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September 30, 2016 OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF HARDIN COUNTY
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SOUTH HARDIN – Student planners opted for an extended homecoming celebration this year, and while the court was named this week on Wednesday afternoon, (picture in next Ledger) the bulk of the activities come next week. The homecoming coronation will be at approximately 7:15 p.m. in the high school gym following the JV football game Monday night. There are dress themes for both Tuesday and Wednesday and then Thursday night at 6 p.m. the classes square off against each other in contests in the gym. Public is welcome. Next Friday is the football game at 7 p.m. against West Marshall with the half time presentation of the court. After the game student activities follow until midnight. 2016 South Hardin HS Homecoming Court Girls Dru Balvanz Sarah Brown Nina Priske Lexi Ryan Sarah Wiechmann Boys Dane Butler Ty Cook Ted Dunn Hunter Nessa Lane Reifschneider Page 6A for more
Newsbriefs Hardin Co. Driver’s License Station closed Oct. 6
Per Hardin County Treasurer, Machel Eichmeier, the Hardin County Driver’s License Station will be closed on Thursday, Oct. 6 due to a mandatory State Wide IDOT Driver’s License Staff Training. The motor vehicle and property tax departments will be open, however staff will be at a minimum. The office will be closed from 12:30 – 1:30 for lunch. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Hardin County Life Chain Oct. 2
The Hardin County Life Chain will hold its annual event on Sunday, Oct. 2, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in front of the Hardin County Courthouse in Eldora. Life Chain participants are furnished a variety of signs with these messages and they will line the sidewalk along Highway 175 for as far as there are supporters. This will be the 25th time a Life Chain has formed in Hardin County. More information can be had by contacting David Splett at 641-858-2464.
Fall Harvest Fall at Farm Museum Oct. 1
The Hardin County Farm Museum will be holding their Fall Harvest Festival on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be free admission to ongoing demonstrations using vintage equipment and other activities of interest. The Harvest Meal will be served in the barn from 11 a.m. until gone. The meal includes pork loin, mashed potatoes and gravy, pie, ice cream and drink. Adults $10, kids under 10, $6. There will also be fall decorations for sale. Join the fun at the Farm Museum. (continued on page 2A)
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Ten year old fly fisherman scores at the state fair By Rick Patrie News Editor HOLLAND – Just maybe, the smallest exhibit to register a blue ribbon at the Iowa State Fair. And the only one to arrive at the pavilion in a tackle box. Keelan Van Heiden of Holland was nine years old when he first tied a fly, and he was ten years old – barely ten – when he came home with number one’s in two fly-tying competitions at the state fair. Yes, the state fair holds a competition for fly-tying, too. It’s an art, a test of biology, a splash of color, and lots of pains taken – hand and eye variety– and according to the judges at the fair, Keelan Van Heiden might be a virtuoso. Dad, Matt, gave his son an introduction to fly fishing and it was only natural for Keelan to be drawn toward tying flies. “He’s a kid who loves crafts.” The Van Heidens came to this area after living in western states where angling is fly-fishing. Dad picked it up in Nevada and California, and then not so long ago on a family vacation he and his son and a guide gave it a try. It was a great time and the family trekked to Winneshiek county, here in Iowa, this time with a tackle box containing a couple of flies tied by Keelan. The fish gave them a blue ribbon that trip, and the father encouraged his son to look for competitions. The first open slot that came up was at the Iowa State Fair, and figuring it would be a great experience, the Van Heiden’s signed Keelan up. The result was two first places and a second in the three divisions he entered. The Van Heidens, Matt and Denise, have another son Joss, five years old, whose tying flies now, too. Keelan competed in a state fair show that was split into three divisions, junior, adult and expert, and in the junior grouping he was up against others some as old as 17 years of age.
by Rick Patrie News Editor IOWA FALLS – The season is turning and Mid Iowa Community Action is gearing up for another winter of helping needy county residents pay their heat bills. The rules are different during winter, and while MICA’s low income heating assistance can’t do everything, it can help qualifying households get through the winter, and ensure the power company it will be paid, too. Beginning October 1, Mid-Iowa will accept applications for the agency’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). At that time, the agency will accept applications from individuals age 60 or older and those with a disability. On November 1, MICA will begin accepting all other LIHEAP applications. LIHEAP provides a one-time payment to help pay a household’s heating costs. To be eligible for assistance, individuals must earn 175 percent
or less of federal poverty guidelines. This year, an individual can earn up to $20,790 annually to be eligible. A family of four can earn up to $42,525. Funded by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Iowa Department of Human Rights/ Division of Community Action Agencies, LIHEAP is not designed to pay a household’s total energy costs for the winter. Instead, it provides supplemental assistance based on several factors, including household income, household size, dwelling type, type of heating fuel, and others. Households that are approved for LIHEAP may also qualify for weatherization services from MICA as well. Applicants that are between 175 percent and 200 percent of poverty guidelines (between $42,525 and $48,600 for a family of four) do not qualify for a LIHEAP award but do qualify for moratorium protection and are eligible for weatherization. (continued on page 3A)
Classes and more classes about kids by Rick Patrie News Editor HARDIN COUNTY – H a n s e n Family Hospital has a whole series of classes this fall, each of which have one subject in common. Kids, of all sizes and stations, and each needing help to thrive. Registration is now open for Hansen Family Hospital’s “Babysitter’s Training Class”. The class is open to 4th and 5th grade students. The first session will be held on Saturday, October 1st at Ellsworth Community College in Room 102 of McClure Hall in Iowa Falls. The 2nd session will be held on October 15th at Greenbelt Home Care at 2411 Edgington Avenue in Eldora. This is a 1-day class that includes age appropriate activities on First Aid, Safety, Child Development and Nutrition for Children. All handout materials are included in the cost. (continued on page 2A)
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Area dodges floods but wet crop remains a worry By Rick Patrie News Editor HARDIN COUNTY – Hardin County lay outside the worst of Iowa’s flooding of 2016. Rivers were up here but there were no scenes like those you could find just a few miles north and east. The Iowa River basin wasn’t inundated the way the Cedar and Wapsipinicon had been. But Iowa State University Extension here said the rainfall may leave farmers worried about crop conditions just about when harvest was commencing. Extension’s Darwin Miller from Iowa Falls said Tuesday that work in the fields seemed ground to a halt in the county and it was hard to imagine things drying out sufficient for a fresh start any time before the week’s end. Here in Eldora weather spotter for the National Weather Service, Mark Hoover said rainfall totals in the Thursday though Sunday period came to 3.24 inches. Of that 2.05 came on Thursday, with another .35 into the overnight and Friday morning. Finally, Saturday and Sunday saw another .84 of an inch. Miller said bean producers here might, in some areas, be concerned about spots submerged temporarily, especially the impact this could have on lower pods on the plant.
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And he said some varieties of corn tend to keep the ear upright longer, and here again rain getting between the husk and the ear could lead to mold problems later. But Miller said you had only to go as far north as Franklin County to get a taste of what a considerable portion of the eastern half of the state was experiencing. ISU extension crop specialist for this area, field agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz covers this county but works out of Wright County Extension. She says that stalk quality will be a big concern in the aftermath of these rains and flooding. Mold in ears will require farmers to do a good job of monitoring areas so they can take mitigating steps at harvest. Mold produces toxins that make corn problematic when feeding livestock. She says that maybe the one thing farmers will have to do first, is resist the urge to get in the field too quickly and causing soil compaction. The regular report on the progress of crops and the weather situation put out by the Iowa Department of Agriculture spoke to the high water situation around the state. Its figures gave some indication of just how wide ranging rainfall amounts were. (See page 3A)
Local implement stresses preventive maintenance By: Rob Maharry Staff writer HUBBARD- As anyone who follows agriculture knows, the farm economy isn’t what it was a few years ago. Farmers across the country are tightening their belts, and with tighter budgets, the need for keeping their equipment in tiptop running shape is more important than ever. Lead Store Manager Pat Ubben of the Phelps Implement in Hubbard spoke with The Eldora Newspapers about how he works to ensure safety and maximum efficiency for farmers during the harvest season. Other than an incident near Owasa in which a farmer nearly got stuck in a bin but wore a mask and got out without an injury, Ubben could not recall any recent major farm-related accidents locally in the last few years. “The biggest thing is probably doing the preventive maintenance on their equipment through our store, so when they go out in the field, they can just run. Nobody’s hardly breaking down at all,” he said. “It’s been huge this year.” The implement, which sells John Deere products, uses a checklist to inspect each and every element of a tractor or combine (there are 160 points for a combine and 110 for a
tractor) before passing their findings on to the farmer. “We let the farmer decide what they want to replace and what they don’t want to replace,” Ubben said. He added that the staff at Phelps will provide farmers with a cost breakdown that estimates how much the repairs and upkeep will run per acre to help them analyze the most cost effective options. The maintenance benefits both parties in the long run as farmers are buying less new equipment as a result of lower commodity prices, and implements are selling less new equipment in turn. “It’s a farmer’s call,” Ubben said. “We want to keep the farmers around, and our motto is that our service makes the difference.” Above all, Ubben stressed that maintenance promotes farm safety and makes the entire harvest process run more smoothly. Preventing accidents and injuries is something that everyone in the agriculture industry can work toward every year. “The biggest thing is just that when we get out there is we need to stop and think before we react, and make sure everything is correct,” he said. “One little shortcut can risk the rest of your life.”
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The American Legion Club Post #182, Eldora, will be having their Pork Chop Dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The meal will be served from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Carry-outs will be available at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $8 per person. Everyone is welcome.
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American Legion Pork Chop Dinner Oct. 5
Hubbard’s Big Green Annual Fall Bake Sale October 8
Hubbard’s Big Green, a not for profit organization, will have its annual fall bake sale Saturday, October 8, from 9 a.m. to noon at the shelter house at the Hubbard Park. There will also be crocheted and knitted dishcloths, fall decorations and irises of various colors for fall planting.
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Greenbelt Home Care will hold flu clinics: October 3 - Pine Lake Housing South, 2 p.m.-3 p.m.; North, 3 p.m.-4 p.m.; October 5 Radcliffe Security State Bank, 10 a.m.-noon; October 5 - Hubbard Security State Bank, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.; October 27 - Peoples Savings BankWellsburg, 11 a.m.-noon All persons can get a flu shot. FEE: $30.00 – FREE if you have Medicare Part B (must bring your Medicare card with you.) Please call if you are not able to get to clinic we will come to you or schedule time for you to come to us!! For more information call Greenbelt Home Care at (641) 9398444 or toll free 1-877-283-0959.
Liscomb Fire Dept. Soup Supper Oct. 1
The Liscomb Fire Department will be holding a Soup Supper on October 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Liscomb Community Center. They will be serving oyster soup, vegetable soup and chili. They will be giving away door and raffle prizes. Admission is $5. Everyone is welcome. All donations benefit the Liscomb Fire Department.
Greenbelt Home Care Foot Clinic Schedule
Greenbelt Homecare of Eldora will be holding foot care clinics during the month of October throughout Hardin County. The schedule of services and locations are: October 4 - Iowa Falls, in-home; October 11 - Eldora, at Greenbelt Home Care or in-home; October 18 - Ackley, Grand JiVante, or in-home; October 25 - Hubbard , in-home. Clinics will be held from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. To schedule appointment please call 641-939-8444 or 1-877-283-0959. Please inform the nurse if you are
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Sheltered Reality at Methodist Church Oct. 2
Sheltered Reality will be performing at the Eldora United Methodist Church on October 2 during the 8:30 a.m. praise service. They will also be working with the Sunday School children from 9:45-10:30 a.m. Sheltered Reality believes music can have meaning and uses drums set to music. Join us for this special morning of worship!
Eldora Veterans’ Monument meeting Oct. 5
There will be an Eldora Veterans’ Monument meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Eldora Public Library. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Marsha Pettigrew, Chairperson, 641939-3915 or a committee member. Anyone is welcome to attend.
Kid care classes set at Hansen Family
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This is great information for young people who provide child care in babysitting situations for other families or for younger siblings. The class is held from 9:00 am – noon and the cost of the class is $15.00. Ask about scholarships provided by the Hansen Family Hospital Foundation. Participants are asked
to bring an infant-sized doll. Class sizes are limited. To register, call Julie at 641-6487014. HANSEN FAMILY HOSPITAL ANNOUNCES CLASSES Meanwhile, the departments of Community Health and Education at Hansen Family Hospital have released their list of community events and health education classes and this season they include an array of classes dealing with childhood issues and situations.
Here are the openings and their respective dates. Babysitting Class – October 1, 2016 – 9 a.m. – Noon – in Iowa Falls Breastfeeding Class – October 5, 2016 – 7 p.m. Sibling Class – October 11, 2016 6:30 p.m. Healthcare Provider CPR – October 11, 2016 – 6 p.m. Babysitting Class – October 15, 2016 – 9 a.m. – Noon – in Eldora Prepared Childbirth Class – October
18, 2016 – 6 p.m. AHA First Aid Class – October 18, 2016 – 6 p.m. Nutrition for Pregnancy – October 20, 2016 – 6 p.m. Pre-registration is required for most classes and some fees may apply. For class details or to register, please visit www. hansenfamilyhospital or call Julie Carolus at 641-648-7014.
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Hardin County dodges floods
by Rick Patrie News Editor DES MOINES – While Hardin County faced wet field conditions, worries about harvest setbacks and the impact of wet conditions on crops, other areas of the state had it a great deal worse. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey on Monday commented on the Iowa Crops and Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October. “Unfortunately the torrential rains that have caused devastating flooding in eastern Iowa have also kept many farmers out of the fields due to muddy conditions. We need several days of dry weather to allow for statewide harvest to get underway,” Northey said. The weekly report is also available on the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s website at www.IowaAgriculture. gov or on USDA’s site at www.nass. usda.gov/ia. The report summary follows here: CROP REPORT Although southeast Iowa had 6.4 days suitable for fieldwork, statewide there were just 3.6 days suitable for the week ending September 25, 2016, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Above normal precipitation with localized heavy rains led to reports of fields with standing water. Activities for the week included chopping corn for silage, and some corn and soybean harvest. Excessive rains have raised concerns about crop damage and pasture condition in certain parts of the State. Topsoil moisture levels rated 1 percent very short, 2 percent short, 67 percent adequate and 30 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture levels rated 1 percent very short, 4 percent short, 73 percent adequate and 22 percent surplus.
Seventy-two percent of the corn crop was mature or beyond, 3 days ahead of last year, and 2 days ahead of the five-year average. Corn harvest slowed due to wet conditions, but there were scattered reports of corn for grain being harvested. Corn condition rated 82 percent good to excellent. Ninetythree percent of soybeans were turning color or beyond, 3 days ahead of last year’s pace. Sixty-eight percent of soybeans were dropping leaves or beyond, 3 days ahead of average. Soybean harvest has begun where field conditions were dry enough. Soybean condition rated 81 percent good to excellent. The third cutting of alfalfa hay advanced only one percentage point, to 96 percent, due to the week’s abundance of rain. Pasture condition rated 65 percent good to excellent. While above normal temperatures were beneficial for livestock conditions, grazing livestock had to move to higher ground as lowland pastures flooded in north central and northeastern Iowa. Outdoor feedlots also became muddy.
one-half of Iowa from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday (22nd) morning with torrential downpours in north central into northeast Iowa with record flooding along the Shell Rock River. Thunderstorms were again widespread over the northern two-thirds of the state Thursday afternoon into Friday (23rd) morning with heaviest rains centered upon Buchanan and Delaware counties. Finally, another episode of widespread rain impacted the western two-thirds of Iowa from Saturday (24th) afternoon into Sunday (25th) morning with heaviest rains in southwestern portions of the state. Rain totals for the week were exceptionally variable with no rain falling over the southeast portion of Iowa at such locations as Albia, Ottumwa, Fairfield and Burlington while Nora Springs reported 11.07 inches and Nashua 9.76 inches in Floyd County. The statewide average precipitation was 1.95 inches while normal for the week is 0.77 inches. The statewide average rainfall thus far in September has averaged 6.29 inches, the highest September average since 1986. However, once again, the rain totals this month vary widely from only 0.90 inches at Fairfield to 17.25 inches at Nora Springs. “A higher September precipitation total than seen in Nora Springs has occurred in Iowa in only 1926 and 1970. Meanwhile it was a very warm and humid week across the state. Temperatures averaged from nine degrees above normal across the northeast to as much as 14 degrees above normal in the south with a statewide average of 12.1 degrees above normal. Temperature extremes varied from a Tuesday (20th) morning low of 47 degrees at Cresco to Wednesday (21st) afternoon highs of 94 degrees at Atlantic, Algona, Clarion and Indianola.”
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Business & Professional Directory Grain submerged by uncontrolled flood waters is considered adulterated under federal law, says a says a research paper just out by Iowa State University. This policy dates to 2008 when grain storages in Cedar Rapids were inundated, and has been applied to several situations since then. Basically the law strives to keep adulterated material out of the commercial trade of any kind whatsoever, and also governs use in feeding to livestock on the farm where the grain was harvested, too. The idea is to restrict where there would be a chance of entering human or animal food, and the grain involved is that which was submerged, flooded (over the grain height). ISU says there are fields in northeast Iowa in 2016, which fit the definition now. This grain which was below the flood line should not be fed to dairy animals or laying hens. Flooded hay should not be baled and taken to a hay auction. Soybeans have very few direct feed uses. Flooded soybeans should not be taken to an elevator or plant. . Grain that was above the water line is marketable, although testing for mold toxins is strongly advised. The continued hot humid weather is increasing the chances for mold growth on all corn. Fields in which greater than 10 percent of the plants have stalk and/or ear rots should be scheduled for early harvest. Identifying these diseases can also help with management for future years. Since stalk and ear rot pathogens survive in infested residue, advice is often to adopt a rotation including a non-host crop in the next season.
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Barlow challenge kicks off Monday
by Rick Patrie News Editor HARDIN COUNTY – Monday starts the 14 day window of the Barlow Family Foundation challenge grant competition for 2016. The Barlow Foundation is in the fourth-year of its matching-funds challenge and three of the four projects standing to benefit in 2016 are addressed to this part of the county. The fund raising window will take place from October 3-17 and include four area groups that were recently chosen by the Barlow board. Featured this year will be the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, the Hardin County Trail Commission, the Iowa Natural Heritage
Foundation and the Iowa FallsAlden FFA. Since 2002, the Foundation has given more than 1.1 million dollars to area groups. Right here in South Hardin country there are three focuses for the fundraising. Each group must keep a log of those donations and deposit the donations in bank accounts at the Iowa Falls State Bank. Challenge participants The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office is looking to finish up a fund raising effort it has had under way to help with the acquisition of an officer-assist dog. The Trails group is looking to launch the very first phase of work here in Hardin County on a project
that will eventually see a recreational trail extending from Steamboat Rock to Marshalltown. That first phase to be funded would be from Steamboat to Eldora. A hard surfaced multipurpose trail is the goal, with bicycle traffic a key focus. And finally, the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation project also has an Eldora tag – the challenge to help support efforts to complete the Bob and Mary Lu Gunderson nature park’ on the northeast side of the community. The park is designed to be a getaway for local folks wanting a taste of the uncluttered outdoors right here in town, and also designed serve as a resource and teaching tool
by Rick Patrie News Editor HARDIN COUNTY – Details on this years area Barlow Challenge projects:
County into the backbone of the Central Iowa Trail Network currently stretching from Marshalltown to the Des Moines metro area and beyond. Promoters say they want to also protect prairie, woodland, wetland and other native wildlife habitat along its path. The project would also indirectly preserve a historically significant railroad right-of-way that was central to the settlement of the area.
GUNDERSON NATURE PARK And finally, the Barlow Challenge is augmenting fundraising for the transformaton of the one-time nature preserve of the Bob and Mary Lu Gunderson family into a city park and nature area. The dozen acre parcel of combined woodland and natuive prairie is in the far northeast side of Eldora, and comes to the city already developed in many respects. The Gunderson family established the private area when they lived nearby and when they moved to Des Moines a number of years ago they gifted it to the city. The project emphasises maintaining a nature area, a natural park, as opposed to conventional playgrounds. The idea is to provide it as a retreat for city residents and at the same time make it available to schools and other institutions that can draw on its educational possibilities. In the last couple of summers the park has been fitted out with concrete walks and designers have begun planning areas of emphasis throughout.
for the schools the in area, a living biology classroom. “We want to do whatever we can to help groups reach goals that they didn’t think possible, to finish projects that they thought would never be realistic,” said Pam Barlow Angstman, chair of the Foundation Board. “We are helping with great ideas that will have big impacts on our area.” The Barlow Family Foundation was started by the children of Bob and Jerene Barlow after their father, president of the Iowa Falls State Bank from 1953 until 1995, passed away. This year’s challenge will operate for two weeks, from Monday, October 3 until Monday, October.
Details on the Barlow 2016 projects
The Iowa River Rail Trail (IRRT) is a 34 mile long multi-use recreation trail currently under development on the recently abandoned Iowa River Railroad right-of-way between Steamboat Rock and Marshalltown in Central Iowa. Once complete, the trail will: As envisioned it would connect seven communities (Steamboat Rock, Eldora, Gifford, Union, Liscomb, Albion & Marshalltown) across two counties (Hardin & Marshall) with a linear park perfect for bicycling, running, walking, wildlife viewing, snowmobiling, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, equestrian usage and a host of other year-round outdoor recreational activities. It would also directly link Hardin
SHERIFF’S K-9 The city of Ackley currently conducts K-9 aided operations and searches and just recently proposed an agreement to share the dog’s services with the city police of Eldora. Meanwhile the Hardin County Sheriff’s office has been fundraising at several recent events to finance the employment of an officer-dog team as well. The program involves special training for both dog and handler.
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Blacksmith Demo • Hand Shelling • Rope Making • Petting Barn • Wagon Rides • Kids Activities • Machinery on Display
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Mashed Potatoes & Gravy includes Pie/Ice Cream & Drink Adults - $10; Kids under 10 - $6 Straw Bales, Corn Stalk Bundles, Pumpkins, Gourds, Indian Corn, Hedge Apples Stop in for your Fall Yard Decorating Needs!
Hardin County Farm Museum
203 N Washington St., Eldora 641-939-7107 Turn north for 1 mile at the traffic light
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Twenty-seven area travelers are pictured with the Mayflower II in Plymouth Harbor on September 18. This Ventures group of Peoples Savings Bank enjoyed a 10-day trip with the first stop in Duluth and ending in Boston before flying home. Highlights of this travel included Mackinac Island, Niagara Falls, and sighting 24 different whales during their whale-watching cruise. The travelers are Carl and Wanda Benning, Rita Brown, Dorothy Cobie, Jim and Judy Conrad, Ruth Cook, Phyllis Dorn, Susan Ebert, Don and Ramona Fleming, Pam Hemingway, Arlene Hoodjer, Darrell and Merna Johnson, Gary Klein, LaVonne Lawton, Ruth Lillie, Kathy Lindaman, Nancy Maschka, Nancy Roegner Mikelson, Lavelle Muller, Elaine Sents, Carol Swenson, Ray and Carol Tessau, and Carol Van Hove.
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American Legion Join the fun Pork Chop Dinner Oct. 5 At Scotty’s Saloon
The American Legion Club Post Grundy Center … #182, Eldora, will be having their It’s Pork ChopScavenger Dinner onHunt/ Wednesday, Car Rally Time on from Oct. 5. The meal will be served 6Saturday, to 7:30 p.m. Carry-outs willP.M. be Oct. 22 ~ 7:30 available at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $8 per HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH person. Don’tEveryone miss out is onwelcome our Annual Halloween Costume Party with Karaoke by Ultimate Entertainment! Prizes for Best Costume.
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9:00 pm to 1:00 am It’s going to be a spook-tacular good time!
Priscilla Guild The Priscilla Guild of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora, met September 22. Vicki Speck hosted the meeting with six members present. Pastor David Splett led the lesson based on the Quarterly on Homosexuality. Donating money to different projects was discussed. Kids Against
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❉ Rockettes Christmas Spectacular ❉ Tony Award winner The Humans ❉ 9/11 Memorial and much more. Cost is $1,886 per person double occupancy. Call 641-648-5031 for free brochure or go to www.TravelAgencyIowaFalls.com. Just a few seats left. Janet
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Hunger was one of the recipients of a donation. Kids Against Hunger took place during Sunday School on September 25. Both adults and children participated. The next meeting will be held on October 20 with Maxine Daleske as hostess.
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Again, each group must keep a log of those donations and deposit the donations in bank accounts at the Iowa Falls State Bank. “Our goal is to expand each group’s base,” Angstman said. “This will give them more people to draw from in the future. It will get more people involved and invigorate the organizations. Then more can be accomplished.” Starting now, each group will let the community know about the Challenge and encourage people to donate when the Challenge officially starts on October 3. Last year’s total was more than $175,000.
Meeting at the Mayflower
Vickie Penner 308 State St., Liscomb
Door and Raffle Prizes - $5 Admission Everyone is welcome All Donations Benefit the Liscomb Fire Dept.
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17. The four groups will accept donations during that time but there are some limitations as to donations that qualify for match. Gifts must come from individuals, not families or groups, be “new” money, not pledges, and should range from $25 to $100. That means, in a family of four people, each person is eligible to give up to $100 to each of the non-profits groups. If inclined, each person could give up to $100 to each group, but the maximum contribution is $100 per person. The Barlow Family Foundation will match up to the individual goal for each organization. It is up to each non-profit group to market its project and solicit donations.
Annual Fall Bake Sale Saturday, Oct. 8
9 a.m.-Noon at the Shelter House at Hubbard Park There will also be crocheted and knitted dishcloths and fall decorations and irises of various colors for fall planting.
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Annual Chicken & Biscuit Dinner Sara Kadolph 22885 305th st. with Dessert Hubbard, ia 50122
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Public Record
Obituaries Frederick Ivan Wheeler, 82 Frederick Ivan Wheeler, 82 of Iowa Falls, Iowa passed away September 26, 2016 at the Mercy Medical Center of North Iowa in Mason City, Iowa. A Memorial Service was held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 at the Linn’s Funeral Home Chapel in Iowa Falls. Visitation was held one hour ahead of time from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday Sept. 29, 2016 also at the Linn’s Funeral Home. Burial will take place at noon on Saturday Oct. 8, 2016 at River Hills Memorial Park in Batavia, Illinois The Linn’s Funeral Home in Iowa Falls is helping the family with arrangements.
News from Ivester Host Grand Nephews Four McNeely brothers, Samuel, John, Caleb and Mark, from the Knoxville, area were overnight and breakfast guests of Lyle and Marlene Neher last Thursday and Friday. The guests, grand nephews of the Nehers, were in the area to set up a grain storage bin. Student Exchange Guests Skielyr Neher and her parents, Ronda and Paul, enjoyed hosting Jane Wylands and Esther Juerrens the past week. The weeklong guests were part of a group of 16 exchange students and two advisors from northwest Germany visiting Grundy Center Middle School. The students attended classes with their hosts, and enjoyed homecoming festivities during the week. Host families entertained the students
over the weekend. The Nehers and their guests went to Adventureland in Des Moines, Matchstick Marvels Museum in Gladbrook, and attended worship at Ivester Sunday morning. Wednesday evenings A prayer meeting will be held every Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm. Friendly Forum Meet at the Wanda Button home on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 2 pm. Please RSVP by Thursday. Love Feast and Communion Love Feast and Communion will be held during morning worship on October 2 at 10:30 a.m. Sending of the Seventy Mary Jane Button-Harrison will be leader at camp Pine Lake on October 7 and 8. Please register online or call 641-485-5604.
Dorothy’s Senior Center
1306 17th Ave., Eldora Phone 858-5152 Weekly menu - program Open to all persons 60 years of age or older NOTICE: To order or cancel an A or B meal we must know by 12:30 p.m. the day before the meal. Call 858-5152 to make your reservation. If there is no answer, leave a message on the answering machine. Dorothy’s Senior Center is available to rent in the evenings, Monday through Friday and also all day Saturday and Sunday. Call (641)8585006 for reservations. MONDAY, OCT. 3 Menu A - Pork loin w/mushroom gravy, mashed red potatoes, green peas, wheat bread/margarine, applesauce Menu B - Baked chicken w/mushroom gravy, mashed red potatoes, green peas, wheat bread/margarine, applesauce 8:30 a.m. - Exercise 8:45 a.m. - Bus to Tama Noon - Meal TUESDAY, OCT. 4 Menu A – Sliced turkey w/gravy, baked sweet potato, Capri vegetable blend, wheat roll/margarine (2), fruit cocktail, chocolate milk Menu B – Mixed bean soup, chicken salad, wheat bread, mixed green salad, fruit cocktail, chocolate milk, salad dressing Noon – Meal 12:30 p.m. - Bingo WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5 Menu A – Oven fried chicken, macaroni & cheese, green beans, multi-grain bread/margarine, fresh seasonal fruit Menu B – Crunchy pollock, mac-
PUBLIC NOTICE
Steamboat Rock Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 16-1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 1, CHAPTER 6, SECTION 1 OF THE CODE OF STEAMBOAT ROCK, IOWA, AND CHANGING CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATES This ordinance was passed by the City Council on September 12, 2016. It will be effective on the date of this publication. The complete ordinance is available for review a Steamboat Rock City Hall during regular business hours. Marcia Frerichs City Clerk (Index – Sept. 30, 2016)
aroni & cheese, green beans, multigrain bread, fresh seasonal fruit, tartar sauce 8:30 a.m. - Exercise 9 a.m. - Iowa Healthiest State Walk Noon – Meal, Prayer and Devotion - Harrison Lippert; Program Calkins Nature; Workers - Lutherans THURSDAY, OCT. 6 Menu A – Beef spaghetti, Italian vegetable blend, garlic bread/margarine, cookie Menu B – Fall harvest chicken salad, pasta salad, garlic bread, cookie, salad dressing Noon – Meal FRIDAY, OCT. 7 Menu A – Salisbury beef, roasted red potatoes, broccoli, multi-grain bread/margarine, fruited gelatin Menu B – Cranberry Dijon chicken, roasted red potatoes, broccoli, multi-grain bread/margarine, fruited gelatin 8:30 a.m. - Exercise 10:30 a.m. - Bingo 11:15 a.m. - blood Pressure Noon – Meal *** COATS Schedule Mondays, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.; and Fridays, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. For morning rides, call between 8:30 and 9 a.m. For afternoon rides, call between 12:30 and 1 p.m. Please call only on the day that the service is needed at 858-5729.
Tax liens
Dept. of Treasury-IRS vs. Dawn L Tripp. Dept. of Treasury-IRS vs. Mark W Rockey. Dept. of Treasury-IRS vs. Kathryn
At the Movies
ELDORA – Starting Friday, Sept. 30 is “Sully,” rated PG-13. This movie is a drama film/biography. Run time is one hour, 36 minutes. Storyline: On January 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) tries to make an emergency landing in New York’s Hudson River after US Airways Flight 1549 strikes a flock of geese. Miraculously, all of the 155 passengers and crew survive the har-
Activity Log
Hardin County Sheriff Wednesday, September 21 • Officers received 12 calls for service. Among these calls were three ambulance requests, two controlled burns, two public assistance requests, one fire and one reckless driving complaint. • 7:39 a.m.: A caller advised of a male subject dancing around and “freaking out” in the middle of the road. The male took off his clothes and was walking toward the reporting party. The caller then stated that the driver of a white Toyota pickup stopped and talked to the male, allowing him to get into the bed of their truck. • 4:17 p.m.: A caller in Ackley reported that a couch had been dumped into her ditch. It was inside city limits, so contact was made with the Ackley road crew. • 7:39 p.m.: Deputy Kappel made a traffic stop on Highway 20 that resulted in a citation of Marcel Rose, age 20, for Driving While Revoked. He was released. Thursday, September 22 • Officers received eight calls for service. Among these calls were two ambulance requests, one harassment complaint, one accident with minor vehicle damage, one report of livestock out, one motorist assistance request and one report of alarms going off. • 2:02 p.m.: A caller in Hubbard reported that he was assaulted that day, but he did not know if he wanted to press charges or not. Friday, September 23 • Officers received 16 calls for service. Among these calls were five ambulance requests, three reckless driving complaints, one report of a power line across a roadway, one public assistance request, one flooding report, one fraudulent activities report, one calf in the roadway, one dog complaint and one controlled burn. • 9:56 p.m.: A 911 caller in Wellsburg reported that his wife was hit two or three times while driving home, and the vehicle that hit her took off. The call was transferred to Grundy County. Saturday, September 24 • Officers received 19 calls for service. Among these calls were three ambulance requests, three controlled burns, two reports of domestic abuse that did not result in arrest or were handled by other agencies, two public assistance requests, two broken down vehicles, one fire department controlled burn and one harassing communication complaint. • 5:08 a.m.: Deputy Lepley conducted a traffic stop on County Highway S56 that resulted in the L & Arthur T Pafford. Dept. of Treasury-IRS vs. Timothy Manning. Dept. of Treasury-IRS vs. Kathryn L Pafford.
rowing ordeal, and Sullenberger becomes a national hero in the eyes of the public and the media. Despite the accolades, the famed pilot now faces an investigation that threatens to destroy his career and reputation. As always thanks to our volunteers. We can always use additional volunteers at the theatre, so please come in and sign the book or give us a call at (641)939-3522. See you “At the Movies!” arrest of Nicholaus Wiederkehr, age 37, of Bristow, for OWI. An Eldora PD officer assisted, and an Ackley officer gave the female passenger a ride home. Wiederkehr was released. • 10:43 a.m.: A caller reported that the stop sign was missing from T Avenue onto County Highway D15, and the county roads department was notified. Deputy Raum checked the area and found the sign undamaged in the ditch. • 12:40 p.m.: A caller from Hardin County Conservation called to request deputy assistance with subjects planning to float the river. Deputy Raum found them and warned them that it was not safe to go down the river, and added that the park was closed. They were informed that if they crossed the gates, they would be charged with trespassing. • 4:40 p.m.: Mark Pomeroy, age 52, of Cedar Falls, was arrested on a warrant for Failure to Appear at a Probation Revocation hearing originating from charges of Carrying Weapons, Possession of Methamphetamine and Driving While License Denied or Revoked. Total bond was $2,000 cash only in the defendant’s name only, and he was released. • 5:08 p.m.: Deputy Nachazel conducted a traffic stop on Highway 20 westbound that resulted in the arrest of Scott Pierce, age 21, of Waterloo, for Driving Under Suspension. Sunday, September 25 • Officers received eight calls for service. Among these calls were one dog complaint, one controlled burn, one civil disagreement, one request to assist another agency, one flooding report and one attempt to locate. • 1:50 a.m.: Sergeant Nelson conducted a traffic stop on Highway 65 that resulted in the arrest of Bryan Zeisneiss, age 19, of Hubbard, for Driving While Intoxicated. He was released. • 9:20 a.m.: Deputy Brenneman transported Nathan Lucas, age 26, to the Hardin County Jail from Marshall County on a warrant for Driving While Barred originating from a charge of Fifth Degree Theft. Bond was set at $2,000 cash or surety. Monday, September 26 • Officers received 14 calls for service. Among these calls were four ambulance requests, three reports of livestock and debris out on roads, two accidents with unknown damages and no injuries, one animal complaint, one civil disagreement, one broken down vehicle and one reckless driving complaint. • 7:43 p.m.: A caller reported a truck that had gotten on Highway 20 westbound going the wrong direction. Grundy County was also notified, and Deputy Kappel was unable to locate.
Tax lien releases
Dept. of Treasury-IRS vs. Ronald W Steel (x 2).
Friday, Sept. 30, 2016 • Page 5a
Flashback Friday
Taking a look back at local history from previous editions of the Eldora Newspapers. Compiled by Rob Maharry. Five years ago this week-2011 • The Hardin County Board of Supervisors met with engineers on the downtown city square project Wednesday, and everyone agreed that three-fourths of the big renewal should be finished by the onset of winter. Essentially, what will be left for spring, should be the north side of the courthouse grounds and some attendant portions of the work that extend into the commercial district next door. The county had originally hoped that the whole grounds would be residewalked and reseeded, planted to new trees and that a new signature concrete plaza greeting card would be installed in replace of the old fountain at the front. • When Emily Rose first entertained the notion of cleaning up an old building on the Hardin County Fairgrounds, it was foremost about making the aging 1930’s structure a fit home for memorabilia tracing to area veterans. That remains the priority, but the whole project has blossomed a bit. Now the building is on the National Historic Registry, and it turns out the pre-war aspect of its history is drawing lots of interest and collectibles, too. 10 years ago this week-2006 • In what constituted a formality, Jesse Keith of Iowa Falls received a life sentence in the Hardin County District Court Monday for the firstdegree murder of fellow Iowa Falls resident Paul Cory. The shooting took place in June of 2005, and Keith was found guilty by a Hardin County jury in early August this year. • The future is gathering up at Pine Lake Corn Processors, as evidenced by a meeting Wednesday with the Hardin County Board of Supervisors where the board threw its moral support behind an application for financial incentives to the Iowa Department of Economic Development, the request submitted as the ethanol plant moves ahead on hiking production from the current 20 to more like 50 million gallons annually. At the same time, the board got news that the new short line railroad that owes a great deal to the ethanol processor is just a matter of days from taking product from the plant north of Steamboat Rock. Scott Zabler with Pine Lake Corn told the board that replacement of ties along
Small Claims filed
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Bradley Jackson. Midland Funding LLC vs. Marcus Beck. Discover Bank vs. Stephanie Drake. Capital One Bank (USA), N.A. vs. Rodelle M Maier.
the stretch from the plant to Ackley has been progressing at three-quarters of a mile a day, and it will be in early to mid October when use of the line becomes reality. 25 years ago this week- 1991 • Spring flooding, summer drought and now an early frost have combined to make the 1991 growing season one that Hardin County farmers would like to forget. The dreaded early frost swept across the county last Wednesday and Thursday nights, leaving in its path yet to be determined soybean and corn losses. “In general, it’s safe to say that the low temperatures reached 28 to 30 degrees, some cases lower, in most farm fields. Low lying areas received the most serious injury,” Hardin County Extension Director Jim Johnson noted Friday. • Although schools in Hardin County have been showing a decrease in enrollments in the last few years—matching a statewide trend—early figures for the 1991-92 academic year show four of the seven schools with increases in enrollment, and the other three down only one or two students. These early figures show an increase of 79 students, 4,692 overall, compared to last year’s total of 4,613, a total of 1.7 percent. EldoraNew Providence is up to 828 from 797 a year ago. • A recent letter from the Hardin County Conservation Board to the Iowa Department of Transportation supports the approval of Route A for the proposed Highway 520 through Hardin County. That route is the northernmost one, heading north of Iowa Falls and through Ackley. 50 years ago this week- 1966 • Ken Cordes of Eldora and Roger Johnson of Radcliffe purchased the tire division of the Iowa Falls Firestone Dealer Store, Iowa Falls. They take over ownership Saturday, October 1. The business was purchased from John and E.J. Hart of Iowa Falls, who will continue to own and operate the appliance division of the store. • Footings have been poured and laying of block is set to begin on the new 50-bed Eldora Nursing Home. The site is a 10-acre tract approximately 300 feet south of 15th Avenue and 23rd Street adjoining in the new hospital area, shown in the background. The building is expected to be ready for occupancy by June 1, 1967. Quad Corp. v s. Nikki R Winterberg. Daniel Conrad vs. Nicholas Schult Forcible entry. Cavalry SPV I, LLC vs. Justin Liekweg. Midland Funding LLC vs. B J Roby.
District Court Cases
Jeremy Kurth vs. Brianna Rottinghaus Re: Custody and support. State of Iowa vs. James L Bonschmit Re: Support. Brittaney Kammeyer vs. James Rivera Re: Paternity and custody.
Local/Area News
Friday, September 30, 2016 • pAge 6A
Harlem Ambassador comedy and basketball October 8 by Rick Patrie News Editor ELDORA – The show comes to Eldora October 8, when a group of local challengers take on the Harlem Ambassadors in a SOME basketball,and a lot of comedy out at the South Hardin High School Gym. The show starts at 6 p.m. The team of local all stars being assembled follows in the footsteps of literally thousands of other teams that have usually come up far short on the scoreboard, but helped raise money for countless community causes thanks to the Ambassadors. For going on 20 years the Harlem Ambassadors, a travelling basketball troupe has provided nonprofit and community service groups with comedy basketball shows they can use to benefit the local community. Moss assembled a team of young men and women who had played college basketball, earned college degrees, and were talented comedians, and positive role models for kids who came to watch. Over the years, the tour schedule has grown to over 220 events each
season and includes appearances in all 50 states and 20 countries, helped service organizations raise over $10 million since 1998, one event at a time. The Harlem Ambassadors’ show features lots of trick basketball and crowd involvement. The Ambassadors always play against a team comprised of people from the local community, adding to the spontaneity and one-of-a-kindness of the show And the game also provides a stage from which the Ambassadors speak to kids about staying in school and off drugs. Audiences of school students and parents are a mainstay of the group’s tour, but in addition to providing fundraising events, the Harlem Ambassadors entertain the troops at U.S. military bases overseas and at home. The Harlem Ambassadors kicked off their 19th season on Sept. 10th and will entertain crowds and help raise funds for community organizations at over 150 shows and 200 school assemblies from
South Hardin Homecoming Shopko helps Epilepsy Foundation
AREA – Shopko, which has a participating store here in Eldora, recently announced the corporation’s national fundraising results associated with their participation in Epilepsy Foundation’s “Lemonade for Livy” campaign. A $77,000 donation was presented to Jon Scheinman, Senior Director of Community Development of the Epilepsy Foundation and Hailey Scheinman, Co-Founder of the “Lemonade for Livy” campaign. The campaign focused on encouraging the need for continued support of epilepsy programs and research funding. In 2011, Lemonade for Livy started as a small initiative to help Olivia “Livy” Scheinman, and now it has become the official campaign for the Epilepsy Foundation. Today at age 11, Livy, with the help of her twin sister Hailey, mom, and dad, and looks forward to finding a cure for epilepsy. For more information on “Lemonade for Livy” please visit Epilepsy.com/LemonadeForLivy
September through May. Learn more about Harlem Ambassadors at www. harlemambassadors.com and follow the tour at www.facebook.com/ HarlemAmbassadors. Event proceeds here in Eldora will benefit the South Hardin Athletic Boosters, who in turn raise money for the South Hardin Athletic Programs. “We have scoured the region for skilled, and sometimes unskilled, players to take on the Ambassadors, says Beth Nederhoff, president of the Boosters. Tickets are on sale at the South Hardin High School, the E-NP elementary, online through brownpapertickets.com or can be purchased at the door while quantities last. For more information contact: nwebb@southhardin.org. The event is being sponsored by the Hardin County Savings Bank, the Hardin County Performance Series and the Eldora Rotary. The Ambassadors have done 2800 shows since they launched in 1998.
All year round we invite you to join us in celebrating God’s love. Our doors are always open to those whose hearts are open to His word. May you and yours enjoy a truly blessed week. We hope to see you soon in church!
ELDORA Congregational United Church of Christ Corey Larson, Pastor 1209 12th St. (641) 939-3113 SUNDAY 10 a.m., Worship
First Assembly of God
Steve Neumeyer, Pastor Edgington Ave. & 4th St. (641) 939-7788 SUNDAY 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship & Children’s Church 6:30 p.m., Evening Service
First Baptist
Mark Chapman, Pastor 1307 3rd St. (641) 939-2366 SUNDAY 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship 6 p.m., Evening Worship
St. Mary Catholic
Fr. Anthony Kruse, Priest 614 Washington (641) 939-5545 Sister Connie Howe, R.S.M., Pastoral Associate SATURDAY 4 p.m., Mass, St. Mark, IA Falls 6:30 p.m., Mass, St. Patrick, Hampton SUNDAY 8 a.m., Mass, St. Mary, Eldora 10:30 a.m., Mass, St. Mary, Ackley
United Methodist
Vicki Reece, Pastor 1415 12th St. (641) 939-2057 SUNDAY 8:30 a.m., Praise Worship 9:45 a.m., Sunday School for all ages 10:45 a.m., Traditional Worship
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St. Paul Lutheran
David Splett, Pastor Bruce Zimmermann, Visitation Pastor 1105 Washington (641) 858-2464 SUNDAY 6:30 & 7:30 a.m., Lutheran Hour 8:30 a.m., Sunday School & Bible Classes 9:30 am., Worship
BAngOR Bangor-Liberty Friends Matt Bishop, Pastor 1260-B Hopkins Ave (641) 486-5434 SUNDAY 8:30 a.m., Prayer Group 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Sunday School
St. John Evangelical Lutheran
Matthew W. Rueger, Pastor 116-124 S Iowa St. (641) 864-2672 SUNDAY 9 a.m., Christian Education 10 a.m., Worship
Salem United Methodist
Rochelle Swenson, Pastor 115-123 S. Illinois St. (641)864-2625 SUNDAY 9:30 a.m., Fellowship Coffee 10 a.m., Worship
Zion United Church of Christ Laura Renault, Pastor 201 E Chestnut St. (641) 864-2600 SUNDAY 9 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
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Cottage Community Church
Ivester Church of the Brethren
Ken Nason, Pastor 20042 Co. Hwy. D41 (515) 855-4361 SUNDAY 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship
Paul Shaver, Pastor 25056 E Ave. (641) 858-3879 www.ivesterchurch.org SUNDAY 9:30 a.m., Sunday School, 10:30 a.m., Worship
St. Paul Lutheran
Michael Kearney, Pastor 408 Berlin Ave. (515) 855-4240 SUNDAY 8:30 a.m., Worship 9:30 a.m., Sunday School
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LISCOmB Church of Christ
Ralph Norman, Minister 403 State Street (641) 496-5424 SUNDAY 9:30 a.m., Sunday School, 10:30 a.m., Worship
Methodist Church
STEAmBOAT ROCK
PROVIDEnCE
Steamboat Rock Baptist
Honey Creek New Providence Friends Justin Weber, Pastor 604 Cherry Dr. (641) 497-5333 SUNDAY 8:30 a.m., Fellowship 9 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship
OWASA Owasa Methodist
Ward Richards, Pastor SUNDAY 9 a.m., Bible Study 10 a.m., Worship Service For cancellations listen to KIFG 95.3 FM
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Faith Evangelical
Andrew Johnson, Pastor 26902 Cty. Hwy. S-27 (515) 899-7816 SUNDAY 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m., Fellowship 10:15 a.m., Sunday School for all ages
Our Savior’s Lutheran 601 Isabella St. (515) 899-2247 SUNDAY 9 a.m., Worship 10:15 a.m., Sunday School
St. John United Methodist
Margaret Aiseayew, Pastor 207 Amanda (515) 899-2327 SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship
Zion Lutheran Church
Rochelle Swenson, Pastor Leader SUNDAY 8:30 a.m., Worship
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Blue Collar Community Church
Rev. Matthew Nuiver, Pastor 608 S. Adams (641) 869-3633 SUNDAY 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Sunday School 7:00 p.m., Evening Worship
First Christian Reformed
Dan Brouwer, Pastor 12419 18th St. (641) 869-3305 SUNDAY 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Sunday School Bruce Zimmermann, Pastor S. Washington at 6th St. 600 6th (641) 869-3911 SUNDAY 9 a.m., Worship 9:45 a.m., Sunday School
St. Paul Lutheran
Troy Ralston, Pastor Basement of HCSB (west door) (641) 485-5743 SUNDAY 9 a.m., Worship
Calvary Baptist
Roger Crawford, Pastor 404 Commercial St. (641) 486-2449 SUNDAY 9:45 a.m., Sunday School 10:45 a.m., Worship
Community Church
St. John Lutheran
Victoria Shepherd, Pastor 16553 H Ave (641) 869-3992 SUNDAY 8:15 a.m., Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship
Rick Schill, Pastor 402 3rd St. (641) 486-5469 SUNDAY 8:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship
Union Church of Christ Rick Schill, Pastor 501 Commercial St. (641) 486-5596 SUNDAY 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship Hour
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Community Church
Jim Hartman, Pastor 812 Irwin St. (641) 486-5470 SUNDAY 9 a.m., Worship Service 10:15 a.m., Sunday School
Hardin County Savings Bank Eldora
Member FDIC
939-3407
Hy-Vee Food Store 858-2005
Fidelity Abstract & Title Company Eldora - 858-5496
UnIOn
United Reformed Church
Green Belt Bank & Trust
Eldora - 939-5051
Mark Andersen, Pastor 617 E 4th (641) 869-3316 SUNDAY 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m., Sunday School
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Creps-Abels Funeral Home
Eldora Newspapers
Wellsburg Reformed
Michael Brost, Pastor 401 Market (641) 868-2292 SUNDAY 9:30 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Fellowship
“Eldora’s Leader in Long-Term Care” 1510 22nd St., Eldora 939-3491
Eldora
Michael McLane, Pastor 13607 D Ave. SUNDAY 8 a.m., Worship
First Presbyterian
Eldora Nursing & Rehab Center
Member FDIC
St. Peter’s Country Church
Harrison Lippert, Pastor Bryce Roskens, Associate Pastor 107 2nd (641) 868-2458 www.steamboatbaptist.org SUNDAY 8:45 a.m., Traditional Service 10 a.m., Sunday School 11 a.m., Contemporary Service
Eldora - 939-3404
Chad Johnson (641) 858-2181 905 Edgington Ave. Eldora
WELLSBURg
Eldora - 858-2361
Valley View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
“Your rehabilitation specialists” 2313 15th Ave., Eldora 858-5422
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house for sale
for rent
help wanted
breakfast
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house for sale: 302 First Street, Parkersburg, Four bedroom, 2 bath, 1 1/2 stories. $119,000. Contact 319-239-0397. See listing on Zillow. MAP-I-39*
for rent: 2 bedroom apartment: Stove, refrigerator, laundry facilities, off-street parking. $320/month plus deposit and references. No pets. (641)939-2006. tfc for rent: 2 or 3 bedroom home in Eldora, deposit and reference required. Call (641)858-5659 or call (641)751-5899. tfc
ing record and pre-employment drug screen. Please call 319-240-5305 if interested. MAP-H-41* bcluw schools has positions available: Student Health Aide, Custodian / Bus Driver. To apply, www.bcluw.k12.ia.us About Us - Positions Available. MAP-H-40*
sunday morning breakfast April 3rd thru Oct. 30th, 7 to 9 a.m. Iowa River Conservation Club (Boat Club) Steamboat Rock. I-39
card of thanks – The family of Wayne Daleske cannot think of any words to express our heartfelt thanks for the condolences and sympathy you have extended to our family. Sincerely, Family of Wayne Daleske H-40*
garage sales
thrift shop
card of thanks - The Hardin County Historical Society would like to thank everyone that supported the Ice Cream Social and Car Show on September 18th. We are so appreciative of the delicious lunch and pie served by St Paul Lutheran Church, the music, the volunteers that worked and all the cars that everyone enjoyed. The funds raised will go to offset the cost of the Washington Street construction project. I-39
garage sale: 4 generations of stuff. 714 9th Ave., Eldora. Friday, Sept. 30, 3-6 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 1, 8 a.m.-noon. I-39 garage sale: 1316 21st Ave., Friday, Sept. 30, 3-6 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 1, 8 a.m.-noon. Wedding dress 24/26, quart canning jars, purple reception items, small lamps, kitchen items, pictures and miscellaneous. H-39* garage sale: Four Generations of stuff. 714 9th Ave., Eldora. Friday, Sept. 30, 3-6 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 1, 8 a.m.-noon. I-39
fall into $avings! Antiques – Clothing – Crafts – Furniture – Home Décor – Toys. Trinkets & Togs Thrift Store, 1609 G Avenue, Grundy Center. 319-825-8030. I-39
for sale hinegardener’s orchard is open sept 24-25 from 7am6pm, October 1-2 from 7am-6pm and October 8-9 is the annual Cider Days from 1pm-5pm. Come pick your own apples, squash and pumpkins. We have pre-picked apples, apple cider, carmel apples and apple pies. Honey is also available. Our phone number 641-492-6353. MAP-H-40*
help wanted americinn of grundy center is seeking a part-time front desk person on weekends and able to fill in as needed for 11 p.m.7 a.m. Please stop by at 2101 Commerce Dr., Grundy Center to apply. H-40 local hopper drivers wanted: PT or FT – day, night, weekend or combination of shifts available. Home daily/nightly. Receive differential pay for night shift, paid overtime and bonus pay for holidays. Work with local feed mills, ethanol plants and local farmers. Must have Class A CDL, good driv-
for rent two bedroom house for rent in steamboat rock: Attached garage, central air, washer, dryer, stove and refrigerator. $400 plus deposit and references. Call (641)512-3488 or (641)430-1239. H-40 for rent: Pinecrest Mobile Home Park has 2 and 3 bedroom homes for rent from $275. Some mobile homes for sale. Terms available. HUD approved. Small pets welcome. (641)858-3477. tfc for rent in eldora: 2 bedroom apt. with stove, refrigerator, washer, dryer furnished. Call (641)497-5356 tfc
house need cleaning/organizing? Call me! 20 years experience. (641)497-5783. H-43
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9/30, 10/5/16
2x2.5 Processors
Bruce Berghuis
Pine Lake Corn
Wellsburg & surrounding communities
is accepting applications for day
Farm, Home, Commercial Set for Grundy Register 2x2 Office The Hardin County Sheriff’s
is currently taking applications for the position of Part-time Correctional Officer. Hours vary and include nights, weekends, and holidays. Correctional Officers are responsible for the security and management of the detained population, transportation of detainees, daily routine, and other duties as assigned. The applicant, at minimum, must possess a high school diploma or GED, have valid driver’s license, be at least 18 years of age or older, and must pass a thorough background check. Required training is provided. We are looking for energetic people with a good work ethic and moral character. If interested apply in person at 1116 14th Avenue Eldora, IA or request an application by calling 641-9398197. You may visit our web site for an application at www.hardincountyia.gov. Applications for these positions will be taken until October 12, 2016 at 4:00 P.M. Hardin County is an equal opportunity employer.
9/30, 10/4/16
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immediate openings in Wellsburg terminal for
day route $44.70 - 1stdriver run $2,000 Sign-on BonuS $15 - 2nd consecutive run cdl required • Excellent starting wages • No weekends • Paid vacations and holidays • 401k Retirement Plan • Medical or HSA plan • Bonuses • Home daily • Safety & Profit Sharing Bonus Join our quality growing company.
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2x3 Services is Eldora -Now July 19, 22 Hiring for $ 43.80 (first run) + $15 (2nd consec. run) = $58.80 Our Harvest Busy Season! - $24 Per Week / July 20 P’burg Positions Available In 7/19, 22/16 Innovative Ag
shift loader Grundy Responsibilities include collection of process samples, cleaning process
equipment and operating equipment including forklifts, front end loaders and computers. Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent and familiarity with computers. Benefits include health/ dental/vision insurance, vacation and holiday pay, life insurance and 401K.
$7.45 & 2.50
Applicants should send their resumes to Pine lake Corn Processors attN: dave Mclean 33371 170th street steamboat rock, ia 50672. We are an equal opportunity employer.
2x2.5 Telephone operaTor
Part-Time position located at State Training Eldora, Iowa. Responsible for answering Eldora - $36.50School, 1st run + $12.50 consecutive = $49 per week Statewide Central Abuse Hotline and relaying Ad runs - 9/27, 30, 10/4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21/16 information to appropriate counties. Must be able work with public in a courteous manner, $ Grundy - 25.25 per week record accurate information and use computer. $7.30 - $2.50 Ad runs 9/29, 10/6, 13, 20 Work Shift: Average 10-15 hours per week – evenings & some weekends $4 $ Parkersburg - 20 per week Salary: $11.71/hour Ad runs 9/28, 10/5, 12, contact: 19 To obtain an application $5.05 Ella Dohlman, Personnel Office Allison/Clarksville - 26.50 per week State Training$School $6.25 Ad runs 10/6, 13, 20 3211- 9/29, Edgington Avenue Eldora, Iowa 50627 Phone: 641/858-5402 ext: 1118 $ Hampton Chronicle/Bonus - 31.25 per week Applications must be received no later than October 7, 2016. Ad runs 9/28, 10/5, 12, 19 The State of Iowa is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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must be able to work safely in difficult environments (catwalks & $ confined space). Applicants a minimum of 2 years 9/29,should 10/ 6possess per week maintenance experience in an industrial setting. PLCP offers many benefits including health/dental/vision$insurance, vacation 9/28, 10/ 5 per week and holiday pay, life insurance and 401K. If interested please send resume to Pine Lake Corn Processors, Attn: Keith $ Halfwassen, 33371 170th Street,per week 9/28, 10/ 5 Steamboat Rock, IA 50672.
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Hampton Chron/Bonus - 31.25
2x2.5
United Suppliers Inc. is seeking
Seasonal Production Ad runs - 9/2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20 23, 27, 30/16 Line Workers
Eldora - $36.50 1st run + $12.50 consecutive = $49 per week $ operations in our to perform daily Grundy - 25.25 per week
RePack warehouse Eldora. Ad runs - 9/8, 15,in22, 29
Job Requirements:
• Reliable employee able to work$20 7 am pm with overtime Parkersburg - per-4week possible Ad runs - 9/7, 14, 21, 28 • Must be able to cope with changing repackaging tasks daily, standing a majority of the day, and tolerant of longer working hours when needed. $26.50 per week Allison/Clarksville - • Mathematical Ad skillsruns - 9/8, 15, 22, 29 • Ability to lift up to 60 pounds repeatedly all day required. • Must have a positive attitude, good work ethic, and be a $ team player. Hampton Chronicle/Bonus - 31.25 per week • Position requires a pre-employment drug screen Adpassing runs - 9/7, 14, 21, 28 and background check. To apply go to: www.unitedsuppliers.com
Innovative Ag Services 9/16, 20, 23, 27/16 2x4 is
NOW Eldora - $58.40HIRING! + $20 = $78.40 per week Operations/Customer Service Grundy $40.40 per week Austinville, IA Parkersburg $32 per week Primary Responsibilities Include: $ Hampton Chronicle/Bonus 50 per • Provide customer service, operations assistance, and week accurate accounting functions at the $ location for the Allison/Clarksville 42 per week benefit of IAS and its member owners. Hubbard, IA
cook ANDnowdietary aide, inthe department for a Care The Hubbard Center has an opening the position dietary
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Primary Responsibilities include: • Provide daily location operations support in an efficient and safe manner. Maintain location equipment and facilities for the benefit of IAS and its member owners. Must have or be willing to obtain Class A CDL
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have something to buy sell - rent or give away? Call the Eldora Newspapers to advertise – 641-939-5051.
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Sports
SOUTH HARDIN MIDDLE SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY- Pictured are members of the South Hardin middle school girls’ & boys’ cross country team for the 2016 fall season. Front row, left to right, Caylie Kosanke, Lanei Vinson. Second row, l to r, Nathan Stanish, Mason Hanson, Brock Lu, Chris Kohort. Back row, l to r, Thomas Talbot, Jeremiyah Richmond, Cayden Davis.
SOUTH HARDIN 8TH VOLLEYBALL TEAM- Pictured are members of the South Hardin eighth grade volleyball team for the 2016 fall season. Front row, left to right, Josie Raska, Alivia Crosser, Madison Maifeld, Kynna McDonald, Mary Brady, Hannah Rewoldt. Second row, l to r, Cora Rewoldt, Emma Spieker, Haley Lenz, Shelby May, Faith Owens. Back row, l to r, Kasanda Villenueva, Rachel Rozonke, coach Beth Culp, Talia Nessa.
Iowa’s archery deer season opens Oct. 1 DES MOINES- The days are getting shorter, nights are getting cooler and treestands are being moved into place. For bow hunters, the long wait is nearly over. Iowa’s archery deer season begins Oct. 1. “Hunters should have another great year,” said Andrew Norton, state deer biologist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. “Our deer population is relatively stable, keeping things consistent. It should be a pretty good fall.” Iowa’s world renowned deer herd is the result of a beneficial partnership between hunters, landowners and local wildlife staff all working together. “Our hunters play an important role in helping us to maintain their high quality deer herd,” Norton said. An estimated 62,000 bow hunters will purchase more than 90,000 deer licenses this year. On average, bow hunters take 12 trips to the timber and spend more than three hours out each time before the season suspends on Dec. 2 to make way for the shotgun hunters. “They’re pretty dedicated group, Having 62,000 pairs of eyes in the field really helps us to identify any local issues, like discovering a local case of hemorrhagic disease, and by hunters providing tissue samples that we can test for chronic wasting disease. We encourage them to talk to their landowners about the status with their local herd and adjust their doe harvest accordingly,” he said. Iowa is unique versus other premier deer hunting states because there is a restriction on the use of firearms during the rut that reduces pressure on the bucks, allows bucks to grow older, which is an important factor for antler growth. Iowa also has mild winters compared to northern states, and excellent soil
quality that provides natural vegetation which also allows deer to grow quickly. Early in the season, deer will likely be in their summer pattern. Hunters putting in the work studying the changing patterns should improve their odds for success. Deer population varies across the state but high quality animals are available in every county. Population is lower in northwest Iowa and increased along the Mississippi Rover and across southern Iowa. The highest antlered deer harvest comes from Clayton, Allamakee, Van Buren and Warren counties. For bow hunters, Iowa is the place where dreams are made. Bow hunters harvested nearly 13,000 antlered deer last year. The archery season will close on Dec. 2 for the shotgun seasons, then reopens on Dec. 19 until closing on Jan. 10, 2017. The Iowa DNR has information on the number of antlerless deer licenses available, locations of hunter education classes, and maps of available public and private hunting land, a list of lockers participating in Help Us Stop Hunger, and more at www. iowadnr.gov/deer. Hunters must report Harvest All deer taken must be reported using the harvest reporting system by midnight the day after the deer is recovered. Accurately reporting the kill is an important part of Iowa’s deer management program and plays a vital role in managing deer populations and future hunting opportunities. Hunters can report their deer on the DNR website www.iowadnr. gov, be calling the toll free reporting number 1-800-771-4692, or at any license vendor. For hunters with Internet access, the online reporting of their harvest is the easiest way to register your deer. If no deer is harvested, no report is necessary.
Tough time for Tigers BOONE- The South Hardin volleyball team went winless against a rugged field at the Boone tournament here Saturday. Three of the losses were to stateranked opponents as the Tigers tumbled to ninth-ranked in Class 3A Gilbert 21-14, 21-6; 21-8, 21-14 to No. 14 in 3A Forest City and to No. 11 in Class 4A Waverly-Shell Rock 25-12, 25-23 in the consolation semi-finals. South Hardin’s fourth loss was Algona 21-18, 21-8 along with Gilbert and Forest City in pool play.
SOUTH HARDIN 8TH FOOTBALL TEAM- Pictured are members of the South Hardin eighth grade football team for the 2016 fall season. Front row, left to right, Nolan Gehrke, Brady Riley, Dante Dolash, Beau Butler, Lane Raska, Percy Ackerman, Gage Bainter, Tayeshun Sly. Second row, l to r, coach Paul Miller, Sawyer Higgason, Pete Engelson, Kael Carr, Trent Schwandt, Ben Rahlf, Eli Hoversten, Taylor Brekke, coach Joe Svare. Third row, l to r, Eliazer Lozano, Garrison Tripp, Fernando Marquardt, Nathaniel Oberhokamp, Jesse Roe, Adam Coffman, John Walters, Dalton Jackson. Back row, l to r, Chase Kane, manager Joseph Kroeger, Kurt Haas.
South Hardin MS Fall Sports
Photos provided by Lattin Photography SOUTH HARDIN 7TH VOLLEYBALL TEAM- Pictured are members of the South Hardin seventh grade volleyball team for the 2016 fall season. Front row, left to right, Macy Engelson, Drue Luiken, Emma Salvo, Jaidyn Teske. Second row, l to r,, Mardie Loman, Samantha Preston, Allison Sisson, Morgan Havens, Rylee Nelson, Addison Heubner, Maddie Lyman. Back row, l to r, Margarita Martinez, Destiny Potter, Zaielah Newman, coach Beth Culp, Zoe Moler, Kassidy Winter. Not pictured is coach Jamie Reisetter.
A 10-kill day by Levi Ryan led the Tigers’ hitting followed by seven for Nina Priske and five for Chloe Edgerton and Hannah Tripp. Hanna VanderWilt had 19 assists and Dru Balvanz 14. Ryan and Tripp was tops in the dig department at 23 with 17 for Balvanz and Rachel Weber 14. JoJo Keahey had six blocks. Serving leaders were Tripp 22of-21, Balvanz 17-of-19, and Weber and Paige Harrell 15-of-17. The Tigers collected just five service aces in the eight sets.
Roland-Story volleyball tourney (continued from page 9A) 13 for JoJo Keahey and 12 for Nina Priske. Hanna VanderWilt had 28 assists and Balvanz 24. Ryan was also tops in digs with 22 followed by Hannah Tripp 17 and Balvanz 14 with eight blocks for Keahey and seven for Priske.
Tripp’s 34-of-35 serving with two aces was a team-best with Rachel Weber 19-of-21, VanderWilt 14-of15 with two aces and Balvanz 21-of26 with one ace. Ryan’s hitting included nine against BCLUW and eight each with Madrid and Greene County.
SOUTH HARDIN 7TH FOOTBALL TEAM- Pictured are members of the South Hardin seventh grade football team for the 2016 fall season. Front row, left to right, Jaramiah Franco, Jacob Holmes, Waylen Butler, Dorado Diaz, Tyler Harrell, Mathew Talbot, Zachary Murphy. Second row, l to r, coach Paul Miller, Carter Kolthoff, Lincoln Nessa, Nathan Coffman, Brayton Diedrich, Maverick Hanson, John Lepley, coach Joe Svare. Third row, l to r, Cody Dupee, Wyatt Hollingsworth, Mason Sheldahl, Isaac Inks, Nick Terry.
Tigers show little fight in loss to Trojans by Scott Bierle Sports Editor STATE CENTER- From start to finish West Marshall was in control and captured a straight set victory over the South Hardin volleyball team here Tuesday during North Iowa Cedar League West Conference play. The Tigers, playing an eighth match in a four-day span, were beaten 25-12, 25-22, 25-18 by the host Trojans. South Hardin was tied just once in the three games at 2-2 in the third set and never led. Serving sparked West Marshall, landing 14 aces while going 69-of75 at the back line. “I was very disappointed in our play tonight,” stated South Hardin coach Greg Salvo. “After we played so well Monday at Story City and then to drop-off tonight is disappointing.” He added, “Just because we played well one night doesn’t mean future success. You have to continue to work hard to be better. Tonight we just showed up and were not ready to play.” West Marshall jumped to a 9-2 lead in game one behind three service aces and two kills and never looked back. The hosts stretched the gap to 18-8 with three kills and one service ace and closed the romp with a 5-1 run. South Hardin regrouped in the second set and were within one point four times with the last one 11-10 when the Trojans pulled away with an 8-4 run to lead 19-14. Down 2420, the Tigers fought off two game points – one with a Rachel Weber service ace, before a errant hit by South Hardin. Knotted 2-all in the third game, West Marshall uncorked a 10-1 run with seven service points for Emma deNeui. The lead was 19-10 when the Tigers clawed back on a 8-0 spurt capped by a Dru Balvanz tip
Sports
Spartans sweep Comets by Rob Maharry Mid-America Publishing GRUNDY CENTER- If the pattern of Tuesday’s NICL West match between BCLUW and Grundy Center felt familiar, it’s because it played out similarly for the third straight year. The teams came in one-two in the conference, and the Comets played inspired volleyball early on in the night. But in the end, the seven-time defending champion Spartans won in straight sets, 25-21, 25-12, 27-25. “We came out really tight. We were trying to do things too perfect, so we weren’t really relaxed. This is a team that when we’re relaxed, we play a lot better,” Grundy Center coach Lori Willis said. The Comets (16-3, 4-1) jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead in the open-
Cougars net league win
TIGER NETTERTiger setter Hanna VanderWilt bumps the volleyball while avoiding the net during NICL West play with West Marshall at State Center Tuesday. South Hardin was swept by scores of 25-12, 25-22, 25-18. and Lexi Ryan kill. The Trojans answered, scoring the final six points. Attack leaders were Balvanz eight kills and Nina Priske six with nine assists for Hanna VanderWilt. Hannah Tripp was 16-of-17 serving with one ace and had 16 digs, Ryan had 15 digs and was 9-of-9 serving and Weber was 6-of-8 with one ace. West Marshall drilled 28 kills with 26 by the threesome of Lexi Keigan, Emma Meyer and Catherine Sjoblom, including a match-high
10 by Keigan. Grace Porter lofted 20 assists. Sjoblom was the serving leader, going 16-of-16 with six aces followed by deNeui 19-of-20 with four aces and 15 digs, and Porter 13of-14 with three aces. The loss left the Tigers 2-3 in the conference and 5-12 overall. The Trojans climbed into a share of second in the league at 4-1 with BCLUW and are 9-17 overall. South Hardin next travels to Jesup Tuesday.
LEGRAND- The one-two punch of seniors Maddie Brandt and Alana Groninga powered the AGWSR volleyball team to a four-set North Iowa Cedar League West Conference win over East Marshall here Tuesday. Brandt and Groninga combined for 26 kills and 42 digs as the Cougars netted a 25-11, 25-23, 20-25, 25-19 victory over the Mustangs. Brandt buried 15 kills on a sharp 34-of-36 hitting performance and had 16 digs, while Groninga collected 26 digs and 11 kills on 34-of-40 attacking. AGWSR registered 46 kills in all as Mariah Jimmerson had eight with four for Anna Jaspers and Rachel Sicard. Mandy Willems fueled the attack with 27 assists, chipped in 22 digs and was a perfect 24-of-24 serving with three of the team’s nine aces. Brandt had another three service aces, going 16-of-17 followed by Sicard 17-of-17, Jimmerson 14-of-15 and Groninga 14-of-16 all with one service ace. The win improved the Cougars to 3-2 in the league with a 9-9 game mark and to 6-12 overall. East Marshall fell to 0-5 in conference play.
Lippert garners gold medal at Nevada, VanderWilt leads SH
by Scott Bierle Sports Editor COLO- A gold medal performance was posted by senior Bethany Lippert of Iowa Falls-Alden/AGWSR at the Nevada Cross Country Invitational here Monday. Lippert finished first in the 68-runner field and was the lone gal to break the 20-minute mark, crossing the finish line in 19:54 on the Hickory Grove Park course. For South Hardin, sophomore Jacob VanderWilt headlined the Tigers’ showing with a top 20 effort and medal placing. Lippert, who owns five top five placings in seven meets, entered the race with back-to-back runnerup placings the past two meets that earned her a No. 28 individual ranking in the latest ratings. She was followed by North Polk’s Amelia Lesher at 20:10. The Cadets’ Aubrie Fisher booked the bronze medal with a reading of 20:32, while Haley Bakker just missed the top 20 at 21st in 22:16. The third was Fisher’s best finish followed by fourths the past three meets. IF-A/AGWSR finished fifth at 132 points with Katie Meyer fourth for the team and 48th overall and Patience Kauzlarich 59th. Both South Hardin squads ended in the second division of the 10-team fields. The boys scored 201 points for eighth and the girls were ninth at 217. VanderWilt took 14th out of 69-runners and had a time of 18:19. The host Cubs’ Malachi Hornbuckle was a run-away winner by 33-seconds with a clocking of 17:06. Along with VanderWilt, the Tigers’ first five had Justin Meints 36th
at 19:12, Kolby Winter 47th in 19:51, Josiah Dorow at 19:58 for 50th and Chase Harvey 20:34 for 54th. Right behind, but non-scoring were Dillon Gast 55th and Gavin Roy 56th. Meints, Winter, Harvey and Roy are all freshmen. Miquela Teske’s 25th led the scoring column for the South Hardin girls, running 22:27. The next four were Jordan Carr 35th, Chloe Webb 43rd, Laura Stanish 49th and Natalie Richard 65th. “It was a solid effort and the times were good,” stated South Hardin coach Mike Olson. “The meet went to one class and the competition was very good.” Olson noted the individual efforts of VanderWilt and Cauy Teske. “VanderWilt had a very good effort to medal in that field. And it was a personal best time for Teske.” Teske took third in the junior varsity boys that had 107-runners with a reading of 19:51. Brayden Penning’s 12th led the Iowa Falls-Alden/AGWSR boys, covering the course in 18:07. The Cadets scored 129 points for fifth with teammates Seth Mazoway 25th, Pablo Frade 26th, Campbell Murra 31st and Greg Tystahl 35th.
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Team champions were the sixthranked in 3A Ballard girls and No. 3 in 2A South Hamilton boys. The Tigers and Cadets will run in the South Hardin Invitational at Eldora Saturday. South Hardin then goes to Eagle Grove and IF-A/AGWSR to Dike Tuesday.
Nevada Cross Country Cub Invite
GIRLS TEAM STANDINGS 1-Ballard 42, 2- North polk 58, 3Collins-Maxwell-Baxter 69, 4- gilbert JV 114, 5- Iowa Falls-alden/agWSR 132, 6- Colo-NeSCO 173, 7- Nevada 189, 8- West Marshall 193, 9- South Hardin 217, 10- South Hamilton 291. Top 5 Individuals 1- Bethany Lippert, IF-a/agWSR – 19:54; 2- amelia Lesher, North polk – 20:10; 3- aubrie Fisher, IF-a/ agWSR – 20:32; 4- ellie Twedt, Ballard – 20:53; 5- Lauren Matthews, Ballard – 20:55. Area Individual Placings Iowa Falls-Alden/AGWSR – 1Bethany Lippert 19:54, 3- aubrie Fisher 20:32, 21- Haley Bakker 22:16, 48- Katie Meyer 24:10, 59patience Kauzlarich 26:21, 60- ally Finger 26:21, 63- Mckenzie Barr 26:53. South Hardin – 25- Miquela Teske 22:27, 35- Jordan Carr 23:17, 43Chloe Webb 23:40, 49- Laura Stan-
South Hardin XC Invite Saturday
ELDORA- The annual South Hardin Cross Country Invitational will be held Saturday (Oct. 1). The seven-race meet will begin at 9:30 a.m. and take place at the Pine Lake Country Club just east of Eldora. At 9:30 a.m. will be the JV girls followed by JV boys 10 a.m., Varsity girls 10:30 a.m., Varsity boys 11 a.m., Middle School girls 11:30 a.m., Middle School boys at 11:45 a.m. and the Fun Run at 12 noon. The field will feature 12-teams including the host Tigers and neighboring BCLUW and Iowa Falls-Alden along with Collins-Maxwell-Baxter, ColfaxMingo, East Marshall, Green Mt-Garwin, Colo-NESCO, Nevada, North Tama, South Tama and Webster City.
ish 24:20, 65- Natalie Richard 28:39. BOYS TEAM STANDINGS 1- South Hamilton 58, 2- Nevada 79, 3- North polk 81, 4- gilbert JV 91, 5- Iowa Falls-alden/agWSR 129, 6Ballard 135, 7- Collins-Maxwell-Baxter 179, 8- South Hardin 201, 9- West Marshall 220, 10- Colo-NeSCO 291. Top 5 Individuals 1- Malachi Hornbuckle, Nevada – 17:06; 2- Logan peters, South Hamilton - 17:39; 3- Jacob Wilcox, North polk 17:41; 4- Ian Thomson, C-M-B – 17:43; 5- Zane Miller, gilbert JV – 17:46. Area Individual Placings Iowa Falls-Alden/AGWSR – 12Brayden penning 18:07, 25- Seth Mazoway 18:56, 26- pablo Frade 18:58, 31- Campbell Murra 19:05, 35- greg Tystahl 19:11, 39- Marcos Vila 19:22, 52- Cameron Zolnosky 20:26. South Hardin – 14- Jacob VanderWilt 18:19, 36- Justin Meints 19:12, 47- Kolby Winter 19:51; 50- Josiah Dorow 19:58, 54- Chase Harvey 20:34, 55- Dillon gast 20:34, 56gavin Roy 20:38,
ing set and appeared to have all of the momentum, but Grundy Center (17-9, 4-0) clawed back with kills from Landry Luhring and Kylie Willis to tie the score at five. After a Hailey Wallis ace, it was 7-5, and the Spartans led until BCLUW tied the score at 16 with a Cate Nason ace. The Comets actually took a 20-18 lead after a Leah Yantis kill and appeared to be in the driver’s seat, but Grundy Center responded by scoring the next six points and closed out the set when Willis launched a spike to make the score 25-21. Grundy Center dominated game two, jumping out to a 13-3 lead and never looked back. The Comets never put up much of a fight, and the set ended on an ace with a 25-12 score. BCLUW came back to life with its back against the wall in set three, grabbing a 13-8 lead before forcing the Spartans to take a timeout. Once again, however, Grundy Center fought back, getting within one on a Brooke Flater kill and tying the score at 15 when Allyson Grimm landed an ace. From there, things got interesting, as the Spartans took a 23-20 lead and appeared to be on their way to closing out the win, but the Comets wouldn’t quit. Kate Goecke scored an ace to make the score 23-22, and a Spartan kill error tied the score at 23. Senior Samantha Ubben scored consecutive points to make it 25-24 in favor of the Comets and gave them a chance to play another game, but kills from Luhring and Flater gave the lead back to the Spartans at 26-25. Nason’s hit attempt on the next play went long, and Grundy Center walked off its home court with a win on Senior Night. “Just about every team, especially in conference, comes out firing away. We have a big old target on our backs,” Willis said. “It’s our girls’ job to respond to that, and we train them to.” Willis had a monster night for the Spartans as she led all hitters with 22 kills and an impressive .528 kill efficiency rating, while Syd-
ney Mathews had 32 assists. Flater finished with eight kills and four blocks, and Mathews and Kyah Luhring tied for the team lead with nine digs apiece. As a team, Grundy Center served 71-of-77 with seven aces. For the Comets, Ubben led the way with seven kills, and Nason had a team high 17 assists. Kaylee Goecke’s 11 digs were a team best, and BCLUW served 57-of-61 with four aces while recording a team kill efficiency rating of .183. BCLUW coach Kristen Garber was not immediately available for comment after the match. With the victory, the Spartans are now in the driver’s seat to win their eighth consecutive NICL West title with two conference matches remaining. They head to Waverly this weekend for a tournament before facing AGWSR in Ackley on Tuesday. The Comets are in Waterloo this weekend before hosting West Marshall on Tuesday in their final conference match of the season.
North Iowa Cedar League Conference Volleyball Standings
Through Sept. 27 Team Matches Games Grundy Center 4-0 12-0 BCLUW 4-1 12-4 West Marshall 4-1 12-6 AGWSR 3-2 9-9 South Hardin 2-3 7-10 East Marshall 0-5 3-15 Glad-Reinbeck 0-5 3-15
Match Results Tuesday, Sept. 20 – South Hardin 19-25, 25-16, 25-15, 25-22 over East Marshall; BCLUW 25-14, 25-22, 25-11 over Gladbrook-Reinbeck; Grundy Center 25-12, 25-15, 25-9 over West Marshall. Thursday, Sept. 22 – BCLUW 2125, 25-16, 25-22, 25-9 over East Marshall; AGWSR 27-25, 25-16, 12-25, 2518 over Gladbrook-Reinbeck. Tuesday, Sept. 27 – West Marshall 25-12, 25-22, 25-18 over South Hardin; AGWSR 25-11, 25-23, 20-25, 25-19 over East Marshall; Grundy Center 2521, 25-12, 27-25 over BCLUW.
BCLUW repeats as R-S champs, SH gals fourth by Scott Bierle Sports Editor STORY CITY- The state-ranked BCLUW volleyball team repeated as champions of the Roland-Story Tournament here Monday. The 13th-ranked in Class 2A Comets were a straight set 21-9, 2220 winner over Newton in the championship match. BCLUW netted three-game wins over Prairie City-Monroe 21-12, 1021, 15-7 and then South Hardin 1521, 21-17, 15-13. “It was a tough night, but we played better and better as the night went on,” said BCLUW coach Kristin Garber. The South Hardin netters ended 1-2 for fourth. The Tigers coupled a victory over Madrid in three sets 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 with losses to BCLUW and Greene County 21-18, 18-21, 9-15. “This was the best we have played this season. The girls came ready to play and it showed on the court. But we can’t continue with the moral
victories, we need some in the win column,” stated South Hardin coach Greg Salvo. The 3-0 showing improved the Comets to 16-2 and the Tigers stand 5-11. Samantha Ubben clubbed 21 kills and picked 29 digs to lead BCLUW. Easton Swanson added 15 kills with 13 for Jordyn Beeghly and nine for Lauren Anderson. Cate Nason piled up 52 assists in the eight games. Kaylee Goecke collected 25 digs with 16 for Nason and Swanson, who had four blocks. At the serving line, Goecke had four aces, going 25-of-27 with Ubben 29-of-30 with two aces, Mason 18-of-19 and Swanson 14-of-17. Ubben hammered 10 kills against Newton in the finals and Goecke was 11-of-12 serving with three aces. Nason lofted 22 assists as Swanson added five kills with four each for Beeghly and Anderson. For South Hardin, Lexi Ryan buried 25 kills with 17 for Dru Balvanz, (continued on page 8A)
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South Hardin Junior Varsity Results Boys – 3- Cauy Teske 19:51, 23Kaleb Roling 20:58, 47- Tom Haywood 22:03, 66- allen Hunter 23:29, 75- Luke Bader 23:43, 76- Layne Nelson 23:54, 77- Ted Dunn 23:55, 87- Dylan Wenke 24:55, 91- Spencer Haywood 25:05, Zach Roll 25:43, 95Boe Deutmeyer 25:46, 105- Michael Smith 29:15. South Hardin Middle School Results Girls – 89- Caylie Kosanke 18:21, 120- gwyn Cole 22:35, 122- Lanei Vinson 22:48. Boys – 13- Nathan Stanish 14:13, 42- Brock Lu 15:16, 50- Chris Kohort 15:30, 62- Jeremiyah Richmond 16:05, 64- Drake Foutch 16:06, 73Cayden Davis 16:39, 74- Mason Hanson 16:38.
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Tigers to tangle with Johnson-led Dike-New Hartford
COUGAR QB- Cougar quarterback Nathan Karsjens dodges several Turkey Valley defenders while rushing for some of his 99 yards last Friday in a 62-8 loss. (Photos by Dorothy Huber, New Hampton Tribune).
Speedy Turkey Valley puts 62-8 hurt on Coug gridders JACKSON JUNCTION- A highoctane Turkey Valley raced past the AGWSR football team during a key Eight-Player District 2 contest here Friday. The Trojans tallied the game’s first 22 points and then after the Cougars’ one touchdown, scored the final 40. Turkey Valley lit-up the scoreboard for 74 points earlier this fall and were averaging 59.5 points per game through four weeks. Cody Hackman and Wyatt Blazek led the host’s scoring spree. Hackman tossed four touchdowns and ran for a fifth, while Blazek rushed for two six-pointers, had one TD catch and one special team’s score. Blazek started the scoring with a 15-yard dash just 30-seconds into
the game and then Hackman had a hand in the Trojans’ next four sixpointers to build a 34-8 halftime cushion. Hackman had scoring strikes of 58 yards to Blazek, 16 and 27 along with four-yard run. AGWSR fumbled on the second play of the game, setting up the quick Trojan TD. “We lacked ability to bounce back from adversity. We had that early fumble, gave up a touchdown and we need to respond. We were in the red zone four times and scored just once,” said AGWSR coach James Koop. The Cougars’ lone touchdown was a two-yard run by Mason Eilderts in the second period. The senior added the two-point run.
TACKLEAGWSR’s Caleb Meinders wrestles Turkey Valley quarterback Cody Hackman to the ground during Eight-Player District 2 football action Friday. Hackman tossed four scoring strikes and ran for one touchdown in the Trojans. 62-8 win.
Pine Lake Country Club Playoff Champions
Take A Whiff captured the Pine Lake Country Club Men’s League Championship with a 42-38 over Caddy Shack. Team members left to right were Bob Johns, Tom Samp, Jake Travis and Daryl Albertson. Not shown was Mike Allen. Members of the runner-up Caddy Shack were Bill Lawless, Randy Fahr, Pat Ryan, Clark Lawler, Jim Titus and Dave Mulder.
Any hopes of a second half comeback were quickly erased as Blazek returned the kickoff 73-yards for six. Nathan Karsjens’ 99 yards on 18 rushes led AGWSR followed by Liam Stubbe 70 yards, Aaron Roelfs 50 and Eilderts 31. The visitors went 0-of-7 passing. Top tacklers for the Cougars were Stubbe and Tyler Rose five solos and two assists. The loss was the second straight
Turkey Valley 62, AGWSR 8
Scoring by Quarters agWSR 0 8 0 0 -8 Turkey Valley 20 14 22 6 -62 Scoring Summary TV- Wyatt Blazek 15-yard run (run failed). TV- Blazek 58-yard pass from Cody Hackman (Hackman run). TV- Hackman 4-yard run (run failed). AGWSR – Mason eilderts 2-yard run (eilderts run). TV- Walker Leibold 16-yard pass from Hackman (run failed).
for AGWSR after an 3-0 start to stand 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the district. For the Trojans, Hackman was 5-of-5 passing for 138 yards and rushed for another 80, Blazek ran for 129 and had one catch for 58. Turkey Valley is unbeaten at 5-0 overall and 3-0 overall. AGWSR plays NorthwoodKensett tonight (Friday) in Ackley. N-K stands 3-0 in the district. TV- William einwalter 27-yard pass from Hackman (Hackman to Leibold pass). TV- Blazek 73-yard kickoff return (Hackman run) TV- Leibold 28-yard pass from Hackman (run failed). TV- Blazek 57-yard run (Hackman to Leibold pass). TV- Keegan Balk 5-yard pass from ethan Leibold (pass failed). AGWSR Stat Leaders Rushing – Nathan Karsjens 1899, Liam Stubbe 13-70, aaron Roelfs 11-50, Mason eilderts 8-31 TD. Passing – Karsjens 0-of-5.
BCLUW blanked by South Winn CONRAD- A career night by Rodney Schwartzhoff fueled South Winneshiek to a 38-0 victory over the BCLUW football team here Friday during Class 1A, District 2 play. Schwartzhoff rushed for four touchdowns and 382 yards on a workhorse 30 carries, equally a 12.7 per attempt average. The Warriors rambled for 505 yards in all for an average of 11.2 on 45 rushes, and added another 32 passing. The lopsided loss left BCLUW winless with marks of 0-3 in the district and 0-5 overall. South Winn improved to 2-1in the district – one of three teams behind 3-0 Denver, and 3-2 overall. The Comets were checked to 120 yards and led by Greg Schmitt 54 rushing on 19 tries and Brad Barkema with seven passes for 45 yards. Caleb Engle had two catches for 15 yards and one grab for five teammates. An effort of six solo stops and another six assists by Clay Silver led the BCLUW defense. Mason Dhyne had five solos and three assists and Neil Cashin three of each. Barkema picked a pass and Bradley Bell and Calob Keller recovered fumbles. BCLUW continues district play and makes the long journey north to Lake Mills tonight (Friday).
by Scott Bierle Sports Editor ELDORA- Riding a wave of momentum the South Hardin football team tangles with Dike-New Hartford in Eldora tonight (Friday). The Tigers captured a thrilling double overtime victory 36-35 over Aplington-Parkersburg at Parkersburg a week ago. The win improved South Hardin to 2-1 in District 3 of Class 2A and 3-2 overall. “The effort was good all night,“ stated South Hardin coach Barry Scott. “We made some mistakes, but we also made some great plays and it all balanced out.” He added, “Last week was last week. We enjoyed the win, but we can’t get to high or to low because we have another big game this week.” Dike-New Hartford enters 3-2 but stands 3-0 in the district to share the lead with Roland-Story. The Wolverines have buried the three district opponents by a combined 137 to 13 points with a 44-0 shutout of West Marshall last Friday. Dike-NH is propelled by senior running back Trent Johnson. Johnson, who ran for over 2,600 yards a year ago, has already broke the 1,000-yard barrier with 1,063 through five weeks and has 17 touchdowns. Against WM, he rushed for 254 yards and five scores. “The Johnson kid is good. He is super explosive, strong and a winner. We are going to have to concentrate our efforts on containing him,” noted Scott. “Our defense line needs to make plays and we need to win individual battles. The good thing is the line play was better last week,” said Scott. The Wolverines are ground-oriented with 1,412 yards running the pigskin compared to 286 passing. Dike-NH started the season 0-2 with three-point losses to stateranked Denver and Gladbrook-Reinbeck. The Wolverines then defeated Saydel, 58-6, who the Tigers lost to 27-14. A pair of Kolten Rewoldt to Kevin Rewoldt touchdown passes in the first and second overtimes with Michael Halsey’s fourth extra point kick providing the difference for South Hardin against A-P. The Falcons pulled within the one in the second OT on Sam Thorn’s third touchdown and went for the win with a two-point run that was denied. “We had a balanced attack and that was key. We threw catchable balls and we caught the balls. We didn’t always do that before,” Scott said. The Tigers passed for 142 yards and rushed for 123 with TD runs of 22 for Logan Spindler, five for Ryland Duchane and two for Jeff Thompson. Senior linebacker Dane Butler spearheaded the Tiger defense with 14 solo stops and four assists. South Hardin plays three home games in the final four Fridays. After Dike-NH, the Tigers host West Marshall for Homecoming Oct. 7. The AGWSR football team will look to bounce back from two straight losses to state-ranked opponents with a home game in Ackley against Northwood-Kensett tonight. A 62-8 loss last Friday to Turkey Valley left the Cougars 1-1 in District 2 of Eight-Player while the Vikings edged Riceville, 19-18 to go to 3-0 in district play. Both teams stand 3-2 overall. “We have to get back to doing all the little things right – taking good angles on defense and running crisp routes on offense. This game is a must-win,” said AGWSR coach James Koop. Turkey Valley is listed No. 3 in the latest state rankings, while Don Bosco was top-ranked while beating AGWSR, 54-12, but fell to No. 7 after a loss last week. The losses dropped the Cougars out of the state ratings and into the leading contenders. Before the losses, the Cougars
Area High School Football Scorecard WEEK 5 SCORES
Class 2A, District 3
Team Dist Ovall Roland-Story 3-0 4-1 Dike-New Hartford 3-0 3-2 South Hardin 2-1 3-2 C-M-Baxter 2-1 2-3 Saydel 1-2 3-2 Aplington-Parkersburg 1-2 2-3 West Marshall 0-3 2-2 East Marshall 0-3 1-4 Games from Friday, Sept. 23 South Hardin 36, Aplington-Parkersburg 35 2OT Dike-New Hartford 44, West Marshall 0 Roland-Story 42, Saydel 6 C-M-Baxter 27, East Marshall 21 Games for Friday, Sept. 30 Dike-NH at South Hardin Aplington-Parkersburg at Roland-Story C-M-Baxter at Saydel East Marshall at West Marshall
Class 1A, District 2
Team Dist Ovall Denver 3-0 5-0 Lake Mills 2-1 3-2 South Winneshiek 2-1 3-2 Sumner-Fredericksburg 2-1 2-3 Central Springs 1-2 3-2 MFL-Mar-Mac 1-2 2-3 Belmond-Klemme 1-2 1-4 BCLUW 0-3 0-5 Games from Friday, Sept. 23 South Winneshiek 38, BCLUW 0 Denver 48, Belmond-Klemme 0 Lake Mills 34, MFL-Mar-Mac 26 Sumner-Fredericksburg 46, Central Springs 12 Games for Friday, Sept. 30 BCLUW at Lake Mills Denver at Sumner-Fredericksburg Central Springs at South Winneshiek MFL-Mar-Mac at Belmond-Klemme
8-Player, District 2
Team Turkey Valley Northwood-Kensett AGWSR Janesville North Iowa Clarksville Riceville
Dist Ovall 3-0 5-0 3-0 3-2 1-1 3-2 1-1 2-3 1-2 1-4 0-2 1-4 0-3 2-3
Games from Friday, Sept. 23 Turkey Valley 62, AGWSR 8 Northwood-Kensett 19, Riceville 18 Central City 46, Janesville 16 Game from Monday, Sept. 26 North Iowa 34, Clarksville 28 Games for Friday, Sept. 30 Northwood-Kensett at AGWSR Clarksville at Riceville North Iowa at Janesville Turkey Valley at Central Elkader
were a 35-14 winner over Riceville. AGWSR and N-K rely on the ground game. The Cougars have generated 1,633 yards this fall with just over 1,300 rushing, while the Vikings have 1,270 rushing yards out of 1,515 total. A speedy Turkey Valley scored the game’s first 20 points and after a short touchdown run by AGWSR’s Mason Eilderts, the host Trojans scored the final 40. AGWSR travels to Clarkesville Oct. 7 and closes the regular season with two home games. The BCLUW football team makes a second road trip to near the Minnesota border this fall, going to Lake Mills tonight. The Comets remain winless on the season – 0-3 in District 2 of Class 1A and 0-5 overall after a 38-0 setback to South Winneshiek last Friday. Lake Mills is one of three teams 2-1 in the district for second and 3-2 overall. The Bulldogs were a 34-26 winner over MFL-Mar-Mac a week ago. Lake Mills has displayed a balanced attack with 681 rushing and 666 passing yards this fall. BCLUW is back in Conrad and celebrates Homecoming Oct. 7 against Belmond-Klemme. The Grundy Center football team will have a stiff challenge tonight, going to top-ranked in Class A St. Ansgar for a District 3. The Spartans lost to No. 7 West Hancock, 44-26 a week ago. The Iowa Falls-Alden football team will host Ballard in a Class 3A, District 2 game tonight. The Cadets won 28-13 over Greene County last Friday.
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The Hardin County Fair had a banner year with the opening of its new exhibits barn in ceremonies during the Fair of 2016.
These and more 2016 success stories found inside.
The Eldora town Welcome Center got a new lease on life.
Hubbard is on the way to building its new clinic.
Two years in the making, Eldora firemen took possession of their new unit this year.
Trails and parks continued to be a big focus.
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Steamboat Rock Baptist opens the doors Multi-year project brought to completion
By Rick Patrie News Editor STEAMBOAT ROCK – Big construction projects offer opportunities to improvise and some of the traditional features of the old Steamboat Rock Baptist Church were rediscovered during the process and incorporated into the new Steamboat Rock Baptist Church. It completed its multi-year renewal and rebuilding project early this year. The biggest single change to the older 1950s portion of the church is the transformation of the original sanctuary. Gone is the vaulted ceiling, the space now carved into two floors. The top floor hosts the youth center of the church. Below on the ground floor there is a collection of offices, work areas and the new children’s nursery. Everything, new and old, is now connected by an avenue throughout
the construction. A main axis is suggestive of a main street. And it’s a welcoming space to all ages. Fully accessible in terms of disabilities, and making room for everyone from teenagers down to toddler, and thru to seniors. The nursery even comes equipped with small pagers parents can carry, should they need to be summoned from services. The church sanctuary has a completely new sound system. As you might expect, it is operable via an I-pad. Sound pickup and delivery is computer monitored and controlled, so what you hear is uniform in every part of the sanctuary. Work lasted just over nine months. Planning took a lot longer. And a lot of the discoveries made during the course of construction, ended up being fortuitous – chances to preserve old traditions.
The big transformation of the Steamboat Rock Baptist Church came to fruition and then completion earlier this year. It marked a wholesale rebuilding of the 1950’s era structure. A number of the old design elements from the original church revealed themselves useful during the course of construction and were subsequently used into the final design.
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ELDORA – (Pictured above) The Eldora Rotary has a success story to talk about and it also has a lock on Halloween. Even an internet-based contest, seeking out the top fearspot in Iowa, agrees. The service group has been using Halloween for several years, running a fun house and piling up admissions and then dispensing them to one good cause or another. The project is back on again this October due to open the chamber of horrors again in a few days. According to Marc Anderson with Rotary, there is plenty of fright left in the old hospital, the haunted house open October 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 from 7-11 p.m. each night. The club sets up the house of horrors in the abandoned south wing of the one time city hospital building. Rotary says its website for the attraction is always abuzz with inquiries from fearseekers throughout Iowa and occasionally even beyond.
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Whink finds smoother sailing in 2016
By Rick Patrie News Editor ELDORA – Whink Products celebrated its 70th birthday this year and company head Steve Throssel used the occasion to talk about commitment to community and refilling some open staff positions, bringing Whink back up to the 44 it had been prior to a small cutback couple of years before. Along with the new people, the company was installing a new production line inside the production site here in Eldora. The new equipment was designed to cut the turn-around time on big orders and accommodate the needs of some major retailers who are returning to the customer fold. Throssel says that a couple of years ago a combination of adverse circumstances had made for a period of introspection at Whink. A strong competitor had put itself up for sale and part of its sell-off strategy was to increase market share, even if it meant temporarily maintaining unprofitable price levels. It was not a situation which could be sustained forever, Throssel said, and now the competition has
returned to pricing realistically and Whink is competitive again. He also says that for reasons that were never made clear, a major national retailer who was a big customer for Whink products, decided to cut back on its purchases. Again, that situation has also reversed, and now Whink’s offerings in Walmarts are on the rise. All that taken together, Throssel says the year finished showing revenues were up sixteen percent. Throssel joined Whink back in 1987 and had returned to his hometown of Eldora in 1980. He grew up here and graduated from the local high school, and says with Whink’s celebrating its 70th birthday, he wants to start introducing some younger people to the management team. The mews comes as Whink continues to carve out a big niche in the rust removal business, with the addition of one new product line recently. Throssel says that Whink has over 300 accounts nationally, the most numerous category being grocery stores, but with big accounts with businesses such as Blains Farm and Fleet, Sparks, Menards and Walmart.
With business picking up, some new hires pending, Whink Products earlier this year cleared an area in the shop for a new packing line designed to speed up the turnaround time in deliveries to some of it biggest retail customers. It was a good time to reflect, as Whink was in its 70th year. Speaking at the time, Steve Throssel said the company had logged in a big increase in sales over the last year and the new production line is part of a decision made a couple of years ago to invest the company’s resources back into the production facility here in Eldora. A commitment to the community, Throssel said. Company head Steve Throssel on the left is shown here with Shane Wood in the area which at that time was being cleared and prepped for the new production line. Word of the activity came with Whink celebrating its 70th anniversary here in Eldora.
The blight fight continues By Rick Patrie News Editor ELDORA – For the last ten years the city of Eldora has here and there gotten itself into the real estate business – accumulating property – and always reluctantly. Dating back to before the big storm of 2009, the city was encouraging the cleanup of blighted properties, and in cases where there seemed little hope of engaging the owners in the effort, (often absentee) it routinely fell to the city to take possession of the properties in order to clean them up. For several weeks, earlier this summer, city hall had been advertising four locations in town which it had put up for sale. Most were by that time vacant lots; all were the sites of rundown properties that fell to city ownership
with or without the structures on them still in place. They included 1110 Edgington Avenue where the city has set no minimum bid. 1414 Broadway Place, where it has again set no minimum. 714 Edgington Avenue, where the minimum acceptable bid was $10,000, and there’s a stipulation that within twelve months there has to be a viable business on the site – actually up and running. And finally there is 1817 10th Street. Here again there was a minimum acceptable bid – being $2,500. In this case the structure still on site has been deemed uninhabitable and beyond repair, and must be torn down within 90 days of the finalization of the purchase. Each of the properties has their own story, but the last on 10th Street
is a special memory of the hailstorm of 2009. And damage never addressed. The properties came into the city portfolio the hard way, usually after long periods of disrepair. One was lost to a fire. For about the last ten years the city has taken advantage of federal funds to clear a number of abandoned and blighted properties, while pressuring owners of some other to cleanup and make repairs. Often the city ends up taking ownership of the property because the cost of pursuing litigation against often-absentee owners is so high. And because the burden of proving the properties are a public nuisance is on the city, owners presumed innocent until shown built in court.
Eldora Welcome Center gets a second lease on life in 2016
By Rick Patrie News Editor ELDORA – The newly reopened Eldora town welcome center kept a busy schedule over the summer, building on its trademark railroading theme and providing an information site to visitors to Eldora on the weekends. Over 170 had signed the register the first day back open and helped re-inaugurate a once-centerpiece in the east side city park which had fallen into disuse for several years – but has been resurrected by a group of volunteers working over the prior couple of months. 2016 marked the ribbon cutting. Mayor Bob Jeske and council member Melody Hoy did the honors with an assist from Myron Kosanke
and Bob Fuller – and the weekend being Memorial Day – there was a big nod to area veterans in the ceremonies. Washington D.C. Honor Flight participants Bill Bruner, Duane Babcock and Clarence Perrin were guests during ceremonies and service members came from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and
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Nature park is latest project in a long collaboration
By Rick Patrie News Editor ELDORA – It’s been an almosthalf-century collaboration between landscape architect Craig Ritland and Bob and Mary Lu Gunderson. Their’s became a case of people finding each other and then one thing leading to another and another, and eventually the Waterloo landscape designer was a favorite for not just the Gunderson’s, but for the city of Eldora and Hardin County too. Several projects testify – all of them about the outdoors – projects in town and out. With each undertaking, more and more scenic spots became more public and approachable. For instance, the courthouse square in Eldora, a Ritland & Kuiper design, re-created after the disaster of 2009. Check out the Ritland & Kuiper work at the Sac & Fox overlook, too – maybe encounter a wedding under way – and note the overlook’s new pavilion which sights down on one of the most
recognizable vistas in the Greenbelt. Take a look at all the plans for a renewal of the parks here in Eldora. And last year, came one more project, unveiled to friends and supporters who gathered to make official the opening of the Gunderson Nature Park here in Eldora. The nature park is on the northeast most side of town, and its over ten acres is actually part of a chain of properties the former Eldora couple have donated to their community and the state park system. The opening of the unique park was an opportunity for the designers and their long time clients to get together one more time. The Gundersons, who once lived in the Eastwood addition on the bluffs overlooking the Iowa River, have moved to a retirement home in Des Moines, but they held on to their several-acre outdoor retreat. Over three years ago they offered to deed it to the city and they added a considerable dollar sum to help do
the preliminary design and cleanup work for the nature park. Ritland & Kuiper was again the choice. The idea was to create something different than a standard children’s playground. Instead the Gundersons hoped for an outdoor schoolhouse and laboratory for children to visit. Kids and adults both. The architects and the Gunderson had first worked together back in 1969 – just a short walk across the prairie. The couple had engaged Craig Ritland for some landscape design on the home they were building at the time. Ritland (who had a different partner at the time) and Bob Gunderson had gotten acquainted when the Waterloo man first came to town to do some design work for Whink Products where Gunderson was employed. One thing led to that other and it wasn’t long and the Gunderson’s engaged Ritland again on the several
acres of what was originally farm and pastureland just to the west of their home. The parcel went though several incarnations, one envisioned a Christmas tree farm, but in the end Ritland and the Gunderson’s transformed it into a prairie site with woodland accents and pending areas. The couple used it as an outdoor recreation area themselves, and then in 2009 the park of sorts suffered the same fate as everything else in Eldora. Large stands of trees were destroyed by the great August hail storm, and with a chance to renew, the Gunderson’s proposed opening the area to the public, deeding the land to the city in exchange for the cities promise to maintain it, and finally transforming the site into a park designed to give children in an outdoor experience. A couple of years ago the idea garnered a $75,000 state grant to help with the development and just
recently the regional Rotary came in support of the project, while the city of Eldora drew on some of its profits from RAGBRAI to help out in a match. The project promises to be a long work in progress, depending on gifts and grants to help push forward, but already a substantial amount of the overall plan is a reality. This past year crews removed a lot of the lost trees and poured a concrete walking path that winds through the park. Then came a late May day devoted to establishing new tree stock. Adults are welcome but the heart of the project has kids in mind. Bob Gunderson told supporters last week “the hope is for the park to become someplace where a child can overturn a rock and finds something they had never imagined existed before.” He said that the presenters envision the park being a relatively low cost maintenance for the city,
since after all, Mother Nature will do much of the day-to-day developing and upkeep.
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Craig Ritland and Mark Kuiper with Ritland and Kuiper Landscape had by then become almost as familiar faces in Eldora as the Gunderson’s in the last ten or so years. The team had handled planning and designs for the huge fix up and renewal on the county square here in Eldora. It was a yearlong process of consultation with the county supervisors and stakeholders on the square. Once again the team was dealing with heavy damage to the trees on site, and decisions about how to reconfigure square fixtures. And one of the design teams signature pieces out in the Greenbelt is probably the Sac and Fox overlook remake, complete with a new pavilion and overlook.
100 years of betterment shown in county roads
by Rick Patrie News Editor HARDIN COUNTY – If you like to grumble at the state of the world and question whether we are really getting anywhere...ask the guy in the picture on this page. You can bet, if he was here, he would be celebrating, because 2016 marks a big anniversary in Hardin County – of its gravel roads. Gravel roads were all over the newspapers on New Years Day in 1916. A meeting was coming up in Eldora where hundreds and hundreds of farmers were expected to show and throw their support behind a major change in Hardin County agriculture’s early infrastructure. Back then, what would one day be the secondary road system, was little more than a network of wellworn paths. Hard and dusty in the dry spells, quick-sand-like mires in the wet times. Kept up by farmers themselves. Then, the Eldora Herald of January 1, announced a huge farmer and town folk initiative for change. A massive project, lots of money committed, an enterprise that would put an end to decades and decades of hit-and-miss farmer do-it-yourself efforts to keep the dirt roads open to town. During those earliest years, an
Owasa man, Prentiss Ransom, even became nationally famous for how he managed to mobilize farmers in maintenance of their dirt roads. So, by 1916 it was time to start “Traveling on Gravel,” as a Herald headline of January 6, 1916 declared. The big gravel meeting was set in Eldora that very next Saturday. Of course the project had its detractors, and misgivings were, as you’d guess, over cost. But by the time it was convened, the meeting already had delegates from every township committed to the project. Its initial phase would see gravelling over 100 miles of then dirt roads. Celebrity of the day was D.W. Norris from Marshalltown, apparently an Iowa front man for the then-national good roads movement. The newspaper reported the initiative in Hardin County had gotten its start among a few farmers around Buckeye, but quickly spread “like wildfire.” The slogan for 1916 was that “Travel on Gravel” according to the Herald’s writer. That editor was maybe guilty of a little over optimism. In fact, only 200 farmers and few area businessmen showed up in Eldora for the meeting. But, discussions got rolling
immediately on the nuts and bolts – the provision of gravel, allotments for the townships, and decisions about what would become a lot of drainage work which had to precede any permanent work done to transform the dirt roads to gravel. “It seemed to be the sense of the majority of those present that the graveled road was the best and cheapest highway, all things considered.” One of the county’s pioneers, Honorable W. J. Moir, was even called upon “... and notwithstanding that he had passed the 90th milestone in life’s journey, he showed that he was still enthusiastic for any movement looking toward the general betterment of society’s welfare,” again so said the Eldora Herald. A special nod went to the residents of Buckeye Township who had kicked off the good road movement in December of 1915 just a year earlier, and then the Hardin County Good Roads Association was given birth. The goal was “to put the roads of the county to permanent grade, have them properly drained and graveled…” in three years. The plan was to have work start that very spring.
The project would be underwritten by a bond issue not to exceed $450,000 and retired through tax receipts. It is important to remember that at the turn of the 20th century, roads in Iowa were built for horse and buggy – not automobiles. But Iowans were just then purchasing their first automobiles, and the Iowa legislature set up in 1904 a commission under Iowa State College in Ames (ISU) to deal with the changes afoot. In 1904, less than 2 percent, or just over 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of public roads in Iowa had been improved with gravel or broken stone. At the time, most roads were merely those rock hard dusty dirt trails when dry, and quagmires when wet. By 1906, every county was maintaining its dirt road with drags. A Missouri man E. Ward King had designed the master technology of the day and dragging saw farmers up and down the road drafted into gangs and fitted out with drags to see to the roads regularly. Not long after the big project was talked out in Hardin County, just three years later in 1919, the Iowa legislature created the Primary Road Fund, which provided funding for new road projects.
Endowment distributes $87,000 to local projects by Rick Patrie News Editor HARDIN COUNTY – Since 2005, the Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation (HCCEF) has given over $1.5 million in grants to Hardin County non-profit
organizations, cities, and schools through our Community Grants Program and through distributions from the 67 endowment funds with HCCEF. This year the awards totalled $87,535 and were as follows in
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New sound and more for auditorium Major gift from Kum & go founder foundation
By Rick Patrie News Editor ELDORA – Last November they took a few moments away from classes to say thanks for a big gift given the South Hardin Schools. If you come to public events at the auditorium now, you will appreciate just how much the gift made a difference. During the past summer and into the first weeks of that fall, technicians have been busy installing a whole new sound system and a lot of other visual updates to the auditorium. It materialized early a year before, when the Kum and Go organization contacted the Eldora New Providence School and said it wanted to renew its commitment to the alma mater of Kum and Go founder, the late Bill Krause. A few years ago when Krause built a brand new outlet here in Eldora, part of the unveiling was the establishment of a foundation designed to boost the Eldora-based South Hardin Schools. The Tiger Teamwork Foundation had helped the local school highlight student achievements and updated technology there time and again.
Then last year, former school principal Randy Fahr announced the foundation had approached him with a plan to underwrite about $175,000 in improvements to the sound and lighting system in the high school’s auditorium. They even included refinishing the stage floor in the auditorium and cleaning all stage curtains and chairs. The $175,000 commitment eventually grew. But first and foremost they offered to fund a wholesale replacement of that aging sound and lighting system. The new sound system would fit the Eldora auditorium out to handle professional grade performances that otherwise might have sought other sites in Hardin County. The new technology tracks voices more clearly – so that the sound quality will be consistent regardless of the source’s position on the stage – regardless of the location of the listener in the audience, too. And along with the new audio there are provisions for an upgrade in the video capabilities and a similar enhancement to the lighting systems in the auditorium. The gift also helps cover long term
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By Rick Patrie News Editor ELDORA – Eldora’s new pumper truck was a long time coming, in more than one respect. The new unit that arrived in the middle of the night during April was replacing another that has been on the road for the Eldora volunteers since back in 1989. It’s been a dependable fixture, and will remain in the inventory, with a few conversions made. The new unit was not only, since1989-in-the-making, but was very high on the to do list for the last couple of years. Over that span the department had been working with the city on the acquisition, and a considerable portion of the time involved making decisions on the specifications for the unit. These trucks are not off the shelf copies of each other. There are a lot of opportunities for picking between options and features.
The drawing board phase of the truck’s construction was only finished last fall and since that time the unit was under pre-assembly at one plant, with final assembly in Nebraska. The job took the better part of six months. Several members of the Eldora department took delivery on the unit and drove it back from Nebraska one weekend. Once it arrived here in Eldora it started undergoing more installations – radio gear was first on the list the next morning. The new truck joins that 1989 unit and the city’s ladder truck, which dates back to 2004 and was a project of then-chief of the department, Bruce Harvey. Dave Lloyd is chief today and Jeff Gore the assistant. Lloyd says the department is pretty well stocked up now. This acquisition involved well over $420,000.
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maintenance on the new equipment. The Kum and Go charitable arm has for years been associated with major efforts on behalf of Iowa schools, ranging from secondary schools to the state universities. The primary contractor for the Eldora project was the company that did the sound technology work on the UNI Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, and work on the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls as well as work at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. Back at the foundation’s inception, Bill Krause provided $125,000 the seed money to establish Tiger Teamwork during the first five years and has since helped secure added corporate and local donations to meet the foundations goals. The unveiling of the new equipment also called to mind the huge community project that actually built the auditorium back almost a quarter of a century ago. The auditorium was something of a community after thought, funded by private donations when voters balked at including it in the cost of a new school under construction.
The South Hardin High School auditorium dedication ceremony included performances by the South Hardin Concert Band, South Hardin Concert Choir, and films created and directed by South Hardin students. Taken together it put a spotlight on all the new technology that came to the school by way of a gift from the Kum & Go corporation and its long time support of the Tiger Teamwork Foundation in the school. Shown is Mike Rundall, high school principal, in the sound and lighting room.
Hubbard Clinic project keys on fundraising
by Rick Patrie News Editor HUBBARD – The fundraising is in earnest now. Drawings are out on the proposed new medical clinic in Hubbard. And hopes are that maybe by spring the fundraising will have been a success and work can start on the new Hubbard Community Health Clinic. Today the community is saying goodbye to the old clinic and says, though it’s served the community well, it has simply aged out. Medicine is about technology and the 1960’s structure just doesn’t accommodate the newer wrinkles found in health care offices. The Hubbard Medical Center Board had considered the pros and the cons of remodeling or new construction. They found that remodeling would require the closing of the clinic for several months and a conceivable remodel still wouldn’t solve the problem of lack of space. Add to that, the cost of remodeling was almost as much as new construction, they said. The furnace and air-conditioning unit were in need of replacement
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Youth Sports caps multi-year ball diamond project
By Rick Patrie News Editor ELDORA –– The long running Eldora Youth Sports program notched another milestone this past year when it finished work on a full service concession stand out at the Pool Park ball diamonds. And with the multi-phase project winding up, the group of volunteer parents and children’s’ sports supporters gave a big thanks to the Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation. The endowment helped out to the tune of $4,000 toward the overall $10,000 concession project cost. The shell of the concession stand was built along with the diamond itself – both a project of the Youth Sports. But the stand interior was to be the last detail of the campaign. The furnishings were in large measure covered by the that $4,000 gift and other funds raised. This summer marked something of an inauguration for the stand. It should continue to be a busy place. Right now there are about 169 kids involved in one or another of the many youth sports programs, and about 30 adults volunteers involved supervising. That includes everything from coaching to fund raising. Youth sports provides opportunities for kids to participate in boys and girls basketball, volleyball, flag football at various
sites around town, and both baseball and softball at Pool Park, the later open to kids in kindergarten through sixth grades. The ball diamond itself was a result of the parents and sports support groups long running fund raising over the years. They essentially financed and constructed the diamond at the Pool Park and made a gift of it to the city. Estimates were that over one hundred businesses and other groups and individual supporters had a hand in the extended multi-year project. Nowadays, summers are routinely stocked with activities born of the Greater Eldora Youth Sports Programs, often centered around the new Little League Diamonds at the Pool Park in Eldora. The finished product was actually the fruit of several years of work by the group of volunteers, many of them parents of young children coming of age and coming into the various youth sports programs in the community. They worked several years to fund the effort – then they engaged lots of volunteer construction and technical help to complete the new playing fields and all the assorted features like the concession stand. Today you can find a large plaque commemorating the undertaking and the donors who made it possible. The project in total included the new diamond, plus restrooms and storage areas.
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The Hardin County Community Endowment this spring awarded $4,000 to the Eldora Youth Sports organization, the money for a final phase of work at the city Pool Park baseball complex. The group of parents and youth recreation activists had already constructed a ball diamond and one of the last touches was outfitting the concession service. Shown are Dave Vander Wilt with the Youth Sports group, Tam Elerding, program director for the endowment, Loree Salvo with youth sports and Retha Starek affiliates advisor for the endowment.
Unity Point and Dr. Brown team By Rick Patrie News Editor ELDORA – Last December, UnityPoint Health, the big Iowa organization of contributing health care professionals, formally confirmed that long-time local physician, Dr. Teresa Brown, would be making her offices in the organization’s new location at 1506 Edgington Avenue. Dr. Brown continues her work in Eldora under the name UnityPoint Clinic – Family Medicine – Eldora, partnering with other UnityPoint Health clinic locations in this general
area. Unit Point has sites, in addition to Grundy Center, including he large Allen Hospital facility in Waterloo, which includes a 204-bed, non-profit community hospital and 23 family practice and specialty clinics serving the Cedar Valley. As an affiliate hospital of UnityPoint Health, the organization is part of health system that cares for one out of every three patients in Iowa. Unity Point’s Allen Hospital is the largest provider in the 10-county service area.” UnityPoint Health is the 15th largest non-profit health system in
the United States. It has locations in Grundy Center where the hospital and clinic have long been part of the network. It is working through relationships with 29 hospitals in metropolitan and rural communities, more than 280 clinics (including UnityPoint Clinic station sites and the UnityPoint at Home, service.) UnityPoint Health provides coordinated clinic, hospital and home care throughout Iowa and some adjoining states. UnityPoint Health affiliates employ more than 28,000 and logs in 4 million patient visits a year.
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By Rick Patrie News Editor UNION – Outreach Africa, and now-Outreach-everywhere remains in Union, but has gone world wide, well into its second decade full of Presidential citations and international honors. It has helped engineer the packaging of so many tons of food for hard hit areas overseas, it’s all but lost count. Millions and millions and millions of meals to its credit. Founders Floyd and Kathy
Hammer travel the globe now. This newspaper started covering their effort back in about 2004 when it was just a fledgling charity built around a few BCLUW school children who spent a couple of study hall periods one year packaging a few plastic bags of dehydrated food for shipment to a village in Africa. When the newspaper found them, the people of Outreach, two of them, were still packing their first semi load of rudimentary medical equipment and a small store of the
meals – all bound for an East Coast port and from there to Tanzania. When we asked them last fall about 12 years later, just how many meals they had supervised packaging in the life of the project, they were at a loss. Somewhere in the books they had the number, of course, but to be sure there were scores and scores of millions of meals, three million packed just in the last few weeks before. Close to a million and a half
of them packed on the National Mall in Washington D.C. in a national AARP project. A year ago they had helped organize large groups who package food in Springfield, Missouri, in Kentucky, and have been helping the Southern Legislative Conference in a number of events. And then there was a packaging in commemoration of the September 11 event, it held on the national mall in Washington DC, where the
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Disaster drill tests county responders Over 150 people helped make a recent all-county emergency response drill as true to life as possible. Emergency responders and even local kids helped check out where the system could stand improvement and where it is doing well. The drill included teams from all around the county and it took almost a year to prepare. Emergency response teams had called for the drill saying they wanted to test themselves against a catastrophic event. The drill came as the city of Eldora is looking at upgrading the garage and other accommodations of the city ambulance service. See story below.
City eyes new ambulance shop
By Rick Patrie News Editor ELDORA – Today’s ambulance is an all but full-fledged emergency room on wheels, and simply too big for the accommodations that house the Eldora service out at the medical center on the town’s west edge. The ambulance has outgrown its headquarters and its depot, and largely due to the service’s successes, it’s likely the strain will continue. The service has a call load that’s grown by three fold in a decade. It takes precision maneuvering to get two of the ambulances in
the medical center garage, and there is no room at all for the third ambulance. It has been stored in a neighborhood garage on the west edge of town. And so, the city is looking at a $2.5 million project to build new facilities. It is worth noting that the ambulance departments has long been self funded – doesn’t ask for taxpayer dollars. It sustains its operations off the charges for service. Under the proposal, which will
go on the table at the October 4 city council meeting, the idea is to fund the entire new construction out of fees for service. The city is proposing to finance construction by floating of a revenue bond issue, a common fiscal tool of public finance which calls for the bonds to be retired using proceeds from the ambulance calls. With no hospital in the community, proponents of the project say the ambulance service has become just that much more, a critical component of health care in Eldora. The service answers over 1,000 calls
Eldora has a full complement of crewmembers where many other services of like size towns are constantly struggling to keep their membership up. If the project is approved, the city hopes that in 8 to 9 months the building could be operational. The city hasn’t picked a spot yet, but they make clear the idea would be to make it more centrally located than at present. Several sites in and around the downtown are under review, Larson says. One factor weighing on
a year now, department manager Corey Larson says, compared to 300 calls each year a decade ago. The growing service has made it easier for the unit here to remain self funding rather than requiring taxpayer subsidization – as is the case with many other ambulance services in towns the size of Eldora and even larger. Right now, the service has portions of two crews on call round the clock at the site, but sleeping accommodations are limited. Room for every-updated training is now cramped, too.
placement: There are constant winter concerns about snowdrifts on highway 175 at the west edges of town. The city council will take up the question on October 4 at 7 p.m. during its regular monthly meeting. Larson says that the Eldora service is a community bragging point here in central Iowa, highly successful in terms of maintaining a full and highly credentialed staff, keeping Eldora a stakeholder in local health care, and doing it all without calling on those taxpayer dollars.
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By Rick Patrie News Editor ELDORA – The project is now well under way calling for the total re-do of several blocks of South Washington Street. It is a project that should go 110 plus working days and expectations have all along been that the roadway work will be completed by the end of the current construction season. How much of the attendant sidewalk replacement work can be completed is yet to be seen, but the possibility it might carry over into spring had already been a given at the time the project was ok’d.. The project calls for resurfacing several blocks from 14th Avenue to 20th Avenue. It comes at an estimated $1.9 million cost. The project has been one of the city’s bigger initiatives in the last couple of years. The heavily travelled access to the city will be repaved, with associated utilities and curb and gutter replaced. The job includes repositioning water and sewer lines, and stands to face property owners along the impacted area with substantial
special assessments. The estimates are they should not run any higher than $20 a linear foot for the utilities, and $30 a linear foot for the curb and gutter. Again, city hall says that actual costs could be lower. The charges will be added to the property owners tax bills.
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New Providence park renewal goes into the books
by Rick Patrie News Editor NEW PROVIDENCE – Heritage Park was the focus at this year’s New Providence summer festival. The ribbon cutting on the renewed park marked a milestone in the almost two year long project. The New Providence Community Club, the county 100-Women Who
Care, the New Providence Hardware and Lennox industries, the Hardin County Savings Bank and Heart of Iowa Telecommunications and Thrivent Financial all came in for special thanks. It was a long time back, in 1955 that the park site property became the city’s to use, and this summer businessman Tom McDonald
remembered that for years it was known only as the community ‘slab.’ A patch of concrete and little more. Then just over a year ago things began to happen. The park renovation project started in 2015 as a joint project of the town council and the newlyformed New Providence Pride & Progress group. The 70-year-old
tennis and basketball courts in the park were in disrepair and little used. With an initial grant from the Barlow Family Foundation, some fundraising activities and a final boost from the 100+ Women group, a new Flex Court surface was laid in the fall of 2015. The new layout includes tennis, basketball and two pickleball courts. The
courtside fencing was replaced and the lighting improved. Other improvements in 2015 included painting the oldest play equipment, replacing the swings and adding a sandbox crane. With phase I completed, fundraising and grant-writing began for Phase 2. Again the Barlow Family Foundation, the philanthropic arm
of the Iowa Falls State Bank, proved to be a key component as the park project was chosen to participate in the Barlow Challenge. Funds were raised for picnic tables and benches, a butterfly garden, new signage, artwork, several new pieces of play equipment, and an open-air pavilion which will be built this fall.
Childrens’ theater gets new lease on life
By Rick Patrie News Editor NEW PROVIDENCE – The theatre is thriving in New Providence, and theatre for the youngest enthusiasts got a new lease on life this year. Hardin County’s special tie to the theatrical arts, the Old Creamery Theatre’s Camp Creamery summer program, has been running for ten years, and now they have year eleven firm in the date book. Thanks to a commitment from a
Pine Lake resident – Betsy Kuecker brought her six year old son to the “school of the stage in the New Providence’s Roundhouse” this summer, and he had such a great time she volunteered to help stage the program next year when founder Marlene Reece and Kay Clampitt retire. Kuecker did a little musical and stage work herself in her childhood, but admits it is not her first love. That would be writing, but she’s in good company there too, because
when you are on the stage at the Roundhouse, you are surrounded by the spirit of New Providence Players – and its in-house playwrights Arlen Daleske and Marlene Dennis Reece. All and all the news was great for local theatre here in Hardin County. Camp Creamery 2016 was another successful run, enlisting the professionals from the Old Creamery Theatre in schooling thirty-three campers from the local area. Every summer the kids come and this time from and as far away
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