2008 Lawn and Garden Show
This event listing is from Master Gardener Becki Lynch. I don’t know about you, but my “cabin fever” hit a peak this week! As a gardener, these are the days that seem the longest – while I wait for a...
View ArticleHome and Garden Show and much, much more
The following is from Claire Smith, Linn County Master Gardener: The 2009 Winter Gardening Fair – what an event! The new Kirkwood Center for Continuing Education is a phenomenal building—one floor,...
View ArticleWelcome March
Following are some of the gardening/home/environmental events scheduled in Eastern Iowa during March 2009. If you know of other events, please add them in a comment below, or send an email to:...
View ArticleWMT Lawn, Garden & Home Show and "daylily delights"
Linn County Master Gardener, Claire Smith, offered the following on upcoming events this week (March 2009) – the WMT Lawn, Garden and Home show and a presentation on daylilies: Not your humdrum...
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An early car accident didn't keep Arlo from racing
Arlo Becker,71, and a legendary racer at the Hawkeye Downs track, was one of two people injured in an accident when he was 18.This article ran on March 27, 1955, in The Gazette.
View ArticleOn the track at Hawkeye Downs: ‘Prelude to Dirt’
On tap: Second annual “Prelude to Dirt” Friday night, promoting next week’s Dirt at the Downs event, offers $500 to win “A” Mod vs. “B” Mod race on the quarter-mile. There is racing in late models,...
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Racing a lot of fun for Seims
Scott Siems, Hawkeye Downs driverFridays are hectic for Scott Siems, and he likes it that way.Siems is one of few drivers racing in two divisions at Hawkeye Downs Speedway, competing in the hobby stock...
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Aikey triumphs at ‘Dirt at the Downs’
Jeff Aikey drives through turn four on his way to winning the IMCA Late Models feature race at Dirt at the Downs Night at Hawkeye Downs Wednesday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)It was certainly fitting...
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Kositzky mastering oval track racing at Downs
IMCA sportmod driver Scott Kositzky of Cedar Rapids checks the pressure in his tries as he prepares for Wednesday night’s races at Hawkeye Downs. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)Scott Kositzky welcomes a...
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All about the people for Downs Wall of Fame’s Crawford
A dismal day turned into a great evening of auto racing Friday night at Hawkeye Downs Speedway.Wall of Fame induction was also on the agenda. Among those having their names permanently placed on the...
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Joey Gase becomes Hawkeye Downs’ youngest late model season points champion
Joey Gase has the drive of a champion. The determined 16-year-old race car driver proved just that at Hawkeye Downs Speedway this summer.In just his second year in the class, Gase became the track’s...
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Cedar Rapids police train for chases
Cedar Rapids police maneuver their vehicles around cones Thursday as part of training at Hawkeye Downs in southwest Cedar Rapids. This year, officers drove patrol cars to improve their handling skills...
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Vaccine remains after first Linn County H1N1 clinic
Ella Greenlee, 6, of Cedar Rapids, colors while she waits in line with her mother and sister to receive the H1N1 flu nasal mist at a clinic at Hawkeye Downs this morning, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. More...
View ArticleMcCabe’s motocoss success leads to video game
Kurtis McCabe has made a name for himself in the world of motocross.The Cedar Rapids native claimed is his first title, winning the 2009 AMA Arenacross Lites Central Region Championship. His success...
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Mass H1N1 flu clinic is last for a while in Linn County
Marry Darrow of Cedar Rapids holds her son Timothy, 4, as he receives the H1N1 nasal spray vaccine from nurse Cheryl Stark of Tipton during the H1N1 vaccine clinic at Hawkeye Downs on Thursday...
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March Madness
Pancakes are made at the Maple Syrup Festival in 2008. This year’s festival is March 6-7 at the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids. (Gazette photo/Cliff Jette)Spring may still seem maddeningly...
View ArticleCorbett, Bob Bruce will race each other at Hawkeye Downs on May 21
Mayor Ron Corbett and WMT-AM 600’s Bob Bruce will compete in a 15-lap race at Hawkeye Downs on Friday night, May 21.Oh baby.Also in the race is Barry Boyer, president of Van Meter Industrial.Corbett...
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Corbett, Bruce to square off on Hawkeye Downs track
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett takes a seat in a Legends race car at the Hawkeye Downs car show in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, April 24, 2010. (Roy Parker/RacinginIowa.com)Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett...
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Corbett, Bruce in celebrity race at Hawkeye Downs
Radio personality Bob Bruce pulls to a stop after a practice session in a Legends race car. Bruce, a member of the Hawkeye Downs board of directors, is racing in a 15-lap celebrity race with Cedar...
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Palmer is a “jack of all trades”
Ralph Palmer, owner of Ar-Jay Building Products Inc. in Cedar Rapids, pitches horseshoes to raise money for Camp Courageous of Iowa and St. Luke's Child Protection Center. Palmer pledged to pitch for...
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