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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 2005
Page
15
Obituaries recount Mary M Dostal of Toledo Lester Dostal and family note. Kenneth H Schmitz of Quasqueton, Lance A Walmutt of Charter Oak, and Florence Albaugh of Tipton die after illness or sudden events. Memorial services and visitations planned in Tama Independence Charter Oak and Tipton areas with funeral home arrangements. Fields list survivors and family details. Memorial funds established.
Richard D. McNeill 72 of Monticello and former Greeley resident died March 21 2005 at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids after a brief illness. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today Kramer Funeral Home Monticello services 11 a.m. Thursday at St Matthew Lutheran Church Monticello with Monticello Drill Team military honors. Private burial. He served in Korea and farmed in Greeley Anamosa and Illinois. Survived by wife Velma two daughters grandchildren great granddaughter and sister-in-law. Memorials to consider Bethany Lutheran Church.
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The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission opened its licensing hearings with four of ten applicants presenting. Iowa sites Waterloo Emmetsburg and Ottumwa seek licenses, with six more to speak tomorrow at Stoney Creek Inn Johnstown. May 11 decision expected.
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission will hear six additional license applicants including Black Hawk County Greyhound Park & Casino in Waterloo and Washington County Casino Resort in Riverside. The process includes site tours on April 6 and 7, a public hearing May 4, and a vote May 11.
Regents weigh a magnet school at UNI for gifted blind students. Dennis Thurman says the program could attract students from other states and may impact the Braille school in Vinton. Opponents worry over closing or repurposing the Braille school.
Four original Maynard Reece paintings that once symbolized Iowa state icons are up for sale on eBay with a $5,000 starting bid. The artworks include the state flag and seal, the state bird the goldfinch and the wild rose flower. Reece preserved the works and left them with Claude Cook, via Cook’s granddaughter Tootie Steward of Arnolds Park, who listed them as a group. The auction ends Monday.
Governor Tom Vilsack hires B J Thornberry from the Democratic Governors Association to coordinate activities for other Democratic governors in the 2006 elections. An unnamed political action committee may be formed. A Vilsack aide says details like job title are not finalized and no 2008 bid is discussed.
Shatner and crew connected with Riverside hosts during filming as Corinne Ward recalls a life changing visit. Shatner praised Riverside's own craziness while noting the project aims to bring Hollywood energy to viewers. Invasion Iowa airs on Spike TV from March 29 to April 1.
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