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LaVon Eblen visits with Greg Bannwarth of the accapella group Tonic Sol Fa.
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During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month this September, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood to support kids, teens and young adults battling cancer, as well as others in need of transfusions. According to the National Cancer Institute, more than 15,000 children and adolescents in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer each year. Childhood cancer patients may need blood products on a regular basis during chemotherapy, surgery or treatment for complications.
Blood and platelet donors of all blood types, especially type O negative and O positive, are urgently needed to replenish the blood supply following a critical summer blood shortage. Make an appointment to donate by downloading the free American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Upcoming blood donation opportunities:
Atlantic
9/13/2018: 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., Atlantic YMCA, 1100 Maple Street
Council Bluffs
9/13/2018: 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m., Mercy Hospital, 800 Mercy Drive
Mount Ayr
9/11/2018: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., First Christian Church, 201 W Monroe
How to donate blood
A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.
Blood and platelet donors can save time at their next donation by using RapidPass® to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, before arriving at the blood drive. To get started, follow the instructions at RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass or use the Blood Donor App.
(Radio Iowa) — Officials with the U-S-D-A say cattle producers in Iowa should not be concerned about the recent discovery of a cow in the southeastern U-S with B-S-E or mad cow disease. The agency’s chief veterinarian Dr. Jack Shere says there’s -no- risk of a spread. Dr. Shere says, “The Veterinary Services Laboratory diagnosed an atypical H-type BSE in a six-year-old mixed-breed beef cow that was located in Florida.”
B-S-E, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, was first found in the U-S in December of 2003. This latest case wasn’t in its usual form and was considered atypical. “There’s basically two types of BSE that we look for,” Shere says. “One is the classical and that’s the type that we saw in England during their huge outbreak. That was linked to Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease in humans. This is not that type. This is a spontaneously-generated type of BSE that occurs in all cattle all over the world.”
The cow in the Florida case was destroyed and Shere says it did not put the food supply at risk. “We do want to be as transparent as we can be when we find these,” Shere says, “a to let the world know as soon as possible.”
The Florida case marks the sixth time B-S-E has been found in the country. The first case, in 2003 in Washington state, was a case of the “classical” B-S-E in a cow that was brought in from Canada. The others have all been in the atypical category. According to the Iowa Beef Industry Council, Iowa is home to almost 28-thousand cattle operations and nearly four-million cattle. The beef industry supports more than 32-thousand jobs and is worth more than six-BILLION dollars a year to the state.
The Griswold Tigers (0-2) will travel to face the East Mills Wolverines (2-0) in 8-man football tonight and we’ll have coverage on KJAN. Griswold has been working to get a young team to improve while making the transition to 8-player football this year. East Mills is off to an undefeated start after a big opening win against East Union and a shootout victory in week two over Lamoni. Wolverines Co-Head Coach Kevin Schafer said it’s been two very different performances for his squad to start the season.
Coach Schafer’s son Michael is the quarterback for the Wolverines and he has been pretty efficient so far this season with 559 yards through the air with 9 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Schafer has a wealth of weapons to throw to with Nic Duysen, Anthony Rainey, and Riley Story all capable of having big games. Coach Schafer said the Wolverines like to throw the ball but know they have to be more balanced.
Griswold Head Coach Andy Everett said the transition from 11-player to 8-player from his team has been fun.
The Tigers like to run the ball and the have three backs with over 100 yards rushing on the season. Brendan Atkinson leads the team with 201 yards on the ground and one score. With so many young players getting up to speed the start of the season has been tough for Griswold but Coach Everett likes his team’s work ethic thus far.
We’ll have coverage of the Tigers and Wolverines tonight on KJAN. Our Dvorak Tire and Service pregame show starts at 6:30pm with kickoff set for 7:00pm in Malvern. Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call on AM 1220, FM 101.1, online at kjan.com, on the web app, or you can watch the live video stream of the game on our KJAN facebook page. The night will start with our weekly pick ’em show Who’s Gonna Win? at 6:00pm and stay tuned after the game for all the scores from the state on the Iowa High School Scoreboard Show from 10:00pm-11:30pm.
The Atlantic Trojans (1-1) will play host to the Clarinda Cardinals tonight in a football battle of Hawkeye Ten foes. The Trojans will be looking to bounce back from a week 2 loss to the Creston Panthers 43-20. Atlantic had a tough time keeping up at the line of scrimmage against the Panthers and Atlantic Head Coach Mike McDermott knows they will need to do a better job there this week against a Cardinals team that wants to run the ball in the middle.
The Trojans also turned the ball over three times last week and Coach McDermott said protecting the ball is number one on the team’s list of goals this week.
Clarinda has had a tough start to the season losing two running backs for the season in as many weeks. Kam Fulk was injured in the week one win over Shenandoah and Connor Brown was injured in the week two loss to Red Oak. Despite losing those two backs the Cardinals still have a powerful one to deal with in William Shull. He has racked up 215 yards on 32 carries and scored 3 touchdowns to lead the Cardinals this season.
On the other side of the ball the Trojans will try to spread the Cardinals out and keep them off balance. Quarterback Chase Mullenix has been a great dual threat for the Trojans racking up 216 rushing yards and two scores while throwing for 234 yards and 2 more touchdowns.
The Trojans and Cardinals will meet tonight at the Trojan Bowl with a 7:00pm kickoff. The freshman contest is going to be played at the High School field at 4:15pm due to the wet conditions. Attendees to the freshman game will be able to get into the varsity game at the Trojan Bowl without paying admission again.
Catch the full interview with Coach McDermott this afternoon at 4:45pm on Trojan Preview on KJAN.
More State and area news from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.
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Atlantic competed at the Grinnell Cross Country Invitational on Thursday night. The Trojans came in 3rd as a team in the girls race. Taylor McCreedy finished as the runner-up individually. Karsyn Rush was 18th, Pluma Pross 21st, and Ashley Wendt 25th for the Trojans.
In the boys race Atlantic came in 5th as a team. Jalen Petersen was 3rd individually. Evan Brummer came in 14th and Brad Dennis was 17th for the Trojans.
OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) — An 18-year-old man already facing a murder charge has been accused of another shooting. Police have charged Jacob Heckethorn with attempted murder, saying he shot Clifford Collett Sr. on Aug. 16 in Ottumwa. Wapello County District Court records say Heckethorn already has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and attempted murder in the original case. Police say he killed William Shettlesworth and shot at Dustin Greene on Aug. 23 in Ottumwa. Heckethorn is due back in court Sept. 17. He lives in Ottumwa.
This Saturday and Sunday, the air near Shelby will be filled with smoke, steam and excitement, as part of the 36th Annual1880 Carstens Farmstead Days Show. One of the organizers, Terry Torneton, who’s been involved in the event as a volunteer for more than 25-years, says Farm Days is an event that aims to preserve and celebrate Iowa’s Farm History through live demonstrations of antique farm equipment and a blend of unique exhibits and crafts.
It’s a tractor and threshing show and so much more. The two-day show is held on the historic Carstens 1880 Farmstead just south of I-80 Exit 34, Shelby, Iowa. The hours are 6:30 am – 7:00 pm both days. Torneton says there are over 250 Vintage tractors and implements on display. Oliver tractors and implements, along with dozens of gas “hit and miss” engines will be featured at this year’s show. Nearly 100 carefully restored Oliver tractors will be on display. Anyone who would like to add his or her Oliver or hit and miss engine to the exhibit is welcome. Register at the registration building near the front gate when you arrive.
Hit & Miss Engine
A parade of classic cars, implements, tractors and trucks also will take place both days beginning at 2-p.m. Joining the power equipment will be many antique/classic cars and trucks. Traditional demonstrations will be on-going throughout the weekend. Visitors can expect to see threshing machines in action, antique tractor plowing, corn picking, straw baling, blacksmithing, corn binding, and a working sawmill. Admission to Farm Days also allows visitors to wander through the four-acre corn maze which contains nearly two miles of pathways. There will be a number of musical acts under the shade trees. On the main stage near the Carstens’s family home, colorful and talented cloggers will kick up their heels to entertain the crowd.
Nearly 100 vendors are expected to be selling a wide range of crafts, tools, toys and novelty items. Raffle tickets for a beautiful hand-stitched quilt, which will be raffled during Farm Days will be available during the quilt show. This (Friday) evening pulled pork sandwich dinner will be hosted by the Friends of the Shelby Stone Arch Trail Committee. Proceeds from the dinner will go to the trail committee. The dinner will be served from 5:30 – 7:30 pm.
All good days begin with a good breakfast and to start Farm Days off right, a pancake breakfast is planned at 6:30 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Snacks and lunch options will also be available. Various non-profit local groups will be offering refreshments and delicious desserts all weekend. On Saturday beginning at 5:30 p.m. enjoy Staley’s Chicken for a delicious dinner at the farm.Proceeds from the dinner will go toward on-going maintenance at Carstens 1880 Farmstead.Admission to Farm Days remains one of the best values for any show of its kind. Admission is $5 per day for everyone nine years and older.
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