Linn County and Marion area community events notebook
A dense schedule lists local government meetings from Linn County Board of Supervisors sessions to Marion and Fairfax library boards and school boards. Arts events include Cedar Rapids Symphony anniversary concert at Paramount Theatre and university recitals at Cornell College and University of Iowa venues. Also noted are DANCE events, Farmers Market, and a Chautauqua lecture, with times, locations, and small entry fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Marion Public Library Board
Linn-Mar Community School Board
10Th St
Marion
Springville City Council
Fairfax Public Library Board
Fairfax
Linn County Deer Management Task Force
Cedar Rapids School Board
Public Forum
Roosevelt Middle
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Paramount Theatre
Symphony
Cornell College
Andi Sheahan
King Chapel
Cornell
University of Iowa School of Music
Clapp Recital
U of I
Capella Catharinae
Stockholm
St. Catherine's Church
Illinois Night Lottery Results and Local Notices
Lottery results show no winners for the Powerball and Daily Millions drawings with Wednesday jackpots noted. Local notices list births at Mercy and St.Luke’s, drunken driving arrests, fire calls, and Marion High School band rehearsals and concerts.
Auschwitz survivor Eva Kor speaks at Holocaust Remembrance Service
Eva Kor, who survived Auschwitz and Mengele’s twin experiments, spoke at a memorial in Iowa City. About 100 attendees heard her recounts of blood draws, gas chambers, and losses, and her work with CANDLES to document German records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Agudas Achim Synagogue
Iowa City Jewish Federation
Kor
Romania
Josef Mengele
Indiana
Candles
Auschwitz
AIDS Candlelight Memorial Observance in Iowa City
About 100 mourners gathered at Hubbard Park for the 14th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial and Mobilization in Iowa City. The ceremony honored Johnson County residents who died from AIDS, with names read aloud and remarks from officials and AIDS support groups. Attendees shared personal remembrances and reflections on living with the disease. Similar services occurred in more than 290 cities across 40 nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeeAnn Scanuin
Gazette
Shawn Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Green Square Park
Leah Ranch Gazette News
Iowa City
Terry Schweitzer
Schweitzer
Johnson County
Aids Support Networks
Audi
Joy Brown
Iowa County moves to study hog lot regulations
Iowa County supervisors vote 2-1 to study ordinances borrowed from Humboldt County that would regulate large-scale livestock operations. The plan requires one mile notification zones and bonds for cleanup if abandoned, with public opinion split among supervisors and residents concerned about property values and impact on small producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Chacey
Iowa County
Ken Martens
Humboldt County
Cedar Rapids volunteers honored in Golden Rule awards
Jessica Burchland won the JCPenney education award and volunteers about eight hours weekly at Grant Early Childhood Center which received a $1,000 prize. Vern Heaverlo, Cedar Rapids, was a finalist. he has volunteered mainly in Prairie Crest Elementary but is currently hospitalized. Metro High School’s Metro Women’s Project also received a $1,000 award for mentoring middle school girls. Eight sixth and seventh graders from All Saints School shared zoo design plans with Cedar Rapids Area Friends of the Zoo as they campaign for a 45 acre regional zoo. City teachers used a Roy J. Carver Trust Fund grant to study animals and habitats and design zoo fences and habitats. Cedar Rapids Jefferson Symphony Orchestra earned top honors at the Midwest Music Festival in Elgin Illinois with its string ensemble third overall. Dirk Munson named outstanding soloist in soprano sax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaverlo
Prairie Crest Elementary
Metro
Metro Women’s Project
All Saints
Cedar Rapids Area
Friends of the Zoo
Cindy Glynn
Kathy Schultz
Roy J. Carver Trust Fund
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson Symphony Orchestra
Elgin
Jefferson
Dirk Munson
Cicadas Resurface Across Iowa After 17-Year Quiet Period
Des Moines reports millions of periodical cicadas with orange eyes will emerge this month after 17 years underground. Males perform loud mating calls to attract females. adults die after laying eggs, while nymphs return underground to renew the cycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Wayne Rowley
Iowa State University
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daily Notebook
The
Arc of East Central
Kennedy High School
Marion High School
Washington High School
University of Iowa Playwrights Festival
U of Theatre
Barbara Goldman
E.C. Mabie Theatre
Ireland
the Commons
Martin Roper
Dublin
Noelridge Farmers Market
Collins Road
Council Street
Illinois Lottery
Helen
Robert Whitinger
Random Rd. SE
Michelle
Wes Chaplin
Center Point
Jocelyn Wright
North Liberty
Janet and
Cary Wavricek
Creekside Dr
Hiawatha
ST. Luke’s
Stacy
Brett Rathje
Northbrook Dr
Lisa
Dave Wilcox
17Th St. SE
Bambi
Ronald Slagle
Oak Dr. SE
the Gazette
Jonathan E. Watson
Edgewood Rd
Burlington and
Clinton Streets
David Huerta
1St Ave
Muscatine
Jefferson and Linn Streets
Linn County
Grande Ave. SE
Marion Square
By Leah Rauch
Rina Rothmann
Rothmann
Hubbard Park
Kenneth Caes
William Jindrich
Ric Gerard
Gerard
By Becky Stover
Becky Stover
Yale University
Charles Remington
Connecticut
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