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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1988
Page
4
Donna Vinton, director of career planning and placement at Mount Mercy College, holds a B.A. in English from the University of Northern Iowa and is a doctoral student at the University of Iowa. She joined the Mount Mercy staff in 1982.
The narrator reflects on lifelong struggles with time and dismisses common myths about time management. She recounts school and teaching days, stresses that time management is a mindset, not a set of rigid rules, and concludes that her late wedding did not ruin her marriage though a prior rain shower would have been a memorable penalty for missing the deadline.
Local groups seek volunteers for medical clinics meals on wheels libraries and student programs. Included are needs for nurses doctors pharmacists med techs receptionists drivers tutors and office helpers with flexible hours and contact numbers for Jean Sonya Stauffer Kurtz Millie Moffitt Caro Spaziani Julie Johnston Deb Oldakowski Gerry Karen Marguerite Kathy Carlson Sandy Perrin Jeff Conner Barth and others.
Strong low pressure brought the season's first snow flurries to parts of Eastern Iowa. The Cedar Rapids area recorded .89 inches of precipitation as the storm moved through Saturday and Sunday. Lightning triggered alarm calls, hail appeared in some areas, and gusts reached 40 mph. Marion saw spotty outages with lines down from gusty winds. Forecasters expect partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures with highs in the 40s and 50s.
Dennis Decker, 29, of Cedar Rapids was hospitalized in serious condition after a weather related crash on Sixth Street and 33rd Avenue SW. His vehicle struck a median then a utility pole as Errol Decker, 27, could not see in the rain due to faulty windshield wipers. Dennis remained in intensive care with multiple injuries at Mercy Medical Center. Errol was charged with failure to maintain control. Neither occupant wore a seat belt.
Linn County Board of Supervisors holds a 9 a.m. work session in the Admin Building. Cedar Rapids Airport Commission meets at 9:30 a.m. in the Old Terminal. Cedar Rapids school board convenes at 4:30 p.m. with a 7:30 p.m. regular session at the Educational Service Center. Linn County Conservation Board meets at 7 p.m. Mount Vernon City Council discusses water issues at 7:30 p.m. Washington High School hosts a 7:30 p.m. vocal concert featuring Momentum A Slice of Jazz Vivace Washington Singers and the Ninth Grade Mixed Chorus. Admission 2 dollars. 1.50 for students and seniors.
The Cedar Rapids Division lists multiple bankruptcy petitions including James R. and Beverly S. Funk with debts of 43228 and assets of 1241, Jerry D. Hinz with 63451 debts and 47700 assets, Lonnie R. Oelmann with 26428 debts and 8175 assets, and others across Tama Hiawatha Mechanicsville and Conroy. Several claim exemptions while others show no exemptions. Also noted are petitions to pay off debts under court protection by Ron and Marcia Folkmann Edgar E. and Mary Folkmann.
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