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Norton wins final week Football Contest

There were only two entries missing 3 games on this week’s football contest - Melissa Wubbena, Allison and Pat Norton, Clarksville. Determined by the tie-breaker, Pat was the 1st place winner and will receive $35 in football bucks while Melissa placed 2nd and will receive $15 in football bucks. Football bucks can be spent like cash at any of the locations listed on the football contest pages, and may be picked up at either newspaper office. Each week’s first place winners will have the chance to compete for a grand prize of $500 in Football Bucks. They will be sent an entry form to make their choices on the college bowl games. A big THANK YOU to the Football Contest sponsors this year: 2 Guys Interior Focus, Waverly; Tom Barnett Seed - Kruger Seed, Clarksville; Butler-Bremer Communications - Plainfield, Clarksville, Shell Rock; Coonradt Ford, Waverly; Cooper Motors, Allison; Dralle’s Plumbing and Heating, Allison; Dumont Implement; Gade’s Appliance, Waverly; George’s TV & Appliance, Waverly; Grant Insurance Agency, Waverly; J&C Grocery, Allison & Dumont; K&S Grocery, Clarksville, Greene Lumber Company, Orly’s Meat Market and Locker, Clarksville; and Pete & Shorty’s, Clarksville.

Clarksville Library to host Holiday Open House

The Clarksville Library’s Holiday Open House will be held on Saturday, December 7, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Enjoy some refreshments as you stroll through the winter wonderland and forest of Tiny Tim Trees! Santa will be making a special visit to the library from 9:00-11:00 am, and there will also be treats, stories and crafts for the kids!

Pearl Harbor Day service set for December 8

The Clarksville AMVETS Post #30 will be holding their annual Pearl Harbor Day service on Sunday, December 8, at 2:00 p.m. at the AMVETS Hall. Honored veterans will be Lawrence Kollmann, Vern Jacobs, Kenneth Bertram, Dave Nieman, and James W. Hoerman. Everyone is welcome to attend. Gift Certificates available for Camping at Wilder Park Have friends or relatives that enjoy camping? Then for Christmas, or other occasions, consider a camping gift certificate at beautiful Wilder Park at Allison. The cost per night of camping is $12.00. In addition to 52 spacious campsites; campers may enjoy 18 holes Frisbee golf, miniature golf, walking and bike trails, fishing ponds, three shelter houses, an enhance playground, tether ball, sand volleyball, a giant chess/checker board, wildflower prairies, shower house, dump station , entertainment center and eight tent camping sites. Wilder Park is one of a very few campgrounds that has extreme storm shelters. The gift certificates are available at Allison City Hall, 319-267-2245.

Turkey Day Fun Facts • The Pilgrim leader, Gov. William Bradford, organized the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621. He invited the neighboring Wampanoag Indians to the feast. • The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days. • Lobster, rabbit, chicken, fish, squashes, beans, chestnuts, hickory nuts, onions, leeks, dried fruits, maple syrup and honey, radishes, cabbage, carrots, eggs, and goat cheese are thought to have made up the first Thanksgiving feast. • Sarah Josepha Hale, an American magazine editor, persuaded Abraham Lincoln to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday. She is also the author of the popular nursery rhyme Mary Had a Little Lamb. • The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade tradition began in the 1920s. • In 1939, President Roosevelt proclaimed that Thanksgiving would take place on November 23rd, not Nov. 30, as a way to spur economic growth and extend the Christmas shopping season. • Turkeys will have 3,500 feathers at maturity. • Turkeys have heart attacks. The United States Air Force was doing test runs and breaking the sound barrier. Nearby turkeys dropped dead with heart attacks. • Turkeys have poor night vision. • A 16-week-old turkey is called a fryer. A five to seven month old turkey is called a young roaster.

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Community Christmas nears Clarksville Commercial Club and vol- streets. unteers are ready to Deliver to the ComWarm up with hot beverages available munity a Christmas gift presentation on at several sites, and taste sweet treats Sunday, Dec. 8, for Images of Christmas. served by elves, 4-H ladies and famiFollow Brightly Shining Star (at Gutter lies. Also, a Ho Ho Hobo Stew will be Pro) on Main Street for the first glimpse offered. of The Nativity O Little Town of BethleChurch bells will be ringing all evehem. At 3:30 p.m., the festival begins ning, with beautiful sounds drifting from with the first of five presentations of The Clarksville Community School vocal Nativity. A total of 60 people from and band department, the violins of seven community churches are Bill and Bob Wallin at a Victodelving into the Christmas rian Christmas. story, with music and scripAt the Clarksville Star Welcome to tures each half hour until 6 office (101 N. Main p.m. St.) listen to Immanuel Then at 4 p.m., Miss Church children’s bell Clarksville, McKenna choir and live music Lebeck, and Frosty the from the Parson famSnowman, Santa Claus ily. Also, mail letters to and Mrs. Claus will turn Santa in the red mail box on the new Christmas tree there, as they will later be lights. Clarksville maintenance, published in the newspaper. mayor, city council and employees View the Star’s decorations and helped prepare the area. Christmas tree too. Stroll along Main Street business winHere are some hints to greeting card dows and view It’s Beginning to Look windows, with a full listing of those parLike Christmas, as Twas the Night Be- ticipating and contributing to the festival fore Christmas stockings will be hung. to be published in next week’s Star. Friends, neighbors and business staff Continued on page 14 will welcome participants in to the greeting card setting in windows and along

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Experts investigate Casey’s Experts dug around debris at Casey’s General Store in Clarksville (213 S. Main St.) Tuesday. The professionals were hired by the company to investigate why the shop went up in flames and burnt down on Nov. 5. (Pat Racette Photo) See Casey’s on 14

Small Business Saturday: Nov. 30

Local shops to take part in holiday event

By Pat Racette The fourth annual Small Business Saturday will be held Nov. 30. Though still in its infancy, the event counters the heavyweight conglomerate stores’ Black Friday and Cyber Monday after Thanksgiving. The goal is to remember small businesses by shopping small and helping keep money in town. American Express created Small Business Saturday, and has been promoting the national event since 2010, providing resources on their Web site (americanexpress.com). Several communities in the country have rallied around the event to help maintain downtown shops and organizations for the future. Both Clarksville Lumber and Prairie Rose Fabrics are stepClarksville Lumber co-owner is releasing unique Christmas gifts to help comping up to participate and get local shoppers in the doors. The munity members stay in town to shop on Nov. 30 Small Business Saturday. lumberyard is offering new, She’s created a calendar frame [pictured] to enhance a plain calendar on the unique gifts to help simplify wall. Other unique items she’s presenting are sofa caddies [to hold drinks, reChristmas shopping by staying motes, etc. on couch arm], chalk boards [like bulletin boards for kitchen], small in town, while Prairie Rose is bean bag sets with or without paint, Christmas 2-by-4-inch crafts [trees, snowmarketing 30 percent off regular men, etc.] and more. All gift-wrap will be free as well. (Pat Racette Photo) priced fabric. “During winter months, we “That was the best decision I enjoy working on one-of-a-kind proj- rience six years ago made,” Kolb said, “betaught him to follow ects to suit your needs,” said co-owner cause I found the exact his instinct, instead Renae Hempen. “We’ve recently made same item at the same speaker shelves for a church, storage of caving into the price at a store in the infl uences around cabinets for the school, a hall tree for county, without it beyou during holiday an optometrist, fabric display for a quilt ing ‘on sale.’ Plus, if shopping in the largshop. I did have a problem er stores. Shopping “We can build just about anything down the road, I at Sears with some wooden to suit your needs.” don’t have to hasfriends on Black Friday, with no Prairie Rose Fabrics discount is their sle with boxing it intent of buying anything, Kolb best deal of the year. up and shipping it “It is only with strong local support found a big item on sale for 30 somewhere. There that we can have a vibrant business dis- percent off. Paying for the prodis value to that. uct on the spot, he soon found out trict,” said Holly Fokkena, co-owner of the piece wouldn’t be available Prairie Rose Fabrics. Butler County Development Corpo- until after Christmas due to back See page 2 ration Director Jeff Kolb said an expe- orders and delays. So, he canceled the order.

Congressman King visits Butler County By Pat Racette Butler County’s new congressman since 2012 redistricting, Republican Steve King, made a stop in Allison Monday. In likely one of his first visits to Butler with 39 counties encompassing his district, King said the area felt like home. “This part of the state is not foreign to me,” he said. “I spent my grade school years in Hancock County, and I’ve traveled through all of Iowa on construction and business…A lot of people would sacrifice a great deal to raise their families in the kind of environment you have here.” King, who lives in northwest Iowa in Kiron, started a construction business in 1975, before getting elected Congressman 11 years ago. He sold the business to his eldest son, as they will celebrate 40 years as an establishment in 2014. “Small business teaches you that the sole proprietor that starts out has to know something about everything,” he said. “My concern is regulations keep mounting and are making it harder for small businesses [to exist]. “A common denominator in small communities especially has something to do with leadership that emerges; and when you go into a small robust community on the cutting edge, you think about the leadership that emerges to make the community prosper.” Serving on the U.S. Agriculture Committee as one of the top senior members, King is trying to work with Democrats to have the House of Representatives pass the new farm bill that he helped pen. “The Democrats write into it and other chairmen weigh-in in similar fashion,” he said. “We came together and [it was] contentious. We have had to fight together for the last 2 ½ years to get the five-year farm bill passed. If all goes well, we’ll get it in by Christmas.”

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I remember growing up thinking this was a lame project that was boring. Yet over the years, I enjoyed hearing the conversations it started. It often brought a few laughs and even made us aware of the more important things in life. Today, as a parent myself, I see the valuable lesson Mom was trying to teach. Ironically, I have my three sons do this on Thanksgiving day all these years later. Daily thankfuls I am thankful daily for a great family and good friends, great employees, a job I enjoy and a host of other things too. Here’s a list I compiled of some of the extra “thankfuls� that I enjoy all year long. They include... flavored coffee, bright stars, bike riding on the trails, time with my kids, a camp fire, homemade cards from Carson, Alex and Elliott, the UNI Panthers winning, getting caught up on laundry piles, taco pizza, running laps and a good workout. From the Homefront Carson is playing french horn in band. That’s right, 5th grade means band time. He was strongly encouraged to be in band, if you catch my drift. He enjoys reading, writing, history and continues to swim on the Blast swim team. The twins have been taking piano since the beginning of the summer. They are even enjoying it too. Dad was right afterall, music and piano are cool. They are also involved in basketball and karate. Christmas lista have been turned in. Sara and I are ahead of the game this year. We are almost finished-yahoo. It will be here before we know it. Happy Thanksgiving to all our readers and friends.

Small Business Saturday “Now I am going to get on my soapbox: ‘the lowest price doesn’t always mean the lowest price.’ I put a lot of value on the service I will get after the sale. If there is a problem, your local retailer will be much easier to work with. “There are so many reasons to buy locally, for instance, when you buy locally, the 1 percent sales tax stays in your community. Also, when your kids are fundraising for a project at

school or with another organization, the local businesses are one of the first to make a donation.� BUSINESS NOTES – Clarksville Pharmacy will have 40 percent off holiday items as part of their going out of business sale, along with 50 percent off all greeting cards and fall items. Also, Lil Ricky’s Steakhouse of Allison will begin their breakfast/ lunch Saturdays on Nov. 30 from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

One of the unique gifts Clarksville Lumber is presenting are Christmas card frames to showcase those with special meaning, or to enhance the holidays. (Pat Racette Photos)

Holiday Safety Tips for Home Decorating, Cooking and Lighting Recommended by Safe Electricity (Springfield, Ill.) - This week rings in a season of spending time with friends and family, shopping, gift-giving, decorating, baking, and cooking. Safe Electricity offers tips to help ensure that this busy and festive time remains a safe one. "As you prepare for holiday and family celebrations, look for and eliminate potential threats that could mar holiday entertaining, decorating, and lighting," advises Molly Hall, executive director of the Energy Education Council and its Safe Electricity program. "Taking simple safety steps can help ensure a safe and bright holiday season." Holiday entertaining often involves cooking for family and friends. According to the National Fire Protection Association, Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires, followed by Christmas Day and Christmas Eve. From 2007-2011, cooking equipment was the leading cause of home structure fires, and unattended cooking was by far the leading factor in these fires. So Safe Electricity urges you to: • Stay focused and attentive to baking, brewing, and simmering foods. • Keep cooking areas clean and clear of grease. • Never plug more than one high-wattage appliance into a single outlet. • Make sure outlets near sinks are equipped with properly tested ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs). GFCIs cut off power instantly if there is an electrical problem, saving you from a dangerous shock. • Always have a working fire extinguisher on hand, and know how to operate it. Your home may see increased traffic-including children and pets-over the holidays. Make sure all electric cords are out of high-traffic pathways and areas. Do not run cords through doorways; staple, nail, or tack them to the wall; or hide them under rugs or carpets. Do not let children or pets play with light strands or electrical

decorations. One way that many kick off the holiday season is with decorating the home. When decorating indoors Safe Electricity reminds you to: • Inspect all the lights you plan on using before you start decorating. Make sure the wires are in good conditionnot cracked, brittle, or frayed. The sockets should not be damaged, and no light bulbs should be missing. • Replace damaged strings, and be sure to unplug the lights before replacing a bulb. • Use only holiday lights that have been safety tested and certified by an approved laboratory. • Do not overload extension cords or outlets. Electric overloads can cause shocks and start fires. • Always turn off or unplug lights before going to bed or leaving your home. A timer can help you make sure this happens. When decorating outside, make sure to look up and look out for overhead power lines. Shawn Miller from Indiana was seriously injured in when lights that he tossed into a tree made contact with overhead lines. He lost his left hand and suffered numerous other injuries in the tragic accident. "Please take note of your surroundings before decorating outside," says Miller, "especially power lines and the service connection to your home. Make sure to keep yourself, ladders, and lights far away from them." For your safety follow these additional precautions: Do not hang lights when it is windy, raining, or snowing. Use properly tested GFCI outlets or extension cords to prevent shocks. Use only lights that are certified by an approved laboratory and rated for outdoor use.

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Clubs & Meetings WRITERS GROUP There will be a Writers Group meeting on Tuesday, December 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the Community Room of the Allison Public Library. Writers of all ages and levels of experience are welcome. The writing challenge this month is “Gifts�. Refreshments will be served. If you have any questions, call Robyn Mulder at 319-267-2639. ________ BUTLER COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS The Butler County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners will have their next regular meeting on Thursday, December 5. The Annual Work Plan is starting at 10:00 a.m. with the regular SWCD meeting at 1:00 at the USDA Service Center in Allison. The agenda includes: Approval of CRP Plans & revisions, CSP, EQIP, and State and REAP cost share applications. The meeting is open to the public. ________

Wednesday Night Mixed Hot Shot League Date Bowled: Wednesday, 11/20/13 Wyffel’s Hybrids 31-17 Dralle’s Dept. Store 29.5-18.5 Emerald Door Inn 24.5-23.5 Allison Pharmacy 24-24 Sonya’s Salon 18-30 A&M Electric 17-31 High Game / High Series Dick Reser 230,213/602, Cody Gethmann 222,201/600, Dave Iverson 217/574, Jack Majewski 219/555, Darin Trees 530, Derek Lines 201/517, Justin Abell 205/510, Clark Freesemann 210/511, Randy

Waverly Health Center (WHC) will host the following events on Tuesday, December 3: • Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group – noon to 1 p.m. This group meets monthly and is designed to provide education and support to caregivers as they care for their loved one. • “Stronger After Strokeâ€? Support Group – 6:30 to 8 p.m. Gentle stretching, exercise and yoga will be offered at 6:30 p.m. Those who have had a stroke, no matter how long ago, and their caregivers are all welcome. Both events are free and will be held in Tendrils Rooftop Garden on the WHC campus. Please park in the Red Lot and enter through the Tendrils Rooftop Garden event entrance, located south of the Center Pharmacy drive-up.

Moad 204/500. Thursday Night Mixed Pin Buster League Date Bowled: Thursday, 11/21/13 Pioneer 21-7 Buck Wild 16-12 Freeze Frame 14-14 Cooper’s 12-16 Feldmeier’s 11-17 Curly’s DD 10-18 High Game / High Series Clark Freesemann 234,255/671, Gordy Smith 205/579, Matt Katcher 236/576, Jim Blockhus 218/571, Marvin Enabnit 221/560, Seth Flemming 217/540, Scott Buss 530, Dick Lursen 516, Randy Moad 513, Derek Lines 512, Mike Salge 509, Dustin Enabnit 210, Curt Schurman 200.

HOLSTEIN – VT Industries, Inc., the North American leader in the production of architectural wood doors, has signed an agreement to acquire Creative Composites, Ltd., a leader in the innovation and production of STC (Sound Transmission Class) and fire core materials for the architectural door industry. “Creative Composites is an important building block for VT Industries in our constant push to continuously improve our leadership position in the industry,� said Jason Farver, vice president of VT’s architectural wood door division. “We feel Creative

2014 Undergraduate 4-H Scholarships

Iowa 4-H members are eligible to apply for 4-H scholarships if they meet individual scholarship requirements (i.e. designated college and/or major program of study, county of residence, 4-H event participation, etc.) Applicants must enroll as a fulltime student (minimum of 12 credit hours) to receive scholarship awards. Only one application form is needed for all Iowa 4-H scholarships. Eligible Iowa 4-H youth may apply for more than one scholarship, however; only one scholarship per individual

Benefit to be held for Holly Kellum family Holly Kellum passed away on Thursday, November 14, at her residence in Allison. She was married to Shane Kellum and had two daughters, April and Katy. In September Holly was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer that started in her pancreas and spread to her liver, lungs, spleen, brain and bones. Holly was the daughter of Scott and Lori Soldwisch and the granddaughter of Hilda Tutijer and the late Eime Tutijer of Allison. She was a Waverly-Shell Rock 1997 graduate. A benefit for the Kellum family will be held on Saturday, December

The Lloyd, Inc. and Mahr Family 4-H Scholarships are open to former Iowa 4-H members who have been accepted to the ISU College of Veterinary Medicine. Application Deadline All 2014 Veterinary Medicine 4-H Scholarships application materials must be submitted online no later than 11:59 p.m. on April 1 for consideration.

Butler County REC offers scholarship opportunities Butler County Rural Electric Cooperative (REC) takes great pride in helping develop rural leaders in the region. To that end, the cooperative is offering $1,000 college scholarships to local students to recognize their academic and community achievements. Dependents of Butler County REC members are eligible to apply for a scholarship for tuition at a twoyear or four-year college (including vocational and technical schools). Two scholarships will be awarded. One will be chosen from Butler County REC and another from within the entire Corn Belt Power Cooperative service territory. The scholarship opportunities are part of a program administered by Basin Electric Power Cooperative, a wholesale power supplier to 135 electric cooperatives in nine states, including Butler County REC. Basin Electric’s scholarship program began in 1990 and is considered an

investment in the economic future of rural areas. Recipients are selected on the basis of academic record, potential to succeed, leadership and participation in school and community activities, honors, work experience, and a statement of education and career goals. The scholarships must be used for educational costs, and the student must enter college in the fall of the school year for which the scholarship is given. Checks will be made payable to the school and will be distributed to the school by Basin Electric. Scholarships will be distributed in August. Applications are available at Butler County REC’s office, online at www. butlerrec.coop, or by calling Robin Wagner at 319-267-2726. Area high school guidance counselors may also have application materials. Submit applications to Butler County REC no later than Feb. 1, 2014.

7 from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Boyd Building in Shell Rock. A freewill donation meal will be served. There will be a raffle, silent auction from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and live auction at 4:00 p.m. Silent/live auction and raffle items include: recliner, handmade cabin dollhouse, handmade Adirondack chair, quilts, framed artwork and much more. For donations or questions, please contact Lori Soldwisch at 319-4043864. An account is set up at the Security State Bank in Waverly or Shell Rock for the Holly Kellum Benefit, c/o Scott and Lori Soldwisch.

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Hills Bank & Trust Leadership Program Grants

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Composites is a logical and exciting fit as we strive to enhance our overall product depth. “STC products continue to grow in overall demand, and VT is excited to speed up the product development and innovation around these kinds of products by partnering together with Creative Composites.� Creative Composites is based in Clarksville, and will continue to operate under the Creative Composites name and strong leadership team that is already established in the industry.

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will be awarded per academic year. Application Deadline All 2014 Iowa 4-H Scholarship application materials must be submitted online no later than 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 1 for consideration.

Open to current high school juniors in eastern Iowa, this program offers a unique opportunity to gain valuable leadership skills and earn a 4-H Scholarship. You do not need to be a current Iowa 4-H member to apply for the Leadership Scholarship program. Application Deadline All 2014 Hills Bank and Trust Leadership Grant application materials must be submitted online no later than 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 1 for consideration.

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4-H offers scholarship opportunities Are you an Iowa 4-H’er planning to attend college? The Iowa 4-H Foundation knows it’s not easy to finance a college education, and know that many Iowa 4-H’ers can use help achieving their educational goals. Consider applying for an Iowa 4-H Scholarship, funded by donors through the Iowa 4-H Foundation. Designed to encourage Iowa 4-H members to continue their education beyond high school, the current scholarship program offers 69 scholarships worth $63,200. Scholarships range in value from $500 to $3,500. Check eligibility requirements and instructions for applications at iowa4hfoundation.org.

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Based on their level of giving, donors may receive one of six star ornaments as a tribute to their loved one. WATERLOO – Cedar Valley Hospice announces their annual holiday fundraising campaign, Tree of Love. This campaign provides an opportunity to honor a loved one during this holiday season, while helping Cedar Valley Hospice continue to care for terminally ill patients and grieving families. All individuals making donations to Cedar Valley Hospice will receive one of six star ornaments or a commemorative bookmark. Tree of Love ceremonies will be held in Waverly, Tuesday, December 3 at 6:45 p.m. at the Wa-

verly Civic Center; in Independence, Thursday, December 5, at 6:30 p.m. at the Prairie Hills Assisted Living facility; in Waterloo on Sunday, December 8, at 1:30 p.m. at Sunnyside Country Club and in Grundy Center on Sunday, December 8, at 1:30 p.m. at the Grundy Center Community Center. Each ceremony will include a reflection, music and refreshments. For more information on the Tree of Love Campaign, please call (319) 272-2002 or visit www.cvhospice. org. Cedar Valley Hospice is a notfor-profit, multi-service agency, providing comprehensive palliative and end-of-life care to terminally ill individuals, support for patients’ families, and services to those who grieve. Services through Cedar Valley Hospice are available to anyone suffering from any life-limiting illness, regardless of their age, diagnosis or ability to pay. Grief support is available to anyone in the -MORETREE OF LOVE – ADD ONE community struggling with the death of a loved one and is offered free of charge. Cedar Valley Hospice serves Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Grundy, Tama, parts of Benton, Chickasaw, Delaware, Fayette, Hardin, Linn and Marshall counties.

Connellys earn 2013 conservation award Kay and Shirley Connelly were selected as the Region 3 winners of the Iowa Soil Conservation Awards Program for 2013. Butler County Soil and Water Conservation District commissioners nominated them for the award. Kay is well known in the agricultural community for his many years with the Iowa State University Extension Service. During his 25 years as an area crop specialist, Kay held many meetings, field demonstrations and tours to promote the use of conservation tillage, integrated pest management and sound management of soil fertility. For the past 23 years, he has been the co-owner and operator of C8MP Ltd., an independent crop consulting business. Through his business, Kay continues to promote the use of best

management practices to control soil erosion and protect water quality. He excels in helping producers find balance between agronomic, economic and environmental needs on farms to maintain high levels of crop production while protecting valuable natural resources. He owns and operates, through notill farming, maintenance of existing terraces and a variety of integrated pest management and nutrient management techniques. Approximately 125 acres of his operation is currently in the Conservation Reserve Program, using a variety of cover types such as field windbreaks, diverse native prairie seeding, hardwood tree plantings and a shallow water area to provide excellent wildlife habitat.

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Church Directory ACKLEYWashington Reformed Church 28182 Birch Ave Phone # 641-847-2817 Rev. Jack D. Ritsema, Pastor Service Times: 9:00 a.m. Sunday School; 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship; 7:00 p.m. Evening Worship. ALLISONAllison Bible Church 108 Pfaltzgraff St. Sunday, Dec. 1: 9:15 a.m. Bible Hour; 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship Wednesday, Dec. 4: 7:00 p.m. Lord’s Supper and Prayer Allison Congregational Church Ralph Wedeking Pastor Sunday, Dec. 1: 9:00 a.m. Sunday School & Confirmation; 10:00 a.m. Worship Service. St. James Lutheran Church Pastor Jeffrey A. Blank Sunday, Dec. 1: 9:00 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion; 10:00 Sunday School Wednesday, Dec. 4: 12:00 noon W-ELCA Christmas Program & Potluck; 6:00 p.m. 7 & 8 Grade Confirmation; 6:30 p.m. Choir Practice Saturday, Dec. 7: 9:30 a.m. WELCA Advent Program at Elm Springs Trinity Reformed Church Pastor Gary Mulder 614 Cherry St. 319-267-2982 Note: Handicap Accessible Services are broadcast live on Dumont Cable Channel 998. Sunday, Dec. 1: 9:00 a.m. Worship; 10:00 a.m. Fellowship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School; 5:00 p.m. Small Gr. Wednesday, Dec. 4: 6:30 p.m. Middle School Youth Group; 6:30 p.m. Youth Group Thursday, Dec. 5: 7:00 p.m. Elders/Deacons Meetings; 7:45 p.m. Consistory APLINGTONHitesville Gospel Hall R.R., Aplington Sunday, Dec. 1 10:00 a.m. Ministry of the Word; 11:00 a.m. Worship;

7:00 p.m. Gospel Service Wednesday, Dec. 4: 7:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting and Bible Study AREDALE, BRISTOW AND DUMONTNew Hope Parish United Methodist Churches Pastor Ann Donat Aredale Sunday, Dec. 1: 8:00 a.m. Worship Service Dumont Sunday, Dec. 1: 8:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service. BRISTOWBristow Church of Christ Justin Briney, Minister Ph: 641-775-3301 Sunday, Dec. 1: 9:00 a.m. Coffee and goodies; 9:30 a.m. Bible School for all ages; 10:15 a.m. Worship Service; 6:00 p.m. Evening Worship. Reformed Church, Bristow Kesley Presbyterian Church Pastor Tamara Entin Cell: 515-293-0928 Home: 515-532-2274 Sunday, Dec. 1: 9:30 a.m. Worship at Bristow. CLARKSVILLE – Peace for your soul, In a peaceful setting. Unity Presbyterian Church Ridge Avenue & 220th St. One mile south of Hwy. 3 Pastor Christine Kaplunas Sunday, December 1: 10:00 a.m. Worship Service. St. John Lutheran Church 204 N. Washington 278-4765 Friday, November 29: Offices closed for Thanksgiving holiday. Sunday, December 1: 9:00 a.m. Sunday School; 10:00 a.m. Worship/ Communion. Monday, December 2: 7:00 p.m. Handbell practice. Tuesday, December 3: 1:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study. Wednesday, December 4: 6:15 p.m. Confirmation; 7:30 p.m. Dartball here with Pleasant Valley.

Community United Methodist Church 309 W. Superior Street Pastor Dan Fernandez Community-Shell Rock UMC Office 885-4554 Pastor Dan cell: 515-729-7079 Handicapped Accessible Saturday, November 30: 9:00 a.m. Decorate Tree and sanctuary. Sunday, December 1: First Sunday in Advent - 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship Service/ Communion.

Immanuel United Church of Christ 203 S. Mather Street 319-278-4224 Sunday, December 1: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship/ No Communion/Advent. Monday, December 2: 1:00 p.m. Dorcas Sewing. Wednesday, December 4: 9:00 a.m. Bible Study; No Council; 6:00 p.m. Confirmation; 7:30 p.m. Bible Study & Dartball. Thursday, December 5: 12:00 Noon Potluck Dinner. New Life Lutheran Congregation Unity Presbyterian Church Ridge Avenue & 220th St. One mile south of Hwy. 3 Rev. Kris Snyder, Pastor 1st, 2nd and 5th Sundays; 3rd and 4th Sundays Galen Eiben, Lay Pastor Sunday, December 1: 8:00 a.m. Worship/Holy Communion. Church of Christ 302 S. Elizabeth Street Val Swinton, Pastor 278-4416 Sunday, December 1: 8:45 a.m. Coffee & Donuts; 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 10:00 a.m. Worship Service; 6:30 p.m. Bible Study. Wednesday, December 4: 7:00 p.m. Bible Study & Sonbeams.

PLAINFIELD – First Baptist Church 809 Main Street 319-276-4889 Pastor Shawn Geer Sunday, December 1: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School – all ages; 10:30 a.m. Worship.

Peace United Church of Christ 1800 11th Street SE 319-352-3151 Pastor Jonathan Hennings Sunday, December 1: 8:30 a.m. Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. Worship Service. St. John Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

ROSEVILLESt. Mary Church Roseville, IA Msgr. Walter Brunkan, Pastor Saturdays: 7:00 p.m. Sundays: 8:30 a.m. SHELL ROCK – United Methodist Church 204 S. Prairie Street Pastor Dan Fernandez 319-885-4554 Sunday, December 1: 9:00 a.m. Worship Service.

Peace Lutheran Church (LCMS) 121 East Washington Pastor Michael Knox 319-231-9761 Sundays 9:30 a.m. KXEL AM Radio Bible Class The Double Edged Sword Saturday, November 30: 5:00 p.m. Worship; 6:00 p.m. Bible Class. Faith Lutheran Church 422 N. Prairie Street Pastor Kim Smith 319-885-4547 Email: faithsr@butler-bremer. com Sunday, December 1: 9:00 a.m. Worship Service; 10:00 a.m. Sunday School; 10:15 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service. Wednesday, December 4: 7:00 p.m. Evening Worship Service.

James Lee “Jim” Chesnut, 62, of Clarksville, Iowa, was pronounced dead early Tuesday morning, November 19, 2013, at the Floyd County Hospital, Charles City, Iowa, from complications of a pulmonary embolism. Jim was born on October 3, 1951, in Waverly, Iowa, the son of Reid Leroy Chesnut and Mary Ellen (Ingersoll) Brown. He attended the Clarksville school system, graduating in 1969, from the Clarksville High School. Following his schooling, Jim worked for the Voss’s Mill Elevator in Clarksville, and on February 3, 1971, he entered the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Jim was honorably discharged on July 1, 1972, and returned to the Clarksville area where he attended the University of Northern Iowa for a short period and also continued serving his country with the U.S. Army reserves until February 2, 1977. Jim worked for Tasco Company in Shell Rock, and then attended Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, where he studied Horticulture. In 1978, Jim worked for the SchieldBantam Company in Waverly and then worked for Cable T.V. starting in 1979. Jim then began working for Butler-Bremer Communications in

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Raymond Henry Wedeking, age 89, of Shell Rock, died Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at Unity Point Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo. Ray was born on February 21, 1924, in Fremont Township, Butler County, Iowa, the son of Edmund and Louise (Klunder) Wedeking. He

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PLEASANT VALLEY – First United Church of Christ 31015 150th Street, Clarksville 319-276-4443 Rev. Peter Wenzel, Minister Sunday, December 1: 9:00 a.m. Sunday School; 10:00 a.m. Worship.

GREENEFirst Presbyterian Church 319 East Traer Streets P.O. Box 160 Greene, IA 50636-0160 Jenny Ehlers, Pastor pcgreen@omnitelcom.com Sunday, Dec. 1: 8:30 a.m. Worship Followed by Fellowship

NASHUASt. John’s United Church of Christ, Pleasant Hill 10009 Union Ave. Nashua, IA 50658 Like us on facebook: St. John’s UCC-Pleasant HillNashua Rev. Jessica Margrave Shirm

Friday, November 29: Parish Office closed. Saturday, November 30: 4:30 p.m. Reconciliation; 5:15 p.m. Mass; Giving Tree. Sunday, December 1: 8:00 a.m. Mass/Children’s Liturgy of the Word; 10:00 a.m. Mass/Children’s Liturgy of the Word; Giving Tree; 11:00 a.m. Generations of Faith. Monday, December 2: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Christmas Eve Choir Rehearsal.

United Methodist Church 404 2nd Street Pastor Catherine Orth Church - 319-276-3195 Cell – 319-231-2117 Office Hours: Tuesday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, 1-3 p.m. Sunday, December 1: 9:00 a.m. Worship.

First Baptist Church 223 W. Washington Street Shell Rock, IA 50670 Pastor Alan V. Dicks Sunday, Dec. 1: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship Service; 6:00 p.m. Sunday Evening Service Wednesdays: 6:30-8:00 p.m. AWANAS-Bible Verses, Stories, Refreshments

St. Peter Lutheran Church 324 E. Traer, Greene Gary Hatcher, Pastor 641-816-5531 Sunday, Dec, 1: 9:00 a.m. Worship with Traditional Holy Communion; 10:00 a.m. Fellowship, Sunday School, Luther League then put up the Christmas Tree; 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Christmas Program Practice; 11:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship with Holy Communion Wednesday, Dec. 4: 7:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study; 10:00 a.m. Service of Prayer & Healing; 5:00 p.m. Soup Supper; 7:00 p.m. Advent Worship; 8:00 p.m. Church Council; 8:00 p.m. Pack Candy/Peanut Bags for Sunday School Saturday, Dec, 7: 6:00 p.m. Worship

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DUMONTDumont Reformed Church (641) 857-3514 Pastors Jeff and April Fiet Sundays: 9:00 a.m. Sunday School (age 3 through high school); 10:00 a.m. Worship (Nursery Care Provided Each Week; Communion on the First Sunday of each Month) Wednesdays: 7:00 p.m. RCYF (youth group for 8th-12th grade)

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was raised in rural Butler County and attended Beaver Creek Country School #6 through the eighth grade. Ray was baptized in 1924 and confirmed in 1938 at the United Church of Christ, Pleasant Valley. On January 10, 1959, Ray was united in marriage to Irma Johnson at the United Church of Christ, Pleasant Valley. In his younger years Ray worked for various farmers in Butler County. Ray then went to work in 1948, for the grain elevator in Plainfield (Roach Farms later Farmers Coop) until he retired in 1986. Ray was a lifelong member of United Church of Christ, Pleasant Valley. He enjoyed scrabble, numbers, Chicago Cubs, driving through the country watching the farmer’s progress, visiting with friends, however, what Ray enjoyed most was his family. Ray’s memory is honored by: his daughter, Marilyn (William) Hardee of Shell Rock; six grandchildren, Windy (Mark) Jones of Waverly, Billie Hardee of Waverly, Bobbie (Bret) Resop of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Calla (Tony) McCumber of Shell Rock, Caitlin Hardee of Mason City, and Andrew Hardee of Shell Rock; five great-grandchildren, Hannah Jones, Tyler and Evan Resop, Dalton Asche, and Kaycie McCumber; and a brother, Clarence Wedeking of Shell Rock. He was preceded in death by: his parents; his wife, Irma in 2001; a son, Richard Wedeking in Infancy; two sisters, Lily Schrage and Florence Wedeking; and a brother, Herman Wedeking. Funeral service was held on Saturday, November 23, 2013, at the First Baptist Church in Plainfield with Pastor Alan Dicks officiating. Burial followed at Willow Lawn Cemetery in Plainfield. Memorials may be directed to Ray’s family and online condolences may be left at www. kaisercorson.com. Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home in Shell Rock assisted the family.


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By Don Blau Sports Bullies Bullies appear everywhere – in everyday happenings – even in the sports world. Bullies are found not only at malls, movie theaters, in classrooms or walking school hallways; they easily can be your teammate on an athletic squad or even boisterous fans cheering from the bleachers. The current buzz word spreading the country is ‘Bullying’. And what an important issue to address! Headlining sports pages recently are accusations of bullying at the professional level between teammates in the NFL. If this behavior is transpiring at the highest level of sports play, is it also occurring at youth level sports? High school sports? In college athletics? What is being done to eliminate bullying from all levels of sports? Every age of athletes are subject to bullying. A personal example of possible bullying recently came to light as I thumbed through an old high school yearbook scanning the entire section dedicated to student organizations. Looking specifically for the Letterman’s Club photo I scanned the marching band, glee club, Model United Nations, and even the NFL (National Forensics League, not National Football League) clubs. These included classmates from decades ago who enjoyed high school days bully free, or did they? Were my ex-classmates teased or the target of playful jokes? Harmless banter among friends. Were they bullied? I located the Letterman’s page with nearly 70 athletes pictured – sandwiched between the cheerleaders and the G.R.A. (Girl’s Recreation Association) pictures. Remembering the process of becoming a member of the coveted letterman’s club, one first needed to earn an athletic letter in a varsity sport. Then the re-

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Who do you see? If you were asked what a farmer “looked� like, what would your answer be? Do all farmers look alike? Who can be called a farmer? Are all farmers old and bald, wearing caps and bib overalls? Can a farmer be a female? These are the types of questions one can “see� the answers to during the Faces Of Our Farmers photo exhibit which will be held December 5, 2013 from 4 – 6 pm at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center in Cedar Falls. In charge of the display is Rachel Wobeter from the Northeast Iowa Food and Farming Partnership housed on the UNI campus. In the search for an answer to the question “Where does our food come from?�, a UNI student spent a summer photographing both farms and producers in the Cedar Valley. These same farms and producers are currently supplying food for families, restaurants and institutions. Do YOU know where YOUR food comes from? Unless you live on a farm and grow or raise all your food, you may not really know. We all buy lettuce at the grocery store and we assume it has been grown and harvested using Good Agricultural Practices, but the re-

cent disease outbreaks have shown that this might not be true. How do you “see� a farmer? Is it the guy with the biggest equipment and the most land? Is it the lady who raises chickens to sell to local restaurants? Is it the family who milks cows twice a day, 365 days a year? Is it the owner of fruit and vegetable roadside stands? Is it the lady who makes cheese from the milk of her goats? We might all “see� and define a farmer differently, but one thing is consistent – the world needs its farmers! Every farmer feeds about 155 people worldwide today, compared to only 25.8 people in 1960. (Not sure how the .8 person felt about that!) As you go about your holiday preparations the next few weeks, set aside some time on December 5 between 4 and 6 pm to check out the photo display Faces Of Our Farmers at the Gallagher Bluedorn Center in Cedar Falls. Which face will speak to you? Which one will you recognize as the “real� farmer? Don’t be misled; the faces are all farmers and they are members of the Cedar Valley. Check it out and next time you see a “farmer�, tell him or her “Thanks�!

Fishing Report Shell Rock River (Greene to Shell Rock) Anglers are catching good numbers of walleye on the Shell Rock River. Fish have been of good quality size with many running 15 to 20 inches. Smallmouth Bass - Good: Jig and minnow combination has been good. Walleye - Good: Jig and plastic tipped with a minnow has been good fishing the deeper holes, drop-offs and current breaks. Interior river fishing has been good to excellent for walleye. Trophysized smallmouth bass are being caught while fishing for walleye. Anglers are using a jig and twister combination tipped with a minnow. North Prairie Lake will be stocked with trout Nov. 22. Trout streams are

in excellent shape. For more information, call the district office in Manchester at 563927-3276. For lake locations, maps and other information, go to www.iowadnr. gov/Fishing/FishingReports.aspx The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issues a weekly fishing report on Thursdays in an effort to provide the latest information heading into the weekend. The weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from local bait shops, angler creel survey, and county and state parks staff. For current information, contact the district fisheries office.

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Linda Upmeyer Newsletter In the recent past, the legislature had a nasty habit of spending too much of your money. When I say too much, I mean that they spent more than there was in revenue. That is not sustainable and over the last several years, we have kicked that habit. Responsible budget reforms combined with a strong economy have given us not only enough to pay the state’s bills but also left some over. To me, when we have met the state’s obligations, any money left over is simply an over-collection of taxes. The question becomes what to do with this over-collection. Some would like it built right into the budget and used to permanently grow government. It may work when the economy is strong, but it leads to deep cuts and unfulfilled obligations when it weakens. This is how the state got itself in trouble in the past. We took a very balanced approach with that over-collection this year. We used some of the over-collection to pay off debt. We used some of it to invest in infrastructure. We also made good on our promise to send some of it back to the taxpayers it came from. The foundation for our ability to send money back to taxpayers

was established in 2011 when Iowa House Republicans pushed to create the Taxpayer Trust Fund. This fund captures revenue left over after the budget process is completed and protects it to be returned to the taxpayers. The Taxpayer Trust Fund is aimed at responsibly taking one-time money off the table so that it is not used to grow government in the good years which makes us unable to handle the tough years. I am proud that the vision we had in 2011 is now coming to fruition. The Taxpayer Trust Fund will give individual Iowa taxpayers $120 million in tax credits that can easily be claimed when they file their 2013 state tax return. This is money that will be pumped directly into our economy instead of the state government’s budget. The Taxpayer Trust Fund is proving to be a wonderful way to provide relief for hardworking Iowa families while also strengthening the fiscal health of our state. I appreciate hearing from you. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with your thoughts and feedback at 515-281-4618 or Linda.Upmeyer@ legis.iowa.gov.

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Reddy Kilowatt Trivia Time: Do you recognize these figures? The first is the familiar mascot “Reddy Kilowatt” that I and I’m sure others associate with the Iowa Public Service Company, before it became the MidAmerican Energy Company that we know today. Actually I just assumed it belonged only to them. Not true it seems. The one shown here is one of a pair of Lola’s earrings that probably was given to her by my Uncle Norm Satory who was a long time IPS employee. At the moment its partner can’t be located. What follows is a little history of these figures, “Reddy Kilowatt”, “Reddy Flame” and “Willie Wiredhand.” The “Reddy Kilowatt” trademark, drawn as a stick figure whose body and limbs are made of “lightning-bolt” symbols and whose bulbous head has a light bulb for a nose and wall outlets for ears was created in 1926 and debuted March 11, 1926 by Ashton B. Collins of the Alabama Electric Company. Reddy Kilowatt, Inc. licensed the trademark promotion and identification purposes by some 300 investor-owned electric utilities in the United States and at least 12 foreign countries, seeking to promote the new technology. The figure was used to promote electrical appliances and other consumer use of electricity, as well as to promote energy conservation during World War II. The company later changed its name to Reddy Communications, Inc. In 1998 Northern States Power Company bought Reddy Communications and its assets, and created a subsidiary, Reddy Kilowatt Corp to manage the cartoon, this

Reddy Flame company, changing its name to Xcel Energy. This company later created Reddy Flame, a character promoting natural gas. He was featured in a 1947 comic book and movie produced by the studio of Walter Lantz. “Reddy Kilowatt” was a frequent presence in publicity material until energy conservation replaced energy production as a national goal with the growth of the environmental movement and the OPEC oil embargo. He is now rarely seen. While Reddy Kilowatt was created as a mascot for investor-owned utilities, a similar character — “Willie Wiredhand” — was created about the same time for use by rural electric cooperatives and public utility districts (evidently, much to Collins’ annoyance). Willie was also a stick figure, but with a lamp socket for a head, an electric plug for legs and feet, and wore gloves similar to those worn by farmers. Reddy’s keeper of the time took Willie’s owner, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, to court in 1957 over trademark infringement and lost because the court found the two characters distinctly different. 120 Years Ago: November, 1893 Remember; Prof. Karl D. Fick, The Optician, comes here regularly every few months, examines eyes free of charge and guarantees satisfaction. Office at Tremont House Parlors. Office open November 23, 24 and 25. G. H. Pockets, optician, will be at the Tremont House November 10. E. B. Edgers D.D.S., a graduate of the Baltimore Dental College ill be at his office in the parlor of the Tremont House for 3 days November 20, 21 and 22 and will visit Clarksville

Willie Wiredhand every alternate week, with a view if business warrants it, of putting in one half or more of the time here. All operations belonging to the dental art skillfully and artistically performed. Teeth filled and extracted by new methods with very little pain. Somehow I doubt that claim. Sounds like the old Tremont House hotel was a part time medical clinic also. Ordinance No. thirty-six of the town on Clarksville passed by the town council at its Nov. meeting; It shall be unlawful for any person to run or in any way operate any steam engine within the fire district unless proper precautions being installed such as a proper smoke stack not less than 20 feet above the highest building. Any persons violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall pay a fine of not more than one hundred dollars and costs, or stand committed to jail not exceeding thirty days. At adjournment the Marshal was instructed to have Bartlett’s pop corn stand moved from Division Street (now Superior). Council adjourned. A steam operated pop corn stand? School Notes—We do not care to have pupils start for the school house until the first bell rings. We wish all to bear this in mind. No pupil will be detained later than 4:30 p. m. so that if pupils do not reach home till supper time it is no fault of ours, but is probably due to playing on the street. Kids were kids then also. Old Farmers Almanac--Thunder in November means indicates a fertile year. But what does tornados in November mean? The average person in the U.S. will have eaten 15 pounds of turkey this year. Happy Thanksgiving!

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“No, he’s not tired,” C says. Last weekend, my mom visited us take care of it. “OK, well let’s let him rest a bit.” But I couldn’t stay to see the ob(family) on an impossible mission – “No, he doesn’t need to rest,” he jective get finished, I was switching to clean our upstairs area. She drove up from Des Moines places with my wife and watching C says. “Let’s go see Nana T,” I change the Friday afternoon, but her mission downstairs. “Hey C,” I said, entering a crazier subject. didn’t begin until Saturday when she atmosphere than the military one up“Yessss,” he says. woke up at 4 a.m. But Nana T is in drill sergeant Sleeping in the cleaner of the two stairs. “Hi daddy,” he smiled ear to ear. “I mode, and has no time for shenanirooms, Mom found out where the junk was hiding – in the attic. With want to go upstairs and see Nana T.” gans of a 2 year old. Her focus has “No C, let’s just play for a bit,” I switched to garbage bags full of junk a little door on the floor, she got in since I left. So I take my little buddy and went to work piling up thrown seemed to plead. back down to our confined area. clothes and organizing odds and ends that had fallen through the • Mission – turn two junky We go out to the front porch cracks from years of erosion. bedrooms into baby and that has no vents. We watch cars zoom by, and I pull up his workTotes – yes totes – was the next guest rooms in 1 ½ days bench so he can begin drilling play in sorting out materials to use again. Providing storage and • Mission Name – Project away. He drills screws in and out on orderliness, the one tote on hand Nana T Upstairs the plastic board, eventually getwas filled before you could say supercalifragilisticexpialido- • Mission Plan – clean and or- ting tired and frustrated when he forgets to switch the button to cious. ganize tirelessly take the screw out. So Kmart was the assignment, Mission arrival/departure: But overall, I give him a solid however, Colton was riding along on tote duty as well. They came Friday night/Sunday morning B for his effort and willingness to shake off other mishaps. But the back with four 18-gallon totes, workbench is over, so to Farm Aniand one remote control car with an “OK daddy, “ he said. orange plastic guy attached. I think I sighed, but I don’t know if mals we go, which is a game exactly like Memory, only you press a bopLunch was quickly taken in the he heard that or not. dining room, before work picked Then it was time to play various per, and it pops around to point an up in piles of summer clothes that games to keep the lad entertained arrow at 2, 3 or 4. It means you get were tossed about the room. Those and in good spirits, without wander- to turn over that many cards. were quickly folded, organized and ing off to the crazy and wild side. Due to the weekend of ongoing whipped into the new storage items, So I grab his new his new toy, and as attention moved to the opposite notice it was already broken. The work, I will have to cut this column room where nearly every article plastic orange guy’s leg was off his short and finish it off next week. clothing Colton had worn or my sis- body, and the remote control wasn’t Look for how Nana T concludes mission impossible. working. ter had handed down to us was in. “Let’s give him a break, I think I was scared of this room. But Nana T was not; she was ready to he’s tired,” I say to Colton.

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• Clarksville Star • CITY OF CLARKSVILLE CITY COUNCIL DEPARTMENT MEETING NOVEMBER 18, 2013 The Clarksville City Council met in regular session November 18, 2013, in the Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor David Kelm in the chair and Council members, Cathy Cummings, Mike Miller, Diane Renning, and Val Swinton present, Jeff Kolb absent. The following Department Heads were in attendance: Kristen Clark, Library Director; Dan Cummings, Police Chief; Matt Kampman, Maintenance Superintendent; and Larry Betts, Financial Administration. Also Council memberelect Travis Sterken was in attendance. Motion Renning, Miller, to approve the monthly Library reports submitted by Kristen Clark, along with a final financial report for the Library Expansion project. RCV - Ayes: Cummings, Miller, Renning, Swinton. Nays: None. Absent: Kolb. MC. Motion Miller Swinton, to approve November expenditures as presented by the City Clerk. RCV - Ayes: Cummings, Miller, Renning, Swinton. Nays: None. Absent: Kolb. MC. Motion Swinton, Renning, to approve request by City Clerk for the purchase of a copy machine for City Hall. RCV - Ayes: Cummings, Miller, Renning, Swinton. Nays: None. Absent: Kolb. MC. Motion Renning, Cummings, to approve accepting the completion of the Reading Park Project, as recommended by Lucas Elsbernd, City Engineer. RCV - Ayes: Cummings, Miller, Renning, Swinton. Nays: None. Absent: Kolb. MC. Motion Miller, Cummings, to approve Contract Change Order No. 3 for the Reading Park Project, increasing cost of project by $165.20. RCV - Ayes: Cummings, Miller, Renning, Swinton. Nays: None. Absent: Kolb. MC. Motion Swinton, Miller, to approve Partial Pay Estimate No. 3 & 4 (final) for the Reading Park Project. RCV - Ayes: Cummings, Miller, Renning, Swinton. Nays: None. Absent: Kolb. MC. Motion Miller, to adjourn the meeting at 8:29 p.m. David Kelm Mayor Attest: Larry D. Betts, CMC City Clerk/Treasurer ST-48-1 CLARKSVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Regular Meeting November 18, 2013 The regular board meeting was called to order by Pres. Chris Backer at 6:30 p.m. in the community room. Board members present were Chris Backer, Justin Clark, Tim Backer, Corey Jacobs and Shelley Maiers along with Supt. Eric Wood, Business Manager/Board Sec. Shellee Bartlett, Sec. Principal Bob Saathoff, Eric Eckerman, Bob Bartlett, Brittane Nederhoff, and Pat Racette. Moved by T. Backer, seconded by Jacobs, to approve the consent agenda; (1) Minutes for the October 21, 2013, board meetings; (2) October financial reports; (3) November monthly bills; (4) the following personnel items: resignation(s) – Jeff Stirling, head varsity softball and Sue Lynd, instructional associate: appointment(s) – Eric Eckerman, head co-ed track @ $2,846 (step 8, 8%); Brittane Nederhoff, assistant co-ed track @ $1,581 (step 0, 6%); Kassie Friedrichs, play director @ $1.370 (step 1, 5%). Carried unanimously. Moved by T. Backer, seconded by Clark, to approve the special education contracts for the 2013-14 school year. Carried unanimously. Moved by Clark, seconded by Maiers, to approve the SBRC application for additional allowable growth for the 2013-14 fiscal year in the amount of $30,125 for increase enrollment and open enrollment out students. Carried unanimously. Moved by Jacobs, seconded by T. Backer, to participate in AEA 267 Heating and Cooling Maintenance Program. Carried unanimously. No action was taken on Item d In-town bus stops. The Board along with Mr. Wood reviewed questions that will be part of the site visit in December. The Board brain stormed possible answers to each question that will be asked. Moved by Clark, seconded by T. Backer, to adjourn at 7:49 p.m. Carried unanimously. Next regular board meeting is scheduled for December 16, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. ST-48-1 Clarksville Community School November 2013 Vendor Report AEA 267, Registration ...........................$30.00 Access Systems, IT Care & Computers ........................................2,692.31 Advanced Systems, Inc., Maintenance ........................................745.30 Ael Suhr Enterprises, Inc., Advertising ...........................................250.00 American Solutions for Business, Select Choir Shirts .................................68.30 Apple Store Jordan Creek, iMac.........1,518.00 Bio Corporation, Science Supplies ..........31.00 Boland Recreation, Play Ground Supplies ............................................1,600.00 Butler-Bremer Communications, Internet/ Telephone ............................................183.25 Casey’s General Stores, Inc., Concessions/fuel ..............................2,335.05 Cedar Valley Fundraising, Fundraiser ..........................................3,176.00 CenturyLink, Telephone ...........................33.68 City Of Clarksville, Sewer/Water ...........518.31 Clarksville CSD - General, November Payroll...............................................6,746.28 Clarksville CSD Nutrition, Veterans Meal .......................................................82.16 Clarksville Education Assoc., Payroll.....665.30

Clarksville Lumber, Frames/Supplies ....231.86 Commercial Flooring Co., Flooring ........100.00 Crystal Henning, Lunch Refund...............13.65 De Lage Landen, Copier Lease.............161.09 Department of Education, Inspection ....320.00 Des Moines Airport Holiday Inn, Travel ...94.08 Dubuque River Rides, Prom 2014 .........750.00 Eathgrains Baking Co Inc, Bread ..........685.59 Ecolab Pest Elimination Svcs, Pest Control ...................................................73.00 Edgenuity, Membership ......................2,100.00 Employee Benefit Systems, Payroll....1,067.62 Employee Benefit Systems (Health), Payroll...............................................1,231.08 Eric Eckerman, Registration/Travel .........53.55 Farmers Cooperative Company, Supplies ............................................1,542.00 Follett Software Company, Support Renewal...............................................550.00 Frank Olson, JH/JV FB Official ..............115.00 Great American Opportunities, Inc, JH Magazine Sales ................................1,518.00 Hansell Ag Repair Inc., Repairs.............702.54 Hawkeye Community College, STOP Course ..............................................8,058.50 ING USA Annuity & Life Insurance Co., Payroll...............................................2,400.00 IXL Learning, License ............................199.00 Internal Revenue Service, Payroll ....23,424.99 Iowa Assoc Of School Boards, Background Check ..............................362.00 Iowa Department of Revenue, Payroll ...189.53 Iowa Division of Labor Services, Boiler Inspection ..............................................25.00 Iowa Girls HS Athletic Union, Regional VB .....................................................2,970.00 Iowa High School Music Assoc, All-State Fee ..........................................16.50 Iowa Prison Industries, Teacher of Month.................................................21.50 Iowa Public Employee Retirement, Payroll.............................................13,927.14 Iowa Sports Supply Company, Girls BB Uniforms ........................................894.60 Iowa Sports Supply Company, BB Supplies ............................................1,326.55 Iowa State Bank, Weight Room........25,000.00 Iowa Water Management, Corp., Supplies ...............................................100.00 John Deere Financial, Supplies .............348.81 John Sundet, Postage ...............................6.00 Josten’s, Inc, Metals ..............................157.62 K & S Grocery, Supplies ..........................19.06 Keck Inc, Food....................................1,604.97 Kephart’s Music Center, Band Supplies .................................................31.75 Learning A-Z, Reading A-Z ......................99.95 Marco Inc, Copier Maintenance.............183.79 Martin Bros, Food/Supplies ................6,046.59 Mid-America Publishing Co, Publications .........................................119.31 MidAmerican Energy Co, Electric .......2,320.98 Midwest Computer Products, Inc., Projectors/Mimio .............................15,054.59 Mississippi Bend AEA 9,Registration .......60.00 Nashua-Plainfield Community Schools, 1st Qtr Open Enrollment ...................3,000.50 Orly’s Meat, P-T Meals ..........................172.80 Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc., Dairy...........2,530.69 Quality Mat Co, WR Mat Repair ............129.00 Quill Corporation, Supplies ....................328.57 Ralph Longus, Mileage ..........................268.00 School Bus Sales, Repairs ....................545.25 School Nurse Supply, Inc., Nursing Supplies ...............................................129.94 Seery Telecommunications LLC, Telephone Updates..............................120.00 Seminole Energy Services, LLC, Energy .................................................372.47 The Chute, BB Camp ............................860.00 The Gruhn Law Firm, Legal ................1,404.80 Total Renovation Upholstery, Repair weight bench .........................................25.00 Treasurer - State Of Iowa, 11/5/13 Payroll...............................................3,919.50 U.S. Cellular, Cell Phone .........................67.05 VISA, Meals/Supplies ............................147.07 Vogel Irrigation Company, Irrigation ......100.00 WalMart Community, Concessions ........103.88 Waste Management, Waste Removal ...209.54 Wix Water Works, Softener Salt ..............28.00 Report Total: ...............................$151,414.79 ST-48-1 MINUTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BUTLER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HELD ON NOVEMBER 12, 2013. Meeting called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Chairman Mark V. Reiher with members Tom Heidenwirth and Rex Ackerman present. Also present were Sheriff Jason Johnson, Fern Myers, Allison, Iowa and Jack and Claudia Bolles, Aredale, Iowa. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read. Board reviewed Cost Allocation Plan. Moved by Ackerman, second by Heidenwirth to approve. Motion carried. Board met with Information Technology Director Sara Trepp to discuss technology costs. Also present were Recorder Janice Jacobs, Assessor Deb McWhirter and Aces representative Phil Kenealy, Cedar Falls, Iowa. No action taken. Board canvassed the results of the City Election held November 5, 2013. Also present were Election Deputy Mary Brouwer and Election Clerk Lisa Beadle. Board approved claims as submitted. Board acknowledged receipt of Manure Management Plan Annual Update for JAART 1. Chairman Reiher declared the meeting adjourned to Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at 9:00 A.M. Motion carried. The above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes and proceedings of a regular adjourned meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Butler County, Iowa on November 12, 2013. ST&TJ-48-1

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Landowners find their property on detailed maps distributed by Clean Line Energy Partners, which is proposing to build a power line from northwest Iowa to near Joliet, Ill. The line would pass through western and southern Franklin County, hit the southwest corner of Butler County and pass through northern and eastern Grundy County. (John Jensen/The Grundy Register photo) By JOHN JENSEN The Grundy Register GRUNDY CENTER — Local landowners expressed concern and trepidation while simply wondering why a proposed wind energy corridor needs to cross their land during a public forum about the proposed Rock Island Clean Line last Wednesday at the Grundy Center Community Center. Clean Line Energy Partners hosted the forum as part of the requirement to obtain a franchise for the line from the Iowa Utilities Board. The Rock Island Clean Line would extend 500 miles, from a switching station in O’Brien County in northwest Iowa through north central and eastern Iowa to another switching station near Joliet, Ill. According to Clean Line, the corridor would transport power from Iowa to 1.4 million homes in 14 states east of the Mississippi River and would not provide power to Iowa customers, drawing questions of what benefit the line would have to Grundy County. The two-hour meeting, one of five held last week across north central and northeast Iowa, featured Iowa Utilities Board representative Jim Sundmeyer explaining the process that Clean Line must go through to obtain a franchise as well as the right of eminent domain, or condemnation, to obtain the right of way needed for the project. He also explained the legal rights of landowners wishing to appeal an eminent domain decision. Representatives of Clean Line Partners then explained the proposed $2 billion project, talking about everything from the type of power poles that will be used for the project to compensation that landowners would receive. Things heated up during the 45-minute comment period, during which brief rounds of applause broke out for several speakers who opposed the project. Dike’s Dennis Kruger drew some of the loudest support when he urged landowners not to sign easements and not to talk to the company. “If we have to, we’re going to file a class action lawsuit,� he said. “This is not going to be simple for Clean Line.� Many questions from the crowd of more than 200 regarded why the company chose to build the line through the northern part of the state rather than going another way. Conley said the company considered several routes for the project, including one along the right of way of the former Rock Island Railroad across southern Iowa. Charles Jasper, a routing expert with Clean Line, added that it makes more sense to go diagonally across Iowa and Illinois to the line’s terminus than to go straight south and then straight east. “We looked at a lot of different areas and a lot of different routes,� he said. Landowners also asked why the proposed line is passing through the middle of fields rather than staying along fence lines and roads. “I looked in Grundy County alone, and you’ll be going through 28 farms that will have (power lines) that these farmers are going to have to work around,� a member of the crowd said. “Iowa is No. 1 in the country in corn and beans, and if we keep putting power lines in we won’t even be in the top 10. “When you went through these counties and these farms you’re going through, did you ever think at all of what you’re doing to farmers and their operations?� another person asked. Beth Conley, Clean Line’s Iowa representative, explained that landowners will receive payments both for the towers that are built on their land as well as for use of the right of way as well as for structures and damages to land and crops. Using a parcel of land where wires would

cross about one-half mile over eight acres of land, landowners could receive up to $115,700 based on current land values. Using the same example, Franklin County landowners would receive about $104,000 and Butler County landowners would receive about $99,900. In addition, counties that the line crosses receive $7,000 per mile in property tax. In Grundy County, that would amount to about $200,000 per year. Conley said Clean Line wishes to begin the line in northwest Iowa, as it provides the best wind resource this far east in the United States. She said Iowa is currently harnessing less than 1 percent of its wind energy potential, and that the state could produce 44 times that amount of energy it needs through wind alone. She said Clean Line will not own the wind turbines themselves, but will act as a conduit for those who do. She projected that construction of the line would also lead to more wind turbines being built near its beginning to take advantage of the 3,500 megawatts of additional capacity. Line developers have opted to use direct current for the line, touting both its efficiency over distances longer than 350 miles and its smaller geographic footprint over that of alternating current. According to company-distributed literature, the same amount of energy can be transported on one set of direct current lines and towers as would be transported on three sets alternating current lines and towers. The drawback to direct current is that power must be converted from alternating current at the source of the line and then back to alternating current before it can be distributed to homes.

Butler’s new Congressman after redistricting in 2012, Republican Steve King, visited Allison, business leaders and the logistics Park Monday, expressing the area feel was like home to him. (Pat Racette Photo) The biggest challenge to pass the farm bill is agreeing on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, where a $36 billion disagree-

Senate. The House wants to cut $40 billion, while the Senate sits at $4 billion. “We’re quite a ways apart, but I sense that is has narrowed some,� he said. “That piece is going to have to come at the conference report [to make the deadline].� During his visit, King also met with Butler business leaders in a round table meeting, before Butler County Development Corporation Director Jeff Kolb introduced the new logistics park in Shell Rock to him. He started the day in Franklin, and eventually made his way to Floyd after Butler. “We want to feel the rhythm that’s going on in each of the communities,� King said. “When we can help, and it isn’t always that we can, I find that if you’ve built those relationships and you have networks in place, then you can help.� King’s network includes five offices in his district, with each serving seven counties. Merlin Bartz is the district representative fore Butler, having attended a Board of Supervisors meeting last spring and visited with every city clerk and mayor in the county. His office is located in Mason City.

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Clarksville High School in 1979. There were twenty-seven kids that As most people have observed, graduated in that class, two dropped high school is a lot different today out, a few went to the service, and OHVV WKDQ WZHQW\ ÂżYH SHUFHQW ZHQW than it was in the 1930s. The way students get to school, on to college. Hempen went to Hawkeye for a the behavior and attitudes of the students, and goals after high school year after high school, and he has worked at Clarksville Lumber his have all changed. +LJK VFKRRO SOD\V D VLJQLÂżFDQW entire professional life. During high role in most people’s lives. It can school he participated in golf, basdetermine whether a person can con- ketball, student council, and the Tetinue their education in college or to pee Teletype. “I always took school seriously bepursue a dream job. Bernice Hoodjer is a life-long resi- cause I liked it and wanted to make it dent of the Clarksville area. Mrs. in the real world. School was pretty Hoodjer’s older sister taught her important because you could hit the German family to speak English work force right after high school when Bernice was two or three years and survive,â€? Hempen said. The prom meal and dance were old. She attended classes in the Fremont held at the school, and they had a Township, in a one-room school- live band. Sports uniforms were in house, which was a little over a mile style for the time, and the furthest and a half from her home. Mrs. they traveled for a sport was to VenHoodjer graduated from the eighth tura. “I would have liked to use the grade around the year of 1936. “I was closer to the Dayton town- technology there is today in school. ship, but since they had a bigger en- I think kids take high school more rollment I went to Fremont. There serious today because they know it was one other girl in my class, and LV WRXJKHU WR ÂżQG MREV DQG WKH\ KDYH we liked to compete with each other. to work harder to get good grades. I walked to school everyday,â€? Mrs. I think it was easier for teachers to discipline students when I went to Hoodjer said. There was no kindergarten then, school,â€? Hempen commented. Kristen Clark graduated in 1999 but Mrs. Hoodjer still has some of her report cards. After the seventh with thirty-two students. The maand eighth grade, the country school jority went to college and a few enkids were required to take tests in tered the workforce after high school graduation. Allison. Clark was involved in volleyball, The tests consisted of several subjects, and the students would receive basketball, track, drill team, Nationtheir eighth grade diploma if they al Honor Society, individual speech, passed. The diploma meant they play, yearbook, newspaper, senior were eligible to go on to high school class president, and spanish club during high school. She also worked if they wanted to. Mrs. Hoodjer moved to town when at Lonzo’s, the Red Fox, and babysat she was thirteen, but did not go onto while she was in high school. Clark went to UNI for four years high school. She helped her mom in town, but after her dad died when and earned a degree in graphic comshe was sixteen, Mrs. Hoodjer went munications. She currently is the lito work in a restaurant in Waverly brary director at the Clarksville Public Library and the drill team coach for a year. She also worked at the Iowa Public at the high school. “High school is the most imporService in town, where MidAmeritant thing to do before you become can Energy is located today. “I was always bashful around the an adult, and it sets your standards,â€? town kids when I was younger, but Clark said. &ODUNÂśV MXQLRU \HDU ZDV WKH ÂżUVW I have regretted not going to high school my whole life because I al- year prom wasn’t at the school. ways wanted to be a nurse. I missed They held it at the Red Fox. Uniout on prom and class reunions,â€? forms weren’t always as up-to-date while she was in high school. Mrs. Hoodjer stated. “I think the technology used in “I don’t believe in texting and stuff because kids don’t know how to visit schools are good learning tools, but it is sometimes hard to distinguish anymore,â€? Mrs. Hoodjer added. Jeff Hempen graduated from the difference between learning and By Emily Mennenga

social. I also feel the level of respect between students to teachers and students to students continues to go down each year,â€? Clark shared. Bryce Jacobs graduated in 2013 and there were twenty-eight kids in his class. Sixteen students went to college, eight kids went to the workforce, and one classmate went to the marines, that he knows of. Jacobs is attending UNI for liberal arts for one year, and next year he will transfer to Iowa State for ag business. He currently gives plasma twice a week and is a volunteer wrestling coach at Clarksville. “I slacked off my freshman year in high school because I didn’t realize it was that important, but after that I took it more seriously because colleges look at your high school transcripts,â€? Jacobs said. Jacobs participated in baseball, football, wrestling, track, National Honor Society, youth group, Mission Possible, and 4-H. He thinks that technology was good while he was in school, but he also thinks it is a major distraction. “I think some students take high school more seriously today because they want to put in all their effort, but there are some that slack off, don’t care, and just go because they have to. From what I heard, grandparents took it more serious because the times were more strict,â€? Jacobs also said. McKayla Lebeck is in eighth grade and has twenty-one kids in her class. She wants to do good in high school so she can get into a good college and be a role model. Lebeck also wants a job during high school to experience money management. “I think the technology in the high school is ok, but it is always nice to have new things. High school is the only chance to prove yourself before college, and I think students slack off and don’t care as much today,â€? Lebeck stated. $V WKH \HDUV Ă€\ E\ DQG QHZ JHQerations are completing high school, the opinion and work ethics of high school students are changing. “In today’s world kids need to realize that high school is important and take it more seriously. In order to get a good job you need to go to college, and in order to get into most all colleges, you need to have a good high school transcript,â€? Jacobs commented.

CHS Picks NCAA Fball Over NFL By Austin Magedanz As the snow begins to fall and the weather becomes much colder, football fans are intensely watching their teams play as the season carries on. Both the NFL and the college seasons are halfway through and there are many fans for each. Many people have a preferences on what type of football to watch. These preferences are made for many reasons. Some like college for the players and that they are not playing for money unlike the pros in the NFL. The rules also differ from each other, which makes they way the game is played much different. For example, in college when a games goes into overtime they play until one team wins. In the NFL there is

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only one overtime and if no team scores the game is considered a tie. Its not only the game itself that is different, its the fans and the atmosphere. “The atmosphere at a college game is more intense than one at a NFL game. The fans are more passionate.� Mr. Ethan Lensch said. Mr. Lensch prefers to watch the NFL. “In the NFL any game can be good, but in college there is more of a difference between the good and the bad teams and they are more predictable.� Lensch said. “I enjoy that there is more strategy involved.� But the NFL doesn’t seem to be as popular as college. More people seem to like the way the game is played in college compared to the NFL.

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“I enjoy watching college. There is more of a variety in skill,â€? Mr. Chris Arians said. “I follow college players more closely.â€? Jackson Hendricks agrees. “I like college because there is more unnatural talent that appears. The NFL has become too much of a rule game. They do it for the money,â€? he stated. But not everyone watches football at all. Some people like other sports, or don’t even watch sports at all. “Its really boring and I don’t know what is going on most of the time,â€? Stephanie Schmadeke said. Winter is just beginning as this football season starts to close. Students at Clarksville will be tuned in watching their team cheering them RQ WLOO WKH ÂżQLVK

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Seniors Feel Prepared for College By Tim Widmoyer From kindergarten, to grade school, to high school we have learned all our lives, but has school prepared us for college? Most students are generally unprepared for college because of the huge transition between being hounded about homework to the professor in the college class not caring if you turn something in. The scheduling is also different. Instead of having class from 8:20 A.M. to 3:15 P.M., the classes could

happen at any time during the day, usually for about 50 minutes, and sometimes only twice a week. Jackson Hendricks is a current senior at CHS and is planning to go to Luther College in Decorah, IA, for a degree in science. Hendricks believes that high school gave him the fundamentals to be successful. “High school has taught me the credentials such as, knowing science, math, reading, spelling, etc,� Hendricks stated.

Hendricks plans to become a science teacher after college. Alex Lahr is also a current senior at CHS and is either planning to go into the military or go to Hawkeye College in Waterloo, IA, for a degree in Criminal Science. Lahr also thinks that high school has prepared her to be successful after graduation. “High school has prepared me for college because of the multiple reading assignments and also the homework the teachers give us,� Lahr

stated. Lahr also thinks college will be a big step, because the college professors won’t bother you about turning in the homework. “I believe that high school babied us more than a college would because they don’t ask for you to turn in the homework and you don’t get to make up the assignments,� Lahr said. After college Alex plans to go into the police force, then into the K9 unit of the police force.

By Tayler Maiers In April 2014, the after prom will be taking place at the Dubuque waterpark. Since the after prom will be located there, the after prom committee has been doing all sorts of different fundraising. A big fundraiser for the after prom throughout the past couple years KDV EHHQ ÀDPLQJR ÀRFNLQJ 7KHUH DUH WZR VHWV RI SLQN ÀDPLQJRV WKDW members from the Junior class take and move from house to house each night. 2QFH \RX KDYH EHHQ ÀRFNHG \RX KDYH WKH FKRLFH WR KDYH WKH ÀDPLQgos moved to a different house or to KDYH WKH ÀDPLQJRV PRYHG WR D KRXVH of your choice. Choosing a house to have them moved to costs more money, but that option seems to be the favorite one. Another smaller, yet good fundraiser for the after prom was selling coupons at Younkers. Some of the members from the Junior class and a couple parents went over to Younkers on a Saturday to sell the booklets. The group estimated that they sold about thirty of the coupons which helped the group raise some money. The after prom committee also had a new fundraiser this year, which was a 5K Color Run/Walk. 6LQFH LW ZDV WKH ¿UVW WLPH WKLV IXQGraiser was tried, it took a lot of work to get it all organized. The committee estimated that ten hours was spent getting everything organized, mixing the powdered paint, setting up, and cleaning everything up. Anybody from any age group could enter and compete in the run/ walk and that resulted in a good turn

out. The Junior class didn’t participate in the run; however, they were the ones who threw the color at the runners/walkers as they came by. “The color run was good and cold, but nobody seemed to mind because it was a lot of fun,â€? Emily Mennega said. “The color run was good and fun,â€? Isabella Vance added. “It was something different and a good way to raise money. There was also a good turn out, not just from Clarksville but from other towns too.â€? Overall the color run went very well. The committee ended up raisLQJ SURÂżW DIWHU DOO WKH H[penses. If they plan on doing the color run again next year it should be easier and not as much work. Those aren’t their only ideas for fundraising though. The committee plans on having a supper at a basketball game sometime this season. They also plan on sending out letters for local area companies to make donations. The after-prom committee is not exactly sure how much money they need to raise yet, but with the fundraising they have already done so far they are estimating that they are already halfway there. The money raised will be going towards paying for all the after prom activities. These activities include attending the Dubuque waterpark and anything else the committee decides to do there. The money will also be going toward the food and prizes for all of those attending the after prom activities.

Holidays Are a Time to Share Special Recipes By Isabella Vance It’s coming up fast, the holidays are just around the corner. Along with the holidays to come, there is always a bunch of good food and special recipes each family has. Some families have the traditionDO KDP WXUNH\ VWXI¿QJ DQG SLHV Others have their own traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas foods they bake each year around the holidays. How do you remember your special recipes? Write them down, memorize them, or look them up in a family cookbook? Here are some different traditional recipes some families have at their holiday meals and celebrations.

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Adrian McMullen also attends CHS as a senior in high school and is planning to go to college at Job Corps in Ottumwa, IA, for a degree in engineering. McMullen deeply believes that high school has prepared her to be VXFFHVVIXO LQ WKH ÂżHOG RI HQJLQHHUing. “High school has prepared me because of the teachers helping me with college, being taught geometry, Composition for teaching me how to correctly write applications, and

lastly being taught how to use certain tools that can help me in my engineering career,� McMullen stated. McMullen plans to stay in Iowa afWHU FROOHJH DQG KRSHV WR ¿QG D MRE LQ KHU ¿HOG RI VWXG\ So from being in kindergarten, to elementary, to high school, CHS students are being prepared to further their education.


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DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October. “At the end of each growing season farmers reflect on the year, but also look forward to the next and consider what they can do to make the next year even more successful,� Northey said. “2013 certainly presented a number challenges, from late planting due to wet weather to a flash drought late in the summer, but overall it was a fairly successful year that showed again the resiliency and commitment of Iowa’s farmers.� The weekly report is also available on the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s website at www.IowaAgriculture.gov or on USDA’s site at www.nass.usda. gov/ia. The report summary follows here: CROP REPORT Cold and wet weather persisted across Iowa during the week ending November 24, 2013, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Statewide there were 4.5 days suitable for fieldwork. Iowa corn harvest for grain or seed is nearing completion at 97 percent harvested, four percentage points ahead of normal. Other activities for the week included finishing fall tillage and baling corn stalks. Topsoil moisture levels rated 8 percent very short, 23 percent short, 66 percent adequate and 3 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 20 percent very short, 35 percent short, 44 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus. Grain movement from farm to elevator was rated 31 percent moderate to heavy. Ninety-four percent of Iowa reported adequate or surplus off-farm grain storage availability and 85 percent reported

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adequate or surplus on-farm grain storage availability. Pasture condition rated 22 percent very poor, 30 percent poor, 31 percent fair, 16 percent good and 1 percent excellent. Hay supplies were considered 17 percent short, 77 percent adequate, and 6 percent surplus across Iowa with 91 percent rated in fair to good condition. IOWA PRELIMINARY WEATHER SUMMARY By Harry Hillaker, State Climatologist, Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship The past reporting week began with widespread light to moderate rain with a few thunderstorms on Sunday (17th) morning. Wednesday (20th) brought showers and a few thunderstorms to the southeast one-half of Iowa with Lamoni reporting the most rain with 0.92 inches. Finally, a third storm system brought light rain and/or freezing rain changing over to light snow from Thursday (21st) afternoon into Friday (22nd) morning. Maximum snowfall amounts were around two inches from Audubon to Boone in west central Iowa with maximum rain amounts around one-quarter inch in Taylor and Ringgold counties. Light snow cover of an inch or less persisted over most of southwest, central and northeast Iowa through the weekend. Weekly precipitation totals varied from only 0.01 inches at Rock Valley to 1.26 inches at Lamoni and 1.29 inches at Centerville. The statewide average precipitation was 0.37 inches or just a little less than the weekly normal of 0.44 inches. The week began with very mild weather on Sunday (17th) when late morning temperatures climbed to 71 degrees at Burlington, Clinton and Keokuk. Monday (18th) was much colder with daytime highs mostly in the 40’s. Tuesday (19th) and Wednesday (20th) were seasonably cool over the east while western Iowa warmed into the 50’s with a few 60’s. Temperatures plunged on Thursday (21st) and continued to fall through Sunday (24th) morning. Daytime highs were only in the teens over most of the northwest one-half of the state on Saturday (23rd). Minimum temperatures dipped to zero on Friday morning at Sheldon and on Saturday morning at Sibley. Webster City recorded the lowest temperature of the week with a Sunday (24th) morning low of minus 3 degrees. Temperatures for the week as a whole averaged 1.9 degrees below normal. The uppermost two to four inches of soil was frozen across much of Iowa by Sunday.

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Clarksville's Trevor Fenneman (11) goes up for an interception during the opening game of the season for the Indians. Tuesday, it was announced Fenneman earned third team all-state football honors by the Iowa Newspaper Association. (Kristi Nixon photo) By Kristi Nixon DES MOINES – Clarksville junior Trevor Fenneman was recognized by the Iowa Newspaper Association as a third team all-state defensive back announced Tuesday morning. Fenneman, who also quarterbacked the Indians to a 5-4 season, just missing the 8-Man playoffs, earned a third team all-state nod by the INA. He recorded 97 tackles, including a solo tackle for loss and an assisted tackle for loss. Fenneman also came up with three interceptions, averaging 18.7 yards on the returns. The only Clarksville player to get the honor, he’ll return for another season to help lead Chris Arians’ squad. State champion Don Bosco, led by 8-Man captain Jake Hogan, had five players selected to the all-state teams. Iowa Newspaper Association 8-Man AllState Football Teams First Team Wide receivers – Garret Pettyjohn, Twin Cedars, 5-10, 165, Sr.; Zack Hickson, Don Bosco, 6-2, 195, Jr. Offensive linemen – Hud Johnson, West Central, 6-3, 215, Sr.; Dalton Becker, Don Bosco, 6-4, 210, Sr.; Tanner Venteicher, Glidden-Ralston, 5-10, 250, Sr. Quarterback – Jake Hogan, Don Bosco, 5-10, 185, Sr. Running backs – Elias Nessen, Springville, 6-6, 205, Jr.; Clayton Plowman, Adair-Casey, 6-0, 220, Sr.; Brady Bohe, Newell-Fonda, 5-9, 185, Sr. Kicker – Brian Allsup, Springville, 5-9, 155, Sr. Utility – Andrew Rider, Murray, 5-10, 170, Sr. Defensive linemen – Tyler Stewart, Springville, 6-1, 205, Sr.; Dan Ertz, Glidden-

Ralston, 6-3, 240, Sr.; George Barber, Murray, 6-3, 205, Sr. Linebackers – Nathan Grimm, West BendMallard, 5-10, 180, Sr.; Nick Peppers, ExiraEHK, 5-11, 185, Sr.; Brandon Brockman, Northwood-Kensett, 6-1, 210, Sr. Defensive backs – Drew Peppers, ExiraEHK, 5-11, 180, Jr.; Dalton Anderson, Newell-Fonda, 6-3, 190, Sr. Punter – Jason Zinnel, West Bend-Mallard, 6-2, 195, Sr. Utility – Brennan Riedemann, River Valley, 5-8, 145, Sr. Second Team Wide receivers – Caleb Heltenberg, Lamoni, 6-3, 215, Sr.; Tanner Hilbrandes, Remsen-Union, 6-3, 175, Sr. Offensive linemen – Chris Draman, Adair-Casey, 6-2, 215, Sr.; Drew Hoskins, Springville, 6-0, 225, Sr.; Andrew Temple, Newell-Fonda, 6-1, 200, Sr. Quarterback – Brent Parker, Twin Cedars, 6-0, 190, Sr. Running backs – Chris Osborn, Sidney, 5-10, 175, Sr.; Jamison Peterson, Lansing Kee, 5-11, 185, Sr.; Clayton Kiefer, Wayne, 5-7, 160, Jr. Kicker – Hunter Meyer, Janesville, 6-1, 175, Sr. Defensive linemen – Keegan Longabaugh, SW Valley, 6-1, 195, Sr.; Corey Harrell, Twin Cedars, 6-1, 255, Sr.; Brett Johnson, ExiraEHK, 6-1, 195, Sr. Linebackers – Mitch Corkery, Don Bosco, 5-10, 165, Sr.; Sam Rockhold, Murray, 6-1, 185, Sr.; Tad Chapin, Tripoli; 5-9, 180, Sr. Defensive backs – Rhett Nowotny, HLV, Sr.; Dillon Lain, Wayne, 6-1, 175, Sr. Punter – Andrew Driscoll, Easton Valley, 5-10, 185, Sr. Third Team Wide receivers – Michael Holste, CAMAnita, 6-0, 150, Sr.; Elliott Conover, RemsenSt. Mary’s, 6-1, 175, Jr. Offensive linemen – Scott Michalek, HLV, 6-2, 215, Sr.; Sam Meyne, Janesville, 6-0, 200, Jr.; Nick Gavin, Lansing Kee, 5-10, 225, Sr. Quarterback – Jesse Zinnel, West BendMallard, 6-1, 180, Sr. Running backs – Spencer Phillips, Fremont Mills-Tabor, 6-2, 240, Jr.; Tanner Stradthoff, HLV, 5-9, 165, Jr.; Chase Zaruba, Easton Valley, 6-1, 165, Sr. Kicker – Emmit Wheatley, Adair-Casey, 5-8, 130, Jr. Defensive linemen – Jesse Robertson, Springville, 6-2, 195, Sr.; TJ Even, Don Bosco, 5-9, 190, Sr.; Cole Banwart, West Bend-Mallard, 6-4, 244, So. Linebackers – Zach Barton, SW Valley, 5-9, 185, Sr.; Hunter Embray, Twin Cedars, 5-11, 205, Sr.; Adam Ewoldt, GliddenRalston, 5-8, 205, Sr. Defensive backs – Jack Thode, Janesville, 6-3, 160, Sr.; Trevor Fenneman, Clarksville, 5-10, 155, Jr. Punter – Caleb Lange, Lenox, 6-4, 185, Jr.

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Iowa Fishing Report For lake locations, maps and other information, go to www.iowadnr. gov/Fishing/FishingReports.aspx The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issues a weekly Âżshing report on Thursdays in an effort to provide the latest information heading into the weekend. The weekly Âżshing report is compiled from information gathered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys, and county and state parks staff. For current information, contact the district Âżsheries ofÂżce at the phone number listed at the end of each district report. NORTHWEST Bacon Creek Lake Bacon Creek was stocked with 1,500 catchable size rainbow trout on Nov. 20th. Rainbow Trout - Excellent: Anglers have been catching limits of rainbow trout casting very small spinners and Kastmasters. Moorland Pond Moorland Pond was stocked with 1,500 catchable size rainbow trout on Nov. 16th. Rainbow Trout - Excellent: Anglers have been catching limits of rainbow trout casting small spinners and Kastmasters. For more information on lakes, ponds, and rivers in the Black Hawk District contact the District OfÂżce at 712-657-2638. Lake Smith We have received no information regarding Âżshing on this water body this week. Clear Lake White Bass - Slow: No reports this week. Some smaller white bass (10-12 inches) had been caught by the grade at sunset with small jig and piece of worm. Walleye - Slow: No reports this week. Yellow Bass - Slow: No reports this week. Shore Âżsherman might still have luck by the Ventura Grade and near the Harborage outlet. Crystal Lake No Reports For lake updates and Âżshing information in the north central area contact the Clear Lake Fish and Wildlife ofÂżce at 641-357-3517. Big Spirit Lake Iowa Great Lakes - Limited Âżshing activity at this time. Night time wader Âżshing for walleye is a key component of the Âżshing activity. Shore Âżshing from the north grade may produce some Âżsh. NORTHEAST Volga Lake Few anglers have been out. Bluegill - Slow: Use a small jig tipped with a wax worm under a bobber. Crappie - Slow: Anglers have been Âżshing in the brush piles along the dam and universal access. Try using a jig tipped with a wax worm. Lake Hendricks The aerator is on. A few people have been out but Âżsh activity has been slow. Bluegill - Slow: Largemouth Bass - Slow: Anglers have been catching largemouth bass using crankbaits and soft plastics. Crappie - Slow: Crappies are still spread out but anglers are catching Âżsh from shore. Try using small jigs tipped with wax worms. Lake Meyer Few anglers have been out. Anglers have switched to wax worms with some success. Bluegill - Slow: Largemouth Bass - Slow: Try tossing out a jig tipped with plastic twistertail from shore. Crappie - Slow: Upper Iowa River (above Decorah) Fish are moving into their over-

wintering holes. Smallmouth Bass - Slow: Anglers are using jigs tipped with a twistertail. Walleye - Slow: Anglers are having luck using jigs tipped with a twistertail. Try Âżshing off the bottom. Fish are biting really light. Upper Iowa River (below Decorah) Fish are moving into their overwintering holes. Smallmouth Bass - Slow: Smallmouth bass are taking natural colored crankbaits or jigs tipped with twistertail. Walleye Slow: Anglers are having success using a variety of jigs tipped with a twistertail. Yellow River Fishing out of a canoe or kayak is allowed without landowner permission. Wading or Âżshing from the bank requires landowner permission. Turkey River (above Clermont) The Vernon Springs impoundment near Cresco is beginning to freeze in places. Turkey River (below Clermont) We have received no information regarding Âżshing on this water body this week. Cedar River (above Nashua) Anglers are Âżnding crappies and perch in the backwater areas, off current breaks or by brush piles in the Cedar. Minnows and worms are working. Northern Pike - Fair: Anglers are picking up a few pike. Smallmouth Bass - Slow: Walleye - Slow: Anglers are using jigs tipped with minnows. Anglers are Âżnding Âżsh near the bottom of the deeper holes. Decorah District Streams With colder weather in the forecast, autumn blue wing olive hatches are beginning to wind down. Afternoon #20-#24 blue wings can continue sporadically throughout the winter months. Wooly bugger patterns in bright yellows or whites have been very effective in fast water. Flashy streamer patterns are good choices for early winter Âżshing. Weekend weather forecast is calling for sunny but cold with temperatures only in the 20s. Angling pressure continues to be very low on area lakes. Ice is beginning to form on smaller ponds and backwater areas. Fluctuating temperatures, wind and rain can change conditions quickly. Urban ponds are now being stocked with trout. Go to www. iowadnr.gov/Fishing/TroutFishing. aspx to Âżnd out when and where. For more information, call the Decorah Fish Hatchery at 563-382-8324. North Prairie Lake North Prairie Lake will be stocked with trout on Nov. 22nd. Cedar River (Nashua to La Porte City) The Cedar River still remains good to excellent for walleye and smallmouth bass. Anglers have made the switch to the jig and plastic tipped with a minnow. Smallmouth Bass - Good: Jig and twister combination is a good choice. Walleye - Good: Use a jig and plastic tipped with a minnow and concentrate on the drop-offs and along current breaks in four to Âżve feet of water. Wapsi River (Tripoli to Troy Mills) There have been few angling reports on the Wapsipinicon River this past week but walleye Âżshing should remain good. Walleye - Good: Use a jig and plastic tipped with a minnow and concentrate on the deeper holes, drop-offs and current breaks.

Manchester District Streams Trout streams are in great condition. Recent stream observations reveal there are plenty of trout to be caught. The road to Richmond Springs located within Backbone State Park is now of¿cially closed, so access is by walk-in only. Gates will re-open in the spring. Maquoketa River (above Monticello) There have been no angling reports on the Maquoketa River this past week. Shell Rock River (Greene to Shell Rock) Anglers are catching good numbers of walleye on the Shell Rock River. Fish have been of good quality size with many running 15 to 20 inches. Smallmouth Bass - Good: Jig and minnow combination has been good. Walleye - Good: Jig and plastic tipped with a minnow has been good ¿shing the deeper holes, drop-offs and current breaks. Interior river ¿shing has been good to excellent for walleye. Trophy sized smallmouth bass are being caught while ¿shing for walleye. Anglers are using a jig and twister combination tipped with a minnow. North Prairie Lake will be stocked with trout Nov. 22nd. Trout streams are in excellent shape. For more information call the district of¿ce in Manchester at 563-927-3276. MISSISSIPPI RIVER Mississippi River Pool 9 Pool 9 at Lansing level is up slightly at 8.1 feet. Water clarity is excellent with water temperatures in the mid 30s. Bluegill - Good: Bluegills are in overwintering areas and some good catches reported but anglers should ¿sh slowly to catch ¿sh in cold water. Largemouth Bass Fair: Bass are in overwintering areas and the bite has slowed Crappie - Fair: A few crappie hitting in the backwaters. Sauger - Fair: Sauger are actively feeding along sand Àats in early morning and evening. Try vertical jigging along structure and drop-offs in the main channel. Walleye - Good: Walleye bite is picking up in Minnesota Slough. Mississippi River Pool 10 Pool 10 at Lynxville level is 13.8 feet and expected to remain stable over the next week. Water temperature is in the mid 30s. Main construction at Nobles Island ramp has been completed but some cleanup work may be needed. Bluegill - Good: Bluegills are in overwintering areas and some good catches reported but anglers should ¿sh slowly to catch ¿sh in cold water. Largemouth Bass - Slow: Bass are in overwintering areas and bite has slowed. Crappie - Fair: A few crappie being caught in overwintering areas. Sauger Good: Sauger biting well in the tail waters but a lot of sorting of smaller ¿sh. Walleye - Good: Walleye bite is picking up as more ¿sh move into the tail waters. Mississippi River Pool 11 Pool 11 at Guttenberg level is at 5.7 feet and expected to remain sta-

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The holidays are soon upon us and it’s time to start thinking about Christmas Cheer again. Due to continuing struggles in these uncertain economic conditions, we anticipate another difficult year for Butler County households. The Butler County Visions of Well-Being group is once again sponsoring the Christmas Cheer program. Christmas Cheer is an opportunity for your family, business, church, organization, class, etc. to adopt a household in need. We are asking for financial contributions only and will use those dollars to provide applicants with a care package. We utilize the North Iowa Food Bank to stretch every dollar donated to this project and the package will include food, household items, such as

laundry soap, shampoo, body soap, toothpaste, diapers, etc. and more. We will also include Butler Bucks in the package. Butler Bucks are just like cash and can only be used at Butler County businesses for items other than tobacco and alcohol. In this way, we hope to support our own county businesses while helping those in need. Our goal this year is to help 180 families, which means we need to raise a total of $18,000. As of November 25, 2013, we have received 142 applications and we have raised $6,875.00. This amount is far less than what is needed. Applications will continue to come in until December 1st. We would like to raise most of the funds needed by December 1st, but will continue to

take donations for Christmas Cheer throughout the month of December. We realize everyone is feeling the pain of these difficult economic times, however if you are able to make a contribution, you will be making this holiday a little brighter for a Butler County household that is having a difficult time. Please send contributions to: Butler County Visions of WellBeing (BCVOW) Attn: Christmas Cheer P.O. Box 744 Allison, IA 50602 We thank you in advance for keeping your charitable giving local and caring about all residents in Butler County.

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Sheriff’s Report Butler Sheriff Monday, November 18: • Deputies executed three traffic stops and received reports of one controlled burn throughout the county. • 9:08 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 1100 block of Ellis St. • 9:40 a.m.: Deputies performed a welfare check in the 31400 block of Diagonal Road. • 10:19 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 900 block of 7th St. • 10:26 a.m.: Deputies were called to a car-deer accident on Highway 3 near Shell Rock. • 12:05 p.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 200 block of W. Prospect St. • 5:37 p.m.: Deputies were called to an alarm in the 1000 block of Highway 57. • 8:29 p.m.: Deputies assisted a motorist in the 300 block of 3rd St. • 10:22 p.m.: Deputies were called to a car-deer accident near the intersection of 300th St. and Sinclair Ave. • 10:32 p.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 900 block of 7th St. Tuesday, November 19: • Deputies executed two traffic stops and received reports of two controlled burns throughout the county. • 7:24 a.m.: Deputies assisted a motorist near the intersec-tion of Highway 3 and Utica Ave. • 8:05 a.m.: Deputies assisted a motorist in the 1100 block of S. Main St. • 4:45 p.m.: Deputies were called to a dog-deer matter near the intersection of 335th St. and Highway 57. Wednesday, November 20: • Deputies executed two traffic stops and received reports of two controlled burns throughout the county. • 2:54 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 500 block of West St. • 3:39 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 32700 block of Terrace Ave. • 11:35 a.m.: Deputies took a report of a possible phone scam in the 600 block of E. Mark St. • 2:53 p.m.: Deputies took a report of a possible phone scam in the 400 block of Packwaukee St. • 4:11 p.m.: Deputies were called to a dog-deer matter in the 300 block of W. Superior St. • 4:16 p.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 1000 block of Mason Way. • 6:29 p.m.: Deputies were called to a dog-deer matter near the intersection of Highway 3 and Terrace Ave. • 6:57 p.m.: Deputies took a burglary report in the 200 block of S. Williams St. Subject reported the theft of an x-box, 42-inch flat screen television, tools, chainsaw, games, movies, trench coat, and guitar. • 7:23 p.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 700 block of Highway 57. Thursday, November 21: • Deputies executed three traffic stops and received reports of two controlled burns throughout the county. • 12:49 a.m.: Deputies were called to a suspicious activity report in the 32000 block of Highway 14. • 3:37 a.m.: Deputies were called to a dog-deer matter near the intersection of 270th St. and Temple Ave. • 9:27 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 500 block of Locust St. • 12:39 p.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 16500 block of Quarry Ave. • 6:26 p.m.: Deputies received a report of a suspicious per-son/vehicle in the 16400 block of 170th St. Friday, November 22: • Deputies executed three traffic stops and received reports of two controlled burns throughout the county. • 12:40 a.m.: Deputies received a

report of a suspicious per-son/vehicle in the 27900 block of 290th St. • 12:54 a.m.: Deputies were called to the 17600 block of 110th St. for an unknown problem. • 7:08 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 500 block of West St. • 7:19 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 1000 block of Dorothy Ave. • 8:23 a.m.: Deputies were called to a property damage ac-cident in Parkersburg. • 8:41 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 900 block of N. Cherry St. • 8:43 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 800 block of Pine St. • 11:11 a.m.: Deputies were called to a family domestic mat-ter in the 400 block of East St. • 2:37 p.m.: Deputies assisted a motorist near the intersec-tion of 1st St. and Pine St. • 4:51 p.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 100 block of Wemple St. • 5:36 p.m.: Deputies received a suspicious person/vehicle report near the intersection of Evergreen Ave. and Highway 3. • 7:55 p.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 400 block of Cedar St. Saturday, November 23: • Deputies executed six traffic stops and received reports of one controlled burn throughout the county. • 3:10 a.m.: Deputies were called to an assault/fight in the 600 block of Railroad St. • 8:36 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 22500 block of 120th St. • 3:07 p.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 700 block of Highway 57. Sunday, November 24: • Deputies executed two traffic stops and received reports of three controlled burns throughout the county. • 1:28 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 300 block of Main St. • 9:48 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 700 block of Highway 57. • 9:51 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 200 block of N. Johnson St. • 10:14 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 900 block of 3rd St. • 11:58 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 300 block of Brookside Dr. • 3:17 p.m.: Deputies assisted hazmat personnel in the 200 block of 3rd St., Parkersburg, due to a natural gas smell. • 3:54 p.m.: Deputies took a report of a suspicious vehicle near the intersection of 310th St. and Highway 14. The report was unfounded as the Iowa State University solar car had run out of power. • 3:58 p.m.: Deputies were called to dog issues in the 29400 block of Highway 3. • 6:13 p.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 11500 block of Hickory Ave. • 7:39 p.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 500 block of Nash St. • 8:02 p.m.: Deputies were called to an accident with un-known injuries near the intersection of 235th St. and Union Ave. Deputies arrested Andrew Thomas Cuvelier, 23, Clarks-ville, and charged him with operating while intoxicated. • 11:23 p.m.: Deputies received a report of suspicious activi-ty. Unable to locate. Monday, November 25: • Deputies executed two traffic stops. • 1:27 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 100 block of S. High St. • 7:35 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 200 block of N. Johnson St.

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Butler County Public Health Foot Clinics for the month of December have been scheduled. Appointments are required for patients to come to the office to have their toenails trimmed by an RN on a monthly basis. A fee of $20 will be charged for this service. Home visits will be $25. Appointments will be taken beginning at 9:00 a.m. and may be made by calling Butler County Public Health at 319-267-2934. Clinics will be held on the following dates: Tuesday, December 3, Parker

Place Retirement Community, Parkersburg; Wednesday, December 4, The Meadows Assisted Living, Shell Rock; Thursday, December 5, Elm Springs Assisted Living, Allison; Tuesday, December 10, St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene; Thursday, December 12, Dutchman’s Oaks Assisted Living, Dumont; Tuesday, December 17, Maple Manor Assisted Living, Aplington; Thursday, December 19, Clarksville AMVETS Hall.


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I WOULD like to express my thanks and appreciation to my friends, neighbors and family who remembered me through prayers, cards, flowers and food. I especially want to thank my son, Kendall, who helped so much when I had surgery and after surgery. Norma Clark ___________________ TJ-48-1x

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Hours: Mon., Wed. 10-6; Tues., Thurs. 10-5; Fri. 10-4; Sat. 10-2 BLACK HAWKS VISIT LIBRARY Last Wednesday, Nov. 20th was an exciting evening for sixty-eight hockey fans (of all ages), as members of the Waterloo Black Hawks hockey team visited the library! The visiting players included, veteran forward Liam Pecararo #39 (from Los Angeles) and rookie forward #9 Lawton Courtnall (from Boston), and Tim Harwood (Director of Broadcasting and Media) also joined them. The players talked about where they are originally from, their hockey background and how they came to play with the Black Hawks. They also explained the game of hockey, their positions, and (carefully) demonstrated some penalties! When it was time to show the hockey gear, Isaac Backer (from Clarksville) volunteered to help and ended up modeling all the gear! Before leaving, Liam and Lawton posed for pictures and signed autographs! Thanks to all those that attended and Go Black Hawks!! ANNUAL TINY TIM TREE DISPLAY There’s still plenty of time to bring in a tree! The Library will be having its annual Tiny Tim Christmas Tree Display again this year! After skipping last year (due to the building project), we are excited to fill the tops of the new shelves with tiny trees! Families, kids, adults, groups, and

businesses are welcome to bring a decorated tree starting NOW through the Open House! Trees can be decorated to represent a group or business, a favorite collection or even a non-holiday related theme! If you’re in need of a tree, the library has a few to loan out just for this occasion—let us know if you would be interested in borrowing one! HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE Reminder‌.the Library’s Holiday Open House will be on Saturday, December 7th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.!! Enjoy some refreshments as you stroll through the winter wonderland and forest of Tiny Tim Trees! Don’t forget to checkout our great holiday books along the way! Santa will be making a special visit to the library from 9:00-11:00 am, and there will also be treats, stories and crafts for the kids! Keep up with library happenings on our Facebook page! NEW FICTION Warm up with these hot new titles from some popular authors: Doing Hard Time by Stuart Woods; Informed Risk by Robyn Carr; Silencing Eve by Iris Johansen; Winners by Danielle Steel; The Final Cut by Catherine Coulter; Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb; The Whole Enchilada by Diane Mott Davidson; Dust by Patricia Cornwell; and Accused by Lisa Scottoline.

Butler County Rural Electric Cooperative linemen Tanner Wangsness and Andy Uthoff helped decorate Butler County Courthouse with Christmas lights, wreaths and a red, sparkly banner sign of seasons greetings. The duo used the high bucket truck to put decorations at the highest point of the building.

Turkey, turkey... Connie Clark handed out 15-pound turkeys to over 60 people last week for Thanksgiving, as part of their basket of fixings for the holiday. (Pat Racette Photo)

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ing that she and her husband lost everything but they clung to each other because they still had each other." In the middle of losing everything they were grateful for each other. The Philippines were almost wiped off the map because of the most horrific typhoon ever recorded. Those people are suffering. We don't want pain and suffering. Yet, it's almost impossible to live very long without experiencing both. A man in the Bible by the name of Job lost everything. He lost his children, his entire wealth and his health. Job suffered and lost everything. His wife told him to curse God and die. Job looked to his creator in spite of circumstances. He never lost his sense of gratitude toward God even in the blackest hours of his life. He said, "Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him," Job 13:15. In his last years of life Job ended up with more than ever before. Gratitude was the beginning step to a new life for Job. You may not feel life is going your way. Stop and give thanks. Giving thanks is often the first step to better days.

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