ADM Corn Sweeteners Worker In Critical Burn Accident
Lynn Funk, 53, of 2100 Belmont Parkway NW, was injured while working on an electrical box at the ADM Corn Sweeteners plant. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department responded at 8:37 p.m. Funk was flown to St Luke's then transferred to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in critical condition as ADM investigates.
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ADM
University of Iowa
Lynn Funk
Belmont Pkwy
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood reports record summer enrollment of 4896 students
Kirkwood Community College announces a summer enrollment of 4896 students, up 7.8 percent from 1991. The Cedar Rapids campus and centers in Iowa City Williamsburg Vinton Tipton Monticello Washington contribute to the gain with Arts and Sciences up 316 students about 13 percent, said Carl Seff.
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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood
Iowa City
Williamsburg
Vinton
Tipton
Monticello
Washington
Carl Seff
Water shutoff planned to repair crack in main
Water will be turned off at 1 p.m. for about four hours to repair a cracked main. About half the residents will have no water and the southwest side will have no water at all while others lose full pressure, said Water Superintendent Corral Power.
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Corral Power
Power
Fire consumes 5000 tires in Waterloo blaze
About 5,000 tires burned late last night in a large storage area on Easton Avenue near the Water Pollution Control Plant. Firefighters, led by Capt. Rick Phillips, worked to control the fire and bring in smothering equipment, with officials warning residents to stay indoors due to smoke.
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Waterloo
Easton Avenue
Rick Phillips
Lepidopterists Study Iowa Butterflies For Biodiversity Efforts
Dennis Schlicht leads the Iowa Lepidoptera Project a five year old group of about ten volunteers based in Center Point They track butterflies and moths promote gardens and educate schools while issuing habitat alerts to protect endangered species Tim Orwig notes some agencies change plans while Schlicht cites 70 Iowa butterfly species in his 400 strong United States collection Frank Olsen documents 58 species at Rock Island Preserve Cedar Rapids since the 1960s three species have disappeared from the preserve including the broken dash skipper.
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Antionette
Taylor-Thomas Gazette
Dennis Schlicht
Iowa
Central City
Iowa Lepidoptera Project
Order of Insects
Schlicht
Center Point
Tim Orwig
Morningside College
Sioux City
Rock Island Preserve
42Nd Street
Cedar Rapids
Lepidoptera Project
Half of Iowa butterflies are skippers
Butterflies in North America include about 225 skip per species with stout bodies resembling moths. Monarchs live about 100 days while other adults span four days to a month. Skippers have distinct flight and two lifestyles cosmopolitan and domestic tied to habitat.
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Iowa
North America
Iowa Lepidoptera Project seeks members and identifers
People statewide can join or help identify butterflies. Contacts include Dennis Schlicht in Center Point for Eastern Iowa, John Fleckenstein in Des Moines for Central Iowa, and Tim Orwig in Sioux City for Western Iowa. Regional and national groups listed with addresses.
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Iowa Lepidoptera Project
Iowa
Dennis Schlicht
First Ave
Center Point
John Fleckenstein
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Wallace State
Des Moines
Tim Orwig
Morningside College
Morningside Ave
Sioux City
The
Ohio Lepidopterists
Sprague
Wilmington
Ohio
the Lepidopterists’ Society
Blanchard
Mishawaka
Ind
City keeps sprinklers on in Cedar Rapids lawns under plan
Cedar Rapids avoids lawn watering restrictions for now as residents cut back. Daily use runs at 37.2 million gallons about 83 percent of capacity, below the 85 percent band triggering drought plan actions. A new alternate days schedule may be used if seven day average tops 38.25 million gallons. Local officials refine enforcement and advise odd addresses water Sun Mon Thu, even addresses Tue Fri Sat, no watering on Wednesday.
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Lonnie Zingala
Cedar Rapids
Quasqueton Sesquicentennial Beard Contest Sparks Town
Quasqueton on the Wapsi marks its sesquicentennial with four days of events. locals raise funds, restore historic sites, and plan activities from skydiving to sauer kraut making. Barb McCright leads a beard contest as Ken Doty guards his beard against Barb’s clippers.
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Ken
Quasqueton
Wapsipinicon
Quasky
Barb McCright
Barb
Ken Doty
Jazette
Dave Rasdal
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Frank Olsen
Gazette
Chris Stewart
City
C.R
Tom Peckosh
Peck’s
Green Thumb Nursery
Quasquetuck
Wapsipinicon River
Wapsie
Pinicon
Donna Wolfe
Barb Beck
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