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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 2005
Page
9
A tropical storm system in the southeast could cool Eastern Iowa slightly this week. Hurricane Dennis weakened to a tropical storm as clouds from the Southeast stream in. Cedar Rapids reached 87 and Iowa City 91 with highs around 90 today and lower 80s by midweek.
Cedar Rapids police investigate a shooting in a residential area near C Avenue and 17th Street NE. A man grazed on the top of the head arrived at Mercy Medical Center at 1 09 a m with a minor non life threatening injury. The victim's name has not been released.
Police report no new information about shots fired near Third Avenue and 15th Street SE on Thursday afternoon. A door and window at 362 15th St SE were damaged. no arrests reported. The neighborhood notes issues with the involved house. Earlier, two women were slightly injured in a May 26 shooting in the 1400 block of Fifth Avenue SE per Gazette archives.
Dick Young of Mount Pleasant grows native prairie plants from small dormant stock. He sells potted wildflowers and grasses for five dollars at the Washington and Mount Vernon markets, offering an educational aim and quicker availability for urban gardeners.
Dick Young of Wild Flowers & Native Grasses in Culver shares knowledge on cup plant blue false indigo Culver's root lead plant cardinal flower side oats grama and big blue stem He notes rattlesnake master and tea from the plant is said to counter venom but nobody has lived to confirm it Sales are slow yet he enjoys talking with customers and staying active at age 69.
A 112 year old Queen Anne carriage house behind the Frank Ray House in Vinton nears completion after decades of planning and fundraising. Painter Robert Schmuecker and helpers apply final gray tones to the peeling peach facade as transient scaffolding surrounds the site.
In Cedar Rapids Pickle-Ball continues to draw players after last summer. Jill Snodgrass promoted the sport through the city Recreation Department with classes, about 20 participants, and plans to expand to Bever Park and nearby Hiawatha. The game uses paddles and a Wiffle like ball on a court sized 20 by 44 feet. Call the Recreation Department at 319 286-5731 for information.
Jill Snodgrass invites Cedar Rapids Parks Commissioner Wade Wagner and Parks Director Dave Kramer to Bever Park where pickle ball was demonstrated. Impressed officials approve adding the sport to city recreation and Snodgrass will teach six two hour sessions.
The Gazette outlines how to reach Newstrack staff for follow ups and questions. It lists mailing address P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 and phone numbers 319 398 8254 and 800 397 8212 plus email news gazette communications com for inquiries on newsmakers and events.
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