Lavon speaks with Sadao Muraoka, Realtor and Developer from Tokyo, about his time as an exchange student in Atlantic in 1971-72.
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Lavon speaks with Sadao Muraoka, Realtor and Developer from Tokyo, about his time as an exchange student in Atlantic in 1971-72.
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Iowans who love the taste of farm-fresh sweet corn, tomatoes and other just-picked veggies already know where to go — as this is Iowa Farmers Market Week. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey says there are more than 220 farmers markets across the state, and you’re never too far away from one. Northey says, “They’re one or two or sometimes three times a week in a location so you kind of have to pay attention to know where it’s at, but boy, once people get going, it becomes something they always want to get to and see what new products are there, meet and see friends and just get caught up on what’s going on.”
Northey says farmers markets sell more than just produce, but that is the number-one lure. “The produce and the changing of the seasons is certainly one of the things that draws folks there,” Northey says. “When strawberries show up or when sweet corn shows up, we see a surge in traffic but there’s also baked goods and crafts and other kinds of things, depending on what each market has.”
About a year ago, the state ag department launched a free downloadable smart phone app which offers a searchable database of Iowa’s farmers markets. Learn more at: www.agriculture.state.ia.us
(Radio Iowa)
FIRST TEAM (* unanimous)
P – Chris Halbur, SR, Kuemper *
P – Justin Fisher, SR, Glenwood
P – David Ratigan, SR, Harlan
C – Alex Drees, JR, Kuemper
C – Austin Simmons, SO, Lewis Central
IF – David Hogue, SR, Shenandoah
IF – Jake Daeges, SR, Harlan
IF – Brady Douma, SR, Glenwood
IF – Bryce Wessels, SR, Kuemper
OF – Kolby Hilgenberg, SR, Kuemper *
OF – Cole Crawford, JR, Creston
OF – Tyler Jensen, SR, Glenwood
UT – Josh Jones, JR, Lewis Central
UT – Robert Lyons, SR, Denison-Schleswig
UT – Logan Nolting, SR, Kuemper *
SECOND TEAM
P – Nick Kaufman, JR, Harlan
P – Zac McCoy, SR, Shenandoah
P – Wyatt Schulz, SO, Glenwood
C – Tanner Johnson, SR, Red Oak
C – Zach Powers, SR, Creston
IF – Corey Bertini, JR, Glenwood
IF – Keaton Hulett, SR, Creston
IF – Zach Nelson, JR, Atlantic
IF – Caleb Shudak, FR, Lewis Central
OF – Nate Gettys, JR, Harlan
OF – Sam Jameson, SR, Glenwood
OF – Nick Leinen, SR, Red Oak
UT – Briar Evans, SR, Creston
UT – Sean Houston, SO, Denison-Schleswig
UT – Luke Sutherland, SO, Lewis Central
HONORABLE MENTION
OF – Logan Steffens, JR, Atlantic
IF – Ryan Hawkins, FR, Atlantic
OF – Jordan Peterman, SR, Clarinda
UT – Dakota Woods, SR, Clarinda
OF – Brayden Schurke, JR, Denison-Schleswig
P – Taylor Thul, SO, Denison-Schleswig
IF – Derek Leinen, JR, Harlan
IF – Carter Ludwig, SR, Kuemper
OF – Kyler Nixon, SO, Lewis Central
IF – Jackson Baker, JR, Shenandoah
FOR SALE: I have a really nice 41 by 72 Jacuzzi brand tub with jets for sale. I just got a bigger one and I don’t need this one anymore. The tub has no leaks I’m asking $350.00 or best offer. If interested call Chris at 712-789-0839. The tub works really good.
FOR SALE: Wadsworth breakers, 50 AMP 2 Pole $50, 40 AMP 2 Pole $40, 30 AMP 2 Pole $30, 20 AMP Single Pole $25, Single Slot Double 20 AMP Single Pole $40 Have multiples of most, and may consider offers on multiples. Some are less than 2 years old. Located in Atlantic. Call 712-249-9196 and leave message.
FOR SALE: Retired mechanic selling a bunch of tools, can buy all or in bundles. 712-790-6022
WANTED: WWI & WWII military antiques & collectibles. Looking for donations, will be set up in Shear Designs Family Hair Salon during AtlanticFest. Any questions please call before AtlanticFest (Aug. 10th)
The Guthrie County Auditor’s Office has released the names of candidates set to appear on the September 10th ballot for School Board elections. In the Guthrie Center School District, Incumbent Melia Vanmeter and Wes Policky are running for two open seats.
In the Panorama School District, Greg Irving is running for a District 1 seat. Three candidates, Deb Douglass, Mindy L. Fear and Kent Muyskens, are running for one seat in District 2. And, Shari Clark and Jon Stetzel are running for one seat in District 4.
In the Coon Rapids-Bayard School District, Kelly Pevestorf and Brenda Schlaatter are competing for one seat in District 1 to fill a vacancy for a two year term. Jason Rosenbeck is running unopposed in District 3 to fill a vacancy for a two year term. Steve Dentlinger and Chad Leighty are competing for the one seat available in District 4. Incumbent Pat McAlister is unopposed in District 6. And, Incumbent Joel Davis is running unopposed for the CR-B At Large District seat.
An Iowa Department of Education official says the organization is taking a cautious approach in instituting updates to a program that provides school districts with extra state financial help if they share positions to cut costs. Department deputy director, Jeff Berger, says the program had been limited to sharing operational and maintenance positions. But, he says that appears to have changed with the renewal of the program by the Iowa Legislature.
“They did several things that would indicate that they wanted to expand the opportunities to the program. They added several functions that were not there previously and were not — in our opinion– operational,” Berger says. “Things like guidance counselors, librarians, school nurses, social workers, curriculum directors. Those really in my mind are not maintenance and operations, which is fine.”
Berger says the original law ramped down the additional funding by 20-percent over time, but the new version does not do that. The original bill only allowed for sharing between contiguous districts, but the new bill does not have that provision. Berger says the Education Department’s biggest question is if the bill is meant to help districts add new staff as part of a sharing arrangement.
He says they are wrestling over the intent of the statute because it’s lead sentence says it’s designed to “enhance student opportunities. “There are some who would read the enhancing student opportunities to mean this is allowing us to add staff that we didn’t previously to have,” Berger says. Expanding the program to include new positions that can be shared also means expanding the supplemental money given to schools. Berger says the state could spend a minimum of 20-million-dollars to a maximum of 85-million dollars depending on the participation. The program currently spends 13-million dollars.
Thirty-five percent of the program is paid for through property tax, so the expansion would be a hit to taxpayers. Berger says the Department has decided to take a narrow view of the program at this point and only fund sharing for positions that are already in a district’s budget. He cites a superintendent position that’s equivalent to one full time position as an example.
“The superintendent was in a small district a one-point-oh. They decide with some other district to reduce that to point-eight and the other district will pick up the point-two. Because that F-T-E in the first district went from one to point-eight, they qualify for operational sharing,” Berger says. The district would get extra state support based on the amount of state aid the state already pays each district for each pupil. Berger says the department wants to get more input on how far to expand the sharing program and if legislators want to fund that additional cost before they move ahead with it.
“Our approach in interpreting this is that it is much easier for us to be very conservative and go back for a clarification from the legislature and then loosen it up, than to take the broadest interpretation and let the horse out of the barn and then try to rein it back in,” Berger says. The State Board of Education gave initial approval to the conservative rules for the update program at their meeting last week. The issue will now go to a public hearing and then to a legislative review committee.
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Jim Field speaks with Country Artist Brad Morgan about the Manning Freedom Rock Fest.
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