Lavon Eblen speaks about Cinnamon: the sweet, fragrant and warm spice.
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Lavon Eblen speaks about Cinnamon: the sweet, fragrant and warm spice.
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Regularly scheduled meetings of the Cass and Adair County Boards of Supervisors will take place Wednesday, in Atlantic and Greenfield, respectively. In Atlantic, the Cass County Board will hear an Annual Report from West Central Community Action, and the organizations’ Fiscal Year 2012 Budget request. They’ll also hear a quarterly report from County Veteran’s Affairs Director Mitch Holmes. Action items on the Board’s agenda, include allowing or disallowing Family Farm Credits and approval of Agricultural Land Credits, and possible appointments to the County Conservation Board, Pymosa Township Clerk and Trustee’s positions.
In Greenfield, the Adair County Board of Supervisors will conduct a budget session as time allows during their open meeting. They’ll also hear from Cass-Adair County Engineer Charles Marker or his designated representative, with regard to Semi bids and a longevity increase. Tim Ostroski, with the Southern Iowa Council Of Governments (SICOG), will head-up discussion about a Housing Trust Fund, and John Hansen, with Midwest Construction Consultants, will speak via telephone conference call, with regard to an Adair County Public Safety Center utility bill.
Both meetings begin at 9-a.m.
The Atlantic Community School District’s Board of Education will hold a work session this evening in the High School Media Center, beginning at 7:30. During the meeting, the Board will hear a presentation on the Fiscal Year 2011 Audit. They’re also set to discuss the 2012-2013 Budget, and Middle School Renovation project. Any decisions made during the session will be acted upon during the Board’s regular meeting next month.
Iowa Secretary Matt Schultz has introduced a bill that would change the method in which county supervisor redistricting plans can be challenged if questions regarding the consideration improper political purposes are raised.
An Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board order dismissing a complaint, filed November 8, 2011, said “The system motivates the supervisors to appoint political allies to the commission to safeguard the interest of their respective political parties.” The bill would require Legislative Services Agency to draw a map for county supervisor redistricting plan if a petition containing signatures equal to 2% of the total votes cast for the office of Governor in the preceding General Election, are collected.
Schultz said “I share the IECD Board’s frustrations with the process and the need to change the current system. However, I believe that local control must remain a key element in creation of the redistricting plans. I believe this bill takes a necessary step to remove politics from redistricting at the local level while maintaining local control of the process.”
For more information please visit www.sos.iowa.gov<http://www.sos.iowa.gov>
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Mix well. Place 1 can of tart cherries with 1 cup sugar in the bottom of an 8 inch square pan or small glass baking dish. Put above batter over the cherries. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Serve warm with cream or ice cream.