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Headlines from 1989 — Jail birds help cause
Published 8/8/2009 in History Page : Historical Page
Community leaders and citizens paid their debts willingly in a colorful aluminum jail Saturday in Stevens Park, helping raise nearly $3,000 for the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation.
Finney County Sheriff's Posse volunteers arrested suspects for all kinds of off-the-wall violations. They were apprehended at home or work, served with a summons, handcuffed and taken to the jail in the park. The clinker was constructed with 12-packs of soft drinks.
In all, 22 prisoners served their time and/or made bail. Jane Randel, March of Dimes division director, said the goal of $3,000 will be met as soon as all bail money is collected.
"It was a lot of fun. We've still nine or 10 people who haven't turned in their money yet," Randel said.
Several volunteers were asked ahead of time to be jailed. They raised $150 each in bail money. Others were put in jail by friends. The fee was $15 to have them arrested. The sentence was one hour in jail or $150 for bail.
Mary D. Herrera, a foreman at Iowa Beef Processors, Holcomb, had just gotten off work and was resting when the officers took her off to jail. IBP employees gathered $229.43 to free her.
Balta Pena, a Garden City car salesman, came dressed as "The Godfather," and was freed from jail by his underworld cohorts in a mock jail break.
Jason Jamieson and Tommy McCloskey, both 11, wanted a fugitives' treatment when they turned themselves in for "illegally protesting for a skateboard park." They wanted lights, sirens and handcuffs.
Their wish was granted by the posse ... and the two Garden City youngsters reciprocated with $170 for the March of Dimes. They also helped prisoner Mark Fox, a college student, raise $84 toward his bail.
"Those little boys did an exceptional job. I think it's neat that those kids wanted to do that," Randel said.
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