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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 2004
Page
12
Billy Lingo of 202 Fourth Ave SW faces a dangerous animal citation after his pit bull bit a woman on the upper arm near 400 block of Second Street SW Friday night. Ambulance checked the victim. she was not hospitalized. If convicted, the dog may be destroyed and Lingo could face an unspecified fine.
Downtown traffic detoured for about 30 minutes as Cedar Rapids firefighters responded to a roof fire at 210 Second St SE. T&K Roofing workers used a torch on the roof, igniting roofing material. the blaze was extinguished with a water extinguisher. The eighth floor was briefly evacuated and nearby streets were blocked during inspection.
Kirkwood Community College will receive 250044 in federal funding for new safety and health training programs through the Susan Harwood program. Senator Grassley announced the grant to enhance warehouse worker safety curriculum with 25 bilingual interactive learning stations and a student designed text guide.
Matthew Schall, 21, of 515 Bentley Dr. in Marion, was charged with bootlegging after allegedly charging party-goers $4 to join his party. The charge is a serious misdemeanor with up to one year in jail. Police were called about noise around 11:50 p.m. on Sept. 4 and arrested him on suspicion of bootlegging.
The Iowa Board of Regents approved a task force to study the future of the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School in Vinton. The move follows reports of possible closure, which school officials say are inaccurate, with a March completion target and a budget around 6.4 million dollars.
Five ill and malnourished bulldogs found in an Oxford garage were ordered removed from Roberta and William Albertson. Each owner, aged 50 and 52, faces five counts of animal neglect, punishable by up to 30 days in jail and $500 fines. A trial is set for Nov. 10.
A Des Moines panel declines to block rules monitoring air quality near livestock confinement sites. The rules set a 30 parts per billion hydrogen sulfide benchmark at 10 sites and take effect next week after no opposition from the Administrative Rules Review Committee. Rich Leopold of the Iowa Environmental Council calls it a start after years of work.
A Cedar Rapids schoolteacher with 40 years in education, Bill Jacobson, shares early memories in his memoir We Are What We Were When. The book uses Morris Massey ideas to show how ten year olds’ values shape adulthood through teen and early adult experiences.
Bill Jacobson, author of We Are What We Were When, sells the book for 14.95 and will sign copies at The History Center in Cedar Rapids at 4 p.m. on September 30. Books are sold directly by the author or at Cedar Rapids venues including the Scottish Rite Temple, Marion Foundation, and Prairie Lights Books in Iowa City. The piece reflects on postwar boyhood, sports dreams, discipline, and farm life with mentions of cattle and poultry.
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