Five women to be named Woman of the Year in Iowa celebration
Five local women will receive the Woman of the Year award at the Women's Equality Day event in Cedar Rapids. Nancy Duncan of Omaha will deliver the keynote as Liz Mathis hosts. Recipients include Marilyn Bowman Amy Johnson Boyle Carla Jesse Zeineb Mehdi and Kathy Pearson with community roles across AAUW Girl Scouts Peace and civic groups.
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Iowa News Service
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Medical Education Center
10Th St. SE
Planned Parenthood
East Central
Iowa
Second Ave. SE
Nancy Duncan
Omaha
Neb
Writers’ Workshop
Iowa City
Omaha Community Playhouse
Emmy Gifford
Sto
Liz Mathis
Kcrg-Tv9
Marilyn Bowman
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
American Association of University Women
Bowman
AAUW
Amy Johnson Boyle
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Carla Jesse
Girl Scouts of the
Mississippi Valley
Girl Scout Activity Center
Zeineb Mehdi
Women For Peace
Iraq
Islamic Center
Tunisia
Mehdi
Coe College
Midamar
Kathy Pearson
Kaas Employment
Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission
Linn County
Republican Women
Pearson
Women’s Business Center of
Kirkwood Community College
Robins Block Party Brings Neighborhoods Together
Robins City Council member Mike Hoppe joins neighbors for a June block party on Pine Crest Drive. Residents secured a street closure permit and set up picnic tables and chairs along the roadway for an informal community gathering.
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Robins
Mike Hoppe
Pine Crest Drive
Xavier Foundation Heritage Society reception honors new members
About 150 Xavier Foundation Heritage Society members gathered August 11 at Touch of Class Banquet and Convention Center in Cedar Rapids. Twenty three new members were inducted, the largest single year, bringing the total to 136 since 1991. additional honorees included posthumous honors for Beverly Bizulis and Dorothea Meyers.
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Xavier Foundation
Heritage Society
Cedar Rapids
Gary Rozek
Cathy Rozek
Mary Lou McCartan
Bill McCartan
Gina Cleavenger
John Cleavenger
Caroline Cavanaugh
Roger
Angie Baker
Columbus
Cal” Basile
Conrad
Jeannette Baumler
Ruth Berry
Dan
Teresa Childers
Bill
Janis Quinby
Elaine Young
James and
Ethel Herring
Marion
Mary A. Hanzelka
Hiawatha
Beverly Bizulis
Dorothea Meyers
Lieberman visits Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids
During a Cedar Rapids stop on August 11, Lieberman wife of Sen. Joe Lieberman visited the Mercy Medical Center Women's Center. She toured with hospital staff including Kay Jackson and Rebecca Jacobs while photographed with Katie Feldman.
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Hadassah Lieberman
Women’s Center
Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids
Lieberman
Joe Lieberman
Dconn
Katie Feldman
Kay Jackson
Mercy
Women’s & Children’s Services
Rebecca Jacobs
Teahen Funeral Home Opens in Walford
More than 300 people from Walford and nearby communities attended an open house at Teahen Funeral Home on First Avenue and First Street in Walford to tour the facility formerly a church. Peter Teahen greeted guests and spoke about the new building.
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Walford
Teahen
First Avenue
First Street
Peter Teahen
Golf outing draws 47 women at Indian Creek course
A total of 47 women attended the Professional Women's Network golf outing on June 26 at Indian Creek Golf Course in Marion. First place team included Becky Picard Marsi Pedelty Nancy Updegraff and Pam Folkmann Huss representing Cedar Rapids Robins Iowa City.
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Indian Creek
Marion
Becky Picard
Marsi Pedelty
Cedar Rapids
Nancy Updegraff
Robins
Pam Folkmann-Huss
Iowa City
Submit Your Event Photos for Scene and Heard
Community Editor Diana Nollen of The Gazette invites photos of social events. Include event description date location attendance and funds raised for fundraisers. Pictured individuals should be named with full residence city and submitted to the Gazette in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Scene & Heard
Diana Nollen
the Gazette
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Diana.nollen
Gazettecommunications.com
Taste of Postville offers global flavors and culture
The sixth annual Taste of Postville event on Greene Street showcases food from more than 20 nations and celebratory ceremonies led by chairwoman Nina Taylor. A record crowd is expected, with Donna Hennigh inaugural ceremonies, food stalls featuring national specialties, and pie auction proceeds. Admission is $2, under fives free, with parking at the northeast fairgrounds and a shuttle downtown.
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the Gazette
Postville
Ladies of the Grand Army seek Eastern Iowa chapters
The LGAR, the nation s oldest women s hereditary society, plans to form Eastern Iowa circles. The Cedar Rapids convention is scheduled for August 2004. Membership targets women 10 plus with a Union soldier ancestor. Contact Whitney B Ashley for details and applications.
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The
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
L.G.A.R
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Whitney B. Ashley
Crew Rd
Pomeroy
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Muscular Dystrophy Association
University of Iowa
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Center For Women
Ical Center
Orian Love
Nina Taylor
Rope
Taylor
Donna Hennigh
Columbia
Joel Post
Greene Street
Fairgrounds
Love
Hereditary Society
E. Iowa
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