I love to fish. Nothing new, right? In fact, I’m looking forward to the day that I retire and can go out and do some extreme fishing. But I have a catch (pun intended). I’m in need of someone who can repair and/or refurbish bamboo fly rods. Here’s the story. I learned to fly fish […]
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Really! I’d rather be fishing!
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Morel of the story
Tips on just where to find the natural treats Joe Petz jpetz@registermedia.com The anticipation of getting out for the first morel mushroom hunt of the season was killing me, yet knowing how cold and dry it had been, my mind told me they aren’t up yet. Still, the urge to find out if the tasty […]
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Be prepared in case of severe weather
With the potential for severe weather across the plains and several Midwestern states the remainder of this week and into the weekend, staff at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Region VII office are coordinating with state and local officials in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska and urge the public […]
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Belle Plaine Council to meet Monday, May 18
Belle Plaine City Council Meeting City Hall – Council Chambers Monday May 18, 2015 @ 6:00 pm Tentative Schedule 1. Call to order 2. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Approval of Consent Agenda- Council Minutes May 4, 2015 & Bills received. 5. Resident Comments 6. Judith Nicely Kesl has asked to be granted […]
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Belle Plaine School Board to meet May 20
BELLE PLAINE BOARD OF EDUCATION – REGULAR MEETING Belle Plaine Community School District Meeting date/time/location: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 6:45 p.m., Longfellow Elementary School, 707-7th Street, Belle Plaine, Iowa 52208 6:45 P.M. A. CALL TO ORDER B. ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA D. DELEGATIONS E. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 1. […]
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State Track Qualifiers – Belle Plaine and Benton
State qualifiers (with seeding) Class 3A Benton Boys 4×200 – Connor Sindt, Lathan Cooper, James Heilman, Jordan Michels, Michael Zittergruen, Kaedon Volz, 1:31.31 (21st) Shot put – Drew Kithcart, 50-09.50 (7th) Girls 400 – Shelby Hulsebus, 59.02 (5th) 800 – Shelby Hulsebus, 2:25.50 (14th) 400 hurdles – Natalie Parizek, 1:07.70 (10th) Shuttle hurdle – Laura Maschino, […]
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Rayner, Jacobson, Willms inducted into IGHSAU Track & Field Hall of Fame
Lone Tree’s Dawn Rayner, Callan Jacobson of Benton Community and Dike-New Hartford’s Hannah Willms will be inducted into the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s Track & Field Hall of Fame Saturday at the 2015 Iowa State Track & Field Championships. The presentation will take place at 1:05 p.m. Saturday, May 23 on the Jim […]
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Obituary: Donald A. Wilson
Donald A. Wilson, 85, died Wednesday May 13, 2015, at his home in Smyrna, TN, following a long illness. Services will be held Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the Middle Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, 7931 McCory Lane, Nashville, TN 37221. There will be no visitation. Don was born April 21, 1930, in Victor, […]
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Obituary: Paul Burrows
Paul Douglas Burrows, 59, of Cedar Rapids died Monday, May 18, 2015, from complications of lung cancer at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m., Friday at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Teahen Funeral Home is serving the family. Paul is survived by his son, Ryan of Cedar […]
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IOWA CLASS 3A STATE TRACK – Big day being set up for Saturday with five area events qualifying
DES MOINES – Area Iowa Class 3A track teams are setting themselves up for a big Saturday as Clear Creek Amana and Williamsburg qualified in several events for the final day of competition at the Iowa state track meet. The Clear Creek Amana girls’ and Williamsburg boys’ shuttle hurdle relay teams will competing Saturday, as […]
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Pay increases are approved by BP school board
Board debates substitute teacher pay at meeting on May 20 By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor BELLE PLAINE – Contracts for the new school year were the main order of business for the Belle Plaine Board of Education at the Longfellow Elementary Center, on Wednesday, May 20. Teacher and extra-curricular contracts were approved, along […]
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Benton approves pay packages for staff
School board meeting was May 20 in Van Horne By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor VAN HORNE – As one school year winds down, the Benton Community Board of Directors prepared for the upcoming school year by approving a variety of contracts and salary packages, at its meeting Wednesday, May 20, at the middle/senior […]
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IOWA CLASS 1A STATE TRACK — Good performances but no points on first day for Iowa Valley, HLV
Iowa Valley senior Austin Schlabach earned a medal to cap off his track career in a Tiger uniform. Schlabach’s seventh-place finish came in the shot put on Thursday, May 21, at the Iowa Class 1A state track meet. where he threw 49’3½”, earning the Tigers two points in the Class 1A standings. Iowa Valley and […]
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Supervisors to meet May 26 in Vinton
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING May 26, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. Benton County Board of Supervisors Room, Courthouse, Vinton 9:00 A.M. Call to Order Approve minutes Approve claims Set date for consideration/awarding loan for landfill cell 9:05 a.m. – Sheriff Forsyth re: records management system 9:15 a.m. Marc Greenlee Re: Approve Farm Exemption Application for […]
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IOWA CLASS 1A STATE TRACK MEET — IV’s Sauerbrei, HLV’s Newton compete in 800-meter runs
The Iowa Valley girls’ and HLV boys’ track teams finished up their seasons in the Class 1A division of the state track meet Saturday morning, May 23, in Des Moines. Both area athletes were in the 800-meter run, and although they didn’t crack the top eight there was still plenty of smiles to go around and […]
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IOWA CLASS 3A STATE TRACK MEET — It’s gold for CCA girls shuttle hurdle relay, W’burg boys’ 4×100
Championship day meant just that for the Clear Creek Amana girls’ shuttle hurdle relay team and the Williamsburg boys’ 4×100-meter relay teams Saturday at the Iowa Class 3A state track meet in Des Moines. In what turned out to be a duel between CCA and Pella for the girls’ shuttle hurdle relay title, it was […]
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Season continues for Benton soccer
Western Dubuque 2, Benton 1 Benton Community closed its regular season in boys’ soccer with a close 2-1 loss to Western Dubuque, in WaMaC soccer action in Van Horne. Andrew Enderle scored Benton’s lone goal. McKinley Spading had four shots on goal. Patrick Michael had three shots. With two shots each were Ben Haerther, Evan […]
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Belle Plaine Council will meet June 1
Belle Plaine City Council Meeting City Hall – Council Chambers Monday June 1, 2015 @ 6:00 pm Tentative Schedule Call to order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Consent Agenda- Council Minutes May 18, 2015, Library Board Minutes for May 26, 2015 & Bills received. Resident Comments Waive the statutory requirement that an ordinance […]
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Belle Plaine works to reverse trends in population
Demographics is focus for committee working on comprehensive plan By JIM MAGDEFRAU Star Press Union editor BELLE PLAINE – The planning process for Belle Plaine continued with a meeting on Tuesday, May 26, at the city hall in Belle Plaine. The city has contracted with the East Central Iowa Council of Governments to work on […]
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Belle Plaine Mayor’s Newsletter – June 2015
Keeping Belle Plaine up to date By Dave Fish, Belle Plaine Mayor Dear Citizens of Belle Plaine: Derailment Let’s start with the most current topic in town: The train derailment! Not a lot to say, but I think we dodged a bullet! Only property damage, no lives lost and no injuries, at least reported to the […]
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