Three Cedar Rapids men to receive Child Advocate Awards
Henry Davison John Tursi and David Griffin will be honored with Alternative Services Child Advocate Awards for 2001 at the Cedar Rapids Country Club on Oct 28 Tickets cost 40 and can be ordered by calling 319 862 1300 extension 21 Davison created the H D Youth Center to aid neighborhood children and the center offers free weekday breakfasts and after school activities Griffin leads the Young Artists Festival and supports local music programs while Tursi has expanded the Boys & Girls Club budget and staff and grows after school participation.
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Cedar Rapids
Henry Davison
John Tursi
David Griffin
Alternative Services
Child Advocate
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Kristin Novak
Alternative Services’ Board
Iowa
Steve Menzner
Wells Fargo Bank
Children’s Voice
H.D
Third St
Quaker Oats
Tursi
Ellis Blvd
Variety Club of
Eastern
McKinley Middle
Rockwell Collins
Renaissance Group
Griffin
Evanston
Ill
First Lutheran Church
Julianne Beckett
John Brandt
Johnny McMurray
Ro Foege
DSC
DART
Marion
Anita Daniels
Horizon Center
Wilkins Elementary Raises 1700 for Red Cross in Wake of 9 11
Marion students donated 1700 to the American Red Cross and made handprint flag cards for World Trade Center families. The display flag is on school grounds while Red Cross volunteer Hellen Shields praised the efforts.
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Marion
Wilkins Elementary
27Th St
American Red Cross
Hellen Shields
Hiawatha
Red Cross
Wilkins
Longtime City Officials Face Shifting Wind in Elections
Since 1981 incumbents faced tough fights in city offices with several close primaries and tight general results. In 1997 Parks Commissioner Evan Hughes lost to Dale Todd by nine votes, while Todd won the general 10,847 to 10,346. The piece tracks a string of contenders for finance safety and streets posts, including Lyle Hanson, Ole Munson, Nancy Evans, Don Thomas, and Larry Pernicka, with several incumbents ousted or reappointed across 1981 to 1999.
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Evan “Chip” Hughes
Dale Todd
Todd
Hughes
Hughes Winnin
Ole Munson
Lyle Hanson
Carol Martin
Hanson
Ivscul Lia
Public Safety
Nancy Evans
David Zahn
Zahn
Evans
Delaney
Dave Kramer
Dick Phillips
Kramer
Phillips
Hal Schaefer
Schaefer
Linn County
Joe Rinas
Don Canney
Rinas
Floyd Bergen
Wayne Murdock
Don Thomas
City Engineering
Larry Pernicka
Thomas
Pernicka
Larry Serbousek
David Kramer
Lyle
J.D. Smith
Lee Clancey
Renaissance
Clancey
Smith
Hurley Bassett Jr
Munson
Bassett
Coe
Brad Harper
Harper
UI students seek permanent Islam courses at University
Two University of Iowa student groups call for adding permanent Islam courses to the School of Religion curriculum amid concerns about public understanding. UI President Nick Klenske notes a large Islamic population and widespread ignorance, while officials cite budget and staffing hurdles.
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Zack Kucharski
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Nick Klenske
Big Ten
Wisconsin
Penn State
Northwestern
Indiana
Asma Haidri
Iowa Association of Muslims In America
David Klemm
US School of Religion
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C.R
Davison
Great America Leasing Corp
Education
Boys & Girls Club of
Grant Wood
H.D. Youth Center
Young Artists Festival
Marion School
Dale Lee Company
Dale Lee Distributing Co
Anheuser Busch Foundation
Joe Lee
Dale Lee Distributing
Boy Scouts
Hawkeye Area
Council
The
Boy Scouts of America
32Nd Ave
Lindale
Lindale Mall
United We Stand
Kay Jewelers
Barney
Adolph Dohrmann
DeWitt
Westwing Place
DeWitt Community Hospital
New York
Chip Hughes
Robert Jaeger
Jaeger
Bergen
Stan Reinis
Steve Ovel
Elmer Delaney
Ovel
Dick Hogan
Reza Aslan
Middle East
Writers’ Workshop
Klemm
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Klenske
School of Religion
Zackk
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