Western Iowa Conference Championships @ Neola
GIRLS
BOYS
Corner Conference Meet @ Tabor
GIRLS
1. Villisca 171
2. Stanton 114
3. Essex 76
4. Nishnabotna 69
5. Fremont-Mills 68
BOYS
1. Fremont-Mills 162
2. East Mills 110
3. Clarinda Academy 94
4. Stanton 57
5. Sidney 54
Atlantic Trojan Golf Invitational (@ AG & CC)
1. Kuemper 297
2. Creston 321
3. Atlantic 330
4. Harlan 331
5. Lewis Central 338
6. Norwalk 344
7. Denison 345
8. Clarinda 359
9. Glenwood 361
10. Shenandoah 363
11. Winterset 364
12. Red Oak 406
13. Nodaway Valley 408
Individual Places
1. Brian Scheck (Kuemper)
2. Tanner Ludwig (Kuemper)
3. Kyler Ludwig (Kuemper)
4. Jacob Buelt (Kuemper)
5. Nate Molak (Kuemper)
6. Hunter Sickels (Creston)
7. Jackson Baker (Shenandoah)
8. JC Carlisle (Harlan)
9. Ryan Palser (Creston)
10. Kramer Sameulsen (Clarinda)
11. Tanner Petersen (Denison)
12. Matt Thielen (Atlantic)
Atlantic Scores
Matt Thielen 81
Evan Schuler 81
Sam Renaud 84
Sam Markham 84
Travis Olsen 85
Ben Nelson 89
Coach Ed DenBeste says:
I know that we can play better than this. Matt and Evan shot good rounds.
We needed two guys in the 70s. Hopefully we can get that at the next meet.
Kuemper shot a great round of 297.
Atlantic 6, Harlan 3 (at Harlan)
Singles
#1 Chelsy Petersen (H) over Liz Metheny (A) 8-2
#2 Carly Heese (H) over Shelby Svoboda (A) 8-1
#3 Bailey McGrath (H) over Carli Thornton (A) 9-8 (7-3 tiebreak)
#4 Morgan Allen (A) over Emily Hundt (H) 8-3
#5 Sarah Schreiner (A) over Jill Haupts (H) 8-3
#6 Tierney Kamies (A) over Shenandoah Campbell (H) 8-3
Doubles
#1 Metheny/Svoboda (A) over Petersen/Heese (H) 9-8 (7-5 tiebreak)
#2 Thornton/Allen (A) over McGrath/Haupts 8-3
#3 Schreiner/Kamies (A) over Hundt/Campbell (H) 8-3
JV
Singles
Tori Dolch (A) over Madison Forsyth (H) 6-3
Lindsey Greer (H) over Leah Tjepkes (A) 6-2
Katie Duval (H) over Erika Lees (A) 6-4
Anastasia Mikels (H) over Hope Bowker (A) 7-6 (7-0 tiebreak)
Alissa Andersen (H) oveer Kaley Miller (A) 6-1
Kassy Simmons (A) over Makala Wooster (H) 6-2
Becka Rodgers (H) over Anne Chess (A) 6-1
Sasha Barber (A) over Lauren Laehle (H) 6-1
Alex Cole (A) over Taylor Fah (H) 6-3
Cammi Nelson (A) over Rhianna Chickering (H) 7-5
Doubles
Forsyth/Greer (H) over Dolch/Tjepkes (A) 7-5
Duval/Mikels (H) over Lees/Bowker (A) 7-6 (9-7 tiebreak)
Cameo Mckinley/Wooster (H) over Miller/Lexi Allen (A) 6-4
Ally Jones/Andersen (H) over Kourtnie Beschorner/Anna Smith (A) 6-2
Rodgers/Laehle (H) over Cole/Nelson (A) 7-5
Cole/Nelson (A) over Sarah Clemons/Morganne Dooley (H) 6-3
Jordan Tupper/Simmons (A) over Fah/Wooster (H) 7-5
Chess/Barber (A) over Chickering/Fries (H) 6-4
Coach Shawn Petersen’s Comments —
This was a good bounce-back win for the girls — we suffered a tough loss last night at Shenandoah, and going on the road to Harlan is always difficult. Petersen and Heese were too much for Liz and Shelby at the top two spots; Carli lost a tough one to McGrath at #3 — both girls played well enough to win; I was proud of Carli, though — she had to fight off several match points against her just to get to a tiebreak, but lost in the end. Morgan continued her winning streak — she has yet to lose at #4 for us. Sarah and Tierney were both down early in their matches before getting some things going offensively. I was happy for those two, who lost tough ones last night at Shen.
In doubles, at #1 both teams seesawed back-and-forth throughout the match; it probably would’ve gone 5 if we had played 3 of 5 sets; Shelby served tough to force a tiebreak, and it was a well-played match by all 4 girls. This was probably the best doubles Shelby has played, and it was a good time to bring it on. Our #2 team may have played their best match of the year as well, and Tierney and Sarah got a good win at #3 — their second in a row. This ends a difficult stretch for the girls, who have a few days where hopefully we can get some practice time in, which is much needed. We conclude our regular season at home Monday against Denison, before competing at conference and at regionals.
14th Trojann/8th Betty Heflin Invite (5/3 @ Nishna Hills)
1. Atlantic 356
2. Clarinda 373
3. Denison 378
4. Winterset 384
5. Harlan 403
6. Norwalk 403
7. Shenandoah 412
8. Abraham Lincoln 429
9. Glenwood 472
10. Creston 479
Atlantic scores:
Kristen Schuler – 2nd – 40-44-84
Brooke Fletcher – 4th – 43-44-87
Bailey Walter – 6th – 42-49-91
Kaitlynn Walter – 10th – 45-49-94
Pammy Fixmer – 11th – 47-47-94
Sierra Worth – 19th – 50-49-99
Medalist – Jennifer Geer – Clarinda – 38-42-80
It was a great day to be a Trojann!! Successfully defended our title from
2010. Very much a team effort. All six girls shot under 100. Very
pleased with our scores and very pleased with how these girls represented
Atlantic on the course. 5 girls earned medals by placing in top 12. Our
team total of 356 is our lowest 18 hole score – previously it was 367
during the Hawkeye 10 conference meet at Clarinda in 2009.
The Iowa State Patrol says three people were injured during a near head-on collision between a pickup truck and a semi Tuesday evening, in northern Page County. Officials say the driver of the pickup, 38-year old Gary Runyon, Jr., of Coin, was not wearing a seat belt. He was flown by LifeNet Helicopter to the University of Nebraska Medical Center following the crash, which occurred at around 6:10-p.m., about 5-miles southwest of Villisca.
A passenger in the pickup, 17-year old Rocky Runyon, of College Springs, and the driver of the semi, 25-year old Phillip Kasha, of Villisca, were wearing their seat belts, but suffered injuries in the crash. They were transported by Villisca Ambulance to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital.
The Patrol says Runyon’s 1993 Ford F-150 was traveling west on 102nd Street at the same time the 1996 International semi driven by Kasha, was heading east. The pickup was just left of the center line when it collided left front side to left front side with the semi.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say it appears a deadly house fire in Council Bluffs was sparked by items behind a refrigerator in the kitchen. Fire officials say 37-year-old Daniel Naylor died in the fire that broke out in his home early Tuesday. Fire Chief Alan Byers says the fire was apparently started by papers and other times that accumulated behind the refrigerator over a period of time.
He says it appears the heat normally generated by the refrigerator caught the items on fire. Byers says an off-duty police officer reported the fire about 1 a.m. Naylor’s body was found in a bathroom. A dog also died.
The fire chief says the home didn’t have any smoke detectors.
Governor Terry Branstad has proclaimed Saturday, May 14, 2011 as Iowa Museum Day, and the Danish Immigrant Museum will participate in the state-wide celebration by waiving its admission fee for all visitors that day.
The Danish Immigrant Museum has 9 full-time and 4 part-time employees. They also have a well-respected internship program, hosting students from Denmark as well as the U.S. The museum has approximately 2,500 hundred members from across the country and 6 foreign countries and a volunteer base of nearly 100. The museum’s collection of artifacts is nearing 35,000 pieces.
Governor Branstad has recognized the importance of Iowa’s museums in his proclamation, stating that Iowa Museum Day will celebrate the crucial role of Iowa’s museums in preserving the historical fabric and memory of our state through preservation of artifacts and archives; in providing educational resources and programs which expand learning opportunities for all ages; in contributing to a vibrant community and state economy through job creation, purchase of goods and services, and by attracting tourism revenue to the community and state; and in their significant role in enhancing community quality of life.
Iowa’s museums are supported in their missions by the Iowa Museum Association, a statewide association of museums. Its mission is to provide quality training and development to Iowa museum professionals and volunteers, advocate for support of Iowa’s museums, and build a strong community of museums and museum supporters in Iowa.
The Danish Immigrant Museum is located at 2212 Washington Street, Elk Horn, Iowa. For more information, please call The Danish Immigrant Museum, 712.764.7001 or visit their website at www.danishmuseum.org
Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board today (Tuesday) released a report on their investigation into the April 17th train crash in southwest Iowa that claimed two lives. The crash, during which an eastbound Burlington Northern Sante Fe coal train operated by Engineer Tom Anderson and Conductor Patricia Hyatt, both of Creston and both of whom were 48-years old, collided with the rear end of a standing BNSF maintenance of way equipment train near Red Oak, happened just before seven-a.m. The two crew members on the locomotive of the maintenance of way equipment train were not injured.
Officials say during the crash, the event recorder and forward facing video camera on the leading locomotive of the coal train were damaged in the collision and subsequent fire. Both recorders were retrieved and are being analyzed at the NTSB’s lab in Washington, DC. The video camera was too badly damaged to retrieve data.
A preliminary review of the locomotive event recorder data indicates that just before the collision, train speed increased and the throttle was decreased as the train reached the top of a hill west of the accident site. The data also indicates that the speed at impact was 23 mph and that the emergency brakes were not applied before impact.
During the on-scene investigation, NTSB investigators tested the signal system and the undamaged coal cars. The equipment satisfactorily met test criteria. Trains in this area operate on wayside signal indications visible to the crew. Signal system data indicate that the last signal encountered by the coal train was set at “restricting.” This indication
required that the train be prepared to stop short of another train.
The crew of the struck train reported that visibility at the time of the collision was good. Investigators conducted sight distance observations under similar daylight and weather conditions. The observers were able to identify the standing train about 1,376 feet from the point of collision.
As the investigation continues, investigators will review personnel, maintenance and various other records. In addition, crew cell phone records have been subpoenaed and will be reviewed by investigators. The NTSB says it has also formed a work group which will examine the crash performance of the leading locomotive where crew members were fatally injured.
Veterans of the Vietnam War who may be suffering from the effects of Agent Orange are being encouraged to sign-up for the “Agent Orange Registry,” at your local county veteran’s affairs office. Dan Gannon, with the Iowa Commission of Veteran’s Affairs says the registry enables you to receive a health check-up at no cost. Gannon says you’ll be checked for at least 18 different cancers and diseases.
Agent Orange was an herbicide and defoliant used in the jungles of Vietnam, to remove the dense plant growth and deprive enemy guerrillas of their cover. The chemicals were applied at 13 times as high as the legal USDA limit.
The mixture of 2-4-D and 2-4-5-T contained an extremely toxic Dioxin compound that was later proven to have caused birth defects in children and other maladies. Gannon says recent studies show Diabetes Type 2, Parkinson’s Disease, various types of soft cells cancers, respiratory diseases and other conditions that develop over time.
Gannon, who was a Marine platoon leader in Vietnam from 1969-1970, says he wasn’t diagnosed a form of cancer until 2003. The only reason he found out he had cancer, was because his employer required a physical exam.
He says Vietnam Vets don’t need to file a claim to have a thorough examination. He says the Agent Orange Registry exam can be requested, and performed at, any V-A Hospital.
Even if you have been denied a claim for treatment or examination based on your suspicion Agent Orange may have caused an illness, Gannon says you should sign-up for the Registry. He says you served your country, and the country owes its veterans a lot.
He adds that if you can prove you were in Vietnam “Boots on the ground,” you are entitled to compensation in the form of medical care. For more information, go to the U-S Department of Veteran’s Affairs Website at www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/registry.asp
A ceremony honoring veterans of the Vietnam War will be held 10-a.m. Saturday in Des Moines. The event takes place at the Vietnam Memorial on the south side of the State Capital. The keynote address will be given by Vietnam Veteran, and former Army Nurse, Mary Ellen White. Dan Gannon, a platoon leader who was with the Marine Corps in Vietnam from 1969-to 1970 and was wounded in combat, says women who served in Vietnam were not given the recognition they deserved until 1993, when a memorial was erected in their honor near the Memorial Wall in Washington, D-C.
Gannon who’s a member of the Iowa Commission on Veteran’s Affairs, says more than 256,000 women served in the Army, Navy, and Air Force during the war years. Among them, 11,000, mostly nurses and medical specialists, served in-country and in or near combat zones. Eight nurses were killed in action during the war.
The event being held Saturday is the third in Iowa since a resolution was passed by the legislature in 2008, marking May 7th as the official Iowa Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day. Gannon says it serves as a precursor to an even bigger event scheduled to take place in September.
The Dignity Memorial provider network created the replica in 1990. Its black, reflective surface is inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 servicemen and women who died or are missing in Vietnam. The Wall arrive at Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino, and be escorted to the RestHaven Cemetery at 19th and Ashworth in Des Moines, where it will be open for public viewing, beginning September 16th.
The Patriot and American Legion riders will be a part of the escort. Gannon says over 10,000 people are expected to visit the wall. Paper and pencils will be provided so visitors can make rubbings of names etched on the wall. Additional information will be made available to visitors at Saturday’s ceremony in Des Moines. Limited parking is available near the memorial. Additional parking is available to the east of the memorial, and near the Lucas Building.
The Iowa Vietnam Veteran’s Wall contains the names of 853 Iowans who died during the war, include four from Cass County.
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