Due to the extension of state and federal mandates of social distancing the Atlantic Rising Group as decided to cancel their 7th Annual Awards Luncheon and Dessert Gala scheduled for April 24th, 2020.
Stay up to date with Atlantic Rising on their Facebook page for future Min-N-Mingles, events, and volunteer opportunities.
Atlantic Rising is sponsored by Cass County Health System.
Atlantic, IA — Cass County Public Health is busy planning and preparing for any potential outbreak of COVID-19 in the Cass County area. Beth Olsen, Cass County Public Health Director, said “While there are no known cases of COVID-19 in Cass County at this time, we are prepared for the likely event of some COVID cases appearing in the next few weeks.” She explained that while Public Health does not do any testing of patients, they are responsible for disease investigation should a resident test positive.
As of 7:30 am on April 2, CCHS had tested 43 people for COVID-19, with 38 of those tests coming back negative and 5 still pending results. Those numbers only reflect people who sought care and testing at CCHS, not those who may have been tested in other medical facilities. Regardless of where they are tested, if a Cass County resident tests positive for COVID-19, then Public Health will be notified by the Iowa Department of Public Health. If a resident tests positive, Public Health staff will follow the same process as with any community infectious disease exposure.
The Cass County Board of Health contracts with Cass County Health System to manage Public Health services for Cass County. This arrangement makes it very efficient for Olsen to coordinate with both the county emergency management services and CCHS. She said “We are fortunate to be in a situation where our county emergency management team and the health system work very closely together every day. That makes us well prepared to work together effectively and efficiently in times of crisis.”
The St. Louis Cardinals are marking the team’s original home opener date on Thursday, April 2nd by encouraging fans to stay home and stay safe. The Club’s ‘Stay Home Opener’ includes a number of social media activations as well as the launch of the Club’s resources page, cardinals.com/support.
“We know our fans miss baseball, and we miss it too,” said Bill DeWitt III, Team President. “We would love to be celebrating our home opener tomorrow, but the current situation demands that we all help slow the spread of COVID-19 by staying at home and practicing social distancing. We hope our millions of fans will check out our website and social feeds which will celebrate some past home openers and also provide helpful links from our community partners on health and wellness issues.”
Community Support and Resources Web Page
The community resource web page (cardinals.com/support) houses comprehensive information on ways to support our community partners, as well as resources available for those in need. The website also incorporates a number of baseball-themed, educational activities for children.
The team is also working with its partners at FOX Sports Midwest and Anheuser-Busch on supporting the American Red Cross and the critical need for blood and platelet donations by promoting the need for healthy blood donors on their social media platforms.
In addition, Cardinals Care is working with Stan the Man, Inc. to support hunger relief efforts for the St. Louis Area Foodbank. Starting Thursday, fans who donate to the Step Up to the Plate campaign will be entered into a drawing to win one of several baseball-themed prizes.
Social Media Activations
As part of the ‘Stay Home Opener,’ the team encourages fans to show their team spirit by wearing St. Louis Cardinals gear and by sharing their Busch Stadium home opener memories on social media using #STLStayHomeOpener.
Digital and printable signs stating “I Stay Home For ________” will be available for download from the team’s website, providing people the opportunity to show support for medical professionals, emergency personnel and others in their thoughts during this time.
The team will engage with fans and influencers throughout the day across their @Cardinals social platforms, and will highlight exclusive Opening Day videos and photo collections from previous years.
Fans can visit cardinals.com/stayhomeopener for complete details about Thursday’s #STLStayHomeOpener and the team’s ongoing efforts to support the community.
MICK BARRINGER, 78, of Atlantic died Wednesday, April 1st at home. Private family services for MICK BARRINGER will be held at the Atlantic Cemetery with a Celebration of Life to be held at a later date. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
An open visitation will be held on Friday, April 3rd from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic. The family will not be present at any time. Due to CDC guidelines there cannot be more than 10 people in the funeral home at a time. Please help us abide by these guidelines.
Memorials may be directed to the family or may be mailed to Hockenberry Funeral Home 1804 E. 17th Street Atlantic, IA 50022.
Online condolences may be left at www.hockenberryfamilycare.com
MARYELLEN MILLER, 86, of Atlantic died Thursday, April 2nd at Heritage House in Atlantic. Services for MARYELLEN MILLER are pending at Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic.
SANDRA SUE SHELL, 66, of Caseydied Wednesday, April 1st at her home in Casey. A public visitation for SANDRA SUE SHELL will be held from 11-a.m. until 5-p.m. Monday, April 6th, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, in Casey. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Adair has the arrangements. The funeral home is following the CDC guidelines of 10 people or less in the building at a time.
Private family graveside services will be held in the Dalmanutha Cemetery in Casey.
Online condolences may be left at www.hockenberryfamilycare.com
Memorials may be directed to the family’s wishes.
SANDRA SUE SHELL is survived by:
Her daughter – Melissa (Steve), of Menlo, and Amber (Jamie), of Anita.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — A former Missouri state patrol trooper who was driving a boat when an Iowa man fell out and drowned has received the last payment of a financial settlement he reached with the state. In February, Anthony Piercy accepted a $201,000 settlement of lawsuits he filed as he tried get his job back. He lost his law enforcement license after he pleaded guilty in 2017 to a misdemeanor boat violation in the 2014 death of 20-year-old Brandon Ellingson, of Clive, Iowa who drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks.
In return for the settlement, Piercy agreed to not be reinstated as an officer.
Atlantic Parks and Recreation Department Director Bryant Rasmussen reports (tongue-in-cheek) that Sunnyside Park has been “Egged!” On April 11th, he says, the Atlantic Parks & Rec Dept. will hold an egg display/egg find, from 9-a.m. until Noon. You will stay in your vehicle and travel through the roads in Sunnyside Park to look for large, decorated eggs along the road. The route begins at the 14th Street entrance to the park.
Along the way, take note of your favorite egg, which will be voted on. Also, there are smaller eggs hidden along the route. If you find the golden egg(s), remember what is on it/them, because there could be something special at the end.
Rasmussen and the Parks Department hope you will come out April 11th from 9-a.m. until Noon, and see all the beautiful eggs. But remember to follow the CDC rules with regard to social distancing and respecting everyone else, by staying in your vehicle during the entire trip through the park.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid is like most people these days. The Kansas City Chiefs coach is hunkered down in his basement trying to avoid going out in public as he works from a makeshift office consisting of a computer, an iPad and an old side table. The difference though: He’s trying to build a team that can defend a Super Bowl title. That means negotiating free agency and putting together a plan for the NFL draft still scheduled to take place later this month.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Pressure from medical experts and politicians on the federal and state level is building for a mandatory shelter-in-place order from Gov. Kim Reynolds who rejects such a move as unnecessary. The state is reporting 66 new cases for a total of 614 and two additional deaths, meaning 11 have died. Eli Percenevich, an epidemiologist physician overseeing infection prevention research at the University of Iowa, says the metrics Reynolds uses to decide her response isn’t staying ahead of the growth of infections and deaths. He joins Iowa Democratic legislative and congressional leaders in calling on Reynolds to issue a stay at home order.