Ben Carson Book Signing and Local Events in Cedar Rapids
Ben Carson signs his book One Nation at Barnes & Noble Cedar Rapids noon. Recreation event Last Gasp! swim $1 entry at Noelridge Aquatic Center 1 p.m. with games and ride. lap swim $4.25. Eastern Iowa Folk Club hosts music at Brewhemia 7 p.m. Farmers markets at Noelridge Park Coralville Morrison Park and Coggon Center. Cedar Rapids Community Strings Open House at West Music. Intro to DSLR Cameras class 6:30 p.m. Prototype Consultants fee $25.
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America
Barnes & Noble Bookseller
Collins Rd
Cedar Rapids
Noelridge Aquatic Center
42Nd St. NE
Scotland
Natalie Brown
Brewhemia
Third St. SE
Farmers Markets
Noelridge Park
Council Street
Collins Road
Coralville
S.T. Morrison Park
Seventh St
Coggon Center
E. Linn St
Preservation Awards Honor Paramount Theatre and Mount Vernon Couple
The State Historical Society of Iowa announced its Preservation Projects of Merit at the 2014 Preserve Iowa Summit in Cedar Rapids. The Paramount Theatre received the William J. Wagner Award for high quality rehabilitation post Flood of 2008, including acoustics and amenities and Wurlitzer restoration. Michael and Valerie Smith of Mount Vernon earned the Adrian D. Anderson Award for rehabilitating the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall second story into a living apartment using historic tax credits.
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State Historical Society of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Paramount Theatre
Michael
Valerie Smith
Mount Vernon
William J. Wagner
Main Street
Herky on Parade Farewell and Auctions Event Highlights
Johnson County bids farewell to all 84 Herky statues with a final display at the World’s Largest Hawkeye Trade Show in Coralville. A silent bid for 15 statues and a live auction for 25 statues occur, benefiting United Way of Johnson and Washington Counties. Proceeds support local youth groups and community programs.
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Exhibition Hall
Herkyonparade2
Englert Theatre
United Way of
Johnson
Washington
University of Iowa Athletics Department
Iowa City
Coralville Area
Cedar Rapids women honored for leadership
The 2014 Women’s Equality Day Celebration will honor Cedar Rapids city employees Sgt. Cristy Hamblin and LaSheila Yates housing programs manager. Hamblin, a 1983 recruit promoted in 1993, cites progress and ongoing gaps for women. Yates, a civil rights investigator and housing director, will soon become executive director of Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission, with Dee Baird delivering the keynote.
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Cedar Rapids
Cristy Hamblin
Police Department
LaSheila Yates
Hamblin
Yates
Kirkwood Training & Outreach Services Center
Armar Dr
Marion
Piersall Law Firm
First Ave
Kirkwood
Dee Baird
WomensEqualityCoalition.org
Patty
Um Slosiarek
the Gazette
Aaliyah Lewis
New historical sign installed at Wapsipinicon Mill Independence
Casey Stoner of Signs & More and Leanne Harrison of the Buchanan County Historical Society unveiled a 6 by 2 foot sign on the west side of the Wapsipinicon Mill. The project, funded by a Silos and Smokestacks grant, notes the mill donated in 1975 by the Greenley family and outlines a $505000 four year roof and timber restoration financed by various grants and donations. The mill, open noon to 4 pm Tuesday through Saturday from mid May to mid September, offers a history of the site online at Buchanancountyhistory.com.
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Casey Stoner
Signs & More
Independence
Leanne Harrison
Buchanan County Historical Society
Wapsipinicon Mill
Oliver Greenley
Buchanancountyhistory.com
Pet of the Week at Cedar Rapids Shelter
Custerd a neutered male senior dachshund is available for adoption at the Cedar Rapids Animal Shelter. Adoption fee is 115 dollars. Shelter hours are Monday through Saturday noon to 5 p.m. Located at 900 76th Ave. Dr. SW. Phone number (319) 286-5993.
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Cedar Rapids
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