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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 2002
Page
10
Pi Kappa Phi members perform puppet skit in Ellis Park Cedar Rapids to educate children about disability. Forty participants raise four thousand dollars each for the Journey of Hope ride. Two 35 cyclist teams traverse the country via northern and southern routes.
Iowa DHS Director Jessie Rasmussen rebutted Doug Gross election year attacks saying his plan to fire her is political. She cited Cedar Rapids partnerships cutting child abuse and reabuse rates, noting ongoing budget cuts and high caseloads but praising community based efforts and local progress. Betsy Kutter reported from Cedar Rapids.
Hunter's Creek rezoning moves to first reading to switch from agricultural to planned development residential with 34 two unit condos on about 16 acres west of Winslow Road near Hunters Ridge. A water detention basin will control storm water while engineers study flood plain impact. Council member Nie land dissented on rezoning and Huntington Hills plat alongside the same area.
Cedar Rapids organizers preview next year’s Freedom Festival artwork after this year’s event. A judging team will select designs from entries displayed in the Wells Fargo SCI Building lobby. Public voting ends July 16, with $1,000 prize to the winning designer.
Iowa's Scenic Byways program started in 1987 and by 1993 had identified routes including the Driftless Area Scenic Byway in Allamakee Clayton and Fayette counties the River Bluffs Byway and the Grant Wood Byway. The program relies on grass roots effort and DOT maps brochures show 30,000 brochures printed last year with 1,500 left. Delaware Crossing will be added later as a scenic route combining Iowa scenery history and people.
Cedar Rapids hosts a three day conference where researchers discuss flaws in traditional child protection. The center and the National Conference of State Legislatures note underreporting of abuse and worker fear of blame, urging community based approaches and gradual family engagement.
The Iowa case shows vulnerable seniors lured by endless catalogs CDs and videos promising prizes. One 81 year old spent over 100000 with a family member recounting calls about color cars and more. Attorneys recovered about 82000 including a 30000 trailer of goods returned to the state.
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