Regis Students Start Big Brothers Program With Taylor School
Regis high school and Taylor elementary school launched a big brothers program this fall with 120 students from each school. Terri Hoyland sparked the effort after private action work in the Kennedy High School program, driving Regis students to assist underprivileged children and placing many on a waiting list.
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Regis High School
Regis
Taylor
Terri Hoyland
Route One
Marion
Kennedy High School
Regis students mentor Big Brothers program growth eyed
Miss Figge says Regis-Taylor teams provide one to one support rather than tutoring and aim to expose children to real world experiences. Sister Theresa Robinson notes minimal central control, with weekly executive board meetings to plan activities. Mike Whitters cites growing interest and potential expansion to another elementary school.
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Regis
Taylor
Regis-Taylor
Miss Figge
Theresa Robinson
Big Brother
Big Brother Executive Board
Sister Theresa
Mike Whitters
K Avenue NE
The
Big Brothers
Aegis
YMCA Tourney Deadlines and Holiday Activity Schedule
Central branch YMCA announces a Monday 4 p.m. deadline for tourney signups with two age groups seven to nine and 10 to 12 in ping pong, checkers, chess and pool. Holiday events begin with a 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. swim signups for various ages. A Christmas party for members and fathers occurs Monday at 7 p.m. The Y closes Christmas and New Year’s days but reopens on Dec 26 and Jan 2 with special hours and girls-only sessions on Dec 30.
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Central Branch Ymca
Denver man recalls three roles in old thief’s tale
An 82-year-old Denver resident recounts his diverse past as sheriff, thief, and father to a thief in a 1908 Staten Island story about a cattle heist later adapted into a film.
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Denver
Harry Kem
Newble
York
Staten Island
Asia needs 20 years to raise literacy to 80 percent
Gabriel Carceles of UNESCO told a statistical conference in Kuala Lumpur that under current conditions Asia would take twenty years to lift literacy from 50 percent to 80 percent. The estimate reflects the region’s ongoing literacy challenges and educational needs.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Gabriel Carceles
U.S
Bell tolls on Potomac to honor Washington at Mount Vernon
A ship on the Potomac tolls its bell as it passes George Washington's Mount Vernon, in a solemn tribute to the man who led the country through war and peace.
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Potomac River
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Perpetual Motion Concept Explained
A scientist explains that perpetual motion is impossible because energy cannot be created. Without a continuous energy source a machine will eventually stop as friction converts part of its energy to heat.
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Big Brothers Care
Pat Bnd
the Gazette
Cheryl Figge
Prairie Drive
Mark Whitters
Adams Road
Shawn Daily
Eighth Street
Santa Claus
Chevyl Figge
Santa
Bob Brems
Thirty-fourth Street
Cindy Stevie
Hillhaven Court
Diane Dietrich
B. W. Joseph
1St Ave
Third Ave
Smulekoff
Romeos
U.S.A
Interbank
ACME
Plac
Cedar Rapids
Rela
Third Ave. S.E
Siegel's Jewelry
Hawkeye
Toro
Mir
First Street
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