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Gun club just for women opens in Omaha-Council Bluffs

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May 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A group called “The Well Armed Woman” is opening its first chapter in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area. Co-founder Patricia Harrold says the club will introduce women to shooting and gun safety skills while improving their marksmanship and confidence. “I definitely have worked with women who have tried and not been successful working with a male instructor,” she says, “especially those who are brand new to firearms.”

Harrold says for some women, it’s easier to learn from another woman. “I worked with one lady who was 73 years old and she had never fired a firearm before,” she says. “I spent several hours with her, working her through the basics because she just couldn’t get it from her husband. She felt uncomfortable and a bit intimidated. The approach I take obviously caters to women and what they need.”

Harrold says more women are buying guns and they want to learn and practice with other women. “Women ownership is increasing, up 47% in the past few years,” she says. “We’re beginning to dominate the industry. A lot of people are catering to us, creating their own brands. I just wanted to make a formal group that would advance the cause and pick up the connection between men and women who are interested in firearms.”

The group is teaming up with Cabela’s and the Omaha Gun Club. Harrold’s goal is 150 members.

(Radio Iowa)

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Backyard & Beyond 5-3-2016

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May 3rd, 2016 by Jim Field

LaVon Eblen visits with Nikki Ahart about the 1st Five Program.

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Audubon Police report 3 burglary-related arrests

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May 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Audubon Police have arrested three people on burglary charges. Police Chief Matt Starmer says 19-year old’s Andrew Allen Malloy, and Beau Brady Nickum, along with 16-year old Timothy Dethlef Asmus, all of Audubon, were arrested this (Tuesday) morning on Felony 3rd degree burglary charges.
At least two of the suspects were arrested as the result of an investigation into the burglary of B’s Trading Post on April 10th. Nickum was also charged with Accessory After the Fact, an aggravated misdemeanor, with regard to his role in the armed robbery of the Audubon Subway shop on April 10th. Malloy was being held in the Audubon County Jail on $25,000 bond. Nickum was in the Audubon County Jail awaiting his appearance before a magistrate. Asmus was being held at the Juvenile Detention Center in Council Bluffs.
Chief Starmer reports also, 47-year old Daniel Scott Bald of Audubon, was arrested April 26th, for OWI – 2nd offense.  Bald was transported to the Audubon County Jail and held pending an appearance before a magistrate.

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High School Golf Scoreboard Monday 5/2/2016

Sports

May 3rd, 2016 by admin

GIRLS

AHSTW 222, Logan-Magnolia no team score (Medalist: Megan Hiller, Logan-Magnolia 52)
Clarinda 203, Glenwood 222 (Medalist: Grace Davidson, Clarinda 45)
Creston 191, Red Oak no team score (Medalist: Madison Hance, Creston 43)
Denison-Schleswig 208, Charter Oak-Ute 241, Lewis Central 251 (Medalist: Molly Dammen, Denison-Schleswig 49)
Griswold 258, Missouri Valley no team score (Medalist: Madison Lease, Missouri Valley 58)
IKM-Manning 248, Audubon 281 (Medalist: Brooke Waterbury, IKM-Manning 51)
Treynor 174, Underwood 239 (Medalist: Aly Anderson, Treynor 41)
Tri-Center 225, Riverside no team score (Medalist: Kara Johnson, Tri-Center 47)

BOYS

Creston 177, Red Oak 198 (Medalist: Kyle Somers, Creston 38)
Griswold 165, Missouri Valley 169 (Medalist: Seth Svedja, Missouri Valley 33) GriswoldvsMoValley05022016
Glenwood 143, Clarinda 151 (Medalist: Carlton Rahn, Clarinda 34, beat Glenwood’s Ryan Leath in 2 playoff holes)
Kuemper Catholic 310, Carroll 323 (Medalist: Ryan Feauto, Kuemper 74)
Logan-Magnolia 192, AHSTW 194 (Medalist: Joel Richardson, Lo-Ma 46)
Tri-Center 175, Riverside 181 (Medalist: Tyler Kreuger, Riverside 36)
Treynor 169, Underwood 188 (Medalist: Nathan Hill, Treynor 38)

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High School Tennis Scoreboard Monday 5/2/2016

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May 3rd, 2016 by admin

GIRLS

Shenandoah 9, Atlantic 0 BGAtlvShen522016
Creston 8, Red Oak 1
Denison-Schleswig 7, Lewis Central 2
Glenwood 5, Clarinda 4
Kuemper Catholic 9, Audubon 0

BOYS

Shenandoah 5, Atlantic 4  BGAtlvShen522016
Creston 9, Red Oak 0
Denison-Schleswig 5, Lewis Central 4
Glenwood 8, Clarinda 1
Kuemper Catholic 7, Audubon 2
St. Albert 6, Thomas Jefferson 3

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High School Soccer Scoreboard Monday 5/2/2016

Sports

May 3rd, 2016 by admin

GIRLS

Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 3, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 0
Nodaway Valley/AC/WCV 3, Treynor 1
St. Albert 9, Harlan 0
Tri-Center 2, Kuemper Catholic 1
Underwood 6, Missouri Valley 1

BOYS

Ankeny Christian Academy 5, Nodaway Valley 1
Kuemper Catholic 6, Denison-Schleswig 1
St. Albert 3, Lewis Central 0
Treynor 2, West Central Valley, Stuart 0
Tri-Center 2, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 1
Underwood 6, Missouri Valley 0

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Heartbeat Today 5-3-2016

Ag/Outdoor, Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

May 3rd, 2016 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with CAM Middle School teacher Sandy Booker about the CAM Greenhouse project.  They have their annual sale this week. They will be open Thursday, May 5th from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm,  Friday, May 6th from 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm and Saturday, May 7th from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm.  They have hanging baskets and planters, a variety of tomatoes and peppers, some herbs, cabbage and cucumber plants and some flowers along with our silent auction items.  The greenhouse is located in Massena in the bus parking lot and all proceeds from the sales of plants goes into the greenhouse account for next year.

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It’s Tulip Festival time in Pella

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Pella residents are preparing to host thousands of people for their annual Tulip Festival which begins Thursday. Pella Convention & Visitors Bureau director, Jill Vandevoort, says warm weather made the 200-thousand or so flowers bloom early, but there will still be plenty of them to see. “We do plant them over the course of four weeks here in Pella. So we have our early blooms as well as our later varieties,” Vandevoort explains. “Right now I would say we have still probably 60 percent of our tulips still in bloom.” The early blooms led to the unusual situation where Pella planners were happy to see things cool off a little bit.

Pella Tulips“The dampness and rains last week, and the coolness were able to hold the tulips in place longer for us — and we are kind of grateful for that rain,” Vandevoort says. She says the rain is going out in time for people to attend all the festival events. “Each day our guests can enjoy a number of tours, including our city tour. They can climb aboard our open-air wagons and learn a bit about our community, as well as see a number of other tulip-blooming locations around the community,” Vandevoort says. “We also of course have our Pella Historical Village and Vermeer Windmill. The Vermeer Windmill is the largest working grain windmill in the United States. If you haven’t seen that, it’s a very interesting tour to enjoy.”

There are many other activities, including the street cleaning prior to the parades. This will be the 81st festival and Vandevoort says it’s a great celebration of the community’s heritage. She says many of the residents come out to celebrate in their Dutch costumes and she says it is alright to ask to take pictures. “I think it’s just a great way for us to come together as a community. All of us are volunteers, and obviously if we didn’t have all of that volunteer effort that we have in our community, we couldn’t continue to host this event.”

Vandevoort has a couple of things that are at the top of her list when it comes to the Tulip Festival. “Probably the first thing I like to do is eat all of those many things that are available at our curbside vendors,” she says. “There’s a number of Dutch specialties that we don’t get to enjoy year-round either. So, probably eating my way around town is the thing I enjoy most.” She also looks forward every year to greeting the visitors that come into town on tour buses.

“Some of them have been coming for over 30 years, every single year. So, we know that those guests who have come in the past actually very much look forward to coming back on a yearly basis. And a lot of those are from out-of-state,” Vandevoort says. There can be as many as 150-thousand people who visit the festival. For more information, go to www.visitpella.com.

(Radio Iowa)

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(Podcast) KJAN 8-a.m. News, 5/3/2016

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May 3rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

More area and State news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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High School Track Scoreboard Monday 5/2/2016

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May 3rd, 2016 by admin

Atlantic Co-Ed Trojan Relays

GIRLS

  1. Glenwood 104
  2. CB Abraham Lincoln 81
  3. Creston 77
  4. Denison-Schleswig 77
  5. Harlan 55
  6. Atlantic 47
  7. Shenandoah 47
  8. CB Thomas Jefferson 42
  9. Lewis Central 32
  10. Clarinda 17
  11. St. Albert 6
  12. Kuemper Catholic 4

Glenwood picked up wins from Molly Dean in the 200m and 100m Hurdles, and Linnea Konfrst in the Discus.  Konfrst was also runner-up in the Shot Put.  The Rams also won the 4x800m Relay and Shuttle Hurdle Relay.

Atlantic picked up a win from Tiffany Williams in the 1500m and 3000m Runs.

Full results V Trojan Relays 5.2.16

BOYS

  1. Glenwood 123
  2. Atlantic 101
  3. Lewis Central 94
  4. Harlan 91
  5. Shenandoah 51
  6. Clarinda 48
  7. Kuemper Catholic 34
  8. St. Albert 6
  9. CB Abraham Lincoln 6
  10. Red Oak 4

Glenwood’s only win on the night was the Shuttle Hurdle Relay but a slew of second and third place finishes lifted the Rams to the team title.

Atlantic had a number of strong showings. Gratt Reed won the 110m Hurdles, Phoenix Shadden took the 3000m, Jaxson Eden won the 1600m, and Brendan Holmes took the 400m Hurdles.  The Trojans also won the 4x800m Relay.

Full results V Trojan Relays 5.2.16

Rolling Valley Co-Ed Conference Meet at West Harrison

GIRLS

  1. Woodine 115
  2. Boyer Valley 69
  3. Charter Oak-Ute 66
  4. Exira-EHK 61
  5. Coon-Rapids Bayard 59
  6. Glidden-Ralston 59
  7. CAM 52
  8. Paton-Churdan 47
  9. West Harrison 34
  10. Ar-We-Va 13
  11. Adair-Casey 5

Woodbine picked up wins from Kerstyn Matusik in the 100 Hurdles.  The also won the 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay, Sprint Medley, Distance Medley, and Shuttle Hurdle Relay.

Exira-EHK’s Emily Copic won the 1500m and 3000m Runs.  CAM’s Lindsey Dinkla won the 400m Hurdles.

Full results RollingValleyConference05022016.

BOYS

  1. Boyer Valley 152
  2. Woodbine 118.5
  3. Exira-EHK 64.5
  4. Glidden-Ralston 48
  5. CAM 41
  6. West Harrison 40
  7. Ar-We-Va 34
  8. Coon Rapids-Bayard 28
  9. Adair-Casey 26
  10. Paton-Churdan 6

Boyer-Valley picked up the following wins on their way to the team crown: Zach Ambrose won the 400m ans 1600m, Connor Garrett won the 3200m, Christian Klein in the Discus, 4x400m Relay, 4x800m Relay, and Distance Medley.

Exira-EHK won the Shuttle Hurdle Relay.

Full results RollingValleyConference05022016.

Pride of Iowa Conference Co-Ed Meet at Corydon

GIRLS

  1. Mount Ayr 111
  2. Nodaway Valley 101.5
  3. Wayne 87.5
  4. Bedford 66
  5. Southeast Warren 39.5
  6. Pleasantville 32
  7. I-35 31
  8. Martensdale St Marys 26
  9. East Union 22
  10. Central Decatur 20

Mount Ayr had wins from Bailey Anderson in the 400m and Sara Winemiller in the Shot Put. They also showed very strong in the relay events winning the 4x400m, 4x800m, Shuttle Hurdles, and Sprint Medley.

Nodaway Valley had a very strong night as well as the Wolverines own the Distance Medley and 4x100m Relay.  They also had individual wins from Destiny Scar in the 800m, 1500m, and 3000m.  Kenna Lundy took the 200m.

Full results here.

BOYS

  1. Mount Ayr 149
  2. Pleasantville 97
  3. Nodaway Valley 56
  4. Lenox 50
  5. Southwest Valley 48
  6. Central Decatur 46
  7. Southeast Warren 42
  8. I-35 22
  9. Bedford 20
  10. Wayne 15
  11. East Union 9

Mount Ayr had 8 wins on the night en route to the title: Kyle Dolecheck won the 200m, 400m, and 800m. Jed McCreary won the Discus title.  Nick Wurster won the Long Jump. The Raiders also took the 4x100m relay, 4x200m Relay, and 4x400m Relay.

Nodaway Valley won the Distance Medley, 4x800m Relay, and had Jared Corder take the 1600m Run.

Full results here.

 

 

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