Kalona Historical Society seeks governor help over meal tours
The Kalona Historical Society faces loss of its Amish Mennonite lunch tours if state health rules aren’t eased. Four private homes serving meals could lose licenses or restrict meals to one per week, impacting income by about half. Officials seek a variance and governor's exception, citing 30 years of operation and septic constraints.
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Kalona
Historical Society
Gary Kallaus
Fern Bontrager
The
Thomann
Inspections and Appeals Board
Johnson County
Washington County
Department
Bontrager
Chamber of Commerce
Man sentenced on meth charges
Cedar Rapids Ill. man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and money laundering. Between 1995 and 1998 David Gelinas conspired with Randy Reiger Bryant Gelinas Mark Tessier to ship meth from California to the Dubuque area.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Galena, Ill
David Gelinas
Randy Reiger
Bryant Gelinas
Mark Tessier
Dubuque
U.S
Daniel Tvedt
Gelinas
California
Federal Express
United Parcel Service
Iowa
Ushers Ferry Wild West Weekend Returns in Cedar Rapids
Ushers Ferry hosts the sixth annual Wild West Weekend from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and July 1 at Ushers Ferry Historic Village with Willi's Territorial Rough Riders re enactors from Wisconsin Iowa and Illinois. Demonstrations include roping horsemanship blacksmithing and open fire cooking. The Dalton Gang raid on Coffeyville at 12 20 p.m. and the OK Corral shootout at 2 p.m. lead to a jail break and final shootout at 4 p.m. Admission 3 adults 2 children 5 to 12 and free under 5.
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Cedar Rapids
Ushers Ferry
Willi
Territorial Rough Riders
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
Holly
Dalton Gang
Coffeyville
Earps and Clantons
OK Corral
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Jeff Thomann
the Society
Nicole Schupert
City of Cedar Rapids Recycling
Cedar ® Rapids
Yiaibialae
MEL
MINN
Ra & Sassy
Ncerts
Wood
Maury Anderson
Ann Cejka
Kishwaukee Valley Rangers
Marion
ARMA
Steven Jacobs, M.D
LASIK
1St Avenue
Kirkwood
Kirkwoodcollege.com
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