18 Feb 2000
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 2000
Page
1
Birdwatchers report up to 145 eagles at Lily Lake in the Amana Colonies. Matt Ternus, 14, wins a Prudential community service award for collecting suitcases for foster children, noted in Ramblin 1B.
Wilson's Sporting Goods announced a relocation to Old Capitol Mall in downtown Iowa City. The item notes regional business changes and marks the store as a new tenant in the mall layout.
The popularity of indoor figure skating is rising in Eastern Iowa with new activities featured in Saturday’s Recreation section detailing lessons and skating options for residents.
Cedar Rapids and other Linn County travelers flee the looming snowstorm with Cedar Rapids Washington High School jazz choir heading to Carnegie Hall. Airlines waive change fees as 4 to 9 inches of snow is forecast. Schools delay start and snow shelters prepared for stranded motorists.
Gazette staff writer reports local stores see strong sales as people prepare for a major snowstorm. Chris Pease downgrades the hype, saying shoppers panic while stocking basics at Hy-Vee on Collins Road. Her cart fills as her husband calls for more items.
Ventura faced mixed reactions in Iowa after joking about college freshmen while examining Russian exchange students. Iowa lawmakers and Gov Tom Vilsack responded diplomatically noting no harm intended as they joked about state rivalry and a large library book moved by Minnesota and Iowa governors.
Eldon Joy, a full-blood Meskwaki, seeks official enrollment and monthly stipends of 2000 for enrolled members. Tribal leaders dispute his parentage despite 1998 DNA tests and Joy’s repeated appeals, with council meetings repeatedly referred to work sessions and no resolution.
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