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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 2003
Page
27
The schedule lists public meetings including the Cedar Rapids Airport Commission at 2515 Wright Brothers Blvd W, the Linn County Fair Board and Board of Supervisors at the Fair Grounds Central City, and city council and planning meetings in Hiawatha Marion and Robins. Fire fighters Association meeting at Central Fire Station follows at 8 p.m.
The schedule lists at 8:30 a.m. welcome remarks by the mayor to the IBEW 11th District Convention.
Guttenberg school board meets at 7 p.m. in the High School Assembly Room 212. Anamosa Zoning Board of Adjustment gathers at 7:15 p.m. in City Hall. Belle Plaine school board convenes at 7:30 p.m. in the Administration Building.
Sheryl Crow performs at 8 p m at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. Tickets range 35 to 75 dollars via Ticketmaster and (319) 363-1888 or online at www ticketmaster com.
Monticello hosts the Great Jones County Fair with harness racing at 12 30 p m and Lonestar with Carolyn Dawn Johnson at 7 30 p m Jesup hosts Farmers Days featuring a kids parade at 7 p m and a carnival Arts in the Park Juggler Dean Franzen performs at Cedar Rapids Public Library at 10 a m 1 p m and 7 p m Five Seasons Ski Team performs a water ski show at Ellis Park Cedar Rapids Learn at Lunch at the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library at noon with Czech and Slovak authors Emily Martin Lecture on Thursdays on Third at 5 30 p m at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Free contact numbers included.
City Market Riverside Roundhouse hosts markets from 3 30 to 5 30 p m and Central City Farmers Market Brend Park runs 4 30 to 6 30 p m with multiple urban venues offering fresh produce and local goods.
Cedar Rapids offers free clinics at Cedar Rapids Free Medical Clinic 5 15 to 6 45 p m 1043 Third Ave SE call 862 2636 for appointment Community Health Free Clinic 9 a m to noon Jane Boyd Community House 943 14th Ave SE phone 447 4204 fax 447 6028 email SCarlener aol com STI examination and treatment 4 to 6 p m Linn County Public Health 501 13th St NW appointments 892 6000
Cedar Rapids hosts a drive through recycling site open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1201 Sixth St SW. For more information contact Bluestem Solid Waste Agency at 398-1278. Submit Community Calendar items via email or mail to The Gazette.
Adam Bertrode 13 led an Eagle Scout effort to erect a second pavilion at the Metro Youth Football Association field in northeast Cedar Rapids. He organized an architect, donations, and volunteers, and a weekend build with carpenters allowed the project to proceed before an accident sidelined him briefly.
Nearly a dozen Eastern Iowa students received Merit Scholarship awards funded by colleges and universities. Awards range from 500 to 2000 dollars per year for up to four years of undergraduate study. Named recipients include Lucas Gullickson, Grace Arnold, Karl Sigworth, and others from Washington, City, and West high schools.
Cedar Rapids school leaders have not scrapped the pay-to-play proposal, only delayed action. Superintendent Lew Finch says data is still being gathered and the board will likely revisit next month. The $5 to $25 per sport fee aims to ease tight budgets. officials estimate about $13,000 per school while some board members fear participation could drop.
Readers are asked to send festive photos from Cedar Rapids area festivals for the Gazette Community page. Include names, festival name and date, photographer, contact details, and note that pictures cannot be returned. Mail to Diana Nollen or email with full caption and sender information.
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