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CCC story comes to Library By Rick Patrie News Editor ELDORA – It’s the little chestnuts of history that bring it alive. And expect a few when Linda Betsinger McCann makes a return stop at the Eldora Public Library on December 4 at 1 p.m. The prolific author-central Iowa historian will be back with the latest in her series of books that touch on everything from Iowa in Prohibition, to the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Anyone at all familiar with Eldora and Pine Lake State Park and its history knows why McCann would come calling at the library here. The CCC continues to speak everywhere you turn up in the park. The CCC didn’t originate the park, but it made it the feature it has been ever since the 1930s. McCann says she invested the usual amount of concentrated time in the study of the CCC. She admits when she went looking for old figures from the camp years here in (continued on page 3)
Newsbriefs Beef Burger Supper & Silent Cake Auction Dec. 2
The South Hardin High School After Prom Committee will be holding a fundraiser - a Beef Burger Supper and Silent Cake Auction held on Friday, Dec. 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the South Hardin High School Commons. The fundraiser will be held before the BCLUW varsity basketball game. Free will donation to eat. Contact Krista Weber at kweber313@aol.com if you could donate a decorated cake. (continued on page 4)
By Rick Patrie News Editor HARDIN COUNTY – It is as familiar as another digital ID tag you carry, but its expected to make a big difference in handling the logistics and finance of any large-scale emergency response that might someday have to be undertaken here. Most of us aren’t aware but addressing a disaster also involves a mountain of accounting required to seek reimbursement and after-the-fact support from state and federal agencies. And managing the emergency means being able to account for responders, their numbers and their individual skill sets. While the event is under way it is important there be a way to verify the credentials of those being drafted into the response. With both needs in mind, Greenbelt Home care has just announced it will be joining a lot of services around the country in the use a special identification and information device issued to all their staff. Greenbelt Home Care is employing. Salamander Technologies, a leading provider
of what are termed personnel accountability devices that fulfill the record keeping and credentials requirements of the National Incident Management System The system requires public safety agencies identify and track both response personnel and victims. In order to receive support. One of the greatest benefits of this ID system is the fact that they will automatically identify staff and skill sets for which they are certified. Iowa isn’t unique in using the system, 11 other states currently have statewide implementation this will assist Iowans in helping out in other states. If something were to happen in a bordering county, officials from that county could scan personnel in, know who they are, where they’re from and what qualifications they have. This is important in the event of disaster to know how many personnel were present and the number of hours worked when reported back to the state or Federal government and seeking financial compensation or support after the fact. The Salamander system can also benefit
for non-emergent events, such as tracking volunteer’s local events. The QWERTY code design allows for easy accountability of time and personnel. Other service areas in Hardin County that we would like to implement the credentialing would be law enforcement, county officials, fire departments, EMS services and hospital staff. This way we can act as one unified team in Hardin County when a disaster strikes. Greenbelt Home Care has also removed all old identification badges from current employees in exchange for the new badges. All employees will be required to present their badge before entering your home. “It is our hope that if you question the validity of our employees that you will ask them to present their ID as proof. “If you feel someone from the community is presenting themselves as a Greenbelt Home Care employee, please call our office at (641) 939-8444 and speak to our staff, Greenbelt administration says. Hardin County Public Health is a department of Greenbelt Home Care.
Supervisors approve finance plan for county truck purchases By: Rob Maharry Staff Writer ELDORA- During its regular meeting on Wednesday morning, the Hardin County Board of Supervisors approved a finance plan with Iowa Falls State Bank that will allow it to pay for four tandems and one singleaxle truck for the secondary roads department over a four-year period. The purchases will cost the county $950,996, and after the original public hearing was held on August 31, no public comments or complaints have been submitted
since then. IFSB submitted the low bid at an interest rate of 1.84 percent, and Great Western Bank of Eldora was the only other bidder at 2.1 percent. A motion to approve the plan passed 3-0 on a roll call vote. Ackley Economic Development Director Jefferson Fosbender spoke to the board to request an amount not to exceed $650 in Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) funds to be spent on airfare and two nights of lodging for an entrepreneur from Eastern Illinois who will be visiting
Hardin County and touring three sites. According to Fosbender, the unnamed businessperson will also travel to Iowa State University, the University of Northern Iowa and Des Moines to speak with state representatives about the potential project, about which details were not provided at the meeting. A motion to approve the request passed unanimously. The supervisors opened two bids for the County Home Farm and Conservation land lease—one from D and N Farms, the current tenant,
for $292 per acre, and one from Eric Duncan for $225 per acre. A contract will be awarded at next week’s meeting. The board also voted to conduct soil testing at the site to provide accurate information on quality and fertility levels for potential tenants. County Engineer Daryl Albertson reported that the S56 bridge in Steamboat Rock has been officially re-opened, and two bridges near Whitten should be re-opened this week. He added that PCI will be performing a bridge repair on a
structure on county highway S27 near Buckeye. IN OTHER BUSINESS, the board: Approved a contract addendum with the Friendship Club that will provide $2,000 in additional funds for emergency assistance. Approved farm credit applications. Acknowledged the receipt of the DNR determination on the Simmering Finisher Farm/Peacock Farms application.
BCLUW dispatches another corps of engineers by Rick Patrie News Editor BCLUW SCHOOLS – Ever since 2007, they’ve trekked to the big Iowa “World Series, Super Bowl and NBA Finals” of elementary school engineering and problem solving. The BCLUW schools first sent a single team to the First Lego League Regionals back in 2007, found it to their liking, and never stopped. This year has two teams of middle schoolers bound for Marshalltown, site of the competitions. It is a team test of engineering and thinking skills, and organizers strive for lots of hoopla every year. Everything’s done to make it more than a little like a Super Bowl, a World Series or those NBA finals. The competition involves demonstrations of robot programming skills – that’s the
LEGO in Lego League factor. The maker of LEGO’s provides a small stripped-down robot platform, but the kids on the teams have to add the attachments and program the device to activate everything. The test is run on obstacle courses. But that’s just part of it. Thinking skills and other engineering tricks come into play in a couple of other phases of the competition. For instance, this year the Union schools team came up with an leash adjustment to help a sightless man better interact with his Seeing Eye dog. Then one of the teams went to work on another project, which will be judged in Marshalltown. It involved research into the chances of the Avian Flu spreading beyond populations of production poultry, and into home and confined bird pets.
Participants, ages 9-14, form teams of 2-10 members. Teams can form from any group: school, scouts, religious organizations, home school groups or even groups of friends. After the challenge has been released, teams have about three months to design, program and build their robot, and prepare an in-depth research presentation related to the challenge theme. The LEGO Mindstorms robotics kit is used to build a robot capable of completing tasks autonomously on the playing field. Team members can use any LEGO parts to build the robot – including parts they already own.
Marshalltown Community College will host the FIRST® LEGO® League Regional Qualifier competition on Saturday, Dec. 3, in the MCC Student Activity Center. The public is invited to attend the opening ceremony and robot challenge competition, as well as the closing awards ceremony. The “Olympic-like” opening ceremony will begin at 9 am in the Student Activity Center, with 36 teams and up to 360 participants in 4th through 8th grades. As many as 60 volunteers are donating their time to make the event possible. “The competition theme of this year’s events is Animal Allies, and we’re excited about having all of the students on our campus again for this unique event,” says Brenda Heitmeyer, Computer Networking Faculty. “The events in the Student
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Look to the schools for the musical fare SOUTH HARDIN – There is music in the schools around the Christmas Season. In fact, they provide the lion’s share, and it all starts this Monday December 5 in the South Hardin Middle School at Hubbard, at 7 p.m. Following up on the 12th is the high school concert at 7 p.m. at the
high school In Eldora, and finally the E-NP Elementary adds its offerings at 7 p.m. in its concert at the elementary gym in Eldora across from the elementary school on the 19th.
In search of Iowa hometown history By Rick Patrie News Editor ELDORA – The Hardin County Historical Society hosted a visitor last week. Tyler Sullivan isn’t on a mission, isn’t he says gathering material for a book. He is simply following through on an interest in Iowa history and community, and with his arrival here had logged in 32 of what he expects will be 99 counties on a state tour. Sullivan is from Iowa City, and while he has completed college he says he realized he hadn’t seen a lot outside his hometown. To change that, he set out on the tour, which in most counties takes him to something like the three, or so towns he visited here in Hardin County. He has collected a lot of community pamphlets and promotional pieces, he has met a lot of nice people, and
he says he is getting a better idea of the diversity and the uniformity between towns in the state. A lot of them are small ones. Like Eldora where he visited the Historical Society museum and house, visited the group’s library up town, and also visited the city Welcome Center out on the east edge of town. He really likes old railroading memorabilia, and so the display there was of special interest. He started this project back in 2015. He met with the historical society’s Callie Wisner first on the tour of Eldora. Sullivan says he is not gathering material for ay kind of publication, though he does want to publish. Poetry. A selection of his work is due out in the next few months. The trips to the counties tend to be weekend excursions because he works for the University of Iowa.
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PELLA – Central College sociology student Kylie Gerstein of Iowa Falls received the top undergraduate research award at the 8th Annual Global Health Consortium Conference in Des Moines. Gerstein’s research with Central College assistant professor of sociology Shawn Wick investigated the social determinants of maternal mortality. Founded in 1853, Central College of Pella, Iowa, is a private, residential four-year liberal arts college known for its academic rigor and strength in
global experiential learning, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), sustainability education, athletics success and tradition, and leadership and service. Central continues to value its long-standing relationship with the Reformed Church in America. The college participates in NCAA Division III athletics and is a member of the Iowa Conference. Central is an active part of the Greater Des Moines region and just two minutes from Lake Red Rock, Iowa’s largest lake.
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In the fall of 1933 Eldora became home to Company 1755, also known as Camp Flying Goose, of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The camp for Company 1755 sat where the Hardin County Fairgrounds is today. Company 1755 built Upper Pine Lake (the lower lake was built by the State of Iowa in 1926). In 1935 Company 1752, The Erosioners, replaced Company 1755. The Erosioners built the sandstone lodge, bridges, trails, erosion dams, shelters, and park furniture. The Erosioners left Eldora with the start of World War II. All that remains at the Hardin County Fairgrounds of the former CCC / POW camp is the recreational hall. Author Linda Betsinger McCann will be speaking on the subject here in Eldora. Her ancestors settled in Bremer County about 1855, and her grandchildren are the sixth generation to call it home. McCann has been doing genealogy for over thirty years and recently connected one of her lines to the Mayflower. Linda is president and a founding member of the Shell Rock Historical Society, and has written eight books concerning Shell Rock’s history. She is currently researching Linn County and will soon complete her next book The Cedar Valley Road, about an electric railroad that ran from Waverly to Cedar Rapids Iowa in the early part of the twentieth century.
CCC story comes to Library (continued from page 1) Eldora; they were hard to come by. She says she had better luck when checking the ranks of workers at Backbone State park. But she didn’t come up dry here in Eldora either. One great story involves a woman from Arizona, who is a subscriber to the Eldora Newspapers, and who happened to red about McCann coming here for a presentation on another book topic several years ago. The lady called McCann and told her that her father had worked in the Eldora Camp, and her mother had been a member of the Steamboat Rock Baptist church, and as a member and a young woman, when had been involved in a laundry service the women of the church had provided for the boys in the CCC camp. A delivery of done laundry brought about the first acquaintance of the girl and the young man in the camp. The rest was a long life together. McCann, who hails from Shell Rock, began writing 19 years ago. She told the newspapers here several years ago that it was the life story of her grandmother and resultant
biography that sparked her long string of books on Central Iowa history. During her research, McCann made an acquaintance within her own family story. She eventually was elected president of the Shell Rock historical society and this made her a magnet for everyone’s old stories. McCann has written 34 books, including stories genealogies, biographies and local stories of Shell Rock. Linda Betsinger McCann will be speaking at the Eldora Library on Sunday, December 4, at 1 pm, about her newest book, The Civilian Conservation Corps in Northeast Iowa. The Iowan Books expects to have books available. If they are not finished, the author will take pre-orders, and deliver them to the Eldora Library when they are finished. They will be available for Christmas. The CCC was a federal program that began in 1933 and lasted until 1942. This was aimed at young men who could not find jobs during the Depression years. The CCC worked on soil conservation and also in the state parks to conserve our natural resources. Of course, Eldora had a
CCC camp, set at the Fairgrounds. They did much of the work at Pine Lake. Linda was able to speak with men who had been involved with the CCC. They shared many memories of the their work and experiences. Many are included in the book, and Linda will share others. McCann is author of nine books published by Iowan Books. Most of them deal with Vanished Towns of the Cedar Valley. She has written about Lost Towns in Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Cedar, Chickasaw, Franklin and Grundy, and Linn Counties. Her books on Floyd and Chickasaw are at her publishers. She is now researching in Benton and Buchanan Counties. She has also written Prohibition in Eastern Iowa. Linda plans to research the remainder of the state and write about the CCC in these areas. She continues to try to find men to speak with, and can be contacted at losttownsofiowa@gmail.com . Linda enjoys speaking to libraries, schools, and organizations and can be reached at the above address.
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Ever since 2007, they’ve trekked to the big Iowa “World Series, Super Bowl and NBA Finals” of elementary school engineering and problem solving. The BCLUW schools first sent a single team to the First Lego League Regionals back in 2007, found it to their liking, and have continued on.
BCLUW sends off another team of budding engineers (continued from page 1) Activity Center will be open to the public, but the individual sessions are not,” Heitmeyer explains. “In addition to learning about robot design and core values like teamwork, this year there will be an insect zoo and animals from Blank Park Zoo for the participants to see and handle, in keeping with the Animal Allies theme.” Competitors at the Dec. 3 Regional Qualifier event will be from Adel, Ames, Ankeny, Baxter, Boone, Brooklyn, Des Moines, Gilbertville, Granger, Grundy Center, Iowa Falls, Johnston, Knoxville, Lamoni, Marshalltown, Montezuma, Union, Urbandale, and Williamsburg. FIRST LEGO League for grades 4-8 introduces children to
the fun and experience of solving real-world problems by applying engineering, math, science, and technology. FIRST LEGO League is an international program for children created in a partnership between FIRST and the LEGO® Group in 1998. Each year, the program announces an annual Challenge to teams, which engages them in authentic scientific research and hands-on robotics design using LEGO MINDSTORMSâ technologies. After a minimum of eight weeks, the FIRST LEGO League season culminates at highenergy, sports-like tournaments. In the 2016/2017 season, more than 255,000 students are participating in over 80 countries. “This is our 9th year of hosting the event, so we anticipate that it
will run smoothly and be a great experience for all the participants and volunteers,” Heitmeyer adds. “This event would not be possible without the tremendous support we receive from so many individuals, many of whom volunteer each year because they find it to be so rewarding. I want to give a special thanks to our planning committee members: Nathan Davis, Connie Gardalen, Dr. Danielle Kness, Mark Monroe and Lara Thoms.” BCLUW takes two teams of 5th through 8th graders to the competition, one team of seven and one of six. Chris Rhinehart is the team coach and Iowa State University’s School of Engineering has long been a key sponsor for the event.
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Candy sales benefit the school $6,500 E-NP Elementary is again celebrating a great finish to their annual fundraiser selling World’s Finest Chocolate. This year sales reached over $13,000 in total sales, which is a profit for the elementary of $6,500. The students did such a great job that they sold out of almost everything. This fundraiser helps the school in many ways. It helps pay for new technology in the classrooms, field trips, playground equipment, special performers and PBIS school-wide achievement. Prizes were awarded to the top two sales people in each grade level. The classroom with the highest sales average earned a pizza party for their classroom. All students who sold chocolate had an opportunity to earn raffle tickets to win a Kindle Fire tablet. Shown in the photo from left to right: Ethan Klendworth, 5th Grade Second-High Seller; Macy Roskens, Raffle Drawing Winner; Katelyn Kane 5th Grade High Seller; Jaxson Drury, 4th Grade High Seller; Braxton Lu, 4th Grade SecondHigh Seller.
Elected to Hardin County ISU Extension HARDIN COUNTY – Four Hardin County residents were elected to four year terms on the Hardin County ISU Extension Council in the Nov. 8 general election. They are Lisa Burns from Union, Jennifer Smith from Iowa Falls, and Peggy Rash-Daniels and Jeff Roll from Eldora. RashDaniels and Roll are current council members and were re-elected and Burns and Smith are new members replacing Val Cook from Hubbard and Jennifer Mitchell from Eldora
who decided not to run for another term. The four elected council members will begin their four year term January 1. Carryover county extension council members whose terms expire at the end of 2018 are Scott Bahr, Francis Fritz, and Dale McDonough from Iowa Falls and Jo Duncan and Allen Tibbs from Alden. The council will meet in January to elect officers. The extension council is the county’s governing body of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
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GRUNDY CENTER – Today’s health guidelines often mention the advice to ‘Know Your Numbers’. The annual Grundy County Wellness Fair sponsored by the Grundy Center Wellness Committee will give community members a chance to learn their ley numbers for good health, in addition to a variety of health and safety information. The morning also offers fun, family physical activity opportunities including the Pink Nose, Warm Toes 5k and Walk With a Doc events. The 2017 Wellness Fair will take place at Grundy County Memorial Hospital on Saturday, January 7, beginning at 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. In addition to lowcost blood screenings, there will be free blood pressure checks, free hearing screening, and exhibits and demonstrations from area organizations that focus on health and wellness. A free healthy breakfast provided by the Grundy County Farm Bureau will be available in the hospital’s East J Café. “We’re offering a convenient way for local residents to start the New Year with information about their health,” says Crystal Petersen, Wellness Committee member. “Access to routine health screenings can provide the information necessary for people to focus on lifestyle changes that help improve health, or confirm that personal efforts to improve health are indeed working,” says Petersen. For more information on the Grundy County Wellness Fair, contact Crystal Petersen at Grundy County Memorial Hospital, 319824-4154 or Andrew Peters, director of the Grundy Family YMCA at 319-825-6210. More details are available at grundycountyhospital.
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might outstrip the service’s future cash flow, obligating the city’s to cover the mortgage. Neither the cost of renovating the hospital nor the cost of building wholly new have ever been stipulated. Both had been awaiting specifications. But, Estes, says he sees his option happening for “a fraction of what the city administration would need.” The long patient wing of the old hospital which might accommodate some of Estes’ plan, has essentially been sealed off for years. The city has tried to encourage some type of development within it. So far to no success. Only a refurbished hospital north wing has been in recent use, home to multiple medical providers for over a decade – and home to the ambulance service. Exactly how much the city might spend on complete new construction depends on design work, but city hall insists a muchquoted $2.5 million figure that has been associated with the initiative is not a true projection, instead a ceiling on any finance package. Both city manager Bruce Bierma and Larson have said the actual cost would be considerably less. There were hints during Monday night meeting that the figure could be somewhere nearer $1.5 to $1.7 million. Again it is worth emphasizing, the Eldora ambulance service is a quasi-independent department, operating off revenues it receives for its services – and not from tax receipts. The finance package underwriting construction would presumably come in the form of a loan through a USDA Rural Development program, and the repayment on the loan would come though ambulance service user fees. The city could only incur liability if the ambulance service were to become unable to make the debt service. The service has over doubled it calls in the last decade – serving a high density elderly population, and also taking on patient transport duties for area and even regional hospitals and nursing homes.
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Boiled Shrimp Dinner at American Legion Dec. 7
The Eldora American Legion Club Post #182 will be holding a Boiled Shrimp Dinner on Wednesday, Dec. 7. This meal will be held at the American Legion in Eldora and serving will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Cost is $15 per person advanced tickets only. Carry-outs available at 5:30 p.m. Call the Legion at (641)858-3722 for reservations.
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by Rick Patrie News Editor ELDORA – Monday night, November 28, the Eldora City council had been scheduled to meet on the future of the community ambulance service.(The newspaper deadline for this edition was last Friday.) What took place at the Monday session will be covered in the December 2 edition of the Index. For the last several weeks, the bulk of the Eldora town council and mayor Bob Jeske seemed to favor building a completely new and more centrally located ambulance service headquarters. Build somewhere downtown – foregoing suggestions to simply enlarge the current site at the old city hospital instead. Council member Melody Hoy and local resident Sam Estes had asked the council to study that second alternative. Hoy said she supported new quarters for the ambulance crews, and new garages and other facilities, but worried the city was missing an opportunity to make better use of a large building (the vacated hospital south wing) which it already owns. Ambulance service director Corey Larson has insisted that the growing operation needs new quarters in a more central location downtown. The service is currently located in the one time hospital structure. Estes’ alternative would have had the headquarters stay put, with a new garage added and new administrative areas carved out of unused portions of the hospital site. Everyone agrees big changes are needed. Right now the more modern and larger ambulance units will barely fit through the garage doors. And one of the three emergency vehicles has to be stored offsite. Deciding whether the hospital site is a workable option would have required about $10,000 to fund an engineering study, and it was that proposal which was voted down by four of five council members. The issue is money – but for the last dozen years the city ambulance service has effectively been selffunding, operating on user fees. Nonetheless, concerns were expressed that the new construction
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entitled “Living Joy.” The business meeting was held with discussion about the Christmas get-together December 15 at the Pizza Ranch at 5:30 p.m. and community Christmas projects.
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Taking a look back at local history from previous editions of the Eldora Newspapers. Compiled by Rob Maharry. Editor’s note: Because there was no November 25 edition we are running this feature today. Five years ago this week-2011 • Within a matter of weeks, a small army of volunteers promise to gather in the new gym at the Quakerdale campus outside of New Providence, and with the help of an expert or two, begin laying the new hardwoods for the school’s prep basketball program. Right now, the panels are in the gym getting acclimated to the temperatures and humidity before installation. The big set-up job will come courtesy of a host of volunteers who have been working on other projects on the campus, while Story Construction of Ames does the serious construction on a big addition on the old gym. Phase one is expected to be complete by early January. • Mid-Iowa Growth and Hardin County’s own various economic development people had a film crew in Eldora on November 14 for a Today in America video shoot. It will become a CNN and Fox marketing news feature with some extra splash coming via the voiceover from retired NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw. Bradshaw narrates the spot news on economic development projects being undertaken in areas across the whole county. 10 years ago this week-2006 • It is the biggest annual enterprise in Hardin County bar none and more than anything else makes the local economy. Nothing else comes close. And getting the crop turned into cash is a juggling act that increasingly goes on 12 months a year. That in mind, the next few days Hardin County Extension Service crops specialist Kelvin Leibold will be a featured presented for growers who are this season reconsidering an old subject relevant to the harvest. Along with all the other options impacting the crop—pennies per bushel at a time—now comes another complication, a resurgent interest in the cost effectiveness of added onthe-farm storage. That will be Leibold’s subject when Farm News hosts its fifth annual agricultural show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on November 30 and again from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on December 1 at the career education building on the Iowa Central Community College campus in Fort Dodge. • Noting it was one of the toughest messages she’s had out to put out publicly, Michelle Herman, who heads up Quakerdale’s organization throughout Iowa, responded early this week to word of a wrongful death lawsuit filed in Hardin County District Court by the mother of a young woman who died of what’s been cited as a suicide at the New Providence campus. Herman said that Quakerdale was constrained in its initial response because it had yet to be formally notified of the suit as of Tuesday. Herman spoke to what she termed “the tragic loss of one of our children who took her own life two years ago. It was a shock we will never forget.”
25 years ago this week- 1991 • It was another good experience for Eldora at the 1991 Iowa Community Betterment Recognition Day, held Saturday in Des Moines. Another award has been added to the list for Eldora—as well as a $100 cash award—placing the community in the winning column for 17 of the 21 years in which the Iowa Community Betterment program has been in existence. In all, the community has secured 20 awards since 1971. ICB Recognition Day activities were held at the Airport Hilton in Des Moines all day Saturday. • Julia Hall of Alden and Gary Fuller of Iowa Falls were named winners of the 4-H Alumni Award, and Wayne Bartholomew was selected as an honorary 4-H member during the annual Hardin County 4-H Awards Night at the community building on the fairgrounds in Eldora on Saturday. The Alumni Award is presented to a former 4-H member who continues to support the youth program. This year, two persons were named—Julia Hall, who has been a 4-H leader and is a member of the fair board; and Gary Fuller, who is currently president of the county fair board. • James D. Johnson of Eldora has received an Iowa State University Extension Meritorious Service Award for his superior performance and educational contributions to clientele throughout ISUE. Johnson was recognized Tuesday at the annual Iowa State University Extension (ISUE) awards presentation ceremony in Ames. The Meritorious Service Award is reserved for extension staff who have demonstrated strong leadership skills in program planning and working with others to reach extension goals. 50 years ago this week- 1966 • Roof work is progressing at the new nursing home in Eldora as contractors Witte and Junkette of Des Moines enclose the building for winter work. Weather permitting the 50-bed structure may be completed before the originally announced July date. The $200,000 building is being constructed by Eldora Enterprises, Inc., and is located southeast of the new Eldora Community Hospital. • Mrs. Ann Kramer, Dr. Wm. Tietz and Marion Munsinger were elected trustees for the new Eldora Community Hospital here Tuesday. A total of 537 voters went to the polls in the special city election. Mrs. Kramer received the largest support with 446 votes. Dr. Tietz was credited with 420 votes and Munsinger with 369. • The body of the elderly lady reported missing in Iowa Falls last Friday was recovered from the Iowa River there Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Ethel Merna Harsh, about 80, was a patient at the Long Nursing Home in Iowa Falls. The Hardin County Emergency Squadsand sheriff’s office conducted dragging operations from 3 p.m. until the river began freezing at about 11 p.m. The body floated to the surface about 200 feet east of the bridge on Highway 65 entering Iowa Falls from the south. The Long Nursing Home is located a short distance south of the bridge.
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Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 • Page 5a
Obituaries
Tyler Swenson, 29, of Radcliffe, Iowa, was found dead in his home on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016. A memorial service was held on Monday, Nov. 28, at 10:30 a.m. at the Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Radcliffe. Burial followed in the Radcliffe Cemetery. The family received friends on Sunday, Nov. 27, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Memorial contributions may be directed to the family for a memorial to be established. Tyler James Swenson was born on March 16, 1987 in Ames, Iowa. He was one of two children born to Terry and Roseann (Skartvedt) Swenson. Tyler was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Radcliffe, Iowa. Tyler received his education in the Hubbard-Radcliffe School District and graduated high school with the Class of 2006. He attended Ellsworth Community College for a short time after high school graduation and was then accepted into the REACH program at the University of Iowa in 2009. He graduated from the REACH Program in 2011. While at REACH he worked at the VA Hospital in Iowa City. Tyler also had the opportunity to participate in the SEARCH Program at NIVC in Mason City from April 19, 2013 to May 29, 2014 in Mason City, Iowa. He loved watching and talking about sports, especially his beloved Iowa Hawkeyes. He attended numerous home and away football games and followed them to bowl games. Tyler was also an avid Denver Bronco fan and Chicago Cubs fan. He was elated when the Chicago Cubs won the World Series. Tyler enjoyed showing Angus cattle at local shows, the Iowa State Fair, as well as Regional and National Jr. Angus shows. He was a past member of the Iowa Jr. Angus Association and National Jr. Angus Association. At the time of his death he was still very active helping his dad in the Angus business and around the farm. He also enjoyed hiking and backpacking trips with his family in Colorado. Those left to cherish his memory are his parents Terry and Roseann Swenson of Radcliffe; sister Emily Hager and her husband Jon of Alden; two nieces Karli and Calisyn Hager and one nephew Gage Hager of Alden; grandfather Larry Swenson of Hubbard; and grandmother Carol Blome of Hubbard; along with many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers S. Mayo Skartvedt and Dean Blome and grandmother LaVelle Swenson. Tyler died peacefully in his home. Let us give thanks to God for the life and memory of Tyler.
Eloise Ziesman Cobie, 98
Eloise Ziesman Cobie, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away November 19, 2016. Eloise will be entombed next to her husband at Resthaven Mausoleum at a private family service. Eloise Ziesman Cobie was born on April 25, 1918, near McAllen, Texas to Frank and Alma (Thompson) Ziesman. The family was originally from Eldora, Iowa, and they returned to farming in Iowa when Eloise was seven years old. She graduated from Eldora High School in 1935, after which she worked as a bookkeeper. In 1939, she met her future husband, Delmar Cobie at the Ackley, Iowa Sauerkraut Days Fest. They were married on May 22, 1941, and set up housekeeping in Ackley. Delmar was in the Army Air Corps during WWII, so they traveled from Texas, to Kansas, to Colorado and back to Iowa after his discharge. They moved to Des Moines where he got his Bachelor’s Degree from Drake University. In 1958, they purchased an office supply store in Decorah, Iowa. Eloise managed the store and did the purchasing and bookkeeping. They sold the store in 1972, bought an Airstream and traveled throughout the U.S. In 1978, Delmar’s health was fading, so they moved to Des Moines to be near their daughter and family. After Delmar passed away in 1988, Eloise traveled the world with family and friends. She was a beautiful seamstress, enjoyed bridge, golf, arts and crafts, lunches with friends and especially spending time with family. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church. Eloise spent her last years living at Scottish Rite Park. Eloise is survived by her daughter, Diane Sue Bradley (Curtis) of West Des Moines; granddaughters, Jenny Pfeffer (Dan) of Des Moines and Beth McClellan (Mark) of Prairie City; grandson, John Bradley (Natia) of London, UK; and great-grandchildren, Brad, Jack and Kate McClellan, Ellie Pfeffer, and Amelia and Ava Bradley. She was preceded in death by her husband; brother, Bob Ziesman; and sister, Gladys Ryan.
Gene K. Foster, 95 Gene K. Foster, 95, of Eldora, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016 at the Hansen Family Hospital in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016 at the Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora. Burial will follow at the Eldora City Cemetery with military honors conducted by the Eldora American Legion – Walter-Sayer Post #182 and V.F.W. – RollHarless #3974. Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences may be made at www.abelsfuneralhomes.com. Gene was born on March 1, 1921 at Lawn Hill, Iowa, the son of Walter Raymond and Gertrude Emma Hulda (Kasischke) Foster. He graduated from the Eldora High School with the class of 1940. Gene served in the United States Army from November of 1942 until December of 1945. He served in the 11th Armored Division and was wounded during the Battle of the Bulge on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 1944. He earned the Purple Heart for the injuries he sustained that day. Gene was united in marriage to his wife Marjorie Lorraine Putnam on May 23, 1948, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Eldora, Iowa. Together they welcomed two children into their family. Gene worked as the Executive Secretary of Soldier’s Relief, which became the Director of Veteran’s Affairs. He retired on May 30, 1986. Gene was a long-time member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. He was a proud member of the American Legion, V.F.W., AMVETS, D.A.V., the 40 and 8, The Purple Heart and the 11th Armored Division. Gene served on the board of the Dorothy’s Senior Center Foundation, delivered Meals on Wheels, taught flag etiquette to the youngsters at the Eldora School and even played Santa Claus in Eldora for over 30 years. In short, Gene gave much of himself to his family, country and community, and will be missed and long remembered by all who knew him. Gene is survived by his daughter Sandra (Jack) Evans; son Mark (Linda) Foster; granddaughter Amanda (Ronald) Smith; grandsons Jason Evans and Justin (Alicia) Evans; great-granddaughters Robin Macias, Catherine Evans, Alexandria Evans and Emily Evans; sister-in-law Winnifred Crosley and a host of relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Lorraine, and brother Dean W. Foster.
Gary Hinz, 68 Gary Hinz, 68, of Eldora and formerly of Iowa Falls, passed away Monday, Nov. 21, 2016 at ManorCare Health Services in Waterloo. Funeral services are pending with the Woodley Funeral Home, LLC of Iowa Falls.
A Time of Loss
Freddie John Poortinga, 85
Losing a friend or relative is devastating. The sadness can truly overwhelm you. We can’t take away your pain, but we hope to make Freddie John Poortinga, 85, of Iowa Falls, Iowa passed away Friday, Nov. 18, things 2016 at a Hansen in Iowa Memorial services for little Family easierHospital for you. OurFalls. professional Freddie John Poortinga were held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday Nov. 26, 2016 at staff will be sensitive to all your needs.
the Linn’s Funeral Home Chapel, Iowa, Falls. A time of sharing and storytelling was held an hour and a half prior, from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016 also at the Linn’s Funeral Home Chapel in Iowa Falls. Memorials may be directed to: The Family of Freddie Poortinga; c/o Linn’s Funeral Home; 1521 Washington Ave.; Iowa Falls, Iowa 50126. The Linn’s Funeral Home is helping the family with arrangements.
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hardin county solid waste audit
Bowman & Miller, P.C. today released an audit report on the Hardin County Solid Waste Disposal Commission. The Commission had total revenues of $1,539,632 for the year ended June 30, 2016, a 1.2 percent increase from the prior year. The revenues included gate fees of $849,248, County and City assessments of $521,564 an recycling sales of $126,269.
Expenses for the year ended June 30, 2016 totaled $1,623,060, an increase of less than 1.0% from the prior year, and included $770,242 for landfill operations, $494,389 for employee salaries and benefits, and $170,145 for depreciation. The marginal increase in revenues is due primarily to an increase in gate fees and receipt of insurance proceeds. The slight increase in expenses is due primarily to payments for land-
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estate of evelyn m. lawless iowa district court for hardin county iN The maTTeR ) CaSe NO. Of The eSTaTe Of ) eSPR023454 eVelYN m. ) NOTiCe Of lawleSS ) PRObaTe Of Deceased. ) will, Of ) aPPOiNTmeNT ) Of exeCuTOR, ) aND NOTiCe ) TO CReDiTORS To all Persons interested in the estate of evelyn m. lawless, Deceased, who died on or about November 10, 2016: You are hereby notified that on November 23, 2016, the last will and testament of evelyn m. lawless, deceased, bearing date of may 18, 2015, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that John D. lawless 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 date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred. Dated November 23, 2016. Date of second publication: December 6, 2016. John D. lawless executor of the estate John D. lawless 706 Ne Pinnacle Court ankeny, ia 50021 Patrick J. Craig, #aT00001710 attorney for the executor Craig, Smith & Cutler, llP 1305 12th Street, eldora, ia 50627 (ledger – Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 2016)
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estate of Terry e. Smith iowa district court for hardin county iN The maTTeR ) CaSe NO. Of The eSTaTe Of ) eSPR023453 TeRRY e. SmiTh ) aPPOiNTmeNT Of Deceased. ) PRObaTe Of ) will, Of ) aPPOiNTmeNT ) Of exeCuTOR, ) aND NOTiCe ) TO CReDiTORS To all Persons interested in the estate of Terry e. Smith, Deceased, who died on or about November 1, 2016: You are hereby notified that on November 21, 2016, the last will and testament of Terry e. Smith, deceased, bearing date of august 12, 2009, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Janis e. Smith 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 date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred. Dated November 22, 2016. Date of second publication: December 6, 2016. Janis e. Smith executor of the estate c/o Sween law Office, P.C. 1209 14th ave. eldora, ia 50627 Jim R. Sween, #aT0007760 attorney for the executor Sween law Office, P.C. P.O. box 516 eldora, ia 50627 (ledger – Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 2016)
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hardin County board of Supervisors hardin county Board of suPervisors Minutes – noveMBer 16, 2016 wednesday – 10:00 a.M. Chair lance granzow called the meeting to order. also present were Supervisors Reneé mcClellan and Ronn Rickels; and Justin ites, Cindy litwiller, micah Cutler, Daryl albertson, Shane Schossow, Jessica lara, Jess miell, Rob maharry, Jefferson fosbender, lori Kadner, linn adams, and Nancy lauver. The Pledge of allegiance was recited. mcClellan moved, Rickels seconded to approve the agenda as posted. Rickels moved, mcClellan seconded to approve the minutes of November 9, 2016. motion carried. mcClellan moved, Rickels seconded to approve the November 16, 2016 claims for payment. motion carried. at 10:02 a.m. two bids were opened for the County home and Conservation land lease. The two bidders will be notified by letter regarding the opportunity to bid at next week’s meeting. No action was necessary at this time. mcClellan moved, Rickels seconded to go ahead with doing soil samples for the County home farm land. motion carried. Rickels moved, mcClellan seconded to table the Resolution to set the date for a public hearing on a development agreement until more information is received. motion carried. mcClellan moved, Rickles seconded to acknowledge receipt of the DNR Determination for Simmering finisher farm/Peacock farms
in Section 7 of Sherman Township. motion carried. Rickels moved, mcClellan seconded to approve the friendship Club Contract addendum. motion carried. mcClellan moved Rickels seconded to approve the 2016 New family farm Credit applications as presented. motion carried. mcClellan moved, Rickels seconded to approve the request for lOST funds for economic Development, not to exceed $650.00. motion carried. Two bids were opened for lease purchase agreement for Secondary Roads for four tandem trucks and one single-axle truck with equipment, and the following action was taken: mcClellan moved, Rickels seconded to enter into a lease Purchase agreement, with low bidder, for four tandem and one single-axle truck with equipment in the amount of $950,096 with iowa falls State bank at 1.84% interest. Roll Call Vote: “ayes” mcClellan, Rickels and granzow. “Nays” none. motion carried. utility Permits: None. Secondary Roads Department: County engineer, Daryl albertson, provided a departmental update to the board. No action was taken; informational only. Other business: None. Rickels moved, mcClellan seconded to adjourn until November 23, 2016. motion carried. /s/lance granzow /s/Jessica lara lance granzow, Chair Jessica lara board Of Supervisors hardin County auditor (ledger – Nov. 29, 2016)
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Notice of Drainage election notice of drainage election drainage district 1, hardin county wednesday, deceMBer 21, 2016 Polls oPen froM 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. arnold luiKen hoMe – 29583 co hwy d35, steaMBoat rocK To all landowners within Drainage District 1 which includes all or parts of Sections 17, 18, 19, 20 and 30 of Clay Township 88 North, Range 19; Sections 13, 23, 24, 25 and 26 of Jackson Township 88 North, Range 20. you and each of you are hereBy notified that a petition, signed by at least one-third of persons owning land within Drainage District 1, to adopt an alternative classification method based on the total amount to be assessed divided by the total acres within the district, as described in Code of iowa §468.484.8, has been filed in the office of the hardin County auditor. you are further notified that the board of Supervisors, acting as Trustees of Drainage District 1, has canvassed said petition and ordered an election to be held on the 21st day of December, 2016, with polls opening at 1:00 P.m. and closing at 5:00 P.m. located at the arnold luiken home, 29583 Co hwy D35 –
Steamboat Rock, iowa. you are further notified that if 60% or more of the votes cast be in favor of the proposed change in assessment, it shall become effective for all future assessments for maintenance and repairs. if the election shall fail, no new election on the subject may be called for a period of one year. you are further notified that because this drainage district has been established and constructed and the lands therein have been classified in accordance with the provisions of Code of iowa §468.39, 468.40 and 468.41, the district may adopt the alternative method of assessment for maintenance, repair and operation of said district. The alternate method of assessment shall not be applied to making improvements in the drainage system. you are further notified that landowners eighteen years of age or older and any railway or corporation owning land in the district assessed for benefits shall be entitled to one vote only. Only one individual per joint owner or corporation may vote. Published by order of the hardin County board of Supervisors, as Trustees for Drainage District 1. (ledger – Nov. 22, 29, 2016)
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riwMa Minutes unaPProved noveMBer 22, 2016 anderson called the meeting to order at 1:00 Pm at the Riwma Office. members and guests present were Deb Prier for butler Co., lance granzow and Jody anderson for hardin Co, and Dan aastrup, Director. also Susan engleking, Connie moehlman, Roger Nissly and Taylor Johnson. Prier moved and granzow seconded to approve the minutes of the meeting held on October 18, 2016. motion carried unanimously Prier moved, granzow seconded to approve the financials for October-November. motion carried unanimously. Prier moved and granzow seconded the audit Report for 2015-16. motion carried unanimously. granzow moved and Prier seconded to table further discussion on the 2016-17 budget. motion carried unanimously. granzow moved and Prier seconded to raise the tonnage fees $1.00 on 7/01/2017 to cover Closure -Post Closure expenses. motion carried unanimously. members gave a brief report of their boards actions. Next regular meeting set for December 20, 2016 at 1:00Pm at Riwma office. granzow moved and Prier seconded to adjourn the meeting. expenditures: agsource labs, testing ........................$231.00 alden, treatment ...............................$1,160.00 barwick, cleaning...................................$70.00
brick gentry, legal fees........................$157.50 CaT financial, compactor ..............$42,801.13 Central ia fab, repairs...........................$30.00 Cooley Pumping, portapotty ..................$85.00 Deb Prier, meetings .............................$684.50 expansion Savings, 6.00 ton ..........$16,394.22 franklin grassland, seed.....................$432.00 gehrke, inc., rock .............................$3,618.69 greenbelt Debit, charges.....................$743.43 hCSw Scale, scale expense............$1,963.86 heart of iowa, telephone .....................$169.71 hlw engineering, engineering .........$4,150.00 howie equipment, repairs ................$2,408.02 ia Comm assurance, insurance ............$54.01 innovative ag Service, fuel ...............$3,682.75 imwCa, w.C. insurance......................$301.00 John Deere financial, repairs..............$298.71 Keystone labs, testing .....................$5,683.14 mid-america Pub, printing .....................$38.55 midland Power, electric........................$496.46 Nissly-Nissly, acct. services.................$575.00 O’Reilly auto Parts, parts.....................$494.36 Payroll.............................................$20,104.62 withholdings, taxes ..........................$4,144.58 iPeRS ...............................................$1,196.23 Roto-Rooter, leachate..........................$280.00 Times Citizen, printing ...........................$49.05 Tony’s Tire, towing ............................$3,035.67 uS Cellular, cell phone ..........................$95.80 Voya, life insurance ...............................$30.35 wellmark-hardin Co., health ins .......$4,579.68 Zeigler, repairs ..................................$4,144.43 Total ..............................................$124,383.45 Recorded by Dan aastrup, Director (ledger – Nov. 29, 2016)
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New Providence City Council new Providence city council regular session Monday, nov. 14, 2016 - 7:00 P.M. The New Providence City Council met in regular session on monday, November 14, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Providence Township hall. Council members present were Ron Reece, Terry beare, Chris Renihan and Janine allbee. Jim martin was absent. larry balvanz and Steve Teske were also present. mayor lou Schafer called the meeting to order. ageNDa-beare made motion to approve agenda. allbee second. mC. miNuTeS- Reece made motion to approve October meeting minutes, second Renihan. mC CiTiZeN’S CONCeRNS-Council would like clerk to send one abatement for discarded appliance and one abatement for dumpster. fiNaNCial RePORTS- Reece made motion to accept monthly financial reports, beare seconded. mC. Council discussed city bonds and will discuss more with insurance agent. VeTeRaNS memORial-flags will be removed later this week. NP PRiDe & PROgReSS-Notice of grant from iaS coming. uTiliTY RePORTS-Council approved Rhonda to start looking for replacement pump. COmmiTTee RePORTS-SOliD waSTehas new curb sorter. STReeTS: Jason Steiner will do snow plow. Orange Street overlay is done. CiTY imPROVemeNTS: Council discussed welcome brochure and clerk will update. PaRK & ReC: Nets will be taken down this week. billS SubmiTTeD fOR PaYmeNT-Reni-
han moved to approve the following bills, second allbee. mC iPeRS, Oct wages, 227.77;iRS, Oct tax, 309.22; iowa Dept of Revenue, sales tax, 559.00; iowa Dept of Revenue, state withholding, 102.00; heart of iowa, phone, 29.88; alliant energy, 703.27; Knight Sanitation, Nov, 870.00; Sheriff, hardin County, contract law, 449.27; Cathy Diedrich, toner & supplies, 75.39; united Suppliers, garbage stickers, 372.71; Radcliffe Telephone, phone, 49.90; brown Supply, water markers, 47.53; Rhonda guy, water management, 390.00; hach, sample cells, 42.78; mid america Publishing, publishing, 224.25; ia One Call, calls, 18.00; Jim martin, mowing & equipment, 190.00; aaa Septic, park, 90.00; lavelle lawn Care, park, 150.00; Craig Smith Cutler, legal, 125.00; Cathy Diedrich, wages & mileage, 833.96; Steve Teske, wages & mowing, 868.11; larry balvanz, wages & mowing, 449.30; heartland asphalt, Orange St, 12150.00; ia One Call, calls, 6.00; Keystone labs, tests, 78.75, total of bills 19412.59. Oct receipts general 11812.75; capital improvement, 895.26; community service, 895.26; garbage 1637.59; roads 1096.57; sewer 1975.58; water 2956.54; total receipts 21269.55. Oct expenses general 2862.06; garbage 1039.39; roads 633.53; sewer 487.99; NP Pride & Progress, 633.59; water 2095.67; total expenses 7782.23. Renihan moved to adjourn, second Reece. mC The next regularly scheduled meeting is monday, December 12, 2016 at 7:00pm at the Providence Township hall. attest: louis h. Schafer, mayor Cathy Diedrich, City Clerk (ledger – Nov. 29, 2016)
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2016 Winter Sports Preview South Hardin, AGWSR, BCLUW
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Winter Sports Preview
SOUTH HARDIN BOYS BASKETBALL- Pictured are members of the South Hardin varsity boys’ basketball team for the upcoming winter campaign. Front row, left to right, Tyrell Todd, Jacob VanDePol, Kaleb Roling, Ted Dunn, Layne Nelson, Ty Cook. Back row, l to r, Cade Spieker, manager Blair Card, Kevin Rewoldt, Jacob Vander Wilt, assistant coach Branden Bergfeld, assistant coach Jeff Butler, head coach Adam Weig, Aaron Nederhoff, Cauy Teske, Dane Butler, manager Justin Mesch.
SOUTH HARDINBCLUW WRESTLING- Pictured are members of the South HardinBCLUW wrestling team for the upcoming winter campaign. Front row, left to right, Koty Kruse, Alex Hassan, Josiah Dorow, Caleb Engle, Lucas Halverson, Phalen Lewis, Logan Gunderson. Second row, l to r, Nicolas Paxton, Shadner Anderson, Neifer Ralston, Ian Showers, Coby Willett, Brayan Ralston, Taylor Kolthoff, Michael Fuller. Back row, l to r, Owen Fuller, Cody Houck, Ryland Duchane, Dylan Wenke, Braxton Murphy, Mason Dhyne, Ryne Fuller, Cody Richards, Mason Sodders. Not pictured were Michael Chapman, Hunter Allen, Jayden Luse.
SOUTH HARDIN GIRLS BASKETBALL- Pictured are members of the South Hardin varsity girls’ basketball team for the upcoming winter campaign. Front row, l to r, Esther Rose, Danae Nelson, Chloe Webb, Kiera Anderson, Paige Harrell. Second row, l to r, Hanna Vander Wilt, Miquela Teske, Sammy May, Nina Priske, Emma Gourley, Hannah Tripp. Back, l to r, assistant coach Bill Heubner, head coach Matt Thompson, assistant coach Mike Teske.
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The South Hardin girls’ and boys’ basketball teams along with the South Hardin-BCLUW wrestling team are all headlined by returning trios from last season. Top left - Boys basketball, left to right, Ted Dunn, Dane Butler and Ty Cook. Top right – Girls basketball, left to right, Hannah Tripp, Nina Priske, Miquela Teske. Bottom right – Wrestling, left to right, Ryland Duchane, Ian Showers, Josiah Dorow.
AGWSR WRESTLING- Pictured are members of the AGWSR wrestling team for the upcoming winter campaign. Front row, left to right, Brodie Roder, Keaton Penning, Seth Mazoaway, Ali Gerbracht, Trenton Hook. Back row, l to r, Dayton Haley, Chance Taminga, Tery Rummans, Caleb Meinders, Lucas Schumacher.
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Storm excited for mat battles
by Scott Bierle Sports Editor ELDORA- Seniors Ian Showers, Josiah Dorow and Ryland Duchane will be counted on to power the South Hardin-BCLUW wrestling team this winter. The three seniors enjoyed banner campaigns a year ago with 30 or more match wins. Dorow led the win column with 34 against 13 losses followed by Duchane 32-17 and Showers 30-14. Along with the lofty records, Showers’ season ended at the state tournament with a 1-2 showing, Duchane qualified for districts for a second time and Dorow was crowned the 126-pound champion at the power-packed North Iowa Cedar League Conference meet. Both Showers at 113-pounds and Duchane at 152 were conference runnersup. Showers is expected to return at 113-pound, Dorow will man the 132-weight and Duchane looks to be at 160. “We are looking forward to the season,” stated SH-BCLUW cohead coach Mike Olson. “We started last season inexperienced, learned some lessons and hope they pay off this year. “We should field a full lineup and we have some anchors. We have four or five kids that we can expect to win a high percentage of their matches and have some kids that can score points in tournaments,” he added. Additional top returners are sophomore Coby Willett, who went 2516 a year ago, junior Ryne Fuller at 24-19 and sophomore Owen Fuller at 18-20. Senior Michael Chapman gained 15 wins last season and junior Jayden Luse 13. Duchane led the Storm’s pin parade with 23 last season followed by heavyweight R. Fuller at 18, Willett 17, O. Fuller 14 and Showers 13. The SH-BCLUW matmen have a busy beginning to the season with a possible 10 matches over five days. The Storm will host a Quadrangular in Eldora tonight (Tuesday), entertain AGWSR and East Marshall/ GMG at Conrad Thursday in the conference openers and then go to the Gilbert Duals Saturday. Joining the Storm at the Eldora Quad will be
North Butler, Clarksville and Turkey Valley. A tentative lineup for the Storm, listed by Olson, includes 106-pounds freshman Taylor Kolthoff, 113Showers, 120- Willett or freshman Shadner Anderson, 126- Willett or sophomore Neifer Ralston, 132Dorow, 138 and 145- Luse or Chapman, 152- freshman Logan Gunderson, 160- Duchane, 170- junior Cody Richards or freshman Michael Fuller, 182- O. Fuller, 195- senior Dylan Wenke, 220- freshman Nicolas Paxton and 285- R. Fuller. Olson noted, “We have to find some backups, build some depth.” Showers and Duchane are closing in on the 100-win plateau as Showers stands 87-43 in wins and losses, and Duchane 84-51. Dorow is .500 at 62-62. R. Fuller is 47-42 as a junior. “Showers, Duchane and Dorow have all tasted success and now need to take that next step. They all have things to work on, but could have very good years,” said Olson. In the conference, Olson listed Denver-Tripoli as the favorite, while the Storm’s goal is to better last year’s mark of 5-6. In a pre-season rankings, the NICL has one team and 25 individuals listed. The Storm will host back-to-back Saturday tournament’s in January with the Storm Duals in Conrad Jan. 7 and the Storm Invitational in Eldora Jan. 14.
South Hardin-BCLUW Wrestling Schedule
Date Nov. 29 Dec. 1
Opponent Site Quadrangular Eldora East Marshall-GMG* & AGWSR Conrad Dec. 3 Gilbert Duals Gilbert Dec. 8 Union High* & Jesup* LaPorte City Dec. 10 Central Springs Duals Manly Dec. 15 Aplington-Parkersburg* GRNT* Parkersburg Dec. 17 North Polk Invite Alleman Dec. 20 Denver-Tripoli*/ Wapsie Valley* Conrad Jan. 5 Dike-New Hartford* & Hudson Hudson Jan. 7 Storm Duals Conrad Jan. 12 Waterloo Columbus* & West Marshall* Eldora Jan. 14 South Hardin Invite Eldora Jan. 17 Sumner-Fredericksburg* Sumner Jan. 21 North Butler Invite Greene Jan. 28 NICL Conference Meet Parkersburg Feb. 4 2A Sectional Charles City * NICL Conference Matches
Team chemistry key to SH boys
by Scott Bierle Sports Editor ELDORA- The South Hardin boys’ basketball team will be a work in progress this winter. Tigers’ head coach Adam Weig will look to combine the experience of seniors with several up-and-coming newcomers. “Team chemistry will be key this season and I think this team is buying into that. They are realizing to reach the final goal we have to come together and be one team,” stated Weig. South Hardin will build around seniors Dane Butler, Ted Dunn and Ty Cook. Butler plays the post, Dunn a shooting guard and Cook point. Additional seniors are Layne Nelson, Aaron Nederhoff and Jacob VanDePol. Butler returns as the top scorer and rebounder for the Tigers with totals of 233 points and 154 rebounds for averages of 10.6 and 7.0, respectively. Dunn netted 158 points and drilled 42 of the team’s 84 threepointers a year ago, and Cook scored 26 points to go with 33 assists. Underclassmen in the mix are junior Kevin Rewoldt and sophomores Jacob Vander Wilt, Cade Spieker, Tyrell Todd and Kaleb Roling. Rewoldt, a former wrestler is a newcomer to the sport and stands 6-foot7 along with Spieker at 6-4 and
Butler 6-3. “Our strength I hope will be our ability to score inside and outside. We should have good balance and teams will not be able to concentrate on one area,” noted Weig. His concern is defense. “Getting the kids to buy into playing defense is an area we are working on. Defense is about working hard.” The Tigers lost a two-quarter contest to Collins-Maxwell-Baxter at the Roland-Story Jamboree recently. “Our inexperienced show. We were a little timed. We need to play more aggressively, but that will come with playing time. Our goal is to be playing our best basketball in February,” said Weig. South Hardin started the season Monday with Jesup in Eldora and tonight (Tuesday) plays in Clarion. The NICL West campaign will tipoff Friday when the Tigers tangle with BCLUW in Eldora for a third game in five days. Weig tabbed defending conference champion Gladbrook-Reinbeck the team to beat. “Gladbrook-Reinbeck is the favorite until someone beats them. There is no game in the conference we can’t win, but we also have to came to play every night or we can get beat.” The Tigers finished 5-16 last season and on a nine-game skid to end the campaign, and 4-8 in the NICL West.
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Tigers searching for go-get girls by Scott Bierle Sports Editor ELDORA- Role players the past couple seasons now need to become leaders for the South Hardin girls’ basketball team this winter. Tigers’ head coach Matt Thompson will start that search from a list of six gals, including seniors Miquela Teske, Nina Priske, Hannah Tripp, Emma Gourley and Hanna Vander Wilt along with junior Paige Harrell. “We have a good group of returners, but we need a couple girls to step up and take on that leadership role. When we need that key basket or the game is on the line, whom can we look to. The potential is there for several girls,” said Thompson. Priske, Tripp, Teske and Harrell played in all of South Hardin’s 22 games a year ago during a 13-9 campaign. Priske netted 153 points for a seven point average followed by Tripp 108 points, Teske 102 and Harrell 79. Teske pulled down a team-high 109 rebounds last season with 98 for Priske, and returns with the top totals of 51 steals and 20 assists. Teammates battling for minutes are senior Sammy May, juniors Danae Nelson and Chloe Webb and sophomore Kiera Anderson, according to Thompson. The Tigers have been a threepoint shooting team in the past and Thompson expects that to continue. “We have girls that can make the three-pointer. You can’t make that shot without trying and it helps to keep the middle open.” South Hardin sank 109 three-balls last season with the top returner Tripp with 19 and Harrell nine. Thompson noted ball handling is a concern. “We graduated a couple guards last season that did a lot of our ball handling the past couple seasons and we are working some
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Comets look to carry over momentum
by Scott Bierle Sports Editor CONRAD- Late season success a year ago will provide momentum for the BCLUW girls’ basketball team this winter. The Comets went 6-2 over the final eight contests of last season helping the team finish 12-11. Included in the wins were two post-season games before falling in the regional semi-finals. Six girls that played in 18 or more of the 23 games return led by senior Samantha Ubben. Ubben ended second in scoring a year ago with 265 points for an 11.5 average, led the team in assists and steals with 101 and 87, respectively, and was third in rebounds with 132. “Sam is our leader. She did a great job last year and we are looking for more this season,” said BCLUW COMET GIRLS- Pictured are the five seniors of the BCLUW girls’ basketball team. Left to right, Sara Sharp, Leah Yantis, Samantha coach David Lee. Ubben, Skylar Veldhouse, Kate Goecke. Along with Ubben, a second-team all-conference cager last winter, juniors Kaylee Goecke and Lauren Anderson played in all 23 games. Both reached triple digits in scoring with 116 points for Goecke (5.0 average) and 103 for Anderson (4.5). by Scott Bierle Top returners for BCLUW are sophomores Jack Garber and Jonny Hardin and AGWSR are always Goecke buried 23 three-point goals tough.” Sports Editor senior Clay Silver and juniors Lo- Neff. a year ago and Anderson had 133 BCLUW opens the cage cam- rebounds. Additional returners are CONRAD- Defense will be a gan Mann and Troy Dolphin. Mann Higgins noted the team is looking point of emphasis this winter for the brings back the top offensive totals for team leader. “We are still looking paign with a girl/boy twinbill tonight seniors Skylar Veldhouse and Kate BCLUW boys’ basketball team. with 137 points for a 6.5 average for someone to take the leader posi- (Tuesday) in Parkersburg against Goecke, along with sophomore The Comets averaged just short of and made 25 three-point goals. Sil- tion and ball handler. Josh (Sharp) A-P and then travels to Eldora for Easton Swanson, who has been 45 points per game a year ago and ver scored 113 points and Dolphin handled both those jobs last season the conference opener with South slowed by an injury. Senior Leah Hardin Friday. The Comets home Yantis is back in the mix this season graduated the team’s one double- 55. Mann and Silver were one-two and he graduated” digit scorer. in rebounding at 105 and 92, respecThe BCLUW boys booked marks opener is Tuesday, Dec. 6 with AG- after missing all of last year with an “Defense will be a key this year,” tively. of 5-16 overall and 1-11 in the NICL WSR in Conrad. stated second-year coach Luke Hig“Team chemistry will be good West last season. gins. “We are a team that will score this season. We have a bunch of The Comets’ shooting struggled between 50 and 60 points a game guys working together and working a year ago with percents of 37.6 on this year so the defense has to step hard,” added Higgins. field goals, 29.6 on three-balls and up, and we have been working on it. Looking to join the three returners 51.8 on free throws. We just don’t have the firepower to are seniors Chase Luethje and Na“We have had some kids in the go into the 70s in scoring.” than Hulbert, junior Blake Mann and gym all summer and at other times working on their shooting. Hope to see some improvement in that area,” BCLUW Girls/Boys Waterloo added Higgins. Basketball Schedule Jan. 5 BGM(B) Conrad Gladbrook-Reinbeck was tabbed Date Opponent Site Jan. 6 Gladbrook-Reinbeck* the conference favorite, according Nov. 18 GM-Garwin Reinbeck to Higgins, but also expects a battle (G) Conrad Jan. 10 Grundy Center* Conrad every night out in the North Iowa Nov. 29 Aplington-Parkersburg Jan. 13 South Hardin* Conrad Cedar League West. “G-R just won Parkersburg Jan. 14 Denver Denver another football state championship Dec. 2 South Hardin* Eldora Jan. 20 AGWSR* Ackley and now can carry all that momenDec. 3 Sumner-Fredericksburg Jan. 21 GM-G (B) Garwin tum over into the basketball season. (G) Waverly Jan. 24 North Tama Traer East Marshall and West Marshall are Dec. 6 AGWSR* Conrad Jan. 27 West Marshall* Conrad improved, and Grundy Center, South Dec. 8 Waterloo Christian Jan. 31 East Marshall* Waterloo LeGrand Dec. 10 Dike-New Hartford Feb. 3 Gladbrook-Reinbeck* TOP RETURNERS- Top Conrad Conrad returners for the BCLUW Dec. 13 West Marshall* Feb. 7 Grundy Center* boys’ basketball team State Center Grundy Center including, left to right, Dec. 16 East Marshall* Conrad Feb. 9 Valley Lutheran Conrad Clay Silver, Logan Mann Dec. 20 Waterloo Columbus * NICL West Conference Games and Troy Dolphin.
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Experienced AGWSR girls have high expectations
by Scott Bierle Sports Editor ACKLEY- Expectations are lofty for the AGWSR girls’ basketball team for the upcoming winter season. With the return of four starters and a No. 10 ranking in Class 1A in the preseason poll by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union the Cougars are a team to watch. The quartet of senior Maddie Brandt and Alana Groninga, junior Mandy Willems and sophomore Aubrie Fisher combined to average over 40 points last season, nearly 20 rebounds while collecting 264 assists and 180 steals. “Maddie and Alana are our go-to
girls, but we have a lot of options on this team. The team chemistry has been great in the pre-season,” commented AGWSR coach Laurie Gann. Brandt is back with a bucket full of stats. She scored 344 points a year ago for a 15.6 per game average to go with 188 rebounds (8.5 average), 66 steals, 39 assists and 20 blocks. Groninga also averaged doubledigits at 10.7 as she sank a team-high 44 three-point goals. Fisher followed with a 7.6 scoring average and Willems 7.4 along with a team-best 99 assists. The Cougars registered a 13-9 record a year ago after a 1-5 start and lost just one senior.
Gann noted teammates working for playing time are seniors Addi Johnson and Mariah Jimmerson, junior Ally Finger, sophomore Taryan Barrick and freshman Rachel Sicard. AGWSR connected on 116 threeballs a year ago and all were made by underclassmen. After Groninga, Fisher sank 31 and Willems 22. “We have good shooters, but we have more size this year and we hope to improve the inside game. We are looking for our size to improve our rebounding, especially on the offensive boards,” said Gann. Gann added the Cougars have had some preseason scrimmages and found things to work on. “We need (continued on page 6B)
COUGAR LETTERWINNERS- Pictured are the seven returning letterwinners for the AGWSR boys’ basketball team. Front, left to right, Mason Eilderts, Nathan Karsjens, Jay Janssen. Standing, l to r, Ethan Ubben, Caleb Bartling, Brent Janssen, Tate Hofmeister.
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by Scott Bierle Sports Editor ACKLEY- A cast of seven returning letterwinners provides a wealth of experience for the AGWSR boys’ basketball team this winter. Senior Nathan Karsjens leads the list as a three-time letterwinner with seniors Mason Eilderts and Jay Janssen two-time letterwinners and one for seniors Caleb Bartling, Tate Hofmeister and Brent Janssen along with junior Ethan Ubben. “Hopefully with another year of maturity and improvement in the off season we can really hit the ground running with kids who have played together and know what their roles will be to make this a successful season,” said AGWSR head coach Russ Banzhaf. Banzhaf, starting his 30th year as a head coach and 14 wins shy of 400 at 386, noted size is another strength of the team. “We have good
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RETURNING STARTERS- Left to right, Alana Groninga, Aubrie Fisher, Maggie Brandt and Mandy Willems are returning starters for the AGWSR girls’ basketball team.
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by Scott Bierle Sports Editor ACKLEY- Three-time letterwinners Caleb Meinders and Tery Rummans headline a short-handed AGWSR wrestling team this winter. Meinders and Rummans are two of just 10 bodies in the Cougars’ wrestling room for pre-season workouts. But the twosome are a solid foundation. Meinders posted a 33-7 record as a junior and was a state tournament placewinner, ending eighth at 220-pounds in Class 1A. Rummans manned the 195 weight bracket and was a district qualifier, taking third. Both plan to return to the same weights for the final goaround and are state-ranked in a preseason poll. Meinders is listed No. 3 and Rummans No. 9. “The first day of practice we sat down and everyone explained why they were here. Caleb said to be a state champion,” said AGWSR coach Chad Gerbracht. “Caleb is focused and a great team leader. He does all the right things and leads through both his words and actions,” noted Gerbracht. Meinders reached the 100-win plateau during last season’s postseason to stand 105-19 and owns 55 career pins. Gerbracht added, “We always knew Tery had the ability to go and do it, and last season he did. He is our most athletic kid in the room, we just need to work on his confidence.” Rounding out the team’s return-
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Brandt nearing lofty totals (continued from page 5B) to have better movement away from the ball, continue to work on defense – but we are getting better, and focusing on reducing turnovers.” Eyeing the North Iowa Cedar League West, Gann tabbed Grundy Center, West Marshall and her Cougars the favorites. “Grundy Center and West Marshall are good teams and return some good players, but we should be right in the hunt.” Grundy was the conference champion at 12-0 a year ago, West Marshall the runner-up at 10-2 and AG-
WSR took third at 7-5. Brandt was a first-team all-conference pick a year ago and the lone returner as the other six were seniors, and Groninga second-team. Brandt is closing in on the 1,000 point and 500 rebound career milestones as she has 795 points and 434 rebounds. The AGWSR girls tip-off the season tonight (Tuesday) in Ackley against Hampton-Dumont and then opens NICL West play with Grundy Center in Ackley Friday. Five of the first six games for the girls are in Ackley.
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Gerbracht said. The Cougars welcome six newcomers, including freshman Ali Gerbracht – daughter of the head coach. Gerbracht is well rehearsed in the sport as she is a five-time state champion and two-time national champion and all-American in girls’ wrestling. “It is a tough sport to get into for girls, but girls have had success in the past,” said C. Gerbracht. The younger Gerbracht is expected to take the mat at 106-pounds. AGWSR starts the mat campaign Thursday (Dec. 1) in Conrad against host South Hardin-BCLUW and East Marshall/GM-G, both North Iowa Cedar League opponents. AGWSR then competes in the Gilbert Duals Saturday (Dec. 3). The Cougars’ home opener comes Thursday, Dec. 8 in Ackley against Dike-New Hartford and Waterloo Columbus. Mat time is 6:30 p.m. TOP MATMEN- Top matmen back for the AGWSR wrestling team are seniors Tery Rummans (left) and Caleb Meinders (right). Both are listed in a pre-season state ranking poll with Rummans ninth at 195-pounds and Meinders third at 220.
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(continued from page 5B) 185 rebounds a year ago for averages of 16.9 and 9.3, respectively. The 6-7 Karsjens has been limited in pre-season practices due to a broken hand suffered during football. He will likely miss the season opener but is expected back soon after that. Karsjens is just 60 points away from the 1,000 plateau with 940. Janssen was second in scoring last season at 9.1 points per game and sank 33 three-balls, while Eilderts averaged 6.6 and was the team leader with 97 assists and 42 steals. Karsjens was first-team all-conference and Eilderts second-team as the Cougars were the league runners-up and ended 17-7 overall.
Shooting is the concern for Banzhaf. “Two things stick out as area’s we need to improve and those would be field goal and free throw percents. Looking closer at our shooting from the field we need to continue get the ball inside, drive it to the basket and finish and improve our three-point shooting. The number of times we get to the free throw line has to be higher and who gets to the free throw line will take came of improvement in that area,” noted Banzhaf. Along with the seven letterwinners, Banzhaf has a long list of potential candidates for court time with seniors Austin Rekward and Tyler Rose; juniors Aaron Roelfs, Sawyer
Heitland, Alec Stahl, Brady Fisher and Keon Huffman, and sophomore Alex Hames. “We should be very competitive again this year. If we can stay healthy we will be able to play with anyone on our schedule,” he added. Banzhaf tabbed defending champion Gladbrook-Reinbeck the NICL West favorite with his Cougars, Grundy Center and West Marshall contenders. “The conference race will be very interesting again this year. G-R will again be the favorite; Grundy Center and West Marshall return a number of players and experience and East Marshall may be the darkhorse. With all that said I really like our chances
to be in the race for the conference title.” The Cougars’ team averages were 55.5 points on offense and 47.6 on defense with the shooting totals 40.6 percent from the field, 29.2 on threes and 62.3 on free throws. Banzhaf added, “An area that was key to our success last year was our defensive effort. We only gave up an average of 47.6 points a game; if we can duplicate that effort, it will be an important part to our success.” The AGWSR boys tip-off the season tonight (Tuesday) in Ackley against Hampton-Dumont and then opens NICL West play with Grundy Center in Ackley Friday.
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AGWSR BOYS BASKETBALL- Pictured are members of the AGWSR boys’ basketball team for the upcoming winter campaign. Front row, left to right, Titan Opperman, Brady Fisher, Alex Hames, Liam Stubbe, Tate Hofmeister, Mason Eilderts, Brent Janssen. Second row, l to r, Lucas Starr, Aaron Roelfs, Alex Stahl, Tyler Rose, Josh Bartling, Keon Huffman, Riley Sicard, Trevor Clawson. Back row, l to r, Zach Crain, Tanner Weichers, Caleb Bartling, Sawyer Heitland, Ethan Ubben, Nathan Karsjens, Austin Rekward, Jay Janssen. Not pictured was Jason Seaberg.
AGWSR GIRLS BASKETBALL- Pictured are members of the AGWSR girls’ basketball team for the upcoming winter campaign. Front row, left to right, Alana Groninga, Miranda Jimmerson, Maddie Brandt, Addi Johnson, Mariah Jimmerson. Second row, l to r, Aubrie Fisher, Tori Brandt, Haley Bakker, Mandy Willems, Ally Finger, Kenzie Kielty. Back row, l to r, Natalie Lippert, Whitnie Nederhoff, Rachel Sicard, Hanna Benning, Taryan Barrick, Adri Daniels.
BCLUW BOYS BASKETBALL- Pictured are members of the BCLUW boys’ basketball team for the upcoming winter campaign. Front row, left to right, Bradley Bell, Clay Silver, Chase Luethje, Nathan Hulbert. Second row, l to r, Treye Teske, Tristan Gallentine, Mason Yantis, Caleb Wagner, Eric Knott, Caleb Silver. Back row, l to r, Keegan Rhinehart, Blake Mann, Logan Mann, Jonny Neff, Troy Dolphin, Jack Garber, Noah Lehman. Not pictured were Tevonn Walker, Lane Stanley.
BCLUW GIRLS BASKETBALL- Pictured are members of the BCLUW girls’ basketball team for the upcoming winter campaign. Front row, left to right, Sara Sharp, Kate Goecke, Skylar Veldhouse, Samantha Ubben, Leah Yantis. Second row, l to r, Katie Thompson, Bailey Ashton, Lauren Anderson, Kaylee Goecke, Brooke Aalfs, Easton Swanson. Back row, l to r, Cate Nason, Payton Pekarek, Grace Stufflebeam, Madison Ubben, Lili Wilson, Kennedy Williams, Olivia Hughes, Jade Hammers.
Wellsburg Church Nov. 9, 2016 Cruisers 221.5 75.5 Odd Ballz 171.5 128.5 Section 8 169 131 Pizza Ranch 164 136 Spider Killers 109 188 High team game- Section 8 793; High team series- Section 8 2254; High individual games- Robert Jeske 248, 225, Brian Balvanz 235, Crystal Jeske 152, 149, Kristina atkins 150; High individual series- Robert Jeske 678, Tom Harrell 627, Jacob Christensen 590, Crystal Jeske 444, Kristina atkins 386. Good Times Nov. 10, 2016 aches & Pains 220.5 109.5 M&g Tire 168.5 161.5 Fugowee Tribe 166 164 american Legion 162.5 167.5 Fareway grocery 159 171 eldora Bowl 113.5 216.5 High team game- eldora Bowl 956; High team series- Fareway grocery 2740; High individual games- Steve Dickenson 246, alan Clemons 242, 229; High individual series- alan Clemons 628, glen Carpenter 608, Terry Miller 599; Splits picked up- Terry Miller 4-7-9. Bowl Mor Nov. 10, 2016 ePI 213 117 Midwest Liquid 208.5 121.5 HyVee 164 166 Froning enterprises 162.5 167.5 Sween Law 154 176 Team 4 88 242 High team game- Sween Law 820; High team series- Sween Law 2335; High individual games- Zak Dolash 268, Chris Zollar 232, Jeff Butler 224; High individual series- Jeff Butler 644, Chris Zollar 609, Mike Berends 585; Splits picked up- Darren Driggers 2-410. Friday Nite Live Nov. 11, 2016 We’re Back 50 30 Bulls on the Loose 44 36 Pit 44 36 Wild Ones 22 58 High team game- Bulls on the Loose 716; High team series- Bulls on the Loose 2036; High individual gamesDan Teske 231, John Schatzman 211, Robert Kasischke 210, Sue Taylor 196, Cathy Kusserow 172, Melissa Berends 168; High individual series- Dan Teske 634, John Schatzman 598, Mike Teske 575, Sue Taylor 498, Cathy Kusserow 451, Melissa Berends 425; Splits picked up- Mickey Montalvo 3-10, Jason Hampton 3-6-7-10, 4-9. Jr. Sr. Nov. 12, 2016 Team 3 32 16 Legitness 28 10 The girlies 26 22 10.0 10 38 High team game- Legitness 522; High team series- Legitness 1553; High individual games- Hunter Welch 135, John Lepley 125, Chase Kane 114, Jordyn gear 114, Clairessa Hensley 111, emma Kane 99; High individual series- Hunter Welch 333, Chase Kane 329, John Lepley 315, Clairessa Hensley 289, Jordyn gear 267, emma Kane 265; Splits picked up- Hunter Welch 5-8-10. UFO Nov. 14, 2016 Firehouse 180 120 Steinfeldt Painting 152.5 147.5 United Suppliers 146 154 NaPa 145.5 154.5 The Hubb 140.5 159.5 FMH 135.5 164.5 High team game- Steinfeldt Painting 1015; High team series- Steinfeldt Painting 2781; High individual gamesBret Harris 265, Tom Harrell 253, Steve Dickenson 245; High individual series- Bret Harris 635, Shawn Bolt 618, Jeff gore 607. Men’s Country Club Nov. 15, 2016 Perry ag 60.5 29.5 Dunn Law 52 38 Class of 57 50 40 greenbelt Bank 41 49 Hardin Bank 38 52 american Legion 28.5 61.5 High team game- american Legion 730; High team series- american Legion 2055; High individual games- Kay Palmer 223, Bill Lawless 223, Ron Reece 222; High individual series- Bob McCartney 587, Jim Weig 572, Ron Reece 550; Splits picked up- Kirk Barrett 4-10, Marvin granzow 4-5-7. Tuesday Night Mixed Nov. 15, 2016 Firehouse 235 92 Las Flores 178 152 Porkers 175 151 High team game- Porkers 853; High team series- Firehouse 735; High individual games- Bruce Heidt 220, evan eichmeier 189, Blaire Donaldson 180, Kortney Jaenke 191, Susan engelking 191, Mickey Montalvo 168; High individual series- evan eichmeier 525, Bruce Heidt 522, Blaire Donaldson 522, Susan engelking 539, Kortney Jaenke 519, Joann Stock 440; Splits picked up- Joann Stock 3-10, Susan engelking 5-10 (2).
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Tigers tumble in opener by Scott Bierle Sports Editor ELDORA- A first half scoring drought was costly for the South Hardin girls’ basketball team in a season-opening 58-48 loss to Iowa Falls-Alden here Monday. The visiting Cadets scored 20 unanswered points to end the first quarter and begin the second, flipping an early 9-2 deficit in to a 13-point cushion. Iowa Falls-Alden closed the opening eight-minutes on a 13-0 run sparked by Katie Meyer’s eight points and added the first seven points of the second. The Tigers’ Emma Gourley halted the IF-A run with a three-point goal at the 5:27 mark of the second. The hosts scored nine of the game’s first 11 points as Paige Harrell had two baskets and Gourley the first of her three treys. “Our shooting was the difference. When we needed a basket we could not get one. At times we were just chucking the basketball up and not shooting. We took open shots, but we were rushing them,” said South Hardin coach Matt Thompson. The Cadets stretched the 15-9 lead after one to 32-16 at the break, and owned a 45-28 advantage after three periods. South Hardin attempted a fourth quarter rally, pouring in 20 points. The Tigers stretched within 49-40 on Hannah Tripp’s offensive rebound putback with 3:10 showing. The Cadets’ Hannah Redmond answered a three-pointer moments later. Tripp’s bucket capped a 12-4 start to the fourth for the hosts. “We never gave up and had a couple opportunities to get within striking range in the fourth,” noted Thompson. “We made a lot of little mistakes that can be corrected.” The Tigers’ shooting stats were subpar, going 15-of-55 on field goals, including 5-of-28 on threes, and 13-of-25 on free throws. IF-A was 16-of-29 at the charity stripe as the two teams combined for 48 fouls with 26 on the winners. Meyer netted a game-high 16 points with 13 apiece for Redmond and Taylor Vanatter. Meyer and Red-
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ELDORA- The Iowa Newspaper ning back Trent Johnson first-team. Association All-State football selec- Johnson led the state’s all six divitions announced recently featured a sions in rushing with 2,922 yards. Additional first-teamers were sequartet of area gridders Dane Butler of South Hardin, Clay Silver of nior defensive lineman Ben Latusek BCLUW and AGWSR’s Nathan of Dike-NH, senior defensive lineman Calvin Bright of Roland-Story Karsjens and Caleb Meinders. Karsjens headlined the showing, and senior defensive back Ross Ranearning first-team honors in Eight- dall of West Marshall. Second-team Player at punter while teammate were Dike-NH seniors Nick Durnin Meinders was a second-team line- linebacker and Clayton Mapel defenbacker pick. Silver was tabbed sec- sive back, Collins-Maxwell-Baxter ond-team linebacker in Class 1A and senior running back Blake Coughein Class 2A, Butler was third-team nour and sophomore offensive lineman Will Clapper and Roland-Story linebacker. All four are seniors. Karsjens averaged 39.1 yards on senior running back Caleb Schlat24 punts with a long of 53 yards. ter. Third-teamers were R-S seniors The average ranked seventh best in Brett Staton defensive back and eight-player with punters of 12 or Dylan Rivers offensive lineman and junior Garek Hurd defensive linemore punts. Meinders booked 53.5 tackles man, and West Marshall junior Beau with 41 solos and inside that total Coberley defensive back. District 2 in Class 1A, including HUSTLING- The Tigers’ Paige Harrell (22) and Miquela Teske (4) hustle down court to stop the were nine solo tackles for losses and BCLUW, had 11 all-state selections. six solo sacks. He also recovered Cadets’ Taylor Vanatter during season opening cage play last Monday. South Hardin lost the battle Champion Denver led the picks with two fumbles. with neighboring Iowa Falls-Alden, 58-48. Silver led the Comets’ defense and six. mond sank two treys each. Class A state champion Gladall of 1A in tackling with 121 stops, Scoring leaders for South Hardin including 81 solos. He had one inter- brook-Reinbeck had seven team were Harrell and Danae Nelson 13 members selected all-state with five ception. points with nine for Gourley and Butler’s 99 tackles led the Tiger first-teamers. The first-team gridders Tripp. Nelson had two three-balls defenders and tied for sixth in 2A. were seniors Jacob Walters offensive to go with Gourley’s three and Harlineman, Thomas Mussig linebacker The total included 83 solo tackles. rell had seven free throws. Miquela Grundy Center landed a pair of and Erik Knaack defensive utility, Teske pulled down 10 rebounds, Class A first-team selections with and juniors Hunter Lott quarterback Tripp had five and Harrell dished senior running back Bryce Flater and Mason Skovgard defensive lineLAYUP- seven assists. and junior offensive lineman Jordan man. Third-team picks were senior South The Tigers also played without Parker Bown linebacker and junior Hook. Hardin’s senior post Nina Priske, who turned Walker Thede kicker. Flater led Class A in rushing with Danae Nelan ankle in practice. She is expected son shoots Mussig was named one the Class over 2,000 yards at 2,049 on just 211 back soon. A captain. Additional class capcarries for an impressive average of a left-handThe South Hardin girls and boys tains were 4A - running back Jacob 9.7. He was also the leading scorer ed layup travel to Clarion tonight (Tuesday) Zachary of West Des Moines Dowlin the class with 228 points with 37 against to play Clarion-Goldfield and then ing, 3A – quarterback Nick Finney touchdowns, including 33 rushing. Hannah opens NICL West play Friday in Elof Pella, 2A – offensive lineman Butler was one of 14 performers Redmond dora against BCLUW. Tristan Wirfs of Mount Vernon, 1A from District 3 in 2A to be named of Iowa Scoring by Quarters: – receiver Levi Jungling of Pella all-state. Runner-up Roland-Story Falls-Alden Iowa Falls-Alden Christian and 8-Player – quarterback had five picks and champion Dikeduring the 15 17 13 13 -58 Jake Danner of Ar-We-Va. New Hartford four, including runtwo team’s South Hardin season 9 7 12 20 -48 opener. South Hardin scoring – paige HarNelson rell 13, Danae Nelson 13, Hannah Tripp 9, emma gourley 9, Miquela scored 13 ELDORA- All-state and all-dis- was selected to the 14-member Class Teske 2, Kiera anderson 2. Threepoints in trict volleyball teams were released 2A Central all-district team. Ubben point goals: gourley 3, Nelson 2. the Tigers’ by the Iowa Girls’ Coach Associa- was the Comets’ leader in kills with loss. South Hardin JV beaten 214 and digs at 260. tion recently. The South Hardin junior varsity In Class 3A, senior Lauren Keane Grundy Center sophomore Kygirls’ basketball team was beaten, lie Willis led the area honors as she of Iowa Falls-Alden was named the 23-13 in Monday’s first game by was named second-team all-state in Central all-district team. Iowa Falls-Alden. VanDePol’s five points. Cyrena England, and one for Esther Rose. Class 2A and 2A Northeast Iowa allDike-New Hartford junior Sydney The Tigers, who trailed 10-7 Werner had three points with two VanDePol and Werner made three- district. Teammate Sydney Mathews Petersen and senior Kiley DeBerg of at halftime, were led by Meghan for Alexiss Bradshow and Sarah point goals. was listed on the 2A all-state honor- Hudson earned lofty all-state honors. The pair was named to the eightable mention. Willis led the Spartans’ attack with netter all class IGCA Elite Volleyball 354 kills, had a .363 kill efficiency, team, while Petersen was tabbed the reached a team-high 139 blocks, col- Class 3A Player of the Year and Delected 250 digs and landed 34 ser- Berg the 1A Player of the Year. Dike-NH’s Diane Harms was sevice aces. Mathews booked 957 aslected the 3A Coach-of-the-Year sists for an average of over nine per SOUTH HARDIN JV after leading the Wolverines to the game and had 220 digs. GIRLS BASKETBALL- state crown. BCLUW senior Samantha Ubben Pictured are members of the South Hardin junior varsity girls’ basketball team for the upcoming winter campaign. Front by Scott Bierle, Sports Editor row, left to right, Ellie NEW PROVIDENCE- Three losses in a four-day span were suffered by Cook, Sarah England, the Quakerdale Prep basketball team, capped by an entertaining 91-85 loss Meghan VanDePol, Alexto NE Nebraska Community College here Monday. iss Bradshaw, Jaelyn AlThe Eagles clawed back from a 12-point halftime deficit and were within len. Second row, Izzy Sisthree at 88-85 before losing for the 10th time in 11 games. son, Claire Brinkmeyer, Antoine Divine’s 19 points led a balanced scoring attack with 17 for Tyrees Cyrena Werner, Jocelynne Sidberry, 16 for Chris Porter and 15 for Tyrail Trussell. Bainter, Katelyn Mathis. At the Marshalltown Community College tournament, Quakerdale lost to Back, l to r, coaches Bill Highland Community College, 112-71 (Nov. 18) and to St. John’s Military Heubner and Mike Teske. Academy, 77-69 (Nov. 19). “We were just overmatched obviously by the score against Highland, but the other two games we were in the game into the final minute and could not come away with the win,” said Quakerdale coach Dustin Johnston. Scoring leaders against Highland were Sidberry 23 points with four threepoint goals and 9-of-11 free throw shooting, Divine 21 and Mahrion Butler nine, and against St. John’s, Divine had 17, Porter 11 and Trussell and Andrew Madison 10. The Eagles play William Penn JV Wednesday on the road and then are back home Sunday (Dec. 4) against the Wartburg JV for a 2 p.m. tip.
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SOUTH HARDIN JV BOYS BASKETBALL- Pictured are members of the South Hardin junior varsity boys’ basketball team for the upcoming winter campaign. Front row, left to right, Dalton Lake, Kaden Zoske, Gus Armstrong, Brayden Harris, Trevor Olmstead, Christian Penning, Thomas Spiehs, Gavin Ridout. Second
row, l to r, manager Justin Mesch, manager Blair Card, Colton Haley, Kolby Winter, Joe Schult, Kaleb Kusserow, Tyler Briggs, manager Jacob Brown. Back row, l to r, Jake Maakestd, Braden Nelson, coach Brandon Bergfeld, coach Jeff Butler, coach Adam Weig, Justin Meints, Tanner Lawrence.
Tuesday, Nov. 29 South Hardin Girls/Boys Basketball vs Clarion-Goldfield at Clarion, 6:15 p.m. AGWSR Girls/Boys Basketball vs Hampton-Dumont at Ackley, 6:15 p.m. BCLUW Girls/Boys Basketball vs Aplington-Parkersburg at Parkersburg, 6:15 p.m. South Hardin-BCLUW Wrestling host Quadrangular at Eldora, 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 South Hardin-BCLUW Wrestling vs AGWSR and East Marshall/GMG at Conrad, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 2 South Hardin Girls/Boys Basketball vs BCLUW at Eldora, 6:15 p.m. AGWSR Girls/Boys Basketball vs Grundy Center at Ackley, 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 BCLUW Girls Basketball vs Sumner-Fredericksburg at Waverly, 1 p.m. South Hardin-BCLUW & AGWSR Wrestling at Gilbert Duals, 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 South Hardin Girls/Boys Basketball at Hudson, 6:15 p.m. AGWSR Girls/Boys Basketball vs BCLUW at Conrad, 6:15 p.m.