Turkey crashes into car injuring driver near Toddville
Chris Johnson of Urbana was driving on Interstate 380 near the Toddville exit when a turkey weighing about 30 pounds crashed through the window. He and his 2-year-old son were injured. Johnson was flown to St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids in fair condition with head and chest injuries. The turkey was killed in the crash and a tag was issued for its retrieval.
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Chris Johnson
Urbana
County Home Road
Toddville
Linn County
Sheriff's Department
Johnson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Winners named in St. Joseph's Day Parade at Czech Village
In Cedar Rapids 80 entries competed Saturday with the Czech Heritage float earning first place. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department 1955 chief's car took second, and Carpenters Local 308 and 1260 combined float won third.
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St. Joseph’s
West Branch man dies after car strikes pole in Johnson County
Justin Clayton aged 21 died early Sunday when his car ran off 420th Street east of Highway 6, struck a utility pole and rolled onto its top in Johnson County near Iowa City. State Patrol said the crash occurred in the early morning hours with time not yet determined.
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West Branch
Johnson County
Justin Clayton
Highway 6
Iowa State Patrol
Iowa City
Propane Torch Suspected in Epworth House Fire
Epworth family displaced after a fire likely started by a propane torch used to thaw an outside faucet. Duane Ahmann and his wife and child left town. two hours later smoke was noticed on West Main Street. Firefighters confined flames to the basement with stairwell spread and kitchen floor damage. estimated loss $15,000.
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Epworth
Tom Hancock
Duane Ahmann
Ahmann
Hancock
Economic events and meetings listed for Cedar Rapids area
A schedule of economic reports and business meetings for February including new home sales existing home sales durable goods orders consumer confidence and GDP. Also listed are mortgage rates toastmasters clubs and business association meetings with dates times and locations. George Ford invited notices via Gazette Cedar Rapids address.
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Commerce Department
National Association of Realtors
Treasury
The
Conference Board
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Paul O'Neill
National Association For Business Economics
Freddie Mac
Watts
Toastmasters Clubs
Alliant Tower
Downtown
Charter
American Business Women’s Association
Bishops
Westdale Mall
Cedar Rapids
Lions Club
Longbranch
George Ford
the Gazette
P.O
Georgef
Appetite for destruction by Marlene Lucas
Rural affairs writer reports Dave Marx’s Christmas tree farm near Marquette ruined by an influx of 150 to 300 deer nightly. The herd stripped nine years of work, consuming saplings and shrubs and thwarting deterrents and costly repellents as the farm faced severe losses.
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Marlene Lucas
Arquette
Dave Marx
Marx I Marquette
Marx
Marquette
Mark Spielman Built a Cedar Rapids Event Service
Mark Spielman 51 owns Spielman's Event Services in Cedar Rapids and presides over an 11 year old firm supplying tents tables chairs silverware and staging for festivals sports events and corporate gatherings. He started in rentals young worked at Buresh Rental and later renamed his company Spielman's Event Services after launching a regional web ad campaign. He plans more travel golf and outdoors work as the business remains established.
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George C. Ford
Cedar Rapids
Mark Spielman
Spielman
30Th Street Dr
Washington High School
Buresh Rental
Buresh
Ames
Kirkwood Community College
Mount Mercy College
Event Services Inc
Spielmans
ESI
Ireland
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St. Joe’s Parade
Heritage
St. Paul United Methodist Church
American Society For Quality
University of Iowa
Sheraton
Four Points Hotel
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Aaze
Nikki Uc
Father
Washington
Iowa State University
Gazette
Kelly Etzel
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