Skyscan Forecast Friday, August 17, 2018 Dan Hicks
Today: Areas of fog early. Partly cloudy. N @ 10. High 83.
Tonight: Fair to partly cloudy. Light and variable winds. Low 60.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. S @ 10. High 86.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developing. High 82.
Monday: Mostly cloudy. Showers. High 78.
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Cass County Conservation is hosting their “Breakfast with the Birds” program this Saturday at Sunnyside Park in Atlantic. The program will be held at the Camblin’s Addition Shelter beginning at 9:00am with free will donations being accepted. Kay Neuman, rehabilitator and Educator at Saving Our Avian Resources will show and discuss several of her permanently injured birds. They are hoping to have a bird that is fully recovered and ready to release back into the wild. Cass County Conservation hopes you will join them to support raptors and education.
The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest Wednesday of an Oakland man after being called to 105 South Main Street in Oakland for a disturbance. At 5:40pm Deputies arrested 40-year-old Jeremy Lee Miller of Oakland for Domestic Assault With Injury and Child Endangerment.
A community homecoming and deployment recognition ceremony for an Iowa Army National Guard unit based in Waterloo will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 17, at the Waterloo Army Aviation Support Facility, 2245 W. Big Rock Road north of the Waterloo Regional Airport. Civilian officials and Iowa National Guard leadership will participate and the public and media are welcome and encouraged to attend this ceremony.
Approximately 35 Soldiers with Detachment 1, Company C, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion were mobilized in August 2017 as part of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS), Afghanistan. These Soldiers traveled to their mobilization station at Fort Hood, Texas for additional training before deploying to the Afghanistan theater of operations. The unit operated throughout Afghanistan before returning to Iowa in July 2018.
Det. 1, Co. C, 2-211th GSAB provides aerial medical evacuations (“medevac”) via UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, supplying medical service and support for patients en route to combat support hospitals. The unit provided 28 point of injury (MEDEVAC) missions, 41 transfers and tactical evacuation missions and transported a total of 133 patients while flying nearly 900 total flight hours.
The unit, created in 2005, is comprised of the former Troops D, E and F of 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry, all of Waterloo. In 2008, the unit was mobilized for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom in support of overseas contingency operations. They completed federal active duty in Afghanistan and Iraq and returned to Iowa in July 2009. The unit was again mobilized from June 2012 to June 2013 for Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan and returned to Iowa in June 2013.
For more information about the Iowa National Guard go to: www.iowanationalguard.com. Be sure to “like” us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/IowaNationalGuard and follow us on Twitter @IowaNatGuard and Instagram @IowaNationalGuard for the latest Iowa National Guard news.
Youth entering 4th-6th grade are invited to join Cass County Extension for a fun Day Camp to learn more about the science of engineering through hands-on experiments. Learn all about robots and programming as we spend the day with a variety of robotic components and learn how to translate a plan into a program for robots to do work!
Robot Mania Day Camp will be August 20 at the Cass County Community Center in Atlantic from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. There is no cost to attend. Lunch will not be provided, so participants will need to bring their own sack lunch. Youth must register by August 17.
Registration forms are available at the Cass County Extension Office or online at www.extension.iastate.edu/cass/.
“The Cass County Extension staff has worked very hard to put this hands-on, fun-filled, interactive, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) based camp together for the youth of the community, and we hope you will be able to join us!” says Shelby Van Horn, County Youth Coordinator.
Robot Mania Day Camp promises exciting, hands-on learning while meeting new friends. Join us for a day filled with fun, snacks, and hands-on STEM! Don’t miss the fun-register today!
Questions? Please call Cass County Extension at (712)243-1132.
Cass County Extension will be offering an opportunity for youth ages 11-15 to participate in a Babysitting Basics Workshop. This session will take place on August 22 with the class being held at the Cass County Community Center in Atlantic. This workshop is encouraged for any youth who are interested in becoming a safe and successful babysitter.
“We are excited to offer this opportunity to the youth of Cass County.” Stated Shelby Van Horn, Extension Youth Coordinator, “We’ve had multiple requests for this type of workshop. This course will provide an opportunity to learn about many aspects of babysitting, including safety, first aid/CPR overview, age appropriate play activities and much more!”
The course date is August 22. A $10 registration fee covers all class materials, snacks and lunch. Registration forms can be picked up from the Cass County Extension office. Registration forms are also available online at www.extension.iastate.edu/cass to print and return. Pre-registration is requested by August 20. Space is limited, so don’t delay in registering. For more information, call the Cass County Extension Office at 712-243-1132 or email shelbyvh@iastate.edu.
Farmland owners and tenants have an opportunity to get valuable information at a series of Farmland Leasing Meetings hosted by Iowa State University Extension. The workshops are 2 and a half hours in length and will cover topics that include current land value and cash rental rates, types of farm lease arrangements, determining a fair cash rent, strategies for writing and terminating a farm lease, economic outlook, and other resources. Iowa State University Extension Regional Education Director Alan Ladd said the meetings are very timely with deadlines coming up.
Meetings in our area are coming up on August 23rd in Carson and Shenandoah and August 24th in Mount Ayr and Humeston. One meeting has already been held in Greenfield. Ladd said the same information will be covered at each site.
Ladd wanted to stress that these meetings are not just for current land owners.
Attendees are asked to register at least 2 days prior to the meeting they plan to attend and there is a registration fee.
The meeting in Carson is August 23rd at 9:00am at the Carson Community Center, 316 S. Commercial Street. The Shenandoah meeting is August 23rd at 1:30pm at the Shenandoah Public Library, 201 S. Elm Street. The Mount Ayr meeting will take place August 24th at 9:00am at the Ringgold County Extension Office, 101 North Polk. A meeting in Humeston will be held on August 24th at 2:00pm in the Humeston Community Center on Broad Street. Register by calling the County Extension Office hosting the workshop or 641-673-5841.
MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former janitor accused of video recording people in a northern Iowa school staff restroom has been given 60 days in jail.
Cerro Gordo County records say 47-year-old David Bemis, of Mason City, also was sentenced Wednesday to a year of probation and fined $1,260. He must register as a sex offender for 10 years. Bemis pleaded guilty to four counts of invasion of privacy.
Investigators say Bemis was working at Clear Creek Elementary in Clear Lake in May 2013 when he hid a camera in the restroom and recorded four school employees in varying degrees of nudity. He no longer works for the district.
The Clear Lake superintendent has said no students were recorded
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — People attending the Iowa State Fair have selected the Apple Egg Roll as the best new concession food for 2018.
A panel of celebrity judges named three finalists from which to choose: the Apple Egg Roll from Applishus, the All Iowa Belly Up Burger from The Rib Shack and the Brown Sugar Pork Belly on a Stick from Iowa Pork Producers.
Fairgoers tried the three and voted from Aug. 9 through Tuesday, and the winner was the Apple Egg Roll.
Apple Egg Rolls are two crispy egg roll wrappers filled with apples and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and served with caramel sauce for dipping.
DES MOINES – Alliant Energy residential customers can purchase landscaping trees for their homes at a deep discount this fall. Customers may reserve up to two trees per address and pick them up at Operation ReLeaf events in Cerro Gordo, Decatur, Hamilton, Linn, Poweshiek, and Winneshiek counties in October.
Operation ReLeaf is an energy-efficiency program from Alliant Energy that helps customers save energy by using trees to shade their homes from the summer sun and winter winds. For maximum energy efficiency, trees should be planted within 30 feet of the east and west sides of the house. Evergreens should be planted as a windbreak on the north and west sides.
“We enjoy trees for their beauty and environmental benefits, and they can become a family legacy,” said Doug Kopp, President of Alliant Energy’s Iowa utility. “When you plant a tree as a family and get the kids involved, it can be fun and meaningful. Ten, 15 years later, you can look back and see how it’s grown and changed with you.”
Operation ReLeaf makes high-quality landscaping trees affordable. The trees retail for $65 to $125 each, but are available for just $25 through Operation ReLeaf on a first-come, first-served basis.
“This is a great way for homeowners to get a quality tree at an affordable price,” said Jeff Goerndt, state forester with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
For best results from your planting projects, the DNR recommends variety. “Planting a diverse mix of trees on your property and in your neighborhood will reduce the likelihood of losing a large number of trees to forest health threats,” said Goerndt.
Operation ReLeaf is an Alliant Energy program administered by the Iowa DNR with assistance from local partners. Order forms and tree species are available at alliantenergy.com/releaf.
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