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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 2005
Page
27
A Cedar Rapids nature expert explains bald faced hornets form a yearly colony, produce queens that overwinter underground, and rebuild each spring. Corralled nests rarely sting unless disturbed, and frosts end the colony as papery nests decay.
Nicholas Meyer of Cedar Rapids will receive his Eagle Scout diploma in a 2 p.m. Saturday Court of Honor at St Andrew Lutheran Church on Center Point Road NE. A Jefferson High sophomore, Meyer is in Troop 24 sponsored by St Mark’s UMC. He earned 50 merit badges and the Order of the Arrow. His Eagle project created a perennial garden for St Andrew Lutheran Church with 18 helpers.
Brittney Tegels, 17, Xavier High School senior, was elected to Iowa youth anti tobacco group Just Eliminate Lies JEL and co chairs Xavier Students Against Destructive Decisions She campaigns after losing relatives to smoking and plans to continue activism in college and beyond.
Tegels, a teen inspired to become a doctor since childhood, aims for oncology to treat cancer patients while considering pediatrics due to emotional strain. She plans to visit Honduras before college and medical school, expressing a strong desire to help in underserved areas.
Nearly 8 000 participants joined Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids for the 15th annual Especially For You Women s Race Against Breast Cancer. Funds support mammography and care for women in need through the Especially For You Fund.
Cedar Rapids hosts a free public forum titled Making Our Schools Safe for GLBT Students from 7 to 8 30 p m at Beems Auditorium Cedar Rapids Public Library. Panelists from University of Iowa Coe College Linn Mar High School and Kirkwood College discuss harassment, safety, and legal issues with a resource pack for educators and parents.
In Cedar Rapids the Coe College Habitat for Humanity Chapter hosts its sixth Shack A Thon from noon Thursday to noon Friday. Volunteers will live in cardboard shacks on the library quad to spotlight substandard housing while raising funds and awareness for Habitat for Humanity International through donations and T shirt sales.
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