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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1998
Page
13
Public poll note invites readers to call CITYLINE and enter category 1111 by 7 p.m. The prior day asked what to do with a baseball from 62 hit by McGwire or Sosa, and today asks how to vote if the U.S. Senate election were held now between Grassley and Osterberg.
A dense schedule lists Linn County and surrounding towns events including board work sessions for Linn County Supervisors Cedar Rapids Community School Marion Public Library and Cedar Rapids Public Library boards plus Alburnett Walker City Council and Marion Independent School Board. Political receptions lectures and farmers markets are also announced along with lottery results.
Multiple birth notices list new arrivals with dates, parent names, and addresses. Mercy and St Luke’s Hospital attest to numerous births including daughters and twin sons across Marion Monticello Belle Plaine and Ashton Pi NE in late September.
Kelli Lee West aged 28 of 1403 Sixth Ave SE Cedar Rapids was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving at 1 30 a m Saturday at the intersection of Dubuque and Market streets Iowa City. Charges await review by county attorneys offices.
Forty nine people believed to be illegal immigrants were detained on I 80 when a deputy spotted large food loads being loaded into two vans near a hotel at Highway 63 and I 80. The seven women and 42 men were handed to the U S Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Olivet Neighborhood Mission seeks volunteers any morning to sort and distribute free clothes. Kirkwood Community College offers a literacy workshop for volunteers Oct 5 7 12 and 14 from 6 30 to 9 30 p m. Tanager Place needs thrift shop volunteers to assist on sales floor with folding sorting and cashier help. Discovery Shop at Town and Country Center seeks volunteers for half day shifts. Call numbers 364 7946 142 365 9164 and 362 7845 for details.
Laurie Christeson helped lead a rededication of Shaver Park after concerns over illicit cruising. The Shaver Park Neighborhood Association joined with Cedar Rapids Police and Parks to install two sand volleyball pits and plan fields, trails, and playground upgrades. Police patrols increased and the cruising site is no longer recommended, though officials urged ongoing family use to sustain improvements.
John Ely Jr. recalls Shaver Park’s early days when a roadway opposite Bluff Trail was a favorite lovers’ spot. He notes the park’s clay cliffs where children carved caves, and reveals the Shaver family’s donation came after excavations for Rock Island Railroad yards scarred the land. The city accepted the 31 acre gift in 1914, and now lush foliage hides the former scars.
Albia pilot Tim Emerson and passenger Ron Singley walked away with only bumps and bruises after a single engine plane faltered after takeoff from Iowa City Airport. The craft struck a tree and sliced a power line before landing in a residential yard on Ashley Drive. Police reported no serious injuries and noted it was the third Johnson County crash in a month.
A passenger died in a 1995 Iowa City area crash after a Cessna 210 ran out of fuel. Robert Roane of Mounds Oklahoma died from injuries in the Myrtle Avenue crash two years earlier, while Emerson and Singley survived the Sunday FAA poker run untimely ending. The FAA expects mechanical findings in the investigation.
Horses for stallions to be evaluated and listed. They pay $75 for branding. Judges travel to North America every two years, inspecting horses in Canada and 10 states including Cedar Rapids. Susan Haupt notes many Swedish Warmbloods attract interest, with Midwest horses offering good value and popular dressage markets in the United States.
The Metro-East Kiwanis Club resigns its Kiwanis International charter effective Wednesday after years of decline leaving 11 members. It plans a final meeting at the Longbranch where cash gifts totaling about 21 000 will be distributed to local nonprofits.
Waterloo AP report says proposed Medicare HCFA rules would let licensed practical nurses and technologists supervise operating rooms instead of registered nurses. National Association of Operating Room Nurses warns patient safety could be compromised, noting prior supervision by physicians or RNs. Decision expected by year end after delays. critics cite cost saving as motive.
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