April 22 is Earth Day.  We are planning a service project day for our April 21 regular meeting.  There will be no zoom option that day.  Instead, we will be meeting at the Indian Creek Nature Center to help with some work projects involving the hoop house, as well as sprucing up the grounds.  Those attending are encouraged to bring a sack lunch since the outdoor patio will be available.  Liz will bring some of her goodies to share that day as well.  The plan would be to start at 11:30 that day so we can be done by 1.  Thank you Jane S for giving us this opportunity to meet again in person while doing some service work.  Jane suggests you bring gloves and clippers.  

 

The Nature Center is located at 5300 Otis Road SE, Cedar Rapids.  Please plan on attending!

Registration for the conference is now open.  This is the perfect opportunity to attend since it will be conducted by zoom so there is no travel involved and there is no cost to register.  A number of excellent speakers have been arranged.  Watch for future notices about the conference and register even if you cannot make all of the events.

 

A silent auction and a duck pluck fundraiser will be part of the events.  Please support those events as well, even if you cannot attend.  Our Club has donated a Cedar Ridge gift box featuring a bottle of  Slipknot No. 9 Reserve signed by the band founder "Clown."

Many thanks to Mike for doing the news and to Dana for working overtime by doing the invocation, pledge, 4way, and song.

 

Dave Kutter and Kirk Leiffert celebrate birthdays in April.  We sang Happy Birthday to Dave since he was on zoom.

 

Janette announced we would do an in-person Social at Chrome Horse at 5 on Thursday. 

 

Matt introduced  our program regarding the Orchestra Iowa School and the CR West Piano Lab.  Myron McReynolds spoke and shared slides.  He thanked us for the grant that made the Piano Lab possible.  He mentioned various programs the school conducts (pun intended).  Besides piano lessons for youth, they also do violin lessons for kids as young as 4-5.  

 

John Z announced the book "Arrowhawk" who be presented to Van Buren in Myron's honor.