Volunteer opportunities seek help across multiple community needs
The notice lists roles from transportation for a handicapped worker to crocheting lessons for a young adult, outdoor activities for Marion residents, summer group leadership for low income children, youth guidance for diabetic teens, baseball and softball umpires, and set construction for a theater production. Call 365-6942 or visit 712 Third Avenue SE for details via United Way of Linn County.
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Marion
Voluntary Action Center
Third Avenue SE
United Way of
Linn County
Cash in Trash Shocks Muskegon Couple
In Muskegon Michigan a couple lost 2900 dollars saved for a Dallas move when their money bag was accidentally buried in a county landfill. They and workers dig through tons of garbage but cannot recover it. State law bans salvaging on public landfills per landfill manager Roger Baker.
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Muskegon
Mich
Muskegon County
Eugene Goryl
Ruta
Dallas
Landfill Authority
Roger Baker
Senior Citizen Buses Cedar Rapids System
Senior citizens and others may ride the Cedar Rapids area bus system with SEATS service. Local information desks provide routes and schedules. Contact numbers include Cedar Rapids area 363-8244 and 398-5605 plus statewide 800-332-5934.
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Cedar Rapids
Camp-out Plans For Scout Improvement Day At Howard Cherry
Boy Scout groups will camp for two nights during improvement day at the Howard Cherry Scout reservation. The Order of the Arrow will provide lunch for volunteers on May 31. Troops must reserve by May 28 to aid planning.
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Howard Cherry Scout Reservation
Donald Hattery
Hawkeye Area
Boy Scout Council
Order of the Arrow
Scouting
Hattery
Eiher
Howard Cherry
Camp
Wakonda
Flattery
Bezarson Scout Service Center
Clown Painter Louis Spiegel Dies at 73
Louis Spiegel, 73, a London born painter known for clown portraits, died Friday in Cincinnati. He said clowns express soul and love through their faces.
Expanded Answer Service Now at Small Libraries
Eastern Iowa libraries expand a question-answering service linking ten counties to Cedar Rapids. Patrons ask local librarians, and if unavailable locally, the Cedar Rapids resource center answers via telephoned ref questions and teletype access to national collections.
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Iowa
East Central Regional Library
Cedar Rapids
ECRL
Neafie
Benton
Cedar
Clinton
Jackson
Johnson, Jones, Linn
Poweshiek
Tame Enunties
Commuters Adopt Umbrellas Borrowed From SEPTA
SEPTA provided umbrellas for riders at Reading Terminal and Thirtieth Street station to clear lost and found inventory. Within two days all umbrellas were borrowed permanently by commuters. Empty umbrella drums are now used as trash bins, a SEPTA spokesman said.
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Philadelfna
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
SEPTA
Reading Terminal
Thirtieth Street
Theologians Condemn Exorcism In Open Letter
A group of theologians in London denounce exorcism as regressive in a letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury. The signatories warn the church risks a Middle Ages setback despite prior sanctioning with safeguards. The action follows the Wakefield inquest into Mrs Christine Taylor’s death during an all night exorcism.
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London
UPR
Ot Canterbury
Donald Coogan
Coggen
Church of England
Wakefield
Christine Taylor
YMCA schedules summer activities for youth program
Central YMCA officials outlined a summer program for junior and senior high students with twice daily swims, night swims, a water polo session, a judo club for ages 13 to 18, and softball league entries. Elementary activities include baseball and softball instruction at the Sherman Street field. A $12 summer membership is offered for both boys and girls. Lawmaker's son held after purse theft incident in Oakland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senor
Central Ymca
Larry Lutz
Gery Vangen
Sherman
Forty-second Streets
Consumer Groups Target Child-Proof Book Matches
The Consumer Product Safety Commission seeks redesigns to prevent children over age four from opening book matches. Commission Chair Richard Simpson said a final design is undecided and staff will propose safety rules on match ignition, burn duration, and related factors alongside the new cover.
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Washington
UPI
Consumer Product Safety Commission
U.S
Commission
Richard Simpson
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