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Friday News, September 15th

Le Mars Community To Hold Homecoming

(Le Mars) — Today is Homecoming for the Le Mars Community School District. Coronation and pep rally is scheduled to begin at 1:00 from the new gymnasium at Le Mars Community High School. Following the festivities at the high school gym
will be the parade which will start at the 8th Street Blvd and head north on Central Avenue. KLEM will broadcast live both the coronation ceremonies and the parade.

 

 

Supervisors To Canvass School Election Results

(Le Mars) — The Plymouth County Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting scheduled for today at 9:30 a.m. The county board will canvass and certify the results from Tuesday’s school board elections.

 

 

Ambulance Service and Fire and Rescue Department Issue Quarterly Reports

(Le Mars) — The Le Mars Ambulance Service has issued its quarterly report from June 1st to August 31st. During that time period, the Le Mars Ambulance responded to 226 calls, which is a drop of 15 percent, or 40 calls from the same period a year ago. So far in 2017, the Le Mars Ambulance Service has had 630
calls compared to the 662 from a year ago.

The Le Mars Fire and Rescue Department also submitted its quarterly report for the duration between June 1st and August 31. The total number of calls the fire department responded to during the three-month time period were 121 calls. The breakdown included 31 fire calls, 22 rescue calls, 27 investigations, ten mutual aid calls, and 31 request for services.

 

 

Fire Department Responds To Barn Fire

(Le Mars) — Firefighters were called to 13167 Nickel Road this morning at about 10:49 a.m. for a report of a barn on fire. The fire was about a half mile from the intersection of Highway 60 and county road C-16. According to Le Mars Fire Chief Dave Schipper, the fire was a result of cardboard boxes being burnt from a burn pile, and the southerly winds carried some burning embers to two nearby structures. Upon arrival, a smaller structure was fully on fire. When the small shed had fallen, the fire had then spread to the larger barn and had just started
to catch on fire. Firefighters attacked the fire on the larger barn structure first, and were able to quickly extinguish the blaze on the larger barn, saving the structure and within minutes were able to control the fire. The smaller structure was listed as a total loss. The fire was reported by a passer-by traveling on highway 60 and noticed the smoke. The resident of the homestead was
initially unaware of the structures that had caught on fire. Orange City Fire Department was called upon as a back-up, and to assist with supplying sufficient amounts of water for the fire. 3000 gallons of water was used to suppress the fire. Firefighters were on the scene for approximately an hour. Plymouth County
Sheriff’s Office was also at the scene.

 

 

Akron Scarecrow Festival To Be Held On Saturday

(Le Mars) — Akron’s Friendship and Service Club will again be hosting the annual Great Akron Scarecrow Festival this coming Saturday at the Akron city park.
LeAnn Phillips is assisting with the organization of the festival.  She talks about how the annual event got its start 17 years ago.

Philips says the festival will feature many arts and craft vendors, as well as fun games for children, and lots of food, including a bake sale.

Philips says anyone can enter the scarecrow contest. Entries need to be in place at the city park between 8:00 and 9:30 a.m.  Philips says there is no registration fee for scarecrow entries.  She says the judging will begin at 10:00 a.m. with the auction of the scarecrows to start at 2:00 p.m.  Philips talks about some of the most memorable scarecrow entries from the past years.

Following the 2016 scarecrow festival, more than $10,000 were donated to about 25 projects and programs in the Akron and Westfield area.  The theme for the 2017 festival is “Dive Into Fall” highlighting the start of the autumn season and the
Akron community’s efforts to raise funds for improvements to the community swimming pool.

 

 

Former Navy Seal Delivers Address At Siouxland Chamber Dinner

(Sioux City) — The man who killed Osama Bin Laden spoke at last evening’s Siouxland Chamber of Commerce annual dinner. Former Navy Seal, Robert O’Neil informed the large gathering at the Sioux City Convention Center “to never give up.” The Navy Seal operative told of the intense and brutal training involved
with becoming a Navy Seal. He says all the SEAL instructors use what ever means possible to try your patience and question your self worth. O’Neil tallked about the training he endured to be part of the famed Navy Seal 6 team, which was a
team of Navy Seals that were the best of the best. O’Neil talked in brief detail about the killing of Osama Bin Laden, but focused more on the preparation and training to encounter the man responsible for the 9-11 terror attacks. O’Neil also was a part of the Seals that rescued Captain Richard Philips from being
taken captive and held hostage from Somali pirates from his vessel ship.

 

 

Northwestern College To Hold “Morning On The Green”

ORANGE CITY, Iowa—Northwestern College’s annual Morning on the Green carnival is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 30, as a part of the Raider Days Homecoming and Parents Weekend celebration. The event will take place on the campus green near
Christ Chapel and the DeWitt Learning Commons from 10 a.m. to noon. In case of inclement weather, the carnival will be moved to the Rowenhorst Student Center.
A variety of activities and games will be available at the carnival, including face and nail painting, bracelet making, rugby, Plinko, an inflatable bounce house and slide, and more. Tickets cost 25 cents each, with most activities requiring two or three tickets. Local elementary students will receive three free tickets that can be used at any booth. Parents of home-schooled elementary-aged children are encouraged to contact Aletha Beeson, alumni programs coordinator, at alethab@nwciowa.edu to receive their free tickets. All proceeds will benefit the various student groups participating in the event.
Lunch will be served in a tent on the campus green from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The menu includes burgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob, salad, chips, cookies and drinks. The cost is $7 for adults and $5 for children ages 6–10. Children under 5 will be admitted free of charge.  A full schedule of the weekend’s events can be found at www.nwciowa.edu/raider-days.

 

 

Iowa National Guard To Deploy 400 Soldiers

JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) – Officials say nearly 400 Iowa Army National Guard soldiers are being mobilized for duty overseas.
It’s unclear where they will end up. The U.S. Central Command could assign them to support operations in several nations, including Iraq and Afghanistan.
The soldiers are members of the 248th Aviation Support Battalion. Their units are based in Boone, Davenport, Muscatine and Waterloo. Community send-off ceremonies hare been scheduled for Sept. 29.
A Guard spokesman, Col. Gregory Hapgood Jr., says it will be the Iowa Guard’s largest single-unit deployment since 2010.