Lavon Eblen speaks with Diane Weiland with the Wallace Centers of Iowa about “Real Soil, Real Food” a summer food camp for high school youth.
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Lavon Eblen speaks with Diane Weiland with the Wallace Centers of Iowa about “Real Soil, Real Food” a summer food camp for high school youth.
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BONNIE LEE DONALDSON, 87, of Harlan, died Sat., March 15th, at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Private Services for BONNIE DONALDSON are planned. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
BONNIE DONALDSON is survived by:
Her son – William “Bill” Donaldson, of Clinton, UT.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – The Woodbury County Board chairman is defending more than $180,000 in county funding for the nonprofit organization he manages. George Boykin told the Sioux City Journal that it would not be fair for Sanford Community Center to suffer because he’s on the county board. Boykin is the center’s executive director. It operates after-school and summer programs for at-risk young people, as well as coordinates numerous outreach efforts.
Boykin says has never had a say in funding that goes to the center and abstains from funding discussions on it. James Van Bruggen, of the Taxpayers Research Council, says it seems to him that the center is “getting favoritism, because they are getting six figures of money.”
With spring set to officially arrive later this week, many people across the state are in the mood to do some cleaning, and with a few simple tips, the process doesn’t need to be so daunting. According to professional organizer Amelia Hatcher, for most people, it’s not realistic to maintain a home in perfect order each day, but they can focus on clearing out the clutter.
“Clutter is anything that causes frustration, anxiety or chaos in your life,” as she defined it. “It completely drains you of your energy. It could be the pile of paper on your desk. It could be the pile of laundry. It could be your dumping ground like your kitchen table, and it just completely causes stress.” “Amelia the Clutter Queen” also recommends only cleaning and organizing one area at a time, so as not to become overwhelmed.
Hatcher was drawn into the clutter-fighting line about five years ago when she began helping family and friends. She said that for other caregivers, getting rid of the clutter not only helps get rid of chaos, but also helps improve safety of mobility.
“I’ve had several situations where people have fallen, broken a hip, and it’s actually not safe in the home,” she recalled. “So it’s my goal to go in and change things around to where the home is more accessible to things like walkers, possibly a wheelchair.”
Hatcher said that, among other points to look at, old medications should be properly disposed of, and no-longer-needed documents with personal information should be shredded to protect against identity theft.
More information is at AmeliaTheClutterQueen.com/a>.
(Iowa News Service)
The Hawkeye Ten Conference released their boy’s All-Conference teams for the 2013-2014 season. The selections are as follows:
FIRST TEAM
SECOND TEAM
HONORABLE MENTION
Shelby County Emergency Management officials say as of today (Monday), natural fuels (Low humidity, strong winds and extremely dry grass/timber) have reached a point where they will readily ignite, and spread. With predicted winds increasing, and Relative Humidity expected to drop into the Mid 20’s authorities recommend that Fire Danger Boards in Shelby County be placed in the HIGH category.
The County is also included in a Fire Weather Watch, so expectations of rapid fire growth should be anticipated. The situation will be assessed and the Fire Danger Boards updated, on Thursday. In the mean time, outdoor burning of timber, grasses and other materials should not be conducted.
If you must burn, call your local fire chief to obtain authorization. If you are cleared to begin a controlled burn, contact Shelby County Dispatch at 712-755-2124 and let them know it is an authorized burn to avoid any confusion.
Jim Field speaks with Kendra Henningsen about the Live Healthy Iowa 5K Fun Run and Walk coming up in Atlantic.
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