Flamingo Rising adapted for Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie
Iowa City author Larry Baker’s 1997 novel The Flamingo Rising about a Florida drive in theater family will be a Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie likely airing on CBS in spring 2001. Filming starts mid August in Marineland Florida with writer Richard Russo credited for the screenplay. The story follows Abraham Isaac Lee adopted by a Korean War veteran drive in owner and set in the 1960s. Baker’s ties to Iowa include research at City and West high schools and prior teaching at Kirkwood Community College.
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Iowa City Council
Larry Baker
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark
Ellen Nesselrode
CBS
Abraham Isaac Lee
Florida
Marineland
Fla
Lidge
Angie
Richard Russo
Iowa
Kalona
City and West High
Ginger Russell
Ben Russell
Jenny Baker
Ben
Jenny
Kirkwood Community College
Cornell College Revenues Hit Record 10.9 Million
Cornell College Mount Vernon reports 10.9 million in gifts for the year ending June 30 a record driven by 4 million for capital projects 3.8 million to the endowment 2.3 million unrestricted and the rest restricted Renovations include Law Hall 6.4 million with August reopening as a campus tech center Alumni and Armstrong halls slated for 12.7 million renovations with Alumni construction beginning February 2001 The annual fund reached 1.5 million in 1999 meeting its 1.425 million goal supporting library staffing field trips lectures and student services.
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Cornell College
Law Hall
Armstrong
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Cornell
First degree sexual abuse trial opens in Linn County
The trial of Henry Parrish Jr. 30 of 1151 19th Ave. SW opens in Linn County District Court after police recovered evidence supporting a 9 year old girl’s claim. He faces life imprisonment if convicted. Parrish is jailed on bond.
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Wedar Rapids
Henry Parrish Jr
Linn
Parrish
19Th Ave
Linn County
Chain Saw Carver Faces Travel and Expense Toll
Hartsville artist King travels from Tennessee to Iowa and Wyoming to carve wood, earning limited by fairs and sponsors. He cuts costs by camping in a pickup while dealing with wear from years on the road and the risks of heavy sawdust and heat.
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Des Moines
Ida Grove
Laramie
Wyo
Fayette County Fair
King
Karma Knospe
Fayette County
Tennessee
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Williamsburg
N.C
Iowa
Wyoming
Artist to sign work at museum Saturday
Cedar Rapids artist Tod Haskins Fredericks will sign his artwork at the African American Heritage Museum and Cultural Center in Westdale Mall Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. His pieces are on display and available for signing reservations. Fredericks, born in Milwaukee, studied at the School of Arts and the University of Wisconsin Madison before Army service 1966 to 1969.
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Tod Haskins Fredericks
Westdale Mall
Fredericks
Milwaukee
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
Army
Volunteer openings across Linn County agencies and events
Volunteer opportunities announced by LIV and United Way East Central Iowa include calls for volunteers across multiple agencies. Roles span crisis counseling, mentoring for welfare-to-work families, driver support, foster care help, gallery attendants, receptionist duties, and MDA telethon coordination with specific contact numbers and eligibility notes.
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Iowa
Call
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Foundation 2 Crisis Center
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Iowa River
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