Preventive maintenance keeps cab at high mileage
Larry Sutliffe's maroon 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Hatchback boasts over 206000 miles with maintenance credited as the key. He says oil and transmission changes every 2 weeks and 30000 miles, plus propane conversion costs and benefits, guide a cab's long life and lower fares for riders.
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22Nd Ave
Sutliffe
Allen Motor Co
First Ave
Allen’s
Consumer Reports Magazine
Dick Hanson
Hanson
Carol Fortner
12Th Ave
Great Plains Gas
14Th Ave
Steel Seal
30Th Street Drive
Bill
Mount Vernon Kolache Day blends food, fun and races
Mount Vernon hosts a Saturday festival featuring kolache baking and judging at 10 15 a m with three judges Dave Hinman Susan Athoff and Beula Dvorak. Prize money totals 25 15 and 10. The event includes a 10 000 meter run start at 9 a m plus crafts booths games rides and a street dance.
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Mount Vernon
Dave Hinman
WMT
Open Line
Susan Athoff
Linn County Extension Service
Beula Dvorak
Mount Vernon Middle School
Memorial Park
Main Street
Wilkin
Bike trip invites area students to Backbone State Park
Eastern Iowa Youth for Christ invites high school students to a three day bicycle trip next week to Backbone State Park. UFC director Robert Dye says the ride is part of campus life and open to anyone with borrowing options for 10 speed bikes. Cedar Rapids participants depart at 8 30 a m Wednesday with arrivals at Backbone and return Friday afternoon.
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Iowa
Youth For Christ
Backbone State Park
Robert Dye
UFC
Dye
Police academy recruits train hard for future duties
Nine Cedar Rapids recruits in the 13 week program end training with 520 instructional hours across 12 areas including the Iowa Criminal Code first aid psychology and firearms. Graduation is scheduled Friday at the academy. A mock burglary search a mock trial and field exercises test practical skills. Cadets are white men in their 20s to 30s with an annual first year pay of 14400 dollars.
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Mike Allen
Tim Camp
Cedar Rapids Police Academy
Mark Glenn Gazette
Harrison School
Gary Hinzman
Hinzman
U.S. Supreme Court
Ellis Ymca
Linn
Cedar Rapids
Entry blanks available for MNB Great Bike Races
Entry blanks will be available today throughout Cedar Rapids and Marion for the 11th annual MNB Great Bike Races on Aug 15. More than 2,000 Eastern Iowans are expected to participate. plaques and free T shirts will be awarded.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
MNB
Pam Clark
Merchants National Bank
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