Lavon Eblen speaks with Lila Hoogeven and Shiona Putnam with the Cass County Museum about an upcoming Dualing Pianos fundraiser and more about the museum.
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Lavon Eblen speaks with Lila Hoogeven and Shiona Putnam with the Cass County Museum about an upcoming Dualing Pianos fundraiser and more about the museum.
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With the arrival of spring on Thursday, many Iowans will leap into a house cleaning frenzy. Tammy Noble, a registered nurse and the education coordinator for the Iowa Poison Control Center, says you’ll need to use caution with all of those powerful cleansers, especially if there are kids in the house. “What we see as a lot of exposures is the household cleaning chemicals, the things that are under the kitchen sink,” Noble says. “Usually, it’s when the product is in use, when we find exposures happening to both the kids and the adults.”
While the kitchen can be a danger zone for poisonings, she says bathrooms can be just as problematic with all of those personal hygiene products. “The toothpaste, the shampoo, the lotion, the deodorant,” Noble says. “We always get lots of calls about that and those are things that we use every day so it’s hard to lock them up or put them up high so they’re out of reach.” She says about half of the 50-thousand calls a year that come into the Sioux City-based hotline involve children and accidental poisonings.
“It’s always surprising because you would think something might taste bad so they’re not going to eat it but kids don’t always have that same sense of taste that adults do,” Noble says. “Just because something tastes bad doesn’t mean they won’t eat it. Kids will still swallow it. You wouldn’t believe the calls that we get.” She suggests Iowans program the Iowa Poison Control Center hotline into their cell phones and have the number handy by landlines. The center is staffed 24-7 and the call is free to 800-222-1222.
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Next week, March 24th through the 28th, is Severe Weather Awareness Week.
Cass County Emergency Management Director Mike Kennon says a Statewide Tornado Drill will take place on or about 10:15-a.m., with the warning sirens being activated throughout the County, and weather radios sounding their alerts. Kennon says the tornado drill will be an excellent opportunity for Cass County residents, businesses and schools to practice their own procedures in the event of severe weather.
In the event of severe weather or potential severe weather on the day of the test, these test watches may be postponed. More information about Severe Weather Awareness Week and the related Tornado Drill will be released in the coming days.
Another form of severe weather is extremely dry and windy conditions that can cause controlled burns to quickly spread and become out of control, placing lives and property in danger. As we’ve mentioned before, numerous Counties this week instituted a ban on open burning, including Fremont, Page, Pottawattamie, Mills and Montgomery Counties. Shelby County began their bi-weekly updates on the Fire Danger in that county, on Monday, with the risk currently being “High” for fires to spread.
Kennon says there is no ban on open, outdoor burning in Cass County, but that may change. He says the matter will be discussed during a County Fire Association meeting Thursday night. Local fire chiefs can elect to place a burn ban in effect for their specific district, if they wish, but in general, a consensus is obtained from all the chiefs to call for a County-wide Burn Ban, which is more formal and encompassing. Anyone thinking about conducting a controlled burn in the mean time, needs to do two things, according to Kennon…
He says you need to call your local fire chief and get their permission, and if that’s granted, call the Cass County Communications Center to inform them about when and where you plan to burn, so fire department personnel and equipment needlessly respond to what may be perceived by others to be an uncontrolled burn. For a current list of counties with a burn ban in-place or those that will be in effect, go to http://www.dps.state.ia.us/fm/main/burnbans/
WANTED: Used 30″ Steel Door (plain door – no design or window in it). Prefer one in good condition with no dents in it. Call 515-943-6471. Also wish to have location around Exira area.
FOR SALE: Panasonic Vacuum model no.MC-UG383. 8 bags and 2 new belts also. Lightweight Upright Vacuum Cleaner, Powerful 12-Amp Motor with a Motor Protection System, Automatic Carpet Height Adjustment, Tools on board include: Dusting Brush, Crevice Tool, 2 Extension Wands, 14 Inch Cleaning Path, 25 Foot Power Cord with Quick Release, Headlight, 10 Foot Hose Reach, Edge Cleaning on 1 Side, Metal Handle, On/Off Switch on body, Replacement Accessories: Bag (M-CV145MS or Type U6), Belt (M-CV270B or Type UB8), Blue finish. $50. In Anita, 249-6690.
FOR SALE: Dresser for $20.00. Twin bed/frame/bedding for free. Dresser for free. Contact 712-789-9819. SOLD!
FOR SALE: Have two 28L 26 combine tires with rims for sale $500. Phone 712-249-0074.
WANTED: homemade baby quilt. 712-653-2374.
WANTED: stationary bike. 712-653-3374.
FOR SALE: NordicRider Exerciser by NordicTrack. Offers dual motion for total body workout. Original manual with the exerciser. Adjusts to fit individual needs. Like new condition. Asking $75.00. Exira, IA area. Could deliver within 20 miles of Exira……Call: H 712-268-2184, Cell: 712-304-4445.
FOR SALE: John Deere Front End Loader, Model 45. Fits many vintage John Deere tractors up to and including 30 series. Good original condition. Located near Exira. $375.00. Call: Home: 712-268-2184 or Cell: 712-304-4445.
ALLEN “CRAIG” PARKER, 64, of Marthasville, MO. (& formerly of Oakland), died Tue., March 18th in Marthasville. Graveside services for “CRAIG” PARKER will be held 11:30-a.m. Sat., March 22nd, in the Belknap Cemetery west of Oakland.Rieken-Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland has the arrangements.
Visitation will be at the Oakland Congregational Church beginning at 10:30-a.m. on Saturday, with a procession to the cemetery starting at 11:15-a.m.
ALLEN “CRAIG” PARKER is survived by his nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Jim Field and Chris Parks talk about filling out a bracket for the college basketball tournament and the long odds on picking a perfect bracket.
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