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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 2004

Page

24

Connie Louis builds Covington catering and ballroom business

Connie Louis, 48, moved to Covington 21 years ago and built Connie's Catering from home after a six week grocery deli stint. She now runs most cooking, with help from Paul and their children, while managing a Ponderosa Ballroom in Walford bought last October for dances and event rentals. A tornado damaged the business a year ago, but cleanup and repairs followed.

Dick Hogan Gazette Covington Cedar Rapids Paul Connie Louis Connie Duane Arnold Energy Center Palo Brian Kevin van Horne Jill University of Iowa Elizabeth Walford Dick.hogan

Covington home near cottonwood tree draws attention

Kelly and Randy Banes live in Covington in a house built around an old rail depot. The eight rooted in a massive cottonwood tree, Iowa's second largest, with a trunk eight feet around. They value the rural setting, wildlife, and the village’s quiet, while watching for Highway 100 extension impact.

Covington Kelly Randy Banes Kelly Banes Iowa Charles City Randy Banes Highway 94 Baneses E Avenue Stoney Point Road Anna Randy Lindsey Molly Amber Colorado Cedar Rapids New York Velvet’s Palo Collins Road Stone City

Covington Residents Describe Quiet Country Feel After Tornado

In Covington residents recall a friendly village split by Highway 94 with wells for each area and a long history. They credit neighbors for aiding victims, note few deputies with Linn County presence, and describe life as peaceful but scarred by recent twister damage.

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