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MLB-WORLD SERIES GAME 7
Cardiac Cards sit atop baseball world
ST. LOUIS. (AP) – The cardiac St. Louis Cardinals are World
Series champions for the 11th time after beating the Texas Rangers
6-2 in Game 7 of the 107th World Series. It’s their second World
Series title in six years.
Cardinals’ ace Chris Carpenter got the win. He was pitching on
three days’ rest and went six innings, allowing two runs on six
hits, striking out five. Four relievers followed Carpenter with
Jason Motte (maht) getting the save with a scoreless ninth. Motte
was six-for-six in save opportunities in the postseason.
The Cards rallied to win the final two games of the series,
falling behind in both those must-win games. But that just capped a
series of comebacks for St. Louis, which was written off by most
experts before putting on a dramatic late-season run.
The World Series triumph ends a wicked two-month run for the
Cards, who were 10-1/2 games out of the playoffs in late August.
They made the playoffs on the final day of the season as the wild
card. They needed five games to beat Philadelphia in the first
round, went six against Milwaukee in the NL championship series and
went the distance against the Rangers. Texas failed in its second
straight trip to the Fall Classic and has never won a World Series.
Cards manager Tony La Russa won his third World Series title. He
won in 1989 with Oakland in the American League, and with St. Louis
in 2006 and this season.
MLB-WORLD SERIES-MVP
Freese named MVP for heroics, dramatics
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese,
the hometown boy made good, is the MVP of the World Series. He hit
a two-run double in the first inning of Game 7 and batted .348 with
a homer and seven RBIs for the Series.
Freese is the sixth player to win the NLCS MVP and World Series
MVP in the same year. He had a record 21 RBIs in the postseason.
His two-run double in the first inning of Game 7 tied the game
at 2-2. After the Cards were down to their final strike in Game 6,
Freese was the hero of that wild 10-9 Cards victory, hitting a
walkoff home run in the 11th inning that forced Game 7.
Freese got some competition in the hero department from Allen
Craig, whose pinch-hit single delivered the victory in the opening
game of the World Series. Craig hit an opposite field home run in
the third inning for the go-ahead run. Craig also saved a run in
the sixth when he made a leaping catch to rob Nelson Cruz of a home
run.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday, a Cass County teen was arrested late last week, near Elliott. 16-year old Brandon Dwayne Clark, of Atlantic, was taken into custody at around 11:45-p.m., Thursday, following a traffic stop at Highway 48 and Kirkwood Avenue. The vehicle Clark was in, was being sought following an incident involving an alleged assault earlier that same evening in Red Oak.
Clark was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and was brought to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, where he was processed and later released to the custody of a parent. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was assisted in conducting the investigation, by officers with the Red Oak Police, Cass County Sheriff’s Office, and the Iowa State Patrol.
DELMAR JACOB MIKELS, 84, of Portsmouth died Thursday, October 27th at the Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha. Mass of Christian Burial for DELMAR JACOB MIKELS will be held 10:30am Monday, October 31st at the St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Church in Portsmouth. Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
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Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 30th from Noon-5:00pm at the funeral home and 6:00pm-9:00pm at the church. A wake service will be held at 7:30pm Sunday evening.
Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Portsmouth.
DELMAR JACOB MIKELS is survived by:
Wife: Phyllis (Kenkel) Mikels of Portsmouth.
Daughters: Denise (Leo) Leonard of Waterloo. Diane (Peter) Coret of Woodbine. Donna (Michael) Schmidt of Harlan. Danette Mikels of Portsmouth.
Son: Dean Mikels of Portsmouth.
Sister: Dolores (John) Hicks of Manhatten Beach, CA.
Brother: Richard Mikels of Portsmouth.
9 Grandchildren
ALBERTA PARKER, 85, of Panora (formerly of the Jamaica & Dawson areas) died Thursday, October 27th at the Panora Nursing and Rehab Center. Per her wishes, no services are planned for ALBERTA PARKER. Twigg Funeral Home in Panora has the arrangements.
Burial of her cremains will be at Richland Township Cemetery in rural Bagley, IA.
Plans for the “Christmas in Atlantic” celebration are getting underway with the nominations for the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce’ annual Elect-a-Scrooge contest having been announced Friday. The “games” begin November 1st. Megan Roberts, Executive Director of the Atlantic Chamber says “In the Elect-a-Scrooge Contest everyone is a winner. The participants always have fun, the Food Pantry gets a large donation and the community truly supports this holiday time of giving a hand up to those in need.”
Scrooge candidates raise funds and non-perishable items for the Atlantic Food Pantry from November 1st to December 2nd, and the Scrooge who raises the most serves as the Grand Marshal in the Lighted Christmas Parade on December 3rd, in downtown Atlantic.
Candidates for the 2011 “Scrooge” contest include: Aaron Siggins, with the Atlantic Hy-Vee store; Janet Cappel, from Cappel’s Ace Hardware; Nancy Fredrickson, with Geis Perry Jewelry; Brad Peerbolte, with Peerbolte Chiropractic; and, Karen Nelson, from the Handbag Ranch.
Each candidate will accept donations at their listed businesses and many have special promotions in the works. One dollar or one non-perishable item equals a vote for the Scrooge candidate. For more information contact the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce at 712.243.3017 or email chamber@atlanticiowa.com
DALE FEAZELL, 84, of Bridgewater, died Fri., Oct. 28th, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Celebration of Life services for DALE FEAZELL will be held 11-a.m. Sat., Nov. 5th, at the Steen Funeral Home in Massena.
There is no visitation. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.
Memorials may be directed to the Dale Feazell Memorial Fund, to be established by the family.
DALE FEAZELL is survived by:
Hi children – George (Wendy) Feazell; Dave (Carolyn) Feazell; Matt (Karen) Feazell; and Laura (Scott) Gardner; Marie (Rich) Rainforth.
and, 6 grandchildren.
Officials with the Iowa Department of Transportation announced Friday evening that Interstate 680 in Pottawattamie County will be reopened at approximately 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2nd. The Iowa DOT’s fast-track flood recovery effort and accelerated pace of construction by the contractors has led to the quick reopening. Working 24 hours a day at times since construction started Sept. 28th, Peterson Contractors Inc. of Reinbeck and Reilly Construction Company Inc. of Ossian and their subcontractors, consultants and suppliers have completed work in only 34 working days.
All four lanes of I-680 will be reopened to traffic. The ramps at the 130th Street interchange (exit 1) will remain closed due to the closure of the intersecting local roadways.
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, Iowa Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds and Iowa DOT Director Paul Trombino III will be hosting a grand reopening ceremony at 1 p.m. at the I-680/130th Street interchange. Joining them will be U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration Administrator Victor Mendez, Council Bluffs Mayor Tom Hanafan and Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle. The Nebraska Department of Roads has also been invited. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
For complete details on the grand reopening ceremony, visit: www.iowadot.gov/floods/I680_opening.html
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