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GARNER – The Hancock County Compensation Board will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 9:30 a.m. in the boardroom of the courthouse at Garner. The members of Compensation Board meet annually to make recommendations to the Hancock County Board of Supervisors regarding the salaries of the elected county officials (Auditor, Recorder, Treasurer, Sheriff, and Board of Supervisors). The meeting is open to the public.

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Thursday, December 29 Klemme Community Blood Drive is being held at the Klemme Community Center, 204 E Main St., from 3 to 6 p.m. This blood drive is sponsored by the Klemme Library Board. Friday, December 30 Garner Volunteer Ambulance Service is hosting a blood drive from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the ambulance shed, 575 W 3rd St. Monday, January 2 Garner Chamber of Commerce is closed. Tuesday, January 3 Britt Council meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall. Wednesday, January 4 North Iowa Detachment #859 Marine Corps League meets at 7:30 p.m at Hy Vee East meeting room, Mason City. For more information, contact Ernie Martinez at 641-423-6023 or 800-373-3393. Friday, January 6 The Commission of Veteran Affairs will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Hancock County Public Health building, 545 State St., Garner. Sunday, January 8 Immanuel Reformed UCC, 313 Elder St., Klemme is hosting a “Specken Dicken” meal from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome. See ad for more details. Monday, January 9 Hancock County Board of Supervisors meets at 9 a.m. in Board Chamber, Garner. Tuesday, January 10 Corwith Council meets. Kanawha Council meets at 6 p.m. Garner Council meets at 7 p.m. in Council Chamber, City Hall. Friday, January 13 Kanawha adult book club will meet to discuss “A Town Like Alice” by Nevil Shute. Monday, January 16 Hancock County Board of Supervisors meets at 9 a.m. in Board Chamber, Garner. GHV School Board meets at 6:30 p.m. in high school media center. West Hancock School Board meets. Tuesday, January 17 Britt Council meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall. Monday, January 23 Hancock County Board of Supervisors meets at 9 a.m. in Board Chamber, Garner. What is your group doing in January? Email sharonbates.map@ gmail.com or call 923-2684 and we’ll add it to the calendar.

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Farmland Values Show Historic Third Year of Decline Hancock County Land Values drop 5.56 percent

AMES – The average value of farmland in Hancock County dropped 5.56 percent in 2016, according to the annual state-wide survey of Iowa farmland by Iowa State University. The average dollar value per acre in Hancock County in 2016 is $7,565 compared to $8,011 in 2015. The average Iowa farmland value has shown a decline for the third year in a row - the first time this has happened since the 1980s farm crisis - and is now estimated to be $7,183 per acre. The statewide per acre value declined $449, or 5.9 percent, since November 2015. Farmland values hit a historic high in 2013, but have steadily declined since then. The statewide average value for an acre of farmland is now about 17.5 percent lower than 2013 values. Land values were determined by the 2016 Iowa State University Land Value Survey, which was conducted in November by the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development at Iowa State University and Iowa State

University Extension and Outreach. Results from the survey are consistent with results by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, the Realtors Land Institute and the US Department of Agriculture. Wendong Zhang, assistant professor of economics at Iowa State University, led the annual survey. The $7,183 per acre, and 5.9 percent drop in value, represents a statewide average of low, medium and high quality farmland. The survey does also report values for each land quality type, crop reporting district (district hereafter) and all 99 counties individually. Average farmland values hit a historic peak of $8,716 per acre in 2013, but declined 8.9 percent in 2014, 3.9 percent in 2015 and have now fallen an additional 5.9 percent. “The golden era of phenomenal, yet abnormal growth in farm income and land values, as we saw from 2006 to 2013, is already behind us. The land LAND VALUES to page 2

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January was cold and snowy, but politics were heating up as presidential candidates invaded Iowa prior to the Iowa caucuses. Republican candidate for president, Mike Huckabee made two campaign stops at Garner in January. A crowd turned out for the open house and benefit auction for the Hefty Auction Service in Kanawha. Kanawha native Derek Broshar spent part of 2015 and 2016 exploring different cultures and traveling the world. “Hidden in Plain Sight” events, hosted by ASAP and Prairie Ridge Treatment Services, alerted parents to some the devices being used to conceal drugs or other illegal substances. The Klemme City Council accepted ownership of the former Reliance YEAR IN REVIEW to page 8

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A Thornton man is hospitalized at Rochester, Minn., after the pick-up he was driving collided with a Garner-Hayfield-Ventura school bus about 4:11 p.m., Monday, Dec. 19. According to a report from the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, the northbound school bus was stopped at 2198 Vail Ave. and had just dropped off two students. Stephen Edward Markle II, 32, of Thornton, was also driving a red 2003 Chevrolet S-10 pickup north on Vail. Markle failed to stop or avoid the stopped school bus and ran into the rear of the bus. Eight students and the driver were aboard the school bus, all of whom were uninjured. All were evaluated by medical personnel. Markle was flown from the scene by Mercy Air Med helicopter to Mercy Medical Center North Iowa and later transferred to a hospital in Rochester, Minn. Markle is listed in serioius condition as of Friday, according to a Mayo Clinic spokesperson. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Garner Police Department, Garner Fire Department, Garner Volunteer Ambulance Service and Mercy Air Med Helicopter Service.

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LAND VALUES from page 1 market is going through an orderly adjustment while the U.S. agricultural sector, a competitive industry, is trying to adjust to the old normal of zero industry-wise net profits,” said Zhang. “For a pessimist, there are reasons to worry, especially for landowners and/or producers who are over-leveraged. For an optimist, this decline is still modest, and the probability of a replay of the 1980s farm crisis is low.” Zhang said the likelihood of another farm crisis is low due to steady farm income accumulation before the downturn, a stronger government safety net and an overall lower debt level in the agriculture sector. Starting in 2004, several factors, including the ethanol boom and historically low interest rates, drove five consecutive years of double-digit growth in average farmland values. By 2008, average values were almost 70 percent higher than 2004, and by 2013, average values were over 230 percent higher than 2004 values. While they have declined three years in a row now, average values are still 173 percent higher than

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2004. The decline didn’t come as a surprise for some - in November 2015, over 75 percent of ISU Land Value Survey respondents thought land values in their territory would continue to decline in 2016. The majority predicted the decline would be either less than 5 percent

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or between 5 and 10 percent, which is consistent with the 5.9 percent decrease reported by the 2016 ISU survey. “Looking ahead, land values might continue to adjust downwards in the next year or two,” said Zhang. “This is consistent with the stagnant corn and soybean futures prices and potential rise in interest rates; however, many respondents to the ISU survey are hoping for the market to rebound in three or four years.” Land Values by County All 99 counties reported a drop in average land values this year. For the fourth year in a row, Scott and Decatur counties reported the highest and lowest farmland values, respectively. Decatur County reported a value per acre of $3,443, a loss of $71, or about 2 percent, from last year’s report. Scott County reported a value of $10,335, a decrease of $583 per acre, or about 5.3 percent, close to the statewide average decline of 5.9 percent. Plymouth and Sioux counties reported the largest dollar decrease in values, $747 per acre, and Monona County reported the largest percent decline in

values, 8.4 percent. Decatur County reported the smallest dollar decrease, $70 per acre, and Decatur, Appanoose, Wayne, and Lucas counties all reported the smallest percent decrease in average values, at 2 percent. Land Values by District All nine districts reported a loss in average land values in 2016. The highest average land values were reported in the Northwest district, at $9,243 per acre. The lowest average values were reported in the South Central district, at $4,241 per acre. The largest district-wide decrease in value was in West Central Iowa, which reported a drop of 8.7 percent, bringing farmland values there down to $7,358 per acre. The smallest decrease was reported in the Southeast district, 2.6 percent, bringing values there to $6716 per acre. Values by Land Quality Low-quality land in the Southwest and South Central districts were the only areas to show an increase in average values, reporting gains of 2.9 and 5.2 percent, respectively. Zhang says that the increase is due to strong recreational demand and high Conservation Reserve Program payments. Statewide, low quality land declined the least, $169 per acre, or 3.5 percent. Medium quality land declined $422 per acre, or 5.9 percent. High quality land statewide declined the most per acre, losing $606, or 6.5 percent, of its value. The statewide averages per acre for low, medium and high quality land are now $4,665, $6,705 and $8,758, respectively. Factors Influencing Land Values The most common positive factors influencing land prices noted by survey respondents were low interest rates, strong crop yields, limited land supply and strong demand. The most commonly cited negative influences were lower commodity prices, high input prices, livestock losses, weak cash rental rates and a weakening global economy and stock market returns.

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By Travis Fischer The West Hancock Community School Board had a lengthy discussion about next year’s school calendar during their regular board meeting on Monday, December 19. Holding a public hearing to discuss the 2017-2018 school calendar, the board listened to various concerns brought up by staff about the proposals for next year, such as a worry about having a two-hour early dismissal on the last day of school, which would disrupt the semester test schedule. Winter break is also proving to be difficult to schedule around. With schools now mandated to start no earlier than August 23, it leaves no room for end of semester tests before the holiday break. “We had just gotten our semesters figured out where we were ending semesters before Christmas Break,” said Superintendent Wayne Kronemann. “Now we’re back to the old system where they’re at the end of the semester class, get a week of break, and then come back and take a semester test.” Likewise, Spring Break was also discussed, questioning whether or not its days should be marked as potential snow make-up days.

Other issues to be addressed include finding room for professional development days while making sure the staff doesn’t work more than 40 hours per week. Five potential calendars were presented to the board for the meeting. Board members will consider the various administrative, testing, and fiscal concerns and continue their discussion about next year’s calendar in the January meeting. In other business, the board approved a $5,083 bid from Print Transformations to install new branding around the high school. Half of the cost of the project will be paid for with a matching grant from Hancock County. The board also rescinded a previously approved bid for a new powder coat oven for the high school shop class. The chosen vendor has proven uncooperative about delivering the oven so the school will be going with a new vendor. The board approved a $3,550 bid from FAB Shop instead. Finally, regarding plans for potential remodeling of the high school, Superintendent Kronemann has been directed to contact contractors and get estimates about how much the various remodeling ideas will cost.

HCHS adds tech-savvy feature BRITT - Hancock County Health System (HCHS) recently added a new and “convenient feature” for all tech-savvy patients, visitors and staff members – USB charging outlets. These USB charger outlets allow electronic devices, such as mobile phones and tablets, to be charged by directly plugging a USB charging cable into the wall without having to use an AC adaptor. The special outlets, which feature two USB ports and two traditional plugins, were installed in all patient rooms within the hospital, the cafeteria, the emergency department and at the four HCHS clinics. “Technology is a way of life for most people,” said Jerry Collins, director of Information Systems at HCHS. “We use it daily to help us stay connected to family and friends, to work, to pass time, play games and even read books.” “When you’re a patient or a visitor at HCHS, we want to help you stay connected. We feel this is just one way to add convenience,” added Curt Gast, director of Facilities at HCHS.

People will need to bring in their own USB charging cables for their compatible devices which include smartphones (including IPhones and Androids), tablets, IPads, IPods, handheld video game systems, digital cameras, e-readers and more. This project was funded by the HCHS Foundation. Board members sited how this project would enhance the overall patient experience at HCHS. “We feel strongly that adding these special features demonstrates our commitment to customer service,” said DeAnna Kelly, HCHS Foundation Board president. The mission of the Hancock County Health System Foundation is to cultivate funding for Hancock County Memorial Hospital and it’s clinics for health care services, medical equipment, and/or community needs and programs. This is done in part by the generosity of its donors. If you are interested in giving a donation, please contact Jodi Ball, HCHS Foundation director, by calling: 641843-5150 or emailing Jodi.ball@ mercyhealth.com

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We made it. We’re mere days away from the end of 2016. I think we can all agree this hasn’t been the best year. Unless you are a Cubs fan, this is the year that we may just want to omit from the history books. That said, there were plenty of movies released in 2016. These are ten of them.

Deadpool It only took eleven years, but Ryan Reynolds finally convinced Fox Studios to make a Deadpool movie. It was worth the wait. “Deadpool” might just be this year’s most important movie. In an age where even the horror movies are PG-13, it proved that there is still an audience out there for R-rated material. An R-rated super hero movie no-less. Gaining both critical and popular acclaim, along with becoming the highest grossing R-rated movie of all time, “Deadpool’s” success is validation for every comic book fan frustrated by risk-adverse studios. It’s good to see a passion project like this get rewarded. Now we just have to hope that the sequel doesn’t disappoint. Zootopia Far less risky, but no less fun, “Zootopia” continued Disney’s recent 3D renaissance. On the surface “Zootopia” seems like a cutesy movie about cartoon animals with a simple morality message about prejudice, but it’s actually rooted on a far more serious subject. The allegory isn’t perfect, but “Zootopia’s” plot is lifted almost directly from the crack cocaine epidemic of the late 80s and the racism that resulted. A pretty heavy subject for a movie about a cartoon rabbit. Captain America: Civil War As though “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” didn’t flop hard enough, “Captain America: Civil War” shows that you can pit hero against hero in a movie that still has a coherent plot, interesting characters, and more than a smidgen of levity. Even better, “Captain America: Civil War” is the rare example of a comic book movie that is better than its source material. Where the original comic book story was an incoherent mess, the movie presents the “security vs. freedom” argument in a much more consistent way. Ghostbusters: Answer the Call I gave Paul Feig every benefit of the doubt when I heard about this movie, but somehow “Ghostbusters: Answer the Call” ended up being even less funny than the already terrible trailer intended to promote it. Shockingly, Feig brushing everybody that didn’t like the movie off as a horrible sexist did not endear audiences. It turns out that you can’t shame people into the theaters and, thankfully, the movie lost enough money that it’s unlikely we’ll see Sony attempt to continue this botched attempt at a reboot.

Star Trek: Beyond On the other hand, I gave “Star Trek: Beyond” no benefit of the doubt at all. The first two JJ Abrams movies are insults to the franchise and passing the reins to the guy that directed a Fast and the Furious movie did not seem like a step in the right direction. Such prejudices seemed to be confirmed by a trailer so dumb looking that even the movie’s writer’s disavowed it. Surprisingly, “Star Trek: Beyond” defied expectations. I wouldn’t say it was a great Star Trek movie, but it was certainly a step in the right direction. Who would have thought? Suicide Squad The contrast between “Suicide Squad” and “Deadpool” couldn’t be more clear. Where “Deadpool” was a labor of love with made with a clear direction and minimal studio interference, “Suicide Squad” was a mess that didn’t seem to know what it wanted to be. I am convinced that a good “Suicide Squad” movie was made, but too much of it was left on the cutting room floor to save it. It’s still currently the best movie in Warner Bros.’ DC Cinematic Universe, but tripping over that low bar isn’t saying much. Sausage Party On the surface, “Sausage Party” is a very kid-unfriendly comedy filled with raunchy humor, racial stereotypes, and food puns. Just below the surface, it’s even more raunchy humor, racial stereotypes, and food puns. But even further below that is one of the smartest movies about culture and religion I’ve seen in recent memory. The movie presents an evenhanded look at the nature of religion and how believers and non-believers alike can communicate better with each other. Right before it presents and extended sequence of a food orgy. Kubo and the Two Strings If there’s any movie I regret not seeing in the movie theater, it’s “Kubo and the Two Strings.” Which is basically the same regret I have about any Laika film. The stop motion studio behind “Coraline,” “ParaNorman,” and “The Boxtrolls” consistently make amazing films and are consistently underappreciated. “Kubo and the Two Strings” may be their best movie yet, and may also be their biggest box office flop.

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One of these days I’ll remember how much I like Laika films when they’re actually in theaters. Doctor Strange Marvel Studios took a big risk with this one. Who would have thought audiences would go for a movie about a self-absorbed genius who gets critically injured and goes on a journey of self-discovery to ultimately become a super hero? Okay, “Doctor Strange” is essentially “Iron Man” with magic, but that’s okay. It doesn’t change the fact that it was a fun time. One might criticize Marvel Studios for being formulaic, but the formula works. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Let me be blunt. “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” is so good that it makes Episode VII look like a worse movie by comparison. All the little flaws in Episode VII you might have excused before suddenly seem bigger when put next to a movie that doesn’t have them. The movie’s third act in particular is everything I wanted out of the third act of Episode VII, but didn’t get. Gareth Edwards has raised the bar and hit JJ Abrams over the head with it. Hopefully Rian Johnson can live up to the new standard Rogue One has set for Episode VIII. Travis Fischer is a news writer for Mid-America Publishing and is glad to be done with 2016.

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In a scene from the movie The Princess Bride (1987), the Spanish swordsman Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin) challenges the Dread Pirate Roberts (Cary Elwes) to a duel by swords. The actors studied the intricacies of fencing for months to ﬁlm this scene, without the use of stunt doubles (except for a couple acrobatic ﬂips). This classic scene, and all the other favorite moments within the movie, will be at the Avery Theater on Tuesday, Jan. 3, at 7 PM, as part of the Turn-Back Tuesday series.

Dr. Roy Tesene and Drs. Matt and Amy Maurer and two of their daughters join several board members of the Garner Community Christian Child Care to present a $10,000 donation to the fundraising efforts for this beneﬁcial project. The board is well on its way to its goal of raising $100,000 by February 2017. Thanks goes to Drs. Tesene, Maurer & Maurer for their generous contribution to this goal. Local businesses are stepping up to bring this Christian Child Care center to the Garner community. Please watch for more details about fundraising efforts and ways to donate to this project.

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Handling Christmas trees and poinsettias following the holidays By Richard Jauron and Greg Wallace, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach AMES, Iowa – Christmas trees and poinsettias are popular, colorful additions to homes during the holiday season. But what happens to them when the holidays are over? Are they thrown to the curb or stuffed in a trash can? They don’t have to be. Here are some great alternative ideas to handle holiday plants following the season. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulturists can help answer queries regarding reuse and recycling of holiday plants. To have additional questions answered, contact the ISU Hortline at 515-2943108 or hortline@iastate.edu. What can I do with the Christmas tree after the holidays? After the holidays, recycle or dispose of the tree in a responsible manner. Several recycling/disposal options are presented below. (Before recycling the Christmas tree, remove all ornaments, lights and tinsel). Place the tree in the yard or garden for use by birds and other wildlife. The branches provide shelter from strong winds and cold. Food can be supplied by hanging fruit slices, seed cakes, suet bags or strings of cranberries or raisins on the tree’s branches. You also can

smear peanut butter and seeds in pine cones and hang them in the tree. Prune off the tree’s branches and place the boughs over perennials as a winter mulch. Chip the tree and use the chipped material as mulch around trees, shrubs or in perennial flower beds. If you have no use for the tree, contact city officials or your sanitation service. Most communities have some type of Christmas tree disposal program. Some have central collection points, others collect the trees at curbside. Collected trees may be chipped into mulch and made available to local residents or used in city parks. Others may be chipped and composted. Conservation groups may be another option. Some hunting and fishing groups collect trees and use them to provide habitat for wildlife. Don’t burn your Christmas tree in a fireplace or wood stove. Dry, evergreen branches literally explode when burned and could cause a house fire. What should I do with the poinsettia after the holidays? Most individuals toss the poinsettia when they grow tired of it or it is no longer attractive. However, it is possible to save the poinsettia and force it to flower again next season. The key to the successful reflower-

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ing of the poinsettia is proper care. Cut back the stems to within 4 to 6 inches of the potting soil in March. The poinsettia also may be repotted at this time. When new growth appears, place the poinsettia in a sunny window. Water the plant when the soil surface becomes dry to the touch. Fertilize every two weeks with a dilute fertilizer solution. In late May, move the poinsettia outdoors. Harden or acclimate the plant to the outdoors by placing it in a shady, protected area for two or three days, then gradually expose it to longer periods of sunlight. The poinsettia should be properly hardened in seven to 10 days. Once hardened, dig a hole in an area that receives six to eight hours of direct sun and set the pot in the ground. To obtain a compact, bushy plant, pinch or cut off the shoot tips once or twice from late June to mid-August. Continue to water and fertilize the plant outdoors. The poinsettia should be brought indoors in mid-September. Place the plant in a sunny window. The poinsettia is a short-day plant. Short-day plants grow vegetatively during the long days of summer and produce ﬂowers when days become shorter in fall. To get the poinsettia to ﬂower for Christmas, the plant must receive complete darkness from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily from early October until the bracts develop good color, usually early December. The dark period requirement can be met by placing the plant in a closet or by covering with a box. During the remainder of the day, the poinsettia should be in a sunny window.

‘Have Fun Storming the Castle’ on Jan. 3 at the Avery The Princess Bride, the 1987 classic fairy tale, begins with a grandfather reading his favorite book “The Princess Bride” to his hard-to-impress grandson. This book, he promises, has everything – “Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Revenge. Giants. Monsters. Chases. Escapes. True love. Miracles!” The movie will be at the Avery Theater on Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 7 p.m. as part of its Turn-Back Tuesday offerings. The movie Moana will not be shown on this date. On the first Tuesday of each month, a classic movie is shown at 7 p.m. In lieu of regular admission, patrons bring personal care products (soaps, shampoos, shaving items, etc.) for God’s Pantry, a Garner-based food closet. The free movie encourages patrons to support the local community through regular donations to God’s Pantry. This month’s movie is sponsored by Gerald and Virginia Edgar. Directed by Rob Reiner, the movie is based on a book by William Goldman who also wrote the screenplay. The story-within-the-story stars Cary Elwes as Westley, the farm boy turned pirate; Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya, an expert swordsman; Chris Sarandon as Prince Humperdinck; Christopher Guest as Count Rugen; Wallace Shawn as Vizzini; Andre the Giant as Fezzik, and in her first major film role, Robin Wright is Princess Buttercup. Billy Crystal, Carol Kane and Peter Cook also have brief but memorable – and highly quotable! – roles in the fantasy portion of the story. Peter Falk stars as the Grandfa-

ther who narrates the movie while reading this special book to his ill grandson, played by a very young Fred Savage. Both made their mark on the small screen: Falk is perhaps best known for his long-time detective role of “Columbo,” while Savage came to fame as Kevin on “The Wonder Years.” Called a “witty, winsome fairy tale for the whole family,” by CommonSenseMedia.org, that website shows it receives high praise by parents and child viewers alike. The movie carries a PG rating. In his review for ReelViews.net, James Berardinelli wrote: The crafting of The Princess Bride…is superior. Nearly every as-

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pect of the film delights all potential viewers. The sword fight between Inigo and Westley, for example, offers equal thrills to 7-year olds and 37-year olds (although the verbal repartee that accompanies the physical struggle will resonate more with older viewers). Everyone who has seen The Princess Bride has a favorite scene, and it’s a testimony to the film’s start-tofinish strength that nearly every minute of the movie’s running length is on someone’s list… There is little, if anything, in The Princess Bride that doesn’t work. Reiner hits all the right notes, and it would be impossible to achieve a better overall tone. Since its release, The Princess Bride has often been copied, but never equaled… The word “brilliant” is often overused in the movie business, but this is one of those occasions when it is warranted. The February Turn-Back Tuesday movie on Feb. 7 is The Buddy Holly Story (1978) starring Gary Busey. It shares a fictionalized account of the singer’s rise to fame, and the music career that was cut short after his performance at the Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, in February 1959. For the latest movie information, visit the Avery Theater’s Facebook page or its website: AveryTheater. org where patrons can download the monthly schedule and register for its newsletter to receive weekly updates by email.

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Iowa Corn Growers Association releases top state and federal policy priorities for 2017 JOHNSTON, Iowa - The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA), one of the most effective, longest-standing agricultural associations in the country, which serves as the collective voice for Iowa corn farmers and lobbying on agricultural issues, released today its final list of state and federal policy priorities for the upcoming year. “Our dedicated members engage in policy development to establish the goals and priorities each year to aid in the success of the corn industry,” said ICGA President Kurt Hora, a farmer from Washington. “We create a list of top issues from

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Take great care getting in and out of a vehicle. Try to keep three points of contact when getting in and out of a vehicle: both feet and a hand or two hands and a foot. Reach back into the vehicle to grab personal items after you are standing safely outside. When getting out of the vehicle, remember your shoe outsoles are warm and tend to create a zero traction moisture layer when stepping onto packed snow or ice. Consider an assistive device to help your transition to/from your vehicle. These “car canes” drop into the latch on the door pillar, offering a secure handle for balance assistance and weight transfer. Fall prevention instructor Taylor Boyle of Elderbridge says “It’s essential for older adults to maintain mobility and continue to go out into the community. However, when the weather is bad, staying indoors and doing simple balance exercises is a great way to keep your body moving.” Elderbridge offers more help through our fall prevention programs, “Stepping On” and “A Matter of Balance”. Look for announcements of upcoming workshops in future editions of “Renaissance” and on the website at http://elderbridge.org/. Also visit https://www.lifelonglinks. org/ to watch falls prevention videos and to access resources to help prevent future falls.

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year to get engaged and voice their opinion on different issues. If you have not been before, then I encourage you to join us at a Day on the Hill or at your local roundtable,” stated Hora. “Finally, if you are not a member of ICGA, I encourage you to join us today and get engaged on issues impacting your farm.” The complete 2017 policy resolution book is available on the website or in hard copy for free upon request by emailing corninfo@ iowacorn.org or calling 515-2259242.

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David and Alicia Spencer of Kanawha are pleased to announce the birth of a daughter, Lillian Mae Spencer, born on Dec. 22, 2016. Lillian came into the world weighing 7 pounds 1.4 ounces. She has one older brother, Nathaniel, age 9. Grandparents are LeRoy and Nancy Cooper, of Goodell, and Jim and Althea Spencer of Zephyrhills, Florida. Great-grandmother is Opal Cooper of Bella Vista, Arkansas.

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There is no school at KCS from December 23, 2016 to January 2, 2017 for Christmas vacation. Classes will resume on January 3, 2017 at the regular time with public bus transportation available. However, there will be no bus transportation on Monday, January 9. Parents will be responsible for transporting their children to and from school on that day. Parents and students are reminded that January 6 is the end of the second quarter/first semester of school. All school assignments and projects are to be completed and turned in by this date. Report cards will be sent home on Thursday, January 12. Parents are asked to review their child’s report

card and acknowledge with their child any progress made. Cards are to be signed and returned to the school as soon as possible. Students will have outdoor recesses as much as possible this winter. Parents are asked to make sure your child has warm clothing in order to participate in outdoor activities. Kanawha Christian School Board members will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, January 16. Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) will be given to grades K-8 on March 13-17, 2017. This is an early reminder so if parents need to schedule any appointments for their children, these dates can be kept open.

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Cards stand alone atop the TIC boys standings

GHV completed the pre-holiday portion of their season on a six-game winning streak thanks to three victories last week. Anyone even remotely interested in the TIC West boys’ basketball race knew that Monday’s rescheduled game between GHV and Lake Mills was the biggest contest of the season to date. Both teams entered the game undefeated in league play, with Lake Mills sporting a perfect 6 – 0 record while GHV’s only loss was a two-point heartbreaker to Osage. Lake Mills was no doubt the favorite heading into the game with the Bulldogs playing on their home floor but the Cardinals were able to neutralize that advantage to post an impressive 22-point win. The game began as expected with the two teams trading buckets through the first quarter as Lake Mills edged ahead 14 – 11 heading into the second period. The game remained close during the early minutes of the quarter, but GHV found a defensive strategy that allowed the Cards to hold Lake Mills scoreless through the final five minutes of the half. GHV took advantage of the Bulldog offensive drought to take a 26 – 19 lead at intermission. Lake Mills battled back to within one point in the early minutes of the second half when GHV cranked up the defensive effort again to hold the Bulldogs scoreless for the last five minutes of the third period. That stretch of play allowed the Cards to pull ahead 45 – 30 going into the fourth quarter. The Cardinal defense didn’t let up through the final period and GHV posted the convincing 59 – 37 win. James Betz led the way with 18 points and seven rebounds followed by Johnny O’Connor’s 11 points and five assists. Nick Joynt added 10 points with six boards and three steals while Ryan Meyers dished out five assists to go with eight points. Completing the Cardinal scoring total were Jared Graham with seven points and Chase Theobald with five. Cardinal coach Joe Albertson commented, “Our goal was to limit any possible open shots by their talented perimeter shooters, but early on we struggled to get close enough to force a miss. We did a better job forcing them to put the ball on the floor in the second quarter. James Betz was terrific in the paint. He got us going, and Jared Graham played some great minutes off the bench. The story of the night was how well the defense played

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GHV’s Johnny O’Connor takes the ball to the hoop to score in the Cards 90-40 win over Eagle Grove. O’Connor scored 11 points in the game. in the third and fourth quarters. When you can hold your opponent to two points during an 11 minute stretch, you are going to win some games.” Tuesday’s game against Eagle Grove was not expected to be much of a contest and the game lived up to those expectations. The Eagles have just one league win to their credit so GHV’s biggest challenge in the game may have been to avoid complacency. It became very clear after one quarter of play that the game would not be close as the Cardinals soared ahead 20 – 12. The Cards continued to blitz their guests through the second quarter on the way to a 49 – 23 halftime advantage. GHV reached the 35-point mercy rule mark midway through the quarter and the clock began to run continuously. With a 69 – 33 lead after

three periods and energetic reserves finishing out the game, GHV cruised to a 90 – 40 decision. Five Cardinal players reached double figures in the game in spite of seeing limited playing time. James Betz led the way with 14 points followed by Nick Joynt with 12, Johnny O’Connor and Ray Cataldo with 11 and Logan Dalbeck with 10. Ryan Meyers scored nine points with seven rebounds and four assists while Chase Theobald and Jack Van Dusseldorp chipped in seven and four points respectively. Jared Graham, Holden Hutcheson, Connor Burke, Jonah Albertson, Matthew Heinemann and Ryley Kozisek all scored two points to complete the Cardinal scoring total. “I was worried our legs would be tired from the game the night before,”

remarked Coach Albertson. “I was also worried our guys would overlook Eagle Grove after the win at Lake Mills. I didn’t have to worry long because the guys got it rolling and didn’t stop. Chase Theobald and Logan Dalbeck came off the bench and scored 15 first half points together, and Ray Cataldo shot lights out in the second half. All 15 players made a number of good plays, and I was impressed the boys could put up 90 on a back to back.” Humboldt is typically one of the better teams in the North Central Conference meaning that the Wildcats would provide a strong test for the Cardinals. As expected the game was close in the early minutes with GHV holding a 17 – 15 lead after the first quarter. The second period proved to be a defensive battle with GHV maintaining a 23 – 20 edge at halftime. The game’s pace changed drastically in the third quarter and the Cardinals pulled ahead 49 – 40 with one period remaining. GHV proved to be too much for the Wildcats in the final quarter and the Cards finished with the 65 - 51 win. Nick Joynt exploded for 24 points to go with six rebounds and three assists. Ryan Meyers followed with 17 points and five rebounds while James Betz chipped in eight points with 10 rebounds, three assists and three steals. Johnny O’Conner also scored eight points and dished out six assists and Holden Hutcheson tallied five assists and three points. Also in the GHV scorebook were Chase Theobald with three points and Logan Dalbeck with two. “We met a hot shooting team on the road the night before the holiday break, and we had to work hard to make things happen,” stated Albertson. “Nick Joynt was unstoppable early. He scored our first 12 points and kept it going throughout the game. Humboldt was able to hit a number of threes, but our boys did rebound well when they did miss. Ryan Meyers was hitting threes and attacking the rim very well, and Holden Hutcheson did another great job running the team. He has been patient, smart, and careful directing the team in the half court. I am proud of how the boys wrapped up their 2016.” GHV sits alone at the top of the TIC West standings at 7 – 0 and 8 – 1 overall. They will be back in action on January 3 at home against a strong Clear Lake squad. The Cards will then travel to North Union on Friday in hopes of remaining unbeaten through the first round of conference play.

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MASON CITY – Key rebounds late helped the West Hancock boys’ basketball team to a 62-45 Top of Iowa cross-divisional road conference victory over Mason City Newman on Tuesday, Dec. 20. A quartet of Eagles scored in double figures, led by Dylan Eckels’ 13 points. Both MaCoy Yeakel scored 12, Chase Eisenman chipped in with 11 and Ben Eisenman finished with 10 points as West Hancock improved to 5-2 overall. “Glen Smith was really big picking up three huge offensive rebounds in three straight trips to keep our possessions alive and lead at 14 late in the fourth quarter,” West Hancock coach Brian Peterson said. It helped that West Hancock connected for 12 three-pointers, including three each by Chase Eisenman and Ben Eisenman. Defensively, Seth Weiland recorded all eight of the team’s blocked shots, had a steal and all 12 of his rebounds came on the defensive end. West Hancock 62, Mason City Newman 45 West Hancock (5-2, 3-2) – MaCoy Yeakel 2-5 5-5 11 ,Chase Eisenman 3-5 0-2 9, Gavin Becker 0-1 0-0 0, Seth Weiland 2-9 2-2 8, Dylan Eckels 6-12 0-1 13, Ben Eisenman 4-10 1-2 12, Glen Smith 3-7 0-0 7, Garrett Fosdick 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 20-53 10-14 62. Mason City Newman (3-4, 2-3) – Justin Fausnaugh 3-7 0-0 8, Joe Scholl 0-1 0-0 0, Josh Fitzgerald 2-11 0-2 4, Ben Fitzgerald 3-8 0-0 8, Max Mueller 0-1 0-0 0, Austin Eckenrod 1-2 0-0 3, Brady Gatton 1-11 0-0 2, Christopher Andrews 1-5 0-2 2, Ryan Fischer 4-6 0-0 8, Trevor Penning 5-7 0-0 10. Totals 20-59 0-4 45. W. Hancock 17 13 19 13 - 62 MC Newman 12 6 21 6 - 45 Three point goals – WH 12-29 (C. Eisenman 3-5, B. Eisenman 3-8, Yeakel 2-5, Weiland 2-6, Smith 1-1, Eckels 1-3, Becker 0-1); MCN 5-13 (Fausnaugh 2-3, B. Fitzgerald 2-5, Eckenrod 1-2, Mueller 0-1, J. Fitzgerald 0-2). Rebounds – WH 34, 5 off., 29 def. (Weiland 12, Smith 8, Eckels 7, Fosdick 5, Yeakel, B. Eisenman); MCN 31, 8 off., 23 def. (Gatton 6, Penning 6, B.Fitzgerald 5, Fischer 5, Andrews 3, Fausnaugh 2, J. Fitzgerald 2, Mueller 2). Assists – WH 17 (B. Eisenman 7, Yeakel 3, Eckels 2, Weiland 2, Smith, Fosdick); MCN 15 (J. Fitzgerald 3, B. Fitzgerald 3, Gatton 3, Mueller 2, Eckenrod 2, Fausnaugh, Fischer). Steals – WH 10 (B. Eisenman 3, Yeakel 2, Eckels 2, Smith 2, Weiland); MCN 9 (Fischer 3, B. Fitzgerald 2, Andrews 2, Scholl, J. Fitzgerald). Blocks – WH 8 (Weiland 8); MCN 3 (J. Fitzgerald, Gatton, Penning). Fouled out – None.

West Hancock football, cheerleaders earn academic honors by athletic associations BRITT – Not only was it a successful football season for the West Hancock football team, its players and cheerleaders were also recognized for academic achievement by the Iowa High School Athletic Association recently. The football team, coached by

Bob Sanger, was honored for distinguished academic achievement with a team cumulative GPA of 3.33. Its cheerleading squad, coached by Linda Sanger, also earned distinguished academic achievement with a cumulative GPA of 3.31.

GHV wrestlers compete at Eagle Grove

In their final action before the holiday break the GHV wrestling squad competed in four duals at Eagle Grove on Thursday. It was a late night for the Cards with the final dual beginning just before 10:00. After opening the night with a lopsided win over a short-handed St. Edmond squad GHV dropped the next three duals. GHV’s first dual of the evening was not much of a contest. St. Edmond, once a thriving program, fielded a team of only four competitors. The Cardinals won three of the four matches on the way to a 48 – 12 victory. Drew Furst and Adam Heflin earned falls for the Cards. GHV coach Cory Jenniges commented, “This was a quick dual. Caleb Renner had a tough match against a ranked opponent. Adam Heflin wrestled a great match at 152 pounds for his first varsity win. Drew Furst also wrestled well with a pin in the first period. I hate to see a team with only four kids. It’s not good for wrestling and it didn’t do us a lot of good either.” GHV faced St. Ansgar in their second dual of the evening and the Saints proved to be much more competitive. Forfeits worked against the Cardinals this time as GHV surrendered 24 free points in the 48 – 24 loss. Austin Case earned a first period pin at 113 pounds as did Conner Shaw at 182 pounds. Caleb Renner and Brady Hess both scored decisions while Drew Furst won by forfeit.

“The kids wrestled well,” noted Coach Jenniges. “Brady Hess wrestled a great match. Caleb Renner got his second varsity win but the four open weights hurt us badly. Austin Case went out and took it to his kid. Buck Weaver wrestled well but just made one little mistake that cost him his match. Conner Shaw went out and dominated. He tried some new moves on his feet. He is ranked second but he is still evolving and getting better. It’s great to see kids using things we go over in the practice room.” GHV had their hands full against Marshalltown in the third dual of the night. The Bobcats compete in Class 3A and they brought a complete, strong lineup to the contest. Austin Case had the only Cardinal fall in that dual after pinning his opponent in the first period. Conner Shaw scored a major decision at 182 pounds and Brady Hess picked up a decision at 145 pounds. Brandon Galkin completed the Cardinal scoring with a forfeit at 120 pounds. “Case wrestling well and pinned his kid,” stated Jenniges. “Shaw opens it up and produces a lot of offense on the feet. I’ve been waiting to see more of that. Brady Hess wrestled well and is coming on. We gave up 24 points right off the bat and its tough to make those up. The kids are fighting hard and I’m seeing some good stuff.” A tired Cardinal squad won only three matches against a strong Eagle Grove team. Conner Shaw and Aus-

tin Case both won their matches by fall while Caleb Renner scored on a forfeit in the 60 – 18 loss. “We were outmatched in this dual by a well-coached team,” remarked Jenniges. “Austin and Conner both went 4 – 0 on the night and it was good to see Brady go 3 – 1. Tyler Nielson is starting to show improvement too.” The Cardinals will have two weeks away from competition with their next action scheduled on January 3 at Rockford against the Warriors, Central Elkader and Iowa Falls. Complete individual results from Thursday’s duals at Eagle Grove follow. GHV 48 – St. Edmond 12 106: Drew Furst (GHV) pinned Katie Julius, 0:18; 113: Austin Case (GHV) won by forfeit; 120: Noah Carlson (SE) pinned Brandon Galkin, 0:44; 126: Cole Allison (SE) pinned Caleb Renner, 0:49; 132: Double Forfeit 138: Luke Brown (GHV) won by forfeit; 145: Brady Hess (GHV) won by forfeit; 152: Adam Heflin (GHV) pinned Ty Smith, 4:51; 160: Double Forfeit 170: Double Forfeit 182: Conner Shaw (GHV) won by forfeit; 195: Buck Weaver (GHV) won by forfeit; 220: Double Forfeit 285: Tyler Nielsen (GHV) won by forfeit. GHV 24 – St. Ansgar 48 106: Drew Furst (GHV) won by forfeit; 113: Austin Case (GHV) pinned Sam Juenger, 0:31; 120: Gabe Walk (SA) pinned Brandon Galkin, 1:45; 126: Caleb Renner (GHV) dec. Connor Springer, 7-4; 132: Brody Bruce (SA) won by forfeit; 138: Devan Hackenmiller (SA) pinned Luke Brown, 2:36; 145: Brady Hess (GHV)

dec. Bryan Schmidt, 9-5; 152: Clay Pierce (SA) pinned Adam Heflin, 2:38; 160: Dayton Smith (SA) won by forfeit; 170: Blake Adams (SA) won by forfeit; 182: Conner Shaw (GHV) pinned Jacob Hemann, 0:44; 195: Dylan Hanna (SA) pinned Buck Weaver, 0:31; 220: Garrett Koster (SA) won by forfeit. GHV 19 – Marshalltown 60 106: Zach Bitker (M) pinned Drew Furst, 2:00; 113: Austin Case (GHV) pinned Jay Drummer, 0:32; 120: Brandon Galkin (GHV) won by forfeit; 126: Keygan Hansen (M) pinned Caleb Renner, 1:32; 132: Jacob Bitker (M) won by forfeit; 138: Carlos Gomez (M) pinned Luke Brown, 0:27); 145: Brady Hess (GHV) dec. Wyatt Himes, 7-6) 152: Reese Hageman (M) pinned Adam Heflin, 1:29; 160: Brian Trowbridge (M) won by forfeit; 170: Decker Mann (M) won by forfeit; 182: Conner Shaw (GHV) dec. Chayton French, 19-9; 195: Jordan Fox (M) pinned Buck Weaver, 0:44; 220: Andy Bitker (M) won by forfeit; 285: Luis Ortiz (M) pinned Tyler Nielsen, 1:33. GHV 18 – Eagle Grove 60 `106: Jacob Graham (EG) pinned Drew Furst, 1:57; 113: Austin Case (GHV) pinned Max Pamperin, 0:42; 120: Derek Graham (EG) pinned Brandon Galkin, 1:08; 126: Caleb Renner (GHV) won by forfeit; 132: Mark Dawson (EG) won by forfeit; 138: Braden Cahalan (EG) pinned Luke Brown, 0:27; 145: Saxon Lyman (EG) pinnws Brady Hess, 5:56; 152: Lincoln Miller (EG) pinned Adam Heflin, 2:36; 160: Brayden Lyman (EG) won by forfeit; 170: double forfeit; 182: Conner Shaw (GHV) pinned Austin Burgwin, 1:43; 195: Dylan Kruckenberg (EG) pinned Buck Weaver, 1:16; 220: Joel Mendoza (EG) won by for-

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It was an unusually busy week for the GHV girls’ basketball team considering it was the final week before the holiday break. Typically the Cardinals would play only once during the week, but with last week’s game at Lake Mills rescheduled for Monday and two games already on the calendar GHV players and fans spent many hours in gymnasiums. Lake Mills is in the hunt for a TIC West title meaning the Cardinals would need a great effort to pull off an upset. The Cards played even with their hosts through the first quarter but GHV couldn’t handle the Bulldog press in the second period and that proved to be the difference in the game. Lake Mills pulled away for a 39 – 27 halftime lead and then expanded the margin to 56 – 42 by the end of the third quarter. The two teams essentially matched baskets in the final period and Lake Mills picked up a 77 – 60 win. Hannah Lau led the Cardinals with 24 points, seven rebounds and five assists while Jillian Heitland chipped in three three-pointers. Makaya Shropshire added eight points followed by Jade Hanson with seven points. Maddie Williams grabbed six rebounds with three assists and six points as Mara Anderson, Carlee Frayne and Nicole Upmeyer all scored two points. Cardinal coach Matt Erpelding commented, “Once again we started the game off well with a good first quarter but a bad second quarter

MASON CITY – Amanda Chizek recorded a double-double and got plenty of support as the West Hancock girls’ basketball team got out to a big early lead and never looked back in a 77-50 win at Mason City Newman. Both Amanda Chizek and Kelly Leerar scored 18 while Amanda Chizek added 12 rebounds and all six of the Eagles’ blocked shots to improve to 6-2 overall. Faith Hammer added 13 points, five rebounds and dished out five assists for coach Paul Sonius’ team in the cross-divisional Top of Iowa Conference game. Mahayla Faust came off the bench to record three steals to tie Leerar for the team lead in the Eagles’ final contest before the holiday break. West Hancock 77, Mason City Newman 50 West Hancock (6-2, 3-2) – Katlyn Ohrt 3-3 0-2 6, Natalie Lemmon 0-0 0-0 0, Madison Eisenman 2-6 0-0 6, Brigid Smith 2-5 0-0 6, Riley Hiscocks 0-1 0-0 0, Faith Hammer 4-10 3-3 13, Mahayla Faust 1-3 2-2 4, Sydney Burgardt 0-4 0-0 0, Kelly Leerar 5-13 6-9 18, Gabby Bell 1-1 0-0 2, Sydney Huspeth 0-2 0-0 0, Ryann Hagen 0-1 0-0 0, Amanda Chizek 8-10 2-2 18, Anna Chizek 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 28-65 13-18 77. Mason City Newman (3-5, 2-3) – Lily Castle 1-2 0-0 2, Morgan Luecht 0-0 0-0 0, Elizabeth Mennen 2-9 1-2 5, Rylie Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Maria Determan 1-3 0-1 2, McKenzie Sullivan 5-5 2-4 12, Peyton Olson 4-19 2-4 11, Kailah Thompson 2-4 0-0 5, Macy Alexander 0-0 2-2 2, Emma Verstegen 0-0 0-0 0, Paige Walker 2-3 0-0 5, Hailey Worman 0-3 0-0 0, Katie Mason 0-4 0-0 0, Jillian Dunn 2-4 2-4 6. Totals 1957 9-17 50. W. Hancock 18 21 17 21 - 77 MC Newman 8 14 13 15 - 50 Three point goals – WH 8-22 (Smith 2-3, Eisenman 2-5, Hammer 2-6, Leerar 2-6, Hudspeth 0-1, Hiscocks 0-1); MCN 3-21 (Walker 1-1, Thompson 1-3, Olson 1-9, Castle 0-1, Mennen 0-1, Worman 0-2, Mason 0-4). Rebounds – WH 37, 15 off., 22 def. (Am. Chizek 12, An. Chizek 6, Hammer 5, Smith 3, Hiscocks 3, Leerar 3, Burgardt 2, Hudspeth 2, Faust); MCN 42, 15 off., 27 def. (Team 8, Walker 6, Mennen 5, Olson 5, Determan 4, Dunn 4, Luecht 2, Castle, Smith, Sullivan, Verstegen, Worman, Mason). Assists – WH 20 (Leerar 6, Hammer 5, Eisenman 3, An. Chizek 2, Smith, Hiscocks, Faust, Am. Chizek); MCN 7 (Determan 2, Olson 2, Castle, Thompson, Worman). Steals – WH 13 (Faust 3, Leerar 3, Burgardt 3, Smith 2, Ohrt, Hiscocks, Hammer, Burgardt, Am. Chizek); MCN 8 (Olson 3, Walker 3, Sullivan, Thompson). Blocks – WH 6 (Am. Chizek 6); MCN 1 (Olson). Fouled out – None.

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Brock Gouge, son of Jeremy and Gail Gouge of Garner, is attending the NUC All American Week in Atlanta, Ga. this week. Brock is an 8th grader at GHV.

given team tours of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. This year, Team Iowa played teams from Minnesota, Kansas, and Texas. The team did not reach their final goal of defending their National Championship but finished third in the nation. The Pro Football Hall of Fame board invited Brock to return to Canton, Ohio, for a special camp with NFL coaches and players and for one-on-one individual skill training.

Brock played the middle line backer and fullback positions for the GHV Vikings Junior High football team this fall. He looks forward to trying out for the GHV Cardinal football team when he enters high school in 2017. His ultimate goal is to play for University of Iowa Hawkeye football team. In addition to football, Brock enjoys wrestling and is an honor student at GHV.

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A Garner-Hayfield-Ventura 8th grader will participate in the 6th annual NUC All American Week, Dec. 27-30, at Atlanta, Ga. Brock Gouge, the son of Jeremy and Gail Gouge, Garner, is one of 50 athletes who qualified by participating in a series of performance evaluation events observe football skills and measure vertical jump, broad jump, 40 yard dash, pro agility and bench press. Brock and his family left on Monday, Dec. 26 to report to camp in Atlanta. The game will be played on Friday, Dec. 30. For the past three years, Brock has been a member of Team Iowa, a youth football team that competes in a national tournament every year. There are teams for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade athletes. Tryouts are held during the year at various locations throughout the state. The roster is limited to 36 players. He was encouraged to try out by GHV football coach Scott VanDusseldorp. Once the roster is finalized, practice begins. Practices are held in the Des Moines area. Players travel from all corners of the state for thr`ee practices per week on Tuesday, Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoon. “It is a huge commitment from the players and their families,” said dad, Jeremy Gouge. “Most players average 2 ½ hours travel time each way.” Brock first tried out for the team as a 6th grader. He earned the position of middle linebacker and was nominated by the coaching staff and players as defensive team captain. During his sixth grade year, the tournament was in Oklahoma City. They played against teams from Minnesota, Oregon and Texas. Team Iowa finished 16th in the country as 6th graders. In 2015, Brock’s 7th grade season with Team Iowa was a huge success. Team Iowa played teams from Minnesota, Colorado, Oregon and Oklahoma. They defeated the team from Oklahoma for the NU National Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada. Brock brought home a championship ring and, unfortunately, a broken wrist from a late hit in the Oklahoma game. Team Iowa’s 8th grade season was also a success. Brock was again nominated team captain. This year the tournament was held at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Players and families were

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proved to be the difference. We put in some new offenses heading into this game. We executed them extremely well and that allowed us to get great open looks at the basket. As a result, we shot 56% from the field. The only problem is that when we weren’t making shots we were turning the ball over. 29 turnovers is not going to get it done. We need to maintain our mental focus for 32 minutes which we are not doing. We start games off well but then lose our focus on how and why we are having success and make very poor decisions as a result. It was great to see us execute so well offensively, but it is so frustrating to lose a game in which you shoot 56% from the field.” The Cardinal girls were in need of a win to gain some momentum heading into the holidays and Tuesday’s game against Eagle Grove provided a great opportunity for success. The Eagles entered the game winless in TIC play and the Cards were looking to move up in the league standings. Eagle Grove appeared to be a challenging opponent in the early minutes of the game as GHV scored a bucket at the end of the first period to go ahead by a slim 15 – 11 margin. The Eagles kept the game close through the first four minutes of the second period but GHV finally found a rhythm near the end of the first half to pull away to a 44 – 31 halftime lead. The game became a blowout in the third quarter with the Cardinals taking control and leading 69 – 40 heading into the final period. The Cards had several chances to activate the mercy rule with a 35-point lead, but they instead opted to display mercy on their own with GHV’s reserves playing most of the final quarter. The final eight minutes was low scoring, with the Cardinals finishing with a 78 – 48 victory. Jillian Heitland scored 23 points and dished out six assists and grabbed six steals to lead GHV in the win. Hannah Lau added 23 points with four rebounds and three assists followed by Maddie Williams with 10 points, seven steals and four assists. Makaya Shropshire chipped in seven points and Sadie Oulman grabbed four rebounds to go with four points. Completing the GHV scoring were Jenna Hanson with two points and single free throws by Mara Anderson and Nicole Upmeyer. “Once again we executed our offenses extremely well leading to another great night of shooting (49%),” remarked Coach Erpelding. “We let them stay in the game by committing way too many first half fouls which resulted in them going 13-17 from the line. We played much smarter defensive basketball in the second half allowing them only 1 free throw. Continuing to execute so well offensively we were able to blow the game open in the third quarter. We were able to get our bench significant minutes in the second half. The big difference between the Lake Mills game and this one was that we only turned the ball over 15 times for the game; only seven through the first three quarters.” Humboldt is having a successful season against some strong North Central Conference opponents, meaning that Thursday’s game in the Wildcat gym would present yet another challenge for GHV. That challenge was evident early as Humboldt pulled ahead 14 – 7 after one quarter of play. The Wildcats built on their lead through the second period to

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GHV’s Jade Hanson scores for the Cards during their 78-48 win over Eagle Grove. Hanson scored 7 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in the game. lead 29-18 at halftime. Humboldt continued to gradually expand the margin and led 40 – 29 after three quarters before finishing with a 55 – 40 win. Hannah Lau had another huge night for GHV scoring 23 points with six rebounds and four blocked shots. Maddie Williams added five points, five assists and four steals followed by Sadie Oulman with four points and eight rebounds. Makaya Shropshire, Mara Anderson and Jade Hanson all chipped in two points while Jillian Heitland and Carlee Frayne each added single free throws. “I was very disappointed with our effort in this game,” stated Erpelding. “Our offensive execution was non-existent for all but about a dozen possessions. After executing so well in the previous two games I was expecting more of the same but did not see that. As a result, we struggled shooting the ball hitting only 27% from the field. We never settled into any sort of flow offensively and most of our shots were rushed. On top of that we were destroyed on the glass giving them numerous second and third shots on many possessions. It felt like we turned the ball over 30+ times but we actually only had 12 turnovers. I guess it was our horrific shooting due to our poor offensive execution that made every possession seem like a turnover. It was not the type of performance I was looking for heading into the break. We need to correct a lot of things defensively over the break as well as continue to improve our offensive execution and decision-making.” The Cardinals enter the holiday break at 3 – 4 in TIC play and 4 – 6 overall. Their next game will be on January 6 at North Union. Selected individual statistics from last week’s games follow.

GHV 13 14 15 18 60 LM 13 26 19 19 77 Individual stats (FGM-A, FTM-A, P, F): Hannah Lau: 11-15, 1-2, 24, 3; Jillian Heitland: 3-8, 0-0, 9, 3; Makaya Shropshire: 3-5, 0-0, 8, 0; Jade Hanson: 3-7, 1-2, 7, 1; Maddie Williams: 1-4, 3-4, 6, 3; Mara Anderson: 1-1, 0-1, 2, 1; Carlee Frayne: 1-1, 0-0, 2, 2; Nicole Upmeyer: 0-0, 2-2, 2, 0; Sadie Oulman: 0-0, 0-0, 0, 1; Rachel Hejlik: 0-0, 0-0, 0, 1. EG 11 20 9 8 48 GHV 15 29 25 9 78 Individual stats (FGM-A, FTM-A, P, F): Hannah Lau: 10-14, 0-0, 23, 2; Jillian Heitland: 10-19, 0-0, 23, 0; Maddie Williams: 4-10, 0-0, 10, 3; Jade Hanson: 2-4, 3-4, 7, 2; Makaya Shropshire: 3-5, 1-1, 7, 0; Sadie Oulman: 2-4, 0-0, 4, 3; Jenna Hanson: 0-0, 2-2, 4, 3; Mara Anderson: 0-0, 1-2, 1, 2; Nicole Upmeyer: 0-0, 1-2, 1, 0; Carlee Frayne: 0-1, 0-0, 0, 1; Kayla Leerar: 0-2, 0-0, 0, 1; Taylor Boggs: 0-1, 0-0, 0, 0; Macey Spilman: 0-1, 0-0, 0, 1; Alicia Johnson: 0-2, 0-0, 0, 0. GHV 7 11 11 11 40 Hum 14 15 11 15 55 Individual stats (FGM-A, FTM-A, P, F): Hannah Lau: 8-16, 7-10, 23, 2; Maddie Williams: 1-10, 2-2, 5, 4; Sadie Oulman: 2-5, 0-0, 4, 2; Makaya Shropshire: 1-3, 0-1, 2, 0; Mara Anderson: 1-3, 0-0, 2, 1; Jade Hanson: 1-4, 0-0, 2, 0; Jillian Heitland: 0-9, 1-2, 1, 1; Carlee Frayne: 0-1, 1-2, 1, 0.

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2016: YEAR in REVIEW

YEAR IN REVIEW from page 1a State Bank building. The city of Garner was awarded a $310,000 CAT grant for the $1.56 million renovation of the Public Library. Garner veterinarian, Bruce Schupanitz, opened the Garner Pet Resort and Wash. Jay Hiscocks became the owner/ agent of a new State Farm Insurance office in Britt. Jeffrey Stampohar was named the new Hancock County Health System CEO. A bus load of young people and adults from the Archangels Catholic Cluster (Garner, Britt, Duncan and Forest City Catholic churches) were among hundreds stranded on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in a blizzard for 24 hours during the return trip home from a National Right to Life Rally in Washington D.C.

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GHV’s Conner Shaw looks for an opening against second-rated Anthony Sherry in their first roundmatch at the state wrestling meet in Des Moines on Thursday. Shaw posted an amazing come-frombehindwin over Sherry with a takedown at the buzzer.

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The eyes of the nation were on Iowa during Iowa’s first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses on Feb. 1. Iowa experienced a record caucus turn-out. In Hancock County, Hillary Clinton won the Democratic caucuses over Bernie Sanders. Senator Ted Cruz was the winner of the GOP caucus, with Donald Trump coming in second and Senator Marco Rubio third. Two Garner residents, Gerald Edgar and Ed Enright were asked by the New York Times to journal for a week what life in Iowa was like prior to the Feb. 1 caucuses. Shane Jacobs and Amelia Wager opened Dirty’s Bar and Grill at Klemme. Deconstruction of the Corwith-Wesley-LuVerne school building in Corwith started in February. The demolition was completed in August. West Hancock wrestler Colton Francis and Jordan Weiland placed 6th and 8th, respectively in their weight brackets at the State Wrestling Tournament. GHV wrestlers Conner Shaw earned a fifth place finish, and Cade Baker placed 6th in their respective weigh brackets at the state tournament.

Republican candidate for president Mike Huckabee of Arkansas toured Stellar Industries of Garner, during a campaign swing through the area in January. Also pictured: Steve Schnieders, Vice President of Operations; Stellar President Dave Zrostlik, and Greg Leerar, manufacturing manager.

GHV 182-pounder Cade Baker scores back-points in his first round match against Sergeant Bluff/Luton’s Kyle Benson in their first round match at the state wrestling meet at Wells Fargo Arena in DesMoines on Thursday. Baker went on to win by fall with one second remaining in the match.

West Hancock’s Hunter Hagen First-Round at State Wrestling Meet in February. Hagen placed 7th at the meet.

The long-time Duncan Heights facilty at Duncan was closed in 2016. Residents were assimilated into residential group homes in several communities as part of state and federal ADA requirements.

West Hancock’s Jordan Weiland First-Round at State Wrestling meet in February. Weiland placed 7th in the meet.

MAY

Eagles are state-bound! For the second year in a row, the West Hancock Eagles boys basketball team qualified to compete at the State Tournament in Des Moines.

MARCH

speaker at the 8th annual Ag Day Breakfast. The breakfast was held at the Duncan Community Center and hosted by the Garner Chamber of Commence and the Hancock County Farm Bureau. Abraham Maske was named the new superintendent of the Belmond-Klemme School District. State Senator Dennis Guth and State Representative Terry Baxter discussed balancing the state budget, Iowa’s workforce and other issues during legislative forums at Garner, Britt and Kanawha. Senator Charles Grassley toured IMT and spoke to employees about trade and other issues. The Hancock County Pony Express riders held their annual Good Friday fund-raiser for Camp Sunnyside. Easter egg hunts took place in Hancock County communities.

APRIL

Construction of the $7.2 million expansion/ remodeling project began at Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School. The project included new special education, art and science classroom, new bus barn, new wrestling and weight rooms, a redesigned entrance, music storage room and other improvements. The project was completed in December. The city council at Kanawha offered the Kanawha Public Library use of the north half of the community room for special programming. Students at Kanawha Christian School observed Christian Education Week. April is prom season. A “Red Carpet Event” was the theme for 2016 prom at GHV. The theme for prom at West Hancock was “Enchanted Forest.” Katelyn Oetken, a student at GHV, shared her experiences as an exchange student to Spain.

For the second consecutive year, the West Hancock Eagles boys’ basketball team qualified for the State Tournament in Des Moines. The Eagles placed third in the Class 1A Tournament and also received the Sportsmanship Award. The spring play at West Hancock was “Arsenic and Old Lace.” After several months of having the bank temporarily relocated out of town, the community of Corwith now has a new downtown location for its branch of the Algona-based Iowa State Bank. The bank was relocated to the historic Bonstetter building. GHV 4th graders went on a digital farm tour via Skype courtesy of the Hancock County Farm Bureau. Dr. Wendy Wintersteen, dean of the ISU College of Agriculture was the featured

“Alice in Wonderland” was the GHV spring play. Jay Ryerson was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Britt City Council. The Hancock County and Wright County Farm Bureau organizations were awarded a grant from the Iowa Farm Bureau. The grant will be applied toward conservation practices for improving Indian Lake near Goodell. Hancock County youth explored future career opportunities in the North Iowa area at a career fair held at Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School. Kevin Kush, head football coach at Boys Town in Nebraska, challenged students to find “doors of opportunity.” The third annual Race Day on Main at Britt helped kick of the racing season at the Hancock County Speedway at the fairgrounds.

Kanawha firefighters, Jeremy Brogaard and D.J. Martinez, participated in the American Lung Association’s Fight for Air Climb in Des Moines. The Iowa event raised over $327,000. The City of Garner was awarded a $239,497 RISE grant for the Garner Public Library expansion/remodel project. New classroom additions for the $7.2 million Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School started remodeling project started to take shape. Hancock County Health System was awarded a “Hazard Control Recognition Award” from the Iowa-Illinois Safety Council. Governor Terry Branstad visited Hancock County Memorial Hospital. Branstad spoke to members of the Hancock County Economic Development Board, community and hospital officials about various issues and concerns during the 2016 legislative session. Fire destroyed a barn on Timber Drive near Goodell, May 5. 4 Wide Promotions were named the new promoters of the Hancock County Speedway in 2017. The GHV FFA announced plans to construct a greenhouse on the high school campus. “Goodbye is not forever” as the motto of the Class of 2016 at Garner-Hayfield-Ventura. Commencement at GHV was Sunday, May 17. West Hancock seniors were challenged to make a difference in the world. Graduation at West Hancock was May 22. “American Pride” was the theme for Corwith’s “Town and Country Day” parade on May 28. Brenda Smith opened the “Rustic Rose” floral and gift shop in Garner. The BRITT –Beautifying, Restoring, Investing Today and Tomorrow- group, officially purchased the 100-year-old building from the City of Britt and began work on the building to help return it to its original beauty. Sixteen West Hancock Eagles (8 girls and 8 boys) qualified for the State Track and Field Meet in Des Moines. The Eagles girls’ team was state champs for Class 1A girls track. Maria Gonzales won the high jump, long jump and was a runner on the victorious 4x200 relay team. GHV boys track team sent five events to the Class 2A State Track meet in Des Moines. GHV’s Reece Smith earned silver in the two-mile run. GHV 7th and 8th graders held a color run fund-raiser for the Hancock County Relay for Life. Students raised about $2,300 for the American Cancer Society. Hancock County Co-op Oil moved to new headquarters on Hwy. 18.

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Crews with Larson Contracting begin to dig into the first wall of the three story portion of the former CWL School in Corwith Tuesday afternoon, May 17.

GHV girls were presented with the championship for State Track & Field. Strike up the band! Jacob Folkers, a 2016 graduate of GHV, was crowned North Iowa Band King on May 28. GHV’s Bailee Frayne placed third in Class 3A at the State Golf Meet. Frayne also earned post-season honors by being named to the Class 3A First Team All State roster and All Tournament Team roster. The final vestiges for the Corwith school came down in May. YEAR IN REVIEW to page 9a

Right: GHV’s Chase Smith took the silver at State Track & Field.

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JUNE

There were few contested elections for the June 7 Primaries in Iowa. Congressional candidates Kim Weaver (D) and Rick Bertrand (R) made campaign stops at Britt and Garner. The Garner Chamber of Commerce welcomed Wise Expressions and Modern Images. Paint Your World Purple was the

theme for the 2016 The Hancock County Relay for Life fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society. A petting zoo, parade, car show and barbeque contest were among the highlights at Klemme’s Ag Days celebration. Three GHV soccer players – Payton Bamrick, Autumn Weaver and Carlie Knutson - were selected for the Class 1A Northeast All District Team. Student Andrew Dornbier, Garner,

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earned the FIRST Dean’s List award at FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) World Championship on April 28, 2016 in St. Louis. Students from 40 countries were represented at the event. A Garner company was featured on an episode of Iowa Public Television’s Iowa Entrepreneur. John Collins, founder of American Crane, Inc., was interviewed for Iowa Entrepreneur, which aired on Sunday, June 19.

JULY

The community of Crystal Lake celebrated a star-spangled Independence Day. Approximately 125-150 people participated in the annual glow run/ walk at Wesley on July 3. “Crusing Through Time’ was the theme of Garner’s 2016 Duesey Days celebration, July 8-9. Marv and Nancy Rayhons were parade grand marshals. Lexie Malek was crowned Little Miss Duesey. See Photo on page 12a The Garner Chamber of Commerce welcomed North Iowa designs. Wright Christian Reformed Church, rural Kanawha, celebrated the 125th anniversary of its founding on June 26. GHV Cardinals baseball team dominated the Top of Iowa All-Conference rosters. The Cards were Top of Iowa Conference Champs – Western Division. A popular attraction at the 2016 Hancock County Fair was the Farm Bureau Ag Learning Center. Natalee Dippel was crowned 2016 Hancock County Fair Queen. Allison Wirtjes was crowned 2016 Fair Princess.

The Klemme Community Choir sang gospel and songs of inspiration in a concert in September.

SEPTEMBER

The month of September had above average rainfall. Downpours delayed some harvest activity and caused street flooding issues in Garner and Wesley. Kanawha’s Labor Day weekend celebration included a parade, quilt show, and crowning of Madison Daniels as Miss Kanawha. Supreme Team honors at the 2016 Britt Draft Horse Show went to Blue Ribbon Farms of Farmington, Mo.

Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds toured Stellar Industries and the company’s 40,000 square foot expansion project. The new building will house the company’s first operations fabrication facility. Special programs remembering the lives lost during the terrorist attacks Sept. 11, 2001, were held at Britt and at Concord Care Center in Garner, on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016. Gospel songs and songs of thankfulness were sung during the Harvest Gospel Song Fest at

Klemme, Sunday, Sept. 18. Central Iowa Model A Club motored to Britt on Sept. 15. Twenty-six Model A’s and 43 people were part of the 21st Great Annual Model A Ride Around Iowa. Homecoming royalty at Garner-Hayfield-Ventura were Derek Brown and Carlie Knutson. Bailee Leerar and Jordan Weiland were crowned Homecoming King and Queen at West Hancock.

The Farm Bureau’s Ag Learning Center was a popular with youngsters at the 2016 Hancock County Fair.

Stellar Industries constructed a 40,000 square foot addition in 2016. Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds (center) toured Stellar in September.

The Garner Volunteer Fire Department celebrated 125 years of service in August. A monument dedicated to all who have served on the department was dedicated.

AUGUST

Richardo and Sunrise were crowned Hobo King and Queen during the 116th National Hobo Convention at Britt. McKenzie Lyman was crowned Little Miss Britt. Dennis Brumm was grand marshal of the Hobo Day Parade. Don and Kay Kopacek of Britt were inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame at the Iowa State Fair. The Garner Fire Department celebrated 125 years of service to the community in 2016. A public celebration on Saturday, Aug. 27, included the dedication of a new monument honoring all who have served on the department. Amber Jenniges was named the Garner Chamber of Commerce Director. Congressman Steve King toured several Hancock County businesses on Aug. 25. King visited Pritchard Auto Company, Britt, Michael Foods, Britt, and Hueneman Farms LLC, Garner. Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate, the Iowa District 4 Congressional seat, the Iowa House of Representatives and the Iowa Senate held a rally at Garner.

Water, water everywhere...Above average rainfall in September cause street flooding issues in some parts of Garner.

OCTOBER

2016 Hobo King and Queen Richardo and Sunrise.

Hancock County supervisors studied a proposal to merge Hancock emergency dispatch services with Winnebago County. A Corwith man was charged with kidnapping and domestic abuse. The GHV Boys Cross Country team were Conference Champs and State Qualifiers in 2016. The City of Goodell hired Veronica Barrus as the new city clerk. Police Chief Tom Kozisek was recognized for his 21 years of service to the City of Garner during a retirement open house in his honor on Oct. 31. Kozisek had a 35-year career in law enforcement. Senator Joni Ernst toured Winnebago Industries in Forest City. Ernst discussed the need to attract and retain skilled workers to North Iowa. YEAR IN REVIEW to page 11a

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst learned about Winnebago Industries in October as part of her state-wide tour of Iowa’s 99 counties.

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Watermelon Day at Goodell was held Aug. 27. The day included a parade, games, a barbeque, and plenty of watermelon.

GHV boys cross country team wins the regional meet, qualifying for state competition. From left to right: Left to right - Coach Jeff Short, Dalton Kelley, Nathan Larson, Ray Cataldo, Austin Siegrist, Logan Dalbeck, Reece Smith, Mason Wirtz, Derek Brown, and Coach Emberly Albertson.

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Voters at Garner during the Nov. 8 General Election. A new monument honoring veterans was dedicated at Ventura on Veterans Day.

NOVEMBER

The big news of 2016 was the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States. Nationally, Republicans retained control of the House of Representatives and gained control of the U.S. Senate. Hancock County overwhelmingly sided with Republican Party candidates in the 2016 election on Nov. 8. The year leading up to the election was one that turned conventional

polling up-side-down and proved most political pundits wrong as billionaire and political newcomer Donald Trump (R) was elected President of the United States over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D). The GHV competition cheer team earned a 4th place trophy in the 2A Cheer/Dance division at the ICCA State Competition, Nov. 5. Tim Dodge was sworn in as the

Hundreds turned out the annual Kanawha Fireﬁghters beneﬁt soup supper. The soup supper was part of the “Christmas in Kanawha “ holiday open house event. chief of police at Garner. Local veterans were recognized as Veteran’s Day programs at Garner, Britt, Kanawha and Ventura on Nov. 11. Hancock County Memorial Hospital made the list of “Best Hospitals” in the 2017 edition of the U.S. News and World Report for successfully meeting performance measures in the American Heart Association/American Stroke As-

sociation “Get With the Guidelines” quality improvement program. The West Hancock Eagles football team’s dreams of a return trip to UNI-dome and chance to reach the state football semi-finals were dashed when the team fell to rival Algona Bishop Garrigan 12-8, on Nov. 4. Visitors were treated to a “sneak peek” of the remodeled Garner Public Library on Nov. 19 The Garner Public Library under went a $1.5 million expansion and remodeling project in 2016. A “sneak peek” open house was held in November. An open house of the completed facility is planned for February.

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Christensen Farms & Feedlots of Garner was recognized by the Iowa Area Development Group (IADG) with the Iowa Venture Award for their most recent facility addition at Garner. The company was one of seven companies honored with the award at a luncheon held in conjunction with the Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives’ annual meeting in West Des Moines, Dec. 1. The Hancock County Little Theater Chorus gave their annual Christmas concert at the Britt United Methodist Church on Dec. 4. A confection of Christmas trees – each with a unique theme - were on display at the Britt Public Library. The Britt Friends of the Library hosted the second annual Parade of Trees event. City ofﬁcials, ﬁre, ambulance departments and others objected to a proposal to combine Hancock and Winnebago County E911 services at a public forum, Dec. 15. The consensus was more study was needed.

Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School underwent a major expansion in 2016. The $7.2 million project included the addition of several new classrooms, weight and wrestling facilities, new bus barn, baseball field, music room storage areas, and redesign of the east and west entrances to the building. An open house is planned for January. The photo shows an exterior view of the new art, science, and special education classrooms to the west.

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A noon meal can be delivered to your home for the cost of $5 a meal. Call 923-2677 to get signed up for Concord’s Home Delivered Meals. Menu is subject to change. Monday, January 2 Chicken Cordon Bleu, Boiled Potatoes, Green and Gold Beans, Cake Tuesday, January 3 Beef Brisket, Hash Brown Casserole, Spinach, Fruit Crisp Wednesday, January 4 Pork Roast, Rice Pilaf, Parmesan Broccoli, Cheesecake Thursday, January 5 Fried Chicken, Roasted Red Potatoes, Garlic Buttered Veggies, Sherbet Friday, January 6 Fish Filet, Baked Potato, Carrots, Baked Pumpkin Pudding

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Britt: E-Free Church Meal is served at 11:30 a.m.

Kanawha: City Hall Meal is served at 11 a.m.

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Meal is served at 11:45 a.m. Menu provided by Elderbridge Agency on Aging. For reservations, call (641) 8293517 at least one day in advance. During inclement weather, closures will be announced on KIMT, KGLO & KIOW. Meals served with skim or 1% milk. 1/3 required daily amounts for persons 70+. Monday, January 2 Beef & Noodles, Stewed Tomatoes, Broccoli Raisin Salad, Peach Crisp Tuesday, January 3 Chicken Rice Broccoli Casserole, Tossed Salad, Garlic Bread, Hot Fruit Compote, OJ Wednesday, January 4 Pork Loin, Baked Potato, Cooked Cabbage & Onions, Cook’s Fruit Bar, Tomato Juice Thursday, January 5 Cook’s Choice - Soup Thursday, January 6 Baked Chicken, Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy, Cranberry Brussel Sprouts, Cinnamon Applesauce

Lunch: Pancakes/Syrup, Sausage Patty, Applesauce, Dragon Punch, Hashbrown, (HS: No salad bar or cold entrée) 5 p.m. BB (BJJV) vs. Clear Lake @ GHV HS 6 p.m. WR:Varsity Quad Iowa Falls-Alden, Central Elkader vs. Rockford Sr. @ Rockford Sr. HS 6:15 p.m. BB (BJV) vs. Clear Lake @ GHV HS 7:45 p.m. BB (BV) vs. Clear Lake @ GHV HS

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Wednesday, January 4

Lunch: Chili, Apple Slices, Romaine Salad/ Dressing, Cinnamon Roll, Crackers; Cold Entrée (HS): Fruited Chicken Salad on Romaine 1 Hr. Early Dismissal

Thursday, January 5

Lunch: Sub Sandwich, Mandarin Oranges, Broccoli Salad, Veggies/Hummus; Cold Entrée (HS): Chef Salad 6 p.m. WR:Varsity Quad Lake Mills, West Bend-Mallard vs. North Union @ Swea City 7 p.m. BB (BJJV) vs. North Union @ GHV HS

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Lunch: Chicken Fajita/Veggies, Salsa, Fruit Cocktail, Bean/Corn Salad, Tortilla Chips; Cold Entrée (HS): Cottage Cheese & Fruit Plate 4 p.m. BB (GJV) vs. North Union @ North Union HS 5 p.m. BB (BJV) vs. North Union @ North Union HS 6:15 p.m. BB (GV) vs. North Union @ North Union HS 7:45 p.m. BB (BV) vs. North Union @ North Union HS

Saturday, January 7

10 a.m. WR: Varsity Tournament vs. Graettinger/Terril @ Graettinger/Terril HS 2 p.m. BB (GJV) vs. Algona @ GHV HS 3 p.m. BB (BJV) vs. Algona @ GHV HS 4:15 p.m. BB (GV) vs. Algona @ GHV HS 5:45 p.m. BB (BV) vs. Algona @ GHV HS

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Milk, juice, toast, and cereal offered daily for breakfast. Lunches are served with choice of vegetable and fruit.

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Tuesday, January 3

Lunch: Toasted Turkey & Cheese Sandwich, Tri-Tater, Seasoned Corn, Mixed Fruit 4 p.m. BB (GJV) vs. Belmond-Klemme @ Belmond-Klemme HS 5 p.m. BB (BJV) vs. Belmond-Klemme @ Belmond-Klemme HS 6 p.m. WR:Varsity Triangular vs. Algona, Estherville @ WH HS 6:15 p.m. BB (GV) vs. Belmond-Klemme @ Belmond –Klemme HS 7:30 p.m. BB (BV) vs. Belmond-Klemme @ Belmond-Klemme HS

Wednesday, January 4

Lunch: Taco Salad, Refried Beans, Chips & Salsa, Mandarin Oranges

Thursday, Januray 5

Lunch: Sweet & Sour Chicken, Garden Rice, Peas, Diced Pears 6 p.m. WR:Varsity Triangular vs. Forest City, Riceville @ WH HS 6 p.m. WR:JV Triangular vs. Forest City, Riceville @ WH HS

Friday, January 6

Lunch: Cheeseburger, Baked Chips, Crisp Baby Carrots, Pineapple Tidbits, Cake 4 p.m. BB (GJV) vs. Bishop Garrigan @ WH HS 5 p.m. BB (BJV) vs. Bishop Garrigan @ WH HS 5 p.m. Lions Club Pork Loin Dinner @ WH HS Cafeteria 6:15 p.m. BB (GV) vs. Bishop Garrigan @ WH HS 7:30 p.m. BB (BV) vs. Bishop Garrigan @ WH HS

Saturday, January 7

NCIBA Honor Band (9-12) @ Fort Dodge 10 a.m. WR:Varsity Tournament vs. St. Edmond @ St. Edmond HS

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A grant writing workshop is scheduled to be presented in Hancock County January 11 for representatives of nonprofits, local government and schools. Grant Writing 101 will provide hands-on training in seeking and writing successful grant applications. The workshop will be presented from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, at the Hancock County Extension office, 327 W. 8th Street, Garner. The program is sponsored by Iowa State University Extension – Hancock County. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop, iPad or tablet device to the workshop, if they have one available. The fee for the workshop is $20, with a light lunch included. To register, call 641-923-2856; the registration deadline is January 9. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Kenneth Abbate/Released)

CANDICE HUNT ABOARD USS RONALD REGAN-Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman (AW/SW) Candice Hunt, from Garner, Iowa, and Airman Ana Flores, from Lompoc, California, assigned to the Navy’s only forward aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), standby with a mooring line in hand as the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Pasadena (SSN 752) prepares to moor at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, for a port visit. U.S. Navy port visits represent an important opportunity to promote stability and security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, demonstrate commitment to regional partners and foster relationships. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of CSG 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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The training will be presented by Jane Nolan Goeken, a Community and Economic Development program specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Goeken has more than 28 years of successful grant writing experience, including extensive work with a variety of federal, state, local and foundation grant programs. She has also served as a grant application reviewer and has helped set up grant award and review programs. Goeken will assist workshop participants in exploring various public and private funding sources, and provide instruction and tips on planning projects and writing successful grant applications. For more information about the workshop, contact Jane Goeken at jngoeken@iastate.edu or 712-240-2504.

A Lunch and Learn series is scheduled to be presented in Hancock County on Jan. 19 and Jan. 23. Come and learn how to revamp you for the New Year! Join us in a two session Lunch and Learn series with national-recognized speaker, Brenda Clark Hamilton. Both sessions will provide practical, take-home strategies in an upbeat, entertaining way. The series will be presented from 12 noon to 2:30 p.m. at the Hancock County Extension Office, 327 W. 8th Street, Garner. The fee for the Lunch and Learn is $30, with a light lunch included for both sessions. To register, call 641923-2856 or email trkluver@iastate. edu; the registration deadline is Jan. 5. Thursday, Jan. 19 Brenda will present “Energy

Boosters!” Simple Strategies for Overcoming and Increasing Your Vibrancy. Brenda discusses how even the most dynamic of business people have times when stress and workload wear us down. Join us in learning how to stop and replace that feeling! Monday, Jan, 23 Brenda will present “I Dare You... to Create Positive Changes in Your Life.” Many times, we seem to get stuck in a pattern of the same old stuff, day in and day out. Learn about practical strategies for identifying goals to make positive changes in your life! For more information about the lunch and learn, contact Taylor Kluver at trkluver@iastate.edu or call 641-923-2856.

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BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH (GARBC)

480 Main Ave. N, Britt, 50423 Phone 843-3110 Pastor Greg Baum Sunday, January 1 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Church 6 p.m. Sunday Evening Service Wednesday, January 4 6 p.m. Awana Club

HOLMES BAPTIST CHURCH

Pastor Zach Fischer Sunday, January 1 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Catholic

ARCHANGELS CATHOLIC CLUSTER ST. BONIFACE CATHOLIC CHURCH 660 Bush, Garner Phone 923-2329

ST. WENCESLAUS CATHOLIC CHURCH Duncan

ST. PATRICK CATHOLIC CHURCH 139 3rd St. SE, Britt

ST. JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH

906 West O St. Forest City Fr. James Dubert, Pastor – 923-2329 Fr. Paul E. Lippstock, Sacramental Priest Thursday, December 29 7:30 a.m. Mass at Forest City 8 a.m. Mass at Garner 8:40 a.m. Reconciliation at Garner No Bible Study at Garner Friday, December 30 7:30 a.m. Mass at Britt Saturday, December 31New Year’s Eve 2 p.m. Reconciliation at Forest City 3 p.m. Reconciliation at Duncan 4 p.m. Mass at Duncan 8:30 p.m. Reconciliation at Garner Sunday, January 1 New Year’s Day 7:15 a.m. Reconciliation at Britt 8 a.m. Mass at Britt 10 a.m. Mass at Garner 10:30 a.m. Mass at Forest City Monday, January 2 7:30 a.m. Mass at Forest City 4:30 p.m. Reconciliation at Duncan 5:30 p.m. Mass at Duncan No Bible Study at Duncan

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Tuesday, January 3 4:30 p.m. Reconciliation at Forest City 5:30 p.m. Mass at Forest City No Bible Study at Forest City Wednesday, January 4 5 p.m. Reconciliation at Britt 5:30 p.m. Mass at Britt Faith Formation Classes – See www.archangelscc.org for site times.

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

403 East St. S. Wesley, 50483 Phone 515-679-4279 Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8 a.m. Mass Saturdays 5 p.m. Mass Sundays 8:30 a.m. Mass Church of Christ

IMMANUEL REFORMED UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

North Fourth & Elder, Klemme Phone 587-2462 Sunday, January 1 9 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. Coffee Fellowship Wednesday, January 4 5 p.m. Noah’s Ark Church School 6 p.m. Confirmation *Dorcas 1st Wednesday each month. *Women’s Fellowship 2nd Wednesday. Church of the Nazarene

BRITT ZION CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

195 2nd St., Britt, 50423 Phone 843-4667 Sunday, January 1 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Service 2 p.m. Concord Care Center Service Wednesday, January 4 7 p.m. Evening Prayer Service

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BRITT EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

810 Second Ave SW, Britt, 50423 Stan Johnson, Senior Pastor Phone 843-3861 Sundays 9 a.m. Services 10:30 a.m. Sunday School

GARNER EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

580 Hwy 18 E. Garner, 50438 Phone 923-6092 www.garnerefree.org Haddon Anderson, Pastor Sunday, January 1 8:45 a.m. Sunday School

376 State Street Garner, IA 50438 Ph. 641-923-2227 Your Local Lennox Dealer Plumbing • Heating • Air Conditioning

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OLD BANK

208 N. Main, P.O. Box 167 Kanawha 641-762-3551 or 800-383-1317

Kanawha Made Wines Short Stay Suites Upstairs David & Nancy Litch 641-762-3406

Central Financial Group Ray Bassett

Law Offices Of earL w. HiLL

35 Main Ave. S., Britt Earl W. Hill & Kelsey Beenken, Attorneys 641-843-4491

In Step Flooring Carpet, Vinyl,Laminate, Hardwood, Ceramic, Commercial

204 North Main St. Kanawha, IA 50447 641-762-3688

WINERY & INN

EWING FUNERAL HOMES Kanawha: 641-762-3211 Britt: 641-843-3839 Clarion 515-532-2233

Kanawha Equipment

641-762-8261 (Kanawha) “Serving Experts In Their Field”

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641-923-2635(Garner) • 641-444-3885 (Belmond)

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10 a.m. Worship

WESLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH

502 Read St. W. Wesley, 50483 Phone 515-679-4460 Jason Boomgarden, Pastor Sundays 9 a.m. Worship 10:15 a.m. Sunday School 6 p.m. Evening Service (1st & 3rd Sunday) Lutheran

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA)

1985 290th St. Miller, Garner, 50438 Handicap Accessible Phone 927-4413 Rose Visser, Lay Minister Thursday, December 29 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Office Hours (FLC) Sunday, January 1 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship/Communion 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Tuesday, January 3 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Office Hours (OSL) Wednesday, January 4 3-4:30 p.m. Confirmation (OSL)

FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH

70 5th Ave, NW, Britt, 50423 Phone 843-3172 Sunday, January 1 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 7 p.m. AA Meeting Monday, January 2 Pastor’s Sabbath Tuesday, January 3 12-1 p.m. Community Prayer Wednesday, January 4 10:30 a.m. Text Study

KANAWHA LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA)

Saturday, December 31 9 a.m. Bible Study Sunday, January 1 9 a.m. Sunday School Wednesday, January 4 5:30 p.m. Confirmation

REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS)

Redeemer Preschool & Day Care 301 S. Main Ventura Rev. Jesse A. Burns Pastor’s Study: 641-829-3650 Office: 641-829-3615 Office email: rlc1946@cletel.net Sunday, January 1 9 a.m. Divine Service 10:45 a.m. Sunday School/Bible Study

Douglas S. Hayes, AAMS Natalie Swartout, AAMS Financial Advisors

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ST. JOHN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

2405 260th St. Garner Phone 829-4493 Sunday, January 1 8:30 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship

214 Clinton St. Box 217, Corwith, 50430 The Rev. Beatrice Kinzler Sunday, January 1 10 a.m. Worship Service Food Pantry by Appt.

ST. JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

PO Box 212, 517 SE Elm St. Corwith, 50430 Barbara Chapman, Pastor Sundays 9:30 a.m. Worship

ST. OLAF LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA)

Pastor James Harbaugh Sunday, January 1 8:30 a.m. Worship

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS)

and Little Lambs Preschool 810 State Street, Garner Phone 923-2261 The Rev. Scott A. Kozisek 641-923-2261 Office: stpauloffice@comm1net.net Preschool: stpaulpreschool@comm1net.net Treasurer: stpaultreasurer@comm1net.net Office Hours: M-F 8 a.m.-noon & 1-4 p.m. Thursday, December 29 7 p.m. Al-Anon Saturday, December 31 7 p.m. New Year’s Eve Worship/ Communion Sunday, January 1 9 a.m. Worship/Communion (w/ Rev. James Lamb) 10 a.m. Fellowship Monday, January 2 Observance of New Year’s Day Holiday Tuesday, January 3 1:30 p.m. Prairie View Service 7 p.m. AA Wednesday, January 4 5:15 p.m. Christian Ed Meal 5:45 p.m. Christian Ed Classes 5:45 p.m. Adult Bible Study (How we got the Bible) 6 p.m. Bell Choir 7 p.m. Worship/Communion 7 p.m. Senior Choir

885 Maben, Garner Phone 923-2191 Pastor Paul Evans Thursday, December 29 9:30 a.m. Bible Study at Prairie View 4-6 p.m. God’s Pantry 4-7 p.m. Comfort Quilters Sunday, January 1 No Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Worship Celebration – New Year’s Day (Hospitality and Fellowship to Follow Worship) Monday, January 2 9-11 a.m. God’s Pantry 1 p.m. Quilters Tuesday, January 3 1-4 p.m. Comfort Quilters

1:45 p.m. Concord Care Bingo (Joy Circle) Wednesday, January 4 1 p.m. Quilters 5:30 p.m. SPRC Meeting No Confirmation 7 p.m. Choir Practice

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

201 Willow St. Goodell Phone 641-495-6102 Pastors Don and Cindy Morrison Sunday, January 1 10 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Worship

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Kanawha Rev. Mark Heath Sunday, January 1 9 a.m. Worship Tuesday, January 3 6:30 p.m. Bible Study

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Methodist

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

707 4th St. SW, Britt Phone 843-3523 Sunday, January 1 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Fellowship 10:30 a.m. Worship Wednesday, January 4 6 p.m. Youth Group

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55 State St. Garner, IA 50438 641-923-3771 800-450-3771 www.garnerdental.com Comprehensive Family Denstistry Dr. Roy Tesene | Dr. Amy Maurer | Dr. Matt Maurer | Dr. Breanne Mumm-Reed

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Klemme Phone 641-587-2540 Pastors Don and Cindy Morrison Sunday, January 1 9:45 a.m. Worship

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

306 3rd St. LuVerne, 50560 Phone 515-882-3509 Sundays 9 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School Wednesdays 7 a.m. Prayer Breakfast Non-denominational

OPEN ARMS CHRISTIAN MINISTRY CHURCH

Meets at Garner Ed. Center, 325 W. 8th Street Church Office: 425 State Street, Garner Phone 641-425-4095 Email: oacmcatlive.com Thursday, December 29 7-9 p.m. Pastor’s Office Hours Sunday, January 1 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Fellowship Tuesday, January 3 7-9 p.m. Pastor’s Office Hours Wednesday, January 4 4 p.m. 1st Yr. Confirmation 5 p.m. 2nd Yr. Confirmation

Presbyterian

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

475 Maben Ave. Garner Phone 923-2274 Thursday, December 29 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Pastor Justin in Office Sunday, January 1 9:15 a.m. Choir 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Fellowship Tuesday, January 3

9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Pastor Justin in Office Wednesday, January 4 12 - 5 p.m. Pastor Justin in Office Reformed

BRITT CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH

569 Main Ave. N, Britt, 50423 Phone 843-3308 Pastor Joel De Boer Sundays 10 a.m. Worship Service 11:15 a.m. Sunday School

KANAWHA CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH

Sunday, January 1 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:45 a.m. Sunday School 5 p.m. Second Service Wednesday, January 4 9:15 a.m. Coffee Break Bible Study 5:30 p.m. Games & Good News

While many seniors are financially reliant upon Social Security and personal savings after they retire, some decide for various reasons to continue working. For those who are seeking work or are forced to change jobs later in life, Elderbridge offers its Older Worker Employment Program. The program started in 2014 and helps those 55 and older overcome barriers that would otherwise keep them from being gainfully employed. The Older Worker Employment Program is a partnership between Iowa Vocation Rehabilitation Services and the Iowa Agencies on Aging. This coalition found that those aged 55 and older were a largely forgotten population when it came to programs and

Sunday, January 1 9:30 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Sunday School 5 p.m. Evening Worship Service

*Send upates for church calendars by Fridays at noon. Email sharonbates.map@gmail.com or bring a copy to the Garner or Britt office. Schedules are printed one week in advance.

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Skilled Care Center “24 Hour Nursing Care” 641-762-3302 Kanawha, Iowa MOFFITT DENTAL CENTER Michael Moffitt, DDS 422 W Broadway, Eagle Grove Call 515-448-4852

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RANDY NEDVED 641.923.3255 866.923.3255 www.heavensbest.com

Drs. Tesene, Maurer & Maurer, DDS, PC Family Dentistry

Roy Tesene, DDS Amy Maurer, DDS Matt Maurer, DDS Breanne Mumm-Reed, DDS 55 State St., Garner, IA 50438 (641) 923-3771 • (800) 450-3771 www.garnerdental.com

Clarion 515-532-3630 Belmond 641-444-3380 Clarion 1-888-532-3630 EARL W. HILL, Attorney 35 Main Ave. S., Britt Earl W. Hill & Kelsey Beenken Attorneys 641-843-4491

Ewing Funeral Homes Kanawha 641-762-3211 Britt 641-843-3839 Clarion 515-532-2233

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Philip L. Garland LAWYER 200 State St., Garner Phone 923-3792

Dr. P.L. Vidal

Dentist 160 West Fourth, Garner Phone 923-2294

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday

Klemme Library ...........641-587-2369 Klemme City Clerk ......641-587-2018 KLEMME CITY COUNCIL Mayor - Ken Blank Council Members: David Abele, Douglass Taft, Morris Crotty, Kody Trampel, and David Welsch City Clerk - Colleen Rout

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641-585-5431

City of Klemme

PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

Dr. George Wilson, DDS Dr. Scott Wilson, DDS

Attorneys

Public Library ..............641-762-3595 City Clerk .....................641-762-3632 Police Department........641-762-3272 KANAWHA CITY COUNCIL Mayor - Nancy Litch Council Members: Raylin Bassett, Judy VanderPloeg Christa Hanson, Shirley Baker and Robert Zeigler City Clerk - Sharon Grimm

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connecting employees and employers, having worked with the planning commission in Spencer for 12 years. Harmonson says, “Everybody is an individual, has different work background and different work interests, different skills they can bring to the job and different accommodations they’re going to need on the job.” For her hard work and dedication, Marsha was recently recognized by the Iowa Department on Aging for her fantastic work within Elderbridge as the leading Elder Workers employment specialist. The employees she has helped say Harmonson’s ability to place workers and keep them feeling fulfilled in the jobs that they do is second to none.

City of Kanawha

Drs. Snively & Gildner, PC

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Earl W. Hill & Kelsey Beenken 35 Main Ave. S. Britt, IA 50423

KANAWHA COMMUNITY HOME

ZION EVANGELICAL & REFORMED CHURCH

760 W. 8th, Garner Phone 923-3152 Sunday, January 1 10:30 a.m. Worship Monday, January 2 Offices Closed Tuesday, January 3 9 a.m. Prayer Group

services in finding employment. Caseworkers from the program work alongside a Vocational Rehabilitation counselor to identify those who need assistance seeking employment and pair them with employment specialists in the state. Elderbridge’s resident employment specialist is Marsha Harmonson. She works to connect workers with specific skillsets and needs to employers that have specific occupational demands and can accommodate the needs of their employees. The task of connecting elder workers to the right employer is no small feat. Marsha’s typical workday is a hectic one and her phone is almost always ringing. She has a long history of

Marsha says that she and other employment specialists working in other Iowa agencies are receiving ever more referrals, as workers 55 and older are learning about the program and its continuing success. It’s hoped that in the future the program can keep assisting the hundreds of older workers seeking employment and give them the opportunities they need and deserve. For more information on the Elderbridge Older Workers Employment Program or other aging related issues, contact Elderbridge Agency on Aging at www.elderbridge.org, or by calling 800-243-0678. You may also contact LifeLong Links at www.lifelonglinks. org, or by calling 866-468-7887.

Listings of Professions - Services - Offices

WRIGHT CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH

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Daniel M. Kadrlik, Mgr. 130 E. 8th St., GARNER 923-2454 (FAX) 923-3381

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3 mi. S. Hwy 69, Garner, 50438 Phone 923-3060 Mark Larson, Pastor Sunday, January 1 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship

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730 W 3rd St, Garner, IA • 641-923-2651 www.trustHCHS.com

RENNER & BIRCHEM, PC

Certified Public Accountants • Accounting Services • Tax Services • Financial Planning • Auditing 641-843-3729 Britt, Iowa

108 N. Main St., Kanawha, IA • 641-762-3696

FAMILY EYE CARE CENTER

Dr. Don Furman, Optometrist 45 State Street 90 Main Ave. Garner Britt 641-923-3737 641-843-3841 www.familiyeyecc.com SIEGRIST & JONES, PC Attorneys 94 Main Ave. N, Britt Iowa 641-843-4451 or 800-943-4451

Douglas S. Hayes, AAMS Natalie Swartout, AAMS Financial Advisors

200 State Street PO Box 143 Garner IA 50438

531 2nd St, NW, Britt, IA • 641-843-5000

In Step Flooring Carpet, Vinyl, Ceramic, Wood, Laminate, Commercial Phone 641-762-3688 FAX 641-762-3755 204 North Main • Kanawha, IA 50447 Hours: Monday-Friday 9 am to 5 pm Saturday 9 am to 12 noon Anytime by appointment Owners: Kevin & Shery Steenblock • Mike & Sue Beukema

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GARNER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Lobby hours: 9-2 Monday-Friday or by appointment. 485 State St., Garner 641-923-3993

PUBLIC LIBRARIES Britt Library .................................................843-4245 Corwith Library ................................... 515-583-2536 Garner Library .............................................923-2850 Kanawha Library .........................................762-3595 Klemme Library ...........................................587-2369 LuVerne Library ................................... 515-882-3436 Meservey Library .........................................358-6274 Ventura Library ............................................829-4410 Wesley Library ..................................... 515-679-4214

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS CWL MS/HS-Corwith ......................... 515-583-2304 CWL Elem-LuVerne ............................ 515-882-3357 GHV Supt. Office.........................................923-2718 GHV High School ........................................923-2632 GH Middle School .......................................923-2809 GH Elementary School ................................923-2831 GH/NIACC Ed Ctr.......................................923-2252 VGH Junior High .........................................829-4484 Ventura Elementary......................................829-4482 West Hancock-HS ........................................843-3863 West Hancock-MS .......................................762-3261 West Hancock-Elem.....................................843-3833 NEW HOURS DRIVERS LICENSE EXAMINERS GARNER: Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; FOREST CITY: Mon.-Fri., 8-3:30; MASON CITY: Southport Mall, Tues.-Fri. 8:30 am-5 pm & Sat. 8 am-1 pm, C.G. Courthouse Mon.-Fri. 8:15 am-4:15 pm.

Corwith Farm Service

55 State St. Garner, IA 50438 641-923-3771 800-450-3771 www.garnerdental.com

P.O. Box 66, Corwith, IA 50430 Pete Wilhite, Manager Business 583-2628 Home 583-2616

Monte & Lee Hefty 1185 York Avenue 515-824-3655 Renwick, IA 50577 after hrs: 515-571-0071

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POLICE DEPARTMENTS EMERGENCY......................................................911 Garner Police Dept.......................................923-3773

COUNTY OFFICES Hancock Co. Sheriff.....................................923-2621 Hancock Co. Assessor..................................923-2269 Hancock Co. Attorney..................................923-4198 Hancock Co. Auditor ...................................923-3163 Hancock Co. Treasurer.................................923-3122 Hancock Co. Recorder .................................923-2464 Hancock Co. Clerk Court.............................923-2532 Hancock Co. Pub Health ..............................923-3676

Full Service Shop

23-1/2 Hour Towing • Commercial Accounts Lock-out Service • Repossessions New & Used Tires Car & Truck Sales - WE FINANCE

Britt-843-3841

AMBULANCE SERVICE EMERGENCY......................................................911 Garner. Vol. Amb. Service ...........................923-2546

CITY HALLS Britt City Hall ..............................................843-4433 Corwith City Hall................................. 515-583-2342 Garner City Hall...........................................923-2588 Kanawha City Hall.......................................762-3595 Klemme City Hall ........................................587-2018 LuVerne City Hall ................................ 515-882-3206 Meservey City Hall ......................................358-6408 Ventura City Hall .........................................829-3861 Wesley City Hall .................................. 515-679-4292

M & L Enterprises

Donald W. Furman, OD • Trichelle Jackson, OD

FIRE DEPARTMENTS EMERGENCY......................................................911 Britt Fire Dept. .............................................843-4433

BRITT AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 641-843-3867

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FRIDERES REPAIR Automobile & Light Truck Repairing & Service

515-679-4211 Wesley, Iowa

Next to Pritchard’s Pro Wash 325 Hwy. 18 W. Garner, IA 50438 641-925-0960 • 1-855-925-0960 Terry Jass - Manager

Dr. Dave Gildner, PC Optometrist

Clarion 532-3630

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165 E 4th St., Garner Phone 923-2769

Attorney-at-Law Iowa State Bank Helping people succeed! Corwith, IA 50430 Wesley, IA 50483

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HANCOCK COUNTY COURTHOUSE HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFF December 15 12:15 a.m., 330th St./Maple Ave., accident/deer or other animal. 6:15 a.m., 210th St./Hwy 69 N, stalled/stuck/abandoned. 8:09 a.m., Garner City Limits, stalled/stuck/abandoned. 1:19 p.m., 150th St./James Ave., stalled/stuck/abandoned. 4:01 p.m., 300 Blk Clinton St., welfare check. 8:35 p.m., Hwy 18/Maple Ave., accident/deer or other animal. December 16 1:02 a.m., Crystal Lake area, stalled/ stuck/abandoned. 6:56 a.m., 0 Blk NW Elm St., traffic stop, no citation issued. 2:46 p.m., Winn Co., warrant served. 6:31 p.m., 150th St./Hwy 69, stalled/ stuck/abandoned. 11:49 p.m., 210th St./Ames Ave., stalled/stuck/abandoned. December 17 12:37 a.m., Hwy 18/Eden Ave., traffic stop, no citation issued. 9:22 a.m., Hwy 18/Deer Ave., stalled/stuck/abandoned. 9:29 a.m., 168th St./Hwy 69, traffic stop, citation issued. December 18 7:54 a.m., 190th St./James Ave., stalled/stuck/abandoned. 5:43 p.m., 200th St./Hwy 69, traffic stop, citation issued. 6:46 p.m., Hwy 18/Oak Ave., animal calls. December 19 9:14 a.m., 800 Blk State St., canine assist. 2:49 p.m., 200th St./Vail Ave., traffic stop, no citation issued. 4:11 p.m., 2100 Blk Vail Ave., accident w/ injuries. 6:26 p.m., W 11th St./Allen Ave., traffic stop, no citation issued. 7:23 p.m., Woden Elevator, suspicious person/activity. 7:59 p.m., 3100 Blk Hwy 69, accident, no injuries. 8:39 p.m., 200 Blk E Main St., stalled/stuck/abandoned. 10:38 p.m., Hwy 18/Rake Ave., stalled/stuck/abandoned. December 20 2:13 a.m., 0 Blk E Hwy 18/Garner, traffic stop, warning issued. 6:01 a.m., 330th St./Taylor Ave., accident/deer or other animal. 11:57 a.m., 2100 Blk Hwy 69, acci-

dent, no injuries. 3:13 p.m., 1500 Blk Palm Ave., suspicious person/activity. 6:01 p.m., 200 Blk 3rd St. SW, suspicious person/activity. 7:22 p.m., 500 Blk S 2nd St., sex offender compliancy. 9:09 p.m., Hwy 18/Kent Ave., traffic stop, no citation issued. 11:04 p.m., 290th St./Hwy 69, traffic stop, no citation issued. 11:47 p.m., Crystal Lake City Limits, traffic stop, no citation issued. December 21 12:29 p.m., Hwy 18/Rake Ave., stalled/stuck/abandoned. 10:19 p.m., 240th St./Iowa Ave., suspicious person/activity. December 22 6:51 a.m., 200th St./James Ave., accident, no injuries.

PROPERTY TRANSFERS QUIT – Jane Kinder, Edward E. Kinder to Jane A. Kinder Living Trust, Jane A. Kinder TR, Edward E. Kinder TR; T95N, R26W, Section 28 as desc.; NW T95N, R26W, Section 31 as desc.; SW T95N, R26W, Section 31 as desc.; Corwith 25 2510-Stilson’s 2nd Addition, Blk 5 as desc.; Corwith 25 2510-Stilson’s 2nd Addition, Lots 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 8, Blk 6 as desc. 12-6. WD – Andrew Eekhoff, Amanda Eekhoff to Connie D. Burgardt Rev Living Trust, Norma J. Burgardt Rev Living Trust, Connie D. Burgardt CO TR, Norma J. Burgardt CO TR; SW SW T96N, R25W, Section 3 as desc. 12-6. WD – Duane A. Howlett to Duane Howlett Irrev Tr, Duane A. Howlett TR; NW T95N, R24W, Section 8 as desc.; SW T95N, R24W, Section 8 as desc.; NE T95N, R25W, Section 34 as desc. 12-6. WD – Joshua Allen Roelofsen, Joshua Allen Roelefsen, Josh Roelofsen to Connie M. Bauer; Garfield 07 0739-Wellik’s Subdivision, Lot 1 as desc. 12-6. WD – Lynn B. Smith, Kathleen Aberg to Kenneth A. Engstler, Theresa L. Engstler; Garner 21 2105-2nd Driving Park Addition, Lot 2, Blk 3 as desc. 12-6. WD – Jared Lee Greiman to Kenneth A. Engstler, Theresa L. Engstler; Garner 21 2105-2nd Driving Park Addition, Lot 3, Blk 3 as desc. 12-6. WD – Richard J. Schaefer, Ladon-

na E. Schaefer to Darrin L. Kruger, Allison N. Kruger; SW T96N, R26W, Section 6 as desc. 12-7. WD – Monte P. Johnson, Rosella Johnson, Rosella M. Johnson to Monica D. Pletcher; SE SW T97N, R23W, Section 14 as desc.; SW T97N, R23W, Section 14 as desc. 12-7. WD – Charity L. Fergusson, Charity L. Pigman, Charity Fergusson, David Allan Fergusson, Dave Fergusson to Jeri L. Fardal; Crystal Lake 23 2301-Original Town-Crystal Lake, Block A as desc. 12-8. QUIT – Loren C. Nevill to Kristi A. Jackson, Kristi A. Nevill; Garner 21 2122-Country Club Estates Subdivision, Lot 14 Part as desc. 12-8. TR WD – Susan J. Fisher Rev Tr, Susan J. Lampe Rev Tr, Susan J. Fisher TR to Hatten Farms I LLC; T96N, R26W, Section 13 as desc.; T96N, R26W, Section 24 as desc.; NW T96N, R25W, Section 19 as desc. 12-9. WD – Hatten Farms I LLC to Douglas P. Studer; NE T96N, R26W, Section 13 as desc. 12-9. WD – Donald R. Anderson, Judith A. Anderson to Donald R. Anderson Rev Tr, Judith A. Anderson Rev Tr,

Proceedings

HANCOCK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS December 15, 2016 Garner, Iowa The Hancock County, Iowa, Board of Supervisors met in adjourned session on the above captioned date pursuant to adjournment with Supervisors Florence (Sis) Greiman, Ron Sweers, and Jerry J. Tlach present. Absent: none. A public forum to present information and take questions regarding the combining of E911 dispatch services with Winnebago County and housing certain Hancock County inmates in the new Winnebago County Law Enforcement Center was held. At a joint meeting following the public forum with Winnebago County Board of Supervisors, Bill Jensvold, Terry Durby and Mike Stensrud and Hancock County Board of Supervisors, Florence (Sis) Greiman, Ron Sweers, and Jerry Tlach, motion by Supervisor Tlach, seconded by Supervisor Greiman, and carried unanimously, the Joint Board gave approval to the following: Delay the combining of E911 dispatch services with Hancock County and Winnebago County. No further business to come before the Board, motion made to adjourn at 7:43 p.m. by Supervisor Sweers and carried. All Supervisors present voting, “Aye,” session to adjourn and will meet again on December 19, 2016. ATTEST: Michelle K. Eisenman, Auditor Ron Sweers, Chair Published in The Leader on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016

Proceedings: West Hancock CSD WEST HANCOCK BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 19, 2016 The West Hancock Community School Board of Directors met in regular session in the West Hancock Board Room in Britt, IA. Chizek, called the Regular meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Members Present: Deutsch, Harle, Burgardt, Hammer, Chizek, Hiscocks and Johnson. Absent: Others present: Supt. Kronemann, Bus. Mgr. Buns, Prin. Peterson, Prin. Verbrugge, Prin. DeHart, Teachers, Dir. Goepel, students, Richard Johnson – Britt News. Motion by Harle, seconded by Hammer, to approve the items listed under the consent agenda 2 with the following correction: Burgardt voted Naye on motion on ceiling fans in the November minutes. Carried: 7-0 Administrative, and Driver’s Ed. reports given. First reading of board policies series 400 and 500 Motion by Burgardt, seconded by Deutsch, to approve modified allowable growth for dropout prevention/At-Risk not to exceed the amount of $183,644. Carried: 7-0 Motion by Hammer, seconded by Johnson, to rescind the approval of the powder coat oven. The vendor is not cooperating with us, so we need to move forward in a different direction. Carried: 7-0 Motion by Harle, seconded by Hammer, to approve the bid from FAB Shop for the powder coat oven at a cost of $3,550. Carried: 7-0 Motion by Burgardt, seconded by Harle, to approve the bid for graphics in the HS to be paid with a grant/St. Projects/or HS building budget from Print Transformations for a cost of $5,083.40. Carried: 7-0. The 2017-2018 School Calendar Public Hearing for West Hancock Community School Board was held on Monday, December 19, 6:00 p.m. in the Board room of the West Hancock Elementary School. The hearing was called to order by Board President Chizek at 6:00 p.m. Members Present: Burgardt, Hammer, Chizek, Hiscocks, Harle, Deutsch and Johnson. Absent: Others present: Supt. Kronemann, Bus. Mgr. Buns, Prin. Peterson, Prin. Verbrugge, Teachers, students and Richard Johnson – Britt News Public comments: staff and board went over options. Motion by Deutsch, seconded by Burgardt to adjourn the public hearing at 6:41. Carried:5-0 (Harle and Hiscocks left at 6:25) Regular meeting resumed Motion by Hammer, seconded by Deutsch to table calendar decision until the January Board meeting. Carried: 5-0 Motion by Deutsch, seconded by Hammer, to adjourn at 6:44 p.m. Carried: 5-0 President, Gary Chizek Bd. Secretary, Mona Buns Checking OPERATING FUND Advantage Administrators -Flex Benefits Management 101.40 Aea 267-Supplies/Service 1,415.00

Ag. Max Partner, L.C., Maxyeild -Gas/Diesel/Supplies 2,247.52 Airgas North Central-Supplies 43.75 Alliant Energy-Electricity/Gas 9,184.55 Amazon-Supplies 234.98 Anderson-Erickson-Milk/Supplies 50.00 Bauer’s Seamless Gutters -Service/Supplies 1,960.00 Britt Chamber Of Commerce -Membership 50.00 Britt Food Center-Supplies 208.52 Buns, Mona -Reimbursement 36.46 Card Center-Supplies/Services 857.75 Central Iowa Distributing, Inc-Supplies 741.32 Central Lock & Key Inc.-Service 446.20 City Of Britt-Water/Sewer 598.99 City Of Kanawha-Water,Sewer 471.39 Communications 1 Network -Phone/Int.Access/Repairs/Cable 1,048.20 Constellation - New Energy-Natural Gas 203.45 Crescent Electric Supply Co-Supplies 166.98 Decker Equipment-Service/Supplies 241.50 Department Of Education -Bus Inspections 680.00 Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm. School -Open Enrollment/Fees 8,275.80 Halvorson Trane-Purchased Services 119.88 Harrison Truck Centers-Supplies/Labor 88.32 Healthworks-Services 440.00 Hewlett-Packard Co.-Equipment 1,198.00 Janitor’s Closet, Ltd.-Supplies 69.61 Mechanical Air Systems Co. -Purchased Service 864.27 Mid-America Publishing Corp -Publishing 124.35 Mid-Iowa School Improvement Cons. -Fees/Service 20.00 Next Generation Technology -Supplies/Service 42,344.95 North Central Coop-Fuel/Supplies 1,292.02 North Iowa Lumber & Design-Supplies 46.88 North Iowa Media Group-Publications 60.30 Odysseyware-Software 3,600.00 Peterson, Dan -Reimbursement 247.26 Plumb Supply-Supplies 871.57 Postmaster-Stamps 86.00 Primex Wireless Subscription-Service 10.00 Rayhons, Sandy -Reimbursement/Cell 202.52 Rieman Music-Supplies/Parts 15.00 Rube Goldberg Inc-Service/Supplies 300.00 STAPLES (Not Credit Card)-Supplies 617.67 Swenson’s Hardware -Supplies And Parts 546.32 Terhark, Karie -Reimbursement/Cell 32.96 Thilges, Julie -Reimbursement 49.94 Thomas Bus Sales Of Iowa -Parts/Supplies/Service 409.24 Trulson Auto Parts -Parts/Supplies/Service 431.64 Uni-Education/Training/Service 600.00 University Of Iowa-Service/Supplies 48.00 Verbrugge, Ruth -Reimbursement 35.16 Visa-Travel/Supplies 14.97 Waste Mgmt Of Northern Iowa -Garbage Service - Britt/Kan 1,650.63 West Hancock General Fund -Transfer/Mileage Reimb/Misc 264.50 Wp Support Hq-Web Support 150.00 Fund Total: 86,115.72 MANAGEMENT FUND Specialty Underwriters Llc -Supplies/Maint. Insurance 18,219.75

Fund Total: 18,219.75 Checking Account Total: 104,335.47 ACTIVITY 21.25 Aea 267-Supplies/Service Algy Team Collection-Service/Supplies 141.78 Athletico Management, Llc 154.50 -Training/Service Britt Food Center-Supplies 472.08 Ciccetti, Dave -Official 95.00 Crozier, Mike -Official 95.00 Decker Sporting Goods-Supplies 561.90 Dehrkoop, Michael -Official 95.00 Eckenrod, Tom -Official 95.00 Fan Cloth-Supplies 2,303.00 Fett, Daniel -Official 140.00 Freesemann, Collin -Official 95.00 Gifts Sew Sweet-Shirts/Supplies 403.20 Great American Opportunities, Inc 78.60 -Fundraiser Heitland, Brad -Official 140.00 Henn, Greg -Official 95.00 Hewett Wholesale Inc-Supplies 656.72 Hildman, Mary -Reimburse Supplies 37.97 J.W.Pepper & Son Inc.-Music & Materials 59.99 Jefson, Kirk -Official 95.00 Kennedy Industries-Supplies 204.40 Lacey, Brandt -Official 95.00 Lacey, Bryan -Official 95.00 Luther College-Registration 75.00 Martin Bros. Distributing Co.-Supplies 342.12 Nciba-Registration 50.00 Northern Lights Foodservice-Supplies 138.46 Ode Design-Supplies 82.00 Okoboji High School-Entry Fee 80.00 Otto, Tom -Official 280.00 Pearce, Brian -Official 95.00 Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers-Pop 853.20 Rieman Music-Supplies/Parts 22.24 Ruter, Dave -Official 70.00 Ruter, Steve -Official 140.00 Schreiber, Dan -Purchased Services 151.00 Schreur, Tim -Official 420.00 Slater, Jason -Official 95.00 Smith, Maurice -Official 95.00 Southwest Valley School-Dues 25.00 Sykes, Deb -Reimbursement 57.23 Thilges, Julie -Reimbursement 22.96 Trackwrestling-Software 50.00 Verbrugge, Ruth -Reimbursement 99.70 Vorland, Sharayah -Reimbursement 24.10 Wenger Corporation-Equipment 2,475.00 West Hancock - Activity Fund-Misc. 4,520.00 West Hancock General Fund 344.00 -Transfer/Mileage Reimb/Misc Yakle, John -Official 70.00 Fund Total: 16,907.40 Checking Account Total: 16,907.40 SCHOOL NUTRITION FUND 2,370.60 Anderson-Erickson-Milk/Supplies Britt Food Center-Supplies 44.53 Earthgrains Co-Bread 604.60 Godfather’s Exterminating-Service 135.00 Iowa Prison Industries-Supplies 1,044.00 Keck, Inc.-Commodities 1,083.52 Martin Bros. Distributing Co.-Supplies 9,133.62 Mcclement, Jessica -Refund 274.70 Swenson’s Hardware 125.98 -Supplies And Parts Fund Total: 14,816.55 Checking Account Total: 14,816.55 Published in The Leader on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016

Donald R. Anderson TR, Judith A. Anderson TR; SE T96N, R26W, Section 23 as desc. 12-9. WD – Donald R. Anderson, Judith A. Anderson to Donald R. Anderson Joint Rev Tr, Judith A. Anderson Rev Tr, Donald R. Anderson TR, Judith A. Anderson TR; SE T96N, R26W, Section 23 as desc. 12-9. TR – Raymond J. Brcka Est to Marjorie D. Brcka; NW T96N, R24W, Section 34 as desc.; SW T96N, R24W, Section 27 as desc. 12-9. WD – Michael Muth, Ramona R. Muth to Gerardo C. Ibarra, Elizabeth Zamago Ibarra, Elizabeth Ibarra Zamago; Britt 22 2203-Maple Hill Addition, Lot 5, Blk 2 as desc. 12-9. CO DEED – Betty G. Neuberger Est, Celeste L. Ehrecke EX to Jonathan J. Suntken; Klemme 27 2704-Gruetzmacher Bros and Hanson’s Subdivision of Out Lot No 6 of Klemme’s 1st Addition, Lots 1 & 2, Blk 4 as desc. 12-9. WD – Mark A. Hennigar, Stephanie Hennigar to Amy Otto; Kanawha 26

Sheriff Sale NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S LEVY AND SALE IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR HANCOCK COUNTY STATE OF IOWA HANCOCK COUNTY FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VS GARY A. SANDELL AND PARTIES IN POSSESSION Iowa Disrict Court Hancock County Case# EQCV019496 Civil# 16-000621 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 judgment. The Property to be sold is LOT FIVE (5), AND THE NORTH HALF (N 1/2) OF LOT SIX (6), IN BLOCK FIFTEEN (15), TOWN OF GARNER, HANCOCK COUNTY, IOWA Property Address: 715 GROVE AVENUE, GARNER, IA 50438 The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 02/01/2017 Sale Time 10:00 Place of Sale HANCOCK COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 855 STATE ST, GARNER, IA 50438 This sale not subject to Redemption. Judgment Amount $29,440.36 Costs $3,730.62 Accuring Costs PLUS Interest $853.97 Sheriff’s Fees Pending Attorney: BENJAMIN HOPKINS 1350 NW 138TH ST, STE 100 CLIVE, IA 50325 (515) 222-9400 Date: 12/05/2016 Scott E. Dodd Hancock County Sheriff Published in The Leader on Wednesday, Dec. 21 and Dec. 28, 2016

2601-Original Town-Kanawha, Blk 3 as desc. 12-9. WD – PS Rentals LLC to Kimberly Ann Hennings; Garner 21 2101-Original Town, Lot 5, Blk 11 as desc. 12-12. WD – Dianne Paca, Kenneth Paca, Jacquelyn Ellingrod, William W. Ellingrod to Jacquelyn D. Ellingrod; NE T96N, R23W, Section 33 as desc. 1212. WD – Jacquelyn Ellingrod, William W. Ellingrod, Dianne Paca, Kenneth Paca to Dianne L. Dethmers Paca, Dianne L. Paca Dethmers; NE T96N, R23W, Section 33 as desc. 12-12. CO DEED – Leonard J. Carter Jr. Est, Deborah J. Alvey EX to Deborah

J. Alvey; Crystal Lake 23 2301-Original Town-Crystal Lake, Lots 1-3, Blk 23 as desc. 12-12. CO DEED – Dean R. Gambell Est, Ryan L. Gambell CO EX, Michael D. Gambell CO EX to Ryan L. Gambell, Michael D. Gambell, Jessica M. Cahoon, Jessica M. Springer, Nathan A. Gambell; NW T97N, R23W, Section 19 as desc. 12-12. CO DEED – Dean R. Gambell Est, Ryan L. Gambell CO EX, Michael D. Gambell CO EX to Laura Kunkel LE, Ryan L. Kunkel LE, Masen Gambell, Mason Gambell; SE NW T97N, R24W, Section 11 as desc. 12-12.

Proceedings: Hancock Co.

HANCOCK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS December 12, 2016 Garner, Iowa The Hancock County, Iowa, Board of Supervisors met in adjourned session on the above captioned date pursuant to adjournment with Supervisors Florence (Sis) Greiman, Ron Sweers, and Jerry J. Tlach present. Absent: none. The minutes of December 5, 2016 meeting were read and approved. On a joint teleconference with Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors, Casey Callanan and Phil Dougherty, Absent: Jay Urdahl, and Hancock County Board of Supervisors, Florence (Sis) Greiman, Ron Sweers, and Jerry Tlach, motion by Supervisor Sweers, seconded by Supervisor Callanan, the Joint Board gave approval to the following: tentatively approved Engineer Don Etler’s report for the establishment of a new joint drainage district and set time and date for a formal hearing with landowners to be held on March 27, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the basement of the Law Enforcement Center. Ayes: Sweers, Tlach, Callanan, Dougherty. Nays: none. Abstain: Greiman. Motion carried. At a joint meeting with Winnebago County Board of Supervisor, Bill Jensvold, Absent: Terry Durby and Mike Stensrud and Hancock County Board of Supervisors, Florence (Sis) Greiman, Ron Sweers, and Jerry Tlach, motion by Supervisor Tlach, seconded by Supervisor Jensvold, and carried unanimously, the Joint Board gave approval to the following: Continuation of the formal hearing with landowners of Joint Drainage District No. 37-39 to January 9, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the basement of the Law Enforcement Center. On motion by Supervisor Greiman, seconded by Supervisor Tlach, the Board gave approval to the following: Amendment to agreement dated July 26, 2013 between Pictometry International Corp. and Hancock County, IA in the amount of $112,591.90. Ayes: Sweers, Tlach. Nays: Greiman. Motion carried. Motion made by Supervisor Greiman to enter into closed session pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.5 (1)(i), to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance, or discharge is being considered and to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation. The motion was seconded by Supervisor Tlach and the vote was unanimous to hold a closed session pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.5 (1) (i). The closed session was requested by the individual. Persons present were Supervisors Greiman, Sweers, and Tlach, Auditor Eisenman and Adam Clemons. The Board of Supervisors entered into closed session. Minutes were taken and a tape recording made. The closed session was later concluded by agreement of

the parties and the Board of Supervisors came back into open session. The recording and minutes were sealed and secured in an envelope, and no person will be permitted to examine them without a court order. Motion made by Supervisor Tlach to enter into closed session pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.5 (1)(i), to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance, or discharge is being considered and to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation. The motion was seconded by Supervisor Greiman and the vote was unanimous to hold a closed session pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.5 (1)(i). The closed session was requested by the individual. Persons present were Supervisors Greiman, Sweers, and Tlach, Auditor Eisenman, and Pat Gorman. The Board of Supervisors entered into closed session. Minutes were taken and a tape recording made. The closed session was later concluded by agreement of the parties and the Board of Supervisors came back into open session. The recording and minutes were sealed and secured in an envelope, and no person will be permitted to examine them without a court order. On motion by Supervisor Tlach, seconded by Supervisor Greiman, and carried unanimously, the Board gave approval to the following: Set January 9, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. as the date and time for the completion of work hearing for Drainage District No. 65 Upper Main Open Ditch Repairs. On motion by Supervisor Greiman, seconded by Supervisor Tlach, and carried unanimously, the Board gave approval to the following: Approved the plans and specifications for Drainage District No. 6 and Drainage District No. 6 Lateral 4 Open Ditch Repairs and set the date and time for opening of bids for Drainage District No. 6 and Drainage District No. 6 Lateral 4 Open Ditch Repairs for January 19, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. and set the date and time for awarding of the bid for Drainage District No. 6 and Drainage District No. 6 Lateral 4 Open Ditch Repairs for January 23, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. Signed quote from Electronic Engineering for courthouse security for the outside doors of the courthouse including the key fobs not included in the total price of the quote from December 5, 2016 meeting in the amount of $15,267 plus the additional cost for added cable not to exceed $16,500. No further business to come before the Board, motion made to adjourn at 3:53 p.m. by Supervisor Greiman and carried. All Supervisors present voting, “Aye,” session to adjourn and will meet again on December 15, 2016. ATTEST: Michelle K. Eisenman, Auditor Ron Sweers, Chair Published in The Leader on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016

Hancock County Notice to Bidders NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Auditor of Hancock County at 855 State Street, Garner, Iowa on the 19th of January, 2017 before 10:00 a.m. for the furnishing of materials and construction of Main Open Ditch and Lateral No. 4 Repairs, Drainage District No. 6 in Hancock County, Iowa. At the above time and place all bids received by the Auditor of Hancock County will be opened and publicly read with the results being reported to the Board of Supervisors of Hancock County at their meeting on January 23, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. at which time the Board of Supervisors may take action on the proposals submitted or at such time as may then be fixed. The general description of types of construction and their limits for which bids will be received shall be as follow: Division I – Main Open Ditch 1. Clearing and Grubbing 1 LS 2. Remove Fence 750 LF 3. Open Ditch Excavation 300.1 STA 4. Spoil Bank Leveling-Two Sides 300.1 STA 5. Riprap 40 TN 6. Seed and Fertilize Open Ditch 300.1 STA 7. CMP, Surface Drain, 18” Dia. 280 LF 8. CMP, Surface Drain, 24” Dia. 80 LF 9. CMP, Surface Drain Apron, 18” Dia. 7 EA 10. CMP, Surface Drain Apron, 24” Dia. 2 EA 11. CMP, Tile Extension, 12” Dia. 260 LF 12. CMP, Tile Extension, 15” Dia. 160 LF 13. CMP, Tile Extension, 18” Dia. 40 LF 14. CMP, Tile Extension, 24” Dia. 20 LF 15. Geotextile Fabric 60 SY 16. Associated Work and Miscellaneous Items Related Thereto Division II – Lateral No. 4 1. Clearing and Grubbing 1 LS 2. Open Ditch Excavation 106.4 STA 3. Spoil Bank Leveling-Two Sides 106.4 STA 4. Riprap 36 TN 5. Seed and Fertilize Open Ditch 106.4 STA 6. CMP, Surface Drain, 24” Dia. 34 LF 7. CMP, Surface Drain Apron, 24” Dia. 2 EA 8. CMP, Tile Extension, 12” Dia. 80 LF 9. CMP, Tile Extension, 21” Dia. 40 LF 10. Geotextile Fabric 55 SY 11. Associated Work and Miscellaneous Items Related Thereto Division III – Private Crossing 1. Remove and Install 72” CMP Private Crossing 1 LS A more detailed description of the kinds and approximate quantities of materials and types of construction for which bids will be received are set forth in the Bid Form included in the project manual prepared by I+S Group, Inc. of Algona, Iowa, which, together with the proposed form of contract, have heretofore been approved by the Board, and are now on file for public examination in the office of the Hancock County Auditor, and are by this reference made part hereof as

though fully set out and incorporated herein. The Board of Supervisors reserve the right to waive any and all technicalities and/or irregularities, to reject any and all bids, to reject bids that they find to be unbalanced between bid items and to defer acceptance of any bid for a period not to exceed thirty-five (35) calendar days from the date of letting. Bids will be received to complete all parts of the proposed project which work will be covered under one contract. Each bid shall be in writing on a form furnished by the Drainage District; must be filed with the Auditor in a sealed envelope plainly identified and addressed to the Auditor, Hancock County, Iowa and must be accompanied by a bid security in a separate sealed envelope. The bid security shall be a bid bond of the form specified in the Bidding Information and Contract Forms. The bid security shall be made payable to the Auditor or their order, at their office; in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the bid. The bid security must not contain any conditions either in the body or as an endorsement thereon. The bid security of the successful bidder will be held as a guarantee and not returned until after he has entered into a contract in accordance with his bid. Such bid security shall be forfeited to the Drainage District as liquidated damages in the event the successful bidder fails or refuses to enter into a contract within fifteen (15) days after receipt of notice of award of the contract. The successful bidder shall be required to execute bonds with sureties approved by the Auditor in favor of Hancock County for the use and benefit of Drainage District No. 6 and all persons entitled to liens for labor or material in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price of the work to be done; conditioned for the timely, efficient, and complete performance of the contract; and the payment, as they become due, of all just claims for labor performed and material used in carrying out the contract. All conditions of these bonds shall conform with those of the forms of bonds included in the Bidding Information and Contract Forms and shall remain in effect until one year after the date of final acceptance of the work by the Board of Supervisors. Payment for work done will be in accordance with estimates approved monthly by the Engineer and in Drainage Warrants issued by the Drainage District, which, if registered and stamped “not paid for want of funds”, shall bear interest at a rate fixed by the Board, not to exceed the maximum set by law in accordance with Chapter 468 of the Code of Iowa, as amended. Progress payments will be made in an amount equal to ninety percent (90%) of the work completed. Final payment will be made not less than thirty (30) days after completion of the work and acceptance by the Board, sub-

ject to the conditions and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 468 of the Code of Iowa, as amended. The work shall be completed on or before July 1, 2017. Liquidated damages in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per calendar day will be assessed the Contractor for each day that the work shall remain uncompleted after the end of the contract period with due allowance for extensions of the contract period due to conditions beyond the control of Contractor. By virtue of statutory authority, a preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa. In accordance with Iowa Statutes, a resident bidder shall be allowed a preference as against nonresident bidder from a state or foreign country if that state or foreign country gives or requires any preference to bidders from that state or foreign country, including but not limited to any preference to bidders, the imposition of any type of labor force preference, or any other form of preferential treatment to bidders or laborers from that state or foreign country. The preference allowed shall be equal to the preference given or required by the state or foreign country in which the nonresident bidder is a resident. In the instance of a resident labor force preference, a nonresident bidder shall apply the same resident labor force preference to a public improvement in this state as would be required in the construction of a public improvement by the state or foreign country in which the nonresident bidder is a resident. Failure to submit a fully completed Bidder Status Form with the bid may result in the bid being deemed nonresponsive and rejected. Copies of plans and specifications governing the construction of the proposed improvements and the form of contract are now on file in the office of the Hancock County, Iowa for examination by prospective bidders. The plans and specifications may be downloaded from the I+S Group website at www.is-grp.com. Copies may also be obtained from the Engineer for the project, I+S Group, Inc., 1609 U.S. Hwy 18 East, Algona, Iowa 50511, (515)-295-2980, upon deposit of one hundred dollars ($100.00) which shall be refunded upon the return of the plans and specifications within fourteen (14) days after award of the contract. If the plans and specifications are not returned in a reusable condition and within fourteen days after award of the contract, the deposit shall be forfeited. This notice is given by order of the Board of Supervisors of Hancock County acting as Trustees for Drainage District No. 6, Hancock County, Iowa. Michelle K. Eisenman, Auditor Hancock County Published in The Leader on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016 and Jan. 4, 2017

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