Late love blooms 70 years after friendship began
Wilma Gater and Norm Baty married at 83 and 86 after a long friendship that started when they were ushers at Coggan theater in Cedar Rapids. Their paths crossed again after WWII and decades of separate lives, with a second chance at happiness sealed on Aug 20 at Asbury Methodist.
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Edar Rapids
Wilma Gater
Coggan
Wilma
Norm Baty
Rande
Norm
Troy Mills
St. Luke’s
Cedar Rapids
Randy
Rosalind Russell
Square D
Bernice Edney
the Gazette
Rande Wilma Later
Hawke
A Perkins
Asbury Methodist
Wilma “Rande” Hawke
Norm “Duke” Baty
Linn County
Culture of caution cited in Linn County child welfare review
A two month study by the Center for the Study of Social Policy finds no shared vision in Linn County child welfare and describes a culture of caution that unfairly targets African American families. The report cites bias in practices, pressure on parents, and unequal scrutiny despite safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Gravelle
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Center For the Study of Social Policy
Department of Human Services
DHS
Bill Bettencourt
CSSP
Injured motorcyclist undergoes third operation
Brian Smith a Cedar Rapids man severely injured in a Saturday crash headed into a five hour operation after sixteen hours of surgery. The 30 year old suffered a fractured femur elbow and multiple ribs in the collision with Lori Dramstad 46 of Cedar Rapids at Center Point Road NE. He remained in stable condition at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Police pending charges against Dramstad.
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Jeff Raasch
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Brian Smith
Center Point Road
O Avenue NE
University of Iowa
Iowa City
LaShay Smith
Lori Dramstad
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Walker High School
Army Air Corps
France
Germany
Roosevelt Hotel
Dave
Rasdal
Sourcemedia
Ramblin
John Dickerson Phot
Linn
Bettencourt
Harambee House
Marc Baty
Casey Family Programs
Eric Fenner
Sourcemedia.net
Bettencourt Center For the Study of Social Policy
Eric Fenner Casey
Smith
Drumstad
Brian
Raasch
Johnson Avenue
Collins Road
Wilson Avenue
1St Avenue
Mt. Vernon Road
Edgewood Road
Marion
tyVoe Drugstore
6Th Street
32Nd Street
Blairs Ferry Road
Boyson Road
7Th Avenue
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