Swede Bend Settlement Aims to Preserve Immigrant Roots
The Swedish Foundation of Iowa plans a registry cultural center and a future historical park to honor immigrants who formed Swede Bend and surrounding areas. Ruby Hendrickson notes the project preserves heritage, friendships, and local history. About 150 people have already registered at Stratford Public Library for genealogical research.
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Stratford
Iowa
Swede Bend
Webster County
Ruby Hendrickson
Dayton
Harcourt, Gowrie
Burnside
Pifot Mound
Boxholm
Stanhope
Bellville
Fort Dodge
Hardin Township
Hendrickson
California
Swedish Foundation of
Carol Larson
Harcourt
Gowrie
Pilot Mound
Swedish American Museum in Swedesburg highlights Swedish heritage
East Iowa hosts the Swedish American Museum in Swedesburg featuring artifacts from Swedes who settled Henry County north of Mount Pleasant. The collection includes oral histories, memorabilia, and a Stratford storage building opened in May 2002. The foundation aims to build a museum and cultural park funded by grants and an endowment for ongoing expenses.
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Swedesburg
Henry County
Mount Pleasant
Stratford
Carol Larson
Foundation
Hendrickson
Bankruptcy filings flood Cedar Rapids division listings
The Cedar Rapids U.S. Bankruptcy Court docket shows multiple petitions across Iowa. Debts range from 14 thousand to 402 thousand with assets from under 1 thousand to over 236 thousand and many exemptions noted. Names include Dundee Shultz Arbogast Knight Jauron Lewig Holderness Poulsen Mathison Rave Wehde Spooner Stastny Peck Shadle Rigdon Morgan Ketchum Morey Werner Stout Weeks Danford Danford Mclivanne among others.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S
Harry L
Victoria L. Dundee
Oxford Junction
Scott A. Shultz
12Th St. NW
Lamy W
Shirley A. Arbogast
Washington
Iowa
Judith A. Knight
Harrison Court
Kevin A. Jauron
Blairs Ferry Rd
Hiawatha
Donald A. Lewig
Anamosa
Thomas E. Rave
Rave Tools
My Vending
Amy S. Rave
Hopkinton
Brooke Wehde
Coldstream Ave
Gregory B
Clara L.M. Spooner
Pirie Dr
Andrew J. Stastny
Boca Chica
Charles D. Peck
Grand Ave
Marion
Valerie D. Shadle
Marengo
Tracy J. Rigdon
Newhall
Chad J
J. M. Morgan
Lennox Ave. NE
Stephen D
Tami J. Ketchum
Crestridge Dr
Sarah R. Morey
Rossey Lane
Julia A. Werner
32Nd St. SE
Douglas E. Stout
Karen S. Weeks
Vinton
Justin D. Danford
Des Moines
Jennifer A. Danford
Ellis Blvd
Robert A
Kathryn A. Mclivanne
Edgewood Rd
Iowa Campaign Finance Disclosures Move Online
For the first time in Iowa, all paper-filed campaign finance reports and electronically filed reports will be accessible via the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board Web site. Executive director Charlie Smithson notes that every campaign report filed on paper by active state and local committees will be viewable online, with scans at iecdb.iowa.gov/reports and electronic filings at jowaaccess.org/government/iecdb/Searches.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
Charlie Smithson
Iecdb
Jowa
Jowaccess.org
Government
Coe Forum examines films on mental illness themes
Coe College in Cedar Rapids hosts February Thursday Forum Series Beautiful and Broken Minds focusing on four major mental disorders and their film portrayals. The four sessions, February 1 20 and 27 in Kesler Lecture Hall, include coffee at 8:45 am before lectures on depression obsessive compulsive disorder identity disorder and schizophrenia with films Ordinary People As Good as It Gets Primal Fear and A Beautiful Mind.
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Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Kesler
Hickok Hall
Diology
Wendy Dunn
Dan Lehn
Mach
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CommunityAutoPlaza.com
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Grovert Chevrolet
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Iowa AutoNet
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LynchFordOnline
Mt. Vernon
Zimmerman Houdek
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8Th Avenue
Lowa.com
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Cambridge
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32Nd Avenue
Nectar Rapids
Lawa Careers, Inc
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Corridorcareers.com
Kirkwood Community College
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Pierson’s Florists
Enho
Epiersons.com
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Sugarplumoak.com
Market Lane
Norfolk
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United Fire and Casualty
Unitedfiregroup
Siegel's Jewelry & Loan
Wwe
Diamondsrforever
3Rd Avenue
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7Th Street
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Iowa City
Fyiowa.com
Iowa Farmer Today
Iowafarmer.corm
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Iowacityhones.com
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