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N.M. Rocket Club News

The NM Rocket Club is busy designing a rocket that will carry two raw eggs safely into space and back again. This team meets on Monday mornings at 7:00a.m. under the direction of Mr. Schuler. North Mahaska alumnus Ryan Augustine has volunteered to serve as the team mentor. Ryan made it to the national competition as a student at NM. Pictured L-R are members: Ariel LaRue, Austin Witt, Mr. Schuler, Alex Mitchell, Mason Bartlow, Caleb Gipple, and Samuel Watts. Not pictured: Jakob Bortell, Gabe Hammen, Mason Foster, and Zach Davis.

Samuel Watts and Gabe Hammen prepare to launch model rockets in preparation for designing the team’s rocket.

North Mahaska Fifth and Sixth Graders Take Field-trip to Des Moines The fifth and sixth grade took a journey to Des Moines on Tuesday, October 29. They started by weaving through the prairie and watching a video at the Neal Smith Wildlife Center. Next, they trav-

eled to the Iowa Historical Building to explore about Iowa history. Last, they climbed the steps of the state capitol building to learn about the state government and the history of the building.

Operation Christmas Child is Underway National Collection Week, November 18 – 25 Operation Christmas Child, a division of Samaritan’s Purse, is celebrating that multitudes of children have received shoe box gifts and the Gospel in more than 150 countries and territories. Over 100 million shoe box gifts have been distributed since 1993 in places like Bosnia, Russia, Kosovo, Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti, India, Tibet and more. Boys and girls around the world suffer from hunger, disease, poverty and abandonment. National Collection Week is set for November 18 through 25 this year. Shoe boxes can be filled with a variety of small gifts that bring delight to a boy or girl ages 2-14. Suggested gifts are small stuffed toys, dolls, balls, toy trucks, kazoos, yo-yos, t-shirts, sunglasses, hair clips, toy jewelry, pens, paper, crayons, toothpaste, toothbrush

and hard candy. Filled boxes should be marked as boy or girl designating the child’s age category of 2-4, 5-9 or 10-14 and brought to Grace Fellowship Church, 2497 Hwy. 163 at Pella. Hours at the church during Collection Week are 10 -12 noon daily and 5:30-7:30 pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings that week or call Grace Fellowship’s office at 641-628-1885 to arrange a time. For additional information and more drop-off locations near you, see www.operationchristmaschild.org. A suggested gift of $7 may be included in an envelope in the top of the box for shipping costs. Samaritan’s Purse works year around in the Name of Jesus Christ to provide food, water, clothing, medical care, Bible lessons and basic needs to these children.

Great Weather for Trick or Treating The weather on October 31 cooperated for these ghouls during the evening hours of Halloween. Many ghosts and goblins, such as these pictured, solicited the streets of New Sharon for their fill of sugary sweets. The United Methodist Church and the Assembly of God Church (both of New Sharon) also hosted their annual Trunk or Treat event, where kids could go from one decorated trunk to another to trick-or-treat.

Talented Brass Ensemble To Visit Oskaloosa Don’t miss an unforgettable night of music at the George Daily Auditorium! They’re proud to welcome Bay Street Brassworks, an internationally acclaimed touring ensemble, to perform in Oskaloosa on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m. This award-winning brass quintet was founded in 1995 and performs a wide variety of musical genres ranging from Bach to Be-Bop, swing to jazz. Their smooth tunes will have you dancing in your seat! Bay Street Brassworks has per-

formed hundreds of educational programs, demonstration concerts, master classes, and individual clinics to kindergarteners through high school seniors. Bay Street’s six fabulous musicians delight audiences for an evening of glorious sound. Each a master in his own right, Brassworks play flawlessly as a unit with each taking center stage at least once to showcase their skill on one or more instruments. The ensemble features Malachy Rodriguez on trumpet, Ashley Cum-

ming on horn, John Grodrian on trombone, Glen Dimmich on Tuba, and Paul Surowiak on percussion. Glen Johnson, founding member of Bay Street Brassworks, will also be joining the ensemble on trumpet. Tickets to the Bay Street Brassworks performance, including group discounts, are available through the George Daily box office at (641) 672-0799 or online at www.georgedaily.org. This performance is sponsored by C.L. Barnhouse Company.

Local Youth Attend Career Conference Five North Mahaska students had the opportunity to attend the girls’ career conference at Iowa State on October 24. The conference is called “Taking the Road Less Traveled,” and attendees learned about careers in science, technology, engineering, and

math from professionals in those fields. This Fall’s participants were, pictured: L-R: Rachel Freeborn, Mallory Klinker, Paige Layman, Kassidi Steel, and Cheyenne Shaw.

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Two Arrested After Chase

On October 30, 2013, the Mahaska County Sheriff’s Office learned about a burglary in progress in the 1800 block of 270th Street. When deputies arrived, they located a 2001 chevy truck that belonged to David Neuman at that residence. Deputies noticed the truck leaving the residence with two male occupants and attempted to stop the truck and it eluded the deputies. Deputies gave a short chase of this truck and the chase ended at highway 63 and 310th Street. Deputies arrested David Neumann age 24 of Oskaloosa and Christopher MInter age 24 of Oskaloosa and they were charged with burglary 2nd degree, a class C felony. A class C felony carries a punishment of a ten year prison sentence. A charge is merely an accusation. A suspect is presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty in a court of law.

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This is short week of news for me it seems, RL is still babying his ribs and feels much better than he did two weeks ago. The pain pills help and he is taking them and he never does any other time. A man thing I guess. We have help from Grandson’s, Josh and Camden and Brian (son) helped on a few loads. We are almost done just waiting on the dryer to catch up. Little girls had the flu or so it seems, Jaylah got sick trick or treating and so I came into town to take her home and wait till the others got done. Kieren was sick earlier in the week. Then Momma came down with it and I brought the girls out here as she was hit the hardest. Finally on Sunday she was up a little.

She had to miss drill and the Navy ball on Saturday but if you are sick what can you do. Derek Short, Brianne and Lydia came down to Brian’s on Saturday night and into Sunday. Family was helping Paige move into a house they had bought on the West end of New Sharon, Saturday and Sunday. We did have time on Monday to pick up apples at Linda Sanders, and then Glen’s tractor said to open hatch and scoop all the pears in the back of the Buick I wanted. So we just got a bucket full and they are really nice. Well I said I had no news and so this is short this week. Some news I can’t print, some would kill me if I did so for now this is it.

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by Ada Kay Van Maanen On Thursday night, Dot Zyls- in a marathon with 10,000 runners. tra attended Sage Zylstra’s football Visitors of Lyn Kinney durgame on Saturday, Oct. 26. Dot and ing the week were Esther VanWyk, grandchildren Jax and Teryn Vander- Bev Flander, Eric, Julie and Luke Beek attended the Pumpkin roll in Jones, Todd, Reggie, Casey and Jack Lynnville. Kalenberg, Eileen Mille and Judy Bruce Gertsma, Emily and Ma- Purscell. ria enjoyed pizza on Friday evening The VanMaanen siblings and with David and Garnet Gertsma. their families will gather together Sympathy to the family of Eu- at the Friends Community Center gene Merck, 91 of Montezuma, who in Lynnville on Friday, Nov. at 6:30 passed away on Friday. p.m. for a potluck meal. Last Saturday, Oct. 20, Bernice The Taintor Church Men’s Smith of Lynnville , Lois Vander- Prayer breakfast met on Saturday, Schel and Bernice Brush of Pella, Oct. 26 at the Coffee Cup in Sully. Saundra Dinnick of Ankeny and Present were Donovan, Clayton and Beth Haug of Pleasant Hill enjoyed Brandon VanWyk, Mark VanWyk, lunch together in Pella at the Tea Justin Flander, Bernard VanWyk, Room. Skylar Johnston and Chris Smith. November birthday wishes to Donovan led the lesson on taming Terry VanMaanen and Hayden Torra our spiritual tongues. on the 4th, Rita Beason not eh 6th The Taintor Church Youth Group and to Gerry VanDyk on the 7th. meets at Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. and Nicky Slaymaker spent a week- the Bible Study group meets also on end in West Des Moines with a Thursday at 7:00 p.m. classmate, LaRue Russell. Nicky Enjoy your week. also watched her daughter Paige run INCOME MAXIMUMS Household Size

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same way you spent the last one... enjoying the finest in fashion, value and service.” And below was the large-lettered word: “YOUNKERS” with the words “Style -Quality -Service - Integrity.” I haven’t been in Younkers in recent years but I surmise those words may still be featured in their advertising. Another interesting and rather short news article was headlined with “Garst family has a guest.” I surmise they were a well-known Iowa familly - though I cannot recall just now. But I think perhaps some readers will remember the name, and if not, it shows something of our nation’s relationship to Russia: “On September 23, 1959, an Iowa family helped to tone down the rhetoric of the Cold War on a Coon Rapids farm. Roswell Garst’s family played host to a Soviet delegation led by Premier Nikita Khrushchev. The group came to visit, after an invitation from a Des Moines Register editorial writer, to get the lowdown on how to improve agriculture production. During the visit, the normally formidable Khrushchev beamed as he met and posed for pictures with Garst and relatives. In a side room of the Garst farmhouse, the Soviet leader acted “like the head of the family at Christmas, helping open the presents, waiting hopefully for the grateful expressions, and gratified that he pleased his hosts,” the Register reported. Now I will try to finish the typing and sending of these Reflections. The sun is shining beautifully through the colored leaves of the trees that grace this large parking lot at Fair Haven. However, it probably won’t be long before leaves disappear under layers of snow! But isn’t it true that a “White Christmas” would probably be welcome by most of us?

Barnes City News by Mollie Loving

Doris Freeborn celebrated her birthday last week on Oct. 31st. A big congratulations goes out to North Mahaska senior cross country runner Megan Goemaat for her performance at the state cross country meet held last Saturday in Fort Dodge. In class 1A 127 runners finished the race. Megan placed 23rd with a time of 15:52. You will be missed next year, Megan! Don’t miss the musical “Guys and Dolls” at North Mahaska on Nov. 8th and 9th at 7:00 P.M. in the auditorium. Come support the NM music and drama department. The students have been working hard and it promises to be a great show! The Barnes City Methodist Church will be having a soup supper next Saturday, Nov. 9th from 4:30 – 7:00 P.M. Chili and potato soups will be served, along with sandwiches, cake, and bars. A free will offering will be taken. A worship service will be held at 7:00 P.M. The post office will be closed on Nov. 11th in observance of Veterans Day. The American Legion will have their next meeting on Nov. 11th at 7:00 P.M. at the Legion Hall.

The American Legion Auxiliary will have their next meeting on Nov. 12th at 7:00 P.M. at the Legion Hall. The telephone company board will have their next meeting on Nov. 12th at 6:30 P.M. at the telephone of office. The Nov. fire department meeting will be held on the 14th at 7:00 P.M. at the fire station. Don’t forget to take your recyclables to the recycle bin in town. It is located in the alley on the north side of City Hall. The Barnes City scrapbookers and card makers will be getting together on Nov. 16th from 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. at 700 Cherry Street with Jen Henry. On Nov. 22nd Jen is having a Christmas card class. You would be making some beautiful, homemade Christmas cards to send to your family and friends. The Barnes City Betterment Club is having a community pop can drive. The money from donated pop cans will go to the Christmas toy fund for the Barnes City Community Christmas to be held in Dec. Cans may be dropped off in the trailer at Don Baker’s at 500 Elm Street. Have a good week!

by Rosemary Schmidt

Back in Iowa now and ‘proud of it’. I love my state, living in the country and my home. While we were gone, we saw a few pretty trees in Missouri especially north of Sedalia, but the prettiest ones were right here on the river bluff over looking the river. They told us in Branson that the turning of the leaves were two weeks behind what they usually are. I always enjoy looking out of my kitchen window north and looking at the ray of colors, but today it is raining so they will not last long. We also had a very brisk wind last night and knocked a lot of leaves into the next county. I told you a little about the shows we seen in Branson, but did not tell you about the things we saw on the way down. When we went by Humeston we noticed that the soybeans were still kind of green. Don’t know if they will make it. Most of the crops north of Marshall, Missouri were out. That is such a great flat area of miles and miles on the river bottom. We bought gas at Marshall for the price of 304.9 per gallon. On the way home we stopped at the Waverly produce market and they had lots of apples. I always liked to buy sweet potatoes, but there was no other produce except apples. We took particular notice of the roofs on houses, because of just having had a new metal roof put on my house. We seen blue, red, red orange, cream, burgundy, brown, army green and white ones. Metal is getting quite popular. A favorite stop is always in Sedalia at the Russell Stravers Candy store. Of course I bought some for Shirley and I to eat, but also brought some home for Kalvin & Carrie for taking care of my place while I was gone. Dale Martin (Delmar and Patty’s son), wife Carol and daughter’s Michel and Bethany came to visit while we were at Del and Pat’s. Had not seen them for a while so it was fun catching up on the family news. While at my sister’s house, we played Chinese checkers. I had not played for years and years. And you could tell that by my playing! Shirley and I both think she had been practicing before we got there as she beat ‘the tail off of us’. While there we went to several garage sales. We had been planning to do that ever since I said we were coming to visit. Her good friend Phyllis drove us around as she also likes garage sales. Two of Patty’s granddaughters joined us, Michel and Bethany. I bought a few small things, but Shirley bought big. I guess she thought that we had the van, why not!!! She found a wicker night stand for her bedroom. It was a good buy and matched her wicker bedroom set. I bought a couple of shelves and have no idea where I am going to put them at, but I had fun buying them anyway. Isn’t that what

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garage sales are all about? Over the years I have found some really good buys, but some ‘bummers’ too. On the way to Arkansas to visit Joan Schippers we stopped at a roadside antique shop and Shirley bought a wicker clothes hamper and I bought another small shelf! We stopped at Eureka Springs and toured the area there. It is so interesting seeing all the old little houses sitting on the edge of the hill and the road. We did not stop at any of the little shops as the parking spaces were limited. Sammie and I had taken a tram tour downtown Eureka Springs one year. It rained on us all the way from my sisters to Clinton, Mo. We noticed corn gathered up in shocks as there are Amish that live there. That is something kind of unique and reminds us of the old times. Also seen an old metal tractor used to put a sign on to tell the name of the farm. We stopped for dinner at the Washington Restaurant in Clinton and also bought gas for 289.9 per gallon. When we got to Lineville and the state line the trees were getting prettier. When we got near home, we noticed that most of the crops had been harvested. And according to the news, the yield was greater than they thought it would be with the drought and all. Isn’t God good and He provides us with food to eat. We also need to thank all the farmers who do the hard work of planting and harvesting crops to feed the world. We are the bread basket of the world in the midwest. ****Funny things found in church bulletins 1. Fasting and prayer conference includes meals. 2. The sermon this morning: Jesus walks on water. The sermon this evening: Searching for Jesus. 3. Ladies, don’t forget the rummage sale. It’s a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands. 4. Don’t let worry kill you….let the Church help. 5. For those of you who have children and don’t know it, we have a nursery downstairs. 6. Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can get. 7. Irving Benson and Jessie Biehn were married on October 20 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days. 8. A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow. 9. Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children. 10. Potluck supper will be held Sunday 5:00 pm. Prayer and medication to follow.

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by Wilma Kaldenberg I have surprised myself during the time I’ve been at Fair Haven because of interesting (at least to me) reading materials that I have collected throughout my life. For instance, I discovered a 64-page newspaper labeled as “The Des Moines Register” and dated “Friday, December 31, 1999.” Its dimensions are about 12 x 10 and the front page features some pictures of people living at that time: one features people who are building a large shed with about fif fifteen men sitting on one of the high rafters to have their. picture taken. Another shows two women standing in front of a sign “Washing Wanted.” On the last page is a picture of an attractive and well-dressed couple. The woman is holding what looks to me to be the kind of “sparkler” that I remember enjoying on “Fourth of July” holidays when our parents would have purchased fire-crackers and sparklers as entertainment for our observance of that day. First, the sparklers and then the firecrackers. However, there is a negative touch to those memories - I was the youngest of my sisters - probably about five years old at that time (they were four and six years older) and I loved to hold a sparkler when Dad had lit it for me, but for some reason was “scared to death” when he lit the noisy firecrackers! I would run inrto the house and hide in the farthest place I could find - behind the “library table,” a piece of furniture in what we called the “front room” where we would visit with neighbors and other guests for some pleasant pastimes. Coming back to Younkers’ advertisement: The couple have large smiles on their faces, and the printed ad features this question: “How will you celebrate the next millennium?” And near the sparkler held by the attractive lady were the words: “The

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When we moved into our small Victorian Folk Cottage in 1976, we were hardly aware of what we were actually buying—the antiquity and history of the house wasn’t as important to us then as to find a comfortable family home—but we did recognize that little of the character of the house had been changed, woodwork and flooring was intact, and no unattractive dropped ceilings had been installed. When we decided to change our formal dining room to the ‘stove room’, it was apparent that a ceiling fan was in order. Hanging in the place where we wanted to install the fan was an old light fixture original to the house. It hung down, heavy and solid from the 9 ½’ ceiling by a heavy chain that flowed into a rectangular shaped piece with a “roof” of sorts above and below. From this middle part, two arms jutted out on each side, and from them, another piece dropped down, culminating in two fluted glass lampshades. As an added fillip, a metal tassel hung from the bottom. As the house was built in 1892, the design is probably Victorian. We took a quick look at this piece of interior décor—it seemed rather shabby—and cast it aside— regulating it to the garage where it would stay for the next 26 years. Quite a few years ago now, we had a garage sale and, like everyone else, opened on Friday evening doing a brisk business. Saturday morning dawned crisp and sunny, and my husband, who by now had become “the garage sale king”, came bustling into the house, flinging open cupboard doors and saying, “We need more trinklets for the ladies!” I barely restrained him from taking out our useable mugs and dishes before he was gone outside again and back in the garage holding up the dusty old light fixture. “Hey!” he said brightly, “we should be able to get a couple of dollars out of this!” I certainly didn’t want to dampen his enthusiasm, but as I took a closer look at the old relic hanging from his hands, I tapped my chin. “You know,” I mused, “that old thing could be cleaned up and maybe we could hang it back in the house somewhere.” By this time, I had researched the history of our house somewhat and now abruptly realized that this was an original piece of it and that we would be sorry if we sold it for pocket change. My husband reluctantly relinquished what had suddenly become our treasure. Garage sale over, one day that same spring I dragged out my refinishing stuff and looked at the old fixture with a critical eye. It hung

forlornly, its sockets empty of either light bulb or shade, its metal surface dull, bumpy, and unappealing. I peered closer. It looked like someone had given it a coat of brass-colored paint sometime in the past. Right then I remembered I had used the light’s old glass shades as candleholders for years and rushing back into the house, found them stashed away in the porch closet shelf. Carrying them out, I held them against the old light and saw what an attractive possibility this whole thing could be. As I began to work on the old fixture, my first thought was to smooth the surface out some and spray it with a new coat of brass or gold-look paint. I figured the underlying surface was probably unsalvageable. But it always helps to test possibilities out first so I slathered some of my favorite paint stripper onto the outside, let it set and began to wipe it off. Imagine my surprise to see the ugly top finish disappearing— exposing metal. More applications removed the last of the thick coating, and a gleaming surface shone up at me—brass— beautiful solid brass! The more it was cleaned, the more the beautiful old surface was revealed until I held up a polished antique light fixture looking much like it must have the day it was first installed over 100 years before. The finish was pristine—not a mark or a scratch. I continued to polish until I felt like Aladdin, only no genie popped out, just the re-emergence of a stylish butterfly from its cocoon. Several months later, the restored light was once again hung in our house, only not in the same room. This time, we had it hung in our living room where no ceiling light had ever existed. “Ma’am,” the friendly electrician had told me, “I won’t be able to hang it right in the center of the room because of the floor joists overhead, but how about right here?” He held the lamp up at a spot where it was framed by the double doorway between the stove room and living room, backed by the three lace curtained windows. Perfect. “Hang it,” I said. That night, after it was dark, we flipped the new light switch on the wall and for the first time in decades, power flowed through the old fixture. Its’ burnished brass exterior glowed softly as the light through the fluted glass shades flooded the room, recalling another era. Once again, the old light was serving its purpose and doing what it was supposed to, giving illumination in our little home.

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School Sc hool Calendar the urge, going to movies with friends, driving a dependable car, and communicating with our high tech gadgets. Yep. We started out with a great lead and got comfortable with what we were raised being accustomed to. We also became lax in our efforts to contribute towards these luxuries. Suddenly we are adults. Done with school and ready to settle down and start a family. So we get decent jobs, a place to live, nice stuff to fill our homes with, and still keep up a social life via technology or fancy restaurants because that is just what we have always known. We are making a good living so we go ahead and buy things on credit because ‘we can afford the payments’ (although we usually never actually OWN anything). And then comes the happy news that we’re expecting! Here’s the part where life starts picking away and we let our lead dwindle. Now in addition to having loan and credit card payments, we have to add the expense of diapers, formula, daycare, more clothing, a bigger vehicle (to replace the one that’s no longer dependable anyway), lunch money, misc. fees for school functions, additional iPhones added to our plan, another car plus insurance when the kids learn to drive, and on and on and on. While all of this is gradually adding up, we realize that our income isn’t really increasing and our debts that we owe aren’t really decreasing either. But we will continue to try to give our kids

by Ralphi Munson I’m sitting here on a Saturday night watching the Chicago Bulls play a frustrating game. Wait! Just because you don’t like sports, continue reading. I was struggling with what to write about since I was so wrapped up in basketball, but it made me realize how much life can be like this game. You see, the Bulls came out strong and developed a nice lead. Then they seemed to get a little comfortable and lax with their efforts. The other team kept picking away while Chicago casually let their point advantage dwindle. Then all of the sudden they had to buckle down and fight back... but it was too late. The 76’ers had gained the momentum and never gave up while they went on to win in the final seconds. Think about this applied to life. We start off being taken care of by our parents. We get used to having the clothes and food we need. Then as we get older, moms and dads want us to have things better than they did so they give in a buy us pricey grooming products, designer clothes, the ever changing and updating electronics, and usually a vehicle. So we go to college while the parents foot a big chunk of the bill. By then we are used to having nice things, eating out whenever we feel

Tales of the Ancient Sportsman by Burdell Hensley

What a big week on the sports scene. The World Series is over and now we can put baseball to sleep for a while. My Cardinals picked the wrong time to go into a snooze of offensively. Up and down the lineup they were far below the level they had performed at during the season. Boston obviously performed at the level they were accustomed to and now the bearded wonders are the champions. In true Cub fashion I will say, “Wait til next year.” It is funny that the Cardinals say that in late October while the Cubs start saying that by the first of June. But very honestly I am excited about next year with our young pitchers. Now if we can just pick up some offensive help. Finally we got a nice measurable rain and it was welcome even if it did play havoc with some of the football playoff games. I did not have a game to cover Wednesday night, so I went to the Oskaloosa-Centerville game here in town. The wind blew the rain in sheets across the field and made it tough to play football. I joined my radio buddies in the radio booth. Old men are softies. Osky won the game 21-14, but it was not easy. The Indians lost three running backs in the first quarter to injury and that will test your depth. Two of them made it back on the field by the second half, but the Class 3-A leading rusher, Andrew Landgrebe, could not come back. It looks like his season is over. rli g se in es b M lum P

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Area teams that were winners in the opening round of the playoffs were; Pekin, Pella, Lynnville-Sully and Twin Cedars. Pekin shelled Lone Tree, Pella rolled over Fairfield, Lynnville-Sully decked WACO and Twin Cedars thumped Lamoni. Playoffs continue Monday night with Pekin taking on a tough Lisbon team at Lisbon. Pella will host Williamsburg and that is the game that I will most likely take in. LynnvilleSully gets the honor of taking on No. 1 ranked BGM at BGM and Twin Cedars gets to travel to highly regarded Adair-Casey. Saturday was the State Cross Country meet in Fort Dodge and the Pekin Panthers hit the big stage in a big way. The Lady Panthers were crowned the Class 1-A state champions with a total of 81 points far ahead of runner-up, Pocahontas Area’s 113 points. Gwynne Wright led the Panthers with a fourth place finish while Shea Dahlstrom was 7th, Taylor Lock 9th, Taylor Winn 29th and Sloan Reighard 32nd. A dynasty could be in the making here as those five girls include four sophomores and a freshman. North Mahaska’s Megan Goemaat ran perhaps her best race ever as she finished 23rd out of 127 runners in the race. Griswold’s Rebekah Topham won her third straight title as a junior and she had the fastest time of all four classes. Rebekah is the granddaughter of my good friend, June Linderman of Lyman. Actually his name is E. C. Linerman II, but he was called junior and then it was shortened to just June. He played right field for my favorite team, the Lyman Cardinals in the old Nodaway Valley League. The DeJong family from Oskaloosa had a great day at the state meet. Oskaloosa did not have a team qualify, but in the Class 3-A boys individual race, twins Skylar and

the best in life so they don’t feel deprived or get made fun of. This is the part where the other team has tied the game. So we get our kids raised and on their own. But since we brought them up with the finer things, they sometimes need a little help with money...and we will give it to them. Plus we are aging so we aren’t working the same amount of hours or at the high paying jobs we had when we were younger and healthier. Although we hit the point where we eliminated some of the bills we didn’t really need (such as eating out often, driving cheaper cars, being content with the home and furnishings that we’ve had for years, etc.), our medical/optical/dental visits seem to be more frequent, which eats away at the money we were trying to save. This is where the other team takes the lead. And finally, we have our game winning shot blocked by Obamacare. And the clock winds down to 0. Game’s over and we lost the battle. To all of you young readers out there, start saving now. Try to make do with less. Enjoy the simple things in life. Encourage your friends to be thrifty shoppers and realize that bargains are the ‘in’ thing. Use manual labor to make a house your home. Recycle discarded items into unique furniture and decor. Stay at home on the weekends and put the money you would have spent into a savings account. What I mean is, stay ahead of the game of life. Don’t let it catch up to you in the second half and beat you at the final buzzer.

Spencer Dejong finished 8th and 9th respectively and little sister, Sienna, was 7th in the girls race. I was able to take in a couple of volleyball tourney games this week. On Tuesday I went down to Eddyville for the EBF match against Pella Christian. To say that I was impressed with the Rockets would be an understatement. Wow! This bunch is like a group of aerial circus performers. Their game is located somewhere above the net and they bring it down. They had plenty of thunderous spikes and lots of sizzling hits which were just too much for the Eagles to handle. Friday night I went over to Sigourney for the North MahaskaWinfield Mt. Union game and the Warhawks met their match in the Wolves. North Mahaska had no answer for the Wolves at the net and fell in three games. From what I see, I expect the same thing to happen to WMU when they face Holy Trinity. Holy Trinity is the volleyball factory of SE Iowa and they are mighty good. Some of you have been asking about Red Ranger and I must tell you that he is pampered and spoiled. My grandson, Logan, is taking very good care of him and puts him in the garage every night. The Ranger never had that luxury with me. There have been garage sales every year, but I still haven’t bought a garage. The Ranger always had to sit out every winter and the snow, sleet and ice pelted him in the face. He has it made now and in fact he is getting fat and sassy. Sunday the Ancient-ess and I attended the Triumphant Quartet concert at Pella Christian. This outstanding Southern Gospel quartet is headquartered in Pigeon Forge, TN and the Dollywood attraction. It was a great show and a good time with

old friends. Let’s take a look at what happened in our yesterdays. 100 years ago: Nov 3, 1913- The Beacon boys traveled to New Sharon for a basketball game on the outdoor court. Beacon won 25-10 with excellent teamwork on a chilly afternoon. Nov. 9- Oskaloosa whipped an unbeaten Washington team 48-12. Oldham scored three touchdowns for the Indians while Utterback added a pair of scores and Benton and Strohmeier each scored once. 75 years ago: Nov. 3, 1938 – Oskaloosa beat Grinnell 21-20 to nab the runner-up spot in the CIC. Gib Edwards, Dick Rabenold and Jack Longcor scored for the Indians. Nov. 12- Fremont opened the cage season by splitting with Packwood. The boys won 25-24 as Gene Grade fired in the winning basket at the final horn. Grade led the scoring with 12 points. The girls dropped a 28-24 decision. Margaret Jean Pomeroy led Fremont with 15 points. 50 years ago: Penn falls to Upper Iowa 27-7. Ron Randleman passed to Rick Heck for the lone Penn score. Nov. 6- Eddyville tops Hedrick 27-14 as Gordon Watkins caught four TD passes. Terry Brown and Alan Katko stood out on defense for the Rockets. Nov. 9- Pekin and Eddyville players are named to the Blackhawk Conference honor teams. Dick Dickinson, Tom Hall, Lyle Elmore and Terry Houseal represented Pekin while Jim Powell and Alan Katko were the Eddyville representatives. 25 years ago: I found nothing for area schools as the winter sports had not started. Have a great week and enjoy the final touches of fall color before winter sets in.

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After nearly eight years of ownership by the Hageman family, the Calmar Courier, has been sold as of Oct. 30. Mid-America Publishing, based in Hampton, Iowa, has agreed to purchase the Calmar Courier from Tina Hageman. Terms of the purchase have not been released. “We are honored that Tina selected us to carry on the strong tradition of the Courier,” said Ryan Harvey, President and CEO of Mid-America Publishing. “Tina and the staff have done a remarkable job of creating a strong and vibrant newspaper. We also share the belief a strong newspaper is a very important part of the local community.” The Courier joins a portfolio of 20 other Iowa weekly newspapers proudly published by Mid-America Publishing Corp. Mid-America also owns other newspapers in north Iowa including; The Graphic-Advocate, with offices in Lake City and Rockwell City; the Ogden Reporter; The Leader, with offices in Garner and Britt; the Kanawha Reporter, the Wright County Monitor, in Clarion and Dows; the Eagle Grove Eagle; the Buffalo Center Tribune, The Pioneer Enterprise (Rockwell-Thornton), The Grundy Register (Grundy Center), The Record (Conrad), The Sheffield Press; The Hampton Chronicle; The Butler County Tribune-Journal (Allison); and the Clarksville Star. The company additionally operates newspapers in Sigourney (Sigourney News-Review,) Keota (the Keota Eagle,) New Sharon (The New Sharon Sun) and Fremont (The Fremont-What Cheer Vine.) The company also produces two weekly political newspapers, the Conservative Chronicle and the Liberal Opinion Week; as well as non-duplicating shoppers in Lake City, Clarion, Hampton, and Garner. A weekly advertising supplement, the Mid-America Marketplace, is also offered, along with monthly shoppers, the Dual County Leader, based in Eagle Grove, and the Chief, based in Sigourney. “As a publisher of weekly newspapers, we believe the Courier

is a natural fit in our company,” Harvey said. “We believe strongly in the tradition of weekly newspapers.” Harvey will serve as the publisher of the Calmar Courier. “We want to thank Tina for all of her hard work over the years,” Harvey added. “We hope the community believes the newspaper will be in trusted hands. We pride ourselves as being a corporation of rural community weekly newspapers.” Harvey said Calmar is attractive for the company because of the good mix of businesses including both new and established industries and also employers which bring people to the area. “A newspaper is only as healthy as the community it serves,” Harvey added. “It is encouraging to see the long term commitment to a vibrant economy in Calmar and Winneshiek County.” The Courier will stay in its current location at 109 N. Maryville St. in Calmar, and will retain its mailing address, email addresses, and phone number. Readers of the Courier will notice some minor changes immediately. The Courier staff will be able to assist walk-in customers with payment on accounts or subscription renewals.

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What was it that motivated you to become a Christian? When you think back, what was foremost in your mind when you made the decision to follow Christ? Was it your need for salvation? Were you seeking a sense of peace? Perhaps you were motivated by the idea that God could help you get your life in order. Whatever your motivation, you probably didn’t become a Christian so you could tell other people about Jesus, did you? In fact, becoming a salesman for Christianity was just about the last thing on your mind. And yet, of all the changes Jesus promised His followers, making them “fishers of men” was at the top of the list. Regardless of your initial motives for receiving Christ, that’s what He wants for you as well. When we examine the Gospels, on thing is clear about Jesus’ disciples: Followers become fishers. It’s what Jesus predicted when He called the first believers. And it’s exactly what happened to them as the

rest of the New Testament unfolded. The problem for most of us is that telling people about Jesus doesn’t exactly come naturally. In fact, it can be awkward, unappreciated, and uncomfortable. But as we’ll discover in the coming weeks, it’s not really optional. Because God’s design is to use the people He’s reached to reach other people. And that can only happen if we answer the call to “Go Fish.” When Jesus called His first followers, He had very clear intentions: “I will make you fishers of men.” He didn’t mention refining their characters, making them better people, or even saving them from their sins—although He did those things too. But of all the things He could have emphasized, Jesus announced that His primary agenda for those who follow Him is to use them to introduce others to their loving heavenly Father. It was true in Jesus’ time. And it’s still true today. But that can be intimidating…

How do you do it? What do you say? And what if they don’t want to hear it? These are all fears and questions we all ask, however, God has placed each of us in the perfect place to follow Him and become fishers of men.

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Megan Goemaat 2013 State Cross Country Competitor CONGRATULATIONS! ! ! 23rd Place out of 127 runners

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Johnnie Sims batted away a Coe pass on a crucial 3rd down from the 5, holding a Simpson lead 38-35.

Simpson beats Coe in OT thriller

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From High to Low, But No Regrets This article will not be my last one of the season. Our season came to an abrupt end, but I thought I would do a post season synopsis. As the headline suggests, the team went from the high of winning post season matches and moving forward, to running into a tough opponent and feeling the low of a season that is now ended. Let’s first talk about the Twin Cedars (quarterfinal) match. Tuesday the 29th found the Warhawks traveling southwestward to Bussey where we met up with the Sabers. The Sabers had played and defeated the Saints (Melcher Dallas), who we played the week prior. That being said, we were confident

that if we played well, the outcome would be mirrored. Once again we were pretty certain that there were more Warhawk fans in attendance than there were homers. It always helps to have strength in numbers and this evening was status quo. Our players have as of late been on a mission to see just how far they could go in the 2013 post season tourney. Their statistics have improved dramatically, which in most cases leads to victories. Although we didn’t tally as many ace serves as we did against Melcher Dallas, our aggressive serving continued and in my opinion is what let us win as easily as we did.

Samantha Grace Glogowski won’t remember her first Simpson football game. But her dad will never forget. Taylor Nelson threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Brad Vogel on the final play of the second overtime and Simpson beat Coe in dramatic fashion, 41-38 on Saturday afternoon. It was a week filled with excitement for Simpson head coach Jim Glogowski, whose wife, Kate, brought the couple’s fourth child into the world on Monday. “A friend called and said it must have been an awesome experience for Samantha’s first football game, but I’m pretty sure she wasn’t paying attention,” Glogowski said. Some day she’ll wish she was able to enjoy it a little more. Nelson threw for 332 yards and three touchdowns and ran for three more for the Storm (5-2, 3-1 Iowa Conference), who beat Coe for the first time since 2003. Vogel caught nine passes for 107 yards and also had a 36-yard touchdown reception. The two teams traded touchdowns in the first overtime and Coe got the first possession in the second. Defensive end Johnnie Sims batted away a Josh Rekers pass on 3rd down from the 5, holding Coe to a field goal and a 38-35 lead. Facing 3rd and 8 on the ensuing drive, Nelson sprinted to his left and found Vogel on a wheel route down the sideline for the winning score. “I’m so proud of the kids. Today was unbelievable, just unbelievable,” Glogowski said. Keaton Juergens caught nine passes for 181 yards and Gage Mohs rushed for 119 yards for the Kohawks (5-2, 2-2), who lost their second game in a row after starting the season 5-0. Despite Glogowski’s absence for much of the week, Simpson fired on all cylinders in its biggest win of the season. The running game accounted for 149 yards on 48 rushes and eight different receivers caught passes. Vogel returned after missing last week and a banged up offensive line held its own against one of the best defenses in the league.

Simpson senior, Jake McCulley snagged 5 passes for 54 yards. With Glogowski preoccupied, everyone had to chip in to get the team prepared. “I have a lot of trust and faith in my coaching staff,” he said. “We’ve been together for a long time and I appreciate these guys’ efforts. They did a fantastic job of helping us get through this.” Nelson completed 25 of 36 passes without an interception, becoming Simpson’s all-time leader in touchdown passes in the process. He now has 67 in his four years as a starter, passing Mike Donnenwerth, who threw 66 from 2000-03. The senior had a hand in each of his team’s touchdowns on Saturday. He scored on runs of 1, 4, and 1 yard and added a 46-yard touchdown pass to Nate Connealy. His 4-yard run gave Simpson a 28-21 lead with 9:43 left in the game before Coe responded with a 14-play drive that ended with an 8-yard touchdown run by Mohs. Simpson’s next drive stalled at the Coe 41 with just over a minute left and the teams played for overtime from there. Brandon Abernathy led the defensive effort with a career-high 12 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss. Ted Haag added 10 stops and a quarterback hurry and Corey Sterling had an interception, the lone turnover of the day. Simpson hosts Dubuque next Saturday, Nov. 2 in a 4 p.m. kickoff. The Spartans (4-3, 3-1) lost 22-15 against league-leading Wartburg on Saturday.

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