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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1996
Page
7
Clinton County deputies investigated a gunshot incident at a DeWitt residence. Kane Caes, 20, was hospitalized in critical condition after being flown to University Hospitals in Iowa City. The case remains under investigation with limited information released.
A single-engine experimental plane crashed into the Mississippi River north of Guttenberg shortly after takeoff from Abel Island. The pilot, 48 year old Steven R. Rowland of Guttenberg, survived and reached shore with no other occupants aboard. The Guttenberg Fire Department recovered the aircraft from the river.
A record $954,163 was raised for University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics during the 1996 Children's Miracle Network Weekend of Champions. The total exceeded last year by over $80,000 and supports medical equipment research and child hospitalization comfort. Nationally the event raised more than $141 million.
The Gazette invites submissions for the Meaning of Freedom Contest ahead of Freedom Fest in Cedar Rapids. Entries must include name, address, age, and phone numbers and are due by Monday, June 10. Winners receive Freedom Fest merchandise in the festival’s June 28 to July 4 program.
Cedar Rapids organizers estimate 12 000 to 15 000 was raised during the first River Walk to help uninsured children in Linn County. About 150 participants walked two miles along the Cedar River for The Caring Foundation which offers health and dental coverage for children lacking other options. The foundation started in 1988 and organizers hope to make the event annual. For information contact Blue Cross and Blue Shield at 393-0051.
West Branch FFA members organized an iron drive on April 13 collecting over four tons of metal from farms around West Branch. They earned more than $300 to fund travel to the state FFA convention while continuing to collect junk metal from residents, with pickups organized from the high school.
Lisa Hughes, a nurse at St. Luke's, volunteers with the Safetouch program in six counties to educate children on good, bad, and confusing touch. The program stresses the right to say no, the non fault of the child, and is highlighted in a St. Luke's Center and a KCRG TV feature.
The Kids Count report places Iowa third nationwide for child well being, even as juvenile arrests for ages 10 to 17 doubled since 1985 from 110 to 220 per 100 000. The study notes declines in teen births and infant mortality, but a rise in low birth weight and single parent families.
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