Cedar Rapids Boy Named US Kid Captain for Orange Bowl
Reid Shadle, 12, of Cedar Rapids, selected as Kid Captain for the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Orange Bowl against Georgia Tech. Born with severe aortic stenosis and multiple surgeries, he has faced serious medical challenges while remaining active and optimistic.
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Opera Confectionery in Iowa City Tied to Local Theater
A 1917 promotional calendar for the Opera Confectionery of Iowa City blends German production with Chicago printing. The shop, once linked to the Englert Theatre, sold homemade ice cream, cigars, and Tony’s Salted Peanuts, becoming a downtown fixture until the 1930s.
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Iowa City Press Citizen
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Opera Confectionery treats noted in local history
Readers recall sweets sold at the Opera Confectionery. Send memories to Johnson County Historical Society P O Box 5081 Coralville IA 52241 or leighann@countyhistory.org.
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Johnson County
Bald Eagle Days Bus Tour to Bald Eagle Days Event
Two Linn and Buchanan County Conservation Boards host a one day Bald Eagle Days bus tour on Jan 9 starting 7:30 a.m. at Hazleton and 8:30 a.m. at Hiawatha. Includes Mississippi River viewing stops and Quad Cities Expo Center live birds and 30+ Niabi Zoo animals with over 100 booths. Admission $45 adults $41 ages 5 to 12. Reservations (319) 892-6485.
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Civil War reenactors return for five Saturdays at History Center
Advance registration required for program 314704-01 3 resident 5 non resident at Carl and Mary Koehler History Center Cedar Rapids 615 First Ave SE 10 am to 2 pm today Retired members from Iowa 124th Volunteer Infantry from Linn Cedar Jackson Johnson Jones and Tama counties appear in uniform and speak to visitors five Saturdays only Free shows and talks about Civil War events Plastic Model Club meets 7 pm Wednesday at Kiiks Photography 808 Third Ave SE Marion Sunday Family Movie 2 15 pm at Marion Public Library 1095 Sixth Ave Snacks welcome under 9 supervised see marionpubliclibrary org for titles
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First Ave
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Sixth Ave
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Camp Tanager Fund Drive Totals Reported For 2009 2010
Tanager Place Cedar Rapids administers Camp Tanager for nonattending children. Donations listed include The Color Web Employees Canteen Fund 7533.19 and The Gazette Downtown Employees Canteen Fund 189.56 plus several individual gifts totaling 7932.93 with a fiscal goal of 45000.00 and 37067.07 still to be received.
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