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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1997
Page
17
Quasquicentennial activities in West Chester and Mechanicsville including old fashioned church service lunch and a summerfest with games crafts and rides. Civil War Days reenactment in Hopkinton plus railroad shows in Cedar Rapids and theatre concerts across area venues. Also state lottery results and graduations listed.
Vital statistics list births on May 30 and 31 in Hiawatha and Robins with multiple families and locations. John LeGrand, 26, charged with third degree burglary after police found him inside a residence with cash items near the door. Fire calls logged for Thursday afternoon. Drunken driving charge against Melissa Krueger, 22, in Iowa City. Three juveniles aged 10 to 15 charged with criminal mischief for BB gun shooting on Wayne Avenue residences.
Former vice presidential candidate Jack Kemp said the 1996 campaign whetted his appetite for a possible 2000 bid. He formed a political action committee to test waters and discussed GOP direction, education policy, gender gaps, and strategy with Iowa activists while raising funds for Greg Ganske and Bill Horn.
Tony Holt a 12 year old from Clinton watches a mid 1800s fashion display during Civil War Days sponsored by the Delaware County Historical Society on Lenox College grounds. The event continues with breakfast sausage gravy and biscuit, hobby and craft show and a Battle of Butternut Hill reenactment.
Sheri Riley, 18, a Waldorf College freshman from Clear Lake, won Miss Iowa from 17 contestants and will compete in the 1997 Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City. First runner up is Tanya Pennock, 22, Rolla Missouri graduate, and second runner up is Lisa Dondlinger, 22, Des Moines. Riley earns more than $9,000 in scholarships from the state and national pageants.
Iowa officials say online betting on casino games and sports is illegal and the state studies options to block or regulate the boom. Attorney General and Lottery officials cite enforcement challenges as operators reside abroad or out-of-state. Reports indicate about 20 sites exist with more expected. Missouri recently barred a firm from serving residents.
Alicia Juskewycz a Fairfield ninth grader part of Iowa A team joins about 1,300 students at three sites for the American Regions Mathematics League meet. The event features 20 minute rounds power problems and solo questions with Iowa finishing 22nd nationally.
Gerald Rieflin Jr., 38, faces life in prison after being convicted of two counts of first degree murder for the Jan 27, 1995 shootings at Ralston Foods. His father seeks an earlier sentencing to access treatment at Oakdale, while lawyers debate Iowa insanity law and possible reforms.
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