Things to Do Today Cedar Rapids Event Highlights
Agriculture show at Hawkeye Downs features Iowa State University Extension climatologist Elwynn Taylor and pesticide expert Jim Fawcett. Music event by Sweet Adelines International at Calvin Sinclair Church. Kids activities include Polliwog Preschool Birds of Prey and reading with therapy dogs at Marion Public Library. Art exhibit Migrations at Mount Mercy University runs through February. Free admission to most events.
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Jim Fawcett
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Indian Creek Nature Center
Otis Rd
Cedar Rapids
Badge Workshops for Girl Scouts at Ushers Ferry Village
Linn County Cedar Rapids Parks offers two January badge workshops for Girl Scouts at Ushers Ferry Village. Fee 15 dollars per scout. January 19 sessions cover Celebrating Community and Playing the Past with period-appropriate activities. Tanager Place earns national reaccreditation by COA for top 20 percent of agencies. accreditation since 2001 with four-year review.
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Cedar Rapids Washington High hosts freshman orientation
Cedar Rapids Washington High School will hold an introductory orientation at 7 p.m. January 14 in Room 128 for non public, home school and open enrolled students with parents. The session covers curriculum, building tour, registration details and a Q A. Kari Tinkham can provide information.
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Washington High School
Carrie Tinkham
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Senior volunteers sought for intergenerational portrait project
Working Group Theatre with Hancher Auditorium and City High School seeks senior volunteers to be interviewed for written portraits exploring aging and memory loss. Portraits by KC McGinnis will accompany a display at Englert Theatre during The Broken Chord from April 12 to 14, with a book forthcoming.
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Hancher Auditorium
City High School
KC McGinnis
Englert Theatre
Han
Willowwind announces 2013 Summer Programs and scholarships
Willowwind School launches a 10 week summer program from June 3 to August 9 with full day preschool and 50 plus classes for K through 6. They offer a new program for entering kindergarten in fall 2013 and early registration saves 20. The Grand Lodge of Iowa A F and A M offers two scholarships for graduating seniors with deadlines February 1 and March 1.
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Cedar Rapids engineer expands giving tree into yearlong volunteer work
Zach Cloe of Cedar Rapids, an engineer at Duane Arnold, broadened a holiday gift program with Four Oaks by volunteering weekly at North Oaks, a Four Oaks facility for youths 11 to 16. He visits Mondays to mentor, help with homework, and build stable relationships, earning praise from staff and NextEra Energy Duane Arnold officials.
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Ad Cloe
Cloe
NextEra Energy
Duane Arnold
Four Oaks
Cedar Rapids
North Oaks
Jody Ansen
Ansen
Zach
Renee Nelson
West Music Named Retailer of the Year by Music Inc
West Music Company receives the 2012 Excellence Awards Retailer of the Year honor from Music Inc magazine. Ten retailers and ten suppliers are recognized for outstanding performance in 2012, marking West Music’s first time earning the award.
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West Music Company
Music Inc. Magazine
West Music
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