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Bedlam Rivalry Now Has Different Title at Stake

Sports

November 21st, 2011 by Jim Field

An uprising in the Big 12 has lowered the stakes of the year-ending Bedlam rivalry game.  When No. 12 Oklahoma plays at No. 5 Oklahoma State on Dec. 3, it will be for the Big 12 championship instead of a national championship – as long as the Sooners can avoid another upset.  Iowa State, which handed Oklahoma State its first loss last week, visits Norman on Saturday.  Sooners coach Bob Stoops said Monday the chance for an eighth Big 12 title still provides “great motivation.” Oklahoma State will be trying for its first title.  The Bedlam game was set up as a potential national semifinal before Baylor and Iowa State, which came into the year with the fewest wins in Big 12 history, pulled off upsets on consecutive days.

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KARLA KAY GUSTASON, 70, of Kirkman (11-26-11)

Obituaries

November 21st, 2011 by Jim Field

KARLA KAY GUSTASON, 70 , of Kirkman died Saturday, November 19th at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.  Funeral services for Karla Kay Gustason will be held on Saturday, November 26th at 2:00 pm in the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

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No public visitation is planned and there will be no burial

Karla Kay Gustason is survived by:

Husband: Larry

2 Sons: Brent (Linda) Gustason of Campbellsports, WI

Kevin (Lu) Gustason of Evergreen, CO

Brother: Darwin (Ruth) Turk of Lewis

Sister: Jonell (Jack) Cook of Mount Ayr

2 Grandchildren

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Drake Football Africa Trip Featured Tonight on CBS Sports Network

Sports

November 21st, 2011 by Jim Field

The following announcement was sent Monday morning from the Drake University athletic department:

A documentary highlighting the first ever American college football game on African soil featuring Drake University and the CONADEIP All-Stars from Mexico will air tonight on CBS Sports Network 7:00 PM ET.

The broadcast comes a week after the Drake University football program, whose players, coaches and staff participated in the life-changing event, celebrated winning a share of the 2011 Pioneer Football League Championship with a 7-1 mark.

A 37-14 home win over Dayton meant the Bulldogs claimed their fifth PFL title and first since the 2004 season and head coach CHRIS CREIGHTON paid tribute to the positive influence the game in Africa, the community service projects and the team effort to ascend to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro had on his team.

“Our trip to Tanzania had a major impact on our championship season,” said Creighton, whose team won its final four PFL contests and finished the campaign with an unblemished 4-0 home mark. “Last winter we adopted the theme ‘Tupande Kileleni’ – Swahili for ‘Let’s Climb to the Summit’ – and we have lived the theme this past year.

“We definitely became closer as a team as a result of our intense two weeks in Tanzania. We all grew as individuals and as a team as we were stretched in ways we had never before experienced. Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro became a blueprint for our climb of the Pioneer Football League. In preparing for the climb and then actually climbing the mountain we learned six ‘climbing realities’ that we constantly referenced and relied on throughout our climb of the league this fall. The whole year has been an incredible journey and we are definitely blessed.”

CBS Sports Network, which is seen in more than 44 million homes and available to 98 million households, will re-air the documentary highlighting the experiences of Drake and their Mexican counterparts at 7pm tonight. For the full network schedule and to access the CBS Sports Network Channel Finder, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com.

In addition to witnessing the spectacle of American football being played before 20,000 curious spectators in Tanzania, the documentary showcases the service efforts of the student athletes working in orphanages, enjoying the amazing wildlife safaris on the TANAPA-managed national parks, and experiencing the climb to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro where 117 group members proudly hoisted the national flags of USA, Mexico and Tanzania.

Event organizer, Global Football President PATRICK STEENBERGE, said of the Drake success: “Some people were concerned that undertaking such a demanding visit to African might become a distraction, but Coach Creighton and I both believed from the beginning that this would serve to inspire his team. It is a credit to Coach and to his staff and players that they saw the Global Kilimanjaro Bowl as a means of inspiration that would give them an edge over opponents this season.”

The Kili Bowl event and one-hour documentary were produced by Global Football, with Steenberge as executive director, and Tim Brockman serving as director. Brockman has more than two decades of experience producing outdoor programs for various networks in the U.S. and overseas.

Since 1996 Global Football has created and produced American football games and events in 19 different nations around the world. When invited to do something spectacular in Tanzania, the challenge became a mission that resulted in an amazing sports, natural wonders, and public service event that changed the lives of each person involved, in many ways.

Global Football aims to stage a second Global Kilimanjaro Bowl in Tanzania in the summer of 2013 and is in the process of identifying teams from the United States and the international American football community to participate.

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2011 8-Man All-District 8 Selections

Sports

November 21st, 2011 by Jim Field

First Team Offense:
QB: Luke Schafer, SR, East Mills
RB: Nate Meier, SR, Fremont-Mills – Greg Focht, SR, Stanton, Brendon Hardy, SR, Sidney
WR: Daniel Duysen, SR, East Mills – Charlie Ruff, SR, East Mills, Nick Williams, SR, Fremont-Mills
OL: Dallas Franks, SR, Fremont-Mills – David Howell, SO, East Mills – Mark Hall, JR, Fremont-Mills, Andrew Cerven, SR, Stanton
UTL: Tyler Walter, SR, Stanton
K: Travis Tupper, SO, East Mills
RET: Greg Focht, SR, Stanton, Josh Larsen, SR, Fremont-Mills

First Team Defense:
DL: Nate Meier, SR, Fremont-Mills – Seth Phillips, JR, Fremont-Mills – Austin Bechtold, SR, Stanton – David Howell, SO, East Mills – Andrew Cerven, SR, Stanton
LB: Logan Wood, SR, Fremont-Mills – Daniel Duysen, SR, East Mills – Nick Williams, SR, Fremont-Mills – Tyler Walter, SR, Stanton
DB: Luke Schafer, SR, East Mills – AJ Scarborough, SR, Fremont-Mills – Greg Focht, SR, Stanton
UTL: Kaleb Richter, SR, East Mills
P: Clayton Wilson, JR, Fremont-Mills
KO: Clayton Wilson, JR, Fremont-Mills

Second Team Offense:
QB: AJ Scarborough, SR, Fremont-Mills
RB: Josh Larsen, SR, Fremont-Mills – Cameron Kinney, SR, Essex – Chris Osborn, SO, Nishnabotna
WR: Kyle Steiner, JR, East Mills – Jacob Tristan, JR, Nishnabotna – Austin Becthold, SR, Stanton
OL: Seth Phillips, JR, Fremont-Mills – Greg Marshall, SR, Stanton – Zach Adcock, SR, Villisca – Cristian Valquier, SR, Sidney – Pierre Bassich, SR, East Mills
UTL: Kaleb Richter, SR, East Mills
K: Jacob Tristan, JR, Nishnabotna
RET: Andrew Thompson, SR, Nishnabotna

Second Team Defense:
DL: Mark Hall, JR, Fremont-Mills – Justin Hammers, SR, East Mills – Mason Sheldon, JR, Sidney – Dakota Dovel, SR, Nishnabotna – Pierre Bassich, SR, East Mills
LB: Logan Wood, SR, Fremont-Mills – Zach Adcock, SR, Villisca – Ryan Scott, SR, Sidney – Jarod Murphy, JR, Nishnabotna – Caleb Barney, JR, East Mills
DB: Andrew Thompson, SR, Nishnabotna – Josh Larsen, SR, Fremont-Mills – Levi Allen, SR, Essex
UTL: Brent Hanson, SR, Stanton
P: Charlie Ruff, SR, East Mills
KO: Travis Tupper, SR, East Mills

Honorable Mention Offense:
QB: Noah McKeever, JR, Sidney
WR: Brett Hanson, SR, Sidney – Clayton Wilson, JR, Fremont-Mills – Mason Sheldon, JR, Sidney – Jordan Jones, SR, Essex – Curtis Beem, SR, Fremont-Mills – Joe Gude, SR, Nishnabotna
OL: Alec Hendrickson, SR, Nishnabotna – Ethan Johnson, SR, Stanton – Jacob Huston, SR, East Mills
UTL: Levi Allen, SR, Essex
K: Antonio Rodriguez, JR, Sidney

Honorable Mention Defense:
DL: Manley Schipansky, SR, Villisca
LB: Jacob Thorne, JR, Sidney – Jordan Jones, SR, Essex – Justin Moyer, SR, Essex
DB: Clint Clark, SR, Sidney – Jeff Marshall, JR, Stanton – Travis Herzberg, JR, Villisca
UTL: Noah McKeever, JR, Sidney – Curtis Beem, SR, Fremont-Mills
P: Greg Focht, SR, Stanton
KO: Austin Becthold, SR, Stanton

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2011 Class 1-A, All-District 8 Selections

Sports

November 21st, 2011 by Jim Field

First Team:
Garrett Muhlbauer, SR, Griswold, RB
Chase Jahnke, SR, Griswold, RB
Dominic Snyder, SR, Logan-Magnolia, LB
Paul Hutson, JR, Logan-Magnolia, RB
Caden McDonald, JR, Logan-Magnolia, DB
Quin Mann, SR, Logan-Magnolia, DE
Trenton Geer, SR, Treynor, RB/NT
Connor Meis, SR, Treynor, TE/LB
Chris Zimmerman, SR, Treynor, RB/LB
Austin Graber, SR, Treynor, OG/LB
Mason Tennigkeit, SR, Underwood, RB/LB
Dakota Holcomb, SR, Underwood, OL/DL
Ben Irlmeier, SR, Audubon, LB
Blair Kerkhoff, SR, Audubon, QB
Doug Hoke, JR, Tri-Center, RB
Ben Wellman, SO, Tri-Center, LB
Derek Schierbrock, SR, Tri-Center, DL
Robert Williams, Clarinda Academy, RB
Marco Naughton, SR, St. Albert, OL/DL
JD Culjat, SR, St. Albert, QB
Matt Vermillion, SR, St. Albert, RB/LB
Zane Cozad, SR, St. Albert, RB/LB
Connor Thomas, SR, St. Albert, WR/DB
Trenton Geer, SR, Treynor, P
Josh Cochran, SR, St. Albert, K

Second Team:
Devin Bates, JR, Griswold, QB
Kenneth Clary, SO, Griswold, LB
Gannon Cunard, SR, Logan-Magnolia, DL
Logan Melby, JR, Logan-Magnolia, OL
Nate Fender, SR, Logan-Magnolia, QB
Eric Brosnahan, SR, Logan-Magnolia, DB
Sam Laux, SR, Treynor, OG/DT
Trevor Pavlik, SR, Treynor, OC/DT
Dillon Ruby, SR, Treynor, RB/LB
Dane Livengood, SO, Treynor, RB/DB
Drake Fanslau, SR, Underwood, QB/DE
Kaz Cozad, SR, Audubon, DE
Ryan Messerschmidt, SR, Tri-Center, OL
CJ Peters, JR, Tri-Center, TE
Britton Barrier, JR, Tri-Center, QB
Lamont Randall, Clarinda Academy, LB
Fermin Maldonado, Clarinda Academy, OL
Doug Kelsey, SR, St. Albert, OL
Ryan Lawton, SR, St. Albert, OL
Col Herr, JR, St. Albert, RB/LB
Eric Assmann, SR, St. Albert, WR/DB
Kellen O’Neill, SR, St. Albert, RB/LB
Cole Chapin, SR, Treynor, K

Honorable Mention:
Cameron Mennenoh, SR, Audubon
Nick Fett, SR, Audubon
Cole Burns, SR, Audubon
Kolton Jensen, JR, Audubon
Nicholas Andreasen, SO, Audubon
Kalif Brown, Clarinda Academy
Jared SChoning, SR, Griswold
Ethan Peck, Sr, Griswold
Mason Anstey, JR, Griswold
Taylor Briles, JR, Griswold
Collin Fast, JR, Griswold
Johnny Duggan, SO, Girswold
Holden Ogg, SO, Griswold
Jarrett Dickinson, SO, Griswold
Austin Lorenz, SO, Griswold
Chris Bridgeford, SR, Logan-Magnolia
Jordan Muxfeldt, SR, Logan-Magnolia
Brennan Azinger, JR, Logan-Magnolia
Eric Johnson, SO, St. Albert
Tucker Culjat, SO, St. Albert
Jim Hawk, JR, St. Albert
Trevor Craft, SO, St. Albert
Justin Butcher, SO, St. Albert
Trey Bowman, SO, St. Albert

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Audubon men arrested on weapons charges, Saturday

News

November 21st, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Audubon County Sheriff’s Department reports two Audubon men were arrested Saturday on weapons charges. 24-year old Randy Travis Kurth and 26-year old Rodney Jerald Kurth, both of Audubon, each face two-counts of Carrying Weapons. The charges were the result of a traffic stop at around noon Saturday, on Highway 71, near Hamlin. Both men were brought to the Audubon County Jail and later released after appearing before the magistrate.

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Red Cross Offers ‘Top Ten’ Fire Safety Tips as Thanksgiving Nears

News

November 21st, 2011 by Ric Hanson

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, the American Red Cross encourages families to prevent kitchen fires by taking some basic safety measures. In the U.S., Thanksgiving is the peak day for cooking fires, 90 percent of which are caused by unattended cooking.  “We all think of Thanksgiving as a time for family, good food and football, but it’s also prime time for cooking fires,” said Tina Labellarte, Region CEO. “Taking a few simple precautions can help everyone have a safe and happy holiday.” 

To keep Thanksgiving fire-free, the public should follow these ten tips: 

  1. Stay in the kitchen when you are frying, grilling or broiling food. If you leave the kitchen even for a short period of time, turn off the stove.  
  2. If you are simmering, baking, roasting, or boiling food, check it regularly, remain in the home while food is cooking, and use a timer to remind you that you’re cooking.  
  3. Be alert. You won’t be alert if you are sleepy, have taken medicine or drugs, or consumed alcohol that makes you drowsy.  
  4. Keep anything that can catch fire—potholders, wooden utensils, food wrappers, towels or curtains—away from your stove top.  
  5. Make sure your sleeves are out of the way when cooking. Wear tighter fitting clothing with shorter sleeves.   
  6. Have a “kid-free zone” of at least 3 feet around the stove and areas where hot food or drink is prepared or carried.  
  7. Never hold a child while cooking, drinking or carrying hot foods or liquids.  
  8. Turn the handles of pots and pans on the stove inward to avoid accidents. 
  9. Keep pets off cooking surfaces and nearby countertops to prevent them from knocking things onto the burner. 
  10. Test your smoke alarms by pushing the test button. Replace batteries at least once a year.  

Year-round Safety

In addition to preventing cooking fires, families can stay safe all year by following these additional tips: 

  • Keep items that can catch on fire at least three feet away from anything that gets hot, such as space heaters.                                                     
  • Never smoke in bed.
  • Talk to children regularly about the dangers of fire, matches and lighters and keep them out of reach.
  • Turn portable heaters off when you leave the room or go to sleep. 

Smoke Alarms

  • Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, inside bedrooms and outside sleeping areas. Check monthly that smoke alarms are working properly by pushing the test button.
  • At least once a year, replace the batteries in your smoke alarms; every 10 years, replace the entire smoke alarm.   

Make a Fire Escape Plan

  • Make sure all household members know two ways to escape from every room of your home.
  • Decide where you will meet outside in case of fire.
  • Practice escaping from your home at least twice a year and at different times of the day. Practice waking up to smoke alarms, low crawling and meeting outside. Make sure everyone knows how to call 9-1-1.
  • Teach household members to STOP, DROP and ROLL if their clothes should catch on fire. 

For more information about fire safety and prevention visit www.redcross.org/homefires.

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Non-profit agencies in Audubon County receive $28,700 in grants

News

November 21st, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Chair of the Audubon County Community Foundation (ACCF) announced today (Monday), that $28,700 in grants were awarded Friday to seven non-profit groups or organizations in the County. Brett Irlmeier said including the latest grant cycle, $762, 746 has been distributed to non-profit organizations and entities within the county, over the past 11years. All grantees met the criteria as Audubon County nonprofit agencies or organizations, and only those groups in Audubon County were eligible for the grants.

Included among them, was:

  • The Audubon Chamber of Commerce, which received $1,000 for lighting, to accent the architectural design of downtown structures.
  • The Audubon County Hospital Foundation, which received a $3,000 grant to purchase equipment for expanded patient care services.
  • The Audubon Stage Committee received a $4,400 grant to build a stage for use by numerous community groups, activities and festivals.
  • A $5,000 grant was awarded to the Exira Public Library, for new furnishings to compliment the expansion and remodeling project.
  • New Opportunties, Inc./Audubon County Mentoring Program received a $4,800 grant for the purchase of new skates for the Agri-Hall.
  • Nishna Valley Trails received a $5,500 grant to erect a sign on the Audubon trail head.
  • And, the Little Mermaid Trail Committee received a $5,000 grant for development of Phase 1 Trail Construction.

The total includes: $2,000 from the Leon and Iva Milliman Endowed Fund, which went to the Exira Public Library; $1,000 from the Charles T. and Kathleen Manatt Endowed Fund for the Audubon Chamber and Stage Committee grants; $500 from the Audubon State Bank/Stephen Garst Endowed Fund, $1,000 from the Audubon Masonic Association Endowed Fund, $470 from the Merle and Norman Petersen Endowed Fund, and $470 from the Fred and Evelyn Nissen Endowed Fund, for the the Audubon Stage Committee grant.

All Audubon County agency representatives received their grant checks on November 18th. For more information about donating or establishing an individual foundation/fund, contact any ACCF board member , or Dennis Nissen, Iowa Program Officer, at 1-800-794-3458.

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Backyard and Beyond 11-21-2011

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

November 21st, 2011 by admin

Lavon Eblen speaks with Community Health Coordinator Denise Coder about Flu Shots and Blue Zones.

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After outbreak, egg mogul is leaving the industry

Ag/Outdoor

November 21st, 2011 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – A businessman who built one of the nation’s largest egg production operations is getting out of the industry after its farms were found responsible for a nationwide salmonella outbreak. Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son, Peter, said in a statement they have given up control of egg operations in Iowa, Maine and Ohio, including the farms with filthy conditions that produced salmonella-tainted eggs that sickened about 1,900 people last year. Centrum Valley Farms chief operating officer Steve Boomsma said Monday his firm has signed a lease with an option to purchase DeCoster operations in Iowa. A division of Minnesota-based Land O’ Lakes announced this month it is taking over DeCoster’s Maine egg farms. And Boomsma said there is a deal in the works involving DeCoster’s egg operations in Ohio.

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