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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1992
Page
9
A naked Elkader man, Mark Koehn, 35, woke to a barn fire before 3 a.m. He saved six steers, tossing three calves over a gate to safety while three others escaped. He received burns to his feet and is staying in a hospital.
Soloist David Greenhoe performs Clarke trumpet classic Carnival of Venice with the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band at Bowman Woods School tonight at 8. He chairs the Iowa brass department and is principal with Quad Cities Symphony and first trumpet with the Iowa Brass Quintet. The program includes The Southerner American Overture The Entertainer and selections from Cabaret and Emblem of Freedom. Repeats Sunday at 8 p.m. Bever Park.
A 27 year old Cedar Rapids resident Andrea Long was charged with second degree arson after allegedly setting fire to kitchen curtains in her rented house on a Friday evening. She also faced a complaint that she tried to deter a neighbor from intervening. The neighbor and firefighters contained the blaze with minimal damage and no injuries reported. Long was released to corrections officials.
Kenneth Dale Taylor, 18, pleaded guilty in Linn County District Court to first degree robbery. Judge Lynne Brady gave a five year minimum of a 25 year sentence because a gun was used, to run concurrently with a Friday Cedar County sentence. He held up Casey's General Store in Clarence on February 17 and Coastal Mart in Marion on January 17, footage from surveillance cameras aided the case.
A breakfast fundraiser for Zlatan Muminovic, a 17 year old exchange student from Bosnia, will run 9 am to noon at Marion High School. Funds raised support his education as he seeks college admission amid civil war turmoil. Fund set up at Farmers State Bank in Marion.
Linn County Health Department urges new cautions against eating fish from Cedar Lake north of downtown Cedar Rapids after a May study found high levels of PCBs and chlordane in tissue and increased fecal bacteria in summer. Officials plan signs and further testing to locate pollution sources and guide safe use.
Cedar Rapids authorities urge voluntary water cuts as demand nears 85 percent of capacity. The Water Utilization Review Committee warns of a potential 42.75 million gallon day emergency while officials note lawn watering drives much of the rise and that hydrant testing may be delayed if needed.
City Forestry and Park Department crews water trees planted in April due to lack of rainfall. City Forester Eric Faaborg advises watering now to prevent wilt and suggests slow-running hoses, root waterers, buckets delivering 20 gallons weekly, plus rain ditches and mulch to boost moisture retention.
The All Iowa Fair opens today with livestock judging at 9:30 a.m including the WoAg/FFA dairy show. Swine market hog show is at 6:30 p.m and the youth horse and pony show at 6. Exhibition hall opens at noon followed by a 1 p.m free stage show. Grandstand features Hobby stock and midget races at 7:30 with Robinson's Racing Pigs and the One Man Side Show.
The Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival moves to separate the Czech Village Street Dance from official events. City Council will decide if the July 3 dance, backed by four bars with 880 signatures, can proceed during the festival period amid tightened security and new controls.
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