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Michael R. Farrell, 60, of Swisher, died at home on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, following a short illness. A private family gathering was held.

Marjorie R. Kidwell Cavanaugh, 96, of Cedar Rapids, died Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, at the Heritage Nursing and Rehab Center in Cedar Rapids. On Jan. 19, family and friends for services at the graveside at Memory Gardens Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in her memory to St. Luke’s Hospice in Cedar Rapids.
Online condolences may be sent for her family through the web at www.gayandciha.com.

“Please pull your mule over to the side of the road,” the voice came to us loud and clear, polite yet firm, from a North Liberty Police squad car behind us.
It was a late summer afternoon, Sabra and I were on our way to Bob’s Place, a tavern in North Liberty about two miles from our home. Sabra was riding Dan, the one-eyed mule, and I was leading Buzz, my beloved dog of many years. We adopted Dan a year earlier, and he proved to be a great addition to the family.

TIFFIN– For Pete Huch it was a golden opportunity. Huch, the drama director at Clear Creek Amana (CCA) High School, has wanted to stage a production of Larry Shue’s “The Foreigner” since his college days.
“I finally got the cast for it,” Huch said, adding that the CCA group was a good fit for Shue’s cast of characters.

CEDAR RAPIDS– The Cedar Rapids Kennedy Cougars swept the Iowa City West Trojans Thursday evening at the Cedar Rapids Bowling Center. The Kennedy boys won 2,703 to 2,535 while the Kennedy girls won 2,445 to 2,182.
Heath Schintler and Katelyn Kelly led the Trojans with 341 and 339 pins respectively.
West High is in action again Friday, Jan. 25 at home at Colonial Lanes in Iowa City against Dubuque Senior with a 3:15 p.m. start time.

Boys’ top five:
1. Doug Svoboda, CRK, 379.
2. Troy McKiernan, CRK, 378.
3. Seth Nutt, CRK, 368.
4. Kyle Custer, CRK, 366.
5. Heath Schintler, ICW, 341.