River swimming warned illegal and dangerous in July heat
Cedar Rapids officials warn against river swimming despite hot weather. Jim Dozier cites city ordinance punishing swimmers with up to a 100 dollar fine and 30 days in jail. Red Cross says strong currents and submerged hazards make river water perilous. officials cite dams as the most dangerous spots.
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Jim Dozier
Cedar Rapids Riverfront
Gerald Clanton
The
American
Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
Clanton
Carroll Miller
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Dozier
Backbone
Strawberry Point
Lake Macbride
Solon
Pleasant Creek
Palo
Volunteer opportunities and calls for help in community programs
Notices list several volunteer needs in Mount Vernon and surrounding areas. Art seeks a friend. Lynn needs companionship in a group home. ARC seeks volunteers for mentorship and office tasks. Big Brothers Big Sisters invites mentors. Iowa City Free Medical Clinic seeks clinicians. YWCA seeks household managers. Retired Senior Volunteer Program offers tutoring and ESL. Leaders In Volunteerism promotes volunteerism with coordinators named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Art
Sue
Lynn
American Diabetes Association
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Iowa City
YWCA
Faye
Betty
Fish and Wildlife Service opens McGregor district office
The U S Fish and Wildlife Service inaugurates a 1.4 million district office and visitor center on Highway 18 in McGregor. The new facility, the first of its kind on the Upper Mississippi National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, aims to educate the public about conservation, recreation, and resource pressures across four states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lyons
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
McGregor
Upper
Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
United States
Wabasha
Minn
Rock Island
Lyons
Genoa
Wis
Dubuque
Effigy Mounds
Highway 18
Congress
John Culver
Diona
Upper Mississippi
Meetings and outdoor excursion planned for Cedar Rapids area
Today features a Cedar Rapids Airport Commission meeting at 9 a.m. in the terminal building board room followed by Linn County supervisors work session at 9 a.m. in the Administrative Office Building conference room and Linn County Zoning Commission at 7 30 p.m. in the same building board room An outdoor walking excursion at 9 a.m. departs from the Cedar Valley Nature Trail head on Boyson Road in Hiawatha Sponsored by Iowa Rails to Trails Theater times listed on page 11A.
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Cedar Rapids Airport Commission
Linn County Supervisors
Linn County Zoning Commission
Cedar Valley
Boyson Road
Hiawatha
The
Iowa Rails To Trails
Bank robber pleads guilty in West Des Moines holdup
Robert Joseph Whitcomb, 42, admitted federal charges of bank robbery and weapons offenses for the June 6 West Des Moines State Bank hold up. He faces up to 42 years in prison with sentencing set for August 20 before U.S. District Judge William C. Stuart. An off‑duty Iowa agent helped thwart his escape. Whitcomb was paroled March 19 after serving under a year on a prior theft conviction.
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DES Moines
West Des Moines
Robert Joseph Whitcomb
U.S
William C. Stuart
Whitcomb
Ronald Halleck
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Hobo Convention Set for Aug in Britt
The 86th National Hobo Convention will be held Aug 12 in Britt. Highlights include coronation of Hobo King and Queen, free stew, parade, midway, buckle auctions, 5 and 10 km runs, flea market, and band Night Wing. Contact Britt Chamber of Commerce for details.
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Britt
Strategic Air Command Band
Britt Chamber of Commerce
P.O
Woman Found Unconscious by Pool Near Cedar Terrace
Sally L. Remington, 34, of 2400 Reynolds Ave SW, was found unconscious beside a pool at Cedar Terrace Mobile Home Estates on the southwest side of Cedar Rapids. She was listed in fair condition at St. Luke's Hospital after deputies and rescue workers responding to a possible drowning transported her. No other details were released.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Terrace
Sally L. Remington
Reynolds Ave
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Monticello Physics Teacher Selected as Resource Agent
Monticello Junior Senior High School instructor Ronald Newland named one of 101 Physics Teaching Resource Agents by the American Association of Physics Teachers. The cohort completed three weeks of intensive training at Ohio State University and the University of Maryland, funded by the National Science Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Ronald Newland
American Association of Physics Teachers
Newland
Ohio State University
University of Maryland
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L.lv
Renee Grummer
Educational Forum
Mercy Education Center
Mercy Hospital
American College of Physicians
William B. Galbraith, M.D
Richard Quetsch
Russell W. Conkling
Robert A. Silber
Fish, Wildlife Service
Cindy Kranz
Iowa
Theater Times
W. Des Moines
Stuart
Pool ‘Fair
National Science Foundation
Slender World
Lorraine
Marion
Indian Creek Mall
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