24 Nov 2005
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 2005
Page
1
Coralville negotiates adding three to eight acres beyond 22 already promised to the indoor rain forest project. The Environmental Project seeks unrestricted land, full council support, and a $40 million local fundraising commitment by December 2 as board chairman Robert Ray warns of options if terms fail.
The city aims to build a rain forest themed attraction to be museum quality for at least 21 years. It outlines construction costing about $120 million and permits budget adjustments until opening in 2009.
Evacuees in Cedar Rapids mark Thanksgiving with mixed emotions as memories of New Orleans traditions linger. Royce anne Feltenberger and her husband John joined many relatives, sharing turducken and other familiar dishes while noting life abroad from Ponchatoula, Louisiana, remains unsettled.
Mitch Albom writes about hurricane evacuees who traveled hundreds of miles to a new home. The Feltenbergers and the Bell and Wilson families mark survival this Thanksgiving amid grief and the sense that holidays may never be the same. Evacuees page 16A.
Six mountaineers mostly from Eastern Iowa including John Richard of Iowa City and group leader Chuck Huss remain trapped above 9 100 feet in Mount Mercedaria western Argentina. Foul weather halted helicopter rescue. family says they are not in immediate danger and have limited food and fuel.
Kathy Englert of Cedar Rapids plans an immediate shopping trip after Thanksgiving dinner with her sister and mother. The feature recalls past visits to Kmart Big Lots and Walmart and notes stores may open Friday with sales such as 12 packs of Pepsi for 1.99.
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