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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1998
Page
11
TELUS reports public opinion on a new University of Iowa program exploring the history of human sexuality. The poll asks if the initiative is a good idea, reflecting reader sentiment on campus studies.
A concise note from Fylowa’s Your Two Cents forum on www.fylowa.com covers topics on presidential legacy, state policy on corporate drug testing, and a debate over Ellis Park as the site for a new ice skating rink.
A dense listing for January 7 1998 depicts multiple Cedar Rapids Linn County and Marion government meetings including the Five Seasons Center Linn County Board of Supervisors Cedar Rapids City Council Marion Public Service Board and Marion Education Association sessions plus a Cedar Rapids drive through recycling site and a Bluestem Solid Waste Agency contact.
Lottery numbers for several games are listed for January 5, 1998 with totals and contact numbers for city lines. The page also explains degree days as the difference between daily average temperature and 65 degrees, used to compare heating needs, compiled by MidAmerican Energy Co.
The Gazette lists Jan. 5 and 6 birth notices from Mercy and St. Luke's hospitals. Couples Michelle Christopherson and Todd, Laura Michalec, Cynthia Burke, Heather Maloney, Stacy Pettit, Jodl Weiss, Cherie Jones, Teresa Cox, Shannon Boettcher welcomed a daughter or triplets, with addresses in Clarence Shellsburg Cedar Rapids Marion Anamosa and Vinton. Clerks at Marion stores Hawkeye and Handimart face charges for alleged sales to minors on Dec 19.
City Planning Commission backs the Village on Boyson site development plan for a 20 acre mixed use center including small shops an outdoor ice rink gazebo playground and day care. Neighbors support the project but seek traffic and green space protections and an expanded C1 district uses list.
Trisha Renee Miller 28 faces forgery charges in Johnson County District Court for writing a check on the account of Louise Masad, who died in 1972. Miller allegedly forged the check and used it to buy 125.83 dollars of merchandise at Menards in Iowa City on October 29. Police filed the charge on Tuesday.
Linn-Mar School District voters approved a 25 million bond issue with terms not exceeding 5.6 percent. The board accepted Piper Jaffray Inc.’s 4.785 percent bid for 18 million in bonds to complete district projects including a new elementary near Robins and major high and middle school renovations. The issue saves interest versus the initial sale and runs through 2017 with debt service in property taxes for 1998-99, and a 1998-99 calendar aims for a longer summer construction season ending May 1999.
Jeremy and Tonette Kremer sue Liebke & Hoyt Jewelers of Cedar Rapids claiming a 1.03 carat diamond was replaced with a simulated stone while in the firm’s control. The firm denies the allegation and says it will defend. The suit seeks unspecified damages including punitive.
Linn County Supervisor Lu Dostal, a Marion farmer and the board’s lone Republican, announces a bid for re election to build on gains in his first term. He cites improved county services, a one stop planning office, a new juvenile detention center, and road and park maintenance as priorities amid growth. Filing opens March 2 and runs to March 25.
Iowa regents named Frank Stork and Jodie Butler as finalists for the state executive director position. Stork is interim government relations head at the University of Iowa while Butler serves as education policy adviser to Gov. Branstad. The two were chosen from 48 applicants after interviews by a selection committee. R. Wayne Richey, 69, retires June 30 after leading since 1967.
A Kirkwood Community College communications electronics class saw all 11 students pass the Certified Electronics Technician exam on the first try. Instructor Doug Watson notes US pass rates are around 25 percent. The program trains in troubleshooting and repair with graduates earning associate degrees and starting salaries near $19 000. More program details via 319 398 4983.
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