Central YMCA Announces Expanded Summer Youth Program
The Central Y unveils a broad summer schedule including baseball and softball for many ages, tennis for through 17, twice weekly gymnastics, learn to swim classes, and preschool programs. Registration spans Wednesday to Friday, with activities starting the week of June 6 at facilities on Forty second and Sherman and Blairs Ferry roads.
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Central Ymca
Central Y
Dave Long
Forty-second
Sherman Streets
Blairs Ferry Road
North Pine Drive
Coe
Kathy Healy
Regis
John Stark
Long
Six Corps to Battle in Emerald Knights Drum Tourney
Six drum and bugle corps from Illinois Wisconsin and Iowa will compete in the Tournament of Drums at Kingston Stadium Saturday at 7 p.m. The Emerald Knights of Cedar Rapids host with a parade at 1 30 p.m. from Sixth Street and Second Avenue SE. Phantom Regiment of Rockford defending champions headline the field with additional entrants Fox Valley Raiders Pioneers Flying Dutchmen and Statesmen. Tickets cost 250 adults 100 students in advance and 300 adults 150 students at the gate.
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Kingston Stadium
Emerald Knights
Drum and Bugle Corps of
Cedar Rapids
Sixth Street
Second Avenue
Second Street
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
Richard Williams
Armstrong’s
Sears
Ginsberg’s
Seifert’s
Phantom Regiment
Rockford
Ill
Phantoms
Fox Valley Raiders
Aurora
Pioneers
Cedarburg
Wis
Flying Dutchmen
Quincy
Statesmen
Springfield
Solar Pumps Power Arizona Ranch Irrigation Project
In Gila Bend Arizona Northwestern Mutual Life and Battelle Memorial Institute pilot a solar powered irrigation system for 50 ditches on a 22000 acre farm. The $500000 project aims to cut rising irrigation costs and spur solar tech adoption despite high initial costs and uncertain economy.
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Gila Bend
Ariz
Arizona
Gila River Ranch
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co
Milwaukee
Battelle Memorial Institute
Columbus
Ohio
California
Texas
Southwest
Northwestern
Arizona Farm
Sun
Francis E. Ferguson
Battelle
Federal Energy Research and Development
Graham Alexander
Alexander
Thomas W. Harvey
OPEC
Harvey
Sunbelt
Arizona Pilot Project
First Father's Day origins traced to 2000 B C clay tablet
Kansas City reports that the first known Father's Day card appeared in Babylon about 2000 B C as a clay tablet praying for the father's health and long life for Elmesu. Romans also observed the Feast of Parentalia from Feb 13 to 22. This year about 75 million Father’s Day cards will be mailed.
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Kansas City, Mo
Babylon
Elmesa
Hallmark
Sally Hopkins
Hopkins
Elmesu
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Kim Wyatt
Leanne Smith
Arizona Ranch
N.Y. Times News Service
New Mexico
Mexico
Pioneer Corps Color Guard of
Wisconsin
B.C
Atlanta
UPI
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Smithfield
N.C
Atlanta Zoo
Emory University
Miss Wilson
Thomas Watson
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Fran Johnston
Jan Beane
Mary Lou Wermanger
Kathy Heasley
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