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LAURA ANN ALLEN, 88, of Avoca (9-30-2022)

Obituaries

September 26th, 2022 by Jim Field

LAURA ANN ALLEN, 88, of Avoca died Sunday, September 25, 2022 at Elm Crest Assisted Living.  Funeral services for LAURA ANN ALLEN will be held on Friday, September 30, 2022 at 10:30 am at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca.  Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca is assisting the family.

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Family will greet friends on Thursday, September 29, 2022 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the funeral home.

Burial in the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.

LAURA ANN ALLEN is survived by:

Daughters:  Janet (Dick) Dorsey of Anita & Barb (Gail) Goodner of Carroll.

Sons:  Wayne (Kelly) Allen of Avoca & Larry (Traci) Allen of Odebolt.

Brother:  Marlin Andersen of Avoca.

Sisters-in-Law:  Linda Andersen of Avoca; Pat (Bob) Rodenburg of Omaha; Bonnie Allen of Atlantic.

10 Grandchildren

12 Great-Grandchildren

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Camp High Hopes in Sioux City celebrates 10th year

News

September 26th, 2022 by admin

Sioux City’s “Camp High Hopes” is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Sarah Morgan is the camp’s executive director.

Archery and canoeing are among the activities for campers. The facility opened in the fall of 2012. Morgan says there’s been a lot of growth since then and new programs are being added this fall and next spring.

A crowd gathered at the facility Sunday for a celebration that featured games, a fire truck — and two birthday cakes. Morgan says there were smiles all around.

The Camp High Hopes property covers 90 acres and includes a lake and a lodge. Fundraising for the camp began in 2004 and it opened eight years later. Campers come from Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota.

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Iowa Republicans hold 87,000 voter registration edge over Democrats

News

September 26th, 2022 by admin

With six weeks remaining in the 2022 campaign, Iowa Republicans have about a four-and-a-half percent statewide voter registration edge over Democrats. Jeff Link is a consultant who’s worked for a number of Democrats, including Fred Hubbell, the party’s nominee for governor in 2018.

Iowa G-O-P chairman Jeff Kaufmann says a big turning point was in 2020, right after the Iowa DEMOCRATIC Party’s presidential Caucuses.

For years, independents were the largest voting block in Iowa. During the last midterm election, back in 2018 — 36 percent of all active registered voters were independents. Link says having independents shrink from being the largest to the smallest block of voters in Iowa is significant.

Kaufmann says he intends for the G-O-P to keep its foot on the pedal and seek out new voters.

As of September 1st, there were a TOTAL of over one-point-eight MILLION active registered voters in Iowa.

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ISU teams find endangered bees at only 4 of 50 Iowa locations

Ag/Outdoor, News

September 26th, 2022 by admin

Iowa State University researchers are part of a multi-state effort to map out where a rare type of bumble bee lives and to figure out what sorts of habitat it prefers. I-S-U grad student Erika Ibarra-Garibay says they’re assembling clues about the genetic diversity and overall health of what’s known as the rusty patched bumble bee.

Teams from I-S-U surveyed 50 sites across Iowa twice in recent months and they only found the rusty patched bumble bee at four locations — in Ames, Brushy Creek State Recreation Area near Fort Dodge, and two locations near Dubuque and Yellow River State Forest.

Another I-S-U grad student and team member, Kelsey Shepherd, says the findings could help wildlife managers and land stewards reverse the decline of bee populations and support other pollinators more broadly.

The I-S-U teams are also collecting data on the threatened American bumble bee. Once widespread across the eastern U.S. and Upper Midwest, the number of rusty patched bumble bees has plummeted nearly 90% since the 1990s.

While the rusty patched bumble bees were only found at four of the 50 Iowa sites, they were abundant in a few of those sites. Team leaders say that suggests there are survivor populations out there and it’s not too late for conservation action in Iowa.

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WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Trading Post

September 26th, 2022 by Jim Field

WANTED: Looking for a butterfly house. Call 712-249-5063.

WANTED:  horses any age, call 712-210-9768.

FOR SALE:  Westinghouse water heater, still in crate, for $800.  A used Lennox furnace for $150.  A wood or gas burning fireplace that can be hooked up to heat the home, still in the crate, for $1,500.  Call 712-355-1566 in Council Bluffs.

FOR SALE:  Brown lift chair, $40.00.  Call 712-304-4807.

FOR SALE:  3rd cutting alfalfa hay bales for $6.00 per bale.  Contact Jim 712-249-8972.  SOLD!

FREE!!...Household items. Everything must go! New items are added daily as we empty out the house. Everything will be on the lawn at 204 W 3rd Street in Kimballton. Check back often as new things will keep being added. EVERYTHING IS FREE. Begins Wednesday and continues through Saturday.

FOR SALE:  Vitamaster 1200 Treadmill – works.  The time, pulse, & speed monitor work.  Incline does not work.  $50.00.  Call 641-745-7505.

LOST DOG:  A Bassett hound missing since September 25 in the Brayton area.  He is very friendly, black, brown and white, weighs 70 lbs. and is 15 years old.  His name is Crockett.  Please call 712-404-0656 if you see him. FOUND!

FOR SALE:  Golden Retriever puppies, call 712-579-1981.

FOUND STRAY CAT:  Does anyone own this Black & White cat.  He hangs between 8th and Cedar and Locust mostly for a couple years now.  He has had his rabies shot and neutered this year.  He has been hanging at my house more now and I need a home for him as I don’t want to see him outside in the freezing winter.  531-530-9492.

FOR SALE:  Singer sewing machine Touch-Tronic 2000 memory machine in sewing cabinet.  Asking $150.00.  Phone 712-249-2905.

FOR SALE:  a Coleman generator, 10 HP, 5000 watts with both 110/220 plugs.  Just a few hours of use.  Asking $175.  Call 712-249-0233.

FOR SALE: Gravely zero turn home/commercial mower. 635.1 hrs. New solenoid and switch. 45 inch deck. Runs and mows great! Asking $2200 obo. Call 515-523-1350 or 515-240-8267 (have owners manual). Located in Stuart

FOR SALE: New Toro snowblower. Used only 3 times, always stored inside. Paid $650 would like $500 obo. Call 515-523-1350 or 515-240-8267. Located in Stuart.

FOR SALE:  Christmas shutters, $20.00 each.  Call 712-249-2905.

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Heartbeat Today 9-26-2022

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

September 26th, 2022 by Jim Field

Jim Field visits with Freese-Notis Meteorologist Dan Hicks about the harvest weather outlook, if the hurricane season will affect our weather and what the long term forecast for winter looks like.

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Truck hits tractor near Creston

News

September 26th, 2022 by admin

The Union County Sheriff’s Office reports an accident between a pickup and a stationary tractor on Sunday evening. At approximately 8:52 p.m. a 2007 Dodge RAM 1500 pickup was traveling South on Green Valley Road and came upon an unoccupied tractor along side of the road.

The pickup, driven by 41-year-old Cody Allen Schaffer of Creston, attempted to swerve to miss the tractor but ended up side swiping the tractor and spun out and came to rest in the east ditch. No injuries were reported.

The owner of the tractor later showed up and said the tractor was broke down and had a flat tire. The tractor was then towed from the scene. The pickup sustained approximately $8,000 damage and the tractor sustained approximately $2,000 damage.

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LAMONT CHRISTENSEN, 58, of Irwin (Svcs. 09/28/2022)

Obituaries

September 26th, 2022 by admin

LAMONT CHRISTENSEN, 58, of Irwin died Saturday, September 24th at home. Funeral services for LAMONT CHRISTENSEN will be held on Wednesday, September 28th at 2:00 p.m. at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 27th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Harlan.

LAMONT CHRISTENSEN is survived by:

Mother: Nancy (Andersen) Christensen of Harlan.

Father: LaVon Christensen of Harlan.

Wife: Shelly Christensen of Irwin.

Son: Dustin (Miranda) Christensen of Madrid.

Daughter: Kaitlyn (Martin) McAlister of Coon Rapids.

Brother: Daniel (EAnn) Christensen of Defiance.

Sisters-in-law: Cyndi (Tony) Groshong of Cambridge, NE. Stacy (Terry) Rosonke of Norwalk.

4 Grandchildren

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LETA INDERMUHLE, 68, of Shelby (Svcs. 09/28/2022)

Obituaries

September 26th, 2022 by admin

LETA INDERMUHLE, 68, of Shelby died on Friday, September 23rd at her home. Funeral services for LETA INDERMUHLE will be held on Wednesday, September 28th at 11:00 a.m. at the United Church of Avoca. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

Family will greet friends on Wednesday, September 28th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Church prior to services.

Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.

LETA INDERMUHLE is survived by:

Father: Adam Gdowski of Missouri Valley.

Husband: Jerry Indermuhle of Shelby.

Son: David (Jessi) Wilson of Council Bluffs.

Daughters: Jenni (Erik) Maurer of Las Vegas, NV. Paula Wilson of Avoca.

Step-Son: Mark Indermuhle of Corlilane, ID.

Sisters: Anna Ahart of Butte, NE. Jackie (David) Smith of Missouri Valley.

Brother: Edward Gdowski Jr. of Missouri Valley.

6 Grandchildren

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Skyscan Forecast Monday 09/26/2022

Weather

September 26th, 2022 by admin

Skyscan Forecast Monday, September 26, 2022  Dan Hicks

Today: Mostly sunny. NW @ 10-20. High 70.

Tonight: Clear. NW 5-10. Low 42.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny. NW @ 10-15. High 70.

Tuesday Night: Clear. ENE @ 5-10. Low 38.

Wednesday: Sunny. High 68.

Thursday: Sunny. High 70.

Yesterday’s high was 77 and the low overnight was 41. This day last year the high was 88 and low 55. The all-time record high was 91 in 1897 and 1998. The record low was 24 in 1984. Sunrise is 7:11 a.m. and sunset is 7:11 p.m.

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