
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