May 1984 events shine in Cedar Rapids life
May 19 Elkader welcomes Mascara Algeria delegation as ties grow between sister cities. May 20 Helen Hayes addresses Mount Mercy, praising return to stage. May 23 demolition begins at St Luke's Hospital, 315 beds now, 400–500 by 2000. May 2 Collins Radio opens $2 million facility. May 25 Charles Bodey builds 52 inch dirigible. Meskwaki Chief Youngbear recounts sign language history. May 24 Iowa State Federation of African American Women holds CSPS Hall convention. Mayor Huston speaks. Jim De Long notes Cedar Rapids nostalgia in Gazette files.
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Elkader
Mascara
Algeria
Iowa
Abdel-Kader
Helen Hayes
Paramount Theatre
Hayes
Mount Mercy College
St. Luke’s Hospital
Louis Blair
St. Luke’s
Collins Radio Company
Old Marion Road
C Avenue
Gazette
Arthur Collins
Collins
Canada
Cedar Rapids
Youngbear
Mississippi
Iowa State Federation of African American Women
Csps Hall
Huston
Cedar Rapids Felony Guilty Pleas Sweep Linn Court Docket
In Linn County Court Cedar Rapids residents Newcomb Mahan Medulan Leslie Meewes Palm Fuller Oliver Lynn Cademariori Stephens and others faced plea deals and sentences across multiple offenses including sexual abuse burglary forgery and theft. Outcomes include fines probation deferred judgments and confinement ranges up to ten years.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
Robin J. Newcomb
Newcomb
Darrick J. Mahan
Central City
Mahan
Linn County
Sheriff's Department
Lumir L. Medulan Jr
First Avenue
C Avenue NW
16Th Street
Medulan
Jonathan L. Leslie
Marion
Hiawatha
Jonathan W. Palm
Fourth Avenue
10Th Street
Palm
Mona L. Fuller
First Street
Fuller
Correctional Department
Kathy A. Oliver
Anthony C. Lynn
Kmart
Oliver
Tiffany S. Cademariori
Marion library adopts summer closing hours and reading programs
The Marion Public Library Board voted to close at 6 p.m. on Thursdays in June July and August to ease park crowding and free parking for City Square Park events. Summer programs include Discover New Trails for children, Get Lost Read for teens, and Club Read for adults with kickoff events June 12.
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Marion Library
Marion
Marion Public Library Board of Trustees
City Square Park
Marion Public Library
PJ Weber
Cedar Rapids summer library hours and photography contest winners
Registration opens June 7 for summer library programs. Summer hours run 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mon-Wed, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thu, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fri-Sat. Closed Sundays May 30 through Sept 5 and May 31 for Memorial Day. Cedar Rapids winners named in In Focus: Scene in Cedar Rapids photo contest.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn Photo
Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Ross LaDue
Mike Pfeiffer
Dan Kelly
Jason Hard
Jess Boyer
G. Ross LaDue
Ashley Piper
Erin Costello
Don Kelly
Pfeiffer
Marion
James Kubalek
David Chung
Bob Lancaster
Karen Fashimpaur
Mari Phelan
David Ruse
Brytta Fitzgibbons
Pat Birkett Roby
Steven H. Thompson
Meril H. Gender
Thompson
Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids Public Library
First St
Crlibrary.org
Palisades Kepler Park Origins traced to 1919
A history snapshot outlines how land from Linn County’s Palisades area became a state park. Community plans in 1919 spurred committees from Mount Vernon and Cedar Rapids to acquire 811 acres. Parcels began joining the state in 1922 after fundraising by the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce, with 200 acres donated by Louis H. Kepler in 1926 to honor his memory.
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Palisades-Kepler Park
Free Lance
Palisades
Cedar River
Linn County
The
Gazette
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Cornell College
Bowman-Carter Hall
Lisbon
Louis Kepler
Louis H. Kepler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
DCI
Intertrade Chemical Company
Intertrade
McKinley Junior High
Charles Bodey
Bodey
Jim de Long
Gazette Files
Linn Court
Tracy G. Stephens
Econofoods
51St St. NE
the Gazette
Daryl Braun
7Th Ave
Terra Braun
American Family Mutual Insurance Company
Home Office
Madison
Wscongin
C.R
Phyllis Fleming
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