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BY ETHAN STOETZER The Iowa Department of Transportation is seeking an easement from the city of Hampton, for 0.12 acres of Harriman Park, that it will permanently need for bridge repairs in 2019. The DOT is scheduled to work on two bridges in Hampton in 2019. The North side of Hampton, by Harriman Park, will be a $1.9 million project to update the 55-year-old bridge. The easement is needed because the footprint of the bridge will be larger than is currently there, said DOT engineer Pete Helmstead. The bridge on the south side of Hampton will be a $1.1 million project to update the 82-year-old bridge. City Manager Ron Dunt said that the council will discuss the easement sale. The council will not take immediate action, as the DOT is currently taking public comments about the acquisition.

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NEIGHBORS Local 4-H’ers travel to Chicago Five Franklin County 4-H members toured the sites of Chicago over Thanksgiving as part of the annual 4-H Chicago Award Trip. Section B, Page 8

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Griselda Tello leaves behind a guiding light in the form of a smile

BY ETHAN STOETZER Franklin County has a population of just over 10,000, according to the 2010 census. Some would say it’s a tight knit county, in which no matter what town one lives in, there are no strangers. It could be said that this tight-knit group of Iowans The people can ban togeththat really er to support one need that another in their pat on the times of need. back are the For the secresidents ond straight year, this fact has been who donate proven. money In 2016, Frankand make lin County Relay everything For Life raised come $79,859.88, plactogether. ing themselves in the top 10, at SHERI BOGUE, number seven, Relay For Life for counties with Chairperson populations between 10,000-14,999. Per capita, that’s $7.42. Compared to the Midwest Division of Relay For Life, consisting of South Dakota, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, the average per capita donation was $1.27.

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HAMPTON REMEMBERS BY ETHAN STOETZER n more ways than one, Griselda Tello was a dreamer. When she was young, her father traveled to America for work, so he could send money back to Mexico to support Tello, her mother and brother. When she was nine-years-old, she and the rest of her family also packed up their belongings and headed to America to begin a new life in Hampton. What followed were 12 years of perseverance in education, and fulfilling her childhood dreams of becoming a nurse, despite the challenges of not being a U.S. Citizen. Graduating from North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) this past spring, Tello, 22, was living her dream. She was working as a Registered Nurse (RN) with Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City, in the Critical Care Unit and as part of the nursing resource pool (a pool of “floating” nurses who work in various units). But her time living out her dream was short lived. On Nov. 25, 2016, Tello’s dream was cut short when a 2005 Chevrolet K3500, traveling northbound on Highway 65 in the Rockwell area, veered into her lane, striking her 2001 Chevrolet Impala. At approximately 7:35 p.m., on the day after Thanksgiving, paramedics pronounced Tello dead at the scene. Her death has left the city of Hampton awestruck, and some residents still cannot believe the tragedy occurred. But while her notable absence now looms over her loved ones — and those that knew her best — there remains a residue of hope in the form of Tello’s smile, that those in her life remember most of all. Despite the most challenging of times that smile shined, creating a lasting memory of Tello in the hearts of her peers, and continues to paint a picture of a dream come true.

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Tello always greeted you with a huge smile and a big hug. She made people feel listened to, even important. Her kindness, her intelligence, her ability to listen was truly special. She made the world a kinder and more tolerant place. — CAROLYN KINGLAND-HANSON, H-D HS English teacher

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BY ETHAN STOETZER This holiday season, community members will help bring in the Christmas spirit with a production of “The One and Only Santa Claus.” Directed by Russell Wood, Franklin County community services director, the Franklin County Arts Council and the Franklin County Players hope to find the true spirit of Christmas, while taking a journey to find the one and only Santa Claus. See FCAC: Page 2

“The One and Only Santa Claus” walks the audience through various sketches like this one, to find out what Santa Claus means to every one. ETHAN STOETZER/HAMPTON CHRONICLE

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LEFT: Yul Tide, left, is the narrator of “The One and Only Santa Claus,” and walks the audience through interviews about the spirit of Christmas. CENTER: The play has an interlude where members of the cast sing a Christmas carol. RIGHT: Mary Christmas, left, and Chrystal Flakes, right, talk about life at the North Pole. ETHAN STOETZER/HAMPTON CHRONICLE

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As a student High school English and Composition Teacher Deborah Meade was a middle school teacher at Hampton-Dumont Middle School when she first met Tello. She still clearly remembers Tello walking through the door and into her reading and writing class, excited to learn. “[Tello] always greeted me with a smile, and she always made me feel like she was eager to learn whatever I had planned for that day,” Meade said. “She was compassionate towards others, and she was determined to make her parents proud of her work.” Tello would continue to be a member of Meade’s classroom for the next two years. She went on to high school and by her senior year, Meade would have Tello in her classroom yet again for her College English course. “On the first day, that smile was still there, and so was the determination to do her best and make her parents proud,” Meade said. Carolyn Kingland-Hanson, a Hampton-Dumont High School English teacher, first met Tello as a freshman, in her English I class. “I laugh as I remember my first attempt to roll the ‘r’ in her name,” Kingland-Hanson said. “My pronunciation came out as an American-ized ‘Greeeece.’” Kingland-Hanson said that the two laughed at the attempt, which is when she first saw Tello’s iconic smile. “I wish you could have seen that beautiful smile of hers,” Kingland-Hanson said. “One felt warm with that smile.” Throughout Tello’s high school years, she would always stop by Kingland-Hanson’s classroom, just to talk. “I got to see her giggle with friends and become this absolutely lovely human being,” Kingland-Hanson said. “She had always wanted to take care of people. In my opinion, she was born to help others, and I was not surprised at her choice of profession; an RN.” Chasing her dreams In 2012, President Barack Obama signed an executive order called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which granted a renewable, two-year reprieve of deportation, as well as a social security number and the opportunity to get a driver’s license, to illegal immigrants in the country. Fitting in with the order’s requirements — arriving in America before turning 16, living in the country continuously since June 15, 2007, being enrolled in school and not convicted of any felonies — Tello was able to take advantage of DACA her senior year, and obtain a job and go to college. Becoming a nurse While in high school, Tello was enrolled in the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Concurrent Enrollment program, through NIACC, which allowed her to complete nursing courses while still in high school. Through the program, Tello was able to work at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton, in the memory unit, where she was a caregiver to the mother of Hampton resident Robbi Stevens.

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Griselda Tello graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Nursing from North Iowa Area Community College this past spring. She was a Dream Scholarship award winner. She is pictured, at left, with her friend, Camille Cavazos; and her parents, above. SUBMITTED PHOTOS

“Having looked after my mom’s care during her last few years at various stages of dementia, it was often clear to me which caregivers had an innate spirit of caring and service,” Stevens said. “[Tello] was one of those people, having a soft-spoken and gentle way in assisting those who were unable to do for themselves, or just needed her reassuring smile to calm their fears. I take comfort in knowing that when Mom’s time swiftly came, [Tello] was there to take note of her condition and was by her side at the end.” When the time came for college, Tello attended NIACC and graduated with her associates degree before pursuing a bachelor’s degree in nursing and graduating in 2016. As part of the process, she applied for and received the school’s Dream Scholar Award. With the help of the $3,500 scholarship, Tello was able to work fewer hours so she could focus on her schoolwork. “She was proactive about her future,” said Valeria Gonzalez, bilingual enrollment advisor and success coach for diverse populations in NIACC’s admissions office. “As she was a part of DACA, she didn’t qualify for financial aid, so she was fiscally responsible. She’s always been one of those motivated people, and positive about her future. She never let any obstacles get in her way.” Saving lives After becoming a CNA, Tello worked at Mercy Medical Center, North Iowa, in 2015, as an aide, where she attracted the attention of Director of Critical Care and Nursing Administrative Services, Linda Latham. She met Tello at a recruitment meet and greet with NIACC students, where Tello approached her with passion about the many units at the center. “I got to meet her and know her and her passion in critical care and her desire to help people,” Latham said. “She had a wonderful smile, compassion and a calm demeanor. I interviewed her and then hired her.

“When you talk to staff,” Latham said, “they’d notice her smile. She was so pleasant to work with and got along with everyone. She was hardworking, mixing her smile with kindness and compassion. Nursing was definitely the field for her.”

Last year, FC Relay for Life raise a total of $85,895.47, with a per capita donation of approximately $7.92, earning themselves the sixth place in the top ten list. “The people that really need that pat on the back are the residents who donate money and make everything come together,” said Sheri Bogue, chairperson of FC Relay For Life. Bogue began as the chair back in 2009 and has held the position ever since. These two consecutive years have been the first of awards. Since Bogue took over as chair, some changes were made to the Relay For Life format. Instead of holding the event at 6 p.m. on a Friday, until 6 a.m. on Saturday, the main event is from 3 p.m. till 11 p.m. on a Saturday. “That’s the biggest change,” Bogue said. “Things seem to be busier these days. Kids want to be involved and sometimes it’s hard overnight.” In addition to the event time, Bogue also said that the feature of a video for the Luminary ceremony helps honor those who lost their battle with cancer on a screen rather than reading the names off a list. The annual Relay For Life event has previously been the only event that FC Relay For Life has sponsored with individual teams having their own fundraising events leading up to the main event. Coming this January, FC Relay For Life will be sponsoring Coaches vs. Cancer at Hampton-Dumont High School, featuring members of the H-D community and West Fork community. The event will be on Jan. 21, 2017, and will officially kick off the 2017 season.

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As a friend While Tello was a dedicated student, as Griselda Tello was also a good friend to well as a passionate Elvira Cavazos. SUBMITTED PHOTO nurse, she also led a life beyond the professional Cavazos’ sister Elvira Cavazos, atmosphere, as a young woman with was also a close friend of Tello’s. a close group of friends. Camille Cavazos, 22, of Hamp- The trio became close friends and ton, first met Tello in middle school, spent much of their formative years and thought she was quiet. Tello taking trips to Mason City and shardidn’t know much English, while ing laughs. Elvira Cavazos said that through Cavazos didn’t know much Spanish. Traveling in the same friend groups, their adventures, she realized how the two realized they had much in good of a person Tello was. “[Tello] was the person I believe common, including their passion to everyone should aspire to be like,” help others. The two made their schedules Elvira Cavazos said. “She was altogether and took a lot of the same ways kind, fun, energetic, had a great classes in high school and college. work ethic and never gave up. She alThey became CNA’s in Hampton, ways worked hard for what she wantwhere being able to work together ed and at the same time, she never changed who she was as a person.” brought them closer. Tello was a dreamer, and that fact The two enjoyed listening to pop music on the radio, to Adele, 90s was never forgotten around her. Her hits and Tello’s favorite Spanish work ethic impressed all who she musicians. As a lover of all foods, came in contact with, and her smile Cavazos said that’s what made hang- encouraged those around her to ing out with Tello fun, being able to overcome and persevere. Throughtry new recipes. The friends also en- out her life and even in death, Tello is remembered for the bright light joyed watching movies together. “Anytime we had movie night, that emanated from her smile, servit was 50 percent actually watching as a star to guide the way. “[Tello] always greeted you with ing the movie, and the other half of the time was us joking, or planning a huge smile and a big hug,” Kingsland-Hanson said. “[Tello] made trips,” Cavazos said. Cavazos remembers when Tello people feel listened to, even importhad an interview with Mercy right ant. Her kindness, her intelligence, before graduation, stating that Tello her ability to listen was truly speshowed up two hours early so that cial. She made the world a kinder she was not late. Cavazos wound and more tolerant place.” up driving up to Mercy to help cool Tello’s nerves by walking around the center.

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Library not-so-fun fact To the editor: Recently, the librarians have arrived at the library in the morning to find books placed on the concrete when they would not fit in the outside drop box. These books, even though the patron attempted to return them, are still checked out in their name. Therefore this same patron will be held responsible for these books and materials if they receive rain or snow damage or are stolen. Patrons need make sure their returned items have successfully been returned in the drop box without blocking others. All books not able to be placed in the drop must be returned inside the library. If the library is closed, they must be returned at a later date. Books and other library materials are valuable, please treat them with respect, and make sure they get into the library safely! Kim Manning, Hampton Public Library Director

Reader disputes the Chronicle’s recent wind farm column To the editor: I was referred to an article in the Chronicle’s November 22 edition titled “The new industrious complex.” I’ll have to admit, I was “taken aback” to learn the article was talking about the “wonders of wind” which would, according to the author, be a Godsend to small towns and rural areas like Franklin County. Before going into the article, there are some undisputable facts about wind that we need to know: 1. Wind will never compete in the energy market without massive government subsidies. The wind industry touts Warren Buffet as a big investor in wind, which is true, especially Mid-American, but he is quite clear his motivation is strictly as a tax write-off. 2. The amount of fossil fuel expended for construction and maintenance of the turbine and transmission lines will never be recovered over the lifetime of the turbine which means, even if you believe in man-made climate change because of fossil fuel usage, wind adds to—not reduces—greenhouse gases. 3. Wind will never replace even one fossil fuel power plant because they have to remain operational to be used when the wind doesn’t blow sufficiently to produce electricity, which occurs 65-80 percent of the time. Coupled with the fact technology hasn’t come up with a method to store excess electricity when the wind does blow. But there is one indisputable fact about wind. Wind is the poster child of those pseudo environmentalists inflicted with the “politically correct” pabulum of the liberal left blaming “big oil” for every ill. Somehow the “clean green” philosophy of wind and solar renders human logic and knowledge useless relegating it to the deep dark recesses of unused gray matter replaced by “feelings.” Facts don’t register with this crowd. What about the article from this “transplant from the east” whose main point is the economic benefit from the increased tax revenue of wind turbines is essential for the well-being of small rural communities like Franklin County? Does the county receive more tax money? Of course, but at what price? Is the reduction in property values for farmland (meaning less revenue) made up by erection of turbines? What about the physical presence of these monstrosities as it relates to individuals living in their quite irritating shadow including noise and sunlight flashes? Has anyone in the industry asked our avian friends how they feel when flying into a wind farm? Quite ironic how much we have spent protecting eagles from man and the huge penalties if we kill one even accidently. But now our government negotiates with wind developers allowing a certain number to be killed without penalty. The author takes Trump to task for being a “climate denier” with the assertion “it isn’t true, as historic records prove that temperatures are rising...” Not true. Until this past year, world-wide temperatures haven’t risen for 18 years by any measurement! They also fail to mention “global warming” was changed to “climate change” for this very reason because if the basic assumption—increased “greenhouse” gases in the atmosphere allows less heat to escape—is correct, temperatures would rise because a greenhouse exists to retain heat and increase the temperature! Since they haven’t, perhaps those gases aren’t acting like a greenhouse. Much easier to merely change the name than to explain their “science” isn’t. Subsidies will, at some point cease. When that happens, the turbines will become ugly reminders, blighting the landscape, of another failed damn costly monument to “clean green” energy. Who will clean up the mess? The farmers receiving $6-10,000 a year per turbine? Perhaps. The wind farms constructing them? Highly unlikely unless the county negotiated removal in the contract. The environmental whackos responsible for the federal legislation giving away billions of taxpayer dollars for a project doomed to fail because the wind doesn’t always blow? Only if you believe in fairytales. Small rural communities like Franklin County need to remove the blinders and ignore the article written by the “east coast transplant!” There is no “free lunch!” Never has been nor ever will be. Jerry Crew, Webb, IA

CANDLE-STICK NOTES Candle-Stick Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will hold their next meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m., at the home of Louise Gilchrist located at 207 Oak Hill Drive in Hampton. The group will have an educational program with a cookie exchange. Everyone should bring personal items for the Veterans at the VA Home. Let Secretary Kim Bosch or hostess Louise Gilchrist know if you will be able to attend the meeting. Kim Bosch, Secretary Candle-Stick Chapter DAR

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Ethan Stoetzer Institutes of Health (NIH) for mental health research like the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies. The research aims to create a new visualization of the brain through cells and neural circuits to better access mental health conditions. Another big program to receive this funding is Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative, which designs patient treatment plans based on individuality, rather than one doctrine of treatment. The FDA will also receive $500 million over two years, while state governments will receive $1 billion over the same timeline in establishing opioid painkiller treatment plans. The bi-partisan builds appears to compromise on both sides of the aisle on first glance. Democrats allow for a fast track to drug approvals without much oversight, while Republicans spend over $6 billion on government programs. Both sides seem to have compromised on the things that they hold dear: regulation and government spending. Everything seems fair, but what’s the catch? The appropriation of the $6.3 billion is only applicable when the congress approves an annual appropriation amount. Next year, should the GOP controlled congress decide to shrink government expenditures, these funds will not exist. It sounds like this is a passing based on faith that allowing such loose regulations on drugs will result in government-financed research. But if

history serves as a guide, $6.3 billion over 10 years should be lucky if it gets even $2 billion. On the other side of the provisions, many have argued that the FDA is full of red tape and doesn’t pass any new drugs for patients, which was the basic purpose of the bill. According to two studies conducted last year by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, the FDA is the fastest regulatory agency in the world, and is already running on compromises. An entry in the New England Journal of Medicine by Harvard Health and Policy Management Research Associate Aaron Kesselheim states that drug companies only need to do six month of a test of 760 patients to illustrate the efficacy of a drug that people will take their entire lives. In that timeframe, the FDA will take between six and 10 month to approve it. So while on the service, the bill appears to give and take to both sides, there are winners and losers in everything. But just who wins and who loses can’t be seen, just yet. The FDA isn’t as clunky as critics often argue; the agency is either giving someone a miracle or something that could result in death. If the FDA started approving drugs that didn’t work, you could guarantee that there’s be outrage and regulations would be handed on a silver platter to the agency. Will these deregulations mean that? Or will it boost research? In the American drug research system, a lot of time is spent tinkering with already made drugs to keep mass marketing new prescriptions, to keep patent control. Will this really make a difference? The Senate will decide if the compromises are worth the funding and deregulations this week. It should be interesting what it does with the $6.3 billion in funding that’s tentative at best.

Victory Gardens of World War II – Part Two BY MICKEY FERRIS During World War II just about everything was rationed, but what I remember was shoe soles. My Dad resoled our shoes with leather when he could get it, but at times he had to use cardboard and my socks were always wet. I remember once I outgrew my shoes and all that was available was a pair of brown boy’s shoes (I had a wide foot) and I was mortified. We made our own butter on the farm but a container sat on the edge of the stove to drain out impurities and save all leftover fat. This surplus was then taken to the grocery store, a declared recycling place, and shipped off to be used to make glycerin for explosives. A total of 538 million pounds of waste fat was collected in this manner. My grandmother lived in town and she bought the new and exciting white oleo margarine. This new product came in a plastic like bag with a little dye pill that you massaged into the margarine, turning it a ghastly shade of yellow. When butter rationing was announced one store in Mason City sold 600 pounds of butter in a short time. By 1944, whiskey had disappeared from the state liquor stores (remember the little liquor books?). Bootleggers bought sugar on the black market and became popular again. No new cars were produced after 1942. Thirty percent of all cigarettes went to servicemen. It was considered patriotic to roll your own cigarettes. Remember the little muslin bags of tobacco with the pullstring opening? Victory gardens were planted in yards, empty lots, roof tops, flower boxes and former flower beds. Country school children planted Victory Gardens on school grounds and used the produce in their school lunches. Victory Gardens were considered a huge success. They were a morale boaster because people who weren’t able to work in factories or join the army could feel they were contributing to the war effort by growing gardens. One-third of all vegetables grown in the United States came from Victory Gardens. During the war it was difficult to move fruit and vegetables because of manpower shortages, gas and tire shortages and trucks and trains were needed for the war effort, so Victory Gardens really did help in numerous ways. By May of 1943, there were 20 million victory gardens in the United States, 12 million in the cities and eight million on farms (bear in mind that the ones on farms were huge). Farmers had been growing gardens for many generations but city people had to be shown how. These gardens produced an estimated nine to 10

million tons of vegetables in 1944, an amount which was the same as that grown in commercial fields. One slogan was “Grow Your Own, Can Your Own.” By 1940, homemakers no longer had a “kitchen garden” and did not preserve fruits or vegetables, they bought them in a store. They sent their laundry and dry cleaning “out” and had hired help to take care of their children. With the war and shortages this ended for all but the very wealthy. Women had to relearn these almost forgotten homemaker arts. The government held schools to teach women how to can and freeze fruits and vegetables and other domestic arts. They provided homemakers with recipes for meatless meals other than macaroni and cheese. Women learned how to barter and trade for items they needed, like needles and pins, exchange vegetables and share garden spaces. In 1942, 66,000 pressure cookers were sold and in 1943, a whopping 315,000 were sold. Rationing books were so important that when a family member died, their ration book had to be surrendered immediately, there were stories of family members using what stamps they could when someone was gravely ill. If you were hospitalized for more than ten days your ration book had to be brought to the hospital. Women had to learn the complex rationing programs. Like with vegetables, when you applied for a sugar rationing book you had to declare how much sugar you had at home and that was deducted from the book. At first each book was good for a 56-week supply of sugar with each stamp good for one pound of sugar to be used over a two-week period. Later on, each stamp was good for two pounds of sugar over a specified two-week period. Sometimes, even though you had a stamp, the sugar was not available. For home canning, each person could use Stamp #37, a special canning stamp, together with an application, for 25 pounds of canning sugar. Unfortunately, some people did not read the fine print and spent the #37 stamp to buy two pounds of sugar and then did not have any sugar for canning. Sugar was rationed until 1947. When the war was over in 1945, many city people did not grow any vegetables in the spring of 1946, and found, to their dismay, that there was still a shortage of fruits and vegetables. In a short time people went back to buying all their food in a store. However, in recent years, there has been a minor resurgent in growing a garden in empty lots, back yards, pots and raised containers. Who knows, maybe we will go back to the centuries old kitchen gardens!

For about a month now, since just before Election Day, the seedier corners of the internet have been obsessing over “Pizzagate,” a conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton running a child trafficking ring out of a Washington D.C. pizzeria. The political conspiracy combined with the absurdity made for a catnip-like combination for the internet trolls that frequent places like Reddit’s /r/The_Donald, who went so far to create a spin-off message board dedicated to the topic. Taking a life of its own, the conspiracy theory has created its own mythology, tying the pizzeria from the Clinton Foundation to Satanism to Brazilian football. Did a Hollywood celeb talk about pizza? Must be part of the conspiracy. Did a politician have their photo taken with a child? Must be part of the conspiracy. Why hasn’t the Washington Post covered it? Must be part of the conspiracy. And what does Janet Reno have to do with all of this anyway? Must be part of the conspiracy. For the last month there have been bombastic YouTube videos and “news” articles, each eager to share the big revelation that will “blow the whole thing wide open.” And if it doesn’t happen, well then at least they got a big spike on their traffic for that day. It’s hard to say how many people actually believe in the Pizzagate conspiracy. A couple weeks back I had a conversation with a Trump supporter that admitted he only frequents places like /r/The_Donald because it’s fun to participate in its silliness. While I’m sure some people actually believe in the conspiracy theory, I suspect most people are treating it like a game. I understand the appeal. Conspiracy theories are fun. Heck, I’ve spent the last couple months following a series of YouTube videos predicting a reboot of the Pokémon franchise, linking the designs of new characters to medieval alchemy, Norse mythology, and the Book of Revelations. It’s not a complicated formula. Find one connection that seems plausible, then extrapolate 10 more connections out of it. It can be fun to take a trip down the rabbit hole. But that’s a silly theory about a video game. This is a real life business run by real life people who have had their real life turned upside down by internet trolls looking for cheap laughs. All of which came to a head this weekend when a North Carolina man decided to do some “self-investigation” of the pizzeria – with a gun. Thankfully, nobody was hurt during the incident. A shot was apparently fired, but the man was otherwise arrested peacefully. But it could have gone differently. It’s hard to decide who is more culpable in this situation. The people who don’t know better and actually believe in the conspiracy nonsense, or the people that do know better and perpetuate it anyway. This behavior isn’t limited to just internet trolls. This is the post-fact world that we live in. A world where social media has enabled us to create a personalized bubble of reality where anything that reaffirms your pre-established beliefs must be true and anything that challenges them is just part of the “lamestream media.” Everybody does this to some degree, myself included. It takes a conscious effort to challenge your perception. Not everybody has the time, energy, or inclination to do so. We all know that person on our social media that posts crazy stories about vapor trails in the sky, or the Department of Homeland Security buying up all the ammo in the country, or how global warming is a hoax. That person that posts whatever has a catchy headline without caring about whether or not what they’re posting is true. You know. The kind of person we just elected to be president. This is the inevitable result. One might think it’s harmless to share a silly story, but somebody else might actually believe it. For better or worse, the internet has turned us all into the media. Facebook is the largest distributor of news in the nation. That effectively means everybody is now the editor of their own news aggregate. It’s a power that should not be taken lightly. Travis Fischer is a news writer for Mid-America Publishing and tries to keep his crazy theories on video games and movies.

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FIRST SECURITY HONORS 2 EMPLOYEES, INVITES PUBLIC TO OPEN HOUSES • Lenz to retire after nearly 40 years of service

• Schurman to retire after 35 years of service

After nearly 40 years of working in the finance industry, Blaine Lenz, Senior Vice President at First Security, will be retiring. The public is welcome to join him in celebration of his retirement on Friday, Dec. 16 from 1-4 p.m., at the First Security office lobby in Hampton. Blaine grew up on the Lenz family farming operation in Hamilton County, Iowa, which included row crop farming and cattle feeding. Family members continue to own and live on the farm to this day. He graduated from South Hamilton Community School District. In 1978, Blaine graduated from Iowa State University with a B.S. degree in Ag Business as well as a minor in Finance. Upon graduation from ISU, he was employed by The Travelers Insurance Companies with the real estate group. Here, his responsibilities included real estate loans to Lenz customers for the financing of farmland, and the purchase, management, and sale of farmland for clients. During his time with The Travelers, Blaine worked throughout the United States and held senior management positions in the Des Moines, Chicago, and Memphis regional offices, as well as the corporate office of The Travelers in Hartford, Conn. In 1996, Blaine moved back to Iowa and assumed the position of President of the Brenton Bank at Eagle Grove, Iowa. After Brenton Banks sold to Wells Fargo Bank in 1999, Blaine accepted a position as Senior Vice President at Hampton State Bank in Hampton, Iowa, which was recently purchased and merged into First Security Bank & Trust of Charles City, Iowa. Blaine has always had a strong interest in production agriculture and lending. He has very much enjoyed serving all of his customers, and particularly those involved in agriculture. Blaine and his wife, Cheryl, live in Story City, Iowa, which is within 10 miles of where they both grew up. He continues to be actively involved in the management of the family farming operation.

After 35 years of working in the finance industry, Marge Schurman is retiring from her position as Market President at the First Security - Dumont office. Her open house will be at the Dumont office from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., on Friday, Dec. 9. The public is welcome to join her in celebration. Marge was born in Laramie, Wyoming. She attended Laramie Public Schools and then went on to graduate from the University of Wyoming with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Accounting in May of 1979. While in college, she also twirled baton with the University marching band. Since graduating from the University of Wyoming, Marge has worked 32 of her 35 working years in banking. Marge started her career as an Accountant in Wyoming and later, when she moved to Iowa, as an AcSchurman countant for Community Elevators, Inc. in Kesley, Iowa. Her first position within a bank was as Assistant Cashier and Student Loan Officer at State Bank of Dumont. Later, State Bank of Dumont was sold to Liberty Bank and Trust in 1993, and Marge was promoted to Loan Officer. In 1997, Liberty Bank and Trust was acquired by Commercial Federal Savings and Loan and then, in 2001, First Security bought that branch. Marge served as Vice President/Branch Manager during the years Commercial Federal Bank owned the office and Marge continued with this duty when the branch turned over to First Security. In 2012, First Security promoted her to Market President. Marge’s primary duties throughout the years has included real estate lending, commercial and agricultural lending, consumer lending, and operations. She also has been self employed as a tax preparer. Marge has also been a very involved volunteer in her community. In the past, she was a member of the Butler

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County Women in Banking group, she was a board member of the Butler County Board of Health, a Mentor at Hampton-Dumont Schools for four years, Trustee at United Methodist Church, a member of the Hampton-Dumont Girls Athletic Booster Club, the Secretary for the Hampton-Dumont Dollars for Scholars Board, and she was also Past President and board member of the Dumont Community Library for many years. Currently, she is a Loan Committee member for the Butler County REC, Treasurer and Past President of the Dumont Community Club, Member of the Hampton Rotary, Alternate Loan Committee Member for Blackhawk Economic Development, and Vice President of the Franklin General Hospital Foundation Board. Not only has Marge been busy in the banking world and as a volunteer in her community, but she and her husband, Curt, also have a farming operation that consists of producing corn, soybeans, and alfalfa and also managing a cow calf herd. Curt has been farming near Kesley, Iowa for 45 years. He and Marge met when she was visiting a friend that had moved to Iowa from Wyoming. They later married. Marge and Curt have two children, Shauna Schurman-Zhuravlev and Kendra Mosman. Shauna is married to Dmitri Zhuravlev and they have one son, Kane, who is 19 months old. Kendra, who is married to Chris Mosman, has 3 daughters, Vanessa, 4, Milani, 3, and Ella, 10 months. After retirement, Marge plans to continue to work in the family farming operation. Marge and her family also own and operate Bottom’s Mobile Home Park in Laramie, Wyoming, which involves spending time in her home town several times throughout the year. She hopes to even increase her involvement with that company after retirement. Curt and Marge also plan to travel and visit new places. Marge is especially excited to spend more leisure time with her children and grandchildren and looks forward to being more available to help with the care of her grandchildren as her daughters and their husbands travel with work and are starting new businesses.

by Joyce Schomburg ployed by the city as chief of police. He was formerly a member of the Hampton city police force.

Fifty Years Ago December 7, 1966 Miss Sharon Armstrong, daughter of Kenneth Armfield, was one of 18 girls selected to compete for the privilege of representing State College of Iowa, in Cedar Falls, in Glamour magazine’s “Ten Best Dressed College Girls” contest. The eighteen coeds were chosen on the basis of “fashion type, suitable campus look, individuality in colors and accessories, imagination, good grooming, use of makeup, good figure and posture, and shiny, wellkept hair.” Mr. and Mrs. George Muhlenbruck of Latimer returned home Sunday from Las Vegas, Nevada, where they spent a week visiting with relatives and attending the Silver Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson, she was formerly Evelyn Jensen. Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Anderson and family moved last weekend to Sumner, where he will be em-

Forty Years Ago December 9, 1976 The Ellsworth Community College “Winnebago Boys” are Bob Hill of Tama, Phil Erdman of Belmond, Keith Kramer of Hopkinton, Jerry Rabey of Sheffield, Paul Eichmeier of Sheffield, John Amsbaugh of Sheffield, and Steve Smith of Tama. The “Winnebago Boys” left Tuesday evening for California to cheer for the Iowa Falls school football team in the Junior College Rose Bowl. The trip will cover about 4,000 miles in all. Airman Rickey L. Anderson, whose parents are Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Anderson of Alden, has graduated at Lackland AFB, Tex., from Air Force basic training. The airman, who studied the Air Force mission, organization and customs and received special instruction in human relations, is remaining at Lackland for specialized training in the security police field. Airman Anderson is a 1974 graduate of Alden Community High School. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Behn accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Meints of Sheffield to Webster City Sunday for the opening of the Hamilton County courthouse.

Thirty Years Ago December 11, 1986 Free For All—Students at Hampton’s Park Elementary spent their Tuesday noon play period constructing a snow fort, then staged a major snowball fight, with the attackers on their way to overwhelming the defenders here. Lyle Lole of Hampton topped the list of Franklin County winners in the Iowa Lottery for the month of November, claiming a $500 prize. Kenneth Olinger, Alexander, and Ronald Karsjens, Ackley, won $250 prizes, while Art Brammer, Hampton, was rewarded with a $100 winning ticket. Guests at the rural Coulter home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson on Thanksgiving Day were Mr. and Mrs. Tom Daggit of Iowa Falls and Ruby Johnson. Twenty Years Ago December 5, 1996 Nadine Wreghitt, Linda Abbott, and Kevin Brooks check out the Operation Santa tree at Hampton State Bank. Ornaments are also available at First National Bank, Pamida and United Bank & Trust, Sheffield. The Operation Santa, organized this year by the Hampton Rotary Club, is a program that’s been helping bring Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in Franklin County for

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St. John’s Lutheran 1207 Indigo Ave., Hampton Pastors Tom Dettmer and Stanley Peterson • Wednesday, November 30, 6 p.m. Advent Meal; 7 p.m. Advent Service at St. Paul, Hampton • Sunday, December 4, 9:30 a.m. Joint Worship at St. John with coffee to follow • Wednesday, December 7, 6 p.m. Advent Meal; 7 p.m. Advent Service at St. Paul, Hampton • Sunday, December 11, 9:30 a.m. Joint Worship at St. John with coffee to follow • Wednesday, December 14, 6 p.m. Advent Meal; 7 p.m. Advent Service at St. Paul, Hampton Grocery 456-5253 • Meat 456- 2756 • Sunday, December 18, 9:30 a.m. Joint Worship at St. John with coffee to follow • Saturday, December 24, 5 p.m. Christmas Eve Service at St. Paul, Hampton Geneva United Methodist • Sunday, December 25, 9:30 a.m. Joint Worship 603 Front St., Geneva at St. John with coffee to follow 641-494-7223 Sue Simmons, Pastor St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran • Sunday, December 4, 10:30 a.m. Advent Series 17 2nd St. NE, Hampton Worship “The Wonder of Christmas” Pastor Dan Hanson • Sunday, December 11, 10:30 a.m. Advent Series • Saturday, December 24, 5:30 p.m. Christmas Worship “The Wonder of Christmas” Eve Candlelight Worship • Sunday, December 18, 10:30 a.m. Advent Series • Sunday, December 25, 9 a.m. Christmas Worship Worship “The Wonder of Christmas” • Saturday, December 24, 7 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service to include Sunday School program of songs/readings/skit • Sunday, December 25, 10:30 a.m. Christmas Day Worship; no Sunday School or Confirmation • Sunday, January 1, 10:30 a.m. New Year’s Day Worship; no Sunday School or Confirmation

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First United Methodist 504 Thompson St., Sheffield Sandi Gobeli, Pastor • Sunday, December 18, 5 p.m. Christmas Choir at First United Methodist Church, Sheffield • Saturday, December 24, 5 p.m. Christmas Eve Service • Sunday, December 25, 9 a.m. Joint Christmas Day Service at West Fork UMC for West Fork and Sheffield UMC’s

Trinity Lutheran Church 16 12th Ave. NE, Hampton The Rev. Karl Bollhagen, Pastor; Vicar Pierce Chadburn • Wednesday, November 30, 7 p.m. Advent Service “Led by Fire through the Wilderness” • Wednesday, December 7, 7 p.m. Advent Service “A Voice is Heard in the Wilderness” • Wednesday, December 14, 7 p.m. Advent Service “A Mountain is Found in the Wilderness” • Wednesday, November 30, 7 p.m. Advent Service “Victory is Found in the Wilderness” • Saturday, December 24, 6 p.m. Children’s Christmas Eve Program “Proclaim Jesus’ Birth” • Sunday, December 25, 9 a.m. Christmas Day Service with Holy Communion Ackley United Methodist 416 Hardin St., Ackley Jerry Kramer, Pastor • Saturday, December 24, 7 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service • Sunday, December 25, 10 a.m. Christmas Day Service

Hampton United Methodist 100 Central Ave. E., Hampton Pastor Corby Johnson • Sunday, December 18, 3 p.m. Children’s Christmas Program • Saturday, December 24, 5:30 p.m. Christmas Eve Service • Sunday, December 25, 10:30 a.m. Christmas Day Service

Hampton Church of Christ 420 4th St. SE, Hampton www.hamptonchurchofchrist.com Gary Davis, Pastor • Saturday, December 24, 5:30 p.m. Christmas Eve Service Dumont Reformed Church 912 3rd St., Dumont Pastor Chris Meester • Saturday, December 24, 7 p.m. Christmas Eve Service • Sunday, December 25, 10 a.m. Christmas Morning Service First Reformed Church 214 Brown St., Alexander Pastor Philip Arnold • Sunday, December 18, 9:30 a.m. Kid’s Club Christmas Program • Saturday, December 24, 6 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service • Sunday, December 25, 9:30 a.m. Christmas Day Service Washington Reformed Church 28182 Birch Ave., Ackley Rev. Jack D. Ritsema • Sunday, December 4, 7 p.m. Candlelight Service • Saturday, December 24, 6:30 p.m. Sunday School Christmas Program • Sunday, December 25, 10 a.m. Christmas Day Service Zion Reformed Church 2029 Jonquil Ave., Sheffield Rev. Arthur Zewert • Sunday, December 18, 3 p.m. Sunday School Christmas Program “All I want for Christmas…. Is Jesus” • Saturday, December 24, 7 p.m. Candlelight Service • Sunday, December 25, 9:15 a.m. Christmas Day Service

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• 7:10 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a car-deer property damage accident in Dumont. • 9:59 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn in the 800 block of 200th St., Latimer. • 10:12 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn in the 1700 block of 75th St., Geneva. • 10:26 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn in the 200 block of Highway 65, Iowa Falls. • 10:27 a.m.: Subject requested to speak with a deputy in the 1700 block of 240th St., Sheffield. • 10:46 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn in the 1700 block of Jonquil Ave., Latimer. • 11:58 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn in the 1500 block of Thrush Ave., Hansell. • 12:50 p.m.: Deputies received a report of trespass of real property near the intersection of Mallard Ave. and 190th St., Hampton. • 1:33 p.m.: Deputies received a traffic complaint in the 700 block of Sherman St., Sheffield. • 3 p.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn in the 500 block of 190th St., Hampton. • 5:03 p.m.: Deputies received a report of a controlled burn in the 1800 block of Indigo Ave., Latimer. • 5:15 p.m.: Deputies assisted the Hampton Police in arresting Taylor Jean Gardner, 20, of Hampton, on a mittimus. Gardner was transported to the Cerro Gordo County jail. • 6:52 p.m.: Deputies received a report of a car-deer accident. • 8:30 p.m.: Subject requested to speak with a deputy in the Sunday, December 4: • Deputies received 14 calls for service. • 1:53 a.m.: Deputies assisted the Hampton Police at the Coconut Lounge. • 2:29 a.m.: Deputies assisted the Hampton Police in arresting Angel Ramirez, 36, of Hampton, for driving while barred. He was placed in a cell and held to appear. • 6:35 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a suspicious person near the intersection of Highway 3 and Indigo Ave. • 6:53 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a vehicle off the roadway near the intersection of Hardin County Road and County Road C-73, Alden. • 7:04 a.m.: Deputies assisted the Hampton Police at the Wood Cellar, Hampton. • 7:32 a.m.: Deputies assisted the Hampton Police in arresting Winifred Harstfield, 56, of Brooklyn Park, Minn, for public intoxication. Harstfield was placed in a cell and held to appear. • 11:46 a.m.: Subject requested to speak with a deputy near the intersection of 240th St. and Olive Ave., Sheffield. • 3:15 p.m.: Deputies dispatched another agency to the southbound 169 mile marker of I-35. • 3:21 p.m.: Deputies assisted another agency near the intersection of 160th St. and Timber Ave. • 4:08 p.m.: Deputies dispatched another agency to the southbound 173 mile marker of I-35. • 5:14 p.m.: Deputies were called to a car-deer property damage accident one mile south of Hampton on Highway 65.

• 11:50 a.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter near the intersection of Highway 14 and W. Brook St. • 12:13 p.m.: Officers were called to an alarm in the 400 block of Parriott St. • 2:42 p.m.: Officers received a harassment complaint in the 31700 block of 302nd St. • 2:42 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 24900 block of Temple Ave. • 6:15 p.m.: Officers received a burglary report in the 100 block of Hunter St. Thursday, December 1: • Officers assisted with 3 medical calls. • 3:50 p.m.: Officers were called to a family domestic matter in the 1000 block of Beaver St. • 4:41 p.m.: Deputies received a harassment report in the 200 block of N. 5th St. • 6:05 p.m.: Officers received a fraud report in the 1100 block of Nash St. Friday, December 2: • Officers executed four traffic stops, assisted with three medical calls, and received a report of three controlled burns. • 2:12 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 500 block of West St. • 5:15 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident in the 300 block of Parriott St. • 5:17 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident near the intersection of Trapper Road and Union Ave. • 5:17 p.m.: Officers were called to a personal injury accident near the intersection of 310th St. and Highway 14. • 7:06 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter near the intersection of Butler Center Road and Temple Ave. • 7:33 p.m.: Officers assisted fire personnel with a stricture fire in the 600 block of N. Johnson St. • 10:41 p.m.: Officers were called to a family/domestic matter. Saturday, December 3: • Officers assisted with two medical calls, assisted a motorist, and received a report of eight controlled burns. • 8:34 a.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter near the intersection of 200th St. and Marsh Ave. • 8:53 a.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter near the intersection of 150th St. and Noble Ave.

• 6:04 p.m.: Deputies dispatched another agency to I-35. • 7:32 p.m.: Deputies dispatched another agency to the southbound 155 mile marker of I-35. • 11:03 p.m.: Subject requested to speak with a deputy in Dows. Monday, December 5: • Deputies received a call for service prior to 4:55 a.m. • 1:21 a.m.: Deputies assisted medial personnel in the 700 block of 2nd St. SE.

BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF Monday, November 28: • Officers executed a traffic stop, assisted with two medical calls, and assisted a motorist. • 9:28 a.m.: Officers transported subject. • 10:41 a.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 200 block of Maple St. • 3:09 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident in the 33800 block of Grand Ave., Aplington. • 4:07 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident near the intersection of 280th and Sinclair Ave. • 6:25 p.m.: Officers received a fraud report in the 600 block of Highway 57, Parkersburg. • 6:47 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter near the intersection of Highway 3 and Jay Ave. • 10:43 p.m.: Officers served a search warrant in the 100 block of S. Main St. Tuesday, November 29: • Officers assisted with five medical calls and assisted a motorist. • 8:47 a.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter near the intersection of Highway 14 and 7th St. • 12:08 p.m.: Officers received a fraud report in the 400 block of Mill St., New Hartford. • 3:11 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter near the intersection of Highway 14 and Highway 3. • 6:39 p.m.: Officers were called to the 100 block of N. Main St., Clarksville. Officers arrested Mitchell Ryan Kelderman, 23, of Clarksville, for second offense possession of marijuana, second offense possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamines), possession of a controlled substance on certain real property, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was placed in a cell and held to appear. • 6:59 p.m.: Officers received a harassment report in the 200 block of Pittsford St. Wednesday, November 30: • Officers executed five traffic stops, assisted with two medical calls, assisted a motorist, and received a report of two controlled burns. • 6:46 a.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter near the intersection of Highway 14 and Highway 57. • 8:39 a.m.: Officers received a report of a missing person in the 400 block of W. Washington St., Allison. Deemed unfounded. • 11:11 a.m.: Officers received a theft report near the intersection of 150th St. and Grand Ave., Bristow.

• 4:02 p.m.: Officers were called to a family domestic matter in the 500 block of W. Weare St. • 5:31 p.m.: Officers received a report of suspicious activity near the intersection of Highway 3 and Utica Ave. • 6:36 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident in the 1200 block of Wemple St. • 6:37 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter near the intersection of Union Ave. and Highway 3. • 6:38 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident near the intersection of 220th and Highway 3. • 7:47 p.m.: Officers assisted fire personnel with a general fire call in the 10000 block of Lodge Ave. • 8:18 p.m.: Officers received a report of suspicious activity near the intersection of 130th St. and Birch Ave. Sunday, December 4: • Officers executed a traffic stop, assisted with five medical calls, assisted four motorists, and received a report of a controlled burn. • 12:09 a.m.: Officers assisted a motorist near the intersection of 160th St. and Marsh Ave., Allison. Officers arrested Jeffrey A. Happel, 37, of Fredricka, for operating while intoxicated and driving whole revoked. He was released on a promise to appear in court. • 9:53 a.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 300 block of W. Washington St. • 1:45 p.m.: Officers received a harassment report in the 15200 block of Forest Ave. • 7:20 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident near the intersection of 185th St. and Newell Ave. • 10:34 p.m.: Officers received a harassment report in the 900 block of N. Elm St. Monday, December 5: • Officers had three calls for service prior to 8:34 a.m. among the calls was a motorist assist. • 12:23 a.m.: Officers received a report of suspicious activity in the 200 block of S. 1st St. • 12:52 a.m.: Officers received a report of suspicious activity in the 200 block of W. South St.

Newton Grotzinger, Chamber Director (left), and Dyanne Pralle, cochair of Friday Uncorked (right), presented Carol Schnabel, of Carol’s Flower Box (center), with a plaque for having the winning wine of the People’s Choice contest during Friday Uncorked. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Each of the participating businesses had wine samples available for the wine enthusiasts, with one of their wines being dubbed a People’s Choice entrant for the night. At the end of the night the Wine Walk participants cast their votes for their favorite wine. The ballots have been tallied, and the People’s Choice wine for 2016 goes to the Christmas Sangria served at Carol’s Flower Box. Owner, Carol Schnabel, was presented with a plaque for her accomplishment. Participant Beth Eddy’s ballot was drawn out of a hat by the Chamber as the winner a gift basket donated by Christensen Jewelry and Fireside Gifts. The Chamber would like to thank all those who attended this year’s walk. A big thanks also goes out to the following businesses for making the event a huge success: Carol’s Flower Box, Christensen Jewelry, Cornerstone Cottage, Cut Loose, Fireside Gifts, Hampton Country Club, Long Term Medical Supply, Northside One Stop, Orange Possum, Pakoda’s Steak House, Pit Row, Rustic Brew, Sandee’s Flower House, The Giggling Goat at Breadeaux Pizza, The Wood Cellar and Willie’s Sports Bar and Grill.

Beth Eddy, a participant of the 2016 Wine Walk, was named as this year’s winner of a gift basket from Christensen Jewelry and Fireside Gifts. SUBMITTED PHOTO

The Windsor Theatre’s doors are open again A new set of front doors and windows were installed recently at the Windsor entrance. The previous doors were decades old and age had taken their toll a month ago, causing the entire front section to be replaced. The new doors are thermal paned, which should make the front lobby warmer in the winter and prevent them from icing up. Franklin County Area Chamber of Commerce Director, Newt Grotzinger, presented Windsor Theatre Manager, Jim Davies, with a $700 Façade Grant on Friday to help pay for new doors for the building. TRAVIS FISCHER/ HAMPTON CHRONICLE

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food, sand or cat litter (to put under your tire if you get stuck), a blanket, warm clothing, a flashlight and batteries or a cellphone that has a flashlight. Always fill the tank before a long trip and re-fill well before your car needs it. This will reduce condensation. You should also make sure that your phone has plenty of battery in case of an emergency situation. Make sure you leave with plenty of time to spare in case you have to drive more slowly than expected or stop. Don’t try to out drive conditions, and remember you can drive slower than the posted speed limit. Remember to brake early, because it takes more time to stop in rough conditions. Keep in mind that bridges freeze first. Be aware that it takes larger vehicles longer to slow down, so don’t pull out in front of them. There are many tips for winter driving but the one that is the easiest to apply is to slow down. If you leave extra time to get to your destination you will have a safer trip. So enjoy winter but be careful and safe on the roads.

H-D Basketball Clinics BASKETBALL MAKES INVESTMENTS INTO ITS PROGRAM By Max Aalbers Saturday mornings for many high school students consists of sleeping in and being lazy, but not for a handful of high school basketball players. We get to help coach over 80 kids from our community on skills they will need in basketball. There are three age groups that we work with: first and second graders, third and fourth graders, and fifth and sixth graders. This camp is organized by HDHS basketball coaches Heath Walton, Kelly Meader, and Jordan Brass. “Basketball is a passion of mine and I’m trying to get kids excited about it.”

says freshman girls basketball coach, Brass. “I’m trying to help both the boys and the girls basketball programs.” One of the reasons I help out on Saturdays is because I was once the third grader who was excited to play dribble knockout. Basketball Saturdays are not all about games though; we practice a lot of technique that we do even as high schoolers. The kids are never short on energy, but sometimes they doubt that they can do some of the drills. Brass says, “Seeing the excitment of the kids and showing them that they

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Current Position: Family Development Specialist at Mid Iowa Community Action in Iowa Falls Description of Job: “I work with families in a strength-based approach to identify challenges to well-being, establish goals and develop written plans to achieve their goals. I facilitate use of resources and serve as a source of support to my families. I have a 1:1 home visit once a month with all of my families and keep in close contact with them in the time in between. I am there to help the families in different ways. I currently have 40 families on my caseload.” Recommended High School Courses & Activities: “I would recommend taking a Foods or life skills class, Accounting and any classes that will challenge you. I recommend getting involved with at least one group inside the school and one in the community. I would also highly recommend going out for cross country. It will seriously change your life. One last piece of advice is to dream big and go after what you want. If there is a will, there is a way.”

Description of Job: “As a stylist, my main focus is cutting hair but I also perform other services such as bridal party make-up and up-dos, blowouts, special occasion make-up applications, and facial waxing.” Recommended High School Courses & Activities: I would recommend anything that gives you an outlet for your creativity; varying art classes, band, choir, writing (just to name a few).” What are the best things about your job? “What I love most about my career is being able to create art that people wear and help them express their style. I also love being able to create awesome professional relationships with my clients and be the relaxing part of their day. Besides being behind the chair with clients, I also compete in the North American Hairdressing Awards, assist the artistic team with seasonal photo shoots, and give back to the community with my coworkers in various events throughout the year.”

What are the best things about your job? “I am able to help others and truly make a difference in their lives. I love watching families grow together and overcome obstacles to make a better future for themselves and their children.”

can achieve something that they think they can’t is awesome.” Another high school helper is HD sophomore Emily Dunt. She enjoys seeing the kids improve every week and she also remembers what it was like when she was that age. “One of the helpers for me was Taryn Barz [former H-D student]. She was a huge inspiration to me and I hope maybe I can make an impact on a kid like she made on me.” The part Dunt enjoys the most is watching the kids improve throughout the day. Saturday mornings are fun, but the kids there are learning basketball techniques and skills that many other schools’ students don’t learn until seventh grade when they are eligible

to play school ball. Learning fundamentals is very important when you are young. This program continues to strengthen our high school program and the future of H-D basketball.

“Basketball is a passion of mine and I’m trying to get kids excited about it.” ~Jordan Brass H-D Freshmen Girls Basketball Coach

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Class 1A No. 10 Cougars top H-D AGWSR’s Mason Eilderts drives between Max Aalbers and Justin Kent of Hampton-Dumont during the Cougars’ win over the Bulldogs last week. KRISTI NIXON/HAMPTON CHRONICLE

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Hampton-Dumont’s Logan Gooder, left, gets called for a foul on AGWSR’s Jay Janssen when he swatted the ball away in the paint during the season opener for both teams. KRISTI NIXON/HAMPTON CHRONICLE

Walton said. “We could have easily on those given up second-chance baskets and put-backs and stuff like that, so they missed and we did a good job of attacking and getting rebounds.” Banzhaf said, “I thought our effort was good defensively in the second half, we made some things out of our press, which was a positive. In the first half, we gave up only one offensive rebound, it must have gone to our head, because the second-half we gave up a ton of them, so that’s something we’ve got to get better at. That’s the disappointing thing, I thought. As well as we rebounded on the defensive glass, we let up in the second half, which kind of allowed them to get back into it with the free throws and stuff.” H-D’s Logan Gooder, who picked up two quick fouls and went into the half with seven points and three fouls, ended up leading all scorers with 16 points and picked up just one foul the rest of the way while still playing aggressive. Gooder accounted for four of

the defensive rebounds on AGWSR misses and picked the Cougars’ pocket in the final seconds to score his game-high 16th point. “And (he) still continued to rebound and play ‘D,’” Walton said of Gooder. “So that was good, I was glad that he played aggressive. I didn’t want him to play soft.” Other than a lull in the fourth quarter, Walton was pleased to see his team’s effort for the first game of the season. “I thought it was good,” Walton said. “I thought there was, with four minutes left and it was a 10-point game in the fourth quarter, I would have really liked to have seen us elevate and crank things up a little bit. Instead, we just kind of prevented any more bleeding from happening and that is the only part of the effort that bothered me. “If it was a 30-point game, I’d understand, but when it is a 10-point game, you’ve got a chance, that last 45 seconds, the effort we gave, I wish we would have given that more.”

Austin Rekward 0 0-0 0, Ethan Ubben 0 3-4 3, Sawyer Heitland 0 2-2 2. Totals 14 17-22 51. H-D AGWSR

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Three-point goals – H-D 4-16 (Kent 3-8, Gooder 1-6, Damas 0-1, Vondra 0-1); AGWSR 6 (J. Janssen 2, Hames

2, Bartling, Roelfs). Rebounds – H-D (Vondra 9, Gooder 8, Spurgeon 6, Kent 4, Aalbers 4, Damas). Assists – H-D (Vondra 2, Damas, Aalbers). Steals – H-D (Vondra 2, Gooder 2, Kent, Spurgeon, Aalbers). Blocks – H-D (Gooder). Fouled out – H-D (Damas, Aalbers, Vondra).

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AGWSR’s Mariah Jimmerson goes after a loose ball while being defended by Hampton-Dumont’s Claire Wragge during the nonAGWSR 56 conference opener for both HAMPTON-DUMONT 35 teams. The Class 1A No. 10 Cougars defeated the Bulldogs Hampton-Dumont (0-1, 0-0) – Tay54-35. KRISTI NIXON/HAMPTON lor Baltes 0-1 0-0 0, Dakota Sliter 2-11 CHRONICLE 0-2 4, Cassy Miller 6-10 1-1 16, Ha-

visitors. “We only scored 11 points in the second half,” Valley said. “And we knew coming in that it was going to take us a while to find that offensive rhythm. They are not there yet. We don’t have a go-to kid that has stepped up. I thought Cassy hit some shots, Nadilee hit some shots. (Callie) Grover played big and hit some shots, which I expect out of those three. “They have that experience. Other than that, we have all fresh eyes on the floor, so we’re going to take our growing pains, and go through our lulls and we hope that our defense can stick tight enough to keep us through it.” Speaking of the fresh eyes, Valley started two freshmen, Courtney Miller and Claire Wragge, which is something she said wasn’t a permanent decision. “These guys know, that we have 16 on the varsity lineup and you can suit 15,” Valley said. “They know that nothing is set in stone and we’re trying to find a rhythm and see who plays well together and I couldn’t tell you who my starting five will be on Friday. They know they are battling every day to earn that position, which is good because it keeps us competitive in practice.”

lie Dombrowski 0-0 0-0 0, Courtney Miller 0-9 0-0 0, Kiara Donaldson 0-0 0-0 0, Nadilee Eiklenborg 2-8 0-0 6, Kaci Arjes 0-1 0-0 0, Ally Hanson 0-0 0-0 0, Claire Wragge 1-2 0-0 2, Callie Grover 1-7 5-7 7. Totals 12 6-10 35. AGWSR (1-0, 0-0) – Ally Finger 0-0 0-0 0, Alana Groninga 2-5 0-1 6, Mandy Willems 5-7 0-2 15, Tori Brandt 0 0-0 0, Aubrie Fisher 4-6 2-2 13, Taryan Barrick 2-3 0-0 4, Addi Johnson 0-0 1-3 1, Mariah Jimmerson 0-3 1-2 1, Maddie Brandt 5-7 3-5 16, Miranda Jimmerson 0-0 0-0 0, Rachel Sicard 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 18-34 7-16 56. H-D AGWSR

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Three-point goals – H-D 5 -28 (Cassy Miller 3-7, Eiklenborg 2-5, Sliter 0-6, Kaci Arjes 0-1, Courtney Miller 0-7); AGWSR 13-17 (Willems 5-5, M. Brandt 3-3, Fisher 3-4, Groninga 2-5). Rebounds – H-D (Eiklenborg 6, Grover 5, Cassy Miller 2, Dombrowski 2, Wragge 2, Sliter, Courtney Miller); AGWSR (M. Brandt 6, Sicard 6, Willems 5, Barrick 3, Ma. Jimmerson 3, Groninga 2, Fisher 2, Finger, Johnson). Assists – H-D (Courtney Miller 3, Grover 3, Sliter 2); AGWSR (Groninga 8, Willems 4, M. Brandt 3, Fisher 2, Ma. Jimmerson 2, Finger). Steals – H-D Cassy Miller 4, Sliter 2, Courtney Miller 2, Grover 2, Baltes, Eiklenborg, Wragge); AGWSR (Willems 6, M. Brandt 3, Ma. Jimmerson 2, Finger, Groninga). Blocks – H-D (Grover); AGWSR (M. Brandt). Fouled out – None.

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AGWSR 51, HAMPTON-DUMONT 39 Hampton-Dumont (0-1, 0-0) – Cesar Damas 2-5 1-2 5, Justin Kent 3-11 0-1 9, Ethan Spurgeon 2-5 0-0 4, Max Aalbers 1-3 1-2 3, Joe Vondra 1-4 0-3 2, Logan Gooder 7-19 1-2 16, Brady Ringleb 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-47 3-10 39. AGWSR (1-0, 0-0) – Jay Janssen 3 2-3 10, Mason Eilderts 3 3-5 9, Alex Hames 3 4-4 12, Brent Janssen 0 0-0 0, Caleb Bartling 3 1-1 8, Aaron Roelfs 2 2-4 7,

Mandy Willems of AGWSR dribbles around the defense of HamptonDumont’s Nadilee Eiklenborg during the team’s non-conference game at Ackley. Willems was one of three in double-digit scoring for the Cougars. KRISTI NIXON/HAMPTON CHRONICLE

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This Week’s Racing News Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, revealed Sunday that he has spoken with NASCAR Vice Chairman Jim France and International Speedway Inc. CEO Lesa France Kennedy about the return of Dodge to the stockcar series. Marchionne withdrew the brand from NASCAR’s premier Cup competition at the end of 2012, when Penske switched brands to Ford – despite Brad Keselowski winning the championship. “I talked to Jim France about this last night,” Marchionne said. “I was the one who made the decision to pull out of NASCAR. I am the guilty party at the table. In 2009 we came out of bankruptcy and tried to race NASCAR but with the big bills and trying to make payroll was a stretch. We are in a different place now.” France conﬁrmed that he had spoken to Marchionne about bringing Dodge back into NASCAR’s top series.

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BY KRISTI NIXON ACKLEY – AGWSR’s boys basketball team had a comfortable enough lead at the half that it was able to overcome 5-of-22 shooting from the field in the second half to take the 51-39 non-conference victory over Hampton-Dumont on Tuesday, Nov. 29. The Cougars also made up for the second-half field percentage with their free throw shooting, going 10of-13 from the charity stripe to start the season 1-0. “Offensively, we couldn’t seem to get any kind of flow or continuity going,” AGWSR coach Russ Banzhaf said. “We had to work for everything. If we would have maybe knocked down a few more perimeter shots, but the guys we had taking shots are the shots they make and capable of making and sometimes you have to tell them to keep putting them up. And they did.” The home team was without senior two-time all-conference player Nathan Karsjens, and that is something Banzhaf said would be the case for at least a couple more games, but the Cougars’ overall balance was more than enough to make up for the 6-foot-7 post player’s absence. Sophomore guard Alex Hames came off of the bench to lead AGWSR with 12 points on a pair of three-pointers and 4-of-4 shooting from the free throw line. And starter Jay Janssen added 10. Five others contributed with Mason Eilderts finishing with nine, Caleb Bartling eight and Aaron Roelfs with seven. H-D committed 12 first-half turnovers and the Cougars led 29-16 at the break. AGWSR was 17-of-22 from the free throw line for the game. “I think giving them so many free throws was probably what (was the difference),” H-D coach Heath Walton said. “I was pleased with the way we adjusted to their press, to be honest with you. We turned it over a couple of times, which I knew we would, but I was pleased with how quickly we reacted and made adjustments to break it.” AGWSR gave up 11 defensive rebounds off of its misses in the second half and H-D out-rebounded the Cougars 20-11 in the final 16 minutes of play. “It was one of those things where we were in spots to rebound misses,”

BY KRISTI NIXON ACKLEY – There was no thinking about it, AGWSR head coach Laurie Gann knew exactly how many years her Cougars had gone without a win against larger school Hampton-Dumont. “It’s been six (years),” Gann said when asked of the drought. “We’re pleased with our defensive effort and they are a bigger school and have some quality athletes, for us, it is big. Hopefully, it is a big confidence-booster for us and lead us into the rest of the season.” The Cougars (1-0) keyed on a pair of slow starts by the Bulldogs to both halves in the 56-35 win. H-D trailed 7-0 and didn’t score its first basket until 4 minutes, 11 seconds showed on the clock in the first quarter. And, trailing 28-24 at the break, H-D went 2-for-10 from the field in the third quarter, finally breaking the ice on a three-pointer by Nadilee Eiklenborg at 2:11 in the third. “Absolutely (key),” H-D coach Miranda Valley said. “We started out down 7-0 and then we gave up a huge third quarter and you can’t do that against a team. When they came out and shot hot, I have that they shot 13of-14 from the three-point line. “It (AGWSR) is a quality-shooting team. When you get down like that, constantly trying to battle back, it takes a lot of energy. I was happy with the girls’ effort, but we dug ourselves a hole.” The Cougars actually shot 13of-17 from beyond the arc, but that percentage certainly was still tremendous. “I don’t even look at that – that’s amazing,” Gann said of the threepoint shooting percentage for her team in the opener. “You can’t… We’ve got some good shooters and really, we have shooters in practice. “Alana Groninga is one of our best three-point shooters coming into tonight and from last season and she didn’t even get into the mix that much tonight, so we’re excited.” H-D led after forcing the Cougars into 15 first-half turnovers with its press on a three-pointer by Cassy Miller, who finished with 16 points, at 18-15. But three 3-pointers in the final 1:06 of the half turned everything around for AGWSR. Maddie Brandt, who led the Cougars with 16 points of her own, had two of the three. Brandt was followed by Mandy Willems with 15 points (five treys) and 13 for Aubrie Fisher, who hit three 3-pointers and was 2-of-2 from the free throw line. “They went in and we just talked about how we needed to try to slow down on trying to break their press and trying to go too fast and making decisions,” Gann said. “Our decisions weren’t good and that was the key. They were able to get us to make turnovers, but it was just a great team effort.” After the second half slow start, things didn’t get much better for the

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West Fork’s Jake Hansen has his arm raised after earning his 100th career mat win on Saturday, Dec. 3 at Rockford. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Hansen earns 100th on the mat ROCKFORD – West Fork’s Jake Hansen went a perfect 5-0 at the Rockford round robin wrestling tournament on Saturday, Dec. 3 to officially earn his 100th win on the mat. He’d earned 100 wins for his career, including byes, late last season. Ranked No. 1 at 145 pounds in the pre-season by both the Predicament and IowaWrestle.com, Hansen has been competing at 138 pounds. He was the only Warhawk to go unbeaten on the day, earning first period falls against all five of his opponents, including a 20-second pin of North Polk’s Broc Sparks and a 22-second fall against Hudson’s Tristin Gilles. Jordan Clark went 4-1 for coach Jared Arbegast’s team at 220 pounds while Alex Bender was 2-3 at 285. Arbegast’s son, Jarel, didn’t compete during the weekend tournament. ROCKFORD TOURNAMENT West Fork results 126 – Nick Goodrich (Rock) pinned Tanner Braun 0:47; Braun rec. a bye; Braun rec. a bye; George Schmit (MCN) pinned Braun 0:36; Broc Davison (NP) pinned Braun 0:30. 132 – Noah Skornia (GRNT-GC) pinned Cody O’Donnell 2:25; Logan Engebretson (NP) pinned O’Donnell 2:25; Blake Martinez (MCN) pinned O’Donnell 0:48; Izik Rodriguez (Hud) pinned O’Donnell 2:43; Chase Krueger (Rock) pinned O’Donnell 2:43. 138 – Jake Hansen pinned Colton Ewing (Rock) 0:45; Hansen pinned Broc Sparks (NP) 0:20; Hansen pinned Jase Curley (MCN) 1:37; Hansen pinned Jace Peterson (GRNT-GC) 1:03; Han-

sen pinned Tristin Gilles (Hud) 0:22. 195 – Josh Krehbiel (NP) dec. Collin Meints 6-5; Wes Geisler (Hud) pinned Meints 1:13; Heath Farr (Rock) pinned Meints 1:53; Skylar Alexander (MCN) pinned Meints 4:54; Meints dec. Conway Feisel (GRNT-GC) 1-0. 220 – Jordan Clark rec. bye; Clark pinned Jackson Reisner (Hud) 1:39; Peyton Willenbring (GRNT-GC) pinned Clark 5:58; Clark rec. bye; Clark pinned Alex Theilen (MCN) 0:33. 285 – Dawson Ellingson (Hud) pinned Alex Bender 3:56; Evan Haskins (MCN) pinned Bender 2:19; Bender rec. bye; Bender rec. bye; Tanner Calderwood (GRNT-GC) dec. Bender 3-2.

State-ranked Lions hand West Fork seasonopening road Bulldogs B ulldogs loss, 56-35 split duals at CLEAR LAKE – The Class 3A No. 8 Clear Lake girls basketball team got out to a quick start and never looked back in handing the West Fork girls basketball team a 56-35 opening loss on Tuesday, Nov. 29. The Lions were 2-0 after defeating a state-ranked Class 4A ranked Waverly-Shell Rock team the night before. They had no let-down against coach Rodney Huber’s team, taking an 18-9 lead after the first eight minutes and a 26-15 halftime advantage. West Fork was led by 6-foot-3 junior Jacqlyn Caspers, who posted 15 points, but only four of her teammates reached the scoring column. Lexi Bray led the Warhawks on the boards with six while Lexi Jones led the way in both steals (six) and assists (three). The Warhawks had two more road contests before hosting their home opener on Tuesday, Dec. 6 against Northwood-Kensett. Clear Lake 56, West Fork 35 West Fork (0-1, 0-0) – Kaiitlyn Liekweg 3-6 3-5 9, Alli Arndt 0-1 0-0 0, Kenna Weaver 0-0 0-0 0, Kennedy Maske 0-1 0-0 0, Lexi Bray 0-2 3-6 3, Lexi Jones 3-8 0-0 6, Payton Kuhlemeier 1-1 0-0 2, Jacqlyn Caspers 7-8 1-2 15, Emily Caspers 0-2 0-6 0. Totals 14-29 7-19 35. Clear Lake (3-1, 0-0) – Sara Faber 5-9 0-2 12, Julia Merfeld 0-1 0-0 0, Chloe Mueller 0-3 0-0 0, Gretchen Jones 1-8 0-0 2, McKenna Backhaus 1-2 0-0 2, Emily Snelling 9-16 1-3 20, Jessica Faber 2-8 0-0 6, Emilie Jandebeur 0-0 0-0 0, Kiersten Baalson 0-0 0-0 0, Jordyn Barragy 3-7 2-3 9, Lexi Fasbender 1-2 0-0 3, Mikayla Vanderploeg 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 23-58 3-8 56. West Fork 9 6 7 13 Clear Lake 18 8 14 16

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Three-point goals – WF 0-4 (Liekweg 0-2, Jones 0-2); CL 7-27 (S. Faber 2-4, J. Faber 2-7, Fasbender 1-2, Snelling 1-3, Barragy 1-3, Merfeld 0-1, Mueller 0-3, Jones 0-4). Rebounds – WF (Bray 6, Jones 5, Liekweg 2, Weaver 2, Maske 2, J. Caspers 2, Kuhlemeier); CL (Snelling 10, Backhaus 5, S. Faber 3, Barragy 3, Jones 2, J. Faber 2, Mueller, Fabender). Assists – WF (Jones 3, Bray 2, Liekweg, Weaver, J. Caspers); CL (Mueller 5, Jones 3, Snelling 3, Barragy 2, J. Faber, Jandebeur, Fasbender). Steals – WF (Jones 6, J. Caspers 3, Bray 2, Weaver); CL (Mueller 6, Snelling 6, S. Faber 4, J. Faber 4, Merfeld 2, Jones 2, Backhaus 2, Fasbenderr). Blocks – WF (J. Caspers 2); CL (Snelling). Fouled out – None.

Fort Dodge FORT DODGE – Eight wins by forfeit certainly aided Hampton-Dumont’s wrestling team’s first dual victory, but the Bulldogs didn’t lose a match they wrestled against the Gaels. However, the story was different against Clarion-Goldfield-Dows as H-D split in its open at Fort Dodge St. Edmond High School. Coach Nick Bretz’s team won 6612 to the home team and lost 62-15 to the Cowboys. Three H-D wrestlers went unbeaten, including one who had both contested matches in Caleb Chaney, who earned a first period fall of St. Edmond’s Ty Smith and worked an 8-5 decision against the Cowboys’ Sam Wigans. Parker Allen pinned the Gaels’ Noah Carlson in 3 minutes, 44 seconds and then turned around to earn a forfeit win against the Cowboys. Nick Martzahn was a forfeit winner in against St. Edmond’s and then pinned Tyler Stein of C-G-D. HAMPTON-DUMONT 66 FORT DODGE ST. EDMOND 12 182 – Dalton Chipp (H-D) won by forfeit; 195 – Wyatt Folkerts (H-D) won by forfeit; 220 – Logan Walker (H-D) won by forfeit; 285 – Connor Donaldson (H-D) won by forfeit; 106 – Lucas Martzahn (H-D) won by forfeit; 113 – Abe Scheideman (H-D) won by forfeit; 120 – Jose Vallejos (H-D) won by forfeit; 126 – Parker Allen (H-D) pinned Noah Carlson 3:44; 132 – Cole Allison (FDSE) won by forfeit; 138 – No match; 145 – Trey Barz (H-D) won by forfeit; 152 – Josh Kew (H-D) pinned Lucas Itzen 2:34; 160 – Caleb Chaney (H-D) pinned Ty Smith 1:17; 170 – Brant Reiling (FDSE) won by forfeit. CLARION-GOLDFIELD-DOWS 62 HAMPTON-DUMONT 15 195 – Ben Powers (CGD) pinned Wyatt Folkerts 1:31; 220 – Salvador Fregoso (CGD) pinned Connor Donaldson 0:48; 285 – Trent McAtee (CGD) won by forfeit; 106 – Lucas Martzahn (H-D) pinned Tyler Stein 5:42; 113 – Chance Konopasek (CGD) won by tech fall over Abe Scheideman 19-4 (5:43); 120 – Ben Oehlert (CGD) pinned Jose Vallejos 2:54; 126 – Parker Allen (H-D) won by forfeit; 132 – Logan Robertson (CGD) won by forfeit; 138 – Chase Murga (CGD) won by forfeit; 145 – Tanner Abbas (CGD) pinned Trey Barz 1:02; 152 – Dakota Hennigar (CGD) pinned Josh Kew 1:16; 160 – Caleb Chaney (H-D) dec. Sam Wigans 8-5; 170 – Reymundo Vasquez (CGD) won by forfeit; 182 – Mason Carpenter (CGD) dec. Dalton Chipp 6-3.

There are four weeks remaining in the NFL season and the playoff picture is coming into focus. The Dallas Cowboys have won 11 in a row for the first time in franchise history. Their 11th win was a tough-fought matchup against the Vikings on Thursday night, winning 17-15 after Minnesota failed to convert a two point conversion to tie the score. It did not end without controversy, with Sam Bradford hit in the face as he threw the ball during the failed two-point conversion attempt. There was no flag, no call to reset the play, and there is not a lot of hope for the Vikings, having lost six of their last seven games after starting the season 5-0. They are two games back of the Lions in the division with four games to go, and Detroit holding the tiebreaker. It isn’t over yet, but the Vikings playoff chances look bleak. The Cowboys have the best record in football, and I believe will battle it out with the Seahawks for the NFC. The NFC South division will be a toss up between the inconsistent Falcons, and the hot Bucs, who have won four in a row and six of eight to put themselves in position to contend for the division. That is what most teams are looking to do: get hot and peak at the right time, like the Bucs. There are some definite title contenders in the AFC, with the perennial powerhouse New England Patriots leading the way with a 10-2 record, keeping pace with the surprising Oakland Raiders. Also at 102, the Raiders keep winning, thanks to a stellar offense and a defense that can make some plays when it counts. The AFC West might be the best division in football, along with the 9-3 Chiefs, who beat Atlanta on Sunday. Then there are the 8-4 defending champs, who is desperately hoping that Trevor Siemian is back in the lineup next week. Paxton Lynch may still be the future of the franchise, but the future is not now and he has looked awful in two starts this year. As of right now, I think there are six teams that can win the Super Bowl. In the NFC: Dallas and Seattle for obvious reasons, and the Giants, who did lose this Sunday, but I wouldn’t bet against Eli in January, and before the loss the Pittsburgh had won six in a row. As for the AFC: New England should be the favorite to win it all again, even without Gronkowski. If they get home field advantage, expect them to advance to Super Bowl LI in Houston. I could see Oakland making it, on the strength of their explosive offense, but I just don’t see them winning the whole thing without a tough defense. Kansas City has a monster defense, and a great running game which compliment each other well during the playoff season, they are my second team that could win it all, if their defense continues to impress. I would have to add my Broncos in the mix as well, and even though they currently sit in the sixth seed, they have the pedigree and the talent to make a run. These last four games will let the cream rise to the top, and the talking will end and the teams must prove it.

West Fork Warhawks drop opener in 2 OTs CLEAR LAKE – It took two extra periods, but West Fork lost its season road opener, 78-75, against Clear Lake on Tuesday, Nov. 29. The Warhawks had four of their five starters finish in double-digit scoring in the 40-minute affair, but came up short. Coach Frank Schnoes’ team was led by Rylan Fleshner’s 22 points, who was 9-of-17 from the field and 2-of-3 from the free throw line. The Warhawks had to overcome a 33-23 halftime deficit to force the first extra period, getting a big third quarter to get back into it. Also scoring in double figures were Zach Martinek (17), Cole Hall (14) and Thomas Nuehring (10). While returning starter Travis Fekkers wasn’t in double-digit scoring, he had a team-high 12 rebounds, nine coming on the defensive end of the court. Martinek, who was 8-of-10 from the free throw line, added six rebounds, three steals and a pair of assists. Overall, though, West Fork missed its free throws which proved to be its undoing. The Warhawks were just 20-of-35 from the free throw line. On the converse side, three West Fork starters fouled out of the game, sending the Lions to the free throw line where they went 22-of-36. West Fork had its home opener against Northwood-Kensett on Tuesday, Dec. 6 after a pair of road games over the weekend. Clear Lake 78, West Fork 75 West Fork (0-1, 0-0) – Travis Fekkers 2-7 3-7 7, Rylan Fleshner 9-17 2-3 22, Thomas Nuehring 3-8 2-3 10, Zach Martinek 4-12 8-10 17, Mitchell Halloran 0-1 0-0 0, Kyle Rooney 0-1 0-2 0, Cole Hall 6-8 2-6 14, Nathan Meinders 1-7 3-4 5. Totals 25 14-20 75. Clear Lake (1-0, 0-0) – Torian Lee 2-4 1-2 6, Nate DiCamillo 0-1 0-0 0, Nick Danielson 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas Storbeck 10-20 11-15, 33, Zach Lester 6-20 8-11 22, Drew Enke 1-5 0-0 3, Ryan Atkinson 2-4 0-0 4, Cody Matz 3-6 0-3 6, Evan Krause 1-1 1-3 3, Jaylen DeVries 0-0 0-0 0, Sean Wendel 0-0 0-0 0, Jared Penning 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 25-63 20-22 78. WF CL

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Three-point goals – WF 5-14 (Nuehring 2-5, Fleshner 2-6, Martinek 1-2, Fekkers 0-1); CL 6-20 (Storbeck 7-11, Lester 2-6, Lee 1-3, Enke 1-4). Rebounds – WF 43 (Fekkers 12, Hall 7, Martinek 6, Nuehring 5, Mienders 4, Halloran 4, Team 3, Fleshner, Rooney); CL 36 (Storbeck 7, Krause 6, Matz 5, Team 5, Atkinson 4, Penning 4, Lester 2, Enke 2, DiCamillo). Assists – WF 13 (Halloran 3, Fekkers 2, Fleshner 2, Nuehring 2, Martinek 2, Hall, Meinders); CL (Lester 8, Lee 4, Storbeck 3, Atkinson). Steals – WF 6 (Martinek 3, Fleshner 3); CL (Lester 7, Lee, Storbeck, Atkinson). Blocks – WF 4 (Fleshner 2, Nuehring 2); CL (Storbeck, Lester, Penning). Fouled out – WF (Fekkers, Fleshner, Martinek); CL (Atkinson).

CAL’s Kassidy State, Madi Vanness and Kaylea Rew tie up a Waterloo Christian player after a rebound during the first half of the Cadets’ 4336 win over the Regents. KRISTI NIXON/HAMPTON CHRONICLE

Thielen paces CAL for first win BY KRISTI NIXON LATIMER – CAL’s girls’ basketball team trailed 23-19 at halftime of Saturday’s conference game against Waterloo Christian. But senior Stephanie Thielen took it upon herself, literally, to help the Cadets to their first win of the season, a 43-36 triumph over the Regents. Thielen scored 21 points – 18 in the second half and had six of her rebounds in the final 16 minutes to overcome the first half deficit. “You know, yesterday, I came off a really good game, so coach was telling me to keep shooting, eventually it was going to start falling, so it did like last night,” Thielen said. “They just fell for me, so I’m glad that it did, otherwise it wouldn’t have been good.” Thielen needed to step up because fellow starter Bri Pals got into early foul trouble, picking up her fourth foul with 2 minutes, 34 seconds left until halftime. She eventually fouled out with 5:00 left in the third quarter. “She (Thielen) was looking for that pass, we were trying to force that next pass,” CAL coach Mike Rapp said. “Bri was doing the same thing until she got into foul trouble. “It’s her aggressiveness that gets her in foul trouble. We need her in the game and she knows that, but I had girls come off the bench that hadn’t really played before. I had Kyra (Miller) come in and played ball unbelievably well. She doesn’t understand basketball a lot, but she got it (tonight). There is still some things we’ve got to work on, like boxing out and rebounding still needs to improve, but they never quit. That is something I’m pretty proud of.” Despite Thielen’s efforts, the Regents held a 31-26 lead after baskets by Ashley Nystrom and Sydney Nystrom, respectively, with 1:34 left in the third. That is when Thielen started to take over. She hit an open three to

cut the deficit to two and then Pals hit from outside at the third quarter buzzer that was ruled a two since her foot was on the line to tie it at 31 going into the final eight minutes. The Cadets then scored the first nine points of the fourth quarter and didn’t look back. In a key sequence, Thielen blocked an Ashley Nystrom shot, got the rebound and despite a miss on the offensive end, she came back and took a charge. She then hit a shot to make it 40-31 after Pals fouled out. Thielen, who had four boards in the fourth quarter said she felt she had a rebounding advantage. “I did, I felt like I had good position most of the time,” Thielen said. “There were a couple of girls who had decent height to them, but I felt I had good position defensively, so that helped me a little bit.” With only six players dressed for the Regents, Thielen still felt the Cadets weren’t completely at an advantage against them. “Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t because we have just six girls who have played before,” Thielen said, “so I felt like we were pretty evenly matched with them.” One of the Regents fouled out, leaving only five. Pals finished with 12 points and Kassidy State scored 10 before also fouling out to account for all of CAL scoring. But others contributed. Rapp played everyone, especially when Kaylea Rew left the game with an ankle injury late. “Liah Murray come in and she hadn’t had a lot of playing time and she was aggressive, going after the rebound,” Rapp said. “Even if she didn’t get it, she effected it. All of them did a good job. Hopefully, Kaylea’s ankle isn’t too bad.” And with the Cadets getting their first win of the season after going winless in 2015-16, Thielen was relieved. “It was so good,” Thielen said, “so good.”

CAL 43, WATERLOO CHRISTIAN 36 Waterloo Christian (0-3, 0-3) – Anne Ochsner 1-3 2-3 4, Sydney Nystrom 3-14 5-9 11, Ashley Nystrom 5-14 4-4 14, Gracie Davis 1-4 1-2 3, Sarah Walker 0-2 0-0 0, Tessa Wynthein 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 11-40 14-20 36. CAL (1-2, 1-2) – Madi Vanness 0 0-0 0, Bri Pals 5 2-4 12, Kassidy State 5 0-0 10, Kaylea Rew 0 0-0 0, Jenifer Ramirez 0 0-0 0, Kyra Miller 0 0-0 0, Erin Heldenbrand 0 0-0 0, Stephanie Thielen 7 5-8 21. Totals 17 7-12 43. Wat. Christian CAL

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Class 2A No. 12 Rockford tops Warhawks pull away from Rockford West Fork girls’ basketball team, 42-31

ROCKFORD – Tied at 42 heading into the fourth quarter, the West Fork boys basketball team outscored the Warriors 24-8 in the final eight minutes to post a 64-50 win on Friday, Dec. 2. Coach Frank Schnoes’ Warhawks got double-digit scoring from three different players as they won their first game of the season (1-1). Zach Martinek led the way with a double-double, scoring a team-high 19 points and 10 rebounds, adding three assists and a pair of steals in the victory. Travis Fekkers scored 14 and Mitchell Halloran came off of the bench to score 10.

ROCKFORD – West Fork got off to a slow start in an eventual 42-31 loss to Class 2A No. 12 Rockford in the Top of Iowa Conference road opener on Friday, Dec. 2. It was the second straight game against a ranked team to begin the season for coach Rodney Huber’s team. Jacqlyn Caspers scored 10 points, posted seven rebounds and had five blocked shots to lead the Warhawks in all three categories, but got little support in the loss. The Warriors held a 12-4 advantage after the first quarter and the Warhawks spent the rest of the game trying to play catch-up. Lexi Bray also finished seven rebounds and three assists as West Fork started the season 0-2.

WEST FORK 64, ROCKFORD 50 West Fork (1-1, 1-0) – Travis Fekkers 6-12 2-3 14, Rylan Fleshner 4-7 0-0 8, Thomas Nuehring 1-5 2-2 5, Zach Martinek 6-12 4-4 18, Mitchell Halloran 3-9 4-4 10, Ian Latham 0-0 0-0 0, Dawson Zeitler 1-1 0-0 2, Cole Hall 1-3 3-8 5, Nathan Meinders 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 2351 15-21 64. Rockford (2-1, 1-1) – Jake Staudt 3-11 1-2 10, Zach Bushbaum 4-10 1-1 11, Alex Schriever 2-8 0-0 4, Max Rooney 1-2 0-0 2, Matt Muller 3-5 2-3 11, Kaden Lyman 0-6 1-2 1, Jared Marth 4-6 1-1 9, Ryan Bartling 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 18-51 6-9 50. West Fork Rockford

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Three-point goals – WF 1-4 (Weaver 1-2, Liekweg 0-1, Jones 0-1); Rock 1-12 (A. Staudt 1-1, Parcher 0-1, Jones 0-1, Rooney 0-2, Thieman 0-2, McGregor 0-2, E. Staudt 0-3). Rebounds – WF 26, 6 off., 20 def. (Bray 7, J. Caspers 7, Jones 4, Weaver 3, Meier 2, E. Caspers 2, Liekwegr); Rock 28, 13 off., 15 def. (E. Staudt 8, McGregor 7, Parcher 4, A. Staudt 3, Rooney 3, Jones 2, Thieman). Assists – WF 7 (Bray 3, Meier 2, Jones, J. Caspers); Rock 10 (E. Staudt 3, Jones 2, Rooney 2, Parcher, Thieman, McGregor). Steals – WF 4 (Liekweg 2, Meier, Jones); Rock 17 (Parcher 7, E. Staudt 4, Thieman 2, McGregor 2, A. Staudt, Rooney). Blocks – WF 5 (J. Caspers 5); Rock, None. Fouled out – Rock (A. Staudt).

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2016

Feeling the pressure H-D falls to Clear Lake BY KRISTI NIXON HAMPTON – Clear Lake’s trapping full-court press got to Hampton-Dumont’s boys basketball team early and often in a 72-32 loss to the Lions on Friday, Dec. 2. The visitors forced numerous turnovers from start to finish in the North Central Conference opener. “We obviously didn’t handle the pressure very well,” H-D coach Heath Walton said. “And the two things we needed to do coming in is we needed to identify Lester and Storbeck and they had 53 of their 72 points, so that sums it up.” Storbeck nailed a Clear Lake record 10 3-pointers en route to 33 points and Lester added 20 points to account for a lion’s share of Clear Lake’s points. Half of Storbeck’s treys were in the third quarter alone. Walton said that he saw the film and was completely expecting the trapping pressure from the Lions. “Yep,” Walton said, “and I was expecting those two to shoot and score.” H-D was led for the second straight game by Logan Gooder, who scored 12 and shared a team-high five rebounds with Max Aalbers. The Bulldogs are off until they travel to Fort Dodge to take on unbeaten St. Edmond (2-0) Friday.

CAL’s Kainan Braun drives into the lane on his way for a lay-up against Waterloo Christian on Saturday, Dec. 3. KRISTI NIXON/HAMPTON CHRONICLE

Cadets start season 2-0

Hampton-Dumont’s Ethan Spurgeon reaches for the ball after it is taken away in the back court by Nick Danielson of Clear Lake in the Bulldogs’ NCC opener at home on Friday, Dec. 2. KRISTI NIXON/ HAMPTON CHRONICLE

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Clear Lake (2-0, 1-0) – Torian Lee 0 0-0 0, Nate DiCamillo 0 0-5 0, Nick Danielson 1 0-0 2, Thomas Storbeck 10 3-3 33, Zach Lester 7 5-6 20, Enke 2 0-0 5, Ryan Atkinson 0 0-0 0, Cody Matz 0 0-0 0, Evan Krause 3 0-0 6, Jaylen DeVries 0 0-0 0, Sean Wendel 0 0-0 0,

Ryan Thomas 0 1-2 1. Totals 23 9-11 72. Hampton-Dumont (0-2, 0-1) – Cesar Damas 0-3 1-3 1, Branden Ho 0-0 0-0 0, Jacob VanHorn 0-0 1-2 1, Justin Kent 4-12 1-1 9, Wyatt Sutter 0-0 0-0 0, Riley Flint 0-0 0-0 0, Ethan Spurgeon 0-1 0-2 0, Max Aalbers 0-1 0-2 0, Dakota Harms 1-3, 1-2 4, Joe Vondra 2-3 1-2 5, Logan Gooder 3-16 4-4 12, Brady Ringleb 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 10-42 9-18 32.

Three-point goals – CL 12 (Storbeck 10, Lester, Enke); H-D 3-14 (Gooder 2-7, Harms 1-3, Kent 0-4). Rebounds – H-D 28, 10 off., 18 def. (Aalbers 5, Gooder 5, Kent 4, Sutter 4, Vondra 4, Spurgeon 2, Ringleb 2, Damas, Ho). Assists – H-D 2 (Kent, Flint). Steals – H-D 7 (Kent 3, Spurgeon 2, Flint, Gooder). Blocks H-D 2 (Kent, Gooder). Fouls – H-D 16. Fouled out – None.

No. 8 Clear Lake tops young H-D BY KRISTI NIXON HAMPTON – An experienced and tough Class 3A No. 8 Clear Lake girls basketball team came into Hampton on Friday night and ran away with a 72-50 win over the young Hampton-Dumont team. The Bulldogs had no answer for senior Emily Snelling, who put up 33 points against the Bulldogs on 10-of-15 shooting. But after H-D has faced two tough ranked teams in the first two games of the season, coach Miranda Valley already says she has seen improvement. “We had nine different scorers, which is a big deal,” Valley said. “That’s a big thing – the kids are getting time and learning and making the best of it. They worked hard tonight and are fun to watch. They are going to give you everything they have. They made some changes. We are still turning the ball over too much. You can expect that out of a young, inexperienced team. We are still trying to find our niche. “I was happy with our effort and their movement and the way they bounced back but going against two ranked teams to start isn’t fun for building confidence.” Nadilee Eiklenborg led the Bulldogs with 12 points, nine of which came in the second half and was 4-of-6 from the free throw line. H-D trailed just 24-19 after the first quarter, thanks in part to three free throws by Halie Dombrowski with no time on the clock as she was fouled a three-point try at the buzzer. But the Lions out-scored the Bulldogs 26-10 in the second quarter to hold a 50-29 halftime lead

Warhawks earn first win of season EAGLE GROVE – West Fork took out its early-season frustrations out on Eagle Grove to take its first win of the season, 55-28, on Saturday, Dec. 3. The Warhawks got 12 points from Lexi Bray and 10 more from Kaitlyn Liekweg as they improved to 1-2 in this cross divisional Top of Iowa Conference game. Jacqlyn Caspers and Bray each recorded seven rebounds and both

Hampton-Dumont freshman Kaci Arjes dives on the floor after she attempted a steal against Clear Lake’s Jessica Faber on Friday, Dec. 2. KRISTI NIXON/HAMPTON CHRONICLE

which was the difference after the teams played even in the second half (22-21). Valley says that the first two games against rated competition will be a good tape measure for her team moving forward. “It gives you a good ladder to step up against,” Valley said. “You

know, we got beat by 22, but it felt a lot closer, felt a lot more competitive than a 22-point loss. And our conference is not going to get easier, essentially. It’s going to be a battle every single night, so playing those good teams early shows you what you need to do and we’ll just get better.”

CLEAR LAKE 72, HAMPTON-DUMONT 50 Clear Lake (4-1, 1-0) – Sara Faber 2-6 2-3 6, Julia Merfeld 2-2 0-0 4, Chloe Mueller 2-3 0-0 6, Gretchen Jones 1-4 0-1 3, Mckenna Backhaus 1-4 0-1 2, Emily Snelling 10-15 12-13 33, Jessica Faber 3-8 2-3 11, Emilie Jandebeur 0-1 0-0 0, Kiersten Baalson 0-1 0-0 0, Jordyn Barragy 3-6 0-0 7, Lexi Fasbender 0-0 0-0 0, Mikayla Vanderploeg 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-52 16-21 72. Hampton-Dumont (0-2, 0-1) – Taylor Baltes 0 0-0 0, Dakota Sliter 1 1-1 3, Cassy Miller 2 0-0 6, Halie Dombrowski 2 3-3 9, Courtney Miller 0 5-6 5, Kiara Donaldson 0 0-0 0, Nadilee Eiklenborg 3 4-6 12, Kaci Arjes 3 0-0 7, Claire Wragge 1 0-2 2, Callie Grover 3 0-0 6. Totals 15 13-16 50.

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Three-point goals – H-D 7 (Cassy Miller 2, Eiklenborg 2, Dombrowski 2, K. Arjes); CL 8-19 (J. Faber 3-6, Mueller 2-2, Jones 1-2, Barragy 1-2, Snelling 1-4, Baalson 0-1, S. Faber 0-2). Rebounds – CL (Snelling 9, S. Faber 5, Mueller 3, Backhaus 3, J. Faber 3, Barragy 3, Jandebeur, Fasbender, Vanderploeg). Assists – CL (Mueller 5, Snelling 5, J. Faber 3, S. Faber, Merfeld). Steals – CL (Snelling 11, Merfeld 3, Mueller, Jones, Backhaus, J. Faber, Barragy). Blocks – CL (Mueller, J. Faber, Barragy). Fouled out – None.

WEST FORK 55, EAGLE GROVE 28 West Fork (1-2, 0-1) – Kaiitlyn Liekweg 2-7 4-4 10, Alli Arndt 1-3 1-2 3, Kenna Weaver 2-7 0-0 5, Kennedy Maske 0-6 0-0 0, Lexi Bray 5-9 0-2 12, Rachael Jones 1-3 0-1 2, Alyssa Barkema 0-1 0-0 0, Morgan Meier 2-4 1-2 5, Lexi Jones 3-6 1-4 7, Payton Kuhlemeier 1-4 1-3 3, Jacqlyn Caspers 1-5 2-4 4, Emily Caspers 1-2 0-0 2, Lauren Trewin 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 20-60 12-24 55. WF EG

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Jacqlyn and Emily Caspers had three blocked shots apiece in the victory. All but one of coach Rodney Hu-

Three-point goals – WF 3-19 (Liekweg 2-7, Weaver 1-2, Barkema 0-1, L. Jones 0-1, Maske 0-5). Rebounds – WF 36, 23 off., 13 def. (Bray 7, J. Caspers 7, Meier 6, L. Jones 4, E. Caspers 4, Liekweg 2, R. Jones 2, Trewin, Arndt, Weaver)). Assists – WF 9 (Liekweg 2, Weaver 2, Bray 2, J. Caspers 2, L. Jones). Steals – WF 16 (Weaver 3, Liekweg 2, Meier 2, L. Jones 2, Kuhlemeier 2, J. Caspers 2, L. Jones). Blocks – WF 6 (J. Caspers 3, E. Caspers 3). Fouled out – WF (E. Caspers).

ber’s players reached the scoring column as the Warhawks completed a three-game road swing which included two ranked teams.

BY KRISTI NIXON LATIMER – Only two years ago CAL’s Israel Rivera started on the basketball team with Austin Guerrero. Now, as a junior, Rivera is being coached by him. With a good start the Cadets have begun the season 2-0 for the first time in several years – even more than either can remember – after a 60-44 win over Waterloo Christian on Saturday, Dec. 3. “It’s great because it gives us a better experience and it’s like chemistry,” Rivera said. “It builds more chemistry because we’ve got everybody from last year. He was kind of around last year as well, so he helped us a lot. Basically, it’s a basketball family.” As far back as QuikStats goes – the website that provides Iowa High School basketball statistics which started in the 2006-07 season – CAL hasn’t started 2-0. Coach Guerrero didn’t know the last time the Cadets had such a good start. “I honestly don’t know myself either. 2-0 is a really good feat to have,” coach Guerrero said. “Something I talked about with the team is we put together a whole game. We had three good quarters. We’re a solid team, we’ve got inside post play and guard willing to shoot open shots and that is all we can ask of them. “That third quarter got a little sloppy, but we controlled it again in the fourth when it mattered.” Like the Cadets’ 70-11 opening rout of Valley Lutheran on Friday, Dec. 2, multiple players finished in double-figure scoring. Nate Rapp and Kainan Braun, the latter being the only senior on the team, finished with 14 against the Regents. Braun also finished with a double-double, pulling down 16 rebounds – most of which came in the first half and resulted in put-backs for scores. Brock Guerrero, Austin’s younger brother, scored 13 and Israel Rivera finished with 10, adding nine boards, five assists and five steals. “Kainan hasn’t played much before,” coach Guerrero said. “He played last year as a junior, but him being the only senior, they look up to him. Not only here on the basketball court but in the classroom. So,

Nate Rapp of CAL goes up for a rebound during the Cadets’ home game against Waterloo Christian on Saturday, Dec. 3. KRISTI NIXON/HAMPTON CHRONICLE

if he can bring it to the floor like he has the last two games, it’s really helped. Him on the boards and Israel with the adjustment, moving him down low has really helped him get easier baskets. “He (Rivera) is too quick for some of the posts in our conference and that’s why we wanted to move him down there to get easier shots and keep him in the game.” Braun also was a late addition to the team. A day after the team photo was taken, Braun told coach Guerrero he wanted to come out to stay in shape for possibly playing college football. “We’ve been practicing hard and got everybody out that we wanted to,” Rivera said. “And we just kept practicing and tried hard and got to compete every night. We take it one game at a time, so that’s what we are going to do.” And despite Braun picking up his fourth foul midway through the third quarter, he never came out of the game and didn’t foul out. “I honestly didn’t (worry about it),” coach Guerrero said. “I saw the fourth foul, but what we preach on our team is somebody has to be a leader and pick him up. There is no one down. We had him switch off of

Warhawks top N-K in dual meet ST. ANSGAR – West Fork came back from a 24-0 deficit to start the match against Northwood-Kensett to rally for a 42-34 dual victory on Thursday, Dec. 1 at St. Ansgar. The Warhawks benefited from four wins by forfeit and three pins – one a seven-second fall for topranked Jake Hansen at 145 pounds – as well as first period falls by Jarel Arbegast and Collin Meints. Coach Jared Arbegast’s team gave up a pair of forfeits and pins to start the match and quickly started its charge back to earn the win. Both teams forfeited at 106 pounds to end it. Results of the St. Ansgar match were unavailable by press time.

Warhawks dominate Eagle Grove EAGLE GROVE – West Fork took an early lead and never looked back in a cross-division Top of Iowa Conference boys basketball game against Eagle Grove on Saturday, Dec. 3. The Warhawks took a 23-9 lead after one quarter on their way to the easy 69-48 victory over the Eagles. Travis Fekkers scored a career-high 25 points, finishing with a double-double for coach Frank

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the (Luke) Zwack kid, however, he took the dominant role against the next-best player and just stopping the driving lane. Now, if somebody gets a fourth foul, you just got to help. “What I preach is being a good teammate – what kind of teammate do you want to be? We should always be for the team before yourself and everybody took a role in that tonight.” Luke Zwack actually started to hit some of the outrageously long three-pointers he’d been missing throughout the game in the fourth quarter as Waterloo Christian outscored the Cadets 21-18 in the final eight minutes to make it look more like a game, but the final score truly wasn’t indicative how well in hand CAL had the game. Luke Zwack finished with 31 points for the Regents with four 3-pointers. His team finished with only four players on the court with 20 seconds to go as three of the seven players who dressed for the game fouled out. Looking at the schedule, it wasn’t farfetched that the Cadets’ win streak could continue. Rivera said he hoped by the sixth game of the season CAL could be 5-1 or 6-0. Coach Guerrero, however, was a little more guarded, but optimistic. “At the beginning of the year, I really looked it over and I said that a lot of people rolled over and lost a lot of seniors in our conference,” coach Guerrero said. “I really think this is anybody’s conference to go get. If we play our game, slow and composed, yes, we want to take a running chances when we can get our fast breaks; but with our play, I really think we can battle with anybody. Let’s just see how the play goes in our conference and wherever we end up, we end up. We just want to play our best basketball and get better every night.” CAL 60 WATERLOO CHRISTIAN 44 CAL (2-0, 2-0) – Ben Rapp 2-5 1-2 7, Brock Guerrero 3-8 5-9 13, Luke Rapp 1-7 0-0 2, Kainan Braun 6-10 2-6 14, Sergio Martinez 0-1 0-0 0, Israel Rivera 4-16 2-5 10, Nate Rapp 6-10 2-5 14. Totals 22-57 12-27 60. Waterloo Christian (0-3, 0-3) – Luke Zwack 11-24 5-6 31, Ethan VanSickle 3-10 1-1 9, John Zwack 1-6 0-0 3, Noah Blakesley 0-4 1-2 1, Isaiah Krause 0-3 0-0 0, Ethan Kaiser 0-1 0-0 0, Ethan Sliger 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-48 7-9 44. WC CAL

113 – Zach Childress (N-K) won by forfeit; 120 – Gage Hengesteg (N-K) won by forfeit; 126 – Caden Schrage (N-K) pinned Tanner Braun 1:35; 132 – Jeff Yezek (N-K) pinned Cody O’Donnell 2:43; 138 – Bryce Groh (WF) won by forfeit; 145 – Jake Hansen (WF) pinned John Olson 0:07; 152 – Logan Benjegerdes (N-K) pinned Edson Ramirez 1:37; 160 – Spencer Proctor (WF) won by forfeit; 170 – Spencer Nash (WF) won by forfeit; 182 – Jarel Arbegast (WF) pinned Gideon Rollene 0:28; 195 – Collin Meints (WF) pinned Brodyy Branstad 1:47; 220 – Gavin Varner (N-K) major dec. Jordan Clark 13-2; 185 – Alex Bender (WF) won by forfeit; 106 – No match.

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Three-point goals – WC 7-21 (L. Zwack 4-9, VanSickle 2-7, J. Zwack 1-5); CAL 4-10 (B. Rapp 2-3, Guerrreo 2-4, Martinez 0-1, Rivera 0-2). Rebounds – WC 31, 9 off. 22 def. (VanSickle 14, L. Zwack 9, Blakesley 5, Kaiser 2, J. Zwack); ; CAL 45, 14 off. 31 def. (Braun 16, Rivera 9, N. Rapp 7, L. Rapp 6, Guerrero 4, B. Rapp 2, Martinez). Assists – WC 7 (L. Zwack 3, VanSickle 2, Blakesley 2); CAL 13 (Rivera 5, Guerrero 3, B. Rapp 2, L. Rapp 2, Braun). Steals – WC 5 (J. Zwack 2, Blakesley 2, L. Zwack); CAL 11 (Rivera 5, B. Rapp 2, Guerrero 2, L. Rapp, N. Rapp). Blocks – WC, None; CAL None. Total fouls – WC 21; CAL 16. Fouled out – WC (L. Zwack, Blakesley, Kaiser).

WEST FORK 69, EAGLE GROVE 48 West Fork (2-1, 1-0) – Jake Nierengarten 0-1 0-0 0, Travis Fekkers 10-19 3-4 25, Rylan Fleshner 1-1 0-1 3, Thomas Nuehring 3-4 3-4 10, Zach Martinek 5-10 4-4 16, Mitchell Halloran 3-5 0-0 9, Lukas Wogen 0-0 0-0 0, Kyle Rooney 0-1 0-0 0, Ian Latham 0-1 0-1 0, Dawson Zeitler 0-1 1-4 1, Austin Larson 0-0 0-0 0, Cole Hall 0-0 1-2 1, Nathan Meinders 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 24-48 12-20 69. WF EG

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Schnoes’ team with 10 boards, adding six assists and three steals. He got help from Zach Martinek, who scored 16 and Thomas Nuehring added 10 as West Fork im-

Three-point goals – WF 9-17 (Halloran 3-5, Fekkers 2-4, Martinek 2-4, Fleshner 1-1, Nuehring 1-2, Nierengarten 0-1). Rebounds – WF 34, 10 off., 24 def. (Fekkers 10, Mienders 6, Martinek 5, Nuehring 4, Zeitler 2, Hall 2, Team 2, Nierengarten, Fleshner, Rooney). Assists – WF 19 (Fekkers 6, Nuehring 4, Martinek 4, Halloran 2, Fleshner, Meinders). Steals – WF 8 (Fekkers 3, Latham 2, Fleshner. Nuehring, Martinek, Halloran). Blocks – WF 1 (Meinders). Fouled out – NA.

proved to 2-1 overall. Playing the road warriors in the early season, West Fork got its first road game of the season on Tuesday, Dec. 6 against Northwood-Kensett.

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Operation Santa is underway for the 2016 Christmas season and the Rotary needs your help. They are asking for community members or businesses to please consider a monetary donation to the worthwhile cause. In 2015, the Hampton Rotary Club served over 100 families and 300 children, and in 2016, they expect the need to be even greater. Your support is essential to the success of Operation Santa and will make sure that hundreds of kids in Franklin County will wake up Christmas morning with a gift. Please consider a donation. Make checks payable to the Hampton Rotary Club and mail them to PO Box 55, Hampton, IA 50441, or drop them off at any of the local banks.

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Holiday Dazzle Santa sightings Friday, Dec. 9: • Rehabilitation Center of Hampton, 5-6 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Claus – Butsons Saturday, Dec. 17: • Stroll the retail stores and streets, 11:30 a.m. • Windsor Theatre, 12:15-1 p.m. Santa – Maynard Koenen

DUMONT COMMUNITY LIBRARY NOTES BY DEB EISENTRAGER • New Nonfiction “In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox,” by Carol Burnett: The beloved entertainer shares behind-the-scenes anecdotes from her popular show, exploring the elements that made the series so successful and the costars, guests, and off-camera talent who made it memorable. New Fiction “Eight Hours to Die,” by William W. Johnstone & J. A. Johnstone: After asking three lawmen to clean up the mess that is Chico, New Mexico and having not one of those lawmen make it out alive, the territorial governor turns to John Henry Sixkiller, sending him undercover as a gunman for hire. “And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer,” by Fredrik Backman: From the New York Times best-selling author of A Man Called Ove comes a portrait of an elderly man’s struggle to hold on to his most precious memories, and his family’s efforts to care for him even as they must find a way to let go. “Cross the Line,” by James Patterson: When a prominent police official in Washington D.C. is murdered, leaving police scrambling for answers, Alex Cross is swept up in a

series of deadly attacks by a vigilante killer who is targeting suspected criminals. “The Award,” by Danielle Steel: Nearing 100 when she learns she will receive the Legion of Honor Medal, Gaëlle de Barbet experiences painful memories and healing when she relives her past as a World War II activist who risked her life to bring Jewish children to safety and to salvage France’s great works of art. “The Whistler,” by John Grisham: Lacy Stoltz, an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct, takes on a case involving a corrupt judge, a Native American casino, and the mafia when a previously disbarred lawyer approaches her on behalf of a client who claims to know the truth. “Small Great Things,” by Jodi Picoult: Hesitating to treat the newborn of a white supremacist couple who has demanded that a white nurse assist them, a black nurse is placed on trial in the tragic aftermath and is aided by a white public defender who urges her not to bring up race in the courtroom. “Turbo Twenty-Three,” by Janet Evanovich: When Larry Virgil skips town before his latest court date, leaving behind a hijacked freezer truck loaded with ice cream and a dead body, Stephanie Plum goes un-

UPCOMING EVENTS Dec. 7: Lego League, 2-4 p.m. Dec. 8: Movie Day for Adults featuring “A Heartland Christmas,” 1 p.m.; Thursday Things Children’s Program, 3:45-4:30 p.m. Dec. 13: S’More Story Time, 3:45-4:30 p.m.; Fit with Friends, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Dec. 14: Lego League, 2-4 p.m. Dec. 15: Thursday Things Children’s Program, 3:45-4:30 p.m. Dec. 20: S’More Story Time, 3:45-4:30 p.m.; Fit with Friends, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Dec. 21: Lego League, 2-4 p.m. Dec. 22: Movie Day for Adults featuring “The Christmas Shoes,” 1 p.m.; Thursday Things Children’s Program, 3:45-4:30 p.m.

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Hampton Rotary Club meets Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 12 p.m., at Godfather’s Pizza. Program: Jeff Rosenberg; December Finemaster: Art Cady; December Invocation: John Currier.

• Bradford AA and Al Anon meets Sundays starting at 7 p.m., at the Bradford Methodist Church. • AA, Old-Timers Group and Al Anon, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Franklin County Service Center. • AA Women only, Wednesdays, 8 p.m., at the FCASC in Hampton.

Hampton Kiwanis Hampton Kiwanis Club meets Tuesday, Dec. 13 at Godfather’s Pizza. Program: Terry Carr; Invocation/ Pledge: Brad Scheideman; Greeter: Kent Mollenbeck; Good News: Naomi Morton.

Hampton Lions Hampton Lions Club meets Thursday, Dec. 8 for Christmas Party at Maynes Grove.

Franklin Co. Democrats The Franklin County Democrats Central Committee will meet the first Tuesday of every month at the La Frontera Restaurant meeting room. Meal at 6 p.m., with the meeting beginning at 7 p.m.

Franklin Co. Republicans The Franklin County Republican Central Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m., on the first Monday of each month, at Godfather’s Pizza in Hampton.

Grief Support A weekly Grief Support Group will be meeting at 7 p.m., on Tuesdays at the Immanuel United Church of Christ in Latimer. For more information, please call Tamara Mennenga at (505) 368-2537.

Latimer Community Club Open meetings of the Latimer Community Club are held the first Monday of every month at 7 p.m., at the Latimer Golf Course.

Franklin County Tea Party Movement The Franklin County Tea Party Movement meets 6:30 p.m., second Wednesday of each month in the Godfather’s Pizza meeting room in Hampton.

TOPS #272 TOPS #272 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Monday, with weigh-in at 5 p.m., and the meeting at 6 p.m. Anyone interested can visit a meeting. For information, call Mary Gregory at (641) 456-2304. The meeting is at the Alcoholism Service Center at 504 2nd Ave. SE, Hampton.

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Miller among 15 to receive scholarship from Landus Morrigan Miller, of Hampton, was selected as one of 15 recipients of a scholarship from Landus Cooperative, in collaboration with Iowa State University’s Department of Economics. Miller was selected for the scholarship, available only to freshman majoring in agricultural business, in part for demonstrating agriculture leadership through involvement in agriculture organizations. Additionally, recipients have a minimum cumulative high school grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0

scale) and graduated in the top 25 percent of their high school class. This $1,000 scholarship is an important way to support the experiences of those students who are interested in careers related to grain marketing, commodity merchandizing, agronomics, elevator management, or grain marketing analysis in a rural area. Recipients were all invited to be recognized at a reception to meet representatives of Landus and to network with others in the department.

Glen n and Jeanet te Freie, of Latimer, will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary on Friday, Dec. 16. They were married at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Latimer. Their children include Keith and Nancy Freie, Curtis and Shellie Freie, Sharon Parks and Kevin and Carol Borcherding. They have 13 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. If you wish to help them celebrate, please send a card to 980 220th St., Latimer, IA 50452.

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Pictured from left to right are: Mark Freie, Pat Palmer, Carol Schnabel, Joe Spitler, Mayra Cano, Kim Manning, Megan Abbas, Lacey Elphic, Kari Subbert, Whitney Pralle, Leann Strother, Barb Godfrey, Marlys Pralle, Pastor Karl Bollhagen, Pastor Dan Hansen, Tammy Ellingson, Ned Parker, Sam Ellingson, Barb Muilenberg, Alyssa Noss and Kim Booth. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Final quarterly coffee of 2016 held The Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce held its Chamber Quarterly Coffee on Friday, Dec. 2 in the cafeteria at Franklin General Hospital. Kim Price, FGH CEO, was the Master of Ceremonies and introduced the Chamber Ambassadors who introduced many people from the community. Newton Grotzinger, Chamber Director, introduced new chamber members and new chamber board members. Chamber Ambassador Sandy Pralle recognized the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Of Interestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; category. Dyanne Pralle, Chamber Ambassador, introduced several new employees in Franklin County. Chamber Ambassador Ron Raney introduced

several community events that will take place in Franklin County over the next few months. Many of the events can be found on the Chamber website community calendar at www.hamptoniowa.org. Grotzinger made closing comments reminding everyone of some chamber events taking place, such as Sharing the Warmth, Chamber $10,000 Raffle Drawing and Ugly Christmas Sweater Day. N e x t C h a m b e r Quarterly Coffee will be Friday, March 3 at 8 a.m., at the Hampton Country Club. The Quarterly Coffee meetings are open to the public. The chamber is appreciative of those who show their support by attending.

Franklin County Community Foundation Grant applications due Jan. 15 The deadline to submit grant applications to the Franklin County Community Foundation 2017 grant cycle is midnight (CST) Jan. 15, 2017. The online grant application and grant guidelines may be found on the Community Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at www.franklinccf.org. Grants are awarded to nonprofit

and government entity projects impacting Franklin County in the areas of art and culture, community betterment, education, environment, health, historic preservation and human service. Grant recipients will be announced in March 2017. First-time grant applicants should contact Dotti Thompson, Program

Manager, (319) 243-1358 prior to submitting an application. Grant applicants must be a 501(c)(3) designated organization (or government entity) serving Franklin County in order to be considered for funding. For more information, please contact the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa at (319) 287-9106.

NARFE gathering The National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter 170 will meet Monday, Dec. 12 at 12 p.m., in the meeting room of HyVee East, Mason City. The program will be Christmas music by a small choral group from Newman Catholic High School.

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NIACC Foundation scholarship winners Students at North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) who received scholarships this year had an opportunity to show their gratitude during the 13th annual NIACC Foundation Scholarship Recognition Luncheon, held at the Muse Norris Conference Center on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is an important tradition that allows scholarship recipients the opportunity to personally thank the donors who make scholarships possible,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Steve Schulz, NIACC President. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each student has a unique story to tell and this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student speakers shared their own amazing stories.â&#x20AC;? It was also noted that 584 students received scholarships from NIACC totaling just over $1,092,000. The recognition program featured comments from Ron Eichmeier, Vice President of Farm Credit Services of America. Since 2012, Farm Credit Services of America has committed to supporting young adults at NIACC. Through a component of their Young and Beginning Program, Farm Credit provides two $1,000 scholarships for NIACC students pursuing a degree in agriculture. Eichmeier, a 1972 graduate of NIACC, challenged everyone in the room even NIACC leaders. Eichmeier stated, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am issuing a challenge to NIACC, students and donors to take this relationship to the next level,â&#x20AC;? Eichmeier said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a donor, get to know the student who received your scholarship. If you are a business owner have them come to your business and make the connections. Students, share what goes on in your life with your donor, maybe even have your donor join you at one of your classes.â&#x20AC;?

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HAMPTON CHRONICLE • SECTION B BAPTIST Faith Baptist Hwy. 3 E., Hampton Senior Pastor David Koenigsberg, Associate Pastor of Connecting Brad VanHorn • Wednesday, Dec. 7, 6:30 a.m. Men’s Prayer; 6 p.m. kidsLIFE/CrossWalk, CIA; 7:45 p.m. Aftershock • Sunday, Dec. 11, 8:45 a.m. Prayer; 9:30 a.m. Worship; 9:40 a.m. Kingdom Kids (2-7 years); 10:40 a.m. Sunday School for all • Wednesday, Dec. 14, 6:30 a.m. Men’s Prayer; 6 p.m. kidsLIFE/CrossWalk, CIA; 7:45 p.m. Aftershock

CATHOLIC St. Mary’s Catholic Ackley / Rev. Anthony Kruse • Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. Mass St. Patrick’s Catholic 1405 Federal St. N., Hampton Rev. Anthony Kruse • Saturdays, 6:30 p.m. Mass • Sundays, 5:30 p.m. Spanish Mass

CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST) First Christian Church 605 4th St. NE, Hampton Pastor Alan Berneman fcchamptoniowa.org • Saturday, Dec. 10, 8 a.m. Christian Men’s Fellowship • Sunday, Dec.11, Third Sunday of Advent; 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship Service with Children’s Christmas Program; 11:30 a.m. Pastoral Relations meeting • Wednesday, Dec. 14, 6 p.m. Finance meeting; 7 p.m. Board meeting

EPISCOPAL St. Matthew-by-the-Bridge Episcopal 507 Railroad St., Iowa Falls Rev. Elliot Blackburn • Sundays, 9:15 a.m. Bible Study; 10:30 a.m. Family Worship Service

LATTER DAY SAINTS The Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints Hampton / Miguel Sosa Garcia, Branch President • Sundays, 10 a.m. Worship Service; Spanish Activities

LUTHERAN Our Savior’s Lutheran 121 Prospect, Ackley Dan Bruhs, Pastor • Sundays, 9 a.m. Sunday School; 10 a.m. Divine Service (Communion 2nd, 4th, 5th); 11 a.m. Fellowship • Tuesdays, 4 p.m. Tuesday School

Nazareth Lutheran Coulter Pastors Tom Dettmer and Stanley Peterson • Wednesday, Dec. 7, 6 p.m. Advent Meal; 7 p.m. Advent Service at St. Paul, Hampton • Sunday, Dec. 11, Third Sunday of Advent; 9:30 a.m. Joint Sunday Worship Service at St. John, Coffee to follow; WELCA Christmas Party and Christmas Tree Luncheon. • Wednesday, Dec. 14, 6 p.m. Advent Meal; 7 p.m. Advent Service at St. Paul, Hampton Richland Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELS/WELS) 300 Elm St., Thornton Robert A. Harting, Pastor • 11 a.m. Worship Service; 12 noon Sunday School and Bible Class St. John’s Lutheran 1207 Indigo Ave., Hampton Pastors Tom Dettmer and Stanley Peterson • Wednesday, Dec. 7, 6 p.m. Advent Meal; 7 p.m. Advent Service at St. Paul, Hampton • Sunday, Dec. 11, Third Sunday of Advent; 9:30 a.m. Joint Sunday Worship Service at St. John, Coffee to follow; WELCA Christmas Party and Christmas Tree Luncheon. • Wednesday, Dec. 14, 6 p.m. Advent Meal; 7 p.m. Advent Service at St. Paul, Hampton St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran 17 2nd St. NE, Hampton Church Office Hours: 9-1 M-F Pastor Dan Hanson • Sundays, 9 a.m. Worship Service. • Tuesdays, Dorcas Circle meets third Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at Franklin Country View • Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-noon Quilting Group; 10 a.m., Coffee Hour — everyone is welcome St. Paul’s Lutheran 304 W. Main, Latimer Travis Berg, Pastor • Wednesday, Dec. 7, 7 a.m. Dudley’s BC; 7 p.m. Advent Worship Service; Council meeting following service • Thursday, Dec. 8, 8:30 a.m. Chapel • Sunday, Dec. 11, 8 a.m. Choir; 9 a.m. Worship Service; 10:15 a.m. Sunday School Christmas Practice, Adult Bible Class; 7 p.m. Junior Confirmation • Wednesday, Dec. 7, 7 a.m. Dudley’s BC; 7 p.m. Advent Worship Service; Council meeting to follow service

St. Paul’s Church 400 Larch St., Thornton Pastor Johnson • Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School at UMC; 10:30 a.m. Worship at St. Paul Trinity Lutheran Church 16 12th Ave. NE, Hampton The Rev. Karl Bollhagen, Pastor Vicar Pierce Chadburn • Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1:30 p.m. Martha Circle; 4 p.m. Confirmation; 7 p.m. Advent Service • Sunday, Dec. 11, 7:30 a.m. Lutheran Hour on KLMJ; 9 a.m. Worship Service, Sunday School children sing; 10:15 a.m. Sunday School, Bible Class, Worship Broadcast on KLMJ; 11:30 a.m. Jesus Birthday Party; 7:30 p.m. Spanish Lutheran Hour on KLMJ, 104.9 FM • Monday, Dec. 12, 9 a.m. Bible Class • Tuesday, Dec. 13, 9 a.m. Pastor’s Conference at Hubbard; 1:30 p.m. Sewing

METHODIST Ackley United Methodist 416 Hardin St. Pat Landers, Pastor • Wednesday, Dec. 7, 6 p.m. Junior High Youth • Sunday, Dec. 11, 9 a.m. Sunday School; 10 a.m. Worship Service; 11:15 a.m. Fellowship • Wednesday, Dec. 14, 6 p.m. Junior High Youth First United Methodist 504 Thompson St., Sheffield Sandi Gobeli, Pastor • Sundays, 10:30 a.m. Worship Geneva United Methodist 603 Front St. • 641-494-7223 Sue Simmons, Pastor • Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship Hampton United Methodist 100 Central Ave. E. Pastor Corby Johnson • Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2 p.m. Children First Program at South Side School; 5:30 p.m. Youth Group; 6:30 p.m. SPRC, Worship Committee • Thursday, Dec. 8, 9:30 a.m. BeFrienders; 10:30 a.m. Bible Study at Leahy Grove; 5-6:30 p.m. Community Café; 6:30 p.m. Cub Scouts • Saturday, Dec. 10, 9 a.m. Bake Loaves of Love; 5 p.m. Worship • Sunday, Dec. 11, 9 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship Service; 11:15 a.m. Radio Broadcast on KLMJ; 11:30 a.m. Fellowship; 6 p.m. Advent Study at Gilchrist’s • Monday, Dec. 12, 1 p.m. Advent Study; 6:30 p.m. God’s FLOCK

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• Tuesday, Dec. 13, 9:30 a.m. Endowment; 1:30 p.m. Sewing Ministry; 6:30 p.m. Boy Scout Wolf Den Meeting; 7 p.m. PEO • Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2 p.m. Children First Program at South Side School; 2:30 p.m. 4-H Club Meeting; 5:15 p.m. Trustees; 5:30 p.m. Finance, Youth Group; 7 p.m. Leadership Council; 7:30 p.m. Leadership Team Christmas West Fork United Methodist 2200 Tulip Ave., Sheffield Sandi Gobeli, Pastor • Sundays, 9 a.m. Worship New Hope United Methodist Parish: Aredale, Bristow, Dumont Ann Donat, Pastor • Aredale: Sunday Worship, 8 a.m. • Dumont: Sunday School, 8:30 a.m.; Worship, 9:30 a.m. United Methodist Church Morgan, Lee Center, Bradford Rev. Judy Eilderts, Pastor • Sundays, 8:30 a.m. Worship (B); 9:30 a.m. Worship, (LC); 10:30 a.m. Worship (M) • Tuesdays, 5:15-6:30 p.m. NA/AA Bible Study; 7:30 p.m. (B) Bible Study United Methodist And Presbyterian Dows – Alexander Shawn W. Hill, Pastor • Sundays, 8:45 a.m. Alexander Methodist Worship; 9 a.m. Dows Sunday School; 10 a.m. Dows Joint Worship at Presbyterian Church on first two Sundays each month and at United Methodist Church on remaining Sundays • Thursdays, 9 a.m. Presbyterian Women

• Wee Ones Christian Preschool – MWF; Sylvie Proodian, Director, 641-456-8471 Living Well Fellowship 917 Howard St. (First Presbyterian Church), Aplington • 319-247-5569 • Mondays, 7 p.m., Contemporary Worship Exploring Redemption and Healing. Come early for hot chocolate or cappuccino. Sovereign Grace Church 109 N. Eskridge St., Dows Doug Holmes, Pastor www.sgcdows.com • Sundays, 10:15 a.m. Sunday School; 11:15 a.m. Worship at First Presbyterian in Dows Hampton Church of Christ 420 4th St. SE, Hampton Gary Davis, Pastor www.hamptonchurchofchrist.com • Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Morning Café; 10:15 a.m. Worship Gathering Sixth Street Church of Christ (Acapella) 909 6th St. SW, Hampton Jim Zacharias, Minister • Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship; 4:30 p.m. Worship • Wednesdays, 4:30 p.m. Bible Study Neighborhood Bible 1570A Hwy. 65 N., Hampton 978-810-0383 Casey Danley, Pastor • Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship • Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Bible Study and Prayer • Everyone Welcome, Come As You Are. Partnering with Evangelical Free Church of America.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Hampton City Council SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS NOVEMBER 2016 General ...........................................$98,640.83 Pool .....................................................$359.15 Road Use Tax .................................$50,674.50 Band Shell ...............................................$2.72 Meter Deposit ......................................$600.00 Water Utility ....................................$52,138.49 Sewer Utility....................................$71,594.56 LandÂżll/Compost ...............................$3,729.47 Gas/Electric Franchise .....................$4,371.66 Employee BeneÂżts..........................$17,484.73 Library...............................................$1,428.66 TIF ..................................................$13,068.00 CTF......................................................$274.95 Local Option Sales Tax ...................$51,341.59 Forfeiture .................................................$0.17 TOTAL RECEIPTS/DEPOSITS ....$365,709.48 Published in the Hampton Chronicle on December 7, 2016.

PUBLIC NOTICE Probate NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS CASE NO. 02351 ESPR501108 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FRANKLIN COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES D. STALEY, Deceased. To All Persons Interested in the Estate of James D. Staley, Deceased, who died on or about October 10, 2016: You are hereby notiÂżed that on the 16th day of November, 2016, the last will and testament of James D. Staley, deceased, bearing the date of the 8th day of October, 1990, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Joyce F. Staley 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 hereby 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 Âżle them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so Âżled by the later to occur of four months from 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 this 21st day of November, 2016. Joyce F. Staley 1304 80th Street Hampton, IA 50441 Executor of Estate

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PUBLIC NOTICE Board of Adjustment PUBLIC NOTICE A HEARING OF THE Franklin County Board of Adjustment will be held on Monday, December 19, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. at the Community Resource Center (123 1st Ave SW) in Hampton, Iowa to consider a Conditional Use Permit to build a new 275â&#x20AC;&#x2122; tower to support Iowa Statewide Interoperable Communications System (ISICS) for the following address: 1773 Heather Avenue Hampton, IA 50441 Applicant: Scout Services for CCSI-Motorola Published in the Hampton Chronicle on December 7, 2016.

PUBLIC NOTICE Trust Notice TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: THE STEENHARD FAMILY TRUST DATED APRIL 13, 1995, AS AMENDED AND RESTATED To all persons regarding Deone Faye Steenhard, deceased, who died on or about August 30, 2016. You are hereby notiÂżed that Victoria Sue Potter is the trustees of The Steenhard Family dated April 13, 1995, as Amended and Restated. Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Franklin County, Iowa, within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of second publication of this notice, or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor and the spouse of the decedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any suit not Âżled within this period shall be forever barred. Notice is further given that any person or entity possessing a claim against the Trust must mail proof of the claim to the Trustees at the address listed below via certiÂżed mail, return receipt requested, by the later to occur of four (4) months from the second publication of this Notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this Notice if required, or the claim shall be forever barred, unless paid or otherwise satisÂżed. Dated November 23, 2016 The Steenhard Family Trust Date April 13, 1995, as Amended and Restated Victoria Sue Potter, Trustee 410 Angie Street Sanborn, IA 51248 John E. Coonley, ICIS PIN No: 00007542 Attorney for Trustee Coonley & Coonley 121 First Avenue NW P.O. Box 397 Hampton, IA 50441 Date of second publication 7th day of December, 2016. Published in the Hampton Chronicle on November 30 and December 7, 2016.

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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS UNAPPROVED MINUTES NOVEMBER 28, 2016 Be it duly noted these minutes of 11/28/16 are UNOFFICIAL minutes. The Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 8:30 a.m., with board members Corey Eberling-Chairman, Gary McVicker and Michael Nolte present. Motion by Nolte, seconded by McVicker, approves the agenda as submitted with the addition of: 1) Consider/Approve Annual Urban Renewal Report, FY 15/16, due 12/1/16. All ayes, motion carried. Motion by McVicker, seconded by Nolte, approves the minutes of 11/21/16. All ayes. Motion carried. Jay Waddingham-County Engineer was present to discuss Secondary Road matters. No action taken. Susan Wulf-Flint-Healthy Harvest of North Iowa requested $2,600 for FY 17/18 Budget. No action taken. Ron Paine-landowner and Gordy Brocka-Brocka Inc. were present to discuss a waterway issue near the Paine residence, DD #65. Trustees stated that complaints had been received regarding the installation of a pump to Ă&#x20AC;ow water into a man-made pond. Trustees stated that the Ă&#x20AC;ow of water cannot be impeded by any obstruction in a drainage district without the permission of the landowner and the Trustees of the drainage district. The Drainage Engineer and landowner will be contacted to see if a solution is possible. 10 a.m. Toni Wilkinson-Recorder requested the hire of a second part-time position to cover for absences and enable two employees in the ofÂżce on a daily basis. No action taken. Motion by Nolte, seconded by McVicker, approves State Weed Commissioners Annual Report 2016. All ayes. Motion carried. The Board acknowledged Manure Management Plan Renewals for: 1) Grouse Finisher Farm, #64395, owner Blue Devil Farms LLC, site located 677 Grouse Ave, Alden, sec 6, Lee Twp 2) Ellingson Finisher Farm, #59200, owner Elk Run Farms Inc., site located 543 Jonquil Ave, Iowa Falls, Sec 10, Lee Twp 3) Ron Toomsen Finisher, #57751, owner Ronald Toomsen, site located 824 Raven Ave, Geneva, Sec 26, Reeve Twp 4) SOG Enterprises LLC, #64419, owner SOG Enterprises LLC, site located 161 Thrush Ave, Ackley, Sec 16, Etna Twp, Hardin County. The Board acknowledged Notice of Intent to Issue a Permit to Weber Finisher Farm Site, Facility Id #64967. The Board acknowledged the Environmental Health and Weed Commissioner Report from 9/19/2016 through 11/22/2016. Motion by McVicker, seconded by Nolte, approves Annual Urban Renewal Report, FY 15/16. All ayes, motion carried. Motion by Nolte, seconded by McVicker, adjourns at 11:41 a.m., until December 5, 2016. All ayes. Motion carried. ATTEST: Corey Eberling, Chairman Michelle S. Giddings, Auditor and Clerk to Board

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Stacey L. Harding, ICIS PIN No: AT0012458 Attorney for Executor Legacy Design Strategies, L.L.C., a part of Andrew C. Sigerson, P.C., L.L.O. 701 Washington Ave., P.O. Box 295, Iowa Falls, IA 50126 Date of second publication 7th day of December, 2016. Published in the Hampton Chronicle on November 30 and December 7, 2016.

PUBLIC NOTICE Probate NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS PROBATE NO. ESPR501112 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FRANKLIN COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ELAINE M. REINKE, Deceased. To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Elaine M. Reinke, Deceased, who died on or about November 12, 2016: You are hereby notiÂżed that on the 23rd day of November, 2016, the last will and testament of Elaine M. Reinke, deceased, bearing the date of the 12th day of November, 2009, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Donalyn Meinberg 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 hereby 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 Âżle them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so Âżled by the later to occur of four months from 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 this 28th day of November, 2016. Donalyn Meinberg 2405 Sunset Drive Iowa Falls, Iowa 50126 Executor of Estate G.A. Cady III, ICIS PIN No: AT0001386 Attorney for Executor Cady & Rosenberg Law Firm, PLC 9 First Street, SW PO Box 456 Hampton, IA 50441 641-456-2555

1 bedroom, 1 bath house. Completely remodeled. $450/mo. $500 deposit. Renter pays all utilities. No pets. No smoking. 515-689-0376 for showing and application. __________________________ ctf Office/retail: 123 1st Street NW, Hampton. 850 sq. ft. main Ă&#x20AC;oor plus basement. Willing to remodel. Stop and see Russ at Christensen Jewelry or call 641-425-5420. __________________________ ctf 2-bedroom house. Includes detached 2-stall garage. Very clean. No pets. No smoking. $575/mo. plus deposit and utilities. Available Dec. 1. Call Brad at 515-689-0376 for showing. __________________________ ctf

119 1st St. NW, Hampton. Excellent lower level space. Entrance currently through Carolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Flower Box; separate entrance possible. 700 sq. ft. Includes kitchenette, microwave, refrigerator. All utilities and internet paid. Great space for ofÂżce, retail or salon. See Russ at Christensen Jewelry or call 641-425-5420. __________________________ ctf

HELP WANTED CHILDCARE WORKERS NEEDED! Must pass criminal check. Apply at Hampton Community Christian Daycare, 104 12 Ave. NE. __________________________c50

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We are looking for the best staff to serve our patients! Our Mission is to Inspire Wellness and Provide Compassionate Healthcare! Does one of our open positions fit your talents? Do you know someone that would be a great care giver to our patients?

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Interior painting, wall papering, wood ¿nishing. Sandy Aaron, 641456-3125. __________________________ ctf

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Need a helping hand? Cleaning, purging, organizing, reconciling statements? Call Kay Borcherding Hinrichs at 641-456-2706, please leave a message. __________________________c50 Home Assistance: Betty and Brenda are available to help you with your needs – day or night, seven days a week. Give us a call. Betty: 641456-4070. Brenda: 319-215-6162. 30 years of experience. References available. ________________________c49pd LETTERHEAD, ENVELOPES, BUSINESS CARDS, brochures, multi-part forms and other printing available at Mid America Publishing, 9 2nd St. NW, Hampton, 641-4562585 or 1-800-558-1244. Free estimates available. __________________________ ctf

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DOHRMANN – Thank you to everyone for your prayers, visits, cards sent to me, and food and Àowers brought to my home during my recent hip replacement surgery and recovery. It was greatly appreciated. God bless you all. Lois Dohrmann _________________________________________________________ c49 OEHLERT – The family of Ron Oehlert would like to thank everyone for the many acts of kindness shown following our Dad’s passing. A special thank you to Pastor Linzy Collins, Jr., the ladies at First Congregational UCC for the funeral lunch served, and to Greg and his staff at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Homes. We would also like to thank the employees at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton for the special care they gave our Dad during his stay with them. Randy & Lucy Oehlert and Zoe & Mel Brown and familiesc49pd _______________________________________________________ HENDREN – I would like to thank everyone for all their help in my recovery from my recent stroke – all the prayers, cards, phones calls and visits. Thanks to my family for their faith in me. I would also like to thank Two Juhls and a Gem for sponsoring my bene¿t on Nov. 27. For anyone I may have missed, I thank you and I love you. Linda Hendren _______________________________________________________ c49pd

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322 SECOND STREET The City of Dumont will be taking sealed bids for the property ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ Ăƚ ϯϮϮ ^ĞĐŽŶĚ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ƵŶƟů ŶŽŽŶ ŽŶ dŚƵƌƐĚĂǇ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ 8, 2016. The Dumont City Council will open all bids at 7:30 p.m. Ăƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϴƚŚ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă WƵďůŝĐ ,ĞĂƌŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĨŽůůŽǁ͘ ƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ͕ Ăůů ƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ ƐƵďŵŝƫŶŐ ƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ ďŝĚƐ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ ŐŝǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ƌĂŝƐĞ ŚŝƐ Žƌ ŚĞƌ ďŝĚ ĂŌĞƌ Ăůů ďŝĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ͘ dŚĞ ǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ďŝĚĚĞƌ ǁŝůů ĞŶƚĞƌ ŝŶƚŽ ĂŶ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ ƵŵŽŶƚ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇ ŽǁŶĞƌ ĐŽǀĞŶĂŶƚƐ ƚŽ ĚĞŵŽůŝƐŚ ƚŚĞ ŐĂƌĂŐĞ ĂŶĚ ŚŽŵĞ ĂŶĚ ĐůĞĂŶ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇ ďǇ ŶŽ ůĂƚĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ DĂǇ ϭ͕ ϮϬϭϳ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚǇ͘ Mail bids addressed as follows: City of Dumont, 322 Second Street Bid, PO Box 303, Dumont, IA 50625. The City reserves the right to accept or reject all bids. ŶǇ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ĐĂůů ϲϰϭͲϴϱϳͲϯϰϭϭ͘

This office has a great location in downtown Hampton, Iowa and features a large, sunny front office/reception area with two main floor offices and a finished basement. There is ample storage space as well as a kitchenette and a conference room.

BUILDING FOR SALE CITY OF DUMONT 515 PINE STREET

The City of Dumont will be taking sealed bids for the property located at 515 Pine Street formerly known as the Dumont Historical Building. Sealed bids of at least $3,000 will be accepted ƵŶƟů ŶŽŽŶ ŽŶ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϴ͕ ϮϬϭϲ͘ The Dumont City Council will ŽƉĞŶ Ăůů ďŝĚƐ Ăƚ ϳ͗ϭϱ Ɖ͘ŵ͘ Ăƚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϴƚŚ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă WƵďůŝĐ ,ĞĂƌŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĨŽůůŽǁ͘ ƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ͕ Ăůů ƉĞƌƐŽŶƐ ƐƵďŵŝƫŶŐ ƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ ďŝĚƐ ƐŚĂůů ďĞ ŐŝǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚǇ ƚŽ ƌĂŝƐĞ ŚŝƐ Žƌ ŚĞƌ ďŝĚ ĂŌĞƌ Ăůů ďŝĚƐ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ͘ DĂŝů ďŝĚƐ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚ ĂƐ ĨŽůůŽǁƐ͗ ŝƚǇ ŽĨ ƵŵŽŶƚ͕ ϱϭϱ WŝŶĞ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ŝĚ͕ WK Žǆ ϯϬϯ͕ ƵŵŽŶƚ͕ / ϱϬϲϮϱ͘ dŚĞ ŝƚǇ ƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ĂĐĐĞƉƚ Žƌ ƌĞũĞĐƚ Ăůů ďŝĚƐ͘ ŶǇ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ ĐĂůů ϲϰϭͲϴϱϳͲϯϰϭϭ͘

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Fishing report for north central Iowa The Iowa Department of Natural Resourcesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; weekly fishing report is compiled with information gathered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys and state park staff. For current information, contact the Clear Lake Fish and Wildlife office at (641) 357-3517. Blue Pit Lake: Trout are being caught on a variety of baits. You may have to fish several areas to find them. You need a fishing license and trout stamp to fish for and/or possess trout. Clear Lake: Water temperature is in the upper 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. With the high winds and colder temperatures, no fishing activity was reported this week.

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Local 4-Hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ers explore Chicago over Thanksgiving Five Franklin County 4-H members toured the sites of Chicago over the Thanksgiving holiday as part of the annual 4-H Chicago Award Trip, courtesy of many local donors within counties. Abby Castillo, of Hampton, Regan Hickman, of Iowa Falls, Cameron Johnson, of Wellsburg, Hannah Lohrbach, of Latimer, and Madi Vanness, of Latimer, were among 38 youth and seven adults on the trip. These members were chosen based upon their contribution to the 4-H program in the county. The youth saw many exciting places during the trip including: the Willis Tower, Lincoln Park Zoo, Navy Pier, the Museum of Science and Industry, and the Christkindl Market. The members had time for shopping along the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Magnificent Mileâ&#x20AC;? and saw the fabulous Christmas lights and displays. Evening entertainment

Shotgun seasons tips and resources AGRICULTURE TRAININGS With the first shotgun season wrapping up and the second one getting underway, the Iowa DNR advises the following safety precautions and also offers tips for hunters out in the field. â&#x20AC;˘ Safety First: Review basic safety and firearm rules, and share these tips with friends and family hunting with you. The goal is for everyone to come home safely. â&#x20AC;˘ Get Your License ASAP: Go today or early tomorrow to get your license and tags. Crowds are much bigger the night before the season opens. â&#x20AC;˘ Add an Antlerless Tag: Some counties still have several antlerless tags available. Check out current antlerless quotas for residents. â&#x20AC;˘ Tagging Deer: Group hunting is popular during the first shotgun season. Remember that anyone participating within the group can tag the deer, but they must use their own tag. Additionally, any deer must be tagged before it is moved or within 15 minutes of being found, whichever comes first. â&#x20AC;˘ Report Your Harvest: Visit the online Harvest Reporting page or call (800) 771-4692. Curious about what is being harvested in your county? You can see reported counts on the DNRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Deer and Turkey Report page. â&#x20AC;˘ Know the TIP Line: If you see illegal behavior in the field, please report it ASAP to help protect other hunters, wildlife and natural resources. Visit the TIP web page to report an incident, or call toll-free: (800) 532-2020. â&#x20AC;˘ Donate to HUSH: Learn more about how you can donate a deer to the Help Us Stop Hunger (HUSH) program, at the bottom of the DNRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deer hunting page. Last year Iowa hunters donated more than 3,000 deer to the program, providing more than 600,000 meals to the hungry. Hunting Predictions: Iowaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overall deer harvest across all seasons last year was 105,401, down 30 percent from the 2006 peak; the 2016 harvest should be similar. The 2014 harvest was estimated at 101,595. Iowa hunters have been instrumental in helping to manage the deer herd in ways that provide excellent opportunities, and yet keep the herd at acceptable levels within the state. The DNR is continually working to keep that balance with deer management strategies.

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included ComedySportz, an improv comedy club, and the Blue Man Group. A special thanks to there donors in Franklin County for making the trip possible: Sukup Manufacturing in Sheffield; Hampton Kiwanis; Farm Credit Services of America in Mason City; EGL Enterprises, Inc. in Hampton; Midwest Meter/Mid:Com in Hampton; Joe and Linda Scallon Farm in Iowa Falls; and the Franklin County 4-H Foundation. The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach 4-H Youth Program in Franklin County offers a variety of hands-on learning experiences for youth in grades Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;12. For more information about 4-H, contact Jackie Dohlman, County Youth Coordinator, Franklin County Extension and Outreach, at (641) 456-4811.

Hardin County Conservation, in cooperation with the Friends of Calkins Nature Area, will host its annual Christmas at Calkins on Sunday, Dec. 11 from 2-5 p.m. All are invited to head out to Calkins Nature Area to visit with Santa, listen to live entertainment and enjoy snacks and hot chocolate. In addition to live music, there will also be Christmas caroling performed by the students of Christian Edu-Care. There will be a variety of indoor crafts, games and activities available for all ages. Outdoor activities will also be available, so dress for the weather. This event is free and open to the public. Children will need to remain under the supervision of an adult at all times. For questions or information, contact the Calkins Nature Area at (641) 648-9878 or calkinsnatureareahccb@gmail.com.

Waterfowl refuges closed to any access until duck seasons end Iowa waterfowl refuges are closed to all access until the day after duck season closes. This year the duck season closes later than previous years and the later season dates may impact some deer hunters who have hunted the areas in the past. Iowa is divided into three waterfowl zones â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the north zone, south zone and the Missouri River zone. Duck season closes on Dec. 4 in the north zone, Dec. 15 in the south zone, and Dec. 18 in the Missouri River zone. These waterfowl refuges are always closed to duck and goose hunting but hunters are allowed to hunt non-waterfowl species in waterfowl refuges after the duck season has closed. Hunters with questions should contact their local wildlife biologist or conservation officer.

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Iowa schools and communities are reminded that free seedlings will be available to them again this spring through the DNRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trees for Kids program. Each school building and community may order one free packet consisting of 200 bare-root seedlings, 50 each of four selected species. The seedlings are delivered in April or May and are generally used as part of Earth Day/Week celebrations. Orders will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis until 200 packets are requested. The application deadline is April 1, 2017 and the application form, packet descriptions and instructions can be found at www.iowadnr.gov/ urbanforestry by clicking on Trees For Kids Earth Month Celebration. For more information about ordering no-cost Trees for Kids seedlings, contact Laura Wagner, DNR Trees for Kids Coordinator, (515) 725-8456 or laura.wagner@dnr. iowa.gov.

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SCHEDULED FOR FRANKLIN COUNTY â&#x20AC;˘ Commercial manure application training Commercial manure applicators can attend annual training to meet commercial manure applicator certification requirements on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will conduct Commercial Manure Applicator training from 9 a.m. to noon at 75 locations in Iowa, one location in Wisconsin and one location in Minnesota. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. There is no fee for the workshop, but applicators must register by Dec. 28 with the ISU Extension and Outreach county office where they plan to attend. See a complete list of workshop locations at http://www.agronext. iastate.edu/immag/certification/macprogrampostcard.pdf. Commercial manure applicators needing to recertify and those wanting to certify for the first time should attend. All currently certified commercial manure applicator licenses will expire on March 1, 2017. Those wanting to renew must complete training requirements and submit forms and fees to the DNR prior to March 1 to avoid paying late fees. The law requires all commercial manure applicators to attend three hours of training annually to meet certification requirements. Businesses that primarily truck or haul manure of any type or from any source are also required to meet certification requirements. Those unable to attend the program on Jan. 5 need to schedule time with their ISU Extension and Outreach county office to watch the training DVD. Due to scheduling conflicts, many extension offices will no longer accept walk-in appointments to watch these DVDs, but do offer scheduled dates and times to provide this training. For those unable to attend training during one of the scheduled reshow dates, a $10 fee will be charged to view the training at their convenience. If attending the workshops or watching the three-hour DVD is not convenient, commercial applicators may contact their local DNR field office to schedule an appointment to take the certification exam. Another option for commercial manure applicators is to take their training online at DNR MAC eLearning site at https://elearning-dnr. iowa.gov/. In addition to the commercial manure applicator training offered on Jan. 5, ISU Extension and Outreach will also offer six dry/solid manure workshops for commercial manure applicators in February 2017. Information regarding these workshops and locations is also contained in the link to the brochure listed above. Program requirements are the same as the regular commercial training program, but this training program is geared more toward dry/solid manure issues. For more information about the commercial manure applicator certification program, contact Traci Kloetzer, Office Manager, at the Franklin County Extension and Outreach office, (641) 456-4811, or visit the Iowa Manure Management Action Group website at http://www.agronext.iastate.edu/immag/mac.html.

â&#x20AC;˘ Private pesticide applicator recertification Private pesticide applicators that renew their certification through continuing instruction courses will have the opportunity to attend sessions in December and February in Franklin County. The Tuesday, Dec. 13 training will be held at the Ridge Stone Golf Club in Sheffield from 1:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3:30 p.m. The Thursday, Feb. 2 meeting will be from 1:30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3:30 p.m., at the Hampton Country Club in Hampton. The program begins promptly at the times listed. Participants must attend the full two-hour program to receive credit. Since 1993 private pesticide applicators must be certified to buy and apply â&#x20AC;&#x153;restricted useâ&#x20AC;? pesticides on their own farms. Initial certification or renewing a certification that has expired must be done by passing an examination by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS). The date for the 2016-17 test will be Friday, March 17 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at NIACC in Mason City. Applicators who cannot attend the sessions in Franklin County may attend sessions in any county. The Franklin County Extension Office has locations, dates and times of courses in surrounding counties. Applicators must attend a session by April 15 if they are renewing their license by attending a course each year. Applicators should bring their pesticide license number and the $20 training fee payable to Franklin County Extension to the workshop. For more information contact Traci Kloetzer, Office Manager at Franklin County Extension, (641) 456-4811 or tkloetze@iastate.edu

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