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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1982
Page
6
Young children Nic Grace age 3 Zach Blake age 4 and Ben Blake age 2% play in fresh snow outside a Decorah Luther College dormitory as autumn leaves drift down, illustrating a rare early snowfall.
Public can reach driftwood along the Coralville Lake shoreline between the dam and Highway 21 without a permit. Access by boat or vehicle is allowed while cars stay on maintained roads. Only driftwood may be collected and police cite no other wood as legal.
Goodwill Industries of Southeast Iowa opens its fifth and largest store at 615 Center Point Road NE Cedar Rapids on Friday. A half price clothing sale Friday and Saturday introduces the new store. Proceeds fund vocational rehabilitation services for disabled people in the community.
Louisa Brandt appointed executive director of Planned Parenthood of Linn County, succeeding Debbie M. Taylor. Brandt has served as acting director for six months and will oversee the 1500 Second Ave. SE clinic and its birth control counseling, testing, treatment, and gynecological care.
Cooking classes by Jack Lirio, renowned San Francisco teacher, arrive at KitchenWorks Lindale Mall Cedar Rapids. Sessions Sunday 5 30 to 8 30 pm and Monday 6 30 to 9 30 pm feature menus including Vegetable Medley Beurre Blanc with Pineapple and Roast Fillet of Beef. $30 per class. Samples and recipes provided. Contact Sam or Elaine Paper at KitchenWorks 393-0710.
Joanne Smith, 422 Sixth St SE, told the Cedar Rapids City Council she fears for lives at the Fifth Avenue and Sixth Street SE intersection. She called for traffic lights, noting octagon signs are ignored and citing a car crash that damaged her yard. A petition was presented and referred to Traffic Engineering for a recommendation.
Firefighters battled an early morning blaze at the Raymond Lee residence in Walker tied to snow and high winds. Crews from Walker Center Point and Troy Mills fought attic and roof flames for nearly four hours as power loss hampered pumps and water supply. State fire marshal investigators were called to determine a cause, with preliminary notes suggesting a short or power surge may have started the fire.
Burglars are suspected of starting a fire at 819 Fifth Ave SW Cedar Rapids early Wednesday. The one story house occupied by Billie A Meyer had fires set in two bedrooms Gutting a front bedroom and damaging another. Items missing include a microwave a portable TV and a video game. The house owner reported previous burglaries in three months. Property valued at 930 dollars. Gerald Garin owned the house.
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