Bikes for Kids giveaway boosts Cedar Rapids bicycle safety
Seventy Eastern Iowa children will receive new bicycles and helmets through Variety The Children's Charity at a June 18 event in the Toys R Us lot. Sponsors fund each bike at 80 dollars with donations and photo opportunities for donors.
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Linn County Safe Kids Coalition
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Rubicon Photo
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St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Department
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Collins Rd
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Miffy and Friends Exhibit at Iowa Children’s Museum Coralville
Kids explore Miffy based activities through Aug 15 at the Iowa Children’s Museum in Coralville. The display features a Miffy house and garden puppet theater craft tables computer kiosk with CD ROM activities and a reading center. Scheduled appearances let children meet Miffy.
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Coralville
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Cedar Rapids arson dogs switch as Moe retires
Captain Al Brockhohn of the Cedar Rapids Fire Department handles arson dogs Moe and Ember at his home. Moe retires this spring and Ember will assume arson sniffing duties as the department transitions.
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Moe the arson dog retires after eight years in Cedar Rapids
Ten year-old Moe, Cedar Rapids Fire Department’s first arson dog, retires from sniffing accelerants. He will join the Public Education Division for school visits while Ember, a two-year-old Lab, replaces him. Training is funded by a State Farm scholarship.
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Cedar Rapids museum marks Juneteenth with festival and march
The African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa hosts its fourth Juneteenth Celebration on June 18 and 25. Events include readings from the Emancipation Proclamation, a symbolic bridge renaming for Martin Luther King Jr., a march, and performances by the Grant Wood All-City Drum Corps and Team I Themba with Effie Burt plus crafts and barbecue.
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I-Themba
Effie Burt
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Galveston
Close-Up Salma Igram on Patriot Act and life in Cedar Rapids
Salma Igram, 46, vice president CFO Cedar Graphics Lebanon born, discusses being targeted by the Patriot Act, her Lebanese heritage, and views on religion and politics. She cites Abraham and Mohammed, Jefferson, and Lincoln as historical influences.
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Spring Oak Ct
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