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No Surprises in Mahaska County Elections

By RD KEEP The Sun No real surprises came as election returns came into Mahaska County Courthouse on Election night. Traditionally Republican, many of the returns reflected that sentiment. From Donald Trump’s run to the Presidency to Larry Sheets’ reelection to the state legislature, there were no surprises. The only Democrat to break the mold and win reelection was Dave Loebsack, even though he lost in Mahaska County.

Holding to a tradition of more than 100 years, the Mahaska County blackboard tote board was the center

of attention Tuesday. Deputy auditor Jodee VanPatten wrote in the numbers as clerk Lorraine Sinnott read them. Despite the technology for General Elections the tote board is used for tradition. For those gathered, the tradition is embraced.

Locally county candidates were unopposed, but only one was an incumbent. County Auditor won reelection with 8,602 votes. Mark Groenendyk won the county supervisor seat vacated by Mike VanderMolen. Groenendyk picked up 8,498 votes. Russ VanRenterghem will move his law enforcement prowess from Oskaloosa Police to the county’s top lawman. VanRenterghem

replaces Paul DeGeest who retires at the end of December. VanRenterghem picked up 8,841 votes. There were 175 write-in votes for sheriff, the most for the three offices. There were 105 write-ins for supervisor and 40 for auditor.

State senator Ken Roozenboom was reelected with 8,616 votes for District 40, Guy Vander Linden earned reelection to the state house for District 79 with 6,648 votes, and Sheets won with 1,602 votes topping Democratic challenger Levi Grenko with 401.

Arvin DeBoef received 240 votes to earn reelection to the North Mahaska School Board. DeBoef had

been appointed to fulfill an unexpired term of Ryan Augustine.

In the national races, Trump received 70 percent of the vote garnering 7,404 votes to 2,606 for Hillary Clinton, who received 25 percent.

Of the third party candidates, Libertarian Gary Johnson picked up 316 votes.

Senator Charles Grassley was reelected to a seventh term defeating Democratic challenger Patty Judge 7,782-2,291. Libertarian Charles Aldrich picked up 246 votes.

Loebsack was facing Republican Christopher Peters with Peters taking 66 percent of the vote (6,559 votes) to 3,369 for Loebsack.

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Deputy auditor Jodee Van Patten, on ladder, and clerk Lorraine Sinnott uphold a century-old tradition of posting General Election on a blackboard in the lobby of the courthouse.

Special Measures Pass In County By More Than 40%

By RD KEEP The Sun Voters in the unincorporated areas of Mahaska County and the City of Fremont darkened the circles in favor of public measures relating to the 1-cent option sales and service tax.

Both entities defeated proposed language in a special vote in May. Both faced reworded language and both passed by more than a 40 percent margin.

The largest area was the unincorporated area, which voted to allow the collection of 80 percent of a penny to be utilized for repair and maintenance of roads and bridges. The other 20 percent is designated for the funding of an environmental learning center, to be located at Caldwell Park east of Oskaloosa.

The measure in May had included 40 percent for roads, 40 percent for

an early childhood and recreation center, and 20 percent for the environmental learning center. That measure was defeated soundly and the new language was approved.

Just short of 4,000 voters went to the polls to vote on the measure.

Seventy percent, 2,376, voted in favor while 30 percent, 1,019 voted against.

In May the measure in Fremont fell two votes short of passage and had included money for the childhood center. In Tuesday’s vote, 100 percent will remain for city use for streets, infrastructure maintenance and any other lawful use. The measure passed 78 percent to 22 percent, 205-58.

Neither measure will be used for property tax relief. The tax will commence January 1, 2017 and sunset Dec. 31, 2037.

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A good crowd took advantage of the Election Day Turkey dinner Tuesday. Sponsored by the New Sharon area churches, several hundred stopped at the McVay Family Center.

Queens Cartoonists Swing Through Tunes and Cartoons

By CJ EILERS News Editor

On November 2, the North Mahaska FFA hosted their annual blood drive. The drive was held in the elementary gym, and this year North Mahaska had nine staff members, and 39 students donate throughout the day. In total with all of the donors together, 40 units of blood were collected.

Traffic, Dogs Top Fremont Agenda

By RD KEEP The Sun FREMONT – Semi truck traffic and animal control were two main topics of discussion when the city council of Fremont met for their monthly session Nov. 6. JJ Howery served as mayor pro-tem with mayor John Van Zante unavailable.

Councilors discussed truck traffic on South Cumberland Street.

Trucks going down the road are unable to make the turn into GTSC and has caused damaged to residential yards. Councilors acknowledged that drivers utilize GPS and that shows they should go down Cumberland even though there is an entrance from the highway. Public works director will talk with GTSC about signage and will post truck route signs.

For the past several months city

officials have heard complaints about dogs running lose in the city.

Sometimes of the complaints have also been about noise and animal care. City councilors have looked into using the services of area animal control but have not been able to come up with a workable plan.

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Walnut Street Project Still on Hold

By RD KEEP The Sun EDDYVILLE – Demolition of the Walnut Street building hit another snag at the Monday night council meeting in Eddyville. Despite approval of a loan, councilors wish to receive more information before moving forward.

At the heart of the matter is whether the property owners on

either side of 203 Walnut should have to incur costs of preserving their walls that will b exposed once demolition is complete. In previous meetings city attorney Greg Life indicated the property owners should be responsible for those costs. The property owners contend the cityowned building is a problem the city accepted and they should not have to pay to cover the property exterior walls.

Neither Life nor the property owners were in attendance at Monday’s meeting.

Councilor Dwight Lobberecht, who voted against the loan agreement, said he was “ Not willing to obligate the city without knowing who’s liable for what.�

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All the way from the lights and sounds of New York City, The Queens Cartoonists brought their swing era cartoon inspired show to the George Daily Auditorium in Oskaloosa on Thursday, Nov. 10.

The sextet, formed by pianist/ composer Joel Pierson, drew their inspiration from a deep catalogue of fast paced, comical music commonly known from Looney Tunes cartoons stuck in TV viewer’s heads since the dawn of cartoon animations in the late 1920s. Audience members both young and aged tapped their toes along to instantly recognizable tunes, some of which were played along with cartoon clips projected on the auditorium’s big screen. All six of the musicians, each with a rich musical background in genres including swing and classical, were given a chance to shine as individuals and mainly as a tight group. “I formed this group because I was looking for a way to meet musicians in New York, where I had just moved a couple of years ago,� Pierson said. “I had a number of hairbrained ideas, and this was the one I thought would get the most attention. Within a couple weeks, I had a whole band together.�

Since its inception, The Queens Cartoonist has performed coast to coast, keeping the swing compositions of Carl Stalling for Warner Bros alive in much the same way cartoons still do today. The group also performed pieces to original animation created by Oskaloosa grade students, bringing to live paper, shadow and claymation like on the silver screen.

The Queens Cartoonists performed a variety of music Thursday including music from “Frozen� at Daily Auditorium in Oskaloosa. “We have performed with music students many times in the past, but this is the first time we performed with art students,� Pierson said. “It was Opinion/Editorial great and incorporates so well into /Columns Pg. 4, 5 our show.�

Outside of the classic, wacky compositions, The Queens Cartoonists Church Pg. 5 took on modern tunes from Stars Wars and Frozen, even dressing as Local News Pg. 2, 3, 4, 5 characters from the latter. All the while, audience members chuckled Classified Pg. 6 and danced in their chairs to more than 80 years worth of melodies feaSports Pg. 8 tured in Bugs Bunny clips and for many other unforgettable cartoon School News Pg. 3 creations. “I keep my ears open to quirky music all the time,� Pierson said. “Whatever we can pull together, that’s pretty much what we play.�

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President Daniel Hulbert opened the meeting after Dr. Dean Cook led the tour. Much of the meeting dealt with coaching positions. During the public comment session of the meeting Jonita Boyer, Chris Webster, Martin Scharff, and Matt Waldren voiced concerns regarding the baseball coaching policies and procedures. After discussion, Tom Hallgren was tabbed as head coach. Only board member Mark Haselhuhn voted against the appointment. The positions of assistant baseball, ninth grade and junior high baseball remain unfilled.

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Serving the Thanksgiving dinner were Rylie Lathen, Morgan Wells, Jessie Fisher and Randie Richmond.

Agri-Power FFA Chapter Hosts A Turkey Dinner

By RANDIE RICHMOND, MORGAN WELLS and ADLYNN EVELAND EDDYVILLE – Thanksgiving is just around the corner and the Agri-Power FFA Chapter showed that they are very thankful for community. This fall season marked another year of the annual Turkey Dinner held by the

chapter members.

Agri- Power was able to serve turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, and a roll. Many people were kind enough to donate, as there was a jar for free will donation. Along with a great meal came with great dessert, every member who worked the turkey dinner brought a homemade dessert to serve.

The Turkey Dinner is a time for the community to come out and have an early Thanksgiving dinner. Chapter member Jessie Fisher mentioned “It feels like every year we get a bigger and bigger outcome and it’s nice that our community comes out and supports us.�

KI8==@: ]ifd gX^\ ( have the facilities or proper credentials to handle the animals. Stephens Memorial Animal Shelter does not have a response time to adequately take care of any problems in Fremont and are limited on when they will respond. An organization in Pella could be a partial solution, but would require a seven-day hold of an animal before they would come and pick up.

Councilors decided to make a temporary shelter near the city shop that could hold larger dogs and have a small kennel for a smaller dog.

Councilors agreed that with winter

nearing complaints of dogs running loose would lessen.

One approach councilors approved was a dog license ordinance. Residents will be required to purchase a license from city hall at a cost of $5.

Councilors waived the second and third readings to allow the ordinance to go into effect following legal publication.

Randy Pleima of Mahaska Rural Water informed the council on the final portion of the Fremont Water Improvement project. Pleima said the project included $1.26 million in the initial phase and another $120,500 in and add-on project. Total estimated

cost was $1,380,500, but actual construction cost was $943,197.81.

The project included the installation of a 150,000-gallon water tower west of town. He said the tower is slightly larger to accommodate the chicken farm, but that Rural Water covered the excess cost. The project included the laying of several thousand feet of 6-inch PVC lines and the installation of at least six new water hydrants for fir protection.

A third phase has been recognized as needed at an estimated coast of $598,000. Funding is currently not

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According to the council agenda it was hoped to hold a public hearing and accept a bid at a Dec. 19 meeting. It is likely with the holiday schedule that process will be put off until the first of the year. Part of the delay will also be because of legal notifications and publications related to the project. Councilors have asked the city attorney to meet with ISGroup and possibly the property owners to work out details of liability before moving forward with demolition.

On a 4-1 vote, councilors did agree to a lone agreement with the

back to borrow up to $110,000 for the project. If any of those funds are utilized, the loan would be paid back over three years at 3.2 percent interest. The loan agreement will not be exercised until money for the project is actually expended.

Council approved work performed

by Norris Asphalt on Mill Street and the intersection of Mill and Merino.

They were in town doing other work and was able to complete the work for $3,750.

Greenlee announced that parks and recreation would be hosting the “Christmas on the River� celebration on Dec. 2. A number of events are planned.

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available to complete Phase 3. One part of the project, 900 feet of Main Street, was completed with the funding under the grant and loan.

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and Hallgren and Brian Koehler were named to the junior high positions. On the girl’s side, Mike Haywood was tabbed as assistant, Tarah Alexander, ninth Grade; and MaKenzie McCarty, junior high.

Bob Shepherd and Stu Stetter were named as junior high coaches.

Since Shepherd is a board member, he abstained from the vote.

Kaitlin Book was named as the assistant girl’s track coach. Jarah Jensen was appointed as ninth grade softball coach.

In other business: Approved PPEL Ad Hoc Committee Dr. Cook mentioned that the following positions are available with the district: Bus route driver, head boy’s track coach, junior high girls track coach, and junior high softball.

The next regular board meeting is scheduled for Nov. 21, 6 p.m., at the district office in Eddyville.

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By AgriPower FFA Chapter Reporters MUSCATINE – Agripower FFA members formed a team of soil judgers that went to Muscatine, Iowa to compete in the district competition.

This team consisted of DJ Stout, Gabe Larkin, Austin Stewart, and

Tyler Landgrebe. Out of this team, DJ Stout was the high scoring individual - with a grand score of 134.

Overall the boys placed 15 out of 28 teams, with a score of 392.

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Austin Stewart said, “It was fun and interesting to know what things in the soil contributed to farming, and how the crops grow.�

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The North Mahaska Marching Warhawks competed in their 25th IHSMA State Marching Contest at Pella Stadium on Oct. 15. The band earned their 23rd Division I rating out of the last 25 years. The band performed at all home football games and competed at state contest. North Mahaska is one of only 20 Class 1A Bands out of 150 in the state who continue to perform a full, competitive marching show.

Five North Mahaska students attended the Program for Women in Science and Engineering STEM conference at Iowa State University. Students participated in various sessions geared at increasing their awareness and understanding of career opportunities for women in science, technology, engineering, and math. Attending were, Jessica Knoll, Tiffany Wolver, Jade Hay, Paige Layman and Maci DeJong

AgriPower at National FFA Convention

By AgriPower FFA Reporters INDIANAPOLIS – Ten kids from the Agri-Power FFA were able to attend the National FFA Convention; this year was the 89th National

Convention, and was held in Indianapolis, Ind. The girl attendees were Morgan Wells, Adlynn Eveland, Claire Jager, Rylie Lathen, and Sarah Davidson, and the five boys that went were CD Brinegar, Lex Judy,

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EBFThursday, Calendar Nov. 17

All-State Festival 4:15 p.m. BBB-JH vs Albia(@ Blakesburg) 4:15 p.m. GBB-JH @ Albia Friday, Nov. 18 All-State Festival 5 p.m. Supper-Free Will Offering @ HS 6 p.m. Meet the Rockets @ HS 7 p.m. WR-Bingo @ HS Saturday, Nov. 19 All-State Festival Monday, Nov. 21 4 p. m . BBB -V @ E n g l i s h Valleys(TBA)

4:15 p.m. BBB-JH vs Davis Co.@ Blakes.

4:15 p.m. GBB-JH @ Davis County 4:15 p.m. WR-JH @ Tri-County 4:45 p.m. GBB-9/JV/V vs Washington 6 p.m. School Board Meeting Tuesday, Nov. 22 4:15 p.m. GBB-JH @ Sigourney 6 p.m. GBB-JV/V @ Pleasantville Wednesday, Nov. 23 No School Thursday, Nov. 24 Thanksgiving Day ROCKET Submissions Due Friday, Nov. 25 No School

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By ROSEMARY SCHMIDT The Sun Correspondent Wow, one day closer to spring without cold weather. I love it and I’m sure you all do too! Cleaning out the storage shed in shirtsleeves yesterday was un-usually enjoyable. I organized and purged my Christmas decorations getting ready for the holidays. Christmas is almost upon us and so now I at least know what I am using for decorations this year.

I’m thinking of writing the Christmas letter, which I usually do about every three years. The cost of postage is kind of prohibitive, but emailing some people is an option.

As I look around our area, the corn and beans are all out of the fields. I bet the farmers really liked the nice weather while finishing up their harvest. They did have to wait a little on the beans to dry some, but still harvested ahead of time. Unbelievably the grass in the yard is green and mine is covered with the big sycamore tree leaves. They were huge this year some of them about the size of a football.

On Friday I went to Oskaloosa to shop, so I called Sally (Marcie) Bruinekool to join me for lunch at the Riverside Restaurant. I ordered the cod dinner and was very pleased with the quality of the fish.

The broccoli was steamed just right and was delicious as also was the mashed potatoes with a hint of garlic in them. We always have a myriad of things to talk about and spent a few hours doing just that. Afterwards I went to Wal-Mart, Murphy’s and HyVee to get rid of some of my money.

Ha! Saturday I went to breakfast at Happy Joes and then picked up my stepmother Mildred to go to a birthday party. My Granddaughter Randi was the recipient of a birthday celebration at her dad’s home by Red

Rock Lake. The others who came were: Brad, Randi, Taya, Travis Sincox and girlfriend Myrissa, Kalvin and Carrie Schmidt, Renee Kindley.

Karl, Jennifer and Isaac Schmidt.

When we arrived there, David Roozeboom was in the kitchen making ham gravy. I teased Jennifer about hiring a cook, but of course it was just her brother helping out. She had baked ham with all the trimmings.

Carrie baked bread. And Randi made deviled eggs although it was her birthday, we did not let her off of that job. I took a custard pie and a pumpkin pie. It was a beautiful sun shiny day and we set around the big table on their deck on November 5 to eat.

When talking to my sister recently I told her she needs to eat good balanced meals, as she had not been eating much in the last few months of Delmar’s illness. Since I had been through the experience of becoming a widow, I felt I had the right to advise her. Anyway I know that eating a balanced meal is so important to the health of our bodies. Sunday evening I got a call from my sister saying that she and her friend Phyllis Shouse went to Eldorado Springs for dinner and that she was reporting in to tell me she had been a ‘good’ girl and ate healthful.

Tuesday Kalvin, Carrie and I went to New Sharon to vote. And now we have a president-elect. Some people are not happy, but ‘grow up’! Some win and some lose. This is something we should learn as when we are children, but I think we are not teaching that anymore. Sometime ago when I heard that in grade school they don’t declare a winner of some games, I was shocked. Because life if just not that way! Everyone cannot be a winner and we do children a disservice when we allow them to think that they will always win.

MAKE THE CALL Early one morning, my husband who works in a funeral home, woke me, complaining of severe abdominal pains. We rushed to the emergency room, where they gave him a se-

ries of tests to determine the source of the pain. My husband decided not to have me call in sick for him until we knew what was wrong. When the results came back, the nurse informed us that, true to our suspicions, he was suffering from a kidney stone. I turned to my husband and asked, “Would you like me to call the funeral home now? With an alarmed look, the nurse quickly said, “Ma’am, he’s not THAT SICK.” WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD??

1. Teacher: To get to the other side.

2. Plato: For the greater good.

3. Aristotle: It is the nature of chickens to cross roads.

4. Karl Marx: It was a historical inevitability.

5. Saddam Hussein: This was an unprovoked act of rebellion and we were quite justified in dropping 50 tons nerve gas on it.

6. Martin Luther King, Jr: I envision a world where all chickens will be free to cross roads without having their motives called into questions.

7. Moses: And God came down from the Heavens, and He said unto the chicken, “Thou shalt not cross the road.” And the chicken crossed the road, and there was much rejoicing.

8. Richard Nixon: The chicken did not cross the road. I repeat, the chicken did NOT cross the road.

9. Bill Gates: I have just released the new Chicken Office 2000 which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook.

10. Charles Darwin: Chickens, over great periods of time have been naturally selected in such a way that they are now genetically disposed to cross roads.

11. Albert Einstein: Whether a chicken crossed the road or the road moved beneath the chicken depends upon your frame of reference.

12. Buddha: Asking this question denies your own chicken nature.

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By BURDELL HENSLEY Ancient Sportsman Wow! What a week! I have seen things this week that I honestly never believed I would ever see. All I can say is that if the Flubs can win the World Series, Trump can win the election and Iowa can beat Michigan, something big is about to happen. You had better purchase earthquake insurance.

It all started Tuesday morning early. I was at the polls early and there was no waiting. I was pretty well convinced that Hillary had spewed enough negative propaganda to wrap this election up, but I held my nose and voted anyway.

I had an inkling that something was in the wind as I drove across this state in my many travels. Everywhere I went, I would see Trump/ Pence signs everywhere, but very few Hillary signs. I told the Ancientess that I thought it was because these rural folks didn’t want to admit to their neighbors that they were voting for Hillary. Then just down the street from me was a display of three port-a-potties in a row with a sign in front of them saying, “Vote for Hillary here.” Hummmm! Maybe something was up.

After I voted I headed for Des Moines for an appointment at the Heart Center. Dr. Campbell gave me a thorough check up and determined that things were working as they should. I then had lunch with my favorite bus driver, Kevin Burggraaf before I headed for Cedar Rapids.

I was scheduled to be at the Cellular Center for the State Volleyball tourney game between Pella and Nevada at 4 p.m. I enjoyed watching the Lady Dutch take a relatively easy win. I was able to get home just before 9 p.m. and sat down to watch the election returns. I was amazed to see what was unfolding. I got so enthralled by what was happening that I stayed up until after 1 a.m.

Needless to say, I wasn’t worth much on Wednesday. I did have some details to work out for coming trips, but that was about all.

Thursday was another huge day on the road covering Pella athletics.

I was back in the Cellular Center at noon for the semi-final volleyball match between Pella and Sioux City Heelan. This was a back and forth affair with Heelan winning games one and three and Pella win-

ning games two and four. That sent the match into a tie breaking fifth match. Things looked bleak for the Lady Dutch when they were trailing 10-8, but they exploded for a 7-1 run to take a 15-11 win and advance to Friday’s championship game.

After the volleyball match I beat it up I-380 to Cedar Falls for the Class 3-A Football playoffs. I got there in time to see the Webster CityGlenwood game and it was a bone crunching game. Webster City is coached by former Sigourney-Keota coach, Bob Howard, and they play typical Bob Howard football. They run the ball out of the single wing and grind out the yardage. Bob’s team won 6-3 and now they will play Pella for the championship on Thursday.

I was to cover the Pella-Cedar Rapids Xavier football game at 8:30 p.m. I thought that the Pella Christian-Regina game that I covered last week was the best I had ever seen, but this one topped that game. Xavier was very tough and they were in control of this game for 47 minutes and 59 seconds. But in the final second a miracle happened and Pella won 34-30.

Actually Pella had the ball with two minutes left and they were driving for a score when Xavier picked off a pass and it looked like they had sealed the win. But Pella had three timeouts left and they used them to stop the clock after three successful defensive plays.

After a punt, Pella got the ball back trailing 30-28 with 58 seconds left and they were 80 yards away from the goal. A pass was complete for a first down, but it didn’t stop the clock. Then a long pass was complete into Xavier territory. Another pass was complete to the 20 yard line, but it didn’t stop the clock. Pella hustled to get back to the line as the clock ticked down. They got the snap off with one second to go and quarterback, Nick Finney, rolled to his right. Finney lofted the ball into the end zone and six-foot, five-inch Ryan Van Wyk went up above everybody and caught the ball while falling on his back in the end zone. It was a Pella win and that place went absolutely berserk.

I didn’t leave the Dome until after midnight and I crashed at my cousin’s place in Cedar Falls. After about six hours of sleep I was up and on my way back to Cedar Rapids for the Pella Volleyball championship match with Dubuque Walhert.

Walhert is probably the best team in Iowa in any class and they were just too much for Pella.

By the time I got home Friday evening, I was a dollar well spent.

Saturday I had no zip and did very little all day except watch football.

Then came the Iowa-Michigan game. I figured the Hawks to lose by at least 50 points. They pulled out a 14-13 win on a field goal as time ran out. Boy, was I surprised and probably about 99.4 percent of all Iowans were as well. All I can say for Jim Harbaugh is that it couldn’t have happened to a better guy.

My history section of this column will be a little short for a while. All of the micro-film at the library from 100, 75, and 50 years have been taken for repair and cleanup. That leaves me with only the 25 year news unless I can find a different source of information. So let’s see what happened 25 years ago.

25 years ago: Nov. 25, 1991 – North Mahaska had six players on the DMRC First All-Conference team. Named to the offensive unit were; Matt Anderson, Travis Hanselman, Josh Boughton, and Laird Dahm. Travis Smith and Brian Thomas were named to the defensive unit. Eddyville’s First Team players included Chad Langstraat and Adam Faler on defense and Brian Den Hartog and Lane Holliman on offense.

Nov. 27- Central’s Rich Kacmaryinski was named the Iowa Conference MVP. It is time to take a little break, but it won’t be long until the winter sports get under way.

Have a great week and I will leave you with this thought which might be a little tough for younger folks to understand. But I suspect that most of my readers are seasoned citizens, so here it is. “A girdle is a device used to keep figures from becoming facts.”

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At the Auction

By SHERYL L. CARTER The Country Girl

My first taste of an auction was the spring my husband and I were newly engaged and went along with his parents to an auction. Our family had never been auction people, but Mom and Dad Carter were. Dad loved to attend auctions over the years bringing home furniture, farm tools, and memorabilia from other families. When we went through their house after they had gone to a facility, we didn’t know whether some of their belongings were family pieces or results from Dad’s many auction forays.

So here we were on this nice day at an auction—where, I’m not sure— it’s been 50 years—but probably around Albia or somewhere close by to Mom and Dad’s place on old Buxton, eight miles or so SE of Bussey.

One of the items for sale that day was a dull finished kidney shaped desk. Dad bid on it and got it. He also bid on a round brown glazed pottery bean pot. When the auction was over, he said, “Here, this is your wedding present.” I didn’t know it then, but this opened up a whole new world for me—the fascinating world of auctions.

So what’s so special about an auction? Well, looking through the various items for sale before the auction actually begins is fun, but what really whets my appetite is the bidding. Oh, I love the bidding and I love to bid. You have to be fast. And smart. And don’t bid on something you can’t afford, as those bids come quick and fast. Once I bid on something—it was for a good cause—but the price went a little higher than I expected, and before I knew it, it was mine. And the payment was mine, too.

After we were married, my husband and I attended a lot of auctions both around here and also at the 4-H Building in Grinnell on Saturdays.

They used to have some super auctions, plus lunch available, so it was a really fun time.

I am always on the hunt for a bargain and you can find some real bargains at an auction. One day we were at the Grinnell auction and as we looked through the rows of antique furniture, we saw a beautiful old oak table with drop leaves. We checked it out, finding it to be in good shape, and at the time were needing a good kitchen table. The auctioneer finally strolled by the table and began his sing-song. My husband jumped in.

The price kept going up little by little and he began to hesitate. Not a good sign. I whispered, “Bid again! It can be for our anniversary!” So he did (we had already agreed on our top price) and we got that lovely table for less than $100. I was elated. We brought it home and I immediately began to strip off the dark varnish to reveal the golden oak underneath.

Love that revelation every time.

One day we went out to the Saturday auction and looked around. I saw a lovely wooden bed with a solid curved foot board with a graceful hand-painted scene and a high head board. It was a real beauty and for some reason I thought, “French”.

Anyway, I went off to get our week’s worth of groceries, came back and saw the bed was gone. “How much did that bed go for?” I asked. “$3.98,” he said. I was flabbergasted and my mouth dropped open. I still think about that beautiful bed and hope it made someone’s bedroom particularly special.

So what happened with the wedding desk gift? Well, we used the bean pot for years until I gave it away to our daughter for her primitives collection. The desk moved here to this house and by that time I had learned how to refinish the proper way. I had tried to brighten up that sad old finish, but to no avail.

So one day I sat the heavy desk on a spread out a layer of newspaper and began to apply stripper—the good stuff that will kill you if it touches your skin—good old Co-op stripper.

It ate through that varnish in nothing flat, bubbling up like crazy. I was all geared up for this, so after the appropriate wait time, grabbed the putty knife and gently pushed it over the surface. Oh, wow— right there was revealed an absolutely beautiful wood—rich gorgeous reddish wood. Later, my carpenter friend pronounced it “cherry walnut”. I stripped the entire desk, drawers and all and we were amply rewarded with a beautiful piece.

Unfortunately, the desk had spent some time in the garage and the wood had dried out, so even though I rubbed nine coats of Tung oil on it, it soaked right in. I couldn’t get a nice finish no matter how hard I tried. So I wiped it down with a rag wrung out in mineral spirits, let it dry well and brushed on three coats of the first choice when I began refinishing— Varathane, a good polyurethane.

That did give a nice finish and it still looks good probably 35 years later.

We have had lots of other nice experiences at auctions—one that stands out is when the auctioneer held up a whole assortment of white cotton pillowcases, all beautifully embroidered with crocheted edges. I had seen these earlier—each were wrapped in tissue and nested in a series of flat gift boxes—never used. The lady who had received them probably thought they were too pretty to use or that she should save them “for good”. Well, good must have never come, as there they were. I think I bid on those and got the whole set. Still use them today.

Wash them up and always iron them and there they are, fresh and crisp on the pillows, waiting for a tired head at the end of the day.

We haven’t been in awhile, but I sure would like to go back again “at the auction”.

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By ADA KAY VAN MAANEN The Sun Correspondent Nikki Slaymaker visited with her sister, Pauline Irwin at Jefferson for a couple days.

Eric Jones and Lyn Kinney were in Altoona for the day on Thursday.

Thanks to East Market Grocery in New Sharon for your great customer service on Friday, Oct. 14.

The Lynnville Women’s Club met in October at city hall. The tables were decorated with a Halloween theme with officers of the club providing refreshments. Discussion was the blood drive in November.

In honor of Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, I hope you displayed your flag to honor our veterans and families.

John and Lois Klyn ate at Pella Pizza Ranch on Monday, Oct. 24.

The seventh and eighth grade students of Peoria Christian Grade School were bussing tables as a fundraiser.

Reggie Kaldenberg and Lyn Kinney ate at Pella Subway on Friday.

Sharing their music at the Accura Health Center in Newton were Tom and Theresa Anderson on Wednesday, and at Wesley Acres in Des Moines on Thursday.

David and Garnet Gertsma met their friends Franklin and Fran Riemann of Indiana in Grinnell. They had lunch at the Frontier Restaurant.

Special birthday wish to Eloise Collins on Nov. 11.

The November flower is the chrysanthemum.

The Pella Christian class of 1949 met Oct. 25 for their 67th class reunion at Monarchs in Pella. John and Lois Klyn attended. Arnold Dahm and his wife came the greatest distance from Ohio. Ten classmates and spouses attended.

Tom and Theresa Anderson enjoyed a vacation to Branson. They attended several shows including the Broadway show “Moses.” They also attended “Million Dollar Quartet” and saw Baldknobbers.

Wanda Dunsbergen and Nikki Slaymaker visited Bernice Smith in

Altoona.

Ruth Van Engelhoven of Oskaloosa spent Wednesday visiting with Glenna Budding. They enjoyed lunch at Riverside Junction in Lynnville.

John and Lois Klyn attended the Pathways supper on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Grace Fellowship Church in Pella. Guest speakers were Aaron and Nicole Baart from Dordt College. Aaron is the Dean of Chapel and Nicole is an author and homemaker.

Evelyn and John Holle, Wilma and Carl Vander Wal, and Bev and Dale Flander went to the flea market in Des Moines Saturday. The Flanders paid their respects at the Urbandale Police officer’s memorial.

The Peoria Christian School held their bazaar on Nov. 4. Lois Klyn attended the coffee time and browsed the tables in the afternoon. John and Lois Klyn returned that evening for the supper and auction.

Hope you remembered to set your clocks back an hour Saturday night.

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NS Clinic’s Smith Explains Cyberbullying of Teens NEW SHARON – Today’s teens deal with very different stressors than their parents had during childhood.

Not only are they susceptible to bullying in person, cyberbullying can follow them home and stretch into the evening and weekend. Mahaska Health Partnership wants parents to know how to help their children.

“Cyberbullying is a social terror through technology,” New Sharon Medical Center Family Nurse Practitioner Lisa Smith explained. “This can happen through social media including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or other online platforms and apps.

Anytime a child is threatened, humiliated or harassed through the internet, it is considered cyberbullying and should be handled immediately.”

The problem with cyberbullying is keeping track of your child’s online presence. “If someone is harassing your child online, it’s easy to be unaware as a parent, due to the sheer amount of ways a bully can communicate with them. However, opening the lines of communication and being involved in your child’s online profiles and activity can help reduce their risk of exposure to harassment.

“Though they may not be thrilled about sharing their online information, being involved in your child’s profiles is often the only way to know if he or she is being threatened or harassed,” Smith continued. “Having a discussion with your child, setting

Jan Smith boundaries of what is and is not acceptable online and maintaining open communication is key to protecting their cyber presence.”

One way to keep a close eye on what your child is doing is to keep the family computer in a common area. “I strongly encourage keeping all computers out of private areas of the home, such as bedrooms,” Smith shared. “Not only can they hinder sleep, but it is much easier to hide activity when someone isn’t close by monitoring activity.

“Make a schedule for online and phone time when the family is at home and stick to that schedule,” Smith explained. “It’s not healthy to

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be sedentary in front of the TV, tablet or computer all night. Setting time limits also helps keep children from being sucked into possible online feuds and chat rooms for extended periods of time. An added bonus will be quality time with the family!”

While setting limits and monitoring online activity are important, educating your children about cyberbullying is equally necessary. “Make sure your children understand what bullying is and that it is not acceptable to give or receive,” Smith urged.

“If they witness bullying or are a victim of harassment, make sure your children know to come to you with any concerns. Knowing there are open lines of communication and a safe place to go will help minimize the risk of your child suffering in silence over the words and actions of their peers.”

Family Nurse Practitioner Lisa Smith enjoys caring for patients of all ages in a rural setting at New Sharon Medical Center. She prides herself on being a good listener and always wants her patients to feel well-equipped to continue their care at home. As a mother, Lisa understands the value of reliable information from someone you trust. When patients need advanced care, Lisa works closely with specialists on the MHP campus in Oskaloosa. To schedule an appointment with Lisa Smith, ARNP-C, call 641.637.2651.

Hospice of Pella Focuses on Life’s Final Journey PELLA — November is National Hospice Month, a time to raise awareness of quality care at the end of life. By focusing on the individual, not the illness, Hospice of Pella at Pella Regional Health Center honors life’s final journey. Hospice of Pella brings comfort and peace to help people live every moment of life to the fullest.

Hospice care focuses on helping a person with a serious or life-limiting illness by addressing issues causing physical or emotional pain, or suffering. Hospice care providers have teams of people working together to provide care.

Hospice professionals and volunteers understand that every person they care for is a unique individual with a lifetime of experiences, relationships and gifts to share. Losing a loved one is always hard. However, having support and care especially tailored to the end of life can help bring out special moments that might not otherwise be possible.

Tips from Hospice of Pella on Grief throughout the Holiday Season Many people have a need to talk about their loved one during the holidays rather than avoid this topic. This is a healthy approach to the grief process. Grief is part of the journey, even during the holidays.

The holidays are a season for special family gatherings. For some, this is

difficult because someone special to them will be missing.

Allow yourself some time to release your sadness. Visit your loved one’s grave, share memories of past holidays, write your sadness down and share your feelings of loneliness with a trusted family member or friend. Talk about what you enjoyed and what you will miss. Research shows that when we express our feelings we gain more control over them, are able to clarify our feelings, and those feelings seem less overwhelming.

Set realistic plans. This holiday season will be different than others in the past. How important is it to carry out every single family tradition this year? If you prefer to carry out some of those same traditions, plan how other family members can help to make it easier. Another good option is to begin new traditions such as take a trip, visit a friend, or go out to eat.

Symbolically represent your loved one with something tangible such as a special ornament, a burning candle or some of their favorite things.

Get enough rest! Exhaustion can make things seem bigger than what they really are. Lack of good rest also lowers your immune system opening the door to illness. Expect pain and sadness. Allow yourself to feel it. It is fine to scale back. Seek

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Hospice of Pella encourages all families who are diagnosed with a serious illness to ask their health care providers about hospice services.

For more information, contact Hospice of Pella at 641-620-5050 and ask to speak to a nurse.

Pastor Bob Voles Sunday Worship 9 a.m.

Children’s Sunday School 9 a.m.

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Lacey United Methodist Church Pastor Roger White 641-673-5986 Worship, 8:30 a.m.

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Lower Grove Church Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

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New Sharon First Christian Church Pastor David Hall www.nsfcc.org Sunday Sunday School, 9 a.m.

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Wednesday WOW (Worship on Wednesdays), 6:00-7:30 p.m.

New Sharon Friends Church 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Wednesday, 7 p.m. - Prayer Meeting

New Sharon Harvest Community Church 2083 Hwy. 102 Richard Smith, Pastor Phone: 641-891-5060 harvestcommunityfellowship2006@gmail.com Sunday School, 8:45 a.m.

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New Sharon United Methodist Church Lead Pastor Terry Pollard www.newsharonumc.org 641-637-2561 Sunday Worship Service, 9:15 a.m.

Wednesday 6-8 p.m. - G2C Children (1st-6th) Meets 6-8 p.m.; 6:30-8:30 p.m. – PROS Youth Grades 7-12 Meets McVay Family Center

Park Church of Christ Evangelist: Mark Doland 1804 Burlington Road Oskaloosa, IA 52577 Sunday Bible Class (All Ages): 9:30 a.m.

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Peoria Christian Reformed Church Pastor George Den Oudsten 10 miles west of New Sharon office@peoriacrc.org www.peoriacrc.org Worship, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

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Union Mills Christian Church Pastor Kerry Lake Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.

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Searsboro Community Church Pastor Don Job Sunday School, 10 a.m.

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Taintor Community Church Pastor Joe Goemaat 641-569-3491 www.taintorchurch.org Sunday Worship, 9 a.m.

Coffee Time 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School, 11 a.m.

Thursday Young Peoples, 6:00 p.m.

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West Liberty Church of Christ 7 miles west of Montezuma on Diamond Trail Sunday Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.

Worship, 10:30 a.m.

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Fourth Friday Night April to October Singing and Fellowship, 7 p.m.

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Council members present were James Howrey, Brent Swearingen, Max Marlin, Terrie McElroy and Yvonne Evans.

Guest present: R.D. Keep with The Sun, Edd Elder and Randy Pleima with Mahaska Rural Water.

McElroy made a motion to approve the consent agenda consisting of the Treasurerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Report, Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Report, and minutes of meetings from October 3, 2016, Community Center report and Claims list, seconded by Evans.

Ayes: Swearingen, Marlin, McElroy, Howrey, and Evans.

Council discussed concerns with semitrucks going down South Cumberland. They are not able to make it around the corner on to Railroad Street without going on to properties.

The semis are trying to go to GSTC Logistics warehouse building located off of East Main and google maps are giving directions down South Cumberland which has no entrance to the warehouse. Bruce Caves with Public Works will talk to someone at GSTC and order a sign for that street stating no trucks.

Council discussed a shed at 217 North Miles that has the roof caving in. Council asked the city clerk to send a letter to the owner regarding repairing the roof or tear it down.

McElroy made a motion to approve a building permit for a portable shed at 353 South Walnut. Evans seconded. Ayes: Marlin, Howrey, McElroy, Evans. Swearingen abstained.

Howrey made a motion to purchase security cameras from Security Specialties in Oskaloosa. The bid proposal was for 2284.45. The council agreed to add two additional cameras to that amount. The city can receive a grant amount of up to 1000.00 towards the purchase of the cameras from the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insurance company. Marlin seconded. Ayes: Marlin, Howrey, Swearingen, McElroy, Evans.

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Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter. Council agreed to table this item while other options are explored.

Swearingen moved to introduce Ordinance IRU ÂżUVW FRQVLGHUDWLRQ DPHQGLQJ WKH Fremont, Iowa City Ordinance Chapter 1, Animal Control relative to dogs.

4-1-15 LICENCE 1. Every owner of a dog over the age of six (6) months shall procure a dog license from the &LW\ &OHUN RQ RU EHIRUH WKH ÂżUVW GD\ RI $SULO HDFK year. The annual license fee shall be $5.00 for each male dog, $5.00 for each female dog, and $5.00 for each spayed dog.

2. Upon payment of the license fee, and providing proof of a current vaccination against rabies, the City Clerk shall issue to the owner a license which shall contain the name of the owner, the ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s place of residence and a description of the dog. The City Clerk will keep a duplicate of each license issued as public record.

3. Upon issuance of the license, the City Clerk shall provide the owner a metal tag stamped with the number of the license and the year for which it is issued. The license tag shall be securely fastened to a collar or harness which shall be worn by the dog for which the license is issued. Any dog found running at large without the license tag to its collar or harness shall be deemed unlicensed.

Seconded by McElroy.

Roll Call Vote Ayes; Swearingen, Marlin, McElroy, Evans, Howrey. Nays: None. Absent: None. First consideration adopted.

Swearingen made a motion to wave the second consideration of Ordinance #2016-6, an ordinance amending Fremont City code, Chapter 1, Animal Control, seconded by Evans.

Roll Call Vote Ayes; Swearingen, Marlin, McElroy, Evans, Howrey. Nays: None. Absent: None. Seconded consideration waved.

Swearingen made a motion to wave the third consideration of Ordinance #2016-6, an ordinance amending Fremont City code, Chapter 1, Animal Control, seconded by Evans.

Roll Call Vote Ayes; Swearingen, Marlin, McElroy, Evans, Howrey. Nays: None. Absent: None. Third consideration waved.

Evans moved to adopt Ordinance # 20166, An Ordinance amending Fremont City code, Chapter 1, Animal Control, and therefore, making it part of the Fremont, Iowa code of ordinance, seconded by Howrey.

Roll Call Vote Ayes; Swearingen, Marlin, McElroy, Evans, Howrey. Nays: None. Absent: None. Ordinance 2016-6 adopted.

Swearingen made a motioned to adjourn, seconded by McElroy. Ayes: Swearingen, Marlin, McElroy, Howrey, Evans. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.

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GRMC Auxiliary Angel Tree

Blake McWilliams

Emily Hinnah

Kaitlin Book

Shayla Huber

EBF Elementary Welcomes New Staff Shayla Huber (Title 1/Reading Recovery-Eddyville) I’m Shayla Huber, the new Title One/Reading Recovery Teacher at Eddyville Elementary School! This is my fourth year teaching in the reading field. I got married on April 2 of this year and live in Albia with my husband, Cody, and our dog, Hazel. My husband is a full-time cowboy, so we spend our summers going to rodeos and spend many weeknights roping in his arena. We love our western lifestyle and go on plenty of rides around the farm.

I also love spending time with my family and nieces and obviously love to read! I’m really excited to be teaching at Eddyville Elementary School!

Blake McWilliams (5th Grade-Eddyville) My name is Blake McWilliams. I am a new fifth grade teacher to the district, and I am teaching at Eddyville Elementary. This is my first teaching job. I graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in December 2015.

When I’m not teaching fifth grade, I enjoy golfing with my friends or family, hunting, fishing, and watching the Cubs, Vikings, or Cyclones play. Along with teaching, I am also coaching junior high football which has been very exciting; as well, it has giving me a different group of students to work with and keeps me involved in an activity I enjoyed very much throughout my life. I’m really looking forward to working in the school district and sharing my knowledge with the fifth graders.

Emily Hinnah (5th Grade-Eddyville) My name is Emily Hinnah. I am a fifth grade teacher at Eddyville Elementary School. I live in Sigourney with my husband, Aaron, and our one-year-old son, AJ. I love spending time with my family and being outside. I graduated from William Penn University with my bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. I also have my Reading endorsement and Special Education endorsement.

I am looking forward to a great year at EBF Community School District!

Kaitlin Book (6th Grade-Eddyville) My name is Kaitlin Book. I am one of the sixth grade teachers at Eddyville Elementary. I grew up in southeast Iowa and graduated from Pekin High School in 2011. I was very active in extracurricular activities. This past spring, I graduated from William Penn University with my bachelors in Elementary Education. I also have my Reading, Special Education, and Coaching endorsements. I am currently helping coach cross country here in Eddyville. Outside of school, my husband and I enjoy being outdoors and spoiling our chocolate lab, named Maci. I have a great group of sixth grade students. I have really enjoyed getting to know them so far, and look forward to the rest of the school year!

GRINNELL – The Grinnell Regional Medical Center Auxiliary will again adorn its tree in the medical center with angels for the upcoming holiday season. This project is a way to honor or remember loved ones through the purchase of an angel ornament for the tree. The GRMC Auxiliary will begin selling the ornaments on Thursday, Nov. 10, in The Glass Gift Box at GRMC, and will be available while supplies last.

This year’s angel ornament is a combination of clear and gold acrylic material with an LED light-up feature, available for $10 each. After Thanksgiving and throughout the holiday season, angel ornaments remain on a tree in the admissions department of the hospital until Friday, Dec. 16, when the ornaments may be picked up and taken home by the person who purchased the ornament or given to the honoree to decorate their personal tree at home. The tree will remain on display until after Sunday, Dec. 25.

Funds raised will go toward the GRMC Auxiliary’s $150,000 pledge to the hospital’s Moving at the Speed of Life comprehensive campaign, with $100,000 committed to the GRMC Auxiliary Chemotherapy and Infusion Suite.

To purchase an angel and support the work of the GRMC Auxiliary, stop by the GRMC Auxiliary’s gift

shop, The Glass Gift Box. For more information, contact the GRMC Auxiliary Gift Shop at 641-2362522.

Gabby Ferguson hams it up with Blood Drop during the North Mahaska FFA’s blood drive Wednesday.

GRMC Announces Plans for Unique Partnership With UnityPoint Health, University of Iowa Health Care GRINNELL – Grinnell Regional Medical Center, UnityPoint Health – Des Moines and University of Iowa Health Care (UI Health Care) have begun exclusive negotiations about forming a new relationship.

While details of the proposed relationship remain to be determined, the vision for Grinnell is clear. The goal is to bring the best of UnityPoint Health – Des Moines and UI Health Care to Grinnell to enhance the care that is offered to the Grinnell community. Examples include enhancing specialty services, telemedicine, research, and educational opportunities, as well as introducing insurance products and direct-to-employer programs. Additionally, the anticipated partnership will allow the three organizations to share quality data and standardized best-practice treatment protocols across the continuum of care.

“GRMC has a long history of identifying innovative solutions to provide exceptional health care services. Given the economic realities of today and the unknowns of the future of health care, we think this new relationship with UnityPoint Health – Des Moines and UI Health Care represents a valuable opportunity

to ensure GRMC will continue to serve our communities,” said Todd L. Reding, chair of the GRMC board. “Thanks to the hard work of so many GRMC health care providers, staff and community board members, we have an exciting partnership that will allow us to thrive, and not just survive, going forward.”

After an exhaustive process in 2015 of exploring a tighter relationship with Mercy Health Network, an organization with which GRMC has enjoyed a sevenyear affiliation, the GRMC board chose to step back and look more broadly at all the health systems in Iowa. GRMC is not alone in this endeavor. According to national experts, one out of five of the nation’s 5,000 hospitals will merge or become affiliated within the next five years.

More than half of Iowa hospitals already belong to one of the health care systems in the state.

In March 2016, GRMC released a “request for proposal” and received four responses, one each from Mercy Health Network, UnityPoint Health, and UI Health Care, and a joint proposal from UnityPoint Health – Des Moines and UI Health Care. The GRMC board, led by a six-person affiliation task force, carefully

8>I@GFN<I ==8 ]ifd gX^\ * they were able to experience many things. On the first day there, they were able to relax after the long car ride and swim in the pool, followed by a good dinner. On the second day of National Convention, they went to the Convention Hall; at the Convention Hall, the kids were able to go around to the different exhibitors and learn more about what they were exhibiting in agriculture. Several kids were able to talk to colleges that were there and learn more about what they wanted to do with their future careers in agriculture. Later in the day, the kids were able to attend the General Session. During this session, they were able to learn about their National FFA Officers and watch them do their opening ceremonies.

There was even a guest motivational speaker, named Diana Nyad. Adlynn Eveland said, “Diana Nyad was a very inspiring woman, who showed that you will always have time to fulfill your dreams.” Nyad was able to swim from Cuba to Key West.

When the session was over, they hustled over to the Lucas Oil Stadium to watch Cole Swindell and Chris Young in concert. On day three, they did a community service project on the Maple Lawn Farm. This farm was in the process of being preserved, so the FFA kids were able to clean the house, paint, and refurbish a chicken coop. To refurbish this chicken coop, they took out the rotting beams and put in new ones, and also replaced the rotting floor. Following the hard work, the kids got to have some fun that night at the Cinch Rodeo.

The students that were able to attend this national convention worked very hard to be able to go by earning enough points. The point system is based off of FFA activities that they attend throughout the year. Because they are so dedicated to FFA, they were able to be rewarded by a fun week in Indianapolis, with other members just like them from all around the nation. With assistance from the Agri-Power Alumni, the kids were able to go to this year’s National Convention. Also the EBFCSD was kind enough to let us take the Suburbans to Indianapolis. Everyone greatly

enjoyed the experience, and are ready to start working for next year’s convention.

reviewed each proposal in detail. The GRMC task force found the joint proposal from UnityPoint Health – Des Moines and UI Health Care to be the best fit.

“As a regional hospital, we are in the quality of life business,” said Todd Linden, GRMC president and CEO. “The opinion of the GRMC board is that the joint proposal has the best potential to ensure the quality of life of the residents of the greater Grinnell service area. Both UnityPoint Health – Des Moines and UI Health Care are excellent organizations with outstanding brand recognition and a wide array of support services that will enhance what we do locally.”

The proposal from UnityPoint Health – Des Moines and UI Health Care outlines a new, collaborative vision for the three organizations to work together to improve access to care in the greater Poweshiek County area.

“UI Health Care values our relationships with physicians and staff of GRMC,” said Jean Robillard, M.D., vice president for medical affairs with UI Health Care. “Our goals of providing the best possible care close to home are perfectly aligned, and we look forward to discussing the best approaches to continuing and expanding our health care services to GRMC patients and families.”

“We are excited to partner with Grinnell Regional Medical Center and have a great deal of respect for the long tradi-

tion of care they have in the community,” said Eric Crowell, president & CEO of UnityPoint Health – Des Moines. “With the changing direction of health care it is increasingly important for organizations and systems to collaborate and partner in order to continue to provide quality affordable health care.”

“One important aspect of all of this will be to maintain a strong local voice and engagement by the local board,” said Wendy Kadner, chair-elect of the GRMC board.

“We have had a great community board for many decades that has put GRMC in the position to be a highly-desired organization by all the healthcare systems in Iowa.”

“Health care providers at GRMC know their community the best. That’s why it is important for them to continue leading the process of caring for their patients, with our specialists assisting when a higher level of care is needed,” Robillard said.

During the due diligence process, the three organizations will review and evaluate opportunities to enhance GRMC services and relationships with regional providers and employers through initiatives, like health plan offerings, mental health services, home care services and workplace services. In addition, leaders plan to explore opportunities to expand pediatric and obstetrics services in Grinnell.

One area of particular importance to all parties is maintaining the quality and breadth of the GRMC medical staff.

“We have so many extraordinary clinicians at GRMC who are committed to providing safe and effective care,” said Nicholas Kuiper, D.O., GRMC general surgeon and member of both the GRMC board and the affiliation task force. “We have been very focused on making sure any affiliation will embrace what we already have here and look to build upon it. The leaders from UnityPoint Health – Des Moines and UI Health Care made it clear that this was their goal.”

Ron Collins, M.D., GRMC internal medicine physician, as well as a member of the GRMC board and affiliation task force, agrees. “I was impressed with the commitment and enthusiasm shown by the leaders from both Unity Point Health – Des Moines and UI Health Care for an affiliation with us. All of us are excited about what we can create together by joining forces.”

Formal discussions will start immediately. All parties will work to complete due diligence and receive the appropriate approvals from their respective governing boards. During due diligence, representatives from all three organizations will work closely to explore options. The agreement will preserve a key role for the local board in the leadership and governance of GRMC. The organizations

expect to complete the affiliation discussions within the next several months, depending on regulatory and board approvals.

“This novel approach is appealing because it retains each organization’s strengths, while at the same time increases our ability to improve outcomes and value for patients in the hospital as well as at our affiliated clinics,” said Cori Fogle, PA-C, a member of the affiliation task force and a physician assistant at Victor Health Center, a GRMC affiliate clinic.

Through this process, the goal of the GRMC board has been to find a partner who can help with information technology investments, physician recruitment, and long-term viability, among other things.

“Not every independent community hospital in Iowa is so fortunate to be so strongly desired by all three health care systems in Iowa,” Reding said. “We are indebted to the wonderful support we have received from the communities we are privileged to serve. It most certainly put us in this enviable position. We are also fortunate for the ongoing dedication of the extraordinary volunteers, employees, and medical staff we have here in Grinnell.”

“We get what each organization does best, while building on the strengths of GRMC,” Fogle said.

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Area Sports

Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016

Antlerless Deer Licenses in Short Supply The Sun area hunters may have to drive a ways to find deer hunting licenses available for antlerless deer. According to a release this past week from Iowa Department of Natural Resources, no additional licenses are available in Mahaska, Marion, Jasper, Keokuk or Poweshiek Counties.

Hunters looking to extend their

time in the field may purchase county specific antlerless deer licenses for the 35 counties that have not yet sold out. According to the release counties along US 34 still have licenses available.

Wapello County has 1,400 available, while Monroe has 1,391 and Jefferson with 1,317.

Hunter education classes filling quickly Hunters who need to satisfy the hunter education requirement need to act quickly – a few seats for the classroom courses are still available in November, but students will need to travel to participate. Classes can be found online at www.iowadnr.gov/huntered.

Prospective students can see which courses or field days are near them; how many seats are available for the class or if the class is full and a waiting list is available. There is also a map showing the location along with the instructor’s name, a course overview and any special instructions.

Iowa law requires all hunters born after Jan. 1, 1972 to satisfactorily complete a hunter education course in order to purchase a license. Children as young as 11

may enroll in the course, but their certificate of completion will not become valid until their 12th birthday.

Each year, around 12,000 students complete hunter education in Iowa.

Online Only Course Option for Adults The online only course for adults is designed for Iowa residents 18 years of age or older that have prior hunting and/or firearms handling experience.

The course covers the same material as the classroom course, allowing the student to complete the entire course, including the final test, in an online setting. Certification is received at the successful completion of the online course.

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Boyer Signs With McKendree EDDYVILLE – Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont senior Haegen Boyer signed a Letter of Intent to play softball at McKendree University in Lebonan, Ill. Boyer is one of nine players recently signed by coach Ashley Fleming.

Boyer was joined at a signing by her parents Jonita Boyer and Tom Boyer and high school coach Tony Fenton. She will enter the NCAA II school in the fall.

Boyer is a versatile athlete and has played infield, outfield and catcher for the EBF Rockets. She has a batting average of .400 with an on-base percentage of .436 and 44 RBI as a junior. She had a slugging percentage of .417 as a sophomore. She earned second-team

all-state honors as a junior summer Boyer has played club softball for the Southeast Iowa Hawks.

In a post on the McKendree softball web site Fleming praised Boyer.

“Haegen will bring so much to our program on so many levels.

She is such a tough, hard-working individual. She will do anything that is asked of her both on and off the field, and that is very important in our program. Her versatility defensively being able to play multiple positions will be a huge asset for us.” `Boyer has been a multi-sport athlete also playing volleyball and basketball.

Lee gets first career ace BETTENDORF — Saturday was a big day for a Mahaska County area woman. Maggie Lee of Eddyville recorded her first hole-in one when she aced the par-3, 115-yard 11th hole at Hidden Hills Golf Course in Bettendorf.

Lee used a 7-iron for her hole-in-

one, which was witnessed by her husband, Tom, Kathy Boyle and her husband, Tim. Hidden Hills is an 18-hole course with bonus holes for a a 22-hole golf course. Including the bonus holes, playing from the tips makes Hidden Hills a 7,300-yard course.

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Tessa Fuller, center in red, competed in the Iowa State Dance Team Association Solo Competition on Saturday, November 5. The competition was held at Newton High School. Fuller received a Division 1 Rating for her performance. There were 67 other competitors in Class 1 Dance and over 800 competitors in the competition.

William Penn Sports Roundup—

'HIHQVH 3RZHUV :38 WR 8SVHW RI 1R &HQWUDO 0HWKRGLVW OSKALOOSA – The Statesmen women’s basketball team showed the defending league champions that there is a new kid on the block as it dominated No. 15 Central Methodist 72-56 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Saturday.

William Penn (2-2, 1-0 Heart) led from opening tip to final buzzer, going up by as many as 32 points early in the fourth quarter to post one of its biggest victories in recent history. Despite being outshot 36.4 percent-35.6 percent, the hosts cruised by forcing the Eagles (2-1, 0-1 Heart) into 37 turnovers (just 18 for WPU). The 37 takeaways led to a 24-7 edge in points off turnovers.

The navy and gold scored the game’s first seven points and pushed the advantage to 11 points at 24-13 through the first quarter. The Statesmen, behind a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds from sophomore Vashti Nwagbaraocha, did not let up in extending the lead to a 41-23 by halftime.

CMU appeared poised to make a game out of it in the early minutes of the third quarter, pulling within 17 at 4629, but a 21-6 William Penn run put the contest away. The visitors held a 53-40 rebounding edge, but WPU made the most of its extra tries with a 12-9 margin in second-chance points.

Nwagbaraocha recorded seven steals as part of 22 total thefts by the victors. ShaVonn Watkins knocked down three three-pointers as part of a 13-point effort, while Sarah Hansen also finished with 13 points. Alyssa Phillips was limited to eight points, but was extremely effective in getting there on a 4-for-5 performance. She was also impressive on the defensive end with five blocked shots Saturday. Asia Roper and GeLina Webb each scored five points, while Keshunda Williams as-

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“Our goal was to keep them under 60 points and we accomplished that,” head coach Willie Scott said. “I am so proud of this team and how we bounced back to even our record after dropping our first two games against nationallyranked teams. This was a great team effort. Our motto is to stay humble and hungry and we look to keep it going next week against Mount Mercy.”

Statesmen Win HighScoring Game Over No. 23 CMU

OSKALOOSA – Jarvis Haywood and Torren Jones both scored over 30 points to pace the William Penn men’s basketball team to a 128-110 victory over No. 23 Central Methodist in a top-25 Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup Saturday.

The third-ranked Statesmen (3-0, 1-0 Heart) shot 57.1 percent from the field to easily hold off the Eagles (2-1, 0-1 Heart) in a game that featured 59 fouls and 77 free throws. The 128 points are the most ever for the William Penn program in league play.

CMU scored the first bucket of the game, but then WPU went to work with 15 of the next 17 points. The visitors narrowed the margin to three only to witness a 13-2 navy and gold run put the home team up by double digits again. The Eagles pulled to within nine points a handful of times in the latter minutes of the first half, but the Statesmen had an answer on each occasion, eventually owning a 62-47 halftime advantage.

Despite both sides eclipsing 60 points in the second stanza, William Penn was never threatened down the stretch. WPU overcame committing 19 turnovers (11 by CMU) by actually owning a 22-17 margin in points off the mistakes.

The hosts once again dominated the glass, this time 51-28, which led to a dominant 32-11 edge in second-chance points. Many of those points came from Jones, who pulled down six offensive rebounds as part of a 14-rebound effort.

The senior was unstoppable in the post, going 12-for-14 overall for 32 points. He was barely edged by Haywood for the team lead in scoring.

Haywood was also extremely effective, producing a career-high 34 points on 13-for-18 shooting (4-for-7 3-PT). It is worth mentioning that Jones and Haywood were not the only players to have incredible outings. CMU’s Ron Lee (40 points) and Brian Egejuru (36) combined for 76 points and were most responsible for the visiting squad shooting 47.2 percent overall.

Kevin Smith and Charles Knowles each produced 13 points, while Corbin Medley matched Haywood with four long balls for 12 points. Rufus Williams added nine points, while Lio-

nel Ellison had five in addition to two steals. Ellison and Smith both assisted seven times as well; WPU shared the ball to the tune of 27 assists on 44 made shots.

William Penn finished 29-for-39 at the line, while Central Methodist finished 31-for-38 Saturday. Both squads also connected on 11 three-pointers each.

“This was a really solid win for us as Central Methodist is a very good team,” head coach John Henry said. “Our rebounding was key to this win as was our ability to share the ball and make the extra pass.”

Statesmen Fall Short of Playoff Berth in Loss to Vikings

DES MOINES – The William Penn football team will end the season as Heart of America Athletic Conference North Division co-champions, but a bigger prize eluded the program as it fell 29-20 to No. 11 Grand View in the season finale Saturday. No. 20 WPU (7-4, 4-1 North) was searching for a berth to the NAIA Football Championship Series, but its rival prevented that from happening for the second year in a row by holding a 23-6 edge after the first quarter.

In related news, the Vikings (9-2, 4-1 North) also retain the Rock and Ladder trophy as well; the Statesmen have now lost four in a row in the series. GVU scored on the first drive of the game, but missed the extra point for a 6-0 lead. The visitors were unable to produce an answer in their first possession, but accomplished the feat on just the second play of their second trip.

Amos Johnson scampered 53 yards for the touchdown which gave William Penn a 7-6 lead. Johnson finished with a team-high 105 yards on just five carries as the navy and gold recorded 307 of its 344 total yards on the ground. Just a bit later, it was the special teams’ turn to turn up the heat.

After the defense managed its second-straight three-and-out, Jesse Bade busted through and blocked the Grand View punt and Nate Deadmond recovered at the GVU 27-yard line. Six plays later, Lyle Jennings crossed the goal line from two yards out to extend the advantage to 14-6 at the end of the first quarter.

With momentum on its side, William Penn was hoping to build. It was not to be, however, as the Vikings, who finished with 439 total yards, tallied a field goal and touchdown in the second period to go up 16-14 at intermission.

They then managed a third-quarter TD for a 22-14 edge. The extra point was blocked, leaving the door open a bit for William Penn. The Statesmen, who had their seven-game winning streak snapped, used another big run by Johnson (this time for 47 yards) to get into

GVU territory, but the drive stalled on the edge of the redzone.

Refusing to go quietly in the fourth quarter, WPU got the pigskin back and marched down the gridiron for one more score this fall. The squad converted on a pair of fourth downs and narrowed the margin to 22-20 on a 23-yard rushing touchdown by Johnathan Ward with 7:41 to go. Ward was good for 75 yards on 10 rushes Saturday. Van Parker, who ended with 72 yards, needed three unofficial yards on the two-point conversion to tie the contest, but was denied. Parker completed two passes for 37 yards as well.

One more defensive stop inside of three minutes to go awarded the offensive a final chance at the road upset and playoff berth, but William Penn failed to get across midfield. The Vikings unfortunately tossed a little salt on the wound with a late score to ice the victory. Mason Wisse topped the defense with eight tackles, while Deadmond and Kyle Baldassarre both tallied seven stops.

The loss ends the collegiate careers of Hunter Barry, Cody Brigham, Antonio Brown, Austin Cox, Jake De Hamer, Desmond Douglas, Derek Milsap, Parker, Ward, and Malik Young.

“This was one of those seasons a coach can only dream of,” head coach Todd Hafner said. “Our kids did everything possible to put us in position to make the playoffs. Their attitude dayto-day and week-to-week made us a team. As coaches, it was a pleasure to coach this team. We will work in the offseason to try to make next year’s team as good as we can be.

“Thank you to everyone who supported us throughout the year,” Hafner added. “We are conference champions and no one can take that away from us.”

WPU Battles Against Top Grapplers at Luther Open

DECORAH – The Statesmen wrestling team had a tough day as it faced off against some of the best wrestlers in the region at the Luther Open Saturday. The tournament was split into two divisions--Elite and Silver--and William Penn captured a few victories in each.

Heavyweight Matthew Cuthbert guided the navy and gold’s best as he claimed two victories. 149-pounder Kionte Crocker and 165-pounder Joshua Wooten also won one match each by fall. Sheldon Ealy headlined the efforts in the Silver division, taking two victories (one fall) at 141 pounds.

The trio of 133-pounder Darquell Pierre and 157-pounders Wyatt Schlotter and Dennis Simmons both pinned one foe apiece. Blake Ealy defeated one of his opponents by major decision, while Sadrick Daniel also had his hand raised once at 174 pounds.