Meskwaki Divorce Filing to Halt Home Eviction
Eloise .ron Shell and daughter Alexis file for divorce from Sioux husband to block Meskwaki eviction from their home. Also notes about Wickiup Hill shingles from recycled tires and hockey captain Gerry Hickey returning to lead the RoughRiders at Northland Square store expansion.
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Eloise
Ron Shell
Alexis
Gerry Hickey
Boston
Northeastern University
RoughRiders
Familiar names on sheriff ballot in Linn County race
Linn County voters see familiar figures in the sheriff contest with incumbent Don Zeller facing deputy Jim Sorensen. The race hinges on trust, experience, and local law enforcement history as ballots arrive.
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Linn County
Don Zeller
Jim Sorensen
Windy July Day Damages Corn Yield in Keystone County
A strong wind on July 2 snapped corn stalks, ruining Tim Kapucian of rural Keystone's best yield prospects as reported in Sundays Gazette.
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Tim Kapucian
Keystone
Births and Classifications in Crissere Society
A brief local notice lists recent births in the Crissere area, noting new arrivals and family names, followed by a short acknowledgment of community guardians and local civic groups involved in celebrating the new children.
Kool-Aid drug imitation prompts school meeting
In Cedar Rapids Johnson Elementary School teachers report fourth and fifth graders rolling Kool-Aid powder into paper and puffing it as an imitation of drug use. Principal Susan Lagos says several dozen parents attended the after school meeting to discuss the issue and substance abuse concerns.
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Steve Gravelle
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Susan Lagos
Johnson
18Th St. SE
Lagos
Area Substance Abuse Council
Betsy
Dani Garretson
Jefferson High School
Nick Michener
Erin Woolstrchill
Ashley Baker
Sink
Dubuque
Jefferson
Mideast truce collapses in gunfire across West Bank
Israeli forces kill nine Palestinians and wound 67 as the Clinton brokered cease-fire collapses amid the fiercest fighting in two weeks. In Nablus Tanzim militants fire on troops, prompting heavy Israeli return fire. clashes spread to Ramallah and Beit Jalla Beit Sahour near Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Clinton
Israel
West Bank
Nablus
Tanzim
Yasser Arafat
Fatah Movement
Ramallah
Beit Jalla
Beit Sahour
Gila
Amana Plans 350 Layoffs After Circuit City Exit
Amana Appliances will lay off about 350 workers, roughly 12 percent of its 2,850-strong Amana plant staff, due to Circuit City Stores pulling out of the appliance market. The move affects the 24 hour facility and follows a lengthy layoff-free run, with unions and the company citing sales alignment.
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Amana
Russ Maheras
Ed Miller
Machinists Local 1526
Circuit City
Chuck Carroll
Goodman Holding Co
Whirlpool Corp
Whirlpool
Wal-Mart Stores
Carroll
Miller
Amana Appliances
Five Presidents Visit Cedar Rapids Dedicate Czech Museum
Five years ago three presidents visited Cedar Rapids to dedicate the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library. Ed Bob Schaffer recalls a frigid but thrilling day with President Clinton and presidents Vaclav Havel and Michal Kovac, describing it as awesome yet nerve wracking.
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Atte
Edar Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Bob Schaffer
National
Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Clinton
Vaclav Havel
Michal Ko
Michal Kovac
Czech Village landmark grows from museum opening
The National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library opened five years ago in Czech Village drawing 7 000 attendees at dedication. Dan Baldwin president and CEO notes lasting energy from the October ceremony and predicts 23 000 visitors. Presidential meeting items and gifts are on display in the Grand Hall through October.
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National
Czech Village
the Gazette
Baldwin
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C.R
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People Pictures
Sion
Susan Lagos Johnson
Jefferson Homecoming
Jim Slosiz
Mideast
Gush Katif
Gaza
By Dave DeWitte
By Pam Hinman
Vac
16Th Ave. SW
Dan Baldwin
Grand Hall
Ethan Allen Galleries
Havel
Czech Republic
Kovac
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