Decorah eagle D1 returns home for the holidays
The Decorah bald eagle D1, satellite tracked since leaving the nest 18 months ago, is back in Decorah after a three month Arctic stay. Raptor Resource Project director Bob Anderson notes the strong signal from Locust Street and D1’s habit of avoiding people, with prior hatchlings D12 and D14 also mentioned as outcomes of recent years.
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Decorah
Arctic Circle
Raptor Resource Project
Bob Anderson
Anderson
Locust Street
Upper
Iowa River
Fifth Avenue Bridge
Polar Bear
Hudson Bay
Ontario
Canada
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Rockford
Decorah Fish Hatchery
Salvation Army kettle drives fall short in several Iowa communities
Salvation Army chapters report fundraising shortfalls with about 250,000 of a 350,000 goal raised citywide. Cedar Rapids totals reach roughly 590,000 against a 755,000 target while Dubuque and Waterloo Cedar Falls report 134,000 and 609,000 respectively, with a dozen gold coins found in kettles. Credit card and online gifts through year end will still count toward the campaigns.
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Barb Carter
Iowa City
Salvation Army
Carter
Lia Pontarelli
Johnson County
Cedar Rapids
Mindy Kayser
Salvation Army of
Kayser
Dubuque
Waterloo Cedar Falls
Ex-con gunman ambushes Webster firefighters on Lake Ontario
William Spengler, 62, set a car and house ablaze to lure and ambush Webster firefighters and police. He fired on responders from an earth covered berm before dying by his own action as several homes burned. Two firefighters died. two others and an off duty officer were wounded. Authorities evacuated 33 residents using an armored vehicle as the area near Irondequoit Bay remained under access restrictions. Police identified the dead officers as Lt. Michael Chiapperini and dispatcher Tomasz Kaczowka.
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Webster
New York
Rochester
N.Y
Lake Ontario
Gerald Pickering
Pickering
William Spengler
Spengler
RadioReference.com
Arline
Rose Spengler
West Webster
Lake Road
Irondequoit Bay
Monroe County
Patrick O’flynn
Michael Chiapperini
Webster Police Department
Scardino
Monroe County Sheriff's Department
New York State
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Orlan Love
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Raptor Resource
Organ
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Sourcemedia
Steve.gravelle
Sourcemedia. Net
Mark. Carlson
Sourcemedia.net
Cedar Raps
Melissa Heinrich
Nancy Sickelka
29Th St. NE
Thomasville Furniture
Thomasville
Norwalk
Phelans Interiors
Phelansinteriors
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