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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1987
Page
5
The Keokuk County Courthouse lounge memorial honors Philomene Bertsch, who served 22 years as matron of the basement lounge and is memorialized by a photograph high on the restroom wall. Her dedication covered weekday 9 to 5 shifts, mainly cleaning the facilities.
Roseanna Burdine recalls Philomene, longtime Keokuk County Courthouse restroom matron who died in 1932. Born in Bohemia, she raised seven children after her husband’s death, catered part time, and was beloved by staff who kept a framed photo on the wall in the rest room.
Marion High School invites the community to an 7 p.m. open house hosted by students and staff with a gym orientation and demonstrations. Principal Larry Twachtmann says the event acquaints attendees with the building staff and programs.
The saying attributed to Alice Roosevelt Longworth humorously suggests that lasting youth comes from stopping growth. It frames her as a socialite and daughter of Theodore Roosevelt, noting her lifespan 1884 to 1980.
Cedar Rapids voters have polling sites open 7 am to 8 pm for the primary. Sites include St J Taylor Elementary Greene Square Bldg First Lutheran Church Polk Elementary Franklin Middle School Sacred Heart Convent Gym Cedar Lake Park Building Kennedy High School St James United Methodist Time Check Recreation Center Linn County Admin IDOT Maintenance Grant Wood AE A Hope Lutheran Hamilton Business College Metro High School Johnson Elementary Grant Wood Elementary Washington Senior High Arthur Erskine Metro Junior High All Saints Van Buren Wilson Plumbers and Fitters Union Hall Jefferson High Cleveland Harrison Madison LaSalle Taft Coolidge Hoover Pierce Wright St Andrew Harding Nixon Peace Christian Bowman Woods Kenwood.
Lisbon voters will trim mayoral candidates to two for the November ballot. The three named contenders are Steven Goldin, Carl OConnor, and Vernon Studt. Mayor Sam Montgomery resigns the post to run for the City Council. Polls at City Hall open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for Cedar Rapids primary. City Council and Linn County offices hold informal sessions throughout the day. Regional Planning Commission, City Planning, Coggon, Marion and county boards meet. Lecture by Dick DeVenzio at Coe College. Outdoors event Migration by Moonlight at Indian Creek Nature Center. Arts listings show Hopper exhibit and other museum offerings.
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