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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1997
Page
9
Police probed a late night shooting report at 346 17th St SE Cedar Rapids just after 11 p.m. No injuries were reported as officers sought suspects who fled in a car.
Alan Stiers 63 of Cedar Rapids suffered serious injuries when his southbound SUV crossed the center line on Highway 151 north of Anamosa and collided head on with a car driven by Jennifer Jamieson 22 of Monticello. Gary Daudel 53 died at the scene and Jamieson died after surgery at St. Luke's Hospital.
Five year old Kollin Kehrli of Winthrop died at Covenant Medical Center Waterloo after his sweat shirt sleeve became caught in a feed mixer on his parents farm. Black Hawk County Medical Examiner Albert Dolan ruled death by suffocation. Services for Rollin will be held Wednesday in Manchester.
Rudy the two headed pig, born August 8, will appear on The Leeza Show at 11 a.m. on KWWL TV Channel 7. Owners Vicki and Scott Vorwald say the 10 week old animal has an oversized head two snouts and a third non functioning eye between the snouts as part of a segment on unbelievable animals and people.
Voters in the Marion school district vote today from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Marion High School on a 7.97 million bond measure requiring 60 percent to pass. If approved, funds would regroup seventh and eighth graders at Vernon Middle School and fund classroom and facility needs for ten years with 4.4 million for Starry Emerson Washington and Vernon elementary and middle school projects, 3.5 million for high school gym locker cafeteria and music facilities, and 70,000 for contingencies.
A roundup of community haunted attractions across Blairstown Central City Guttenberg Hopkinton Independence Iowa City Coralville Marengo Mechanicsville and more. Listings include dates from Oct 24 to Nov 1 with prices from 1 to 7 dollars and age guidance for younger children.
Taste of Iowa festival earned a $30,000 profit despite lower attendance with about 45 000 attendees over four days around May's Island Cedar Rapids. The Renaissance Group funds supported the event and five Seasons Center staff booked acts like Atlanta Rhythm Section and Blood Sweat & Tears, with 200 vendors participating.
A 79-year-old Anamosa man died after a tractor and tanker collided on Highway 30 between Lisbon and Mount Vernon Monday afternoon. The tractor driver, unnamed, died later at St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids. the truck driver Robert Cole 51 of Greenfield NL was uninjured. The truck carried 8000 gallons of ethanol and spillage was contained. Traffic diverted about 2 hours.
IBP Inc. will verify Social Security numbers of all new hires against a government database to root out illegal workers at 23 plants across nine states, including Iowa. The program, supported by a 1986 law, extends last year’s screening and adds access to individual records beyond existing INS checks.
Linn-Mar school board lauded a 24 person community committee that studied 15 sites and named four finalists for an elementary school. The decisive factor was Execu tive Homes 15 acre southeast Robins site at 10 000 per acre. Local board members noted the location fits growth needs and neighborhood concept.
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