Fire destroys Riverside mobile home. kerosene heater cause
A Riverside fire started by a kerosene heater thawing water pipes destroyed a mobile home owned by Don and Cindy Mapel. Damage was about 15000 dollars. The family, not home, lost belongings. pets included a lizard, a cat possibly escaped, and a dog unharmed. Firefighters from Riverside and Lone Tree contained the blaze in two hours. Neighbors and aid groups provided donations as the Mapels planned to move to a newer home.
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Riverside
Don
Cindy Mapel
Ron Eckrich
Mapels
Ryan Mapel
Mapel
Lone Tree
Eckrich
Riverside Area
Hiawatha park plan to be reviewed at public meeting
A 30 acre park plan north of Progress Drive between 18th Avenue and Miller Road will be discussed at a 7 p.m. public input meeting at the Community Center. The meeting will also cover improvements to Tucker Park and City Park as consultants and an 11 member planning committee present construction details from Howard R. Green Co.
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Hiawatha
Progress Drive
18Th Avenue
Miller Road
Tucker Park
City Park
Howard R. Green Co
Infant hospitalised as parents jailed on child endangerment
An infant, Kyle Tufte aged 3 months, is in critical condition at St Luke's Hospital after authorities say his parents Sheree Tufte 20 and Troy Tufte 25 of Austin Minnesota were booked into Linn County Jail on suspicion of child endangerment. Bond for Troy was set at 13000 dollars. The incident occurred while the family stayed at Exel Inn 616 33rd Ave SW Cedar Rapids. Authorities did not specify the injuries or exact incident details.
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Kyle Tufte
St. Luke's Hospital
Sheree Tufte
Troy Tufte
Austin
Minn
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Tim Reynolds
Exel Inn
33Rd Ave
Cedar Rapids Board Debates Net Access and Shared Decision Policy
The Cedar Rapids school board will discuss a regulation on student access to networked information resources and a shared decision making policy at 7:30 p.m. at the Educational Service Center. A 4:30 p.m. work session covers math and science curricula. The meeting marks the first for new member Al Smith, replacing resigning Wayne Howes.
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Cedar Rapids
Educational Service Center
Second Ave
al Smith
Smith
Wayne Howes
Gazette Net Opens for Electronic Submission and Discussion
The Gazette announces electronic bulletin board Gazette Net on FYiowa for readers to submit letters to the editor offer story ideas obtain forms for milestones start or suspend subscriptions and place classified ads You can join ongoing topics in the news through the service.
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Gazette Net
Fyiowa
The
Gazette Co
Costs force hogs indoors
On a bitter December day near Wilton, Allen Keppy explains indoor housing cuts feed costs for sows and reduces energy use. Experts say confinement buildings improve feed efficiency and leaner pork, though manure handling and odor pose new challenges for Iowa producers.
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Keppy
Dick Juhl
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Juhl
Iowa
Pig Farming Terms and Concepts Summary
Glossary of hog farming terms including all in all out, backfat, balanced ration, boar, farrow, feed efficiency, feed out finish, feeder pig, gestation, gilt, litter, average litter at weaning 8.19, packer, sow, and wean. Defines each term and its role in breeding, growth, and market decisions.
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Packer
Sow
Wean
Pigs in History and Headlines Across Centuries
The article traces pigs from ancient domestication in China to modern headlines. It cites Queen Isabella, Columbus, De Soto, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Jamestown as milestones, notes Cincinnati as Porkopolis, and describes how hogs moved from trails to Midwest farms alongside cornfields.
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Dale Kueterigs
Porky Pig
Iowa
China
Europe
B.C
Isabella
Tampa Bay
Fla
America
Walter Raleigh
Jamestown
Cincinnati
Porkopolis
Midwest
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Laurie Shrivan
Sherry Mysak
Kirkwood
Christopher Columbus
Cuba
Hernando de Soto
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