Parade flags planned for Holiday Avenue march for Independence Day
Organizers will hand out about 1,000 small flags for a parade on Holiday Avenue with a theme honoring Patriotism to Country, School and Place of Worship. Fireworks shows are set tonight at 10 at the All-Iowa Fair Hawkeye Downs and at dusk over the Cedar River sponsored by Cedar Boat Club.
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Sanders
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Boat Club
Cedar River
Iowa
Harold Ewoldt
Chamber of Commerce
Cecelia Nevins
Hawthorne Hills
Dubuque
Nevins
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Ewoldt
Spencer
Old Frontier Park
Belle Plaine
Franklin Park
Ambroz Recreation Center
Central City
Area Fourth Celebrations Spread Across Iowa Towns
A roundup of local Fourth of July events lists parades at Anamosa Atkins Cedar Rapids Center Point and Williamsburg. Fireworks displays are scheduled in many cities including Anamosa Cedar Rapids and Monticello with family activities concerts and contests throughout the day and evening.
Grants Approved for Grant Wood Agency Funds 1980 81
Grants totaling 1 353 098 dollars were approved for the Grant Wood Area Education Agency for 1980 81. Most funding supports Early Childhood Services under Reid Zehrbach with Education for All Handicapped Act funds. A Teacher Incentive grant to Ellen McGinnis covers equipment and field trips for autistic students ages 6 to 14 at Kenwood Elementary in Cedar Rapids. Southeast Iowa Writing Project receives 99 990 to run an intensive institute for 150+ area teachers coordinated by Jim Davis and university staff. A 43 264 grant funds Administrative Skills training for area principals inspired by Madeline Hunter. An additional 14 935 supports ongoing in service programs tied to Iowa Tests of Basic Skills piloted by Oliver Cummings.
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Reid Zehrbach
Ellen McGinnis
Kenwood
Cedar Rapids
Southeast
Iowa
Jim Davis
University of Iowa
Irene Neubauer
Elizabeth Moore
Madeline Hunter
University of California
Los Angeles
Oliver Cummings
Emerald Knights Drum Corps Tour Through Wisconsin Parades
The 80 member Emerald Knights Drum and Bugle Corps left Cedar Rapids to perform in three parades and two contests in Wisconsin. They marched in Watertown and Columbus this morning, performed tonight in Clinton, and scheduled Saturday in Clinton at 1 p.m. and 7 30 p.m. The team travels next week to Whitewater for the Midwest Championship on July 11-12 with corps from the region.
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Emerald Knights
Cedar Rapids
Watertown
Columbus
Wis
Clinton
Whitewater
Drum Corps International
Midwest
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Edna McPherson
6Th St. SW
Anamosa
Atkins
Atkins City Park
American Legion Hall
Fairfax
Fairfax Volunteer Fire Department
Garnaville
Mechanicsville
Lions Club
Jones County Fairground
Springville
Springville Community Betterment Association
Williamsburg
Grant Wood
Grant Wood Area
Wisconsin
Killians
Lindale Mall
Rick
Ly Paiek
Is Paiek
Lower Level
Pirick
Paiek
Selandia
China Department
Webster Wilcox International
Co ‘ S Price
Fifth Floor
Iy Park
Ly Pick
Parkade
Patiek
Pillock
Couture
Bracewell
Beker
DMI
Patick
Philip Reinish
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