Glass lamp painter George Austin keeps steady hand
George Austin, a 63 year old carpenter, spends up to 120 hours painting intricate multi color scenes on opal glass lamp globes. He learned from Edith Lane in Mount Pleasant and now creates lamp shades for family and contracted work, fearing kiln mishaps yet enjoying the craft.
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George Austin
Austin
China
George
23Rd Ave
Pauline
Austins
Mount Pleasant
Edith Lane
Cornell College
Killian
Erte
Paul Jensen
Pella Residents Preview Tulip Time at Westdale Mall
A Cedar Rapids welcome marks the start of a Tulip Time Festival preview by Pella residents at Westdale Mall. The event features Dutch Family Singers in period dress, street scrubbing, a Tulip Queen invitation, duchesses dance, and a Dutch fashion show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. indoors in J.C. Penney Court.
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Pella
Westdale Mall
Cedar Rapids
Westdale
Junior Rodeo Slated in May at Hawkeye Downs
The Cedar Rapids Horsemen's Club schedules the fifth annual Junior Rodeo at Hawkeye Downs on May 2 and 3 under Verle Leege. Two Saturday shows at 2 and 6 pm and a Sunday 2 pm event feature boys and girls 7 to 18 with trophy buckles for peewee to senior bareback, girls barrel racing, goat tying, and bull riding. Entrants require parent permission and Betty Moore by April 29. An entry fee and gate admission apply. a Western dance follows May 2 at Ely Legion Hall.
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Cedar Rapids
Betty Moore
Shrine Circus Holds 15th El Kahir Shows in Cedar Rapids
The 15th annual El Kahir Shrine Circus opens May 29 at Five Seasons Center with multiple performances through May 31. A May 18 downtown parade starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets remain $5 adults and $2.50 children, purchasable from Shriners or Five Seasons Center booth.
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Five Seasons Center
el Kahir
Cedar Rapids
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Shrine Office
Fifth St. SE
Five Seasons
Shrine Circus
Recreation Roundup: Autocross and Run for Heart Events Planned
The Iowa Region SCCA schedules an autocross school at 10 30 a m and a Sunday autocross starting 11 a m with a noon start. Fees 2 3 for members and guests. Other events include later autocrosses May 17 July 18 19 Sept 20 a Night TSD Rally May 16 a sports car weekend June 6 7 night rally Sept 19 fall rally Oct 17 18 and poker rally Nov 15. A Run Walk Jog for Heart is May 3 at 9 a m at the University of Iowa Recreation Building Iowa City with pledges for each mile to the American Heart Association. Sign up at 4 Ele ven Stores Cedar Rapids Marion Iowa City Campus Information and Iowa Memorial Union. Also Bonnie Walrath elected president of Missouri Parks and Recreation Association Student Section. WalkAmerica registration at four eleven stores May 26 with Bever Park Cedar Rapids as start and end for the 24 kilometer trek.
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Iowa
Sports Car Club of America
Westdale
Montgomery Ward
University of Iowa Recreation Building
Iowa City
Johnson County Heart Association
Iowa City Association of Life Underwriters
Eby’s
Iowa Memorial Union
American Heart Association
Heart
Marion
Walrath
Bonnie Walrath
Missouri Parks and Recreation Association
Southwest Missouri State University
Springfield
L.T. Walrath
40Th St
Cedar Rapids
Washington High School
Camp Good Health
Cleveland Park
Hanford Post 5
American Legion
Bever Park
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