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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1998
Page
9
Readers are invited to answer via CITYLINE by 8 pm on today’s question about including an indoor ice skating rink in local option sales tax funding. TELUS notes the poll is non scientific with results from 97 responses.
On March 18 1998 multiple meetings and lectures are set across Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns. Instructional Advisory Committee meets in Room 104 at the Educational Service Center. City Council in the council chambers. Linn County Electrical Board at Hiawatha City Hall. Springville school board work session and regular meeting. Grant Wood AREA Education Agency board in Grant Wood Room. Hiawatha City Council at City Hall. Lectures include New Trends in Sexual Harassment Law by Laurie Vasichek at Cornell College, Global Divas discussion in Osada community room, and Rites of Passage Mothers and Daughters at Iowa City Public Library. Lenten Luncheon features Rev. Jay Miller at First Presbyterian Marion. Recycling sites operate Cedar Rapids Public Works complex and Randall Foods with Bluestem Solid Waste Agency contact for details.
Illinois Lottery results show multiple games with numbers drawn. Daily Millions red 5 20 white 12 20 blue 3 9. Pick 3 midday 5 4 2. evening 0 5 4. Pick 4 midday 2 1 0 3. evening 0 6 0 7. 6-of-48 Jackpot estimated at $5.2 million.
Birth announcements list new babies on March 14 to March 17 at Mercy and St. Luke's hospitals. Names include Bradish, Kuba Jr., Johnson, Bruns, Griffith, Weber, Sevcik, Florencio, Bender, Brown, Gibson, Ament, Stratton, Worm, Gibbs, Bergstrom, Hinton, Peck, Wilson. Locations cover Ankeny Marion Solon North Liberty and Manchester.
The Log notes that details are gathered from public safety agencies in Eastern Iowa. It states charges are subject to review by county attorneys offices.
Linn County arrest records show multiple drunken driving cases with times and locations, including Robert Keller in Cedar Friday at Lewis Access Road and I 380 second offense and Karey Morrison on Highway 30 in Lisbon. Assault charges involve John Robe at home with Erin Robe and David Adams Sr. at their residence over bodily injury incidents.
A two day Cedar Rapids workshop urged supervisors to view ex offenders as a labor source. Speakers outlined 21 practices to ensure reliable employment and highlighted federal and state incentives for hiring offenders. Correctional leaders say restorative justice and workplace culture can help turn former criminals into law abiding citizens.
Thousands packed downtown Cedar Rapids for the 23rd annual St Patrick’s Day Parade despite cold rain and wind. Spectators watched more than 100 entries pass by with kids collecting candy while teachers and parents kept students engaged despite the damp conditions.
The Home Port tavern float won the Ed McGinty Memorial Award for best overall commercial entry followed by St Francis Religious Books and Gifts for best costume and Ron Lusk of Square & Co for best graphic design. Wylde Nept claimed Founder's Award and Irish Colleen Erin Duggan received a top prize among further entries with multiple sponsors and honorees listed.
Cedar Rapids may raise the council review threshold to 10 000 for purchases while requiring bids at 500 or more and purchase orders at 1 000. Supporters say it saves time, critics fear reduced public oversight amid Sewergate legacy with past prosecutions and ongoing safeguards noted by City Auditor McMahan.
Police investigate possible link between Tuesday Hills Bank and Trust Co robbery in Iowa City and a February bank robbery across the street. Witness descriptions match. both occurred around 3 p.m. on a Tuesday. No injuries reported. robber described as about 5'7", 170 pounds, dark hair, mustache, white sweatshirt, purple cap and sunglasses.
Investigators confirm an electrical problem started a basement fire that claimed the lives of Robert Molenburg Jr his wife JoLynn and their three children Ekatrina Kalayna and Atrayel. autopsy cites smoke inhalation. funerals set for New Sharon at 1 30 PM.
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