Nobel laureate Lech Walesa at Coe College reception
Lech Walesa former Polish president and 1983 Nobel Peace Prize winner attended a reception in his honor Thursday at the Clark Alumni House on Coe College campus in Cedar Rapids. He later spoke at the Coe College Contemporary Issues Forum with translators and college officials present.
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Lech Walesa
Poland
Coe College Parents’ Council
Kathleen Elliott
Magda Golobic
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
James Phifer
Magda Iwinska
Walesa
Clark
Lockridge Dunn Inc marks 25 years with open house
The accounting firm Terry Lockridge Dunn Inc celebrated its 25th anniversary with an open house on November 19 at its Second Street SE offices in Cedar Rapids. Attendees included Tim Terry of Iowa City and Cedar Rapids Mayor Paul Pate among others.
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Terry, Lockridge & Dunn Inc
Second Street
Cedar Rapids
Kim Vine
Alburnett
Todd Helle
Oxford
Tim Terry
Iowa City
Paul Pate
Paula Rogers
Coralville
Rhonda Andrews
World Trend opens new Cedar Rapids offices
World Trend Financial Planning Ltd celebrated the opening of its new offices on the fourth floor of the Dows Building on Second Street SE in Cedar Rapids with an open house on November 19. Cutting the ribbon were Vice President Tory Meiberg, President Patty Davidson, founder Tim Terry, and Ron Corbett, Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce president. all are Cedar Rapids residents except Tim Terry of Iowa City.
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World Trend Financial Planning Ltd
Dows
Second Street
Cedar Rapids
Tory Meiberg
Patty Davidson
Tim Terry
Ron Corbett
Cedar Rapids Area
Photo submissions for Scene & Heard at The Gazette
Readers are invited to send event photos to Community Editor Diana Nollen at The Gazette Cedar Rapids IA. Include event description date location attendance and fund raise details if applicable. Pictured individuals must be named with city of residence.
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Scene & Heard
Community
Diana Nollen
the Gazette
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Communications.com
Weather lore and forecasts from various readers
The piece collects folk weather wisdom from Marcia and Marvin Kucera of Chelsea, Don Moser in Guttenberg, cattle observations near Blairstown, and Cedar Rapids residents. It notes sun sets, full moons, and winds guiding long range forecasts, plus a modern weather station gift guiding one family’s forecast decisions.
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Dvorak
Marcia Kucera
Chelsea
Marvin Kucera
Kucera
Jim McCaw
Blairstown
McCaw
Don Moser
Guttenberg
Cedar Rapids
Chip
al Hallett
Oregon Scientific
Hallett
Senior center dining menus and activity schedule listings
Meal plans for Witwer and other senior centers list daily options for ages 60 and older plus spouses. Activities include quilting, bingo, dancing, cards, and special events across multiple centers with contact numbers and locations.
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Witwer Senior Center
Second Ave
Marion Senior Center
Frank Buhr
22nd Annual MDA Union Bowl Fundraiser in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids and Iowa City union members gather at the Cedar Rapids Bowling Center on March 7 for the 22nd Annual MDA Union Bowl to raise funds for Eastern Iowans with neuromuscular disease. Registration begins at 11 a.m. with a noon start for a three game nine pin tournament.
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Cedar Rapids
Wapsie campers launch Earn Your Way to Camp candy sale
YMCA Camp Wapsie supporters sponsor a fundraiser to help youths cover camp costs. The annual sale runs through March 20 with World's Finest chocolate and related sweets. Each $2 box earns 90 cents toward the camp fee, aiding families as 232 youths receive camperships this year.
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Coggon
YMCA
Ymca Camp
Camp Tanager Fund Drive Details and Donor Notes
The Gazette notes Camp Tanager run by Tanager Place Cedar Rapids for children unable to attend camps. Contributions may be sent to Tanager Place in care of The Gazette or delivered to The Gazette cashier. Donor names and amounts include memorials and general gifts totaling about $20,822.82 with various personal inscriptions.
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Tanager Place of
Cedar Rapids
Tanager Place
Tanager
Tom
Beyar
Elma Buresh
Inez
Tom Hartley
Feee Steed
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Spencer
Westdale Mall
Regis Middle School
Marcia
Katie
Scot
Panera Bread
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Ambroz Senior Center
Mount Vernon Rd
Time Check Recreation Center
Fifth St. NW
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Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Linn Community Center
S. Washington
Hiawatha
Emmons
Nancy
Center Point
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Johnson Ave. NW
Springville
Broadway
Golden K Kiwanis Club
First Presbyterian Church
Fifth St
Zack Kucharski
England
Eden
Iowa
Jean Parry
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Rwdsu Cereal Workers
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Wapsie
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