Discovery club guide deadline today for Gazette readers
Today is the deadline to submit information for Discovery, The Gazette’s annual guide for Linn and Johnson counties. The Aug. 9 section lists clubs lodges and organizations open to new members. Send descriptions meeting times and a contact name and phone number to Phyllis Fleming at The Gazette.
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Discovery
Gazette
Linn
Johnson Counties
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Cedar Rapids
Phyllis Fleming
Man eludes Cedar Rapids police after high speed chase
A silver 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix reported stolen led Cedar Rapids officers on a pursuit beginning near Westdale Mall at 7:25 p.m. The chase reached speeds over 100 mph, moved through Highway 151 and into Benton County, ending when the car stopped on a mud road and the pursuing unit became stuck. A suspect was identified but not charged as of late night.
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Tim Reynolds
Westdale Mall
Cedar Rapids
Reynolds
Benton County
Blairstown
Cedar River Reopens After Flood Week End
Cedar River reopened at noon Sunday after a boating ban in Rapids. Police urged caution due to strong current and debris though water levels receded from 10.3 to 9.5 feet. Meteorologist Jim Meyer noted a crest of 10.7 feet Saturday and flow slowing from 20,800 to 17,400 cfs.
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Cedar River
Cedar Ra
Jim Meyer
National Weather Service
Meyer
Sex offender James Browning Sr. sentenced in Cedar Rapids case
James J. Browning Sr., 50, of 1002 Harold Dr SE, received up to ten years for third degree sexual abuse of a 13 year old girl. He had pleaded guilty earlier. Charged Oct 3, 1997. incident occurred February 1 to March 31, 1993, in Cedar Rapids.
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James J. Browning Sr
Harold Dr. SE
Browning
Cedar Rapids
Man Injured Clearing Debris Remains Hospitalized
Iowa City man Mike Hebl, 45, of West Branch, remained in good condition with a cracked hip socket after a garage debris incident. Hebl was pinned for about 40 minutes when a fallen garage shifted while relatives tried to move it from his mother Mary Hebl's home at 3899 Heb Ave SW.
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Mike Hebl
West Branch
Hebl
Mary Hebl
Heb! Ave
Iowa City
Painting and Staining Contest Participants Noted
A list of entrants and sponsors from Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas is shown. Competitors include Robins and Country Friends Dance Club Cedar Rapids Net work Data Processing Cedar Rapids Class I with John Weyer and youth Andrew and Curtis Ehler Cromwell Conn Austin Lloyd Rodney Hines Cedar Rapids Unit ed Airlines Cedar Rapids Class II Evergreen Packing Cedar Rapids Clete Kreher Dan Kreher Ryan Kreher and Dave Logan Marion Shear Happenings Swisher Class III kits Tim Fawcett Davenport Chris Young Steve Young Cedar Rapids.
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Evergreen Packaging
Cedar Rapids
Clete Kreher
Dan Kreher
Ryan Kreher
Dave Logan
Marion
Shear Happenings
Swisher
Tim Fawcett
Davenport
Chris Young
Steve Young
Cardboard boats race yields multiple winners at regatta
The Great Cardboard Boat Regatta crowned winners in multiple classes as Chew's Painting & Staining led Class I with a sealed craft while USA I edged the Blue Rose by two seconds. Country Friends Dance Club's Cruisin won the Titanic sinking award, and Evergreen Packaging dominated Class II with the IP Centurion weighing 1000 pounds and built for a fourth win in five years amid rain.
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Becky Stover
Gazette
Chew
Bill Chew
Robins
Steve Drake
Centerville
Country Friends Dance Club
Evergreen Packaging
IP Centurion
Evergreen
Tim Hughes
Week Ahead Forecast of Major Business and Economic Events
A calendar of upcoming economic announcements and corporate reports for the week includes Treasury bill auctions and 30 year inflation indexed bonds on Wednesday, June figures from Ford and Freddie Mac, weekly jobless claims, retail sales, mortgage data, and the producer price index. Business groups will host meetings with speakers on fire prevention and Meals on Wheels, with venues in Noelridge Park and Marion Longbranch.
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Treasury
Ford Motor Co
Federal Reserve
Consumer Credit Report
Criabwa
American Business Women's Association
Noelridge Park
Council St. NE
Mike Nesslnge
Freddie Mac
Marabwa Charter Chapter
Longbranch
Marion
Linda Fitz
Meals On Wheels
Artist creates museum's role
Janet Blohm Pultz, executive director of the Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum in Decorah, shapes a modern outreach. She blends hands on exhibits and multimedia displays to broaden appeal, while guiding a $2 million budget and 32 staff.
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James Q. Lynch
Iowa
Bureau
Decorah
Janet Blohm Pultz
Vesterheim
Pultz
Westerheim
University of Missouri-Columbia
Historical Society
National
Osteopathic Museum
Kirksville
Husband
Vaughan
Truman State University
Kirksville, Mo
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