15 Jun 2001
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 2001
Page
1
Cedar Rapids owners Karl Miller and Vern Balster are part of Team Voodoo, known for the Voodoo Lounge bus described as an endless source of fun. The item sits among other local notes including Hale Irwin leading the U S Open round before rain halted play.
Cedar Rapids may gain its first Home Depot at the former ShopKo property 5001 First Ave SE. Officials consider a 141000 square foot store on a 9 acre site across from Armar Plaza, with demolition planned for the old building and rezoning needed from C-2 to C-3A plus a conditional-use permit.
Eau Claire based Menards runs stores in southeast and southwest Cedar Rapids while Payless Cashways of Lee's Summit operates a Cedar Rapids outlet. Lowe's Home Improvement Centers, Wilkesboro NC, shows recurring interest in the Cedar Rapids market. Contact George Ford at 319 398 8366 or georgef fyiowa.com.
Amana Appliances plans 250 new hires after strong demand for the Easy Reach Plus refrigerator with bottom freezer. The model, launched in February, outpaces production, prompting expansion as a new side-by-side line is anticipated.
Amana Jobs offer pay from 9.86 to 12.05 an hour with July starts on second shift. Applications accepted 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Amana Appliances Human Resources office in Middle Amana on Highway 220. The company aims to hire by next month and expects about 3,000 employees at its Iowa plant. Jerry Truemper, VP of HR, could not confirm lineups around the plant.
The article describes Glochidia attached to gills of a walleye before release into the Cedar River. It notes the larval drop off after about a week to grow independently. A Higgins eye mussel is shown mature, and Jon Christensen pours young smallmouth bass into the river at Palisades-Kepler State Park.
Biologists stocked 1 000 game fish containing Higgins eye larvae in the Cedar River to deliver glochidia and foster a viable clam colony. Half of the fish were smallmouth bass and walleyes, planted with larval mussels to restart the endangered species' life cycle.
The U S Food and Drug Administration proposes safe handling labels on egg cartons starting September urging eggs be cooked until the yolks are firm. Iowa restaurant owners report many customers still prefer sunny-side-up or over-easy eggs despite the guidance.
The FDA reiterates that eggs must be kept refrigerated and cooked until yolks are firm. Woodburn comments on possible rule changes and a warning sign for uncooked meat, while the FDA notes the salmonella risk in sunny side up eggs is very low at about one in 20 000 eggs.
University of Pennsylvania researchers report in Science that vitamin C can act as a catalyst to form a toxin that damages DNA in test tube experiments. The study warns supplementation may carry risks, though not proving cancer causes, and advocates obtaining nutrients from diet.
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