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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 2001
Page
11
Residents at KGAN-TV studio pledged 345730 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association during the Jerry Lewis Telethon and related events. The local total surpasses last year’s 337143 while national telethon proceeds rose to 56780000 from 54600000.
The Gazette invites community and organizational fall festival information for the annual Call of the Colors guide. Deadline for October and November events is Sept 7, with Sept 30 publication for the main guide. Send details to Call of the Colors, c/o Linda Cruise, P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406, or by fax or email.
A 54 year old Cedar Rapids man, Charles E. Widener, died from complications of injuries suffered in a house fire on Aug 25 at 4251 E Ave NE. Fire officials say a stove top burner left on started the blaze. Arrangements are pending at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home.
Authorities investigate a death at a Cedar River area residence east of Atalissa Muscatine County with the cause and identity undetermined. Deputies found the man before 9 p.m. and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation along with the county attorney’s office assist the probe.
A 21 year old Cedar Rapids man Derick L. Frazier was treated and released from St Luke s Hospital after his vehicle rolled Sunday night near Rowley. He swerved to miss a deer, lost control and rolled twice. A 17 year old female passenger was treated at the scene and not hospitalized. Both walked back to her home before authorities were contacted. Frazier was airlifted to St Luke s.
Fort Collins man Larry Battazzi, 37, was injured when his motorcycle collided with a turning semi driven by Kevin Van Horn, 37, near New Hampton at Highway 24 and County Road V-56. Battazzi was treated at Mercy New Hampton and later Covenant Waterloo. Investigating Iowa State Patrol.
Lenora Watson, 79, Cedar Rapids, recounts Czech Village history through aprons. She recalls immigrant parents, 1912 arrivals, a 1913 marriage age pair, and apron uses from child care to chores, weaving a portrait of early 20th century Czech immigrant life.
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