Archive - Dec 2013

CEDAR RAPIDS– The West High bowling squads deployed to the Cedar Rapids Bowling Center for a match against the Linn-Mar Lions Friday, Dec. 13, and had a mixed bag of luck.
The varsity boys fell 2,864 to 2,588 with Eric Vidhamali leading the Trojans into battle. Linn-Mar’s Alex Diercks set the pace for everybody, bowling 407 for the afternoon. The varsity girls picked up a 2,510 to 2,471 win led by Samantha Lovell’s 438-pin performance. The Lions’ Brooke McMorran led her team with 374.

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TIFFIN– A 20-point rampage by the visiting Williamsburg Raiders Tuesday, Dec. 17, put Matt Haas’ Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Clippers into a hole, one they almost climbed back out of.
Williamsburg led 11-10 after the first period and then went on the aforementioned 20-point tear to lead 31-27 at the half. The Creek girls pulled ahead in the third, but could not extend the lead as the Raiders ended up leading 45-42 going into the final eight minutes.

Pamela Jean Hobbs, 60, of North Liberty, died peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in her home with her family by her side. A memorial service was held on Dec. 16 in the Hagele and Honts Funeral Home, Mediapolis. Private burial followed in the Kossuth Cemetery. Online condolences and photographs may be shared at www.fryfuneralhome.com. A general memorial fund has been established in her memory.

Thomas Patrick Henry, 52, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Memorial services were held Dec. 19 at First Assembly of God Church in Cedar Rapids, with pastor Larry Sohn presiding.
Thomas was born June 10, 1961, the son of Robert and Evelyn (Bledsoe) Henry in East Los Angeles, Calif. On June 1, 2011, he married Melynda (Edmonson) Henry in Reno, Nev. He was a member of the First Assembly of God Church and loved spending time with Melynda and his family. He was a wonderful, selfless and giving person.

Preparing for a holiday meal began in earnest a day or more before the big event. We baked bread, rolled piecrusts, soaked beans, molded Jell-O, browned sausage, prepped vegetables, hauled down dishes from the top shelf, polished silverware... Note that I used the word “we” as everyone helped. One job only Dad could do, however, was make the trip to the liquor store for the rare bottle of wine, Mogen David Concord Grape, that graced the party.