Monday Morning Read: Pinstripe for Hawkeyes, Liberty for Cyclones; challenges remain for renewable fuel backers; church renovation ‘raises your spirits’

TODAY'S WEATHER — Scattered rain, windy, colder late. High 62, low 28.

PINSTRIPE FOR HAWKEYES, LIBERTY FOR CYCLONES — Both the Iowa and Iowa State football teams learned their bowl destinations Sunday. Iowa will face Boston College in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium in New York Dec. 27, while Iowa State will take on Memphis in the Liberty Bowl Dec. 30 at Memorial Stadium in Memphis. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/sports/iowa-football-will-bowl-in-new-york/ and https://www.thegazette.com/sports/iowa-state-football-is-ready-for-a-de-facto-road-game-against-memphis-in-liberty-bowl/

CHALLENGES REMAIN FOR RENEWABLE FUEL BACKERS — It is 'kind of Christmastime in Iowa,' Scott Pruitt said, a day after the agency he leads announced federal renewable fuel requirements. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/news/challenges-remain-for-iowa-renewable-fuels-advocates/

CHURCH RENOVATION 'RAISES YOUR SPIRITS' — For the first time since May, parishioners at one of the city's oldest Catholic churches celebrated Mass in the sanctuary this weekend instead of the church hall. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/people-places/cedar-rapids-churchs-renovation-raises-your-spirits/

IOWA WOMEN ROUT SAMFORD — Thirty baskets, 25 assists. That's just how the Iowa Hawkeyes roll. The Hawkeyes continued to share the wealth, and Hannah Stewart was one of the main beneficiaries, scoring a career-high 17 points in an 80-59 women's basketball win over Samford before 3,785 Sunday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/sports/unselfish-hawkeyes-overwhelm-samford-80-59/

QUOTABLE — 'It's the most appreciated part of the ministry.' The Rev. William Harnish, speaking of presiding over funerals. Harnish has a collection of roughly 3,000 programs from funerals he's conducted. Read more: https://www.thegazette.com/life/cedar-rapids-pastor-has-collection-of-roughly-3000-funeral-programs/