December 19, 2013

The Wright County

Monitor

Christmas Greeting Section 2

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Wright County Board of Supervisors hears funding requests By: Mary Freeman wrightcomonitor@gmail.com

The Dec. 16 regular morning meeting of the Wright County Board of Supervisors was an eventful one as organizations lined up to address the Supervisors with their funding requests as the old year dwindles, as well as breaking news for all those

out that the format would facilitate property records searches and save the county thousands of dollars, not only protecting these important historical and current records for use, but for posterity as well.

Also in attendance was the

Board of Supervisors

Dwight Reiland receives recognition for his 35 years in the Recorders Office. with a sweet tooth – the Wright County Public Health bake sale is cancelled!

The sale, slated to run on the Thursday, Dec. 19, was fraught with the demands of bureaucracy – requiring receipts for ingredients and such, which sucked both the fun as well as the purpose out of the event. Sadly, it is now not to be.

After the customary call to meeting, the Supervisors recognized Dwight Reiland for his 35 years of dedicated service to the county in the Recorder’s Office. Said Board President Stan Watne, “It’s amazing that it took 35 years to get a perfect set of Supervisors” as all in attendance erupted in laughter and photos were taken.

Betty Ellis doffed her Board of Supervisors Secretary hat and donned her Wright County Recorder’s chapeau as she outlined the county’s need for joining the digital age regarding the county’s Property Transfer books; informing those assembled that the original books, microfilmed in 1984 – and dating back from the 1800’s to that date - were not only in need of all being digitally recorded, but that none of the books had been backed up since.

Ellis had contacted Solutions Software to enquire as to the cost of transferring all records via scan into digital format – as they had performed the same duties for nearby counties – receiving a ballpark quote of between $19,000 and $30,000 depending upon the volume of the volumes, and is looking into other sources before requesting the Supervisors to approve the request for the need and invite bids.

Said Ellis concerning the cost, “It depends upon how many books and how many pages” and pointed

Wright County Library Board with their request for continued funding.

The Library Board, which serves the entire county with libraries in Clarion, Dows, Eagle Grove Belmond and Rowan reported that they have seen a decided increase in demand for large print books, as well as computer usage - complete with kindly tutorials by helpful librarians - as more and more people move however reluctantly into the digital age.

The Library Board requested a 5% increase over last year’s funding, as they have not only seen a greater demand for certain services, but as with everyone else, have felt the pinch of higher costs. On of the many programs that the Library Board discussed as not only a success, but also a need, was the mobile storytime project.

With so many two-workingparent families, as well as single, working moms out there, the storybook program has gone mobile to private daycares and pre-K programs throughout the county, as modern schedules sometimes prevent parents from being able to bring their children to the library for the traditional event.

The Wright County Public Health Administrator, Tiffini Mericle, presented their request for funding for equipment per their CPR classes, as well as their new vision statement: “Dedicated to improving quality health care with integrity” and mission statement: “Promote healthy lifestyles, Prevent disease, Provide quality care.” as the format for these lifesaving tools have changed over the years, and many who were taught the ‘old style’ CPR need to be reeducated in the correct, and currently acceptable manner,

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Holmes Christmas Club, a Wright County treasure By: Mary Freeman wrightcomonitor@gmail.com If love and caring for one’s neighbor alone could sustain a town, Holmes would rival Chicago in size, but it can’t. So, the still thriving Holmes Christmas Club simply moved to a new location decades ago, and continues on with their mission of good cheer and Merry Christmas to neighbors near and far all across Wright County.

This year, after another successful fund raising auction held just before Thanksgiving, 1,000 fruit bags were assembled with love and care for those facing challenges this year. The everyday obstacles of loss, loneliness, unemployment, illness and even too short a budget to afford treats of fruit during the Holidays have been alleviated for many in the county by the dedicated and giving souls who populate the club.

The Club, which originated in the late 1940’s in the once-thriving

but always petite town of Holmes, was the brainchild of locals with a love for their fellow man, those pioneers of giving included Marion and Betty Robinson, whose daughter Margaret Zeigler now carries on the family tradition, which is alive and well and now located in Clarion.

The season of giving kicks off with the famous Holmes Christmas Club Auction, bringing the entire county of Wright into the spirit of giving, business old and new, city and county employees, and everyday citizens come together to bid on items large and small.

Fondly recalled food of Many willing hands makes for a light task as one’s youth from long back to the community. dormant As the year progresses, names establishments can still are taken and needs are assessed, be had at the auction just waiting for the day the fruit with just a simple bid. arrives, is bagged, tagged, delivered Larry Conlon and and enjoyed by the citizens of Write family still provides County who otherwise might not be their wonderful able to partake in such a delicious decorated Christmas and nutritious feast. Although cookies – four to a famous for their Christmas baskets – box – but the bidding the Holmes Christmas Club is also is fast and furious; there for citizens in times of serious Ruthie Rolls are, of need and strife, with local folks in course, still available the know giving the Club’s members and oh so delicious; but a heads up when their help is needed. the biggest scuttlebutt The staging area for the last 22 from that night is that years has been local icon, Chappy’s someone paid $100 on Main - albeit under three different for one, single apple proprietors - where Nick Barrett, pie, now that must be a who has owned the establishment Nick Barrett, proprietor of Chappy’s on Main, serious love of pastry - for 5 ½ years and this is his 6th mans the grill for the impending lunch rush at and people.

Holmes Christmas Club gathering his establishment.

Holmes Christmas Club

neighbors come together to give opens his doors annually to a flood of volunteers and a mountain of boxes of fruits, nuts and candy, all to be assembled and labeled for delivery.

This year, as in past, Ruthie Rolls were served to all who took time from their busy lives to show some kindness toward others and, along with coffee, milk and juice supplied by Barrett, - who, as usual, assumes the mantle of genial host to keep the assembly line running smoothly - everyone was kept fully hydrated and well nourished as they took on the very pleasant task of bringing some cheer to 1000 Wright County residents. In all, another successful year’s giving down – now on to the next.

Clarion-Goldfield School Board and C-G-D Transition Board hold meetings By: Mary Freeman wrightcomonitor@gmail.com

The Clarion-Goldfield School Board and the Clarion-GoldfieldDows Transition Board met on Monday, Dec. 9, in regular session to cover important topics designed to assure a cohesive flow within the school system as the consolidation continues.

Among the issues on the table for both boards was that of the currently inadequate air conditioning system, which does not allow for adequate fresh-air flow to circulate within the buildings. The costs associated with replacing the unit and/or boosting fresh airflow were discussed, as was the proposed need for moving electrical outlets to exterior walls also under consideration.

A new, statewide organization for promoting rural schools has been formed, as 75% of all Iowa schools fall into this category of schools with a 1,200 or less enrollment, and held their first meeting on Dec. 4.

The board(s) expressed interest in following the progress of this group,

Santa held a pajama party at the library, and everyone came! Jolly old St. Nick handed out candy canes to those who told them their Christmas wish list.

as the needs of rural students often differ from those in a more urbanized area.

The Transition Board also tacked more of the on-going, and monumental, task of school equipment/property consolidation, which is being currently facilitated by an inventory process. There is a lot of duplicate equipment, and the need to dispose of it with dispatch is paramount as the items occupy space better. They have decided that an auction best suits their purpose, and further details will be forthcoming as the consolidation progresses.

In more disquieting news, it seems that the Goldfield trophy case may have been pilfered – everyone hopes that the items have been placed somewhere safe for storage – but it seems that all of the trophies from the 1920’s, ‘30’s and 40’s seem to have simply disappeared, including the 1928 Champion Season! The board(s) would like for anyone who may know what has happened to them to please contact a board member with the information.

Checking the fields. Photo submitted

Attention: Farmers and Landowners Nitrogen test strips Checking the fields. Photo submitted According to Bruce Voigts, MRBI Project Coordinator of Boone River and Lyons Creek and Wright County and Hamilton County SWCD/ NRCS, there have been numerous recent reports about field nutrients entering surface waters. There is an easy way for farmers to determine how much nitrogen is coming off the fields. The procedure involves According to strips Brucein Voigts, dipping nitrogen test the tile MRBIto determine Project the Coordinator of water amount of niBoonein the River and Lyons Creek trates tile water that is leaving and Wright County and Hamilton County SWCD/NRCS, there have been numerous recent reports about field nutrients entering surface waters. There is an easy way for farmers to determine how much nitrogen is coming off the fields.

The procedure involves dipping nitrogen test strips in the tile water to determine the amount of nitrates in the tile water that is leaving the

the fields. The process takes about two minutes and is free. Farmers and agronomists in our area are using nitrogen test strips to determine ways to keep nitrogen in the fields, reduce fertilizer costs, and not be a contributor of excess nitrates in local streams.

If you have questions or would like to obtain a bottle of test strips, contact the staff at the Natural Refields. The process takes about two sources Conservation Service offices minutes andCity is free.

Farmers and in Webster at 515-832-2916 or agronomists in our area are using in Clarion at 515-532-2165. nitrogen test strips to determine ways to keep nitrogen in the fields, reduce fertilizer costs, and not be a contributor of excess nitrates in local streams.

If you have questions or would like to obtain a bottle of test strips, contact the staff at the Natural Resources Conservation Service offices in Webster City at 515-8322916 or in Clarion at 515-532-2165.

Attention: Farmers and Landowners Nitrogen test strips

Live Nativity Scene

Intrepid teens braved the unholy cold temperatures to pay homage to the Holy Family and the birth of the Christ Child on Sunday, Dec. 15, at the Clarion Church of Christ.

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First State Bank and Town & Country hold open house By: Mary Freeman wrightcomonitor@gmail.com Office-mates First Citizens house on Friday, Dec. 13, and had Bank and Town & Country entertainment lined up to start the Insurance held a combined open party.

The Clarion-Goldfield Kindergarten preparatory class of Katie Stundahl, with Jane Martin subbing for the day and enjoying the festivities, regaled the assembled with a repertoire of Christmas songs

complete with costumes and props.

The children, with only eight rehearsals under their collective belts, gave it their all and got everyone into the holiday spirit.

Punch, cookies and coffee were served, along with a tableful of FSB/T&C goodies to take home.

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Folks came out to enjoy a bit of schmoozing with their bankers at First Citizens National Bank’s annual open house on Friday, Dec. 13

Town & Country/First State Bank

The kids from Clarion/Goldfield Pre-K came to entertain those in attendance for the combined Town & Country/First State Bank annual open house on Friday, Dec. 13.

Calendar of Events Thursday, Dec. 19 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Masterson Personnell Job Fair at the Depot, 302 S. Main 1 to 6 p.m. Holiday Open House at Bradford Financial Center 6 to 8 p.m. Free beer, wine and spirit tasting at Fuel 6:30 p.m. JV/V Wrestling vs Clear Lake Friday, Dec. 20 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Wright On Toastmasters Meeting in the Board Room at Iowa Specialty Hospital, Clarion.

2:30 p.m. Early out for ClarionGoldfield and Dows schools.

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3:45 p.m. JV/Varsity Girls and Boys Basketball vs. Hampton-Dumont Saturday, Dec. 21 2 to 4 p.m. Lighted Christmas Stroll at Heartland Museum. Santa will be part of the celebration as well as some delightful elves. Shop in the gift store; buy your alumni album; get your season pass for 2014. Have lunch and visit with friends.

Monday, Dec. 23 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Holiday Open House at Fred Hoiberg’s Clarion Auto Stores.

The public is welcome to Fred Hoiberg Motors Open House and Meet the General Manager party on December 23rd from 4:40-5:30. Stop by and enjoy

some refreshments, meet the new General Manager Jay Rew and see up close some of the nice new cars they have for sale.

Thursday, Dec. 26 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Masterson Personnell Job Fair at the Depot, 302 S. Main Friday, Dec. 27 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Wright On Toastmasters Meeting in the Board Room at Iowa Specialty Hospital, Clarion. * To have your event added to the calendar call 515-532-2871 or email cmonitor@mchsi.com

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First Citizens National Banks hosts annual Holiday Open House By: Mary Freeman wrightcomonitor@gmail.com

First Citizens National Bank held their annual open house Friday, Dec. 13, in their well-appointed meeting room adjacent to the central hub of all banking activity – the lobby – with a lovely spread of tasty cookies, punch and coffee, with banking officers on hand to greet customers, answer questions and simply chitchat with neighbors going about their daily banking business.

The reception room is also home

to the bank’s unofficial mascot, an antique clock which has followed their progress from downtown on Main Street, moving to the Professional Building in the 1970’s, and finally, to be hung in a place of honor within their meeting and conference room for all to admire.

First Citizens Clarion heritage spans across the centuries, as does their Iowa roots dug deep into the native soil. The magnificent wallmounted clock, as large as most grandfather clocks, is proof positive of their continuous connection to the community.

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Nancy’s Notes

We have no authors more prolific than James Patterson.

His latest is, “Cross My Heart”.

Detective Alex Cross is a family man at heart. Nothing matters more to him than his children, his grandmother, and his wife Bree. His love of his family is his anchor, and gives him the strength to confront evil in his work. One man knows this and uses Alex’s strength as a weapon against him. When the ones Cross loves are in danger, he will do anything to protect them. If he does anything to protect them, they will die.

Patricia Cornwell is back with, “Dust”, another Kay Scarpetta Mystery. The Massachusetts Chief Medical Examiner has just returned from working one of the worst mass murders in U.S. history when she’s awakened at an early hour

by Detective Pete Marino. A body, oddly draped in an unusual cloth, has just been discovered inside the gates of MIT and it’s suspected the identity is that of missing computer engineer Gail Shipton, last seen the night before at a trendy Cambridge bar. It appears she’s been murdered, just weeks before the trial of her $100 million lawsuit against her former financial managers. At a glance there is no sign of what killed Gail Shipton, but she’s covered with a fine dust that under ultraviolet light fluoresces brilliantly in three vivid colors, what Scarpetta calls a mineral fingerprint. Clearly the body has been posed with a premeditation that is symbolic and meant to shock, and Scarpetta has reason to worry that the person responsible is the

Bird Report The winter birds have been kind of scarce at my feeders lately. Until we had a snowfall that covered their natural food. Birds could exist on weed seeds, left-over flower seeds and berries on some bushes and vines.

It seems as though winter is just stating, but it won’t be long until the nursery catalogs will start to show up in your mailboxes just in time to enjoy their colorful pages while you dream of spring and new plantings.

Choose plants that will furnish food for the birds. Some catalogs mark appropriate seeds and plants with a little symbol of a bird. The right plants and a water source will bring the birds to your yard and feeders.

Sparrows are a big problem lately. They seem to be worse this year. They are coming to the feeder and deck floor, where I sprinkle seed on the snow, in flocks of 50 or more. Other bird watchers have complained of the same problem.

I’ve advised switching to the small, white safflower seed as sparrows aren’t as fond of that, preferring the black oil sunflower seed, However the sparrow is a very adaptable bird and when nothing else is available they will eat the safflower seed.

I have bought suet blocks and placed them in wire cages on both the front and back side of the house. This has attracted a down woodpecker, who comes several

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times a day. It is a very good energy food for the birds.

I’ve had reports from friends in town of the birds they have at their feeders. If you keep your feeders full you will no doubt have them too. They are blue jays, cardinals, chickadees, downy and the larger, but marked almost the same, the hair woodpecker.

A friend told me that several weeks after the disappearance of the Eurasian dove that had been all summer and had apparently migrated, it showed up again before leaving for good. They are lucky enough to have the large doves adopt their yard and bushes as their place to nest and raise their brood of 3 or 4 birds. They have come back to the yard where they were hatched and raised for many years. Because their yard is a good haven for birds, or it seemed so, there is a hawk that hangs around. It knows where there is a possibility of a quick meal.

When the hawk appears the smaller birds make a quick movement deep into the bushes. The hawk dives on it and once in awhile he is lucky and flies off with his prize.

Check out the nearby trees and suet feeders and you may see other birds like the red-bellied woodpeckers, chickadee, brown creeper, and other winter birds.

There is still time to shop for Christmas gifts. An Iowa Bird book makes a good gift for young and old.

There is a good Roger Tory Peterson book, “A field Guide to the Birds” and also an “Iowa Birds book that is small enough to carry in the field and the birds are arranged by their main color. They are both basic bird books and helpful in identifying birds that you see. Bird feeders are also a good idea, but it’s a little late to install them till next spring. I’d be willing12:53 to wait.

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Capital Murderer, whose most recent sexual homicides have terrorized Washington, D.C. Scarpetta will soon discover that her FBI profiler husband, Benton Wesley, is convinced that certain people in the government, including his boss, don’t want the killer caught.

Tamar Ossowski’s, “Left”, is a novel that tells of a difficult decision made by a mother on behalf of her autistic child. It is told from the perspectives of Franny, the autistic sister who is left behind. Therese Wolley is a mother who has made a promise. She works as a secretary, shops for groceries on Saturdays, and takes care of her two girls. She doesn’t dwell on the fact that her girls are fatherless. Even though her older daughter regularly wakes with nightmares and her younger one whispers letters under her breath, she doesn’t shift from her resolve that everything will be fine, until the morning an obituary in the newspaper changes everything.

Therese immediately knows what she has to do. She cannot delay what she has planned, and she cannot find the words to explain her decision to her daughters. She considers her responsibilities, her girls, and her promise. Then she does the only thing that any real mother would do. She goes on the run with one daughter and abandons the other.

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Merry Christmas to everyone!

Merry Christmas and a Happy thoughtful Holiday Season to everyone!

This week has been a bit of a blur, the days come and go so quickly and the activities never end around here. I had to stop for a moment and take in my surroundings, holding tight to some, as they fill my mental memory book. You see, my youngest has just turned 18, and is a child no more – you’d think that the mustache and full-on mutton chop sideburns would have clued me in a bit sooner, but no. He was, is, and forever will be my littlest baby boy, no matter his actual age.

I enjoyed the Christmas concerts performed by the elementary, Jr. and Sr. high schools this last week, but in truth, they only served to heighten my personal nostalgia for the days when I attended my own children’s functions, applauding their abilities and talents from the proud-parent section of many a gymnasium, auditorium and cafeteria.

It may simply be the season of ‘family’ that disrupts my usually comfortable solitude; although I had often worked away from home near the holidays, I had always managed to make it back in time to see at least one school show or concert; and now, not only am I a stranger in a strange land during this special time of year, but I know that there will be no more last minute costumes to make, cookies and cupcakes to bake or teacher-gifts to purchase. This chapter of my life has come to an end, and it makes me a bit sad.

I really do prefer not to be sad this time of year, it is the season of hope, a space in time which heralds new beginnings, but this sad old world in which we all inhabit just keeps on turning with births, deaths, celebrations and tragedies regardless of just how much we want only the

Thank You For the beautiful centerpiece I won at Elizabeth’s Pharmacy at their grand opening in Britt.

Cheryl McLaughlin

Quite Contrary...

By: Mary Freeman, Editor Wright County Monitor

good things to happen for everyone.

Every moment in time is precious for someone.

We are all dealt a hand at birth, some folks seem to pull all aces – and others – why, they seem to find every blessed joker in the deck; for most of us though, it’s a mixed hand to which we draw regularly as we learn and grow, perhaps the game even changes on us while we are not looking, but we persevere.

Life is usually comprised of an ever-changing series of blessings and challenges, and most of us are equipped to handle the bad while cherishing the good. But not everyone is so fortified and, this time of year, I am bound to think of those who cannot cope, or haven’t the support, to overcome the odds stacked against them.

I think about the children in foster care, although usually, a far safer situation than their prior home-life, but they must suffer so for lack of familiarity; the animals in the shelters, most of them once loved family pets, now caged and all but forgotten as they await either execution or, although more unlikely, adoption and redemption.

Also, our homeless neighbors, lost in a harsh cold world without the basic comforts of a place to call their very own; our service members far from home and longing for a call or a letter; our unemployed neighbors, who face a harsher uncertainty at present and, all others who life seems to have shuffled to the bottom of the deck.

I think about a lot of folks as I count my blessings this time of year, a habit of a lifetime, of family and

friends I have known and loved, and who have now gone from this world; places I have visited or lived in which I cherish deeply – usually because of the people associated with them – and lastly, but not least: my own life thus far.

The many doors which have opened and shut, the choices I’ve faced, and the times when there were really none at all to make, just onward with a hard row to hoe in front of me. I think about the plain mid-western wisdom of my mother – and how I really should have listened to her far more often – but I guess some of us do have to learn the hard way.

Which brings me full-circle to my newly minted, now fully-grown adult child. In many ways, he is far too much like me, a head-butting, stubborn, I’ll-figure-it-out-formyself type of individual whom, I suspect, in about 30-odd years may just be thinking along the same lines as I am today as he passes his own life’s milestones.

Life goes by far too quickly, every moment in time, every person we meet, enriches our existence in some way great or small. The trick is, I suppose, in learning this important life-lesson early enough so that all of one’s fondest memories are not somehow darkened, and tinged with shades of regret when we bring them out to play in our later years.

That said my new neighbors, go out and build some great memories of loved ones, friends and happy festivities, I know I will as I open the next chapter in my book of life – so Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

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PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Tranisition Board Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Transition Board Unapproved Minutes Monday, December 9, 2013 The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Transition Board held a meeting on Monday, December 9, 2913 at the Clarion-Goldfield High School Media Center. In attendance were Clint Middleton, Beth Severson, Beth Jackson, Missy Schultz, Corey Jacobsen, Dr. Robert Olson, Mary Freeman, and Anita Frye.

The meeting was called to order at 6:11 P.M. No one addressed the board in Open Forum.

Motion by Severson to Approve Agenda.

Second by Jackson. Motion carried 5-0.

Dr. Olson shared with the board that the Mitsubishi cooling units do not meet legal requirements for fresh air in class rooms.

Motion by Jacobsen to Approve Consent Agenda: Approve Minutes of Previous Meetings; Set January 13th at 7:00 P.M. for Early Start Date Public Hearing; Direct Bob Malloy Law Firm to File Director District Boundaries with Wright County Auditor; Direct Bob Malloy to Develop Documentation to Transfer Real Estate Titles to Clarion-GoldfieldDows Community School District; Direct Bob

Malloy to determine if new federal identification number is required for Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School; Direct Superintendent to contact City of Dows and OId School Records about future use of Dows building. Second by Jackson. Motion carried 5-0.

Motion by Jacobsen to Approve Option 2 Map of Director District Boundaries. Second by Jackson. Motion carried 5-0.

Motion by Schultz to Approve Two Election Cycles for Transition Board with 2015 Election Directors Middleton and Schultz, 2017 Election Directors Severson, Jackson and Jacobsen.

Second by Jacobsen. Motion carried 5-0.

Set Monday, January 13, 2014 at 7:00 P.M. as the next meeting date.

Motion by Jackson to Adjourn. Second by Severson. Motion carried 5-0.

Meeting adjourned at 6:55 P.M. Clint Middleton President Anita Frye Board Secretary Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICE

Schillilng Probate Notice NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR WRIGHT COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PHYLLIS LOUISE SCHILLING, Deceased.

PROBATE NO. ESPR016370 To all persons interested in the Estate of Phyllis Louise Schilling, deceased, who died on or about November 16, 2013: You are hereby notified that on the 3rd day of December, 2013, the Last Will and Testament of Phyllis Louise Schilling, deceased, bearing the date of February 1, 2008, was admitted to probate in the above-named court and that Diane Carole Shores was appointed Executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the Will must be brought in the District Court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this Notice or one month from the date of mailing of this Notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the Will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make

immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the Clerk of the abovenamed District Court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this Notice or one month from the date of mailing of this Notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated this 11th day of December, 2013.

Diane Carole Shores Executor of the Estate 2727 Dows Williams Road Dows, IA 50071 Address BRINTON, BORDWELL & JOHNSON LAW FIRM BY: David R. Johnson Attorney for Executor 120 Central Avenue West, P.O. Box 73 Clarion, IA 50525 Address Date of Second Publication 26th day of December, 2013 Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Dec. 19, and Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice of Redemption Tax Sale NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RIGHT OF REDEMPTION FROM TAX SALE TO: Pamela K. Bell 611 1st Street NE, Belmond, IA 50421- Owner Pamela K. Bell P.O. Box 128, Belmond, IA 50421- Owner Fred Milton Bell P.O. Box 128, Belmond, IA 50421- Possible Owner Person in Possession 611 1st Street NE, Belmond, IA 50421- Person In Possession North Iowa State Bank 120 E. Main, P.O. Box 306, Belmond, IA 50421- Mortgage Holder Evans Floor 106 8th Street SW, Clarion, IA 50525- Judgment Creditor Iowa Attorney General 1305 E. Walnut St. #102, Des Moines, IA 50319-0106- Court Costs Wright County Attorney 331 E. Main, Clarion, IA 50421- Court Costs Wright County Auditor 115 North Main Street, Clarion, IA 50525-1459- Court Costs Liberty Bank & Trust by Merger 120 East Main, Belmond, IA 50421- Mortgage Holder City Clerk of Belmond 112 2nd Avenue NE, Belmond, IA 50421- City Limits All of the heirs, spouses, assignees, grantees, legatees, devisees, and successors in interest both known and unknown, and all unknown claimants claiming to have any

recorded or unrecorded right, title, or interest in and to the parcel hereinafter described.

In accordance with Iowa Code Section 447.9 you are hereby notified that on the 20th day of June, 2011, the following described parcel, situated in Wright County, Iowa, to-wit: Lot 7 in Block 14 in the Town of Belmond, Wright County, Iowa. a/k/a PARCEL # 000430131008 Certificate No: 11-11030 Was sold at tax sale by the Treasurer of Wright County for the then delinquent and unpaid taxes against the parcel, which a Certificate of Purchase was duly issued by the County Treasurer of Wright County, Iowa, to Cedar Grove Investments, Inc. pursuant to said tax sale, which Certificate is now lawfully held and owned by Cedar Grove Investments, Inc., and that the right of redemption will expire and a deed to the said parcel will be made unless redemption from said tax sale is made within ninety (90) days from the completed service of this Notice.

Chris Newhouse, Member SCC Holding LLC, Agent for Cedar Grove Investments, Inc. Wright 11-11030 Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013

Legals are your right to know!

Notice of Forfeiture of Real Estate Contract NOTICE OF FORFEITURE OF REAL ESTATE CONTRACT TO: Shannon Marie Jones AKA: Shannon Marie Hudson 415 3rd ST. SE, Clarion, Iowa, 50525 AND Aaron Mark Hudson 415 3rd St. SE, Clarion, Iowa, 50525 AND ANY AND ALL PERSONS IN POSSESSION OF THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED HEREIN YOU AND EACH OF YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED: (1) The terms of the written contract dated February 15th, 2011, and executed by Wright Rentals, LLC, as Vendors, and Shannon Marie

Jones and Aaron Mark Hudson, as Vendee, recorded as Document No. 11-306, for the sale of the following described real estate: Local address: 415 3rd St. SE, Clarion, Iowa, 50525 Legal Address: A tract in Outlot 15 of the Auditor’s Plat of the Northeast Fractional ¼ of Section 6, Township 91 North, Range 24 West of the 5th P.M., Wright County, Iowa, described as beginning at a point on the West line of said Outlot 15, which is 60 feet East and 124 feet North of the NE corner of Block 12 in McKay’s addition to the Town of Clarion, Iowa, thence North on said West line for 66 feet, thence East at right angles for 120 feet, thence South at right angles for 66 feet, thence West at right

PUBLIC NOTICE

Name Change Notice ORIGINAL NOTICE THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT WRIGHT COUNTY IN RE THE NAME CHANGE OF H.M.M.A. No. CNCN000169 TO: Gregory Eugene Arndt You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of the clerk of this court naming you as a defendant in this action, which petitions prays: Please be advised that a hearing shall be held to determine whether or not the name of the minor child, H.M.M.A., shall be changed on February 5, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at the Wright County Courthouse in Clarion, Iowa.

The name and address of the attorney for the plaintiff(s) is Barry S. Kaplan, Kaplan, Frese & Nine, 111 E Church Street, Marshalltown, IA 50158. The attorney’s phone number is 641753-5549; facsimile number: 641-753-0962.

You are further notified that the above case has been filed in a county that utilizes electronic filing. Unless, within 20 days after service of this original notice upon you, you serve, and within a reasonable time thereafter

file a motion or answer, in the Iowa District Court for Wright County, at the courthouse in Clarion, Iowa, judgment by default will be rendered against you for relief demanded in the petition. Please see Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16 for information on electronic filing and Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16, division VI regarding the protection of personal information in court filings.

In you need assistance to participated in court to a disability, call the disability coordinator at (641) 421-0990. Persons who are hearing or speech impaired may call Relay Iowa TTY (1800-735-2942). Disability coordinators cannot provide legal advice. /s/ Jill Watne Clerk of Court Wright County Courthouse Clarion, Iowa 50525 IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Dec. 19, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, and Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014

angles for 120 feet to the point of beginning.

PIN# 11-06-135-007 has not been complied within the following particulars: (a) Non-payment of the full amount due each month as required by the Contract, for a total delinquency of $802 (b) Failure to maintain insurance on property as required by the terms of the Real Estate Contract.

(2) The Contract shall stand forfeited unless

the parties in default, within 30 days after the completed service of this notice, shall perform the terms and conditions in default, and in addition pay the reasonable costs of serving this notice.

Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Dec. 19, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013 and Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014

PUBLIC NOTICE

Anderson Probate Notice NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR WRIGHT COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID M. ANDERSON, Deceased.

PROBATE NO. ESPR016369 To all persons interested in the Estate of David M. Anderson, deceased, who died on or about November 16, 2013: You are hereby notified that on the 2nd day of December, 2013, the Last Will and Testament of David M. Anderson, deceased, bearing the date of November 18, 1975 was admitted to probate in the above-named court and that Michael Anderson was appointed Executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the Will must be brought in the District Court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this Notice or one month from the date of mailing of this Notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the Will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and

creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the Clerk of the abovenamed District Court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this Notice or one month from the date of mailing of this Notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated this 3rd day of December, 2013.

Michael Anderson Executor of the Estate 701 NW School Street Ankeny, IA 50021 Address

BRINTON, BORDWELL & JOHNSON LAW FIRM BY: David R. Johnson Attorney for Executor 120 Central Avenue West, P.O. Box 73 Clarion, IA 50525 Address Date of Second Publication 19th day of December, 2013 Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Dec. 12 and Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICE

Clarion-Goldfield Board of Education Clarion-Goldfield Board of Education Unapproved Minutes Monday, December 9, 2013 The Regular Meeting of the Clarion-Goldfield Board of Education was held on Monday, December 9, 2013 at the High School Library Media Center. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 P.M. by President Clint Middleton. In attendance were Clint Middleton, Beth Jackson, Missy Schultz, Dr. Robert Olson, Wright County Monitor Editor Mary Freeman, and Anita Frye.

Motion by Schultz to Approve Agenda.

Second by Jackson. Motion carried 3-0. No one addressed the board in Open Forum. There were no reports from TAP or Sports Boosters.

Motion by Jackson to Approve Consent Agenda: Approve Minutes of Previous Meeting; Approve Payment of Monthly Bills; Approve Payment of Additional Bills; Approve Administration Recommendation of Open Campus Request for Seniors; Approve Review of Policies 504.5A, 504.6, 504.7, 504.8; Approve First Reading of Policy 502.12; Approve Overnight Trip for Dorian Festival for Vocal Music; Approve Request for AfterProm Transportation provided the district is reimbursed for actual cost of trip; Approve Issuance of checks for Officials between board meetings. Second by Schultz. Beth Severson arrived at 5:32 P.M. Motion Carried 4-0.

Motion by Jackson to Approve SBRC Application for MAG; On-Time Funding MAG of $50,921.00 and LEP Instruction +5 years of $5,399.00. Second by Schultz. Motion carried 4-0.

Dr. Tim Nagel arrived at 5:39 P.M. Dr. Olson shared that it was determined based on commercial building code requirements and the specifications of Mitsubishi cooling units, they do not meet the requirements for fresh air exchange. The low cost option cannot be legally installed in schools.

Dr. Olson informed the board there will be a change effective January 1, 2014 of Third Party Administrator of school insurance program to Auxiant.

The next Regular Board Meeting will be held on Monday, January 13, 2014 at 6:00 P.M. Motion by Jackson to adjourn. Second by Severson. Meeting adjourned at 6:10 P.M. Clint Middleton, President Anita Frye, Board Secretary C-G Schools December Claims Report Access Systems – Supplies................... 463.97 Airgas USA LLC – Supplies.................... 312.20

Aramark Uniform Services – Mop Service........................................ 174.38 Arnold Motor Supply – Parts & Supplies................................. 641.98 Askelsen, Margaret – Mileage.................. 65.00 Automatic Doors of Iowa, LC – Door Opener.................................... 2,385.00 Bakker Jon – Supplies................................ 6.50 Bank of America – Travel/Supplies...... 1,419.54 C.H. McGuiness Company – Parts..... 1,151.77 Central Iowa Distributing – Supplies...... 496.80 Central Iowa Water, Inc. – Boiler Testing...................................... 125.00 City Of Clarion – Water........................ 2,008.15 City Of Goldfield – Water.......................... 83.04 Clarion Hardware Hank – Supplies........ 279.95 Clarion Super Foods – Supplies............. 408.59 Crescent Electric Supply Co – Equipment............................................ 68.75 De Lage Landen – Copier Rental........ 1,002.78 DeMoulin – Uniform................................ 455.39 DHS Cashier 1st Fl – Medicaid........... 9,783.93 Don’s Pest Control – Service.................. 109.00 Eagle Building Supply Cl – Supplies...... 119.99 Edline LLC – Service................................ 25.31 Engel Law Office - Legal Services........... 21.25 Fort Dodge Machine & Supply - Tools ..... 33.99 Fort Dodge Transmission, Inc – Repair................................................ 199.95 Foster’s Frame & Alignment – Repair.... 490.00 Goldfield Access Network – Phone Service................................. 1,543.71 Goldfield Telephone Co – Phone Service.................................... 202.87 Haberman, Steve – Mileage................... 112.00 Harris School Solutions – Registration..... 30.00 Humboldt Community School Open Enrollment............................ 16,502.75 IAREAP – Tech Service & Support...... 1,008.00 IASB – Registration................................ 168.50 IDATP – Bus Driver Testing................. 1,155.00 Iowa Division Of Labor – Inspection......... 25.00 Iowa School Finance Informa – Service................................................ 245.50 Iowa Specialty Hospital – Services........ 297.00 J & J Sports – Supplies....................... 1,890.00 Janitor’s Closet Ltd – Supplies............... 171.56 JW Pepper & Son Inc – Music.................. 37.79 Kakacek, Sarah M – Mileage................. 123.50 L & L Service Inc – Service....................... 80.97 Local Government Services – Services........................................... 1,526.00 M J Care, Inc. – Service......................... 318.91 Malloy Law Firm – Legal Services.......... 283.50 Martin Bros – Supplies............................. 55.21

Menards MC – Supplies........................... 76.92 Mid-America Publishing Corp.

– Communication................................ 290.43 Midamerican Energy - Electricity ........ 9,178.58 Mosaic in North Central Iowa Services .......................................... 1,760.00 Nelson Plumbing & Heating – Repairs............................................ 1,298.45 North Central Cooperative- Fuel ........ 9,797.56 North Iowa Area Comm. Coll – Training............................................... 375.00 O’Halloran International Inc – Repair..... 251.97 Olson, Robert A. – Travel......................... 25.97 Pearson Education – Supplies............... 341.86 Prairie Lakes AEA FD – Service............. 655.00 Pritchard Family Auto Stores – Parts..... 567.68 Rieman Music – Instrument & Repair..... 821.00 Ruth Davis – Supplies.............................. 33.00 Sam’s Club Discover – Equipment......... 216.01 Schaffer, Cindy – Postage........................ 39.90 School Administrators Of Iowa Registration . ...................................... 285.00 Seminole Retail Energy Service – Natural Gas...................................... 9,456.00 Shopko Stores Operating Co – Supplies................................................ 77.78 State’s Tire & Service Center – Repair................................................ 303.75 Struxture Architects – Prof Services.... 1,175.00 The Trash Man – Service.................... 1,065.90 Urness Hardware – Supplies.................. 217.94 Verizon – Phone Service........................ 775.07 W & H Cooperative Oil Co – Propane.............................................. 215.00 Work of Art (A) – Yearbook Production........................... 736.05 Wright County Motors – Service/Repair.................................... 874.34 General Fund Total.......................... 89,021.14 Anderson Erickson Dairy Co – Supplies.............................................. 193.44 Bank of America – Supplies................ 2,839.79 Birkey, Travis – Official............................. 90.00 Brightspark Travel – Trip Pmt.............. 1,767.82 Cedar Valley Fundraising – Supplies... 1,098.00 Christensen, Tim – Official....................... 60.00 Cindy Marshall – Service.......................... 18.00 Clarion Super Foods – Supplies............. 317.33 Collison, Rich – Official............................ 90.00 Eldridge Plays & Musicals – Supplies.... 642.45 Gourmet’s Delight – Supplies.............. 2,091.50 Heydt, Gary – Official............................. 110.00 Imagine That! – Supplies..................... 1,239.00 Iowa Girls Coaches Assoc – Membership......................................... 65.00

Luther College – Festival Registration... 113.00 Martin Bros – Food & Supplies............... 358.38 Neff Company – Award Supplies......... 1,140.42 Nelson, Paul – Wr Official....................... 100.00 Pepsi Beverages Co – Vending Supplies............................. 1,580.03 Pizza Ranch – Musical Supplies............ 534.00 Rieman Music – Instrument & Repair......................... 1,555.50 Rodemeyer, Brian – Official...................... 90.00 Schaffer, Cindy – Postage........................ 33.95 Schrieber, Dan – Official......................... 110.00 Shopko Stores Operating Co – Supplies............................................. 45.08 Simmons, Thomas – Services................ 288.00 Travis Pike – Official............................... 100.00 Verizon – Phone Service.......................... 97.15 Whitehill, Scott – Official......................... 100.00 Woodin, Timothy – Official...................... 100.00 Work of Art (A) – Yearbook Production........................ 2,208.15 Activity Fund Total.......................... 19,175.99 Apple Computer, Inc. – Equipment......... 975.00 CXtec – Software................................ 2,307.98 Oaks Garden Spot – Service............... 4,925.00 Sam’s Club Discover – Equipment...... 1,039.23 Tiger Direct – Equipment................... 11,457.06 Urness Hardware – Equipment.............. 674.98 PPEL Fund Total.............................. 21,379.25 Bankers Trust Company – Bond Pmts..................................... 14,144.59 Debt Service Fund Total.................. 14,144.59 Anderson Erickson Dairy Co – Milk..... 4,751.86 Clarion Super Foods – Food...................... 7.16 Earthgrain Baking Co’s Inc. – Food..... 1,123.64 Goldfield Access Network – Phone Service..................................... 79.12 Iowa Specialty Hospital – Services........ 213.00 Martin Bros. – Food & Supplies........... 8,957.39 Verizon – Phone Service.......................... 43.95 Nutrition Fund Total...................... 15,1756.12 Shopko Stores Operating CO. – Nurse Supplies................................... 122.82 Nurse’s Fund Total............................... 122.82 Total Claims Paid........................... 159,019.91 November Payroll Insurance..........................................111,013.06 Taxes................................................. 36,229.33 HAS/HRA........................................... 12,040.00 IPERS................................................ 40,023.36 ..................................................... 200,205.75 .

Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013

Super Foods, Supplies......................... $500.16 Reliance, Service.............................. $1,000.00 MH-DD Services Fund AAIDD, IRQR annual training............ $7,200.00 Bank of America, Credit card................ $140.97 Casey’s, Fuel........................................ $246.96 Goldfield Access, Service WCSS......... $166.04 Kelly Langfitt, Mileage.......................... $459.36 Brad Leckrone, Mileage.................... $1,032.96 Pizza Ranch, Other................................ $25.05 Pritchards, Service................................. $30.95 Jen Sheehan, Mileage.......................... $328.80 Staples , Office supplies/MH................. $62.97 US Cellular, Service............................. $188.49 Angela Wesselink, Mileage.................. $203.52 Dodi Whipple, Reimbursement............... $90.47 Rural Services Basic Fund Belmond Library, Tax apportionment.......................... $2,480.58 Clarion Library, Tax apportionment.... $2,377.25 Dows Library, Tax apportionment...... $1,136.91 EG Library, Tax apportionment.......... $2,790.67 Rowan Library, Tax apportionment.... $1,550.42 Landfill, Tax apportionment................ $6,018.75 Economic Dev. Marketing Bank of America, Credit card................ $108.14 Eagle Building Supply, Signs................ $530.08 Mid-America, Office supplies................ $167.50 Secondary Road Fund ADS, Supplies................................... $2,764.95 Ahlers & Cooney, P.C., Service............ $171.20 Airgas, Supplies..................................... $81.78 Alliant, Utilities...................................... $477.81 Arnold Motor Supply, Supplies.......... $2,477.14 Barco, Supplies.................................... $371.38 Barnes, Supplies............................... $2,226.59 Independent, Publishing......................... $34.60 Bomgaars, Supplies............................. $174.72 Campbell, Supplies................................ $69.00 CVT, Service......................................... $401.00 Belmond, Water and sewer.................... $61.50 Clarion, Water and sewer..................... $237.83 Eagle Grove, Water and sewer.............. $35.92 Clarion Distributing, Supplies............... $354.80 Contech, Supplies............................. $2,682.50 Counsel , Office supplies........................ $40.41 Culligan, Service.................................... $32.80 Diamond Mowers, Supplies............... $1,144.06 Don’s Truck Sales, Supplies.............. $1,797.39 Eagle Building Supply, Supplies........... $296.72 Farm & Home, Plat books.................... $770.00 Farmers Coop, Propane.................. $38,257.11 Force America, Supplies........................ $17.28 Frontier, Service..................................... $65.86 Ft. Dodge Machine, Supplies............ $1,499.12 Goldfield Access, Service..................... $448.77 H & K Plumbing, Service...................... $703.60 Hanson, Service................................... $388.84 Henderson, Supplies......................... $1,900.00 IDNR, Permit........................................ $350.00 Interstate Battery, Supplies..................... $87.95 Iowa Specialty Hospital, Service.......... $236.00 Jack’s OK, Supplies........................... $2,431.04 K C Nielsen, Supplies............................. $23.70 K-Con, Service..................................... $925.00 Kimball Midwest, Supplies.................... $869.31 Kolacia, New office building............ $34,281.70 Lawson, Supplies.............................. $2,962.45 Marshall & Swift, Supplies...................... $80.00 MMM, Supplies.................................. $1,699.29

James Mewes, Supplies....................... $125.00 Mid-America, Publishing......................... $60.31 MidAmerica , Utilities......................... $1,354.62 NCC, Grass.......................................... $621.00 O’Halloran, Equipment .................. $50,917.00 OK Tire, Service..................................... $92.00 Prairie Energy , Electricity.................... $307.05 PSI, Office supplies.................................. $5.99 Rex Wiant, Service............................ $2,268.50 Shopko, Office supplies.......................... $19.99 Snap-On, Supplies............................... $572.15 Solutions, Service................................... $57.50 Kim Spangler, Supplies........................ $125.00 Spencer, Supplies................................ $100.44 T & D , Service..................................... $110.00 The Trash Man, Service....................... $335.40 TQ Technologies, IT equipment......... $7,138.00 True Value, Supplies.............................. $33.86 Unity Point, Service...............................$111.00 Urness, Supplies............................... $1,268.22 US Cellular, Service............................... $84.81 Verizon , Service.............................. $1,896.57 Windstream, Service.............................. $69.18 Woolstock Equipment, Supplies........... $752.60 Wright County Auditor, Metered postage................................. $50.37 Wr. Co. Motors, Service.......................... $95.88 Wright Materials, Supplies................. $3,519.60 Zee Medical, Supplies.......................... $145.30 Ziegler, Supplies................................ $2,578.32 Public Health Resource Appearances, Service............................ $50.00 Bank of America, Credit card.................. $10.50 Eagle Pharmacy, Medical supplies......... $11.88 Fareway, Misc. Charitable Usage........... $31.98 Imagine That!, Public relations............. $120.78 MidAmerican, Misc. charitable usage... $150.00 Donna Pipal, Misc. charitable usage...... $24.87 Pizza Ranch, Public relations................. $14.99 Shopko, Misc. Charitable Usage.......... $185.91 Thrifty White, Prescriptions.................... $11.96 True Value, Supplies.............................. $27.96 Conservation Reserve Brown’s , Service............................... $1,162.00 Houser, Berkland & Simonson, Service......................................... $11,200.00 Emergency Medical Service Super Foods, Annual training/EMS...... $247.30 ICCC, EMS training................................ $30.00 County Assessor Fund ..................................

Bank of America, Credit card............. $1,622.19 Casey’s, Fuel.......................................... $56.18 Counsel, Service.................................. $211.51 Goldfield Access, Service..................... $119.04 IAAO, Membership/SPlagge................ $670.00 Page County Auditor, Office supplies... $100.00 Pictometry, Service.......................... $25,354.82 Shari Plagge, Mileage.......................... $523.68 Camie Samson, Mileage...................... $155.04 US Cellular, Service............................. $196.13 Vanguard Appraisals, Service.......... $55,745.00 Wright County Auditor, Metered postage............................... $335.65 Grand Total................................... $640,132.80 Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICE

Wright County Board of Supervisors November 2013 Claims Wright County Board of Supervisors November 2013 Claims General Basic Fund A & R, Floor cleaning............................ $190.00 A-1, Medical supplies........................... $818.00 Elizabeth Acat, Grant expense............. $586.95 Advanced Systems, Office supplies..... $328.51 Jean Agena, Board of Health................. $17.28 AgSource, Water testing......................... $22.00 Ahlers & Cooney, Labor relations...... $1,000.00 Allen Home Center, Grant expense........ $32.09 Alliant, Utilities...................................... $224.49 Jillian Anderson, Mileage.......................... $2.40 Karen Andrews, Mileage...................... $669.12 Arnold Motor Supply, Washer fluid....... $147.74 Angiemar Baez, Grant expense........... $770.25 Jane Bangs, Mileage............................ $133.92 Nancy Barkema, Mileage..................... $207.84 Colleen Bartlett, Mileage........................ $80.64 Joyce Basinger, Mileage...................... $268.32 Belmond Independent, Public notice.... $602.30 Bradley Berg, Mileage.......................... $484.80 Jeff Bige, Wood.................................... $180.00 Bloemke’s, Medical supplies................. $18.37 BRW, Service....................................... $116.40 Bomgaars, Oil....................................... $452.29 Briggs, Medical supplies.................... $1,992.85 Dr. Brindle, Board of Health.................... $13.44 LuAnn Brunes, Mileage.......................... $29.28 Bank of America, Credit Card............ $3,564.04 Carpenter, Apparel............................... $207.30 Casey’s, Fuel.......................................... $90.30 CED, Custodial/Sheriff.......................... $722.13 Cellebrite, License............................. $2,998.99 Central Iowa Detention, Service........ $3,216.95 CID, Custodial supplies/Sheriff.......... $1,408.21 CenturyLink, Long distance.................... $80.25 Doris Chapman, Mileage/meals........... $101.52 Heather Christensen, Mileage................ $66.55 CINTAS, Medical supplies...................... $72.86 Belmond, Utilities.................................. $119.92 Clarion, Water and sewer.................. $2,670.29 Eagle Grove, Contribution................. $2,289.33 Clarion Distributing, Custodial supplies............................. $131.00 Clarion Hardware, Custodial supplies............................ $180.12 Super Foods, Supplies...................... $2,655.19 Community Pharmacy, Prescriptions.... $220.65 Michele Cooper, Board of Health........... $14.40 Counsel, Copier maintenance................ $93.59 CCSI, Medical supplies..................... $3,270.00 Culligan, Service.................................. $108.55 Dakota, Medical supplies..................... $442.60 de lage landen, Office supplies.............. $80.62 Deyta, Public relations............................ $35.00 Janet Disney, Mileage.......................... $235.20 Supervisor Association, Annual meeting................................... $60.00 DG, Office supplies................................ $40.00 Eagle Building Supply, PH repairs.......... $11.54 Cathy Elkin, Mileage............................. $108.48 EBS - Great River Ins. Co, Flex........... $152.00 Fancy That Catering, Grant expense................................... $252.00 Fareway, Public relations........................ $41.51 F & H, Plat books.............................. $1,491.50 Farmers Coop, Fuel.......................... $5,084.97 Fetrow Reporting, Deposition transcripts........................ $133.20

First Citizens, Supplies ........................ $120.99 Frontier, Service................................... $181.00 Goldfield Access, Service.................. $2,813.55 Goldfield Communications, Service....... $90.00 Goldfield Vet Clinic, Canine boarding..... $42.00 Carmel Hammen, Mileage.................... $197.28 Hancock Co Sheriff, Service fees........... $21.80 Hanson & Sons, Snow tires.................. $737.12 Pamela Harklau, Mileage..................... $374.40 Mary Haugen, Mileage......................... $284.16 Hawkeye, Service................................. $159.00 Head Start, Grant expense................... $480.00 Health Education Center, Education...... $40.00 Heartland, Office supplies.................... $294.46 Brad Hicks, Mileage............................. $262.08 Craig Hill, Well closures........................ $400.00 Hiway Truck, Blade............................ $4,000.00 Hogan-Hansen PC, Auditing service............................ $16,000.00 Honeywell HomMed LLC, Equipment rental............................... $405.00 Houser, Berkland & Simonson, Reimbursement.................................. $42.45 HPCAI, Education.................................. $60.00 Nancy Huisinga, Mileage...................... $318.72 ISAC, Dues........................................... $625.00 ICCC, Education................................ $1,295.00 IDDA/Annual conference...................... $225.00 IMAGETEK, Data processing................. $40.00 Iowa Alliance in Home Care, Education................................. $340.00 ILEA/recertification-JMandal................ $565.00 Office Elements, Copier maintenance ......................... $177.84 Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion, Service ........................................ $6,297.40 Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond, Service ............................................ $727.04 ISCTA, Dues......................................... $325.00 JCL, Custodial supplies........................ $261.88 Cheryl Johnson, Mileage........................ $81.12 David L Johnson, Mileage.................... $151.68 KDE Security Services, DP.................. $120.00 Linda Klehm, Malpractice insurance.... $215.30 L-TRON Corporation, Supplies............ $162.00 LSA, Supplies......................................... $50.00 Naomi Lette, Mileage............................. $85.44 Michele Lund, Mileage........................... $69.76 Mary Lyons, Mileage............................ $394.08 Larry Maasdam, Well closures............. $273.00 Mail Services, Postage ........................ $573.53 Martin Bros, Mobile meals.................... $227.89 Patty McCoy, Mileage........................... $183.36 McFarland Clinic, Service....................... $64.00 Sandra McGrath, Mileage.................... $106.08 Tiffini Mericle, Mileage............................ $43.20 Barb Meyer, Mileage.............................. $70.77 Mid-America, Publishing....................... $479.37 MidAmerican, Gas............................. $3,314.82 Midas, Mitigation planning............... $15,638.00 Midas, Repair....................................... $925.57 Midland Power, Electric/Oakdale park.... $63.03 Linda R Mohr, Mileage............................. $0.48 Penny Mohr, Mileage............................ $156.96 Alexis Morgan, Education..................... $376.60 Mort’s Water Company, Service........... $135.70 NACVSO, 4 memberships.................... $120.00 Kathy Nicholls, Mileage........................ $106.48 John Ofstethun, Mileage/meals............ $232.56 OK Tire, Tires....................................... $576.16

Oldson’s Plbg,Htg,AC, Inc., Control room repair........................... $781.26 Christine Oliver, Mileage...................... $288.00 Packard Electric Inc., Service and material.......................... $136.47 Page County Auditor, Office supplies... $200.00 Palo Alto Co Sheriff, Juvenile service fees........................... $65.22 Lorie Patrick, Mileage/ISAC HR............. $47.04 Donna Pipal, Mileage........................... $234.72 Pizza Ranch, Safety meeting................. $58.45 Harlan Poolman, Mileage/meals.......... $129.20 Prairie Energy Coop, Electric............ $1,009.04 Press Ganey Associates, Inc., Public relations............................... $4,858.76 PSI, Custodial supplies/WCSS.......... $1,118.17 Pyle Family Farm, Well closure............ $516.00 Lashelle Quintus, Mileage.................... $122.88 Kristina Cook-Rabe, Mileage................ $228.00 Anne Radechel, Mileage...................... $445.44 Jim Radke, Meals................................... $13.38 RRI, Scanner..................................... $6,638.00 Linda Rasmussen, Mileage.................. $213.12 Rick Rasmussen, Mileage/Fall ISAC.... $174.58 Eric Rector, Meals.................................. $16.13 Barb Redig, Mileage............................. $222.72 Rehabilitation Center, Service........... $3,697.14 Angie Reiland, Mileage.......................... $36.96 Fawn Roberts, Mileage........................ $133.44 Milton Roberts, Well closures............... $220.00 Cindy Roosa, Mileage............................ $52.32 Gayleen Rutherford, Mileage............... $337.44 Sadler Construction Company, Repair/SO.......................................... $253.53 Sanofi Pasteur, Inc., Medical supplies............................. $3,267.21 Jacob Schaben, Meals............................. $6.29 Peggy Schluttenhofer, Mileage/Fall ISAC................................ $96.00 Schumacher, Scheduled maintenance...................................... $235.43 Denise Schumacher, Mileage............... $282.72 Robert A Shaw, Mileage....................... $129.20 Shopko , Office supplies...................... $228.11 Terry Silbaugh, Mileage........................ $271.68 Darcy Sisson, Mileage............................ $85.44 Sandy Smidt, Mileage.......................... $177.60 Jane Smith, Hearing transcript............... $62.00 Solutions, School/LPatrick/BEllis.......... $150.00 Shelle Sporaa, Mileage........................ $189.12 Staples , Office supplies/WCPB............ $78.37 T & D, Tire repair.................................... $15.30 Kim Thayer, Mileage............................. $207.36 Print Shop, Office supplies................... $295.00 The Trash Man, Service....................... $599.18 Juanita Thompson, Mileage................. $312.00 Thrifty White Pharmacy, Prescriptions..................................... $158.81 Mitch Tillman, Fuel................................... $5.00 TMI, Service........................................... $60.00 TQ Technologies, Data processing.... $3,395.15 True Value, Hardware............................. $65.69 Upper DM Opportunity, Contribution.................................... $2,250.00 Urness, Custodial supplies................... $110.42 US Cellular, Phone service................... $490.81 Verizon, Service................................... $200.05 WCPB, Rent/VA.................................... $352.29 Webster Co Sheriff, Service fees........... $26.00 West Payment Center,

Litigation handbook........................... $801.00 Sharon Woodley, Mileage..................... $254.40 WMTel, Internet service.......................... $18.95 Wright County EMS, Grant expense................................ $1,750.00 Wright County EM, Code RED.......... $1,750.00 Wright County Auditor, Metered postage............................... $890.55 Wright County District Fair, Tax apportionment.......................... $2,208.33 Wright County Engineer, Fuel............ $3,114.05 Monitor, Magazines................................ $40.00 Motel Investors, Lodging/JGullion........ $168.00 Wr. Co. Motors, Service........................ $156.03 Wright County Transit, Bus washes...... $170.00 Wright Materials, Gravel....................... $138.59 General Supplemental Jean Agena, PEO................................... $77.44 Barbara Ainger, PEO.............................. $81.92 Teresa Alexander, PEO.......................... $84.00 Wyn Ann Allen, PEO............................... $80.00 Jana Amdahl, PEO................................. $80.00 Myron Amdahl, PEO............................... $80.00 Clara Bell, PEO...................................... $68.00 Karen Bell, PEO..................................... $68.00 Belmond Independent, City elections..................................... $297.00 Miriam Boelman, PEO............................ $82.00 Bank of America, Credit card................ $145.21 Bev Claude, PEO................................... $76.00 CFR, Hospital detox.......................... $1,684.00 Betty Ellis, Mileage............................... $117.78 Sharon Evans, PEO............................... $76.00 Francis Lauer, Family foster home....... $979.65 Pam Gearhart, PEO............................... $68.00 Marilyn Houck, PEO............................... $83.68 Mary Jo Jones, PEO.............................. $84.00 Bonnie Leist, PEO.................................. $77.92 Carnita Leist, PEO.................................. $76.00 Mildred Lowenberg, PEO....................... $82.00 Deb Lukes, Mileage................................ $69.87 Malloy Reporting Service, Service....... $468.80 Therese Martin, PEO.............................. $84.00 Mid-America, City election ballots..... $1,457.38 Jim Pals, PEO........................................ $82.00 Lorie Patrick, Mileage/City election........ $36.48 Mary Ellen Patterson, PEO.................... $79.84 Marianne Payne, PEO............................ $82.00 Carlene Peyton, PEO............................. $76.00 PSI, Election supplies........................... $222.06 Diane Schutt, PEO................................. $76.00 Yale Schutt, PEO.................................... $81.76 West Payment Center, Law library....... $476.28 Wright County Auditor, City elections/postage......................... $68.45 Jane Wright, Court related service.... $3,765.00 Wr. Co. Employee Side Fund Belmond Health & Fitness, Employee memberships...................... $40.00 Clarion Health & Fitness, Employee memberships.................... $180.00 EBS - Great River Ins. Co, PSF........ $1,005.00 ISAC, Health insurance premium..................... $145,494.00 MetLife, Dental insurance premium....................... $11,175.96 Wright County PSF, Sidefund debit. $11,980.23 Wright Medical, Employee memberships...................... $80.25 Jail Commissary

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The Wright County Courthouse will close at 12 noon on Tuesday, Dec. 24, and be closed Wednesday, Dec. 25, for the Christmas Holiday. The courthouse will be open regular hours on Tuesday, Dec. 31, but closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1, for New Year’s Day. Marriage Licenses Roger R. Haupt Jr., 42, and Jill A. Bosch, 42, both of Clarion. Dec. 5, 2013 Brent M. Beukema, 34, and Elizabeth R. Beukema, 33, both of Kanawha. Dec. 6, 2013 Dissolution Jamie L. Daniels vs. Kenneth W. Lee. Court decree filed Dec. 6, 2013 Death Certificates Brian L. Helmers, 47, of Humbodlt.

November 1, 2013 Emma H. Rietema, 94, of Kanawha.

October 30, 2013 Jean M. Mills, 92, of Belmond. Nov. 11, 2013 Phyllis L. Schilling, 83, of Clarion.

Nov. 16, 2013 Sonja J. Reiland, 73, of Clarion. Nov. 26, 2013 Joseph H. Kaiser, 91, of Belmond.

Nov. 10, 2013 Armando R. Soto, 50, of Hampton.

Nov. 24, 2013 Reuben H. Nelson, 89, of Belmond.

Nov. 28, 2013 Marjorie Slining, 86, of Belmond.

Nov. 23, 2013 Floyd A. Maas, 85, of Goldfield. June 5, 2013 Property Transfers WD – Opal A. Snyder to Verl Dean Prayer, 36-91-23, as desc. 11-25-13 WD – James Snyder and Connie Snyder to Verl Dean Prayer, 36-91-23 as desc. 11-25-13 WD – John Snyder and LeAnn Snyder to Verl Dean Pray, 36-91-23, as desc.

11-25013 REC – David L. Solseth and Shereen K. Solseth to Camelle M. Usher, City of Belmond, Railroad Addition, Block 10, Lot 4, as desc. 11-25-13 COD – Estate of Blanche I. Porter, Blanche I. Porter, Janis K. Flanagan Executor and Gloria J. McLaughlin Executor to Michael D. Huling, City of Belmond, Eastgate Addition, Block 2,

Lot 5, as desc. 11-26-13 COD – Estate of Clarrence B. Hildebrand, Clarence B. Hildebrand, and Roy Hildebrand Executor to Roy Hildebrand, 32-90-25 and 34-90-26, as desc. 11-26-13 COD – Hildebrand Lucille V. Trust, Lucille V. , Roy Hildebrand Trustee, and Lucille V. Hildebrand Trust to Roy Hildebrand, 32-90-25 and 34-90-26, as desc. 11-26-13 SHERIFF SALE – Wright County Sheriff, Dean L. Fouts, Brian Fouts, Jane Fouts, Midland Funding LLC, Scott Fouts, Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance, and State of Iowa to Sun Trust Mortgage Inc., City of Dows, Eskridge’s 3rd Addition, Block 6, Lots 1 and 2, as desc. 11-26-13 WD – Patricia A. Hill and Larry L. Hill to Paul E. Stone, City of Eagle Grove, Hewett’s Park Addition, Block 8, Lots 15, 16, and 17, as desc. 11-27-13 WD – F. Gaylord Jones Trustee, Jones F. Gaylord Trust, and F. Gaylord Jones Trust to Grant Stein, 22-90-26, as desc.

11-27-13 WD – Scott Stetcher Co-Trustee, Douglas Stetcher CO-Trustee, Stetcher Marlene Revocable Trust, and Marlene Stetcher Revocable Trust to Richard Dean Berens and Shirley Regina Berens, City of Clarion, Town & Country Place 1st Addition, Block 2, Lot 13, as desc.

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Wright County Area Landfill Authority Wright County Area Landfill Authority Unapproved Minutes The following is a report of public record from the 11 December 2013 Board meeting of the Wright County Area Landfill Authority, an Iowa 28E organization.

Members present included Dixie Revland, Mike Nail, Arlen Olson, Berne Ketchum, Earl Kalkwarf, Ray Kracht and Karl Helgevold. Jim Meade was also present.

The meeting was called to order at 6:35 p.m.

The Board discussed the progress on rebuilding the transfer building. The Board also discussed four change orders submitted by Sande Construction.

The Board also discussed an increase in the cost of the fire detection system, which was submitted by KDE Security Systems. This increase was due to a change in the roof line of the building.

This meeting was for informational purposes only and no action was taken by the Board.

The next Board meeting is scheduled for 15 January 2014. The meeting was adjourned at 7:45pm.

Jim J. Meade, Director Wright County Area Landfill Authority Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICE

Wright County Board of Supervisors Wright County Supervisors December 2, 2013 Chairman Watne called the regular meeting of the Wright County Board of Supervisors to order at 9:00 a.m. Members present were Helgevold, Rasmussen, and Watne.

Minutes of the November 25, 2013 regular meeting were read and approved.

Approved claims for payment.

Reviewed the Levy Authority Summary for the Wright County Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district. This is a new requirement for online reporting. There was a motion by Helgevold and seconded by Rasmussen to approve the Wright County TIF report. Motion carries.

Adam Clemons, Wright County Engineer, presented the name of an applicant for the Eagle Grove shed in the secondary roads depart-

ment. Motion by Rasmussen and seconded

by Watne to approve the Engineer to offer employment with Wright County Secondary Roads pending passing the pre-employment physical, drug and alcohol, and CDL with a starting wage following union agreement. Motion carries.

Held discussion concerning the resolution of necessity and appointment of engineer on DD #36. Motion by Rasmussen and seconded by Helgevold to table discussion to next Monday, December 9, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. Motion carries.

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

Stan Watne, Chairman Wright County Board of Supervisors Betty Ellis, Wright County Auditor Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013

15 over): Kent A. Jaecke of Oklahoma City, Okla., $120; Elizabeth A. Soenen of Goldfield, $80; Speeding 55 or under zone (20 mph over): James Erickson of Mason City, $150; Speeding over 55 zone (1 thru 5 over): Lance C. Grummert of Clive, $20; Michelle S. Rochleau of Council Bluffs, $20; Speeding over 55 zone (6 thru 10 over): Sophie D. Rajas of Kansas City, Mo., $30; Beth A. Nemec of Minneapolis, Minn., $60; Cynthia A. Nieland of Fort Dodge, $40; Keith B. Ndege of Crystal, Minn., $40; Timothy J. Bohnenkamp of Farivault, Minn., $40; Boyd W. Pigman of Ridgeland, Wisc., $40; Speeding over 55 zone (11 thru 15 over): Steven D. Johnson of Kensett, $80; Kathryn M. Vincent of Bloomington, Minn., $80; Ricahrd P. Maattala of Baxter, Minn., $80; Speeding over 55 zone (11 thru 15 over): Darris D. Evans of Brooklyn Park, Minn., $120; Speeding over 55 zone (16 thru 20 over): Kelly M. Rodgers of Plymouth, $135; Ganna Dmytrenko of Minneapolis, Minn., $90; Speeding/residence or school district: Randall L. Thayer of Belmond, $20; Cristin W. Squier of Mason City, $20; Fail to maintain safety belts: Marhsall L. Ersland of Belmond, $50; Boyd W. Pigman of Ridgeland, Wisc., $50; No valid drivers license: Jorge M. Lopez Lopez of Clarion, $300; Lopez M. Wilfido of Clarion, $200; Pricliano M. Guido of Belmond, $200; Roger Zamora of Belmond, $300; Mario A. Farias Jr., of Clarion, $200; Guadalupe Valle-Lopez of Belmond, $300; Improper use of registration: Jorge M. Lopez Lopez of Clarion, $300; Operating non registered vehicle: Hannah Lawrence of Eagle Grove, $50; Improper use of lanes: Ruben Cova of Clarion, $100; Fail to comply with order of peace officer: Mario A. Farias Jr., of Clarion, $100; Fail to maintain control: John K. Freeman of Eagle Grove, $100; Failure to use headlamps when required: Lyle Kapka of Clarion, $30; Stopping, Standing, or parking where prohibited: Cesar A. Montes of Clarion, $5; Operating without registration card or plate: Amber L. McPherson of Goldfield, $50; Mitchel L. Slovut of Omaha, Nebr., $50; Violation – financial liability coverage: Amber L. McPherson of Goldfield, $250; Lopez M. Wilfido of Clarion, $250; Failure to dim: Jerry W. Scrivner of Clarion, $30; Failure to secure child: Justin J. Coonce of Belmond, $100; Driving while license denied, suspended or cancelled: Steven J. Ayers of Clarion, $250; Amber L. McPherson of Goldfield, $250; Jorge Perez-Garcia of Humboldt, $250; Civil Court City of Eagle Grove vs. Asset Acceptance LLC, George L. Babcock, Discover Bank N/K/A Discover, LVNV Funding LLC, MBNA American Bank N/K/A Bank of America, NCO Portfolio

Management N/K/A NCO Financial, Phoenix Credit LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, and Wright County. Judgment for the plaintiff Dec. 11. Court ordered the deed for 517 West Broadway to be deem an abandoned building and given to the City of Eagle Grove free and clear of any claims, lines, or encumbrances held by defendants.

Small Claims Hauge Associates Inc., Sioux Falls vs.

Leland A. Williams. Judgment for the plaintiff Dec. 9 by default in the amount of $3,393.38 plus interest at a rate of 2.12 percent per annum from Oct. 17 and court costs.

Hauge Associates Inc., Sioux Falls vs.

Brittany M. Fender, 3081 230th Street, Rowan. Judgment for the plaintiff Dec. 10 by default in the amount of $2,311.48 plus interest at a rate of 2.12 percent per annum from Oct. 28 and court costs.

Stacey L. Fisher and Whitney Fisher, 204 South Jackson, Eagle Grove, vs.

Ashley Miller and Victor Prado, 518 SE 1st Street, Eagle Grove. Case was dismissed Dec. 9 with prejudice. Case was originally filed Oct. 30.

Dani Eisentrager, 109 S. Commercial, Eagle Grove. vs. Rhonda K. Hanson, 105 S. Western Ave., Eagle Grove. Judgment for the plaintiff Dec. 9 by default in the amount of $496.62 plus interest at a rate of 2.12 percent per annum from Nov. 5 and court costs.

Dani Eisentrager, 109 S. Commercial, Eagle Grove, vs. Bradley J. Usher and Camille M. Usher, 321 1st Ave SE, Clarion. Judgment for the plaintiff Dec. 6 in the amount of $375 plus interest at a rate of 2.12 percent per annum from Nov. 6 and court costs.

Rev Auto, Clarion vs. Andrea L. Arne, 316 7th Street NE, Clarion. Judgment for the plaintiff Dec. 19 by default in the amount of $3,892.54 plus interest at a rate of 2.12 percent per annum from Nov. 18 and court costs.

District Court The court issued two search warrants this week.

The court issued three arrest warrants this week.

State of Iowa vs. Israel Calan Santos, 610 NE 1st, Eagle Grove. The defendant pled guilty Dec. 12 to the amended charge of lascivious acts with a child and was sentenced to a prison term not to exceed 5 years with credit for time served, must submit a DNA sample, $750 fine plus the 35 percent statutory surcharge with the fine suspended, must register on the sex offender registry, $65 towards court appointed attorney fees, court costs, and upon completion of prison term defendant will be committed to the Director of the Iowa Department of Corrections for 10 years with eligibility of parole. The original charge was sexual abuse second degree.

This sentence is the result of an incident July 22 investigated by the Eagle Grove Police Department.

State of Iowa vs. Alejandro Batz Puac, 105 W. Broadway Apt. 11, Eagle Grove. The defendant pled guilty Dec. 6 to public intoxication and was fined $100 plus the 35 percent statutory surcharge and court costs. This sentence is the result of an incident June 16 investigated by the Eagle Grove Police Department.

City of Eagle Grove vs. John L. Gates, 722 NW 3rd, Eagle Grove. The defendant pled guilty Dec. 6 to dog

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at large and was fined $75 plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge and court costs. This sentence is the result of an incident Oct. 28 investigated by the Eagle Grove Police Department.

State of Iowa vs. Robert N. Knutson, 1635 250th Street, Eagle Grove. The defendant pled guilty Dec. 9 to public intoxication and was fined $100 plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge and court costs. This sentence is the result of an incident Dec. 8 investigated by the Wright County Sheriff’s Department.

State of Iowa. vs. Rusty J. Aldrich, 127 E. Main Street, Rowan. The defendant pled guilty Dec. 6 to the amended charge of disorderly conduct and was fined $100 plus statutory 35 percent surcharge, court appointed attorney fees, restitution to be determined at a later date, and court costs. The original charge was domestic abuse assault causing bodily injury. This sentence is the result of an incident Aug. 30 investigated by the Wright County Sheriff’s Department.

State of Iowa vs. Brian J. Fenske, 2343 Buchanan Ave., Goldfield. The defendant pled guilty Dec. 6 to operating while intoxicated – second offense and was sentenced to a $1,875 fine plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge, $10 DARE surcharge, restitution to be determined at a later date, court costs, court appointed attorney fees, 180 days in the county jail with all but 7 days suspended in lieu of 2 years probation to the Department of Correctional Services.

He must also complete and follow all recommendations of a substance abuse evaluation and must complete Drinking Driver’s School. This sentence is the result of an incident July 27 investigated by the Eagle Grove Police Department.

State of Iowa vs. Vincent Whipple, 1820 Loras BLVD, Dubuque. The defendant received a deferred judgment for the charge of operating while intoxicated. He received a $1,250 civil penalty, restitution to be determined at a later date, court costs, court appointed attorney fees, 1 year probation to the county sheriff, must complete and follow all recommendations of a substance abuse evaluation and must complete Drinking Driver’s School.

This judgment is the result of an incident

Aug. 11 investigated by the Clarion Police Department.

Wright County Sheriff *Any criminal charge is merely an accusation and any defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Dec. 5 – Philip Johnson reported the theft of the registration tag to his 192 Freightliner and an attempt to enter his machine shed in the 2300 block of 140th Street.

Dec. 6 – Ronald Retleff reported the theft of several tools from his shed in the 3100 block of 230th Street. Case is under investigation.

Dec. 8 – 12:44 p.m. – Evan A. Ulven of Clarion was driving a 1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme owned by Brent Ulven of Clarion at the intersection of Highway 3 and Nelson Avenue when he hit a slick spot causing him to loose control.

He entered the south ditch and hit a T intersection sign before crossing the driveway to the cemetery and striking a tree. Damages were estimated at $5,000.

No citations were listed in the report.

Dec. 9 – 7:15 a.m. – Clare S. Giese of Eagle Grove had her 2010 Chrysler Sebring parked between buildings on a Centrum Farm site. Another vehicle apparently struck the unattended Sebring and cause minor front damage.

Damages were estimated at $1,600.

Dec. 10 – 6:35 a.m. – Michael A. Tomasulo of Belmond was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Equinox on Taylor Avenue/Luick Lane near the intersection of Belmond Road. Rose M. Kirkbride was stopped at the same intersection in a 1999 Chevrolet Malibu. Tomasulo was slid on an icy surface, slid off of Luicks Lane and entered the intersection crossing Belmond Road and struck the rear of Kirkbride’s vehicle. Damages were estimated at $1,000 for the Equinox and $3,000 for the Malibu. No citations were listed in the report.

Dec. 12 – 7 p.m. – Donald L. Rapp of Forest City was driving a 2000 Peterbilt owned by Gruis Trucking LLC of Clear Lake on R33 (Hancock Avenue) when he struck a horse owned by Michael White of Clarion. Damages to the Peterbilt were estimated at $5,000 and damages to the horse were estimated at $500. No citations were listed.

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Church news CLARION AREA FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 201 3rd. Ave. NE, Clarion Rev. Don Morrison •Sunday, Dec. 22 8:45am Traditional Service, 10:00am Sunday School, 11:00am Contemporary Service •Monday, Dec. 23 No Hiz Kidz •Tuesday, Dec. 24 3:00pm Christmas Eve Service, 7:00pm Christmas Eve Service •Wednesday, Dec. 25 Christmas Day – Office Closed FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH 420 1st Street N.W., Clarion Rev. Ronald Nelson 515-532-3440 • Wednesday, Dec. 18 7:00pm Confirmation Conference •Thursday, Dec. 19 9:00am Sew Day •Friday, Dec. 20 January Newsletter Deadline •Sunday, Dec. 22 No Sunday School, 10:00am Fellowship, 10:45am Worship •Tuesday, Dec. 24 7:30pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service with Communion UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, CONGREGATIONAL 121 3rd Avenue N.W., Clarion Pastor Bill Kem 515-532-2269 •Sunday, Dec. 22 11:00am Worship with choir cantata presentation •Tuesday, Dec. 24 5:30pm Christmas Eve Service

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 219 First Street N.W., Clarion Bill Kem, Pastor 515-532-2709 •Thursday, Dec. 19 10:00am Friendship Ministry •Sunday, Dec. 22 9:00am Worship – Christmas Joy offering, 10:00am Sunday School, 11:00am Cantata at Congregational Church •Tuesday, Dec. 24 10:00am Prayer Group, 5:30pm Combined Christmas Eve Service at Congregational Church with Communion •Wednesday, Dec. 25 Merry Christmas •Thursday, Dec. 26 Office Closed THE LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Dana Wendel, Minister 1010 2nd Street SW, Clarion 532-2330 or 532-6686 •Sunday 9:30 am - Sunday School, 10:45 am - Worship Service free lunch following service •Tuesday 11:00 am - Prayer (Hiemstra’s) •Wednesday 7:00 pm - Adult Bible Study

ST. JOHN CATHOLIC 608 2nd Ave. N.E., Clarion Father Nils Hernandez, Pastor 515-532-3586 • Thursday, Dec. 19 10:00am Cluster Staff Meeting at St. John in Clarion (Office Closed), 6:00pm Cluster Pastoral Council at St. John in Clarion • Friday, Dec. 20 7:40pm Rosary at St. John in Clarion, 8:00am Mass •Saturday, Dec. 21 – Haiti Collection, Youth Mass Weekend 3:40pm Rosary at St. John in Clarion, 4:00pm Mass at St. John in Clarion, 8:00pm Mass in Spanish at St. John •Sunday, Dec. 22 8:00am Mass at Sacred Heart in Eagle Grove, 10:30am Mass at St. Francis in Belmond •Monday, Dec. 23 No RCIA/Adult Catechesis at St. John in Clarion • Tuesday, Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve Day (Offices Closed) 4:00pm Mass at Sacred Heart in Eagle Grove, 7:00pm Bilingual Mass at St. John in Clarion, 9:00pm Mass at St. Francis in Belmond (If other Mass’s are canceled because of inclement weather, one Mass at 2:00pm at St. John in Clarion)

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LAKE LUTHERAN CHURCH Goldfield Pastor Truman Larson •Sunday 9:00 am Worship Service, 10:15 am Sunday School and Confirmation.

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

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

DOWS AREA ABUNDANT LIFE CHAPEL 202 Fairview St., Dows 515-852-4520 / Bruce Klapp, Pastor • Sundays 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages including adults; 10:30 a.m. - Worship Service with Nursery and Children’s Ministry available; 6:30 p.m. - Adult Bible Study with childcare available • Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. - Adult Bible Study with Nursery, Children and Youth Ministry SOVEREIGN GRACE CHURCH 109 N. Eskridge St., Dows Dows / www.sgcdows.com Doug Holmes, Pastor • Sundays 10:15 a.m. - Sunday School/Coffee;11:15am Worship at First Presbyterian in Dows FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH Dows Pastor Ron Nelson •Saturday, Dec. 21 6:30am Men’s Bible Study at Rick’s, 9:00 to 10:30am Christmas Program Practice •Sunday, Dec. 22 9:00am Worship with Christmas Program, 10:00am Sunday School and Coffee • Tuesday, Dec. 24 5:00pm Candlelight Service

Dows Joint Worship at Presbyterian Church on first two Sundays each month and at United Methodist Church on remaining Sundays • Thursdays 9 a.m. - Presbyterian Women FIRST REFORMED 214 Brown St., Alexander Pastor Phillip Arnold • Sundays 8:30 a.m. - Adult Sunday School in the Sunshine Room; 9:30 a.m. - Worship; 10:45 a.m. - Sunday School; 6:30 p.m. - HS Youth Group Meeting; 7 p.m. - Pastor Phil’s Radio Ministry on KLMJ • Wednesdays 4:00p.m. - Catechism, Grades 1-8; 7:00p.m.

- High School IMMANUEL U.C.C. 204 E. South St., Latimer Pastor Lindsey Braun • Sunday 9:30am - Worship •Monday 7:00pm - Pastor Lindsey back from vacation ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN 304 W. Main, Latimer Travis Berg, Pastor • Wednesday 6:30pm - Elders • Saturday 7:00pm - Vespers • Sunday 9:00a.m. - Worship; 10:15 a.m. - ABC / Sunday School UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Morgan, Lee Center, Bradford Erling Shultz, Pastor • Sundays, 8:30 a.m. Worship (B); 9:30 a.m.

Worship, (LC); 10:30 a.m. Worship (M) • Tuesdays, 5:15-6:30 p.m. NA/AA Bible Study; 7:30 p.m. (B) Bible Study MISSIONARY ALLIANCE CHURCH 3rd & Lake Streets, Blairsburg Ron Lotz, Pastor 515-325-6210 •Saturday, Dec. 21 9:00am to 11:00am MAC Fit Class for women of all ages and levels of fitness • Sunday, Dec. 22 9:00am Sunday School for all ages, 10:00am Worship service •Monday, Dec. 23 7:00am Jim Manchester meets with Sr. High students for coffee at Morning Glory in Webster City •Tuesday, Dec. 24 6:00pm Men’s Bible Study at MAC •Wednesday, Dec. 25 No Family Night NAZARETH LUTHERAN Coulter Pastor Dave Bernhardt • Sunday 10:00am - Coffee, 10:30am - Joint Worship Service

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The Clarion United Church of Christ, Congregational, 121 3rd Ave NW, invites the public to their presentation of the cantata “The Heart of Christmas” on Sunday, Dec. 22, during the 11 a.m. worship service.

“The Heart of Christmas” tells the timeless story that is remembered each year, the account of the first Christmas. Singers from other local churches are joining the UCC choir to make this musical

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“We’re honored to have been more awards for patient satisfaction than any other hospital in the nation. recognized with this outstanding Awarded with seven prestigious distinction once again this year,” Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Steve Simonin, chief executive Awards, Iowa Specialty Hospital officer of Iowa Specialty Hospitalleads the country in excellent patient Clarion says. “It is a testament to the commitment and dedication of our care.

One of the healthcare employees, who provide exceptional industry’s most coveted symbols healthcare to each and every patient of achievement, the Guardian of every day.”

For more information about the Excellence Award recognizes topperforming healthcare organizations Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence that have remained in the 95th Awards or Iowa Specialty Hospital, percentile for patient satisfaction, call Iowa Specialty Hospitalphysician engagement, and clinical Belmond at (866) 643-2622 or Iowa quality performance during each of Specialty Hospital-Clarion at (866) the reporting periods throughout the 426-4188.

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“With both our Belmond and neighboring communities, Iowa Clarion campuses contributing to Specialty Hospital provides the our total award count once again, region’s leading medical specialists award-winning services.

Iowa Specialty Hospital has truly and distinguished itself,” says Amy Iowa Specialty Hospital employs McDaniel, chief executive officer of more than 500 employees and 30 specialists between its two campuses.

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Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Iowa Specialty Hospital is affiliated ranked at or above the 95th percentile with University of Iowa Hospitals in the Press Ganey database in & Clinics. For more information the areas of ambulatory surgery, on Iowa Specialty Hospital, visit emergency department and medical www.IowaSpecialtyHospital.com, practice, while Iowa Specialty “like” Iowa Specialty Hospital Hospital-Belmond reached the same on Facebook or follow @Iowa_ level of recognition for its inpatient, Specialty on Twitter.

Early Christmas Dinner for Clarion Coin Club The Clarion Coin Club usually meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at the Pizza Ranch in Clarion. However, the club will meet a week earlier because of the Christmas holidays. The Thursday, Dec. 19, meeting will not be held at the Pizza Ranch; instead it will be at Clarion’s Central Grill restaurant.

Club members and their guests will enjoy a three meat, yuletide buffet starting at 6:00 p.m. instead of the usual Dutch treat pizza buffet. The Christmas feast will precede a live auction of 49 items, consigned by club members.

The auction items will be on display at 6 p.m. preceding the final business meeting of the year.

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The public is welcome to bid. New members are welcome. A list of auction items is always prepared 10 days before the meeting and mailed to club members. Extra copies are always available at the monthly meetings.

The Clarion Coin Club, founded in 1958, is one of the oldest and most active coin clubs in Iowa. For details, contact Boyd LaRue, club president, at 515-532-0056 or 515460-5681 (cell).

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WRIGHT CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH 1730 130th Street, Kanawha 641-762-3947 •Sunday 9:30 am - Morning Worship, 10:30 am - Fellowship, 11:00 am - Sunday School, 6:00 pm - Evening Worship

UNITED CHURCH OF ROWAN Pastor Nancy Hofmeister 811 Pesch Box 38, Rowan •Sunday, Dec. 22 9:00am Kids/Adult Sunday School, 10:00am Worship Service •Tuesday, Dec. 24 5:00pm Christmas Eve Service with Communion, Carols, and Candlelights

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 220 Oak Street, Goldfield Rev. Sara Hill, Pastor 515-825-3581 www.goldfieldupc.com goldpres@goldfieldaccess.net •Thursday, Dec. 19 9:15am TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) weigh in and meeting. New members always welcome, 6:30pm Support and Recovery at Crossroads Ministries •Sunday, Dec. 22 No Sunday school, 9:45am Choir practice in east basement, 10:30am Worship Service, 11:30am Fellowship coffee •Tuesday, Dec. 24 7:00pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship Service, Communion will be celebrated •Wednesday, Dec. 25 Christmas – Church offices will be closed

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HOLMES BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Zach Fischer 2137 Hancock Avenue 515-825-3110 •Sunday 9:30 am - Sunday School, 10:30 am - Worship Service, 6:00 pm - Evening Service •Wednesday 7:00 pm - Prayer meeting; Souled Out Group,

ROWAN AREA

THE DWELLING PLACE Pastor Kim Lee 912 Central Ave East 515-293-2822 •Saturdays 6:00pm Service • Sundays 10:00am Services • Wednesdays 7:00 pm Corporate Prayer

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CHURCH OF CHRIST 420 North Main, Clarion Pastor Warren Curry 515-532-3273 •Thursday, Dec. 19 3:45pm SHINE girls in church office • Friday, Dec. 20 2:45pm Children’s Christmas Program practice after school Sunday, Dec. 22 9:00am Sunday School, 10:00am Worship Service – “The Little Lamb” Children’s Christmas Program, No Bible Bowl or Impact •Monday, Dec. 23 No weekly Hiz Kidz over Christmas Holidays •Tuesday, Dec. 24 6:00am Iron Men – Community Men’s Group at church office, 7:00pm Christmas Eve Service •Wednesday, Dec. 25 Merry Christmas! No church activities!

HOLMES EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Rich Taylor 515-825-3660 • Friday, Dec. 20 9:00am Bible Study at Samuel •Sunday, Dec. 22 – Fourth Sunday of Advent No Sunday School, 10:45am Worship with Sunday School Program •Tuesday, Dec. 24 7:00pm Christmas Eve Service at Samuel

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Monitor Memories

Traveling back in time....

From The Archives oF The wrighT counTy moniTor

1978 and 1943

by Judge Newt Draheim

Making America Safe May 1941, President Roosevelt bought the first defense savings ond and stamp. He asked fellow Americans to purchase bonds to help finance the production of ships, airplanes, tanks and guns.

For the year 1942, Wright County was to raise $1,483,200. The quota was based on the purchasing power of the county, valuation of property, time deposits, postal savings deposits and population of the county. The total population was

20,038 of that number 8,798 in rural and 11,240 in urban. There were 120 schools in the county with 244 teachers and 4,594 students. Every family was requested to set a definite sum to invest in War Bonds and make America Safe. Families will then make a pledge of allegiance and sign a pledge card to be filed with the US Treasurer Department.

The “E” bond’s purchase price was $18.75. The “F” series bond was sold in denominations of $100, $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $100,000.

Clarion citizens were given the opportunity to autograph one of the famous B-25 bombers the type used to first bomb Japan. For one month, fifty purchasers of War Bonds were allowed to sign their names to a scroll to be sent to North American Aviation plant to be placed in their bombers.

In 1942, I purchased a four-door 1926 Ford Model T for $11. The fenders and back portion of the car went to the WW II day-long school scrap drive. With only a screwdriver, hack saw, pliers, crescent wrench and paint brush, I made a convertible with a rumble seat. Finally, my dream for a convertible finally came true! Since it was painted red, white and blue, the local natives dub it “Newt’s Patriotic T.” With a straight pipe, I seldom used the horn. It appeared in many U. S. Bond Drives in near-by communities. If given gasoline, I went as far as Ames and Clear Lake. Returning from a Bond Drive at Clear Lake, my Patriotic T suddenly jumped hitting 55 MPH coming down McAlpine’s Hill south of Belmond. Coasting to Clarion, the two in the Rumble seat were still “hungered down!”

In Clarion, a huge Bond Drive

was planned to take place early one night in October of 1942. The stage was the street on the south side of the Courthouse illuminated by a large spotlight. Spectators numbering nearly 1,500 stood on the Courthouse lawn.

The program opened with “God Bless America” sung by Jack McNeilus, a high school student.

Followed by the remaining enrollees of Clarion’s C.C.C Camp performing a snappy close order drill. Next was

a demonstration by the Boy Scouts.

Then various community leaders announced the results of Bond purchases and the need to buy more!

For a finale, the American Legion had earlier prevailed upon me to prepare a humorous skit using my Patriotic T. My skit had John Tomke appearing as Hitler, Oliver Hansen as Hirohito and me as a disgruntled refugee. All of us were in perfect costumes and made-up to present authentic appearances. After an active humorous 15-minute routine, we departed in my Patriotic T amid auto bombs, smoke, rockets and cheers! From under the hood, several pigeons were released. The pigeons were donated by Nels Lindvall, WW I Veteran and farmer. The American Legion declared our skit increased the sale of bonds. Requests for out of town appearances exceeded all expectations. We declined an outside appearance at the State Capitol in Des Moines.

On November 2, 1944, Tomke was captured after bailing out of a severely flak damaged B-17 bomber of the 8th Air Force over Cologne, Germany. He was confined in a German POW camp designated Stalag Luft IV. Immediately, Tomke’s exhaustive interrogation started with a picture of the three of us skit characters found in his billfold. Recalling the terrifying incident, Tomke described the bewildered Interrogator’s failure to comprehend his portrayal of Hitler in a Clarion War Bond Drive.

Obviously, the Interrogator lacked an apparent sense of humor. I am surprised Tomke was not executed.

The picture was never returned to Tomke! Query: What happened to the picture?

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35 Years Ago December 14, 1978 Roger Sumners, president of Clarion Development Commission, with Scott Sebby and Lisa Campbell, student representatives of the Clarion Betterment Committee, was pictured receiving from Governor Robert Ray a Leadership Award presented at the Iowa Community Betterment Recognition Day ceremonies in Des Moines Dec. 5. The Clarion Development Commission was recognized for their outstanding contribution to the Clarion Community. Others from Clarion attending Recognition Day workshops were Karen Scheppler, Sandra Hansen, Mel Robie, and J. R. Ashpole.

Five Wright County seniors have been chosen by their faculty members to represent their school in the 1978 Good Citizen Contest sponsored by the Lucy Standish Chapter of the Daughter of the American Revolution. They are: Sara Draheim, daughter of Judge and Mrs. Newt Draheim, Clarion; Dave Bruess, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Bruess, Goldfield; Scott Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Ward, Belmond; Brad Peyton, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Peyton, Dows; and Cindy Ramaeker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ramaeker, Eagle Grove.

December 21, 1978 Hermie G. Nelson of Clarion, is enrolled in the freshman class at the Cedar Hill, Texas campus of Northwood Institute. Mr. Nelson, a graduate of Clarion High School, is majoring in Automotive Marketing.

The Clarion Cowgirls travelled to Algona Wednesday night and brought home their second conference win of the year by defeating the Bulldogettes 54-44.

The Cowgirls turned it on in the second half after leading only 2120 at the half. Leading scorer for the night was Lori Freund with 27, Carole Martin had 13 and Rhonda Poolman had 10. Also adding to the total were Kari Blake and Lori Lennarson with two apiece.

70 Years Ago December 16, 1943 Mrs. Bert Samson, Carolyn, and Ronnie have been confined to their beds with influenza for a few days.

Raymond Buraas, who is in the navy and is stationed at Farragut, Idaho, is spending his furlough at the home of his mother, Mrs. Cari Buraas.

The Geo. Claude house rood was damaged by fire Monday morning at 6 o’clock. It was covered by insurance.

December 23, 1943 Chris Miller has purchased the C.C.C. mess hall and barracks building from the local American Legion post and plans to convert them into tenant houses.

Loys Lumley has leased the Sinclair station at the corner of Highway 10 and County K and is now open for business. He will carry a complete line of Sinclair oil and gasoline.

Mrs. Wayne Yeakel came home Friday afternoon from Corwith where the schools have closed because of the flu epidemic. They will open again January 2.

Allison Lyons and Jeremy Rasmus announce engagement Allison Lyons and Jeremy Rasmus, both of Belmond, are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming wedding.

The bride-elect is the daughter of Mitch and Gayle Roberts of Clarion, and Rick and Julie Lyons of Surprise, Ariz. She is employed with the Iowa State University

Birth Announcements Baby Boy Smith Dave and Jenny Smith of Clarion are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Carter Dale Smith, on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, in Mason City. Carter weighed 6 pounds, 15.5 ounces at birth. He was welcomed home by his big brother Drew and big sister Ashlynn.

Maternal grandparents are Rich and Jan Bordwell of Clarion.

Paternal grandparents are Dale and Sara Smith of Clarion. Greatgrandparents are Helen Ahrens of Rowan and Madonna Kakacek of Pocahontas.

Baby Girl McKenna Mark and Dana (Allen) McKenna of Ankeny are pleased to announce the birth of their second daughter, Greer Charlotte McKenna, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013. Greer weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 21 inches long at birth.

She was welcomed home by her big sister, Lila Christine, 2.

Proud grandparents are Dan and Laurie Harrison of Clarion, Mike and the late Christine McKenna of Blakesburg, and Keith Allen of Belmond. Great-grandparents are Russell and Charlotte Latta of Ames.

Baby Girl Lundy Mikya Oliver of Clarion and Cody Lundy of Eagle Grove are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Mavis Rae Lundy, on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. Mavis weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces at birth.

Baby Boy Shindelar Angela Dawson and Nick Shindelar of Goldfield are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Sage Jason Shindelar, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. Sage weighed 7 pounds, 10.5 ounces at birth.

Proud grandparents are Linda Nelson of Goldfield and Shonn Davis of Fort Dodge. Great-grandmother is Dawn Davis of Goldfield.

Harley Charlson participated in state rabbit convention

Harley Charlson recently participated in the Iowa State Rabbit Breeders State Convention competition. Harley participated in the Royalty contest; competing in written exam, showmanship and body part identification of both rabbit and cavy. Harley also participated in the Youth Educational competition which was her highlight. She created a clay sculpture of a rabbit receiving blue. Harley also created an Educational Game working on Rabbit Breed Identification, receiving purple with the Educational game and also received Best Overall Educational Exhibit for 5-8 year olds. Harley is the daughter of Austin and Angela Charlson. (Submitted Photo)

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Clarion-Goldfield Elementary/Jr. High/High School Christmas Concerts By: Mary Freeman wrightcomonitor@gmail.com

The whirlwind of Holiday excitement would not be complete without the annual Christmas concerts and pageants performed at the local schools.

The Clarion-Goldfield Jr. and Sr, High School both performed on

Monday night, Dec, 9, where the Jr, high kids started the show with the 6th Grade chorus and a performance of Feliz Navidad, followed by A Baby’s Born in Bethlehem and ended with Joy to the World to the delight of all attending.

The 6th grade band jumped right in with Can Santa Can Can, followed by Christmas Time is Here from “A Charlie Brown Christmas� and performed Jingle Bones as their finale.

For their moment in the spotlight, the 7th and 8th grade chorus began

with: The Christ Child is Born, continued with Spirit of Christmas and wound it up with All Alone Beneath the Mistletoe.

7th and 8th grade band members came out with a rousing Ho Ho Hoedown to kick off their segment,

followed by Still, Still Still and ended the program with a lovely rendition of the Celtic Bell Carol, garnering much applause from an appreciative audience, After an intermission supplied with cookies and punch from the

CG Music Boosters, it was the high school kids turn to impress – and impress they did.

Mr. Kent Wesselink, band director for the entire music department in the CG District and true gem in the school districts panoply of stellar instructors, took

the Concert Band kids through their paces, performing first Patapan, and ancient French melody; Angles in the Bleak Midwinter and the old standard for this time of year: Jingle Bells.

The Jazz Band performed Cyclops and South Beach, although not Christmas music perhaps, it could be what many are hoping for from Santa – a trip to a warm location!

The Bass Clef Choir, Directed by Mr. David Ackerman, another feather in the cap of the CG School District, sang Festival Hosanna with a deep and melodious

appreciation for this piece of music.

The Treble Clef Choir did justice to Christmas Cookies before being joined by the Mixed Concert Choir members to sing Carol of the Bells, O Holy Night and Getting in the Mood for Christmas.

The full combined Choir performed: Joy to the World; What

Child is This; Angles We Have Heard on High; and sent everyone off into the night with an enthusiastic rendition of We Wish You a Merry Christmas as they ended the evening’s entertainment.

Clarion-Goldfield Elementary School’s Christmas production was held the following day, and played to a full house of proud parents, grandparents aunts and uncles as they presented an event entitled Christmas Jubilation.

The performed musical skits and songs, with the show commencing with the 5th Grade Band, under the direction of Mr. Wesselink, band, and Mrs. McGlynn, vocals; putting together a entertaining ensemble of musical pieces, the played in a round, Frère Jacques, was an amazing accomplishment for any band so early into the year’s instruction.

Standouts during the Choral rendition of the program included an amusing Blitzen’s Boogie – complete with a boogieing Blitzen – and a truly funny Everlasting Fruitcake that had the audience laughing right along.

The year’s end showcase of talent, dedication and hard work would not be complete without a mention of Mrs. Thompson’s

art students and their intricate p r o j e c t s displayed in the school; if you happen to be there picking up your child, stop on in for the tour.

C-GHS Vocal/Instrumental Christmas Concert On Radio

The Clarion-Goldfield concert, which was held on Monday, Dec. 9, will be aired by three radio stations. KQWC (95.7 FM) will air the concert on Friday, Dec. 20, at 10 a.m. KLMJ (104.9 FM) will broadcast on Saturday, Dec. 21, at 6 p.m. while KQCR (98.9 FM) will air on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 6 p.m.

Please tune in and enjoy the beautiful Christmas concert performed by the high school concert band, jazz band, bass clef choir, treble clef choir, and mixed choir.

Now Hiring Seeking a caring, compassionate, motivated and flexible persons to fill the positions of: • Certified Nursing Assistants Competitive wages, health, dental and vision.

Please apply at 1107 7th St NE, Belmond, Iowa or call Tracy for more information 641-444-3915.

MOSAIC

Apply for: Direct Support Associate: Full time and Part time. Working with

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

Applications available at:

Mosaic

210 2nd St. N.W. Clarion, Iowa 50525 515-532-3221 or online at www.mosaicinfo.org

open positions may be found under the Career link Mosaic  is  an  Equal  Opportunity  Employer

ABCM Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer

CNA’s - $11.50/hr.* Rotary Senior Living

Now hiring PT and FT CNA's. Join our direct care team which supports a loving and caring facility and strong team environment. We offer a very competitive wage andprovide opportunities for job advancement. *Must complete EHR training.

Additional positions available Activities, Clerical, and Office.

Apply in person at: Rotary Senior Living 620 SE 5th Street- Eagle Grove

$11.85 - $19.25 Business Office Staff* Rotary Senior Living Now hiring PT and FT Office Support Staff. Must be computer proficient, demonstrate strong accounting skills, knowledge of insurance and third party payer sources, A/R, and A/P. Requires a self-starter with outstanding organizational skills and detail oriented. Must present effective writing and interpersonal competences. Advanced degree required.

Opportunities for job advancement are available. *Must complete EHR training.

Apply in person at: Rotary Senior Living 620 SE 5th Street- Eagle Grove

General labor Masterson Staffing Solutions is looking for people for general labor positions in Clarion.

Must be reliable and have excellent attendance.

To be considered for these opportunities please Stop by the Train Depot in Clarion on Thursdays between 10am-2pm.

302 N Main St Clarion IA • 641-423-1830 Masterson Staffing is an equal opportunity employer

Wanted Responsible adult to clean church and office buildings for the Clarion Church of Christ Hours are flexible, pay negotiable send references and resume to : Clarion Church of Christ 420 North Main Clarion, Iowa 50525

by January 1, 2014.

Please no inquiry phone calls.

www.clarionnewsonline.com

Thursday, December 19, 2013 • The Wright County Monitor

Mosaic

Apply for: Direct Support Manager VP, Lending Officer

First Citizens National Bank is accepting applications/resumes for the position of Vice President Lending Officer at their Kanawha, Iowa office supporting FCNB customers in the North Central Iowa market. Accountabilities of this position will include agriculture/commercial loan portfolio administration, customer service, sales management, business development, and community involvement.

The ideal candidate will have: • Bachelor’s degree in business/finance/ag business or related field and seven to ten years of banking experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience preferred. • Management and leadership skills in the area of agricultural lending, commercial lending, sales, and business development. • Knowledge of financial lending & compliance requirements. • Knowledge of external factors, laws, economic climate, community development, banking industry trends, technology, etc. and other related business banking principles. • Customer service and interpersonal skills for working with the public. • Written and oral communication skills including the ability to make presentations. • Computer skills in use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, & Excel.

Interested qualified candidates should complete an online application located on our website www.firstcitizensnb.com and send along with their resume by January 10, 2014 to: First Citizens National Bank Attention: Human Resources 2601 Fourth Street SW Mason City, IA 50401 Or via e-mail to hrselfservice@firstcitizensnb.com Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

1776 Page Ave • Clarion, Iowa 50525 Water’s Edge Winter Hours: Thursday - Saturday Kitchen: 4:00 - 9:00 p.m. • Bar: 4:00 - ?

Sunday Brunch 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Water’s Edge is now hiring servers & bartenders.

Whether you are looking for regular hours or just one or two nights a week, Water’s Edge offers a competitive hourly wage along with a great opportunity to make good tips. If you are interested or know of someone who would be a good fit, give Miranda a call at 515-532-2911 or 515-341-4587!

This  position  coordinates  and  man-­ ages  program  operations  while  en-­ suring  compliance  with  regulatory  re-­ quirements.  Responsibilities  include:  assistance  with  hiring,  scheduling  staff,  coordinating  activities  and  ap-­ pointments,  training  and  habilitation  of  people  with  intellectual  and  devel-­ opmental  disabilities,  and  maintaining  accurate  records.

Bachelor’s  Degree  preferred  or  equiv-­ alent  experience  working  with  indi-­ viduals  with  disabilities.  Must  have  or Â

Mosaic  offers  competitive  wages,  a Â

PTO  for  Full-­Time  Employees.

Apply  online  at:  www.mosaicinfo.org  Career  Link Or  send  resume  to: 210  2nd  Street  NW Clarion,  IA  50525 Attn:  Aimee  Miller Mosaic  is  an  Equal  Opportunity  Employer.

THIS PUBLICATION DOES NOT KNOWINGLY ACCEPT advertising which is deceptive, fraudulent or which might otherwise violate the law or accepted standards of taste. However, this publication does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy of any advertisement, nor the quality of the goods or services advertised. Readers are cautioned to thoroughly investigate all claims made in any advertisements, and to use good judgment and reasonable care, particularly when dealing with persons unknown to you who ask for money in advance of delivery of the goods or services advertised.

Mosaic

Apply for: LPN/RN Full-time primarily day shift Mon-Fri with on-call rotation.

Candidates must possess organizational skills, flexibility, and the ability to work independently.

Job duties include providing medical assistance to individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities in the Belmond/Clarion areas.

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

FOR RENT: 1 bedroom apartment, all utilities furnished. Call Betty: 515-825-8007. tfc

NOTICE: Garage door sales, service and repairs. Farm, home and commercial garage doors and operators.

For prompt service, phone Mike Sampson in Kanawha at 641-7623330 tfc

FOR SALE: 801 2nd St NW, Clarion, Harms Estate 1bdrm, lrg walkin closet, Tub/shower combo, livingroom/ ďŹ replace, dinning/kitchen, laundry or 2nd bdrm $9,000.00 O.B.O 641373-1580

HELP WANTED • Mechanical Engineer: Design semi trailers, fixtures and other equipment for manufacturing. Assist sales and drafting personal in developing the structural design of products using SolidWorks modeling software and CosmosWorks FEA software. Create, read and interpret 3-D models, blueprints, technical drawings and schematics. Confer with engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, provide manufacturing support and trouble shooting with manufacturing equipment and processes. This position offers you the opportunity to work on major projects from beginning to end. • 1st Shift Maintenance: Job duties include but not limited to wiring, plumbing, general maintenance, machine PM, and welding. The ability to read blue prints, problem solve & teamwork is a must. • 1st Shift Production Line Foreman: Must have supervisory experience with a background in manufacturing process management, quality control, problem solving, attention to details, training, delegating duties, people skills, communication and a proven track record of leadership. Experience and/or Education Required for this skilled position.

2nd Shift Machine Operator Work for a company where quality skills are valued. Offering highly competitive wages with a full benefit package and 90 day review w/opportunity of wage increase. Pre-employment drug screen, physical and background check is required. Applications taken at the main office 8 am to 4 pm Mon.-Fri. 1303 N 13th Street Humboldt, IA 50548 515-332-3117

FOR RENT: Commercial Building on Main Street in Clarion. Available December 1. Call Betty 515-8258007 FOR RENT: House in Clarion January 2014. Year lease, no smoking, no pets. Applications available at Brigger Motors. 515-532-3665.

WANTED: WANTED TO RENT: 1 or 2 car garage in Clarion preferably near the Meadows. Call Walter Martin 1200 2nd St. SW Apt. 222 • Clarion, 515824-3316 tfc WANTED: Looking for person to clean driveway. Have Snowblower.

Call 532-6573

MISSING: MISSING PUPPY: Female Black Lab puppy approx. 9 months old. Her name is Jazzy and she was last seen wearing a Pink John Deere Collar. She went missing from her home near Dows on Dec. 1 st . If you have seen her please call us at 515-290-1842.

HELP WANTED: OBERG FREIGHT COMPANY ARE YOU LOOKING FOR GOOD STEADY FREIGHT Tired of sitting at Grocery Warehouses? Two weeks paid vacation after the ďŹ rst year. Have Blue Cross Insurance and 401K Contact: Oberg Freight Co Fort Dodge, IA 888-739-5220 ext. 2 515-955-3592 ext. 2 www.obergfreight.com

Send Resume to:

Mosaic 210 2nd Street NW Clarion, IA 50525 Attn: Aimee Miller

or online at www.mosaicinfo.org Career Link

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SOW FARM TECHNICIAN This full-time position is responsible for the daily care of all animals at the worksite. Each technician is a vital member of a team of 10-12 people all dedicated to providing excellent animal care.

This entry level opportunity provides hands-on experience in many of the following areas: animal movements, breeding and gestation, farrowing, piglet care, recordkeeping and farm maintenance.

Seeking to fill the position for a full-time or part-time Retail Wireless Consultant, assisting prospective and current customers in the decision of the correct cellular phone and calling plan. The associate will be trained to be experienced in programming the cell phone and explaining the features to each customer, along with a complete understanding of the cell phone calling plans. The individual must be computer literate. We will train the right person who will work with our other associate in Clarion. Some travel required. The individual should be self-motivated, honest, punctual, and a people-person. We pay an hourly rate, plus commission.

Send resume with credible references to Cellular Connect , US Cellular Agent PO Box 456 Iowa Falls, IA 50126

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The Eagle Grove Eagle, a division of Mid-America Publishing, is seeking a full-time marketing representative to sell digital, print, and commercial printing products for multiple Mid-America publications. The successful candidate must be a self-starter who is looking to grow the area market in all areas of the business and be innovative in finding solutions to best serve the customers they serve. Previous sales experience is preferred.

To apply, mail a letter of interest, resume, and three references to Ryan Harvey, President, Mid-America Publishing, P.O. Box 29, Hampton, Iowa 50441 or by email at ryanharvey.map@gmail.com.

Iowa Select Farms is an equal opportunity employer.

Help Wanted Welders, Machinists, Metal Fabricators

M.H. Eby, Inc., a leading manufacturer of aluminum livestock trailers, has immediate openings at our Story City facility.

Conveniently located on I-35, we offer an excellent compensation package including a starting wage of $15/hour, quarterly productivity bonus, gain sharing, health, dental, 401k, paid holidays and vacation. Plenty of voluntary overtime is offered, with up to 60 hours/week available. Great opportunity for advancement.

To join our winning team, email resumes to careers@mheby.com or stop by our facility to fill out an application.

Call: 866-894-3297

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Thursday, December 19, 2013 • The Wright County Monitor Page 11

Clarion-Goldfield School holds D.A.R.E. Graduation By: Mary Freeman wrightcomonitor@gmail.com

The turnout was terrific at the D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony held at Clarion Middle School Friday, Dec. 6, as proud parents and grandparents filled the combination gymnasium/cafeteria

as their children and grandchildren were graduated from the D.A.R.E. program Essay winners read from their submitted papers showing what they had taken away from the program,

which was designed to teach young people how to make good choices and safeguard both their health and futures.

Teachers accompanied their respective classes of 5th graders

through out the ceremony and were on hand to assist with handing out the official certificates of completion, as well as the much-coveted D.A.R.E. t-shirts which were given to all successful participants. An ‘afters’

pizza party for the 69 graduates of the 2013 D.A.R.E program was provided and was appreciated by all.

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The 2013 D.A.R.E. graduates posed for photos taken by proud parents and grandparents in attendance that the event held this month.

Supervisors continued from page 1 which to administer emergency assistance.

Item #7 on the agenda was a report from the Wright County Charitable Foundation, which was quite comprehensive and outlined all of the contributions the Foundation has made throughout the year. According to their figures, the Foundation has granted 51 individual monetary allotments since the spring of this year, assisting to improve the quality of life in the area in many important ways.

Although they, themselves, have increased the endowment funds considerably since inception, they currently find themselves in a bit of a quandary due to stringent oversights as the money accrued must

either be given out in grants (75%) or placed in the secure endowment fund (25%) with nothing allowed for operating expenses and overhead.

They are, of course, working on this issue, and have requested from the Supervisors enough to cover a portion of their expenses as they wait to see if any state operating funds will be available for this fiscal year.

The Supervisors were in agreement that such an important source of community funding like the WCCF should not be allowed to wither for lack of stamps and paper, and placed the request in the evergrowing pile of budgetary requests with Watne stating that their support for “…many, many worthy causes out there was important to cause mo-

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mentum” within the community, and that “the tax credits alone were just like money” referring to the benefit to those in supporting this important local foundation.

The Wright County Board of Supervisors closed their regular meeting with the usual wrap-up of meetings attended and county business seen to; and also the announcement that the usual county employee luncheon had been replaced by a cheese platter snack delivered to all departments, as too many folks could not forsake their county duties to attend the lunch. Snacks for all seemed like a workable solution to some employees remaining ‘treat-less’ during this season of appreciation and joy.

An automobile engine fire brought out the Clarion Volunteer Fire Department in force as they doused the flames and examined the probable cause.

Mosaic Notifies Clients, Offers Protection Following Phishing Scam Mosaic announced today that, on October 16, 2013, it discovered that client information was in an email account of an employee who had fallen victim to an email phishing scam on an unknown date. Mosaic has taken actions to secure the email account and law enforcement has been notified. Phishing is an email scam that seeks to acquire information by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.

These email scams have become increasingly convincing and sophisticated in recent years.

During it investigation, Mosaic discovered that other Mosaic employees had been deceived by a similar phishing email scam. All affected email accounts were secured and passwords were changed.

Mosaic undertook a comprehensive review of the affected email accounts and confirmed that they contained client information used by Mosaic for administrative purposes and may have included clients’ names, dates of birth, addresses, telephone numbers, birth certificates, driver’s licenses or government–issued identification cards, medical record numbers, insurance identification numbers, insurance/client payments, Medicaid and Medicare numbers, limited

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Cowboy wrestlers defeat Algona, lose to Humboldt in double dual By: Les Houser wrightcosports@gmail.com The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows wrestling team took part in a double dual last Thursday in Humboldt, which also involved Algona. The Cowboys narrowly got by the Bulldogs by a 39-34 score. Lucas Lienemann (113), Calen Rosenbaum (126), Taylor Lehman (138), Brady Brott (145) and Mitch Gambrill (285) all scored points with pins. Lehman got his the quickest, recording the fall in a mere 30 seconds. Caleb Hanson (220) won by a 6-1 score, and there was one forfeit win.

It was a much different outcome in the match versus Humboldt, as the red and black lost a 44-27 battle to the Wildcats. Rosenbaum, Joel Haberman (132), Lehman and Hanson (220) all won by fall with the quickest being Haberman’s in a mere 41 seconds. Gambrill won by a narrow 2-1 decision.

Results-Cowboys 39, Bulldogs 34 106-Forfeit by Cowboys 113-Lienemann W by fall in 1:00 over Bronson 120-Pate L by maj. dec. 11-2 to Hutchinson 126-Rosenbaum W by fall in 3:44 over Aguilar 132-Haberman W by forfeit

138-Lehman W by fall in :30 over Garman 145-Brott W by fall in 2:38 over Devine 152-Hennigar L by fall to Kuecker 160-Nelson L 6-2 to Strohman 170-Lee L 1-0 to Long 182-Anderson L by fall to Frideres 195-Ahrens L by fall to Teague 220-Hanson W 6-1 over Buchanan 285-Gambrill W by fall in 1:58 over Holmes Results-Wildcats 44, Cowboys 27 106-Forfeit by Cowboys 113-Lienemann L by fall to Sawyer 120-Forfeit by Cowboys 126-Rosenbaum W by fall in 5:33 over Kampen 132-Haberman W by fall in :41 over Gargano 138-Lehman W by fall in 3:15 over Miller 145-Brott L 4-2 to Madsen 152-Nelson L 9-2 to Bowman 160-Powers L by fall to Arnold 170-Lee L by maj. dec. 18-8 to Wheeler 182-Anderson L by maj. dec. 9-1 to Mickelson 195-Ahrens L by fall to Dreyer 220-Hanson W by fall in 3:38 over Olthoff 285-Gambrill W 2-1 over Hendricks

Clarion Junior Wrestling Tournament 71 total wrestlers Results-Pee Wee Division

Class 1 – 1st-Dietrich Woodley (Dallas Center-Grimes); 2nd-Luke McLaughlin (C-G-D); 3rd-Luke Hornyak (Waverly); 4th-Nolan Muhlenbruch (Belmond-Klemme) Class 2 – 1st-Alex Hornyak (Waverly); 2nd-Andon Barrick (Alden); 3rd-Jax Jensen (Winterset); 4th-Ian Graves (B-K) Class 3 – 1st-Evan Boothroyd (West Hancock); 2nd-Noah Branstad (BK); 3rd-Cole Lacina (Fort Dodge); 4th-Kale Christensen (Eagle Grove) Class 4 – 1st-Jake Larson (Britt); 2nd-Alex Bosch (Mason City); 3rdJayson Stevens (Central Springs); 4th-Steve Brandenburg (Lake Mills) Class 5A – 1st-Wesley Anderson (Waukee); 2nd-Matthew Harms (Alden); 3rd-Zach Stene (L. Mills); no fourth place Class 5B – 1st-Zaine Randall (Ft. Dodge Cooper); 2nd-Charlie Campbell (C-G-D); 3rd-Samuel Woodley (DC-G); no fourth place Class 6 – 1st-Jaymes Stevens (C. Springs); 2nd-Zach Hansen (Belmond); 3rd-Christian Rosales (C-G-D); no fourth place Class 7 – 1st-Vinny Mayberry (Ames); 2nd-Rory Prazak (C. Springs); 3rd-Grant Anderson (Winterset); 4th-Brock Metzger (Ft. Dodge) Class 8 – 1st-Jace Brown (Emmetsburg); 2nd-Kaiden Campbell (M.City); 3rd-Keegan Jensen (Winterset); 4th-Austin Stene (L.Mills) Class 9 – 1st-Mitchell Smith (W. Hancock); 2nd-Garrett Ham (L.Mills); 3rd-Silvano Spatafora (Johnson); 4th-Kollin Hanson (Garner) Class 10 – 1st-David Smith (W.Hancock); 2nd-Isaac Gobeli

(Britt); 3rd-Isaiah Ingram (Boone); 4th-Shannon Sinclair (Webster City) Fastest Fall award-D.Woodley (:09) Bantam Division Class 1 – 1st-Brody Hoversten (Alden); 2nd-Sam Hornyak (Waverly); 3rd-Gabe Rosenbaum (C-G-D); 4th-Westin Schmid (W.Hancock) Class 2 – 1st-Kaleb Hambly (Clear Creek); 2nd-Matt Larson (W.Hancock); 3rd-Cale Kirstein (C-G-D); no fourth place Class 3 – 1st-Jaxon Carpenter (C-G-D); 2nd-Braden Barq (W.Hancock); 3rd-Ozzy Mayberry (Ames); 4th-Jacob Konvalinka (Ft. Dodge) Class 4 – 1st-Jon Astor (Duncombe); 2nd-Casey Lamoreux (Britt); 3rd-Abe Ambose (W.City); 4th-DaShawn Westpahl-Edwards (Washington) Fastest Fall award-J. Carpenter (:25) Junior Division Class 1 – 1st-Dalton Subject (Britt); 2nd-Ethan Flynn (DC-G); 3rd-Ben Oehlert (C-G-D); no fourth place Class 2 – 1st-Bryer Subject (W.Hancock); 2nd-Levi Miller (North Iowa); 3rd-Trenton Jergensen (C-G-D); no fourth place Class 3 – 1st-Drake Harnish (F. City); 2nd-Zane Miller (N. Iowa); 3rd-Justin Ausborn (Britt); 4thRaymond Boeset (Dows) Senior Division Class 1 – 1st-Taylor Schwartzman (Prairie Valley); 2nd-Daniel Chavez (C-G-D); no third and fourth place Class 2 – 1st-Tristan WestpahlEdwards (Washington); 2nd-Sam Wigans (C-G-D); 3rd-Kade Hanbly (Clear Lake); no fourth place

Gambrill reaches 100 wins

Cowboy wrestler Mitch Gambrill was recognized for achieving his 100th career win last Thursday in the double dual at Humboldt. He now joins other members of the club, with his name added to the plaque that is displayed at the high school. Other members of this prestigious group are: TJ Stumpf, Brock Woodin, Jason Stumpf, Brandon Helgeson, Dane Askelsen, Eric Meyer, Aaron Anderson, Maxx Schultz, Sam Solis and last year’s additions Jake Haberman and Matt Odland. (Submitted Photos)

Sollazzo named to Honor Roll at AIB

Nicolo Sollazzo of Clarion has been named to the Honor Roll at AIB College of Business for the Fall 2013 term.

“I am always pleased by the academic success of our students,” said Dr. Susan Cigelman, Vice President for Academic Affairs at AIB. “By challenging themselves in the classroom and making the most of the educational opportunities offered at AIB, they are sure to be well-prepared to build their careers in the business world.”

To qualify for the Honor Roll, Sollazzo attained a grade point average of 3.0 to 3.49 for the term.

Sollazzo is earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration at AIB.

Wendel named Presidential Scholar at AIB

Sara Wendel of Clarion has been honored as a Presidential Scholar at AIB College of Business for the Fall 2013 term.

“Our Presidential Scholars are the best of the best,” said AIB President Nancy Williams. “Students like Sara have the ambition, the will and the talent to shine here and to be rising stars in the business world.”

AIB challenges all its students to make the most of the educational opportunities at the college to prepare for the careers they will be building in business, Williams said.

“Sara and our other Presidential Scholars lead by example, inspiring everyone around them to aim higher and push harder,” she said.

To qualify as a Presidential Scholar, Wendel attained a grade point average of 3.80 or higher for the term. Wendel is earning Associate in Applied Science degree in Accounting at AIB.

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Tyler Marker County Conservation. Throughout the project, Marker had to plan the project, raise funds, organize materials and workers, seek project approval from the district scouting council, build the kiosk sign, and then present his project and overall scouting knowledge to the district scouting council. Overall it took 36 hours to complete the project.

Marker continues to participate in Scouting and is eligible to earn additional merit badges and Eagle pins. Marker is the son of Kimberly and Timothy Marker of Clarion.

Cowboys are co-champs at Tournament Lienemann, Lehman take titles

By Les Houser wrightcosports@gmail.com The Clarion-Goldfield varsity wrestlers placed ten individuals in the top five, with two champions, to tie with Sumner-Fredricksburg for the team title at the Keith Vry Invitational hosted by Aplington-Parkersburg last Saturday. The Cowboys and Cougars, who are members of the Upper Iowa Conference, both finished with identical 161 totals. Behind them, in order, were: AGWSR 151, Benton Community 141.5, A-P 124, Tipton 114, Osage 103 and Iowa City Regina 82.

Lucas Lienemann took a 7-0 decision over Dolleslager of Ackley-Geneva in the finals, while Taylor Lehman (138) claimed his gold medal with a 9-7 overtime win over Poppins of A-P. Calen Rosenbaum (126), Ryan Anderson (182), Caleb Hanson (220) and Mitch Gambrill (285) all added points thru second place finishes.

The team hosts both Clear Lake and Pocahontas Area this Thursday to finish up the December schedule.

Results-Keith Vry Invitational 106-Pate; L by fall to Buck (BC), L by fall to Schott (ICR), L by fall to Langreck (SF) – 6th 113-Lienemann; bye, W 2-0 over Matt (SF), W 7-0 over Dolleslager (AGWSR) – 1st 126-Rosenbaum; bye, W by maj. dec.

15-2 over Mork (O), L 4-2 to Reyes (AGWSR) – 2nd 132-Haberman; bye, L by fall to Meyer (SF), W by fall in 1:33 over Hovenga (AP), L by fall to Johnson (O) – 4th 138-Lehman; bye, W 9-5 over Kime (SF), W 9-7 (OT) over Poppens (AP) – 1st 145-Brott; W by maj. dec. 12-2 over Gritton (T), L by fall to Brandt (SF), W by fall in 2:59 over Bracken (ICR), L by maj. dec. 16-4 to Cassill (BC) – 4th 152-Nelson; W 7-2 over Woods (O),

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On November 13, 2012, Tyler Marker, 16, of Clarion, joined an elite group of young men who have earned their Eagle Scout rank in the Boy Scouts of America. Less than 5 percent of Scouts ever achieve this highest honor of Scouting.

An Eagle Scout ceremony was held on April 13, 2013, at the First United Methodist Church in Clarion.

During the ceremony, Marker officially received his Eagle Scout award. The local Veterans of Foreign Wars and Marine Corps League also presented Marker with certificates of recognition for his accomplishment.

Additionally, he received letters of recognition from Governor Branstad and Senators Grassley and Harkin.

Also during the ceremony, Marker presented his Grandfather, Roger Beenken, with a mentor pin.

In 2009, Marker crossed over from Cub Scouts to Boys Scouts.

In 2010, he was elected by his troop into the Order of Arrow, which is Scouting’s National Honor Society.

During scouting, Marker has earned 28 merit badges, 21 of which are required for Eagle Scout eligibility.

In order to achieve his Eagle Scout ranking, Marker had to plan and implement a local service project.

His project consisted of building a kiosk sign by the quiet waters at Lake Cornelia for the Wright

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L by fall to Simon (AP), W by fall in 5:33 over Murphy (T), W 6-5 over Woods – 3rd 160-Powers; L by fall to Ihring (T), L by fall to Maresh (BC) – DNP 170-Lee; L 10-4 to Gessner, L by fall to Duster (AP) – DNP 182-Anderson; bye, W by fall in 3:42 over Demory (ICR), L by fall to Challis (T) – 2nd 195-Ahrens; W 9-3 over Paulos (O),

L by fall to Kohlmeyer (SF), W 4-3 over Ihrig (T), W 6-5 ovrr Paulos – 3rd 220-Hanson; W by fall in 1:00 over Lashmit (T), W by fall in 4:41 over Graham (AP), L 3-1 (OT) to Meinders (AGWSR) – 2nd 285-Gambrill; bye, W by fall in 1:59 over Lenz (SF), L by fall to Taylor (BC) – 2nd

Cowgirl freshmen start off with a win and one-point loss By: Les Houser wrightcosports@gmail.com The Clarion-Goldfield freshmen girls basketball team, under the direction of coach Paul Hansch, opened their season with a win in their first three games and a loss by just a point in one other. Members of the team are Ana Johnson, Chloe Johnson, Sydney TerHark, Lilian Swanson, Hannah TerHark, Alexandra Keller, Chelsie Dow, Mikayla Hennigar, Sarah Lund, Karlie Robertson and exchange student Andrea Broe.

The young Cowgirls opened with a December 2 home game with Hampton-Dumont, taking a 4946 win over the visiting Bulldogs.

Sydney TerHark led the scoring with 19 points, followed by sister Hannah with 18. Ana Johnson scored six, Chloe Johnson three, Swanson two and Keller one point.

“For the first game of the season, I thought we played pretty well,” said Hansch. “We were patient offensively, which allowed us to get a lot of good shots. Defensively, even though we gave up more points than we would have liked I thought we played hard and contested shots pretty well. It was a good start to the season, and as we improve I think we’ll be tough to beat.”

On December 5, they suffered a 38-25 road loss at Iowa Falls-Alden.

Sydney netted 11 points to lead the way, with Hannah putting up six in the score column. Swanson scored five, Chloe Johnson two and Dow

one.

“This was not a good game for us, especially from an offensive standpoint,” said Hansch. “We struggled with the Cadets press, and our half-court offense was not very effective. We seemed a little out of sorts for much of the game, as compared to the game before when we played very well. However, many of the problems we had in this game can be ironed out in practice. I look for us to play much better as the season progresses.”

On December 13, they were edged

by Humboldt 49-48. Sydney fired in 15 points, Hannah 13 and Mikayla Hennigar 10. Swanson and Chloe each added four points and Ana two.

“This was a bit of a heartbreaker as Humboldt hit the game-winning shot with about a second left on the clock,” said Hansch. “However, we played a good game against a good team and I thought we were improved from our last outing. We still have a ways to go in terms of understanding how to play in certain game situations and in terms of our defensive intensity. Overall, we are getting better. We have a long break now, due to several of our opponents dropping their ninth grade schedules along with the holiday break. We will not play again until January 13, and hopefully we can utilize that time to become better basketball players and finish the last month of our season playing solid basketball.”

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Clarion-Goldfield Cowboys drop contests to Algona, Webster City Staudt scores 15 versus Bulldogs

By Les Houser The Clarion-Goldfield varsity boys basketball team came up without a win in three games last week.

The Cowboys hosted the Algona Bulldogs on Tuesday night and lost a 73-56 decision. Algona was up 18-11 after a quarter and 33-22 at halftime.

The score was 49-37 Algona after three periods of play.

“This was a big game for us,” said head coach Scott Herrig. “They have a 6’5” kid we had to deal with, and size is not our forte this year. Having said that, we did a good job of

keeping him off the boards and only gave them one-chance opportunities.

We had a pretty solid first half, then the Bulldogs made a big run to put us down 25 in the third. We answered right back with a 13-point run to cut it to twelve. In the fourth, we didn’t get the key buckets to get closer.”

Chris Staudt knocked down 15 points to lead the team, with six of those points coming from beyond the arc. Cody Kapka joined him in double digits, picking up 11 points with one three-pointer added in.

Spencer Peterson scored seven points on 3 of 4 from the field, Kenton Waters six points and Kolton Carpenter five points including one trey. Trenton Sann, Austin Keller and Phil Johnson all added four points apiece to the total.

Johnson had six boards, five of them on defense. Peterson pulled down five, with Staudt, Kirby Simmons and Waters all at three rebounds each. Sann added two, with both Kapka and Jacob Harvey managing one apiece. Kapka dished for three assists, with Staudt, Simmons, Waters and Johnson all credited with two each. Sann and Peterson both had one assist each in support.

Kapka and Waters each swiped three steals, with Staudt credited with two thefts. Sann, Keller and Peterson all had one steal each, while Waters added two blocked shots to his line.

“I liked our hearts and energy, and the way we fought back, in this

game,” said the head coach. “It can be tough to come back from that, but they did. To put a run on a team like this should give us more confidence down the road. We showed good backside help, and our post defense worked hard. There was also a good distribution of scoring.”

Then on Friday night, they traveled to Webster City and lost 69-54 on the Lynx home floor. After a 10-10 deadlock after one quarter, the home team went up 27-19 at the break.

They led 44-29 at the end of three.

“This was a very good game for us,” said Herrig. “They’re a smaller team, like us, but also have a 6’5” kid. We showed some of the best team defense in the first half that I’ve ever seen. Phil Johnson took three charges in the half. The Lynx knocked down some jumpers, but we played extremely well on team defense. By the second half, the physicality and level of play started taking a toll on us. We hung right with them in the fourth, and started to find our offense.”

Three Cowboys hit for double figures, with Sann netting 18 points including a trey. Staudt knocked down 12 points, including going 6 of 7 from the line. Johnson tallied 10 points, which included 4 of 6 in free throws. Kapka scored five, Waters four, Keller three and Simmons two points. Waters led in rebounds, crashing in for six boards with five

defensively. Johnson managed five caroms, with Sann getting three and Staudt two.

Johnson dished the ball for four assists, with Kapka getting credit for five. Waters and Spencer Peterson each had two, with Sann adding one to his line. Staudt, Sann, Waters and Johnson all contributed one steal apiece.

“Sann did well in making his reads,” said the head coach. “With the Lynx hitting for 80 percent from the line, it was hard to get a scoring run on them. They will be a very good team in the conference this year, but we can play with this caliber of team. I never thought there was a time we were out of it.”

The team stepped out of the conference on Saturday night to host North Iowa. The Bison came away with a 48-36 victory, going up 16-6 after a quarter and 27-18 at the break. They still led 38-28 after three periods.

“They had a 6’7” kid in the middle, and started in a zone and played a lot of that,” said Herrig. “Keller and Johnson both had shots blocked on early possessions and it started to affect us. We struggled because of that. We would have several possessions with good looks at the basket, then struggle for awhile. We did cut the lead to six points in the third.”

Nobody hit for double digits, but

three players came close with eight points each. Kapka, Keller and Johnson were all 2 of 2 from the line and scored eight points apiece.

Staudt added five, Dow three and both Waters and Carpenter two points each. Keller managed to clean the glass for seven rebounds, with Waters, Peterson and Johnson all getting three caroms each.

Staudt and Kapka each had two, while Simmons, Carpenter, Jacob Wiezorek and Dow all added one apiece.

Johnson dished up four assists, with Staudt, Kapka and Keller all at two each. Simmons, Waters and Carpenter all had one assist each.

Both Waters and Johnson managed three steals each, with Staudt and Keller swiping one.

“This was our first time dealing with a press, and we tried to be too aggressive,” said Herrig. “We settled in, then started getting past it for a few good looks and some layups.

We also didn’t turn the ball over.

We made some mistakes but learned from it. We have to try to use our quickness to create opportunities with steals.”

The team finishes December by hosting Hampton-Dumont this Friday. “We are starting to learn our individual roles, and are filling those nicely,” concluded Herrig.

Cowgirls go on three game win streak Disney, Sann both score 20 versus Lynx

Austin Keller goes inside for two of his eight total points versus North Iowa. The senior also totaled seven rebounds and added two assists to his final line. Earlier in the week, he scored four points versus Algona and three points against Webster City. For more photos like this visit the website at www.clarionsports.com.

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By Les Houser The Clarion-Goldfield varsity girls basketball team is rolling along nicely at an early point of the season, with three wins in three games last week.

It all started with a huge 55-53 win on the road at the Algona Bulldog gym. The game was tight throughout, with the Cowgirls up 9-8 after one quarter only to enter the locker room in a 25-25 tie. Algona took a fourpoint lead into the fourth quarter, with the visitors outscoring them 17 points to 11 for the win.

“We played well and jumped on them right away,” said head coach Kevin Kakacek. “Algona made a run to tie it at the break, then it was back and forth the rest of the way.

Algona hit a couple big three’s in the third. We just never got over the hump until the end. Sann hit a big shot to tie it late, then Disney took off following a steal and was fouled.

She made her free throws, Hope got a block, Megan got possession, and we held on to it to the buzzer.”

Maddie Disney poured in 23 points on 7 of 12 from the field, with three treys and 6 of 6 from the charity stripe. Jossie Sann finished with 16, including a three, and was 5 of 8 from the line. Jenalee Hinkle was close with nine points, and went 3 of 4 on her free tosses. Hope Polzin added five points and Megan Hoing two points. Sann finished with a double-double by also going up for 11 boards, nine of them defensively.

Hinkle had seven rebounds, Polzin five and both Disney and Brook Boyd four apiece. Hoing took care of three caroms.

Boyd dished the ball for five assists, with Disney and Polzin both at three each. Sann finished with two, and Breanna Ellis, Hoing, Hinkle and Hannah Kapka all one each. Hinkle and Polzin each had three steals, while Disney swiped two. Ellis, Boyd and Sann all made one theft each. Sann and Polzin each had a

blocked shot.

“Hope stepped up big, and Hoing too, in getting assists and steals,” said the head coach. “Hinkle fouled out, but we had others step up. We did a good job on defense. Algona

Megan Hoing shows patience at the line in the home win Saturday over North Iowa. The senior went 2 of 2 and scored a bucket for four total points. She also grabbed a rebound.

She had three rebounds on Tuesday night in the win at Algona. For more photos like this visit the website at www.clarionsports.com.

is a patient team, and we took that away from them. We also hit for 71 percent from the line.”

On Friday night, the red and black were in Webster City to take on the Lynx. They came out of a tough environment to win with a 64-45 victory, taking command early in building a 25-11 first quarter lead.

It was 34-27 Cowgirls at the half, and they would put it away with a 19-point to five fourth quarter.

“We jumped out well,” said Kakacek. “The Lynx seemed to not be sure what they wanted to do.

Disney got some layups and we really broke their press. They fought back, but we buckled down in the fourth and started to get back to how we played early. We were in a little foul trouble, but not too scary.

We missed a lot of easy layups, but finished at 45 percent shooting which is where we need to be. We got to the line a lot (28 free throw attepts) and that was the difference.”

Disney and Sann each poured in 20 points, with each hitting one trey. Sann was also 7 of 13 from the line. Hinkle scored 12, Boyd five

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and Polzin three. Ellis and Hoing each added two points. Sann had another double-double by pulling in 10 rebounds. Hinkle grabbed six and Disney four. Ellis and Polzin each had two caroms, with Boyd and Kenzie Kolb each getting one.

Boyd dished off for three assists, with Sann making two and both Disney and Polzin one each. Disney and Polzin each finished with five steals, with Sann in on four and Boyd two. Ellis and Hinkle both had one each.

They finished the week with a 5442 home win over North Iowa on Saturday night. The Cowgirls led the visitors 21-11 at halftime.

“It was a typical Saturday game, in that it’s hard to get going after playing the previous night,” said the head coach. “We held them in check in the first half, but our offense struggled. We seemed to be okay with just sitting back and shooting the three’s all game. The last two minutes we outscored them 10-0 and finished strong. We were good at the line, but had too many turnovers which was in part due to their defense.”

Three Cowgirls finished in double figures, led by Disney with 17 including 6 of 6 from the line. Sann had 12 and Hinkle 11 on 5 of 7 shooting. Boyd finished with five points, Hoing and Polzin four points each and Ellis one point. Sann had seven rebounds, Boyd five and both Ellis and Hinkle four apiece. Disney managed three, Polzin two and Hoing one.

Polzin finished with three assists, with Disney, Sann and Hinkle all getting two each. Sann swiped the ball for four steals, with Disney and Hinkle each making three and Ellis one. Polzin had a blocked shot.

“Disney got steals for layups and we distributed the ball really well,” said the head coach. “Hope looked to attack the basket, and did a nice job of passing, and the rest all chipped in defensively. Boyd is a great leader on the floor, who knows when to calm us down or pick us up. Overall we did a good job.”

The team stands 5-1 and will host Hampton-Dumont Friday night to finish the December schedule.

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By Karen Weld ** Check for changes in normal hours, openings and closings in local businesses, as we celebrate. ** Congratulations to 24 nonprofit groups in Wright County for receiving more than $56,000 in grants from the Wright County Charitable Foundation for the fall/ winter grant cycle. ** The Clarion Chamber & Development encourages all businesses in Clarion to participate in UGLY SWEATER FRIDAY on December 20th. Businesses are asked to post a picture of the Ugliest Sweater at their business to the Clarion Chamber Facebook page by 5 p.m. for a chance to win $100 off their 2014 membership or $100 in Chamber Bucks. The day will conclude with a Chamber Member After Hours/Ugly Sweater party at ‘undergrounded’ from 5 - 7 p.m. For questions contact the Chamber 5322256 or clarionchamber@gmail. com . ** “Lighted Christmas Stroll” on the streetscapes at Heartland

Museum on Saturday, Dec. 21 between 2 - 4 p.m. View the lighted inside store windows; visit with Santa and some delightful elves.

Shop at the museum gift store, buy a C-G alumni album, buy museum season passes for 2014. Have lunch and visit with friends. ** Clarion Holiday Shopping Hours - Sunday, December 22 from 1 - 4 p.m.; Monday, December 23 from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; and Tuesday, December 24 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. ** Last call, from the Chamber & Development group: “Do you have Clarion Chamber Bucks/Gift Certificates? Make sure to spend them locally at Chamber member businesses before they expire. Any checks with the “gift package” in the upper left corner will expire December 31st. Those with the Clarion logo expire 1 year from date of issue - so check your dates. To find out if a business is a Chamber member, click on the Business Directory at www.clarioniowa.com . ** AT THE MOVIES: Showing

at the Clarion Theatre from Friday, December 20 - Sunday, December 22, “Hunger Games - Catching Fire”, rated PG-13. Show times nightly at 7 p.m. plus a Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m. And then again on Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 7 p.m.

Join your friends at the movies. For current shows and more information on to view a preview of this movie or upcoming movies, check them out at:: www.clariontheatre.com ; phone number 1-515-602-6606.

(Note the theatre WILL BE OPEN on Christmas evening.) ** MONEY SAVING TIP: If you have purchased one of the ‘Value Cards” (listed above) from a band member for $15; start using them....... as a gift you are giving yourself. We are playing the game.......and have used it 8 times saving more than $25 (or a net gain of $10). And we are only on month 2 of 12 months. Let the shopping/spending time in the Clarion area begin. Great last minute gift for those on your Christmas list who have ‘everything’.

Yard and Garden: Shurbs and trees with winter color

By Richard Jauron and Willy Klein Which shrubs have colorful bark in winter?

One of the most beautiful sights in winter is the bright red twigs of the redosier dogwood (Cornus sericea) set against a backdrop of newly fallen snow. Native to Iowa, the redosier dogwood grows 6 to 10 feet tall. Several colorful cultivars are available. ‘Cardinal’ has bright, cherry red stems. ‘Alleman’s Compact’ is a red-stemmed, compact cultivar that grows 4 to 5 feet tall. Arctic Fire™ is a red-stemmed, 3- to 4-foot-tall shrub.

‘Flaviramea’ is a 5- to 6-foot-tall shrub with yellow stems.

There are also several cultivars of willow that possess colorful bark.

The ‘Flame’ willow (Salix ‘Flame’) has reddish orange stems. The stems of the coral bark willow (Salix alba ‘Britzensis’) vary from yellow-orange to orange-red.

The redosier dogwood and willows should be pruned on a frequent basis as young shoots possess the brightest colors. ‘Flame’ and coral bark willows should be pruned annually. Cut back plants to near ground level in late winter. The redosier dogwood requires less pruning. In late winter, remove approximately one-third of the oldest stems near ground level.

Which trees have attractive bark?

Selecting trees with attractive bark is an excellent way to add interest to the winter landscape.

A widely planted tree that possesses attractive, exfoliating bark is the river birch (Betula nigra). The exfoliating bark varies from salmonwhite to reddish brown. Often planted as a multi-stemmed specimen or clump, the river birch may eventually reach a height of 50 to 60 feet.

Two small ornamental trees with exfoliating bark are the paperbark maple (Acer griseum) and Amur chokecherry (Prunus maackii). The paperbark maple grows 20 to 30 feet tall, possesses cinnamon to reddish brown exfoliating bark, and is hardy in USDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 8.

The bark characteristics of the Amur chokecherry are highly variable. Bark color varies from brownish yellow to reddish brown to cinnamon red. Some exhibit little or no bark exfoliation, while others exfoliate heavily. The Amur chokecherry grows 30 to 35 feet tall.

Other trees with showy bark include the lacebark pine (Pinus bungeana) and Chinese or lacebark elm (Ulmus parvifolia). The bark of both trees exfoliates in patches revealing a kaleidoscope of colors.

The multi-colored bark of the lacebark pine contains splashes of green, white, brown and purple, while the Chinese elm is spotted with brown, gray, green and orange.

Which trees and shrubs have colorful fruit in winter?

While crabapples (Malus spp.) are usually planted for their flowers, many cultivars also possess colorful, persistent fruit. Crabapple cultivars with red fruit include ‘David,’ ‘Donald Wyman,’ ‘Mary Potter,’ Red Jewel™ and Sugar Tyme®. ‘Indian Magic,’ ‘Professor Sprenger’ and ‘Snowdrift’ have reddish orange fruit, while Harvest Gold® and Golden Raindrops® are yellow-fruited crabapple cultivars.

Hawthorns (Crataegus spp.) are another group of small, flowering trees that possess attractive fruit.

Hawthorns produce white flowers in

spring. In fall, their small (one-fourth to one-half inch in diameter) fruit turn red and persist into winter. Two hawthorns noted for their excellent fruit displays are the Washington hawthorn (Crataegus phaenopyrum) and ‘Winter King’ hawthorn (Crataegus viridis ‘Winter King’).

Shrubs that possess attractive fruit in late fall and winter include red chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia), cranberry cotoneaster (Cotoneaster apiculatus), winterberry (Ilex verticillata), Meserve hybrid hollies (Ilex x meserveae) and American cranberrybush viburnum (Viburnum trilobum). All of the aforementioned shrubs have red fruit. Snowberries and coralberries (Symphoricarpos spp.) have white, pink or purplish red fruit.

The brightly colored fruit of most of the aforementioned trees and shrubs do not remain throughout winter. Very cold temperatures in winter eventually cause many fruit to turn reddish brown or black. Hungry birds and squirrels may also devour the fruit. However, the fruit display in late fall and early winter can be spectacular.

2014 Garden Calendar is the Wonder of Trees The 2014 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach garden calendar celebrates the wonderful gifts that trees provide for other living things. In addition to striking photos, find monthly garden tips, tree-planting instructions, Iowa’s state forests, vignettes of historical trees and quotes that trees inspired.

The 2014 garden calendar can be purchased at the Extension Online Store https://store.extension.iastate. edu/.

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Thursday, Dec. 19 • Breakfast: French toast sticks, fruit.

• Lunch: Mandarin orange chicken, brown rice pilaf, mashed potatoes, vegetables, apple.

Friday, Dec. 20 • Breakfast: Cereal or yogurt, toast, fruit.

Beef weigh-in scheduled for 4-H and FFA

The 4-H/FFA market beef weighin for members wishing to exhibit at the Franklin County Fair, Iowa State Fair, or AK-SAR-BEN will be held Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 at the Hampton Vet Center, Hwy 3 West.

ID forms and tags will be provided that day for members. In case of bad weather, listen to KLMJ 104.9FM, Hampton. The make-up date is December 31.

4-H/FFA members wanting to exhibit market steers or market heifers at the Franklin County Fair

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With increased attention on efforts to remove nutrients from Iowa’s watersheds, IFBF and IDALS are proud to announce the addition of Van Wall as a new partner in an award which highlights the ‘best of the best’ in conservation.

“For more than 30 years, IFBF and IDALS have encouraged and celebrated conservation efforts through the annual Conservation Farmer of the Year Award. While more work must continue to make progress in conservation, we are always looking for ways to show how today’s responsible farmers are making improvements on their farm to protect the soil and water. Van Wall’s support will significantly raise the visibility of the Conservation Farmer of the Year Award and all the conservation efforts of Iowa farmers. We also believe it will increase farmer participation in the award application process because we know there are many farmers out

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there with great examples to share,” says Craig Hill, Iowa Farm Bureau president.

“We are so proud to be a part of this effort to encourage conservation, because Van Wall believes in farmers and believes in doing the right thing.

Our mission statement has common values with responsible farmers of today, to support Iowa families and communities,” says Mark See, Territory Manager of Van Wall Group, Nevada. The Van Wall Group is comprised of 13 dealer locations in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.

“In the last 30 years, voluntary conservation measures have reduced soil erosion in the U.S. by 43 percent, according to the USDA’s National Resources Inventory report. Iowa’s erosion rate was down 33 percent, thanks to a combination of practices being put in place, such as buffer strips, terraces, no-till, cover crops, restoring wetlands, installing biofilters and grassy waterways in

fields,” says Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey. “We believe Iowa farmers will just continue that positive trend through the Iowa Water Quality Initiative.”

Learn more about how today’s responsible farmers embrace new conservation methods, by visiting the Conservation Counts website (www.iowafarmbureau. com/conservationcounts).

The website is an online resource where consumers can see how farmers use conservation practices on their farm and the progress that statewide voluntary measures have brought in the last 30 years and where farmers can learn more about the latest conservation practices.

Next year’s Iowa Conservation Farmer of the Year winner will be presented an award plaque and keys to their tractor at a luncheon during the Conservation Districts of Iowa annual meeting in the Des Moines area September 3 and 4, 2014.

Opal Snyder will celebrate her

95th birthday

December 23, 2013.

Her family would like to honor her with a card shower.

Cards may be sent to: Opal Snyder – Room 16 Rehabilitation Center of Hampton 700 2nd Street SE • Hampton, IA 50441

50th Anniversary The family of

Jerry & Janice Norris

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50th Wedding Anniversary

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January 4, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

The couple requests no gifts.

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Calves that need to be weighed and properly identified for the Iowa State Fair or AK-SAR-BEN must be brought to the weigh-in between 1011 a.m. State Fair 4-H calves must be retinal scanned and AK-SAR-BEN calves must have hair DNA samples collected at the weigh-in site. The cost is $7 per verification process per calf. FFA members verifying State Fair calves must get required tags, hair and nose print supplies from

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Dows Area News

DOWS COMMUNITY CALENDAR Thursday, Dec. 19 • Library Story Hour for kids ages 3-5 from 10-11 am.

Questions contact the library at 852-4326.

• JV/Var wrestling at Clarion, 6 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 20 • JV/Var basketball at Clarion, 3:45 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 23 • No school. Christmas break.

Tuesday, Dec. 24 • No school. Christmas break Wednesday, Dec. 25 • Merry Christmas!

Thursday, Dec. 26 • No school. Christmas break.

Friday, Dec. 27 • No school. Christmas break Monday, Dec. 30 • No school. Christmas break.

Tuesday, Dec. 31 • No school. Christmas break.

Wednesday, Jan. 1 • No school. Christmas break.

The Methodist and Presbyterian Churches held their Christmas Program at the Presbyterian Church last Sunday, entitled, "A Christmas to believe in". Pictured are Nathan Stuck, Colin Hill, Ty Haugen, Clay Ellis, Lauren Hill and Nathan Stuck.

New guidelines for free grocery vouchers at Dows Community Grocery Due to the increase in request for assistance the Dows Ministerial Association adopted new guidelines which are as follows: Vouchers will be available at the Dows Community Grocery Store go to the store and the employees will assist you in getting your groceries through the system.

Food Program assistance will be $25 for first family member and $10 for each additional family member

with a maximum of $55 per family.

Food program assistance per family will be once every three months with a maximum of three times per year and the family must have a Dows address.

We will ask the individual requesting assistance for a picture ID with a Dows address. If the person does not have a picture ID with Dows address, we need two items: 1.

Picture ID with name.

2.

A utility bill or other type of bill with their name on it and Dows address.

ONLY Food & Beverage products can be purchased with this form.

No Tobacco, alcohol or lottery tickets will be purchased with the Ministerial Association Food Program Funds.

Note: Grocery items can only be purchased at Dows Community Grocery Store in Dows, IA

Other assistance rules are as follows: $15 gas assistance – one time per calendar year.

Utility Bill Assistance – (LP, water and electricity) – Pay 40% of ONE UTILITY BILL up to $100 per calendar year – does NOT include, Phone, Cell phone, TV, Cable or internet.

If you have questions, contact the Dows Community Grocery, or any minister in Dows.

From the Korner

By Marillyn Korth A little over a week and Christmas will be here. I don’t know how it has slipped up on me, but it has. I have lots of stuff done, but lots yet to do.

But I will get it done, I think. Ha! The cold doesn’t stop, but we don’t have so much snow and I can take that. I haven’t been out much until Thursday. I went to Iowa Falls and then came home. Friday, Jean came to help me clean and that is always fun.

Saturday, Chardel came and we

always have a good time. She is so much help. We made some banana yogurt bread and caramels. We watched some good stuff on TV. Sunday we had joint services at Lee Center and the Perfect Pitch singing group from Iowa Falls came to share their talents with all of us.

It was wonderful and we sang along on some songs, so it really was a great service. We had lunch and then Chardel and I made mice. We caught a real one Saturday night and then made some more. They are cute and edible, but when I put the eyes on them, I could hardly stand to touch then. What a wimp!!

Chardel went home a little before 3, as it started to snow and she arrived home safely so it was a good weekend.

Tosha’s father passed away last Monday and the funeral was Saturday. I didn’t plan to go and Till thought it was a good idea, as she thought I shouldn’t be on the road in such cold weather. She is right. They had enough to do without having to take care of me. My dear friends have to do that enough. Thank God for good friends.

I have several appointments this week, so I hope it stays a little mild.

Not too much news, so I will close and tell you not to be shoveling too much snow. As a friend of mine once said, “God put it there, He will take it away!” Guess it depends on how deep it is. Ha! Till next time. MK

Dows Community Foundation received $2,750 to help replace the furnace in Second Chances. Pictured are (left to right): Deb Oelmann, Dows Community Development, Cody Kapka, WCCF Youth Representative and Jeanne Russell, WCCF Board Member.

Dows Rural Fire Association received $3,500 for their rescue grain bin equipment. Pictured are (left to right): Luke Wharton, Dows Rural Fire Association, Cody Kapka, WCCF Youth Representative, Jeanne Russell and Dennis Peterson, WCCF Board member.

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