Iowa Summer Festival Roundup Across towns
A dense list of local events runs today through Sunday including Cornell College Alumni Weekend in Mount Vernon, All Iowa Fair Hawkeye Downs, Hay Days Monona, Winthrop Days Winthrop Park, Iowa Festival Iowa City Coralville, Sokol Park dedication at riverfront, bicycle rides from Jones Park to Solon and Greene Square Park to North Liberty, Waterski Show Ellis Park, Antiques in the Square Marion, and more across many towns with city wide garage sales, concerts, and festivals. The schedule highlights community gatherings, parades, and cultural events in Brucemore Washington Galena Bever Park and other sites with multiple venues.
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Hiawatha
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Hawkeye Downs
Monona
Winthrop
Winthrop Park
Fairbank
Iowa
Iowa City
Coralville
Sokol
River Front
Round House
Jones Park
Solon
Hawkeye
Ellis Park
Loop Ballroom
Monticello
Bernard Ball Park
Victoria Square
Marion
Palo
Washington County Fairgrounds
Washington
Galena
Ill
Bever Park
Brucemore
Greene Square Park
North Liberty
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Ushers Ferry
U of Museum of Art
Soko
Regis High School
Farewell Tour Stops In Iowa City With Keillor
Garrison Keillor performs the Prairie Home Companion farewell shows in Iowa City as part of the Fourth Annual Farewell Performance tour. He and his ensemble present three shows with two concerts scheduled today at 4 45 p m and 9 p m with tickets available.
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Garrison Keillor
Iowa City
Reward set for information in Hazleton egg farm arson
Hazleton fire damaged Hallberg Egg Farms killing or condemning 80 000 hens. Co owner Harold Hallberg announced a $10 000 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions. Fire marshal says the blaze was deliberate and occurred in two 250 foot laying houses. No suspects yet.
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Hazleton
Oelwein
Harold Hallberg
Chris
Hallberg Egg Farms
Hallberg
Today’s Chuckle about wheel inventor and spokespeople
A light humorous note questions who would identify the wheel as the inventor if a spokesperson had existed. The quip plays on modern branding and attribution.
Helicopter Crash at All Iowa Fair Kills Three
A helicopter giving sightseeing rides at the All Iowa Fair crashed ten seconds after takeoff, killing the pilot and two passengers. Witnesses described a sudden 90 degree turn before plunging near the south fairgrounds entrance. firefighters and bystanders could not rescue the third victim. Badger Helicopters Inc. operated the flight from Janesville Wisconsin.
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Fairgrounds
Kevin Jordan
Cedar Rapids
Jordan
Steve Feldmann
Badger Helicopters Inc
Janesville
Wis
Jerry Hummell
Vinton
Sixth Street
David Smith
13Th Ave
Linn County property values rise more for Cedar Rapids homes
Cedar Rapids home values climb by 2.73 to 23.47 percent, offsetting a 62 cent per $1 000 drop in the Cedar Rapids city and school district tax rate. State-ordered 7 percent value increases influenced the shift.
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Roland Krekeler
Gazette County
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Community
Outlook 2000 special report reaches Gazette subscribers
The 172 page Outlook 2000 on the future of Iowa is delivered to Gazette subscribers in Eastern Iowa today and Sunday. The six section edition is part of the Sunday paper and carriers will choose delivery day. If not received, call your carrier or The Gazette at 800 397 8333 or 398 8333.
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Iowa
Gazette
Don Michel
Flooding in Ohio Kills 11 and Leaves 51 Missing
Torrential thunderstorms spawned a flash flood in Shadyside Ohio vast debris filled valleys. Gov. Celeste declared a state of emergency and 50 National Guardsmen were sent to assist. Federal aid was opened for Belmont Jefferson and Franklin counties with disaster declarations across seventeen counties. Eleven bodies confirmed with authorities reporting earlier higher death tolls.
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Shadyside
Ohio
Richard Celeste
Appalachian
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Belmont County
Jefferson
Franklin Counties
Bauknecht
Bob Bell
Bellaire City Hospital
Chuck Vogt
Mark Badin
Birthday candle blamed in 3 year old fire death
Faith Kirkpatrick died from injuries suffered in a house fire in Dubuque sparked by a birthday candle. Her brothers James and Tim were saved by bystanders, mother Annice Jeager was hospitalized then released, and two other children survived as smoke filled the third floor.
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Dubuque
Faith Kirkpatrick
University Hospitals
Iowa City
James Kirkpatrick
Tim Kirkpatrick
Mercy Health Center
Annice Jeager
Faith
William Miller
Jeager
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U.S
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Isaac Walton
Outlook
Bureau
Bernadette and
Ross Vale
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