Sefl Named New Cedar Rapids Convention Bureau Chairman
Carl Sefl becomes chairman of the Cedar Rapids Area Convention and Visitors Bureau board succeeding Jerry Maples. Leff as vice chairman, Chukas as vice president, and Blythe as treasurer join a 21 member board with new directors Townsend Hoopes Elizabeth Hatch and Harold Gilbert. Honors go to Linda Boots and Stephanie Wager as honorary members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Sefl
Cedar Rapids Area
Elizabeth Hatch
Cedar Rapids Community Schools
Harold Gilbert
Ozark Airlines
Linda Boots
Cedar Rapids Ambassadors
Stephanie Wager
Civic Tours
Junior League
Bogus medicine call targets Cedar Rapids woman
An elderly Cedar Rapids resident received a phantom call from someone posing as a medical society member to pick up her late husband’s prescription drugs. Assistant Police Chief Jim Barnes warns the scam is illegitimate and urges reporting to the detective bureau. Police had noted a rash of similar calls in the past three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Jim Barnes
Barnes
Police Department Detective Bureau
Ninth Annual Czech Folk Fest kicks off in Traer
Traer hosts over 30 hours of Czech music food and entertainment at Memorial Building and surroundings. Friday features Karl The Country Dutchmen Malek's Fishermen and the Iowa Polka Chaps with performances from noon to late evening. Saturday includes Frank Lundak Trio Jolly Two Math Sladky Polka Club of Iowa and a kolache contest. A barbecue dinner parades and a Sunday water fight conclude the fest hosted by the Traer Fire Department.
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Traer
Memorial
Karl & the
Orion
Malek
Garner
Iowa
Frank Lundak
Jolly Two
Waupaca
Wis
Math Sladky
Waverly
Neb
Memorial Building
Polka Club of
Jim's Concertina
Edgewood
Jolly Home Brewers
Harlan
Tama County Cattlemen's Association
Traer Fire Department
U of jazz band wows Europeans on European tour
The 22 member University of Iowa Landmark jazz band played five Montreux concerts and a Neuchatel festival set to acclaim. Director Dan Yoder said the group impressed European audiences and may record an encore taped performance for an album. The tour covers West Germany Belgium and leaves via Brussels with a $30000 budget underwritten by UI Foundation donors and corporate supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Walsh
Johnson County
Iowa City
Landmark
Montreux
Switzerland
Dizzy Gillespie
Woody Herman
Dan Yoder
University of Iowa Jazz Band
Neuchatel
Yoder
United States
West Germany
Freiburg
Ludwigshafen
Mannheim
Cologne
Rhine
Belgium
Brussels
University of Iowa Foundation
Doc Severinsen
Xebron
Life Investors Insurance Co
Cedar Rapids
The
Grain Processing Corp
Muscatine
A.G.O
Life Investors
Cedar Rapids considers regulated crankcase oil burners
The Fire Board of Appeals urged the City Council to allow regulated crankcase oil burners for heat in garages and large businesses. Approved previously by NFPA code in 1982 and by the State Fire Marshal in 1984, the plan would require a city permit to ensure safe, properly installed burners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Fire Board of Appeals
National Fire Protection Association
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Don
Knock
Ranger guided bird walk at Effigy Mounds National Monument
A ranger guided bird walk at Effigy Mounds National Monument Saturday begins 6 30 a m at the visitor center and lasts three hours. Participants should wear dark colors bring insect repellent and binoculars. The monument lies three miles north of Marquette on Highway 76. Information call 873 2356.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Marquette
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Convention Bureau
Carl Seff
U of Jazz
Germany
Radio Shack
MOBT
Realistic
NAS
SA Genesi
CitiLine
LAB
Mmer
Tandy Corporation
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