Freedom Festival Activities and Events Summary
Freedom Festival events run from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Brucemore Mansion, National Czech and Slovak Museum, History Center, and CSPS with a Kernels baseball game. Activities include a children's tea, exhibitions on homelands and civil war diaries, a century of children's amusements, a Love Makes a Family photo display, live music at Bever Park, and a Studio One broadcast. Admission varies and discounts apply with festival buttons.
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Brucemore
Brucemore Mansion
Linden Dr
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
16Th Ave
Czech Republic
Slovakia
History Center
Eighth Ave
Eighth Ave. SE
Third St. SE
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Quad City River Bandits
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Bever Park
Rob Lumbard
Bobs
Pigfoot Barbecue Co Wins Top Prizes At Cedar Rapids BBQ Roundup
The Pigfoot Barbecue Co of West Salem Ohio captured two of the top four prizes at Cedar Rapids four day BBQ Roundup. Pigfoot won 2250 for Best Park BBQ and 1500 for People's Choice. Butch's BBQ of Mount Laurel New Jersey won the sauce prize 1000 and 2250 for Best BBQ Ribs. Johnson's BBQ Chesapeake Virginia placed second in Best Park BBQ and second in Best BBQ Ribs, while Pigfoot also placed second in Best BBQ Ribs and Johnson's BBQ took third in that category. Judges included Hecky Powell Shawn Kiene Joe Winters Terry Bergen Mark Broghammer and A J Olivier.
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Pigfoot Barbecue Co
West Salem
Ohio
Cedar Rapids
Pigfoot
Butch’s Bbq
Mount Laurel
N.J
Johnson's
Chesapeake
Butch’s
The
Heck
Discovery announces Linn County Gazette's annual help section
The Gazette invites newcomers and residents of Linn and Johnson counties to submit group descriptions for an August 9 publication. Include group description meets, contact name, and phone number. Deadline is July 6. mail, fax, or email entries to Discovery with attention to Phyllis Fleming.
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Gazette
Linn
Johnson Counties
Discovery
the Gazette
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Phyllis Fleming
Monks Showcase chemical-free farming at Iowa field day
In Peosta Iowa Practical Farmers of Iowa hosted a field day at New Melloray Abbey where monks narrated their shift from chemical methods to nature based farming. Joe Fitzgerald described nitrogen fixing hairy vetch and flame cultivation for weed control along with composting and insect management. The program highlighted the abbey’s 400 chemical free acres from 3500 total, and noted broader ISU Extension support and a growing farmer network.
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Marlene Lucas
Peosta
New Melleray Abbey
Practical Farmers of
Iowa
Joe Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Dubuque
Joseph Manganeza
Iowa State University
Kevin
Practical Farmers of Iowa
Abbey Farm
Iowa State University Extension
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Leopold Center For Sustainable Agriculture
Rick Exner
Farming Systems
Instate
Gazette
Joseph Munyaneza
Munyaneza
Major economic events slated for coming week
A busy schedule includes May new home sales at 9 a.m. Monday and a 1 p.m. T-bill auction. Tuesday features unemployment claims at 7:30 a.m. and May leading indicators at 8:30 a.m. Also Tuesday the NABM survey for June, Freddie Mac mortgage rates at 1 p.m., and a Triangle 64 ABWA meeting at Longbranch with Vanessa Moreland speaking on Faith in Action. Thursday holds June unemployment figures and May factory orders. Friday observes Independence Day with government offices banks and markets closed.
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Commerce Department
Treasury
Freddie Mac
The
Triangle '64
American Business Women's Association
Longbranch
Vanessa Moreland
Labor Department
United States
Alterations expert at Brenlynne Creations in Marion Square Plaza
Brenda McDole co-owns Brenlynne Creations at 1119 Seventh Ave in Marion. She specializes in alterations from 11 pairs of pants to a bridesmaid dress top and collaborates with consignment artists. Her background includes Drake University fine arts, 4-H sewing, and work for Weddings Etc Bridal. The shop operates Tue to Sat 10 am to 5 pm with Thursday evenings until 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda McDole
Brenlynne Creations
Marion Square Plaza
McDole
Bondurant
Drake University
New York
Treadle
Seventh Ave
Marion
Lloyd McDole
Per Mar Security
Lynne McDole
Martin McDole
Hawkeye Area
Grand Gaelic Isle Society
Wylde Nept
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Freedom
Linn County
Manganeza
Nature
Dave Ossman
Washington
Placid Zilka
Peosia
Conference Board
the Conference Board
National Association of Purchasing Management
By Marlene Lucas
Kelly Services
Rockwell Goss
Lynne
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