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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 2001
Page
9
Today features an 8 am flag raising at Masonic Grand Lodge and a composting exhibit at Noelridge Park Farmers Market from 4 to 6 pm. Cedar Rapids Municipal Band performs a 7:30 pm concert in Greene Square Park marking its 50th season.
The Gazette launches its In the Neighborhood series with a Shawnee Park block party today from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Shawnee Park pavilion. Gazette staff and city officials will answer questions and a group photo is planned for 6 15 p.m. The series continues with events in Cedar Rapids neighborhoods on July 11 July 18 July 25 August 1 and August 8 in Marion locations.
The Cedar Rapids school board unanimously voted to expel a 12 year old Franklin Middle pupil who issued online threats to classmates. The board ordered placement in an alternate program with monitored progress for one to two semesters before return.
David Skorton of the University of Iowa apologized to three of four participants in a 1930s study at Davenport orphanage. The experiment by Wendell Johnson and a research assistant used 22 children to show environment caused stuttering, with five of six normal speakers becoming stutterers.
Marion will hold an open house for city offices from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday at City Hall Union office complex and Public Services Building. City Council members will answer questions and urge residents to support a new city building. Voters in Linn County will cast ballots July 10 on a one-year 1-cent local option sales tax. If approved Marion would fund a new City Hall a splash pool project and Seventh Avenue resurfacing.
Gazette staff writer notes no regular local street racing activity despite fears tied to The Fast and the Furious film. Cedar Rapids police captain says there is no organized scene and past incidents are isolated, with other area agencies reporting no recent drag racing.
213 tractors rolled through Eastern Iowa as 80 plus degree heat created 100 degree seats for drivers. Marion’s Jim Nelson recalled his family tractor's history and said water and sunscreen are essential. Monticello’s Keith Gillmore described shade and quick cooling strategies during a lunch break.
The Coralville City Council approved a two month extension of the option to purchase about 10 acres north of I 80 in the West Land Use Area for the Iowa Child complex. City Administrator Kelly Hayworth said the land remains unpurchased until final Iowa Child plans are in place.
Iowa City board suspends charging Boy Scout groups to meet in district facilities to avoid litigation while awaiting potential Helms amendment passage. If law changes, Scouts may gain free use or district loses about 1.7 million dollars in federal funding.
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