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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 2001
Page
11
The Gazette announces its ninth annual Where Are They Now directory to list high school class reunions and missing classmates. Submissions due by 5 p.m. April 20 with detailed contact and reunion information.
Rachel Erdman also known as Rachel Fuller faces first degree theft and second degree fraudulent practices charges after allegedly stealing over 10000 dollars from Midwest Plumbing of Hiawatha while serving as office manager between January 1999 and March 2000. She allegedly opened a post office box under the business name to conceal the thefts.
In Cedar Rapids southwest area police found a non-operational meth lab after a neighbor detected a smell. A tank of anhydrous ammonia was in a car trunk between Eighth and Seventh Avenues SW. Federal investigators are testing evidence. charges will depend on lab results.
The Black Hawk County Sheriff warns of dangerous chemicals found dumped along roadsides. A woman suffered chemical burns after opening a thermos filled with anhydrous ammonia in a ditch. she remains hospitalized. Four to five similar cases reported in two months.
In Linn County District Court Cedar Rapids the suit argues whether Linn-Mar teachers could have sent a ninth grader home alone on a 30 hour bus ride from San Antonio for a tobacco infraction on a band trip. Tony Ette then 15 and his father say the punishment was excessive.
University of Iowa researchers test a Swiss designed composite snowplow donated by Zaugg A.G. to reduce salt use and fuel costs. DOT officials praise its light weight and obstacle handling while noting cost and environment benefits. An in depth cost analysis will determine if the plow replaces standard units.
Cedar Rapids native Nancy L. Kinzey Bruner, a retired Cargill Inc. manager, declares candidacy for mayor with a platform centered on affordable progress. Bruner, 58, returns to Cedar Rapids after 28 years at Cargill, sits on the Riverfront Improvement Commission, and has deep community ties including Coe College education and local service roles.
Cedar Rapids History Center board unanimously appointed Marise McDermott as executive director. McDermott already serves as acting director and chief curator, praised for her background and energy. Donations include 16,000 archive items from the city, with many artifacts and the Koehler Time Quest project.
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