Crowd Enjoys Rain Shortened Patriotic Pops Concert
The Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra at Kirkwood Community College opened with The Star Spangled Banner and Copland Hoedown then Linda Robbins Coleman arrangements. A storm ended the second half after Mars From The Planets. audience attendance was lower, with $5 admissions noted.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Mother Nature
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Kirkwood Community College
Aaron Copland
America
CRSO
Linda Robbins Coleman
Benton County weighs pioneer cemetery commission plans
Benton County will decide July 12 on forming and funding a pioneer cemetery commission after an overflow June 18 hearing. Gene Davis urged action to save some 30 of the county’s 71 cemeteries, while trustees pushed for clarity and local control.
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Benton County
Pioneer
Vinton
Pioneer Cemetery Commission
Benton County Supervisors
Ed Sass
Gene Davis
Tama County
Wiese
Dave Thompson
Davis
Freedom Festival lineup and events on May's Island and beyond
The schedule details Freedom Festival activities including a ceremonial flag raising at May's Island and a Summer Sunday Jazz at Coe College with Effie Burt and Billy D's Friends. Other events include a Victorian Lawn Party at Ushers Ferry, an American Quarter Horse Show, a Trapshooting Tournament, a Kennels baseball game, and a Cedar Rapids Municipal Band concert. Free admission with festival button. call CITYLINE for updates.
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Coe College
First Ave
Effie Burt
Billy D
Sid Wingfield
Ushers Ferry Historical Village
Seminole Valley Tr
Ushers Ferry Historic Village
Iowa
Otter Creek Sportsman Club
Milburn Rd
Hiawatha
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Rockford Road
Cedar Rapids
RV campers flock to Wal Mart for July weekend
RV owners flock to Wal Mart stores this Fourth of July weekend amid crowded campgrounds. Cedar Rapids and Coralville stores report overnight campers and supply runs, while managers note limits based on parking and local rules. Private campgrounds say Wal Mart undercuts overnight revenue.
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Wal-Mart
the Gazette
Wal- Mart
Greg Cason
Iowa City
Jeremy Lyons
Sam's Club
Kent Vogel
Cedar Rapids
Cason
Shirley Burns
Sleepy Hollow
Oxford
Hunt
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Tom Williams
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