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Hot Chicken Salad (10-11-11)

Mom's Tips

October 11th, 2011 by Jim Field

  • 4 cups cubed chicken
  • 4 cups cubed celery
  • 2 cups mayonnaise
  • 4 tablespoons grated onion
  • 4 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1 to 2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
  • 2 cups crushed potato chips

Layer in a greased 4 quart casserole dish the chicken and the celery.  Mix the onion, mayonnaise and lemon and layer on top of celery.  Layer cheese over the mayonnaise.  Sprinkle potato chips on top.  Bake at 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.  This makes a large casserole.

Atlantic Board of Ed to meet this evening

News

October 11th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Atlantic Community School District’s Board of Education is slated to meet this evening, at the High School. Discussion items on their agenda include: classroom space at the Washington Elementary School for 2012-2013; the Hospital School; additional funding options for the Atlantic Middle School project; and, the sharing of Business Manager Mary Beth Fast with the Walnut Community School District. The Board will also receive a construction update on the Atlantic Middle School, from Design Alliance Architect’s Jerry Purdy.

The meeting begins at 7:30.

Scenic byway sign installation wrapping up in western IA

Ag/Outdoor, News

October 11th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) said Monday, crews are completing the installation of signs for the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway and the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway in the Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie County area. Thanks to grant funds made available through the Federal Highway Administration, the DOT is installing a new sign system for all the Scenic Byways in Iowa. Each of the 11 scenic and heritage byways across the state has a unique logo in a similar framework easily identifiable as an Iowa byway. The images are on reflective signs, with directional information added at decision points for the traveler.

The Loess Hills National Scenic Byway signs are now being installed in our area. The Loess Hills were named one of Iowa’s Scenic Byways in 1998 and received National Scenic Byway recognition in 2000 by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Loess Hills National Scenic Byway stretches along the western edge of Iowa through Fremont, Mills, Pottawattamie, Harrison, Monona, Woodbury, and Plymouth Counties. The Loess Hills National Scenic Byway also goes down Broadway in Council Bluffs, from highway 6 to 7th street. The public is invited to an unveiling of the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway signs on October 13th, at 4-p.m., in the offices of the Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce, in the renovated Hughes-Iron Historic Building, at 149 West Broadway. 

The new Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway signs have been in place for a short time. They feature a distinctive “L” on a red, white, and blue background. The Lincoln Highway Association was created in 1913 in Detroit, Michigan. The first transcontinental highway, Old Lincoln Highway was officially 3,389 miles long from New York City to San Francisco. In Pottawattamie County, the road goes down county road L20, North Broadway in Council Bluffs, continuing on West Broadway towards Dodge Street in Omaha over the Missouri River.

Monday Volleyball Results

Sports

October 11th, 2011 by Jim Field

Hawkeye 10:

  • (3-0) Kuemper Catholic 25-25-25, Atlantic 19-22-11 (see stats below)
  • (3-0) Harlan 25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 16-11-13
  • (3-0) Clarinda 25-25-25, Creston 21-12-16

Western Iowa:

  • (3-0) Missouri Valley 25-25-25, Audubon 17-14-9
  • (3-0) Treynor 25-25-25, A-H-S-T 22-8-13
  • (3-0) Tri-Center 25-25-25, Griswold 15-14-6
  • (3-0) Underwood beat Riverside

Others:

  • (2-0) Bedford 25-25, Corning 14-18
  • (2-0) Bedford 25-25, Wayne 12-10
  • (3-2) Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-15-29-21-15, Guthrie Center 23-25-27-25-9
  • (3-0) Des Moines Christian 25-25-25, West Central Valley 5-23-15
  • (2-1) Nodaway Valley 23-25-16, Pleasantville 25-13-14
  • (2-1)Nodaway Valley 25-20-16, Martensdale-St Marys 21-25-14

Leaders for Trojanns were:

Attacks:
Kaitlynn Walter 8 of 12 with 4 kills
Sam McConnell 23 of 25 with 3 kills
Paige Kennon 7 of 7 with 2 kills

Serving:
Sam Petersen 12 of 13 with 4 aces
Kaitlynn Walter 10 of 10
Paige Kennon 10 of 11

Digs:
Kenzie Holmes 11 digs
Kaitlynn Walter and Shelby Worth 8 digs
Taylor Barry 7 digs

Assists:
Paige Kennon 7 assists
Shelby Worth 3 assists

Atlantic Coach Chris Jahnke Comments:
“I was pleased with the way we started the match. We had them right where we wanted them in game two. After a timeout, momentum shifted back to them and we just couldn’t finish it out after being up 22-18. Now, we switch gears to prepare for Harlan on Thursday. That game should be a similar match up to what we faced tonight.”

Griswold School District late start

News

October 11th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Due to dense fog, the Griswold Community School District will start classes 2-hours late today (Oct. 11th).

Atlantic’s Mayor faces charges for illegal dumping

News

October 11th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones

The Omaha World-Herald reports in today’s (Tuesday’s) edition, Atlantic Mayor Dave Jones faces two misdemeanor charges associated with illegal dumping of items into the Missouri River floodwaters. The 63-year old is accused of setting fire to items from a flood-damaged Nebraska cabin and dumping them into Missouri River floodwaters on September 24th, near Tekamah, Nebraska. Jones and Burt County, Neb., Attorney Daniel Smith told the paper the matter could be resolved with a plea deal as early as today (Tuesday).

According to Smith, the law requires a burn permit, and tossing debris into the river means someone else downstream will have to deal with the items later. He emphasized that the offenses fall short of meriting jail time or probation, saying instead a fine would be an appropriate penalty.

Jones said he didn’t realize he was breaking any laws but accepts responsibility. He told the newspaper – quote – “I need to pay for my stupidity.” Jones, who has served as the Mayor of Atlantic since 2009, said he and his wife purchased the roughly 1,100-square-foot cabin at Harbor 671 near Tekamah last August. It is located about 250 yards from the river, next to a slough or inlet. During this summer’s flooding, the cabin had four feet of water in it for three months.

On the morning of September 24th, while cleaning the cabin, Jones and friends and family members piled up flood-ruined mattresses and furniture and burned them. Jones said he placed the pile next to the water so if the fire got out of control the items could be pushed into the slough with a friend’s Bobcat. Some debris from the fire, including charred parts of furniture, slid off into the inlet — most likely when the remains of the fire were doused, Jones said. The parts that fell into the river were unsafe to retrieve, he said.

A neighbor called the Burt County, Nebraska Sheriff’s Office, which ticketed Jones that afternoon.

BERNARD V. PARDEE, 99, of Hamlin (svcs 10-13-11)

Obituaries

October 11th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

BERNARD V. PARDEE, 99, of Hamlin, died Sun., Oct. 9th, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon. Funeral services for BERNARD PARDEE will be held 10:30-a.m. Thu., Oct. 13th, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Visitation is open at the funeral home, where the family will be present 6:30-p.m. Wed., Oct. 12th.

Burial will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery at Audubon.

BERNARD PARDEE is survived by:

His sister-in-law – Laura Pardee, of Audubon.

His special friends – Laverne & Kathy Strasser, of Hamlin, & Jeff Munch, of Exira.

and other relatives.

MAXINE HAYS, 92, of Exira (svcs 10-13-11)

Obituaries

October 11th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

MAXINE HAYS, 92, of Exira, died Sat., Oct. 8th, at the Exira Care Center. Funeral services for MAXINE HAYS will be held 2-p.m. Thu., Oct. 13th, at the Kessler Funeral Home in Exira.

Visitation at the funeral home is open, with the family present 6-p.m. Wed., Oct. 12th.

Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.

MAXINE HAYS is survived by:

Her children – Douglas (Maureen) Hayes, of Ozark, MO; Diana (John) Clark, of Ankeny; and Steven (Faye) Hayes, of Newark, OH.

Her brother – Leroy (Marilyn) Petersen, of Winchester, KY.

12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, in-laws, other relatives, and friends.

Two arrests in Cass County (IA) last week

News

October 10th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports two Atlantic men were arrested last week. On Tuesday, 42-year old Troy Christian Baker was taken into custody on a charge of OWI 3rd offense, and Driving While Revoked. And, last Thursday, 30-year old Dylan Ron Drake was arrested for a Parole Violation. Drake was taken to the Cass County Jail where he is being held pending a hearing before a District Court Judge. Baker was released from custody October 5th, on $6,000 bond.

Alleged assault under investigation in Coin

News

October 10th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Page County Sheriff’s Office says charges are pending completion of an investigation into an alleged assault. Officials said today (Monday), deputies were called to #10 Main Street in Coin last Wednesday afternoon. When they arrived they spoke with Jamie Gray, of Coin, and a witness to the incident.

Gray told deputies she had allegedly been assaulted by Bobbie Jo Kent, of Elmo, MO, and Cindy Jo Hamilton, of New Market, following an argument. Hamilton, Kent, and another witness denied responsibility for the alleged incident, which remains under investigation.