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Saturday News, June 17th

Ice Cream Days Celebration – Day 4

(Le Mars) — Today is the last day for the 2017 Ice Cream Days Celebration. The highlight of the day, and of the entire celebration is the annual parade.
Teresa Petty is the Le Mars Chamber of Commerce Vice President of Events and Marketing and supervises the parade.

Petty says local favorite, The Shriner’s White Horse Patrol, will also be a part of the 2017 Ice Cream Days Parade.

Petty says the parade’s float entries will gather at the Plymouth County Fairgrounds and then proceed north on Central Avenue. The parade is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. KLEM will broadcast live the Ice Cream Days Parade, as Denny Callahan will talk about the colorful parade entries. Petty says
unfortunately the Railmen Drum and Bugle Corps will not be able to participate in this year’s Ice Cream Days celebration. Petty says the band coordinator contacted her to explain a wide-spread illness has struck the band members preventing them from performing in Le Mars. Once the parade is over, spectators
will want to go to Foster Park for several activities including “Art in the Park”, Scoops of fun, and the Kid’s Color Fun.

Petty explains what is the Scoops of Fun youth activity, and the Kid’s Color Fun.

All day long at the Olson Cultural Events Center will be the Grill and Chill Rib Rally sponsored by the Kingsley State Bank. Take in the sights and smells and sounds of the varied ways of preparing smoked meats as racks and racks of ribs are cooked. Petty says there are plenty of reasons to entice you to visit the
Olson Cultural Event Center during the afternoon hours.

Other events scheduled for Saturday include Frisbee disc golf tournament held at the West Floyd Park beginning at 9:00 a.m. The Kiwanis will again have their Incredible Kow Splash at the Le Mars Municipal Park and Willow Creek. Come and enjoy this fun and entertaining event. Rubber floating cows will race to the
finish line to earn great prizes for the adoptive owners. All proceeds earned from the fundraiser supports our community. At 10:30 a.m. at the Le Mars Art Center, there will be a Raku firing demonstration. Raku is a process in which artwork is removed from the kiln at bright red heat and subjected to post-firing
reduction by being placed in containers of combustible materials, which blackens raw clay and causes crazing in the glaze surface. That demonstration will be held outside the Le Mars Arts Center on the north side of the building. From 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. near the airport will be the radio controlled airplanes,
helicopters, and drone exhibition. Part of the Ice Cream Days celebration will be the events held at the Plymouth County Historical Museum. “Cowboys and Indians” is the theme for this year’s Cabin Days. The Northwest Iowa Genealogy
Society and the Plymouth County Museum invites everyone to listen to an illustrated lecture tracing the development of the American Medicine Shows from the colonial times and the settlement of the frontier west. There will also be
Native American vendors showing their crafts and wares at the museum. Country music will be featured from the Joy Hollow Log Cabin, and at 3:00 p.m. you can enjoy cherry pie in honor of Cherry Cliff. At 5:00 p.m. the Le Mars Sportsman’s
Club are inviting children below the age of 12 to participate in the annual fishing derby. This year, the event will be held at the pond, just west of the Wal-mart store. The Ice Cream Days wraps up with another concert by The Browns held at the Browns Century Theater.

 

 

Rescue Crews Respond To Accident At K-22 and C-38

(Le Mars) — Emergency crews were at the scene of a two vehicle accident at the intersection of county roads K-22 and C-38 The collision happened at about 9:15 a.m. this Friday morning. Little is known about the accident at this time.
Officials indicate there was considerable damage to both vehicles. What we do know is the accident involved four injuries, but all are considered to be minor injuries. The Le Mars Fire and Rescue Department, Le Mars Ambulance Services, and the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office all responded to the scene.

 

 

Firefighters Respond To Gas Odor In Apartment

(Le Mars) — Prior to responding to the accident scene, the Le Mars Fire and Rescue Department were called at about 8:15 a.m. to an apartment complex for a detection of natural gas odors. The odor of natural gas was located at 114 2nd
Ave Southwest, Apartment 5. Upon entering the apartment, fire officials say gas monitors indicated a heavy presence of gas within the structure, and the monitors showed the volume of gas detected would be considered to be in the explosive range. Le Mars Fire Chief Dave Schipper said the apartment complex
residents were evacuated, while firefighters used fans to ventilate the building and worked to resolve the source of the gas. Chief Schipper says the presence of gas was due to a burner from a stove that was left on overnight, but not burning. During the course of the evening, the apartment filled with natural gas. Schipper says they were fortunate there was no explosion. He says even a light switch being flipped on could have been enough of a spark to create an explosion. The apartment residents were able to return to their homes at about 9:10 a.m.

 

 

Iowa’s Unemployment Remains Stable

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa’s unemployment rate for May remained at 3.1 percent for the third straight month.
The Iowa Workforce Development agency announced the rate Friday and noted Iowa had added 5,500 jobs in May. The number of unemployed residents also increased in May to 52,900, while the number of people with jobs dropped to 1.64
million.
Iowa’s unemployment rate compared to a rate of 3.8 percent a year ago. The national rate for May was 4.3 percent.

 

 

State Supreme Court Rules On Juveniles With Mandatory Minimum Sentences

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ruled that mandatory minimum sentences for juveniles before the chance of parole should be “uncommon,” making it among the most aggressive states in curtailing such required prison time. The 4-3 opinion illustrates how heavily divided Iowa’s
highest court remains on the treatment of juvenile offenders.