Le Mars Daily Sentinel (Newspaper) - December 29, 2006, Le Mars, Iowa December 29,2006 P. L Y. M HOP UN T Y ' S N R 75 cents IT'LL BE TO SEE WHAT THIS I GUT'S LAST DAILY STRIP tS ends its Daily Sentinel run Amend's popular comic will be ending its run in the Daily Sentinel today as the cartoonist announced he will be going to a spending close to half of my life writing and drawing I think it's time I got out of the house and tried some new Amend love cartooning I absolutely want to continue doing the just not at the all-consuming who started the strip in 1988, is also taking time to pursue other creative addition to the Sunday Lee president and editor of Universal Press may see entertaining us in other media Amend has more than 30 published comic collections and has licensed his characters for calendars and wallpaper for cell He was nominated in 2006 as a finalist fox of the by the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award for legendary cartoonist Rube World Wrap An update on news from nation ana Iraq - Saddam Hussein's half brothers visited him in his jail cell and he gave them his Iraqi officials said indicating his execution may be But they said he had yet to be transferred to Iraqi Afghanistan - Fugitive Taliban chief Mullah Omar pledged in a statement released Friday to drive foreign troops out of as NATO and Afghan forces killed more than 10 of his fighters in the volatile Somalia - The Somali government on Friday moved swiftly to assert authority over the capital city Islamic fighters abandoned the day though the leader of the insurgents vowed they would continue to DENVER - A second storm in a week pounded dumping more than 2 feet of snow in the foothills and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and the closure of highways and government offices on charges filed against the prosecutor at the center of the Duke lacrosse sexual assault case might constitute a conflict of interest that forces him off the legal experts TOP TEN STORIES OF 2006 Helios and goodbyes mark 2006 Editor to one's Those were the key words for 2006's top We've seen growth coming as the Highway 75 bypass project progresses as well as through the dawning of a new the three ethanol plants planning to make Plymouth County their new We've also seen two longstanding Le Mars businesses begin major yet both Inc. and Inc. call their new plans consistant with the We bid farewell to some old friends as they seek brand new endeavors and welcomed back some returning Plus Plymouth County had its first visit from a sitting U.S. President As the year draws to a we give you our picks for the top stories photo by Ty President Bush said he had been hoping he'd receive a and Le Mars football team members Justin Chris Campbell and Corey Hoffman did not 1) Bush becomes the first sitting President to ever visit Plymouth County be great being a part of enthused Plymouth County Republican Party chairman Don is something people will be telling their echoed longtime Republican activist Ralph Rallying thousands of the party President George W. Bush stopped in Le Mars on Nov. 3, just five days before the mid-term the first sitting president to ever visit Plymouth drew Firing up folks who packed into Le Mars High Schools Carey he urged them to vote for the Iowa Republican gubernatorial team of Jim Nussle and County Bob Vander Bush's sweep through heavily Republican northwest Iowa was seen by many to be a tactical move spurred on by GOP strategists to bump up voter The move succeeded in Plymouth County where the Plaats ticket But the Democratic gubernatorial team of Chet Culver and Patty Judge easily captured the lion share of the 2) Construction of Highway 75/60 bypass continues Despite confusion regarding rerouting construction on Le Highway 75 bypass continued on According to Plymouth County economic director Gary the once can turn into a opportunity for the I'm not talking about my he in the lifetime of the The bypass will bring a 50 percent increase in traffic by the time it is Tucker This is he the board of supervisors will need to keep in mind as they continue working on an economic development plan for the of the biggest needs we Tucker understanding what the impact is going to be and make the appropriate investment to take advantage of that We need to look at how we can market towards taking advantage of that additional The he needs to set goals and focus on need to bring in types of development that will make Plymouth County in the long-term he photo by Beverly Van Dairy Inc. CEO Gary Wells makes the cut during the ribbon cutting ceremony at the company's new Corporate Center in Le 3) Inc. cuts the ribbon to their new million corporate headquarters 1 Blue Bunny Drive has a brand new celebrated the opening of its new million corporate campus with a ribbon cutting in Calling the corporate center new front door of Le Mayor CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 Law may cut into local meth production BY MAGDALENE BIESANZ Staff writer Editor's This is part two in a two-part series on recent trends in methamphetamine use and response in the county and It's not the ultimate but it is a piece of the That's the law enforcement take on the law passed one and a half years ago - Iowa legislation that limits sales of the base ingredient in methamphetamine Enforcement officers aren't putting all their eggs in that but they are saying the law - which aimed to control meth access to pseudoephedrine - is it took the cold and allergy medications off the shelves at pharmacies and convenience stores and put it in a place where sales could be closely And it restricted sales of the stuff to people 18 years or older who have ID and record their purchase in the store's HELP FROM THE LAW think it is making it easier for us to track down said Plymouth County Deputy Rick a member of the area Drug Task work with the pharmacies in the county and Sioux City area to identify people going to multiple places to buy it's definitely done is given our officers names of people going store to store on a a given buying the maximum amount of agreed Le Mars Police Chief Stu type of people are not buying it because of cold or sinus While Dekkenga said he didn't know if he could say arrests are up as a result of the it has impacted the local meth think the pseudoephedrine law definitely has had an effect on meth Dekkenga keep in mind that most meth that comes into the area is not made LOCAL OR A telltale sign that the drug is imported is the quantity of meth they amount of meth around - no local labs are big enough to make Dekkenga the maintains most of it is brought in Mexico or from other Amy Bloch of Jackson Recovery's Outpatient Services in Sioux City of the meth in Iowa comes from she saying they that from patients and from the Drug Enforcement Agency DEA says somewhere around 90 percent comes from CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Today's Toolbox City rentals change BY MAGDALENE BIESANZ Staff writer One stop shopping is what the city is aiming for with event The convention the banquet hall at the Willow Creek golf the Olson Cultural Event Center and the Municipal Park used to be booked through separate Now all four can be booked through the city the city hopes to the out soliciting for an event coordinator - we'll outsource to a private firm or said City Administrator Scott In the Christy administrative assistant at the Le Mars City Will be handling the facilities will still be city owned arid Langel will budget for each facility as we have in the the convention center bookings were handled by Donna former city activities Course rentals by Doug and Julie Shultz and the Olson Cultural Event Center and Municipal Park by the city Best of 2006 The Sentinel's best sports moments of the past year 24-Hour Weather Occasional high near 40. wind 10-15 Periods of low 37. NE wind around 15 Noon 3.7� tiff 6 p.m. 39� Midnight 38� 6 a.m. 37� Noon 40� Find on 2 State & Nation For the Lifestyles Lighter Volume 135 253
