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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1998
Page
9
Community listings include city meetings and political calendar notes for Linn and neighboring counties. Highlights cover Board of Supervisors sessions, city council, library board, U.S. Representative visits, a women’s bicycle ride, puppet theater projects, and farm markets. Lottery results and CITYLINE numbers are also provided.
Mercy July 3 Robin and Jewel Endsley 3527 Queen Dr SW a son Candace Thomas and Doug Nebraska 30 Ash Dr Marion a son Kristie and Martin Steepleton 3120 C Ave NE a son July 5 Janine and Kendall Street 643 20th Ave SW a son St Luke's July 3 Lori Doolin and Duane Anderson 500 17th St SE a daughter July 4 Lindy Witham 2154 26th St NW a son Angela Flockhart and Lary Holets Olin a daughter July 5 Amy and Scott Jared 665 S 11th St Marion a son
The Linn County Sheriffs deputies arrested eight people and issued 47 citations from 4 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Saturday during the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program. Violations included drunken driving and driving with a suspended license among others.
Local groups list volunteer openings across Iowa City area initiatives. United Way and Liftoff Volunteer programs seek adults and seniors, with contact numbers for RSVP, crisis counseling, carnival staffing, Adventureland chaperones, and Boys and Girls Club clerical and tutoring roles.
Bob Myers and his family built a fleet of houseboats on the Mississippi at Boaters Houseboat Rental and Marina starting in the 1950s. The 58 by 15 foot boat, first floated Wednesday, features home amenities and can sleep 12. Rentals range to 500 dollars weekends and peak in early summer and after Labor Day. Myers designs the boats and with two full-time staff fabricates steel frames.
Over 150 Cedar Rapids teachers participated in Internet training at Harrison and partner schools with 12 expert trainers from across the United States. The program taught basics of email and Internet browsing using a graphic web browser. All Saints School won a $9,000 Raskob Foundation grant for technology and training equipment. Molly Michael of Cedar Rapids earned two state education awards and honors at Iowa State University. Mount Vernon students Andria Pooley and Laura Damon Moore were finalists in a national writing campaign and received $100 bonds and school donations.
At Robbins Lake Freedom Festival heat entries number 51 as storms scatter crowds. Curtis and Andrew Ehler of Cromwell Connecticut race The Flash youth boat made from corrugated cardboard with sealer and tape. Awards include Vogue Tropical Fish and Best-Dressed Team Hot August Nights while Evergreen Packaging and Guaranty Bank notable sponsors.
Iowa City hosts the annual Iowa City Jazz Festival with the Victor Mendoza Latin Jazz Sextet delivering breezy rhythms and cha cha energy in front of a 25 000 person crowd. The set featured Mendoza on vibraphone with two mallets per hand and original tunes like Cubanita. The Dave Douglas Quartet followed with a hushed, intimate sound and a later freewheeling brass piece. The festival also showcased the Jimmy McGriff Hank Crawford Quartet Dominique Eade and the Brad Meldau Trio across eight acts on July 4.
A Dubuque family home was destroyed when a backyard fireworks display ignited the garage. Parrish and Janet Marugg and two children set off fireworks in the driveway. part of the display entered the attached garage and a later check revealed a fast spreading fire. Damages are estimated at 120000 dollars. The article also notes a Cedar Rapids east west annexation planning agreement with Linn County in a separate city council discussion.
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