Eagle Scout ceremonies honor three local scouts in Iowa towns
In Belle Plaine and Cedar Rapids three youths earned Eagle Scout rank. Brandon Van Nevel, 15, of Troop 46 led 100 hours of service improving Belle Plaine baseball facilities. Samuel McDermott, 15, and Samuel Nassif, 16, from Troop 9 rebuilt Burma Bridge at Camp Wapsie and replaced brick walkways at YMCA Camp Wapsi with 28 volunteers assisting.
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Brandon van Nevel
Ron
Kristyn van Nevel
van Nevel
Belle Plaine High School
Red Cedar District
Order of Arrow
City of
Cedar Rapids
Samuel McDermott
Dennis
Linda McDermott
All Saints Church
McDermott
Washington High School
Arrow of Light
Order of the Arrow
Burma Bridge
Ymca Camp Wapsie
Coggon
Peter Nassif
Eugene
Jana Nassif
Auwrard
Nassif
Ymca Camp
Wapsi
East Iowa Daily Highlights From The Gazette
East Iowa readers get a roundup of local news from The Gazette detailing community events, school updates, weather outlooks, and brief regional developments across towns in the region.
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Winthrop and Iowa history highlighted in Gazette features
The Gazette recalls Winthrop memories of John Dillinger and Dillinger’s car stuck in Iowa mud roads. It notes James Van Allen’s 90th birthday celebration in Iowa City and his career on 60 plus missions, plus the Kent photo archive donation and remembrances of Cedar Rapids and Oelwein landmarks with Oct events and local figures.
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Winthrop
John Dillinger
Virgil Bateman
Dillinger
Iowa
Chicago
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Iowa City
Mount Pleasant
University of Iowa
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Religious events and lectures in Cedar Rapids area calendar
Multiple events listed for Cedar Rapids and nearby areas. Includes Opus 13 concert at Christ Episcopal Church with Debban and Beach on organ and piano. Faith and Life discussion at First Presbyterian Church. Patriotic rosary Novena at Immaculate Conception. Lectionary Sharing at Prairiewoods. Visio Divina art reading at Prairiewoods. Five Friends reading group at Prairiewoods. Women in the Bible Eve's Daughters retreat at Prairiewoods. Merton and Teilhard weekend retreat. Centering Prayer Workshop at Hiawatha. Unleashing the Gospel conference at St Mark's Lutheran. Rooted in Missions sermon series at St Mark's with Dr Gemechis Buba.
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Christ Episcopal Church
40Th St
Cedar Rapids
Betty Debban
Diane Beach
Tschaikovsky
Mozart
First Presbyterian Church
Fifth St
Fred Kiser
First Presbyterian
Kirkwood College
Dick Harman
First Church of Christ
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Third Ave
The
Knights of
Columbus Council
Immaculate Conception
St. Wenceslaus
Prairiewoods
E. Boyson Rd
Hiawatha
Rodney Blums
Prairiewoods.org
Brian Swimme
Diarmuid O’murchy
Ilia Delio
Betty Daugherty
Eve’s
E. Boyson
Laura Weber
Merton and
Teilhard
Thomas Merton
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Judith Edwards
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
C Ave
Gemechis Buba
Baba
St. Mark’s Mission
Ethiopia
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