Local events calendar highlights Cedar Rapids area
A series of community events includes a Veterans Career Summit at the Veterans Memorial Building with speaker General Tommy Franks and Joe Crookham of Musco Lighting, free admission. Mount Mercy hosts a talk on Japanese invasion trauma at Basile Hall. Spring Fling for kids at The Salvation Army and a communal Passover Seder at Chabad House are planned, plus an Arm chair Travel lecture on European Farmers Markets and talks by Abdelfattah Abusrour at CSPS.
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Cedar Rapids Park Season Opens With Pavilions and Events
Cedar Rapids launches full park season starting Saturday with 23 pavilions, rest rooms, drinking fountains and services operating through Oct 12. Rentals via Ambroz Recreation Center 319 286 5731 or Crrec.org. May bring Chalk the Walk art festival in Mount Vernon May 3 4 drawing 20 by 40 foot piece. Also a Donate Life event at UI Hospitals and Clinics. Community health expo Beyond the Hospital April 28 at St Luke's.
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Nascar
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University of Iowa
Closen Board Room
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UnityPoint Health
Beyond the Hospital
St. Luke’s Hospital
Nassif Heart Center
James Bell
UnityPoint Hospice
St. Luke’s
Unitypoint.org
Free Mental Health First Aid class offered in Dubuque
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Rural Health Resource Center Central Region hosts a free 12 hour Mental Health First Aid class from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 29 and 30 at the Dubuque County Emergency Management Agency. Preregistration is required by April 22 at 319 338 0581 Ext 3540 or stacy.wittrock va.gov.
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Central Region
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Monona OKs parole program for city tasks
Monona City Council approved using the Parolee Community Services Program with no city cost. Parolees would perform lawn work trimming cleaning and painting while state coverage applies if injuries occur. Bill Benda said two parolees could stay busy on city maintenance. Maifest festival details in Amana include parade May 3 4 with new events a car show and garage sale.
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Cedar Falls pastor runs 50 miles for 50th birthday fundraiser
Cedar Falls pastor Mark Forstrom aims to run 50 miles along the Cedar Valley Nature Trail ending at New Covenant Bible Church in Cedar Rapids to raise money and awareness for sex trafficking in Nepal. He is supported by a biking friend and pledges per mile via his blog. Funds go to Tiny Hands International or ABC Nepal.
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