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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1984
Page
9
Sixteen 5-year-olds at Bowman Woods Elementary join Linn-Mar district's first alternative kindergarten program. The class, chosen from 30, focuses on motor and social skills with a half day, five days a week schedule.
The piece follows Albert Jaster in Elkport, a 73 year old blacksmith who patches and tinkers. He recalls quitting school early, starting his own shop, and adapting to fewer horses and machinery as work wanes. The tour reveals his inventive machines and stubborn dedication to craft.
Multiple programs seek volunteers including United Cerebral Palsy aerobic I program from Jan 18 to Mar 7 with training offered Claudia Wolfe 365 4657, and Marion residents 18 plus for mentally handicapped support. Other roles include tax help at Council on Aging, adaptive aquatics at Bender Pool, public health meeting secretary, food bank PR, crafts and games with youth, telecare health check calls, friendly visitors and waiting room supervision.
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