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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 23, 2007
Page
1
A vandal damaged a veterans monument in a north downtown Oelwein park, breaking a black marble panel with Korean War veterans’ names and a limestone ledge. Police estimate the damage near three thousand dollars and cite heavy vandalism ahead of Memorial Day.
Spc. David Behrle 20 of Tipton was killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad Saturday. Memorials and services are planned for next week with repair work on the Tipton memorial uncertain to be completed by Memorial Day. Russ McNamara of Oelwein notes volunteers helped erect the memorial in May 1999 and expresses sorrow over the loss.
Iowa residents in about a dozen east central counties face a month of loud cicada noise as Brood XIII, the 17 year locust generation, is due to emerge this summer. Entomologist Donald Lewis of Iowa State University notes the constant din can be maddening, with first reports arriving Tuesday in Coralville.
Coralville Lake campsites in Johnson County reach full occupancy ahead of Memorial Day weekend as the U S Army Corps of Engineers reopens Sandy Beach. Total sites include 60 at Sandy Beach 250 at Sugar Bottom and 190 across five nearby campgrounds with a boosted 2.3 million dollar operating budget.
Most campgrounds are full for the holiday weekend but several sites still have vacancies. Kent Park and Hills Access in Johnson County Wapsipinicon State Park near Anamosa Bellevue State Park near Bellevue Lacey Keosauqua State Park and Shimek Forest in Van Buren County Lake Darling near Ighton Goode State Park near Burlington offer spots.
Iowa City teen Jesse Libra ditched a 1994 Ford Taurus for a bicycle to save on gas for the two mile trip to City High School. Cedar Rapids teens report higher prices as AAA records a $3.36 average for regular unleaded, driving teens to seek cheaper transport options.
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