Volunteers Drive Cedar Rapids Community Theater Effort
The story profiles Cedar Rapids theater volunteers across roles from set painting and props to lighting and sound. Key figures include Marcia Davis, John Eckl, Nelson Goodman, Irv Hickey, Polly Casterline, and Dave Bolt, all explaining how behind the scenes work fuels productions and sustains the local arts scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug
Godspell
Sax
Anderson
Marcia Davis
E Avenue NE
CBCT
Coe College
Olde Barn Players
Marion Community Theater
John Eckl
Thirty-eighth Street Drive
Collins Radio
Community Theater
Cedar Rapids
Eckl
CRCT
Nelson Goodman
Sixth Street
Des Moines
Goodman
Pam Gearhart
the Little Foxes
Bob Assink
Kennedy High School
Joe Sax
Polly Casterline
Irv Hickey
It's a Labor of Love for Community Theater Volunteers
Bob McCosmas and Richard Odell discuss community theater in Marion Cedar Rapids. Volunteers give time without pay, making theater a social outlet and entertainment. About 150 active participants exist, with leaders seeking broader involvement to avoid cliques and strengthen the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob McComas
A Avenue
Marion
Franklin Junior High School
Richard
Teri Odell
Cedar Rapids
Odell
Collins
Sax
Chili Is Serious Business in South Texas
In San Antonio and Terlingua the lore of chili runs deep from 1880s Alamo Plaza sellers to modern cookoffs. The West Texas Terlingua contest draws up to 10,000 spectators, with tales of iconic meals, celebrity cooks, and the 1967 world championship spoof start.
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San Antonio
Tex
UPI
Alamo Plaza
Texas
Frank X. Tolbert
Bob “Yeller Dog” Marsh
Chili Appreciation Society
West Texas
Terlingua
Tolbert
Floyd Schneider
Houston
Shellsburg Man Charged In Probe Of Stolen Autos
Shellsburg resident Robert Schlimmer, 38, was arrested by an SDOT agent and state troopers on a charge of receiving stolen property. Investigators found several stolen autos at his Shellsburg used car business as state patrol and IDOT agents, along with the Benton County sheriff, continued the probe and held him Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Transportation
SDOT
Robert Schlimmer
Shellsburg
Schlimmer
Highway Patrol
IDOT
State Patrol
Benton County Sheriffs Office
Iowa Bills Digest Highlights Several House and Senate Actions
Des Moines AP reports Friday bills across committees and chambers. Measures include SF1248 for warning tickets on defective lights, SF1283 authorizing 10.37 million for state liquor stores, and SF1284 to appropriate admin expenses from motor vehicle use tax funds. HF1226 sets credit union loan limits. SF1279 relates to Pleasant Hill band election actions. Statewide appropriations, reviews for health care facility patients, and controlled substance schedule updates are noted.
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Department of Social Services
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Turner Microphone
Vine Avenue SE
Little Foxes
Hickey
Don Tescher
Irv
Cbct Hickey
U.S. Department of Ag
Riculture
Thompson Drive
Tipton
Frank Magid Associates
Dave Bolt
Twenty-sixth Street
Bolt
S. Texas
Iowa
Senate
Credit Union
Coralville
Cantebury Inn
Cail
Stort
Square Meal
Square Deal
16Th Avenue S.W
Kmart
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