Winter Storm Drives Locals to Iowa City Hotels
Rural Corridor residents fled power outages and bad weather to hotels in the Iowa City area. Travelodge reports over half its 80 rooms filled with locals by Saturday evening with about 50 turned away. Quality Inn & Suites had all 90 rooms booked, with roughly half occupied by locals. Holiday Inn Coralville saw about 40 percent of rooms taken, as road conditions caused some cancellations.
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West Branch wrestling fans gather at Quality Inn for state meet
Sally Gaffey from rural Iowa City and three West Branch families stayed at a Quality Inn & Suites with four children while watching the state wrestling meet on TV. She worries about livestock water, noting a hand pump and puddles as backup. Families seek warmth, food, and wrestling viewing.
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Volunteers aid Cedar Rapids storm victims at Salvation Army
Red Cross volunteers report more than 50 people sheltering at the Salvation Army after a weekend of power outages. Cots cover the gym floor as they prepare to house up to 200. one resident praises church help amid cold and outages while hoping to return home soon.
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Church Shelter Opens for Tempers After Power Loss
In Cedar Rapids Harvest Time Fellowship Church on Gordon Ave NW sheltered about 35 people Saturday night who had no electricity or place to stay. The church lost power and relocated guests to a school after calling for aid. The Power family and others provided a hot meal and food throughout the morning and noon meal despite power returning at the school.
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Families bring soup to Cono Christian School
Three families from Independence and Walker provided chili and potato soup for about 120 students and staff at Cono Christian School north of Walker after discovering the building had no electricity on Sunday morning. Maid Rites were also served, said headmaster Andrew Belz, calling it a sweet gesture.
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Weather grounds governor in D C during Iowa storm
Governor Chet Culver managed Iowa disaster response from a hotel in Washington. He stayed up through the night coordinating with the National Guard and Lt. Gov. Patty Judge as more than 250000 Iowans lost power in bitter conditions. He lack of travel options kept him away from the state though he stayed in contact with his Iowa team.
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Novelist Jane Smiley Reading At University Of Iowa
Award-winning author Jane Smiley spoke at the Englert Theatre to University of Iowa Writer's Workshop students and fans about influences on her work. She read from Ten Days in the Hills and answered questions about her Iowa years, horses in her novels, and career attitude.
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