Cub Foods Distributing Free Ice in Communities with Power Outages.

STILLWATER, Minn. -- Local Grocer Making Ice Available to Residents in Blaine, New Brighton New Brighton, village (1990 pop. 22,207), Ramsey co., SE Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis–Saint Paul; inc. 1891. Its manufactures include metal products, machinery, and leather. A theological seminary is there. and Brooklyn Park Brooklyn Park, city (1990 pop. 56,381), Hennepin co., SE Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis; chartered as a city 1969. Manufacturing includes machinery, wood and metal products, tools, feeders, and medical and pharmaceutical supplies.

Cub Foods Cub Foods is a grocery store chain with eighty-four stores in Minnesota, Iowa, Northern and Central Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Miami Valley in Ohio. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Supervalu. will be distributing free ice to residents of Twin Cities communities hit hard by last night's storms. The ice is intended to help those affected by lengthy power outages This is a list of famous wide-scale power outages. 1965

The Northeast Blackout of 1965 on November 9, 1965.

1977

The infamous New York City Blackout of July 13-14, 1977, resulted in looting and rioting.

keep their frozen and perishable per·ish·a·ble
adj.
Subject to decay, spoilage, or destruction.

n.
Something, especially foodstuff, subject to decay or spoilage. Often used in the plural. foods cool until power is restored.

A total of 19,000 bags of ice will be distributed at the following locations:

Beginning today at 2 p.m.

    --  Madison Elementary School in Blaine (650 Territorial Road
        N.E.)

    --  Cub Foods in New Brighton (2600 Rice Creek Road)

    Beginning today at 4:30 p.m.

    --  Cub Foods in Brooklyn Park (7555 West Broadway)

Cub Foods--The Store Next Door--provides consumers with the freshest produce, widest selection and greatest value available today. In addition to innovative natural, ethnic and certified organic food sections, Cub stores offer shoppers added conveniences, such as in-store pharmacy and banking. Cub Foods was established in 1968 as one of the nation's first discount grocery stores. The organization was purchased in 1980 by SUPERVALU and currently operates 52 stores in the Twin Cities.

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