School Board to Discuss Stadium Architect Renovation Plans
(Le Mars) — The Le Mars Community Board of Education will meet this evening, and they will hear reports from the school district’s principals. Denny Bixenman with the Le Mars Community School Foundation will present to the school
board’s attention the stadium renovation architectural plans. The school board will consider approval of the stadium renovation design. The Le Mars Education Association is scheduled to present their initial bargaining proposal for the master contract for the 2018-2019 school year on January 8th. The school board,
along with school superintendent, Dr. Steven Webner will discuss the superintendent’s progress on the goals established as part of the superintendent evaluation process. The school board will also discuss the upcoming Board of Education and Administrator retreat that has been scheduled for January 22nd at
the Education Service Center. Curriculum Director, Rachel Leavitt will present to the board’s attention the district’s application for modified supplemental aid for drop-out prevention programming for the 2018-2019 school year. The school board is also expected to appoint a board member to serve as a representative on the Plymouth County Conference Board.
Auditions Scheduled For Female Version Of “The Odd Couple”
(Le Mars) — Auditions for the next Le Mars Community Theater production at the Postal Playhouse are scheduled for December 16 and 17th. The community theater will present the famous play, “The Odd Couple,” by Neil Simon, only it will be the female
version. The play has a cast of six females and two males. Auditions will be held on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at the Postal Playhouse.
Copies of the play can be checked out. For additional information, you can contact the play’s director, Danna Schuster through email at president@lemarscommtheater.org or by calling 540-2532.
Fatal Accident Reported In Monona County
TICONIC, Iowa (AP) – Authorities say a western Iowa man has died in a single-car weekend crash.
31-year-old Matthew Davis of Castana was driving northbound on a county road near Ticonic shortly before midnight on Saturday when he lost control of the 2004 Chevy Trailblazer he was driving and rolled into a ditch.
The Iowa State Patrol says the Trailblazer rolled multiple times and Davis was ejected. There were no other occupants in the car. A passing person spotted the crash in rural Monona County and reported it to authorities.
The crash remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol.
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Sioux City Council Updates Some City Ordinances
SIOUX CITY , Iowa (AP) – Tossing trash on the ground or spitting on the sidewalk will no longer carry the possibility of jail time in Sioux City.
The Sioux City City Council recently scaled back the number of violations that specify imprisonment as an optional penalty.
Before the move, littering and spitting on a sidewalk carried up to 30 days in jail.
Fines for those offenses – ranging from $65 to more than $600 – remain in effect.
City attorney Nicole DuBois says a change in state law that goes into effect next year spurred the action. The change requires cities to reimburse defense costs in cases where some defendants are prosecuted for misdemeanor city ordinance violations that carry jail time as a sentencing option.
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Little Yellow Dog Brings $15,000 During Auction
(Sioux City) — Sammi, the white Maltese auctioned off as the 82nd annual Little Yellow Dog, went home with one of the tailwaggers that puts on the auction each year. Darlene Erickson, who has been secretary of the group for the past 25 years, submitted the winning bid of $15,000 at Saturday’s action at the Ho Chunk Center.
The dog was donated by Powell Broadcasting and named Sammi after the late Sam Seldon, who was the chief engineer for the radio broadcast of the auction on KSCJ for several years. Seldon’s daughter, Mary Ann Beller, was among those attending the auction.
Erickson, who has worked for Wells Fargo Bank for 45 years, plans to re-name the dog to “Daisy.” Thousands of dollars in other contributions were donated Saturday, including $5,000 each from the Waitt Family Foundation and Leonard Gill. The auction benefits the Sioux City Journal’s Mr Goodfellow fund to provide toys for needy Siouxland children.
Rock Rapids Teenager Kills Mountain Lion
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A teenager has killed a mountain lion on a hunting trip in western Iowa.
The Des Moines Register reports that 17-year-old Jacob Altena of Rock Rapids was hunting deer Saturday about a half-mile west of Akron when he encountered the animal.
The mountain lion is believed to be the sixth killed in Iowa in recent history. Five previous kills have been reported to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The DNR says there have been three confirmed mountain lion sightings in Iowa in 2017.
Mountain lions generally come from western South Dakota and Nebraska, which both have natural populations. The animals are uncommon in Iowa.
They are not listed as a furbearer and have no protected status in Iowa.
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Advanced Swine Reproductive Seminar Scheduled For Le Mars
(Le Mars) –– Pork producers who own or manage a sow herd will want to attend a regional seminar sponsored by the Iowa Pork Producers Association and the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The seminar is scheduled for Wednesday, December 13th and it will be held at the Le Mars Convention Center beginning at 10:00 a.m. Iowa State University Extension Swine Specialist Dave Stender talks about what pork producers can expect from the seminar.
Stender says pork producers will be able to use “hands-on” techniques during the seminar.
In addition to Purdue’s Kara Stewart speaking, Stender says Dr. Jason Ross, the director of the Iowa Pork Industry Center will give an update on how gilt evaluation can predict future productivity.
The Iowa State University swine specialist says he will focus on new information to make certain new born pigs get enough colostrum in order to live through the first few days.
Registration is $30 for the first attendee, and $10 for each additional person thereafter from the same pork producer operation.
