Lamont 125th Anniversary Parade Celebrates Town
Lamont, a Buchanan County town, celebrated its 125th anniversary with a Sunday parade. Cub Scouts Tim Recker Kevin Hesner and Randy Hamlett rode a winning float, while World War I veterans Andrew Bergfeld and Elmore Ovel, both 85, joined the festivities.
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Buchanan County
Lamont
Tim Recker
Jerry Recker
Kevin Hesner
Leonard Hesner
Randy Hamlett
Chuck Hamlett
Fireworks plans vary in Cedar Rapids for Independence Day
Two local groups the Cedar Rapids Country Club and the Cedar Rapids Giants cancel their Fourth of July displays citing safety and liability concerns. Other venues Cedar Boat Club Elmcrest Golf and Country Club Twin Drive In Theaters and Collins Road Drive In receive council approval for shows with a 10 pm display at All Iowa Fair and a 9 pm Cedar River Ellis Park Mohawk Park viewing option. In case of rain out details follow.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Cedar Rapids Giants
Cedar Boat Club
Elmcrest Golf and Country Club
Collins Road
Skydiving Exhibition Added To Ellis Park Fireworks
Eight sky divers will aim to land in the Cedar River near Ellis Boat Harbor about 8 tonight as part of the Ellis Park fireworks program. Ernest Pence, Cedar Rapids Country Club president, cites safety, higher costs, traffic, and insurance as past display concerns. A Giants official notes insurance hurdles from a prior fireworks accident. Elmcrest manager cites nonmember crowding as a major issue for events.
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Ellis Park
Cedar River
Ellis Boat Harbor
Ernest Pence
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Cedar Rapids man injured in fall from tree
A 58 year old Cedar Rapids man, George Nevins of 925 Maplewood Drive NE, was reported in serious condition at St. Luke's Hospital after falling from a tree Sunday near Lisbon while trimming it. He fell about 20 feet, arriving at 1:30 p.m. in a Lisbon Mount Vernon area ambulance. He had multiple fractures and leg abrasions possibly from the saw or fallen limbs.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Lisbon
George Nevins
Maplewood Drive
St. Luke’s
Mount Vernon
Youth in group home charged with carrying concealed weapon
A 16 year old resident of a Cedar Rapids group home at 1228 Third Ave SE was charged with carrying a concealed weapon after police saw him waving a nun chuk in the Quick Trip lot at 1430 First Ave NE. He was returned to the group home and must report to the Youth Bureau today.
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Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
First Ave
Youth Bureau
How to get more from a fireworks display
The article explains how to judge a fireworks show quality by viewing distance color depth and shell variety. It notes Blue colors are hard to render and multi break shells offer multiple effects. It also outlines country styles and safety reminders about leaving the viewing area and reporting misfires.
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American Pyrotechnics Association
George Plimpton
Unlicensed Driving Arrests Surged Over Three Weeks
Police nabbed 25 motorists for no valid Iowa license in June 10 16, rising to 56 in June 17 23 and 66 in June 24 30. Total arrests and traffic charges last week hit 443, up from 396 the prior week, with spikes in red light violations and theft charges among other offenses. ON THIS DATE in 1973 the Helsinki CSCE opened with the Soviet Union pushing for a new European charter.
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Iowa
Helsinki
Finland
Soviet Union
Art restorer dies pioneer of scientific restoration
Palo Alto California AP reports George L. Stout aged 80 and a pioneer in applying scientific methods to art restoration died Saturday night after major surgery.
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Palo Alto, Calif
George L. Stout
Prosecution reveals new evidence in Marti homicide case
Linn County prosecutors outline evidence that Dale Marti prepared the gun and possibly pointed it at Gloria Hoover before a fatal discharge. Marti, 34, is charged with second degree murder for Hoover's death on February 16 at their Cedar Rapids home. Trial is set to begin July 17.
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Linn County
Dale Marti
Gloria Jean Hoover
Cedar Rapids
Marti
Gloria Hoover
Hoover
Jailer Faces Hoeing Hurdles as Arson Suspect Causes Trouble
Linn County deputies and jailer Jerry Diesburg faced a disruptive inmate after Manuel Martinez Marroquin Jr., 38, of LaPorte City, jailed on drunk driving and speeding, allegedly started a fire damaged a light fixture and battered cell bars with a shoe before being released by court order while arson and criminal mischief charges were added.
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Linn County
Jerry Diesburg
Manuel Martinez Marroquin Jr
LaPorte City
Fourth of July Celebration in Springville Planned at Butler Park
Springville hosts an all day Fourth of July event in Butler Park near the high school starting 10:30 a.m. with a worship service and parade at 11:30 a.m. A lunch runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with games, races, contests, and a Bong Show. Fireworks close the day, while a jail incident involving a man named Marroquin prompted reports of arson acts and later disciplinary actions.
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Springville
Butler Park
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