Le Mars, Iowa · Sunday, March 21, 2010
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Television

Horse tales: Krosch goes from riding to writing (01/06/10)
Driving by Rich Krosch's farm, people might have noticed what looked like a zebra grazing in the pasture. They weren't too far from the truth. Krosch's son Scott wanted to be chosen for the reality TV show "Survivor: Africa." In an effort to get noticed on his video application, Scott borrowed a white mare and painted the horse striped with livestock paint to look like its wild African cousin...
Speaking from experience: Rust writes new TV show (11/12/09)
Before Paul Rust hit the silver screen in Hollywood, the Le Mars native could be found sporting a blue vest at the Le Mars Wal-Mart. Now it looks like Rust might be back in uniform, but this time he won't only be behind the counter -- he'll also be behind the camera...
Mission Honduras production to air on local TV (10/30/09)
A slideshow and video production of 2009 Mission Honduras trips will be airing on Cable Access Channel 12 on Sundays during November. The production is named "Gehlen Catholic Mission Honduras 2009: A Year In Review." Gehlen Catholic Mission Honduras will present the DVD productions of each of...
Gehlen Catholic airs 9/11 program on Channel 12 (09/10/09)
As we remember the life changing events of 9/11, Gehlen Catholic will air a special program this Friday on Local Access Cable Channel 12 at 9am and again at 6pm. The program is also dedicated to the 9/11 victims, heroes, and their families; as well as our own local law enforcement, fire fighters, and medical professionals for their selfless service...
Teen realizes dream of auditioning for television show (08/31/09)
Cole Barbee, a Hinton Community School sophomore, has wanted to audition for American Idol since he was 9 years old. His dream became reality this past summer when he participated in American Idol tryouts in Denver, Colo. July 11, 12 and 13. "It was my first chance to get in because I had to be 16," Barbee said. "I knew about them from the very first season (2002) and I've been waiting ever since."...
British TV seeking farm family to teach Brit teens values (06/09/09)
Given two unruly British teens and 10 days, could you transform their lives? That's the question a British TV show is asking Iowa farm families. Makers of TV show "World's Strictest Parents" are seeking an Iowa family who lives on a farm to host two British 17 year olds for 10 days for the filming of an episode...
Area bowler strikes her way to hall of fame (04/30/09)
Elsie Slagter started bowling in 1950 when she was about 22. In a little more than a decade, the Marcus woman would be regionally famous for her skills in 10-pin. Sixty years later -- April 2009 -- she'd join Iowa's hall of fame for female bowlers. That announcement took Slagter, who bowled regularly at Sweet 16 lanes in Le Mars, by surprise...
Final TV guide this week (02/27/09)
The Daily Sentinel will no longer publish TV listings. The final edition published this week. TV listings are available on our website, www.lemarssentinel.com. There are many reasons that the listings have been discontinued, but the primary reason is cost. ...
Local woman shares story on national TV Tuesday (11/10/08)
Robin Moody, of Le Mars, will be featured in Tuesday afternoon's "The Doctors" TV show sharing her story of the appendicitis that started poisoning the rest of her body. The show airs at 4 p.m. on Channel 14. http://www.lemarssentinel.com/story/1473......
Le Mars native earns an Emmy (11/03/08)
A Des Moines television station's newscast in October 2007 has won the station a Best Newscast Emmy and the 10 p.m. newscast had a touch of Le Mars. Former Le Mars resident and Le Mars Community High School graduate Jason Parkin, a meteorologist with KCCI-TV in Des Moines, was working the 10 p.m. Oct. 29 newscast and was one of several members to receive the Emmy award...
Pearson predicts bright future for agriculture (03/20/08)
Things are changing in agriculture and the long-term outlook is good, according to the host of a nationally syndicated farm program. Mark Pearson is host of "Market to Market," which is broadcast on public television stations across the United States. He brought his message about what's ahead in agriculture to Le Mars on Tuesday for the Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce's annual Agri-Business luncheon...