Cedar Rapids West Side Branch to stay open and lease updated
The Cedar Rapids library board voted to keep the west side branch open and appointed a negotiating team for the 1983 contract. The Edgewood Branch Building lease was renewed at 555 dollars a month through May 1, 1986, pending City Council approval. Architects review cost-trimming with low-bid contractors while construction moves toward schedule.
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C.R. Library Board
Cedar Rapids
Public Library Board of Trustees
Edgewood Branch
Edgewood Road
Thomas Carney
Ruth Richardson
Ron Kuhlman
Steve Munselmeyer
Nancy McHugh
McHugh
Two men arrested on Linn assault charges
James E. Sundberg 23 of 1116 First Ave NW faces assault counts after an alleged attack on his wife JoEllen 19 of 214 Fifth St NW. A second suspect David R. Grapes 38 Route 1 Fairfax was arrested for assault after a domestic disturbance at the Grapes residence. Both men were released on their own recognizance after court appearances.
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James E. Sundberg
First Ave
JoEllen
Fifth St. NW
Sundberg
Grapes
Sheriff's Department
David Grapes
Terry Grapes
Linn
Man Receives 30 Day Term For Repeated Food Thefts
Russell E. Rohn 36 of 2275 C St. SW received three 10 day terms in Linn County Jail after pleading guilty to eating at multiple local restaurants without paying. He had been accused five times in two weeks of dining and not paying, including incidents at Schnitzels Brown Bottle Irishs Inn Mandar Inn Perkins Restaurant and others, with charges of fifth degree theft filed in each case.
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Russell E. Rohn
Linn County
Rohn
St. SW
Schnitzels
First Ave. SE
Third Street
Northland Ave
16Th Ave
First Ave
Perkins
Cedar Rapids boy injured after bicycle crash
Kenny Petersen a 14 year old from 3844 Dalewood Ave SE was admitted to Mercy Hospital Pediatric Special Care Unit in fair condition with a possible concussion and multiple cuts after apparently losing control of his bicycle in the 3800 block of Dalewood Avenue SE Thursday evening.
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Cedar Rapids
Kenny Petersen
Dalewood Ave
Mercy Hospital
Dalewood Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids officer seeks $2 million in crash suit
A Cedar Rapids police officer injured in a high speed chase sues driver Ronald R. Clark and two parties Western Convenience Stores and 7-Eleven for $2 million claiming the driver raced, evaded police, and maliciously struck the officer’s flashing police car. His wife seeks unspecified loss of consortium.
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Cedar Rapids
Rickie Dean Gail
Linn
Ronald R. Clark
Ronald Heslop
Western Convenience Stores
7-Eleven
Gail
Janet
Mississippi Valley Poetry Contest Seeks Entries
Entries for the 11th annual contest are due September 20 with up to five unpublished poems allowed and a 150 line limit. A $1 entry fee covers all poems per person. Awards dinner begins at 7 30 p m with prizes totaling 435 dollars announced at Butterworth Center Moline Illinois and judge Dr Roald Tweet of Augustana College Rock Island Illinois.
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Davenport
Butterworth Center
Moline
Ill
Iowa
Roald Tweet
Augustana College
Rock Island, Ill
Three Teens Charged With Second Degree Burglary
Cedar Rapids police arrested Jerry A. Coover 18 Rodney L. Everts 15 and Joe D. Ahedo 16 for second degree burglary at St Pauls United Methodist Church. Officers found them in a basement hallway after 1 30 a m with an unlocked church door. No items were taken or damaged. Coover held on 5500 bond. Everts released to parents after juvenile hearings and Ahedo returned to Juvenile Detention Center.
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Cedar Rapids
Jerry A. Coover
Washington Ave
Rodney L. Everts
Sixth Ave
Joe D. Ahedo
Bever Ave
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Third Ave
Coover
Linn County
Everts
Rhedo
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Gazette
John McIvor
42Nd Street
David R. Grapes
Route 1
Fairfax
C.R. Boy
Boston
Blairs Ferry & Eigenved BA
McDonald’s
McDonald's
C.R
Clark
H Avenue
Daniel Street
Western
AMANA
Panasonic
Sanyo General Electric
Toshiba
Friedmans
SANYO
Weand
Samsung
Westdale
Rubias
Bath
Scheirich
Dr. & Dwr
Parkview
AR Jay
Ar-Jay Building Products
Swan Shower Tower
JAY Building Products, Inc
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