Aerobatic flier sits between safety and risk on air show stage
Eddie Merchant, 31, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a 15 year air show veteran, performs aerobatics in a highly modified Pitts Special at the Vinton Labor Day show. He holds three pilot licenses and has logged about 5,000 flight hours with over 2,000 air shows. Merchant learned from books, began on his father’s Skybolt, and values the precision and danger of stunt flying.
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Kathleen M. Kolek
Eddie Merchant
Eddie
Super Pitts
Vinton Air Show
Labor Day
Merchant
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Parks College of Aviation
St. Louis University
Jerry Merchant
Vinton
Penny
TWA
Pitts
Bay City
Mich
Gazette
Todd
New Life Fitness World
Red Frenzy Aerobatics Inc
Red Thunder
Russ Knock
Waterloo
Vinton plans annual air show with flight acts and rides
The Vinton Airport Commission aims to turn the event into a yearly attraction with a pancake breakfast, live band, model airplane displays, and helicopter and airplane rides. Key acts include Eddie Merchant and Russ Knock in a Super Pitts routine, wing walk by Gene Littlefield, and helicopter displays from local hospitals. Merchant discusses safety, gear, and the thrill of aerobatics.
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Kathleen M. Kolek
Indianola
Oshkosh
Experimental Aircraft Association
Hope Vinton
Jerry Merchant
Vinton Airport Commission
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Covenant Medical Center
Waterloo
Eddie Merchant
Russ Knock
Merchant
Gene Littlefield
Motorcycle crash nets charges for teen riders and drivers
Police report a 14 year old motorcycle rider and his 14 year old passenger were hit after pulling over in a downpour on Sixth Street SW near Waconia Avenue. The pickup driver fled the scene. a second vehicle pushed the car into the motorcycle. The pickup driver was later charged with leaving the scene and failing to control. The 14 year old passenger was hospitalized in good condition. The motorcycle rider was cited for riding without a license.
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Shawn McMenamy
Coral Lane
Jeffrey Bessert
Sixth Street
Waconia Avenue
Jerri Whitters
Western College Rd
Paul Neal II
34Th St. SE
Neal
Bessert
Mercy Hospital
McMenemy
Waterloo woman faces drug charge
Police arrested 34 year old Phaysal K Williams for possession of cocaine after a search of her Waterloo residence Thursday evening. Two men outside the residence were also arrested Bobby Lee Gang 46 of Chicago faced charges of carrying a concealed weapon and cocaine possession Michael Patrick Hoosman 37 of Waterloo on a warrant for second degree burglary Hoosman was linked to a July 21 Taras Tyler burglary in Waterloo with about 5000 dollars in jewelry watches a TV and a tape deck taken.
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Waterloo
Phaysal K. Williams
Chicago
Michael Patrick Hoosman
Housman
Taras Tyler
Federal probe opens into Iowa dog broker linked to PA case
U S officials investigate Joe Zoet, an Iowa dog broker previously charged in Easton Pennsylvania after 20 puppies were found in a hot unventilated car. USDA veterinarian Dr Bernard Zecka confirms the investigation while noting confidentiality. Local watchdog Linda Green cited prior complaints and photos of cages. Zoet denies mistreatment and calls the probe routine.
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Des Moines
Pennsylvania
Bernard Zecka
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Joe Zoet
Zecka
Linda Green
North Hampton County Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Easton
USDA
Harrisburg
Zoet
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Cityline
SCI Commodities
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Waterloo Greyhounds
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