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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1997

Page

9

Local Government and Fair Schedule for Linn County July 21 1997

A dense schedule lists Linn County board work sessions and meetings at multiple venues including the Administrative Office Building and Witwer Building. Also listed are Linn-Mar and College Community School District meetings, and area fairs in Grinnell and Iowa City with open houses, pet shows, a Cox Big Band act, and various civic events. Prairie Lights hosts Robert Schultz reading and History for Lunch at The History Center. Farmers markets at Noelridge Coralville and S T Morrison Park run in late afternoon.

Linn County Board of Supervisors Cedar Rapids Board of Adjustment Cedar Rapids City Hall Linn County Decategorization Witwer Linn-Mar Springville Linn County Board of Health Linn County Health Department 13Th St Coggon Linn-Mar Community School District Board of Directors 10Th St Marion College Community School District Board of Education Prairie High School Linn County Planning and Zoning Commission Grinnell Johnson County Fairgrounds Iowa City Oleg Shearer Dottie Ray Cox Big Band Washington County Fair Washington

Illinois and Iowa lottery results and jackpots

Sunday Illinois Lottery draw shows Pick 3 1 3 7 and Powerball 0 8 0 6 with no winners in the latest drawing. Powerball Jackpot reached 24.2 million. next Wednesday jackpot 29 million. Iowa Super Cash Lotto numbers 2 7 17 19 36 39 and Daily Millions in red 10 21 white 5 18 blue 11 13. no winner in Super Cash. Wednesday jackpot 260 thousand. CityLine numbers 363 7000 or 337 7000 category 2900 for results.

Iowa

Vital Statistics Mercy and St Luke's births and drunken driving charges

The Log reports births on July 19 and 20 for Mercy and St Luke's hospitals with listed parents and addresses. It also lists drunken driving arrests in Iowa City with names ages times and locations from court records.

ST. Luke's Yvette Sarver Mark Blattner Lantern Ct Marion Jennifer David Spurrell Pirie Dr Hiawatha Renee Michael Winter Iowa City Nicole Ann Wilson E. College St Iowa Avenue Dodge Street James Robert Powney Bartelt Rd Bartelt Road

Lions Club Dinner and Pie Sale at Home Stand Event

Volunteers sell 240 pies cut into six pieces and roast 15 to 20 pound roasts at a Lions Club home stand. Proceeds fund scholarships, Little League and a blind program, with the event drawing large crowds for LeAnn Rimes and keeping money in the community.

Roger Busch Lions Busch LeAnn Rimes Adams Welter

Drowned Waterhouse Identified Near Farm Pond

Jason Waterhouse, 19, drowned after swimming at a pond near the family farm in rural Washington County. His body was recovered after about two hours of search by divers. He studied CAD and engineering at Herzing School of Technology in Madison and had grown up on the Washington farm. A funeral is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Marion Avenue Baptist Church in Washington.

Adam Lowenstein Jason Waterhouse Washington County Waterhouse Madison Wis Herzing School of Technology Robert Waterhouse Jason 265Th St Washington Suburban Heights Baptist School Fairfield Marion Avenue Baptist Church

Cedar County plans county Community Center project

Cedar County residents seek to renovate the Mathews Memorial Building at the Cedar County Fairgrounds into a county wide Community Center. A $400000 fund drive backs additions including restrooms a kitchen three meeting rooms for 450 people and enhanced heating and air. Donations are urged from Cedar County companies service groups and individuals via the Cedar County Fair Office.

Dave Gosch Tipton Cedar County Mathews Memorial Cedar County Fairgrounds Bill Penningroth Durant Community Center Penningroth Iowa City Cedar Rapids Cedar County Fair Board Cedar County Fair P.O. Box Iowa Mathews

Westercamp seeks Cedar Rapids school board District 3 seat

Keith Westercamp 50 of 3612 Timberline Dr NE seeks the Director District 3 seat on the Cedar Rapids Community school board. He filed nomination papers and must submit petitions by July 31. He is a commercial real estate appraiser with four children in district schools and says new diverse voices will strengthen education. Westercamp has served on district committees and as a visiting professor, born in Oskaloosa and resident of Cedar Rapids for 27 years.

Laura Harding Middle Jeralyn Jackson Elementary Barbara Westercamp Nixon Elementary Keith Westercamp Kennedy Marching Band University of Iowa University of Northern Iowa

Madison County camp director pleads innocent in mistreatment case

John Bortell 55, director of The Bortell Ranch near St. Charles Iowa, pleaded innocent in Madison County District Court to sex mistreatment charges involving a 15 year old. Trial set Sept 9 with pretrial Aug 25. six additional counts added after initial charges. He admitted on tape to acts in 1995. bond $65000.

Winterset (Ap John Bortell Iowa Bortell Madison County Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation St. Charles

Prairie progress tracked by the Fickens on tour vehicle

The Fickens monitor seasonal changes in prairie remnants from their KaWasaki Mule. The open air vehicle gives easy viewing and touching distance to plants as they track which flowers will rise to prominence, with star flowers fading from yesterday’s visit. They anticipate upcoming bloom changes and future observations.

Fickens

Bluestem Tall At Late August On Iowa Farm

Ed Ficken sits high on his Farmall M tractor surveying ripening grasses and blooming flowers. He imagines how Iowa looked when native grasses and flowers covered the land during late summer.

Ed Ficken Farmall Iowa

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Todday Prairie Lights Robert Schultz Eden Prairie Lights Books Joe Nolte the History Center Farmers Markets Noelridge Farmers Market Collins Road Council Street Coralville Farmers Market S.T. Morrison Park Illinois Lottery Marlaine Underwood Ave. NE Kathryn Nick Dohrmann Fairfax Elizabeth Welland-Efting James Efting Pineview Dr the Gazette Dale Adams Lions Club Talmoeek Ented Ings Bank Brighton Wisconsin Rubio Tae Gazette Map Rubio Sav Urban Heights Baptist School Ushers Ferry Jason Behnken Gazette Cedar County Plans Ian Pike Danination Westercamp C.R. School Board By Becky Stover Appraisal Associates Co Barbara Jonathan Kennedy High School Kara Kennedy Oskaloosa Iowa State University Prairie
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