Camp Courageous Hosts 27th Holiday Parties
Camp Courageous will hold its 27th annual holiday parties for school age children today and Thursday from 9 30 to 11 30 a m Special education classes are invited to attend this free event Refreshments are provided and Santa and Mrs Claus are expected to attend The adult party is Thursday from 1 30 to 3 p m Guests will enjoy refreshments entertainment and a gift from Santa and Mrs Claus For donations of wrapped gifts or more information call (319) 465 5916 Ext 2300 or write to Jeanne Mueller leile at jeanne camp courageous org
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Camp Courageous
Santa
Mrs. Claus
Jeanne Muellerleile
Jeanne
Hiawatha Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting Planned
Hiawatha hosts a Season of Giving parade at 6 p.m. starting at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church and ending at Hi awatha Elementary School. The tree lighting follows across from the school. Lions Club offers free eye testing for children 6 months to 4 years. float entries are welcome with a $5 donation and line up at 5 p.m.
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Hiawatha
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Lyndhurst Dr
Lyndhurst Drive
10Th Avenue
Emmons Street
Emmons St
Iowa
Hiawatha Lions Club
Human rights advocate Rex Honey to speak in Cedar Rapids
Rex Honey, noted human rights advocate, will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday at a joint meeting of the Linn County United Nations Association and Amnesty International at Peoples Church Unitarian Universalist, 600 Third Ave. SE. The event is free and open to the public.
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Rex Honey
Linn County
Lionel Train Layout Opens at Dumont Museum Weekend
See a 25 by 30 foot Lionel layout with a 6 foot mountain and nine trains at the Dumont Museum 20595 255th St Saturday and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. A reduced museum admission applies to other sections. Call (641) 622-2592 for details.
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Dumont Museum
255Th St
Ainsworth Nativity Display Showcases 1800 Figures
More than 1800 Nativities from over 100 countries are on display at the Ainsworth Opera House 384 Railroad St. A $5 donation is requested. children enter free. Visiting hours are Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. Call Michael Zacs at 319 653 6250.
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Ainsworth Opera House
Railroad St
Michael Zacs
Cedar Rapids native helps establish Linden Centre in China
Adrian Golobic, a 25 year old Cedar Rapids native and Cornell graduate, helps renovate the Linden Centre in Xizhou China to share Chinese culture through communal living. The project faced three years of negotiations and scrutiny by the Cultural Bureau before opening to 28 occupants from around the world.
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Anna Lothson
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Adrian Golobic
Mexico
Cambridge
England
Xizhou
China
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Golobic
Linden Centre
States
Midwest
Brian
Jeanee Linden
Communist Party
Cultural Bureau of China
Marc Pachter
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Washington
Pachter
Linden-Centre.com
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Monticello
Gedar Rapids
Sigourney
Ainsworth
C.R. Native
Anna Obhson
Gazcomm.com
Yunnan Province
Xizhou, China
Kazak
India
Mongolia
Beijing
AP. Gazette Graphic
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