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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1982
Page
26
The Union of West Union reports North Fayette County Community School Superintendent Don Mueller hosted the annual first graders visit. A student asked what she would do as superintendent and replied, Close school. A girl also quipped that without kids he wouldn’t have a job.
The McGregor based North Iowa Times celebrates its 127th year with the Sept 29 issue, highlighting its status as the third oldest newspaper in Iowa and the oldest continuous business in the MarquetteMcGregor area.
Hazleton Heritage Corporation will convene at city hall on October 19 to finish all old business, per its meeting announcement published in the Oelwein Register.
The Tipton state liquor store will stop liquor sales in the city for October 13 and 14 due to a relocation to a new site. Residents must obtain purchases elsewhere during the two day local shutdown.
Michele Henley writes that Tipton Conserv Advertiser’s Tiger Tracks notes punk and new wave fashion at Tipton High School. Junior Jennie Fields wears safety pin earrings and a dog collar while blending blazers with T shirts and orange laced sneakers, reflecting the music driven style. Ed Nehring comments on the scene.
Chae Schwendinger of the Dyersville Commercial explains his aversion to neckties. He describes the knot riding on his larynx and air difficulty. A disagreement over ties near courtship led to a funny moment when his future wife laughed at a softball sized knot on an old polka dot apron.
A bundle of 52 balloons released by students from a La Crosse school drifted to Shellsburg, Wisconsin. Each balloon carried a card with the school and students' names. Sheryl Kurth plans to reattach new cards and relaunch the balloons.
Chuck Dunham of the Brooklyn Chronicle jests that the Brooklyn Paper now has higher paid circulation than the Des Moines Tribune as the Brooklyn circulation roundup progresses. The remark comes amid growing reader subscriptions and new subscribers.
Mary Reed from Grant Wood Area Education Agency leads educational film showings for 3 to 5 year olds in October and November. Each one hour session runs in neighborhood libraries with parents or babysitters advised to attend. dates span Keystone Newhall Van Horne Anamosa and other towns with specific October and November slots.
The Muench family who delivered The Gazette in Luzerne for 19 years has handed the route to Greg and Brad Tomlin. Dorothy and Maurice reflect on the family effort, changes in town, and the value of delivering papers as a learning experience for their 11 children.
Fort Dodge Iowa hosts the 9th Annual Hot Air Balloon Championship October 23 24 with sixty balloons from across the state competing for a spot in the National Championship in Indianola Iowa. Flights are planned for 730 am and 4 pm on Oct 23 and 730 am on Oct 24 at Kennedy Park. Volunteers may report to the announcer table 30 minutes before flights.
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