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Vol. 41, No. 44 Ida Grove, Iowa

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O-A board rejects resolu on of intent to discuss WGS with East Sac ❚ by DEB LOGER

The O-A School Board met in special session Friday, Oct. 28, and rejected a resolution of intent to negotiate a whole grade sharing agreement with East Sac County School District. The four-one vote to reject the resolution of intent came following a two-hour discussion. Joey Hoe ling, Brad Lundell, Stacy Raasch and Ryan Schroeder cast aye votes. Pat Hoe ling cast the nay vote. Individuals addressing the board opposed to the resolution of intent to talk to the East Sac County School Board were Al Wilke, Eric Wells, Trish Winger, Kathi Johnson, Beth Wulf (read a text from her daughter, Josie), Jayne Harter, Deb Bengford, Kelli Fineran and Andy Mortensen. Superintendent Terry Kenealy said, “The message I’ve heard from the communities is that they want O-A/BC-IG. Monday night (Oct. 24), BC-IG had an intense discussion and are full in. I walked away from that meeting feeling good where we are. When I left here Tuesday, I felt good…not so good Wednesday ” Comments from those present included: You don’t seem to be paying attention, look at this room and see who came here at noon on a Friday, listen to your community, and you are destroying this school and ripping apart this community. The full meeting can be watched on the Ida County Courier’s Facebook page. Kenealy statement Kenealy said, “On Oct. 26, I was contacted by O-A Board President Joey Hoe ling. He and a couple other board members were concerned that it might not be possible to come to a whole grade sharing agreement with BC-IG by Feb. 1, 2017, and O-A would be on

their own to provide K-12 educational programs, beginning with the 2017-18 iscal year. The OdeboltArthur Board of Directors understand that they need a partner school district to be able to provide the academic programs necessary for a high school and to survive inancially. “Hoe ling asked that I contact the East Sac Community School District superintendent to see if they would consider negotiating a whole grade sharing agreement with O-A, in case the negotiations with BC-IG fail to succeed. I contacted the superintendent from the East Sac Community Schools, and they indicated that they would consider a notice of intent to negotiate a whole grade sharing agreement with Odebolt-Arthur, if the O-A Board approved a notice of intent irst. “In accordance with Iowa Code, a school district must approve a notice of intent to negotiate a whole grade sharing agreement by Nov. 1, 2016, and have another school district pass a similar notice of intent by Nov. 1, 2016, in order to enter into negotiations on an agreement that has to be completed by Feb. 1, 2017, in order for it to be in effect for the 2017-2018 school year. The Odebolt-Arthur board is considering this step in an effort to protect the school district. “The board members from Odebolt-Arthur have indicated a desire to continue the partnership with Battle Creek-Ida Grove, and they intend to continue the negotiations process to get an agreement for 2017-18 with BC-IG. The board members who have asked for this step to be taken have indicated that they are doing this only to have a fall-back option for the Odebolt-Arthur Community School District.” (continued on page 3)

BC-IG board discusses two-way share option ❚ by DEB LOGER

The Battle Creek-Ida Grove School Board discussed a proposed two-way share option during a three-hour work session Oct. 24. BC-IG board members discussed keeping the two-way whole grade sharing agreement for oneyear, with benchmarks stating a reorganization election would

happen by September. If the reorganization election fails, the districts would begin a one-way WGS agreement for ive years. If the reorganization election were successful, the one-way WGS agreement would end. The agreement would also include the memorandum of understanding: meaning board

State Theatre: The State Theatre in Holstein will officially open its doors this weekend (Nov. 4-6) with the showing of “Kubo and the Two Strings.” See a special insert in this week’s Courier focusing on the State Theatre. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)

members would support a new vote on reorganization, assist in the collection of petition signatures and assist in providing accurate information regarding reorganization that must be approved by each board. O-A would reimburse BC-IG 50/50 for the cost to transport BC-IG students, each district would be responsible for its own transportation costs and all operational sharing incentive positions will be adjusted to a 50/50 split on all costs. During the discussion on the twoway proposal, BC-IG School Board member Tony Bennett proposed moving the BC-IG sixth graders to the BC-IG Elementary building next year, stating he felt there was room in the building to house them. “We’ve heard it isn’t right to tear the kids apart. I wouldn’t put the sixth graders through that. If we send them to Odebolt and the vote fails, they’ve made friendships and then they’re torn apart.” A comment was made during the meeting that O-A patrons are taking petitions around, getting signatures for a reorganization vote. During the course of the petition drive, an individual made a comment that East Sac is closing the Wall Lake building and going to send their elementary students to Odebolt. O-A/BC-IG Superintendent Terry Kenealy said, “I heard that statement today and will verify it tomorrow by calling the East Sac superintendent. If it’s not true, someone needs to contact that individual and tell them to stop lying.” The Ida County Courier contacted East Sac County Superintendent Barb Kruthoff via email Oct. 25. Her response was: “Thanks for the inquiry. Superintendent Kenealy (continued on page 2)

Red Ribbon assembly: BC-IG Elementary School students participated in a variety of Red Ribbon Week activities last week, including a H.E.R.O Kids assembly program by Hanson Shows. The goal of the program was to inspire the students through the use of the H.E.R.O. acronym, which stands for Help to improve the world; Endure problems and challenges; Read to find answers and Observe the needs around you. The show was also presented to Odebolt-Arthur Elementary and O-A/BC-IG Middle School students in the afternoon. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)

Polls open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. —

General elec on set for Tuesday Ida County voters will go to the polls Nov. 8 to vote for a president/ vice president, a U.S. senator, a U.S. representative, a state representative and judge retainment. On the local level, voters will elect county of icials, soil and water conservation representatives, Extension council members and township trustees and clerks. Polls open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Ida County polling places are as follows: Precinct 1—Ward 1, City of Ida Grove at the Ida Grove Rec Center meeting room west at 311 Barnes

St. Precinct 2—Ward 2, City of Ida Grove at the Ida Grove Rec Center meeting room east at 311 Barnes St. Precinct 3—Ward 3, City of Ida Grove at the Ida Grove Rec Center senior room at 311 Barnes St. Precinct 4—City of Arthur, Blaine, Hayes and Silver Creek Townships at the Arthur Community Center at 224 S. Main St. Precinct 5—City of Galva and Galva Township at Galva City Hall at 116 S. Main St. Precinct 6—City of Holstein, Griggs and Douglas Townships at Lohff-

Schumann Memorial Community Center at 301 Lohff-Schumann Dr. in Holstein. Precinct 7—City of Battle Creek, Maple, Gar ield, Grant, Battle and Logan Townships at the Battle Creek Community Building at 115 S. Main St. in Battle Creek. At the local level, incumbent Lorna Steenbock is running unopposed for county auditor. Incumbent Wade Harriman and Dale Breyfogle are seeking election as county sheriff. Creston Schubert is seeking his irst term as a District 1 supervisor. (continued on page 2)

BC-IG, S-C enrollments up; O-A, G-H enrollments down Of icial school enrollments for Battle Creek-Ida Grove and Schaller-Crestland showed increases, while Odebolt-Arthur and Galva-Holstein showed a decrease from last year, according to statistics provided by O-A/BCIG board secretary Kathy Leonard and Ridge View Superintendent Jon Wiebers. The of icial count day was Oct. 3, and the certi ied enrollment count

had to be turned in to the state on Oct. 15. Battle Creek-Ida Grove’s certi ied enrollment count is 642.07 this year, up 3.56 students, compared to last year’s 638.51. OdeboltArthur’s certi ied enrollment count is 334.4 this year, down 4.70 students compared to last year’s 339.10. Galva-Holstein’s certi ied actual enrollment count for this year is

427, down 19 students from last year’s 446. Schaller-Crestland’s certi ied count this year is 354.1, up 2.8 students from last year’s 351.3. The certi ied enrollment number includes special weighting for some students and is the number used by the state for funding. Building numbers by district are as follows (last year’s igures (continued on page 2)

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(continued from front page) are in parentheses): BC-IG Resident student numbers for BC-IG are as follows: preschool— 32 (47), AK-kindergarten—51 (64), irst grade—44 (38), second grade—36 (48), third grade—49 (50), fourth grade—51 (54), ifth grade—49 (38), sixth grade—35 (47), seventh grade—44 (42), eighth grade—39 (63), ninth grade—63 (41), 10th grade—42 (45), 11th grade—45 (30), 12th grade—34 (35). Total students served in BC-IG—597.77 (580.91). Open enrollment out—38 (30) and open enrolled in—49 (50). O-A Resident student numbers for O-A are as follows: preschool— 15 (16), AK-kindergarten—21 (24), irst grade—23 (24), second grade—20 (15), third grade—15 (23), fourth grade—22 (26), ifth grade—23 (31), sixth grade—30 (17), seventh grade—17 (34), eighth grade—29 (22), ninth grade—19 (23), 10th grade—16 (16), 11th grade—11 (19), 12th grade—20 (19). Total students served in O-A—353.50 (393.50). Open enrolled out—56.20 (43.2),

open enrolled in—20 (18). Galva-Holstein Actual Galva-Holstein building numbers are as follows: preschool—23 (23), transitional kindergarten—10 (11), kindergarten—28 (41), irst grade—45 (30), second grade—30 (35), third grade—33 (34), fourth grade—34 (41), ifth grade—39 (27), ninth grade— 42 (49), 10th grade—48 (55), 11th grade—60 (43), 12th grade— 44 (66) and total 436 (455). The ninth-12th grades are combined for both districts as part of Ridge View High School. Schaller-Crestland Actual Schaller-Crestland building numbers are as follows: three-year old preschool—15 (19), four-year old preschool— 23 (26), kindergarten—24 (26), irst grade—30 (19), second grade—18 (35), third grade—39 (27), fourth grade—28 (31), ifth grade—30 (27), sixth grade—52 (59), seventh grade—58 (44), eighth grade—44 (42) and total— 361 (355). The sixth-eighth grade numbers are combined for both districts as part of Ridge View Middle School.

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(continued from front page) called me this morning to con irm that this is, in fact, a rumor and is not true. Our board is working on developing a facilities’ plan through public work sessions. At no time during the work session meetings has it been discussed to close Wall Lake and send elementary students to O-A.” BC-IG Board Member Danika Hinkeldey said she preferred leaving the sixth graders at the middle school. BC-IG Elementary Principal Alan Henderson said, “The middle school runs most ef iciently as is. There is going to be some cost to move those students to this building.” “I want to know what the cost

would be to have the sixth grade here and how would they it in the elementary,” said Jeff Rasmussen, another BC-IG board member. BC-IG Board Member Crystal Endrulat said, “I want more information on the educational side before making a decision.” Superintendent Kenealy and Business Manager Kathy Leonard were directed to gather information on costs, staf ing needs and the educational pros and cons of having the sixth grade at the elementary versus as part of the middle school. During the work session, Leonard presented various inancial scenarios requested by board members prior to the meeting.

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(continued from front page) Incumbent Bob Paulsrud and Raymond Drey are seeking election to the District 2 supervisor seat. Individuals seeking township trustee and clerk positions are as follows: Battle trustee—Cary Conover and clerk—Melissa Butcher; Blaine trustees—Dale Ullrich and Kurt Duitsman; Corwin trustee—Dennis Sykes; Douglas trustees—Keith Leonard and Jerry Andresen and clerk—no candidate; Galva trustee and clerk—no candidates; Gar ield trustees—Kyle McBride and Ted Paulsrud; Griggs trustees—Dennis Leonard and Kent Dittmer; Hayes trustees—Donavan Davenport and Cordell Knudsen; Logan trustees—Danny Hoffman and Laurie Jones; Maple trustee— Ronald Riessen and clerk—no candidates and Silver Creek trustees—Lyle Schaffer and David Riessen. Soil and Water Conservation (vote for three)—Marty Boyle, Thomas Odgaard and Jolene Riessen. Ag Extension council (vote for four)—Valerie Georg, June Knop and Kyle McBride. To ill vacancy— Connie Werner. Presidential/vice presidential candidates on the ballot are: Donald J. Trump/Michael R. Pence (Republican), Hillary Clinton/

Tim Kaine (Democrat), Darrell L. Castle/ Scott Bradley (Constitution Party), Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka (Iowa Green Party), Dan R. Vacek/ Mark G. Elworth (Legal Marijuana Now Party), Gary Johnson/Bill Weld (Libertarian Party), Lynn Kaahn/ Jay Stolba (New Independent Party Iowa), Gloria La Riva/Dennis J. Banks (Party for Socialism and Libertation), Rockey Rogue De La Fuenate/Michael Steinberg and Evan McMullin/Nathan Johnson. Incumbent U.S. Senator Charles E. Grassley is being challenged by Patty Judge, Charles Aldrich, Jim Hennager and Michael Luick-Thrams. Democrat Kim Weaver and incumbent Republican Steve King are seeking election to the U.S. Representative District 4 seat. Incumbent Republican Matt W. Windschitl is being challenged by Democrat Jan Creasman for the District 17 State Representative seat. Judicial ballot Voters will be asked if the following judges be retained in of ice: Supreme Court—Mark S. Cady, Court of Appeals—Amanda Potte ield, Gayle Vogel, David R. Danilson and Richard H. Doyle and District Court 3B judges—Steven J. Andresen, Jeffery A. Neary, Patrick H. Togg and John D. Ackerman.

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Ground breaking: VT Industries in Holstein broke ground this fall for an 82,000 square foot addition. The project is slated for completion next June. (Photo submitted)

VT Industries, Inc. expands Holstein manufacturing facility VT Industries is expanding its Holstein architectural wood door manufacturing facility. This fall, ground was broken for an 82,000-square-foot addition in an effort to increase manufacturing capacity for lush architectural wood doors. This major expansion comes on the heels of two milestone achievements in 2016: VT’s 60th anniversary and the produc-

tion of the 10 millionth door. The 82,000-square-foot production addition will accommodate the relocation of veneer production line, as well as expanded capacity to continue to deliver on VT’s industry-leading, ixed lead-time strategy and the ability to do higher-end premium lush products and inishes in the Iowa manufacturing facility.

As part of the expansion, VT will also be renovating their existing production facility, constructing a new parking area and adding a building adjacent to the current facility for the automation team. The expansion is expected to be complete in June, 2017, bringing up to 60 new jobs to the area. VT is currently seeking quali ied employees for a variety

of positions, including production, automation and customer service. “With a strong reputation in northwest Iowa and a commitment to growth and innovation, VT continues to provide excellent employment opportunities as we continue to expand our architectural door operations,” notes Trisha Schmitt, vice president of corporate marketing.

Legion posts plan Veterans’ Day observances Legion posts in area communities have activities planned to commemorate Veterans’ Day, Friday, Nov. 11. Ida Grove Weather permitting, the Ida Grove American Legion will raise some lags around the veterans’ monument at Veterans’ Memorial Lake at Cobb Park. The BC-IG Elementary will host a program for veterans from Battle Creek and Ida Grove and students who have family members who are veterans in the school gym Friday, Nov. 11, at 9:30 a.m. Due to seating limitations, the program is not open to the public. The ifth graders will sing several patriotic songs; the veterans will introduce themselves and say where they served. The three winners of the ifth grade lag essay contest will read their essays. The Holstein American Legion is having a steak supper Nov. 11, starting at 6:30 p.m. at Veterans’ Hall in Holstein. The Ida Grove Legion is encouraging its membership to support the steak fry. An admission fee will be charged. Golden Horizon’s Assisted Living in Ida Grove is having a free meal for veterans on Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. RSVPs would be appreciated by Nov. 4 by calling 712-364-4128, but are not necessary. Carryouts will also be available. The O-A/BC-IG High School food and cuisine students are hosting a

free meal for veterans at the Ida Grove Rec Center Friday, Nov. 11, from noon to 1 p.m. RSVPs were due Nov. 1. Galva The Galva American Legion will present a program for the public and students at the Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary School in Galva Friday, Nov. 11, at 9:30 a.m. Cinnamon rolls and coffee will served from 8:30 to 9 a.m. The Legion’s color guard and iring squad will participate in the program. Battle Creek The Battle Creek American Legion Auxiliary will host a free soup supper for all veterans and their families and families of deceased veterans at the community center this Saturday, Nov. 5, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The Legion Auxiliary will serve soup, sandwiches, bars and refreshments. Battle Creek’s Willow Dale Wellness Village will host a pizza buffet to honor all veterans and spouses, including widows, at Willow Dale on Friday, Nov. 11, at 11:30 a.m. Reservations are not required. The BC-IG Elementary in Ida Grove will host a program for veterans from Battle Creek and Ida Grove and students who have family members who are veterans in the school gym Friday, Nov. 11, at 9:30 a.m. Due to seating limitations, the program is not open to the public. The ifth graders will sing sev-

eral patriotic songs, the veterans will introduce themselves and say where they served. The three winners of the ifth grade lag essay contest will read their essays. The O-A/BC-IG High School food and cuisine students are hosting a free meal for veterans at the Ida Grove Rec Center Friday, Nov. 11, from noon to 1 p.m. RSVPs were due Nov. 1. Holstein Weather permitting, the Holstein American Legion will put up its Avenue of Flags Thursday, Nov. 10, at 1:30 p.m. The lags will be taken down on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 1:30 p.m. Volunteers who want to help put up or take down the lags are welcome. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Char-Mac Assisted Living parking lot. The Holstein Legion will have a steak fry Friday, Nov. 11, at 6 p.m. Tickets are available from any Legion member or at the door. Dinner music will be provided by the Anthon Community Band. There will also be a raf le for a Henry Armed Forces Addition lever action 22 ri le and two gift certi icates to Tiefenthaler Meats and Holstein Supermarket. Six World War II veterans from the Holstein Legion post will be honored during the steak fry. They are Glen Bauer, Roger Clausen, Tom Conover, Clifford Friedrichs-

en, Raymond Ellerbusch and Herb Kay. The Legion will conduct a program at the school, but details were not available at press time. Odebolt The Odebolt American Legion Auxiliary will host free coffee and rolls for veterans, friends and family on Friday, Nov. 11, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Odebolt Specialty Care. A representative from Sac County veterans will be in attendance from 9:30 to 10 a.m. to be part of an Odebolt Auxiliary meeting. The O-A/BC-IG High School food and cuisine students are hosting a free meal for veterans at the Ida Grove Rec Center Friday, Nov. 11, from noon to 1 p.m. RSVPs were due Nov. 1. Odebolt Legion members will present a program to OdeboltArthur Elementary and O-A/BCIG Middle School students Friday, Nov. 11, at 2:30 p.m.

Fall back

Daylight savings time ends Sunday. Remember to set your clocks back one hour on Saturday night before retiring. This is also a good time to check your smoke and carbon monoxide testers.

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Wednesday, November 2, 2016

(continued from front page) Oct. 25 meeting During the Oct. 25 O-A board work session, four O-A board members said they would do a two-way WGS agreement with BC-IG as presented by Kenealy. Joey Hoe ling, Brad Lundell, Stacy Raasch and Ryan Schroeder said they wanted a two-way WGS agreement with BC-IG, would support a reorganization election and would sign a facts of reorganization document. Pat Hoe ling said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;No.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do you have another idea, Pat?â&#x20AC;? asked Lundell. Pat Hoe ling responded, â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, I told you no. Kenealy presented the following two-way Whole Grade Sharing (WGS) option discussed by the BC-IG board Oct. 24. Keep the two-way whole grade sharing agreement, but make it a one-year agreement with benchmarks in place to state a reorganization election would happen no later than September, 2017. If the reorganization election fails, the districts would begin a one-way WGS agreement for ive years, effective July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2023. If the reorganization election is successful, the one-way WGS agreement would be terminated. Finish combined facilities committee/architect work on the Odebolt building and high school building in Ida Grove. The estimates done for the Odebolt building and the high school building in Ida Grove would be used for potential bond issues to fund building upgrades and improvements. O-A reimburse BC-IG 50/50 for the cost to transport BC-IG students. Change in funding proration. (Current proration based on certi ied enrollment October 2016 will be: 67 percent BC-IG/33 percent O-A). Change to 50/50 split would be an additional cost to O-A of $288,340. Change to 50/50 split would reduce expenditures for BC-IG $144,073. One-way whole grade sharing proposal for FY1819 through FY2022-23. If a vote to reorganize the two districts fails, the two districts agree to one-way WGS students in grades nine-12 at O-A/BC-IG High School in Ida Grove beginning July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2023. Each district is responsible for academic programs for grades PK-eight. O-A agrees to pay BC-IG tuition for each nine-12 student, based on the per pupil cost set by the State of Iowa annually. O-A and BC-IG will enter into a cooperative agreement for seventh and eighth grade athletics as O-A/BC-IG 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. Each district would be responsible for its own transportation costs. Beginning with the 2017-18 iscal year, operational sharing incentive positions will be adjusted to a 50/50 split on all costs. Memorandum of understanding: This two-way WGS agreement is for a term of one iscal year beginning on July 1, 2017. If the vote to reorganize fails for the third time in 2017, the twoway WGS agreement will be terminated effective July 1, 2018, and a one-way WGS agreement would begin for the next ive iscal years on July 1, 2018, and would expire on June 30, 2023. Each board must support a vote on reorganization no later than September, 2017. Support for a new vote on reorganization means: assist in the collection of petition signatures and assist in disseminating accurate information regarding reorganization that must be approved by each board. Each board member must assist in correcting information regarding reorganization that is not true or is misleading in an effort to better inform the patrons prior to the vote on reorganization. Finish the joint facilities committee work on the Odebolt and high school buildings. The estimates done for the Odebolt building and the high school building in Ida Grove could be used for potential bond issues in each district. 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. Beginning with the 2017-18 iscal year, all operational sharing incentive positions will be adjusted to a 50/50 split on all costs. Other items to be considered, based on what was

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discussed on Oct. 24, were eliminate the sixth grade from the two-way WGS agreement and move all shared positions whose costs are prorated to a 50/50 split. Financial projections Business manger Kathy Leonard presented O-A inancial projects for the current iscal year, ive-year projection with the current WGS agreement, oneway share projections and if the WGS agreement is dissolved (there is currently no agreement in place for 2017-18). O-Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current unreserved, undesignated fund balance is $991,577. The districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current restricted fund balance for categoricals is $128,529. O-Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ive year projections with the current WGS agreement are: current yearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;$1,292,734; 201718â&#x20AC;&#x201D;$1,255,290; 2018-19â&#x20AC;&#x201D;$1,120,995; 201920â&#x20AC;&#x201D;$759,206; 2020-21â&#x20AC;&#x201D;$541,110 and 2021-22â&#x20AC;&#x201D; $519,953. One-way share with BC-IG: current yearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; $1,296,734; 2017-18â&#x20AC;&#x201D;$1,086,938; 2018-19â&#x20AC;&#x201D; $51,467; 2019-20â&#x20AC;&#x201D;negative $1,978.182; 202021â&#x20AC;&#x201D;negative $4,892,824 and 2021-22â&#x20AC;&#x201D;negative $8,678,873. Leonard said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This scenario projects one-way share high school out for ive years. The number of open enrollment out requests directly impacts the unspent budget authority (UBA) as it is shown with only 14 requests. If you use actual numbers of open enrollment requests (55) for elementary/middle school, the district goes negative in 2018-19. This scenario has a big effect on the district budget, due to the combination of one-way share high school money going out and open enrollment money going out at the same time.â&#x20AC;? WGS with BC-IG dissolved FY17-18: current yearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; $1,311,504; 2017-18â&#x20AC;&#x201D;$885,951; 2018-19â&#x20AC;&#x201D;$98,001; 2019-20â&#x20AC;&#x201D;negative $744,684; 2020-21â&#x20AC;&#x201D;negative $1,924,341 and 2021-22â&#x20AC;&#x201D;negative $3,556,864. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With no WGS in place for FY 17-18, assuming no agreement with another district is reached and O-A would educate the high school/middle school students who havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t requested open enrollment out papers, I have increased expenditures to 8 percent in FY17-18, with no cuts indicated. Howeover, by doing this, even with cuts shown at $600,000 in FY18-19, the district is projected to go negative in FY18-19. The best solution to igure actual expenses needing to be cut is to igure out what staff O-A would need to educate the number of students in the building. This would determine 80 percent of the general fund budget,â&#x20AC;? said Leonard. Lundell asked his fellow board members several times if they were going to support reorganization. Raasch said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t support it, we are screwed.â&#x20AC;? Joey Hoe ling said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought last Tuesday (Oct. 18), we all agreed to a two-way share with costs split 50/50. What I saw last Tuesday from BC-IG was a one-way share.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I attended the BC-IG work session last night (Oct. 24) and felt very good when I left. I was optimistic that, if we get on board, they will go with a two-way share. We have to come together here. I felt optimistic that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll come together with us,â&#x20AC;? said Raasch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last Tuesday, I felt a two-way whole grade sharing agreement was off the table. Last night, the BC-IG board had rich discussion and a two-way share came back on the table. It was a ight. We need O-A board support there,â&#x20AC;? said Kenealy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taking the BC-IG sixth graders out of the middle school was discussed during the BC-IG work session,â&#x20AC;? said Kenealy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Board members want to know what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to cost, what it will take for staf ing and how do you program that? From my perspective, the way we provide the middle school here is really a good program for the kids. There is really good staff here.â&#x20AC;? When asked about a rumor that East Sac was going to close the Wall Lake building and send their elementary students to Odebolt, Superintendent Terry Kenealy said he called East Sac Superintendent Barb Kruthoff Oct. 25. Kruthoff told Kenealy they have held two work sessions to discuss facilities but are not talking about transporting any kids out of the district. She commented they have too many roofs. The Ida County Courier contacted East Sac County Superintendent Barb Kruthoff via email Oct. 25. Her response was: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thanks for the inquiry. Superintendent Kenealy called me this morning to con irm that this is in fact a rumor and is not true. Our board is working on developing a facilities plan through public work sessions. At no time during the work session meetings has it been discussed to close Wall Lake and send elementary students to O-A.â&#x20AC;?

Supervisors consent to permits, discuss public safety agreement Utility construction permits and discussion of the public safety 28E agreement were the main highlights of the Oct. 24 meeting of the Ida County Board of Supervisors. Utility permits were approved for MidAmerican Energy at Keystone Ave. and John Montgomery Drive in Ida Grove and at 130th Street in Holstein. Tile road crossing applications

were approved for Jerry Groth, upstream, and Iola Schultz, downstream, as well as Roger Groth, upstream, and Iola Schultz, downstream, both located in Section Seven of Grant Township. Ida County Sheriff Wade Harriman met with the board to discuss the public safety 28E agreement. Discussion was also held on compensating the chief deputy and sergeant for

additional responsibilites. The board would prefer to act on this after the inal igures for the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s portion of countywide law are known. The board is in the process of looking for two people to ill spots on the compensation board. The board acknowledged receipt of manure management plans from Deron and Tracey Schmidt.

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Dollar General: Dollar General has begun site preparation work for its new store located at 1609 German Ave., just off Highway 20, outside of Holstein. The firm anticipates a grand opening in spring 2017. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)

Dollar General store to open in Holstein According to information from Dollar General, construction is in progress for a new store location at 1609 German Ave. in Holstein. Based on the current timeline, the firm anticipates a grand opening in spring 2017. However, construction progress may alter the final timeline. The store will employ approximately six to 10 employees, depending on the individual needs of the store. As all hiring functions are managed online, anyone interested in employment may apply for available positions online at www.dollargeneral. com/careers. Dollar General states it is looking forward to offering residents a convenient location to purchase products that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel,

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IEDA approves awards to support capital investments The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) board awarded direct inancial assistance and tax bene its to six companies for job creation and expansion projects. These awards will assist in the creation of 198 jobs and will result in $93 million in new capital investment for the state. VTI Architectural Products,

Inc. (V-T Industries) is a familyowned and operated business headquartered in Holstein. V-T Industries produces architectural wood doors and countertops. The company is proposing a $21 million capital investment project that would expand the current location to accommodate increased production and allow for relocation of existing

of ices. The company received tax bene its from HQJP for this project, which is expected to create 60 jobs, of which four are incented at a qualifying wage of $19.51 per hour. The board also approved assistance for planned or proposed projects located in Sioux City, Urbandale, Durant, Templeton and Le Mars.

Holstein council approves IEDA applica on for VTI The Holstein City Council approved an Iowa Economic Development Authority high quality jobs program application for VT Industries, Inc. during a special session Oct. 19. Rita Frahm of Ida County Economic Development was present and gave a background of the application and high quality jobs program. She is working with Frank Forneris,

Ida Smith: A monument at the north end of Moorehead Ave., Ida Grove, Iowa, that commemorates Ida Smith as the first white child to be born in Ida County, 1856.

Out of the Past Forty years ago Hartley Memorial Hospital in Battle Creek is scheduled to reopen at 7 a.m. on Nov. 8, according to George Hemness, administrator of the hospital and Willow Dale nursing home. The hospital has been plagued by problems, which forced it to close Oct. 9. Determined efforts of the community resulted in an attempt to reopen the doors, but that attempt failed when plans to replace the medical staff fell through. An arson attempt was discovered at the Midwest Industries’ chalet sales center, Lake LaJune, late Saturday night, and Mrs. Byron Godbersen’s return to the chalet that evening may have interrupted the irebug at work. There were no lammable liquids used, but there were three ires deliberately set in the basement furnace room. Thirty years ago Democrat Jim Clausen of Holstein came out on top Tuesday in a close race for the Ida County Recorder seat against Republican Lucille Ruser of Ida Grove. Clausen gathered 1,665 votes, just 64 votes more

than Ruser’s total of 1,601. Clausen will of icially take of ice on Jan. 1, replacing current county recorder Barbara Wright, who announced earlier this year she would not seek another term. The Ida Grove City Council approved withholding 10 percent of the total contract payment to Rohlin Construction of Carroll Monday night, due to resurfacing work completed in September that the council was not happy with. The council also voted to proceed with the demolition of two properties in town, using funds available through the Community Development Block Grant program. The council voted to begin paperwork for the demolition of two other houses, subject to approval from those property owners. Twenty years ago Ida County voters will have their choice among three candidates for a new sheriff next Tuesday. Candidates include Republican Dave Jensen of Ida Grove, Democrat Dave Schossow of Holstein and no party candidate Marc Hamman of Holstein.

Ida Grove lost a favorite son on Wednesday, Oct. 23, when Harold “Pack” Hughes died in his sleep at his home in Glendale, Ariz. Hughes, 74, died of a heart attack resulting from emphysema. Hughes, born Feb. 10, 1922, rose from rural poverty as a child to three terms as governor of Iowa and one term in the U.S. Senate and as a national leader in the ight against alcoholism and drug abuse. Ten years ago Three Ida County incumbents are running unopposed in the Nov. 7 general election. Allen Hilker of Ida Grove is running unopposed for the District 3 supervisor seat currently held by Jerry Ralson. Incumbents seeking reelection are county attorney Kristal Phillips of Holstein, recorder Colleen Gries of Holstein and treasurer Kay Cork of Ida Grove. Galva-Holstein’s volleyball team is back in a familiar position. The Lady Pirates played WLVA Oct. 31 for a chance to advance to the class 1A state tournament. G-H has quali ied for the state tournament three of the last six years, in 2000, 2003 and 2005.

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The Ida Grove Planning and Zoning Commission met Oct. 25 to discuss and recommend annexing the property for the West Access project. Following discussion, a total of 73 acres located west of the city limits of Ida Grove were recommended

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for the area. It was noted there has been interest in building on the site with retail and industrial businesses. The recommendation now goes to the Ida County Board of Supervisors and also to the State of Iowa to continue with the process of annexing and zoning the property.

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city. Council member Gross asked when the 60 jobs had to be created. Frahm stated within a three-year time period. Leonard questioned what happens if less than the 60 new jobs are created in the three-year time frame. Frahm said the state would have a clawback provision they could impose. Discussion ended. Rod Regennitter and James Doxtad were absent.

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IG Kiwanis: The Ida Grove Kiwanis Club held installation of officers Oct. 16. Present for the installation were, from left, Barb O’Donnell district secretary of the Nebraska Iowa Kiwanis Club; Dennis Clausen, past president; Pat Phillips, president; Keith Carstens, past Lt. Gov. of Nebraska Iowa Kiwanis (conducted the installation); Doug Schmidt, secretary and Ray Netherton, vice president. Duane Ernst serves as treasurer. (Photo submitted)

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Sole 2 Soul 125 South Main St. in Galva 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily 712-282-4426 www.Sole2SoulGalva.com Yoga: Join us for a four-week yoga session at Sole 2 Soul on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and enjoy 50 minutes of relaxation before the holidays arrive. AFAA Certified Trainer Barb Gebers will teach yoga to all ages and fitness levels. Class dates are Nov. 2, 9, 16 and 30. Sole 2 Soul has several yoga mats, or you can bring your own. There is a fee. Sign up soon, as this class will fill quickly. Sole to Soul gift ideas: If you are searching for the perfect gift, why not give the gift of fitness and wellness this year? Sole 2 Soul gift

certificates, memberships, shirts and sweatshirts are available for purchase. Step aerobics/yoga: An eightweek step aerobics and yoga session started Oct. 24. These 60-minute combo classes are taught by AFAA certified trainer Barb Gebers. Class dates are Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28 and Dec. 5 and 12. Permit to carry class: The Ida County Sheriff ’s Office 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 11x14 canvas. There is a fee for the class, and RSVPs are needed by Nov. 5 to 282-4426. 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.

Letter to the Editor To the editor: My name is Joe Cobb. My family and I live in Silver Creek Township. As some of you know, my family and I restored an old century farmhouse. The reason for this letter to the editor is to talk about neighbors and politicians. After several years of hard work and just moving into our home, we ind out a turkey site is going in just up the road. Did the owner ask any of the neighbors how they felt about it? No. Around 90 percent of surrounding neighbors and Silver Creek residents signed a petition, stating they did not want a turkey barn in their neighborhood, especially since the owner lived nowhere near it, and published it in the Courier. Numerous meetings were held with Bob invited, as well as many calls to our supervisors, asking them not to support a farmer building nasty turkey barns in

someone else’s neighborhood. We were promised we wouldn’t smell them…..sound like a politician? We smell them. Bob supported the one farmer, not the people he represented. Enter windmills. We again hear they are planning to put windmills in our neighborhood. Many of us went to a meeting in Ida Grove where our voices were to be heard. Bob wasn’t there. Many of us opposed them, but, with a zoning committee that was made up of those planning to have one built for their bene it, all of our voices went unheard. Now, we have two windmills directly across the road from us, one just 1,500 feet from our front door. We were told we wouldn’t hear them…..walk out our door; that’s all you hear. We attended church with this neighbor and considered him a friend; did he ask how we felt about having one that close to our

house? No. Does he have one that close to his house? No. We are a family that spends a lot of time outdoors and love our view that is now riddled with unsightly towers and red blinking lights and loud noise. MidAmerican said they would leave our roads in better condition than they found them…..take a drive, Bob….not so much. It seems pretty clear that the days of “love thy neighbor” are long gone. Greed prevails. It seems wrong that a candidate for of ice should have to run against the same opponent twice in the same election cycle. Bob is grandfathered in for a pretty good bene its package that is no longer offered. I’m guessing he doesn’t want to lose those bene its. It’s time to move on, Bob. Vote for Drey. Joe Cobb Silver Creek Township

BC Women’s Club learns about Turkey, Uganda The Battle Creek Women’s Club met at the Battle Creek Community Building Thursday, Oct. 20, at 1:30 p.m. The Rev. Richard Ball presented an interesting program on his trip to Turkey and Uganda. He highlighted some of the people, churches, customs and historic buildings of each country. Most people speak English, and he felt safe traveling with a friend in both countries. Clean water is a huge concern, with world churches and charities offering support for wells in both countries. With the warm welcome given him, Father Ball felt that there are good people everywhere. The business meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and the club collect, led by president Dixie Brueck. Pearl the Peacock welcomed members and guests. Roll call, ‘name an exotic bird,’ was answered by 19 members and one guest, Wanda Cooper. The secretary’s minutes from the Sept. 8 meeting were read by Sharon Forthum and approved. The treasurer’s report was given by Bonnie Spotts and iled, subject to audit. A thank-you note was read from the Anthon City Band. A donation to the current projects’ account was acknowledged. In old business, an update for Annie Laurie Park was presented. Several members will gather to waterseal the ive benches in the park next week. An update from the Battle Creek Sign Improvement was given. Members were reminded to pay their annual dues. In new business, lowers for the

Guest speaker: The Rev. Richard Ball presented a program on his trip to Turkey and Uganda to the Battle Creek Women’s Club. (Photo submitted) planters for 2017 were discussed, but no action taken. After the planters are cleaned off in the next few days, fall silks will be added to the main street planters. Members were encouraged to submit veterans’ photos and information for the Ida County Courier veterans’ tribute issue on Nov. 8. The annual bake sale to support the Battle Creek Library will be held on Saturday, Nov. 26, in conjunction with the Battle Creek Lions’ Club pancake breakfast. A suggestion to purchase two extension cords and a multiple outlet bar for the community building was made and approved. Jean Wilcke volunteered to make this purchase.

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Members were urged to mark their calendars to attend the Battle Creek Medical Services luncheon and card party Oct. 25. Ideas for improvements to the community building were made. Volunteers offered to attend the next city council meeting with these suggestions. The next meeting is Thursday, Nov. 17, and will feature a watercolor painting class of a turkey or pheasant. Hostesses Forthum, Iris Witt and Pauline Hummelgard served luncheon.

Kiwanis officers: Holstein Kiwanis Club held its installation of officers on Oct. 11. From left, installing officer Dennis Clausen; Keith Carstens, president; Sylvia Carstens, secretary/treasurer, and Amanda Nobles, vice president. (Photo submitted)

RV High School presents madrigal dinner The Ridge View High School music and drama department will be presenting a madrigal dinner on Saturday, Nov. 12 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the high school. The madrigal is an evening of music, comedy and good food. Attendees will be transported back in time to Renaissance England, as jesters jest, court singers entertain and the Queen schemes to arrange the marriage of her son, Prince Gareth to the Duchess of York. Fiona loves the town crier, the Prince loves Princess Daffodil, the Duchess wants to marry the Prince

and the Duke wants to marry Princess Daffodil. Hilarity ensues when the wise woman of the wood shows up with the Ring of Lies, revealing the truth about everything. Cast members include: Cole Degen, King; Brittney Vincent, Queen; Brady Meyer, Prince Gareth; Sidney Johnson, Duchess of York; Evan Leuschen, Duke of Burgandy; Destiny VanBeek, Princess Daffodil; Darby Bailee, Wise Woman of the Wood; Angela Conover, Fiona and Trent Moeller, town crier. Also, Andrew Snyder and

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The Holstein Marketing/ Branding Committee met Oct. 19 for the irst time. Discussion revolved around answering the questions: why people moved here, why they stayed here, what amenities set us apart from other communities, needs of the community and avenues of social media we may need to focus our marketing strategies on. The next meeting is today, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 8:30 a.m., at Holstein City Hall. Anyone interested or with ideas is invited to attend the meeting. Committee members were asked to do three things before the next meeting: 1. Talk to at least ive people from various backgrounds and ind out what they like about Holstein and what they would like to see improved. Why are they here and why do they stay here? 2. Think about ideas for a tag line that can be used on all marketing venues. The community tag line needs to be unique and center on the “experience” of coming to or living in Holstein. Members were asked to stay away from generic terms such as: friendly, small town, unique, etc. 3. Make a priority list of the marketing/branding components: tag line development, brochures, Facebook, web site, signage, advertisements, etc. The committee will be discussing the above and developing the committee’s priority list and timelines that they need to be accomplished at the November meeting.

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Courtney Smith, jesters; Russell Brummer, Lauren Johnson, Yesenia DeLaO, Autumn Fox and Joselyn McDanel as the royal servants; Connor Pickhinke and Drew Knapp as guards along with additional courtiers, madrigal singers and servers. Timmy’s Catering of Le Mars will be serving roast turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, glazed baby carrots, rolls, salad and assorted cheesecake. All tickets need to be reserved by Nov. 4 and can be purchased by calling the high school at 712368-4353.

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FAMILY & FRIENDS Wulf is reserve champion beer maker The 41st annual Schleswig Wine and Bier Contest was held at the Ida Grove County Club Oct. 15 and 16. On Oct. 15, there were stout beer and best brew pub beer competitions. Four area beer clubs competed in the stout beer contest, with a club from Des Moines winning the traveling trophy. Sixteen brew pubs from Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota entered 48 of their best brew pub beers. Benson Brewing Company from

Benson, Neb., won the brew-pub award with a brewers’ duet coffee stout. Upstream Brewing Company from Omaha won the specialty award with a scotch ale/barrel aged and also won the overall bestof-show traveling plaque with the scotch ale/barrel aged beer. WestO from Okoboji had two of their beers on the inal table, also. On Oct. 16, 31 wines and 65 beers were judged. The grand champion wine maker was Randall and Paula Rhea of Quimby with a cherry/raspberry wine. They also

won third place with a grape/cherry wine. Reserve champion wine maker was Don Priebe of Mason City with an aperitif sherry wine. Grand champion beer came from Ed Hines of Sioux City with an American barley wine. Jason Wulf of Odebolt was the reserve champion beer maker with a Mexican chocolate stout. Following the competition, the club hosted a potluck meal, with chicken furnished by First State Bank and United Bank of Iowa of Ida Grove.

Birth Kyle and Heather Siebrecht of West Des Moines are the parents of a son, Madden Charles, born Oct. 15, 2016. Madden weighed 6 lbs., 8 oz. Grandparents are Steve and Deneen Mills of Dunkerton and LaDon and Linda Siebrecht of Odebolt. Great-grandparents are Dean and Elaine Weber of Dunkerton and Pearl West of Oskaloosa.

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60th anniversary: Bob and Marie Rees of Ida Grove will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Nov. 4.

Battle Creek Library by Sheila Petersen Battle Creek librarian Where did summer go? It is already fall and almost time for the annual holiday table to be on display in the library. Donations of new items for the table are now being accepted. The holiday table will be in the library from Nov. 9 through Dec. 20, with the drawings to be held on Dec. 21 (you need not be present to win.) Tickets will be three for $1 or 50-cents each. For more information, contact the library at 712-365-4912. The library is looking toward the future and being automated. The library is in the process of raising money and is now accepting donations for the automation project, as it is quite costly.Several donations have already been given to the library for the project, and we are appreciative. The Battle Creek American Legion Auxiliary recently gave a generous donation to the library to be used for automation. Library automation refers to the use of a computer to automate the typical procedures of the library, such as cataloging and circulation. If you would like more information about automation, please call the library or stop by for a visit. Circulation for September was 408 items. The average daily number of patrons in the library totaled 19, and the average daily circulation was 19. There were 10 new books for adults purchased and 13 books donated. Some of the books donated were for adults, and some were for children. There were also three DVDs donated. Items donated to the library in September were donated by G.T. German, Jeanie Grove, Mary Lansink, Rhonda Lee, Joel Leenaars, Bev Meyer, Marlene Miller, Doris

Monson and Laurie Olk. Memorials were given to the library in memory of Joan Grothe by Pat and Georgine Krayenhagen and by the Battle Creek Women’s Club. Memorials in memory of Marilyn Mefferd were given to the library by the Battle Creek Women’s Club and by Pat and Georgine Krayenhagen. New books for adult patrons that have recently been placed on the library shelves include: “Sunrise Canyon” by Janet Dailey, “Night Watch” by Iris Johansen, “Order to Kill” by Vince Flynn, “Escape Clause” by John Sandford, “An Angel’s Touch” by Heather Graham, “Small Great Things” by Jodi Picoult, “A Baxter Family Christmas” by Karen Kingsbury, “Twelve Days of Christmas” by Debbie Macomber, “Missing” by James Patterson and Kathryn Fox, “The Whistler” by John Grisham and “Sex, Lies and Serious Money” by Stuart Woods. Library hours are as follows: Sunday—closed, Monday—2 to 7 p.m., Tuesday—2 to 6 p.m., Wednesday—2 to 6 p.m., Thursday—2 to 7 p.m., Friday—2 to 5 p.m. and Saturday—11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit your library soon, where there is a wealth of information waiting for you. Library cards are issued free of charge at all Ida County libraries. You may be surprised at all of the services that are offered, so stop in and check us out.

The Galva American Legion Auxiliary met Oct. 18 at the Galva Legion Hall for the regular meeting with Jan Schaffer presiding. The meeting called to order with the usual formality and roll call was taken, minutes were read and approved and Sharon Haake gave the treasurer’s report. Correspondence was read from Cheryl Johnson from Las Vegas, Nev., a member. Cheryl is living in Las Vegas and her husband of 51 years had passed away. A sympathy card will be sent. Marlene Jorgensen reported she had sent 14,854 coupons with a value of $23,688 to the USO’s in the other countries. We had an omelet brunch on Oct. 30 at the Legion hall from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Volunteers made ive pans of cinnamon rolls. Lisa Naslund was presented a Gold Star pin in memory of her son who died. Our president dis-

played a stuffed bear named, Cleveland. Member Sara Carstens created the stuffed bear and will be making more. A Veterans Day program will be presented Nov. 11 at the schoolhouse. Cinnamon rolls and coffee will be served from 8:30 to 9 a.m. followed by the Veterans’ Day service at 9:30 a.m. Everyone is encouraged to attend. The past presidents met at Sloan, Oct. 22. Anyone wishing to go was to contact the president. We voted to donate money to the Legion to develop a lavatory for both men and women. Our next meeting will be Nov. 15 and our hostesses will be Marlene Jorgensen, Mary and Kenneth Radke and Rod and Marllys Brosamle. The meeting was adjourned with the closing formality. Mary Sorensen Secretary

Peter, Paul and Mary tribute A Band Called Honalee, a tribute to Peter, Paul and Mary, will perform at the Rosemary Clausen Center for Performing Arts in Holstein on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. The band is a modern-day, folk trio inspired by Peter, Paul and Mary. Musically accomplished, interactive and energetic, their show will allow the audience to experience this timeless music live on stage again. The melodies and messages of the 1960s folk and folk-rock era may be just as important today as when they were irst sung, perhaps even more so. Band Called

Honalee can share this uniquely American experience with new audiences while rekindling the passion for those who are lifelong fans. “We irst met this group in Kansas City and knew right away that we wanted to bring them to the Clausen Center stage,” said Ken Buell, the Clausen Center ticket manager. “They are a great addition to our 2016-17 Entertainment Series.” A limited number of single seats are available for sale. For more information or to order tickets, contact Ken Buell at 712-368-4849 or kenbuell@frontiernet.net.

Novemberfest coming St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Holstein is sponsoring its 21st annual Novemberfest Sunday, Nov. 13, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Veterans’ Memorial Hall in Holstein. A pork loin supper with all the trimmings will be served. The ifth annual holiday auction begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and all carryouts, $5 for children ive to 12 at the door and four and under

are free. Meal delivery will be offered to the homebound. Call the church of ice at 712-368-2228 if no one has contacted you. Tickets are available at Heritage Bank NA, UBI, Community Bank, St. Paul Lutheran Church, VT Industries, Lohff-Schumann Memorial Community Center, Char-Mac, The Ridge, Good Samaritan Society, Stevenson Hardware or at the door.

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Excellence award: Cherokee’s Washington High School Family and Consumer Sciences teacher and ProStart Educator Lisa Breyfogle of Holstein has been awarded the National and Iowa Restaurant Association Education Foundation’s ProStart Educator of Excellence Award. She is pictured in the middle above and was recognized at an awards ceremony at The Temple for Performing Arts in downtown Des Moines on Oct. 6. The award distinguishes exceptional educators who utilize the ProStart program in their classrooms. ProStart is a two-year career-building program, which blends classroom learning with mentored work experience to teach high school students the management and culinary skills needed for a career in the restaurant and foodservice industry. (Photo submitted)

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Ida Grove Public Library Wednesday, November 9 • 6:30 pm Prohibition was the 13 year time-frame when it was illegal to manufacture, transport, or sell liquor in the U.S. So, why did Iowa farmers choose to break the law? Linda spoke with children of bootleggers and moonshiners. There were murders in Iowa over liquor, and also gunfights. Whatever went on in the nation went on in Iowa. Linda will be signing and selling her book a er the presenta on. Free-will dona ons accepted at the door.

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Radke earns banking cer ficate Steven Radke of United Bank of Iowa successfully completed the 2016 Iowa Bankers Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Commercial Lending School Oct. 3-7 in Ankeny. The school is an intense, oneweek program sponsored by the Iowa Bankers Association. The purpose of the IBA Commercial Lending School is to prepare commercial lenders who have not been exposed to formal commercial lending education or lenders who want to broaden their commercial lending knowledge to serve effectively and pro itably as commercial loan of icers.s This is accomplished by developing a better understanding of the economy and how it affects the lending decision; developing an understanding of how a business is structured and how it competes; develop an under-

standing of the role of companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s management and how to analyze and evaluate that management; develop a thorough understanding and application of basic and advanced analytical techniques and develop an understanding of relationship banking to meet and maintain multiple customer inancial needs. Radke, a native of Galva, has been with United Bank of Iowa for six years. His focus at UBI is assisting customers with ag and commerical loans at the Holstein location. Since graduating from college and moving back to this area, he has also taken on a larger role in his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farming operation. This experience helps him understand each customerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique situation and helps them make inancial decisions that are right for them.

Logers receive JeďŹ&#x20AC;erson Award, interviewed on KMEG-TV fort dogs to schools and nursing homes throughout Siouxland.â&#x20AC;? In addition, the Logers are frequent visitors at the Ida Grove Public Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Paws to Read program. The Jefferson Awards Foundation is the longest standing and most prestigious organization in the country dedicated to activating and celebrating public service. The Jefferson Awards Foundation is a nonpro it organization that â&#x20AC;&#x153;recognizes, inspires and activates volunteerism and public service in communities, workplaces and schools across America.â&#x20AC;? It was founded in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, U. S. Senator Robert Taft Jr. and Sam Beard.

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Chanters to perform The Abu Bekr Chanters will present a free concert Sunday, Nov. 13, at 5 p.m. at United Church of Christ at 409 Maple Ave. in Schleswig. Refreshments will be served following the concert. The Abu Bekr Chanters is a chorus of approximately 25 singers formed in 1920. The Chanters became a prominent male concert chorus, appearing many times in Sioux City, throughout Siouxland, Germany and England.

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Award winners: Steve and Debbie Loger of Odebolt were KMEG TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s October Jefferson Awards recipients. They were presented their medallions and lapel pins during an interview at their home Oct. 22. Front from leftâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the Logerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comfort shelties Toby, Meeka and Sunday. Backâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Jetske Wauron, KMEG TV reporter, Debbie and Steve. (Photo submitted)

KMEG Siouxland News television reporter Jetske Wauron presented Jefferson Awards Foundation medals and lapel pins to Steve and Debbie Loger of Odebolt Oct. 22 during an interview at the Logersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home. Carol Raasch of Odebolt nominated the Logers for the award. Jefferson Awards Foundation awards are given at the local and national levels. Local winners are ordinary people who do extraordinary things without expectation of recognition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wauron said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Congratulations, Deb and Steve, our Jefferson Award winners this month. Deb and Steve run a nonpro it organization from their home where they bring com-

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Char-Mac award: Char-Mac Assisted Living received the American Healthcare Association Bronze 2016 Quality Award. The award was presented in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. 18. Tanner Chartier, Travis Chartier and Mike Kelly represented Lawton Char-Mac Assisted living team at the AHCA/NCAL National Conference. (Photo submitted)

U.S. 20 construction update The U.S. 20 expansion project requires transitioning traf ic to the new westbound lanes from east of Moville to Woodbury County Road L-21, which began Oct. 31, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s District 3 of ice. Motorists will experience some delays traveling through the work

zone as the contractor transitions traf ic staging for the next phase of construction. All lane shifts were to be completed by 4 p.m., Oct. 31. The $19.7 million contract for the reconstruction of the eastbound lanes of U.S. 20 from east of Moville to three miles west of Correctionville was awarded to C.J. Moyna and Sons, Inc. of Elkader.

Char-Mac Assisted Living was presented with the American Healthcare Association Bronze 2016 Quality Award. Travis Chartier spearheaded the rigorous criteria requirement quest. The award was presented in Nashville Tenn., on Oct. 18. Tanner Chartier, Travis Chartier and Mike Kelly were representing the Lawton Char-Mac Assisted living team at the AHCA/ NCAL National Conference. They received this award in the presence of more than 2,000 of their longterm care peers. This is the second National Award for the Lawton Char-Mac Assisted living campus. Jeanine Chartier received the 2008 Assisted Living director of the year award. CharMac Assisted Living has been caring for their friends and neighbors for more than 16 years. In addition to these National awards, Char-Mac in Lawton has been received three other prestigious Iowa Healthcare Association (IHCA) State awards. (2004 Jeanine Chartier, 2007 Kim Luze and 2015 Wyatt Holst). The Holstein Char-Mac also has received an IHCA Prestigious award in 2009 by Kristi Waller. She has been the nursing director since the Holstein campus opened in 2005.

Free veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; meal Area veterans and spouses are invited to a free meal of chicken and roast beef on Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Golden Horizons Assisted Living in Ida Grove. Carryouts are available and RSVPs are due Friday, Nov. 4, at 712-364-4128.

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SPORTS Chilly run, chili cook oﬀ

A chilly run and chili cook off to bene it the Conservation Center at Moorehead Park will be this Saturday, Nov. 5 at 9 a.m. Registration for the ive and 10mile runs start at 9 a.m. The runs start at 10 a.m. The starting line will be near the Conservation Center. There is a $10 registration fee for runners in the ive-mile run; $20 for the 10-mile run; $25 for a whole family which includes the chili tasting after the run. The chili tasting only is $5. Entrants in the chili cook off may bring their chili to the Conservation Center starting at 10 a.m. Serving runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please pre-register chili entries. There is a limit of 15 chili entries. There is no fee to enter the cook off. For more information or to preregister chili entries contact Sue Knop at suekayknop@gmail.com, Bob Saunders at bsaunders@oabcig.org or the conservation of ice at 712-364-3300. To sign up for the race go tohttps://runsignup.com/Race/ IA/IdaGrove/ChillyRunChiliCookOff

Cherokee youth hoop tournaments Cherokee will be holding its ifth through eighth grade girls Hoops Festival on Jan. 21 and its ifth through eighth boys Hoops Festival on Jan. 28. The irst six teams registered at each grade level will be accepted. More information may be obtained from Scott Koch @ skoch@ccsd. k12.ia.us or call 712-225-6755.

Drive: Ridge View’s Harlee Wagoner puts all of her drive into getting the ball back over the net against Manson-Northwest Webster during Ridge View’s 3-1 victory in the regional tournament Oct. 24. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)

Unity ends Ridge View volleyball season Orange City Unity Christian defeated Ridge View 3-0 in the regional tournament semi inal in Orange City Thursday. The setback closed the door on Ridge View’s 2016 season. Ridge View inished the year with a 19-13 record. Unity, ranked second in the state in class 2A, advanced to the regional inal with a 33-4 record. Unity 3, RV 0 Unity’s offensive attack played a big part in its 25-23, 25-16, 25-19 win over Ridge View. The Knights had 49 kills in 110 attempts compared to 21 kills in 114 attempts for the Raptors. Unity’s Josie Blankespoor accounted

for 20 of Unity’s kills. Harlee Wagoner who had eight kills led Ridge View’s attack. Ridge View stats Hitting—.070 kill ef iciency, 21 kills, (Harlee Wagoner, 8 kills). Assists—21 (Maddie Grieme, 10; Madeline Else, 9). Digs— 22 (Maddie Mitchell, 5; Hallie Mentzer, 4; Grieme, 4). Blocks— 18 (Wagoner, 5; Gracie Chance, 4). Serves—91.5%, 5 aces ( ive players with one ace). RV 3, M-NW 1 Ridge View advanced to the regional semi inal by defeating Manson-Northwest Webster 25-23, 17-25, 25-17, 26-24 in a quarter inal contest in Schaller

Oct. 24. Harlee Wagoner led the Raptor charge with 21 kills, ive blocks and 15 digs. She was good on 14 of 16 serves with three aces. As a team, Ridge View collected 54 kills, 17 blocks and 47 digs. The Raptors served at 86 percent with ive aces. Ridge View stats Hitting—.128 kill ef iciency, 54 kills, (Harlee Wagoner, 21 kills; Beth Pickhinke, 10 kills). Assists— 52 (Maddie Grieme, 23; Madeline Else, 19). Digs—47 (Wagoner, 15; Maddie Mitchell, 10). Blocks—17 (Wagoner, 5; Hallie Mentzer, 4; Gracie Chance, 4). Serves—86%, 5 aces (Wagoner, 3).

State cross-country: Four runners from Ida County schools ran in the class 1A state cross-country meet in Fort Dodge Saturday. In top photo, O-A/BC-IG’s Madison Schiernbeck (536) placed 31st (20:57) and Ridge View’s Katlyn Wiese (537) was 37th (21:02). Above, O-A/BC-IG’s Devon Fritz (1074) was unable to finish the race. In photo above right, O-A/BC-IG’s Alyssa Mason (535) placed 84th (21:02. (Courier photos by Mike Thornhill)

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Target competition: Ridge View High School’s outdoor education class completed a unit on firearm safety, sighting in scopes and competition shooting with a friendly target competition Oct. 26. Here, students line up to take a shot at the target. (Photo submitted)

Water temperatures in the Black Hawk District are in the mid to low 50’s. For more information, contact the Black Hawk District of ice at 712-657-2638 or go online at iowadnr.com. Black Hawk Lake—Water temperature is in the mid 50’s. Water level is about six inches over the crest of the spillway. Bluegill - Good: Bluegill ishing is good just about everywhere on

the lake. Largemouth bass - Good: Anglers have had luck ishing the north side of Ice House Point. Fish drop offs and brush piles in three to four feet of water. There is a 15-inch minimum length limit for largemouth bass. Black Crappie - Good: Fish are eight to 10 inches. Try Town Bay, Ice House Point and near the inlet.

Storm Lake (including Little Storm Lake) — Walleye - Fair: Use crankbaits, leeches or minnows and a slip bobber. Drift in the dredge cuts and ish near shore in morning and evenings to ind ish. Channel cat ish - Fair: Storm Lake has a good cat ish population; target cat ish from shore using stink bait or cut bait ished off the bottom.

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Bowling Scores WEDNESDAY NIGHT LADIES’ LEAGUE First State Bank 132 Horn Physicians 126 Barry Motor 106.5 GOMACO 95 United Bank of Iowa 88.5 Bye 28 HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME Nicole Knop 192 Shari Simmons 178 Ronda Martin 176 HIGH INDIVIDUAL SERIES Rachel Behrendsen 484 Ronda Martin 462 Laura Stevens 449 HIGH TEAM GAME GOMACO 580 United Bank of Iowa 538 First State Bank 532 HIGH TEAM SERIES United Bank of Iowa 1561 First State Bank 1542 Barry Motor 1502 THURSDAY NIGHT WOMEN’S LEAGUE Landus 115.5 Kin Pins 106.5 United Bank of Iowa 93 Horn Memorial Hosp. 91.5 Rod’s Fertilizer 91 Hanson Auto 78.5 HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME Danielle Nelson 203 Trisha Hoffman 189

Barb Kacmarynski 188 HIGH INDIVIDUAL SERIES Danielle Nelson 509 Trisha Hoffman 503 Barb Kacmarynski 498 HIGH TEAM GAME Kin Pins 659 Kin Pins 625 Horn Memorial Hosp. 625 HIGH TEAM SERIES Kin Pins 1894 Horn Memorial Hosp. 1705 Landus 1699 JUNIOR MIXED LEAGUE Johnson Propane 97 Pronto 69.5 United Bank of Iowa 62.5 Cenex 60 First State Bank 54 HIGH BOY’S GAME Colin Bengford 213 Darian Hannel 206 Dana Wessel 183 HIGH BOY’S SERIES Colin Bengford 543 Darian Hannel 533 Dana Wessel 500 HIGH GIRL’S GAME Aurora Anderson 146 Zoe Verschoor 102 Sierra Schmidt 92 HIGH GIRL’S SERIES Aurora Anderson 334 Zoe Verschoor 272 Sierra Schmidt 224

HIGH TEAM GAME Cenex 501 United Bank of Iowa 331 Pronto 279 HIGH TEAM SERIES Cenex 1365 United Bank of Iowa 929 Pronto 810 BANTAM LEAGUE Designs by Jamee 77 Tief’s Transfer 71 Willow Dale W.V. 41 North Star C.C.U. 38 HIGH BOY’S GAME Ben Hofmeister 116 Jackson Groth 96 Chase Templeton 70 HIGH BOY’S SERIES Ben Hofmeister 290 Jackson Groth 234 Blaise Wilcox 172 HIGH GIRL’S GAME Hayley Anderson 103 Auben Cooke 83 Jade Wilcox 66 HIGH GIRL’S SERIES Hayley Anderson 246 Auben Cooke 209 Jade Wilcox 195 HIGH TEAM GAME North Star C.C.U. 739 North Star C.C.U. 714 North Star C.C.U. 713 HIGH TEAM SERIES North Star C.C.U. 2166 Designs by Jamee 1668

Iowa furbearer season begins Nov. 5 Iowa fur harvesters will ind good numbers of raccoons, muskrats, beaver, coyotes, bobcats, river otters and mink when the furbearer trapping and hunting season opens on Nov. 5. “Population-wise, all species are doing pretty well except for gray fox,” said Vince Evelsizer, furbearer biologist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Trappers who like to pursue muskrats should ind better numbers on area marshes this year. All indications show better muskrat numbers in many parts of the state for the second year in a row, which is great news, he said. “It’s still not what is used to be in some areas, but de initely an improvement. Muskrats are a bread-and-butter species for Iowa trappers, but the population has been on a downward trend for the past 25 years or so. So it’s good to see their numbers rebound some,” Evelsizer said. What hasn’t come back is the fur market outlook – fur prices remain low. The number of fur harvesters luctuates with the market prices and for the third year in a row, the fur market outlook is poor. “We gained about 2,000 fur harvesters per year from 2009 through 2013, and then lost about 2,000 fur harvesters per year from 2014 through 2015,” said Evelsizer. He expects the decrease in trappers to continue for the 2016-17 season. “This is a good year to spend time with youth or older adults trapping, coon hunting or predator hunting. It’s a great way to spend time together in the out-

doors, regardless of the fur market,” he said. “On the positive side, we are still one of the top ive states in the nation for the number of fur harvesters per capita.” Other information Regulation change—Fur harvesters are no longer required to obtain a permit to hold furs for sale after the season closes on Jan. 31. Otter, bobcat reminder—Fur harvesters are reminded that it is important that they turn in the lower jaw or skull of any otter and bobcat they harvest. “This enables us to extract a tooth for aging and monitor the age distribution of otters and bobcats. This information helps assess the feasibility of possible changes to the otter or bobcat harvest season,” said Evelsizer. A map of the counties open to bobcat harvest is on page 20 in the Iowa Hunting and Trapping Regulations book available at license vendors and on the Iowa DNR’s website at www.iowadnr. gov/huntingregs Gray fox study—Iowa is participating in an ongoing Midwest gray fox DNA tissue study by working with trappers to collect tissue samples used for genetic information. “Iowa’s gray fox numbers have declined over the past 10 years. Southeast Iowa has the highest population but there are small pockets of gray fox throughout the state,” Evelsizer said. Trappers who catch a gray fox can contact Evelsizer at 641-3573517 or their local DNR biologist or conservation of icer.

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Bertrand “Bert” Franklin Eason Jr. Feb. 20, 1923 – Oct. 20, 2016 BATTLE CREEK – Masonic services for Bertrand “Bert” Franklin Eason Jr., 93, of Battle Creek will be at a gravesite in Scranton at a later date. He died Oct. 20, 2016, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove. Bert was born Feb. 20, 1923, in Scranton, eldest child of Bert Sr. and Ruth (Phillips) Eason. He graduated from Scranton High School, served in the U.S. Army Air Force in the South Paci ic during World War II and earned a bachelor’s degree in animal husbandry from Iowa State University. At ISU, he competed in wrestling and livestock judging and was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity, as was his long-time friend, the late Wade Hauser Jr. Bert married Rosemary Catherine Murphy of Churdan Jan. 12, 1950. The couple farmed in Scranton before moving to Battle Creek in 1956. Initially, he worked as a livestock buyer in Danbury. In 1957, the family moved to the farm on Battle Hill, east of Battle Creek. As a family, the Easons enjoyed swimming on summer evenings at the Battle Creek Beach Pool, 4-H activities (Bert served as a leader of the Maple Huskies) and participating in the Ida County Fair. Bert loved watching things grow, cattle feeding, dog and horse training, ishing, hunting and gol ing. In the last three of these activities, he was joined by family and many good friends, including the late Jim Witt of Battle Creek ( ishing), the late Jack Leclair of Mission, Texas, (hunting), and the late Louie Dempster of Mission, Texas, (gol ing). He also greatly enjoyed grilling and liked a wide variety of foods. Among his favorites were his mother’s butterscotch candy, morel mushrooms, sweet corn, Missouri peaches, gooseberry pie, Rosemary’s rhubarb sauce, Tiefenthaler brats, prime rib, bacon, chocolatecovered cherries, fried bluegills and everything his daughter-in-law, Melanie, prepared.

Joanne L. (Jensen) Brandt March 5, 1945 – Oct. 22, 2016

Bert was a founding member of the Iowa Beef Industry Council and its irst chair. He also served as president of the Ida County Beef Producers and as state director of the Iowa Beef Producers Association. In 1973, he was inducted into the Iowa State University Block and Bridle Club’s Hall of Fame for his service to the livestock industry. He is survived by his beloved wife of 66 years, Rosemary of Battle Creek; and six children: Cheryl of Storm Lake, Glen (Grace) of Ida Grove, Jay (Sandy) of Omaha, Neb., Terry (Melanie) of Battle Creek, Kay (Tom Klein) of Winnemucca, Nev., and Brian of Battle Creek. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren: Maya of Ida Grove, Kami Byers of Cushing, Ben of Battle Creek, Samantha Robinson of Battle Creek, Thad (Dawn) of Hickman, Neb., Evan (Sarah) of Cambridge, Gabriel of Battle Creek, Seth (Haleigh) of Ames, Michael (Amanda) of Ida Grove, Patrick of Battle Creek and Nakyya of St. Charles, S.D. Additional survivors include three stepgrandchildren: Ryan Rath of Pender, Neb., Shere (Travis) Tarman of Cedar Bluffs, Neb., and Diana Rath of Pender; and eight great-grandchildren: Sierra, Blaise and Gavin of Hickman, Neb., Sydney of Cambridge, Ellah and Jerzy Byers of Cushing, Lexi and Phineas Robinson of Battle Creek and Bodi of Battle Creek and Ida Grove. Also surviving are four step-great-grandchildren: Michah, Rhys and Noa Tarman of Cedar Bluffs, Neb., and Elijah Rath of Pender, Neb.; three brothers: Wilbur “Curly” (Helen) of Scranton, Frank (Karen) of Morton, Ill., and Bruce (Jane) of Mission, Texas; many nieces and nephews and many great-nieces and great-nephews. Bert was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters: Halcyon (Leonard) Dixon of Chowchilla, Calif., and Ada (Wilbur) Huisinga of Parkersburg; his irst child: Howard; his brothers- and sisters-in-law: Leonard Dixon of Chowchilla, Calif., Leo and Regina Murphy of Jefferson, Richard “Dick” and Mable Murphy of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Helen Eason of Scranton; and a step-granddaughter, Jamie Lingren of Denison.

operating Beckman Auto Salvage outside of Storm Lake for many years. Sharing fond stories and a good laugh with others, Norm enjoyed the opportunities he had with family and friends. He loved the outdoors and spent his free time camping and ishing. Leading by example, his generosity showed his kind heart and compassion for others. He is survived by his children: Mary (Dwight) Newman of Ida Grove, Michael Beckman of Nevada, Patrick Beckman of Holstein, Lisa (Tim) Irwin of Yankton, S.D., and Teresa (Danny) Johnson of Ida Grove. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; a sister, Barbara P leeger of Arthur; his loyal, four-legged companion, “Toots;” several nieces and nephews; extended family and friends. Norm was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Beckman and Helen (Beckman) Kinney, and a brother-in-law, Gary P leeger. Condolences may be sent online to www. christensenvanhouten.com.

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GALESVILLE, WIS. – Hilda Anna Helkenn Beyer, 99, of Galesville, Wis., died Oct. 23, 2016, in Galesville, Wis. In accordance with Hilda’s wishes, cremation was arranged without services. Her ashes will be buried in Galva Township Cemetery, next to her husband, Clarence, at a later date. Hilda Anna Helkenn Beyer was born Feb. 18, 1917, in Galva Township, Ida County. She was the daughter of John G. and Marie “Mary” Schubert Helkenn, fifth of their 10 children. She married Clarence C. S. Beyer March 9, 1938, in Ida Grove, and the couple had three children, Jean, Paul and Patti. Clarence and Hilda farmed more than 40 years in Ida County. They first, briefly, farmed on 80 acres in Logan Township, along the south side of Hwy 20. Then, they farmed a few years on the Helkenn home place in Galva Township. But mostly, they farmed on the Beyer home place in Galva Township, along the

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north side of Hwy. 20. In 1981, Clarence and Hilda retired to a home on South Kiel Street in Holstein. Hilda helped Clarence in farm work, was skilled at sewing clothing for her family and helped provide their food by raising a large garden and many chickens. She was a creative person, and she encouraged creativity in art, music and crafts in her children. She bequeathed to each of her children her love of family and nature. Clarence died in 1993 and, in 1994, Hilda moved to Wisconsin to be near her daughters. Hilda is survived by Paul’s wife, Ann, of Michigan and their son, Avery Beyer of Idaho; a daughter, Jean and son-in-law, Gary Ruhser; and a daughter, Patti, and son-in-law, Jeffrey Rostvold. Also surviving are a granddaughter, Gayle Ruhser Edlin, and husband, Dean; a granddaughter, Janis Ruhser, and a great-granddaughter, Jayne Edlin, all of Wisconsin; and one sister-in-law, Virginia Helkenn (widow of Hilda’s brother, Glenn) of Alaska. Hilda was preceded in death by her parents; all of her siblings and all but one of their spouses, and, in 1999, her son, Paul.

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instinct, and all those who were lucky enough to meet her called her “Grandma Jo.” She identi ied as Grandma Jo in every aspect of her life: Scentsy website address, Christmas letters, bright yellow luggage strap, etc. She was introduced to everyone as Grandma Jo. She organized, planned and funded many family trips with food and crafts for her grandkids to enjoy. Visits to Grandma Jo’s house always included fun events and special memories for her beloved grandkids. During her 24 years in Flower Mound, she built three beautiful homes. She was an avid gardener and was recognized with Yard of the Month in Newton and twice in Flower Mound. Joanne didn’t see a rock she didn’t like. Grandma Jo loved to decorate for the holidays at home and in the of ice. She inherited the love of baking from her dear mother, Lois. Her specialty was cinnamon rolls that covered a plate. She was a faithful member of Lamb of God Lutheran Church for years and performed many helpful duties for the ministry of the church. She is now with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Joanne is survived by her son, Don Brandt Jr. (Susan) and a daughter, Kris Brandt Vaughn (Trent); her grandchildren: Emily, Naia and Reed Brandt of Oakville, Ontario, Canada, and Grant and Grace Vaughn of Dallas, Texas; a sister, Judy (Darrell) Murray of Naples, Fla.; a brother, Jon (Roxanne) Jensen of Galva, and a sister-in-law, Jean Jensen of Spirit Lake. She was preceded in death by an infant son, Brian; her father, Russell Jensen; her mother, Lois Shelldorf Jensen; a brother, Jerry Jensen; uncles and aunts, and grandparents. Memorials can be sent to Lamb of God Lutheran Church in Flower Mound, Texas, directed toward matching money for a music ministry addition. On-line condolences can be made at nicklasdjensen h.com.

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Norman H. Beckman Sept. 12, 1931 – Oct. 20, 2016 HOLSTEIN – Services for Norman H. Beckman, 85, of Holstein, formerly of Arthur, were Oct. 24, 2016, at Christensen–Van Houten Funeral Home in Ida Grove. The Rev. Mark Aurand of iciated, with burial in the Cushing Cemetery at Cushing. Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home in Ida Grove was in charge of arrangements. He died Oct. 20 at his Holstein home. Norman H. Beckman was born Sept. 12, 1931, at Hartley Hospital in Battle Creek to Henry and Helen (Knudsen) Beckman. He attended rural country school and grew up on a farm in Crawford County until 1944. Farming continued to be a part of daily life when the family relocated outside of Cushing. Later, he continued the family farming outside Climbing Hill. Norm became a devoted employee of VT Industries in Holstein, where his coworkers became friends over the 20 years he worked there. He had a true love for tinkering with cars and continued his passion by

FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS – Services for Joanne L. (Jensen) Brandt, 71, of Flower Mound, Texas, formerly of Galva, were Oct. 28, 2016, at Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home in Holstein with the Rev. Paul D. Egger of iciating. Burial was in the Galva Township West Cemetery at Galva. She died peacefully, surrounded by family, Oct. 22, at her home in Flower Mound, Texas, after being diagnosed two months ago with gallbladder cancer. Joanne Lynn (Jensen) Brandt was born in Holstein March 5, 1945. She graduated from Galva High School in 1962. She had two children: Don Brandt Jr. of Oakville, Ontario, Canada, and Kris Vaughn of Dallas, Texas. Her children were foremost in her life, and she worked very hard to support them. When living in Lake View, she worked at a number of jobs: popcorn plant, waitress, dry cleaners, Dr. Durst’s of ice and Contel. Joanne’s 25-year career at Contel/GTE/Verizon began as a customer service representative. She was promoted to positions in Iowa (Knoxville, Chariton and Newton) and then to GTE world headquarters in Dallas, Texas, in 1992. Highlights of her career included implementing the GTE billing system from Caracas, Venezuela, as well as Tampa, Fla. Ultimately, she received the prestigious Verizon president’s award, prior to retiring in 2003 as manager of bill design. Upon retirement, Joanne needed to keep busy and began working in 2007 for The Strategic Solution as their data-entry consultant. She loved every challenge that was presented to her and the people she worked with worldwide even more. As if this wasn’t enough, she also became a Scentsy consultant. Joanne had a presence that radiated a maternal

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Betty M. Nelson July 7, 1928 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Oct. 22, 2016 IDA GROVE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Services for Betty M. Nelson, 88, of Ida Grove were Oct. 25, 2016, at Faith Community Church in Ida Grove. The Rev. Michael Nelson of iciated, with burial in the Ida Grove Cemetery at Ida Grove. Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home in Ida Grove was in charge of arrangements. She died Oct. 22 at Sunny View Care Center in Ankeny, after suffering a stroke Oct. 15. She was surrounded by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Betty Mae Decker Nelson was born July 7, 1928, in Rembrandt, daughter of Ben and Annie (Joachims) Decker. She was raised in Linn Grove in a twobedroom house with three brothers and four sisters. On July 15, 1950, she married Vern L. Nelson. To this union was born four children: Ricky Ray, who died shortly after birth, Pamela Sue, Michael Ray and Terry Lynn. They lived in Ida Grove and were blessed with over 40 years together. Betty was a member of Winebrenner Church of God. Her passion was in loving and serving the Lord with all her heart. Much of how she expressed that

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passion was through music. Betty loved music and used her gift to sing at church and at weddings and funerals. Her love for Jesus always touched those who listened and also strengthened her relationship with the Lord. Of course, she wanted to instill that same love of the Lord in her children and said many times, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have no greater joy than to know that my children walk with the Lord.â&#x20AC;? We rejoice with her as she is enjoying her precious Jesus, whom she loved so much in this life. We are sure the Lord greeted her by saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well done, good and faithful servant!â&#x20AC;? Betty is lovingly remembered by her children: Pamela (Allen) Cornelison of Ankeny, the Rev. Michael (Patricia) Nelson of Elizabethtown, Pa., and Terry (Janet) Nelson of Franklin, Tenn. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren, 16 greatgrandchildren and a sister, Dorothy Camp of Linn Grove. She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers; three sisters; her husband, Vern; a son Ricky Ray, and a granddaughter, Hannah McCall Nelson. Condolences may be sent online to www. christensenvanhouten.com.

Ferne B. Scherner May 16, 1925 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Oct. 25, 2016 HOLSTEIN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Services for Ferne B. Scherner, 91, of Holstein were Oct. 29, 2016, at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Holstein, with the Rev. Matthew Martens of iciating. Burial was in the Holstein Cemetery at Holstein. Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home in Holstein was in charge of arrangements. She died Oct. 25 at Good Samaritan Society-Holstein. Ferne (Bruning) Scherner, daughter of Ferdinand and Laura (Pieper) Bruning, was born May 16, 1925, in rural Douglas Township in Ida County. She was baptized May 30, 1926, at St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lutheran Church at Cushing and con irmed July 3, 1938, at Cushing. She attended Douglas No. 6 Township Elementary School and then graduated from Holstein High School. Next, she studied at Buena Vista College in Storm Lake. Then, she taught school at Washta for three years. Ferne married Harold Scherner March 17, 1946, at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Holstein. They lived on the family farm northwest of Holstein from 1947 until 1986, when they moved into their home in Holstein. Even upon retirement, she continued active involvement in farming decisions. Harold died March 3, 1987. She moved into Char-Mac Assisted Living in

Lutheran church showing â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Not Dead 2â&#x20AC;&#x2122; St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ida Grove will be showing the movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Not Dead 2â&#x20AC;? on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 7:15 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 6, at 3 p.m. This event is open to everyone. Members of the congregation, who have seen this movie, thought it would be worthwhile to bring it to Ida Grove. This ilm, starring Melissa Joan Hart and Jesse Metcalf, has had high reviews by Christian reviewers. The following is a review by mauriciojap dated Aug. 16: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This ilm shows a woman with an unbeatable faith in our Lord, even at the risk of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s judgment, at the risk of losing everything she gained with her hard work job, she preferred to stay at our Lordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side. Most of the people cannot understand what it is to have faith in something they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see, they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t touch. Most of the people only believe with victory over hard or almost impossible situations. This ilm shows that the voice of God canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be silenced. Even if people tell this ilm is bad, has nothing right, you must watch and take this conclusion yourself. As a believer, I have a minimum understanding of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s word and what I saw was an example of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work. If you are a believer, watch and contemplate, if you are not, then have humility to search for the meaning of this ilm.â&#x20AC;? Lamination Service available!

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November, 2005, and the Good Samaritan Society in 2012. To this union, two children were born, Paul of Dubuque and Barbara Rasmussen of Denison. Ferne was a faithful member of WELCA, St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church and Sarah Circle in Holstein, American Legion Auxiliary and several card clubs. She enjoyed socializing with family and friends, reading and playing cards. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Paul and Joyce Scherner of Dubuque and Barbara and Jerry Rasmussen of Denison; and ive grandchildren: Ryan Scherner and Trisha Girdwood of Oak Park, Ill., Laura and Gerber Santos of Fredericksburg, Va., Jessica and Tim Hinners of Carroll, Jason and Heather Rasmussen of Manning and Katie and Greg Leinen of Manning. Also surviving are eight great-grandchildren: Arlo Scherner of Oak Park, Ill., Diego and Alejandro Santos of Fredericksburg, Va., Tyler, Emma and Noah Hinners of Carroll and Sophia Rasmussen and Owen Leinen, both of Manning. She also is survived by her sister-in-law, Geri Bruning of Holstein; several nieces and nephews, and the beloved staff and friends at Char-Mac Assisted Living and Good Samaritan Society. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harold; a brother LaVerne Bruning; a sister and brother-in-law, Ann and John Conley; and a nephew, Brian Bruning. On-line condolences can be made at nicklasdjensen h.com. Frank Daniel Stewart Jr.

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The Ida Grove Rec Board met Sept. 21. The meeting was called to order with the following present: director Chelsea Gross and board members, Jean Burns, Dan Dotzler and Amanda Eason by phone. Sue Knop and Jeremy Parks were absent. The August minutes and financial report were approved. Gross reported memberships are at 357. She also said that she attended a training for the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new website, which will be beneficial for promoting our programs and events. There was a racquetball clinic on Sept. 28 and Oct. 5 for anyone wanting to learn the game. Gross is in contact with Kate and Cathi about doing some more painting parties this fall and winter. Basketball forms were available on Oct. 1. Building updates were given. Gross said the bid for vinyl fencing is $5,675. A motion was approved to see if the city crew could install a chain link fence with slats to save money. If they are not able, we will have Jason Schmidt install a six-foot fence

with slats. Gross said the broken mirror in the blue room is on the schedule to be replaced soon, as well as the track around all of the mirrors to secure them better. The automatic door openers have been installed for the quoted amount of $5,700. The board discussed golf room plans and ideas for how the room could be better utilized. The front entry way was discussed. The board requested that Gross gather quotes to get a heat/exhaust system installed to prevent it from icing over in

the winter. Gross said the main indoor pool pump and motor needs to be replaced. Burns made a motion to request to use some of our pool trust account money for the replacements. Eason seconded the motion. All were in favor. Gross said it had been requested to have babysitting during fitness classes. After discussion, the board unanimously agreed that we would not offer babysitting services at this time. The next meeting was Oct. 19. Chelsea Gross Secretary pro tem

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Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Ida County Courier

O-A/BC-IG presents ‘Guys and Dolls’ The O-A/BC-IG ine arts department presents this year’s fall musical, “Guys and Dolls.” The show will open on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. and have a second showing on Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at the high school in Ida Grove. The musical is under the direction of Kari Ann

Jurgenson with Jacob Pedersen and Ann Holst as assistant directors. Guys and Dolls takes viewers from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong.

Guys and Dolls is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are supplied by MTI. Instructions for purchasing tickets will be in the November school newsletter.

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Guys and Dolls: The O-A/BC-IG High School fall concert Oct. 25 included a performance by some of the cast members of the school’s musical “Guys and Dolls” coming up Nov. 11. The concert also included the Purple and Black Choir, Silver Choir, combined choirs and marching band. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)

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Horn auxiliary bazaar is Nov. 12 The annual Horn Memorial Hospital Auxiliary bazaar is Saturday, Nov. 12 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Horn Memorial Hospital’s conference room. The bazaar includes coffee from 8-10 a.m. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. until the food is gone. Bev Jessen (365-4740), Becky Miller (364-4315) and Barb Kacmarynski (364-3832) are co-chairmen. The menu includes homemade chicken noodle and chili soup, sandwiches, pies and desserts. Pies and other desserts are needed along with ingredients for the soups. Cash donations are also appreciated. Synda Jepsen is chairman of the country store. The store will need homemade candy, cookies, bars,

cakes, breads, rolls, snacks, fresh canned items, handcrafted kitchen towels, potholders, hot pads, doilies, etc. To make a donation call Jepsen at 365-4974. Shari Tarr is chairman of the cookie walk. You may select two dozen cookies from the variety of homemade cookies. Homemade cookies are needed. Call Tarr at 364-2115 before 7 p.m. Jeri Skaren (364-3311) is chairman of the chance booth. Businesses, organizations and individuals are encouraged to make donations of gift, home and auto items, gift certi icates for meals and services or cash. Items may be dropped off at Horn

Memorial Hospital or contact Bev Jessen (365-4740), Jane O’Tool (364-2567) or Robin Thornhill (364-2813) to have items picked up. The chance booth drawings will begin at 12:30 p.m. Membership dues can be paid at the membership booth. Dues are $5 yearly. Men are encouraged to become members. Julie Phillips is chairman. If you would like to make a donation to any of the booths, contact the appropriate chairman. All items may be dropped off at Horn Memorial. All proceeds from the bazaar go toward the auxiliary’s annual donation to Horn Memorial Hospital.

PUBLIC NOTICE THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IDA COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY LOU FLETCHER, DECEASED Case No. ESPR009259 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Mary Lou Fletcher, Deceased, who died on or about September 9, 2016: You are hereby notified that on October 17, 2016, the last will and testament of Mary Lou Fletcher, deceased, bearing date of December 6, 2013, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Linda Tucker was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred. Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred. Dated this 21st day of June, 2016. Linda Tucker Executor of estate 2606 Parkview Court White Bear Township, MN 55110 Peter A. Goldsmith ICIS PIN No.: AT00002823 Attorney for the executor Boerner & Goldsmith 500 Second Street Ida Grove, IA 51445 Date of second publication 9th day of November, 2016

PUBLIC NOTICE Ida County Board of Supervisors IDA GROVE, IOWA OCTOBER 24, 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 10, 2016, were read and approved. County Engineer Jeff Williams requested that the agenda be amended to include action on a Secondary Road Permit and agreement to perform work in the County Right of Way from Jerry Andresen, located on 140th St. and Alpine Ave, Section 26, of Douglas Township, to clean a road ditch. Paulsrud moved to amend the agenda to include said permit and Leonard seconded the motion, all voting Aye. Leonard moved to approve and authorize the Chair to sign said permit. Paulsrud seconded the motion and it carried, all voting Aye.

Phillips moved to authorize the Chair to sign 2 applications for underground construction for MidAmerican Energy located along 130th Street and Hwy. 59 in Galva Twp. and located along Keystone Ave. and John A. Montgomery Drive in Corwin Twp. Leonard seconded the motion and it carried, all voting Aye. A motion by Phillips and seconded by Paulsrud to approve and authorize the Chair to sign 2 tile road crossing applications for Jerry Groth, upstream, and Iola Schultz Trust, downstream located in Section 7, Grant Township, and for Roger Groth and Iola Schultz Trust, located in Section 7 Grant Township. Motion carried, all voting Aye. Sheriff Wade Harriman was present to discuss compensating the Chief Deputy and Sergeant $125 per month for additional responsibilities. Discussion was also held on the proposed County Wide Law 28E agreement.

The Board would prefer to act on this after the final figures for the County’s portion of County Wide Law. Paulsrud moved and Phillips seconded a motion to authorize the Chair to sign the proxy for the ICAP Insurance. Motion carried, all voting Aye. The Board acknowledged receipt of manure management plans from Daron & Tracey Schmidt. The following claims were approved: Benefits, Inc.-$546.67, $2,115.30, $2041.59 from Self Funding Fund; Julie Rath-$127.50; Frontier-$711.41 from General Basic Fund. There being no further business, the Board adjourned to meet again at 9:00 a.m., Monday, October 31, 2016, or on call of the Chair. /s/ Lorna Steenbock Auditor

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Ida County Courier

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

O-A/BC-IG High School welcomes three foreign exchange students

Key Club: The O-A/BC-IG High School Key Club received its official charter from the Iowa Key Club during ceremonies at the Ida Grove Rec Center Oct. 16. The Key Club is a branch of the Kiwanis Club and is involved with various community and school programs. On hand for the charter presentation were, front from left, Barb O’Donnell district secretary of the Nebraska Iowa Kiwanis Club and O-A/BC-IG club officers Bailey Ullrich, web/media; Elle McCormick, president; Riley Snyder, editor and Amy Hoger, Iowa Key Club district administrator. Back from left, Aaron Podschun, Iowa Key Club district administrator, Rhett Ketelsen, vice president; Abbi Ullrich, web/media; Anna VanDusen, secretary and Courtney Peters, treasurer. (Photo submitted)

Holstein marke ng/branding commi ee meets by Kay Hanson The Holstein Marketing and Branding Committee met Oct. 19 at Holstein City Hall with the following present: Renae Blume, Ryan Lacona, Paul Larson, Libby Bagenstos, Tyler Parson, Connie Ludvigson, Amanda Nobles and Kay Hanson. The first meeting was a brainstorming session. The following lists are in no way exhaustive, but include items, which came up in a very short amount of time. As we continue to meet our lists will become more extensive, while our focus will become more targeted to reach our objectives. Topics of discussion Why do people who have lived in Holstein most of their lives stay in Holstein? Family, security and safety. Why did people move to Holstein? Located on Highway 20, well located, family, job, warmth of people, people are caring, small community but not too small, you can be known but can also maintain privacy, options for things to be involved in, community is open to others,

people in the community have a “we’ll figure out a way” mentality and we are known by how we take care of our fragile citizens. Housing issues identified: subpar properties available, no midrange homes, you have to know someone to find good housing and poor communication to those looking for housing in Holstein as to who to contact. What sets Holstein apart from other communities? Tax, Rosemary Clausen Center, movie theatre, support for small businesses, grocery store, community center, Tiefenthaler Quality Meats (Best Bacon Award), hardware store, all levels for senior care, emergency response team, Blue Ribbon School (only one in Iowa), increasing retail on Main Street, hotel/event center, Travel Center, VT Industries (major employer), country club/golf course, a strong faith community, financing opportunities, diverse dining options available, funeral home, low crime rate, Avenue of Flags, walking trail, modern park equipment and pool. Community needs: Low to

moderate income housing – for purchase and for rent, daycare, pharmacy and updated pool. Modes of marketing to focus on: Website, Facebook, Twitter, Google, city brochure, signage, media advertising (radio/ television). Assignments Talk to at least five people from various backgrounds and find out what they like about Holstein and what they would like to see improved. Why are they here and why do they stay here? Think about ideas for a tag line that we can use on all our marketing venues. Our community tag line needs to be unique and center on the “experience” of coming to or living in Holstein. We are to stay away from generic terms such as: friendly, small town, unique, etc. Make a priority list of the marketing/branding components: tag line development, brochures, Facebook, web site, signage, advertisements, etc. The next meeting is Wednesday, Nov. 2, 8:30 a.m. at city hall.

Odebolt-Arthur/Battle CreekIda Grove High School welcomed three new foreign exchange students at the beginning of the school year. Caspian Carlmark is from Sweden and Sofia Garrigos is from Spain. Both are staying with Darcie Renze. Yuxin “Helen” Xiao is from China and is hosted by Samantha Adams. Sofia Garrigos is from Sevilla, Spain and is the daughter of Guillermo and Petra Garrigos. Her father is the CEO of a television show and her mom is a lawyer. She has one sister, Julia, who is 23. Garrigos’ favorite food she’s had so far has been sushi and anything Chinese, but she misses Paella, a typical rice food famous in Spain. She loves the people she has met so far. The hardest part of moving to the states has been the language barrier and the food. She laughs, “I haven’t seen any fish on a plate since I’ve moved here.” Another major transition is the difference in school schedules. Back home, classes are one hour long and they have six classes a day instead of eight. There is a break between classes for breakfast. And since classes end at 2:30 p.m., there is no lunch served at school. They also don’t usually have sports after the school day. Caspian Carlmark is from Gothenburg, Sweden and is the son of Peter and Charllote Carlmark. His father is physical therapist and his mother works at the local school. He has one sister, Tintin, who is 13. Since coming to the states, his favorite food so far has been sloppy joes, but he misses fresh fish. His home town is the second largest city in Sweden and is a coastal town, so fresh fish are plentiful. The school day has been the hardest transition since Calmark

has come to the states. “The schedule is more strict here,” notes Calmark. “The school schedule there all depends on the day. There are different schedules and classes for each day. Some school days begin at 8 a.m., while other days we don’t go to school until noon.” When asked about his favorite thing so far since moving to the states, he said, “The people. And the culture.” Yuxin “Helen” Xiao is from Beijing, China and is the daughter of Li Xiao and Yuping Hu. Her father is a banker and her mother is a teacher. She has no siblings, which she notes, is due to the one-child policy in her country. She misses her home food, especially dumplings and noodles and the rice from the northeast of China. The hardest thing since moving here has been communication but she loves having lessons and spending time with her host family. The school day is also drastically different at home than here at O-A/BC-IG. A typical day for her at home includes waking around 6 a.m. to be at school before 7:20 a.m. The first period begins at 8 a.m. and every class lasts for 45 minutes. After the first class there is a 10 minute break. On Monday mornings there is a ceremony to raise the national flag, while the rest of the week the break is used for exercises. There are four class periods before noon, which is when lunch is held. The fifth period begins at 1 p.m. and there are four classes in the afternoon every day. After the eighth period, there is an examination. Some students have a class much like the “success” period here at the high school. That period goes until 8:30 p.m, while others who live not very far away from school go home

to work on homework. Students are typically up late, working on homework sometimes until 1 a.m. Because Bejing is so large, there are multiple ways students get to school, including riding bicycles, taking the subway or catching the bus. Students are not allowed to drive but parents can take students to school in a private car. Xiao’s host mom Samantha Adams has enjoyed having her stay, noting, “She has become part of our family and she will forever be a part of our lives.” Adams decided to become a host family because she wanted to share the love she has for her daughter with others. “My daughter Liz has always wanted a sister, so this was a way to give her the experience of having a sister,” said Adams. When asked about the process, Adams noted, “I saw a post online about hosting students and did some research. The process wasn’t as long as I thought it would be. There was an application and we had to have a background check completed. The application asked what kind of community we lived in, what kind of home we had and what interests we enjoyed, to match us with a student with simliar interests. “The biggest challenge has been the difference in eating styles. But Helen has adjusted well to American food, the best she can,” Adams continued. “In the beginning the language barrier was a little bit of a struggle, but the longer she’s here, the more she is opening up and I am beginning to understand the way she communicates. I have really enjoyed watching Helen learn our culture. I know she has some struggles with American ways, but that’s why we are here, to teach and show her our culture.”

Exchange students enjoying time at Ridge View High School Ridge View High School in Holstein has two foreign exchange students this school year, Nelson Augusto DeSouza from Brazil and Markus Muller from Germany. Both students are staying with Liz and Allen Schmidt of Holstein. Muller is from Oldenburn, Germany where his father, Dr.

Thorsten Muller, is a manager of the unemployment agency for their region and his mother, Claudia Muller, works for the local bank. Muller has three younger siblings, Anna, 14; Recca, 10 and Simon, seven. He says the hardest transition has been the longer school days

RV exchange students: Ridge View High School is hosting two foreign exchange students this school year. Markus Muller, left, is from Germany and Nelson Augusto DeSouza, right, is from Brazil. (Courier photo by Bethany Jones)

and he misses German bread but he loves the farm life here in Iowa, especially the tacos made by his Iowa mom Liz. Muller notes his school day in Germany is much different than here at Ridge View. He rides one and a half miles on his bike to get to school by 8 a.m. Class times last about 45 minutes, with two 20-minute breaks during the day. School inishes around 1:10 p.m., when he then makes the trek back home to begin his homework. He says, “Homework can last anywhere from 10 minutes to eight hours.” DeSouza comes to Holstein from Sao Paulo, Brazil, where father Nelson DeSouza is a judge and mother Larissa DeSouza is a lawyer. He has two brothers, twins Pedro and Mateus who are seven. So far, his favorite thing has been going to a Musketeers hockey game in Sioux City with the Schmidt family. “They are awesome,” says DeSouza, of his host family. He also enjoys Casey’s pizza but misses pastel, a fried bread with cheese and meats, served back home. He also inds the school day much different at Ridge View than back home. Back in Sao Paulo, he starts the school day around 7:30 a.m. and leaves at 1 p.m., just in time to have lunch at home. When asked how dif icult the transition has been, DeSouza says, “I really like everything, it didn’t take long to get used to the U.S.”

O-A/BC-IG exchange students: Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove High School is hosting three foreign exchange students this school year. From left, Yuxin “Helen” Xiao is from China, Caspian Carlmark is from Sweden and Sofia Garrigos is from Spain. (Courier photo by Bethany Jones)

Iowa cattle and calves on feed report Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 570,000 head on Oct. 1, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Cattle on Feed report. This was down 2 percent from Sept. 1 and down 5 percent from Oct. 1, 2015. Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head had 470,000 head on feed, down 5 percent from last month and down 8 percent from last year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in all Iowa feedlots totaled 1,040,000 head,

down 3 percent from last month and down 6 percent from last year. Placements of cattle and calves in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during September totaled 79,000 head, an increase of 11 percent from last month, but down 7 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head placed 70,000 head, up 94 percent from last month and up 19 percent from last year. Placements for all feedlots in Iowa totaled 149,000 head, up 39 percent from last month and up 3 percent from last year.

Marketing of fed cattle from Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during September totaled 87,000 head, down 3 percent from last month and down 14 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head marketed 93,000 head, up 45 percent from last month and up 50 percent from last year. Marketing for all feedlots in Iowa were 180,000 head, up 17 percent from last month and up 10 percent from last year. Other disappearance from all feedlots in Iowa totaled 4,000 head.

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Ida County Courier

From the Ida County Sheriff ’s Log Thursday, Oct. 20 Of icers received 21 calls for service. Among the calls were six traf ic stops, one welfare check and one 911 transfer. 6:57 a.m.: Report of reckless driving–speeding on Highway 20 near Carriage Avenue 11:34 a.m.: Animal complaint from Keystone Avenue 12:35 p.m.: Non-emergency transport 2:11 p.m.: Warrant check in the 400 block of Moorehead Street 2:19 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 700 block of Second Street 2:53 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 3:27 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 3:36 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 5200 block of 205th Street 3:52 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 4:59 p.m.: Animal complaint from Keystone Avenue 6:33 p.m.: Assisted with unlocking a vehicle 7:29 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 5200 block of 205th Street 7:33 p.m.: Emergency transport Friday, Oct. 21 Of icers received 47 calls for service. Among the calls were 17 traf ic stops, three abandoned 911 calls, two requests for extra attention and one welfare check. 7:02 a.m.: Assisted motorist on Market Avenue 8:13 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 300 block of Hamburg Street 8:30 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 700 block of Second Street 8:49 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 500 block of Moorehead Street 10:18 a.m.: Assistance with urinalysis testing 10:44 a.m.: Animal complaint from the 5600 block of 320th Street 11:02 a.m.: Assisted with urinalysis testing 11:08 a.m.: Notice of road closure on German Avenue near 270th Street from Mortensen Construction 11:41 a.m.: Report of suspicious person/activity from the 300 block of Court Street 12:08 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 1:02 p.m.: Sex offender registry check in the 400 block of Seventh Street 2:17 p.m.: Medical assistance requested in the 300 block of Fourth Street for fall 2:47 p.m.: Assistance given to outside agency 3:57 p.m.: Report of theft/ shoplifting from the 100 block of Second Street 4:02 p.m.: Report of property found/recovered 4:04 p.m.: Violation of court order reported in the 5700 block of 180th Street– arrest made 4:49 p.m.: Warrant served in the 400 block of Moorehead Street 6:03 p.m.: Jail activity 6:14 p.m.: Assault reported from the 400 block of Moorehead Street 9:12 p.m.: Assisted with unlocking a vehicle 9:14 p.m.: Report of an open door/window in the 100 block of Second Street 9:29 p.m.: Jail activity 11:37 p.m.: Assisted with unlocking a vehicle Saturday, Oct. 22 Of icers received 37 calls for service. Among the calls were 22 traf ic stops, one alarm and one welfare check. 1:44 a.m.: Assisted motorist on Market Avenue 6:51 a.m.: Accident reported on Quail Avenue near 300th Street, damages only 8:07 a.m.: Report of criminal mischief in the 5900 block of 260th

Street 9:40 a.m.: Assisted with unlocking a vehicle 11:08 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 100 block of Elm Street 11:14 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 300 block of Hamburg Street 11:18 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 100 block of Main Street 1:48 p.m.: Assisted motorist on Keystone Avenue 1:56 p.m.: Assisted motorist on Market Avenue 5:46 p.m.: Vehicle ire reported in the 2400 block of Brady Avenue 8:53 p.m.: Animal complaint from Highway 175 9:19 p.m.: Assisted motorist on Dodge Avenue 9:52 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer Sunday, Oct. 23 Of icers received 43 calls for service. Among the calls were 28 traf ic stop and one call for extra attention. 11:07 a.m.: Animal complaint from Marshall Avenue near 100th Street 11:21 a.m.: Animal complaint from Zobel Lane 11:59 a.m.: Road hazard reported on Landmark Avenue 2:23 p.m.: Report of theft/ shoplifting from the 5100 block of 280th Street 3:06 p.m.: Assisted with unlocking a vehicle 4:06 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 6:01 p.m.: Animal complaint from the 600 block of Court Street 6:14 p.m.: Medical assistance requested to Golden Horizons for fall 6:22 p.m.: Emergency transport 7:28 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 9:38 p.m.: Domestic disturbance reported in the 500 block of Main Street 10:38 p.m.: Suspicious person/ activity reported in the 400 block of Second Street 10:43 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 100 block of Main Street 11:01 p.m.: Jail activity Monday, Oct. 24 Of icers received 30 calls for service. Among the calls were 11 traf ic stops, three welfare checks and one request for extra attention. 6:10 a.m.: Non-medical transport 8:38 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 500 block of Ash Drive 8:54 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 100 block of Highway 175 9:36 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 100 block of Main Street 10:43 a.m.: Suspicious person/ activity reported in the 100 block of Main Street 12:46 p.m.: Domestic disturbance reported, non-family, in the 100 block of Highway 175 1:55 p.m.: Drug offenses on Moorehead Avenue 2 p.m.: Traf ic control/escort 2:58 p.m.: Warrant served in the 400 block of Moorehead Street, arrest made 3:40 p.m: Criminal mischief reported in the 200 block of Second Street 3:44 p.m.: Emergency transport 5:05 p.m.: Accident reported in the 400 block of Moorehead Street, damages only 5:10 p.m.: Warrant served in the 400 block of Moorehead Street, arrest made 7:35 p.m.: Jail activity–arrest made 10:58 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer Tuesday, Oct. 25 Of icers received 22 calls for service. Among the calls were ive traf ic stops, one welfare check and one abandoned 911 call. 6:21 a.m.: Emergency transport 6:40 a.m.: Accident reported

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with animal involvement, no address listed 6:50 a.m.: Report of assault from the 700 block of Second Street 9:37 a.m.: Animal complaint from Chestnut Street 10:13 a.m.: Medical assistance requested in the 500 block of Moorehead Avenue 11:39 a.m.: Report of property found/recovered 12:26 p.m.: Extra attention requested 12:42 p.m.: Criminal mischief reported on Keystone Avenue 1:58 p.m.: Criminal mischief reported in the 700 block of Third Street 2:40 p.m.: Traf ic control/ escort requested 2:49 p.m.: Civil dispute reported in the 600 block of Taylor Street 3:47 p.m.: Animal complaint on Highway 59 4:37 p.m: Civil paper service in the 400 block of Moorehead Street 4:44 p.m.: Emergency transport 8:49 p.m.: Emergency transport Wednesday, Oct. 26 Of icers received 41 calls for service. Among the calls were 16 traf ic stops, three abandoned 911 calls, two welfare checks and one call to assist an outside agency. 1:45 a.m.: Warrant check in the 800 block of Fifth Street 7:03 a.m.: Road hazard reported on Highway 20 8:22 a.m.: Animal complaint from the 500 block of Barnes Street 8:52 a.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 10:49 a.m.: Sex offender registry check 11:52 a.m.: Search warrant served in the 700 block of Second Street 11:53 a.m.: Search warrant served in the 5900 block of 260th Street 12:55 p.m.: Accident reported in the 2000 block of Indorf Avenue, damages only 2:01 p.m.: Animal complaint from the 500 block of Maple Street 2:16 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 100 block of Highway 175 2:25 p.m: Civil paper service in the 500 block of Second Street 2:36 p.m.: Suspicious person/ activity reported in the 100 block of Second Street 4:07 p.m.: Emergency transport 4:25 p.m.: Medical assistance requested at Good Samaritan Community 6:10 p.m.: Report of theft/ shoplifting from the 100 block of Main Street 8:13 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 9:34 p.m.: Assisted motorist on Highway 20 10:24 p.m.: Non-medical transport 10:49 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer.

Guest speaker: Ida County Sheriff Wade Harriman spoke to almost 30 people at Willow Dale Assisted Living’s monthly senior meal recently. Willow Dale invites the public on the third Monday of every month for a free lunch and guest speaker. (Photo submitted)

NWAEA hears several reports Oct. 17 The Northwest Area Education Agency Board held its regular meeting on Oct. 17 at Northwest Area Education Agency in Le Mars. The board: • reviewed the minutes from the Director District 9 Convention where the Sioux City Community School District board unanimously appointed Ron Jorgensen to ill Dr. Bob Rice’s vacancy. He was sworn in as a Northwest AEA Board member. • approved the agenda and consent items including minutes from September, minutes from the Oct. 10 director district convention and inancial statements. • adjourned the old board. • asked for nominations for board president. The board nominated Roger Brinkert as president. Motion carried. The board nominated Dr. Tom Bjorge as vice president and the motion carried. Both were sworn into their elected positions. • appointed Gloria Miller as board secretary and Steve Schermann as treasurer. • reviewed the schedule of Northwest AEA board meetings for 2016-17. • reviewed committees and assignments for the current board of directors. • appointed Jim Hanks of Ahlers Law Firm as legal counsel for for 2016-17. • appointed Security National Bank as the AEA’s of icial depository bank for 2016-17. • appointed EMC Insurance as the insurance carrier with Perspective Insurance as the agent of record for the 2016-17 year. • identi ied Level I investigators at the AEA as Dana Oas, Judy Turner and Jerome Schaefer. Level II investigators are the local police departments in our area.

• reviewed the schedule of events and the number of attendees at the Northwest AEA Special Education Symposium held last month in Sioux City and Sheldon, as presented by Jim Gorman, director of special education. • listened as Katy Evenson, director of educational services, informed the board about agency goal teams within the media and educational services departments. • received a 2016-17 Northwest AEA calendar and info book from board secretary Miller, which contains agency programs and contacts, among other items. • heard an update from Jerome Schaefer, human resources manager, about the agency’s Employee Assistance Program. • accepted classi ied retirements from Jackie O’Hara, secretary and Arlis Bubke, technician. • approved a classi ied hiring of Minerva Van Ginkel, secretary in media and technology services. • approved lane advancements for Cathy Heizelman, special education strategist; Lindy Laubenthal, speechlanguage pathologist; Nancy MackVogt, speech-language pathologist; Jordan Menning, educational consultant; Kari Rea, special education strategist and Meg Otto, early childhood special education teacher. • approved the 2017-18 Northwest AEA calendar. • made a irst reading of board policy 402.2 and will make a second reading of the policy with the recommended changes next month. • listened to chief administrator Dr. Tim Grieves report about: superintendent visits planned during 2016; the Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School update and an executive leaders’

conference that took place last week, which was hosted by School Administrators of Iowa (SAI). Directors Dr. Thomas Bjorge, Roger Brinkert, Ron Jorgensen, Trish Sutherland and Keith Zylstra participated. Directors Glen Coble, Glenda DenHerder, Mike McAlpine and Creston Schubert were absent.

2016 water year much we er than normal The 2016 water year (ending Sept. 30) brought a statewide average precipitation of almost 45 inches, 9.6 inches more than normal. This ranks as the third wettest water year among 144 years of record. Excessive rains in September over north-central and northeast Iowa resulted in looding and a record crest along the Shell Rock River and the second highest crest on record along the Cedar River. September rain totals varied from 0.90 inches at Fair ield to 17.25 inches near Nora Springs. The statewide average was 6.29 inches or 2.91 inches above normal to rank as the wettest September since 1986. Stream low conditions remain high for nearly the entire state, and other than a small area of dryness in southeast Iowa, conditions are fairly wet heading into the usually dry fall and winter months. Precipitation was below normal in southeastern Iowa and Charles City had the highest water year precipitation total with more than 60 inches. This was easily a record high water year total at that location.

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Card d of Thanks nks THANK YOU: Members of the Ida County Historical Society would like to thank everyone who contributed to the Grant School Donation Fund-raiser. Your generosity has been most helpful. 44-1t/cra THANK YOU: We wish to express our deep gratitude to the staffs of Willow Dale Wellness Village & Horn Memorial Hospital for the kindness they extended to us & the compassionate care they provided to the head of our family, Bert Eason. The Eason Family 44-1t/cra THANK YOU: Thank you for the hand lotions, picture & ﬂowers I won at the Battle Creek Medical Auxiliary card luncheon. Also, thanks to North Star Community Credit Union for the little picture. It’s beautiful. Thank you! Wanda Cooper 44-1t/cra THANK YOU: I wish to thank everyone for their prayers & cards for a speedy recovery from my recent surgery. I feel very blessed by your thoughts for me. I would like to thank Father Ball for his visits & constant concern for my well being & healing before rushing back too soon. I truly am blessed by my family & their work to assist me. For Matt & Carissa for driving me around & helping me get through the house & waiting on me. My wife, Vicki, who truly sacriﬁced herself for my well being, being with me through the doctor trips & surgery, doing everything to ensure my care & healing. Thank you to all for your thoughts & care. Mike Stover 44-1t/cra*

THANK YOU: I would like to thank Bonnie Van Houten & Jane O’Tool for the beautiful quilt they made & on behalf of the Battle Creek Presbyterian Church Bonnie Van Houten & American Legion Post 61 Commander Steve Wilkins presented me with that beautiful quilt. I was deeply honored & humbled in receiving this beautiful gift. I really thank God for all people who make quilts & other ﬁne articles to give & bless a serviceman or woman or family & friends as well. Sincerely, Willard LeRoy Bond Vietnam Veteran 44-1t/cra*

THANK YOU: Willow Dale Wellness Village, owned & operated by ABCM Corporation, would like to recognize Dr. John Sinnott for his 26 years of dedication & service as their Medical Director. Dr. Sinnott has led our home to improve health outcomes & quality of life for our residents by strengthening & guiding the medical direction & care. His input in our quality assurance meetings allowed our staff to tap into his experience & expertise. Dr. Sinnott has remained dedicated to our residents & community since 1990. His leadership has led to superior patient care. “Thank you” does not seem sufﬁcient for 26 years of service to Battle Creek & surrounding areas From the Residents, Tenants, Staff & Families of Willow Dale Wellness Village 44-1t/cra

Events GUN SHOW: November 4,5,6. North IA. Event Center, Mason City, IA. Friday, 4-9. Sat., 9-5. Sun, 9-3. Large selection of guns & ammunition for sale. Info: 563-608-4401. www. marvkrauspromotions.net. 44-1t/cra(INCN)* NOTICE: Old Man Winter is coming. Call us today for propane. Johnson Propane Heating & Cooling. 712365-4740. 41-tfc/cra SAVE THE DATE: Battle Creek Holiday Festival. Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Battle Creek Education Center Gym, 600 Chestnut Street, Battle Creek, Iowa. 44-1t/cra

NOTICE: Battle Creek American Legion Auxiliary is honoring all veterans & their families, deceased veterans’ families & those currently serving in the military & their families with a FREE Soup Supper at the Battle Creek Community Center, Saturday, Nov. 5. Serving from 5-7:30 p.m. Meal includes soup, sandwiches, bars & refreshments. 43-2t/cra* SAVE THE DATE: 19th Hole Shopping Extravaganza. Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Ida Grove Country Club, 200 E. 2nd Street, Ida Grove, Iowa. 44-1t/cra

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FOR RENT IN IDA GROVE: Two-bedroom with refrigerator, stove, central air & trash. No mowing or snow shoveling required. Full basement. No pets, no smoke. Quiet neighborhood. Badger Creek Apartments. Ph. 712-364-2571. 44-1t/cra

FOR RENT: In Ida Grove. Two-bedroom, onebath apartments. One furnished, one unfurnished. Ph. 712-371-2577. 43-tfc/cra FOR RENT: In Ida Grove. Single-bedroom apartment. Appliances & utilities furnished. One-car garage. Ph. 712367-2344. 44-tfc/cra FOR RENT: Three-bedroom house for rent. Very nice with a single, attached garage. No pets; no smoking & references needed. Great location. Ida Grove. Call 712-371-3067. 44-tfc/cra

FOR RENT: In Ida Grove. Two-bedroom, one-bath home. Natural gas heat. Appliances included & fully furnished. Six-month lease. Nice home. Winter allowance included $350. Also coming soon: three-bedroom, winter allowance included $450. Six-month lease. Pet okay. Ph. 712-267-2748. 44-3t/cra* FOR RENT: Two-bedroom apartment for rent at Colonial Apartments, 300 Barnes St., Ida Grove. No smoking, no pets. Reference required. Call Swensons at 712-364-2434. 44-tfc/cra

WANTED: Part-time & full-time hourly help in residential services. Call ISI at 712365-4339. $500 sign-in bonus after six months. 44-3t/cra HELP WANTED: Looking for carpentry construction worker. Experience a plus, but willing to train. Ph. 712-369-0681. 13-tfc/cra HELP WANTED: Class A CDL drivers/tankers. Great pay, home weekends & benefits! Potential of $60,000-plus per year! Contact Tony 608-935-0915, ext. 16. www.qlf.com. 44-1t/cra(INCN)* DRIVERS: $5,000 orientation completion bonus! DEDICATED, no-touch reefer openings! 2,300 miles per week guaranteed (more miles available)! CDL-A, 1-yr. exp. Call: 855-252-0630. 41-5t/cra* TRUCK DRIVERS: Owner operators, lease & company drivers wanted! Sign-on bonus, mid-states freight lanes, consistent home time, no northeast. www. Drive4Red.com or 877-811-5902. CDL A required. 44-1t/cra(INCN)* CDL-A DRIVERS: Midwest regional dry van company or O/OPS home every weekend! 2,500 miles/week, no-touch freight. Newer trucks w/APUs, scanners & pre-pass plus! Be home Thanksgiving & Chritmas! Fremont Contract Carriers, 866-641-6914 or visit www.fcc-inc.com. 44-1t/cra(INCN)* DRIVERS: Sign-on bonus! Vacation, 401k, newer tractors, paper logs. Great pay/benefits! CDL-A, OTR. Universetruck.com. 866-958-7825. 43-4t/cra* GENERAL MANAGER: Commercial web press/mailing operation, southeastern South Dakota, salary negotiable with benefits. Send résumé to P.O. Box J, Parkston, S.D. 57366. Closing date November 23, 2016. 44-1t/cra(INCN)*

HELP WANTED: TanTara Transportation is hiring company drivers & owner operators for flatbed, van or tank. Excellent equipment, pay, benefits, home weekly. Call 800-650-0292 or apply www.tantara.us. 44-1t/cra(INCN)* POSITION AVAILABLE: Full-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant needed at Horn Physicians Clinic in Ida Grove. Apply by November 13 on our web site www.hornmemorialhospital.org. EEO. 44-2t/cra DISPATCHER: Oberg Freight Company is looking for an experienced dispatcher. Applicant must have excellent customer service skills, problemsolving skills, attention to detail & the ability to be a team player is critical. Computer skills are a must. Benefits include: 401k & health insurance. Qualified candidates may submit résumé to: dan@obergfreight. com. Oberg Freight Company, Fort Dodge, IA. 888-739-5220, ext. 5, or 515-955-3592, ext. 5. 44-1t/cra* HELP WANTED: Golden Horizons Assisted Living is looking for a person to work 11 p.m.7 a.m., four shifts a week. On-thejob-training provided. Stop in or call. 712-364-4128. Ida Grove.44-1t/cra NOTICE OF VACANCY: The BC-IG Community School District has the following vacancy for the 2016-2017 school year, start date October 31, 2016. HIGH SCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATE at the O-A/BC-IG High School in Ida Grove. Hours-8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Those qualified & interested in the position should submit a completed O-A/BC-IG application, letter of interest & qualifications to the building principal, Mr. Patrick Miller, 900 John Montgomery Drive, Ida Grove, Iowa, 51445. Applications are available at any district office or on the school website www.oabcig. org. O-A & BC-IG Community School Districts are Equal Opportunity providers & employers. 43-2t/crags

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Garage ge Sale S le DOSE GARAGE SALE: Downtown Ida Grove (open most weekends until Christmas). Thursday, November 3, 8-5. Friday, November 4, 8-5. Saturday, November 5, 8 a.m.-12 noon. Come on in & check out what’s new in Christmas items, crafts, household, tools, movies & books, bedding & a lot more. Always adding stuff so you never know what’s come in… 44-1t/crags

Notic tices NOTICE: The Country Store at the Horn Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Bazaar Saturday, Nov. 12, is in need of handcrafted items, cakes, breads, cookies, bars, candy & snacks. Donations are also needed for the Cookie Walk. Items can be dropped off at Horn on Friday 11 a.m.-5 p.m., or contact Bev Jessen at 365-4740 to have your donation picked up. 44-2t/cra NOTICE: Have High RADON in your home? Surgeon General’s warning: Radon causes lung cancer. Contact Nulle Construction, state licensed. Ph. 712-364-3571. FREE estimates. 44-1t/crags NOTICE: Get your propane forklift tank or camper tank ﬁlled at Johnson Propane, 960 First St., Battle Creek. 32-tfc/cra NOTICE: The Ida County Auditor’s Ofﬁce will not be accepting passport applications from October 31-November 7. Sorry for the inconvenience. 43-2t/cra

NOTICE: We have A.O. Smith water heaters on hand, gas & electric. Install a gas water heater today & save big dollars starting today. Call Propane Hank at 712-365-4740. 28-tfc/cra COUNTRY COLOR BODY SHOP Ryan Van Houten Auto Body Repair/Reﬁnishing Glass Replacement Located west end of Battle Creek. 131 S. Center Street Call for appointment 712-365-4910 ASE Certiﬁed I-car trained. 44-1t/cra NOTICE: Call today to get your furnace & water heater cleaned & checked. Call Propane Hank @ 712-3654740. www.propanehank.com. 41-tfc/cra

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RV All-State: Jill Galvin and Evan Leuschen, students at Ridge View High School, were selected for the Iowa All State Chorus following auditions held in Storm Lake on Oct. 22. Galvin, a sophomore, is the daughter of Tom and Joyce Galvin. Leuschen, a junior, is the son of Rich and Barb Leuschen. Galvin was chosen as a soprano, while Leuschen was chosen as a bass. The two will be performing at the Iowa All-State Music Festival Nov. 17-19 in Ames at the Iowa State Center. The chorus conductor will be Dr. Jonathan Reed, professor of music and associate director of choral programs at Michigan State University in Lansing, Mich. (Photo submitted)

Opus participant: Ridge View Middle School seventh grader Anya Kistenmacher was recently selected for participation in the 31st annual Opus Honor Choir Festival. More than 3,000 students were nominated by their directors for 720 positions in the four Opus Honor Choirs. Selections were made by means of a recorded audition. Guest conductor for the Seventh/Eighth Grade Treble Clef Honor Choir is Sarah Bouska, Mason City Community Schools. The 2016 Opus Honor Choirs will perform at 4 p.m. Nov. 17 in C.Y. Stephens Auditorium in the Iowa State Center in Ames. The Opus Honor Choir Festival is made possible by the Iowa Choral Directors Association, Inc. (Photo submitted)

Honor band: Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove Middle School students Elle Schroeder, left, and Trust Wells were selected to participate in the 49th annual Northwest Iowa Junior High/Middle School Honor Bands Festival. On Oct. 15, more than 330 seventh and eighth grade band students from 38 Northwest Iowa schools auditioned for a position in two honor bands. Approximately 190 students were chosen. These selected students will perform a concert at Storm Lake High School, Saturday, Nov. 5. Guest conductors for the honor band festival will be Myron Peterson, director of bands at Urbandale High School in Urbandale, and Julie Forney, retired middle school band director from Okoboji. (Courier photo by Deb Loger)

Slips and falls on the farm can be deadly Sept. 18-24 was National Farm Safety and Health Week, and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach wants farmers to focus their attention on potential slips and falls, which can be linked to serious injuries. Charles Schwab, ISU Extension and Outreach safety specialist, said slips and falls are a major cause of injuries throughout the year, but especially common

MS honor choir: Eight O-A/BC-IG Middle School students were selected to participate in the Northwest Iowa Choral Directors Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honor choir. Those selected after auditioning include, in front, Mary Carlson, Zoe Bengford, Ashly Gunderson and Amber Hoefling and in back, Trust Wells and Cade Ernst. Alex Clark and Ahren VanDusen were also selected. The students will perform in Storm Lake on Nov. 8. (Photo submitted)

around machinery, equipment and structures during harvest. According to Schwab, there are simple steps to follow that can help farmers avoid slips and falls: â&#x20AC;˘ Always consider the height from which you work. â&#x20AC;˘ Before climbing on farm machine or structures, scrape mud or manure off shoes. â&#x20AC;˘ Keep the work platform, footplate and steps free of debris. â&#x20AC;˘ Use shoes or boots with slipresistant soles and heels. â&#x20AC;˘ Dismount equipment only when it has come to a complete stop. Tops of combines are 12-14 feet off the ground, and the operatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s platform usually six to eight feet above the ground. Ladders on grain bins can exceed 30 feet. A fall to the ground or onto other machinery can result in back injuries, serious sprains, broken bones or death. Secondary hazards on work or walk surfaces increase the possibility of falls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mud, grease or loose grain can make work surfaces slippery,â&#x20AC;? Schwab said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to keep shoes clean and always keep those walking surfaces free of debris.â&#x20AC;? Employ grab bars or railings when mounting and dismounting. It is important, when mounting and dismounting, to keep three points of contact: two hand holds and one foot, or two feet and one hand hold at all times. This threepoint connection reduces the potential of a fall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Also, avoid carrying items in your hands while climbing ladders or equipment steps,â&#x20AC;? Schwab said.

Poster donation: Mid-America Publishing, owner of the Ida County Courier, recently presented a check for $250 to the O-A/BC-IG athletic department. The money represents a portion of the ad sales from the O-A/BC-IG sports schedule printed by Mid-America. On hand for the presentation were Amy Forbes, Courier office manager, and Larry Allen, O-A/BC-IG athletic director. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)

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Bus inspection: School bus inspections are a requirement, in the state of Iowa, twice a year on every vehicle that is used as a school bus. Conducted by the Iowa Department of Education with assistance from the Iowa State Patrol, the buses are examined under inspection criteria set by the state. Tom Simpson, inspector for western Iowa, stopped at O-A/BC-G High School on Oct. 20 to inspect the school buses. (Courier photo by Bethany Jones)

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Republican Candidate for District II Supervisor at theNovember 8th General Election. To the voters of District II, Election Day is only a week away, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stop and look at the past 20 years. Where are the people? After the windmill project and Highway 20 project are finished, how many of those workers will live in Ida County? A few businesses are flourishing, food stores , taverns, restaurants, motels maybe, so a great number of workers drive from other counties and states to finish these projects. Battle Creek and Arthur â&#x20AC;&#x201C; where is your grocery store, schools, restaurants and down town businesses? Where are your children and grandchildren living after college? We have three Ida County towns and one Sac County town all going to school as a unit, graduating a third less students than Ida Grove did by itself in the eighties. We need new and larger industries to move to Ida County that will employ many young people who will bring children into our schools. I would like to thank GOMACO, Horn Memorial Hospital, Midwest Industries and VT Industries for selecting our county as your location for business and employing our citizens. You have helped give us a stepping stone for success. Listening to complaints and concerns is one thing. Acting to resolve problems is another. I will work with you and your cities to engage in making Ida County a place where people will want to come to. We need to improve our roads. They need immediate attention to make them safe. I ask for your support in the November 8 General Election. Together we can be more progressive and bring back people to our communities. Thank you, and be prepared to help Ida County grow.

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Court of Awards: The Galva-Holstein Girl Scouts held their annual Court of Awards last Sunday. Girl Scouts received awards they earned during the last year. Cali Schumacher received her Gold Award. The Gold Award is the highest award a youth can receive. (Photo submitted)

Iowa corn production is forecast at 2.67 billion bushels according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Crop Production report. If realized, production would be a record high, surpassing last year’s record of 2.51 billion bushels. Based on conditions as of Oct. 1, yields are expected to average 198 bushels per acre, up two bushels from the September forecast, and six bushels per acre higher than last year. If realized, yield would set a new record high for a second consecutive year. The estimated area planted and harvested dropped 100,000 acres from September to 13.9 million and 13.5 million acres, respectively. Corn production in the west central Iowa district, which includes Ida and Sac Counties is estimated at 193 bushels per acre, which is down 0.1 bushels from last year. Soybean production is forecast at 551 million bushels. If realized, this will be second largest crop on record, 2.7 million bushels below last year’s record high. The Oct. 1 yield forecast is a record high 58 bushels per acre,

1.5 bushels more than the previous record set last year. The estimated area planted and harvested dropped 150,000 acres from September, to 9.55 million and 9.50 million acres, respectively. Soybean production in the west central Iowa district, which includes Ida and Sac Counties is estimated at 57 bushels per acre, which is up 0.7 bushels from last year. Iowa hay yield for alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures is expected to be 4.50 tons per acre with a total production of 3.38 million tons, a production increase of 12 percent from the previous year. If realized, the yield would establish a new record high, surpassing the previous record yield of 4.20 tons per acre set in 2004. The projected yield for other hay is 2.20 tons, 0.20 ton per acre below last year. Forecasted production, at 770,000 tons, is down 18 percent from 2015. All crop forecasts in this report are based on Oct. 1 conditions and do not re lect weather effects since that time.

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Purple and Black Choir: The O-A/BC-IG High School fall concert Oct. 25 included performances by the Purple and Black Choir, Silver Choir, combined choirs and marching band. Here the Purple and Black Choir perform a medley from “Les Miserables.” (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)

Keep your cider safe by preventing illness There are many traditions associated with autumn, including visits to pumpkin patches, apple orchards and fall farmers markets. The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) reminds Iowans to check the labels of apple cider containers to ensure the product is pasteurized. Unpasteurized cider can contain cryptosporidiosis (‘crypto’), salmonella or E. coli. All of these bacteria can be dangerous to the very young and those who are immune-compromised. “You can’t tell if cider is contaminated just by looking at it,” said IDPH Medical Director, Dr. Patricia Quinlisk. “In fact, there is no difference in smell or taste either. The key to preventing illness associated with apple cider is purchasing product that has been pasteurized or by heating unpasteurized apple cider to at least 170°F.” Unpasteurized products may be purchased as freshly pressed from local orchards, roadside stands or farmers markets. They may also be found on ice or in

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refrigerated display cases and in produce sections at grocery stores. Do not assume that because the juice is hot or bottled that it is safe for consumption. Complete pasteurization is necessary to kill organisms that have the potential to cause signi icant illness. If product labeling is unclear, ask the location owners or operators whether the juice or cider being offered has been pasteurized. Symptoms of food borne illness caused by contaminated food include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, stomach cramps, loss of appetite, fatigue and fever. Symptoms may start within hours of eating the contaminated

food or drink or may begin days later. If you suspect you may have a food borne illness, call the IowaSic hotline at 1-844-4692742. The IowaSic hotline will be answered by IDPH specialists who will ask callers about the illness, symptoms, onset and duration, and also complete a history of all foods consumed for the past several days. Illnesses associated with foods purchased from or consumed at food establishments will be investigated by staff in DIA’s Food and Consumer Safety Bureau. For more information about foodborne illnesses, visit idph. iowa.gov/cade/foodborne-illness.

moderate symptoms such as fever, headache, body aches and vomiting. Less than 1 percent of people infected become seriously ill and rarely, someone dies. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), people over 60 years of age are at greatest risk for severe disease. Since West Nile first appeared in Iowa in 2002, it has been found in every county in Iowa, either in humans, horses or birds. In 2015, 14 cases of West Nile virus were reported to IDPH. Previous to this year, the last death caused by West Nile virus was in 2010 and there were two deaths that year. For more information about West Nile virus, visit idph.iowa.gov/ cade/disease-information/ west-nile-virus.

risk of exposure to West Nile virus: •Use insect repellent with DEET, picaridin, IR3535 or oil of lemon eucalyptus. Always read the repellent label and consult with a health care provider if you have questions when using these types of products for children. For example, DEET should not be used on infants less than two months old and oil of lemon eucalyptus should not be used on children under three years old. •Avoid outdoor activities at dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active. •Wear long-sleeved shirts, pants, shoes and socks whenever possible outdoors. Approximately 20 percent of people infected with West Nile virus will have mild to

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Courthouse Report Banessa Beltran-Munoz, Sioux Falls, S.D., expired license. Christopher Wallace, Battle Creek, seat belt. Nicole Boyle, Holstein, failure to display registration plate. Steven Korner, Ida Grove, failure to provide proof of inancial liability. Criminal Heaven Zevenbergen, Holstein, possession of a controlled substance—marijuana, two days in jail, $315 ine suspended. David Thompson, Sutherland, trespass, $100. Judgments and Liens Against Alexander Quail, in favor of Courtney Kromrie. Against Nicholas Bjorholm, in favor of Chantelle Hammer. Against Nicholas Bjorholm, in favor of Sioux City Child Support Recovery Unit.

the shoulder without taking up part of the pavement, this will improve traf ic low. But, be sure to yield to other traf ic behind you when entering back onto the pavement. If your out it is too wide to it entirely on the shoulder, we would recommend occupying the pavement lane. This will discourage motorists from trying to pass with just part of the lane. Motorists should pass implements in legal passing zones, and avoid using partial lanes to pass. We all know challenges exist in making the intersection of farming and traf ic safety a passable one. It requires give and take from both roads to make things work. It is itting then, that the inal question goes out to our readers. Will you respect the rules of each road so all can pass this intersection safely? Safe travels to all this harvest season. Trooper Vince Kurtz #495 Iowa State Patrol Public Resource Unit District 6 HQ – Spencer Kurtz@dps.state.ia.us

these requirements, take corrective action before entering the roadway. Remember, the more visible your out it is, the less likely you are to be involved in a rearend crash. LED lighting is by far a better system than the standard incandescent bulbs, but there is no requirement to retro it. A violation of these sections also will cost $100.50. • Where should I drive my implement on the highway? Should I be completely on the pavement or mostly on the shoulder with part of my tractor on the pavement? Most times, a tractor will be too wide to it onto the shoulder without taking up part of the pavement lane. This presents a tough choice for the farmer… take up the entire pavement lane (risking backing up traf ic and being rear-ended) – or – drive mostly on the shoulder with part of the tractor on the pavement (encouraging motorists to pass with only a partial lane). As mentioned earlier, implements are under no requirement to drive on the shoulder. If you are able to drive completely on

The intersection of farming and traf ic safety There is an intersection that some say doesn’t exist. Others say these roads have no business intersecting; they are too far apart. And, there are others that bury their heads in their devices, refusing to pay attention to either road they are on. These roads meet at the intersection of farming and traf ic safety. Whichever road you drive on, it’s safe to say this intersection does exist. But, we would argue, these roads don’t have to be mutually exclusive. Over the years, the Iowa State Patrol has heard both sides of this issue. Farming and traf ic safety can coexist on our roads, but it needs to be a give and take proposition. To that end, we would encourage both farmers and motorists to consider the following frequently asked questions. • Why are farmers exempt from registration fees and stopping at stop signs? These are two common complaints; one is valid and the other is not. Iowa code has exempted implements from registration fees for years. This is a state legislative issue; law enforcement has no say in this debate. The stop sign issue on the other hand, is a whole different story. Farmers operating machinery are not exempt from making legal stops at stop signs. The same ine of $195 applies to both farmers and motorists. • Why are motorists exempt from passing zone violations when going around slow-moving farm machinery? This is another common misconception. Motorists must follow signage and pavement markings when passing farm equipment, even if they can see the road is clear ahead. Resist the urge to pass even when the farmer is waving you through. Farm equipment is not required to pull off the road to let other traf ic pass. A passing violation will cost motorists $195. • With wider farming equipment becoming more common, how far can that equipment go over the center line? Harvesting heads and planters are getting larger each year, it seems. What hasn’t changed is the requirement for all vehicles to yield their half of the roadway. Make sure to trailer any attachments that would be over the centerline. This violation would also cost $195. • I have an older tractor; do I need to add lighting or retro it with LEDs? It depends. Iowa code requires the following as a bare minimum for markings and lighting: *Orange SMV triangle to the rear on each implement (towed equipment, also) *At least one headlamp from sunset to sunrise *At least one red lamp to the rear from sunset to sunrise *At least one amber lashing lamp from sunset to sunrise If your equipment falls short of

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 Michael Heidenreich, Monticello; Louis Olmstead, Lawton; Banessa Beltran-Munoz, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Seanicee Johnson, Spencer; Teresa Jensen, Ida Grove; Meghan Densmore, Ida Grove; Nigel Jackson, Holstein; John Kinsella, Marshalltown; Richard Ellis, Laurens; Lindsey Hunter, Council Bluffs; Mary Stille, Schaller. Other William Beckner, Sioux City, driving while license under suspension.

Real Estate Transfers Bruce Dierenfeld d/b/a Auto Pro, warranty deed to Lance Juelfs, Lot 4, with exception, and Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, with exceptions, Block 2, Holstein. Dale and Melissa Friedrichsen, quit claim deed to MD 59 Land LLC., SW ¼, Section 4, T-88-N, R-40-W, Ida County. Rita Dirksen, warranty deed to Leon Venteicher, 33.63 acres in the NW ¼ SW ¼, Section 20, T-86-N, R-41-W, Ida County. Kent and Phyllis Schlintz, warranty deed to Gregory and Karen Brunelle, 6.48 acres in the NW ¼ NE ¼, Section 7, T-89-N, R-40-W, Ida County. Clerk of Court Due to a change in procedures at the Ida County Clerk of Court of ice, information is only provided electronically.

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Red Ribbon week: Sac County Sheriff Ken McClure and deputy/K-9 handler Matt Biede visited Ridge View Middle School Oct. 21 during Red Ribbon Week. McClure gave a presentation on social media and bullying/harassment while Biede discussed the dangers of drugs and alcohol. (Photo submitted)

Depu es make OWI, warrant arrests The Ida County Sheriff’s Of ice has released information on four arrests made during the week. On Oct. 21, Stacy McKenzie, 40, of Ida Grove was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated irst offense, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving on a suspended license. The charges were iled following a traf ic stop in rural Ida County. She was transported to the Ida County jail where she was held overnight. She was released the following day after appearing before the magistrate. On Oct. 21, Jesus Aleigo Nava, 19, of Schaller was arrested on an outstanding Ida County warrant

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for contempt of court. The original conviction against him was for minor in possession of alcohol second offense. He was booked into the Ida County jail and later released after posting $300 bond. On Oct. 24, Mitchell William Blair, 44, of Wall Lake was arrested on an outstanding Ida County warrant for probation violation. The original conviction against him was for criminal mischief in the second degree. He was booked into the Ida County jail and later released after posting $500 bond. On Oct. 24, Amanda Marie Kenkel, 36, of Arthur was arrested and charged with operating

while intoxicated irst offense. The charge was iled following an investigation that occurred in early October. She was booked into the Ida County jail and later released after posting $1,000 bond.

The reported The Ida County Sheriff’s Of ice has released information on one theft reported during the past week. On Oct. 26, Tabitha Bockelman of Battle Creek reported the theft of three boxes of Matrixx hair care products valued at $360.

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