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AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON….500 AM CDT FRI JUL 5 2013
TODAY AND TONIGHT…
AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS MINIMAL. SMALL HAIL…GUSTY WINDS…AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STRONGER STORM.
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY….
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS STILL UNCERTAIN…HOWEVER ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR HEAVY RAIN CHANCES LOOK MORE LIKELY MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
Officials with “The Lullabye Foundation” have announced that their 2013 Annual Golf Tournament has been named to honor the memories of two long-time Atlantic residents and community benefactors, James and Gertrude Hunt. The 4-person, “Texas Scramble/Best Ball” Tournament will be held on Saturday, July 20th, at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club. Registration begins at 8:15am. Play – with a shot-gun start – begins at 9:00am. All players will receive a meal ticket for a picnic lunch, which will be available between 10:30-a.m. and Noon.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams; those prizes being gift certificates for a foursome and two carts to Lake Panorama National in Panora, and Fox Run and Bent Tree Golf Courses in Council Bluffs. There will be individual hole prizes on ten of the courses’ 18 holes.
All proceeds from Lullabye’s Jim and Gert Hunt Memorial Golf Tournament will be used to support the Lullabye Foundation’s mission of helping CassCounty children. Since 2007, nearly $65,000 has been given to deserving children to help them achieve a dream they might never experience without Lullabye’s intervention.
Lullabye’s Pastors Dennis and Sally Meyer, say their mission is one Jim and Gert Hunt’s family believes reflects the kind of care, concern, and personal mission their parents were committed to as they lived and served in the greater Cass County community for many years. Gertrude was a teacher, and saw first-hand the needs of many kids and tried to address them as best she was able. The Hunt’s were generous supporters of numerous programs that built stronger kids in the community, including the Lullabye Foundation.
Opportunities remain available to enter teams into the tournament and/or to step up to be hole sponsors for the event, or both. Questions about the tournament can be directed to Mike or Pam Koranda at 243-2982, or at 2705 Palm Street in Atlantic.
Eight dog breeders in Iowa are being named to the national “Horrible Hundred,” a list of so-called puppy mills put out by the Humane Society of the United States. Kathleen Summers, spokeswoman for the organization, says the facilities on the list have slews of issues including thousands of dollars in fines for Animal Welfare Act violations, dead dogs and neglected puppies in need of urgent veterinary care.
“We selected 100 puppy mills that have been cited for multiple problems over the last couple of years and in some cases, over more than a decade,” Summers says. “What we’re trying to do is show the types of problems that are out there, not just with these 100 puppy mills, but actually at hundreds and hundreds of additional puppy mills across the country.” The 100 facilities listed are located in 20 states, with many of them in the Midwest, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Nebraska and Missouri.
With eight, Iowa is one of the worst states on the list. Summers says the region is home to so many puppy mills because the central location is key to shipping animals to pet stores all across the nation. In most cases, Summers says the facilities listed have been cited for violations by the U-S Department of Agriculture. “The USDA regulates puppy mills that sell to pet stores but there are hundreds of additional puppy mills that sell over the internet through websites that make it look like it’s a small family breeder,” Summers says. “They sell puppies sight unseen to people across the country and many of those puppy mills are never inspected at all.”
For Iowa families who are in the market for a canine companion, Summers recommends never patronizing a puppy farm and never buying a dog over the internet. “If you do decide to go to a breeder, make sure you visit in person and see how the puppy’s mother is living, see where the puppy was born and raised and see if it’s the kind of place you really want your dollars supporting,” Summers says. “Another fantastic option is going to an animal shelter. Your money there will be used to help save more animals instead of supporting a potentially cruel facility.”
The facilities in Iowa on the Humane Society list include: David and Joane Cline in Sully, Doug and Wendie Dettbarn at the Purple Heart Kennel in Strawberry Point, Gary Felts at the Black Diamond Kennel in Kingsley, Connie and Harold Johnson of CW’s Quaint Critters in Melvin, Kenneth and Leatrice McGuire in North English, Debra Pratt of New Sharon, Lennie and Lonnie Rumley at Tripple L Kennels in Leon, and Linda Thorpe of Sky Blue Ranch in Winterset.
(Radio Iowa)
EUGENE F. KINEN, 80, of Atlantic, died Thu., July 4th, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. Funeral services for EUGENE KINEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Tue., July 9th, at the Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church, in Atlantic. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Visitation with the family will be held from 5-to 7-pm Mon., July 8th at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to the ALS Association or American Cancer Society.
Burial will be in the Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery.
EUGENE KINEN in survived by:
His wife: Shirley Kinen, of Atlantic.
His children: Douglas (Gwen) Kinen, of Indian Rock Beach, FL; Dennis (Judy) Kinen, of Council Bluffs; Diana (Gerhard) Marburg, of Atlantic, & David Kinen, of Chillicothe, MO.
His sisters and brothers: Doris (Waldo) Leander, of Cedar Bluffs, NE; Charlotte (Roy) McLaughlin, of Caldwell, ID; Mary Jo (Kari Kaiser) Kinen, of Omaha, & Larry (Cheryl) Kinen, of Papillion, NE.
5 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) — The central Iowa city of Marshalltown skipped its usual summer practice of spraying for mosquitoes last year, as drought substantially curbed the pest’s population. Not this year. Heavy rains this spring and summer have the town scrambling to control an onslaught of the bloodsucking insects. The Marshalltown Times-Republic reports that crews sprayed along the town’s streets Wednesday and into Independence Day.
WELLMAN, Iowa (AP) — Residents of a small town just south of Iowa City have been advised to drink bottled water until repairs can be made on a broken water line. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says a line burst yesterday in Wellman. The water is now bypassing the reverse osmosis system used to reduce nitrates. The department says repairs are being made and that the water has to be tested to make sure it’s safe.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Davenport police have identified a man shot to death earlier this week. The Quad-City Times reports that the death of 30-year-old Zachary Thompson of Rock Island has been classified as a homicide. Thompson died Tuesday morning at Genesis Medical Center in Davenport.
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — A former Dubuque cafe owner who was granted the nation’s first riverboat gambling license has died. The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald reports that 78-year-old Bob Kehl died at home on Wednesday morning shortly after being released from a local hospital.
315 AM CDT FRI JUL 5 2013
EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S.
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S.
Down to their final strike, the Iowa Cubs (45-43) got a game-tying two-run homer from pinch-hitter Tim Torres in the top of the ninth inning and scored four times in the 10th to beat the Albuquerque Isotopes (48-40) 9-5 at Isotopes Park, Thursday night. The win snapped a streak of 13 consecutive losses for the Cubs at Isotopes Park going back to June 19, 2011.
Iowa takes on Albuquerque in Game 2 of its four-game series today at 8:05 p.m. The Cubs will travel to New Orleans for a three-game series beginning Monday before returning to Principal Park on July 11 to again face Albuquerque.
Elsewhere in Pacific Coast League action, Kelvin Herrera and Chris Dwyer combined on a five-hitter as Omaha blanked Round Rock 3-0, Thursday night in the first of a four-game set at the Dell Diamond. The Storm Chasers won their second straight contest to improve to 39-48 but remain 5 ½ games behind Iowa in the American Conference North Division. The series continues tonight (Friday) at 7:05, with Omaha left-hander Danny Duffy taking the hill against Round Rock right-hander Scott Richmond.
(www.milb.com)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The L.A. Angels rallied with three runs in the bottom of the ninth to deny Adam Wainwright his 12th victory and beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5. Josh Hamilton hit a game-tying two-run homer and Erick Aybar delivered a walkoff single to drive in the winning run.Wainwright was lifted in the ninth with a two-run lead but Edward Mujica blew the save by allowing two runs on four hits in the ninth.
A man suspected of stealing a vehicle and striking a Council Bluffs Police officer last month was apprehended Thursday afternoon, in Omaha. According to the Council Bluffs NonPareil, 24-year old Andrew M. Brown was taken into custody following a pursuit that reached speeds of up to 80-miles per hour. He was arrested after being found under a porch and a short scuffle with police, following the chase. An unidentified 22-year old female passenger in the vehicle was also apprehended.
The incident involving the injured Council Bluffs officer began on June 25th. Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s deputies were pursuing a vehicle Brown allegedly stole out of Omaha. As he entered the Council Bluffs city limits, Council Bluffs police officers were in the area and attempted to disable the vehicle with stop sticks. Officials say Brown directed the vehicle toward several officers before striking one. The officer was flipped in the air and against a utility pole before landing in a ditch. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries and released. Brown then abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot.
Council Bluffs Police Department had obtained and issued warrants for Brown. He faces attempted murder, assault on a peace officer and first-degree theft charges.