Local Government and Cultural Events Calendar
Today features meetings at Cedar Rapids City Hall Linn County Board of Supervisors and Hiawatha City Council. Films include Five Easy Pieces and Grant Wood and His Paintings. A lecture on Presidential Campaign Ads and two theater showings The Amorous Flea and The Nerd with ticket prices listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Hiawatha City Council
McBaith
Mount Mercy College
Grant Wood
Beems
Alburnett acts to shut off water for overdue bills
Alburnett officials will shut off water for two months overdue bills, typically 30 to 150 dollars, after warnings. Mayor Judy Schatzle says the city will contact debtors, offer to work with those facing financial problems, and restore service only after payment. Shutoffs begin soon with some cases hard to locate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Hogan
Gazette
Alburnett
Judy Schatzle
Schatzle
Pierson's Flower Shop Faces Removal of Greenhouse and Shadehouse
The Cedar Rapids Board of Adjustment denied Pierson's conditional use permit for a 45 by 110 foot greenhouse and shadehouse behind the Ellis Boulevard shop. Pierson's may appeal, present new evidence, seek a hearing, remove the structures, or relocate. Neighbors deem the site an eyesore amid broader concerns about traffic and noise from the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heather Sloman Wood
Jazette City Hall
Pierson
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Board of Adjustment
Pierson’s
Ellis Boulevard
Bob Pierson
the Gazette
Ellis Blvd
Center Point Rd
Linn County District Court
James Bradley
Bradley
Gerard Glaza
Glaza
Cedar Rapids School Board Plans Strategic Planning Session
The Cedar Rapids Community school board begins two nights of strategic planning in the Educational Service Center board room. Sessions run 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. with focus on a five year long range plan, 1989 90 improvement priorities, and this year’s concerns such as asbestos at Metro High, finances, new gyms at Washington and Jefferson, boundaries, and reopening or closing select elementary schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Metro High School
Washington and Jefferson High
Post conviction relief denied in 1982 Cedar Rapids murders
Roland Krekeler reports that Bruce Farris failed to prove ineffective counsel in a civil post conviction relief suit. Linn County District Court Judge L D Lybbert found the 29 year old did not deserve a new trial for the Cedar Rapids stabbing deaths of Jacalyn May and her two young sons Jason and Justin. Farris received three consecutive life sentences in 1983 for the murders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Krekeler
Lazette
Bruce Farris
Cedar Rapids
Linn County District Court
Farris
Iowa Supreme Court
6Th Judicial District
L.D. Lybbert
Waterloo
Michael Newmeister
Lybbert
Jacalyn May
Jason
Justin
Former Marion officer sues over alleged unlawful firing
Randall Kessler, a former Marion police officer, files suit in Linn County District Court claiming Police Chief Michael Birmingham fired him Sept. 16 for exercising his right to remain silent when questioned by authorities from Linn County and the FBI. The suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages and asserts due process and policy-procedure violations. The union represents Kessler. city officials declined comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Krekeler
Tom Fruehling
Birmingham
Kessler
Marion
William Roemerman
Mike DE LA Mater
Marion Policemen’s Protective Association
Don Hoskins
Jeff Schott
Address format guidance for Iowa lawmakers
The text provides a sample address for Iowa lawmakers in Des Moines. It mentions Senator or Representative John Doe at the Statehouse in Des Moines with the 50319 ZIP code. The guidance centers on proper capitalization and placement for mailing to a state legislator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Senor
John Doe
Statehouse
Lowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brary
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Bruce Gronbeck
University of Iowa Museum of Art
Old Creamery Theatre
Garrison
Amana Visitor Center
C.R. School Board
Linn County Sheriff's Department
FBI
Activies
Armstrong, Bigelow
Capitol
Coronet
Karastan
Lees
Milliken
Mohawk
Saxony
Stainmaster Group
Swalehoffs
3Rd Avenue
Smulehoffs
Smulehoff’s. Krups
KRUPS
Heath
Salehoffs
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