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Local students recognized at art show Staff Report The Ninth Annual University of Rio Grande Student and Teacher Art Exhibition took place in the Esther Allen Greer Museum and Gallery from Feb. 4-25. Pictured: Chandler Carter, of Valley High School, won Best of Show. Submitted Photo NEW BOSTON Three area schools participated in the Ninth Annual University of Rio Grande Student and Teacher Art Exhibition, in the Esther Allen Greer Museum and Gallery from Feb. 4-25. “The Esther Allen Greer Museum and Gallery is one of the few venues in our area that offers a very fine venue for professional artists and students, alike,” said art instructor and museum director Joseph Hamilton. “The preparations for this annual show start months in advance. We do this in an effort to encourage the arts in young people, and also to bring attention to the beautiful, friendly, and family-like atmosphere of The University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College campus in h ....
Drive-by holiday raises thousands for Iowa City-area food pantries, food recovery Cleo Krejci, Iowa City Press-Citizen A team of neighbors, some holiday lights and some yard signs have raised $1,500 or about 10,000 pounds of food and counting for a local nonprofit. This year, the dazzling annual holiday lights display by some of the Rita Lyn Court residents on Iowa City s east side are accompanied by a special ask: If you can, donate via Venmo, a mobile payment service, to Table to Table, a local food rescue that provides food to more than half of the meal sites and food pantries in Johnson County. ....