Cedar Rapids Arts and Civic Events Tonight
The listing highlights theater, music, sports and local government meetings in Cedar Rapids and nearby areas. My Fair Lady at Paramount Theatre and Warsaw Philharmonic at Hancher Auditorium lead a schedule that includes a Five Seasons game and several council, board, and library events across the region today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke’s
Board of Adjustment
Cedar Rapids School Board
Marion City Council
Marion Library Board
Coggon City Council
Ely City Council
Ely
Des Moines mother in critical condition after shooting son then herself
Valerie Engebretsen 35 remains in critical condition after shooting her 10-year-old son Paul Hodge to death and turning the gun on herself in a Des Moines home. Police said she and her husband Berg Engebretsen 47 a Broadlawns Medical Center physician were in the process of divorcing. Authorities expected limited recovery with permanent impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Johnston
Valerie Engebretsen
Berg Engebretsen
Paul Hodge
U of scholars host rhetoric symposium at AAAS meeting
Scholars from the University of Iowa POROI present The Rhetoric of Science at the AAAS annual meeting in New Orleans. The session runs 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday and argues rhetoric influences how scientific claims are established. Contact Kate Neckerman for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
POROI
American Association For the Advancement of Science
AAAS
New Orleans
Steve Fuller
Kate Neckerman
Teaching fair draws 750 teachers and 116 employers to UNI
More than 750 teachers from around the world and 116 potential employers gather at the University of Northern Iowa for the 14th Midwest Overseas Recruiting Fair. Recruiters will interview U S certified teachers with at least two years experience for positions in Asia Europe South and Central America Africa and the Middle East. The event runs February 17 and 18 from 8 a m to 6 p m with about half of interviewed teachers expected to go abroad this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
University of Northern Iowa
Midwest
Asia
Europe
South
Central America
Africa
Middle East
Dorhout
U.S
Hooper Bloopers to play Oxford Junction faculty game
The WMT Hooper Bloopers challenge Oxford Junction faculty and Olin staff in a 7 p.m. game on February 17. Tickets are on sale at Coons Corner and Dobling Insurance Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Junction
WMT Hooper Bloopers
Olin
Coons Corner
Dobling Insurance Agency
Dream of teen center may end in C.R.
Donna Jones of Cedar Rapids founded Teen Junction at 709 Second Ave SE for teens 14 to 21 to keep them off streets but the not-for-profit center faces about $15 000 in debt with funding promises unfulfilled. Manager Jim Coleman cites ethnic clashes and low attendance as problems and warns of possible closure next month. If shut, youths may return to street life as cost concerns and sparse crowds persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Jones
Cedar Rapids
Teen Junction
Second Ave
Tj’s
Jim Coleman
Coleman
Tabor Won’t Seek Fifth Term in Iowa House
David Tabor chairman of the Ways and Means Committee in the Iowa House says he will not run again, finishing his current term December 31. The Baldwin farmer and Democrat represents District 34 including parts of Dubuque and Jackson counties and helped dismantle the state’s retail liquor monopoly. He cites time with family and will keep serving through the term while managing a farrow to finish hog operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Tabor
Iowa
Durene
Adam
Jessica
Des Moines
Tabor
Dubuque
Jackson
Ways and Means
Education
Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation
Farrow
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warsaw Philharmonic
Zoltan Kocsis
Hancher
Silver Bullets
Omaha Racers
Linn County Supervisors
Cityline
Broadlawns Medical Center
Engebretsen
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Polk County
R.C. Wooters
U of
UNI
Gazette Classified
Sherri
the Gazette
3Rd Ave
New Image Fitness & Gym Ltd
Blairs Ferry Rd
Dream of Teen Center
C.R
Mike Eilen
Jones
Teen Junction Board of Directors
Tj's
United Way of
Rick David
United Way
YMCA
Jane Boyd Community House
She
First Avenue
USA
United Airlines
United Express
Chicago
O'Hare
United
Air Wisconsin
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