Relic of John Paul II to Visit Iowa This Week
A vial of Pope John Paul II blood, deemed an official first class relic, will tour Iowa from Wednesday to Saturday with the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary guiding stops at Divine Mercy Chapel in Cedar Rapids and St. Patrick Church. Des Moines hosting veneration from 4 to 9 pm Wednesday and a 8 pm Mass, recalling his 1979 Des Moines Mass at Living History Farms before about 350,000 attendees.
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John Paul II
Living History Farms
Urbandale
Iowa
Pope
St. John Paul II
Des Moines
Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary
Miami
Divine Mercy
St. Patrick Catholic Church
Fifth St. NW
Cedar Rapids
Katie Funk
St. Anthony’s Parish
Florida
Ecuador
Funk
Radiolowa
Pope John Paul II
Joe Hayes
U.S
Church of the Land
Pelican Festival invites visitors to Hawkeye Wildlife Area
The seventh annual Pelican Festival in Swisher Iowa runs 11 am to 4 pm Sunday at the Hawkeye Wildlife Area 2564 Amana Rd NW with free admission. Iowa Department of Natural Resources and many groups sponsor educational programs, exhibits and activities for children including pelican viewing with spotting scopes.
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Jimm Slosiarek
the Gazette
Iowa River
Highway 965
Johnson County
Gulf Coast States
Mexico
Hawkeye
Swisher
Iowa
Hawkeye Wildlife Area
Amana Rd
Iowa City Bird Club
Army Corps of Engineers
Cedar Rapids
Palo man injured in golf cart crash in Linn County
A 51-year-old Palo man identified as James Yount suffered what police described as life threatening injuries after a late Sunday golf cart crash on Covington Road. He fell from the 1986 Yamaha cart and was airlifted to the University of Iowa Hospitals. The incident is under investigation by Linn County Sheriff's Office and the Iowa State Patrol.
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Palo Man
Palo
Linn County
Vinton Street
Yount
Linn County Sheriffs Deputies
Linn County Rescue 57
Life Guard Air Ambulance
Hiawatha Ambulance
Palo Fire Department
Yamaha
University of Iowa
Life Guard Air Ambulance Service
Linn County Sheriffs Office
Towa State Patrol
Mother avoids prison in Iowa baby abandonment case
Ashley Hautzenrader, 24, received five years probation in Johnson County District Court after pleading to neglect or abandonment of a dependent person and an aggravated misdemeanor. She admitted to leaving her newborn in a hospital trash can after giving birth May 8, 2016, and to attempting to flush the infant down a toilet, though police found the baby alive.
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Iowa City
Davenport
University of Iowa
Johnson County
6Th Judicial District
Marsha Bergan
Ashley Hautzenrader
Hautzenrader
Alford
John Colloton Pavilion
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Faith & Values
Angela Asheil
Des Moines Register
Nature
Lori
Cedar County Conservation
Eastern Towa Beekeepers Association
Towa County Conservation
Iowa Nature Plant Society
Towa Ornithologists’ Union
Towa Wildlife Federation
Iowa Raptor Project
Johnson County Conservation
Prairie States Mushroom Club
Sierra Club
Songbird Project
Sustainable Town Land Trust
Swisher Fire Department
Raptor Advocacy Rehabilitation & Education
Stephen Mally
Ine Gazette
Thea
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