Anthropology class digs at Plum Grove Historic Home
University of Iowa students conduct a three week Field Research in Archaeology at Plum Grove Historic Home led by Professor Thomas Charlton. Public observers welcome daily 9 am to 5 pm weather permitting through Friday. Plum Grove, built in 1844 by Robert Lucas, is cared for by the State Historical Society of Iowa and Johnson County Historical Society.
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Plum Grove
Robert Lucas
Iowa Territory
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State Historical Society of
Iowa
Johnson County Historical Society
Ben Roberts
University of Iowa
Mary Horton
Gretchen Boston-Kemple
Iowa City
Free Trails Day breakfasts and tours across Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids weekend lineup offers a free breakfast along the Cedar River Trail from 8 to 10 a.m. at McCloud Run, Greene Square, and Sokol parks, with Linn County Trails Association sponsoring. Saturday honors Sandy Colton as Volunteer of the Year at McCloud Run Park. A separate Cedar Rapids home and garden tour begins at Brucemore at 10 a.m. June tours explore historic grounds, with Brucemore Garden Club ties and a $8/$4 pricing. Continuations include June programs at Indian Creek Nature Center with bluebird walks, Tai Chi, invasive species talks, night prairie walks, and pottery workshops. Reservations required for many events.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar River Trail
McCloud Run Park
Greene Square Park
Sokol Park
Linn County Trails Association
Sandy Colton
Friends of the Linn County Trails
Irene Douglas
Indian Creek Nature Center
Otis Rd
Cedar Greenbelt National Recreation Trail
Bob Presnosil
Chris Evans
Iowa State University
Roosevelt pilots reading program to boost low readers
Roosevelt Elementary tested SuccessMaker with pre and post tests based on the Stanford Reading Diagnostic Test in fall and spring. The district will compare results with the Iowa Test of Basic Skills in fall. Cost was about $14,000 for the program and 10 licenses. Funds came from IDEA and dropout prevention money. Roosevelt chose the program after years without a remedial drill, and the school no longer has Macintosh computers for older software. Other schools may benefit from the findings.
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SuccessMaker
Stanford
Iowa
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Ellis on creativity and growth in marketing agency work
Ellis emphasizes a client centered approach and uses external talent from New York City and Des Moines to deliver results. He believes the market favors original work over stock pieces and notes his nine month old son Keyon and Iranian born wife Haleh influence his outlook and life choices.
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Des Moines
Ellis
Keyon
Des Moines Art Center
Haleh
True Identity
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