Community events and cultural talks in Cedar Rapids area
A list of local happenings includes a 10:45 a.m. children’s art exhibit at Marion Public Library and a 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Coe College showcase of 1,200 third grade artworks. Also on offer are a vegetarian cooking demo at Hy-Vee, a Gazetta book club in Cedar Rapids, a Taegukgi film in Iowa City, and a historic foods meetup at the University of Iowa.
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Coe College
The
College
Cedar Rapids Community School
North Korea
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Iowa City Public Library
S. Linn St
Willowwind School
Dover St
Heartland Yoga
College St
Eastwind Healing Center
E. College St
Ina May Gaskin
Consciousbirthiown.com
Kristin Bergman
Kristin
Gmail.com
Solon Middle School students knit scarves for Des Moines second graders
Andrea Velasquez's seventh grade class at Solon Middle School knitted almost 100 scarves for Jackson Elementary in Des Moines in January as a community service project. Students plan to ship the handmade gifts to Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, while a large, inclusive effort has grown this year with staff participation and student leadership.
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Solon
Andrea Velasquez
Jackson
Des Moines
Velasquez
Sandy Hook
Newtown
Conn
Ely Kleinsmith
Meryn
Mallory Miller
Emma Winders
Alexis Ashton
Chloe Thole
Jackson Elementary School
Cedar Rapids Public Library Moves to Ladd Library Opening
Construction on the Cedar Rapids Public Library west side site at 3750 Williams Blvd SW progresses toward a Feb 23 opening with a ribbon cutting at 10 am. The Ladd Library will host first story times at 10 30 am and 1 30 pm on Feb 23, featuring Mother Goose.
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Cedar Rapids Public Library
West Side
Williams Blvd
Ladd Library
Cedar Rapids
Mother Goose
Friends
Clifford
Crlibrary.org
Iowa Delegates Named for 2013 Washington Youth Summit
Iowa selects Alex Kaiser of Iowa City High and Jeremiah Anthony of Iowa City West as National Youth Delegates for the 2013 Washington Youth Summit on the Environment at George Mason University from June 23 to June 28.
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Alex Kaiser
Iowa City High
Jeremiah Anthony
Iowa City West
Iowa
Washington
George Mason University
Clayton County Reverses Mental Health Contract Plan
Clayton County Board of Supervisors voted January 14 to drop a Winneshiek County contract for mental health services and seek admission with County Social Services. CS S serves over 18 Iowa counties. Chairman Ron McCartney said the move aims to secure the best service for residents amid regionalization efforts and questions about a small eight county region including Allamakee Winneshiek Bremer Buchanan Delaware Howard Fayette and Clayton.
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Clayton County Board of Supervisors
Winneshiek County
County Social Services
Iowa
Clayton County
Ron McCartney
Clayton
Allamakee
Winneshiek
Bremer
Buchanan
Delaware
Howard
Fayette
McCartney
Iowa City West teams win at Iowa Falls Alden Math Invitational
The Iowa City West Junior Varsity and Varsity math teams finished first at the Iowa Falls Alden Math Invitational held January 12. Individual honors included Jun Hee Lee winning the Sprint and Mastering events, with Anna Furlong Hilah Kohen and Trevor Clinkenbeard rounding out top placements.
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Iowa City West
Iowa Falls
Wah Wang
Anna Furlong
Trevor Clinkenbeard
Ivan Ye
Ben Sheff
West
Hearts for the Hardacre fund raiser at Tipton theater
Har dacre Theater manager Sean Wright and Erin Powers invite patrons to a Hearts for the Hardacre dinner on February 16 at A Place to Land in Tipton to save the historic theater. Tickets cost 90 dollars per couple or 50 per person with reservations by email or phone. In Vinton, Vinton Unlimited elects three new board members Bethany Clemenson Sue Hammond and Jon Clingman with Tim Bird as president Jon Clingman as VP and Kathy Tranel as secretary.
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Cedar St
Tipton
Vinton Unlimited
Bethany Clemenson
Sue Hammond
Jon Clingman
Tim Bird
Kathy Tranel
Andy Lent
Don Eells
Scott Barron
Rich Hainstock
George Bauer
Dan Engledow
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Hooplanow.com
Marion Public Library
Sixth Ave
Marione
Sinclair
First Ave
Gaby Weir
Edgewood Road
Gazette Book Club
Salvatore Giunta
New
Bo Books
Third St. SE
Taegukgi
History Historic
Foodies
Szathmary
University of Iowa Main
Meryn Fluker
the Gazette
Alex Stanley
Meryn.fluker
Sourcemedia
Ladd
Alaska
Steve Street
Bob Anderson
Rich Patterson
Indian Creek Nature Center
Last Frontier
Jim Slosiarek
Gazett
Johnson County
Martin
Sean Wright
Bennett
Hardacre Theater
Erin Powers
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