Hills Bank ends 28 year Labor Day barbecue in Hills
Hills Bank and Trust Co cancels its annual Labor Day customer appreciation barbecue citing safety risks and traffic congestion. The event drew a record 8000 guests last year, began in 1972, and was deemed too risky despite strong goodwill. The main office is in Hills, Iowa.
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Hills Bank
Joe Geraghty
Gazette Hills
Hills Bank and Trust Co
John Benson
Albert Droll
Johnson County
Benson
Iowa City
Coralville
North Liberty
Lisbon
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Main St
Hills
Pets attention to cooling fuels county fair exhibit
Pet exhibitors learn responsibility as heat worries spark cautions at the Iowa County Fair. A Siamese fighting fish named Fishy, shown by Amanda Folkmann of Marengo, survived the show while others have suffered heat related incidents. The fair runs through Thursday with free admission.
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Hanker
Fishy
Amanda Folkmann
Marengo
Karen Martinson
Anamosa Fire Chief Re-elected and Assignments Made
Anamosa firefighters re elected Jeff Swisher to a second term as fire chief of the 30 member department. Swisher 33 and with the department 11 years names Mark Thom Larry Farr and Chuck Barnes as assistant chiefs. Also appointed were Ron French as training officer and coordinator and Nick Rundle as probationary firefighter.
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Anamosa
Jeff Swisher
Swisher
Jones County Firefighters Association
Mark Thomas
Larry Farr
Chuck Barnes
Ron French
Nick Rundle
Joan Marlin
Lone Tree District Bonds Fund School Expansion
Nick Keough of Mason City smooths concrete on a Lone Tree school addition funded by $3.8 million in voter bonds approved last September. The project adds a cafeteria kitchen classrooms computer ICN lab and media center for 400 students and should finish by August 2003. Keough works for Ahrens Concrete Co.
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Nick Keough
Mason City
Lone Tree
Keough
Ahrens Concrete Co
Rabid Skunk Invades Rural Iowa Home
A rabid skunk entered a rural Plymouth County residence about 5 a.m. on June 18 and bit two family members before the father shot the animal. Brain tests confirmed rabies. victims received costly rabies shots but are reported fine. Iowa has had 36 animal rabies cases this year.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Plymouth County
Russell Currier
Iowa Department of Public Health
Currier
Currie
Kevin Teale
Linn County Calendar of Meetings and Events
A dense daily schedule lists numerous city and county meetings and events in Cedar Rapids Marion and surrounding areas. It includes city councils planning commissions boards and an election with candidates Charlie Morrow and Eugene Rilling as well as cultural events and recycling locations. The document highlights times venues and topics such as the Tama City special election and related community activities.
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Cedar Rapids City Planning Commission
Marion City Council
Marion Independent School Board
S. 15Th St
Linn County Emergency Management Commission
Marion Zoning Board of Adjustment
Robins Public Works
Tama City Council
Civic Center
Charlie Morrow
Eugene Rilling
Iowa Lottery Numbers and Local Police Reports Featured
The Gazette notes Iowa Lottery draws and a string of police reports across Marion, Hiawatha, and surrounding areas. Individuals named include Loren Hartelt, Ronald Ott, and Heather Green among others, with offenses ranging from second offense charges to assault cases and public intoxication.
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Bertram
Ronald R. Ott
10Th St. NW
Highway
Palisades Road
Mount Vernon
Lindsay L. Schutty
Newton
Boyson
Center Point Roads
Hiawatha
Joseph P. Corrigan
Palo Marsh
Blairs Ferry Road
Seth V. Finnegan
Oxford
First Avenue
Heather L. Green
Rossey Lane
33Rd Street
Joshua E. Hodny
Grand Forks
N.C
Johnson Ave
Robins and
Daws Roads
David J. Tieman
10Th Ave
Marion
Hawkeye
16Th Ave
Emsad Mujanic
Hayes St
Sixth Street
Charles E. Johnson
Grand Ave
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Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
University Hospitals
Miller
120Th Street
State Patrol
Buchanan County
Illinois Trucker
Illinois
William Phillips
Quincy
Ill
Iowa State Patrol
Phillips
Adam Morris
Dubuque
Luis Candelaria
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Candelaria
Highway 20
Manchester
Dyersville
Pleasantville
Phyllis Klootwyk
Maquoketa River
Klootwyk
Finley Hospital
Lila Fast
Knoxville
Dubuque County
Buzz Orr
Daily Notebook
Linn
C.R
Bluestem
U.S. Twirling Association
Benton County Board of Supervisors
Black Hawk
Farmers Markets
Riverside Roundhouse Farmers Market
OUT & About
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University of Iowa
Pearl Cleage
Hancher
Dorian Opera Theatre
Noble Recital Hall
Jenson-Noble Hall
Luther College
the History Center
First Ave
Richard Thomas
Hiawatha Public Library
Evelyn Birkbey
Cedar Rapids Public Library
First St. SE
Country Lane
Betty Groff
Bares & Noble Booksellers
Coral Ridge Mall
Betty Gr
Linn County Public Health
13Th St
Public Works Complex
Sixth St
Marion Recycling
35Th St
Cai! Bluestem Solid Waste Agency
the Gazette
Linn County
Kevin M. Burkle
County Home Road
Whittier Road
Sheiuishe & Acate
Daniels St
J Street
33Rd Avenue
Loren J. Hartelt
N. 10Th St
Dennis M. Stambaugh
Agin Ct
Amber Hartwig
Terry Larson
St. SW
Hardee's
Michelle L. Estlack
Kenneth J. Miller Jr
Owens St. NW
Russell L. Skiye
19Th St. NW
Jamie Trokosh
Laura R. Lindquist
Center Point Rd
Devick Lindquist
Washington Ave
A Ave. NE
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Ottumwa
Burlington St
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