Celebrations 12-27-09

Mason City, Iowa ✦ Sunday, December 27, 2009

60th Anniversary

Happy Birthday!

Bob Tami Ramon

and Fran Cates

turns 30 on Dec. 28, 2009.

will celebrate 60 years together on Dec. 31, 2009.

Give her a call.

Bob married Fran Jenkins in the Fertile Lutheran Church, Fertile, Iowa, Dec. 31, 1949.

Love ya Tami, Mom — Dad — Chuck

Married

90th Birthday Betty Burley, of Mason City, will celebrate her 90th birthday with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 3, at First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave., Mason City.

Amber Day and Matthew Andersen were united in marriage on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, at Victory in Christ Free Methodist Church in Mason City.

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Sumner, Birkey NEW HAMPTON — Missy Sumner and Travis Birkey exchanged wedding vows Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009, in New Hampton.

Parents of the couple are Dan and Diane Sumner of New Hampton, Leonard and Julie Lind of Hampton, and Dan and Donna Birkey of Glenwood.

Father Ken Glaser of Cedar Falls, uncle of the bride, performed the 2 p.m. ceremony at St. Joseph’s Church.

Maid of honor was Sarah Sumner, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Amy Conlon of Scarborough, Maine, sister of the bride; Stacie Schockemoehl of Cascade, sister of the bride; Tiffany White of Dubuque, friend Dirksen, Rickertsen of the couple; Stephanie DUBUQUE — Rachael Rickertsen and Blake Dirksen Klocke of Oskaloosa, were married May 23, 2009, at the Grand River Center friend of the couple, and in Dubuque by Pastor Shannon Witt.

Jill Fett of Iowa Falls, sisRachael is the daughter of Steve and Sandra Rickert- ter of the groom. sen of Charlotte, Iowa, and Blake is the son of Michael Best man was David and Jodie Dirksen of Mason City.

Birkey of San Francisco, Matron of honor was Amanda Kelly, sister of the Calif., brother of the bride. Other attendants to the bride were Lisa groom. Groomsmen were Gallindo, sister of the bride, and Margaret Dirksen, James Merriam of Britt, sister of the groom. Best man was Riley Dirksen, friend of the couple; Eric brother of the groom. Lucas Rickertsen, brother of the Conlon, of Scarsborough, bride, served as a groomsman. Ushers were Colin Maine, brother-in-law of Cram, Jeremy Braden, Brian Powers and Matt the bride; Collin Davison, Schweizer. of Des Moines, friend of Rachael is a graduate of Loras College and the Unithe couple; Scott Jackson versity of Iowa School of Medicine. She is employed at of Forest City, friend of the University of Colorado Hospitals and Clinics in the couple, and Kyle Fett Denver, Colo. of Iowa Falls, brother-inBlake is a graduate of Loras College and the Univer- law of the groom. sity of Wisconsin, Madison. He is employed at St. Seating guests were Jess Joseph Hospital in Denver.

East of Waterloo, friend of The couple resides in Denver, Colo. the couple; Jason Durschmidt of Fort Dodge, cousin of the AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS groom, and Eric Schockemoehl, of Cascade, brotharts degree in communicaWartburg College er-in-law of the bride. tion arts, with a concengraduate Flower girls were tration in electronic media, in commencement Braylen Conlon of ScarWAVERLY — Kallie borough, Maine, niece of (Young) Cooper, of Mason exercises held Dec. 13, at the bride, and Emmaly City, received a bachelor of Wartburg College.

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The bride and groom are both employed with the Emmetsburg school system where Missy is a special education instructor and Travis is an industrial technology instructor and varsity girls softball coach.

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Greetings may be sent to Harold at 915 Maben Ave., Garner, Iowa 50438.

CHAPIN — David and Judy (Oehlert) Dannen of Chapin were married Dec. 31, 1959, at the Salem Methodist Church in Chapin.

They will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 3, 2010, at the Zion Reformed Church, 2029 Jonquil Ave., Sheffield. They kindly request no gifts please.

The couple’s children and their spouses are Randy and Deb Meyer of Sheffield and Mark and Julie Dannen of Sheffield. They also have three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS LINCOLN, Neb. — More than 1,400 students received degrees from the University of NebraskaLincoln, in commencement exercises Dec. 18-19.

North Iowa graduates include the following: MASON CITY — Meredith C. Adams, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, bachelor of science in animal science.

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CELEBRATIONS NEW ARRIVAL

Anna Pergande

NEW ARRIVAL

Mackenzie Stearns

BRITT — Curt and Susan Pergande, of Britt, are parents of a daughter, Anna Corey Pergande, born at 2:38 p.m. Oct. 6, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center — North Iowa, Mason City.

She weighed 7 lbs., 6 Sido, Sonberg oz., and was 20¼ inches long.

ANDREA SIDO, of Nora Springs, is the daughter of Anna is welcomed by a Roger and Teresa Sido of Rockwell. She is a graduate of big sister, Lucy.

Rockwell-Swaledale High School, and is currently a Grandparents are Dave student at North Iowa Area Community College. and LouAnn Neuroth, of SCOTT SONBERG, of Nora Springs, is the son of Wesley, and Paul and Darwin and Norma Sonberg of Orchard. He is a graduate of Charles City High School, and is a student at NIACC. Karen Pergande, of Crystal Lake.

The couple will be married at 2 p.m. Jan. 9, 2010, at Great-grandparents are Holy Family Catholic Church in Mason City.

Beverly Tindall, of Corwith, and Mel and Alma Pergande, of Britt.

MASON CITY — Ray and Amber Stearns, of Mason City, are parents of a daughter, Mackenzie Rae Stearns, born at 3:09 p.m.

Sept. 1, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center — North Iowa, Mason City.

She weighed 8 lbs., 2 oz., and was 21 inches long.

Mackenzie is welcomed by a brother, Parker.

Grandparents are Randy and Shellie Knapp, Joe and Glori Davis; Ray and Joy Stearns.

Great-grandparents are Charles and Lois Holmes, Harvey and MaryAnn Knapp and Bill and Kathy Culberston.

BIRTHDAY

Charles ‘Chuck’ Moore, 80 OSAGE — A card shower is planned for Charles “Chuck” Moore, of Osage who will celebrate his 80th birthday, Dec. 30.

Cards may be sent to Charles at the following address: 605 N. 10th St., Osage, Iowa 50461.

THANK YOU

Thanks so much!

We had no idea how wonderful it would be to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary! Thanks so much to all who attended our celebration, gave us gifts or sent us well wishes. We are so blessed to have such great friends and family! A special thank you to Josie, who put it all together for us. Also, thanks to all our friends and family who helped. We will cherish these memories for the next 25+ years! Thank you again, and Merry Christmas!

Sincerely, — Tom and Ruthann Murphy

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Nolan Meehlhause

Taylor Nicholson

LUCAS, Texas — Mark and Tricia Meehlhause, of Lucas, Texas, are parents of a son, Nolan Charles Meehlhause, born July 16, 2009 in Frisco, Texas.

He weighed 8 lbs., 14 oz., and was 22½ inches long.

Nolan is welcomed by a two-year-old sister, Margaret.

Grandparents are Vivian Meehlhause, Clear Lake, Iowa, and Fairview, Texas, and Terry and Karen Stewart, of Cushing, Okla.

MASON CITY — Shawn Nicholson and Eric Brown, of Mason City, are parents of a daughter, Taylor Lynn Nicholson, born at 9:18 p.m. May 18, 2009 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.

She weighed two pounds and was 12 inches long.

Taylor is welcomed by two brothers, Travis and Jacob.

Grandparents are Judy Ackerman, Rock Falls; Steve Nicholson, Mason City, and Richard Brown, Fort Dodge.

BIRTHDAY

Betty Burley, 90 MASON CITY — Betty Burley, of Mason City, will celebrate her 90th birthday with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3, at First United Methodist Church, 119 S. Georgia Ave., Mason City.

She was born Jan. 4, 1920.

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MARRIED

Andersen, Day MASON CITY — Amber Day and Matthew Andersen were united in marriage on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, at Victory in Christ Free Methodist Church in Mason City, Iowa, by the Rev. David Anderson.

Amber is the daughter of the Rev. Larry and Karen Day of Mason City, and the granddaughter of Mavis Day, of Vancouver, Wash., and Lyle and Dorothy Day of Mason City. Matthew is the son of Dean and Marlys Andersen of Rake.

Amber wore a strapless satin gown with beaded lace bodice with a split Aline front overskirt. The split front and the chapel train featured beaded lace detail. Amber carried a cascade bouquet of white calla lilies, lime green cymbidium orchids and white rose.

Allison Day, sister of the bride, of Mason City, served as the maid of honor. She, along with bridesmaids, Cassie Smith of Miamisburg, Ohio; Jennifer Dobel, of Urbana, and Amanda Clark of Morehead, Ky., wore black street-length satin dresses with white sashes. They carried bouquets of lime green cymbidium orchids and white roses.

Jensen Duke of Mason City was the flower girl.

She wore a white gown matching the bride. She carried a white basket of rose petals with calla lily accents. Cassidy Weaver, of Ames, served as the personal attendant.

Matthew wore an Anderson black-0n-black pin-striped tuxedo with a white vest and a white tie.

BIRTHDAY

Joyce Cordle Christensen Stenseth, 80

Trevor Amy, friend of the groom of Elmore, Minn., served as his best man.

Remington Cook, of Britt, Cody Witjes, of Thompson, and Alec Anderson, of Thompson, all served as groomsmen. They wore black tuxedos, black shirts, lime green vests and ties. Micah Anderson of Joplin, Mo., served as his uncle’s ring bearer and was dressed like the groom.

A buffet dinner was held for the guests at the Hanford Inn in Mason City, followed by a wedding dance. The couple opened gifts at the home of the bride’s parents on Sunday afternoon. The couple honeymooned in Branson, Mo., with 59 of their family and friends spending three days with them.

The bride is employed at the Winter Funeral Home in Buffalo Center, Thompson and Blue Earth, Minn. The groom is employed at Crescent Park in Mason City as a certified fork lift operator.

The couple is currently living in Mason City and will be moving to Blue Earth, Minn., in the near future.

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BIRTHDAY

Wanda Dillon, 80

CHARLES CITY — Joyce Cordle Christensen Stenseth, of Charles City, celebrated her 80th birthday, at a private dinner, with family, Dec. 19.

She was born Dec. 21, 1929.

Cards may be sent to Joyce at the following address: 10 S. Cedar Terrace, Charles City, Iowa 50616.

Love, your children, Becky, Randy and Lance.

MASON CITY — Wanda Dillon, of Mason City, will celebrate her 80th birthday, Jan. 1.

She is married to Meredith, has one son, Larry Elwood and his wife, Zelda; four grandsons, Toma, Greg (Michelle), Troy (Amy), Trevor (Sarah) and five great-grandchildren, Will, Madi, Treyton, Taegen and Reese.

Please send cards to Wanda at the following address: 995 Briarcliff Circle, Mason City, Iowa 50401.

BIRTHDAY

Doris Luscomb, 90 CLEAR LAKE — Doris Luscomb, of Clear Lake, will observe her 90th birthday, Saturday, Jan. 2.

Cards and greetings can be sent to Doris at the following address: Apple Valley Assisted Living, 405 27th Ave. S., Clear Lake, Iowa 50428.

BIRTHDAY

Frances Neuberger, 90 GARNER — Mrs. Lester (Frances) Neuberger, of Garner, will observe her 90th birthday, Jan. 4.

Greetings may be sent to Frances at the following address: Prairie View Apartments, Unit 68, 750 W. Lyons St., Garner, IA 50438-1960.

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Retirement Open House for Mary Paulsen

Riley Stallsmith graduates from boot camp MASON CITY — Pvt. Riley Thomas Stallsmith, 19, of Mason City, graduated from United States Marine Corps boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, on Oct. 30.

Stallsmith successfully completed 13 weeks of intensive basic training at MCRD, San Diego, as one of 428 recruits in Mike Company, Platoon 3273.

While in basic training, Stallsmith was a squad leader, earned sharpshooter status, and had one of the top two scores on the final written examinations.

Following 10 days home on leave, he worked doing recruiters’s assistance for the month of November.

Rachael Koenigsberg and Scott Mineart were united in marriage on Dec. 27, 2008, at the First United Methodist Church in Mason City by Pastors Jack VandenHeuvel and Jo Watkins.

Rachael is the daughter of Brad and Mary Jo Koenigsberg of Sheffield and Scott is the son of Lori Mineart and the late Tony Mineart of Bradenton, Fla. Maid of honor was Suni Dorenkamp. Rachael’s other attendants were Jaime Roiger, Lindsey Huesman and Kate Elwood. Rachael’s personal attendant was Mackenzie Maxedon. Flower girls were Savannah and Sydney Williams.

Best man was Eric Mineart. Scott’s other attendants were Josh Schumacher, Mark Weaver and Peter Koenigsberg. Ushers were Curt Bomgaars, Jay Elsberry, Dale Maxedon and Chris Wiemann.

A dinner and dance followed the ceremony at the Best Western in Clear Lake.

Scott is employed as a consultant for Animal Revival Health in Orange City and Rachael is a nurse at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.

The couple resides in Des Moines.

MASON CITY — Mary Paulsen will be honored at a retirement open house from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, at Larry Elwood Construction, 2401 S. Federal Ave. All friends and business associates are invited to attend.

Paulsen was the office manager at Larry Elwood Construction Inc., Mason City, for over 15 years.

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Cates, 60 years MASON CITY — Bob and Fran Cates will celebrate 60 years together on Dec. 31, 2009.

Bob married Fran Jenkins in the Fertile Lutheran Church, Fertile, Iowa, Dec. 31, 1949.

The couple’s children are Debbie (Bill) Foster of Mason City, Jan (Kevin) Helgeson of Clear Lake, Andy Cates (Sue Baum) of Mason City, and Cathy (Tom) Gomez, of Mason

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Forest City Speech Tournament

FOREST CITY — The Forest City Indian Speech Tournament was held Dec. 12, in Forest City.

Schools taking part in the competition included: Camanche High School, Clear Lake High School, City.

Forest City Varsity and They will celebrate by Junior Varsity, Lake Mills partying with their chilHigh School, Mason City dren, five grandchildren High School, North Iowa and nine great-grandchil- High School, Ventura High dren.

School, Woden-Crystal Lake-Titonka Varsity and Junior Varsity.

Point totals were BIRTHDAY announced: Winner with 1,126 points was Forest Alice Gould, 90 City Junior Varsity, and THOMPSON — Alice Varsity; Sweepstakes TroGould, formerly of phy — Mason City, 402 Thompson, and now a points; Other point totals: resident of the Osage WCLT — 285; Clear Lake — Rehabilitation and Health 235; Comanche, 222.

Care Center, will observe Awards are as follows: her 90th birthday, Dec. Ensemble acting — April 28.

McCormick, Simon Sager A family dinner will be and Isaac Kuhn, tied for held Dec. 27. Cake and ice Greetings may be sent third place. cream will be served Dec. to Alice at the following Prose — Riley Scharper, 28, at the Osage Rehabili- address: Osage Rehabilitied for second place; Cody tation Center. tation and Health Care Lauritsen, tied for third She was born Dec. 28, Center, 830 Fifth St. S., place.

1919, near Thompson.

Osage, Iowa 50461.

Solo Improvisation — Logan DeVries, first place; Zach Lillquist, fourth place.

THANK YOU Acting — Logan DeVries, first place; April Thank you McCormick, second place; We wanted to offer our sincerest gratitude and thanks Jason Neumann, fourth for all of the support that everyone has shown through- place. out Mom’s battle with cancer and Gabe’s unexpected Literary Program — death. Your constant help in supplying meals, helping Felicity Olson, tied for secwith work around the home and just providing us with ond place. supportive messages of faith and love has been truly Storytelling — Jason amazing. We can’t even begin to say how thankful we Neumann, first place; are. Also, we would like to thank everyone for your con- Megan Kirschbaum, tied tributions to Gabe’s Memorial Fund as it will provide for for second place; Skye his unborn child. We just found out that they are going Newcom, third place and to have a girl and she is a very healthy baby! We will be Tyler Tweeten, fourthforever grateful for everything that everyone in the local place. communities has done for our family during these tryGroup Improvisation — ing times.

Lauritsen team, tied for With sincerest gratitude and thanks, fourth place.

The Gabe Koenigsfeld Family Students taking part in Steph, Rich, Dian, Nate, Amanda and Paul the competition were:

Junior Varsity (Individual) Group Improvisation — Skye Newcom, Tyler Tweeten, Emily Branstad, Natasha Paredes, Zach Lillquist.

Prose — Russell Scharper.

Solo Improvisation — Tyler Tweeten, Zach Lillquist, Skye Newcom.

Storytelling — Tyler Tweeten, Skye Newcom.

Poetry — Natasha Paredes.

Varsity Large Groups Group Improvisation — Group 1: Cody Lauritsen, Brooke Faulkner, Isaac Kuhn; Group 2: Josh May, Cade Christensen, Rachael Jordahl, Ben Langerud; Group 3: Caleb Kruse, Josh May; Group 4: Arlene Jones, Sammi Chapin.

Ensemble Acting — Group 1: April McCormick, Simon Sager, Isaac Kuhn; Group 2: Brooke Faulkner, Tricia Trimble; Group 3: Evan Eischen, Dyllon Owen.

Varsity Readers Theatre Lexi Bagley, Anthony Blomme, Ashley Christopherson, Gen Halvorsen, Emily Jensen, Julia Jessen, Jenny Lunning, Dylon Owen, Jenna Rasmussen, Chelsea Reicks, Tricia Trimble, Katie Wencl, Selah Zaldarriaga.

Varsity Individual Prose — Tricia Trimble, Cody Lauritsen, Hillary Albertson, Riley Scharper, Julia Jessen, Isaac Kuhn, Jenny Lunning, Emily Jenson, Ashley Christopherson, Selah Zaldarriaga, Amanda Anderson, Dyllon Owen, Cole Schwartz.

Literary Program — Tricia Trimble, Chelsea Reicks, Dyllon Owen, Felicity Olson, Josh Bertelsen.

Solo Improvisation — Jon Happel, Logan DeVries, Nate Byro, Ben

Langerud, Justin Mattingly, Selah Zaldarriaga.

Storytelling — Cade Christensen, Simon Sager, Nathan Koch, Nate Byro, Katie Jordal, Katie Wencl, Jason Neumann, Megan Kirschbaum, Amanda Anderson.

Acting — Felicity Olson, Evan Eischen, Simon Sager, Jon Happel, Jason Neumann, Logan DeVries, Anthony Blomme, April McCormick, Justin Mattingly, Megan Kirschbaum, Robert Searcy.

Poetry — Samuel Keely, Madaline Adams, Katie Jordal, April McCormick, Jenny Lunning, Danika Fredrickson, Jenna Rasmussen, Caleb Kruse, Rachael Jordahl, Autumn Klemm.

Hawkeye Marching Band IOWA CITY — The Hawkeye Marching Band, under the direction of University of Iowa School of Music faculty member Kevin Kastens, will accompany the Hawkeye football team to the 2010 Orange Bowl, Jan. 5, in Miami.

The 240-member band will perform at the Orange Bowl game and in a variety of pre-game events.

North Iowa students traveling to Miami, as members of the U of I Hawkeye Marching Band include: CHARLES CITY — Genevieve Becicka, drumline; Coleman Boley, alto saxophone.

GREENE — Nathan Stark, trombone.

HAMPTON — Ethan Kazmerzak, mellophone.

MARBLE ROCK — Tucker Brinkman, sousaphone.

MASON CITY — Jessica Palmer, trumpet.

Spirit Lake quiz bowl ALGONA — Bishop Garrigan won the overall championship at the Spirit Lake quiz bowl tournament, Saturday, Dec. 5.

The Golden Bears beat NSK, MOC—Floyd Valley, North Iowa, and Forest City in the preliminary rounds. In the semi-finals they narrowly edged past the host team from Spirit Lake 335-325, and then defeated Unity Christian of Orange City, 500-185 to take the championship.

Varsity players were Jake Rosenmeyer, Brittany Berte, Anna Kollasch, and Rebeccah Erdman.

Garrigan’s JV team of Michael Fakler, Michael Hellman, Alex Hamilton, Drew Magill, and Zachary Scobba finished fifth in its division, with a 3-1 record.

Bishop Garrigan’s team is coached by David Burrow.

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Cecil Schultz Celebrates Milestone Birthday!

Come help us celebrate Cecil’s birthday on Jan. 3, 2010, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the VFW in Mason City.

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Happy Birthday Dad! Love, Tom and Sheila

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THANKS at years end Faaborg, 60 years

Moe, Edson

SWALEDALE — Lloyd and Beverly (Mosiman) Faaborg of Swaledale were married Dec. 28, 1949, in Belmond.

They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner last summer at the Pleasant Valley Golf Course in Thornton.

Greetings may be sent to the couple at P.O. Box 115, Swaledale, Iowa 50477.

The couple’s children and their spouses are Linda (Roger) Engebretson of Thornton and Peg (Mark) Ingebretson of Houston, Texas, and Gene Faaborg, deceased.

They also have eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

BRIDGET MOE, of Nora Springs, is the daughter of David and Carol Moe of Joice. Bridget graduated from Lake Mills High School and Waldorf College with a BA degree in Humanities. She is employed by Floyd County Emergency Management Agency in Charles City.

MATT EDSON, of Plainfield, is the son of Cliff and Donna Edson, of Ionia. Matt graduated from NashuaPlainfield High School and Upper Iowa University with a BA degree in Marketing. He is self-employed on his family farm in Ionia.

The couple will be married Feb. 28, 2010, at Lake Windsong in Orlando, Fla.

ANNIVERSARY

Newstrom, 50 years OSAGE — Howard Martin Newstrom and Glenda Dana Holt Newstrom of Osage were married Dec. 25, 1959, in Fontana, Calif.

The couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house with friends and family from 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 26, 2009, at 2150 340th St. in Osage.

The couple’s children and their spouses are Shannon Newstrom Schultz and Jeff Schultz, Osage, Erin Newstrom Niemeyer and Mike Niemeyer, Osage. Their grandchildren are Mike and Beth Schultz, Des Moines, Brianna, Megan, and Riley Niemeyer, Osage.

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E12 ✦ SUNDAY, DEC. 27, 2009

CELEBRATIONS

Bob’s 85!!

80th Birthday Rose Mae Baker will observe her 80th Birthday on Dec. 29.

Please send wishes/cards to: Rose Baker Good Samaritan Center 606 S. 7th Street Forest City, Iowa 50436

Bob Paulson will be eighty-five years.

This is a time to celebrate.

Please send cards to: 501 S. Kentucky Ave., Mason City, Iowa 50401.

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