Local Events Guide for Cedar Rapids Iowa City Amana
A round up of free and ticketed events including hearing loss education at Ladd Library in Cedar Rapids, preschool storytime in Iowa City, a house history research talk, Lyme support group in Cedar Rapids, Steeple People benefit concert at Amana Old Creamery Theatre, and Parker Millsap with The Grahams at CSPS Hall in Cedar Rapids.
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Jennifer Reekers
Diana Kain
Heartland Hearing Center
Ladd Library
Williams Blvd
Cedar Rapids
Alicia Trimble
Friends of Historic Preservation
Iowa City Public Library
S. Linn St
Iowa City
Ecumenical Community Center
Second Ave
Steeple People Men’s Quartet
Stinking Creek
Tenn
Old Creamery Theatre
38Th Ave
Amana
Grahams
Oklahoma
Parker Millsap
Devils and Angels
Mississippi River
CSPS
Milkweed seedball workshop and splash pad openings in local events
Marion hosts a Milkweed seedball workshop at Lowe Park 6 to 8 tonight with Seeds and materials provided. Volunteers aim to make 35 000 seed balls as part of a county effort to address a milkweed shortage. Call (819) 447-3590 to RSVP. Cedar Rapids Parks and Rec plans splash pad openings Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at multiple parks with sensor-activated sprays. Lifelong friends host two Give It the Boot garage sales benefiting Especially for You on Saturday and June 25 in Palo and Fairfax. Municipal pool season kicks off Memorial Day weekend with preseason May 28–30 at Noelridge. kickoff June 2 and regular season June 3. schedules at CRREC.org.
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Iowa
Marion
Milkweed Matters
Lowe Park
RSVP
Cedar Rapids
Debbie Braumann
Rebecca Spore
Park St
Fairfax
Driftwood Circle
Palo
Cedar Rapids Municipal Pool
Noelridge Aquatic Center
Crrec.org
Little Hawk earns 2016 NSPA pacemaker and IHSPA honors
Johnson County City High School's The Little Hawk is named a 2016 NSPA pacemaker Award winner for both print and online publications, plus First Place News Team at IHSPA. Individual winners include Sonali Durham Jonas Geerdes Ayla Canin Zoe Hopewell Innes Hicsasmaz Brady Vanlo Claire Goodfellow Dominic Balestrieri-Fox. The piece notes Take A Kid Outdoors event at Hickory Hill Park and a Johnson County Veterans Memorial kiosk with veteran names and bios.
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Bonfire Records
Durham
Ayla Canin
Zoe Hopewell
Innes Hicsasmaz
Hicsasmaz
Brady Vanlo
Claire Goodfellow
Dominic Balestrieri-Fox
Hicasasmaz
Foot
Little Hawk Staff
Unsolved Murder of Anna Wiese program in Marshall County
Eastern Iowa reports the History on Third Thursday program will explore the Unsolved Murder of Anna Wiese, presented by Sheriff Ted Kamathhus at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office. Admission is free with light refreshments after.
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Historical Society of
Marshall County
Anna Wiese
Ted Kamathhus
Sheriff's Office
Jessup Ave
Edgewood Student Wins Iowa Money Smart Kid Award
Morgan Fannon, a junior at Edgewood Colesburg High School, earned the 2016 Money Smart Kid award for a winning essay on managing a financial crisis. She received the honor April 25 in the school gym, with the contest offering up to 1000 dollars to help college savings.
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Morgan Fannon
Edgewood-Colesburg
Iowa
Morgan
Iowa Bankers Association
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Fannon
Faith and Values Club Eyes Pediatric Chaplain Endowment
The Faith and Values Club and Old Capitol Kiwanis in Iowa City seek to fund pediatric chaplains at the University of Iowa Children's Hospital. Kiwanis has raised 425000 dollars toward three to four more chaplains as hospital needs grow. Martha Lang, the hospital's sole pediatric chaplain, describes ICU rounds and the emotional toll on staff and families. Local Kiwanis groups contribute, with hopes for broader interfaith support.
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Iowa City
Old Capitol Kiwanis Club
University of Iowa Children’s Hospital
Barry Trittle
Martha Lang
US Children’s Hospital
Icus
Lang
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Dubuque
Muscatine
Holland
Trittle
Alex Boisjolie
the Gazette
Pediatric chaplain fund drive at Iowa aims for 1.5 million
The Old Capitol Kiwanis Club seeks $1.5 million for a University of Iowa pediatric chaplaincy program. Only $425,000 has been raised, said organizer Phil Holland. A volunteer describes daily emotional strain and praying for patients, families, and staff. Donations via www.givetoiowa.org/spiritual.
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Old Capitol
Kiwanis Club
University of Iowa
Phil Holland
Kiwanis
Alex.boisjolie
Thegazette
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Hooplanow.com
Health Lyme
Theater
Linn County
Johnson County
Little Hawk
Hickory Hill Park
Bloomington Street
Veterans Armory and Memorial
Johnson County Administration
S. Dubuque St
Johnson-County.com
Marshalltown
Washington, Iowa
Washington Public Library
Iowa Center For the Book
Iowa Library Services
State Library
University of Iowa Center For the Book
Iowa Center For the Book Foundation
Edgewood
Faith & Values
Old Capitol Kiwanis
Pediatric Chaplain Fund
Givetoiowa.org
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