City Official Says Central & Plymouth Intersection To Open Soon
(Le Mars) — Construction on the Central Avenue and Plymouth Street intersection is nearing completion. Scott Kniep, the city’s public works and streets superintendent says they need to wait a few days to allow the new concrete to dry and cure. Kneip says he hopes the downtown intersection will be open for
traffic beginning on Wednesday, November 2nd.
Chamber Trick Or Treats Program Scheduled For Saturday
(Le Mars) — Halloween is Monday, but the Le Mars Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Organization will hold its Halloween Fun For Children trick or treating event on Saturday morning at the Olson Cultural Event Center. Candy treats will be distributed to children beginning at 11:00 a.m. Following the trick or treat
event, children are urged to continue their walk to the Le Mars Public Library, for a free book, and then on to the Le Mars Art Center for some pumpkin painting. Le Mars Art Center Director Judy Marineaux says the pumpkin painting will begin at 12:00
noon and continue through 3:00 p.m.
Blue Bunny Gives Free Ice Cream To Cleveland Sports Fans
(Le Mars) — Cleveland, Ohio sports fans were treated to some free ice cream Tuesday evening, compliments of Well’s Blue Bunny. Liz Croston, Senior Manager of Brand Communications with Wells Enterprises confirmed the Le Mars based ice
cream company shipped a semi trailer load of single-served individual packaged Bunny Tracks ice cream to the northern Ohio city. The town of Cleveland was buzzing with the Indians Major League baseball team playing game one of the
World Series, and the NBA Champions, the Cavaliers receiving their championship rings. Cleveland Cavalier basketball stand-out Le Bron James was asked by the media if there
was anything that could make the night any better? James responded by saying “having an ice cream truck outside of both arenas at the same time as well…that would be the icing on the cake”. As soon as Le Bron James made the request, Blue Bunny ice cream jumped at the chance to join the fun, and sent a
semi-truck to Cleveland. Blue Bunny announced this to Cleveland the first thing Monday morning with the following tweet: “Hey Cleveland…King James asked for
an ice cream truck to make tomorrow even more fun. Free ice cream is coming. See you soon.
Museum Hosted Quilt Display Exhibit
(Le Mars) — Last week the Plymouth County Historical Museum featured a quilt
exhibit display at the study hall. More than 250 quilts, all owned by Mary
Valentine of Le Mars, were featured. Valentine says her extensive collection and
interests with quilts began with a quilt made by her grandmother.
Many of the collected quilts owned by Valentine shares the common theme of
featuring animals, with several showing various renditions of either dogs or
cats.
Valentine says there are many different techniques and styles of piecing a quilt together.
The quilt collector says there are also various styles of stitching associated with quilting.
Valentine says she purchased a quilt through the Siouxland Humane Society’s auction which dates all the way back to the late 1800’s. She says its unfortunate, but quilting is becoming a lost art that hasn’t been passed on to the younger generations.
Valentine believes as the younger generation ages, she hopes they will take an interest in quilting. Sunday was the final day of the quilt exhibit featured at the Plymouth County Historical Museum.
County Recycling Receptacle To Move To Van’s Sanitation
(Le Mars) — The recycling receptacle at the Plymouth County Emergency Management Administration Building at 231 2nd Ave. NE in Le Mars, will be moved to a new location.
As of Saturday, October 29, 2016 the recycling receptacle that has been located at the EMA building will move to Van’s Sanitation at 1553 18th St. SW in Le Mars.
This recycling receptacle has been and will continue to be for the rural citizens of Plymouth County to deposit their recycling into.
The reason for the change in location is for better monitoring by Van’s Sanitation personnel of the items being put in the bin.
The bin is for clean recyclable materials, not garbage or furniture etc.
Moving the recycling receptacle was suggested by Van’s Sanitation and supported by the Plymouth County Board of Supervisors and County Auditor.
Branstad Cancels Events To Attend Funeral
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Gov. Terry Branstad has canceled a day of campaign events to attend funeral services for his father-in-law. Branstad’s spokesman Ben Hammes says the governor will attend services Wednesday for Richard C. “Dick” Johnson at St. Mary of Nazareth Catholic Church in Des Moines. A burial will be held later at Resthaven Cemetery. Hammes confirmed Johnson died Sunday at 91 at a Des Moines care center. No cause of death was released.
University Files Lawsuit Against Contractor
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – The University of Iowa has filed a lawsuit against a contractor that it blames for shoddy construction work that damaged the historic Old Capitol building. UI hired Knutson Construction to restore and improve the campus icon after a 2001 fire destroyed parts of the building. In a lawsuit this month, the university says it discovered construction deficiencies, including a leaky roof and deteriorated wood siding.
Iowa State University Officials Defend Action Of Selling Airplane
AMES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa State University is defending its decision to spend $290,000 upgrading an airplane that it sold one year later. The university says that it installed a new avionics system in its 1977 King Air 200 in January 2013. A university spokeswoman said the school determined a year later that it would be more cost-effective to sell that plane and buy a newer one.
Trump Owns Stock In Pipeline Across the Midwest
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Financial disclosures show GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump owns stock in the company building the Dakota Access oil pipeline across the Midwest. Trump’s form filed in May shows he owned between $15,000 and $50,000, down sharply from a year earlier. Trump’s forms also show he has received donations from the pipeline developer’s chief executive.
