City considers park prayers as Bethlehem Temple seeks service
Cedar Rapids debates permit for outdoor church service in Viola Gibson Park after Bethlehem Temple requests use for Sunday. City Atty. McGuire reviews municipal law while council members voice support for the service. Meanwhile Kristin Miller, 417 19th St. SE, remained in fair condition after bicycle crash near Abbe Creek Bridge. deputy continues to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David McGuire
Bethlehem Temple Church
Bethlehem Temple
7Th St
Viola Gibson Park
Richard Phillips
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Abbe Creek Bridge
Highway 30
Here
Mount Vernon
Kristin Miller
19Th St. SE
Linn County
Tom Takes Leads Fourth Degree Knights Installation
Tom Takes at 2909 Bever Ave SE presided as faithful navigator of Bowen General Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. John Kuba was seated as faithful admiral while Joseph Gorecki became faithful captain and Clyde Matthews faithful pilot.
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Tom Takes
Bever Ave
Bowen
Knights of Columbus
Takes
John Kuba
Joseph Gorecki
Clyde Matthews
Thomas Auterman
Eugene Hess
Dennis Hrabak
Jerry Haeg
Jerry Micka
Jerry Stufflebeam
Frank Fischer
Fritz Althoff
All Saints Catholic Church Meeting Hall
Frank Wilder
Wenceslaus Square Czech restaurant planned in Cedar Rapids
A 120 seat Czech Village restaurant named Wenceslaus Square was announced with groundbreaking set for 11 a m Wednesday on a vacant lot at 95 16th Ave SW Cedar Rapids. Co owner Dick Holden a Cedar Rapids lawyer partners with Mike Kennedy Brusha Realtors.
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Cedar Rapids
Prague
Czechoslovakia
16Th Ave
Dick Holden
Holden
Mike Kennedy
Brusha Realtors
Concert features Wille Sadilek in Cedar Rapids band
The Cedar Rapids Municipal Band presents an 8 p.m. Wednesday concert in Jones Park with Lee Wille directing and performing a clarinet solo. Guest conductor Robert Sadilek of McKinley Junior High leads the hour long program, repeated Sunday at 8 p.m. The lineup includes Invictus, Rakoczy, West Point March, Concertino, Tinker polka, The Gold Bug, Dixieland selections, Comedians Gallop, Eldorado, and March of the Italian Riflemen. Wille and Sadilek are listed with their local addresses and roles in the band and school communities.
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Cedar Rapids
Jones Park
Kennedy
Lee Wille
Robert Sadilek
McKinley Junior High School
Invictus
Karl King
Rakoczy
Berlioz
Baker Street
Indiana
Warrington
Gallop
Balevsky
Hostrauser
W.P. Chambers
Wolpe
Dog welfare bill approved in New York
The New York Legislature approved a grant plan to feed Seeing Eye dogs of blind recipients under the aged blind and disabled program. The bill lets recipients use aid funds to purchase dog food since the federal program covers only the person’s food.
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Albany, N.Y
State Assembly
New plan trims Linn County share for Coliseum offices
Architect Ted Healey said a revised space plan for transforming Memorial Coliseum into government offices could cut Linn County’s cost to less than 1 million dollars, possibly between 600000 and 800000. The county would support about one third of a 3 million dollar project, with remodeling of the Penick offices eyed as an alternative. The county seeks court consolidation at the Third Avenue Courthouse while Linn supervisors favor acquiring the Penick building for city and county use.
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Dale Kueter
Memorial Coliseum
Linn County
Ted Healey
Brown
Healey
Bock
Citizens Space Advisory
Linn
Robert Schorg
Council
Penick and Ford Ltd
Mammoth Coliseum
Penick
First St
Third Avenue
Coliseum
Magistrate’s
Associate District Court
County offices eyed for Coliseum site amid parking concerns
Cedar Rapids officials discuss moving county offices from the Third Avenue Courthouse. The Schorg group ponders leasing versus purchase, while Mayor Canney notes legal limits on selling part of the Coliseum. Parking plans include a 160-car lot south of the police HQ and 200 spaces under I 380 north of First Avenue.
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Third Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Healey
Schorg
Coliseum
Donald Canney
Dumbaugh
Canney
Police Department
First Avenue
Linn Supervisors OK Contract for East Post Road Bridge
Linn County approves a $141 080 25 contract with Cramer and Associates of Des Moines to rebuild the East Post Road bridge over Indian Creek. Cedar Rapids City Council must also approve. Project costs to be split. work could close the bridge part of the construction period with possible spring start and winter closure if concrete pours lag.
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Linn
Cramer and Associates
Des Moines
East Post Road
Indian Creek
Trailridge Road
Cedar Rapids
Jerry Nelson
Cramer
Nelson
Jon Janda
Oliphant Engineering and Construction
Toddville
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C.R
Tom
Coe College
13Th Street
Bob Martin
24Th Ave
Martin
Anna Kenjar
Yugoslavia
Lindendale Investments
Wille, Sadilek
Phoni
NGO
Rich Etscheidt
Newhall
Iowa City
Iowa
Bill Hungerford
Wilson Ave
Bowling St. S.W
Arbon
Taylor
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