Cedar Rapids area schedule highlights meetings and events
The March 14 1994 listings cover a full day of meetings and events in Cedar Rapids Linn County and surrounding towns. Officials gather for budget actions, city and county discussions, library and school board sessions, and public hearings. Separate sections note science, film, lectures, books, music, theatre, and a fire history program plus pothole hotline details and Illinois lottery results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Renaissance Group Commission
First Avenue
Marion Independent School Board
Cedar Rapids School Board
Lisbon City Council
Ely City Council
Ely Community Center
Palo City Council
Palo Community Center
Walker City Council
Vital Statistics and Marriages in Marion Cedar Rapids area
Vital statistics list births on March 10 to 13 at Mercy and St. Luke's with names and addresses. A long marriage license notice follows listing couples from Marion Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Luke's
Diane J
Phillip D. Brooks
Morello Rd
Angela Clements
Sixth Ave
Marion
Tamara Beardsley
Palo
Rebecca
Donald Esker
C Ave
Patricia
Joseph Gross
Millbrook Cr
Susan
Russ Pfau
Candlewick Dr
Country acts dazzle Five Seasons Center with showy stage presence
Diana Nollen reviews a near capacity Five Seasons crowd enjoying Clay Walker Diamond Rio and Sawyer Brown. The show highlights musicianship and bluegrass flair but critics the frequent visual excess and overamplified vocals, noting standout fiddle work, strong harmonies, and a memorable Lyin Eyes encore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Nollen
Five Seasons
Clay Walker
Diamond Rio
Sawyer Brown
Marty Roe
Eagles
Clayton County Road Names Face Protest Over 911 Grid
About 50 ElKader residents protested at an E 911 board meeting over new county road names that replaced historic ones like Chicken Ridge and Pony Hollow. Board members will revisit the issue on April 14 and consider adding a grid prefix to road names, a costly sign change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton County
E-911 Board
Chicken Ridge
Pony Hollow
Serene Clinton
Local option tax debate divides rich and poor across Iowa counties
Two paths exist to place a local option sales tax on ballots in Iowa counties. Petitions by 5 percent of last voters or city councils representing a county majority can request elections. Experts note sales taxes are regressive, hitting lower income residents harder, while property tax limits threaten service funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Cedar County
Fayette County
Board of Supervisors
David Swenson
Iowa State University
Iowa
Swenson
Johnson County
Tom Stockett
Stockett
Ann Strack
League of Iowa
Des Moines
Tom Bredeweg
League
Tom Pogue
University of Iowa Economics
Iowans For Tax Relief
The
Farm Bureau
Rob Solt
Iowans For
Allamakee
Benton
Black Hawk
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Elk Run Heights
Evansdale
Hudson
Raymond
Dunkerton
Gilbertville
Janesville
la Porte City
Buchanan
Cedar
Tax status by Iowa counties outlines tax adoption and proposals
The list shows which counties and towns have tax with or without votes, including Linn Bertram’s 1985 adoption and Cedar Rapids repeal, Muscatine May 10 vote, and Winneshiek extension debate. It notes political figures and groups weighing property tax limit extensions and cuts.
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Iowa
Ladora
Parnell
Williamsburg
North English
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Linn
Bertram
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Conesville
Poweshiek
Tama
Washington
Winneshiek
Decorah
Calmar
Ossian
Castalia
Fort Atkinson
Jackson Junction
Ridgeway
Spillville
Linn District Court mends DUI cases in 1993 actions
John C. Russell had his 38 day suspended sentence revoked and was resentenced to 38 days in jail with credit for inpatient treatment. George Solem pleaded guilty to amended first offense drunken driving. Kimberly Brown pleaded guilty to amended first offense and received a $500 fine and jail sentence with probation. Marlin Gross pleaded guilty to drunken driving and was fined $500 with 20 days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn District Court
John C. Russell
Holiday Rd
Coralville
George A. Solem
H Ave. SE
Marlin S. Gross
Fifth Ave
Marion
Local Notices Highlight Community Events and Reminders
Reader notices list cemetery cleanups and decoration removal by March 15 1994 at Czech National Cemetery Cedar Memorial and Oak Hill Cemeteries. Also announced are dental and medical office openings and services plus ad listings for local venues and shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Memorial
Oak Hill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daily Notebook
Cityline
Jim Leach
Whitewater
TEL
Wie
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Orth of
Marquette
Melody Graham
Mount Mercy
Busse Center
Mount Mercy College
Rosemary Radford Ruether
Cherry
Coe College
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Mercy and Sensing Funeral Service
Nicholas Mason-Browne
Hickok Hall
Cornell College Chautauqua
Alfred Tennyson
Cornell English
Emerita Geneva Meers
Hedges Lounge
the Commons
Kronos Quartet
Compose Foday Musa Suso
Hancher
St. Lawrence String Quartet
University Hospitals
Southwestern Community College
Cresco
Ballantyne
Kirkwood
Theatre
Cedar Rapids Fire Department
Phil Saunders
Connie Lander
Diane
Kenny Eileen
Ryan
Scott
Teresa Strong
Vinton
Mike
Sheila Pulkrab
Third St
Thomas D. Hauskins
Debra D. Schmidt
Richard A. Boots
Rebecca R. Shelton
Ronald C. Webb
Joanne M. Weldon
Christopher G. Stoneking
Tracey L. Shewry
Jayson M. Blake
Samantha K. Shinn
Dale R. Jaeger
Ellen A. Fagan
Brian J. Leuth
Julie A. Ross
Robert A. Jones
Jill A. Gaul
Thomas J. Stevenson
Kimberly S. Havlik
Michael D. Hubbard
Elisabeth L. Martin
James C. Hunte
Hiawatha
Donna S. Barger
William H. Beshears II
Fort Madison
Rebecca L. Cross
Raymond L. Baxter
Woodridge
Ill
Rhonda L. Baxter
Mount Vernon
Review
Walker
Suspicious Minds
Rod Stewart
Maggie May
Brown
Mark Miller
Clayton
McGregor
St. Olaf
Launa
Garnaville
Elkader
Millville
Dubuque
Asbury
Balltown
Centralia
Holy Cross
Sageville
Zwingle
Epworth
Farley
Bankston
Bernard, Graf
Peosia
Sherrill
Cascade
Dyersville
Luxemburg
New Vienna
Worthington
Richardsville
Fayette
House
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Fred Grandy
Sioux City
Bonnie
Campbell
Iowa League of Municipalities
Statehouse
Strack
Czech National Cemetery
Johnson Nut Co
Emerald Knights
Grand Ave
Cardiologists PC
William J. Witcik
Sandy
Flanagan
Ellis Blvd
Collins Rd
N.E
O de Hach
Hawkeye Downs
Johnny's Parkway
St. Patrick’s Day
Linwood Cemetery
Schumacher
Adv
Barbara Rossate
L.S.W
Garlic Society
Gentle Dental
Pierson’s Florists
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