Recycling drive expands beyond plastic items in Cedar Rapids
Green Iowa AmeriCorps and Lions Club back a weekend collection offering disposal of old computers, power tools, cabinets, jeans, golf balls, and crayons. The Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency runs a wood drop, with some free collections at Menards locations. Sundays at Lindale Mall charge 5 to 15 dollars for older TVs and monitors, while phones and stereos request a one dollar donation.
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Cindy Hadish
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Green Iowa AmeriCorps
Traci Popejoy
Lions Club
Linn County
Lindale Mall
Community Recycling Events Offer Multiple Drop Sites
Green Iawn AmeriCorps collection on Thursday 4 to 7 p.m. in Hy-Vee lot at 20 Wilson Ave. SW accepts plastic caps jeans tennis balls crayons wine corks hearing aids keys eyeglasses. Waste wood at Menards 2800 Wiley Blvd SW 4601 First Ave SE 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday accepts building materials furniture pallets and more with some exclusions. Lindale Mall near food court 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday accepts Styrofoam TVs toasters phones batteries computers with some items carrying a $1 donation fee.
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Wilson Ave
Menards
Wiley Blvd
First Ave
Lindale Mall
Collins Road
Riley Howard chosen as Linn County Heart Child for 2010 Heart Walk
Riley Howard, an 8 year old with complex congenital heart disease, is the 2010 Linn County Heart Child for the American Heart Association Heart Walk on Aug 7 at Kirkwood Community College. Her mother Lisa highlights Riley’s resilience and honors her late husband Craig, who died after his third open‑heart surgery.
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Riley Howard
Riley
American Heart Association
Linn County
Kirkwood Community
Craig
Craig Howard
Lisa Howard
Jennifer Carter
Carter
Howards
Cherry Hill Park
Cedar Rapids
Heart Walk Fundsupport Memorial Team in Linn County
American Heart Association Start Linn County Heart Walk slated for August seven with festivities and a morning start at Michael J. Gould Recreation Complex Cedar Rapids. Team Riley volunteers include Dylan Howard who designed T shirts and artwork honoring Riley. About 100 teams signed up and funds stay in Iowa supporting heart research and education.
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American Heart Association
Linn County
Michael J. Gould
ILO
Community College
Cedar Rapids Rcm
Jennifer Carter
Lear Our Lace
Craig
Lisa Howard
Riley
Dylan
Carter
Iowa
Riverside teen designs Star Trek themed patches for Jamboree
Highland High School junior Travis Riggan designed eight patches for the Hawkeye Area Council of the Boy Scouts. His Riv erside NCC-1818 and space scene patches were traded at the 2010 National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, with TrekFest debut and fan praise from William Shatner.
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Travis Riggan
Riverside
Hawkeye Area
Boy Scouts of America
Meredith Hines-Dochterman
Gazette
Virginia
Riggan
Loree Sayre
Washington
Kirk
William Shatner
Travis
Carol
Riverside Area Community Club
Riverside History Center
Voyage Home Museum
Highway 22
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Dochterman
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