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JERRY CHRISTENSEN, 79, of Avoca died Wednesday, December 16th at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Private Family Funeral Service for JERRY CHRISTENSEN will be held on Monday, December 21st at 1:00 p.m. at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.
Public Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 20th from 2;00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.
Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery.
JERRY CHRISTENSEN is survived by:
Wife: Rae (Thomsen) Christensen of Avoca.
Sons: Steve Christensen of Minden. Greg (Connie) Christensen of Tea, SD.
Daughter: Susan (Brian) Wedemeyer of Avoca.
Sisters: Jeanette Wilkerson of Exira. Judy (Larry) Gillam.
6 Grandchildren
MAX SANFORD, 15, of Manning died Friday, December 18th at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services for MAX SANFORD will be held 10:30-a.m. TODAY at the IKM-Manning School in Manning. Ohde Funeral Home in Manning says due to COVID, the gymnasium will not be at full capacity. Doors will open at 10-a.m. The funeral will be livesteamed on the IKM-Manning School District website.
Burial will be in the Manning Cemetery, in Manning.
MAX SANFORD is survived by:
His parents – Brett (Kasie) Sanford, of Manning.
His siblings: Jack, Ella and Will, all at home.
His grandparents: Dan & Jan Lorenzen, of Manning.
His great-grandmother: Wava Lorenzen, of Manning.
and his aunts and uncles.
Dual Tournament @ Blair
Glenwood finished 4th.
Millard North 45 Glenwood 24
Columbus Lakeview 47 Glenwood 34
Glenwood 72 Fairbury 6
Glenwood 41 Norris 39
Blair 53 Glenwood 18
PRIDE OF IOWA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Team Scores | ||
---|---|---|
1 | Martensdale-St Marys | 148.5 |
2 | Bedford/Lenox | 146.5 |
3 | Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas | 139.0 |
4 | East Union | 125.0 |
5 | Central Decatur | 112.0 |
6 | Nodaway Valley | 96.5 |
7 | Mount Ayr | 81.0 |
8 | Wayne | 31.5 |
9 | Southwest Valley | 0.0 |
106
1st Place – Mizael Gomez of Bedford/Lenox
2nd Place – Rylan Jimenez of Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas
113
1st Place – DJ Islas of East Union
2nd Place – Ian Schneider of Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas
3rd Place – Christian Choate of Martensdale-St Marys
4th Place – Deann Wyant of Mount Ayr
120
1st Place – Elliot Cooney of Nodaway Valley
2nd Place – Conor Cassady of Martensdale-St Marys
3rd Place – Milo Staver of East Union
4th Place – JC Bradley of Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas
5th Place – Cody Morgan of Central Decatur
6th Place – Josh West of Mount Ayr
126
1st Place – Jarryn Stephens of East Union
2nd Place – Ben Breheny of Nodaway Valley
3rd Place – Dalton Kitzman of Bedford/Lenox
4th Place – William Gillis of Central Decatur
5th Place – Colton Halterman of Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas
132
1st Place – Bryce Shaha of Mount Ayr
2nd Place – Julian Huston of Martensdale-St Marys
3rd Place – Zackery Gebbie of Nodaway Valley
4th Place – Erik Allen of East Union
138
1st Place – Randy Jimenez of Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas
2nd Place – Jaxon Christensen of Nodaway Valley
3rd Place – Devin Adams of Central Decatur
4th Place – Haydn Walters of East Union
5th Place – Sampson Henson of Martensdale-St Marys
6th Place – Payton Fleharty of Mount Ayr
145
1st Place – Logan Jones of Central Decatur
2nd Place – Jakson Cobb of Wayne
3rd Place – Conner Fitzgerald of Bedford/Lenox
4th Place – Devin Schall of Martensdale-St Marys
5th Place – Jarett Davison of Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas
6th Place – Draven Moore of East Union
152
1st Place – Johnnie Cassady of Martensdale-St Marys
2nd Place – Damon Hayes of East Union
3rd Place – Dawson Stream of Bedford/Lenox
4th Place – Evahn Wallace of Central Decatur
160
1st Place – Cael Cassady of Martensdale-St Marys
2nd Place – Bradley Metz of Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas
3rd Place – Keaton White of Mount Ayr
4th Place – Andrew Kennan of Bedford/Lenox
5th Place – Shane Lear of East Union
6th Place – Brandon Raasch of Nodaway Valley
170
1st Place – Tanner Dierking of Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas
2nd Place – Caelen DeVault of Nodaway Valley
3rd Place – Jake Cox of Bedford/Lenox
4th Place – Logan Wearmouth of Martensdale-St Marys
5th Place – Jesse Niebauer of Central Decatur
182
1st Place – Dakota Boswell of Central Decatur
2nd Place – Jed Weaver of Bedford/Lenox
3rd Place – Louis Gonzales of East Union
195
1st Place – Tegan Carson of Central Decatur
2nd Place – Braydon Sweitlik of Mount Ayr
3rd Place – Logan Montgomery of Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas
220
1st Place – Dawson Marshall of Bedford/Lenox
2nd Place – Chris Wyant of Mount Ayr
285
1st Place – Devin Whipple of Bedford/Lenox
2nd Place – Alan Allsup of Martensdale-St Marys
3rd Place – Chad Kent of Wayne
4th Place – Tate Dierking of Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas
5th Place – Ryan Boswell of Central Decatur
MUSCATINE, Iowa, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A company headquartered in Muscatine (Iowa) is sending a million thanks to cat lovers all across the country after reaching its goal of donating one million pounds of naturally safe litter to shelters in need. Officials with the Kent Pet Group report World’s Best Cat Litter™, the #1 natural cat litter brand recently celebrated the one million pound milestone with a large donation of its super-absorbent corn litter to the Arizona Humane Society, which was one of 20 shelter partners enrolled in the program.
The milestone is the realization of a one million pound goal set for the brand’s GiveLitter™ #GIVEACRAP campaign. The fun and interactive initiative made it easy and free for people to show their cat love to donate much-needed litter to shelters across the United States.
The groundbreaking social media campaign saw cat lovers, shelters, and even one well known cat-loving celebrity, share support on social media by posting the hashtag #giveacrap in exchange for donations of the brand’s naturally safe corn litter. Supporters also helped donate litter by going online and wrapping a photo of themselves (and their cats) in a custom #GIVEACRAP photo frame and sharing it on social media.
Jean Broders, Senior Brand Manager, Kent Pet Group says “Our company believes that pets make us better people and this milestone shows what happens when we work together. We’re the #1 selling natural litter brand, but this is what it really means to be at our best…it’s about supporting our fans and shelter partners.”
To celebrate the achievement, the team from World’s Best Cat Litter™ held a ZOOM party with members of the Arizona Humane Society and released a special tribute video to fans featuring ONE MILLION cats — some of which were submitted by actual fans. And in an effort to keep awareness on the initiative before announcing its next GiveLitter™ goal in the spring of 2021, the cat litter brand is asking for cat lovers to help them build the biggest list of cat love ever — One Million Reasons to #GIVEACRAP about cats. Submit yours here.
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Roman Penn had 25 points as Drake extended its season-opening win streak to seven games, defeating South Dakota 75-57. Stanley Umude led the Coyotes with 14 points.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Joanne Allen-Taylor had 23 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 22 Texas beat Drake 101-80. Audrey Warren added 18 points, Charli Collier scored 17 and Lauren Ebo had 14 for the Longhorns, who outrebounded Drake 39-29. Kyra Lambert had 11 points, eight rebounds, six assists and seven steals. Maddie Monahan scored a career-high 28 points on 11-of-15 shooting for Drake. Kierra Collier added 18 points and Allie Wooldridge set career marks with 13 points and 11 rebounds, recording her first double-double while also dishing out six assists.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Miles McBride scored 18 points, including the go-ahead free throws with 21 seconds left, to lift No. 8 West Virginia to a 70-65 victory over Iowa State. Derek Culver had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Mountaineers, who scored the final six points.
Iowa State guard Rasir Bolton (45) protects the ball from West Virginia guard Miles McBride (4) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Morgantown, W.V., Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (William Wotring/The Dominion-Post via AP)
They overcame poor shooting in their conference opener by making 14 of 16 free throws over the final six minutes. West Virginia made just one field goal over the final eight minutes and shot 38% (21 of 55) for the game. Rasir Bolton scored a season-high 25 points for Iowa State, which couldn’t overcome 21 turnovers.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Atlantic 53, Lewis Central 47
Denison-Schleswig 47, Clarinda 39
Glenwood 66, Creston 54
Western Iowa Conference
AHSTW 69, Missouri Valley 37
Logan-Magnolia 61, Audubon 34
Treynor 58, Riverside 51
Rolling Valley Conference
Ar-We-Va 52, Glidden-Ralston 34
Boyer Valley 72, Coon Rapids-Bayard 59
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 65, West Harrison, Mondamin 58
Woodbine 73, Paton-Churdan 45
Corner Conference
East Mills 59, Griswold 38
Stanton 39, Fremont Mills 38
Pride of Iowa Conference
Twin Cedars 55, Southeast Warren 43
Other Scores
Bishop Heelan Catholic 58, CB Thomas Jefferson 32
CB Abraham Lincoln 82, Sioux City, West 46
Gilbert 66, Winterset 60
Madrid 72, West Central Valley, Stuart 41
Ridge View 50, OA-BCIG 43
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=
Diagonal vs. Lamoni, ppd.
Shenandoah vs. St. Albert, Council Bluffs, ppd.
Sidney vs. Essex, ppd.
Tri-Center, Neola vs. IKM-Manning, ppd.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Lewis Central 66, Atlantic 34
Denison-Schleswig 57, Clarinda 38
Glenwood 80, Creston 51
Shenandoah 43, St. Albert 42
Western Iowa Conference
AHSTW 65, Missouri Valley 22
Logan-Magnolia 47, Audubon 38
Treynor 61, Riverside 19
Rolling Valley Conference
Coon Rapids-Bayard 50, Boyer Valley 34
Exira-EHK 65, West Harrison 17
Glidden-Ralston 44, Ar-We-Va, Westside 31
Paton-Churdan 57, Woodbine 44
Corner Conference
East Mills 53, Griswold 44
Stanton 40, Fremont Mills 37
Pride of Iowa Conference
Grandview Christian 49, Martensdale-St. Marys 43
Southeast Warren 49, Twin Cedars 30
Other Scores
Ballard 40, Carroll 22
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 60, CB Thomas Jefferson 26
Panorama 67, AC/GC 52
Ridge View 39, OA-BCIG 29
Van Meter 37, Earlham 29
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Diagonal vs. Lamoni, ppd.
Tri-Center vs. IKM-Manning, ppd.
(Updated 4:45-p.m. 12/19) Students and staff at the IKM-Manning School District are mourning the loss of a Freshman. In a letter posted on the District’s website, Friday, Superintendent Trevor Miller said “It is with a great deal of sadness that I am informing you that Max Sanford, one of our 9th grade students, passed unexpected this [Friday] morning. Our condolences and thoughts go out to the Sanford family and friends, and to all Max’s friends and fellow students.”
Miller said grief counseling services are available to students and staff. He said also, “During this time of grief, please respect the family’s privacy.” Late Friday morning, the school announced the IKM-Manning basketball games vs. Tri-Center for Friday night, had been postponed. On the District’s social media page, the East Sac Community School District posted a message from students and staff, offering their deepest condolences, thoughts and prayers, to the IKM-Manning community.
Funeral services for MAX SANFORD will be held 10:30-a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23rd, at the IKM-Manning School in Manning. Friends may call at the IKM-Manning gymnasium on Tue., Dec. 22nd, from 4-until 7-p.m.