Parting a sea of cranberries harvest prep
Workers wade through a crimson ocean of cranberries as fields flood to ease picking. Harvest moves up before frost risks the entire crop. Details on Back Page, 12D.
24 Nov 1997
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1997
Page
1
Workers wade through a crimson ocean of cranberries as fields flood to ease picking. Harvest moves up before frost risks the entire crop. Details on Back Page, 12D.
Notre Dame weighs Sun Bowl invite prompting Iowa to explore options for a different bowl destination. Details remain unclear as teams assess postseason paths and matching opportunities.
Accent 6B highlights online resources where charitable groups fundraise and raise awareness. The piece notes several sites that connect donors with missions, enabling practical support through internet platforms.
A rural Garrison couple raise between 60 and 80 free range turkeys annually to fund Christmas. The birds are noisy and roam freely but are prized for their taste. In sports, the UNI Panthers beat the Cyclones 54 to 48 in Ames.
Gazette readers share recipes for a special Thanksgiving feast including corn and noodle casserole potluck corn mushroom dressing and cranberry pudding cake. The article notes hot lines for cooking and baking help and points readers to details in Tuesday's food section.
Bobbi McCaughey, mother of seven born premature septuplets, leaves Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines for home in Carlisle with husband Kenny. Several babies still in intensive care nine weeks after birth while doctors report continued progress and plans to reduce ventilator support this week.
In Marion Iowa residents along the Marion bypass say they avoid the four mile highway also known as Highway 100. They cite deer accidents and a lack of immediate business growth despite the bypass opening in 1996. Business development remains slow and residents question its impact on Seventh Avenue traffic.
Principal Jim O Connor said Taylor Elementary will address student anxiety after it was announced that Robert J Dunton a 41 year old sex offender listed on Iowa s registry moved into 422 Seventh Ave SW Apt 3 near the school. The district will notify parents with letters and extra adults will supervise recess and entry procedures at the school.
An 80-year-old woman from Panama City was kicked off a Greyhound near Ocala at 3 a.m. over a birthday puppy named Cookie. Deputies from multiple jurisdictions coordinated a five-car relay to return her to Tampa, where she was reunited with the 7 week old Pekingese. Greyhound apologized and refunded her fare while suspending the driver pending investigation.
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