Band Invitationals Report Winners Across Cedar Rapids Area
Results from marching band invitationals in Cedar Rapids and Marion list class winners by division with top placements for 1A through 4A, plus exhibition notes. Crestwood earns Best Drum Major and Drum Line honors while Oskaloosa secures Best Color Guard. Valley’s act was rained out.
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Alburnett
Eddyville-Blakesburg
Anamosa
Independence
Keokuk
Mount Pleasant
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Waterloo West
Oskaloosa
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Bands Across the Prairie Invitational in Cedar Rapids
Sara Schmitz, 14, of Oelwein leads the Pride of the Huskies flag corps from Oelwein High School during the Bands Across the Prairie marching bands invitational at Prairie High School. The Pride performed selections from The Lion King as eleven schools competed in the event hosted by the College Community district.
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Sara Schmitz
Oelwein
Huskies
Flag Corps
Oelwein High School
Adam Bowers
Alburnett High School
Marion
Marion Stadium
Saylor retires from Hiawatha City Council
HIAWATHA Citing personal and professional demands, first term council member Reta Saylor will not seek re election. Incumbent Tom Theis and newcomer Steven Waller will run unopposed for the two at large seats. Thursday deadline passed for candidate filings. Theis served on the council more than a decade and was mayor before 1999. Saylor focused on Fire Department issues including a station renovation and aerial truck purchase. She previously helped lead the local neighborhood group Hope United Church of Christ.
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Steven Waller
Theis
Tom Patterson
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Hiawatha Pride
Hope United Church of Christ
Hiawatha
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Stan Cadwallader
Gary Schwab
Rotary fund to aid Polk Elementary students college path
Daybreak Rotary vets create Polk School Scholarship through The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation. The fund targets Polk Elementary alumni with at least two $5,000 awards over two years, mentoring through high school and after. Initial endowment aims for $100,000 with $50,000 raised already.
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Janet Borholm
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Daybreak Rotary
Polk Elementary
Polk
Daybreak Rotary Polk
Devin Pipkin
Daybreak
Millhiser- Smith
Jane Lonergan-Highley
Polk School
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Greater Cedar Rapids
Orchard veteran laments waning apple picking era and sales
Evanow, 87, who has sold apples for 30 years, says his orchard's heyday was 10 to 15 years ago when families came to pick apples. Now few visit, and after hosting an Apple Queen promotions proved unprofitable he shifts to garage sales. He emphasizes quality and avoids costly frills as he ages.
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Evanow
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