Alt activist honored with scholarships and moving to Wesleyan
Alt received a $2,000 First Friday Breakfast Club scholarship and a $500 Matthew Shepard Scholarship for his gay rights activism at City High in Iowa City. He plans to attend Wesleyan University in Connecticut, seeking an open campus experience away from the Midwest.
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City High
GLOW
Ali
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Matthew Shepard
University of Wyoming
van Natta
Wesleyan University
Middletown, Conn
Mount Mercy College May Graduates List With Many Honors
Cedar Rapids and across eastern Iowa report Mount Mercy College graduates in May. The long list includes Amana Kimberly Kleinmeyer BSN nursing and Jamie Sexton BS business among many others from Amana Anamosa Belle Plaine Blairstown Brooklyn Caimar Cedar Rapids Decorah Delhi Dundee Edgewood Guernsey Hiawatha Hopkinton Iowa City Jesup Lisbon Manchester Marengo Marion Mechanicsville Monticello Newhall North Liberty Oxford Junction Palo Robins Springville Tipton Toddville Van Home Victor Vinton Walker Wheatland and more.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mount Mercy College
Amana
Kimberly Kleinmeyer
Jamie Sexton
Anamosa — Shelby Airy
Michael Carrier
Teresa Hermanstorfer
Molly Monroe
Karey Reule
Teresa von Behren
Darcy Vondracek
Atkins
Shawn Bruner
Brenda Sandburg
Belle Plaine
James Hoover
Blairstown
Kimberly Bridgewater
Brooklyn
Angela Carlton
Caimar
Amy Elsbernd
Lynn Elsbernd
Brandi Abernathy
Gisele Antonelli
Catherine Baldridge
Lucas Baumann
Aaron Baumert
Kelly Bean
Timothy Beatty
Nichole Bennett
Deborah Boggs
Jennifer Bollig
Kathleen Brogla
Michael Brown
Melinda Bullock
Jaclyn Bussey
Ana Camarotti-Carvalho
Hiawatha
Timothy Barta
Stephanie Kissman
Alan McMannus
Tami Otdoerfer
Heather Parker
Hopkinton
Julie Knipper
Iowa City
Kristin Bargstadt
Craig Carmody
Darcy Kellogg
Melissa Ruhlow
Jesup
Nikki Blunt
Lansing
Danielle Delaney
Lisbon
Craig Edgerly
Melynda Lawrene
Dustin Mallie
Kevin Reiling
Manchester
Theresa Kiees
Stacey Thole
Ryan Wessels
Marengo
Denise R. Trueblood
Marion — Tammy Brauer
Heather Brown
David Burrus
Crim Justice
Interdis
Laurie Carlton
Amanda Carson
Mark Nall
Dustin Perkins
Tate Reyes
Oxford Junction
Lindsey Coon
Palo
Amy Bartunek
Kimberly Ketelsen
Robins
Rebecca Bailey
Sheryl Burke
Springville
Robert Heubner
Daniel Smith
Tipton
Wilbert Norton
Toddville
Jessica Lebeda
van Home
Jeffrey Verschoore
Victor — Jacqueline Duncalf
Vinton
Janet Marion
Walker
Joshua Diveley
Wheatland
Tammy Vander Heiden
Solon Beef Days staffed largely by volunteers
Solon Beef Days features two days of community events with most activities run by volunteers. The festival offers free activities including a parade, races, games, demonstrations, and a wellness fair, collectively raising funds donated back to the area since its start. Call Gary Bentrim at (319) 624-2918 for information or donations.
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Solon
Gary Bentrim
Solon Beef Days Committee
Area students and graduates listed across multiple colleges
The Gazette reports graduates and degree details from Boston University Grinnell College Gustavus Adolphus College Northwest Missouri State University University of New Haven Upper Iowa University Western Illinois University with names including Katherine Kreder Jessica Adams Alyssa Westphal Loren Wehmeyer Michael Heaven Holly Garvin Kristin Griglione and Kathryn Croce and Christopher Janecek detailing degrees and honors.
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St. Peter, Minn
Jessica Adams
Iowa City
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville
Christopher Janecek
Washington, Bach
Tech
University of New Haven
New Haven
Conn
Alyssa Westphal
Coralville
Upper Iowa University
Western Illinois University
Macomb
Ill
Michael Heaven
Holly Garvin
Wilton
Kristin Griglione
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Audrey Wheeler
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Christopher Ziehr
Center Point
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Newhall
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North Liberty
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Cedar Rapids Performance Company
Lee Ihen
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Madison
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Boston
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