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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 2006
Page
29
A freelance writer shares bittersweet thoughts on Mother’s Day for adoptees and birth moms. She plans a family celebration with flowers, a barbecue, and a first meeting with a new nephew, as she recognizes both gratitude and longing.
The Science Station in Cedar Rapids funded by a $15,000 Iowa Space Grant Consortium grant unveils Lights at Night, an interactive exhibit comparing Earth from space and energy emissions with data from 1993 and 2000. It debuts as a prototype in the Science Station lobby with free admission and a midsummer opening. Rockwell Collins volunteers renovate Space Gallery to build LAN powered theater for camps and school groups. The grant also backs maintenance and educational program development.
In Cedar Rapids the 1936 graduates of Franklin and McKinley high schools skip formal reunions. They gather for lunch at Longbranch Restaurant on 90 Twixt Town Rd NE, often around 11 am, each paying their own bill. They recall attending Old Washington High School together and note the 1936 joint diploma ceremony at Memorial Building.
In Marion Iowa a first grader received a $20 Payless card through the Shoes for Kids program run by the Marion East Cedar Rapids Rotary Club. Nurse Nancy Alderdyce notes the quick confidence boost as youngsters trade worn toeless shoes for new pairs, funded by local civic effort.
Marion Arts Festival runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday May 20 at City Square Park with a waffle breakfast 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Vernon Middle School. Rapids schools use lunch aid data to gauge shoe needs. last year 150 $20 cards were distributed, with potential for more.
Jenny Groothuis, 31, wife to Brad and homeschool mother of nine, discusses adopting four Liberian girls, balancing parenting, faith, and sanity. She highlights community in Marion, coping through prayer, walking, reading, and time with family, while noting joys of children’s growth and the pull to help orphans in Liberia.
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