ATLANTIC, IA (December 20, 2021) – Produce in the Park has released the final vendor lineup for Christmas Market. The winter farmers market is stacked with homemade food and handmade craft vendors—from produce and meats to cookies and desserts, soaps and candles to art and pet treats.

Christmas Market is this Thursday, December 23 from 3-7 PM at the Cass County Community Center (805 W. 10th St. Atlantic, up the hill from the fairgrounds). Christmas market offers both pre-ordering and in-person shopping. Pre-orders will be accepted through Tuesday, December 21, and information on preordering can be found at www.produceintheparkatlanticiowa.com. Some products—such as Miss NiNi’s pies and cheesecakes and Pomodoro Fresh Italian Food Truck’s take and bake meals—are only available pre-order.

Christmas Market is held just two days before Christmas, so shoppers can enjoy delicious local foods during holiday celebrations, and shop for handmade stocking stuffers, gifts, and decorations. Christmas Market Vendors:
All vendors offer in-person shopping, unless otherwise noted.

*Denotes the vendor offers preordering. Preordering information can be found at www.produceintheparkatlanticiowa.com.
Vendors are listed by product category, and vendors may appear in multiple categories.

Produce Vendors
• Bridgewater Farm* – spinach, beets, carrots, garlic, kohlrabi, potatoes, squash, turnips, sweet potatoes
• Erickson Foods* – carrots, potatoes, squash – acorn, butternut, spaghetti
• Harrisdale Farmstead* (Pre-order only. No in-person shopping from this vendor.) – squash, pie pumpkins, garlic
Meat & Eggs Vendors
• Bridgewater Farm* – beef, eggs
• Brun Ko Farm* – beef, pork, chicken, eggs
• Kingwood Farm* – pork, eggs, beef
• Noble Provisions* – beef
Desserts and Goodies
• Atlas Atlantic Cinema* – holiday popcorn boxes in a variety of flavors including “Christmas Crack” and “Peppermint Bark” among traditional favorites such as Kettle Corn and Classic Cinema
• Brun Ko Farm* – cookies, pies, pastries
• Frosting Inc. – cupcakes, cookies, hot cocoa bombs, and more
• Kringleman Pastries* – Danish kringle, cream horns, letters, and pastries
• Mandy’s Sweet Tooth Confections – pies, sugar cookie bars, cupcakes, cookie trays, candy barks and fudge, savory pretzels and snack mix, and other assorted desserts
• Miss NiNi’s Fine Desserts* (Pre-order only. No in-person shopping from this vendor.) – pies and cheesecakes
• TJ’s Kitchen* – wine bread pastries
Other Local Food
• Brun Ko Farm* – granola in a variety of flavors including holiday “Fruit basket”
• Erickson Foods* – syrups, fruit butters, and jellies
Homemade Food to Go
• Pomodoro Fresh Italian Food Truck* – pasta, sauces, sandwiches, salads and desserts; take and bake homemade Italian meals are available by preorder only.
Bath and Body Products
• DezaRae Farm Soaps – goat milk soaps
• Dragonfly Creations – soaps, shave soap, beard oil, and more
• Kingwood Farm* – goat milk soaps, bath shreds, lotions, and detergent
• Smudge* – soaps, shower steamers, lotions, shampoos, conditioners, and more
• Sweet Sisters Vegan* – vegan products including soaps, lotions, lip balms, and more
Candles and melts:
• Smudge*
• Dragonfly Creations
More Crafts Products
• Connie’s Creations – hand-crocheted dishcloths, hats, hot pads, and more
• DeLaine’s Designs – doll clothes
• Dragonfly Creations – abstract art, coasters, and resin art
• Glossy Nacho Nails* – custom handmade press-on nails
• Hygge Cottage – children’s books and wildlife feeders
• JD Crafters – Items made using a laser and CNC router and a lathe, including Christmas and table ornaments, signage, cutting boards, coasters, serving trays and catch all trays, and more.
• Johnna Joy Designs* – jewelry & more
• The Pet Bistro* – dog and cat food and treats; cat toys and beds
• Slightly Sassy Orchid Designs – tumblers and signs
• Studio Samantha – art prints, crocheted hats, handmade bags, and more
• Wud Bi Tek – CNC laser carvings and cuttings

Christmas Market is made possible by sponsorships from the Atlantic Community Promotion Commission, First Whitney Bank and Trust, Camblin Mechanical, Cass County Tourism, Cass County Farm Bureau, the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce, Meyer and Gross Real Estate, and Smith Land Service. Produce in the Park thanks customers for masking and distancing at indoor markets.

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(Cresco, Iowa) – IN an update to our earlier report, the Iowa State Patrol, Sunday, identified the five juvenile victims of an SUV rollover accident that took place late Friday night, in northeastern Iowa’s Winneshiek County.

Authorities say the driver of a 2000 Ford Explorer, 18-year-old Dalton Hemesath, of Ridgeway (Iowa), and a passenger, 18-year-old Karter Einck, of Decorah, died in the crash. Three other passengers were injured. They included 17-year-old’s Emmitt Stemper and Brendan Hunter, along with 18-year-old David Kfeitzer, all of Decorah. Stemper was transported by air ambulance to Gunderson Hospital in LaCrosse, WI. The other two were transported to the hospital in Cresco. None of the occupants were wearing a seat belt.

The Iowa State Patrol says the SUV was traveling north on County Road W-14 at around 10:30-p.m., when the vehicle went out of control east of Cresco and slide sideways before entering the west ditch at Pole Line Road. The SUV rolled three times in the ditch before coming to rest on its wheels.

(Audubon, Iowa) – The Audubon School Board will gather in the High School Board Room Monday (Dec. 20), beginning at 6:40-p.m. for a Work Session. Their regular meeting will follow, beginning at 7-p.m.  Among the action items on their agenda, is:

• A review, along with the first and final reading of Polices 506.1 & 502.8.
• Approval of Early Retirement applications.
• Approving an increase in Teacher Substitute pay.
• Possible action on approving a Full-Time Elementary School Counselor
• and, other Personnel matters.

In his report to the Audubon School Board, Superintendent Eric Trager will discuss a Head Start Mask Mandate, and the Federal Vaccine Mandate, among other matters.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The City of Atlantic’s Parks and Recreation Department Board of Directors will meet 5:15-p.m. Monday, Dec. 20th, at the Parks & Rec Office in Sunnyside Park. Among the action items and/or new business on their agenda, is:

• Discussion with regard to a new Assistant Parks & Rec Director
• An upcoming Aquatics Steering Committee meeting
• A job description for the Sunnyside Pool Manager’s position
• A possible wage increase for Summer help
• and the Lions Club Pancake Supper

In his report to the Board, Parks and Rec Director Bryant Rasmussen is expected to discuss:

• The status of the Ice Rink
• Winter Recreation Fun
• Trails that are marked
• The Candy Cane HUnt
• Rip-rap at East Ridge
• The Lighted Parade
• The more than 20 Rec Programs that were held in 2021, and,
• The Sunnyside Pool Umbrella’s have arrived for use next Summer.

(Corning, Iowa) — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports three arrests from over the past two weeks. Friday evening (Dec. 10), 36-year-old Ryan Pullen was arrested on a valid Adams County warrant for Failure to Appear (in court). His bond was set at $1,000.  Also arrested on Friday, was 66-year-old Steven Mullen, for OWI/2nd offense. His arrest was the result of an investigation into a rollover accident near the intersection of Highway 148 & 200th Street. Mullen’s bond was set at $2,000.

And on Dec. 5th, Adams County Deputies arrested 23-year old Kimberly Granados, of Osceola, for OWI 1^st Offense. Her arrest followed a traffic stop at 230^th and Sycamore Avenue. Granados was being held without bond in the Adams County Jail.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – A traffic stop at around 11:15-p.m. Saturday, north of Red Oak, resulted in the arrest of a man from Council Bluffs. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports 54-year-old David Michael Benkis was arrested on a Felony warrant out of Omaha, for Possession of a Dangerous Drug. Benkis was transported to the Montgomery County Jail. While at the jail, Deputies discovered Benkis was hiding a controlled substance (Methamphetamine) in his pants.

He was booked into the jail for bringing contraband into a correctional facility – A Class D Felony. Benkis remained in the jail while awaiting extradition to Omaha on his warrant.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Officials with Cass Health report AMC Rapid Care will be closed Monday, December 20^th and Tuesday, December 21^st.  AMC Rapid Care will resume normal hours on Wednesday, December 22^nd.

Atlantic, Iowa – Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon, today (Saturday, Dec. 18), said Olive Street north of Atlantic remains closed since powerful storms passed through the area last Wednesday evening. Large transmission power lines continue to lay across N. Olive Street between Dallas and Chicago Roads.

Trent Wolken, Cass County Engineer, has been informed by utility officials that crews have been on-site to removing lines from the downed structures that support the high-voltage lines. Temporary power poles are also currently on-site, but a specialized rig to place those poles won’t arrive until Monday morning.

Kennon is asking drivers on this roadway to be more patient. “I have witnessed many trucks and other vehicles disregard the Road Closed barriers. Many of those same folks become very distressed when they find out the road is indeed impassable and find out that it’s very difficult to get turned around.”

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