Grandmother Opal Becker, LaSalle softball’s oldest fan
Opal Becker, 87, of Norway Io wa, described as LaSalle High School’s oldest softball fan, said she drove to most LaSalle softball and girls basketball games to watch her grandchildren. She recalled wanting to play softball in the 1920s but the sport was seen as too strenuous for girls. Becker noted riding a horse to school during four years of high school, unlike softball.
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Community Bulletin Highlights Local Church Updates and Events
Bulletin notes two weeks before events to Community mail box and online form for Linn Johnson church listings. Discovery guide seeks church names, addresses, and phone numbers. deadline June 25. Also tickets and details for Nature Rocks concert, Harey in the Park benefit, and Knights of Columbus dinner in Cedar Rapids.
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Father's Day Events Highlight Solon Cedar Rapids Area
Solon hosts a Father s Day breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon at the American Legion with biscuits gravy eggs sausage and pancakes for 6 dollars adults 4 for ages 12 and under, proceeds to the Johnson County American Legion Baseball Team. Cedar Rapids offers free admission for fathers 1 to 4 p.m. at Us ers Fery Historic Village with regular admission for others. Prairiewoods hosts a Summer Solstice Celebration 6 30 to 8 p.m. with reflections storytelling music and drumming, preregistration required.
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