Cedar Rapids and Linn County May 21 1996 Meetings and Events
A dense schedule lists morning council and board sessions in Cedar Rapids and Linn County offices, plus a Red Cross annual meeting, planning committees, zoning and electrical boards, and community events. Highlights include a Sticks event at Five Seasons Center and a Branstad visit with ribbon cuttings and forums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
11Th St
Grant Wood
American Red Cross
National
Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Linn County Plumbing Board of Examiners & Appeals
Linn County Building Department
Oak Hill
Jane Boyd
Ushers Ferry
Hiawatha Water Board
Hiawatha Council
Citizens’ Committee
Council
Linn County Conservation Board
County Home Rd
Marion
Marion Electrical Board of Examiners
Marion City Hall
Marion Zoning Board of Adjustment
Marion City
Lee Clancey
Beems
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Terry Branstad
Cedar Rapids Community
United States Cellular
Roosevelt Middle
Communications
Second Ave
Grant Early Childhood Center
Outlook Dr
16Th Ave
Illinois Lottery results and jackpot figures from cityline listing
The notice lists several lottery draws including Pick 3 and Pick 4 midday and evening numbers, Little Lotto, and 6-of-54 Jackpot at $8 million. It provides cityline phone numbers 363 7000 and 337 7000, category 2900, for access to lottery numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Wilson Ave
Marion
Cityline
Iowa City
Mercy and St Luke's Vital Statistics and Licenses
May notices list births at Mercy and St Luke's with parents and locations in Hiawatha Central City Shellsburg and Marion Cedar Rapids. Marriage licenses granted across Cedar Rapids Marion Hiawatha and Waverly with multiple couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenni
Jason Hedlund
St. Hiawatha
Jodee
Tim Schaefer
St. SW
Kelly
Travis Fuller
Rachel
Todd Hayek
Shellsburg
ST. Luke's
Susan
James Koch
Central City
Machelle
Jay Cassill
Zelda Dr. NW
Joan
Chris Scheer
London
Derrin L. Brooks
Anita M. Miller
Andrew P. Mark
Kelly J. Mowery
Dennis J. Plowman
Teresa J. Klein
Randel J. Depp
Michelle M. Meade
Mark D. Kirkland
Ann M. Janney
John L. Gaskill
Debra S. Humker
Shawn N. Moser
Margaret K. Powers
Richard C. Beltz
Heidi M. Miller
Bradley J. Britcher
Wendy S. Tilden
Joseph V. Thompson
K-Lynn J. Nelson
Joel M. Brokaw
Rachel H. Feye
Michael J. Doyer
Jo Ann Serrain
Donald R. Santee Ili
Crystal G. Finn
Joel D. K
Cedar Rapids man receives ten year sentence for willful injury
Lester Williams, 32, of Cedar Rapids, was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay about 34 000 in restitution. He was convicted of assault while displaying a dangerous weapon and willful injury in the July 22 stabbing of his former fiancee Laura Palumbo at her parents home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Hogan
Lester Williams
Cedar Rapids
Thomas Horan
Williams
Laura Palumbo
Palumbo
Harold Denton
Marathon trek by single father to Atlanta for children
Terry Hitchcock, 57, travels 1800 miles from Iowa City toward Atlanta on foot and bicycle to raise awareness of single parent challenges. The MegaMarathon funds Children are Forever and seeks support programs, with family volunteers joining daily as he aims to collect 1 million handprints for billboards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson County
Iowa City
St. Paul
Minn
Atlanta
Terry Hitchcock
Susan
Hitchcock
Highway 1
Heartland
Alsinsworth
Turkey growers form cooperative to save Louis Rich plant
Forty four Iowa turkey growers formed the Iowa Turkey Growers Cooperative to explore buying and operating the Louis Rich plant in West Liberty after Oscar Mayer announced plans to close or sell. Farmland Foods showed interest in running the plant if the growers can purchase it, with formal incorporation approval expected within days. The effort aims to protect jobs for more than 750 workers and sustain regional turkey production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlene Lucas
West Liberty
Iowa
Turkey Growers Cooperative
Farmland Foods
Gary Evans
Oscar Meyer
Paul Hill
Ellsworth
Co-Op
Washington
Henry
Johnson
Scott
Muscatine
Hamilton County
Hill
Cedar Rapids Test Site for Fat Free Max Chips
East Coast papers cite Cedar Rapids as a trend setting city with a New York Times feature on the fat free Max potato chips. Marian Burros visited local grocers and quoted consumers while Gazette writer Mike Deupree contributed. Rush Limbaugh referenced Cedar Rapids as chips reaction pours in. A Grand Junction woman volunteered to send a case for Limbaugh to test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Wall Street Journal
New York Times
City of Five Seasons
Marian Burros
Gazette
Mike Deupree
Rush Limbaugh
Grand Junction
Colo
Limbaugh
Tatters From Page 1B Shows Global Signatures and Wit
Carlson and Goodwin describe Tatters journal pages filled with names and addresses from readers across the world. Early pages feature simple signatures that bloom into elaborate autographs and phrases, creating a geographic tapestry including Frances, China and Italy alongside Seattle, New York and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlson
Goodwin
France
China
Italy
Seattle
New York
Chicago
Freedom Festival to Sponsor Talent Contest on July Fourth
The 1996 Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival will sponsor a talent contest July 4 with Sprouts ages 2 12 and Seniors ages 13 21. Senior winner advances to Des Moines for a 3000 prize. Sprout winner for 150 prizes. Entry deadline June 7.
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Cedar Rapids
Riverboat gambling push eyed for Cedar Rapids project
Cedar Rapids backers Joe Zwack and Don Iverson plan a $50 million 2000 passenger riverboat casino on the Cedar River, leasing city land for $4 million yearly. A referendum would require about 9000 signatures if filed after November elections, with state Racing and Gaming Commission license still needed. Gazette staff writer Terry Coyle contributed.
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Langenberg
Dubuque
Joe Zwack
Platteville
Wis
Don Iverson
Cedar Rap
Ids Venture
Zwack and
Iverson
Cedar River
State Racing and Gaming Commission
Brothers Arrested Over Marijuana Grow Operation in Cedar Rapids
Police seized seven marijuana plants in a terrarium along with marijuana, methamphetamine, paraphernalia, two shotguns and cash during a search at 407 Ninth Ave southwest Cedar Rapids. Timothy Osburn, 29, faces multiple counts including manufacturing marijuana and meth charges. Robert W. Osburn, 35, is charged with manufacturing marijuana and possession of a controlled substance. The warrant involved Cedar Rapids Police, Linn County Sheriff's Office tactical units, and the Metro Drug Unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Ninth Ave
Terrarium
Timothy Osburn
Robert W. Osburn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Steve Grubbs
Tom Harkin
U.S. Senate
Grubbs
Harkin
Federal Food and Drug Administration
STYX
Kansas
Five Seasons Center
Jefferson High School
Little Theatre
Linn-Mar
LaSalle
Regis
Farmers Market Riverside
Linn County Health Department
13Th St. NW
Illinois
Horan
Sistant Linn County
Heather Sloman Wood
Traveler
Louis Rich
C.R. Olestra
Freedom Festival
Terry Coyle
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