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Daily NewslettersThe Jones County Central Park Nature Center is offering early out open house and holiday events on Wednesdays from 12:30 to 4 p.m. during the month of December. There is a different theme for each day.
116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
The Jones County Central Park Nature Center is offering early out open house and holiday events on Wednesdays from 12:30 to 4 p.m. during the month of December. There is a different theme for each day.
The Decorah-based Foot-Notes band and Vesterheim Museum are hosting a YouTube watch party on Tuesday of their recorded concert of music found in the notebooks of Norwegian immigrant musician Johan Arndt Mostad, who arrived in Iowa as an adult in 1869 and was a popular performer for local dances and house parties.
Two animals, who underwent multiple surgeries for mammary cancer and a nose injury that required reconstructive surgery, are ready for adoption thanks to nonprofit Critter Crusaders who paid for their medical care.
The tree is scheduled to arrive at about 8 a.m., with setup and decoration taking place until about 10:30 a.m. The tree lighting ceremony is Saturday.
Bundled-up tree-hunters with mittened kids in tow lined the road along the Ely evergreen market before it opened at 9 a.m. Friday. And at Solon’s Handley’s Holiday Hillside Inc., about 30 minutes south, dozens of parked vehicles squeezed the gravel road from both sides for as far as the eye could see.
To date, the pantry and fund have helped more than 20 families, many several times, as the pandemic severely impacted households.
Chabad Lubavitch of Northeast Iowa will ignite a public 10-foot menorah erected in front of Ginsberg Jewelers, 4647 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, followed by a communitywide celebration on Monday, the second night of Hanukkah.
The purpose of this funding is to assist eligible organizations in one-time needs related to providing services to individuals with mental health/brain health, intellectual disability or development disability diagnoses.
The mile-long professional installation is the only drive-thru holiday light show in Johnson County. Proceeds benefit a local hospice home.
Volunteers needed to prepare boxes this week, help with distribution
A new mural celebrating the immigrants of all backgrounds, races and ethnicities who have shaped Cedar Rapids is located on the west side of Ideal Social Hall facing the 16th Avenue bridge.
The kit is designed to add to a toolbox of coping skills that are helpful throughout life, but particularly as individuals work through the grief process.
Producers and experts from across the country will share tips for transitioning into organic production and methods to enhance organic operations.
Find the best lights in Eastern Iowa and submit your own home or block to show off impressive decorations!
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Dinner4Two grand prize – Iowa Wedding Experience has one last chance to win in 2021-the grand prize dream vacation.
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Buy. Give. Grow. Presented by GreenState Credit Union is a shop local initiative encouraging support of our local community businesses and organizations this holiday season.
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