Danish Immigrant Museum Wins NEA Grant for Folk Arts Study
Elk Horn Iowa based Danish Immigrant Museum received a National Endowment for the Arts grant to study Danish American folk arts across Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Minnesota from January to April. Folklorist Greg Hansen will lead four state interviews to record cradle crafts and preserve heritage in a Traditions Bearers file open to researchers and the public.
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Elk Horn
National Endowment For the Arts
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Greg Hansen
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Iowa Climatologist Warns of Snowy Winter and Regional Totals
Iowa Climatologist Paul Waite expects above normal snowfall this winter with a statewide average of 32.5 inches. Regions may see about 25 inches in the south and over 40 inches in northeast Iowa. Avoca Good Guys prep 66 boxes for needy families Tuesday Dec 23 with $879.72 in donations and food ordered to complete the effort.
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Iowa
Paul Waite
AVOCA
Avoca Good Guys
Good Guys
HCHS Cyclone Christmas Issue Donated By Local Paper
The HCHS Cyclone Christmas issue appears in this edition, with two pages donated by the Harlan Newspapers.
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Harlan Newspapers
Harlan police seek ruling on Social Security funds ownership
A three-division petition filed by past and present Harlan Police Department members seeks a declaratory judgment on who owns 73 572.48 in Social Security contributions held in a City trust fund. Former officer Duane Schomer and current officers Merrill Martin Lonnie Wilson and Gary Cole comprise the steering group. The case follows a 1977 Social Security refund order and a city council action creating a Social Security Trust Fund to determine rightful ownership of the remaining 50 percent.
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Harlan Police Department
City of Harlan
Police Department
Commissioner of Social Security
Iowa Supreme Court
City of Waverly
Iowa Department of Job Service
IPERS
Duane Schomer
H.P.D
Iowa Department of Transportation
DOT
Social Security Administration
Schomer
Merrill Martin
Lonnie Wilson
Gary Cole
Ned Bjornstad
Irwin
Bjornstad
U.S. Supreme Court
Harlan
Iowa
Schemer
Iowa Public Employees Retirement System
Steven Green
William Bartelson
James Brown, Jr
August Eckermann
Lee Gordon
Tom Gries
Mark Kaufman
Brad McQueen
Jeff Means
Ron Nielsen
Tom Obrecht
David Pope
Dan Ricner
Ron Rose
Tim Schaer
Red Cross Expands Hepatitis Screening for Blood Supply
The Red Cross adds two hepatitis tests to strengthen blood safety. One test has been used for 15 years. the new tests will screen for other forms. Some factors like alcohol Tylenol and vigorous exercise may cause false positives, with results monitored and donors questioned about recent alcohol use.
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Red Cross
Shelby County farmland value drops for fifth straight year
The annual Iowa State University survey shows Shelby County farmland at 725 per acre, down 110 from last year, a 13.2 percent drop. Statewide values fell to 786 per acre from 948, a 17 percent decline, continuing a long trend with Iowa land prices falling since 1981.
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Shelby County
Iowa State University
Iowa
Iowa State University Extension
Michael Duffy
ISU
Duffy
Doug Olsen
Scott County
Mississippi River
East Central District
Scott
Cedar
Decatur County
Decatur
Social Security in Shelby County pays 1.219 million monthly
The Social Security office in Carroll reports Shelby County residents receive 1.219 million dollars in monthly benefits to 2,888 beneficiaries including 1,727 retired workers and 94 disabled workers. Another 441 are spouses of retirees or disabled workers, with 479 widows and dependents. Clark urges checks of W-2 forms and SS cards to ensure correct earnings records.
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Shelby County
Laurence Clark
Carroll
Clark
Social Security
Student teacher impressed by school and community
Jeff Thoms finished an eight week internship at Harlan Community High School last week and earned a bachelor’s in agricultural education at Iowa State University on Saturday December 20. He praised the community for caring about schools, noted the supportive faculty, and highlighted the HCHS FFA chapter and the chance to work with statistics at football games.
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Jeff Thoms
Harlan
Harlan Community High School
Thoms
Iowa State University
Clinton
Clinton High School
HCHS
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Iowa State
Dan Leinen
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Lowa
Jett Thoms
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