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Community fails to show up for Southeast Polk mental health event staff participated in earlier in the semester. The day was fully focused on what to look for with students struggling with their mental health and the event was very popular amongst the staff.

“We feel like it is important to partner with the community on mental health because the

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Only one parent showed up to Southeast Polk’s Mental Health Awareness event April 25.

The district piggybacked the event off of the professional development day teachers and

school can’t do it by ourselves, obviously, so it has to be a community thing,” said Southeast Polk district nurse, Amy Chebuhar.

The district partnered with the non-profit agency, Please Pass the Love, for the event. Dr. Jeff Kerber, the clinic and pro-

gram administrator at Unity Point Health Counseling and Psychiatry Clinic, was also there to speak to parents in regards to their students’ mental health.

Topics were to include Mental Health 101, suicide warning signs and strategies to identify

young people at risk of harming themselves.

“We know that at least one out of five young people have a mental illness and we know that suicide is the third leading cause of death amongst 15- to See HEALTH, Page 2A

Decision Day gives seniors a chance for recognition JONATHAN KRUEGER JNKRUEGER@REGISTERMEDIA.COM

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Plot Twist Bookstore, owned by Mary Rork-Watson of Altoona, is open for business in Ankeny.

Altoona resident opens bookstore in Ankeny JONATHAN KRUEGER JNKRUEGER@REGISTERMEDIA.COM

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ary Rork-Watson, 53, has always had a thing for words. The Altoona resident has loved reading her whole life, and that passion led her to open Plot Twist Bookstore in Ankeny.

Rork-Watson had been wanting to

own her own business for a while and the idea had sparked her desire to open a local bookstore. Previously she had run an art business with her own studio and selling her own items.

“I would travel to Seattle, or Denver or Minneapolis and there are all these awesome bookstores,” RorkWatson said. “I wanted to find a way to create one of those interesting

funky places that you find throughout those places like a solid neighborhood bookstore.”

Her desire to bring a local bookstore to the eastern side of Polk County led her to Ankeny.

Rork-Watson went through the distributor Ingram Book Company to seSee BOOKS, Page 3A

With good weather comes music, fun JONATHAN KRUEGER JNKRUEGER@REGISTERMEDIA.COM

With summer weather drawing near, Chill on the Hill and Music on the Plaza are finalizing their preparations for their summer concert series.

Chill on the Hill in Pleasant Hill has added one extra weekend this year to its schedule.

The live music, beer and

food event will be every Friday from May 20 to June 24.

Musical acts include Double Barrel, After Shock, Standing Hampton, Abby Normal, Cold Filtered and Gimikk.

“It is a great way for people to get together and socialize and network,” said Cathy Jensen, executive director of the Pleasant Hill Chamber of

The Pleasant Hill Chamber holds an annual Chill on the Hill community party at Copper Creek Lake Park. Becca Squiers helped serve beverages to the crowd at the kickoff event for 2015.

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Southeast Polk held its second annual Decision Day event Friday, April 29, for seniors to reveal their post high school plans.

While the event is new to the district it has been a national campaign for a while.

“The biggest thing is to recognize that they planned something and to say ‘hey, we want to know what you are doing and we want to celebrate it’,” said Kari Fast of the Southeast Polk High School guidance team. “Some of it might be far away and some of it might be military but it is cool that we are able to recognize it.”

Students had an all senior meeting in the morning and Fast said that there was a lot of excitement amongst the students.

“We were asking if kids were going to certain schools to stand up and everybody was hooting and hollering,” Fast said.

Here is a sampling of some of the students’ plans for their post high school adventures.

Gabby Marywood Marywood has decided to start first at a community college before moving on to a fouryear university.

She will attend Des Moines Area Community College to get her general education requirements before moving to Iowa State where she wants to study psychology.

“I really love to help people and I love mental health and I think it is not really understood by a lot of people and I want to change that,” Marywood said.

Nikita Bell Bell is returning home to Norway at the end of the school year to finish her final year of high school.

As a foreign exchange student Bell plans to return once she has completed high school

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Planting a seedling for the future JONATHAN KRUEGER JNKRUEGER@REGISTERMEDIA.COM

In celebration of Arbor Day, fourth-grade students at Four Mile Elementary and Pleasant Hill Elementary received tree seedlings that they could plant at home.

Heath Ellis of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department and John Lerdal of the Pleasant Hill Public Library went to the schools last week to teach students how to plant the trees and the importance of Arbor Day.

“Our whole idea is to encourage people to think about planting trees and it starts here,” Ellis said.

“Fourth-graders are a great age because they are able to comprehend all of the responsibilities associated with planting and caring for a tree.”

Southeast Polk to host first Color Run event JONATHAN KRUEGER JNKRUEGER@REGISTERMEDIA.COM

Southeast Polk will host its first Color Run Saturday, May 14, to support Stand for the Silent speakers, scholarships, conferences and professional development.

“We are really excited to bring students, families and business together for our first ever Color Run,” said Heather Goodrich, teacher adviser of the Stand for the Silent group at Southeast Polk.

The group has been planning the event since October. Students have been figuring out what

roles they will play in the event and making sure everything will be set up according to plan.

“Our Stand for the Silent group thought that a Color Run would be a fun and healthy event that would bring the district and community together,” Goodrich said.

The group hopes to have a few hundred participants.

“It is a fun and healthy way to support a great cause,” Goodrich said.

“What better way to spend a Saturday morning with family and friends outside getting some exercise?”

Proceeds go to pay for supplies for activities within the schools, transportation costs for elementary visits, community presentations and scholarships.

“The more money we make, the more we can do and the more we can spread our message,” Goodrich said.

Registration is online and a link to register can be found on the school’s website. Participants can also register the of the event. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the run begins at 10 a.m.

The event will take place at the Southeast Polk football stadium.

Arbor Day is a holiday celebrated in many countries. Groups and individuals are encouraged to plant and care for trees on that day.

As the city’s forester, it is Ellis’ responsibility to promote the environment and the growth of trees in

the community.

“It is important to continue to plant trees especially in an urban setting,” Ellis said. “Most of the trees we benefit from today were planted by many generations before us and so it’s an opportunity for us to say that our genera-

tion has a responsibility to plant trees for the next generation.”

The presentations contributed to the fourthgrade forester program.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources also helped with getting the seedlings.

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that having a mental illness makes them crazy and nobody wants those labels attached to them.”

Chebuhar agreed that the stigma could have been a reason for the low attendance numbers.

“It was pretty disappointing. It was the first nice night and it is a very heavy topic so you either go listen to a heavy topic or enjoy the weather,” Chebuhar said. “At least we are trying and we want to engage the community.”

Chebuhar said that she has seen students throughout the district deal with many mental health issues and finds that it varies on what people are willing to share.

She has seen everything from students being upset and friendship issues to some students being diagnosed with psychiatric issues.

“It was pretty disappointing. It was the first nice night and it is a very heavy topic so you either go listen to a heavy topic or enjoy the weather.”

Decision

sion to make if he gets into the school.

Bowden’s other choice, Cornell University of the Ivy League.

“It’s pretty awesome getting into an Ivy League school,” Bowden said.

“There is a lot of work and you have to take extra tests but it makes you feel like everything that people have done to help you and the special things you have been given have finally paid off.”

Bowden is planning on majoring in math and physics and taking some computer science classes.

“I really don’t know if I would be prepared to leave Iowa, but I think that I am ready to spread my wings and see what happens,” Bowden said.

Rosa Rios Rios will be moving to Chicago to pursue a career in the fashion industry.

“I hope to become a stylist and work for a magazine or go to fashion week in New York or London,” Rios said.

She will first go to the Paul Mitchell School for 15 months to get her cosmetology license before attending The Art Institute to do fashion merchandising and management.

“This gives younger people an idea that you don’t have to be a teacher or firefighter you can go out and follow your passions,” Rios said.

Jarrett Floss Floss will begin his college career at DMACC in Boone where he will be the manager of the boys basketball team.

“My dad graduated from there and he told me it is a great place to start and it is not as challenging as a four year and gradually leads you into a four year school,” Floss said.

Floss will be studying sports management and management. business He plans to attend Simpson College after finishing at DMACC.

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24-year-olds nationwide and in Iowa it is the second,” said Jennifer UlieWells of Please Pass the Love. “Awareness is important and we know that it is important for others to know the important warning signs in others and importance of teaching people skills. We do all that to prevent the stigma.”

Mental health issues are a taboo subject for many to share with others, said Ulie-Wells.

“We seek to normalize mental illness the same way other diseases are normalized,” Ulie-Wells said. “The stigma prevents even the families from seeking help because there are thoughts

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to attend the University of Northern Iowa.

“I really enjoy their program and know that they have a good soccer program and they have a great criminology program,” Bell said.

Katie Thomas Thomas will be going to directly to the University of Iowa as a freshman in college.

“I thought I would get more of a college experience going directly to Iowa,” Thomas said.

“Costs are going to happen everywhere I go because I am going to be indebted no matter what.”

She plans to go into medicine.

Jordan Thomas After wanting to be a teacher for the longest time, Thomas has decided to bypass the traditional education and do trade school with on the job training.

“I took the path to avoid the debt from college,” Thomas said. “I thought if there was no passion there was no point in me getting any debt.”

He will be going into heating, venting and cooling. The company he has been employed by will cover his costs for the classes he will take on Saturdays.

“I decided that I didn’t want to go to school because I didn’t really enjoy high school and didn’t think it was the best idea to move on to college,” Thomas said. “My hobbies are my passions so for me my job is just a job.

So I don’t care what I do, so that is how I got into that branch of construction.”

Luke Bowden Currently on the waiting list at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, better known as MIT, Bowden will have a deci-

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“People still act as if it is a stigma and they might have some issues and don’t want to go to a community event,” Chebuhar said. “The high school provided a couple days of mental health first aid training so some teachers would like to continue that class and we are just going to keep going with taking baby steps.”

The district plans to have a similar event next year but may adjust when the event is held for better attendance.

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Altoona collects almost 50 pounds of drugs JONATHAN KRUEGER JNKRUEGER@REGISTERMEDIA.COM

The city of Altoona held one of its twice a year drug drop-off events on April 30 and received 49.2 pounds of unwanted prescriptions.

Put on nationally by

the Drug Enforcement Agency, the event is a time for residents of Altoona to safely dispose of expired or unneeded medications. “It is encouraging people to turn in their prescriptions instead of flushing them down the

sinks or their toilets,� said Brett Handy with the Altoona Police Department. “It is keeping the streams and water clean of the medicines. When we turn them in they take them and burn them.�

The amount received by the event was relative-

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them off so they don’t get in the hands of people that shouldn’t have them, kids or really anybody will take certain prescriptions and sell them or use them,� Handy said. “We don’t want them to get in the wrong hands. Kids could get in them or ad-

dicts so it is just important not to get into the hands of people that are not prescribed them.�

The next drug drop off event will take place this fall. In the mean time residents can drop any unwanted drugs at the police department.

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lect the books that she would be carrying in her store, “They gave me a huge spreadsheet and I went line by line and looked up every book,� Rork-Watson said. “When you open you work on the new end so I have a lot of newer books so now I can start working on the back of the catalog and start filling those in.�

If Plot Twist Bookstore doesn’t have what you are looking for you can order the book through Ingram Book Company and pick it up at the store.

Rork-Watson located in Ankeny, thinking there would be more support for the store in Ankeny and it is a central location for people to shop and go to eat. “There is an incredible foundation of stuff going on here that I just wanted to get in on it in Ankeny,�

Rork-Watson said. “When I go someplace to visit I go find a bookstore and I feel like here in Ankeny that was the only thing that was missing.�

Rork-Watson found her ideal location on Ankeny Boulevard.

Formerly a lighting gallery, Rork-Watson was drawn to the location’s high ceilings. “We weren’t even open and people would be com-

ly low, said Handy, due to the fact there now is a drug drop-off box at the police department.

More than 70 pounds of unwanted drugs have been dropped in the drop box between Dec. 31, 2015 and March 1, 2016. “It is important to drop

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Plot Twist Bookstore, owned by Mary Rork-Watson of Altoona, is open for business in Ankeny.

ing in,� Rork-Watson said. “Once the sign went up everybody wanted to know. I wanted to be able to connect with people.�

In her 50s, Rork-Watson said that she is better prepared to open her store now than she would have in her 20s. “I have all the experience and knew what questions to ask and knew where to find information and I had credit,� RorkWatson said. “You can do it when you’re younger but you are also trying to connect all the dots and here I already had dots connected. Those are skills you develop.�

The skills and connec-

tions that Rork-Watson attributes to her success is the career paths that she has taken in her life.

Out of college as an major, she English worked at the Indianola Record-Herald before becoming a copy writer at Meredith Corp. She has also worked in the arts and worked at the Ankeny Art Center. “I’m looking forward to being here for a long time and growing with the community,� Rork-Watson said.

Plot Twist Bookstore is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m, and Sunday noon to 4 p.m.

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Southeast FFA students honored their Iowa degrees, the highest degree the state can bestow upon a member. The requirements for the degree include: completing three years of agricultural instruction, completing 25 hours of community service in at least two different community service activities, participating in at least five approved ac-

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This is the fifth year that Fireside is hosting the event, which was previously hosted by Hy-Vee. The Creole Bash to raise money for a band shelter will cost $20 for live music, crawfish, sausage and corn.

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The shows will be Friday evening from 6 to 9 p.m. at Copper Creek.

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Student succeeds in braille at Southeast Polk Blind student receives Brailler Award JONATHAN KRUEGER JNKRUEGER@REGISTER.COM

Learning to read is tough enough.

Learning to read when you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see, adds a new level of challenges.

But Kayla Bartholomew, a second-grader at Willowbrook Elementary, continues to surpass expectations.

Bartholomew was born with only a few hundred optic nerves while the average person has a couple million. While she canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see, she has continued to thrive in her classwork. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let being blind keep her down,â&#x20AC;? said her mother, Natasha Stucker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let anything hold her back.â&#x20AC;?

At the age of 8, Bartholomew has exceeded what many other visually impaired people struggle with, learning braille, the writing system used for blind individuals. It consists of a six dot system that represent letters, words and even contractions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I read statistics about

the literacy rate of blind and visually impaired people and only around 10 percent can read braille,â&#x20AC;?

Stucker said.

Bartholomew started reading in braille when she was 3 and enrolled in preschool. She picked it up quickly and now reads at a higher proficiency in braille than most sighted kids read print in her grade at school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is not hard to learn Bartholomew braille,â&#x20AC;? said.

Bartholomew just won a new brailler, a tool used to write in braille, for an essay she wrote about why she was needed the tool. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Southeast Polk has been an amazing support system for us,â&#x20AC;? Stucker said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They started her off as early as possible just so she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fall behind.

They wanted to start her off early so she is very with her proficient braille.â&#x20AC;?

Bartholomew is autistic as well as blind. Fixating on her brailler and her BrailleNote has helped her excel.

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Kayla Bartholomew was born blind and has learned to proficiently read and write braille, which only around 10 percent of visually impaired individuals do.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think she is a joy. She always has a smile on her face,â&#x20AC;? said Willowbrook principal, Elementary Robin Norris. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though she might not be able to see the same things, she understands what is going on and what is being said.â&#x20AC;?

Amanda Associate White and special education teacher Marissa Fickbohm work with Bartholo-

mew at Willowbrook, along with Kim Stocks, a teacher for the visually impaired.

Teachers have had to come up with creative ways to teach her about things she cannot see.

In science during a lesson on weather, the teacher used cotton balls to represent clouds and dipped them in water to represent the rain.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We try to meet every students needs as best as we can and provide the acwhere commodations they need to be made,â&#x20AC;?

Norris said.

Despite how much her family appreciates what Southeast Polk has done to help with Bartholomew, next fall she will move to the West Central Valley school district. Her family now lives in Dexter.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to rush moving her into a new school district,â&#x20AC;?

Stucker said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have been transporting her every day so we could give West Central Valley time to prepare for Kayla and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to pull her out of the school district quite yet.

This is the only place that she has gone to school and we are kind of scared to move.â&#x20AC;?

Vehicles driven by Robert Berger, 75, of Pleasant Hill and James Keithline, 66, of Pleasant Hill collided at the Southeast Polk bus barn. Damages: $1,900 to Bergerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vehicle; $50 to Keithlineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vehicle.

Vehicles driven by

Grace Gustafson, 15, of Pleasant Hill; Alyssa Hills, 15, of Pleasant Hill; and Blake Essex, 18, of Bondurant; collided in the 7600 block of Iowa Highway 163. Damages: $8,000 to Gustafsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vehicle; $2,500 to Hillsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; vehicle; $100 to Essexâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vehicle.

Gustafson was seen by Pleasant Hill fire medics and was not transported.

April 26: Hayden Bowlin, 23, of Polk City was arrested for OWI, first offense, possession of illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia.

PLEASANT HILL POLICE REPORTS This information was obtained from the Pleasant Hill Police Department records. All people are considered innocent until proven guilty in court of law.

April 23: Christoper Larsen, 24, of Indianola; Rachel Greenslit, 22, of Pleasant Hill; and Brandon Davis, 21, of Pleasant Hill; all were arrested for assault with injury on Sherry Lynn Blvd.

A Runnells male, 16,

and two Altoona males, 16, were arrested for trespass, for possession of illegal drugs and paraphernalia at Southeast Polk High School.

April 24: Juan Villagrana, 33, of Des Moines and Enrique Sanchez, 24, of Des Moines were arrested for OWI, first offense and interference with official acts at Iowa Highway 163 and N. Hickory Blvd.

Jennifer Mullin, 42, of

Pleasant Hill was arrested for OWI, second offense in the 5100 block of N.E. 12th Avenue.

Ann Howard of Pleasant Hill reported first-degree theft in the 500 block of Sunrise Circle. Loss: $20,000.

April 25: Domestic assault was reported in the 4300 block of Lexington Drive.

Assault with intent was reported in the 4300 block of Lexington Drive.

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HERALD-INDEX EDITORIAL

We have a job, here’s how we’re going to do it

W

ith the drama of the presidential campaigns raging across the country, it’s hard to get attention for anything as minor as a Statehouse race.

But it shouldn’t be.

Now that the Iowa Legislature has left Des Moines for the year, many of those campaigns will get under way.

And so will our coverage of them.

Here in eastern Polk County, there are relatively few contested races to follow. Republican Zack Nunn is (again) facing Democrat Joe Riding for the District 30 seat in the Iowa House.

Democrats Nate Boulton and Pam Dearden Connor are facing each other to be the Democratic standard bearer for District 16 state Senate seat.

In addition, Polk County Supervisor Steve Van Oort is up for re-election to District 3, Jaimie Fitzgerald is unopposed in the race for Polk County auditor and Democrat Bill McCarthy will face Republican Dan Charleston to remain as Polk County sheriff.

These are races that matter to all of us. Voters need to be paying attention. And newspapers have to help them. We have a responsibility in this campaign season and we take it seriously.

As we head into these campaigns, you’ll see some changes in the content of the newspaper. We will no longer run the legislative updates from candidates facing opposition in the June primary, or the November general election.

We often have run photos of legislators meeting with citizens at the Statehouse. We won’t run those either during the campaign.

Over the next few months, our job isn’t to tell you necessarily what the candidates want you to hear or see. It’s to help you decide which candidate best represents your beliefs. We will run letters to the editor and endorsements so you know who supports each of the candidates. We will include campaign events in our calendar, if the candidates ask us to, but we won’t cover them all, or even most of them.

We will invite candidates to respond to questionnaires, but we won’t necessarily run an unsolicited commentary piece on a particular issue.

We have spent a great deal of time and effort developing policies and procedures that we think give you the best chance to learn about your candidates, and candidates the best chance to get their message across and try to earn your vote.

This week, we will send each candidate a letter outlining our deadlines, our processes, what we will do, and what we won’t. It outlines how we decide what to run, and what to leave out of our print publications.

It’s long, so we won’t recap it here. But we will put it on our website for you to see, and to hold us to.

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AND THE GOOD NEWS IS . . .

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

2016 Legislature achieves successes NUNN

In listening to the hardworking taxpayers of Iowa, our community made very clear expectations for us at the Statehouse: lead good public policy, find common ground, don’t spend more than we have, keep your promises. Meeting with hundreds of voices for our community this session, I am proud to say we followed through and listened to Iowans.

This legislative session will be remembered as one that took Iowans’ priorities and turned them into realities by working together and finding smart bi-partisan solutions.

Highlights of efforts I’m proud to help advance: Investing in education: continued support for K-12 as our state’s top priority by increasing funding by $135 million, accounting for 78 percent of all the state’s new revenue. Under leadership in the Iowa House, yearly funding for education has increased by $660 million.

Protecting Iowa taxpayers: honored to lead and insist on legislation that gave taxpayers a seat at the table this session. House Republicans pushed against the Senate and governor to prevent an unexpected $95 million tax increase on 177,000 Iowans and eliminated the unfair double tax on Iowa manufacturers.

Combat human trafficking: managed legislation to counter human labor and sex slavery in Iowa by establishing an office in the Department of Public Safety to oversee and coordinate efforts to combat human trafficking. We added $200,000 in new funds for law enforcement and other efforts to protect victims and penalize those who commit these horrific crime.

Unprecedented oversight for Medicaid: supported significant oversight efforts to monitor the

state’s transition and ensure that consumers are protected, patient health and financial outcomes are monitored and transparent, and the integrity of our health care system remains.

Criminal justice reform: focused police and corrections efforts on dangerous criminals and repeat abusers versus non-violent offenders; allows for greater judicial discretion and holds offenders accountable after jail time.

Women’s health care: enabled new money for women’s preventative and long-term health, and provide $5,000 to families who choose to adopt (particularly high-risk/additional-needs children).

Improve Iowa’s water quality: House Republicans were able to find a long-term, dedicated source of $478 million for water quality projects across the state without raising taxes or taking money from infrastructure funds. While this did not become law, it has spurred an important conversation on how we can address improving our water and natural resources for future generations.

Responsible budgeting: sixth year in a row, the House committed to and succeeded in not spending more than the state takes in.

Iowans work hard to earn their money and I take my responsibility to protect the taxpayers and families who trust us with their tax dollars very seriously. This session, we successfully served the best interests of the taxpayers, commitment to growth in education, health care and public safety.

It is a privilege to serve our community, please continue to join our forums and let me know your priorities this summer.

Rep. Zach Nunn, District 30, can be reached by phone at 515-281-3221 or at zach.nunn@legis.iowa.gov, www.zachnunn.com.

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A Piece of My Mind Margaret Ludington

No place like home “Where are they now?”

I ask myself about young people whose achievements I wrote about over the years. To my delight, one of them, former Pleasant Hill resident Jessica Saunders, made a friend request on Facebook recently.

I still thought of her wearing a blue and white gingham dress and singing “Over the Rainbow” in the Bill Riley Talent Show.

One look at her homepage and I saw she was no longer that little girl.

I saw a beautiful young woman still very much involved in music.

I interviewed her to find out more. Since graduating from Southeast Polk in 2004, Jessica has continued her music studies.

“I’m working on my doctorate at the University of Iowa,” Jessica said.

“I’m really hoping to knock it out this summer and graduate in December.”

When she’s not working on her doctoral thesis, Jessica teaches voice lessons to approximately 20 students at her private studio at West Music in Coralville.

Three days a week, Jessica serves as adjunct professor of voice at Waldorf University in Forest City.

“I’m basically the voice faculty. I teach all the voice lessons and all the voice major related courses,” Jessica said.

Jessica now sees the career in performance she wanted from age 6 as unlikely.

“It’s a really hard field to break into, opera especially,” Jessica said. “I really love teaching and I’ve been doing some directing this year. As long as I can be at a place that I can use those skills and perform as much as possible, I can be happy.

“Last summer I started a company with some friends, just concert opera, and we did performances in some smaller towns around Iowa City,” Jessica said. “This summer I’m doing something with Revival Theater Company in Cedar Rapids. We’re doing ‘Funny Girl’ in June. There are some good opportunities in Iowa.

Jessica judged some Bill Riley shows in past years.

“It’s something near and dear to my heart. It taught me to be really grateful and it got me up on the stage,” Jessica said. “Sometimes I wish I’d done more of the summer camps, things like that. Sometimes that competition aspect can be tough so young.

“One of the best things, I got a lot of time on the road with my mom. I got to see a lot of the state. I think it brought us closer together.”

Guess there’s no place like home.

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Jake Atzen, who plays President Franklin D. Roosevelt, gets ready back stage.

Peter Sphongsai, who plays Sandy the dog, waits for his cue back stage.

Cael Newman, who plays Oliver Warbucks, sings during his performance.

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Madison Becthold plays Anne along with Cael Newman who plays Oliver Warbucks and Karlee Krier who plays Grace Farrell.

Emily Paul sings during her performance as Miss Hannigan.

Makayla Sengstock plays the Apple Seller.

COUNTRY ROADS

Superstitious? Not me. (Knock on wood) ARVID HUISMAN SPECIAL TO THE HERALD-INDEX

Superstitious? Not me. I have never been superstitious and hopefully never will be.

Knock on wood.

This month includes a big day for the superstitious of the world - a Friday the 13th. Tradition has it that Fridays which fall on the 13th day of the month are “bad luck” because Jesus Christ was crucified on a Friday

and there had been 13 persons at the Last Supper.

That kind of superstitious thinking should have gone out with the flat earth theories but superstitions remain deep in our subconscious and we often behave superstitiously without thinking about it.

Oh, you don’t? Have you ever avoided walking under any ladders lately or thought twice when a black cat crossed your path last week?

Yeah, me too!

I have seen superstitious behavior in our supposedly enlightened society all my life.

Chain letters, so popular a few decades ago, reeked with superstition. “Henry Phipps of England broke this chain and died two days later.” Made you think twice before you tossed that chain letter in the waste basket, didn’t it?

What the originator of that letter didn’t report is that poor

old Henry had participated in 302 previous chain letters and he really died of an overdose of envelope glue.

Some folks still carry a lucky rabbit’s foot to ward off bad luck. I have often wondered how lucky that rabbit felt. And I’ve wondered why PETA doesn’t make a big deal about people who carry a dead animal’s foot in their pocket for good luck.

Maybe if we hang a lucky

cow’s hoof over the front door we’ll be lucky and PETA will go away.

Then there’s former Iowa Hawkeye Coach Hayden Fry. I understand he wore white trousers on game days for good luck. The practice allegedly went back to a point early in his coaching career when his team won and he was wearing white pants. Wore them ever since.

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LOOKING BACK

1986: SEP selected a girls basketball coach 20

YEARS AGO Altoona â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cheri Solinger took daughters Christine and Catherine and Gary Thornton brought Evan and Sean to work with them at the Altoona Post Office.

Jim Pruismann, Clay Willey and Mike McManus sold Mid Iowa Truck Plaza to National Auto Truck Stops after 28 years.

Bondurant â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mike Hall, Bruce Cordes, Keith Tendall and Al Ihde of Bondurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trees Forever planted a tree at Anderson Elementary in memory of children killed in the Oklahoma City bombing.

Leona Mahoney received recognition at a reception in honor of her up coming retirement as secretary at Farrar Elementary.

Mitchellville â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Assistant Fire Chief Rick Silver said the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Dodge Ram attack truck passed the test in its first runs to grass fires at Runnells and in Jasper County.

Mitchell Village Care Center volunteers enjoyed music by Just Plain Bill at the volunteer appreciation lunch.

Pleasant Hill â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bud and Carol Van Dyke held a ribbon cutting at their new Van Dykeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jewelry store.

Doug Wyatt of Pronto convenience stores said his company would build a store at N.E. 56th and University.

Runnells â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bill Stevens won the scanner given away during the fire pancake department fundraiser.

Donna Marshall, Leonard Northway, Clover Rhoten, Nan Mills, Richard Miller, Bob York, Cynthia Penman, Bill Warren and Kenneth Gordon had May birthdays.

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YEARS AGO Altoona â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Des Moines Register named SEP senior Joel Hanson to the Central Region, All-Iowa Academic All-State Team.

Southeast Polk hired Ray Svenson of Fort Dodge as the new girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball coach and junior high science teacher.

Bondurant â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Challenge Racing Enterprises, a manufacturer of sprint cars, held a grand opening.

Jeremy Hall and Christopher Carruthers scored

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Mitchellville â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Margaret Ward and Lorena Woods hosted the Prairie Belle Club.

Bob and Doris Porter visited her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Knosby, in Branson, Mo., and went to the horse races in Lakefield, Minn., with Mr. and Mrs. Gary Porter.

Runnells â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ruth Schell, Dorothy Horton, Audrey Brady and Maxine Griffith visited the House on the Rock and the New Glarus Swiss Village in Wisconsin.

Mr. and Mrs. Art Mott, Roberta Traviss, DeAnne Keistner took a picnic lunch to Clearview Manor where they ate with Clara Mott and visited Charley Parks.

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Lou Gerst enlarged his Midwest Plastics building

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Bondurant â&#x20AC;&#x201D; City Council heard planning and zoning recommendations regarding Jack Newellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ja-Mar Village development.

Harry Linn Jr. won first place at the Enduro Go-Kart race held in Garnet, Kan. Mrs. Linn and Kyle, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Finch and Andrea Williams attended the race.

Mitchellville â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Margaret Fitzgerald and Pat Beukema gave talks at the Beaverettes 4-H Club meeting.

Merlin Craig and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pearson attended the spring association of Congregational Churches.

Runnells â&#x20AC;&#x201D; James Tingle presided at the RLDS Church communion service assisted by Lawrence Epps and Russell Lane.

Beth Beattie brought seeds from an ornamental lemon tree at George Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home for the first grade seed collection.

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YEARS AGO Altoona â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Roberta Reeves, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.B. Reeves, toured several locations in Minneso-

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Alcoholics Anonymous â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mitchellville United Methodist Church, corner of Market and N.W. 2nd streets. Terri 515-639-6070.

TUESDAY, MAY 10 TOPS - 9 a.m., Altoona Christian Church. 515-783-3205.

FRIDAY, MAY 13 Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa golf fundraiser - 1 p.m. shotgun start, Terrace Hills Golf Course in Pleasant Hill. Cost is $75 per person or $300 for a team of four. It includes 18 holes, cart, food and two

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SATURDAY, MAY 14 Putts Fore Mutts - AHeinz57 Pet Rescue and Transport â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7 a.m. register, 8 a.m. shotgun start. Terrace Hills Golf Course Altoona. Go to www.aheinz57.com.

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My pants are unlucky.

If I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t spill on them I rip out the seat.

Some folks involve lucky names or practices to pick dogs and horses at race tracks. I went to the dog races in North Sioux City, S.D., with some coworkers one night. I won $20 and then quickly lost it again so I quit betting. I went home with as much as I had come with; I consider that lucky.

Some of my co-workers called me a tightwad Dutchman for not betting more. Judging from the losses some of them suffered I guess Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m lucky to be a tightwad Dutchman.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never had much luck with raffles and door prize drawings. One year, however, I did win a quarter of beef in our Rotary Club raffle in Sioux City. I felt pretty lucky until I added up the number of raffle tickets I had bought over the years before I ever won anything.

Shucks, I could have purchased the entire cow!

The advent of state lotteries have made a lot of people feel lucky. My first exposure to a state lottery was back in the early â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s when a friend sent me a scratch-off lotto ticket from the state of Washington. It was a loser.

When the lottery jackpot approached a billion dollars a few months ago I bought one ticket. No luck. I have a better chance of being the first fat guy on the moon than winning a lottery jackpot.

Do you cross your fingers for good luck? People who study such things believe that this superstition dates back to the

early days of Christianity.

Supposedly, two people used to cross index fingers when making a wish.

This was a symbol of support for the one making the wish.

Back in those days anything associated with the shape of a Christian cross was considered to be good luck. Over time, the tradition became something people did on their own.

Is there really such a thing as luck? Are there things we can do to improve our luck? I agree with Benjamin Franklin who said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Diligence is the mother of good luck.â&#x20AC;?

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not superstitious and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not afraid of Friday the 13th. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to enjoy the day just as I would any other day. It will be a lovely day. In fact, it could be better than the day before.

Knock on wood.

Arvid Huisman is a syndicated columnist who lives in Iowa. He can be contacted at huismaniowa@gmail.com.

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ta with the Fletcher College Choral Club.

Kenneth Kendall hurt his hand when he was hit by a baseball then turned his ankle when he stepped on a ball while running.

Bondurant â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Florence Bridge, Doris Renaud, Byrdene McIntosh, Simon Kooyman, Doris Renaud, Martha Thomsen and Louise McClannahan received excellent ratings at the county music contest.

The Douglas Diggers 4-H Club elected Betty Petefish, Orma Atherton, Elizabeth Mitchell, Dorothy Keil, Nina Randolph and Elizabeth Mitchell.

Mitchellville â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mrs. Earl Mitts and Mrs. H.R. Stover hosted the Methodist Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home Missionary Society. Mrs. MacCartney led a memorial dedicated Ida DeWild.

Bayard Scott, senior in animal husbandry at Iowa State College, took part in the polo games and worked on the animal husbandry float for Veisha.

Runnells â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fredrigal and Dorothy Fay visited Mae Smith.

Ed Stevens drove Garrett Harmisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s milk route while Harmison was laid up with back trouble.

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frustration with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lake Neglectâ&#x20AC;?, the intersection of 15th Street S.E. and 6th Avenue S.E. Bondurant â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A working smoke detector likely saved the lives of Kay Thorson and her two children when their mobile home caught fire.

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Sesker, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Dodson and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Whitmore attended a square dance festival in Fairfield.

Mitchellville â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Candy Busby, Sheryl Bailey, Sarah Rierson, Jody Jondall, Betty Jo Vos and Sherri Stanton participated in Junior Achievement.

Eva Stroud and Lucille Gilley spoke about the origin of Arbor Day at the Garden Club meeting.

Runnells â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mr. and Mrs. Omer Harlan were home from wintering in Arizona. They called on Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bowers.

Winegar Raymond called at the Bill Lee home.

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reader of the month

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JOEL BEST-PETERSON

Joel Best-Peterson is the reader of the month. Joel is 6 years old and is in kindergarten at Phillips Elementary School. His parents are Jay and Marjorie Best-Peterson.

Joelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite book is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tonka Trucks Around Town.â&#x20AC;? He enjoys trucks, turtles, animals and playing with toys.

THE HERALD-INDEX Wednesday, May 4, 2016

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ALTOONA POLICE REPORTS This information was obtained from the Altoona Police Department records. All people are considered innocent until proven guilty in court of law.

April 17: No driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license was reported in the 600 block of Eighth Street S.E. Property was found in the 200 block of 10th Avenue S.W. Michael Delawyer of Altoona reported fifthdegree theft in the 1100 block of Eighth Avenue S.E. Loss: $5.

Trespass was reported

in the 600 block of Third Avenue S.E. Angela Belcher of Saylor Township reported third-degree theft at Walmart. Loss: $800.

An accident was reported at Walmart. Damages: $1,000.

Kristine Johnson of Altoona reported fifthdegree criminal mischief in the 1200 block of Sandlewood Court S.W. reported Walmart forgery. Loss: $460.

Third-degree harassment was reported in the 800 block of Maplewood Court.

POLK COUNTY PUBLICATION BILL LIST TO BE PAID 4-26-2016 REASON: CAPITAL OUTLAYS VENDOR / ACCOUNT AMOUNT CARPENTER UNIFORM AND $1,520.00 EXCEL/PAY-LESS OFFICE PRODUCTS (PO) $406.00 IOWA FITNESS SUPPLY $1,000.00 RATEKIN, MARK D & AMY M $13,400.00 REW SERVICES CORP $3,392.00

NUVISION HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT INC $544.24 OAKVIEW TERRACE LP $430.00 PARK FOREST APTS. $600.00 PARKSIDE EAST APTS IV LP $247.00 PRAIRIE VILLAGE ALTOONA COOP $279.00 PW COOPERATIVE HOUSING ASSOCIATION $628.00 QUIK TRIP $500.00 R E L INSULATION $9,168.30 SAWATZKY, MICHAEL $300.00 SOMERSET RESIDENTIAL COOPERATIVE $225.50 SUMMER WOODS APARTMENTS LLC $625.00 SUNBURST APARTMENT LTD $100.00 SUTTON HILL RESIDENTIAL COOP $600.00 TRANS IOWA, L.C. $1,075.20 TRESTLE TRAIL APARTMENTS $1,393.00 VAN GUNDY, WILMA $100.00 VARIABLE MEASURES LLC $440.00 VERIZON WIRELESS $270.40 W & W PROPERTIES INC $533.00 WAKONDA VILLAGE & MANOR LP $451.00 WATROUS APARTMENTS $100.00 WELLS FARGO BANK (CREDIT CARD) $2,163.34 WESLEY AT HOME $35,709.53 WESLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES $14,067.45 WESTPOINTE APARTMENTS $225.50 WULFEKUHLE, KELLI $800.00

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were reported in the 300 block of Sixth Street S.W., in the 800 block of Greenbreeze Circle and at Dollar General. vehicle Abandoned was reported in the 900 block of Adventureland Drive.

Andrea Davis reported a dog bite in the 900 block of Sunburst Lane.

April 19: James Frey of Des Moines was arrested for illegal possession of prescription drugs in the 3100 block of Eighth Street S.W. Caitlyn Hestness of Altoona reported identity

April 18: Asia Dang rethird-degree ported criminal mischief in the 100 block of Willow Ridge. reported Facebook trespass.

An accident was reported at 34th Avenue S.W. and Eighth Street S.W. Damages: $1,000.

Barry Getis of Altoona reported second-degree fraud in the 2600 block of Drive.

Adventureland Loss: $2,500.

No driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license was reported at Prairie Meadows.

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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER DSM $15,000.00 EAST HIGH GOLF CLASSIC $2,500.00 EAST HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI FOUNDATION $10,000.00 IOWA GOLDEN GLOVES FOUNDATION $6,000.00 JOHNSTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE $2,000.00 PLEASANT HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT $5,000.00 PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC $75,000.00 SNYDER & ASSOCIATES INC. $4,987.00 ST. VINCENT DE PAUL $41,000.00

REASON: OTH SVCS & CHGS VENDOR / ACCOUNT AMOUNT REASON: HUMAN SRVS PROV CHGS 500 SW 7TH STREET LLC $15,174.89 VENDOR / ACCOUNT AMOUNT ACADEMY ROOFING & SHEET METAL CO $206.14 86TH ST PARTNERSHIP $100.00 1 ACCUJET LLC $770.00 AB CONSTRUCTION $9,881.75 1 AMERICAN RED CROSS $468.70 AB HOME IMPROVEMENT LLC $8,168.40 1 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PUBLIC ADMIN $125.00 APEX INSULATION AND CONSTRUCTION $1,598.00 2 AMOS INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC LIFE $2,750.00 BARNES, MICHAEL $451.00 1 AT&T $247.29 BBMY II WILLOW PARK LP $430.00 1 BACON, BRIAN K. $152.37 BEACON OF LIFE $1,260.00 3 BAILEY LAW FIRM PLLC $164.83 BEE-LINE SEWER SERVICE LLC $265.00 3 BAKER ELECTRIC, INC. $13,772.21 BENSHOOF, JACK $533.00 1 BALLARD, FRED D. $40.00 BEST HEATING COOLING ELECTRIC INC $7,833.00 5 BANKERS TRUST $441.00 BODENSTEINER, FRANCISCA $430.00 1 BEELINE & BLUE $246.00 C & S 214 RESIDENTIAL HOUSING COOP $430.00 1 BLACK BOX NETWORK SERVICES $512.50 CAPONI, JOHN $475.00 1 BOBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SEPTIC TANK AND MOBILE $100.00 CENTRAL IOWA SHELTER & SERVICES INC $3,500.00 1 BOTTOM LINE TECHNOLOGIES $1,000.00 CENTRAL IOWA SUPPORTIVE HOUSING LLLP $357.00 1 REASON: INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES AMOUNT BRIGHTMAN, JOANNA L. $929.70 CHILDREN & FAMILIES OF IOWA $35,233.33 1 VENDOR / ACCOUNT $78.00 1 BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER $1,300.00 COLTRAIN, MICHAEL $880.00 1 MARSHALL COUNTY CLK OF COURT BUSINESS PUBLICATIONS $435.60 CONNETT SERVICES $5,801.60 6 C. L. CARROLL COMPANY, INC. $142,988.82 COX, CHRIS $750.00 1 REASON: LICENSES AND PERMITS AMOUNT CAPITOL CITY MINI STORAGE III $388.00 CW CONSTRUCTION $1,598.32 2 VENDOR / ACCOUNT $5.00 1 CENTER FOR DISEASE DETECTION LLC $316.00 DES MOINES HABITAT FOR HUMANITY $650.00 1 MALONE, LEON CENTURY LINK $1,179.76 DES MOINES REGENCY MANOR $375.00 1 CITY OF CLIVE $137.02 DES MOINES WATER WORKS $1,350.20 13 REASON: MENTAL HEALTH SVCS AMOUNT CITY OF RUNNELLS $500.00 DGS-ACQUISITIONS LLC $79.64 4 VENDOR / ACCOUNT $4,612.50 1 CLATT, BARBARA JOFENTON $140.99 DM LEASED HOUSING ASSOC IX LP $383.00 1 ANKENY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS $295.00 3 CONSERVATION CORPS MINNESOTA & IOWA $14,400.00 DSM AREA REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTH $39,885.11 2 BRANSTAD LAW PLLC $103,903.86 1 COPPOLA, ANA M. $213.84 EMM ASSOCIATES $216.00 1 BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER $300.00 1 COTT SYSTEM $3,155.00 EWING TRACE $530.00 1 CARR AND WRIGHT PLC $347.13 1 COUNSELING FOR GROWTH & CHANGE LLC $292.50 FAREWAY GROCERY STORE #925 $268.45 3 COMFORT KEEPERS $116,449.19 3 DANIELSON FORGE LLC $810.00 FAREWAY GROCERY STORE #933 $300.00 2 COMMUNITY SUPPORT ADVOCATES $67.50 FAREWAY GROCERY STORES INC #900 $549.34 3 COOPER, GOEDICKE, REIMER, & REESE P.C. $550.98 2 DEPT. OF INSPECTIONS & APPEALS $3,200.00 1 DES MOINES BICYCLE COLLECTIVE $2,000.00 FAREWAY GROCERY STORES INC. #909 $399.08 2 CREATIVE COMMUNITY OPTIONS $105,067.39 14 ELITE GLASS & METAL LLC $5,625.00 FAREWAY STORE # 153 $120.00 1 EASTER SEAL SOCIETY OF IOWA $26,820.28 1 EVANS, CHRISTY (FEC) $181.44 FEXSTEVE LIMITED COMPANY $6,540.75 2 EMPLOYEE & FAMILY RESOURCES $89,569.37 3 EXCEL MECHANICAL CO., INC. $9,303.90 FREEDOM HOUSES INC $700.00 2 EYERLY-BALL COMMUNITY MENTAL $200.00 1 FASTENAL COMPANY $1,285.62 GRAYS LAKE APARTMENTS $225.50 1 FAMILY DISCOUNT $49.78 1 FIELD PAPER COMPANY $6,963.80 HAMILTONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FUNERAL HOME INC. $2,325.00 3 GAUDINEER & GEORGE LLP $61,655.66 1 FIFTH JUDICIAL DIST $16,315.20 HICKORY LANE CONDOS LLC $100.00 1 GOLDEN CIRCLE BEHAVIORAL HLTH. $17.84 1 FIRST REFORMED CHURCH OF ORANGE COUNTY $510.00 HY-VEE DRUGSTORE #7031 $96.27 4 HARDIN COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES $290.00 1 FORBES, MELISA D. HY-VEE FOOD STORE #1530 $367.00 1 HARRINGTON, SETH $632.20 $3,160.08 1 FORENSIC CONSULTING LLC HY-VEE FOOD STORE #1759 $90.00 2 IOWA HOME CARE LLC $1,500.00 $150.00 1 FREESE-NOTIS WEATHER, INC. HY-VEE FOOD STORE #1887 $38.84 1 KEHRWALD, ADAM $375.00 $150.00 1 FYI ANSWERING SERVICE INC HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01136 $85.89 1 LAW OFFICES OF JOEL E. FENTON, PLC $51.70 $34,088.60 6 G & K SERVICES HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01138 $2,886.53 15 LINK ASSOCIATES $132.90 $427.98 7 G-MAC DOOR & HARDWARE CO HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01148 $60.00 1 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY (GAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ONLY) $374.50 $1,200.00 6 GASPAR, WILLIAM A HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01895 $99.02 3 MIDWEST MATTRESS $255.30 $8,482.23 4 HANSEN, ERIN R. HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01142 $548.67 6 OPPORTUNITY VILLAGE $107.38 $14,283.50 1 HARRISON & DIETZ-KILEN HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01151 $199.92 5 PASSAGEWAY $678.00 $4,388.98 2 HELDENBRAND, LISA HY-VEE FOOD STORE #1023 $118.17 2 PENN CENTER $31.19 $32,413.67 3 HIGHLAND PARK MALL INVEST. INC JOHNSTON CONSTRUCTION INC $3,927.64 1 POLK COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES $12,304.88 $13,058.99 2 HILGENBERG, VIVIAN KOETHE, STEVEN $451.00 1 PROGRESS INDUSTRIES $195.50 LAKE COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT $430.00 1 ROLLING HILLS COMMUNITY SERVICE REGION $24.57 1 HOBBY LOBBY CREATIVE CENTERS $54.20 $35.00 1 HOLIDAY INN-DOWNTWON LOHNER, DAVID $300.00 1 SOUTHWEST IOWA TRANSIT $113.12 $600.00 2 HOLLIDAY, JEFFREY A. (SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S OFFICE) LYNN CROSSING APT $430.00 1 STEVES LAW FIRM, PLLC $14.42 $430.00 1 HOLT, AMOS L. MADISON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH $655.23 1 TEVETOLE, L.L.C $100.00 $933.36 3 HUBBELL REALTY CO MC CLISH, MIKE $430.00 1 TRANS IOWA, L.C. $15,095.84 $150.50 1 HY-VEE FOOD STORE #1318 MCL PROPERTIES HOUSING COOP $533.00 1 WHEELER,CHELSEY $57.98 $483.00 1 HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01138 METRO APPLIANCE REPAIR LC $600.00 3 WILLIAMS, DONALD L $22.11 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY (GAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ONLY) $2,024.22 10 HYGIENIC LABORATORY, ACCTS REC $1,733.28 MIDWEST MATTRESS $200.00 1 REASON: MISCELLANEOUS IOWA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFF $25.00 AMOUNT MINISTRY PLACE LLC $430.00 1 VENDOR / ACCOUNT IOWA FIRE EQUIPMENT $1,016.37 $102,131.00 1 IOWA ONE CALL MR FREEZE HTG & A/C $650.00 2 AMERICAN LEGION POST #374 $78.50 MULVIHILL FARMS INC $451.00 1 ANKENY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP $5,000.00 1 IOWA SPORTMANS, THE $150.00 $6,950.00 1 IOWA STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES NFM BUILDER SALES $897.00 1 CHRYSALIS FOUNDATION $150.00

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theft in the 600 block of 22nd Avenue S.W. Loss: $16,061.

Luis Ocasio of Lexington , Ky., reported assault at Motel 6.

April 20: Lisa Bellfield of Des Moines was arrested for fifth-degree theft at Walmart. Loss: $65.

Brian Sparks of Pleasant Hill was arrested for third-degree theft at South Fifth Street and Iowa Highway 5 in Carlisle.

An accident was reported at 1th Street N.E. and First Avenue N.

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE $1,256.17 2 REASON: PERSONAL SERVICES AMOUNT JIMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S JOHNS INC $466.00 2 VENDOR / ACCOUNT $40.00 1 JOHNSON, JOSIE $20.50 1 ANANIA, DOMINIC $273.45 1 KAVALIER & ASSOCIATES P.C. $4,583.33 1 COURTNEY, EDWARD P. $40.00 1 KNOCK, DAVE $140.00 3 FISHER, RON $999.72 1 KOCH BROTHERS $573.10 2 FOSTER, JEFFREY G. $705.16 1 KOENCK, KURTIS L. $170.10 1 GREENFIELD, RYAN L. $754.17 1 LAMAR COMPANY $10,700.00 2 HARRISON, KENNETH F. $737.78 1 LANGENFELD, JOSHUA J. $192.99 1 HODGES, SAM (PUB WORKS) $40.00 1 LAPPE, KRISTY $222.00 1 KRUSE, PAUL $793.78 1 LEXISNEXIS $1,114.50 1 LOZANO, BRENT (SHERIFF) $830.55 1 MAIL SERVICES, LLC $7,444.01 2 MALONE, TAYLOR W. J. $40.00 1 MCCRACKEN-YOUNG, JOANNE $40.00 1 MCCOY, MICHAEL $602.18 1 MCGEE, URIAH $140.00 3 MOORE, BRADLEY W. $618.53 1 MELENDEZ, FRANCISCO $56.00 1 NEMMERS, PATSY $228.28 1 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY $4,439.98 7 NERY, RALPH IVAN R $612.51 1 MIDLAND POWER COOPERATIVE $53.71 1 RIVERA, GABRIEL $865.96 1 MIDWEST COURT REPORTING $1,523.89 3 RODGERS, ADAM M $800.64 1 MIDWEST OFFICE TECHNOLOGY, INC $300.00 1 SHIELDS, LUCAS S. $40.00 1 MILLER, GORDON $40.00 1 THORN, BONNIE M. $610.00 1 MINUTE MENU SYSTEMS LLC $964.00 1 WELLS FARGO BANK (CREDIT CARD) MIRANDA, DALILA (FEC) $103.14 1 MUNOZ, KELLI M. $16.20 1 REASON: SUPPLIES AMOUNT NARCISSE, JONATHAN $1,298.00 1 VENDOR / ACCOUNT NEVELN CENTER, INC $1,500.00 1 ACME TOOLS/PUCKETT TOOLS & EQUIPMENT $787.75 1 $558.20 2 ORANGE CITY TULIP FESTIVAL $511.00 1 ALLIED OIL & TIRE COMPANY $56.16 2 PAGE, JACK D. $58.91 1 AMERICAN MARKING, INC. $36.27 2 PIONEER COMMUNICATIONS $2,768.00 1 AMERICAN MARKING, INC. (PO) $3,147.14 1 PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF GREATER IOWA $500.25 1 ARTISTIC IRON WORKS PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE HEARTLAND $116.00 1 BECKMAN COULTER PRIMARY CARE DIAGNOSTICS $3,815.00 1 POE ENTERPRISES OF IOWA INC $200.88 1 BECTON DICKINSON $6,876.41 2 PORTER, SAMUEL A. $178.04 1 BEELINE & BLUE $367.08 1 PROFESSIONAL COURT REPORTERS OF IOWA $574.50 5 BOB BARKER COMPANY INC $3,125.18 2 RACOM CORPORATION $3,177.50 2 BOBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TOOLS, INC $164.83 4 RAMM, GREG $47.92 1 BOULDER COMPANY $7.20 1 REICHENBACHER, DESIREE $800.00 1 BREWER WHOLESALE MEATS INC. $2,376.00 1 REINHARDT, JOHN (FEC) $215.46 1 CAPITAL SANITARY SUPPLY CO.INC $1,295.30 3 ROBERT HALF TECHNOLOGY $125.00 1 CARQUEST AUTO PARTS $270.84 6 ROCHESTER ARMORED CAR CO INC. $324.75 1 CASSIDY TECHNOLOGIES $30.00 1 SCHACHT, DAWN $42.00 1 CENTRAL SALT LLC $24,244.05 4 SHERZAN, GARY $1,570.00 1 CHARLES GABUS FORD $193.79 2 SHIVE HATTERY ENG. & ARCHITECT $34,158.23 1 CINTAS CORPORATION $199.95 1 SHRED-IT DES MOINES $119.00 4 CITY SUPPLY CORP $1,986.63 6 SHREDDER (THE) $575.00 1 CONCRETE CO $32,296.00 1 SIDWELL COMPANY $2,697.00 1 CONTECH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS INC $3,673.71 4 SKOLD DOOR COMPANY $210.00 1 CONTINENTAL RESEARCH CORP $1,839.52 1 SNYDER & ASSOCIATES INC. $4,931.25 2 CONTROL INSTALLATIONS IA INC. $677.00 1 STATE OF IOWA - JUDICIAL BRANCH $1,355.52 1 DELUXE CORP $753.22 2 STOCKDALE, SUSAN R $216.00 1 DES MOINES IRON COMPANY $17.42 1 STONE, JEREMY (SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S OFFICE) $52.16 1 DES MOINES REGISTER $251.35 2 STRATUS BUILDING SOLUTIONS OF IOWA $672.00 1 DES MOINES STAMP MFG COMPANY $27.25 1 STROUD, SUSIE K $994.00 1 DIAMOND VOGEL PAINT $166.35 1 SWEENEY COURT REPORTING $182.36 1 DJ GONGOL & ASSOC INC $376.00 1 TAKEKAWA LAW FIRM P.C. $288.00 1 DRAKE LAW REVIEW $66.00 2 TERRACON $1,122.32 1 EASTERN IOWA TIRE $135.50 1 TEW, MARY (SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S OFFICE) $5.89 1 ECOLAB $636.57 2 THOMSON REUTERS-WEST $732.90 2 EVERBANK COMMERCIAL FINANCE INC $428.11 1 TLC AUTO DETAILING LLC $250.00 1 EXCEL/PAY-LESS OFFICE PRODUCTS (PO) $10,904.07 57 TRANS IOWA, L.C. $1,589.50 1 FARM & CITY SUPPLY $183.70 2 TRAVE, KELLY $43.97 1 FLOR-DRI SUPPLY CO $36,324.64 4 TRILIX MARKETING GROUP INC $805.67 2 FRY & ASSOCIATES INC $883.50 1 TUMEA & SONS RESTAURANT $180.00 1 GRAHAM TIRE DM COMMERCIAL $1,757.60 2 UNDERGROUND CO., LTD (THE) $6,945.00 2 GRAINGER $1,520.81 9 UNIFIED CONTRACTING SERVICES INC $306.88 1 GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. $83.76 1 UNITED REFRIGERATION, INC $1,979.00 1 GRIMES ASPHALT & PAVING CORP. $4,929.68 2 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE $64,500.00 2 GXPROXY $4,059.00 1 VERIZON WIRELESS $10,869.89 1 H. B. LEISEROWITZ COMPANY $1,806.78 4 VOIGT, JAMES $233.58 1 HACH COMPANY INC $78.04 1 WASTE MANAGEMENT OF IOWA $1,250.97 17 HAWKEYE TRUCK EQUIPMENT $171.03 1 WEISS, RYK $750.00 1 HILLTOP TIRE SERVICE $401.12 1 WELLS FARGO BANK (CREDIT CARD) $25,051.06 1 HOBBY LOBBY CREATIVE CENTERS $774.89 1 WILLIAMS, CORY F. $177.00 1 HOME DEPOT CRC/GECF $72.00 1 WOLFE, DARLA $339.50 2 HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01136 $30.37 1 Z GROUP LLC $117.87 1 HY-VEE FOOD STORE #01138 $59.84 1 ZIEGLER INC $307.43 1 HYDRO-KLEAN $2,202.25 3 ID WHOLESALER $1,074.00 1 INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR $391.62 1

grow, play, live

5160 Maple Drive, Pleasant Hill, IA www.pleasanthillchamber.org â&#x20AC;¢ 515-261-0466

Dan Richardson 967-0007

Damages: $1,000.

Lindsay Baerenwald of Altoona reported indecent exposure in the 300 block of Sixth Street S.W. Timothy Kendall of Altoona reported suspicious activity in the 100 block of Fifth Avenue N.W. Danielle Clark of Altoona reported harassment by communication in the 400 block of 25th Avenue S.W. April 21: Justice Olmstead Martin of Des Moines was arrested for third-degree theft at Walmart. Loss:$5.

IOWA DES MOINES SUPPLY INC. IOWA FIRE EQUIPMENT JOHNSTON AUTOSTORES K-MART., #4160 KECK OIL, INC. KEMPKERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TRUE VALUE LOFFREDO FRESH PRODUCE CO INC LOGAN CONTRACTORS SUPPLY INC MANATTS, INC. MARTIN BROTHERS DIST. CO., INC MARTIN MARIETTA AGGREGATES MCKESSON GENERAL MEDICAL CORP. MENARDS-ALTOONA MENARDS-ANKENY MENARDS-CLIVE MENARDS-DES MOINES MID-STATE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY MUNICIPAL SUPPLY, INC. NAPA AUTO PARTS NORTHERN TOOL & EQUIPMENT CO Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;HALLORAN INTERNATIONAL, INC. OMARK CORPORATION P & P SMALL ENGINES INC. PLUMB SUPPLY PPG ARCHITECTURAL FINISHES INC PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION INC QUAIL HOLLOW FARM REINHART FOODS REW MATERIALS ROCK RIDGE RANCH LLC RONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TREE SERVICE SINK PAPER COMPANY SPRAYER SPECIALTIES STAPLES CREDIT PLAN SUPPLYWORKS TERMINAL SUPPLY CO. THOMSON REUTERS-WEST TRANS IOWA EQUIPMENT TRANSIT WORKS UNDERGROUND CO., LTD (THE) UNIFIED CONTRACTING SERVICES INC US FOODS UTILITY EQUIPMENT CO. VAN DER WEIDE, SCOTT (SHERIFF) VAN METER INDUSTRIAL INC VAN WALL EQUIPMENT, INC. WAL-MART COMMUNITY BRC WELLS FARGO BANK (CREDIT CARD) XCESSORIES SQUARED DEV. & MRG ZIEGLER INC IOWA EVENTS CENTER REASON: MISCELLANEOUS VENDOR / ACCOUNT HY-VEE INC. WELLS FARGO ARENA REASON: OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES VENDOR / ACCOUNT BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTORS JOHNSON BROTHERS BORDENAROâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FED EX C. H. MCGUINESS CO DES MOINES WATER WORKS MICROSOFT MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO SCHNEIDER GRAPHICS, INC

$2,149.23 $461.50 $171.82 $902.76 $1,639.99 $107.07 $881.92 $42.76 $547.50 $10,380.91 $466.13 $1,334.02 $403.35 $1,540.74 $63.31 $365.72 $19.89 $656.15 $100.23 $1,300.08 $1,239.63 $1,166.18 $570.33 $14.46 $92.48 $70.20 $2,090.00 $1,310.40 $49.90 $2,465.00 $1,000.00 $5,224.63 $22.20 $58.96 $131.35 $251.77 $4,622.72 $788.06 $351.00 $5,025.00 $689.00 $2,141.95 $582.43 $32.26 $327.49 $2,562.61 $120.78 $5,915.22 $11,602.25 $200.89

AMOUNT $7.20 $5,270.00 AMOUNT $1,467.36 $1,020.00 $2,215.48 $8.60 $359.90 $14,730.24 $4,331.65 $55,593.92 $234.27

POLK COUNTY EMPLOYEE INSURANCE - TO BE PAID 4-26-2016 REASON: OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES VENDOR / ACCOUNT AMOUNT WELLMARK $330,070.37 PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL $4,758.60 PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL $8,278.46

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UPCOMING EVENTS/ACTIVITIES Saturday, May 7, 2016

Friday, May 6, 2016 6:00 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:00 PM

Time TBA will be in a.m.

Des Moines East High Alumni

Pleasant Hill Little League Concession Stand

Annual Scarlet Dinner

Doanes Park

Iowa Events Center/Community Choice Convention Center 703 Third St | Des Moines 50309 This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Celebration will include

Ribbon Cutting

Friday, May 13, 2016 1:00 p.m.

East High Golf Classic Copper Creek Golf Club & Event Center Foursomes are $300which includes golf,

socializing, musical performances

lunch and dinner Saturday evening at Prairie

by East High School students, Roll

Meadows.

Call of Classes, Silent Auction, and

Contact Diane Fleming at 515-242-7788 or

Hall of Fame inductions. The cost

email diane.fleming@dmschools.org to register.

for the event is $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Transportation to the event is also available. Tickets

515-262-8382

Ask about availability of a FREE loaner car.

1300 N. Shadyview Blvd.

Pleasant Hill, IA 50327 ,:

7:30 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.

East High Golf Classic Copper Creek Golf Club & Event Center

desmoinesehsalumni.com/events-

Foursomes are $300which includes golf, lunch and dinner Saturday evening at Prairie Meadows.

contact Kathy Johnson Kahler:

Contact Diane Fleming at 515-242-7788 or

515-727-6182 / kathy.kahler@q.com

email diane.fleming@dmschools.org to register

IW-9000540274

Bill & Eric Lack

Saturday, May 14, 2016

may be purchased on-line at reservations. For more information,

Body & Paint Center

Keep watching for more Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce events

Carla Hornby Property Manager 935 Sherrylynn Blvd.

Pleasant Hill (515) 262-7670 canterburypark@conlinproperties.com www.conlinproperties.com

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Minecraft Madness in May and more DAVE WANAMAKER ALTOONA PUBLIC LIBRARY

Most children’s programs are taking a little bit of a break in May, but there are many other activities certainly worth the short jaunt to the Altoona Public Library.

LOCK-IN: MINECRAFT MADNESS (GRADES 7-12) Whether you are a Minecraft master or new to the game, join us for our Minecraft inspired teen lock-in on Friday, May 20, from 5 to 8 p.m. We will have our new Kindle gaming lab set up for multiplayer gaming. You can bring your own device if you have the Minecraft app! Dinner and snacks will be provided.

All participants must register online and must turn in a signed and com-

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THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY Case No. ESPR069825 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF ESTATE OF Bonta A. Drew, Deceased.

To all persons interested in the estate of Bonta A. Drew, Deceased, who died on or about April 2, 2015: You are hereby notified that on the 13th day of April, 2015, the Last Will and Testament of Bonta A. Drew, deceased, bearing date of the 21st day of June, 2011, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Bruce A. Fagerstrom was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the Decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named District Court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated this 8th day of April, 2016.

Bruce A. Fagerstrom Executor of estate 4618 153rd Street Urbandale, Iowa 50323 Amy S. Beattie, ICIS PIN No: AT0000737 Attorney for executor Brick Gentry, P.C. 6701 Westown Parkway, Ste. 100, West Des Moines, IA 50266 Date of second publication: 4th day of May, 2016.

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR POLK COUNTY Probate No. (ESPR066669) NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MAJORIE MAXINE ROBINSON To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Majorie Maxine Robinson, Deceased, who died on or about October 21, 2012.

You are hereby notified that on the 4th day of April (month), 2016 (year), the undersigned was appointed executor of the estate.

Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated this 20th day of April, 2016 Deborah Robinson Executor of the estate 9646 Legislation Drive Converse, Texas, 78109 Justin J. Gross Attorney for the administrator 601 Hickman Road Des Moines, Iowa 50314 Date of second publication 4th day of May, 2016 (Date to be inserted by publisher) THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT POLK COUNTY Probate No. ESPR068856 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOANN K. DENNIS, Deceased.

To all persons interested in the estate of JoAnn K. Dennis, Deceased, who died on or about April 19, 2015: You are hereby notified that on January 27, 2016, the Last Will and Testament of JoAnn K. Davis, deceased, bearing the date of August 2, 2012, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Judy Mae Montenguise was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the Decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named District Court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated April 20, 2016.

Judy May Montenguise Executor of estate 816 E. Douglas Avenue Des Moines, IA 50316 Craig S. Shannon, ICIS PIN No: AT0007210 Attorney for executor Grefe & Sidney, PLC, 500 East Court Avenue, Suite 200, Des Moines, IA 50309 Date of second publication: 4th day of May, 2016 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT POLK COUNTY Probate No. ESPR069777 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF MARY ALICE ENOS, Deceased.

To all persons interested in the estate of Mary Alice Enos, Deceased, who died on or about May 7, 2015: You are hereby notified that on April 4, 2016, the Last Will and Testament of Mary Alice Enos, deceased, bearing the date of June 24, 1999, was admitted to

pleted permission slip from the circulation desk before being admitted.

EXPLORE OUR PAST AT THE CCC BOYS OF IOWA PROGRAM Michigan-based author Bill Jamerson will present a music and storytelling program about the Conservation Civilian Corps at the Altoona City Public Library on Thursday, May 26, at 6 p.m. The program is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served. The Civilian Conservation Corps worked with Iowa farmers on soil conservation projects and built 15 state parks. Please register online at the library website to attend, www.altoona.lib.ia.us.

SUMMER READING FOR ALL AGES We have programs for

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probate in the above named court and that Lesley May Enos was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the Decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named District Court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated April 14, 2016.

Lesley May Enos Executor of estate 2520 East 41st Ct. Des Moines, IA 50317 Robert L. Stuyvesant, ICIS PIN No: AT0007633 Attorney for executor Stuyvesant, Benton & Judisch PO Box 517 Carlisle, IA 50047 Date of second publication: 4th day of May, 2016.

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT POLK COUNTY Probate No. ESPR069782 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF PAUL D. BISHOP, Deceased.

To all persons interested in the estate of Paul D. Bishop, Deceased, who died on or about January 26, 2015: You are hereby notified that on April 6, 2016, the Last Will and Testament of Paul D. Bishop, deceased, bearing the date of November 2, 1988, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Rosemary Bishop was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the Decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named District Court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated April 13, 2016.

Rosemary Bishop Executor of estate 1213 SW Bundy St. Des Moines, IA 50315 Robert M. Benton, ICIS PIN No: AT0000844 Attorney for executor Stuyvesant, Benton & Judisch PO Box 517 Carlisle, IA 50047 Date of second publication: 4th day of May, 2016.

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT POLK COUNTY Probate No. ESPR069804 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RAYMOND HARMISON, Deceased.

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Raymond Harmison, Deceased, who died on or about December 31, 2015: You are hereby notified that on April 8, 2016, the undersigned was appointed administrator of the estate.

Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated April 8, 2016.

Hollie E. Banning-Harmison Administrator of the Estate 610 6th Ct NW Bondurant, IA 50035 R. Bradley Skinner, ICIS PIN Number: AT0007256 Attorney for the Administrator Skinner Law Office, P.C. 160 Adventureland Dr NW Ste B PO Box 367 Altoona, IA 50009 Date of second publication 4th day of May, 2016.

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT POLK COUNTY Probate No. ESPR069805 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF Betty J. Postal, Deceased.

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Betty J. Postal, Deceased, who died on or about December 2, 2015: You are hereby notified that on April 8, 2016, the undersigned was appointed administrator of the estate.

Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated April 8, 2016.

Yvonne Ceretti Administrator of the Estate 2333 Marion Street

all ages - birth through adult, and this year is going to be better than ever.

Join us for a Kickoff Party and your first chance to sign up for the kids and teens programs on Tuesday, May 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. We’ll also have a photo booth, crafts and a scavenger hunt.

FOR KIDS Check out our weekly Wellness Walks, Toddler Triathlon, Family Olympic Camp-In and the ever popular Storytime Swim, among others. Keep your brain engaged at the weekly Coding Club (for third through sixth grade) and Idea Lab (kindergarthrough second ten grade).

This summer, we’re keeping kids in the habit of reading by asking them to spend time reading every day. When you sign up

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Des Moines, IA 50321 Reames, ICIS PIN:

Wayne E. AT0006392 Attorney for the Administrator Belin McCormick, P.C. 666 Walnut Street, Suite 2000 Des Moines, IA 50309 Date of second publication 4th day of May, 2016.

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT POLK COUNTY Probate No. ESPR069820 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Troy David Shafer, Deceased.

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Troy David Shafer, Deceased, who died on or about February 21, 2016: You are hereby notified that on the 12th day of April, 2016, the last will and testament of Troy David Shafer, deceased, bearing date of the 25th day of August, 2015, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Karen M. Shafer was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated this 1st day of April, 2016.

Karen M. Shafer Executor of estate 1230 NW 66th Avenue Des Moines, IA 50313 Amanda L. Green, ICIS PIN No: AT0009962 Attorney for Executors Firm Name: Nading Law Firm Address: 408 SW Third Street, Ankeny, IA 50023 Date of second publication 4th day of May, 2016.

(Date to be inserted by publisher) THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT POLK COUNTY Probate No. ESPR069839 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KAREN KAY TESDELL, Deceased To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Karen Kay Tesdell, Deceased, who died on or about February 14, 2016: You are hereby notified that on the 14th day of April, 2016, the Last Will and Testament of Karen Kay Tesdell, deceased, bearing the date of the 12th day of April, 2011, was admitted to probate in the above named Court and that Mara Kay Jean Higar was appointed as executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the Will must be brought in the District Court of said county within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one (1) month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the Will whose identities are reasonable ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice further hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the Executor at the address below, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named District Court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur four (4) months from the second publication of this notice or one (1) month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated this 27th day of April, 2016.

Mara Kay Jean Higar, Executor 2003 56th Street Des Moines, IA 50310 Ronni F. Begleiter, ICIS PIN No: AT0000699 Attorney for the Executor Brown, Winick, Graves, Gross, Baskerville & Schoenebaum, P.L.C. 666 Grand Avenue, Suite 2000, Des Moines, IA 50309 Date of second publication: 4th day of May, 2016.

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT POLK COUNTY Probate No. ESPR069844 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF VIOLA K. BESCO, Deceased.

To all persons interested in the estate of Viola K. Besco, Deceased, who died on or about March 18, 2016: You are hereby notified that on April 15, 2016, the Last Will and Testament of Viola K. Besco, deceased, bearing the date of May 4, 2006, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that John Randolph was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the Decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named District Court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated April 15, 2016.

John Randolph

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Executor of estate 109 NW Sunset Lane Grimes, IA 50111 Eric F. Turner, ICIS PIN No: AT0008054 Attorney for executor Turner Law Offices 1200 Grand Avenue West Des Moines, IA 50265 Date of second publication: 4th day of May, 2016.

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT POLK COUNTY Probate No. ESPR069847 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF JO ANNE SHRYOCK, Deceased.

To all persons interested in the estate of Jo Anne Shryock, Deceased, who died on or about April 12, 2016: You are hereby notified that on April 15, 2016, the Last Will and Testament of Jo Anne Shryock, deceased, bearing the date of May 14, 2014, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Mark Shryock was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the Decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named District Court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated April 14, 2016.

Mark Shryock Executor of estate 8094 NW 100th St. Grimes, IA 50111 Eric F. Turner, ICIS PIN No: AT0008054 Attorney for executor Turner Law Offices 1200 Grand Avenue West Des Moines, IA 50265 Date of second publication: 4th day of May, 2016.

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT POLK COUNTY Probate No. ESPR069871 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE SMALL ESTATE OF HELEN L. VAN ZANDT, Deceased.

To All Persons Interested in the Small Estate of Helen L. Van Zandt, Deceased, who died on or about June 22, 2014: You are hereby notified that on the 21st of April, 2016, the undersigned were appointed Co-Executors of the Estate.

Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the Estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the Estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated this 26th day of April, 2016.

Susan L. Sotter, Co-Executor of the Estate 2203 Capitol Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50317 Lorrie A. Ault, Co-Executor of the Estate 3702 E. Euclid Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50317 R. Charles Bottenberg, ICIS PIN No: AT00011669 Attorney for the Estate Masterson, Bottenberg & Eichorn, LLP 14225 University Ave., Suite 210 Waukee, IA 50263 Date of second publication 11th day of May, 2016.

(Date to be inserted by the publisher) THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT POLK COUNTY Probate No. ESPR069889 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF ESTATE OF JAMES DALE ROBINSON, Deceased.

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Estate of James Dale Robinson, Deceased, who died on or about January 6, 2016: You are hereby notified that on April 26, 2015, the undersigned was appointed administrator of the estate.

Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated April 26, 2016.

Rosetta Murene Robinson Administrator of the Estate 3120 East Clinton Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50317 Larry G. Wilson Attorney for the Administrator Larry G. Wilson Law Firm 100-8th Street SE, Suite C PO Box 303 Altoona, Iowa 50009-0303 Date of second publication 11th day of May, 2016 TO: DARRELL F. HARDY AND ANGANIKA BROWDER AS INTERESTED PARTIES CASE NUMBER: SPCE079468 On May 8, 2220, $330.00 U.S. Currency and a black Taurus .380 pistol (SN# KDS84772) with an estimated total value of $580.00 was seized from Darrell Fernando Hardy and Anganika Browder, at 4924 Madison Ave., Des Moines, IA 50310, by the Des Moines Police Department.

The property is subject to forfeiture as: Property which has been used or is intended to be used to facilitate the

commission of a criminal offense; or to avoid detection or apprehension of a person committing a criminal offense; or which was acquired as or from the proceeds of a criminal offense.

To contest this forfeiture, you must file an Answer within twenty (20) days of this publication with the Clerk of Court for Polk County, at the courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa.

Failure to file an Answer within this time period extinguishes your right in this property. To preserve your interest in this property, your Answer must comply with Section 809A.13 of the Iowa Code. The Answer must be signed under penalty of perjury and must contain all of the following: A. The caption of the proceedings and identifying number, if any, as set forth on the notice of pending forfeiture or complaint and the name of the claimant; B. The address where the claimant will accept mail; C. The nature and extent of the claimant’s interest in the property; D. The date, the identity of the transferor, and the circumstances of the claimant’s acquisition of the interest in the property; E. The specific provision of this chapter relied on in asserting that it is not subject to forfeiture; F. All essential facts supporting each assertion; G. The specific relief sought pursuant to Sections 809A.13(4) and 809A.13(5) of the Iowa Code.

TO: JADE I. LEONARD CASE NUMBER: SPCE079517 On January 1, 2016, $1,773.00 U.S. Currency was seized from Jade Isaiah Leonard, at E 18th & Cleveland, Des Moines, IA, by the Mid Iowa Narcotics Enforcement.

The property is subject to forfeiture as: Property which has been used or is intended to be used to facilitate the commission of a criminal offense; or to avoid detection or apprehension of a person committing a criminal offense; or which was acquired as or from the proceeds of a criminal offense.

To contest this forfeiture, you must file an Answer within twenty (20) days of this publication with the Clerk of Court for Polk County, at the courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa.

Failure to file an Answer within this time period extinguishes your right in this property. To preserve your interest in this property, your Answer must comply with Section 809A.13 of the Iowa Code. The Answer must be signed under penalty of perjury and must contain all of the following: A. The caption of the proceedings and identifying number, if any, as set forth on the notice of pending forfeiture or complaint and the name of the claimant; B. The address where the claimant will accept mail; C. The nature and extent of the claimant’s interest in the property; D. The date, the identity of the transferor, and the circumstances of the claimant’s acquisition of the interest in the property; E. The specific provision of this chapter relied on in asserting that it is not subject to forfeiture; F. All essential facts supporting each assertion; G. The specific relief sought pursuant to Sections 809A.13(4) and 809A.13(5) of the Iowa Code.

TO: JAHMAL LAHORI AND KRISTA MICHELLE KIRLAND AS INTERESTED PARTIES CASE NUMBER: SPCE079360 On December 13, 2015, $2,956.00 U.S. Currency was seized from Jahmal Lahori and Krista M. Kirkland, at 1100 B 25th St., Des Moines, IA, by the Des Moines Police Department.

The property is subject to forfeiture as: Property which has been used or is intended to be used to facilitate the commission of a criminal offense; or to avoid detection or apprehension of a person committing a criminal offense; or which was acquired as or from the proceeds of a criminal offense.

To contest this forfeiture, you must file an Answer within twenty (20) days of this publication with the Clerk of Court for Polk County, at the courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa.

Failure to file an Answer within this time period extinguishes your right in this property. To preserve your interest in this property, your Answer must comply with Section 809A.13 of the Iowa Code. The Answer must be signed under penalty of perjury and must contain all of the following: A. The caption of the proceedings and identifying number, if any, as set forth on the notice of pending forfeiture or complaint and the name of the claimant; B. The address where the claimant will accept mail; C. The nature and extent of the claimant’s interest in the property; D. The date, the identity of the transferor, and the circumstances of the claimant’s acquisition of the interest in the property; E. The specific provision of this chapter relied on in asserting that it is not subject to forfeiture; F. All essential facts supporting each assertion; G. The specific relief sought pursuant to Sections 809A.13(4) and 809A.13(5) of the Iowa Code.

TO: JASON KEY CASE NUMBER: SPCE079466 On December 22, 2015, $3,500.00 U.S. Currency was seized from Jason Key, at US Post Office 2nd & University, Des Moines, IA, by the Des Moines Police Department.

The property is subject to forfeiture as: Property which has been used or is intended to be used to facilitate the commission of a criminal offense; or to avoid detection or apprehension of a person committing a criminal offense; or which was acquired as or from the proceeds of a criminal offense.

To contest this forfeiture, you must file an Answer within twenty (20) days of this publication with the Clerk of Court for Polk County, at the courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa.

Failure to file an Answer within this time period extinguishes your right in this property. To preserve your interest in this property, your Answer must comply with Section 809A.13 of the Iowa Code. The Answer

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must be signed under penalty of perjury and must contain all of the following: A. The caption of the proceedings and identifying number, if any, as set forth on the notice of pending forfeiture or complaint and the name of the claimant; B. The address where the claimant will accept mail; C. The nature and extent of the claimant’s interest in the property; D. The date, the identity of the transferor, and the circumstances of the claimant’s acquisition of the interest in the property; E. The specific provision of this chapter relied on in asserting that it is not subject to forfeiture; F. All essential facts supporting each assertion; G. The specific relief sought pursuant to Sections 809A.13(4) and 809A.13(5) of the Iowa Code.

TO: ROBERT W. HOBBS JR. CASE NUMBER: SPCE079813 On October 4, 2007, $900.00 U.S. Currency was seized from Robert Wardell Hobbs Jr., at Polk County Jail, by the Des Moines Police Department.

The property is subject to forfeiture as: Property which has been used or is intended to be used to facilitate the commission of a criminal offense; or to avoid detection or apprehension of a person committing a criminal offense; or which was acquired as or from the proceeds of a criminal offense.

To contest this forfeiture, you must file an Answer within twenty (20) days of this publication with the Clerk of Court for Polk County, at the courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa.

Failure to file an Answer within this time period extinguishes your right in this property. To preserve your interest in this property, your Answer must comply with Section 809A.13 of the Iowa Code. The Answer must be signed under penalty of perjury and must contain all of the following: A. The caption of the proceedings and identifying number, if any, as set forth on the notice of pending forfeiture or complaint and the name of the claimant; B. The address where the claimant will accept mail; C. The nature and extent of the claimant’s interest in the property; D. The date, the identity of the transferor, and the circumstances of the claimant’s acquisition of the interest in the property; E. The specific provision of this chapter relied on in asserting that it is not subject to forfeiture; F. All essential facts supporting each assertion; G. The specific relief sought pursuant to Sections 809A.13(4) and 809A.13(5) of the Iowa Code.

TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: Robert E. Barks Trust To all interested persons regarding Robert E. Barks, deceased, who died on or about April 12, 2016.

You are hereby notified that Bradley E. Barks is the Trustee of the Robert E. Barks Trust (“Trust”). At this time, no probate administration is contemplated with regard to the above-referenced decedent’s estate.

Any action to contest the validity of the Trust must be brought in the District Court of Polk County, Iowa, within the later to occur of sixty (60) days from the date of second publication of this notice, or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent and beneficiaries under the Trust whose identities are reasonably ascertain¬able.

Any claim against the Trust assets not filed within this period shall be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to Robert E. Barks or to the Trust are requested to make immediate payment to the Trustee as set forth below. Creditors having claims against Robert E. Barks or the Trust must mail them to the Trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt requested.

Unless creditor claims are mailed by the later to occur of sixty (60) days from the second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice, a claim shall be forever barred, unless paid or otherwise satisfied.

Dated this 22nd day of April, 2016.

Robert E. Barks Trust c/o Ronni F. Begleiter 666 Grand Ave., #2000 Des Moines, IA 50309 Date of second publication: 11th day of May, 2016 TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: WILLIAM B. PATTON 2014 REVOCABLE TRUST To all persons regarding William B. Patton, deceased, who died on or about April 5, 2016. You are hereby notified that Sally R. Patton is the trustee of the William B. Patton 2014 Revocable Trust, dated the August 13,2014. Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Polk County, Iowa, within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor and the spouse of the decedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall be forever barred.

Notice is further given that any person or entity possessing a claim against the trust must mail proof of the claim to the trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt requested, by the later to occur of four (4) months from the second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice if required or the claim shall be forever barred unless paid or otherwise satisfied.

Dated on April 20, 2016.

William B. Patton 2014 Revocable Trust Sally R. Patton 800 52nd Street West Des Moines, IA 50265 David C. Craig,ICIS PIN#: 4T0001709, Attorney for Trustee Finley Law Firm, P.C. 699 Walnut Street, Suite 1700 Des Moines, IA 50309 Date of second publication 11th day of May, 2016.

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SOUTHEAST POLK COLLEGE SIGNINGS

SEP STANDOUTS COMMIT TO PLAY AT NEXT LEVEL MICHAEL HORTON

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COLE HAUSER Senior Cole Hauser became the third Southeast Polk baseball player to sign a letter of intent to attend Southeastern Community College in West Burlington next fall. Hauser, a third baseman and pitcher, played a key role in the Rams’ back-to-back state championships for the past two years. He will join Southeast Polk graduates Thomas McLaughlin and Austin Martin at SCC where they will play baseball for coach Justin Schulte, who has developed an extremely successful program in his 11 years at SCC. Schulte’s teams have been ranked No. 1 in the nation mul-

tiple times. Sixteen players have been drafted or signed professionally and more than 45 players moved on to NCAA D1 universities.

Hauser, the son of Mike and Carie Hauser of Altoona, says SCC will be a good fit for him.

“I saw myself succeeding in my academics and athletics at Southeastern and feel SCC will put me in a great position moving forward in the future,” Hauser said.

Southeast Polk baseball coach Scott Belger said he is pleased with Hauser’s choice of colleges.

“I am proud of Cole for choosing to continue his athletic and academic career at Southeastern Community College.

Cole has worked as hard as anybody we have had in the base-

ball program to get where he is today. Cole has been a big part of our success and is a great role model for young baseball players in the community,” Belger said.

Houser’s activities at Southeast Polk include varsity letters in baseball, football and track and field. He made first team all-district in football. Other activities include Student Activities Leadership Team, National Council on Youth Leadership, Interact Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes

ALLEE IRA Allee Ira, who has made four trips to the girls state basketball tournament, in her four years on the squad at Southeast Polk, signed a letter of intent April 15 to continue playing basketball

at DMACC, where she will play for head coach Steve Krafcisin on the Boone Campus.

Krafcisin, a former standout athlete at the University of Iowa, said he pleased to include Ira on his DMACC Bears team.

“It is a pleasure to have Allee on our team. She comes from a winning 4-A program and loves to play the game. I believe her to be an unselfish player who can play on either the inside or outside. My only concern is that since she is so unselfish, I may have to force her to shoot the ball and be a little selfish,” Krafcisin said.

Ira, the daughter of Chad and Kristy Ira of Altoona, said she chose DMACC because of the coaching staff, close proximity to home, affordable, smaller class sizes and good living ar-

rangements.

Southeast Polk head girls basketball coach, Tracy Dailey, said Ira has played a big role in the success of the Ram program.

“Allee has been a great player for the Rams,” she said. “She has a commitment to the program that is very special. She has been willing to sacrifice her own accolades for the good of the rest of the team. She has hit some big shots for us over the past four years. As a defender, she has contained or shut down some of the best players in the state. She is always thinking about the team and doing what is best for the program. She will be missed.”

See SIGNINGS, Page 2C

SOUTHEAST POLK TRACK

SEP earns medals, records at Drake Relays

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Southeast Polk’s Wade Barclay competes in the 400 meter hurdles at the Drake Relays on April 30 in Des Moines.

MICHAEL HORTON

Girls earn school records

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The Southeast Polk girls track and field team broke three school records and won medals in three relay events this year. Juniors Mackenzie Woodard and Brianna Hersom and sophomores Abby Sutten and Sydney Milani placed fourth in the 4x200-meter relay in a school record time of 1:42.80.

Hersom, Woodard, junior Sierra Mitchell and Milani won fourth-place medals in the 4x400-meter relay in school record time of 3:57.89. and sophomore Abby Sutten, joined Her-

Since high school competition at the Drake Relays comes from schools of all classes, a medal from the Relays is one of the most sought after awards in Iowa track and field.

Southeast Polk walked away with three medals for girls and one for boys at this year’s relays, which were even more challenging due to some of the worst weather conditions in relays’ history. Top six place winners receive medals with the winning relay teams earning trophies.

SOUTHEAST POLK GIRLS SOCCER

Girls shut out Urbandale at home MICHAEL HORTON SPECIAL TO THE HERALD-INDEX

The Southeast Polk girls soccer team improved to 7-4 on the season with a 2-0 shut out of the Urbandale J-ettes at home April 28.

The Rams scored their first goal at the 60th minute when Sydney Milani took a corner kick and Avery Abbas headed it into the back of the goal. With one minute left in the game, Izzy Denvich crossed a ball into Milani, who took the ball past a few defenders and placed it into the back of the net to give the Rams the win.

Coach Chris Roberts said his team had good control of the game most of the time.

“During the first half I would say that we had pos-

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Southeast Polk's Jordan Pfizer fights off the slide tackle from a Urbandale Jayhawks defender.

session 75 percent of the time. We had a few good scoring chances but we just did not finish them. In the second half, Urbandale came out with good energy and it took us some time to settle in,” Roberts said.

som, Milani and Woodard to set a third school record of 1:48.06 to finish sixth in the 800-meter sprint medley relay.

The Rams also finished 14th in the 4x800 relay with seniors Allyssa Fluit and Mikaela Lawler, freshman Paige Blackford and junior Sierra Mitchell carrying the baton.

Coach Chad Willeford said he was proud of the performance of his team.

“The girls broke three school records this weekend in far less than ideal conditions,” he said.

“We were very proud of their effort. New this year - they kept track of relay points and award-

ed team places. Our team finished seventh overall. Quite an accomplishment.”

Barclay medals for boys Junior Wade Barclay was the only medal winner for the Southeast Polk boys track team at the Drake Relay last weekend where he proved he was one of the top hurdlers in the state by finishing third in the 400-meter hurdles in 53.8 and fourth in the 110-meter hurdles in 14.54. Barclay had the fastest qualifying time of 14.46 but ran 14.54 in the finals.

After a season of competing at the highest level in Iowa, the

Ram shuttle hurdle relay team suffered a disqualification in the prelims of that event.

Senior Parker Drees had a quality leap of 21-01.5 to finish ninth in the field of 24 jumpers.

Girls train before Drake Coach Willeford took a limited squad to the Grinnell Tiger Relays on April 26 to give the girls a good workout prior to the Drake Relays. The Rams finished second in the six-team field of primarily 3-A schools.

SEP event winners: 1500-meter run -Allyssa Fluit 5:09.27; See TRACK, Page 3C

BONDURANT-FARRAR BOYS TRACK

BlueJays set record, take win in home invite BOB VAN AERNAM

MICHAEL ROLANDS

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Winning your own invitational track meet is always sweet, and the Bondurant-Farrar boys did just that Thursday. The extra cherry on top was setting a school record in shuttle-hurdle relay. They bested eight other teams with a score of 172 points.

Des Moines Roosevelt took second with 154.5. The team of Cole Brady Sandin, Schlenker, DeAndre Vaughn and Cornell Hulme set the record with a time of 1:01.37. They broke the old record of 1:01.58 set in 2014

by Schlenker, Jarrid Clark, Grant Petersen and Sam Duffy.

Other first-place finishers included John Carlson in the long jump, Jordan Razor in the wheelchair 100-meter race and Caleb Townsend in the 800m run. The 4x100-meter and 4x200meter relay teams also brought home first-place finishes. In

Bondurant -Farrar's Cornell Hulme pushes for the finish as he runs the anchor leg in the boys 4x110-meter shuttle hurdles.

The Carlisle Boys Invitational was held April 26 in Carlisle.

field events, Schlenker took first in the shot-put as well as a second in the discus.

Other runner-up finishers that helped power the BlueJays to the title were Joseph Yeager in the 200-meter run, Drake VanBaale in the 3200 meter and Trey Ridgeway in the 100-meter dash.

The BlueJays traveled to Car-

lisle where it was a bit of a different story. Competing against a strong 14-team field, they finished ninth. The 4x200 squad snagged a second-place finish as did Hulme in the 200 meter.

The BlueJays will host their own co-ed invitational on Thursday before hosting the conference meet on Saturday.

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Signings

Head Southeast Polk swimming coach Adam Schulte said he will miss all the contributions Houlette has made to the Ram program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ashleigh has given a lot to our programs over the last four years. She has been a four-year state qualifier, manager for our boys team and also helped with junior high swimming. The heart that she put into her swims was fun to watch,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ashleigh helped us nearly erase out the record board over the past four years. She expected a lot of herself in the water and more importantly in the classroom. I hope that her high classroom standards of herself have been passed down to our younger swimmers.â&#x20AC;?

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ASHLEIGH HOULETTE Two-time All-State swimmer, four-year state qualifier and letter winner, and team captain Ashleigh Houlette signed a letter of intent to swim at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls in a ceremony at Southeast Polk High School on April 15. Houlette, the daughter of Tim and Jennifer Houlette of Altoona chose UNI on her first campus visit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I chose UNI because when I stepped on campus for the first time, I knew it was the place for me,â&#x20AC;? said Houlette. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I loved the positive atmosphere, the size of campus, and the distance from home. I felt welcomed by the coaching staff and I could really picture myself being a part of such a close knit team. I like how there are many different types of programs I could join and appreciate the amount of support that is given for student athletes.â&#x20AC;?

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Beck, the daughter of Greg and Katie Beck of Mingo, said Loras offered good opportunities on the volleyball court and in her business major. She has also participated in club volleyball, sand volleyball, student council, interact club and Spanish club during her career at Southeast Polk.

SAMANTHA SIXTA Samantha Sixta, the daughter of coach Jim and Deb Sixta, will attend Luther College next fall after playing starting setter for the past four years at Southeast Polk. Sixta was not only impressed with coach Danielle Lynch and the Luther volleyball program, but said the computer science program and small campus are a perfect fit for her.

Head coach Matt Parker will have to fill a void at the setter position after four years of record-setting stats. Sixta has school records in career assists (3,562), single-season assists (1,068), career service ace serves (318), single -season ace serves (100) and third in career digs (875). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come to expect a high level of play from our setting position for the past four years. It will certainly be bitter sweet to see a new person in that position next fall. Luther College is lucky to land her,â&#x20AC;? Parker said.

PARKER DAVIDSON Parker Davidson, a standout in both golf and tennis at Southeast Polk , has chosen to play golf at Des Moines Area Community College (Boone Campus), committing in a signing ceremony April 25 at the high school.

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Southeast Polk head golf coach Scott Powell said Davidson was a leader on the Ram team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parker has been our number one player all year,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For me as a first year coach, it was important to find who would be our leaders on the team and Parker and Justin Patterson stepped up and assumed those roles as seniors. Parkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best performance of the year came in the conference tournament, where the top four teams in the state were there, Parker finished eighth in the tournament which showed that he could compete with the best players in the state.â&#x20AC;?

DMACC Bears coach Larry Briley said Drees has the potential to help his team immediately. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully Parker can walk right in and we can use him as a freshman. He has been successful at 4-A golf and hopefully we can use him from our first meet on,â&#x20AC;? Briley said.

Four-year letter winner and senior captain in both cross country and track, Kaitlyn Walker will attend North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City next year where she will have the opportunity to run both cross country and track at the next level. â&#x20AC;&#x153;NIACC is a well-respected junior college where I can continue training to possibly run at a D1college and offers the curriculum that I need to successfully transfer to a four-year college to finish off my bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in elementary education,â&#x20AC;?

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NIACC head coach Curtis Vais said Walker will make an immediate contribution to his highly successful program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Based on her times that she is currently running in track and ran in cross country she is going to be a great fit in our program. I could see her as one of our leaders as a freshman in cross country and track. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a great work ethic and a

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great attitude and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited to get her up there in the fall,â&#x20AC;? Vais said.

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SOUTHEAST POLK GIRLS GOLF

Schwemm waiting for team to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;put it all togetherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; MICHAEL HORTON SPECIAL TO THE HERALD-INDEX

The Rams lost a CIC Eastern Division dual meet with perennial power Waukee, 173-193, at Copper Creek Golf Course on April 26.

Sydney Rosenboom led the Rams with a 44 on the front nine at Copper Creek and Miranda Fickbohm had a 49. Ellie Henry and Caitlin Braafhart were tied at 50.

Waukeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Paige Seizer was med-

alist for the meet with a 39. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was happy to see us once again shoot in the low 190s, but I am patiently waiting for our team to put it all together on the same day,â&#x20AC;? said coach Troy Schwemm.

Rams sixth at Marshalltown The Rams finished sixth in a quality field of eight teams at the Marshalltown Bobcat Invitational April 28. Rosenboom and Miranda Fickbohm tied for eighth place in

the tournament with 49s. Caitlin Braffhart had a 55 and Jenna Cole and Kaitlin Brown were tied at 57. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though we finished sixth out of eight, overall I thought we played better today,â&#x20AC;? Schwemm said.

Team scores: 1. Waukee 181, 2.

Ankeny Centennial 188, 3. Mason City 198, 4. Johnston 205, 5. Ottumwa 206, 6. Southeast Polk 207, 7.

D.M. Roosevelt 222, 8. Marshalltown 226

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3000-meter run - Sierra Mitchell 11:10.18; 4x800 relay - Lawler, Walker, Beyer, Blackford â&#x20AC;&#x153;We ran a limited squad due to several conflicts the same night. I felt the girls who competed for us did a great job. Several were using the meet as a workout/springboard to prep for the Drake Relays coming up next,â&#x20AC;? Willeford said.

Underclassmen visit Ankeny Centennial The Rams took a team of primarily freshmen and sophomores to the Ankeny Centennial Invitational on April 16. Top-3 SEP place winners: 100-meter dash 3. Mason Fairchild; 400meter dash - 3. Addison Swearngin; 320-meter run 1. Jacob Jauron ; 4x200-meter relay - 2. Anfinson, Shedd, Cole Brehm; 4x800meter relay - 3. E. Secrest, Christensen, Barnes, J. Secrest; 1600-meter Distance Medley - 1. Cole, Anfinson, Shedd, Lehman

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After going 3-3 in singles matches, the Rams rolled over the Mason City Mohawks 4- in doubles to win their third meet of the season at home April 25. Nicole Martin, Ally Stutzman and Alivia Pottorff won their singles matches in straight sets. The teams of McComas/Stutzman, Hesse/ Ames/Pottorff, Chiri and Armstrong/ Browning were doubles winners. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was happy with the way we competed. We have now won more meets than we did all last season.

We have two more tough ones this week with Waukee and Johnston but hopefully we can continue our recent success and build on the momentum for the remainder of the season,â&#x20AC;? coach Josh Cerveny said.

SEP 2 Johnston 9 The Rams picked up one singles win and one doubles match in their 2-9 loss at Johnston on April 28. The Dragons are currently 9-1 on the season.

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On Monday at PCMMonroe, the BlueJays posted a score of 383. The host Mustangs took the team title with a score of 317. Dylon Storey fired an 86 to lead the team, as Isaac Hanson shot an 98 and Mason Storey came in with a 99. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last Monday we ended up not doing well,â&#x20AC;? said coach Lance Maffin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My number two, Jayden Brady, was out with an injury.â&#x20AC;?

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Andreas Commins has been named to the position of technical director for Altoona Youth Soccer effective Association May 16.

As director of coaching, Commins will provide high-level coaching, evaluation and training for coaches and players.

He will create an overall plan for soccer development while managing and coordinating the coaching staff. Working closely with coaches, Commins will implement performance goals for players from U6 through U18 age groups and create a standardized method of evaluation for select tryouts

and team selection and execute formal, periodic evaluations of select coaches and teams.

Commins comes to AYSA after two successful years as the head coach at Wentworth Military College in Lexington, Mo. Commins posted a record of 11-10-2 with a competitive schedule that featured several four-year universities and NJCAA Division I competition in his two combined seasons.

This record makes him the most successful coach in the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history thus far, as the record for all previous combined season is marked at 9-18.

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commandant of cadets.

Commins was recognized for his first collegiate coaching season as he received the â&#x20AC;&#x153;National Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Soccer Coach of the Yearâ&#x20AC;? award from the United States Collegiate Athletic Association following the 2014-15 season.

Commins also has experience as the head coach of Boone High School and the Iowa State University Soccer Club and as well as holding the position as president at the Boone Area Soccer Club. Commins retired from the Iowa Army National Guard in 2014 after more than 20 years of service. Commins holds a NSCAA premier diploma and has earned a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of science in recreation

and sport science, concentration in soccer coaching from Ohio University.

The AYSA Soccer Club, established in 1974, is a reputable and distinguished youth soccer club, belonging to numerous soccer associations and leagues in the state of Iowa. AYSA services roughly 700 athletes in the fall and 500 in the spring within their 50acre Spring Creek Sports Complex.

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BONDURANT-FARRAR BOYS SOCCER

Clarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hot foot scores two goals in B-F win BOB VAN AERNAM SPECIAL TO THE HERALD-INDEX

When it rains, it pours, and the Bondurant-Farrar boys soccer team poured it on Boone Friday, beating them 4-0.

Jarrid Clark had the hot

foot with two goals. Matt Yeager and Ricky Onofre booted in the other two tallies. Yeager also contributed an assist as did Ian Montgomery, Keller Paulsen and Carter Weiderin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a bit of a slow start, but we were able to

create numerous chances on goal as the game went on,â&#x20AC;? said coach Matt Cox. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was happy with the way that we defended as a team and limited Boone to one shot on goal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was nice for us to get back on the winning path,

but there is still a lot of things that we can improve on as a team, which is exciting going forward.â&#x20AC;?

The BlueJays will have time to work on their game as they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play until Thursday at Gilbert.

BONDURANT-FARRAR GIRLS SOCCER

B-F posts 30 shots on goal en route to big win LadyJays move to 4-0 in conference BOB VAN AERNAM SPECIAL TO THE HERALD-INDEX

Just like a bug and the windshield, the Bondurant-Farrar girls soccer team, squashed Boone 8-0 on the road Tuesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The defense played great (and) offense had 30 shots,â&#x20AC;? said coach Jon Paulsen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a great night for the LadyJays as we moved to 4-0 in conference play.â&#x20AC;?

Erin Kruse posted three goals and one assist. Jessi Altman scored two and had two assists and Kallen Paulsen scored two with one assist. Olivia Powers also tickled the back of the

net with a goal. Others assists contributing were Erin Winders, Brynn Beresford and Kate Tidman.

Friday, on the road, at A-D-M, the BlueJays dropped their first conference game 2-0. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We played tough through many injuries and gave them a great battle and came within inches twice of scoring,â&#x20AC;? Paulsen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Very proud of their effort.â&#x20AC;?

The BlueJays (4-5) overall will have ample time to heal their wounds as they are off until Friday, May 13, when they will host Winterset.

BONDURANT-FARRAR GIRLS TRACK

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It seems like winter just left and the spring sports just started, but the Bondurant-Farrar girls track team is coming down their home stretch.

The BlueJays had two meets last week. On Monday, they traveled to PCM-Monroe and finished fourth. They had a

good overall team effort, but only grabbed one blue ribbon. Mariah Miller took first place in the long jump with a leap of 15-03.

Jamie Larson took second in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 5:03.

The shuttle-hurdle relay and the 800-meter sprint relay also took second place. The 4x100 and 4x200 grabbed thirds along with Averie Hutch-

inson in the 100-meter hurdles.

The BlueJays traveled to Carlisle Thursday but results were not available. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a team, we are still trying to improve our performances over the next 10 days to give us the opportunity to qualify some events for the state meet,â&#x20AC;? said coach Josh Gibson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This week we

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