Community events and health drive in Cedar Rapids area
Health bone marrow donor registry drive at Marion Public Library seeks adults 18 to 60 in good health to consent and swab. Free event 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Local Hero noon story time with Jeaneal Weeks at Hiawatha Public Library. Mansion Hill walking tour begins Cedar Rapids 6 p.m. at Douglas Mansion. Financial futures class 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
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University of Iowa
Marion Public Library
Sixth Ave
Marion
Hiawatha Public Library
Jeaneal Weeks
Summer Speaker Series features naturalists at Cedar Rapids library
The Cedar Rapids Public Library hosts an outdoor summer speaker series with Laura Waldo Semken and Chelsea Devivo. Semken discusses communicating nature experiences as a trained interpretive professional. Devivo covers bird identification ahead of her Birding by Boat event on June 13. Both talks start at 7 p.m. and are open to the public at 450 Fifth Ave SE.
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Iowa
Master Naturalists
Laura Waldo- Semken
Chelsea Devivo
Semken
National Association For Interpretation
Devivo
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Fifth Ave
Cedar Rapids
Girls with Ideas lead fourth through eighth graders to garden and reading project
Grant Wood Area Education Agency psychologist Allison Poss piloted a four unit curriculum called Girls with Ideas with six sixth graders at Grant Wood Elementary School in Iowa City. The Girl Bosses created a plan to transform a neglected school garden into a hidden reading garden with a free library and benches.
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Allison Poss
Poss
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Cedar Rapids
Grant Wood
Iowa City
Girl Bosses
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Nadia Salih
Jordan Sekafetz
Pacience Johnson
Grant Wood Elementary School
Indian Creek CWMA hosts open houses for watershed plan input
Linn County residents and property owners are invited to two free open house sessions for the Indian Creek Watershed Management Plan. The events run 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Oaks Room, Lowe Park, Marion. ICWMA board members and watershed experts will answer questions and collect feedback, with maps and display boards highlighting plan components and light refreshments provided.
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Indian Creek Watershed Management Authority
CWMA
Indian Creek
Lowe Park
Marion
ICWMA
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Take a Kid Outdoors Fishing Event Near West Union
Fay ette County hosts Take a Kid Outdoors at Houge Educational Area east of West Union. The free event runs Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with lunch, equipment checkout, basic casting, and guidance for all Iowa residents ages.
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Fayette County
Houge
Hazel
Hornet Roads
West Union
Iowa
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Laura DeCook
Mahaska County
Bowfishing Association of Iowa
Liberty Centre Pond
Cherry Street
Highway 965
North Liberty
Edible Outdoors
EventBrite.com
Charles D’ambrosio
Tim Taranto
Paul Sleeper
Rebuilt Jones Pool Turns 10 in Cedar Rapids Celebration
Cedar Rapids Parks and Recreation marks ten years since Jones Pool opened on June 4 2005 after voters approved a 1 percent sales tax for pool rebuilding. A 6 p.m. rededication at Jones Pool 201 Wilson Avenue will precede a free swim event and group plunge with participation tied to community efforts to restore outdoor pools.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo B-17 to Visit Waterloo Airport on June 12 14
A World War II era Boeing B 17 Bomber will be stationed at Waterloo Regional Airport from June 12 to 14 as part of a 13 city tour. Ground tours and rides will be offered with advance or on site booking at www b17 org. Contact Chris Roberts at 819 240 8128 or christ cfu net for details.
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Waterloo
B17
Chris Roberts
Christ
Cfu.net
Children celebrate arts on Johnson County City Plaza
Johnson County Iowa City hosts Children’s Day during the Iowa Arts Festival with the Summer Reading Program Every Hero Has a Story. Kids explore hands on booths, live performances, and garden planting to donate harvested produce to Table To Table.
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Iowa City
Dean Franzen
Scott Koepke
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