Railroading Dream Earns Young Hobbyist Top Honors
Michael Lanka, 16, of Palo, lauded for a yearlong model railroad yard project. The LaSalle High junior won first in the high school division at the Cedar Rapids Hobby and Model Show in May, then first in the Displays category at the National Model Railroad Mid-Continent region convention in Omaha with 105 of 125 points. The miniature logging railroad model, started May 1975, features a lit buildings and a mirror backdrop for full view.
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Palo
Lanka
LaSalle High School
George Lankas
Cedar Rapids
National Model Railroad
Omaha
Bender Pool Announces Rest of Summer Hours
The Elizabeth Bender public pool releases daily hours 1 to 5 p.m. plus 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays, with family night Friday admission for $2. Swimming classes start July 13 for five weeks, and preschool to swimmer programs run August 2–13 daily 9 a.m. to noon. Pool closed Mondays and Aug 16 for renovation, reopening Aug 28. Call 364 9981 1–5 p.m. for details.
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Elizabeth Bender
The
Recreation Commission
Cooler drier June in Cedar Rapids reports
KCRG Meteorologist Ed Ring says Cedar Rapids endured a cooler and drier June with an average temperature of 69 degrees, three below normal. Rainfall totaled 3.6 inches, below normal, with 24 hour peak of 1.09 inches on June 13 amid thunderstorms. Airport and downtown rain figures differed, showing wide local variation and June 23 saw 0.34 official versus 1.28 inches downtown southeast Cedar Rapids. Iowa led the nation with 31 tornadoes reported in June.
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Cedar Rapids
KCRG
Ed Ring
Iowa
Builder risks fine or jail for cutting trees in Vienna
AP reports a builder who felled a tree without Vienna’s permit faces penalties including fines or jail. The city’s conservation statute requires replacement of every felled tree, with a replacement plant on city land if no room on site, plus care at the contractor’s expense.
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Vienna
Backpacking Clinic at Ambroz Recreation Center
Ambroz Recreation Center hosts a Tuesday 6:30 to 9 p.m. back packing clinic in room 202 at 2000 Mt. Vernon Road SE. Instruction covers gear, meal planning, walking styles and conditioning, with a Friday 8 a.m. trip to Yellow River State Forest. Fees are $3. instructors are Don Davis Tom Cook and Patty Walker. contact Tom Cook at 398 5165 for details.
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Ambroz Recreation Center
Mt. Vernon Road
Yellow River State Forest
State Forest
Don Davis
Tom Cook
Patty Walker
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