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GARY WEIDEMAN, 88, of Griswold (Svcs. 06/17/2022)

Obituaries

June 12th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

GARY WEIDEMAN, 88, of Griswold, died Saturday, June 11th, at Cass Health in Atlantic. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service for GARY WEIDEMAN will be held on Friday, June 17th at 11:00 a.m. at the Central Church of Christ in Griswold. Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

Visitation with the family present will be held on Friday one hour prior to services at the Church beginning at 10:00 a.m. The service will be livestreamed on the church’s website, www.griswoldchurch.org under the live video tab. A recording of the service will be available the same day on the church’s website or on the funeral home website by noon on Monday.

A private family burial will be held at a later date in the Atlantic Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation.

Online condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.

GARY WEIDEMAN is survived by:

His Wife: Janet Weideman of Griswold.

His daughter – Sandi (Randy) Raitz, of Colorado.

His son – Dale (Jody) Weideman, of NE.

21 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren, his cousin, Wendell (Shirley) Weideman, of Atlantic, and Janet’s children: Cheryl (Bruce) Kliewer of Santa Maria, California; Keith (Christine) Watson of Lewis; Debra (Todd) Gordon of Jefferson; Denise (Brad) Beeman of Ankeny; David (Stephanie) Watson of Lewis; and John (Lori) Watson of Griswold.

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Trojan Summer Experience off to a good start; Schuler Elem. Receives Character Counts Award

News

June 12th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Atlantic School District Superintendent Steve Barber, Wednesday, told the School Board he’s pleased with the initial positive reaction students and families have with regard to the “Trojan Summer Experience.”

Last month, Mr. Barber said the Trojan Summer Experience focuses on nutrition, academics and enrichment. The program runs four weeks, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30, four days per week throughout the summer. It serves current students in grades K-through 7 and incoming grades 1-through 8 that are enrolled. Their day begins with breakfast at the Schuler Elementary School. The older students then stay there, while the younger group walks up to the Washington School, after breakfast and return to Schuler for lunch.

The district’s ESSER dollars (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) are funding the program that’s mandated to use 20-percent of the money over two years for loss learning.

The Superintendent reports also, the Schuler Elementary School received the 2022 Ray Center/Character Counts, award . Principal James Northwick received an e-mail recognizing the work that’s been done at Schuler with regard to Character.

Sometime after the beginning of the 2023-24 school year, the Ray Center will bring a team to Atlantic and honor different recipients of the award.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Sunday, June 12, 2022

Weather

June 12th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 89. North wind 5 to 11 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 106. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 87 and the low was 63. We received .01″ rain over the past 24-hours. This day last year the high was 90 and the low 52. The all-time record high was 95 set in 1892. The record low was 38 set in 1903. Sunrise this morning was at 5:45 a.m. and sunset tonight is 8:54 p.m.

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JOAN H. REED, 93, of Atlantic (Graveside Svc. Private)

Obituaries

June 11th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

JOAN H. REED, 93, of Atlantic, died Saturday, June 11, 2022, at the Heritage House in Atlantic. A private graveside service for JOAN REED will be held at the Atlantic Cemetery. The staff of Schmidt Family Funeral Home is handling the arrangements for the Reed family.

Joan Reed is survived by:

Her daughter – Susan (Dan) Norman,

Her son – Kelly (Rondelle) Reed

10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and her daughter in law, Janet Reed..

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Fourth Annual Youth Fishing Derby Results!

News, Sports

June 11th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Lewis, Iowa) – The Cass County Conservation Board held a youth fishing derby at Cold Springs Park on June 11th 2022. Prizes were awarded for the most overall weight: 1st Dayton Thomas ( 2nd from Right) , 2nd : Ethan Scoles( left), 3rd : Addyson Freerksen (Right). Awards also given for heaviest single fish and longest single fish: Ethan Scoles ( left) , and shortest single fish: Chloe Pendergast (2nd from Left).

The CCCB would like to thank all those that donated items for the event: Weirich Welding for the trophies, Cappel’s Ace Hardware, and Scheels for prizes. For further details please contact Micah Lee with the Cass County Conservation Board at 712-769-2372.

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MICHAEL DARLING, 75, of Greenfield (Celebration of Life 6/17/22)

Obituaries

June 11th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

MICHAEL DARLING, 75, of Greenfield, died Thursday, June 9, 2022, at his home in Greenfield.  A Celebration of Life service for MICHAEL DARLING will be held 2-p.m. Friday, June 17th, at the Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield.

The family will greet friends on Friday, June 17, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield ;Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com.

Burial is in the Victoria Township Cemetery, south of Massena.  Full Military Graveside Honors will be conducted by the Greenfield American Legion Head-Endres Post No. 265 and V.F.W. Post No. 5357.  

Memorials:  To the Michael Darling Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.

MICHAEL DARLING is survived by:

His son – Greg Darling, of Omaha.

His daughters – Laura (Auby) Ninemire, of Pella, and Kathleen (Aaron) Short, of Des Moines.

His brother Chris (Sandy) Darling, of Urbandale.

6 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.

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Conservation Report 06/11/2022

Ag/Outdoor, Podcasts

June 11th, 2022 by admin

Chris Parks and Cass/Adair County Conservation Officer Grant Gelly talk all things outdoors. This week they discuss young wildlife, turkey harvest numbers, new fishing atlas updates, and an odd local celebrity squirrel.

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Former Wheeler championship coach Howell passes away

Sports

June 11th, 2022 by admin

Photo: Graceland Athletics

Former Audubon state championship coach Frank Howell has passed away at the age of 52.

Howell had a long career coaching girls basketball at both the high school and collegiate level. He led Audubon to a state championship in 1999.

Howell had stops at Cedar Rapids Washington, Audubon, Dallas Center-Grimes, Central Decatur, and Graceland University. His teams made 8 state tournament appearances and he led his teams to over 350 wins.

Services for Coach Howell are pending.

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IHSAA releases 1A and 2A baseball postseason assignments

Sports

June 11th, 2022 by admin

The Iowa High School Athletic Association has announced the postseason baseball assignments for Class 1A and 2A.

Postseason play begins with first round district games on Saturday, July 2nd. Here is a look at area assignments.

CLASS 1A

District 2: East Mills, Essex, Fremont-Mills, Riverside, Sidney, St. Albert, West Harrison, Woodbine

District 12: Melcher-Dallas, Moravia, Moulton-Udell, Seymour, Sigourney, Southeast Warren, Twin Cedars, Wayne

District 13: Ankeny Christian Academy, Baxter, Collins-Maxwell, Earlham, Madrid, Martensdale-St. Marys, Murray, Ogden

District 14: Bedford, CAM, East Union, Lamoni, Lenox, Mormon Trail, Mount Ayr, Southwest Valley

District 15: AHSTW, Audubon, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton, Griswold, Logan-Magnolia, Stanton, Tri-Center

District 16: Ar-We-Va, Boyer Valley, Glidden-Ralston, IKM-Manning, Kingsley-Pierson, Newell-Fonda, River Valley, Woodbury Central

CLASS 2A ASSIGNMENTS

DISTRICT 4: ACGC, Greene County, Panorama, Van Meter, West Central Valley, Woodward-Granger

District 14: Central Decatur, Des Moines Christian, Interstate 35, Nodaway Valley, PCM, Pleasantville

District 15: Clarinda, Missouri Valley, Red Oak, Shenandoah, Treynor, Underwood

District 16: Cherokee, Kuemper Catholic, MVAOCOU, OABCIG, Ridge View, West Monona

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High School Softball/Baseball Scoreboard 06/10/2022

Sports

June 11th, 2022 by admin

SOFTBALL

John Stephens Classic @ Creston

Ankeny 12, Atlantic 1
Bondurant-Farrar 6, Atlantic 3 (A: Jada Jensen 2 doubles, 2 runs)
Ankeny 15, Creston 0
Creston 6, Earlham 3

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

Clarinda 2, Shenandoah 1
Kuemper Catholic 18, Red Oak 2
Kuemper Catholic 17, Red Oak 2

Corner Conference 

Essex 6, Stanton 5
Griswold 3, East Mills 0 (G: Karly Millikan No-hitter, 10 K’s)
Griswold 15, East Mills 0 (4 inn, G: Brenna Rossell and Joey Reynolds 2-4, 4 RBI each. Rossell pitched no-hitter, 5 K’s)

Western Iowa Conference 

AHSTW 7, Audubon 1 (AHSTW: Rylie Knop 3 hits, 1 RBI)
AHSTW 7, Audubon 6 — 8 inn (AHSTW: Natalie Hagadon walk-off RBI single, 2 hits.)
Logan-Magnolia 11, Tri-Center 0
Missouri Valley 8, Riverside 1 (M: Audrie Kohl 10 K’s)
Underwood 14, IKM-Manning 0

Rolling Valley Conference 

Exira-EHK 8, CAM 4 (E: Macy Emgarten 10 K’s. Alisa Partridge 2 hits, 1 RBI, 3 runs.)
Coon Rapids-Bayard 12, West Harrison 0
Woodbine 7, Glidden-Ralston 0

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Central Decatur 12, Bedford 1
Martensdale-St. Marys 12, East Union 1
Mount Ayr 4, Nodaway Valley 2
Southwest Valley 11, Lenox 6 (SWV: Camryn Johnston, Evy Martin, Ryanne Mullen all with 2 hits)
Southeast Warren 10, Wayne 2

OABCIG Tournament 

Denison-Schleswig 6, East Sac County 5

Woodward-Granger Tournament 

Ogden 6, Lewis Central 5 (8 inn.)
Lewis Central 7, Woodward-Granger 2

Other Scores

Orient-Macksburg 11, Mormon Trail 1

BASEBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Lewis Central 10, Atlantic 0 (LC: Casey Clair 2 hits, 2 RBI)
Clarinda 6, Glenwood 4
Glenwood 3, Clarinda 1
Kuemper Catholic 12, Red Oak 8
Red Oak 18, Kuemper Catholic 13

Western Iowa Conference 

Audubon 12, AHSTW 2 (AUD: Evan Alt 3 hits, 2 RBI. Gavin Smith double and a HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs)
Riverside 8, Missouri Valley 5 (R: Aiden Bell 2 hits, 2 RBI)
Tri-Center 11, Logan-Magnolia 1
Tri-Center 12, Logan-Magnolia 7
Underwood 9, IKM-Manning 0

Rolling Valley Conference 

Ar-We-Va 10, Boyer Valley 4
CAM 8, Exira-EHK 2 (C: Joe Kauffmann 12 K’s Colby Rich 3 hits)
Coon Rapids-Bayard 3, West Harrison 2 (8 inn.)
Woodbine 17, Glidden-Ralston 0

Corner Conference 

East Mills 12, Griswold 8 (EM: 10 first inning runs, Mason Crouse 2 hits 2 RBI, 3 runs. G: Brayden Lockwood 2 hits, 2 RBI)
East Mills 12, Griswold 1 (EM: Peyton Embree 3-3, 3 RBI, 2 Runs)
Stanton 34, Essex 1

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Central Decatur 10, Bedford 6
Lenox 7, Southwest Valley 6
Martensdale-St. Marys 4, East Union 3
Mount Ayr 13, Nodaway Valley 3
Wayne 5, Southeast Warren 3

Other Scores

CB Thomas Jefferson 18, Des Moines North 0
Dowling Catholic 7, CB Abraham Lincoln 0

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