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Adopt a Senior, Make a Care Package
Older members of our community who have been isolating though the pandemic are available for “adoption” through the North Liberty Recreation Department. Community members who sign up to adopt will prepare care packages for the dozens of local seniors nominated. The department has assembled kits and guidelines for each care package, and adopters will receive…
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Beat the Bitter Announces Igloo Jam Benefit Concert for COVID Relief
The community is invited to make an impact while jamming out with The Pork Tornadoes from the comfort and safety of their own home during the coming Beat the Bitter Igloo Jam presented by GreenState Credit Union, which returns — virtually — for its third year on Saturday, Jan. 30. This is an addition to…
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Beat the Bitter Offers Free and Safe Events Folks Can Count on this Winter
North Liberty’s Beat the Bitter returns for its sixth year with safe activities to look forward to and brighten up this long and isolated winter. The schedule for Jan. 30 through Feb. 6, 2021, is now available at beatthebitter.com. All programming is free. Highlights include family fun and fireworks in Penn Meadows Park, a virtual…
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With the Holidays Small, Mayor Says “Make That Call” This Weekend
Celebrating the holidays at home with our households is the safest way to celebrate this year, but it’s more important to than ever to connect with friends, relatives and acquaintances we won’t get a chance to see in-person as you help protect our community during the pandemic. But just because you’re staying home, doesn’t mean…
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City Appoints Neighborhood Ambassadors
The City of North Liberty enthusiastically welcomes 41 residents to the Neighborhood Ambassador program. They are the first volunteers selected for the new program and will be key players in the city’s Great Neighborhoods Initiative. These on-the-ground local leaders, listed below, are passionate about advancing the quality of life for their neighbors. Their duties–which officially…
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Mayor: Your Sacrifices Make a Difference
From Mayor Terry L. Donahue: Together, we face another critical juncture in this pandemic. Spread in our county is at an all-time high, our healthcare workers are strained, and our hospitals are reaching capacity. In order to protect our staff so they can continue to provide the critical services to our community — water, public…
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Bring a Pumpkin to the Ranshaw House
The public is invited to bring a carved pumpkin to the front lawn of the Ranshaw House, located a the corner of Penn St. and Community Dr., for a community pumpkin display on Oct. 30 and Oct. 31. This will be the second year of the community display. In 2019, residents contributed 50 creative designs,…
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Free Drive-in Movies to Spook Up Your Halloween Week
Thanks to GEICO Careers, enjoy a Halloween-themed movie from your car at the Colony Pumpkin Patch–for free! What’s Playing Wednesday, Oct. 28: Monsters, Inc. Thursday, Oct. 29: Hocus Pocus Showtime is at 7 p.m. each night at the Colony Pumpkin Patch, located at 2780 Front St. The grass lot will open beginning at 6:30 p.m. Audio will…
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Public Invited to Share Experiences Through New Storytelling Project
Today, the City of North Liberty is launching a new first-person storytelling project, I Remember When. This series aims to inform, inspire and challenge the community to put themselves in their neighbors’ shoes by amplifying those stories. The series focuses on stories told through crucible moments, experiences through which an individual comes to a new or an…
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Is Trick-or-Treating Happening?
Halloween is coming up, but it will look different than years past because, you know, the COVID-19 pandemic. Johnson County Public Health and other experts caution that traditional trick-or-treating is riskier than alternatives; although interactions door-to-door are typically quick, they usually involve close and frequent contact, the conditions that spread SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Often,…
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