Free rides offered for Freedom Fest by CR Transit
Cedar Rapids Transit provides complimentary bus rides to anyone wearing the official 2010 Freedom Festival Button through July 4. Free service covers all Freedom Festival event locations with route details available via the city website. At Iowa City, UI warns students about a Facebook scam using the names Trent Brungard and Trenton Brungard to solicit photos for a magazine contest. The scam, linked to a California agent ruse, threatens to publish personal info.
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Cedar Rapids
CR Transit
Cedar-Rapids
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Facebook
Trent Brungard
Trenton Brungard
California
University of Florida
Iowa
Novak School Sneak Peek Open House June 22
Linn-Mar Community School and Conlon Construction host a Sneak Peek Open House at Novak Elementary School in Marion on June 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. Tours will be offered and refreshments served at 401 29th Ave.
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Linn-Mar Community School
Conlon Construction
Novak Elementary
29Th Ave
Marion
July Fourth events in Eastern Iowa sought for Gazette
The Gazette invites readers to submit July Fourth celebration details including fireworks displays and community activities in Eastern Iowa. Include event name, location, date, time, and a daytime phone number for contact. Submissions may appear in print and online at GazetteOnline and KCRG.
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Iowa
Gazette
Gazetteonline.com
Kcrg.com
Aaron.hepker
Gazette Newsroom
P.O
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
City Council to Approve New City Manager Hire
City Council expected to formally approve Jeff Pomeranz, West Des Moines city manager, to fill the vacancy left by Jim Prosser’s resignation two months ago. Chuck Swore will lead an 11 am live chat on hiring at gazetteonline.com.
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Cedar Rapids
Chuck Swore
Gazetteonline
Jeff Pomeranz
West Des Moines
Jim Prosser
Weather prompts changes to Freedom Festival concerts in Cedar Rapids
Heavy rain threatens weekend events as organizers move the rock and Patriotic Pops concerts to a parking lot near Johnson Hall. If showers stall before showtime, the pops could be postponed to Sunday. rock show tonight is fixed. Insurance covers total loss for the rock act.
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Byei
Russ Oviatt
Cedar Rapids
Oviatt
Greene
Dave
Franzman
Kcrg.com
Freedom Festival events and venues across Cedar Rapids
The Gazette and KCRG TV9 present a multi day Freedom Festival with Boy Scouts at Kirkwood Community College Johnson Hall, Strike & Spike bowling and volleyball at Cedar Rapids locations, Uptown Friday Nights at Greene Square Park, Juneteenth Taste of Freedom Dinner at the African American Museum, classic rock night with Cetera and Jamison near Jones Hall, Kernels baseball at Veterans Memorial Stadium, and a full schedule online. Admission varies by event with a festival button required for entry.
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Boy Scouts of America
Johnson Hall
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood Blvd
Cedar Rapids
Blairs Ferry
Blairs Ferry Rd
Greene Square Park
Fourth Ave. SE
Lonesome Road
Jones Hall
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Rockford Rd
Freedomfestival.com
the Gazette
Kcrgtv9
Habitat Builds House Subdivision and Rebuilds in Cedar Rapids
The 2010 Habitat Build-a-Thon wrapped in Cedar Rapids with over 500 AmeriCorps workers from at least 40 states. They worked on a new Habitat subdivision in Robins and rebuilt flood-damaged homes in Time Check. Executive Director Jeff Capps praised the effort and volunteers prepared to continue locally. The closing ceremony and barbecue were held at Cornell College in Mount Vernon.
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Cedar Rapids
Habitat For Humanity
Ameri-Corps
Habitat
Robins
Time Check
Cedar Valley Habitat
Milestones photo submission invite from Cedar Rapids paper
Readers are invited to share pictures for the Milestones cover. Include names ages and hometowns of all pictured people and parents of children plus a contact number. Send by mail to Milestones P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 or email milestones gazcomm com.
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Cedar Rapids
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