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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 2000
Page
15
An unknown suspect robbed Concord Custom Cleaners at 1930 Lower Muscatine Rd in daytime violence Saturday. The employee said the black male about 6 feet tall wore a mask white shirt and black jeans and spoke with a deep voice before fleeing.
Jackie Spencer, 46, was hit while riding south on Old Marion Road NE near Golf Street around 4:30 PM. He suffered a broken leg and possible shoulder injuries, was treated at Mercy Medical Center and released that evening. The other driver, Carol Kauffman, 52, was cited for failure to yield on a left turn.
Deitra Rottinghaus, 34, pleaded not guilty to abducting her son Daniel during a custody dispute. Charged with violating a custodial order, she allegedly removed the boy from Cedar Rapids in 1998. FBI arrested her in Nevada. she posts bail and awaits an Aug. 14 trial while living in Dubuque.
Democrats announced Vice President Al Gore will campaign in Iowa this week with a rally at the Des Moines airport Tuesday evening and events statewide on Wednesday. The notice came during the state party convention.
Iowa City climber Chuck Huss presents a free slide show on his Everest Environmental Expedition 2000 experiences. The talk is Thursday at 7 p.m. in Macbride Auditorium, University of Iowa. A July 12 follow up is in Cedar Rapids at the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel Ballroom. Huss faced a GI illness at 26,300 feet during a May ascent, with Gazette Communications sponsoring the expedition.
The Gazette invites Linn and Johnson county groups to submit a brief description meeting times contact person and phone number for the annual Discoveries directory open to new members. Information due by July 1 mailed faxed or emailed.
Mary Ann Siebels of Amber, a retired teacher, has spent three years seeking and photographing Iowa wildflowers. She presents 30 to 45 minute talks to clubs and groups using 70 selected slides from a collection of over 250, sharing memories of her late husband John and landscapes like Wapsipinicon State Park and Matsell Bridge Natural Area.
The Madge Phillips Center, Cedar Rapids YWCA shelter for women and children, marked its fifth anniversary. It housed 257 women and children for 5,261 nights last year. Leah Lutz notes the center’s busy activity with case workers, a cooking class, and visits from the Department of Human Services.
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