New Cedar Rapids Art Center Director Seeks Welcoming, Broad Exhibition Range
Stan Wiederspan 34 takes over as director of the Cedar Rapids Art Center on June 1 succeeding Donn Young. He aims to make the center welcoming and educational with a broad mix of shows from traditional to avant garde and to expand educational programs and classes. He urges public visits during the center’s Tuesday to Saturday hours and Thursday evenings openings.
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Cedar Rapids Art Center
Stan Wiederspan
Art Center
Third Street SE
Wiederspan
Twentieth Street SE
Donn Young
Caledonia
Minn
Young
Cedar Rapids
Nebraska
Iowa State Arts Council
Robert Ray
Artist Wiederspan Sees Art Center Value
Wiederspan, an artist, recalls an encounter at the Art center where a grateful elderly man thanked him for the center’s meaning. He defines art as the hand crafted product of a sensitive person using any tool and plans a future painting exhibition.
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Wiederspan
Ptarmigan Color Changes Linked to Human Gray Hair Study
Tromso researchers led by Dr Johan B Steen study ptarmigans to uncover hormonal triggers for feather color shifts from white to brown and back. They test how light duration and hormones influence pigmentation, hoping to shed light on why human hair grays and possibly prevent it.
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Tromso
Norway
University of Tromso
Ptarmigan
Tromso Wildlife Team
Johan B. Steen
Steen
Ptarmigans
Fireworks History Dates to Ninth Century Chinese
The Chinese began using gunpowder for fireworks in the ninth century and developed the art of display. Until recently, most American Fourth of July fireworks were imported from China, the World Almanac notes.
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China
Lawmaker Lukens barred from office for late expense report
Ohio Senator Ronald Lukens cannot seek office for five years after the state supreme court ruled he failed to file an expense account on time for the 1972 senate race. Lukens, 42, from Middletown, filed the report 12 days late and his petitions were rejected. the secretary of state then barred his candidacy.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ronald Lukens
Ohio State Supreme Court
Lukens
Senate
Middletown
Secretary of State’s
Salvation Army Camp Attracts Cedar Rapids Youths
About 50 Cedar Rapids youngsters will attend four July sessions at Salvation Army Green Valley camp in Peoria Illinois. Boys 7 to 11 begin July 4 and girls 6 to 11 start July 9 with the Boy Scout Troop 11 and Cedar Rapids Girl Guards joining July 16 to 23. Adney says fees are funded by candy sales UCS funds and local advisory board support.
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Cedar Rapids
Salvation Army
Green Valley
Peoria
Ill
Eugene Adney
Army
Girl Guards
National Salvation Army
Adney
UCS
Salvador Army
Pollution's ills strike canines in air study
Dogs exposed to high levels of sulfur dioxide showed lung abnormalities similar to severe chronic bronchitis in humans. Dr. Richard Martin of McGill University presented the findings at the American Lung Association meeting, noting the connection between polluted air and canine respiratory impairment.
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New York
UPS
Nual
American Lung Assn
National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Assn
Richard Martin
McGill University
Montreal
P.Q
Canada
Record Golf Clinic Registrations Reach New High
The recreation commission and city parks department completed a golf clinic series with 722 beginners and 126 advanced participants across four public courses Ellis Jones Squaw Creek and Twin Pines. Tournaments run this week with separate boys and girls events and medals for top finishers.
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Recreation Commission
City Parks Department
Ellis
Jones
Squaw Creek
Twin Pines
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