Cedar Rapids Area Events and Life Updates
Meetings set for 9 a.m. at Benton County Courthouse in Vinton and a Cedar Rapids Noelridge Farmers Market 4-6 p.m. Cityline Calendar lists events in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City with phone numbers. Lottery numbers posted. big $6 million 6-of-54 jackpot. Vital statistics note multiple births and marriages in Cedar Rapids area with several names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton County Board of Supervisors
Vinton
Cedar Rapids
Noelridge
Noelridge Greenhouse
Cityline
Iowa City
Freedom Festival events and exhibits across Linn County
A roundup of Freedom Festival activities at the History Center Science Station Time Check Recreation Center and local venues. Highlights include Footprints in Time exhibit 9 am to 4 pm with $2 adults $1 children, Junior League exhibit 9 am to 4 pm, and several free or half price events with a festival button. Evening shows at Liars Theatre and Theatre Cedar Rapids, with admission from $12 to $15 and reservations recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Linn County
History Center
Eighth Ave. SE
Junior League of Cedar Rapids
Eighth Ave
First St
Second Street
Blairs Ferry Rd
Gazette
Kirkwood
Wright Brothers Boulevard
Liars Theatre
Seventh Ave
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Third St. SE
Denver art gallery owner earns Carnegie Hero Medal
Denver Creek rescue earns Richard Abbas a Carnegie Medal and 2500 dollars. The 37 year old art gallery owner jumped into rain swollen Denver Creek last July 20 to save 12 year old April Pritchard who was swept toward the dam. Abbas and the girl were trapped by rough water and freed after Abbas kicked off the dam multiple times. Abbas is among 56 recipients recognized by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission in 1994.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Iowa
Richard Abbas
Denver Creek
April Pritchard
April
Abbas
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Cedar Rapids Fire Department marks 125 years with history exhibit
Fire Marshal Phil Saunders curates Cedar Rapids history from the early bucket brigades to modern EMS duties. A weekend celebration features antique gear at First Street trolley lot, a downtown parade, water fights, and a flea market as firefighters reminisce and invite Eastern Iowa to join.
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Saunders
Cedar Rapids Fire Department
Niversary
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
First Street
Third
Fifth Avenues
Fire Service
Third Avenue Bridge
Fifth Street
Second Avenue SE
Independence Day Activities Across Eastern Iowa
A wide set of Fourth of July events plans parades, runs, dances, a street party, and airm show in several towns. Highlights include a 5K race in Toledo, sand volleyball, softball tournaments, fireworks, an Independence Air Show at the municipal airport, and a community concert series leading to a 9:32 p.m. fireworks display with rain date Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Mike Sasack
Dale Yuska
Mike Wedmore
Susan Dacy
Joe
Marion Cole
The
Mental Health Institute
Institute
Asia
South America
Wal-Mart
Vicky Burk
America the Beautiful
Calvary Evangelistic Center
Tim Main
Triumphant Christian Center
Independence Community Band
Diane Yeager
Fourteen Iowans in gifted program design glider and write
The Connie Belin National Center for Gifted Education hosts a summer program with 12 top young inventors from across the state. Students work on a V-1 bomber inspired glider with a 55 inch wingspan, using a model rocket for lift and wing aerodynamics for flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney Cook
Dubuque
Emily Reinert
Petersburg
Burge Residence Hall
Eleanor Smith
Council Bluffs
Meghan Beresford
Gina Patnaik
Denison
Elizabeth Stuckey- French
Connie Belin
Arlington Days celebration kicks off July 8 in city park
Arlington Days runs July 8 to 10 with Miss Arlington crowning on Friday evening at the city park, followed by music by Barber Shoppers and Destiny. Entry details for Miss Arlington and children’s pageant are available via local contacts. Weekend events include amateur trap, lunch stand, parade, car show, bingo, games, and a truck and tractor pull at Prairie Hills Park.
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Arlington
Arlington Days
Arlington City Park
Fayette County Fair
Destiny
Prairie Hills Park
Linda McAllister
Arlington Fire Department
Robin Fliehler
Donna Rosburg
American Legion Post 219
Stormont High School
Paul
Bertha Schuchmann
Eugene Kauffman
Uncle Sam
American Legion and Auxiliary Post 219
The
Legion Hall
Lee Gamm
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Scott Garrels
J St. SW
Carrie
Stephen Saladrigas
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Marcia
Gregory Smith
Carolina Dr. NE
Branda
Todd Clark
Blake Bird
Julie
Paul Lawrence
Mechanicsville
Leroy J. Helms
Brenda L. Grimm
Hal Beard
Loretta J. Sims
Matthew J. Smith
Heather L. Bowers
Michael A. Pond
Cheryl L. Stearns
Jay A. Potter
Amy L. Tandle
Michael C. Sisson
Jeanne M. Newton
Patrick J. Kurtz
Angela S. Schmidt
Todd M. Beaton
Tracy L. Stevens
Daniel R. Yelland
Anna L. Kreais
Jeffrey T. Jennings
Sarah L. Locke
Thomas K.drzycimski
Leigh D. Roberts
Cedar
Freedom Festival
C.R. Department
Fire Department
Old Fire Department
New Fire Department
Toledo
American Legion Hall
Courthouse
Zack’s
Twin Cities Insurance & Real Estate
Ben Franklin’s
Tama
Conestoga Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
132Nd
Don Juhl
Linda Morrow
Storm Seymour
Sean Emery
Oelwein
Sacred Heart
Wings Park
Crystal Axe
Main Street
Waterloo Water Hawks
al Beardsley
Woodmen
Paul Kiecksee
Johnson Ave
N.W
Mick Culbertson
Johnson Ave. N.W
Ted Messer District
FICF
LUTCF
11Th Ave
Belle Plaine
Craig Burtis
1St Ave. N.E
Keadlies
Modern Woodmen OF America
Rock Island, Illinois
Maem Ead
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