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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 2004
Page
25
At 7 p.m. the West Branch City Council meets in City Hall council chambers while the Coralville Parks and Recreation Commission convenes at the Coralville Recreation Center.
The Wellman City Council meets at 7 p.m. in the municipal building. At 8 p.m. the College Community school board gathers in the Educational Service Center boardroom and at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids.
A list of local activities includes a Mercy Iowa City Cardiac Support Group lunch at 11:30 a.m. with reservations required, a Half-Price Sale at the Book End noon to 7 p.m., a Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center Holiday Blood Drive 1 to 7 p.m. at Iowa City Donor Center, Duct Tape Magic for grades 7 to 12 at the Iowa City Public Library, Child Check for 3- and 4-year-olds at Grant Wood AEA, First Aid Basics at 328 S Clinton St, and Washington Winter Concert at Washington High School. Brucemore Holiday Tours run 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Dec. 31, Cedar Memorial Christmas Lights continue through Saturday, and Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery offers free entry to its lights event.
Toddler Storytime at 10:30 a.m. in the Hazel Westgate Story Room of the Iowa City Public Library. Monday Madness Story Time at 7 p.m. at the Coralville Public Library.
Nature Walks meet at the senior center at 8 30 a m. The Book Worms gather at 9 30 a m. Bingo starts at 6 p m at the Polishville Community Center in Brighton. Call (319) 694-3495 for details.
Kol Shira, a Jewish vocal ensemble, will perform in the Solarium on the eighth floor of University Hospitals. A Jewish Learning Class with Rabbi Ben Wolf follows at Hillel House at 2 30 p.m. Call 319 353 6417 for details.
This week lists events at Iowa City Public Library and North Liberty Community Library. Gingerbread Program Tuesday 1 30 to 3 p m in Meeting Room A. CPR Recertification Adult Tuesday 6 to 8 p m and Infant Child 8 to 10 p m at 328 S Clinton Suite 6. Storytime Wednesday 10 a m North Liberty Preschool and North Liberty Library Pajama Storytime Wednesday 7 p m. Submit Community Calendar items via email or mail to The Gazette.
Bryce Satterly a 15 year old Marion High School student works on his Eagle Scout project a holiday party for families and singles from Waypoint and Madge Phillips Center in Cedar Rapids. He gathers gifts food baskets and a festive meal showing that needs can be simple warm socks and undershirts over pricey electronics.
Todd Satterly and his family organized the Bev Saathoff Memorial Holiday Party at Central Church of Christ in Cedar Rapids on Dec 11. More than 100 people enjoyed a community dinner with volunteers and thousands in in kind donations from local businesses. The event, named for a friend who died of cancer, aims to become an annual tradition and drew help from teens Paige and Bryce Satterly and many volunteers.
The North Liberty Volunteer Fire Department plans to recruit to 35 members from 30 as emergency calls rise with town growth. Through 2004 calls reached 382 by December 11, and chief Vandewater expects surpassing 400. Applicants must be 18, physically capable, and reside in North Liberty or nearby townships.
Coralville church hosts a 7 p.m. candlelight service on Christmas Eve with choir and soloists. Sunday schedule includes a single 10:30 a.m. worship service, with regular services at 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. Call (319) 337-4181 for details.
The Washington County Conservation Board invites families to the Marr Park Education Center for Wild Week from December 27 to 30. Activities include tracks homes droppings fur feathers animal signs microscopes nests and plaster casts with hours 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The center closes December 31 to January 1. For information call (319) 657 2400.
The Gazette requests high resolution jpeg photos from readers showing Eastern Iowa residents traveling abroad for Christmas. Submit by 9 am Monday Dec 27 with names, towns, photo location, and trip reason. Email to community gazette communications com. For questions contact Diana Nollen at 319 398 8272.
The Gazette invites families with mothers serving in Iraq or Afghanistan to participate in interviews during the holidays. To enroll contact reporter Dick Hogan at 319-398-8255 or 1-800-397-8212 or via email Dick.Hogan gazettecommunications.com.
The American Red Cross requests past and new donors to give blood at drives. Locations are the Grant Wood Area Chapter office at 6300 Rockwell Dr. NE Cedar Rapids. Times are today 11 30 a m to 5 30 p m and December 27 11 30 a m to 5 30 p m. Call (319) 393 3500 for information.
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