Jim Field speaks with Bob Everhart about an upcoming fundraiser show “Spring Fest” for the OakTree Opry in Anita on April 19-21.
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Jim Field speaks with Bob Everhart about an upcoming fundraiser show “Spring Fest” for the OakTree Opry in Anita on April 19-21.
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Iowa Congressman Steve King has announced that he will be honoring Sioux City resident and Vietnam War Veteran Richard Plueger with medals he did not formally receive for his service. The ceremony will take place 4-p.m. Thursday, at Congressman King’s office in Sioux City.
Plueger is set to receive: The National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal with three Bronze Service stars; A Vietnam Campaign Medal with 1960 Device; Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Gallantry Cross with Palm and Frame), and a Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon.
Richard Plueger joined the Navy in 1966, at the age of 17. Seven months later he was enrolled in Engineman Class A school to learn his field which transitioned him to be stationed in Vietnam until October 1967. He spent most of his time in Dong Ha, Vietnam where he ran supplies on a four man craft called “Mike 8.” He was responsible for hauling ammo, tanks , M-tracks and jet fuel for the Air Force Base. During his time in Vietnam, Plueger survived many fire fights along the Cu Viet River, which was the dividing line between North and South Vietnam.
He was then transferred to the USS Shadwell in Norfolk, VA where he worked on two cruises that took him to Puerto Rico, Turkey, Spain, Italy and Greece. During one of the “night maneuvers” at sea, his ship was hit by another ship leaving them stranded for three days and then towed to Malta for three months of ship repairs. However, the ship was decommissioned in October 1969 and Plueger was released to inactive duty.
Class 1-A
Griswold Winners:
Rebekah Topham 3000, 400, 400 hurdles
Larissa Backhaus 200
4×400 relay
4×800 relay
1600 medley relay
Class 2-A
Atlantic Highlights:
In the field events Tiffany Williams finished 5th with a jump of 4’6”. Our distance races came out strong again, with a 3rd place finish from Savannah Sorensen in the 3000 in a time of 12.29 and a 5th place finish from Justice Parker in 13.14. The 4×8 team of Siggins, Schmitt, Steffens, and Williams dropped over 15 seconds from their time at the indoor meet running 11.12 for a 4th place finish. The shuttle hurdle team of Mackenzie Holmes, Brandi Smith, Aly Siggins, and Laeni Pelzer finished 6th in 1.20. Holmes also competed in the 100m finishing 6th in 13.68. The distance medley team of Johnk, Pelzer, Erin Shannon, and Hanna King finished 6th in 5.14. In the 400m, Aly Siggins dropped her time from the previous meet by two seconds finishing 3rd in 1.07.40. Holmes and Smith ran the 100m hurdles, with Holmes finishing 6th in 17.72 and Smith finishing at 19.50. Williams came out strong in the 800m dropping her time again to 2.34.96 finishing 3rd, with Parker coming in at 3.01.59. Williams also was strong in the 1500m with a run of 5.14.90, placing her 2nd overall, and Sorensen ran a 6.07 in the race. The 4×1 team of Pelzer, Holmes, Smith, and Johnk finished 5th with a time of 57.15, and the 4×4 team of Schmitt, King, Steffens, and Pelzer finished in 5.14.
1. Glenwood 149
2. Harlan 84
3. St Albert 78.5
4. CB Abraham Lincoln 63
5. Lewis Central 47
6. CB Thomas Jefferson 44.5
7. Creston 44
8. Red Oak 18
9. Atlantic 16
10. Clarinda 14
Atlantic scoring includes Jake Dvorak (6th) in the 100m (12.06), Jake Auerbach (3rd) in 400m hurdles (59.14), Alec Hayes (5th) in High Jump (5-08), Jake Auerbach (6th) in High Jump (5-08), and Kray Lukehart (3rd) in long Jump (20-07.5)
Girls results from Atlantic:
Kuemper Catholic 7, Atlantic 2
Singles:
#1 Leah Greteman 11 (KC) over Leah Tjepkes (A) 8-1
#2 Matti Potthoff 11 (KC) over Lexi Allen (A) 8-5
#3 Sami Schmitz 12 (KC) over Lisa Gearheart (A) 8-6
#4 Hope Bowker 12 (A) over Karla Knobbe 11 (KC) 8-4
#5 Libby Gifford (A) over Corynn Steinkamp 11 (KC) 9-8 (7-4 tiebreak)
#6 Nicole Becker 11 (KC) over Mollee Welter 10 (A) 8-3
Doubles:
#1 Greteman/Potthoff (KC) over Allen/Gearheart (A) 8-4
#2 Knobbe/Taylor Boldt (KC) over Tjepkes/Bowker (A) 8-1
#3 Steinkamp/Becker (KC) over Gifford/Welter (A) 8-4
Boys results from Carroll:
Atlantic 5, Kuemper Catholic 4
Singles:
#1 Tyler Fischer 12 (A) over Robby Steffes 11 (KC) 10-7
#2 Mitchell Behrens 11 (KC) over Noah Welter 12 (A) 10-5
#3 Scott Caslow 12 (A) over Michael Van Erdewyk 12 (KC) 10-5
#4 Jake Arneson 11 (A) over Ben Hicks 11 (KC) 10-6
#5 Adam Wieser 11 (A) over Matthew Irlbeck 11 (KC) 10-4
#6 Brian Ricke 11 (KC) over Nick Podhajsky 10 (A) 11-9
Doubles:
#1 Fischer/Welter (A) over Steffes/Hicks (KC) 11-10 (7-3 tiebreak)
#2 Behrens/Van Erdewyk (KC) over Arneson/Wieser (A) 10-8
#3 Ricke/Joseph Mohr 10 (KC) over Caslow/Podhajsky (A) 10-7
Also in area tennis:
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GIRLS:
Officials with the Red Oak Police Department report a lengthy investigation which dates back to November 2012 and involved three law enforcement agencies, resulted in the arrest Tuesday night of a Clarinda woman. 30-year old Audrey Nicole Williams was taken into custody at around 9:05-p.m. in Clarinda, on numerous charges filed by Red Oak Police and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities say Williams was charged in Iowa with a total of 10-counts of felony forgery, and one felony count of ongoing criminal conduct. Additional charges are possible, pending completion of the investigation into the case. Officials in Nodaway County, Missouri say they too, are investigating an incident of forgery also involving Williams, that will likely result in additional charges against her in that state, as well.
Williams was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $30,000 cash bond. The investigation into her alleged actives was conducted through a joint investigation involving the Red Oak P-D, Montgomery County, Iowa, and Nodaway County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Offices.
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The warmer weather of spring is finally here and gasoline prices in Iowa are starting to fall. Gail Weinholzer, spokeswoman with Triple-A Iowa, says pump prices are beginning to edge downward and they are already more than 20-cents below a year ago. She points to several factors. “We’re seeing increasing refinery production,” Weinholzer says. “We’ve got some lower (crude) oil prices, so that’s the good news. The bad news is due in part to a rather stagnant demand which is bad news because that tends to reflect the state of the economy.” Weinholzer is hopeful gas prices will continue to fall this spring but she offers a word of caution that prices may creep back up shortly.
“We may see a slight increase as we finish the transition from the winter to the summer grade fuels,” Weinholzer says. “We may see a slight increase if, during that time period any of the refineries choose to close for regularly-scheduled maintenance and repair kinds of activities.”
Iowa’s current average gas price is three-58 a gallon, a nickel below the national average. A year ago, Iowa’s average price was three-79 a gallon.
(Radio Iowa)
Key lawmakers from both political parties say when it comes to education reform, money matters rather than policy differences may be harder to bridge. Senator Herman Quirmbach, a Democrat from Ames, says Democrats will argue the amount of state tax dollars and property taxes forwarded to school budgets should grow by four percent in each of the next two years. “It’s unfortunate that the two issues got entwined, but they were,” Quirmbach says, “so that’s one thing we’ll have to resolve.” House Speaker Kraig Paulsen, a Republican from Hiawatha, says the plan from Senate Democrats is more than 100-million dollars above what the House G-O-P proposed in February.
“That’s a pretty big number for a state like Iowa,” Paulsen says. “We’ll have to figure that out.” The Senate Democrats’ plan would forward schools an extra four-hundred dollars per student to implement teacher improvement plans. The House Republicans’ plan calls for about 100-dollars less per student. Senator Quirmbach says this is not just about providing bonuses to teachers chosen to coach other teachers. “To the extent that teachers are taken out of the classroom to provide this mentorship kind of idea, you have to hire additional people to fill their places in the classroom,” Quirmbach says, “so it does get expensive.”
The Senate Education Committee spent two and a half minutes talking about education reform Tuesday afternoon, as lawmakers rush the bill through the legislative process and into a 10-member committee that will try to find a compromise. Senator Joni Ernst is a Republican from Red Oak. “I still think we’re missing an opportunity with school choice and independent accredidation and so forth,” Ernst said, “but, again, I am glad that we are bringing up this bill and will head to conference committee.
On Monday, Governor Branstad said education reform was his number one priority for lawmakers. That’s a switch, as Branstad had been saying property tax reform was at the top priority for 2013.
(Radio Iowa)