Electric car club builds 1988 Pontiac Fiero for national contest
Mount Vernon High School students retrofit a salvage 1988 Pontiac Fiero with 12 lead acid batteries for a national renewable transport challenge in Raleigh. Team leader Jon Peiffer, adviser Mary Young, and 19 students aim to compete May 15 to 18, after securing an $8000 grant from Orville Peiffer. The car travels up to 60 mph for over 40 miles per charge and will be on display at a Mount Vernon open house tonight.
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Schmidt
the Gazette
Grant Golberg
Mount Vernon
Jon Peiffer
Mount Vernon High School Electric Car Club
Peiffer
Raleigh
N.C
Mary Young
Iowa
Purdue University
Orville
Central Iowa Power Co-op
Orville Peiffer
Garrett Golberg
Mount Vernon High School
Wild ride ends in arrest on several charges
Quinton Saylee 27 arrested after he allegedly tried to elude police and commit assault with a knife at Road Ranger in Cedar Rapids. He faces second degree sexual abuse forcible fondling, traffic, and drug charges, with officers injured during the arrest. Saylee fled through streets and across Coe College property before being captured.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Quinton Saylee
Road Ranger
First Ave
Laylee
Saylee
A Avenue
15Th Street
14Th Street
Coe College
Coe
E Avenues
Glass Rd
E Avenue
Ralston Foods
Andrew Tran
Benjamin Very
Linn County Correctional Center
Metals Iowa exhibit links Iowa metalsmiths to Russia
A nine day display at the Russian State Pedagogical University College of Art in St. Petersburg features 61 metal pieces by 52 artists with Iowa ties. Curated by Kee-ho Yuen Erica Duffy and juried by museum and university officials, the show highlights Iowa's metal arts talent and guild connections.
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Stephen
the Gazette
Iowa
Russian State Pedagogical University College of Art
St. Petersburg
Russia
Metals
Patricia Knox
Iowa City
University of Iowa Metal Arts
Knox
Kee-ho Yuen
Erica Duffy
University of Northern Iowa
Yuen
Sean O’harrow
Figge Art Museum
Davenport
Harlan Butt
Regents
University of North Texas
Denton
Texas
Jason Messier
Sam Gassman
Sebastian
Linn-Mar Grad Nominated for Brigadier General in Air Force
Col Scott Hanson son of Vera Hanson of Marion nominated by President Bush for brigadier general in the U S Air Force. He is deputy director of Operations and Plans at U S Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base Illinois with over 3500 flying hours in cargo transport and tanker aircraft. He holds degrees from Luther College Embry Riddle and Air War College and has served in multiple commands and staff roles across many states and overseas postings.
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the Gazette
Washington
Scott Hanson
Vera Hanson
Marion
Bush
U.S. Air Force
Linn- Mar High School
U.S. Transportation Command
Scott Air Force Base
Hanson
Luther College
Decorah
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona
Fla
Air War College
Maxwell Air Force Base
Ala
Mississippi
North Dakota
Louisiana
Illinois
Maryland
Florida
California
Kuwait
Washington, D.C
Attempted murder trial set for Kwame Young in Cedar Rapids
Kwame Young, 26, of Cedar Rapids, faces an attempted murder charge for an July 2007 knife attack on ex girlfriend Kimberly Mormont at Cedarwood Hills. He also faces willful injury and assault charges with a weapon and a no contact order violation.
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Cedar Rapids
Kwame Young
Linn County
Young
Kimberly Mormont
Cedarwood Hills
Glass Rd
Apt
Morment
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