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Baked Ham Hoagies (5-22-12)

Mom's Tips

May 22nd, 2012 by Jim Field

  • 1 boneless fully cooked ham (4 to 6 pounds)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 can (12 ounces) regular cola
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 15 to 20 hoagie buns, split
  • lettuce leaves
  • tomatoes
  • sliced Colby-Monterey Jack cheese

Place ham in a roasting pan.  Score the surface with shallow diagonal cuts, making diamond shapes.  Add water to the pan.  Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/4 hours.  Pour cola over ham; sprinkle with brown sugar.  Bake, uncovered, 30-45 minutes longer or until a meat thermometer reads 140 degrees and ham is heated through.  Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.  Serve on buns with lettuce, cheese and tomatoes.  Yield:  15-20 servings.

Heartbeat Today 05-22-2012

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

May 22nd, 2012 by admin

Jim Field speaks with some of the top graduating seniors from Riverside High School.

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Iowa DOT cautions travelers about work zones over Memorial Day holiday

News

May 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Iowa Department of Transportation say travel during the upcoming Memorial Day holiday may be slowed by road construction. Several projects on Iowa’s interstate and state roadways may warrant advance planning on the part of drivers.

Projects in Southwest Iowa include:

  • A bridge deck overlay on U.S. 30 west of Missouri Valley in Harrison County has reduced the roadway to one lane. Traffic is being maintained with temporary traffic signals. The open lane has an 11-foot width restriction.
  • Staged bridge construction on U.S. 30 northeast of Woodbine in Harrison County has reduced the roadway to one lane. Traffic is being maintained with temporary traffic signals.
  • Bridge construction on I-80 over the West Nishnabotna River near Avoca in Pottawattamie County has closed the westbound lanes between mileposts 34 and 40. Traffic has been shifted to a two-lane, two-way pattern in the eastbound lanes.
  • Bridge construction has closed northbound I-29 in Fremont County between mileposts 21 and 25. Traffic has been shifted to a two-lane, two-way traffic pattern in the southbound lanes. 
  • Asphalt resurfacing in the northbound lanes of I-29 in Fremont County from milepost 10 to 17 has traffic shifted to a two-lane, two-way traffic pattern in the southbound lanes. 
  • Bridge deck overlays at two locations on U.S. 71 south of Atlantic in Cass County have reduced the roadway to one lane. Traffic is being maintained with temporary traffic signals. 
  • A new bridge deck is being placed on the eastbound I-80 Wiota interchange bridge at milepost 64 and a new bridge over Crooked Creek is being built at milepost 69 in Cass County. Traffic is shifted to a two-lane, two-way traffic pattern in the westbound lanes from milepost 60 to 70. The eastbound ramps at Wiota are closed and a detour is in place for Cass County Road N-28.
  • Iowa 148 between Massena and Anita in Cass County is closed for highway repair work. Traffic should follow the marked detour.

    There are many other ongoing construction and maintenance projects affecting traffic on state, county and local road systems. Details of all current Iowa DOT construction projects can be found at www.511ia.org.

7AM Newscast 05-22-2012

News, Podcasts

May 22nd, 2012 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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1st Round Boys Substate Soccer Results Monday, May 21st

Sports

May 22nd, 2012 by admin

Class 1A

Substate #8

  • Kuemper Catholic 2, Riverside 1
  • Underwood 5, Missouri Valley 0
  • AHST 1, Tri-Center 0

Substate #7

  • Pella Christian 5, Nodaway Valley 3
  • Des Moines Christian 7, West Central Valley, Stuart 1

Wednesday, May 23rd Matchups

  • Underwood @ Kuemper Catholic 5pm
  • AHST @ St. Albert 5pm

Class 2A

Substate #1

  • Bishop Heelan Catholic 4, Denison-Schleswig 0
  • Storm Lake 5, Carroll 2

Substate #8

  • Harlan 1, Creston 0
  • Winterset 2, Atlantic 0

Wednesday’s Matchups

  • Harlan @ Glenwood 5pm
  • Winterset @ ADM, Adel 6:30pm

Class 3A

Substate #1

  • Sioux City West 4, Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 0

Substate #8

  • Urbandale 5, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 1

Wendesday Matchup

  • Lewis Central @ Sioux City East 5pm.-Substate #1

High School Softball and Baseball Scores 5-21-2012

Sports

May 22nd, 2012 by admin

Softball

Atlantic 10, Clarinda 9
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 12, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 0
Denison-Schleswig 5, Jefferson-Scranton 1
IKM-Manning 12, Guthrie Center 0
OA-BCIG 20, Pocahontas Area/Pomeroy-Palmer 4
Woodbine 5, Walnut 2
Winterset 6, Norwalk 1

Baseball

A-H-S-T, Avoca 6, Nishnabotna 0
Creston 10, Corning 0
Earlham 11, Nodaway Valley 1
IKM-Manning 11, South Central Calhoun 4
Lawton-Bronson 13, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 1
LeMars 5, Denison-Schleswig 1
Lenox 10, Clarinda Academy 0
Lewis Central 4, Treynor 3 (9 innings)
Logan-Magnolia 14, East Mills 2
Murray 13, Essex 0 (5 innings)
Shenandoah 11, Underwood 4
Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 6, Clarke, Osceola 1
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 9, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 5
Van Meter 7, Winterset 3

O’Brien’s Afghanistan stories postponed until May 31st

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

A presentation by an Atlantic resident who recently returned from an Agricultural Advisory position in Afghanistan scheduled to take place this Thursday, May 24th , has been postponed for one week. Officials with the Women, Food and Agriculture Network (WFAN) say the visit to Des Moines this Thursday by President Barack Obama has forced a speaking event at Drake University by rural Atlantic resident and organic farmer Denise O’Brien, to be postponed until May 31st, at 7-p.m.

O’Brien, who recently returned from a one-year appointment as a civilian agricultural advisor in Afghanistan, will speak about her experiences as an advisor for the USDA Office of Foreign Service Operations/Overseas.

She’s scheduled to speak on the topic 7-p.m. Thursday, May 31st, at 206 Cartwright Hall on the Drake University Campus at 27th St. and Carpenter Ave. in Des Moines.  O’Brien will also display her photos of farming in Nangarhar Province. A question and answer session will follow her presentation. The event is free and open to the public, and will be followed by a social hour at the Mars Café, 2318 University Avenue, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Regional Golf Results from Monday, Trojanns and Wheelers Qualify for State

Sports

May 22nd, 2012 by admin

Qualifiers will play at the 2012 State Golf Meet.
The Iowa Girls’ High School State Golf Meet will be played Tuesday 
and Wednesday, May 29 – 30. The meet will be divided by class with 
Classes 1A & 2A playing at River Valley Golf Course in Adel
and classes 3A & 4A playing at Otter Creek Golf Course in Ankeny.

CLASS 3A
Region 1 at Harlan: Harlan Golf and Country Club
Atlantic – 379 – State Qualifier
ADM – 401 – State Qualifier
Carroll – 416
Clarke – 449
Individual Qualifiers:
Sara Pettitt, Carroll – 84
Brooke Fletcher, Atlantic – 88
Megan Ticknor, ADM – 90
Taryn Gholson, Dallas Center-Grimes – 92
Rachel Van Erdewyk, Carroll – 94
Courtney Leinen, Harlan – 94

CLASS 2A
Region 2 at Carroll: Carroll Country Club
Kuemper Catholic – 376 – State Qualifier
Clarinda – 394 – State Qualifier
East Sac County – 406
Ogden – 412
Missouri Valley – 412
Underwood – 448
Individual Qualifiers:
Taylor Gardner, Missouri Valley – 83
Erin Rasmussen, OA-BCIG – 86
Morgan Naberhaus, Kuemper Catholic – 88
Brittany Butler, South Hamilton – 90
Corie Woodard, Clarinda – 91

CLASS 1A

Region 2 at Dunlap: Dunlap Golf Club
Hinton – 387 – State Qualifier
Audubon – 399 – State Qualifier
Corning – 452
West Monona – 454
Nishnabotna – 503
AHST – 520
Individual Qualifiers:
Susie Bylund, Audubon – 87
Katie Clausen, Hinton – 90
Tori Bishop, Hinton – 91
Anna Hildebrand, Riverside – 92
Kaleigh Westlake, Corning – 93

CLASS 4A
Region 1 at Grimes: Beaver Creek Golf Course
Waukee – 332 – State Qualifier
Dowling Catholic – 378 – State Qualifier
Urbandale – 398
Johnston – 403
Lewis Central – 422
Norwalk – 447
Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln – 454
Denison-Schleswig – 485
Individual Qualifiers:
Payton Minear, Waukee – 78
Kelsy Shay, Waukee – 78
Carlee Oakley, Sioux City North – 83
Kayla Redeker, Lewis Central – 86
Brittany Best, Waukee – 87
Sarah Splittgerber, Dowling Catholic – 87

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: May 22nd 2012

Podcasts, Weather

May 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the (Podcast) Freese-Notis forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area….

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VERA R. ANDERSEN, 93, of Audubon (formerly of Exira) – Svcs. 5-23-12

Obituaries

May 22nd, 2012 by Ric Hanson

VERA R. ANDERSEN, 93, of Audubon (formerly of Exira), died Mon., May 21st, at the Friendship Home in Audubon. Funeral services for VERA ANDERSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., May 23rd, at the Exira Lutheran Church. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home. A family visitation will be held at the Exira Lutheran Church from 9:30-a.m. until the time of service, on Wednesday.

Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.

VERA ANDERSEN is survived by:

Her daughters – Darlene (Larry) Johnston, of Audubon, & Dixie (Larry) Greedy, of Sidney.

5 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, other relatives & friends.