ABC's Person of the Week - - -

--- was from Cedar Rapids, Iowa!

Kurt Warner, pro football quarterback for the Arizona team, was recognized by ABC evening news as their Person of the Week today.

Kurt is from Cedar Rapids and has a great story of overcoming down times and generally making lemonade out of lemons. But that's not why he made the news today.

He and bunches of others are in town this week to build 20 new houses (yes, that's what they say, 20!) for Habitat for Humanity. A worthy goal and certainly a worthy cause, especially here in Cedar Rapids one year after the devastating flood which rendered about a thousand homes unrepairable.

The Kurt Warner Foundation has contributed about $700,000.00 to flood relief in the Cedar Rapids area.

Cedar Rapids and Iowa in general are not known for producing athletic heroes. But those we do have represent us well. Zack Johnson, golfer, is also from Cedar Rapids. And little Shawn Johnson, Olympic gymnast and Dancing With The Stars champion, from the Des Moines area.

Now if we could only claim Danica Patrick! She's from neighboring Illinois; close enough. And Sunday she'll be racing at Iowa Speedway. Do you suppose she'll get her second Indy Car win and first one in the States right here in Iowa? (Her other win was in Japan.)