Nontraditional Thanksgiving sales rise amid pandemic shifts
Alison Gowans and colleagues report Cedar Rapids area families scale back gatherings but still mark the holiday with separate meals. Hy-Vee and New Pioneer Co-Op note brisk turkey sales as households of 35 or more plan individual feasts while pandemic cautions linger.
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Thankful Thoughts From Cedar Rapids Reader On Tough Year
88 year old Jean Salter of Cedar Rapids reflects on surviving 2020’s trials. She recalls past scares from Y2K and COVID-19, credits God, her daughter and husband, a Volga church group for aid, and thanks for being kept fit to help clear debris after the August storm.
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Stores prep for Black Friday in red zone
Cedar Rapids retailers adapt to rising COVID-19 cases with social distancing and line management. Target offers online line reservations and MyCheckout devices to avoid crowding while Walmart enforces single-file entry and store capacity limits. Lowe's manager confirms social distancing and entry counters to control crowd size.
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