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CLARA MAE THORNTON, 78, of Griswold (Svcs. 5-22-12)

Obituaries

May 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

CLARA MAE THORNTON, 78, of Griswold, died Thu., May 17th, at her home in Griswold. Funeral services for CLARA THORNTON will be held 11-a.m. Tue., May 22nd, at the Griswold United Methodist Church. Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold has the arrangements.

An open visitation will be held at the funeral home, where the family will meet with friends from 6-7:30pm Monday, May 21st.  (www.duhnfuneral.com.)

Burial will be in the Griswold Cemetery.

CLARA THORNTON is survived by:

Her husband – Dale, of Griswold.

Her daughters – Nancye (Tim) Hasiak, and Sara (Mike) Keim, all of Omaha.

Her brother – Larry (Angie), of Blue Eye, MO.

9 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren, and her brother-in-law.

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Friday, May 18th 2012

Podcasts, Weather

May 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area….

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Fire destroys home in Atlantic early this (Friday) morning

News

May 18th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

(updated 10:43-a.m. 5/18/12)

Firefighters from Atlantic and Marne were called to the scene of a fully involved house fire in Atlantic early this morning. The call was dispatched at 3:09-a.m., for a structure at 600 Oak Street. The house was formerly known as the Hockenberry-Mullen Funeral Home. The structure was vacant, but authorities said young people had a tendency to use it as a hang out.

House fire 600 Oak Street in Atlantic (Ric Hanson photo)

Witnesses said the flames started on the upper floor of the east side of the home, in an area that served as an apartment above the garage. The flames quickly engulfed the upper floor, and embers, fanned by brief, strong gusty winds from time-to-time along with thick gray smoke, flew through the air. Firefighters doused a house across the street to the north with water, to prevent that structure from catching fire. A neighbor who lives nearly a full block to the north said she could see embers flying by her house.

Firefighters nearly had the flames contained, when the area above the garage collapsed, sending another round of flames into the air. Crews remained on the scene this morning.

Atlantic Fire Chief Mark McNees said local firefighters were on the scene for about 6-hours. Debris from the homes’ remains continued to smolder late into the morning, and was expected to do so for several hours. There were no injuries, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Assisting at the scene were officers with the Atlantic Police Department, Cass County Sheriff’s deputies and Medivac Ambulance.

Moments after the 2nd floor east side collapses

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2012 State Track Team Standings After Day 1

Sports

May 17th, 2012 by admin

Boys Class 3A
1. Decorah 29
2. MOC-Floyd Valley 17
3.Waverly-Shell Rock 13
4. Fort Madison 12
Pella  12
6. Marion 11
7. Sergeant Bluff-Luton  10
Atlantic  10
Central Clinton  10
Knoxville 10
Boys Class 2A
1. Mount Vernon 20
2. St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 19
3. Gilbert 14
4. Regina, Iowa City 13
5. KP-WC   12
6. Monticello  10
Wapello  10
CMB, Baxter  10
West Marshall, State Center  10
West Liberty   10

Girls Class 3A
1.  Davenport Assumption  26
Dubuque Wahlert  26
3. MOC-Flloyd Valley 22
4. Solon 17
5. Waverly-Shell Rock  16
6. Decorah  15
7. Harlan  8.5
8. Mount Vernon-Lisbon 8
West Delaware  8
Williamsburg   8
Dallas Center-Grimes   8

Girls Class 2A
1. Western Christian, Hull  18
2.  West Branch  16
3. West Marshall, State Center  14
4.  Hudson  11
5. Columbus,   Columbus Junction   10
Jesup      10
Clarke, Osceola  10
8. Cascade, Western Dubuque    8
Jefferson-Scranton    8
Davis County-Bloomfield  8
Interstate 35-Truro  8

Boys Class 4A
1. Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 22
2. Bettendorf 17
3. Waukee 13
4. Pleasant Valley 12.5
5. Valley, West Des Moines 12
Xaiveer, Cedar Rapids  12
7. Cedar Falls  10.5
8. Burlington  10
9. Cedar Rapids Washington  8
Indianola  8

Boys Class 1A
1. Manson Northwest Webster 20
2. St. Albert, Council Bluffs 16
3. Riverside, Oakland  15
4. Pekin  13
5. West Lyon, Inwood 11
6. Lisbon  10
Sibley-Ocheyedan 10
8. North Mahaska, New Sharon 8
Tri County T 8
Springville 8
West Liberty   10

Girls Class 4A
1.  Waukee 28
2. Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 23.5
3. Bettendorf 21
4. Cedar Falls 15
5. Valley West Des Moines 12
6. Ankeny  10
Clinton 10
Davenport North 10
9. Pleasant Valley 9
10. Ames  8

Girls Class 1A
1. Griswold 22
2. Clayton Ridge 11
Earlham 11
4. Charter Oak-Ute 10
North Linn, TM  10
Starmont 10
West Hancock  10
8. Belle Plaine 9
9. Sibley-Ocheyedan  8
10. Newell-Fonda  7

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2012 Boys State Track Results Day 1 Final

Sports

May 17th, 2012 by admin

3200 Meter Run 2A

7th Hanson, Ted               12 Maple Valley-A-O       9:53.69    2

19th Skillern, Sean            11 Shenandoah            10:19.03


3200 Meter Run 3A


5th Phipps, Brandon           10 Creston                9:41.79    4


100 Meter Prelims 2A


15th Norman, Barron            11 MO Valley                11.93  -3.1

19th Ryen, Trever              11 OA-BCIG                  12.02  -2.5

23rd Riessen, Cory             12 OA-BCIG                  12.34  -2.3

24th Forrester, Mitch          10 Underwood                12.36  -2.5


100 Meter Prelims 3A


21st Beyerink, Anthony         10 Carroll                  11.98  -2.4

22nd Foss, Joey                11 Harlan                   12.05  -2.4


Long Jump 2A


16th Young, Kaleb              11 OA-BCIG               19-07.75   NWI     5.98m


FOUL      19-07.75(NWI) FOUL 


High Jump 3A


20th Vial, Andy                12 Red Oak               J5-10.00      1.77m

23rd Evans, Briar              11 Creston               J5-08.00      1.72m


4x800 Meter Relay Final 3A


13th Glenwood                                            8:22.63

     1) Fuller, James 09                2) Strand, Jonah 12

     3) Reeve, Jeff 11                  4) Wheeler, Brady 10

24th Creston                                             8:42.02

     1) Briley, Bryce 09                2) Powell, Luke 12

     3) Miller, Travis 11               4) Wolfe, Jay 09


200 Meter Dash Prelims 2A


13th Norman, Barron            11 MO Valley                23.31  -3.3

16th Webner, Luke              09 Panorama, P              23.57  -1.6

23rd Hennen, Chase             10 Panorama, P              24.19  -3.5


200 Meter Dash Prelims 3A


15th Bevins, Collin            12 Creston                  23.70  -3.3

22nd Foss, Joey                11 Harlan                   24.33  -4.0


400 Meter Dash Finals 3A


7th Jones, Derek              11 Glenwood                 49.69    2

18th Smith, Alan               12 Creston                  52.27


Shot Put 2A


8th Bach, Riley               11 Kuemper Cath          49-10.75     15.20m   1          47-02  49-10.75  FOUL  47-05.50  47-01  46-08.75


Discus 3A


1st Hovey, Tyler              12 Atlantic                187-09*    57.22m  10  *NEW STATE RECORD IN Class 3A, Previous Record 179-07 in 1980.

      165-03  187-09  FOUL  FOUL  179-01  179-01

10th Giesting, Clayton         12 Glenwood                149-00     45.41m

      149-00  FOUL  145-00

23rd Gorman, Daniel            12 Glenwood                 97-03     29.64m

     FOUL  FOUL  97-03


Shuttle Hurdle Relay Prelims 3A


9th Harlan                                              1:00.60  1:00.592

     1) Dawson, Tony 11                 2) Clayton, Conner 10

     3) Mumm, Austin 12                 4) Hess, Austin 11

10th Carroll                                             1:00.60  1:00.595

     1) Lambertz, Josh 12               2) O'Brien, Nate 10

    3) Renning, Peyton 09              4) Rissleman, Isaac 10

15th Glenwood                                            1:01.57

    1) Jameson, Sam 11                 2) Kruse, Dane 09

    3) Bowden, Kyle 11                 4) Bowden, Mitch 11

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Shuttle Hurdle Relay Prelims 1A


4th Treynor                                             1:00.99q

    1) Moore, Brandt 09                2) Geer, Trenton 12

    3) Keuck, Quentin 12               4) Meis, Connor 12

7th Guthrie Center                                      1:01.69q

     1) Laabs, Austin 09                2) Laughery, Gavin 11

     3) Bolton, Marcus 12               4) Langford, Eric 12

9th Fremont-Mills                                       1:01.79

     1) Scarborough, AJ 12              2) Larsen, Josh 12

     3) Meier, Nate 12                  4) Wilson, Clayton 11


3,200 Meter Run Final 1A


3rd Sindelar, Josh            11 St. Albert, CB         9:56.02    6

4th Gunderson, John           12 Riverside, O          10:02.20    5

6th Thompson, Andrew          12 Nishnabotna           10:17.98    3

20th Graham, Colton            11 Nodaway Vall          11:00.38


100 Meter Dash Prelims 1A


1st Pittmon, Nick             11 East Mills               11.16q -1.4

6th Focht, Greg               12 Stanton                  11.66q -1.4

7th Plowman, Clayton          10 Adair-Casey              11.68q -5.9

11th Livengood, Dane           10 Treynor                  11.86  -1.5


100 Meter Dash Prelims 4A


10th Harris, Cleo              12 CB, A Lincoln            11.36  -1.5


Long Jump 1A


12th Larsen, Josh              12 Fremont-Mills         20-03.50   NWI     6.18m

     20-03.50(NWI) FOUL      FOUL

13th Livengood, Dane           10 Treynor               20-02.50   NWI     6.15m

    20-02.50(NWI) 19-02.50(NWI) 19-05.25(NWI)


High Jump 4A


16th Blay, Riley               10 Lewis Central         J6-00.00      1.82m


4x800 Meter Relay Final 1A


1st St. Albert, CB                                      8:13.46   10

   1) Vermillion, Matt 12             2) Sindelar, Josh 11

   3) Finn, Issac 11                  4) Culjat, Tucker 10

2nd Riverside, Oakland                                  8:20.27    8

    1) Gunderson, John 12              2) Patrick, Ean 11

    3) Harris, Clay 11                 4) Cleaveland, Cade 12

10th Sidney                                              8:32.80

     1) Worcester, Phil 11              2) McKeever, Noah 11

     3) Buck, Jacob 10                  4) Cruickshank, Casey 12

15th Fremont-Mills                                       8:37.44

     1) Williams, Nick 12               2) Herrick, Kevin 11

     3) Collins, Dylan 11               4) Beem, Curtis 12

20th Griswold                                            8:45.40

     1) Schoning, Jared 12              2) Vance, Zach 11

     3) Potter, Tanner 11               4) Jahnke, Chase 12 


Shot Put 1A


7th Williams, Rick            11 Riverside, O          48-09.75     14.87m   2

     47-08  48-09.75  46-01.50  45-06.50  46-11.75  45-05.50

14th McAllister, Cole          12 Boyer Valley          47-02.50     14.38m

      44-09  47-00  47-02.50

23rd Franks, Dallas            12 Fremont-Mills         43-02.00     13.15m

      FOUL  43-02  FOUL


Discus 4A


10th Barents, Jacob            10 Lewis Central           152-00     46.32m

     145-02  151-04  152-00

14th Tracy, Colton             10 CB, A Lincoln           132-08     40.43m

      132-08  123-04  FOUL

22nd Wever, Davis              11 CB, T Jefferson         125-04     38.20m

      125-04  120-08  116-08     


200 Meter Dash Prelims 1A


4th Pittmon, Nick             11 East Mills               23.32q -5.

13th Bonde, Cole               11 Bedford                  23.89  -2.0

16th Focht, Greg               12 Stanton                  23.95  -5.0

19th Schachtner, Tim           12 Guthrie Center           24.11  -3.4

24th Plowman, Clayton          10 Adair-Casey              24.86  -5.0


200 Meter Dash Prelims 4A


7th Harris, Cleo              12 CB, A Lincoln            22.80q -4.9


400 Meter Dash 1A


6th Keuck, Quentin             12 Treynor                  50.95    3

13th Davis, Alex               12 Orient-Macksbg           51.68

17th Sobotka, Jacob            10 Mount Ayr                52.30

22nd Hanigan, Michael          11 Boyer Valley             53.73

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SIEVERS NAMED SUPERVISOR OF DNR ATLANTIC FIELD OFFICE

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Thursday, announced Jim Sievers has been named as the new supervisor for the Iowa DNR field office in Atlantic. Sievers, a long-time environmental specialist for the DNR field office in Washington, IA, will assume his new duties on May 25th.

Jim Sievers

He graduated from Iowa State University in 1985 with a degree in fisheries and wildlife biology and has served in the Washington field office for 22 years, the last 12 as the lead worker in wastewater and animal feeding operations. Sievers has a wide-range of experience in all of the DNR’s environmental program areas and has been extremely successful throughout his career in working with businesses, municipalities and citizens in complying with regulations.

Barb Lynch, chief of the DNR’s Field Services and Compliance Bureau, said Sievers also brings administrative experience to the position, having helped fill in as supervisor of the Washington Field Office when the supervisor there, Dennis Ostwinkle, was deployed to Iraq with the U.S. Army in 2004 and 2005. The Field Services and Compliance Bureau consists of six field offices throughout the state with a primary task of helping people to understand environmental services programs and assist in complying with regulations.

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Topham First, Flippen Second in 1A Girls 3,000 Meter Run

Sports

May 17th, 2012 by admin

Griswold Freshman sensation Rebekah Topham followed up a Drake Relays title with a State Championship in the 3,000 Meter Run this afternoon at Drake Stadium.  Topham led for all but the early lap of the race and cruised to a state title in 10:33.66.

Right behind her was Freshman teammate Alyx Flippen who ran 10:56.67 for a second place finish in the event and giving the Tigers a one-two finish.

Tiffany Shepard of Corning also took an 8th Place medal in the event with a time of 11:20.73

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THURSDAY, MAY 17th

Trading Post

May 17th, 2012 by Jim Field

FREE: Antique Upright Piano that has been played and tuned regularly, Dark wood finish,  all keys work.  If interested call 243-5574.

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Tyler Hovey Wins Class 3A Discus in Record Fashion

Sports

May 17th, 2012 by admin

Tyler Hovey of Atlantic won the Boys 3A Discus this afternoon at Drake Stadium in Des Moines and he did it in record setting fashion.  Hovey’s second throw of the day was 187 feet, 9 inches which broke the previous Class 3A record of 179 feet, 7 inches that was set back in 1980 by Matt Haven of Independence.  Congratulations to Tyler Hovey on his 2012 3A Discus Championship and new class record.

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New benefits available to Veterans for education costs

News

May 17th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Department of Veterans Affairs report effective this past Tuesday (May 15th), unemployed Veterans between the ages of 35 and 60 can apply for new benefits to cover education costs for up to one year. A program made available through a joint Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Labor (DOL) focuses on retraining 99,000 Veterans for high-demand jobs.  As part of a provision of the Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, the Veteran Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) allows qualifying Veterans to receive up to 12 months of assistance equal to the full-time Montgomery GI Bill – Active Duty rate, currently $1,473 per month. 

Veterans can apply on a first-come, first-serve basis for VRAP beginning on May 15, 2012, for programs that begin on or after July 1, 2012.  Assistance under this benefit program ends on March 31, 2014. To complete an application, a Veteran will need to know his or her direct deposit information (bank routing number and account number), the name and location of his or her school, the program the Veteran wishes to pursue, and the applicable high-demand occupation.

To qualify Veterans must:

  • Be 35-60 years old, unemployed on the day of application, and not dishonorably discharged;
  • Start education or training after July 1, 2012, in a VA-approved program of education offered by a community college or technical school leading to an associate degree, non-college degree or a certificate for a high-demand occupation as defined by the DOL;
  • Not be eligible for any other VA education benefit program (e.g. Post-9/11 GI Bill, Montgomery GI Bill, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment);
  • Not be enrolled in a federal or state job training program within the last 180 days;
  • Not receive VA compensation at the 100% rate due to individual unemployability (IU).

Upon completion, the Labor Department will engage with participants within 30 days after their training to help them find good jobs that utilize their newly learned skills.For more information on VOW, VRAP, high demand occupations, and how to apply, Veterans may go to the website at www.benefits.va.gov/VOW, or call VA’s Call Centers toll free at 1-800-827-1000, Veterans may also access the VRAP application online at https://www.ebenefits.va.gov through eBenefits, a joint project between the Department of Defense and VA.

Veterans are also encouraged to visit the nearly 3,000 One-Stop Career Centers across the nation for assistance from staff, Local Veterans’ Employment Representatives (LVERS), and Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists. To find the center near you visit www.servicelocator.org. For more information about the Department of Labor’s Veterans programs, go to http://www.dol.gov/vets/

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