BENEFIT
A benefit is being held Jan. 15 at the Magnolia Event Center to raise funds for Brent Leonard and Megan Gibson who lost their home to a fire last month. Bean bag and pool tourney at 4 p.m.; Quick Rick Rib’s Joint serving 5 to 7 pm., 8 p.m. to midnight, music by Fork in the Road.
THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF LOGAN, HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA
THE LOGAN
Herald-Observer www.heraldobserver.com JANUARY 12, 2011
VOLUME 127, ISSUE 2
SHORT TAKES COAT AND BLANKET DRIVE Logan’s annual coat and blanket drive for the homeless continues. Blankets, coats of all sizes, mittens, gloves and scarves are eing collected. Also new or near new hats, mittens, gloves and boots (sizes 1-8) are being collected for Lo-Ma students that need them. The collection boxes are located in the Fourth Avenue Mall building.
CAN COLLECTION SITE As a fundraiser for postprom, the Lo-Ma junior class has a can collection bin available at the Logan Mini Mart parking lot.
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Supervisors appoint boards at FCC mandates move to narrow banding by Jan. 1, 2013 first meeting Mary Darling
Big changes in the air for users of mobile radios Editor There are big changes coming for cities, counties, schools, law enforcement and anyone else who uses land mobile radios that use channels 150174 MHz and 421-512 MHz. A Federal Communications Commission order issued in 2004 requires all entities operating radio systems on these bandwidths to migrate to narrow banding. “The FCC is out of frequency,” said Harrison County Emergency Management Director Larry Oliver. “It’s not a huge problem in our area, but in cities like Chicago and New
York there is none to be had. A deadline of Jan. 1, 2013 has been set to change systems over. After this date all systems must have been converted either to 12.5 kHz bandwidth or to a technology that provides one voice channel per 12.5 kHz. What this means for Harrison County, the cities, schools, law enforcement and fire/rescue departments, is that all present equipment must be assessed to see if any can be reprogrammed to the new bandwidth or if it will be necessary to purchase new equipment. Whether cities and the county will
Mary Darling Editor MARY DARLING For The Twiner
SEE BANDWIDTH Page 2
SOUTHWEST-IOWA-GO! Fiesta Bowl parade, pre-game on honor band agenda
LEGISLATIVE DAYS The dates for the annual Legislative Days sponsored by the Logan Kiwanis Club and Logan Chamber of Commerce have been set. They include 10 a.m., Jan. 29, Feb. 12 and March 12 in the Logan Community Center.
PRESENTATION Lloyd and Rilla Soetmelk, from the New Life Evangelical Free Church, will be sharing photos of their Holy Land tour, including Israel, Jerusalem and Jordan from 2-4 p.m., Jan. 16 at the Logan Community Center. The public is welcome to attend.
EVENING OF MUSIC Craig Kruse will be at the Mondamin Church of Christ at 7 p.m., Jan. 16 for an evening of inspirational music. Kruse is a gospel singer from Council Bluffs. The concert is open to the public. There will be a free-will offering. A time of fellowship and refreshments will follow the concert. The event is sponsored by the Mondamin and Little Sioux Churches of Christ. For more information contact Pastor Wayne Bahr at 712-646-2644.
WINTER FUN DISPLAY Winter Fun will open at the Moorhead Cultural Center Jan. 14 and close Feb. 27. Displays of winter activities inside and out are included in the exhibit. Hours are 1 to 4 p.m., Thursday through Sunday, or by appointment by calling 712-866-5017 or Carolyn Archer at 712886-5415.
Southwest Iowa Honor Marching Band members practice unfurling the field-sized American flag prior to pregame of the Fiesta Bowl football game. It takes more than 200 people to accomplish the feat. Photo: Mary Darling
Mary Darling Editor Some of the best musicians in southwest Iowa showed the Phoenix area what is so great about the Midwest when the Southwest Iowa Honor Marching Band performed in the Fiesta Bowl parade and pre-game festivities at the Fiesta Bowl football game over the holidays. The band, formed every other year, was comprised this year of students from 30 school districts in southwest Iowa. Students in all southwest Iowa school districts are eligible to audition for the band. The first three trips were to Dallas, Texas, then eight to Phoenix, Ariz., one to Orlando, Fla., and this year again to Phoenix. Nate Simons, Logan-Magnolia’s band director, served as the head director of the SEE SWIHMB Page 2
Students from area schools that were members of the Southwest Iowa Honor Marching Band posed for a photo prior to the Dec. 31 parade in Phoenix. They included, in front from the left, Heather Park, Jessica Allen, Emma Allen, Cortney Cooper, Katelyn Hoff; in back, Robert Rydberg, Cade Bolte, Catherine Beall, Chance Sipple and Trey Kirlin. Photo: Mary Darling
Motion may delay trial in four deaths Andrew J. Nelson World-Herald News Service An attorney for the man accused in the crash that killed four motorcyclists said Jan. 3 that he expects his client’s trial, scheduled to begin Jan. 11, to be delayed because of a motion he has filed. Steve Lefler of Omaha,
one of the lawyers representing Andrew Schlichtemeier, has asked that the breath-alcohol test results and any statements that Schlichtemeier made to investigators be suppressed because Schlichtemeier “was not competent to voluntarily waive any of his rights,” according to the motion. The Iowa State Patrol
has said that Schlichtemeier was given and failed a breath test after the crash. He then consented to a blood test. Such motions are normal in cases involving allegations of drunken driving, said Robert Rigg, director of the criminal defense program at the Drake University Law School. “Are they typical
motions? Yes,” Rigg said. “Are they typically granted? No.” If such a motion were granted, it could dramatically affect the prosecution’s case but not necessarily ruin it, he said. “It depends on the other facts and evidence they SEE MOTION Page 2
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors held its first meeting of the year on Jan. 3 with new county officials sworn in and appointments made for the year. Robert Smith was named chair of the Board of Supervisors and Gaylord Pitt was named as vice chair. Walter Utman was sworn in as a new board member. Other appointments included: • Official newspapers: Logan Herald-Observer, Missouri Valley Times-News and Woodbine Twiner. • County Engineer: J. Thomas Stoner and staff • Drainage Engineer: Stephen Sundquist and Associates • Drainage Attorney: Noel Mumm • Courthouse Maintenance: Kathy Peterson and staff • Medical Examiner: CCL Ferguson-DO Medical Examiner • Enrique E. Cohen, MD deputy; Robert D. Cunard, MD deputy; Carrie L. Grady, MD deputy; Mary A. Lob, MD deputy; Joseph T. Piccolo, MD deputy; Daniel H. Richter, MD deputy; Therese M. Safranek, MD deputy; Romaine S. Sangha, MD deputy; Christopher J. Jankovich, PA-C/ME investigator; Melissa K. Klutts, RN/me investigator; Sara M. McIntosh, RN/me investigator. • Board of Health: Dr. Carrie Grady and Vern Henrich appointed for threeyear terms ending Dec. 31, 2013; other members, Jack Gochenour term ending Dec. 31, 2011; Bob Smith, term ending Dec. 31, 2012; Angie Pryor, term ending Dec. 31, 2012. • County Public Health Nurses: Nicole Carritt, Administrator and staff • Planning Council: Bob Smith, Jim Poehlman, Lonnie Maguire and John Mock • Budget Director: See SUPES Page 9 From SUPES Page 1 Susan Bonahm •Director of Relief: John Mock • Director of Veterans Affairs: John Mock • Veterans Affairs Commission: Don Rodasky, Eugene Jacobsen • County Conservation Board: Kris Pauley appointed five year term ending December 2015. Other members, Dwayne Walker term ending December 2011; Kim Nunez, term ending Dec. 2012; Dean McIntosh, term ending December 2013; Pat Perry, term ending December 2014. • Weed Commissioner: Ron Greenwood SEE APPOINTMENTS Page 2
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