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Iowa town searches for missing St. Patrick’s Day mascot after ransom note left behind in 1996
You’ll find *** lot of the traditional in Imogene, Iowa. There’s corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes in the dining room at the Emerald Isle, and people here say it’s that tradition that brings them back. So this is an Irish settlement here. It’s where most of our families are from, and people just love to go to small towns to celebrate Whitney Daley’s parents own the Emerald Isle. Even she. Into the act. You like St. Patrick’s Day? Yeah. How come? Because my grandma makes my hats and stuff and my clothes, but she does *** good job. Yeah, she does, doesn’t she? Outside, the tradition continues as people kneel down to kiss the Blarney stone. How’s that? And they’re starting *** new tradition here. It’s *** cross between rugby and soccer. They call it the Blarney Bowl. But all is not well here in Imogene on this Saint Patrick’s Day. It seems that someone stole the town mascot. Donald is his name. And how do they know he was stolen? Well, they received this ransom note. It says, What leprechaun returned, Swedish opponents must be ahead at halftime of the Blarney Bowl, or he will be buried alive. Main Street, Imogene. But as fate would have it, Main Street Imogene is where Donald was found safely. Neil Keisling says he found him in his barn. Did you find him this morning or what? Oh yeah, I picked him up this morning out there. I think some of these people are kind of smelling an inside job here. What do you think? Well, no, I think it’s *** sweet. In the Blarney Bowl, the rules are pretty vague, but if you spill your drink, you spend time in the penalty box without your drink. So I kick my. Reporting from Imogene, Iowa for News Watch 7 at 5. I’m Alex Fee.
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Iowa town searches for missing St. Patrick’s Day mascot after ransom note left behind in 1996
You’ll find a lot of traditional St. Patrick’s Day practices in Imogene, Iowa, but in 1996, the town was rocked by a scandal as its holiday mascot had been stolen.A ransom note was left, saying that the Swedish opponents at the Blarney Bowl must be ahead at halftime or the leprechaun Donald will be buried alive on Main Street in Imogene. But as fate would have it, Main Street was where Donald was found safe in a barn. See more of the humorous story in the video above. More from the KETV Archives:Who were Omaha-area moviegoers choosing to win 1999 Oscars?The nominees for Best Picture in 1999 were “Elizabeth,” “Shakespeare in Love,” “Life is Beautiful,” “Saving Private Ryan,” and “The Thin Red Line.”Omaha students create plan to renovate Malcolm X birth site in 1999What began as a school project in 1999 would reface a piece of Omaha history.
You’ll find a lot of traditional St. Patrick’s Day practices in Imogene, Iowa, but in 1996, the town was rocked by a scandal as its holiday mascot had been stolen.
A ransom note was left, saying that the Swedish opponents at the Blarney Bowl must be ahead at halftime or the leprechaun Donald will be buried alive on Main Street in Imogene.
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But as fate would have it, Main Street was where Donald was found safe in a barn.
See more of the humorous story in the video above.
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Who were Omaha-area moviegoers choosing to win 1999 Oscars?
The nominees for Best Picture in 1999 were “Elizabeth,” “Shakespeare in Love,” “Life is Beautiful,” “Saving Private Ryan,” and “The Thin Red Line.”
Omaha students create plan to renovate Malcolm X birth site in 1999
What began as a school project in 1999 would reface a piece of Omaha history.
