Notre Dame Club Cedar Rapids Hosts May Celebration
The Notre Dame Club of Cedar Rapids Iowa City held its Universal Notre Dame Celebration on May 13 at Clark Alumni House Coe College Cedar Rapids. Fighting Irish Defensive Line Coach Greg Mattison spoke about the upcoming football season. About 50 members attended including Linda Sinclair Michelle Chan Maggie Jackson Tricia Hoffman-Simanek Seth Kelley Maeve Miller.
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Notre Dame Club
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Universal Notre Dame
Clark
Coe College
Fighting Irish
Greg Mattison
Linda Sinclair
Michelle Chan
Maggie Jackson
Mattison
Tricia Hoffman-Simanek
Seth Kelley
Maeve Miller
Chan
South Bend
Ind
Rockwell Collins Gives $11,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters
Rockwell Collins presented Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids and East Central Iowa with 11 000 dollars on April 26 from two grants by the Rockwell Collins Charitable Corporation and Community Partnership. The donation plus 13 300 dollars raised in Bowl For Kids Sake brings 2004 contributions to 24 300 dollars. Attendees include Ray Parks Duane Pipho Linda Henecke Art Barron Dawn Barton TJ Maternach Leroy Swore Steve Redman Matt Hubbell and Kent Statler.
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Rockwell Collins
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Cedar Rapids
East Central
Iowa
Rockwell Collins’ Charitable Corporation
Community Partnership
Rockwell
Ray Parks
Duane Pipho
Linda Henecke
Art Barron
Dawn Barton
TJ Maternach
Leroy Swore
Steve Redman
Matt Hubbell
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Kent Statler
Fareway and Hormel Donate Hams to Local Groups
Fareway and Hormel donated 81 hams to two area organizations. John Walczyk, Fareway meat manager in Iowa City, presented hams to Eagles' Flight Inc. founder Lakeetha Ringer and to Youth Homes in Iowa City.
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Fareway
Hormel
John Walczyk
Iowa City
Commerce Drive
Lakeetha Ringer
North Liberty
Eagles’ Flight Inc
Eagles’ Flight
Johnson County
Linn-Mar Mane Event Luau Raises Over 36000 Dollars
The Linn-Mar School Foundation Mane Event drew 380 patrons to the Collins Plaza Hotel in Cedar Rapids on April 16 for a Lion Luau auction raffle and games that raised more than 36000. Todd and Ron da Anderson of Marion bid top for a used Oldsmobile Bravada from Advantage Chevrolet Center Point for their son Sam. Linn-Mar mascot Chad Buchholz wore a grass skirt with Terri Elgin of Cedar Rapids nearby.
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Linn-Mar School Foundation
Collins Plaza
Cedar Rapids
Linn-Mar
Todd
Ronda Anderson
Marion
Sam
Advantage Chevrolet
Center Point
Luau
Chad Buchholz
Terri Elgin
Camp Tanager Donations and Prompt for Clear Contributor Details
The Gazette requests donors print names clearly and include phone numbers. Contributions support Camp Tanager run by Tanager Place Cedar Rapids for children lacking camp access, with amounts shown from Evergreen Packaging Equipment Edgewood Five Seasons Car Jean and others.
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Tanager Place of
Cedar Rapids
Tanager Place
Gazette
Tanager
Evergreen Packaging Equipment
Edgewood Five Seasons
Jack
Jean
Kcrg-Tv9
Czech Village east side tours at National Czech & Slovak Museum
Cedar Rapids visitors can join guided walking tours of the east side of the Czech Village on June 26 and July 3 led by educator Jan Stoffer. Tours start at 11 a.m. in the Grand Hall, cost 5 for non members 4 for members or with a Freedom Festival button, registration at 319 362 8500.
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C.R. Museum
Czech Village
Cedar Rapids
National
Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Jan Stoffer
Grand Hall
Bridge of Lions
Second Street
11Th Avenue SE
Third Street
14Th Avenue SE
Brucemore
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Third Ave
Indian Creek Nature Center
Otis Rd
Chris Barr
Senior Center Meal and Activity Schedule Across Multiple Iowa Centers
The notice lists weekly meal menus and activities for Witwer and other senior centers including Marion Ely Hiawatha Center Point Lisbon Springville and Center Point. Activities include bingo bridge pinochle line dancing and craft sessions with contact numbers and addresses provided. A sesquicentennial event at Center Point features Teresa Scheeler and orders for commemorative items. Reservations for a luncheon are advised with a specified deadline.
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Witwer Senior Center
Second Ave
Marion Senior Center
Ely
Rowley St
Mount Vernor
Lisbon
Center Point
Center Point Friendship Center
First Christian Church
Teresa Scheeler
Calendar highlights from Cedar Rapids and IA City events
Grand Celebration of Brass Bands at Ushers Ferry Historic Village in Cedar Rapids runs 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Various concerts and performances follow across Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Amana, and nearby venues. Admission varies by event with several organizations hosting fundraisers and tours.
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Ushers Ferry
Cedar Rapids
Red Cedar
Beethoven
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Third Ave
Riverside and area markets and theatre listings
Community schedule lists Riverside Roundhouse Farmers Market at 1350 A St SW 6 30 to 11 30 am Marion Farmers Market East End Shopping Center 8 to 11 30 am 16th Avenue Farmers Market 5101 16th Ave SW 8 am to noon plus theatre listings Riverside Theatre Shakespeare Festival Much Ado About Nothing 7 pm Lower City Park Iowa City tickets 30 to 33 dollars Old Creamery Theatre Perfect Wedding 8 pm Price Creek Amana auditions Iowa City Community Theatre Avon 8 pm Wesley Center Iowa City 15 dollars and Meg and Marquetta Show by Old Creamery
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Riverside Theatre Shakespeare Festival
Lower City Park
Iowa City
Riversidetheatre.org
Old Creamery Theatre Company
Price Creek
Amana
Robin Hawdon
Oldcreamery.com
Avon
Iowa City Community Theatre
Wesley Center
S. Dubuque St
Old Creamery
Recycling drive-through sites and calendar submission details
Recycling drive-through at Cedar Rapids Public Works complex 1201 Sixth St from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Marion site at 195 35th St from 8 a.m. to 4 15 p.m. for item submissions to the Community Calendar send notices by email to communications com or mail to The Gazette P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 or fax to 319 398 5846.
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Cedar Rapids
Public Works
Sixth St. St
Marion Recycling
35Th St
Community
Gazettecommunications.com
the Gazette
P.O
Summer Bridge Tournament Invites Unit 163 Players
Cedar Rapids area players are invited to the Summer Tournament of ACBL Unit 163 Eastern Iowa at Four Oaks Bridge Intergenerational Center. The event runs Friday to Saturday June 26 27 with pair events at 230 and 700 pm and Swiss team play at 1030 am. For partners call Mary Mullin and for details call Jack Falat or Barbara Skogman.
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Cedar Rapids
Duplicate Bridge
American Contract Bridge League Unit 163
Iowa
Four Oaks Bridge Intergenerational Center
First Ave
Jack Falat
Barbara Skogman
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Ykween Collins
Tiffany Muszynski
Linn Community Center
S. Washington
Hiawatha
Center Point Rd
State and
Franklin
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Johnson Ave
Broadway
Springville
Richard Frasher
Five Seasons
Old Brick
E. Market St
New Horizons
Jones County
Relay For Life
Wyoming Fairgrounds
American Cancer Society
Railyard
Marquette
Rock the Railyard
Kirkwood Community College
Bloom
Linden Dr
Palisades-Dows Observatory
Ivanhoe Road
Mount Vernon
Brian Reynolds
Washington Community Theater and Choral Society
Washington Community Center
Riverside Roundhouse Farmers Market
Marion Farmers Market
East End
16Th Avenue Farmers Market
16Th Ave
Mary Mullin
Robert Otto
Linn County
Marion and
Trinity Lutheran School
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