Cedar Rapids and Linn County Event Schedule Summary
A dense daily note lists Linn County and Cedar Rapids meetings from 8:15 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. including the Linn County Technical Review Committee, Board of Supervisors sessions, housing code appeals, arts commissions, and school board. It also notes concerts at Coe College and theatre at University of Iowa, plus farmers markets and recycling sites with times and locations.
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Linn County Technical Review Committee
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids Housing Code Board of Appeals
Cedar Rapids Visual Arts Commission
Department of Development
Building Board of Appeals
Cedar Rapids
Center Point-Urbana Community School
University of Iowa
Starlighters of
Anamosa
Dows Fine Arts
Coe College
Jewish-Christian Dialogue Group
Farmers Markets
Noelridge Farmers Market
Collins Road
Council Street
Iowa City
Lottery results and numbers for Iowa and Illinois drawings
Iowa Daily Millions and Cash Game results listed with drawn numbers. Illinois Pick 3 and Pick 4 results provided for midday and evening sessions. Jackpot is $10 million. Lottery numbers also available via Cityline at 363-7000 or 337-7000, category 2900.
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Illinois
Vital Statistics Mercy and St Luke's Birth Notices May 1997
Mercy and St Luke's birth notices list multiple newborns with parent names and addresses in Marion Robins Walker and other local areas. Degree days figures show May 5 1997 total 0.0 and comparisons to normal year totals compiled by MidAmerican Energy Co with an editor's note explaining degree days and heating fuel implications.
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MidAmerican Energy Co
Drunken driving charges listed for three individuals
The Log lists three drunken driving arrests with times and locations in Eastern Iowa. George S. Karras is charged on third offense at C Avenue extension and County Home Road. Sandra J. Branson is charged in the 100 block of 11th Street NW. Tina M. Carrington faces an assault charge for allegedly scratching Daryl Pigman at 3820 44th Ave. SW.
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George S. Karras
J Ave
C Avenue Extension
County Home Road
Sandra J. Branson
12Th St
11Th Street NW
Tina M. Carrington
Eighth St
Marion
Daryl Pigman
44Th Ave
Iowa weighs opt out of federal juvenile justice grants
Legislators heard a push to let Iowa opt out of the federal juvenile justice program so runaway teens could be detained locally. Iowa gets about $500000 a year in grants. 9000 runaways were reported last year, sparking debate on juvenile facilities and state funding.
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Iowa
Nish
Jeff Sessions
R-Tenn
Jill Koveny
Charles Grassley
R-Iowa
Judiciary Committee
Sessions
Wyoming
Nebraska
Carol Crump
Casper
Wyo
Robins approves Robins Square zoning 3-1 vote.
Robins City Council endorsed a 10 acre office and retail project named Robins Square by a 3-1 margin converting the 900 block of East Main Street from residential to B-1 district. Developer Jeff State of Manchester outlined plans including a bank a medical clinic and a preschool in early years.
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Ann Haggerty
Robins Square
East Main Street
Jeff State
Manchester
Robins
State
Planning and Zoning Commission
Marilyn Cook
Cook
Hiawatha
Ex-city employee claims pregnancy prompted firing
Kelly C. Lasseer, formerly a Cedar Rapids Police Department police telephone communicator, sues in federal court alleging dismissal on grounds of pregnancy and gender. She says she was hired Oct. 26, 1995, and fired Feb. 16, 1996, seeking damages. city declines comment.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Sasscer
Preserving Historic Structures Topic At Collins Plaza Luncheon
Dononvan Rypkema, expert in the economics of preservation, will speak at a Collins Plaza Hotel luncheon from noon to 1 30 PM. Tickets are 25 dollars including lunch. Brucemore sells them. Rypkema, founder of Real Estate Services Group, has advised state and local governments and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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Collins Plaza Hotel
Dononvan Rypkema
Real Estate Services Group
Washington, D.C
Brucemore
Hotel Grand Ballroom
Rypkema
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Cedar Rapids Fire Dogs Sniff Out Arson Clues
Cedar Rapids fire officials plan to use a grant funded arson dog trained to detect flammable liquids at scenes. The dog will join investigators in a couple weeks after training. Two recent fires at Reliable Machine and Manufacturing and a residence on Third Street NW are under investigation.
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Reliable Machine and Manufacturing
H Ave
Third St
Gorman
Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa votes approve two bonds and a tax
Voters in Bennett district approve a $495000 bond to connect to the Iowa Communications Network and add online rooms. Dyersville fails to pass a $1500000 library bond. Evansdale approves a 7 percent hotel motel tax, generating about $21000 yearly for youth programs and park repairs with the rest to the city fund. The tax starts July 1.
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Evansdale
Waterloo
Marion woman charged after Cedar Rapids car assault
Brenda Rohlena 30 of Marion faces assault causing bodily injury charges after reportedly striking her former father in law Neil Rohlena with a car in Cedar Rapids then causing him to fall from the hood. Police say he was injured and she was released after appearing in court. Separately police link three Cedar Rapids area burglaries to a deli, a discount store and a bakery with cash and merchandise stolen. A fire at Metal Fabricators Co in Hiawatha caused minor damage but was not considered suspicious. The North Linn School District is searching for a high school and middle school principal. Hilda Taylor 36 received a 10 year suspended sentence for drug delivery. Two Chicago men face federal crack cocaine charges with potential life sentences. Eric Simmons 21 with a 10 year Linn County sentence for drug delivery.
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Marion
Cedar Rapids
Brenda S. Rohlena
Red Fox Way
Neil Rohlena
D Street
Brenda Rohlena
Glen Fox
Cork & Fork Deli
Mount Vernon Rd
Fox
Hiawatha
Metal Fabricators Co
Hawkeye Dr
Mark Powers
Powers
Hilda J. Taylor
17Th St. SE
Taylor
Patrick Grady Taylor
Chicago
Robert Watkins
Cornelius C. Norwood
U.S. District Court
Watkins
Norwood
Mark Bennett
Cook County
U.S. Attorney's Office
Interstate 380
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Eric B. Simmons
Waterloo
Linn County District Court
Thomas Horan
Simmons
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Public Works Complex
Sixth St
Randall Foods
Edgewood Rd
Bluestem Solid Waste Agency
Sheila
Doug Heisler
Park Ave. SE
Sheri
Dave Miller
Walker
Krista
James Bearden
Barb
Ted Lujan
Rana Zgaibe
Hatem Abumaizer
ST. Luke's
Mark Miliiner
West Eighth Ave
Andrea
Greg Kann
Scott Rd
Renee
Todd Barkema
Monticello
Jamie Carpenter
Larry Farrington Jr
19Th Ave
the Gazette
Linn County
Council
Valerie Schmidt
Duane Meihost
Schmidt
Rockwell International
Rette
Ol Pyatz Orr
Robert White
Michael
Derrick
Coralville Lake
Burlington
Collins Plaza
Columbia University
Linden Dr. SE
National Trust
Dog
C.R
By Steve Gravelle
Brad Gorman
Dolly Madison Bakery
Eighth Ave. SE
North Linn
Clay Stoffer
Sue Ankrom
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