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Community invited to help organic farm replant produce

Ag/Outdoor, News

June 13th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

ATLANTIC, IA – Bridgewater Farm lost thousands of plants in last week’s hailstorm; the farm was  devastated. This is a loss not only in the Atlantic area (Bridgewater Farm is a produce vendor at Produce  in the Park), but across the state; Bridgewater Farm is Iowa’s largest organic farm. The losses were so  significant that Channel 13 News out of Des Moines did a story on the damage. The farm’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/BridgewaterFamilyFarm/, links to the story and shows many photos of the destruction.

Dale Raasch indicates how tall these tomato plants were before the June hailstorm hit Bridgewater Farm.jpg

Looking through photos of thousands upon thousands of destroyed plants can leave one asking, “What  could I possibly do to help?” Bridgewater Farm has an answer. The community is now being invited to  help with replanting this Wednesday, June 16, at 9:00 AM at Bridgewater Farm (2409 Brown Ave., Bridgewater, IA 50837). There is no need to RSVP for the volunteer day, but participants may want to bring a dish to share at the lunch potluck, along with a lawn chair.

Volunteers should wear clothes that can get dirty. Bridgewater Farm is expecting a few news stations to attend the event.
Produce in the Park thanks customers for supporting Bridgewater Farm and understanding that the farm  may not have as much produce as they’d expect at the farmers market over the next month or so, as  they rebuild and regrow.

Posted in Ag/Outdoor, News |

Fatal SUV – Motorcycle accident in Dallas County

News

June 13th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Van Meter, Iowa) – A collision in Dallas County Sunday afternoon, left on man dead and a teenager injured. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2006 Toyota 4 Runner SUV was traveling west on 360th at around 3-p.m., when it crossed the center line of the road and struck a 2010 Harley Davidson motorcycle, head-on.

The operator of the cycle, 39-year-old Jared Eklund, of Ankeny, died at the scene. The driver of the SUV, 16-year-old Judah K. Noble, of Waukee, was injured and transported by LifeFlight to Blank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines. He was not wearing a seat belt.

The accident remains under investigation. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.

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High School Softball/Baseball Scoreboard 06/11/2022

Sports

June 12th, 2022 by admin

SOFTBALL

John Stephens Classic @ Creston

Atlantic 4, Nodaway Valley 0
Knoxville 10, Atlantic 2
Ankeny 4, Mount Ayr 3
Bondurant-Farrar 4, Mount Ayr 2
Clarinda 9, Central Decatur 8
Clarinda 6, Nodaway Valley 5
Clarke 13, Lenox 1
Creston 9, Lenox 0
Dallas Center Grimes 7, Creston 5
Dallas Center-Grimes 6, Central Decatur 0

Woodward-Granger Tournament 

Underwood 13, Ogden 9
Underwood 7, Woodward-Granger 4
Winterset 11, Lewis Central 0

OABCIG Tournament 

Denison-Schleswig 6, East Sac County 5
Denison-Schleswig 13, OABCIG 1
Newell-Fonda 17, Denison-Schleswig 2

Riverside Tournament 

Riverside 15, East Mills 3
Riverside 7, Sidney 3
Thomas Jefferson 12, East Mills 0
Thomas Jefferson 5, Sidney 2

East Union Tournament 

East Union 12, Orient Macksburg 0
East Union 5, West Central Valley 4
Orient-Macksburg 16, Des Moines North 0

Webster City Tournament 

MaCarlisle 6 Martensdale-St. Marys 2
Marrtensdale-St. Marys 2, Webster City 1

Hawkeye Ten Conferece.

Shenandoah 6 Sidney 4
St. Albert 7 Treynor 3
Bedford 6 Clarke 4
Johnston 9 Sioux City East 8

Sergeant Bluff-Luton Triangular 

Carlisle 3, Harlan 0
Sergeant Bluff-Luton, ,Harlan 0
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 7 Carlisle 3

ACGC Tournament 

ACGC 4, Lenox 2
Lenox 15, Central Decatur 2
Hinton 9, Central Decatur 1

Carroll Tournament 

Coon Rapids-Bayard 12, Carroll 2
Southeast Polk 14, Coon Rapids-Bayard 1

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GARY WEIDEMAN, 88, of Griswold (Svcs. 06/17/2022)

Obituaries

June 12th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

GARY WEIDEMAN, 88, of Griswold, died Saturday, June 11th, at Cass Health in Atlantic. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service for GARY WEIDEMAN will be held on Friday, June 17th at 11:00 a.m. at the Central Church of Christ in Griswold. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family present will be held on Friday one hour prior to services at the Church beginning at 10:00 a.m. The service will be livestreamed on the church’s website, www.griswoldchurch.org under the live video tab. A recording of the service will be available the same day on the church’s website or on the funeral home website by noon on Monday.

A private family burial will be held at a later date in the Atlantic Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation.

Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

GARY WEIDEMAN is survived by:

His Wife: Janet Weideman of Griswold.

His daughter – Sandi (Randy) Raitz, of Colorado.

His son – Dale (Jody) Weideman, of NE.

21 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren, his cousin, Wendell (Shirley) Weideman, of Atlantic, and Janet’s children: Cheryl (Bruce) Kliewer of Santa Maria, California; Keith (Christine) Watson of Lewis; Debra (Todd) Gordon of Jefferson; Denise (Brad) Beeman of Ankeny; David (Stephanie) Watson of Lewis; and John (Lori) Watson of Griswold.

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Trojan Summer Experience off to a good start; Schuler Elem. Receives Character Counts Award

News

June 12th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Atlantic School District Superintendent Steve Barber, Wednesday, told the School Board he’s pleased with the initial positive reaction students and families have with regard to the “Trojan Summer Experience.”

Last month, Mr. Barber said the Trojan Summer Experience focuses on nutrition, academics and enrichment. The program runs four weeks, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30, four days per week throughout the summer. It serves current students in grades K-through 7 and incoming grades 1-through 8 that are enrolled. Their day begins with breakfast at the Schuler Elementary School. The older students then stay there, while the younger group walks up to the Washington School, after breakfast and return to Schuler for lunch.

The district’s ESSER dollars (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) are funding the program that’s mandated to use 20-percent of the money over two years for loss learning.

The Superintendent reports also, the Schuler Elementary School received the 2022 Ray Center/Character Counts, award . Principal James Northwick received an e-mail recognizing the work that’s been done at Schuler with regard to Character.

Sometime after the beginning of the 2023-24 school year, the Ray Center will bring a team to Atlantic and honor different recipients of the award.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Sunday, June 12, 2022

Weather

June 12th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 89. North wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 106. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 87 and the low was 63. We received .01″ rain over the past 24-hours. This day last year the high was 90 and the low 52. The all-time record high was 95 set in 1892. The record low was 38 set in 1903. Sunrise this morning was at 5:45 a.m. and sunset tonight is 8:54 p.m.

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JOAN H. REED, 93, of Atlantic (Graveside Svc. Private)

Obituaries

June 11th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

JOAN H. REED, 93, of Atlantic, died Saturday, June 11, 2022, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. A private graveside service for JOAN REED will be held at the Atlantic Cemetery. The staff of Schmidt Family Funeral Home is handling the arrangements for the Reed family.

Joan Reed is survived by:

Her daughter – Susan (Dan) Norman,

Her son – Kelly (Rondelle) Reed

10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and her daughter in law, Janet Reed..

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Fourth Annual Youth Fishing Derby Results!

News, Sports

June 11th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Lewis, Iowa) – The Cass County Conservation Board held a youth fishing derby at Cold Springs Park on June 11th 2022. Prizes were awarded for the most overall weight: 1st Dayton Thomas ( 2nd from Right) , 2nd : Ethan Scoles( left), 3rd : Addyson Freerksen (Right). Awards also given for heaviest single fish and longest single fish: Ethan Scoles ( left) , and shortest single fish: Chloe Pendergast (2nd from Left).

The CCCB would like to thank all those that donated items for the event: Weirich Welding for the trophies, Cappel’s Ace Hardware, and Scheels for prizes. For further details please contact Micah Lee with the Cass County Conservation Board at 712-769-2372.

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MICHAEL DARLING, 75, of Greenfield (Celebration of Life 6/17/22)

Obituaries

June 11th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

MICHAEL DARLING, 75, of Greenfield, died Thursday, June 9, 2022, at his home in Greenfield.  A Celebration of Life service for MICHAEL DARLING will be held 2-p.m. Friday, June 17th, at the Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield.

The family will greet friends on Friday, June 17, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield ;Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.

Burial is in the Victoria Township Cemetery, south of Massena.  Full Military Graveside Honors will be conducted by the Greenfield American Legion Head-Endres Post No. 265 and V.F.W. Post No. 5357.  

Memorials:  To the Michael Darling Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.

MICHAEL DARLING is survived by:

His son – Greg Darling, of Omaha.

His daughters – Laura (Auby) Ninemire, of Pella, and Kathleen (Aaron) Short, of Des Moines.

His brother Chris (Sandy) Darling, of Urbandale.

6 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.

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Conservation Report 06/11/2022

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

June 11th, 2022 by admin

Chris Parks and Cass/Adair County Conservation Officer Grant Gelly talk all things outdoors. This week they discuss young wildlife, turkey harvest numbers, new fishing atlas updates, and an odd local celebrity squirrel.

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