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Folds Of Honor Quik-Trip 500

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Jimmie Johnson pulled away from the field on an overtime restart Sunday and was first to the white flag as a four-car accident unfolded along the backstretch – ending the race under caution and leaving Johnson with his seventy-sixth career win that ties the late Dale Earnhardt for seventh place all-time. Most of the race was caution-free with just one yellow flag in the first 323 laps. With Johnson in the lead less than two laps from completion of the scheduled distance, Ryan Newman’s spin brought out just the second caution of the day that would force overtime. Johnson pushed his Number-48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in front of Kyle Busch coming out of the final restart, and put some distance between himself and the defending series champion before the day’s final caution ended the race. Dale Earnhardt Junior finished second, giving Hendrick Motorsports a sweep of the top two spots.

Busch finished third, one position ahead of older brother Kurt – who had started from the pole. Carl Edwards completed the top five … Kevin Harvick started sixth and led a race-high 131 laps before settling for sixth place. Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin finished sixteenth in his bid to become the first driver with back-to-back season-opening victories in the Sprint Cup Series since Matt Kenseth in 2009.

Chase Elliott was the highest-finishing rookie in the forty-car field, running eighth … Sunday’s race marked the debut of NASCAR’s 2016 low-downforce rules package. It produced twenty-eight lead changes, identical to last year’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Maren Morris Talks Inspiration For Debut Single “My Church”

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Maren Morris’ debut single “My Church” is nearing the top ten on the country charts and is a hit with country fans. She says, “‘My Church’ was inspired when I was on a drive. I feel like a lot of my song titles are inspired when I’m in the car. So I just wanted to write a song that didn’t feel preachy, but encapsulated that feeling of what I Feel is my version of church.

Jake Gallardo Gathers First USMTS Victory In Cajun Clash Finale

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VIVIAN, La. (Feb. 27) — Jake Gallardo’s first USMTS triumph happened 875 miles from home Saturday night when he captured the feature win in the 5th Annual USMTS Cajun Clash presented by Horseshoe Bossier City.

Just five days shy of his 23rd birthday, the second-generation driver from Las Cruces, N.M., parlayed a front row start into a wire-to-wire win in the 50-lap finale at the Ark-La-Tex Speedway in Vivian, La.

“After the weekend we’ve had so far, this is sure a good way to end it,” said Gallardo, who failed to advance to the main event on Thursday or Friday. “We’ll take this one.”

A trio of early-race cautions slowed the momentum early on, but after the 13th lap the green remained out until the yellow returned with six laps to go when fifth-running Cade Dillard slowed with a flat tire.

After another quick caution before a lap could be completed, the race resumed with fellow New Mexico racers Stormy Scott and Johnny Scott trailing Gallardo and looking for a way around but Gallardo nailed a flawless restart and rode his momentum for the last six laps to score the $4,000 winner’s share of the prize money.

“The cautions actually helped me out quite a bit,” Gallardo admitted in victory lane. “I knew Stormy was right there and when we got to lapped traffic my line was so good I was worried about changing my lane to pass them. I think something broke on that final restart. I was just hanging on at the end.”

Sure enough, closer inspection revealed a broken pull bar on Gallardo’s No. J17 machine.

Stormy Scott, who dominated Thursday’s feature race, settled for the runner-up paycheck while twin brother Johnny remained third at the finish line.

Rodney Sanders was fourth and Chris Brown finished fifth. Rounding out the top ten were Ryan Gustin, Chris Henigan, Zack VanderBeek, Jason Hughes and Jason Ingalls.

NEXT EVENT:

An open practice session from 6-9 p.m. kicks things off next Wednesday, March 2, at the Southern Oklahoma Speedway in Ardmore, Okla., for the fourth and final tripleheader weekend of USMTS Winter Speedweeks. Admission to the grandstands is free with pit passes $20.

Racing begins Thursday at 7 p.m. USMTS Modifieds will be looking to take home a $2,000 winner’s share of the prize money with Limited Mods competing for $400 to win. Grandstands are $15 for adults and kids ages 6-12 are $5 with children 5 and under free. Pit passes are $35.

On Friday, the first heat race rolls onto the track at 7 p.m. with USMTS Modifieds racing for $3,000 to win, Limited Mods $500 to win and Hobby Stocks $300 to win. Grandstands are $20 for adults and kids ages 6-12 are $5 with children 5 and under free. Pit passes are $35.

Saturday’s USMTS Winter Speedweeks finale starts at 6 p.m. USMTS Modifieds race for $4,000 while Limited Mods pay $600 to win and Hobby Stocks $400 to win. Grandstands are $20 for adults and kids ages 6-12 are $5 with children 5 and under free. Pit passes are $40.

Jason Hughes was the winner in 2008 and 2009 at the former Lake Country Speedway, and picked up the most recent win here this past November to cap off his 2015 USMTS national championship season. Rodney Sanders and Stormy Scott each have three wins in Ardmore, Ryan Gustin has two and one-time victory lane visitors include Johnny Scott, Thomas Tillison Jr. and Triston Dycus.

The Southern Oklahoma Speedway is a semi-banked 3/8-mile clay oval located 0.7 mile east of I-35 (exit 29) on US 70, then 1.8 miles south on US 77. For more information, call 405-627-1766 or clickwww.southernoklahomaspeedway.com to visit the track’s official website.

For unfortunate fans unable to make one or more of these blockbuster events, every lap of every race at every event during USMTS Winter Speedweeks will be broadcast live via pay-per-view atwww.RacinDirt.comm/LiveVideo.

To learn more about the United States Modified Touring Series, visit www.usmts.com online or call 515-832-7944. You can also like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/usmts, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/usmts and Instagram at www.instagram.com/usmts or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/usmtstv.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified Touring Series
USMTS Casey’s Cup powered by S&S Fishing & Rental – Production Jars Southern Region presented by Day Motor Sports
USMTS Winter Speedweeks – 5th Annual Cajun Clash presented by Horseshoe Bossier City (Night 3 of 3)
Ark-La-Tex Speedway, Vivian, La.
Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016

Showing finishing position, starting position in parentheses, car number, driver, hometown, chassis/engine builder, laps completed and money won. The top 12 drivers in passing points accumulated in the heat races were locked into the “A” Main, with the top 8 re-drawing for starting positions 1-8.

MSD HEAT RACE #1 (8 laps):
1. (1) 2 Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D.
2. (3) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
3. (4) C8 Timothy Culp, Sheridan, Ark.
4. (6) 12 Jason Ingalls, Longview, Texas.
5. (5) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo.
6. (9) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla.
7. (2) 123 Logan Robertson (R), Shamrock, Texas.
8. (7) 12d Scott Drake, Joplin, Mo.
9. (8) 88s Jody Davidson, West Monroe, La.

FAST SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (3) 89c Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
3. (6) 10 Austin Arneson, Fargo, N.D.
4. (4) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
5. (1) 6 Brock Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill.
6. (5) 23k Ben Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan.
7. (7) 5a Wes Armstrong, Marshall, Texas.
8. (8) 49s Caleb Shown, Hooks, Texas.
9. (9) 5 Todd Shute (R), Des Moines, Iowa.

EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (3) 2s Stormy Scott, Arroyo Hondo, N.M.
2. (4) 8 Kyle Strickler (R), Mooresville, N.C.
3. (5) 16 Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas.
4. (9) 51 B.J. Robinson, Bossier City, La.
5. (7) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
6. (6) 717 George Egbert IV, Salado, Texas.
7. (8) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas.
8. (1) 1 Garrett Alberson, Shreveport, La.
9. (2) 9 Kevin Rutherford (R), Flower Mound, Texas.

PBM PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M.
2. (4) 2g Kenny Gaddis, Hallsville, Texas.
3. (7) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
4. (5) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M.
5. (3) A1 Phil Dixon, Crosby, Texas.
6. (8) 4 Billy Vogel (R), West Fargo, N.D.
7. (1) 23 Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas.
8. (6) L1 Larry Clevenger, Greenwood, La.
9. (9) 6 Donnie Powers, Henderson, Texas.

HORSESHOE BOSSIER CITY HEAT RACE #5 (8 laps):
1. (1) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa.
2. (4) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
3. (2) 99 Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa.
4. (7) 8t Dustin Hyde, Texarkana, Texas.
5. (6) 1/2 Zane Hunter (R), Alma, Ark.
6. (8) 22 Ralo Pilkington (R), Marshall, Texas.
7. (3) 27 Chase Delrio, West Monroe, La.
8. (9) 90 Tommy Fain (R), Abilene, Texas.
9. (5) 14z Zach McMillan (R), Gladewater, Texas.

RACINDIRT.COM HEAT RACE #6 (8 laps):
1. (1) 4w Tyler Wolff (R), Fayetteville, Ark.
2. (3) 77 Garrett Gregory (R), Tomball, Texas.
3. (7) 10 Tye Clampitt, Henderson, Texas.
4. (6) 303 Chase Jupe (R), Waco, Texas.
5. (9) 27 B.J. Cook, Shreveport, La.
6. (4) B29 Blonde Bomber Mitchell, Pea Ridge, Ark.
7. (2) 6 Casey Skyberg (R), Rapid City, S.D.
8. (8) 4 Cody Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill.
9. (5) 34 Mickey Lassiter (R), Piedmont, Okla.

RACERWEBSITE.COM HEAT RACE #7 (8 laps):
1. (2) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas.
2. (5) 12 Lucas Lee (R), Paris, Tenn.
3. (8) 5a Josh Beckham, Choudrant, La.
4. (4) 21 David Winslett, Bossier City, La.
5. (9) 211 Chase Hatton, DeBerry, Texas.
6. (7) 18 Caleb Dillard, Robeline, La.
7. (6) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas.
8. (3) 19 Jamie Burford, Keatchie, La.
9. (1) 7 Sean Gaddis, Hallsville, Texas.

S&S FISHING & RENTAL HEAT RACE #8 (8 laps):
1. (3) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La.
2. (8) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa.
3. (5) 14t Triston Dycus, Waxahachie, Texas.
4. (2) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
5. (7) 8 Steve Miller, Rosanky, Texas.
6. (6) 68 Brandon Watson (R), Denison, Texas.
7. (1) 35 Paul Graves (R), Atlanta, La.
8. (4) 77c Brad Calhoun, Jacksonville, Ark.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (15 laps, top 3 advance):
1. (2) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
2. (6) 21 David Winslett, Bossier City, La.
3. (1) 2g Kenny Gaddis, Hallsville, Texas.
4. (3) 51 B.J. Robinson, Bossier City, La., GRT/Dickens, $100.
5. (4) 8t Dustin Hyde, Texarkana, Texas, TRE/Mullins, $80.
6. (9) 23k Ben Kates, Tonganoxie, Kan., LG2/Speedway, $400.
7. (5) 27 B.J. Cook, Shreveport, La., CAM/Mullins, $80.
8. (10) 71 Philip Houston, Odessa, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, $100.
9. (8) A1 Phil Dixon, Crosby, Texas, Fast1/CB, $100.
10. (7) 1/2 Zane Hunter (R), Alma, Ark., Hughes/BMS, $100.
11. (13) L1 Larry Clevenger, Greenwood, La., Skyrocket/PTS, $80.
12. (12) 90 Tommy Fain (R), Abilene, Texas, LG2/KSE, $100.
13. (15) 14z Zach McMillan (R), Gladewater, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, $100.
14. (11) 27 Chase Delrio, West Monroe, La., Hughes/Mullins, $80.
15. (14) 88s Jody Davidson, West Monroe, La., $80.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (15 laps, top 3 advance):
1. (3) 16 Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas.
2. (2) 89c Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas.
3. (1) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas.
4. (6) 4r Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla., LG2/Cornett, $100.
5. (4) 99 Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa.
6. (14) 5 Todd Shute (R), Des Moines, Iowa, Victory/GMPP, $100.
7. (8) 4 Billy Vogel (R), West Fargo, N.D., LG2/Durham, $100.
8. (12) 12d Scott Drake, Joplin, Mo., MBCustom/GMPP, $400.
9. (5) 211 Chase Hatton, DeBerry, Texas, IRP/, $80.
10. (10) 123 Logan Robertson (R), Shamrock, Texas, Hughes/PPE, $100.
11. (11) 6 Casey Skyberg (R), Rapid City, S.D., Shaw/Mullins, $100.
12. (7) 85 Thomas Tillison Jr., Wellston, Okla., Hughes/Geddes, $100.
13. (9) 717 George Egbert IV, Salado, Texas, MBCustom/Mullins, $100.
14. (15) 34 Mickey Lassiter (R), Piedmont, Okla., GRT/Sput’s, $100.
15. (13) 4 Cody Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill., GRT/Mullins, $100.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #3 (15 laps, top 3 advance):
1. (1) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas.
2. (4) 12 Jason Ingalls, Longview, Texas.
3. (3) 14t Triston Dycus, Waxahachie, Texas.
4. (7) 16 Austin Siebert, Grandview, Mo., MBCustom/Mullins, $100.
5. (5) G17 Fito Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/AOS, $80.
6. (2) 77 Garrett Gregory (R), Tomball, Texas, LG2/CHB, $100.
7. (6) 75 Terry Phillips, Springfield, Mo., GRT/Durham, $100.
8. (11) 88xxx Clyde Dunn Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas, MBCustom/Mullins, $100.
9. (13) 19 Jamie Burford, Keatchie, La., MBCustom/PTS, $100.
10. (8) 22 Ralo Pilkington (R), Marshall, Texas, GRT/Sisk, $100.
11. (15) 7 Sean Gaddis, Hallsville, Texas, Harris/Brown, $80.
12. (10) 5a Wes Armstrong, Marshall, Texas, TRE/PTS, $100.
13. (14) 9 Kevin Rutherford (R), Flower Mound, Texas, Shaw/Wes’s, $100.
14. (9) B29 Blonde Bomber Mitchell, Pea Ridge, Ark., Hughes/BMS, $100.
15. (12) 49s Caleb Shown, Hooks, Texas, Hughes/Mullins, $80.

REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #4 (15 laps, top 3 advance):
1. (2) 10 Austin Arneson, Fargo, N.D.
2. (5) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
3. (3) C8 Timothy Culp, Sheridan, Ark.
4. (1) 10 Tye Clampitt, Henderson, Texas, GRT/, $80.
5. (6) 8 Steve Miller, Rosanky, Texas, Rocket/TRD, $100.
6. (9) 68 Brandon Watson (R), Denison, Texas, GRT/Wornhor, $100.
7. (7) 6 Brock Bauman, Eureka, Ill.
8. (11) 35 Paul Graves (R), Atlanta, La., Hoffman/AMS, $100.
9. (12) 1 Garrett Alberson, Shreveport, La., Hughes/PTS, $80.
10. (10) 23 Howard Willis, Dayton, Texas, Evolution/Fox, $80.
11. (14) 6 Donnie Powers, Henderson, Texas, GRT/Powers, $80.
12. (13) 77c Brad Calhoun, Jacksonville, Ark., GRT/Marks, $80.
13. (8) 18 Caleb Dillard, Robeline, La., Sidebiter/PTS, $80.
14. (4) 303 Chase Jupe (R), Waco, Texas, GRT/Mullins, $100.

PRODUCTION JARS “A” MAIN (50 laps):
1. (1) J17 Jake Gallardo, Las Cruces, N.M., LG2/AOS, 50, $4000.
2. (2) 2s Stormy Scott, Arroyo Hondo, N.M., Lethal/Mullins, 50, $2700.
3. (3) 1st Johnny Scott, Las Cruces, N.M., Lethal/Durham, 50, $1800.
4. (15) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas, MBCustom/Geddes, 50, $1200.
5. (4) 21 Chris Brown, Spring, Texas, LG2/Durham, 50, $900.
6. (5) 19r Ryan Gustin, Marshalltown, Iowa, Hughes/Mullins, 50, $800.
7. (14) 16 Chris Henigan, Marshall, Texas, MBCustom/Sput’s, 50, $700.
8. (9) 33z Zack VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa, LG2/Sput’s, 50, $650.
9. (13) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla., Hughes/Mullins, 50, $600.
10. (19) 12 Jason Ingalls, Longview, Texas, IRP/PTS, 50, $550.
11. (6) 2 Casey Arneson, Fargo, N.D., GRT/Durham, 50, $500.
12. (10) 4w Tyler Wolff (R), Fayetteville, Ark., MBCustom/Hatfield, 50, $450.
13. (17) 21 David Winslett, Bossier City, La., GRT/TwinCity, 50, $425.
14. (21) 2g Kenny Gaddis, Hallsville, Texas, Hughes/PTS, 50, $300.
15. (8) 12 Lucas Lee (R), Paris, Tenn., LLM/Hovis, 45, $375.
16. (22) 4m Bobby Malchus, Red Oak, Texas, Rocket/LRE, 44, $350.
17. (7) 97 Cade Dillard, Robeline, La., MBCustom/ASI, 44, $400.
18. (24) C8 Timothy Culp, Sheridan, Ark., Hughes/Sput’s, 39, $300.
19. (26) 6 Brock Bauman (R), Eureka, Ill., GRT/Mullins, 36, $350.
20. (20) 91 Joe Duvall, Claremore, Okla., MBCustom/Wornhor, 35, $400.
21. (23) 14t Triston Dycus, Waxahachie, Texas, GRT/Wells, 31, $350.
22. (11) 5a Josh Beckham, Choudrant, La., GRT/Sput’s, 26, $300.
23. (18) 89c Steve Whiteaker Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas, GRT/Durham, 25, $400.
24. (16) 10 Austin Arneson, Fargo, N.D., GRT/Durham, 14, $400.
25. (12) 8 Kyle Strickler (R), Mooresville, N.C., Harris/VED, 13, $350.
26. (25) 99 Jesse Sobbing, Malvern, Iowa, Harris/GMPP, 10, $400.

(R) = Rookie of the Year contender.

Lap Leader: J. Gallardo 1-50.
Total Laps Led: J. Gallardo 50.
Margin of Victory: 0.985 second.
Time of Race: 25 minutes, 56.791 seconds (5 cautions).
Provisional Starters: Sobbing, B. Bauman.
Sybesma Graphics Pole Award: Gustin.
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Sanders (started 15th, finished 4th).
Entries: 71.
Next Race: Thursday–Saturday, March 3-5, Southern Oklahoma Speedway, Ardmore, Okla.
Production Jars Southern Region Points: Hughes 802, Gustin 780, VanderBeek 746, Dillard 744, Sobbing 630, Drake 602, A. Arneson 578, Kates 567, C. Arneson 566, Malchus 564.
Rookie of the Year Points: Wolff 515, B. Bauman 484, Jupe 463, Vogel 456, C. Bauman 410.
COMP Cams Engine Builder of the Year Points: Mullins 82, Geddes 66, Sput’s 62, Durham 59, GMPP 42.
Manufacturers Championship Points: Hughes 79, MBCustoms 74, LG2 73, Harris 55, GRT 55.

Contingency Awards:
Allstar Performance – VanderBeek.
American Racer – Shute.
Bell Helmets – Malchus.
Beyea Custom Headers – Brown.
BSB Manufacturing – Dycus.
Day Motor Sports – Whiteaker, A. Arneson.
Deatherage Opticians – Mitchell.
Edelbrock – S. Scott.
Eibach Springs – Wolff.
Fast Shafts – J. Gallardo.
FK Rod Ends – Lee.
Forty9Designs.com – K. Gaddis, B. Bauman.
Fuel Safe – Gustin.
GRT Race Cars – Pilkington.
Hooker Harness – Winslett.
Integra Shocks & Springs – Culp.
Jerovetz Motorsports Shock Service – Dillard.
Kevko Oil Pans & Components – Hughes.
Keyser Manufacturing – Ingalls.
KSE Racing Products – Sanders.
Midwest Sheet Metal – Dillard.
MSD – C. Arneson, J. Gallardo.
PBM Performance Products – J. Scott, J. Gallardo.
QA1 – A. Arneson.
Real Racing Wheels – non-qualifiers.
Sybesma Graphics – Gustin.
VP Racing Fuels – J. Gallardo.
Wehrs Machine & Racing Products – C. Arneson.
Wilwood Engineering – Henigan.

Southern Culture On The Skids

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This week’s semi-obscure artist o’ the week is Southern Culture On The Skids, (or as their fans call them, “S.C.O.T.S.” for short.)

This North Carolina trio has been kickin’ up dust since the early 1980s. Known for their pumped-up retro-rocka-psychobilly surf-country style and quirky fashion sense, they’re also known to toss fried chicken and banana pudding out into the audience from time to time during their live shows.

 

“Voodoo Cadillac”, live in 2004:


“Too Much Pork For Just One Fork”:

 

Here’s their very first music video, “Roadside Wreck”:

 

With song titles such as “Nashville Toupee”,  “Biscuit Eater”, “My House Has Wheels”, and “Carve That Possum”  they’re tongue is firmly in-cheek. They’re pretty prolific too, with 15 albums and several EPs under their belt..

 

They’re pure awesome-sauce with sprinkles. If they’re ever playing near your town, miss them at your peril.

 

Later, dudes!  – Bobbo     🙂

 

Indian Swimmers wrap up the 2015-2016 season

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Oskaloosa Indian Boys Swim Team wrapped up their 2015-16 season.  The team this year moved up 9 spots on the power rankings in the state of Iowa and look to continue the climb next year.   The team had a lot of fun this year and were able to push themselves through some very long and grueling practices to come out better swimmers at the end of the season.

Dawson Sarver won the Most Valuable Swimmer award as he joined the swim team this year after taking a few years off and was a great addition to the program and was the only senior this year.  He was only a second away from being the first Indian swimmer to qualify for state in the 100 Breaststroke and has 3 of the Oskaloosa Records.

The Iron Man Awards went to Dawson Sarver, Jack Miller and Jarod Miller for not missing any practices this season and for making it to all of the meets during the year.

During the last 3 years of having an Oskaloosa swim team, records have been kept and this year’s team broke every one of them during the season.  Dawson Sarver ended the season holding the Indian record in the 50 Free with a time of 23.51, The 100 Free with a time of 53.34, and the 100 Breast in a time of 1:03.27.  Jack Miller now holds the records in the 100 Backstroke in a time of 1:02.41, and the 200 IM in a time of 2:19.46.  Jarod Miller holds the record in the 200 Free with a time of 2:08.05, and the 500 Free in a time of 5:48.19.  Finishing out the individual records is Carter Huyser who holds the record in the 100 Fly in a time of 1:01.36.  The Medley Relay (all 4 strokes) record and the 200 Free Relay records are held by Jack Miller, Dawson Sarver, Carter Huyser, and Nik Dykstra with a time of 1:49.88 in the Medley and a time of 1:39.85 in the Free.  The 400 Free Relay record is held is held by group of Carter Huyser, Jack Miller, Jarod Miller, and Dawson Sarver in a time of 3:47.12.

All 11 swim team members Ean Beenken, Colton Berg, Sam Carmichael, Nik Dykstra, John Hammes, Carter Huyser, Jack Miller, Jarod Miller, Dawson Sarver, Jacob Spears and Connor Swim made it into the 50 Free Sub-30 Second Club this year and Nik, Jack and Dawson advanced into the Free Sub-25 second club.  Carter Huyser and Connor Swim made it into the Sub-30 Second club in the 50 Fly.  Jack made it into the Backstroke Sub-30 second club and Dawson Sarver made it into the Breaststroke sub 30 second club.  In the Free 60 second club Ean Beenken, Nik Dykstra, Carter Huyser, Jack Miller, Jarod Miller, Dawson Sarver and Connor Swim all received their awards with Carter and Dawson also advancing into the Sub-55 second club.  The 2 managers Darian Jaquez and Ellie Snyder also received t-shirts this year as they did an awesome job of keeping all of the stats for the year and timing the swimmers during practice.

With only one senior leaving and several more incoming freshmen joining the team next year the Indians are looking forward to continue moving the bar higher.

Police In Iowa Using Social Media Tools To Connect

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(Information in the following story is from: Iowa City Press-Citizen, http://www.press-citizen.com/)

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Police officers in Iowa are finding ways to use social media tools to share information and connect better with the people they are trying to protect.

Iowa City police Officer Ashten Hayes tells the Iowa City Press-Citizen that when she was speaking at an elementary school recently, she took extra time to take pictures with the kids to post online.

Police in Iowa City, Coralville and at the University of Iowa all post on social media sites regularly and make use of Facebook, Twitter and Periscope.

University of Iowa police Community Outreach Officer Alton Poole says social media lets the department share serious information like pictures of suspects. But the department also uses it for light-hearted posts teasing Iowa State’s police and highlighting good deeds by officers.

Eggs and Issues 2-27-16

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The fourth session of Eggs and Issues was held in a packed Smokey Row Coffee Shop in Oskaloosa Saturday morning at 8:30. This session highlighted local initiatives to discuss the Recreation and Early Childhood Development Center with Mark Willett, the community branding project with Aaron Riggs and Andrew Jensen, and the Caldwell Learning Center with Linda Fox and Dave Sedivec.

This session was handled differently, as the first half hour of discussion was dedicated to the three initiatives letting the community know what is happening with their respective projects.

Riggs and Jensen presented first, with Riggs stating one of the reasons as to why the Brand Leadership Team, or BLT, believes new branding would help Oskaloosa.

“Rather than people living here, earning a wage here, and then taking that money and spending it in a community outside of Oskaloosa, wouldn’t it be great if there were enough reasons and things to do in and around our town, that people could spend that money here locally and keep it here and grow our local economy as a result,” Riggs said.

Willett then spoke on the Recreation and Early Childhood Development Center. He said that losing the YMCA in the community would be devastating. He stated there are around 320 children in childcare between the YMCA, Webster, and Kids’ Corner in University Park.

Willett also described part of the plans for the new Recreation and Early Childhood Development Center. He said that it’s a nightmare to hold a swimming meet at the current YMCA because there are only four lanes. He said the new facility will have eight lanes in the competition pool, as well as areas to sit down and watch the meet. Willett went on to say that there will be a recreational pool in addition to the competition pool, so the competition pool can have cooler water and people can swim laps, and the recreation pool can have warmer water for those doing water workouts.

Fox and Sedivec spoke next on the Caldwell Learning Center. Fox said that kids learn the best by being able to experience, feel, and touch what’s around them. She then told the crowd what an Environmental Learning Center, or ELC, is.

“It’s a place where you can take nature, and you can make it work. You can show kids how to do things, and what things are in nature. They can have hands-on experience. They can go out in the field and come back into a mudroom, and experience what is going on,” said Fox.

Sedivec said that Mahaska County is a victim of its own success.

“We average over 12,000 program participants a year here in Mahaska County with one Naturalist and other staff helping out. To put that in perspective, that’s the same number of program participants that Linn County has with five Naturalists in the Cedar Rapids area,” said Sedivec.

Fox and Sedivec also said that the ELC is going to be larger than was first planned due to the mammoth bones that will be on display.

When it came time for the public to ask questions, there were some in the audience that were against the new branding of Oskaloosa.

Members of the community said that music has stood the test of time, and that Oskaloosa already has a brand and slogan. Jensen responded by saying that he believes Oskaloosa is more than just music.

“We absolutely celebrate our musical history, but Oskaloosa is much more than just music. In the time that I’ve been here, there are so many awesome things going on in Oskaloosa, and the question is how do we tie those things together,” stated Jensen.

Another member of the community broke the tension in the room.

“Granted I may have lived under a rock for the 27 years I’ve lived here, but I did not know this was known as the City of Music. Just saying,” said the community member.

One community member asked about the location of the ELC. Sedivec answered by saying it will be just to the east of Oskaloosa. He also said the ELC is in a great location, and he believes the location will help the local economy.

“You have the Lacey Sports Complex with all the kids and tournaments out there. In between games if people want to see the nature center and the mammoth bones, they have to go through town and they have to go past every restaurant, they have to go by gas stations and everything, so I think that’ll also help with the economic impact for the community,” Sedivec said.

There was also a question asked about whether or not the pool at Edmundson Park will be closed when the new Recreation and Early Childhood Development Center opened. Willett replied by saying it is all speculation, and also that there are no plans for an outdoor pool at the new facility.

The next session of Eggs and Issues will be with state officials, and it will be held on March 12th at 8:30 am at Smokey Row Coffee Shop in Oskaloosa.

 

Story by George Henry

Next Stop Atlanta Motor Speedway

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Next stop Atlanta Motor Speedway  for Sunday’s Folds of Honor Quik-Trip 500, second race of the 2016 Sprint Cup Series. NASCAR is debuting its low-downforce rules package. The so-called “low-drag” aerodynamic specifications were tested twice last year, at Kentucky Speedway and Darlington Raceway.

Those races were won by Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards, respectively. Jimmie Johnson is the defending winner of Sunday’s race and has four career victories on the mile-and-a-half Georgia oval. He’s the last driver with back-to-back Cup Series wins there, sweeping both races in 2007 en route to the second of his record five straight championships. Bobby Labonte leads all active drivers with six wins at A-M-S, the last of those coming in 2003.

Chevrolet and Toyota have combined to win the last six Cup Series races in Atlanta. Ford hasn’t gone to Victory Lane there since 2008 … Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin is bidding to become the first Cup Series driver to open a season with back-to-back victories since Matt Kenseth in 2009.

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