On this day in 2015, Dierks Bentley hosted his 10th annual Miles & Music For Kids motorcycle ride and concert in Nashville in a show that featured Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, and Cole Swindell. The benefit has raised over $2 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals across the country.
The City of Oskaloosa Wastewater and Public Works Departments have partnered with HR Green to start mapping and inspecting sanitary and storm sewer manholes and stormwater inlets and outlets. HR Green will start mapping and inspecting these sewer systems beginning the week of November 7, 2016 and will conclude by the end of June 2017. All HR Green employees inspecting sewer infrastructure will have uniforms with the HR Green logo, fluorescent vests, business cards, and their company trucks.
How will this affect the public?
HR Green will be performing manual inspections to assess the condition of the sanitary system and will have vehicles on the road near manholes and intakes during the inspections. No road closures are expected and temporary traffic control devices will be used to maintain roadway safety. Be aware that personnel may be in front yards, back yards, alleyways, and easements to inspect manholes and inlets, but will not be doing inspections inside homes.
Why is this needed?
This inspection will allow the City of Oskaloosa to assess the condition of its manholes and intakes to identify needed repairs and prevent failures. The sanitary and stormwater manholes and stormwater inlets and outlets will also be mapped using GPS equipment to build a new Geographic Information System (GIS) for the City. This comprehensive data collection program will help the City analyze and locate all sewer and stormwater assets and will have the ability to find and locate them using mobile devices.
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The list of presenters during the 50th Annual CMA Awards will feature some of the biggest country stars from past and present as well as huge celebrities from both the sports and acting worlds. From the country realm, presenters will include Country Music Hall of Famers Bill Anderson, Brenda Lee, Barbara Mandrell and The Oak Ridge Boys, as well as Lee Greenwood, Olivia Newton-John, Cam and Cole Swindell. Presenters from the sports world will include “Final Five” Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian, and Aly Raisman, NFL great Peyton Manning, as well as ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit and Samantha Ponder. Presenters from the acting side will include Matthew McConaughey, Sharon Stone, Jennifer Garner, Lily Tomlin, Josh Dallas, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Hayley Orrantia.
· Hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, The 50th Annual CMA Awards will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena tomorrow (11/2) at 8:00 PM ET on ABC.
Miranda Lambert has expanded her longtime partnership with Sony Music Nashville by establishing her own imprint on the label. The label imprint will be named Vanner Records and will feature Lambert’s forthcoming studio album, The Weight Of These Wings, as its first release. Miranda’s journey with Sony began when she signed with the label in 2003.
Volleyball ramped up one more time Monday night to decide state qualifiers in Class 3A, 4A, and 5A.
In a match heard on 99.5 FM/740 AM KMZN, radiokmzn.com and the KMZN mobile app, Oskaloosa battled but fell to #3 Marion in straight sets, 25-12, 25-9, 25-9. The defeat closes out the Indians’ season at 16-23 and ends the high school volleyball careers of seniors Alexis Westercamp, Aubrey Miller, Leah VanMaanen, Summer Smith, and Cara Roquet.
Marion (34-9) wins Region 6 in Class 4A and moves on to state and will face Cedar Rapids Xavier (31-9) in the quarterfinals next Tuesday at 6 PM.
In other Class 4A action, Pella defeated Norwalk in the Region 3 Final in straight sets to advance to state at 36-4. The top-ranked Lady Dutch draw Nevada (29-13) in the first round next Tuesday at 4 PM.
Class 3A saw two area teams falter in regional finals.
In Region 5, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont was thwarted from advancing to state for the fourth straight year. The Rockets fell to top-ranked Union in straight sets. The Rockets end their season at 22-14. Union (38-4) will face Osage (23-11) in the quarterfinals at 10 AM next Wednesday.
In Region 8, Davis County fell in straight sets to #5 Mount Vernon. The Mustangs finish the season at 25-17. Mount Vernon (33-7) faces Sioux Center (34-4) in the quarters on Wednesday at noon.
All state action will happen at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids.
Tuesday night action will decide who joins these teams from Class 1A and 2A. Pella Christian is the lone area team still battling for a spot in state. The Eagles will take on #7 Council Bluffs St. Albert in the Class 2A Region 5 Final in Creston at 7 PM.
Brad Paisley celebrates his 44th Birthday today.
Paisley was born in 1972, in Glen Dale, West Virginia to Doug Paisley, a worker for the West Virginia DoT, and Sandy Paisley a teacher.
After high school, Paisley went to college and interned at ASCAP, Atlantic Records, and Fitzgerald-Hartley Management Firm. During this time Paisley would meet many people who would help his career.
Within a week of graduating college, Paisley signed a songwriting contract with EMI Music Publishing.
In 1999, he made his debut as a singer on the label Arista Nashville, with the song “Who Needs Pictures”. The rest is history.
Next stop Martinsville Speedway for Sunday’s Goody’s Fast Relief 500 as the semifinal round of the post-season Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup begins. The eight remaining title contenders are traveling along a path that will ultimately lead to a championship for one with 1,076 “Miles-2-Miami” left before Ford Championship Weekend in November. This will be the sixth and final short-track race of the year and the only Chase race to be run on an oval less than one mile in length. Joe Gibbs Racing has dominated the 2016 short-track schedule with wins in four of the five races run thus far. Carl Edwards has victories at Richmond International Raceway and Bristol. Denny Hamlin won last month in Richmond and Kyle Busch was victorious in this year’s first visit to Martinsville on April 3rd. All four of J-G-R’s Cup Series competitors, including Matt Kenseth, have advanced to the Chase’s Round of Eight … Busch is bidding to become the first driver to sweep both Martinsville races in a single season since Hamlin doubled up in 2010.
Shania Twain will receive the 2016 Women in Music “Icon” award during Billboard’s 11th annual Women in Music event later this year. The award is presented to artists whose contributions to the music industry put them among the highest class of performers. Billboard’s annual Women in Music event will be held in New York City on December 9 and will air nationally on Lifetime on December 12.
· Singer-songwriter Halsey will be presented with this year’s Women in Music “Rising Star” award, while Madonna will receive the 2016 Woman of the Year award.
· During last year’s ceremony, Kelsea Ballerini was honored with the “Rising Star” Award and Loretta Lynn received the “Legend” award.
On this day in 2003, Keith Urban landed his third #1 single with “Who Wouldn’t Want To Be Me”. The song was released as the third single from his third studio album Golden Road.
“Who Wouldn’t Want To Be Me” was a crossover hit, peaking at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The star power at the upcoming 50th Annual CMA Awards continues to grow with the addition of more legendary acts to the lineup. Joining the star-studded lineup are 2016 Country Music Hall of Fame inductees Charlie Daniels and Randy Travis; former Entertainer of the Year winners Ricky Skaggs and Roy Clark and former CMA Awards host Clint Black. The new wave of performers also includes Jason Aldean, Chris Stapleton, Thomas Rhett, Jennifer Nettles, Martina McBride and Dwight Yoakam, as well as multi-format performers Elle King and Pentatonix.
· These artists join previously announced performers Alabama, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Florida Georgia Line, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves, Brad Paisley, Charley Pride, Reba, George Strait, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, and Garth Brooks with Trisha Yearwood.
· The 50th Annual CMA Awards will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on November 2 at 8:00-PM ET on ABC.
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