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8AM Newscast 11-30-2011

News, Podcasts

November 30th, 2011 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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Heartbeat Today 11-30-2011

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

November 30th, 2011 by admin

Talk about Christmas festivities in Audubon.

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7AM Newscast 11-30-2011

News, Podcasts

November 30th, 2011 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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HSBB: Atlantic at Carroll Girls 11-28-2011

Podcasts, Sports

November 30th, 2011 by admin

Jim Field and Chris Parks have the call from the game played Monday, November 28th.

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Rare triplet calves born on SW IA farm

Ag/Outdoor, News

November 30th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A cow owned by a southwest Iowa farmer has given birth to a trio of calves. The rare event occurred on a farm owned by Max and Harriet Griffey, of rural Farragut. According to experts, the odds of a beef cow giving birth to triplets is 1-in 100,00. Another rarity: the cow on the Griffey farm is nursing the calves by herself.

The two male and female calves are doing well, according to Griffey, and at three-weeks of age, are beginning to eat some grain and hay. Griffey told the Omaha World-Herald he’s been raising livestock for over 45-years, and it’s the first set of triplets he’s had delivered by a cow. The same cow, has previously given birth of twins, on more than one occasion.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30th

Trading Post

November 30th, 2011 by Jim Field

FOR  SALE: VERTICLE  BLINDS, “Window Solutions by Bali” 3.5-inch verticle blind kit (new, unopened box) Size: 104 inches wide by 84 inches long, Color:  Majestic White/room darkening, Price:   $120, Call: 563-4583.

WANTED: A small table ( could be 30-42 inches prefer it to be drop leaf) with 2 chairs. Would like it to be in nice shape as the folks are moving to a small apartment.Email to marjohn@fmctc.com.

FOR SALE: Washer approximately 12 years old, works well $50.  Dryer approximately 15 years old works well $50.   Please call 712-249-3681.  You must haul.

FOR SALE: 2 Pet Taxis: 1 Large for $40 and 1 Medium for $35.   Spinet Piano, Estes name, good condition- asking $200.  Leave a message on anwering machine at 712-763-4337.

FOR SALE: Firewood, ready to burn hardwood.  Call 243-5652.

FOR SALE: Fooseball, pool, tennis, air hockey game table. Would make a great Christmas gift, good condition $40 obo; ab lounger, good condition $15 obo. 243-5781.

FREE TO GOOD HOME: 2 1/2 year old yellow lab, fixed, current on shots, very friendly. Needs room to run, a farm would be best. 789-0688. FOUND A HOME!

FREE: Artificial Christmas tree – 8 feet tall.  243-2480. SOLD

FOR SALE:  PS2 that comes with one controller, two guitars, all the cords, and nine games.  About 6 months old.  Call Pat out of Audubon at 402-838-1393 

FOR SALE: 1 cockapoo puppy…10 weeks old, its blond colored…looks a loot like a Cocker Spaniel.  $200.  249-6930.

FOR SALE: Fish aquarium thats 20 gallons with lots of extras like rocks, a filter, a temp gauge, and a hood.  Looking for best offer.  243-4308.

WANTED: Part of a nativity scene with the baby Jesus.  243-4308.

Tuesday Wrestling Results

Sports

November 30th, 2011 by Jim Field

Double Dual at Kuemper:

  • Audubon 65, Carroll 12
  • Audubon 66, Kuemper Catholic 14
  • Carroll 42, Kuemper Catholic 39

Double Dual at Treynor:

  • Woodbine 72, Treynor 6
  • Woodbine 72, SWI 6
  • SWI 36, Treynor 30

Double Dual at Creston:

  • Creston-OM 74, Nodaway Valley 4

Double Dual at Sergeant Bluff-Luton:

  • Sergeant Bluff-Luton 63, Westwood 12
  • Sergeant Bluff-Luton 60, Denison-Schleswig 16

Tuesday Girls Basketball Results

Sports

November 30th, 2011 by Jim Field

GIRLS BASKETBALL

  • A-D-M 64, Atlantic 62
  • Adair-Casey 58, Walnut 35
  • Orient-Macksburg 60, CAM 47
  • Tri-Center 52, Logan-Magnolia 14
  • Red Oak 60, Griswold 31
  • Riverside 59, East Mills 32
  • Harlan 52, Treynor 41
  • IKM/Manning 66, Audubon 29
  • Corning 61, Shenandoah 50
  • Lewis Central 55, Sioux City East 39
  • St. Albert 75, West Harrison 17
  • Essex 38, Nishnabotna 26
  • Glenwood 73, Abraham Lincoln 58
  • Nodaway Valley 36, Clarinda 27
  • Guthrie Center 43, Earlham 40
  • Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 40, West Monona 36
  • Missouri Valley 64, Boyer Valley 17
  • Panorama 48, Van Meter 31
  • Sidney 45, Heartland Christian 29

Expert says flooding could be repeated in Western Iowa

News, Weather

November 30th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

One expert says record snowpack, followed by record rainfall and record flooding may become a repeating pattern for western Iowa in the future. Steven Hamburg, chief scientist for the Environmental Defense Fund, says as the climate changes, we can expect more extremes and more disasters like this summer’s flooding of the Missouri River basin. Hamburg says, “The key things are going to be changes in temperature and the fact that we’re going to see unpredictable patterns and extremes, heat waves at levels we haven’t historically seen, heavy rainfall that’s going to lead to more flooding and potentially heavier erosion.” Hamburg says climate changes are becoming more apparent in the environment in the Midwest and all across the country.

“That’s already occurring in most places,” Hamburg says. “The work that I do in the forests of New Hampshire, we’re seeing it very clearly and we’re seeing impacts on plants. Crops are going to need to change. We’ll need to plant different varieties. Some of the natural systems will be challenged by those extremes because they’re just physiologically not adapted, nor are we particularly well-adapted to lots of 100-degree days.” Hamburg says the biggest changes could come in the lack of predictability.

“The problem is the variablity is increasing and the predictability,” he says. “We can’t use the past to predict the future which makes it much harder to plan. How do you develop the infrastructure to protect yourselves? It’s going to get harder and harder and what you’re going to have is more disasters. That’s going to have an enormous impact on us economically and socially. Nobody wants to see their house and their life washed away in a flood.” The summer-long flooding of the Missouri River wiped out dozens of homes and businesses and caused some 50-millon dollars damage just to Iowa’s roads and bridges.

(Radio Iowa)

Another Eagle of Honor Sculpture planned for Pottawattamie County

News

November 30th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A ribbon cutting ceremony and dedication for one of two final monuments planned to honor veterans in Pottawattamie County will be held next year, on Memorial Day. Eagle of Honor Veteran Memorial Project organizers recently broke ground on the site for the statue in Macedonia. In addition to paying tribute to veterans, organizers says the Macedonia monument pay homage to the town’s spot on the Mormon Trail. The memorial will include information about Mormon settlers who passed through the town in the 1840s.

James Braden, a volunteer on the project said one of the phrases planned for the monument is “following the footsteps to freedom.” The memorial will feature an eagle sculpture by Neola resident Russell Christensen, who has now completed bronze eagle sculptures for every city in Pottawattamie County. The monument site in Macedonia, is near the old school building, which is being torn down. Braden said the estimated cost of the Macedonia monument is $60,000, with fundraising supplementing the $25,000 from the County Board.

The Eagles of Honor project started in 2007, when organizers unveiled the “Colors of Honor” monument in Neola. From there, Christensen and his wife, Penny, an artist herself and collaborator on the project, solicited each town about a monument. Once the received the “go-ahead” from each community, the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors agreed to grant $25,000 for each memorial for the five-year project.

Monuments are currently available for viewing in Minden, Underwood, McClelland, Carson, Treynor, Oakland, Hancock, Crescent, Carter Lake, Walnut and Avoca. Groundbreaking for Council Bluffs’ eagle monument was held November 5th.