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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 2009
Page
3
In Central City elementary to 6th grade are canceled due to flood damage repairs from last week's rains. Junior and senior high remain in session. Local reports note ongoing weather impacts across the region.
In Iowa City volunteers ran a dunk tank at Sand in the City. A firefighter took a turn on the hot seat as kids queued for three dunks each for two dollars. The splashes poured in every 30 seconds as cold water drenched participants.
Jamie Kelly of The Gazette spends a sweltering half hour as crowds, mostly kids, soak him with dunk attempts at a summer stroll across Eastern Iowa. He records about 50 dunks and ends grateful for a towel as wet clothes refuse to dry. Readers can suggest future locales via email or phone.
The Iowa City Landlocked Film Festival opened with Becky Smith's "16 to Life" drawing a sellout 725 crowd at the Englert Theatre. Filmed mainly in McGregor with scenes in Marquette and Stone City, the coming of age story stars Hirsh with a largely Iowa crew and earned the festival's narrative feature award.
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