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Bachmann wins GOP 2012 test vote

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August 13th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Michele Bachmann is the winner of the Iowa Straw Poll. For the tea party favorite, it was a display of popularity and organizational strength — five months before the Iowa caucuses begin the GOP presidential nominating season. Texas Congressman Ron Paul finished a close second. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who has sparred with his home-state rival Bachmann in a debate and on the campaign trail, finished a distant third.

Pawlenty made it clear he’s not dropping out, despite a disappointing finish. He said, “We have a lot more work to do” — but that his campaign is “just beginning.” Today’s poll doesn’t necessarily predict who will win the Iowa caucuses. But it shows that Bachmann has some support in the state — as well as the strongest get-out-the-vote operation and widest volunteer base.

In speeches throughout the day, candidates assailed President Barack Obama and offered themselves as the answer to America’s high unemployment, rising debt and stock market swings.

2011 Tournament of Champions – Saturday Scoreboard

Sports

August 13th, 2011 by Jim Field

Championship Division                    Rd 1        Rd 2        Rd 3        Total
Jason Reynolds (Griswold CC)                65         66                131 (-7)
Barry Smith (Pine Knolls CC of Knoxville)            65         68                 133 (-5)
Jared Cochran (Terrace Hills Golf Course)            67         69                136 (-2)
Brad Hartkopf (Atlantic Golf & CC)                68         69                137 (-1)
Ryan Clark (Briarwood Club of Ankeny)            71         70                141 (+3)
Aaron Ahrendsen (Manning-Manilla)            71         70                141 (+3)
Matt Weresch (Des Moines Golf & CC)            67         75                142 (+4)
Derek Jacobsen (Atlantic Golf & CC)            70         73                143 (+5)
Ron Peterson (Des Moines Golf & CC)            74         70                144 (+6)
Jim Brown (Urbandale Golf & CC)                75         69                144 (+6)
Nathan Elseman (Walton Club)                70         75                145 (+7)
David Akers (Pine Lake CC)                    70         75                145 (+7)
Chris Nelson (Atlantic Golf & CC)                72         74                146 (+8)
Matt Jennings (Gateway Recreation)                72         74                146 (+8)
Brett McGriff (Grinnell Golf & CC)                71         75                146 (+8)
Johnny Schwaller (Coon Rapids Golf Course)        75         72                147 (+9)
Jeff Gude (Atlantic Golf & CC)                73        74                147 (+9)
Steve Davie (Dunlap Golf Course)                73         75                148 (+10)
Isaac Rodenberg (Woodward Golf & CC)            73         75                148 (+10)
Chad Dryden (Crestmoor)                    71         77                148 (+10)
Darby McLaren (Atlantic Golf & CC)            69         79                148 (+10)
Chad Speer (Greenfield CC)                    74         75                149 (+11)
Jim Wood (Red Oak CC)                    78         72                150 (+12)
Wade Voith (Twin Lakes Golf Club)                76         74                150 (+12)
Carl Eckenrod (Mason City CC)                75         75                150 (+12)
Zach Christianson (Atlantic Golf & CC)            70         80                150 (+12)
Adam Hart (Legacy Golf Club of Norwalk)            77         74                151 (+13)
Lance Halverson (Osceola CC)                78         73                151(+ 13)
Manuel Smith (Copper Creek Golf Club)            73         78                151 (+13)
Andrew Martin (Nishna Hills)                76         76                152 (+14)
Brian Gargano (Humboldt CC)                73         79                       152 (+14)
Nolan Schmidt (Avoca Golf & CC)                77         76                153 (+15)
Rob Langfelt (Crestwood Hills)                75         78                153 (+15)
John Costello (Jester Park)                    76         78                154 (+16)
Andy Kuhr (Fremont County Golf Course)            76         78                154 (+16)
Nick Beyer (Diamond Trail Golf Course)            80         75                155 (+17)
Kyle Pieper (5 x 80 Club)                    78         77                155 (+17)
Jared Koch (Majestic Hills Golf Course)            78         77                155 (+17)
Aaron King (Sac County CC)                    73         82                155 (+17)
Shane Burmeister (Atlantic Golf & CC)            80         76                156 (+18)
Mason Ross (Indian Hills Golf Course of Wapello)        77         79                156 (+18)
Matt Haley (Happy Hollow CC)                75         82                157 (+19)
Dan Conaway (Eagle Grove Golf Course)            75         82                157 (+19)
Jim Grieve (Waveland)                    80         78                158 (+20)
Dustin Burr (Audubon Golf & CC)                81         78                159 (+21)
Steve Chapman (Treynor CC)                    79         80                159 (+21)
Darron Baker (Eagle Grove Golf Course)            77         82                159 (+21)
Jason Branham (Quail Run)                    80         80                160 (+22)
Mitch Engelbarts (Gruis Recreation)                81         81                 162 (+24)
Brad Fabian (Greenbriar)                    80         83                163 (+25)
Jeff Bermel (Lagos Acres CC of Keota)            80         84                164 (+26)
Ken Harryman (Shelby County CC)                82         82                 164 (+26)
Jeremy Perkins (Oakland Golf Club)                79         85                164 (+26)
Alex Van Dorpe (Toad Valley Golf Course)            80         85                165 (+27)
Todd Sewick (River Road Golf Course)            79         87                166 (+28)
Ben Knapp (Mount Ayr Golf & CC)                84         82                 166 (+28)
Cody Cox (Leon Golf & CC)                    84         85                169 (+31)
Dustin Mathews (Osceola CC)                80         90                170 (+32)
Sam Weeks (Ballard Golf & CC)                79         XX        XX        WD

Senior Division                        Rd 1        Rd 2        Rd 3        Total
George Gartelos (Hunter Ridge Golf Course)         70         67                137 (-1)
Gene Capps (Indianola CC)                     70         74                144 (+6)
Daryl Armstrong (Crestwood Hills)                 71         73                144 (+6)
Arnie Leistad (Atlantic Golf & CC)                 72         73                145 (+7)
John Wilmore (Des Moines Golf & CC)             73         73                146 (+8)
Jeff Morenz (Atlantic Golf & CC)                 72         74                146 (+8)
Blair Hoegh (Otter Creek)                     72         74                146 (+8)
Ken Portsche (Beaver Creek Golf Course)             75         72                147 (+9)
Chris Myers (Honey Creek Golf Club)            73         74                147 (+9)
Rick Thompson (Fairfield Golf & CC)             72         76                148 (+10)
Del Miller (West Liberty Golf & CC)             73         80                153 (+15)
Kirk Nelson (Atlantic Golf & CC)                 75         79                154 (+16)
Paul Huddleson (Nishna Hills)                 84         73                157 (+19)
Mick Allen (Atlantic Golf & CC)                 75         83                158 (+20)
Ken Hoogensen (Willow Creek)                 81         79                160 (+22)
Dean Muhs (Shelby County CC)                 80         81                161 (+23)
Tony Petersen (Greenbriar Golf Course)             80         81                161 (+23)
Mike Martin (Nishna Hills)                     81         80                161 (+23)
Pete Schmidt (Avoca Golf & CC)                 81         81                162 (+24)
Jim Haub (Twin Lakes Golf & CC)                 78         86                164 (+26)
Victor Garza (Gruis Recreation)                 82         86                168 (+30)
Jim Sachs (Gruis Recreation)                 83         87                170 (+32)
Frank Heimbaugh (Quail Run CC)                 89         82                 171 (+33)
Don Perrin (Happy Hollow CC)                 84         89                 173 (+35)
Frank Gunsolley (Mount Ayr Golf & CC)             85         93                178 (+40)
Chuck Bunting (Bedford CC)                 89         92                 181 (+43)
Jim Mullenix (Shadow Valley Golf & CC of Woodbine)    88         94                182 (+44)
Steve Van Ryswick (Gateway Recreation)             101         90                 191 (+53)
Don Bermel (Lagos Acres CC of Keota)             102         101                 203 (+65)

Atlantic Parks & Rec Board will meet Monday

News

August 13th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The City of Atlantic’s Parks and Recreation Board of Directors will meet Monday evening at City Hall.

Action items on their agenda include: matters pertaining to the Board Secretary’s job; the purchase of a new 72-inch mower with trade-in’s; repair and replacement of the Schildberg Recreation Area fishing dock; and possible solutions to the persistent dock anchoring issues that arise, along with associated costs. The Parks and Rec Board will also address signage in the Schildberg Rec area, and swimming concerns.

Other matters up for discussion include: updates on the Schildberg Trail #1 & Bull Creek Pathway resurfacing projects; City Park sidewalk replacement; replacement of the Parks & Rec maintenance building; Sunnyside tennis courts, and restroom replacement issues.

The meeting will take place in the Council’s Chambers, inside the Atlantic City Hall, beginning at 5:15-p.m., Monday.

MARY J. POSSEHN, 89, of Audubon (svcs 8-15-11)

Obituaries

August 13th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

MARY J. POSSEHN, 89, of Audubon, died Fri., Aug, 12th, at the Friendship Home in Audubon. Funeral services for MARY POSSEHN will be held 2-p.m. Mon., Aug.. 15th, at the Audubon Church of Christ. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at their convenience at the funeral home. The family will meet with friends from 12:30-pm Monday until the time of service at the Audubon Church of Christ.

Burial will be in the Arlington Heights Cemetery in Audubon.

MARY POSSEHN is survived by:

Her children – Russell (Marcella) Possehn, of Ankeny; Sheryl (Dennis) Bacon, of Grimes; & Linda Possehn, of Audubon.

Her sisters – Charlotte (Bernard – “Pat”) Patzer, of O’Fallon, IL; & Wyvetta Hunt, of Omaha, NE.

3 grandchidren, 2 great-grandchildren, other relatives, & friends.

Results of Whole Grade Sharing feasibility study

News

August 13th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A meeting was held Thursday in Villisca with regard to the results of a feasibility study for Whole Grade Sharing between the Villisca and Stanton, and Villisca and Corning Community Schools Districts. To summize, consultants headed by UNI Professor Dr. Bob Decker, concluded a WGS agreement between the Villisca and Corning Districts would be more beneficial to the student bodies both schools, because of the increased classroom opportunities.  An agreement betwee the Stanton and Villisca School Districts would act as a  “band-aid” approach,  that would leave certain issues to be addressed again, in less than six-years, even though Stanton offers more classes and a healthy financial standing.  There were also some logistical concerns with that arrangement, were it to become a reality, such as limited parking, if the combined high school were to be located in Villisca.

To read the results of the Stanton-Villisca study, click on this link:

http://www.villisca.k12.ia.us/Stan%20and%20Vill%20Final%20%20Document.pdf

To read the results of the Corning-Villisca study, click here:

http://www.villisca.k12.ia.us/Cor%20and%20Vill%20Final%20Document.pdf

Three area school boards set to meet Monday

News

August 13th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A trio of school Boards of Education will meet Monday in the immediate KJAN listening area. First up at 3:30-p.m., is the CAM Community School District’s board meeting.

They’ll gather at the CAM Outdoor Classroom in rural Massena. On their agenda is discussion pertaining to Wind Turbine TIF (Tax Increment Financing), and voting sites for the school board election on September 13th. The CAM Board will also make decisions with regard to a computerized router purchase, resignations, and a contract revision.

At 5:00, the Elk Horn-Kimballton School Board will gather in the Family and Consumer Science room at the high school in Elk Horn. During their session, the board will approve a selection of bank depositories for the 2011-2012 school year, along with a contract for the school nurse. Other discussion and possible action items include, but are not limited to, One-to-One Computer software/filtering, and approval of John Baylor as a test preparation instructor.

And, at 5:30-p.m. Monday, the Griswold School Board will meet in the Central Office Board room. In addition to regular administrative matters, the Board will discuss the funding of short- and long-term facilities projects.

Weekend Sports (podcast)

Podcasts, Sports

August 13th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A check of the latest local and Iowa Sports news with Ric Hanson.

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RAYMOND KNOP, 85, of Atlantic (svcs 8-16-11)

Obituaries

August 13th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

RAYMOND KNOP, 85, of the Heritage House in Atlantic, died Fri., Aug. 12th. Services for RAYMOND KNOP will be held 2-p.m. Tue., Aug. 16th, at Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic. Roland Funeral Service in Atlantic has the arrangements. (www.rolandfuneralservice.com)

Visitation is open at the funeral home from 8am-5pm Mon., Aug. 15th, with the family present from 5-6pm.

Burial is in the Atlantic Cemetery.

Raymond Knop is survived by:

His wife – Ardis Knop

His son  – David (Debra) Knop, of Omaha, NE.

His daughter – Susan (Thomas) Kientz, of Brighton.

His sisters-in-law, and 1 grandchild

Backyard & Beyond (podcast)

Backyard and Beyond, Podcasts

August 13th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Listen to the Friday, August 12th program with LaVon Eblen. Today, LaVon talks about silicone baking utensils.

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Weekend News (podcast)

News, Podcasts

August 13th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

With KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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