Clark Elementary Teacher Associate Earns “Employee Of The Month” Honors
(Le Mars) — Le Mars Community School District honored a teacher’s associate Tuesday morning as being the latest “Employee of the Month” recipient. Jen Rosener is in her fourth year as a Special Education Para Professional at Clark Elementary school. Janelle Bixenman with the Le Mars School District Foundation read the nomination that was submitted by several people. Rosener’s family gathered for the award ceremony. She was accompanied by her husband, Matthew, a teacher at Franklin Elementary, and their four daughters. Her son was in Moorehead, Minnesota, but was viewing the program through Facebook video streaming. Lyn Candor, Sue Irwin, Deb Anthony, Molly Beauchene, Katie Pick and Principal Neil Utetsch all submitted the nomination. Portions of the nomination reads: “Excellent addition to Clark. Always willing to pitch in where needed, and brings a smile each day with her during her work.” Other comments include: “She goes above and beyond to make our students day wonderful. She has been a huge asset to our school. She is patient and flexible, and wants our students to achieve success.” Our congratulations go to Jen Rosener for being named the Le Mars Community School District “Employee of the Month.”
Cedar Rapids Ethanol Plant Part Of ADM Production Of Jet Fuel.
(Cedar Rapids, IA) –Archer Daniels Midland announced it has signed an agreement with a biofuel company to produce jet fuel at its dry mills in Cedar Rapids, Columbus, Nebraska, and Decatur, Illinois. The company in an announcement Monday says it would use 900 million gallons of ethanol — or about half of its production capacity at the plants — to produce 500 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The company says the agreement is part of its plan to produce low carbon-footprint hydrocarbon fuels. The company says demand for SAF is expected to increase as major U-S airlines, airports, shippers and the U-S government have agreed to work together to advance the use of cleaner sustainable fuels. Production is expected to begin between 2025 and 2026.
Grassley Blames The President For Higher Gas Prices
(Washington, DC) — Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, a Republican, blames the Democrat President for the increase in the cost of gas by more than one dollar compared to last year. Grassley says he’s introduced a bipartisan bill to combat anti-competitive practices by foreign oil producers who control 82-percent of the world’s oil reserve, namely OPEC. Grassley says gas prices have been at a seven-year high since Memorial Day and keep going up. Grassley says President Biden has made clear he’s not a friend of domestic oil producers and crude oil prices have doubled since the 2020 election. Grassley says the president should prioritize biofuels to reduce the cost at the pump.
Woman From Ankeny First Iowa Guard Infantry Soldier
(Johnston, IA) — The Iowa National Guard says the first female enlisted infantry Soldier has joined its ranks. Private First Class Taylor Patterson of Ankney returned from basic training The U-S Army opened combat arms positions to women in January of 2016. Patterson was not the first female to enlist as in the infantry in the Iowa National Guard — but is the first to complete the 22-week training at Fort Benning, Georgia. The Iowa National Guard has approximately nine-thousand members.
Altoona Mayor Makes Another Football Bet With Wisconsin
(Altoona, IA) — The mayors of Altoona, Iowa, and Altoona, Wisconsin are holding a friendly wager between the two communities as Iowa plays Wisconsin in football on Saturday. Mayor Dean O’Connor, of the Iowa Altoona, says he’s hoping this will be the second bet he’s won this season after winning a bet with his counterpart in Altoona, Pennsylvania when the Hawkeyes beat Penn State. O’Connor says the Altoona restaurant that was offering up the steaks in the original bet signed back on for the new bet against Wisconsin. The mayor says this could become an annual tradition as there are around nine Altoonas in the United States. The six boxes of Mallo Cups candy from Pennsylvania and local cash donations will be taken to Iowa City this week to be given to the U-I Hospitals and Clinics.
