First Food of the Season Maple Sap and Syrup Notes
The article explains sap flow from maples and some birches as the season's first food crop. It notes ideal syruping conditions, trees that produce sap, and that backyard tapping is doable without harming the tree. The author is director of Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids.
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Kennedy hosts Midwest show choir competition day
Show choirs from the Midwest compete at Kennedy High School 4545 Weing Rd NE Cedar Rapids from 8 25 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are 10 for all day admission and 5 for morning middle school only. Local groups include C R Washington Vivace Xavier Xu berance C R Jefferson Ovation and Benton Community Celebration Co.
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Freedom Festival parade calls for entries theme Hold on Tight to Dreams
The Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival invites 2008 parade entries with the Hold on Tight to Your Dreams theme. Parade is June 28 at 9 a.m. Entry forms due by noon May 23. Visit the Freedom Festival office at 226 Second St. SE or online at freedomfestival.com. For information call (319) 365-8313. The festival runs June 19 to July 4.
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Anamosa Finds Charm in Small Town Welcome
The Gazette profiles Anamosa as a welcoming small town where residents greet each other on every street. Visitors may come for history, culture, and shopping, with the Anamosa State Penitentiary and Highway 151 connecting Cedar Rapids and Maquoketa nearby.
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the Gazette
Huber Street
Anamosa
Meredith Hines-Dochterman
Gazette
Iowa Men’s Reformatory
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Cascade
Maquoketa
Patrick Callahan
Dawn Smith
Raven Hollow
Gazette hosts morning coffee at Lawrence Community Center
Gazette staff invite residents to a 9 to 10 30 a m gathering at 600 E Main St Lawrence to discuss Anamosa coverage and solicit story ideas with weather permitting coffee on offer and updates at GazetteOnline.com
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Lawrence Community Center
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Grant Wood Roots Traced to Anamosa Boyhood Home
Anamosa honors famed native Grant Wood born on a nearby farm three miles from town. Tour officials and locals note his early drawing talent and lasting ties, with a cemetery memorial and the Grant Wood Art Gallery preserving his legacy.
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Bob Hatcher
Jones County Tourism Board
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Mildred Barker Brown
Antioch
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