Bevan Quinn Learns and Flourishes in Cedar Rapids School
Beyan Quinn, seven, Liberian immigrant, overcame a scarred first day at Cleveland School Cedar Rapids to excel in first grade. Guardian Ruth Ehrhardt funds care with the aid of Shrine burn centers and a Bevan fund. He adapts through ESL instruction, enjoys reading and skating, and faces a final operation before returning home.
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Eyan Quinn
Cleveland School
Cedar Rapids
Beyan
Be-On
Ruth Ehrhardt
Curran Lutheran Hospital
ZorZor
Liberia
Africa
Ehrhardt
Bevan
Cleveland
John Hegarty
Tom Pardonek
Mamana Smith
Lloyd
Jane Boyd
Santa Claus
Mr. T
Backbone Winter Carnival boosts lake restoration efforts
The fourth annual Backbone Winter Carnival in Strawberry Point raises funds for Backbone State Park Lake restoration. Events run Friday through Sunday with snowmobile and cross country races, a 16 team softball tournament, volleyball, chuckwagon supper, queen contest, and a Southern Comfort dance. Admission requires a $1 carnival button. fees apply for events and teams. Proceeds benefit lake silt restoration.
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Backbone State Park
Iowa City
Bone Country Club
Norman Rizer
Strawberry ’Point
Southern Comfort
Bread Makers Do More Than Knead Loaves
On page 15A bread makers admit a superior touch in shaping loaves. The process spans seven hours from dough rising to first batch leaving the oven and sausage bread enjoyed by John Greco. Customers arrive by noon Saturday to collect baked loaves.
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Dominic Greco
John Greco
Eastern Iowa Byways Wind Chill Rhetoric Spars With Weather Bits
Len Strasburg jokes about wind chill in his Manchester Press column asking if eight below or forty below should trigger simple weather notices. A Waukon News item recalls Grover Cleveland’s Allamakee County link through Frances Folsom. Guttenberg reports a five leg calf rare anomaly. Olin’s 150th year beards spark a Woolly Caterpillar contest in Jones County.
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Len Strasburg
Manchester Press
Allamakee County
Waukon
Lloyd
Marilyn Clark
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Frances
Frankie” Folsom
Oscar Folsom
Werhan’s Mill
Luana
White House
Guttenberg
Guttenberg Press
Richard Pritchard
Garber
Wayne Ahern
Olin
Jones County
Midland Times
Doris Hartwig
Refugees rights clash over probation and possible exile
A backer argues Alcides and Alvaro deserve chances to stay in the United States after 220 hours of community service at the Salvation Army Center. He recalls Cuba’s rationing and past prison terms while noting mixed attitudes and a call for patience from immigration authorities.
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Salvation Army Center
Ed Olson
Alcides
America
Cuba
Alvaro
Anderson
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Allen Ajram
Martha Ruffalo
Ajram
Ruffalo
Stetson, American and Bailey
Vernon Koa
Iowa
First Lady’s Home
Princeton University
Backer
Reinaldo
Armando Gonzales
Armando
Paul Christianson
Immigration & Naturalization
Omaha
Mariel
Nebraska
South
Atlanta
Polk County
Warren County
Scott County
Fred Scaletta
Iowa Department of Corrections
Richard King
I&n
King
Wisconsin
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Renaldo
Peter
Jesus
RCA
Darrel’s
Video City
8Th Avenue
Marion
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