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El Kahir Shrine Spring Parade Shines in Cedar Rapids Route Set
Eastern Iowa Shrine units join Za Ga Zig and Kaaba temples for a 2 p.m. parade through downtown Cedar Rapids. The lineup includes an Arabian horse troop, Oriental band, Jolly Joker clowns, El Mecca corps, and motorized units. Parade marshals from Marion and Cedar Rapids announced the route from Second Avenue and Fifth Street SE west to Second Street, south to Third Avenue, then east to Sixth Street SE. The El Kahir drum and bugle corps, champion in the Central States ceremonial, headlines the parade amid Shrine festivities and a two day events weekend with dignitaries from Lincoln, Omaha, Davenport and Des Moines attending the potentate’s ball and banquet.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Jolly Joker Clowns
el Mecca Clown Corps
Waterloo
Cena
Marion
Mary Hart
Second Avenue
Fifth Street
Second Street
Third Avenue
Sixth Street
el Kahir
Jones
Armar
Iowa Supreme Court
Warren J. Rees
Anamosa