Pictured (clockwise around the table) are GEVS Superintendent Quincey Gray, board members Eric Wise, Charley Roman and Eric ...

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What’s Going On is a listing of activities taking place throughout the Downriver community. To submit an event, send an email to downriverlife@thenewsherald.com. List the time, date, location, cost ...

Shirley was a longtime member of the Cedar Rapids Literary Club and served as the club’s first female president. She served ...