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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1998
Page
7
Cedar Rapids police continued a Sunday morning investigation into a robbery at the Econo Lodge on 33rd Avenue SW. A masked man displayed a knife at about 12:45 a.m. and demanded money, fleeing in a vehicle after taking an undetermined amount. No injuries were reported and the suspect’s description was not complete.
The Cedar Rapids Streets Department runs curbside loose leaf pickup today through April 3. Only leaves and grass clippings may be raked into the street, with leaves in a 35 gallon or smaller yard waste container or in paper bags. Yard waste in plastic bags will be left behind. Tree limbs and hedge trimmings go to the normal yard waste stream, bundled 3 feet long by 2 feet round, max 40 pounds, and tied.
Dean Feuss, 18, died when a pickup he rode in rolled several times on 50th Avenue one mile south of Baldwin ten miles west of Maquoketa. Driver Scott Benischek, 29, of Lost Nation, was hospitalized. charges pending. Feuss was a Midland High School graduate and son of Allen and Judy Feuss.
An Elma man identified as Michael Hagan, 42, died in a single vehicle crash in Howard County just after midnight on a county road near the Minnesota border. The Iowa State Patrol reports he struck a bridge guardrail, slid down an embankment, hit a utility pole and ended in a creek.
The Gazette announces a summer and fall guide called Explore '98 focusing on Things to Do and Places to Go in Eastern Iowa. Submit free listings by April 1 to The Gazette Metro-Iowa Desk Cedar Rapids IA 52406-0511 via mail, fax, or email. The May 10 insert will distribute the section.
Leo Beauchamp, 74, longtime lobbyist for the Iowa Fireman’s Association, plans retirement after the 1998 legislative session adjourns. He began as a volunteer firefighter in Washington and later served as a paid driver and advocate, honored for 40 years of service, with his two firefighter sons following his path.
A dense calendar of government debt auctions and economic data releases includes Treasury bills and notes auctions, GDP and durable goods reports, mortgage data, and housing figures. Key hearings involve Amtrak funding and cigarette price hikes, with a notable business women’s network event and talks by speakers Bonnie St. John and Peter Teahan.
Brenda Rae redesigned Auto Shine Express in 1994 to create a bright lobby with windows forming much of the roof and west wall. The solarium style space offers wicker furniture, complimentary coffee, magazines, and greeting cards while customers wait for services from $8.95 to $150. Rae, owner and operator, emphasizes space and comfort for all, with promotions such as a free wash if it rains by midnight and a return pass within 48 hours.
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