CBS 2 Heroes - Leland Freie
Leland Freie is the smile at the end of what can be a tough journey for local young people. As the Day Manager at Foundation 2, Freie is the stability and reliability so many kids don't have at home....
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Father of the Fireworks
It started as an idea 30 years ago. Cedar Rapids never had a 4th of July fireworks celebration. Local organizer Peter Teahen asked then Fire Marshal, Phil Saunders about a first-ever display...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Immigrant Volunteer
Mahamadine Bachar came to the U.S three years ago. Two years ago he found Cedar Rapids and St. Luke's Hospital. Raised by his grandmother near Chad, Africa, Bachar says she taught him the importance...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - From Volunteer to Employee
Turns out volunteering is good for more than your soul. It can also get you a job. A study from the Corporation for National and Community Service finds volunteering is one of the newest ways to get...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Janet Webster's Lemonade
3 years ago, St. Paul's United Methodist Church Pastor Sherrie Ilg had an idea: a lemonade AND book stand for the neighborhood. She knew just who to put behind it: Janet Webster. Since the idea was...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Art Pennington
90-year old Art Pennington is a living legend. Sports writers say he ran like a deer. A switchhitter. And a 336 lifetime hitter. His nickname is "Superman." A hero in the Negro Baseball League on...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Families Helping Families
When foster children would arrive on Leanne Loehr's doorstep, they would have a black garbage bag filled with items they grabbed at a moment's notice. They often had very few of the basic items needed...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Kylie DeWees
Cedar Rapids Xavier senior Kylie DeWees never had a piano lesson. Which makes the beautiful music she plays, remarkable. Kylie says the tragedy at Sandy Hook almost a year ago, pulled the music out...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Charles Edwards
A random act of kindness is multiplied. Over and over. CBS 2 Hero Charles Edwards accepted a challenge from his pastor: take $10 and see how far you can take it. He took the $10 and doubled it,...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Carl Bromberg
With so many more potential pet owners shopping online, a good picture of the animal becomes critical. Local rescuers say it can mean the difference, in some cases, between life and death. CBS 2 Hero...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Bart Woods
Most days you'll find Bart Woods running Primus Construction in Cedar Rapids. Once a week, though, you'll find him inside Polk Alternate Education Center. He's a volunteer for weekly after school...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Cliff Koop
87-year old Cliff Koop retired from Rockwell Collins in 2000, after 52 years as an engineer. Since then, he continues to create, but not for himself. He creates one-of-a-kind tools to help kids in...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Honor Flight I
Don Jennings joins more than 80 other veterans on the trip of a lifetime. A Korean War Veteran, Don's story resembles so many other humble journeys of service. The Eastern Iowa Honor Flight invited...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Honor Flight II
Bertha and John Pohlman are from different parts of the country. John from a farm in Iowa, Bertha, a coal-miner's daughter from West Virginia. Both entered the service to help with the Korean...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Honor Flight III Women Vets
They are a quiet minority: female veterans. On a recent Eastern Iowa Honor Flight, Tiffany O'Donnell watched as two women saw the memorial built in their honor, for the first time: the Women's...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Honor Flight IV
All month we've shared stories from a journey called the Eastern Iowa Honor Flight. Photojournalist Dallas Houtz and I got to tag along on this 1-day trip to take our veterans to Washington, DC. Here...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes Follow-Up - Henry Davison
When the Floods of 2008 destroyed the H.D. Youth Center, the Center's namesake, Henry Davison, knew it would eventually re-open. The need was too great for a safe place for local kids to go for...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Amy Mueggenberg
Giving back during the holidays. One woman gets creative when it comes to making the sesason brighter for Cedar Rapids families.
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Tom Ekland
For the last 5 years, volunteer Tom Ekland has turned "Strength and Conditioning Coach" at Tanager Place. Caseworker, Jordan Pinckney, says for 60 minutes every week, Tom helps these young men forget...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Katie Schlegel
Katie Schlegel is like many teens at Linn-Mar High School. She loves to hang out with friends, sings in the show choir. But for one class period every day, Katie is friend AND teacher. Since 8th...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Lou Isaac
Before leaving for work January 14th, Susan Swetska walked down an icy driveway to bring up her trash cans. That's the last thing she remembers before slipping and landing on her side. With...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Melvin Wauhob
90-year old Melvin Wauhob says he needed a special waiver to enter the Navy at the young age of 17. The Sioux City native would end up on the USS Lexington at the Battle of the Coral Sea.Diagnosed...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes Special Edition: Chief Mike Horihan
WEST BRANCH (CBS 2/FOX 28) -- West Branch Police Chief Mike Horihan says he has seen a lot in his 30-plus years as a state trooper and police chief, but nothing could have prepared him for the...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Wade Hiner
Wade Hiner has been in the construction business for more than 25 years. That made volunteering to help improve classrooms at Metro High School a logical choice for him and his Metro Rotary North...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes -Amber Oldfield
Nature is a cruel place. And when an animal is in distress, it can be hard to sit by and let nature take it's course. That's when many call licensed wildlife rehabilitation specialist, Amber...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - George Stout
A hero's work comes in many forms. It is rare, though, when our local hero has such a profound and lasting impact on history. Our CBS 2 Hero, George Stout, died in 1978. But his work has gained...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - McKinley AmeriCorps
One history and economics major plus one statistics major equals student success at McKinley Middle School. Americorps members Emily Jeffries and Claire Stevens didn't know each other before taking...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Families Helping Families
Families Helping Families of Iowa in Cedar Rapids is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to helping children in foster care, relative placement and suitable other placement, and the families...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes -Adelie Burton
When 8-year old Adelie Burton sees the homeless outside of the Iowa City Library, she not only says hello, she gives them gift cards. She says, "I just remember when I gave it to her, she said 3 or...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Feed Iowa First
Sonia Kendrick came home from Afghanistan a war veteran with a new purpose: to feed people in her home state of Iowa. An agronomist, she is uniquely aware of what she calls a looming food crisis....
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Yurt
CBS 2 Heroes come in all shapes, sizes, and species. Tonight, we revisit a hero from two years ago and discover the proverbial heroic shoe is on the other paw.
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - David Griffin
Cedar Rapids music teacher David Griffin sees talent in his students that often THEY don't see. See how a need to help under served kids discover talent in themselves grew beyond the classroom.To...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Last Hope Rescue
Since Sonia Brandley founded Last Hope Rescue in 2004, it's estimated she and volunteers have saved more than 3,000 animals in their no-kill shelter. She is a Freedom Festival Tribute to Heroes...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Leroy Whannel
As we lose more World War II veterans everyday, Leroy Whannel is a rare treasure. He's a 100-year old veteran, father, husband and business owner has quite a story to tell. His life and legacy make...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Lynn Stansberry
At 270 pounds, Lynn Stansbery says she couldn't move. Exercise wasn't an option. When a Mayo Clinic doctor told her she was clinically obese, Lynn decided to do something about it. Two years later,...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Toni White
The day after she turned 44-years old, Toni White started chemotherapy. Doctors told her she had a rare form of triple negative breast cancer. Over the last year, Toni has undergone chemo therapy and...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Tim Patterson's Hats
As we head into the coldest months of the year, CBS 2 Hero Tim Patterson is making sure hundreds of complete strangers have warmth. When this Iowa farm boy was diagnosed with a bone marrow disease,...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Silver Spoons
As we get older, it can be more and more difficult to take care of the basics, like feeding ourselves. For residents of Hallmar in Cedar Rapids, volunteer group Silver Spoons is there to help. CBS 2...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - The Feltons
As we close out premature awarness month, a closer look at one family working hard to make sure EVERY baby gets a chance at a healthy life. When Ian Felton was born at 25 weeks, he weighed just 1...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - 12 Days of Christmas
10-year old Gracie Hobson and her 5-year old brother, Colton, have learned early on the joy that comes from giving to others. At a time of year when many children are busy making their own Christmas...
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Americorps
There are some big words in her new book from WIC's Red Ahead program, but nothing 6-year old Elisa Arenas can't handle. Especially with the help of her special friend, Sarah Pressley from Americorps....
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Charlie Becker & Camp Courageous
Charlie Becker marks 35 years as the Camp Director at Camp Courageous in Monticello. He has helped thousands of special needs children enjoy the tradition of summer camp.
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - "Zip" Zipperer
91-year old "Zip" Zipperer has called on his customer Mercy Medical Center for 66 years.
View ArticleCBS 2 Heroes - Cary J. Hahn
Known for 25 years as CBS 2's "Iowa Traveler," it's Cary J. Hahn's own personal journey that makes him a Freedom Festival Tribute to Heroes nominee.
View ArticleHeroes - Especially For You
Out of tragedy emerges hope for thousands of breast cancer survivors.
View ArticleCBS 2 HERO: Troy Musser
Coming home from a war zone is often a relief for veterans and their families. But for one local soldier, his real battle was just beginning.
View ArticleCBS 2 Hero: Wade Hemmelrick
Wade Hemmelrick is named the first-ever Freedom Festival Patriot.
View ArticlePerson 2 Person: Chasing Chase
One Eastern Iowa boyâs love for football and the outdoors turned tragic, almost costing him his life.
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