FLOOD
ANNIVERSARY EVENTS
As
the one-year anniversary of the June 2008 flood approaches, a
number of events have been scheduled in commemoration.
These include:
Wednesday, June 10th – Student Reading
Iowa City High School students will be reading personal accounts
of the flood live beginning at 7:00 pm at Prairie Lights
Bookstore, 15 South Dubuque Street in Iowa City.
Saturday, June 13th – Get My Camera! Snapshot of the Flood
of 2008
From
2:00 – 4:00 pm at the Johnson
County Historical Society Museum at 860 Quarry Rd in Coralville
(map).
Last
summer Johnson County residents documented history as they
snapped photographs showing how the floods of 2008 affected
their lives. To commemorate the one-year anniversary of the
historic flooding, over 40 of these photographs are being
featured in the exhibit "Get My Camera! Snapshots of the
Floods of 2008." The exhibit opening on the 13th will
include remarks at 2:30 pm by a few of the photographers,
Coralville Mayor Fausett, and representatives of Iowa City and
Johnson County.
June 13th - Iowa River Cleanup
With the anniversary of the Iowa Rivers devastating flood event
upon us, cleanup the banks of trash and debris along the Iowa
River from Iowa City to Hills continues. Experienced
canoe paddlers and jon-boat captains are needed. Canoes
will be launched from the Iowa
City Sturgis Ferry boat ramp on Old HWY 218 South at 8:00
am. The length of the paddle is 9 miles and about 6 hours,
landing at the Johnson County Hills Access, adjacent Hills, IA .
Garbage will be unloaded from the canoes & boats at the
Hills Access boat ramp and sorted for recycling and landfill.
You can use your own equipment or a limited number of loaner
canoes are available for volunteers. Please contact Carol
Sweeting for more information and to register for the "Iowa
River Cleanup" event. Phone: 319-356-5164;
cell: 319-541-2385
or e-mail: carol-sweeting@iowa-city.org
. In case of rain please call 319-356-5164 for instructions.
Sponsored
by: City
of Iowa City, Johnson County Conservation, IDNR, Mid
American Energy, Touch the Earth Outdoor Recreation and
Education, Fin
and Feather, and Durham
School Services.
June
13th – One Year Survivors Park View Terrace Picnic
Scheduled
for Saturday, June 13 from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm with a rain-date of
Sunday, June 14. Meet on Eastmoor Dr. Everyone is invited:
survivors, buy outers, volunteers and new neighbors. Please
bring a dish to share, something to grill and drinks.
June 15th – 'Remember,
Reimagine, Rebuild': UI to mark flood anniversary
The
University of Iowa will commemorate the anniversary of the
historic flood of 2008 on Monday, June 15, at the Old Capitol
Museum with displays of flood-related photographs and research,
audio excerpts from the StoryCorps project, remarks by
university officials and guests, musical performances and
refreshments.
A
formal program will begin at 12:15 p.m. outside the west steps
to the museum, overlooking the Iowa River, with UI President
Sally Mason and other guests making brief remarks. In case of
inclement weather, the program will be held in the Senate
Chamber on the second floor.
The
event is free and open to the public
