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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 2017
Page
22
Volunteers wrap and deliver gifts to seniors with more than 600 names on the community Christmas trees. Home Instead hosts wrapping parties and Cedar Rapids Fire Department assists by checking smoke detectors and replacing batteries. Santa and volunteers bring tears of joy as they tell seniors they are special.
The Gedar Rapids area hosts a Sunday morning service from 9 to 10 at First Presbyterian Church led by Rev. Heather Hayes as part of a three week Advent series about God coming near. It invites reflections on making God known through actions and seeing Christ in neighbors. A separate service called The Longest Night is planned for 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at St Pauls United Methodist Church to offer solace to those grieving or distressed during the holidays.
Angie Toomsen, 45, of Iowa City, selected from a national pool of candidates to lead Theatre Cedar Rapids starting January 15. Skywalk Group led the nationwide search. She has directed at Corridor theaters and co-founded Fourth Room Theatre, promising inclusivity and cultural vitality for TCR.
The Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum hosts Discovery Days Christmas in the Trench from Dec 26 to 30, 9 am to 5 pm. Visitors explore life in World War I trenches, the 1914 Christmas Truce, and wartime tech like tanks and airplanes, with admission $10 adults $5 children 4–13, free for ages 3 and under and members.
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