Musicians Waltz Into Third Decade in Cedar Rapids
The Czech Plus Band of Cedar Rapids celebrates 20 years since starting as a fun project now entering its third decade. Ramblin', 1B notes the milestone and local music scene. Building code gets initial OK in Marion. Proposed changes could require owners to hire contractors for apartments or businesses. Details, 1B.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Third Avenue SE
First Street
Siegel's Jewelry & Loan
Blades, Carmichael, Rosser and Benz Law
Outdoor Iowa setting inspires C R writer's new book
C R writer Helen Hunter debuts a fiction focused on preteens learning about hunting through a boy and his grandfather set in outdoor Iowa. The piece references details on page 4C. Eddie Merchant uses a radio to guide a passenger through a meeting in Indiana on page 1B. A potting shed can be built from a cupboard and a door becomes a rustic table in Accent page 10A. The loan nears default and the lender seeks control. Chapter 2 of Amanda Joins the Circus appears on page 11A.
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Helen Hunter
Eddie Merchant
Indiana
Amanda
Farrell leaves Deep Space Nine on final appearance
Cedar Rapids native Terry Farrell who plays Jadzia Dax on Star Trek Deep Space Nine is exiting the show. Her last appearance airs this weekend with TV Vision in Saturday's Gazette.
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Cedar Rapids
Terry Farrell
Jadzia Dax
TV Vision
Rains threaten Backbone Lake silt buildup in Iowa
Heavy spring rains threaten Backbone Lake in Delaware County as more silt accumulates after winter dredging. Officials note CRP changes and farm timing push more land to cultivation, while residents doubt measurements can keep pace with continuous runoff. A meeting will discuss conservation practices and grant options to reduce farmer costs.
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James Q. Lynch
Iowa
Dundee
Backbone Lake
Maquoketa
Delaware County
Velda Meyen
Forest Villa
Department of Natural Resources
Backbone State Park
DNR
Mel Pacovsky
Pacovsky
Jeff Tiss
Clayton County
the Natural Resources and Conservation Service
NRCS
Tiss
Iowa jobless rate hits record low for May
Iowa enjoyed a second straight record low jobless rate at 2.3 percent in May, with unemployment down to 36,600. Total employment reached 1,545,200 while nonfarm jobs rose to 1,438,500, despite Titan Tire plant strike. National rate stood at 4.3 percent.
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Rod Boshart
Gazette
Des Moines
State Department of Workforce Development
DWD
Iowa
Sha Khan
Titan Tire
May
Khan
Storms sweep Iowa from border to border injure few
Torrential rain and winds up to 60 mph battered the state from northwest to southeast. In Nashua 3:30 p.m. winds toppled trailers at Featherlite, with two injuries reported. In Linn County high winds collapsed a beer tent at Hiawatha's Hog Wild Days, injuring a minor.
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Adam Lowenstein
James Q. Lynch
Iowa
Nashua
Chickasaw County
Faceia
Larry Zahasky
Featherlite Manufacturing
Floyd County Memorial Hospital
Charles City
North Iowa
Linn County
Hiawatha
David Saari
Black Diamond Band
Limo owner quits C R airport over losing bid
Cedar Rapids limousine operator Scotter Clark withdraws Elegant Limousines from the Eastern Iowa Airport, ending about 300 a month parking and removing limos from arrivals. The airport awarded a three year shuttle contract to Airport Shuttle Service, denying Clark’s proposal for van sedan and limo service, prompting his departure.
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C.R
Rick Smith
Iowa
Scotter Clark
Elegant Limousines
Cedar Rapids
Larry Mullendore
Clark
San Francisco Giants
Airport Commission
Airport Shuttle Service
Los
Sixth Street
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Farrell
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E.cor
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Gazvatta
Noto
Bobby Ratliff
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