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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1982

Page

15

Weekend events set across Iowa in Oak Ridge Boys and fairs

The schedule lists Oak Ridge Boys performing at Five Seasons Center at 8 p.m. with tickets from 10.50 to 11.50, plus theater shows The Gin Game and Once Upon a Mattress at Old Creamery Theater. Arts and crafts fairs run at Delaware County Courthouse lawn and Blairstown, with parades, dances, egg toss, and horseshoe contests. Cycling events include a 39 mile bicycle tour from Bever Park and a Midwest tandem ride in Coralville, plus tractor pulls at Mount Pleasant and Wyoming Fairgrounds. Admission varies, with several concerts and family activities noted.

Blairstown Shellsburg Chain Lakes Bever Park Hawkeye Bicycle Association Abbey Inn Coralville

Sunrise Optimists Meeting Seeks Board Seat at Denny's

City briefs report a Sunrise Optimists business meeting and election to fill an empty board of directors seat this morning at 7 30 at Denny's Restaurant.

Denny’s

Separate logging and farming accidents claim two lives in Delaware County

Two Delaware County men died in separate Friday incidents. William Edward Haas Jr. 58 of Earlville died when his tractor overturned on the family farm. Richard L. Palmer 48 of Greeley was killed when a tree fell on him while cutting on the Tom Schechtman farm.

Delaware County Manchester William Edward Haas Jr Earlville Mary Haas Richard L. Palmer Greeley Tom Schechtman Palmer Mike Zearley Colesburg

Reward raised for Bear Creek Bridge arson near Brandon

A $2,000 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the arsonists who damaged the Bear Creek Bridge along the Cedar Valley Nature Trail from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo. Iowa Rails to Trails Inc and the Linn County Conservation Board boosted the reward after an initial $600 offer. Sixty percent of the 136-foot bridge was destroyed. volunteers replanked it recently at a cost of $875. Detective Peter Wright noted most boards were removed before the fire.

Vinton Bear Creek Brandon Iowa Rails To Trails Inc Linn County Conservation Board Benton County Peter Wright

Parents seek abuse federation in Iowa communities

Dubuque plans to organize a state federation of parents and professional groups to tackle substance abuse in Iowa communities and schools. Cletus Close, president of Dubuque Families in Action, outlines legislation, prevention programs, and a support network as federation goals. Contact Close at P O Box 24 Dubuque 52001 for participation or information.

Dubuque Iowa Cletus Close Dubuque Families In Action

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