Museum Brings Public View of Christmas Opening
The article discusses downtown museum plans with Exhibit Hall and Heritage Hall spaces on 4,000 square feet near the Cedar River. TOM HRUSKA notes skilled brickwork and arches while highlighting a $2.6 million fund drive and ongoing endowment expansion. The museum aims for a national board and new revenue through rentals, with a Christmas preview hoped for before exhibits are installed.
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Museum appoints Ray Shubinski as new director
Ray Shubinski, 42, former director of the Quincy Illinois Museum for five years, started last week as executive director of the National Czech Slovak Museum Library in Cedar Rapids. A St. Joseph Michigan native, he holds humanities and communications degrees from Michigan State University and has worked in Louisiana and Tennessee. He and his wife Carol have two daughters aged 16 and 11. He succeeds Patricia Hikiji.
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Country's Reminisce Hitch heads to Cedar Land Harvest Fest
The six Belgian horse hitch arrives in Tipton for the Cedar Land Harvest Festival on Sept 18 with a 1 PM demonstration by driver Dave Helmuth. Admission is free, events include an apple pie contest, free ice cream, Life Guard helicopter display, and a nursing home visit by a trained horse. The trek began in 1993 and messages were shared via a Hitch Hotline.
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