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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 2000
Page
9
Henry Parrish Jr., 30, of 1151 19th Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, faces a first-degree sexual abuse trial after police recovered evidence supporting a 9-year-old girl's claim. The case, filed in Linn County District Court, notes the charge carries life imprisonment without parole. Parrish remains jailed in lieu of bond.
A man grabbed a money bag from a Peppys Ice Cream truck in southeast Cedar Rapids as children waited in line. The theft occurred about 4 30 p m at Third Avenue and Washington Avenue SE with the suspect fleeing on foot. Police have no complete description of the assailant.
High water from the Cedar River has closed part of the Sac and Fox Nature Trail from Cole Street SE to the Nature Center. The area may reopen late today or Wednesday as water recedes. Nearby Old Henry the maple lies in the flood plain with a foot of water at its base. Higher Nature Center trails remain accessible and other metro trails are open. Fletcher case may be on TV.
A Rapids native shares a lifelong love for singing as she previews a show of Broadway tunes performed as originally recorded. The event offers a rare chance to hear classic numbers and celebrate the performer’s career milestone.
Rose Marie Jun, longtime radio jingle singer, now pursues Broadway tunes with a new CD. Born in Cedar Rapids and educated at McKinley High and Coe College, she recorded early Broadway songs, helped push shows, and later released Broadway: First Take featuring Hello Dolly and Gigi numbers. Now based in New York, she reflects on a career blending jingles, recordings, and performances.
Iowa City couple Troy and Michelle Hascall, newly married at the Newman Center, had 15 rolls of wedding film and camera gear worth over 5000 stolen from photographer Scott Sweeney in Coralville. The Donovan family offers a 500 reward for the film's return.
Organizers still prepare for Vice President Al Gore to visit Cedar Rapids this week with a town hall from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday on KCRG-TV9. A Southeast Cedar Rapids stop and a speech on safe communities are tentatively planned, but the itinerary remains uncertain.
The Cedar Rapids school board voted to terminate its contract with Matt Sebetka for 12.4 acres of district land near Edgewood and Blairs Ferry NE, clearing the way to begin building a new elementary school possibly in 2001. The land was purchased in December 1997, and termination must occur by September 1 for a March 1, 2001, groundbreaking.
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