Sandbag Efforts Highlighted in 2008 Iowa Flood Exhibit
Johnson County Historical Society showcases artifacts from the 2008 floods in Coralville including sandbags, photos, and survivor stories. Patrick Muller of Hills recalls personal and community efforts as residents guarded homes and removals followed contamination disposal. The exhibit Get My Camera! Snapshots of the Floods of 2008 invites public memories and contributions.
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Awards Honor Governor Recipients Across Iowa Communities
Governor celebrates numerous group and individual awardees from Cedar Rapids to Anamosa and Iowa City. The honors recognize volunteers, veterans, educators, and non profits including Catholic Charities Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Rockwell Collins and Mercy Medical Center with local organizations like the Cedar Rapids Senior Squadron Civil Air Patrol and Fire Station Project Volunteers noted among recipients.
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Amber and
Autumn Engstrom
Cedar Rapids
Annie’s
Lamont
Belle Plaine Win
Wellness
Belle Plaine
Benton County Disaster Recovery Coalition
Vinton
Buckingham Cooperative
Buckingham
Catholic Charities
Iowa City
Civil Air Patrol
78Th East Iowa
Atkins
Clinton Community College
Clinton
Delta Phi Delta
Mount Vernon
James Rathe
Waverly
Epworth
First United Methodist Church
Marion
Grundy County Memorial Hospital
Grundy Center
Kids Hope USA
Miles Presbyterian Church
Miles
Kristin Johnson
Dan Brock
Lindale Mall
Linn County District Court
Linn County
Mercy Medical Center
William Donnelly
Independence
Nashua
Nestle USA
New Hampton Community High School
New Hampton
Noble Bee Honey
South Amana
Northeast Iowa Motorcycle Club
Raymond
Park Pavilion
Prairie Schools
Ray and
Therese Reicher
Dyersville
Oelwein
Robins Fire Department
Robins
Rockwell Collins
Coralville
RCRV
Hiawatha
RSVP
Rockin
West Liberty
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
St. John's Maxfield
Denver
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Clarence
St. Joseph Catholic
Richardsville
St. Luke's Hospital
Stormont High School
Cedar Rapids Fourth of July amid storms and state visit pranks
The Cedar Rapids sesquicentennial and Freedom Festival featured a giant 150 numeral photo on May's Island and plans for a first municipal parking ramp on First Street SE. Thunderstorms with 50 mph winds hit Eastern Iowa, leaving 11,000 without power. Governor Clyde L. Herring faced a staged police escort prank near Marion at Brucemore, amid security warnings from the State Bureau of Investigation.
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Old Henry
Indian Creek Nature Center
Harry Carey
Africa
Barnett Brothers Circus
Carey
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Clyde L. Herring
Marion
Cascade
Howard Hall
Brucemore
Hall
Ray Tapper
State Bureau of Investigation
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US Army Corps of Engineers
Duane Nesetril
Agatha Neuzil
Fort Atkinson
Suzanne Nichols
Marty Norton
Cherie Oehler-Terman
Marvin O'Hare
Dubuque
Nancy Pacha
Verna Parham
Anamosa
Michael Pearson
Nancy Penner
Shane Pothast
Jerry Powell
Elkader
Victor Prinze
Jason Putz
Betty Reed
Earlville
Nancy Slach
Luisa Sondie
Bonnie Sorensen
Marilyn St. John
Manchester
Tim Starner
Norma Steffen
Farley
Jan Stoffel
Pat Swanson
Steve Thomas
Lindsey Thompson
Amber
la Porte City
Doreen Zumwalt
Aukmivers Stenm Hisiory
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Jamie Kelly
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Hasette
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History Center
By Jim de Long
Collins
North American Aviation
First Street
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Third Avenues SE
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Gazette Files
American Heart Association
Linn County Heart Walk
Linn County Heart Child
Carter Lamba
Carter
Kirkwood Community College
Jennifer Carter
Jennifer.carter
Heart
Healthy Choice
Subway
AstraZeneca
Eastern Iowa
University of Iowa Heart and Vascular Center
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