BOYD LEWIS, 59, of Griswold, died Sun., Jan. 18th, at the Salem Lutheran Home, in Elk Horn. A Memorial Visitation for BOYD LEWIS (with the family present) will be held from 11-am until 1-pm on Fri., Jan. 23rd, at the Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold.
BOYD LEWIS is survived by:
His children – Jennifer Deist, Jesse Archibald, Elisha Gramkow, and Emily Ratzlaff.
He is also survived by his grandchildren and other relatives and friends.
JOYCE RAY, 79, of Greenfield, died Sun., Jan. 18th, at her daughter’s home in Cincinnati, OH. Funeral services for JOYCE RAY will be held 10-a.m. Friday, Jan. 23rd, at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Greenfield. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Thu., Jan. 22nd, from 2-until 8-pm., with the family present from 6-to 8-pm. Online condolences may be left at www.steenfunerals.com.
Memorials may be directed to the Joyce Ray Memorial Fund to be established by her family.
Burial will be in the Greenfield Cemetery.
JOYCE RAY is survived by:
Her children – Wendell (Diane) Ray, of Greenfield; Linda (Al) Polito, of Monticello, IA; and Ann Ray, of Cincinnati, OH.
Her sister – Judy Laurens.
5 grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
The Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union, in partnership with the Iowa Farm Bureau and Heartland Area Education Agency will offer the 11th annual coaching authorization/endorsement clinic June 15-18, 2015, at Drake University in Des Moines.
The clinic provides the opportunity for 80 individuals to earn their coaching authorization or endorsement. A $30 fee will be charged to each participant to cover administrative fees. The cost of the course, books, lunch and dinner will be covered by the IGHSAU. Housing will be available in the Drake University dorms for $30/night. Rooms are single occupancy. Additional housing information will be provided online when registering for the coaching clinic.
After successful completion of this course, participants may apply for a coaching authorization by submitting all the required forms (application for coaching authorization, course transcript, waiver form and fingerprint card) and the required fees to the Board of Educational Examiners. A background check is required. The application and background check forms will be provided during the clinic and are the financial responsibility of the participant. The application fee is $85 and the background check fee is $52 if fingerprints are done electronically at the Board of Educational Examiners’ office in Des Moines. Otherwise, the background check fee is $65 if fingerprinting is done at a local police department.
The coaching authorization expires five years after the date of issuance. It may be renewed upon application and verification of successful completion of five planned renewal activities related to athletic coaching (i.e. rules meetings, coaching clinics, coaching workshops). The renewal fee is currently $85.
Those interested in registering for the clinic can do so starting February 2, 2015 at 8:00 a.m. at IGHSAU.org. Please note that 100% attendance is required for all sessions. An online portion of the clinic is required to be completed prior to the start of the four-day clinic. The clinic will be in session from 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Monday – Wednesday and 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
If you have questions about the coaching authorization and endorsement clinic, please contact Lisa Brinkmeyer at (515) 288-9741 or Lisa@ighsau.org.
A bill has been introduced in the Iowa House that ultimately would allow Iowa schools to start earlier in August, something Governor Terry Branstad is trying to stop. Branstad favors tying the school start date to the week in which September 1st falls, but Representative Ron Jorgensen, of Sioux City, says that’s a decision for local school officials, not the state to make. “I’ve just been in support of local conrol and if the focus is just totally on education, I think that’s the way we should look at it.”
Branstad argues Iowa’s tourist attractions like the State Fair lose visitors, and teenage employees, when schools start classes in early August. Jorgensen is the lead sponsor of a bill that would give school officials unlimited local authority to set the first day of the school year. “This would eliminate the waiver requirement for school districts and allow the school districts to set their own start date,” Jorgensen says.
Under current law, Iowa schools are supposed to start during the week in which September 1st falls, but school districts can apply for a waiver from the later start date. The Iowa Department of Education has automatically granted those waivers, but in mid-December the agency’s director announced schools would have to “adequately demonstrate” starting school at the end of August would have a “negative educational impact” on students.
Advocates of starting earlier in August say it allows students to take end-of-semester tests before the New Years break. Jorgensen says there’s also a need to coordinate the schedule with Iowa colleges, because many high schoolers are already taking college courses. “And most of those colleges will start the second or third week of August also,” Jorgensen says.
Jorgensen, a former school board member, is a Republican and he was the main sponsor of Branstad’s education reform plan that cleared the legislature last year. Jorgensen is also chairman of the House Education Committee and he plans to bring his bill up for debate “as soon as possible.” There are already a dozen co-sponsors of Jorgensen’s bill to essentially eliminate any state limit on when schools can start.
(Radio Iowa)
Three people were arrested recently, in Glenwood. Authorities say 21-year old Nicholas Stewart, of Pacific Junction was arrested Saturday, for OWI 1st offense. His bond set at $1000. That same day, 20-year old Jeffrey Reeve, of Glenwood was arrested for Violation of a No Contact order. His bond was set at $300.
And today (Monday), 41-year old Travis Batten, of Glenwood was arrested for Disorderly Conduct. His bond was set at $300.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – Seventeen-year-old Xavier Scarlett says he notices eyes following him whenever he enters a store or whenever he’s on the streets at night. He’s president of his Iowa high school’s National Honor Society and captain of the basketball team, but Scarlett told the Sioux City Journal that he’s still thought of as a black, male teen who must be watched carefully.
He says he wants to follow in the footsteps of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Scarlett was scheduled to be one of the featured speakers at Monday evening’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day ceremony at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church.
Scartlett says civil rights “isn’t a black issue. It’s a human issue.”
The Atlantic Police Department report one arrest and an accident occurred last Friday. 19-year old Amanda Cooper, of Atlantic, was arrested on a Cass County warrant for OWI 1st Offense. Cooper was booked into the Cass County Jail.
And, an accident Friday afternoon at 8th and Mulberry Streets resulted in one-person being sent to the hospital, and about $3,500 damage. Officials say vehicles driven by Emily Claussen, of Anita and Nicole Martin, of Atlantic, collided at around 3:45-p.m. The accident happened when Claussen — who was traveling east on 8th Street -failed to stop at the stop sign and hit Martin’s vehicle, which was traveling south on Mulberry. A passenger in Martin’s vehicle suffered minor injuries and was transported to CCMH by private vehicle. Claussen was cited for Failure to Obey a Stop Sign.
The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports a Shenandoah man was arrested last week on an explosives and drug charges. 42-year old Craig Edward Wallace was arrested Jan. 12th for: Possession of an Explosive Device with Intent; Possession of a Controlled Substance/Precursor; Unauthorized Possession of an Offensive Weapon, and Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs.
Also arrested on Jan. 12th, was 28-year old Katherine Elizabeth Lynn, of Shenandoah. She faces charges that include Possession of a Controlled Substance, Unauthorized Possession of an Offensive Weapon, and Unlawful Possession of a Prescription Drug.
MERLYN HEILESEN, 86, of Kirkman, died Sun., Jan. 18th, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs. Funeral services for MERLYN HEILESEN will be held 11-a.m. Fri., Jan. 23rd, at the Irwin Church of Christ. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
Visitation at the funeral home is from 4-until 9-pm Thu., Jan. 22nd, with the family greeting friends from 6-until 8-pm.
Burial is in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Irwin.
MERLYN HEILESEN is survived by:
His wife – Betty Heilesen, of of Kirkman.
His sons – Douglas (Kate) Heilesen, of Denison, & David (Wendy) Heilesen, of Social Circle, GA.
His daughters – Susan (Mel) Sheeran, of Kalispell, MT; Kathy Heilesen, of Denison, & Beverly Martz, of Irwin.
His sister – Shirley Doonan, of Alexandria, MN.
21 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren.
MARY ELLEN POEPSEL, 44, of La Vista, NE (& formerly of Harlan), died Sun., Jan 18th, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. A Mass of Christian Burial service for MARY POEPSEL will be held 11-a.m. Thu., Jan. 22nd, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home, in Harlan has the arrangements.
Visitation at the funeral home is on Wed., Jan. 21st, from 2-until 9-pm, with the family greeting friends from 4-until 8-pm, and a Scriptural Wake service at 7-p.m.
Burial will be at a later date.
MARY PEOPSEL is survived by:
Her mother – Edna Poepsel, of Harlan.
Her fiance’ – Frank Rodriguez, of Omaha.
Her sisters – Patricia (Richard) Kemp, of Omaha; Kathryn (Matt) Reed, of Spring, TX; Susan (Forrest) Westbrook, of Spring, TX; and Sara Poepsel Miller, of Harlan.
Her brothers – Francis Poepsel, of Council Bluffs, & John Poepsel, of Katy, TX.
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