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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 2014
Page
6
The traveling Remembering Our Fallen exhibit profiles more than 80 Iowans killed in Afghanistan or Iraq. It runs 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Coliseum Cedar Rapids with free admission.
The Palace Theatre in Vinton, managed by Marcy Horst since 2008, is a rebuilt one screen venue that opened in 1915 and was restored in the 1990s by Act I of Benton County volunteers. It shows family films nightly at 7 and Mondays at 2 pm, with digital upgrades in 2010 and plush seating added in 2012.
The Palace Theatre in Vinton relies on community volunteers to staff box office and concessions while a board of trustees oversees operations. The venue is described as owned by the public and draws 60 percent of its audience from outside the town, boosting local business.
Johnson County historians Mark Stoffer Hunter and Jan Stoffer lead tours of Czech Village and New Bohemia in Cedar Rapids. Tours start at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, 1400 Inspiration Place SW Rozek Grand Hall, with tickets $6 for members and $7 for the public.
Hawkeye Downs hosts a race night Friday at 7 30 p m with a hot dog eating contest featuring local figures including Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett Linn County Supervisor Ben Rogers Marion Mayor Snooks Bouska and KKRQ personality Mike Ryan. Fireworks follow the race and admission is 5 with free entry for children 12 and under. Proceeds support the Red Cross and sickle cell awareness month.
Eastern Iowa invites park visitors to a Sept 1 walk through the 81 acre reconstructed tallgrass prairie at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. Walks start 9:30 am and 3 pm from the prairie observation deck, lasting about 60 minutes.
Elkader hosts a model railroad show on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Johnson's Reception Hall with trains, memorabilia, clothing, artists and layouts for viewing and purchase. Admission is 3 dollars for adults, 1 dollar for ages 6 to 12, free under 5. proceeds support Larry Lerch's Elkader Depot replica project and welcome center plans scheduled to start in 2015.
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