September 26, 2013

The Wright County

Monitor

2013 Homecoming Page 13 Sports Pages 14 and 15

144th year Number 39

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Official newspaper of Wright County

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Eisentrager settling in as new magistrate

2013 Homecoming King and Queen

Clarion-Goldfield & Dows Schools 2013 Homecoming King Mitch Gambrill and Queen Frances Kem who were nominated and selected by their high school peers for the honor.

City of Clarion to send out survey to residents The City of Clarion is interested in applying to the State of Iowa for federal HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to leverage city dollars to make needed improvements to community infrastructure and housing. The City is investigating submission of applications for housing rehabilitation, sanitary sewer pipe slip lining with connections and storm water drainage improvements.

The primary goal under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act is the development of viable communities by providing decent housing and suitable living environments principally serving persons with low and moderate incomes (LMI). For these purposes, LMI persons have incomes at or below 80% of the area median income, defined by HUD. To be eligible to apply for funding, at least 51% of those benefitted by the improvement must

be considered LMI qualified. The city is conducting a required income survey to ascertain its eligibility to apply in a section in the south half of town where improvements are needed. The survey is critical to be able to apply. It is anonymous and asks residents to identify how many are in the household and what the income range is and ethnic and racial information. No one is asked to disclose their personal income. The survey will be mailed the week of September 23, 2013. Responses are due by Monday, October 7 to City Hall. At least 80% of residents in the area must return the survey in order to be accepted by Iowa Economic Development Authority.

The surveys will have a number on them that identifies the block to be able to see which blocks have submitted survey.

For questions, contact, Shelley Pohlman, City Administrator at City Hall 515-532-2487.

By: Clae Goater Eagle Grove attorney Dani Eisentrager is Wright County’s new magistrate judge. She took the position on August 1 of this year, and she says she’s settling in well so far.

“I am enjoying it very much. It’s a learning curve, but I enjoy it,” Eisentrager said. “I’m settling in and I’m figuring it out. I think things will change as I get into it more. It’s just different learning how am I going to go about … what’s my bail going to be on certain charges? So I’m still figuring all that out. “ Eisentrager, who’s practiced in Eagle Grove since September of 2006, said that the magistrate position appealed to her because of changes in her workload as an attorney.

“In the last few years, my practice has changed a little bit, in that I wasn’t doing a lot of the court appointed criminal defense work,” Eisentrager said. “I didn’t have that as a big portion of it. So I thought this would kind of fill in (for) that work nicely. And the state benefits are quite nice. So that was something I was interested in. “ Eisentrager says that her background as a defense attorney gives her a unique point of view as a magistrate.

“I think I have a different perspective, coming at it as a defense attorney. I feel like that probably weighs in on how I’ve done thing so far, because I’ve always defended the defendant,” Eisentrager said. “I think that probably makes me a little fairer to their position, so to speak. “ As magistrate, Eisentrager handles initial appearances, and preliminary hearings. She presides over non-jury trials for simple misdemeanors and small claims cases. She also approves forcible entry and detainer actions, along with mental health and substance abuse commitments.

“I was a little surprised. (Mental health and substance abuse commitments) are very prominent.

Lots of those happen. In the last month and a half, there have been a bunch of those. I wasn’t quite expecting that,” Eisentrager said.

“I think the problem is that there aren’t the facilities to deal with these people anymore. We used to have options on finding places for these people. There aren’t the options anymore. That’s what makes it most challenging.”

While Eisentrager has a lot of new responsibilities, she says that the county’s transition to digital records has made her job a lot easier.

“I think one thing I really like about it is that it’s electronic. I can sit here, I can pull up the files, I can look at things, I can do work at 10:30 at night sitting on my bed at home,” Eisentrager said. “I really like that, I think it makes the court system very efficient. Specifically, because magistrate is a part-time job, so I can be in court all day with my other stuff and then I can still do my magistrate work because it’s all there on the computer.”

Contrary to some rumors, Eisentrager is still practicing in Eagle Grove. Her position as magistrate has affected some of the clients she can take, however.

“I keep hearing from people that they think I’m done, and I’m not done. I still have my practice.

My office is going to be here for a long time,” Eisentrager said. “My practice really hasn’t changed except that I can’t do criminal defense work in Wright County. I wouldn’t be able to do any of the landlord-tenant stuff that I’ve previously done, and I wouldn’t be able to do small claims work in Wright County. “ Eisentrager also had to give up

her position as Eagle Grove’s city attorney to become magistrate.

“As city attorney, you are advising the police force and dealing with them on charges they might bring. Those charges all initially come through the magistrate, so there’s that conflict of representing law enforcement then having to make decision in a criminal case where law enforcement is involved,“ Eisentrager said.

Eisentrager is taking more of a hands-on approach as magistrate than her predecessor Bill Long did.

“I personally appear at the jail in face-to-face contact with people charged with a crime. Bill did it by phone … I prefer to see them personally. I like having that interaction with them,” Eisentrager said. “My procedures for search warrants are different. I require law enforcement to come with me, and sit with me and talk to them and review things with me in person. If they want a search warrant, they’re going to have to see me in person. “ Eisentrager is still finding her footing as magistrate, but she says that she’s received a lot of help.

“Other magistrates in surrounding counties have been very helpful in helping me and answering questions,” Eisentrager said.

New Wright County Magistrate Judge Dani Eisentrager And there’s still a lot that Eisentrager looks forward to in the future.

“I haven’t had the opportunity to have any trials yet … I am looking forward to it actually… for me when I argue a case I’m obviously very passionate about my position,” Eisentrager said. “I’m very curious on hearing both sides of things and deciding what happens next. I’m very anxious to do that. I’m hoping I will be good at that.”

A Long look back at 35 years as magistrate By: Clae Goater After 35 years as Wright County’s magistrate judge, Bill Long has decided to give up the title. Long says that being magistrate was a real part of his identity.

“It was such a part of my life, it was something constant that developed and I grew into it and learned. It was very important in my life. It kind of defined me,” Long said.

Long originally got into law, in part, because it was something of a family business.

“I have, on my mother’s side, three or four great uncles who were lawyers. My mother always felt that I should (be one),” Long said.

After getting his business degree, he went out looking for employment.

His experiences on the job market made him decide to go to Drake University to get his law degree.

“I went and interviewed for jobs, but was very insecure about what I had learned. I didn’t realize at that time the education will come when

you get the job,” Long said. “So I was very insecure going to job interviews. I thought, ‘School’s not so bad. I’ll just keep going.’”

After graduating from Drake, Long began working with a collections law firm out of Des Moines. Long found the experience somewhat dispiriting.

“Hounding people who are having difficulty financially anyhow, it wasn’t what I wanted to do,” he said.

After leaving Des Moines, Long founded his practice in Eagle Grove in 1971. He worked as Eagle Grove’s city attorney for two years, and as the county attorney for two years. In 1977, Long was elected magistrate.

Long says that is proud of his time as a magistrate, and his place within the justice system.

“I feel I got to the point where I knew what I was doing, that I was upholding my principles of upholding the law. It was a role where, being there long enough, I

felt confident that what I was doing was right. I felt, in some ways, that I was helping society.” Long said.

“The reward was feeling that I was doing a good job.”

Long feels like he was a good magistrate, even though he acknowledges that he did things differently than many of his peers.

“There are 124 magistrate courts in Iowa, and every one of them is different, particularly when it comes to mental and substance abuse commitments. The magistrates are just all over the spectrum,” Long said. “Some magistrates will commit anybody for what I feel are the smallest things. I was probably one of the few magistrates in Iowa that felt that the real issue is preserving their liberty. For me, they would have to absolutely follow every principle of law before I would commit somebody. I was pretty tough on committing people very easily. “ continued on page 2

A mighty fine line?

Block Rock Island Clean Line Alliance holds meeting By: Clae Goater The Block RICL Alliance, a group opposed to the Rock Island Clean Line project, held an informational meeting in Goldfield on Thursday Sept. 19.

The Rock Island Clean Line project is a plan to set up DC cables across Iowa and Illinois, to pipe electricity from Iowa’s wind farms out east. The current proposal calls for 375 miles of cable to be strung across the state. To move forward with the project, Rock Island Clean Line either has to negotiate easements with property owners or

Lunch is served at Security Savings Bank

Area residents braved the wind and slightly chilling weather to enjoy a free luncheon of hamburgers, fruit, chips and a bar in the parking lot of the Security Savings Bank on Friday, Sept. 20. Helping the bank employees serve lunch was the Wright County Beef Producers, Jessica’s Country Kitchen, and members of the Clarion Ambassadors. Security Savings Bank also served lunch at their Eagle Grove location on Monday, Sept. 23.

gain control of their land through eminent domain. Clean Line estimates that the average easement size for an individual property owner is about a half-mile.

Reasons for opposing the project vary. Farmers say that Clean Line will reduce the productivity of their land and interfere with certain agricultural practices like spraying or crop-dusting.

Others are concerned about how DC lines might affect the health of humans and animals.

“We don’t see that there’s been adequate research to show that a DC line is safe. I think there are unintended consequences that haven’t been researched and evaluated,” said Alliance spokesperson Caroline Sheridan.

“If Rock Island Clean Line can only give us six (scholarly articles on the subject) because information is hard to find, we need more information.

They are having trouble finding out if it does impact livestock and how it impacts human health. They don’t even have that information. “ The open-endedness of the easement agreements also is a sticking point for many landowners.

Several people attending the RICL meeting expressed concern that they might sign away their mineral or water rights. Clean Line has also reserved the right to sell off any easements it acquires during the project. This, combined with the fact that Rock Island Clean Line’s parent company, Clean Line Energy Partners, LLC, is a private company, makes some landowners

skeptical. As a private company, Clean Line doesn’t have to make its business model public. So far, Rock Island has not agreed to make their business model public.

“Let’s say that it’s not a strong business model. Let’s say that all they are doing is that they are coming in and it’s a commodity.

And the commodity is the easements they have bought across the state of Iowa. They now can sell them and do whatever they want with them.,” Sheridan said. “Maybe we’ll put a pipeline there, or something else.

Because they’re not interested in what’s actually going on in the state of Iowa, they are interested in the commodity. They tell you right up front in those information meetings that they can sell those easements. “ Sheridan also argues that the states out east don’t even want wind energy from Iowa. In July of 2010, ten east coast governors signed a letter that advocated for developing their own sources renewable energy.

Rock Island argues that the letter advocates for renewable energy in general, and says nothing specific about Rock Island. Block RICL Alliance members see the letter as a rejection of the Rock Island project.

“If you talk to the eastern states, they say they have plenty of wind energy out there,” Sheridan said. “There’s really adequate wind energy, and that the different transmission grids are using their own systems to meet their needs.”

The Block RICL Alliance stressed the importance of filing objections against Clean Line.

“We think it’s important that people know how important the objection process is. The Iowa Utilities Board will review the objections, and after all the ten informational meetings are done in the remaining counties, then Rock Island will file a petition for a franchise. The IUB will review that, and then they are able to grant the franchise unless there are objections,” Sheridan said. “If there are objections, there will be a public hearing in the center of the route, which they think will be in Grundy Center. We feel that will be happening sometime in the spring, but they have two years to get that franchise. “ “What we’ve been hearing is that they expect to get 98 percent volunteer easements. If they get a lot of voluntary easements, there will be no need for a public hearing. So it’s up to us to get enough objections.

It’s up to us to get a public hearing,” Sheridan said.

Block RICL also advocates that people who oppose Clean Line should contact their representatives about the issue, and talk to any agricultural associations they might belong to.

“If they belong to any of the associations, like Iowa Cattleman’s, they should contact them. They should contact their legislators and the governor,” Sheridan said.

Sheridan said that people who have been filing objections have been receiving letters from Clean Line.

The letters say that the objectors continued on page 2

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A long look back continued from page 1 Long found being magistrate very rewarding, However, the job came with certain burdens as well.

“There’s always that feeling that if you sentence certain people that you might be the subject of their rage later,” Long said. “Every judge, every police officer, everybody who makes decisions … It’s not overbearing or anything, but it’s always in the back of your mind. It might happen someday.”

Long also found himself frustrated with the number of repeat offenders he had to deal with.

“I always found it kind of frustrating that some people don’t get the clue that this isn’t the way to go,” Long said.

Long says that the biggest frustration were the hours.

“You’re on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

It’s now got to where if the Sheriff can’t get a hold of me within 1015 minutes, they’re calling the magistrate in another county,” Long said. “I wanted to do my duty, so I always wanted to have a phone on me, but I can’t even go out to a meal with my wife without having my phone on me. One of my rituals

when I went to bed was that I had to have my phone beside my bed, because of my night calls. The only time I really shut it off was when I went to church. “ Long originally thought that he couldn’t apply for another term as magistrate, because he could not complete his term before he turned 71, the age cap for being a magistrate.

“I thought ‘”I guess you won’t apply again, because you don’t have any choice.’ Then I started realizing the benefits,” Long said. “My IPERS is fully vested. It wasn’t going to be much of a financial difference. Then I started thinking, ‘You don’t have to be this. You don’t have to be woken up at night. You don’t have to be on call all the time.’”

This year, Long realized that he would have been able serve as magistrate for another few years, even though he would not have been able to complete his term. But by then, his mind was made up.

“By that time, the train had already left the station. I was ready.

Now I’m so happy. Not having to do that every day really means a lot, “ Long said. “It makes me feel better when I take a day off from the office.

Block Rock Island Clean Line Alliance continued from page 1 need to notify their neighbors on the Clean Line route that they have filed an objection.

“You do not have to do any of that,” Sheridan said. “It is intimidation. It makes you feel like you’ve done something wrong, when you haven’t … It sounds kind of scary.”

If Clean Line doesn’t receive many volunteer easements, Sheridan said that it will be quite a while before they are able to gain easements through eminent domain.

“There’s a long, long, long time before you ever have to sign an easement because of the rules of eminent domain. You know who determines the eminent domain price? It’s not Rock Island. It’s a board in your county made up of five people … It’s a long time before anyone’s going to take your property,“ Sheridan said.

Sheridan also argued that holding out for eminent domain will probably get landowners a higher price for their easements.

Also, voluntary easement payments will be issued in a lump sum, while eminent domain payments don’t necessarily work that way. The difference in payments could affect your tax status.

“If somebody handed you an $82,000 check, you might go into a different tax bracket and you might get taxed differently,” Sheridan said.

“We’re encouraging people to check with their accountant to check with what those would be. “ The Block RICL Alliance was formed on July 25 of this year, and so far they have accumulated close to

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100 members. Currently, the Alliance is requesting $300 donations from tenants and landowners who want to become a member of the group. That money is going to finance their legal fees.

“People can donate less if they like,” Sheridan said. “It will take $100- $200,000 to do this by the time we have expert witnesses and lawyer fees. “ More information, on the Block RICL Alliance, and resources to help people file objections, can be found at http://www.blockricl.com. They can also be contacted by phone at 815-315-8506, or through email at SaveOurFarmland@hotmail. com. Rock Island Clean Line’s official website is http://www. rockislandcleanline.com/site/home

Supervisors handle regular business

During a short meeting on Monday, Sept. 23, the County Board of Supervisors handled some regular business.

The board approved the appointment of Dianna Suntken to the Belmond Library Board of Trustees.

The board approved a tax suspension because of low income, in the amount of $1,028.

Supervisor Stan Watne talked with County Engineer Adam Clemons about a property owner who recently did some work in the county right-of-way. “If people want to work in the right-of-way, they simply need to contact (Clemons’) office, and he’ll review it and either issue (a permit) or not,” Watne said.

The board reviewed a letter from the Iowa Drainage District Association, asking for a donation to their mutual protection fund. “It’s a voluntary contribution, and they only call for it when needed,” Watne said. “I guess I would like you to think about this. They are asking for $2,970, and that is paid out of our drainage fund.” The board did not vote on the issue, because Supervisor Rick Rasmussen was absent.

I used to be a magistrate 24 hours a day. Now, when I take some time off the office, I really take some time off from the law.”

Looking back at his time as magistrate, Long says that he couldn’t have done it without the staff at the courthouse.

“Without the help of the deputy clerks that I had, this would have been a lot more torture. It would have been bad. If it wasn’t for those gals who made it work, I wouldn’t have been there that long,” Long said.

Long also applauded Wright County’s law enforcement agents.

“I gained a lot of respect for law enforcement.,” Long said. “I think they mostly understood that I wouldn’t rule for them all the time. I never felt any harsh glances if I found somebody not guilty who they picked up. I felt they were professional enough that they understood the situation. Most of Wright County law enforcement was very good.”

grounded turns two By: Clae Goater The grounded coffee house at 118 N. Main St. is celebrating its second year in business. The twoyear anniversary is being marked by changes to the restaurant’s décor, music selection, and menu.

“I’ve been thinking about this for about 3-4 years, and it kind of came to fruition two years ago.

Our original concept was the coffee house, we wanted a real cool place that we didn’t have in Clarion,” said grounded’s owner, Steve Simonin.

“When we talk about the concept of grounded, that’s a real personal thing for me. “ Simonin says that the idea for grounded was partially inspired by Iowa City’s coffee shops. He also took a lot of inspiration from the Starboard Market in Clear Lake.

“We’re trying to pick out the best things from restaurants around the area and find out the small things they do that drive customers to go there,” Simonin said.

Simonin says that Clarion has the

City election matchups set By: Clae Goater The deadline to submit paperwork to run as a candidate for a city election closed Thursday, Sept.

19. City Elections will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 5. These candidates have filed papers to be on the ballots: Clarion Incumbent Mike Nail is running unopposed for another term as mayor.

Incumbent Duane Asbe, along with newcomers Barb Mussman, Terry Hilpipre, Dave Maxheimer, Randall Davenport, and Nancy Duitscher are running for council seats. Kirk Rier and Cory Abels are not seeking reelection.

Belmond Incumbent Al Mattison is running unopposed for another term as mayor. Incumbent Harlan Tult and newcomer Jenna German are running for council seats.

Goldfield Incumbent Tom Stevenson is

running unopposed for another term as mayor. Incumbents Jill Sorensen, Steve Whyte, and Kevin Reed are running for council seats, along with newcomers Duane Sampson, Carmen Jones, and Greg Soenen.

Eagle Grove Incumbent Darrell Determann is running for mayor, along with councilmembers Tony Axtell and Sandy McGrath. Incumbents Wally Lorenzen, Kendall Johnson, and Sandy McGrath are running for council seats, along with newcomers Todd Swalin and Kevin Cahalan.

Josh Schild is not seeking reelection.

Dows Incumbent Larry Klatt is running unopposed for another term as mayor. Incumbents Don Lane, Lorne Lienemann, and Judy Gorder are running for council seats, along with newcomer Josh Reece.

Calendar of Events Wednesday, Sept. 25 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.T he St. John’s Fall Salad & Sandwich Luncheon. Meals will be served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Carryout is available. Cost is $6.00 for salads or $6.50 with the sandwich included.

7 to 9 p.m. Clarion Cross-Culture Corporation, a not-for-profit corporation, will offer FREE English and/or computer classes to our surrounding area residents.

Hosted at the United Presbyterian Church and taught by Tamara and Robert EnTin. For more complete information, contact the EnTins at 1-515-293-0928 or 1-515-2930927.

Thursday, Sept. 26 4:30 p.m. Cross Country at Iowa FallsAlden 6 p.m. 9th/JV/Varsity Volleyball at Hampton-Dumont Friday, Sept. 27 4:30 p.m. 9th Football vs. Forest City 7 p.m. Varsity Football vs. Forest City Saturday, Sept. 28 8 a.m. 9th Volleyball at Algona Tournament 9 a.m. Varsity Volleyball at BishopGarrigan Tournament 9:30 a.m. 3rd and 4th grade Flag Football – Vikings vs. Chiefs at the north field at the high school football field in Clarion (west side).

9:30 a.m. 3rd and 4th grade Flag Football – Steelers vs. Bears at the south field at the high school football field in Clarion (west side).

10:30 a.m. Pop Football – Packers vs.

Raiders at the north field of the high school football field in Clarion.

10:30 a.m. Pop Football – Cowboys vs.

Broncos at the south field of the high school football field in Clarion.

Sunday, Sept. 29 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Clarion Lions Club Chicken Dinner at the Clarion-Goldfield Cafetorium, use the south door. Regular meal is $9.00. Free special kids meal for children under 12. For delivery call 5322895, available from 10 am. to 12 noon only.

Monday, Sept. 30 4:30 p.m. Cross Country at Algona 6 p.m. JV Football at Forest City Tuesday, Oct. 1 1 to 6 p.m. Blood Drive at United Presbyterian Church of Clarion, 219 1st

Street NW. 6 p.m. 9th/JV/Varsity Vollleyball at Bishop Garrigan 6:30 p.m. 1st and 2nd Grade Flag Football Gators vs. Sooners – High School Football Field – east side 7 p.m. 1st and 2nd Grade Flag Football Tigers vs. Ducks – High School Football Field – east side 6:30 p.m. 3rd and 4th Grade Flag Football at west side of High School Football Field – Bears vs. Vikings on north field and Steelers vs. Chiefs on south field 7:30 p.m. Pop Football Game – Broncos vs. Packers on north field and Cowboys vs.

Raiders on the south field of High School Football Field Wednesday, Oct. 2 7 to 9 p.m. Clarion Cross-Culture Corporation, a not-for-profit corporation, will offer FREE English and/or computer classes to our surrounding area residents.

Hosted at the United Presbyterian Church and taught by Tamara and Robert EnTin. For more complete information, contact the EnTins at 1-515-293-0928 or 1-515-2930927.

Thursday, Oct. 3 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Masterson Personnell Job Fair at the Depot, 302 S. Main 12 noon 86th Annual Union Aid at United Church of Christ, 121 3rd Ave. NW, Clarion 4:30 p.m. Cross Country at HamptonDumont 6 p.m. 9th/JV/Varsity Volleyball vs. Clear Lake Friday, Oct. 4 4:30 p.m. 9th Football at Garner-HayfieldVentura 7 p.m. Varsity Football at Garner-HayfieldVentura Saturday, Oct. 5 9:30 a.m. 3rd and 4th Grade Flag Football at west side of High School Football Field – Vikings vs. Steelers on north field and Chiefs vs. Bears on south field 10:30 a.m. Pop Football Game – Packers vs. Cowboys on north field and Raiders vs.

Broncos on the south field of High School Football Field * To have your event added to the calendar call 515-532-2871 or email cmonitor@ mchsi.com

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Marguerite Simonin-Renman, Trisha Wilke, and Kathy Jacobson converse at grounded. right type of atmosphere for a trendy, college town-style coffeehouse.

“I don’t think grounded is necessarily that different from other stores, but it compliments what Clarion already has. It’s very copacetic, symbiotic relationship between businesses and the community,” Simonin said. “It flows in Clarion. It wouldn’t flow in Eagle. It wouldn’t flow in Belmond, necessarily. It wouldn’t flow in Garner, which is bigger. It flows here because it’s accepted by people. It’s a little bit of a cooler feeling to this community. “ “Most small towns don’t have coffee shops, and not just straightup brewed coffee, but espresso and lattes and cappuccino,” said grounded employee Trish Wilke.”

It’s hard to find.”

Simonin says that grounded is good for the overall Clarion community, adding a little bit of personal flavor to Main Street. He says that Clarion’s small businesses help build its unique personality, which makes the community more attractive.

“What we want to do is show that Clarion is this hidden gem. This is really a cool place to live. If we have areas where we have lots of houses for sale, you start pushing that, you end up with a Jackson Hole or an Aspen perspective, where people really want to live here,” Simonin said. “I think there’s a long-term potential, but you have to have places like this. You have to coffee shops, you have to have Mister G’s, you have to have Daisy’s, you have to have the cool pizza place, you have to have the theater. “ Simonin says that he’s learned a lot during his two years in business.

“When we started it was kind of a shotgun approach. It’s kind of like drinking from a firehose. I learned a lot of lessons in the process. It was another graduate degree for me, “ Simonin said.

As opposed to the shotgun approach, grounded is now working to refine what it does best: atmosphere and healthy, homemade food.

“We’re putting more of a focus on health. We’re focusing on not only being a great place to eat, but also a good place to eat for your health,” Simonin said. “I think that’s going to be focus for next year: how do we really compliment people’s lives?”

“Even our bacon is local, it’s from the locker. All of our soups are homemade. Everything is homemade. Our salads, we make

those every day. The cookies and desserts are made every day,” Simonin said. “We don’t have anything frozen. It’s stuff we’d serve our families. “ Simonin said that grounded wants to work with their customers to provide a better overall experience.

“If people have concerns or ideas on how we can become better, we’d love to hear them,” Simonin said. “We just really want to listen to people. If they want the broccoli salad all the time, that’s something that we’ll do. Or if they want us to be faster, or whatever. We’re here to change, based on what people want. “ Part of grounded’s refocusing has been shutting down Undergrounded, the coffeehouse’s basement bar.

Simonin says that he has no plans to reopen Undergrounded anytime soon, but that he’s open to the idea.

“People keep telling to me, ‘I really want that downstairs to be open again. We hear that all the time,’” Simonin said. “I’d love it to reopen. I just don’t want to do it myself. If somebody wants to take if over, then great. I’d do it in a heartbeat.”

For now, the basement is still available for lunch meetings and other events.

Right now, the biggest issue grounded faces is getting noticed.

“People always say that we’re the best kept secret in Clarion,” Simonin said. “That’s not what we want.”

“We have a lot of people who come from out of town and say they didn’t even know we were here,” said grounded employee Marguerite Simonin-Renman.

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Jen’s Gems Jennifer Roberts lives with her husband Brent, and their three children, Cody, Kourtney and Brandon in Klemme, Iowa.

I was planning to write this column on the irony of how I urge others to accept change but am very reluctant to accept change myself.

Instead I want to share my thoughts on the ambulance situation going on in town. I spent the majoring of my youth in bigger towns, which hired people to work for the fire department and the ambulance service. I did not get to experience a totally volunteer crew until I moved to North Iowa.

The notion of someone freely giving of their time to help others in need is a weird one to me. Mainly because the sight of blood makes me sick and pass out. Both of Brent’s parents have volunteered on ambulance service in Garner, as well as his aunt and uncle and a stepsister.

I know how hard everyone on volunteer services works and how much of their time they give. We have had holiday dinners without family there because someone was needed elsewhere.

I have also been on the side of the family who is waiting for their family member to go to a bigger hospital for more treatment and has

to wait for what can seem hours for an ambulance crew to show up. Those wait times do not only happen in smaller towns. We have had to wait for ambulances in Des Moines at hospitals with their own paid crews. I know that the hospitals are doing the best they can with the resources they have, as are the cities and their crews.

I for one am thankful for all the people who volunteer their time to help others in need. I am sure I am not alone in that feeling.

I know the City of Clarion and Iowa Specialty Hospital are hard at work on trying to make sure these situations do not happen again.

Hopefully we can all be patient with them as they work this situation out.

To the citizens of Clarion, and any one in Wright County who may support and use the Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion Those of us who are residents of rural America are very fortunate when we live in an area that has a local hospital. A local hospital employs residents of the

Letter to the Editor In reference to the article in the Belmond Independent and Wright County Monitor last week with the headline “Clarion Ambulance won’t transfer patient.”

It is not that The Clarion Ambulance WON’T take transfers, it is a matter of do you transfer someone out of the hospital then leave Clarion without a crew to take a 9-1-1 call because they are doing a transfer, or do we leave the crew that is on call in town in case we have a 911 call. At the time of the transfer they are referring to we did not have a paramedic nor did we have the staff as the police officer on duty and a volunteer were the only EMT’s scheduled to be on call. The hospital has been asked many times to assist in helping with the transfer expenses as a Clarion resident we should not have to pay for all the non-Clarion resident transfers.

We have crew members that have taken call many hours, long nights and then went to work the next day, at their full time job and then back on call when they are off work and never said a word of complaint that is what they call a volunteer service.

Not to mention all the class hours we put in, plus try to have some family time. When the hospital thought we should have to take every transfer out of their hospital and not care who is paying the bill for EMT’s or the government says full time employees have to be paid time

and a half. When the hospital was asked to assist in the non-Clarion patient transfers they refused. Just so you know they could not help the ambulance service out that has been doing the transfers for many years but they now have the money to pay someone much more that most city and county employees are making in once year, on top of that buying new ambulances and building an ambulance garage. I guess we all know who is paying that bill the tax payers of Wright County. And they are also the County Board of Supervisors to assist in getting all this up and running. This will be another tax payer’s expense.

I’m sorry for the Clarion residents that have had to have Belmond or Eagle Grove Ambulance take them to another hospital because our hospital is not able to take care of your needs. I’m sure they did an excellent job as they are both great services. The hospital has ran them ragged just like they did us and put a hurt on their budgets also and it is all coming to a head that is why it was in the paper all of a sudden.

There are very few hospitals in the state that do not pay for some type of agreement with an ambulance service to do transfers why should ours be any different? Clarion has a great Ambulance Serivce and I am proud to be a part of it.

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community, provides spaces for visiting specialists so people don’t have to travel away from home for consultations, and of course the main purpose of a hospital: to give that needed care for anyone who is ill or injured.

BUT, there are often times when a person suffering from one malady or another must be moved onto a larger system where there are specialists available at all times. This was the case when our mother’s heart went into what is known as atrial flutter.

Thanks to the quick response from nursing support for The Meadows senior living center, she was in the local emergency room within minutes of pulling a cord in her room.

And the doctor on call immediately knew what care she needed. THEN, the problem. People in Clarion can get an ambulance when needed to take them to the hospital through the 911 emergency system provided by the City of Clarion. However,

Nancy’s Notes

We had showers in the community rooms both Saturday and Sunday.

This has become a popular spot for this type of activity. For a minimal fee you have parking, chairs and tables, and you don’t have to clean your house. To rent the room call the library to make a reservation.

Kathy Reichs, “Bones of the Lost”, begins when Charlotte police discover the body of a teenage girl along a desolate stretch of twolane highway. Temperance Brennan fears the worst when the girl’s body shows signs of foul play. Inside her purse, police find an airline club card bearing the name of prominent local businessman John-Henry Story, who died in fire months earlier. How did Story and the girl know each other?

Was she murdered? Was he?

For those who like a lighter mystery, “Bran New Death”, by Victoria Hamilton should be to your liking. Merry is making a fresh start in small-town Autumn Vale, New York, in the mansion she’s inherited from her late uncle, Melvin. The house is run-down and someone has been digging giant

if someone must be transferred elsewhere, it is necessary to TRY and get an ambulance from a surrounding town to come to Clarion to move that patient. Having to call around takes time, including valuable time away from the patient in need, and ambulances are not always available. In the case of mother, Mason City had to send a helicopter since no ambulance was available for a ground transfer. Granted, the time element was fantastic getting to Mason City in less than 15 minutes, but does it make sense to expect the government Medicare program, private insurance companies, or the patients themselves (hopefully not!) to have to foot the bill for this just because the local hospital does not transfer out?

Our family has questioned several different people about this and the blame seems to go all over: City council, mayor, hospital administrator? We hope the people

holes on the grounds, but with its investigator. Strike is down to one restaurant-quality kitchen, the place client, and creditors are calling. He has potential for her new baking has also just broken up with his business. However, Merry soon longtime girlfriend and is living in finds that quite a few townsfolk his office. Then John Bristow walks didn’t like Uncle Mel, and she has through his door with an amazing inherited their antagonism as well as story: His sister, the supermodel his home. Local baker Binny Turner Lula Landry, known to her friends as and her crazy brother, Tom, blame the Cuckoo, fell to her death a few Melvin for their father’s death, and months earlier. The police ruled it a Tom may be the one vandalizing her suicide, but John refuses to believe land. But when Tom turns up dead in that. The case plunges Strike into the one of the holes in her yard, Merry world of multimillionaire beauties, needs to prove she had nothing to do rock-star boyfriends, and desperate with his death. designers, and it introduces him You may have read about Robert to every enticement and delusion Galbraith’s, “The Cuckoos Calling”. known to man.

It received excellent reviews but Come in for these or many was not a fast seller until it was other good books: Monday through announced that the author was Wednesday between noon and really, J.K. Rowling, the author 8:00 p.m. or Thursday and Friday of the “Harry Potter” series. After between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., losing his leg to a land mine in or Saturday between 10:00 a.m. and Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is 3:00 p.m.

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of your area begin talking about this situation and decide just who is in charge, and why? You are fortunate to have a beautiful hospital that is providing lots of services, so “why” when a person needs more help, can’t they get a ride?

We have been told that the city of Clarion for 30 or more years provided ambulance services to the hospital, as well as transporting elsewhere when needed. Then when the expenses kept growing the City asked to try and work something out with help from the hospital, and the hospital decided to take the transfers on in their own capacity. If this is truly the case, then I think some people need to begin talking about this issue and hopefully get a plan in place so no one else has to lie there wondering whether or not an ambulance is available!

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Marriage Licenses Steven M. Briola, 54, of Parker, Colo., and Jody I. Ketchum, 53, of Aurora. Sept. 3, 2013 Kacie W. Johnson, 30, and Chase A. McLaughlin, 30, both of Belmond. September 6, 2013 Kory K. Mrazek, 38, of Eagle Grove, and Nicole S. Johnson, 37, of Albert Lea, Minn. September 10, 2013 Death Certificates Janet M. Lich, 52, of Belmond.

September 4, 2013 Jose L. Martinez, 33, of Belmond.

April 21, 2013 Mary Sue M. McCormick, 84, of Clarion. September 14, 2013

Property Transfers WD – Ranee D. Cross to Charles Clark, City of Belmond, Original Addition, Block 19, Lots 1 and 2, as desc. 8-21-13 WD – Ronald L. Lentz, Diane L. Lentz, Diane Lentz, and Lentz Lentz Family Farm Trust to Lentz Family Farm Trust, 27-90-23, 22-90-23, 3390-23, 35-90-23, 34-90-23, 21-9023, 32-92-24, and 23-92-25, as desc.

8-21-13 COD – Mary Ellen Decker Executor and Estate of Margaret J. Thomas to Kent J. Rutherford Trustee, Rutherford Family Trust and Rutherford Family Trust, 32-9226 and 33-92-26, as desc. 8-21-13 COD - Mary Ellen Decker Executor and Estate of Margaret J. Thomas to Kent J. Rutherford Trustee, Rutherford Family Trust and Rutherford Family Trust, 33-9226, as desc. 8-21-13

REC – Randall L. Cooper to Ramon Barrera Espino and Karine Aguilar, City of Belmond, O’Larry Fourth Addition, Block 2, Lot 16, as desc. 8-21-13 WD – Etta J. Pohlman, Teresa R. Olson, Rick Olson, Clayton A. Pohlman, Lori Pohlman, Gary A. Pohlman, and Daenette Pohlman to Dean M. Pohlman, City of Eagle Grove, Wright’s 3rd Addition, Block 25, Lot 12, as des. 8-21-13 WD – Janet K. Jerde to Janet K. Jerde Revocable Trust and Jerde Janet K. Revocable Trust, 31-92-24, as desc. 8-21-13 WD – Roger Bauman to Kelley D. Amonson and Melody N. Amonson, 35-90-26, as desc. 8-21-13 QUIT – Marc D. Schlichting and Katie Schlichting to Marc D. Schlichting and Katie Schlichting, City of Belmond, O’Larry’s Fourth Addition, Block 2, Lot 7, as desc.

8-22-13 COD – Michael C. Robbins Executor, Shelley A. Buseman Executor, Estate of Merle J. Robbins, and Merle J. Robbins to Bel Aire Owners Association, 30-93-23, as desc. 8-23-13 WD – Loren D. Mennenga to Valerie S. Poryes, Lori M. Gross, and Andrea K. Mennenga, 14-93-23, as desc. 8-23-13 EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY – Lyle E. Sorenson and Ida May Sorenson to Wright County Iowa, 1-92-14, as desc. 8-23-13 EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAY – Lyle E. Sorenson and Ida May Sorenson to Iowa Department of Transportation and State of Iowa, 1-92-14, as desc.

www.clarionnewsonline.com 8-23-13 LAND DEED – Donald Dean Higgins to Iowa Department of Transportation, Christine M Higgins Turner, Christine M. Turner Higgins, Lyle E. Sorenson, Ida May Sorenson, and State of Iowa, 1-92-24, as desc.

8-23-13 LAND DEED – Donald Dean Higgins and Dean Higgins to Iowa Department of Transportation and State of Iowa, 1-92-24, as desc.

8-23-13 LAND DEED – Brad Berneman and Julie Berneman to Iowa Department of Transportation and State of Iowa, 36-93-24, as desc.

8-23-13 WD – Loretta D. Smith to Justin L. Fournier and Stephanie A. Fournier, 31-93-23, as desc. 8-23-13 UNITED SATES MARSHALS DEED – Desiman L. Stone Sr., Carradean M. Stone, Jeffrey S. Butcher, Carlene F. Butcher, Carlene F. Spitler, and United States Marshal to Darla Lee Goeman and Donald Edmund Goeman, City of Belmond, Second Addition, Block 3, Lot 7, as desc. 8-23-13 WD – Richard L. Sadler and Mary J. Sadler to Sadler Family Trust, 3491-26, as desc. 8-23-13 WD – Richard L. Sadler and Mary J. Sadler to Sadler Family Trust, 3491-26, as desc. 8-23-13 QUIT – Willard W. Ristau and Carole A. Ristau to Willard W. And Carole A. Ristau Family Trust, Ristau Carole A. Family Trust, Ristau Willard W. Family Trust, Carole A. Ristau Trustee and Willard W. Ristau Trustee, 9-92-26, as desc.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Dows Community School District Dows Community School Board of Education Monday, September 16, 2013 Unapproved Minutes The Dows Community School Board of Education held its Organizational and Regular Meeting on Monday, September 16, 2013. The meeting was called to order at 7:03 P.M. In attendance were Marty Osterman, Kristi Hinkle, Corey Jacobsen, Cindy Ingebritson, Logan Holmes, Dr. Robert Olson, and Anita Frye.

Motion by Jacobsen to Approve Organizational Meeting Agenda. Second by Hinkle. Motion carried 4-0.

Motion by Jacobsen to Accept the Election Results. Cindy Ingebritson 172 Votes, Betty Ellis 169 Votes, Corey Jacobsen 183 Votes, Scattering 4. There were 528 Votes Cast.

Public Measure D – Reorganization between Dows Community School and Clarion-Goldfield Community School into one district being called Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School district effective July 1, 2014 – 178 Yes Votes, 30 No Votes. Second by Ingebritson. Motion carried 4-0. Secretary Frye Administered the Oath of Office to Jacobsen and Ingebritson.

The Oath was administered to Betty Ellis earlier at 1:15 P.M. by Secretary Frye.

Motion by Ingebritson to Approve Committee assignments as assigned. Second by Jaobsen.

Motion carried 4-0. Complete listing available in the Dows Community School District office.

Motion by Jacobsen to elect Marty Osterman President, Second by Ingebritson. Motion

by Hinkle that nominations cease. Second

by Jacobsen. Motion Carried 4-0. Marty Osterman Elected President.

Motion by Jacobsen to elect Kristi Hinkle Vice President.

Second Ingebritson. Motion by Ingebritson that nominations cease. Second by Jacobsen.

Kristi Hinkle Elected Vice President.

PUBLIC NOTICE Sheriff Sale - Fouts

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S LEVY AND SALE STATE OF IOWA Wright County Iowa District Court COURT CASE # EQCV023844 Special Execution SUN TRUST MORTGAGE, INC. PLAINTIFF vs.

ALL OF THE UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL OF THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSES, ASSIGNEES, GRANTEES, LEGATEES, DEVISEES AND BENEFICIARIES OF DEAN L. FOUTS, DECEASED; BRIAN FOUTS; JANE FOUTS; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; SCOTT FOUTS; STATE OF IOWA, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND FINANCE; DEFENDANT (Judgment Debtor) As a result of the judgment rendered in the above referenced court case, an execution was issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county.

The execution ordered the sale of defendant (s) REAL ESTATE to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is described below: Lot One (1) and the East Half (E 1/2) of Lot Two (2) in Block Six (6) in Eskridge’s Third Addition to Dows; situated in Wright County in the State of Iowa AKA Lot 1 and the East 1/2 in Block 6 in Eskridge’s Third Addition to Dows, Wright County, Iowa located at 201 Stub Street, Dows, Iowa 50071 The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Date of Sale: 11-12-2013 Time of Sale: 10:00 a.m.

Place of Sale: Lobby of Wright County Sheriff Office, 719 2nd St SW Clarion, IA 50525 Homestead: Defendant is advised that if the described real estate includes the homestead (which must not exceed ½ Acre if within a city or town plat, or, if rural, must not exceed 40 Acres), defendant must file a homestead plat with the Sheriff within ten (10) days after service of this notice, or the Sheriff will have it platted and charge the cost to this case.

This sale not subject to redemption.

Property exemption: Certain money or property may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly to review specific provisions of the law and file appropriate notice, if acceptable.

Judgment Amount: $ 40,508.52 Costs: $ 10,403.40 Accruing Costs: PLUS Interest: 6.5 % annum to and from 07/01/2013

Attorney: Benjamin W. Hopkins Petosa, Petosa & Boecker 1350 NW 138th St, Ste 100 Clive, Iowa 50325-8308 515-222-9400 Date 09-18-2013

The Regular Meeting was called to order at 7:07 P.M. by President Osterman. Motion

by Jacobsen to Approve Agenda. Second by Hinkle. Motion carried 4-0.

In Old Business Dr. Olson shared that the staff had attended Professional Development earlier in the day at Webster City. There were various areas of schools in attendance and the focus was on technology.

Motion by Hinkle to Approve Consent Agenda: Approve Minutes of Previous meetings held on August 15, and August 28th, 2013; Approve Payment of Monthly Bills; Approve Payment of Additional Bills; Approve Secretary’s Financial Report; Approve Technology Expenditures, Approve Student Handbook for FY14. Second

by Ingebritson. Motion carried 4-0.

Motion by Jacobsen to Approve SBRC Application for Modified Allowable Growth for Open Enrollment, Special Education Deficit, Budget Guarantee; Transportation of Regular Education Students to Court Appointed Educational Programs. Second by Ingebritson.

Motion carried 4-0.

Official count date is October 1st, 2013. The Dows District has approximately 120 students attending either Dows or Clarion-Goldfield. We have approximately 20 students Open Enrolled to other districts.

There will be a Joint Wright County Board Retreat held on Monday, October 7, 2013 at Clarmond., time to be determined. The next Regular and Annual Meeting for the Dows School Board of Directors will be held on Monday, October 21, 2013 at 8:00 P.M. Dr. Olson informed the board that a ClarionGoldfield-Dows Transitional Board will need to meet on or before October 25, 2013.

Motion by Ingebritson to adjourn. Second by Hinkle. Motion carried 4-0. Meeting adjourned at 8:00 P.M. Marty Osterman, President Anita Frye Board Secretary DOWS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT SEPTEMBER 2013 CLAIMS Vendor Name....................................... Amount Access Systems - Copier Maintenance....42.00 Anderson Erickson Dairy Co. Dairy Products....................................247.08

PUBLIC NOTICE Sheriff Sale - Meyer

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S LEVY AND SALE STATE OF IOWA Wright County Iowa District Court COURT CASE # EQCV023929 Special Execution Nationwide Advantage Mortgage Company PLAINTIFF vs.

Richard S. Meyer, and Cynthia J. Meyer, husband and wife DEFENDANT (Judgment Debtor) As a result of the judgment rendered in the above referenced court case, an execution was issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county.

The execution ordered the sale of defendant (s) REAL ESTATE to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is described below: Lot 1 and the East Half of Lot 2 in Block 3 in Eskridge’s Third Addition to Dows, Wright County, Iowa located at 400 West Ellsworth Street, Dows, Iowa 50071 The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Date of Sale: 11-12-2013 Time of Sale: 10:30 a.m.

Place of Sale: Lobby of Wright County Sheriff Office, 719 2nd St SW Clarion, IA 50525 Homestead: Defendant is advised that if the described real estate includes the homestead (which must not exceed ½ Acre if within a city or town plat, or, if rural, must not exceed 40 Acres), defendant must file a homestead plat with the Sheriff within ten (10) days after service of this notice, or the Sheriff will have it platted and charge the cost to this case.

This sale not subject to redemption.

Property exemption: Certain money or property may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly to review specific provisions of the law and file appropriate notice, if acceptable.

Judgment Amount: $ 17,384.86 Costs: $ 1,792.14 Accruing Costs: PLUS Interest: 5.75 % annum to and from 07/25/2013

Attorney: David R. Elkin Suite Five 315 East Fifth Street Des Moines, Iowa 50309-1916 P) 515-244-3188 Date 09-18-2013

Jason Schluttenhofer Sheriff Wright County, Iowa

Jason Schluttenhofer Sheriff Wright County, Iowa

Patricia Barz Deputy Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Sept. 26, and Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013

Patricia Barz Deputy Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Sept. 26, and Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013

Bell Recycling Sanitation Recycling/Trash..................................870.00 City Of Dows - Water/Sewer...................484.75 Clarion-Goldfield Community – Insurance............................................961.73 Dows Community Grocery Inc. – Food...................................................161.51 Dows CSD Technology – Service Fees/Books.............................68.85 Farmers Co-op – Diesel/Gasohol........1,724.45 Franklin Medical Center – DOT Physical.....................................166.00 Iowa Association School Business Officials – Conference Fee..................................203.00 Iowa Central Community College – Insurance............................................254.00 Iowa Division of Labor Services – Boiler Inspection Fee..........................100.00 Isaacson, Dawn L – Reimburse FFV..........9.00 Jmc Computer Service Inc. – Annual Maintenance Fee...................473.53 Ken’s Repair – Belts...............................117.65 Local Government Services – Background Checks...........................134.00 Martin Bros. Distributing Co. – Food......378.77 Menards – Supplies................................150.38 Menards Fort Dodge – Supplies...............77.87 Mid-America Publishing Corp. Legal Publications...............................70.09 Pearson Education – Workbooks...........347.61 Quill Corporation – Supplies...................152.05 Scholastic Inc. – Subscriptions...............124.47 Wal Mart Community Brc – Phone Cards......................................115.84 Windstream – Phone..............................271.95 AEA 267 – Lamination Fee.........................9.45 Alliant Energy – Electric......................1,400.10 JON BAKKER – Reimburse Gasoline/Supplies..............................271.98 Clarion-Goldfield Community – Food.....234.23 Dows CSD Technology – Cases/Fees....395.00 Iowa Communications Network – ICN Fees............................................337.49 Iowa Schools Employee – Health Insurance.............................6,335.68 Jacki Nachazel – Reimburse Health Insurance................................838.14 A Work of Art – Purchased Services.......620.00 Collection services Center – September Payroll................................10.00 Dows Education Association – September Payroll..............................343.90 Dows General Fund – September Payroll...........................7,999.14 IPERS – September Payroll................9,084.89 Treasurer State of Iowa – September Payroll...........................2,650.00 UBT-TSA – September Payroll...............275.00 United Bank & Trust Co. – September Payroll.........................15,352.29 Total Claims.......................................53,864.47 Anita Frye- Board Secretary Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICE Original Notice

ORIGINAL NOTICE IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR WRIGHT COUNTY IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF WILLIAM J. AND OLIVIA ALVAREZ UPON THE PETITION OF WILLIAM J. ARNOLD, Petitioner, AND CONCERNING OLIVIA ALVAREZ, Respondent.

EQUITY No. CDDM002700 TO THE ABOVE NAMED RESPONDENT: You are hereby notified that there is now on file in the Office of the Clerk of the above named Court, a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage in the above entitled action, a copy of which is attached hereto. The Petitioner’s Attorney is F. David Eastman, whose address is P.O. Box 727, Clear Lake, Iowa 50428. You are further notified that unless you appear and defend in the Iowa District Court in and for Wright County within 20 days after the service of this Original Notice upon you, Judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition. /s/ Jill Watne Clerk of the Wright County District Court NOTE: “unless you appear and defend” These words are not always understood. The required appearance may be made either by the Respondent or the Respondent’s Attorney.

IT IS NECESSARY TO FILE AND SERVE A MOTION OR PLEADING TO PREVENT A DEFAULT (Rule 87). The attorney who is expected to appear for the Respondent should be promptly advised by the Petitioner of the service of this Notice.

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Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Sept. 12; Thursday, Sept. 19; and Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013

QUIT – Jody L. Lowe and Jody L. Lundy to Chad M. Lundy, City of Eagle Grove, Broadway Addition, Block 6, Lots 11 and 12, as desc.

8-26-13 WD – Eugene R. Abels and Dorothy M. Abels to Eugene R. Abels Le, Dorothy M. Abels Le, and Patricia M. Christopher, City of Eagle Grove, Hewett’s Second Addition, Block 5, Lot 6, as desc.

8-28-13 FORFEITURE OF CONTRACT – Kenneth Harris III and Sherri Harris to Raynee Delano, City of Clarion, McKay’s Addition, Block 7, Lot 4, as desc. 8-28-13 QUIT – April L. Retleff to Ronald W. Retleff, City of Clarion, Town & Country Place 1st Addition, Block 4, Lot 5, as desc. 8-29-13 WD – Lavon M. Tanner to Kelly H. Sorensen and Karrie S. Sorensen, City of Eagle Grove, Hewett’s Park Addition, Block 7, Lots 7, 8, and 9, as desc. 8-29-13 Clerk of Court Fail to maintain safety belts: Bruce A. Hanson of Bode, $75; Scott J. Wyborny of Plymouth, $50; Geno F. Demike of Woodbury, Minn. $50; Merlin J. Just of Eagle Grove, $50; Speeding 55 or under zone (11 thru 15 over): Tammy Fedkenheuer of Goldfield, $80; Jerry L. Weir of Clarion, $80; Leobardo GodinezMarroquin of Hampton, $80; Speeding 55 or under zone (6 thru 10 over): Doyle G. Haglund of Jefferson, $40; Patricia K. Dick of Lake City, $40; Chad E. Stutzman of Altoona, $40; Jeremy J. Fender of Clarion, $60; Cheryl J. Cherland of Lone Rock, $40; Cassandra E. Mueller of Andover, Minn., $40; Trevor Dieleman of Pella, $40; Amber A. Asche of Eagle Grove, $40; Jordan Ulicki of Fort Dodge, $40; Shawn W. Miller of Fort Dodge, $40; Janet M. Capesius of LuVerne, $40; Curtis R. Wiseman of Algona, $40; Chao-Chun Chang of Forest City, $40; Donald F. Kopacek of Britt, $40; Speeding over 55 zone (11 thru 15 over): Tiffany L. Torkelson of Willernie, Minn., $80; Speeding over 55 zone (1 thru 5 over): Ronald P. Hogan of Saint Charles, $20; Angelia M. Gonzalez

PUBLIC NOTICE

Board of Supervisors Wright County Board of Supervisor September 9, 2013 Chairman Watne called the regular meeting of the Wright County Board of Supervisors to order at 9:00 a.m. Members present were Helgevold, Rasmussen, and Watne.

Minutes of the September 3, 2013 regular meeting were read and approved.

Approved claims for payment.

Adam Clemons, Wright County Engineer, introduced Dustin Gangstead as the new motorgrader operator that will be working out of the Clarion Facility.

Clemons then gave an update on construction projects.

Motion by Rasmussen and seconded by Helgevold to approve the first pay estimate of $142,074.90 to Gehrke, Inc on DD#176/ SDD#31. Motion carries unanimously.

Joe Skinner and Greg Soenen, presented photos of what the end result should look like on the Goldfield Dam project. They are applying for grants from the DNR and are looking for in kind donations and/or monetary contributions.

A person can contact Orville Steffenson or the Goldfield City Hall if they have any large field stone/boulders that could be used for this project.

Matt Nelsen, New Modern Concepts, and Sandy McGrath, Environmental Health, presented the Master Matrix points of 475 for the Challenger Farms II located in Section #23, Boone Township. This will be a 4,800 hog finisher. Motion by Rasmussen and seconded

by Helgevold to approve the construction permit and the Master Matrix points for Challenger Farms in section #23, Boone Township. Motion carries.

Motion by Rasmussen and seconded by Helgevold to adjourn the meeting. Motion carries.

Stan Watne, Chairman Wright County Board of Supervisors Betty Ellis, Wright County Auditor Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICE

Woodley Trust Notice TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: THE PHYLLIS I. WOODLEY FAMILY TRUST TO ALL PERSONS regarding Phyllis I. Woodley, deceased, who died on or about the 12th day of April, 2013. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that Gary D. Woodley is the Trustee of the Phyllis I. Woodley Family Trust. Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Wright 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 this 12th day of September, 2013.

The Phyllis I. Woodley Family Trust Gary D. Woodley, Trustee 2316 Page Avenue Clarion, IA 50525 Date of Second Publication 26th day of September, 2013 Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Sept. 19 and Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013

of Waukee, $20; Mary A. Welch of Alvarado, Texas, $20; Speeding: Melissa Brandner of Tea, SD, $30; Speeding/surban district: Magaly Duran of Clarion, $40; Speeding/residence or school district: Diane K. Sandman of Belmond, $40; Liming Pals of Clear Lake, $40; Open container – driver > 21: Robin K. Coreas-Marin of Clarion, $65; Possession or purchase alcohol by person 18/19/20: Michael D. Shea of Eagle Grove, $300; Jonathon Washington of Eagle Grove, $65; Fail to obey stop or yield sign: Mariah J. James of Clarion, $100; No valid drivers license: Humberto Hernandez-Rodriguez of Eagle Grove, $200; Walter C. Roque of Eagle Grove, $200; Leobardo Godinez-Marroquin of Hampton, $200; Gerardo Agustin Pedro of Eagle Grove, $100; Pabllo J. Serna Martinez of Klemme, $100; No drivers license: Isai U. Guerrero of Belmond, $200; Rigoberto Hernandez of Clarion, $300; Unauthorized use of emergency lighting equipment: Humberto Hernandez-Rodriguez of Eagle Grove, $30; Unsafe entry onto sidewalk roadway: Dylan L. Sporaa of Eagle Grove, $100; Failure to display registration plate: Jacob M. Harvey of Goldfield, $20; Operation without registration: Merle L. Fiedler of Thornton, $50;

Rigoberto Hernandez of Clarion, $75; Failure to prove security against liability: Donnell Humphrey of Alexander, $250; Miguel A. Mercado Jr. of Belmond, $250; Rigoberto Hernandez of Clarion, $375; Traffic control device: Jay M. Depuew of Belmond, $100; Dennis M. Dougherty of Belmond, $100; Driving while license denied, susp, cancelled: Mercedes Bell of Clarion, $250; Cynthia S. Huebner of Clarion, $250; Alma Montanez of Belmond, $250; Alma Montanez of Belmond, $250; Jose C. S. Tijull Avila of Clarion, $250; Zachary E. Steig of Eagle Grove, $250; Laureen E. Howell of Clarion, $250; Juan Diaz III of Belmond, $250; COURTHOUSE continued to page 5

PUBLIC NOTICE

Board of Supervisors Wright County Board of Supervisors September 13, 2013 Held a special meeting to hold the canvass of votes for the Regular School Election.

Members present were Watne with Helgevold on conference call. Rasmussen joined the meeting later and reviewed the tally lists and tapes.

During the meeting, Chairman Watne reviewed the tally lists. There was then a motion by Watne and seconded by Helgevold to certify the abstract of votes cast in this county for the 2013 School Election held on the 10th day of September, 2013 as shown by the tally lists returned from the election precincts.

Motion carries.

Motion by Rasmussen and seconded by Watne to adjourn the meeting. Motion carries.

Stan Watne, Chairman Wright County Board of Supervisors Betty Ellis, Wright County Auditor Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICE

Board of Supervisors Wright County Board of Supervisors September 16, 2013 Chairman Watne called the regular meeting of the Wright County Board of Supervisors to order at 9:00 a.m. Members present were Helgevold, Rasmussen, and Watne.

Minutes of the September 9, 2013 regular meeting were read and approved.

Approved claims for payment.

Adam Clemons, Wright County Engineer, presented Resolution 2013-26 on naming a roadway. By roll call vote: Ayes: Helgevold, Rasmussen, and Watne; nays; none.

Resolution 2013-26 duly passes and reads as follows: RESOLUTION 2013-26 ESTABLISHING ROAD NAME DESIGNATION FOR ROADWAY IN THE SANDY BEACH SUBDIVISION OF SECTION 16 OF GRANT TOWNSHIP WHEREAS, the Wright County Board of Supervisors has the jurisdiction and control under Section 331.362 and 306.4(2) of secondary roads in the County, and WHEREAS, Wright County acquired by warranty deed a paved roadway in the Sandy Beach Subdivision in 1977, described as: Lots A and B in Sandy Beach Subdivision in Section 16 of Grant Township, Wright County; but no name was designated for the road, and WHEREAS, the E911 Board on July 31, 2013, have recommended that the name of said road of Lot A be “Sandy Beach Circle,” NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that the official road name of the paved roadway, Lot A of Sandy Beach Subdivision, shall hereinafter be called “Sandy Beach Circle.”

PASSED AND APPROVED this 16th day of September 2013.

Held continued discussion concerning the Goldfield Dam project. Motion by Rasmussen and seconded by Watne to approve the cash donation of $6,000 to the Goldfield River Park Improvement Committee designated to be used only for the Dam Project. Motion carries unanimously.

Motion by Helgevold and seconded by Rasmussen to approve the abatement of $6.00 on a parcel of land; abatement number 1091.

Motion carries.

Motion by Rasmussen and seconded by Helgevold to approve the suspension of taxes for a citizen eligible per Iowa Code 427.9; suspension order #1092. Motion carries.

Linda Klehm stopped into the board meeting to inform them that the Public Health board had made a decision concerning her replacement.

They have name Tiffany Miracle, as the new Public Health Administrator with a start date of October 14, 2013. Linda Klehm will be retiring December 31, 2013.

Brad Leckrone, County Social Services, updated the board on a Case Management position opening in the Humboldt and Wright County area. There has been a resignation in his office and it has been approved by the Humboldt County Supervisors to rehire at a pay rate between $18.00-19.00 per hour. To advertise for a new hire was also approved by the Wright County Board. This person may work out the Clarion office or Humboldt office depending where their home residence is.

Opened the hearing on joining DD #126 & DD #57. Interested landowners present were James Fankhouser and Don and Carolyn Kraft.

Public notice had been sent to both DD #126 and DD #57 letting landowners know about the hearing on dissolving drainage district #57 and joining it with drainage district 126.

Motion by Rasmussen and seconded by Helgevold that on behalf of Drainage District No. 57, to enter an order dissolving and surrendering all improvements and rights of way to Drainage District No. #126 and that no written objections were filed and the verbal objection by Don Kraft and/or comments have been heard. Motion carries.

Motion by Helgevold and seconded by Watne that on behalf of Drainage District No. 126, to enter an order approving the acceptance of improvements and rights of way of Drainage District No. 57 and that no written objections were filed and the verbal objection by Don Kraft and/or comments have been heard. Motion carries.

Motion by Rasmussen and seconded by Helgevold to enter an order proclaiming that the entire watershed of 1,839.38 acres be named Drainage District No. 126 and the reclassification completed on January 28, 2013 be used for future assessment and that no written objections were filed and the verbal objection by Don Kraft and/or comments have been heard. Motion carries.

Hearing was closed.

Motion by Rasmussen and seconded by Helgevold to adjourn the meeting. Motion carries.

Stan Watne, Chairman Wright County Board of Supervisors Betty Ellis, Chairman Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICE

Wright County Area Landfill Authority Wright County Area Landfill Authority Unapproved Minutes The following is a report of public record from the 18 September 2013 Board meeting of the Wright County Area Landfill Authority, an Iowa 28E organization.

Members present include Steve Whyte, Dixie Revland, Jerry Cayler, Mike Nail, Arlen Olson, Berne Ketchum, Earl Kalkwarf, Ray Kracht and Carl Helgevold. Jim Meade was also present.

The meeting was called to order at 6:33pm.

The Board approved the minutes from the 17 July 2013 Board meeting, the bills and bank reconciliations for the months ending 31 July 2013 and 31 August 2013, and the financial statements for the months ending 31 July 2013 and 31 August 2013. The 31 August 2013 financial report showed total expenses of $110,298.87 (15.8%) and revenues of $140,122.61 (20.0%). The revenues exceeded the expenses by $29,823.74.

The Board approved a change order from Sande Construction in the amount of $8,600.00 to change the height of the south wall in the west end of the transfer station.

The Board approved the renewal of once CD at First Citizens National Bank.

The Board approved Resolution 2013-1, appointing a contact and alternate contact to represent the Wright County Area Landfill Authority with the Iowa Community Assurance Pool. The Board also approved increasing the liability insurance from $1,000,000.00 to $3,000,000.00, at an additional cost of $1,973.00 The next Board meeting is scheduled for 20 November 2013. The meeting was adjourned at 7:05pm.

Jim J. Meade, Director Wright County Area Landfill Authority BILLS – July 2013 Payroll – 16Jun13 to 29Jun13.............. 3253.96 Goldfield Access – telephone bill.............. 66.61 Mid-America Publishing – 1 week ad....... 91.50 Belmond Independent – 1 week ad.......... 99.00 Cell phone reimbursement – 2nd Q 2013.......................................... 180.00 Hancock Co. CO-OP – propane............. 325.00 Landfill of North Iowa – tonnage fee... 16104.90 The Trash Man – curbside recycling.... 8560.59 Jim Meade – Reimburse. – mileage & supplies.............................. 264.48 KDE Security Services – scale speaker...................................... 326.29

Payroll – 13Jun13 to 13Jul13............... 4023.82 Arnolds Motor Supply – spring assembly.................................... 18.04 Hanson & Sons Tire – 2 repairs & brake drum........................ 462.86 Rees Truck & Trailer – service & repair semis...................... 4702.78 Barker Lemar Engineering – tri-annual testing................................ 1250.00 Hancock Co. CO-OP – diesel fuel........ 1811.14 Hennigar Construction – concrete wall................................... 14600.00 MidAmerican Energy – electric bill........... 46.73 Wellmark Insurance – EE medical ins..1323.45 Liberty Tire Recycling – recycle tires...... 555.53 Syntex Industries – replace tarp bar....... 590.00 Payroll – 14Jul13 to 27Jul13................ 3225.16 Payroll Taxes – month of July............... 6044.89 Total.................................................... 67926.73 BILLS – August 2013 Goldfield Access – telephone bill.............. 66.38 Belmond Independent – 1 week ad.......... 99.00 County Health Dept. – employy shots.... 110.00 Employee reimburse. – truck frame......... 75.00 Employee reimburse. – safety boot allow.................................... 45.98 Keith Carolus – reimburse – end gate damage................................. 96.30 Payroll – 28Jul13 to 10Aug13.............. 4353.04 Landfill of North Iowa – tonnage fee... 26765.38 The Trash Man – curbside recycling.... 8560.59 Jim Meade – Reimbur. – mileage & supplies.............................. 252.73 Hancock Co. CO-OP. – diesel fuel & supplies......................... 3638.20 Spencer Steel – compactor steel .......... 226.03 Hanson & Sons Tires – service calls & repairs......................... 929.09 Arnold Motor Supply – maint. supplies... 302.94 Urness Hardware – hardware................ 115.19 Employee Reimburse. – safety boot allow................................. 112.65 Employee Reimburse – welding & rods... 40.00 Mid-American Publishing – legals & 1 week ad.............................. 146.07 MidAmerican Energy – electric bill........... 65.51 Hancock Co. CO-OP – diesel fuel........ 1690.68 Boone Valley Implement – hydraulic hose...................................... 24.05 Payroll – 11Aug13 to 24Aug13............. 3592.35 Payroll Taxes – month of August.......... 4441.50 Total.................................................... 55748.66 Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013

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COURTHOUSE continued from page 4 Civil Court The court handled three child support cases this week.

Midland Funding LLC, vs. Kelly F. Estep. Case was dismissed Sept.

16 without prejudice. Case was originally filed July 24.

Asset Acceptance LLC vs. Marc F. Hutchinson. Case was dismissed Sept. 17 with prejudice. Case was originally filed July 30.

Small Claims H & R Accounts Inc., Moline, Ill. vs. Mandy E. Riedel, 3298 150th Street, Belmond. The case was dismissed Sept. 16 without prejudice.

Case was originally filed April 1.

Capital One Bank, Urbandale, vs.

Dawn Deauvais, 506 North Prairie Ave., Eagle Grove. Judgment for the plaintiff Sept. 18 by default in the amount of $2,309.92 plus interest at a rate of 2.13 percent per annum from July 13 and court costs.

Capital One Bank, Cedar Rapids, vs. Monica E. Matthes, 103 Herman Street, Woolstock. Judgment for the plaintiff Sept. 16 by default in the amount of $1,785.82 plus interest at a rate of 2.13 percent per annum from Aug. 16 and court costs.

H & R Accounts, Inc., Moline, Ill., vs. Blanca Guillen Rodriguez, 617 N. Wright Ave., Eagle Grove. Judgment for the plaintiff Sept. 18 by default in the amount of $1,347.74 plus interest at a rate of 2.13 percent per annum from Aug. 20 and court costs.

Hauge Associates, Inc., Sioux Falls, SD, vs. Douglas M. Sheppard, 821 N. Arthur, Eagle Grove. Judg-

ment for the plaintiff Sept. 16 in the amount of $4,991.34 plus interest at a rate of 2.13 percent per annum from Aug. 20 and court costs.

Rev Auto, Clarion, vs. Diana Guido, 604 N. Pine Street, Goldfield.

Judgment for the Sept. 18 by default in the amount of $3,142.75 plus interest at a rate of 2.13 percent per annum from Aug. 23 and court costs.

District Court State of Iowa vs. Joy E. Williams, 305 W. Ellsworth Street, Dows. The defendant pled guilty Sept. 13 to assault while displaying a weapon and assault on a peace officer as was sentenced as follows: weapon charge: a fine of $615 plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge, court appointed attorney fees, restitution to be determined at a later date, court costs, and a term not to exceed 2 years in prison; the prison term was to run concurrent to the sentence for the assault on peace officer charge; the prison term was suspended in lieu of 2 years probation to the Department of Correctional Services. The defendant was sentenced to the following for the assault on a peace officer charge: fine of $315 plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge, court appointed attorney fees, restitution to be determined at a later date, court costs, and 20 days in the county jail to run concurrent to the sentence on the charge of displaying a weapon.

The charges of going armed with intent and harassment in the 1st degree were both dismissed. This sentence is the result of an incident March 17 investigated by the Wright County Sheriff’s department.

State of Iowa vs. Cody Groat,

841 North 6th Street, Fort Dodge.

The defendant pled guilty Sept. 16 to possession of drug paraphernalia and was fined $100 plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge and court costs. This sentence is the result of an incident July 9 investigated by the Clarion Police Department.

State of Iowa vs. Justin Tautges, 4094 Sleepy Hollow Rd, Fort Ripley, Minn. The defendant pled guilty Sept. 19 to disorderly conduct – fighting or violent behavior and was fined $100 plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge and court costs. This sentence is the result of an incident Sept. 16 investigated by the Eagle Grove Police Department.

City of Belmond vs. Zachary V. Willms, 912 E. Main Street, Belmond. The defendant pled guilty Sept. 19 to noise disturbance and was fined $65 plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge and court costs.

This sentence is the result of an incident Sept. 18 investigated by the Belmond Police Department.

State of Iowa vs. Jonathan A. Roelodsen, 1080 Jackson Ave., Kanawha. The defendant pled guilty to operating while intoxicated – second offense and was sentenced Sept. 13 to a fine of $1,875 plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge, $10 DARE surcharge, restitution to be determined, a prison term not to exceed two years with credit for time served, must complete and follow all recommendations of a substance abuse evaluation and must complete Drinking Driver’s School. This sentence is the result of an incident Aug. 27, 2012, investigated by the Iowa State Patrol.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Board of Supervisors - August 2013 Claims Wright County Board of Supervisors August 2013 Claims General Basic Fund A&R Floor Care, Service......................$190.00 A-1 Home Health Care, Medical & lab supplies......................................$594.20 Advanced Systems, Inc., Office supplies.................................$295.12 AgSource Labs, Water testing..............$104.00 Allen Home Center, TV......................$2,568.00 Jillian Anderson, Mileage........................$41.76 Karen Andrews, Mileage......................$441.12 Tony Andrews, Mileage............................$7.68 Arnold Motor Supply, Halogen capsule.................................$29.01 Angiemar Baez, Grant expense...........$592.54 Denise Baker, Mileage.........................$392.96 Jane Bangs, Mileage..............................$30.24 Nancy Barkema, Mileage.....................$197.76 Joyce Basinger, Mileage......................$145.92 Belmond Independent, Subscription....$650.92 Belmond Medical Center, Service.....$3,257.56 Bradley Berg, Mileage..........................$209.76 Bloemke Pharmacy, Prescription..........$110.95 BRW, Bottled water................................$56.80 Blue Tarp Financial, Inc., Hand tools....$178.52 Mary Boelman, Mileage..........................$92.64 Bomgaars, Lubricants..........................$700.58 Blanche Bosteder, Rent payments.......$250.00 Briggs, Health supplies ........................$794.33 Rick Brooks, Mileage..............................$24.00 LuAnn Brunes, Mileage..........................$39.36 Bank of America, DM register digital access.................................$4,631.44 C.C.P.O.A., Registration ......................$230.00 Carpenter Uniform, Supplies.............$1,542.52 Casey’s, Fuel..........................................$81.18 CBI, Cartridge.........................................$30.61 Central Iowa Distributing, Custodial supplies............................$268.25 CenturyLink, Long distance phone service.....................................$34.53 Katie Chapman, Mileage........................$24.48 Doris Chapman, Contract carrier............$25.84 CINTAS, Medical cabinet supplies.........$63.16 City of Clarion, Water...........................$571.93 Clarion Ambulance Service, Medical transfer................................$356.64 Clarion Distributing, Supplies.................$38.00 Clarion Hardware, Building repair........$694.55 Clarion Super Foods, Hot Deli...........$2,866.05 Culligan, Bottled water...........................$64.15 Dakota Medical Solutions, Medical & lab supplies......................$271.50 de lage landen, Office Supplies..............$80.62 Deano’s Dust Control, Service..........$2,688.00 Dell Marketing , Office supplies............$200.99 Deyta, LLC, Public relations...................$25.00 Janet Disney, Mileage..........................$264.96 Eagle Building Supply, Courthouse......$286.92 Eagle Grove Eagle, Newspaper subscription.....................$45.00 Eagle Pharmacy, Prescription..................$2.69 Ed Roehr Safety Products, Supplies....$444.62 Electronic Engineering Co, Permanent landscaping.................$1,649.10 Cathy Elkin, Mileage...............................$54.72 EMC, Camp breaker box...................$1,649.10 EBS , Flex............................................$318.25 Liz Ennis, Mileage..................................$63.36 Fareway, Supplies................................$201.64 Farmers Coop, Fuel..........................$6,710.47 Fetrow Reporting, Inc., Deposition copies...............................$70.20 Fidlar Technologies, Inc., Office supplies.................................$390.49 Fort Dodge Steel Inc., Signage.........$1,077.50 Frontier, Local phone service.................$90.38 Galls, Supplies.....................................$146.44 Goldfield Access, Phone service.......$2,282.87 GP GFOA, Registration/BEllis..............$200.00 GRP, Custodial supplies.........................$40.00 Carmel Hammen, Mileage....................$210.72 Hanson & Sons, Oil change.................$428.75 Hanson Directory Service, Inc., Public relations.................................$108.00 Pamela Harklau, Mileage.....................$459.36 Mary Haugen, Mileage.........................$372.48 Hawkeye West Pest Control, Service...$183.63 Hennigar’s Air Care, Service................$491.40 Brad Hicks, Mileage.............................$293.76 Honeywell HomMed LLC, Supplies......$330.00 Hopkins Medical Products, Medical & lab supplies......................$221.75 L Hovden, Grant expense.....................$117.60 Nancy Huisinga, Mileage......................$274.08 ICPHA, Dues..........................................$75.00 IDPS, Iowa system...............................$300.00 IACCVSO, Education and training.........$30.00 ICCC, Safety........................................$930.00 ICRA, Registration................................$220.00 Imagine That!, Grant expense................$24.98 ILEA, Training.......................................$125.00 Office Elements, Copier maintenance....$98.09 Iowa Prison Industries, Signage........$1,155.25 Iowa Specialty Hospital, Physical therapy...........................$8,409.12 ISSDA, Jail School/JHogrefe,JLes.......$250.00 JCL, Custodial supplies........................$227.52 Cheryl Johnson, Mileage........................$76.80 David L Johnson, Mileage....................$175.20 DeAnn Johnson, Mileage.....................$128.64 Elizabeth Keene, Wallpaper VA office..........................$218.75 Linda Klehm, Mileage.............................$84.96 KQWC AM-FM, Public relations...........$150.00 Krys Korner, Office supplies...................$47.75 Legal Directories Pub. Co., 2013 Iowa legal directory............................$57.75 Naomi Lette, Mileage...........................$100.32 Mail Services, Postage and print..........$419.79

MARCO, Office supplies......................$176.96 Marco, Inc., Repair and maintenance..$157.47 Martin Bros., Mobile meals...................$228.89 Patty McCoy, Mileage...........................$163.20 McFarland Clinic, Service/new employee.......................$96.00 Sandra McGrath, Mileage....................$312.00 Barb Meyer, Mileage..............................$12.48 Mid-America Publishing, Claims & proceedings......................$840.42 MidAmerican Energy, Gas.................$3,664.65 Midwest Radar & Equipment, Supplies..............................................$86.00 Penny Mohr, Mileage............................$132.48 Alexis Morgan, Mileage........................$263.52 Nelson Plumbing & Heating, AC repair............................................$70.00 Kathy Nicholls, Mileage........................$190.56 North Central Cooperative, Custodial supplies..............................$35.00 Oldson’s Plbg., Htg.,AC, Inc., Building repair....................................$45.00 Christine Oliver, Mileage........................$70.08 Donna Pipal, Mileage...........................$154.08 Prairie Energy Coop, Electric............$3,303.85 Printing Services Inc., Office supplies..................................$783.12 Quality Medical Services, Inc., Machinery equipment.........................$62.23 Lashelle Quintus, Mileage......................$94.08 Kristina Cook-Rabe, Mileage................$515.52 Anne Radechel, Mileage......................$333.60 Linda Rasmussen, Mileage..................$228.48 Barb Redig, Mileage.............................$226.56 Rehabilitation Center, Nursing home................................$6,061.14 Angie Reiland, Mileage..........................$17.76 Fawn Roberts, Mileage........................$172.32 Cindy Roosa, Mileage..............................$1.92 Gayleen Rutherford, Mileage...............$240.00 Sadler, Server enclosure...................$1,610.00 Sanofi Pasteur, Inc., Medical & lab supplies...................$1,312.99 Denise Schumacher, Mileage...............$266.88 Secretary of State, Notary renewal........$30.00 Robert A Shaw, Contract carrier.............$51.68 Shopko, Supplies.................................$126.18 Terry Silbaugh, Malpractice insurance......................$306.88 Darcy Sisson, Grant Expense..............$190.49 Sleuth Systems, Web hosting...............$663.75 Sandy Smidt, Mileage..........................$415.20 Shelle Sporaa, Mileage........................$207.36 Staples Advantage, General office supplies.....................$157.75 Stephens Com., Data Processing Service.................$369.00 Sandy Teig, Repair VA office walls.......$602.47 Kim Thayer, Mileage.............................$451.20 The Trash Man, Service.......................$577.18 Laura Thomas, Mileage........................$168.96 Juanita Thompson, Mileage.................$199.20 Tom Thompson, Mileage......................$124.80 Thrifty White Pharmacy, Health supplies ...............................$332.02 TMI, Toilet rent......................................$190.00 TQ Technologies, Connect VA to server.....................$1,294.00 True Value, Oxygen..............................$145.25 USPS, Postage.................................$2,268.55 Urness, Repair & maintenance/bldg.....$331.48 VENUE ON-HOLD, Grant Expense..$1,795.00 Verizon Wireless, Grant Expense.........$810.43 W & H Co-op Oil Company, Fuel............$76.74 Stan Watne, Mileage............................$163.20 Rae Wolfe, Mileage................................$76.80 Sharon Woodley, Mileage.......................$11.52 WMTel, Phone service............................$37.95 Wright County Auditor, Metered postage.............................$356.23 Wright County District Fair, Tax apportionment.........................$2,208.33 Wright County Engineer, Fuel............$3,143.32 Wright County Health, Vaccination.......$190.00 Wright County Motors, Paint touch up brush........................$777.76 Wright Materials Co., Gravel................$760.25 General Supplemental CFR, Hospital services......................$1,505.00 Deppe Law Office, Court fees................$60.90 Elberg Law Office, PLC, Court fees.......$43.70 Secretary of State, I-voters maintenance fee...............$1,270.76 West Payment Center, Law library.......$476.28 Youth Shelter Care, Service..............$1,446.15 Wright County Employees Side Fund EBS, PSF..........................................$1,890.00 Wright County PSF, Side fund debit............................$11,937.20 Jail Commissary Clarion Super Foods, Food and provisions........................$242.30 Reliance Telephone, Inc., Phone cards....................................$600.00 MH-DD Services Fund Brain Injury Alliance, Registration.........$170.00 Bank of America, Reimbursement........$130.76 Casey’s, Fuel........................................$222.94 County Social Services, Change fund..............................$182,420.00 Goldfield Access, Phone service..........$332.86 Hawkeye West , Service..........................$8.58 Marco, Inc., Repair and maintenance..................$409.83 PRITCHARDS BRITT, Oil change..........$41.73 Staples Advantage, General office supplies.......................$93.35 Alice Warner, Service...........................$261.16 Dodi Whipple, Reimbursement...............$63.24 Wright County Auditor, Utilities and maintenance.................$308.14

Rural Services Basic Fund Belmond Public Library, Tax apportionment.........................$2,480.58 Clarion Public Library, Tax apportionment.........................$2,377.25 Bryan Claude, Mileage/trustee...............$90.00 James Claude, Mileage/trustee..............$90.00 Dows Public Library, Tax apportionment.........................$1,136.91 Eagle Grove Memorial Library, Tax apportionment.........................$2,790.67 Kent Gearhart, Mileage/trustee..............$90.00 Tamie Harrison, Mileage/clerk................$90.00 Rowan Public Library, Tax apportionment.........................$1,550.42 Wright Co. Sanitary Landfill, Tax apportionment.........................$6,018.75 Ziegler Inc., Excavator...................$226,758.85 Economic Development Marketing Bank of America, Mileage/meals..........$159.52 Secondary Road Fund ADS, Inc., Supplies...........................$1,821.57 Ahlers & Cooney, P.C., Service.........$1,000.00 ALL-Iowa Safety, Supplies....................$218.61 Alliant Energy, Utilities ........................$296.06 Arnold Motor Supply, Supplies..........$2,256.56 Barco Muni Products, Street signs....$2,502.43 Barnes Distribution, Supplies...............$860.96 Belmond Independent, Publishing..........$72.00 Blacktop Service Co., Supplies.......$74,937.25 Bank of America, Software................$1,357.50 Calhoun-Burns, Service....................$1,208.30 Campbell Electric Inc., Supplies...............$9.50 CVT, Service......................................$1,992.50 City of Belmond, Utilities........................$63.13 City of Clarion, Utilities.........................$239.65 City of Eagle Grove, Utilities...................$36.17 Clarion Hardware, Supplies....................$32.84 Counsel, Copies.....................................$42.69 CRA Payment Center, Supplies........$1,589.29 Culligan, Service....................................$56.90 Diamond Mowers, Inc., Service.........$1,261.47 Don’s Truck Sales, Supplies.................$889.41 Eagle Building Supply, Supplies.............$63.02 Farmers Coop, Fuel........................$37,002.82 Force America, Supplies......................$332.82 Frontier, Phone service..........................$65.82 Ft. Dodge Machine & Supply, Supplies...........................................$680.12 Goldfield Access, Supplies...................$449.51 Dennis Hammel, Reimbursement........$125.00 Hanson & Sons, Service........................$33.74 Hiway Truck, Supplies.......................$1,450.60 I.C.E.O.O., Registration........................$175.00 Jackson Health Services, Service..........$40.00 K-Con Inc., Supplies..........................$1,107.00 Kimball Midwest, Supplies....................$190.93 Kolacia Construction, Building .......$53,010.00 Brady Lyons, Reimbursement..............$132.61 Marshall & Swift Inc., Supplies...............$64.00 Martin Marietta Materials, Supplies.......................................$10,536.43 McFarland Clinic, Service.......................$88.00 Mid-America Publishing, Publishing.....$193.20 MidAmerican Energy, Utilities...............$776.42 N IA Construction Product, Supplies......................................$10,674.30 NAPA Farm & Auto, Supplies.................$17.94 North Central Cooperative, Supplies....$138.00 Northland, Supplies...........................$1,168.50 Prairie Energy Coop, Intersection lights.............................$309.86 Printing Services Inc., Supplies..............$34.87 Rees, Supplies.....................................$305.11 Ron Reichter, Service.............................$10.69 Solutions, Software...........................$1,852.00 Spencer, Supplies................................$341.82 Star Equipment Ltd., Supplies..............$741.56 The Trash Man, Service.......................$335.40 Tifco Industries, Inc., Supplies..............$474.38 Time Mgmt. Systems, Supplies............$145.39 Triple D, Service...................................$250.00 Urness, Supplies..................................$221.33 Windstream, Phone service...................$59.17 Woolstock Equipment, Supplies...........$219.78 Wright County Auditor, July postage.........$5.40 Yohn Ready-Mix Inc., Bridge repair......$335.05 Zee Medical Inc., Supplies.....................$89.85 Ziegler Inc., Supplies.......................$26,157.75 Public Health Resource Accents on Main, Public relations..........$16.70 Bank of America, Service.....................$150.52 Eagle Grove Greenhouses, Public relations...................................$38.50 Imagine That!, Public relations.............$192.74 Donna Pipal, Service..............................$20.22 Shopko, Service.....................................$21.14 Terry Silbaugh, Medical & lab supplies.....$3.49 FmHA Int. Relending Loan Eagle Grove Com. Dev. Corp., Legal................................................$112.86 County Assessor Bank of America, Office supplies.......$1,812.80 Casey’s, Fuel..........................................$47.74 Goldfield Access, Phone service..........$115.99 IICA, Registration..............................$1,200.00 Imagine That!, Supplies..........................$49.96 Office Elements, Office supplies..........$241.68 Shari Plagge, Mileage..........................$376.32 Solutions, Licensing and maintenance..............................$345.00 TQ Technologies, Supplies................$1,648.10 Vanguard Appraisals, Reappraisal project....................$39,797.00 Wright County Auditor, Metered postage................................$29.90 Grand Total...................................$838,048.97 Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013

Clarion Police Report

Friday, Sept. 13 12:33 a.m. - Gave a warning for speeding.

1:00 a.m. - Drove around the city shed. Everything appeared secure.

1:56 a.m. - Investigated a suspicious vehicle.

2:04 a.m. - Investigated some vandalism at Gazebo Park. The word “Cowboy” had been spray painted on the bathroom doors.

2:22 a.m. - Found a school bus with the emergency door and the main door open. The officer checked the bus out. He found the keys in the ignition and no sign of damage inside the bus.

4:11 p.m. - Gave a warning for speeding.

5:24 p.m. - Gave a warning for speeding.

6:16 p.m. - Gave a warning for speeding.

6:45 p.m. - Ran radar.

7:30 p.m. - Performed a walkthrough at Gazebo Park.

8:28 p.m. - Found two cars with slashed tires. The officer left a note for the homeowners to call the police and report the incident.

10:02 p.m. - Served civil papers.

11:28 p.m. - Found the bathroom doors open at the park near the pool.

There was blood in the woman’s bathroom on the sink, the floor, in the stall, and around the toiler. There was a fork in the sink.

11:35 p.m. - Drove around the elementary school and the softball and football fields. Everything seemed secure.

Saturday, Sept. 14 12:26 a.m. - Drove around the businesses in the southeast part of town. The area seemed secure.

2:12 am. - A bar patron called to report that he had two handguns pulled on him. When the officer arrived, the caller appeared to be intoxicated. The officer searched the vehicles of people involved, and found no weapons.

3:46 a.m. - Responded to a noise complaint at the Lantern Apartments.

The tenants agreed to turn down their music.

5:05 a.m. - Found a bathroom door open at Lion’s baseball field.

6:11 a.m. - Found a black truck at the Hoiberg car lot with the key in the door. The officer took the key and returned it when the dealership opened.

6:39 a.m. - Found a van at the Hoiberg car lot with the keys on the hood. The officer took the key

and returned it when the dealership opened.

9:18 a.m. - Gave a warning for speeding.

9:37 a.m. - Gave a warning for speeding.

10:07 a.m. - Gave a warning for speeding.

2:37 p.m. - Responded to an accident. A vehicle struck a gas pump barricade. The car was not drivable and had to be towed.

3:48 p.m. - Took a dog bite report.

7:30 p.m. - Gave a warning for speeding.

9:18 p.m. - Gave a warning for speeding.

9:55 p.m. - Received a report of a suspicious vehicle. The officer was unable to locate the vehicle.

Sunday, Sept. 15 6:55 a.m. - Assisted on an ambulance call.

5:34 p.m. - Gave a warning for speeding.

6:21 p.m. - Gave a warning for speeding.

7:50 p.m. - Gave a warning for driving with a taillight out.

8:27 p.m. - Gave a citation for speeding.

9:51 p.m. - Gave a warning for driving without taillights.

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315 6th Ave NE • $79,900.00

513 1st Ave NE • $69,500.00

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Remembering our loved ones...

MARY ANNE WATTS FOLLETT Mary Anne Watts Follett, daughter of Wilber Leroy Watts and Blanche Laura Poolman Watts, was born February 9, 1952, in Clarion, Iowa. Mary passed away September 17, 2013, at Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, Iowa at the age of 61.

Service of Remembrance was held Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013, at First Presbyterian Church in Jefferson.

Funeral service was officiated by the Rev. Gordon Moen. Interment will be a later date at the Jefferson Cemetery in Jefferson.

Mary was raised on a farm southwest of Clarion and graduated from Clarion High School in 1970.

Through high school, Mary was active in band, choir and 4H. After high school, Mary attended college at Iowa Central Community College and continued to show milking shorthorn cattle at the Iowa State Fair for several years.

On January 21, 1972, she was

united in marriage to Doug Follett at First Congregational Church in Clarion. To this union two daughters were born Lori and Lacy. They made their home in Clarion until 1982 when they moved to Jefferson.

Mary worked as a deputy treasurer at the Greene County Courthouse and later as a customer service representative for McFarland Clinic and a receptionist at Greene County Medical Center.

Mary enjoyed animals her entire life, raising small breeds of dogs in the last few years before her death.

Mary also loved spending time with her family, especially her grandkids.

Mary is survived by her husband, Doug of Jefferson; daughters: Lori (Tony) Harrah and Lacy (Adam) Follett-Brubaker of Jefferson; 6 grandchildren: Steven Follett, Michael Harrah, Kayleigh Harrah, Jerrett Harrah, Julia Follett and Jacob Brubaker; brothers Leroy (Juanita) Watts of Clarion, IA, Leland (Carol) Watts of Clarion, IA, Dennis (Marlo) Watts of Dows, IA, and Gary (Jeanne) Watts of Riceville, IA; sister Lura (Dwayne) Nelson of Greentop, MO; Brothers-in-law: Jeff (Leslie) Follett of Newton, IA and Jon Follett of Ft Dodge, IA; sistersin-law: Jan Follett of Phoenix, AZ and Dawn (Keith) Holdgrafer of Webster City, IA; other relatives and many friends. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, brother Leonard Watts and infant brother Charles Watts; and her father and mother-in-law Don and Colleen Follett.

Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home, Jefferson, was in charge of the arrangements.

Birth Announcements Baby Girl Loux

Matt and Brittany Loux of Rowan are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Myla Ann Loux on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013.

Myla weighed 6 pounds, 1.5 ounces at birth.

Proud grandparents are Pat Fender and Rob Fender, both of Clarion, and Merlin and Jackie Loux of Dows.

Baby Girl Gorman

Michelle and Chris Gorman of Belmond are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Azalei Joslyn-Elaine Gorman, at 4:57 p.m., on Friday, September 20, 2013.

Azalei weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces at birth. She was welcomed home by her big sister, Havyn, 2.

Proud grandparents are Marj Aldrich and the late Dennis Aldrich of Rowan and Beccy and Rick Heenen of Evansville, Ind.

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OPAL DENIO

Opal DeNio, 85, of Dows passed away peacefully Sunday, September 22, 2013, at her home in rural Dows.

Funeral services for Opal DeNio will be held on Thursday, September 26, 2013, at 1:00 p.m., at the Abundant Life Chapel, 202 Fairview Street, in Dows with Pastor Bruce Klapp officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Dows.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 25, 2013, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., at Ewing Funeral Home, 1801 Central Avenue East, in Clarion and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Thursday.

Opal Viola (Hillman) DeNio was born to Levi and Blanche (Pruitt) Hillman on August 23, 1928 in Lena, Louisiana.

Opal married Verl E. DeNio on July 25, 1952 in Alexandria, Louisiana. They made their first home in rural Dows, and have

continued to farm to this day.

Opal was a founding member of her beloved church, Abundant Life Chapel. The Lord gave Opal a love for flowers and she in return ministered to many touching each of their senses with bouquets at the altar, roses floating in rose bowls, and outdoor splendor.

Opal also enjoyed crocheting, painting and photography. She was a “weed’s worst enemy!” She had a “miracle” green thumb and loved spending time in her garden. Her harvest was shared by all who knew her.

The love for her God and her family superseded all.

Opal is survived by her husband of 61 years, Verl of Dows; her 3 children: Judy Cassen of Fort Dodge, Greg (Linda) DeNio of Dows and Nancy (Thad) Boyington of Hampton; her 5 grandchildren: Joel (Courtney) DeNio of Hampton, Susanne DeNio of Minneapolis, Kelli (Josh) Enabnit of Clear Lake, Ryan (Nicole) Boyington of Ankeny and Andrew (Christina) DeNio of Dows; 10 great-grandchildren: Leighton Memmer, McKayla DeNio, Madelynn DeNio, Jaxon Morgan, Sophia DeNio, Ava DeNio, Stella DeNio, Brayden DeNio, Penelope DeNio, Brooks Boyington, along with her siblings, William Hillman, Marjorie Brown and J.T. Hillman.

Opal was preceded in death by her parents Levi and Blanche Hillman and five of her siblings: Rena, Mable, Ray, LeRoy, and Everett.

Ewing Funeral Home, Clarion, is in charge of the arrangements.

Make a Difference in Your Community – Donate Blood Did you know cancer patients are the number one recipient of blood products? Eligible, volunteer blood donors are needed every day to help ensure cancer patients, newborn babies, trauma patients, and patients undergoing various surgeries receive the life-saving blood products they need. Blood donors make a difference, and in just one hour can help save the lives of up to three hospital patients in our community.

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Belmond Community Blood Drive, Monday, Sept. 30, from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 1207 3rd Street NE. Clarion Community Blood Drive, Tuesday, Oct. 1, from 1 to 6 p.m., at United Presbyterian Church of Clarion, 219 1st Street NW. Sign up to save a life today!

Schedule a blood donation appointment online at www. lifeservebloodcenter.org or call 800.287.4903.

Are you wondering what the changes in health insurance will mean for you? Smart Choice: Health Insurance is a free workshop from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, designed to help you understand your options and make the best decisions for your situation.

Three workshops are planned for Wright County: Thursday, Oct. 24, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Eagle Grove Memorial Library, Eagle Grove Wednesday, Nov 13, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at the Clarion Public Library, Clarion Tuesday, Nov 19, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., at the Belmond Public Library, Belmond The workshop will be led by

Clarion Coin Club meets every fourth Thursday The recent Clarion Fall Coin Show will be reviewed at the club meeting at the Clarion Pizza Ranch on Thursday, Sept. 26. The Fall Show featured 24 tables of coins, currency, stamps, collecting supplies and related merchandise. North Central Iowa dealers and dealers from a wide area participated. The Clarion Coin Club organizes a fall show and a spring show every year.

The Clarion Coin Club meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at the Pizza Ranch in Clarion.

Each meeting features an auction of U.S., Canada, and World Coins.

Sometimes there are stamps, banknotes, medallions, tokens, silver coins, and other U.S. and foreign collectibles. The auction items will be on display at 6 p.m. preceding the business meeting. The auction

86th Annual Union Aid set for October 3

The 86th Annual Union Aid will meet on Thursday, Oct. 3, at the Church of Christ, 414 North Main Street, Clarion. The salad luncheon will be at 12 noon with the business meeting to follow.

The program will be presented

by Michelle Walters on “Building Families”. A freewill offering will be accepted.

Yvonne Stevens, Union Aid president, invites everyone to attend.

Saturday, October 5th • 8:30 am to 1:30 pm

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Wright County Genealogical Searchers to meet

The Wright County Genealogical Searchers will hold their September Meeting on Saturday, Sept. 28, at 1:30 p.m. at the Clarion Library Genealogy Room.

Roll call will be “ What is the earliest year you have found your descendants and how did you discover them.” The program will be given by Jolene Webber.

Everyone is welcome to join them.

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always starts at 7 p.m. Auction items are consigned by club members. The public is welcome to bid. Visitors are welcome.

Items on the September auction will include ten lots of antique tokens from businesses in several Iowa towns including Wesley, New Hampton, Alta, Lake Park, Farrar, and Leighton. There will be ten old Indian Head and Flying Eagle Cents from 1857 to 1867. There will be steel casino tokens, silver dollars, and Canadian items. A total of 87 lots will be offered for sale at the September club auction.

The Clarion Coin Club is one of the oldest and most active coin clubs in Iowa. For details, contact Boyd LaRue, club president, at 515-5320056 or 515-460-5681 (cell).

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The Bazaar will offer fall arts, Christmas items, homemade crafts and baked goods.

Coffee, caramel pecan rolls and apple dumplings will be served from 8:30 to 11:00.

A lunch of beefburgers, salad and homemade pie will be served from 11:00 to 1:00.

Barb Wollan, Extension Family Finance specialist, and will be noncommercial and non-political. It will introduce the new Health Insurance Marketplace – what it is and how to use it - and will describe the cost reductions available to many Iowans through the Marketplace.

Participants will also build information and skills for choosing a health insurance policy that fits their needs.

No pre-registration is required. If you have questions, contact Wright County Extension, 515-532-3453 For information about programs in other counties, go to: www.extension.iastate.edu/ humansciences/health-insurance

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Thursday, September 26, 2013 • The Wright County Monitor Page 7

Traveling back in time....

by Judge Newt Draheim The Great Escapes The old Wright County Jail in Clarion, built about 1889, did not have luxurious 20th Century accommodations. This home away from home was located at 117 1st Ave SE. Leaving the jail without permission was a “no-no” and resulted in a longer return stay.

Breakout I In order for prisoners to exercise, barbells were kept in the “bull pen,” which is a holding cell for inmates awaiting trial. At the bed time check on Saturday night in August of 1932, Sherriff Dan Leonard was struck on the head with a barbell by the suspected ring leader of three prisoners. As the unconscious Sheriff lay on the floor, the prisoners got the keys to set them free. They ran out of the jail in different directions.

The city fire siren was activated by the telephone operator to warn the public of a possible danger. At that time, it was customary to call the operator to learn the reason for the alarm.

The new Deputy, Roy “Lefty” Wilson, was soon on the scene obtaining medical aid for Sheriff Leonard. Knowing an escapee had a

friend living north of Clarion; Lefty went to the farm home and waited in their dark kitchen. Shortly, a shadow slithered through the back porch to the kitchen thinking free at last. Lights! Surprise! Capture of the other two was swift.

Days earlier, the ring leader gave a letter for mailing to a prisoner being released. The letter was to the leader’s wife. It directed her to get three men to “jump” the Officers the day he was taken to court. The letter was intercepted by the Sheriff.

Luckily, it foiled his escape plan and possibly saved lives. At the District Court session, the prisoners entered pleas of guilty. They were sentenced to 5 years at the Reformatory at Anamosa for the jail break and 5 years for assaulting Sheriff Leonard.

As you might expect, barbells were removed from the cell block.

Prisoners were then required to do push-ups or run around the bull pen for exercise.

Breakout II In December 1937, a Clarion and an Eagle Grove prisoner were in jail awaiting their cases to come before the February Grand Jury. A female jail attendant opened the cell block to

permit a trusty to return after tending the heating system for the night.

Using a pocket knife to threaten, the prisoners forced both into the cell block and locked the door. Before incarceration, the prisoners were thoroughly searched and found no knife. How they got possession of the knife was not known. Their capture will be revealed some time in one of the following article. Stay tuned!

Breakout III At 9:00PM, August 20, 1940, a Clarion youth, a Des Moines youth and one from Ottumwa were the only ones in the Wright County Jail “bull pen” awaiting trial. My ball club was finishing a kitten ball game on the vacant lot directly across the street south from the jail.

Unexpectedly, three guys ran out of the jail passed us on the vacant lot to the Rock Island Railroad tracks.

On the jail porch, frantic screams for help from the now Sheriff Wilson’s wife holding a towel over her face.

Afraid to move, we hunkered down to see what was going to happen.

Several neighbors ran to aid Mrs. Wilson. Within a few minutes, Dr. Tompkins arrived and took Mrs. Wilson to his nearby office. Our petrified ball club “ran home runs!”

Next day, it was all over town the Sheriff was gone so his wife opened the “bull pen” door to place a bucket of ammonia water for the prisoners to scrub the floor. Instead, the Clarion prisoner grabbed the bucket and threw the contents in her face.

The three made a quick departure out the front door to the tracks. On the tracks, they went west on foot to

Church news CLARION AREA FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 201 3rd. Ave. NE, Clarion Rev. Don Morrison 515-532-2845 •Thursday, Sept. 26 6:30pm Pack Meeting •Saturday, Sept. 28 7:30am UMM •Sunday, Sept. 29 8:30am Traditional Service, 10:00am Sunday School, 11:00am Contemporary Service, 6:30pm Charge Conference – congregation welcome to attend •Monday, Sept. 30 3:30 to 6:00pm Hiz Kidz •Tuesday, Oct. 1 1:30 to 3:30pm Bible Study in Fireside Room, 6:00 to 7:30pm Girl Scouts meeting •Wednesday, Oct. 2 8:30am Bike Ride – Meet at Prayer Garden – coffee following at Hardee’s (weather permitting), 3:30 to 5:00pm CHICKS, 5:00pm Webelos 2 Den Meeting, 6:00pm Praise Team practice, 7:00pm Chancel Choir practice, 8:00pm Ad Board meeting •Thursday, Oct. 3 4:30pm Webelos 1 Meeting, 5:00pm Bear Den Meeting FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH 420 1st Street N.W., Clarion Rev. Ronald Nelson 515-532-3440 •Sunday, Sept. 29 9:30am Sunday School, 10:00am Fellowship, 10:45am Worship Service •Tuesday, Oct. 1 1:00pm Pastors’ text study in Jewell •Wednesday, Oct. 2 7:00pm Confirmation UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, CONGREGATIONAL 121 3rd Avenue N.W., Clarion Pastor Bill Kem 515-532-2269 •Sunday, Sept. 29 10:00am Sunday School at UPC, 10:15am Fellowship, 11:00am Worship with Confirmation and Communion •Wednesday, Oct. 2 1:30pm Women’s Fellowship, 6:00pm Choir •Thursday, Oct. 4 10:00am Friendship Ministry at UPC, Union Ad at Church of Christ – beginning with a noon salad luncheon CHURCH OF CHRIST 420 North Main, Clarion Pastor Warren Curry 515-532-3273 •Thursday, Sept. 26 9:30am Church Coffee Time at office, 11:35am Leave Church for lunch – Family Table in Eagle Grove, 3:45pm SHINE at church office •Saturday, Sept. 28 9:00am Men’s Breakfast with Fanny at Hardee’s and Women’s Breakfast with Martha at grounded Sunday, Sept. 29 9:00am Sunday School, 10:00am Worship Service, 5:30pm Bible Bowl Practice at church office, 7:00pm IMPACT – (7th to 12th grade) Youth at Church Office •Tuesday, Oct. 1 6:00am Iron Men – New Men’s Prayer Group at church office •Wednesday, Oct. 2 10:00am Church prayer time at Sandy Stephenson’s, 1:45pm Bible Bowl Practice at Church office, 4:30 to 5:30pm God’s Team (Boys Group 4th – 6th grades) at church, 6:00pm Begins Bible Study – James – at Church office ST. JOHN CATHOLIC 608 2nd Ave. N.E., Clarion Father Nils Hernandez, Pastor 515-532-3586 • Thursday, Sept. 26 9:00am Sewing Circle at St. John in Clarion, 7:00pm Cluster Pastoral Council at St. John in Clarion • Friday, Sept. 27 7:40am Rosary at St. John, 8:00am Mass at St. John •Saturday, Sept. 28

8:00pm Mass in Spanish at St. John in Clarion •Sunday, Sept. 29 8:00am Mass at St. John, •Wednesday, Oct. 2 6:30pm Religious Ed at St. John in Clarion UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 219 First Street N.W., Clarion Bill Kem, Pastor 515-532-2709 •Sunday, Sept. 29 9:00am Worship, 10:00am Sunday School, Confirmation Sunday •Tuesday, Oct. 1 10:00am Prayer Group, 1:00 to 6:00pm Blood Drive • Wednesday, Oct. 2 6:00am Early Risers, 6:30pm Advent Team •Thursday, Oct. 3 10:00am Friendship Ministry, 12:00noon Union Aid at Church of Christ THE LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Dana Wendel, Minister 1010 2nd Street SW, Clarion 532-2330 or 532-6686 •Sunday 9:30 am - Sunday School, 10:45 am - Worship Service free lunch following service •Tuesday 11:00 am - Prayer (Hiemstra’s) •Wednesday 7:00 pm - Adult Bible Study THE DWELLING PLACE Pastor Kim Lee 912 Central Ave East 515-293-2822 •Saturdays 6:00pm Service • Sundays 10:00am Services • Wednesdays 7:00 pm Corporate Prayer

GOLDFIELD AREA UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 220 Oak Street, Goldfield Rev. Sara Hill, Pastor 515-825-3581 www.goldfieldupc.com goldpres@goldfieldaccess.net •Thursday, Sept. 26 9:15am TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) weigh-in and meeting, 6:30pm Support and Recovery group at Crossroads on Main Street •Sunday, Sept. 29 9:15am Sunday school for all ages, 9:45am Choir practice in east basement, 10:30am Worship Service, 11:30am Fellowship coffee •Wednesday, Oct. 2 9:30am Presbyterian Women meeting in Rose Room. Hostesses Bev Nelson, Fern Slaikeu, Rodean Frakes, Devotion Diane Kraft, 4:00pm After-School Story-Time with Renee from Eagle Grove Library in East Room, 6:30pm Friendship Circle in Rose Room.

Hostess is Jayne Schipull. Devotion Lisa Asche. Lesson Sonna Johnson LAKE LUTHERAN CHURCH Goldfield Pastor Truman Larson •Sunday 9:00 am Worship Service, 10:15 am Sunday School and Confirmation.

PARK CHURCH OF CHRIST 422 North Washington St., Goldfield Bob Dishman 515-825-3911 •Sunday 9:15 am Bible School, 10:15 am Worship Service-Communion observed weekly; childcare available and Children’s Church, 11:00 am WWE/Jr. Worship GOLDFIELD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH P.O. Box 190 Pastor Christina Perkins Craig Carlson, Youth Minister 515-825-3754 •Sunday, Sept. 29 10:30 am – Worship

HOLMES EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Rich Taylor 515-825-3660 Saturday, Sept. 28 8:00am All Church Work Day •Sunday, Sept. 29 9:45am Sunday School, 10:45am Contemporary Worship •Wednesday, Oct. 2 1:30pm Home Circle, 5:30pm Confirmation at Samuel HOLMES BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Zach Fischer 2137 Hancock Avenue 515-825-3110 •Sunday 9:30 am - Sunday School, 10:30 am - Worship Service, 6:00 pm - Evening Service •Wednesday 7:00 pm - Prayer meeting; Souled Out Group, WRIGHT CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH 1730 130th Street, Kanawha 641-762-3947 •Sunday 9:30 am - Morning Worship, 10:30 am - Fellowship, 11:00 am - Sunday School, 6:00 pm - Evening Worship

ROWAN AREA UNITED CHURCH OF ROWAN Pastor Nancy Hofmeister 811 Pesch Box 38, Rowan •Sunday, Sept. 29 9:00am Sunday School, 10:00am Worship Service, 11:00am Special Church Meeting for all Members, 11:30am Coffee Fellowship IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Missouri Synod Jct. Highway 69 & 3 Pastor Mark Peterson

•Sunday 10:30 am - Divine Service 11:45 am - Bible Study

DOWS AREA ABUNDANT LIFE CHAPEL 202 Fairview St., Dows 515-852-4520 / Bruce Klapp, Pastor • Sundays 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages including adults; 10:30 a.m. - Worship Service with Nursery and Children’s Ministry available; 6:30 p.m. - Adult Bible Study with childcare available • Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. - Adult Bible Study with Nursery, Children and Youth Ministry SOVEREIGN GRACE CHURCH 109 N. Eskridge St., Dows Dows / www.sgcdows.com Doug Holmes, Pastor • Sundays 10:15 a.m. - Sunday School/Coffee;11:15am Worship at First Presbyterian in Dows FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH Dows Pastor Ron Nelson •Saturday, Sept. 28 6:30am Men’s Bible Study at Rick’s •Sunday, Sept. 29 9:00am Worship with Communion, 10:00am Sunday School and Coffee •Wednesday, Oct. 2 1:00pm FLCW Workshop, 5:00pm Confirmation, 8:00pm Council UNITED METHODIST & PRESBYTERIAN Dows / Alexander Shawn W. Hill, Pastor • Sundays 8:45a.m. - Alexander Methodist Worship; 9:00a.m. - Dows Sunday School; 10:00a.m. Dows Joint Worship at Presbyterian Church on first two Sundays each month and at United Methodist Church on remaining Sundays • Thursdays 9 a.m. - Presbyterian Women

Holmes. Finding no cars on Main Street to steal, they ran about mile south to the M. E. Fraser farmstead on highway 10, now 3. Craftily stealing the family Buick, they made a fast departure. The next morning Mr. Fraser went to the Holmes Post Wright County ISU Extension office Office for the usual men’s session is planning a Fire Safety workshop on on contemporary affairs. There he Saturday, Oct. 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 learned his car was stolen. pm., at the extension office located at The same morning the prisoners 210 1st Street SW, Clarion.

Participants will gain: were in Sioux City. An officer became • planning and preparation suspicious when the prisoners paid a strategies to keep childrensafe traffic fine with pennies, nickels and while in your care. dimes. Their possession of small • tips on all steps in a fire safety change was thought to have come plan. from gun and candy machines on • hands on training to expel a fire their trip. extinguisher.

After the prisoners were returned • activity suggestions for preschool to jail, it was rumored Sherriff and school aged children.

Wilson became “ballistic” with the • planning for Business Clarion prisoner for throwing the Emergency Management. ammonia water in his wife’s face. In There is no fee for this workshop; response, the father retained Lawyer however, pre-registration is required by Abe Hobson of Hampton to bring Saturday, Oct. 5, via the website, https:// suit against the Sheriff and Wright ccmis.dhs.sate.ia.us/trainingregistry/ County. The law suit was never This workshop is designed for Day filed. Perhaps, settled or fear of other Care Center Staff and home day care charges being filed. providers. It qualifies for two hours The prisoners pled guilty to jail of DHS training. Refreshments and break. Each sentenced to five years workshop materials will be provided. at Anamosa State Penitentiary, For more information contact Teresa and sentenced on the charges Mendez, ISU Extension and Outreach, awaiting trial to run consecutively.

Wright County Program Coordinator at In addition, the Ottumwa prisoner 515-532-3453. was given 10 years for stealing Fraser’s car. Query: Should the other two conspirators been charged for stealing the car?

Note: Three dozen roses to Clerk of Court’s Office mainly Jennifer A Moped Safety Class will within 5 months, it is required that Hogrefe for records from the be offered at the Transportation you take this course. Class size is Archives!

Technology Center of Iowa Central limited to 30. Pre-registration and Community College located at 1106 pre-payment is required.

South 32nd Street, Fort Dodge, on For additional information, Saturday, Sept. 28, from 8:00 a.m. to contact the Transportation 2:30 p.m. This is a State approved Technology Center at 800-362-2793 FIRST REFORMED program. ext. 1971 or 515-574-1971.

214 Brown St., Alexander If you are 14 or will be turning 14

Fire Safety Workshop to be held Saturday, October 12

Moped Safety Course offered

Pastor Phillip Arnold • Sundays 8:30 a.m. - Adult Sunday School in the Sunshine Room; 9:30 a.m. - Worship; 10:45 a.m. - Sunday School; 6:30 p.m. - HS Youth Group Meeting; 7 p.m. - Pastor Phil’s Radio Ministry on KLMJ • Wednesdays 4:00p.m. - Catechism, Grades 1-8; 7:00p.m.

- High School IMMANUEL U.C.C. 204 E. South St., Latimer Pastor Lindsey Braun • Sunday 9:30am - Worship •Monday 7:00pm - Pastor Lindsey back from vacation ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN 304 W. Main, Latimer Rev. Marvin Lorenz, Pastor • Wednesday 6:30pm - Elders • Saturday 7:00pm - Vespers • Sunday 9:00a.m. - Worship; 10:15 a.m. - ABC / Sunday School

Drink for Pink 2013 Save 2nd Base!

Chappy’s on Main, Clarion October 12 • 6:00 pm DJ, Raffle, Lottery Boards, Food and Drink Specials, Shirts and Koozies available for pre-order now!

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Clarion Lions Club

ChiCken Dinner

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Morgan, Lee Center, Bradford Erling Shultz, Pastor • Sundays, 8:30 a.m. Worship (B); 9:30 a.m.

Worship, (LC); 10:30 a.m. Worship (M) • Tuesdays, 5:15-6:30 p.m. NA/AA Bible Study; 7:30 p.m. (B) Bible Study MISSIONARY ALLIANCE CHURCH 3rd & Lake Streets, Blairsburg Ron Lotz, Pastor 515-325-6210 •Saturday, Sept. 28 MAC Fit fitness group for women of all ages and stages of fitness. MAC Fit is fitness for body, mind and soul.

• Sunday, Sept. 29 9:00am Sunday School for all ages, 10:00am Worship service •Monday, Sept. 30 7:00pm Leader Team meeting •Tuesday, Oct. 1 6:00am Men’s Bible Study at MAC •Wednesday, Oct. 2 6:00pm Pizza Supper, 6:30pm Awana for kids 3 years old through 6th grade, MAC youth for 6-8 grade students, Men’s Bible Study, Women’s Bible Study, “Essentials of Discipline” Parenting class taught by Pastor Ron Lotz, 7:00pm Solid Rock Inc. for Senior High students

SunDay, September 29, 2013

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Serving: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Regular Meal • $9.00 Free special kids meal under 12 For delivery call 532-2895 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon only.

Thrifty White Pharmacy Now has Flu Shots Available.

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Hours: Mon. - Fri. • 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m Sat. 9 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

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United Bank and Trust Company 5K RUN.WALK A SUCCESS HAMPTON – September 11, 2013 – Close to eighty people registered for the UBTC 5K Walk.

Run on Saturday, September 7.

United Bank & Trust Company and Franklin County Conservation were very pleased with the turnout.

“It was a great day with only a touch of rain,” says Shawn Loughren, vice president in the UBTC Alden office. “Thanks to everyone who participated in and helped with the UBTC 5K Run. Walk. At UBTC we have a long history of active involvement with events and activities that support our communities and are excited to be a part this great event.” $1,285 was raised during the three-hour event. All proceeds from the UBTC 5K Run.Walk will benefit

the Maynes Grove park south of Hampton. Overall winners of the 5K were Olivia Layton and Ethan Mulford. First place finishes in their age division went to: Claire Miller, Brody Hoversten, Katie Meyer, Jacob Grefe, Macala Mennen, Ethan Mulford, Olivia Layton, Jeff Fiet, Tracy Spear, Keith Minardi, Sherry Sprung, Jeff Spear, Anne McWilliams and Mick Snell. A complete listing of race results can be found online at www.ubtc.net.

United Bank & Trust Company is a locally owned bank with nearly $145 million in assets and more than 28 employees.

For more than 98 years the company has provided products and services to meet its customers’ financial needs throughout every stage of life.

Connor Miller and his dad Brian race to cross the finish line.

Wright County has new naturalist Jerre Grefe accepts her UBTC 5K Run.Walk place medal

Ellsworth Community College announces 2013 Spring/Summer Graduate List One hundred fifty-nine Ellsworth Community College students completed graduation requirements during the Spring and Summer 2013 terms, and will receive their degrees/ diplomas in a variety of programs.

The staff and administration congratulate these new Ellsworth alumni for their academic accomplishments.

Area graduates included:

JAKE SCHABEN

BY KIM DEMORY egeagle@goldfieldaccess.net The great outdoors has been a part of Jake Schaben’s life since he was a small boy. Growing up the son of a park ranger in Harlan, Iowa, Schaben spent a great deal of time outside.

“Just growing up in that setting made me interested in nature,” he said.

After graduating high school, Schaben attended Peru State College in Nebraska on a basketball scholarship. He graduated with a degree in wildlife ecology.

From there, Schaben headed to South Dakota where he worked for the games and park department.

He had only been there two months when he heard about the job of Wright County naturalist. Despite the fact he liked his job in South Dakota, Schaben knew he had to apply. “(The Wright County) job was more focused on what I wanted to do…education and being in the classroom with kids,” Schaben said.

On May 29, 2013, he officially began his new job as the Wright County naturalist, replacing Charlie Bray. He will be in charge of maintaining the wildlife areas, coordinating outdoor park programs,

Jessica McVay of Clarion received a diploma for medical office practitioner.

Kent Thelke of Dows received a diploma for swine management and Associate in Applied Science in farm management.

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL Jake Schaben, the new Wright County naturalist, spent time in the lower Eagle Grove Elementary classrooms on Friday, Sept. 13. The kids enjoyed getting to know him as much as they did learning about past and present plants and animals of Wright County. Photo by Kim Demory visiting Wright County classrooms, and serving as the Lake Cornelia park ranger, just to mention a few of his duties.

In this new position, Schaben said he is most looking forward to “dedicating some time towards environmental education, getting to know the people of the community, and working with the schools.”

By this time next year, after he’s had a chance to get his feet wet in the position, Schaben hopes to add more summer programs and night hikes to the agenda. He would also like to offer canoeing and kayaking in the river.

“I can already tell how welcoming the people of this area are and I look forward to working with all of them,” Schaben said.

Piloxing Fusion Mondays and Wednesdays 6:30 pm - 7:15 pm Oct. 7th – Nov. 13th, Goldfield School Offered 2 nights a week to fit your busy schedule. Sign up to come both nights or just one.

To reserve your spot or for more details call Wright Medical Wellness Center at 515-448-4599 or Lisa Russell at 515-570-4099

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If no answer, please leave message.

Now opeN for busiNess Call for an appointment with Dr. Todd Brown 515-602-6910

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Hours: Monday - Thursday 8 am - 12 pm • 12:30 - 5:30 Friday 8 am - 12 pm Later hours available by appointment

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We provide ALL aspects of Dental Care.

Dr. Pamela Kelch

Dentist

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HANDY MAN

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Estlund Heating and Air Conditioning

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• Lennox Dealer • Quality Service • Geo-Thermal

Service on refrigerators, freezers & air conditioners.

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215 13th Avenue SW, Clarion Conveniently located in Iowa Specialty Hospital 515.532.2801

Studio Portraits LLC

Paul Dayton, DPM & Mark Hartman, DPM

in Goldfield All 10 ft. by 20 ft. Units

Community Pharmacy

Jon Lennarson • 515-532-2036

Foot and Ankle – Fort Dodge

MARTIN STORAGE UNITS

BURTON E. TRACY & CO. P.C. Certified Public Accountant 902 Central Ave. E. • Clarion Phone: 515-532-6681 Fax: 515-532-2405

• Painting • Carpentry • Fix It • Repair It FREE ESTIMATES

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“Portrait Studio”

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Mike Vodraska Commercial Clarion • Ph. 515-532-3562

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE CALL 515-532-2871

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE CALL 515-532-2871 Dr. Snively & Gildner, P.C. Optometrists

Medicare/Medicaid Accepted Open Mon. - Tues. 8-6 Wed.-Thurs. 8-5 Belmond Clarion Friday 8-Noon 444-3380 532-3630

The Wright County Monitor & The Wright Reminder

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Papering, Staining, Varnishing Commercial, Residential, Farm Buildings

RADECHEL Painting Services Craig: 515-293-1196 Scott: 515-371-2386

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Thursday, September 26, 2013 • The Wright County Monitor Page 9

Classifieds

LAND AUCTION

160± Acres • Wright County, Iowa

now Hiring!

Immediate Openings, Benefits Available Please come to the job fair:

Thursday, October 3rd

Clarion Railroad Depot • 10 am-2 pm

302 S. Main St. Clarion, IA Local positions: WelDIng, Assembly, Packaging, Farmhands & General Labor.

Bring proof of employment eligibility, two forms of ID to fill out paperwork & resume if available.

Friday, October 4, at 2:00 PM

at the Belmond City Hall Community Room 112 2nd Avenue Northeast in Belmond, Iowa For Property Details, Contact:

Jeffrey T. Obrecht, Agent/Auctioneer “The Dirt Dealer” ™ in Iowa Falls, Iowa

If you cannot attend the fair please call 641-423-1830 for other ways to apply.

"No necesario hablar ingles" but you must bring a translator to fill out the applications Masterson Personnel is an equal opportunity employer.

Help Wanted

(641) 648-5065 or (515) 689-1648 JObrecht@FarmersNational.com

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Real Estate Sales • Auctions • Farm and Ranch Management Appraisals • Insurance • Consultations • Oil and Gas Management Lake Management • National Hunting Leases

A.D. Tech SoluTionS

computer and network Repair Virus Removal Farm Manager Centrum Valley Farms is hiring a Farm Manager for its layer sites.

Candidate will be responsible for overseeing production and farm management. This position works directly with the production staff in producing and maintaining healthy birds and eggs. This position also requires verification of food, water, temperature, alarm systems, and molt schedule. We are looking for an individual with at least 2 years of poultry complex management, poultry husbandry background, self-starter, organized, and with great communication skills. This is a high level; salaried position.

Logistics - Customer Service Support Centrum Valley Farms is hiring a Logistics-Customer Service Support position for our fast-paced Galt Sales Office. We are looking for an individual who is a self-starter, organized, great customer service with inventory and inside sales experience. Candidate must have extensive experience using MS office software. Bilingual preferred.

College Degree preferred.

Please send resume to: Centrum Valley Farms P. O. Box 538, Clarion, IA 50525 Heating and Cooling Technician Centrum Valley Farms is seeking a full-time Heating and Cooling Technician. Position Responsibilities include maintain, service and repair all types of heating and cooling systems, including chillers, and boilers. Perform diagnostic troubleshooting of systems to ensure minimum downtime.

Minimum requirements • Valid Iowa State driver’s license • 1+ years’ experience with commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning operation, maintenance and repair.

• Universal refrigerant license • Self-motivated and can work with minimal supervision • Be able to work Monday to Friday, some weekends required Please send resume and cover letter to: Centrum Valley Farms PO Box 538 Clarion, Iowa 50525 Attn. Human Resource Centrum Valley Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer

PERFECT JOB = working in a positive team environment, being engaged and passionate about what you do, and having fun while you do it. If these are qualities you are looking for in a job then look no further than Hagie Manufacturing Company.

Mon.- Wed. and Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

207 North Main Street

Lantern Park

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help wanted

Part-time early morning prep work at the Arby’s location at Dows Junction.

Apply in store only.

Arby’s Restaurant Dows Junction Travel Station 904 Cardinal Avenue Dows, IA 50071

Affordable Housing offering 1 & 2 bedroom apartments.

Refrigerator, Stove Resident controlled heat On site laundry Handicap units Rental assistance avail.

Applications at 601 2nd St. SE Clarion or call 515-532-6837

Humboldt Homes

1108 15th St. N. 1107 19th St. N.

• Rental assistance available • Rent based on income Now • On-site Laundry center • Trash & snow removal included NoN-SmokiNg • Private parking • Quiet setting • Community rooms available for tenant use • All utilities included in the rent • Activities - card parties, potlucks • Stove and refrigerator provided • Co-City Bus transportation available • 62 years of age or older or disabled/handicapped of any age

Apply todAy!

Connor Management 641-435-4788

This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.

Now Hiring Christensen Farms is hiring

Animal Care Workers in various locations in Iowa.

Competitive wage and advancement opportunities Excellent benefit package Full Time - Day Hours No experience required.

Apply online at www.christensenfarms.com Equal Opportunity Employer

NOW HIRING—2nd shift welders, Painters, & Fabrication along with 1st shift Assembly positions Visit hagiecareers.com to view all openings Hagie Manufacturing Company 721 Central Ave. West Clarion, Iowa 50525 515-532-2861 Email: csherwood@hagie.com

GREAT CAREER OPPORTUNITY!

Titan Machinery, Inc., a CNH agricultural and construction equipment dealer with 106 locations operating in North America, has an IMMEDIATE opening at its WILLIAMS, IA store location for a

PARTS COUNTER PERSON Parts sales experience and agricultural equipment knowledge preferred.

Excellent computer & customer service skills preferred. Responsible for inventory management, increasing parts sales, filling parts orders via phone and walk-in customers, as well as internal shop. Titan Machinery provides excellent benefits and competitive compensation packages. Great work environment and location to live!

Truck Drivers WanTeD Home every nigHT

Gold-Eagle Cooperative is taking applications for qualified Full time drivers. Must have a Class A CDL, Hours (M-F) 48-54 hours/overtime after 40, Benefit package includes-BC/BS Health Ins., 12 days vacation first yr., up to 25 days vacation, Dental Ins, 401(K), Holidays, uniform allowance, Non-Contributory Retirement Plan.

Must pass D.O.T. Physical, drug test. Send Resume to: 211 East Broadway, Eagle Grove, IA 50533.

Now Hiring • LPN or RN Full-time, 2-10 p.m. shift We strive to provide the best possible work environment for our staff. Apply in person or contact Tracy Quinones, tquinones@abccorp.com

Titan Machinery is a drug free workplace and conducts pre-employment drug testing. EEO EMPLOYER.

APPLY ONLINE www.titanmachinery.com

Direct Inquiries to: Titan Machinery, HR 644 East Beaton Drive West Fargo, ND 58078-2648 701-356-0130

ABCM Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer

NOTICES FOR SALE: TOPPERS Buy factory direct. Uni-Cover - 641-843-3698 (Britt) tfc NOTICE: Garage door sales, service and repairs. Farm, home and commercial garage doors and operators.

For prompt service, phone Mike Sampson in Kanawha at 641-7623330 tfc I’M BACK from Texas and available to take care of your wiring needs. Call Don Schroeder at 515-602-3902. tfn

FOR SALE: Antique 1940’s tall oak chest of 5 drawers, bottom drawer is cedar $100/OBO. Clean pillow top World Class Pocket Coil Springs queen bed, frame included $100/OBO. Call 532-3042 38pd

FOR RENT

FOR RENT: 1 bedroom apartment, all utilities furnished. Call Betty: 515-825-8007. tfc FOR RENT: 4 bedroom apartment, 2 bath, no pets. Call Betty: 515-8258007 tfc

FOR SALE

WANTED

FOR SALE: GE Cool White fluorescent light bulbs. There are 14 which are 8 feet long and 60 watts, asking $3 a piece. There are 26 which are 4 feet long and 34 watts, asking $2 a piece. Inquire at MidAmerica Publishing Corporation, 9 2nd St. NW, Hampton, IA. Ask for Dan. tfc

WANTED: FOR ALL YOUR ELECTRICAL work, I’m available to take care of your wiring needs.

Call Don Schroeder at 515-6023902. tfn

FOR SALE: 1994 Lincoln Continental Executive Series. white exterior, blue leather interior, 85,533 miles, 3.8 liter engine, runs great, excellent tires, new Interstate battery, now reduced to $3,500. Contact: David Ackerman at (515) 5326982 or (563) 580-1407 THIS PUBLICATION DOES NOT KNOWINGLY ACCEPT advertising which is deceptive, fraudulent or which might otherwise violate the law or accepted standards of taste. However, this publication does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy of any advertisement, nor the quality of the goods or services advertised. Readers are cautioned to thoroughly investigate all claims made in any advertisements, and to use good judgment and reasonable care, particularly when dealing with persons unknown to you who ask for money in advance of delivery of the goods or services advertised.

WANTED: Farmland to rent. Call Duane S chnittjer 515-851-0703 Pd 39,40

Will do Housecleaning

in Eagle Grove or Clarion area.

References are available.

Residential or commercial 515-293-1672

Fall Kanawha 2013

GARAGE SALES

October 4 & October 5 Friday, Oct. 4: after school Saturday, Oct. 5: starting at 8 a.m.

Free Map and Listings at Pronto

Mosaic

apply for: Direct support associate: Full time and Part time. Working with

individuals with disabilities. Positions available in Belmond, Clarion, Eagle Grove, & Webster City. Requires Valid DL and ability to pass DS/BG. Competitive Pay/Benefits.

applications available at:

Mosaic

210 2nd st. N.W. clarion, iowa 50525 515-532-3221 or online at www.mosaicinfo.org

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NORTHWEST Crawford Creek Impoundment Fishing has been slow.

Moorehead Park Pond Fishing has been slow.

Brushy Creek Lake Water clarity is decent. Anglers are focusing on panď&#x192;&#x17E;sh around the submerged trees. Try ď&#x192;&#x17E;shing in 10 to 20 feet of water. There are lots of bluegills around 9 inches.

Storm Lake (including Little Storm Lake) Fishing remains the same as last week. Channel Catď&#x192;&#x17E;sh - Good: Drift ď&#x192;&#x17E;shing with night crawlers have been working. White Bass - Fair: White bass can be caught pulling plugs, crankbaits, or casting white twisters. Walleye - Slow: Pulling plugs or shad raps continue to be the best producers. The dredge machine on Storm Lake is in operation. Stay clear of the dredge, booster pump, and pipeline that runs from the dredge to the east shore.

North Twin Lake Fishing for yellow bass and crappie is starting to pick up. Anglers are focusing their efforts around docks.

Swan Lake Fishing has been slow. Water clarity has been reduced due to algae blooms.

Black Hawk Lake The lake is about six inches below crest. Water clarity has been reduced in some areas due to algae blooms.

Black Hawk Lakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ď&#x192;&#x17E;shery was renovated last fall. Although we have been restocking the lake with sport ď&#x192;&#x17E;sh, there are not a lot of harvestable size ď&#x192;&#x17E;sh in the lake yet.

Browns Lake Anglers are catching catď&#x192;&#x17E;sh using Sonnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stink bait and dead shad.

Fishing for other species has been slow.

Snyder Bend Lake Fishing has been slow.

Little Sioux River (Linn Grove to Correctionville) Good sized catď&#x192;&#x17E;sh are taking chicken livers and chicken guts. Use a slip sinker and hook and look for the current breaks along high banks preferably or the standard snags.

Anglers should really focus on the current breaks.

For more information on lakes and rivers in the Black Hawk District contact the Black Hawk District Ofď&#x192;&#x17E;ce at 712-657-2638.

Lake Smith Channel Catď&#x192;&#x17E;sh - Good: Try cutbait, worms, or stinkbait. Fish are probably biting best the last hour of sunlight to an hour after sunset. Bluegill - Slow: Largemouth Bass - Good: A few largemouths are being caught in the evening and early morning.

Lake Catherine Channel Catď&#x192;&#x17E;sh - Good: Cats are biting on minnows or chicken liver.

Try early morning or right at dark.

They are decent size with some running 7-9 pounds. Largemouth Bass - Good: Largemouth are biting on spinners.

Clear Lake Channel Catď&#x192;&#x17E;sh - Good: Catď&#x192;&#x17E;sh are still hitting quite well. Fish can be caught just about anywhere on the lake. Try the edges of the reeds and

ď&#x192;&#x17E;sh in the morning or evening with worms, cutbait or stinkbait. Bluegill - Fair: Target the jetties by Ventura.

Dangle a worm right on the edge of the rocks off the tips of the jetty in the evening hours. Crappie - Fair: Reports of anglers catching crappies

by Dodgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Point. Walleye - Slow: Anglers are catching a few walleyes trolling or drifting along the north shore, from the state dock area to the east. Muskellunge - Good: Muskies are still hitting. People are hooking them mostly by docks. Yellow Bass - Good: Anglers are still catching good numbers of yellows out from the state dock area in the middle of the main lake. On strong south wind days, shore anglers can pick up good numbers by the boat harborage and reed edges.

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Crystal Lake Bluegill - Good: Anglers are picking bluegills up in 7-8 feet of water but some deep, too. Largemouth Bass Good: Anglers have reported catching lots of largemouth. Fish on the outside edges with a bobber and live bait or try a weedless spoon. Walleye - Slow: Walleyes are around 1620 inches. Fish deep during the day, then a little shallower during the evening.

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Iowa River (Iowa Falls to Marshalltown) Channel Catď&#x192;&#x17E;sh - Good: Fish the logjams and deeper holes and move often. Fish with cutbait or stinkbait.

Flathead Catď&#x192;&#x17E;sh - Good: A few reports of anglers catching ď&#x192;&#x;atheads on dough balls. If you can get a boat or kayak on the river and ď&#x192;&#x17E;nd some of the deeper holes to spend the night with some live bait, you should have good success.

Winnebago River Anglers are catching pike, smallmouth bass, and catď&#x192;&#x17E;sh on artiď&#x192;&#x17E;cial lures on the Winnebago from Mason City to Rockford. Northern Pike Good: Anglers are catching their limits on artiď&#x192;&#x17E;cial lures. Channel Catď&#x192;&#x17E;sh - Good: Catď&#x192;&#x17E;sh should be biting well. Try whatever you have available: worms, cutbait, stinkbait, live bait. Some of the best action can be had by throwing a slip sinker rig right in front of a snag/logjam and waiting for a bite. Smallmouth Bass - Good: Smallmouth are also hitting well on a variety of artiď&#x192;&#x17E;cial baits.

East Fork Des Moines (Algona to Humboldt) Water is low and anglers are using kayaks. Northern Pike - Good: Pike are also being caught on crankbaits.

Channel Catď&#x192;&#x17E;sh - Good: Catď&#x192;&#x17E;sh are good size (3-8 pounds) and can be caught on a variety of bait (worms, cutbait, live bait, stinkbait). Some anglers have had good luck using a purpledescent crankbait. Smallmouth Bass - Good: Smallmouth (most are 10-14 inches though some may push the 20-inch mark) hitting gold and black crankbaits.

For lake updates and ď&#x192;&#x17E;shing information in the north central area contact the Clear Lake Fish and Wildlife ofď&#x192;&#x17E;ce at 641-357-3517.

Big Spirit Lake Smallmouth Bass - Slow: Look around rock piles and weed lines with a combination being even better. Largemouth Bass - Slow: Fish have been found in a few different areas but there doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to be a clear cut pattern. Pitching docks, cranking weed lines, and top water early and late have all caught a few ď&#x192;&#x17E;sh. Walleye - Slow: Fishing con-

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East Okoboji Lake Yellow Bass - Fair: Try a pilkie tipped with wigglers over rock piles.

West Okoboji Lake Bluegill - Slow: Look for bluegills in and around weeds, with open pockets and weed edges being the most productive. Live bait rigged on a slip bobber rig suspended just above the weeds has been good as well as jigging pilkies and small jigs. A few perch and yellow bass are also being picked up with this presentation.

Little Sioux River (state line to Linn Grove) The water is low and ď&#x192;&#x17E;sh are concentrated in deeper holes. Try a white twister tail for walleye and a worm on bottom should catch just about anything.

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Clarion-Goldfield Cowgirls defeat Eagles in three sets Polzin has three aces, 25 digs

By Les Houser Even with three injured players on the bench, the Clarion-Goldfield varsity volleyball team had more than enough to defeat Eagle Grove last Tuesday night in three straight sets. The Eagles did stay within striking distance in the first two, going down 25-19, 25-19. The final

set was a bit easier as C-G took that 25-12 to close it out. Jenalee Hinkle and Hannah TerHark were both out of the rotation, joining Jossie Sann as Cowgirls currently sidelined.

The team served at 94.5 percent for the evening, with three Cowgirls finishing at perfect numbers for the

Shelby Engh readies a serve in the home match with Eagle Grove. The sophomore managed to go a perfect 13 of 13 with an ace, and also added a couple of digs to her line

match. Hope Polzin was 19 of 19 with three ace serves, Shelby Engh 13 of 13 with one ace and Hannah Kapka 11 of 11. Maddie Disney was 12 of 13 with an ace, Mara Warnke 9 of 10 with an ace and Celeste Swanson 5 of 7 with an ace.

Kapka had eight assists as setter, with Disney making two and Rector one assist. Celeste managed seven successful spikes to lead the attack, with Sydney TerHark pounding three kills. Disney, Kapka, Polzin and Lili Swanson all chipped in with one kill apiece.

The team totaled 54 digs, with Polzin having a busy night in making 25 saves of the ball. Warnke

had nine, Celeste eight and Disney six digs. Kapka added four and Engh two. Lili added two solo blocks to her final line, while Disney, Kapka, Maycie Rector, Celeste and Sydney all chipped in with one apiece.

“While we were able to get the win, we need to come out with more intensity against the rest of the conference teams,” said head coach Katrina TerHark.

The team is currently 8-6 overall and will play at Hampton-Dumont this Thursday, then travel to a tournament hosted by Bishop Garrigan on Saturday. They stay on the road with a trip to Webster City next Tuesday.

Mara Warnke executes a nice serve-receive in the match with Eagle Grove. The junior finished with 9 of 10 serving and an ace, and had nine digs in the three-set win. On Saturday in Forest City, she was 21 of 24 and had 17 digs in six tournament matches.

Cowgirl volleyball has rough day at Forest City Only win one of five matches

By Les Houser

The Clarion-Goldfield varsity volleyball team ran into some tough competition at the Forest City Invitational last Saturday, only taking one match versus Clear Lake while dropping the rest on the day.

They opened pool play versus the host Indians, losing by set scores of 21-13, 21-13. The team served at 85 percent, with Shelby Engh going 5 of 5 and Hannah TerHark 3 of 3 with two aces. The team had nine total kills, with Celeste Swanson getting three of them herself along with a solo block. Hope Polzin contributed six digs.

“We had a slow start to our day with this match,” said coach TerHark.

“We couldn’t get much of an offense going and that makes it tough to win.

We were not able to get our hands on much to slow the ball for the back row. We also need to be at 90-95 percent in serving to win matches.”

The next pool play match was against Spirit Lake, and resulted in a 2-1 loss by set scores of: L21-19, W21-14, L15-10. The team served at 88 percent, and had six total blocks and 16 kills. Polzin was 16 of 16 and added 13 digs to lead that stat, while Celeste had 10 of 10 and six kills.

“We should have been able to get the win, but again had a hard time getting our offense in gear and putting more than two to three points together at a time,” said TerHark.

“We did much better in serving, blocks and kills than against Forest City.”

The Cowgirls then entered the Bronze bracket, playing three more matches to determine third place for the day. They started off with a familiar NCC foe in Clear Lake, defeating the Lions in straight sets

by scores of 21-17, 21-9. The team served at 100 percent for the first time this year, and compiled 13 total kills in getting the victory. Polzin and Celeste were both 10 of 10, with Polzin also grabbing eight digs and Celeste six kills.

“We had a few lineup changes and it seemed to work for us,” said TerHark.

“The girls are communicating and having fun, which we need to do more of for us to work as a team and be successful. If we can be more consistent the wins will follow.”

The next match was versus North Iowa, which resulted in a 2-1 loss by set scores of: L21-12, W21-14, L15-8. Team serving was at 86.5 percent, with Warnke at 9 of 9 and Polzin 8 of 9. Polzin had 11 digs and Celeste four kills. Maddie Disney and Hannah TerHark added three kills each.

“Again we had our chances to put them away and just couldn’t get it done,” said the coach. “In our third set, we started down 7-0 and that makes it very hard to come back from when you only play to 15 points. We did put a little run together but just ran out of steam. Our serving still needs to be more consistent.”

The day ended with a two-set loss to St. Ansgar 21-15, 21-5. The team served at nearly 89 percent, with Disney at 4 of 4 and Sydney TerHark also 4 of 4. Polzin made 10 saves of the ball in the back row.

“We had a tough time at the end of this tournament,” said coach TerHark. “We lost our focus and couldn’t get it back. We struggled in serve-receive and then weren’t able to get our offense going.”

For the entire day, Polzin was 41 of 43 in serving with two aces.

Celeste Swanson was 29 of 32 with an ace, Warnke 21 of 24 and Hannah TerHark 19 of 21 with an ace. Disney was 14 of 22.

Hannah Kapka set the ball for 32 total assists. Celeste had 14 kills, Lili Swanson seven kills and Disney six kills. Sydney added five and Hannah TerHark four on the day.

Polzin finished with 48 digs, and was followed by Warnke with 17, Celeste with 15, Disney with 12 and Hannah TerHark with 10.

The team goes to HamptonDumont this Thursday, then plays their final Saturday tournament at Bishop Garrigan in Algona. They play Garrigan again the following Tuesday at the Golden Bears gym.

“We need to put the weekend behind us and keep moving forward,” concluded coach TerHark. “We are playing a very young team, and they are learning and getting better. But when you play with inexperience, at the varsity level, it will have its ups and downs. We need to continue to be positive and build on the good things we are doing.”

Cowgirl notes: The NCC is well represented in the latest state volleyball rankings. As of September 19, Bishop Garrigan is 11th in 1A while Iowa Falls-Alden is 14th in 3A. Algona was ranked 10th as well in 3A but dropped out. Webster City is 10th in 4A…The team is currently serving at 91.3 percent efficiency for the season…Polzin has 20 total aces, with both Celeste Swanson and Disney at 16 each…Hinkle has 126 assists, with Celeste totaling 109 kills…Polzin leads with 212 digs…

Lili Swanson has 17 total blocks with sister Celeste right behind with 16.

With Jenalee Hinkle still recovering from injury, Hannah Kapka has become the primary setter for the Cowgirl varsity. The sophomore finished with eight assists in the Tuesday match, then came back with 32 assists on the day for the tournament. Also pictured is Maycie Rector.

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Clarion-Goldfiled Cowboys set tone early, never let up in 51-25 win Pogge rumbles for 180 yards, Haberman scores three touchdowns

By Les Houser Clarion-Goldfield punched in three touchdowns in the first quarter alone, sending a strong message to the visiting Estherville-Lincoln Central Midgets that the Homecoming crowd would see a home team win.

With several players stepping up with big contributions, the Cowboys rode all of it to a nice 51-25 win to even their record at 2-2 overall.

“I like that we started so much faster than the week before,” said a pleased head coach Paul Hansch.

“We put them in a serious hole in the first quarter. We scored on every possession we had time to score on.

We had more focus and enthusiasm.

Maybe it was for homecoming, or to make up for last week. Whatever it was, it was great to see.”

With 8:25 on the clock in the first quarter, the red and black struck first on a one-yard effort by their tank Mitch Gambrill. It was followed by a pass from Trenton Sann to Joel Haberman for two-points, and C-G was up 8-0. Just over a minute later, Zach Pogge took off like a rocket on a pretty 64-yard run to the end zone.

A two-point conversion by Sann made it 16-0. With two minutes left in the quarter, Sann lofted a 21-

yard touchdown pass to Haberman.

Another two-pointer, again from Sann to Haberman, made 24-0.

Following a second-quarter ELC score, the Cowboys went to work again with another drive culminating in a nifty 24-yard scamper to paydirt

by Haberman. The try for two failed, making it 30-0. The Midgets would score again right before halftime.

The Cowboys also came out with fire in their eyes to own the third quarter, striking quickly on a 21-yard Sann run at the 8:25 mark. A twopoint run by Pogge made it 38-13.

With 3:13 left in the period, Sann hit Haberman for a six-yard touchdown pass. The PAT by Haberman made it 45-13. Sann would call his own number for the final score, going in from 21-yards away. The PAT kick was no good.

“Our offensive execution was very good, and our defense against the run held them to 85 yards with most of that on scrambles,” said Hansch.

“I was pleased, as it continues to be very tough to run on us. We started each half well, with the early second half seeing a stop, and then a score by us, followed by a fumble recovery and a score. While we were

very good against the run, we were not particulary fast with our pass rush. That will be our next focus in the progression of getting this team better.”

Hansch admitted that the Midgets quarterback was hard to deal with.

“He was as mobile as I’ve seen in a long time,” said Hansch. “He also throws a nice ball. We reduced them to being one dimensional on offense.

If you can force an opponent to do that you’re in good position to be successful. We were very efficient in passing too.”

The Cowboys compiled 379 total yards of offense, including 348 net rushing yards, compared to 369 yards for ELC. The Cowboys had 12 first downs, and were penalized six

times for 50 yards compared to 10 flags for 100 yards on the Midgets.

Pogge led the ground attack with 180 yards on 18 carries with one score.

Haberman gobbled up 87 yards on 10 attempts and a touchdown. Sann had his number called 11 times and responded with 80 yards and two scores. Mason Willey added three yards and Kirby Simmons one yard.

Sann was three of five in passing for 31 yards and two touchdowns.

Haberman caught all three passes.

Sann kicked six times for a 47-yard average, with Haberman making two kicks for a 35-yard average. Sann punted once for 40 yards. Haberman returned one kick for 15 yards and Pogge one kick for 14 yards, while Haberman returned two punts for 17

yards total.

Elliott Ahrens led the tackle chart with 13 total tackles including one solo stop. Gambrill and Caleb Hanson had eight total each with Gambrill getting one solo. Haberman had seven total tackles with five of them as solo efforts. Taylor Lehman managed six tackles with two solo stops. Sann had five total with two as solo tackles. Simmons and Kenton Waters each had four tackles, with Waters having three solo in his total.

Pogge and Spencer Peterson each had three tackle assists, and Gavin Disney had one solo and one assist.

Other tackle assists were contributed

by Trevor Petersen (5), Jacob Harvey (4), Jacob Wiezoreak (3), Bailey Kothe (2) and both Brandon Flurer and Willey (one apiece).

Waters had an interception for a 45-yard return, and blocked a kick, while Lehman recovered a fumble.

Disney registered two sacks, and both Harvey and Lehman a half-sack

each.

“I couldn’t help but feel pleased with this effort, and the kids should feel like we are getting better also,” said Hansch. “We had a nice crowd too, and we thank them for our great fan support.”

This week: Forest City (1-3, 0-2 dist) at Cowboys (2-2, 1-1 dist)The Indians come off a 21-14 loss to East Sac County. “It’s nice to have them at home for a change,” said Hansch. “It’s also our first week of back to back home games in three seasons. That will help. Two of their losses were to Spirit Lake and Clear Lake, which are both ranked. They have good athletes and some big kids, and those kids have had a lot of success in the last two years of that program. If we can reduce them to just one thing offensively we should be alright. We need to be physical, smart and sound defensively. Our offense has moved the ball all year and we need to continue doing that.”

Kenton Waters runs an interception back for 45 yards in the game last Friday. The junior also blocked a kick and made three solo tackles.

Joel Haberman was a busy man in the offensive plans for the Cowboys last Friday night. The junior not only grabbed two touchdown passes, but also scored once on a run and twice on two-point conversions. To show more versatility, he also kicked an extra point.

Winners of 2013 Punt, Pass and Kick Announced The local competition for the 2013 NFL Punt, Pass and Kick was held Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Clarion-Goldfield High School football field. It was a sunny day with winds out of the south-southwest at 20 miles per

Cowboy quarterback Trenton Sann has proven to be a dual threat for this year’s new offense, and is equally capable in both running or passing when needed. He rushed for 80 yards versus the Midgets and passed for 31 more in the 51-25 win.

Zach Pogge follows the path of his blocker Caleb Hanson as he looks for more daylight in the game versus Estherville-Lincoln Central. The sophomore continues to improve each week, gaining 108 yards in this game with a touchdown. Hanson managed eight tackle assists on defense for his night’s work.

Logan Holmes Wins Pigskin Picks Logan Holmes and Rob Schmidt both went 10-2 in week four of Pigskin Picks, with Holmes taking first place. Kevin Olson takes second through a drawing, and finished at 9-3. Others with 9-3 records included Russ Schumacher, Scott Simmons, Bill Roberts, Cortney Olson, Coady Olson, Joy Bonin and Mitch Roberts.

Picking the correct winner of C-G vs. E-LC was a difficult task, and the parity in the NFL continues to be a problem in figuring out winners in those Sunday games.

The season standings through week 4 are as follows: Logan Holmes 41

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By Karen Weld ** Congratulations to ClarionGoldfield & Dows Schools 2013 Homecoming King Mitch Gambrill and Queen Frances Kem who were nominated and selected by their high school peers for the honor.

Congratulations too to the Cowboy football team for their decisive district win on Friday evening. ** Heartland Museum is still looking for Wright County Country School pictures. If you can share, or have questions, contact the Museum - 1-515-602-6000 or Mary Tesdahl 1-515-532-3950 ** From Barb at Goldfield City Hall: “The Goldfield River Park Improvement Committee is looking for large boulders and field rock for the new rock arch rapids to be built next summer at the River Park in Goldfield. Call or leave a message at Goldfield City Hall, 1-515-8253613, with your name, address and telephone number.” ** Everyone on Medicare should compare Drug and Supplement plans each year as benefits can change yearly. Doing a plan review could save money in 2014. Wright County has two volunteers to help compare individual options.

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Commission will host a “Small Business Owner Round Table”, set for Tuesday, Oct. 8 at Clarion’s Heartland Museum. Dinner at 5:30 p.m.; round table discussions from 6 - 7 p.m. Billed as an opportunity to ‘network to generate continued success’. Must RSVP by October 1 - call 1-515-532-6422. ** Are you recruiting and entering to win prizes? From Iowa’s Governor’s office: Once again Iowa’s Healthiest State Initiative is sponsoring a ‘1K Walk’ on Wednesday, Oct. 9. In the ‘talk the walk’ portion, every person who successfully recruits a new participant, both the new walker and the recruiter can be entered to win one of several Hy-Vee gift certificates, totaling $1,000 in value.

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September 26, 2013 The Wright County Monitor • Page 17

Dows Area News Looking Back

DOWS COMMUNITY CALENDAR Thursday, Sep. 26 • Texas Style Jam at the DCCC from 6-9 p.m. Bring your fa vorite snacks.

• Cross country at Iowa Falls, 4:30 p.m.

• Volleyball at Hampton, 6 p.m.

Friday, Sep. 27 • 9th grade football at Clarion, 4:30 p.m.

• Varsity football at Clarion, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sep. 28 • 9th grade volleyball at Algo na, 8 a.m.

• Varsity volleyball at Bishop Garrigan, 9 a.m.

Monday, Sep. 30 • Cross country at Algona, 4:30 p.m.

• JV football at Forest City, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 1 • Volleyball at Bishop Garri gan, 6 p.m.

September 20, 1979-Clover Farm destroyed by fire

By Rob Ahrens A fire battled by departments from at about 6:30 p.m. when one of eight communities destroyed the the store’s employees saw smoke Dows Clover Farm Tuesday, Sep. 11. coming from building. Kepler Smoke and flames plagued and Eldon Walbaum rushed to the firefighters for nearly 10 hours, with building and attempted to get in, but some departments remaining on the heavy smoke had already blocked scene until 4:45 a.m. Wednesday the entrance.

All streets were blocked off during morning.

The fire apparently originated in the fire, and Wright County Sheriff’s the basement, caused by an electrical deputies assisted the Dows town malfunction. It was discovered by marshal at the scene. While the store owner LeRoy Kepler about crowd watched, the fire departments 6:30 p.m. A total loss, damages to struggled with what some called the most difficult fire they’d seen. the building amounted to $82,000.

A large crowd watched as “We had five hydrants hooked firefighters from Belmond, Clarion, up, and pumpers set up at the gravel Eagle Grove, Iowa Falls and Rowan pits,” reported Dows firefighter assisted the Dows department. The Carroll Olson, adding that the Garner Fire Department brought a oxygen and water supplies kept supply of foam, which held the fire. running out.

Marjorie Stover, one of the store’s No serious injuries resulted employees, said there had been from the fire, although a few problems with fuses going out in incidents were reported. A Belmond the building that day, “But we left firefighter injured his face when shortly after six and there was no his fire hose burst, spraying some nearby spectators. Guy Peterson, indication of fire,” she added.

Kepler was notified of the fire Dows, was taken by ambulance to the Clarion Hospital and treated for facial injuries after he stumbled while watching the fire.

Another injury, not directly firerelated, was reportedly suffered by Josie Vandervort. She apparently Research for Education and fell and broke her wrist when she Learning) of Colorado, technology stepped out of her house after interventionist from Waverly-Shell hearing the sirens. She was taken to Rock, and several teachers and AEA Hampton Hospital to have it set. representatives gave presentations The two buildings adjacent to the at breakout sessions throughout the store, Frye Hardware and the Glade day. Administration and faculty from building, received smoke damage, Clarion-Goldfield Middle School but the fire was contained in the gave four presentations primarily grocery store. regarding the implementation of the “We had a pick-up parked in back, ready to haul our stuff out, but we iPads in the classroom. didn’t have to,” said Florence Frye, In other action the board…

-Approved technology who stayed inside the hardware store throughout the fire. “I never expenditures. saw such a stubborn fire. There was -Approved student handbook.

-Approved SBRC application so much smoke, but we never saw a for modified allowable growth for flame.” open enrollment, special education Olson said the oil tanks behind deficit, budget guarantee, advanced the grocery store were kept well enrollment, and transportation of soaked with water to prevent an regular education students to court explosion. The propane lines were disconnected. appointed education.

-Heard that a joint board retreat The Dows Bowl, United Methodist for Belmond-Klemme, Clarion- Church and several volunteers Goldfield, Dows, and Eagle Grove served coffee, pop and sandwiches to the firefighters. will be held October 7th.

-Set the next regular meeting for The building, which housed a restaurant and theater at one time, October 21st at 8 p.m. had burned once before in 1945.

Kepler has managed the store since 1973.

Thursday, Oct. 3 • Library Story Hour for kids ages 3-5 from 10-11 a.m.

Questions, contact the library at 852-4326.

• Cross country at Hampton, 4:30 p.m.

• Volleyball at Clarion, 6 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 4 • 9th grade football at Garner, 4:30 p.m.

• Varsity football at Garner, 7 p.m Monday, Oct. 7 • JV football at Belmond, 6:30 p.m.

• Dows City Council to meet at City Hall, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 8 • Cross country at Eagle Grove, 5 p.m.

• Volleyball at Clarion, 6 p.m.

Dows Community School Board holds final organizational meeting The Dows Community School Board held their final organizational meeting on Monday, Sep. 16, 2013. Anita Frye, board secretary, administered the oath of office to the recently reelected board members. Corey Jacobsen, Cindy Ingebritson, and Betty Ellis were all reelected in the recent school board election. Marty Osterman was nominated president of the board, while Kristi Hinkle was nominated vice-president. The board approved committee assignments.

With the passage of the reorganization vote on September 10th, the role of the Dows School Board will be to deal with matters primarily concerning the current school year. A transition board for the new Clarion-Goldfield-Dows School District will be developed to make decisions concerning anything beyond the current school year as the districts will be combined July 1, 2014. The Dows Board will be nominating a representative for the transition board in the near future.

Dr. Robert Olson, Superintendent, gave the

preliminary enrollment count for the district. The official count date is October 1st so these numbers could change. Certified enrollment (K-12) for Dows has increased from 124 students last year to 135 this year. However, the district is expecting that four students will move before the count day, changing the total to 131. This would still be an increase of seven students. At the Dows Elementary School, there are 14 students in three and fouryear old preschool and 40 students in kindergarten through third grade.

Currently, approximately 80 Dows students are attending ClarionGoldfield in grades 4-12. 15 students are open enrolling out to surrounding districts.

Olson shared that the teachers from Dows, Clarion-Goldfield, Northeast Hamilton, Webster City, Eagle Grove, and St. Edmond all attended a professional development day at Webster City. The day focused on technology and what classrooms should look like in the twenty-first century. A speaker from McREL (Mid-continent

Sons of the American Legion present check

Sons of the American Legion commander Jim Howard presented a check to Bev Lange, Corn Days co-chair, in the amount of $1630. The Sons sponsored the band, Standing Hampton, at Corn Days on Saturday night as a fundraiser for Dows' annual celebration.

From The Korner

By Marillyn Korth A very quiet week for me. Just rested and tried to work in my office.

I am seeing some improvement. But I have a ways to go.

My exciting time started on Saturday when Haylee and my little boys came for the day. First on the agenda was to make cupcakes.

Haylee had them in aprons and they were very helpful. We got them in the oven and Justin wanted them done right away. He watched the clock and we finally took them out and he was ready to eat, but Aunt Haylee got dinner and we had to eat that first. Emmett ate well, but Justin just wanted cupcakes. He finally ate and then dived into a lovely chocolate cupcake. They helped sweep the floor and Haylee decorated the cupcakes and it was time for a nap. I was ready and finally both boys were asleep. There is nothing finer than to watch little ones sleep. I loved it, when I wasn’t sleeping also. They then woke and delivered to Great-Grandma Marlea and Poppa and Grandma Korth.

Norma and I ran to Iowa Falls to eat Chinese. We saw all the whoopla for the opening of the theater there.

They had a great crowd lined up across the street. We just came home. I really have no news so will make my opinion known of the situation in our country. Please don’t get too mad at me, but I am so

tired of all of this stupid attitude.

I am so unhappy with our political parties, both Republican and Democrat. We elect them to do work for us and all they can do is fight. I know there is a lot of political posturing, but I for one am tired of it. These people don’t seem to understand that the country is made up of common people, not just senators and legislators. I don’t have any answers, but these guys and gals are supposed to be smarter than I and I know when you spend money you don’t have--there is a reckoning time. Maybe we will all have to tighten our belts and pay off some on this debt. Just and old lady’s rambling for all its worth. Ha! I am loving this cooler weather.

But I freeze to death in my house.

Don’t want to turn on the furnace.

I think this week we will see farmers in the field. Please be careful. Don’t forget to put your vehicles in park when you stop.

From one who knows. Will try to dig up some news for next week. Till then. MK

Kensington Club to meet

The Kensington Club will meet October 4 at 9:30 a.m. at the Creme. Hostesses are Velma Butt and Ann Larson.

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ISU Open House

The ISU extension office held a coffee on Friday, Sept. 13, to celebrate 100 years of service in Wright County. From right to left: Holly Van Heel, program specialist; Jessica Norman, county youth coordinator; Allison Lyons, office assistant; Cindy Anderson, member of the extension council; Kelly Grandgeorge, office manager; and Mark Johnson, extension field agronomist.

Big Bud travels through Clarion to Winter Home

Larry Maasdam auctioned off rides on Big Bud, the world’s largest tractor, on Saturday, Sept.14, to raise money for the Heartland Museum. Maasdam raised about $600 for the museum. Big Bud traveled from the east side of Clarion to the Museum making a trip around the square.

Wright County Monitor launches new website, improved e-edition By: Clae Goater CLARION - After much research and preparation, the Wright County Monitor launched its new state-of-the-art website and streamlined e-edition last week at www.clarionnewsonline.com.

The site is computer, iPad, and smartphone friendly, and will be updated often with local news, sports, death notices, weather, and other information. It also serves as a jumping off point for the Monitor’s Facebook and Twitter accounts, as

well as an easy way for the public to submit news like wedding and birth announcements.

In the future, users will be able to buy photos they see in the paper through the website via a photo service called Smugmug. Photos will be available in almost any size and will arrive in the mail about a week after an order is placed.

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“The new website is very user friendly,” Wright County Monitor Office Manager Jennifer Roberts said. “It will allow us to show more photos to our subscribers and give us the capability to show video coverage of area events.”

E-editions are handy for people who travel often or out-of-towners who don’t want to wait to receive the paper in the mail. Others just like the tech-savvy way of reading the news, says Angstman.

“If there’s a link mentioned in a story or an ad within the e-edition, you can actually click on it and your browser will take you right to that link. That’s a cool interactive feature you can’t get with a printed paper, “ she said.

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Antique corn husking wagon

Rich Tesdahl and his antique corn husking wagon stopped by to visit us at the Monitor office last Tuesday, Sept. 17. The sign on the side reads “Leroy Dinsdale, District Corn Husking Champ 1933.” Tesdahl bought the wagon many years ago at the Waverly sale barn. It is to go back up for sale in Waverly on Oct. 1.

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