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Spencer school retirees to be honored Wednesday
(05/13/08)
Twelve Spencer school representatives have chosen to take an early-retirement option offered by district officials this year. Together, _Joe Enderlin, Penny Goedicke, Jan Johnson, Jo Ann Merrill, Pat Morisch, Macrina Tesch, Betty Brennan, Becky Dettmer, Noreen Meyer, Mick Ketchum, Maggie Nicks and Alan Pierce_ represent 301 years of service within the school district...
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Spencer, Iowa ~ Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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Trumpeter swan effort marks 10-year anniversary
Fishing club offers youth experience
(05/13/08) The Iowa Great Lakes Fishing Club will host its annual Fishing Clinic for children ages 6 to 15 from 4:30-8:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 14 at Stolley's Pit in Spencer. The yearly event, which parents and grandparents are encouraged to attend involves seminars, a fishing contest, supper for the participants and prizes given to all registered youth...
Anytime Fitness set to open in Spencer
(05/13/08) Anytime Fitness announced that representatives have signed a lease for space in the old Social Security/IRS building. With construction already started, the club will be open for business within the next sixty days. The club will have cardio, strength machines, free weights, fitness classes, and a masseuse... 
Advanced Metals students compete
(05/13/08)Twelve students from the Advanced Metals class at Spencer High School were invited to compete at the Iowa Central Community College Industrial Technology Skills Competitions on April 16. They were Jay Devries, Bryan Ibsen, Travis Langholz, Evan Quail, Logan Rohwer, Victor VanPelt, Austin Crone, Adam DeLoss, Tom Hagedorn, Tyler Sikora, Jacob Stricker, and Kevin Whalen. ...
Briefs 5-13-08
(05/13/08) Miami native Steph Taylor will be performing at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 13 on a national tour stop at Shaky Tree. Come hear her perform melodic piano movements to guitar driven rock songs reflecting the dark and haunting sounds she is famous for. n Check her out at www.stephtaylor.com...
Meeting 5-13-08
(05/13/08) Iowa Lakes Community College Board of Trustees will meet at 4 p.m. today at the Spirit Lakes campus. A full agenda is planned. --- The Spencer Park Board will meet at 5 p.m., tonight in the conference room at City Hall. The board will consider the submission of a Country School Grant application by the Kiwanis Club, consider a temporary batting cage at Pederson Park, and other issues... 
China quake death toll rises to about 10,000
(05/13/08)CHENGDU, China -- A powerful earthquake toppled buildings, schools and chemical plants Monday in central China, killing about 10,000 people and trapping untold numbers in mounds of concrete, steel and earth in the country's worst quake in three decades...
Anglers Bay Celebration and Restoration announced
(05/13/08) Participants will see the bulrushes and much more at the celebration and dedication of the new Anglers Bay wildlife area to be held on Saturday morning, Aug. 2. The Anglers Bay project protects the largest remaining natural shore at the Iowa Great Lakes, with two-thirds of a mile of shoreline on Big Spirit Lake...
Hundreds arrested in raid at Postville plant
(05/13/08) CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) -- Federal immigration agents on Monday arrested more than 300 people during a raid at a Postville meat processing plant. The raid by agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was the largest in Iowa history, Matt M. Dummermuth, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, said at a news conference...
Retailers get help installing alternative fuel pumps
(05/13/08) DES MOINES -- The state will help Iowa retailers pay for alternative fuel pumps under a bill signed into law Monday by Gov. Chet Culver. The new law also encourages state and local government to use biodiesel when it's available. The measure is designed to improve access to E85 and biodiesel pumps, both of which are relatively rare in Iowa despite the state's status as a leading producer of the fuels...
Iowans link faith and protecting environment
(05/13/08) WATERLOO (AP) -- Elizabeth Becker's ponytail whipped in the wind last weekend as the teen dug her spade into the grass outside First Congregational United Church of Christ. Soon, with help from members of two other downtown church youth groups, the 18-year-old was ready to plant a white pine sapling in the exposed soil...
Questions raised about budget bill amendment
(05/13/08) DES MOINES (AP) -- Questions are being raised about a last-minute amendment to a budget bill that deals with special 1-cent sales taxes that voters have approved in hundreds of Iowa cities. Under the change, approved April 25 by the House and Senate with little or no debate, the taxes that were approved for such things as road and sewer improvements could be used to give tax breaks to developers...
TV viewership still down after strike
(05/13/08) NEW YORK (AP) -- Television heads into its biggest week with the hangover from a 100-day writers strike persisting. Viewership is down, although it's hard to tell how much the strike is to blame. This week's "upfront" presentations by broadcasters outlining their fall schedules, which annually precedes a multi-billion dollar ad buying binge, promises to be much different than before...
Senior Briefs 5-13-08
(05/13/08) The May meeting of the Northwest Aging Association Board of Directors will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, May 14 in the conference room at the Central Office, 714 10th Ave. E. in Spencer. --- Those who wish to play in the senior's league at the Spencer Municipal Golf Course should call Wayne Burnham at 580-3057. New members are always welcome. League play will begin May 22...
In lean times, shoppers see extra fat in food bill
(05/13/08) WASHINGTON (AP) -- Forced to pay for once-free sandwich toppings and twice as much for some steak cuts, shoppers are wondering whether higher grocery bills and restaurant tabs truly reflect the trickle down of a global rise in food prices. Veronica Banks, who lives outside St. ...
SAFE sign-up under way for Iowa landowners
(05/13/08) USDA/Clay County Farm Service Agency announced Iowa landowners in three environmentally sensitive areas now have the opportunity to enroll up to 27,700 acres of land in a new Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) practice called SAFE, which stands for State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement. Sign-up started May 1, 2008... 
Spencer FFA members, supporters celebrate year
(05/12/08)Smiles, congratulatory handshakes and tears were all common practices displayed and witnessed during the Spencer FFA Chapter's annual banquet and awards ceremony, held Tuesday evening in the Spencer High School (SHS) student center. As chapter members were publicly recognized with a variety of awards and honors, see "2007-08 Spencer FFA honors awarded" at DIRECTION, the gathering allowed them, as well as chapter supporters, the chance to relish in activities conducted over the past year... 
Auxiliary presents hospital $30,000 check
(05/12/08)Spencer Hospital Auxiliary President Marla Woelber (far right) and Auxiliary Treasurer Linda Susie (second from right) presents a check for $30,000 to Spencer Hospital CEO Doug Doorn and Susan Zulk, Spencer Regional Healthcare Foundation director, designated to help fund the current expansion project under way at Abben Cancer Center. ...
Meetings 5-10-08
(05/12/08) The Northwest Iowa Airport Board of Trustees will meet at 3 p.m. Monday, May 12 in the conference room at the Terminal Building. --- The Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m., Monday, May 12 in room 211. ---... 
Mayor declares Nursing Home Week
(05/12/08)Cheri Prange, Shirley Johanson, Emma Exner, Teri Stevenson and Edith Lopez of St. Lukes Lutheran Home joined Spencer Mayor Reynold Peterson to proclaim May 11-17 as National Nursing Home Week. |
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