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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1980
Page
4
Helen Meggers 58 battles multiple sclerosis yet stays active using a battery powered wheelchair. She says she cannot walk well but keeps moving and refuses to be stopped by her illness.
About 100 residents gathered at Lisbon City Hall to discuss a proposed 23 acre site for a grain alcohol plant by LeRoy Deichman. Council backs annexation and a letter of intent to finance, with concerns over property values air and utilities. The plant would yield 5000 gallons daily from 2000 bushels of corn and create 11 jobs, with byproduct cattle feed and tax base impact.
The Marion Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a regular session Tuesday at 7 30 p m in City Hall. House sale records show Mr and Mrs Mike Kinkead selling their 2962 14th Ave residence to Mr and Mrs Clarence Melver of Cedar Rapids.
Two residents now plan to share the Marion Iva Jane Home for the elderly at 1090 1th St. A third paying resident would let directors hire a housekeeper and keep the nonprofit facility open. Mary Jane Kemp says five capacity but three paying residents suffice. Contacts Mrs Kemp 377-6571 or Iva Hess 377-0277.
In Cedar Rapids, Temple Judah held a completion ceremony for repairing Torah scrolls dating back over 150 years. Rabbi Moshe J. Klein, on return from New York, finished script touches as congregants watched. The event linked Jewish tradition with communal involvement in a historic, sacred restoration.
Kirkwood Community College will run a two evening program titled Spare the Red Effective Child Guidance at Linn-Mar High School October 23 and 30 from 7 to 9 30 pm. Patricia Otis, director of the Kirkwood child care center, teaches. Registration is 7 and pre register at 398 5412.
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