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The Friends of Cedar Rapids Public Library is having an April book sale. The best place to find fiction books for everyone.

Friday, April 8 from 4-9:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 9 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Where: Cherry Building at 329 10th Ave. SE What: Children and adult fiction both paperbacks and hard backs Free Admission Prices: From $0.50 to $2.00 With some individually priced books also available.

Profits support the Cedar Rapids Public Library and other literacy programs.

RUMMAGE SALE & BAKE SALE! Faith United Methodist Church April 8th 8 am - 5 pm April 9th 8 am-3 pm 1000 30th St. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA www.crfaithumc.org

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• The U.S. Department of Transportation definition for a scooter is a motorcycle that has “a platform for the operator’s feet or has integrated footrests,” and has a “step-through architecture.”

• Scooter owners and admirers sometimes refer to scooters as “putt-putts!” In countries where cars and gas are very expensive and in cities where parking is a problem, scooters are all over the place.

• Problems with scooters in the early years discouraged some buyers: They had loud twostroke engines, they were known to have parts fall off, and they didn’t last very long. In spite of these problems, the companies did a good job selling them with advertising that made them look like must-haves for “cool” people. Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck fell in love while riding a Vespa in the movie “Roman Holiday.”

Scooters were romanticized as much as horsedrawn carriages.

• Vespa is the brand name for scooters built by the Piaggio Company in Italy whose production started in 1946. They produced 2,484 Vespas in their first year; the second year production jumped to 10,535, and almost 50 years later, in 1994, Piaggio built over 10 million of the fun machines. So, where did they get the name?

Vespas make a buzzing sound like a wasp — the Italian word for wasp is “vespa.” Many people tend to call all scooters Vespas.

TRIVIA • The Piaggio Company ANSWERS was one of several NEWSFRONT former military aircraft companies that started 1. scooters Eugene after LevyWorld War II. Vespa producing was ahead its Frehley time with many new features.

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These machines were seen as more durable 5. HansByChristian Anderson and desirable.

1960, Vespas were being manufactured in Germany, Great Britain, Belgium, France, Spain and still in Italy as well.

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• During and shortly after World War II, the Cushman Scooter Company was the main manufacturer of scooters, and they were producing about 300 scooters a day. In the postwar world, scooters were very popular because they were economical. Japan, France and Italy started making their own models.

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• With Cushman and Vespa selling scooters in the United States at a very fast pace, HarleyDavidson, the only made-in-America motorcycle company in 1959, decided to manufacture some of the popular small machines. Their ads said, “Tops them all in beauty! Tops them all in performance!” However, it’s estimated that only about 3,000 sold in the five years they were made. A nice 1960 model is on display at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum in Pickerington, Ohio.

• By the late 1960s and early 1970s, scooter popularity faded in America. People were more interested in sports cars and saw scooters as a last-resort ride.

• Crowded countries like India, Japan and Taiwan still had a need for cheap transportation and vehicles that didn’t take up a lot of parking space. Today, for example, the population in Taiwan exceeds 23 million. There are more than 11 million registered motor scooters in that country alone, with Kymco motor scooters probably the most popular.

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December 22– January 19 Tough times call for tough measures, Capricorn. Cut back every way you can, and your bottom line will improve. A mess at work needs cleaning up.

January 20– February 18 Trust is everything, so make sure you keep your end of the bargain.

A breech in etiquette at work is no reason to get upset. Overlook it, Aquarius, and move on.

February 19– March 20 Economical issues rear their ugly head, and you are asked to take on extra responsibilities for no compensation. Be gracious about it, Pisces, and rewards will come.

June 22– July 22 The announcement of changes at work is no reason to fret, Cancer.

They will be for the better.

A friend keeps their promise and arrives on time.

July 23– August 22 You are not a pushover by any means, Leo, so why are you sitting there and taking it? Stand up for yourself and prepare to be amazed.

• A small company that came along with its first scooter in 1954 was Honda — not so small today. Honda’s scooter history in Japan has been progressing since then, but they didn’t enter the North American market until 1983. Honda has marketed numerous scooter models, from twostrokes to the more environmentally friendly four-stroke models.

• Honda’s most popular scooter in North America is called the Metropolitan in the United States and the Jazz in Canada. The same scooter model is known as the Crea and Scoopy overseas. Cool names for cool little scooters, wherever you ride!

• The last decade has been a good one for Hondas, Vespas and many other brands of scooters in the United States. Thanks to higher gas prices, scooter sales have been brisk. The best year yet for Honda’s small scooters was 2008. Every dealership in the United States sold out by the middle of the summer. In 2009, Honda ramped up production and ended up with too many, but those had sold too by 2010.

• You can’t haul children to soccer and baseball practice or drive the family on a cross-country vacation, but commuting to work on a scooter may become the norm, even in prosperous North America in the coming years. Will we become more “scooter-driven” like Paris, Milan, Tokyo and Beijing in our new economy?

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Look at the shape of the room. Attics generally have angled walls, which can make it difficult to place large pieces of furniture, and in smaller attics, almost impossible to walk through without bumping your head. Be sure your space is acceptable for the type of function you require. Look 10 years ahead and try to imagine what you will use the space for at that time.

Perhaps you need an office now, but down the road when your son becomes a teenager he might like to have that space as a bedroom and a private place to hang out with his friends.

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Once you’ve decided to proceed with the project, go to your local library for ideas. The home improvement section will have many books you can browse through or take home. Even books that may seem out of date will have ideas worth considering. The periodical section of most libraries also contains the latest home improvement and design magazines that you can look through for additional ideas.

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While the contractor is working on the remodel, you can choose the finishing touches, such as paint color, flooring and furniture. Be sure to consider the dimensions of the stairway leading up to the attic. Some stairways can be quite narrow in older homes, making it difficult, if not impossible, to get furniture upstairs. You should measure the doorway at the bottom of the stairs as well as the stairway itself, in conjunction with the pieces of furniture you hope to move.

Converting an attic can easily run between $8,000 and $10,000 depending on the size and condition of your existing space. It is an investment in your home and your future, so make wise decisions. Get estimates from several contractors, and hire a reputable contractor who does good work, not the one who brings in the lowest price.

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