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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 2000
Page
7
Safety Officer Jeff Slaymaker of the Belle Plaine Fire Department reported a Sunday grass fire burned 80 acres of Department of Natural Resources wetlands two miles south of Belle Plaine. No structures were damaged and 20 firefighters extinguished it before noon.
The Muscatine City Council voted 5-2 to form a committee to investigate nepotism. In October the council 4-3 vote upheld the policy barring relatives from same department, prompted by a firefighter's son being denied a firefighter position.
The Grinnell Area Arts Council granted $3831 to six projects in the Grinnell Newburg school district. Funds cover digital recording equipment a digital camera and ceramic kiln for the high school and teaching aids including easel turntable music videos percussion instruments for other schools.
A condensed list of upcoming economic and labor data releases and meetings from February to Friday, including Treasury munual auction, Commerce Department and Federal Reserve reports on retail sales, industrial production, current account, consumer credit, housing starts, producer prices, mortgage rates, and various local business clubs and associations in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
The Answer Line in MacKay Hall Ames marks 25 years of offering consumer and family guidance. ISU Extension specialists Joyce Greving and Lois Heckert answer about 130 calls daily 33 000 yearly. They provide home economics advice with research based data from extension experts USDA and online sources.
Colleen Clegg runs Colleen's Cheesecakes & More from her Iowa City home at 1570 Phoenix Dr. She launched in 1995 with under 1000 dollars, cleared 600 cheesecakes yearly, and earned about 6000 dollars last year. Her offerings include Chocolate Fantasy and Exquisite White Chocolate with Raspberry sold at local restaurants.
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