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Holstein council gives nod to countywide law agreement, appoints councilman ❚ by DEB LOGER

Bashful: Kellie Riessen shared her bashful side as she sat on Santa’s lap during his visit to Willow Dale Wellness Village in Battle Creek Dec. 4. Kellie is the seven-year-old daughter of Bryce and Cody Riessen. (Courier photo by Deb Loger)

King Theatre plans community meeting, seeks input on seating options The King Theatre board is continuing progress on the renovation of the theatre in Ida Grove by scheduling another community input meeting at the Ida Grove Rec Center. On Jan. 24, the board would like the community to participate in the options for seating and the lobby. Daric O’Neal, architect for the project, will be on hand to present the two options available for the theatre to consider. The board would like to expand the size of the lobby, either through sacri icing two or more rows (omitting two rows gains eight feet of lobby space) or by creating stadium seating with a middle aisle that lows up from the main loor to the current balcony. Stadium seating will add $100,000 to the cost of the project and will replace the balcony that has long

since been a staple of the King Theatre. If the balcony is used, the group has discussed the idea of recliners. The recliner option would take up the same space as two regular seats; therefore, the cost of using those would be more for movie-goers. This option will also be discussed during the community meeting. Other input needed during the meeting is the operations of the theatre. These ideas include using groups, such as the Key Club, to help with operations; board member management or a paid manager; booking ilms; inancial manager to monitor incoming funds and expenses; concessions ordering and management and board maintenance. (continued on page 2)

IG Council approves meter reading upgrades, security measures at ball fields After hearing updates from Bob Lorenzen, parks superintendent, the Ida Grove City Council approved security enhancements at the newly-constructed ball ields north of the high school in Ida Grove during its meeting Dec. 5. These enhancements come after break-ins occured at the concession stand the last few months. Water superintendent Lon Schulter was on hand to discuss the upgrades needed for the water department. The council approved upgrading the hand-held Sensus readers, as the old equipment is now out-of-date and unable to be properly repaired. Total cost for the upgrades is $14,326.

Schulter also discussed the proposed antenna lease, including installation of a building by the water tower, for Verizon. The proposal from Verizon included a building that would be three feet from the water tower ladder and would require the entrance gate to be moved. Schulter noted he thinks the building would best be installed in the northwest corner of the area. The adjusted proposal will be sent back to Verizon for review and approval. Resolution number 2016-16 was approved for the tax increment rebate payment for the assisted living facility. Other business • Main Street traf ic was

discussed. Extra patrol and signs have been requested to help with speeding and reckless driving occurring on Main Street. • Councilman Doug Clough gave an update on the King Theatre. The theatre committee met with the architect on Dec. 7 to discuss drawings for the project, including seating ideas. • The window needing replaced for the downtown revitalization project was discussed. The contractor has offered to pay for the labor but not the window. The council would like to ind out more about the warranty from the manufacturer. The council meets again on Monday, Dec. 19, at 6 p.m.

The Holstein City Council gave authorization to Mayor Connie Ludvigson to sign the Ida County Public Safety and Communications Commission 28E agreement during its meeting Dec. 5. Prior to giving Ludvigson authorization to sign the agreement, the council and mayor reviewed the proposed agreement. Ludvigson reported Galva’s mayor indicated the supervisors should only get one vote versus three. The supervisors countered, stating they cover three districts in the county, so each district should get a vote. Joel Wellendorf was appointed to ill a vacant council seat, which expires November 2017. Ludvigson presented the following updated list of committee assignments: inance and claims— Wellendorf and Bonnie Stevenson, pool and parks—Rodney Regennitter and Danny Gebers, utilities (water, sewer, cable TV)— Mary Gross and Gebers, streets and alleys (trees)—Regennitter and Wellendorf, administration and personnel—Gross and Stevenson, East Ridge Lot Sales/Fouts First Addition promotion—Wellendorf and Stevenson, mayor protem— Gross and alternate—Regennitter. Long Lines representative Bill Gaukel was present to discuss a memorandum of understanding for a new franchise agreement. The memorandum of understanding calls for a 25-year franchise agreement, a 5 percent franchise fee and quarterly inancial reports submitted to the city. Gaukel said Long Lines’ goal is to provide a quality of life bene it (cable TV, phone and Internet service) for Holstein residents and

Joel Wellendorf support the economical demands of the community. Gaukel also said the company is working on areas in Holstein that aren’t currently provided Long Lines service. Gaukel was asked to provide three years of back inancial records on the franchise fee. The council noted there are still issues with the Internet service. City Administrator Kay Hanson asked the council if it wants to keep the Don Breyfogle hazardous building on the agenda. Hanson commented that the options to address the situation are costly, and there are currently no funds available to proceed with either option. Hanson said, “Mr. Breyfogle came into my of ice to discuss the condition of his building at 125 N. Main St. He planned on installing an overhead door at the back entrance in November. Some of the rafters have been removed, and he is in the process of getting an estimate for the cost of replacing

rafters and the roof. He has installed tin on the roof of the back part of the roof where the rafters were still intact. He also said he was in the process of removing items from the building.” Hanson said she checked the building out over the weekend, and none of the work was done. Wellendorf said, at the least, he needs to block access to the building. After a brief discussion, the council directed Hanson to keep the nuisance on the agenda and contact Breyfogle and tell him to block access to the building. A motion was made approving payment of 2016 mayor and council salaries. The council is paid annually in December. Each council member is paid $30 per meeting attended. The mayor receives a quarterly stipend of $375, plus $30 per meeting attended. Hanson reported she is working with the city’s health insurance provider to ind group insurance, which will offer comparable coverage with a minimal rate increase. The city was noti ied last month that its current insurance plan renewal rates for 2017 would increase 47 percent. Pay request number six in the amount of $26,875 for L&L Builders for the maintenance shed was approved. I&S Group architect Tom Grafft reviewed the status of the punch list for the maintenance shed. Grafft noted substantial completion of the building was approved Dec. 1, and $30,398 remains in retainage to inish the work. Councilman Regennitter talked about assessing liquidated (continued on page 2)

Lawrence receives National Trailblazer Award A sign in Lieutenant General (R) Susan Lawrence’s of ice reads, “Change is good, you go irst.” First is once again what Lawrence has accomplished. She has been selected by the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE) to be 2016’s Women of Excellence Digital Trailblazer Award. On Dec. 9, she was in New York City to accept the award. Once again, the Ida Grove native was humbled by her peers who nominated and supported her. When Lawrence joined the U.S. Army as a private in 1972, during the Vietnam War, female soldiers wore skirts and weren’t allowed to ire a weapon. As a member of the Women’s Army Corp (WAC), she later rose to the rank of lieutenant general. Lawrence became a digital trailblazer as C10-G6 while overseeing a $10 billion budget at the Pentagon. She was the Army’s irst female chief information of icer. In this role, she set strategic direction and supervised all Army command, control, communications and computers

Lt. Gen. (R) Susan Lawrence (C4) and IT functions. She advised the Secretary of the Army, the Department of Defense CIO, members of congress, White House staff and foreign governments and militarys. She spearheaded the modernization of the Army’s Information Technology (IT) infrastructure, creating what she wrote that

she hopes will be “irreversible momentum, in leveraging technology to keep us the most capable force in the world.” Traditionally, the Army’s major operating domains have included land, sea, air and space. But, late in the 20th century, a new domain emerged: cyberspace. Lawrence led the Army in conquering this new frontier. Lawrence retired from the Army in 2013 in a ceremony in Ida Grove after 41 years of service. On Feb. 4, 2014, she joined the consulting irm of Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), where she is a senior vice president and partner. BAH is a 100-year-old consulting irm, with of ices in Alexandria, Va. At BAH, Lawrence quickly established herself as a leader in military IT communications systems. “Susan is an extraordinary leader,” says senior vice president and business leader, Joseph Sifer. “She leads the way in bringing new communications and wireless systems, electronic platforms and advanced technology to the (continued on page 3)

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PAGE TWO more of the Courier’s front page Holstein na ve named president of UNI Mark Nook, chancellor at Montana State University Billings, will become the 11th president of the University of Northern Iowa. NookgraduatedfromHolsteinHigh School in 1976. His parents, Dale and Eula Nook, live in Longmont, Colo. His mom was a longtime seventh and eighth grade language arts teacher in Holstein and Galva-Holstein. His dad worked in agri-business with the local cooperative elevator. Nook will assume his duties as president of the University of Northern Iowa on Feb. 1, 2017. He will receive a three-year contract and will be paid an annual salary of $357,110. The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, announced the unanimous selection of Nook to replace Bill Ruud, who accepted the presidency of Marietta College on July 3 after three years at UNI. The Board of Regents convened a 21-member search and screen committee to work in cooperation with professional search consultant AGB Search. Prior to serving as the chancellor at Montana State University Billings from 2014-16, Nook was the senior vice president for Academic and Student Affairs at the University of Wisconsin System from 2011-14. He also served as provost (2007-09, 2010-11) and interim chancellor (2009-10) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and in a variety of roles at St. Cloud State University. He graduated from Southwest Minnesota State University with a bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics in 1980,

Construction progressing: Construction work is progressing on Horn Memorial Hospital’s inpatient project. The project is slated for completion in July. (Photo submitted)

Mark Nook before obtaining a master’s degree in astrophysics from Iowa State University in 1983. Nook received his Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1990. Jim Wohlpart, provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs, has been serving as interim president and will continue to do so until Nook takes of ice. With nearly 12,000 students, the University of Northern Iowa is one of the top public regional universities in the Midwest, consistently recognized in the Princeton Review Best 351 College Rankings guide and by U.S News & World Report. UNI offers more than 90 majors across four undergraduate colleges, and is known nationally for its teacher education and accounting programs.

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(continued from front page) damages to L&L Builders, as the substantial completion date was originally July 28. He said the city had to pay $1,200 per month for rental storage, due to the delay. Grafft said L&L Builders spent an additional $4,000 to $5,000 for rock to stabilize the soil, and it was probably a wash. No decision was made to proceed with liquidated damages. The council gave its support for Donna Bremer to submit an Ida County Community Betterment Foundation Grant application for the pool. Bremer told the council

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she would like to have a frame shelter/roof erected to cover the 10x32 cement slab by the pool and place a couple picnic tables in the shelter area. The project could possibly be an Eagle Scout project for one of the Boy Scouts. Hanson advised the council of a community-wide strategic plan meeting Dec. 8 in the high school commons. She reviewed the 2014 plan and noted it was time to update it. Budget meeting dates were discussed. The next regular council meeting is Tuesday, Jan. 3, at 5:30 p.m.

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(continued from front page) Lori Phillips discussed four nonpro it theatres that are currently in operation and how they work, including the Capri Theatre in Lake City, the Princess Theatre in Mt. Ayr, the State Theatre in Holstein and the Grand Theatre in Red Oak. In other business, TC Roo ing tore the roof down to the decking. Five sheets of plywood were needed to replace rotting by the vent. Jeff Holmes re-mortared a few areas before the new roo ing was completed. The roof is now inished, with the exception of metal cap on top of the walls. The new roof is a rubber membrane

with insulation. Next on the list of projects to be completed is waterproo ing the back wall of the building. Once the back wall is sealed, then the mold concerns can be addressed. On Dec. 22, the group will be selling concessions at the movie being held in the Ida Grove Rec Center gym at 7 p.m. The group plans to offer “king-sized” candy bars for sale during the event. Other fund-raising ideas discussed were an alumni challenge and selling Jumpy Monkey coffee and caramel apples. The next meeting is scheduled for Jan. 4 at the Ida Grove Rec Center.

Horn Memorial Hospital construction on track Work continues on Horn Memorial’s 13,000-square foot inpatient addition that will provide modernization, all private rooms and private bathrooms/showers. In early December, the foundation, basement and footings were completed and the project transitioned to above ground, to where progress is more visible. Steel columns will all be set by mid-December, and the goal is for the building to be enclosed with a

roof by the end of December. The building is set to be completed by July. When done, there will be a transition of patients and staff into the new unit, followed by demolition of the north wing that is currently being used for inpatient care. After demolition of this original wing, work will start on the outdoor courtyard that will feature walking paths, outdoor seating and dining areas, two fountains and

a landscaping plan. This work is scheduled to be completed by late fall 2017. Community support has been tremendous for the project, with the fund-raising goal of $1.5 million having nearly been met. Currently, the total for community fund-raising stands at $1,448,848. Twentythree out of 27 rooms have been purchased for naming rights, and 85 percent of the Horn Memorial staff has contributed to the project.

Horn CEO Chris Nichols says that fund-raising will continue until the completion of the project, and that he expects that both the goal of $1.5 million and 100 percent staff participation will be met over the next several months. If you are interested in purchasing one of the four remaining patient room naming rights or contributing at any level, contact public relations director Sarah Harm at 712-364-7227.

Arthur council begins work on budget, approves salary increases The Arthur City Council began work on its 2017-18 budget Dec. 5, approved a pay request for the lagoon project and heard an update on the lagoon project. Following discussion, the council approved increasing city clerk Anita Brandt’s salary from $12 per hour to $16 per hour for the next budget and clerk/ maintenance superintendent Arbegast’s salary from $13.50 per hour to $17.50 per hour. Snow removal will remain the same. Mid-Sioux Opportunity’s request for $250 from the city was approved for the upcoming budget. Water/sewer/garbage rates – It was decided to leave the rate the same for now. Following discussion about the benefits of Data Tech software from being able to generate reports to keeping track of utility billing/accounts payable, the council approved purchasing the software. Engineer Kelly Evans presented pay request number five for $114,317 to King Construction for the lagoon project. He reported substantial completion on the project must be completed by Dec. 31. This will be achieved by having the lagoons operational. The council approved the pay request. Evans also talked about replacing the tower and water mains. Following discussion and upon recommendation of Mayor Randy Fineran, this matter was

tabled until March 2017. Bob Moen of Visu Sewer presented a demonstration video of his sewer lining product and procedures. He told the council the advantage of lining a sewer line is the line doesn’t have to be dug up. Paul Rydberg reported the fire department budget would remain the same for the 201718 fiscal year. Rydberg also read his resignation letter as Arthur fire chief, effective Dec. 31. There was also talk about the fire department depreciation fund dollars. Beginning January 2017, the new fire department officers will be: chief Billy Carnine, assistant chief Chris Schuett, fire foreman Ben Auen, assistant foreman Brian Fertig and secretary Nick Frank. Lance Barnum talked with the council about moving a storage shed from Aunt B’s to the lot south of his house on Henry Straight’s lot. The council approved the installation of the shed on this lot. Librarian Pat Bell presented her monthly report to the council. Discussion was held on having Santa at the community center Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. Council member Chris Schuett read a letter from Stacy Segebart, regarding the lack of flags being put up on Veterans’ Day. She also asked about not allowing cement at the dump, since there is a pile of cement there currently.

The council approved installing rain gutters on the maintenance shed. Maintenance supervisor Paul Arbegast reported he had worked at the dump several times to push up the leaves; repaired the truck brakes; put the new blade on the snowplow; picked up a salt/sand mixture for the upcoming snow season; drew water samples; helped with a water line repair; hung Christmas lights; reported the block and heater fan need to be repaired on the city truck and reported a street light out. Mayor Fineran reported to the council on the progress of

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(continued from front page) war ighter, navigating budget pressures and delivering on the Armyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s C41SR and information technology strategy.â&#x20AC;? Her expertise allows the irm to better serve the forces keeping the United States safe. Lawrenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s application process was a very long and detailed process for NAFE. She offered her many years of furthering womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s issues and growth. This took her back to 1972, when she enlisted in the U.S. Army at age 18. The WACs were disestablished just a few years after Lawrence joined, and women began to take on the same training and assignments as men. One year after the military integrated, she became a commissioned of icer. In 1996, Lawrence was selected as battalion commander. This was a make-or-break assignment. In this role, she commanded a Signal BN in support of a combat mission. Shortly thereafter, Lawrence led her unit into Kuwait for Operation Desert Thunder. Her performance was outstanding, and Lawrence soon was named commander of the 7th Signal Brigade, 5th Signal Command. The promotions only continued from there. Her service took her to Europe, South Korea, southwest Asia, Iraq, Afghanistan and the United States. As the Armyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s irst woman CIO, she reported directly to the Secretary of the Army, one of the most senior civilian of icials within the Department of Defense. But, one of the greatest challenges of Lawrenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life was still to come. On her 50th birthday, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let the disease slow her down. Ten days after diagnosis, she was selected for promotion to brigadier general. A positive attitude and a supportive team got her through surgery and seven months of chemotherapy and radiation. Lawrence used the experience to ease the burdens of other women battling breast cancer, offering her continual support and encouragement. Lawrenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s years of training and experience complement an

innate talent: Colleagues have called her an â&#x20AC;&#x153;IT visionary.â&#x20AC;? Said Major General Brian Gehan, who worked with her as a fellow director at U.S. Central Command, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Susan is one of those very rare and talented individuals who has the ability to focus not just on the here and now, but simultaneously posture us for the future as well. That really separates her from the pack.â&#x20AC;? One might expect Lawrenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s successes to have gone to her head. But, instead, the opposite has happened. She hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been made arrogant by her experiences .... rather, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been softened by them. She combines integrity and candor with sel lessness and compassion. Lawrence knows what it is like to be the only woman in the of ice and the battle ield. That is why she has dedicated herself to sharing her wisdom with women who follow her. At Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Equality day in Heidelberg, Germany, in 2002, she spoke on beating the odds as a woman in the armed forces. At that time, only 2 percent of of icers above the rank of colonel were women. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As I re lect on the past seven generations of women who began the movement 154 years ago, I just remember, all they wanted to do was be treated equally.â&#x20AC;? Lawrence regularly speaks, presents and advises on issues relating to womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advancement. She spoke at the 17th annual Women of Color in STEM conference in Dallas, Texas, in 2012. After meeting winners of the award night before the ceremony, Lawrence was reminded of an interview sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d given for a news article. The reporter looked around Lawrenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of ice and asked whether sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d ever imagined that she would one day become CIO of the U.S. Army? Lawrence responded, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unimaginable.â&#x20AC;? She threw away the speech she had prepared for the conference and instead spoke about setting unimaginable goals. She continues to encourage women to strive for the unimaginable as they progress in their careers.

Lawrence serves on many boards and always offers her support to all women. Upon her retirement, she received a letter from General Pete Chiarelli: â&#x20AC;&#x153;These last 40 years could not have been easy. I remember you telling me you entered the Army as a WAC ..... now, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dating yourself. Over the years, you have seen so many changes in how we treat women, some good and, I am sure, not so good. Because of that and the example you have set, you are a mentor to women you know and others you have never met. They have a brighter future than you had because of your sacri ices and service.â&#x20AC;? Lawrence is an enthusiastic supporter of the Girl Scouts and a former Scout herself. In a 2013 interview, Lawrence spoke with a Girl Scout on service, perseverance and kindness. She encouraged her young interviewee, and all girls, to test their limits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always be perfect, but I bet you will learn more and grow more, taking a course that is more dif icult for you. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same thing with sports, music and art. Find your courage, get out there and play anyway.â&#x20AC;? Lawrence is a life member of the American Legion, Post 61 in Ida Grove. When called upon, she has spoken at several gatherings. She marched with the Legion as the only woman during the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 125th anniversary. That, too, has changed, as other women, who have served, participate now. She loves coming â&#x20AC;&#x153;homeâ&#x20AC;? and being with her fellow veterans. She is humbled and thankful to have a new street named in her hometown, Susan Lawrence Drive, and to her classmate and former mayor, Dennis Ernst, for proclaiming two Susan Lawrence Days. Lawrence always makes several trips a year back to her hometown. This is where she was taught the values of life, church, school, community and service that have always in luenced her values and her career. No doubt, those same values were a tipping point in being named 2016â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Women of

Excellence Trailblazer Award. She was here to celebrate Thanksgiving with family and will return for Christmas later this month, to be with family in the parental home of Patricia Lingren-Conard and the late Merlyn Lingren.

Extension Council welcomes new members The Ida County Extension Council met Nov. 21, at the Extension Of ice for a regular meeting. In attendance were council members Kyle Rohlk, Denise VanDusen, Dee Ann Paulsrud and Valerie Georg and Tammy Neubauer via phone. Of ice manager Krista Lukins, Connie Werner, Kyle McBride and June Knop were also present. Klint Cork, Andrew Butcher and Danika Hinkeldey were absent. The Sept. 21 meeting minutes and staff written reports were approved. The treasurerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report and vouchers were approved. The amount spent to date, since July 1, 2016, is $63,053. In open forum, Lukins introduced newly-elected council members, Werner, McBride and Knop, and they signed their oath of of ice. In new business, Laura Johnk was given the okay to attend Clover Kids Training Dec. 5 in Denison. The council also approved the purchase of a new retinal image machine. Announcements and update Recognition of the outgoing council members, council education and election results were given. The date was set for the organizational meeting (Jan. 18 at 7 p.m.), and county staff is in the process of screening volunteers. County staff will be asked to go through safety training to keep workersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; comp and web editor training. Kandice Moore and Terry Janssen are working on the Land Grant Legacy Project recognition event that will be held here in Ida County. New council orientation was Dec. 10 at Storm Lake. There will be no meeting in December. The next meeting is set for Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. Denise VanDusen secretary

Odebolt council okays garbage rate increase, purchases city vehicle The Odebolt City Council discussed plans for a new city hall and approved a garbage rate increase during its meeting Dec. 5. A discussion was held on the proposed new city hall. The city heard from eight people. All stated they would like to see Odebolt progress. The following were suggestions: two people thought it would be nice to have a storm shelter and one didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think a storm shelter was necessary. Other suggestions were to add windows to the north side and plugins on the outside of the north side, have the building set back four-feet to allow for the door to swing out

Highway 20 from Galva to Early reopened U.S. Highway 20 traf ic from Galva to Early that has been detouring in Sac and Ida Counties is back to regular traf ic routes on Highway 20 for the winter months. The Iowa Department of Transportation reopened Highway 20 from Galva to Early for the winter months Friday, Dec. 9. The section of Highway 20 from Galva to Early was closed earlier this year and detoured in Ida and Sac counties from Galva to north of Schaller. The detour was part of the Highway 20 improvement project.

and not onto the sidewalk and have the public restroom entrances on the north wall rather than open towards the alley. The Odebolt Betterment Committee (OBC) suggested that, if the entrance to restroom on north side was possible, they would fundraise to put in sidewalks that lead up to them, be sure things are accessible and update of ice furniture by applying for grants. They are excited to see that the city is considering this on Main Street and hopes that the front will be brick or stone to add character. City hall will have to be accessible due to engineering standards. Rob Rudd reported rates have increased at the land ill, which necessitated him increasing rates $1 per house per month. He stated he is willing to do a three-year contract. The council approved the garbage contract with Rudd Sanitation at $8 per house per month for three years. The council approved purchasing a 2017 F-150 Ford as a city maintenance vehicle for $27,950, with $10,000 from the water fund and the balance from the sewer fund. The council discussed setting up a rotation schedule for vehicle replacement. Nuisances were discussed, and city clerk Christy Hoe ling was directed to follow up with city attorney Joe Heidenreich to get court date hearings. Rick Roeder was present to explain

the work he had completed. He was directed to get approval before completing work in the future. The following building permits were approved: Rick Roeder-tile and add new water line and Field Ready Ag and Chem LLC-Storage building. PFM representative Matt Stoffel presented three inancial models for council to look at for the debt service fund, water and sewer funds. There was discussion about different projects, and it was determined that a capital improvement plan is needed to help prioritize future planning. Stoffel suggested having an engineer or someone help with this. One complaint was iled concerning a semi parked on Fifth Street. Hoe ling followed up with a letter highlighting the ordinance. The city will watch the situation and suggested the person complaining call it in if the semi is parked on the city street for more than two hours. The person complaining said it was not a problem the past couple of times and did not want to get that involved to call it in to the nonemergency number. A report was given on the town Christmas event organized by Bill and Susan Dreessen. Bill Dreessen wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to attend but wanted everyone to feel free to ask questions,

if needed. The council appreciated the hard work and preparation the Dreessens put into the annual celebration. The October library report was approved. The Sac County law enforcement report was available. Superintendent of Utilities Bill Tysor provided quotes for updating meters and progress on the Sick building. The council voted to pursue the quote from Metering Technology. Councilperson Ruth Ann Mohr reported on memorials for the pool and that the pickled herring fundraiser raised $730 for the pool. The city commended the Odebolt Betterment Committee for raising funds and decorating Heritage Square and Ann Hoe ling and crew for decorating Monument Circle. The following individuals were recognized for donations: Tuesday Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;swimming pool and library donations; Roger and Linda Sleightâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;pool donation in memory of Mike Olerichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father and Linda Foyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;library memorial in memory of Barb Milner. Upcoming dates: Jan. 3â&#x20AC;&#x201D;regular meeting, Jan. 20â&#x20AC;&#x201D;annual employee meeting and Jan. 23â&#x20AC;&#x201D;budget meeting.

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Ida County Sheriff Wade Harriman announced Dec. 8 the placement of a permanent medication drop box, located at the entrance to the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of ice at the Ida County Courthouse in Ida Grove. Sheriff Harriman said the drop box is made possible through a small grant from the Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Of ice of Drug Control Policy to address the increasing problem of prescription drug abuse. The drop box is accessible to the public 24/seven. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am very happy to be able to provide this convenient drop box to the citizens of Ida County. The dangers of unused prescription medication is real, and this is a great way for the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of ice to provide a safe manner for Ida County residents to dispose of those medications,â&#x20AC;? said Sheriff Harriman. Steve Lukan, director of the Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Of ice of Drug Control Policy, said his of ice is pleased to partner with the Ida County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Of ice in providing citizens a secure and environmentally responsible option to dispose of unused prescription drugs, thus preventing their potential diversion and abuse. Lukan added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most prescription drugs that are abused come from friends and family, so cleaning out medicine cabinets can save lives.â&#x20AC;? Prescription drug abuse is Iowaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fastest growing form of substance abuse and, in addition to powerful

pain relievers, is also fueling more heroin use. Prescription pain pills and heroin are both opioid drugs. The combination is contributing to an increase in opioid-related overdose deaths in Iowa and the U.S. According to Sheriff Harriman, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many people become addicted to prescription drugs because they started using a family memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leftover prescriptions. Once addicted, some of these individuals may then eventually move to heroin to ful ill that addiction.â&#x20AC;? Additional information on prescription drug abuse/opioid abuse and properly disposing of unused medication can be found at: https://odcp.iowa.gov/ rxotc, https://odcp.iowa.gov/ rxtakebacks or https://odcp. iowa.gov/rxbrochure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This program is one more example of how the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of ice is committed to being an organization focused on serving our citizens,â&#x20AC;? Harriman said. Citizens wishing to utilize the medication drop box are asked to place all medications in sealed, non-breakable containers and are requested to not include any â&#x20AC;&#x153;sharpsâ&#x20AC;? (syringes or lancets) or any other item that could cause injury to the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of icer staff servicing the drop box. For more information, contact Sheriff Wade Harriman at 712364-3146.

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Windmill: By the mid1880s, the windmill was an indispensable mainstay of farm life and remained the main source of power for water supplies until the late 1930s when the Rural Electric Cooperative brought electricity to Ida County farms.

Out of the Past Forty years ago The Ida County Compensation Board may have to break a twotwo deadlock vote when they meet Wednesday in the Ida Grove City Council chambers. The board must set salaries for Ida County’s elected of icials before the end of the year. If they don’t reach an agreement next Wednesday, they will have only a week left to work out their differences. Board chairman Pete Nielsen said he still thinks all county of icials deserve a raise. Ida Grove Mayor Theo Murphy went to the county board of supervisors to get their help on a project, but some complaints the board had about the way Murphy cooperates on county projects got in the way. A low-key argument ended with Murphy telling the board he didn’t like their attitude and then leaving. Murphy was there to ask for county assistance for elderly lowincome residents to help pay rent. Thirty years ago A lucky group of hunters came home happy netting ive large buck deer north of Ida Grove during the irst deer-hunting season last week. The group got a seven, eight, 10, 12 and a 17-pointer during the successful hunt. Hunters included Dave Redenius, Dan Redenius, Mike Willson, George Ehrig, Ken

Newquist, Nick Newquist, Jim Redenius, John Ehrig, Jerry Kreisler and Morris Hasbrouck. The G-H School Board got an overview of changes in Iowa education likely to take place by 1989 during its regular meeting last Wednesday. Superintendent Bill Kruse said the Iowa Legislature is gearing up for some drastic changes to improve the economic stability of public schools. Kruse reported schools will be given until 1989 to comply with the new standards in order to remain accredited and receive state and federal funding. Twenty years ago The Ida County Board of Supervisors discussed budget concerns on rising health insurance costs with Ida County elected of icials and department heads at its meeting Tuesday. The supervisors said they have heard rumors of a possible 15 to 17 percent health insurance increase and wanted to get input on the feasibility of changing the county’s policy from paying full family coverage to paying single coverage for new employees only. Voters in all ive communities in Ida County and the unincorporated (rural) areas will vote on a 1 percent local option sales tax next Tuesday, Dec. 17. The election to impose a

local option sales tax is countywide but each community and rural area will vote on separate ballot issues because each public entity requesting the tax must state on the ballot what the money will be used for if the tax issue is approved. Ten years ago The G-H School Board approved extracurricular contracts, early graduation requests and extra class pay on Monday. The board also discussed a petition from middle school students asking that the middle school name be changed from the Devils to the Pirates. Middle School Principal Mike Richard presented the petition from 48 middle school students asking be changed from the Devils to Pirates. The board will discuss the request at its Jan. 8 meeting so the public can have input on the decision. The BC-IG School Board approved contracts and approved an early retirement package during its Monday meeting. Superintendent Russ Freeman noted there are currently a total of 13 certi ied and ive support employees who are eligible for early retirement. The board also accepted a low bid from Schau Towing and Salvage of Ida Grove to demolish the house next to the elementary playground and level the area.

First State donation: First State Bank sponsored the annual pre-game meal between the O-A/BC-IG and MV-A-O basketball teams Dec. 6. This year’s meal was in Mapleton. Proceeds from the event went to school and community projects. Here, Linda Warnke of O-A/BC-IG after prom, left, and Carrie Sexton of the MV-A-O after prom, right, accept $500 each from Lydia Peterson of First Sate Bank, center. First State also donated $1,000 to the Community Basket food pantry in Ida Grove, $500 to the Open Cupboard food pantry of Mapleton and $500 to the Mapleton Food Pantry. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)

Windowsill It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. —Harry S. Truman ***** According to English legend, bread baked on Christmas Eve will never get moldy. ***** Whatever you are, be a good one. ***** Studies have shown that people really do take longer to leave a parking spot when you are waiting for it. ***** Being positive in a negative situation is not naive. It’s leadership. ***** If you aren’t a part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. —African proverb ***** December is National Tie Month and National Write A Business Plan Month. ***** Bumpersticker— I value the opinions you keep to yourself. ***** People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and New Year’s, but they really should be worried about what they eat between New Year’s and Christmas. ***** No one looks back on their life and remembers the nights they had plenty of sleep. ***** The average American goes to the supermarket 2.2 times a week and spends $27.30 each trip. *****

Ida Grove Rec Center by Chelsea Gross Recreation director We will be running a punch card special throughout December. Call the rec center for information on the cost of punch cards. Punch cards never expire. Mark your calendars for Thursday, Dec. 22. We will be showing the movie, “Home Alone,” in the gym on the big screen. The cost is $2 per person and four and under are free. The show will start at 7 p.m. and concessions will be available by the King Theatre Committee. All itness classes are offered with a paid membership. Yoga is held Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. Danielle Bennett is the instructor. Yoga will not be held Dec. 27 and 29. Step aerobics are held Mondays and Wednesdays at 8 a.m. and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. Tabitha

Bockelman is the instructor. Water aerobics are held Thursdays at 8:45 a.m. Bockelman is the instructor. Toning class is MondayThursday at 5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays are HIIT/Tabata at 5:30 p.m. Jen Conover is the instructor. AM Mix is Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:30 a.m. Conover is the instructor. Zumba/Pound/Tabata are held Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 a.m. Christi Ladwig is the instructor. Spinning classes are held every Friday at 5:30 a.m. Lauri Hummelgard is the instructor. Rec center hours: 5 a.m.–9 p.m. Monday-Friday, 5 a.m.– 6 p.m. Saturday and 1–8 p.m. Sunday. We will be closing at noon on Christmas Eve and will be closed all day on Christmas. New Year’s

Eve we will close at 4 p.m. and we will be open on New Year’s Day. Lifeguard hours: 6:30–8:45 p.m. Monday-Friday and 2–5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. We ask that everyone who uses the facility respect our rule about changing your shoes when you enter the building. This will help keep the building clean and help extend the lifetime of our equipment. Visit our website: www. idagroverec.org. Remember that you can use Chamber Bucks to pay for a membership. Also, GOMACO, Horn Memorial Hospital and North Star employees get special discounts. We also offer a military discount for past or present military service. Contact Gross with any questions at 712-364-3716 or igrec@longlines.com.

Christmas bird count The Ida County Conservation Board will be participating in a nationwide bird count this Sunday, Dec. 18, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Volunteers will meet at the Conservation Center in Moorehead Park and, from there, split off to identify and count local birds around Ida County. All birding experience levels are welcome to join. There will be a free lunch at noon at the Conservation Center. For additional information on the Christmas Bird Count, visit http:// www.audubon.org/conservation/ science/christmas-bird-count.

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Wednesday, December 14, 2016

The Aurelia Star joins Mid-America family of newspapers December 14 Mid-America Publishing Corporation is pleased to announce its purchase of The Aurelia Star and Marcell Publishing, LLC from Marci Brown, of Cherokee, effective Dec. 14. The Star will be added to the Hampton-based corporation’s growing roster of 31 Iowa weekly newspapers and shoppers. Other nearby papers also owned by Mid-America include those in Holstein, Ida Grove and Lake City. “We are excited to assume the ownership of The Aurelia Star,” said Mid-America Publishing’s president and CEO, Ryan Harvey. “We believe this its naturally with our western Iowa properties and our company as a whole. Marci has done a phenomenal job at rebuilding the Star, and we are eager to carry her momentum forward.” Brown’s decision to sell the paper was ultimately related to her decision to retire. “We want to thank Marci for allowing Mid-America to continue the legacy of the Star,” Matt Grohe, chairman of Mid-America Publishing Corporation, added. “We know she’s put her heart and soul into the paper, and we look forward to working with the local community to provide the most robust news product possible going forward.” Harvey will assume the duties and title of publisher of the newspaper while the staff of the Courier and Advance will remain responsible for day–to-day operations in the interim. As part of its new ownership, Mid-America will be looking to add a part-time local writer and photographer to enhance coverage of local news and events. “We believe a local newspaper needs to have local content,” Grohe

said. “That’s why our mission going forward with the Aurelia Star is the same as with every paper we publish, and that is to use the paper to tell the stories of the local residents, report on local events and provide strong coverage of local government at the city, county and school district levels. We’ve been very happy with the product the staff in Ida Grove and Holstein has been able to produce since ownership changes there, and we fully expect to replicate our success there here in Aurelia by providing unique content, compelling photos and quality journalism for the folks in the region.” The publication will join MidAmerica’s portfolio of weekly newspapers, which aside from the Courier, Advance, and Ida County Reminder, also include: The Calmar Courier; Postville Herald; The Outlook, in Monona; The Eldora Herald-Ledger and Hardin County Index, with an of ice in Eldora; The Leader, with of ices in Garner and Britt; the Grundy Register, in Grundy Center; the Buffalo Center Tribune; the Parkersburg EclipseNews-Review; the Wright County Monitor, in Clarion and Dows; the Eagle Grove Eagle; the Buffalo Center Tribune, The Pioneer Enterprise (Rockwell-Thornton), The Shef ield Press; The Hampton Chronicle; The Butler County Tribune-Journal (Allison); the Clarksville Star, The Ogden Reporter and The Graphic-Advocate, with of ices in Lake City and Rockwell City. The company also owns and operates newspapers in southeast Iowa, namely, The News-Review, in Sigourney, The Keota Eagle, Keota, and The Sun with of ices in New Sharon and Fremont. The

company additionally produces two weekly political newspapers, the Conservative Chronicle and the Liberal Opinion Week, as well as several TMC shoppers, such as The Hampton Chronicle’s Bonus in Hampton, The Spectrum in Lake City-Rockwell City, The Leader’s Shopper News Review in Garner, The Reminder in Ida Grove; and the Wright County Reminder in Clarion; plus monthly shoppers such as The Dual County Leader in Eagle Grove and the Keokuk County Chief in Sigourney. Additionally, the company publishes north central Iowa’s only Latino-oriented newspaper, Viva Iowa! which serves Franklin and Wright Counties. Mid-America also operates a custom printing division, Mid-America Business and Personal Printing, that offers individualized printing and publishing solutions, such as banners, posters, postcards, direct mailing, mailing list management, letterhead design, newsletter management and dozens of other marketing and promotional products, which it plans to make available locally in the Alta and Aurelia area. Mid-America Publishing Corporation is a closely-held, familyrun company, owned primarily by the granddaughter of the founder, Willard D. Archie, Jeanette M. Grohe, and her husband, Matt Grohe, who also serves as the company’s chairman and corporate vice president. The Grohe family has extensive ties to the area, with the board secretary, Ronald Grohe, having grown up in Alta, Storm Lake and Hartley. Ron is also the brotherin-law of Nona Grohe and uncle to Sue Grohe Roberts and Kelli Hirschman, Aurelia residents.

Children’s choir: Linda Johnson directs the fourth and fifth grade children’s choir during the OdeboltArthur Elementary winter concert and art show Dec. 8. The choir sang “Nuttin’ For Christmas” and “No School Tomorrow (If It Snows).” In addition, the fifth grade band performed three tunes and the third, fourth and fifth graders presented “I Need A Little Christmas Vacation.” (Courier photo by Deb Loger)

Conserva on board reviews programming The Ida County Conservation Board reviewed program plans at its meeting Dec. 5. Parks director Paige Alesch updated the board on the current environmental education programs. The Conservation Christmas event was a success again this year. Regular programs like pipsqueaks and OWLS will continue and the Christmas Bird Count will be on Dec. 18. Opening the Conservation Center on the weekends and traveling displays were discussed. Alesch told the board there will be an Albino Animal display starting on Feb. 1. The Conservation Center will be open on weekends while there is a traveling display. Alesch will coordinate Ida CCB staff and volunteers to have the center open during this time. The Conservation Center will be getting the traveling Tall Grass Prairie

display in January 2018. The Conservation Board reviewed bids for a new half-ton, extended cab, four-wheel drive truck. After a short discussion the board agreed to purchase a 2017 Ford F150 for $24,352 from Larry Beckman Motors. Board member Don Poggensee informed the board that the Ida County Conservation Foundation would be interested in sharing the cost of sound baf les for the Conservation Center. Alesch presented the board with different options. No decision was made on the sound baf les. Poggensee will continue to work with the Ida County Conservation Foundation on the matter. Alesch informed the board that an open/close sign for the Conservation Center is almost completed and will be put up near the entrance of the park.

Alesch informed the board the ish habitat grant for the reconstruction of the dam that is north of Moorehead Lake has been submitted. Voting on the grants was held Dec. 7. Hiring someone to clean the Conservation Center was discussed. Alesch will coordinate hiring a cleaner. The board discussed options for replacing the current campground host golf cart. Moving the current John Deere Gator to Crawford Creek Recreation Area for campground host use and purchasing a used UTV for the Ida CCB staff was discussed. No decision was made on the matter. Alesch will look into other solutions and pricing. The next meeting was scheduled for Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Conservation Center in Moorehead Park.

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Kiwanis luncheon: The Holstein Kiwanis hosted a soup and sandwich luncheon on Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Holstein American Legion Hall. Visitors were able to enjoy chili and chicken noodle soups with different kinds of sandwiches. (Courier photo by Bethany Jones)

Sole 2 Soul 125 South Main St. in Galva 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily 712-282-4426 www.Sole2SoulGalva.com Zumba clothing: Sole 2 Soul has a limited supply of brand new Zumba brand clothing for sale. If you are interested, call 282-4426 to set up a time to view and try on clothing this month. Sole to Soul gift ideas: If you are searching for the perfect gift, why not give the gift of itness and wellness this year. Sole 2 Soul gift certi icates, memberships, shirts and sweatshirts are available for purchase. Step aerobics/yoga: Sole 2 Soul’s next six-week session of step aerobics, circuits and yoga begins Monday, Jan. 2 and runs through Feb. 6. These 60minute combo classes are taught by AFAA certi ied trainer Barb Gebers. All ages and itness levels

are welcome. Call 282-4426 to register. Shaping Souls: Javier Tuel will team up with Sole 2 Soul to offer a seven-week program called “Shaping Souls” on Friday, Jan. 6, at The Meeting Place. The Shaping Souls program will consist of daily live-streamed workouts, nutritional guidance, exercise tips and weekly motivational talks. Save the date: Susan Dierson will be teaching a wine making 101 class at The Meeting Place on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. for individuals age 21 and older. More information coming after the holidays. Save the date: Creative Spirits will be hosting a paint-by-number “Paint Who You Love” class at The Meeting Place on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m. If you always wanted to learn how to paint, but can’t draw a stick person, this class

is something to consider. More information coming in January. Save the date: Donna Bremer’s next four-week quilting class will begin on Thursday, March 2. Bremer will teach a spring or Easter themed quilting project. Sign up will begin in January. Save the date: HGTV Fixer Upper celebrity designer Joanna Gaines’ collection of children’s and women’s clothing, Matilda Jane, will be featured at a trunk show at The Meeting Place Saturday, March 4 from 10 a.m. to noon. More information coming after the holidays. Save the date: Marilyn Koth’s spring watercolor painting class will be held at The Meeting Place on Tuesday, April 25 at 1 p.m. More information coming in January. The Meeting Place is the ideal place to host your special event. Call 282-4426 for information.

by Angela Scales Ida Grove librarian Happy holidays. The library has been a busy place the last few months, and we are getting ready for a few special holiday programs during December. We have a regularly scheduled, early out program on Dec. 14 at 1:30 p.m., Paws to Read, with Deb and Steve Loger and their comfort shelties, Toby, Meeka, and Sunday. On Dec. 22, from 3:30-5 p.m., we will be hosting a special children’s holiday make-andtake program. Children can stop in anytime between 3:30 and 5 p.m. to make a special gift to take home with them for someone special. All supplies are provided, so be sure to mark your calendars for this event. On Dec. 23 and Dec. 28, the library will host special family movie afternoons, starting at 1 p.m. Feel free to stop in for a movie and snack; we’d love to see you. And, remember, all scheduled library programs, including weekly story time and early out programs, are listed on the library’s website at www. idagrove.lib.ia.us and can now be found on the city’s new website www.idagroveia.com. Miss Jingles, our library elf on the shelf, has finally made an appearance, and she is having a ball in the library, while making a little mischief as well. Be sure to stop in to see what she’s up to, or like and follow the library’s Facebook page for weekly updates on her activities. We have been busy working on a new preschool program, 1,000 Books before Kindergarten, which will start on Jan. 1. The 1,000 Books before Kindergarten program is designed to be simple and encourage parents, or caregivers, to make reading to small children a daily habit. To register, or find out more information about the program, stop by the library or give us a call at 364-2306. It’s never too early to instill a love of reading and learning in children. New titles added to our

collection over the past month include: The Wrong Side of Goodbye (Michael Connelly), Leave Me (Gayle Forman), Long Way Gone (Charles Martin), A Sister’s Wish (Shelley Shepard Gray), The Cottage (Michael Phillips), The Sleeping Beauty Killer (Mary Higgins Clark), Chaos (Patricia Cornwell), Turbo Twenty-Three (Janet Evanovich), Odessa Sea (Clive Cussler), This Was A Man (Jeffrey Archer) and Night School (Lee Child). New DVDs now available include: Finding Dory, The Shallows, Bad Moms, Money Monster, Free State of Jones, Point Break, Captain America – Civil War, The BFG, The Secret Life of Pets and Jason Bourne. In addition to our collection of reading and viewing materials, we also offer: public access computers and wireless internet access at no cost, WILBOR downloadable eBook and audio book services, EBSCO host research database, newspapers and magazines for your perusal and historical and genealogical resources (including a microfilm reader), and we are an Iowa Works Access Point facility. We offer copy and fax services, along with providing interlibrary

loan services, should we not have the material you are looking for. Library cards are free of charge by filling out a short application and providing a valid driver’s license/photo i.d., along with verification of address. The book sale continues in the front lobby; feel free to browse through there on your way in. All books are five for $1 through the end of December. You never know when, or where, you’ll find the next good read. We gladly accept any donations of new/gently used books, DVDs, magazines, audiobooks and like materials. We appreciate everyone for their continued support of the library through the generous donations we receive and the wonderful volunteers who continue to give their time and skill in providing outstanding service to the community. Library hours are: Monday 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday noon-5 p.m., Thursday noon-7 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Please stop by and see us or give us a call at 3642306 for more details on the services we provide or with any questions you may have.

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

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FAMILY & FRIENDS Iowa Finance Authority awards more than $6.2 million for housing ini a ves The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors approved a total of more than $6.2 million in grants to 25 local housing trust funds to support local affordable housing initiatives, which will assist 2,326 Iowa families. The funding is provided from the State Housing Trust Fund’s Local Housing Trust Fund program. Western Iowa Community Improvement Regional Housing Trust Fund serving Cherokee, Ida, Monona, Plymouth and Woodbury (excluding the city of Sioux City) Counties was awarded $233,810. The grant funds will be used for initiatives such preserving aging housing stock, subsidizing local down

payment assistance programs, providing low-interest loans or grants to assist Iowans in home rehabilitation, inancing construction of new single-family housing for low-income Iowans and supporting housing for persons with disabilities and homeless assistance programs. The State Housing Trust Fund was created by the Iowa Legislature in 2003. Since its inception, the program has provided $56.4 million in affordable housing assistance that has bene ited more than 20,300 Iowa families. This funding has leveraged another $153.2 million in other funds or $2.44 for every dollar of State Housing Trust Fund investment.

Birth Grant and Brianne Streck of Moville are the parents of a son, Henry Lane, born Nov. 22, 2016, at Unity Point Health-St. Luke’s in Sioux City. Henry weighed 7 lbs., 2 oz. Grandparents are Lane and Kathy Tabke of Moville and Gary and Nancy Streck of Arthur. Great-grandparents are Corene Ferguson of Charter Oak, Glenda Truesdell of Mission, Texas, and Mary Lou Tabke of Moville. Henry is welcomed home by Kadence and Adelyn.

Pancake breakfast: The Battle Creek Lions Club members held a successful pancake breakfast Nov. 26 at the Battle Creek Community Building. Nearly 100 guests enjoyed pancakes, link sausage, scrambled eggs, orange juice and coffee. Guests donated 40 pairs of eyeglasses to be recycled by Lions Club International. Lion president Jeff Holmes, left, is pictured serving Lions Club member Dean Fick and his wife, Peggy. (Photo submitted)

Ida Grove Chamber News The Ida Grove Chamber of Commerce met at Remer Realty Dec. 6. The meeting was called to order by JD Parks, president. The following of icers and directors were present: Parks, Grant Patera, Patti Haack, Dan Remer and Lisa Witten. Minutes from the meeting on Nov. 1 were unavailable. There were ive bills to approve: Mid-America Publishing $597 for advertising, Subway $12 Chamber Coffee, Cenex $217 Chamber Bucks and cookies, U.S. Cellular $175 for two months and Selections $13. Financial reports were unavailable. Parks talked about: Chamber Coffee-Chamber coffee was held at Murray Jewelers on Nov. 17 at 9 a.m. The public was welcome. Holiday/Chamber Bucks-This was held on Nov. 20 from 1-4 p.m. The Chamber sold Chamber Bucks at increments of $250 for

Country Club plans New Year’s Eve party Holstein Country Club is hosting a New Year’s Eve party Saturday, Dec. 31, at the country club. Cocktails begin at 6 p.m., dinner catered by Backdraft begins at 7 p.m. and the dance runs from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. “Miller Entertainment” is providing the dance music. The dance is open to the public (dress is fancy or casual). Tickets can be purchased at the Holstein Country Club ($30 per person or $15 dinner or dance only) or from committee members. Reservations are due by Dec. 20.

$200 from 1-3 p.m. at Remer Realty. Subway donated cookies, and United Bank of Iowa donated hot chocolate. Pictures with Santa Claus were taken at Thrivent by Danika Hinkeldey. Flowers and More, Thrivent, Selections, Hanson Auto, Murray Jewelers, Rentals, Treasures and More, Village Shoe, Brenners, Old Town Vineyard and Trendue were open, offering a 25 percent discount. Memberships-The Chamber will be offering an incentive if memberships are paid by a certain date. Membership letters will go out in December. Annual meeting/awards committee-Tom Lasher will be the speaker for the annual meeting. Best of Barb’s and Ida Grove Country Club have been booked. The date for the annual meeting has been set for Jan. 23, 2017. Savethe-date cards have been mailed out. Formal invitations will be sent along with membership letters in December. Halloween Parade: This was held Oct. 31 at 5:30 p.m. The Chamber handed out 150 gift bags. Four costume prizes were awarded of

College News Morgan German of Holstein was part of the Christmas at Concordia weekend Dec. 2-4, which included Christmas at Concordia concerts, a community open house and Christmas tree lighting and the Scholarship Parade of Homes. German is a member of the women’s chorale singing soprano one part.

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$10 Chamber Bucks each. Wade Harriman gave a safety speech. Old business Open positions and of icer positions: Lisa Witten has accepted the secretary position. New business Christmas light contest: Remer will be organizing a Christmas light contest; judging will be Dec. 21. Flowerpots: A discussion was held about the lowerpots downtown on how to proceed decorating them. This discussion will be continued at the next meeting. The next work session is Tuesday, Dec. 20, at Remer Realty from 12 to 1 p.m. The next monthly meeting is Jan. 4, 2017, at noon at Remer Realty. Lisa Witten Board member

Soup supper at Ridge View Friday Ridge View FFA is hosting a soup supper at Ridge View High School this Friday, Dec. 16, during the O-A/BC-IG versus Ridge View basketball game. The FFA will be serving bottomless bowls of chili, chicken noodle and cheesy potato soups, cinnamon rolls, lemonade and water for $5. Pro its will be contributed to the FFA scholarship fund.

Museum Christmas: The Ida County Historical Society hosted its annual Christmas Open House at the Moorehead House Museum in Ida Grove Dec. 3-4. Those attending the open house enjoyed selfguided tours, story reading for children and refreshments. Here, Mary Carlson, far left, and Faith Leed, two of Renee Fritz’s and Sheryl Barnes’s piano and vocal students, sing Christmas carols. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill) WE PRINT PICTURES! Choose from: 4x6 • 5x7 • 8x10

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Ida County Extension December events by Kandice Tomlinson Ida County Program and Outreach Coordinator The Extension Office has some great things planned for December. Stop in our office at 209Â˝ Moorehead Ave. on Friday, Dec. 16, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. for our holiday open house. Enjoy holiday goodies, refreshments and good company. The first 25 kids will receive a Christmas book to take home, and our Kids Christmas Store officially opens for the season. The Kids Christmas Store is a chance for kids to shop for the special people in their lives independently or with just a little

help. Kids get to browse a large selection of items for everyone in their lives and pick out their very own gifts to give. All items are just $1 each and includes gift wrapping. After the open house, the store will also be open the week of Christmas, Dec. 19-22, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. We also welcome the public to join us and our 4-Hers for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cookies and Carolingâ&#x20AC;? at area nursing homes and assisted living facilities. We will pass out cookies to residents and sing cheerful Christmas tunes. On Monday, Dec. 19, we will start

by Patti Andrews Everyday people facing everyday challenges - this is what Ida Alive will address in the coming year. We are going to share stories from our neighbors, our families, our friends who are facing or have faced health challenges. These stories may be shared through a one-time article, others may be shared over the course of the year; some may write anonymously and others may share their name. I will start with myself as an example. My name is Patti Andrews and I am a public health nurse at Horn Memorial Hospital. Every year my employer offers wellness checks, including blood work to screen for things like diabetes. Over the years, I have watched my blood glucose slowly edge its way up. This October it was de initely in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;highâ&#x20AC;? range. What does that mean? It means for the irst time I had to face the fact that I may be diabetic. So, over the next year, I am going to share my journey and how I try to deal with it. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be writing an article every few months to keep you

up on my progress, including my struggles and my successes. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not ready to say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am a diabetic.â&#x20AC;? The irst thing I did was make an appointment with my doctor. I told her I wanted to try increasing my exercise (which had basically been none for the past year) and eat better (which had basically been terrible for the past year). We agreed upon letting me try these changes and then rechecking my blood work in January. I joined the rec center and started going to some evening classes. I researched diets and decided on a version of the Mediterranean Diet. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to wait for my next article to ind out how those are going. Our hope is that you can relate to someone in these articles. That you will realize, everyday people face everyday challenges. And while youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at it, if you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen your doctor in the past year, pick up the phone and make an appointment. We often think, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hurt you.â&#x20AC;? But in reality, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know can hurt you.â&#x20AC;?

off at Char Mac in Holstein at 5:30 p.m., then travel to Good Samaritan Society in Holstein, with singing to start at 6 p.m. On Tuesday, Dec. 20, we start off at Golden Horizons at 5:30 p.m., then travel to Battle Creek with singing to start at 6 p.m. The residents always love a visit, especially from kids, so please join us for this jolly good time. Another great event is our Cookie Camp happening Dec. 28 from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Kids are cooking up science, and it just happens to involve cookies. The camp is for kids in grades three through seven; call the Extension Office for more details and to sign up, as space is limited. Last, but certainly not least, we are excited to offer movie day in Ida County. The Extension Office will sponsor two showings of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Happy Feet,â&#x20AC;? at the State Theater in Holstein on Friday, Dec. 30, at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The movie is open to everyone, but it will be first come, first served, so get there early. Admission is just one nonperishable food item to be donated to our Feeding Ida County Food Drive. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Ida County Office.

Cowboy Bob: Cowboy Bob stopped by the BC-IG Elementary to sing to BC-IG pre-school and Key students Tuesday, Dec. 6. (Photo submitted)

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Simpson honor band: Three members of the O-A/BC-IG High School band were recently selected to perform at the Simpson High School Honor Band festival on Jan. 19 in Indianola. The students will perform a concert that evening at 7 p.m. at Simpson College under the direction of Mike Eckerty, director of bands at Simpson College. Those selected include, from left, Kirsten Dausel, Ellie Diersen and Kelsey Dausel. (Courier photo by Bethany Jones) vening For an e â&#x20AC;? fun of â&#x20AC;&#x153;REEL

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SPORTS Falcon boys find the WVC road bumpy

Battle: O-A/BC-IG’s Courtney Peters battles a MV-A-O player for possession of the ball during the Falcons’ 42-29 victory in Mapleton Dec. 6. Also in on the action is Anna Van Dusen (partially hidden). (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)

Falcon girls improve to 3-2 The O-A/BC-IG girls posted a 2-1 record in games played last week, which improved the team’s overall record to 3-2 and to 2-2 in the conference. O-A/BC-IG 42, MV-A-O 29 Anna VanDusen scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Falcon girls to a conference win over MV-A-O in Mapleton Dec. 6. MV-A-O was up 8-6 after one quarter, but O-A/BC-IG steadily pulled away over the remaining three quarters of play. “We played a pretty solid first half and stayed with them neck and neck,” noted Falcon coach Megan Chizek. “We adjusted to a man-to-man defense in the second quarter, which allowed us to get a few more offensive looks off the fast break. That gave us a bit of a lead (19-17) at halftime. “At halftime, we adjusted offensively and rearranged some people, which got us quite a few more scores. We did a good job of rebounding in the second half and were able to pull away and stay ahead of them.” Beth Rehse added nine points and 12 rebounds. Quarter scores OABCIG 6 19 30 —42 MVAO 8 17 24 —29 O-A/BC-IG stats Field goals: 17-48 35%. Free throws: 8-18, 44%. Scoring: VanDusen, 19; Rehse, 9; Peters, 5; Reis, 3; Fredericks, 2; Gunderson, 2; Buehler, 2. Rebounds: 49 (VanDusen, 13; Rehse, 12). Assists: 12 (Fredericks, 5). Steals: 7 (Fredericks, 2; Reis, 2). Blocks: 1 (Rehse, 1). Fouls: 14 O-A/BC-IG 63, East Sac 48 O-A/BC-IG Bethany Rehse

Quarter scores 8 25 35 —63 2 19 33 —48 O-A/BC-IG stats Field goals: 22-53, 41.5%. Free throws: 17-37, 46%. Scoring: Rehse, 23; Peters, 22; VanDusen, 14; Reis, 2; Buehler, 2. Rebounds: 46 (Rehse, 17; Peters, 14; VanDusen, 8). Assists: 21 (Peters, 6; Fredericks, 5; VanDusen, 5). Steals: 9 (Three with two). Blocks: 3 (VanDusen, 3). Fouls: 15 WM 64, O-A/BC-IG 43 West Monona’s press caused problems for the Falcons in the Spartans’ conference victory in Onawa Friday. “Defensively, we did a good job in the half court of limiting their shots when they got into their offense, but we struggled to take care of the ball and that led to quite a few quick points for them off of steals off of their press,” noted coach Chizek. The coach added her girls did do a good job of rebounding. The Falcons had a 32 to 23 rebound advantage. Beth Rehse was the top rebounder with nine. Courtney Peters collected eight boards and Anna VanDusen grabbed seven rebounds. VanDusen was the leading scorer with 16 points. Quarter scores OABCIG 9 24 34 —43 WMon 19 35 52 —64 O-A/BC-IG stats Field goals: 17-40, 42.5%. Free throws: 8-22, 36%. Scoring: VanDusen, 16; Peters, 8; Rehse, 7; Fredericks, 4; Reis, 3; Buehler, 2; Weber, 2; Gunderson, 1. Rebounds: 32 (Rehse, 9; Peters, 8; VanDusen, 7). Assists: 10 (Peters, 3). Steals: 13 (Peters, 7). Blocks: 2 (Rehse, 2). Fouls: 16

The O-A/BC-IG boys lost a pair of conference road basketball games and a non-conference home contest last week to send the team’s record to 1-4 overall and to 1-3 in the WVC. MV-A-O 61, O-A/BC-IG 24 MV-A-O held the Falcons to single digit scoring in all four quarters to set the stage for its conference decision in Mapleton Dec. 6. After a tight irst quarter, which closed out with the teams tied at 7-7, MV-A-O began to pull away in the second quarter with a 17 to ive scoring advantage. The Rams outscored the Falcons 37 to 12 in the second half. “We did what we wanted to do in the irst quarter,” noted Falcon coach Steve Brown. “We missed some shots, but our half court defense was really good. “Overall, we just had too many turnovers that led to easy transition baskets for MV-A-O. When you turn the ball over on the top half of your offense against a team as fast as MV-A-O they are going get a lot of lay-ups. We estimated we turned the ball over 10 times on the top of our offense, which led to 20 of their points.” In addition to the turnovers, Brown noted his club had a hard time inding the bottom of the net. The Falcons shot 22 percent (9-41) from the ield. “We got some good looks at the basket, but the ball just wouldn’t go down,” said Brown. “You expect games where one or two kids are cold, but it is dif icult when everybody is cold. Part of that (cold shooting) is the fact MV-A-O has a really good defense, which made our kids panic. When you are as young and inexperienced as we are, that panic can get in your head pretty quick. And then you lose your focus and con idence.” Ty Warnke scored six points to top the Falcon scoring chart. Quarter scores OABCIG 7 12 16 —24 MVAO 7 24 38 —61 O-A/BC-IG stats Field goals: 9-41, 22%. Free throws: 4-11, 36%. Scoring:

Warnke, 6; Bumann, 4; Fritz, 3; Clausen, 3; Conover, 3; Ladwig, 3; Godbersen, 2. Rebounds: 25 (Fritz, 7; Clausen, 6). Assists: 4 (Four players with one). Steals: 3 (Three with one). Blocks: 3 (Three with one). Fouls: 13 East Sac 56, O-A/BC-IG 33 A lack of consistent scoring crippled the Falcon boys in their nonconference loss to East Sac County in Ida Grove Thursday. “We cut down on our turnovers, which was a positive, but we have to become more consistent in our shooting,” noted coach Brown. “We’re getting good looks at the basket; we just aren’t putting the ball in the basket. We also have too many spots in the game where we get stuck on a number (score) for two or three minutes. Then we might score four or six points and then its another three or four minutes before we score again.” As a team, O-A/BC-IG shot 25 percent (13-52) from the ield. Devon Fritz scored 17 points for the Falcons. Brown added part of his team’s lack of consistent scoring is due to a lack of varsity experience for some of his players. “Our younger kids always remark about how much faster the varsity games are than the JV games,” said Brown. “When you play enough varsity games things start to slow down for the players, but that takes time and until it happens it can be hard to deal with.” The coach added the talent level of the teams his club has been playing has also been a factor. “K-P and MV-A-O are in the top half of our conference and East Sac beat Siouxland Christian, which is one of the top three teams in our conference. “If we can develop some consistent scoring we have a stretch of games coming up that we can be competitive in.” Quarter scores OABCIG 7 17 23 —33 East Sac 15 28 37 —56 O-A/BC-IG stats Field goals: 13-52, 25%. Free

throws: 4-12, 33%. Scoring: Fritz, 17; Cranston, 4; Clausen, 4; Kolpin, 4; Schwade, 2; Conover, 1; Bumann, 1. Rebounds: 29 (Fritz, 7). Assists: 3 (three with one). Steals: 3 (three with one). Blocks: 3 (Kolpin, 2). Fouls: 16 WM 49, O-A/BC-IG 46 West Monona used a 21 to seven scoring run in the fourth quarter to overcome the Falcons in Onawa Friday. The Falcons had a 39-28 lead going into the inal quarter, but a binge of three-point buckets by the Spartans turned the game around. “We let one get away from us,” noted Falcon coach Brown. “In the irst three to four minutes of the fourth quarter West Monona hit three or four three-pointers in a row and we missed our shots. “We did the right things and were getting good looks at the basket, but ultimately free throws are what did us in. We were only 10 of 21 from the line.” Brown said his club had the lead for most of the game until the fourth quarter. “As far as execution, the kids did pretty well. Turnovers had been an issue for us, but in this game we only had ive or six turnovers. The kids played hard and they handled the in-game adjustments we made on the ly pretty well. “Our lack of experience bites us once in awhile. We just need to keep getting better with each game and the experience part will come, but it will be painful at times.” Parker Clausen, who Brown noted had “great game in the post,” turned in 14 points. Devon Fritz added 10 points. Quarter scores OABCIG 11 27 39 —46 WM 7 17 28 —49 O-A/BC-IG stats Field goals: 16-65, 25%. Free throws: 10-21, 47%. Scoring: Clausen, 14; Fritz, 10; Schwade, 6; Bumann, 5; Warnke, 4; Cranston, 4; Ladwig, 3. Rebounds: 26 (Bumann, 6; Cranston, 5; Fritz, 5). Assists: 9 (Four with two). Steals: 10 (Fritz, 6). Blocks: 2 (Fritz, 2). Fouls: 12

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and Courtney Peters combined to score 45 of O-A/BC-IG’s 63 points in a non-conference win over East Sac in Ida Grove Dec. 8. The pair also collected 31 of the team’s 46 rebounds. Rehse chalked up 23 points and 17 rebounds while Peters had 22 points and 14 rebounds. Anna VanDusen scored 14 points and had eight rebounds. The Falcons led at each quarter break on scores of 8-2, 2519 and 35-33. “Offensively, we got off to a good start in the first half,” noted coach Chizek. “Defensively, we struggled with our ball movement a bit, but we adjusted to a man-to-man, which helped contain them. We did a much better job of running the man defense in the second half than we did the first half. “In the fourth quarter, we did a nice job of breaking their press, which led to quite a few early points which led to the win.” O-A/BC-IG outscored East Sac 28 to 15 in the fourth quarter. Chizek noted East Sac began fouling her girls with about four minutes left in the game, which resulted in the Falcons shooting 26 free throws in the final quarter.

Bounce pass: O-A/BC-IG’s Devon Fritz uses a bounce pass to get the ball to teammate Parker Clausen in a game against MV-A-O Dec. 6. MV-A-O won the game 61-24. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)

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Raptor girls split conference hoop games Ridge View beat River Valley and lost to Kingsley-Pierson in WVC basketball play last week. Saturday’s game at Cherokee was postponed. Ridge View enters play this week with an overall record of 3-1 and 2-1 in the conference. Ridge View 42, River Valley 24 Ridge View limited River Valley to three irst half points (all in the irst quarter) in its conference victory in Correctionville Dec. 6. “Our defensive effort was tremendous,” noted coach Brian Bode. “We did an excellent job of limiting them to the number of quality possessions. “Offensively, we’re doing a nice job of sharing the basketball and making the extra pass to get open looks, but we need to be better at the free throw line.” The Raptors were nine of 21 (43 percent) shooting from the line and 16-58 (27.5 percent) from the ield. Ridge View led 27-3 at halftime, but was outscored 21 to 15 in the second half. “We struggled to get into any kind of rhythm the second half,” noted Bode. “We just became complacent and didn’t do a very good job of attacking and moving the ball. We’ll review the game like any other and discuss those kind of things in practice.” Harlee Wagoner netted 13 points

for Ridge View. Kara Richard added 12 points and Beth Pickhinke scored 10 points. “Having three girls score in double igures as well as winning the rebounds on both ends of the loor is always good recipe for success,” noted Bode. Quarter scores RView 14 27 35 —42 RValley 3 3 17 —24 Ridge View stats Field goals: 16-58, 27.5%. Free throws: 9-21, 43%. Scoring: Wagoner, 13; Richard, 12; Pickhinke, 10; Dutler, 3; Mason, 2; Chance, 1; Else, 1. Rebounds: 41 (Wagoner, 9). Assists: 10 (Dutler, 3). Steals: 16 (Richard, 5; Pickhinke, 4). Blocks: 5 (Pickhinke, 2) Fouls: NA K-P 49, Ridge View 34 Kingsley-Pierson, ranked 13th in

the state in class 1A, handed the Ridge View girls their irst loss of the season Friday in Holstein. “We struggled from the free throw line and had way too many turnovers,” noted coach Bode. “Those alone are never a good thing, but when paired together the outcomes usually don’t end in your favor. “We did a pretty good job of making them earn most of their points. We gave up a few baskets uncontested, but I thought our defensive effort was consistently good. “It was certainly a physical game and the girls competed hard all night. K-P is a good team and does a lot of little things well. They were able to convert on more three-point baskets and that was where the true difference maker in the game was.” Beth Pickhinke inished with 12 points and eight rebounds. Bode’s reference to the physical nature of the game is re lected in the 52 fouls called in the game. K-P had 28 fouls and Ridge View 24. Quarter scores RView 6 13 22 —34 K-P 10 28 36 —49 Ridge View stats Field goals: 10-41, 24%. Free throws: 12-31, 38%. Scoring: Pickhinke, 12; Wagoner, 9; Richard, 7; Johnson, 3; M. Else, 2; Mason, 1. Rebounds: 32 (Pickhinke, 8). Assists: 8 (Dutler, 5). Steals: 14 (Pickhinke, 5). Blocks: 2 (Dutler, 1; Mason, 1) Fouls: 24

Two points: Ridge View’s Ezra Miller dribbles around a Kingsley-Pierson defender as he makes his way to the basket for two points Friday. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)

Raptors put two games in WVC win column The Ridge View boys’ basketball team collected a pair of conference victories last week to even their overall record at 2-2 and improve to 2-1 in the conference. A non-conference game against Cherokee Saturday was postponed. Ridge View 66, River Valley 40 Ridge View coach Dale Tokheim has indicated his team is a work in progress. The coach noted the team’s progression began to show up in its 22-point conference win over River Valley Dec. 6. “We played a great game,” said Tokheim. “I thought it was the first time we played together as a team. We are still learning and our press and zone were not working in the first quarter, so we were actually down 16-13 at the end of the first quarter. “We switched up our defense in the second quarter and held them to four points. We came out in the second half and played an aggressive man to man defense and held them to six points in the third quarter, until they banked in a deep three-pointer at the end of the quarter.” Ridge View led 28-20 at halftime and 45-29 after three quarters. The Raptors outscored River Valley 21 to 11 in the fourth quarter. “I was really happy with our intensity and it was led by Jaxon Franken and Tyler Wingert who both shot the ball well,” said Tokheim. “Franken led us with 23 points, Wingert 17 points and Jake Kliegl had a great game with nine rebounds and 10 points.” Quarter scores RView 13 28 45 —66 RValley 16 20 29 —40 Ridge View stats Field goals: 22-57, 38.5%. Free throws: 15-22, 68%. Scoring: Franken, 23; Wingert, 17; Kliegl, 10; Tokheim, 6; Cuthrell, 5; Miller, 3; Wunschel,

2. Rebounds: 43 (Kliegl, 9; Miller, 7; Franken, 6). Assists: 10 (Tokheim, 3; Franken, 3). Steals: 13 (Tokheim, 4; Wingert, 3; Franken, 3). Blocks: 2 (Wunschel, 1; Franken, 1). Fouls: 11 Ridge View 49, K-P 43 Three Ridge View players scored in double figures as Ridge View took down previously unbeaten Kingsley-Pierson in Holstein Friday. “We started off a little slow, down 11-7 at the end of the first quarter,” noted coach Tokheim. “Our defensive intensity picked up and we made K-P settle for contested outside shots and they only scored two points in the second quarter. We went on a 17-2 run in the second quarter to take a 24-13 lead at the half.” Ridge View was up 35-23 after three quarters and weathered a run by K-P in the final quarter to claim the 49-43 win. “We built the lead in the third quarter to 14 points by just staying patient and mixing up our zone defenses,” noted Tokheim. “K-P got hot in the fourth quarter and when you combine that with us missing free throws they managed to tie the game a couple of times late in the game. “The difference late in the game was the leadership of our seniors. Wingert made some good decisions by just backing the ball out when things were hectic. Wunschel drove to the hoop and got a one-and-one in a critical point. Wingert went four-for-four from the line at the end of the game.” Wunschel scored 14 points for Ridge View. Wingert had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Jaxon Franken added 10 points. “Wunschel was very active in the second quarter scoring seven of his 14, most of them inside. I thought we showed nice patience against their zone and worked the ball inside,” said Tokheim. “Our effort was great all game

and it really showed on the defensive end. Offensively, we were unselfish and shared the ball and that shows up with three guys in double figures again. There were plenty of mistakes to learn from, but I am very happy to get the win as we continue to improve.” Quarter scores RView 7 24 35 —49 K-P 11 13 23 —43 Ridge View stats Field goals: 18-39, 39%. Free throws: 8-19, 42%. Scoring: Wunschel, 14; Wingert, 12; Franken, 10; Tokheim, 5; Degen, 4; Miller, 4. Rebounds: 39 (Wingert, 10; Miller, 7). Assists: 13 (Tokheim, 4). Steals: 10 (Wingert, 4). Blocks: 1 (Wunschel, 1). Fouls: 16

Ryen earns spot on ESPN All-Big 12 first team Iowa State junior Trever Ryen of Ida Grove is listed as the irst team punt returner on the ESPN All-Big12 Team. The announcement was made Dec. 8. The former walk-on averaged 16.5 yards per return in 2016 with a league-leading six returns of 20 or more yards.

Ridge View wrestling tournament Ridge View will host its dual team tournament this Saturday, Dec. 17, in Holstei,n starting at 9 a.m. In addition to the Raptors, the following teams will compete: Coon Rapids-Bayard, Sioux City West, South Central Calhoun and Alta-Aurelia.

Inside: Ridge View’s Madeline Else, 40, tries to work the ball inside against a Kingsley-Pierson player Friday. K-P won the game 49-34. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)

Bowling Scores WEDNESDAY NIGHT LADIES’ LEAGUE First State Bank 204 Horn Physicians 195.5 Barry Motor 184 GOMACO 172 United Bank of Iowa 129.5 Bye 51 HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME Dawn Ortner 195 Shirley Van Sickler 190 Rachel Behrendsen 175 HIGH INDIVIDUAL SERIES Shirley Van Sickler 509 Dawn Ortner 508 Zolene Streck 446 HIGH TEAM GAME Barry Motor 614 GOMACO 574 First State Bank 538 HIGH TEAM SERIES Barry Motor 1700 GOMACO 1672 First State Bank 1503 THURSDAY NIGHT WOMEN’S LEAGUE Landus 184.5 Kin Pins 181 Horn Memorial 151.5 United Bank of Iowa 151.5 Rod’s Fertilizer 148 Hanson Auto 119.5 HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME

Trisha Hoffman 180 Tera Parks 179 Tera Parks 172 HIGH INDIVIDUAL SERIES Trisha Hoffman 494 Tera Parks 476 Shelley Bruning 444 HIGH TEAM GAME Kin Pins 571 Hanson Auto 570 United Bank of Iowa 561 HIGH TEAM SERIES Kin Pins 1621 Horn Memorial 1619 Hanson Auto 1616 JUNIOR MIXED LEAGUE Johnson Propane 144 Pronto 99.5 First State Bank 80 United Bank of Iowa 79.5 Cenex 66 HIGH BOY’S GAME Dana Wessel 228 Colin Bengford 171 Austin Wych 169 HIGH BOY’S SERIES Dana Wessel 527 Colin Bengford 473 Darian Hannel 472 HIGH GIRL’S GAME Savannah Wych 126 Aurora Anderson 125 Sierra Schmidt 99

HIGH GIRL’S SERIES Aurora Anderson 338 Savannah Wych 318 Sierra Schmidt 286 HIGH TEAM GAME United Bank of Iowa 397 Pronto 330 HIGH TEAM SERIES United Bank of Iowa 1087 Pronto 916 BANTAM LEAGUE Designs by Jamee 129 Tief’s Transfer 91 Willow Dale W.V. 54 North Star C.C.U. 38 HIGH BOY’S GAME Brody Wych 102 Blaise Wilcox 86 HIGH BOY’S SERIES Brody Wych 255 Blaise Wilcox 189 HIGH GIRL’S GAME Hayley Anderson 105 Jade Wilcox 63 HIGH GIRL’S SERIES Hayley Anderson 249 Jade Wilcox 159 HIGH TEAM GAME Designs by Jamee 399 Designs by Jamee 376 Designs by Jamee 332 HIGH TEAM SERIES Designs by Jamee 1107

O-A/BC-IG wrestlers ranked Two O-A/BC-IG wrestlers are ranked by The Predicament. Junior Kurtis Krager is ranked ifth at 113 pounds in class 1A and freshman Jake Nieman is ranked sixth at 106.

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Shove: O-A/BC-IG’s Adam Grote shoves Ridge View’s Trent Moeller off his base position during a recent match. Grote won the match by fall in :58. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)

Falcons run dual record to 6-0 O-A/BC-IG picked up a pair of dual victories last week, including one that was decided by the eighth criteria. The dual wins lifted the Falcons record to 6-0 overall and to 4-0 in the WVC. The Emmetsburg tournament Saturday, Dec. 10, was canceled. Dec. 8 duals The Falcons claimed conference dual wins over KingsleyPierson and West Monona in Kingsley Thursday. In the 54-18 win over K-P, all of the Falcon match victories came by fall or forfeit. The dual with West Monona ended in a 42-42 tie, but the Falcons were awarded the win on the eighth criteria. “The dual meet with a solid West Monona team was way too close,” noted Falcon coach Randy Nieman. “We won the dual meet

on the eighth deciding criteria for determining ties, most near fall points. I would have to say we were lucky to win this dual. “As a team, we have to transfer what we do in practice to what we do in competition better. Our line-up was a little jumbled up, but we have to learn to not give up falls. I was extremely proud of the young men for stringing together enough wins to pull out these two dual meets.” O-A/BC-IG 54 , K-P 18 •106 Jake Nieman won by fall in :46. •113 Kurtis Krager won by forfeit. •120 Dylan Hemer lost by fall in 2:00. •126 Jarrett Hewitt won by forfeit. •132 Derrick McKenzie won by forfeit. •138 Ethan Mortensen won by forfeit. •145 double forfeit. •152 double forfeit. •160 OABCIG lost by for-

feit. •170 Adam Grote won by forfeit. •182 Devin Behrendsen won by forfeit. •195 Isaac Endrulat lost by fall in 1:48. •220 Tyler Anderson won by forfeit. •285 Jeren McKibbin won by fall in 1:58. O-A/BC-IG 42, WM 42 •106 Nieman won by forfeit. •113 Krager won by fall in :26. •120 Hemer won by fall in 1:25 •126 Hewitt won by fall in 3:43. •132 McKenzie lost by fall in 5:15. •138 Mortensen lost by fall in 2:42. •145 OABCIG lost by forfeit. •152 OABCIG lost by forfeit. •160 OABCIG lost by forfeit. •170 Grote won by fall in :53. •182 Behrendsen lost by fall in :48. •195 Endrulat lost by fall in 1:33. •220 Tyler Anderson won by fall in 2:15. •285 McKibbin won by fall in :10.

Le Mars tops O-A/BC-IG bowlers Le Mars won both ends of a boys’ and girls’ bowling match with O-A/BC-IG in Le Mars Thursday. O-A/BC-IG’s next meet is Dec. 16 against Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn in Ida Grove. Girls The O-A/BC-IG girls were defeated by Le Mars Thursday by a score of 2,748 to 1,804. The Falcons were led with individual totals of 272 by Alexis Renze and 240 by Amy Bennett. Baker game totals were 104, 157, 113, 124 and 128.

Boys The boys’ team lost to Le Mars by a pin count of 2,985 to 2,613. Colin Bengford (393) had the Falcons’ highest score, averaging a 197 for his two games. He was followed by Dana Wessel (378) and Austin Behrendsen (361), who averaged 189 and 181, respectively. Darian Hannel (356) averaged a 178 for his two individual games. Cole Rhea rolled a 311. Devin Hare had a 249, but his score was not used in the team total. “As a team, we averaged a 180

for our 10 individual games that counted,” noted coach Kurt Hofmeister. “We did not do quite as well during the Baker games. We only averaged a 163 for our ive Bakers games. Our irst game was our best with a 189, but we also had a 138 in there. We continue to work on getting more consistent. We need to get our irst ball in the pocket more regularly. When we miss the pocket, we are leaving ourselves some very dif icult spares to pick up.” Baker game scores were 189, 162, 167, 138 and 158.

Ridge View picked up its irst dual win of the season last week and placed sixth in the SibleyOcheydan tournament Saturday. Ridge View’s dual record heading into this week is 1-8 and 0-4 in the conference. Dec. 6 duals Ridge View defeated East Sac County and lost to South Central Calhoun County and Humboldt in a wrestling triangular in Rockwell City Dec. 6. The win over East Sac was Ridge View’s irst dual win of the season. “It was a good night for our wrestlers,” noted coach Caleb Christensen. “We saw some good competition in all three duals. We wrestled tough against So. Cal. to start. Andres Carbajal started it with a good win at 145, then Lance Else got a big pin over seventh ranked Brody Goodman. We wrestled hard through some tough competition and inished off with two pins from Trent Miller (220) and Evan Else (285). “The boys wrestled well against East Sac coming away with the irst dual win of the season. We had a lot of key matches that went our way. Lance Else started us off with a win at 152 and that carried over to the next six weight classes. Jake Mitchell got a big win at 160 and Trent Moeller came up big for us at 170 with a pin as did Chance Hansen to get his irst varsity win of the season at 182. Tate Phillips got a pin at 195 and Evan Else inished it off with a pin at 285 to seal the win for us.” So. Cal. 52, Ridge View 24 •106 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •113 double forfeit. •120 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •126 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •132 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •138 Dylan Wood lost by fall in :43. •145 Andres Carbajal won by fall in 1:38. •152 Lance Else won by fall in 5:30. •160 Jake Mitchell lost by fall in 3:47. •170 Trentin Moeller lost by fall in :50. •182 Chance Hansen lost by major decision 14-2. •195 Tate Phillips lost by fall in :39. •220 Trenton Miller won by fall in 2:16. •285 Evan Else won by fall in 1:45. Ridge View 42, East Sac 39 •106 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •113 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •120 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •126 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •132 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •138 Wood lost by fall in 1:37. •145 Carbajal lost 10-3. •152 Else won by fall in 2:49. •160 Mitchell won by fall in 1:07. •170 Moeller won by fall in :31. •182 Hansen won by fall in 5:14. •195 Phillips

won by fall in 1:10. •220 Miller won by forfeit. •285 Else won by fall in :48. Humboldt 69, Ridge View 12 •106 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •113 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •120 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •126 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •132 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •138 Wood lost by fall in 1:37. •145 Carbajal lost by fall in 4:51. •152 Else lost 10-7. •160 Mitchell lost by fall in 1:45. •170 Moeller lost by fall in 3:03. •182 Hansen lost by fall in :48. •195 Phillips lost by fall in 2:47. •220 Miller won by fall in 2:33. •285 Else won by forfeit. Dec. 8 duals Despite a couple of conference setbacks, Ridge View coach Caleb Christensen says his club is showing improvement on the mat. The Raptors lost to Lawton-Bronson (33-30) and to Woodbury Central (60-18) in conference dual action in Lawton Dec. 8. “We had some hard fought matches,” said Christensen. “We matched up pretty well with L-B, but fell short. We started off really well at 170 with Trent Moeller getting a key pin for us right away to set the tone for the meet. Trent Miller also came up with a big pin for us at 220. Lance Else came up with another solid win at 152, but in the end we fell short. “Woodbury is a tough team. They brought back some good wrestlers from last season. It’s always good to see great competition like that. We saw some good things out of our guys. We have been working hard in the wrestling room to develop our technique and it is starting to show on the mat. We have a long way to go to get where we want, but we are de initely making strides in the right direction.” L-B 33, Ridge View 30 •106 double forfeit. •113 double forfeit. •120 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •126 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •132 Wood won by forfeit. •138 double forfeit. •145 Carbajal lost by fall in 1:39. •152 Else won by fall in 3:10. •160 Mitchell lost by fall in 4:00. •170 Moeller won by fall in 3:31. •182 Hansen lost by fall. •195 Tate Phillips won by forfeit. •220 Miller won by fall in 3:26. •285 Else lost 5-3. Woodbury 60, Ridge View 18 •106 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •113 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •120 double forfeit. •126 Ridge

View lost by forfeit. •132 Wood lost by fall in 2:00. •138 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •145 Carbajal lost by fall in 3:04. •152 Else won by fall in 1:32. •160 Mitchell lost by fall in 1:03. •170 Moeller lost by fall in 1:03. •182 Hansen lost by fall in 1:06. •195 Phillips lost by fall in 4:25. •220 Miller won by fall in :08. •285 Else won by forfeit. Sibley-Ocheydan tournament Evan Else recorded four pins on his way to the top spot in the 285-pound division at the SibleyOcheydan tournament Saturday. He had Ridge View’s lone championship. Andres Carbajal also made it to the inals at 145, but lost in the championship match. Other placings for Ridge View were Lance Else (152), third; Trenton Miller (220), third; Trentin Moeller (170), fourth; Tate Phillips (195), ifth; Jake Mitchell (160), sixth; Cameron Steffens (170), sixth and Chance Hansen (182), sixth. As a team, Ridge View scored 102 points to place sixth. SibleyOcheydan was irst with 294 points. “It was a tough day,” noted coach Christensen. “We saw a lot of good competition and learned a lot about ourselves. We saw some good things though and we battled all day long. We are still a very young team with a lot to learn and we saw some of those lessons today. “Carbajal wrestled well on the day. Only two matches but battled hard in both. He is really starting to hit his stride here before Christmas break. “Lance Else had some tough matches in his weight bracket, one of which included third ranked Dylan Schuck of Sibley-Ocheyedan. Else battled hard in that match, falling to Schuck, but picked himself up to close out the day with two big wins to battle back for third place. “Evan Else battled in some hard fought matches only falling to third ranked Matt Naig of SibleyOcheyedan, but coming out the champion of the tournament, pinning everyone else in his bracket. “We are looking forward to a good week of practice. We will inally get a bit of a breath this week with only one dual on Thursday, so we will start to build going into the break.”

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Violet Anna Schau Oct. 27, 1919 – Dec. 5, 2016 BATTLE CREEK – Services for Violet Anna Schau, 97, of Battle Creek, formerly of Ida Grove, were Dec. 8, 2016, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ida Grove. The Rev. Richard A. Salcido of iciated, with burial in the Ida Grove Cemetery at Ida Grove. Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home in Ida Grove was in charge of arrangements. She died Dec. 5 at Willow Dale Wellness Village in Battle Creek. Violet Anna (Edens) Schau was born Oct. 27, 1919, in Battle Creek. The daughter of August W. and Hilda (Miller) Edens, she was an only child. She attended a number of schools and inished her last three years in Ida Grove. She was a member of the class of 1939 alumni for Ida Grove High School, an accomplishment of which she was very proud. On April 14, 1942, Violet married Henry Schau and they celebrated 62 years of marriage. They owned and operated Schau Trucking for many years, and Violet drove truck right along with all the men. This experience set her up in her next career as a school bus driver. A job that she totally enjoyed, she drove bus for the Ida Grove school system for 18 years. She also illed 32 summers of being a foreman of detassling crews for Pioneer Seeds, a job she took much pride in and enjoyed. Her time with youth was

Ruth A. Adams Sept. 6, 1921 – Dec. 4, 2016

very ful illing for her. In her retirement years, she was a senior aide at many places in the area. Violet loved meeting people. Her true passion in life was music: playing accordion, guitar, organ and harmonica, all by ear. She enjoyed telling the story of playing a wedding dance for a couple, when she was only 14 years old, with her guitar and harmonica. Violet and Henry had two children, Marlyn Henry and Mareta Karen (Vermeys). Mareta’s husband, Fred, played music for years in the area; both Henry and Violet hardly missed a gig. Then, the Vermeys’ children carried on that talent with Over The Border band, including Fred, who played for many of Violet and Henry’s anniversary celebrations. Survivors include her daughter, Mareta, and her daughter-in-law, Paula; and eight grandchildren: Mike (Judy), Melissa (Lyle) Isder, Monte and Mason (Alisha) Schau, Jeff, Jary (Melissa), Jay (Amy) Vermeys and Jennifer (Ray) Jackson. Also surviving are 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; three sisters-in-law: Eunice Nepper, Donna (Tony) Schau and Margaret (Ray) Schau; extended family and friends. Violet was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband, Henry; a son, Marlyn; a son-in-law, Fred; two grandsons, Brandon Schau and Eric Bauer; and numerous sisters- and brothers-in-law. Condolences may be sent online to www. christensenvanhouten.com.

John “Jack” F. Cronin April 24, 1949 – Dec. 6, 2016 SERGEANT BLUFF – Services for John “Jack” F. Cronin, 67, of Sergeant Bluff, formerly of Holstein, were Dec. 10, 2016, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Holstein. The Rev. Michael Cronin of iciated. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery at Holstein, with military rites by American Legion DesselSchmidt Post #225 at Holstein. Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home in Holstein was in charge of arrangements. He died Dec. 6 at Sunrise Retirement Community in Sioux City. John “Jack” Francis Cronin was born April 24, 1949, to Lloyd and Germaine (Krogman) Cronin in Marcus. Jack graduated from Holstein High School in 1967. He then attended Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge. In 1970, he entered the U.S. Army and served two years. He went back to college and received a B.S. degree from Mankato State University in May 1975. He came back home to work with his dad on the family farm until 1976. Jack worked for many years in agriculture. He started as a livestock production specialist for Land O’Lakes at Pomeroy-Knoke Coop Elevator, then worked for Holstein Co-op Elevator, was branch manager in Cherokee for Cleghorn-Cherokee Elevator and was general manager for Pomeroy Coop, Farmers Coop of Thornton and Sanborn Cooperative. He then was CEO/general manager of Western Iowa Coop in Hornick and president of Land O’Lakes District #14 and a member of the Land O’Lakes

Leadership Council, Land O’Lakes Executive Council, Land O’Lakes Policy and Resolution Committee, Cenex/Land O’Lakes Managers’ Council, Land O’Lakes Feed Advisory Committee and Cenex/Land O’Lakes Agronomy Advisory Committee. Jack was nominated to the Iowa Institute for Cooperatives’ Hall of Fame in 2010. He was very proud of his children and granddaughter. Family was very important to him. He always played Santa Claus for the Cronin family Christmas. Jack enjoyed traveling and was able to go to Ireland with his dad and siblings to visit Brad while he studied abroad. He also traveled to San Diego for Greg’s Marine Corps graduation. He loved gol ing with his sons and even got a holein-one on Father’s Day in 1991. He was a member of American Legion Dessel-Schmidt Post #225 in Holstein and American Legion George Nelson Post #662 in Sergeant Bluff. A special memory for Jack was taking his dad (World War II veteran) on the Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Jack is survived by three sons: Bradley (Angie), Gregory (Michelle) and Steven (Audrey); and one granddaughter, Brooklyn Cronin. Also surviving are his siblings: Jim (Judy) Cronin, Alice (Lyle) Wittrock, Anita (Mike) Radke, Joe (Peg) Cronin, Janet (Steve) Witt and Laura (Tom) Kofmehl; numerous nephews and nieces and great-nephews and great-nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Melissa Ann Cronin. Online condolences can be made at nicklasdjensen h.com.

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GALVA – Services for Ruth A. Adams, 95, of Galva were Dec. 10, 2016, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Galva with the Rev. Paul D. Egger of iciating. Burial was in St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery at Galva. Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home in Holstein was in charge of arrangements. She died Dec. 4 at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Ruth Arlene Volkert Adams was born Sept. 6, 1921, to Frank and Amanda (Volkert) Volkert in Cushing. She grew up on a farm in Battle Center Township, near Cushing. She graduated from Cushing High School in 1940 as class valedictorian. She then attended Buena Vista College for one year and received her teaching certi icate. She taught at Battle Center, near her childhood home, and near Kingsley, in country schools. Ruth married Vergil Adams Dec. 22, 1945, after WWII ended. They lived on a farm in Galva, where she continued to live for 72 years, until November 2016. To this union, two children were born, Paul and Patty.

Peter H. Paulsen April 23, 1930 – Dec. 9, 2016 HOLSTEIN – Services for Peter H. Paulsen, 86, of Holstein were Dec. 13, 2016, at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Holstein with the Rev. Matthew Martens officiating. Burial was in the Holstein Cemetery in Holstein. Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home in Holstein was in charge of arrangements. He died Dec. 9 at Good Samaritan Society-Holstein. Peter H. Paulsen was born April 23, 1930, to Heinrich and Maria (Godbersen) Paulsen in Bohmstedt, Germany. He came to America on a boat in March 1952, when he was 21, and settled in Iowa near his four uncles. He married Betty Paulsen. To this union, three children were born: Julie, Joan and Jerry. Pete held many jobs throughout his life: bricklayer, farmer, school bus driver and church

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~ Battle Creek ~ FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Kevin Freese 600 3RD ST. - 712-365-4938 Sunday – 9:30 a.m. worship 10:30 a.m. fellowship 10:40 a.m. Sunday school

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Pastor Kristin Boysen 300 CRAWFORD ST. - 712-282-4361 Sunday – 10:30 a.m. worship

ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. Randy Cormeny 602 5TH ST. - 712-365-4477 Sunday – 9:30 a.m. worship 8:30 a.m. education hour

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. Randy Cormeny, Interim STORY AVE. - 712-365-4328 Sunday – 10:25 a.m. Sunday school 11 a.m. worship

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

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SILVER CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Pastor Kristin Boysen 1906 ORCHARD AVE. - 712-282-4703 Sunday – 9 a.m. worship

ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH Paul Egger, Pastor 406 MONONA ST. - 712-282-4700 Sunday – 9 a.m. Bible class 10 a.m. worship

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

WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Shari O’Bannon, CRE 321 MAIN ST.- 712-364-3829 Sunday – 9:15 a.m. Sunday School, Bible study 10:30 a.m. worship, followed by fellowship coffee

custodian. He was a member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, where he laid the cornerstone of the new St. Paul Lutheran Church addition in 1998. Pete was proud to sing “Silent Night” in German at the Christmas Eve service at St. Paul for many years. He was also a member of Holstein Kiwanis and played Santa for many years at the Toys for Tots’ Soup Luncheon. He was the King of Holstein’s Quasquicentennial Celebration in 2007. Pete is survived by his wife, Betty, of Holstein; two daughters: Julie (John) Modrell of Holstein and Joan Winebrinner of Pocahontas; a son, Jerry (Tina) Paulsen of Holstein; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Christian Theo Paulsen; a sister, Mareichen Andresen; and a brother-in-law, Kalle Andresen. Online condolences can be made at nicklasdjensenfh.com.

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FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Chad Lierman, Pastor 312 MAIN ST. - 712-364-2412 Sunday – 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. worship

Ruth was a hardworking farm wife who loved her vegetable and lower gardens. She spent summers canning and freezing her harvest. She loved working with animals, also. She was a longtime member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, where she was a member of Ladies’ Aid, until her death. She is survived by her children: Paul and Marilyn Buchinsky Adams of Thief River Falls, Minn., and Patty and Paul Sneller of Montezuma. Also surviving are her grandchildren: Amy (Tad) Schauer of Carpio, N.D., Samuel (Stephanie) Adams of Blair, Neb., John (Anne) Sneller of Winterset and Luke (Karen) of Burlington. Additional survivors include her greatgrandchildren: Thomas, Matthew, Mark, Anne and Hailey Schauer, Noah and Jacob Adams, Hayden Sneller and Jase Sneller; numerous extended relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vergil; her parents; her brother and sister-in-law, Lawerence and Ina Volkert; her parents-in-law, Oscar and Ethel (Neal) Adams; three sisters-in-law and four brothers-in-law. In lieu of lowers, a memorial fund has been established at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Galva. Online condolences can be made at nicklasdjensen h.com.

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ST. PAUL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN Matthew Martens, Interim Minister 310 E. 2ND ST. - 712-368-2228 Sunday – 8:15 a.m. worship 9:20 a.m. Sunday school 9:30 a.m. coffee hour 10:30 a.m. worship Communion on 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL CATHOLIC Father Richard Ball 513 MUELLER ST. - 712-368-4755 Sunday – 9 a.m. Mass

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

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American Legion Auxiliary summarizes past year’s ac vi es The Ida Grove American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 61, had a busy year serving the American Legion, veterans and their families. In January, we elected 2016’s Girls State representative Jillian Ludwig; $400 was sent to state for the candidate’s application. March brought the American Legion soup supper and Post Everlasting. We made sandwiches, trays of bars and helped serve the evening soup supper. At spring conference, we sent $43 for the district president’s challenge. Also in April, we donated $100 to the Ida Grove Library for the summer reading program. Pat Conard sent coupons overseas to help military members and families purchase food and household goods in the amount of $1,324. Conard also had 120 hours spent in community volunteering for April report sent to department. Our Poppy Days were held May 12-30. We did well, and proceeds go into the welfare fund to help veterans and their families. We sent $367 to state department and $40 to Veteran Roger Von Ahsen, who made our poppies. We donated 17 pans of bars and cakes and helped serve the noon luncheon for American Legion Memorial Day services. We ordered several grave markers for our Auxiliary members who have passed away. Chaplain Marlene Schneider led the memorial service for departed members: Bernice O’Tool, Wilma Shafer, Bev Whitney, Velma Smith and Minnie Ann Ranney. The auxiliary sent memorials to the families. Conard presented citizenship awards to high school seniors Leah Lierman and Cody Durbin at May awards night at the high school.

Each was given $250. June election of of icers was conducted: Deloris Shaw, president; Conard, vice president; Delores Williams, secretary; Ruby Rupp, treasurer; Marlene Schneider, chaplain; Conley Wolterman, historian; Delores Borchers, sergeant at arms; Shari Tarr, Girls State, and executive board members Leah Eng, Dorla Schuett, Margaret Greenwald and LaVonne Murray. In July, we received a thank you from the Ronald McDonald House Charities. President Shaw collected and sent 15 pounds of donated pop tabs. We were awarded 50 hours of service credit to Unit 61 from Shaw’s donation. We donated $25 to the Auxiliary emergency fund. We held a successful fund-raising lunch at Food Pride. Members conducting the grill-out were Marlene Schneider, Deloris Shaw, Ruby Rupp and Leah Eng. A special donation of $500 was sent to us from LTG (R) Susan Lawrence. Thank you to all who came to eat, made donations and helped us raise funds so we can assist veterans and their families. The county picnic and grilling were July 10 at Cobb Park. We provided beverages, ive pans of bars and served the lunch. The family of Minnie Ann Ranney donated $160 to the American Legion Post 61, for purchase or repair of lags on the Avenue of Flags. Our Auxiliary sent a memorial for Ranney’s family. In August, we provided bars for veterans’ appreciation day. Our books were audited on Aug. 29 by Conard and Rupp. Conard reported the books were perfectly balanced, and Rupp was commended for her work. In September, we received a

thank you from the Ida Grove Library. A memorial was given for longtime member, Jo Vitek. We paid our department, district and county obligations. County meeting was in Galva on Sept. 20. The district past president parley luncheon was Oct. 29 in Sloan. In November, member Margaret Greenwald made and donated seven lap quilts for veterans. Shari Tarr visited and presented the quilts to Tom Swenson, Tom Odgaard and Ray Sample. We donated $50 for national presidentelect, Nicole Clapp’s campaign. We donated $300 to the Kidzone building fund. We gave the Ida County Historical Society $300 for repairs on Grant schoolhouse. We gave the Community Basket $50 to be donated to a veteran’s family. A $400 check was written to pay for 2017’s Girls State candidate. Shari Tarr, Auxiliary representative, has taken application forms to the high school for Ida Grove or Battle Creek candidates to ill out. Please have your forms returned before Christmas break. Interviews will take place right after the break. If young ladies have any questions at all, contact Tarr as soon as possible. Email: gltskt@longlines. com or phone at 364-2115. This is a great experience for young ladies. Just ask Tarr, as she was a Girls Stater from Holstein. On the irst Tuesday of every month, the American Legion and Auxiliary meet at Skate Palace at 6 p.m. The Auxiliary provides a light evening meal. We would be honored to have you join us. If you have questions, just give a veteran or Auxiliary member a call. Pat Conard American Legion Auxiliary vice president

Gospel mission: Members of the First Presbyterian Church of Battle Creek seventh and eighth grade confirmation class visited the Gospel Mission in Sioux City on Nov. 30. The class toured the Mission, delivered used clothing to the Mission thrift store, helped serve the evening meal, sorted food staples at the food pantry and led the evening worship service. Each year, since 2002, the group travels to the Mission to learn about the facility and to deliver donated items. This year, a group of church members created five quilts to donate to the Gospel Mission. In front, from left, Grace Goettsch, Savanna Kennedy, Riley Meek, Nathaniel Tarr and Nick Kennedy. In back, Aidan Bower, Rev. Kevin Freese, Trenton Segebart, Conner Wallace, Dale (representative from the Gospel Misson), Skyler Kennedy, Garrett Nichols, Preston Gill, Abby Nichols and Denali Nielsen. (Photo submitted)

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR IDA COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JEFFREY SCOTT BOTTJEN, Deceased CASE No. ESPR009273 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF Jeffrey Scott Bottjen, Deceased, who died on or about OCTOBER 16, 2016: You are hereby notified that on the 6th day of December, 2016, the last will and testament of Jeffrey Scott Bottjen, deceased, bearing date of the 22nd day of November, 2008, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Colleen Marie Bottjen was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred. Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred. Dated this 9th day of December, 2016. Colleen Marie Bottjen Executor of the Estate 5569 330th Street Ida Grove, IA 51445 W.E. (Gene) Collins Attorney for the Executor Murphy, Collins, Bixenman & McGill, PLC Attorneys at Law 38 First Avenue NW Le Mars, Iowa 51031 Date of second publication 21st day of December, 2016

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THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IDA COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF ESTATE OF MARILYN NAILOR, DECEASED Probate No. ESPR009274 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of MARILYN NAILOR, Deceased, who died on or about October 18, 2016: You are hereby notified that on the 6th day of December, 2016, the last will and testament of Marilyn Nailor, deceased, bearing date of 24th day of November, 2014, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Douglas Nailor and Julie Walls were appointed executors of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred. Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred. Dated this 7th day of December, 2016. DOUGLAS NAILOR 415 Broadway Carson, IA 51525 and JULIE WALLS 111 Walnut St. Battle Creek, IA 51006 Executors of Estate Thomas R. Mohrhauser ICIS PIN No.: 3752 Attorney for Executors Thomas R. Mohrhauser Law Office 314 Main Street Mapleton, IA 51034 Date of second publication 21st day of December, 2016

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Arthur

Holiday crafts: Odebolt 4-H’er Amber Hoefling, left, helps Gennar Loger make a magnetic snowman while Caleigh Loger watches during Odebolt’s annual Christmas party Dec. 3. The event also included a free meal, food drive, drawings and a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus. (Courier photo by Deb Loger)

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Ida Grove

CITY OF IDA GROVE CITY HALL DECEMBER 5, 2016 Mayor Morris Hurd called the meeting to order with the following Council Members present: Jeff Buehler, Paul Cates, Doug Clough, and Scott Tomlinson. Council Member Ryan Goodman was absent. Motion by Council Member Clough to approve the agenda, second by Council Member Buehler. On a unanimous vote motion carried. Motion by Council Member Buehler to approve the consent agenda consisting of the

claims list, City Clerk’s report, ﬁnancial reports, and the November 21st Minutes, second by Council Member Tomlinson. On a unanimous vote motion carried. Motion by Council Member Buehler to approve purchasing deadbolts, leverset door handles for the ballﬁeld concession building costing $1,100.00 and security cameras costing $469.00, second by Council Member Clough. On a unanimous vote motion carried. Motion by Council Member Tomlinson to approve purchasing two new handheld devices for reading water meters and six transmitters for $14,326.00, second by Council Member

Buehler. On a unanimous vote motion carried. Motion by Council Member Buehler to approve Resolution 2016-16 obligating funds from the Assisted Living Project Subfund of the Urban Renewal Tax Revenue Fund for the appropriation of tax increment rebate payments, second by Council Member Cates. On a unanimous vote motion carried. Motion by Council Member Buehler to adjourn, second by Council Member Tomlinson. On a unanimous vote motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m. /s/ Morris C. Hurd, Mayor Attest: /s/ Edith Ann Ball, City Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE Ida County Sheriff

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S LEVY AND SALE IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR IDA COUNTY STATE OF IOWA Ida County Iowa District Court IDA COUNTY Case #: EQCV015417 Civil #: 16-000495 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC VS. STEPHEN, DONNA ET AL Special Execution As a result of the judgment rendered in the above referenced court case, an execution was issued by the court to the Sheriff of

this county. The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s) Real Estate Described Below to satisfy the judgment. The Property to be sold is: LOT FOUR (4) IN BLOCK SEVENTEEN (17), FIRST ADDITION TO THE CITY OF IDA GROVE , IDA COUNTY, IOWA. Property Address: 506 BURNS ST., IDA GROVE, IA 51445. The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 12/16/2016 Sale Time 10:00 a.m. Place of Sale IDA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 401 MOOREHEAD ST., IDA GROVE, IA 51445

This sale not subject to Redemption. Property exemption: Certain money or property may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly to review speciﬁc provislons of the law and ﬁle appropriate notice, if acceptable. Judgment Amount $39,498.96 Costs $3,203.85 Accruing Costs PLUS Interest $2,804.71 Sheriff’s Fees Pending Attorney

BENJAMIN HOPKINS 1350 NW 138TH ST., STE. 100 CLIVE, IA 50325 Date 11/22/2016 WADE A. HARRIMAN IDA COUNTY SHERIFF

DECEMBER 5, 2016 Mayor Randy Fineran called the Arthur City Council meeting to order with the following council members answering roll call: Billy Carnine, Jeff Gann, Gary Chase, Kristy Rosemeyer, and Chris Schuett. Guests: Kelly Evans, Bob Moen, Pat Bell, Lance Barnum, Paul Rydberg, Nick Frank. Motion by Rosemeyer second by Carnine to approve the Consent Agenda: Receipts, Expenditures and Minutes. All Ayes. Motion carried. BILLS PRESENTED: Pat Bell – wages Baker & Taylor – books Pat Bell – mileage Mid-America Publishing – Minutes & claims O’Halloran – fan belt Best Buy for Business – laptop/ printer Sparky’s – Truck fuel True North – life insurance on ﬁre department Allied 100 – deﬁbrillators Fancy Threads –shirt Bomgaars – straps & plugs Julianne Kern – water deposit refund Anita Brandt – wages Paul Arbegast – wages Chad’s Plumbing Inc. – water main repair PC Repair – two toners Iowa Finance Authority – interest on sewer project Gary’s Diesel Service – rebuild fuel pump Ida County Sheriff- budget allotment Miller Blacksmith & Welding – truck repair Odebolt Lumber – window repair supplies Hanson Auto Supply – batteries & radiator hose Mid Sioux Opportunity – budget allotment I & S Group - operator services Construction Administration fees WC Rural Water – monthly bill – loan payment MidAmerican Energy – utilities Sac Co. Mutual Telephone – phone bill Wunschel’s Service – fuel City of Arthur/Library – water bill Municipal Supply – water parts Mangold Environmental Testing –

$462.00 207.17 42.66 226.56 34.16 814.97 40.00 319.20 99.37 39.52 148.59 100.00 174.00 3,088.11 1499.14 42.95 7,035.97 550.00 8,387.75 2,562.99 11.93 243.28 250.00 375.00 3,945.56 1,859.00 565.89 763.64 174.00 199.02 19.00 364.19

WW testing 91.00 Iowa Rural Water –dues 225.00 Ida County Sanitation – garbage 4857.30 Hoefling – spray property 428.00 Iowa One Call – location notifications $18.90 RECEIPT SUMMARY – General – $13,251.21; Sewer – 5,578.77; Water – 2,832.70; Road Use – 2,085.50; Trust & Agency – 114.30; Emergency – 23.36; Local Option Tax – 4,882.36; TIF – 0. DISBURSEMENT SUMMARY – General – $19,684.58; Water – 4,509.44; Sewer – 11,314.54; Road Use – 4,393.07. There was no Sheriff’s Report or EMR Report. LIBRARY REPORT – Librarian Pat Bell presented her monthly report to the council. Discussion was also held on having Santa at the Community Center on 12-10-2016 at 10 a.m. LAGOON PROJECT – Engineer Kelly Evans presented Pay Request #5 for $114317.07 to King Construction. He reported substantial completion on this project must be completed by 12-31-2016. This will be achieved by having the lagoons operational. Following discussion, motion by Carnine, second by Gann approving pay request #5. All ayes. Motion carried. POSSIBLE WATER TOWER PROJECT – KELLY EVANS & USDA – Kelly Evans talked with the council about replacing the tower and water mains. Following discussion and upon recommendation of Mayor Fineran, this matter was tabled until March 2017. All ayes. Motion carried. VISU SEWER – BOB MOEN – SEWER LINING – Bob Moen presented the council with a demonstration video of his sewer lining product and procedures. He told the council the advantages of lining a sewer line because the line does not have to be dug up. CITIZEN CONCERNS – Lance Barnum talked with the council about moving a storage shed from Aunt B’s to the lot south of his house on Henry Straight’s lot. The council approved the installation of the shed on this lot. STACY SEGEBART – CEMENT @ BRUSH PILE & FLAGS – Council member Schuett read a letter from Stacy Segebart regarding the lack of flags being put up on Veterans’ Day. She also asked about not allowing cement at the dump since there is a pile of cement there currently. FIRE REPORT – Paul Rydberg reported the Fire Department Budget would remain the same for the 2017/2018 fiscal year. Mr. Rydberg also read his resignation letter as Arthur Fire Chief, effective 12-31-2016. There was also talk about the Fire Depart-

ment depreciation fun dollars. Beginning January 2017, the new Fire Department Ofﬁcers will be: Chief Billy Carnine, Assistant Chief Chris Schuett, Fire Foreman – Ben Auen, Assistant Foreman – Brian Ferdig and Secretary Nick Frank. RAIN GUTTER MAINTENANCE SHED – Motion by Gann second by Schuett approving the installation of gutters to the maintenance shed. All ayes. Motion carried. MAINTENANCE REPORT – Maintenance Supervisor Arbegast reported he had worked at the dump several times to push up the leaves; repaired the truck brakes; put the new blade on the snow plow; picked up a salt/sand mixture for the upcoming snow season; drew water samples; helped with a water line repair; hung Christmas lights; reported the block and heater fan need to be repaired on the city truck and reported a street light out. MAYOR’S CONCERNS – Mayor Fineran reported to the council on the progress of renewing the 28E Agreement with Ida County Wide Law. BUILDING PERMITS – None. COUNCIL CONCERNS – There were no Council Concerns. DELINQUENT UTILITY ACCOUNTS – City Clerk Arbegast reported there are two delinquent accounts. 2017/2018 BUDGET – Salaries – Clerk Brandt. Following discussion, motion by Chase second by Rosemeyer to raise Clerk Brandt’s salary from $12 per hour to $16 per hour for the next budget. All ayes. Motion carried. Salary – Clerk/Maintenance Superintendent Arbegast – motion by Gann second by Chase to raise his salary from $13.50 per hour to $17.50 per hour. Ayes: Gann, Chase, Carnine, Schuett. Abstain: Rosemeyer. Motion carried. Snow removal will remain the same. MID SIOUX OPPORTUNITY – Mid Sioux is again requesting $250 from the City of Arthur. Motion by Schuett second by Rosemeyer to approve this for the upcoming budget. All ayes. Motion carried. WATER/SEWER/GARBAGE RATES – It was decided to leave the rate the same for now. DATA TECH SOFTWARE – Following discussion about the beneﬁts of Data Tech software from being able to generate reports to keeping track of utility billing/ accounts payable. Motion by Gann second by Rosemeyer to purchase Data Tech software. All ayes. Motion carried. There being no further business the council adjourned upon motion by Schuett second by Rosemeyer. All ayes. Motion carried. Mayor Randy Fineran ATTEST: City Clerk Anita Brandt, IACMC/MMC

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Flowers and More: The Ida Grove Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Flowers and More Tuesday, Dec. 6. J.R. Cranston is owner of store located in The Mall in downtown Ida Grove. (Courier photo by Amy Forbes)

Conservation Christmas: The Ida County Conservation Board, in conjunction with Ida County Extension, hosted a Conservation Christmas at the Conservation Education Center Saturday, Dec. 3. The event included treats, games and craft projects. Here, several youngsters work on a Christmas craft project to take home. (Courier photo by Mike Thornhill)

BC-IG Elementary participates in “Hour of Code” event Computers are everywhere, changing every industry on the planet, but fewer than half of all schools teach computer science. With the “Hour of Code,” computer science has been on homepages of Google, MSN, Yahoo and Disney. Every Apple store in the world has hosted an “Hour of Code.” That’s why 109 third, fourth and ifth grade students at BC-IG Elementary participated in the largest learning event in history, the “Hour of Code,” during Computer Science Education Week Dec. 5-11. On Dec. 6, the ifth graders joined a conversation through Google Hangout with Kelsey

Hrubes, an Iowa State University junior from Cedar Rapids, majoring in computer science and minoring in German. Hrubes has interned as a software engineer at Workiva, Rockwell Collins (while studying abroad in Germany), Google and Microsoft. She is also the founder of Iowa Girls Code, which is dedicated to teaching high school girls how to code by pairing them with mentors at Iowa State and local tech companies. On Dec. 9, all third graders participated and fourth graders were paired with ifth graders and worked on a process known as pair programming.

Pair programming encourages collaboration and teamwork to accomplish a goal. One student is the “driver,” and the other is the “navigator,” much like driving a car. Students explored different activities, such as Minecraft, Star Wars, Disney’s “Moana” and coding with Anna and Elsa from the hit Disney movie “Frozen,” assisted by O-A/BC-IG High School computer science students. The “Hour of Code,” organized by the nonpro it Code.org and more than 100 others, is a global movement that believes the students of today are ready to learn critical skills for 21st century success.

Hour of code: More than 100 third, fourth and fifth grade students at BC-IG Elementary School participated in an “Hour of Code” event on Dec. 9 to finish out Computer Science Education Week. The “Hour of Code” is organized by Code.org, a global movement to involve students to learn critical computer coding skills needed for careers of the future. Pictured are all students from the three grades, with members of the fifth grade showcasing the Chromebooks used for the event. (Courier photo by Bethany Jones)

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Wednesday, December 14, 2016

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From the Ida County Sheriff ’s Log Thursday, Dec. 1 Officers received 23 calls for service. Among the calls were three traffic stops, four calls for jail activity, two calls for extra attention and one animal complaint. 3:30 a.m.: Medical assistance requested in the 500 block of Main Street 8:21 a.m.: Accident reported on German Avenue near 290 th Street, damages only 9:40 a.m.: Suspicious person/ activity reported in the 2000 block of Indorf Avenue 9:50 a.m.: Parking complaint in the 600 block of Second Street 11:10 a.m.: Report of fraud/ scam from the 400 block of Seventh Street 11:25 a.m.: Call to talk to an officer 11:40 a.m.: Non-medical transport 11:46 a.m.: Assistance requested in the courtroom at the Ida County Courthouse, arrest made 12:07 p.m.: Assisted with unlocking vehicle 1:31 p.m.: Report of theft/ shoplifting from the 500 block off Maple Street, call cancelled 3:36 p.m.: Assisted motorist on Main Street 4:47 p.m.: Medical assistance requested at Morningside Healthcare Community for fall 8:01 p.m.: Non-emergency transport Friday, Dec. 2 Officers received 26 calls for service. Among the calls were seven traffic stops, one call for jail activity and two calls to talk to an officer. 12:49 a.m.: Accident reported with injuries on Main Street, arrest made 3:46 a.m.: Medical assistance requested in the 600 block of Walnut Street for breathing problems 7:33 a.m.: Suspicious person/ activity reported in the 100 block of Main Street 9:59 a.m.: Animal complaint in the 4900 block of 260 th Street 11:32 a.m.: Report of fraud/ scam from the 300 block of Moorehead Street 12:45 p.m.: Parking complaint in the 100 block of Lubeck Street 1:46 p.m.: Animal complaint from the 500 block of Hughes Lane 5:06 p.m.: Assisted with unlocking vehicle 6:30 p.m.: Assistance requested at the courthouse 6:56 p.m.: Reckless driving , speeding, reported on Highway 59 7:10 p.m.: Assistance requested in the 100 block of King Street 8:17 p.m.: Report of harassment and threats in the 900 block of John A. Montgomery Drive 8:20 p.m.: Assistance requested in the 600 block of Second Street 8:52 p.m.: Welfare check requested, call cancelled 9:36 p.m.: Suspicious person/ activity reported in the 6200 block of 210 th Street 10:08 p.m.: Assisted motorist on Landmark Avenue Saturday, Dec. 3 Officers received 33 calls for service. Among the calls were 12 traffic stops, one call for jail activity and one 911 transfer. 3:27 a.m.: Assisted motorist on Highway 59 7:43 a.m.: Controlled burn reported on Keystone Avenue 8:25 a.m.: Warrant check in the 300 block of Burns Street, arrest made 9:37 a.m.: Assisted motorist in the 1600 block of Armstrong Avenue 10:42 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 100 block of Lubeck Street 10:48 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 100 block of Lubeck Street 11 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 400 block of Minnesota Street

12:47 p.m.: Suspicious person/activity reported on Kofmehl Drive 12:51 p.m.: Property reported found/recovered/returned 1:41 p.m.: Non-medical transport 1:47 p.m.: Suspicious person/ activity reported on Dodge Avenue 4:48 p.m.: Call to talk to an officer 7:27 p.m.: Accident reported with animal involvement on Market Avenue 8:07 p.m.: Reckless driving, speeding reported on Highway 59 8:18 p.m.: Structure fire in the 5000 block of 320 th Street 8:53 p.m.: Accident with unknown injuries reported on Highway 59 9:04 p.m.: Accident reported on Highway 20, damages only 9:40 p.m.: Accident reported on Highway 20, unknown injuries 11:36 p.m.: Suspicious person/activity reported in the 2100 block of Indian Avenue Sunday, Dec. 4 Officers received 33 calls for service. Among the calls were 12 traffic stops, four 911 transfers and one call to talk to an officer. 3:34 a.m.: Medical assistance requested in the 500 block of Second Street for breathing problems 5:31 a.m.: Suspicious person/ activity reported on Highway 20 near German Avenue 7:33 a.m.: Medical assistance requested in the 800 block of Badger Creek Drive for fall 8:14 a.m.: Suspicious person/ activity reported on Highway 59 9:07 a.m.: Report of reckless driving, speeding on Circle Drive 12:31 p.m.: Report of missing adult from the 2600 block of Brady Avenue 12:42 p.m.: Emergency transport 12:57 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 300 block of North Street 1:10 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 1400 block of Jasper Avenue 2:31 p.m.: Extra attention requested 2:44 p.m.: Suspicious person/ activity reported in the 5000 block of 320 th Street 2:49 p.m.: Assisted motorist on Harvest Avenue 2:55 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 300 block of North Street 3:43 p.m.: Structure fire reported in the 700 block of Main Street 9:11 p.m.: Warrant served at the Ida County Courthouse Monday, Dec. 5 Officers received 34 calls for service. Among the calls were 12 traffic stops, one 911 transfer and one call for jail activity. 8:01 a.m.: Call to talk to an officer 8:30 a.m.: Reckless driving reported on Highway 20 8:31 a.m.: Assisted outside agency on Highway 59 9:17 a.m.: Warrant served at the Ida County Courthouse, arrest made 9:30 a.m.: Animal complaint from Market Avenue 9:31 a.m.: Warrant served at the Ida County Courthouse, arrest made 10:18 a.m.: Non-medical transport, arrest made 10:26 a.m.: Emergency transport 10:52 a.m.: Report of fraud/ scam from the 200 block of Moorehead Avenue 12:07 p.m.: Call to talk to an officer 12:10 p.m.: Request for health/safety check 2:04 p.m.: Suspicious person/ activity reported in the 100 block of Main Street 2:11 p.m.: Animal complaint on Highway 59 2:33 p.m.: Suspicious person/ activity reported on Highway 175 4:23 p.m.: Call to talk to an officer

4:24 p.m.: Assistance requested in the 5900 block of 260 th Street, arrest made 4:45 p.m.: Emergency transport 5:53 p.m.: Report of theft/ shoplifting from the 400 block fo Moorehead Avenue 8:02 p.m.: Suspicious person/ activity reported on Highway 175 11:39 p.m.: Assisted motorist on Moorehead Avenue Tuesday, Dec. 6 Officers received 33 calls for service. Among the calls were 10 traffic stops, two 911 transfers, two alarm tests and one call for jail activity. 7:06 a.m.: Animal complaint on Dodge Avenue 7:26 a.m.: Assisted with unlocking vehicle 8:04 a.m.: Parking complaint in the 500 block of Maple Street 8:44 a.m.: Animal complaint on 240 th Street 9:24 a.m.: Animal complaint in the 5600 block of 255 th Street 11:06 a.m.: Emergency transport 11:36 a.m.: Medical assistance requested in the 100 block of First Avenue for fall 12:10 p.m.: Medical assistance requested in the 900 block of John A. Montgomery Drive for fall 3:39 p.m.: Animal complaint on Highway 59 3:42 p.m.: Emergency transport 3:45 p.m.: Assistance requested at the Ida County Courthouse 4:18 p.m.: Call to talk to an officer 6:13 p.m.: Animal complaint reported to the sheriff ’s office 6:46 p.m.: Road hazard reported on Highway 20 7:56 p.m.: Warrant served in the 200 block of Main Street, arrest made 9:04 p.m.: Noise complaint reported in the 2100 block of Highway 59 11:07 p.m.: Medical assistance requested in the 700 block of Fourth Street 11:29 p.m.: Warrant check in the 100 block of Elm Street, arrest made Wednesday, Dec. 7 Officers received 16 calls for service. Among the calls were five traffic stops and one call for jail activity. 8:35 a.m.: Warrant check in the 5700 block of 280 th Street 2:22 p.m.: Sex offender registry check 3:07 p.m.: Warrant check in the 5700 block of 280 th Street 4:21 p.m.: Accident reported in the 400 block of Second Street, damages only 5:11 p.m.: Property reported returned, recovered 7:34 p.m.: Assisted motorist on Highway 20 7:39 p.m.: Emergency transport 8:06 p.m.: Welfare check requested 8:38 p.m.: Animal complaint from the 100 block of Lena Street 10:35 p.m.: Call to talk to an officer

The Alternative by Fritz Groskruger Oh deer Many years ago our garden was being whipped by the wind and so we decided to plant a row of bushes to protect it. Later, we built a small feedlot south of there. A row of trees next to the bushes made sense to keep snow out of the feedlot and the cattle comfortable. We have been

buying seedlings from the soil office fundraiser for as long as I can remember. Those people do a great job promoting soil conservation. It must be frustrating for them. The tradition of farmer as master over the land usually trumps the idea of working with nature instead of destroying it for shortterm gain.

Field trials: Ida County Deputy Andrew Shillington and K-9 Anou competed in the U.S. Police Canine Association National PD1 Field Trials in Gloucester Township, N.J., Sept. 25-30. The team placed 33rd overall and, in individual events, placed 10th in apprehension and eighth in suspect search. (Photo submitted)

Ida County K-9 team places at na onal field trials During the USPCA Regional Field Trials this last summer, the Ida County Sheriff K-9 team of Deputy Andrew Shillington and Anou scored high enough to be invited to the USPCA National Field Trials. On Sept. 25–30, Ida County’s K-9 Unit participated in the U.S. Police Canine Association National PD1 Field Trials in Gloucester Township, N.J. The USPCA Region 21, Ida County Sheriff’s Of ice and Deputy Shillington himself helped fund the trip. Thanks to the opportunity, the Ida County K-9

Unit is now a nationally-certi ied K-9 team. K-9 Anou and her handler, Deputy Shillington, competed against 79 other K-9 teams from around the United States, including departments such as NYPD, St. Paul Police Department and Baton Rouge Police Department. The Ida County K-9 Team placed 33rd out of 79 overall and, in individual events, had impressive inishes in both apprehension, where they placed 10th, and suspect search, where they placed eighth.

It is too bad that the people at the soil office are having their work destroyed by a related government agency. Yesterday I discovered several trees had been shredded by deer. We had watered, weeded and mulched those trees for years and they had finally taken off. Now they are torn to shreds. I’ve come up with a few simple measures that could not only save lives and money, but also aid the hungry. Many taxpayer dollars could be saved if the DNR (Department of Natural Resources) were restricted from jurisdiction over private property. When deer are on our property they should be subject to our rule not the rule of the state. Did you know it is illegal to sell harvested deer meat? Restaurants in the United States that serve venison, import it from New Zealand. Dumb. Then there are all the hungry people who get food stamps to buy groceries. I remember back in my days in the mountains of western Montana, going to apply for food stamps. Even before the Spotted Owl scam, jobs were pretty scarce at times in timber country. I looked at all that paper work and walked out. I lived with a couple guys who could shoot straight and I could help carry, so we survived on a diet that lacked the diversity of a grocery store. It is incredible to me that an animal that costs $4 billion and 200 lives a year in vehicle crashes is managed to provide sport for a tiny minority. That we need a license from the state to shoot a deer should be shocking to people in a free country. We’ve spent $4 trillion on a war on terror that hasn’t impacted as many Americans as the deer. In fact, much of that $4 trillion acted as a recruitment tool or incitement, not as a deterrent. Without the incentive of our air bases in Saudi Arabia, 9/11 very well could have never happened. And our reaction to it was the most costly part. I’m not trying to discount the threat of jihad, I’m only offering perspective on another problem caused by excessive government power. I couldn’t find a solid number on the cost of deer damage to crops and residential plantings, but even without those added, one motorcyclist hitting a deer on the interstate should be enough that our government should not only stay completely out of the deer management business, but should encourage any hungry person to seek one for their freezer at any time. It would be fine with me if the DNR stuck to enforcing trespass laws. That would take care of all the environmental issues they are presently responsible for. Individual people should be accountable, not an easily manipulated bureaucracy. Any comments on this column are more than welcome through a letter to the editor or directly to me at 4selfgovernment@ gmail.com. There is also plenty I’d like to share at www. alternativebyfritz.com. CROPINSURANCESPECIALISTS .COM

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Card d of Thanks nks THANK YOU: The Ida County Historical Society would like to thank all who cleaned, decorated, donated cookies, entertained, hosted or helped in any way to make our Moorehead House Christmas Open House a huge success. An additional thanks to Thrivent Financial for helping to support the event. We appreciate all your generosity. 50-1t/cra THANK YOU: Thank you, family & friends, for the gifts & cards in honor of my 85th birthday. JoAnn Friedrichsen 50-1t/cra THANK YOU: I would like to thank the Battle Creek Christmas Festival for the cash I won in the drawing. Karen Brown 50-1t/cra* THANK YOU: The family of Donald Koch are ďŹ lled with gratitude & wish to say â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thank Youâ&#x20AC;? for all the caring thoughts, prayers & support given during Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s illness & death. No words can express how much we appreciate all the friends & family that have united to help sustain us during this time. Special thanks to Pastor Mahnken for all his prayers & visits, Schleswig EMTs, Ida Grove Hospice & Morningside Healthcare Community for their tender care provided during his ďŹ nal days. Sincerely, The Donald Koch Family 50-1t/cra*

THANK YOU: Thank you to UBI for the poinsettia that I won at your Christmas open house. Richard Schmidt 50-1t/cra* THANK YOU: I would like to thank everyone involved in my well being when I had my car accident. A very special thank you goes to Sheriff Steinkuehler & EMTs Pat Williams, Galen Mohr and the rest of the crew that hauled me out of the ditch & got me to the hospital. I will be forever grateful. Thank you to everyone for your thoughts, well wishes & prayers. And, most importantly, I thank God that I am still alive! Bob Adams 50-1t/cra

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HELP WANTED: The City of Winterset is accepting applications for the position of police ofďŹ cer. ILEA certiďŹ cation is preferred but not required. Applicants must meet minimum hiring standards as set by ILEA. For an application packet, contact: Winterset Police Department, P.O. Box 517, Winterset, Iowa, 50273. 515-4621423. Completed applications must be received by December 30, 2016. 50-1t/cra(INCN)* HELP WANTED: CDL A DRIVERS-$7,500 sign-onbonus. Medical beneďŹ ts on Day 1 & earn $65k+ your ďŹ rst year! Guaranteed pay! 401(k) with company match & more! Call Kalen at 262-504-1617 or email rĂŠsumĂŠ: mnhr@mclaneco.com. 50-1t/cra(INCN)* HELP WANTED: Temporary Farm Labor: Rocking Z Acres, Wessington, S.D., has two positions, three-mo. experience for operating large farm equipment w/ monitors for cultivating, fertilizing, planting & harvesting of grain & oilseed crops, transporting from ďŹ eld to storage, irrigation maintenance; repair, clean & maintain building, equip. & vehicles; long periods of standing, bending & able to lift 75#; must able to obtain driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license with clean MVR within 30 days; once hired, workers may be required to take employer-paid random drug tests; testing positive/failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment; employer provides free tools, equipment, housing and daily trans.; trans. & subsistence expenses reimb.; $13.80/hr., increase based on experience, may work nights, weekends & asked but not required to work Sabbath; 75% work period guaranteed from 2/1/17â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12/1/17. Review ETA790 requirements and apply with Job Order 1769647 at nearest IA Workforce OfďŹ ce or call 515-281-9336. 50-1t/cra*

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Courthouse Report Real Estate Transfers Estate of Ardyce Wienert, court of icer deed to Charles and Malea Stiner, Lot 13, Block 8, Schmidt’s Third Addition, Holstein. Lori Droegmiller, warranty deed to Stacey Tiefenthaler trust, N ½ SW ¼ and the S ½ S ½ NW ¼, Section 28, T-89-N, R-41-W, Ida County. Stacey Tiefenthaler, trustee warranty deed to Stacey Tiefenthaler trust, NW ¼, with exception, Section 28, T-89-N, R-41-W, Ida County. Lori Droegmiller, warranty deed to Lori Droegmiller trust, NW ¼, with exception, Section 28, T-89-N, R-41-W, Ida County. AnnaMae and Paul Warnier, warranty deed to AnnaMae Warnier, E ½ NE ¼, Section 20, T-86-N, R-39-W, Ida County. Ralph and Selma Radke trust, trustee warranty deed to James Radke, 66.28 acres in the NE ¼, Section 12, T-89-N, R-39-W, Ida County. Scott and Rebecca Niemeier, warranty deed to Nicholas Birch, Lots 6 and 7, Block 1, Elmhurst Addition, Holstein. Andrew’s Leasing, quit claim deed to Rodney and Valerie Kuhlers, Lots 6 and 7, Block 9, Galva.

Clerk of Court Due to a change in procedures at the Ida County Clerk of Court of ice, information is only provided electronically. The following information is from data iled by the Ida County Clerk of Court of ice. Traf ic and other charges might include charges that were dismissed. For more information on speci ic cases contact the clerk of court or visit www.iowacourts.gov. Traf ic charges Speeding Adrian Meza, Holstein; Kory Boeckmann, Sioux City; Carmine Gargano, East Brunswick, N.J.; Steven Linden, Sioux City; Michael Bergman, Arthur; Pamela Miller, Marion; Deborah Swanger, Battle Creek; Brenda Bergman, Arthur; Jeaneen Holt, Lecompton, Kan. Other Cindy Barry, Holstein, failure to carry registration card. Andrea Beermann, Mapleton, failure to provide proof of inancial liability. Andrea Beermann, Mapleton, failure to carry registration card. Sean March, San Diego, Calif., animal not on a leash (two charges). Ricki Phillips, Ida Grove, seat belt.

Mark Vestweber, Sioux City, passing contrary to highway marking or sign. Jerry Groth, Battle Creek, seat belt. Criminal Jeremy Boger, Battle Creek, third degree burglary, dismissed. Shauna Boyer, Cudahy, Wis., public intoxication, dismissed. David Thompson, Sutherland, public intoxication, dismissed. Tonisha Roeder, Ida Grove, ifth degree theft, $65, $263.39 restitution. Amanda Clark, Ida Grove, public intoxication, $65. Judgments and Liens Against David Kinnersley, in favor of Midland Funding. Against Cotton Kieler, in favor of Nancy Williams. Dissolution of Marriage Nancy Williams and Cotton Kieler—court decree dissolution.

Mirror damaged The Ida County Sheriff’s Of ice has released information on one property crime reported during the week. On Dec. 2, Randy Forinash of Ida Grove reported $200 vandalism damage to the passenger mirror on his vehicle.

Depu es make several arrests during past week The Ida County Sheriff ’s Office has released information on several arrests made during the past week. On Nov. 30, Mark Emmett Hennan, 48, of Alta was arrested and charged with driving on a suspended license following a traffic stop in Galva. He was transported to the Ida County jail and later released after posting $600 bond. On Dec. 1, Ethan Louis Bruning, 19, of Holstein was arrested and charged with driving while barred following a motor vehicle accident that occurred in Holstein. He was transported to the Ida County jail and later released after posting $600 bond. On Dec. 1, the Ida County Sheriff ’s Office filed charges of criminal mischief in the second degree against three Ida Grove juveniles in connection with several mailboxes that were damaged or destroyed in rural Ida County on Nov. 23. All three juveniles were cited into juvenile court. Also, charged with criminal mischief in the second degree in connection with this investigation were Rhett Christian Victor Ketelsen, 18, of Ida Grove and Gabriel Matthew Malcom, 18, of Ida Grove. On Dec. 3, Anthony Gene Heitman, 34, of Granville was arrested and charged with possession with intent to deliver to methamphetamine, operating a motor vehicle while impaired and possession of drug paraphernalia. The charges were filed after deputies discovered Heitman in rural Ida County in his vehicle. He was transported to the Ida County jail where he is currently being held on a $25,000 cash bond. On Dec. 3, Jeremy Lee Bainbridge, 45, of Ida Grove was arrested on an outstanding Ida County warrant for contempt of court. The original conviction against him was for violation of a no contact order. He was transported to the Ida County jail and later released after appearing before the magistrate. On Dec. 3, Kristian Daniel Michels, 20, of Sioux City arrested on an outstanding Calhoun County warrant for contempt of court. He was transported to the Ida County jail and later released after appearing before the magistrate. On Dec. 4, Troy Allen Hagberg, 44, of Fort Dodge was arrested following a traffic stop in rural Ida County. Hagberg was arrested on a Cherokee County warrant. He was taken into

custody by Ida County deputies and later released into the custody of the Cherokee County Sheriff ’s Office. On Dec. 4, Wesley Archie Euchner, 21 of Mapleton was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine. The charge was filed following an investigation into an incident that occurred in Ida Grove in October. He was booked into the Ida County jail and later released after appearing before the magistrate. On Dec. 5, Heaven Leigh Gaskins, 20, of Holstein was arrested on an outstanding Ida County warrant for possession of marijuana. She was transported to the Ida County jail where she is currently being held. On Dec. 5, Matthew Blake Peers, 29, of Cushing was arrested on an outstanding Ida County warrant for contempt of court. He was transported to the Ida County jail and later released after appearing before the magistrate. On Dec. 5, Bailey Lynn Thompson, 18, of Manning

was arrested and charged with possession of drug paraphernalia following an investigation into an incident that occurred Nov. 27. She was transported to the Ida County jail where she was held overnight. She was released the following day after appearing before the magistrate. On Dec. 6, Jamie Lee Conlon, 26, of Holstein was arrested on an outstanding Ida County warrant for contempt of court. The original conviction against him was for driving on a suspended license. He was transported to the Ida County jail where he was held overnight. He was released the following day after posting $300 bond. On Dec. 6, Jeremy John Boger, 35, of Battle Creek was arrested on an outstanding Ida County warrant for probation violation. The original conviction against him was for possession of a controlled substance third offense. He was transported to the Ida County jail where he was held overnight. He was released the following day after posting $5,000 bond.

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Chimney fire The Battle Creek Fire Department responded to an attic/addition ire Dec. 3 at 8:18 p.m. at the Bob and Teresa Paulsrud residence at 5023 320th St. Battle Creek Fire Chief Deron Schmidt said the ire started in the chimney and that Danbury Fire Department provided mutual aid. The departments were on the scene three hours.

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