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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1998
Page
4
The Bever Park Zoo faced a failed $3 million bond for a new facility and a separate operating tax defeat. Parks officials recall residents preferred keeping the existing zoo, while improvements and staff changes over the years shifted focus to children and native animals.
The Gazette and KCRGTV9 join for a Read it See it segment about Bever Park Zoo. Watch the 6 p.m. broadcast Monday for details. Doug Neumann has six years at The Gazette covering Cedar Rapids city government and holds an Northwestern University degree. The reporter previously worked in Green Bay and with KCRGTV9 for nearly two years. The associate anchor once worked as a reporter and anchor for WJFW TV Rhinelander and studied at University of Wisconsin Madison.
Cedar Rapids records note Edward and L. Arvilla Schuknecht left 575000 in their estate for a waterfowl display at Old MacDonald’s Farm Bever Park Zoo. The three acre site features three ponds and a wooden walkway for viewing ducks and other waterfowl. A snowstorm in December 1992 toppled the exhibit net and after study the city will not replace it citing durability concerns.
Russia's Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov argues against rumors of capital controls as he reassures foreign investors. He cites plans to attract capital while acknowledging concerns linked to Yuri Maslyukov's rise and a leaked rescue outline.
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