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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 2014
Page
6
Learn to craft Coconut Shortcakes with Pineapple and Mango, Pavlova with Fresh Berries, Peaches with Honey Cream, and Strawberry Tart. Session at 6 p.m. at Nina's Kitchen, 460 Hickory Ct., Robins. Fee is $45.
Vermiculture workshop taught by Master Gardener Phil Pfister at Prairiewoods covers worm composting with startup kits. Registration required. cost 15 dollars. Also upcoming farmers markets in Iowa City and Ely, a B Y O Books Club discuss Mary Roach's Gulp at Trumpet Blossom Cafe, and World War I remembrance panels at Mount Mercy University with a reception.
Cedar Rapids Fire Department hosts Fill the Boot to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy Association with events across multiple intersections and a rain date. The drive runs 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, with a Saturday rain date, and includes safety reminders and details at MDA org slash MDA and IAFF sixty years strong. The article also notes the Washington High School cafe reopening as the Warrior Cafe after renovations funded by school tax and nutrition funds, plus a Granny Basketball League donation of 1250 dollars for Trinity Lutheran School roof repair and upcoming Music Playathon fundraiser at Coralville Center for the Performing Arts featuring local students and the Murasaki Duo.
Nicole Jensen of Iowa City West High School has been crowned College Miss Majorette of America after winning the National Baton Twirling Championships at Notre Dame July 22 to 26. She twirls for the University of Georgia as a senior, coached by Julie Canterbury Rietz who won the title in 2000.
Solon Middle School students have launched an ALS Ice Bucket Challenge across the Solon district. The goal is at least 1000 dollars with participation from Solon High School Solon Middle School and Lakeview Elementary. The winning school earns the chance to have Solon Superintendent Sam Miller doused with ice water.
Jackson County Conservation and Tri-M offer a free one hour tour of the Tri-M Aquaponics facility at 2264 200th Ave Maquoketa. Co owner Matt Andresen leads the session detailing hydroponic produce systems and tilapia aquaculture. For information contact (563) 652 3783. West Branch
The Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum and Hoover National Historic Site hosts Labor Day events with Laura Ingalls Wilder historian Sarah Athoff leading In the Kitchen with Laura at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Free with museum admission, $3 to $6. Park rangers offer guided Tallgrass Prairie walks at 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. lasting about 60 minutes with no charge, meet at the observation deck.
The University of Iowa invites the public to a 4 to 8 pm open house at the Pentacrest Museums showcasing the Museum of Natural History collection and insect lab work. Sarah Camp, a senior art major and insect curator, will demonstrate specimen handling as volunteers learn about museum opportunities. Old Capitol Museum also opens a new exhibit Town Football: The Birth of a Legacy with reception at 5 pm highlighting Hawkeye football history and legends Nile Kinnick, Duke Slater, Forest Evashevski.
The Museum of Natural Sciences and Old Capitol Museum host an open house from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday with a 5 to 6 p.m. special appearance. The exhibit runs in the Keyes Gallery through December 31. Shalla Ashworth of Old Capitol Museum calls it a retrospective on Black and Gold pride. Further details are on Uiowa sites mnh and oldcap.
The Clayton County Board of Supervisors decided not to pursue a state recreation trails grant that would fund a $3.7 million overlay on the Mississippi Trail and a $1.3 million bike trail. County officials said only $579,000 in state funds were available for the bike portion, leaving about $800,000 to be covered by local road funds, potentially via higher property taxes.
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