On Thursday, July 26 and Friday July 27 from 9:00 – 10:30 AM a group of high school students from Xavier, Kennedy, and Washington High Schools will be at Elmcrest Country Club pool conducting a water safety and swim clinic for at risk youth. SwimSafeCR was founded by John Richardson, a Xavier senior, in hopes [...]
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The 10th Annual Fish-O-Rama, sponsored by Toyota Cedar Rapids, will take place Saturday, August 4 (7am-5pm) and Sunday, August 5 (7am-1pm) at Robbins Lake near Ellis Road in Cedar Rapids, with gates opening for registration at 6am both days. Admission is just $10 and allows you to fish for prizes both days or pay $25 [...]
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Robins Mayor Ian G.S. Cullis will try to defend his short game title during the “2nd Annual Mayoral Putting Contest” at the Greater Cedar Rapids Open Pro/Am on Thursday, July 26, at Hunters Ridge Golf Course. Cullis and Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett, Fairfax Mayor Bill Voss, Marion Mayor Allen “Snooks” Bouska and Hiawatha Water [...]
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Iowa Rockets 15R volleyball team celebrated the July 4th Holiday with fireworks of their own, winning the USAV Junior Volleyball Championship in Columbus Ohio July 5th. The team qualified by winning the Iowa Regional Tournament in March, going undefeated. The Regional Title gave them a National bid to the USAV tournament. Once in Columbus, the [...]
continue »Planning for the 14th Annual Greater Cedar Rapids Open at Hunters Ridge Golf Course in Marion, Iowa, is under way and volunteers are needed to help make this not-for-profit event a success. The three-day tournament, which features aspiring men’s golf professionals, senior professionals and amateurs from around the world, is set to begin at 7 [...]
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(Marion, Iowa) – (June 25, 2012) – Brock Mulder, who set the Hunters Ridge Golf Course competitive record last year on his way to the championship of the 2011 Greater Cedar Rapids Open, will be back to defend his title this year. The former Waterloo West star shot an 11-under-par 61 during last year’s first [...]
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The Marion-East Cedar Rapids Rotary Club is pleased announce a new, exciting event coming to eastern Iowa. The Marion Rotary Marathon for Shoes will take place April 20-21, 2013 in Marion, IA. The weekend will be filled with a variety of health & fitness activities including a marathon, marathon relay, half marathon, 5k, mile fun [...]
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The Cedar Rapids Warriors 13U youth baseball team capped off an undefeated 6-0 weekend run by winning the 2012 Mayor’s Cup at Tait Cummins Sports Complex Sunday afternoon. The Warriors wend 3-0 during pool play Friday evening and Saturday morning, picking up complete game wins from Ben Friedman and Marcus Coleman, as well strong hitting [...]
continue »Run the Flood is looking for volunteers for Friday, June 8 and Saturday, June 9. Over 50 volunteers are needed for packet pick-up, registration, set-up, help along the course and with the after party. To learn more go to https://volunteer.truist.com/united-way-of-east-central-iowa/org/opp/10395980240.html or volunteer@crruntheflood.com
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Congratulations to Xavier junior, Chase Stevenson! Chase qualified to race in three different classes at the Amateur National Arenacross Championship on May 6 inside the South Point Casino Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chase won 1st place in the Schoolboy Junior class and was one of a total of 27 riders across the United States [...]
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