Get your apple peelers ready and your quilts ironed for Atlantic’s annual Harvest Fest on Saturday, October 13.

Apple pie and cozy quilts are icons of autumn and Harvest Fest features them both with a contest and a show.

Harvest Fest, sponsored by the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce and McCurdy’s Pumpkins, is a family-friendly prelude to the Atlantic Fire Department’s Fireman’s Parade.

The apple pie contest awards Atlanticash prizes as $50 for the blue ribbon winner and $25 for runner-up. Bakers should deliver their pies to the Chamber office on Saturday by 2 p.m. sharp for consideration in the contest, sponsored by Gade Insurance and The Farmer’s Kitchen.

Quilters should bring their quilts to the Chamber by Wednesday, October 10 for entry into the show. Although recent creations are popular show items, members of the public with interesting heirloom pieces are also encouraged to share their quilts. The quilt show, sponsored by Atlantic Locker, Rex Pharmacy, and Something for You, will be open for free viewing in the Rock Island Depot’s Rowe Conference Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the 13^th.  Apple pie entries will be served up at the Harvest Feast starting at 5 p.m.

“Our Harvest Feast gives parade-goers a taste of Iowa home-cookin’ and makes sure that no BBQ or apple pie entries go to waste!” Chamber Membership Coordinator Nicky Christensen said.

Forms for both the apple pie contest and quilt show are available at sponsor locations and online at AtlanticIowa.com. There is no entry fee for either event.

–Press Release from Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports several recent arrests.

On Friday, September 14, three people were arrested.  At about 11:30 PM, 20-year-old Dori Ann Foster of Bellevue, NE was arrested for possession of Controlled Substance and possession Drug Paraphernalia.  Foster was held on $1,300 bond.  Also at about 11:30 PM, 20-year-old Amanda Kay Kircher of Bellevue, NE was arrested for possession of Controlled Substance and possession Drug Paraphernalia.  She was held on $1,300 bond.  At about 9 PM, 41-year-old Jeffery Paul Winget of Oakland was arrested for driving while revoked.  He was held on $5,000 bond.

On Saturday, September 15, 36-year-old Angela Hope Thurman of Pacific Junction was arrested at the Bluffs View Motel in Pacific Junction for OWI 1^st, possession of Controlled Substance and possession Drug Paraphernalia.  He was held on $6,000 bond.

On Sunday, September 16, 25-year-old Shawn Patrick Nosekabel Jr. was arrested or OWI 1st.  He was held on $1,000 bond.

On Monday, September 17, three people were arrested.  At about 1 PM, 20-year-old Cody Dean Johnson of Corning was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and 3rd degree burglary.  He was held on $10,000 bond.  At about 12:10 PM, 22-year-old Patrick Neil Jack of Emerson was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and 3rd degree burglary.  He was held on $10,000 bond.  At about 1 PM, 18-year-old Megan Elizabeth Jack was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle.  She was held on $5,000 bond.
On Tuesday, September 18 shortly after midnight, 20-year-old Derek Keith Fox of Glenwood was arrested for OWI 1st, possession of Controlled Substance, possession Drug Paraphernalia, and failure to maintain control.  He was held on $2,300 bond.

On Wednesday, September 19 at about 3 PM, 19-year-old Dustin Wayne Giffin of Pacific Junction was arrested for violation of his probation.  He was held on $25,000 bond.

On Thursday, September 20, two people were arrested.  At about 4 PM, 27-year-old Brenton Charles Gordon of Omaha was arrested for burglary and interference with official acts.  He was held on $5,300 bond.  At about 9 PM, 31-year-old Dawn Marie Utley of Sioux City was arrested for 5th degree theft.  Utley was held on $350 bond.

On Friday, September 21, two people were arrested.  At about 4:30 PM, 410-year-old Don Mathew Stipe was arrested for possession of a controlled substance.  He was held on $1,000 bond.  Also at about 4:30 PM, 32-year-old Jessica Jo Hogueison was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and disorderly conduct.  She was held on $600 bond.

BRANSON, Mo. (AP) – Emmy-winning TV host and “Moon River” crooner and Wall Lake, IA Iowa native Andy Williams has died at the age of 84.

Williams’ publicist, Paul Shefrin, said Wednesday that the silky-voiced singer died Tuesday night at his home in Branson, Mo., following a year-long battle with bladder cancer.

Williams said in November 2011 that he was diagnosed with bladder cancer but planned to continue performing at the namesake theater he built in Branson in 1992.

The clean-cut Iowa native began singing with his brothers as a child, and his easy style and mellow voice led President Ronald Reagan to call Williams “a national treasure.” Though his version of “Moon River” made him world famous, it was among his many hits, including “Butterfly” and “Can’t Get Used to Losing You.”