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Iowa news and notes Tuesday, July 25, 2006
And you thought it was hot in Iowa
SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- The recent spate of hot weather has some people thinking it's unseasonably warm. Not so, says Harry Hillaker, Iowa State climatologist.
"This year we're not very far above normal at all," he said. "We're about one-half degree above normal for June, July and August. There have been some hot periods, like now. There have been some mild ones, too."
The recent hot spell could be almost chilly compared to the state's all-time record highs set in 1936, when both Atlantic and Logan posted 117 degrees on July 26.
Harl receives ag agent association's top honor
AMES, Iowa -- Neil Harl will receive the Service to American/World Agriculture Award from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents.
Harl is Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture and emeritus professor of economics at Iowa State University. He will receive the award July 27 at the association's annual meeting in Cincinnati.
The awards recognizes those who have made major contributions to American and International agriculture. A team of county agricultural specialists from Iowa nominated Harl for the award.
ICGA elects nine members to board
JOHNSTON, Iowa -- The Iowa Corn Growers Association has chosen two new growers and re-elected seven current board members to the ICGA board of directors.
Gary Woodley from Clarion and Steve Williams from Indianola are the new board members.
Re-elected board members include Roger Knoblock, Rock Rapids; Jim Meyer, Odebolt; Greg Eibs, Laurel; Bob Bowman, DeWitt; Doug Holliday, Greenfield; Warren Kemper, Wapello; and Keith Sexton, Rockwell City.
Both new board members and re-elected members will serve three-year terms, beginning with the board's next meeting in August.
Boy's pet potbellied pigs must leave city
DAKOTA CITY, Iowa -- A boy's pet potbellied pig named Sid, forced out of the city because of laws prohibiting livestock from being housed within city limits, won't be allowed to return.
Frank and Kim Dahlsten say Sid was a companion pet for their son Zack, who has attention deficit disorder, autism, mental retardation and numerous other conditions.
The Dahlstens fought against a City Council decision to enforce city code and have the pig removed. In 2004, a Humboldt County magistrate judge told the Dahlstens Sid had to go.
During a recent City Council meeting, Frank Dahlsten presented a petition asking that Sid be allowed to return to the city. The petition, which contained 25 signatures, was what the father called a last effort before a civil suit he has pledged to file.
Tiemessen is Chickasaw County Fair Queen
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa -- Michelle Tiemessen is the 2006 Chickasaw County Fair Queen.
She will represent the county in State Fair competition next month in Des Moines and she will also preside as queen for the Big Four Fair in September.
Michelle is the 16-year-old daughter of Roger and Laurie Tiemessen of rural New Hampton and is a sophomore at new Hampton High School.
Other queen candidates included Ann Kolthoff, the daughter of Dwight and Cindy Kolthoff of rural New Hampton, and Molly Ann Glaser, the daughter of Dale and Elaine Glaser of Ionia.
Farm Leasing Update meeting is Aug. 2
HAMPTON, Iowa -- A Farm Leasing Update meeting will be held Aug. 2 in the Hampton State Bank in Hampton. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m.
Topics that will be covered include factors influencing land values; land survey results; how rental methods impact risks; and how higher crop prices impact rental rates.
A 100-page reference guide on leasing and land values will be available to purchase.
Wapsi Day tractor ride is Aug. 5 in Riceville
RICEVILLE, Iowa -- Riceville's Wapsi Day tractor ride is planned Aug. 5 at 8 a.m.
The ride will cover four counties through Elma, Alta Vista, Colwell, New Haven and Riceville.
Ride entry forms are available at First State Bank, the Riceville City Hall or the Riceville recorder's office.
The $25 entry fee includes a T-shirt, lunch and drink.
For more information, contact Mike O'Donnell by July 29 at (641) 220-5838.
DNR investigating northeast Iowa fishkill
VAN HORNE, Iowa -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a fish kill in northeast Iowa that affected up to 10 miles of stream.
The DNR said July 19 that it found high levels of ammonia and manure, and low oxygen levels, in a small tributary of Prairie Creek, four miles southeast of Van Horne. The DNR discovered dead carp, white suckers, smallmouth bass and minnows below where the stream met Prairie Creek.
The DNR believes that rainfall carried contaminated runoff into the stream, which flowed into Prairie Creek.
New butter sculptor at Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES -- Visitors to this summer's Iowa State Fair will flock to see the butter carvings, including the traditional butter cow -- but a new sculptor will be at work.
Sarah Pratt, a 29-year-old schoolteacher from Norwalk, is in the process of becoming lead butter sculptor after 15 years of learning from Norma "Duffy" Lyon, the fair's famed "butter cow lady."
Lyon, who's been carving butter at the fair for 45 years, announced in 2002 that she was cutting back to give Pratt the opportunity to take over the job.
So what's in store this year?
The butter highlights are "Superman Returns" star and Iowa native Brandon Routh, variety show icon Bill Riley and of course, the traditional butter cow.
Fairfield listed as one of nation's top places
DES MOINES -- The southeastern Iowa town of Fairfield is one of the nation's "12 Great Places You've Never Heard Of," according to Mother Earth News magazine.
Fairfield -- with 9,459 residents -- has more restaurants per capita than San Francisco, and is "a surprisingly sustainable and cosmopolitan town," the magazine says in its August-September issue. Also noted are the town's connection with Maharishi University, organic food and entrepreneurs. |
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