The Gazette from Cedar Rapids, Iowa • 12

Sat Auq 20, 1994 INSIDE Religion, 4B TV schedule, 5B Comics, 6B IOWA CITY CEDAR RAPIDS East Iowa Journal CEDAR RAPIDS Suspect in robberies sought 1 1 1 Gazette photos by Linda Kahlbaugh ABOVE: The Melody Ranch theater for tonights musical is in the woods behind the ranch. Emily Riggle, 13, rehearses her part while others wait in the wings. BELOW: Charlotte Edelbrock enjoys a moment at the camp she and her husband, Elbert, run near North Liberty. Melody Ranch in 1962 in Peoria, 111., "when we realized that many musicians cant boil water," Charlotte Edelbrock said. She and her husband have spent years teaching music.

They came to Iowa in 1966. He is director of the North Liberty Community Band. Musicians should know how to do more than just play music, they believe. When the Edelbrocks two sons received their music instruction, it was intertwined with chores around the house. Thats the theory the Edelbrocks have stuck with all these years.

Children should learn to like to work, scrub the floor, wash the dishes, peel potatoes. It's a chore-oriented situation. Music is their reward," she said. Tuition at Melody Ranch is $60 a week. The students arrived at 8:30 a.m.

and left when they finished washing the lunch dishes, usually about 1 :30 m. During the camp, Elbert was in charge of instrument lessons, as well as group lessons on music theory or German. The one-on-one piano lessons and the duties of organizing the musical were handled by Charlotte. The group worked together Turn to 3B: Camp Day camp mixes chores and choirs By Heather Sloman Woodin Gazette Johnson County Bureau ORTH LIBERTY One kid's climbing a tree. Another's trying to squeeze a camels mask over his head.

A third is in the house, cranking the ice cream maker. "Mrs. is trying to bring order to the chaos. Just another day at Melody Ranch. Elbert and Charlotte Edelbrock are founders of the "ranch, which really is a day camp operated from their home just south of North Liberty.

Since June 20, they have welcomed about 15 7- to 16-year-old youngsters into their home and their lives Monday through Friday for a summer filled with music, chores and love. The big finish is tonight, when the kids will present Get Hip to the Chip, a musical-comedy about a computer that doesn't work the way it's supposed to. The play involves wacky scientists, King Tut and his camel, a duchess or two and plenty of shenanigans. It starts at dusk' and will be presented in a clearing in the woods by the Edelbrocks home. The couple whom the youngsters fondly refer to as Mr.

and Mrs. founded the Children should learn to like to work, scrub the floor, wash the dishes, peel potatoes. Its a chore-oriented situation. Music is their reward. Charlotte Edelbrock Police issued warrants Friday in connection with three of five robberies that occurred throughout Cedar Rapids on Thursday.

No name was released but police said they are looking for a black male in his late 20s with medium complexion who is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weights 155 pounds. Police are seeking the suspect in connection with robberies at Kwik Shop, 455 Edge wood Rd. NW; Vickers, 3326 Center Point Rd NE; and Kwik Shop, 1003 First Ave. SW. The robber either said he was armed or stuck his hand under his shirt to imply he had a gun, police said.

Police do not yet have suspects for robberies that occurred at Hy-Vee, 4035 Mount Vernon Rd. SE or Flowerama, 3135 First Ave. SE. Police originally believed the Hy-Vee robbery was related to the ones at the Kwik Shops and the Vickers, but have now ruled out that possibility. Volunteer calls set record A record number of volunteer hours were pledged Thursday during the 1994 KCRG-TV Volunteer-A-Thon.

The two-hour broadcast generated 197,256 volunteer hours from callers during the program and prior corporate donations. The previous record of 98,909 hours donated to social service agencies was set last year. We hoped for a big year, said KCRG news director Bob Smith. "But this was bigger and better than we could have ever hoped for. The program was produced in cooperation with the United Way of East Central Iowa and the United Way of Johnson County.

Shot teen still in hospital One of the victims in a shooting incident Monday at a convenience store remained hospitalized Friday. Jontese Ware, 14, was listed in stable condition at St. Lukes Hospital. David Heard, 16, was released Wednesday, a family member said. Police continued to investigate the incident and had not settled on a specific suspect, Assistant Police Chief Bruce Kern said.

Drug dealer gets 10 years A former Chicago man was sentenced Friday to serve up to 10 years in prison on a drug conviction. Lornel Jackson, 32, whose last address before his arrest was listed as 4016 21st Ave. SW, was convicted July 6 by a Linn County District Court jury of possession with intent to deliver cocaine and heroin. Jackson was charged with the offenses on July 30, 1993. Linn County Attorney Denver Dillard said that $4,000 in cash and $9,000 worth of heroin seized from Jackson have been forfeited to the state.

School supplies given away The distribution of school supplies, which began on Thursday, will conclude Monday at Jane Boyd Community House, 943 14th Ave. SE. The Community House has worked with the business community for several years to help low-income youngsters start off the school year on the right foot. A limited number of supplies are still available by appointment, and contributions are still being accepted. Iowa lifesavers honored Robber of theater workers sentenced McGuire hooked his feet around a tree branch and dove underwater to grab Hash-mis coat and pull him to a tree branch where others were able to reach him.

Donald Lerch and Lonnie McDonald, both city workers from Cedar Rapids, for lifesaving. The men rescued Roy Short from a flooded road July 5, 1993, after his car was swept away by floodwaters. Short has two wooden legs and would not have been able to escape the water if not for Lerch and McDonald. Michael Klinkkammer Jr. of West Branch, for outstanding service.

Klinkkammer saved his friend Brian Roberts from drowning after Roberts was injured while tubing on the Cedar River in the summer of 1991. Joshua D. Blietz of Elkader, for lifesaving. Blietz ran two blocks to the Turkey River after hearing 7-year-old Shelly Bush-kofsky had fallen down a drainage pipe into the river. Blietz rescued her after she floated 100 feet down the river and before she was swept over a second dam.

Laura Sorensen of Cedar Falls, for lifesaving. Sorensen applied direct pressure to a cut in Jason Burroughs neck and assisted paramedics en route to the hospital after a traffic accident on July 18, 1993. Burroughs is from Traer. Branstad gives awards to 8 Eastern lowans Gazette staff report Eight Eastern lowans, including two youths, were among 28 people who received lifesaving awards from Gov. Terry Branstad Friday at the Iowa State Fair.

The State Patrol compiles information for the lifesaving awards, which are given in categories of lifesaving with valor, lifesaving, meritorious and outstanding service award. The honored Eastern lowans were: Grant Chapman of Central City, for outstanding service. Chapman, 8, helped extinguish a gasoline fire that had ignited his fathers clothing on April 24. He then helped direct an ambulance to his father, Barry Chapman, who suffered second- and third-degree burns and could have been hurt much more seriously. Travis Ohrt of Quasqueton, for outstanding service.

Ohrt, 12, performed the Heimlich maneuver to clear candy from his 9-year-old sister's throat on March 28. Steven McGuire, of Kalona, for lifesaving with valor. McGuire put his own life in danger when he went into a raging Iowa River on April 20, 1993, to rescue Sved Hashmi. said weapons involved included an unloaded .357 magnum handgun and a BB pistol. Arroyo had the BB pistol, Vander Sanden said, adding the victims did not know the handgun was unloaded.

The four were arrested after a state trooper stopped them for speeding on Interstate 35 in northern Iowa. The others awaiting sentencing are Jeff Brunson, 17, of Marion, who was tried as an adult in the case; James P. Camero, 19, and David P. Rari-don, 20, both of St. Paul, Minn.

Shortly after the arrests of the four, Sgt. Gary Nieuwsma, of the State Patrol office in Cedar Falls, said a trooper stopped a car for speeding on Interstate 35 in Franklin County and noticed "that something wasnt right. The two men in the car consented to a search of the car, and the trooper recovered cash and weapons, which were tied to the robbery. By Dick Hogan Gazette courts reporter One of four men involved in the March robbery of two. theater employees in Marion was sentenced Friday to serve up to 10 years in prison for second-degree robbery.

Esli Gumaro Arroyo, 19, of Cicero, 111., also received a five-year sentence for second-degree theft, which will be served concurrently. Judge Thomas Horan ordered that Arroyo must serve a minimum of five years because a firearm was involved in the crime. Arroyo pleaded guilty July 6 to the two charges. Three others involved have also pleaded guilty to similar charges and are awaiting sentencing. They admitted to robbing two employees of Carmike Theaters of $5,052 on March 11 as the employees attempted to deposit receipts in a night deposit box at a Marion bank.

The money was recovered. Assistant Linn County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden Heavy rains, hail pelt northeastern Iowa EASTERN IOWA Dancers advance Patricia Ramsey of Cedar Rapids and Brett Fetterman of Tipton won a regional country dance competition Thursday in Kansas City and will compete in Dallas in December for the national championship and $10,000. They advanced to the regionals in the Marlboro Country Nights Dance Showdown by winning a competition earlier this month at the Country Club. 3233 Sixth St. SW.

The couple returned last week from a nationally televised competition in Tennessee. They had advanced to that national final after placing second in a local competition at DeSodas in Cedar Rapids and second in the regional in Des Moines. Patti Cobley and Chad Burmahl won the competition at DeSodas and also advanced to the regional competition. By Lynn M. Tefft Gazette staff writer Thunderstorms seemed to form a hit or miss pattern in northeast Iowa Friday afternoon, but where they hit, they hit -hard.

In Dubuque County, torrential rains, chaotic winds and baseball-sized hail tore through the area around 3:45 p.m., smashing out windows, knocking down trees and ripping power lines. The Sheriffs Department reported that the storms caused extensive property damage but said officers were too busy to release more information. Asbury Fire Chief Frank Ready said at least one window was blown or broken out in every house in the north Dubuque suburb. "Windows are out, cars are dented there was just a lot of damage, Ready said, adding that the storm lasted about 20 minutes. There are holes in people's siding that look like gunshots.

Ready said the Fire Department was called to clear trees from several roadways. Fallen trees also had to be cleared from a couple roads in Sherrill, in northeast Dubuque County, Fire Chief Dave Albrecht said. In Jackson County, one county south of Dubuque, sheriffs dispatcher Bob Lane reported only a few trees down in the Bellevue area in the northeast part of the county. Sheriffs dispatchers, in counties northwest of Dubuque Winneshiek, Allamakee, Fayette and Clayton reported rain and light winds, but minimal or no damage. A Fayette County dispatcher said she had heard about golf ball sized hail in Randalia.

but no injuries were reported. In other neighboring counties, rain was not even reported. NEWS TIPS jgg5 Please call us with rep your tips for stories I and photos: 398-8254 or 1-800-397-8212 To subscribe please call: 398-8333 or 1-800-397-8333 Gazette ptiotoDy Ward With headlights on at midafternoon, cars wind their way northward Friday on Highway 13 south of Elkader. A brief but heavy rainstorm complete with hail had just passed through the area..