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INSIDE 2016 The Year in Sports

Briefly. A-P Dollars for Scholars to host Maid Rite fundraiser

PARKERSBURG — A-P Dollars for Scholars will host a fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m. before Aplington-Parkersburg’s basketball games against Denver on Friday, Jan. 6. Cost of the Maid Rite meal is a freewill donation.

Timothy Christian to host Spec ‘n Dicken supper

PARKERSBURG — Timothy Christian School will host its annual Spec ‘n Dicken supper Monday, January 9 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Veteran’s Memorial Building in Parkersburg. Cost of the meal is a free will offering.

County Conservation to host Hunter Education Field Day

The Butler County Conservation Board is offering a Hunter Education Field Day from 1:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at the Greene Community Center in Greene, Iowa. The program is designed to go along with the online Hunter Education Course and is available to students 12 and older. Participants must have completed the online portion of the course within 1-year prior to the Field Day and will be required to bring their online course voucher and one form of ID with them to the class. The program is limited to 30 participants and registration is required prior to the course. Registration can be found at: https://register-ed. com/programs/iowa/152-hunter-education-field-day-course and then searching for the course in Butler County, Iowa. Questions can be directed to Heery Woods Nature Center at 319-278-1130.

A-P High School to host parent-teacher conferences

PARKERSBURG — Aplington-Parkersburg High School will host parent-teacher conferences on Monday, Jan. 9 from 4 to 8 p.m. The conferences will be at the high school only.

Historical Society offers old PHS annuals

PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg Historical Society has a number of extra past Parkersburg High School annuals that it would like to get back into the hands of people who either lost theirs, gave it away or would like to have one to give to family. Anyone who is interested can contact us at 319-2310079 and make arrangements to pick annuals up. The Society is asking for a donation to the Historical Home to cover expenses of mailing if needed. A list of available annuals can be obtained from the Historical Society.

Local dignitaries join members of the Diamonds and Fields Committee in turning the first shovels of dirt at the new All-Play Ballpark complex on the south side of Parkersburg in late April. The first games could be played at the new complex by the end of 2017.

Positive headlines dominate 2016 By JOHN JENSEN Eclipse News-Review 2016 was a year to remember in Aplington, Parkersburg, New Hartford and surrounding areas not for what happened … but for what didn’t. It was an inherently positive year. A glance through the headlines in the Eclipse News-Review showed positive news both socially and economically each and every week. Not once all year was there a major fire and only once was there a major accident that found a spot on the front page. Even wild weather that devastated the northern half of Butler County in late September largely spared the southern half of the county while tornadoes that struck the area in late November did very little damage. Parkersburg’s continuing economic development was highlighted by a pair of major construction projects — a hotel and a ballpark complex on the city’s south side — as well as a number of housing starts. Elections were in the headlines throughout the year, from caucuses in early February to Donald Trump’s upset victory in the presidential election in November. Following is a review of stories that made headlines in what was a truly fascinating year.

January

Iowa’s first-ever school report card showed schools in both the Aplington-Parkersburg and Dike-New Hartford districts coming home with at least acceptable levels. Aplington Elementary rated “Commendable” on the six-tier scale while both the middle school and high school rated “Acceptable.” Butler County farm land values dropped for the second straight year, a 7.61 percent slip to $8,101 per acre. The drop was among the steepest in the state and pushed the county’s values down 11.5 percent from its record peak of $9,904 two years before. Parkersburg’s largest snowstorm of the year dropped 10 inches of snow on southern Butler County, closing schools and creating travel havoc. Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee made a stop at Parker Place in Parkersburg, greeting residents and supporters while presenting a short message. The Aplington City Council approved the purchase of a new ambulance that would replace the city’s 13-year-old unit. Fund-raising for the

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Virgil Lindaman is pictured with his family after being named Parkersburg’s Citizen of the Year. ambulance was in full swing by the end of the month. Kyle Rice was awarded Outstanding Cattleman and John Heeren received the Cattlemen’s Service Award at the annual Butler County Cattlemen’s Banquet. Derek Harken and Brett Steere were also honored at the banquet. The month wrapped up with presidential candidate Ted Cruz making a stop in New Hartford on his way to a victory in the statewide caucus in February. Cruz spoke for 30 minutes, energizing a crowd of Republican activists and Cruz supporters. “We’re bankrupting our kids and grandkids, our constitutional rights are under assault each and every day. Yet I want to tell you guys that something incredible is happening,” Cruz told the supporters.

February

Aplington’s skyline saw a significant change as a new water tower was constructed on the city’s south side. The project came after Iowa Department of Natural Resources officials required the city to boost its water pressure when it was inspecting its new water treatment plant. The water tower project would return to the headlines later in the year. Virgil Lindaman was named Parkersburg’s Citizen of the Year. The local native has been involved in the American Legion for more than 15 years, serving on the group’s Color and Honor Guards as well as assisting with the monthly pancake breakfasts. A pair of standout Aplington-Parkersburg athletes announced their fu-

In this week’s issue Obituaries ....................page 3 Opinion ........................page 4 Aplington News ..........page 5 Church News...............page 6

Sports .................page 11 - 12

ture plans, as seniors Davonius Reed and Nick Ellis signed Letters of Intent to play for the University of Northern Iowa during a dual signing ceremony. Ellis expected to play offensive line for the Panthers while Reed expected to play defensive line. Both redshirted for the Panthers this year. Both the Aplington-Parkersburg and Dike-New Hartford school districts continued their growth in 2016. D-NH saw an enrollment jump of 29.7 students from the 2014-15 school year to 2015-16 while A-P saw a jump of 19.2. Both were among the top increases in the North Iowa Cedar League. Presidential caucuses in Butler County saw record turnouts. Bernie Sanders topped eventual Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton by 16 percent in the county while Ted Cruz was favored by local Republican voters. Clinton, however, won the Parkersburg precinct (her only precinct victory in the county) while Marco Rubio and Donald Trump won one local Republican precinct each. The Diamonds and Fields ballpark complex became a reality in February when the Vision Iowa Committee approved its $290,000 grant request. A key component of the complex is a handicapped-accessible Miracle Field. Ground was broken on the complex later in the year. Aplington-Parkersburg School District staff members learned that they would be spared in the district’s budget cuts, which came instead by changing teacher leadership staff and cutting a section of fifth-grade. “(This) means the least amount of disruption; it keeps our programs close to what they are right now,” Superintendent Jon Thompson said of the decision. A-P speech students Brent Gibson, Liam Houlgrave, Joe Little and Mason Tyler earned the highest possible honor for a high school speech student, being named to perform at the All-State Speech Festival later in the month. Parkersburg residents also learned that they would see a tax rate decrease, at least from the city. “Next year our budget situation is good,” City Administrator Chris Luhring said. “Last year it was good, the previous years were good.”

March

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Members of the Aplington AmVets fire a 21-gun salute during Memorial Day services in the community.

Firefighters and members of the public push Engine 901 into its stall at the fire station during a wetdown ceremony. The new Parkersburg pumper replaces a 25-year-old engine.

New Hartford residents spoke both in favor of and against a subdivision planned for northwest of the commu-

Selected by Eclipse News-Review editorial staff 1) Parkersburg continues to grow at breakneck pace. The City of Parkersburg continued its growth of the past several years. The city’s most recent population estimate was 1,957 in 2014 (up from 1,870 in the 2010 census) and the city’s economic development director, Janice Johnson, estimated that population has likely topped 2,000. She said there were 15 lots sold in the Legend Trail Development last year and noted that both a new doctor and police chief will be coming to town in coming months. Investors also broke ground on a new hotel in Parkersburg that will also be located adjacent to the golf course. 2) Elections dominate headlines The election cycle dominated headlines through much of the year, from the February caucuses to November’s general election. Republican presidential candidates Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz made stops in southern Butler County during the January push to the Feb. 1 Iowa Caucuses, with Cruz’ efforts helping him win the county. Later in the year, attention turned to county races where Auditor Lizbeth Williams won reelection but Supervisor Rex Ackerman did not. 3) Diamonds and Fields becomes a reality The Diamonds and Fields project became a reality in Parkersburg early in the year when the Vision Iowa Board granted a $290,000 Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) Grant. The group broke ground on the project in April and had much of the dirt work completed at the facility by fall. The complex will feature Little League, baseball and soccer fields as well as just the third handicapped-accessible Miracle Field in the state of Iowa. 4) Issues plague new Aplington water tower Aplington’s water tower project dominated city council meetings throughout the year. The tower was put into place in January, though contractors had until Oct. 1 to get it online. That deadline was missed and the tower had yet to provide water to the city as of mid-December. 5) D-NH senior sets state rushing record Dike-New Hartford senior Trent Johnson rushed into the record books in late October, becoming the most prolific rusher in Iowa high school football history. Johnson set the career mark with a school-record 424-yard performance in a first-round playoff game against Southeast Valley and finished his career with a state-record 7,653 yards.

nity. Todd Hunemuller requested that the Butler County Planning and Zoning Commission allow him to subdivide a 21-acre section of his own property into four- to five-acre lots to sell. He told the commission that he has

6) Aplington builds new veterans memorial The Aplington AmVets placed a new memorial to veterans at Pleasantview Cemetery. The memorial honors those who served in all five military branches and was placed alongside a memorial honoring soldiers who fought at Iwo Jima that had been placed in the cemetery in 2015. 7) Wild weather brings Butler County flooding, late November tornado Southern Butler County escaped largely unscathed from a pair of fall weather systems that brought floods and tornadoes. A weather system that sat over northern Butler County in late September brought severe flooding to the northern half of the county, causing damage in Greene, Clarksville, Shell Rock and surrounding rural areas. Closer to home, a rare series of severe thunderstorms in the final week of November brought three funnel clouds and one confirmed tornado to the Parkersburg area, causing minor tree and roof damage as well as damage to one shed. 8) A-P Schools on solid financial ground following spring budget cuts The Aplington-Parkersburg School District found solid financial ground after being forced to make budget cuts in the spring. The cuts included a section of fifth grade, part of which had to be replaced late in the year, as well as contract modifications to a pair of employees. Later in the year, however, Superintendent Jon Thompson reported that the district did not expect to need more cuts for at least a couple of years, though the district was also considering offering early retirement in 2017 as school funding growth is expected to slow. 9) Local farmland values continue historic slide Local farmland values dropped for the third straight year, the first time that has happened since values crashed in the 1980s, that according to the Iowa State University Land Value Survey. Since their historic peak of $9,904 per acre in 2013, values have dropped 23.3 percent to an average of $7,596 per acre. 10) New subdivision approved in rural New Hartford The Butler County Board of Supervisors approved a proposed new subdivision plan for rural New Hartford. The 25-acre plot along Butler Avenue would have residential lots.

owned the property since 1997 and that his family has planted approximately 30,000 trees on it.

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Year in Review from page 1 The A-P drama department presented its spring play, “Haphazardly Ever After.” The play was a story about King Barnabas and Queen Mildred who are tired of their grown bratty children and want them out of the house. Dike-New Hartford earned a spot in the boys’ state basketball tournament for the first time since 2013, advancing as the state’s only undefeated team and as the top seed in the Class 2A tournament. The Wolverines’ run at state ended quickly, however, as they were upset in the first round of a tournament that featured many upsets. The Ed Thomas Mr. Football Award, presented by the Iowa Newspaper Association and named for the former A-P football coach, took a spot in the Iowa Hall of Pride in Des Moines. Parkersburg’s new fire truck neared completion at a factory in Wisconsin. The truck would be delivered later in the month and dedicated during the summer. The Aplington-Parkersburg School Board again debated budget reductions, opting for savings through early retirement and reduced contracts for two employees as well as reducing a section of fifth-grade, drawing concern from teachers at the school. “I just don’t know if this one cut in one year is going to be worth it,” teacher Kerri Mohwinkle said. “This is the last chance to get to those kids (before they

go to Middle School).” The change would later prove problematic after additional fifth-graders came to the district, forcing the district to consider hiring third fifth-grade teacher, though only on a part-time basis. Parkersburg’s first Christian Reformed Church celebrated its 125th anniversary. The church held its first meetings at the local Methodist Church before building a facility of its own. Activities included a presentation from retired Dordt College Professor James Schaap about the Christian Reformed Church as well as visits from former pastors and a formal sit-down dinner. A pair of local women were selected to the Iowa Great Nurses list. Aplington’s Brenda Poppens and New Hartford’s Lara Kyhl, both employees at the Waverly Health Center, were part of a list of 100 nurses statewide. The Butler County Fair Board announced that Diamond Rio would headline entertainment at the June 2126 fair. Other entertainment included the annual Night of Destruction, Chuckwagon racing, the Scrambles Event and Figure-8 racing.

April

The Aplington-Parkersburg dance team performed to a full house during its annual spring show at the high school. The event featured 21 routines ranging from Kick and Prop to a fun

Dave Schneiderman and his daughter Sidney take a mock selfie during the Father-Daughter routine at the Aplington-Parkersburg High School dance show April 2.

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Aplington crowed Ellie Uhlenhopp (center) as Miss Aplington while Korrigan Hippen was named first runner-up, Erin Folken second runner-up and Atlanta Groeneveld Miss Congeniality. Pictured left to right are Hippen, Groenevld, Uhlenhopp, Folken and 2015 Miss Aplington Hanna Haugstad. routine involving the girls’ fathers. “It was great show and it was a great crowd,” Senior captain Emily Herter said. “We made a couple of mistakes but it was all about the smiles and having a good time as a group.” Parkersburg residents learned that they would see increased water and sewer rates. Deputy City Clerk Jan Thomas said a home using 12,000 gallons of water per quarter will see an approximate increase of $15 between their water and sewer bills. She said the increase comes as the City looks to keep ahead of money that will be needed for future equipment upgrades. Aplington officially met its fund-raising goal for its new ambulance, just days after the city took delivery of the vehicle. In all, the fund-raising committee raised $75,000 toward purchase of the unit, which replaced a 13-yearold ambulance. Parkersburg was again named a Tree City USA community, earning recognition for its commitment to the management of public trees. To earn the award a community must have either a city forester or an active tree committee. It also must spend at least $2 per capita on trees. Parkersburg was one of 81 Iowa communities to earn the designation. Parkersburg’s Molli Wise was named National American Miss Iowa Teen. Wise, 19, had competed in the pageant for the past five years, finishing as high as third runner-up before winning last year. “This is my last year eligible, so that made (winning) an even bigger surprise,” she said. “All my hard work paid off.” Aplington-Parkersburg cross country and track standout C.J. May announced that he would continue his running career at UNI. The state cross country champion initially announced he would only run for the Panther track and field team, though he was also a contributor to the Panther cross country team this fall. Aplington residents caught a break when the city announced a 1.5 percent tax rate decrease. After initially projecting a possibly large increase in the rate, though the city was able to reduce the rate by not levying for insurance. Diamonds and Fields broke ground on its new ballpark complex in Parkersburg. The complex will provide eight ball fields, including three baseball diamonds, a baseball field, three soccer fields and its centerpiece, an all-weather Miracle Field that will be handicapped accessible. The field will be the third of its kind in Iowa and first outside the Des Moines area.

May

The Parkersburg City Council discussed three new TIF projects, including Wood Vision’s expansion and a downtown project to renovate a pair of residential units. Local athletes competed in the Drake Relays. A-P’s C.J. May placed sixth in the 3,200-meter run while Dike-New Hartford took sixth in a pair of relays at the all-star event. Investors announced their intention to bring a hotel to Parkersburg, the

city’s first in several decades. An investor explained that a local group caught wind that investors from outside the area were considering building in the city and wanted to get ahead of the curve. “We caught wind of that and felt ‘If there’s really a need, we need to do some digging.’” The Aplington-Parkersburg School Board approved wage increases after successful negotiations with its teacher’s union. The 3.254 percent increase was near the North Iowa Cedar League average according to Superintendent Jon Thompson. The Aplington City Council rejected an abatement request from a new home owner hoping to recoup costs incurred to the property by a previous home owner. A-P Dollars for Scholars honored long-time trustee Kate Humphrey by renaming its endowment scholarship in her honor during its annual senior awards night. DFS awarded $89,050 in scholarships during the event. The Aplington-Parkersburg High School Class of 2016 celebrated the places they would go. Erin Folken was named valedictorian of the class while C.J. May was salutatorian. Aplington residents celebrated Memorial Day in the presence of a new memorial. The memorial honoring soldiers in all five branches of military service was placed in Pleasantview Cemetery alongside the Iwo Jima Memorial that was placed in the cemetery a year before. “This is to finish off everything and to honor all the troops that served and died and all those that will serve and will die,” AmVets Post No. 102 Commander Paul Weber said. “This is giving back.”

June

Three long-time teachers said their final goodbyes to the local school district as classes ended in early June. Longtime elementary resource teacher Fayth Walton, high school English teacher Nina Schmitz and middle school/high school science teacher Becky Lievens combined for more than 60 years of teaching. “I feel like I’ve done almost anything that’s possible to do connected to English in a high school,” Schmitz said of her time at A-P. “It’s been enjoyable. The students really make it worth coming.” Captain Justin Foote delivered a powerful Memorial Day message in Parkersburg while Master Sgt. Thomas Heckman, the director of the Butler County Veterans Affairs, spoke in Aplington. The Aplington-Parkersburg High School band played at both ceremonies and both featured traditional ceremony associated with the day honoring those who gave the ultimate sacrifice during combat. Congressman Steve King (R, Kiron) made a visit to Parkersburg in advance of his primary battle against Sioux City businessman Rick Bertram later in the month. New Hartford Elementary P.E. teacher Jann Miller said her final goodbyes after 37 years teaching at the school. “It’s been a great ride here, that’s for sure,” she said.

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s e t o N n o c l a F Thursday, January 5 Junior High Wrestling at Wapsie Valley, 4:15 p.m. Freshman/JV Girls’ and Boys’ basketball at West Marshall, 4:30 p.m. Varsity Girls’ and Basketball at West Marshall, 6:15 p.m. Wrestling Double Dual with AGWSR at Wapsie Valley, 6:30 p.m. Friday, January 6 Junior High Boys’ Basketball vs. AGWSR (at Aplington), 4:15 p.m. Junior High Girls’ Basketball at AGWSR (at Wellsburg), 4:15 p.m. Freshman/JV Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball vs. Denver, 4:30 p.m. Dollars for Scholars Supper, 5-7 p.m. (at high school) Varsity Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball vs. Denver, 6:15 p.m. Saturday, January 7 High School NCIBA Honor Band Freshman boys’ basketball at Grundy Center, 10 a.m. Varsity Wrestling at Ames Invitational, 10 a.m. Winter Dance, 8 p.m. Monday, January 9 P/T Conferences 9-12 Grade HS P/T Conferences, 4 p.m. Seventh- and Eighth-grade boys’ basketball at Union, 4:15 p.m.

Seventh- and Eighth-grade girls’ basketball at Union, 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, January 10 Freshman/JV Girls’ and Boys’ basketball at Jesup, 4:30 p.m. Varsity Girls’ and Boys’ basketball at Jesup, 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, January 11 Early Out (professional development) Thursday, January 12 7th- and 8th-grade girls’ basketball vs. Wapsie Valley, 4:15 p.m. 7th- and 8th-grade boys’ basketball at Wapsie Valley, 4:15 p.m. Junior High wrestling at East Marshall, 4 p.m. Wrestling double dual vs. Jesup, East Marshall, 6 p.m. Friday, January 13 Freshman/JV Girls’ and Boys’ basketball at Union, 4:30 p.m. Varsity Girls’ and Boys’ basketball at Union, 6:15 p.m. Saturday, January 14 Middle School Karl King Honor Band Varsity wrestling at South Hardin/ BCLUW Tournament (at Eldora), 9 a.m. Freshman girls’ basketball at Hampton-Dumont, 9 a.m. Speech Night, 7 p.m.

s e t o N e n i r e v l o W Thursday, January 5 Junior High Wrestling at South Hardin, 4:15 p.m. Varsity Wrestling (with BCLUWSouth Hardin) at Hudson, 6:30 p.m. Friday, January 6 Boys’ JV Basketball vs. Union, 4 p.m. Girls’ JV Basketball vs. Union, 4 p.m. Freshman Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball vs. Union, 5 p.m. Varsity Girls’ Basketball vs. Union, 6:15 p.m. Varsity Boys’ Basketball vs. Union, 7:45 p.m. Saturday, January 7 NCIBA Band Festival @ Iowa Central Community College Girls’ JV Basketball at Clayton Ridge Tournament, 8:30 p.m. Robotics kickoff at Cedar Falls, 9 a.m. JV wrestling at GRNT Tournament (@ Reinbeck), 9 a.m. Varsity wrestling at GRNT Tournament (@ Reinbeck), 11 a.m. JV Girls’ Basketball at Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 1 p.m. Varsity Girls’ Basketball at Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 2:30 p.m. Monday, January 9 Girls’ 8th/7th basketball at Denver, 4:15 p.m. Boys’ 8th/7th basketball vs. Denver, 4:15 p.m. Boys’ JV Basketball vs. Wapsie Valley, 4:30 p.m. Girls’ JV Basketball vs. Wapsie

Valley, 4:30 p.m. Varsity/JV Wrestling Tournament at BCLUW, 5 p.m. Boys’ Freshman Basketball vs. Cedar Falls Holmes, 5:30 p.m. Girls’ Varsity Basketball vs. Wapsie Valley, 6:15 p.m. Boys’ Varsity Basketball vs. Wapsie Valley, 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, January 10 Boys’ JV Basketball at Columbus Catholic, 4:30 p.m. Girls’ JV Basketball at Columbus Catholic, 4:30 p.m. Girls’ Varsity Basketball at Columbus Catholic, 6:15 p.m. Boys’ Varsity Basketball at Columbus Catholic, 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, January 11 Early Out (professional development) Thursday, January 12 Girls’ 8th/7th basketball vs. Janesville, 4:15 p.m. Boys’ 8th/7th basketball at Janesville (Seventh grade first), 4:15 p.m. Junior High wrestling at East Marshall, 4:15 p.m. Varsity/JV wrestling vs. New Hampton, Wapsie Valley, Denver at UNI West Gym, Cedar Falls Friday, January 13 Boys’ JV Basketball at Waverly-Shell Rock, 6:15 p.m. Boys’ Varsity Basketball at Waverly-Shell Rock, 7:45 p.m. Saturday, January 14 Varsity Wrestling at Osage Tournament, 10 a.m.

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Year in Review from page 2 The Brown Bag Book Club will meet next Monday, January 9, at noon. The book being discussed is: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. All are welcomed to attend! New Fiction: The Hawaiian Quilt by Wanda Brunstetter; A Will, A Way, and a Wedding by Melody Carlson, The Cherished Quilt by Amy Clipston, The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald, Egg Drop Dead by Laura Childs, Expecting to Die by Lisa Jackson, Sewn With Joy by Tricia Goyer, The Undoing of Saint Silvanus by Beth Moore. New Non-Fiction: Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series Champions Calendar of Events: Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25 Wednesday Morning Story Time 10-11 am

Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30 Clothes Closet 6-7:30 pm Jan. 9 Friends of the Library Meeting 8:30 am Jan. 9 Brown Bag Book Club at noon. Jan. 11 Library Board Meeting 4:45 pm. Jan. 11, 25 W.O.W. (Wacky-OutWednesdays) 1:00-3:00 pm No Pajama Storytime in January. Library Hours: Monday 10-8 Tuesday 10-5:30 Wednesday 10-8 Thursday 10-5:30 Friday 10-5:30 Saturday 10-1 Website: http://www.parkersburg.lib. ia.us Email: library@parkersburg.lib.ia.us Phone: 319-346-2442

SENIOR FOOT CLINICS January 2017 Butler County Public Health Foot Clinics for the month of January have been scheduled. Appointments are required for patients to come to the clinic to have their toenails trimmed by an RN on a monthly basis. A fee of $20 will be charged for this service. Home visits will be $25. Appointments will be taken beginning at 9 a.m. and may be made by calling Butler County Public Health at 319267-2934. Wednesday, January 4 – The Mead-

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Carryover county extension council members whose terms expire at the end of 2018 are Glenn Johnson of Parkersburg, Ryan Bakker of Steamboat Rock, Janelle Koenigsfeld of Reinbeck, Terry Johnston of Parkersburg and Joe Dier of Grundy Center. Council members elected in November will begin their terms in January and the council will meet in early January to elect officers. The extension council is the county’s governing body of Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Extension council members hire county staff, manage the county extension budget and help determine programming. The county extension office is located at 703 F Avenue, Suite 1, Grundy Center. Learn more at www. extension.iastate.edu/grundy. Elected council members and offices in every county uniquely position ISU Extension and Outreach to move the state forward. Last year more than 1 million people directly benefited from ISU Extension and Outreach programs. These programs help citizens solve critical issues affecting their lives. ISU Extension and Outreach and county extension councils together are building a strong Iowa.

The Butler County Board of Supervisors signed off on the proposed New Hartford subdivision project, with only brief comment during a public hearing about the matter. Ellie Uhlenhopp was crowned Miss Aplington and Kylie Kyhl Miss New Hartford during contests at the communities’ annual celebrations. Jerry Orr was named Aplington’s Citizen of the Year as a reward for his long-time involvement in community projects. “I did not expect that at all,” he said. “Everything I’ve ever done I’ve done as part of groups so I didn’t think I needed to be singled out at all. It was an honor to be selected.” Greg Barnett upset incumbent County Supervisor Rex Ackerman in a Republican primary contest. Other primary races came out as expected, with most incumbents running unopposed. An exception to that was in the County Auditor race, where incumbent Lizbeth Williams held off Parkersburg’s Jenee Simon. Parkersburg’s Rod Truax was honored for completing 10 years of service as a National Weather Service Cooperative Weather Observer. His job with the NWS is to provide rain and snowfall information that becomes part of the Weather Service records. The Butler County Fair completed a successful six-day run that included the return of a poultry show for the first time in two years. The poultry show was cancelled in 2015 due to the state’s bird flu epidemic, though a state ban on poultry exhibitions was lifted at the beginning of 2016, allowing the show to happen.

July

The Butler County Relay for Life held its annual event at the Fairgrounds in Allison. Twenty-two teams took place in the event, which featured Clarksville’s Blake Rottink as its featured survivor. The Parkersburg Fire Department put its new pumper into service with an official wetdown ceremony. The new truck replaced a front-line unit that had been purchased nearly 25 years ago and that will remain in service as a second-out truck. “The firemen had a lot of time and planning figuring out what they wanted, what they needed, what we could do for them,” Mayor Perry Bernard said. “The City Council had a huge part in this, (City Administrator) Chris Luhring had a huge part in this.” The Parkersburg Rotary Club broke ground on a renovated Rotary Park. The park, located behind the Kothe Memorial Library, features a sitting wall and paved circle patio featuring the Rotary logo. Parkersburg Police Chief Scott Schrage announced his resignation effective in August. Schrage had served 12 years in the department and was later announced as a manager at Legend Trail and the new hotel. The A-P School Board had an awkward situation on its hands after a pair of the school’s softball fans were in an altercation after a game in Hampton. The Board discussed beefing up its fan conduct policy but later decided to leave the policy as is and determine what action to take against fans on a case-by-case basis.

The following student was promoted to White Belt W/1 Yellow Stripe: Cole Burkley The following students were promoted to White Belt W/2 Yellow Stripes: Miyu Siems - Olivia Eilderts - Parker Rush - Lindy Aswegen The following student was pro-

Timothy Christian School Kelsey Tingle was crowned Parkersburg Queen during a ceremony at the Veteran’s Memorial Building during Parkersburg Fun Days. Events for a revamped Parkersburg Fun Days were announced. Events included a pair of parades, a bags tournament, talent show and the annual crowning of Miss Parkersburg. The annual Show and Shine Car Show was held the day after Fun Days. Butler County Emergency Management announced that it had purchased a drone to assist in search-and-rescue operations. Emergency Management Director Mitch Nordmeyer said the county became interested in a drone after seeing one used during a search operation in Bremer County earlier in the year. The drone was later put to use as the northern half of the county experienced severe flooding in September. Parkersburg and Aplington briefly discussed whether sharing a police department would be a good idea but ultimately decided to remain independent of one another. Kelsie Tingle was crowned Miss Parkersburg during a ceremony that was part of Parkersburg Fun Days. The ceremony was moved inside the Veterans Memorial Building due to weather that plagued the first night of the annual celebration. A-P schools entered the first year of Iowa’s Teacher Leadership and Compensation Program where effective teachers were rewarded with leadership opportunities and higher pay. The program also featured a mentoring program for young teachers and technology leads.

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January 3, 2007 The Butler County Cattlemen will hold their annual meeting and banquet Saturday, Jan. 13 at the Veteran’s Memorial Building in Parkersburg. Entertainment for this year’s event is renowned cowboy writer and storyteller Rich Krosch, whose material is easily understood and appreciated by the common folks who enjoy country life. To helps provide local children and families with a high quality child development program, Cargill is donating $4,000 to Kidquest Childcare and Preschool in Aplington. The Parkersburg Rotary will pick up Christmas trees in the city limits on Saturday, January 8. Sensei Karla Fuller was recently named Iowa’s representative for the American Karate Kung-Fu Federation. The life appointment is based on Fuller’s moral character and her commitment to the traditional teachings of the martial arts. One of her goals as a state representative will be to work with area schools and establish self-defense programs in their curriculums. Anniversaries - Richard and Virginia Ubben (52 years on Jan. 20) Obituaries - LeRoy Adelmund (Dec. 29, 2006); Alice Victor (Dec. 28, 2006); Carl Hoffman (Dec. 24, 2006); Harold Claus Miller (Dec. 23, 2006); Lorie Elliott Dooley (Dec. 23, 2006); Rosemary McIntire (Dec. 28, 2006)

TWENTY YEARS AGO

January 1, 1997 The Parkersburg Depot Park has become the recipient of some muchappreciated donations. Dee Holzfaster brought a very nice butterfly garden from an anonymous donor that will be put in the garden areas next spring. A second anonymous donor is financing a double and handicap-accessible restroom facility for the park. Aplington and New Hartford fifth-grade students are near completion of the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program with graduation in January. Butler County Deputy Sheriff Randy Spurr instucted the sevenweek course along with teachers Mrs. Parker (New Hartford) and Mrs. Mehmen (Aplington). Aplington Police Chief Mike Luze also helped in Aplington. The Butler County FSA Office has been informed by the Kansas City Commodity Office that Farmers Cooperative Company of Readlyn has increased storage space to 1,444,000 bushels by adding the facilty formerly known as the Shell Rock Elevator Company. Weddings - Kara Renee Hippen, Aplington, to Jason Andrew Peterson, Menononie, Wis. in St. Paul, Minn.

THIRTY YEARS AGO

January 7, 1987 Butler County Courthouse employees held a coffee for Ted Stubbe on Dec. 29. Stubbe’s term as a County Supervisor will expire on Jan. 1, 1987 after 16 years of service. For the first time in the history of Parkersburg’s Citizen of the Year award, the honor went to an organization at the Parkersburg Chamber of Commerce meeting Monday. Last year’s recipient, Dale VanEman, presented the distinguished award on behalf of the Chamber to Fire Chief Don Truax and Ambulance Chief Kendall Siems to honor the 27 firemen and five ambulance crew members. Effective Jan. 1, 2007, Medical Associates of Aplington will become the Aplington Medica Center, a property of Human Services Inc. of Allen Hospital in Waterloo. The announcement was made mutually by Tom Keel, administrator of Medical Associates of Cedar Falls, and Larry W. Pugh, president of Allen Memorial Hospital. Seven highway improvement projects in Butler County are listed in the Department of Transportation Improvement Program. Highway projects scheduled for 1997-1992 in Butler County include modernization of Highway 14 from Parkersburg to Highway 14, replacement of two bridges over small streams on Highway 14 and replacement of bridges on Highway 188 near Clarksville and Highway 3 near Allison.

FORTY YEARS AGO

January 5, 1977 The siren song of the shopping centers, discount stores and wide variety of other businesses in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls area is just too tempting for many Parkersburg people, so they spend a lot of money over there. But when it comes to restaurants, hardware stores, beauty shops, florists and jewelry stories, most money stays in Parkersburg. This information came to fore in a recent community survey conducted by community volunteers witht he help of the Butler County Extension Service. The Parkersburg Cub Scouts held their December pack meeting December 14. Den 1 presented the flag ceremony and Scouts exchanged gifts. David Cleary and Richard DeGroote received a second bead toward their badges. Anniversaries - Harland Wolfensperger (40 years on Jan. 9); Mr. and Mrs. John Rockwood (40 years on Jan. 16); Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Smith (25 years on Dec. 31, 1976); Mr. and Mrs. John Klooster (40 years on Jan. 1).

FIFTY YEARS AGO

January 4, 1966 At the organization meeting of the Parkersburg Town Council the resignation of Mrs. Keith Freese, a town clerk of Parkersburg, was accepted. Keith has accepted a new position in the fertilization business in Cresco. Lorne R. Worthington, Auditor of State, announced today that the 1965 annual audit of Butler County was completed and had been filed with the County Auditor for State for public inspection. Some of the most important comments included that the county did not invest idle cash balances until Oct. 22, 1965. The auditor said the investment program should have started much sooner. At the organization meeting of the county board of supervisors, Tuesday, Jan. 3 in Allison, W.H. Skiller of Clarksville was elected to serve as chairman of the Butler County Supervisors. Mr. Skinner is beginning his year on the board of supervisors. Other members of the Board are Steve Voss of Austinville and Cecil Starkweather of Greene.

By JOHN JENSEN Eclipse News Review One year can pass in the blink of an eye … or it can seem to last forever. For those of us at the Eclipse News-Review it was a lot of both – a fast year that that had its ups and a few downs that made for an interesting year. It was a year ago this week that Mid-America Publishing came to Parkersburg as new owners of the Eclipse News-Review after long-time local owners Leon and Becky Thorne headed into a much-deserved retirement. We all knew that the first year would come with both change as challenge, as the newspaper transitioned from a wonderful and successful mom-and-pop operation to one produced by a company that publishes more weekly papers than any other company in Iowa. We certainly hope the result has been successful. The biggest reason I came to Parkersburg was the opportunity to be in on the ground floor of something exciting. Having worked for Mid-America since 2010, I knew that the company wanted expanded news and sports coverage and would bring far more color to the paper than there had been before. I also knew that, as we transitioned to our wider press, the paper would be redesigned immediately. That first week was one of the hardest I’ve ever faced, but we got through it. With the changes we were making, I wondered how you (our readers) would react. Would you like the expanded news coverage that bumped a few items that had previously run on the front page to elsewhere in the paper? How would you feel about the different look to the paper? Most importantly, how would you react to the paper changing from local ownership to that of a company based out of town? Nearly to a T, the answers were positive. I have to give a lot of credit for that to the Thornes. They supported us since the day we came and continue to support us. I can’t thank them enough for that. It’s always a challenge coming someplace new, and I think that’s exaggerated in a situation like this. Instead of coming into a newsroom where others knew who people were and where the best places to look for stories were, for the most part we had to learn that by ourselves. That created challenges that we’re still working to overcome. It also doesn’t help that talking to people I don’t know, which is a key skill for a reporter, is really difficult for me. A challenge I had personally was balancing the side of me that likes strict policies that are constantly enforced consistently with the side of this business where you have to adjust to the environment. My strict stand on a few things upset some people, and there were certainly some things that I wish I had handled differently. I had to learn to find reasons that I could work with what people were used to instead of relying on what I had done in the past. One of the challenges that all small businesses face is placing the right people in the right spots, and it was certainly a challenge we faced. Every place I had worked before, I’d been in an office with someone above me making a lot of the split second decisions. Here that wasn’t the case. I had to learn to trust others I worked with and realize that my ideas weren’t always the best ideas. It took us most of the year to find an appropriate sports editor and just as long to find an appropriate account executive. With those spots finally filled, it feels like we have the opportunity to thrive now. All of those things said, however, I am proud of what we’ve done here at the Eclipse News-Review. I feel like we’ve improved the news product over what was here a year ago at this time and I feel like we’ve brought some warm and interesting stories to you our readers. This is undoubtedly an exciting time to live and work in Parkersburg and the surrounding areas. The community continues to grow, giving us ever more opportunity to tell people’s stories. I feel like the best is ahead for the community. The best is also undoubtedly ahead for our newspaper. We have set high goals for next year, not the least of which is to work with the community to help it grow. We hope to be able to bring you at least a few new features that you haven’t seen here before and undoubtedly hope to keep what we have been doing well going.

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It’s good to have goals right? We preach to our 4-H’ers goals before projects. That doesn’t always work out so well; I have asked many 4-Hers while judging what their goal was and they look at me like I sprouted horns! It’s then a “teachable moment” as I explain to them how important it is to establish what you want to learn and then decide how best to demonstrate that learning. So, in order to be a good example to others (primarily 4-Hers!) I am deciding now what I want to learn this year. There’s still so much I need to know and only so much time each year to learn it so I need to give some serious consideration as to what I need to learn first and foremost! This year, 2017, I want to learn about: 1) Soil health. I have long tried to convince farmers that the health of their soil is important and have not done as good a job as I’d like. I have signed up to attend a Soil Health Conference at Ames in February. I also have talked to Lawrence Green from NRCS about putting together a workshop here in Butler County to inform farmers how important it is and how they can achieve it. 2) Designing a replacement windbreak. I can do that by attending our Windbreak Meeting on February 14th from 1-3 pm here at the office. Dr. Jesse Randall will be coming from ISU and demonstrating the computer program that will help assist with that process. This is a free workshop and the program is really fantastic! 3) The Master Conservationist Program offered by ISU through Adam Janke. I need to learn how this program works and who I need to have at the planning table. DNR? Pheasants Forever? NRCS? Stay tuned for more information on this one! 4) Mastering the challenge of getting our Butler County Ag News and Butler County Families newsletters out to you, the residents of Butler County. I am not real tech savvy and this has been challenging for me. I will achieve this in 2017! 5) About the interest in our county for two proposed programs: a. Drainage Workshop, the two hour version b. Women in Ag Programming, I would love to get this off the ground and active in Butler County. Do I have the interest from women in the county? As you can tell, I plan to be busy and learning this year. I’m sure you’ve heard that we should all try and learn something new each and every day. Well, that’s pretty easy to do when you are in Extension & Outreach; there’s always so much to learn, so many people interested in teaching you and never enough time to accomplish all that needs to be done! Please join me in learning in 2017! If there’s something you want to learn, Extension & Outreach probably has a program to help you learn, but I can’t help you if you don’t let me know! As always you can email me at the address above or call me (319) 2672707.

Daughters of the American Revolution representatives, including speaker Ellie Senne (left) stand next to Susan Ensign’s marker that was dedicated in New Hartford’s Oak Hill Cemetery.

Year in Review from page 3 Legendary Wartburg College wrestling coach Jim Miller addressed Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District faculty during the first day of staff orientation for the upcoming school year. “Years ago I read a stat that 95 percent of Americans have been positively influenced by a teacher or coach in their lifetime,” Miller told the teachers. “So really, besides parenting, you’re in probably the most influential occupation in the world.” A Waterloo native was named manager of the Parker Place retirement community. Jake Bates grew up in the Cedar Valley and has focused on a career working with older people. “I’ve just always enjoyed being around elderly people,” he said. “A lot of my focus in school was on people with dementia, so with having the memory care here … people with dementia really interest me.” The County Board of Supervisors recognized the retiring Rosie Trees after she had worked in the County Engineer’s office for more than 30 years. “She’s seen a lot of changes in the courthouse, a lot of changes in the office and her knowing how to get things done in the office has been really important to me. For that, Rosie, thank you,” County Engineer John Ri-

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September

Incumbent County Supervisor Rex Ackerman announced an independent run for the Board after he lost a primary challenge to Plainfield’s Greg Barnett. Incumbent county auditor Lizbeth Williams also faced a general election fight after Allison’s Leslie Groen gathered enough signatures to be placed on the November ballot by petition. Julie Kneip assumed the lead role of Clerk of Court for Butler County following the retirement of Deb Bausman, who had been clerk in both Butler and Franklin Counties. New Hartford’s Log Cabin Learning Center got a boost as it dedicated a handicap-accessible ramp that makes the facility usable by the entire community. “We’ve got various people in our community who need a ramp to get in here, so we knew that had to be a top priority,” Carol Chapman, care of the New Hartford Lot Restoration Committee, said. Dike-New Hartford High School’s robotics team got a boost in September, as the school was awarded a $10,000 grant for the program from the Monsanto Corp.

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Maple Manor Wednesday January 4th - MMV: This morning we begin with exercising. After we finish up we will play some weekly trivia. This afternoon out Bible Study group will meet together with this week lesson. We will then have social hour. At 6:30 pm we will have some ladies time and do some manicures and finger polish! We enjoy being pampered sometimes! Assisted Living: At 2:00 pm we will gather for pie & ice cream! Home Delivered Meals: Garlic Roasted Pork, Rice Pilaf, Parmesan Roasted Broccoli, and Candy Bar Cheesecake. Thursday January 5th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; MMV Exercise is up this morning as usual! After exercise we will surf you tube and see what funny clips we can come up with. We forgot how funny Laurel & Hardy were! At 2:00 we will try something new. We read about Ripleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Believe it or not, but we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ever seen the videoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s! So today we will see what we can find! Katie will be here at 3:30 for our weekly group session! Tonight at 6:30 we will have some Golden Girls on television to watch. Assisted Living: At 1:30 pm we will gather and play some Dominoes! Home Delivered Meal: Oven Fried Chicken, Roasted Red Potatoes, Garlic Buttered Vegetables, & a Sherbet Cup. Friday January 6th -MMV: At

2:00 we will have BINGO! Aplington Baptist Church will be here to assist us! Thank you for coming in and helping! After Bingo we will have our social hour! This evening we will read through our chat packs for conversation! Assisted Living: Social Hour Tea Time will begin at 3:00 pm. Home Delivered Meals: Breaded Fish Filet, Baked Potato, Carrots, & Pecan Pie Bread Pudding. Saturday January 7th - MMV: At 1:00 we will be working on some craft projects. When we are finished there we will play some different board games. Cowboy Jim will be here at 6:30 pm. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to miss him!!! Assisted Living: Ice Cream Social begins at 5:30 pm! Home Delivered Meals: Pulled Pork on Bun, Spudster Potatoes, Green Beans, & an Ice Cream Sandwich. Sunday January 8th - MMV: We will have Coffee and Fellowship at 3:15pm. After that we will be joined by the Hitesville Gospel Hall for worship at 4:00pm. Thank you for taking time out of your busy day to help us! This evening at 7:30 pm we will be enjoying Sunday Night Football for those that would be interested! Home Delivered Meals: Twice Baked Chicken Breast, Mini Bakker Potatoes, Asparagus, & Pecan Pie. Monday January 9th - MMV: : We

Mark your calendars: Join us for Canvas Uncorked led by Aplington Artworks in the Community Center on Monday, January 23 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Check out our website or stop by the Library for more details. Pre-registration is required to ensure enough materials are available. Program fee is $25 which covers the cost of the canvas and painting supplies. Bingo Starts up Tuesday, January 31 at 1 p.m. Prizes are needed so drop those off today!

will start out with exercise at 10:30. After we finish that up, we will jump into a lesson with Homer Larsen. He is a fan favorite! At 2:00 Jerry & Myrt will be here amazing us with their wonderful music! At 3:00 we will settle down with some social hour. At 6:30 pm we will read through the paper looking for current events! Assisted Living: Bingo at 1:30 pm! Come on down and play! Home Delivered Meals: Salisbury Pepper Steak, Parsley Bu Noodles, Glazed Baby Carrots, & Candy Apple Dessert. Tuesday January 10th - MMV: We

will start out with exercise at 10:30. We will move on to some states and capital quizzes! It will be interesting to see how much we can still remember! At 2:00 we will enjoy cocktail hour with some wonderful snacks! At 6:30 we will pull out our extremely difficult adult coloring books and see what we can make! You might not believe how hard these can be! Assisted Living: At 5:30 our bible study group will gather! Home Delivered Meals: Baked Pork Chop, Sweet Potato Fluff, Broccoli Cuts, & Raspberry Crisp.

Year in Review from page 4 The Aplington-Parkersburg Honor Society inducted 11 new members in September, nine of whom are juniors who will be the face of the program for two years. Inductees included seniors David Eisentrager and Hailey Holven as well as juniors Grady Brungard, Hannah Cline, Brent Gibson, Heidi Haugstad, Ivy Nolte, Christian Olson, Clara Petersen, Sidney Schneiderman and Madeline Waller. The Aplington City Council learned that its water tower project would not be complete before the Oct. 1 due date. Contractor Brent Stansbury explained that there had been problems pulling the water lines for the project and said he hoped to have the tank online by the end of October. By mid-December, work still remained to get the tank operational. A local barn was again selected to be part of the Iowa Barn Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual tour. The Younker Family Heritage Farm, currently owned by the Mike Peterson family, was first built in the 1890s and used, at least from the 1930s on, as a dairy barn. It has been part of the Barn Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual tour for several years. The A-P School District appeared on solid financial footing according to a report presented to the School Board by Superintendent Jon Thompson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to make cuts at all this year,â&#x20AC;? Thompson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And then a year from now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably want to consider offering early retirement, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to make cuts then either. We have the district, I hope, in pretty good shape for the foreseeable future.â&#x20AC;? The Daughters of the American Revolution drew a small crown in New Hartford late in the month when they dedicated a repaired headstone belonging to the daughter of a Revolutionary War solider. Susan Ensignâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s headstone and marker were torn down during the tornado that swept north of New Hartford in 2008 and Ellie Senne, a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) Candle-Stick Chapter based out of Hampton made it her project to bring the headstone and marker back.

October

New leadership came to the A-P Food Pantry in the persons of Sandy Cox and her daughter Megan Kalkwarf. They took the reigns from long-time director Margaret Schuck, who retired from the position in August. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Knowing that we could lose this and knowing that up to 60 percent of our community uses it, no, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to be lost. We were going to take it over,â&#x20AC;? Kalkwarf said. A local group made efforts to keep promotional dollars for A-P athletics local. The Falcon Pride Club, led by local businessman and school board member Dave Schneiderman, sent letters to businesses inviting them to participate in a program that would provide footballs and basketballs to cheerleaders to throw out at games as well as other needed items for other extra-curricular groups and clubs. Local investors and officials broke ground on Parkersburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new hotel. Dubbed the Legend Trail Inn and Suites, the hotel will have more than 30 rooms and is being built by a mostly unnamed group of local investors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I keep telling people that this town is an amazing town and it has to do with the people in the town â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the dreams that people have, they make happen here. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outstanding and I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be prouder to be mayor at this time with everything thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on and how fast weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re growing,â&#x20AC;? Mayor Perry Bernard said. The Ed Thomas Leadership Academy entered its third year with an event that featured sessions led by Thomasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; son Aaron, his brother Greg, his friend Al Kerns and keynote speaker Ben Jacobson, head menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball coach at UNI. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It means a lot just to think that people thought enough of what (Ed) was trying to do to continue that,â&#x20AC;? Thomasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; widow Jan said of the academy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And it does speak to the fact that he really did touch a lot of people. I think he would be smiling big right now because this is exactly the kind of thing that he was all about.â&#x20AC;? The A-P marching band wrapped up a successful marching season with a strong showing at the State Marching Band Contest. Despite a group consisting largely of underclassmen, the band missed a Division I rating at state

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Todd Thomas, Scott Schrage, D.J. Ellis, Parkersburg Economic Development Director Janice Johnson, Parkersburg Mayor Perry Bernard throw the first shovels of dirt at the groundbreaking for the Legend Trail Inn and Suites. by a mere .2 points. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was really disappointing that we were just .2 points away, but I still think that overall the band got a I,â&#x20AC;? senior Mel Maskevich said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From where we started to where we got in our competition we got a I.â&#x20AC;? Mike Campbell celebrated 50 years as a member of Lions International, receiving a certificate and pin for the accomplishment. He began as a member of the Aplington Lions Club and was a charter member of the Parkersburg club. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was new in the community and it was a great way to meet people,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It worked out so good. I met so many good people through my membership in the Lions Club.â&#x20AC;? The Aplington-Parkersburg School District showed a smaller than expected increase of five students when official certified enrollment numbers were released. Superintendent Jon Thompson had earlier speculated that the number would be closer to 15, though he said the district had fewer open enrollees out than he had thought there were. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have more total kids in the district but our total count went up five.â&#x20AC;?

November

The A-P FFA chapter lent a helping hand to farmers busy in the fields during the harvest season, providing

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Beauty in the Rubble

My daily walk while we’re living in Mexico takes me on a path that reveals much of the beauty of God’s creation: birds singing in the trees, bees humming among the flowers, the wind whistling in the pines, and the grandeur of the hills and mountains, including Popocatepetl, the active volcano, looming and steaming 14 miles in the distance. But then I also pass by a pile of discarded slabs of concrete. It’s not as ugly as it sounds, however, for climbing all over the slabs are brilliant blue morning glory flowers. Slowly but surely the vines of the morning glory have crawled in their growing process over the ugly concrete pieces and decorated them with blue splashes of bloom. I’m distracted from seeing the ugly by being captivated by the beautiful! Oh, I still see the ugly broken concrete, but I choose to focus on the flowers. Always one to look for an analogy for living, I found one in this scene. There are countless other times as I journey through life, as I take one step after another day by day, when I have a similar choice. I can fixate on that which is wrong, disappointing, ugly, and frustrating, or I can focus on that which is right, hopeful, beautiful, and encouraging. Oh, it’s not that I should ignore unpleasant realities, I shouldn’t. Sometime they have to be dealt with. But, on the whole, I’m better off by spending more time and energy focusing on the blossoms rather than fixating on the broken. I recall the story of when several of Thomas Edison’s laboratory buildings were going up in flames from an explosion on December 10, 1914. He was watching the inferno with his son and said to him, “Go get your mother and all her friends. They’ll never see a fire like this again.” When his son objected Edison replied, “It’s all right. We’ve just got rid of a lot of rubbish.” That’s seeing the blooming flowers instead of the broken concrete! If we’re really people who have faith in an all-powerful, all-wise, and allloving God, then we have to believe that God has His good that can unfold in anything and everything. We just have to look for it! “Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.” (Psalm 107:8-9)

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Christmas is a time of giving. It was the time when God gave of Himself for us, showing His great love. Because His creation had rejected Him through choosing their own ways, sin, a consequence had to be paid. So even while His own creation was rejecting Him, He chose to love back and to give of Himself through Jesus Christ becoming man, being born in perfection not through human blood, but by being placed inside of a virgin, He was born, grew up, set an example for us as He taught, and then ultimately paid the price for our freedom by taking our punishment upon Himself and dying there on the cross so that it would all be paid for. Rising again on the third day, He defeated even death, so that now if we place our trust in Him, He will deliver us. Amen – Christmas is all about the giving which God gave. To help us remember this, we also give to each other, and this year Nelia and I saw so much giving going on. The youth group from the Student Connection came again and brought somewhere around 18 garbage sacks filled with blankets and coats for the homeless. The kids at Garfield Elementary were given around 450 stuffed animals again due to various people who donated them. We had AWANA kids who gave scarves to help keep people warm. One of our breakfast groups which helps bring the food brought socks filled with necessities for our guests here. There was also a school who came with around 30-40 to give of their voices, singing carols to our guests while they ate. The giving went on and on and on. We live in a world today where there is far too much attention on what we can take or attain., Instead, if we would strive for the act of giving, think of how the people around you could be impressed. God gave us the perfect example through sparing not even His own Son to show His giving of love. Let’s do our parts in reflecting His giving to the world around us.

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FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 401 3rd Street Parkersburg, IA 50665 Shepherding Pastor: Mark Eggleston Web site: firstcongregationalparkersburg.com Email: fccpburg@gmail.com FIND US ON FACEBOOK & TWITTER @congochurch Wednesday, January 4 9 a.m. - MOPS 6:30 p.m. - AWANA Sunday, January 8 8:00 a.m. - Traditional Worship Service 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:45 a.m. - Contemporary Worship Service 5 p.m. - Trustees Meeting 6:30 p.m. - REACHms Monday, January 9 6 a.m. - Men’s Prayer Group Tuesday, January 10 11:30 a.m. - Maple Manor Community Meal Wednesday, January 11 1:30 p.m. - Ladies Guild 6:30 p.m. - AWANA

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Year in Review from page 5 The Aplington-Parkersburg High School drama department presented â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.â&#x20AC;? The musical featured Trevor Haren in the title role and Ivy Nolte playing the key narrator role. In all, 48 students were part of the production, including 19 elementary students. The Parkersburg city council approved purchase of a sander to be used on the city streets during the winter months. The council also debated whether to purchase a used payloader-mounted snowblower being offered for sale by the city of Waverly, which is replacing it with a new unit. Five A-P vocal music students were selected to the all-state choir, including Trevor Haren for the fourth time. Both A-P High School and Middle School held Veteranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day ceremonies. In Parkersburg, students Sam Frey and Clara Petersen told stories about not taking veterans for granted. Freyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speech drew tears as she shared that the little girl she spoke about was in fact herself. The Middle School program featured patriotic music and

a slide show featuring pictures of both studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and staffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relatives who have or are serving. The Aplington water tower project neared completion, with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources planning to inspect the tower soon. The biggest issue with the tower was an improperly working impeller that made filling the tank a slow process. Incumbent County Auditor Lizbeth Williams won reelection though incumbent supervisor Rex Ackermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s independent bid for reelection fell short, as he was beaten for a second time by Greg Barnett, who had earned a spot on the Republican ticket by beating Ackerman in the primary. Sheriff Jason Johnson also won reelection, running unopposed, while Butler County voters favored Donald Trump for president, Steve King for Congress and Chuck Grassley for Senate in state and national races. Six Aplington-Parkersburg High School dance team members were set to perform in the Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1 after earning a spot at the dance camp this summer. Abby Decker, Emily

Klinkenborg, Samantha Lester, Sidney Schneiderman, Kayleigh Walker and Ellie Wolff performed at halftime of the game between LSU and Louisville. The Aplington City Council approved an 11 percent electric rate increase after the Butler County REC increased rates to the city. City Clerk Deb Prier said the increase would be a little less than $8 for the average household. The Butler County Compensation Board came out with salary increase recommendations for elected county officials. The Board recommended a 4.8 percent salary increase for Sheriff Jason Johnson, a 2.7 percent increase for the county attorney and a 2.6 percent increase for other officials. The A-P School Board discussed growth issues in its fifth-grade classrooms. The district currently has 55 fifth graders divided into two sections, which is right on the edge of what can be handled. The Board increased paraeducator Jason Schipper to full time in an attempt to get more attention to the students, but ultimately ended up

needing even more help than that. The County Board of Supervisors voted to suspend taxes to one Butler County property and abate them for another. One of the properties in question is an acreage owned by an individual attempting to sell it while the second was for a mobile home that has been dismantled and removed from the lot it was sitting on.

December

A surprise weather system caused tense moments in Parkersburg but ultimately little damage. Tornado warnings were issued for southern Butler County just as school let out Nov. 28. The tornado touched down just outside the city limits and stayed on the ground for 1.6 miles. Minor damage was reported to tree tops and roofs, and one shed was blown off a cinder block foundation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We got away pretty lucky,â&#x20AC;? Butler County Emergency Management Director Mitch Nordmeyer said. The Aplington-Parkersburg Dance Team and Color Guard squads earned Division I ratings at state contest. The Dance Team received I ratings for all

three of the categories it entered while the Color Guard also received a Division I. The Ed Thomas Family Foundation received national publicity when it was featured on the shoes of Indianapolis Colts offensive lineman Austin Blythe on Monday Night Football. The shoes were painted in Aplington-Parkersburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school colors. One side of each shoe featured Thomasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; name while the other had a Thomas Family Foundation logo, including the letters FFF, standing for Faith, Family Football. Local farmland values dropped for the third straight year, 6.2 percent from the year before. The decline pushes Butler County land values to their lowest since the 2011 land survey and $2,308 (23.3 percent) off their historic high mark of $9.904 per acre set in the 2013 survey. The A-P School Board made a rare mid-school year move to add a third fifth-grade teacher. The part-time teacher will assist in teaching reading, writing and possibly math classes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What I heard from the teachers was that just the number of bodies and

being able to get around to each student during their instructional time is whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the trickiest,â&#x20AC;? Elementary Principal Amy May said. Aplington-Parkersburg was named a Safe Sports School, receiving certification from the National Athletic Trainers Association. The certification cites schools that provide safe environments for student-athletes and meet a strict set of guidelines. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pretty big deal, especially for a small school like this,â&#x20AC;? Trainer Aaron Krejci said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of the (certified schools) are like big 4A, 5A schools all around the country and a lot of them are like private schools. Opponents of the Rock Island Clean Line received an early Christmas gift when Clean Line Energy Partners announced that it was withdrawing its application to build a transmission line across the state. The decision comes as Clean Line fights a court challenge in Illinois. The Illinois Commerce Commission granted the group permission to build the Illinois portion of the line in 2014, though since then the case has been in court.

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â&#x20AC;˘ 12:34 p.m.: Officers were called to an alarm in the 29400 block of Hickory Ave. â&#x20AC;˘ 5:39 p.m.: Deputies received a report of suspicious activity in the 23500 block of 310th St., Parkersburg. â&#x20AC;˘ 6:09 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 32500 block of Highway 3. â&#x20AC;˘ 6:27 p.m.: Officers performed a business door check in the 200 block of S. Cherry St. â&#x20AC;˘ 6:29 p.m.: Officers were called to a vehicle fire in the 12100 block of Union Ave., Clarksville. â&#x20AC;˘ 8:41 p.m.: Officers performed a business door check in the 100 block of E. Traer St. Monday, January 2: â&#x20AC;˘ Officers received a report of a controlled burn prior to 9:14 a.m.

Butler County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Log Monday, December 26: â&#x20AC;˘ Officers executed two traffic stops and assisted with five medical calls. â&#x20AC;˘ 11:24 a.m.: Officers received a theft report in the 400 block of Elm St., Allison. â&#x20AC;˘ 2:47 p.m.: Officers were called to a family domestic matter in the 10500 block of Riverside Road. Tuesday, December 27: â&#x20AC;˘ Officers executed five traffic stops, assisted with five medical calls, assisted a motorist, and received a report of three controlled burns. â&#x20AC;˘ 7:25 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident near the intersection of 180th St. and Oak Ave. Wednesday, December 28: â&#x20AC;˘ Officers executed two traffic stops, assisted with a medical call, assisted a motorist, and received reports of four controlled burns. â&#x20AC;˘ 7:25 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident near the

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The following case appeared before District Court Judge Chris Foy in Butler County District Court in Allison, November 28, 2016: Steven H. Dickerhoff, 32, of Waverly pled guilty to Willful Injury and was sentenced to prison for an indeterminate term, not to exceed 5 years with credit given for all time previously served, said sentence is suspended. Mr. Dickerhoff was ordered to pay a fine in the amount $750.00 plus a 35% surcharge including all applicable charges and will also pay victim restitution in the amount of $222.72. Civil Rights Implications include, but not limited to, the right to vote and seek or hold elective office, may not receive, transport, transfer or possess firearms,

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ammunition or offensive weapons. The Defendant was placed on probation for a period of 2 to 3 years with the Department of Correctional Services. Charges initially filed in August by Lou Staudt, Chief of Police with the Shell Rock Police Department. Greg Lievens appeared for the State. James Metcalf represented the Defendant. The following cases appeared before Associate District Court Judge Peter B. Newell in Butler County District Court in Allison on November 30, 2016: Thomas G.R. Bailey, 20, of Aredale received a a deferred Judgment for Possession of a Controlled Substance, Marijuana and was placed on

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supervised probation with the Department of Correctional Services for a period of one year and ordered to pay the enrollment fee, $125.00 Law Enforcement Initiative surcharge, $10.00 DARE surcharge and all court costs. Mr. Bailey shall abstain from the use of alcohol and shall not enter bars, taverns, liquor stores or similar establishments. Charges initially filed in June by Reid Menken, a Peace Officer with the Butler County Sheriff’s Office. Butler County Attorney Greg Lievens appeared for the State. Megan Rosenberg represented the Defendant. James A. Cummings, 26, of Clarksville pled guilty to Possession of a Controlled Substance, Marijuana and was sentenced to serve a period of 2 days in the Butler County Jail with credit given for all time previously served. Mr. Cummings was ordered to pay the $125.00 Law Enforcement Initiative surcharge, $10 DARE fee and his driving privileges shall be revoked for 180 days. Charges initially filed in August by Barry Mackey, Chief of Police with the Clarksville Police Department. County Attorney Greg Lievens appeared for the State. Elizabeth Batey represented the Defendant. Michael C. Mishler, 42, of Clarksville pled guilty to Possession of Controlled Substance, Methamphetamine Enhanced and was sentenced to prison for an indeterminate term, not to exceed 2 years with said sentence suspended and was ordered to 2 years of probation with the Department of Cor-

Public Notice NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS PROBATE NO. ESPR016629 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT BUTLER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALMA KAMPMAN, Deceased. To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Alma Kampman, Deceased, who died on or about March 3, 2016: You are hereby notified that on the 22nd day of December, 2016, the undersigned was appointed as the Administrator of the estate. Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is therefore after forever barred. Dated this 23rd day of December, 2016. Timothy Junker Administrator of the Estate 515 Locust St. Allison, IA 50602 Thomas A. Lawler Attorney for the Administrator Lawler & Swanson, P.L.C. 601 Coates Street, P.O. Box 280 Parkersburg, IA 50665

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rectional Services. Mr. Mishler was ordered to serve 4 days in the Butler County Jail with credit given for all time previously served with balance to be served within 45 days. Mr. Mishler shall abstain from the use of alcohol and all other mood-altering substances with driving privileges revoked for 180 days and shall pay a fine in the amount of $625.00 plus a 35% surcharge including all applicable charges with said fine suspended. Charges initially filed in August by Barry Mackey, Chief of Police with the Clarksville Police Department. County Attorney Greg Lievens appeared for the State. Elizabeth Batey represented the Defendant. Todd A. Thomas, 50, of Dumont pled guilty to Possession of Controlled Substance, Methamphetamine and was sentenced to serve a period of 90 days in the Butler County Jail with said sentence suspended and placed on probation with the Department of Correctional Services for a period of 1 year. Mr. Thomas was ordered to pay a $125.00 Law Enforcement Initiative surcharge, the $10 DARE fee, his driving privileges will be revoked for 180 days by the Department of Transportation, shall abstain from the use of alcohol and shall not enter any establishments whose principal source of income is derived from the sale of alcohol. Charges initially filed in July by Reid Menken, a Peace Officer with the Butler County Sheriff’s Office. County Attorney Greg Lievens appeared for the State. William Nolte represented the Defendant. Jada A. Oakes, 31, of Parkersburg pled guilty to Possession of a Controlled Substance, Marijuana and was

Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED 2017 AMENDMENT TO URBAN RENEWAL PLAN FOR PARKERSBURG URBAN RENEWAL AREA Notice Is Hereby Given: That at 7 o’clock p.m., at the Parkersburg Civic Center, Parkersburg, Iowa, on the 9th day of January, 2017, the City Council of the City of Parkersburg, Iowa, will hold a public hearing on the question of amending the urban renewal plan for the Parkersburg Urban Renewal Area to identify the following proposed tax increment rebate agreements as urban renewal projects: - Wood Vision Clinic with respect to improvements to a commercial property for use as an optometry clinic, that provides for rebate payments in a maximum amount of $35,000 over ten years - Highway 57 Motors, with respect the construction of an addition to an auto dealership, that provides for rebate payments in a maximum amount of $50,000 over ten years - Falcon Pride Properties, LC, with respect to the construction of a hotel/motel, that provides for rebate payments in a maximum amount of $406,580 over ten years At the hearing any interested person may file written objections or comments and may be heard with respect to the subject matters of the hearing. Chris Luhring City Administrator/Clerk

sentenced to serve a period of 180 days in the Butler County Jail with all but 2 days of said sentence suspended and credit given for any time previously served. Ms. Oakes was placed on probation for a period of 1 year with the Department of Correctional Services. The Defendant’s driving privileges shall be revoked for 180 days, she shall abstain from the use of alcohol and is prohibited from entering any establishment whose principal source of income is derived from the sale of alcohol. Ms. Oakes was ordered to pay a $125.00 Law Enforcement Initiative surcharge, the $10.00 DARE fee and court costs. Charges initially filed in April by Scott Schrage, Chief of Police with the Parkersburg Police Department. Attorney Greg Lievens appeared for the State. Elizabeth Batey represented the Defendant. The following cases appeared before Associate District Court Judge Peter B. Newell in Butler County District Court in Allison on December 7, 2016: Shane M. Pabst, 29, of Aplington pled guilty to Public Intoxication – Third or Subsequent Offense and was sentenced to serve a period of 365 days in the Butler County Jail with all but 4 days of said sentence suspended and credit given for all time previously served and was placed on probation for a period of 2 years with the Department of Correctional Services. The Defendant shall abstain from the use of alcohol and is prohibited from entering any establishment whose principal source of income is derived from the sale of alcohol. Mr. Pabst was ordered to pay a fine in the amount of $625.00 plus a 35% surcharge including all applicable charges with said fine suspended. Charges initially filed in July by Mike Luze, Chief of Police with the Aplington Police Department. Mark Milder represented the Defendant. Shane M. Pabst, 29, of Aplington pled guilty to Assault with the Intent to Cause Bodily Injury and was sentenced to serve a period of 365 days in the Butler County Jail with all but 4 days of said sentence suspended and credit given for all time previously served and was placed on probation for a period of 2 years with the Department of Correctional Services. The Defendant shall abstain from the use of alcohol and is prohibited from entering any establishment whose principal source of income is derived from the sale of alcohol. Mr. Pabst was ordered to pay a fine in the amount of $625.00 plus a 35% surcharge including all applicable charges with said fine suspended. Charges initially filed in August by Nate Sahr, a Peace Officer with the Parkersburg Police Department. Darius Robinson represented the Defendant.

Cody L. Grover, 30, of Dumont pled guilty to Gathering Where Drugs are Used and was sentenced to prison for an indeterminate term, not to exceed 5 years with said sentence suspended and shall be placed on probation for a period of 2-5 years with the Department of Correctional Services. The Defendant shall abstain from the use of alcohol all other mood-altering substances. Mr. Grover was ordered to pay a fine in the amount of $750.00 plus a 35% surcharge including all applicable charges with said fine suspended. Charges initially filed in July by Reid Menken, a Peace Officer with the Butler County Sheriff’s Office. Greg Lievens appeared for the State. Mark Milder represented the Defendant. Cody L. Grover, 30, of Dumont pled guilty to Possession of Controlled Substance, Marijuana and was sentenced to serve a period of 180 days in the Butler County Jail with all but 2 days of said sentence suspended and credit given for all time previously served. Mr. Grover was placed on probation with the Department of Correctional Services for a period of 1 year and was ordered to pay the $125.00 Law Enforcement Initiative surcharge and the $10 DARE fee. The defendants driving privileges shall be revoked for 180 days, shall abstain from the use of alcohol and is prohibited from entering any establishment whose principal source of income is derived from the sale of alcohol. Charges initially filed in July by Reid Menken, a Peace Officer with the Butler County Sheriff’s Office. Greg Lievens appeared for the State. Mark Milder represented the Defendant. Shane A. Weaver, 33 of Clarksville pled guilty to OWI 2nd Offense and was sentenced to prison for an indeterminate term, not to exceed 2 years, with said sentence suspended and will serve a period of 14 days in the Butler County Jail with credit given for all time previously served. Mr. Weaver was placed on probation for a period of 2 years with the Department of Correctional Services and shall abstain from the use of alcohol and is prohibited from entering any establishment whose principal source of income is derived from the sale of alcohol, shall complete Drinking Drivers School, along with having his driving privileges revoked by the Department of Transportation for 6 years. The Defendant was also ordered to pay a fine in the amount of $1875.00 plus a 35% surcharge including all applicable charges. Charges initially filed in July by Macabe Schmidt, a Trooper with the Iowa State Patrol. County Attorney Greg Lievens appeared for the State. Mark Milder represented the Defendant.

Public Notice MINUTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BUTLER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HELD ON DECEMBER 20, 2016. Meeting called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Chairman Rusty Eddy with member Rex Ackerman present. Member Tom Heidenwirth was absent. Also present were Sheriff Jason Johnson, Greg Barnett, Plainfield, Iowa, Ben Brustkern, Cedar Valley Friends of the Family, John Jensen, Parkersburg News-Review and Fern Myers, Allison, Iowa. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read. Board heard program update and funding request from Ben Brustkern, Cedar Valley Friends of the Family. Funding request will be considered at budget time. Conservation Director Mike Miner presented Conservation Annual Report for review. Time set for Public Hearing on Amendment to County Budget for FY17. Taxpayers present were John Riherd, Fern Myers, Greg Lievens, Jason Johnson, John Jensen, and Tom Heckman. Auditor reported no written or oral comments received. Following discussion, it was moved by Ackerman, seconded by Eddy to adopt said amendment as follows: RECORD OF HEARING AND DETERMINATION ON THE AMENDMENT TO COUNTY BUDGET The County Board of Supervisors met on December 20, 2016, to adopt an amendment to the current County budget as summarized below. The amendment was adopted after compliance with the public notice, public hearing, and public meeting provisions as required by law. REVENUES: Intergovernmental $763,106 FEMA reimbursement, CSS reimbursement, grant dollars EXPENDITURES: Public Safety and Legal Services $15,000 Additional employee-County Attorney Physical Health & Social Services $24,700 Additional employee benefits and mileage Mental Health $43,720 Additional employee-Case Management County Environment and Education $465,000 Expend grant, repair flood damage Roads and Transportation $700,000 Repair flood damage WHEREUPON, the Chairperson declared the motion carried and Amendment duly adopted. The vote thereon was as follows: AYES: Rusty Eddy, Rex Ackerman; NAYS: None; ABSENT: Tom Heidenwirth ATTEST: Lizbeth Williams, County Auditor RESOLUTION #872 WHEREAS, it was moved by Ackerman, seconded by Eddy to approve appropriations for the following offices: County Attorney: $ 15,000 Environmental Health: $ 24,700 Mental Health: $ 43,720 Conservation: $465,000 Secondary Roads $700,000 The roll was called and the vote thereon was, AYES: Rex Ackerman, Rusty Eddy; NAYS: None; ABSENT: Tom Heidenwirth THEREFORE, be it resolved that the motion was carried. WHEREUPON the Resolution was declared duly adopted this 20th day of December, 2016. ATTEST: Lizbeth Williams, County Auditor COUNTY NAME RECORD OF HEARING AND DETERMINATION ON COUNTY NO: BUTLER THE AMENDMENT TO COUNTY BUDGET 12 Date budget amendment was adopted For Fiscal Year Ending: March 8, 2016 June 30, 2017 The County Board of Supervisors met on the date specified immediately above to adopt an amendment to the current County budget as summarized below. The amendment was adopted after compliance with the public notice, public hearing, and public meeting provisions as required by law. Iowa Department of Management Total Budget Adopted Total Budget For 653 A-R Sheet 2 of 2 (revised 05/01/14) as Certified Current After Current REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING or Last Amendment Amendment SOURCES Amended Taxes Levied on Property 1 6,585,994 0 6,585,994 Less: Uncollected Delinquent Taxes - Levy Year 2 0 0 0 Less: Credits to Taxpayers 3 411,500 0 411,500 Net Current Property Taxes 4 6,174,494 0 6,174,494 Delinquent Property Tax Revenue 5 1,000 0 1,000 Penalties, Interest & Costs on Taxes 6 46,000 0 46,000 Other County Taxes/TIF Tax Revenues 7 1,037,890 0 1,037,890 Intergovernmental 8 5,972,021 763,106 6,735,127 Licenses & Permits Charges for Service Use of Money & Property

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Moved by Ackerman, second by Eddy to approve the following: RESOLUTION TO REVISE BUTLER COUNTY 2017 FIVE YEAR ROAD PROGRAM RESOLUTION #873 Unforeseen circumstances have arisen since adoption of the approved Secondary Road Construction Program, and previous revisions, requiring changes to the sequence, funding and timing of the proposed work plan. The Board of Supervisors of Butler County, Iowa, in accordance with Iowa Code section 309.22, initiates and recommends modification of the following project(s) in the accomplishment year (State Fiscal Year 2017), for approval by the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT), per Iowa Code 309.23 and Iowa DOT Instructional Memorandum 2.050. The following PRE-EXISTING Accomplishment Year projects shall be MODIFIED as follows: Project Number Local ID TPMS # BROS-C012(93)-8J-12 B29W10 TPMS ID: 20215 L-Culv17--73-12 Culverts 17 TPMS ID: 21496 L-SH(T16)--73 -12 T16 Shouldering TPMS ID: 23601 Totals

Accomplishment Year AADT ($1000’s of dollars) Project Location Type Work Modification(s) Length Description of work Fund basis applied Previous New Net NBIS# Amount amount Change CAMP COMFORT 35 Bridges Changed RD: NW Corner 0 MI STBG funding $350 $100 $-250 Sec 29 S 0.1 MI 89530 -HBP amount B29N10 Box CuChanged Various: Multiple verts funding $325 $425 $100 Sites LOCAL amount T16: From Hwy 57 420 Changed Shoulders to Hwy 3 11.42 funding $90 $590 $500 Construct 8’ Earth LOCAL MI amount Shoulders $765 $1115 $350

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The roll was called and the vote thereon was, AYES: Rusty Eddy, Rex Ackerman; NAYS: None; ABSENT: Tom Heidenwirth THEREFORE, be it resolved that the motion was carried. WHEREUPON the Resolution was declared duly adopted this 20th day of December, 2016. ATTEST: Lizbeth Williams, County Auditor Board considered Amendment #1 to Iowa DOT 2017 Butler County Secondary Road Budget. Following review, it was moved by Eddy, second by Ackerman to accept the recommendation of the Engineer and approve the amendment. Motion carried. Following review of Secondary Roads construction plans, it was moved by Eddy, second by Ackerman to accept the recommendation of the Engineer and approve the construction plans. Motion carried. FM-C012(97)--55-12 ~ HMA resurfacing C33 west of Bristow to T16 FM-C012(98)--55-12 ~ HMA resurfacing T16 south of Hwy 3 to C51 FM-C012(99)--55-12 ~ HMA resurfacing T55 south of Hwy 3 to C45 Moved by Ackerman, second by Eddy to approve the following Resolution: Resolution #874 WHEREAS, The Butler County Board of Supervisors is empowered under authority of the Code of Iowa to impose weight limitations on highway structures under their jurisdiction, and WHEREAS, recent periodic inspections conforming to National Bridge Inspection Standards and Federal Highway Administration rules have been performed, and WHEREAS, the results of these inspections indicate that the following structures have reduced load carrying capability and require load restrictions. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Butler County Board of Supervisors that these structures be posted with the following signs indicating each bridge’s respective load limits. Bridge A01N10 – FHWA # 89150 – located on the north line of Section 1 T93N R15W, Fremont Twp … Post with “Weight Limit Truck Series 8T, 14T, 15T” and “All Vehicles” signs Bridge A22W10 – FHWA # 89260 – located on the west line of Section 22 T93N R15W, Fremont Twp … Post with “Weight Limit 10 Tons” and “All Vehicles” signs Bridge G16W10 – FHWA #88570 – located on the west line of Section 16 T92N R16W, Jackson Twp … Post with “Weight Limit Truck Series 19T, 31T, 34T” and “All Vehicles” signs Bridge G16W20 – FHWA #88575 – located on the west line of Section 16 T92N R16W, Jackson Twp … Post with “Weight Limit Truck Series 23T, 38T, 40T” and “All Vehicles” signs Bridge G18W10 – FHWA #88630 – located on the west line of Section 18 T92N R16W, Jackson Twp … Post with “Weight Limit Truck Series 20T, 34T, 35T” and “All Vehicles” signs Bridge G25W10 – FHWA #88650 – located on the west line of Section 25 T92N R16W, Jackson Twp … Post with “Weight Limit Truck Series 23T, 38T, 40T” and “All Vehicles” signs Bridge H03N10 – FHWA #88221 – located on the north line of Section 3 T92N R15W, Butler Twp … Post with “Weight Limit Truck Series 18T, 37T, 40T” and “All Vehicles” signs Bridge H12T10 – FHWA #88300 – located in Section 12 T92N R15W, Butler Twp … Post with “Weight Limit Truck Series 20T, 30T, 30T” and “All Vehicles” signs BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict with the provisions of this resolution are hereby repealed, and that upon successful rehabilitation or replacement, as determined by the County Engineer, the bridge postings shall be removed without further action of this board. The roll was called and the vote thereon was, AYES: Rusty Eddy, Rex Ackerman; NAYS: None; ABSENT: Tom Heidenwirth WHEREUPON the Resolution was declared duly adopted this 20th day of December, 2016. ATTEST: Lizbeth Williams, County Auditor Staff meeting was held. No public comment received. Board approved claims as submitted. Board acknowledged receipt of Manure Management Plan Annual Updates for A-P Pork. Moved by Eddy, second by Ackerman to adjourn the meeting at 10:52 A.M. to Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 9:00 A.M. Motion carried. The above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes and proceedings of a regular adjourned meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Butler County, Iowa on December 20, 2016. ENR 1

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Basketball Conference Leaders All statistics from quikstatsiowa.com for games played through Thursday, Dec. 22 – stats are unofficial due to incomplete reporting of stats by coaches NICL East Boys’ Basketball Standings Conf. Jesup 4-1 Union 3-1 Dike-New Hartford 3-1 Denver 2-1 Hudson 3-2 Wapsie Valley 3-2 Aplington-P’burg 2-2 Waterloo Columbus 0-4 Sumner-F’burg 0-5 Team Statistics Scoring offense Aplington-P’burg Jesup Wapsie Valley Union Dike-New Hartford Hudson Waterloo Columbus Denver Sumner-F’burg

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48.4 48.8 49.6 50.4 53.4 58.6 60.2 61.1 71.5

Shooting percentage Dike-New Hartford Jesup Union Aplington-P’burg Hudson Wapsie Valley Waterloo Columbus Sumner-F’burg Denver

49.8 49.1 46.5 42.1 40.9 38.8 33.6 31.2 30.0

Free-throw percentage Wapsie Valley Dike-New Hartford Aplington-P’burg Hudson Jesup Union Waterloo Columbus Denver Sumner-F’burg

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3-pointers per game Aplington-P’burg Wapsie Valley Hudson Waterloo Columbus Union Jesup Sumner-F’burg Denver Dike-New Hartford

8.4 8.3 7.4 6.3 5.8 5.6 5.5 4.5 3.7

Rebounds per game Aplington-P’burg Denver Wapsie Valley Union Dike-New Hartford Jesup Waterloo Columbus Sumner-F’burg Hudson

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Assists per game Aplington-P’burg Union Dike-New Hartford Hudson Jesup Denver Wapsie Valley Sumner-F’burg Waterloo Columbus

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Steals per game Aplington-P’burg Union Jesup Dike-New Hartford Hudson Denver Wapsie Valley Sumner-F’burg Waterloo Columbus

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Blocks per game Aplington-P’burg Dike-New Hartford Hudson Union Waterloo Columbus Jesup Sumner-F’burg Denver Wapsie Valley

4.0 2.9 2.9 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.3 0.8

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Rebounds per game Zach Miller, Denver Coby Hoff, A-P Cael Lambe, Union Ben Latusek, D-NH Tyler Lienau, Jesup

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Assists per game Alec Oberhauser, A-P Parker Ingamells, Hudson Ethan Wyant, Jesup Cael Lambe, Union Ben Latusek, D-NH Drew Edwards, Union

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Steals Tyler Lienau, Jesup Ethan Wyant, Jesup Paul Rundquist, WV Alec Oberhauser, A-P Connor Blough, D-NH

18 16 16 13 13

Blocked shots Dylan Beaumont, Hudson Tyler Lienau, Jesup Alec Oberhauser, A-P Ben Latusek, D-NH Carter Cuvelier, A-P Trevor Wurzer, S-F

13 10 9 8 5 5

3-pointers made Paul Rundquist, WV Parker Ingamells, Hudson Drew Schmit, Jesup Cade Alberts, A-P Cael Lambe, Union

23 22 20 14 13

Shooting percentage (Min. 25 shots) Daycen Douglas, Union Ethan Wyant, Jesup Ben Latusek, D-NH Royce Weber, D-NH Colton Harberts, D-NH Free-throw percentage (Min. 10 attempts) Connor Blough, D-NH Paul Rundquist, WV Carson Kerns, WV Alec Oberhauser, A-P Parker Ingamells, Hudson

80.0 59.6 57.9 57.1 53.8

94.1 83.3 78.6 75.0 71.9

NICL East Girls’ Basketball Standings Conf. Union 5-0 Sumner-F’burg 5-1 Aplington-P’burg 3-1 Dike-New Hartford 3-2 Jesup 3-2 Waterloo Columbus 2-3 Denver 1-4 Wapsie Valley 1-4 Hudson 0-6

All 7-0 7-1 4-2 4-3 7-2 4-4 1-5 2-6 0-9

Team Statistics Scoring offense Jesup Union Sumner-F’burg Waterloo Columbus Dike-New Hartford Wapsie Valley Aplington-P’burg Hudson Denver

49.0 47.6 44.5 43.3 41.3 39.1 37.5 36.3 33.5

Scoring defense Union Sumner-F’burg Aplington-P’burg Dike-New Hartford Jesup Waterloo Columbus Wapsie Valley Denver Hudson

22.0 31.3 35.0 36.0 34.7 40.9 45.4 49.5 52.0

Shooting percentage Union Jesup Dike-New Hartford Sumner-F’burg Waterloo Columbus Aplington-P’burg Wapsie Valley Denver Hudson

43.4 43.3 34.0 33.3 32.1 32.1 30.7 29.4 28.2

Free-throw percentage Union Denver Wapsie Valley Jesup Waterloo Columbus Dike-New Hartford Aplington-P’burg Hudson Sumner-F’burg 3-pointers per game Union Waterloo Columbus Jesup Hudson Wapsie Valley Denver Aplington-P’burg Dike-New Hartford Sumner-F’burg

67.0 61.3 60.2 57.4 50.9 50.5 44.3 43.3 42.4 4.9 4.3 3.4 3.2 3.0 3.0 1.7 1.6 1.4

Rebounds per game Sumner-F’burg Aplington-P’burg Waterloo Columbus Denver Hudson Jesup Wapsie Valley Union Dike-New Hartford

36.5 36.5 35.4 31.2 30.3 28.1 25.7 24.9 21.0

Assists per game Union Waterloo Columbus Jesup Aplington-P’burg Denver Sumner-F’burg Wapsie Valley Hudson Dike-New Hartford

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Steals per game Waterloo Columbus Dike-New Hartford Union

14.6 11.4 11.0

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4.5 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.5 1.4 1.4 1.0 0.8

Turnovers per game Union Dike-New Hartford Wapsie Valley Sumner-F’burg Jesup Denver Waterloo Columbus Aplington-P’burg Hudson

10.1 12.6 13.6 15.9 16.7 19.0 19.6 20.3 26.8

Individual Leaders Points per game Lakin Joerger, WV Kambrie Clinton, Denver Kaeli Block, Union Hanna Risse, WV Emily Treptow, Jesup

15.0 13.2 12.9 12.7 11.7

Rebounds per game Jaydlin Seehase, S-F Olivia Fain, WC Olivia Kolterman, Hudson Kiera Cabrera, WC Kaitlyn Mohwinkle, A-P Annika Wall, Jesup

9.3 7.9 7.5 7.1 7.0 7.0

Assists per game Olivia Fain, WC Erica Jaeschke, Denver Avari Everts, A-P Hanna Risse, WV Brianna Lingenfelter, Jesup

4.4 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.7

Steals Krayton Allen, S-F Olivia Fain, WC Kiera Cabrera, WC Ivy Hirsch, S-F Maggie Driscol, Union Courtney Powell, Union

28 27 27 19 19 19

Blocked shots Jaydlin Seehase, S-F Kaitlyn Mohwinkle, A-P Dani Johnson, A-P Baylee Petersen, D-NH Addie Johnston, D-NH Mikenna Joerger, WV

17 11 9 9 9 9

3-pointers made Lily Christensen, WC Emily Treptow, Jesup Brittany Lingenfelter, Jesup Jordyn Nagel, Union Courtney Powell, Union

21 13 12 11 10

Shooting percentage (Min. 25 attempts) Kaeli Block, Union Annika Wall, Jesup Jackie Barz, Union Jaima Tonne, Jesup Maddie McKenna, Hudson

63.0 60.0 57.1 56.9 53.3

Free-throw percentage (Min. 10 attempts) Erica Jaeschke, Denver Ellie Foster, D-NH Courtney Powell, Union Emily Treptow, Jesup Kambrie Clinton, Denver

81.8 80.0 75.0 74.4 73.9

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Looking ahead to early 2017 By JAKE RYDER Eclipse News-Review Phew. The week between Christmas and New Year’s was the first breath that I, and likely a lot of those that I’ve covered in my first two months here, have been able to take with the quick turnaround between fall and winter sports in high school. The first night on the job here as the sports editor for the Parkersburg Eclipse News-Review and the Grundy Register was to attend a volleyball regional final for Dike-New Hartford. It’s all been go, go, go from there, with the talented athletes in this area keeping me on the road and meeting a lot of new faces very quickly. Needless to say, it’s been a challenge to make sure I can tell the stories of these young men and women that this community has known for years and years longer than I have, while also making sure that I can help our staff at both papers put together great sports sections that are worth the price of each issue. Hopefully from time to time, I’ll be able to use some space to talk a bit about what’s on my mind. This week, I wanted to take a look at some exciting things coming just in these next few months that have me as excited for 2017 as I was for 2016 in starting this new position with Mid-America Publishing. I’ve narrowed the list down to five things I’ve got my eyes on for the rest of this winter: Coaches vs. Cancer as A-P takes on Union The fundraising event on Friday, Jan. 13 is already a great reason to go out to La Porte City and watch some high school basketball, but Aplington-Parkersburg and Union are taking a couple of extra steps to make this night very special for all involved. The 3-point contest between A-P coach Aaron Thomas and Union head coach Tyler Edwards during halftime of the girls’ game is an idea I hadn’t seen in southeastern Iowa but one that sounds highly amusing. I’m sure the Falcon faithful will be at full-throat rooting Thomas on, too. The boys’ game will also feature a buy-in game of knockout with the winner getting 50 percent of the pot and 50 percent going to charity. The best part, as always, is that it’s for a good cause, and it always feels good to see student-athletes and coaches working together to promote support for these causes. A-P at D-NH basketball doubleheader The Falcons and Wolverines split the first meeting this season in Parkersburg on Dec. 6, with the A-P girls winning 36-26 and the D-NH boys hanging on for a 55-50 triumph. This midseason rematch on Tuesday, Jan. 17, will be a good indicator of how each team has evolved from the early practices and games, and both schools will be looking for bragging rights in what should be a good-sized crowd in Dike. AP-GC and Union at D-NH wrestling The two Eclipse-area schools clash on the mats on Thursday, Jan. 19 and will provide a young AP-GC team with some stiff competition. The Wolverines finished 2016 strong and figure to only be improving more and more as the season goes on. Union is no pushover either, in what should be an entertaining triangular with some fairly competitive individual weight classes. North Iowa Cedar League Wrestling Tournament While nothing is guaranteed, 12 of the 14 champions from last season’s NICL tournament went on to qualify for the state tournament the following month. Dike-New Hartford’s Trent Johnson is one of those conference champs looking to add another one to the mantle when the tourney kicks off on Saturday, Jan. 28 at Aplington-Parkersburg High School. The Wells Fargo Arena With recent trips to the state tournament for A-P and D-NH boys’ basketball and wrestlers like the Wolverines’ Trent Johnson looking to make a return to the state wrestling meet, there’s plenty of motivation for area athletes to punch their tickets to Des Moines for season’s end. The wrestlers take the mat from Feb. 16-18, while the girls’ basketball state tournament begins Feb. 27 and the boys’ tournament starts on Mar. 6. BONUS: NICL Indoor Track Meet That’s right, we’re under three months away from the first track and field meet of the season on Tuesday, Mar. 21 at Wartburg College, one day after the first official day of spring. Hopefully the polar vortex stays away in the meantime. On a personal note, the biggest thing I’m excited for this winter is finalizing my move up here, which includes getting my wife up here so we can both start the next chapter of our life together in northern Iowa. The more she hears about this area, the more excited she is to get up here and start her new job as well – more on that later. By the time most read this, we’ll already be back in the throes of the winter season. Best of luck to the area teams for a successful January and February!

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C.J. May (left) was the anchor leg of Aplington-Parkersburg’s 4x800-meter relay team that took fifth place at the state track and field meet, in addition to winning the 3,200-meter individual title.

The year in area sports By JAKE RYDER Eclipse News-Review Another year has gone by for athletes from Eclipse-area schools, providing a year of memories for student-athletes, coaches, parents and fans from Aplington-Parkersburg and Dike-New Hartford. Highlights from 2016 include the D-NH boys’ basketball team’s undefeated regular season, the Wolverines’ Trent Johnson earning a state runner-up medal on the wrestling mat in the winter and becoming Iowa’s alltime leading rusher in the fall, A-P’s CJ May becoming the school’s first 3,200-meter champion at the state track and field meet, the Falcons’ boys’ cross country team winning the first conference championship in school history and also qualifying for the state meet, and fall postseason success for the state semifinalist Wolverine football team and Dike-New Hartford’s state title in volleyball. The following is a summary of both schools’ athletic programs throughout the year: Boys basketball Dike-New Hartford worked its way to a top ranking in Class 2A, winning all 24 of its games en route to the state tournament, where the Wolverines were stunned by Pella Christian in a state quarterfinal to end its season 241. The North Iowa Cedar League East division champs were led by NICL East Player of the Year and Class 2A second team all-state selection Connor Neuroth and NICL East first-teamer Ben Latusek. Greg Moore was also named the division’s coach of the year. Aplington-Parkersburg enjoyed a successful season but ran into the Wolverines in the 2A district final, falling 56-42 to end a 18-4 campaign. The Falcons were 13-3 in conference play to end league play tied for second place with Jesup. Nick Ellis, a third-team all-state selection, led the Falcons. Nick Waller was also a first-team NICL East all-conference pick along with his senior teammate Ellis. Girls basketball Dike-New Hartford finished third in the NICL East with a 12-4 conference record, led by first-team all-conference selection Madison Dove. The Wolverines ended their season in a regional semifinal against Manson-Northwest Webster, finishing 16-7 overall. Aplington-Parkersburg was right behind the Wolverines in the conference with a 10-6 NICL East record, led by junior and first-team All-NICL East selection Kaitlyn Mohwinkle. The Falcons lost their Class 3A regional opener to Clear Lake as A-P’s season ended with a 12-9 record. Wrestling At February’s state wrestling tournament in Des Moines, Dike-New Hartford’s Trent Johnson was the runner-up in Class 1A’s 145-pound division, falling short against fourtime state champion Carter Happel of Lisbon. Johnson’s teammate Kody Kugel made it to the medal stand with a fourth-place finish at 126 pounds. Aplington-Parkersburg was also represented at the Wells Fargo Arena as Falcons senior Shane Poppens was

a fifth-place winner at 195 pounds in the Class 2A event. Johnson and DJ Ackerson (182 pounds) won conference titles at the NICL tourney on Jan. 30, with DikeNew Hartford winning the team title by five points over Sumner-Fredericksburg and Aplington-Parkersburg finishing 12th. Boys track and field CJ May, after a pair of top-ten finishes in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs at the Drake Relays earlier in the season, returned to Des Moines at the end of the season to become Aplington-Parkersburg’s first 3,200-meter champion in school history. The UNI signee’s performance was part of a four-medal performance at State with a narrow runner-up finish in the 1,600 and fifth-place finishes in the 800 and as the anchor of the 4x800 relay. Davonius Reed, who was also at the Drake Relays in the discus, was fifth in the discus and sixth in the shot put, while Riley Barrett took sixth in the 400 hurdles to push the Falcons to a fifth-place standing in the team results at the end of the three days at Drake Stadium. The Dike-New Hartford track team enjoyed success early and often in 2016. The Wolverines sent three events to the Drake Relays, with the 4x400 and distance medley relay teams each taking sixth place and Brody Goos qualifying for the 110 hurdles. The Wolverines went on to earn fourth place in the Class 2A track and field meet’s team standings with four runner-up finishes – the 4x400 (Connor Neuroth, John Crew, Connor Blough, Ryan Moore), 4x800 (Broden Coulter, Blough, Nate Sharp, Crew), distance medley (Goos, Neuroth, Blough, Crew), and Crew in the 400. Dike-New Hartford and Aplington-Parkersburg went 1-2 at the North Iowa Cedar League East track meet. Girls track and field Dike-New Hartford’s girls’ team won the North Iowa Cedar League East track meet and went on to earn three medals at the state track and field meet, with sixth place finishes in the 4x400 and 4x800 and a seventh-place

finish in the sprint medley. The 4x400 included Josie Hill, Madison Hedges, Allie Aalderks and Taylor Hedges, with the 4x800 consisting of Alayna Kollasch, Haylee Luna, Aalderks and Taylor Hedges. Hill and Madison Hedges added a second medal in the sprint medley along with Bailey Fettkether and Jurane Lizer. Though Aplington-Parkersburg left the state track and field meet without any hardware, the Falcons set five personal season bests at the state meet, led by A-P’s 4x800 team of Atlanta Groeneveld, Lakin Brungard, Ivy Nolte and Nicole May in ninth place and Nolte taking 10th in the 200-meter prelims. A-P was fourth at the NICL East meet. Boys golf Dike-New Hartford’s Royce Weber was the lone Eclipse-area athlete to qualify for the state tournament as the medalist of his district meet, shooting a 73 at Fox Ridge Golf Course in Dike. The junior shot a two-day total of 156 to finish in a tie for 19th at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge. The Wolverines were fourth at the North Iowa Cedar League tournament and did not qualify for the district round. Aplington-Parkersburg fell one shot short of qualifying for the state meet as a team, shooting a 318 to Clear Lake’s 317 at the district meet in Dike. The Falcons were led by Cade Alberts’ 76. A-P finished tied for second at the conference tournament with Alberts as the meet medalist with a 78. Girls golf Katie Camarata of Dike-New Hartford qualified for the state meet as an individual, shooting a two-day total of 181 to finish in a tie for 18th at Jester Park Golf Course in Granger. The Wolverines were sixth at the North Iowa Cedar League conference tournament. Aplington-Parkersburg, which was fifth at the NICL tournament, buoyed by Erin Folken’s co-medalist performance with a 98, did not qualify as a team or any individuals for the state tournament.

The Dike-New Hartford volleyball team won its fifth title in the last six seasons at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids in November. Boys tennis Aplington-Parkersburg had a 6-4 dual record during the season and placed sixth at a Class 1A district meet at Byrnes Park Tennis Center in Waterloo. The doubles team of Nick Ellis and Austin Maske reached the semifinals of the district meet after a 6-5, 6-7 (7), 6-0 win over Dillon Arndt and Hunter Logan of Oelwein. Girls tennis Dike-New Hartford reached the regional team semifinals after defeating South Hardin in a first-round matchup before falling to Waterloo Columbus. The Wolverines finished with a 7-3 dual record. Aplington-Parkersburg lost in the regional duals to Clear Lake after finishing the regular season with a 5-3 record in duals. Girls soccer Aplington-Parkersburg finished the regular season strong with three wins in the last five games, but lost to Hudson in a postseason opener to end the season 5-9 overall. Abby Benning led the Falcons with 10 goals and two assists in her junior season. Baseball Third team Class 2A all-state selection Ty Sohn led Dike-New Hartford baseball in a 22-2 conference-title-winning run, with the Wolverines going 30-4 overall and defeating Turkey Valley and Waterloo Columbus in the first two rounds of the postseason before falling 5-3 in a district final with Denver. Sohn led the North Iowa Cedar League East division with a .437 batting average and 13 doubles, in addition to knocking in 35 runs and swiping 12 bases. Aplington-Parkersburg was 13-17 overall and 10-14 in conference play, dropping a postseason opener 5-1 to Hampton-Dumont. Nick Waller, a senior led the young Falcons with a .390 batting average, hitting eight doubles, three triples and two home runs with 13 runs batted in and 12 stolen bases for A-P. Softball After defeating Hudson 9-0 in a firstround matchup, Dike-New Hartford’s

The Aplington-Parkersburg girls’ cross country team earned its first-ever state cross country berth while the A-P boys returned to the meet for the second consecutive season.

season ended against West Marshall in a 2-1 loss. The Wolverines were 13-16 overall and 6-10 in conference play. D-NH’s Taylor Hedges and Brooke Myers, both seniors, were named honorable mention all-state in Class 2A by the Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association. Myers led the team with a .375 batting average and four home runs, in addition to driving in 14 runs. Hedges batted .373, tied for the team lead with 15 stolen bases. Aplington-Parkersburg struggled in a 2-19 season, and got an even tougher first-round matchup with Benton Community in a 15-0 season-ending loss. Falcons sophomore Maddie Waller led the young A-P squad with a .404 batting average with four doubles, four triples and nine runs batted in. Boys cross country Aplington-Parkersburg won its first NICL championship in school history behind a trio of Falcons in the top ten, led by Mason Tyler winning the race in Reinbeck in 16 minutes, 10 seconds. Tyler went on to finish fifth at the Class 2A state cross country meet in a time of 16:34 to lead his team to a 10th-place team finish at the state meet. Joining Tyler for the A-P boys were Trevor Haren, Grant Truax, Hunter Brouwer, Brent Gibson, Thomas Dominy and Sam Bachman. Dike-New Hartford was fourth at the NICL meet, led by Broden Coulter’s sixth-place finish in 16 minutes, 50 seconds. The Wolverines were sixth in the team standings at the state-qualifying meet. Girls cross country Aplington-Parkersburg finished 11th in the standings at the state meet, led by Sophia Jungling’s sixth-place finish as an individual in a time of 19:01. Also competing in Fort Dodge were Megan Johnson, Nicole May, Miranda Oldenburger, Gabby Hanken and Natalee Morris. Dike-New Hartford’s Alayna Kollasch nabbed a ninth-place finish in the Class 2A state meet in a time of 19:28, with Ellie Foster qualifying along with Kollasch and finishing in 68th place. The Falcons finished third at the NICL meet, with Dike-New Hartford taking eighth place. Jungling was the NICL champion in a time of 19:22.

Football Trent Johnson became the state’s all-time leading rusher for Dike-New Hartford football with 7,653 career rushing yards, running for 2,922 yards in 2016 – the fifth-most in a single season in Iowa high school history – with 40 touchdowns. The Grand View wrestling commit was a big part of the Wolverines’ run to the state semifinals as Dike-New Hartford won nine straight games before running into the eventual state champions, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, in a 49-14 loss. Johnson and Wolverines’ defensive lineman Ben Latusek were named to the first team of the Class 2A all-state team. The A-P Falcons were road warriors, winning four out of five on the road in a 4-5 season, going 3-4 in Class 2A District 3. Sam Thorn rushed for 1,125 yards and 16 touchdowns for the Falcons, with Riley Barrett and Hunter Maitland each collecting 48 tackles. Earlier in the year, A-P’s Class of 2016 gridiron standouts Nick Ellis and Davonius Reed committed to Northern Iowa football. Volleyball The Dike-New Hartford volleyball team returned to its championship-winning form with its fifth title in the last six seasons, winning the Class 3A title in a four-set match with Union to cap a 48-5 season. Sydney Petersen, who committed to the University of Texas for volleyball later in the year, joined her twin sister Baylee Petersen, both of them juniors, on the Class 3A All-Tournament Team while Sydney was a member of the Elite All-State Team and a first-team all-state selection with Baylee. Baylee collected 3.56 kills per set while Sydney had the third-most digs in Class 3A with 622. Aplington-Parkersburg was 12-17 overall, starting the season 7-2 before a tough seven-match winless streak. A-P fell in a regional opener with Denver, forcing a fifth set with the Cyclones before Denver escaped with a 16-14 fifth set victory. A-P’s Kaitlyn Mohwinkle was a second-team all-NICL selection in her senior season with the Falcons. Mohwinkle averaged 2.77 kills per set against conference competition.

Dike-New Hartford’s Trent Johnson became the state’s all-time leading rusher as the Wolverines reached the state football semifinals.