MONDAY 9-6

August was the deadliest month on Iowa’s roadways in more than three years. Senior Trooper Mark Domino, of the Iowa State Patrol’s Mason City post, says 50 people died on Iowa highways in August. He says August of 2010 is the state’s deadliest month since July of 2007 when 51 people were killed in traffic accidents. Domino says a number of factors contributed to the increase in traffic fatalities, including: speed, alcohol, distracted driving and falling asleep behind the wheel. He says drivers need to make sure they are 100% ready to drive, including being well-rested and knowing the route they’ll be taking. He also says people need to pay attention to what’s happening in front of them and be prepared to stop with a proper following distance. Domino says some simple thinking can help prevent accidents. He says to take breaks while driving, wear your seat belt and don’t drink and drive. Domino says what originally looked like a record-setting year for the fewest fatalities on Iowa’s roads has been marred by a bad month in August.

A LUTHER COLLEGE PROFESSOR HAS AUTHORED A NEW TEXTBOOK. LUTHER COLLEGE MATHEMATICS PROFESSOR RICHARD BERNATZ AUTHORED THE BOOK TITLED “FOURIER SERIES AND NUMERICAL METHODS FOR PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS.” THE BOOK WILL BE USED AT BOTH THE UPPER-UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVELS AND WILL ALSO BE USED A RESOURCE FOR RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS IN THE FIELDS OF MATH, SCIENCE AND ENGINNERING. BERNATZ HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE LUTHER FACULTY SINCE 1991.

THE TWO FROM YOU ORGANIZATION WILL HOST ANOTHER EVENING OF HIGH SCHOOL TOURS TOMORROW NIGHT. THE ORGANIZATION IS PROMOTING THE PASSAGE OF THE BOND ISSUE TO RENOVATE DECORAH HIGH SCHOOL. TWO FROM YOU CO-CHAIR JUSTIN GULLEKSON SAYS TOURS WILL TAKE PLACE TUESDAY NIGHT FROM SIX UNTIL SEVEN P.M.

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GULLEKSON SAYS THE TOURS WILL PROVIDE A BEHIND SCENES LOOK AT WHAT NEEDS UPGRADING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. DISTRICT RESIDENTS WILL GO TO THE POLLS A WEEK FROM TOMORROW FOR A TEN MILLION DOLLAR BOND ISSUE AND WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO EXTEND THE VOTER APPROVED PHYSICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT LEVY.

THE WINNESHIEK COUNTY SUPERVISORS WILL DISCUSS A VARIETY OF ISSUES AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW. COUNTY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR TONY PHILLIPS WILL DISCUSS THE NATIONAL FLOODPLAIN INSURANCE PROGRAM. COUNTY ENGINEER LEE BJERKE WILL MEET WITH THE BOARD TO OPEN L-P AND FUELS BIDS, A SIGN POLICY AND A PARKING AREA ON 133^RD AVENUE. OTHER MATTERS THAT WILL GO BEFORE INCLUDE A CANCER SURVIVOR PHOTO, THE FIBER OPTICS PROJECT AND DUST CONTROL IN THE CONOVER AREA. THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT NINE-30 AT THE COURTHOUSE IN DECORAH.

IOWA BUSINESSES MAY HAVE TO PONY UP A LITTLE MORE IN UNEMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS STARTING NEXT YEAR. JOE BERVID WITH IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SAYS THE INCREASE WILL INSURE THE STATE AGAINST BORROWING MONEY TO KEEP THE FUND SOLVENT.

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BERVID SAYS THAT MOST EMPLOYERS WILL NOT SEE AN INCREASE IN THEIR PAYMENTS, AND IF THEY DO HAVE TO PAY MORE MONEY, THE INCREASE WILL BE ONE-TENTH OF ONE PERCENT.

SUNDAY 9-5

THE DECORAH SCHOOL BOARD WILL MEET IN A SPECIAL SESSION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE BOARD WILL MEET AT THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICE AT FOUR-30 TO APPROVE PROPERTY INSURANCE PREMIUMS. THEN THE BOARD WILL TRAVEL TO ELKADER FOR A LIGHTHOUSE WORK SESSION BEGINNING AT SIX P.M.

TOMORROW’S LABOR DAY HOLIDAY MEANS THE DAY OFF FOR MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING AREA GOVERNMENT OFFICES. DECORAH CITY HALL, THE WINNESHIEK COUNTY COURTHOUSE, THE DECORAH OFFICE OF IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE DECORAH PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL ALL BE CLOSED IN RECOGNITION OF THE HOLIDAY. THE MEETINGS OF THE WINNESHIEK COUNTY SUPERVISORS AND DECORAH CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD TUESDAY. ALL OFFICES WILL RETURN TO NORMAL HOURS TUESDAY.

LUTHER COLLEGE HAS SCHEDULED ITS ANNUAL COLLEGE NIGHT. IT WILL TAKE PLACE MONDAY NIGHT, SEPTEMBER 20^TH, AT THE REGENTS CENTER FROM SIX UNTIL EIGHT P.M. REPRESENTATIVES FROM MORE THAN 60 INSITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING WILL BE ON HAND PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. FINANCIAL AID SESSIONS WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE AT SIX-15 AND SEVEN-15. THE EVENT IS OPEN ALL AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND IS FREE OF CHARGE.

THE SUSTAINABLE DECORAH ORGANIZATION WILL PRESENT A DRAFT SUSTAINABLITY PLAN TUESDAY NIGHT. CAROLYN CORBIN WITH THE ORGANIZATION SAYS THE PLAN WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITY BETTERMENT COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. THE PLAN AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WILL BE PRESENTED BEGINNING AT SIX-30, PRIOR TO THE SEVEN-30 COUNCIL MEETING AT CITY HALL.

The major party candidates for governor have agreed to meet three times for debates. Democratic Gov. Chet Culver and Republican challenger Terry Branstad will hold their first debate Sept. 14 in Sioux City. That will be followed by an Oct. 7 debate in Cedar Rapids and another Oct. 21 in Des Moines. Culver is seeking his second term, while Branstad is making a bid to return to the office he held for 16 years from 1983 to 1999.

ITS LIKELY THAT TREES ACROSS IOWA WILL START THEIR YEARLY COLOR DISPLAY A WEEK OR TWO EARILIER THAN NORMAL. DICK LAYMAN REPORTS

THE WINNESHIEK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO JOIN THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AT THE LAST TWO SUPERVISORS MEETING. COUNTY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR TONY PHILLIPS HAS RECOMMENDED THE COUNTY JOIN THE PROGRAM. PHILLIPS ACKNOWLEDGES THERE ARE NEGATIVES TO JOINING THE PROGRAM BUT HE BELIEVES THE POSITIVES OUTWEIGH THE NEGATIVES. THE COUNTY IS ELIGIBLE TO JOIN THE PROGRAM AFTER FEMA RECENTLY COMPLETED A FLOOD PLAIN MAP OF THE COUNTY. THE SUPERVISORS MEETING WILL BEGIN AT NINE-30 TUESDAY MORNING AT THE COURTHOUSE IN DECORAH.

IOWA FOURTH DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN TOM LATHAM WILL VISIT WINNESHIEK COUNTY NEXT WEEK. THE EIGHT-TERM REPUBLICAN WILL BE AT THE NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN CALMAR THURSDAY AT NOON. HIS TOWN HALL MEETING WILL BE IN THE COLLEGE’S WILDER AUDITORIUM. LATHAM IS BEING CHALLENGED FOR HIS SEAT BY DEMOCRAT BILL MASKE IN THE GENERAL ELECITON THIS FALL.

UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY IN FAYETTE HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT AT THE FAYETTE CAMPUS FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR. COLLEGE OFFICIALS SAY THE FAYETTE CAMPUS HEADCOUNT SAW A FIVE PERCENT INCREASE THIS YEAR AND HAS SEEN A 40 PERCENT INCREASE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. UPPER IOWA PRESIDENT ALAN WALKER SAYS THE TOTAL UNIVERSITY-WIDE ENROLLMENT NUMBERS WON’T BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MID-SEPTEMBER, BUT THEY ARE PLEASED TO SEE THAT PRELIMINARY NUMBERS FOR OUR FAYETTE CAMPUS SHOWS GROWTH. PRELIMINARY TOTALS SAY 947 STUDENTS ARE ON CAMPUS IN FAYETTE.

A NEW RADIOLOGIST HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE STAFF AT WINNESHIEK MEDICAL CENTER. DOCTOR RICHARD REMARK SPECIALIZES IN RADIOLOGY, INCLUDING GENERAL RADIOLOGY, MULTIPLANER IMAGING AND MAMMOGRAPHY. REMARK HAS SPENT THE LAST 23 YEARS PRACTICING IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, MOST RECENTLY SERVING AS DIRECTOR OF RADIOLOGY FOR A PRIVATE MEDICAL PRACTICE. REMARK IS A NATIVE OF FERTILE, MINNESOTA AND ATTENTED UNDERGRADUATE AND POST GRADUATE SCHOOL AT CONCORDIA COLLEGE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA. HE EARNED HIS MEDICAL DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.

The Iowa Supreme Court won't review the conviction of a Charles City teen convicted in June on charges of first-degree murder and sexual abuse.The Mason City Globe Gazette reports 15-year-old Edgar Concepcion Jr. was found guilty in Hamilton County District Court in the July 2009 death of his 3-year-old cousin. Concepcion's attorney, Judy O'Donohoe, formally asked the Iowa Supreme Court to review the case, but Iowa Courts Online shows that request was denied on Thursday. Judge Bryan McKinley has yet to rule on a motion seeking a new trial for Concepcion Jr. O'Donohoe has argued her client was denied due process and that an alleged confession should not have been admitted into evidence at his trial. Concepcion was tried as an adult. He remains in state custody.

THE SAINT WENCESLAUS CHURCH IN SPILLVILLE WILL BE CELEBRATING ITS SESQUICENTIAL THIS WEEKEND WITH A VARIETY OF EVENTS

FRIDAY ONLY THE WEEKEND KICKS OFF (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON WITH STORYTELLING BY THE MUSHROOM PICKER, MUSIC BY FUSION, TAMI NOVAK AND THE BRUCE BEARINGER BAND. A MIKE REICKS FRIED CHICKEN DINNER WILL BE SERVED FROM FOUR-30 UNTIL EIGHT-30.

(SATURDAY’S EVENTS INCLUDE A PARADE AT TEN-30. THE REST OF THE WEEKEND WILL BE FILLED WITH CONCERTS, MUSIC AND DANCING, A 5-K RUN/WALK, FOOD STANDS AND CHILDREN’S GAME. A COMPLETE LIST OF ACTIVITIES IS AVAILABLE AT 150YEARS-DOT-ORG.

MANY TRAVELERS ARE EXPECTED ON THE ROADS THIS WEEKEND FOR THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. WINNESHIEK COUNTY SHERIFF LEON BOHR GIVES SOME TRAVEL SAFETY TIPS.

BOHR SAYS THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND IS MORE DANGEROUS, DUE TO THE SHURE AMOUNT OF TRAVELERS ON THE ROAD.

AUGUST ENDED UP THE 12^TH WARMEST AUGUST IN DECORAH HISTORY. DECORAH WEATHER STATISICIAN RICHARD BERNATZ SAYS THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE MONTH WAS 85.4 DEGREES, JUST OVER THREE DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. NO RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE SET IN THE MONTH, BUT TWO MAXIMUM LOWS WERE: A LOW OF 73 ON THE 8^TH AND A LOW OF 79 ON THE 31^ST. BERNATZ SAYS IT WAS AN AVERAGE MONTH PRECIPITATION WISE, WITH THE CITY RECEIVING JUST OVER FOUR INCHES OF RAIN IN THE MONTH, WHICH IS JUST ABOVE AVERAGE. HOWEVER, 1.97 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ON THE 31^ST, MEANING NEARLY HALF OF THE AUGUST RAINFALL CAME IN ONE DAY.

A judge has suspended a 10-year prison sentence of a Charles City man accused of locking his two toddlers in their bedrooms for up to 14 hours a day for two years. Danial Onken pleaded guilty in April to two counts of abandonment or neglect of a dependent. He began serving his sentence in June. Judge James Drew last week granted Onken's request for reconsideration. The Globe Gazette reported Thursday that the judge reviewed a report from the department of corrections indicating Onken had been on good behavior and is making progress. Drew suspended the sentence and put Onken on probation for five years. The children, who are twins, were 4 years old when the charges were filed in May 2009.

A NON-PROFIT GROUP HAS COMPLETED A DETAILED ASSESSMENT OF THE AVAILABILITY OF BROADBAND INTERNT SERVICE AROUND THE STATE. CONNECT IOWA FOUND IT IS NOW AVAILABLE TO 95-PERCENT OF IOWA HOUSEHOLDS BUT ONLY TWO THIRDS OF THOSE HOUSEHOLDS ARE ACTUALLY HOOKED UP. KRISTA TANNER IS A MEMBER OF THE IOWA UTILITIES BOARD... Length: 00:00:18.9 OutCue: ADOPTING BROADBAND...TANNER SAYS THE SURVEY ALSO FOUND THAT FEWER IOWANS HAVE ACCESS TO BROADBAND AT HIGHER SPEEDS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO THE SAKE OF COMPETING IN TODAY'S ECONOMY.

THE STATE HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW AMNESTY PROGRAM FOR THOUSANDS OF IOWANS WHO HAVE OUTSTANDING COURT FINES THAT ARE MORE THAN FOUR YEARS OLD. ROGER STIRLER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SAYS 217-THOUSAND IOWANS ARE GETTING LETTERS THIS MONTH IN AN EFFORT TO COLLECT SOME OF THE 300-MILLION DOLLARS OWED THE STATE... Length: 00:00:20.4 OutCue: FOLKS HAVE BEEN CHARGED...STIRLER SAYS PEOPLE WHO PAY 50-PERCENT OF THEIR DEBT ALL AT ONCE WILL HAVE THE REMAINDER Of THE DEBT FORGIVEN. IT'S THE FIRST TIME STATE OFFICIALS HAVE TRIED SUCH A PROGRAM FOR THE COURT SYSTEM. IT TUNS THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH.

U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive recall, but two former workers say they didn't respond to complaints about conditions at one site. Agency spokesman Caleb Weaver says the employees' main duties are to grade eggs in packaging areas and aren't primarily responsible for looking for health problems. Two former workers at Wright County Egg facilities, Robert and Deanna Arnold, say they reported problems such as leaking manure and dead chickens to USDA employees but were ignored and told to return to work. Weaver says the USDA employee in charge of the site never received any complaints but that the investigation is continuing. The salmonella outbreak has led to a recall of about 550 million eggs.

Iowa corn and soybeans made rapid progress, thanks to a week of dry and mild weather. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday that corn is starting to turn color in many areas, and the grain harvest could start in a few weeks. Corn development remains ahead of last year and the 5-year average. Corn condition also improved slightly. The report says pods have set on nearly all the soybean acres. But some soybean acres are being lost to "sudden-death syndrome." Last week saw 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork, the highest reported this year.

TWO LUTHER COLLEGE EMPLOYEES WERE RECENTLY RECOGNIZED WITH THE STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARD. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC INFORMATION JERRY JOHNSON AND OLIN BUILDING LEAD CUSTODIAN JUDY CRAFT WERE HONORED AT THE COLLEGE’S RECENT STAFF APPRECIATION DAY. AS PART OF THE AWARD, EACH RECEIPENT WILL BE GRANTED AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, FUNDED BY THE COLLEGE. STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARD CANDIDATES ARE NOMINATED BY THEIR STAFF AND FACULTY COLLEAGUES, AND RECEPIENTS ARE SELECTED BY THE COLLEGE ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT STAFF COMMITTEES.

THE FORMER OPERATOR OF THE CITY OF EDGEWOOD WATER TREATMENT PLANT HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN

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DISTRICT COURT. 43 YEAR OLD SCOTT HARRIS RECEIVED A SENTENCE OF PORBATION AFTER A GUILTY PLEA TO ONE COUNT OF MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS IN A MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE E-P-A. HARRIS WAS SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS’ PROBATION, ONE HUNDRED HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AND A ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE.

THE SUSTAINABLE DECORAH ORGANIZATION WILL PRESENT A DRAFT PLAN TO THE DECORAH CITY COUNCIL NEXT WEEK. CAROLYN CORBIN WITH THE ORGANIZATION SAYS THE PLAN WILL REVIEWED THE ROUND TABLE MEETINGS THAT WERE HELD AND SUMMARIZE NINE AREAS OF GOALS, KEY OBJECTIVES AND BENCH MARKS. THE PLAN WILL BE PRESENTED BEFORE THE COMMUNITY BETTERMENT COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT AT SIX-30 AT CITY HALL.

AUGUST WAS A WET MONTH, IN CENTRAL IOWA....WITH SOME AREAS GETTING SWAMPED WITH 15-INCHES OF RAIN. HILLAKER SAYS THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE WAS ONLY ABOUT FIVE INCHES, WHICH IS...JUST ABOUT NORMAL. TEMPERATURES FOR THE MONTH AVERAGED A FEW DEGREES HIGHER THAN NORMAL.

FAYETTE COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING FOR A WADENA MAN WHO ALLEDGEDLY STOLE CHECKS FROM HIS FORMER EMPLOYER AND WROTE PAYROLL CHECKS TO HIMSELF. THE FAYETTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS 21 YEAR OLD DEREK HOWARD HAS DEEB CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF FORGERY AND CHARGES ARE ALSO PENDING IN OTHER JURISIDICTIONS RELATED TO FORGERY. ANYONE WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE WHEREABOUTS OF HOWARD IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE FAYETTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

A company based in the Czech Republic plans to build a new agricultural tire plant in Iowa.Gov. Chet Culver and CGS Tyres made the announcement Tuesday at the Farm Progress Show. The plant would be built in Charles City, in northern Iowa. Company officials plan to invest $43 million to build the plant. The company says the plant would create 159 new jobs. Production is expected to begin in 2012.Culver says the Iowa Department of Economic Development has spent six years working with the company to come to Iowa.

THE WINNESHIEK COUNTY SUPERVISORS ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO JOIN THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM NEXT WEEK. THE BOARD DISCUSSED THE ISSUE WITH COUNTY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR TONY PHILLIPS MONDAY MORNING. THE BOARD REVIEWED MATTERS SUCH WHEN FLOOD INSURANCE WOULD BE REQUIRED, WHETHER OR NOT CROPS WOULD BE COVERED AND WHAT RESTRICTIONS WOULD BE PLACED ON BUILDINGS WITHIN THE PRIMARY FLOOD ZONE. BOARD CHAIR DEAN DARLING SAYS THE SUPERVISORS DECISION ONLY DEALS WITH THE UNINCORPERATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY. THE BOARD AGREED ACCEPTING PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE A NECESSARY PART OF THE DECISION. THE BOARD WILL MEET WITH PHILLIPS AGAIN NEXT WEEK AND IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO PROCEED AT THAT TIME.

LOW TEMPERATURES IN DECORAH REACHED THE 50S LAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, AND THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN A WHILE TEMPERATURES WERE THAT LOW IN DECORAH. DECORAH WEATHER STATISICIAN RICHARD BERNATZ SAYS BEFORE LAST THURSDAY, THE LAST TIME DECORAH HAD A LOW IN THE 50S WAS JULY SECOND. THE LAST TIME DECORAH HAD A LOW IN THE 40S WAS JUNE 30^TH.

Retail gas prices in Iowa have risen nearly 2 cents per gallon last week, according to a gas price tracking website. IowaStateGasPrices.com says the average gallon of gas stands at $2.63 per gallon. The national average has fallen 1.2 cents per gallon to an average of $2.69 per gallon.

Food and Drug Administration investigators have found rodents, seeping manure and even maggots at the Iowa egg farms believed to be responsible for as many as 1,500 cases of salmonella poisoning. FDA officials released their initial observations of the ongoing investigations at Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms on Monday. The two farms recalled more than half a billion eggs after salmonella illnesses were linked to their products earlier this month. Reports released by the FDA show numerous violations at both farms, including rodent, bug and wild bird infestation, uncontained manure, holes in walls and other problems that could have caused the outbreak. Several positive samples of salmonella have been found at both farms.

A LIME SPRINGS WOMAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH SHOPLIFTING AT WAL-MART. DECORAH POLICE SAY LAST THURSDAY, 19 YEAR OLD KENDRA COLLETT OF LIME SPRINGS ALLEDGEDLY TOOK ITEMS FROM THE STORE WITHOUT PAYING FOR THEM.

A Republican candidate for state attorney general is criticizing the Democratic incumbent for accepting a $10,000 campaign contribution in 2005 from a family now at the heart of a national egg recall. After GOP candidate Brenna Findley issued a news release Monday that criticized Attorney General Tom Miller, the Democrat agreed to return the contribution. Findley says it's "shocking" that Miller accepted the contribution from the DeCoster family in 2005. Miller prosecuted Austin "Jack" DeCoster, the owner of Wright County Egg, and arranged an agreement in 2000 in which DeCoster was labeled a "habitual offender." Wright County Egg and another company, Hillandale Farms, have recalled more than 550 million eggs.
Miller says he wouldn't have accepted the donation if he knew DeCoster would have future problems.

A DECORAH COUPLE WHO TRAVELED THE WORLD BY BICYCLE OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD WILL TELL THEIR STORY TONIGHT. FROM JUNE OF 2007 TO JUNE OF 2010, WARD AND JACY BUDWEG TRAVELED BY BICYCLE THROUGH SIX CONTINENTS, 46 COUNTRIES AND OVER 33-THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED MILES. A PRESENTATION ON THEIR TRIP WILL BE HELD TONIGHT AT THE DECORAH MIDDLE SCHOOL BEGINNING AT SEVEN P.M. THE EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE DECORAH ROTARY CLUB. ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARDS AN INTERNATIONAL ROTARY PROJECT.