City election expected to draw record voters
City Hall reporter notes turnout could exceed 1985 highs with Linn County figures projecting about 28,000 voters, 44 percent of the registered. Mayoral candidates remain same as 1985 while a heated safety commissioner race draws attention. Voter interest varied at malls with rides offered by campaign supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sy Heather Sloman Wooding
Azeto City Hal
Linn
Linda Langenberg
Ae Gazette
the Gazette
Westdale
Lindale Malls
Local government meetings and cultural events notice
A schedule lists Linn County and Cedar Rapids government meetings and public hearings for Monday at various venues including the Administrative Office Building and Washington High School. It also notes a dedication at Cedar Rapids Airport, a Coe College lecture by James Randall, and performances by Johnson County Landmark Jazz Band Los Lobos with ticket details.
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Linn County Supervisors
Linn County Commission of Veterans Affairs
Witwer
Second Ave
Cedar Rapids School Board
Cedar Rapids Education Association
Washington High School
Pam
Fairfax Library Board
Fairfax Planning & Zoning Commission
Linn-Mar
Indian Creek
Indian
James Randall
Coe College
Cherry Auditorium
Coe
Johnson County Landmark Jazz Band
Clapp
University of Iowa
Los Lobos
Hancher
Agricultural Machinery
Conerence
Stouffer's Five Seasons
Langster Wreuit Corp Car Fire in Omaha Parking Lot
The Log ar owner of Langster Wreuit Corporation in Omaha Nebraska was found engulfed in flames at 12 31 am Sunday in a parking lot at 185 50th Ave SW. The car had been in the lot since at least 6 30 p.m. Saturday. The cause of the fire is unknown and the vehicle was not reported stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langster Wreuit Corporation
Omaha
Neb
50Th Ave
Stolen Clothing and Guns From Residences in SE
Between 2 and 4 a.m. Sunday a theft at Richard Krampe’s home 2335 Ridgeway Dr SE saw clothing valued at 1000 dollars stolen from a car. A separate theft from Dwight Kuster’s vehicle at 516 Forest Dr SE reported 2 shotguns and a box of shells missing between 8:30 a.m. Saturday and 7:30 a.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Krampe
Ridgeway Dr. SE
Dwight Kuster
Forest Dr. SE
Fire Calls Across City Reported Throughout Day
A string of fire and emergency calls include residential and vehicle fires, medical emergencies, and gas line concerns. Notable responses occurred on Ninth Street and 16th Avenue SE, 1014 A Ve NE, and 185 50th Ave SW with incidents ranging from overheated grease to engine ice and a broken natural gas line. Additional calls covered locations such as 216 Ntwood Dr SW, 61 Oklahoma Ave SW, 4524 E Ave NW, and 2386 Rompot St SE.
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Naturnay
Sy Pam
Ninth Street
16Th Avenue
Ave
Ntwood Dr
50Th Ave
Miller Ave
Oklahoma Ave
E Ave
1609
Wilson Ave
Sixth Ave
C Ave
Rompot ‘St
Fewer Halloween Tricks Reported by City Police
Police Lt Renee Hanrahan notes this Halloween saw fewer tricks than past years yet 18 vehicles had windows broken and two dumpster fires occurred at Jack's Discount and Kum and Go. A duct tape firecracker shattered a pumpkin owned by Judy Chihak and damaged Mary Becker's mailbox.
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Renee Hanrahan
Jack's Discount Inc
16Th Ave
Kum & Go
C St
Judy Chihak
14Th Ave
Mary Becker
Kent Dr. NE
Bankruptcy petitions filed in Cedar Rapids division
The Cedar Rapids Division of the U S Bankruptcy Court reports petitions filed by Gene A and Rita D Van Sickle 1436 Sierra Dr NE Robert M Henry III 228 Blairs Ferry Rd 4 C and Alta M Pritchett 332 Cherry Hill Rd NW seeking court protected debt repayment. Also noted is a historical birth fact: James Knox Polk born in Mecklenburg County North Carolina in 1798.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Cedar Rapid
Gene A
Rita D. van Sickle
Sierra Dr
Robert M. Henry III
Blairs Ferry Rd
Alta M. Pritchett
Cherry Hill Rd
Cedar Rapids to buy ONPASS boundary planning software
Cedar Rapids Community School District will purchase a 37000 system from Educational Data Systems to digitize maps and residents for boundary changes. The program speeds analysis of buildings, transportation, and pupil teacher ratios, using existing IBM PCs and instructor training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raf Hogan
Cedar Rapids Community
Educational Data Systems
EDS
Campbell
Calif
Robert Ziemek
Stephen Daeschner
Cedar Rapids
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Metro-Iowa
Reagan
Don Canney
Joe Rinas
Floyd Bergen
Hal Schaefer
Cil
Vista Road
Ely Community Center
Cedar Rapids Airport
Bankruptcy Court
James Knox Polk
United States
Mecklenburg County
Be Trim
Mercy
Blue Room
Iowa
San Nenana Varma Lou S House of Music Cs
Weldon Flanagan
Radio City Music Hall
New York City
Dallas Palace Theatre
Carma Lou
Navy
Strathmore
America
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