AREC of Cerro Gordo County

NACG:s regular monthly meeting will be October 12th at the Village Court. Dinner at 5:30pm with meeting at 6:30 pm.

IMPORTANT: On Wednesday, Oct. 4th at 2:20 p.m. ET, there will be a nationwide emergency alert test on cell phones, wireless devices, radios, and TVs.

This is a standard test that occurs at least once every three years. No action is needed.

Info & FAQs: fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/integrated-public-alert-warning-system/national-test-2023

Northland Amateur Communications Group will be assisting with communications and possibly some light traffic control assistance for the Brew to Brew bike ride September 16 between Mason City and Clear Lake. This is a great opportunity to gain some experience in public service. If interested contact Justin, N0JBE at: [email protected] for more information.

Event:Excessive Heat WarningAlert:..EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
9 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...An extended period of dangerously hot conditions with
heat index values between 105 to 115.

* WHERE...Portions of central and northern Iowa.

* WHEN...From noon Monday to 9 PM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Extreme heat and humidity will significantly
increase the potential for heat related illnesses,
particularly for those working or part… See more

This is now the page for the "Amateur Radio Emergency Communications of Cerro Gordo County" group, formerly ARES of North Iowa. We assist Cerro Gordo Emergency Management, North Iowa CERT, SKYWARN and other public service departments. We also do public service events.

The group consists of Northland Amateur Communications Group members and other Amateur Radio Operators in the North Iowa area to assist in time of disaster or public need. We are all VOLUNTEERS!

This page is closed until further notice!

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Northland Amateur Communications Group field day at Bosworth Park in Manly IA is fast approaching. We hope to see you there June 24th!

Reminder that Field Day is the weekend of June 24th and 25th at Bosworth park in Manly Ia. Primary activities on Saturday June 24th. The park is North of the swimming pool on Highway 65. Come join the fun of Amateur Radio!

We will be providing ARES support for the Moonlight Bike ride this August.
If your interested in helping, contact JB at [email protected] or Text / Call the ARES number. 641-420-4111

***POSTPONED***
The spotter training class for April 4th in Cerro Gordo County has been postponed due to the potential for severe weather. We'll provide information when the class is rescheduled.
https://www.facebook.com/events/756320462618984

***UPDATE THIS CHILD'S PARENTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE SHARES***

***FOUND CHILD***

Anyone that knows who this child is, or who his parents are. Please contact the Storm Lake Police Department 712 749-2525.

He was found in the 200 block of East Railroad.




***ACTUALIZACIÓN LOS PADRES DE ESTE NIÑO HAN SIDO IDENTIFICADOS. GRACIAS POR TODAS LAS COMPARTICIONES***

**NIÑO ENCONTRADO***

Cualquiera que sepa quién es este niño, o quiénes son sus padres. Comuníquese con el Departamento de Policía de Storm Lake al 712 749-2525. Fue encontrado en la cuadra 200 de East Railroad.

FYI… the Clear Lake FD is NOT selling T-shirts via text message….

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NWSChat - NOAA's National Weather Service

Did you know that when weather is in the area, Amateur Radio Storm Spotters are busy on their radios helping to keep an eye on it?

Our Amateur Radio Storm Spotter team - North Iowa Skywarn - is always looking for more team members to nerd out on the weather with!
After the weather, our ARES of North Iowa Team is still there, ready to jump into action when the need arises!

Earning your Amateur Radio License and being able to talk with others (including talking with the national weather service, emergency management, and more) is as simple as taking a multiple choice test! Check us out sometime

WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY IS TODAY!
If your a ham, get on the air today... If your not an Amateur Radio Operator, go find one and ask them what it is all about!

The KE0POU Repeater Network is CODE ORANGE due to the potential for severe weather.

Monitor your radios this evening if your able to.
Review the Full Amateur Radio Emergency Service of North Iowa color code list here: https://www.facebook.com/.../a.130324541.../1310492862402100

The KE0POU Repeater network is CODE ORANGE due to the possibility of Severe Weather.

Review the ARES of North Iowa color code list here https://www.facebook.com/ARESofNI/photos/a.1303245416460178/1310492862402100

Attention Amateur Radio operator's:
The KE0POU repeater network will be switching to CODE ORANGE this afternoon due to the potential for severe weather.

Please make sure your handhelds are charged & remember to leave several extra breaks (our pauses) in conversations to allow others to break in with priority or emergency messages

Here is an updated breakdown of the severe weather threat today. A few strong tornadoes are possible in northwest Iowa. Storms are expected to begin between 5 and 7pm.

Are you a member of the public that interested in Helping with Ragbrai as it passes through Mason City?

Here is a Registration Form!
https://forms.gle/qPnkvHLzjDNKSwQn7

Note that any Amateur Radio Operators planning on working with ARES of North Iowa during Ragbrai do not need to complete this form.
Contact us directly instead.

2022 RAGBRAI Mason City Volunteer Sign-Up Thank you for your interest in volunteering to serve on a 2022 Mason City RAGBRAI Committee! From event planning and preparation to day-of volunteer opportunities, there are a variety of ways to get involved. Please use the form below to tell us a little bit about yourself and what areas you are mos...

ARES plans to provide communications in the Mason City Area for RAGBRAI! An email was sent out to our contact list so that we can start getting a tentative count of hams that are able to join us for this event.

If you did not get the email, but are interested in Joining us to play radio and provide some communications for the event, Email us at [email protected]

FYI

ROAD CLOSURE! City crews are working on a water main repair that will impact Hwy 122 between Kentucky and Illinois for up to 10 days. Please be patient and route around this. Please share. 2701

PRESS RELEASE
Incident: Missing Person
Date of Incident: 2-1-2022
Location of Incident: Mason City/Cerro Gordo County

DETAILS OF INCIDENT:
On 2-1-2022 the Cerro Gordo Sheriff’s Office took a missing person report on 29-year-old Angela Nicole Bradbury. Angela was last seen on April 6, 2021 at a location in Mason City.

Angela is described as a white female, 5’5” tall and about 115 pounds with Hazel eyes and Brown hair. Angela has a tattoo on her back, thigh, and right side of her abdomen.

Anyone who has information in regards to Angela’s disappearance is to call the Cerro Gordo Sheriff’s Office at 641-421-3000.

Investigating Agency: Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office

The Northland Amateur Communications Group Repeater Network is CODE ORANGE.
Please Leave Several Breaks during conversation, just in case someone needs to cut in to relay Priority or Emergency Radio Traffic.

ARES Team Members Should Have their go-bags close by, and be Prepared today.
Thank you

The Color Code Chart and what each color code means, can be reviewed here
www.facebook.com/ARESofNI/photos/a.1303245416460178/1310492862402100

⚠ Widespread very strong winds are anticipated this afternoon and this evening, but severe thunderstorms are possible as well. A line of severe thunderstorms is expected to move rapidly west to east across central Iowa between 4pm and 8pm at speeds of 60 to 70 mph. The primary severe weather threats will be damaging winds and a few tornadoes. With non-thunderstorm winds already gusting from 60 to 70 mph, winds in thunderstorms could reach 80 mph or more. Conditions could change very rapidly today with little reaction time as storms approach. Monitor weather conditions closely with safe shelter available and nearby.

Please join us in keeping Melody and the entire McMillan family in our thoughts and prayers during this time of mourning.

Dennis was very active in North Iowa CERT and also earned his Amateur Radio Callsign, allowing him to assist with ARES of North Iowa tasks, during Emergency call-outs.
His callsign was KE0UIC.

Celebrating the life of Dennis K. McMillan, servant of God who was born in Evanston, Illinois on October 19, 1948 to Andrew J. and Phyllis U. McMillan. With his wife at his bedside and the loving hearts of his children, he was received into the caring arms of Jesus on October 17, 2021 at Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City, Iowa.

A visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 from 5-7 p.m., at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 10:30 a.m., at First Covenant Church, 411 South Ohio.
Services will be livestreamed on First Covenant’s Youtube Page.
A celebration party of his life will follow.

In lieu of flowers, in honor of Dennis’s love of people and service, please make donations to the North Park University and Theological Seminary Scholarships, North Iowa Community Response Team (CERT), or a charity of your choice.

His younger years were spent growing up in the suburbs of Chicago with his brothers, Bruce and Chuck, and his sister, Nancy. He loved being part of the set crew for plays while at Arlington Heights High School, graduating in 1967. At Culver-Stockton College, Canton, MO, he studied Business and Economics. He was a charter member of Beta Gamma Phi/Alpha Tau Omega fraternity which celebrated its 50th Anniversary on September 25th. Several lifelong friendships developed through those years. Though not able to attend, he was inducted into the “Top of the Hill” Club which recognized the 50th year reunion members of the class of 1971.

Arranged by mutual friends, he met his wife, Melody Skalla, in January of 1971. On a double date to a basketball tournament at her college unbeknownst to them, North Park played against his college, Culver-Stockton. They were married on May 20, 1972 and were looking forward to celebrating their golden anniversary in 2022.

Dennis was called to the ministry. With one child and another on the way, he attended North Park Theological Seminary. In 1979, he graduated with a Master of Divinity Degree (and Keith, Erin, Heather, and Shannon). He served multiple rural churches in Illinois and Iowa as their pastor. He was a volunteer chaplain for the Montgomery County Sherriff’s Department for two years and for the Iowa State Patrol for 22 years.

Dennis was an involved, caring Dad from changing a diaper on the first day they were born to the present. Though his pastoral schedule kept him busy, he made the time to support them in their activities; Scouts, school programs, music and speech contests, sports, and plays. His day off was devoted to family time.
He was very active in his community; First Covenant Church, Habitat for Humanity, United Way, and especially North Iowa Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).

Dennis was an avid lover of history and reading. But more than that he was a genuine lover of people. Throughout his life he was a person who cared about people, knew them by name, greeted warmly and sincerely and always had time to sit down for a cup of coffee and talk. As people grew to know him, they appreciated his humor.

In later years, he worked at Winnebago and nearing retirement, was a greeter at Wal-Mart; an appropriate job for a man who loved people. During retirement, he and Melody enjoyed their time together reading, doing puzzles, being with his children and grandchildren, and spending time in Lakeside, MI, with their lifelong friends. A highlight for him was going to Israel in 2016 and experiencing the land and people he had read about in his Bible. While there, he reaffirmed his baptism in the Jordan River, got caught in a rare downpour and saw a rainbow in the desert.

Dennis is survived by his loving wife of more than 49 years, Melody; children, Keith (Caroline), Erin (Matt), Heather, and Shannon (Craig). Grandloves, Emma (Brent), Lilly, Noah, Isaiah, Jordan, Sera, and great-grandlove Lyla; brother, Bruce; sister, Nancy (Bill); and nieces, nephew, great niece, and great nephew; and family of the heart, John and Linda Peterson and family.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Phyllis McMillan; brother, Chuck; and beloved fur baby, Mollie

Attention all Scouts, Scouters & Amateur Radio Operators:
Next weekend is the Largest Scouting Event in the World!
We hope you will join us for it!

Jamboree On The Air Site in Osage IA / Jamboree On The Internet Site in Osage IA
Only $2 per Scout, FREE for Scout Leaders, and FREE for Amateur Radio Operators.
Scout units and Amateur Radio Operators can Camp on site for FREE.
At the Door Registration.
Scouts/Scout groups are on their own for Food.
Opportunity to Earn the Radio Merit Badge at no extra cost!

Contact us to learn more
Check out this video to learn more! www.ke0pou.com/jota-joti
Email us: [email protected]
Text or Call us: 641-420-4111

Amateur Radio Operators are once again Helping During Emergency Situations! Please be aware of frequencies in use for this!

In a statement received by ARRL on August 14, 2021, Region 2 of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU-R2) has requested that radio amateurs in the Americas keep the following frequencies clear to support emergency communications in Haiti following an earthquake this morning: 3750 kHz, 7150 kHz and 14330 kHz.

The statement came from IARU-R2 Emergency Coordinator (EMCOR) Carlos Alberto Santamaría González, CO2JC.

According to preliminary information from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on August 14, 2021 at 1229 UTC, about 12 kilometers northeast of Saint-Louis-du-Sud and 33 kilometers to the east-northeast of Les Cayes, Haiti; 18.352 degrees north and 73.4801 degrees west at a depth of 10 km.

Mr. Jean-Robert Gaillard, HH2JR, President of the Radio Club of Haiti, reported significant structural damage.

International news reports fear high casualties.

A basic emergency supply kit could include the following recommended items:

Water (one gallon per person per day for several days, for drinking and sanitation)
Food (at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food)
Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert
Flashlight
First aid kit
Extra batteries
Whistle (to signal for help)
Dust mask (to help filter contaminated air)
Plastic sheeting and duct tape (to shelter in place)
Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties (for personal sanitation)
Wrench or pliers (to turn off utilities)
Manual can opener (for food)
Local maps
Cell phone with chargers and a backup battery

Consider adding the following items to your emergency supply kit based on your individual needs:

Masks (for everyone ages 2 and above), soap, hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes to disinfect surfaces
Prescription medications
Non-prescription medications such as pain relievers, anti-diarrhea medication, antacids or laxatives
Prescription eyeglasses and contact lens solution
Infant formula, bottles, diapers, wipes and diaper rash cream
Pet food and extra water for your pet
Cash or traveler's checks
Important family documents such as copies of insurance policies, identification and bank account records saved electronically or in a waterproof, portable container
Sleeping bag or warm blanket for each person

Complete change of clothing appropriate for your climate and sturdy shoes
Fire extinguisher

Matches in a waterproof container
Feminine supplies and personal hygiene items
Mess kits, paper cups, plates, paper towels and plastic utensils
Paper and pencil
Books, games, puzzles or other activities for children

The NACG Repeater Network is CODE ORANGE due to the possibility of severe weather.
You can review the ARES of North Iowa color codes here: https://www.facebook.com/ARESofNI/photos/a.1303245416460178/1310492862402100

Not an Amateur Radio Operator? Try Zello: http://zello.me/k/hpKZb

Please Report Severe Weather as you can, but please do it safely.

Be Weather Ready today.

The Northland Amateur Communications Group Repeater Network is Code YELLOW today due to the possibility of severe weather.
You can review the color codes here: https://www.facebook.com/.../a.130324541.../1310492862402100

Not an Amateur Radio Operator? Try Zello: http://zello.me/k/hpKZb

Please Report Weather as you can, but please do it safely. 🙂

Be Weather Aware.
Severe Weather Possible Today into This Evening.

www.weather.gov

Please Be On The Look Out

We need your help finding this missing Mason City man. Zach Solum has been missing since July 1, 2021. Friends and family are growing increasingly concerned about his welfare. If you have seen him or know of his whereabouts please call us or your local law enforcement. 2758

Be Weather Ready Today!

NACG Repeaters are CODE YELLOW.
Please leave Breaks during Conversation and Monitor your Radio when possible.
A Skywarn Net may be be activated as needed.
Is your Go Kit Radio Charged up?

Take Note!

Be aware