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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 2003
Page
7
Lashawn Hicks says she was asking police what they were doing as her 14 year old daughter had her shirt torn during arrests after a late night fight outside their home at 1409 5th Ave SE. Five people were arrested on misdemeanor charges, according to Lt Tom Jonker, who noted reports were still being written.
City clerks open nominating petitions from August 11 to 28 for Cedar Rapids five council seats and Iowa City four seats up for election November 4. Terms run two years. In Cedar Rapids primaries may occur October 7 across multiple cities. nonprimary cities file August 25 to September 18.
Cedar Rapids will receive 1.6 million in Community Development Block Grants and 549,411 in HOME grants for neighborhood revitalization and housing. Iowa City gets 826,000 in block grants and 716,448 in HOME funds. Other eastern Iowa cities Davenport 2.9 million Dubuque 1.5 million Waterloo 2.4 million.
The Gazette notes county fairs generate nearly 11 million dollars in summer business despite attendance declines from 2000 to 2001 and last year. Revenue rose about 4 percent 2000 to 2001 and 5.4 percent 2001 to last year per Association of Iowa Fairs data.
Fair operators report more than 2.1 million visitors at Iowa county and local fairs last summer, up slightly from 2001 but below 2000. The industry notes past declines from competing entertainment venues and emphasizes youth focus and weather impacts on attendance. Tom Barnes, executive, cautions on lingering interest and the value of fairs to communities.
Iowa City man says the USS Gudgeon search date is not yet finalized. National Underwater and Marine Agency in Australia will conduct the hunt as part of a Pacific-wide eight-ship project. Planning delays tied to the war on terror and leader Wayne Sampey’s cancer treatment are cited by organizer Mike Ostlund.
Mike Ostlund of Iowa City says he solved the USS Gudgeon mystery. His uncle Lt William Ostlund died aboard the submarine which vanished after leaving Johnston Island on April 7, 1944. A 901st Kokutai bomber claim and later searches tied to sulfur island lore surround the as yet unfound wreck.
Iowans recall early aviation from Coralville to Cedar Rapids with tales of first flights spanning the 1930s to present. Dorothy Shalla remembers trading a Mickey Mouse watch for a ride, while John Seel notes his 1938 Cedar Rapids takeoff and later flight over Kill Devil Hill. The Wrights centennial is marked by Fly Wright art in Cedar Rapids, a History Center exhibit, and the Fly Iowa event at Eastern Iowa Airport drawing many first-time fliers.
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