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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1998
Page
11
Daily Notebook reports a poll prompt asking if a single brand soft drink contract across all schools would be a good idea. TELUS cites non scientific public opinion with 62 responses on yesterday’s math science question and 73 percent yes 27 percent no.
In a live thread at Your Two Cents on fylowa.com readers discuss White House scandal developments and call for fresh police action on local murders. The forum also weighs whether the Legislature should continue pursuing the death penalty.
March 6 1998 schedule includes Linn County Supervisors informal session at 10:00 a.m. in the Administrative Office Building and a Mental Health Services Planning Steering Committee at 10:30 a.m. The Cedar Rapids City Council agenda meeting is at 1:30 p.m. in City Hall mayor’s office. Lent luncheon features Mike Richmond noon at Longbranch Restaurant. Recycling sites at Public Works complex and Hy-Vee hours listed with Bluestem Solid Waste Agency contact.
Lottery draws list various games including Daily Millions and Pick 3 Pick 4 midday and evening results. The jackpot stands at 2.5 million dollars with other game numbers shown for reference.
Mercy lists March 5 newborns Jade Harper and a son for Nugent family and multiple births at St. Luke's on March 4 including several daughters and a son. March 5 Tammy Gilbert and Randy Jones welcome a son. A long list of marriage licenses follows with numerous Cedar Rapids Marion and surrounding area partners.
Public safety listings show several drunken driving arrests with times and locations including Sean D. Boles in Hazelton and Matthew J. Loftus in Marion. An assault with a pellet gun case involves Edward J. Zavada in Marion, plus fourth degree mischief from a target car incident. Eleanor E. Schrodt faces second degree theft in a case tied to payroll advances from attorney Karla Wolff.
Becky Stover reports Stephen Glenn author of Raising Self-Reliant Children outlined a seven step blueprint for success at a Grant Wood Area Education Agency workshop. Ninety attendees heard Glenn emphasize confidence significance and belief in personal influence along with self discipline interpersonal skills adaptability and judgment as essentials for navigating a rapidly changing world.
Cedar Rapids appoints an 11 member Urban Deer Task Force to assess last season’s city bowhunt and decide options for managing urban deer. Members include Harlo Hadow Joe Harris Richard Hejda Robert Jensen Larry Krohn David Nichols Richard Patterson Inora Powers Audrey Rahn Laurie Crawford Stone and Fredrick Weber. The council authorized the bowhunt after a prior task force recommendation amid growing deer numbers.
After a three part series by The Gazette and KCRG TV the public increased calls to STD testing clinics in Iowa. Planned Parenthood of East Central Iowa reported nonstop phone inquiries with many men seeking risk assessments and a woman finally testing for herpes. Iowa City and Cedar Rapids Planned Parenthood centers noted similar responses with calls up but not overwhelming. The Linn County Health Department said inquiries appeared steady. Testing costs vary with options including a $6 test plus $20 visit in Iowa City and $35 for a chlamydia or gonorrhea test in Cedar Rapids with a $10 add on fee for each additional screening.
Public health hotline numbers for CDC STD AIDS and herpes guidance, plus local Iowa City and Cedar Rapids clinics. Includes Planned Parenthood locations, Johnson County and Linn County numbers, and a web link to STD resources.
A public meeting discussed new Linn-Mar boundaries affecting Bowman Woods Novak and Indian Creek areas. Open enrollment students get low priority. transfers considered individually. Boundaries will shift Wilkins bused to Novak. Bowman Woods and Novak enrollments drop to 405 and 388 respectively.
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