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(Podcast) KJAN News, 4/7/2015

News, Podcasts

April 7th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The 8-a.m. Newscast w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Heartbeat Today 04-07-2015

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

April 7th, 2015 by admin

Jim Field speaks with Wendy Richter, Co-Chair of Cass County Child Abuse Prevention Council, about Child Abuse Prevention Month.

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Cauliflower Cheese Pie w/Grated Potato Crust (4-7-2015)

Mom's Tips

April 7th, 2015 by Jim Field

CRUST:

  • 2 cups packed, grated raw potatoes
  • 1/4 cup grated onion
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg, beaten

Place freshly grated potato in a colander over a bowl.  Salt it and let stand for 10 minutes.  Then, squeeze out excess water and mix with other ingredients.  Spread evenly in the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch pie pan.  Bake 40-45 minutes in a 400 degree oven until brown.  After first 30 minutes, brush the crust with a little oil to crispen it.

FILLING:

  • 1 heaping, packed cup grated cheddar cheese
  • 1 medium cauliflower, broken into small flowerets
  • 1 medium clove crushed garlic
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • paprika
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • dash of thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs & 1/4 cup milk, beaten together
  • black pepper

Saute onions and garlic in butter for five minutes.  Add herbs and cauliflower.  Simmer covered for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Set oven at 375 degrees.  Spread half the cheese into the baked crust, then the saute, then the rest of the cheese.  Dust with paprika.  Bake 35 to 40 minutes until set.

(John Anstrom, Winston-Salem, NC)

Lewis Central School Board accepts $10k donation for softball field dugouts

News

April 7th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

An anonymous donor’s generous gift of $10,000 was accepted Monday night by the Lewis Central School Board. The Daily NonPareil says a softball booster offered to donate the money, to be used toward new dugouts for the high school softball field. The gift will cover the cost of the improvements, and the dugouts will be placed in the same place on the field. The upgrading would be done on weekends to avoid conflict with the softball season.

Lewis Central School Board members also approved the 2015-16 fiscal year budget, which includes a 1.3 cent decrease in the overall property tax levy for Lewis Central Community School District residents. Next year’s levy was set at $12.76152 per $1,000 of taxable valuation.

Dale Kreher, the district’s business manager, said the budget assumes a 4 percent increase in state supplemental aid, which has yet to be resolved by the Iowa Legislature. He said the Iowa Department of Management will adjust the budget should a lower rate – or no increase – be approved.

The board also approved summer maintenance projects, representing about $780,000 across the district, with almost half invested in Titan Hill Intermediate School. Most of the work will be funded by the physical plant and equipment levy, with proceeds from state sales tax paying for the rest. Work at the Lewis Central Pool will include new deck covers, bleachers, lockers and heating and air conditioning, along with new bleachers and a new floor for the school’s gym. Other significant summer projects include asbestos removal at Titan Hill, bleacher expansion for the high school sports complex and a new boiler at Lewis Central Middle School.

Superintendent Mark Schweer said not all projects will be finished by the end of the summer. Funding for the projects will carry over into the next fiscal year, as well.

(Podcast) KJAN Sports report, 4/7/2015

Podcasts, Sports

April 7th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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Florida buying club agrees to refunds for Iowans

News

April 7th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The state Attorney General’s office has reached an agreement with a Florida buying club to refund money to 26-hundred Iowans. A-G spokesman, Geoff Greenwood, says they looked into Global Travel International after a call from a Des Moines woman who had gotten a postcard from the company offering a free store gift card. “So she calls to get the gift card and is told she has to pay a three-dollar, 95 cent shipping and handling card for the gift card. She asks some questions — rightly so — and she gets a confusing pitch, but is told ‘you are not buying anything’ this is just a handling charge for the gift card,” Greenwood says.

Greenwood says it’s a pitch that they have seen many times in the Attorney General’s office.
“Someone contacts a consumer and says you’ve got a free offer, the consumer enrolls and unwittingly enrolls in a buying cub that results in monthly transactions on their account,” according to Greenwood. He says they looked into this particular club and found some things that weren’t right. “The disclosures weren’t there, consumers were confused and consumers were unwittingly enrolled,” Greenwood says. “So, we’ve reached an agreement with the company, the company is to provide the state about 45-thousand dollars in refunds that we will distribute to approximately 26-hundred Iowa consumers.”

You do not have to do anything if you were one of the people who got into the buying club. “We’ve been provided a list by the company, a list that includes who has been charged across the state, and we will issue checks to those consumers,” Greenwood says. Greenwood says there are some key things to look for if you get this type of offer. “Consumers should just be naturally suspicious if a company wants to give you something for free, or a free trial offer out of the blue,” Greenwood says. “Some of these companies will give you the free trial offer and will enroll you unless you stop it. So consumers, whenever they hear the words free trial offer, free gift card, they should be suspicious.”

He says the companies often charge you small amounts for the buying club that tend to go unnoticed, so you should review all your financial statements to be sure you aren’t being billed for a club you did not want to enroll in. For more information or to file a complaint, contact the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division through the Attorney General’s website at www.IowaAttorneyGeneral.gov.

(Podcast) KJAN News & funeral report, 4/7/2015

News, Podcasts

April 7th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The 7:07-a.m. report w/KJAN News Director Ric Hanson

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(Podcast) Skyscan Weather forecast, 4/7/2015

Podcasts, Weather

April 7th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis forecast for the KJAN listening area and weather info. for Atlantic.

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Jerome Howe Relay Results

Sports

April 7th, 2015 by Jim Field

@ Treynor  (CLICK HERE for complete results)

Boys Team Scores:

  1. St. Albert  78
  2. Nishnabotna  68.5
  3. Underwood  64
  4. Shenandoah  62
  5. Treynor  57
  6. Southwest Valley  54
  7. West Harrison  53
  8. Fremont-Mills  52.5
  9. Griswold  43
  10. Tri-Center  38
  11. LoMa  36.5
  12. Riverside 28.5
  13. A-H-S-T-W 27.5
  14. Exira/EHK 22
  15. East Mills 17.5

Event Winners:

  • 100 – Brett Daley, Treynor  11.62
  • 200 – Chad Blank, Nishnabotna  23.69
  • 400 – Nick Pedersen, Underwood  51.73
  • 800 – Dion Coffey, Tri-Center  2:10.12
  • 110 Hurdles – Tony Klocke, Southwest Valley  16.14
  • 1600 – Josh Haning, Nishnabotna  4:49.92
  • 3200 – Max Ross, St. Albert  10:50.10
  • 400 Hurdles – Nick Pedersen, Underwood  57.36
  • Discus – Dustin Peasley, West Harrison  143-07
  • High Jump – Colten Drake, Southwest Valley  6-0
  • Long Jump – Brett Daley, Treynor  20-11.5
  • Shot Put – Jackson Scott-Brown, St. Albert  48-01.5
  • 4 x 100 – Fremont-Mills  46.8
  • 4 x 200 – A-H-S-T-W  1:38.31
  • 4 x 400 – Underwood  3:40.78
  • 4 x 800 – Tri-Center  8:53.64
  • Shuttle Hurdle – Southwest Valley  1:03.53
  • Distance Medley – Nishnabotna  3:57.59

 

Monday Golf/Soccer Results

Sports

April 7th, 2015 by Jim Field

Boys Golf:

  • CAM 204, Southwest Valley 210 (Medalist: Ryan Carlson, Southwest Valley 44)
  • Griswold 164, Missouri Valley 185 (Medalist: James Reynolds, Griswold 37)
  • Tri-Center 194, St. Albert 204 (Medalist: Rhyan Klabunde, St. Albert 42)

Girls Golf:

  • Southwest Valley 203, CAM 262 (Medalist: Kim Hults, Southwest Valley 49)
  • Griswold 220, Missouri Valley No Team Score (Medalist: Marlia Rossell, Griswold, 50)
  • Tri-Center 191, St. Albert 226 (Medalist: Kara Johnson, Tri-Center 43)

Boys Soccer:

  • Harlan 7, Treynor 0
  • Creston 4, St. Albert 1

Girls Soccer:

  •  Kuemper Catholic 1, Atlantic 0 (2OT)
  • St. Albert 8, Creston 0
  • Treynor 6, A-H-S-T-W 1
  • Underwood 6, Riverside 1
  • Nodaway Valley/WC Valley/Adair-Casey 3, Missouri Valley 1