Dads build Cleveland playground amid community support
Dads form a work crew to install a new playground at Cleveland Elementary in mid May. Leon Dirks camps nearby with his camper to oversee the project while neighbors and volunteers aid in site cleanup and mulch distribution, reflecting strong neighborhood ties and school spirit.
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Terry Aukes
Reid Boyer
Cleveland
Chuck Campbell
Jacob Donald
Chuck
28Th Street
Leon Dirks
Johnson Avenue NW
Leon
Cindy Monroe
Cindy
Alliant Energy
Kay
Dirkies
David Smith
Julie
24Th Street NW
David
Amy
Cedar Graphics
Memories of a Cedar Rapids block home and neighbors
A former eight year old recounts moving to a Cedar Rapids house built in 1910 and rebuilt in 1958 by Harold Spaight. The 3200 square foot block structure became a neighborhood landmark with a waterwheel, crawl space, and a past block party. Neighbors helped during storms and snow, while ties to the past remain through lilies and memories.
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E Avenue
21St Street NW
Harold Spaight
Jerry
Diversity brings world to school at Cleveland
Cleveland Elementary hosts 79 ESL students from 23 countries and 19 languages, most bused from across the metro area. Principal Cindy Monroe says the program enriches culture and helps newcomers, while 100 of the 435 students hold transfer permits to attend from other neighborhoods. Corrs Elementary is home to the ...
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GC Services
Cedar Rapids
Monroe
Dirkies
Smiths
David
Daniel
Gretchen Kopecky
E Avenue NW
Cleveland
10Th Ave
Gretchen
Edgewood Road
Sherrie Kopecky
Diane Knoll
Alan
Hood
DeAnna Kellenberger
Isabel Hernandez
Africa
Russia
Vietnam
Central America
Cindy Monroe
Cindy
Corrs
Meyns decorate yard through seasons in retirement home search
Libbie Meyn, 87, and her late husband Ernie sought a one level ranch near Harrison Elementary in June 1967. They bought at 448 21st St NW for 31 000 and later filled the yard with Christmas lights, flowers, and vegetables. Libbie keeps gardening despite arthritis as son Richard decorates year round.
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Libbie
Ernie Meyn
Ernie
Harrison Elementary School
21St St
Richard
Libbie Meyn
Richard Meyn
21St Street NW
Meyas
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Johnson Ave
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Home For Life
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Michael
Taylor Parks
Kalene Heaverlo
Hillside
Mike Benedict
Marion
Don Henderson
Apache Park
Allen Kruckenberg
Allen
Winter Grew
D Ave
Ave
Burch Ave
Claudell Mims
27Th Street
Claudell
Meyns
Ann Scholl Boyer
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