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Cass County Relay for Life a big success Friday

News

June 20th, 2015 by admin

The 2015 Cass County Relay for Life was held on Friday night at the Atlantic High School Track with hundreds of supporters participating  and large donation money raised.  Sunny weather welcomed a day full of events that began in the morning with a tractor ride that left from the Cass County Fairgrounds hosted by the Mahle relay team.

A motorcycle ride also was held starting at 1:00pm at the Atlantic City Park and ending at Relay for a donation presentation by the Windbags and UCC Riders team.

The survivor dinner took place at the Atlantic High School commons from 4:30pm-6:00pm with a big turnout of survivors enjoying a meal graciously donated by the Atlantic HyVee.

At 6:00pm survivors took to the track to open up the Relay event and celebrate another year of birthdays with all others present cheering them on.  The beautiful night included a variety of entertainment, education, kids activities, food and other fun.

The Luminary ceremony wrapped up the night honoring loved ones lost and supporting those still fighting Cancer.  The committee announced at the end of the night that the running total of donations was at $60,678 to support the American Cancer Society and the fight against Cancer.

The committee would like to send a huge thank you to all participants, teams, sponsors and all others that help make Relay for Life in Cass County a huge success.

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Family Fun in the Kitchen 06-20-2015

Podcasts, Family Fun in the Kitchen

June 20th, 2015 by admin

Lavon and Miss NiNi talk about making popsicles, cool treats for summertime.

CHOCO-STRAWB MINI POPSICLES

Ingredients:

  • 1 -1/4 t. cocoa powder
  • 2 T. chocolate spread (Nutella, Hershey’s chocolate spread, Biscoff Cookie Spread)
  • 1 c. milk (any type of milk you PREFER—I used whole dairy milk because I wanted a creamier
  • texture.)
  • 4 medium size fresh strawberries, thinly sliced (may substitute whole frozen strawberries)

Method:

In a blender, blend cocoa powder, chocolate spread and milk. Line sides of popsicle molds or 5-oz. paper cups with thinly sliced strawberries. Slowly pour chocolate mixture into molds, tryingto avoid strawberry slices from moving. Place in freezer until slushy. Insert popsicle stick orsturdy plastic straw that has been cut to desired handle length into slushy mixture. If stick/straw tends to lean in the mixture, straighten it and recheck in about 15 minutes. May need to keep rechecking until mixture is solid enough to hold stick/straw vertically. Freeze until solid, at least 4 hours before releasing from molds and serving. To unmold, I removed popsicles in cups from freezer about 10 minutes before unmolding, allowing the popsicles to still be firm but easy to withdraw from the paper cup. Makes 4 small popsicles.

NOTE from Miss NiNi: These popsicles are so refreshing! Fresh strawberries are abundant right now and were my fruit of choice. However, other fresh or whole frozen fruits can be added for a different taste. Word of caution: Might want to keep the paper cup close by once the popsicle has been removed as it’s great for catching drips—especially if little ones are enjoying these treats!

Popsicle 1 Popsicle 2 Popsicle 3 Popsicle 4

Other fruit flavor combinations:

CANTALOUPE POPSicles

  • ½ heaping c. ripe cantaloupe, chopped into small chunks
  • ½ c. milk

Blend ingredients together; pour into molds or small paper cups; freeze at least 4 hours, inserting stick into mixture when slushy in order to hold stick vertically.

BLUEBERRY CHIA POPSicles

  • 1 c. fresh blueberries
  • ½ banana
  • 1 T. Chia seeds
  • ¾ c. milk

Blend ingredients together; pour into popsicle molds or small paper cups; freeze for at least 4 hours, inserting stick into mixture when slushy in order to hold stick vertically.

Miss NiNi

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MARK EDWARD McDANIEL, 41, of Oakland [& formerly of Harlan] (Visitation 6/23/15)

Obituaries

June 20th, 2015 by admin

MARK EDWARD McDANIEL, 41, of Oakland [& formerly of Harlan] died Friday, June 19, 2015 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. A visitation with the family of MARK McDANIEL will take place Tue., June 23rd, from 5-until 7:30-p.m., at the  Rieken Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland.

Interment will be held at a later date.

MARK McDANIEL is survived by:

His wife – Jennifer, of Oakland;

His daughters – Emily and Megan;

His brother – William (Catrina) McDaniel, of Harlan;

His sister – Tammie McDaniel, of Hancock.

and his in-laws.

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7AM Sportscast 06-20-2015

Podcasts, Sports

June 20th, 2015 by admin

w/ Chris Parks

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7AM Newscast 06-20-2015

News, Podcasts

June 20th, 2015 by admin

w/ Chris Parks

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Friday Softball/Baseball Scores

Sports

June 20th, 2015 by admin

Softball Scores
Charter Oak-Ute 17, Denison-Schleswig 4
Essex 14, Nishnabotna 2
Lenox 12, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 4
Martensdale-St Marys 14, Bedford 2
Missouri Valley 12, Whiting 0
Ogden 6, Panorama 5
Pleasantville 4, Southwest Valley 0
River Valley 21, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 8
Sioux City, East 4, Atlantic 2
Solon 4, Atlantic 0
Stanton 21, East Mills 8
West Monona 7, Westwood, Sloan 5

Baseball Scores

AHSTW, Avoca 13, Riverside, Oakland 3 (5 innings)
Ar-We-Va, Westside 8, Coon Rapids-Bayard 6 (8 innings)
CAM, Anita 22, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 6 (5 innings)
Carroll 11, Winterset 4
Denison-Schleswig 12, Shenandoah 6
EHK-Exira 17, West Harrison, Mondamin 2
Fremont-Mills, Tabor 18, Clarinda Academy 8
Glidden-Ralston 13, Woodbine 1
Lewis Central 15, Missouri Valley 0
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 9, River Valley, Correctionville 0
Nishnabotna 16, Essex 2
Nodaway Valley 13, Interstate 35, Truro 1
Ogden 20, Panorama, Panora 4 (5 innings)
Orient-Macksburg 13, Moulton-Udell 2
Pleasantville 19, Southwest Valley 0
Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 15, Lenox 9
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 14, Glenwood 10
Stanton 11, East Mills 8
Treynor 7, Underwood 2
Tri-Center, Neola 10, Logan-Magnolia 9
Westwood, Sloan 5, West Monona, Onawa 3
Winterset 3, Carroll 2
Woodward-Granger 8, Earlham 5
Woodward-Granger 9, Adair-Casey 5

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Cardinals hit 3 homers in 12-4 rout of Phillies

Sports

June 20th, 2015 by admin

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Randal Grichuk homered and had three hits, and Kolten Wong and Yadier Molina also went deep as the St. Louis Cardinals set season highs for runs and hits in a 12-4 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.

The Cardinals avoided their second three-game losing streak of the season while breaking out of the offensive funk that followed Tuesday’s news of a federal investigation into whether club officials illegally hacked into the Houston Astros’ player database.

The Cardinals batted .211 with five runs in the first three games after the story broke. If the investigation had any bearing on the lackluster offense, they certainly put it out of their minds against the Phillies.

St. Louis pounded out 16 hits, including six for extra bases. Jhonny Peralta doubled and had three RBIs, Mark Reynolds had a two-run double and 10 Cardinals got hits.

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Young fan in Philly hit by foul ball, taken to hospital

Sports

June 20th, 2015 by admin

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A boy sitting in the front row was hit by a line drive late in the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies.

A spokesman for the Phillies says the boy was taken to a hospital for further evaluation Friday night.

The young fan was seated along the first-base line when he was struck by a sharp foul ball off the bat of Philadelphia’s Domonic Brown with two outs in the ninth inning.

Fans around the boy immediately motioned for medical help. After being helped out of the stands, the boy was transported in the arms of a man on a cart to the first-aid center on the concourse. The boy appeared to be conscious while holding an ice pack on his upper chest close to his left shoulder.

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Stanton man arrested for violation of probation

News

June 20th, 2015 by admin

The Red Oak Police Department reports an arrest Friday evening at 5:36pm.  37-year-old Roger Lynn Gibson II of Stanton was arrested at 106 West Coolbaugh Street in Red Oak on a charge of Violation of Probation.  Gibson II was taken to the Montgomery County Jail and booked in on $5,000 bond.

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Food Drive to benefit 4H stand at Cass County Fair

Ag/Outdoor, News

June 20th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A food drive benefitting the 4-H Food Stand at the Cass County Fair is underway in Atlantic. The Fair takes place July 23rd through the 28th. Liz Denney, Food Stand Coordinator, says that creates a fast need to get their grocery list put together. Denney says people have, in the past been very generous in their donations, and she hopes that continues this year, as well.

She says they’re working to generate a supply of groceries for the food stand, with local grocery stores and businesses setting-up receptacles and other ways to contribute. Fareway and Hy-Vee grocery stores in Atlantic are participating in the effort. Fareway has a cart placed in the store with a list of the items needed and people can purchase those items. Simply tie the bag shut and place them in the cart (to be picked up weekly). Hy Vee is “selling” Clovers and Blue Ribbons ($1 and $5 respectively)…which are then displayed in the store. Proceeds from the sales will go toward the purchase of items needed for the fair (by the Food Stand committee).

Drop-off boxes for food items are available at Rex Pharmacy, KJAN and Simply Hair.
Homemade goods are also welcome at the food stand. Such as a two-crust, fully-baked pie, brownies, cakes, fresh garden produce that is not cut-up, or any salad ingredients.

Gluten free dessert recipes are also welcome. And, financial donations to the 4-H Food Stand may dropped off the ISU Extension/Cass County Center, in Atlantic, or at Simply Hair. Volunteers are also an integral part of the Food Stand. She says they have about 450 volunteers who work in shifts. If you can donate time to work a few hours, let her know.

Call Liz Denney at 712-254-0561, if you can set aside some volunteer time. Food stand hours Thursday through Tuesday morning, July 23rd through the 27th, are 6:30-a.m. to 10-p.m. The final Tuesday of the Fair, which is Sale Day, the hours are from 6:30-a.m. until 10-a.m., with breakfast being served.

The daytime menu includes Windsor Chops, Lamb and Ham balls, Roast Beef, Chicken and Noodles and during their evening they’ll serve hot beef sandwich, with hot pork sandwiches being offered as an option, Friday and Saturday evening.

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