Maple syrup at Indian Creek Center shows Parrott's sap craft
Joe Parrott leads the maple sap gathering at Indian Creek Center in Cedar Rapids, tapping about 200 to 250 trees yearly. He began volunteering after seeing a Gazette ad, uses both hand and cordless drills, and relies on a hydrometer to judge readiness. Sap yields about 40 gallons per 1 gallon syrup, and a propane evaporator finishes the process. Parrott, diabetic, cannot taste the syrup, and workers assist during syrup season with his woodworking and garden hobby continuing year round.
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Suzanne Barnes
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Joe Parrott
Parrott
Parrot TT
Indian Creek Center
Otis Rd
the Gazette
Nature Center
Indian Creek Nature Center
Joe
Iowa Daily Iowan Alumni Win National Journalism Awards
A University of Iowa graduate and a current UI student earned national honors in the Hearst Foundation competition for in depth reporting. Ryan Foley won second place and a 1500 dollar scholarship for Stealth U, while Grant Schulte earned a certificate of achievement for Hancher strikes out in underage alcohol sting. The UI ranked second overall among 100 schools in the yearlong awards.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Daily Iowan
Ryan Foley
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Grant Schulte
Foley
Schulte
Davenport
Stealth U
Gilbert and
College Streets
US School of Journalism and Mass Communication
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Washington, D.C
The
Wall Street Journal
Associated Press
Des Moines
Metro
Hancher
Hancher Auditorium
Free Child Check testing across area districts in March
The Child Check program offers free vision hearing speech motor and learning assessments for 3 and 4 year olds in centers across Cedar Rapids area districts during March. Locations include Center Point Urbana North Cedar Monticello Highland Benton Midland and more with contact numbers for each site and sponsor Grant Wood AEA.
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Cedar Rapids
Center Point
Urbana
Urbana Christian Church
Center Point Methodist Church
Susan Wear
North Cedar
Methodist Church
Mechanicsville
Mindy Fuller
Monticello
John McDonald
Nancy Strang
Highland
Ainsworth
Riverside
Millie McCreedy
Charlotte Thomann
Benton
Schroeder Li
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Grant Wood Aea
Fort Des Moines seeks interviews with African American soldiers
The Fort Des Moines Memorial Park and Education Center invites African American or female soldiers officers or their descendants who were stationed or trained at Fort Des Moines to share their stories in March. Call Kelly Moore at 1 800 340 6434 or email kelly hanser.com for participation.
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Des Moines
Fort Des Moines Memorial Park
Fort Des Moines
Kelly Moore
Kelly
Hanser
U.S. Army
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Army Post Road
Fortdesmoines
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UI Heart Care
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UI Family Care
Scott Blvd
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Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication
America
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CCCA
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Concha Audiology, PLC
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Jenny Sve
Linn County
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