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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 2004
Page
29
Calendar records show a Stormont school board special meeting at 8 30 a m at the Best Western Midway Hotel in Dubuque. It also lists an Anamosa school board retreat at 12 30 p m at Citizens Bank.
Juneteenth events run 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa in Cedar Rapids with LaMetta Wynn delivering remarks at 11 a.m. and live entertainment 2 to 4 p.m. The day includes games, art demos, informational booths, and food by Chef Soleil Banguid. Admission free with museum entry or under age five.
A roundup of Cedar Rapids events including boxing at Chrome Horse Saloon and a Beems Auditorium talk by Anne Taylor, plus the Cruisin' the Ave car show at Lindale Mall, Wheels United For United Way, Muzika Exhibit Tour at the National Czech Museum, Cedar Valley Dance Club workshops, a Pollock dinner and dance, a Father’s Day project, a Scottish Rite Masons event, Cedar Rapids Flea Market, and Lisbon garage sales with contact numbers and times.
The community promotes its Amish heritage along with the sale barn and horse auctions and proclaims itself the quilt capital. A new water tower will feature a painted quilt as part of the regional pride. JI Bart Yotty is noted for working at Yotty's Hardware in Kalona for 54 years.
Kalona celebrates its 125th anniversary with a downtown parade at 10 a.m. and events including a carnival, kids games, bingo, a quilt show, and a garden tractor pull in Kalona City Park. The area hosts a rich Amish Mennonite heritage with the Kalona Historical Village and Quilt and Textile Museum.
Cedar Rapids organizers of the second annual Freedom from Hunger Community Food Challenge target 8 tons to aid area programs. In Linn County about 3,000 households seek emergency food monthly. last year the drive collected nearly 14,000 pounds. Community partners include HACAP Food Reservoir, Linn County Community Services, United Way of East Central Iowa, and others. Volunteers seek donations through FestaFun on June 26 and Kernels games June 27 and July 4–9, with incentives at the ballpark July 7.
Ray Youngbear a Meskwaki writer photographer and tribal council secretary discusses family. He has custody of nephew Jesse Lasley and five adopted children plus a one year old son Micah. He values teaching children Meskwaki language and culture and aims to positively influence their lives through education and interaction.
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