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Hawkeye 10 Boys Golf

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May 10th, 2011 by Jim Field

Hawkeye 10 Conference Atlantic Golf and Country Club 5-9-11
Team Results
1st Kuemper 310
2nd Harlan 314
3rd Atlantic 333
4th Creston 334
5th Lewis Central 335
6th Shenandoah 336
7th Denison Schleswig 354
8th Clarinda 368
9th Red Oak 377
10th Glenwood 391
Individual Results
1st Team
1st! Nate Molak Kuemper 73
2nd Zach Osborn Harlan 75
3rd Kyler Ludwig Kuemper 77
4th Jacob Buelt Kuemper 78
5th JC Carlisle Harlan 78
6th Kyler Vande Berg Harlan 78
2nd Team
7th Sam Markham Atlantic 79
8th Jackson Baker Shenendoah 80
9th David Hogue Shenendoah 80
10th Sam Renaud Atlantic 81
11th Alex Reinert Glenwood 81
12th Kramer Samulsen Clarinda 81

05-10-2011 Across Oceans Across Time

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May 10th, 2011 by admin

Across Oceans Across Time from the Danish Immigrant Museum in Elk Horn.

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05-10-2011 Backyard and Beyond

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May 10th, 2011 by admin

Lavon speaks about containers for growing veggies!

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Man wanted for questioning in Carroll woman’s disapperance dies after pursuit

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May 10th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

CARROLL, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa police chief says a man sought as a witness in the disappearance of a Carroll woman has killed himself in Kansas. Carroll Police Chief Jeff Cayler said Tuesday that James Snovell, of Rolfe, shot himself as he was being chased by Kansas officers.

Cayler says his investigators knew Snovelle had some connection to Coffee County, Kan., so they asked authorities there to watch for him. Cayler says Kansas officers found Snovelle at a rural Coffee County property on Monday evening. He took off on foot but was soon spotted crossing a stream. Cayler says Snovelle then pulled out a gun and fatally shot himself.

Cayler says Snovelle’s suicide raises more concerns, but the disappearance of 50-year-old Dawn Allen last week is still being treated as a missing person’s case.

Work continues on West Central’s Hamlin project

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May 10th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Officials with West Central Cooperative say construction continues on their storage building project in Hamlin. Unexpected rains late last month slowed progress on the 200-by 400-foot flat storage building, but officials said Monday, that recent dry weather has allowed concrete work to resume on the foundation for the structure.

West Central grain division’s executive Vice President Roger Fray says crews began pouring the foundation last week, and are expected to finish-up this week. The next step is to form and pour concrete for the walls. A foundation for the tower has also been poured and is complete.

Fray says while that’s being done, excavation continues for the tunnel and dump pits. Once that’s complete, a second concrete crew will form and pour the tunnel and dump pits for the grain storage facility.

The Hamlin site is scheduled to open for business by the time the Fall harvest begins. A community open house is tentatively set to take place in early September.

Update in Carroll missing person’s case

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May 10th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

50-year old Dawn Allen. Missing since May 4th

54-year old James Snovelle

CARROLL, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say they’ve found a 54-year-old man they wanted to question about the disappearance of a Carroll woman whose car was abandoned in a nightclub’s parking lot. Law enforcement officials said Monday that they consider James Snovelle, of Rolfe, a witness in the disappearance of 50-year-old Dawn Allen.

According to The Des Moines Register, Carroll police did not say later Monday what, if anything, investigators have learned from Snovelle.

Allen was last seen at her home on Wednesday. She did not show up for work the next day, when her vehicle was found in the Piranha Club’s parking lot, on the east side of Carroll.

Police want to question man about missing Carroll woman

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May 10th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

CARROLL, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are looking for a 54-year-old Iowa man they want to question about the disappearance of a woman whose car was abandoned in a nightclub’s parking lot.

Law enforcement officials said Monday they consider James Snovelle, of Rolfe, a witness in the disappearance of 50-year-old Dawn Allen, of Carroll.

Law enforcement officials say Snovelle may be traveling in Iowa, Missouri or Kansas in a red Mercury Sable with a license plate number of 542MFO. They say anyone who has knowledge of his whereabouts should contact the Carroll Police Department.

Allen was last seen at her home last Wednesday. She did not show up for work the next day, when her vehicle was found in the Piranha Club’s parking lot.

Gronstal thinks there’s a way to keep Carhart out of Council Bluffs

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May 10th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The top Democrat in the Iowa Senate says he “thinks there’s a way” to ensure a Nebraska doctor who performs so-called “late-term” abortions cannot open a clinic in Council Bluffs. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Gronstal, who is from Council Bluffs, says work is underway to make changes in a bill that already cleared the Iowa House, a bill that would ban abortions in Iowa after the 20th week of a pregnancy.

“The legislation as drafted by the House I think significantly invites a very serious court challenge,” Gronstal says. “So I think we’re trying to look at some ways to fix that up in such a way that we can guarantee a new, late-term abortion clinic doesn’t open in Council Bluffs.” Senator Joe Bolkcom, a Democrat from Iowa City, was asked last week to examine the House-passed bill and lead the process of making changes.

“So I’ve spent part of last week and other the weekend studying the bill and working to craft some amendments that deal with what we think is the number one concern that the bill tries to address and that’s the establishment of a clinic by Dr. LeRoy Carhart in Council Bluffs,” Bolkcom says. Carhart is no longer able to perform so-called “late term” abortions at his clinic in Bellevue, Nebraska because a Nebraska law that took effect in mid-October bans abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy. Other states like Oklahoma, Kansas and Idaho have recently passed similar laws and Iowa is among nearly a dozen other states with similar legislation pending, Bolkcom says there are concerns those laws are unconstitutional.

“I don’t think we should be about passing laws that we know on their face are unconstitutional,” Bolkcom says, “especially looking at the 20-week outright ban.” Bolkcom hopes to release details of the alternatives he’s exploring “within the next few days.”

“The issue we’ve heard repeatedly from people who care about this issue is the establishment of this clinic in Council Bluffs,” Bolkcom says. “And we are focused on that issue primarily.” Congressman Steve King, a Republican from Kiron, worked in 2003 to pass federal legislation that bans so-called “partial birth abortions.” King is urging state legislators in Des Moines to take the next step and pass a state law that would ban abortions after the 20th week of a pregnancy.

“I know a little bit about LeRoy Carhart and I’ve looked that man in the eye and it’s a disturbing experience, let me tell you,” King says. So far, the four other state laws that ban abortions after the 20th week of a pregnancy have not been challenged in court. Indiana’s governor last week indicated he’ll sign a similar abortion ban for his state.

(From Radio Iowa)

AHS Falls To Tri-Center

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May 9th, 2011 by Jim Field

5/7/11 at Atlantic

Tri-Center 5, Atlantic 0

Alisha Welter with 22 saves
Reann Cappel with 7 steals & Ali Hosfelt with 8

Trojans 2nd at Kuemper Golf Invite

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May 9th, 2011 by Jim Field

Here are the results from the Kuemper Tournament on Saturday, May 7, 2011

Sam Markham   81
Ben Nelson  77
Matt Thielen   77
Travis Olsen   90
Evan Schuler  82
Sam Renaud  85

Team
Kuemper  298        1st place
Atlantic  317           2nd place
Spencer  328            3rd place
Storm Lake  328       4th place
Carroll 329                 5th place
Harlan  334                6th place
Ballard 338                 7th place
Prairie Valley  340      8th place
Denison  352                9th place
Lewis Central  363       10th place
Shenandoah   366        11th place
Humbolt   372               12th place
Webster City 378          13th place
Red Oak                          No Score

This was a excellent win for us on an away course.  There are some very good teams in the tournament.  Normally 4 to 5 teams from this tournament make it to state.  Hopefully we can continue this through our final tournaments.  Ben Nelson and Matt Thielen played some great rounds.  Ben was one under on the first nine.  Matt Thielen had 6 to 7 pars in a row.  Nice to see Sam Markham and Evan Schuler played well.  Sam Renaud had a good score.  Travis struggled but I know he will get it in the next round.