Legendary Race Car To Be Featured During Ice Cream Days
(Le Mars) — A racing legend from the 1930’s and 40’s will appear at the Ice Cream Days Tri-State Cruisers Classic Car show to be featured Wednesday evening at Bob’s Drive-Inn, and then it will be at the Plymouth County Historical Museum. Bright cherry red with the number 7 describes the sprint car originally owned by the late Emory Collins of Le Mars.
Preparing the famous car for its big appearance is Steve Hansohn of Le Mars, who first met up with the Collins’ car in Cedar Rapids on Dec. 4, 2020. Keith Elson, a private collector, had the car in his show room for many years. By late that December afternoon, a small group of Museum volunteers and staff gathered to welcome home the precious piece of history.
Hansohn, who donated his time and expense to bring home the car for the Museum, spent hours cleaning and polishing the car for its big appearance at “Ice Cream Days.”
“I love cars, and I love auto racing. I love classic cars. This is history right here,” Hansohn said of the Museum’s latest acquisition.
Emory Collins and his Offenhauser No. 7 won the IMCA (International Motor Contest Association) championships in 1938, 1946, 1947, and 1948.
He will make sure the historic car has a front row spot at the show this week, and then he will return home to bring his own classic cars to the popular event. Jonathan Foster, the Museum’s exhibit manager, will be on hand to meet with car enthusiasts and answer questions about the Collins’ car.
The Museum obtained the car after nearly three years of fund-raising. A major out-of-state donor who has remained anonymous sparked the campaign, and many other contributors stepped forward until the full amount was raised. Now the second part of the mission is to raise funds for the display of Collins’ No. 7 on the stage in the lower level of the Museum.
Floyd Valley Healthcare Requesting Photos For 2022 Calendar
(Le Mars) — Floyd Valley Healthcare has decided it again would like to feature local photographers in their 2022 calendar. Floyd Valley would like to see submissions from all of our communities, so be sure to snap pictures of local landmarks, nature scenes or anything you find eye catching. It can also be something you have in your archives!
Pictures need to be:
· high resolution, 300 dpi, 8.5 x11″
· jpg format
· If you are taking photo on a phone, the original, unaltered photo is acceptable. Please DO NOT resize image
· A landscape orientation would work best for the calendar
Please email submissions, along with the name of the photographer and a little bit about the shot, to ann.cole-nelson@floydvalley.org by August 20, 2021.
Dustin Wright, Floyd Valley Healthcare CEO says “In 2021, we were looking for a way to provide something uplifting to the communities we serve during the pandemic and using our calendar to showcase our local talent seemed like a great way to do that,”. “We truly have some great photographers in our area and we received so many compliments on our calendar that we have decided to showcase that talent again. Every month has such a great picture and story to enjoy, it just proves we live in a beautiful area. Hopefully that makes everyone smile!”
Casey’s General Stores Able To Make A Profit During Pandemic
(Ankeny) — Revenue for Casey’s General Stores in its just-concluded fiscal year reached eight-point-seven BILLION dollars. Casey’s C-E-O Darren Rebelez says in the midst of the most challenging business environment of our lifetime, that’s an astounding figure.
Rebelez says Casey’s adjusted what it stocked inside its stores more than a year ago, selling less grab-and-go food while selling more P-P-E and groceries. He says there was also higher demand for beer and alcohol as restaurants and bars closed and people began consuming more alcohol at home. In February, March and April of this year, Rebelez says in-store sales were up 13 percent.
Retail gas sales dropped throughout the country during the pandemic and the decline is shown on Casey’s ledger, too.
That record fuel margin pushed Casey’s profits from fuel sales up nearly 24 percent. Casey’s share price ended the fiscal year 18 percent higher than the previous year. Casey’s employs 40-thousand people and operates more than 21-hundred convenience stores in 16 states.
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Iowa Man Who Threatened New York Congressmen Handed 15-Month Federal Sentence
(Waterloo, IA) — An Iowa man is going to federal prison for 15 months for threatening a member of congress. Fifty-seven-year-old Kenneth Dean Brown of Waterloo admitted he called the office of New York Congressman Jerry Nadler and told a staff assistant the Democrat was going to be assassinated. Brown pleaded guilty last December to transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce. He made the call December 18th, 2019. Nadler was an impeachment manager in the U-S House of Representatives for former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial.
DNR: No Sewer Leak Found In Clear Lake
(Cleark Lake, IA) — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says it has found no sewer leak in Clear Lake — despite many complaints that reported a strong sewer-like odor around the lake. The Clear Lake Sanitary District reached out to the D-N-R last week after receiving the complaints. The investigation involved checking flow data and other records, and inspecting both wastewater lift stations located on the north shore. Inspectors found everything to be working properly with no reports of any leaks or sewer-like odors. D-N-R staff did report a significant amount of decaying aquatic vegetation, primarily Curly Leaf Pondweed, along the north shore — and a Blue Green Algae bloom — which is potentially could cause the sewer-like odors. Routine water sampling verified there is not a sewer leak in Clear Lake.
UNI Green Iowa AmeriCorps Program Receives 3rd Straight Federal Grant
(Cedar Falls, IA) — The University of Northern Iowa’s Green Iowa AmeriCorps program has received its third straight federal grant. Program manager, Carmen Finken says they focus on environmental service projects like home weatherization, with a primary target of vulnerable populations in need that are looking to say money on their utility bills. They also have partnerships with Practical Farmers in Ames and with the City of Oskaloosa for water quality projects. Finken says the one-point-one million dollar federal grant this year is the largest they’ve ever received and is spread over three years. She says that will allow them to expand to more cities in the state. Finken says they are looking to hire 68 people for 11-month positions at greeniowaamericorps.org.
PanCAN Action Week Kicks Off In Iowa
(Des Moines) — Today (Monday) marks the start of PanCAN Action Week as pancreatic cancer survivors and advocates work to raise awareness about the world’s deadliest form of cancer, and to raise more federal funds for research. Beth Day of Urbandale, a seven-year pancreatic cancer survivor, says they usually go to Washington D-C to lobby lawmakers in person, but due to the pandemic, they’ll be making their case by phone.
Day, who was diagnosed Memorial Day weekend of 2014, says there’s an urgent need for more research funding to develop better treatment options as well as an early detection method to help change patient outcomes.
When federal research funding increases, Day says so do pancreatic cancer survival rates.
When Day was diagnosed, the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer was only four-percent. Today, it’s ten-percent. While that’s progress, it’s nothing compared to the five-year breast cancer survival rate of 95-percent. The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated what researchers can really do when they’re properly motivated — and well funded.
The fast-moving disease is difficult to diagnose because the symptoms can be vague and are often ignored until it’s too late. They include abdominal pain and back pain, changes in stool, yellowing skin, weight loss, appetite loss, and a feeling of being full after only eating a little food.
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