Local City Meetings and Evening Events Schedule
Calendar lists 6:30 p.m. Coralville Cable TV Commission at City Hall and 7 p.m. meetings for West Branch Lone Tree and Wellman city councils in their respective chambers or buildings. Also Coralville Farmers Market 5 to 8 p.m. at S T Morrison Park and Iowa City Hospice event 5 30 to 7 30 p.m. at 1025 Wade St. Juried art show Forms and Shapes Cup open 5 to 8 p.m. at AKAR 4 S Linn St Iowa City through June 27. Noelridge Farmers Market 4 to 6 p.m. at Collins Road and Council Street.
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Coralville Farmers Market
S.T. Morrison Park
Iowa City
Wade St
Akar
S. Linn St
Noelridge Farmers Market
Collins Road
Council Street
Local blues nights and open mic listings in Iowa City
The Green Room hosts Blues Jam with the Blue Tunas at 523 S Gilbert St. Blues jams at Chester's feature Bryce Janey at 9 30 p.m. Checkers Tavern offers an open mic from 8 to 11 p.m. with contact numbers for each venue.
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Green Room
S. Gilbert St
Iowa City
Blue Tunas
Checkers Tavern
Sixth St
Chester’s
3Rd St
Third St
Bryce Janey
Community Calendar Events in Iowa City Area
The Gazette lists events including Toddler Storytime at 10 30 a m at Hazel Westgate Story Room Iowa City Public Library P J Storytime at 7 p m Coralville Public Library Nature Walk to Amana Woods at 8 15 a m meet in senior center lobby Senior Health Lectures osteoporosis at 1 p m senior center AARP Meeting at 1 30 p m assembly room senior center 351 1135 Live from Prairie Lights Tim Sandlin author reading at 8 p m Prairie Lights Books 15 S Dubuque St Iowa City Free 1 800 295 BOOK www prairielightsbooks com
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Hazel Westgate
Iowa City Public Library
P.J
Coralville Public Library
Amana Woods
Prairie Lights
Tim Sandlin
Prairie Lights Books
S. Dubuque St
Iowa City
Prairielightsbooks
Retiring Penn Elementary teacher reflects on five decades of service
Martha Hightshoe Schemmel, 74, ends a 57 year career in Iowa City area schools. She started teaching in 1946 and spent 39 years at Penn Elementary, guiding generations of students and witnessing North Liberty grow as school boundaries shifted. She plans to enjoy time with family and looks ahead to bond results.
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Susan J. Demas
Gazette
Liberty
Peyton Cannon
Penn
Martha Hightshoe Schemmel
Schemmel
Mel
Iowa City
North
Penn Township
Green Valley School
Iowa
Johnson
Washington
Penn Elementary
Helen Marine
Lorraine Turnipseed
North Liberty
River Heights
True Identity: Cedar Rapids Graphic Designer Builds Visual Brand
Dan Ellis started painting signs at 15 in Stuart Iowa and now co-owns True Identity in Cedar Rapids. The firm, based in the Cherry Building basement studio, serves mostly organic body care companies and nonprofits with design by a small team including art director Paul Sieka.
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Cedar Rapids
Dan Ellis
Stuart
Iowa
Ellis
True Identity
True Identity Inc
Halen Niazmand
Keyon
Bill Barringer
Iowa State University
Haleh Niazmand
Cherry
True Identity Graphic Designs
Paul Sieka
Iowa City Library storytimes and June specials announced
Iowa City Public Library lists Toddler Preschool and Family Storytimes. Special June events include Barnyard Stories with live animals, a bilingual German English Puppet Storytime, a preschool musical tale, and a Perry Ross led session. Library operates in lower level Room A or B during temporary quarters. A jazz festival benefit features Jump Jive and Dine with multiple venues and performances July 4 to 6.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Public Library
Debbie D
Lysa Moore
Renny Jordan
Deanne Wortman
Tom Nothnagle
Perry Ross
Longfellow
Atlas Bar and Grill
al Naylor
Hancher
Faces of Freedom readers share service member notices
The Gazette invites readers to submit information and photos of loved ones serving in the Middle East. Names include Pfc Brex Stotler of Cedar Rapids and Pfc Scott Shaffer, with details on units, hometowns, schools, and relatives.
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Middle East
Metro
Gazettecommunications.com
Faces of Freedom
the Gazette
P.O. Box
Cedar Rapids
Gazetteonline.com
Pfc
Brex Stotler
U.S. Army
Armor Division
Baghdad
Washington High
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Trent Stotler
Scott Shaffer
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Kennedy High ‘School
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Sharon Shaffer
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