Cedar Rapids playground week packed with events and par ents day
Cedar Rapids youngsters face a busy week of kimdergarten activities at city playgrounds. Tot lots host Parents Day on Friday with sessions at 10 am and 3 pm. The schedule includes mock circus rehearsals, clown appearances, bike races, contests, and nature hikes across numerous parks. The east and west side track meets crown Noelridge and Fillmore champions respectively with finals at Washington High and Roosevelt Junior High. All sites close Tuesday for the Fourth of July.
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West Side
Fillmore
Noelridge
Washington High School
Roosevelt Junior High School
All-American Concert by Cedar Rapids Band at Bever Park
The Cedar Rapids Municipal Band performs an all-American program tonight at 8 at Bever Park in honor of Independence Day. Frank Piersol conducts. Larry Gwordz soloists on alto sax and Night Music uses John David Lamb. Program includes Emblem of Freedom, American Overture for Band, On the Mall, America the Beautiful, Star Spangled Spectacular, National Emblem, and The Stars and Stripes Forever with a Broadway medley. Gwordz, a saxophonist and medical arts candidate at the University of Iowa, is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and Fellowship of Christian Musicians.
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Cedar Rapids
Bever Park
Larry Gwordz
Frank Piersol
Karl King
Jenkins
Goldman
Visconti Final Film Set for U.S. Release
The last Visconti work, starring Giancarlo Giannini and Jennifer ONeill, will debut in the United States later this year as The Innocent. Director Luchino Visconti was editing L Innocente in Rome when he died in 1976. Analysis Films will distribute the film in the U.S.
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144 Foot Kinetic Sculpture Laser Show Scrapped
A proposed 144 foot kinetic sculpture at the National Air and Space Museum, designed to project laser visuals, was halted as the Bureau of Radiological Health refused approval without safety standards. The installation would still offer music, steam, a water prism, bells, and other displays despite the absence of laser effects. The sculpture recalls an exotic football tackling dummy.
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National Air and Space Museum
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Eggs remain a protein bargain in inflationary times
In the article eggs are highlighted as a low cost protein option. A dozen large eggs weighs about 1% pounds and costs 80 cents per dozen, equating to roughly 53 cents per pound for a high quality protein source.
YMCA capital fund meetings set to launch final campaign phase
Metropolitan Area YMCA schedules three kickoff sessions Thursday at 7:30 am, noon and 5:30 pm in the Mott Room Central to start the $3 million capital fund drive. General Chairman Russell Landis says volunteers from Ellis Y Central Y and Marion Y lead the Victory Teams as $1.53 million, over 51 percent, has been raised so far.
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Allan Peremsky
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Camp Wapsie-Y
Metro Y
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Mercy Hospital elects two new board members
Two new members were elected to the Mercy Hospital board of trustees at the annual meeting Tuesday. Sam S. Johnson Sr. and Sister Mary Lawrence Hallagan joined the board, with Hallagan resigning as administrator effective June 30 after more than four decades in health care. Officers named include B L Anderson as president and Bernard M. Grahek as chief executive officer.
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Trailridge Road
Allen Motor Co
Mary Lawrence Hallagan
Eighth St. SE
Mercy
Johnson
Allen’s
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
City National Bank
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