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Holstein named ‘community of the year’ Page 3

King Theatre board receives grants Page 4

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Commencement Sunday, May 21, 2017 • 2 pm Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove High School Gymnasium SONG: “May We All” by Florida Georgia Line FLOWER: Aster MOTTO: “Together we have experienced life. e. Separately we will pursue our dreams. Forever our memories will remain.” CLASS COLORS: Black, Purple & Silver Special Edition of the:

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Balloon release: The 23 annual Whitey Thompson Hike-Bike-A-Thon held May 10 in Ida Grove gets underway with a balloon release. The event drew 629 participants and raised $74,145 for the O-A/BC-IG Dollars for Scholars program. United Bank of Iowa and O-A/BCIG Dollars for Scholars sponsor the event, which provides scholarships for local students. rd

Hike-Bike-A-Thon brings in $74,145 The 23rd annual Whitey Thompson Hike-Bike-A-Thon held May 10 in Ida Grove raised $74,145 by 629 participants. United Bank of Iowa and O-A/BC-IG Dollars for Scholars sponsor the event. Money raised goes toward scholarships for local students. Dallas McKibbin won $10 in Chamber Bucks for raising

the most donations at $557. Marilyn Johnson earned $10 in Chamber Bucks for having the donation from farthest away (China). The t-shirt design winner was Justice Diimig who received $50 in Chamber Bucks. The prize winners were Cameron Webb, $75 gift certi icate for Nike shoes from

Village Shoe Shoppe and Lillian Hoffman, $50 Chamber Bucks. The Ida Grove Ambulance Service donated six bikes and Wal-Mart donated one bike. Bike winners were Kelton Ladwig, Carson Jordan, Aiden Miller, Erika Swanger, Taylor Schable, Elise Simmons and Ryan Bumann.

Odebolt fire chief addresses joint school boards concerning false alarms ❚ by DEB LOGER

The O-A and BC-IG School Boards heard concerns about the Odebolt building ire alarm system May 8. The boards also approved the iscal year 201718 fee schedule and a gate admission price increase. Odebolt Fire Chief Greg Neville was present to address concerns following a ire alarm call at the Odebolt building May 3. Neville said he wasn’t present at the call, but the assistant chief and other iremen expressed concern that the ire alarm had been silenced and that some students were outside and others weren’t. Neville said, “Three Iowa Codes were broken that day. I don’t know who silenced the alarm or who has accountability for that. You are about educating our kids and I feel you need some education on how fast ire moves. There are 370-plus kids in this building and when we respond to a call here, they are our responsibil-

ity. I’ve been on the Odebolt Fire Department for 30 years and have taught ire classes for the State of Iowa for 19 years. As your local ire department, we take our job seriously.” During his presentation, Neville provided information on how fast a ire can move and stated there are only two exceptions to evacuating a school when an alarm goes off: one is during an intense thunderstorm with dangerous lightning and the other is if it’s 30 below zero. In those instances, students can assemble at the closest exit. If there is a sign of smoke, they must evacuate the building. During the meeting, Neville asked for the ire alarm location plan and hazard plan for ires and tornadoes. “I want to use last week as a learning tool. When we pull up, we need to know if everyone is evacuated. We need to know where every alarm is in the building and what number each alarm is. We don’t want

Celebrating High School ol GRADUATION

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Planters: O-A/BC-IG FFA students did their part to bring some color to downtown Ida Grove Thursday. The students planted flowers in the downtown planters and in the main planter at Harold Godbersen Park. Funds for the flowers came from the Ida Grove Chamber of Commerce, the City of Ida Grove and United Bank of Iowa.

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This year’s graduates are Elliott Bengford, Robert Brewer, Sydney Buehler, Wheylin Carlin, Kelsie Cedeno, Parker Clausen, Meghan Densmore, Marzia Fineran-Shivers, Elyssa Freese, Devon Fritz and Alex German. Also, Adam Grote, Amanda Gunderson, Quest Hack, Dallas Hare, Bree Henningsen, Aedan Hickey, Grace Holmes, Katelyn Johnson, Rhett Ketelsen, Baylee Knop, Catherine Kolpin and Jillian Ludwig. Also, Andrew Mace, Gabe Malcom, Clayton Mandernach, Taylor Marshall, Amelia Masters, Elle McCormick, Jeren McKibbin, Carrie Miller, Vandy Mosier, Brenna Neville, Summit Nielsen, Courtney Peters and Skylar Reis. Also, Hayden Roeder, Autumn Rohlk, Trey Rohlk, Mally Sangpanjun, Brandon Schwade, Tristian Senhen, Caitlin Sholty, Riley Snyder, Tyler Sohm, Stephen Stangl, Adam Stephen, Alexia Thomas, Hannah Veit, Cole Veltri, Skyler Wareham, Jesse Wilson, Dylan Wunschel and Suey Wyatt. Ridge View Commencement exercises for 40 Ridge View seniors will be Sunday, May 21 at 2 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. The program begins with the high school band performing processional “Fanfare and Processional” (Pomp and Circumstance) by Edward Elgar/ James D. Ployhar. Tom Musel directs the band. Ridge View superintendent Jon Wiebers will welcome guests. (continued on page 2)

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Area high schools will hold commencement exercises this Sunday, May 21. O-A/BC-IG Commencement exercises for 54 Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove seniors will be at 2 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. The program will begin with prelude music and the processional “Pomp and Circumstance” performed by the O-A/BC-IG High School band, under the direction of Benjamin Mauritz. Superintendent Terry Kenealy will welcome the audience. Senior choir members will sing “Until We Sing Again” by Greg Gilpin. Jacob Pedersen will direct the choir. O-A/BC-IG High School Principal Patrick Miller will present the seniors with their scholastic recognition awards and then recognize/address of the valedictorian and salutatorian. Odebolt-Arthur Board President Joey Hoe ling and BC-IG School Board President Stephanie Konradi will distribute the diplomas. Miller will present the graduates to the audience, followed by the recessional. The seniors have chosen black, purple and silver for their class colors. The class lower is the aster. The class song is “May We All” by Florida Georgia Line. The class motto is “Together we have experienced life. Separately we will pursue our dreams. Forever our memories will remain.”

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(continued from front page) High School Principal Bret Warnke will introduce valedictorian Cole Degen and salutatorian Amanda Bruns, who will give a brief address. The choir members will sing “I Hope You Dance” by Lee Ann Womack. Warnke will introduce commencement speaker Kenneth Seifried and the Class of 2017. G-H Board President Jamie Whitmer and Schaller-Crestland Board President Alan Movall will confer the diplomas, followed by the high school band performing the recessional. The graduates will present lowers to their loved ones followed by the high school band playing the recessional. The seniors have chosen black, gold and orange for their class colors. The class lower is the orange rose. The class motto is “If there’s

a will there’s a way. If there’s a quizlet, there’s an A.”—Unknown This year’s graduates are Caleb Anway, Alex Bailey, Samantha Bailey, Darby Baillie, Taylor Beiermann, Grace Boyle, Amanda Bruns, Tyler Crum, Cole Degen, Jordan Draper and Evan Else. Also, Maeci Eyer, Autumn Fox, Kyle Friedrichsen, Christopher Gardner, Madisen Grieme, Andrew Gross, Eric Hibbs Jr., Alex Johnson, Sidney Johnson, Aimee Kell, Gus Leonard, JoAna Loera, Erik Major, Ryan McGuire, Karin Mendoza, Hallie Mentzer, Jack Mentzer, Madelyn Mitchell and Juan Nava. Also, Ethan Otto, Jonathan Pickhinke, Randy Redding, Joseph Sokolowski, Samuel Stadler, Katrina Van Norman, Harlee Wagoner, Caden Wandrey, Tyler Wingert and Colton Wunschel.

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ICCBF grant recipients: Twenty county agencies received Ida County Community Betterment Foundation grants totaling $114,078 during an awards presentation May 7 at the Arthur Community Center in Arthur. Accepting the awards, were front from left: Doug Clough, Keith and Sylvia Carstens, Libby Bagenstos, Jamee Dittmer, Janice Nelson, Sarah Sholty, Dale Wellendorf and Paige Alesch. Middle row, from left to right: Pat Bell, Perry Venteicher, Patricia Winterrowd, Kris Gunderson, Megan Zimmerman, Sarah Tarr, Kathy Henrich, Jo Hayes, Jean Cipperley, Anita Brandt, Jeanie Grove and Anne Johnson. Back row, from left to right: Larry Albrecht, Traci Van Houten, Robert Shontz, Craig Peterson, Lyle Schaffer, Dennis Henderson, Mike Galvin, Scott Van Dusen, Devlun Whiteing, Kevin Dausel and Bob Leuschen.

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ICCB reviews plans for Walk on the Wild Side The Ida County Conservation Board reviewed program plans and maintenance items May 8. Naturalist Danielle Bennett updated the board on the upcoming environmental education programs. Summer Nature Camps will begin in June and registrations are still coming in. Plans for Walk on the Wild Side, taking place on June 3 in correlation with free ishing weekend were discussed. Activities include a run in the morning, free will donation lunch, canoeing, archery, crafts, mountain man presentations, a new story walk and ishing. Bennett has lined up volunteers for each station. Bennett informed the board of her plans to show an outdoor movie at Crawford Creek Recreation Area (CCRA) on the evening of Aug. 12. This would be a free event to campers and the public and if all goes well the hope is to have multiple outdoor movies each summer. Following discussion, the board approved the purchase of a portable screen. The screen can be used outdoors or indoors and moved to any location. The cost of the screen is $175. Bennett will continue planning the movie event. Parks Director Paige Alesch informed the board the osprey platform was to be completed and installed by May 15. The new pole will cost $200 and the installation fee is $175. A donor will cover the cost of the project. The conservation board held a joint meeting with the Ida County Conservation Foundation May 15 to discuss the upcoming Walk on the Wild Side event and future goals for the Conservation Center.

The board discussed the purchase of a used John Deere Gator for conservation board staff to use and moving the current Gator to CCRA for the campground hosts to use. Conservation staff will still use the Gator at CCRA. This will also eliminate the need to haul the UTV from park to park. Alesch will check on the availability of a used 2011 Gator. If it is still available she will notify the board via email and a vote to purchase or not purchase the unit will take place. In new business, Alesch informed the board that the power update for the upper level of CCRA will begin this week. All of the materials were purchased last spring, they just need to be installed. Alesch gave an update on the sound absorption for the Conservation Center. The Ida County Conservation Foundation is consulting with an expert to determine whether or not the wood panels would work. Alesch reported that $5,000 was received from the Ida County Community Betterment Foundation to install cement camp pads at CCRA. Alesch has contacted the contractor and work on that project will begin at the end of May. The two open picnic shelters at CCRA were discussed. Alesch informed the board that the shingles on both are bad and need replaced. Shingles have been ordered and the work on the picnic shelters will start as soon as they arrive. The next meeting of the conservation board is scheduled for June 5 at 7 p.m. at the Conservation Center in Moorehead Park.

The Ida County Community Betterment Foundation (ICCBF), an affiliate of the Siouxland Community Foundation, recently awarded grants totaling $114,078 to nonprofit organizations in support of projects and programs throughout Ida County. This brings the total grants awarded to more than $951,000 since the first grants were made in 2006. Funding for the grant program is a result of county endowment fund legislation passed in 2005, which provides that a percentage of state gambling revenues be distributed among all Iowa counties that do not have a gambling entity. The following grant awards were announced May 7 at an event held the Arthur Community Center

in Arthur. Arthur Public Library— $1,428 for the 2017 summer reading program. Battle Creek Families For Parks—$7,500 for a basketball court at the Battle Creek Alumni Park. Battle Creek Public Library—$1,000 for Books R Us. Battle Community Fire Department—$10,000 for a SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) bottle replacement filling station. City of Galva—$1,250 toward siding for the library. Dessel-Schmiddt Post 225, Holstein American Legion— $4,000 for painting the Ida County Freedom Rock. Dibbern Post #454 Galva American Legion—$5,000 to remodel and open community room.

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Food Bank of Siouxland, Inc.—$3,000 for Ida County Mobile Pantry to be used for Ida County residents. Galva Economic Development Corporation (GEDC)— $10,000 for GEDC Galva Park playground equipment. Galva Fire Department— $4,000 for SCBA replacement. Holstein Fire and Ambulance Association—$6,000 to replace SCBA harness and tanks. Holstein Heritage Foundation—$5,000 to shingle schoolhouse roof. Horn Memorial Hospital— $10,000 for cardio/pulmonary rehabilitation monitoring system. Ida County Historical Society—$900 for Grant School painting project. Ida County Conservation

Board—$5,000 for cement camper pads at Crawford Creek Recreation Area. Ida Grove Public Library— $5,000 for digital conversion of local newspapers (Pioneer Record and Ida County Era digitized excluding Battle Creek with permission of Courier). Ida Grove Volunteer Fire Department—$10,000 for new bunker gear for firefighters. King Theatre Board— $10,000 for King Theatre restoration project specific to back door. Lohff-Schumann Memorial Community Center/City of Holstein—$5,000 for sports complex building replacement doors. Sealed With A Kid Daycare DBA Kidzone—$10,000 for Come Grow With Us.

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more about — (continued from front page) seven is back by the old shop area. Without a blueprint of where alarms are, we could waste valuable time looking for the alarm,” said Neville. According to Iowa Code, ire departments can charge entities for nuisance ire alarms. The charges range from $232 to $289 per truck per hour to $982 for four trucks. Neville commented that the ire department has responded to three false alarms since the middle of February. He said it’s time the school holds the company repairing the alarms accountable. Superintendent Terry Kenealy stated this was the irst time he heard some of the students didn’t leave the building. He also commented that they should not have gone back in the building and that’s not how they do ire drills. Kenealy told Neville that the district is working on getting a new alarm system installed and approved by the State Fire Marshal’s Of ice, but it might not be completed until fall. The fee schedule remains the same as last year with the exception of the following meal increases: elementary/ intermediate lunch—$2.20, middle school lunch—$2.45, high school lunch—$2.70, adult lunch—$3.55, second entrée—$1.20, elementary/intermediate breakfast—$1.40, middle school breakfast— $1.50, high school breakfast— $1.60, adult breakfast—$1.85 and milk—40-cents. The O-A and BC-IG boards approved the Western Valley Conference (WVC) superintendents’ recommendation to increase gate admission price for students from $3 to $5. If the majority of WVC schools approve the gate admission increase for students, O-A/ BC-IG activity tickets would increase $10 each for student

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. . . false alarms ($45) and family ($180) tickets. Both boards approved the iscal year 2017-18 miscellaneous pay schedules and non-certi ied support staff increases as follows: minimum wage—$8.25 per hour (no increase), certi ied substitute teacher—$110 per day (no increase), home school teacher salary—$515 per student (a 1.5 percent increase), activity driving pay—$13.50 per hour (3.4 percent increase), 1.55 percent support staff increases for BC-IG and 1.03 percent support staff increases for O-A. The BC-IG board approved the 2017 list of graduating seniors (pending the successful completion of graduation requirements). The BC-IG board also approved Kenealy’s recommendation to terminate April Newquist-Wells’ contract with the understanding that she will be tendered a contract without the additional ive days in her current contract. The O-A board approved Kenealy’s recommendation to terminate Ashley Wittrock’s contract, effective at the end of the current school year. Kenealy noted there’s a very good chance Wittrock could be hired back. Another teacher has accepted a job elsewhere and once that contract is approved by the other district Wittrock could be hired back. The BC-IG board approved two contracts with WIT (Western Iowa Tech) for iscal year 2017-18. The Great Start contract is for college credit online classes or classes taught at their campus. The other contract is for high school classes BC-IG provides and teaches at the high school and students receive college credit for. Both boards approved the irst readings of the wellness

policy (507.9) and board policies 710.1 (nutrition program), 710.2 (free and reduces price meals eligibility) and 710.4 (meal charges) were approved. The second reading of the 600 series of board policies (education program) was approved by both boards. Resignations approved by the BC-IG board were Kurt Brown, assistant high school girls’ basketball coach; Chelsea Steil, elementary teacher; Heidi Beck, high school business teacher (.515 FTE) and Ciara Dotzler, 2016-17 assistant high school softball coach. The BC-IG board approved two contracts—Morgan Boger, at-risk teacher and Kurt Brown, head high school girls’ basketball coach. In other business, the boards approved Rick’s Computers proposal for Category E-Rate Projects, annual agreements to place/use students teachers from UNI and Morningside College and the adoption and certi icate of resolution for the Section 125 premium only plan pertaining to administering bene its on pre-tax basis. Special education teachers Donna Rasmussen, Jodi Peters and Kim Schmidt gave a curriculum presentation on autism and dyslexia. During his report, Superintendent Kenealy reviewed the community reorganization meeting schedule and the procedure he uses at each meeting.

Correction In the Courier “Make A Wish” story in last week’s edition, Andrea Bengford graduated from Odebolt-Arthur High School in 1986. Her parents are Jim and Diane Snyder, formerly of Arthur.

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Community of the year: SIMPCO Executive Director Michelle Bostinelos and Dan Moore, City of Sioux City council member presented the City of Holstein with the “Community of the Year” award during the annual meeting in Holstein May 11. From left: Moore, Holstein City Administrator Kay Hanson, Holstein Mayor Connie Ludvigson and Bostinelos.

Holstein named ‘community of the year’ The City of Holstein was the recipient of the “Community of the Year” award at the Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council (SIMPCO) annual meeting of the council of of icials and board of directors held May 11 at the Boulder Inn and Suites in Holstein. Each year SIMPCO presents a community award to the community that successfully promotes and implements community and economic development activities. Holstein is this year’s community award recipient because of its effort to grow and expand business and housing, in addition to, improving the quality of life for its residents.

Holstein is currently working with SIMPCO to update their comprehensive plan. Through that process the community will create a vision and goals for Holstein, looking at economic development, housing, transportation, parks, community facilities and services. The comprehensive plan update is in addition to the strategic planning the City of Holstein has been working on during the past year. Several new businesses have arrived in Holstein, including Boulders Inn and Suites, Travel Center, Dollar General, new downtown boutique and coffee shop. Other businesses continue to expand such as VT Industries. The city con-

tinues to improve the quality of life for its residents, such as the reopening of the movie theater, the renovation of the community center and soon to be expanding trail system. SIMPCO’s Executive Director Michelle Bostinelos and Dan Moore from the City of Sioux City congratulated the City of Holstein on their outstanding achievements.

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Ridge View band: Ridge View High School’s annual spring concert unfolded May 9. The concert included performances by the select choir, concert choir, concert band and two piano solos.

G-H, S-C boards approve contracts, teacher agreement ❚ by MIKE THORNHILL

The Galva-Holstein and Schaller-Crestland School Boards approved staff contracts and the list of 2017 graduates May 8. The G-H board also approved a master contract with the Galva-Holstein Education Association. The G-H board approved the master contract settlement with the teachers, which calls for a 1.4 percent increase in the base wage (base wage is what a irst year teacher with no experience receives; it is used as a basis for determining other teacher salaries). The base wage will increase to $28,690. When the increased cost of health insurance and extra duty pay is included the total package increase is 1.82 percent. The total new dollar cost to the district is $43,921. Besides the change in base wage the only other item added to the teacher employee handbook is the addition of three days of bereavement leave for grandparents. G-H approved contracts with Craig Fox, maintenance director/head custodian, $42,000; Brittany Eckert, add half time third grade teaching to her current contract (Eckert will teach transitional kindergarten in the morning and third grade in the afternoon) and Caleb Christensen, assistant high school baseball, $2,570. S-C approved contracts with Rebecca Billings, fourth grade teacher, salary to be determined after negotiations; Katie Clausen, school nurse, $24 per hour and Kiley Cummins, position at Wee Wildcat Daycare, $7.75 per hour/increased to $8 per hour after 90 days. The G-H board approved the support staff job assignment list for the 2017-18 school year. On a related item, the boards approved a 1.8 percent increase in wage for bus drivers; a 1.61 to 1.8 percent increase for supervisors and a 1.64 to 2.22 percent increase for other support staff. The wage increases are based on the 1.82 percent package increase for teachers. Discussions on salary increases for administrators will take place at the June board meeting. The boards met in joint session May 2 to discuss options available to the district should a vacancy occur for the shared superintendent position. Current Superintendent Jon Wiebers interviewed with another district, but since then has de-

cided to remain with the G-H and S-C districts. The boards received a letter from River Valley Superintendent Ken Slater requesting a meeting between the G-H, S-C and River Valley school boards to discuss possible sharing opportunities in the future. The meeting is tentatively set for Monday, May 22 at 7 p.m. in Holstein. The G-H and S-C boards adopted a meal charge policy, which is a new required policy as part of federal regulations. The policy states that once students have charged 10 meals they will not be able to receive a school meal until the balance due is paid. Once staff members hit $15 they would no longer be able to charge meals to their account. The district would still serve students an alternative meal instead of a regular meal. This would not be the case for staff. The policy goes into effect July 1. In other business •G-H Elementary Principal Mike Richard noted in his report to the board that consideration is being given to changing the summer school format from two weeks in June to once a week, possibly Wednesday, throughout the summer. Richard said studies indicate students have better achievement if summer school is spread out. •Wiebers noted the G-H Elementary was selected to receive a $2,500 donation from Monsanto as part of its American Farmer Grow Community on behalf of Ida County farmers. The donation is a partnership with farmers to make an impact on local communities by supporting non-pro it organizations. Linda Friedrichsen of Holstein was instrumental in getting the donation for G-H. •Both boards approved the list of graduates pending all requirements are met for each individual. Graduation ceremonies are set for Sunday, May 21. •After discussing the conference superintendents’ request to consider raising the price of admission to conference events to $5 for both students and adults (current

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price is $3 for students and $5 for adults), both boards concurred with Wiebers’ recommendation to not raise admission prices. Each school in the conference is being asked to vote on the matter. The majority vote of the schools will determine the admission price. •The G-H board voted to spend up to $27,000 on technology purchases (primarily student chromebooks and teacher laptops) this summer. S-C’s board agreed to spend up to $30,000 for similar purchases. •S-C okayed the purchase of door lock/security lock systems for the middle school in Early ($9,863) and the elementary in Schaller ($10,969). •The bus garage quote for the S-C district was tabled until this fall. •The Ridge View senior class was given the okay to go on an out of state trip to the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb. May 18. •Cooperative agreements for pre-service teachers (student teachers) from the University of Northern Iowa, Morningside College and Buena Vista University were approved. •The 900 series board policies (community relations) were approved. •A new board policy covering the use of cell phones by employees was adopted. Some of the highlights of the policy include: District owned cell phones will be used for authorized school business purposes only. Use of personal phones while on duty is prohibited except in emergency, during prep time or breaks/lunch times. Employees are prohibited from using cell phones while driving except in case of emergency. School bus drivers are prohibited from using any communication device while operating a bus except in an emergency or to call for assistance after the vehicle is stopped. •The inal day of classes for seniors is May 19. Other students will be dismissed two hours early on May 26. The inal day of the school year for staff is June 1.

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King Theatre board receives grants ❚ by Becky Bruning

Veterans: The scene of service-bound men boarding buses at the Baxter Hotel became all too familiar for parents, wives, children and relatives of Ida County. On May 21, 1942, a group of 44 men, believed to be the largest group to leave the county for induction at one time, required the services of two large buses. A portion of this group appears above.

Out of the Past Forty years ago King Theatre in Ida Grove will reopen June 15 according to Robert Fridley, owner of the theatre chain that includes Ida Grove. Fridley said he is planning to do about $10,000 worth of remodeling before the theatre reopens. The remodeling and repairs include a new roof, new inside ceiling, remodeling the theatre lobby and reworking the front of the building. Specials this week at John’s Super Valu in Ida Grove included chuck roast 79 cents per pound; extra lean ground chuck 99 cents a pound; delicious apples 99 cents for a three pound bag; 49 ounce box of Tide a $1.23 and a 17 ounce can of fruit cocktail 49 cents. More than 200 people turned out for the grand opening of Arthur’s new senior citizen housing units. The six-unit complex has been named Arthur Apartments. Thirty years ago The Galva-Holstein School Board discussed district sharing programs and staf ing Monday. In considering sharing programs with neighboring districts, the board responded positively to a survey sent out by the Willow School District concerning the

sharing of administrative staff. According to the letter, Willow Superintendent and Elementary Principal Dan Bowman has resigned from his position. The board gave inal okay to share a Spanish teacher with the Willow District next year. Members of the Ida County Historical Society began work Saturday at the barn museum at Moorehead Park. The barn museum is located across the road from the park depot and will feature various pieces of antique farm equipment. One of the pieces of antique farm equipment on display is a sod-breaking plow used by area pioneers around 1850. Twenty years ago The Ida County Board of Supervisors hired Ed Tice of Iowa City as the county’s engineer May 13. Tice will begin work June 2 and earn $56,000. Aid Association of Lutherans Branch 2930 of Battle Creek donated more than $1,500 to the Battle Creek ball ield committee Saturday. The money will go toward the development of a baseball/softball ield on the east side of the BC-IG Middle School building for kindergarten through ifth grade children.

The Galva-Holstein School Board heard feedback from approximately 25 citizens who are concerned about funding for the school’s building project and the installation of two skylights in the commons and media center. Total cost of the skylights is $97,555. Those attending the meeting believe the skylights cost too much and that the money could be used for better purposes. Ten years ago Horn Memorial Hospital held a ribbon cutting and open house ceremony to of icially open its newly remodeled emergency rooms. The project includes a new pediatric room. The Galva-Holstein School Board gave a commitment to the Galva-Holstein Foundation to construct a 300-seat ine arts center on the front of the high school. The annual Whitey Thompson Hike-Bike-A-Thon set records for the number of participants (436) and amount raised (more than $40,000) for BC-IG scholarships. BC-IG, O-A and G-H graduation ceremonies awarded high school diplomas to 69 BC-IG graduates; 33 O-A seniors and 44 G-H students.

The King Theatre Renovation Board met on Wednesday, May 3, to discuss fund-raising and talk deconstruction. Members present were Owen Bolte, Becky Bruning, Kim Claussen, Ryan Goodman, Cheryl Gosch, Lori Phillips, Traci Van Houten and Beth Wolterman. Recently, Clough, Goodman and Van Houten accepted a 10,000 Ida County Community Betterment Foundation Grant. Clough updated the group on the Enhance Iowa Grant. On May 10, Clough traveled to Des Moines to give a 10-minute presentation to the Iowa Board of Tourism on why the board should be chosen to receive 83,910. A stipulation of being awarded the Enhance Iowa Grant is the project must be supported by both the city and the county. Goodman reported that the city voted Monday, May 1, to donate 25,000 to the theatre to build one of the bathrooms. The Ida County Supervisors told the board that they cannot give an outright donation; however, they have a 10,000 line-item that doesn’t have any money in it in which a donor could put up to 10,000 that the super-

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To the editor: Tell me this is about more than money. We currently have Ida County families (plural) under doctor’s care from the effects of wind turbines. We have one Ida County family that is moving because of the effects of

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class list and Clough would mail out the letters as part of the board’s alumni challenge to collect funds. In the deconstruction update, it was noted that Cates had been in contact with Hank Jessen about heating and cooling, Dale Edsen to pull out old wiring and Kevin Dickherber about masonry work. He had also been in contact with Hawkeye Fab about cutting out the projector and other large items toward the back of the theatre. Having not seen the turnout for deconstruction volunteers they were expecting, the board tossed around the idea of inding a day-labor demolition crew. Project architect Daric O’Neal is to get plans of the theatre to the new audio/ visual source, Troy James, of Strong International. Old movie posters and other memorabilia were discovered during a recent demolition night. The board voted to give Jim Nicholson the box of posters, after keeping one each of the multiples for the board’s use, to let him see what he could sell them for. The board adjourned and will meet again Wednesday, May 17.

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Ida Grove Rec Center by Chelsea Gross Recreation director Art Week forms are still available. It will be held the week of June 19 (Monday-WednesdayFriday). There are two age groups; six to eight years old and nine-11 years old. Get signed up now, as there are a limited number of spots available. Youth golf forms were due May 15. There is a $5 late fee. No additional registrations accepted after June 1. There will be the option to purchase outdoor pool passes and sign up for swimming lessons at the rec center on May 31, from noon-1 p.m. and again from 4:30–6:30 p.m. Our next group painting party will be held on Thursday, June 8 at 6 p.m. Call the rec center to reserve your spot and for fee information. All itness classes are offered with a paid membership.

visors could then give to the theatre. Bolte expressed that for Clough to have the surety to go to the meeting [for the Enhance Iowa Grant] the bank would guarantee the 5,000 to the county as a contributor so they could make their pledge. Three styles of cookbooks were presented by Bruning for the board to choose from, noting that she and her fellow cookbook committee member, Van Houten, thought the three-ring binder was the best format to use. Bruning is to create a mock up of the cover of the cookbook for the next meeting. Claussen informed the board that their board polo shirts had been ordered, as well as the bulk order of t-shirts the board will have available for Heritage Days weekend. Phillips will be getting a hold of the Heritage Days Committee to present the board’s idea for an “American Graf iti Night” themed fundraiser during Heritage Days weekend. Another part of the board’s Heritage Days fundraising will be grilling at the farmer’s market the Thursday of Heritage Days. The board was sent a 1988

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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Letters to the Editor To the editor: This letter is meant to help educate citizens in Ida County on some unknown and very well researched facts about industrial scale wind turbines (IWT) such as those being constructed in Ida County, and the problems they can cause. Research conducted by Dr. Helen Schwiesow Parker, PhD., LCP, with the University of Virginia Medical School, should be a real wake-up call for those in Ida County who are getting surrounded by wind turbines. Like the tobacco industry, the pharmaceutical industry and many other pro iteering industries before, the wind industry has spent decades outright denying the known harmful effects associated with these turbines. Infrasound (inaudible) and low-frequency (audible) noise directly and predictably cause adverse human health effects. Dr. Schwiesow’s research reveals these facts have been known to the wind industry and the U.S. government since the 1980s when numerous studies were published by acousticians working under grants from the Department of Energy, Defense and NASA. The problems have been experienced by thousands of families who are clustered within 1.25 miles or more of these moving, pulsing machines for more than 30 years now. People have reported strangely debilitating illnesses, which become increasingly incapacitating for some. Wind proponents just scoff at such claims. Dr. Schwiesow Parker claims common sense tells us that a 50-story tall metal structure with blades as long as football ields moving at 180 mph at their tips would negatively impact quiet neighborhoods. It is the extent and

severity of the IWT’s effect on the physical, mental and emotional state that comes as a complete shock to most people, while the Israeli army has known about this and has effectively used low-frequency sound pulses for years to control crowds. When subjected to these noises, people can experience nausea with blurred vision, tachycardia, elevated blood pressure, vertigo, headaches, balance issues, anxiety, depression, pain and ringing in the ears, dif iculties with memory and concentration, irritability and panic attacks. Crowds will dissipate quickly. Like seasickness, not all people are similarly affected. Doctors in and around Ida County have already treated some of our citizens, with symptoms of this “electrical poisoning” as some experts call it. Dr. Nina Pierpont named it ”Wind Turbine Syndrome” (WTS) when her extensive work took her all over the world to study subjects who lived or worked various distances from turbines. All subjects’ symptoms disappeared as they left the proximity of turbines, and all symptoms returned as subjects returned to the scene of turbines. Michigan State University noise engineers found that audible and inaudible sounds induce vibrations in liquids, gases and solids as well as in body tissues and cavities. People feel that inner body sensation. Dr. Alec Salt at Washington University found that inaudible sound waves reach the brain via the inner ear, causing the balance issues experienced by many. Dr. Parker feels we have witnessed three decades of this assault and denial of what has been heavily researched and known to be true, causing un-

told suffering to thousands of innocent children and adults around the world. She sees wind energy as always trying to bury the evidence of harmful health effects. The research completed by Dr. Schwiesow supports the fact that “wind energy consumes vast quantities of additional fuel and raw materials and spews emissions during the manufacture, transportation, construction and maintenance of these enormous redundant turbines and their demanding infrastructure.” The Citizens for Ida County appreciated the foresight of Supervisor Creston Schubert when he said these large industrial scale wind turbines are most likely antiquated or probably soon will be, citing information he learned from Internet articles and searches. He told the crowd in attendance about more ef icient turbines without the big blades, instead using small aluminum cups spinning horizontally, which we think would make them far less invasive and dangerous to peoples’ lives. He along with many at the supervisors’ meeting on Monday, April 24 wondered if putting a hold on this wind project might be a good idea until further education is completed. There are many more ideas on the horizon on how to generate electricity using fusion energy, wave energy, and solar power, not to mention other sources that are ef icient and affordable. Once the federal, state and local tax credits go away, so may the big wind companies. Wind power has long been inef icient and may well be the past, not the future of energy. Citizens for Ida County Krisiti German Holstein

To the editor: We have all seen on TV commercials about some miracle drug that shows elderly people walking on a beach and hugging for ive seconds. Then a guy who speaks almost as fast as an auctioneer gives us all the potential side effects for what seems like the next 20 seconds. I wish I had seen a commercial for wind towers that had shown all the potential side effects before the towers went up in Ida County. My husband has been keeping track of days the towers by us have been running and we have been documenting our families’ health from day-to-day. My daughter and I have woken up with headaches almost everyday. We ind our children sleeping on the dining room loor complaining of the noise from the wind tower. Our seven-year-old has taken all of his toys out from under his bed so he could sleep under the bed and not have to listen to the noise caused by the tower. Some days you can’t hear it, other days it can sound like a jet engine. We were told that it would sound no louder than a refrigerator, that’s a lie. If I had a refrigerator that

was that loud, I would get rid of it immediately and I sure wouldn’t put it in my child’s bedroom. Our family does not have dish or cable TV because we like to be outside and enjoy the family pond. On the most beautiful days when the water is calm, there is a large re lection of the tower spinning that stretches across the pond and makes it miserable to ish, which is something my children used to do a lot. After my husband went to an informational meeting in Battle Creek about wind towers, he came home and insisted we move immediately. This surprised me because our dreams and plans have always been to live and raise our children in Ida County. He showed me this list of side effects caused by wind towers. They are as follows: headaches, heart palpitations/arrhythmias, fatigue, muscle spasm, weakness, insomnia, digestive problems, anxiety, depression, altered sugar metabolism, sinusitis, nausea, deteriorating vision, memory loss, muscle and joint pain and breathing dif iculties. Since the tower that is closest to us has begun running

all of us have had some of these symptoms. Our oldest at 13 has all of the symptoms except for one. I have 12 of the symptoms. However when we are away from the wind towers for a period of time we start feeling better. We have noticed a large change in our lives and have heard from others in our county who have similar situations. People tell us how sorry they are that our county allowed this. Other people tell us they wish they had never signed up their land or at least had a lawyer read the contract to make changes. Like the miracle drugs, some people bene it from wind towers, the difference between the miracle drugs and the towers is the person that decides to take the drug is the only one that can have the side effects. Sadly it’s too late to protect my family with proper zoning but a large amount of the county could still be protected. Call your supervisors (Rhett Leonard, Creston Schubert, Raymond Drey) and give them the opportunity to make changes to the zoning to protect your family and your property. Citizens for Ida County Tracie Bergman Arthur

To the editor: A child’s ears are much more vulnerable and sensitive than an adult’s ears. Noises that are inaudible to most are heard in a child’s ears. Low and high frequency sounds go ignored by adults who can’t hear them, but often times can do permanent damage to a child’s undeveloped ears. This is a fun test that you can do at home. https://www.yahoo.com/

beauty/try-it-can-you-hearthese-sounds-only-young112627654778.html. There are several hearing tests you can try with your family/friends on youtube as well. Wind turbines produce both low-frequency (audible) and infrasound (inaudible) noise. These sound waves cause headaches, nausea, vertigo, tinnitus, anxiety, hopelessness, depression and inner ear dam-

age. I am 17 and I still have undeveloped ears. I can hear different sound waves from the wind turbines that my parents cannot. The decisions that the grownups are making have greater impacts than they realize. Making wise choices now will make your children and their children want to stay here. Elsie Smith Schaller

Mother’s Day, Rohlk Style by Doug Clough This past Sunday, mothers everywhere got their due on Mother’s Day. Some moms went to church with their children. Other moms went to brunch with their young’uns. A fair share of them went to both church and brunch. One Ida Grove mother, while raising her 14 kids, made it a habit of going to church with the entire brood and then, proving every mom has a different way of celebrating, went to brunch with her husband – on their own. Ida Grove’s Staci Rohlk is another example; Rohlk has spent the past nine years celebrating Mother’s Day on a bleacher in Marshalltown with her husband Randy. You might be thinking a baseball or softball stadium bleacher, but you would be mistaken. Rohlk is a fan of the rodeo, speci ically her children’s participation in that sport. “Randy’s dad loved John Wayne,” stated Rohlk. “My dad loved everything rodeo. The combination has in luenced our kiddos to love rodeo.” Since that time, their son Jordan has been through school and still participates in national events. Now it’s time for Autumn, their second – and youngest – to inish out her high school rodeo career. At the Iowa High School Rodeo Association (IHSRA) level, Autumn competes in team roping, barrel racing, pole bending and cutting. Rodeo has the longest season of all high school sports with six months of events. Just under one year ago, she earned reserved champion in cutting at the IHSRA state inals. Autumn attended the National High School Rodeo Association (NHSRA) Finals in Wyoming in July 2016. “She placed 13th in performance number two and seventh in performance number 11,” stated Rohlk. “Team Iowa inished the 2015-16 NHSRA inals 12th in the nation with the girls inishing competitively at 12th overall.” Cutting is comprised of a rider keeping a chosen cow out of its herd. Once the cow

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Backyard: Staci and Autumn Rohlk talk about their Mother Day activities. turns away, the rider attempts to gather two more cows in 2.5 minutes. The rider must be in tune with her horse and keep eye contact with the cow, predicting its moves. “It’s been a good year so far,” said Autumn who works eight hours a week with her horses during the off season. “We had a successful fall even if this spring has been a mix of good and bad weather. At Sydney, it was not fun in the snow; at Estherville, it was dusty because of the dry weather.” Mom Rohlk has been there to cheer her on regardless of the weather or holiday at hand. It’s the same with her dad Randy who’s been known to bring along his guitar for evening rodeo camp ires. “It’s a great family sport,” stated Staci. “We’ve gotten to know a lot of people at the regional and national level.” Lisa Lockhart is a professional barrel racer from South Dakota, and one of Autumn’s irst heroes. “Lisa frequently expresses her belief that faith and family should come irst. That’s what helped Autumn understand why I cared for my mom and dad in Omaha and couldn’t be with her as much as I wanted during her early teen years.” And that caring is something that Autumn has internalized. She visits her Grandma Anderson – her mom’s mother – to help her with

muscle therapy at Willow Dale Wellness Village in Battle Creek. Autumn is seeking certi ication with her Magna Wave Machine, a device that helps with mobility. It’s the coupling of this caring nature, and Autumn’s inquisitiveness, that have led her to her career choice: equine chiropractor. Equine chiropractic care is directed toward keeping a horse at optimal health and performance by focusing on alignment of the vertebral column and all major joints in the body. She will start her formal education at Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Mont., where she will earn a degree in equine science with a minor in business. Her solid high school academic work has landed her a sizeable scholarship. “My goal is to end up at Texas A and M where I want to earn a doctorate of veterinarian medicine,” said Autumn. For now, however, the O-A/ BC-IG senior is focusing on her next rodeo competition, which is held this Saturday in Denison. “First, I have my graduation party on Friday,” said Autumn. “Then I compete on Saturday and then we have our graduation ceremony on Sunday.” As for Autumn’s mom, an OA/BC-IG teacher of 26 years, she’s reveling in the busy moments. “It’s a great sport that works well for family,” said Rohlk. “I’d do it all again.”

Sole 2 Soul 125 South Main St. in Galva 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily 712-282-4426 www.Sole2SoulGalva.com Stroke Detection Screenings: More information on this community wellness event coming next week, but mark your calendar for Tuesday, June 27 at The Meeting Place in Galva. Essential oils make and take class: You don’t need to spend a fortune on brand name products to be treated like a queen at home or at the spa. Molly Stoos, RN and Annie Pierce will be at The Meeting Place on Tuesday, June 13 at 6:30 p.m. and will teach the public how to make summer spa products using essential oils. Styoos and Pierce will teach participants how to make body mists, lotions, bath izzies, hand sanitizers and liquid hand soaps. During the onehour class, participants will move to ive different stations and create homemade spa products. Each participant will receive recipes to take home and a free gift just for attending the class. Bring your own essential oils (any brand) and a friend to receive additional discounts. Call 282-4426 for information on the fee and to

sign up by June 5. Zumba: Sole 2 Soul’s next eight-week Zumba session started May 17 and runs through July 19. Class dates are May 17, 24, 31, June 7, 14, 28 and July 5 and 19. These 50-minute cardio dance classes are taught by Certi ied Zumba instructor Christi Ladwig of Ida Grove. Call 2824426 for fee information and to sign up. Step aerobics/weight circuits: Sole 2 Soul’s next sevenweek session of step aerobics and weight training circuits will begin on Thursday, June 8 at 6 a.m. Classes will run through July 20. These 45minute combo classes are taught by AFAA certi ied trainer Barb Gebers of Holstein. We have 14 steppers to use or you can bring your own. Call 282-4426 for fee information and to sign up. Yoga: Sole 2 Soul’s next seven-week session of yoga will begin on Monday, June 5 at 6 p.m. and will run through July 24. Gebers is our yoga instructor and these classes run approximately 50 minutes. Call 282-4426 for fee information and to sign up as these classes ill up quickly.

Babysitter training: The Meeting Place will host an American Red Cross babysitter training course Monday, June 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The training will give participants the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and responsibly give care to children, toddlers and infants. For information on the fee and to register, call 282-4426 by May 27. Maximum class size is 25 kids. To Paris With Love: It is 4,398 miles from Galva to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. If your schedule will not allow you to get you there this summer, come make believe with us for a couple hours on Saturday, June 24. Chef Margo and The Cheferettes are coming back to The Meeting Place in Galva to host a lunch and learn program at 11 a.m., which will include French food and drinks, fun stories, educational facts, singing, fashion, science, poetry and more. For information on cost and to register by June 17, call 282-4426. The Meeting Place is the ideal place to host your special event. Call 282-4426 for information.

Ida County Courier

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

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Auxiliary donation: American Legion Auxiliary Unit 61 of Ida Grove made a $500 donation to the Ida Grove American Legion and Veterans’ Memorial Club recently to help pay for a military tribute mural on the north exterior wall of Skate Palace in Ida Grove. The mural, which may be painted this summer, would include a rendition of the flag raising over Iwo Jima, along with several other military and patriotic subjects. Here, Patty Lindgren-Conard, auxiliary vice president, presents the check to Jack Holmes who is spearheading the fundraiser. Anyone interested in making a donation should contact Holmes.

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Plains Area Mental Health names interim CEO Kim Keleher has been named the interim CEO of Plains Area Mental Health effective May 1. She will succeed Patrick Schmitz who has been the CEO for the past 13 years and has accepted a position in Lawrence, Kan. as the CEO of Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center. Keleher has more than 20 years’ experience in management in mental health and human services with the most recent as director of compliance and outreach for Plains Area. “Kim has a long, successful history with Plains Area. She has served in many capacities within our organization and is well-regarded by our staff. I am confident that she will sustain the momentum Plains Area has experienced over the last several years,” stated Paul Jacobson, Plains Area board chair. The board is evaluating and planning the leadership succession of Plains Area. In 1972, after years of planning and deliberation, the Plains Area Mental Health Center proudly opened its doors one day a week and began serving the residents of Plymouth County. During the first year, 166 patients were seen. Over the years, the organization has grown and changed in response to community needs across the region. Today, Plains Area Mental Health Center serves more than 6,000 people each year, with offices in 10 locations across Northwest Iowa. The staff includes more than 100 trained and experienced doctors, nurses, counselors, therapists and support staff. For more

Eat your water May brings the last day of school, planting lowers, graduation parties and the long-awaited summer vacation. It also brings warmer temperatures and spending more time outdoors, which leads to this gentle reminder that adults and children need to drink more water to prevent dehydration during the hot summer months. Water helps to keep your muscles energized, lubricate joints, regulate body temperature and nearly all of your major body systems depend on water to work properly. According to the old rule of thumb, you’re supposed to drink eight glasses of water per day (and some experts recommend even more). That can seem like a daunting task on some days if you don’t like to drink water, but here’s the catch: you don’t have to drink 64 ounces of water alone. All luids count toward your daily intake, not just plain old boring H20. Water is best, but drinking liquids like milk, tea and juice can contribute to your total. You can also absorb water through food because many fruits and vegetables contain high water contents. Here are some fruits to incorporate into your diet: watermelon, strawberries, grapefruit, cantaloupe, peaches, pineapple, oranges and raspberries. Vegetables might include: cu-

College News Megan Schoenherr of Ida Grove graduated from Allen College in Waterloo May 5 with an Associate of Science in radiography.

Cole Museum opens May 20 Kim Keleher information go to www. p l a i n s a re a m e n t a l h e a l t h . org. “We have an extremely dedicated and compassionate team of professionals and support staff at Plains Area. They are the heartbeat of the center and the high quality services we provide to our communities will not change,” said Keleher.

The Lois and Ralph Cole Museum by Mildred V. Hadenfeldt in Storm Lake opens Saturday, May 20, from 12:30 to 5 p.m. The museum is located at 6190 Highway 110 in Storm Lake. Come see a collection of antiques and items collected by the family of Lois and Ralph Cole throughout a lifetime. The museum is open Thursday through Saturday, 12:30 to 5 p.m., May 20 through Oct. 1. Call 712-732-5414 for an appointment or group tour.

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Confirmands: Three teenagers were confirmed at Faith Lutheran Church in Holstein on May 7. From left, Pastor Chris Schroder, Alex DeRoos, Austin Hansen and Katrina Todd.

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Three confirmed in Christian faith Three 14-year-olds confirmed their Christian faith at Faith Lutheran Church in Holstein on May 7. The confirmands were: Alex DeRoos, son of Louie and Sherry DeRoos of Aurelia; Austin Hansen, son of Jeramy and Melissa Hansen of Holstein and Katrina Todd, daughter of Steve and Greta Todd of Holstein. Faith’s two-year confirmation program is open to all youth in the area and begins in September each year. While it is typically a seventh/eighth grade program, older students are welcome. “We study Bible stories, memorize Bible verses, study

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for themselves, they have reached a certain level of understanding. Confirmation is also called an affirmation of baptism.” Confirmation fulfills Jesus’ command to, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19), Pastor Schroder added. “Confirmation addresses the teaching aspect of Jesus’ command. They were baptized, and now have been taught the Christian faith so that they may understand it, believe in it and explain it to others.”

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Illusionist Bill Blagg returns to Rosemary Clausen Center The Rosemary Clausen Center for Performing Arts in Holstein is offering a special event, “The Magic of Bill Blagg,” on Saturday, June 17 at 6:30 p.m. The show will be the anchor event for Holstein’s Kinderfest weekend. Blagg irst appeared at the Clausen Center in 2013. His sold-out show was a huge hit with both adults and kids and drew rave reviews from all directions. Since then, Blagg has become one of the nation’s top touring illusionists and his theatrical brand of magic thrills thousands every year, leaving them in complete disbelief as he cre-

ates the impossible as only he can do. “Everyone loved Bill’s show, and we have been looking forward to having him back for a long time,” said Ken Buell, the Clausen Center ticket manager. “The Kinderfest weekend offered an opportunity for us to do that, and we were delighted when he accepted our invitation to return. We wanted to present a special event that offered family-friendly entertainment and pricing, and this show will certainly provide that.” Buell went on to say, “Make no mistake, this is a national-

level show. These days Bill is selling out 3,000 to 4,000 seat venues all around the country, and we are fortunate to have him back. He is a complete entertainer and will keep all of us on the edges of our seats. After his last show here, one youngster was heard saying to his grandfather, ‘You are the best grandpa in the world to bring me here.’ There can be no better review than that.” Tickets are on sale now. For more information, contact Buell at 712-368-4849 or kenbuell@frontiernet.net. Blagg is changing reality one city at a time, and we’re next.

IG Library presents ‘Build a Be er World’ by Angela Scales IG librarian The Ida Grove Library is getting ready to kick off the 2017 summer library program on June 6. This year we will explore ways that we can all make our world a better place. The summer library program is open to all ages and is provided free of charge. We have some great events planned for this summer and are excited to see all of our summer readers again this year. The children’s program is open to children of all abilities through ifth grade. All programs are scheduled for Tuesdays starting at 10:30 a.m. This year’s schedule includes: June 6—A visit from the Blank Park Zoo June 13—The Magic of Larry Dunbar June 20— A visit from Darrin Crow, Tale spinner and Troubadour June 27— Science Center of Iowa presents…Building Blunders July 11—A visit from Ida County Conservation July 18 —Summer library party with special guest Lisa Laird and Pockets Full of Fun Make sure to stop by and register for the summer program, either at the library or check the library’s website at www. idagrove.lib.ia.us for a printable registration form and summer schedule. Teen Maker Camp for grades six and up will start on July 13 and run through Aug. 3. All teen programs will be held on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and registration will open June 1. For more information, call the library at 364-2306 or visit our website, www.idagrove.lib.ia.us All programs are held at the Ida Grove Library and are free of charge.

MHC Schedule The upcoming Morningside Healthcare Community activity schedule for May 17 through 24 is below: Wednesday—8 a.m. Devotions; 9 a.m. Taco salad making; 2:30 p.m. Church with Pastor Lierman; 3 p.m. Methodist communion with Pastor Lozier Thursday—8 a.m.

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Basket winner: Holstein Good Samaritan Auxiliary sold chances on a Mother’s Day basket full of gifts and gift certificates for its annual fundraiser. Winner of the basket is Sharon Willson. From left, Beth Ortner presenting the basket to Willson.

10:30 a.m. Word Guess; 2 p.m. Auxiliary bingo Tuesday—8 a.m. Devotions; 10:30 a.m. Bible study; 2 p.m. Balloon volleyball; 5 p.m. Diners Club Wednesday—8 a.m. Devotions; 10:15 a.m. Current events; 2:30 p.m. Church with Pastor Salcido

by Crystal Hopkins Activity director The upcoming for activity schedule for May 17 through 24 is below: Wednesday—10:15 a.m. Catholic communion; 10:30 a.m. Bible chat with Kris; 2:30 p.m. Water ight outside; 3 p.m. Social Thursday—9:30 a.m.

Auxiliary; 10 a.m. WESCO; 2:30 p.m. Bazaar; 3 p.m. Social Friday—10 a.m. Minute to win It with staff; 2:30 p.m. Bingo; 3 p.m. Social Saturday—3 p.m. Movie and popcorn; 7 p.m. Lawrence Welk Sunday—2:30 p.m. United Methodist Church; 3 p.m.

Social Monday—10 a.m. Sports game; 2:30 p.m. Hang Man; 3 p.m. Social Tuesday—10 a.m. Word Builder; 2:30 p.m. Bingo; 3 p.m. Social Wednesday—10:15 a.m. Catholic communion; 10:30 a.m. Bible chat with Kris; 2:30 p.m. Trivia; 3 p.m. Social

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Plant program: The Meeting Place in Galva welcomed Jane Hogue, owner of the Prairie Pedlar Gardens in Odebolt on May 9. Twenty-seven women listened to a program on creating hanging baskets and floral containers. During the 90-minute program, Hogue created baskets and containers and shared numerous useful tips. Each participant went home with a “Gardening Simplified” magazine and lots of useful tricks to try this planting season.

projects at the Extension of ice. The Pizza Ranch fundraiser was March 20. The 4-H lock in was held Feb. 24 and 25. We discussed community service projects such as working the concession stand and picking up trash after track meets. FSQA was March 4 at the Methodist Church. A photography workshop was held on Feb. 12 at the Ida Grove conservation center. All fundraiser packets were

handed out. The club also met on March 5 at the theatre with the meeting after. The Dutlers were the hosts for the March meeting. Jadyn Schmidt held a program and had everyone write and discuss three things that need work at the Ida County Fair. The 4-H pledge was led by Jadyn Schmidt. Beth Meyer Secretary

Eastern Star chapter learns about visioning program A special feature at the May 1 meeting of Signet Chapter No. 1, Order of the Eastern Star at the Carroll Masonic Temple, was a program by Worthy Matron Claudia Reed, as a member of the Grand Chapter of Iowa “Vision for the Stars” committee. Illustrating with slides, she talked about age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and glaucoma. She said that AMD is reported to be the leading cause of blindness in the United States affecting more than 10 million Americans, including one in eight

Devotions; 9:30 a.m. Manicures; 2 p.m. Wayne Miller Friday—8 a.m. Devotions; 9:30 a.m. Reading; 1:30 p.m. Party on the patio Saturday—2:30 p.m. Adult coloring social Sunday—10:30 a.m. Coupon clipping Monday—8 a.m. Devotions;

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Battle Badgers 4-H Club meeting The Battle Badgers 4-H Club met Feb. 5 at Community Bank. The meeting was called to order by Kinzey Dutler with 21 members present answering the roll call. The pledge of allegiance was led by Jadyn Schmidt. The treasurer and secretary reports were given and approved. Old business was discussed. Club members were reminded to send thank yous to trophy donors and to pick up state fair

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Gable: Former Iowa wrestling coach Dan Gable was the featured speaker at Ida Grove youth sports fundraiser banquet at Skate Palace May 9. Following the banquet the Iowa wrestling legend took time to visit with several O-A/BC-IG High School wrestlers including from left, Kurtis Krager, Gable, Jake Nieman and Gavin Parks.

individuals. Glaucoma reportedly tends to be more prevalent in persons over 60 years old. “Vision for the Stars” is the grand chapter’s special project this year. Through various fundraising activities and donations the organization will be assisting the Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research at the University of Iowa. One activity is the 17th annual charity golf tournament scheduled for July 14 at the Terrace Hills Golf Course in Altoona. All proceeds will support the vision

project. Signet Chapter is sponsoring a hole at the four-person best-ball event. The chapter is continuing its project of awarding scholarships to graduating seniors, one each from Carroll and Kuemper high schools. Fifty- and 25-year members will be honored at the chapter’s next meeting on June 5. Claudia and Joe Reed hosted dessert during the fellowship time preceding the meeting. Table favors were small May baskets.

The Holstein Chamber of Commerce met May 11 at Boulders Inn and Suites with 13 members present. President Jamee Dittmer called the meeting to order. Secretary Teresa Hunt presented the minutes from the April meeting. Hunt presented the treasurer’s report. Both reports were approved. In old business, the 2017 budget was recapped, inalized and approved. Hunt informed the group the concrete pads for the waste receptacles were poured on April 29. She will send a thank you to the legion and to the Ridge View FFA for their help. A date to set to waste receptacles on the pads will be planned in the next couple of weeks. Discussion of maintenance will be set once the receptacles are placed. Dittmer gave an update on the website. Mid-America Publishing of Hampton will create a new website for a $200 set up fee and $50 per month for hosting /limited assistance. After some discussion, the chamber voted to move forward with having MidAmerica Publishing of Hampton create a new website. Martha Boyle also commented that jpeg iles are easier to upload to the Chamber Facebook page. Karla Meier gave an update on the new Ida County Tourism magazine. She said they are on schedule and there will be lots of pages. The ads will be alphabetical by communities in Ida County. There will be 13,000 printed and reminded everyone that the deadline is May 15 to submit an ad or business information. The magazine will be available on June 1. Kay Hanson updated everyone on the progress of the branding committee. The new logo has been chosen and they are working on a drone video of Holstein to be played before movies at the State Theatre promoting

Holstein. They are also working on QR code for the Holstein brochure along with the verbiage for photos. The hypnotist fundraiser was cancelled due to lack of ticket sales. They will be looking at hosting a tour of homes in the fall. In new business, Hunt gave information on the Midwest Honor Flight. She will e-mail the information to all Chamber businesses for their use. Chamber After Hours will be hosted by Backdraft on June 23 from 5-7 p.m. In other business, Chamber coffee was discussed. There has been a low attendance the past couple of months. After some discussion, Gayle Brown made a motion to suspend the coffee hour in the afternoons during the summer months and revisit it in the fall. Amy Conover sec-

onded the motion, motion carried. The irst Farmers Market will be held on June 6 from 4-7 p.m. in the parking lot behind rehabd./Larson Insurance on West Second Street. The Farmers Market will be held each Tuesday during the summer months, with the exception of the Fourth of July week. The committee’s plan will be to have entertainment and food the irst Tuesday of each month with the possibility of additional dates. They currently have around 15 vendors who have signed up to be in attendance. Dittmer noted that there are currently 53 Chamber businesses and Hunt ielded four Chamber calls in April. Teresa Hunt Secretary/treasurer

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SPORTS O-A/BC-IG, Ridge View athletes qualify for state track and field meet O-A/BC-IG quali ied 10 events for the class 2A state track and ield meet this week while Ridge View quali ied in nine events for the 1A meet. Both the O-A/BC-IG boys and girls made it to state by placing irst or second at the class 2A state qualifying meet in Missouri Valley Thursday or having one of the next best eight times or distances statewide. In class 1A, the Ridge View boys and girls made it to state by placing irst at the class 1A state qualifying meet in Manson Thursday or by having one of the next best 12 times or distances statewide. The class 2A and 1A co-ed state track and ield meet will be held at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. The meet starts this Thursday and runs through Saturday. O-A/BC-IG On a team basis, the Falcon girls placed fourth out of 12 teams with 76.5 points. Treynor was irst with 136 points. The Falcon boys placed seventh with 61 points. Treynor won the team title with 109.5 points. Girls O-A/BC-IG will compete in six girls’ events at the class 2A state track meet. Events making it to state by placing irst or second at the statequalifying meet were: First—4x200 (Jordyn Fredericks, Sarah Cotton, Calli Wareham, Sydney Durbin) 1:48.35 (new school record); Sydney Durbin, high jump, 5-3. Durbin, a sophomore is the defending state champ in the class 2A high jump. Second—shuttle hurdle (Ashley Lindner, Carrie Miller, Sarah Petersen, Summit Nielsen) 1:10.66. Event placings qualifying for state by having one of the next best eight times or distances from a state-qualifying meet statewide were: Third—Jordyn Fredericks, 100, :12.92; Calli Wareham, 400 meter hurdles, 1:09.80; 4x100 (Jordyn Fredericks, Sarah Cotton, Summit Nielsen, Sydney Durbin) :52.02. Other top eight placings from the Missouri Valley state qualifying meet, but not making it to state were: Fourth—Sarah Cotton, 100, :13.21. Fourth—Calli Wareham, long jump, 14-11.5; Bethany Rehse, discus, 103-5. Fifth—4x400 (Calli Wareham, Hannah Veit, Jordyn Fredericks, Sydney Durbin) 4:25.28; Kirsten Dausel, high jump, 4-8. Sixth—Madison Schiernbeck, 1,500, 5:35.47; Madison Schiernbeck, 3,000, 12:24.94. Boys O-A/BC-IG will compete in four events at the class 2A state track meet. Events making it to state by placing irst or second at the statequalifying meet were: First—shuttle hurdle (Quintin Cranston, Adam Grote, William Grote, Dylan Wunschel) 1:02.41 and Ryder Meek, shot put, 4811.5. Second—distance medley (Dylan Wunschel, Philip Brooks, Devon Fritz, Isaac Endrulat) 3:42.70. Events qualifying for state by having one of the next best eight times or distances from a statequalifying meet statewide were: Fifth (at Missouri Valley)— 4x400 (Isaac Endrulat, Devon Fritz, Philip Brooks, Dylan Wunschel) 3:33.44. Other placings from the Missouri Valley state qualifying meet, but not making it to state were: Third—William Grote, high jump, 5-10. Fifth—Tyler Anderson, shot put, 43-4. Sixth—Grant Conover, 800, 2:14.21; Quintin Cranston, 110 hurdles, :17.38; Ben Bergman,

400 hurdles, :59.97; Ryan Kolpin, high jump, 5-6. Seventh—Ethan Mortensen, 400, :56.49; 4x800 (Ethan Young, Evan Veltri, Devin Behrendsen, Ben Bergman) 9:40.07; Eli Gebel, long jump, 17-1.75. Eighth—4x200 (Chase Devitt, Austin Lindner, Eli Gebel, Carson Godbersen) 1:39.33; Carson Godbersen, long jump, 16-11; Tyler Anderson, discus, 116-2. Ridge View On a team basis, the Ridge View boys placed third out of 13 teams with 107 points at MansonNorthwest Webster. MansonNorthwest Webster was irst with 128 points. The Raptor girls placed sixth with 62 points. Sioux Central won the team title with 124 points. Boys Ridge View will compete in eight boys’ events at the class 1A state track meet. Juan Nava (400) and Andres Carbajal (400 hurdles) both quali ied for their respective events for the second consecutive season. They will also run on the 4x400 at state. Events making it to state by placing irst at the state-qualifying meet were: First—Juan Nava, 400, :51:46; Andres Carbajal, 400 hurdles, :56.13; 4x400 (Andres Carbajal, Caden Wandrey, Jacob Tokheim, Juan Nava) 3:32.11 (best time of season); Caden Wandrey, long jump, 20-2.5 (best of season). Event placings qualifying for state by having one of the next best 12 times or distances from a state-qualifying meet statewide were: Second—4x200 (Jacob Mitchell, Jacob Tokheim, Caden Wandrey, Andres Carbajal) 1:34.71; sprint medley (Jacob Mitchell, Jake Kliegl, Caden Wandrey, Juan Nava) 1:38.63. Third—4x100 (Jacob Mitchell, Jake Kliegl, Jacob Tokheim, Juan Nava) :45.62 (season best); shuttle hurdle (Cole Degen, Austin Degen, Tyler Wingert, Andres Carbajal) 1:03.26. Other placings from the Manson state qualifying meet, but not making it to state were: Third—Jacob Tokheim, 200, :24.44; Jon Pickhinke, 1,600, 4:56.02; Trent Miller, shot put, 45-3. Fourth—Cole Degen, discus, 104-7. Fifth—4x800 (Jon Pickhinke, Jaxon Franken, Kevin McGuire, Tyler Wingert) 9:08.46; Lance Else, long jump, 18-6.75. Sixth—Tyler Wingert, 400, :55.86; Ezra Miller, shot put, 428.75. Coach Dale Tokheim noted his team had a “pretty good night, but not a great night.”

“Wandrey (long jump) hurt his foot in football so we didn’t have him jump most of the year,” said Tokheim. “He jumped the week of the conference meet in practice and jumped 19-7 so we igured he should try it in the conference meet and at districts. At districts, the wind was behind him and he got 20-2 on his second jump. Two other guys jumped more than 20 feet, but didn’t surpass him. “The 4x400 time (3:32.11) was our best time by of the season by two seconds. We think we can take some more time off down at state. The 4x100 ran their best time of the year, but got third. The 4x200 ran a good race, but St. Ed’s really ran a great race and took quite a bit of time off of their best time. “Jon Pickhinke ran a great 1,600 and ran his career best time, but got out kicked down the last 100meters. “The shuttle hurdle relay ran their best time of the year by almost a second. Andres Carbajal looked fantastic and Tyler Wingert ran his best time. “The sprint medley (800) ran about a second slower than we have. I thought Nava just stayed with the pack too long and let the Garrigan kid build too big of a lead and then he couldn’t chase him down in the last 100. Hopefully, we make it on time and we can use this to help us run a better time at state.” Girls The Raptor girls will compete in one event at the class 1A state track meet. Ridge View didn’t have any irst place events, which are automatic quali iers for state. The event placing qualifying for state by having one of the next best 12 times or distances from a state-qualifying meet statewide was the 4x400 (Kinzey Dutler, Madeline Else, Paige Todd, Emerson Else) 4:20.56. Other placings from the Manson state qualifying meet, but not making it to state were: Second—4x100 (Kennedy Mason, Kara Richard, Lexi Phillips, Beth Pickhinke) :53.92; 4x200 (Kennedy Mason, Kinzey Dutler, Paige Todd, Emerson Else) 1:52.05. Third—Katlyn Wiese, 1,500, 5:41.34; Katlyn Wiese, 3,000, 12:28.58; Paige Todd, long jump, 15-5.5. Fourth—Lexi Phillips, 100, :14.08. Fifth—Rachel Kenny, 3,000, 13:04.02. Sixth—4x800 (Sierra Deck, Jordan Grothe, Macy Wunschel, Jill Galvin) 11:43.30; Kara Richard, discus, 90-0; Kara Richard, shot put, 30-6.75. Seventh—Madeline Else, long jump, 14-1.5.

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O-A/BC-IG qualifiers: When the class 2A state track and field meet opens Thursday the O-A/BC-IG boys’ track squad will be represented in four events. Competing at state will be, front from left, Philip Brooks, Quintin Cranston, Dylan Wunschel and Adam Grote and back from left, Devon Fritz, Isaac Endrulat, William Grote and Ryder Meek.

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Falcon qualifiers: O-A/BC-IG will compete in six events at the girls’ class 2A state track and field meet this week. Representing the Falcons are, front from left, Sarah Petersen, Ashley Lindner, Carrie Miller, Summit Nielsen and Kirsten Dausel and back from left, Jordyn Hedberg, Calli Wareham, Jordyn Fredericks, Sydney Durbin, Sarah Cotton and Liz Zobel.

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Raptor qualifiers: Ridge View will compete in one event at the girls’ class 1A state track and field meet this week. The 4x400 team of, front from left, Kinzey Dutler, Madeline Else, Paige Todd and Emerson Else will run in the prelims Friday at 1:20 p.m. In back from left, are alternate runners Kennedy Mason and McKenna Albers.

Ridge View qualifiers: The Ridge View boys’ track squad qualified for state in eight events. Representing the school in the 1A meet, which gets underway Thursday, are, front from left, Andres Carbajal, Kevin McGuire, Jake Mitchell and Austin Degen and back from left, Cole Degen, Tyler Wingert, Jake Kliegl and Jacob Tokheim. Also going to state are Caden Wandrey, Juan Nava, Ryan McGuire and Josh Frahm.

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Ridge View track teams end regular season with strong showing at East Sac Ridge View picked up a second place inish in the boys’ division of the East Sac County Relays May 8. The girls placed third. The meet was the inal tune-up before the state qualifying meet May 11. Boys Ridge View missed the top spot at East Sac by just seven points. Manson-Northwest Webster chalked up 122 points while the Raptors were second with 115 points. Nine teams were entered. Relays were the bread and butter of the Raptors at East Sac. Ridge View won seven events including four relays. Ridge View’s placings that scored team points were: First—Juan Nava, 400, :51.76; Jon Pickhinke, 1,600, 4:58.13; Andres Carbajal, 400 hurdles, :55.69; 4x100 (Jake Mitchell, Jake Kliegl, Jacob Tokheim, Juan Nava) :45.40; 4x200 (Jake Mitchell, Jacob Tokheim, Caden Wandrey, Andres Carbajal) 1:34.52; 4x400 (Caden Wandrey, Jacob Tokheim, Jake Mitchell, Andres Carbajal) 3:34.53 and sprint medley (Jake Mitchell,

Jake Kliegl, Caden Wandrey, Juan Nava) 1:40.41. Third—Jacob Tokheim, 100, :11.41; 4x800 (Jaxon Franken, Logan Cuthrell, Kevin McGuire, Isaac Kirchner) 9:40.50 and Ezra Miller, shot put, 44-5.5. Fourth—distance medley (Dylan Wood, Josh Frahm, Alex Movall, Jon Pickhinke) 4:14.31 and shuttle hurdle (Cole Degen, Austin Degen, Tyler Wingert, Josh Frahm) 1:04.04. Fifth—Jaxon Franken, 400, :56.37 and Logan Cuthrell, 800, 2:23.00. Sixth—Kevin McGuire, 200, :24.86; Randy Redding, 3,200, 14:29.07; Cole Degen, 110 hurdles, :18.04; Lance Else, long jump, 17-5.25 and Cole Degen, discus, 111-8. Girls South Central Calhoun County (153 points) cruised to the girls’ title by 57 points over second place MansonNorthwest Webster (96). Ridge View with 94 points was just two points behind Manson. Ridge View’s placings that

scored team points were: First—Katlyn Wiese, 3,000, 12:29.39 and 4x400 (Kinzey Dutler, Madeline Else, Paige Todd, Emerson Else) 4:23.37. Second—Katlyn Wiese, 1,500, 5:42.75; Hanna Blackmore, 400 hurdles, 1:20.62; 4x200 (Kennedy Mason, Kinzey Dutler, Paige Todd, Emerson Else) 1:51.35; 4x800 (Sierra Deck, Abbi Hansen, Jill Galvin, Macy Wunschel) 12:04.92; sprint medley (Kennedy Mason, Kinzey Dutler, Paige Todd, Emerson Else) 2:00.28. Third—Abbi Hansen, 400, 1:07.85; Rachel Kenny, 3,000, 13:18.97; distance medley (Lexi Phillips, Beth Pickhinke, McKenna Albers, Hanna Blackmore) 5:10.47; Madeline Else, long jump, 14-6. Fourth—4x100 (Kennedy Mason, Kara Richard, Lexi Phillips, Beth Pickhinke) :53.55 (new school record). Fifth—Madeline Else, 100 hurdles, :18.23; Abbi Hansen, high jump, 4-4. Sixth—Macy Wunschel, 400, 3:01.11; McKenna Al bers, 400 hurdles, 1:34.12.

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Thursday League: United Bank of Iowa sponsored the top bowling team in the Thursday League at Ida Bowl this season. Members of the team are, front from left, Courtney Andersen, Myra Wessel and Shelley Malcom and back from left, Jackie Netherton, Karen Lichtenberg and Julie Oxendale. Jamee Dittmer and Cathy Loof are also members of the team.

Schwade is medalist at WVC championship The O-A/BC-IG boys’ golf team placed fourth in the overall Western Valley golf championship tournament in Le Mars May 9. O-A/BC-IG’s Brandon Schwade was the medalist. The top ive boys and girls teams from the regular season quali ied for the inals. The Fal-

con boys were the only local team to make the championship round. The inal boys team standings were Woodbury Central, 332; Kingsley-Pierson, 336; Westwood, 339; O-A/BC-IG 343 and MV-A-O, 398. Schwade carded a 75 to earn

the medalist position. Anthony Gallagher was runner up medalist with a 78. O-A-BC-IG also counted rounds from Ty Warnke, 82; Reed Godbersen, 91 and Landon Ray, 95. Blake Anderson shot a 98 and Ethan Zobel had a 103.

O-A/BC-IG advances, RV golf season concludes The O-A/BC-IG boys’ golf team advanced to district competition while the Ridge View boys saw their 2017 golf season come to an end at sectional tournament play Friday. O-A/BC-IG The Falcons placed second at the Carroll class 2A sectional meet behind Carroll Kuemper. Kuemper carded a 318. The Falcons scored a 354. Eight teams were entered. O-A/BC-IG moves onto the dis-

trict tournament in Orange City Thursday. The top two teams from the district meet advance to the state meet May 26-27. At Carroll, O-A/BC-IG counted scores from Brandon Schwade, who had the fourth lowest score with an 81; Landon Ray, 84; Ty Warnke, 92; Blake Anderson and Reed Godbersen, 97. Only one of the 97 scores counted in the team total. Ethan Zobel shot a 98. Jared Tigges of Carroll Kuemper was medalist with a 75.

Ridge View Ridge View did not advance beyond the class 1A sectional at Newell after shooting a 367. Fort Dodge St. Edmond (331) and North Union (340) placed irst and second to move onto district play. Ridge View counted rounds from Gus Leonard, 89; Colton Wunschel, 90; Jack Mentzer, 93 and Jared Vohs, 95. Brent Price shot a 98 and Zach Wood had a 101.

Falcons hos ng Strike Out ALS event The O-A/BC-IG softball team will be hosting “Strike Out ALS” night Tuesday, May 23 during the team’s game against MVA-O in Battle Creek. Falcon softball player Carrie Miller’s father, Andy Miller of Ida Grove, was recently diagnosed with ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The team would like to help raise awareness of

this crippling disease as well as raise money for research. The public is encouraged to participate in the fundraising activities. The Falcons will be hosting a bake sale, a silent auction, a free will donation, a chance to throw a pie at both head coach Cindy Wilcke and assistant coach Chancey Wilcke during intermission of the

junior varsity/varsity games and a home run contest. All proceeds will go to ALS Awareness. The public is also encouraged to wear blue and white, the colors symbolizing ALS Awareness. If anyone would like to donate to the bake sale or silent auction, please contact Cindy Wilcke at 712-369-3447.

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Wednesday League: A team sponsored by Horn Physician’s Clinic won the Wednesday League bowling championship at Ida Bowl this season. The team includes, front from left, Kasey Johnk, Cheryl Klein and Tricia Cipperley and back from left, Lori Downey, Traci Cronin and Tammie Dausel. Elisha Ehrig is also a member of the team.

O-A/BC-IG golf girls second O-A/BC-IG shot a 207 to place second at a three-team golf outing May 7. The Falcons’ Lauren Schwade shot a 47 to tie for medalist honors. Final team scores were Westwood, 195; O-A/BC-IG, 207 and Kingsley-Pierson, 212. Lawton-Bronson didn’t have enough golfers to form a team. O-A/BC-IG was third in the JV standings with a 268.

Local fishing report from IDNR The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issues a ishing report compiled from information gathered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys, and county and state parks staff. Water temperatures are in the mid 60s. For more information about lakes and rivers in this area call the Black Hawk District Of ice in Lake View at 712-657-2638 or go online at iowadnr.com. Black Hawk Lake—Walleye and pan ish action has been good. For Black Hawk Lake, there is no length limit for walleye and a daily bag limit of ive ish. Bluegill - Good: Bluegill can be picked up just about anywhere along the shoreline. The ish are averaging 7.5 inches. Use a small hair or tube jig with a small piece of crawler ished under a bobber. Most action has been from the loating ishing pier, but the west stone pier and inlet bridge are also producing ish. Black crappie - Fair: Anglers

have had luck ishing from Ice House Point, the loating dock, the stone piers and the inlet bridge. Catch ish up to 11 inches using minnows, crawlers, and leeches ished under a bobber. Walleye - Good: Anglers are picking up walleye from shore and by boat. Town Bay, the shoreline along Ice House Point, and near the inlet bridge are producing ish. Use leeches ished under a bobber. Some are being caught on twisters. Fish being kept are 15 to 21 inches. Storm Lake (including Little Storm Lake) —Dredge operation in the northeast portion of the lake; boaters must maintain a 100-foot distance from the dredge, booster pump and dredge pipes at all times. Storm Lake has a daily limit of three walleye and all 17- to 22-inch walleye must be released; no more than one walleye longer than 22 inches may be taken per day. Black crappie - Fair: Anglers are picking up crappie in the

Marina and near the inlet. Walleye - Good: Shore ishing has been good along the east shore, the north shore west of Chautauqua point, and near Frank Starr Park. Boat anglers are doing well along the east shore near the dredge cuts. Use leeches ished under a bobber, twisters, or crankbaits.

Mason shoots a 98 at WVC final

Holstein golf tournament The Holstein County Club hosted an 11-team four-person two-cup tournament in April. The winners of the irst light were the group of Evan Johnson, Luke Stowater, Jacob Stowater and Kelly Ryberg with a score of 57. The second light winners were the team of Paul and Vicki Larson and Al and Nancy Larson with a score of 64. The next scheduled event is a two-person Ryder Cup tournament starting at 9 a.m. Sunday, May 28.

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Hall of Fame: Ellen Ernst of Ida Grove was inducted into the Ida Grove Women’s Bowling Association Hall of Fame during the group’s annual awards banquet at Ida Bowl May 10.

Ridge View’s Kennedy Mason shot a 98 at the Western Valley Conference girls’ golf championship in Le Mars May 9. Kennedy, who quali ied for the tournament on an individual basis, was Ridge View’s only participant at the tournament.

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Junior Mixed League: Johnson Propane sponsored the first place youth team in the Junior Mixed League at Ida Bowl. The team includes, from left, Hunter Maass, Aurora Anderson and Dana Wessel. Cole Rhea is also a member of the team. Photo by: Becky Bruning | Ida County Courier

Commercial League: Byron Originals sponsored the championship bowling team in the men’s Commercial League at Ida Bowl this season. The team includes, front from left, Doug Hanson, Royce Hannel and Kurt Hofmeister and back from left, Dan Hoffman, Dale Wilson, Aaron Hoffman and Brandon Johnson. This year marks the 30th year that Byron Originals has sponsored a bowling team.

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Youth sportsmanship awards: Sportsmanship awards for the youth bowling leagues at Ida Bowl were presented to, from left, Tyler Euchner, Junior Mix League and Jackson Groth, Bantam League.

O d e b o l t -A r t h u r / B a t t l e Creek-Ida Grove High School and Ridge View High School choirs and bands participated in State Large Group Contest May 5-6. The O-A/BC-IG concert band earned a division two (excellent) rating for its performance of “Rough Riders” by King/Swearingen, “Let The Spirit Soar” by James Swearingen and “Quad City Stomp” by Michael Sweeney. The O-A/BC-IG High School treble clef choir received a division one (superior) rating for “Adiemus” by Karl Jenkins, “Poor Man Lazarus” arranged by Jester Hairston and “Good-Night” by Matthew Emery. The mixed choir and bass clef choir both earned division two ratings. The mixed choir sang “I Am His Child” by Moses Hogan, “O Captain! O Captain!” by John Leavitt, “Cornerstone” by Shawn Kirchner and “Until We Sing Again” by Greg Gilpin. The bass clef choir sang “Money” by Jack Kunz, “A Red, Red Rose” by Emily Crocker and “Star of the County Down” arranged by Dave and Jean Perry. Ridge View participated May 5 at Kingsley and O-A/ BC-IG High School participated May 6 in Sioux City. The Ridge View choir received a division two (excellent) rating for their performance of “The Pasture” by A. Randall Stroope and “Little Wheel a-Turnin’” arranged by Theron Kirk. The Ridge View High School band performed “A Hymn For Band” by Hugh Stuart and “Cold Mountain Saga” by Larry Clark. They received a division two rating.

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Bantam League: Designs by Jamee/Jamee Dittmer sponsored the championship Bantam League team at Ida Bowl. Team members are, from left, Ben Hofmeister, Blaise Wilcox and Jade Wilcox.

Sign up for blood drive Blood donors have an incredible superpower – they can save three local lives every eight weeks. Since LifeServe Blood Center is the sole supplier of blood products to more than 120 hospitals in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota, donors are truly giving life back to members of their own communities. Area blood drives are as follows: Cherokee Community Blood Drive, Tuesday, May 23, from noon to 5:30 p.m. at the Cherokee Community Center in Cherokee. Holstein Community Blood Drive, Thursday, June 1, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Veterans’ Memorial Hall in Holstein. Each blood donation made with LifeServe Blood Center will go on to help up to three area hospital patients. One in seven people entering the hospital will need a lifesaving blood transfusion. Sign up to save a life today online at lifeservebloodcenter.org or by calling 800-287-4903.

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Sportsmanship award: Jeff Miesner of Ida Grove was presented with the George Grouell Memorial Sportsmanship Award during the annual men’s bowling league banquet at Ida Bowl May 8.

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Classic League: A team under the name of Rupp Tire won the Classic League men’s bowling championship this year at Ida Bowl. The team includes, front from left, Kory Schmidt and Kyle Schmidt and back from left, Tyler Newman and Dana Dupre. Jason Schmidt, Jay Wingert and Skip Leonard are also members of the team.

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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. Helen L. Vogt Sept. 10, 1928 – May 5, 2017 HOLSTEIN – Services for Helen L. Vogt, 88, of Holstein, formerly of Galva, were May 10, 2017, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Galva with the Rev. Paul D. Egger officiating. Burial was in St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Galva. Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home in Holstein was in charge of arrangements. She died May 5 at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove. Helen L. Vogt was born Sept. 10, 1928, to Haakon and Helga (Laurenson) Christianson in Sloan. She married DuWayne Vogt May 7, 1955. To this union, four children were born: Randy, Curt, Twila and Mark. They raised their family in Galva, where they were members of St. John’s Lutheran Church. Helen was a homemaker who cared about the well-being of everyone. She loved to go camping and enjoyed pulling campers across the United States with DuWayne. They were campground hosts in Storm Lake, Crawford Creek and Fort Pierre, S.D. She enjoyed helping children with special needs to fish in Pierre, S.D. She was a longtime resident of Good Samaritan Society in Holstein, where she

loved to do ceramics and go on outings. She always had to have her fingernails painted and her hair done each week. She enjoyed playing bingo, going to the casino and fishing, but she made sure to have her lipstick on before going anywhere. She is survived by her children: Randy Vogt of Galva, Curt (Shirley) Vogt of Galva, Twila (Mike) Albers of Holstein and Mark (Mary) Vogt of Galva; 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are a brother, Harold (Dori) Christianson of Sergeant Bluff; two brothers-in-law: Tom Brown of Omaha, Neb., and Don Vogt of Oklahoma; two sisters-in-law: Marcelene Vogt of Dow City and Colleen Ashfield of Oregon, many nieces and nephews and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, DuWayne; her parentsin-law, Minnie and Jack Vogt; a greatgrandson, Lathen Rohlk; two brothers: Art Christianson and Harry Christianson; two sisters: Esther Conway and Palma Conway; a brother-in-law, Gary Vogt, and two sisters-in-law: Yvonne Brown and Unabell Vogt. The family would like to thank the staff at Good Samaritan Society for the 11 years that Helen lived there; she loved everyone.Online condolences can be made at nicklasdjensenfh.com.

Ida County Fair Board approves purchasing a concession trailer The Ida County Fair Board met April 9. The meeting was called to order by President Kevin Weber. Those in attendance were Peggy and Danny Gebers, Randy Rohlk, Becky Miller, Keri Weber, Matt Grell and Jared Schmidt. Keri Weber gave the secretary’s report. It was approved. Becky Miller gave the treasurer’s report and the status of the various accounts and any outstanding bills. She also advised that the ribbon order has been placed for this year. The treasurer’s report was approved. Peggy Gebers briefed the board on the success of the mini-golf fundraiser held in March. All had a great time and the event was a success. The board thanked Grell and Peggy Gebers for all of their hard work.

Discussion was held regarding the rental of the food stand for a graduation, the upcoming progress show and the vet clinic. Rohlk, Kevin Weber and Danny Gebers will make arrangements for the progress show and the graduation. Karla Meier is in charge of organizing the vet clinic, which will be taking place on May 28. Kevin Weber will contact Vogt Brothers to get the water turned on and Miller will contact REC for the electricity. Kevin Weber updated the board regarding new ideas to expand Little Hands on the Farm, which include a 12-foot x 16-foot shed, which is being donated by Jerrica and Mark Brenner and a small grain bin that is being donated by Godbersen Farms. Gebers and Schmidt will obtain quotes for a new roof on the old commercial building.

Grell updated the board on how the work is coming with Brenners on our new speakers and wiring. Four new speakers will be used for the horse show, grandstand and tractor pull area and will be installed by Brenners. The board approved moving forward with the project. Rohlk discussed the progress on removing the pine trees and discussion was held on the partial removal of the old commercial building. Last up for discussion was replacement of the portal red shed for concessions. It was approved to replace the old shed with a concession trailer that we can purchase from McCormick Concessions of Alta. Peggy Gebers gave a brief overview of what was discussed at the district meeting. Keri Weber Secretary

In honor of National Travel and Tourism Week, the Iowa Tourism Office recognized the Prairie Pedlar of Odebolt recently for contributing to the state’s $8.06 billion tourism industry. National Travel and Tourism Week was May 7-13. Now in its 34th year, National Travel and Tourism Week unites communities across the country to celebrate what travel means to employment, economic growth and personal well-being. The Prairie Pedlar was

established in 1985 and is celebrating its 32 nd year in business this summer. Jack and Jane Hogue host garden clubs, bus tours and individuals interested in touring their seven-acre plot of theme gardens. In addition, the Prairie Pedlar has become a popular venue for outdoor garden weddings in northwest Iowa. They are open seven days a week from April through October. For more information, visit www.prairiepedlar.com Travel is an integral part

Fireworks bill signed: Gov. Terry Branstad signed into law Senate File 489 May 10, which was floor managed through the Iowa House by Rep. Matt Windschitl (R-Missouri Valley), to legalize the sale and use of consumer grade fireworks in the State of Iowa. Rep. Windschitl was on hand during the signing ceremony.“This bill was a long time coming. We had passed similar versions of this in the past and we finally had the opportunity to get it done this year,” said Windschitl. “I’m very pleased with the bill as it strikes the right balance between local control while not infringing on Iowans’ personal freedoms.”

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CITY OF IDA GROVE CITY HALL MAY 1, 2017 Mayor Whiteing called the meeting to order with the following Council Members present: Paul Cates, Scott Tomlinson, Doug Clough, Gregor Ernst, and Ryan Goodman. Others present were Deputy Clerk Heather Sweeden, Marlo Schoer, Wastewater Superintendent Mark Nielsen, Water Superintendent Lon Schluter, Street Superintendent Gerrod Sholty, Parks Superintendent Bob Lorenzen, Rec Center Director Chelsea Gross, City Administrator Marc Dennison, Bethany Jones and Sheriff Wade Harriman. Motion by Council Member Goodman to approve the 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, ﬁnancial reports, and April 13th and 17th minutes, second by Council Member Cates. On a unanimous vote motion carried. Tomlinson stated he is still waiting to hear from SIMPCO representatives regarding the Pleasant Valley Trail. Sholty received a quote of $3,800.00 from Denco for mudjacking the 235 ft. section near the hospital/high school. They also suggest tiling along the trail to help prevent water from getting underneath. Denco

quoted $4,730.00 to ﬁx an issue near Zobel Lane and Valley View Drive that will require them to drill holes and pump material in. Marvin Lorenzen’s driveway in Zobel’s Addition is also undermined and has tipped which will require a large section of street to be removed and repaired. Sholty also stated the box around an intake near Cenex is cracked and there is a void between the control joint. He would like to jet vac the storm sewer in order to inspect the pipe. Denco’s quote for this project came to $925.00. Council advised Sholty to obtain a second quote and proceed with the cheaper of the two. Motion by Council Member Goodman to approve the least costly company, second by Council Member Clough. On a unanimous vote, motion carried. Motion by Council Member Clough to approve the Oak Hill Consulting Permit, second by Council Member Tomlinson. On a unanimous vote, motion carried. The King Theatre applied for the Enhance Iowa Grant, which requires ﬁnancial support from the County and the City. Council Member Clough explained that, in order to meet ADA regulations, the current bathrooms at the Theatre will need to be moved downstairs and would cost roughly $50,000.00 to complete the project. After discussion, there was a motion by Council Member Cates to donate $25,000 over 5 years to the King Theatre to replace one of the bathrooms at the

Theatre, seconded by Council Member Tomlinson. On a unanimous vote, motion carried. Council also noted that, if the grant is not approved, the City will still donate the $25,000 over a 5 year period. Motion by Council Member Cates to approve the 2017 Standing Committees, seconded by Council Member Clough. On a unanimous vote, motion carried. Motion by Council Member Goodman to change the Deputy Clerk title to Deputy City Administrator, seconded by Council Member Clough. On a unanimous vote, motion carried. Discussion was held on also changing the utility billing clerk title. Dennison will address that at a future meeting. Motion by Council Member Cates to approve Resolution 2017-6 Outdoor Pool Salaries for 2017, seconded by Council Member Goodman. On a unanimous vote, motion carried. Motion by Council Member Clough to approve Katey Krager as a Rec Center Receptionist at $7.25/hour, seconded by Council Member Goodman. On a unanimous vote, motion carried. Motion by Council Member Clough to adjourn, seconded by Council Member Tomlinson. On a unanimous vote motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. /s/ Devlun Whiteing, Mayor Attest: /s/ Heather Sweeden, Deputy City Administrator

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Battle Creek - Ida Grove Community School District SUMMARY OF THE MAY 8, 2017, REGULAR JOINT BOARD MEETING OF THE ODEBOLT-ARTHUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE BATTLE CREEK-IDA GROVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT The Odebolt-Arthur (O-A) Community School District Board and the Battle Creek-Ida Grove (BC-IG) Community School District Board met in regular joint session May 8, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. in the Elementary Media Center in Odebolt, Iowa. The O-A board meeting was called to order by Joey Hoefling, Board President. Kathy Leonard, Board Secretary, conducted a roll call vote as follows: Pat Hoefling, present; Brad Lundell, present; Stacy Raasch, present; and Ryan Schroeder, absent. Leonard acknowledged a quorum. The BC-IG board meeting was called to order by Stephanie Konradi, Board President. Kathy Leonard, Board Secretary, conducted a roll call vote as follows: Tony Bennett, present; Crystal Endrulat, present; Ryan Goodman, present; Danika Hinkeldey, absent; Myra Meek, present; and Jeff Rasmussen, present. Leonard acknowledged a quorum. It was moved by Raasch and seconded by P. Hoefling to approve the agenda as published. The motion carried 4-0 for O-A. It was moved by Goodman and seconded by Meek to approve the agenda as published. The motion carried 6-0 for BC-IG. It was moved by Lundell and seconded by P. Hoefling to approve the consent agenda for O-A consisting of board minutes and claims totaling $224,663.01. The motion carried 4-0. It was moved by Endrulat and seconded by Bennett to approve the consent agenda for BC-IG consisting of board minutes, claims totaling $237,068.67; contract resignations from Kurt Brown, assistant high school girls’ basketball; Chelsea Steil, elementary teacher; Heidi Beck, high school Business teacher, and Ciara Dotzler, assistant high school softball, and contract approvals for Morgan Boger, At Risk Teacher, and Kurt Brown, Head High School Girls’ Basketball. The motion carried 5-1 with Rasmussen voting no. Board members were recognized in honor of National School Board month. They were presented certificates from the Iowa School Board Association and gift bags from the Odebolt-Arthur Education Association. J. Hoefling welcomed visitors. Approximately 8 patrons attended the meeting. Greg Neville, Odebolt Fire Chief, spoke to the boards regarding a fire alarm on 5-3-17 at the Odebolt Building. He stated 3 state codes were broken that day. He reviewed codes and cited examples of recent fires in the area. He is asking for the fire department to receive a map of the building with locations of the fire alarms and for the procedure the school uses in accounting for students and staff when the building is evacuated. Kenealy stated the district is currently working with Feld to correct the fire alarm system issues and a map and other requested documents would be available next week. Hinkeldey arrived at 6:39 p.m. and participated in the remainder of the meeting. The curriculum presentation was given by Kim Schmidt, Jodi Peters and Donna Rasmussen from the Special Education Department. They presented a power point and videos on “10 things every child with Autism wishes you knew” and highlighted techniques used district wide in addressing students with dyslexia. Terry Kenealy, shared superintendent, gave the boards an update on the community meetings on reorganization and reviewed the schedule and procedure for upcoming meetings as well as discussed items and questions addressed at the first meeting. He also reviewed the schedule for the meetings of the Joint Facilities Committee and stated he had spoken to the architects regarding the materials for the meeting on May 15th.

It was moved by Lundell and seconded by P. Hoefling to approve Policy #507.9-Wellness Policy on first reading for the Odebolt-Arthur School District and the motion carried 4-0. It was moved by Rasmussen and seconded by Hinkeldey to approve Policy #507.9-Wellness Policy on the first reading for the Battle Creek-Ida Grove School District and the motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Lundell and seconded by Raasch to approve Board Policy Series 600-Education Program on second reading for the Odebolt-Arthur Community School District and the motion carried 4-0. It was moved by Endrulat and seconded by Meek to approve Board Policy Series 600- Education Program on second reading for the Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District and the motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Goodman and seconded by Endrulat to approve the list of 2017 Graduates for O-A/BC-IG High School, pending their successful completion of graduation requirements and the motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Raasch and seconded by Lundell to approve the Cooperative Agreement for Pre-Service Clinical Placement with UNI and the OdeboltArthur School District for the FY 17-18 School Year and the motion carried 4-0. It was moved by Meek and seconded by Bennett to approve the Cooperative Agreement for Pre-Service Clinical Placement with UNI and the Battle Creek-Ida Grove School District for the FY 17-18 School Year and the motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Bennett and seconded by Rasmussen to approve the GREAT START Contract with WIT and Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community Schools for the 2017-2018 Academic Year and the motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Bennett and seconded by Meek to approve the Concurrent Enrollment Contract with WIT and Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community Schools for the 2017-2018 Academic Year and the motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Lundell and seconded by P. Hoefling to approve the Agreement for Student Teaching and Field Experience Placement between Morningside College and the OdeboltArthur School District for the FY 17-18 School Year and the motion carried 4-0. It was moved by Endrulat and seconded by Goodman to approve the Agreement for Student Teaching and Field Experience Placement between Morningside College and the Battle Creek-Ida Grove School District for the FY 17-18 School Year and the motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Raasch and seconded by P. Hoefling to approve Board Policies 710.1-School Nutrition Program; 710.2Free and Reduced Price Meals Eligibility and 710.4-Meal Charges on first reading for the Odebolt-Arthur Community School District. The motion carried 4-0. Leonard asked the board members to review the section of policy that refers to the districts’ methods to collect for delinquent lunch accounts. It was moved by Rasmussen and seconded by Goodman to approve Board Policies 710.1-School Nutrition Program; 710.2-Free and Reduced Price Meals Eligibility and 710.4-Meal Charges, on first reading for the Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District. The motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Lundell and seconded by P. Hoefling to approve the FY17-18 Misc. Pay schedules and NonCertified Increases as recommended by the administration for the Odebolt-Arthur Community School District. The motion carried 4-0. It was moved by Endrulat and seconded by Meek to approve the FY17-18 Misc. Pay schedules and NonCertified Increases as recommended by the administration for the Battle CreekIda Grove Community School District. The motion carried 7-0.

It was moved by Bennett and seconded by Hinkeldey to approve the recommendation to increase the gate admission price for activities to $5 per person as approved by the WVC Superintendents effective with the start of the 2017-2018 activity season. The motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Lundell and seconded by P. Hoefling to approve the Fee Schedule as presented for the 20172018 school year and the motion carried 4-0. It was moved by Hinkeldey and seconded by Rasmussen to approve the Fee Schedule as presented for the 20172018 school year and the motion carried 6-1 with Bennett voting no. It was moved by Raasch and seconded by P. Hoefling to approve the Adoption Agreement and Certificate of Resolution for the Section 125 Premium Only Plan for the Odebolt-Arthur School District for FY 17-18 and the motion carried 4-0. It was moved by Rasmussen and seconded by Meek to approve the Adoption Agreement and Certificate of Resolution for the Section 125 Premium Only Plan for the Battle Creek-Ida Grove School District for FY 17-18 and the motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Lundell and seconded by P. Hoefling to approve the superintendent’s recommendation to terminate the teacher’s continuing contract between Ashley Wittrock and the Odebolt-Arthur Community School District effective end of the current school year. The motion carried 4-0. It was moved by Endrulat and seconded by Rasmussen to approve the superintendent’s recommendation to terminate the teacher’s continuing contract between April NewquistWells and the Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District effective end of the current school year with the understanding April will be tendered a contract without the additional five days. The motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Lundell and seconded by P. Hoefling to approve the Rick’s Computers proposal for the Category 2 E-Rate Projects for the Odebolt-Arthur Community School District and the motion carried 4-0. It was moved by Meek and seconded by Endrulat to approve the Rick’s Computers proposal for the Category 2 E-Rate Projects for the Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District and the motion carried 7-0. Discussion and correspondence included a report by Leonard on directors with expiring terms in September 2017. More information will be provided as the filing deadline nears. Joey Hoefling and Ryan Schroeder’s terms expire for Odebolt-Arthur. Crystal Endrulat (District 1), Jeff Rasmussen (District 2) and Danika Hinkeldey (District 3) have terms expiring for Battle Creek-Ida Grove. Kenealy reported on the Department of Education results of the recent desk audits for both districts and noted there were no issues. He also reported on the recent US News and World Report that ranked O-A/BC-IG High School as 18th in the state of Iowa. The next regular joint board meeting will be held Monday, June 12, 2017, 6:30 p.m. at the BC-IG Elementary Music Room. The Joint Facility Committee Meeting will be combined with a board work session that evening at 5:00 p.m. Monday, May 15, 6:30 p.m., the boards will hold a work session in conjunction with the Joint Facility Committee Meeting in Odebolt. It was moved by Lundell and seconded by P. Hoefling to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried 4-0 and the OdeboltArthur meeting adjourned at 8:11 p.m. There being no further business before the BC-IG board, it was moved by Hinkeldey and seconded by Meek to adjourn. The motion carried 7-0 and the Battle Creek-Ida Grove Board was adjourned at 8:11 p.m. Kathy A. Leonard, BC-IG Board Secretary Kathy A. Leonard, O-A Board Secretary

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MAY 8, 2017 The Galva City Council met in regular session on the above date with Mayor Nading presiding. Council members present: Bloyer, Freese, Goettsch, Schossow and Wiese. Guests: Lyle Schaffer, Wade Harriman, Tom Graff, Trish Niemeier and Rae Soellner and Randy Hustedt. Motion by Wiese, second by Bloyer approving the agenda. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion by Schossow second by Goettsch, approving the Consent Agenda. All ayes. Motion carried. Consent Agenda: a. minutes of April 10, 2017; b. Clerk/Treasurer’s Financial Reports, c. Allow Bills Presented. BILLS PRESENTED MAY 8, 2017: Payroll Account – fed., FICA & IPERS withholding $1,865.19 Reserve Fund – transfer funds 153.00 Depreciation Fund – transfer funds 249.00 Aurelia Lumber – lumber/ supplies 31.74 Badger Meter – beacon services 197.58 Cherokee Rural Water – 1.998 million gallons 5,394.60 Council Bluffs Online – domain renewal fee 35.00 Foundation Analytical – WW testing 18.00 G & C’s – fuel 106.18 Repairs 79.30 Galva Township Cemetery Board – budget allotment 200.00 Galva Township Fire Board – budget allotment 2,310.00 Galva Summer Ball – donation 500.00 Goettsch Dispatch – trucking 150.00 Hallett Materials – pea gravel – park 170.50 Holiday Inn – clerk at IMFOA spring conference 156.68 I & S Group – engineering fees 4,477.97 Ida County Emergency Management – budget allotment 1,264.00 Ida County Sheriff – budget allotment 1,650.00 Iowa Prison Industries – no stump sign 23.50 MidAmerican Energy – utilities 1,262.75 Mid-America Publishing Corp. – publications 244.75 Melissa Wandrey – refund deposit 90.00 Derek Thevenot – refund deposit 90.00 Paul Larson Insurance – work. comp. audit 121.00 bond 210.00 Schaller Telephone – phone 58.89 Stan Nading – reimburse county meeting supplies 19.96 Summit Supply – dogipot station & supplies 418.75 Vogt Brothers – repairs 355.90 Jim Rasmussen – salary 2,500.00 Insurance 434.00 Brad Pedersen – certiﬁed operator 609.32 Anita Brandt – Salary 1,315.90 – Reimb. medical insurance 217.00 – Reimb. meals – IMFOA $35.05

LIBRARY BILLS: Payroll Account – fed., FICA & IPERS withholding $393.87 Schaller Telephone 40.71 MidAmerican Energy 91.63 Baker & Taylor – books 306.13 Family Circle – subscription 11.98 Demco – ofﬁce supplies 75.40 Walmart – DVDs, 1,019.83 Patricia Niemeier – salary 76 hours 934.80 – Reimburse medical insurance 219.40 – Reimburse mileage 23.54 Mary Wiese – 3 hours at 9.22 27.66 Cindee Lichter – 10 hours at 9.22 92.20 Aimee Kell – 3 hours at 9.22 $27.66 RECEIPT SUMMARY BY FUND : GENERAL – $47,199.28; ROAD USE – 2,203.23; EMERGENCY 876.60; LOST – 2,278.10; TRUST & AGENCY – 2,385.68; WATER UTILITY – 7,513.21; RESERVE FUND – 153.00; DEPRECIATION FUND – 249.00; SEWER UTILITY – 3,601.66; SOLID WASTE – 4,054.35; WATER/ SEWER DEPOSITS – $180.00. DISBURSEMENT SUMMARY BY FUND: GENERAL – $11,153.76, ROAD USE FUND – 1,778.81, LOST TAX – 58.50, WATER FUND – 6,413.08, SEWER FUND – 6,014.46, SOLID WASTE – 190.07, W/S DEPOSITS – $90.00. PUBLIC HEARING – 2016/2017 BUDGET AMENDMENT – Following discussion, motion by Freese second by Goettsch to approve the 2016/2017 budget amendment of $37,341 for engineering fees. All ayes. Motion carried. IDACOUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT – Sheriff Harriman talked with the council about the budget amendment for the Ida County Sheriff’s Department and the recent happenings in the county. METHODIST CHURCH DONATION – The clerk told the council about the donation from the Galva Methodist Church of $7,000, with $5,000 to be used for tree removal and $2,000 for the shelter house upgrades. METHODIST CHURCH BELL – Lyle Schaffer – Mr. Schaffer presented plans for the brick memorial to house the bell from the Methodist Church to be placed in the Liberty Garden. RECODIFICATION – SIMPCO – DAWN KIMMEL – Dawn Kimmel talked with the council about some changes she is recommending to the City’s Code of Ordinances. Mayor Nading will read through a second draft and get a copy to the city attorney prior to adoption by the City Council. PERSONNEL POLICY – LIBRARY HOLIDAYS VS. CITY HOLIDAY POLICY – Following discussion, motion by Freese second by Goettsch to stay with the City Personnel Policy for all City workers, which does not allow Martin Luther King or President’s’ Day as holidays. All ayes. Motion carried. WASTEWATER PROJECT – I & S GROUP – Tom Graft – Council member Goettsch and Mayor Nading talked with the council about touring Kingsley’s and Kiron’s treatment plants. Mr. Graft outlined the differences of the two systems and told the council how much area would be required for each option; he also estimated the cost of each option with remodeling the city’s current plant as

the most expensive. The council will need to make a decision in the near future which option they are going to choose. RFP’S GRANT ADMINISTRATOR – The clerk read each proposal to the council from SIMPCO from Sioux City and Simmering Cory of Storm Lake. Following discussion, motion by Freese, second by Goettsch to use Simmering Cory as the grant administrator for the wastewater project. All ayes. Motion carried. RESOLUTION TO FIX A DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROPOSAL TO ENTER INTO A SEWER REVENUE LOAN AND DISBURSEMENT AGREEMENT AND TO BORROW MONEY THEREUNDER IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $238,000 – Motion by Freese second by Wiese approving Resolution 4-2017, setting June 12, 2017, at 5 p.m., for the public hearing to enter into a sewer revenue loan and agreement to borrow money thereunder in a principal amount not to exceed $238,000. All ayes. Motion carried. GEDC – PARK EQUIPMENT – RANDY HUSTEDT – Mr. Hustedt talked with the council about the Galva Economic Development Committee park equipment project. He stated they are ready to order the equipment. He also talked with the council about the slide needing to be replaced. Motion by Goettsch, second by Schossow, to pay for a replacement slide with an approximate cost of $5,980. All ayes. Motion carried. FUEL TANK – ANDREW GOETTSCH – It was decided to check with the State Fire Marshall for requirements before approving the installation of a 12,000-gallon fuel tank. SEWER RATE AMENDMENT – THIRD READING – Motion by Freese, second by Goettsch approving the third reading of raising the sewer rate $2.50 to $20.50. All ayes. Motion carried. 305 WEST COUNTY ROAD BUILDING PERMIT – It was decided there was not enough information on this application. The mayor will contact the owner and make sure it complies with the city’s building and zoning code. BUILD ON LOT BETWEEN 205 & 213 CRAWFORD – Following discussion, it was decided it would not be practical to build on this lot, as a house foundation is buried there, as well as a storm sewer runs through the lot as well. LOT ON D15 GARAGE BUILDING FOR TRUCK REPAIRS – The council says this is zoned residential and should stay residential. JULY MEETING – The council approved moving the July meeting to July 17, 2017, @ 5 p.m. IN OTHER BUSINESS, THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED: • Clean Up Days • Ida County Betterment Grant for siding the library – an ad will be run for siding the building. • Pea Gravel at park • Bench in Park • Bidding out snow removal for the 2017/2018 season. There being no further business, the council adjourned upon motion by Wiese. Mayor Stan Nading ATTEST: City Clerk/Treasurer Anita Brandt, IACMC/MMC

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5-1-17 7 P.M. Mayor Randy Fineran called the Arthur City Council meeting to order with the following council members answering roll call: Jeff Gann-arrived at 7:10 p.m., Anita Schlender, Gary Chase, Kristy Rosemeyer, and Chris Schuett. Guests: Wade Harriman, Kelly Evans, Pat Bell. Motion by Rosemeyer second by Schlender to approve the Consent Agenda: Agenda, Receipts, Expenditures, and Minutes of 4-3-17-2016. All Ayes. Motion carried. BILLS PRESENTED: Baker & Taylor – books $32.38 Pat Bell – DVDs, 30.00 Data Tech – install software 2150.00 Demco – library supplies 37.85 Feld Fire – boot leather 486.00 Food Pride – food for fundraiser 381.43 Mid-America Publishing – publications 153.51 Pat Bell – wages 486.75 Bomgaars – grass seed 146.47 IAMU – dues 494.06 Ida Bowl – food for fund-raiser 154.34 Paul Arbegast – wages 1,861.75 Mangold Environmental – water testing 39.00 I & S Group – engineering fees 1,655.50 King Construction – lagoon project 38,711.31 WC Rural Water – water 1,485.25 WC Rural Water – loan payment 565.89 MidAmerican Energy – utilities 1,781.11 Noteboom – oil ﬁlter & blades for mower 89.80 Paul Rydberg – ﬁre meeting expenses 103.72 PC Repairs – mouse 25.00 Sac Co. Mutual Telephone – phone bill 165.57 Sam’s Club – ballpark supplies 425.87 The Chronicle – advertising – fund-raiser 42.50 Wunschel’s Service – fuel & tire repair 121.00 Ida County Sanitation – garbage 1,619.10

Ida County Sheriff – budget allotment 1,300.00 RECEIPT SUMMARY – General – $24,212.44; Sewer – 5,423.10; Water – 3,163.85; Road Use Tax – 1,309.40; Trust & Agency – 1,864.78; Emergency – 381.08; LOST – 1,242.50; TIF – 535.90; Lagoon Project – $40,380.37. DISBURSEMENT SUMMARY – General – $8,546.30; Garbage – 1,619.10; Water – 3,387.22; Sewer – 732.16; Lagoon Project – 39,991.81, RU – 1,242.84. FIRE REPORT – Council member Schuett reported the Department has a new member to be approved by the council at the next meeting. LAGOON PROJECT DISCUSSION – Project Engineer Kelly Evans talked with the council about the punch list for the project and noted that King Construction has the fence to install and seeding to do yet. Mr. Evans also talked with the council about Pay Request #7 and a Certiﬁcate of Substantial Completion. Both items were approved upon motion by Gann second by Chase. All ayes. Motion carried. SHERIFF’S REPORT – Sheriff Harriman talked with the council about the recent happenings in the county. He also talked with the council about the need for a budget amendment for the Sheriff’s Budget. LIBRARY REPORT – Pat Bell talked with the council about the recent fund-raiser the Library held and told the council it was successful. 2016/2017 BUDGET AMENDMENT – Following discussion, motion by Rosemeyer second by Schlender to approve the 2016/2017 budget amendment showing $645,884 for the lagoon project and $1,300 for the Sheriff’s amendment. All ayes. Motion carried. JOB APPLICATIONS – The city received two applications from the recent advertisement. Following discussion, motion by Rosemeyer second by Gann to hire Leland Anderson for $10 per hour to do the mowing and other jobs as needed. All ayes. Motion carried. TOBACCO PERMIT – Cigarette Permit Application for Sparky’s One Stop was approved upon motion by Gann, second by Rosemeyer. All ayes. Motion carried. SEVEN-TON LIMIT SIGNS – Maintenance supervisor Arbegast will order

signs and get them installed. WATER RATES – Following discussion, motion by Schuett second by Schlender to raise the base rate of water to $14.25 and the next 1,000 gallons to $6.50. All ayes. Motion carried. SEWER RATES – Motion by Schuett second by Chase to increase the sewer rate 3%. All ayes. Motion carried. NUISANCE MOWING – It was decided to send a letter to the homeowner that the property needed to be mowed or the city would mow and assess against the property for $50 per time. MAINTENANCE REPORT – Arbegast reported he took down snow fence, worked at the dump burning leaves and pushing up the debris; repaired the mower and sharpened the blades; mowed city properties; turned the water on at the ball park; put up the batting cage with assistance from Gary Streck, Mayor Fineran and Council member Rosemeyer. Arbegast noted that all the supplies were purchased for the upcoming season at the ball park. He thanked Council Members Gann and Chase for reading meters; he also worked on installing the new software. MAYOR REPORT – Mayor Fineran thanked Gann, Chase and Rosemeyer for their assistance reading meters and getting the ball park ready for the season. BUILDING PERMITS – There were 3 building permit applications: Keith Fineran had two versions to either build a new shed or bring one in and Martin Crain applied to install a chain link fence to keep their dog in. Motion by Rosemeyer, second by Schlender to approve both applications. All ayes. Motion carried. IN OTHER BUSINESS, THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED: •Small City Workshop hosted by Iowa League of Cities on June 1 in Aurelia •Delinquent Accounts – 1 •USDA assistance to ﬁx/repair infrastructure There being no further business, the council adjourned upon motion by Rosemeyer, second by Chase. All ayes. Motion carried. Mayor Randy Fineran ATTEST: City Clerk Anita Brandt, IACMC/MMC

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BC council discusses golf carts, ATVs The Battle Creek City Council discussed golf carts and ATVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s during its meeting May 9. A lengthy discussion was held regarding the use of golf carts and ATVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in town. A committee consisting of Todd Riessen, Judy Schau and Myra Meek will research the issue further to decide if an ordinance will be drafted to address these concerns and what it may consist of. Discussion was tabled to next monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting.

Chris Dodd with Evertek inquired about putting an antenna for wireless Internet on the water tower. The council will pursue a contract with Evertek and specifics, such as monthly rent, will be worked out. Another written request from Bob Bendixen with Xtreamair LLC was presented regarding an antenna on the water tower and the council requested he attend a meeting to discuss it further. Nathan Horstman was

present to discuss plans for a building he wishes to construct. Sheriff Wade Harriman reported on the sheriff â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department. Craig Young is awaiting an estimate on proposed street work. Jary Vermeys, parttime maintenance, will begin later this month. Dirt work has started for the move of the Battle Creek city sign on the west side of town. The council directed the clerk to invite someone from

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Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District BATTLE CREEK-IDA GROVE SCHOOLSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; MAY 2017 VENDOR REPORT GENERAL FUND #10: Vendor Name Description, Check Total: Access Systems, Contracted Service $500.00 Amazon, Instructional Supplies 694.22 AP Exams / AP Program, Testing Services 488.00 Auditor, State of Iowa, Annual Audit Fee 625.00 Award Emblem Mfg. Co., Inc., Awards 166.77 Bleckwehl, Kim, Reimbursement 8.00 BMO Harris Mastercard, District Supplies 3,617.32 Bomgaars, General Supplies 622.09 Brodersen, Jim, Contracted Service 173.00 Butler, Kalin, Reimbursement 163.20 Carolina Biological Supply Co., Science Supplies 1,548.99 CDW-Government Inc., Computer Supplies 198.00 CE Solutions Contracted Service 36.00 Centerpoint Energy Services, Inc., Natural Gas 1,201.57 Central Iowa Distributing Inc., District Maintenance Supplies 36.50 City of Battle Creek, Water & Sewer/BC Bldgs. 30.50 City of Ida Grove, Water & Sewer/IG Bldgs. 508.76 Cornhusker International Truck, Inc., Contracted Service 354.73 Custom Motorcycle & Small Engine, Maintenance Supplies 377.29 Deboer Tree Farm, Contracted Service 120.00 Drees Co., Contracted Service 288.00 Edmentum, Contracted Service 500.00 Edsen Electric, Inc., Electrical Services 390.12 Eta Hand 2 Mind, Education Supplies 1,999.74 Feld Fire, Fire Ext.,/ System Service 180.00 Flinn ScientiďŹ c, Inc., Science Supplies 1,104.71 Galva Holstein Community Schools, Tuition 10,449.40 GBC, A Division of ACCO Brands, Educational Supplies 91.84 Goodenow, Susan, Contracted Service 119.75 Grove, Jeanie, Reimbursement 7.00 Hanson Auto Supply, Repair Parts 194.59 Hemer Farm Supply, Inc., Grounds Maintenance 321.00 Henry Doorly Zoo, Tickets 364.00 Hewitt, Kelly, Staff Reimbursement 49.60 Horn Memorial Hospital, Contracted Service 60.00 Hudson, Jodie, Contracted Service 75.00 Ida County Courier Reminder, Inc., Advertising/Legal Notices 361.63 Ida County Sanitation, Inc., Garbage Collection Services 518.96 Ida Grove Cenex/HASH Inc., General Supplies 1,252.05 Ida Grove Food Pride, General & Food Supplies 377.91 Iowa Assoc. of School Boards, Dues/ Registrations 130.00 Iowa Communications Network, Long Distance/ICN/Internet 340.11 Iowa High School Music Assoc., Dues/ Registrations 15.00 IPERS, Wage Adjustment 439.33 Iowa State Bar Assn., Entry Fee Mock Trial 350.00 J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc., Music Supplies 119.00 John Deere Financial, Tractor Repairs/Parts 633.54 Johnson Propane, Inc., General Supplies 36.00 Jones School Supply Company, Drama Awards 114.66 Krager, Kendra, Reimburse Student Expenses 86.40 Lexia Learning Systems LLC, Instructional Supplies 2,000.00 Lund, Susan, Reimbursement 7.00 Mackin Educational Resources, Instructional Supplies 56.24 Malcomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Paint & Hardware, Maint. Supplies 735.12 Maple Valley/Anthon Oto CSD, Tuition/Entry Fees 14,225.38 Mapleton Rooter, Purchased Services 126.00 Matheson Tri Gas, Inc., General Supplies 33.15

MBW Products LLC, Contracted Service 649.96 Menards, General Supplies 82.20 MidAmerican Energy, Electricity & Nat. Gas 6,269.66 Mile 2 Tire & Lube, Tires & Repairs 20.00 Mumm Soft Water, Supplies 7.00 New Opportunities, Contracted Services 2,250.00 Nolte, Cornman & Johnson P.C., Auditing 3,720.00 Northwest AEA, Copies/ Regist./Gen. Supplies 700.00 Odebolt-Arthur Comm. School, Misc. Reimbursements 20,586.64 Oriental Trading, General Supplies 80.95 Pick, Jeana, Contracted Service 300.00 Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency, Duplicating/Printing 254.16 Pronto-Phillips 66, General Supplies 4,253.11 Quill Corporation, General Supplies 173.34 Rayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mid-Bell Music, Music Supplies 26.52 Reis Auto Parts and Service, Bus/Auto Service 18,067.97 River Valley Community Schools, Entry Fees 23,653.56 Rutten Vacuum Center, Maint. Supplies 549.95 Schaller-Crestland CSD, Contracted Service 3,379.08 Schiernbeck, Wanda, Reimbursement 43.00 Schleswig Community Schools, Reimbursement 3,379.08 Selections, General Supplies 45.95 Shopko Stores Operating Co. LLC, Miscellaneous Supplies 67.11 Smith Construction, Contracted Service 1,035.00 Something Unique, General Supplies 450.00 Timberline Billing Service LLC, Contracted Service 210.38 United States Cellular, Cellular Phone Service 59.08 University of South Dakota, Registration/Entry Fees 150.00 Vetter Equipment Co., Mower Parts 264.58 Western Iowa Tech Community Co., Contracted Services 8,050.00 Fund Total $148,400.45 DONATION/FUNDRAISING FUND #21: Dollar General Charge Sales, Miscellaneous Supplies $11.00 Ida Grove Cenex/HASH Inc., General Supplies 79.90 Mackin Educational Resources, Instructional Supplies 158.01 Neal Moeller Nature Center, Admission 40.00 Fund Total $288.91 ACTIVITY FUND #21: Allen, Larry, OfďŹ cial/ Reimbursement $541.20 Americinn of Grimes, Lodging 239.68 Arkfeld, Brian, Athletic OfďŹ cial 330.00 Arkfeld, Mark, Athletic OfďŹ cial 435.00 Arkfeld, Nate, Athletic OfďŹ cial 105.00 BC-IG Athletic Boosters/ Falcon Box, Reimbursement 150.00 BC-IG CSD Kathy Leonard, Custodian, Petty Cash 10.66 Beelner Service Inc., Sprinkler Service 96.52 Behr, Kory , Sports OfďŹ cial 110.00 Best of Barbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catering, LLC, Catering 1,567.50 BMO Harris Mastercard, District Supplies 5,536.72 Bode, Brian, Athletic OfďŹ cial 330.00 Brighton, Mark, Softball OfďŹ cial 105.00 Carroll Golf & Country Club, Golf Course Fees 60.00 Daktronics, Inc., Scoreboards 13,025.00 Danner, Todd, Athletic OfďŹ cial 220.00 Decker Sporting Goods, Athletic Equipment 91.00 Denison High School, Entry Fee 60.00 Dramatic Publishing, Scripts 435.64 Ebert, Steve, Athletic OfďŹ cial 210.00 Fancy Threads, Athletic Clothing 1,171.84 Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., Maint. Supplies 142.95 Fjerstad, Clayton, Athletic OfďŹ cial 105.00 Fleming, Leann, Ahtletic OfďŹ cial 105.00 Flower Shoppe, The, General Supplies 105.00 GrafďŹ x Inc., Silk Screen Shirts for Resale 33.90 Harris, Mark, OfďŹ cial 110.00 Hughes, Tim, Athletic

OfďŹ cial 220.00 Ida Grove Cenex/HASH Inc., General Supplies 87.93 Ida Grove Food Pride, General & Food Supplies 869.99 IGHSAU, Dues/Tournament Gate Receipts 100.00 Jamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;n Audio Services, DJ 300.00 Johnson Propane, Inc., General Supplies 40.00 Knapp, Brian, Athletic OfďŹ cial 105.00 Koenigs, Joe, Athletic OfďŹ cial 105.00 Lansmeer Golf Club, Golf Course-Athletics 60.00 Lewis, Jason, Athletic OfďŹ cial 105.00 Lindberg, Tiffany, Reimburse 53.38 Malcomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Paint & Hardware, Maint. Supplies 608.91 Martin Brothers, Food Supplies 853.67 Mauritz, Benjamin, Reimbursement 50.00 Meadows Country Club, The, Golf Course Fees 60.00 Menards, General Supplies 7.36 Meyer, Charlie, Athletic OfďŹ cial 420.00 Meyer, Jonathan, Athletic OfďŹ cial 420.00 Michaelsen Trucking LLC, Contracted Services 668.33 Mile 2 Tire & Lube, Tires & Repairs 256.00 Miller, Lannie, Athletic OfďŹ cial 105.00 Mittag, Tessa, Teacher Reimbursement 12.01 Mumm Soft Water, Supplies 42.00 O Thirty-Two Design Group, Spirit Shirts 381.50 Parrott, Kelsey, Speaker 100.00 Pedersen, Les, Athletic OfďŹ cial 210.00 Pepsi-Cola, Pop 264.84 Ploeger, Lance, Athletic OfďŹ cial 105.00 Poston, Dan, Sports OfďŹ cial 220.00 Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency, Duplicating/Printing 56.60 Quandt, Mckenna, Choreography 540.00 Rasmussen, Donna, Reimbursement 31.31 Rayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mid-Bell Music, Music Supplies 19.85 Roland-Story Community School, Entry Fees 60.00 Schaefer, Mark, Athletic OfďŹ cial 105.00 Selections, General Supplies 387.97 Shopko Stores Operating Co. LLC, Miscellaneous Supplies 146.32 Snyder, Russ, Athletic OfďŹ cial 330.00 Spiers, Ray, Athletic OfďŹ cial 330.00 Thompson, Grant, Athletic OfďŹ cial 110.00 Tiefenthaler Quality Meats, Meat and Supplies 159.88 Wendl, Madison, Choreography 540.00 Wickstrom, Stan, Athletic OfďŹ cial 105.00 Wilcke, Cindy, Reimbursement 278.75 Willow Vale Golf Course, Course Fees 10.00 Fund Total $35,474.21 SAVE FUND #33: Danner Lawnscapes, Inc., Contracted Service $5,390.00 Knovaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Carpets, Inc., Contracted Service 2,071.62 Menards, General Supplies 274.89 Fund Total 7,736.51 PPEL FUND #36: Haila Architecture Structure, Architectural Services $8,089.27 Iowa Athletic Construction Company, Contracted Service 9,802.50 Fund Total $17,891.77 Nutrition Fund #61 BC-IG C.S.D.- General Fund, Hot Lunch Payroll Expense $13,611.28 Hiland Dairy, Dairy Products-Nutrition 2,179.47 Iowa State University, Meeting Registration 75.00 Keck, Inc., Storage Fees/ Commodities 1,995.69 Martin Brothers, Food Supplies 8,475.76 Mumm Soft Water, Supplies 42.25 Rogers Pest Control LLC, Contracted Service 123.00 Sara Lee Bakery Group/ Earthgrains, Hot Lunch Bread Products 774.37 Fund Total $27,276.82 GRAND TOTAL ALL FUNDS $237,068.67 MARCH PAYROLL Wages $413,672.97 FICA 25,394.62 Medicare 5,939.05 IPERS 36,821.54 Insurance 43,854.88 TOTAL PAYROLL $525,683.06

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED ACTION TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS TO ENTER INTO A LOAN AND DISBURSEMENT AGREEMENT IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $238,000 (SEWER REVENUE) The City Council of the City of Galva, Iowa, will meet on June 12, 2017, at City Hall, in the City, at 5 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock p.m., for the purpose of instituting proceedings and taking action to enter into a loan and disbursement agreement (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Agreementâ&#x20AC;?) and to borrow money thereunder in a principal amount not to exceed $238,000, for the purpose of paying the cost, to that extent, of planning, designing and constructing improvements and extensions to the Municipal Sanitary Sewer System (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Utilityâ&#x20AC;?). The Agreement will not constitute a general obligation of the City, nor will it be payable in any manner by taxation but, together with any additional obligations of the City as may be hereafter issued and outstanding from time to time ranking on a parity therewith, will be payable solely and only from the Net Revenues of the Utility of the City. At the aforementioned time and place, oral or written objections may be ďŹ led or made to the proposal to enter into the Agreement. After receiving objections, the City may determine to enter into the Agreement, in which case, the decision will be ďŹ nal unless appealed to the District Court within ďŹ fteen (15) days thereafter. By order of the City Council of the City of Galva, Iowa. Anita Brandt City Clerk/Treasurer

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NOTICE OF U.S. MARSHALâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE C-17-4001 Public notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a writ of execution (or Fieri Facias), dated April 20th, 2017, issued out of the United States District Court, for the Northern District of Iowa, on a judgment rendered in said Court, on the 11th day of April, 2017, in favor of the United States of America and against Brian Jay Mason, I have, on this 10th day of May, 2017, levied upon the following described real estate, situated in the County of Ida and State of Iowa, to wit: THE SOUTH 60 FEET OF THE NORTH HALF (NÂ˝) OF LOT FIVE(5), BLOCK TWENTYTWO(22), SECOND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BATTLE CREEK, IDA COUNTY, IOWA. I will, accordingly, offer said real estate for sale, at public auction to the highest and best bidder, for cash or certiďŹ ed check, on the 14th day of June, 2017, at 11:00 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock a.m., at the front door of the Ida County Courthouse, Ida Grove, Iowa. Said sale shall be subject to any unpaid real property taxes or special assessments. Dated, this 21st day of April, 2017. Kathryn M. Hayden Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney Assistant United States Attorney 600 4th Street, Suite 670 Sioux City, IA 51101 712-255-6011 KENNETH J. RUNDE, United States Marshal NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA

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MAY 9, 2017 BATTLE CREEK, IA The Battle Creek City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. at the Community Hall. Mayor Holmes presided over the meeting. Council members present were: Jill Wingert, Todd Riessen, Judy Schau, Myra Meek, and Dan Hedberg. Mayor Holmes called the meeting to order. Motion by Schau, seconded by Wingert to approve the agenda and minutes. Motion carried unanimously. Chris Dodd with Evertek inquired about putting an antenna for wireless internet on the water tower. The council will pursue a contract with Evertek and speciďŹ cs, such as monthly rent, will be worked out. Another written request from Bob Bendixen with Xtreamair LLC was presented regarding an antenna on the water tower and the council requested he attend a meeting to discuss further. Nathan Horstman was present to discuss his plans for a building he wishes to construct. Sheriff Wade Harriman reported on the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department. A lengthy discussion was held regarding a concern of the use of golf carts and ATVs in town. A committee consisting of Todd Riessen, Judy Schau and Myra Meek will research this issue further to decide if an ordinance will be

drafted to address these concerns and what it may consist of. Discussion tabled to next monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting. Craig Young is awaiting an estimate on proposed street work. Jary Vermeys, part-time maintenance, will begin later this month. Dirt work has started for the move of the BC city sign on the west side of town. The council directed the clerk to invite someone from the Playground/ Shelterhouse committee to attend the June meeting to present their proposed plan for the basketball court. Motion by Wingert, seconded by Riessen to approve the cigarette/tobacco license renewal for Sparkyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Hedberg, seconded by Meek to approve the bills and reports. Motion carried unanimously. Wingert moved to adjourn at 9:09 p.m.. Riessen seconded and motion carried unanimously. Diane Lansink, City Clerk/Treasurer Lloyd Holmes, Mayor CLAIMS: 4/13/2017 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5/10/2017: Barco, supplies $252.26; Bomgaars, supplies $219.69; Council Bluffs Online, hosting $90; EFTPS, taxes $1,987.20; Feld Fire, supplies $1,690; First Coop, TIF Rebate $8,857.14; Frontier, utilities $968.73; HACH, supplies $264.34; Hallett Materials, supplies $144.96;

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From the Ida County Sheriff ’s Log Thursday, May 4 Of icers received 23 calls for service. Among the calls were six traf ic stops and one 911 transfer. 8:10 a.m.: Health and safety check 11:22 a.m.: Controlled burn at 170th Street/Eagle Avenue 1:27 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 1:45 p.m.: Report of property found in the 500 block of Highway 175 1:55 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 1:57 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 3:10 p.m.: Falls/back injuries in the 100 block of Third Avenue 4:10 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 5:11 p.m.: Controlled burn in the 2700 block of Carriage Avenue 8:04 p.m.: Reckless driving, speeding in the 400 block of Moorehead Avenue 8:25 p.m.: Unlocked a vehicle in the 500 block of Main Street 8:32 p.m.: Reckless driving, speeding in the 5100 block of 265th Street 8:56 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 9:54 p.m.: Assisted another agency at Highway 31/Story Avenue 10:07 p.m.: Suspicious person/activity at LaJune Avenue/Highway 175 11:22 p.m.: Accident involving an animal at Keystone Avenue/Highway 20 Friday, May 5 Of icers received 26 calls for service. Among the calls were 12 traf ic stops. 4:59 a.m.: Falls/back injuries in the 400 block of Pin Oak Drive 7:58 a.m.: Controlled burn in the 3300 block of Keystone Avenue 8:39 a.m.: Controlled burn in the 100 block of Westar Court 10:33 a.m.: Extra attention requested 2:07 p.m.: Noise complaint in the 400 block of Burns Street 3:20 p.m.: Report of theft/ shoplifting in the 200 block of Oak Grove Drive 5:49 p.m.: Warrant check in the 5900 block of 260th Street 6:19 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 300 block of Burns Street 6:24 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 200 block of Taylor Street 8 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 1000 block of Industrial Park 8:38 p.m.: Driving with license suspended/revoked in the 300 block of Railroad Street 10:01 p.m.: Warrant check in the 500 block of Maple Street 10:32 p.m.: Warrant check in the 400 block of Minnesota Street 11:53 p.m.: Suspicious person/activity in the 700 block of Second Street Saturday, May 6 Of icers received 29 calls for service. Among the calls were 20 traf ic stops and one 911 transfer. 12 a.m.: Warrant served at the courthouse 7:58 a.m.: Animal complaint in the 600 block of 159th Street 9:24 a.m.: Controlled burn at 140th Street/Highway 20 10:41 a.m.: Unlocked a vehi-

cle in the 5500 block of 210th Street 11:45 a.m.: Unlocked a vehicle in the 400 block of Moorehead Avenue 5:05 p.m.: Controlled burn in the 5300 block of 110th Street 7:52 p.m.: Health and safety check 11:12 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer Sunday, May 7 Of icers received 18 calls for service. Among the calls were ten traf ic stops. 2:12 a.m.: Assisted a motorist at 115th Street/Highway 31 1:19 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 2:01 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 3:48 p.m.: Controlled burn in the 5700 block of 320th Street 5:11 p.m.: Report of harassment/threats in the 200 block of Oak Grove Drive 6:20 p.m.: Civil dispute, non-family, in the 300 block of Davenport Street 7:10 p.m.: Animal complaint in the 200 block of Court Street 10:12 p.m.: Welfare check Monday, May 8 Of icers received 20 calls for service. Among the calls were four traf ic stops and one 911 transfer. 1:22 a.m.: Assisted a motorist in the 5600 block of Highway 175 6:35 a.m.: Emergency transport 7:57 a.m.: Vandalism in the 200 block of Buena Vista Street 9:26 a.m.: Suspicious person/activity in the 200 block of Oak Grove Drive 11:14 a.m.: Animal complaint in the 200 block of Moorehead Avenue 2:48 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 2:52 p.m.: Jail activity 3:25 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 5900 block of 260th Street 5:23 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 6:14 p.m.: Call to talk to an of icer 6:42 p.m.: Vandalism reported in the 300 block of Kofmehl Drive 8:43 p.m.: Animal complaint at 240th Street/Market Avenue 8:48 p.m.: Report of theft/ shoplifting in the 100 block of Main Street 9:30 p.m.: Suspicious person/actvity in the 200 block of Jasper Avenue 9:44 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 5900 block of 260th Street Tuesday, May 9 Of icers received 17 calls for service. Among the calls were four traf ic stops. 12:04 a.m.: Noise complaint in the 400 block of Moorehead Avenue 9:18 a.m.: Accident resulting in property damage in the 200 block of Moorehead Avenue 11:37 a.m.: Falls/back injuries in the 700 block of Circle Drive 12:45 p.m.: Assisted an outside agency in the 400 block of Lubeck Street 1:02 p.m.: Emergency transport 2:26 p.m.: Sex offenses reported in the 400 block of Seventh Street 4:34 p.m.: Accident resulting in property damage in the 500 block of Maple Street 4:46 p.m.: Assisted an out-

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Safety check: The Holstein Kiwanis Club held a bike rodeo for Galva-Holstein second graders May 9. Here, a long line of bikers waits for Kiwanis member Dick Brosamle, far right, to inspect their bikes for any safety issues. The rodeo included an obstacle course that tested the youngsters’ bike handling skills.

Arthur council approves u lity rate increases The Arthur City Council approved water and sewer rate increases during its meeting May 1. Following discussion, the council voted to raise the base rate for water to $14.25 and the next 1,000 gallons to $6.50. The council also approved increasing the sewer rate 3 percent. Lagoon project engineer Kelly Evans talked about the punch list for the project and noted that King Construction has to install the fence and do seeding. Evans also talked about pay request number seven and a certi icate of substantial completion. Both items were approved. Council member Chris Schuett reported the ire department has a new member to be approved by the council at the next meeting. Ida County Sheriff Wade Harriman talked about recent happenings in the county. He also talked about the need for a budget amendment for the sheriff’s budget. Arthur librarian Pat Bell talked about the recent fund-

raiser the library held and told the council it was successful. Following discussion, the council approved the 2016-17 budget amendment showing $645,884 for the lagoon project and $1,300 for the sheriff’s amendment. The city received two applications from the recent advertisement. Following discussion, the council approved hiring Leland Anderson for $10 per hour to do the mowing and other jobs as needed. The cigarette permit application for Sparky’s One Stop was approved. Maintenance supervisor Paul Arbegast will order seven-ton limit signs and get them installed. It was decided to send a nuisance mowing letter to a homeowner stating the property needs to be mowed or the city will mow it and assess the cost against the property for $50 per time. In his maintenance report, Arbegast reported he took down snow fence, worked at the dump burning leaves and pushing up the debris; repaired

the mower and sharpened the blades; mowed city properties; turned the water on at the ball park; put up the batting cage with assistance from Gary Streck, Mayor Randy Fineran and council member Kristi Rosemeyer. Arbegast noted that all the supplies were purchased for the upcoming season at the ballpark. He thanked council members Gann and Chase for reading meters; he also worked on installing the new software. Mayor Fineran thanked Gann, Chase and Rosemeyer for their assistance reading meters and getting the ball park ready for the season. Three building permit applications were approved as follows: Keith Fineran had two versions to either build a new shed or bring one in and Martin Crain applied to install a chain link fence to keep their dog in. In other business, the council discussed the small city workshop hosted by the Iowa League of Cities on June 1 in Aurelia and delinquent accounts.

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Wow Wow!! Have you searched for a serene acreage setting, but still want to enjoy the amenities of living in the city? This beautiful acreage offers you just that! This older style 2 story, 3 Bedroom home is located on approx. 4 1/2 acres within Ida Grove city limits and features nostalgic wood frame and shingles. With heat and natural gas, it has those up-to-date comforts while still offering a charming vintage feel. Included with the sale is a Morton Building with a concrete floor and two sliding doors for additional storage or rental income potential. Whether you want to build a new home, redo an old landmark, or rent out the acreage; this acreage offers several possibilities. Properties of this style with these features are nearly impossible to find, and this property has it. So if you’ve been looking for elbow room, you’ve found it here! To view the property contact Brock Auction at 712-548-4634.

If you want to buy or sell Agricultural property of any kind, Brock Auction Co. Inc. & Bruce R. Brock Real Estate will be glad to sit with you for a confidential, no obligation consultation. See for yourself why the professionals at Brock Auction sell 10's of millions of dollars worth of Real Estate every year for customers & clients just like you. Put the Brock Team to work for you! If you would like more info on this property or any others we have, or if you are considering selling property, we have a nationwide network of investors & buyers looking for property of all kinds. Contact Brock Auction Company, Inc. or Auction Realty of America & we will be glad to help you.

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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

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Help lp W Want nted HELP WANTED: Heartland Area Education Agency has a year-round regional administrative assistant position available immediately based in our Carroll office. More information & to apply: www.heartlandaea.org. 20-1t/cra(INCN)* HELP WANTED: Class A CDL drivers/tankers. Great pay, home weekends & benefits! Potential of $60,000plus per year! Contact Tony 608-935-0915, ext. 16. www.qlf. com. 20-1t/cra(INCN)* HELP WANTED: Bartender. Experience a plus, but will train. Flexible hours. Must be 21 & a TAKE-CHARGE PERSON. Hillside. Days/ nights. Pick up application at Sportsman, or see Randy. Call 712-371-2449. 15-tfc/cra HELP WANTED: Full-time & part-time construction laborers wanted. Experience in concrete & carpentry preferred but not required. To apply, call Shawn at 712-898-0976. 19-2t/cra HELP WANTED: Sales. $25-$45K. Independent contractor/renew existing advertising accounts. Experience unnecessary. Dependable car for some overnight travel. FT career opportunity or PT semiretired for extra income. 515276-4010 20-1t/cra(INCN)* HELP WANTED: Stubbs Memorial Library is looking for an assistant/ children’s librarian. 9-12 hours a week. Flexible schedule. Work hours will include some Saturdays. Please send resume & references by May 24 to Stubbs Memorial Library, P.O. Box 290, Holstein, IA 51025. Stubbs Memorial Library is an EOE. 20-1t/cra HELP WANTED: The City of Ida Grove is seeking an energetic individual for a full-time City Clerk. The ideal candidate must have outstanding customer service skills & also be a team player. The City of Ida Grove would prefer a minimum of 2-years experience in accounting, office practices & procedures. This position will work with the City Administrator & Deputy City Administrator on the billing, accounting & functional operations of City Hall. The position is 40-hours per week & has excellent benefits. Applications & complete job description for this position may be obtained at City Hall, 403 Third St., Ida Grove, IA, 51445, or send resume to idagrove3@ netllc.net. Applications are due May 19, 2017. EOE. 19-2t/cra POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa is seeking a fulltime second shift Laboratory MLS/MLT. The candidate must meet CLIA requirements. Parttime receptionist needed at Horn Physicians Clinic in Ida Grove. Health insurance benefits available for both positions. Apply by May 19 online at 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. EOE. 19-2t/cra

OPERATIONS ASSISTANT: Oberg Freight Company is looking for an individual with operational experience in dispatching or load planning. This position will focus primarily in the operations group performing various roles as needed, along with occasional exposure to the Safety Department. A Class A CDL & knowledge of hours of service is beneficial. Qualified candidates, send resume to dan@obergfreight.com. Oberg Freight Company, Fort Dodge, IA. 888-739-5220, ext. 5, or 515955-3592, ext. 5. 20-1t/cra* POSITIONS AVAILABLE: Horn Physicians Clinic needs fulltime LPN or Certified Medical Assistant and full-time Clinic Nurse Supervisor. Licensure required. Previous medical clinic experience preferred. Health insurance benefit available for both positions. Apply by May 28 either in person or on our web site 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. EOE. 20-2t/cra HELP WANTED: Part-time maintenance person needed. Summary: Organized, experienced, knowledgable maintenance person/handyman needed for ground-level senior apartment community. Duties of job but not limited to: painting, caulking, cleaning vacant units, carpet cleaning, carpentry, perform minor repairs & adjustments to mechanical & electrical systems, preventative maintenance, overseeing contracted exterior lawn care & snow removal. Requirements: Minimum of five (5) years skilled labor experience in construction trades, flexible hours, basic knowledge of mechanical & electrical systems, lift & carry up to 50 lbs., walk, stand, climb, kneel, reach, crawl, push, pull, & twist routinely, high school diploma or equivalent, valid driver’s license, complete experience survey, background study & furnish own transportation & small hand tools. Please forward resume to caryn@kccompaniesinc.com. 20-1t/cra 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. 800-991-7006. 20-2t/cra HELP WANTED: Johnson Propane is looking for help with its cylinders’ production, 40 hrs. a week. Apply in person at office in Battle Creek, Iowa. 19-tfc/cra HIRING: Evening custodian. Holstein High School-Elem. Building. 40 hours/week. EOE. Full benefits. Start 6/1. Contact 712-3684353. 19-2t/cra

Motor Vehicles Vehi les FOR SALE: 2009 Chevy HHR with 178K highway miles, $3,000 OBO. Also, 2003 Grand Am GT, with 123K miles, $1,800 OBO. Call 712-369-2028. 20-1t/cra*

Woodbury County Cattlemen’s Association Annual Bucket Calf Show

The Woodbury County Cattlemen’s Association is once again sponsoring the Bucket Calf Show to be held at the Woodbury County Fair August 2nd through the 6th in Moville. Exhibitors must have completed Kindergarten through 4th Grade (Transitional Kindergarten or 4 year old Preschool is included at the parent’s discretion). To be eligible to show, entry forms must be completed and returned to Andrea Parker by June 1st. Entry forms are available at the Anthon Vet office, Heritage Bank in Anthon or by contacting Andrea Parker at 712-8800476 or by email at woodburycc@hotmail.com. You can also “like” the WCCA Bucket Calf Program on Facebook for news, due dates, upcoming events, questions and/or comments.

Card d of Thanks nks THANK YOU: Many thanks to the gentleman who gave me a ride from my broken down car to Adams Motors. And to all the people who passed me by as I sat on the road exhausted, well, you know what I think. A.M. Friedrichsen, M.D. 20-1t/cra THANK YOU: Holstein Good Samaritan Auxiliary would like to thank all who supported our Mother’s Day basket fund-raiser. The money raised buys Christmas gifts for the residents at Good Samaritan & gives a Christmas party for the residents. We appreciate your support. 20-1t/cra THANK YOU: The City of Ida Grove would like to thank Roger Frank & Crop Production Services for their donation of fertilizer & herbicide to help maintain the ball fields for this summer season. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. The City of Ida Grove 20-1t/cra

THANK YOU: I would like to thank my family for the surprise birthday party. God has blessed me with the best family in the world; I love you all very much. I would also like to thank everyone who stopped to wish me a happy birthday. God bless you all. Love, Jake 20-1t/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. 712-368-2611 or 712-830-9032. 19-5t/crags

For Rent FOR RENT: Looking for space to rent? Party, meeting, celebration, birthday coming up soon? Call us at the Ida Grove Golf Club. We will make you feel right at home. Our castle is your castle! Call Mike or Jan at 712-364-2320. 19-tfc/cra VACATION RENTAL: Located at the top of the historic swinging bridge in Iowa Falls. Completely renovated threebedroom, 1-½ bath home with all-new stainless steel appliances, washer, dryer, Dish TV & internet. Quiet location with 180-degree view of the Iowa River, swinging bridge & park. Within walking distance of library, downtown Iowa Falls & fitness center. Contact 515-6811458 for availability. 20-2t/cra* ATTENTION NEW TENANTS: First month free with one-year lease (for new tenants). Groundfloor apartments available. Ida Grove Apartments. Ph. 712364-2571. 20-1t/cra

FOR RENT: In Ida Grove. One-bedroom apartments. No smoking & no pets. Contact Bev at 712-3712367. 9-tfc/cra HOMES FOR RENT: Three-bedroom in Ida Grove, $600/mo. Two-bedroom in Holstein, $550/mo. Twobedroom in Galva, $450/mo. Appliances provided. No pets or smoking. Call 712-790-1887 or 712-592-9735. 11-tfc/cra FOR RENT: Arthur apartments. One- & twobedroom. Ph. 712-830-3211. 17-4t/cra

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NOTICE: The Upper Cut Salon in Holstein will be resuming regular business hours, beginning Wednesday, June 7. I’m so grateful for the turn of events regarding Randy’s opportunity to receive the Gift of Life. Your prayers, cards, visits & gifts meant a great deal to both of us & our family. I’d also like to thank my fellow hairdressers for serving my clients! They all look marvelous! For appointments, please phone my home 712368-2562. I look forward to resuming the good life again! Pam Carpenter 20-1t/cra NOTICE: Call today to get your A/C & water heater cleaned & checked. Call Propane Hank @ 712-3654740. www.propanehank.com. 17-tfc/cra NOTICE: Get out, have some fun & get some fresh air. We would like you to join the Ida Grove Golf Club. You can join as a family, single, social or a student membership. We would love to see you on the course & in the clubhouse! 19-tfc/cra NOTICE: A public test of voting equipment for the June 27, 2017, OA-BCIG Reorganization Special Election will be held on Thursday, May 25, 2017, at 9 a.m., in the Supervisors’ Meeting Room at the Ida County Courthouse in Ida Grove. 20-1t/cra

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Ida County Courier

O-A/BC-IG reorganization community meeting review by Superintendent Terry Kenealy The following is a summary of the items discussed, questions that were asked and information that was provided at the community meeting on reorganization that was held in Odebolt on May 3. Approximately 20 patrons were in attendance. The community meeting scheduled in Ida Grove on May 10 was canceled as no patrons were in attendance. Board members present: O-A board: Joey Hoe ling, Stacy Raasch and Brad Lundell. BC-IG board: Stephanie Konradi, Tony Bennett and Jeff Rasmussen. Administrators present: Doug Mogensen, Patrick Miller, Kathy Leonard and Kenealy. Superintendent Kenealy opened the meeting by welcoming everyone and thanking them for being there. In addition Kenealy explained the format for the meeting, discussed the various documents that were available to the patrons at the meeting and also available to be reviewed at the school district website homepage at www. oabcig.org by going to the menu of items on the left side of the homepage and clicking on the tab titled “Reorganization Information,” which takes you to a page that has all of the documents for review by patrons at any time. The purpose of the meeting was to have a conversation to provide the patrons with information and hopefully some answers to their questions. The meeting was also designed to provide the patrons with the opportunity to share their thoughts, ideas or concerns. The focus was on the ‘reality’ that we face today in our school districts and to attempt to answer any questions and address various related issues to the question of reorganization. The ‘reality’ of what we face today: •There will be a special election on June 27 on the question of reorganization. •The petition for reorganization was driven by patrons of the communities. •Each school board approved a resolution in support of the petition for reorganization on April 10. •The petition language is the same as the one last September. •The petition: •identi ies that the name of the district would be the Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District, •the land to be included in the new district would be that historical land of the previous two school districts as amended by the AEA boards, •the manner of selecting a new board would be a seven member board of directors with six members selected from director districts that would be drawn to include an equal number of residents in each district based on the most recent census and one director selected as an atlarge director who could live anywhere in the new district with all seven directors elected by all of the patrons of the district, •all assets and liabilities of the two districts would be combined. How are the results of the

special election decided? The special election on the petition for reorganization requires a simple majority of voters (50 percent plus one) to vote in favor of the question in each school district in order for reorganization to be approved. Does reorganization increase our property taxes? •The petition for reorganization, if approved, does not increase your property taxes. Overall property tax levies are based on the state aid formula for school districts, property valuation luctuations and the tax requests of other local government entities. (See the document summarizing the property tax levies for both districts over the past 14-20 years that is available at the meeting and is also available on the website.) •In fact since whole grade sharing began the property tax levy for Odebolt-Arthur has dropped from $13.83977 per each thousand dollars of property value in iscal year 2010 to $12.31358 per each thousand dollars of property value in iscal year 2017 or a drop of $1.52619 over the past eight iscal years. •During that same time period the Battle Creek-Ida Grove property tax levy has dropped from $13.75399 per each thousand dollars of property value in iscal year 2010 to $12.31476 per each thousand dollars of property value in iscal year 2017 or a drop of $1.43923 over the past eight iscal years. If the petition for reorganization is approved does that mean that general obligation bonds will be levied to upgrade facilities and increase our property taxes? •The petition, if approved, does not mandate that general obligation bonds be issued to address facility needs. •General obligation bonds to fund long-term debt for facility improvements can only be issued following a separate vote of the patrons of a school district. •In order to approve the issuance of general obligation bonds there would have to be a totally separate ballot issue that would require a supermajority (60 percent plus one) positive vote of the patrons to approve the issuance of general obligation bonds. That is not part of the petition for reorganization and that question is not on the special election ballot on June 27. •No matter what happens with the special election on June 27 everything stays the same for the 2017-18 school year. •Odebolt-Arthur and Battle Creek-Ida Grove will continue to two-way whole grade share for the 2017-18 school year with students in grades six through eight attending O-A/ BC-IG Middle School in Odebolt and students in grades nine-12 attending O-A/BCIG High School in Ida Grove. Each district would continue to maintain its own PK- ifth grade elementary schools. •If the petition for reorganization is approved the new school district would of icially begin to exist on July 1, 2018. •If the petition is approved the grade level con igurations and programming by building would remain the same.

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The O-A/BC-IG High School for grades nine-12 would remain in Ida Grove, the O-A/ BC-IG Middle School for grades sixth through eighth would remain in Odebolt and there would continue to be PK- ifth elementary schools in Odebolt and in Ida Grove. •Following the special election, if the petition is approved, the two school boards would be required to create and of icially organize the initial school board of the new school district within 45 days of the election. •In accordance with Iowa Code the Odebolt-Arthur Board of Directors would select two board members to serve on the initial board and the Battle Creek-Ida Grove Board of Directors would select four board members to serve on the initial board. The six members of the initial board would then work to select the seventh member of the initial board unanimously. If the initial board cannot agree on a seventh member than a special election would be held to ill the position. •The initial board would make all decisions related to the new district once it has been organized including creating the six single member director districts for the new board. Those director district boundaries then must be approved by the Iowa Secretary of State’s Of ice. •The irst election of members to the new board would be held in conjunction with the 2019 election cycle for school board members. The new board would determine which positions would be up for election in 2019 and which positions would be up for election in 2021. •The initial board would make all decisions related to the 2018-19 school year, budget, staf ing, purchasing, facilities, etc. If the petition for reorganization is not approved what happens? •For one year the OdeboltArthur Community School District and the Battle CreekIda Grove Community School District would continue to two-way whole grade share for the 2017-18 school year just like the two districts have for the past eight school years with students in grades nine-12 attending O-A/BCIG High School in Ida Grove and students in grades six through eight attending O-A/ BC-IG Middle School in Odebolt. Each school district would maintain its own PK ive elementary school. •Beginning with the 201819 school year things would change. The Odebolt-Arthur Board of Directors and the Battle Creek-Ida Grove Board of Directors approved a new whole grade sharing agreement that was inalized in December 2016. In accordance with that agreement the two districts would begin a one-way whole grade sharing arrangement with the start of the 2018-19 school year. Under that agreement all students in grades nine12 would attend O-A/BC-IG High School in Ida Grove. Beginning with the 2018-19 school year each school district would be responsible to provide programming for its own PK-eight grade students. This would cause major changes in both districts academically and inancially.

What impact would a rejection of reorganization have on each school district? •The Odebolt-Arthur School District would need to continue to make budget reductions of approximately 5 percent per year in order to maintain iscal viability which would amount to just over $1 million over the next four years. •The additional budget cuts for Odebolt-Arthur would require a signi icant reduction in programs and staf ing. It would become dif icult for the district to maintain a positive unspent authorized budget balance as required by the state and maintain all required accredited programs and properly licensed staff members. •During the fall of 2016 following the failure of the vote for reorganization in September and the action taken by the Battle Creek-Ida Grove Board of Directors to terminate the whole grade sharing agreement 59 individual student open enrollment forms were submitted to the Battle Creek-Ida Grove School District by parents from the Odebolt-Arthur School District. If the vote in June fails to be approved it is possible that some families may choose to open enroll to Battle Creek-Ida Grove or other school districts. If 35 students open enroll out of Odebolt-Arthur at a rate of approximately $6,500 per student that would cost the Odebolt-Arthur School District approximately $227,000 for those students each year that they are leaving the district to attend school somewhere else. •The Battle Creek-Ida Grove School District would not be as impacted inancially, however the district would have major issues in inding space to accommodate the sixth through eighth grade students who would now be attending school in Ida Grove. Currently there is no space for those students in the BC-IG facilities. •The ability to offer a wide range of academic options would be reduced as the district would need to work to address the academic program needs of the sixth through eighth grade students without increasing staff. •Academically staying together as a reorganized school district provides the opportunity to maintain the academic programs we have now. It would make sense to keep things moving forward when O-A/BC-IG High School was recently ranked the 18th best high school in the State of Iowa. What impact does State Supplemental Aid have on each school district’s general fund? •The major funding factor in a school district’s General Fund is the amount of State Supplemental Aid they receive from the State of Iowa. The last eight years the increase in the SSA amount has averaged less than 2 percent each year and it is set to increase 1.11 percent for next iscal year. As a result each school district was forced to reduce their general fund budgets by a minimum of 3 percent to maintain iscal stability. If the SSA amount continues to increase at a very slow pace,

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which is more than likely, our two school districts will continue to be forced to make budget reductions. •The State of Iowa by Code requires each school district to maintain a positive unspent authorized budget authority balance. if a school district goes negative in unspent budget authority it must meet with the state’s School Budget Review Committee (SBRC) and submit a plan of correction that will get the district back into positive numbers. Failing to achieve and maintain a positive unspent budget authority balance would force the School Budget Review Committee to close a school. When we talk about maintaining iscal stability or iscal viability we are primarily focused on the unspent authorized budget authority balance for each school district. •Becoming a reorganized school district would provide iscal stability for the school district and provide the inancial foundation for the district to survive the tough times that are ahead. •Based on the current inancial projections for Odebolt-Arthur, if the vote for reorganization fails and if a number of families open enroll in a similar fashion to what we encountered last fall the district would be facing a negative unspent authorized budget balance in two years. What kind of incentives are there to reorganize from the State of Iowa? •The State of Iowa provides one basic incentive for a newly reorganized school district. The uniform levy helps determine the general fund property tax revenue each iscal year for each school district as part of the school funding formula. The uniform levy is $5.40 per each thousand dollars of property value. When two school districts reorganize the uniform levy is lowered by $1 to $4.40 the irst iscal year as a reorganized district, the uniform levy increases to $4.90 the second iscal year, it increases to $5.15 the third iscal year and returns to $5.40 the fourth iscal year. The State of Iowa makes up the difference from the lost property tax revenue with additional State Supplemental Aid for each of those three iscal years. What is the mission of the joint facilities study committee? •Each school board approved the creation of a joint facilities study committee to develop a master facility plan for each school district that will also serve a newly reorganized school district. •The school districts in November hired HAILA ASP, Ltd Architects out of Ames, Iowa to work with the committee in putting together a master plan. •Plans are being developed for both the Odebolt-Arthur building in Odebolt and the high school building in Ida Grove. •The plans will have several options that could be utilized by the school districts separately or by the school districts as a reorganized district. •The primary focus of the Joint Facilities Master Plan is to address the needs of both buildings to make them viable for 21st Century Learning

for at least the next 40 - 50 years. We have heard that if reorganization is approved the new school board will vote to close the building in Odebolt? Is that true? •There is no plan or inclination to close the building in Odebolt. Currently there are approximately 360 students in grades PK-eight attending school in the building in Odebolt. As a reorganized school district there would be no rational reason to close the building in Odebolt. In fact it would be inancially and academically irresponsible to do so. A second question on the ballot would be to approve a revenue purpose statement: •Each school district in the State of Iowa needs to have a revenue purpose statement in order to utilize the Sales Tax Funds that it receives from the Department of Revenue. Both Odebolt-Arthur and Battle Creek-Ida Grove have a voter approved revenue purpose statement that extends out to 2029. The newly reorganized district would need a revenue purpose statement of its own. If you vote to approve reorganization we would ask that you vote to also approve the revenue purpose statement. If the vote to reorganize fails the vote on the revenue purpose statement will not matter. Some additional points to consider: •If the petition for reorganization fails in June what happens to our ability to attract and retain quality teachers? The two school districts work diligently to attract quality teachers and to retain quality teachers but the current inancial climate for small rural schools makes that more dif icult each year. If the vote fails it will become even more dif icult to attract and keep quality teachers. •Do the districts have other options, other potential sharing partners? The Odebolt-Arthur School District has approached two neighboring districts in recent years, one as recently as last fall, to inquire if they would be interested in whole grade sharing. One district indicated that they were content to continue with their current partner and the other district was and is willing to talk but only in a one-way share to their district. They have no interest in transporting students to Odebolt for classes. The Battle Creek-Ida Grove School District has not contacted other school districts. The remaining schedule of community meetings: Wednesday, May 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the Battle Creek Community Center Wednesday, May 31 at 6:30 p.m. in the Arthur Community Building Wednesday, June 7 at 7 p.m. in the O-A/BC-IG Middle School Library Wednesday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the Battle Creek Community Center (date change) Tuesday, June 20 at 7 p.m. in the O-A/BC-IG High School Commons Wednesday, June 21 at 7 p.m. in the Arthur Community Building Monday, June 26 at 7 p.m. in the O-A/BC-IG Middle School gym or library Please vote on June 27.

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Ida County Courier

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Odebolt council approves street improvement project Greetings, moviegoers. Playing at the State this weekend: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Born In Chinaâ&#x20AC;? (G). Disney natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new truelife adventure ilm â&#x20AC;&#x153;Born In Chinaâ&#x20AC;? takes an epic journey into the wilds of China where few people have ever ventured. Following the stories of three animal families, the ilm transports audiences to some of the most extreme environments on Earth to witness some of the most intimate moments ever captured in a nature ilm. A doting panda bear mother guides her growing baby as she begins to explore and seek

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Holstein Chamber Spotlight Stevenson Studios Roxanne Stevenson founded Stevenson Studios, LLC in 2005. We took our irst school district student portraits for the yearbook in September 2005. Back then, it was still done with ilm. I remember being so nervous for the photos to come back and in those days it took a few weeks. The outcome was great, of course, but I was eager to switch to digital the next year. I do a little bit of every type of photography in my business, but over the years Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come to ind my strengths and nowadays I really focus on volume photography. Volume photography refers, to exactly like it sounds, large groups of people. Stevenson Studies, LLC takes school portraits preschool through 11th grade in the fall for the school yearbook. These photos are the classic for parents to see how their child has changed year after year. We take up to 500 kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; photos a day plus staff during September and October. In addition to serving our beloved Ridge View Raptors, we have really expanded outside the boundaries of my hometown, Holstein, to offer my services to school districts even 60 miles away. I really enjoy visiting all these schools and getting to know the staff and kids. These months are a very busy time. In the spring, some of the schools actually have a spring picture program where we come in and take more casual, fun portraits. Here I take the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; photos in front of a green screen, where the background can be taken out, and parents can choose from a variety of backgrounds as the backdrop of their childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s portrait. These can have rustic backgrounds, gardens, even mountains. The poses are a bit more casual as well. These are a lot of fun and a great addition to the classic yearbook portrait taken in the fall. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing how much the students change just in that few monthsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; time. Stevenson Studios also does portraits for sports teams for all kinds of sports, from little kids t-ball leagues through high school football. This year was a irst, I got to photograph our irst archery team. For these types of events, we take both an individual portrait of the player and a team photo. Parents can choose from an array of product offerings including memory mates, magnets, statuettes, buttons and many more to show their

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support of the their favorite athlete. We travel to many surrounding towns for this as well. Stevenson Studios, LLC has also done business or staff portraits for various businesses including Horn Memorial Hospital and Shopko. With these business portraits, we come in and take headshots of employees for use in the businessesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; own marketing and internal uses. Green screen can be used in this also, in order to place their images in their design for their advertisements. These type of photos are usually unique to each individual businessesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; needs. Large family portraits are another service we offer. These are great if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a large group of people together, such as a family reunion or maybe you just have a large family (we do). These sessions allow you to capture everyone together. We try to keep it quick, ef icient and fun. Because of course the reason youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re together is to spend that time with each other. We capture the large groupâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;along with various subgroups of people as well. The best part is, when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re

done, any member of the family will be able to order conveniently online from their home, where they may live, and the order can be shipped directly to them. No need to call everyone to coordinate a single order. Aunt May lives in Seattle. No problem. She can order from the gallery too. Holstein and Ida County have been a great place to start my business and continue to see it grow. We appreciate the support from our local schools, teams and businesses. Stevenson Studios got a great start here and is excited to have expanded so far and looking forward to continuing to grow.

U.S. 20 construction update The Iowa Department of Transportation has released a Highway 20 construction update. Story Avenue, south of U.S. 20, in Woodbury County was closed on May 12 until paving operations are complete through the area.

The Odebolt City Council approved closing Main Street for a dance and approved a street improvement bid during its May 1 meeting. Janet Thomsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request to block Main Street Aug. 11 for a street dance was approved. The council reminded Thomson that a special permit is needed to sell alcohol outside. OBC/Hometown Pride report-Mayor Mike Hoefling reported Kerry Reinhart has drawn up another option for a shade structure at the pool. Councilman Todd Bengford would prefer the structure be located between the buildings and the fence moved back. Councilman Jim Scott isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure why a shade area is needed. The council will go to the pool and measure the area. They will discuss the shade structure and take possible action during a special meeting May 15. Two permits were approved pending the condition that the sheds/garages are moved in: Brent Lindgrenmove in 30x30 garage after pouring concrete and Jim Moller-garage or shed. A resolution was approved for road improvements by Barkley Asphalt totaling $37,319 to mill 3,742 square yards and asphalt Second Street with one-and-a-half inches of hot mix asphalt (HMA). The council discussed having Hard Steel back for more discussion on the city hall project. Superintendent of utilities Bill Tysor brought up a DOT detour agreement for replacing the railroad crossing on Highway 39/175. The detour would use West Highway and Eighth Street. The council approved the detour agreement off of Highway 39/175 to West Highway and Eighth Street from Aug. 21 to 26. The council expressed concern about dust (the DOT will put calcium down) and semisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ability to turn the corner and having a hard time on the West Highway railroad tracks. The DOT did not see this as a concern.

Tysor reported there are a few soft spots in the basin of the pool that he will have someone look and give a repair estimate. According to Tysor, the cost for renting an air compressor is $1,100 per month. The council discussed putting the pool shade area on hold and utilizing funds for repairs. The pool will open May 29, weather permitting. In other business, the council approved cigarette permits for Cubbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Sparkyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, reviewed the Sac County law enforcement report, approved the library report, were told a nuisance abatement court hearing was held May 2, four accounts are past due and will be disconnected if payment is not made and a letter was sent to the owners of a barking dog.

Councilperson Ruth Ann Mohr gave a report on memorials and donations. The city acknowledged the following memorial donations to the pool: in memory of Walt Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Roger and Ellen Buehler and Elaine and Paul Neumann; in memory of Charlotte Bengfordâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Larry and Joan Hoaglund. Acknowledged for donations to the pool were: Nolan and Joann Schnuckel, Ingleside Club, Sarah and Brad Lundell and Joan Godbersen. David and Mary Jean Anderson were acknowledged for their donation to the library in memory of Mertie Williams. The council commended the school children and teachers who went to the park to pick up sticks. Councilman Lee Hemer was absent.

Weekly Race Results Crawford County Speedway, located at the Crawford County Fairgrounds in Denison, Iowa, is a 3/8 Mile Semi-Banked Dirt Oval. On Friday nights, we offer 5 great classes of cars - The IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, IMCA Hobby Stocks, IMCA Stock Cars, and the IMCS Sport Compacts.

05/05/17 United Bank of Iowa Night Results SPORT COMPACTS: 1. Tyler Thompson (Sioux City) 2. Alec Stapleton (Denison) 3. Caine Mahlberg (Dunlap) 4. Riley Paysen (Wall Lake) 5. Jake Newsom (Sioux City) 8. Nick Stover (Denison) 11. Cody Cooper (Irwin) 14. Colten Point (Denison) 15. Corey Namanny (Alta) 16. Cordel Boom (Lakeview) HOBBY STOCKS: 1. Jason Fusselman (Shelby) 2. Chuck Madden (Avoca) 3. Kevin Bruck (Dunlap) 4. Jesse Totten (Schleswig) 5. Jeff Fink (Denison) 6. Alex Davis (Manilla) 7. Brett Knight (Carroll) 9. Gaylen Freese (Galva) 10. Corey Madden (Avoca) 11. Chase Roeder (Ida Grove) SPORT MODS: 1. Tim Judd (Wall Lake) 2. Jake Sachau (Denison) 3. Thomas Van Dyke (Halbur) 4. Cody Thompson (Sioux City) 5. Josh Blom (Sioux City). Local placings were: 6. Josh Thomsen (Arion) 7. Kevin Bruck (Dunlap) 8. Kevin Braasch (Deloit) 11. Sean Kuehl (Ida Grove) 13. Jared Bruck (Denison) STOCK CARS: 1. Mike Nichols (Harlan) 2. Marcus Hansen (Odebolt) 3. Mike Stapleton (Denison) 4. Adam Klocke (Carroll) 5. Tony Ritterbush (Dunlap). Local placings were: 6. Corey Stapleton (Vail) 7. Brian Blessington (Breda) 8. Jay Brannan (Odebolt) 9. Mike Albertsen (Audubon) 13. Randy Beam (Denison) 14. Justin Bromert (Vail) MODIFIEDS: 1. Nick Deal (Walnut) 2. Chris Abelson (Sioux City) 3. Justin Zeitner (Malvern) 4. Josh Most (Red Oak) 5. Jeff Stephens (Arion). Local placings were: 6. Ryan Topf (Charter Oak) 9. Dale Ransom (Deloit) 10. Shane DeMey (Denison) 11. Craig Reetz (Dunlap) 12. Ryan Webb (Denison) 13. Jim Thies (Mapleton) 14. Trey Kline (Schleswig) 15. Alex Reetz (Dunlap) 16. Steve Reetz (Arcadia)

05/05/17 SLMR Late Model Results: 1. Jesse Sobbing (Malvern): 99 2. Bill Leighton (Lavista, NE): 24 3. Tad Pospisil (Norfolk, NE): 04 4. Corey Zeitner (Omaha, NE): 26JR

5. Nick Beyenhof (Rock Rapids): #1 18. Kyle Segebart (Westside): 5K 19. Jeff Segebart (Westside): 5S

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Congratulations Duane Pearson! Please join us in celebrating with Duane Pearson, who is retiring after 21 years with Heritage Bank.

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SPORT COMPACTS: 1. Caine Mahlberg (Dunlap) 2. Alec Stapleton (Denison) 3. Tyler Thompson (Sioux City) 4. Colby Olson (Blair, Ne) 5. Jake Newsom (Sioux City) 6. Cullen Gossage (Onawa) 7. Jeff Stephens JR (Arion) 8. Tim Cass (Onawa) 9. Nick Stover (Denison) 10. Chris Lafoy (Audubon) 11. Levi Theis (Wall Lake) 12. Max Bonine (Onawa) 13. Tony Kerger (Woodbine) 14. Cody Cooper (Irwin) 15. Douglas Rush (Onawa) 16. Randy Cass (Onawa) 17. Colten Point (Denison) 18. Shawn Kline (Kirkman) 19. Cody Rush (Onawa, IA) 20. Joel Thooft (Carroll) HOBBY STOCKS: 1. Corey Madden (Avoca) 2. Jeff Fink (Denison) 3. Chuck Madden (Avoca) 4. Jason Fusselman (Shelby) 5. Jesse Totten (Schleswig) 6. Alex Davis (Manilla) 7. Zach Hemmingsen (Walnut) 8. Brett Knight (Carroll) 9. Justin Federick (Cleghorn) 10. Dustin O Brien JR (Glidden) 12. Kevin Bruck (Dunlap) SPORT MODS: 1. Cody Olsen (Omaha, NE) 2. Tim Judd (Wall Lake) 3. Josh Blom (Sioux City) 4. Dave Riley (Sioux City) 5. Thomas Van Dyke (Halbur) 6. Kevin Bruck (Dunlap) 7. Hunter Longnecker (Woodward) 8. Kirk Beatty (Sioux City) 9. Dan Kline (West Des Moines) 10. Sean Kuehl (Ida Grove) 11. Josh Thomsen (Arion) 12. Kevin Braasch (Deloit) STOCK CARS: 1. Adam Klocke (Carroll) 2. Mike Nichols (Harlan) 3. Chris Ullrich (Kiron) 4. Brian Blessington (Breda) 5. Corey Stapleton (Vail) 6. Mike Stapleton (Denison) 7. Justin Bromert (Vail) 8. Alvie Christofferson (ST Joseph , MO) 9. Tony Ritterbush (Dunlap) 10. Jay Brannan (Odebolt) 11. Mike Albertsen (Audubon) 12. Willie Ransom (Irwin) 13. Dustin Rold (Harlan) 14. Tyler Pickett (Boxholm) 15. Sterling Sorensen (Portsmouth) MODIFIEDS: 1. Nick Deal (Walnut) 2. Ricky Stephan (South Sioux City, NE) 3. Craig Reetz (Dunlap) 4. Ryan Webb (Denison) 5. Jim Thies (Mapleton) 6. Brandon Monson (Harlan) 7. Trey Kline (Schleswig) 8. Jason Brees (Merdian) 9. Dale Ransom (Deloit) 10. Thor Anderson (Rock Valley) 11. Cody Hillgartner (Harlan) 12. Steve Reetz (Arcadia) 13. Ryan Topf (Charter Oak) 16. Jeff Stephens (Arion) 17. Alex Reetz (Dunlap)

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Courthouse Report Real Estate Transfers Gregg Crouch trust, trustee warranty deed to Eric Crouch, a one-fourth interest in the NE ¼, Section 5, T-89-N, R-41-W, Ida County. Gregg Crouch trust, trustee warranty deed to Marcene Daniel, a one-fourth interest in the NE ¼, Section 5, T-89-N, R-41-W, Ida County. Gordon and Susan Goodenow, warranty deed to Jesse and Rachel Grove, part of Lot 3 of the auditor’s subdivision of the SW ¼ SW ¼, Section 26, T-87-N, R-41-W, Ida County. Estate of Roger Dreeszen, court of icer deed to Mary Dreeszen, NE ¼, Section 22, T-89-N, R-41-W and the W ½ NW ¼, Section 23, T-89-N, R-41-W, Ida County. Lorna and Raymond Uehle, Donald Jr. and Deborah Dutler and Cynthia Klein, quit claim deed to DKU Farm, LLC., the north 60 acres of the W ½ SW ¼, Section 11, T-89-N, R-40-W; part of the west 35 acres of the E ½ NW ¼ and the NW ¼ NW ¼ and part of the SW ¼ NW ¼ and part of the SW ¼ NW ¼, Section 13, T-89-N, R-40-W, Ida County. Gaylen and Lynette Wunschel, warranty deed to Dennis

and Deanna Roeder, NWfr ¼, Section 3, T-87-N, R-40-W, with exceptions, Ida County. Estate of Larry Lorenzen, court of icer deed to Dan Lorenzen trust, 3.9 acres in the E ½ SE ¼, Section 3, T-87-N, R-41-W, Ida County. Rachel Henry, warranty deed to Daniel Brosamle, Lot 6, Block 1, Norton’s Addition, Holstein. Clerk of Court Due to a change in procedures at the Ida County Clerk of Court of ice, information is only provided electronically. The following information is from data iled by the Ida County Clerk of Court of ice. Traf ic and other charges might include charges that were dismissed. For more information on speci ic cases contact the clerk of court or visit www.iowacourts.gov. Traf ic charges Speeding Jadi Gillespie, Schleswig; Alfonso Robles, Remsen; Hayde Shatka, Sioux City; Ronnel Dean, Rogers, Minn.; Susan Pahl, Sioux City; Lisa Lundell, Kiron; Robert Pottratz, Lynd, Minn.; Lacey Glienke, Aurelia; Debra Akers, Clarksville; Gaylene Hultman, Cherokee.

Other Justin Haubrich, Arnolds Park, driving while license under suspension. Sara McCormick, Sioux City, failure to carry registration card. Axel Zuniga, Deloit, improper colored lights. Alfonso Robles, Remsen, no valid driver’s license. Alfonso Robles, Remsen, failure to provide proof of inancial liability. Scott Boettger, Charter Oak, failure to yield upon left turn. Criminal Carrie Pauley, Onawa, trespass, 20 days in jail suspended, one year unsupervised probation, $250. Denver Lee, Ida Grove, possession of drug paraphernalia, $65. Michael Brisbois, Alta, ifth degree theft (two charges), $65 on each charge, $117.86 restitution. Timothy Friedrichsen, Shoreline, Wash., possession of drug paraphernalia, $65. Judgments and Liens Against Mark Vincent, in favor of Trisha Vincent. Dissolution of Marriage Mark Vincent and Trisha Vincent, decree or inal support.

Sheriff makes warrant arrests The Ida County Sheriff’s Of ice has released information on ive arrests made during the past week. On May 6, Kenneth Scott Joens, 20, of Galva was arrested on an outstanding Ida County warrant for contempt of court. The original conviction against him was for driving on a revoked license. He was booked into the Ida County jail and later released after posting $600 bond. On May 7, Justin David Haubrich, 41, of Arnolds Park was arrested following a traf ic stop in rural Ida County and charged with driving under suspension. He was transported to the Ida County jail where he was held overnight. He was released the following day after appearing before

the magistrate. On May 9, Edwin Carl Hedberg, 57, of Holstein was arrested following a traf ic stop in Holstein on an outstanding warrant from Buena Vista County for contempt of court. He was taken into custody by Ida County deputies and released into the custody of the Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Of ice. Also charged during this stop was Allen Wayne Hedberg, 49, of Holstein. He was charged with driving on a revoked license. He was released pending a court appearance. On May 10, Ashlee Ann Launderville, 28, of Denison

was arrested on an outstanding overdue 30-day mittimus. The original convictions against her were for controlled substance violations. She was transported to the Ida County jail where she is currently being held.

Property crimes The Ida County Sheriff’s Of ice has released information on two property crimes reported during the past week. On May 5, Food Pride reported bad checks totaling $256. On May 8, John Arthur Lichter of Galva reported $700 damage to a vehicle when a hole was drilled into the gas tank.

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Road construction: Work on the eastbound lanes of Highway 20 near Holstein is well underway. According to the Iowa D.O.T. webpage motorists are being routed onto the westbound lanes of U.S. 20. This head-to-head traffic pattern will be in place until the completion of the project on Aug. 1.

Depu es inves gate eight accidents The Ida County Sheriff’s Of ice has released information on eight accidents reported in April. All accident information is taken from the investigating of icer’s report. On April 1 at 8:31 p.m., Jeanne Stewart Solomon Bell, 62, of Galva hit a deer on Market Avenue. There was $4,500 damage to her 2002 In initi. On April 3 at 11:19 a.m., Allen Gregory King, 32, of Ida Grove lost control of his vehicle on Highway 175 near Noble Avenue. According to the report, the trailer began to bounce causing King to lose control. The vehicle left the roadway and entered the south ditch causing the skidster on the trailer to tip over. There was $10,000 damage to King’s 2007 Chevrolet pickup and $5,000 to the 2014 JCB skidster. On April 5 at 2:54 p.m., Savannah Marie Luscombe, 20, of Battle Creek and Xingping Morse, 60, of Battle Creek collided at the intersection of Eagle Avenue and 220th Street. Luscombe was eastbound on 220th Street and stated she stopped at the stop sign and doesn’t remember anything else. Morse was northbound on Eagle Avenue and claimed Luscombe did not stop.

Luscombe’s mother and sister transported her to Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove. The Battle Creek Ambulance transported Morse to Horn Memorial Hospital. Luscombe was cited for failure to yield upon entering a through highway. There was $4,000 damage to Luscombe’s 2005 Ford Escape and $7,000 to Morse’s 2011 Subaru Legacy. On April 10 at 2:37 p.m., Justin James Puffer, 34, of Aurelia was eastbound on Highway 20 near 159th Street and lost control of his vehicle while using his cell phone. The vehicle crossed the centerline, entered the north ditch, continued through a fence line and entered the west ditch. There was $15,000 damage to his 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe. The Holstein Ambulance transported Puffer to Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee. On April 13 at 6:28 a.m., Jennifer Sue Cavin, 36, of Denham Springs, La., hit a deer on Highway 175. There was $1,500 damage to her 2004 Chevrolet. On April 16 at 10:44 a.m., Brenda Thomas McKenna, 19, of Sioux City and Joseph Michael Tokheim, 22, of Schaller were involved in an accident

on East County Road in Galva. According to the report, McKenna and Tokheim were both eastbound on D15. McKenna attempted a right turn and had to slam on her brakes to avoid hitting a vehicle in front of her. Tokheim rearended the McKenna vehicle. There was $1,500 damage to McKenna’s 2009 Chevrolet and $3,500 damage to Tokheim’s 2005 Pontiac. On April 19 at 2:23 p.m., Mark William Koster, 55, of Lime Springs swerved to miss deer on Highway 20, lost traction, ran into the west ditch and the trailer overturned. There was $15,000 to Koster’s 2005 Dodge pickup and trailer. On April 27 at 5:53 a.m., Scott Joseph Boettger, 34, of Charter Oak was eastbound towing a latbed trailer on Highway 175/59 attempting a left turn into the driveway at GOMACO Corporation. Tammy Marie Neddermeyer, 40, of Charter Oak was westbound on Highway 175-59. Boettger turned in front of Neddermeyer and the vehicles collided. There was $500 damage to Boettger’s 2014 Chevrolet pickup and $4,000 damage to Neddermeyer’s 2001 Chevrolet. Boettger was cited for failure to yield upon left turn.

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