Christmas Dinner Draws 600 Plus at Cedar Rapids Youth Center
More than 600 people attended the HD Youth Center Christmas dinner in Cedar Rapids with 75 volunteers wrapping gifts and serving meals. Organizers led by Henry Davison highlighted record need this year as families lined up before dawn for ham and bicycle drawings and free presents.
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Spencer Willems
Nacette
Cedar Rapids
HD Youth Center
Henry Davison
Youth Center
Ace Hardware
Wendy Smith
J Street
Janine Wasson
Wasson
Milton Polehna 1930 202? Czech Village meat market fixture dies
Milton Polehna, longtime Polehna Brothers meat market fixture in Czech Village, Cedar Rapids, died Friday at 79. Born January 20 1930 he grew up working in the shop and later ran Andrew Polehna and Son Meats. His family founded the business in 1931 and the flood last year devastated the historic market.
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Milton Polehna
Czech Village
Polehna
Czechoslovakia
Andrew
Martin
Polehna Brothers
Czech
Tom Polehna
Cedar Rapids
16Th Avenue
Andrew Polehna
Nejdl
Milton
Polehna’s
Follidays Hooray for Holidays at Coe College
Orchestra Iowa and the Follies debut a holiday pops show in Sinclair Auditorium Coe College attracting about 675 fans. The program features Christmas classics, child performers, sparkling dance numbers and a surprise highlight led by Timothy Hankewich with Doug Jackson as a sequined Santa.
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Gazelle Cedar Rapids
Orchestra Iowa
Follies
Follidays
Sinclair Auditorium
Coe College
Orchestraiowa.org
Ric Swann
Elliott
Bentlee Birchansky
Mommy
Santa Claus
Doug Jackson
Santa
Mary Kay Brandt
Michelle Philgreen
Ple
Angela Meisterling
Nathan Cooper
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Nollen
Gazcomm.com
Sein Aa
Ba Aluant
Renae Forsyth
Christy
Marlin
Old Capitol
Oldcapitoltowncenter.com
Hills Bank
Iowa
Quick Care University
Ben
Buffalo Wild Wings
China Star
Chipotle Sushi Kitchen
Seoul Grill
Jaka
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