Omelet Breakfast at Camp Courageous Opens with train robbery re-enactment
The annual Omelet Breakfast and Open House runs Sunday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Camp Courageous of Iowa five miles southeast of Monticello off Highway 151 Exit 65. The event features a remodeled dorm, Dixie-Notes-Plus big band performances at 10, 11 and noon, and reenactments of a train robbery at 9, 9:45 and 11:45 a.m. Omelets are cooked to order. admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under.
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Camp Courageous
Dixie-Notes-Plus
Sill Barn
Camp Courageous of
Iowa
Monticello
Harmony Hawks aid Blairstown splash pad fundraiser
The Harmony Hawks Barbershop Chorus will perform at 7 p.m. at Blairstown Community Center to raise funds for the Blairstown Park Renovation and Splash Pad. Benton Community students will contribute vocal and instrumental performances. admission is free though freewill offerings are welcomed.
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Harmony Hawks
Blairstown
Blairstown Park
Locust St. NW
Benton Community
Camp Tanager donations and goal update
Camp Tanager run by Tanager Place Cedar Rapids seeks support for at risk children. Donations to Tanager Place via The Gazette or Gazette cashier. fiscal 2008/2009 goal is 45000 with 20190 still needed.
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Tanager Place
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Color Web Employees Canteen
Gazette Downtown
Cece
Kcrg-Tv9
Leslie Wilson Lawrence
International Women's Club marks 50 years of learning and friendship
The International Women's Club, founded to assist wives of international faculty in Iowa City, celebrates a 50 year milestone with an anniversary event at the Coralville Public Library. About 100 current and former members will attend a program of live music and a photo slide show. The club offers English classes and social activities to help members connect and share experiences across cultures.
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Yoon-Sook Jang
Korea
First Mennonite Church
Iowa City
International Women’s Club
Meredith Hines-Dochterman
the Gazette
Owa City
Xu Yang
Jerry Weir
Weir
Iowa
Kathy Fait
Shelagh Hayreh
Scotland
Hayreh
Sharon Bender
Coralville Public Library
Betsy Riesz
Cedar Rapids History Notes on Downtown Demolitions and Changes
The piece surveys post flood demolitions and building removals in Cedar Rapids. It notes the removal of decorative facade elements from the old Penney building at 109 Second St SE, remodeling by United Fire & Casualty, and the long history of nearby structures including the Magnus Block and Three Sisters shop. Demolitions\ncontinue in flood damaged areas with over 160 properties affected since July. The Trinity Methodist Church and other historic homes face loss, reshaping the west downtown skyline.
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Cedar Rapids
J.C. Penney
Second Street
United Fire & Casualty Co
Penney’s
Second St
Farmers Insurance
J.C. Penney Department Store
First Avenue SE
Magnus
Second St. SE
Second St. SW
Alois Hasek
Westdale Mall
McDonald’s
Trinity Methodist Church
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
Fourth Ave
Kingston
12Th Ave
Third St
Bohemian Commercial
Alois Hasek Sr
Mark Stoffer Hunter
Three Sisters Women’s Clothing
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Manchester
Main St
Pinewood
Lindale
Three Rivers
Lindale Mall
Hawkeye Area
Alburnett
Anamosa
Center Point-Urbana
Central City
Linn-Mar
Lisbon
Marion Independent
Mount Vernon
North Cedar
North Linn
Olin
Springville
Mer
Cedi
Club President
Three Sisters
New Town & Country
Mark Stoffer
Hunter
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