Cedar Rapids area soap box derby draws entries from nine eastern cities
The 30th Cedar Rapids Area Soap Box Derby on Sunday at 9 a.m. on the 15th Street SW hill near Kingston Stadium will feature drivers from Cedar Rapids Marion Hiawatha Springville Elkader Waterloo Ottumwa Amana and Middle Amana. Winners advance to the August 8 All American Race of Champions in Akron. The Kit Car and Masters divisions use a double elimination format with each entrant guaranteed four runs. A Cedar Rapids woman also sues Midwest Janitorial Services for sex discrimination claiming lower pay and fewer benefits plus verbal abuse since threatening legal action.
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Cedar Rapids
Akron
Ohio
Lisbon Million Dollar Challenge gains support
Lisbon leaders donate 10000 to raise a 2 million student center project at Lisbon High School. The drive hinges on a 1 million public match with an initial 1 million pledge from Lowell Andreas and Dwayne Andreas, both Lisbon graduates. About 87000 has been raised to date.
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Steve Goldin
Becky
Lisbon
Lowell Andreas
Mankato
Minn
Dwayne Andreas
Decatur
Ill
Andreas
Catherine Lane
Waucoma Lightning Victim Upgraded at Rochester Hospital
Margaret Kuennan a 47 year old woman from a rural Waucoma was struck by lightning on June 20 while removing laundry. She was resuscitated by her husband Gerald and neighbors before an ambulance arrived and her condition was upgraded from critical to fair at St. Marys Medical Center Rochester Minnesota.
Iowa Electric Branching Out enters third year of tree program
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. begins its third year of Branching Out a Trees Forever partnership with a $1 million five year commitment. Last year 49 communities joined and grants from $500 to $20,000 are available with local matching funds plus volunteer efforts.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
IE Branching Out
Trees Forever
Iowa Electric
Mayoral debate highlights shelter budget and crematorium plans
Cedar Rapids mayoral candidates Wayne Murdock and Larry Serbousek differed over the Cedar Rapids Animal Shelter. Serbousek urged collaboration with police and the Cedar Valley Humane Society, while Murdock defended the shelter budget of about 500000 annually. Both cited a crematorium or incinerator as a humane disposal option, with incinerator costs estimated at 50000 to 150000.
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Cedar Valley Humane Society
Serbousek
Murdock
Russell Anthony
Collectors toast 2 cylinder Deeres at Waterloo expo
Sam McKee of Red Oak calls Deere collecting a disease as he displays his 50 year old John Deere and four antique implements at the Two Cylinder Club Expo III near Waterloo. The show draws visitors from across the region on a 20 acre site near the Waterloo Municipal Airport with more than 60 000 expected.
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Waterloo
Val Swinton
Iowa
Bureau Aterloo
Sam McKee
Red Oak
McKee
John Deere
John Good
Anderson
Ind
Illinois
John Deeree
Good
Freda
Roland Seiler
Auburn
Seiler
Scott Zoborosky
LaPorte
Froelich
John Froelich
Froelich centennial celebration honors the first gasoline tractor
Froelich marks the centenary of the first gasoline powered tractor with a Sunday program in Froelich Iowa ten miles west of McGregor on Highway 18. The event features a working half scale Froelich tractor, museum tours, Deere Waterloo displays, films, postmark, lunch stands, music, and guests including Lois Hobbs author of Centennial Surprise.
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Aazette
Roelich
McGregor
John Froelich
Froelich
Waterloo Gasoline Traction Engine Co
Waterloo
of Deere & Co
Roger Swanson
George Erbe
Farmersburg
Jim Leet
J.I. Case
Cincinnati
William Mann
John Deere Waterloo Tractor Works
Pioneer Farm
Deere Tractors
Lois Hobbs
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Midwest Janitorial Services Inc
Linn District Court
Donna Marie Lewis
Ellis Blvd
Lewis
Midwest Janitorial Services
Collins Rd
Craig Hotchkiss
Challenge Fund
Waucoma
C.R. Animal Shelter
Forum
Lonnie Zingula
Ticular
Anthony
the Gazette
Wayne Murdock
Larry Serbousek
Big Boys
Gazette
Collectors Toast
Deeres
Knipper
Dyersville
Daddy of
Elkader
Clayton
Gazette Map
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