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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1994
Page
11
Mild temperatures greet the 19th annual St Patrick's Day Parade Society Irish Heartland Parade which starts at 1 p.m. Floats compete for 10 awards in costumes walking entries and floats. KCRG TV Channel 9 will televise the event live.
First term state Rep. Charles Larson Jr. of Cedar Rapids announces he will run again. The 26 year old law student serves on boards including Cedar Rapids Substance Abuse Free Environment Coalition and the 6th Judicial District Department of Corrections. He cites balancing the budget and boosting small business as top priorities for northwestern Cedar Rapids and parts of Linn County.
A 48-year-old Shellsburg man, Dennis Mason, was listed in serious condition in the ICU at St. Luke's Hospital after a Tuesday Cedar Rapids crash. He was driving east on F Avenue NW near Wiley Boulevard NW when he lost control, struck a light pole, and went into a ditch.
Susan Kriz caught the llama like guanaco along Ivanhoe Road with help from neighbors before noon Wednesday. Pat Hubbard of the Cedar Valley Humane Society said authorities had fielded many calls about the wild South American animal, a cousin of the llama, that jumped her fence.
Cedar Rapids City Council postponed action for one week on Jeff Macho’s liquor license request for Woody’s Rock n Country at 912 First Ave NW. Macho argues the new bar will differ from Bleachers and Woody’s Rock n Roll with country music and stricter age controls, while police cite a large file of underage drinking complaints linked to Bleachers and Woody’s.
The Illuminated Body exhibit at the University Hospitals Medical Museum traces past body alterations from corsets to foot binding and head shaping. It features artifacts, photos and drawings showing social norms and medical reasons behind changes, with Barbie as a modern reference to impossible ideals.
The Rev. Wendell Beets of Cedar Rapids was sentenced to up to two years in prison for aggravated misdemeanor assault with intent to commit sexual abuse against a young parishioner in July 1992. Judge Michael Newmeister rejected probation, noting Beets remains in denial and blamed the victim’s family.
Coe College Greek Judicial Board found Tau Kappa Epsilon guilty for a February 19 party in Greene Hall where alcohol was provided to minors and drinking games were alleged. President Balleydier disputed wrongdoing stating most attendees were nonmembers. The college may discipline individuals and requires a risk management review and alcohol awareness program for members.
Linn County receives a $150000 flood relief grant from the Iowa DHS based on FEMA applications, ranking second in the state’s top 25 flood impact counties behind Polk. The money funds social services including meals counseling day care employment help and transportation for about 300 affected families plus 200 already served by Hawkeye Area Community Action Program.
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