by admin | Dec 21, 1999 | Recreation / Entertainment
With New Year’s Eve only ten days away, many Iowans may find themselves scraping the bottom of the wine barrel when it comes to bubbly. Fine champagnes are selling out statewide, according to the general manager of one of Iowa’s largest wine and champagne...
by admin | Dec 20, 1999 | Politics & Government
Governor Vilsack says the state has undergone over two-years-worth of Y-2-K preparation, and he expects no calamities when the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve.Vilsack will be at the Iowa National Guard’s STARC Armory on New Year’s Eve, along...
by admin | Dec 17, 1999 | Health & Medicine
The agency which supplies 26 Iowa hospitals with a vital fluid is prepared for virtually any disaster on New Year’s Eve. The Blood Center of Central Iowa has gone well beyond making sure its computers are Y-2-K compliant and is readying for whatever may happen...
by admin | Dec 13, 1999 | Fires/Accidents/Disasters
U-S West officials expect New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day to be THE busiest calling days in Iowa history. The telecommunications giant is warning people there may be delays in getting a dial tone that night around midnight — but it’ll be due...
by admin | Dec 9, 1999 | Business, Technology
State and federal banking officials moved again today to assure Iowans their money will be safe from any Y2K problems come January 1st. Officials met with reporters today after an elderly woman cashed in a ten-thousand dollar certificate of deposit and put it in her...
