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The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports numerous arrests occurred over the past week. Among them, on Friday, 37-year old Lisa Marie Furguson, of Hamburg, was arrested for Failure to Appear in Court. Last Tuesday (June 3rd), 49-year old Rodney Dewayne Moore, of Hamburg, was arrested for Possession of an offensive weapon, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Public Intoxication. That same day, 20-year old Thomas Bersch, of Omaha, was arrested for OWI/1st Offense, Possession of drug paraphernalia, and failure to maintain control.
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FOR SALE: Night crawlers, 75 cents per dozen in Griswold. 778-5131.
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Officials with the Shelby County Relay for Life report the event held Friday night raised in excess of $120,000.There were also some surprises during the event, including at the start of the Survivor’s Lap, where nine cancer survivors rode on motorcycles and a little boy who led the lap, Noah Petersen, received a birthday celebration.
Noah turned 11 on Friday so the Kountry Kids team along with all the survivors surrounded Noah in front of the stage, sang happy birthday and presented him with a cake and cards. Organizers of the Shelby County Relay for Life want to express their thanks to all who came out and supported a great event.
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MARTHA “SKEETER” CLAUSSEN, 62, of Anita, died Fri., June 7th, at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center. Celebration of Life Memorial services for MARTHA CLAUSSEN will be held 1-p.m. Thu., June 13th, in the Anita American Legion Building. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.
Burial will be in the Veterans Administration Cemetery in Van Meter, at a later date.
MARTHA “SKEETER” CLAUSSEN is survived by:
Her husband – Frank J. Claussen, of Anita.
Numerous brothers and sisters, as well as her brothers- and sisters-in-law, other relatives and friends.
400 AM CDT MON JUN 10 2013
EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TODAY...PARTLY SUNNY. WARMER. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW AROUND 70. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WIND AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGH AROUND 80.
THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE MID 60S.
FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S.
Two of Iowa’s oldest highways are enjoying more attention as groups work to preserve their past history. The 100-year-old Lincoln Highway was the nation’s first coast-to-coast roadway. The Lincoln in Iowa extends from Clinton to Missouri Valley, passing through 40 communities in-between — much of it is today’s Highway 30. Highway historian Lyell Henry used to hitchhike on the Lincoln Highway. “Prior to the Lincoln Highway there were no highways of any significance. Most paved surfaces were in the cities, and beyond the cities you had mud,” Henry explained. Four-lane interstates have replace the Lincoln as the main route for many travelers, but the old highway remains.
“It’s now listed as a county road, yet there it is. It’s the same road bed as it was a hundred years ago,” Henry says. The Lincoln Highway is a tourist destination now, a Heritage Byway that may lure some R-Vs and camper trailers off the interstates to explore the auto trails of an earlier time. Along quiet stretch of old Highway30 in Colo, just east of Ames, the town has preserved an original café, gas station and motel. It is one of the best, authentic all-in-one stops along the entire length of the Lincoln Highway.
During junior high school, Scott Berka used to pump gas, change tires and sell Greyhound tickets when the state was also bus stop. Today, the antique filling station offers nostalgia instead of gas. “We washed the windshield, and checked the oil, and put air in the tires if people wanted. We got prices down to around 22-cents a gallon once upon a time,” Berka reminisces. Two companion landmarks Niland’s Café and the Colo Motel have been restored and are running. Historian Henry says the revival of the Lincoln Highway has enthusiasts setting their sights on revitalizing another forgotten roadway — the north-south Jefferson Highway.
“It’s a surprise to people to know that there was a Jefferson Highway and that they were on the Jefferson Highway. It just hasn’t been in the consciousness of people as the Lincoln, but still, there are people we have found who increasingly say ‘yea, I’d like to do something about the Jefferson Highway.’,” according to Henry. The Jefferson connects Winnipeg to New Orleans, running parallel to Interstate-35, tracking through Iowa along highways 65 and 69. Publisher Edwin T. Meredith was a key promoter. It was coined the “Pine to Palm” highway, or “The Vacation Route of America.” Supporters have already started to paint utility poles along the Jefferson Highway with the old J-H stencil. Scott Berka, the former gas station attendant, is treasurer of the Jefferson Highway Association which re-formed two years ago. He says a byways designation would raise awareness further.
“I think the byways signage is definitely in the Jefferson Highway’s future,” He says. “I know it’s going to be a while, but the Jefferson folks are working toward that, so I look for that to happen. I’m not sure how soon that’s going to happen, that’s why poles are being painted because that’s something that can be done today.” The Lincoln became an Iowa Heritage Byway seven year ago, and now has thousand signs showing the way across the state. John Mazzello is with the non-profit group Prairie Rivers of Iowa, which manages the Lincoln Byway.
“I think that a partnership between the Lincoln and Jefferson Highways would be a great asset for both of us. The roads –just like 100 years ago — still serve to connect ideas and people and places,” Mazzello says. “And so, by demonstrating what are those things that are engaging and what are those places that are exciting, that’s the way to build interest in the roadway.” The Lincoln has always been more prominent, with heavier traffic and design upgrades. At the end of June, a caravan of classic cars will head to the centennial celebration on the Lincoln Highway in Nebraska. The Jefferson Highway turns 100, in two years.
(Radio Iowa)