Iowa climber eyes Kilimanjaro and Europe tall peak
Squires trained with runs swims and 35 pounds of kitty litter in a backpack for endurance. He tried the Go Vertical race up Chicago's Sears Tower and followed Kilimanjaro prep with climbs in Colorado. He may tackle Mount Elbrus next spring as Europe’s highest peak while pursuing easier Seven Summits goals.
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Squires
Squaw Creek
Colorado
Chicago
Courtney
Utah
Mount
Elbrus
Georgia
Europe
Cedar Rapids history items note growth plans and milestones
The Gazette items recount growth projections for Hiawatha, Cedar Rapids civic notes, and local history. Highlights include a 20 year sky view of Hiawatha, a Rose Bowl bid by Iowa football, land grant ties to Ellis Park, women barbers in Cedar Rapids, Shueyville postmaster Clay Bowersox, and Cedar Rapids trade name contest ideas like The Princess City.
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Cedar Rapids
Neighbors Coalition
Hiawatha
County Home Road
Milburn Road
Tower Terrace
Miller Roads
Iowa
Chuck Long
Minnesota
Long
Hawkeyes
George Washington Ellis
Iowa Masonic Lodge
Lodge
James K. Polk
Ellis Park
State
Ellis
Robert Ellis
Laura Kennedy
Kennedy
E Ave
Princess City
Bird’s Eye Center
Corinth of
Local JA offices win national awards in 2004 05
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa Cedar Rapids Iowa City earns Gold Summit for financial health program quality and growth. Cedar Valley Waterloo receives Bronze Summit and Peak Performance Team awards among nine of 142 offices nationwide. Volunteers in Keepers of the Land helped survey 600 businesses and logged 212000 hours. Linn County ACS unit earns per capita Special Events fundraising award for 120775 dollars in 2004. Board names officers including Susan Smith Karen Moore and Bob Hackney.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
JA Worldwide
Iowa City
Cedar Valley
Waterloo
American Cancer Society
Linn County
Hollywood
Weland Clinical Laboratories
Susan Smith
Marion
Karen Moore
Bob Hackney
Linn-Mar Foundation Elects Officers And New Board
Linn-Mar School Foundation names 2005 06 officers Tina Patterson president Deb Wahl first vice president Becky Esker second vice president Karin Frantz treasurer Barry Buchholz assistant treasurer New board members include Bob Crawford Deb Connerly Deb Liechty Danielle Horak Beth Long Sally Beck Sue Wilson Brian McAndrew Chad Buchholz Sheri Crandall Steve Hannah Mary Rankin Dave Schrock Chris Frantz The foundation distributed over 160000 in 2004 05 for programs scholarships and learning opportunities in all eight Linn Mar schools.
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Marion — Linn-Mar School Foundation
Tina Patterson
Deb Wahl
Becky Esker
Karin Frantz
Barry Buchholz
Bob Crawford
Deb Connerly
Deb Liechty
Bowman Woods
Danielle Horak
Westfield
Beth Long
Novak
Sally Beck
Indian Creek
Sue Wilson
Wilkins
Brian McAndrew
Excelsior
Chad Buchholz
Oakridge
Sheri Crandall
Steve Hannah
Mary Rankin
Dave Schrock
Chris Frantz
Linn-Mar
Squire receives Lifetime of Excellence Award in cancer service
Dr. Christopher Squire of Iowa City is honored with the American Cancer Society Lifetime of Excellence Award at the Midwest Division volunteer celebration in Ames on Oct. 28. He chairs tobacco use prevention efforts and serves on multiple coalitions while on the Midwest Board.
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Ames
Christopher Squire
Iowa City
American Cancer Society
Squire
Midwest
Iowa
Iowa Commission On
Minnesota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Cancer.org
Eisenmann named development assistant for Cedar Rapids Symphony
Kevin Eisenmann is appointed development assistant for the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra. He will coordinate campaign appeals organize special events and maintain the development database. Eisenmann previously served as development associate for Project Exploration in Chicago and studied English and public relations at Coe College Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Kevin Eisenmann
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Eisenmann
Chicago
Coe College
DNR honors volunteers for environmental work
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources recognized David Everson of Hiawatha at the fifth annual DNR Volunteer Awards Banquet held in Des Moines. Everson was among volunteers honored for environmental service.
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Des Moines
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
DNR
David Everson
Hiawatha
Des
Brace elected to head Mount Mercy alumni board
CEDAR RAPIDS Connie Keegan Brace of Cedar Rapids was elected president of the Mount Mercy Alumni Association Executive Board. Brace, a 1971 Mount Mercy College medical technology graduate, joins the alumni board as its new leader.
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Brace
Mount Mercy
Cedar Rapids
Mount Mercy Alumni Association
Connie Keegan Brace
Mount Mercy College
Mount Vernon alumni group elects officers
Mount Vernon community district alumni association elected officers and directors at its Oct. 15 annual meeting. Officers include President Lisa Squiers White of Mount Vernon and Secretary Shauna Applebee Dye of Mount Vernon. directors include Deb Winchip Douglass Panora and Dick Moore Mount Vernon.
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Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Community
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