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Vol. 41, No. 42 Ida Grove, Iowa

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O-A/BC-IG boards approve resolutions of intent to discuss whole grade sharing ❚ by DEB LOGER

The Odebolt-Arthur and Battle Creek-Ida Grove School Boards each unanimously approved resolutions of intent to negotiate a whole grade sharing agreement and directed board secretary Kathy Leonard to post notices and to notify the media per Chapter 21 of the Iowa Code during the regular joint meeting in Ida Grove Oct. 11. There were approximately 80 students, staff, parents and patrons in attendance. The boards met in joint session Oct. 18 to begin negotiations. Northwest AEA Chief Administrator Dr. Timothy Grieves was present to assist the school board members as they begin the work that needs to be done to come to an agreement on a new whole grade sharing agreement (WGS) for the 2017-18 school year. Over the past couple of weeks, experts on whole grade sharing and administrators have recommended the boards continue the current whole grade sharing agreement and work toward reorganization, stating “It’s what is best for the students.” During the joint meeting, Dr. Grieves said, “I’ve been working on whole grade sharing for schools for 31 years. This is a high stake decision, and you need to keep the students irst. You need to work through this for the kids – it’s tearing apart both communities, families and kids.” During the citizen comment period, BC-IG Elementary Principal Alan Henderson, Greg Neville of Odebolt, Jodi Peters representing the Odebolt-Arthur Education Association (O-AEA), Eric Wells of Arthur and Odebolt residents Trish Winger, Chris Boyle, Beth Wulf and Mindi Miller addressed the boards, asking them to keep the current grade con igurations the same and work toward consolidation. Public comments Henderson said, “I want to share some thoughts as both boards work together toward consolidation. First, we need to remember that, from an educational standpoint, it is best for all that we consolidate. This has been a recommendation from Russ Freeman, Dani Trimble, Nick Ouellette (former school administrators) and now Mr. Kenealy. Each of them has said this, because it allows us to run more ef iciently, provide stability for staff and students and provide

the best opportunities for all of our children educationally. “As much as I wish that consolidation would have passed, it didn’t, and now we are faced with some tough situations. The BC-IG Board voted to pull out, not because they didn’t want to be with O-A, but because we want to move forward, provide stability for staff and be able to create the best facilities for our district. “As it stands now, we are not whole grade sharing for the 201718 school year, and that leaves BC-IG with a small school and O-A with a K-8 facility (with their high school students to attend a high school elsewhere). “I believe for our children a two-way share is best for them educationally. We know we cannot go back into the same arrangement we just had. I believe the only way to do that is to increase the amount that O-A has to pay to be able to stay. That amount needs to be determined, so that it shows they value consolidation and are willing to pay some extra to make it happen, knowing we will vote to consolidate within a year. Then it needs to be clear to all patrons of both communities that this is our last opportunity; after this next vote, BC-IG will be on its own and O-A will be on its own with their high school to go to a school of their choosing. “I believe the best thing both boards could do is put together a poster with a picture of all 12 of you, signed, saying “United together for a consolidated OABCIG” with a picture of each school—high school, middle school and both elementaries on it. As always, please consider doing what is best for our kids.” Neville thanked both boards and stated “reorganization offers the brightest future for our kids. Actions speak louder than words, and you need to lead by example.” Neville then presented a $1,000 cashier’s check stating it could go toward election costs. Some of the comments Peters presented from the O-AEA were: “Together, we have created a strong and stable academic foundation. Sharing staff talents and expertise has allowed us to grow in our knowledge and ability to meet student learning needs. This includes the sharing of a curriculum director, tech director, and the programs connected to the

TLC Grant. The staff development opportunities for both districts are increased when we work and collaborate together. “Together, we have achieved stability in our extracurricular offerings. We are able to ield competitive teams as well as attract students to the school because of our strong athletic programs. Students have opportunities to participate in programs such as FFA and robotics, which are important for developing students’ interests and creating a path for their futures. “Together, our school is the vehicle that develops our social framework and our future. Instability in our schools’ future breeds instability in our communities. We must rebuild trust through cooperation and teach our children how to recover from adversity. Through hard work, this is possible, if we do it together. “Together, we have achieved inancial stability. Together, we have become a stronger educational unit in the lives of our students and communities. “On behalf of the Odebolt-Arthur Education Association, we ask that the boards let the past be the past. We ask for a new start in which all communities work together for the future of our schools and our students. Let’s dream of what can be and make it a reality. With OABCIG together, everyone achieves more.” Wells said, “You are examples for our kids. Both boards share some blame. You need to listen to Mr. Kenealy; he’s a sound professional; that’s why you hired him. You need to listen to both AEAs; they are giving you sound advice. You need to be kind and courteous. You need to listen to your experts – committing to all our kids.” Winger read a prepared statement, stating she was speaking on behalf of her kids, freshman Carter, sixth grader Cassidy and ifth grader Cayleigh. “We need unity for our communities. If you can’t serve with integrity, don’t serve.” Boyle said, “It was dif icult to see our board members actively pursue the no reorganization vote. You were elected to represent the community. You were only representing half of the community. A one-way share doesn’t do anything for your students, facilities (continued on page 3)

Pink Walk: Several of the participants in Ida County’s Pink Walk gathered for a photo prior to the start of the walk Oct. 8. The walk started at Horn Memorial Hospital (HMH) and continued on the Pleasant Valley Trail. The sixth annual walk raised awareness of breast cancer with funds raised going to HMH’s breast cancer awareness program. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)

Future fireman: BC-IG kindergartner Wyatt Van Houten got excited when he got the chance to operate a fire hose with the help of Ida Grove fireman Ryan Jacobson Thursday. Members of the fire department also visited classrooms, showed children the fire trucks and the equipment they use to battle fires. The visit was part of fire prevention week. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)

O-A board says it will support reorganiza on vote ❚ by DEB LOGER

The Odebolt-Arthur School Board held a work session Sunday, Oct. 9, to discuss whole grade sharing and reorganization prior to Tuesday, Oct. 11’s joint board meeting. Board members indicated they wanted to continue the current whole grade sharing and bring reorganization up for a vote prior to the 2017 September school board elections. They stated they would all sign a document outlining the reorganization vote and stating they are in favor of it. They also agreed to travel to Battle Creek and Ida Grove to garner signatures for a reorganization petition. Board president Joey Hoe ling opened the meeting, stating the board would take 20 minutes of comments from the public with no individual speaking more than ive minutes. Individuals addressing the board

during the comment session were Trish Winger, Al Wilke, Vonnie Wareham, Darcy Sibenaller and Kathi Johnson. Winger read a prepared statement (see letter to the editor) stating, “I think each board member needs to have clear expectation and be held accountable for their actions. The board members all verbalized their commitment to work on the whole grade sharing and eventual reorganization vote. Many of attendees, myself included, wondered what would be different this time?” Winger asked: “What is being done to dispel the lies originating from the no voters, how will each board member support the reorganization this time, how many children from Odebolt and Arthur are expected to remain here, how many open enrollment applications have been submitted and what was

the cost for the Sept. 13 vote?” “I don’t have to remind each of you of the importance that each of you holds in the matter of the future of our local school environment. You’ve heard it time and time again,” said Wilke. “Do you really want to make the relationship with BC-IG permanent? Do you want to reorganize with BC-IG or not? You owe them the decency to express your desires. “There are several entities waiting for your decision. Families in the Odebolt-Arthur School District with students wondering where they will be taking their children for classes. Families of faculty and staff members wondering about the futures of their livelihood.” Wareham said there are hurt feelings in both communities and that the board has to move forward. She commented that the board has (continued on page 2)

Two vie for Ida County sheriff seat in upcoming election Ida County voters will go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 8, to elect a sheriff. Incumbent Sheriff Wade Harriman (R) of Holstein is seeking reelection and is being challenged by Dale Breyfogle (D) of Holstein. Dale Breyfogle Dale Breyfogle, 74, of Holstein is seeking election to the sheriff’s position “to get a better and more just law enforcement system.” He states his quali ications are “the road of hard knocks.” Wade Harriman Sheriff Wade Harriman, 41, of Holstein is seeking re-election as Ida County sheriff. His wife, Leah, is a preschool teacher at BC-IG Elementary School for the past 18 years. Son Cade (12) attends Ridge View Middle School, and Carson (nine) attends the Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary School. “I am seeking re-election to the of ice of sheriff so I can continue my

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life’s work, which has been to work hard for the citizens of Ida County each day, to ensure they receive the most professional, proactive law enforcement services for their tax dollar. There are many challenges

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PAGE TWO more of the Courier’s front page presentation during the joint meeting. “What are we willing to give up?” asked Stacy Raasch. Brad Lundell said, “We’ve got two strikes against us, and we are in the bottom of the ninth inning. I don’t want a one-way share. We need to know where we goofed up and how do we ix it.” “The best case scenario is to keep the kids together. I don’t think its fair to separate the middle school. We need to do what we need to do to keep the kids together. If that means looking at the proration, I’m okay with that. I don’t want to look at a one-way share,” said Joey Hoe ling. “We need to know what went wrong with the vote, what was our part in that and how do we correct it?” said Lundell. Ryan Schroeder asked about the enrollment numbers. Kenealy reported there are approximately 161 O-A Elementary students, 98 O-A middle school students and 80 O-A high school students, for a total of 339 students. Kenealy noted that, “If you send the high school students to BCIG and the open enrollments are ful illed, that could possibly leave 200 students in the Odebolt building. That’s a signi icant inancial hit to your budget. You have a lot less dollars to support programs. You’d be able to run the elementary, but you’d have a very simple sixth through eighth grade program. You’d have to share specialists with someone else to offer classes. How many full-time music teachers will you be able to afford? Will the art teacher be part-time? It’s dif icult to keep teachers when you cut their time down.” Lundell looked at his fellow board members and asked: “Did you actively participate in the no vote campaign?” Raasch replied, “I didn’t do any letter writing campaigns. I admitted to some individuals that I was promoting the no vote. The last couple weeks prior to the election, I just answered questions. I didn’t speak up and correct false information.” She continued, “In the future, I want to work with BC-IG to give the kids the best we can. All the kids deserve the best buildings we can provide at all sites and the best education at the middle school and high school.” Schroeder commented that he wasn’t on the board at the time. “This vote divided this community, and the boards are divided. I want to work with the BC-IG board. I want what’s best for our kids, wherever that takes us. I’m not advocating for one side or the other.” “I also did not participate in letter writing. I did have a ‘no’ sign in my yard. I had concerns about the board con iguration,” said Joey Hoe ling. “I have a unique position as I work in Ida Grove. I had Battle Creek and Ida Grove people contact me about their concerns for reorganization. I’ve made mistakes in this. I didn’t receive a lot of emails before the election, but I’ve received a lot since.” Pat Hoeling said, “I did participate in the signs. My family had nothing to do with the letter writing. I’ll go along with whatever is decided. I burned those ‘no’ signs the day after the election.” “We are really, really on a thin string with them. I want resilient support from here. How are we going to have tough talks with the people who are negative? I want us to be 5-0 that we are behind

reorganization 100 percent. I want us to go to Tuesday’s meeting uni ied on how we are going to make this work,” said Lundell. “We are going to work together hard and all sign off on the reorganization,” said Joey Hoe ling. The board con iguration was brought up several times and Kenealy responded, “If good people are elected, they work together as one for the best for the kids.” Lundell said, “The plan (seven-member board with two representing Odebolt, one representing Arthur, three representing Ida Grove and one representing Battle Creek with everyone voting for all the board members) BC-IG suggested was the fairest, as it gave every community a voice. How do we get the naysayers to vote yes?” “I think the facility study will show long-term, vested commitment for all buildings. I think that will shut up the naysayers. I think this study should have been done ive years ago,” said Raasch. Kenealy countered saying there was talk of doing a joint facility study years ago and O-A declined. BC-IG did the study, which was concluded in 2014. Kenealy was asked if he was the superintendent when the joint facility study was discussed, would he have allowed O-A to decline participation? His response was “no.” “The boards are a joint board, and all studies should be done jointly.” “You’re concerned about closing a building; what’s a building without students?” asked Winger. When asked about comments from some no individuals that East Sac or Schaller-Crestland were better options, Raasch adamantly said no, and Joey Hoe ling said he’d never heard that comment and he wanted reorganization with BC-IG. Hoe ling added, “We need to look at our kids as O-AB/C-IG, not O-A and not BC-IG, but as all our kids. I have an eighth grader that wants to know where she’s going to school next year. We are going to work together and all sign off on it,” said Joey Hoe ling. “I take great offense that $20,000 was wasted (on the election). The big ‘no’ signs were intimidating to people and sent the wrong message. Don’t waste another $20,000,” said Sibenaller. BC-IG Board President Stephanie Konradi said, “A total of 83 percent of BC-IG voters were in favor of reorganization. O-A has voted down reorganization twice. You can say you’re going to come to Battle Creek and Ida Grove to get petitions signed, but there’s a lot of work to get this to move forward. Are you prepared to give us a heck of a sales pitch?” Wareham commented that accurate information needed to be put in the papers that came from the superintendent and the board, not from the public. Kenealy responded, “All information that I sent to the Courier (newspaper) got sent to the Chronicle. I put a lot of information on the school website. I sent the petition to the papers and put it on the web site. I’ve answered questions and I’ve put them on the web site. I’ve written a lot of summaries that were sent out on the JMC website. We need to come together on whole grade sharing. Negotiation is a compromise, and we have until Feb. 1 to get a new agreement done.” Approximately 40 individuals attended the work session.

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Bridge of Hope: Sue Knop of Arthur ties a pink ribbon to the “Bridge of Hope” (footbridge over the Maple River on Ida Grove’s Pleasant Valley Trail) as part of the sixth annual Ida County Pink Walk Oct. 8. The pink ribbons included the names of breast cancer survivors and those who lost their battle with the disease. The walk raised awareness of breast cancer with funds raised going to HMH’s breast cancer awareness program. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)

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(continued from front page) of ice for the past 19-years. In fact, working for the Ida County Sheriff’s Of ice has been the only job I have held in my adult life. I have been completely committed to the sheriff’s of ice throughout my career, and I pledge that I will maintain that commitment each day I work for the citizens of Ida County. To me, law enforcement is not a job; it’s a career. It’s a career that many in my immediate family have been called into, and I am proud to be a law enforcement of icer and a member of the law enforcement community. “My number one priority has always been, and will always be, ridding our county of those who manufacture and deal drugs in our communities. If the citizens of Ida County give me the honor of serving another four-year term, I will do everything in my power to ensure Ida County continues to be a great place to live, work and raise a family.” Harriman received his Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and history from Coe College in May 1997. During his time in college, he also served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve for six years, where he attained the rank of sergeant. He graduated from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy in November 1997 and has worked for the sheriff’s of ice since that time. “In addition, I have attended and successfully completed dozens of trainings, some of which include K-9 school in 1999; in 2000, I became a DARE instructor and still continue to teach that important curriculum each year to ifth grade students in Ida County; I have completed several leadership and development courses through the National Sheriffs’ Association and the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement; upper management courses through Van Meter and Associates and I have completed several other schools of instruction during my career speci ic to criminal investigations, interviews and interrogations and leadership. “I also have vast knowledge and

experience in setting the annual sheriff’s budget and developing policy for the sheriff’s of ice. In terms of the budget, I will continue to personally ensure that the sheriff’s of ice spends your tax dollars wisely. I take the responsibility of spending taxpayers’ hard earned money seriously, and I will continue to propose budgets that are as conservative as possible.” In 2007, Harriman was selected Iowa Law Enforcement Of icer of the Year by the American Legion of Iowa. Harriman is a member of the Ida Grove Kiwanis, Battle Creek Lions, Holstein American Legion, Alpine Masonic Lodge in Holstein, Holstein United Methodist Church, the Iowa State Sheriffs’ and Deputies’ Association and the National Sheriffs’ Association. He has served on the Iowa State Sheriffs’ and Deputies’ Association Board of Directors for four years, helping set policy and direction for our state organization. Challenges facing law enforcement: “I feel there are several challenges facing law enforcement, and I look forward to meeting each one of those challenges over the next four years. “On the local level, we are in the midst of re-negotiating the 28E agreement that binds the cities and county together for law enforcement services. This system has been in place in some fashion since 1976. I am 100 percent committed to this system and will do everything in my power to ensure it remains intact for many years to come. It streamlines law enforcement in Ida County and saves the citizens thousands of dollars each year, due to the fact there are no redundant services. I think that some minor changes are in order to the new 28E agreement, so each taxing entity is being treated equally in terms of cost, but, overall, the system is solid and serves as a model for other cities and counties in Iowa who wish to share law

enforcement services. “In addition, in the next few months, we will be re-negotiating a new contract for the employees of the sheriff’s of ice. I will do all I can to ensure that we remain true to our conservative principles, but we must be progressive in terms of compensation for our employees so we can retain the excellent employees who now work in the sheriff’s of ice. Today’s law enforcement requires properly educated and trained employees to handle the multitude of responsibilities placed in our laps. We must be competitive in terms of pay and bene its, or we will spend more money hiring and training new employees who have much less experience. I am very proud of the current staff in place at the sheriff’s of ice. They work hard every day and are a large part of the reason for our success year in and year out. “On the national scene, we all know what has taken place in our country in the past few years. It began in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014 and has been replicated in many other cities since that time. I think now is the time for law enforcement to reconnect with their communities through community policing, and to reconnect with the citizens we serve. “We in law enforcement are not at war with our citizens or communities. We are the keepers of our communities, and we must remember that, each day, we put on our uniform and go to work. Our job is dif icult on the best days, but we are here to serve and protect, and I pledge over the next four years that our agency will establish community policing policies and practices that once again give voice to the people and establish open lines of communication between citizens and the sheriff’s of ice. “In closing, I want to thank the citizens of Ida County for giving me the honor of serving you as your sheriff for the past 18 years. I ask for your vote on Nov. 8. Thank you.”

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(continued from front page) to make sure they have everyone’s vote and make sure the correct facts are being reported. “What was the cost for the election?” asked Sibenaller. Superintendent Terry Kenealy and board secretary Kathy Leonard reported, as of Oct. 7, 36 (21 high school, 11 middle school and four elementary) open enrollment requests had been submitted. Leonard commented that there were other open enrollment applications out. “O-A has a net negative open enrollment with 35 students leaving the district this year and $6,411 per student in funding goes with them.” Leonard reported she hadn’t received all the bills for the Sept. 13 reorganization election, but that the 2011 election cost the districts $17,000. Johnson said, “Actions speak louder than words. I encourage you to do it for all of us. You’ve invested a lot of time in this, and you all have families and jobs. BC-IG wants to see action from you; they want us to dig our heels in. They are tired of leading a horse to water and getting nothing.” Following the citizen comments, Kenealy recapped O-A’s Oct. 3 work session, stating the board had four options to consider. They include: • Staying with the same whole grade sharing agreement (which he felt had a slim chance) but, to do this, would require the O-A board to approve a one-year, whole grade sharing agreement with a memorandum of understanding on a reorganization vote. The O-A board would need to support the reorganization vote, assist in the petition process with everyone working together as a team. It would also incorporate the facilities’ study and academic study. “ • Continue whole grade sharing, but with benchmarks, such as a revised proration billing formula and possibly others, including the memorandum of understanding that a reorganization vote would be held within a year. • One-way sharing high school students only. Each district would maintain its own middle school, as well as its own elementary. Kenealy said, “What happens to the middle school activities? The kids have been working together. You could do a cooperative agreement for sports.” • Both schools go on their own. Kenealy indicated that the O-A board seemed interested in continuing to whole grade share with BC-IG in the same manner as the past seven years and making a commitment on reorganization. Some board members also asked for joint facilities’ study and a committee to review the current academic program and how to make it better. “Each board member said they were committed to reorganization,” said Kenealy. “However, the BC-IG board had a different opinion than the O-A board. The consensus of the BC-IG board, following its work session Oct. 4, was to consider a one-way share whole grade sharing agreement, with some changes in the inancial proration and putting in some benchmark requirements for O-A as well as a speci ic timeline.” Kenealy reported the administrators were working on a PowerPoint presentation to highlight course offerings in the past, present and future for the joint meeting. The presentation would include: what the high school and middle school schedules look like keeping the whole grade sharing agreement as is, what a one-way share would look like and what the middle school schedules would look like with separate middle schools and another scenario if there is no agreement and the schools go their own separate ways. Kenealy noted he and Northwest Arrowhead Area Education Agency Chief Administrator Dr. Tim Grieves would also have a PowerPoint

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(continued from front page) or teachers; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like grasping a hot coal and throwing it at the person youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re mad at. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take this out on the kids.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our kids are hurt,â&#x20AC;? said Wulf. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is talked about at home and school. A one-way share will make it even harder to get a reorganization vote to pass. Both boards shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bring anything to the table unless itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100 percent for the kids, and you should be able to prove that to us with evidence on your decision and back it up with justi ication.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to speak tonight,â&#x20AC;? said Miller, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but my son just came in. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Falcon, and he played football tonight and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Falcon from Odebolt and there are a lot of them.â&#x20AC;? Dr. Grieves said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because BCIG voted to end the current WGS agreement, you have to start over. The timeline is to pass a resolution of intent to discuss a WGS agreement by Nov. 1, which both boards just did. Followed by public hearings in both communities before the end of December and approve an agreement by Feb. 1.â&#x20AC;? Grieves is recommending a more aggressive timeline with public hearings in November and a decision by the December regular meeting. PowerPoint presentations O-A/BC-IG principals Patrick Miller, Henderson and Doug Mogensen presented a PowerPoint presentation outlining Chapter 12 required minimum course offerings for high schools and middle schools, O-A and BC-IG high school and middle school staf ing numbers prior to WGS in 2008-09, 201617 middle and high school staf ing numbers, 2016-17 middle school and high school class offerings, enrollment data for 2008-09 and 2016-17 and information on room utilization at the high school and BC-IG Elementary buildings. Note: For copies of the PowerPoint presentations, contact Superintendent Terry Kenealy or high school principal Pat Miller. 2008-09 enrollment data O-A: PK-5=160, 6-8=93, 9-12= 108 for a total of 351 BC-IG: PK-5=291, 6-8=158, 9-12=238 for a total of 682 2016-17 enrollment data O-A: PK-5=154, 6-8=76, 9-12=83 for a total of 313 BC-IG: PK-5=352, 6-8=141, 9-12=201 for a total of 694 The presentation noted all but four classrooms at the high school are used all day, other than prep period for staff members. Some classrooms are free a portion of the day, the library could be converted back to a classroom and the former WIT building could be utilized in a different way. All of the BC-IG Elementary rooms would be used during the day. The sixth grade could possibly it. The Odebolt building is full all day, every day. The cost to rent four pods (four classrooms of 25) without bathrooms for the seventh and eighth grade would be close to $150,000 for a year. Questions to consider: open enrollment is going to play a major factor for both districts in what they can offer and the number of sections at all levels and the master schedule for high school and middle school (staf ing and space). WGS options Dr. Grieves presented a PowerPoint on agreement options as follows: Option 1: Whole grade sharing stays the same with 9-12 at Ida Grove, sixth-eighth at Odebolt, proration formula (68 BC-IG and 32 O-A) stays the same, based on percentage of certi ied enrollment, and activities sharing stays the same. Each board would be required to approve a memorandum of understanding with the following stipulations: each board must positively support the whole grade sharing agreement as approved, the agreement is only for the 201718 school year, each board must support a vote on reorganization no later than September 2017 and support for a new vote on

reorganization means: assist in the collection of petition signatures, assist in disseminating accurate information regarding reorganization that must be approved by each board, each board must assist in correcting information regarding reorganization that is not true or is misleading in an effort to better inform the patrons prior to a vote on reorganization, a joint facilities committee will be created to prepare a comprehensive plan for the districtsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; facilities and grounds, gather cost estimates and information on how the projects would be funded along with an estimated impact on property taxes and a joint academic program task force will be created to review each program offered by the O-A/ BC-IG districts and consider long range plans for enhanced academic programs for all students. Option 2: Revised whole grade sharing agreement for the 201718 with everything remaining the same as the current agreement except the funding formula would be changed to a 50/50 split of educational costs instead of by percentage of students. This option would also include the memorandum of understanding. Option 3: One-way sharing agreement with O-A/BC-IG High School for grades 9-12 in Ida Grove and each district responsible for academic programs for grades PK-8 individually, O-A and BCIG enter into a cooperative agreement for seventh and eighth grade athletics with practices and contests at Odebolt except for track, proration formula for seventh and eighth grade athletics would be a 50/50 split of all costs and the memorandum of understanding. Other options: each district on their own at the conclusion of 2016-17, each district look for other sharing partners for 201718 and any other options board members would like to submit. The presentation also included igures on the projected impact on open enrollment on O-A. O-A currently open enrolls 35 more students out than in. BC-IG open enrolls in 20 more students than it open enrolls out. The inancial impact ($432,685) would be signi icant for O-A if all the open enrollment applications (48 as of noon Oct. 11) were submitted. Board statements Following the PowerPoint presentations, BC-IG board member Ryan Goodman and O-A Board President Joey Hoe ling read prepared statements. The following excerpts are from their statements: Goodman said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;No other district has offered to invest in your building, your kids and your community. You did not just say, no thank you; you employed tactics that were a slap in the face. Now, you have people mad. If you individually did not do some of these things, and I know you did do some, you turned a blind eye and let them happen; you did not ful ill your obligation to your community or do the right thing. We passed 85 percent, but our people are insulted; they are mad. You not only have to ix this with your voters; you need to ix it with ours. I hope you can be the adult here, admit to the mistakes of the past, ask for forgiveness and do everything you can to ix this. We put our heart into this vote and saving this district; your heart was in another place. I hope that your heart is changed and I hope that you can get the naysayers to understand; otherwise, we are all just wasting our time.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The democratic process was followed and the majority spoke; we must respect that. We must

respect the opinions of these people. There were no votes in both districts, whose opinions need to be respected. To those of you who illed out open enrollment papers, I respect that. By open enrolling your student, it would appear that you are turning your back on the teachers who have taught your kids and sending a message to those teachers that they are not providing a quality education to our kids.â&#x20AC;? Hoe ling said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Ś I apologize to the students and staff of the O-A/ BC-IG district for everything you have gone through before, during and after this election. I will tell you that the O-A board unanimously voted to continue whole grade sharing and get a mediator to help us through this after hearing from students and patrons. I can tell you that I have never questioned the quality of education for my kids. With this being said, I apologize if I have offended anyone. Forgiveness is up to you.â&#x20AC;? Dr. Grieves referenced a 1977 song by Dave Mason - â&#x20AC;&#x153;There ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t no good guy, there ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t no bad guy. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only you and me and we just disagree.â&#x20AC;? He said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You need to work this through for our kids.â&#x20AC;? In other business The boards approved a statemandated 10-cent increase in school lunch prices for 201617, effective Nov. 1. Prices for elementary (PK-5) lunches will be $2.10, middle school lunches will be $2.35 and high school lunches will be $2.60. Breakfast prices will remain where they are. Adult lunch prices increased at the beginning of the school year. Both boards have indicated an interest in continuing work on the combined facilities study for both the buildings and grounds in Odebolt and the high school building and grounds in Ida Grove. Each board needs to approve, replace or add new members to the combined facilities study committee to move forward with this process. The boards reviewed the 201516 combined facilities study committee members and discussed additional members. Youme Thomasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and Brenna Nevilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s early graduation requests were approved by the BC-IG board upon successful completion of graduation requirements. Open enrollment applications for Gwindolyn McCormick (seventh grade) and Gregory McCormick (ninth grade) out of BC-IG into River Valley and Paige Allen ( irst grade) and Dawson Allen (second grade) out of O-A to BC-IG (change of residence) were approved. Four out-of-state/overnight trips were approved as follows: O-A/BC-IG FFA to national conference in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 19-22 (sponsor and ive students); ine arts trip to Omaha, Neb., Oct. 26, a.m. workshops and p.m. tour of Joslyn Museum and Omaha Symphony (27 students); robotics tournament in Omaha, Neb., on Jan. 28 (six students) and Talented And Gifted trip to Omaha, Neb., Nov. 2 to Kugler Visionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;tour, medical demonstration of eye testing and reading results, observe eye surgery (sponsor and two students). Contracts approved were for Tyler Johnson, assistant middle school boys track (O-A), Patricia Winterrowd, head middle school girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; track (BC-IG), Judy Fells, high school musical accompanist (BC-IG) and Allyson Iversen, high school paraeducator (BC-IG). Curriculum presentations were given by Ashley Becker and Lisa Henderson for the BC-IG preschool and KEY classes and Mistaya Hoe ling (for Carrie Gorden) for the O-A AK program.

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Horse Drawn Elevator: Farming in the 1930s still relied heavily on old fashioned horsepower as shown by the horse driven corn elevator at the Ben Noble farm.

Out of the Past Forty years ago The irst snowfall of the season came to Ida County early Monday morning. A front page photo shows a load of freshly combined corn being delivered at the elevator in Ida Grove, trimmed out in white from the trip to town. Light snow continued through most of the day and there was about an inch of accumulation on yards in towns. John Lawrence and Frank Breneisen, Morningside College professors, told a group of about 40 people Sunday afternoon that Ida County’s courthouse is an opportune size for a restoration project. The two professors who travel the state for the Iowa Fine Arts council, said they were encouraged by the outside of the building and how good of condition it is in. Thirty years ago Ida Grove’s JC Penney manager Tony Kallas received of icial noti ication last week that the Ida Grove store will close in January. According to Kallas, the catalog portion of the business will remain

in town and he has applied for the franchise. He also noted that there will be plenty of stock at the Ida Grove location over the Christmas shopping season. More than 80 neighbors, both men and women, gathered at Donald and Brad Christiansen farms last Thursday to aid in completing the fall harvest. Donald was suddenly struck ill in early September, while Brad was just recently injured in a farming accident. The two groups of volunteers harvested 61 acres of soybeans at Don’s farm and 84 acres of soybeans at Brad’s farm in less than two and a half hours. Twenty years ago The City of Arthur plans to take bids to rebuild 12 blocks of city streets. The decision to take bids on the street improvements came following a public meeting on Oct. 1 with approximately 50 people who attended the meeting to give their thoughts. City streets from First Avenue from West Street to M-31; Second Avenue from Oak Street to M-31 and from West Street from

Highway 175 to First avenue are on the list to be repaired. Aaron Mahr and Megan Johnson were crowned BC-IG’s homecoming king and queen Thursday night. In Holstein, Chad Niemeier and Billi Clausen were crowned during the annual candlelight coronation ceremony. Ten years ago The Ida Grove City Council reviewed and approved a joint public service agreement from Snyder and Associates, Inc., for the west access on Monday, which details obligations of the city and county in the completion of the $3 million project. The Odebolt-Arthur School Board discussed the science room addition, approved the modi ied allowable growth application and reviewed enrollment numbers during Monday’s meeting. After discussing the options, Superintendent Russ Freeman was directed to contact Architects Collaborative, the architects for the north addition, to pin down the cost to re-bid the project.

by Chelsea Gross Recreation director We will be hosting a fall painting party on Thursday, Oct. 27. For information on the fee and to reserve your spot call the rec center. “Lose, Learn and be Lean” will start Thursday, Oct. 20. It is a weight loss competition that will last 10 weeks. Participants will have the chance to attend itness classes, weekly weigh-ins and nutrition education sessions, as well as win prizes at the end for the top losers. There is a fee for members and non-members. Non-members will be able to use the facility for the duration of the challenge. You can sign up at the rec center. Youth volleyball practices are currently going on. The gym will be utilized for practices most evenings during the week through October. Please plan accordingly.

12-year-old gymnastics program. If interested in registering, registration will run throughout October. Massage therapy: Licensed therapist Danielle Nelson is offering massages at Lohff-Schumann. To set up an appointment contact her at 810-623-8029. Monday cards: Join us every Monday from 1-3 p.m. to play euchre and 500. Prizes and a light snack are provided. Members play for free and non-members will be charged the daily admission fee. Facility fund-raiser: If you have empty pop cans you’d like to donate to a good cause, you can drop them off at Lohff-Schumann anytime. Money collected will be put towards new equipment. Birthday parties: Let LohffSchumann make your child’s birthday party a hit. The fee includes: admission for your entire group, use of our gym, community room and children’s room, which now includes an eye play system and games for all ages, for three hours, a decorated sheet cake and

To the editor: After attending a recent joint O-A/ BC-IG board meeting and observing several others on video, I would like to make a few observations. When discussing reorganization and sharing, some of the O-A board members either don’t participate in any of the discussions or spend a great deal of time complaining about how they are somehow being disrespected by BC-IG. Something I have heard very little of from them during all this

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Lohff-Schumann by Libby Bagenstos Recreation director Youth dodge ball tournament: We will be hosting a third through ifth grade dodge ball tournament Sunday, Oct. 23 from 1 to 5 p.m. and a sixth through eighth grade tournament on Sunday, Oct. 30 from 1 to 5 p.m. Teams of six can be of mixed ages and gender. Registration forms and fee are due Oct. 15. Adult dance: As an extension of our youth dance program Tina Mason is offering dance classes for adults as well as a form of exercise. Classes are held on Tuesdays from 6 to 6:30 p.m. and Thursdays from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. If interested, contact Lohff-Schumann. Youth dance: We are currently taking registration forms for our three-year-old to 17-year-old dance program. Styles include ballet, tap, clogging and jazz. If interested in registering, registration will run throughout October. Youth gymnastics: We are currently taking registration forms for our three-year-old to

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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Ida County auditor running unopposed in general elec on by Doug Clough Our daughter, Samantha, will be 26-years old next month. It’s easy to remember, because she was born Thanksgiving Day 1990; it makes for the kind of math that an English major can figure. Her birthday always brings to mind the memory of her mother and me interviewing Ida Grove’s Clara Bennigsdorf for Sam’s day care. It makes me laugh now to think of it. Clara, and her husband Russ, are our kids’ Ida Grove grandparents. At the time, we didn’t know that we would be so lucky… and, as absurd as it seems, we were right to ask questions of the people we would entrust to our daughter’s care. And few others understand the need for this trust like Sarah Sholty and Janice Nelson, two board members for Kidzone Day Care, currently located at Ida Grove’s Methodist Church. These two ladies are part of a six-member board that includes president Lex Jacobsen, vice president Nelson, treasurer Sholty, secretary Janet Todd, Retha Harrington and Becky Delong. Sholty, Nelson and I got together after a Kidzone board meeting. We sat in what will be the lunchroom and where the kids will have indoor activities. I wondered what has inspired these ladies to be involved in an undertaking as large as this… a daycare looking for a large building to care for 80 kids from six weeks to 12 years old. “Retha (Harrington) watched our children (Joel, Sherry, and Brian) years ago as a day care provider,” said Nelson. “She always encourages us to do what is best for the kids that Kidzone

cares for…” Nelson’s husband Ed has been an employee for Midwest Industries for 28 years and acts as volunteer for the daycare. Kidzone acquired their new building – the former Heartland Baptist Church – in July 2015. “We were looking at another building,” stated Sholty. “The owners were coming down in price, but they were still looking for almost $200,000. We were able to acquire the church for much less, and it still met our needs even with quite a bit more work to do.” Sholty, and her husband Mike, have two children, Dylan and Leah; Mike serves as a volunteer for the organization. That work included dismantling the former church nursery and office and any other facet of the building that did not meet code. “It was important that we included our region’s fire marshal and Department of Human Services as well as an architect,” stated Sholty. “We have enlarged bathroom stalls for handicapped access and have made sure we have the appropriate number of bathroom stools and sinks.” Kidzone is currently housed at the Ida Grove Methodist Church, a venue that is able to accommodate 50 kids. The new location will double the number of infants cared for and accommodate 30 more children. There will be separate rooms for six-week olds to one year, oneyear-old, two-year-old, three and four-year-old, and school-aged to 12. It’s a number that requires a boys’ and girls’ restroom, laundry room, office and 20member staff. And, as you might imagine, it’s a community necessity – a community with a few

manufacturers and numerous other businesses. The board’s fund-raising goal is $250,000, only half collected for at this time. “It seems that everything involved costs a minimum of $10K,” stated Nelson. “A commercial kitchen range hood is well over $30,000.” The day care also is seeking to pay for a playground. As we walk through the building, it’s easy to see the group’s accomplishments. The rooms are dry-walled, fire exits easily identified, and most importantly – for this father who eventually will tread into grandpa-hood – each room has a large-glass window for those who visit and want to view engaged or napping children. But, beyond the necessities – safety, nutrition, and playtime – is a board that dreams about our kids’ future. “We want them to use their imagination to explore,” said Sholty. “We see an outside garden where children learn to grow and get to know science and contribute to their nutrition. It should be a fun, natural experience. This year, the board has had four farmers’ market grillouts to raise funds. According to Nelson and Sholty, financial institutions and businesses have also contributed to their success. This upcoming Saturday, Oct. 22, is their annual fund-raiser, a Halloween party at the Ida Grove Community Hall, from 5-8 p.m. Admission is $10 per family. If you’d like to be part of Kidzone’s future through donation, volunteer work, or contributing to a fund-raising event, contact a Kidzone Day Care staff member at 712-3642061.

Kidzone: Sarah Sholty, left, and Janice Nelson of the Kidzone Daycare board of directors inspect the progress made towards converting the former Baptist Church in Ida Grove into a daycare center capable of caring for 80 children. (Courier photo by Doug Clough)

Sole 2 Soul 125 South Main St. in Galva 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily 712-282-4426 www.Sole2SoulGalva.com Sole to Soul gift ideas: If you are searching for the perfect gift, why not give the gift of itness and wellness this year. Sole 2 Soul gift ceti icates, memberships, shirts and sweatshirts are available for purchase. Step aerobics/yoga: Sole 2 Soul’s next eight-week session of step aerobics and yoga starts on Monday, Oct. 24. These 60-minute combo classes are taught by AFAA certi ied trainer Barb Gebers. Class dates are Oct. 24, Nov. 1, 7, 14, 21, 28 and Dec. 5 and 12. Call 282-4426 to sign up or stop in at the itness center.

Permit to carry class: The Ida County Sheriff’s Of ice will be offering a permit to carry class in Galva on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. at The Meeting Place. The class will last approximately three hours, for ages 21 and older. There is a fee for the class. Funky wall art canvas class: Ceil Triggs’ next Funky Wall Art canvas class will be held at The Meeting Place on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m. Participants 12 and older will cut, arrange and attach materials onto an 11 X 14 canvas. There is a fee for the class and RSVP’s are needed by Nov. 5 to 282-4426. Simply Said party: Rhonda Summerfeld will lead a Simply Said crafting night at The Meeting Place Thursday, Nov. 16, at 6:30

p.m. Participants 14 and older will design and paint a 10x12 board with a Thanksgiving or Christmas theme. To register contact Summerfeld at 712-830-1837 or Anne Johnson at 712-282-4426 by Oct. 21. There is a fee for the class. Wine bottle painting class: Cassandra Vogt will be at The Meeting Place on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 6:30 p.m. to teach a wine bottle painting class. Participants 14 and older can choose to paint and decorate one to three wine bottles. For information on the cost or to sign up, call 282-4426. Registrations and payments needed by Nov. 21. The Meeting Place is the ideal place to host your special event. Call 282-4426 for information.

Ida County voters will go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 8, to elect a sheriff, two supervisors and an auditor. Ida County Auditor Lorna Steenbock, 59, of Ida Grove is running unopposed. “I thoroughly enjoy working and serving the citizens of Ida County, as auditor. The auditor’s of ice is known as the “hub” of county government. There are very few transactions of the county that don’t involve our of ice. From processing claims and the payroll to maintaining real estate transactions, budgeting, tax billing, auditing the inancials and accepting passport applications. They are all an intricate part of county business. “Being clerk to the board of supervisors is a huge responsibility—I feel I am the lifeline between the board and the day to day operations of the county as well as the other vital communication which involves the various boards they represent, which include city, state and local agencies, various

Lorna Steenbock vendors and employers within the county. “Each day brings new challenges, including keeping up with the ever-changing technology and various law changes. Being the commissioner of elections and administrating federal, state and local election laws, which is obviously a high priority in our

of ice,” said Steenbock. Steenbock continued, “Our of ice strives for accuracy and ef iciency while being iscally responsible. I feel I have a great working relationship with all of the county departments and other elected of icials and I attribute the auditor’s of ice success to my two deputy auditors, Shelley Bruning and Kristy Gilbert, they are a great asset to the county. “I have been employed in the auditor’s of ice since 1992. In July 1999, I took an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Iowa and to faithfully and impartially to the best of my ability, discharge all the duties of the of ice of auditor in Ida County, State of Iowa, as now or hereafter required by law. I look forward to reaf irming this important oath and representing Ida County in this capacity and I would like to thank the citizens of Ida County for the great opportunity they have granted me as county auditor and I look forward to serving you in the future.”

Letter to the Editor To the editor: Here is what I presented at the O-A work session Oct. 9. I am writing this as a follow up to the O-A work session that was held Monday, Oct. 3. I hate to sound like a broken record, but I want honest answers to our questions. I would like to think that is something we are all entitled to. I would like to preface my discussion by saying that people who know me would say that I typically don’t like confrontation and am relatively subdued. That being said, I was raised to do what is right, rather than what’s popular. I didn’t speak up before the vote and that is my burden to bear. I do have a prior engagement on Tuesday, Oct. 11, so I won’t be able to attend the meeting. I am committed to watching the live stream video. I realize that my opinion isn’t always going to be popular, but I am willing to stand up for what I believe in. While it’s never been my intent to offend anyone, I understand that I may do so; for that I am sorry. I, personally, am offended by the disrespect and lies that have been spread to poison our communities. Moving forward, I think each board member needs to have clear expectation and be held accountable for their actions. I believe that disciplinary action should occur when the board doesn’t comply with expectations. When someone in your place of employment does something against regulations/rules, what happens to them? Is it different because this is a voluntary, unpaid position? Under the Code of Ethics from the 200 series Index Board of Directors from the O-A/BCIG website, several statements resonated with me. As board members, each individual is sworn in to abide by these guidelines. 1. I will be motivated only by the earnest desire to serve my school district and the children in my school district community in the best possible way. (Has this been done with any regularity?) 2. I will not use the school district or any part of the school district program for my own personal advantage or for the advantage of my friends or supporters. (Are we sure this hasn’t happened?) 3. I will recognize that authority rests with the board in legal session and not with individual members of the board, except as authorized by law. (I believe we may have a compliance issue with this). 4. I will abide by majority decision of the board. (Abide, by de inition, is to accept or act in accordance with a rule, decision, or recommendation. While members say that they would do what they could to make this

happen, when not in the public eye, become hypocrites. 5. I will represent the entire school district rather than individual electors, patrons, or groups. (We know this hasn’t always been the case). When you’ve done something wrong, admit it and be sorry. No one in history ever choked to death from swallowing his/her pride. I will be the irst to admit that I have become very active since the vote. The difference between my opinion and that of the no campaign is that I am willing to sign my name to everything I distribute for public opinion. I list sources that I’ve read to reach my opinions. There has been a lot of mud-slinging and half-truths that have been conveyed to the communities in which we live. Show me the evidence to support your stance. For those that have sent out anonymous liers, show pride in your beliefs. When you don’t sign your name to the liers, what does that say about you? Perhaps you are afraid of how others will perceive you, maybe you are a coward. I took a little time the past few days in preparation of this meeting to look at the census reports from Odebolt-Arthur (last census data was 2010, compared with 2000). Odebolt lost 140 people from 2000 to 2010; that’s a 12.14 percent loss. Arthur lost 39 people in that same time frame for a total loss of 15.92 percent. While I know this data is somewhat outdated, how many children do we have in the O-A district alone? This information alone tells me the overall population within our district is dwindling. The no campaign clings to “the one comment about closing the school in Odebolt” that has caused some upheaval. My understanding of the comment, which was probably taken out of context, was an off the cuff comment and yet the community has clung onto it. Actions speak louder than words. During the Oct. 3 working session, the board members all verbalized their commitment to work on the whole grade sharing and eventual reorganization vote. Many of the attendees, myself included, wondered what would be different this time. Albert Einstein said it best when he said “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.” My questions for the board: 1. What is being done to dispel the lies originating from the no voters? 2. As a constituent of the district, I want to know who will be holding everyone accountable for their actions.

3. How will each board member support the reorganization this time? 4. How many children from Odebolt and Arthur are expected to remain here? 5. How many open enrollment applications have you seen come through so far? (FYI, 36 packets have been submitted so far). 6. What was the cost for the vote on Sept. 13? (No of icial number yet; hopefully by next week. The last vote, in 2011, cost $17,000 that comes out of the general fund). I urge everyone to please share your opinions with your board members, your friends and your colleagues. You do have the power to impact change in the community. Anyone that doesn’t believe in the power of one, look at the Tank Guy at Tienanmen Square (Yes, I do realize this is a drastic example. I don’t want to have this misconstrued in the community; I realize that we are not at war). One person stood in front of a column of tanks in June 1989, the morning after Chinese military had suppressed the Tienanmen Square protests of 1989 by force. Please ind your voice and use it for the greater good of our community and school. You do have the ability to impact change. I know the road ahead may be full of obstacles and we may feel like giving up, but please keep an eye on who is watching us: our children. Let’s start by dispelling some of the rumors that have been spread like a virus through our communities. I took the liberty to spend some time looking at the Iowa Department of Education District Reports from 2014-15 (reports. educateiowa.gov). As a whole, O-A/BC-IG does a phenomenal job educating our children; I can show you test scores that prove it. Aside from pride, what reason is there to depart from BC-IG. C. Lewis says “Pride is a spiritual cancer; it eats up the very possibility of love, or contentment or even common sense.” I believe we all have seen this in action. Please forgive the analogy; this whole grade sharing contract for the upcoming year is the Hail Mary for our district. This contract is time sensitive as I imagine are any further negotiations on future reorganization. Rather than continually arguing about he said/ she said of the elementary type, it’s time to have some dif icult conversations. One dif icult conversation is better than a bunch of conversations that avoid the truth. Thank you. Trish Winger Odebolt

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

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FAMILY & FRIENDS Battle Creek family wins photo contest CHS Inc., North America’s leading farmer-owned cooperative and a global energy, grains and foods company, teamed up with Iowa State University to recognize the Blackmore family from Battle Creek as the CHS Farm Family of the Year Photo Contest winners. The Blackmore family’s photo was acknowledged by their community, peers and others, generating the most votes in the CHS Farm Family of the Year Photo Contest, hosted on Iowa State University’s Facebook page.

“Farm families are an American staple. Their hard work and perseverance continue to get passed down from generation to generation,” said Ann Mann, enterprise advertising, sponsorships and events director at CHS Inc. “We congratulate the Blackmore family and recognize not only them, but all the farm families in Iowa, whose agricultural pride impact all of us.” The Blackmore family received a VIP experience to the Iowa State University football game on Oct. 1,

including game tickets, hospitality passes, school gear and in-game recognition as the CHS Farm Family of the Year. The CHS Farm Family of the Year Photo Contest is part of a broader CHS partnership with 23 universities, designed to help tell the story of U.S. agriculture and build pride in the cooperative system. More information about the CHS Farm Family of the Year Photo Contest as well as CHS products, services, scholarships and careers can be found at chsinc.com.

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Photo contest winners: The Blackmore family from Battle Creek was recognized as the CHS Farm Family of the Year Photo Contest Winner at the Iowa State University football game Oct. 1. Front from left: Tyler Drefke, Remington Blackmore, Colt Blackmore and Jaren Lindstrom. Back row: Brent Drefke, regional manager CHS, Sean and Tamie Blackmore and Amanda and J.C. Lindstrom. (Photo submitted)

The Danbury Fire Department will serve pancakes, sausage and an egg breakfast on Sunday, Oct. 23, from 8 a.m. to noon at the ire station. It will be a free will donation.

Soup supper at Arthur Sunday The Arthur Emergency Medical Responders (formerly Arthur First Responders) and the Arthur Library Board are hosting a soup supper Sunday, Oct. 23, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Arthur Community Center. They will be serving chili, chicken noodle, vegetable beef and cheesy potato soups, grilled cheese sandwiches and bars. Cost is $7 for age 13-adult and $5 for ages ive through 12. Preschool kids are free.

pants have come to expect, there will be music by local performers, Eric and April Wells of “Odds and Ends” and a comedian/magician, Gayle Becwar, from the Lincoln, Neb., area. Tickets are $50 each by presale only by calling Horn Memorial Hospital. Ticket holders will receive a prime rib dinner pro-

What’s your metabolic age? Almost every time you turn on the TV, go on Facebook or pick up a magazine, there seems to be a new diet program or a magic pill that promises to boost your metabolism, help you to lose weight and look or feel younger. Unfortunately, most people do not realize that crazy diet plans and magic pills do not work long-term, and a lot of them do not know what their metabolic age is or what is takes to lower that number. Metabolic age is different from chronological age. Your chronological age is your age by calendar years. Your metabolic age depends on your activity level, gender, family genetics, height, weight and actual age. If your metabolic age is lower than your chronological age, your body is in better health than average. If your metabolic age is higher than your chronological age, you are less it and healthy than average, and you need to change your eating and exercising habits. Finding out your metabolic age can be a real shocker, sometimes leaving individuals upset because their metabolic ages are considerably higher than their chronological age. During itness challenges in Galva, we have had 30- and 40year olds with metabolic ages in the 80- or 90-year ranges. These people don’t feel good, are fatigued, have joint pain and struggle to lose and keep weight off. They have work to do. I frequently get asked if individuals can lower their metabolic age. The answer is yes. Dropping excess pounds, eating nutrientrich foods, staying away from fast food, exercising daily and drinking eight-plus glasses of water a day all go hand-in-hand with ixing a high metabolic age.

vided by Best of Barb’s Catering and an evening of entertainment. All proceeds from the event will go toward Horn Memorial Hospital’s inpatient building project, which is set to be completed by fall 2017. To purchase tickets or for more information, call public relations director, Sarah Harm at 364-7227

St. Paul Lutheran to host teachers, students in weekend visit St. Paul Lutheran Church of Ida Grove will be hosting several international teachers and students Oct. 22 and 23. The students are studying at Iowa State University and are associated with Memorial Lutheran Church in Ames. This is an outreach event sponsored by the congregation in years past. These international

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Reading award: Mackenzie Schwery, a sixth grade student at Ridge View Middle School, recently won the top prize in Lindsay DeHaan’s reading class incentive competition. Schwery not only got one tic-tac-toe in the genre tic-tac-toe game, but she was the first student to fill the entire page. To achieve this accomplishment, she successfully read and passed tests on books of nine different genres. After each tic-tac-toe, students would receive a small treat bag as seen in the picture with the game board. She also received the grand prize award of a Casey’s pizza certificate and a pop. (Photo submitted)

The Horn Memorial Hospital Foundation is kicking off this year’s fall festival with the theme “ABRACADABRA, Comedy with a Touch of Magic.” The Foundation Festival is set for Friday, Nov. 4, at Skate Palace in Ida Grove. In addition to the silent and live auctions and table decorations that partici-

guests are professors and students in advanced studies, continuing their educational pursuits at ISU while in the United States. St. Paul congregation will host the guests from a variety of countries. While here for the weekend, the visitors will tour several venues that should give them a perspective of the economic, so-

cial, cultural and religious ideals of a smaller, midwestern community. Seed funding from Thrivent Team Action will assist with the expenses of the weekend. It is instructive and enlightening to have these educated individuals in the community, and St. Paul congregation says it is happy to welcome them and demonstrate local hospitality.

If you would like to know what your metabolic age is, call your doctor’s of ice or contact a local itness center and ask if they have a body composition scale that can calculate this. What is your metabolic age, and do you have work to do this fall?

IG firemen’s dance is Oct. 29 The annual Ida Grove iremen’s Halloween dance is Saturday, Oct. 29, at Skate Palace from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Costumes are encouraged, but not required. There will be a grand prize drawing for $300 in Ida Grove Bucks, which may be spent at any Chamber business in Ida Grove. You do not need to be present to win. There will also be $300 in prize money for best costume and best couple’s costume. Jam’n Audio Service will provide music. Tickets to the dance are $8 per person. Tickets were inserted in this week’s (Oct. 18) Reminder. Ticket stubs may be mailed to Ida Grove Fire Department, P.O. Box 214, Ida Grove, Iowa, 51445. Proceeds from the dance will go toward the purchase of new equipment.

Veterans will be honored at meal Veterans are invited to a free meal served by the O-A/BC-IG High School foods and cuisine students at the Ida Grove Rec Center on Tuesday, Nov. 11, from noon to 1 p.m. RSVP by Nov. 1 by calling the high school at 364-3371 or email to anielsen@oabcig.org.

Clock donation: Members of the P.I.A. Questers of Ida Grove presented the Ida County Historical Society with a donation to repair and clean the antique regulator clock in the Grant School at Moorehead Park. This seven-day wind clock is a typical “country school house” clock from the late 1800s, but it is different from most, because it is a 24-hour clock that shows the date as well as the time. The area children attending “Old Fashioned School Days” find it challenging to tell time with the clock’s roman numerals. Quester and historical society members present for the photo were, front from left: Sharon Wellendorf, Marcia Moore, Morris Hurd, Marge Hussey and Judy Blanco. Back: Ann Holst, Steve Wilkins, Carol Goldsmith, Sheila Zobel, Sharon Godbersen and Denise Nicholson. (Photo submitted)

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Iowa farmers invited to apply for EQIP funds; program has priority deadline Iowa farmers interested in conservation planning and inancial assistance to help reduce soil erosion, improve water quality and soil health, create wildlife habitat or even cut energy costs on their land have until Oct. 21 to receive priority funding for iscal year 2017 through USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Through EQIP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides inancial and technical assistance to install con-

servation practices, such as nutrient management, terraces, grassed waterways, cover crops, manure management facilities and pasture management. EQIP is offered through a continuous signup, but NRCS periodically makes application selections as funding allows. There are several EQIP initiatives included in the signup, where NRCS sets aside inancial assistance for speci ic practices or individuals, or to treat local resource concerns. Examples include prac-

tices that help increase monarch butter ly habitat, assist in the organic transition process and improve on-farm energy and water quality in targeted areas. EQIP funding is also used to support projects such as the Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative, National Water Quality Initiative and Mississippi River Healthy Watersheds Initiative. Paul Goldsmith, EQIP coordinator for Iowa NRCS, says the agency also uses 5 percent of funding for practices that positively impact

wildlife. Iowa NRCS also sets aside 10 percent of their EQIP inancial assistance program for the historically underserved, which includes beginning farmers, socially disadvantaged farmers, limited resource producers and veterans. Visit your local NRCS of ice today for more information about conservation planning and inancial assistance to fund conservation practices on your farm, or go to www.ia.nrcs.usda. gov.

O-A and BC-IG schools will observe Red Ribbon Week Oct. 24-28 The O-A/BC-IG Middle School, BC-IG Elementary and O-A Elementary will observe Red Ribbon Week Oct. 24-28 with dressup days and assemblies. National Red Ribbon Week has its beginning in 1985, when the National Family Partnership (NFP) sponsored the National Red Ribbon Campaign in response to the murder of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena. Angered parents and youth in communities across the country began wearing Red Ribbons as

a symbol of their commitment to raise awareness of the killing and destruction caused by drugs in America. In 1988, NFP sponsored the first National Red Ribbon Celebration. Today, the Red Ribbon serves as a catalyst to educate youth and encourage participation in drug prevention activities. YOLO (“You Only Live Once”)Be Drug Free is the 2016 Red Ribbon Week theme at BC-IG Elementary, O-A Elementary, and O-A/BC-IG Middle Schools.

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Century celebration: Barb Finch of Ida Grove is celebrating her 100th birthday on Oct. 20 with a celebration Oct. 23 at the United Methodist Church in Ida Grove, from 2 to 4 p.m. Finch, a lifelong resident of Ida Grove, could always be found with a cooler full of sandwiches at every basketball, football, baseball or volleyball game. She was honored as a homecoming parade grand marshal and has always made sure to be at every spelling bee, choir performance and wrestling meet. Finch has with one daughter, Patty Finch. She has two grandchildren, Ben and his wife, Jennifer, Iversen of Missouri Valley and Jill and her husband, Jay, Wingert of Battle Creek. Finch also has four great-grandchildren, Virginia, Ben Jr., Shelby and Gavan. When asked what her secret is, she replied,“Guess I really don’t have one; I drink a glass of water every day, and I hang out with young people.” (Courier photo by Bethany Jones)

4-H introduced through Clover Kids Ida County children in kindergarten through third grade can participate in Clover Kids, which offers hands-on activities designed to build life skills and foster new friendships. The Clover Kids’ leader in Ida County is Teresa McMillen. Clover Kids meets once a month at the Ida County Extension Office in Ida Grove. They

Historical society to meet in IG The Ida County Historical Society will meet Thursday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. at the Ida Grove Library. The program is to be determined.

play games, do activities, meet new friends and have snacks. It is a great way to get kids involved and excited about 4-H. If you have any questions about Clover Kids, feel free to contact the Extension Office at 364-3003 for more information.

BC fall luncheon, card party Tuesday The Battle Creek Medical Auxiliary fall luncheon and card party is Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Battle Creek Community Center. Bridge, euchre and 500 card games begin at 1 p.m. Cost is $7. There will be a door prize and a chance table.

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Chilly run, chili cook oﬀ coming Nov. 5 A Chilly run and Chili Cook off will be held at Moorehead Park Conservation Center in Ida Grove on Nov. 5. Registration begins at 9 a.m., and the run starts at 10 a.m. Registration for runners includes chili tasting after run: $10 for ive-mile run, $20 for 10-mile run, $25 for whole family and $5 for chili tasting only. Bring your best chili at 10 a.m. Chili will be served from 11 a.m. to

1 p.m. There is a limit of 15 chili entries. Please call to pre-register chili entries (there is no fee for chili entries). For questions or to pre-register chili entries, contact Sue Knop at suekayknop@gmail.com, Bob Saunders at bsaunders@oabcig. org or the conservation of ice at 712-364-3300. You can sign up for the race at http://runsignup.com/Race/IA/ IdaGrove/ChillyRunChillyCookoff.

CRMC Hospice offers grief support series Cherokee Regional Medical Center (CRMC) Hospice is offering “Living with Loss”, a ive-week grief support program on Thursdays, Oct. 20, through Nov. 17. The program is free of charge and is offered to anyone who has experienced a loss through death three months or more prior to attendance. This format combines

grief education with peer support in a small group atmosphere. The group will meet from 5:30– 7 p.m. in the Cherokee Regional Medical irst loor conference room, located at 300 Sioux Valley Dr., in Cherokee. Group sizes are limited. Please call 712-225-6459 to pre-register or for more information.

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Ruan Transportation Management Systems will be hosting a career fair in Holstein with many other reputable businesses and organizations. All local job seekers are invited to attend, as a variety of positions will be showcased. The Ruan-hosted career fair is set for Friday, Oct. 28, from 3 to 6 p.m., and Oct. 29, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Boulders Inn & Stuies, located next to the new Travel Center, on Highway 20 in Holstein. Ruan representatives will be

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Students will be encouraged to make choices that lead to health, happiness and the fulfillment of their goals and dreams. Activities and dress-up days for both buildings will be: Monday, Oct. 24: Wear Red— “RED’y to Live a Drug Free Life” Tuesday, Oct. 25: Wear attire supporting your favorite sports team—“Team up against drugs” Wednesday, Oct. 26: Pajama

Day—“Drugs will ruin your dreams” Thursday, Oct. 27: Hero Day— Dress like your hero, “Real Heroes are Drug Free” Assemblies: H.E.R.O. Kids, BCIG Elementary in the morning and O-A Elementary and O-A/ BC-IG Middle School in the afternoon; Help Others—Endure Challenges, Read to Find Answers— Observe the Needs Around You.

O-A/BC-IG marching band competes at state The Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove High School marching band competed Oct. 8 at the state marching band contest held in Sheldon. The band performed “The Magni icent 7” by Elmer Bernstein, “How the West was Won,” by Alfred Newman and “Silverado” by Bruce Broughton. Members were judged on composition, achievement, accuracy and de inition, technique and visual content. They were

also judged on musical execution in each category, including brass, woodwind and overall musicianship. They were also scored on performance effectiveness, musical contest and coordination. The band received a division three rating in class 2A, competing against other local schools, including Alta-Aurelia, Cherokee, Lawton-Bronson and Woodbury Central.

Small town grants available for abandoned commercial proper es Funding is still available to Iowa communities with populations of 5,000 or smaller to inspect and properly remove asbestos from abandoned commercial buildings. The funds, from the Iowa Department of Natural Resource’s (DNR) Derelict Building Grant Program, allow eligible communities to investigate the amount of asbestos present in a building. The funding also allows them to determine the physical characteristics and stability of these structures by completing structural engineering assessments, and to abate identi ied asbestos issues. “If a building collapses and the presence of asbestos is unknown, it can increase the economic burden on the community,” said the DNR’s Scott Flagg. “In addition, a building’s appearance may not

reveal the actual condition of the structure. Building assessments can assist communities determine how best to address an abandoned building.” The Derelict Building Grant Program provides small communities and rural counties inancial assistance for abandoned commercial and public structures, which can improve the appearance of their streets, revitalize local economies and alleviate the environmental concerns these buildings can pose. Projects selected may apply for funding in 2017 for additional program-related tasks. For more information and to obtain an application on the Derelict Building Grant Program, contact Scott Flagg at 515-725-8318 or Scott.Flagg@dnr.iowa.gov. Applications will be accepted until funds are expended.

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SPORTS WVC cross-country —

O-A/BC-IG boys win fi h straight tle, MV-A-O takes girls’ crown

Duck under: O-A/BC-IG running back Chase Devitt tries to duck under the tackle of an Adair Casey/ Guthrie Center tackler during the Falcons’ 49-6 win Friday in Ida Grove. In the background are O-A/BCIG’s Ryder Meek (62) and Tyler Anderson (77). (Courier photo by Roger Rector)

Falcons cruise to 49-6 district football decision O-A/BC-IG took charge early of its district football game with Adair Casey/Guthrie Center (AC/GC) Friday in Ida Grove. A 16 point first quarter set the stage for a 49-6 decision in the Falcons’ final home game of the season. “We played well in the first quarter and into the second quarter when we got out to a 23-0 lead; that was a big factor in the game for us,” noted Falcon coach Larry Allen. “We allowed them to march down the field to make the score 23-6 at halftime, but after the break the kids responded well and dominated the second half.” The Falcons tallied 176 rushing yards and 114 passing yards for 290 total yards. Chase Devitt led the ground game with 132 yards on 27 carries, while Dylan Wunschel added 58 yards on eight pass receptions. Quarterback Kaden Ladwig went 12 of 16 passing with three touchdown passes and no interceptions. “We ran the ball well at times,” noted Allen. “We had a re-

ally good third quarter on the ground, which was a focus for us going into the wind.” The Chargers came up with 165 yards on 37 rushing yards and 128 passing yards. “Defensively, we only gave up 37 rushing yards,” noted Allen. “Our guys upfront did a great job with seven to eight guys in the box, which made things much easier for us.” Ladwig was part of the Falcons’ first three scores as he scored on a one-yard run and two-point conversion at 6:04 of the first quarter. The sophomore QB threw a 13-yard scoring pass to Wunschel with 1:12 to go in the opening quarter and a 12-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Bumann at the 9:29 mark of the second quarter. Ladwig ran for two-points following the pass to Wunschel. Adam Grote kicked the PAT after the toss to Bumann. AC/GC got on the board with 5:06 to play in the second quarter on a 16-yard pass. The try for two points failed. The score at halftime was 23-6 in favor of

PAT: O-A/BC-IG kicker Adam Grote boots a PAT out of the hold of Kaden Ladwig Friday. O-A/BC-IG closed out the home portion of its schedule with a 49-6 decision over Adair Casey/Guthrie Center. (Courier photo by Roger Rector)

the Falcons. In the third quarter, the Falcons added to their point total when Devitt scored from nine yards out with 8:10 to go in the quarter. Grote added the PAT. At 4:42 of the third, Ladwig threw to Devitt for a 22-yard score. The PAT kick failed. The Falcons rounded out their scoring in the fourth quarter on a seven-yard run by Devitt and PAT kick by Grote with 10 minutes left in the game and on a seven-yard carry by Carson Godbersen with 2:15 to go in the game. The final two-point try was no good. O-A/BC-IG’s record went to 2-6 overall and to 2-4 in the district. AC/GC remained winless. This Friday, the Falcons travel to Treynor (1-5/1-7) to close out the 2016 season. Treynor’s only win this season was over AC/GC. “They have a really good quarterback so we will have to contain him,” said Allen. “On paper it looks like it should be a good game. “I think it will be an emotional game for the seniors on both sides and it may come down to which team can manage that emotion a bit. We need to stay within ourselves and execute like we’ve done the last few weeks. If we do that we should be in good shape.” Stats OABCIG ACGC First downs 12 8 Rushes/yds. 39-176 30-37 Pass yds. 114 128 Pass/Att/Int 12-16-0 11-16-1 Total yards 290 165 Fum. lost 0 1 Penalties 7-40 8-64 Punts/ave. 2-45.5 6-14.8 Scoring by quarters OABCIG 16 7 13 13 —49 ACGC 0 6 0 0 —6 O-A/BC-IG individual stats Rushing: Devitt (27-142, yds., 2 TD), Grote (2-25 yds.), Godbersen (2-19, 1 TD). Passing: Ladwig (12-16-0, 114 yds., 3 TD). Receiving: Wunschel (8-58 yds., 1 TD), Schwade (2-24 yds.), Devitt (1-22 yds.), Bumann (1-12 yds.). Tackles: Grote (10), Endrulat (5), Roeder (4), McKibbin (4), T. Anderson (4). Takeaways: Endrulat (1 int.), Grote (1 fum. rec.).

The O-A/BC-IG boys and MVA-O girls won varsity team championships at the Western Valley Conference cross-county meet held in Mapleton Saturday. For the Falcon boys it was their fifth straight WVC championship and eighth in the last nine years. Ridge View didn’t have enough runners to compete for a team placing in the boys’ varsity standings. There were four teams in the boys’ race. Ridge View ran second and O-A/BC-IG was fourth in the girls’ varsity team standings. There were seven teams in the girls’ race. Individually, a top 15 placing earns an all-conference designation. The Falcons had seven runners place in the top 15. In the boys’ run, Devon Fritz was second; Stephen Stangl, ninth; Dylan Hemer, 12 th; Kade Hare, 13 th and Ty Warnke, 15 th. In the girls’ race, Madison Schiernbeck was third and Alyssa Mason was 12 th. Jon Pickhinke of Ridge View finished fourth in the boys’ varsity run. Katlyn Wiese was fourth and Rachel Kenny 11 th in the girls’ race. In the boys’ junior varsity competition, O-A/BC-IG was the only WVC school with enough runners for a team placing. O-A/ BC-IG did claim the top five individual spots. Eight boys were entered in the race. None of the conference schools had enough runners to compete for a team placing in the girls’ JV race. O-A/BC-IG won the middle school boys race and placed third in the girls’ standings. Ridge View was fourth in the boys’ standings. Ridge View didn’t have enough runners to form a middle school girls’ team.

FOOTBALL STANDINGS 1A DISTRICT 7 Team Dist. All Lo-Ma 6-0 7-1 AHSTW 5-1 7-1 Mo. Valley 4-2 6-2 IKMM 3-3 4-4 Tri-Center 3-3 4-4 OABCIG 2-4 2-6 Treynor 1-5 1-7 ACGC* 0-6 0-8

PD 15.1 8.3 3.5 5.0 -2.6 -1.0 -11.3 -17

*ACGC=Adair-Casey-Guthrie Center

District 7 scores OABCIG 49, ACGC 6 Lo-Ma 28, AHSTW 6 Mo. Valley 63, Tri-Center 28 IKM-M 48, Treynor 0 Oct. 21 games OA-BCIG at Treynor Lo-Ma at ACGC Mo. Valley at AHSTW Tri-Center at IKM-M A DISTRICT 2 Team Dist. All Bishop Garr. 6-0 8-0 So. O’Brien 5-1 5-3 Ridge View 4-2 5-3 HMS 3-3 3-5 Sioux Central 2-4 3-5 North Union 2-4 3-5 St. Edmond 1-5 2-6 MMCRU 1-5 1-7

PD 17 9.3 6.1 -4.1 -1.5 -6.8 -8.3 -11.6

District 2 scores Ridge View 14, MMCRU 0 Garrigan 48, H-M-S 6 So. O’Brien 35, No. Union 20 St. Ed. 9, Sioux Central 6 OT Oct. 21 games South O’Brien at Ridge View Garrigan at St. Edmond MMCRU at H-M-S Sioux Central at No. Union *PD is the average point difference in scores from district games. The top two teams in each district qualify for the playoffs.

Schiernbeck: O-A/BC-IG’s Madison Schiernbeck finished sixth in the girls’ varsity race at the O-A/BC-IG Cross-Country Invitational Oct. 10 and third at WVC meet Saturday. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill) O-A/BC-IG In boys’ varsity competition, O-A/BC-IG was first in the fourteam field with 32 points. O-A/BC-IG’s placings in the O-A/BC-IG boys’ varsity race were Devon Fritz, second, 17:40; Stephen Stangl, ninth, 18:52; Dylan Hemer, 12 th, 19:10; Kade Hare, 13 th, 19:11; Ty Warnke, 15 th, 19:31; Grant Conover, 16 th, 19:48 and Darian Hannel, 17 th, 19:48. O-A/BC-IG won the JV run with 15 points. Falcons placing in the JV race were Ethan Young, first, 20:22; Evan Veltri, second, 21:18; Leighton Barnum, third, 22:05; Eli Gebel, fourth, 22:13; Landon Ray, fifth, 22:41 and Garrett Leed, seventh, 25:33. O-A/BC-IG won the middle school boys race with 44 points. Falcon placings in the twomile boys’ run were Garret Nichols, second, 12:36; Caleb Reitz, sixth, 13:37; Ethan Hannam, 14 th, 14:36; Jackson Godbersen, 17 th, 14:51; Preston Gill, 19 th, 15:04; Evan Larson, 20 th, 15:06; Nick Larson, 21 st, 15:07; Nainoa O’Brien, 25 th, 16:07; Eric Sibenaller, 27 th, 16:31; Max Webb, 29 th, 16:32 and Aidan Bower, 30 th, 16:46. Girls The Falcon girls scored 97 points to place fourth in the WVC varsity standings. O-A/BC-IG’s individual placings in the girls’ varsity race were Madison Schiernbeck, third, 21:23; Alyssa Mason, 12 th, 23:15; Kirsten Dausel, 23 rd, 25:24; Kelsey Dausel, 29 th, 27:00; Hannah Veit, 33 rd, 27:13; Sarah Cotton, 37 th, 28:35.21 and Brooklyn Hoffman, 38 th, 28:35.94. Madison Lansink placed fifth with a time of 28:43 in the JV race. The middle school Falcons were third in the team standings with 56 points. Placing in

Carbajal: Ridge View’s Andres Carbajal placed 65th in the boys’ varsity race at the O-A/BC-IG Cross-Country Invitational Oct. 10 and 18th at WVC meet Saturday. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill) the two-mile race were Anna Winterrowd, 10 th, 15:04; Abby Nichols, 12 th, 15:28; Kierra Kenkel, 17 th, 16:55; Kya Ladwig, 18 th, 17:18; Zoe Bengford, 19 th, 17:21 and Riley Meek, 24 th, 18:10. Ridge View Jon Pickhinke, who placed fourth in the boys’ varsity race with a time of 18:08, was Ridge View’s only runner to earn allconference honors. A runner had to be in the top 15 to earn all-conference. Ridge View’s other placings were Andres Carbajal, 18 th, 20:04; Connor Pickhinke, 33 rd, 25:45 and Tate Phillips, 34 th, 26:19. Ridge View was one runner short of being able to compete for a team placing. There were no Raptors entered in the boys’ JV race. Ridge View placings in the middle school race were Jack Henderson, fourth, 13:18; Jesse Coleman, eighth, 13:58; Ben Todd, 15 th, 14:37; Logan Blum, 32 nd, 18:11 and Abe Henderson, 33 rd, 18:15. The middle school boys were fourth with 64 points. Girls Katlynn Wiese, fourth, 21:55 and Rachel Kenny, 11 th, 22:58 both garnered all-conference recognition by placing among the top 15 individuals at the WVC meet. Also placing for Ridge View were Macy Wunschel, 16 th, 24:18; Jill Galvin, 17 th, 24:29; Abbi Hansen, 20 th, 24:58; Sierra Deck, 25 th, 25:55 and Jordan Grothe, 26 th, 26:06. As a team, Ridge View placed second in the team standings with 68 points. MV-A-O was first with 36 points. Renae Wiese won the girls’ JV race with a time of 26:17. Other placings came from Coriyel McCray, eighth, 31:46 and Autumn Fox, ninth, 32:21. Ridge View’s placings in the middle school race were Maria Mendoza, sixth, 14:22; Adrian Robinson, ninth, 15:02 and Paige Padavich, 11 th, 15:19.

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Boyer Valley boys, Pocahontas girls win team tles Boyer Valley captured the boys’ title and Pocahontas won the girls’ championship of the O-A/ BC-IG Invitational cross-country meet run on the Ida Grove golf course Monday, Oct. 10. The O-A/BC-IG boys scored 121 points to place ifth in the varsity race. Ridge View was 12th with 315 points. Boyer Valley tallied 62 points. Pocahontas Area recorded 45 points to claim the top spot in the girls’ varsity race. Ridge View was seventh with 174 points. O-A/BCIG was eighth with 197 points. Local runners who inished among the top 20 runners in their respective varsity races were O-A/BC-IG’s Madison Schiernbeck (sixth) and Devon Fritz (ninth) and Ridge View’s Jon Pickhinke (15th) and Katlyn Wiese (17th). O-A/BC-IG was third in the junior varsity boys’ race with 74 points. Ridge View didn’t have any runners in the boys’ JV run. Ridge View and O-A/BC-IG did not have enough runners to compete for a team placing in the girls JV division. O-A/BC-IG was third in the boys’ middle school team standings with 82 points. Ridge View was sixth with 119 points. O-A/BC-IG was third in the middle school girls’ race with 61 points. Ridge View did not have enough runners to form a team. O-A/BC-IG O-A/BC-IG’s placings in the O-A/BC-IG boys’ varsity race were Devon Fritz, ninth, 18:07; Grant Conover, 22nd, 19:26; Kade Hare, 32nd, 19:42; Ty Warnke, 33rd, 19:45; Stephen Stangl, 35th, 19:47; Dylan Hemer, 40th, 20:02; and Darian Hannel, 44th, 20:19. Falcons placing in the JV race were Evan Veltri, 10th, 21:20; Leighton Barnum, 12th, 21:47; Landon Ray, 14th, 21:51; Eli Gebel, 25th, 22:52 and Garrett Leed, 32nd, 23:43. O-A/BC-IG Middle School placings in the two-mile run were Garret Nichols, second, 11:49; Caleb Reitz, 15th, 13:26; Jackson Godbersen, 28th, 14:40; Preston Gill, 29th, 14:48; Nick Larson, 36th, 15:01; Evan Larson, 38th, 15:13; Ethan Hannam, 41st, 15:23; Nainoa O’Brien, 43rd, 15:43; Eric Sibenaller, 46th, 16:08.44; Max Webb, 47th, 16:08.70 and Aidan Bower, 53rd, 16:50. Girls O-A/BC-IG’s individual placings in the girls’ varsity race were Madison Schiernbeck, sixth, 21:12; Alyssa Mason, 24th, 22:17; Kirsten Dausel, 58th, 25:14;

Conover: O-A/BC-IG’s Grant Conover earned 22nd place in the boys’ varsity race at the O-A/ BC-IG Cross-Country Invitational Oct. 10. His time was 19:26. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill) Kelsey Dausel, 60th, 25:15; Brooklyn Hoffman, 76th, 26:18; Hannah Veit, 75th, 26:05 and Sarah Cotton, 87th, 27:15. Madison Lansink, who placed 15th with a time of 27:23, was O-A/BC-IG’s lone entry in the JV race. The middle school Falcons earned a third place team inish with 61 points. Placing in the twomile race were Anna Winterrowd, 12th, 14:36; Elle Schroeder, 14th, 14:42; Abby Nichols, 22nd, 14:58; Caitlyn Malone, 32nd, 16:38; Kierra Kenkel, 33rd, 16:39 and Kya Ladwig, 35th, 16:45. Ridge View Boys Jon Pickhinke had the Raptors best individual placing at the O-A/BC-IG meet. He placed 15th in the varsity race with a time of 18:38. Also placing for the Raptors were Andres Carbajal, 65th, 21:24; Andrew Snyder, 84th, 22:33; Jaden

Kenny: Ridge View’s Rachel Kenny ran 28th in the girls’ varsity race at the O-A/BC-IG CrossCountry Invitational Oct. 10. Her time was 22:46. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill) Droegmiller, 90th, 23:26; Tate Phillips, 104th, 29:14.75 and Connor Pickhinke, 105th, 29:14.98. Ridge View didn’t have any runners in the JV race. Ridge View placings in the middle school race were Jack Henderson, 11th, 12:43; Jesse Coleman, 14th, 13:22; Ben Todd, 39th, 15:18; Logan Blum, 57th, 18:26 and Abe Henderson, 58th, 18:32. The middle school boys were sixth with 119 points. Girls Raptor girls placing in the O-A/ BC-IG varsity race were Katlynn Wiese, 17th, 21:51; Rachel Kenny, 28th, 22:46; Macy Wunschel, 44th, 23:58; Jill Galvin, 51st, 24:35; Abbi Hansen, 53rd, 24:36; Sierra Deck, 74th, 25:59 and Jordan Grothe, 77th, 26:22. Ridge View had three runners in the JV race. Renae Wiese placed 14th, 27:18; Autumn Fox was 19th in 29:23 and Coriyel McCray placed 21st in 29:40. Ridge View’s placings in the middle school race were Maria Mendoza, eighth, 14:03; Paige Padavich, 21st, 14:56 and Adrian Robinson, 23rd, 15:21.

Raptors win, play for shot at playoﬀs Ridge View defeated MarcusM e r i d e n - C l e g h o r n / Re m s e n Union 14-0 Friday in Marcus and in the process kept its hopes of advancing to the state playoffs alive. Ridge View improved to 4-2 in district play one game behind South O’Brien (5-1). This Friday the Raptors will host South O’Brien in the inal regular season game of the year. The winner will place second in the district behind Algona Garrigan and qualify for the class A state playoffs. “The whole season comes down to this Friday; it is basically a irst round playoff game for us,” said Ridge View coach Jeff DeHaan. “South O’Brien will run the ball right at us and use play action pass. I expect a very physical game and we’ll have to be ready for it.” In order to get to the showdown game this Friday, the Raptors had to get by M-M-C/RU. DeHaan noted that proved to be a bit of a struggle. “Overall, it was not a well played game by either team,” said DeHaan. “It was a little sloppy, but we got the job done and that was the most important thing. We got the win to line us up for this Friday.” Ridge View scored its irst touchdown against M-M-C/RU on a four-yard run by Caden Wandrey in the irst quarter. Ryan McGuire kicked the PAT. The scored stayed 7-0 until the third quarter when Ridge View quarterback Tyler Wingert con-

nected with Jake Mitchell on a 25yard scoring pass. McGuire added the PAT to make the score 14-0. DeHann noted M-M-C/RU got inside the Raptor red zone on one occasion, but his club held on downs. “Our defense played well,” said DeHann. “We knew they wanted to run the ball and we did a good job of mixing up our fronts to give them different looks. “Anytime you can get a zero on the board you are doing good things defensively.” Ridge View held M-M-C/RU to 101 rushing yards and four yards passing. Ridge View inished with 262 yards rushing and 100 yards passing. “Friday was the irst night this season that we played in a win that effected our passing game so we had to rely on our running game more than we have in the past,” said DeHaan. Eight different Raptors ran the ball. Wingert was the team’s leading rusher with 75 yards on 17 carries. Stats RV MMCRU First downs 16 9 Rushes/yds. 49-262 23-101 Pass yds. 100 4 Pass/Att/Int 10-21-1 5-14-1 Total yards 362 105 Fum. lost 0 1 Penalties 11-115 6-40 Punts/ave. 4-25.0 3-38.6 Scoring by quarters RV 7 0 7 0 —0

MMCRU 0 0 0 0 —0 Ridge View individual stats Passing: Wingert (10-21-1, 100 yds., 1 TD). Receiving: Nava (3-33 yds.), Mitchell (2-26 yds., 1 TD), McGuire (2-19 yds.), Franken (2-17 yds.), Wandrey (1-5 yds.). Rushing: Wingert (17-75 yds.,), Wandrey (12-62 yds.), McGuire (11-57 yds.). Tackles: Wunschel (7), Kliegl (3.5), Tokheim (3.5), Wingert (3). Takeaways: Wingert (1 int.), Tokheim (1 fum. rec.).

Regional volleyball tournament Class 2A regional volleyball tournament play is underway. O-A/BC-IG and Ridge View have been assigned to region two. O-A/BC-IG played MansonNorthwest Webster in Ida Grove in a irst round match Tuesday, Oct. 18. The winner advanced to the quarter inal round against Ridge View (Ridge View received a irst round bye) in Schaller Monday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. The regional semi inal is set for Thursday, Oct. 27 in Orange City at 7 p.m. The regional inal and a trip to state will be on the line in Manson Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m.

Hands on: O-A/BC-IG’s Summit Nielsen, left, and a West Monona player get their hands on the volleyball at the same time during the Falcons’ annual Pink Out match in Ida Grove Oct. 10. O-A/BC-IG won the match 3-1. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)

Falcons close out regular volleyball season O-A/BC-IG closed out the regular portion of its volleyball season last week with a win and a loss in conference play. The Falcons inished the regular season with a 6-20 record overall and 3-6 in conference play. O-A/BC-IG hosted MansonNorthwest Webster in a irst round regional tournament match Tuesday, Oct. 18. The winner will play Ridge View in Schaller next Monday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. O-A/BC-IG 3, WM 1 The Falcons lost the irst game of their match with West Monona 18-25 Oct. 10 and then bounced back with three straight wins on scores of 31-29, 25-14, 25-16. “In the irst set we came out a little slow and were just kind of going through the motions,” noted O-A/BC-IG coach Holly Nuetzman. “But when the second set hit, we were ready to go. It took a lot of heart and determination to take that game all the way to 31 points

to get the win heading into set three. After that, we played a solid game with great passing to set up good attacks.” Beth Rehse and Summit Nielsen found open spots on West Monona’s side and swung aggressively to rack up 16 and 15 kills respectively. Carrie Miller also recorded 11 kills. Kylee Weber had ive kills while also recording three solo blocks and two block assists. “Our coverage was on point and we did whatever we could to stop the ball from hitting the loor,” noted Nuetzman. “It was a very fun night to be a part of starting with the pink out activities and ending with another conference win.” O-A/BC-IG stats Serves—90%, 8 aces (Sarah Petersen, 5 aces). Set assists—38 (Petersen, 24; Abbi Ullrich, 10). Hitting—.139 kill ef iciency, 47 kills (Bethany Rehse, 16 kills; Summit Nielsen, 15 kills; Carrie Miller, 11 kills). Blocks—22 (Nielsen, 5;

Kylee Weber, 5; Rehse, 4; Miller, 4). Digs—65 (Bailey Ullrich, Petersen, Nielsen, 10 each). Westwood 3, O-A/BC-IG 0 Westwood collected a 3-0 decision over the Falcons in a conference match in Sloan Thursday. Game scores were 2514, 25-11, 25-18. The match was the inal one of the regular season for O-A/BC-IG. “We just had too many errors to give ourselves a chance,” noted Nuetzman. “We still never gave up even though we were having an off night. We have a little work to do and then we are ready to see what we can do during tournament action.” O-A/BC-IG stats Serves—71%, 2 aces (Jordyn Fredericks. 1 ace; Carrie Miller, 1 ace). Set assists—10 (Sarah Petersen, 5). Hitting— -.035 kill ef iciency, 12 kills (Miller, 6 kills). Blocks—5 (Miller, 2). Digs—33 (Summit Nielsen, 10).

Raptors finish WVC play at 7-2 Ridge View inished out the regular portion of its volleyball season last week with a split in two conference matches and an appearance in the Heelan tournament. Ridge View inished with a 7-2 conference mark and an 18-12 mark overall. The Raptors received a irst round regional tournament bye and will play the winner of the O-A/BC-IG and MansonNorthwest Webster match (played Oct. 18) in a second round match in Schaller next Monday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m.

The winner of the Oct. 24 match will advance to the regional semi inal in Orange City on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. RV 3, WC 0 SLC 3, RV 1 Ridge View blanked Woodbury Central in Schaller Oct. 11 on game scores of 25-7, 25-21, 2520. Siouxland Christian beat the Raptors on game scores of 2519, 20-25, 25-16, 25-23 in Ridge View’s inal conference match of the season in Schaller Thursday. No other information from the matches was available at press

time.

Heelan tournament Ridge View went 0-5 in pool play at the Heelan tournament in Sioux City Saturday. The Raptors lost to Western Christian, 21-12, 21-8; Unity Christian, 21-14, 21-10; Le Mars, 17-21, 21-11, 16-14; Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 21-14, 21-18 and to Sioux City East 21-11, 21-17. No other information was available at press time. The tournament was divided in two pools with Unity Christian and Sioux Center going unbeaten in their pools.

Cross-country state qualifying Co-ed state qualifying crosscountry meets are slated for this Thursday, Oct. 20. O-A/BC-IG and Ridge View will compete in the class

1A meet in Holstein starting at 4 p.m. The top three teams and top 15 individuals from each district in both boys’ and girls’ competition will

qualify for the state meet to be held at Lakeside Golf Course, Kennedy Park, north of Fort Dodge on Saturday, Oct. 29.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

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Earl C. Heilman Nov. 15, 1936 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Oct. 5, 2016 HOLSTEIN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Services for Earl C. Heilman, 79, of Holstein were Oct. 11, 2016, at United Methodist Church in Holstein with the Rev. Doresa K. Collogan of iciating. Burial was in the Cushing Cemetery in Cushing. Military rites were by American Legion Dessel-Schmidt Post #225 at Holstein. Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home in Holstein was in charge of arrangements. Earl died Oct. 5 at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove. Earl Heilman was born Nov. 15, 1936, in Holstein to Charles and Elsie (White) Heilman. He attended country school and graduated from Holstein High School in 1957. He joined the U.S. Army at 17. He met his future wife Marriane Bassauer, in Germany, and they were married in 1957. To this

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union, two sons were born, Kevin and Daron. Earl farmed in Lanesboro until the family moved to Holstein in 1962, where he farmed cattle, hogs and grain. He spent many years farming with his third â&#x20AC;&#x153;child,â&#x20AC;? Goldie, a golden retriever. Earl was very handy and built almost everything from scratch and rarely bought anything new. People often said that he could ix anything but a fan belt. He was a member of Holstein United Methodist Church and longtime member of Holstein Kiwanis. He is survived by his wife, Marriane; two sons, Kevin and wife, Patty, of Sherwood, Ore., and their children, Alyssa and Michael, and Daron and wife, Dale, of Las Vegas, Nev., and their children, Sha and Toni, and a sister-in-law, Frances Heilman. Earl was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Stanley Heilman, and a sister, Beulah Grell. Online condolences can be made at nicklasdjensen h. com.

Marjorie Mae Johnson Quirk Dec. 12, 1921 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Oct. 13, 2016 BATTLE CREEK - Services for Marjorie Mae Johnson Quirk, 94, of Battle Creek (formerly of Wall Lake) were Oct. 16, 2016, at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Wall Lake with the Rev. Randy Russom officiating. Burial was in the Schaller Cemetery, under direction of Farber and Otteman Funeral Home. She died Oct. 13 at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove. Marjorie was born Dec. 12, 1921, on a farm near Galva to Charles Oscar and Maude Stella (Challman) Johnson. Her grade school years were spent at country schools near Galva and Schaller, graduating from Schaller High School in 1939. She was a member of the Schaller Methodist Church. She cared for her mother following graduation and worked at the movie theatre and Schaller Telephone Company. In 1944, she married Edgar Wayne Quirk in a small ceremony in Chicago, Ill. They lived in New York and Pasco, Wash., while Edgar was in the U.S. Navy. Following the war, they farmed near Schaller before moving into town, where they were employed by the Schaller schools. Three

daughters were born to this union. Marjorie moved to the Wall Lake area in 1970 and worked for National Oats Company until her retirement. After retirement, she worked at the Wall Lake Library and was secretary for Trinity Presbyterian Church, which she joined in 1980. She was active in Eastern Star, acting as instructor for several years, was a leader of Cook Go-Getters 4-H Club and was church treasurer for Schaller Methodist Church. After retirement, she enjoyed books, playing cards, knitting, quilting and making soft bears. In 2005, she moved to Willow Dale Wellness Village in Battle Creek and joined the Battle Creek Senior Citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; group, where she enjoyed cards and socializing over lunch. She is survived by two daughters, Pamela Jensen of Plattsmouth, Neb., and Nancy (Mark) Kasuboski of La Vista Neb.; a son-in-law, Don Thompson of Schaller; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson and many extended family members. She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Deborah (Thompson); two sisters, Helen (Brown) and Hester (died in infancy); two brothers, Earl and Orville (died in infancy); a son-in-law, Dallas Jensen; a brother-in-law, Earl Brown; and a sister-in-law, Lenore Johnson Nye.

Jeffrey Dean Kolb COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. Services for Jeffrey D. Kolb, 56, of Colorado Springs, Colo., formerly of Holstein, will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, at United Methodist

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NEWELL - Services for Janice M. Hedberg, 76, of Newell were Oct. 15, 2016, at First Presbyterian Church in Battle Creek. The Rev. Kevin J. Freese officiated, with burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Battle Creek. Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home in Battle Creek was in charge of arrangements. She died Oct. 10 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Janice Marlene Hedberg, daughter of Walter and Marian (Malone) Klinker, was born Dec. 22, 1939, and raised in Denison. On Dec. 15, 1958, Janice married Edward Hedberg in Denison. The couple made their home in Battle Creek and was blessed with five children: Shawn, Edwin, Glen, Judy and Allen. They lived in various areas and made their forever home in Newell. A strong, Christian women, Janice enjoyed quilting with her lifelong friends: Karen Schwadt,

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BREAD OF LIFE FAITH CENTER Keith & Nancy Hair, Pastors 411 WASHINGTON AVE. - 712-364-2405 Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10 a.m. worship Wednesday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7 p.m. worship

FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH Rev. Mark Aurand 330 S. MAIN ST. - 712-364-3630 Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:15 a.m. Sunday school 10:30 a.m. worship

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH Richard Salcido, Pastor 100 7TH ST. - 712-364-2918 Saturday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6 p.m. worship Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8 a.m. worship 9:15 a.m. Sunday school & Bible class 10:30 a.m. worship

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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Kevin Freese 600 3RD ST. - 712-365-4938 Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:30 a.m. worship 10:30 a.m. fellowship 10:40 a.m. Sunday school

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Pastor Kristin Boysen 300 CRAWFORD ST. - 712-282-4361 Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:30 a.m. worship

ST. JOHNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. Randy Cormeny 602 5TH ST. - 712-365-4477 Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:30 a.m. worship 8:30 a.m. education hour

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. Randy Cormeny, Interim STORY AVE. - 712-365-4328 Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:25 a.m. Sunday school 11 a.m. worship

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH HIGHWAY 175 & M31 - 712-367-2472 Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:15 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 10:30 a.m. worship 6 p.m. prayer meeting

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SILVER CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Pastor Kristin Boysen 1906 ORCHARD AVE. - 712-282-4703 Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9 a.m. worship

ST. JOHNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S LUTHERAN CHURCH Paul Egger, Pastor 406 MONONA ST. - 712-282-4700 Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9 a.m. Bible class 10 a.m. worship

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SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Richard Ball 800 N. MAIN ST. - 712-364-2718 Saturday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 p.m. confessions; 5:30 p.m. Mass Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10 a.m. confessions; 10:30 a.m. Mass

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Arlene Pedersen and Sandy Terwilliger. Along with her love for quilting, she enjoyed animals, crafts, her grandchildren, cooking and spending time with family. Left to cherish her memory are her loving husband of 57 years, Edward Hedberg of Newell; and her children: Shawn (Jeff ) Gorsett and Edwin Hedberg, all of Sioux City, Glen (Jennifer) Hedberg of Roseburg, Ore., Judy Boysen of Sioux City and Allen Hedberg of Holstein. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; two brothers, Ron Klinker of Hastings and Dale Klinker of California; three sisters, JoAnn Kamber of Des Moines, Jolene Dohm of Omaha, Neb., and Joyce Street of Oklahoma; nieces and nephews; extended family and friends. Janice was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Judy Klinker, and two brothers, Larry Klinker and Bob Klinker. Condolences may be sent online to www. christensenvanhouten.com.

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ST. PAUL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN Matthew Martens, Interim Minister 310 E. 2ND ST. - 712-368-2228 Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8:15 a.m. worship 9:20 a.m. Sunday school 9:30 a.m. coffee hour 10:30 a.m. worship Communion on 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month

OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL CATHOLIC Father Richard Ball 513 MUELLER ST. - 712-368-4755 Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9 a.m. Mass

UNITED METHODIST Dori Collogan, Pastor 208 S. KIEL ST. - 712-368-2678 Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9 a.m. worship 10:10 a.m. Sunday school & fellowship FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH Chris Schroder, Pastor 113 N. MAIN ST. - 712-368-2850 Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9 a.m. Adult Bible study, Sunday school; 9:45 a.m. fellowship 10:15 a.m. worship with Communion

CROSSRIDGE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Pastor Tyler Parson LOHFF-SCHUMANN MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTER 301 LOHFF-SCHUMANN DR. 712-368-6139 Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9:30 a.m. RiDGE KiDS & adult Bible study 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship

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OCTOBER 11, 2016 BATTLE CREEK, IA The Battle Creek City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. at the Community Hall. Mayor Holmes presided over the meeting. Council members present were: Jill Wingert, Todd Riessen, Judy Schau, Myra Meek, and Dan Hedberg. Mayor Holmes called the meeting to order. Motion by Meek, seconded by Wingert to approve the agenda and minutes. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Riessen, seconded by Hedberg to approve the street closure for November 12th for the Presbyterian Harvest Turkey Dinner. Motion carried unanimously. Nuisances continue to be addressed and concerns were discussed about golf carts, ATVs, dirt bikes were discussed and ordinances will be reviewed. The Craft Fair to be held on December 4th that was approved last month will be held at the former school building. Craig Young discussed the sidewalk rehab along the highway and upcoming work on the water tower. Motion by Schau, seconded by Wingert to approve the Urban Renewal Report as

prepared/presented by the Clerk. Motion carried unanimously. Building permit for 318 4th Street – garage was reviewed. Myra Meek left the meeting at 6:05 p.m. Motion by Schau, seconded by Hedberg to approve the bills and reports. Motion carried unanimously. Next month’s meeting will be held Tuesday, November 8th at the Fire Station beginning at 7:00 p.m. due to election in the Community Hall. Sheriff Harriman discussed with the council the upcoming 28E renewal and other issues concerning his department. Schau moved to adjourn at 6:56 p.m. Wingert seconded and motion carried unanimously. Diane Lansink, City Clerk/Treasurer Lloyd Holmes, Mayor CLAIMS: 9/14/2016 – 10/11/2016: Arrowwood Resort, training $253; ACCO, supplies $1,070.30; Al’s Corner, fuel $82.70; Bomgaars, supplies $211.21; DEMCO, supplies $80.84; EFTPS, taxes $2,171.73; Ferguson, supplies $199.99; First State Bank, supplies $53.55; Frontier, utilities $548.61;

HACH, supplies $184.54; Hallett Materials, supplies $134.37; Hanson Auto, supplies $39.99; Hayes Oil, fuel $272.03; Ida County Sanitation, $5,068.79; Ida County Sheriff’s Dept, law $24,194; IDNR, annual fee $66; Iowa Dept. of Revenue, taxes $516.09; IPERS, pension $1,319.29; Lloyd Holmes, supplies $8.64; Mangold, testing $207; Mid-America Publishing, publications $47.78; MidAmerican, utilities $2,185.11; Miller Equipment, supplies $600; NW Iowa League of Cities, dues $25; Overdrive, subscription $76.54; Pat Brodersen, repairs $30; Postmaster, postage $108; Sheila Petersen, mileage $7.56; Sholty, repairs $500; State Library of Iowa, subscription $58; Taco John’s, training $7.27; Treasurer Sate of Iowa, state withholding $955; Payroll (9/6/16) $2,994.37; Payroll (9/20/16) $3,668.58. DISBURSEMENTS: General $2,360.09; Library $1,509.32; RUT $4,684.43; T&A $576.14; Water $7,600.89; Sewer $3,560.21; Garbage $6,303.18. REVENUE: General $25,125.81; Library $16.22; RUT $9,195.19; Emergency $343.16; LOST $4,798.62; Debt $137.07; Sliplining $1,588.02; Water $7,157.90; Sewer $6,011.70; Garbage $5,265.17; Storm Water $1,651.11.

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Ida County Board of Supervisors IDA GROVE, IOWA OCTOBER 3, 2016 The Board of Supervisors convened in adjourned session, members present Chair Rhett Leonard, Curtis Phillips and Robert Paulsrud. Minutes of the meeting held September 19, 2016, were read and approved. County Engineer Jeff Williams presented utility permits from NIPCO, located in Section 23 of Griggs Township and Section 27 of Logan Township. Paulsrud moved and Phillips seconded a motion authorizing the Chair to sign said permits. Motion carried, all voting Aye. An application for underground construction was received from MidAmerican Energy, located along Keystone Ave. A motion by Phillips and seconded by Paulsrud to authorize the Chair to sign said application. Motion carried, all voting Aye. Phillips moved and Paulsrud seconded a motion to approve and authorize the Chair to

sign a Secondary Road Permit located along Carriage Ave. from Harold Freese. Motion carried, all voting Aye. The Board inspected various roads with regards to the wind farm project. Ed Sohm was present to review the matrix scoring for Granite Farms VI, LLC, located in Section 4 of Galva Township to construct 3 new deep pit swine ﬁnisher conﬁnement buildings with an AUC of 2,996. No comments were received. Paulsrud moved and Phillips seconded the motion to approve the Master Matrix score of 440 points and the Construction Permit Application. Motion carried, all voting Aye. Sheriff Wade Harriman was present to discuss the possibility of excluding the jail costs from countywide law and also discussed possible compensation for Chief Deputies and Sergeants. Paulsrud moved and Phillips seconded a

motion to approve Dennis Roeder as a member of the Board of Adjustment for a 5 year term, ending 2021. Motion carried, all voting Aye. Phillips moved and Paulsrud seconded a motion to approve Angela Lamb and Lori Gosch as part-time dispatchers at a rate of $16.44 per hour. Motion carried, all voting Aye. A claim in the amount of $284.57 from the Self-Funding Fund for Beneﬁts Inc. was approved. The Board acknowledged receipt of manure management plans from Faith Site/ Palisades LLC; Albers/Craig and Gloria Todd; PGA Site 2/Allan Schmidt; and R & M Pork/ Rick McBride. There being no further business, the Board adjourned to meet again at 9:00 a.m., Monday, October 10, 2016, or on call of the Chair. /s/ Lorna Steenbock /s/ Rhett A. Leonard Auditor Chair

OCTOBER 10, 2016 The Galva City Council met in regular session on the above date with Mayor Pro-tem Schubert presiding. Council members present: Freese, Goettsch, Schossow and Wiese. Absent: Mayor Stan Nading. Guests: Wade Harrimann, Brad Pedersen, Nick Buse. Motion by Schossow, second by Goettsch approving the agenda. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion by Wiese second by Schossow approving the Consent Agenda. All ayes. Motion carried. Consent Agenda: a. minutes of 9-12-2016; b. Clerk/Treasurer Financial Reports; c. Allow bills presented. BILLS PRESENTED OCTOBER 12, 2016: Payroll Account - Federal, State, FICA & IPERS withholding $2,406.50 Reserve Fund – transfer funds 153.00 Depreciation Fund – transfer funds 249.00 Badger Meter – beacon services 199.36 Bomgaars – supplies 83.35 Cherokee Rural Water – 2,462,000 gallons 6,647.40 Cosgrove Law Firm – legal fees 100.00 Data Tech – training support 910.75 First Coop Assoc. – fuel 100.80 Foundation Analytical Lab – WW testing 78.00 G & C’s – fuel 61.02 – repairs 111.71 Galva Post Ofﬁce – stamps 149.00 Holstein Sanitation – residential rd contract 3 qtr. 9,500.00 IDNR – annual water use fee 66.00 I & S Group – engineering fees 1,410.75 International Institute of Municipal Clerks – dues 160.00 Ida County Sheriff’ – budget allotment 10,646.00 Iowa Section AWWA Reg. 3 – training class Jordan 45.00 Menards – cold patch 29.91 MidAmerican Energy – utilities 1,226.10 Mid-America Publishing Corp. – publications 111.32 Schaller Telephone – phone 19.38 Stan Nading – reimburse supplies county meeting 65.88 Stevenson Hardware – parts 6.37 Treasurer State of Iowa – 3rd qtr. sales tax 1,681.00 United Bank of Iowa – water meter loan payment 7,160.54 Unity Point – drug & alcohol testing 37.00

Walmart – air filters 26.28 Brad Pedersen – certified operator 609.32 Jordan Beckman – salary 2,353.84 – reimb. Insurance 434.00 Anita Brandt – Salary 1,315.90 – Reimb. medical insurance 217.00 – Reimb. Motel, class fee, meals 166.99 – Reimburse mileage July to September 179.33 LIBRARY BILLS: Payroll Account – federal, state, FICA & IPERS withholding 484.83 Schaller Telephone 40.01 MidAmerican Energy 56.39 Baker & Taylor – books 105.39 Aurelia Lumber – bathroom vanity 534.29 Menards – bathroom remodel 254.98 Stevenson Hardware – lawn spray 50.98 Patricia Niemeier – salary 73 hours 897.90 – Reimburse medical insurance 219.40 – Reimburse mileage 23.76 Mary Wiese – 7 hours at 9.22 64.54 Cindee Lichter – 6 hours at 9.22 55.32 Aimee Kell – 3 hours at 9.22 $27.66 RECEIPT SUMMARY BY FUND – GENERAL – $15,493.11; ROAD USE – 4,056.68; EMERGENCY 1.02; LOST – 1,799.70; TRUST & AGENCY – 2.78; WATER UTILITY – 11,836.62; RESERVE FUND – 153.00; DEPRECIATION FUND – 249.00; SEWER UTILITY – 3,749.20; SOLID WASTE – 3,976.06; WATER/SEWER DEPOSIT – $0.00. DISBURSEMENT SUMMARY BY FUND – GENERAL – $14,448.81; LOST – 65.88; ROAD USE – 623.91; TRUST & AGENCY – 345.36; WATER UTILITY – 16,225.38; SEWER UTILITY – 2,446.89; SOLID WASTE – $9,534.00. PUBLIC HEARING – RESOLUTION CONTRACT & DEED SELLING CITY PROPERTY LOT 3 BLOCK 3 TO NICK BUSE – Following discussion, motion by Freese, second by Wiese. IDA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT – Sheriff Harriman talked with the council about the current 28E Agreement for Ida County Wide Law. WASTEWATER PROJECT – BRAD PEDERSEN – Affidavit Operator Brad Pedersen talked with the council about the flow into the sewer plant and the need to reduce flow coming from sump pumps plumbed into the sanitary sewer. He suggested having smoke testing done to check for roof drains and illegal sewer hookups. Mr. Pedersen also

told the council the City needs to buy some lab equipment to be able to analyze pH and dissolved oxygen within the time limit set out from the Iowa DNR. CHEROKEE RURAL WATER – STAN DEROO – The council questioned Stan DeRoo of Cherokee Rural Water about the City’s water loss. He told the council the meter at the well house and the meter in South View going to the business entities south of Galva would be tested and calibrated on Wednesday morning, Oct. 12, 2016. HORSESHOE COURT – The council discussed the damage done to the horseshoe court in the park and following discussion decided to have the whole court removed. DIBBERN POST – SIDEWALK – It was determined that any new sidewalk would need to match the rest of the sidewalk along the street. The council is also recommending the crosswalks be contoured to meet ADA compliance. FIRE AGREEMENT – GALVA TOWNSHIP FIRE BOARD – Following discussion, motion by Freese, second by Goettsch to table this until the November meeting. All ayes. Motion carried. LIBRARY MAINTENANCE – Following discussion, it was noted that, if the Library has a project the City is to pay for, they must ask the council before starting the project. OLD BANNERS – The council directed City Clerk/Treasurer Brandt to ask Anne Johnson if she had a need for the banners. METHODIST CHURCH – PAUL VOGE – Mr. Voge did not attend the meeting. BUILDING PERMIT – The fence application was approved for 305 S. Main Street upon motion by Schossow, second by Wiese. All ayes. Motion carried. IN OTHER BUSINESS, THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED: • Dogs at Large • Placement of the new bike rack from Ida Alive • Bulk Water Sales Machine • Storm Sewer at the Apartments • The need for a stop-ahead sign in the 300 block of Main Street with the D15 detour starting Oct. 17, 2016. • Repairs to the Lean-to at the burn site. There being no further business, the council adjourned upon motion by Wiese. Mayor Pro-tem Creston Schubert ATTEST: City Clerk/Treasurer Anita Brandt, IACMC/MMC

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Ida County Board of Supervisors IDA GROVE, IOWA OCTOBER 10, 2016 The Board of Supervisors convened in adjourned session, members present Chair Rhett Leonard, Curtis Phillips and Robert Paulsrud. Minutes of the meeting held October 3, 2016, were read and approved. County Engineer Jeff Williams presented an amended application of underground construction for West Central Iowa Rural Water Assn., located along the West side of Landmark Ave. (2552) Landmark in Blaine Township, Section 19, crossing into Corwin Twp., Section 24. Paulsrud moved and Phillips seconded a motion to approve said amendment. Motion carried, all voting Aye. John Danos, Attorney for Dorsey and Whitney, was present via phone conference with regards to Tax Increment Financing for the wind tower project. Those present were Assessor Joe Cronin and Ida County Economic Development Representative Rita Frahm. Paulsrud moved and Phillips seconded a motion to approve the Clerk of Court Report. Motion carried, all voting Aye. A motion by Paulsrud and seconded by Phillips to approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 16-28. Motion carried, all voting Aye. Chapter 28E Agreement Parking Ticket Enforcement Agreement Between The City of Holstein, Iowa, and the County of Ida, Iowa: This Agreement is made pursuant to Chapter 28E of the Iowa Code between the city of Holstein, Iowa (hereafter the City) and the County of Ida, Iowa (hereafter the County). WHEREAS Iowa Code Section 331.553 (8) provides that a County Treasurer may enter into an agreement under Iowa Code 28E to collect or enforce delinquent parking fines on behalf of a City in conjunction with renewal of motor vehicle registrations pursuant to Iowa Code Section 321.40(4) and 321.236; and WHEREAS the City and the County wish to enter into such an agreement for the collection or enforcement of delinquent parking fines owed to the city of Holstein, Iowa; NOW, THEREFORE, the City and County do hereby agree as follows: SECTION 1. AUTHORITY. The City, acting through its City Council and County, acting through its County Board of Supervisors, enter into this Agreement by virtue of the powers granted to them under Chapter 28E of the Iowa Code. SECTION 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Agreement is to authorize the Ida County Treasurer’s office to collect delinquent parking fines at the time the motor vehicles are registered pursuant to Iowa Code Section 321.40(4) and 321.236. SECTION 3. SERVICE AREA. The service area of the Agreement is within the City limits of Holstein, Iowa. SECTION 4. DUTIES. The City, at least monthly, and more frequently if desired by the County, shall certify and provide to the County Treasurer a list of all delinquet and unpaid parking fines owed to the City. The County Treasurer shall refuse to renew the registration of a vehicle registered to an applicant for whom

the Treasurer has received certification that such applicant has one or more uncontested, delinquent parking tickets owed to the City. The County Treasurer will collect any such certified delinquent parking tickets owed to the City. The County Treasurer will collect any such certified delinquent and unpaid fines at the time the motor vehicle is registered. SECTION 5. COMPENSATION. The Tresurer’s Office shall be permitted to retain Five Dollars ($5.00) from each parking fee assessment collected by the Tresurer’s Office under the terms of this Agreement. This shall be treated as a processing fee. The balance of the fund shall be conveyed to the City pursuant to Iowa Code Section 321.236(1)(a). Section 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This agreement shall be effective upon its approval and execution by the City and the County and its filing with the Iowa Secretary of State as provided by law. The City will be responsible for filing this Agreement with the Iowa Secretary of State. This Agreement shall remain in effect and have a duration until terminated by the parties hereto. SECTION 7. TERMINATION. Any party to this Agreement may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the other party at least ninety (90) days in advance of the date of termination. SECTION 8. BIENNIAL REPORTS. The City shall assume responsibility for all reporting initially and biennially to the Iowa Secretary of State as provided by Iowa Code Section 28E.8. SECTION 9. NOTICE. Any Notice required or authorized by this agreement, including certification of delinquent parking fines, shall be in writing and either personally delivered or sent by ordinary mail to the following addresses: City of Holstein, ATTN: City Administrator, P.O. Box 500, Holstein, IA.. 51025; Ida County Treasurer, ATTN: County Treasurer, 401 Moorehead St., Ida Grove, IA. 51445. SECTION 10. SAVINGS CLAUSE. If any section, provision or part of this agreement shall be found to be unconstitutional, such fining shall not affect the validity of the agreement as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not found to be invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties as to the subject of this agreement. Any subsequent modification to the terms of this agreement shall be in the form of a duly executed addendum to this agreement. This Agreement approved by the City Council of Holstein, Iowa, on October 3, 2016, City of Holstein, Iowa, By: /s/ Connie Ludvigson, Mayor; Attest: /s/ Katherine Hanson, City Administrator. This Agreement approved by the Ida County Board of Supervisors on October 10, 2016; By: /s/Rhett Leonard, Chair; Attest: /s/Lorna Steenbock, Auditor. Phillips moved and Paulsrud seconded a motion to approve the Auditor’s, Recorder’s and Sheriff’s quarterly reports. Motion carried, all voting Aye. The following claims were approved: GENERAL BASIC: Amazon, Supplies $262.51 Becky Bruning, Special Election Wage 18.00

Bomgaars, 07-022-7 Safety/ Supplies 203.15 CAASA, FY2017 Domestic Abuse Protection 500.00 Carl Toben, Medical Exam ½ Sept. 200.00 Carroll County Sheriff, Personal Service Fees 19.50 Century Business Products Inc., Copier MaintenanceRecorder 40.00 City of Ida Grove, Utility 8/17-9/14/16 144.62 Counsel, Copier Overage 129.15 Crawford Co. Sheriff’s Dept., Personal Service Fees 141.06 Crawford Ice Co., Ice-CCRA 192.50 Don Poggensee, Conference Lodging 229.84 Douglas County Sheriff, Fees 50.00 Earla Triplett, Special Election 114.42 Edsen Electric Inc., Jail Electrical Repairs 89.74 First Cooperative Association, Cracked Corn 11.34 Frontier, 712-364-4186 59.99 Hall County Sheriff, Personal Service Fees 35.00 Hancock County Sheriff, Fees 29.05 Hayes Oil Company, Diesel Fuel 360.95 Hemer Plumbing, Heating & Electric, Services-Sewer Cleanout 265.00 Horn Public Health, 2nd Qtr. Allocation FY2017 25,840.00 Horn Public Health, Public Health Grant 4,044.50 Ida County Courier-Reminder, Subscription 41.00 Ida County Sanitation Inc., Sept. Services-Courthouse/ Parks 300.56 Ida County Sheriff Dept., Court-Related Services 564.91 Iowa Environmental Health, Registration 100.00 Iowa Office Supply Inc., Office Supplies 62.02 Iowa Secretary of State, I-Voters Maintenance Fee 848.93 Janice A. Rupert, Special Election Wage 90.00 Julie Rath, Special Election Wage 90.00 Karen Breyfogle, Special Election 116.34 Kristi German, Special Election 93.90 LBJ Investigations, Personal Service Fees 430.50 Lenee Sinnott, Special Election Wages 9.00 Long Lines Internet, InternetGeneral 53.95 Malcom’s Paint & Hardware, Custodial Supplies 29.66 Mangold Environmental Testing Inc., Testing 109.00 Marcella Segebart, Special Election Wage 90.00 Marilyn Spotts, Special Election Wages 9.00 Mid-America Publishing Corp, Voting Equip. Test Ad 669.84 MidAmerican Energy, UtilityMoorehead/Courthouse 2,768.76 Mile2 Tire & Lube, Golf Cart Tire/Mower 71.00 Monona County Sheriff’s Office, Personal Service Fees 18.00 North West REC, Aug. Budget

Billing CCRA 452.00 Office Depot, Office Supplies 129.99 Orlan Ehler, Mileage 119.34 Public Safety Agency Fun., 2nd Qtr. Allocation FY2017 138,717.75 Sandra Jensen, Special Election Wage 76.50 Scantron/Harland Technology Services, Semi-Ann. Maint. Agreement 4,117.00 Selections, Clips - Conservation 35.61 Sharon Forthum, Special Election Wage 90.00 Shelley Bruning, Set Voting Machines Special Election 6.63 Supplyworks, Custodial Supplies 360.49 Sylvia Carstens, Special Election Wage 76.50 Treasurer State of Iowa, Indigent Defense FundJuvenile Base 554.00 Treasurer State of Iowa, Sales/ Use Tax, Sales Tax July-Sept. 307.00 U S Cellular, Cell Phone 116.42 Frontier, Oct. Phone Charges 364.61 Julie Rath, General Election Wages 127.50 Noteboom Implement LLC, Parts/Labor 486.78 Roger’s Pest Control, Pest Control Services 40.00 General Basic Total: 185,724.81 GF DESIGNATED FOR COMPUTER: Tyler Technologies Inc., VXIA Property Tax Migration 62.50 GF Designated for Computer Total: 62.50 GF DESIGN FOR CO. ATTORNEY/FINES Kristal L. Phillips, Conference Airfare/Registration 637.70 Wibe & Phillips, I-Phone Charger 15.00 GF Design for Co. Attorney/Fines Total: 652.70 MH-DD SERVICES FUND: Rolling Hills, 2nd Qtr. Allocation FY2017 57,304.25 MH-DD Services Fund Total: 57,304.25 RURAL BASIC: st Arthur Public Library, 1 Half FY2017 3,000.00 Battle Creek Library, 1st Half FY2017 3,000.00 Galva Public Library, 1st Half FY2017 3,000.00 Holstein Public Library, 1st Half FY2017 3,000.00 Ida Grove Library, 1st Half FY2017 3,000.00 Rural Basic Total: 15,000.00 RURAL BASIC LANDFILL: Cherokee County Solid Waste, 3.90 t. Residential 163.80 IDALS - Weights & Measures, Scale License #1188 84.00 Keystone Laboratories Inc., Sampling 1,377.22 Rural Basic Landfill Total: 1,625.02 SECONDARY ROAD: Aramark, 1900274672 1900344245 Supplies 168.02 Austin Cooper, Sept. Mowing BC & HS 150.00 Bomgaars, 07-015-2 Shop Supplies 771.28 Brandon Cooper, Sept. Mowing Arthur 165.00 Calhoun-Burns & Associates Inc., 2016 Bridge Inspection 5,972.70 City of Arthur, Utilities 118.52 City of Battle Creek, Utilities 15.25 City of Holstein, Utilities 32.66

City of Ida Grove Utilities 31.52 Dale Hinrickson, Safety Glasses 100.00 Dan Hedberg, Safety Boots/ Gloves 100.00 Edsen Electric Inc., Pole Breaker/Labor 67.67 Frontier, 712-364-2920 Phone 71.25 Goettsch Dispatch Inc., Trucking 69,492.07 GOMACO, Hose Fittings 14.15 Hallett Materials, Road Gravel 9,562.80 Hanson Auto Supply, Parts/ Filters/Sundry 654.30 Horn Memorial Hospital, Services 111.00 Ida County Sanitation Inc., Services 65.56 Ida Grove Cenex/HASH Inc., Ice 6.00 Iowa Office Supply Inc., Paper 36.90 Iowa State Association, Registration 200.00 Malcom’s Paint & Hardware, Supplies 20.47 MBW Products LLC, Parts/ Service 205.60 Mid-America Publishing Corp., Ads 36.92 MidAmerican Energy, Utilites 99.82 Mile 2 Tire & Lube, Repairs 895.95 North West REC, August Utility 365.27 Peterbilt of Sioux City, Parts 248.64 Powerplan Parts 133.26 Rees Mack Sales & Service, Parts 481.52 Rick’s Computers Inc, Computer Service 954.90 Road Machinery & Supplies Co., Parts 174.79 Sexton Oil Co., Gas/Diesel 6,918.96 Solutions Inc., Services 70.15 Stan Houston Equipment Co., Saw Rental 270.00 Sundquist Engineering PC, D54 Soldier River 1,850.75 Thompson Plumbing, ServicesSewer Machine 168.10 Verizon Wireless, Wireless 40.01 st Von Bokern Associates Inc., 1 Half Service Fee 1,000.00 Ziegler Inc., Service/Blades/ Filters 3,990.71 Frontier, Oct. Phone Charges 95.91 Secondary Road Total: 105,928.38 RECORDER’S RECORDS MANAGEMENT: US Records Midwest LLC, Encapsulate 2 Record Books 1,765.46 Recorder’s Records Management Total: 1765.46 SHERIFF’S K-9 FUND: Bomgaars, 07-056-6 Vehicle/ Dog Supplies 42.99 Sheriff’s K-9 Fund Total: 42.99 IDA COUNTY SELF FUNDING: Benefits Inc., Oct. Med. Ins. Prem. - Self Fund 736.00 Fund 0036 - Ida County Self Funding Total: 736.00 IDA CO. CONFISCATED PROP.-SHERIFF Prosecuting Attorneys’ Training Coordinator, Forfeiture Order 78.43 Ida Co. Confiscated Prop.-Sheriff Total: 78.43 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Counsel, Copier Lease 67.06 Hanson Auto Supply, Acct. 5041 Floor Jack 247.99 Pronto, Fuel-Emgy. Mgmt. 75.60 Frontier, Oct. Phone Charges 6.08 Emergency Management Total: 396.73

E911 SURCHARGE AGENCY FUND: Centurylink, Lines 712 233-0022 284.11 Counsel, Copier Lease 68.53 Frontier 515-197-4293-030502-7 50.00 Frontier Comm. of Iowa (213), Lines 520.42 Hanson Auto Supply, Acct. 5041 Battery 152.83 Sac County Mutual Tele. Co., July-Sept. Lines 2,011.81 Frontier, Oct. Phone Charges 6.08 E911 Surcharge Agency Fund Total: 3093.78 PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY: Adams Motor Co., Parts/Labor 137.54 Bomgaars, 07-056-6 Vehicle/ Dog Supplies 15.06 Casey’s General Store Inc., Fuel 1,141.80 Eric Luebbert DO PC, X-ray 33.00 Hanson Auto Supply, Acct#5030 Brackets 12.58 Horn Memorial Hospital, Prisoner Medical 7,666.50 Ida Grove Cenex/HASH Inc., Fuel 1,592.53 Identisys Inc., Office Supplies/ Shipping 271.41 Iowa Dept. of Public Safety, Oct.Dec. Terminal Billing 1,380.00 Iowa Office Supply Inc., Office Supplies-Sheriff 125.60 Jack’s Uniforms & Equipment, Auto Supply/Shipping 4,975.22 Lewis Family Drug LLC, Prisoner/Jail Med. Supply 396.97 Long Lines Internet, InternetSheriff 7.50 Lovett Enterprises Inc., November Storage 55.00 Marco Inc., Lease/ShippIng 150.15 Mile2 Tire & Lube Vehicle Maintenance 499.50 NW Iowa Emergency Physcian, Prisoner Medical 448.00 Patera Family Dentistry, Prisoner Dental 351.00 Pronto Fuel 553.12 Selections, Supplies 5.49 Siouxland Internal Medicine, Inmate Medical Services 525.00 Solutions Inc., Office Std. 2016 891.00 Supplyworks, Wipes 82.85 U S Cellular, Air Cards-Sheriff 617.75 Village Shoe & Uniform Shoppe, Hotspot-Sheriff 29.99 VISA, Fuel/Postage/Training/ Meals 1,495.66 Vollmar Motors Inc., Oil Change 52.00 Frontier, Oct. Phone Charges 218.47 Public Safety Agency Total: 23,730.69 COUNTY ASSESSOR: Bomgaars, 07-051-6 Cord/Tape Measure 23.98 Counsel, Copier LeaseAssessor 51.06 Long Lines Internet, InternetAssessor 7.50 Vanguard Appraisals Inc., Service Fees CAMA/Van 7,825.00 Frontier, Oct. Phone Charges 20.26 County Assessor Total: 7,927.80 COUNTY TOTALS: $404,069.54 The Board acknowledged receipt of manure management plans from AMVCRE, LLC/Arthur Finishing. There being no further business, the Board adjourned to meet again at 9:00 a.m., Monday, October 24, 2016, or on call of the Chair. /s/ Lorna Steenbock /s/ Rhett A. Leonard Auditor Chair

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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Supervisors handle small agenda, discuss TIF process The Ida County Board of Supervisors held a phone conference on Oct. 10 with attorney Jon Danos to discuss the wind tower TIF process. No action was taken. Resolution 16-28-28E, an agreement with the City of Holstein regarding parking ticket enforcement, was approved. The City of Holstein is finding it difficult to collect fines when traffic tickets are issued. This agreement allows the city to take action by filing the ticket with the county treasurer to collect the unpaid fines. Following discussion with county engineer Jeff Williams, the board approved an underground construction permit for West Central Rural Water. Also approved were the auditor, recorder and sheriff ’s quarterly reports and the clerk of court report. The board acknowledged receipts of manure management plans from AMVCRE, LLC/Arthur Finishing.

Keith Fineran resigns from Arthur City Council

King Theatre donations: The King Theatre board recently received two monetary donations for the renovation of the theatre. Above, Doug Clough, right, receives a check for $5,000 from the Ida Grove Economic Development organization, represented by J.D. Parks, for removal of asbestos and theatre seats. Below, graduates of Ida Grove High School present a check to Clough for $500 for work on the marquee during the recent community input meeting held with the architect for the project. (Courier photos by Bethany Jones)

The Arthur City Council heard updates on its lagoon project, the possibility of replacing city water mains and the water tower and the resignation of a council member Oct. 3. The council read and accepted councilman’s Keith Fineran’s resignation letter. Following discussion with the Iowa League of Cities, the resignation is of icial when submitted. The council intends to appoint someone to ill the vacant seat at the November council meeting. Kelly Evans of I & S Group talked with the council about the lagoon project stating that the contractor should start transferring water into the new cell. Evans will also talk with the contractor about repairing the ield entrance. Evans talked with the council about working with the USDA to replace the city’s water mains and water tower. He stated a preliminary engineering report has to be completed to verify how much grant dollars would be available from the USDA. Following discussion the council voted to table a decision.

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Donation to theatre: The King Theatre project has received a donation of $500 from Murray Jewelers following its customer appreciation event held on Sept. 22. With assistance from the Ida County Pork Producers, Murray Jewelers held a luncheon with funds raised being donated back to the theatre. (Courier photo by Bethany Jones)

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In other business • Head librarian Pat Bell talked with the council about the summer reading program. Bell also told the council the library is planning a Halloween Party on Saturday, Oct. 29. She also told the council it is Arthur’s turn to host the Ida County librarian’s meeting Nov. 7. Bell also told the council the library will be helping with the upcoming soup supper with the Arthur EMR. She reported Amanda Mumm resigned from the board and Rebecca Barnum has agreed to ill the library board seat. • Sheriff Wade Harriman talked with the council about renewing the Ida County Public Safety 28E Agreement for ive years. • Maintenance supervisor Paul Arbegast told the council the frame is broken on the snowplow. He has taken it to Miller to reinforce the cracked frame of the truck and reinforcement iron from the truck to the plow blade and replace hydraulic hoses. • Arbegast reported he had an

American Steel visit as part of the lagoon project; trimmed trees in the park, worked on the dump, drained the water tower prior to the cleaning/inspection by Maguire Iron, lushed hydrants, replaced two water service lines, replaced the belt on the lawn mower and placed asphalt on some streets and had an ICAP appraisal. • Mayor Randy Fineran talked with the council about the possibility of adding relining manholes and repairing sewer lines in the budget. It was decided to get a price quote from Sewer Rehab of Cherokee to be able to see how much the city could have done per year. • The council discussed three building permit applications. Following discussion the application to replace front steps and to asphalt a driveway was approved, but the accessory building application was denied due to lack of available lot space. • The council also discussed delinquent utility accounts and peddler permits.

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NOTICE REGARDING MEETING OF IDA GROVE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Ida Grove Planning and Zoning Commission has received from the City of Ida Grove for review and recommendation, a Petition for Annexation requesting that certain property be annexed into the City of Ida Grove, consisting of approximately 73 acres located in the S½ NW¼; N½ SW¼; SW¼ NE¼ and NW¼ SE¼ of Section 15, Township 87 North, Range 40, West of the 5th P.M., Ida County, Iowa. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED that a hearing of the Planning and Zoning Commission regarding this proposed annexation has been set for October 25, 2016, at 5:15 p.m. at the City Council Chambers in Ida Grove, Iowa. You are notiﬁed that you may appear at the time and place of hearing to voice any objections or favorable comments that you have regarding the annexation and that unless you appear at the time and place of hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission may take action to recommend the annexation to the City Council. OF THIS NOTICE, TAKE DUE REGARD AND GOVERN YOURSELF ACCORDINGLY. /s/ Edie Ball, City Clerk

NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILL VACANCY BY APPOINTMENT You are hereby notified that the City Council of the City of Arthur, Iowa, has a council seat available immediately. The Council seat which expires 12-31, 2017, pursuant to Section 69.2, Code of Iowa, 2014. You are further notified that pursuant to Section 372.13(2) of the Code of Iowa, 2014, 2014, the Council has elected to fill the vacancy by appointment, but the electors of the City have the right to file a petition requiring that the vacancy be filled by a special election. The Council has requested that those interested in being appointed to notify the City Clerk by 12:00 p.m. on November 1, 2016. The appointment shall be for the period until the next pending election, as defined by Section 69.12, Code of Iowa, 2014, which will be held November 2017.

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BC council approves street closure The Battle Creek City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The council approved a request for a street closure Nov. 12 for the Presbyterian Harvest Turkey Dinner. Nuisances continued to be addressed and concerns were discussed about golf carts, ATV’s and dirt bikes were discussed and ordinances will be reviewed. The craft fair on Dec. 4 approved last month will be held at the former school building. Craig Young discussed the sidewalk rehab along the highway and upcoming work on the water tower. The Urban Renewal Report as prepared/presented was approved. A building permit for 318 Fourth St. (garage) was reviewed. Various bills and reports were approved. The November meeting will be held Tuesday, Nov. 8 at the fire station at 7 p.m. due to election voting in the community hall. Sheriff Wade Harriman discussed the upcoming 28E renewal and other issues concerning his department.

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IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR IDA COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF STANLEY R. REIFF, Deceased CASE NO. ESPR009257 NOTICE OF PROOF OF WILL WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION To All Persons Interested in the Estate of STANLEY R. REIFF, Deceased, who died on or about July 10, 2016: You are hereby notiﬁed that on the 27th day of September, 2016, the last will and testament of STANLEY R. REIFF, deceased, bearing date of the 3rd day of March, 2003, was admitted to probate in the above named court and there will be no present administration of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of the county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred. Dated this 29th day of September, 2016. Kent Reiff, Proponent Kristal L. Phillips #AT0006248 Attorney for estate WIBE & PHILLIPS 427 West Main Street P.O. Box 100 Cherokee, Iowa 51012-0100 Date of second publication 19th day of October, 2016

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PUBLIC NOTICE TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: STANLEY R. REIFF IRREVOCABLE TRUST To all persons regarding Stanley R. Reiff, deceased, who died on or about the 10th day of July, 2016: You are hereby notified that Kent Reiff is the trustee of the STANLEY R. REIFF IRREVOCABLE TRUST, dated the 3rd day of March, 2003. Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Ida County, Iowa, within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of the second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor and the spouse of the decedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall be forever barred. Notice is further given that any person or entity possessing a claim against the trust must mail proof of the claim to the trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt requested, by the later to occur of four (4) months from the second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice if required or the claim shall be forever barred unless paid or otherwise satisfied. Dated this 29th day of September, 2016. STANLEY R. REIFF IRREVOCABLE TRUST Kent Reiff 510 NE 43rd Court Ankeny, Iowa 50021 Attorney for Trustee Kristal L. Phillips 427 West Main Street P.O. Box 100 Cherokee, Iowa 51012-0100 Date of second publication 19th day of October, 2016.

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From the Ida County Sheriff ’s Log Thursday, Oct. 6 Of icers received 25 calls for service. Among the calls were eight traf ic stops, one call for jail activity and one vehicle unlock. 1:21 a.m.: Assisted motorist on Highway 20 2:25 a.m.: Accident reported, damages only, in the 500 block of Main Street 8:55 a.m.: Medical assistance requested in the 100 block of Kiel Street 9:12 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 1100 block of Fifth Street 9:34 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 200 block of Ida Street 9:39 a.m.: Civil dispute, nonfamily on Market Avenue 10:23 a.m.: Arrest made in the 400 block of Moorehead Street for suspended/revoked drivers license 1:48 p.m.: Report of fraud/ scam from the 900 block of Highway 175 2:03 p.m.: Emergency transport 5:17 p.m.: Emergency transport 7:54 p.m.: Medical assistance requested in the 600 block of Morningside Street for fall 9 p.m.: Warrant check in the 2200 block of Carriage Avenue 9:14 p.m.: Report of reckless driving–speeding on Walnut Street 10:16 p.m.: Emergency transport 11:53 p.m.: Domestic disturbance in the 500 block of Willow Street Friday, Oct. 7 Of icers received 21 calls for service. Among the calls were two traf ic stops, four calls for jail activity and one 911 transfer. 1:51 p.m.: Assisted outside agency in the 400 block of Burns Street 2:10 p.m.: Assisted with unlocking vehicle 2:21 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 500 block of Second Street 2:27 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 700 block of First Street 2:32 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 1100 block of Fifth Street 3:18 p.m.: Report of reckless driving–speeding in the 900 block of Second Street 3:25 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 3000 block of Carriage Avenue 3:49 p.m.: Emergency transport 4:22 p.m.: Medical assistance requested in the 200 block of Oak Grove Drive 5:09 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 5:27 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 6:37 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 6:44 p.m.: Medical assistance requested in the 1500 block of Marshall Avenue for fall 10:41 p.m.: Warrant served in the 400 block of Moorehead Street Saturday, Oct. 8 Of icers received 28 calls for service. Among the calls were eight traf ic stops, one alarm call and one 911 wrong number. 12:40 a.m.: Animal complaint from Chestnut Street 8:46 a.m.: Report of natural gas released in the 500 block of First Street 10:06 a.m.: Report of reckless driving–speeding in the 5600 block of Highway 175 11:03 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 700 block of First Street 11:28 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 1100 block of Fifth Street 11:31 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 1100 block of Fifth Street

11:54 a.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 6:33 p.m.: Medical assistance requested at Willow Dale Wellness Village for breathing problems 6:35 p.m.: Medical assistance requested in the 100 block of Ida Street 6:54 p.m.: Suspicious person/ activity reported in the 200 block of First Street 7:10 p.m.: Animal complaint from the 200 block of Moorehead Avenue 7:33 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 200 block of Moorehead Avenue 7:41 p.m.: Controlled burn reported in the 6500 block of 270th Street 7:57 p.m.: Vehicle ire reported on Brady Avenue near 210th Street 8:48 p.m.: Warrant served, arrest made in the 400 block of Moorehead Street 9:07 p.m.: Suspicious person/ activity reported from the 800 block of Maple Street 9:30 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 10:22 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer Sunday, Oct. 9 Of icers received 20 calls for service. Among the calls were eight traf ic stops, one 911 transfer and one call for information. 1:08 a.m.: Accident reported, damages only on German Avenue near 330th Street, arrest made for operating while intoxicated 4:01 a.m.: Suspicious person/ activity reported in the 600 block of First Street 6:29 a.m.: Animal complaint from the 600 block of Taylor Street 1:03 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 400 block of Moorehead Street 6:59 p.m.: Suspicious person/ activity reported in the 1100 block of Fifth Street 8:09 p.m.: Animal complaint from Landmark Avenue 8:27 p.m.: Report of stolen vehicle from the 3300 block of Indian Avenue 8:52 p.m.: Animal complaint from Eagle Avenue near 190th Street 9:33 p.m.: Animal complaint from the 700 block of Second Street Monday, Oct. 10 Of icers received 21 calls for service. Among the calls were six traf ic stops, one call to talk to an of icer and one call for jail activity. 12:58 a.m.: Road hazard reported on Landmark Avenue near 140th Street 5:50 a.m.: Assisted with unlocking vehicle 7:57 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 500 block of Sixth Street 8 a.m.: Traf ic control/escort for funeral 8:47 a.m.: Noti ication of road closure from Ida County engineer on Quail Avenue near 320th Street 9:38 a.m.: Medical assistance requested for heart/chest pain in the 700 block of Second Street 2:16 p.m.: Sex offender registry check 2:29 p.m.: Medical assistance requested in the 700 block of Second Street for fall 4:48 p.m.: Accident reported, damges only, in the 400 block of Moorehead Avenue 4:54 p.m.: Welfare check requested 5:27 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer

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5:44 p.m.: Assisted with unlocking vehicle 8:22 p.m.: Warrant check in the 400 block of Moorehead Street Tuesday, Oct. 11 Of icers received 29 calls for service. Among the calls were nine traf ic stops, one alarm call and one abandoned 911 call. 6:47 a.m.: Request for traf ic control/escort for funeral 7:29 a.m.: Criminal mischief reported in the 200 block of Main Street 8:21 a.m.: Assistance requested in the 600 block of Taylor Street 9:55 a.m.: Animal complaint from Keystone Avenue near 270th Street 10:53 a.m.: Non-emergency transport 10:57 a.m.: Non-emergency transport 11:13 a.m.: Medical assistance requested in the 600 block of Burns Street for fall 11:50 a.m.: Accident reported with animal involvement on Eagle Avenue near 230th Street 1:03 p.m.: Assisted motorist on Market Avenue near 215th Street 4:06 p.m.: Road hazard reported on Highway 20 near Eagle Avenue 4:16 p.m.: Medical assistance requested in the 300 block of Second Street for breathing problems 5:31 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 6:28 p.m.: Civil dispute reported, non-family in the 600 block of Washington Street 6:37 p.m.: Civil dispute reported, non-family in the 600 block of Washington Street 7:26 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 8:54 p.m.: Reckless driving– speeding reported in the 400 block of Moorehead Street 10:59 p.m.: Noise complaint from the 800 block of Main Street 11:47 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer Wednesday, Oct. 12 Of icers received 20 calls for service. Among the calls were three traf ic stops, one alarm call, one call for jail activity and two abandoned 911 calls. 2:05 a.m.: Warrant served in the 400 block of Moorehead Street 11:57 a.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 12:16 p.m.: Road hazard reported on Highway 175 12:54 p.m.: Animal complaint from Maple Street near Sixth Street 1:12 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 1:57 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 2:19 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 2:24 p.m.: Drug offenses in the 500 block of Sixth Street 3:20 p.m.: Assistance requested in the 400 block of Elm Street 5:28 p.m.: Suspicious person/ activity reported on Chestnut Street near Fifth Street 8:12 p.m.: Overdose reported on Main Street, arrest made for public intoxication 9:28 p.m.: Report of harassment/ threats from the 500 block of Taylor Street 10:02 p.m.: Animal complaint from the 400 block of Highway 175.

Crawl: The Odebolt-Arthur preschool and prekindergarten classes visited the Odebolt Fire Station Oct. 13 as part of fire prevention week. The kids practiced dialing 911, talked about fire safety, saw a fireman in his full turnout gear, practiced backing down steps, practiced stop drop and roll and practiced crawling low to keep out of smoke. Here, Kesed Buehler crawls under the “smoke” as Aspen Miller waits her turn. (Courier photo by Deb Loger)

ICCB looks at grant opportunities The Ida County Conservation Board reviewed various grant possibilities and work on the rope bridge at Moorehead Park Oct. 11. The board continued discussions on the 2017 Ida County Community Betterment Foundation Grant. The board decided to write the grant for the remaining portion of the electrical update at Crawford Creek Recreation Area. The 2017 Fish Habitat Grant was also discussed. Parks Director Paige Alesch informed the board she will make the proper adjustments and corrections to the grant previously written to repair the dam on the north end of Moorehead Lake and submit it in December when the grant is due. After replacing one of the anchoring poles on the rope bridge, it was discovered that the pole on the north side of the bridge also needs

to be replaced. Alesch informed the board that REC donated a pole and it is already at the park. Alesch will work with volunteers, board members and Ida CCB staff to schedule a time to inish the project. The Halloween hike and pumpkin-carving contest, which were held Oct. 14-15 were brie ly discussed. In new business, board member Don Poggensee gave the board a brief overview of his trip to the Iowa Association of County Conservation Board’s Fall Conference held in Webster County. Alesch updated the board on the recent visit from the loss control company. The visit went well and the representative had few concerns about the parks or the buildings. Poggensee and Alesch updated the board on the recent repairs

made to the road. All of the potholes have been repaired and more rock and gravel will be added within the next couple of weeks. Poggensee discussed the purchase of noise dampening panels for the Conservation Center. Poggensee spoke with the Conservation Foundation and they are willing to pay half the cost of the materials. Alesch will look into different options and present them at the next meeting. Alesch gave the board a quick update on the camping, cabin and shelter income for the 2016 season. Next month, the board will discuss the possibility of increasing rates. Alesch gave a short update on the environmental education programs. The next board meeting is Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Conservation Center in Moorehead Park.

Area communi es get ready for trick or treat Area communities have set times for trick or treating on Oct. 31. Ida Grove The Ida Grove Chamber of Commerce set Monday, Oct. 31 at 5:30 p.m. for its annual Halloween Parade. Trick or treating in Ida Grove will follow from 6 to 8 p.m. at houses with porch lights on. The Halloween Parade will start at 5:30 p.m. at Godbersen Park. Kids will walk from Godbersen Park down the block towards Remer Realty, cross the street and walk back up towards United Bank of Iowa. Goodie bags will be handed out at the end of the parade. Morningside Healthcare Community will have its Haunted Hallway for trick or treaters from 6 to 8 p.m. Holstein Holstein’s annual Pumpkin Pa-

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5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31. Galva Galva’s trick or treating is Monday, Oct. 31 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Trick or treaters are reminded to only go to houses that have a porch light on. Arthur Arthur’s trick or treating is Monday, Oct. 31 from 5 to 7 p.m. The Arthur Library is planning a Halloween party at the library Saturday, Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. Odebolt Odebolt’s trick or treating is Monday, Oct. 31 from 5 to 7 p.m. Trick or treaters are reminded to only go to houses that have a porch light on. Odebolt Specialty Care will host open trick or treating Oct. 31 from 4 to 5 p.m.

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THANK YOU: I would like to thank all who sent cards, gifts, well wishes & prayers during my surgery on my knee. All of the visits from my friends, classmates & teammates really lifted my spirits! A special thank you to Dr. Harrer & Shannon McGuire, who continue to aid in my recovery. Cole Degen 42-1t/cra

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G-H/S-C approve early gradua ons, discuss bathrooms at Schaller ballfield created a web store for Raptor apparel. It was a success with more than $6,000 in sales on the irst order. A new order will be available in November. The pro its from the store will be used to help offset the cost of new uniforms. For the G-H Elementary update, Richard discussed FAST testing results and ire prevention month activities. Superintendent Jon Wiebers gave an update on the Highway 20 construction progress. Following discussion with the Iowa DOT, Wiebers advised the board that the closure of Highway 20 from Galva to Early should not impact bus routes and may add four to ive minutes to shuttle routes for some morning activities. Other business • The S-C board had $233,268 in de icit spending in special education from the 2015-16 school year. The board approved $233,268 for modi ied allowable growth and supplemental aid for special education balance so the board can request this amount of spending authority from the SBRC. • The S-C board approved the inancial report from June now that the Certi ied Annual Report is completed. • Both boards approved the updated 100 series policies as presented and waived second readings. • The G-H board approved contract services for Candi Graff. For irst trimester, $2,460 for CNA and $2,050 for clinical. For second trimester $2,460 for medical terminology and for third trimester $2,460 for health occupations. • The G-H board approved transferring $14,672 from the debt service fund into the PPEL fund. • The G-H board approved a bid from Midwest Tennis and Track in the amount of $107,500 for resurfacing the track in Holstein. The work is to begin next summer. • An out-of-state dance trip was approved by the G-H board for the Ridge View High School Dance Squad to attend a competition in South Sioux City, Neb. on Jan. 14. • The G-H board approved a retirement incentive for classi ied staff. This retirement incentive requires staff to retire on Dec. 31 and the clause that they may not be rehired has since been removed. The payment will be made in January 2017. • Discussion was held on the sealed bid for the tractor. No bids were received. The board approved lowering the minimum bid to $5,000 and to include more information on the tractor in the advertisement. The boards will meet on Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. in Holstein.

Fire prevention: Oct. 10-14 was Fire Prevention Week. As part of the week, members of the Ida Grove Fire Department visited the BC-IG Elementary School to talk about fire safety and show the students the department’s fire trucks and fire equipment. Here, from left, fire department members Devlun Whiteing, junior fireman Blake Anderson (in costume), junior firewoman Anna VanDusen and Josh Pierson talk with students about fire safety. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)

Clothing drive underway Area churches, St. Paul Lutheran, Sacred Heart, United Methodist, Westminster Presbyterian of Ida Grove and First Presbyterian of Battle Creek have joined together in a ministry outreach program. A clothing drive is being organized among them for those in our community who need clothing for their children. Should you have any questions, the contact persons and their telephone numbers for each of the churches are: St. Paul Lutheran – Becky Ricklefs (364-2102) and Zolene Streck (3643840 or 369-5367) Sacred Heart – Lenee’ Sinnott (3643402) United Methodist – Sharon Spotts (364-2316 or 371-3222) Westminster Presbyterian – Jennifer Glawe (364-4163) and Pat Bielenberg (364-4453) First Presbyterian – Marva Bennigsdorf (365-4588) The clothing distribution will be held on Friday, Oct. 21, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 22, from 9 a.m. to noon in the basement of “The Mall” (old J.C. Penney building) in Ida Grove for children in need of clothing. All clothing will be given free of charge to anyone who may need them.

The board approved the new team, but it was noted that students would not be able to letter in the team event this school year. The season would run from December through February. The S-C board approved modifying the retirement incentive for Larry Bloyer. Due to dif iculty illing the bus driver position, the second paragraph under the section D review that stated non-certi ied employees who elect to participate in the retirement incentive program shall not be eligible to be re-hired in any capacity with the S-C school district nor shall the district be required to accept an application for employment from a noncerti ied employee who elects to participate in the retirement incentive program was modi ied. The district advertised for the route bus driver and had no applications. The district attempted to recruit a driver, but he decided to stay at his current position. The boards approved the following contracts: Larry Bloyer, bus driver (S-C); Jeff DeHaan, head football coach for $3,201 (S-C); Brian Bode, assistant high school football coach for $2,662 (G-H); Doug Davidson, assistant high school wrestling coach for $2,754 (G-H); Dan Ryan, driver education fall session at $190 per student (G-H) and David Thorborg, pay increase from $13.66 to $34.65 for full route (G-H). Ridge View High School Principal Bret Warnke presented ACT results with comparison to the past few years. He discussed the recent Lutzie 43 Foundation assembly the school participated in at O-A/BC-IG High School. He also noted there was a fall session of driver’s education added as the previous summer and spring sessions were full. Mozer discussed FAST testing and student council at the middle school. He also noted that Davidson and Lindsey Stille are creating a Lego League for the seventh and eighth grade students. Practices are set to begin in late October through the end of November. Mozer also gave an update for Schaller-Crestland Elementary School. They recently held the irst PBIS celebration and will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week the week of Oct. 24. G-H Elementary Principal and athletic director Mike Richard discussed the 1A district crosscountry meet to be held in Holstein on Oct. 20. The state is providing the school with $500 to assist with costs associated with the meet. In volleyball news, Schaller will host the winner of O-A/BC-IG and Manson- Northwest Webster on Oct. 24 in regional volleyball action. Richard also noted the school

The Galva-Holstein and Schaller-Crestland school boards met in a joint session Oct. 10 in Schaller. Early graduation requests, pending completion of graduation requirements, were approved for the following students: Joe Sokolowski, Darby Baillie and Maeci Eyer for irst trimester and JoAna Loera for second trimester. Discussion was held on new bathrooms at the ball ield in Schaller. A quote was received for $29,364 from D&C Construction to build new ADA accessible men’s and women’s restrooms next to the concession stand. This quote does not include any electrical or plumbing costs. Following discussion, the board tabled action until a future work session in October so they can walk down to the ield and discuss other options as the cost is higher than the board originally anticipated. The S-C board also discussed and approved a new middle school academic eligibility policy. Ridge View Middle School Principal Jared Mozer presented the policy he created to help students perform better academically while participating in athletics. The new policy reads as follows: “A student athlete who is failing any subjects will be ineligible (this includes exploratory/ skills courses). Once a student is declared ineligible, they will sit out a minimum of the next scheduled extracurricular event. They will also be required to participate in an academic buy back/intervention session either during or after school to receive additional support and instruction. Students will still be expected to participate in practices. “After sitting out a minimum of the next scheduled extracurricular event, students will be able to participate in events as long as they continue to participate in the academic buy back/intervention sessions until receiving a passing grade. The student will remain academically ineligible and continue to miss extracurricular events if they do not participate or stop participating in the buy back/intervention sessions.” A new archery team/club was discussed for the high school by the G-H board. Justin Kinney held an informational meeting for students with 35 students attending. The Pheasants Forever organization has committed $1,600 toward the program. This amount would need to be matched by the school district, but administration feels they could match through donations. The total $3,200 would be used for a coach, uniforms and travel costs.

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Galva council sells city property Following a public hearing and discussion, the Galva City Council approved a resolution contract and deed selling city property (Lot 3, Block 3) to Nick Buse. Ida County Sheriff Wade Harriman talked about the current 28E agreement for Ida Countywide law. Affidavit operator Brad Pedersen talked about the flow into the sewer plant and the need to reduce flow coming from sump pumps plumbed into the sanitary sewer. He suggested having smoke testing done to check for roof drains and illegal sewer hook ups. Pedersen also told the council the city needs to buy some lab equipment to be able to analyze pH and dissolved oxygen within the time limit sent out from the Iowa DNR.

Stan DeRoo of Cherokee Rural Water was questioned about the city’s water loss. He told the council the meter at the well house and the meter in South View going to the business entities south of Galva was to be tested and calibrated on Oct. 12. The council discussed the damage done to the horseshoe court in the park and, following discussion, decided to have the whole court removed. It was determined that any new sidewalk for Dibbern Post Legion Hall would need to match the rest of the sidewalk along the street. The council is also recommending the cross walks be contoured to meet ADA compliance. Following discussion, the council tabled the Galva Township

Fire Board fire agreement. Following discussion, it was noted that, if the library has a project the city is to pay for, they must ask the council before starting the project. The council directed city clerk/ treasurer Anita Brandt to ask Anne Johnson if she had a need for the old banners. A fence application building permit for 305 S. Main St. was approved. In other business, the council discussed dogs at large, placement of the new bike rack from Ida Alive, bulk water sale machine, storm sewer at the apartments, the need for a stop ahead sign in the 300 block of Main Street with the D15 detour starting Oct. 17 and repairs to the lean-to at the burn site.

Ida County 4-H awards banquet The annual Ida County 4-H awards program is Sunday, Nov. 6 at 4 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Hall in Ida Grove. 4-H participants will be recognized for their accomplishments during the past 4-H year and recognize those

that turned in record books. The new youth council will be installed at the end of awards day. Ida County Extension will have record books available to pick up on awards day. Food will be provided at the conclusion of the program.

Branch of Service (unit) Location Spouse Children Siblings Date of Service In honor of veterans, living and deceased, please send us your photos and information provided in the sample above. There will be NO charge to submit your photo and bio.

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Courthouse Report Real Estate Transfers Lawrence Lansink, warranty deed to Cheryl Ham and Laura Bryan, a one-half interest in E 1/2 E 1/2 NE 1/4, Section 29 and the N 1/2 NW 1/4, Section 28, T-87-N, R-39-W, with exception; a one half interest in SW 1/4, Section 21, T-87-N, R-39-W, with exception, Ida County and a one half interest in a parcel of land in Lot B, Zobel’s Fifth Addition, Ida Grove. Floyd Doxtad trust, trustee warranty deed to Daniel Doxtad, a one-half interest in SE 1/4, Section 22, T-89-N, R-39-W, lying north of the center line of the Maple River and Half Way Creek, with exception, Ida County. Daniel and Julie Doxtad, quit claim deed to Daniel Doxtad trust, a one-half interest and to Julie Doxtad trust, a one-half interest, a one-half interest in NE 1/4, Section 4, T-89-N, R-39-W, Ida County. Iowa State Bank, warranty deed to Adam Zlotowski, all of Lot 2 and the east eight feet of Lot 1, Block K, with exception, Arthur. Adam Zlotowski, warranty deed to Janene Arbegast, all of Lot 2 and the east eight feet of Lot 1, Block K, with exception, Arthur. Alan and Bridget Friedrichsen and Dale and Melissa Friedrichsen quit claim deed to 47 DL 72 LLC., S 1/2, Section 8, T-87-N, R-39-W, with exception, Ida County. Alan and Bridget Friedrichsen and Dale and Melissa Friedrichsen quit claim deed to 47 DL 72 LLC, SW 1/4 and 28.24 acres of the SW 1/4 NW 1/4, Section 31, T-89-N, R-39-W, with exceptions, Ida

County. Don and Linda Friedrichsen, quit claim deed to 47 DL 72 LLC, S 1/2 NW 1/4 and all of SW 1/4, Section 34, T-89-N, R-39-W, lying north of Highway 20, Ida County. 47 DL 72 LLC, quit claim deed to Alan and Bridget Friedrichsen, a seventh-eighths interest in the E 1/2 SW 1/4 and the SE 1/4, Section 9, T-88-N, R-40-W, Ida County. 47 DL 72 LLC, quit claim deed to Alan and Bridget Friedrichsen, the east 94 acres of the NW 1/4, Section 16, T-88-N, R-40-W, Ida County. Alan and Bridget Friedrichsen, quit claim deed to 47 DL 72 LLC, NE 1/4, Section 8, with exception, T-88-N, R-40-W, Ida County. 47DL 72 LLC, quit claim deed to Dale and Melissa Friedrichsen, a seven-eighths interest in SW 1/4, Section 4, T-88-N, R-40-W, Ida County. 47DL 72 LLC, quit claim deed to Dale and Melissa Friedrichsen, the west 62 acres of the NE 1/4, Section 8, with exception, T-88-N, R-40-W, Ida County. Dale and Melissa Friedrichsen, quit claim deed to MD 59 Land LLC, seven-eights interest in SW 1/4, Section 4, T-88-N, R-40-W, Ida County. Dale and Melissa Friedrichsen, quit claim deed to MD 59 Land LLC, the west 62 acres of the NE 1/4, Section 8, with exception, T-88-N, R-40-W, Ida County. Brenda Stamp, warranty deed to Claudia and Humberto Loera, Lots 10 and 11, Forslund’s subdivision

of Lot 1, Block 16, Galva. Clerk of Court Due to a change in procedures at the Ida County Clerk of Court of ice, information is only provided electronically. The following information is from data iled by the Ida County Clerk of Court of ice. Traf ic and other charges might include charges that were dismissed. For more information on speci ic cases contact the clerk of court or visit www.iowacourts.gov. Traf ic charges Speeding Cruz Moreno Jr., Crookston, Minn.; Dustin Behrendsen, Ida Grove (two charges); Troy Scheitler, Le Mars; Johnathan Wingert, Sioux City; Christopher Graveline, Council Bluffs; Michael Schmitt, Early; Carl Jacobs, Sioux City; Emily Haubrich, Carroll. Other Johnathan Wingert, Sioux City, seat belt. Pablo Lopez Diaz, Omaha, Neb., no valid driver’s license. Kyle Posey, Ida Grove, violation of a graduated license condition. Criminal Nancy Williams, Battle Creek, domestic abuse assault, $300. Michael Brisbois, Alta, ifth degree theft, $65, $245.33 restitution. OWI Walter Whetstone II, Holstein, OWI, two days in jail, $1,250. Judgments and Liens Against James Robert Anderson, in favor of Capital One Bank, USA NA.

Depu es make six arrests The Ida County Sheriff ’s Office has released information on six arrests made during the past week. On Oct. 6, Carrie Lou Pauley, 38, of Onawa was arrested and charged with driving on a suspended driver’s license following a traffic stop in Ida Grove. She was booked into the Ida County jail and later released after posting $300 bond. On Oct. 6, Ethan Louis Bruning, 19, of Holstein was arrested and charged with driving while his license was barred following a traffic stop in Holstein. In addition, he had an active arrest warrant from Buena Vista County for contempt of court. He was booked into the Ida County jail and later released after posting $2,000 bond. On Oct. 8, Jeffrey Lynn Largent, 48, of Cherokee was arrested on an outstanding Ida County warrant for operating while intoxicated first offense. He was transported to the Ida County jail where he is currently being held on a $500 bond. On Oct. 9, Frank Paul Bade, 53, of Newell was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated first offense following a traffic stop in rural Ida County. He was transported to the Ida County jail where

BCFD called out The Battle Creek Fire Department responded to two calls on Oct. 8. At 8:46 a.m., the ire department was called to 504 First St. for a natural gas release. The department was at the scene three hours. At 7:57 p.m., the department was called to a tractor ire at 210th Street and Brady Avenue. Fire Chief Deron Schmidt reports Tom Kohn owned the four-wheel drive tractor and grain cart that were a total loss. The department was at the scene 2.5 hours.

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he was held overnight. He was released the following day after appearing before the magistrate. On Oct. 9, Chase Matthew Miller, 44, of Odebolt was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated second offense following a motor vehicle accident in rural Ida County. He was transported to the Ida County jail where he was held overnight. He was

released the following day after appearing before the magistrate. On Oct. 12, Shauna Marie Tingle, 42, of Ida Grove was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct; assault on a peace officer and public intoxication after deputies responded to a citizen complaint in Ida Grove. She was transported to the Ida County jail where she is currently being held.

BC open house: The Battle Creek Fire Department held an open house and soup lunch at the fire station Oct. 9. In addition to serving soup as a fund-raiser, the department distributed free smoke alarms and gave equipment demonstrations. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)

IG honored for water ﬂuorida on The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that 63 Iowa communities have been honored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with a Water Fluoridation Quality Award. Ida Grove Water Utility received an award. The number of communities receiving awards is up from 40 last year. Fluoridation is the adjustment of luoride in drinking water to a level that is effective for preventing tooth decay. The award recognizes those communities that achieved excellence in community water luoridation by maintaining a consistent level of luoride in drinking water throughout 2015. “Water luoridation is one of the best investments that communities can make in maintaining the oral health of their citizens. It is equally as effective in preventing cavities in children and adults,” said IDPH Water Fluoridation Coordinator Kelsey Feller. “Fluoridation is also highly cost effective; studies continue to show that for every $1 invested by communities in water luoridation, $38 are saved in dental treatment costs.” For more information on the water luoridation in Iowa, visit https:// idph.iowa.gov/ohds/oral-healthcenter/ luoride.

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