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The Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption is a religious shrine in West Bend, Iowa, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City.A conglomeration of nine grottos depicting scenes in the life of Jesus, it contains a large collection of minerals and petrifications and is believed to be the largest grotto in the world.
Father Dobberstein is most known for designing and building The Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption, in West Bend, Iowa, [2] in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City. This is actually a series of several connected grottoes. [3] At the neighboring church of Saints Peter and Paul, he also created a fountain and, inside, a majestic nativity ...
West Bend got its start in the early 1880s, following the construction of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway through that territory. It was originally called Ives after the president of the railroad, but the townspeople had it changed to West Bend from the bend in the river. West Bend (aka Ives) was the first town in Palo Alto ...
The Iowa Film Critics, which include movie critics from across the state, have selected their picks for the best movies of 2024, according to a news release. Linda Cook of WHBF/ourquadcities.com ...
Warren: 12 92 Washington: 19 93 Wayne: 4 94 ... Iowa Highway 3 over the West Fork of the Des Moines River ... West Bend: 3: Grotto of the Redemption:
Donald Sutherland, an actor known for his roles in the "M*A*S*H” movie, "Ordinary People" and more than 200 TV shows and movies, has died, son Kiefer Sutherland posted on social media June 20. ...
Before Black Panther, Bad Boys II, or 8 Mile released original soundtracks of classic hip-hop, there was Above the Rim. The influential basketball film, released in March 1994 and starring the ...
When Lightner died in 1968, the Grotto fell into disrepair. Grants from the Smithsonian Institution’s American Heritage Preservation Project-Save Outdoor Sculpture (2001), the Iowa Arts Council (2011), and The National Endowment for the Arts (2014) were used to restore the structures. The Grotto is used for a variety of personal and communal ...