Accident Reported At C-38 And K-22 Intersection
(Le Mars) — Another collision between two vehicles happened yesterday at the
intersection of County roads C-38 and K-22, located west of Le Mars about eight
miles. The accident was reported at about 6:00 p.m. The accident is still being
investigated by the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office, but apparently one victim
was transported to the hospital. The Le Mars Fire and Rescue Department and the
Le Mars Ambulance Service responded to the accident scene.
Lightning Strikes Barn And Propane Tank To Cause A Fire
(Alton) — A lighting strike caused a propane tank to erupt in flames, and
consequently destroyed a barn. The incident happened Thursday afternoon at about
2:40 p.m. on a rural residence near Alton. Alton Fire Chief Quinton Van Es
explains what happened.
Van Es reports there were no injuries with the fire, however the barn and a pick
up truck parked inside the barn were lost. Assisting the Alton Fire Department
were the Orange City Fire Department, Hospers Fire Department, Orange City
Ambulance, and the Sioux County Sheriff’s office.
Gehlen Catholic To Hold Homecoming Ceremonies
(Le Mars) — Today is Gehlen Catholic’s Homecoming celebration. Coronation will
occur at the Jason Peutz Memorial Gehlen gymnasium beginning at 12:00 noon. KLEM
will broadcast the coronation ceremony on a taped delayed basis. We hope to bring
it you at around 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m. will be the Gehlen Homecoming parade as
it will go south on Central Avenue. KLEM’s own Denny Callahan will broadcast the
parade live. There are four queen candidates and four king candidates and they
include: Jade Goergen, Amanda Richardson, Kaylee Schmit, Catalina Uribe, Gerardo
Beltran, Cooper Davis, Dustin Schmit, and Colin Wise. The emcees for the Homecoming Coronation include Stephanie Heuertz, and Jared Stoll.
Elementary Students Tour Farms
(Le Mars) — 254 third and fourth grade elementary students from Le Mars
Community, Gehlen Catholic, Remsen St. Mary’s, and MMCRU had an “up-close” and
“hands-on” look at agriculture today as they toured four different types of
livestock farms. The annual agriculture tour is sponsored by the Le Mars Chamber
of Commerce Agriculture Committee. The students witnessed dairy cows being milked
at the Plymouth Dairy Farm, sheep being sheared at the Mark Loutsch farm, and
while visiting the Tony and Shirley Schroeder beef farm, the curious students were
able to see and feel the different types of grains, hay and silage that are fed to
the market beef cattle, and Roger Schroeder informed the students of the many
aspects of pork production while the students petted three feeder pigs. Gehlen
Catholic fourth grade science teacher Patty Hatting says she likes to incorporate
aspects of the farm tour as part of her science curriculum.
Hatting says she appreciates the farmers discussing with their students about
their source of livelihood and income, while informing the students about
agriculture.
The Gehlen Catholic teacher says its been her experience the students have
retained a lot of the information that they learned from the farm tours. Hatting
says its important the students know where their food originates from, and she
says in her classroom, the students will do some follow-up studies about what they
saw on the farm tour.
Scott Thoms is the herdsman for the Plymouth County Dairy. He instructed the
students about the various dairy products that come from milk. Thoms says he
shared with the students about the care and handling of the cows.
Thoms told the students that each cow at the Plymouth County Dairy is milked three
times a day, and is capable of producing about nine gallons of milk, which is used
to make 15 cartons of Wells Blue Bunny ice cream. Thoms says it is not just the
students who are impressed with the modern dairy operation, but the teachers also
get an agriculture lesson.
Thoms explained to the students that 26,000 gallons of milk are transported each
day from the farm to Wells Enterprises in Le Mars. Following the tours, the
students gathered at the Cleveland Park in Le Mars where they enjoyed a bar-b-que
style picnic with grilled hamburgers, porkburgers, and even lamb burgers, along
with chips, a cookie, Wells Blue Bunny ice cream treats and a choice of white,
chocolate, and strawberry milk from Dean Foods.
Akron Scarecrow Festival Scheduled For Saturday
(Akron) — Akron is getting set for the 16th annual Scarecrow Festival to be held
on Saturday, September 17th at the Akron City Park. The scarecrow contest will
feature a judging of scarecrows, kids games, homemade food and baked goods, arts
and crafts, and a petting zoo. The event will start at 10:00 a.m. and will
continue through 4:00 p.m. LeAnn Philips serves as a volunteer on the Akron
Friendship and Service Club, the sponsor of the event. Philips says the event
started as a result of a need for a fund-raiser.
Philips says the scarecrow contest has two parts. First is the judging of the
scarecrows, and second is the auction of the scarecrows.
In addition to the scarecrow judging and auction, Philips says the annual autumn
festival offers plenty of other activities to fill anyone’s day.
Philips says all the funds raised stays within the Akron community. This year’s
theme is “Dive Into Fall” and Philips says the theme has a connection to this
year’s community project.
Community Chefs Ready For Saturday’s MenuMasters
(Le Mars) — The fifth annual MenuMasters is scheduled for Saturday evening at
Century Hall at the Plymouth County Fairgrounds. The festive food event is
sponsored by L.E.E.P. the Le Mars Educational Enhancement Project. Deb Parmelee
serves as one of the co-chairs for the event.