Annual Christmas Tree Walk and Craft Show at Lawrence Center
Eighty decorated trees and live entertainment mark the Anamosa Christmas event at the Lawrence Community Center with admission requested as a canned food item. Other listings include Tales of the Season at Mount Mercy College. Cookie Walks at St. Mark's and Calvin Sinclair. Craft and Bake Sales. and community events across Cedar Rapids, Mount Vernon, Hiawatha, Manchester, and beyond featuring concerts, tours, bake sales, and holiday activities. Funds for flood relief and local senior programs noted amid the listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Community Center
Cedar Rapids
Busse Center
Mount Mercy College
Joe Nolte
Santa
Mrs. Claus
Mtmercy
St. Mark's United Methodist Church
Johnson Ave
Naomi-Esther
Calvin Sinclair Presbyterian Church
38Th St
House of Hope
Second Ave
Center Point
Center Point-Urbana High School
Washington Busy Beavers
CPU Post
Ambroz Recreation Center
Mount Vernon Rd
Fairfax
St. Patrick’s Church Hall
Fairfaxla.com
Hiawatha
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Church
Litchfield Drive
15Th Avenue
Lyndhurst Drive
12Th Avenue
Milstead Drive
10Th Avenue
Emmons Street
Hiawatha City Hall
Emmons St
American Legion
Manchester
Sweet Adelines
Santa Claus
Monticello
Jeanne Muellerleile
Jeanne
Campcourageous
Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Middle School
Spirit of the Season card sale aids Tanager Place
Cedar Rapids charity drive features cards designed by Tanager Place Expressive Arts Therapy youths. Proceeds support the Expressive Arts Program as the agency helps about 2,000 children and families annually. Cards cost 6 dollars per package of 12, with sale at Hy Vee Drugstores and orders via phone or online.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanager Place
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Bob Bloomberg
Expressive Arts
Tanagerplace. Org
Walford teen earns Eagle Scout for Walford trail project
Haakon Kurtis Wilz, 13, of Walford will receive his Eagle Scout award at a Court of Honor at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Marion. The Prairie Middle School eighth grader, member of Troop 214, designed and led a half mile walking trail around Walford city baseball diamond, completing 490 hours with 81 volunteers. The project involved sod removal, laying landscape fabric, limestone work, and finishing the path. ribbon cutting was July 13 and the trail serves many residents. Wilz is the district's youngest Eagle and had the most hours in the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haakon Kurtis Wilz
Walford
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
C Ave
Marion
Beth and
Leo Wilz
Prairie Middle School
Troop 214
Tion
Prairie Heights Pto
Arrow of Light
Order of the Arrow Brotherhood
World Conservation Award
Walford City
Wilz
Cedar Rapids Holiday Parade history and Santa arrivals
A retrospective on Cedar Rapids downtown parades from Union Depot to Smulekoff's Santa appearances. The piece recalls Black Friday era shopping, past department stores, and memories from Armstrong's Killian's Sanford's and local theaters. Historian Mark Stoffer Hunter notes changing traditions and ongoing holiday events downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Washington High School
Union Depot
Santa Claus
Cedar Rapids
Santa
Smulekoff
Armstrong’s
Killian’s
Sanford’s
Paramount
Iowa
World
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Bulletin Board
P.O
Bulletinboard
Gazcomm.com
Odyssey Theater
Newhall
Park Pavilion
Order of Eagles Club
11Th St. NW
Eagle
Chili Dawks
Aurora
Aurora American Legion
Aurora Historical Society
Our House
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Eighth St
Knights of Columbus
Ave
Oxford Junction
Oxford Junction Methodist Church
Indian Creek Nature Center
Otis Rd
Toddville
Wickiup Hill
Linn County Conservation Department
Chuck Ungs
Chuck
the Crucible
Little Theater
Jefferson High School
The
Jefferson Drama Department
Cocoa
Kennedy High School
Weing Rd
Chanteurs
Protege
Happiness Inc
Moonlight Express
Pierce
Nixon
Franklin, Taft
Harding
Viola Gibson
Wright
Madison
Roosevelt
Carl and Mary Koehler
First Ave
Doll and Toy Museum of
New York City
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Westdale Mall
Elizabeth Berg
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Heaven
Noelridge Park
Clifton
St. NE
Witwer Senior Center
Witner Senior Center
Peoples Church Unitarian Universalist
Third Ave
Witwer
Carl and Mary Koehler History Center
Marion Senior Center
Ely
Rowley St
SE Linn
Southeast Linn Community Center
Washington
Lisbon
Palo
Springville
Broadway
Opirit
the Gazette Newsroom
History/Parade
Shopping
Mark Stoffer Hunter
Yahoo.com
Town Rd
Collinsroadtheatres.com
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Fox
Fema
Peg
Dolp Digital Cinema
Edgewood
Tineras
Pais
Euncianoes
Madagascar
Mark Stoffer
Hunter
Second Avenue SE
Second Street SE
Dows
Hee Theatres
Salvation Army
Pera
Punisher War Zone
Australia
Twilight
Bolt
Disney Digital 3D
Africa
Wehrenberg. Com
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