(Des Moines, Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is offering a program to teach skills needed to trap furbearers to anyone who has little to no trapping experience. The eight workshops will feature several knowledge and skill building sessions with instructors that will teach the basics of trapping in Iowa. Courses will be offered beginning in August in Dixon, Forest City, Otho, Hazelton, Knoxville, Mt. Pleasant, Spencer and St. Charles.
Iowa DNR Program Coordinator Jamie Cook says “For those interested in the tradition of trapping as a means of sourcing fur, this program provides the opportunity to learn the skills and the knowledge it takes to do it all yourself.”
Participants will learn basic strategies for trapping such as proper equipment, trap placement, trapping regulations and steps for preparing hides for trade. The courses take place in various locations statewide with times and details varying for each event. Each course is designed for participants of all ages. Space is limited so early registration is encouraged. For more information and to begin the registration process, go to https://license.gooutdoorsiowa.com/Event/EventsHome.aspx
The program is provided through a partnership with the Iowa DNR and Iowa Trapper Association. It is part of a national effort to recruit, retain and reactivate hunters, anglers and trappers due to the overall decline in hunting and outdoor recreation.
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 8 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the morning. Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 58. West wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday’s High in Atlantic was 66. Our Low this morning, 57. We received .44″ rain Friday. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 85, and the Low was 64. The Record High was 102 in 1937. The Record Low was 42 in 1908. Sunrise is at 5:53. Sunset is at 8:56.
(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Police in Council Bluffs say ne person was dead following a collision between a semi and a truck early this (Saturday) morning. Authorities say at around 3:04-a.m., Officers were dispatched to I-80 westbound, mile marker 5 (near the Madison Avenue exit), with regard to a semi on fire. Witnesses told police a pickup was traveling east on I-80 in the westbound lanes before the vehicle collided head-on with the semi.
Both vehicles erupted into flames. The driver of the semi was transported to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. No names were released. Both lanes of Interstate 80 westbound at Madison Avenue are blocked, due to the crash and were expected to remained closed until the accident investigation is completed.
Additional information is currently not available. Anyone with information about the accident is being asked to call the Traffic Unit at (712)328-4948 or, to remain anonymous, please call Crime stoppers at (712)328-7867.
The Atlantic Trojan baseball team lost to Harlan 12-2 tonight. It was another game riddled with errors for the Trojans as they totaled 6 on the night. Atlantic did score first off, a rare Cyclone error when Weston Reisz bobbled a ground ball. The took the lead 1-0 for the first and only time on the night. The next time the Trojans scored was due to a crisp Tanner O’Brien RBI single making the game 4-2. There was hope for the Trojans heading into the 5th, but Stephen Leinen’s precise pitching held Atlantic scoreless after the 4th. He limited Atlantic to 4 hits, with 3 walks, 1 earned run, and 12 strikeouts.
Harlan went out to score 5 runs in the bottom of the 5th with the help of a few errors and a 2 RBI single from Matthew Sorfonden. They ended the inning with a 9-2 lead. Heading into the bottom of the 6th, the Cyclones looked unstoppable. They had consecutive 3 hits in the inning, including 2 doubles and had the walk off run come in from an error by the infield. The Cyclones had a well-earned victory with 14 hits and only 2 errors.
Coach Gaylord Schilling saw notable effort from his players tonight.
One of the highlights for Coach Schilling this season was the changes he saw from his seniors.
The Trojans have their season end with a (10-17) record. Harlan will move on having their record stand at (20-14) and they will face Storm Lake on the road Monday July 10th at 7PM.
(Radio Iowa) – Ground is being broken today (Friday) on the first phase of what’s billed as a fully sustainable community in northeast Iowa. Steve Davis is sales director for Switch Homes, which is starting to develop a 105-home subdivision in Dubuque. Davis says it’s the first of several proposed master-planned communities in Iowa. “All the homes will be pre-wired for electric vehicle charging stations,” Davis says. “They’ll be set up where a homeowner or buyer can add solar panels to their home, and the materials are carefully selected, made with at least 50% recycled material, in a lot of cases.” Davis says the neighborhood, called The Farm, will feature community gardens, green spaces, walking trails, a community park, and more to support the sustainable mission for generations to come.
“They will be net zero energy-ready homes, meaning, they have the ability — with a couple of easy changes on the part of the homeowner — to basically produce as much energy as they consume,” he says. The houses are smaller than many traditional homes now being built, which Davis says is an effort to change the industry with what he calls “right sized” homes. “There are eight different floor plans that are being offered in the Dubuque community,” Davis says. “They range from 925 square feet up to approximately 1,800 square feet. The homes will start at $325,000 and they are expected to be 40% more efficient than the average new construction home.” Davis says the company’s website was created to streamline what’s ordinarily a very lengthy process of designing and buying a home.
“It’s kind of like building your own car online and having it delivered to you,” Davis says. “Much would be the same with Switch Homes, choose your lot, choose your floorplan, choose all of your finishes, and in five to six months, you’ll have a completed home that you can pay for at that time, whether it’s a loan or whatnot. There’s no construction financing on the front end.” The land is now being developed for construction to begin in October on the first 36 homes. Within three to five years, Davis estimates all 105 homes will either be sold or planned.
Switch-Homes.com
(Radio Iowa) – Former President Donald Trump says it would be horrendous for Iowa farmers if 2024 rival Ron DeSantis is elected president. “He would be a catastrophe of Nebraska and Iowa and anyplace else,” Trump said, “and a lot of other people also.” During an appearance this (Friday) afternoon in Council Bluffs, Trump blasted DeSantis for opposing the federal ethanol production mandate. “Ron DeSanctus totally despises Iowa ethanol and ethanol generally,” Trump said. “…Ending the Renewable Fuel Standard was one of his top priorities. As a member of congress, he wanted to end it and if he had his way the entire economy of Iowa would absolutely collapse because it would collapse if he did that.”
Trump also criticized DeSantis for vetoing 100 million dollars out of Florida’s budget that would have been spent on conservation and rural land protection easements. “He’s going to do that to Iowa and Nebraska and everybody else because that’s his inclination,” Trump said. “If you want to defend American farmers and grow more farm products in the USA, then you should vote for a very fine gentleman named Donald J. Trump.”
Trump listed a variety of steps his administration took in the ag sector, including the 28 BILLION dollars in trade disruption payments made to farmers when China blocked ag imports and ending the estate tax for people who inherit farmland.
(Carroll, Iowa) – If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to fly in a Vietnam-era Huey Helicopter, you’ll have a chance to to find out in less than eight-weeks.
A non-profit public education organization, “Friends of Army Aviation” (FOAA), based in Ozark, Alabama, will return to Iowa September 1st through the 10th, to provide Huey helicopter rides in Ames, Boone and Carroll. Jeff Dentlinger, of Carroll, who founded the non-profit “Patriot Peak Foundation,” is helping to organize the event, which first occurred in 2021, as a way of giving back to the troops and communities. The Patriot Peak Foundation was started in July 2021, after seeing the United States become divided and deciding it was time for a change.
The 50-year Anniversary of the end of U-S combat troop involvement in the Vietnam War was observed on May 29th. The first flights offered to the public in 2021 were a way of saying “Thank you” to Vietnam Veterans. Dentlinger served in the military in Iraq and Afghanistan.
For those who may be elderly or have special needs, step-stools will be provided for ingress and egress into the chopper. During the 15-minute trips, the sliding doors on the Vietnam War-era 1970 Huey UH-1 Iroquois chopper are wide open, allowing riders to experience the thunderous “Sound of Freedom.”
Ric Hanson (photos) from the Sept. 2021 FOAA flights in Arcadia, IA.
Dentlinger says it’s not just your typical take-off and land experience.
The ride can be cathartic for veterans and civilians alike.
Dentlinger says they are hoping have 2,000 riders altogether this year to raise $43,000 to cover the cost of the aviation fuel, along pilot and support staff accommodations. So far they’ve raised about $28,000. He says it costs $2,000 per hour to keep the choppers fueled and flying. All of the pilots and staff are volunteers. They are not paid for their time and services.
Seating is limited on each trip, and is determined prior to each flight, along with pre-flight instructions. Helicopter ride tickets may be purchased either online or at the ride event. Dentlinger says there are only 900 tickets left (as of July 7th), so you are strongly encourage to buy tickets now. Online tickets may be purchased up to one day prior to the event, but entering your name and contact information now, will enable organizers to let you know if there are any delays prior to your flight day (due to weather, etc.). For specific details on the dates, places, times and cost of the flights, see the FOAA website at https://friendsofarmyaviation.org/foaa-events/month/2023-09/
Tonight’s softball game of Woodbine taking on Exira-EHK is postponed due to wet conditions. This matchup between the Spartans and the Tigers will take place tomorrow, Saturday, July 8th at 5 pm.
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