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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1968
Page
23
The 1968 Cedar Rapids playground season ends with a Lantern Festival and Parade at Ellis park after a knighthood themed week. Dozens of sites host games, contests, and farewell picnics including toy shows, treasure hunts, puppet and music acts, and a life size castle entry.
Several events mark the closing week of camp. Monday features final Olympic events and a peanut hunt. Tuesday campers tour Bever park visit Bever pool and Old McDonald Farm. Wednesday a nature mobile derived from park finds and fishing at Robbins lake. Thursday families attend a camp picnic and Olympic ribbons. Friday caps the year with a balloon yarncraft project and a final fishing period in the lake.
A sequence of activity slots lists contests and events across multiple playgrounds Monday through Friday. Participants include Hayes Noelridge Wright Adams Kenwood Pierce Erskine Riverside Madison Arthur Reed Fillmore Cherry Hill Grant Cleveland Hoover Ellis Lincolnway Shawnee Cleveland park Jones Alandale Harrison Jacelyn Apache Daniels Cee Monroe Johnson Sinclair Bever Franklin with events such as obstacle courses lantern contests skits drawing contests and farewell picnics and an awards program.
Graduation week for kindergarten entrants after tots activities includes three central locations with morning and afternoon sessions. At Erskine School a 10 a.m. program features Anderson Thumbelina Buchanan Cat and Erskine creative dramatics as part of the diploma ceremony with caps and treats. Families are invited to attend.
West side event results list participants paired with names and locations including Madison Gary Thompson Mike Schlicht Pat Murphy Cleveland park Scott Hess Fillmore Dave Fuller Jacelyn Ricky Grobstich Diane Skinner Mark Delaney Jones Terry Earnest Reed Tom Sheldon Hoover Mark Kramer Tom Usher Harrison Jeff Kugel Randi Nelson Jeff McQuiston Pam Brown Jim Ward Greg McQuiston Trina Heath Shawnee Mark Anderson Lori Siebert Jane Ritchie Don King Riverside Dirk Marble Paul Marble Mike Wisehart Alandale Tiny McDaniels Robin McDaniels Vicky Bushman Cherry Hill Mike Greenland Russ McIntyre Doug Schilling Grant Joe Mulinix Theresa Roman Laura Sylvester Hayes Tom Jones Joe Skvor Clark Pickart Ellis Bill Burks Patsy Newcomb Bob Baldwin.
Calgary adds a 62 story Husky Tower standing 626 feet tall. The building features a 210 seat revolving restaurant at its summit. In Munich, Prof. Joseph Keilberth, 60, music director of the Bavarian state opera, died while attending a performance of Tristan and Isolde at the national theater.
Detroit safety column explains how brake condition and driver reaction affect stopping distances at 60 mph. It notes 366 feet for full stop on dry pavement and 44 to 88 feet before brakes engage, with reflex times from half a second to a full second. Brake fade, inspection findings, and tips to minimize fade are discussed.
South Africa seeks seasonal carols suited to Christmas in hot weather. The government radio network offers a $140 prize for the best carol celebrating outdoor summer Christmas scenes with cool drinks under trees.
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