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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1992
Page
7
Cedar Rapids faces a water warning as usage nears 85 percent of capacity. The Water Utilization Review Committee urged voluntary conservation, planning a follow up meeting to decide on potential lawn watering restrictions if demand does not drop.
Victor Sackett age 19 and Suzanne Hebert 15, both of Ely, were thrown from a motorcycle on County Road W-6E near Ely Sunday night. They were not wearing helmets and were taken to St. Luke's Hospital where Sackett was in serious condition and Hebert in fair condition. A Muscatine man faces a Linn County District Court appearance on a first degree robbery charge after pleading guilty to February Clarence case and receiving up to 25 years. he also faces a five year term for second degree theft and is charged with a separate Coastal Mart robbery in Marion videotaped by store cameras.
Gil Brandt and his wife Karen were convicted of drug offenses and the home valued at 68500 was seized in a 1991 ruling for marijuana distribution. Brandt resisted eviction as marshals arrived to take possession while his appeal was reportedly denied on a technicality. A U.S. Marshal spokesman said the case may go to the U.S. Attorney for an eviction order.
A Linn County feasibility study shows seven miles of the Interurban Greenway Recreation Trail would cost about 1 million dollars to build along the old trolley route with five miles outside Linn County. The board set August 17 for discussion and public comment to follow.
In Strawberry Point early June yields sparse berries as dry weather and birds threaten local crops. Knott family reports 15 gallons last year, while neighbors like Elizabeth and Mike Wiley plant a quarter-acre pick your own patch. Local grocer Terry Jessen imports 25 pound tubs from California to ensure enough for the festival. Dave Rasdal’s column notes the community’s reliance on outside supply.
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