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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1978
Page
5
The Central YMCA hosts a public open house from 2 to 4 p.m. showcasing a three year renovation of the Health Center. Demonstrations will cover equipment and fitness programs while staff answer questions about the enhanced facilities including 100 new lockers and a reconfigured lounge and shower area.
About 400 Future Homemakers of America from Iowa District Ten head to Kirkwood Community College Monday for the annual district meeting. Keynote speaker Bill Burns of GWAEA will discuss Leadership 78 with sessions by Joel Hoffman and Carol Harder plus state officer programs on cooking and Encounters of the FHA Kind. District Ten covers Linn, Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Washington and Cedar counties.
The British post office releases bicycle stamps to honor its most popular conveyance and marks the centenary of the British Cycling Federation and the Cyclists Touring Club. Stamps feature the ordinary bicycle, a 1920 tourer, a modern small-wheel racer, and a road racer. The Post Office uses 27,000 bicycles to deliver mail and favors biking for low running costs and staff fitness.
Steve Bowman, 24, built a miniature calliope in Randleman using 33 soft drink bottles of various sizes filled with different water levels to produce notes from two octaves below to two above middle C. Powered by a vacuum and copper pipe, the device plays gospel tunes as Bowman, a Southeastern Seminary student, pursues his steam power fascination.
The Madison Art Museum schedules an exhibition titled 39 Chinese Paintings spanning the Ming and Ching dynasties from the 14th to the 20th century. The show runs February 17 through March 25, 1979.
The Whitney Museum of American Art presents The Mouse Museum The Ray Gun Wing Two Collections Two Buildings through November 26. The show explores classification organization and other tasks involved in building and maintaining a collection and can be read as a parody of standard museum procedures.
West Hartford Conn AP the University of Hartford Hartt College of Music announces the second annual Holt kamp Award competition for composers of organ music. Deadline for receipt of manuscripts is February 15 1979.
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