EILEEN L. JENSEN, 92, of Audubon, died Sun., Nov. 20th, at the Friendship Home, in Audubon. Celebration of Life services for EILEEN JENSEN will be held at a later date. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.
GEORGE J. OAKLEY, 86, of Audubon, died Sat., Nov. 19th, at the Friendship Home in Audubon. Funeral services for GEORGE OAKLEY will be held 2-p.m. Wed., Nov. 23rd, at the 1st United Methodist Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family visitation is from 6-8pm Tue., Nov. 22nd.
Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.
GEORGE OAKLEY is survived by:
His wife – Lois Oakley, of Audubon.
His children – Roxanne (George) Meyer, of Plymouth, WI; David (Vicky) Oakley, of Deltona, FL; Jill & Jay Kazlow, of Norcross, GA.
His brother & sister – Lloyd (Geneva) Oakley, of Audubon; & Norma Norris, of Des Moines.
11 grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, in-laws, other relatives, & friends.
STEP
Law enforcement agencies throughout the state will be increasing their presence and watching out for traffic violators from now (Nov. 21st) through Sunday (Nov. 27th). The STEP — Special Traffic Enforcement Program — is aimed at changing driver behavior, especially with regard to the use of seatbelts. The presence of law enforcement on the state’s roadways is also designed to encourage motorists to obey all traffic laws. They’ll also be on the lookout for vehicles with defective equipment, persons with warrants, and criminal activity.
Last year on Thanksgiving, eight people lost their lives on Iowa’s highways. 13 people died in traffic accidents during the seven-day STEP project last year. Altogether, 390 people died on the state’s roadways in 2010. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says 50-percent of those who died in crashes during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period would have been saved, if they would have taken three-seconds to put on their seatbelts.
During last year’s combined STEP periods, officers recorded more than 130, 380 traffic violations over the course of 43 days. Each enforcement period involved the efforts of 236 enforcement agencies and over 1,900 officers from cities, counties and the State. Following this week’s Special Traffic Enforcement Program, the next STEP will take place March 15th through the 18th, 2012.
The Elk Horn-Kimballton Board of Education will hold its regular meeting Monday night at the High School in Elk Horn. Action items on their agenda include: a contract with Jana Smith, for Junior High Girls Basketball, and approval of a 28-E agreement with DMACC (Des Moines Area Community College).
The Board will also discuss early retirement, a stop sign at the northeast intersection (at Washington and Madison Streets), and open enrollment issues. The meeting takes place 7-p.m., Monday, in the Family and Consumer Science Room at the high school.
Members of the Griswold Community School District’s Board of Education will meet Monday (Nov. 21st) in the Central Office Board Room at the High School. During their 5:30-p.m. session, the Board will receive an update on various district facility improvement projects, and act on various board policies. In addition, decisions will be made with regard to finances for the district’s projects, and Activity Account funds.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State’s football victory over then-No. 2 Oklahoma State Friday night carried over to the hardwood. Sunday’s 92-60 victory over Western Carolina was helped by a pre-practice showing of football coach Paul Rhoads’ locker room speech after the Cyclones’ 37-31 double-overtime upset of the heavily-favored Cowboys. Basketball coach Fred Hoiberg was inspired by Rhoads’ message of team unity and hopes that his players buy into that as well. “The guys walked out of the locker room (on Saturday) pumped up,” Hoiberg said. “Hopefully it has a great impact on our guys. (Rhoads) has got every single one of those guys to buy in.” On Sunday, Iowa State (2-1) looked nothing like the team that was utterly lost earlier in the week in an ugly defeat at Drake. The Cyclones had four players score in double figures and shot 65.3 percent from the floor – their most accurate shooting effort in nearly two seasons. Guard Chris Baab led the way with 18 points, hitting all five of his attempts from 3-point range. The game was played as part of the South Padre Island Invitational. Iowa State continues tournament play Tuesday at home against Northern Colorado before heading to South Padre Island for games Friday and Saturday.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa native Doug McDermott scored 25 points in his return to Des Moines and Creighton rolled past Iowa 82-59 on Sunday. Gregory Echenique added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Bluejays, who are 4-0 for the first time in four years. Creighton quickly turned what was expected to be a close game into a rout. The Bluejays pushed a 16-point lead to 68-39 midway through the second half and outrebounded the Hawkeyes 43-27. McDermott, playing on the floor where he won a pair of state titles for Ames High, was 10-of-15 shooting from the field. Freshman Josh Oglesby had 14 points and Matt Gatens added 13 for Iowa (3-1).
The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Board of Directors will meet Monday evening at City Hall. During their 5:15-p.m. session, the board will welcome newly elected board member Jolene Smith and congratulate Mary Strong on her election to a second term. They’ll also take action on electing officers for the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 (2-year) terms.
Other business includes discussion and possible action on: Park restroom closures and Sunnyside Park gate closures for streets; use of recently announced the Cass County Community Foundation grant for equipment at the Sunnyside Pool; results of the Rotary Auction/Raffle and use of funds for the Phase 1 campground project at the Schildberg Recreation Area; and, consider a usage fee for shelters at Sunnyside Park.
Two businesses were awarded a total of $30,000 Friday in a competition sponsored by Shelby County Developsource. Iowa Agricultural Bio-Fibers, owned by Alan Chute, Don Cordes and John Schechinger, will receive $20,000 to assist in building expansion costs. And, Panama Diesel, owned by Josh and Theresa Kaufman, will receive $10,000, to purchase new diagnostic computer software.
A total of four businesses presented Friday, in the final round of the business plan competition sponsored by Shelby County DevelopSource. The other businesses were Norsemen Brewing Company, and The Salon Suites. All of the finalists were selected from nine applicants. The presentations were held at the Therkildsen Center before a panel of five judges and a nice contingent of interested observers.
Officials say there was a great deal of interest in the program and Shelby County DevelopSource expects to sponsor a second competition in 2012 in conjunction with their partners – City of Harlan, Harlan Industrial Foundation, Harlan Municipal Utilities, Shelby County Board of Supervisors, Bank of the West, Defiance State Bank, Farmers Trust and Savings Bank, Midstates Bank, Shelby County State Bank, Town & Country Credit Union, and United Bank of Iowa.
The Iowa Women’s basketball team had a four point lead at the half over UNI and that proved to be the margin of victory as Iowa defeated UNI 78-74 on Saturday in Cedar Falls.
Morgan Johnson lead the Hawkeyes with 23 points , 5 rebounds and 4 Blocks. Iowa improves to 3-1 on the young season. Katelin Oney lead UNI with 20pts as the Panthers fall to 2-1.
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