WANTED: leniger for a citizens band bass radio. 243-6772 in Atlantic.
FOR SALE: Like new pair of Carhart insulated coveralls. Size is 48 wide by 31 or 32 tall. 243-2408 before 5 PM.
FOR SALE: 2 $50 gift cards to H & R block. Has to be used by April 30th, 2011. Looking for $60 for both. 243-2408 before 5 PM.
IRVING, Texas – The Iowa State women’s basketball team placed five members on the 2012 Academic All-Big 12 teams. The Cyclones had three first-team honorees, while two student-athletes were named to the second team.
First-team honorees included sophomores Hallie Christofferson and Kelsey Harris and junior Anna Prins. Senior Lauren Mansfield and junior Chelsea Poppens earned spots on the second team.
Prins, a center on the court and elementary education major in the classroom has played in 76 career games. The Broomfield, Colo. native is averaging 7.9 points per game this season.
Christofferson, a forward from Hamlin, Iowa, is a graphic design major. The honor is the first for the Christofferson, who also averages 10.3 points and has started 18 games this season for the Cyclones.
Harris, a guard from Brea, Calif., took home first-team honors as a child, adult, and family services major. Harris, who is being recognized for the first time, has seen action in 20 games. She scored 11 points in the Cyclones’ most recent game at Texas Tech.
Mansfield, a guard from Adelaide, Australia, is an advertising major. She has started 53 of 56 career games and has dished out 238 assists in her career. Mansfield is averaging 6.8 points per game this season and is third on the team with 31 three-pointers.
Poppens, a forward from Aplington, Iowa, earned the honors as a kinesiology and health major. One of the Big 12’s top players, Poppens leads the league in rebounding with 11.0 boards per game to go along with a team-best 14.6 points.
Prins was honored for the second time in her career, while the others were recognized for the first time.
Several students from the Corning Community High School in Corning, are among 30 students from across the state who will be competing in the Real World Design Challenge, in Des Moines.
The competition provided students with an opportunity to apply classroom lessons to technical problems currently faced in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) professions. The state-level component of the Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) is open to the public and will be held at the Science Center of Iowa on Saturday, February 18th The day-long event will take place from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., and will include presentations from the participating teams, and conclude with one team receiving the Governor’s Cup, awarded by Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds, and an all-expense paid trip to Washington, DC for the national finals.
Other schools sending students to the competition include: Don Bosco Catholic High School (Gilbertville); Hoover High School (Des Moines); Marshalltown High School (Marshalltown); and, West High School (Davenport). They’ll share their designs for “an efficient, low-carbon-emission and environmentally-friendly personal light sport aircraft (LSA),” as well as their 2000-word essay about what they would see and do if they were given the opportunity to fly their design across the country. The teams will be judged by a panel consisting of professors from Iowa’s Regent Universities, industry professionals and a representative from the Iowa College Student Aid Commission (Iowa College Aid).
Karen Misjak, executive director of the Iowa College Aid says “The Real World Design Challenge is a great opportunity for Iowa students to apply classroom learning to complex problems facing our society.” Misiak says “Iowa is faced with a worker shortage in STEM fields. We need to encourage greater student achievement and interest in STEM careers. By having students confront problems facing our nation’s leading industries, we not only encourage academic achievement, but also show them the promise their future can hold by pursing STEM-related professions.”
High schools from across the state were encouraged to form teams of 3-7 students in grades 9 through 12 to compete in the RWDC. Schools with participating teams received $1 million in professional engineering software, training on the software, curriculum materials and access to mentors. The state-level RWDC is sponsored by GEAR UP Iowa (administered by the Iowa College Student Aid Commission), the Iowa Department of Education, the Iowa Department of Transportation, Iowa State University, John Deere, NASA, Project Lead the Way, Rockwell Collins, Science Center of Iowa, Softronics, University of Northern Iowa and the University of Iowa.
For more information on the Real World Design Challenge event in Iowa, please contact Iowa College Aid at 877-272-4456. General information regarding the Real World Design Challenge is accessible online at http://www.realworlddesignchallenge.org/. In addition, information to help Iowa families plan, prepare and pay for college is available on Iowa College Aid’s website, www.IowaCollegeAid.gov.
DAN SINNER, 80, of Greenfield, died Tue., Feb. 14th, at the Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston. A Mass of the Resurrection for DAN SINNER will be held 1-p.m. Fri., Feb. 17th, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Greenfield. Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.
Visitation will be held from 4-8pm Thu., Feb. 16th, at the funeral home, where the family will greet friends from 7 to 8 p.m., and a Prayer Service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.
Memorials may be directed to St. John’s Catholic Church or A.A.
Burial will be in the Greenfield Cemetery with full Military Graveside Rites by will be conducted by the Greenfield American Legion Head-Endres No. 265 and V.F.W. No. 5357.
DAN SINNER is survived by:
His daughter – Sandra Sinner, of San Diego, CA
1 grandchild, other relatives and friends.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities suspect a medical problem in the death of an Iowa man whose vehicle ran off an interstate ramp. Omaha police say officers were dispatched around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday to a report of a collision. They found a sport utility vehicle that had come to rest between the ramp and Interstate 80 in east Omaha. They saw no evidence of a crash. Witnesses told police the vehicle had caught fire and the driver was pulled out, unconscious. His foot had been on the accelerator but the transmission was in neutral. Police say he was taken to an Omaha hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was identified as 60-year-old Stephen Gerharter, of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Parking for the tournaments is available at the following locations:
– Iowa Events Center Parking Lot ($7 each time you enter) – Directly north of the Iowa Events Center, this lot is the closest to Wells Fargo Arena with entrances off Third and Fifth streets.
– Street Parking (metered) – Street parking is available throughout downtown with the convenience of parking meters. Pay attention to the location as many meters have different time limits, or parking restrictions during certain times (typically 4-6 p.m.)
– Parking Garages ($5 as you enter each time) – City parking garages are located throughout downtown with convenient skywalk access to Wells Fargo Arena from most of them. Payment is collected each time you enter the garage. Pay attention to signage alerting you if the garage is full or has availability.
There is a limited amount of tickets still available for the Wrestling State Finals Saturday night, February 18. Tickets for all three high school state tournaments can be purchased upon arrival at Wells Fargo Arena for the cost of $8, or in advance by visiting the Wells Fargo Arena Box Office, all Dahl’s Foods locations, online at dahlstickets.com, or by phone 866-55-DAHLS.
The final numbers are in on a financial loss experienced by the Nishna Valley Family YMCA in Atlantic, due to Cyber Theft. In December, YMCA Executive Director Dan Haynes announced that their computer systems had been infected by a virus that targeted their ACH financial transactions. At that time, he said the YMCA sustained losses amounting to about $54,000. According to Haynes, to date, $18,500 has been returned, and with a reimbursement from insurance the total loss amounts to about $30,000.
He said they found out about the questionable transactions after they were notified by their financial institution on November 23rd. In December, Haynes said it did not appear the virus went after their members’ personal financial information, but it’s possible some of that information, such as checking or bank account routing numbers, may have been compromised.
It was the first time the Nishna Valley Family YMCA has experienced a Cyber theft, and they are continuing to work with technology experts and local bank officials to make sure it never happens again. The FBI he says, have not yet provided the YMCA with a report into the agency’s investigation of the incident.
ServSafe, the national food safety certification program for food service employees, will be held at Cass County ISU Extension and Outreach Office in Atlantic on March 12th and 19th, 2012. Participants must attend both sessions to successfully complete the training. The cost of the course is $135 which includes 10 hours class time, a manual, and the national certification exam.
Anyone interested in preparing and serving safe food is welcome to attend. The course is currently required by some companies such as restaurants, hospitals, schools, nursing homes and assisted living facilities, but beginning in July of 2012 food safety certification will be required for all licensed food service establishments. ServSafe is one of three certification programs that will fulfill this certification requirement.
For more information or a registration form, contact the Cass County ISU Extension and Outreach office at 712-243-1132 or your local ISU Extension and Outreach office. A registration form may also be found online at www.extension.iastate.edu/cass. Anyone needing to take the recertification exam only may contact the office for more information. Registration is required by March 5.
DENTON, Texas (AP) – North Texas football coach Dan McCarney says he had a stroke but expects a full recovery. McCarney told The Des Moines Register that he felt his left side go numb after a workout Sunday morning. Doctors later confirmed he had a stroke. McCarney continues to undergo tests, but says he’s told he won’t have any permanent damage and should be out of the hospital in a few days. He calls himself a “pretty lucky guy.” The 58-year-old McCarney became coach at North Texas in November 2010. He was the coach at Iowa State from 1995 to 2006 and an assistant at Florida, South Florida, Wisconsin and Iowa. The UNT athletic department declined to comment.
AMES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa State has released its 2012 football schedule, which had been held up as Big 12 officials worked to finalize West Virginia’s move to the league. The Cyclones will host the Mountaineers, who won the Orange Bowl last month, in their regular-season finale on Nov. 24. Iowa State opens Big 12 play at home against Texas Tech on Sept. 29. The Cyclones also host Kansas State, Baylor and Oklahoma in Big 12 games. Iowa State’s league road games will be at TCU, Oklahoma State, Texas and Kansas.
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