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Two dead after drowning in Adams County pond More details will be available after a press conference slated 10:30 a.m. today at Corning Fire Station. ■
Two St. Malachy School elementary students died after falling through ice on a farm pond and drowning near their home late Saturday afternoon. According to an Adams Coun-
ty Sheriff press release, the sheriff’s office and fire department responded at 5:34 p.m. to 1623 Vanilla Ave., about eight miles northeast of Prescott. Nathan and T.J. Frey, 9 and 11 years old respectively, were located under the ice. Both boys were taken by air ambulance to Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. St. Malachy held a short prayer service at 9:15 a.m. this morning that was open to the public.
SWCC accepts excavation, footings bids for new dorm By BAILEY POOLMAN
CNA staff reporter bpoolman@crestonnews.com
Southwestern Community College Board of Directors passed motions to hire Seamus Excavating and Jensen Builders to start dirt work and footings for the college’s new dorm to be finished in 2014. Board members Vicki Sickels and Carol Saxton were absent from the special meeting Tuesday. The board voted unanimously to hire Seamus Excavating of Urbandale to do site development for the new dorm with a bid of $721,680. The competitor was Elder Corporation of Des Moines with a bid of $768,239.85. The estimated cost of the dirt work was $615,100. “They’re looking at making sure they have winterization costs covered in there,” said Tom Lesan, SWCC vice president of economic development. “Probably shouldn’t be that surprising to us. Didn’t like it, Lesan but shouldn’t be that sur- ■ Dirt work has begun. prised.” The completion date See photo for dirt work is expected on page 2A. to be Jan. 4. Jensen Builders of Des Moines was voted unanimously to put in the concrete foundations for the new residence hall. The company had a bid of $143,400, which was comparative to its competitive bid of $193,840 by Jordison Construction of Urbandale. The estimated cost of the concrete foundations was $165,900. Alternative costs were included in each bid, which covers a certain type of building process. Instead of building straight from the foundation, according to Lesan, the contractors would build starting one level up to prevent any problems during winter construction. “This allows them to basically trench out the footings and fill it full of concrete instead of forming it all up and having to backfill to protect it,” said Ken Rech, president of SWCC board. “That way it eliminates any fear of having frozen soil along the site during the curing process.” In other SWCC news: • The board of directors will hold a hearing and meeting Tuesday to vote on bids for things such as trusses and elevators.
The Adams County Sheriff department held a press conference at 10:30 a.m. at the Corning Fire Department. The Creston News Advertiser will have more information as it becomes available online at www.crestonnewsadvertiser.com. Funeral services for Nathan and T.J. are pending at Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25, Creston. St. Malachy will dismiss school for all or part of the day so fac-
ulty, staff, students and parents can attend the funeral. “Please help your child understand that it is normal to experience strong Walsh physical and emotional reactions following the death of someone close to them, and that it is OK to talk to someone else about how they are
feeling,” said St. Malachy Principal John Walsh. “Please let the classroom teacher know if your child is in need of extra support.” A grief counseling team from the Area Education Agency (AEA) will be at the school today to work with individuals and classrooms. Counselors will meet specifically with fourth- and fifth-grade classes. The grief counsel team will be available the remainder of the week.
OPENING DAY Deer shotgun season starts Saturday in Iowa. 100,000 hunters statewide expected to participate. ■
By KYLE WILSON
CNA asst. managing editor kwilson@crestonnews.com
This Saturday, Creston native Kyle Heatherington will awake long before the sun rises to illuminate the woodlands of southwest Iowa. Saturday is one of — if not — the most exciting days for Heatherington. It’s opening day for deer shotgun season and Heatherington and a group of about eight friends have high hopes of harvesting the biggest buck in the area. “I’ll be up early,” H e a t h e r - Heatherington ington said, “and I won’t get much sleep the night before. That’s just the way it’s been for me since I started going deer hunting with my dad and brother when I was 12 years old. Everyone has a passion. Mine’s hunting.” Heatherington will be one of more than an estimated 100,000 hunters tromping through Iowa timber during Saturday’s opening day for first shotgun season. Iowa’s shotgun deer seasons are the most popular among hunters and account for more than half of all deer harvested. Chad Paup, DNR biologist for south-central Iowa, said hunters will see plenty of deer this shotgun s e a s o n Paup with deer population locally comparable to 2012. Paup said hunters will benefit from the recent cold snap as deer have
moved away from open areas and into the woodlands. “The woods are concentrated with deer right now. Hunters should see plenty of deer,” Paup said. Paup said last year southwest Iowa hunting was impacted by Epizootic Hemorrhaging Disease (EHD) — a virus that killed deer across central, west central and southwest Iowa. However, Paup said the disease will not be a concern this shotgun season as cold weather has killed off the insect that carries the disease.
Forecast First shotgun season is only five days long — from Saturday through Dec. 11. Second season runs from Dec. 14-22. That’s a relatively short time frame to harvest a deer and often times, hunters have to adapt to weather conditions. That said, the forecast for Saturday looks chilly. No precipitation is expected in the Creston area Saturday, but temperatures at sunrise will be in the single digits with an afternoon high of 20 degrees. “Hunters are looking at 5 degrees at sunrise,” said Harry Hillaker, state climatologist. “That’s below normal for this time of year. The only good news, however, is
CNA photo by TOM DANILOVICH
This photo by Tom Danilovich of a buck was taken in Union County. Hunters will have a chance to harvest bucks like this one when deer shotgun season opens Saturday.
the very wind conditions expected Wednesday will die down by Saturday.” Hunting hours during first and second shotgun season begins 30 minutes before sunrise and ends 30 minutes after sunset. Shotgun season is followed by late muzzleloader slated Dec. 23-Jan. 10.
Safety
Corey Carlton, game warden for Union and Ringgold counties, reminds all hunters to be safe this shotgun season. Carlton’s top safety tips include always wearing blaze orange while hunting Please see SHOTGUN, Page 2
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