Cedar Rapids drive in spotlights classic cars
Local classic car owners have gathered at B-Bop's in southwest Cedar Rapids since summer to showcase their vehicles.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 2001
Page
1
Local classic car owners have gathered at B-Bop's in southwest Cedar Rapids since summer to showcase their vehicles.
Red Green, known for practical humor, prepares a weekly column in The Gazette Interview ACCENT section beginning Sunday. The piece outlines his philosophy on using duct tape as a fix for everyday problems.
Classified item list appears with brief notes on comics and departments. Reads like early 20th century community section item notes and price cues.
Rural Linn County Walker and Walford joined the county in approving a 1 percent local option sales tax. In Linn County the measure passed 3,208 to 99, in Walford 15 to 0 and in Walker 165 to 5, with turnout ranging from 20 to 36 percent. The tax funds road, bridge, sewer and pool projects and runs through 2002.
At a 90 minute Cedar Rapids mayoral forum at the Veterans Memorial Building, Mayor Lee Clancey accuses Paul Pate of lying about city debt and taxes while Pate counters. Clancey says taxes will fall and the city is fiscally sound, but Pate insists debt is debt and taxes are rising in part due to user fees. The event, sponsored by The Gazette and KCRG TV, ended with tense exchanges among five candidates.
Youssef Hmimssa aka Patrick Vuillaume faces fraud and visa document charges in Detroit after alleged use of a skimming device in a Chicago restaurant. Officials say he listed multiple identities, stored at Lions County Jail awaiting transfer, with victimized cardholders exceeding a hundred thousand dollars.
Marion’s site selection committee recommends placing the new City Hall at the Econofoods building at 31st Street and Seventh Avenue. The City Council will decide after today’s 3 p.m. briefing in City Hall basement, with no condemnation planned as leases run to 2006.
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