Cedar Rapids hosts royal reception for Saudi ambassador
Tim White and Mount Mercy President Christopher Blake greet Prince Turki Al-Faisal at a December 1 dinner in Cedar Rapids. The event, at Elmcrest Country Club, was hosted by the National US Arab Chamber of Commerce with local chambers. Midamar Corp sponsored.
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Tim White
Mount Mercy
Christopher Blake
Cedar Rapids
Prince Turki Al-Faisal
Saudi Arabia
United States
Al-Faisal
Elmcrest Country Club
National
U.s.-Arab Chamber of Commerce
Iowa City
Midamar Corp
Mick Starcevich
Kirkwood Community College
Elmcrest
University of Northern Iowa
Iowa
Rockwell Collins
Deere & Co
Islamic Center of
Swati Dandekar
D-Marion
Bill Rossey
Mazyed Ibrahim Almazyed
Washington, D.C
Commera
David Hamad
Jim Leach
Lowa
Monticello Photographer Wins Parade Contest Honor
Monticello amateur Kathy Stoneking won a $100 prize in Parade magazine s annual amateur photo contest for a shot of her niece with a calf at the Buchanan County Fair Dec 8. The entry was among 100 winners in the nationwide contest.
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Monticello
Kathy Stoneking
Parade Magazine
Stoneking
Buchanan County
Grants Fuel United Way Young Leaders at Prairie School
Cedar Rapids store leaders from Target awarded 5000 dollars to the Prairie School Foundation on Oct 11 to fund educational opportunities in the College Community School District. Target has given over 34000 dollars to Prairie Schools in seven years and supports programs in area schools.
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Cedar Rapids
United Way
East Central
Iowa
Benton
Cedar
Jones, Linn
Washington
Aging Services Inc
Dave Lyng
SuperTarget North
Amanda Hoffman
Brian Usher
Rebecca Starr
Prairie School Foundation
College
Target
Prairie Schools
Waterloo
Veridian Credit Union
Community Correction Improvement Association
Wellington Heights
Hy-Vee Awards Boost Midwest K-12 Schools
Hy-Vee donated 500000 to K-12 education across seven Midwestern states through Smiles for Education. From Aug 28 to Oct 30, ten weekly winners received 5000 for their school and a 1000 gift card for a student to buy a computer. Notable honorees include Bernard Elementary Brian Mahoney Johnson Cedar Rapids Max Campbell Lincoln Elementary Jacob Hennigan Marion High School Lindsey Bauer Prairie Ridge Oak Cedar Rapids Roderick Philipp St Joseph Marion Kali Gamerdinger Weber Elementary Kevin Hanson West Branch Ben Banta Westfield Rai gan Reilly.
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Hy-Vee Food Stores
Hy-Vee
Bernard
Brian Mahoney
eJohnson
Cedar Rapids
Max Campbell
eLincoln
Washington
Iowa
Jacob Hennigan
Marion
Lindsey Bauer
Prairie Ridge
Roderick Philipp
St. Joseph’s
Kali Gamerdinger
Weber
Iowa City
Kevin Hanson
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Ed Kempf
Clay Jones
Alfred Ramirez
Diversity Focus
Mohamed Khowassah
Marlyce Heidt
Cedar Rapids Area
LeFebvre Corp
Ken Watts
Coe College
Watts
Africa
Cedar Rapids Elks Club
New
the Decorah Public Opinion
L. Dale Ahern
Iowa State Penitentiary
Tom Runyon
Runyon
Greene Square Park
Linotype
Sunday Gazette
Isaac Thurn
Edgewood
Thurn
the Gazette
Jim DeLong
Gazette Files
Washington Counties
RVAP
Salvation Army
E Waypoint
Madge Phillips
Willis Dady
eWitwer Senior Center
Young Parents Network
Parents
Young Leadership Society
Prairie Foundation
North Fayette Middle School
West Union
Oelwein
Gallagher-Bluehorn Performing Arts Center
Martin Luther King Jr
West Branch
Ben Banta
Westfield
Robins
Raigan Reilly
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