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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1981
Page
13
Recreation Roundup notes a May 2 10 a.m. May Day Race at Noelridge Park with 5000 and 10000 meter heats. Registration starts 9 a.m. Prizes awarded in divisions by age group. Entrants pay 5.00 pre registration includes a T shirt. For details call downtown YWCA 365 1458.
A six week outdoor class starts Tuesday at Ambroz Recreation Center 2000 Mount Vernon Road SE. Sessions each Tuesday cover equipment, food prep, orienteering, camping with kids, and Iowa backpacking options. Registration is $3 per person or $5 per family. call 398-5065 to reserve a spot.
The Hawkeye Bicycle Association will stage a memorial ride from Bever Park to Central City via Highway 13 on Sunday. Riders wearing black armbands will depart at 8 a.m. and form at the Highways 151 and 13 junction east of Marion before continuing to Central City and back to Cedar Rapids. The event honors two cyclists killed on Highway 13 and serves as a safety reminder to drivers about bicycles on highways.
The fourth annual Houby Days festival set for Saturday and Sunday May 16 and 17 in the Czech Village. Hosted by the Czech Fine Arts Foundation and the Czech Village Association, the event also marks the opening of the new Czech Museum.
The Sons of Norway Lodge No. 548 hosts a Syttende Mai banquet and program on Sunday May 17 at Squaw Creek Lodge east of Marion. Dr. Marion Melson of Versterheim Museum will speak. Hopp and Sprett dancers perform in ethnic dress. Reservations via Ardith Erickson or Pat Bjorseth. tickets are 8 50.
The Indian Creek Nature Center hosts a Thoreau Tree Walk led by Rich Patterson on Sunday May 3 at 2 p.m. The program features short readings and Thoreau philosophy for adults. participants are invited to bring favorite passages. The center is at Otis and Bertram roads in southeast Cedar Rapids.
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