• 6 large potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2″ cubes
• 4 cups (16 oz.) shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 can (10.75 oz.) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
• 1 cup (8 oz.) sour cream
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 8 green onions, chopped
• dash of salt and pepper

Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce the heat; cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until tender.  Drain.

In a large bowl, combine remaining ingredients; gently stir in potatoes.  Transfer to a greased 13″ x 9″ baking dish (dish will be full).

Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until bubbly.  Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

YIELD:  12-14 servings

(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – Officials with Guthrie County ISU Extension and Outreach report an in-person NO COST Grant Writing 201 Workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, April 5th, 2023, in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Representatives of nonprofits, local government, schools and other organizations from Guthrie County and the surrounding area are encouraged to register for the Grant Writing 201 workshop presented by an Iowa State University Extension and Outreach – Community & Economic Development Specialist.

Grant Writing 201:

Grant writers who want to upgrade and polish their skills may register for Grant Writing 201, presented from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5th, in Guthrie Center, IA at the Guthrie County Iowa State University Extension and Outreach office. The target audience for Grant Writing 201 is individuals with prior grant writing or grant management experience, or who have previously participated in Grant Writing 101. If you have grant experience but have not previously participated in Grant Writing 101, please email Lindsay Henderson at lindsayh@iastate.edu prior to registering and describe your prior grant writing experience in the email.

Participants are encouraged to come with an active project or program in mind for which they are seeking grant funding. A workbook will be provided for drafting a grant proposal during the session, and participants may also bring any information for a grant program of interest to the April 5th workshop.

Topics addressed will include documenting need with evidence, methodology, logic models, evaluation, budgets, and writing tips. Participants will have time to work on sections of their grant proposal during the workshop and receive feedback from their instructor and peers. Participants should also bring a laptop or tablet device to the workshop.

The hands-on workshop is being sponsored by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach of Guthrie County at no cost to participants. The workshop will be held at the Guthrie County Extension office located at: 212 State Street, Guthrie Center, Iowa 50115. Registration is required by April 4th. Go to https://go.iastate.edu/RNKX0R to register.

Grant Writing 201 will be presented by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Community Development Specialist, Lindsay Henderson, who has extensive experience writing and reviewing grant applications and working with various federal, state, local and private foundation grant programs. For more information about the workshops, contact Lindsay Henderson at lindsayh@iastate.edu or 515-835-6605. For assistance with registration, contact Krista Downing at the Guthrie County Extension office by calling 641-747-2276, or email kristad@iastate.edu.

March 1:

• Phyllis Anderson of Atlantic (winner)

March 2:

• Jace Hardisty of Massena (winner)
• Lyric Thomas Hanika of Nebraska City, Ne
• Terry Bengard of Exira

March 3:

• Sally Will of Atlantic (winner)
• Jim Burnside of Atlantic

March 4:

• Jeremiah Petersen of Atlantic (winner)
• Angela Behrens of Atlantic
• Bub Sorenson of Exira
• Carrie Winston of Atlantic

March 5:

• Sharon Witt of Atlantic (winner)
• Jeff Oakley of Audubon

March 6:

• Bernice Muhr of Audubon (winner)

March 7:

• Delma Stutelberg-Bennett of Atlantic (winner)
• Tom Hill of Exira
• Janice Brown of Atlantic

March 8:

• Judy Wheeler of Exira (winner)
• Mary Ellen Yarger of Massena
• Dorothy Kerkhoff of Audubon

March 9:

• No birthdays submitted

March 10:

• LaVerne Garside of Anita (winner)
• Doug Kelly of Griswold
• Halli Weitl Smith of Exira
• Dawn Sheri “Cookie” Smith of Atlantic
• Chuck “The Chuckster” Fancher of Audubon

March 11:

• No birthdays submitted

March 12:

• Norma Gangestad of Atlantic (winner)

March 13:

• Julia McNees of Atlantic (Winner)
• Al Wede of Atlantic

March 14:

• Judy Wagner of Audubon (winner)

March 15:

• Roger Petersen of Exira (winner)

March 16:

• Cathy Meyers of Exira (winner)
• Greta June Parks of Atlantic
• Linda Eilts of Wiota
• Mia Heuss of Norwalk, Ia
• Sue Anderson of Atlantic
• Bernie Johnson of Exira

March 17:

• Julie Earnhardt of Exira (winner)

March 19:

• Tyler Behrens of Atlantic (winner)
• Jayden Fieblekorn of Exira

March 20:

• Kael Cameron of Atlantic (winner)
• Mike Conley of Atlantic
• Kynzington Brown of Fontanelle
• Delbert Christensen of Audubon

March 21:

• Perry Kelley of Anita (winner)
• Lynda Martens of Anita
• Bob Essington of Atlantic
• Arrianna Macias of Atlantic
• Dell Marten of Audubon
• Anna Evans of Atlantic

March 22:

• Grady Sager of Atlantic (winner)
• JoAnn Hansen of Atlantic
• Susan Sievers of Audubon
• Katie Kelly of Griswold
• Heather Toft of Audubon

March 23:

• Leo Bashay of Massena (winner)
• Theo Sager of Atlantic
• Kyser  Will of Anita
• Dave Campbell of Audubon

March 24:

• Logan Paulsen of Anita (winner)
• John Gershma of Atlantic
• Karen Guyer of Hancock

March 25:

• Teresa Murray of Audubon (winner)
• Max Bateman of Atlantic
• Dani Mathisen of Atlantic
• Bill Ebbinga

March 26:

• George Schultes of Exira (winner)
• Scott Schlater of Exira

March 27:

• Wanda Sampson of Exira (winner)
• Wendy Trey of Exira
• Reagan Leonard of Atlantic
• Sarah Nichols of Atlantic

March 28:

• Karen Blum of Harlan (winner)
• Don Patchin of Adair
• Emily Jobe of Lewis

March 29:

• Nathan Paulsen of Exira (winner)
• Jodi Woodard of Atlantic
• Cierra Nichols of Atlantic
• Keagen “Chachi” Garcia of Maryville, Mo

March 30:

• No birthdays submitted

March 31:

• Larry Paulsen of Audubon (winner)
• Todd Madsen of Harlan
• K’Lani Waters of Ankeny

Jim Field visits with Musician, Magician, Comedian and Ventriloquist Todd Oliver about his shows coming up Saturday and Sunday at the Wilson Performing Arts Center in Red Oak.

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(Radio Iowa) – A House committee has approved a bill to require that developers get permits from every other state other along proposed carbon pipeline routes before construction could begin here. Representative Steven Holt, a Republican from Denison, is chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.

“Why would we want construction of this pipeline to take place in Iowa and have our valuable farmland disrupted if it ultimately is never completed?” Holt asked. The bill was approved last (Tuesday) night by Holt’s committee. It outlines how farmers could file claims if tile lines are damaged or the topsoil from cropland displaced by the pipelines isn’t restored. The bill also would require voluntary participation from property owners along 90 percent of the route before state regulators could grant the pipeline companies authority to seize the rest of the land.

The renewable fuels industry oppose the bill. Representative Bobby Kaufmann, a Republican from Wilton who voted for the bill, says private property rights are worth protecting. “This legislation is not anti-agriculture. This legislation is not anti-ethanol, period!” Kaufmann said. “I’m going to spend the rest of my adult life relying on the price of corn for my survival. The last thing that I personally would do would be to do something to harm agriculture.”

During last (Tuesday) night’s committee meeting, Representatives Megan Jones of Sioux Rapids and Megan Srinivas, of Des Moines, announced they would not vote on this or any other bills dealing with the pipelines. Both said their families may have a financial stake in the pipelines since the routes pass through their land and the companies offer compensation for those easements.

Jim Field visits with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Master Gardener Program Coordinator Alicia Herzog about the growth in the program statewide.

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(Radio Iowa) –  The Master Gardener Program through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is reporting significant growth in 2022. Alicia Herzog, the program’s coordinator, says more than 440 people were trained statewide last year, which is an increase of 41-percent from the year before. The program was offered twice last year, in the summer and fall, instead of just once, which accounts for the jump in numbers. The program is also reporting more than 100-thousand volunteer hours logged last year by nearly 18-hundred volunteers. Herzog says Master Gardeners in Iowa provided more than two-point-two million dollars in services during 2022. It’s much more than just growing flowers and vegetables. She calls Master Gardeners “educational stewards” for their communities, as they offer seminars, consult with community groups and help educate and inform the public about access to healthy food.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa State University researchers are studying an emerging field called agrivoltaics, the practice of farming on land where solar power is being generated. Matt O’Neal, an I-S-U professor of plant pathology, entomology and microbiology, says the team will be planting a variety of fruits and vegetables literally in the shadow of an array of solar panels at a planned site south of Ames. I-S-U has won a four-year, one-point-eight million dollar grant from the U-S Department of Energy to conduct the research in the non-traditional farm setting. Agrivoltaics holds much promise, O’Neal says, as there’s an increasing amount of prime farmland that’s -not- being used for farming because it has solar panels planted instead.

Jim Field visits with Atlantic FFA members Dylan Comes, Daniel Freund, DJ Shepperd and Jackson McLaren about the importance of FFA.  Last week was National FFA Week.

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