Winter Carnival set to aid Backbone Lake
The Backbone Lake Preservation Association hosts a two day Winter Carnival at Backbone State Park next weekend to raise funds after state officials declined to spend 1 million to dredge the lake. Events include sled dog races cross country ski races snowmobile races a snow sculpture contest and a Saturday night dance with donors sought.
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Weather Report C R area Sunday summary
Weather summary for 24 hours ending Sunday shows prior day high 61 low 37 with no precipitation. Extended forecast calls for snow chances Wednesday and Friday with partly cloudy Thursday. highs mid 20s to low 30s, lows in 20s. Strong winds, up to 100 mph, hit northeastern foothills and Bellview, power outages at Fort Collins. Four inches of snow at Bismark, light snow in Huron and Sioux Falls, heavy snow in northern plains. temps up to 50s in Pacific Northwest. southern states sunny.
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Linn County Officials Schedule Multiple Budget and Zoning Meetings
Today includes a series of Linn County budget work sessions with the Health Center and Mental Health Department at the Administrative Office Building, a zoning board hearing, a Kirkwood College negotiation, and city council budget talks. Additional sessions cover a water board meeting in Hiawatha, Fairfax council budget review, a public hearing on the eighth year Community Development Program, and a Cedar Rapids school board session. A Linn County Board of Health meeting is also on the agenda.
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Kirkwood Community College Board of Directors
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Hiawatha Water Board
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Cedar Rapids Community School Board
Little Theatre
Washington High School
Forest Drive
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Center Point Road
Sinfonian Jazz Horizons and Other Fall Events
Classical and jazz concerts lead a Cedar Rapids area schedule featuring Sinfonian Jazz Horizons at Sinclair Auditorium with Jack DeJohnette and John Abercrombie, Julliard String Quartet at Hancher Auditorium, and a Luther College piano recital. Also a puppet show at Harding Junior High with free admission and required reservations. additional nature program on Birds of Prey at Kirkwood Community College with a $5 fee. Registration via phone numbers listed.
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John Abercrombie
Julliard String Quartet
Hancher Auditorium
U of 1
Gregory Pepetone
Center For Faith and Life
Luther College
Decorah
Harding Junior High School
Junior League of Cedar Rapids, Inc
Suzanne Seyfer
Kirkwood Community College
Indian Creek Nature Center
Program planned on autistic children
Parents and others may hear Dr. Amy Lettick director of Benhaven Residential Facility for Autistic Adolescents and Adults speak at Grant Wood AEA on Wednesday at 7 p.m. She will show videotapes and discuss the Benhaven program. She plans campus visits Thursday and Friday followed by a Friday meeting with the Parents of Autistic Children.
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Conn
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Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Grant Wood Aea
Benhaven Village
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Yale University
Polly Nichols
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