Community Weekend Events in Central Iowa Gather
Lawn watering banned today as a list of events fills the schedule. Music at the Linn County fairground includes a bluegrass festival and fiddlers jamboree with an all day concert and night jam session. Robins Centennial parade and ceremony mark the town celebration with food and square dancing. Iowa State Fair features Randy Travis and the Judds. Theater offerings include The Nerd and The Dining Room at Old Creamery, Cotton Patch Gospel at Amana. Outdoor happenings include a Coralville Ski Club show, a 29 mile Ellis Park to Palo bicycle ride, a Wapsipinicon hike and talk, Eclipse watch at Indian Creek Nature Center, with fees for members and non-members.
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Central City
Linn County Fairground
Des Moines
Randy Travis
the Judds
St. Jude’s
Edgewood Rd
Coralville
Ellis Park
Palo
Hawkeye Bicycle Association
Wapsipinicon
Matsell Bridge
Natural Area
Cedar River anglers enjoy mild weather near 5-in-1 Dam
Barb and Charlie Reuter of Cedar Rapids fish the Cedar River just upstream from the 5-in-1 Dam taking advantage of this week’s pleasant weather. Barb notes it’s nice to be outside after the recent long heat spell.
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Barb
Charlie Reuter
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Homeless mustangs win lowa hearts at Decorah sale
National Velvet and Flicka like horses drew crowds as 107 wild mustangs from the Bureau of Land Management were offered at Decorah. By 3 p.m. 56 had found homes with about 300 horse lovers attending the three day adoption sale run by the Decorah Sales Commission.
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Decorah
National Velvet
Flicka
Misty
Chincoteague
Mistys
Flickas
Decorah Sales Commission
Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Department of Interior
John Winnepenninkx
Bureau
Winnepeninkx
Los Lunas
N.M
Winnepenninkx
London
Ohio
Drunken driving arrests listed with times and places
The Log records four individuals charged with drunken driving. David Janaszak age 28 at 1:36 a.m. Thursday in the 1200 block of Sixth Street SW second offense. John Lynch age 22 at 2:19 a.m. Friday in the 800 block of Oakland Road NE. Patricia Egner age 21 in Columbia City Indiana at 8:07 p.m. Thursday on I 380 north of County Road E 34. Gary Hagen age 20 at 2:15 a.m. Friday at Ellis Boulevard and Edgewood Road NW.
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David Janaszak
C St
Sixth Street
John Lynch
J Ave
Oakland Road
Patricia Egner
Columbia City
Ind
Gary Hagen
Shellsburg
Ellis Boulevard
Edgewood Road
Fire Calls Log With Medical Emergencies Across City
A sequence of fire department logs lists medical emergencies at multiple streets including 120 17th St NE and 1519 Seventh Ave SE on Thursday, plus interior car unknown at 1547 B Ave NE and an alarm malfunction at 4444 First Ave NE on Friday. It also notes backfire to a vehicle engine compartment at First Ave and 22nd St E and several additional medical alerts throughout the day and addresses.
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17Th St. NE
Seventh Ave. SE
B Ave
First Ave
First Ave. NW
First Avenue
22Nd Street E
Regent St. NE
Ninth St. NW
Christmas in the City Parade Set for Cedar Rapids
Armstrong's to sponsor the Christmas in the City parade in downtown Cedar Rapids on November 19 at 9 30 a.m. Over 1000 entries and 1600 participants expected. Open to bands floats clowns decorated vehicles businesses and nonprofits. Entry info to current participants next week. new entrants call Greater Downtown Cedar Rapids Association at 365 6979. Entry deadline noon November 9.
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Armstrong’s
Cedar Rapids
Also Mentioned on This Page
Old Creamery Theatre
Garrison
Amana
Pacific
Gazette
Dave Gosenh
Homeless Mustangs
Lowa Hearts
Donna Lee Olson
Eastern
Lowa
Nevada
USA
China
OAK Entertainment
OAK Leaf
OAK Furniture Outlet
Armor Drive
Mario
1St Avenue
Marion Armar Plaza
Ane
West Music
Collins Road Sq
Ray Bonebrake
West Music Company
Collins Road Square
Wuestdale
Itsa Ort
Westdale Mall
Wilson Avenue
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