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Are you financially fit? Take the first step to finding out by attending a lunch and learn on Monday, April 22nd, at the Cass County Extension Office. The class allows participants to do a quick assessment of their current financial status, and find resources to help them take a more active role in managing their personal finances. Kate Olson, Cass County Extension Program Coordinator, says “April 22nd marks the beginning of ‘Money Smart Week’ with events all over the nation, so we wanted to do something locally to tie into that and encourage people to start thinking about the small things they can do, or changes they can make to improve their financial management.” Olson says they will “Start with a quick financial fitness quiz, so people can find out where they’re at,” and then “Look at some best practices and practical tips to help them get where they want to be.”
The class is designed to be easy for people to attend over their lunch hour. It will start a few minutes after noon, and go for about 45 minutes, to allow attendees plenty of time to get back to work. There is no charge to attend, and people are encouraged to bring a sack lunch if they’d like to eat while participating in the class.
There is no pre-registration required, and anyone who is interested is encouraged to show up on the 22nd to join in! For more information, call the Cass County Extension Office in Atlantic at 712-243-1132 or visit them online at www.extension.iastate.edu/cass.
BARBARA HAVENS HARRIS, 83, of Wiota , died Mon., April 15th, at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services for BARBARA HARRIS will be held 10:30-a.m. Thu., April 18th, at the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic.
An open visitation will be held at the funeral home from 8am-to 5pm Wed., April 17th, with the family visitation from 5-to 7-pm. Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.
BARBARA HARRIS is survived by:
Her husband – Gerald Harris.
Her children – Nancy (Ted) Sojka, of Decorah; Steven (Linda) Havens, of Wiota.
Her step-children: Kathy (Ned) Brown, of Atlantic; JoBeth (Rich) Scholl, of Des Moines; Beverly Heaton, of Des Moines; Carol Karns, of Des Moines; Peggy (Joel) Berg, of Anita, and Gary (Sally) Harris, of Des Moines.
5 grandchildren, 14 step-grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren & 19 step great-grandchildren.
Trial is set to begin this (Tuesday) morning at 9:30 in Atlantic, in the case of a Marne man facing an Aggravated Misdemeanor charge of Animal Abuse in connection with the December 24th shooting of a family dog. 56-year old Charles Collins Cutler also faces a Serious Misdemeanor charge of a Reckless Use of a Firearm in connection with the incident, which involved the shooting of a Colorado woman’s dog that strayed onto Collins’ property while it was playing. A separate hearing on the firearms charge will be held July 9th in Cass County District Court.
Cutler pleaded not guilty to both charges. His request for a change of venue, was denied.
346 AM CDT TUE APR 16 2013
EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TONIGHT…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE MIDNIGHT…THEN THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY…THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 90 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.
THURSDAY…RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
THURSDAY NIGHT…RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOW AROUND 30. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
FRIDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
Nearly 160 Iowans were registered to run in Monday’s Boston Marathon, where two bomb blasts killed two people and injured dozens more. A small contingent from western Iowa was among those who narrowly escaped being injured by the blasts. According to the Daily NonPareil, Kim Moore, from Treynor, was among several people waiting for a medal when she heard the first explosion. Moore, who had finished the Boston Marathon 10 minutes earlier, turned around to see a large plume of smoke and saw the impact as another explosion rocked the finish line of the prestigious race.
Council Bluffs native Mike McSorley finished about the same time as Moore. He was seated at a restaurant table with friends when he heard the news. Lory Van Tilburg of McClelland told the paper she let her family and friends on Facebook know she was safe, but that she missed the bomb by just minutes. Peter Crawford, of Red Oak, also ran in the Boston Marathon. Crawford, an engineer with JFSCO Engineering, was near the finish line when the bombs went off. He told local media representatives that he would have been caught up in the explosions, if his time had actually been quicker than it was.
Three brothers from Cedar Falls ran in the race. Joey, Daniel, and David Sevcik are members of the Iowa State Running Club and according to Joey, they left the finish line area about 10 minutes before the explosions. “Many of our guys heard an explosion…but didn’t know what it was,” Sevcik said. “We were somewhere between the 25th and 26th mile marker. We’re not exactly sure where.” Sevcik said his group only heard one of the explosions and didn’t know what was going on until they started receiving messages on their cell phones.
“We didn’t assume, you know, it was a bomb or thing anything like that. We were just kind of like, ‘Oh, what was that.’ And didn’t think anything of it until we got back into cell service and everybody’s cell phone started to go off and say, ‘Hey! Are you guys OK? Are you guys OK?’ And then that’s when we realized what exactly it was,” Sevcik said. “There were also, at that time all of a sudden, ambulances and fire trucks flying down every which way through the middle of Boston.” This was Sevcik’s sixth marathon and even with the chaotic nature at finish lines, Sevcik said he’d never been concerned for his safety.
“I’ve never felt unsafe at all. There was no reason to feel unsafe (Monday) even. It’s such a crowded area, especially at the finish line,” he said. “Thousands upon thousands of people cheering…so there’s no reason to feel anxious. It was just a completely packed area, so it’s kind of shocking.” The explosions happened about three hours after the winners crossed the finished line. Jeanine Penticoff of Cedar Rapids was about a half mile away from the finish line when officials stopped the race. “There were a lot of family members who were waiting at the finish line that were associated with the runners we were running alongside, so there was just a lot of worry and concern,” Penticoff said. It took Penticoff more than an hour to find her husband, as cell phone coverage was limited and roads had been closed off.
“You just never know what’s going to happen, because obviously these things can happen at any time, at any place,” Penticoff said. This was the first Boston Marathon for Penticoff, who’s the Director of the Energy Efficiency Department at Alliant Energy. Des Moines attorney Doug Gross got a phone call from his daughter, Eileen, shortly after the bomb blast, saying she was O.K. “Our daughter, Molly, was running in the race. I think Molly missed it by about 10 minutes,” Gross says. “Eileen, my wife, and then our oldest son, Eric, who was with Eileen, were looking for Molly and they went right near that finish line and just minutes before it went off they were right by there. They heard it go off. They thought it was something big dropping out of a building is what they described it as and then they said it was mass confusion — and thank God they’re safe. They’re all safe.”
Molly Gross was part of a group running to raise money for “Best Buddies,” an organization that helps people with disabilities. “There was a special place where they met in a law firm and so they went there and they were locked down there for about an hour-and-a-half to two hours, until they were free to go back to their hotel and I just talked to them and they’re back at the hotel and they’re fine, so thank goodness they are,” Gross told Radio Iowa shortly before six o’clock Iowa time. Des Moines native Jeremey Hellickson, a pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays, was playing in Boston Monday afternoon. He knows the Gross family. Hellickson sent a text message to Mrs. Gross, checking to make sure the family was safe.
(Radio Iowa)
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Officials say an Iowa inmate being treating at a medical facility has died of natural causes and complications from pneumonia. The Department of Corrections says 65-year-old Laurence Johannsen died Saturday at the hospice care unit of the Iowa Medical and Classification Center.
FAIRFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say an unknown amount of untreated wastewater has discharged into a creek in southeast Iowa. The state Department of Natural Resources says city officials in Fairfield discovered the discharge yesterday morning at Crow Creek near Chautauqua Park. Officials say the discharge is tied to a break in a collection line.
(Information in the following story is from: Iowa City Press-Citizen, http://www.press-citizen.com/)
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa City officials say a petition in support of banning the use of red light cameras and drones does not have enough signatures. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports as of yesterday that the petition had just over 2,000 valid signatures instead of the required 2,500 valid signatures.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Senate has approved a plan to reduce commercial property taxes, but the outlook for the bill is unclear because the House favors an alternate proposal from Gov. Terry Branstad. The Democratic-controlled Senate voted 29-21 in favor of the plan yesterday. The legislation would gradually provide commercial and industrial property owners with a tax credit equivalent to a roughly 40 percent tax cut on their first $324,000 in assessed property value.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal regulators are planning to meet with the utility that owns the troubled Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant in Nebraska, but some of the discussion will be private because security information will be on the table. Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials said Monday that the April 22 meetings will focus on flood protection and security for the plant 20 miles north of Omaha.
Fort Calhoun has been shut down for more than two years. Initially, the plant went offline for routine refueling maintenance in 2011, but flooding along the Missouri River and a series of safety violations forced it to stay closed. The Omaha Public Power District has been addressing the problems, and officials say significant progress has been made. Regulators won’t allow the plant to restart unless they’re confident it’s safe.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have signed veteran Akeem Jordan to provide depth and push for playing time alongside middle linebacker Derrick Johnson. The team announced the move in a statement Monday. Jordan has appeared in 82 games with 34 starts in six seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles, where current Chiefs coach Andy Reid had been in charge until he was fired this offseason. Jordan has made 184 tackles, two interceptions and forced two turnovers in his career.
The Chiefs have also signed former Titans linebacker Zac Diles, who played at Kansas State, to help shore up the linebacker position. Kansas City could also attempt to fill one of the biggest voids in its defense through the draft.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jon Jay and Matt Holliday each had two hits and two RBIs as the St. Louis Cardinals jumped on the Pittsburgh Pirates early in a 10-6 victory Monday night. Allen Craig doubled and drove in three runs for the Cardinals, who knocked around James McDonald (1-2) with a seven-run second inning. McDonald gave up eight runs, three earned, and walked two in 1 1-3 innings, the shortest start of his career. Lance Lynn (2-0) labored through five innings to get the win. Lynn allowed four runs, walking three and striking out four. Starling Marte had three hits and Neil Walker homered for the Pirates, who had their three-game winning streak snapped.