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Vol. 42, No. 14 Ida Grove, Iowa
News GLIMPSE Schleswig church pledges support to hospital Page 2
Local organiza ons host Easter egg hunts Page 3
Holstein Chamber Spotlight Page 5
Wound Care Clinic now available at HMH Page 7
Puzzles Page 7
O-A/BC-IG, Ridge View track seasons begin Page 8
O-A Elementary a endance awards Page 16
BC-IG Elementary a endance awards Page 17
Upcoming Events Fish Fry and Salad Bar Friday, April 7 • 5-7:30 pm Galva Fire Sta on
Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 8 • 10:30 am Good Samaritan Society Holstein
Spring Pancake Breakfast Sunday, April 9 9:30 am-12:30 pm Veterans’ Memorial Hall Holstein
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Supervisors meet with Invenergy reps, discuss possible new wind project The Ida County Board of Supervisors meeting room didn’t have an open seat March 27 during the discussion on the recent planning and zoning commission’s vote to approve meteorological towers to be installed in Ida County. The following were present to discuss the meteorological towers and a possible future wind tower project in Ida County: Ida County Engineer Jeff Williams; Scott Moulton, local representative from Invenergy; Nick Matchen, representative from Invenergy from Chicago, Ill.; Dennis Roeder, representative from the planning and zoning commission; Mark and Amy Forbes, Scott Lindgren and David Forbes. The board of adjustment, a division of the planning and zoning commission, held a public hearing and meeting on March 23 at the county engineer’s of ice. During that meeting, the board approved a conditional use permit for the installation of three meteorological towers in the following locations: southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 1 of Maple Township; southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 10 of Battle Township and the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 17 of Maple Township. Roeder noted that the permit is for three towers to be installed; however, the group may only construct two. He did say that there was a good crowd that attended
the hearing; however, their discussion was not related to the meteorlogical tower permit. Matchen reiterated that any ongoing concerns with the irst wind tower project should be done through MidAmerican Energy; however, if citizens need help, they can stop at the local Invenergy of ice in Ida Grove and the team will assist them however they can. Following the approval of the zoning request for a conditional use permit to allow the three meteorological towers, Matchen stated they would possibly start construction as soon as April 10 on those towers. Discussion then turned to the possibility of a second wind tower project coming to the county. Matchen stated that the company is currently searching for land owners who would be possibly interested. They currently have more than 10,000 acres, but would need to have close to 40,000 to move forward. During these early stages of a project, many steps are needed in order for construction to begin. Not only do the wind tests need to be done, but landowner approval is needed. If they don’t have interest shown, they more than likely won’t start a project. Matchen said that, if a second project would begin, it would be between 80 and 100 towers, with a 200-megawatt total limit. All of these towers would be located (continued on page 2)
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King-sized project: Members of the King Theatre renovation committee began work on cleaning out the interior of the theatre March 26. Here, workers tear up the sub floor of the main auditorium. The committee is hoping to have the project finished enough to be able to show movies late this year.
Pheasants Forever banquet raises $183,000 The Ida County Pheasants Forever Chapter hosted its 29th annual fund-raiser banquet Saturday, March 25, at Skate Palace in Ida Grove. The gross amount raised from the event was $183,000, which will go toward various local habitat, soil and water conservation programs and youth outdoor programs. Around 830 attended the prime rib/chicken supper. Dan Soellner of Storm Lake was winner of the grand prize
pre-banquet wildlife and conservation raf le of a seven-day/four person trip to Cancun, or $5,000 cash. Since last year’s banquet, the chapter has provided funding for 120 projects through June 30. The chapter spent $11,488 on 26 tree projects where 3,255 trees and shrubs were planted. Some projects were cost-shared with the NRCS. A total of 52 nesting and winter cover projects were funded for a
total of $41,349. There were 2,185 CRP acres of native grass plantings and maintenance, 105 acres of food plots and 288 acres were enhanced with wildlife cover. A total of $41,292 of additional funding was provided for the 18th annual youth ield day which had 13 participants; environmental education programs in cooperation with Ida County schools, Ida County Conservation Board workshops and O-A/BC-IG and (continued on page 2)
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O-A/BC-IG boards approve budget reduc on plan ❚ by DEB LOGER The Odebolt-Arthur and Battle Creek-Ida Grove School Boards approved proposed budget reduction plans for iscal year 2017-18 March 27 during a special meeting in Odebolt. The plan as presented would reduce each district’s budget 3 percent. BC-IG’s proposed reductions would need to be at least $393,000, and O-A’s would need to be at least $204,000. Superintendent Terry Kenealy explained that the general fund is the biggest part of each district’s budget and is the only fund that salaries and bene its can come out of. Kenealy said he’s been asked how the boards can be considering staff and program reductions while also considering building improvements. He noted the school budget has very strict guidelines. The general fund is the only fund that salaries and bene its can be paid from. The PPEL and SAVE funds can only be used for bus purchases, building improvements, etc. Other categorical funds, such as special education, can only be used for those programs.
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Kenealy noted there is currently legislation on the table that, if passed, would eliminate the $2,500 expense minimum requiring bus repairs to come out of the general fund, allowing districts the lexibility to pay for all bus repairs out of PPEL funds. The O-A board’s approval included an amendment to take out the Talented And Gifted (TAG) reduction of $18,119 ($34,738 for BC-IG) to see if administrators can ind another area to reduce the budget. O-A board members asked Kenealy to see if there is a way to keep the current two TAG teachers, expressing concern that TAG students won’t be challenged, causing them to become bored, creating possible behavioral problems. “It concerns me, with 24 students in a classroom, if you have three bad eggs, that takes up the teacher’s time. I’m not opposed to the larger classes; I’m concerned for the at-risk and TAG kids. I was in a large school district as a child and struggled getting help in fourth and ifth grade, because I (continued on page 3)
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Pheasant auction: The Ida County Pheasants Forever Chapter hosted its 29th annual banquet and auction March 25. Approximately 830 people attended, which grossed around $183,000 for local habitat, soil and water conservation programs and youth programs. Here, from left, Tom Pauley, Jerry Jensen and J.R. Pauley work the crowd for bids on auction items.
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PAGE TWO more of the Courier’s front page more about — (continued from front page) south of Highway 20, with a new substation possibly added in either Maple Township or the northwest corner of Corwin Township. The towers could be constructed in nine sections of Logan Township, three sections of Corwin Township, all of Battle Township and most of Maple Township. The closest they would come is within a mile of the city limits of Battle Creek. If the tower project moves forward, construction could begin in 2020, but that all depends on the progress of the project steps and if they have an interested buyer in the towers. Guests at the meeting showed positivity toward a new project, as did two of the three supervisors. One direct question to Supervisor Ray Drey was if he was happy with it. “Nope. They didn’t put it where they were gonna put it. I was very unhappy. The drawings showed where it was going to be. The lane is in a different place. And, so is the tower. I wasn’t pleased with them at all,” said Drey. “MidAmerican changed the whole thing. If I could go back, I wouldn’t have signed up.” “We want to welcome you back into the county, because it’s good for the county,” said Creston Schubert. “But, we also have to take into consideration that people have to live here. A lot of people are ine with it (the towers). My parents are in their upper 80s, and they have three of them within a quarter-mile, and they don’t have a bit of problem with them. They have turkey barns and hog con inements and everything else around them, which is new for their gen-
. . . supervisors eration, too.” “I just hope you guys feel welcome. Ida County needs the economic development pretty bad,” said guest Mark Forbes. “If they pass up a project like this, they won’t come back. It would be absolutely foolish.” The supervisors also discussed setbacks and what other counties have done in other projects. Matchen noted that counties can set their own setback limits. But, Moulten did comment that the more limitations and the fewer amount of participants will have an impact on the company’s decision to start another project. Other business The board approved the resignation of Susan Schultz from the Board of Adjustment, effective March 18. Following a brief discussion on inding her replacement, it was the consensus of the board that, when a board member resigns, the supervisor who represents that district will ind a replacement. Drey will work on inding a suitable replacement. The supervisors approved a variance to the zoning ordinance for an unincorporated area in ag district, allowing a reduction from the 100-foot distance. George Franzkowiak applied for the variance for new home construction in Section 13 in Silver Creek Township. Josh Ernzen, Element 14 Technologies, presented his new business to the board and discussed information technology services the county currently has. The board informed Ernzen that they are in the middle of having a technology survey completed, but welcomed him to the county. They noted they
may use his services in the future if the need arises. A wage certi ication for Brandi Reiss, dispatcher/jailer, was approved at $16.44 per hour, effective March 3. Also approved was Jered Iversen, operator, at $20.03 per hour, effective Feb. 27. Following discussion on Iowa codes and license application, the board approved a liquor license for Old Town Vineyard and Winery. The supervisors approved a membership for Highway 20 Association at a cost of $150; Wellmark Medicare Compliance con irmation of MSP addendum; application for eligibility to receive federal surplus property and a claim for Bene its, Inc. Resolution 17-08, Destruction of Weeds was approved. The resolution states “that each owner and each person in the possession or control of any lands in Ida County, should cut, burn or otherwsie destroy all noxious weeds, as de ined in the resolution, at such times in each year and in such manner as shall prevent said weeds from blooming or coming into maturity.” The full list of weeds and when they are to be removed is available to the general public at the Ida County Courthouse per request. The board acknowledged receipt of manure management plans from Lansink, Finisher Farm (Skylimit Enterprises, LLC, owner) and Tri R Pork/Mike Radke. They also acknowledge receipt of DNR construction permit application for BDF Land Co, LLC (Fredco, Inc–Brian’s). Following the meeting, the supervisors toured county roads with Williams.
King Theatre Board, Community Partners present downtown project plans Members of Ida Grove Community Partners (IGCP) and the King Theatre Renovation Board invited local businesses to gather in the basement of United Bank of Iowa on March 28, to present the groups’ downtown project plans and events. Patti Haack, of IGCP, introduced a joint venture between IGCP and the Ida Grove Chamber. Combined, the groups would like to beautify downtown, building on the momentum sparked by the downtown revitalization project. Haack said plans include, but aren’t limited to, updating street signs and enhancing the planters and garbage cans, which will tentatively be paid for through dona-
tions, sponsorships and grants. They are looking for four to ive people to join the committee and will hold a meeting on April 12, at the Ida Grove Community Rec Center at 5:15 p.m. Sue Smith discussed the Ida Grove Farmer’s Market, which is run by a sub-committee of IGCP. The farmer’s market, held Thursday evenings from June through September, is a certi ied market which means that at least three of the vendors at the market are certi ied for the WIC program or Senior Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program. This year, the market time will be shortened to span the hours of 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The goal of the Farmer’s Market
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King theatre: Work has begun on clearing out the interior of the King Theatre in Ida Grove. Workers have removed a portion of the sub floor and wall coverings in the main auditorium and removed the concession stand in the main lobby. The goal of the renovation committee is to show movies late this year in celebration of the theatre’s 100th year.
Committee is to encourage people to buy local and to get people downtown, among other things. Vendors pay a fee for the season to help offset advertising costs and must adhere to the bylaws of the market, meet state and local health regulations and provide proof of insurance and tax i.d. if necessary, which the committee does help vendors with, if needed. Produce sold at the market is monitored. Vendors may not sell restricted or prohibited items, such as mushrooms. Vendors are expected to stay committed to the days they are registered for which means attendance is kept. If a vendor misses a certain amount of market days without notifying the committee actions are taken to expel the vendor. The committee hopes to continue having special events at the market like they did last year. Smith noted that the boards displaying each vendor’s prices and products were a donation from Susan Lawrence. Doug Clough and Ryan Goodman gave the inal presentation of the morning, discussing the theatre board’s plan for the renovation of the King Theatre. The duo stressed that having a movie theater back in Ida Grove would bene it local businesses; noting that people may stop to grab supper before taking in a show was just one example they gave. Clough and Goodman mentioned the board’s recent commencement of demolition. On Sunday, March 26, the board, with the help of a few others, tore the burlap from the auditorium walls and found a few more artifacts. They reported that Paul Cates and Dan Gosch have since taken out the concession stand, as well as some loor boards. To close out their discussion, the two discussed a discount card called the King’s Royal Cast. The premise is, donors who give 500 or more will receive a card which grants them a dollar off of admission when they see a movie at the King Theatre.
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UCC donation: United Church of Christ Schleswig recently pledged their $25,000 support to Horn Memorial Hospital’s $9 million inpatient building project. From left, United Church of Christ council members Gaylen Bahnsen, Brian Sieren and Jerry Struck with Horn Memorial CEO Chris Nichols.
Schleswig church pledges support to hospital building project The United Church of Christ in Schleswig recently pledged its support to Horn Memorial Hospital’s $9 million inpatient building project. Each year, the church council goes through a grant selection process to support programs with funds received from the Jens A. Carstensen Family Memorial. Horn Memorial applied for funding and received $25,000 toward the project. With this donation, the church
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received naming rights to one of the 17 patient rooms. The council shared, “We believe the Carstensen Family would have been proud to support Horn Memorial’s project. We appreciate the importance of local healthcare for our communities. Projects such as this one ensure the viability of maintaining local healthcare in the future.” The inpatient project continues to remain on schedule with
the interior work well underway. A community open house is expected to be scheduled in July, prior to moving patients to the new wing in early August. Fund-raising efforts will continue throughout the project. If you are interested in contributing to this project or would like to learn more, contact Sarah Harm, public relations director, at Horn Memorial Hospital (3647227).
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(continued from front page) Ridge View High School scholarship foundations. A total of 75 registered shooters participated in the 2016 Ida County Pheasants Forever Youth Scholastic Clay Target program. The local chapter also sponsored Outdoor Journey for boys and girls. The chapter provides a total of 135 Rubrum maple trees to ifth graders in BC-IG, O-A and G-H schools for Arbor Day programs. The chapter also sponsored Outdoor Journey for youth. For more information about native grasses/wild lower establishment, call Lorne Miller at 712-
364-2124; for youth education, Jerry Jensen at 712-364-2389; for food plots or ear corn for wildlife, Mason Fleenor at 712-3642685, and membership, Jonathan Mumm at 712-371-3546. Steve and Nancy Schug serve as president and vice president, and Dan Skirvin is treasurer. Current board members who take part at various levels during the year are: Josh Alesch, Paige Alesch, Sam Bennett, Jesse Bremer, Caleb Christiansen, Grant Else, Mason Fleenor, Jody Fraser, Harold Freese, Gaylen Freese, Adam Hemer, Eric Hemer, Markenna Janssen, Justin Kinney, Josh Lan-
sink, Marc Lansink, Lorne Miller, Jonathan Mumm, Grant Patera, Jim Redenius, Randy Rohlk, Clint Schug, Levi Schug, Chad Sharkey, Dan Skirvin, Kyle Sloss, Mike Vondrak and Brian Wolterman. Also assisting with ticket sales were Paul Larson, Pat Phillips, Rusty Sadler, Rich Smith, Adam Swanger, Ryan Van Houten and Shannon Zobel. The Ida County chapter has received the National Pheasants Forever Conservation Excellence Award, the Iowa DNR Most Outstanding Chapter and the National Pheasants Forever $1,250,000 Chapter Habitat Award.
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AEAs set pe on for the reorganiza on public hearing Northwest Area Education Administrator Tim Grieves announces the joint boards of Northwest AEA and Prairie Lakes AEA will hold a public hearing concerning the petition for the reorganization of Odebolt-Arthur and Battle CreekIda Grove School Districts April 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the commons area at O-A/BC-IG High School in Ida Grove. Notice is given that all objections to the petition for reorganization of the Odebolt-Arthur and the Battle Creek-Ida Grove School Districts must be iled in the Of ice of the Administrator of Northwest Area Education Agency, 1520 Morningside Ave., Sioux City, Iowa, 51106, no later than noon on April 14. Objections must be in writing in the form of an af idavit and may be made by any person residing on or
Holstein egg hunt coming The Holstein Easter egg hunt is Saturday, April 8, at 10:30 a.m. sharp at Good Samaritan SocietyHolstein for kids ages pre-school to fourth grade. The hunt will be held inside the center in the event of bad weather. Come see the Easter bunny and search for candy, toys, prizes, treat- illed eggs and special eggs with prizes.
owning land within the territory described in the petition or by any person who would be injuriously affected by the change petitioned for. Objection forms may be obtained from the Of ice of the Administrator of Northwest Area Education Agency, 1520 Morningside Ave., Sioux
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more about — (continued from front page) had ADD,” said Stacy Raasch. O-A/BC-IG High School Principal Pat Miller said, “I was a TAG teacher for many years at Okoboji, and TAG was spread out K-12. We have an awesome program. A K-12 program is possible; it just won’t be the same, but it will be more the norm across the state.” Raasch said, “We have two P.E. teachers, and we have one art and one music teacher. Can we cut a P.E. position? I’d rather hang onto a teacher that can address at-risk and TAG.” O-A Elementary/O-A/BC-IG Middle School Principal Doug Mogensen responded that it would tighten up things a lot to go to one P.E. teacher. He noted the P.E. teacher also teaches health class and does interventions. BC-IG’s board approved the reduction plan, stating if the administrators come back with something that will work to keep TAG as is, they can amend the plan at the April 10 meeting. BC-IG board members approving the plan were Danika Hinkeldey, Tony Bennett, Myra Meek and Jeff Rasmussen. Stephanie Konradi and Ryan Goodman voted nay. Crystal Endrulat was absent. BC-IG BC-IG plan: The targeted amount is a 3 percent reduction, or $393,000. Early retirement – do not replace third grade teacher, $70,500. Do not fund two special elections next iscal year, $10,000
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. . . O-A/BC-IG boards Eliminate shared at-risk/FCS position, $24,205 Reduce TAG and share 50/50 between districts, $34,738. (Under Chapter 12, schools are required to provide a TAG program. Currently, there are two TAG teachers: one in Ida Grove for the elementary and high school and one in Odebolt for the elementary and middle school). Eliminate a teaching position and reassign properly licensed teacher to the shared in district special education position, $50,050 Eliminate one section of kindergarten/reassign teacher, $0 Eliminate one section of preschool/reassign teacher, $0 Eliminate printing newsletters, $6,000 Eliminate high school study hall position, $9,200 (50 percent of salary is general fund) Eliminate BC-IG bus shuttle, $10,000 O-A 50/50 split cost of shuttle routes, $10,000 Eliminate transport kids home after home games, $4,000 WGS agreement formula cost changes, $197,000 Estimated sub-totals savings for BC-IG, $436,193 Restructure the at-risk/ lex alternative high school program (BC-IG): • Eliminate two lex associate positions, $36,106 • Switch online curriculum to different program, $4,381 • Eliminate high school study
hall position, $9,200 (50 percent is at-risk) • Add licensed math teacher to the at-risk/ lex program, $50,000 • Estimated increase in cost for the at-risk/ lex program, +$363 Total estimated savings for BCIG, $435,830. O-A O-A targeted amount with a 3 percent reduction for general fund expenditures would be $204,000. Eliminate one irst grade section due to resignation, $55,000 Eliminate one second grade section/use reduction in force, $48,071 Eliminate one ifth grade section/use reduction in force, $48,736 Eliminate shared at-risk/FCS with BC-IG, $24,205 Reduce TAG and share 50/50 between districts, $18,119 Reassign TAG teacher to regular classroom, $0 Reassign a teacher to the middle school due to resignation, $0 Do not fund two special elections next iscal year, $13,000 Eliminate printing newsletter, $4,000 Total estimated savings for O-A, $211,131 District/other possibilities (still working on additional options): reduce the number of athletic coaching and cheer sponsor positions, reduce the number of days for the early morning music route, eliminate high school madrigal position – add vocal variety show and other.
U.S. 20 Corridor Associa on holds regular mee ng The U.S. Hwy. 20 Corridor Association will hold its regular meeting on Friday, April 7, in Correctionville. The group will meet at the Correctionville Community Building, 312 Driftwood,
at 10 a.m. Topics on the agenda include a construction update, Iowa DOT Commission news, and information on the historic site located west of
Correctionville. All are welcome to attend the meeting. For more information on the Association and their advocacy for statewide four-lane U.S. Hwy. 20, visit www.4lane20.com.
Visioning town hall meeting scheduled Holstein is updating the city’s comprehensive plan. Come share your opinions and ideas at a Holstein visioning town hall meeting on Monday, April 17, at 7 p.m. at the Lohff-Schumann Memorial Community Center in
Holstein. Topics include: housing, economic development, transportation, parks, community facilities and services. Please take the community survey online at https://www.
s u r v e y m o n k e y. c o m / r / H o l stein2017. Paper copies are available at city hall. For more information, contact: Kay Hanson at administrator@holsteiniowa.org or Nicole Peterson at nicole@simpco.org.
O-A/BC-IGMS announces third quarter honor rolls O-A/BC-IG Middle School has released its honor rolls for the third quarter. Gold honor roll 3.5 – 4.0 GPA Sixth grade: Cassidy Arnburg, Chance Buns, Ruth Clark, Damon Dausel, Grif in Diersen, William Gebel, Kara Harrison, Keith Hausman, Carter Hoe ling, Gwendolyn Jacobson, Patience Johnson, Rylee Krayenhagen, Jordyn Loger, Mackenzie Mott, Tatum Oldham, Kaylee Oxendale, Karson Quirk, Courtney Schmidt, Madison Schreiber, Alex Schroeder, Krista Sibenaller, Kyle Spotts, Luke Swanger, Lennon Wells, Gabe Winterrowd and Aubree Zimmerman. Seventh grade: Aidan Bower, Mary Carlson, Jackson Godbersen, Zach Hemer, Kally Henderson, Melissa Hewitt, Amber Hofmeister, Kya Ladwig, Caleigh Loger, Beau
McCormick, Avaree Miller, Anna Mogensen, Abby Nichols, Erin Nielsen, Beau Nieman, Meadow Olson, Riley Schiernbeck, Hannah Schmidt, Trenton Segebart, Nathaniel Tarr, Tanay Tollufsen, Alexis Ulrich, Evan VanHouten and Sophia Veltri. Eighth grade: Megan Brummer, Truman Clark, Kylee Dausel, Morgan Godbersen, Amber Hoe ling, Lillian Hoffman, Mahala Kruse, Joie Matthies, Garrett Nichols, Emma Schirrmacher, Elle Schroeder, Cameron Sharkey, Eric Sibenaller, Carli Ullrich, Trust Wells and Anna Winterrowd. Silver honor roll 3.0-3.49 GPA Sixth grade: Maddy Brummer, Allison Clark, Blake Delong, Trenton Eilerts, Izzy Gritten, Vincent Hoe ling, Connor Hoegh, Evan Jordan, Tristen Kilbourn, Treyton
Kolar, Kadon Miller, Josh Peters, Kansas Petersen, Tyler Pierson, Jack Sohm, Jade Wilcox and Evan Williams. Seventh grade: Zoe Bengford, Amber Benner, Evan Burk, Easton Harms, Emma Hoover, Macaela Johnson, Damon Jones, Caitlyn Malone, Keaton Railsback, Nicholas Renze, Jayde Schulter, Kimberly Sholty, Hannah Weeda and Hailey Wilson. Eighth grade: Josey Babcock, Alyssa Barnum, Gary Baughn, Jersey Bender, Kelton Bendixen, Hunter Brenner, Brianna Carstensen, Zach Dunker, Geo Ehrig, Preston Gill, Ashly Gunderson, Ethan Hannam, Marley Hewitt, Adeline Hickey, Chloe Hoaglund, Caleb Montgomery, Bella Raasch, Brandon Schmidt, Brayden Sorensen and Olivia Williams.
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Pheasants drawing: The late Don Knop of Ida Grove started a special drawing about 15 years ago for youth who attended the Ida County Pheasants Forever banquet. The Knop families have continued on with the legacy Don started and again this year gave away two youth Remington 870s at this year’s banquet March 25. On hand to recognize this year’s winners were, front from left, Aiden Bower and Ethan Brockman, and back from left, Kolton Knop, Bailey Knop, Dennis Knop, Dan Knop, Danika Hinkeldey and Kylee Knop.
Local organiza ons host Easter egg hunts Area communities will host Easter egg hunts Saturday, April, 15. Ida Grove The Ida Grove Chamber of Commerce will host activities at Skate Palace Saturday, April 15 starting at 10 a.m. There will be games, face painting, cupcake walk, clowns, door prizes and an appearance by the Easter Bunny. Egg hunts are as scheduled: ages zero to two at 10:15 a.m.; three years at 10:30 a.m.; ages four to kindergarten at 10:45 a.m. and irst and second graders at 11 a.m. Battle Creek The Battle Creek Women’s Club and Battle Creek American Legion and Legion Auxiliary will sponsor an egg hunt for preschool through third grade children Saturday, April 15 at the community build-
Ida and Sac counties saw a decline in their populations according to information from the U.S. Census Bureau released March 23. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the population of states, counties and the country as a whole each year between the decennial censuses. The most recent estimates are as of July 1, 2016. Ida County’s population estimate
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as of July 1, 2016, was 6,985, which is down 104 people from the last of icial census count of 7,089 conducted in 2010. Ida County’s population was 7,837 in the 2000 census. In the period from 2010 to 2016, Ida County had 93 more deaths (581) than births (488). Sac County’s population estimate on July 1, 2016, was 9,876, which
is down 474 people from the 2010 census count of 10,350. Sac County’s population in the 2000 census was 11,529. Sac County had 170 more deaths (864) than births (694) from 2010 to 2016. Iowa’s population estimate for July 1, 2016, was 3,134,693, an increase of 88,338 from the 2010 decennial census population of 3,046,355.
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urday, April 15 starting at 10:30 a.m. Age groups for the hunt are as follows: babies through kindergarten, irst and second graders and third and fourth graders. Odebolt The Odebolt Easter egg hunt will be held at Odebolt Specialty Care beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 15. Children ages newborn through 10 years old may participate in the hunt sponsored by the Richland Robins 4-H Club. Odebolt Specialty Care will serve juice, cookies and popcorn following the hunt. Odebolt Specialty Care is sponsoring a coloring contest in conjunction with the egg hunt. Coloring forms are available at the banks in Odebolt and at Odebolt Specialty Care. The forms must be turned in at the care center before the egg hunt.
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ing. The Easter bunny will meet with children and be available for pictures at 11 a.m. Egg hunts will be held at 11:30 a.m. for newborns through irst grade children at Annie Laurie Park and for second and third grade children at Alumni Park. In case of inclement weather, hunts will be held inside the community building. Arthur The Arthur City Council and Arthur Public Library are sponsoring activities starting at 10 a.m. Saturday April 15. Participants should meet at the Arthur Library before dividing into age groups for the hunt. Galva The Galva Economic Development Corporation is sponsoring an egg hunt at Galva City Park Sat-
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Ida Grove Rec Center Rural one-room: Coal burning stove in a rural one-room country schoolhouse, about 1930. Corn cobs were also used in it to warm the room for the teacher and children living on farms and attending school there.
Out of the Past Forty years ago Ida Grove City Council has accepted the bid of $26,913 for a new city maintenance shed to be located near the wastewater treatment plant at the end of First Street. Work on footings and foundations will begin immediately and the building will be delivered in four to six weeks. Ida Grove’s Julie Thompson set a school record in the long jump at the Ramblerette relays in Mapleton. She jumped 17-feet, four-inches. O-A junior Lou Arbegast was a double winner at the meet and also broke a Trojanette school record. She won the 100meter hurdles in 16.1 seconds and the 220-yard hurdles in 30.8 seconds (breaking the record she set last year at the state meet). Thirty years ago With much regret, Battle Creek residents will see their only grocery store, BC Grocery, close its doors permanently on April 10. Rich and Joy Groene, who have owned the store since 1984, settled with the Small Business Administration, owner of the building, in Des Moines, last week and said any further business dealings will be with the SBA.
Greg and Donna Johnson of Holstein are planning to open a retail liquor business next month in their appliance store, Harvey’s Appliance, in Holstein. The Holstein City Council approved their liquor, beer and wine permits during its regular meeting. Holstein’s former liquor store closed March 1 when the state of icially bowed out of the retail liquor business. Twenty years ago Neumayer’s nightmare continues as family wants more searches for missing daughter. Connie Ruddy, 21, was reported missing from her home on Feb. 10. Weeks later, there still has not been any answers. According to Ruddy’s mother, the Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and the Ida County Sheriff ’s Department asked them if they felt Ruddy would leave on her own. A search was done in Ida Grove and at Moorehead Park on Feb. 15. But the family feels more searches should continue. Chief Deputy Randy Petersen noted there haven’t been any new developments. The Galva-Holstein School Board received 27 completed applications and 40 inquiries for
the superintendent opening by its deadline Monday. The school board will review the applications and conduct interviews from April 28 through May. 2. Ten years ago The Arthur City Council approved the annexation of land near the entrance to the ethanol plant into the city limits on Monday. Ida County Engineer Ed Tice met with the council to govern the annexation process. The land going into the city limits is south of Highway 175 to the ethanol plant driveway on M31. The annexation, which was approved, will allow the city to apply for RISE funds to help the county rebuild a portion of M31 leading to the plant. Tice said the city will have no expense related to the project. Dr. John and Lenee Sinnott of Ida Grove hosted a “meet the candidate” reception in their home on Saturday night for Democrat presidential candidate U.S. Senator Barack Obama of Chicago, Ill. Obama passed through Ida Grove between events in Denison and Sioux City. He individually greeted the nearly 60 area residents invited to the reception.
by Dawn Schreiber Interim recreation director Our irst annual Dodgeball Tournament will be Sunday, April 9. Registration forms are available at the rec center. Registration deadline was April 3. Save the date for our next youth sports fundraiser, featuring special speaker, Dan Gable. The event will be held on May 9. Tickets are $12 per person or $50 per family of ive or more. Three years and under are free. There will be a meal catered by Sizzlin J’s as well as a silent auction. Funds raised will support our IGRC Youth sports programs. Tickets may be bought and picked up at IGRC. All itness classes are offered with a paid membership. Yoga is held Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. Danielle Bennett is the instructor. Pilates are held on Mondays at 8 a.m. Tabitha Bockelman is the instructor.
now includes an eye play system and games for all ages, for three hours, a decorated sheet cake and ice cream. If interested contact Bagenstos. Personal training: Personal training is always available at your convenience with Libby, Mel, Barb, Keely and Rayven. Stop in today and check out our specials. Fitness schedule March 27-May 7 Monday—5:45-6:30 a.m. Yoga (Barb), 9-9:45 a.m. Mommy and Me (Libby), 9:45-10:30 a.m. Retired But Not Tired (Libby) and 6-6:45 p.m. Fitness Mix (Rayven). Tuesday—5:45-6:30 a.m. Step Aerobics (Mel) and 5:30-6:30
125 South Main St. in Galva 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily 712-282-4426 www.Sole2SoulGalva.com Mud on Main: Jessica from Mud on Main will be in Galva in front of The Meeting Place on Monday, May 1, from 7 to 9 a.m. Spring Shape Up Town Challenge: The towns of Galva and Schaller are competing in a itness and wellness challenge that started March 25. The town that loses the most weight will be named the
p.m. ZUMBA (Araceli) and 6-6:45 p.m. Spinning (Rayven). Wednesday—5:45-6:30 a.m. Weights (Mel), 5:45-6:30 a.m. Spinning (Barb) and 6-6:45 p.m. Weights (Rayven). Thursday—5:45-6:30 a.m. Legs, Legs, Legs (Rayven), 9-9:45 a.m. Mommy and Me (Libby), 9:4510:30 a.m. Retired But Not Tired (Libby) and 5:30-6:15 p.m. ZUMBA (Araceli). Friday—5:45-6:30 a.m. Fitness Mix (Libby), noon-12:45 p.m. Strength (Rayven) *only through April 21 Saturday—9-9:45 a.m. ZUMBA (Araceli) *starting April 8. Sunday—5-6 p.m. Boot Camp (Rayven).
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Schultz from the Senate by Senator Jason Schultz Iowa State Senator District 9 Republican Using fireworks is illegal in Iowa. Everyone knows that. Yet, as far back as I remember, it has been a tradition for Iowans to drive to surrounding states to buy fireworks and light them off during the summer. Usually, the two weekends around the Fourth of July see neighborhood celebrations often rival the city fireworks displays. Obviously, the state ban on the use of fireworks isn’t popularly supported. This is why SF 489 was passed out of the Iowa Senate on March 21. This bill has been worked on for a while now. It has been brought up in previous sessions, but often fizzled out before making it to the floor for a vote by the Senate. The bill would allow for the sale and regulation of first- and second-class consumer fireworks in both permanent and temporary structures. The bill provides for a limited sale and use period for the retailer and consumer and also allows the state fire marshal to order the suspension of use of all fireworks if they deem a threat to public safety. The state
fire marshal shall adopt rules to: • Sell fireworks in accordance with APA standards, 2006 edition • Require a retailer or community group to carry proper insurance • Allow sales at a permanent building between June 1 and July 8 and between Dec. 10 and Jan. 3 each year • Allow sales at a temporary building between June 13 and July 8 each year This bill also prohibits a retailer from selling to a person under the age of 18 and allows county supervisors and cities through ordinance or resolution to opt out of allowing fireworks usage in their jurisdiction. Additionally, the bill allows the DNR, by permit, to authorize the use of consumer or display fireworks. In order to keep the bill moving, it has been watered down with a set of restrictions on when and where it will be legal to buy and use fireworks. In order to help keep citizens out of the hot seat, I’d like to make these clear. I would have preferred to have a bill without the restrictions, but that would have only led to a fast launch and a
small pop. A person is only allowed to use consumer fireworks between June 1 and July 8, between Dec. 10 and Jan. 3, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 10 p.m., with additional hours on the Fourth and New Year’s Eve, and only on their own property or, with consent, on another person’s property. The bill did cause a few sparks on the floor but, after a severalhour debate, passed 34-14. Constituents all across Iowa have been bursting with excitement about finally being able to buy fireworks in the state instead of having to travel elsewhere. It now heads to the House for consideration. Thank you for the honor of serving you in the Iowa Senate. It is an honor. If you have a question or comment, please email jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov. I currently serve as the chair of the labor and business relations committee and serve on the judiciary, state government and ways and means committees. Additionally, I serve on the education appropriations subcommittee. Please feel free to contact me at 515-281-3371 or by email at jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov.
Letter to the Editor To the editor: Doctor’s Day Each year on March 30, we take time to recognize the physicians who work on the front lines of health care. National Doctor’s Day symbolizes many things at St. Anthony Regional Hospital. When I re lect on the quality physicians on our team – from those who have been with us for decades to those who joined our team this year – their talent, skill set and compassion never ceases to amaze me. The doctors at St. Anthony are the reason we are able to provide
an array of health care services throughout all stages of life. And, we have built upon those services each year, adding and extending specialty services to surrounding communities. This year alone, St. Anthony added a second OB/GYN, reopened its Pain Management Clinic, increased staff and services at the St. Anthony Clinic in Denison and continued construction on Garden View, our assisted living facility. Without our dedicated team of physicians, these services would not be what they are today. We have a responsibility to
serve the health care needs of west central Iowa and I know irsthand it is one our physicians take seriously. The health of our communities, where they too are raising their families, is important to all medical staff at St. Anthony. It is the reason our doctors went into the ield of serving others, the reason they work tireless hours and the reason our hospital is able to grow to meet your health care needs, no matter how large or small, right here in Carroll. Ed Smith St. Anthony president/CEO
IG ambulance donates equipment to Kid Zone The Ida Grove Ambulance recently donated an Automated External De ibrillator (AED) and irst aid kits to Kid Zone for its new building. An AED is a portable, electronic device that is used to treat life threatening cardiac arrhythmias. The AED donated to Kid Zone has infant, pediatric and adult capabilities.
“In the event of a cardiac emergency, rapid de ibrillation is a major key to survival. Our crew recognized the increased distance from the hospital to the new daycare and wanted to make sure equipment was available to Kid Zone staff to use without having to wait any longer for the ambulance to get there,” stated Megan Wellen-
dorf, EMT. “Kid Zone is a huge asset to the community and takes great care of our kids. We are so excited to be able to partner with them on this.” The Ida Grove Ambulance will train all Kid Zone staff to be certi ied in irst aid, CPR and AED use by American Heart Association standards.
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AED donation: The Ida Grove Ambulance donated an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and first aid kits to Kid Zone for its new building. From left to right are: Sara Puffer, Kid Zone curriculum director; Jayne Harrington, Kid Zone director; Megan Wellendorf, EMT with son, Cole, and Dustin Schiernbeck, EMT.
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Town challenge: Galva residents began the six-week spring shape up town challenge March 25 with a workout at The Meeting Place in Galva. The challenge pits Galva against Schaller to see which town can lose the most pounds in six weeks by exercising more, eating healthier, reducing portion sizes, watching protein and carbohydrate ratios and committing to sustainable lifestyle changes.
Spring Shape Up challenge underway Sole 2 Soul’s fitness center in Galva teamed up with Tuel Shed Training (TST) of West Des Moines to get the public ready for summer. The Spring Shape Up format is a six-week challenge with Galva competing against Schaller to see which town can lose the most pounds in six weeks by exercising more, eating healthier, reducing portion sizes, watching protein and carbohydrate ratios and committing to sustainable lifestyle changes. As of this press release, 113 in-
dividuals of all ages, fitness levels and genders have signed up to participate in the challenge. The Spring Shape Up program consists of online workouts, lots of nutritional guidance, food prep tips, exercise ideas and motivational support. The next group workout will be held on Saturday, April 8 at 6:30 a.m. at the Galva school gymnasium. Participants will then move to The Meeting Place in Galva for their second weighin and assessment with the Tuel Shed Training team.
“It all starts with you and believing in yourself,” stated Javier Tuel, owner of Tuel Shed Training. “Tell yourself you believe in yourself every single day and watch the transformation process begin,” he added. If you want more information or still want to sign up for Shaping Towns Spring Shape Up, contact Tuel Shed Training at tstrural@gmail.com, call them at 515-491-0321 or call local event coordinator Anne Johnson on Team Galva at Sole 2 Soul at 712-282-4426.
Holstein Chamber Spotlight From dream to concept to reality by Ken Buell The Rosemary Clausen Center for Performing Arts opened in the fall of 2010, but its history dates back to 2006. Bond issues for a new school auditorium had not been successful, so it became obvious that, if such a facility were to be built, it would have to rely on private funding. Roger and Rosemary Clausen got the ball rolling with a $500,000 challenge grant. The school district committed what it could, and the GalvaHolstein Community School District Foundation Board was asked to mount a capital campaign to ill the sizable gap that remained. The original goal was $700,000 for a 300-seat venue. That was later amended to allow for 400-seats, but it also increased the goal to $1 million. The capital campaign ended up raising about $1.2 million. The project received strong support from the Galva and Holstein communities. More than 300 individuals and businesses contributed from $500 to $50,000, and there were countless other gifts from people who wanted to help out. One of the more intriguing donations came in the form of 12 $100 bills that arrived with no identifying note or return address on the envelope. We have never learned the identity of our mystery contributor. One of the key components of the campaign appeal was that the new venue would be more than a school facility. A promise was made to make this a true community asset by bringing professional entertainment to our town. We had no idea how to do that, but we knew we would have to igure it out. Given that, the term, “auditorium’’ no longer seemed adequate to describe what we were going after, so we revised our vision to call for a “performing arts center.” The Clausen family was offered naming rights, and the Rosemary Clausen Center for Performing Arts was born. Eventually, we met our inal building goal of $2.2 million, and we knew the Rosemary Clausen Center would open, paid for and debt free. Managers of other performing centers are incredibly envious of that and marvel at the community support that made it possible. We knew the hunt for talent would have to begin long before the building was complete. Extensive Internet research had begun, and we began to look for live entertainment productions in our area.
One of our board members drove to Sioux City to see Colleen Raye’s “Girl Singers of the Hit Parade” show and felt it might play well here. Even though the Clausen Center was still no more than a hole in the ground, we were able to convince Raye to bring her show to Holstein. She became the irst artist to sign a contract with us and the third to perform on our stage. To accommodate our scheduling plans, Lynne Rothrock of Cedar Rapids and her “Divapalooza” show became the irst professional production to perform at the new Rosemary Clausen Center. Both brought remarkable performances and got us off to a wonderful start. It also became evident that local management was needed to continue our successful beginning. A sub group of the foundation board volunteered to shoulder that responsibility and continues its efforts to this day. Kathy Breyfogle is the president and responsible for contracts and patron hospitality. Ken Buell is vice president in charge of marketing, promotions, ticketing and event operations. Vickie Heck serves as our business manager, and Doug Leonard is our photographer and liaison with the media. Gretchen Cooney coordinated the work of our event volunteers and still does our taxes, but, since she has moved, Patty Beyer has taken her place on the team. Bobbi Jo Clausen is in charge of hospitality for our entertainers, and Christine Wiese writes reviews for each of our shows. Some of our performers have been so pleased with Christine’s reviews that they have incorporated them into their own websites. Lisa Wagner of Storm Lake and now Oskaloosa was hired to be our technical director and Craig Fox has been instrumental in tech assistance and event logistics. Recently, Kyle French of Cherokee joined our tech staff, which draws raves from artists who often have extensive technical needs. In the early days of the project, Roger Dentlinger was our irst inancial of icer. His work kept our efforts on track and is still used as a guideline. Rita Frahm secured a Community Action and Tourism (CAT) grant that helped put the capital campaign over the top. Dr. Harold Post was serving as the Galva-Holstein school superintendent at the beginning and was the driving force behind the entire
project. He also served as a critical liaison to the school board, construction contractors, architects and major donors. Perhaps the most asked question we get is, “Where do you ind the talent for your shows?” It is a multifaceted task. We still do intensive Internet research and, over the years, we have developed relationships with agents, brokers and entertainers from around the country that we can trust. They often suggest performers they think might work well for us. Sometimes we believe them, and sometimes we don’t. We will travel to check out shows for ourselves, and we attend conferences that bring agents, performers and presenters like us together. Most of it is done at the personal expense of the management team, and none of us accepts any compensation for his or her work. There are quite a number of talented artists that tour both nationally and internationally, and, if we ind someone we can afford and think our audience would like, we will do everything we can to bring that show to Holstein. As we have progressed, we have been able to secure shows featuring Grammy, Emmy, Obie and Oscar winners, as well as a CMA Female Vocalist of the Year–and they have come from places like New York, Nashville, Branson, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Anchorage and even Great Britain. We have also presented a number of rising stars, and it has been rewarding to see their careers take off after performing here. In the beginning, we feared that our location and size would work against us, but that is not the case at all. Performers and agents know that, if they come to the Rosemary Clausen Center, they will have a beautiful and functional place in which to work, a skilled and professional tech staff on site, hospitality that is second to none and an enthusiastic, appreciative audience. And, we pay our bills. For the future, we hope to continue the success we have had to date. We know that not every show can please every patron, but people have let us know they appreciate our efforts as well as the quality and variety of entertainers we bring to the Clausen Center. That is our reward. There is nothing like live entertainment, and there is nothing like the support from our communities that allowed the Rosemary Clausen Center for Performing Arts to progress from dream to concept to successful reality.
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FAMILY & FRIENDS OSC plans volunteer apprecia on brunch Odebolt Specialty Care by Crystal Hopkins Activity director The residents are looking forward to the spring weather and getting to use the courtyard to enjoy nice weather and sunshine. They recently enjoyed the company of special guests “Travis” and “Bella,” two milk goats that Crystal Hopkins introduced to the residents. Hopkins is also working on an upcoming volunteer appreciation brunch, scheduled for April 25. Watch for more information on that soon.
The upcoming activity schedule for April 5-11 is below: Wednesday 10 a.m. Exercise 10:30 a.m. Bible chat with Chris 2:30 p.m. Rick Powell music 3 p.m. Social hour Thursday 10 a.m. Games with WESCO 2:30 p.m. Monthly birthday party 3 p.m. Social hour Friday 10 a.m. Resident council 2:30 p.m. Bingo 3 p.m. Social hour
OLGC to host pancake breakfast
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Music donation: Members of the Happiness Express Chorus of Denison presented a $300 check to the O-A/BC-IG High School music department during Las Vegas Night. From left, Happiness Express members Rod Schneider of Ida Grove, Kevin McFarland of Odebolt and Tammie Dausel and April Wells. The donation is part of the chorus’ program of “Enriching Lives through Singing” and represents a portion Meningococcal vaccine of $3,100 given to schools and music foundations last year. “It costs money to run school programs,” required for school next year said Schneider. “With the budget cuts experienced by our local schools, the chorus has stepped in to Iowa Code, Chapter 139a.8(6) help. Our show patrons and our business sponsors have been very supportive in the past years, so we and Iowa Administrative Code, are returning a portion of our spring show receipts to the communities in which our members live.” 641-7.7(139) outline the immu-
Matter of Balance class coming to Holstein in May Horn Memorial Public Health will be holding A Matter of Balance class in Holstein in May. The class will be held at the United Methodist Church, starting Tuesday, May 2. Classes will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, for four weeks. The class is limited to 12 participants. Falls can lead to serious in-
jury and loss of mobility that can change a person’s quality of life. Not all falls lead to serious injury, but they do tend to lead to a loss of con idence in our abilities, which can lead to increased inactivity. A Matter of Balance program can help reduce the fear of falling and increase the activity levels of older adults who have concerns
about falling. Classes help participants learn to view falls and fear of falling as controllable, set realistic goals for increasing activity, change their environment to reduce fall risk factors and to promote exercise to increase strength and balance. Another class is being planned for June in Ida Grove.
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Sewing workshop: The Logan Hotshots 4-H Club held a sewing workshop March 19. Participants were from left, Lillian Hoffman, Ella Hoffman, Sierra Jepsen, Anna Hoffman, Faith Johnson and Whitney Johnson.
Logan Hotshots sew pillowcases in workshop The Logan Hotshots meeting was held on Sunday, March 12, at 5 p.m. President Grace German congratulated the club on selling more than $3,700 of fruit and brats from the 4-H fund-raiser. They reached their goal of at least $200 per family. In new business, members discussed and voted to contribute $70 to the 4-Hers for 4-H Campaign. Sunday, March 19, was the club sewing workshop. Members were reminded what supplies they were to bring.
We also talked about fair booth decorating ideas. The theme this year is “Start Your Future Here.” There were birthday cupcakes, Chex mix and juice provided by the meeting hosts, Dillon and Hannah Weeda and Mallory Moore. Presentations were given by Dillon and Hannah Weeda on “Dog Obedience” and Kansas Peterson on “Festive Table Settings.” The next club meeting is Sunday,
April 9, at 5 p.m. at the Ida County Extension Of ice. The Logan Hotshots held a sewing workshop on March 19. At the sewing workshop, the participants learned how to measure and cut fabric, run a sewing machine and how to press fabric. At the end of the workshop, they had each made their own pillowcases. Lillian Hoffman Logan Hotshot reporter
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nization requirement for students attending licensed child care centers and elementary or secondary schools. An administrative rule change to require meningococcal (A, C, W, Y) vaccine for students enrolling in seventh and 12th grades was effective Jan. 11. The change will be implemented at the beginning of the upcoming 201718 school year. At the beginning of the 2017-18 school year, all students entering seventh grade and born after Sept. 15, 2004, will need proof of one dose of meningococcal vaccine. All students entering 12th grade and born after Sept. 15, 1999, will need proof of two doses of meningococcal vaccine or one dose if received when the student was 16 years of age or older. Meningococcal disease is very serious. Approximately 10 to 15 percent of people with meningococcal disease die, even with appropriate treatment. Of those who recover, up to 20 percent suffer from serious after-effects, such as permanent hearing loss, limb loss or brain damage. Meningococcal vaccines are very safe and effective at preventing meningococcal disease. The meningococcal vaccine is 85 to 100 percent effective at preventing infection from the subtypes of meningococcus found in the vaccine. The National Immunization Survey (NIS) Teen, 2015 results indicate 75 percent of Iowa adolescents 13-17 years of age have received one dose of the meningococcal (A, C, W, Y) vaccine. The national average for one dose of meningococcal vaccine is 81.3 percent. The meningococcal secondary school vaccine requirement will help Iowa achieve and maintain high adolescent vaccine coverage levels, protecting the health of adolescents, friends, families
A Comedian and Iraq War veteran living in Des Moines, IA, Josh has used his humor and easy-going stage presence to entertain thousands of people. Josh competed in the LOL Challenge in Davenport, the Comedy 10K, and recently won Clash of Comics at the Omaha Funny Bone and placed 2nd at the KC Comedy Festival.
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and communities. “It is very important that parents/guardians recognize there is no grace period for the implementation of this requirement,” states Patti Andrews, public health nurse. “Please contact your child’s school or public health if you have any questions regarding this new requirement.”
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Holstein will host a spring pancake breakfast Sunday, April 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Veterans’ Memorial Hall in Holstein. Pancakes, sausage links, scrambled eggs, fresh fruit salad and baked goods will be served for $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under (dine-in only). All carry-outs are $10.
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Coin recipient: Brody Bisenius, a fourth grader at Galva-Holstein, was recently given a coin of appreciation for his support of SFC Taylor Olson of Mapleton. Bisenius wrote a letter and mailed it to Olson while he was stationed in Afghanistan last fall.
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Willow Dale meets state standards for second year in a row For the second year in a row, Willow Dale Wellness Village in Battle Creek has earned what the Department of Inspection and Appeals calls a de iciency-free survey. Meeting state standards during survey in Iowa’s rigorous annual examination is one of the top indications of excellence for nursing facilities. In perhaps the most regulated industry within the state of Iowa and across the nation, nursing facilities are thoroughly surveyed and rated on core criteria including quality care, safety, administration, food service, nursing
care and patient rights. “I am so proud of each and every staff member at Willow Dale. Their combined contributions lead to our excellence in service and quality,” said Tabitha Gonnerman, administrator. “Their hard work, compassionate care and unyielding commitment to provide quality services to our residents show their commitment to our vision of We Make Our Day, Your Day, Every Day.” The unannounced inspections by representatives from the Department of Health and Human
Services are conducted annually, nine to 15 months following the prior survey. This evaluation includes a review of residents’ clinical records, a thorough tour of the facility, observation of cares, medication administration, dining processes and interviews with residents, family members and staff members. This honor is the most recent in a series of outstanding accomplishments by Willow Dale that includes their designation as a ive-star facility by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Wound Care Clinic now available at HMH Horn Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of a Wound Care Clinic to the specialty services provided through the outpatient specialty clinics at the hospital. Joni Boese and Alicia Heuton are bachelor’s-prepared registered nurses who are certi ied in wound, ostomy and continence care (WOC). They bring with them more than 30 years of experience in the ield of WOC. WOC nurses provide direct and clinical consultative care to patients with wounds, ostomies and
continence issues. Boese and Heuton will coordinate care across the continuum of care by developing a plan of care in agreement with a patient’s healthcare provider, and they will implement that plan through direct clinical care, education of the patient and family and coordination with other necessary resources. Examples of the types of services Boese and Heuton will provide through the Wound Care Clinic include assessment and care of patients who have ostomies, wounds,
pressure ulcers, venous ulcers, diabetic and arterial ulcers, tubes, istulas and skin issues related to incontinence. They will also implement plans to aid patients in prevention of pressure ulcers and other wound developments using evidence-based and best-practice guidelines. Boese and Heuton will begin seeing patients at Horn Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, April 11, and will have a regular schedule of the second and fourth Tuesday afternoons.
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Father/daughter dance: The O-A/BC-IG High School Key Club held a father and daughter dance at the high school in Ida Grove March 24. The event included a grand march, followed by the dance. Twentyfour dads and their daughters participated in the event. Here, Chad Lichtenberg of Ida Grove and his daughter, Creighton, who is a third grader at BC-IG Elementary, take their turn at the grand march.
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Ida High Achievers learn about calving The Ida High Achievers met on March 19. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Tate Phillips. Roll call was: Name your favorite breed of cattle, with 14 members answering. The secretary’s report and treasurer’s report were both given and approved. Old business included further discussion about the youth lock-in, FSQA training dates, the Iowa 4–H Youth conference and an update on a judging team. New business included: information on the derby swine weigh–in
on April 1. The cookie, photography and recipe challenges for this year were discussed. This is a good idea for our 4–Hers to participate in, especially our new 4–Hers. The club also talked about getting tshirts for new members. The next meeting is April 9, at 5 p.m. The hosts will be Evan Else and Grace Boyle with a program on herdsmanship. The pledge was led by Tate Phillips. There was a program on beef and calving, and the meeting was adjourned.
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Grant 4-Hers discuss field trip The Grant 4-Hers met on March 4 at the Ida County Extension Of ice. President Ethan Zobel called the meeting to order with ive members answering roll call. The question was, “Name one project you are taking to the fair.” Taylor DeVine led the pledge to the American lag. Dylan Ehrig did the secretary’s report, and Elizabeth Zobel did the treasurer’s report. There were no committee reports.
Old business was discussion on a possible ield trip. New business was about FSQA training. Elizabeth Zobel motioned to adjourn the meeting, with Taylor DeVine seconding it. Ehrig led the 4-H pledge. Kamryn Larson did a presentation and snacks. The next meeting was April 2 at 1 p.m. Dylan Ehrig Secretary
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SPORTS O-A/BC-IG teams open outdoor track season at Ridge View The Kingsley-Pierson/Woodbury Central boys and Alta-Aurelia girls won team championships at the 77th annual Ridge View Relays in Holstein March 31. The O-A/BC-IG varsity boys tied fourth while the Falcon girls inished third. Fifteen teams were entered in both the boys and girls divisions. In the boys’ division, K-P/WC tallied 150 team points while O-A/BCIG and Ridge View tied for fourth place with 69 points. Alta-Aurelia claimed the top spot in the girls’ division with 125.33 points. O-A/BC-IG was third with 101 points. Girls The Falcon girls collected irst place points in four events at Ridge View. Sydney Durbin and Summit Nielsen were both two-time winners. Durbin won the high jump with a leap of 5-2. Durbin, Nielsen, Jordyn Fredericks and Sarah Cotton won the 4x100 relay with a time of :53.42. Nielsen, Carrie Miller, Ashley Lindner and Kirsten Dausel teamed up to capture the shuttle hurdle with a time of 1:14.32. Madison Schiernbeck was the fastest runner in the 1,500 with a time of 5:33.46. O-A/BC-IG’s other placings for team points were: Second—Calli Wareham, long jump, 14-11.25; Sydney Durbin, 400, 1:03.96; 4x200 (Jordyn Hedberg, Sarah Cotton, Hannah Veit, Jordyn Fredericks) 1:55.84; Jordyn Fredericks, 200, :28.04. Third—distance medley (Jordyn Fredericks, Sarah Cotton, Calli Wareham, Madison Schiernbeck) 4:38.46; Summit Nielsen, 100 hurdles, :18.09; Sydney Durbin, 200, :28.21. Fourth—Calli Wareham, 400 hurdles, 1:15.52. Fifth—Kirsten Dausel, high jump, 4-6. Seventh—Jordyn Hedberg, 100, :14.28. Eighth—Bethany Rehse, discus, 84-4. Boys The Falcon boys weren’t able to come home with any irst place awards, but did place second in the three events. Devon Fritz was second in the 3,200 (11:14.87) and the 1,600 (5:05.55) and Ryder Meek recorded the second best shot put throw of
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Ridge View royalty: Autumn Fox, center, was crowned queen of the 77th annual Ridge View Relays Friday. Her court included Sidney Johnson, far left, and Samantha Bailey, far right.
Raptor boys fourth at home meet, girls sixth
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Hurdler: O-A/BC-IG’s William Grote goes over a hurdle during the shuttle hurdle relay at the Ridge View Relays in Holstein Friday. Grote, Quintin Cranston, Nick Sholty and Ben Bergman teamed up to place fourth with a time of 1:06.87. 50-6.5. O-A/BC-IG’s other placings that scored team points were: Third—Dylan Wunschel, 100, :11.75; Dylan Wunschel, 110 hurdles, :16.44. Fourth—shuttle hurdle (Quintin Cranston, William Grote, Nick Sholty, Ben Bergman) 1:06.87; Isaac Endrulat, 400, :55.39; Isaac Endrulat, 800, 2:10.35. Fifth—William Grote, high jump, 5-6; Ryder Meek, discus, 127-3.
Sixth—Tyler Anderson, discus, 122-9. Seventh—distance medley (Ben Bergman, Derek Sharkey, Austin Lindner, Leighton Barnum) 4:28.78; 4x200 (Eli Gebel, Carson Godbersen, Philip Brooks, Ethan Mortensen) 1:42.40. Eighth—Quintin Cranston, 110 hurdles, :17.24; Nick Sholty, 400 hurdles, 1:05.10; 4x100 (Eli Gebel, Carson Godbersen, Philip Brooks, Quintin Cranston) :48.70.
The Kingsley-Pierson/Woodbury Central boys and Alta-Aurelia girls won team championships at the 77th annual Ridge View Relays in Holstein March 31. The Ridge View varsity boys were fourth while the Raptor girls inished sixth. Fifteen teams were entered in both the boys and girls divisions. In the boys’ division, K-P/WC tallied 150 team points while Ridge View tied with O-A/BC-IG for fourth place with 69 points. The Ridge View JV team scored two points. Alta-Aurelia claimed the top spot in the girls’ division with 125.33 points. Ridge View was sixth with 49.33 points. Autumn Fox was crowned queen of the relays. The court included Sidney Johnson and Samantha Bailey. Girls The Raptor girls won one event at their home meet Friday. Katlyn Wiese won the 3,000-meter run with a time of 12:32.87. Ridge View other varsity placings in the top eight were: Third—4x400 (Paige Todd, Emerson Else, Abbi Hansen, Kinzey Dutler) 4:33.40. Fourth—Erin Johnson, 3,000, 13:21.01; distance medley (Paige Todd, Beth Pickhinke, Emerson Else, Kinzey Dutler) 4:50.86. Fifth—Kennedy Mason, 100meter hurdles, :18.25; 4x100 (Lexi Phillips, Kara Richard, Renae Wiese, Beth Pickhinke) :56.56. Sixth—Paige Todd, long jump, 14-
0.75; sprint medley (Lexi Phillips, Renae Wiese, Kinzey Dutler, Emerson Else) 2:03.09; Lexi Phillips, 100, :14.19. Seventh—Kara Richard, discus, 84-08; 4x800 (Rachel Kenny, Sierra Deck, Abbi Hansen, Macy Wunschel) 11:41.24. Eighth—Abbi Hansen, high jump, 4-4; shuttle hurdle (Hanna Blackmore, Madeline Else, Sarah Stamp, Kennedy Mason) 1:26.33; 4x200 (Lexi Phillips, Kara Richard, Renae Wiese, Paige Todd) 2:02.36; Rachel Kenny, 1,500, 6:03.54. Boys The Raptor boys earned three irst place inishes on their way to a fourth place tie with O-A/BC-IG. The rival schools both scored 69 points. “This was our irst track meet and I thought we ran really well,” noted coach Dale Tokheim. “Andres Carbajal and Jake Tokheim led us with three irst places inishes and a sixth place showing.” Carbajal and Tokheim were both on the irst place 4x200 (1:35.77), which also included Jacob Mitchell and Jake Kliegl and on the winning 4x400 (3:36.95), which also included Juan Nava and Caden Wandrey. “Carbajal anchored the irst place 4x400 and Tokheim ran a nice :53.8,” noted coach Tokheim. “Tokheim anchored the 4x200 and reeled in the Hinton runner and held off Caleb Sleezer at the inish.” Carbajal won the 400-meter hurdles with a :58.42. Carbajal and
Tokheim were also both on the sixth place 4x800 with Carbajal running the lead off leg with a nice 2:13. Nava had two irst place inishes as well as two seconds. He led off the winning 4x400 with a :51.53 and anchored the 800 meter medley (1:39.25) with a :50.34. Nava anchored the distant medley team to second place (3:53.4) with a 2:07 half and took second in the open 200 with a 23.59. Kevin McGuire and Ryan McGuire were also on the 800-meter medley. Kevin McGuire, Lance Else and Caden Wandrey joined Nava on the second place distance medley. The Ridge View varsity placings in the top eight were: First—4x200 (Jacob Mitchell, Jake Kliegl, Andres Carbajal, Jacob Tokheim) 1:35.77; Andres Carbajal, 400-meter hurdles, :58.42; 4x400 (Juan Nava, Caden Wandrey, Jacob Tokheim, Andres Carbajal) 3:36.95. Second—sprint medley (Kevin McGuire, Ryan McGuire, Jacob Tokheim, Juan Nava) 1:39.79; distance medley (Kevin McGuire, Lance Else, Caden Wandrey, Juan Nava) 3:53.64; Juan Nava, 200, :23.59. Sixth—4x800 (Andres Carbajal, Jaxon Franken, Jacob Tokheim, Chance Hansen) 9:30.69; Jaxon Franken, 800, 2:18.32; Caden Wandrey, 200, :24.46; Jon Pickhinke, 1,600, 5:26.86. Seventh—Jake Kliegl, 100, :11.98; Tyler Wingert, 400, :57.32. Eighth—Jon Pickhinke, 3,200, 11:47.95.
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High jump winner: O-A/BC-IG’s Sydney Durbin got the 2017 outdoor track and field season off to a good start by placing first in the high jump at the Ridge View Relays in Holstein Friday. She cleared 5-2.
Distance medley: Ridge View’s Paige Todd opens the Raptors’ distance medley relay at the Ridge View Relays Friday. Todd, Beth Pickhinke, Emerson Else and Kinzey Dutler placed fourth with a time of 4:50.86.
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Sprint medley: Ridge View’s Juan Nava, left, stays a step ahead of a competitor in the sprint medley relay at the Ridge View Relays in Holstein Friday. The relay, which also included Ryan McGuire, Kevin McGuire and Jacob Tokheim, placed second in 1:39.79.
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All-tournament: East Sac’s eighth grade volleyball team played March 18 at Indianola in the State AAU tournament. There were 65 teams that qualified to participate. The girls played 15 games that day. Out of approximately 500 girls, eight players were selected for the all-tournament team, including Brianna Boeckman and Maty Quirk from East Sac, who played on the championship team. Boeckman is the daughter of Andy and Brook Boeckman of Lake View and the granddaughter of Mason and Diane Fleenor of Ida Grove. Quirk’s parents are BJ and Lisa Quirk of Wall Lake. Her grandparents are Bill and Charlotte Uhl of Battle Creek and Jim and Vickie Quirk of Lake View.
by Superintendent Terry Kenealy The joint Odebolt-Arthur and Battle Creek-Ida Grove School Improvement Advisory Committee and Citizens Advisory Committee (SIAC-CAC) met March 28, at 6:30 p.m. at O-A/BC-IG High School in Kurt Brown’s classroom. The following are the minutes. Attendees: Terry Kenealy, Julie Weeda, Sterling Weeda, Whitney Francis-Simonson, Laura Stangl, Marj Clark, Alan Henderson, Linda Johnson, Tyler Johnson, Travis Chizek, Jeff Rasmussen, Pat Miller, Timi Wunschel, Mistaya Hoefling and Doug Mogensen. Superintendent Terry Kenealy reviewed a number of items with the committee members, including an update on the status of the petition for reorganization, an update on the joint facilities’ study committee progress, a discussion of the budget issues facing the two school districts, a brief review of the budget reduction plan for fiscal year 2017-18 and the proposed school calendar. Hoefling shared the results of the Iowa Assessments with the group. Overall, the student scores from the February 2017 tests were excellent. Miller pre-
sented information from the current Iowa Report Card, what the report card indicates about Odebolt-Arthur and Battle Creek-Ida Grove and how the two school districts compared to the results from neighboring school districts, conference schools and statewide comparisons. The information showed that the Odebolt-Arthur and Battle Creek-Ida Grove School Districts are doing very well in meeting the criteria that is measured by the report card. In addition, Miller reviewed information from the state’s College Readiness Report with the committee members and what it indicates about the school districts regarding how well students are prepared for college, how they do in college, etc. At the next SIAC-CAC meeting, the group will review the district’s program offerings, the Department of Education’s Chapter 12 Accreditation Requirements and course enrollment numbers. The group will review and set academic goals for the 2017-18 school year. The next meeting is May 9, at 6:30 p.m. in the Odebolt-Arthur Elementary School library/media center in Odebolt.
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Schultz visit: Two Ida County residents visited with Iowa State Senator District 9 Jason Schultz-Republican at the state capitol March 22. From left, Schultz, Doug Lansink and Roger Bumann. Lansink and Bumann also visited House District 17 Representative/ Speaker Pro Tem Matt Windschit-Republican.
800 miles on a tank by Fritz Groszkruger 4selfgovernment@gmail.com We just took a road trip to South Dakota to fetch an old VW Jetta. It’s really not something we need but who needs a ski boat or a tuba either? It’s a collector car. The 2003 Jetta TDI is a unique car and as our mail lady says, “It’s a diesel.” My interest in Volkswagens began in high school. There were two directions from which to choose. U.S. made muscle cars were in their heyday in the ’60s. But some of my mom’s post depression era frugalness rubbed off on me. I wasn’t going to be pouring a bunch of 25-cent gas through a vehicle if I could help it. I could build sur boards with the cash I saved. Besides, trying to carve the canyon roads around Southern California with a battleship isn’t nearly as fun as lifting a front wheel and proving Ralph Nader wrong. The sellers of the Jetta, Chris and Sharon, are like us. They get to work together in their own business. They live just over the border from the dying state of Minnesota and were selling the car to inance an expansion of that business. Job creation is something that happens more frequently in South Dakota than in Minnesota. Minne-
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Poppy poster winners: During March, Galva-Holstein fifth graders, under the direction of art teacher Jeanne Bell, designed poppy posters for the annual Galva American Legion Auxiliary poppy poster contest. This is an important event in the lives of the students as they learn together the significance of the events of the country, our wars and the reasons we use the Flanders Field Poppy on each poster. Judging of the poppy posters took place at the March American Legion Auxiliary meeting. The posters were judged on appeal, artistic ability and the neatness of the student’s work. From left: first place winner Jayley Endrulat (her poster advances to the Ninth District Poster competition), second place Gabe Chance and third place Jaycie Vohs.
sotans like controlling other people and that doesn’t breed con idence in future plans. For instance, Minnesota has a 9.85 percent income tax rate. South Dakota has none. If you were to choose, would you prefer being a slave through 9.85 percent of your workday or a free man? Minnesotans like to tell drivers what kind of fuel they may buy as well. A 10 percent biodiesel blend is forced on drivers in Minnesota. While searching for our ideal show car, I learned that many diesel owners in Minneapolis drive to Wisconsin to fuel up in order to preserve their expensive injection systems. Is it worth it that a few soybean farmers and indoctrinated faux-environmentalists will be happy? In a 10-year period of high tax and draconian government control, Minnesota has seen a 3 percent growth in the number of wealthy taxpayers (otherwise known as chumps and victims of thievery). On the other hand, South Dakota, with fuel choice and no income tax, showed nearly a 24 percent increase in that demographic. Have you ever been hired by a poor person? Favors to in luential groups cost the public in unseen ways. The warped minds of statists like to look at these favors as economic development that “broadens the tax base.” But pretty soon the chumps wise up and cut back. Minnesota is seeing reductions in tax revenues through relocation and attrition of job creators. Now what? Raise rates on the remaining productive class on their way to bankruptcy? What would an article about a Volkswagen and government waste be without the following conclusion? Almost 600,000 excellent cars will soon be crushed because they were engineered to evade an arbitrary standard that any scientist would tell you doesn’t cure the problem it was written to address. The 2009 Cash For Clunkers Program took affordable cars out of the hands of poor people to bene it unions and car companies. The VW Dieselgate scandal makes that program look in initesimally less destructive. So once again, it’s cui bono (who bene its)? Much energy will be used and pollution produced while transporting and crushing the perfectly good cars. The replacement cars will be produced by someone (likely union labor since VW workers, coincidentally, voted out the union in Chattanooga). The replacement cars will burn 30 precent more fuel, so fuel sales will increase. Who pays (quis solvit)? You do.
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Fair golf: Pat Siebrecht of Ida Grove tries to navigate her golf ball down a flight of stairs during the Ida County Fair Board Cabin Fever Mini Golf Tournament fund-raiser March 24 in Holstein.
Cabin Fever Mini Golf Tournament The Ida County Fair Board Cabin Fever Mini Golf Tournament fundraiser was held March 24 in Holstein. Eighteen teams of four people, or 72 people, participated in the annual event, which started at the American Legion Hall and continued in various downtown businesses. Awards went to Jerome and Becky Lichtenberg and Al and Pat Siebrecht—best team; Brandi Sharkey—best lady; Joe Redenius—best man; Amelia and Josh Warner and Sam and Danielle Bennett—worst team; Amelia Warner—worst lady and Kevin Cassidy—worst man. Silent auction winners were Matt Grell—Oral B Pro 5000; Lau-
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Bowling Scores WEDNESDAY NIGHT LADIES’ LEAGUE Horn Physicians 436 First State Bank 429 Barry Motor 411.5 GOMACO 357.5 United Bank of Iowa 292 Bye 90 HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME Linda Martin 207 Cheryl Klein 192 Zolene Streck 190 HIGH INDIVIDUAL SERIES Linda Martin 519 Zolene Streck 496 Cheryl Klein 496
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Obituary To keep our readers better informed, funeral information will be posted on our website (www.idacountycourier.com) within hours of receiving it at our of ice. LeRoy German March 13, 1943 – March 23, 2017 WEST DES MOINES – Visitation for LeRoy German, 74, of West Des Moines was March 28, 2017, at Hamilton’s in West Des Moines. He died March 23 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. LeRoy was born March 13, 1943, in Battle Creek to Lillian and Cleo German. He graduated from Iowa State University with a B.S. in mathematics. He loved working in I.T., managing core operating systems. LeRoy married Judith McNeley in 1976, and one of their most memorable events was when they chartered a yacht and cruised around the Virgin
Islands in 1980. LeRoy donated the gift of sight through the Iowa Lions Eye Bank. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Judy; his children: Jane Hanson, Gillian Schneider and Jason German; his step-children: Chuck (Terri) McNeley and Mike McNeley, and a daughter-in-law, Nancy DeVinay-McNeley. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren; 10 greatgrandchildren; a brother, Gerald German, and many other family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Leon German and David German. In lieu of flowers, please donate a small teddy bear to the Altoona Fire Department. Condolences may be expressed online at www. HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
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zuka, a man who regularly denies God before coming back to Rodrigues to beg for forgiveness. At one point Rodrigues looks at the tragicomic character and you hear him pray in his head “how could you forgive a wretch like this?” Kichijiro is, at best, a Peter and, at worst, a Judas. Yet there’s something uncomfortably real in his weakness – would we act any differently in the face of such unimaginable punishment? “Silence” isn’t a film that can really be spoiled, but for the rest of the review I will mention developments in the final act that I can’t not talk about as a Christian approaching this film. Rodrigues eventually finds Ferreira as a man who has given up his faith and is ultimately confronted with the same choice as his old mentor. Five Christians are being dangled upside down in pits, moaning in agony, as Rodrigues is presented with an image of Christ to step on. “It’s just a formality,” he is told, insidiously, by his translator. Then, something truly remarkable happens; as Rodrigues stares at the image, Jesus breaks the silence. The whole film builds to this decision. To trample on the fumie is an act of apostasy, but it would end the pain of count-
less Christians. In a moment of silence, Rodrigues hears Jesus speak, saying: “Trample. It was to be trampled on by men that I was born into this world.” At this point, “Silence” became more than just a powerful piece of cinema; I was deeply, spiritually moved. I left the cinema partly looking inwards to see if I would endure the same for the gospel. But mostly I left with a sense of astonishment at the sufferings of Christians and grateful for a God who would suffer, too, for the sake of me. Earlier in the film, Rodrigues quotes Psalm 22 when asking why God has forsaken him. What he didn’t realize was that while he was using the lines of the psalm to question God, he was also providing himself with God’s answer. Show times “Silence”—Friday (April 7) – 7 p.m., Saturday (April 8) – 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday (April 9) – 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., Monday (April 10) - 7 p.m. and Tuesday (April 11) – 7 p.m. Coming soon: “Beauty and the Beast” (April 14-25), “The Zookeeper’s Wife,” “Power Rangers” and “The Shack.” For more information, visit www.holsteinstatetheatre.com and “Like” our Facebook Page.
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Greetings, moviegoers. This weekend, we are showing “Silence” (R). Martin Scorsese’s “Silence” tells the story of two Christian missionaries who face the ultimate test of faith when they travel to Japan in search of their missing mentor at a time when Christianity was outlawed and their presence forbidden. Starring Liam Neeson, Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge) and Adam Driver. The following is one last excerpt of a review of “Silence” by Nathanael Smith for “Think Theology.” What elevates “Silence” beyond a grueling, well-made depiction of persecution, however, is the weight behind its ideas. Watching it is like witnessing Scorsese himself wrestle with some of the most complex ideas in theology. Rodrigues’ (played by Garfield) greatest test comes when confronted with the suffering of others – he is prepared to suffer himself, but instead he is regularly confronted with the suffering of others, namely poor and downtrodden Christians. Their faith throughout is their balm, a very real embodiment of Romans 8:18. Rodrigues cries out in anguish to God regularly throughout it, and Garfield’s haunted, physical performance conveys both depths of devotion and equally powerful doubt. He veers wildly between the two states and both feel like credible responses to his experiences. Meanwhile, their guide to Japan is Kichijiro, played with a manic energy by Yosuke Kubo-
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humanity grappled with and lost. It was the vanity of Adam and Eve that the snake fed into when he promised them they could become like gods, if they took a bite of the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge. Vanity keeps us from admitting that we are broken vessels and refuses to let us admit that we are weak and can do nothing without God. Overcoming vanity is the irst step to opening the window of our heart to God’s love. If we let the light of the Son’s love shine within us, it will nurture the seed of God’s law written on each of our hearts, the law of love. Our love of God and love of neighbor can lourish and grow through him, with him and in him. Even in suffering, our love can grow stronger and deeper. Our pain and suffering can produce much fruit in this life and the next. For, as we discover in the beatitudes when confronted by suffering, “Rejoice and be glad, because your reward is great in heaven.”
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You have not lived a pain-free life. Some of you have probably experienced much pain in your life. When we have pain and suffering in our life, we can open our hearts to the healing presence of God’s love, or withdraw into ourselves. When we withdraw into ourselves, what love we do have withers up and dries until our soul becomes a parched and brittle husk. A dead womb that contains no life nor is capable of producing new life. But the Word was made lesh, and the fruit of thy womb, Jesus, poured himself out like a libation into the broken clay pot of human life. Christ’s outpouring of himself is the living water that gives new life through baptism. This is the living water that can bring a dry husk back to life. We simply have to kneel down and drink from the stream by the wayside and lift up our head. Kneeling down and humbling ourselves can be the hardest part, though. Vanity is the irst sin that
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by Deacon Derick Cranston (Deacon Derick Cranston, formerly of Odebolt, is pastoral associate for St. Mary Parish in Riverside, Holy Trinity Parish in Richmond and St. Joseph Parish in Wellman. He can be reached at derickcranston@gmail.com.) This article is reprinted with permission of The Catholic Messenger, newspaper of the Diocese of Davenport. We achieve the height of our very being by living and breathing in the divine atmosphere of God’s love. The essence of who we truly are is found here. How we get here is not by our own efforts but through the grace of our Creator, the grace of Christ who brings us into the beati ic vision of God’s presence. Christ did this for us because he loved us. And, it was painful. The pinnacle of love is reached through the suffering of a broken life. There is one thing I can predict about those of you who are reading these words right now.
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Sixth grade math teams: Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove Middle School had two sixth grade math bee teams compete in the Northwest AEA Math Bee in Sioux City on March 29. Participants were, front from left—Griffin Diersen, Josh Peters, Gabe Winterrowd and Lennon Wells. Back row from left: Ruth Clark, Gwen Jacobson, Krista Sibenaller and Keith Hausman.
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Obituaries To keep our readers better informed, funeral information will be posted on our website (www.idacountycourier.com) within hours of receiving it at our of ice.
Beverly R. Winquist Sept. 17, 1930 – March 25, 2017 IDA GROVE – Services for Beverly R. Winquist, 86, of Ida Gove were March 31, 2017, at Kiron Baptist Church in Kiron. The Rev. Bruce Kaihoi of iciated. Burial was in Kiron Cemetery at Kiron. Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home in Ida Grove was in charge of arrangements. She died March 25 at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove. Beverly Winquist, daughter of John and Lucile (Paulsen) Fries, was born Sept. 17, 1930, in Blaine Township, rural Ida County. Her parents were farmers, and she attended country school in Blaine and Hayes Townships through the eighth grade. She attended Arthur High School and was active in mixed Glee Club and school plays and as a cheerleader. She graduated in 1949 and went to the University of Northern Iowa. After that, Bev taught country school for three years. On June 2, 1951, Bev married Dwight Winquist at Arthur Baptist Church. The couple was blessed with two children: Gerald (Jerry) and Julie. The family farmed, and Bev helped by driving tractors and with farm work. She was a people person. She belonged to 4-H and at age 12 joined the Arthur Baptist Church. She later became a faithful member of Kiron Baptist Church,
Peter “Pete” Nielsen March 25, 1921 – March 24, 2017
where she taught Sunday school and served in many other ways. Bev was active in American Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary at Kiron, Horn Memorial Auxiliary and 4-H leader. She served on the Ida County 4-H Extension Council. When Jerry and Julie left home to start their adult lives, Bev decided to go to work outside of the home. She worked at Morningside Care Center as a nurse’s aide and later as activity director for Odebolt Nursing Home. Her children and grandchildren were the love of her life. When they retired, they spent their retirement in Tucson, Ariz., six months out of the year and made many new friends from all over the U.S. and Canada. Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Julie Petersen and husband, Darwin, of Ida Grove; and her grandchildren: Lindsey Henderson and husband, Mike; Megan Prunchak and husband, Eli, and Skyler Winquist and wife, Sarah. Also surviving are her brother, Harlan Fries, and wife, Joan, of Holstein; a sister, Joan Johnson and husband, Hardy, of Broken Arrow, Okla.; nieces and nephews, extended family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Lucile Fries; her husband, Dwight Winquist; her son, Jerry Winquist, and a brother, Stanley Fries. Condolences may be sent online to www. christensenvanhouten.com.
Persis Mary Coalter Aug. 7, 1916 – March 27, 2017 IDA GROVE – Services for Persis Mary Coalter, 100, of Ida Grove will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Silver Creek United Methodist Church in rural Galva. The Rev. Arlyn Coalter and Pastor Kristen D. Boysen will of iciate. Burial will follow in the Galva Township East Cemetery at Galva. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Friday, April 7. An Eastern Star service will be at 7 p.m., conducted by Signet Chapter 1 of Carroll, followed by a prayer service, at Christensen–Van Houten Funeral Home in Ida Grove. Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home in Ida Grove is in charge of arrangements. She died March 27 at Morningside Healthcare Community in Ida Grove. Persis Mary Coalter was born Aug. 7, 1916, at the family farm home near Ida Grove, in Corwin Township, to Arthur and Ethel (Koch) Grouell. She graduated from high school in 1934 and then went on to take a normal training course and taught rural country school for six years. She often talked about the students at the Hayes School. Persis married James Coalter Jan. 2, 1942, a partnership that lasted 70 loving years. During those years, she became a farm wife and mother and created a beautiful Christian home for her husband and ive children: Nancy, Shirley, Wayne, Cindy and Arlyn. Persis was a faithful member of Silver Creek United Methodist Church. She served as president of United Methodist Women and was a member of Sioux City
District of UMW. She was a member of Eastern Star, where she was a Past Worthy Matron. She served on the Ida County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee and Ida County Extension Council. She was a member of the Federated Club and SERPACI Car Club. Persis enjoyed embroidering, crocheting and gardening and had a love for lowers and houseplants. Every grandchild received an embroidered quilt from her as their high school graduation gift, and many babies received embroidered quilts. She loved spending time with her family whenever possible. Left to cherish wonderful memories of her are her loving children: Nancy (Warren) Winterhof of Walnut, Shirley (Joe) Gregor of Marshalltown, Wayne (Robyn) Coalter of Tucson, Ariz., Cindy (Bob) Clair of Pierre, S.D., and Rev. Arlyn (Deb) Coalter of Sioux Falls, S.D. Also surviving are 14 grandchildren, 28 greatgrandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; extended family and friends. Persis was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Ethel Grouell; her husband, James Coalter; an infant son, Rodnee Coalter; a sister, Ruth (Mike) Courtney, and a brother, George (Lee) Grouell. She outlived everyone she knew of her generation. Memorial donations can be sent to Silver Creek United Methodist Church at Galva or Morningside Healthcare Community in Ida Grove in honor of Persis Coalter. Condolences may be sent online to www. christensenvanhouten.com.
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IDA GROVE – Services for Peter “Pete” Nielsen, 95, of Ida Gove, formerly of Battle Creek, were April 2, 2017, at First Presbyterian Church in Battle Creek. The Rev. Kevin J. Freese officiated. Burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery at Battle Creek. Military rites were by McNamara-Moore Post No. 61 of American Legion. Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home in Ida Grove was in charge of arrangements. He died March 24 at UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s in Sioux City. Born March 25, 1921, on a farm west of Battle Creek, Peter Husted Nielsen was the son of Niels and Anna (Sorensen) Nielsen. He grew up and received his education in the Battle Creek area. On May 29, 1942, Peter married Deloris E. Hansen in Dakota City, Neb. He entered World War II in 1943, serving as a radio instructor in Sioux Falls, S.D. Then, he was a radioman in combat aircrafts in the South Pacific (the Philippines). In 1945, he was blessed with a son, Steven. Following the military, he farmed south of Battle Creek. He then accepted the position of Ida County deputy sheriff for several years. In 1951, he started his banking career with First State Bank and farmed in Battle Creek. In 1954, he was blessed with his second child, a daughter, Peggy. After a short time as a national bank examiner, he moved to Sloan as the executive vice president of Sloan State Bank. His career continued in banking
Ross A. Thevenot Dec. 19, 1932 – March 27, 2017 ARTHUR – Services for Ross A. Thevenot, 84, of Arthur were April 2, 2017, at Christensen–Van Houten Funeral Home in Ida Grove. The Rev. Ken Miller of iciated. Burial was in the Odebolt Cemetery at Odebolt. Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home in Ida Grove was in charge of arrangements. He died March 27 at Twilight Acres in Wall Lake. Ross A. Thevenot, son of Jesse and Grace (Lincoln) Thevenot, was born on a farm north of Arthur Dec. 19, 1932. The second youngest of six children, he was raised on the farm and graduated valedictorian from Arthur High School in 1951. Ross attended Morningside College in Sioux City before being drafted into the U.S. Army. After completing eight weeks of basic training, he returned on leave to marry his high school sweetheart, Shirley Ann Kluver, Dec. 22, 1953, in the United Methodist Church at Arthur. They were stationed in the state of Washington for two years, where he was awarded an expert ri leman medal. After being honorably discharged, they remained in Washington, where he worked for a year for General Electric as a lab assistant. They moved back to Iowa, and Ross enrolled at Iowa State University, where he earned his B.S. in physics,
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Kevin Freese 600 3RD ST. - 712-365-4938 Sunday – 9:30 a.m. worship 10:30 a.m. fellowship 10:40 a.m. Sunday school
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graduating in 1958. The family moved to Pomona, Calif., where he was employed at General Dynamics for 10 years. In September 1960, the family suffered a tragic loss when traveling home from vacation. They were involved in an automobile accident, which claimed the life of Shirley and caused harm to Ross and his two sons, Mathew and Paul. In 1969, Ross left his job in California and moved back to Arthur to raise his sons. A brilliant engineer, Ross enjoyed reading and creating devices based on his electrical engineering knowledge. He also loved solving and working on mathematical problems and playing chess. In his younger years, he loved tending his vegetable garden and grape vines that stretched across his back yard. Left to cherish his memory are his sons, Mathew (Laurie) Thevenot of Plano, Texas, and Paul Thevenot of Des Moines; his grandchildren, Nathan Wittenstein and Lucas Thevenot; a great-grandchild, Harrison Wittenstein; two sisters: Jane Howard of Sioux City and Violet Wunschel of Lake View, and extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents his wife, Shirley Thevenot; an infant daughter, Mary Thevenot; a brother, Chester Thevenot, and two sisters, Mildred Noll and Margie Lippincott. Condolences may be sent online to www. christensenvanhouten.com.
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and he moved to Ida Grove in 1967 as cashier and executive vice president of Ida County State Bank (currently United Bank of Iowa). Peter was very active in all the communities he lived. He was treasurer of many church organizations. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Battle Creek. He helped establish the Boy Scout troop in Battle Creek. He was a very dedicated member of the Salvation Army and spent more than 71 years as a member of American Legion. Peter was a member of Masonic Lodge and received his 32nd degree. He enjoyed playing the guitar and harmonica, golfing, bowling, fishing, traveling and his family. Survivors include his two children: Steven (Margie) Nielsen of Humboldt and Peggy (Bruce) Chamberlin of Tucson, Ariz.; and four grandchildren: Tyler Dunn of Tucson, Ariz., Tucker (Pilar Vergeli) Dunn of Tucson, Ariz., Christina (Christopher) New of Dallas Center and Stephanie (Anthony) Dvorak of Grimes. Also surviving are six great-grandchildren: Alexander, Ivy, Benjamin, Hayden, Ryan, Henry and one more coming this month; one brother, Einar Nielsen of Battle Creek; numerous nieces and nephews, and other extended family members. He was preceded in death by his parents; his spouse, Deloris; four brothers: Henry (Wilfred), Howard, Martin and Chris, and two sisters: Olga Dominick and Frieda Chisholm. Condolences may be sent online to www. christensenvanhouten.com.
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Mock trial: The Ridge View High School mock trial team competed in the Iowa State Bar Association’s annual mock trial regional competition March 21 in Clear Lake. Team members were, front from left: Dylan Wood, Sidney Johnson, Jordan Grothe and Kylie Humlicek. Back: Russell Brummer, Alex Movall, Caden Wandrey, Connor Pickhinke and Brady Meyer.
by Brian DeMoss Social Security District Manager Spencer/Storm Lake At irst, seeing taxes taken out of your paycheck can be a little disappointing. However, you can take pride in knowing you’re making an important impact each week when you contribute to Social Security. Understanding how important your contribution is takes some of the sting away because your taxes are helping millions of Americans and protecting you and your family for life, as well as wounded warriors, the chronically ill and disabled. By law, employers must withhold Social Security taxes from a worker’s paycheck. While usually referred to as “Social Security taxes� on an employee’s pay statement, sometimes the deduction is labeled as “FICA� which stands for Federal Insurance Contributions Act, a reference to the original Social Security Act. In some cases, you will see “OASDI� which stands for Old Age Survi-
causing the market to plummet. First witness for the plaintiff, Terry Kreese, a 46-year-old veteran to the investment world, was played by Jordan Grothe. She testi ied that the young Russo lied and failed to disclose his knowledge of the Ninja. Geo Lawrence, second witness for the plaintiff, played by Russell Brummer, testi ied he was in Russo’s computer class in high school and worked on Teacher’s Pet with Russo. Bobbie Brown was the third witness for the plaintiff, played by Caden Wandrey. He is a computer whiz that discovered the Ninja on a public chat room and brought it to the attention of the plaintiff, Cobra Kia Investments. The defense countered these witnesses. They called to the stand Aleja Mills played by Sidney Johnson, an investment tycoon herself, who testi ied that Kreese acted irresponsibly to cause some of the damages they claimed in
this case. Nikko Miyagi, played by Brady Meyer, is the inventor/ school teacher in charge of the classroom where Teacher’s Pet was formed. Connor Pickhinke worked the closing for the plaintiff and argued that Russo lied about what he knew about his app. He also pointed out the importance in society that we hold him accountable by inding him liable for general fraud. Finally, Kylie Humlicek closed for the defense; she argued that Russo is not to blame; it was Kreese who made assumptions and acted irresponsibly that cost Cobra Kia their money. All-area awards from the Ridge View team included: Brady Meyer, witness; Sidney Johnson, witness, and Jordan Grothe, honorable mention witness. Ridge View Mock Trial coach was Steve Pickhinke, attorney coach was Dave Jennett and timer was Dylan Wood.
RESOLUTION 17-08 RESOLUTION FOR DESTRUCTION OF WEEDS TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, IDA COUNTY, IOWA, THAT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 317, CODE OF IOWA, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 1. That each owner and each person in the possession or control of any lands in Ida County shall cut, burn, or otherwise destroy all noxious weeds thereon, as de ned in this chapter, at such times in each year and in such manner as shall prevent said weeds from blooming or coming into maturity, and shall keep said lands free from such growth or any other weeds as shall render the streets or highways adjoining said lands unsafe for public travel. Noxious weeds shall be cut or otherwise destroyed on or before the following dates and as often thereafter as is necessary to prevent seed production. GROUP 1. (April 15 to May 15) Leafy Spurge, Perennial Pepper-grass, Sour Dock, Smooth Dock, Red Sheep Sorrel, Teasel, Musk Thistle, Bull Thistle and other Biennial Thistles, Curly Dock, Multi ora Rose, Spring or Summer. GROUP 2. (May 15 to July 1) Canada Thistle, Russian Knapweed, Buckhorn, Wild Mustard, Wild Sun ower, Tall Thistle, Buckthorn and Poison Hemlock. GROUP 3. (July 1 to August 1) Field Bindweed, Wild Carrot, Horse Nettle, Perennial Sow Thistle, Quackgrass, Velvetleaf, Puncture vine, Cocklebur, Shattercane, and any other Biennial Thistles. 2. That each owner and each person in the possession or control of any lands in Ida County infested with any noxious weeds including Quackgrass, Perennial Sow Thistle, Canada Thistle, Field Bindweeds, Horse Nettle, Leafy Spurge, Perennial Pepper-grass, and Russian Knapweed shall adopt a program of weed destruction, prescribed by the Weed Commissioner, which in ve days may be expected to destroy and will immediately keep under control such infestations of said noxious weeds. 3. That all weeds other than noxious weeds on all county trunk and local county roads between fence lines thereof shall be mowed after July 15, 2017 by the adjoining property owner to prevent seed production. 4. That each owner and each person in the possession or control of any land in Ida County, including county road right of ways, infested with any noxious weeds is encouraged to spray the weeds in addition to mowing. Spraying troublesome areas will help to keep brush under control resulting in less drifting of snow on the roadway. Brush not killed by spraying will need to be cut and treated to prevent regrowth. 5. That if the owner or person in possession or control of any land in Ida County fail to comply with the foregoing orders, the Weed Commissioner shall cause this to be done and the expenses of said work, including costs of serving notice and other costs, pursuant to Iowa Code Section 317.16 and 317.21. 6. That the County Auditor be and is hereby directed to cause notice of the making and entering of the foregoing order by one publication in each of the of cial newspapers of the county. 7. Any farmer having an area that he does not want sprayed along the roadside must agree to post this area with “No Spraying� signs and keep it free and clear of weeds and brush at his own expense. If it is not kept cleaned up, the Weed Commissioner shall have the authority to spray this area. The above Resolution was offered by Supervisor Leonard who moved its adoption, which was seconded by Supervisor Schubert and carried all voting Aye, and the County Auditor directed to have notice published in the of cial newspapers pursuant to Chapter 317, Code of Iowa. Whereupon the Chair declared the Resolution duly adopted this 27th day of March, 2017. /s/ Rhett Leonard , Chair, Board of Supervisors Attest: :/s/ Lorna Steenbock County Auditor
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against the law. They may try to sell it as a bene it to you, since you get a few extra dollars in your pay. But, you’re really only allowing the employer to cheat you out of your Social Security credits. If you have a friend who lost a parent when they were a child, they probably got Social Security survivors’ bene its. Social Security helps by providing income for the families of workers who die. In fact, 98 of every 100 children could get bene its if a working parent dies. And, Social Security pays more bene its to children than any other federal program. You can learn more at www.socialsecurity.gov/survivors.
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RVHS participates in mock trial contest The Ridge View High School Mock Trial team participated in the Iowa State Bar Association’s annual Mock Trial regional competition at Clear Lake on March 21. This year’s civil case Cobra Kia Investments versus Danni Russo was given to all high school teams that participated on or about Dec. 18. There were eight teams competing in Clear Lake. This case centers around a high school student named Danni Russo who, during a high school computer class, invented a computer app, called “Teacher’s Pet,� that would revolutionize the way test and homework are done in schools. As the app becomes popular, young Russo, played by Alex Movall, forms a company and looks to solicit investment companies to grow his company. Several weeks after a contract with Cobra Kia Investments was signed, a cheat function called the “Ninja� was discovered in the app,
vors Disability Insurance. The taxes you pay now translate to a lifetime of protection for retirement in old age or in the event of disability. When you die, your family (or future family) may be able to receive survivors bene its, based on your work as well. Because you may be a long way from retirement, you might have a tough time seeing the value of bene it payments that could be many decades in the future. But, keep in mind that the Social Security taxes you’re paying can provide valuable disability or survivors bene its now in the event the unexpected happens. Studies show that, of today’s 20year-olds, about one in four will become disabled, and about one in eight will die, before reaching retirement. A note of concern is if an employer offers to pay you “under the table,� you should refuse. It’s
Notice is hereby given that the term of ofďŹ ce for Judicial Magistrate of Ida County, Iowa expires July 31, 2017, in accordance with Section 602.6403 of the Code of Iowa. Notice is hereby given that the Ida County Judicial Magistrate Appointing Commission will meet in the Courtroom of the Ida County Courthouse in Ida Grove, Iowa, on the 4th day of May, 2017, at 9:30 a.m., for the purpose of appointing one part-time Judicial Magistrate for Ida County, Iowa, for a term of four years, commencing August 1, 2017. To be qualiďŹ ed for such appointment, a person must be less than 72 years of age at appointment, an attorney admitted to practice law in Iowa, except a magistrate not licensed to practice law in Iowa and who was holding ofďŹ ce on April 1, 2009, is eligible to be reappointed as a magistrate in the same county for subsequent successive terms (Iowa Code Sec 602.6404(3)); and a resident of the county of appointment or a resident of a county contiguous to the county of appointment during the magistrate’s term of ofďŹ ce (Iowa Code Sec 602.6018). Judicial Magistrates have jurisdiction of simple misdemeanors, including trafďŹ c and ordinance violations, preliminary hearings, search warrant proceedings, and small claims. Any qualiďŹ ed person desiring to apply for such appointment may do so by ďŹ ling an application with Clerk of District Court, Ida County Courthouse, Ida Grove, Iowa, not later than the 28th day of April, 2017, at 4:30 p.m. The application must be in writing and contain the name, age, and address of the applicant and a brief rĂŠsumĂŠ of the applicant’s education, experience, and employment. Application forms are available at the ofďŹ ce of the Clerk of the Ida County District Court. Ida County Judicial Magistrate Appointing Commission c/o Ida County Clerk of Court 400 Moorehead Street Ida Grove IA 51445
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CITY OF IDA GROVE CITY HALL MARCH 28, 2017 MINUTES Mayor Whiteing called the meeting to order with the following Council Members present: Paul Cates, Jeff Buehler, and Ryan Goodman. Motion by Council Member Buehler second by Cates to approve the agenda. On a unanimous vote, motion carried. Council members discussed the ďŹ ve city administrator candidates and public feedback received from the meet and greet held on March 25, 2017. Candidates will be contacted to discuss employment requirements. Motion by Council Member Buehler to adjourn, second by Council Member Cates. On a unanimous vote motion carried. /s/ Devlun Whiteing, Mayor Attest: /s/ Heather Sweeden, Deputy Clerk
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CITY OF IDA GROVE CITY HALL MARCH 20, 2017 Mayor Whiteing called the meeting to order with the following Council Members present: Paul Cates, Scott Tomlinson, Jeff Buehler, Doug Clough and Ryan Goodman. Others present were Deputy Clerk Heather Sweeden, Attorney Peter Goldsmith, Wastewater Superintendent Mark Nielsen, Parks Superintendent Bob Lorenzen, Streets Superintendent Gerrod Sholty, Gregor Ernst, Beth Jones, Verdean Kruse, Dave Larson, Judith Andresen, Ida County Sanitation’s Justin Georg, and Ed Sohm, Ida County Emergency Management Coordinator. Motion by Council Member Goodman to amend the agenda, adding new lighting for the Community Hall, seconded by Council Member Cates. Motion by Council Member Clough to approve the amended agenda, second by Council Member Tomlinson. On a unanimous vote, motion carried. Motion by Council Member Goodman to approve the consent agenda consisting of the claims list, ďŹ nancial reports, the March 2nd and March 6th minutes, a Class B Wine, Class C beer, Class E liquor license and Sunday Sales
for Ida Liquor, a Class A liquor, Outdoor Service and Sunday Sales license for Ida Grove Golf & Country Club and the Fire Department, Rec Center and Library ďŹ nancials, second by Council Member Cates. On a unanimous vote motion carried. Council reviewed a bid from Edsen Electric to update the lighting in the Community Hall with LED lights. Motion by Council Member Clough, seconded by Council Member Tomlinson to approve new lighting at a cost of $3,997.00 before rebate and $2,797 after possible rebate. On a unanimous vote, motion carried. Motion by Council member Clough to temporarily close a section of the trail that is believed to be undermined near the high school and hospital until further notice, second by Council Member Tomlinson. On a unanimous vote, motion carried. Motion by Council Member Tomlinson to approve Resolution Number 2017-4 for Ordinance 551 revising the ordinance pertaining to peddlers, solicitors and transient merchants in the City of Ida Grove, second by Council Member Clough. On a unanimous vote, motion carried. Motion by Council Member Tomlinson to waive the second and third readings of Ordinance 551, second by Council Member
Clough. On a unanimous vote, motion carried. Motion by Council Member Clough to approve paying expenses for any Council Member and the Mayor to attend the upcoming Midstates conference in South Sioux City on April 6th, second by Council Member Tomlinson. On a unanimous vote, motion carried. Motion by Council Member Tomlinson to approve a new printer for City Hall at a cost of $422.00, second by Council Member Clough, motion passed unanimously. Council discussed the expenses for the outof-town City Administrator applicants, which are scheduled to arrive this weekend. Motion by Council Member Cates to approve paying $.54/mile, meals and lodging expenses for Marc and rental car, gas, meals and lodging for Gerald, second by Council Member Buehler. Council member Clough abstained from voting as he is one of the 5 ďŹ nalists for City Administrator, and Tomlinson abstained from voting as his wife is one of the 5 ďŹ nalists. Ayes: Buehler, Goodman and Cates. Abstain: Clough and Tomlinson. Motion carried. Motion by Council Member Goodman to adjourn, second by Council Member Tomlinson. On a unanimous vote, motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. /s/ Devlun Whiteing, Mayor Attest: /s/ Heather Sweeden, Deputy Clerk
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Ida County Board of Supervisors IDA GROVE, IOWA MARCH 27, 2017 The Board of Supervisors convened in adjourned session, members present Chair Rhett Leonard, Creston Schubert and Raymond Drey. Minutes of the meeting held March 13, 2017, were read and approved. County Engineer Jeff Williams presented a wage certiďŹ cation for Jered Iversen, Operator, at the rate of $20.03 per hour, effective 02/27/2017. Schubert moved and Drey seconded the motion to approve said increase. Motion carried, all voting Aye. Discussion was held on various road construction projects. Josh Ernzen, Element 14 Technologies, was present to explain the various IT services and products he has to offer for the County. Board of Adjustment, a part of the Planning and Zoning Commission, recommended approval of a Conditional Use Permit allowing 3 meteorological towers be installed at the SEÂź SEÂź of Section 2 of Maple Township, the SEÂź NWÂź of Section 10 of Battle Township and the NEÂź NEÂź of Section 17 of Maple Township. Those present for discussion on the proposed zoning request were Denny Roeder, Board of Adjustment member, Mark and Amy Forbes, Scott Lindgren, Scott Moulton, Land Agent for
Invenergy, and Nick Matchen, Invenergy Business Development Associate. Schubert moved and Drey seconded a motion to approve and authorize the Chair to sign said Conditional Use Permit. Motion carried, all voting Aye. A motion by Schubert and seconded by Drey to approve and authorize the Chair to sign a variance to the Zoning Ordinances for George Franzkowiak located in Section 13 of Silver Creek to construct a home, less than 100’ from the front yard requirement. Motion carried, all voting Aye. Drey moved and Schubert seconded a motion to approve the resignation of Susan Schultz as a member of the Board of Adjustment, a part of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Motion carried, all voting Aye. Schubert moved to approve and authorize the Chair to sign a Liquor License for Old Town Vineyard and Winery. Drey seconded the motion and it carried, all voting Aye. A motion by Schubert and seconded by Drey to authorize the Chair to sign a Federal Surplus Property Application. Motion carried, all voting Aye. Leonard moved and Schubert seconded a motion to approve Resolution 17-08 Destruction of Weeds. Motion carried, all voting Aye. Resolution 17-08 is on ďŹ le and will be published as required by law.
A motion by Drey to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Wellmark Medicare Compliance ConďŹ rmation of MSP Addendum and Renewal Binding Agreement. Schubert seconded the motion and it carried, all voting Aye. Schubert moved and Drey seconded the motion to approve Brandi Reiss, dispatcher/ jailer, at $16.44 per hour, effective March 13, 2017. Motion carried, all voting Aye. A motion by Schubert and seconded by Drey to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the U.S. 20 Membership Form in the amount of $150 for the 2017 dues. Motion carried, all voting Aye. A claim in the amount of $1,743.03 to BeneďŹ t’s Inc. from the Self-Funding Fund was approved. The Board acknowledged receipt of manure management plans from Lansink Finisher Farm/Skylimit Enterprises, LLC; Tri R Pork/Mike Radke; BDF Land Co, LLC/Fredco, Inc-Brian’s. The Board then accompanied Engineer Williams and toured various roads in the County. There being no further business, the Board adjourned to meet again at 9:00 a.m., Monday, April 10, 2017, or on call of the Chair. /s/ Lorna Steenbock /s/ Rhett A. Leonard Auditor Chair
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Ridge View students a end art show, receive awards Seven Ridge View high school art students recently attended the Western Valley Conference Art Show. The students set up the display in the Maple-Valley/Anthon-Oto high school gymnasium. The day was spent by having all of the attending students rotate through three art-related workshops while judges viewed and juried the show. The workshops included a tatting/lace creation session, origami or paper folding session and an acrylic landscape session. Students were able to create their own work of art to bring home during each session.
Student works in the show were divided into categories (painting, drawing, mixed media, photography, sculptural, printmaking and graphic design). One best of show winner was chosen from all of the categories. After that, medals for the top three pieces in the painting, drawing, mixed media and photographic categories were awarded. After the medals were given to the top pieces, blue, red and white ribbons were awarded. Judging results for Ridge View: •First place medal in photography: Eric Hibbs (senior). •Third place medal in photogra-
phy: Samantha Bailey (senior). •Third place medal in mixed media: Naiila Flores (junior). •Blue ribbon winner in drawing: Caleb Anway(senior). •Red ribbon winners: Aimee Kell, Paige Hill, Abbi Hansen, Mikenna Hoffman, Kyra Martin, Destiny Van Beek and Naiila Flores. •White ribbon winners: Don’Vielle Moore, Jordan Draper, Paige Hill, Hanna Blackmore, Jonathon Madsen, Connor Pickhinke and Mikenna Hoffman. •Teacher’s excellence award winners: Samantha Bailey, Jordan Draper and Abbi Hansen.
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Gay Straight Alliance: Students from O-A/BC-IG High School have recently started a Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) group. Members include, front, from left: Carrie Miller, Stephanie Rigby, Madison Grasty, Jordan Grahm, Alexia Thomas, Sofia Garrigos and faculty advisor Kari Ann Jurgenson. In back, Jillian Ludwig, Jasmine Johnson, Cassidy Whitney, founder Trey Rohlk, Marzia Fineran, Krystal Bettin and Makayla Grasty.
O-A/BC-IG students start GSA club Trey Rohlk, a senior at OdeboltArthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove High School, recently started a Gay-Straight Alliance organization at the high school. The group currently has 13 members and one faculty advisor. A GSA club is a student-run club in a high school or middle school that brings together LGBTQI+ and straight students to support each other, provide a safe place to socialize and create a platform to ight for racial, gender, LGBTQ and economic justice. “GSA” has historically stood for Gay-Straight Alliance; however, many clubs have expanded the name of their clubs beyond the binary Gay-Straight terminology. Some examples include: genders and sexualities’ alliance, Queer Students’ Alliance, Pride Club, etc. The national GSA organization was founded in 1998 and currently has more than 850 GSA organizations across the country. Rohlk said, about beginning the organization, “I wanted to start a GSA my freshman year when I irst came out, but I didn’t know of any other LGBTQ students attending the high school, so I put the whole idea aside for three years. Now, we have multiple students who identify as being LGBTQ.
“Being a part of the LGBTQ youth community can draw a lot of negative attention toward yourself. There is harassment that goes on in our schools, especially with LGBTQ youth, and I don’t think the local communities know about it. Starting the GSA gives its members, not only of the LGBTQ community, but also our straight members, a form of support and a place to be themselves, without being judged or looked down upon.” When asked about acceptance of the group so far in the school, Rohlk notes, “Since starting the group, things have gone surprisingly well. There have been a few incidents here and there that required attention, but, overall, most of the staff and administration have been very helpful in resolving whatever con licts do come up.” But, he said the positives far out-weigh the negative. “The majority of staff and administration have shown support for the group, especially Pat Miller, the principal; Megan Dooley, the guidance counselor; April Wells and Kari Ann Jurgenson, our GSA advisor. I have also had people from the community reach out and support our cause, either through donations or offering their time to help with different things the GSA wants to
do.” One of the group’s main goals is to help the school and local community become more open and tolerant to other people’s differences. Even with Rohlk graduating this spring, he said he sees himself keeping up with the GSA organization after graduation. “My hope is for the group to continue on, even after the seniors graduate.” The group has already become quite active in the short time since coming together. Rohlk said, “The group so far has been to the capitol in Des Moines one time to talk to the state legislature about LGBTQ issues. In April, some members will be attending a Governor’s Conference on LGBTQ youth, which will also be down in Des Moines. “Our group will be doing fundraisers. The money will go to multiple things, such as trips, LGBTQ curriculum, educational resources for members and staff, and maybe a few books for the library,” said Rohlk. The group is still accepting donations and, if you are interested in supporting the organization, you can go to www.gofundme. com/oabciggsa and submit your donation.
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Art awards: Ridge View High School art students recently competed at the Western Valley Conference art show. Those receiving awards include, front, from left, Caleb Anway, Eric Hibbs, Kyra Martin, Samantha Bailey and Hanna Blackmore. In back, Jonathon Madsen, Jordan Draper, Aimee Kell, Abbi Hansen, Mikenna Hoffman and Connor Pickhinke. Also receiving awards were Paige Hill, Destiny Van Beek, Naiila Flores and Don’Vielle Moore.
O-A/BC-IGHS students a end compe on at NASA Four O-A/BC-IG High School students competed in the 2017 Space Settlement Competition in Houston, Texas, March 23-27. The task of the students was to describe, design, develop and construct a settlement on the surface of Mercury. Because of the extreme conditions on Mercury, the settlement was to move within four degrees, longitude of the terminator (the line between day and night). The students were given several parameters in which they had to
include and regulations to follow. There were approximately 120 Iowa students that rode an 18hour bus ride to Space Center Houston. The students met up with approximately 100 Texas students and were divided into four teams. The students were given the entire task on Saturday morning and most worked through the night and into the early morning until the deadline at 7:30 a.m. Sunday. The teams then make their 45minute presentation from their
50-page proposal to a panel of 10 NASA experts and engineers, followed by 10 minutes of brutal questioning. The panel then selects a winning team. From that winning team, 12 students move on to compete at the international competition in July. Students from O-A/BC-IG who attended the competition included Ryan Bumann, Ty Warnke, Ellie Dierson and Amanda Gunderson. Gunderson was a part of the winning team.
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TAG tour: Fourth and fifth grade Talented And Gifted (TAG) students from BC-IG Elementary School spent the last few weeks learning about robotics construction and programming with LEGO NXT Robotics kits. The students practiced programming, collaboration and communication skills. As a follow-up activity, the group had the opportunity to tour GOMACO and observe robotics being utilized in manufacturing. Here, the students were able to tour the equipment.
NASA competition: Four O-A/BC-IG High School students competed in the 2017 Space Settlement Competition in Houston, Texas. The task of the students was to describe, design, develop and construct a settlement on the surface of Mercury. Students from O-A/BC-IG who attended the competition included, from left, Ryan Bumann, Ty Warnke, Ellie Dierson and Amanda Gunderson. Gunderson was a part of the winning team.
TSI & SWIFAC ARE HIRING TSI is hiring LMHC and LISW to provide mental health therapy, CADC to provide substance abuse tx, behavioral health interventionist which requires a 4 year degree. Also hiring HCBS support workers for skill and respite which requires a high school diploma or GED. SWIFAC is hiring family, safety, risk, permanency workers which requires a 4 year degree. Please email resumes to pamelasiouxcity@aol.com
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From the Ida County Sheriff ’s Log Thursday, March 23 Of icers received 17 calls for service. Among the calls were three traf ic stops, one 911 transfer and one alarm test. 5:35 a.m.: Extra attention requested 8:21 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 700 block of First Street 8:27 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 600 block of Burns Street 8:35 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 100 block of Highway 175 9:23 a.m.: Responded to a medically unresponsive/not breathing call in the 5700 block of Highway 175 10:46 a.m.: Domestic disturbance reported in the 500 block of Main Street 11:49 a.m.: Extra attention requested 1:11 p.m.: Report of theft/shoplifting in the 500 block of Second Street 2:59 p.m.: Traf ic control/escort in the 300 block of Second Street 5:28 p.m.: Report of suspicious person/activity in the 700 block of Second Street 6:04 p.m.: Report of domestic disturbance in the 5500 block of 190th Street 10:59 p.m.: Noise complaint in the 1000 block of Valley View Drive Friday, March 24 Of icers received 33 calls for service. Among the calls were three traf ic stops, two abandoned 911 calls and one 911 transfer. 8:19 a.m.: Medical assistance requested for breathing problems 9:39 a.m.: Emergency transport 9:41 a.m.: Traf ic complaint at 100th Street and Marshall Avenue 9:42 a.m.: Report of theft/shopping in the 400 block of Moorehead Avenue 9:48 a.m.: Report of harassment/threats in the 300 block of Burns Street 9:52 a.m.: Medical assistance requested for breathing problems on Highway 175 near Indian Avenue 10:38 a.m.: Traf ic complaint at 150th Street and Marshall Avenue 11:05 a.m.: Assisted with jail activity 1:12 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 900 block of Second Street 1:19 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 400 block of Main Street 1:36 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 5900 block of Highway 175 1:41 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 1:41 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 500 block of Highway 175 1:47 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 5700 block of Highway 175 1:50 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 500 block of Willow Street 1:57 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 2700 block of Eagle Avenue 2:03 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 100 block of La Casa Court 3:05 p.m.: Assisted with jail activity 3:31 p.m.: Assisted with a theft/ shoplifting report 5:30 p.m.: Assisted another agency 6:30 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 900 block of Second Street 6:44 p.m.: Unlocked a vehicle in the 100 block of Warren Street 6:51 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 2700 block of Eagle Avenue 7:02 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 500 block of Willow Street 8:24 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 100 block of East Street 8:30 p.m.: Assisted a motorist at Noble Avenue and Highway 175 10:55 p.m.: Warrant check in the 500 block of Sixth Street Saturday, March 25 Of icers received 27 calls for service. Among the calls were 11 traf ic stops, one 911 wrong number and one abandoned 911 call. 3:32 a.m.: Assisted a motorist at Carriage Avenue and Highway 175 7:17 a.m.: Assisted a motorist at 230th Street and Highway 59 9:05 a.m.: Assisted a motorist at Orchard Avenue and Highway 175 10:22 a.m.: Animal complaint at Altona Street and Maple Street 10:44 a.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 1:04 p.m.: Emergency transport 1:31 p.m.: Assisted another agency 2:31 p.m.: Medical assistance requested for fall/back injury in the
100 block of Albers Street 3:34 p.m.: Civil paper service at the Ida County Courthouse 4:38 p.m.: Warrant served at Ida County Courthouse, arrest made 6:36 p.m.: Emergency transport 8:03 p.m.: Report of assault in the 200 block of Washington Street 8:04 p.m.: Accident reported at Seventh Street and Barnes Street, damages only 8:52 p.m.: Suspicious person/ activity reported in the 600 block of Walnut Street Sunday, March 26 Of icers received 21 calls for service. Among the calls were four traf ic stops. 12:56 a.m.: Responded to a ight in-progress in the 5400 block of Highway 20 8:47 a.m.: Report of a controlled burn in the 5600 block of 290th Street 11:06 a.m.: Assisted a motorist at Fourth Avenue and Highway 175 11:34 a.m.: Warrant issued at Fourth Avenue and Highway 175, arrest made 12:17 p.m.: Report of a controlled burn in the 2700 block of Dodge Avenue 2:00 p.m.: Sex offender registry check at the Ida County Courthouse 2:41 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 3:38 p.m.: Assistance requested in the 300 block of Hamburg Street 3:58 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 4:27 p.m.: Reckless driving, speeding, reported on Highway 175 4:37 p.m.: Controlled burn reported in the 900 block of John A. Montgomery Drive 5:51 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 6:05 p.m.: Assisted with unlocking a vehicle 7:52 p.m.: Controlled burn in the 5900 block of A Avenue 7:54 p.m.: Assisted a motorist on Highway 20 9:44 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 11:20 p.m.: Medical assistance requested for fall in the 100 block of Albers Street Monday, March 27 Of icers received 33 calls for service. Among the calls were 14 traf ic stops and one abandoned 911 call. 5:40 a.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 6:49 a.m.: Assisted a motorist at 140th Street and Landmark Avenue 6:59 a.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 7:26 a.m.: Accident reported on Highway 175, damages only 7:43 a.m.: Animal complaint on Highway 59/20 10:20 a.m.: Medical assistance requested for chest/heart pain in the 1000 block of Industrial Park 11:24 a.m.: Assisted a motorist at Timber Avenue and Highway 20 12:54 p.m.: Assisted with unlocking a vehicle 1:21 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 1100 block of Fifth Street 1:36 p.m.: Assisted with urinalysis testing 1:38 p.m.: Assisted with urinalysis testing 1:41 p.m.: Assistance requested 2:43 p.m. Warrant check in the 1500 block of Dodge Avenue 6:07 p.m.: Fraud/scam reported in the 300 block of Second Street 7:55 p.m.: Controlled burn reported in the 4900 block of Highway 20 8:28 p.m.: Controlled burn reported in the 6100 block of 170th Street 9:57 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 11:49 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer Tuesday, March 28 Of icers received 33 calls for service. Among the calls were 11 traf ic stops and one abandoned 911 call. 2:04 a.m.: Controlled burn at Carriage Avenue and Highway 20 7:36 a.m.: Accident reported, unknown injuries 9:01 a.m.: Warrant check in the 100 block of Chestnut Street
10:32 a.m.: Assistance requested 12:13 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 1:22 p.m.: Controlled burn at 260th Street and Harvest Avenue 1:59 p.m.: Report of family/custody concerns to the Ida County Courthouse 2:01 p.m.: Controlled burn reported in the 5900 block of State Highway 175 2:14 p.m.: Fraud/scam reported in the 400 block of Iowa Street 2:28 p.m.: Assisted a motorist on Highway 20 2:37 p.m.: Controlled burn reported in the 6400 block of 260th Street 2:41 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 1100 block of Fifth Street 2:46 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 3:19 p.m.: Report of suspicious person/activity in the 400 block of Moorehead Street 4:24 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 6:46 p.m.: Medical assistance requested in the 200 block of Lubeck Street 6:50 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 7:04 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 8:08 p.m.: Assistance requested 10:04 p.m.: Assisted a motorist at 280th Street and Highway 175 10:37 p.m.: Information reported on family problems to the courthouse Wednesday, March 29 Of icers received 22 calls for service. Among the calls were one traf ic stop and one 911 wrong number. 12:03 a.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 8:02 a.m.: Assisted a motorist at Faith Avenue and Highway 20 9:06 a.m.: Reckless driving, speeding, in the 400 block of Highway 175 9:25 a.m.: Report of suspicious person/activity in the 300 block of Second Avenue 10:07 a.m.: School bus violation reported in the 2700 block of Diagonal Way 11:22 a.m.: K9 search at the Ida County Courthouse 1:49 p.m.: Health and safety check requested 1:51 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 600 block of Third Street 3:48 p.m.: Assistance requested at the Ida County Courthouse 4:43 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 500 block of Main Street 4:52 p.m.: Accident reported in the 300 block of Main Street, damages only 4:56 p.m.: Warrant check in the 600 block of Burns Street, arrest made 5:02 p.m.: Health and safety check 5:20 p.m.: Reckless driving, speeding, in the 400 block of Moorehead Street 5:39 p.m.: Assistance requested 5:57 p.m.: Medical assistance requested in the 1000 block of Valley View Drive 6:20 p.m.: Assisted with unlocking a vehicle 6:39 p.m.: Report of suspicious person/activity on Washington Street 7:19 p.m.: Emergency transport 7:25 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer
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Meals on Wheels: Ida Grove Mayor Devlun Whiteing assisted in meal serving at the Ida Grove Meals on Wheels program at the Ida Grove Community Hall on March 23. Meals on Wheels America is the oldest and largest national organization supporting more than 5,000 community-based senior nutrition programs across the country that are dedicated to addressing senior isolation and hunger. This network exists in virtually every community in America and along with more than two million volunteers, delivers the nutritious meals, friendly visits and safety checks that enable America’s seniors to live nourished lives with independence and dignity.
Spring turkey seasons
Iowa’s spring season begins April 8 with an Iowa youth only hunting season that covers two weekends and allows hunters younger than 16 when they buy the turkey license to participate. The reason for the season is to concentrate on the development of future hunters. They must hunt one on one with a mentor age 18 or older at all times and the mentor must have a valid turkey hunting license for one of the spring seasons. No more than one youth for each licensed adult mentor and the mentor may not carry a bow or irearm. An un illed youth license may be used in any other spring season. The season ends April 16. The irst of Iowa’s four regular spring turkey seasons is April 1720, second season is April 21-25, third season is April 26-May 2 and the fourth season is May 3-21. An archery only license is good from April 17-May 21. Hunters may purchase two spring turkey licenses with one license for season four. Resident spring turkey licenses are statewide. Hunters participating in the youth only season may also purchase a season four license. Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. Successful hunters are required to report their harvest by midnight of the day after it is tagged. The easiest way to report is to log on to www.iowadnr.gov. Other ways to report are by calling the phone number listed on the tag or by going through a license vendor. Be sure to write the harvest registration number on the harvest report tag.
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ORDINANCE NO. 536 An Ordinance Regarding Municipal Compost and Brush Pile Use Be it enacted by the city of council of the city of Ida Grove, Iowa Section 1. A new Chapter to Title III is enacted as follows: TITLE III - Mental AND PHYSICAL HEALTH Chapter 6 - Article 1 - City Maintained Compost and Brush Pile 3-6.0101 - Municipal Compost and Brush Piles. The City of Ida Grove, from time to time, as designated by the City Council at a regular meeting, may open, operate and maintain a compost and/or brush pile on City property for the use and convenience of citizens residing in the corporate limits for disposal of yard waste, trees, branches and bark during designated hours of operation. 3-6.0102 - Compost and Brush Piles. During the periods of time the City. compost pile or brush piles are open, citizens of Ida Grove may deposit in the compost pile yard wastes defined for purposes of this section as grass clippings, leaves, flowers, etc., produced as part of yard and garden development and maintenance and deposit in the brush pile, bark, tree limbs and branches not exceeding six inches in diameter and eight feet in length. 3-6.0103 - Unlawful Deposits in Compost and Brush Piles. It shall be unlawful and a municipal infraction to: a) Deposit in the compost or brush pile compost or other brush originating from outside the City limits. b) To deposit in the brush or compost piles any matter or items not designated in this chapter (e.g. plastic bags or other containers, tree limbs exceeding maximum size, garbage and building materials). c) To remove compost or brush without specific authorization from the City Clerk. d) Deposit compost or brush other than during times or hours of operation. 3-6.01.04 - Fines. The municipal offense fine for violation of this chapter is $250 for first offense, $500 for second offense and $750 for third or subsequent offenses. Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in effect from and after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
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Card d of Thanks nks THANK YOU: The O-A/BC-IG Music Boosters would like to thank everyone who helped make this year’s Las Vegas night a success!! We had a wonderful evening & couldn’t have done it without such a supportive community!! Thank you to all the businesses that donated items, whether monetary or tangible, to the students who showcased their talents, to the parents who worked or donated items, to the music directors who provided wonderful entertainment, to our patrons who came & supported our evening, Mary Renze for organizing all the food, Timi Wunschel for taking care of the trading booth items & anyone else who may have had a hand in it; we appreciated it. Thank you to Connie Jordan-Avon, Kim Claussen-author, Ida County Courier, Greg Goodenow Ltd, Hayes Oil Company, Pronto-Phillips 66Ida Grove, Ross & Christi Ladwig, Trendue, Edward Jones, Midwest Industries, North Star Community Credit Union, Phyllis Groth-Avon & Tupperware consultant, BC Bakery, NAPA Auto-Doug Hanson, Morningside Healthcare, GOMACO, Gorden’s Body Shop, Tammie & Kevin Dausel, Mumm Soft Water, Ida Grove REC Center, United Bank of Iowa, H & R Block, Megan Wellendorf-KEEP Consultant, Horn Memorial Hospital, Wendy UllrichMary & Martha Consultant, Knop Photography, Denise VanDusenFarm Bureau Agent, Al & Becky Veltri, Lewis Drug, Beckman Motors, First State Bank, Hoffman Agency, Ida Grove Country ClubMike Ray, Noteboom ImplementRon Kirby, Hiland Dairy, Ida County Pork Producers-Roger Bumann, Sac County Beef Producers, West Central Construction, Lundell Plastics, Iowa State Bank, Hi-Way Products, Swanson Insurance, Byron Originals, Reis Auto Parts, Odebolt Lumber, Dresselhuis & Heidenreich, Distinctive Windows, Boerner & Goldsmith, Ida Grove Homes, Micheal Hoefling family, Hemer Plumbing & Heating, Ida County Sanitation, Brad & Sarah Lundell family, Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Homes & the Denison Barbershoppers. Again, thank you for supporting the music department at O-A/BC-IG!! Your support is awesome!! O-A/BC-IG Music Boosters 14-1t/cra THANK YOU: Thank you to all who helped with our End-of-Winter Picnic. Special thank yous to Mason Goodenow, Ida County Beef Producers, Farmland, Colbert’s Market-Danbury, Ida Grove Food Pride, First Coop, First State Bank, Wanda Cooper, WalmartDenison, Fareway-Denison, BC Bakery, Farm Bureau, Willow Dale Wellness Village, Battle Creek firemen for grilling & United Bank of Iowa. Thank you to everyone who donated food, took time to make phone calls or picked up donations & those who helped with set-up, serving & clean-up. A huge thank you to all who attended; we really appreciate all your contributions. A special thank you to all the young people who helped clear tables & for all the work they did. American Legion & Auxiliary Post 364 Battle Creek, IA 14-1t/cra THANK YOU: From the bottom of my heart, thank you to my family for such an awesome 80th birthday party. I am so thankful for all you did to make these beautiful memories. Thanks for the flowers, gifts & the many cards from family & friends. I am enjoying all of your great messages. I am humbled by your love & friendship. Many blessings to each of you. Patty Lingren-Conard 14-1t/cra*
Pets THE PAMPERED POOCH: Dog grooming & boarding. 301 Taylor Street, Ida Grove (in alley behind Post Office). Ph. 712-3691678. Nikki Dausel, owner. 14-1t/cra
THANK YOU: Postmarks from the west, east, north & south coasts & many states in between & Canada filled my mailbox with cards & gifts this past week for my 90th birthday. I enjoyed each one & recalling all the memories that friends & relatives wrote about. Thanks to all who took time to send these greetings. Thanks to my family who were here to help me celebrate & did all the planning. Thanks to all for the beautiful flowers, cards & gifts. God bless you all. LaMerle Wilson 14-1t/cra THANK YOU: I was truly overwhelmed with all the cards, gifts, food & candy showered on me for my 95th birthday! It was a great birthday, & I will treasure the memories always! Blessings to each & every one of you!! Love, “Tagg” 14-1t/cra
THANK YOU: Thank you to all our family & friends who have supported us after the loss of our father, grandfather & brother. We very much appreciate the cards, flowers, food, hugs, & especially the memories you have shared with us about our dad. Special thanks to Duane Harrison & Dean & Peggy Fick for checking on Dad for us & for stopping to see him, to Harold & Delores Peffer for the many rides to doctors’ appointments, the late night assistance & the many visits & to Dean Fick & Rod Hinojosa & whoever else helped him get to his card games, which he so enjoyed; to Becky Wuebker for not only your professional guidance, but for the daily support & visits – it made our days much better seeing your smiling face! Our communities are truly blessed to have Dr. Luft, Joey & facilities like Horn Memorial Hospital & Willow Dale–we cannot say enough about the outstanding staff & the compassionate care that Dad received. We would also like to thank Horn Hospice for their support & care. Thanks to Josh & Christie & staff at Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home for guiding us through this difficult time. Thank you to Pastor Cormeny & the Battle Creek Ladies’ Aid for a beautiful service & luncheon. We know you all had an extra busy day that Sunday, & we appreciate you accommodating us. Dad especially loved the fellowship of a good card game with the guys, & he enjoyed supporting Battle Creek & all the community events. We can’t thank all the people of Battle Creek enough for looking out for him. The family of Gerald Miller: Rick & Cheri Wiese & Family Dean & Deb Drey & Family Larry Miller & Family 14-1t/cra
HELP WANTED: Willow Dale in Battle Creek is looking for a PT Housekeeper to work three days a week. While you are cleaning, you make so many lasting relationships with the residents, families & other staff. Do you have a big heart & a few free days? Come join the Willow Dale family. Please apply at Willow Dale, 404 1st St. in Battle Creek or call Bobbi at 712365-4332 for more information. 13-2t/crags HELP WANTED: Class A CDL drivers/tankers. Great pay, home weekends & benefits! Potential of $60,000-plus per year! Contact Tony 608-935-0915, ext. 16. www.qlf.com.14-1t/cra(INCN)* HELP WANTED: Part-time cook. 20-25 hours/week. Also, 3-11 p.m., weekend hours at Golden Horizons. Health care experience helpful, but not required. On-the-job training provided. Call or stop in. 712-364-4128. 800 Byron Godbersen Drive, Ida Grove. E-mail: jrieffer@goldenhorizons. org. 7-tfc/cra HELP WANTED: The City of Battle Creek is seeking a part-time maintenance person to work approximately 20 hours per week, more or less. Duties include mowing, reading water meters, snow removal & assisting the maintenance superintendent with a variety of other duties. Starting pay is $9-10/hr. Drug-testing-required position. Stop by the City Clerk’s office or call 712-365-4646 for an application. Position will remain open until filled. 12-tfc/cra HELP WANTED: Full-time protein transport in Eldora. Class CDL-A tanker endorsement. Earn up to $45,000 or more a year. Home almost every night & very few weekends. Pre-drug test. Call Dave at the office: 641-485-5867. 13-3t/cra* COMPANY DRIVERS WANTED: Oberg Freight Company. Good, steady freight. Excellent hometime. Consistent, regional miles. No-touch van freight. Ask us about our signon bonus. Contact: Oberg Freight Company, Fort Dodge, IA. 1-888739-5220, ext. 2. www.obergfreight. com. 14-1t/cra
Livesto Live tock BULLS FOR SALE: Angus & Limousin bulls with weaning weights up to 908 lbs., Y wts. to 1,660 lbs. Complete performance, feed efficiency & EPD data. Excellent disposition. Great set of easy calving, carcass improving 2-yr.-olds & yrlngs. available. Fully guaranteed. We sell a lot of bulls & over 80% sell to repeat buyers every year. Leonard Limousin and Angus. Mark Leonard, Holstein, Iowa. 712368-2611 or 712-830-9032. 9-9t/crags
FOR SALE: Net wrapped alfalfa orchard grass hay. Reasonably priced. Terry Eason, Battle Creek. Ph. 712-3652560. 14-1t/crags LANSINK COMPLETE TREE SERVICES: Call us for trimming, removal, stump grinding. Over 40 years’ experience. Aerial bucket. Free estimates. Ph. 712-883-2437, Danbury. 14-1t/crags
IMMEDIATE HIRE: Ida Grove caregiver needed to assist client with meal prep., housekeeping, etc. Four hours per week. Flexible schedule. No experience needed. $10/hour plus hiring bonus. Caretech. 800-9917006. 14-2t/cra* HELP WANTED: Part-time customer service associate. Cashier background preferred. Will train right person. Nights & weekends. Apply in person to Ida Liquor, Ida Grove. 14-1t/cra HELP WANTED: Part-Time Dietary Aide to cook, bake & create salads. 64 hours every two weeks with opportunity to pick up more hours. Starting salary with no experience over $10 an hour. Benefits, including health insurance, available. MLS/MLT needed for weekend package in Laboratory 1 to 2 weekends per month. Apply by April 17 to www.hornmemorialhospital. org. Applicants are not discriminated in hiring based on race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. Interpreter is provided at no cost. 14-2t/cra HELP WANTED: Library director for Stubbs Memorial Library in Holstein, Iowa. 30-32 hours per week. Salary based on experience. Job description available on request. Send resume, cover letter & three references to: Stubbs Memorial Library, P.O. Box 290, Holstein, IA 51025, by April 21st. Stubbs Memorial Library is an EOE. 14-2t/cra
Even vents $5.00 JEWELRY SALE: The Horn Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is hosting a $5 Jewelry Sale on Friday, April 14th in the HMH Conference Center in Ida Grove from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Over 10,000 pieces of jewelry & accessories will be on display & sold for just $5 each! 14-2t/cra NOTICE: Old Man Winter is coming. Call us today for propane. Johnson Propane Heating & Cooling. 712365-4740. 41-tfc/cra NOTICE: The Inn at Battle Creek: dinner buffet on Easter Sunday, April 16. Serving roast beef & ham. $14.95 per person. 5 & under, free. Call for reservations for 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. Ph. 712-3654499. 14-2t/crags
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For Sale FOR SALE: For all your Confirmation, Easter & Graduation jewelry needs, Murray Jewelers has in new crosses for guys & gals & the latest in colorful pearls, the hottest thing in fashion jewelry. For your every occasion, see the wide selection on our Facebook page. BE sure to visit our new website www.murrayjewelers. com. HAPPY SPRING!! 14-1t/crags
HELP WANTED: Dependable adult or teen. Variety of hours. Nights & weekends. We are willing to work around other work or sports activities. Starting wages at $9 for adults & $8.50 for teens. Apply in person at Pronto, Ida Grove. See Janelle between 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. 14-2t/cra
FOR SALE: Water heater, home furnaces, LB White heaters, Infra-Red Tube Shop heaters. Call Propane Hank at 712365-4740. 41-tfc/cra FOR SALE: In the market for a new mattress? Stop in at Malcom’s & check out our selection. We have sets in all price ranges. Restonic mattresses are made right here in Iowa, with great quality. Malcom’s, Ida Grove. 14-3t/cra
Wanted GUITAR WANTED! Local musician will pay up to $12,500 for pre-1975 Gibson, Fender, Martin and Gretsch guitars. Fender amplifiers, also. Call toll free! 1-800995-1217. 14-1t/cra(INCN)*
DOSE GARAGE SALE: Three-day. Downtown Ida Grove. Thursday, April 6, 8-5. Friday, April 7, 8-5. Saturday, April 8, 8-12 noon. Spring items, Easter, craft supplies, books, movies, clothing, collectibles, tools, household, bedding & a whole lot more. So, stop in & see what’s new. 14-1t/crags
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NOTICE: Garden, landscape, tilling & general construction work wanted. Keith Chisholm, ph. 712-369-0302.
NOTICE: We have A.O. Smith water heaters on hand, gas & electric. Install a gas water heater today & save big dollars starting today. Call Propane Hank at 712-365-4740. 28-tfc/cra
NOTICE: Lawnmower repair shop in Battle Creek. Free pick-up & delivery. Spring service specials. Repair any make & model. Also, chainsaws & weedeaters. Call Pat at 712-3712064; Patrick at 712-371-9834. Tire repair coming soon! 13-4t/cra*
NOTICE: Call today to get your furnace & water heater cleaned & checked. Call Propane Hank @ 712-3654740. www.propanehank.com. 41-tfc/cra WE PAINT: Are you ready to freshen things up for spring? Give us a call for your interior painting jobs. Color consultations & free estimates. Kim: 712-269-6341. Sandy: 712369-1601. 12-3t/cra NOTICE: Get your propane forklift tank or camper tank filled at Johnson Propane, 960 First St., Battle Creek. 32-tfc/cra
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For Rent FOR RENT: In Ida Grove. Two-bedroom, onebath apartments. One furnished, one unfurnished. Ph. 712-3712577. 43-tfc/cra
FOR RENT: Two-bedroom, first-floor apartment at Colonial Apartments, Ida Grove. Stove, refrigerator & air conditioning furnished. References required. Ph. 712-364-2434. 14-tfc/cra
FOR RENT: In Ida Grove. One-bedroom apartments. No smoking & no pets. Contact Bev at 712-371-2367. 9-tfc/cra
FOR RENT: Two-bedroom home in Ida Grove. All appliances included, plus a garage. In a nice neighborhood. Garden area. Ph. 712-369-9856. 14-2t/cra
FOR RENT: Arthur apartments. One- & twobedroom. Ph. 712-830-3211. 11-4t/cra
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HOMES FOR RENT: Three-bedroom in Ida Grove, $600/ mo. Two-bedroom in Holstein, $550/ mo. Two-bedroom in Galva, $450/ mo. Appliances provided. No pets or smoking. Call 712-790-1887 or 712-592-9735. 11-tfc/cra HOUSE FOR RENT: $450 & $450 deposit. Battle Creek, Ia. Living area is all upstairs. Has a two-car garage & big room downstairs. Must fill out rental application first. Ph. 712-363-0424. Email converterkid2000@yahoo. com. 14-1t/cra FOR RENT IN ARTHUR: Three-bedroom with two full baths & hardwood floors. No pets. Designated smoking area. Call 712-369-0994; leave message if no answer. 14-2t/cra*
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Nearly 1,000 Farm Toys will be offered over the two day auction! Super clean, nearly all new in the box toys. 97% John Deere, but will include some of the “other” colors too! Precision Classics, Key Precisions, many Custom Built Tractors, Pedal Tractors, Gold, FFA’s, 2-cylinder Club, Christmas Ornaments, 1/8th Scale, Trains, 1/64th Semi Trucks, Old Toys, Modern Toys and much more! Auction Highlight: Pair of 1975 John Deere Snowmobiles--#300 & #600 with JD Trailer, Suits, and more. These were bought new by the Hintz family and only used in the Spring of ’75! Museum Quality Find! Sells as a package at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Call for a free, full color brochure or see our website for 100’s of photos. Live Internet bidding available through www.GirardBid.com! Bid there without being there! Never been to a Girard Toy Auction before? We invite you to attend! Fully cataloged and seated auction shown on the big screen! Unlike any auction you have ever attended!
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O-A Elementary announces third quarter a endance awards Odebolt-Arthur Elementary has released information on third quarter perfect attendance winners. Reis Auto Parts sponsored the awards. Pre-school: One quarter—Alec Lindskoog and Blaire Lindskoog, two quarters—Aspen Miller and Jacob Lundell and three quarters—Jenner Fineran. Kindergarten: One—Lucas Hannam, two quarters—Cole Carstensen and Shelby Sykes and three quarters—Brooks Jensen and Brooklyn Wulf. First grade: One quarter— Sorrn Olson and Jed Wulf and
two quarters—Tori Johnson, Austin Plaza and Kash Schulte. Second grade: One quarter— Lia Hansen, Zach Hoefling, Adriana Loger and Addisyn Pritchard, two quarters— Shane Babcock, Damian Blackman and Cooper Sleight and Ava Bendixon and William Porter. Third grade: One quarter— Carter Hannam, Destinee King and Lilly Shaw, two quarters— Allie Godbersen, Anabel Jensen and Sophi Johnson and three quarters—Michael Kessel, Prince Miramontes, Gracie Raasch and William Sykes.
Fourth grade: One quarter— Gabriel Clifton and Tyler Raasch, two quarters—Josilynn Pritchard and Heath Schultz and three quarters—Jadyn Friedrichsen, Bodie Hansen, Evan Jensen, Roscoe Quirk and Dayton Ullrich. Fifth grade: One quarter— Shelby Banghart, Tatiana Campbell, Chance Ransom and Mackenzie Rigby, two quarters— Jaci Johnson and Axton Miller and three quarters—Treylor Bender, Kendal Fineran, Johnathan Friedrichsen, Jagger Loger and Kolby Wulf.
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Capitol visit: Ida County Farm Bureau president Kyle Bennett and three Ridge View High School FFA students attended the capitol visit on March 1. During the visit, they had the opportunity to talk to representatives and legislators on multiple topics. From left, Bennett, Trenton Moeller, Kolton Blum and Klint Blum.
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Perfect attendance: Odebolt-Arthur Elementary announced students with perfect attendance for the third quarter March 28. Kindergarten through second grade recipients of prizes and certificates were, front row from left: Jenner Fineran, Lucas Hannam, Brooks Jensen, Cole Carstensen, Shelby Sykes and Brooklyn Wulf. Second row: Sorrn Olson, Jed Wulf, Kash Schulte, Austin Plaza and Tori Johnson. Third row: Zach Hoefling, Lia Hansen, Shane Babcock, Damian Blackman, Adi Loger, Hudson Hoefling and Becky Reis, representing Reis Auto Service this quarter’s sponsor.
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Worthan visit: Three Ridge View High School FFA members visited the state capitol on March 1 to talk to representatives and legislators. One of the representatives the FFA members visited with was Representative Gary Worthan. Front: Kolton Blum. Second row, from left: Richard Marshall (BV County Farm Bureau president), Nick Sievers (Buena Vista County board member), Klint Blum, House District 11 (Buena Vista and Sac Counties) Republican Representative Gary Worthan, Trenton Moeller and Ida County Farm Bureau President Kyle Bennett.
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Perfect attendance: Odebolt-Arthur Elementary announced students with perfect attendance for the third quarter March 28. Third through fifth grade recipients of prizes and certificates were, front from left: Lilly Shaw, William Sykes, Michael Kessel, Gracie Raasch, Destinee King, Allie Godbersen and Carter Hannam. Second row: Bodie Hansen, Roscoe Quirk, Dayton Ullrich, Heath Schultz, Gabe Clifton, Jadyn Friedrichsen, Josilynn Pritchard and Tyler Raasch. Third row: Chance Ramson, Kendal Fineran, Jaci Johnson, Shelby Banghart, Mackenzie Rigby, Tatiana Campbell, Jagger Loger, Axton Miller, Trey Bender, Johnathan Friedrichsen and Becky Reis, representing Reis Auto Service, this quarter’s sponsor.
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Boys’ State: Four Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove juniors have been selected by area American Legions to attend Iowa American Legion Hawkeye Boys State June 11-16 at Camp Dodge in Johnston. From left: representing Ida Grove McNamara-Moore Post are Zane Dausel, Isaac Endrulat, Ryder Meek and, representing Odebolt Roose Post 313, Bryce Reinhart. Through the Boys State objective of learning by doing, young men learn more about city, county and state government in one week than they would in an entire semester of high school.
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BC-IG Elementary announces third quarter attendance awards Battle Creek-Ida Grove Elementary has released information on third quarter perfect attendance winners. North Star Credit Union sponsored the awards. Joe Babcock and Angie Schiernbeck represented North Star at the awards ceremony March 30. Kindergarten: One quarter—Olivia Bengford, Alexis Boysen, Laura Carlin, Aidan Miller, Tenley Oldham, Gavin Ullrich and Jacob Wehr; two quarters—Owen Forbes, Preston Hinkeldey, Evangeline Kelly, Samuel Parks, Brooke Samway and Brody Schiernbeck and three quarters— Myles Iversen, Kolt Spotts and Aaron Ulrich. First grade: One quarter—Shayne Davidson, Bailey Holst, Bubby Smith and Macy Van Wyhe; two quarters— Thea Berry, Jaylyn Blackman, Jayaton Bral, Kendra Corbin, Donovin Grimes, Quinlan Halle, Brenyn Hayden, Emma Holst, Isla Huffman, Carson Jordan, Dustin Riessen, Tyler Riessen, Emma
Smith and Alayna Swanger and three quarters—Carson Boysen, William Godbersen, Allison Hayden, Hayden Holst, Lane Howard, Ashtyn Rehse, Jatelyn Sweeden and Brogan Watkins. Second grade: One quarter—Surianna Culley and Jenessa Kolar; two quarters—Kasey DeVine, Savanna Gigaroa, Michael Greder, Ali Nichols, Dan Ossman and Niyalla Reitz and three quarters—Kadyn Conolly, Ashlyn Frye, Samuel Lansink, Alyssa Monroe and Lauren Siegner. Third grade: One quarter—Ethan Barnum, Conrad Curiel, Brooke Luscombe and Hunter Moser; two quarters—Makayla Clark, Jacob Clausen, Jackson Groth, Cecily Jacobson, Dalton Mefferd, Christian Neubauer, Stella Remer, Ben Riessen, Chance Schiernbeck, Reagan Schiernbeck, Leah Sholty, Marshall Skinner, Kade Spotts, Justice Wells and Jaylee Williams and three quarters—Jack
Gilbert, Ashtyon Miller, Carter Moser, Chase Pierson, Will Schirrmacher, Sydney Schreiber, Levi Swanger, Aubrey Taylor and Blaise Wilcox. Fourth grade: One quarter—Adam DeLong, Patrick Ehrig and Chloe Rudolph; two quarters—Bailey Hansen, Addison Henry, Andrew Parks, Skylee Rohlk, Addy Skirvin, Abigail Uken and Jayms Williams and three quarters—Bryon Godbersen, Jordyn Hinrickson, Jaiston Jung, Sawyer Larsen, Serenity Pierson, Quinton Samway and Marley Smith. Fifth grade: One quarter—Wyatt Anderson, Madison Bobzien, Paula Curiel and Emma Segebart; two quarters—Bradyn Barber, Glenda Jimenez, Carson Sharkey and Abby Winterrowd and three quarters—Sienna Becker, Trenton Gilbert, Mason Gunderson, Hayden Holzer, Jordan Monroe, Isaac Neubauer, Isabella Parks, Sadie Schirrmacher, Erika Swanger and Caitlyn Ulrich.
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Third grade attendance: BC-IG Elementary School recognized students for perfect attendance for the first, second and third quarters. Receiving awards in third grade in no particular order: Ethan Barnum, Conrad Curiel, Brooke Luscombe, Hunter Moser, Makayla Clark, Jacob Clausen, Jackson Groth, Cecily Jacobson, Dalton Mefferd, Christian Neubauer, Stella Remer, Ben Riessen, Chance Schiernbeck, Reagan Schiernbeck, Leah Sholty, Marshall Skinner, Kade Spotts, Justice Wells, Jaylee Williams, Jack Gilbert, Ashtyon Miller, Carter Moser, Chase Pierson, Will Schirrmacher, Sydney Schreiber, Levi Swanger, Aubrey Taylor and Blaise Wilcox.
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Fourth grade attendance: BC-IG Elementary School recognized students for perfect attendance for the first, second and third quarters. Receiving awards in fourth grade in no particular order: Adam DeLong, Patrick Ehrig, Chloe Rudolph, Bailey Hansen, Addison Henry, Andrew Parks, Skylee Rohlk, Addy Skirvin, Abigail Uken, Jayms Williams, Bryon Godbersen, Jordyn Hinrickson, Jaiston Jung, Sawyer Larsen, Serenity Pierson, Quinton Samway and Marley Smith. Photo by: Amy Forbes | Ida County Courier
Kindergarten attendance: BC-IG Elementary School recognized students for perfect attendance for the first, second and third quarters. Receiving awards in kindergarten in no particular order: Olivia Bengford, Alexis Boysen, Laura Carlin, Aidan Miller, Tenley Oldham, Gavin Ullrich, Jacob Wehr, Owen Forbes, Preston Hinkeldey, Evangeline Kelly, Samuel Parks, Brooke Samway, Brody Schiernbeck, Myles Iversen, Kolt Spotts and Aaron Ulrich.
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First grade attendance: BC-IG Elementary School recognized students for perfect attendance for the first, second and third quarters. Receiving awards in first grade in no particular order: Shayne Davidson, Bailey Holst, Bubby Smith, Macy Van Wyhe, Thea Berry, Jaylyn Blackman, Jayaton Bral, Kendra Corbin, Donovin Grimes, Quinlan Halle, Brenyn Hayden, Emma Holst, Isla Huffman, Carson Jordan, Dustin Riessen, Tyler Riessen, Emma Smith, Alayna Swanger, Carson Boysen, William Godbersen, Allison Hayden, Hayden Holst, Lane Howard, Ashtyn Rehse, Jatelyn Sweeden and Brogan Watkins.
Fifth grade attendance: BC-IG Elementary School recognized students for perfect attendance for the first, second and third quarters. Receiving awards in fifth grade in no particular order: Wyatt Anderson, Madison Bobzien, Paula Curiel, Emma Segebart, Bradyn Barber, Glenda Jimenez, Carson Sharkey, Abby Winterrowd, Sienna Becker, Trenton Gilbert, Mason Gunderson, Hayden Holzer, Jordan Monroe, Isaac Neubauer, Isabella Parks, Sadie Schirrmacher, Erika Swanger and Caitlyn Ulrich.
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Second grade attendance: BC-IG Elementary School recognized students for perfect attendance for the first, second and third quarters. Receiving awards in second grade in no particular order: Surianna Culley, Jenessa Kolar, Kasey DeVine, Savanna Gigaroa, Michael Greder, Ali Nichols, Dan Ossman, Niyalla Reitz, Kadyn Conolly, Ashlyn Frye, Samuel Lansink, Alyssa Monroe and Lauren Siegner.
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Courthouse Report Real Estate Transfers Douglas and Jacy Andresen, warranty deed to Michael and Renee Anson, Lot 4, South View Addition, Galva. Richard and Marian Brosamle, warranty deed to Darwin Zoch, Lots 26 and 27, Block 8, Galva. Ballard Jr. and Judith Smith and Nicole Dausel, quit claim deed to Ballard Smith III, Lots 15 and 16, Block 29, Fourth Addition; the north 46 feet of Lot 10, Block 14; the east 22 feet of Lot 6, Block 6 and part of Lots 8 and 9, Block 2, Yousling’s subdivision of Lots 2, 3 and 4, Block 49, Eighth Addition, all in Ida Grove. Susan Lawrence, warranty deed to Susan Lawrence trust, Lot 5, Block 14, Ida Grove. Keith Lunzman, warranty deed to Amber Wilcox, 8.57 acres in the SE 1/4 NE 1/4, Section 22, T-87-N, R-40-W, Ida County. Clerk of Court Due to a change in procedures at the Ida County Clerk of Court office, information is only provided electronically. The following information is
from data filed by the Ida County Clerk of Court office. Traffic and other charges might include charges that were dismissed. For more information on specific cases contact the clerk of court or visit www.iowacourts.gov. Traffic charges Speeding Cole Boyer, Panora; Nancy Navarrete, Cherokee; Justine Miller, Ida Grove; Debra Parker, Ankeny; Heidi Touney, Fort Dodge; Janet Gertner, Broken Arrow, Okla.; Willie Linman, Chisago City, Minn.; James Hudzinski, Schaller; Vanhty Rattanavong, Lakeside; Nicole Parvu, South Sioux City, Neb.; Anthony Smith, Des Moines. Other Orie Towne, Mapleton, open container—passenger. Justin Wilson, Perry Hall, Md., failure to maintain control. Robert Crouch, Cherokee, failure to provide proof of financial liability. Andres Aguilar, Sioux City, failure to display registration card. Marie Vandenbark, Eau Claire, Wis., seat belt.
Kenneth Newquist, Ida Grove, seat belt. Criminal Jerry Lindner, Odebolt, contempt—resist order or process of district court, 30 days in jail. Rhett Ketelsen, Ida Grove, third degree criminal mischief, deferred judgment, $625 civil penalty, may perform 100 hours of community service in lieu of civil penalty, $475 restitution, two years unsupervised probation. Judgments and Liens Against Lorena Herrera and Cesar Jimenez, in favor of Hauge Associates. Against Jasmine Means, in favor of Hauge Associates. Against Clayton Woodke, in favor of Samantha Sholty.
Check returned The Ida County Sheriff’s Of ice has released information on one property crime reported during the past week. On March 24, Ida Grove Cenex reported the theft of $115 for a returned check.
Deputies make five arrests The Ida County Sheriff’s Of ice has released information on ive arrests made during the past week. On March 23, Kimberly Ann Rendon 37, of Ida Grove was arrested and charged with theft in the ifth degree following a short investigation into an incident that occurred in Ida Grove. She was released pending a court appearance. On March 25, Christopher Michael Willson, 28, of Holstein was arrested on an outstanding Ida County warrant for receipt and dissemination of obscene material to a minor. The charge was iled after a short investigation into incidents that occurred in Holstein. He was transported to the Ida County jail where he was held overnight. He was released the following day after appearing before the magistrate.
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On March 26, Paul Westley Schultz, 56, of Kiron was arrested and charged with driving on a barred license following a traf ic stop in rural Ida County. He was transported to the Ida County jail where he was held overnight. He was released the following day after posting $600 bond. On March 28, Deborah Lynn Koziol, 59, of Battle Creek was arrested on an outstanding Ida
County warrant for theft in the irst degree. She was transported to the Ida County jail and later released after appearing before the magistrate. On March 28, Justin Robert Sassman, 19, of Ida Grove was charged with interference with of icials acts. The charge was iled following an incident that occurred in Ida Grove. He was released pending a court appearance.
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Locker searches: Sac County Deputy Matt Biede and his K9 partner, Toby, conducted a locker search at the O-A/BC-IG Middle School in Odebolt on March 27. They announced that nothing was found during the search. The Sac County Sheriff’s Office is a committed partner with all of the school districts in promoting a safe and healthy learning environment.
Sac County Sheriff busts marijuana opera on in Schaller The Sac County Sheriff’s Of ice executed a search warrant at 509 Perth St. in Schaller March 30, at approximately 8 p.m. The warrant was issued after a deputy sheriff investigating a littering complaint went to the residence. While knocking on the door, the deputy could smell an odor of what he believed was marijuana coming from inside the home. When deputies served the warrant, they located a marijuana growing operation in the basement. Sheriff’s of icials found an estimated 80 marijuana plants in various stages of growth, along
eration. Cross was booked into the Sac County Jail on $30,000 bond. Also arrested was Cross’ mother, Glenda Turnquist. Turnquist, 58, is alleged to have conspired with Cross to manufacture marijuana. Possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia charges were also iled against her. She was booked in to the Sac County jail on $26,300 bond.
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with grow lamps, watering pumps, potting soil and fertilizer. Keegan Abraham Cross, 34, was arrested and charged with allegedly manufacturing marijuana and exploitation of a dependent adult. Deputies found where Cross was inancially exploiting his dependent, elderly grandfather by using his grandfather’s credit card to purchase supplies for his grow op-
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