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Award/Participant/FFA Chapter/Parents/Trophy Sponor
CHAMPION FFA MEAT GOAT:
Reserve Champion FFA Meat Goat:
Hannah Carlson/Atlantic FFA/Mike & Pat Carlson/R&B Feeds
CHAMPION FFA BREEDING DOE:
Natalye Scholl/CAM FFA/Chris & Jodi Scholl/FFA Association
Reserve Champion FFA Breeding Doe: Natalye Scholl – Atlantic Locker, Sponsor.
FFA GOAT SHOWMANSHIP
FFA DAIRY GOAT SHOWMANSHIP:
Taylor McCreedy/Atlantic FFA/Marty & Shelby McCreedy/Renew Ag Supply
MEAT GOAT SHOWMAN: Natalye Scholl
Runner-Up: Rio Johnson/Atlantic FFA/Melissa & Jim Johnson/G&S South Devons & Miller Club Lambs
CHAMPION FFA DAIRY GOAT: Taylor McCreedy; Sponsor – Berg Electric
Reserve Champion FFA Dairy Goat: Taylor McCreedy – FFA Assoc. Sponsor
CHAMPION 4-H MEAT GOAT:
Karly Byers/Griswold Clubsters/Derrick & Tiffany Byers & Chrissy Kirchner/In Memory of Kenny Evans
Reserve Champion 4-H Meat Goat: Natalye Scholl/Benton Franklin/Sponsor – Rod & Malena Sothman Family.
SUPREME CHAMPION 4-H BREEDING DOE: Natalye Scholl; Sponsor – Cass County Fairboard
Reserve Champion 4-H Breeding Doe: Natalye School/Benton Franklin/Sponsor – Cass County Fair Board.
CHAMPION SENIOR 4-H BREEDING DOE:
Taylor McCreedy/Cowpokes; Trophy Sponsor – Alan & Nettie Beattie Family
Reserve Champion Senior 4-H Breeding Doe: Jacob Rattenborg/Grove H.O.T/Stacie & Joel Hansen/Trophy Sponsor – Alan & Nettie Beattie Family.
CHAMPION YEARLING 4-H BREEDING DOE: Natalye Scholl/Benton Franklin/Sponsor- R&B Feeds.
Reserve Champion: Taylor McCreedy/CowPokes/Trophy sponsor – Cass Co. Fairboard
CHAMPION JUNIOR 4-H BREEDING DOE: Natalye Scholl/B-F/Cass Co. Fairboard
Reserve Champion: Ryleigh Harrison/Griswold Clubsters/Carrie & Matthew Harrison/Trophy Sponsor – Faith Lutheran Church of Griswold.
CHAMPION SENIOR 4-H MEAT GOAT SHOWMAN:
Taylor McCreedy/Cowpokes/Jerry & Kathee McCrory Family – Trophy Sponsor.
Runner-up: Jacob Rattenborg/Grove H.O.T/Stine Seed – Trophy Sponsor.
CHAMPION INTERMEDIATE 4-H MEAT GOAT SHOWMAN:
Ryleigh Harrison/Griswold Clubsters/Cass Co. Fairboard – Trophy Sponsor.
Runner-up: Brocker Henderson/Benton-Franklin/Petty Show Lambs – Trophy Sponsor.
CHAMPION JUNIOR 4-H MEAT GOAT SHOWMAN:
Caden Will/Benton Franklin/Amanda & Cody Will/Sponsor – Cumberland Telephone Co.
Runner-Up: Nollan Smith/Griswold Clubsters/Ryan & Windy Smith/Sponsor – STINE Seed.
OVERALL SUPREME CHAMPION MARKET GOAT:
Makenna Potter/Griswold FFA/Trophy Sponsor – Kim Tibken Graphic Design
OVERALL SUPREME CHAMP BREEDING DOE:
Natalye Scholl/Benton Franklin/ Natalye Scholl – Trophy Sponsor
OVERALL RESERVE SUP. CHAMPION BREEDING DOE: Natalye Scholl/ Sponsor R&B Feeds.
FFA Awards:
[Award Sponsors include: CAM FFA; Atlantic Rotary; Atlantic FFA Alumni; Blaine Service, LLC; Berg Electric; Stine Seed; Iowa State Troopers Association; FFA Association]
4-H Awards:
[Award Sponsors include: Atlantic BPW; Mike & Jess Jacobsen; Cumberland Telephone Company; Hunt Brothers – Fred & Nick; Carspecken Family; Atlantic Dental Center; In Memory of Haley Jo Baker*; Dan Miller Family;Rawhiders Saddle Club; Sandbothe Firestone; Cass County Fairboard; Barber Quarter Horses; Jody Zellmer Memorial** and Tim & Corissa Dean]
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Edible Outdoors are partnering to offer a virtual introduction to fly fishing and fly tying. John Motoviloff, who wrote the book on fly fishing in Iowa and Wisconsin, and Eric Cabunoc, a passionate fly fisher, will talk about fly fishing philosophy, safety and its relation to conservation. A Jay Winter, with more than 20 years of experience teaching fly tying, will give hands-on fly-tying instruction. The class will end with learning about a few favorite fish cooking techniques. This class is geared towards adults and is open to everyone regardless of experience. You don’t want to miss out on this unique class!
For more information and/or to register visit: https://www.register-ed.com/events/view/161336. Registration cost will cover the fly-tying materials you will need – which will be sent to your home – for the hands-on instruction.
Registration Options:
Workshop & Fly-Tying Kit: $55 (limited to 50 registrants)Kit contains a copy of the Flyfisher’s Guide to Wisconsin & Iowa, fly tying vice and all materials needed to make all of the fly types demonstrated during the hands-on instruction portion of the workshop. All kits for the participant and any guests registered will be mailed directly to the address provided during the registration process.
Workshop Only: $15 (unlimited registrants)*Note: 45 minutes of this workshop will be hands-on fly-tying instruction
Once paid, registration fees for the virtual workshop are non-refundable.
Participants in this virtual workshop will need the following items:
Agenda:
7:00-7:15PM: Introductions
7:15-7:40PM: Fly Fishing Safety, Ethics, Sustainability, and Philosophy
7:40-7:45PM: Break
7:45-8:30PM: Fly Tying Instruction
8:30-8:35PM: Break
8:35-8:50PM: Cooking Techniques
8:50-9:00PM: Questions
The Becoming an Outdoors Woman Beyond BOW program is offering three virtual seminars focusing on fly fishing. While the seminars are geared towards women, they are open to any adult who would like to attend. Participants may choose to attend any or all of the seminars. The Iowa DNR says the programs, which are made possible by the Iowa Becoming an Outdoors Woman Program, include:
25 Rivers with the Mayfly Siren August 12, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
In 2018, California BOW fly fishing guide Carla Lemon embarked on her solo journey to fish 25 rivers across the western states. In that time, she traveled roughly 8,000 miles over 120 days with just her trailer and her pup, chasing some of the best fish in the world. She’ll share the lessons she learned and tells stories of the amazing women she met on her journey. Additional seminar information including the Zoom Link will be sent out to all confirmed participants by Monday, August 10. Registration Link: https://www.register-ed.com/events/view/161337
The Driftless Area, Equipment, and Tactics September 9, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Join author John Motoviloff and Iowa Department of Natural Resources urban fisheries biologist Tyler Stubbs, as they discuss fishing the Driftless Area of Wisconsin and Iowa, equipment needed to get out fly fishing and how best to fish the river. Additional seminar information including the Zoom Link will be sent out to all confirmed participants by Monday, September 7. Registration Link: https://www.register-ed.com/events/view/161338
Cleaning and Cooking your Catch October 14, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Did you know that Iowa stocks trout in urban ponds and lakes in the fall? Join author John Motoviloff and Iowa Department of Natural Resources urban fisheries biologist Tyler Stubbs, as they discuss locations near home to try fishing. Additionally, they’ll talk about cleaning trout and favorite recipes. Additional seminar information including the Zoom Link will be sent out to all confirmed participants by Monday, October 12. Registration Link: https://www.register-ed.com/events/view/161339
(Radio Iowa) – It’s midsummer and Iowans are taking full advantage of their local, county and state parks, with some facilities reporting much heavier use than usual for July. Brian Lammers, director of the Hamilton County Conservation Department in Webster City, says the pandemic has forced people to rethink how they take vacations and many are turning to the great outdoors. “There’s been a large number of new campers,” Lammers says. “Camping sales have been up across the state and that definitely shows inside of our campgrounds. We’ve seen a lot of new campers come in and people asking for assistance because they’ve never camped before.”
A recreational vehicle dealership in Webster City reports its best-ever sales of R-Vs over the past few months. Lammers says it’s encouraging to see so many people enjoying the fresh air and beautiful landscapes our parks systems provide. “We’re also seeing a large increase in our beach areas, swimming at our local lakes,” Lammers says. “A large number of people are turning out and using our bike trails and picnic areas.”
With the upturn in people using our parks, Lammers says there’s always a bit more work involved. “The only downside of things that we’re really seeing is the amount of trash that’s being produced. That stuff’s been hard to keep up with,” Lammers says. “We’ve had to add extra dumpsters in our campgrounds.”
Campers are urged to police their campgrounds before they depart and if garbage cans or dumpsters aren’t handy, to take the trash with them to throw away at home.
Here are the results from the FFA Floriculture Contest [Trophy Sponsors: Berg Electric; FFA Association; Special Occasions; Mailander Law Office; KJAN; Olsen Fuel Supply; Iowa Gold; Smith Plumbing & Heating and Sandbothe Firestone]
4-H Rabbit Awards Results [Trophy Sponsors: Natalie & Stephen Ritter; In Memory of Jim Rush*;Oathoudt Farm Supply; In Memory of Ray Zellmer by Rosemary Zellmer**; Cappel’s Ace Hardware; Orscheln Farm & Home; VFW Post #3415; Body Basics Chiropractic; Kurt Roberts; and Retallic’s Rabbits.]
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack says he’s “deeply concerned” about a report showing that the first known coronavirus outbreak at an Iowa meatpacking plant was far more severe than the state publicly acknowledged. Loebsack wrote a letter to Gov. Kim Reynolds requesting information about the state’s response to the outbreak at the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Columbus Junction.
The letter came two days after The Associated Press reported on documents showing Tyson officials told safety inspectors on April 30 that 522 employees were known to be infected. A dozen were hospitalized and two died. But at a May 5 news conference, the Iowa Department of Public Health said that only 221 workers at the plant had tested positive.
ALBERT CITY, Iowa (AP) — State environmental officials says a hog farm manure tank leak was the likely cause of a fish kill in a northwestern Iowa tributary this week. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the leak happened over the weekend near Albert City when an unknown amount of manure was released into the tributary.
On Sunday, the DNR found a some dead fish, manure and elevated ammonia levels throughout four miles of the tributary, which connects to the North Raccoon River. The incident was reported by farm owner Kris Ehlers, who suspected a failed valve on the manure tank. DNR workers concluded the spill did come from Ehlers’ farm, but was likely coming through underground tile lines.
(Radio Iowa) – A new map from the National Drought Mitigation Center shows dry conditions worsening in western and central Iowa. State climatologist Justin Glisan says 15 counties are now in what’s considered severe drought. “Over the last 30 to 45 days, we’ve seen a dwindling rainfall, especially across west-central Iowa,” Glisan says. “If we go back four to six months, we actually see precipitation deficits in the range of eight to 12 inches, so we’ve been dry, especially across western Iowa.”
Glisan says he’s constantly asked about when and if any significant rainfall is coming to Iowa. “The forecast models just have been off for some reason,” Glisan says. “When we expect rain out of Nebraska, it comes toward western Iowa and you can watch it on radar, it just sort of vanishes. Because of those dry conditions, there’s not enough moisture at the surface to really pop those storms up.” Glisan says he remains hopeful the situation may change soon.”If we look at our outlooks moving into next week, it looks like we’re starting to turn down the temperature dial,” he says, “and along with that, we’re trending towards near-normal rainfall moving into the first of August.”
A very hot weekend is ahead but the forecast calls for the chance of rain Sunday night, moving into Monday. Severe drought is shown in part or all of these 15 counties: Adair, Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, Madison, Polk, Sac, Shelby, Story and Webster.
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa’s lakes and rivers continue to be busy, especially on the weekends. Iowa D-N-R boating law administrator Susan Stocker, says things really got going during the Fourth of July.”I think the challenge is for 2020 as we might all agree is that cabin fever probably hit people about four-thousand percent. And so everybody based on previous restrictions wanted to be out and enjoy the weekend,” Stocker says.
She says there were 11 people arrested for boating under the influence of alcohol during the Fourth of July weekend — which was a little above last year. There were 392 additional citations or warnings issued. Stocker says the crowds aren’t going away — especially with all the unseasonably warm weather we’ve been having.”With the temperatures in the 100’s then people are out on the water recreating — and though they are surrounded by water — they forget to drink water,” Stocker says. “Adding alcohol and not adding any water, dehydration and alcohol certainly don’t mix.”
With this weekend likely to be another hot one, Stocker says boaters should drink plenty of water — and follow all the safety rules. “With lifejackets, the only way that it is going to save you is if you are wearing it. Because unfortunately just like seatbelts –if you get into an accident in a car — you are not going to have time to put your seatbelt on before you get into a crash,” Stocker says. She says having the life jacket nearby is not enough. “If you do get into a crash and are thrown out of a boat — the wind and waves are going to take you in one direction and your life jacket and safety equipment in another direction,” according to Stocker. “So, certainly, wearing the lifejacket is vital.”
Any children 12 and under must wear a lifejacket at all times on a vessel underway in Iowa.
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