Great Jones County Fair and area events calendar
Monticello hosts stock car racing at 11 a.m and Meat Loaf at 8 p.m. Solon Beef Days features music carnival crafts and a 10 a.m parade. Arlington Days includes 5k at 8 a.m noon games car show cruise and 9 p.m. music at Prairie Hills Park. Shellsburg Big Day offers a 10 a.m parade tractor pull and 8 p.m. fireworks. Stanwood Summerfest has a parade games music a 5K and evening street dance. Jesup Farmers Days lists parade at 10 a.m carnival and arts in the park. Contact numbers provided.
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Monticello
Solon
Arlington Days
Arlington
Prairie Hills Park
Shellsburg
Stanwood
Jesup
The Merry Wives of Windsor at Brucemore in Cedar Rapids
The Brucemore venue presents William Shakespeare's comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor at 8 p.m. Tickets are 15 dollars. Contact 319 362 7375 or www.brucemore.org for details.
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Brucemore
Linden Dr
Cedar Rapids
William Shakespeare
Out and About Cedar Rapids Calendar Highlights
Iowa Buckskin Horse Show at 9 a.m. at Iowa Equestrian Center Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids. Planetarium Shows IMAX Dome Theater Cedar Rapids call 319 363 IMAX for details. NEXUS World Theater Open House 10 a m to 3 30 p m World Theater Cedar Rapids. Christmas in July at Amana Colonies RV Park 9 a m to 5 p m features sales. Just Jazz Series Oddbar 6 30 p m pedestrian mall downtown Iowa City. Calendar Page 2D.
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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
First St
Nexus World Theater
World Theater
Third Ave
Amana Colonies RV Park
Amana
Iowa City
Decorah Iowa North Iowa Nordic Fest Heritage Highlight
Decorah in Winneshiek County Iowa markets its history and scenery. The town, founded after 1849 settlement by William Day and eight others, was platted in 1853 near Highways 9 and 52 with 8172 residents and a median age around 38.7. The area was originally Winnebago lands led by Chief Winneshiek.
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Winneshiek County
Iowa
William Day
Decorah-Iowa
Hometown snapshots sought from 1930s to 1960s downtowns
The Gazette seeks main street photos from the 1930s to the 1960s showing vibrant downtowns. Contact staff photographer Duane Crock at 319 350 5457 or duane.crock gazettecommunications.com to discuss sending images. Do not send photos without prior talk with Duane.
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Duane Crock
Duane.crock
Gazettecommunications.com
the Gazette
Duane
C R golf tourney to benefit Cedar Rapids charities
Cedar Rapids Quota International launches a two player best shot golf tournament at St Andrews on Aug 2 to aid Habitat for Humanity Cedar Valley Humane Society Miracles in Motion and Giant Wood AEA. Entry 45 dollars with part tax deductible. Proceeds aid hearing loss support and disadvantaged women and children.
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Cedar Rapids
Habitat For the Event Humanity
The
Cedar Valley Humane _ Society
Miracles In Motion
G Tant Wood Aea
Quota
Lamb uses Boys Town method to aid at risk students
A Cedar Rapids middle school staffer describes the Boys Town education model as boosting relationships, academics, self esteem, and life skills while aiming to reduce dropouts. She notes it can help many students but is not a miracle and time will tell if it works overall.
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McKinley
Metro
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