St Patrick Parade origins and leaders in Cedar Rapids
The SaPaDaPaSo parade traces to 1975 through Dick Hardiman’s 200 days to St Patrick’s Day promo and debuted in 1976 with annual parades except 2020 due to COVID. Current leaders include past president Chris Faille and president Chuck Cavanaugh with 2025 Colleen Kaelynn Blood.
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SaPaDaPaSo
Wmt-Am
Dick Hardiman
Cedar Rapids
Chris Faille
Faille
Jim Glynn
Glynn
St. Patrick
Kyle
Mike Duggan
Jimmy Duggan
Chuck Cavanaugh
Colleen
Kaelynn Blood
SaPaDaPaSo St Patrick's Day Parade returns to Cedar Rapids
The 50th annual parade is set for Monday at 1 p.m. in Downtown Cedar Rapids. Route includes Sixth Street SE to Second Avenue SE and ending at Greene Square. 65 to 70 floats expected with no parking on the route from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Volunteers, sponsors, and police crowd control support the event, while families like the Faille and Meyer clans continue the tradition with new, green floats and a secret theme.
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Federal Building
Cedar Rapids City Hall
First Street
Greene Square
Fifth Street
Faille
SaPaDaPaSo
LaPaDa- PaSa
Hawkeye Downs Speedway & Expo Center
LaPaDaPaSo
Jenna Baker
Cameron
Cedar Rapids
Sixth Street
Second Avenue
Third Avenue
Meyer’s
Kiss
Circle of Ash
Central City
Mango Mustache
Meyer
Hallie
Hallie LeMaster
LeMasters
Anne Kelly
Colleen
Coe unveils aviation program linking careers to CID partners
Cedar Rapids leaders promote a new aviation management program at Coe College tied toCID partnerships with five airlines serving 19 nonstop destinations. The plan aims to backstop flight dreams with degree versatility amid pilot shortages and a broad view of aviation careers across public safety, cybersecurity, operations, and engineering.
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Ziskowski
Air Force Reserve
Coe
CID
Lewis
Wright Brothers
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Marty Lenss
Eastern
Coe College
Lenss
Cedar Rapids College
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