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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 2010
Page
18
Army veteran Mike Ehredt, 49, of Driggs Idaho, crosses 4000 miles coast to coast in roughly 30 miles daily to honor U S service members who died in Iraq. He changes shoes every ten days and plants an American flag at each mile marker. He began in May and aims to finish in October.
Mike Ehredt marks a mile on Mount Vernon Road with a flag for Travis W. Anderson from Hooper Colorado and a flag for Kenneth Zeigler a 2005 Army Private. He cycles and runs 30 miles daily using a jogging stroller. Mount Vernon High School runners join him for several miles.
Iowa City event Cook Off For A Cure at Old Brick raises funds for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society with silent auction items and tickets at cookoffforacure.com. Cedar Rapids Grilling for Charity supports cancer groups Anna Purna Ghosh and Gems of Hope with burgers and desserts for donations.
Demolition of flood damaged properties continues at a rapid pace in Cedar Rapids. Since March over 350 homes in the northwest quad have disappeared with crews moving into the southeast quadrant. Notable losses include the B and W Grocery at 2364 Blakely Blvd SE and historic sites like the Sinclair factory smokestack and St Wenceslaus Church area cottages. The New Bohemia house at 1413 Second St SE hosted early WFLA activity. Greene Square Park’s Senior Center building is slated for demolition in coming weeks.
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