Market stalls thrive as farmers and families join Saturdays
Oldtimers and newcomers mingle at market booths as vendors, including Esther Bizek and family, prepare produce amid chilly weather. Greenhouses power early starts, while a new policy shifts unused stalls to waitlisted buyers for an $8 fee, aiming to reduce empty spaces and avoid market-day gaps.
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Metzger
Prochaska
Williams
Recreation Commission
Marion
Parks Department
Butterfield
Market shifts as old growers fade and new faces rise
The report notes slower home canning and fewer traditional growers at the market. Elders like Mrs. Kemper lament the loss of oldlines, while new entrants from Metro High School expand the scene. The Metro Agri Business group gardens a rent free 12 acre plot near East Post Road and Trailridge Drive SE and runs classes year round to educate students through farming.
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Metzger
Elsie Williamson
Cedar Rapids
East Post Road
Trailridge Drive
Larson
Geneva Tower
Metro Agri-Business Group
Marion
Kirkwood
Images '78 artists exhibit at Riverside Roundhouse event
Sixty artists display works today and Sunday at Riverside Roundhouse in Cedar Rapids Marion. Co sponsor Cedar Rapids Marion Fine Arts Council and Ambroz Recreation Center with Peggy Whitworth directing the festival. Hours 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Bryan
Third Ave
John Yuza
11Th St
Marion
Images
Riverside Roundhouse
Peggy Whitworth
D Ave
Cedar Rapids-Marion Fine Arts Council
Ambroz Recreation Center
All-American mutt hailed as safest dog by vet
A leading veterinarian denounces unethical overzealous breeders and links dog biting rises to irresponsibly bred purebreds. Dr. Micheal W. Fox argues the All-American mutt is safer and more stable despite questionable parentage, criticizing breeders for emitting emotionally unstable dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Dr. Fox
Translation puzzle triples in Shakespeare text
A Folger Library copy shows Anthony in Julius Caesar misrendered as Me kam tasol long plant in Kaesar meaning I come to plant Caesar. The artifact highlights how Bible, medical and legal works drift in translation across languages and eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folger Library
Washington, D.C
Anthony
Julius Caesar
Kaesar
Caesar
Dust Scatters Sunlight Creating Vivid Sunset Glow
A dust rich atmosphere scatters sunlight, causing blue light to spread more than red or yellow. The process explains why sunsets glow with intensified colors as shorter wavelengths dominate the sky.
Pharmacy and Education Pathways Highlighted in Career Fields
A listing outlines diverse professions including pharmacy, physical therapy, professional artist, secretarial and social service work, plus education focused tracks for elementary secondary and special education, alongside veterinary medicine.
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Marion Parks Department
Thomas Park
Marion Parks
Joe Butterfield
Scouts
Richard Prochaska Jr
Fairfax
Prochaskas
Micheal W. Fox
McCall's
Sharlene Gillette
Sharlene
Des Moines Area
National Endowment For the Humanities
Kirkwood Community College
International Trade Law Enforcement
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