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Belle Plaine Administrator among 20 Long-Term Care Professionals to Gradauate

Twenty Iowa long-term care professionals graduated from the Iowa Health Care Association (IHCA) Leadership Academy this week in West Des Moines. The academy is an intensive one-year leadership course for licensed nursing home administrators, assisted living directors, home care agency directors and directors of nursing who work in long-term care, assisted living and home care settings.
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AmeriCorps NCCC Cedar 5 Helps to Enrich Ft. Yates Community

By Javier Rocha AmeriCorps NCCC team Cedar 5 continues to serve with Sioux County Extension in Ft. Yates, N.D. They have been helping with providing access to fresh foods within the extreme food desert of the Standing Rock Reservation.

Area Grads among 5,200 graduates receiving degrees at ISU spring commencement

Iowa State University's largest-ever graduating class (5,248) received degrees during four spring commencement ceremonies May 9 and 11. Iowa State awarded 4,439 undergraduate degrees, 527 master's degrees, 132 doctor of philosophy degrees and 150 veterinary medicine degrees.
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Schoettmer's Celebrate 60th Anniversary with Card Shower

Schoettmers Celebrate60th Anniversary withCard ShowerThe family of John and Jackie Schoettmer are proud to announce their upcoming 60th wedding anniversary!John Schoettmer and Jacqueline England were married June 27, 1959.

Mount Mercy University recognizes outstanding students at Honors Convocation

The following students received recognition for outstanding achievement at Mount Mercy University's Honors Convocation on May 17:Belle Plaine, IA  Joshua Gene Long, National Catholic College Graduate Honor SocietyNewhall, IA  Andrew Enderle, Outstanding Marketing Student AwardVinton, IA  Cali Rae Arbuckle, Sister Mary Edward McConohy Nursing AwardMount Mercy congratulates these students for their considerable contributions to the mission and spirit of MMU!Forty awards were given during the ceremony, recognizing students for excelling in academics and extra-curricular activities while demonstrating leadership and personal growth during their time at Mount Mercy.

Mount Mercy University celebrates Class of 2019

The student(s) listed below graduated from Mount Mercy University this May. A commencement ceremony was held Sunday, May 19, 2019, at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.