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​For one night only, the IKM-Manning High School auditorium on the Manning campus will be filled with the beat of one of the most recognized percussion groups in Iowa. The University of Iowa PanAmerican Steel Band will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, May 14. The band, that performs regularly across the Midwest, has produced two CDs and has been featured in the annual Percussion Spectacular as well as at events in support of cancer survivors, the American Heart Association, the United Way the Belin-Blank Honors Center, Johnson County’s Sounds of Friendship and many others. Led by Dr. Daniel Moore, who is a professor and associate director in the school of music at the University of Iowa, the drum group plays selections ranging from folk to pop.

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A Manning Regional Healthcare Center (MRHC) nurse was given a pleasant surprise this past Monday when she arrived to find a ceremony being held in her honor. Registered Nurse, Shelby Dickson, was presented with the DAISY Award for her extraordinary efforts in serving MRHC’s patients and their families. Dickson takes a very unique and personal approach to helping patients set and achieve their health improvement goals. She will be attending the DAISY Award ceremony at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines later this summer. The DAISY Award was founded in 1990 by the family of Patrick Barnes, who was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. In his memory, the family wanted to find a way to show how much they appreciated the care Patrick and the rest of their family received from the nursing staff. Since that time, more than 2,000 healthcare facilities worldwide have recognized their nurses with the DAISY Award.

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The Manning Police Department is sponsoring an event that every woman should consider attending. For just a free-will donation, they will be holding a women’s self-defense workshop on Sunday April 29, in the Manning City Hall basement. Qualified instructors will teach strategies on how to handle several different scenarios beginning at 3 p.m. For more information on the program or to register, contact the police department at 712-655-2200.

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​Every day, Jenni Erb would see IKM-Manning day custodian John Koester in the school hallway, and the two of them would race to say the same phrase first:
“Has anyone told you how wonderful you are yet today?”
Koester will miss that small competition of kindness.
Erb, a family and consumer science teacher at the IKM-Manning Community School District, died Wednesday after a medical emergency sent her to the hospital early this week. She was 42.
Erb, an Audubon graduate, taught middle- and high-school students. She was a co-sponsor for the high school Student Council and assistant director for the high school musical and was involved with the high school’s Silver Cord community service program.
She and her husband, Kevin, had four kids: Jonathan, Joey, Rachel and Jesse.
For Paige Sybesma, Erb, her teacher and later her friend, was a lifeline as she navigated high school’s bumps in the road and later joined the military and was deployed to Afghanistan.
When Sybesma was deployed, Erb sent care packages and sewed Sybesma a pillowcase that she carried with her.
“When I came home on leave, she was one of the first people I made a point to see,” Sybesma said.
Sybesma, 24, graduated from IKM-Manning in 2012. She recalled a disastrous project in Erb’s family and consumer science class where she was supposed to deconstruct and remake a dress — and failed miserably. Rather than getting frustrated, Erb laughed and helped her through the project.
IKM-Manning had counselors available at the school Thursday and Friday for students needing to talk.
“We encourage you to talk with your child,” Superintendent Trevor Miller said in a districtwide message Wednesday. “How we, as adults, manage ourselves serves as an important model for helping kids handle tragedies like this. It is important that they know they are loved and supported as they talk about their feelings.”
Sybesma organized an online fundraiser for Erb and her family after Erb went to the hospital earlier this week. The fundraiser is available here.
A visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at the IKM-Manning gym, and again starting at 1:30 p.m. Monday. Erb's funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the IKM-Manning gym.
“She had more room in her heart for anybody, and she never let anybody feel alone,” Sybesma said. “If you were an outcast, you could go into her classroom and talk to her, and everybody was equal. Everybody was the same. She loved every single student the same.
“It’s a pretty tragic day for our community.”

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​A recent Iowa State University report shows a third consecutive year of increases in the number of businesses reporting sales tax in both Carroll and Carroll County, despite a decrease in populations for both since about 2011. Carroll County had 867 firms reporting more than $604 million in sales, while the City of Carroll had 517 firms with a total of $241 million in sales. The closest Carroll County communities in 2017 retail sales were Manning with 76 firms reporting $15.1 million in sales, Coon Rapids with $10.8 million in sales from 63 firms and Breda, who reported 36 firms with sales topping $10 million. The report says the population decline is seen in other communities and counties of like size, but Carroll continues to see wage and salary increases for the area. Carroll County has a worker inflow of 4,458 people, mostly from Crawford, Greene and Sac Counties, and an outflow of 4,362, mainly to Polk, Crawford and Woodbury Counties.

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A “colorful” history project has garnered the attention of state leaders and earned a special award for a local group last week. On Wednesday, April 11, Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg presented the Manning Historic Preservation Commission with the Loren Horton Community History Award. The team’s collection of historical narratives that were put together in coloring book format and distributed from the Hausbarn and other local establishments was recognized as an outstanding effort in keeping our local history alive for the youth of the region as well as those visiting the area. The award is named in honor of Loren Horton, who represented the State Historical Society of Iowa from 1973 until his retirement in 1996. The award is presented to individuals, groups or organizations whose outstanding local history project was completed during the previous calendar year.

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​A “colorful” history project has garnered the attention of state leaders and earned a special award for a local group last week. On Wednesday, April 11, Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg presented the Manning Historic Preservation Commission with the Loren Horton Community History Award. The team’s collection of historical narratives that were put together in coloring book format and distributed from the Hausbarn and other local establishments was recognized as an outstanding effort in keeping our local history alive for the youth of the region as well as those visiting the area. The award is named in honor of Loren Horton, who represented the State Historical Society of Iowa from 1973 until his retirement in 1996. The award is presented to individuals, groups or organizations whose outstanding local history project was completed during the previous calendar year.

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April is donate life month, and Manning Regional Healthcare Center (MRHC) is partnering with the Iowa Donor Network to bring more information on the importance of organ donation to the general public. They will be hosting a free community event, Coffee and Conversation: Organ, Tissue and Eye Donation, on Friday, April 27 in the MRHC conference room. This will be an opportunity to learn more about how the decision to become a donor can impact the lives of others and also to dispel the myths surrounding organ donation. Currently, about 69 percent of Iowans are registered donors, but the number of people needing transplants continues to outpace that percentage. There are more than 715 Iowans who are right now waiting to receive a life-saving donation, and unfortunately, many of those will not receive an organ in time. On average, 22 people die each day in the United States while waiting for a transplant. The conversation will start at 10:30 a.m., and though walk-ins are welcome, you can also reserve a seat by using the contact information included below.
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To RSVP, contact Macy at: 712-655-2072
For more information on organ donation, contact the Iowa Donor Network: 800-831-4131

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The Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation and partnering organizations will be offering two-day developmental workshops for teachers throughout the summer. These courses are designed to assist teachers with applying Iowa Core standards, including social studies and science, in the context of agriculture. They will also us ag to teach other core concepts and skills, like language arts and math. These hands-on, interactive classes feature a day of site visits and tours and one day of practical classroom application. “The tour day was one of the best professional development days I have experienced in 23 years,” says Gary McEldowny, a 2017 workshop participant. Real-World Connections for Learning will be coming to Manning on June 7 and June 8. The tours will go behind the scenes at a row-crop and cattle farm, a John Deere dealership, veterinary clinic and specialty equipment business. Producers and other experts will showcase how agriculture uses technology to ensure environmental and economic sustainability. More information and registration details can be found by following the link included here.
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​The Iowa Agriculture Literacy Foundation and partnering organizations will be offering two-day developmental workshops for teachers throughout the summer. These courses are designed to assist teachers with applying Iowa Core standards, including social studies and science, in the context of agriculture. They will also us ag to teach other core concepts and skills, like language arts and math. These hands-on, interactive classes feature a day of site visits and tours and one day of practical classroom application. “The tour day was one of the best professional development days I have experienced in 23 years,” says Gary McEldowny, a 2017 workshop participant. Real-World Connections for Learning will be coming to Manning on June 7 and June 8. The tours will go behind the scenes at a row-crop and cattle farm, a John Deere dealership, veterinary clinic and specialty equipment business. Producers and other experts will showcase how agriculture uses technology to ensure environmental and economic sustainability. More information and registration details can be found by following the link included here.