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Hot Chicken Salad (5-7-2020)

Mom's Tips

May 7th, 2020 by Jim Field

  • 4 cups cooked chicken
  • 4 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
  • 2 cup chopped celery
  • 1/2 small jar pimentos
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 can mushrooms, drained
  • 1 can water chestnuts, cut
  • 1 1/2 cups crushed potato chips
  • Parmesan cheese
  • 2/3 cup slivered almonds

Mix chicken, eggs, celery, pimentos, onion, mayonnaise, lemon juice, soup, mushrooms and water chestnuts.  Pour into 9″ x 13″ pan.  Cover with potato chips and cheese.  Top with almonds.  Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes covered and 10 minutes uncovered.

Optional sauce:  Heat 1 can mushroom soup and 1 cup sour cream.  Serve separately.

(Nell Green)

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Heartbeat Today 5-7-2020

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

May 7th, 2020 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Bailey Smith about the donations that have created the Atlantic Small Business Relief Fund.

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Fontanelle woman arrested in Creston; Creston man arrested on a warrant

News

May 7th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Police in Creston report 46-year old Sandra J. Kohler, of Fontanelle, was arrested at around 10:25-p.m., Wednesday, on charges that include Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana – 1st offense, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Kohler was released from the Union County Law Enforcement Center, on a Promise to Appear in court.  And, 45-year old Luke A. Johnson, of Creston, was arrested at his home Wednesday evening. Johnson was taken into custody on a Union County warrant for Harassment in the 3rd Degree. He was also released from the LEC on a Promise to Appear.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 5/7/20

Podcasts, Sports

May 7th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Jim Field.

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(Podcast) KJAN Morning News & Funeral report, 5/7/20

News, Podcasts

May 7th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The area’s latest and/or top news stories at 7:06-a.m. From KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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USDA Report 5-7-2020

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

May 7th, 2020 by Jim Field

w/Max Dirks.

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Atlantic School District electronic meeting set for Friday morning

News

May 7th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

The Board of Directors of the Atlantic Community School District will meet 7:30-a.m. Friday, May 8th a special board meeting.  Due to the State of Public Health Disaster Emergency issued by Governor Kim Reynolds that limits gatherings to less than 10 people, this will be an electronic meeting.  Board members will meet electronically and will NOT meet together in a physical location. Any member of public can view the meeting live on YouTube at the following link:  https://youtu.be/xqOV-etf4Ks

During their session, the School Board will act on approving 2020-21 Master Contracts with the Atlantic Education Association.

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“Grow another row” weekly update

Ag/Outdoor

May 7th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Cass County Wellness Coordinator Brigham Hoegh says this should be a big month for planting. In her weekly “Grow Another Row” update, Hoegh says now is a good time to start planting carrots. Carrots are great to donate due to familiarity and shelf life. You can start planting now and plant additional rows of carrots every two weeks to harvest all summer long! Keep seeds continuously moist for best germination. A quick note on tomatoes: although the temptation is strong, it is best to hold off setting those tomato plants out for another couple of weeks. Tomatoes do best when temps are consistently above 50°F.

“Grow Another Row, Cass County!” is a campaign to encourage residents to grow more food to share in 2020. The campaign was launched to address food challenges created by COVID-19, as more people are finding themselves needing a little extra help keeping food on the table. If you are looking to buy starter plants, check out Rolling Acres Farm. Denise sells many vegetables that are great for donations, including cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini, and cabbage, and offers either deliver or farm pick-up. For more information visit: https://www.rollingacres76.com/.

Ready to donate now? Cass County food pantries love receiving fresh produce! Make sure the pantries are able to use your donations.

1. Contact the pantry ahead of time to let them know you are planning to bring produce and set up a time to drop off your donation (pantries don’t always have extra refrigeration space, so they may ask you to bring your donation on the day they distribute food). For more information, please contact: Brigham Hoegh, Wellness Coordinator Cass County ISU Extension 712-249-5870

2. Bring clean produce to the pantry (very little dirt). If you wash the produce before bringing it to the pantry, be sure you can dry it. If you can’t fully dry it, don’t wash it. This keeps produce safe.

3. If possible, bring the produce pre-sacked in quantities that could be sent home with a small family. (Example: please sack green beans, carrots, etc. in 1-pound bags).

  • Anita Food Pantry Address: 208 Chestnut St, Anita, IA 50020 Hours: 1st & 3rd Saturday, 9-11 AM Produce donation contact: Tracey Lett (712) 249-4996
  • Atlantic Food Pantry Address: 19 W. 4th St., Atlantic, IA 50022 Hours: Thursdays, 1-2 PM Produce donation time: Thursdays, 9-10 AM Produce donation contact: (712) 243-1820
  • Cumberland Care & Share Food Pantry Address: 317 Monroe St, Cumberland, IA 50843 Hours: 1st & 3rd Wednesday, 4-5:30 PM Produce donation contact: (712) 774-5818
  • Lord’s Cupboard of Griswold Address: 100 Cass St., Griswold, IA 51535 Hours: 2nd and 4th Tuesday, 11 AM-2 PM Produce donation contact: (712) 778-4178
  • Cass County COVID-19 Mobile Food For All Address: Various locations across the county. Hours: Mon.-Thurs.

For more information, please contact: Brigham Hoegh, Wellness Coordinator Cass County ISU Extension 712-249-5870; For Produce donation contact: Brigham Hoegh (712) 249-5870

Watch for newsletters for more gardening news throughout the season. For more gardening tips and to sign up to participate in Grow Another Row visit
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/cass/content/grow-another-row-cass-county.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: 5/7/2020

Weather

May 7th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Today: Areas of fog this morning; Increasingly cloudy w/scattered afternoon showers. High 64. S @ 10.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/rain. Low 38. N @ 10-20.

Tomorrow: Partly cloudy, windy & cooler. High 57. N @ 15-25.

Saturday: P/Cldy w/a chance of showers late. High 64.

Sunday: Mo. Cldy w/rain in the morning. High 58.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 63. Our Low this morning was 31. The High last year on this date was 59 and the Low was 47. The record High for May 7th was 95 in 1966. The record Low was 24 in 1931.

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Iowa native helps subdue passenger on international flight

News

May 7th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — An Iowa native was one of three Marines who prevented a potentially dangerous situation from escalating on an international flight early Monday morning. Captain Daniel Kult, a 2011 Coon Rapids-Bayard graduate, was on a flight from Japan to Texas when he became aware of the disturbance. “I was actually like half-asleep, watching a movie, had my headphones in, started hearing some kind of like commotion…so it took me kind of a moment to kind of realize what was going on,” he says. “I took my headphones out and then that’s when I definitely heard there was someone screaming from one of the bathrooms in the middle of the plane.”

According to Kult, the shouts from the passenger were clearly threatening and he quickly joined two other Marines to assist the flight crew however they could. Once the man subdued in a seat, Kult says he and the other two Marines kept watch as the flight was diverted to Los Angeles. “Off and on he’d have some outbursts here and there,” Kult says, “and there were a couple of other times we had to work on re-restraining him because he slipped out of the duct tape that we used on his legs just because he was getting sweaty and moving his legs around, so he was pretty active throughout the hour it took to land at O an get the authorities on board.”

The passenger was taken into custody not long after landing and taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation. The plane then took off for the flight’s original destination — the Dallas-Fort Worth airport. Kult is now back on base at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, but on a 14-day quarantine following international travel.

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