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2016 IHSBCA Baseball Rankings
July 3 Rankings
Class 4A
1. Cedar Rapids, Prairie
2. Southeast Polk
3. Iowa City, West
4. Johnston
5. Urbandale
6. Lewis Central
7. Ankeny Centennial
8. Cedar Rapids, Jefferson
9. Valley, West Des Moines
10. Davenport Central
Others:
Mason City; Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines; Dubuque, Senior; Waukee; North Scott
Class 3A
1. Davenport, Assumption
2. Boone
3. Harlan
4. Saydel
5. Pella
6. Sergeant Bluff-Luton
7. Estherville Lincoln Central
8. Carlisle
9. Fairfield
10. Central DeWitt
Others:
Mt. Vernon; Humboldt; Waverly-Shell Rock; Algona
Class 2A
1. Wilton
2. Clear Lake
3. New Hampton
4. Treynor
5. Van Meter
6. Cascade, Western Dubuque
7. Northeast, Goose Lake
8. Hinton
9. Roland-Story
10. Dike-New Hartford
Others:
Monticello; Saint Ansgar; Van Buren Community; Cherokee, Washington; Alta/Aurelia
Class 1A
1. Newman Catholic, Mason City
2. Don Bosco, Gilbertville
3. West Sioux, Hawarden
4. Lawton-Bronson
5. Alburnett
6. North Linn
7. Coon Rapids-Bayard
8. Jesup
9. Martensdale-St. Mary’s
10. Akron-Westfield
Others:
St. Mary’s, Remsen; Central Lyon, Rock Rapids; CAM, Anita; BGM, Brooklyn; North Tama; Lisbon
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix crumbs, butter and sugar; press firmly onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate. Bake 10 minutes. Cool.
Beat cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add peel, juice, food coloring; mix well. Pour into crust.
Refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight. Store leftover pie in refrigerator.
OMAHA, Neb. (July 5, 2016) — The American Red Cross has issued an emergency call for blood and platelets, urging all eligible donors to give now to replenish an extremely low summer blood supply.
Blood donations have fallen short of hospital needs for the past few months, resulting in about 39,000 fewer donations than what’s needed, as well as a significant draw down of the overall Red Cross blood supply. In addition, the Independence Day holiday may have caused many regular donors to postpone donations due to vacation plans. A recent Red Cross poll revealed that more than 75 percent of donors surveyed indicated vacation plans this summer, many of them occurring the weeks before and after July 4.
“Right now, blood products are being distributed to hospitals faster than donations are coming in, which is why we are making this emergency request for donations,” said Anna Sanderson, Donor Recruitment Director of the Midwest Blood Services Region. “Donations are urgently needed now to meet the needs of hospital patients in the coming days and weeks. If you’ve thought about giving blood and helping to save lives, now is the time to do it. It’s the blood donations on the shelves that help save lives when an emergency occurs.”
How to Help
To schedule an appointment to donate, use the free Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). The Red Cross is extending hours at many donation sites to allow for more donors to make an appointment to give. Donation appointments and completion of a RapidPass online health history questionnaire are encouraged to avoid longer wait times. Donors with all blood types are needed.
Those unable to give can still help by encouraging others to give through a SleevesUp virtual blood drive at redcrossblood.org/sleevesup, giving of their time through volunteerism or making a financial donation to support Red Cross humanitarian work across the country and around the world.
Upcoming blood donation opportunities
Adair County:
Orient: 7/6/2016: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Methodist Church, 124 South Maple Street
Audubon County:
Exira: 7/18/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Exira Recreational Center, 106 N Jefferson
Carroll County:
Dedham: 7/6/2016: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 302 Main Street
Cass County:
Atlantic: 7/13/2016: 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Cass County Memorial Hospital, 1501 E. 10th Street; 7/21/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Atlantic Catholic Parish Center, 105 West 5th Street
Montgomery County:
Red Oak: 7/25/2016: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Faith Community Church, 2701 North 8th Street
Villisca: 7/20/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Community Center, 201 S. 3rd Ave
Page County:
Clarinda: 7/8/2016: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 322 N 16th; 7/20/2016: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Regional Health Center, 220 Essie Davison Drive.
Shenandoah: 7/15/2016: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Shenandoah K-8 School, 601 Dr. Creighton Circle.
Pottawattamie County:
Avoca: 7/16/2016: 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., American Legion, 309 1/2 Elm
Council Bluffs: 7/5/2016: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Loess Hills Chapter Donation Center, 705 North 16 Street; 7/9/2016: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Mid-America Center, One Arena Way; 7/11/2016: 12:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m., Loess Hills Chapter Donation Center, 705 North 16 Street; 7/11/2016: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, 239 Frank St.; 7/12/2016: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Loess Hills Chapter Donation Center, 705 North 16 Street; 7/16/2016: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Home Depot, 3101 Manawa Center Drive; 7/17/2016: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., East Side Christian Church, 331 West Bennett Ave.; 7/18/2016: 12:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m., Loess Hills Chapter Donation Center, 705 North 16 Street; 7/19/2016: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Loess Hills Chapter Donation Center, 705 North 16 Street; 7/20/2016: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m., H&H Buick GMC, 3400 South Expressway Street; 7/25/2016: 12:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m., Loess Hills Chapter Donation Center, 705 North 16 Street
Minden: 7/9/2016: 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., United Church of Christ, 106 Lincoln Street, PO Box 218
Neola: 7/5/2016: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., Neola Community Center, 110 4th St
Ringgold County:
Mount Ayr: 7/12/2016: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., First Christian Church, 201 W Monroe
Sac County:
Wall Lake: 7/8/2016: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Wall Lake Community Center, 202 West 2nd Street
Shelby County:
Earling: 7/25/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., St. Joseph’s Hall, 118 Main Street
Elk Horn: 7/12/2016: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Elk Horn Lutheran Church, 4313 Main Street
Harlan: 7/6/2016: 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Veteran’s Memorial Building, 1104 Morningview
Westphalia: 7/13/2016: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., St. Boniface Parish Center, 305 Duren St.
Union County:
Afton: 7/19/2016: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., East Union High School, 1916 High School Drive
Creston: 7/13/2016: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Creston High School, 601 W. Townline
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources turned 30 on July 1st, and one of the issues that has generated a lot of controversy has been large-scale animal confinement operations. D-N-R director Chuck Gipp says one of the things that’s brought the issue to the forefront is the change in the number of people involved in raising livestock.
“Part of it is the demographics that are living out in the countryside. Used to be as a kid when I was growing up, that the vast majority of people living out in the country in the unincorporated areas were people involved in agriculture. Today that is not the case,” according to Gipp.
He says people who are not involved in agriculture are more likely to raise concerns about farm smells, the operation of grain dryers and other things that come with an ag operation. There’s also been a change in how animals are raised, as he says in the 1990s there were mostly open feed lots where animals were raised and the manure was out on the ground. “Most of that was runoff, because there was no machinery there was not equipment and there were no facilities to capture all of the manure, including the liquid portion of it,” Gipp says. “And rain was your friend. It took that off, so it was runoff.”
He says the animal confinement operations led to more animals being raised, but also more control on the waste the animals produced. “In 1990 there were 14-point-one million hogs grown in the state and 2015 there’s 20 million hogs. Prior to confinement operations becoming the norm and way to do that, those 14-point-one million pigs were generating waste, a lot of which wasn’t captured and became runoff into the rivers and streams,” Gipp says. “Other than the odor issue there — other than the siting decisions made by some — actually the way we raise livestock today is much more environmentally friendly than it ever has been.”
Gipp says the D-N-R has to manage the issue without taking sides. “I think the biggest challenge is always going to be to find that middle ground to do what you need to do, regardless of who controls the legislature or anything like that, the department has a job and a responsibility to the people of Iowa to provide opportunities for the long run,” Gipp says.
Gipp says if everyone has to take a role in making things work in protecting the state’s natural resources. “We have to understand no matter who we are what we do. If the combined effort of somebody if they are rich or poor, rural or urban, or big and small. If they all work together to determine what happens on their particular piece of property, the combined effort of everybody doing a little bit, no matter what their condition is, is going to be immense. Rather than waiting for the other guy to be the solution — let’s just determine what we can do,” Gipp says.
He says getting everyone on board is not always easy. “Having that type of thinking process, how all of us individually can impact our surroundings, I think our the biggest challenge that we face,” Gipp says, “not only in the department, but across government in general.”
The D-N-R was created by combining four agencies in 1986. Gipp has led the department for the last five years.
(Radio Iowa)
The Creston Police Department reports two arrests took place Saturday. 22-year old Michael Cox, of Creston, was arrested for Public Intoxication/2nd offense. He was later released from the Union County Jail on $1,000 bond. And, 29-year old Cory Laird, of Creston, was arrested Saturday on a Union County warrant for Failure to Appear in court on a Civil case. Laird was later released on $600 bond.
On Sunday, Terry Squibbs, of Creston, was cited and released on a Promise to Appear in court, with regard to a charge of Allowing an Animal to Run At Large. And, a male juvenile was referred to Juvenile Authorities Sunday night, with regard to charges of Harassment of a Public Official, and Disorderly Conduct. The boy was then released to the custody of a family member.
Early this (Tuesday) morning, 27-year old Angel Sharpsteen, of Corning, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center in Creston, on a Union County warrant for Failure to Appear in court, on an original Theft in the 5th Degree, charge. The woman was transferred to the Ringgold County Jail, where her bond was set at $300.
And, the Creston Dairy Queen store reported Saturday, that sometime between 11am and 10-p.m., Friday, someone passed a counterfeit bill at the store. The loss was estimated at $100.
The area’s top news at 7:06-a.m., w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson
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When the Big Ten Conference created the Nebraska/Iowa Black Friday game it was hoped the annual clash would have division title implications on a regular basis. This may finally be the year according to publisher and college football prognosticator Phil Steele, who has the Hawkeyes as the favorite to repeat as West Division champion and predicts the Huskers will be one of the nations most improved teams after a 6-7 finish a year ago.
The teams have yet to meet with a trip to the Big Ten Championship Game on the line. When Nebraska won the division title in 2012, Iowa was only a four-win team and this past season the Hawkeyes had already clinched the division title when they visited Memorial Stadium.
Steele believes the division will come down to the November 25 game in Kinnick Stadium because Wisconsin’s schedule, which includes Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State, will be too difficult to keep the Badgers in contention.
In the five games played between the two since Nebraska joined the Big Ten the home team has won only once.
(Learfield Sports)
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