Farmers Markets and Music Events Today
Cedar Rapids hosts fresh markets at Noelridge Park and Coralville Aquatic Center opens at 5 p.m. Oxford Creekside Park holds a 4 p.m. session. Music includes Huun-Huur-Tu at CSPS Cedar Rapids, a faculty recital at Coe College, and poetry events in Iowa City at Englert Theatre.
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Ramblin Edar Rapids Soldier Recalls 1945 Near Death and Life Path
Bill Ranshaw, then 17, sailed with 5 000 others near Japan in 1945. He credits a Truman atomic decision with saving his life. In the decades after he married Joanna twice, raised three children, and built a career as a window maker and accountant at Amana Refrigeration, Square D, and Penick and Ford. He also spent time in California before returning to Cedar Rapids when Barbara was 16.
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Life and War Reflections of Bill at Cottage Grove Place
A man named Bill looks back on a long life from Cottage Grove Place near St Louis to New Jersey and North Carolina. He recalls his first near death at eight and his wartime service in 1945 including Hiroshima. He and Joanna married in 1949 after meeting at the University of Iowa and kept their quiet bond.
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Cedar Rapids area road closures and public events timetable
Starting today Oakland Road NE between 32nd and 33rd Streets NE closes for about one month for reconstructions with one westbound lane on 32nd Street also shut for a right turn lane. A detour directs traffic via Prairie Drive NE to 35th Street NE to Oakland Road NE and a fuller closure list is posted online.
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Cultural Corridor alliance hosts arts grant program panel
Johnson County Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance and partners invite non profit arts groups to a 4 to 6 p.m. panel on October 23 at University Conference Center Old Capitol Town Center Room 25200. Admission is free for ICCA members and 15 for non members. refreshments and networking follow. Register by October 18 with Jessica Johnson.
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Hammers and Hard Hats Bash to Benefit Habitat Iowa Valley
Habitat Iowa Valley hosts the Hammers and Hard Hats Bash from 6 to 8 30 p m Oct 16 at the Clarion Highlander 2525 N Dodge St to celebrate the Fourth Women Build. A silent auction and Mr and Ms Habitat crowns are planned. Tickets 40 individual or 260 for a table of eight. Proceeds support housing for low income families in Johnson Cedar and Iowa Counties.
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Leaf vacuum service begins in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City
Cedar Rapids leaf vacuum trucks start curbside collection on regular garbage days through December 7. Iowa City crews begin October 15 and finish November 20. Rake leaves into long piles on the curb not in the street and avoid parking in front of piles. The Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory location at the Tanger Outlet Center highlighted a national Fudge For Troops drive.
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Iowa City
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Hannah Strasser
Mid-Prairie Board Reviews Facility Plan and Grants
The Mid-Prairie Board of Education discussed the facilities master plan and the need for a new central office in coming years. They reviewed progress reports, graduation policy revisions, and student activity criteria, approved a grant application to the Washington County Riverboat Foundation, and authorized pay raises for certain positions.
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Washington County Riverboat Foundation
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