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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 2001
Page
9
Cedar Rapids Mayor Lee Clancey proclaimed every Friday in July and August as Bib Friday to honor the Overalls all Over event. The three month project began last month with 30 two person statues parodying Grant Wood's American Gothic. Clancey calls it fun and a tribute to Wood and bib overalls.
Des Moines First lady Christie Vilsack enters Mercy Medical Center for routine thyroid nodule removal. A governor’s spokesman says the procedure is routine with a full recovery expected. She will stay one or two nights as Gov. Tom Vilsack postpones duties to accompany her and plans to resume duties after her release.
Two 13 year old boys Nick Thomas and Davie Mawdsley face second degree arson and second degree criminal mischief charges after Independence police say they sprayed a silicon substance on the Presbyterian Church wall door and sidewalk and set it ablaze at 6 45 a m. The damage exceeds 1000 dollars and Mawdsley was released to parents while Thomas remains in juvenile detention.
The Central City school board selects William Mertens from 28 applicants to lead the district starting July 1 on a two year contract. Mertens, 57, previously led Riceville Community School District for six years earning a $75,000 salary. He cites small school advantages and locality as reasons for the move.
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled 7-0 that knowingly transmitting HIV is not unconstitutionally vague. Justin Alman Keene of Dubuque had pleaded guilty to criminal HIV transmission after unprotected sex with an unidentified woman in October 1998 and later challenged the law’s clarity. Justice Mark Cady said the crime requires only that transmission be possible and that the statute provides fair notice of its meaning.
The court notes a factual basis existed to support Keene's guilty plea citing a well known risk of HIV transmission through unprotected intercourse and the minutes of testimony. The decision references 3B basing the plea on knowing infection and transmission risk.
Iowa City area misses on First Home incentives as a zoned map excludes houses yet relies on 1990 data. Iowa Finance Authority plans to redraw targeted zones this fall using 2000 census data to better fit local housing realities.
Cedar Rapids police officer Joe Cerrato and teammate Bob Stauffer demonstrate firearms at the station, showing revolvers, pistols and look-alike pellet guns. The report notes safety rules, real versus replica weapons, and the challenge for officers facing concealed or realistic models.
The Hall-Perrine Foundation awards $500,000 to Cedar Rapids Museum of Art for the Framing the Future project. Funds will restore Grant Wood's studio at 5 Turner Alley, add a visitors center, and prepare public tours by 2003. The drive aims to fund upgrades, endowments, and ongoing preservation efforts.
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