Library hosts One Community One Book discussion
The Iowa City Public Library presents a noon to 1 p.m. discussion on Blood Done Sign My Name by Timothy Tyson with panelists Sara Baird Orlando Dial and Barbara Eckstein. The event is free in Meeting Room A and aired on Library Channel 10 with refreshments provided. Call 319 356 5200 Option 4 for details. Prospective international adopters can meet Holt International staff and families Thursday at 6 p.m. in Meeting Room B for questions and experiences. Call 319 266 8511 for more information.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Public Library
B. Holt International Social Workers
Volunteers Needed to Restore Tallgrass Prairie at Hoover Site
Volunteers will remove shrubs and collect prairie seeds at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site as part of the 14th annual National Public Lands Day. Meet at the Visitor Center at 12 30 p m for orientation and signup. Prairie work runs 1 to 4 p m.
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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Adam Prato
Jacque Cayton Memorial 5K Run in Kalona
Friends and family organize the Jacque Cayton Memorial 5K and one mile run walk in Kalona City Park. The public event starts registration at 7 a.m. and the run goes off at 8 a.m. More details at the listed website or by calling Amanda Freese.
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Jacque Cayton
Kalona
Highway 22
Teamintraining.org
Amanda Freese
Artist Returns to Amanas for Oktoberfest Exhibition
Local artist LC brings heart themed works to Amanas for Oktoberfest display. The event showcases visual art pieces highlighting community roots and personal storytelling amid festival activities.
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Amanas
Amana hearts featured at Oktoberfest event
Suzanne Barnes profiles Amanan who crafts painted wooden hearts with grandchildren names. Her work grew from a farm near the Amanas to Amana Furniture and Clock Shop sales. The Gazette notes Call of the Colors fall event listing and longtime collaboration with Frank Hagemeier of Washington, Iowa.
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Suzanne Barnes
Ye Gazette
Iowa City
Suzanne Aman
Amanas
Aman
Amana
Aunan
Tom
Frank Hagemeier
Washington
Iowa
Grandma
Grandpa
Amana Furniture and Clock Shop
Suzanne Amnan
Amnan
Oktoberfest in Amana features beer, music and crafts
Starting Friday at noon and Saturday and Sunday at 11 am, the Amana Oktoberfest offers beer tastings, live music, demonstrations and samples. A parade is set for Saturday at 10 am with Suzanne Amnan showcasing her work at the Amana Furniture and Clock Shop. Passes cost 5 to 8 dollars in advance, 6 to 10 dollars at the gate, with schedule info at festivalsinamana.com.
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Amana
Suzanne Amnan
Amana Furniture and Clock Shop
Amana Colonies Convention and Visitor's Bureau
Festivalsinamana.com
Paranormal investigator Chad Lewis to speak at North Liberty Library
Chad Lewis from Eau Claire Wisconsin will discuss eerie Iowa landmarks and his book The Iowa Road Guide to Haunted Locations at 7 p.m. Friday at North Liberty Public Library. He notes UFO lore spurred crop circle interest and covers Bigfoot Loch Ness Dracula and other creatures.
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Gazette
Chad Lewis
North Liberty Public Library
Lewis
Eau Claire
Wis
Minnesota
South Dakota
Illinois
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin/Stout
Haunted locations in Eastern Iowa feature talk at library
Chad Lewis co author of The Iowa Road Guide to Haunted Locations discusses Eastern Iowa hauntings at North Liberty Public Library. He notes many locals feel a ghostly presence friendly and recalls Civil War soldier sightings at Vinton cemetery and Tillie the witch at Oak cemetery Cedar Rapids.
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Chad Lewis
Iowa
North Liberty Public Library
Vinton Cemetery
Tillie
City Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Old City Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery
Halloween event listings sought by Gazette readers
The Gazette invites readers to submit Halloween happenings such as trick or treat times cemetery walks haunted houses by October 1 for publication October 10. Send details to Halloween The Gazette P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or email linda cruise gazettecommunications com
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UF & Pe Tt
Road Guide
Sal Dhe
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Oakland Cemetery
Jonathan D. Woods
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