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Special meeting called regarding Atlantic Pool rates

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June 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A special meeting will be held on Monday in Atlantic, with regard to fees at the Sunnyside Swimming Pool. The Atlantic Parks and Recreation board says the special session will take place in the Council’s chambers at City Hall, beginning at Noon, Monday.

At Wednesday evening’s City Council meeting, City Administrator Doug Harris tried to dispel rumors the swimming pool fees had doubled. In a memorandum to the Parks and Rec Board Thursday, however, Harris said a miscommunication with former Parks and Rec Director Travis Garrett showed the fees were, in-fact, unintentionally doubled.

The fees for use of the pool have not changed in a while, and are below those of surrounding communities, according to Harris. At the Board’s last meeting, Garrett mistakenly said the 2010 fees were $150 for a seasonal family pass, and $75 for a seasonal single pass. Harris based his statements Wednesday night on those figures, when he said the rates had not doubled.

In fact, the rates adopted by the Parks and Rec Board at their last meeting, did double or nearly double the fees charged. Under the previously approved 2011 schedule, a family pass increased from $75 to $160, the single pass went from $50 to $90, and the daily pass went from two-to four-dollars.

Harris says under a proposed, revised 2011 schedule, the family pass would instead be $105, a single seasonal pass $70, and the daily pass three-dollars. Those are the fees the Parks and Rec Board will discuss during their meeting on Monday.

Doug Harris says “while no one likes to see fees go up, the new fees will only cover about 31% of the total cost of operating the pool, and will be less than the average fees in surrounding communities.”

Fee Schedule comparison:

Family Pass – Atlantic, $105; Avoca $170; Creston $125; Red Oak $100. Average: $125.

Single Pass – Atlantic, $70; Avoca $85; Creston $60; Red Oak $85; Average: $75.

Daily pass – Atlantic, $3; Avoca $5; Corning $4; Creston $3; Red Oak $4. Average: $3.80

Thursday Boys Baseball Scores

Sports

June 3rd, 2011 by Jim Field

BASEBALL

  • Glenwood 6, Atlantic 0 (Taylor Kaufman (G) no-hitter-16 K’s, Nathaneal Bledsoe (G) 3 run HR)
  • Kuemper Catholic 10-15, Clarinda 0-5
  • Denison-Schleswig 13-19, Red Oak 0-9
  • Lewis Central 17, Thomas Jefferson 0
  • Norwalk 14, Creston 1
  • Nishnabotna 16, Clarinda Academy 4
  • EHK-Exira 7, Walnut 5 (8)
  • Riverside 16, Stanton 8
  • Fremont-Mills 8, Essex-South Page 5
  • Villisca 10, Sidney 9
  • Nodaway Valley 7, East Union 3
  • Corning 7, Lenox 5
  • Abraham Lincoln 8-6, Sioux City East 6-13
  • Glidden-Ralston 8, Orient-Macksburg 6

Thursday Girls Softball Scores

Sports

June 3rd, 2011 by Jim Field

SOFTBALL

  • Glenwood 5-5, Atlantic 3-1
  • Clarinda 3-4, Kuemper Catholic 2-3
  • Denison-Schleswig 11-14, Red Oak 1-4
  • Creston 3, Indianola 1
  • CAM 11, East Greene 10 (9)
  • Fremont-Mills 1, Essex-South Page 0 – Mindy Lorimor 18 Ks
  • Treynor 12, IKM-Manning 2
  • Missouri Valley 10, Griswold 0
  • Nodaway Valley 7, East Union 6 (8)
  • Corning 11, Lenox 5
  • Charter Oak-Ute 5, Whiting 4
  • Sioux City East 7, Abraham Lincoln 4

Atlantic vs. Glenwood details:

GAME ONE: Glenwood 5 Atlantic 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
GLW  0 2 0 2 1 0 0 5 5 1
ATL  1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 1

WP- Molly Bryan LP- Marissa Berns

Atlantic Highlights…
1st- With two outs Taira Edelman doubled and scored by a double by Paige
Kennon.

6th- ReAnn Cappel led off with a single and stole second base.  She moved
to second on an error hit by Bre VonWehye.  VonWehye stole second.  Cappel
scored on a sac fly by Taira Edelman and VonWehye moved to third.
VonWehye scored when the Glenwood catcher threw the ball back over the
pitchers head (SB?)

Comments by Coach Hinzmann…
“We knew we were going to see a good pitcher and team that would not beat
themselves.  Glenwood will be one of the teams at the top of the
conference so overall I thought we did a pretty good job matching them in
hits and having a chance to win the game late.  Marissa did a great job
against a solid hitting team.  She was spotting her fastball well and was
able to mix in her other pitches too.  There were chance for Glenwood to
bust out big innings in the second and fourth, but our pitching and
defense did not allow that to happen.”

GAME TWO:  GLENWOOD 5 ATLANTIC 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7  R  H  E
GLW  2 0 1 2 0 0 0  5 10  1
ATL  0 0 0 0 0 1 0  1  4  0

WP- Molly Bryan LP- Katie Groves

Atlantic Highlights…
6th-Leah Tjepke led off the inning with a home run.

Comments by Coach Hinzmann…
“We just never really mounted much of a threat in game two.  Molly (Bryan)
did an outstanding job against our hitters.  We only reached second base
twice, Taira stole second and Leah hit the home run.  Katie did a good job
of pitching her way out tough spots, stopping Glenwood from breaking the
game open early and holding them to only two, two run innings which could
have blown up into a much worse situation.”

Thursday Boys State Soccer Results

Sports

June 3rd, 2011 by Jim Field

BOYS STATE SOCCER TOURNAMENT

Class 1-A
Solon 1, St. Albert 0
MOC-Floyd Valley 2, Albia 0
Holy Trinity Catholic 2, Waterloo Columbus Catholic 1
Iowa City Regina 3, Nevada 0

Class 2-A
Dubuque Wahlert 2, Glenwood 1
Cedar Rapids Xavier 2, Clear Creek-Amana 0
Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji 2, Grinnell 1 (2OT)
Norwalk 3, ADM Adel 1

Iowa warns of price gouging during flooding

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June 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa’s top prosecutor says the state’s price gouging rule is now in effect for six counties facing flooding from the Missouri River.

Attorney General Tom Miller says Gov. Branstad’s disaster emergency declaration on Thursday trigged the rule in Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Pottawattamie and Woodbury counties.

Price gouging is considered an unfair practice under the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act. It protects people from those who substantially raise prices for needed goods or services without justification. The rule was adopted following the floods of 1993.

It applies during the emergency declaration and a recovery period of up six months.

Branstad comments on Missouri River flooding

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June 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Gov. Terry Branstad says all Iowa counties along the Missouri River will be affected by rising water and residents need to get ready because the worst of the flooding is still upriver.

Branstad at a news conference in Sioux City on Thursday says the state is ready to help, including the possibility of calling out the Iowa National Guard. He says there is a concern about Sioux City’s water treatment plant, which the near the river. But Branstad says he’s confident it will be OK.

Des Moines lost its water treatment plant in the 1993 flood, cutting off water for 12 days.

Branstad has issued emergency disaster proclamations for six counties – Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Pottawattamie and Woodbury. It allows state resources to be used for flood efforts.

RONALD LEE KILLIAN (6-4-2011)

Obituaries

June 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

RONALD LEE KILLIAN, 49, of Stuart, died Thu., June 2nd, at his home in rural Stuart. A Memorial service for RON KILLIAN will be held 10:30-a.m. Sat., June 4th, at the Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart.

Memorials may be directed to the Ron Killian Memorial Fund, in care of the funeral home.

Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

RUBIE and RENO STOFFERSON (6-11-2011)

Obituaries

June 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Graveside services for RUBIE AND RENO STOFFERSON will be held 2-p.m. Sat., June 11th, at the Harlan Cemetery, in Harlan. Rubie Stofferson died in January 2008, while Reno Stofferson died on April 26th, 2011. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Rubie and Reno Stofferson are survived by

Their son: Robert (Tori) Stofferson, of Kearney, NE.

Their daughter: Marcia Burger, of Cassville, MO.

Their son-in-law Dan Klein paste & wife Pat, of Harlan.

5 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, 15 great-great grandchildren

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Assault arrest in Villisca

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June 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County say a Villisca man was arrested Thursday night on an assault charge. 18-year old Austin Bradley Greig, of Villisca, was taken into custody at around 11:50-p.m., and charged with Simple Domestic Assault, following an incident which allegedly occurred in the 100-block of north 5th Street in Villisca.

Greig was being held in jail without bond.

Harlan Police report several drug and alcohol arrests

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June 3rd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Harlan report several drug and/or alcohol-related arrested have been made over the past week or so. On May 30th, 17-year old Brett Wilke, of Harlan, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. His arrest was the result of a traffic stop. Wilke was later released to the custody of his parents and referred to Juvenile Court Services.

On May 29th, a traffic stop by Harlan Police resulted in the arrest of 24-year old Paul Zimmerman, of Panama. Zimmerman was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance and Drug Paraphernalia, along with Prohibited Acts.

A day earlier, four Harlan teens were charged with Public Intoxication, after officers investigated a report of youth consuming alcohol. Officials say 16-year old Megan Hunt, 13-year old Tiffany Thompson, 14-year old Barbra Jo Juniper Greve, and 15-year old Marissa Mitchell, all from Harlan, were cited for Public Intox. Hunt was also cited for Possession of Tobacco under legal age. After being brought to the Harlan P-D, all of the girls were later released to the custody of their parents.

That same day, 23-year old Theodore Behrens, of Harlan, was charged with supplying alcohol to persons under the legal age. His arrest followed an investigation by Harlan Police. Separately, 18-year old William Zoellner, of Shelby, and 17-year old Ethan Williams, of Harlan, was arrested following a traffic stop. Zoellner was cited for open container and possession of alcohol by a person under legal age. Williams was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and released to the custody of his parents. His case will be referred to Juvenile Court Services.

On May 27th, police in Harlan arrested 20-year old Anthony Bennett, of Harlan, on a charge of simple assault, following an investigation into an incident which allegedly occurred in the 11-hundred block of Elm Street.

And, on May 24th, 35-year old Amanda Hanover, of Portsmouth, was arrested on charges of OWI, speeding, open container, and child endangerment. The charges followed a traffic stop, where Hanover was the driver of the vehicle. A passenger in the vehicle, 30-year old Daniel Pash, of Earling, was charged with open container. Pash was cited and released, while Hanover was brought to the Shelby County Jail and held, pending an appearance before the magistrate.