Skywatchers urged to log observations and learn stars
Readers encouraged to request a monthly armchair astronomy list and send comments. The article recalls reactions from Cedar Rapids and Marion readers, notes a night sky trip near Ames, and details present and upcoming planets, meteors, and the zodiacal light with December events and tips for sketching and photographing the sky.
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Stephen Benda
Cedar Rapids
Jami
Marion
Ames
Orion the Hunter
Orion
Richard Haskell
Dubuque
Jupiter
Mars
Saturn
Marengo artisan crafts decades of sock monkeys
Anna Schulte of Marengo has completed her 200th stuffed monkey doll made from men's Rockford socks. The 80 year old crafts about a dozen at a time, uses one sock per body and the mate for ears and limbs, adds a vest and red trim, and sells them for about five to twelve dollars depending on buyer. She has endured health issues yet keeps making keepsakes for family and friends.
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Marengo
Anna Schulte
Rockford
Deaf girl wins blue ribbon at Silver Sands Bridle Club show
Josie Meyer, deaf since birth, claimed first place on a large Appaloosa after years of effort. Her trainer Julie McKean and mother Billie assisted with sign language. Meyer, 21, had trained since 1976 and moved to Ormond Beach from Miami five years earlier.
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Port Orange
Fla
Silver Sands
Josie Meyer
Meyer
Florida School For the Deaf and Blind
St. Augustine
Daytona Beach
Billie
Ormond Beach
Miami
Josie
McKean
No disruption Iceland TV free day aims to ease family life
Iceland will observe a television free day on Thursday to reduce disruption of family life and encourage households to spend time together. The move seeks to limit screen time and promote outdoor and shared activities.
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Judd
Iceland
Bronson Stars in Borderline Film Near Oxnard Ranch
Charles Bronson headlines Borderline a contemporary drama about illegal Mexican aliens currently filming for two weeks on a ranch near Oxnard California. The project centers on urgent immigration themes and Bronson portrays the lead.
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Hollywood
Charles Bronson
Oxnard
US China pact signed on this date in 1954
On this date in 1954 the United States signed a mutual security pact with Nationalist China. The agreement aligned Washington with Chiang Kai-shek's government to bolster anti-Communist defense in Asia.
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United States
China
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