Times of Our Lives Highlights From Cedar Rapids Area
A Cedar Rapids Gazette period piece recalls Hattie Rose the pie lady of Postville who baked 65 000 pies in 40 years and two hour month SHARE Iowa food aid aboard for 37 dollar packages. It notes guard duty over cows, Polk Elementary and Squaw Creek closures, Hayden Fry seven day cruise, Jean Seberg casting, and Covington business shifts due to Milwaukee Railroad.
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Postville
Hattie Rose
Allamakee County
Paul Harvey
SHARE
Iowa
Jayne Boyd
Self-Help and
Cedar Rapids
Polk Elementary
Squaw Creek
Hawkeye
University of Iowa
Hayden Fry
Iowa National Guard
Union
Cedar
Des Moines
Cedar County
Musical gift to Partnership supports Spillville school music program
Steven Klimesh of Spillville presents a donation to Rev. Donald Hawes pastor of St. Wenceslaus in Spillville for the Calmar Festina Spillville Catholic School music program. Funds come from an organ concert by Joan DeVoe Dixon, music professor at Frostburg State University in Frostburg Maryland.
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Steven Klimesh
Spillville
Czech Heritage Partnership
Donald Hawes
Calmar
St. Wenceslaus
University of Iowa Foundation marked 50th anniversary
The University of Iowa Foundation celebrated its 50th anniversary at a fall meeting September 29 and 30 with 81 living contributors honored for 50 consecutive years of gifts. Four new board members were elected along with continued leadership for 2024. Lifetime Honorary Directors and the Michael New Staff Excellence Award recipients were announced.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Foundation
UT Foundation
Foundation
James Carney
Des Moines
Eva Dahl
Onalaska
Wis
Cassandra Foens
Waterloo
Marana
Ariz
Mary Louise Petersen
Harlan
Marvin Pomerantz
Michael New
New
Mary
Faces and Places awards honor longtime foundation staff
The award fund will give two annual cash honors to foundation staff for exemplary service. The 2006 recipients are Marianne Harney, a 28 year employee, and Carolyn Ossmann, who joined the foundation in 1996. Dennis Zahrt of Bettendorf is elected grand master of Masons in Iowa succeeding Charles Brinkerhoff.
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Marianne Harney
Carolyn Ossmann
Cedar Rapids
Dennis Zahrt
Bettendorf
Masons
Iowa
Junior Achievement honors outgoing board members
Cedar Rapids Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa honored nine board members for years of service. Recipients include John Paul Besong Rockwell Collins Kevin Caster Barbara Hennings and Chris DeWolf with three to six years of service. The group led JA Iowa's mission to inspire youth in business and economics benefiting 20 506 students across multiple counties during 2005 2006.
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Cedar Rapids
Regiern Iowa Inc
Flowing Board of Oil
John- Paul Besong
Rockwell Collins
Kevin Caster
Shuttleworth & Ingersoll
Barbara Hennings
Raymond James Financial Services
Chris DeWolf
Lil’ Drug Store
Junior Achievement of
Eastern Iowa
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St. Luke’s Dedicates Healing Garden
Carl and
Mary Koehler
St. Luke’s Hospita
St. Luke’s Hospital
Carl and Mary Koehler
A Avenue
Helen G. Nassif
Maureen Kenney
St. Luke’s Health Care Foundation
Healing Garden
Marshalltown
Jefferson County
Covington
Milwaukee Railroad
Cedar River
Jim DeLong
Gazette Files
Iowa Valley
Habitat For Humanity
Peaches Road
Brett Anderson
GEICO
Iowa Valley Habitat For Humanity
Coralville
Rochester Ave
II Foundation
Www
Jaeasterniowa.org
E. Lowans
State Masons
Zahrt
Masonry
Marengo
Charles Brinkerhoff
Davenport
Edison Sharp Jr
Malcom
Robert Holliday
William Jacobson
Grand
William Crawford
The
Grand Lodge of
Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons
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