Ryker named to All-State cheer squad at Linn-Mar High
Angela Ryker of Cedar Rapids has been chosen for the All-State cheerleader squad. Twenty students will perform at the boys state basketball tournament March 22 in Des Moines. Ryker, a Linn-Mar senior, is daughter of Marcia and Gary Ryker. In Brooklyn Indiana, Craig Bohbrink earned the Eagle Scout rank at a December 1 Grace United Methodist Church ceremony.
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Angela Ryker
Stonehaven Lane
Des Moines
Ryker
Linn-Mar High School
Marcia and
Gary Ryker
Cedar Rapids
Brooklyn
Craig Bohbrink
Danville
Ind
Grace United Methodist Church
New Year's Eve Party Planned at Cornell College
Mount Vernon and Lisbon youths sponsor a New Year's Eve party at Cornell College Commons on December 31 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Activities include pingpong dancing video games and table games with free pizza cookies and pop. Door prizes, coordinated by Mary Meeker, funded by Cornell College and local supporters.
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Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Cornell College Commons
Mary Meeker
Cornell College
Matt Farmer beats brain tumor and returns home
Matt Farmer 15, a Kennedy High School freshman, faced a pineal region brain tumor treated with surgery and later radiation therapy. After a long hospital stay, he regained mobility and continues school with minimal lasting effects. Friends and family supported him through Mayo Clinic care and local doctors.
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Farmer
Matt
Mayo Clinic
Funk
University Hospitals
Rochester
Becky Staton
Shannon McFadden
Becky
Funks
Dr. Owens
The
Gazette
North Liberty library volunteers keep shelves buzzing
The North Liberty Gazette reports librarian Dee Crowner relies on 16 student volunteers from 4th to 11th grade with 12 more on a waiting list. Teens help after school with shelving stamping checking out and more while Teen Board members select juvenile and young adult materials lead summer programs and train younger volunteers.
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Gail Ireland Gazette
Orth Liberty
North Liberty
Dee Crowner
Crowner
New Year Resolutions: A Youth View
Youthviews presents a collage of resolutions. Students aim to stop biting nails, be kinder, study harder, seek better grades for college, lose weight, stay out of trouble, improve temper, attend school daily, and get in shape. Some seek contemplation and steadier effort.
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Hindeenn An
Iherit Vaubss
Order of the Arrow
BSA
Indiana
Cornell
Youth Law Hotline
Youth Law Center
Matt Farmer
Att Farmer
Julianne Thomas
Mercy Medical Center
Conrad Funk
Conrad
Iowa City
David Owens
Owens
Minn
Patrick Kelly
Vinton
N. Liberty
Jenifer Perry
Julie
Lisa Soukup
Darcie Williamson
Lyn Cheyney
Erin Konklin
Annie Harwick
Sabrina Jedlicka
Jacky Lehman
Jackie Meier
Sherae Muller
Denise Liddiard
Waukon
Allamakee
Nikki Norton
Waukon Allamakee
Will White
C.R. Washington High School
Lance
Jason Wilkerson
Solon High School
Kelly Schmitt
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