Lavon Eblen talks about the history of May Day.
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ROBERT “BOB” CAPPEL, 46, of Phoenix, AZ (& formerly of Atlantic), died Wed., April 30th, at John C. Lincoln Hospital, in Phoenix. Graveside services for BOB CAPPEL will be held 11-a.m. Wed., May 7th, in the Atlantic Cemetery. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Visitation with the family will be from 6-to 8-pm Tue., May 6th, at the funeral home.
ROBERT DALE CAPPEL is survived by:
His wife – Heather Cappel, of Phoenix, AZ.
Parents – Dick & Diane Cappel of Atlantic.
His brother – Doug (Jennifer) Cappel, of West Des Moines.
An Atlantic man was arrested Wednesday on multiple warrants issued out of six Iowa counties. The Atlantic Police Department reports 54-year old Timothy Campbell was wanted in Davis, Calhoun, Cedar and Jasper Counties, for Theft in the 2nd degree. He was also wanted in Hancock County for Failure to Appear on 2nd degree Theft charges, and in Polk County on warrants for 2nd and 3rd degree Theft. Campbell was being held in the Cass County Jail on behalf of those law enforcement agencies.
The A-PD reports also the arrest on Wednesday of 51-year old Milton Milligan of Atlantic. He was taken into custody on a Cass County warrant for Delivery of a Controlled Substance/Methamphetamine. And, 34-year old Shannon Wojciechowshi, of Atlantic, was arrested Wednesday on a Cass County warrant for Theft in the 5th degree. Both men were booked into the Cass County Jail.
The Atlantic Area Chamber Ambassadors visited Atlantic Locker Service recently, to learn more about the services and products being offered to Atlantic Area customers and state wide customers. “We ship locally raised beef and pork all over the United States, Chicago, Colorado, all over,” owner/operator Dale Haupert said. Their best sellers include jerky, Windsor chops and specialty cheeses from Wisconsin.
Atlantic Locker Service continues community outreach through the H.U.S.H Program (Help Us Stop Hungry). H.U.S.H is a cooperative effort among deer hunters, the Food Bank of Iowa, local meat lockers and the Iowa DNR. Atlantic Locker Service ranked 6th in the state of Iowa providing high quality meat to help feed the hungry. “Moving to a bigger location has allowed us to continue to serve the community well and to expand the business,“ Haupert said.
A website and mobile application that provide an interactive map of bike trails in central Iowa is being released today (Thursday). The free app is being released by the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF) and spokesperson Hannah Inman says it’ll be expanded statewide in time for RAGBRAI in July. Inman says “This app is pretty neat because it’ll have all 1,800 miles of trails in the State of Iowa on it,” Inman says. “You’ll be able to geo-locate yourself and follow yourself on the trail, keeping track of your mileage, how fast you’re going, and what trails you’ve completed.”
The I-N-H-F is also working with local communities across the state to build “points of interest” into the app. “As we do that, you’ll be able to find the hidden gems, the great businesses along the trails, as well some cultural, historical, and natural resource information that are unique to the trails,” Inman says. Private donations and grants have helped pay for the development of the “Iowa By Trail” mobile app and website. Inman says it’s cost about $200,000 and there’s more to raise.
“We have fundraised for the marketing, the content creation, the Apple, and the website version. Now, all we’re doing is fundraising for the Android version and we’re hoping that will be completed and out this fall,” Inman says. The West Des Moines-based company Shift Interactive created the “Iowa By Trail” app.
(more info. at www.inhf.org/iowabytrail.cfm) (Radio Iowa)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Senate, after working all night to finish the 2014 legislative session, must return for one more day after a dispute developed involving subpoena powers. Senate Democrats intend to pass a resolution granting subpoena power to the Senate oversight committee, but Republicans are resisting. The panel has been looking into allegations involving payments given to fired state employees and other matters.
The House adjourned just before 6 a.m. Thursday but senators remained to pass the resolution, which lets the oversight committee to subpoena witnesses and put them under oath to testify.
Because Republicans object to the plan, a Senate rule prevents the resolution from being debated today (Thursday). Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal adjourned the session until 8 a.m. Friday, when a vote will be held and the session adjourned.
The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Jefferson Construction Office reports work to replace the bridge carrying Iowa 141 over the Middle Raccoon River one-half mile east of Coon Rapids, will require closing the bridge and detouring traffic beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, May 5th, and lasting until the end of September.
During the project, Iowa 141 will be closed and traffic will follow the signed detour through Coon Rapids using Carroll County Road N-44 (Velvet Avenue), West Street, Elm Street, Sumpter Street, Carroll/Greene County Road E-63 (Bridge Street), and Iowa 25. Access to local traffic will be maintained along the route.
(Information from records at the KJAN studios, the official NWS reporting site for Atlantic)
Average High 61.9 degrees; Average Low 32.6; Total precipitation (including melted snow), 2.91″.
(The normal Avg. High is 62.2, while the average Low is typically 37.4. Precipitation normally averages 3.43″ for the month.)
Snowfall during the month amounted to .7″. The warmest days were on April 12 & 20th, when we hit 84. The coldest days were on the 3rd and 14th, when Atlantic’s high was 41. The lowest Low temperature was 16 degrees on April 4th.