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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 2000
Page
9
A Clear Lake woman drowned Sunday afternoon while rescuing her son after he fell from a boat about a quarter mile offshore. The mother, husband, three children, and the grandmother were aboard as the incident occurred. The body had not yet been recovered and names were withheld pending family notification. Water temperature was about 60 degrees in 8 and a half feet of water.
Authorities investigate a suspicious fire at 1817 E Ave NE in Cedar Rapids injuring a downstairs unit. Fire crews first responded Saturday night, found the blaze after returning early Sunday, with neighbors saying the downstairs tenant was moving out and chemicals found but not a drug lab. The damage amount was not released.
The Cedar Rapids post office will sell Kurt Warner cachets after a 3 p.m. presentation at the main post office on 615 Sixth Ave SE Tuesday. Cachet envelopes will cost $10 and be available also at the Waterloo post office. Warner's parents will attend the event.
The College Community school board plans to award a 4.1 million dollar general contractor contract to Kleiman Construction for Prairie High School addition. Tonight also features committee reports and the secondary media program, with administrative salary approvals on the agenda. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. in the ICN room, after a 5:30 p.m. work session.
The Dow begins at 10 609 37 as the Federal Reserve reports April industrial production and a Treasury bill auction occurs. Next day CPI and housing starts data are due while the Fed OMOC meets to set rates. Local notices include Realtor and Toastmasters gatherings with contact details.
Marilyn Sippy and neighbors battle garlic mustard spreading along East Post Road and into ditches and woods near Marion. They have pulled about 300 pounds but say most remains, while experts warn common herbicides are non selective and may not fully solve the invasion.
Russell Kress president of Ceramic Technologies Corp in Rowley outlines plans to focus on profitable ceramic innovations. The company develops resin based ceramic material used by Winnebago and others, with potential for ceramic steps and modular houses. Kress notes a patent pending lid for grain hoppers and aims to expand into exterior ceramic surfaces and other building applications.
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