Postville panel highlights town’s ethnic mix and resilience
In Decorah Luther College panelists from Postville discuss diversity as more than 20 nationalities live in the town. Merle Turner teaches English to new arrivals at two meatpacking plants while Zenaida Calderon Maria Leontieva and Aaron Goldsmith share experiences of immigration and education challenges.
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Iowa
Decorah
Merle Turner
Turner
Luther College
Postville
Zenaida Calderon
Maria Leontieva
Russia
Aaron Goldsmith
Ann Gerdts
Walker
Denise Piper
Center Point
American Red Cross
Mexico
California
Moline
Ill
Leontieva
Iowa Mothers of Twins Club renames to include all births
The Iowa Mothers of Twins Club will change its name to the Iowa Mothers of Multiple Births after 38 years to reflect many members with multiple births. Co founder Faye Allen of Cedar Rapids organizes a statewide convention in Cedar Rapids on April 28. Since 1963 the club has 208 members across Storm Lake Ames Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. Honorary member Bobbi McCaughey is recognized for her seven babies historic milestone.
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Iowa
McCaughey
Ames
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Bobbi McCaughey
Carlisle
Allen
Sisters Tell Stories of African American History in the Midwest
The article highlights sisters who document and share Black history across Midwest communities. Their work preserves memories, preserves archival material, and engages local audiences with events and talks.
Sisters Dust Off Family Archives Spotlight Midwest Black History
Sisters Diana Bryant and Francine Thompson found boxes of grandmother Grace Harris Potter’s clippings minutes letters and journals. They launched Sisters Ink publishing Striving For a Fuller Tomorrow a quarterly subscription magazine. The attic treasures include a 1940 Social Improvement Club item a MLK letter honoring a $5 donation and a Tulsa riot era journal.
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Diana Bryant
Francine Thompson
Midwest
Mary E. Spencer
Sisters Ink
United States
Iowa
Illinois
Coralville
Mary Spencer
Waterloo
Joleen Spencer
Chicago
Bryant
Grace Harris Potter
University of Iowa
Potter
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Social Improvement Club
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Mount Pleasant man aims for largest pizza ever
Joe Keagle, 37, owner of Paul Revere's Pizza in Mount Pleasant, plans to beat world records by baking a 45 inch pizza. He and employee Steve Gholson tested an oversized round pie as a stepping stone toward the film-ready 122 ft 8 in pizza built in South Africa in 1990.
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Joe
Mount Pleasant
Patty
Norwood Hypermarket
Norwood
South Africa
Brooks Pizza 2
Brooks
Alberta
Jeff Parker
Canada
Steve Gholson
Joe Keagle
Paul Revere’s Pizza
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