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2012 Garden Calendar Puts Spotlight on Public Gardens

Ag/Outdoor

October 14th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa — Many of Iowa’s beautiful public gardens are in the spotlight next year with the 2012 Garden Calendar, from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The full-color, 12-month calendar highlights a different public garden each month with several photos and information about the garden. “We wanted to spotlight public gardens next year because we have so many wonderful gardens in Iowa,” said Cynthia Haynes, ISU Extension horticulture specialist. “Many of these gardens also have special plant collections, which can give homeowners planting ideas for their own landscapes.” Haynes said visiting these gardens also can help gardeners see what a plant will look like and how much space it will need, as well as inspire them with interesting planting combinations, as they plan their own gardens at home.

The public gardens featured include: The Brenton Arboretum, in Dallas Center; Reiman Gardens, in Ames; Des Moines Botanical Center and Better Homes and Gardens Test Garden®, in Des Moines; Pella Historical Village, in Pella; Iowa Arboretum, in Madrid; Bickelhaupt Arboretum, in Clinton; Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, in Prairie City; Vander Veer Botanical Park, in Davenport; Cedar Valley Arboretum and Botanic Gardens, in Waterloo; Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Garden, in Dubuque; and Noelridge Park, in Cedar Rapids.

The calendar also lists additional public gardens in Iowa. Each garden listed includes a photo, location and contact information. Each month has several gardening activities and chores listed, so homeowners can easily stay on task as they plan, prepare for, plant and take care of their own 2012 garden. “Some gardeners also use the calendar as a journal to keep notes from their garden,” Haynes said. “We hope the calendar helps inspire people to create beautiful landscapes and gardens of their own that are fulfilling and rewarding throughout the year.” Additional extension information and resources are listed in the calendar for gardeners interested in finding out more about various garden topics.

“Public Gardens of Iowa – 2012 Garden Calendar” (PM 0815) is available for $6 from the ISU Extension and Outreach online store at www.extension.iastate.edu/store or from local extension offices. This is the 34th edition of the ISU Extension and Outreach garden calendar.

Villisca School Board intends to whole grade share with Stanton & Corning

News

October 14th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Villisca Community School District’s Board of Education has put the State of Iowa on notice, that district officials intends to explore Whole Grade Sharing with the Stanton and Corning Community School Districts. The announcement, made during the board’s regular meeting Thursday evening, is required by State Code. Boards of Education are required to approve letters of intent to explore sharing with other districts, by no later than October 31st. The State requires school districts considering wholegrade sharing to make a final decision on the matter, by February 1st.

Additional public meetings will be held with regard to Whole Grade Sharing, a joint meeting with the Stanton School Board at 7-p.m, Monday, in the Stanton High School gym, and with the Corning School Board at 7-p.m. Tuesday, in the Villisca High School gym.

Other, public input meetings will be held in Villisca on October 24th and November 17th. Both meetings will take place in the Villisca High School gym, beginning at 7-p.m.

8AM Sportscast 10-14-2011

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October 14th, 2011 by admin

w/ Jim Field

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8AM Newscast 10-14-2011

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October 14th, 2011 by admin

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Heartbeat Today 10-14-2011

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

October 14th, 2011 by admin

Jim Field speaks about winterizing your home.

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The KJAN Good Morning! song (podcast)

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October 14th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the song we play every M-F at around 6:45. It’s from the album “Bullfrogs & Butterflies.”

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7AM Newscast 10-14-2011

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Hawkeye 10 Cross Country Meet Results

Sports

October 14th, 2011 by Jim Field

Girls Team Scoring
1. Shenandoah-Essex 45
2. Harlan 51
3. Lewis Central 85
4. Creston 115
5. Atlantic 119
6. Glenwood 164
7. Denison-Schleswig 187
8. Kuemper Catholic 215
9. Clarinda 241

Girls Individual
1. Ali Krogman (Atlantic) 15:50 — 1st ever 4-time H-10 Champion
2. Maria Mostek (Creston)
3. Jessica Feldman (Harlan)
4. Bailey Kuhl (Harlan)
5. Alexis Saner (Shenandoah-Essex)
6. Marissa Klindt (Harlan)
7. Mariah Johnson (Shenandoah-Essex)
8. Megan Hart (Shenandoah-Essex)
9. Lindsey Quaas (Lewis Central)
10. Emily Wagnall (Creston)

Boys Team Scoring
1. Glenwood 32
2. Shenandoah-Essex 62
3. Harlan 76
4. Denison-Schleswig 135
5. Atlantic 152
6. Lewis Central 154
7. Red Oak 189
8. Creston 205
9. Kuemper Catholic 206
10. Clarinda 222

Boys Individual
1. Mark Abrams (Glenwood)
2. Sean Skillern (Shenandoah-Essex)
3. James Fuller (Glenwood)
4. Jeff Reeve (Glenwood)
5. Philip Sciranko (Harlan)
6. Brady Wheeler (Glenwood)
7. Dustin Werner (Kuemper Catholic)
8. Zac McCoy (Shenandoah-Essex)
9. Cesar Aguilera (Denison-Schleswig)
10. Blake Esbeck (Atlantic)

2011 FINAL Iowa High School Volleyball Rankings

Sports

October 14th, 2011 by Jim Field

Class 1A
School
Record
LW
1
Tripoli
33-3
1
2
LeMars Gehlen Catholic
27-1
2
3
Holy Trinity Catholic
38-2
3
4
Boyden-Hull
22-3
4
5
Stanton
28-1
5
6
Janesville
25-10
7
7
Marquette Catholic
28-4
8
8
Bedford
28-7
9
9
East Union
27-4
6
10
Woodward-Granger
13-4
11
11
Lisbon
24-8
14
12
River Valley
23-10
15
13
Algona Bishop Garrigan
16-9
NR
14
Ar-We-Va
19-8
NR
15
Guthrie Center
14-6
12
Dropped Out: Adair-Casey (10), Preston (12)
Class 2A
School
Record
LW
1
Western Christian
38-0
1
2
Lake Mills
37-0
2
3
Dike-New Hartford
37-3
3
4
Grundy Center
37-1
4
5
Sumner-Fredericksburg
27-2
5
6
Mediapolis
34-1
6
7
Sheldon
26-3
7
8
Pella Christian
20-4
8
9
West Branch
34-4
12
10
West Liberty
22-10
10
11
Gilbert
22-5
13
12
Edgewood-Colesburg
25-2
9
13
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto
23-6
14
14
Tri-Center
26-3
15
15
Roland-Story
20-5
11
Dropped Out: None
Class 3A
School
Record
LW
1
Dubuque Wahlert
21-7
1
2
Solon
26-1
2
3
Waverly-Shell Rock
36-3
3
4
West Delaware
33-5
6
5
Sioux City Bishop Heelan
33-9
4
6
Charles City
25-6
7
7
Maquoketa
27-4
7
8
Bondurant-Farrar
28-6
5
9
Union
28-7
9
10
Harlan
27-6
11
11
Central DeWitt
20-14
10
12
Red Oak
19-5
12
13
Davenport Assumption
22-9
NR
14
Carroll
20-8
15
15
Algona
19-8
NR
Dropped Out: Fairfield (13), MOC-Floyd Valley (14)
Class 4A
School
Record
LW
1
Iowa City West
27-6
1
2
Iowa City High
30-2
2
3
Ankeny
21-5
3
4
Dubuque Hempstead
22-6
10
5
Dowling Catholic
19-7
5
6
Southeast Polk
21-4
6
7
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
22-8
7
8
Waukee
22-5
8
9
Pleasant Valley
24-6
9
10
Urbandale
26-7
4
11
Cedar Falls
22-9
11
12
Lewis Central
22-7
12
13
Ames
21-11
15
14
Johnston
18-9
13
15
Clinton
18-9
NR
Dropped Out: Muscatine (14)

Thursday Volleyball Results

Sports

October 14th, 2011 by Jim Field

Hawkeye 10:

  • (3-0) Harlan 25-25-25, Atlantic 13-11-12 (see AHS stats below)
  • (3-1) Denison-Schleswig 25-15-27-25, IKM-Manning 21-25-25-20
  • (3-1) Lewis Central 25-25-25-25, Clarinda 21-17-27-7
  • (2-0) Red Oak 25-25, Thomas Jefferson 23-13
  • (2-0) Red Oak 26-25, Corning 24-22
  • (3-1) St. Albert 21-25-27-25, Glenwood 25-23-25-21
  • (3-0) Abraham Lincoln 25-25-25, Shenandoah 17-15-18

Western Iowa Tournament:

  • Championship — (3-0) Tri-Center 25-25-27, Missouri Valley 17-13-25
  • Consolation — (3-0) Underwod beat Treynor

Rolling Hills:

  • (2-0) Adair-Casey 21-21, Exira-EHK 17-16
  • (2-0) Adair-Casey 25-30, Glidden-Ralston 19-28
  • (2-1) Ankeny Christian Academy 14-21-15, Paton-Churdan 21-14-11
  • (2-1) East Greene 17-21-21, Ankeny Christian Academy 21-16-15
  • (2-1) Exira-EHK 18-21-15, Paton-Churdan 21-8-12
  • (2-0) Exira-EHK 22-21, CAM 20-16
  • (2-0) Glidden-Ralston 21-21, CAM 13-8
  • (2-0) Glidden-Ralston 21-21, Walnut 16-18
  • (2-0) Orient-Macksburg 21-21, Exira-EHK 14-19
  • (2-0) Iowa Christian Academy 25-25, Adair-Casey 19-17

Others:

  • (3-0) Ar-We-Va 25-25-25, Charter Oak-Ute 11-11-19
  • (3-0) Bedford 25-25-25, Central Decatur 10-9-19
  • (3-2) Boyer Valley 25-23-20-25-15, Logan-Magnolia 15-25-25-20-3
  • (3-0) Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-25-25, Panorama 18-18-20
  • (3-0) Earlham 25-25-25, West Central Valley 18-19-7
  • (3-0) Villisca 25-26-25, Fremont-Mills 16-24-14
  • (3-0) Woodbine 25-25-25, West Harrison 15-14-19
  • (3-2) Woodward-Granger 21-25-22-28-15, Guthrie Center 25-20-25-26-7

Atlantic Leaders:
Attacks:
Shelby Worth 11 of 12 with 2 kills
Sam McConnell 13 of 19 with 4 kills
Nora Walker 10 of 12 with 3 kills

Blocks:
Nora Walker 2 ace blocks
Sam McConnell 1 ace blocks

Serving:
Paige Kennon 7 of 7
Kenzie Holmes 3 of 3
Sam McConnell 5 of 6 with 1 ace
Rachelle Wagoner 1 of 2 with 1 ace

Digs:
Kenzie Holmes 12 digs
Paige Kennon 10 digs
Shelby Worth 6 digs

Assists:
Shelby Worth and Paige Kennon each with 4 assists

Coach Chris Jahnke Comments:
“There is not much to say about tonight’s match. We played flat and tired and just could not get anything going. We hope to bounce back and look to play better Saturday at Knoxville. I hope when we play them again in the regional tournament, we will play our game.”