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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 2001
Page
10
Duke a 3 year old chocolate Labrador retriever with a broken back after a car collision in Mechanicsville bids Judy Vogelgesang of Cedar County Animal Rescue farewell before heading to Missouri for rehabilitation. He is partially paralyzed and unable to use his back legs. Owners located but cannot care for a disabled pet.
Marcy Reilly of Mechanicsville found Duke under her deck and with the Cedar County Sheriff s Department connected to Judy Vogelgesang of the Cedar County Animal Rescue Duke later diagnosed with a broken back at a vet and taken to Rainbow Farms Project Inc where he will use a custom canine cart to move and rehabilitate The farm houses about 40 animals with Duke as the first to try the cart and rehabilitate under supervision for possible adoption or therapy work The Rainbow co founder Kathy Coy noted Duke s youth and friendly nature as positive signs for a future home or therapy use
About 2000 people gathered at an outdoor stadium for the first anti government rally since independence. Joshua Jeyaretnam urged civic freedom while speakers attacked the ruling PAP and donors funded his defense against defamation lawsuits that threaten his parliamentary seat.
Gibson described as a role model by son Will Gibson rests as the community opens a school in her honor. Daughter Juanita Smith plans to attend, recalling her mother's push for education despite early hardships. Gibson, born 1905 in Tennessee, moved to Cedar Rapids with her family after her mother died, later earning a nursing degree and teaching for the Red Cross. Her lifelong work with urban renewal and local groups spanned over 25 years.
The naming committee received 89 nominations with Viola Gibson and Charles Penningroth among finalists. Gibson, Cedar Rapids civil rights activist and longtime NAACP member, is praised for outreach and church service. The vote reflects a shift toward local African American and women honorees.
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