Mayor fosters civics at bowling alley with youth
Cedar Rapids Mayor Larry Serbousek met dozens of junior bowlers at 265 Blairs Ferry Rd NE for a civics outreach aimed at turning the alley into a monthly community center. Dennis Anderson, promoting youth involvement, plans events with fire and police departments as part of the program.
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Sazelle
Dennis Anderson
Anderson
Cedar Rapids Bowling Center
Larry Serbousek
Serbousek
Chad Bartlett
Bowman Woods
Bartlett
Blairs Ferry Rd
Fire
Car falls crushes man to death in Independence
An Independence man, 37 year old James W. Clinton, died Friday when a car he was working on fell on him after cement blocks used to prop it up gave way. Police reported the incident occurred in Independence. See obituary, 14A.
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Independence
James W. Clinton
Clinton
Wisconsin
Denny
Oktoberfest blooms in Main Amana with sunny crowds
Sunny weather drew crowds to Main Amana for Oktoberfest after last year’s rain forced a move from Middle Amana. Organizers expect 10 000 to 15 000 visitors over the weekend as merchants report brisk activity and mixed feelings about the relocation.
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Dave Gosch
Ain Amana
Middle Amana
Main Amana
Rozella Hahn
Amana Colonies Convention and Visitors Bureau
Ken Wolfe
Homestead
West Amana
Louise Wendler Noe
Amana Park
Hahn
Pam Ruzicka
Cedar Rapids
Romance of the Rocking Chair exhibit opens in Coralville
The Heritage Museum in Coralville will host The Romance of the Rocking Chair exhibition with more than 20 chairs on display. The event is set to begin at 1 p.m. on October 11.
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Betty Paul
Main Amana
Coralville
Heritage Museum
Campbell opinion severs ERA from abortion and gay issues
Iowa Attorney General Bonnie Campbell says ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment will not alter current state analyses on abortion or homosexual rights. The opinion, responding to Senator Ray Taylor, notes that passage would not end bans on same sex marriage nor require funding for abortions. Voters face a November 3 ballot on enshrining the ERA in the state constitution.
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DES Moines
Bonnie Campbell
Ray Taylor
Steamboat Rock
Campbell
Associated Press
Taylor
Iowa
Gordon Allen
Fire calls include vehicle and dryer incidents list
Friday reports include an antifreeze spill at 3033 Center Point Rd NE at 6 52 p m and a dryer fire at 292 North Pointe Dr NE at 10 47 p m Saturday records a vehicle fire at 2099 Sunland Dr SE at 4 52 p m False alarm entries and medical calls are omitted from the list
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Center Point Rd
North Pointe Dr
Sunland Dr. SE
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