Pigeon Racing Law Sparks Cedar Rapids City Council Debate
Cedar Rapids officials spent about an hour hearing pro and con views on racing pigeons and an ordinance amendment to name pigeons as fowls. Residents urged balance between sport and neighbor disruption as council delayed second reading to review comments.
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Dick Hogan
Cedar Rapids
Michael Hinton
18Th St
Hinton
Marvin Gard
18Th St. NW
Gards
Jennings
Stacy Foster
Regal Ave
Sewer leaks blamed as storm water overflows hit Hiawatha homes
City Engineer Mike Ament warned of serious infiltration with storm water entering the sanitary sewer after last week's heavy rain. Residents described basements flooded up to four thousand dollars in damages and a long running wet-basement problem. The council voted to study manholes at three thousand dollars but rejected a smoke test and delayed pipe-size changes until the next fiscal year.
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Ament
Hiawatha
14Th Avenue
Cross Parkway
10Th Avenue
Blairs Ferry Road
12Th Avenue
Trail near completion for Cedar Valley Nature Trail
Rails to Trails Inc trailmaster Bo Cameron says final blading and compacting of limestone screenings will finish Friday on the Linn County segment from Boyson Road Hiawatha to Robins Main Street. Volunteers have built toward Center Point by mid July with work from Lafayette to County Home Road and ongoing brush removal and debris clearing.
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Cedar Valley
Boyson Road
Hiawatha
Main Street
Robins
Bo Cameron
Northwood Dr
Rails To Trails Inc
Linn County
Lafayette
Cameron
County Home Road
Haiwatha
Gilbertville
Center Point
IE worker injured in pole accident in Iowa City
James L. Patterson 52 of 5701 Colorado Drive SW was seriously hurt when a utility pole gave way during removal at Second Street and 10th Avenue SE. He fell 14 feet onto the truck frame and is in St. Luke's Hospital ICU. A fellow worker released the pole and was uninjured.
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Iowa
Electric Light and Power Co
St. Luke’s Hospital
James L. Patterson
Colorado Drive
Second Street
10Th Avenue SE
Patterson
Sandy Beach Campground Opens Without Water Facilities
Campers at Coralville Lake Sandy Beach can use 49 sites as delays in two new indoor shower buildings leave the area without water or flush toilets. The Army Corps will waive the $4 overnight fee until summer completion and advises bringing drinking water. Vault toilets remain about 100 yards away at the boat ramp day-use area.
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Shueyville
Coralville Lake
Sandy Beach
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Japan Applies for U N Membership After 30 Years
Thirty years after planning began the Japanese government decided to apply for United Nations membership. The move positions Japan to seek a role in global diplomacy and international security deliberations.
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U.N
Mercy Auxiliary Donates 85000 to Mercy Hospital
Gingie McCray presents an 85000 check to Mercy Board President Charles Rohde at the Volunteer and Auxiliary Awards night. The event honors 97 volunteers with 100 or more hours and highlights long-time contributors including Pearl Schulz with 6000 hours and Jean Kinsey with 4000 hours.
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Mercy Board of Trustees
Charles Rohde
Gingie McCray
Mercy
McCray
Mercy Auxiliary
Guthrie Theater
Maker
Rose Brusha
Mercy Hospital
Pearl Schulz
Jean Kinsey
Helen Kaufman
Frances Schneberger
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Rapids
Floyd Bergen
Public Safety
Council
Tom Jennings
16Th St. SE
Birmingham
C.R
Iowa College Aid Commission
Iowa Guaranteed
42Nd Street
Mployaday
35Th Street
R.D. Simpson
Braun
Baggie Jeans
Westdale Mall
lowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company
John. Smith
Meter Reader
Iiowa- Illinois Gas and Electric Company
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