Editor’s note: Here is your chance to tell your story about your your school. If you’d like to join The Gazette’s growing list of high school contributors, contact J.R. Ogden at jr.ogden@thegazette.com By Ashley Ann Heins, MFL MarMac sophomore MONONA – Another great MFL MarMac individualsSpeech season has ended. On Feb. 23, the individual speech [...]
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Altered Egos Closing Reception: Saturday, March 30 – 4pm-5pm Each year the Ceramics Center hosts a number of Artists in Residence who are provided with studio space and use of equipment through a work-exchange program. These talented ceramists come from many backgrounds and bring diverse and unique perspectives to this community-based center. Expertise ranges from [...]
continue »A Cedar Rapids springtime tradition finds a new home in 2013. NewBo City Market will host the H.D. Youth Center Annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 30, at 1 p.m. in the Market Square, rain or shine. “We hope to even exceed our customary crowd of hundreds of children, their parents and guardians,” said Henry [...]
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The Cedar Rapids Green Iowa team, hosted by the Affordable Housing Network, performs FREE home energy assessments for anyone that would like to discover how energy efficient their home is. After the energy assessment is completed, the team will perform a weatherization, followed by an evaluation. Weatherization can save individuals $50 – $350 each year! [...]
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Metro Library Network Introduces Salon Series The Metro Library Network is excited to introduce The Salon Series, a quarterly author event hosted at and sponsored by Campbell-Steele Gallery in Marion, Iowa. The first author to be presented in the series is New York Times bestselling author and creator Max Allan Collins. Collins is the creator [...]
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Join the Science Center for some dino fun in April. Dinosaurs Growing Up will be held at 2pm on Sunday, April 21 which will have a primary focus on duck-billed dinosaurs and large-bodied tyrannosaurs. Attendees will be able to see and touch genuine fossil bones, teeth, and claws of juvenile and adult duckbills and tyrannosaurs. [...]
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The results from Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl For Kids’ Sake event were announced today at the celebration luncheon held at Texas Roadhouse. This year’s Bowl For Kids’ Sake results set an all-time record with a total of $379,103 raised by over 2,700 bowlers. This total exceeded the stretch goal of $375,000 and the previous [...]
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The Boys & Girls Clubs of Cedar Rapids have been nominated to receive a $10,000 donation through a Coca-Cola & Family Dollar Pay it Forward Contest! In February, Coca-Cola and Family Dollar put out a call to all Boys & Girls Club supporters for essays about Boys & Girls Clubs who are in need. Diane, [...]
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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering a course for folks who want to reconnect with the land, grow food and create a sustainable landscape. Homegrown Lifestyle will be offered by ISU Extension at Linn County on Thursday evenings from 6-9 p.m. beginning March 14 and ending May 30. Extension’s Homegrown Lifestyle is a [...]
continue »Tanager Place’s 2011-12 Stakeholders’ Report reveals successful outcomes in all major services, including inpatient program, outpatient Mental Health Clinic, and community based programs. Tanager Place provides innovative programs designed to help at-risk children with behavioral, emotional or psychiatric disorders. Highlights of the 2011-12 Stakeholders’ Report include: Inpatient Psychiatric Medical Institute for Children, PMIC Program Provides [...]
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