Lavon Eblen speaks about cookbooks.
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On Monday, August 17th at 4:01 a.m., the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a one-vehicle accident on eastbound I-80 at the 60 mile marker. A 2003 Chevy Impala owned and driven by 20-year-old Conandenon York of Des Moines was eastbound on I-80 when the driver lost control of the vehicle, veering off the interstate and into the south ditch. An 18-year-old passenger in the vehicle Papice Michae Joe of Des Moines was transported to CCMH via Medivac for evaluation. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $3,000. York was cited for Failure to Maintain Control.
DES MOINES – The emerald ash borer (EAB), a destructive and invasive insect of ash trees has been discovered in central rural Montgomery County. Iowa’s growing number of counties with confirmed detection has now reached twenty-seven. Native to Asia, EAB has spread to 25 states since first being identified in Michigan back in 2002. This exotic pest is responsible for the death of tens of millions of ash trees.
EAB is a small, metallic-green beetle that is about ½ inch long. The larvae stage of this wood-boring insect tunnel under the bark of ash trees, disrupting the flow of water and nutrients, ultimately causing the tree to die. EAB infested ash trees include thinning or dying branches in the top of a tree, evidence of woodpecker activity, S-shaped feeding galleries under dead or splitting bark, D-shaped exit holes, and water sprouts (along the trunk and main branches).
“This find marks the westernmost site that we have found EAB in Iowa to date,” said Mike Kintner, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship EAB and gypsy moth coordinator. “This just reinforces the importance of limiting human-assisted firewood movement to reduce the spread of EAB and other injurious tree pests.”
The Iowa EAB Team provides EAB diagnostic assistance to landowners and includes officials from Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, USDA Animal Plant Health Inspection Service and the USDA Forest Service.
Since larvae of EAB can unknowingly be transported under the bark of a tree, the Iowa EAB Team strongly cautions Iowans not to transport firewood across county or state lines. The movement of firewood throughout Iowa or to other states poses the greatest threat to quickly spread EAB and other plant pests. A statewide quarantine remains in place, restricting the movement of hardwood firewood, ash logs, wood chips and ash tree nursery stock out of Iowa into non-quarantined areas of other states.
At this calendar date, the treatment window for soil-applied preventive treatment measures (soil injection, soil drench, or granular application) and basal trunk sprays has ended. Trunk injection remains a viable EAB management option for the next two weeks, as this method can be done when the tree has a full canopy of leaves (now through the end of August), provided there is good ground moisture. If a landowner is interested in protecting a valuable and healthy ash tree within 15 miles of a known infestation, he or she should have landscape and tree service companies bid on work, review the bids, and treat during the recommended treatment time.
Please contact Iowa EAB Team members to have suspicious looking trees checked in counties not currently known to be infested. The State of Iowa will continue to track the movement of EAB on a county-by-county basis. Before a county can be officially recognized as infested, proof of a reproducing population is needed and an EAB must be collected and verified by USDA entomologists.
Jim Field caught up with Republican Presidential Candidates Rick Perry and Carly Fiorina at the Boots and BBQ event in Kimballton Monday night.
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Around 400 people attended the Boots and BBQ event last night at the Cottownwood Barn in Kimballton. The event was a Republican Party fundraiser and featured talks from Presidential Candidates Rick Perry and Carly Fiorina.
Texas Governor Rick Perry said he enjoys the process in Iowa and respects how Iowans handle that responsibility. “Iowa is about picking presidents. I mean, this process has made Iowa very unique in the sense of they understand and they take it very seriously, that they are in the business of vetting candidates that want to be the President of the United States. There are very few states in the country that have that responsibility and Iowans take it very seriously.”
Former Hewelett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina talked about the response to her strong performance in last weeks Republican debates. “Well, I think it’s true that more people know who I am. You know I went into that debate and less than 40% of Republican voters had ever heard my name, and now a lot more know who I am. But mostly what I hear from people is “keep going, keep speaking directly and telling us what we really need to do”. I think people really are tired of professional politicians and are ready for a different kind of leadership.”
The event also featured other speakers from leadership around the state.
Iowa Republican Senator Charles Grassley will hold seven town meetings this week in southwest Iowa. The events take place Wed., Aug, 19th in Adams, Taylor, Fremont and Mills Counties, and on Thursday, August 19th, in Shelby, Cass and Audubon Counties. The events are being held as part of his annual 99-county meetings, which Grassley has held at least once every year since he was first elected to the U.S. Senate.
The schedule for his Town Hall meetings is as follows:
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
8-9 a.m.: Adams County Town Meeting – Corning Nursing and Rehab Center
1614 Northgate Dr., in Corning.
9:45-10:45 a.m.: Taylor County Town Meeting – Taylor County Farm Bureau
Meeting Room, 607 Pollock Blvd. in Bedford.
4-5 p.m.: Fremont County Town Meeting – Tabor Community Center, 626 Main St. in Tabor.
5:30-6:30 p.m.: Mills County Town Meeting – Malvern Community Center, 501 Main St. in Malvern.
Thursday, August 20, 2015
12:45-1:45 p.m.: Shelby County Town Meeting – Shelby County Farm Bureau
908 6th St., in Harlan.
2:45-3:45 p.m.: Cass County Town Meeting – Atlantic Municipal Utilities Basement meeting room, 15 West 3rd St. in Atlantic.
4:30-5:30 p.m.: Audubon County Town Meeting – Audubon County Economic Development, 800 Market St. in Audubon.
The Atlantic Parks and Recreation Board met Monday night at the Atlantic City Council Chambers. One of the main topics of discussion was completion of the city wide tree census as part of the Urban Forestry Grant. They are now waiting for the DNR to process the information and report back to the city. The purpose of the census was to identify problem trees in the city right of way and to be proactive against the threat of Emerald Ash Borer.
Also during the meeting it was announced that Atlantic is participating in the Operation Re-leaf Program in which trees that started their growth in Iowa will be for sale at discounted prices. It was also announced that Frank Saddlemire donated 12 trees to the department that will be used throughout the city in need areas.
More discussion also took place regarding demolition and reconstruction of the Kiddie Korral Shelter at Sunnyside Park. Demolition has been scheduled following Labor Day.
The meeting also included the closing date of Sunnyside Pool on August 23rd. The board is looking into the possiblity of a dog friendly event on closing day but no plans are complete.
Mix thoroughly by hand. Pour into greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 50 minutes.
(Glea Mickelsen)
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