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Cedar Rapids honors local nonprofits at Celebration of Community
The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation honored George Estle of Tanager Place Deb Knake of Four Oaks Deanna Clemens Pedersen of the CR Museum of Art and Cedar Rapids Public Library staff Jackie Haveman Karla McMurrin Mary Lee Kosina Paula Curr Don Troester Patti Nemec Carol Hoke Nancy Geiger Anne Chapman Amy Ackman and Dixie Icenbice. The region earns national praise with UI ranked sixth for veterans support by U.S. News & World Report Livability.com naming Cedar Rapids ninth best place to retire. Eight Meskwaki men Edward Benson Dewey Roberts Frank Sanache Willard Sanache Melvin Twin Judy Wayne Wabamasee Mike Wayne Wabaunasee and Dewey Youngbear received Congressional Gold Medals for WWII language-based secure communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
George Estle
Tanager Place
Deb Knake
Four Oaks
Deanna Clemens Pedersen
C.R. Museum of Art
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Jackie Haveman
Karla McMurrin
Mary Lee Kosina
Paula Curr
Don Troester
Patti Nemec
Carol Hoke
Nancy Geiger
Anne Chapman
Amy Ackman
Dixie Icenbice
Iowa
Congressional
Edward Benson
Dewey Roberts
Frank Sanache
Willard Sanache
Melvin Twin
Judy Wayne Wabamasee
Mike Wayne Wabaunasee
Dewey Youngbear