Wheelchair Awareness Events Run Today and Saturday
Iowa City hosts Wheelchair Challenge with an obstacle course at Hubbard Park and a wheelchair basketball game at the UI North Gym from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today. Disability Awareness Day follows Saturday at the US Children’s Museum from 1 to 4 p.m. All Iowa Wheels for the World collects wheelchairs and mobility aids through multiple local drop sites.
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Iowa Memorial Union
University of Iowa
Covenant
Waterloo
US Children’s Museum
Iowa
Coralville
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Living Water United Methodist Church
Marion
Island Fever Phlock to Benefit Camp Courageous
Cedar Rapids event at Longbranch Ballroom on Saturday features The Cedar Island Band from 8 p.m. to midnight with silent auction and raffles to aid Camp Courageous in Monticello. Tickets are 10 in advance 12 at door. St Luke's Hospital Volunteer Appreciation Celebration also today from 4 to 6 p.m. at the African American Museum of Iowa.
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Camp Courageous
Longbranch
Town Rd
Cedar Island
Monticello
Isleofiowa.com
St. Luke’s Hospital
HIAWATHA Prairiewoods Garden Bazaar Saturday
Prairiewoods at 120 Boyson Rd hosts a garden bazaar from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday with herbs plants chimes rain gauges and birdhouses for sale. Proceeds support Prairiewoods and its programs.
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Prairiewoods
Boyson Rd
National Junior Ranger Day at Hoover National Historic Site
Kids are invited to celebrate National Junior Ranger Day on Saturday at the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. Free activity booklets will be available at the visitors center. Those who complete the booklet can earn a patch or badge and a certificate. The site is open daily 9 am to 5 pm.
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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Hoover Site
BlackBerry App World shows promise but lags in apps
The review finds BlackBerry App World simple to use on the Curve 8900 with PayPal payments and some popular titles, but notes the store has far fewer apps than Apple and Google markets. Prices skew higher, selection is incomplete across finance and social categories, and YouTube or Twitter specific apps are missing.
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App World
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Google
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T-Mobile
App
Emily Anderson retraces Alice Ramsey cross country in 1909 Maxwell
Seattle woman Emily Anderson, 38, will drive a identical 1909 Maxwell from Manhattan to Cedar Rapids replicating Alice Ramsey’s 1909 cross country trip. The event, June 9 to June 18, features a meet in Clinton and Cedar Rapids gathering with Antique Automobile Club of America members.
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Edar Rapids
Alice Ramsey
Iowa
Alice
San Francisco
United States
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Seattle
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Emily
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Manhattan
N.Y
Cedar Rapids
Anderson
Hackensack
N.J
Antique Automobile Club of America
Clinton
Elvira
DeWitt
Grand Mound
Calamus
Wheatland
London
Clarence
Stanwood
Mechanicsville
Lisbon
Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Road
First Avenue East
Cedar Memorial Park
Youngville Cafe
Omaha
Neb
Venience
Jon Reynolds
Jon
Antique Car Club of America
Maxwell
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