Le Mars To Begin Flushing Water Hydrants
(Le Mars) — Le Mars city water department has announced they will be starting the
2016 fall flushing of hydrants on Tuesday, October 11th. City water crews will
begin at the northeast section of town at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday morning and will
continue until 3:00 p.m. and again on Wednesday between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon.
They will then move to the northwest section of town and begin flushing until 3:00
p.m. If necessary, the water department will continue on Thursday and into Friday
to finish the northwest section of town. The southwest part of town will be done
the week of October 18th to the 21st, and the southeast portion of Le Mars, the
hydrants will be flushed the week of October 25th to the 28th. City officials say
that if discolored water is noticed, residents are asked to refrain from using hot
water until such time the cold water hard tap is clear. This may be your outside
hose bib. This is usually close to the incoming water, so if it is clear, the
rest of the house or business should clean up shortly.
Floyd Valley Healthcare To Host Wellness Health Fair
(Le Mars) — Floyd Valley Healthcare will be hosting its annual Well Aware
Wellness Health Fair on Wednesday, October 12th. Floyd Valley’s Education
Coordinator Kari Daale says the event serves as an excellent opportunity for
residents to learn more about health and nutrition.
Daale gives an example of the types of vendors that will be exhibiting at this
year’s Wellness Health Fair.
Again this year, the Le Mars Police Department will be accepting old and expired
prescription medications for proper disposal.
The Floyd Valley Healthcare Education Director says “car-fit” will be available at
the Well Aware Wellness Health Fair.
Daale reminds people that flu shots will be administered during the health fair.
People can get their flu shot for a $25 fee.
Missionaries From Iowa Go To Haiti After Hurricane Matthew Strikes
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – An Iowa-based nonprofit that went on a humanitarian
mission in Haiti says many of its projects were devastated by Hurricane Matthew.
The Eagle Grove- based GoServe Global has built orphanages, a medical clinic, a dental clinic and a school in Les Cayes, Haiti. The nonprofit says most of those buildings sustained major damage.
While the entire surrounding community was largely demolished, GoServ says
the roughly 150 people who live in its projects are safe.
Two Iowa missionaries, Les and Catherine DeRoos, who volunteer with GoServ
through Laborers With Christ in Alta, Ia., were in Haiti on Wednesday.
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American Red Cross Seeks Volunteers To Help In Florida And South Carolina
(Des Moines) — The American Red Cross is preparing to respond as Hurricane Matthew slams into the southeast coast of the country. Iowa Region Red Cross spokesperson, Kara Kelly, says national officials are checking with the states that are not in the path of the storm to line up help.
Two Iowa volunteers from Ankeny may be heading out to help with the Hurricane recovery sometime today (Friday)
Kelly says if you are interested in volunteering for the Red Cross the first step is to register.
She says it has been a significant amount of time since we’ve seen a hurricane of this magnitude.
In Florida alone where some areas could get as much as 10 inches of rain, the Red Cross is prepared to open or support as many as 100 evacuation shelters and has more than 30 emergency response vehicles standing by. In South Carolina, the Red Cross plans to open or support 19 evacuation shelters and dozens of additional shelters are ready to open in Georgia and North Carolina.
University Of Iowa President Says Fundraising Is Key To Future Success
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – The University of Iowa’s president says fundraising is
the school’s key to future success.
UI president Bruce Harreld spoke to members of Iowa City area service clubs Thursday
at his first State of the University address.
According to Harreld, the university needs to find alternative funding
sources for teaching and research missions as well as increase incentives to
retain top-notch faculty.
He also says the institutions must move beyond what he calls a culture of
dependency on federal and state aid.
Harreld began his role as president in November 2015.
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Iowa State University President Says Another ISU Official Offered Him Pilot Lessons
AMES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa State University President Steven Leath says he received
personal flight lessons from a former Republican lawmaker who was appointed around
the same time into a high-paying university job without a search.
Leath told the Iowa State Daily student newspaper Friday that former ISU
associate dean and accounting professor Jim Kurtenbach helped him train in the
fall of 2014 to obtain a private pilot certificate to fly the university’s
single-engine plane by himself.
In November of that year, the school scrapped a national search and said
Kurtenbach would return as interim vice president and chief information officer.
It’s another layer to the scandal surrounding Leath’s use of university
planes for a mix of official duties and personal business.
Ankeny Resident Wants City Council To Approve Chickens In Town
ANKENY, Iowa (AP) – Ankeny residents aren’t likely to see chickens wandering in their backyards despite one resident’s push to allow the birds within city limits.
The Des Moines Register reports (https://dmreg.co/2dA2zGo ) that Ankeny resident Tom Smolik spoke with city council members Monday about amending a code which prohibits livestock inside the city. Smolik proposed changes that would require a permit for chickens, ban roosters and limit ownership to six hens.
Several council members objected to changing the current ordinance, and Mayor Gary Lorenz has also expressed opposition. City Councilman Mark Holm says he doesn’t believe there’s enough support on the council to modify the ordinance.
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