Today's News

PACIFIC JUNCTION - The birds are back.

    Bald eagles, between 30 and 50 of them, have made their way to a rural area of Mills County west of Interstate 29.
    Early last week, the eagles could be seen perched on tree branches near a borrow-pit lake by the  Mid America Motorplex. Monday morning, residents of the area reported seeing nearly 40 eagles in grassy areas near the motorplex.

    East Mills football coach Kevin Schafer will have to dust off some 11-man playbooks.
    After five years of eight man football, East Mills is moving up to 11-man football and Class A for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
    “I bet you I threw all those (playbooks) away,” Schafer said. “I assumed we would probably always be eight man. But when we first switched over, I converted some of our 11-man stuff to 8-man, so some of it can be converted back.”

    The East Mills boys basketball ralled from 16 points down but came up just a little short in a 59-49 Class 1A, District 1 semifinals loss last Tuesday to Council Bluffs St. Albert.
    The Falcons, winners of three in a row, came out on fire, jumped on the Wolverines early, and lead 19-3 after a dizzying, fast-paced first quarter.

    Seeing his team was swatting some butterflies and dealing with the nerves just prior to perhaps the biggest game of their young basketball careers, Glenwood girls basketball coach Barry Loeffelbein lofted a joke at his team.
    “What's blue and smells like red paint?”
    After a few dull stares, the coach replied, “Blue paint.”
     The team burst into laughter. Butterflies gone. Nerves restored.