Pioneer Village Honors 3 C R Volunteers
Three Cedar Rapids residents were honored by the Pioneer Village Commission for efforts at Ushers Ferry Pioneer Village. Laura Browne, Herb Eckert, and Beverly Mumm received special achievement awards for exhibit development, band stand construction, and spinning and weaving demonstrations. Their plaques will be displayed on a permanent memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Ushers Ferry Pioneer Village
Greene Square Park
Laura Browne
Waveland Dr
Herb Eckert
Bever Ave
Beverly Mumm
14Th Ave
Village Commission
Dale Brodt
Area lawmakers to attend forum at Cedar Rapids Library
Iowa legislators representing Linn County will take part in a public forum Saturday at 10 30 a m in Beems Auditorium Cedar Rapids Public Library. Sponsors include the Cedar Rapids Marion League of Women Voters AAUW and United Way government relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Linn County
Beems
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Cedar Rapids-Marion League of Women Voters
Junior League of Cedar Rapids
American Association of University Women
AAUW
Multiple burglaries reported in Cedar Valley area
Cedar Valley Christian School, Kelle Kulish residence, Mount Zion Church and three other locations suffered burglaries from Sunday night to midweek. Items stolen include computer gear valued at 1433 dollars, a video recorder, cash and checks, hairstyling equipment, and power tools totaling over 6 thousand dollars. A vehicle may have been used to force entry at one site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Eighth St. SE
Ninth Ave
Dennis Ciha
Ellis Blvd
Drunken Driving Charges List Local Offenders
Patrick Smith 41 of 648 Ninth Ave Marion arrested 2 04 am Wednesday at Lindale Drive and Eighth Avenue on a second offense. Joseph Jellison 32 of 906 10th St SE arrested 5 20 pm Tuesday on 700 block Eighth Street SE second offense. David Smith 39 of Central City arrested 8 55 pm Tuesday 2700 block Seventh Avenue Marion second offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Smith
Ninth Ave
Marion
Lindale Drive
Eighth Avenue
Joseph Jellison
10Th St
Eighth Street
David Smith
Central City
Seventh Avenue
Fire calls log detailing multiple medical emergencies and incidents
A sequence of fire department dispatches lists medical emergencies at multiple addresses from Tuesday through Thursday, plus checks for gas odors and a diesel spill. Notable entries include a plane landing standby at Cedar Rapids Airport and a chimney fire.
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Mount Vernon Rd
First Ave
16Th Ave
Johnson Ave. NW
28Th Ave
Sixth St
Cedar Rapids
Red Bud Road
Tama St
Blairs Ferry Rd
Waconia Ave
Memorial Dr
Ave
Seventh St
36Th St
31St St
F Ave. NW
Center St. NE
11Th St. NW
Pact to provide outreach funds
Gov. Terry Branstad will sign a Department of Defense agreement funding the Iowa Procurement Outreach Center at Kirkwood Community College with more than 75000 dollars. Thomas Moore will represent the agency at 3 p.m. in Linn Hall Room 211. The center has now received a third annual grant covering 37 percent of its budget, with 7.2 percent from Kirkwood and the remainder from the Iowa Department of Economic Development. Since 1986 the center has assisted over 250 client companies in winning government contracts through seminars, research, trade leads, and procurement support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Branstad
Department of Defense
Iowa
Kirkwood Community College
Thomas Moore
Small Business
Defense Contract Administration Services
St. Louis
Linn Hall
Defense Contract Administration
Kirkwood
Iowa Department of Economic Development
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pioneer Village Commission
C.R
Commission
Browne
Ushers Ferry
Eckert
Bever Park
Mumm
Call Cityline
Gazette
Todd McIntorf
Linn County Humane Society
C.R. Library
Cedar Valley Christian School
Cottage Grove Ave
Kelle Kulish
B Ave
Pact
Hotpoint
RCA
Sansui
Eve
Technics
Dolby
SCOTT
Magnavox
Pioneer
Suis
DO Store
N.E
Zimmerman Ford
Lindale Mall
Ireo Radio
Mike
SANYO
Syster
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