Chestnuts supply ties Bosnian immigrants to Iowa farm
The Chestnut Acres orchard near Wapello harvests 4600 pounds of nuts with 80 percent bought by Bosnian-Americans. Bosnian immigrants like Becirevic travel hours to pick chestnuts, linking memories of homeland to Iowa horticulture at Red Fern Farm run by Dan and Celeste Dolan.
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Wapello
Dice
Minnesota
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Muscatine
Becirevic
Ammar
United States
State University of New York
College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Richard Juaron
Iowa State University Extension
Iowa
Bihac
Una
Bosnia
Germany
Towa
American Community Survey
Becicevic
Dolan
Dan Williamson
Alaina Dautovic
Fikreta Dautovic
Waterloo
Dan and
Celeste Dolan
Montpelier
Dantovics
Ammar Becievic
Chestnut Picking and Festival Draw Crowds in Iowa
Red Fern Farm near Wapello and Chestnut Acres near Muscatine offer you pick chestnuts at 2.50 per pound, with weekday discounts. A chestnut roast and barbecue festival runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Burns Park in Waterloo, expected to draw 500 attendees from Iowa and beyond.
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Muscatine
Redfernfarm.com
Waterloo
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Cedar Falls
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Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Indiana
Matthew Millions Evacuated as Hurricane Matthew Sidles Toward Southeast
The hurricane center warned of a surge up to nine feet as Matthew cornered along the Florida coast toward Georgia and South Carolina. Strong winds and surge threaten Jacksonville and surrounding areas with power outages and flooding. at least four deaths in Florida were linked to the storm, with more than 1.1 million residents reported without power. President Obama urged caution as evacuees crowded evacuations and officials warned of historic surge and wind impacts along the Southeast coast.
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Orlando
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Scott
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Southeastern
United States
Wilma
Fort Lauderdale
Melbourne
Disney World
Gainesville
Fla
Columbia
S.C
Nassau County
Georgia Line
Camden
Glynn
National Weather Service
2016 flood themed bags support local groups
Students at a Catholic university partner with Cedar Rapids groups African Women Empowered and Red Ball Printing to create bags. Designs include religious verses and phrases, with proceeds benefiting Enactus and NewBo City Market. Proceeds aim to aid flood recovery and reduce landfill waste.
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Klein
Enactus
NewBo City
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