Armchair Adventure profiles Outward Bound schools
The Indian Creek Nature Center hosts its third Armchair Adventure featuring the Minnesota and Colorado Outward Bound schools. Dave Novak and Marion Patterson narrate a program with slides about courses, specialties, and world wide expansion. The Cedar Rapids event showcases canoeing in Minnesota and high elevation climbing in Colorado.
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Marion Patterson
Cedar Rapids
Colorado
Indian Creek
Outward Bound
United States
Minnesota
Nature Center
Patterson
Colorado School
Otis and
Bertram Roads
Recreation Leaders Workshop Set for February 10
A recreation workshop for adult and teen leaders of youth groups takes place Saturday February 10 at the Iowa City Recreation Center. It is co sponsored by the Iowa City Park and Recreation Department and Iowa State University Extension Service. Registration is 10 to 10 30 a m with talks by Glen Thompson and Jan Lown and afternoon sessions on active games crafts hikes and nature activities. There is no charge for the workshop.
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Iowa City Recreation Center
Iowa City Park and Recreation Department
Iowa State University Extension Service
Glen Thompson
Iowa State Extension
Ames
Jan Lown
Iowa City
Thompson
Lown
Janet Martin
Johnson County
Run for Fun Adds Derby Event in Cedar Rapids Area
The Cedar Rapids area Soap Box Derby will host a new Run for Fun race in 1979 alongside the traditional derby. An information and registration session for Eastern Iowa youths ages 10 to 15 is set for today at 1 30 p m in the Central YMCA. The Run for Fun is scheduled for June 3 as a warm-up to the July 8 derby on Collins Road NE. Larry Pookes leads the Cedar Rapids association with As of Center Point guiding the event. his son Ken won the 1977 senior race.
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Jaycees
Central Ymca
Iowa
Rockwell International-Collins
Collins Road
Larry Pookes
Cedar Rapids Area
Twirling and gym teams to perform at Harding Junior High
The Marion YMCA Blue Stars gymnastic team, formed in 1978 from Marion YMCA program students, will perform at halftime of the Kirkwood Community College Boone College game in Cedar Rapids. The group of 12 girls showcase floor, talent, and rhythm routines and have appeared for 4-H, nursing homes, Boy Scouts, and at the Marion Fair. The Iowa Sunshine baton twirling team, with 20 girls ages 7-13 from Cedar Rapids and Benton County, will perform Feb 17 between games as Kirkwood hosts Indian Hills.
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Marion Ymca Blue Stars
Kirkwood Community College-Boone
Jane Speer
Rhonda Ridenour
Raquel Ridenour
Jenny Hoon
Betsey Cuffel
Andrea Machacek
Janelle Emerson
Maureen Martin
Nicole Ridge
Iowa Sunshine
Harding Junior High
Kirkwood
Indian Hills Community College
Cedar Rapids
Benton County
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Armchair Adventure
Benton
Cedar
Johnson, Jones, Linn
Washington Counties
Ayo
My Valentine
Valentine
BRACH
OSCO
PYREX
Devergent
Prestone
Welch’s Grape
B.C
Educard Games
Osco Reg
Avanti
Corelle Ware
Bearcat
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