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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 2009
Page
2
Notices describe how to submit calendar items to The Gazette via website email or mail. It directs readers to the Cedar Rapids office and provides the 500 Third Ave location and online calendar link for today’s events listings.
A series of local events includes Vegetable Gardening at Kirkwood Community College Cedar Hall 234 Cedar Rapids. Cooking Class Fresh Herbs at Waterfront Hy-Vee Iowa City. BUS-cum Traveling Exhibit at Cedar Rapids Public Library Westdale Mall. Strike Out Cancer Bowl for a Cure at Westdale Bowling Cedar Rapids.
Tot Time at North Liberty Public Library 10 a m Storytime at Solon Public Library 10 30 a m Toddler Time at Hiawatha Public Library 10 30 a m Marion City Council meets 3 p m at City Hall for a work session.
Key dates span 1968 LBJ resignation shock, 1880 Wabash first electric illumination, 1917 US Virgin Islands transfer, 1943 Oklahoma Broadway debut, 2004 Fallujah contractor deaths, 2008 Terri Schiavo dies after right to die dispute.
Iowa and Illinois lotteries reveal a set of winning numbers for Cash Game Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings, Little Lotto, Lotto, and the 6-of-48 jackpot. The $3.25 million top prize is listed for the jackpot drawing.
The Gazette corrects a report misidentifying Nicole Bode as Sierra Manning’s sister. The Cedar Rapids girl who met President Obama last week is Sierra Manning. A reporter’s error caused the misidentification.
The Gazette established January 10 1883 publishes daily from 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa with subscription rates for carrier motor route and mail options and contact numbers for subscription service and general inquiries. The Associated Press is credited for local news and dispatches.
The listing provides a complete company directory with business names and contact details including email addresses at www GazetteOnline com for direct access. It aggregates organizations across sectors and includes primary contact channels for each entry.
The Gazette champions sustainable printing using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers at City Carton on 901 Ingleside Dr SW or at nearby recycling locations to support future agricultural initiatives.
After a month in operation the Iowa City Fire Department reports the two new engines, each valued at 450000, are increasing efficiency. Chief Andy Rocca cites safer features, smoother operation and lighter pumps as key improvements.
Iowa Quitline usage rose about 20 percent after cigarette prices climbed ahead of a federal tax hike. Officials note most brands exceed five dollars per pack, pushing many smokers toward cessation lines as manufacturers increased prices by 72 cents a pack.
Quitline Iowa saw 463 callers last week with slight increases from 465 the prior week, continuing a record year of calls since starting in 2001. In 2008, 25,981 calls occurred and 12,618 people received free nicotine replacement products, as Iowa works to reduce adult smoking from 23 percent in 2002 to 14 percent in 2008.
Six year old Rian Bevan of Mount Vernon fights leukemia that has spread to her brain and spine. She has undergone chemotherapy radiation and surgeries, with a bone marrow transplant needed but no matched donor in her family. The article notes marrow and cord blood transplants as treatment options and cites the challenge of finding a donor when 70 percent of patients lack a suitable relative.
University of Iowa health colleges team up to host a marrow donor drive from 10 am to 3 pm on Wednesday at two campus locations the Medical Education and Research Facility atrium and the College of Nursing ground floor atrium. Donors aged 18 to 60 may help patients like Jay Pronk and others in need of a transplant. Contact Cindy Hadish at 319 398 8428 or gazcomm com.
Coralville fire fighters battled a house blaze for two and a half hours at 1604 18th St. The lower level was heavily damaged while the upper level escaped major harm. Estimated structural damage reached 85 000. residents Judy and Jeffrey Biderman were evaluated at UI Hospitals before release. Cause under investigation.
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