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The Odebolt-Arthur and Battle Creek-Ida Grove school boards approved early retirement packages and steps to proceed with handicap accessibility projects during a joint meeting in Ida Grove Dec. 11. The Battle Creek-Ida Grove board approved the recommended proposal to offer a voluntary early retirement program for three licensed and three non-certi ied staff members effective for the 2017-18 school year. The Odebolt-Arthur board approved the recommended proposal to offer a voluntary early retirement program for two licensed and two noncerti ied staff members effective for the 2017-18 school year. After discussion, both boards approved motions to authorize the school districts to work with HAILA ASP, Ltd. and Estes Construction to prepare a formal request for proposal and bid speci ications for the handicapped accessibility project at the Odebolt and high school buildings. Superintendent Terry Kenealy told the boards, following the September bond election, one of the comments made by some members of the public was that making the buildings handicap accessible shouldn’t have been part of the bond. Chad West of HAILA stated the list includes all of the handicap accessibility projects in the two buildings except the elevator at the high

school. He said the elevator could be put in the bid and “if it’s too high, don’t do it.” Kenealy commented that if the “elevator gets spec’d, you would at least have an idea on the cost.” When asked what the cost would be to prepare the formal request for proposal and bid speci ications, West said approximately $85,000. “You will have some choices within the project. The biggest one is the elevator in the Odebolt building. It takes six month’s lead time for that project,” said West. “I’d like to see an itemized breakdown of the bullets in the project,” said board member Tony Bennett. Stacy Raasch said, “It’s time to do something with the accessibility; we’ve been talking about it for two years.” Both boards approved motions to enter into an agreement for additional services with HAILA ASP, Ltd. to prepare a formal request for proposal and bid speci ications for the handicapped accessibility project and to monitor the successful completion of the project. Motions were approved by both boards to enter into an agreement with Estes Construction to serve as the construction manager for the handicapped accessibility project. Continuing to move forward with updating the Odebolt and high school (continued on page 2)

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First grade singers: BC-IG Elementary hosted its annual holiday concert on Dec. 14 at the elementary gym in Ida Grove. The first and second graders performed several different Christmas songs. Here the first grade class sings “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” Renee Fritz and Alaura Mouw directed the concert.

SIMPCO seeks local funds for Highway 20 study The Ida County Board of Supervisors heard a request for local matching funds for a Highway 20 Corridor Economic Development study for iscal year 2018-19 at its meeting Dec. 11. Michelle Bostinelos, executive director of Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council (SIMPCO) and Nicole Peterson, regional planner for SIMPCO, made the request. Although the supervisors did not act on the request, they were supportive of SIMPCO’s plan for economic development in the improved High-

way 20 area. SIMPCO is seeking $5,000 from the county as matching funds for U.S. Economic Development Administration (USEDA) funds. “I like the idea; it’s a good project,” said supervisor Rhett Leonard. “The towns we have talked with are pretty excited about the opportunity that will happen in the corridor. They want to identify economic development sites and market them and have tourism bene its,” said Bostinelos. The background report will

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be done in the spring, with land use strategy discussed later in 2018. The supervisors were the third area county board to be contacted, as Woodbury County supervisors pledged $5,000 and Dakota County, Neb., dedicated $6,050. Towns to be contacted include: Galva and Holstein, as well as Cherokee County, Cherokee County Area Economic Development, Ida County Economic Development and various utilities. “The signi icance of the (continued on page 2)

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O Christmas tree: Odebolt-Arthur kindergarten, first and second graders presented the musical “Candy Cane Lane” during the elementary annual winter concert and art show Dec. 14. Here, Breah Harms, center, tells the candy canes she is partial to green and white candy canes. Linda Johnson directed the musical. Other groups performing were the fourth/fifth grade children’s choir and fifth grade band.

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The Galva-Holstein School Board approved a bid Dec. 11 to construct a central office addition to the building in Holstein and an early retirement incentive package. The actions came during a joint meeting with the SchallerCrestland board in Holstein. Seven bids were received for the office facility that will be constructed on the southwest side of the building. The 3,381 square foot addition was estimated to cost $783,625, but the lowest bid on the project, $897,900, came from Haselhoff Construction of Cherokee. A total of seven bids were received. The high bid of $1,145,000 came from Jensen Builders of Fort Dodge. Superintendent Jon Wiebers said the bids probably (continued on page 2)

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(continued from front page) proposed Highway 20 Corridor Economic Development study would reach the entire SIMPCO seven-county region with information in regard to highway economic development,” said the SIMPCO proposal.” A total of 12 jurisdictions are directly affected by the proposed study: Dakota County, Neb., Woodbury and Ida Counties and, in the 14 town group within 10 miles, includes Anthon, Washta, Ida Grove, Galva and Arthur. SIMPCO is asking that towns consider a $350 contribution. “This gives you an idea of the regional approach which we are trying to take,” said Peterson. “At SIMPCO, we have a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Committee which oversees the priorities for economic development projects coming into the area. Funds are tied to USEDA dollars. The USEDA won’t give us the funding unless we have this plan and we do that every ive years. Last October, USEDA came to a committee meeting and talked about all the funding opportunities that our region could be applying for USEDA dollars. There seemed to be a lot of money from USEDA that our region does not tap into”, she said. “We narrowed the possible funding applications to two different projects. One was a regional workforce housing study, and the other study was the Highway 20 Corridor Economic Development study, which its really well with the timing of Highway 20 being done next year through our region. USEDA thought the Highway 20 Corridor Economic Development study was better for their funding. USEDA funding is a 50-50 match,” she added. “You have seen economic development take place in Holstein with the Travel Center,” said Bostinelos. “In talking to communities along the corridor in Ida and Woodbury and Dakota Counties, everyone is pretty excited about what opportunities could happen, but no one is coordinating anything together. What will be the U.S. 20 corridor identity for economic development? “Do we have sites ready, have we identi ied those sites, will there be a theme, could market it for tourism or industry? When we are trying to get industry to come here, tourism to come here, we can say, as a region, we are all working together, not individually and doing their own thing without connecting with each other,” said Bostinelos.

“I have been with SIMPCO since 2005, and this is one of the irst times the entire region has come together on an application with stakeholders. We are also applying through the Siouxland Chamber Initiative, for a $5,000 MidAmerican Energy Inc. grant” she said. “A major bene it of the Highway 20 Economic Development study is this will be a collaborative list of economic development sites, and it would be a marketing of that corridor of communities on a regional level. We are looking at opportunities for job growth, reference previous studies,” she added. “We are also going to do a cluster, which means businesses that use similar products, and you can save on logistics and can have a cost savings or just marketing together on a regional scale. Peterson said, “We will also look at transportation pattern analysis and how it relates to commercial and industrial land uses. We will look at what each community has zoned and other transportation patterns beside Highway 20, such as rail or bus systems and compare them and analyze those systems. Finally, community identity is part of this phase one. We will go into each one of the communities along the corridor and identify their unique characteristics and what their economic development strategy is. Phase two will be the land use strategy to map out those sites that are development ready,” said Peterson. “We are looking at cluster areas which came from the USEDA application,” said Bostinelos. “We are trying to get technical funding to study these clusters and industries and come up with the best economic development strategy,” she added. She also said, “We estimated $50,000 to do the study, which will include three counties, 12 jurisdictions that are directly affected along the way. According to USEDA rules, we would have to come up with a $25,000 local match. The schedule depends on the funds that we are awarded. The USEDA recommends to get your application in soon. It is de initely a regional effort. This is one of the irst applications that I have been a part of at SIMPCO since 2005 that we are coming together as a region for a large application having all these communities, which is great for us and shows great effort. You are more attractive to them if you have sites that are shovel-ready.”

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Kiwanis toys: The Ida Grove Kiwanis Club made its annual donation of toys to Mid-Sioux Dec. 11. The club’s Toys For Kids program provides Christmas toys for needy children in the area. The community and the Kiwanis Club donated toys. Kiwanis members on hand for the donation were, front from left, Rev. Richard Salcido, Hank Jessen, Bev Jessen, Tony Bennett, Duane Ernst, Ray Netherton and Doug Schmidt.

more about — (continued from front page) came in higher than expected because of the small size of the project and because most contractors have plenty of work to do. The G-H board voted to accept the low bid submitted by Haselhoff. The G-H board approved an early retirement incentive package for certified staff (teachers). An employee is eligible for the plan if they have completed at least 20 years of fulltime contracted service with the district by June 30, 2018 and if they are at least 55 years of age on or before June 30, 2018. Fulltime eligible employees who accept the offer will receive a cash payment of $40,000 subject to normal withholdings. Five employees are eligible for early retirement. The G-H board accepted the resignation of Marc Fowler as transportation director and other duties effective Dec. 7. Wiebers noted the position

. . . G-H board is being advertised. G-H approved contracts with Marilyn Carter for concession stand operator at $14 per hour and Julie Johnson as special education aide at $9 per hour. S-C approved the hiring of Stephanie Wandrey as district business manager and board secretary at a salary of $42,000 with a $500 increase on July 1, 2018. Her contract will be prorated to six months or $21,000 plus days worked in December. Wandrey began her duties Dec. 18. She replaces Julie McClintic who is retiring Dec. 31. Both boards recognized and thanked McClintic for her years of service to the S-C district. The S-C board also approved contracts with Kayla Ronfeldt, health aide position at $9 per hour; Nancy Miller, regular education aide at $9 per hour and April Lange, regular education aide at $9 per hour. Wiebers reported pre-

liminary talks with the G-H Teachers Association will begin this week on a new contract. He said the talks will focus on reviewing items in the teacher handbook, which could involve contract language items. Wiebers stressed the talks are only a forerunner to discussions and no negotiations will be involved at this point. Wiebers said when it comes to financial contract negotiations much will depend on what the state legislature provides in new state aid. In other business •The G-H board approved $74,314 as its Modified Supplement Aid request for at risk/dropout prevention. The S-C board approved a request of $103,799. •Several transportation billing items were okayed by both boards. Under educational transportation, S-C approved paying G-H $48,859 while G-H approved paying S-C $28,503 and in extra-

curricular transportation, S-C approved paying G-H $5,137. •G-H board member Evan Johnson volunteered to serve as G-H’s representative on the Ida County Conference Board. •Early graduation requests from G-H students Evan Leuschen, Naiila Flores and Brenden Ortiz were approved by the G-H board provided they have met all graduation requirements. •Brian Pickhinke’s bid of $80 per hour for snow removal at the Early building was approved by the S-C board. •The January joint board meeting will be held Jan. 15 instead of Jan. 8. The February meeting is scheduled for Feb. 12. The January and February meetings will be held in Schaller at 6 p.m. •The Jan. 15 meeting will include a closed session for the purpose of conducting the annual superintendent evaluation.

IG council begins budget work The Ida Grove City Council approved sending a check to SportAbility from the King Theatre fundraiser in the amount of $2,954 during a special meeting and budget workshop Dec. 11. The Dec. 11 budget workshop pertained to the ire de-

partment budget. Other budget meetings and topics last week were Dec. 12—streets, Dec. 13—at noon the water department and at 5 p.m. parks department; Dec. 14— rec center, Dec. 16— ire department; Dec. 19—at streets and today, Dec. 20—water.

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(continued from front page) buildings, both boards approved authorizing the school administration to collect price estimates and quotes from various contractors to complete the renovation and upgrade of several identi ied classrooms over the summer. The projects would be to upgrade two classrooms at the high school and the media center in the Odebolt building. It was noted, by doing these upgrades, the public could see what state-of-the-art rooms look like prior to a bond election. Under correspondence, Superintendent Kenealy reported letters were received from the Department of Education that the special education programs at O-A/BC-IG met all requirements.

Both boards approved the SBRC application, requesting modi ied supplemental aid for At Risk/Dropout Prevention of $23,410 for BC-IG and $31,117 for O-A. Bennett was appointed to serve on the Ida County Conference Board for 2018 for the BC-IG School District. Megan Dooley and Julie Staley gave a curriculum presentation on the guidance department. Dooley presented information on MyAcademicPlan used for high school career exploration. Staley discussed the elementary program and stated the three domains at the elementary schools are academic (study skills), careers and school/emotional development. Danika Hinkeldey and Trisha Winger were absent. Chris Boyle arrived at 5:55 p.m.

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OABCIG board moves forward with handicapped accessibility project ❚ by DEB LOGER

The Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove (OABCIG) School Board approved payout of early retirement incentives and steps to proceed with handicap accessibility projects during its meeting Dec. 11. The board approved the early retirement incentives to be paid out in fiscal year 2018 as agreed upon earlier by the O-A and BC-IG boards (see separate story). The OABCIG board approved motions authorizing the school district to work with HAILA ASP, Ltd., and Estes Construction to prepare a formal request for proposal and bid specifications for the handicapped accessibility project at the Odebolt and high school buildings; entering into an agreement

for additional services with HAILA ASP, Ltd. to prepare a formal request for proposal and bid specifications for the handicapped accessibility project and to monitor the successful completion of the project and entering an agreement with Estes Construction to serve as the construction manager for the handicapped accessibility project. The board also approved authorizing school administration to collect price estimates and quotes from various contractors to complete the renovation and upgrade of two classrooms at the high school and the media center in the Odebolt building during the summer. Jeff Rasmussen, Stacy Raasch and Tony Bennett were appointed to serve on the

superintendent search focus group. Crystal Endrulat, Brad Lundell and Myra Meek were appointed to serve on the collective bargaining committee for the 2018-19 master contract. The SBRC application, requesting modified supplement aid for At Risk/Dropout Prevention of $54,527, was approved for the OABCIG School District for the 2018-19 school year. The board reviewed the revised facility survey document and gave its consensus to proceed with gathering information from the public. See next week’s Courier for information on the facility survey document. The next board meeting is Jan. 8 in the elementary media center in Odebolt.

Extension Council approves 2018 holiday calendar The Ida County Extension Council met Dec. 6 at the Extension Of ice for the regular meeting. In attendance were council members Connie Werner, Tammy Neubauer, Kyle McBride, Andrew Butcher and Kyle Rohlk. Regional Extension Education Director Terry Janssen and Krista Lukins, of ice manager and Kellie Solberg, master gardener and regional foods coordinator, were also in attendance. Members absent were Jeff Miesner, Denise VanDusen, June Knop and Val Georg. The treasurer’s report and vouchers were approved as follows. The amount spent to

date since July 1 is $73,336. Operating checks and electronic fund transfers in the amount of $9,132 were approved. Solberg gave an update on what she has done in the past year and shared ideas she has for next year. Solberg concluded with a quiz for the council about insect identi ication. A proposal for summer camp was reviewed and approved. The 2018 holidays schedule was approved. The local of ice will be closed Jan. 1, New Year’s Day; March 30, Good Friday; May 28, Memo-

rial Day; July 4, Independence Day; Sept. 3, Labor Day; Nov. 22-23, Thanksgiving and Dec. 24-25, Christmas. The council approved using funds from Platinum Ethanol to pay 50 percent per 4H’er of the cost of YQCA training. Announcements •Of icer/committee responsibility and budget training materials were given to council members. •Jan. 16 at 6 p.m. is the date set for the budget committee to meet. •The next council meeting will be Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. Tammy Neubauer, Secretary

Galva Council begins budget work, names Schossow to vacant seat The Galva City Council approved a council appointment and discussed various items for the 2018-19 budget during its meeting Dec. 11. Budget items discussed included: salaries—propose 2 percent increase; insurance— propose a 2 percent increase; utilities—it was decided to leave the utility rates as they are right now; Mid-Sioux Opportunity—$250; Galva Economic Development Committee—$3,000 and approved a $100 donation to CAASA (Centers Against Abuse and Sexual Assault). Library director Trish Niemeier and board president Ju-

lie Kell visited with the council about automating the library, thanked the council for the recent siding and presented the 2018-19 library budget. A motion was passed to table this until more information is received from the county. City Clerk/Treasurer Anita Brandt reported the Joe Frank children would like to present a memorial to the city in memory of Bud Peterson. Following discussion, it was decided to look into a plaque for Peterson for the walking trail. The clerk opened a bid for the broom attachment to the tractor from Ken Langel. Following discussion, the council

moved to table this until trying the broom on the tractor again. Following discussion, the council appointed councilman Todd Schossow to the vacant two-year term. Schossow abstained from the vote. Ida County Sheriff Wade Harriman was present to talk about recent happenings in the county. In other business, the council discussed the library hot water heater, the siren, insurance agent, veteran parking sign, concrete repair on Main Street, water loss/usage, lawn mower, camping improvements and the shelter house.

Snyder named Coca-Cola scholar semifinalist Andrew Snyder, a student at Ridge View High School in Holstein, has been named a semifinalist for the 2018 class of the Coca-Cola Scholars Program. With the addition of the 2018 class, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation will have provided more than 6,000 Coke scholars nationwide with more than $66 million in scholarships over the course of 30 years. “As a premier scholarship provider, we recognize our role in helping young people achieve their college goals,” said Mark Davis, president of the Foundation. “The economy continues to affect many students’ ability to

attend the college of their choice, so it is critical we continue to stay the course. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation received more than 90,000 applications this year, and the semifinalists are truly some of the most accomplished students in the country.” Andrew ranks with 1,936 high school seniors who are in the running for 150 college scholarships worth $20,000 each. Students are selected to advance to this next phase based on academic excellence, leadership and service demonstrated in school and community activities. The class

of 2018 Coca-Cola scholars will mark the 30 th consecutive year that the foundation has awarded scholarships. In addition to receiving college scholarships, those students selected as CocaCola scholars will be welcomed into a vibrant and growing family of alumni that fosters lasting connections with its members. No other scholarship program maintains such lifetime connections or nurtures such a unique culture. Coca-Cola scholar alumni stay in touch through regional councils, special events, and though their local Coca-Cola bottling facilities.

BC council approves fire oﬀicers The Battle Creek City Council approved ire of icers for 2018 during its regular meeting Dec. 12. Of icers for next year are: Deron Schmidt, chief; Craig Young, assistant chief; Dan Hedberg, captain; Kevin Dausel, training of icer; Tom Peterson, safety of icer; Jordan Alm, treasurer and Tom Coo-

per, secretary. Schmidt also presented the ire department’s budget for 2018. The attorney is drafting a municipal infraction notice to proceed with the nuisance abatement at 308 Maple St. Mayor Lloyd Holmes reported he had received notice from the county on its proposed Urban Renewal Area/

Plan and he will attend the meeting Dec. 18 to obtain further information. Oath off ice was administered to Holmes and councilperson Judy Schau. The Battle Creek Fire Department’s liquor license was renewed. Myra Meek and Todd Riessen were absent.

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Godbersen Award: Joel Shanahan, a 15-year employee at GOMACO Corporation, was honored Saturday, Dec. 16, as the recipient of the 31st H.W. Godbersen Award. The announcement was made at the conclusion of the annual GOMACO Corporation Awards Evening at the Skate Palace in Ida Grove. At the presentation were, from left, Gary Godbersen, GOMACO President and CEO, and Joel and Cathy Shanahan.

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Joel Shanahan named 31st H.W. Godbersen Award Winner Joel Shanahan, a 15-year employee at GOMACO Corporation, was honored Saturday, Dec. 16, as the recipient of the 31st H.W. Godbersen Award. The announcement was made at the conclusion of the annual GOMACO Corporation Awards Evening at the Skate Palace in Ida Grove. Shanahan was the 2017 H.W. Godbersen Award candidate from the paint and shipping departments, and was also this year’s candidate-at-large. As a part of the paint department team, Shanahan helps put the inishing details on GOMACO machines, which includes touch-up painting and making repairs to iberglass. His colleagues recognize him as a dedicated employee who goes above and beyond to serve GOMACO’s customers. The inalists for the 2017 H.W. Godbersen Award were Tim Kuehler of welding, Vinnie Miller of sales, Scott Pedersen of R and D and John Tarr of GOMACO Trolley Company. The H.W. Godbersen Award is presented annually to a GOMACO Corporation employee in the name of Harold W. Godbersen, the late founder of the corporation. This is the 31st year the award has been bestowed upon an employee for strengths in attendance, attitude, loyalty, job performance, leadership qualities and integrity. The selection process for the H.W. Godbersen Award involved nominations of one candidate by each department or related group at GOMACO Corporation, for a total of 18 candidates. Each employee also nominates one at-large candidate, with the person receiving the most nominations becoming the inal candidate. A selection committee then narrowed the candidates to the ive inalists, who were voted on by all employees. Also during the awards presentation, several GOMACO employees were recognized for their years-of-service.

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Eighty-three GOMACO employees reached anniversary milestones in 2017. The employees include: One-year anniversaries: Mark Armour, GOMACO International Ltd.; Gary Baughn, welding; Caleb Brenden, welding; Brandi Drost, sales; Doug Dublinske, fabrication; Zach Ehrig, paint; Lance Hoffman, assembly; Russ Kennebeck, specials; Ben Krebs, 3D controls; Devin Krull, paint; Dustin Mead, service; Isaiah Means, assembly; Mike Mesenbrink, paint; Logan Mohr, sales; Haylee Neddermeyer, housekeeping; Frank Ortega, sales; Jon Peters, machine shop; Jesus Ramirez, paint; Larry Riley, welding; Brenda Schneckloth, controls wiring; Sean Schroeder, paint; Phil Sibenaller, R and D; Grant Siebrecht, IT; Brandon Smith, specials; Jeremy Thies, welding; Ashley Tunning, accounting; James Turner, GEC; Wade Vogt, welding; Cory Volkert, welding; Angela Weber, service; Jean Whiteing, production control; Travis Wilkerson, 3D controls, and Clayton Woodke, specials. Five-year anniversaries: Ben Auen, machine shop; Ross Biely, 3D controls; Travis Burnham, paint; Loren Fender, welding; Kevin Frank, controls wiring; Todd Fried, welding; Seth Goslar, specials; Kayli Hahn, international; Jeff Hudson, maintenance; Jeremy Mason, welding; Zach Montgomery, assembly; Valery Nosenko, GOMACO International Ltd.; Josh Pierson, maintenance; Steven Schnabel, product engineering, and Ricky Simmons, R and D shop. Ten-year anniversaries: Josh Brotherson, receiving; Lee

Hemer, GOMACO Trolley; Marc Lansink, maintenance; Dan Martin, robotic weld cell; Brad Minor, machine shop; Gary Popp, paint; Mary Reinhart, shipping, and Judd Thomson, product engineering. Fifteen-year anniversaries: Mark Brenner, controls engineering; Andy Corr, assembly; Brad Fitch, product engineering; Joe Redenius, shipping, and Brandon Wulf, specials. Twenty-year anniversaries: Doug Comstock, GOMACO University; Larry Goettsch, paint; Denita Lacey, product engineering; Coleen Russell, decals, and Rod Tegland, receiving. Twenty ive-year anniversaries: Steve Corbin, service; John Davis, controls engineering; Tom Phillips Jr., service; Neil Senhen, testing; Shari Simmons, GOMACO University, and Jason Wulf, product engineering. Thirty-year anniversaries: Randy Bean, international; Greg Carlson, production control; Jim Diimig, service; Mike Meyer, assembly, and Chuck Schug, GEC. Thirty ive-year anniversaries: JoDee Hewitt, international. Forty-year anniversaries: Tim Gorden, specials; Mike Hittle, product engineering; Kevin McFarland, machine shop, and Jerry Payne, specials. Four individuals retired from GOMACO in the last year. They are: George Ashley of welding, with 29 years; Bob Bjorholm of GOMACO Trolley Company, with 27 years; Terry Gross of fabrication, with 33 years, and Wayne Hansen of purchasing, with 43 years.

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Gift to HMH: Lee Horn (center) was pictured on October 15, 1964, giving a $17,000 check to Theo. Murphy, finance chairman, and Jim Lipton, then president of the Horn Memorial Hospital board. The check represented first payment of a $50,000 gift by Horn.

Out of the Past Forty years ago The Ida County Compensation Board reversed an earlier motion and granted across-the-board $500 salary increases to Ida County’s six elected of icials. The supervisors will be making less than they were in the 1974-75 iscal year when their salary was $7,600. The compensation board cut the supervisors’ wage to $7,000 beginning July 1976 and it will go back to $7,500 in July1978. Time is running out for county schools in their attempts to meet state law enacted last summer, which requires immunizations for all school children against polio, diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, measles and rubella. The new law goes into effect Jan. 1, 1978 or the start of the second semester, whichever comes irst. After that students who have not received their immunizations will not be allowed to attend school. Thirty years ago The Ida Grove School Board gave the nod to having a feasibility study conducted on sharing and/or restructuring with the Odebolt-Arthur District. Ida Grove Superintendent Kent Schwiesow recommended the board approved having the Department of Education conduct the non-binding study. The board approved being a companion to similar

studies with Schleswig, GalvaHolstein and Battle Creek. The Ida Grove Chamber of Commerce has announced inalists for this year’s citizen of the year recognition. Finalists are Barb Pfaltzgraff, Florence Wunschel, Bruce Snell Jr., all of Ida Grove and Maxine Arney of Holstein. The Battle Creek School Board approved a revised agreement for football sharing with Anthon-Oto for the 1988 season. The agreement was changed to include cocoaches for the middle school program. The Ida County Safety and Commission tentatively approved the 1988-89 countywide law budget presented by Sheriff Don Gebers. The budget, totaling $484,881, allows for a 6.85 percent increase for the sheriff’s deputies and 10 percent increases for the dispatchers. Twenty years ago This week marks the inal week Galva-Holstein Middle School students will attend classes in the old school building as Monday, Dec. 22 the inal inspection of the new facility will take place followed by students moving their classrooms from the old building to the new. In recognition of individual achievement and contributions to the industry, the Association of Iowa Fairs present-

ed a Blue Ribbon Award to the Ida County Fair during its 90th annual convention held in Des Moines last week. Blue ribbon awards were awarded to one fair in each of the ive congressional districts. Ten years ago Chad Hustedt of Galva was named to the 2007 American Football Coaches Association NAIA Coachces’s All-American Team. Hustedt, a senior, was Morninside College’s leading tackler this past season with 59 solos and 46 assists. Hustedt, who was the Mustangs’ leading tacker for the third consecutive year, also led the team in interceptions with seven. He returned his intercpetions for a school record 300 yards and three touchdowns. One interception was returned 99 yards for a touchdown, which is a Morningside record. Ida County Sheriff Wade Harriman said it will be after the irst of the year before a cause of death is determined for an inmate who died in the county jail. He said suicide and foul play have been ruled out. The Ida Grove City Council presented councilman Jim Weary with a clock and a plaque in recognition of his 20 years of service on the council. Weary, who will retire at the end of this year, has served on the council since January of 1988.

by Chelsea Gross Recreation director Youth basketball practices are going on now through the beginning of February. The gym will be busy on weeknights. Please plan accordingly. On Dec. 27, 28 and 29, the rec center will be offering some activities and lifeguard hours for the kids. Flyers will go home with the students at school. There will be a N+E=W You Project beginning Jan. 2, as well as our annual Ironman triathlon challenge. Holiday hours: Christmas Eve and Day—closed, New Year’s Eve—closed and New Year’s Day open at 8 a.m. All fitness classes are offered with a paid membership. Pilates are held on Mondays at 8 a.m. Tabitha Bock-

join us at The Meeting Place for a salad in the jar class Sunday, Jan. 21, at 4 p.m. Personal training: Bria Miller will offer one-on-one personal training to individuals and/or small groups of two to three people at Sole 2 Soul at 5:30 a.m., 6 a.m., 6:30 a.m. and other scheduled times by appointment. For information, call Sole 2 Soul. Yoga: The next eight-week yoga session begins Monday, Jan. 8, at 6 p.m. These 50-minute classes are taught by AFAA certi ied trainer Barb Gebers on Monday nights and are for all ages and itness levels. Call 282-4426 for more information or to sign up.

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Zumba: The next eightweek session of Zumba begins Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 6 p.m. These 50-minute cardio dance classes are taught by certi ied Zumba instructor Christi Ladwig on Wednesday nights. Tabata: Miller will be teaching an eight-week Tabata class Tuesday, Jan. 30. Tabata is fastpaced, high-intensity training that combines vigorous cardio and weight lifting for faster results. Class dates are Jan. 30 through March 20. Class is full; if you want to be put on a waiting list, call 282-4426. The Meeting Place is the ideal place to host your special event. Call 282-4426 for information.

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

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STEM fun: Shannon and Katie Tesch, technology coordinators at Galva-Holstein, visited Barb Gebers’ kindergarten class with some STEM activities recently. Students used basic computer programming skills to make Beebots and Cubelets move.

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Contestants: Six contestants participated in the local Ida Idol contest held at the annual Christmas Ball in Ida Grove on Saturday, Dec. 9. Contestants are from left: Rod Schneider (third place winner), Tammy Hoffman (second place winner), Whitney Frank-Simonsen, Joe Bach (first place winner), Sam Miller and Jas Hupke. The Christmas Ball is an annual fundraiser for the Ida Grove Kiwanis club.

Continuing at the State for this weekend is the movie, “Wonder” (PG). Based on the New York Times bestseller, “Wonder” tells the inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman. Born with facial differences that, up until now, have prevented him from going to a mainstream school, Auggie becomes the most unlikely of heroes when he enters the local ifth grade. Also playing this week is the holiday classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946), has

just been added to our schedule. Made possible by Holstein Electric. Coming soon: Disney’s “Coco” (PG), “Murder on the Orient Express” (PG-13), “Stronger” (R),“Pitch Perfect

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Vet school tour: Members of BVU’s Pre-Vet Club toured Iowa Statue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine Dec. 2. Students taking part in the tour were, back row from left to right: Tyler Oberreuter of Battle Creek (BVU student), Jacob Simonsen (BVU student), Dr. Bob Brodman (BVU associate professor of biology) and Dr. Scott Radke (BVU alumnus). Front row from left: Michaela Nordhiem (ISU CVM first-year student), Michaela Mason (BVU student), Maya Rowe (BVU student), Brittany Tillman (BVU student) and Richelle Brown (BVU student).

BVU students receive private veterinary college tour Members of Buena Vista University’s (BVU) Pre-Vet Club took part in a private tour of Iowa State University’s (ISU) College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) Dec. 2. Tyler Oberreuter of Battle Creek was one of the BVU students participating in the tour. BVU students had the opportunity to discuss veterinary research opportunities with the CVM’s interim dean, Dr. Pat Halbur, as well as speak with BVU alumnus and current ISU graduate student, Dr. Scott Radke, and irst year ISU CVM student, Michaela Nordhiem. The students also received a behind-the-scenes look at various classrooms and facilities at the CVM, including a necropsy lab, a high-techmanikin training lab, diag-

nostics labs, an animal rehab facility and surgical units. The opportunity came about after the Pre-Vet Club invited Radke to give a presentation last fall as part of BVU’s Academic and Cultural

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Grandfather Christmas by Doug Clough None can argue that my late maternal grandfather had an impact on my life. My middle name, Reuben, is a gift from him. While it was an unusual name – it’s Hebrew translation is ‘Behold, a Son’ – I have shared it with others with pride and joy. I hope to impress upon my future grandchildren how he was not simply the keeper of Christmas for our family, but, on one special Christmas Eve, living proof that Santa Claus existed. It was Christmas Eve, 1969. Earlier that day, my older brother, Jeff, had been in the iercest argument a young boy can have with our two eldest brothers. In the patronizing cruelty that only older siblings can enjoy, our two older brothers insisted that Santa Claus didn’t exist. In all the years before, they said, the sleigh bells we’d heard in the backyard, the roaring “Ho-Ho-Ho” and the reindeer hoof prints and sleigh tracks left in the snow were all the arti ice of Grandpa ‘Andy’ Anderson. Our brothers insisted that, if I looked for Grandpa when this year’s visit from Santa came, he would be missing...thus proving their claim. Jeff swore with all the sincerity that a child of six years can muster that his faith in Santa Claus and our trust in Grandpa were unshakable. Yet the seeds of uncertainty had been planted, and they grew nonetheless. I did my best to simply enjoy the evening among family while over at Grandma and Grandpa’s house, but I couldn’t keep myself from continually checking on Grandpa’s whereabouts. Without thinking, I climbed on Grandpa’s lap, where he would often sing Swedish

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CAS registration deadline is Jan. 2 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach specialists will travel to Storm Lake on Jan. 9 for the 2018 Crop Advantage Series. The meeting location is Siebens Forum at Buena Vista University. They will provide farmers and agri-business with current crop production information from Iowa State University. The meeting will also offer continuing education credits for private pesticide applicators and Certi ied Crop Advisers (CCA). Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will travel to 14 locations across Iowa for the 2018 Crop Advantage Series Jan. 3-26.

“The Crop Advantage Series is an educational program that brings the expertise of Extension specialists to 14 locations across the state,” says ISU Extension and Outreach Field Agronomist Paul Kassel. “The topics at each meeting are selected by the local Extension specialists.” Topics at the Storm Lake Crop Advantage Series meeting will include changes in Iowa’s growing season by Dennis Todey, dicamba topics by Bob Hartzler, tissue testing by Antonio Mallarino and ield management for water quality by Matt Helmers. There are fees for the class, with a reduced rate for early registration. Registration includes

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Grandpa had always been the ringer of those brass sleigh bells, and the laughter of Santa was truly all his. And, as in the years before, he had sneaked out unnoticed to the backyard to make the hoof prints of eight tiny reindeer and the tracks of a miniature sleigh in the Iowa snow. But, for that Christmas Eve, he planned ahead and bought a reel-to-reel tape recorder. With it, he made a recording of his impression of Santa with a 10-minute silent lead-in to give him ample time to start the playback and be present when Santa made his leeting appearance. That mere wrinkle in Grandpa’s Christmas surprise made that year’s visit from Santa forever special to everyone and, I think, especially to him. It was the irst Christmas in which Grandpa got to see the look on all of his grandchildren’s faces when they heard Santa arrive. Almost ive decades have quietly slipped by since that magical Christmas Eve. When Grandpa passed away a few years afterward, the brass sleigh bells he rang with such exuberance eventually made their way to my folks’ home. Weathered and worn, these sleigh bells are well over a century old. They are a treasured family keepsake, both for their age and the joyful memories they hold. Yet, this heirloom is kept not enshrined, but gladly and noisily shared among friends and family each Christmas season. And, each time they ring in their melodious chorus, just for a moment, the long years are peeled back, the air holds bouquets of crisp snow and I look once more into my grandfather’s eyes and know that the story of Father Christmas is true.

hymns to me softly. Then, that magical moment came. All voices stilled as the sound of the familiar brass sleigh bells boldly rang out from the backyard. Then came the unmistakably boisterous belly laughs that could only be Santa’s. At once, all of us grandkids looked up in excitement and wonder. Then my brothers’ eyes collectively darted toward Grandpa’s easy chair, expecting him to be nowhere in sight – and there I was, still curled upon his lap. When I looked up, there was a warm smile ixed to his face and a twinkle in his eye that I would later recognize as the hint of a tear. But, in that moment on that Christmas Eve, more than 45 years ago, I could scarcely ponder such things as my brothers, and I raced out to the backyard and saw once more the familiar sleigh tracks and reindeer hoof prints in the freshly-fallen snow. In sweet vindication, my brother, Jeff, chided our elder brothers for having been so wrong about Grandpa masquerading as Santa Claus. Yet, in truth, the reality lay somewhere between each of our limited understandings.

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Ball auction: Elliott Bengford, front, auctions off two quilts donated by the Dorcas Society from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ida Grove. Kiwanis members Rhett Leonard and Jeff Kelley display the quilts to the bidders at the annual Christmas Ball Dec. 9 at the Skate Palace in Ida Grove. This is an annual fundraiser for the Ida Grove Kiwanis club.

WDWV Schedule The Willow Dale Wellness Village activity calendar for Dec. 20-27 is: Wednesday, Dec. 20: 9:30 a.m. Catholic rosary/communion; 10:30 a.m. Scattergories; 2:30 p.m. 4-H club pet show. Thursday, Dec. 21: 10:30 a.m. stretch band; 2 p.m. Lutheran

church with Pastor Cormeny; 2:30 p.m. St. John’s Lutheran Church Christmas party. Friday, Dec. 22: 10:30 a.m. local news; 1:30 p.m. bingo. Saturday, Dec. 23: 2 p.m. “Elf” movie. Monday, Dec. 25: Merry Christmas.

Tuesday, Dec. 26: 10:30 a.m. music in motion; 2 p.m. cards; 3 p.m. Bible study with Pastor Cormeny. Wednesday, Dec. 27: 9:30 a.m. Catholic rosary/ communion; 10:30 a.m. Family Feud; 2: p.m. bingo with community kids.

Galva’s Mee ng Place to feature essen al oils program The Daily Apple owner, Amanda Tate, will be the featured speaker at an educational program at The Meeting Place in Galva on Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 6:30 p.m. During the one-hour program entitled “A Healthy You in the New Year,” Tate will share her expertise on using the top 10 essential oils, simple ways to detox after the holidays, boosting energy levels, taming emotions during the winter months and more.

In addition, she will talk about different essential oil combinations that can be safely used to kick start weight loss programs. Tate’s presentation is well-timed if losing weight and feeling better are part of your individual New Year’s resolutions. The program will be full of energy and motivation and is intended for all ages and genders. Tate plans to bring down numerous products for purchase from her Lake Avenue store in Storm Lake. Advance

MHC Schedule The Morningside Healthcare Community (Ida Grove) activity schedule for Dec. 20-27 is: Wednesday—8 a.m. devotions; 10:15 a.m. current events; 2:30 p.m. church with Pastor Lierman; 3 p.m. Methodist communion. Thursday—8 a.m. devotions; 9:30 a.m. manicures; 11:30 a.m. residents’ Christmas party.

Friday—8 a.m. devotions; 9:30 a.m. reading; 1:30 p.m. movie and popcorn. M o n d a y — M e r r y Christmas. Tuesday—8 a.m. devotions; 10:30 a.m. Bible study; 2 p.m. New Year’s Resolutions. Wednesday—8 a.m. devotions; 10:15 a.m. current events; 2:30 p.m. church with Pastor Salcido.

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Food basket donation: Ida Community Food Basket was the recipient of a $325 monetary gift from Edwards Auto Group in Storm Lake. A portion of the proceeds from all new car sales in November was designated to fight hunger, with checks presented to the food pantries in the five-county area that surrounds and includes Storm Lake. From left, Chris Rogers, representing Edwards Auto Group, and Rev. Kevin Freese, pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Battle Creek, Community Basket representative.

registrations are requested so Tate can plan handouts, roller bottles and door prizes. To register and for information on the fee, call local event coordinator Anne Johnson at 712-282-4426 by Jan. 11, as seating is limited.

There is still time leftto purchase tickets for the Battle Creek Public Library holiday table fundraiser. Tickets are 50 cents each or three for $1, and the last day to purchase tickets is Wednesday, Dec. 20. The drawing will be held on Thursday, Dec. 21, and you need not be present to win. There are 105 items on the table, and there is something for everyone. The library will be closed for the Christmas holiday on Saturday, Dec. 23; Sunday, Dec. 24, and Christmas Day, Dec. 25. The library will be open regular hours on Tuesday, Dec. 26. The library will also be closed on Monday for New Year’s Day. The library staff and the library board would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2018. Please stop in and see what your library has to offer. Library cards are issued free of charge at all of the libraries in Ida County. If you have questions, call the library at 712-365-4912. The library website is bcpublib.weebly.com, and the hours open are as follows: Sunday—closed; Monday—2 to 7 p.m., Tuesday—2 to 6 p.m., Wednesday—2 to 6 p.m., Thursday—2 to 7 p.m., Friday—2 to 5 p.m. and Saturday—11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

OSC Schedule by Crystal Hopkins Activity director The Odebolt Specialty Care activity calendar for Dec. 2027 is: Wednesday, Dec. 20: 10:15 a.m. Catholic communion; 10:30 a.m. Bible chat with Kris; 2:30 p.m. documentary; 3 p.m. social. Thursday, Dec. 21—10 a.m. WESCO; 2:30 p.m. resident Christmas party. Friday, Dec. 22: 10 a.m. art; 2:30 p.m. bingo; 3 p.m. social. Saturday, Dec. 23—3 p.m.

movie and popcorn; 7 p.m. Lawrence Welk. Sunday, Dec. 24—2:30 p.m. Faith Lutheran Church; 3 p.m. social; 3 p.m. movie and popcorn. Monday, Dec. 25—10 a.m. current events; 2:30 p.m. nails; 3 p.m. social. Tuesday, Dec. 26—10 a.m. trivia; 2:30 p.m. bingo; 3 p.m. social. Wednesday, Dec. 27: 10:15 a.m. Catholic communion; 2:30 p.m. card bingo; 3 p.m. social.

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Cook with the King: King Theatre board member Becky Bruning stands next to the 300 cookbooks the King Theatre ordered. Bruning typed the 350 recipes, which were submitted from members of the community, and designed the cookbook. The cookbooks have pictures of the King Theatre from over the years and a code to access an electronic version. King Theatre cookbooks will be available from any King Theatre board member, as well as at any of the following locations: Ida County Courier, Ida County auditor’s office, Ida Grove city hall and Ida Grove Recreation Center.

Eastern Star installs 2018 oﬀicers Signet Chapter No. 1, Order of the Eastern Star, held its last meeting of the year on Dec. 4 at the Carroll Masonic Temple. It was preceded by supper provided by Claudia Reed and Marcia Whited, served at Christmas-decorated tables. The stated meeting opened at 7 p.m. with Worthy Matron and Patron Claudia and Joe Reed presiding. The chapter’s charter is draped for 30 days in memory of Averill Kitterman, Mildred Shirbroun and Natalie Hansen and Past Grand Patron Ross E. Gould. Gifts of appreciation from the chapter and officers were presented to the Reeds by Associate Matron Betty Farnell. Joe Reed’s Dec. 8 birthday was noted. A special feature of the meeting was the installation of officers for the coming year. Installing Past Matron Sonia Kerns was assisted by Claudia Reed, chaplain; Doneta DeVries, marshal; Jean Ang, organist; Gladys

Spend Jan. 1 on a First Day Hike in a state park Free, guided hikes will take place in 26 Iowa state parks on New Year’s Day as part of America’s First Day Hikes’ initiative. Hikers can expect to be surrounded by the quiet beauty of nature in winter and experience spectacular views, beautiful settings and the cultural treasures offered by Iowa’s state parks. All 50 states will participate in the seventh annual national event that encourages everyone to celebrate the New Year with a guided outdoor exploration. “We are excited to host First Day Hikes again as part of this effort to get people outdoors and into our parks,” says Todd Coffelt, chief of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources State Parks Bureau. “These hikes are a great way to get outside, exercise, enjoy nature and welcome the New Year with friends and family.” Last year, more than 1,200

people began the year in an Iowa state park, hiking more than 1,100 total miles. Staff and volunteers will lead First Day Hikes in Iowa’s 26 participating state parks. Some hikes will include wildlife viewing and hot beverages. Hikes will average one to two miles or longer, depending on the location. Details about the hikes can be found at www.iowadnr.gov/firstdayhikes. To see a comprehensive national map of First Day Hikes, visit www.stateparks.org. Participants are encouraged to share their adventures on social media with #FirstDayHikes or #iowastateparks.

Iowa First Day Hikes will take place at the following northwest Iowa state parks: Big Creek State Park, Dolliver Memorial State Park, Gitchie Manitou State Preserve, Ledges State Park, Lewis and Clark State Park, Prairie Rose State Park, Springbrook State Park and Stone State Park.

Schmidt, Warder, and Becky Duff, sentinel. Installed in the closed ceremony were Chris Brown, Worthy Matron; Kevin Brown, Worthy Patron; Farnell, Associate Matron; Richard Schmidt, Associate Patron; Jewel Kline, secretary; Virginia Jensen, treasurer; Segna Birkhofer, Conductress; Claudia Reed, Associate Conductress; Joe Reed, chaplain; Phyllis Blanchard, marshal; Leslie Duff, organist; Vera Varner, Ruth; Rachel Lode, Martha; Carol Schmidt, warder, and Nikki Holmes, sentinel. Others will be installed at a later date. A District 10 workshop is scheduled for Jan. 27 in Atlantic, to be conducted by District Instructor Heather Wogomon. The chapter is in recess until March 5, 2018.

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Having fun: Christina Kjar, Elnora Lunzman and Marcia Kjar were all smiles enjoying the music, cookies and refreshments at Willow Dale Wellness Village’s Christmas party Dec. 3.

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Jazz band: The O-A/BC-IG High School jazz band performed “We Three Kings” during the high school’s winter concert Dec. 11. Other groups performing were the concert choir, swing choir and concert band. Benjamin Mauritz directed the jazz band.

Area churches will be celebrating Christmas and New Year with special services. Ida Grove Bread of Life Faith Center— 10 a.m. Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) worship. Faith Community Church’s schedule was not available at press time. First United Methodist Church—10:30 a.m. worship Christmas Eve, 5 p.m. candlelight Christmas Eve worship. Sacred Heart CatholicChurch—Christmas Eve mass at 4 p.m., Christmas Day mass at 9 a.m. and New Year’s Eve mass at 10:30 a.m. St. Paul Lutheran Church—6 p.m. Christmas Eve worship service, 10 a.m. Christmas Day service and 6:30 p.m. New Year’s Eve worship with communion. Westminster Presbyterian Church—10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Christmas Eve services. On New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31), worship is at 10:30 a.m. Arthur Evangelical Free Church— Dec. 24, 10:30 a.m. worship and 6 p.m. Christmas Eve Service. New Year’s Eve worship is at 10:30 a.m. Battle Creek First Presbyterian Church— 9:30 a.m. service on Christmas Eve, 5 p.m. Christmas Eve Carols, Candlelight and Lesson service and 9:30 a.m. New Year’s Eve service. St. John Lutheran Church— 6:30 p.m. Christmas Eve program and 9:30 a.m. Christmas Day service. St. Paul Lutheran Church— Services on Dec. 24 are at 10 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran in Anthon and a 6:30 p.m. Christmas

Abnormally dry conditions return to Iowa in November

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be? Maybe a smaller waistline? Thinner butt and hips? Toned up arms, or more muscular legs? What did God give you that you don’t like, oh so much? Everyone knows there is no such thing as a magic wand or magic diet pill, so ind someone to buddy up with to help you work on your wellness goals. Try to slow down long enough to focus on your body and your family’s health in the New Year. Enjoy the holiday season and Merry Christmas from all of us at Ida Alive.

For the irst time since September, abnormally dry conditions have returned to the state, following a dry November, according to the latest Water Summary Update from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Iowa received only 0.43 inches of precipitation in November, much below the normal of 2.05 inches. However, stream low levels are running at close to normal across much of Iowa. Groundwater conditions remain good in most locations, with the exception of southeastern Iowa, where levels are rated in slight drought conditions. “This ranks as the 15th low-

est November total for precipitation among 145 years of records and the lowest calendar month total for any month since November, 2007,” says Tim Hall, the DNR’s Hydrology Resources Coordinator. For a thorough review of Iowa’s water resource trends, go to www.iowadnr.gov/watersummaryupdate. The report is prepared by technical staff from Iowa DNR, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering, and the U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department.

Eve service at St. Paul in rural Battle Creek. On Christmas Day, there is a 9 a.m. service at Trinity Lutheran in Anthon. The New Year’s Eve services are at 9 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran in Anthon and 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul in rural Battle Creek. Galva PASS (Peterson, Alta, Schaller and Silver Creek United Methodist Churches: Christmas Eve— 8:45 a.m. worship at Schaller United Methodist Church (Silver Creek and Schaller will be worshiping together); 5 p.m. worship at Silver Creek (Silver Creek and Schaller worshiping together). New Year’s Eve: 10 a.m. at Alta United Methodist Church (Peterson, Alta, Schaller and Silver Creek worshiping together) for Bible Minute to Win It Games, followed by an appetizer potluck at 11 a.m. St. John’s Lutheran Church— 10 a.m. Christmas Eve children’s service and worship, 10 p.m. Christmas Eve candlelight service and 9 a.m. Christmas Day service. On New Year’s Eve, there is a 6:30 p.m. service. Holstein CrossRidge Evangelical Free Church will be caroling on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, at 9 a.m. at Good Samaritan Society and at 9:30 a.m. CharMac, followed by fellowship at Lohff-Schumann Memorial Community Center in the community room. Christmas Eve worship is at 10:30 a.m. at Lohff-Schumann Memorial Community Center in the gym. On Dec. 31, the congregation will worship at 10:30 a.m. at Lohff-Schumann Memorial Community Center. Faith Lutheran Church—On Christmas Eve, regular Sunday services are at 10:15 a.m. The Christmas Eve Worship service with Holy Communion is at 9 p.m. On Dec. 31, the regular Sunday service is at 10:15 a.m. with Holy Communion. Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church will have an 8:30 a.m. mass and a 6 p.m. Christmas mass on Christmas Eve, an 8:30 a.m. mass on

Christmas Day and an 8:30 a.m. mass on New Year’s Eve. St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church—On Christmas Eve—9 a.m. worship, no Sunday school, 10 a.m. coffee hour, a 5:30 p.m. Christmas Eve service with communion and, at 10:30 p.m., a musical prelude followed at 11 p.m. with a candlelight and communion Christmas Eve service. On New Year’s Eve, worship is at 9 a.m. followed by a 10 a.m. potluck coffee hour. There is no Sunday school. United Methodist Church— On Christmas Eve, a 9 a.m. worship, 10:10 a.m. children’s activities and fellowship and at a 5 p.m. Christmas Eve candlelight service. On New Year’s Eve, worship is at 9 a.m. followed by children activities and fellowship at 10:10 a.m. Kiron Kiron Baptist Church—On Christmas Eve, coffee and rolls are at 9 a.m. followed by a 10 a.m. worship service. At 5 p.m. is Christmas Eve service. On New Year’s Eve, service starts at 10 a.m. Odebolt Faith Lutheran in Odebolt and Bethel Lutheran in Kiron: On Christmas Eve, services are at 9 a.m. at Bethel, 10:30 a.m. at Faith, 2:30 p.m. at Odebolt Specialty Care, 6 p.m. a candlelight/ communion service at Faith and a 10 p.m. candlelight/communion service at Bethel. New Year’s Eve service times are 9 a.m. at Faith and 10:30 a.m. at Bethel. First Presbyterian Church— On Christmas Eve, regular service is at 10 a.m. and the Christmas Eve candlelight and communion service is at 5 p.m. New Year’s Eve service is at 10 a.m. Trinity Lutheran Church— regular 10:15 a.m. service Christmas and at 6:30 p.m. the Christmas Eve children’s program, a 9 a.m. Christmas Day service. On New Year’s Eve, regular worship is at 10:15 a.m. United Methodist Church— 10:15 a.m. regular worship on Christmas Eve and a 5 p.m. Christmas Eve candlelight service and 10:15 a.m. New Year’s Eve worship service.

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Point guard: O-A/BC-IG point guard Anna Winterrowd looks to take the ball to the basket while being guarded by Ridge View’s Kinzey Dutler. The Falcons beat the Raptors 46-43 in a non-conference contest Friday in Ida Grove.

O-A/BC-IG girls earn first hoop victories The O-A/BC-IG girls defeated River Valley and Ridge View last week. The conference decision over River Valley and the non-conference win over Ridge View were the Falcons’ irst wins of the 2017-18 season. O-A/BC-IG entered the inal week of the December schedule with a 2-5 record overall and 1-3 in the WVC. The Falcons played Newell-Fonda Monday, Dec. 18 and will host Storm Lake Thursday, Dec. 21 and play South Central Calhoun County in Rockwell City Dec. 22. O-A/BC-IG 59 River Valley 15 O-A/BC-IG controlled its game with River Valley Dec. 12 from the opening quarter. The Falcons held River Valley scoreless in the second quarter. O-A/BC-IG was up 19-5 after one quarter, 31-5 at halftime and 43-12 after three quarters. “It was a nice win for us, especially coming off a tough week where we lost three close games,” noted coach Kurt Brown. “I was proud of the kids—they keep coming back ready to play and they practice and play hard. “Game by game we are improving and that is good. Going forward I think we will continue to improve, which is what we want to do.” Anna Van Dusen scored 21

points and grabbed eight rebounds for O-A/BC-IG. Beth Rehse had a double double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Rehse also had six steals. Quarter scores OABCIG 19 31 43 —59 RValley 5 5 12 —15 O-A/BC-IG stats Field goals: 27-70 38.5%. Free throws: 5-10, 50%. Scoring: Van Dusen, 21; Rehse, 16; Cranston, 5; Hemer, 4; Weber, 3; Zobel, 3; Winterrowd, 2; Lindner, 2; Petersen, 2; Murphy, 1 Rebounds: 39 (Rehse, 10; Van Dusen, 8) Assts: 10 (Winterrowd, Petersen, Fredericks, Rehse, 2 each). Steals: 15 (Rehse, 6). Blocks: 5 (Van Dusen, 2) Fouls: 13 O-A/BC-IG 46 Ridge View 43 O-A/BC-IG survived a late comeback to take down rival Ridge View in a non-conference contest in Ida Grove Friday. Ridge View pulled even with the Falcons late in the fourth quarter and had a couple of chances to tie the game in the closing seconds. “I was proud of the kids’ effort and execution in this game,” noted coach Brown. “They showed a lot of character after losing a nine-point lead in the third quarter. The girls just keep working hard. I’m very proud of their work ethic and attitude.”

O-A/BC-IG trailed 13-12 after one quarter. In the second quarter the Falcons outscored the Raptors 13 to 10 to go up 25-23 at halftime. With around three minutes to play in the third quarter, O-A/BC-IG built a nine-point advantage, 35-26. The third quarter closed with the Falcons up 37-30. Ridge View battled back to tie the game at 39-39 and 4141 in the inal three minutes of the game. Anna Van Dusen’s two-point bucket gave the Falcons a 43-41 lead with 1:20 to go. O-A/BC-IG would hold the lead from that point on. Trailing 46-43, Ridge View took two three-point shots in the inal 18 seconds of the game, but neither shot found the basket. Van Dusen and Beth Rehse shared O-A/BC-IG scoring honors with 16 points each. Rehse also had 10 rebounds. Quarter scores OABCIG 12 25 37 —46 RView 13 23 30 —43 O-A/BC-IG stats Field goals: 20-50, 40%. Free throws: 5-15, 33%. Scoring: Van Dusen, 16; Rehse, 16; Cranston, 4; Winterrowd, 3; Weber, 3; Petersen, 2; Hemer, 2 Rebounds: 41 (Rehse, 10; Petersen, 9) Assts: 15 (Rehse, 4; Petersen, 4) Steals: 11 (Winterrowd, 4). Blocks: 4 (Rehse, 2) Fouls: 15.

Lady archers lead the way for Ridge View at SB-L tournament The high school archery season kicked off this past weekend across the state of Iowa and the battle for northwest Iowa started with some very impressive scores, according to coaches. Students from Ridge View, Lawton-Bronson (L-B), MMCRU and Sergeant Bluff-Luton (SB-L) gathered at Lawton-Bronson High School on Saturday to begin their archery season and quests for state. Ridge View coach Justin Kinney noted scores were high for the irst tournament of the year. SB-L won the team championship with a score of 3,328, followed by L-B (3,185) in second place and Ridge View (2,876) in third. MMC-RU inished fourth with a score of 2,504. Locally, Ridge View and MMC-RU each had positives to start off their seasons. The Ridge View team is only in its second season, while MMC-RU is in its irst. Four of Ridge View’s top ive scorers were female, led by Cassie Allen (275), Alexis Clark (261), Rayann Volkert (259), and Lauren Johnson (254). Brant Price (260) was the lone male

in the top ive for Ridge View. Cassie Allen previously became eligible for the state tournament when she traveled individually to Tama the week before where she shot a 271. MMC-RU, in its high school archery debut, performed very well for a day full of irsts. They were led by freshman Brynn Jones (258) and sophomore Isaac Goeken (254). L-B was led individually by two freshmen as they took home championships in the female and male divisions. Breann Holtz and Adam Larson, both freshmen from L-B, placed irst overall in their respective divisions with a 291 and 289. SB-L secured second place in each division individually as Andrew Christensen (284) and Addison Schrock (283) both shot very well, according to coaches. Next up for all four teams is a 3-D shoot at Ridge View on Jan. 6. 3-D competition presents archers with a unique challenge as they shoot at a turkey, coyote, bear, pronghorned deer, whitetail buck and mountain sheep, all from varying distances.

The O-A/BC-IG boys’ basketball team picked up two wins last week to extend their winning streak to four straight games. The Falcons entered play Monday, Dec. 18 with a 5-2 record overall and 2-2 in the conference. O-A/BC-IG 69 River Valley 34 O-A/BC-IG built a 37-13 lead at halftime and coasted to a 35-point conference win over River Valley in Correctionville Dec. 12. After taking a 14-9 lead after one quarter, the Falcons broke the game open with a 23-4 scoring run in the second quarter. Falcon coach Steve Brown said his club did several things well in its win over the Wolverines. “For as much up and down as there was on the court I was exceedingly happy that we only had three turnovers. The focus was extremely good on the part of our kids,” said Brown. “We did a nice job of running our offense and getting the shots we wanted out of the sets we ran. We also did a good job on the boards. Austin Newquist and Kaden Ladwig were our leading rebounders. They both did a nice job of not allowing second shots. “We’ve been waiting for freshman Cooper DeJean to breakout on the varsity level. He got some steals and lay-ups and his outside shot was looking pretty good. With as many three-pointers we are shooting it’s nice to have someone else knock down some shots because there will be games where someone can’t buy a bucket.” Ladwig pumped in 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for O-A/BC-IG. DeJean added 16 points on seven-of-seven ield goals, including two-oftwo three point shots. A total of 11 players scored in the game. “We got to play a lot more of our bench, which is good to get those kids some playing time and it shows them where they need to improve,” said Brown. The head coach added his club did struggle with its press. “We didn’t get to where we needed to be on the court, but I give credit to River Valley, they did a nice job of being where they were suppose to be.” Brown added River Valley has a young, but very talented team and he expects them to be a good ball club in a couple of years. Quarter scores OABCIG 14 37 60 —69 R. Valley 9 13 20 —34 O-A/BC-IG stats Field goals: 27-54, 50%. Free throws: 10-16, 62.5%. Scoring: Ladwig, 19; DeJean, 16; Newquist, 9; Ray, 4; Cranston, 4; Bumann, 4; Kolpin, 4; Warnke, 3; Devitt, 3; Grote, 2; Lindner, 1 Rebounds: 37 (Ladwig, 10; Newquist, 7) Assists: 16 (Warnke, 4; Ray, 4) Steals: 10 (DeJean, 4) Blocks: 2 (Newquist, 2) Fouls: 9 O-A/BC-IG 57 Ridge View 28 Solid defense and good ball movement were two key elements in the Falcons’ non-conference win over Ridge View in Ida Grove Friday. “We played well,” noted coach Brown. “We knew what we wanted to do defensively and team wise we covered people pretty well. Overall, it was a solid defensive effort. After the game I told our boys that it doesn’t matter who you play, if you hold them to 28

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Two points: O-A/BC-IG’s Kaden Ladwig (14) drives the baseline for two points in the Falcons’ 57-28 non-conference win over Ridge View Friday. Defending on the play is Ridge View’s Jake Tokheim. points you’ve done a fantastic job. “Offensively, we moved the ball unsel ishly and got the shots we wanted. Everybody shared the ball and this was by far the best ball movement we’ve had in our half-court set this year. I was very pleased with the kids. We’ve tried to get better each game and I think we are doing that.” O-A/BC-IG never trailed in the game. The game was tied at 3-3 brie ly early in the irst quarter, but from that point O-A/BC-IG went on an 11-0 run to close out the opening quarter. The Falcons led 14-3 after one quarter, 24-15 at halftime and 43-26 after three quarters. Kaden Ladwig dropped in 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds for O-A/BC-IG. Landon Ray had 11 points and four assists. Nine Falcons scored in the game. Fourteen players saw game action. Brown said it was nice to get some of the younger kids in the ball game. “We would like to get our other kids more playing time,

but at the same time we don’t want to hurt the chemistry we have going (on the varsity level) right now,” said Brown. “Things are going well for us right now. Our junior varsity team is undefeated and our junior varsity reserve squad only has one loss.” Brown added this week will be a tough test for his club with Newell-Fonda (Monday, Dec. 18), Storm Lake (at home Thursday, Dec. 21) and South Central Calhoun (in Rockwell City Friday, Dec. 22) on the schedule to close out the pre-Christmas portion of the schedule. Quarter scores OABCIG 14 24 43 —57 RView 3 15 26 —28 O-A/BC-IG stats Field goals: 23-50, 46%. Free throws: 8-11, 73%. Scoring: Ladwig, 15; Ray, 11; Newquist, 8; Cranston, 8; Warnke, 7; Grote, 2; DeJean, 2; Devitt, 2; Bumann, 2. Rebounds: 34 (Ladwig, 7; Newquist, 5) Assists: 15 (Ray, 4; Newquist, 4) Steals: 4 (Ladwig, 2) Blocks: 3 (Newquist, 3) Fouls: 18

Bowling Scores WEDNESDAY NIGHT LADIES’ LEAGUE GOMACO 206.5 Horn Physicians 206.5 First State Bank 202 Barry Motor 192.5 United Bank of Ia. 188.5 Bye 84 HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME Alana Redenius 221 Tammie Dausel 210 Linda Martin 179 HIGH INDIVIDUAL SERIES Linda Martin 486 Alana Redenius 478 Ronda Martin 446 HIGH TEAM GAME GOMACO 622 Horn Physicians 614 United Bank of Ia. 587 HIGH TEAM SERIES GOMACO 1702 Horn Physicians 1660 United Bank of Ia. 1555 THURSDAY NIGHT WOMEN’S LEAGUE Kin Pins 221.5 Rod’s Fertilizer 220 Hanson Auto 196 United Bank of Ia. 158.5 Backdraft 144 HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME Shelley Malcom 187

Tammy Tollufsen 174 Shelley Malcom 173 HIGH INDIVIDUAL SERIES Shelley Malcom 497 Trisha Hoffman 492 Donna Mason 443 HIGH TEAM GAME United Bank of Ia. 599 Hanson Auto 596 Rod’s Fertilizer 593 HIGH TEAM SERIES Rod’s Fertilizer 1714 Kin Pins 1690 Hanson Auto 1663 CLASSIC LEAGUE Ida Bowl 260 Christie Real Est. 255.5 Schau Towing 239 Community Bank 238.5 Sunset Upholstery 226 Gorden’s Body Sh. 221 HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME Charlie Luke 257 DJ Newman Jr. 242 Jeff Miesner 235 HIGH INDIVIDUAL SERIES Charlie Luke 668 DJ Newman Jr. 663 Jeff Miesner 632 HIGH TEAM GAME Christie Real Est. 982 Sunset Upholstery 924 Schau Towing 891 HIGH TEAM SERIES

Christie Real Est. 2745 Sunset Upholstery 2637 Schau Towing 2529 COMMERCIAL LEAGUE Red Power 231 Ida Bowl 229 Goettsch Farms 228 Knop Angus Farm 217.5 RP Pork 191.5 Byron Originals 163 HIGH MEN’S GAME Jeff Miesner 278 Kurt Hofmeister 245 Aaron Hoffman 245 HIGH MEN’S SERIES Jeff Miesner 695 Kurt Hofmeister 657 Aaron Hoffman 572 HIGH WOMEN’S GAME Linda Martin 208 Alana Redenius 172 Amanda Otto 167 HIGH WOMEN’S SERIES Linda Martin 547 Amanda Otto 475 Alana Redenius 439 HIGH TEAM GAME Byron Originals 949 RP Pork 901 Goettsch Farms 845 HIGH TEAM SERIES Byron Originals 2724 RP Pork 2473 Goettsch Farms 2367

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Raptor wrestlers busy with dual meets

Raptor boys beat West Monona, lose to O-A/BC-IG Falcons Ridge View’s boys’ basketball team picked up a win and a loss in two games played last week to send the team’s season record to 2-5 overall and to 2-2 in the conference. Ridge View played MansonNorthwest Webster Monday, Dec. 18 to closeout the pre-Christmas portion of its schedule. Ridge View 50, WM 46 Jaxon Franken scored 34 points to lead Ridge View to a four-point conference win over West Monona in Onawa Dec. 12. “Franken had a hot night,” noted coach Mike Smith. “He hit four three-point shots and scored 19 points in the irst half and made one threepointer and was 11 of 12 from the free throw line for 15 points in the second half. Those free throws in the second half really helped us out.” Ridge View outscored West Monona 29 to 14 in the irst half, but West Monona battled back to pull within 36-28 after three quarters and tied the game with about four minutes left in the fourth quarter. “We started out really well in the irst half,” said Smith. “We played good defense and shutdown two of their main scorers. In the second half, West Monona came back to tie the game, but down the

stretch we executed our plays and made our free throws. “Overall, the boys played very well; I was very happy with them. We played three quarters of good basketball. We had a bad third quarter where West Monona made a comeback. When teams do that (come back) we need to keep doing what we need to do. We just didn’t execute very well in the third quarter.” Quarter scores RView 15 29 36 —50 WMon 6 14 28 —46 Ridge View stats Field goals: 13-41, 32%. Free throws: 17-20, 85%. Scoring: Franken, 34; Tokheim, 9; Cuthrell, 6; Kolton Blum, 1 Rebounds: 30 (Miller, 6; Franken, 5; Tokheim, 5; Cuthrell, 5). Assists: 9 (McGuire, 4; Tokheim, 3). Steals: 9 (Tokheim, 3; Cuthrell, 3). Blocks: 0 Fouls: 16 O-A/BC-IG 57 Ridge View 28 Ridge View got off to a slow start and could never recover in its non-conference setback to O-A/BC-IG in Ida Grove Friday. Ridge View never led in the game. The game was tied at 3-3 brie ly early in the irst quarter, but from that point O-A/BC-IG went on an 11-0 run to close out the opening quarter. The Falcons led

14-3 after one quarter, 24-15 at halftime and 43-26 after three quarters. “We didn’t play well at the beginning and that hurt us the rest of the game,” noted coach Smith. “We didn’t come out with any ire and O-A/BCIG did. They wanted the game more than we did.” Smith noted only four of his players scored in the game. The leading scorer was Jaxon Franken with 16 points. Ezra Miller scored seven points, Jake Tokheim had three points and Logan Cuthrell added two points. Miller also collected 10 of the team’s 28 rebounds. “We took some decent shots; we just didn’t hit them,” said Smith. “With only four guys scoring you are not going to win many games. I thought we were ready to go, but only one guy showed up to play and the rest fell backwards.” Quarter scores RView 3 15 26 —28 OABCIG 14 24 43 —57 Ridge View stats Field goals: 7-29, 24%. Free throws: 10-16, 62.5%. Scoring: Franken, 16; Miller, 7; Cuthrell, 3; Tokheim, 2 Rebounds: 28 (Miller, 10). Assists: 4 (McGuire, 2). Steals: 4 (Cuthrell, 2). Blocks: 1 (Tokheim, 1) Fouls: 15

Ridge View girls lose two close games Ridge View lost two girls basketball games last week by a total of five points. The Raptors fell to West Monona by two points and to O-A/ BC-IG by three points. The setbacks left Ridge View with a 3-4 record overall and a 2-2 mark in the conference. The Raptors played Sioux Central in Schaller Tuesday, which is the final game before the Christmas break. WM 47, Ridge View 45 Ridge View won the first three quarters of its conference contest with West Monona in Onawa Dec 12, but the Spartans battled back to claim the victory in the fourth quarter. The Raptors opened the game with a 20-9 scoring advantage in the first quarter, which set the stage for a 24-21 lead at halftime. The third quarter scoring went to Ridge View by just two points, nine to seven, which kept the Raptors in the lead, 33-28, at the third quarter buzzer. “We created many opportunities early on with our press and I thought that really set the pace for the game,” said coach Brian Bode. West Monona rallied in the fourth quarter to tie the score at 45-45 with 30 seconds to play in the game. Ridge View missed a field goal, but an offensive rebound by Ridge View gave them another chance to take the lead. The Raptors got off two shots, but missed both shots. However, the Raptors managed to chase down each missed bucket for offensive rebounds. With six seconds left, following a Ridge View timeout, Ridge View made an inbound pass, but the next pass was intercepted by West Monona and taken back for the game-winning buzzer beating lay-up. “It’s an unfortunate way to lose a game,” noted coach Bode. “We put ourselves in a situation to win, but things didn’t go our way. Hopefully, we will bounce back, learn from it and take care of business next time.” The head coach added that little things can make

a big difference in a game. “We lacked strong ball movement and didn’t meet passes. We started to settle for shots out of rhythm and weren’t nearly as efficient. We gave up too many offensive rebounds, which allowed them to capitalize on extra possessions.” Kinzey Dutler was Ridge View’s leading scorer with 10 points. Beth Pickhinke had nine rebounds. Quarter scores RView 20 24 33 —45 WM 9 21 28 —47 Ridge View stats Field goals: 15-46, 33%. Free throws: 1221, 57%. Scoring: Dutler, 10; Pickhinke, 9; Else, 9; Richard, 7; Wunschel, 4; Todd, 4; Blackmore, 2 Rebounds: 36 (Pickhinke, 9; Wunschel, 7). Assists: 10 (Dutler, 4; Pickhinke, 3; Else, 3). Steals: 19 (Else, 6; Richard, 4; Dutler, 4). Blocks: 2 (Wunschel, 1; Mason, 1) Fouls: 19 O-A/BC-IG 46 Ridge View 43 After trailing by nine points in the third quarter, Ridge View rallied and had a chance to send the game to overtime, but a pair of three-point buckets late in the game refused to drop for the Raptors in their nonconference loss to O-A/BCIG in Ida Grove Friday. Ridge View held a 13-12 lead after one quarter. In the second quarter the Falcons outscored the Raptors 13 to 10 to go up 25-23 at halftime. With around three minutes to play in the third quarter, O-A/BC-IG built a nine-point advantage, 3526. The third quarter closed with the Falcons up 37-30. Ridge View battled back to tie the game at 39-39 and 41-41 in the final three minutes of the game. O-A/BCIG’s Anna VanDusen’s twopoint bucket gave the Falcons a 43-41 lead with 1:20 to go. O-A/BC-IG would hold the lead from that point on. Trailing 46-43, Ridge View took two three-point shots in the final 18 seconds of the game, but neither shot found the basket. “O-A/BC-IG did a nice job of keeping us out of rhythm offensively,” noted coach

Bode. “I thought we settled for shots instead of looking for better looks. We didn’t attack their defense as much as we should have; we allowed them to be comfortable and we weren’t able to get to the free throw line.” Bode added his club also needs to do a better job of keeping teams off the glass. “We can’t allow them to score second chance points.” Beth Pickhinke chalked up 14 points and had seven rebounds to lead the Raptor effort. Quarter scores OABCIG 12 25 37 —46 RView 13 23 30 —43 Ridge View stats Field goals: 17-54, 26.5%. Free throws: 6-10, 60%. Scoring: Pickhinke, 14; Else, 8; Mason, 7; Dutler, 5; Wunschel, 4; Todd, 4; Richard, 1. Rebounds: 26 (Pickhinke, 7; Richard, 6). Assists: 10 (Wiese, 5). Steals: 15 (Else, 6). Blocks: 2 (Mason, 1; Richard, 1) Fouls: 14

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Falcon fall: O-A/BC-IG’s Ryder Meek rolls his Lawton-Bronson opponent onto his back for a fall in 16 seconds Thursday. The Falcons split a conference double dual with L-B (won 48-17) and Westwood (lost 46-32).

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O-A/BC-IG Falcon grapplers compete in duals, tournament O-A/BC-IG hosted a conference wrestling double dual Dec. 14 and competed in the Southeast Polk tournament Saturday. The wrestlers are off for the Christmas break and will be back in action Jan. 4 at Moville in a dual with Woodbury Central. The Falcons have four wrestlers ranked in class 2A by The Predicament in rankings released Thursday, Dec. 14. Jake Nieman is ifth at 113, Kurtis Krager is seventh at 120, Blake Anderson is eighth at 195 and Tyler Anderson is fourth at 220. Dec. 14 duals O-A/BC-IG gained a split in its WVC double dual with LawtonBronson and Westwood in Ida Grove Thursday. The Falcons defeated L-B 4817 and lost to Westwood 46-32. O-A/BC-IG’s dual record is 6-2 overall and 4-2 in the conference. Several Falcon grapplers made quick work of their L-B opponents. Tyler Anderson (220) won by fall in 11 seconds; Ryder Meek (285) won by fall in 16 seconds and Kurtis Krager (126) won by fall in 39 seconds. “Many people see wrestling as an individual sport, and it is too some extent, but to our coaching staff dual meets are about the team,” said coach Randy Nieman. “We knew that beating Westwood would take a team effort even if Blake Anderson would have been in the lineup. Unfortunately we came up short in some matches, matches where we did not do the job for the team. “I loved what we got out of Kurtis Krager and Jarrett Hewitt. They had great performances, real big wins for both of them for different reasons.” Thursday’s double dual was also senior night. The seniors on the team are Kurtis Krager, Blake Anderson, Tyler Anderson and Ryder Meek.

“It was a wonderful night to send the seniors off. These seniors have done so much for the program, very proud of all of them and I am lucky to have spent my winters with them,” said Nieman. O-A/BC-IG 48, L-B 17 •106 Caleb Reitz won by forfeit. •113 Jake Nieman won by forfeit. •120 double forfeit. •126 Kurtis Krager won by fall in :39. •132 Jarrett Hewitt won by forfeit. •138 Ethan Mortensen won by forfeit. •145 Shawn Wilkerson lost by fall in 3:13. •152 double forfeit. •160 Gavin Parks lost by technical fall 24-3. •170 double forfeit. •182 Devin Behrendsen won by fall in 3:41. •195 O-A/BC-IG lost by forfeit. •220 Tyler Anderson won by fall in :11. •285 Ryder Meek won by fall in :16.

Westwood 46, O-A/BC-IG 32 •106 Reitz won by forfeit. •113 O-A/ BC-IG lost by forfeit. •120 Nieman won by fall in 1:06. •126 Krager won by technical fall 21-6. •132 Hewitt won by fall in 5:57. •138 Mortensen lost 10-2. •145 Wilkerson won 7-0. •152 O-A/BC-IG lost by forfeit. •160 Gavin Parks lost by fall in :49. •170 O-A/BC-IG lost by forfeit. •182 Behrendsen lost by fall in 5:21. •195 O-A/BC-IG lost by forfeit. •220 Tyler Anderson won by fall in 1:45. •285 Ryder Meek lost by fall in 1:55.

Southeast Polk tournament O-A/BC-IG placed eighth as a team and had one individual champion at the Red Owens Tournament hosted by Southeast Polk High School Saturday. Tyler Anderson won the 220pound title by winning three matches by fall. His pins came in :38, 1:19 and 2:00. Anderson defeated Isaac Bales of Glenwood by fall in 2:00 in the title match. Jake Nieman was third at 113. Kurtis Krager (120) and Shawn Wilkerson (145) were both ifth. Placing sixth were Devin Behrendsen (182) and Ryder Meek (285). Placing eighth were Caleb Reitz (106), Ethan Mortensen (138) and Gavin Parks (160). Jarrett Hewitt was ninth at 132. O-A/BC-IG scored 86.5 points to place eighth out of 11 teams. Southeast Polk was irst with 288.5 points.

O-A/BC-IG bowlers sweep M-M-C/R-U The O-A/BC-IG bowling teams won both the varsity boys and girls bowling matches with Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union at Ida Bowl Friday. The match was the inal competition for the Falcons before the Christmas break. Up next, both teams will be at Sioux Rapids on Jan. 12. Girls The O-A/BC-IG varsity girls tallied 2,097 pins to M-M-C/RU’s 1,883. O-A/BC-IG’s round one scoring came from Aurora Anderson, 309; Alyssa Henderson, 304; Tori Hoe ling, 296; Jenna Henderson, 288 and Kim Renze, 205. Billie Mosier also bowled, but her score of 195 was not used. Anderson shot 31 pins above her practice average and earned the medal for varsity girls. Alyssa Henderson shot 27 above her average and was runner up medalist. Hoe ling and Jenna Henderson also shot well above their practice averages. O-A/BC-IG’s round two Baker games were 134, 161, 130, 101

and 169 for a total of 695. “We averaged a 139 on our Baker games, which was much better than our irst two meets. Big improvements this week on the lanes and I’m proud of my varsity team,” said coach Wylene Wessel. Boys The O-A/BC-IG boys rolled to a 2,639 to 2,493 pins decision over M-M-C/R-U. Coach Kurt Hofmeister said the turning point in the match came in the second individual game. “We ended up winning the meet by almost 150 pins, but the big story was what we did during the second individual game,” said Hofmeister. “The irst individual game, most of the boys struggled to get anything going. Kolton Krajicek had a great irst game with a 223. Colin Bengford also had a strong irst game with a 171. Everyone else was below average. “During the second individual game, we got on a roll and everyone bowled extremely well. All six boys were well above their average. Dana Wessel led the

way with a 218, followed closely by Bengford with a 216. Darian Hannel and Krajicek each had games of 204. Next were Cole Rhea with a 190 and Austin Behrendsen with a 182. “To have four bowlers over 200 and the other two close to 200 is amazing and something that no other team from O-A/ BC-IG has ever accomplished. After the irst game we were trailing by 25 pins, but after the second game we were ahead by 222 pins.” Krajicek led the team with a 427 series. That is about a 213 average for his two games. Wessel averaged a 195 and Bengford averaged a 193 for their two games. Rhea averaged a 171, Hannel averaged a 162 and Behrendsen averaged a 153. The Baker game scores were 156, 116, 186, 180 and 131. “I think during the Baker games we relaxed a little bit and did not bowl very well,” said Hofmeister. “It was nice to see what we are capable of and hopefully we will see scores like that more often.”

Ridge View wrestling’s team wrapped up the pre-Christmas portion of its schedule last week with a double dual and the Ridge View dual tournament. Ridge View’s dual record stands at 1-14 overall and 0-5 in the conference. Dec. 14 duals Ridge View lost 48-21 to West Monona in a conference dual and lost 42-23 to Woodbine in a non-conference dual in Holstein Thursday, Dec. 14. West Monona 48 Ridge View 21 •106 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •113 double forfeit. •120 double forfeit. •126 Damien Garcia lost by fall in :20. •132 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •138 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •145 Dylan Wood lost by fall in 3:55. •152 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •160 Lance Else won 8-2. •170 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •182 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •195 Chance Hansen won by forfeit. •220 Trent Miller won by fall in :37. •285 Tate Phillips won by fall in 1:17.

Woodbine 42 Ridge View 23 •106 double forfeit. •113 double forfeit. •120 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •126 Garcia lost by fall in 4:42. •132 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •138 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •145 Wood won by fall in 5:39. •152 double forfeit •160 Else won by technical fall 19-3. •170 Ridge View lost by forfeit. •182 Cam Steffens won by fall in 1:31. •195 Hansen lost by fall in 1:36. •220 Miller won by fall in :49. •285 Phillips lost by fall in 3:05.

Ridge View duals Ridge View had two wrestlers with 4-0 records at the Raptor dual tournament Saturday in Holstein. Ridge View placed fourth out of ive teams with a 1-3 dual record. Lance Else was 4-0 at 160. Else won two matches by decision, one by fall and one by forfeit. One of Else’s wins was over 10th ranked Brody Goodman of So. Cal. “Else wrestled well on the day,” said coach Caleb Christensen. “We have been working hard on his movement in the wrestling room and he translated that to the mat. He has seen Goodman three times now, and each match getting closer. This time he inally got him.” Chance Hansen, wrestling at 195, won all four of his matches by fall. “Hansen had a great day, he went out after guys today and wrestled well,” said Christensen. “We feel like Hansen is starting to gain a lot of con idence on the mat, and working to try to score more which is what will help him out more down the homestretch.” Trent Miller was 3-0 while wrestling at 220 and 285. Miller won one match by fall in 26 seconds and the other two wins came via forfeits. Ridge View’s other wrestlers and their records at the duals were: Tate Phillips, 2-2 (220/285); Damien Garcia, 2-2 (126/132); Gary Baughn, 1-0 (138); Cam Steffens, 1-2 (182) and Dylan Wood, 1-3 (145/152). “The guys wrestled tough,” noted Christensen. “It was a good tournament for us to end on going into the holiday break. We will look at this meet to help us re ine things a bit for the inal stretch of the year where we head into the large part of our tournament season including Herb Irgens, conference tournament and sectionals.” The inal team records were South Central Calhoun, 4-0; Alta-Aurelia, 3-1; Coon RapidsBayard, 2-2; Ridge View, 1-3 and Sioux City West, 0-4. Ridge View defeated West 3633 and lost to A-A, 48-30; CR-B, 42-15 and So. Cal., 54-15.

Local DNR fishing report There has been limited ishing activity this last week. Area lakes are partially or completely ice covered. Ice is currently not safe for travel. More reports will be available when ice ishing begins. For more information, contact the Black Hawk District of ice at 712-657-2638.

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Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District

City of Battle Creek

DECEMBER 12, 2017 BATTLE CREEK, IA The Battle Creek City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. at the Community Hall. Mayor Holmes presided over the meeting. Council members present were: Jill Wingert, Judy Schau, and Dan Hedberg. Myra Meek, and Todd Riessen were absent. Mayor Holmes called the meeting to order. Motion by Schau, seconded by Wingert to approve the agenda and minutes. Motion carried unanimously. The attorney is drafting a municipal infraction notice to proceed with the nuisance abatement at 308 Maple Street. The Mayor reported he had received notice from the county on their proposed Urban Renewal Area/Plan. He will attend the meeting on the 18th to obtain further information. Deron Schmidt, Battle Creek Fire Chief, presented the city with a list of ofďŹ cers for 2018, along with their proposed FY18 Budget. Motion by Wingert, seconded by Schau to approve the ofďŹ cers as follows: Chief â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Deron Schmidt; Asst. Chief â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Craig Young;

Captain â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dan Hedberg; Training OfďŹ cer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kevin Dausel; Safety OfďŹ cer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tom Peterson; Treasurer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jordan Alm; and Secretary â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tom Cooper. Motion carried unanimously. Oath of OfďŹ ce was administered to Lloyd Holmes, Mayor, and Judy Schau, Councilperson. Motion by Wingert, seconded by Schau to approve the liquor license renewal for the Battle Creek Fire Department. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Hedberg, seconded by Schau to approve the bills and reports. Motion carried unanimously. Schau moved to adjourn at 8:12 pm. Wingert seconded and motion carried unanimously. Diane Lansink, City Clerk/Treasurer Lloyd Holmes, Mayor CLAIMS: 11/22/2017 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12/12/2017: Alâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Corner, fuel $124.99; Battle Creek Ambulance, support $5,500; Battle Creek Library, support $8,750; Boerner & Goldsmith, legal $125; Bomgaars, supplies $101.46; Deron Schmidt, salary $200; Ed M Fled, supplies $78; EFTPS, tax $2,081.34; Feld Fire, supplies/repairs $497; First State Bank, petty cash $31.06; Frontier, utilities $604.19; Hayes Oil, fuel $108.72; Ida County Auditor,

election $517.22; Ida County EMS, support $2,556; Ida County Sanitation, monthly bill $5,084.16; Iowa Dept. of Revenue, sales tax $475.43; IPERS, pension $1,188.81; Jetco, repairs, $2,225.56; Mangold, testing $84; MidAmerica Publishing, publications $65.61; MidAmerican, utilities $3,741.65; Mt. Hope Cemetery, support $400; Our Iowa, subscription $19.98; Postmaster, postage $102; Rehab Systems, maintenance $962.50; Selections, supplies $8.98; SRF, loan interest $1,880; Valley Bank, insurance $1,250; Wellmark, insurance $1,640.01; Payroll (11/14/17) $3,037.67; Payroll (11/28/17) $2,821.34. DISBURSEMENTS: General $3,293.18; Library $1,410; RUT $3,432.45; T&A $488.60; Debt Service, $590.99; Sliplining $1,880; Water $7,912.90; Sewer $4,046.22; Garbage $5,066.05; Storm Water $11.90. REVENUE: General $10,874.45; Library $4; RUT $8,235.47; T&A $540.92; Emergency $223.85; LOST $12,801.74; Debt Service $107.98; Sliplining $1,577.04; Water $6,441.13; Sewer $5,307.25; Garbage $5,058.15; Storm Water $1,623.86. (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017)

SUMMARY OF THE DECEMBER 11, 2017, REGULAR MEETING OF THE ODEBOLT ARTHUR BATTLE CREEK IDA GROVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove (OABCIG) School Board met Monday, December 11, 2017, at 6:07 p.m. in the Elementary Music Room in Ida Grove. Stephanie Konradi called the meeting to order. Board members present were Tony Bennett, Crystal Endrulat, Stacy Raasch, Jeff Rasmussen and Brad Lundell and Myra Meek. Also in attendance were Terry Kenealy, superintendent, and Kathy A. Leonard, Business Manager, and a few patrons. It was moved by Bennett and seconded by Endrulat approve the agenda as published and the motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Lundell and seconded by Raasch to approve the consent agenda and the motion carried 7-0. The consent agenda consisted of minutes. It was moved by Rasmussen and seconded by Raasch to approve the Early Retirement Incentives to be paid out in FY 18-19 as agreed upon by the BC-IG and O-A School Board of Directors. The motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Lundell and

seconded by Raasch to approve the SBRC application requesting ModiďŹ ed Supplemental Aid for At Risk/Dropout Prevention of $54,527 for the OABCIG Community School District for the 20182019 school year. The motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Endrulat and seconded by Meek to appoint Directors Rasmussen, Bennett and Raasch to serve on the board focus group for the superintendent search process. The motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Bennett and seconded by Raasch to approve the appointment of Directors Endrulat, Lundell and Meek to serve on the Collective Bargaining Committee for the 2018-2019 Master Contract. The motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Lundell and seconded by Meek to authorize the school district to work with HAILA ASP, Ltd. and Estes Construction to prepare a formal request for proposal and bid speciďŹ cations for the Handicapped Accessibility Project at the Odebolt building and the High School building. The motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Rasmussen and seconded by Endrulat to approve entering into an agreement for additional services with HAILA ASP, Ltd. to prepare a formal request for proposal and bid speciďŹ cations for the Handicapped

Accessibility Project and to monitor the successful completion of the project. The motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Bennett and seconded by Rasmussen to approve entering into an agreement with Estes Construction to serve as the Construction Manager for the Handicapped Accessibility Project. The motion carried 7-0. It was moved by Rasmussen and seconded by Raasch to approve authorizing the school administration to collect price estimates and quotes from various contractors to complete the renovation and upgrade of several identiďŹ ed classrooms over the summer. The motion carried 7-0. Discussion items included reviewing the tentative schedule for superintendent search process as submitted by Jeff Herzberg. The next regular OABCIG Board Meeting will be held Monday, January 8, in Odebolt following the joint O-A and BC-IG Board Meetings. It was moved by Bennett and seconded by Meek to adjourn. The motion carried 7-0 and the meeting adjourned at 6:24 p.m. Kathy A. Leonard, OABCIG Board Secretary (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, December 20, 2017)

PUBLIC NOTICE Ida County Board of Supervisors

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON DESIGNATION OF EXPANDED IDA COUNTY URBAN RENEWAL AREA, AND ON PROPOSED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN AMENDMENT Notice Is Hereby Given: That at 10:30 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock a.m., at the Ida County Board of Supervisorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Meeting Room, 401 Moorehead St, Ida Grove, Iowa, on January 2, 2018, there will be conducted a public hearing on the question of designating an expanded Ida County Urban Renewal Area (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Urban Renewal Areaâ&#x20AC;?), pursuant to Chapter 403, Code of Iowa, by the addition of the property situated in Ida County, Iowa more particularly described as follows: All of the public right-of-way of County Road L-51 beginning at its intersection with County Road D-22 and continuing

to its intersection with State Highway 175; and All of the public right-of-way of Jasper Avenue beginning at its intersection with 2nd Street in the City of Ida Grove and continuing to its intersection with County Road D-54; and All of the public right-of-way of County Road D-15 beginning at its intersection with US-59 and continuing to its intersection with County Road M-25; and All of the public right-of-way of Harold Godbersen Drive beginning at its intersection with US-59/175 and continuing to its intersection with East 2nd Street in the City of Ida Grove; and All of the public right-of-way of County Road M-15 beginning at its intersection with North Main Street in the City of Ida Grove and continuing to the east boundary of the Corwin Township Cemetery;

with State Highway 175 and continuing to US Highway 20; and All of the public right-of-way of County Road D-59 beginning at its intersection with County Road M-31 and continuing to the Sac County line; and Certain real property situated in Ida County, Iowa generally described as follows: (1) the bridge over West Fork Battle Creek on 200th Street situated between Carriage Avenue and Dodge Avenue in the County; (2) the bridges and culvert over a small, unnamed Creek situated on County Road D-22 between Woodbury Avenue and County Road L-51 in the County; (3) the bridge over a small, unnamed Creek on Sidney Avenue situated between 150th Street and State Highway

20 in the County; (4) the bridge over a small, unnamed Creek on Dodge Avenue situated between 220th Street and 230th Street in the County; (5) the bridge over Bitter Creek on Union Avenue situated between County Road D-15 and 140th Street in the County; (6) the bridge over Soldier River on Noble Avenue situated between 320th Street and County Road D-54; (7) the bridge on Woodbury Avenue situated between County Road D-15 and 140th Street; (8) the bridge over a small, unnamed Creek on 170th Street situated between Faith Avenue and German Avenue; (9) the bridge over a small, unnamed Creek on 270th Street situated between Noble Avenue and Orchard Avenue;

(10) the bridge over South Silver Creek on Orchard Avenue situated between 180th Street and 190th Street; (11) the bridge over a small, unnamed Creek on County Line Road situated between 190th Street and 200th Street; (12) the bridge over a small, unnamed Creek on Pioneer Avenue situated between 260th Street and 270th Street; (13) the bridge over West Fork Battle Creek on 205th Street situated between Dodge Avenue and County Road L-67; (14) the bridge over Ashton Creek on Brady Avenue situated between 120th Street and County Road D-15; (15) the bridge over Silver Creek on Pioneer Avenue situated between State Highway 20 and 170th Street; Certain real property bearing the following Ida County Property Tax Parcel IdentiďŹ cation Numbers:

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; and An approximately 14 acre tract located in the Southwest Quarter (SWÂź) of the Northwest Quarter (NWÂź) of Section 10, all in Township 87 North, Range 39 West of the 5th P.M., Ida County, Iowa, more particularly described as: Beginning at the West Âź corner of said Section 10, thence N01Â°42â&#x20AC;&#x2122;08â&#x20AC;?E, 705.03 feet along the West line of said SW Âź NW Âź to a point; thence S88Â°52â&#x20AC;&#x2122;05â&#x20AC;?E, 910.05 feet to a point; thence S01Â°42â&#x20AC;&#x2122;08â&#x20AC;?W, 705.03 feet to a point on the South line of said SW Âź

NW Âź; thence N88Â°52â&#x20AC;&#x2122;05â&#x20AC;?W, 910.05 feet along said South line to the point of beginning. Said parcel contains 14.72 acres, more or less, which includes 0.53 acres, more or less, of existing road right-of-way. The subject matter of the public hearing will also include a proposed amendment to the urban renewal plan for the Urban Renewal Area covering the territory identiďŹ ed above, pursuant to Chapter 403, Code of Iowa, a copy of which amendment is on ďŹ le for public inspection in the ofďŹ ce of the County Auditor.

The general scope of the proposed urban renewal plan, as more speciďŹ cally described therein, includes the following: The proposed amendment to the urban renewal plan brings the property described above under the plan and makes it subject to the provisions of the plan. The amendment also authorizes the undertaking of new urban renewal projects in the Urban Renewal Area consisting of using tax increment ďŹ nancing to pay the costs of undertaking county road, bridge, and culvert improvements for the improvement of transportation infra-

structure and the promotion of economic development. At the hearing, any interested person may ďŹ le written objections or comments and may be heard orally with respect to the subject matter of the hearing. Lorna Steenbock, County Auditor (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017)

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

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PUBLIC NOTICE Ida County Board of Supervisors

IDA GROVE, IOWA DECEMBER 11, 2017 The Board of Supervisors convened in adjourned session, members present Chair Rhett Leonard and Raymond Drey. Creston Schubert was absent. Minutes of the meeting held November 27, 2017, were read and approved. Nicole Peterson and Michelle Bostinelos were present to request matching grant funding support for a Highway 20 U.S. Economic Development Administration study. The initial request is for a maximum $5,000. No action was taken on the request. County Engineer Jeff Williams was present to request that Dennis Meek be promoted to an Operator at $20.53 per hour, effective December 4, 2017. Leonard moved and Drey seconded a motion to approve said request. Motion carried, all voting Aye. David Wittry, AMVC Management Services representative, was present to request that the Board approve a Separation Distance Waiver to construct an animal feeding unit 50’ from the right-ofway line of 200th Street in Battle Township instead of the 100’ DNR requirement. Lane Luscombe was present and discussed the site as possibly a ﬂoodplane. David was going to further investigate the site location and soil analysis prior to requesting approval of the waiver documentation. Tammy Norman, ISAC, and Tracie Siemers, Cerro Gordo Elections Deputy, were present to demonstrate the election Precinct Atlas software and equipment. Ed Sohm was present to discuss a proposed contract with Solutions for IT services. Leonard moved to approve and authorize the Chair to sign a proposed contract in the amount of $19,0702.01. Drey seconded the motion and it carried, all voting Aye. A motion by Leonard and seconded by Drey to approve the Clerk of Court report. Motion carried, all voting Aye. Drey moved to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the 2017 Weed Commissioner Report. Leonard seconded the motion and it carried, all voting Aye. A motion by Drey and seconded by Leoanrd to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Certiﬁcation of Cost Al-

location Plan for FY17 from Cost Advisory Services. Motion carried, all voting Aye. A motion to approve Corey Trucke and Michael Stehr as Sergeants, effective November 20, 2017, at a rate of $23.62 per hour, was made by Drey and seconded by Leonard. Motion carried, all voting Aye. The Board acknowledged receipt of manure management plans from Larry Dose; Jeff and Kelly Kreft/Kreft Turkey Barn. The following claims were approved: FUND: 0001 - GENERAL BASIC: Amazon, Supplies $207.86 Bomgaars, 07-022-7 Supplies 365.17 City of Ida Grove, Utility 10468001 152.11 Cost Advisory Services, FY2017 Services 4,125.00 Counsel, Copier Contracts 371.11 Crawford County Sheriff, Service Fees 41.70 Edsen Electric, Wiring 4,291.44 Frontier, Phone/Internet 443.17 Gary Brummer, Fuel 212.02 Gov’t. Forms & Supplies, Year-End Forms 61.10 Hemer Plumbing & Heating, Repairs-Pub. Safety 180.00 Henry M. Adkins & Son, 2018 Ve. Maint. 7,290.00 Horn Memorial Hospital, Defib. Pads 135.71 Ida County Sanitation, Services 504.78 Ida County Secondary Rds., Fuels 151.65 Ida County Sheriff, Court Services 992.18 Iowa Office Supply, Office Supplies 98.34 Iowa Workforce, Inspection/ Permit 175.00 Kelly Young, November Cleaning 100.00 LBJ Investigations, Service Fees 150.00 Long Lines Internet, Internet 54.95 Malcom’s, Custodial Supplies 25.97 Mercy Medical Center, Physician Fees 285.00 Mid-America Publishing, Notices/Legals 916.52 MidAmerican Energy, Utilities 2,356.66

North West REC, Utility CCRA 530.00 Noteboom Implement, Equip. Repairs 49.87 NW Iowa YES Center, Services 4,650.00 Ofﬁce Systems Company, Copier Contract 79.00 O’Keefe Elevator, Elevator Maintenance 532.71 Paige Alesch, Fuel 50.00 Patrick Stevens, Me. Call 100.00 Phil’s Lawn & Nursery, Landscaping 3,550.00 Plymouth Co. Sheriff, Service Fees 32.50 Postmaster, PostageSupervisors 49.00 Rhett Leonard, Supplies/ Mileage 142.48 Rogers Pest Control, Pest Control 40.00 Selections, Cardstock 13.69 Shopko, Ofﬁce Supplies 12.15 Spencer Police Dept., Court Fees 20.00 Theresa Rachel, MH Court Services 145.38 Thomson Reuters West Pymt., 2018 Ia. Court Rules 259.70 U.S. Cellular, Cell Phone 267.96 Vetter Equipment, Equip. Repairs 24.59 Wayne Schumann, Well Closure 500.00 Wibe & Phillips, Mailing Expense 13.90 General Basic Total: 34,794.12 GF DESIGNATED FOR COMPUTER: Edsen Electric, Wiring Project #2 1,429.03 Solutions Inc., DNS Renewal 180.05 GF Designated for Computer Total: 1,609.08 GF DESIGN FOR CO. ATTORNEY/ FINES: Electronic Engineering, ½ Agreement 940.00 GF Design for Co. Attorney/ Fines Total: 940.00 RURAL BASIC: IDALS - Pesticide Bureau, 3 Yr. Renewal 15.00 Rural Basic Total: 15.00 SECONDARY ROAD: Aramark, Supplies 147.98 Bargen Inc., Seal Coating on

D-54 52,588.80 Bierschbach Equipment, Parts 27.80 Bomgaars, Parts/Tools/ Supply 763.63 Certiﬁed Testing Services, Material Testing 762.00 City of Arthur, Utilities 123.60 City of Battle Creek Utilities 15.25 City of Holstein, Utilities 32.66 City of Ida Grove, Utilities 42.91 CJ Cooper & Associates, Annual Fee 85.00 Counsel, Copier Maint. 342.76 Diane Cooper, Supplies 41.81 Ed M. Feld Equip. Co. Inc, Safety 50.00 Fas-Break Windshield Repair, Outside Services 60.00 Frontier, Dec. Phone 174.49 Hanson Auto Supply, Parts/ Tools/Supply 791.24 Independent Salt Company, Materials 766.50 Inland Truck Parts Co., Parts 106.82 Interstate Power Systems, Parts/Services 4,609.89 Iowa DOT, Bolts 65.15 Iowa Ofﬁce Supply, Supplies 34.83 Iowa Prison Industries, Signs/ Services 7,927.40 Iowa State University, Registration 550.00 Jebro Inc., Oil 699.00 Martin Marietta, Ag Granular 565.24 Menards-Sioux City, Supplies 908.91 MidAmerican Energy, Utilities 345.02 Mile 2 Tire & Lube, Tires 1,933.95 North West REC, Utilities 354.52 Powerplan, Parts/Service 3,353.09 Rees Mack Sales, Parts 381.95 RFG Logistics Materials 4,130.76 Sexton Oil, Diesel 9,841.29 Shopko, Supplies 77.34 Steffen Truck Equipment, Parts 264.23 The New Sioux City, Signs 35.77 Treasurer State of Iowa, Quarries 90.00 Verizon Wireless, Wireless for Survey 40.01 Secondary Road Total: 93,131.60 REAP: Amazon, Supplies 20.81 Reap Total: 20.81 SHERIFF’S K-9 FUND: Bomgaars, 07-056-6

Supplies 85.98 Sheriff’s K-9 Fund Total: 85.98 IDA COUNTY SELF FUNDING: Benefits Inc., PSF Medical, 1,783.57 Benefits Inc., SF Med. Premium 720.00 Ida County Self Funding Total: 2,503.57 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Frontier, Dec. Phone 6.16 Iowa Emgy. Mgmt. Assn., 2018 Dues 150.00 Pronto, Fuel-EMS 98.81 Emergency Management Total: 254.97 E911 SURCHARGE AGENCY FUND: Centurylink, Lines Expense 285.90 Frontier, Dec. Phone 56.16 Frontier Comm of Iowa (213), Lines Expense 522.55 E911 Surcharge Agency Fund Total: 864.61 PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY: Adams Motor Co., Vehicle Maint. 740.17 Advanced Systems Inc, Copier Maint. 25.00 Atlas Business Solutions, Ann. Software Renewal 600.00 Bomgaars, 07-056-6 Supplies 53.69 Brownells Inc., Ammo 662.91 Casey’s General Store, FuelSheriff 1,254.55 Electronic Engineering, Software Maint. 940.00 Electronic Engineering Co., Key Fob/Services 433.25 Emergency Med. Products, Gloves 360.80 Frontier, Dec. Phone 219.51 Gorden’s Body Shop, Windshield 352.95 Horn Memorial Hospital, Prisoner Services 155.00 Ida Grove Cenex/HASH, Fuel-Sheriff 1,168.11 Ida Grove Food Pride, Jail Meals/Supplies 1,491.25 Iowa Office Supply Inc., Office Supplies 147.60 Iowa Police Chiefs’ Assoc., Dues 125.00 Jack’s Uniforms & Equip., Uniform 200.89 Jim’s TV & Appliance, Service Call 49.95

Login/IACP Net, IACP Network 525.00 Long Lines Internet, December InternetAssessor 7.50 Lovett Enterprises, Storage 55.00 Malcom’s, Supplies 17.50 Marco Inc., Lease 150.15 Mile 2 Tire & Lube, Vehicle Maint. 63.18 Postmaster, Postage-Sheriff 75.00 Pronto, Fuel-Sheriff 1,099.55 Shopko, Jail Supplies 17.99 Solutions Inc., BackupDecember 659.40 Thies Printing LLC, Door Hangers 275.00 Treat America Food Serv., Training Meals 70.40 U.S. Cellular, Air Cards 482.80 VISA, Lodging/Meals/Fuel 1,076.55 Vollmar Motors, Vehicle Maint. 208.88 Western Iowa Tech, Registrations 30.00 Xerox Financial Services, Copier Lease 129.70 Public Safety Agency Total: 13,934.23 COUNTY ASSESSOR: Amazon, Hard Drive/ Graphics Card 191.24 Counsel, 2-Copier Contract 106.75 Frontier, Dec. Phone 20.54 ISAA, 2018 Dues 325.00 Joe Cronin, November Mileage 269.96 Long Lines Internet, Internet 7.50 The Sidwell Company, BPTC Geo. Database 325.00 County Assessor Total: 1,245.99 COUNTY TOTAL: $149,399.96 There being no further business, the Board adjourned to meet again at 9:00 a.m., Monday, December 18, 2017, or on call of the Chair. /s/ Lorna Steenbock Auditor /s/ Rhett A. Leonard Chair (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017)

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Ida Grove

PUBLIC NOTICE Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District

BATTLE CREEK-IDA GROVE SCHOOLS’ DECEMBER 2017 VENDOR REPORT GENERAL FUND #10: Vendor Name, Description Total Amazon, Instructional Supplies 2,892.44 BC-IG C.S.D. Activity Account, Reimbursement of Expenses 44.50 BC-IG CSD Kathy Leonard, Custodian, Petty Cash 56.17 Beelner Service Inc., Sprinkler Service 300.00 Bleckwehl, Kim, Reimbursement 64.00 BMO Harris Mastercard, District Supplies 5,723.76 Bomgaars, General Supplies 489.23 Buena Vista University, Registration/Scholarships 70.00 Centerpoint Energy Services, Inc., Natural Gas 29.88 Central Iowa Distributing Inc., District Maintenance Supplies 521.20 Chem-Dry of Siouxland, Contracted Service 260.00 Chronicle Printing and Publishing, Advertising 22.00 City of Battle Creek, Water & Sewer/BC Bldgs. 38.00 City of Ida Grove, Water & Sewer/IG Bldgs. 555.95 Custom Motorcycle & Small Engine, Maintenance Supplies 378.30 Delmar Cengage Learning, Instructional Supplies 2,008.88 Department of Education, General Fees 600.00 DHS Cashier 1st Fl., State Portion Medicaid 5,783.85 Diamond Vogel Paint, Maintenance Supplies 111.68 Fells, Judy, Contracted Service 240.00 Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., Maint. Supplies 114.88 Franck & Sextro, P.L.C., Legal Services 30.00 Frontier Communications, Phone Service 575.78 Grote, Kendra, Staff Reimbursement 76.80 Hemer Plumbing and Heating, Contracted Service 241.76 Ida County CourierReminder, Inc., Advertising/Legal Notices 404.23 Ida County Sanitation, Inc., Garbage Collection Services 534.50 Ida Grove Cenex/HASH Inc., General Supplies 2,080.69 Ida Grove Food Pride, General & Food Supplies 663.83 Ink Technologies, LLC, Ofﬁce Supplies 35.55 Iowa Assoc. of School Boards, Dues/ Registrations 35.00 Iowa Communications Network, Long Distance/ ICN/Internet 259.31 J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc., Music Supplies 137.00 John Deere Financial, Tractor Repairs/Parts 117.39 Josten’s, Inc., General Supplies 550.50 Kiwanis Club of Ida Grove, Dues/Meals/Mtgs. 362.00 Konradi, Stephanie, Reimbursement 72.00 Leonard, Kathy, Reimbursement 43.80 Malcom’s Paint & Hardware,

Maint. Supplies Mapleton Rooter, Purchased Services Matheson Tri Gas, Inc., General Supplies Mauritz, Benjamin, Reimbursement Menards, General Supplies MidAmerican Energy, Electricity & Nat. Gas Mumm Soft Water, Supplies Northwest AEA Copies/ Regist./Gen. Supplies Odebolt Lumber, General Supplies Otto, Kaye, Reimbursement Pronto-Phillips 66, General Supplies Ray’s Mid-Bell Music, Music Supplies Really Great Reading, Subscription Reis Auto Parts and Service, Bus/Auto Service Sadler, Carol, Reimbursement Samuel French, Inc., Speech Royalties Saunders, Robert, Reimbursement Schau Towing & Salvage, Inc., Towing Service Schiernbeck, Wanda, Reimbursement School Specialty Inc., District Supplies Selections General Supplies Sioux City Community School District, Tuition Reimbursement Staley, Julie, Reimbursement Tams-Witmark Music Library, Drama Productions Timberline Billing Service LLC, Contracted Service United States Cellular, Cellular Phone Service Ward’s Natural Science, Science Supplies Wenger, Equipment/ Furniture Western Iowa Tech. Community Co., Contracted Services Wonder Workshop, Inc., Instructional Supplies Fund Total DONATION FUND #12: OABCIG Dollars for Scholars, Memorial Scholarship Fund Total ACTIVITY FUND #21: Allen, Larry, Official/ Reimbursement Allen, Laura Ann, Mending Amazon, Instructional Supplies Ames Community School District, Contracted Service Bettin, Dylan, Athletic Official BMO Harris Mastercard, District Supplies Chizek, Travis, Reimbursement Chronicle Printing and Publishing, Advertising Decker Sporting Goods, Athletic Equipment DeJean, Jason, Athletic Official Designs By Jamee, Falcon Apparel Emmetsburg High School, Entry Fee Fancy Threads, Athletic Clothing Hedden, Mike, Official

362.63

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Henderson, Alan, Reimbursement 650.00 Horn Memorial Hospital, Contracted Service 140.00 Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership, Registration 225.00 Ida County CourierReminder, Inc., Advertising/Legal Notices 40.20 Ida Grove Cenex/HASH Inc., General Supplies 25.98 Ida Grove Food Pride, General & Food Supplies 65.67 Iowa State Fair, Entry Fee 20.00 Manson NW Webster High School, Entry Fees 95.00 Miller, Becky, Reimbursement 64.62 MOC-Floyd Valley High School, Entry Fee 24.00 Mumm Soft Water, Supplies 35.00 Otto, Kaye, Reimbursement 61.54 Pepsi-Cola, Pop 831.20 Pronto-Phillips 66, General Supplies 77.00 Roland-Story Community School, Entry Fees 75.00 Sam’s Club, Instructional Supplies 137.81 Sergeant Bluff-Luton CSD, Entry Fees 18.00 Shopko Stores Operating Co. LLC, Miscellaneous Supplies 71.82 Southeast Polk High School, Entry Fees 100.00 Storm Lake High School, Entry Fee 30.00 Trost, Steven, Athletic Ofﬁcial 75.00 Westwood Community School Dist., Entry Fee 18.00 Woodbury Central Community, Entry Fees 100.00 Fund Total 10,149.11 MANAGEMENT FUND #22: Su Insurance Company, Equipment Breakdown Insurance 17,261.25 Fund Total 17,261.25 PHYSICAL PLANT & EQUIPMENT LVY. #36: Ladwig Construction, Contracted Service 6,979.00 Michaelsen Trucking LLC, Contracted Services 670.46 Premier Furniture and Equipment, Instructional Furniture 866.00 Fund Total 8,515.46 SCHOOL NUTRITION #61: BC-IG C.S.D.- General Fund, Hot Lunch Payroll Expense 13,033.76 Hiland Dairy, Dairy Products-Nutrition 1,523.71 Ida Grove Food Pride, General & Food Supplies 31.20 Martin Brothers, Food Supplies 10,174.07 Mumm Soft Water Supplies 42.25 Rapids Wholesale Equipment Company, General Supplies 56.92 Rogers Pest Control LLC, Contracted Service 123.00 Sara Lee Bakery Group/ Earthgrains, Hot Lunch Bread Company, Products 759.28 Fund Total $25,744.19 GRAND TOTAL ALL FUNDS . $146,027.36 NOVEMBER PAYROLL Wages $421,278.29 Fica 25,831.38 Medicare 6,054.14 Ipers 37,276.57 Insurance 44,522.17 Total Payroll $534,962.55

105.00 375.00

(Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, December 20, 2017)

158.00 417.85 120.00 33.74 7,265.06 28.00 150.00 132.84 45.00 3,801.47 171.02 59.00

6,358.08 20.95 149.10 172.80 600.00 60.00 214.09 287.94

3,630.98 108.80 113.00 504.80 54.16 127.90 872.00

30,835.34 937.94 84,317.35

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125.00 1,235.00 1,871.14 225.00 66.00 921.00 75.00 841.00

CITY OF IDA GROVE CLAIMS & REVENUE REPORT NOVEMBER, 2017 Advanced Systems, Inc., Copier Service Agreement $34.43 Advanced Systems - Rec., Copier Agreement $70.24 Aramark, Mat Service $157.38 Aramark, Mat Service $314.76 Baker & Taylor, Books, Movies $573.93 Barnes & Noble, Inc., Children’s Picture Book $22.95 Beelner Service Inc., Drain Sprinkler System $300.00 Bethany Rehse, Ref./ Scorekeeper Vball. Tourn. $25.00 Bob Lorenzen , Edger Blade $41.94 Bomgaars, Garden Hose, Switch, Angle Iron $173.89 Bomgaars, Hitchpin, Filter, Spray Nozzle $347.36 Book Systems, Inc., Annual Subscription $995.00 BSN Sports, Inc., Basketballs/Bags Yth. Bball. $186.70 Carroll Construction Supply, Repair Storm Sewer Drain $457.85 Center Point Large Print, Large Print Books $42.54 Central Iowa Distributing, Towels, Purrell, Shampoo $164.30 Chelsea Gross, ReimburseHard Drive $80.01 Christi Ladwig, Fitness Class Instruction $150.00 Christi Ladwig, Fitness Class Instruction $115.00 Compass Business Solutions, Utility Bills $580.84 Crop Production Services, Solve, Strut, Trekker, Crossbow $813.87 Crop Production Services, Strut, Solve 2 $1,020.00 Culligan Water of Ida Grove, Bottle Water $11.45 Danielle L. Bennett, Fitness Class Instruction $90.00 Danielle L. Bennett, Fitness Class Instruction $80.00 Data Technologies, Inc., License and Support Fee $4,267.01 Demco, Inc., Laminate Rolls $139.56 Dollar General - MSC 410526, Lysol Spray, Wipes, Raid $47.90 Drees Heating & Plumbing, Air Pressure Switch Replaced $454.00 Edsen Electric, Check Alarms at WWTP $97.08 Eyeclick Inc., Quarterly Fee $897.00 Fancy Threads Embroidery, Staff Shirts $431.68 Fire Proof Plus, Annual Inspection $465.00 First Cooperative Assoc., Hydrated Lime $231.00 Frederick C. Anderson II, Youth Football Referee $200.00 Frontier Communications, Telephone Service $755.32 GCC Alliance Concrete Co, Inc., Concrete for W. 6th $304.00 General Trafﬁc Controls, Trafﬁc Signal Service $704.32 Hanson Auto Supply, Sockets, Plugs, Batteries, Bulb $299.53 Hawkins, Inc., Chlorine, Polyphosphate, Drum $1,158.10 HD Supply Waterworks, Ltd., Flex Coupling, PVC Sewer Pipe $341.65 Hemer’s Plumbing & Heating Fall Servicing $402.40 Henningsen Construction, Inc. Roof Repair $1,790.00 Holiday Inn Des Moines, IMFOA Lodging $285.60 Ia. Water Environment

Assc., Wastewater Training Class Ida Co. Economic Development Annual Fee Ida County Sanitation, Contract Garbage Ida County Sanitation, Dump Tub - King Theatre Ida Grove Auto Body, Window Track Repair SW Truck Ida Grove Food Pride, Ice Ida Grove Food Pride, Community Partners’ Fundraiser Iowa Communications Network, Long Distance Iowa League of Cities, MLA Seminar - Devlun, Gregor Iowa Municipalities Work. Comp., Workers’ Comp. Insurance Iowa One Call, Underground Locates Iowa Rural Water Assn., Membership Dues Iowa Rural Water Assn., Vision Insurance IPERS, IPERS Iversen Radio & TV, Wall Plate, Cable Assembly Jennifer A. Conover, Fitness Class Instruction Jennifer A. Conover, Fitness Class Instruction Kelly Young, Rags/Dustmop Kidzone, Refund C.H. Cleaning Deposit Ladwig Construction, Remove & Rebuild Storm Sewer Larry Allen, Youth Football Referee Lauri Hummelgard, Fitness Class Instruction Lauri Hummelgard, Fitness Class Instruction Lon Schluter, Lodging Water Dept. Training Long Lines, Telephone/ Internet Long Lines, Telephone/ Internet Malcom’s Paint & Hardware, Batteries, Coupling, Elbow Mangold Env. Testing, Lab Analysis Marc Dennison, Iowa League Budget Workshop Michaelsen Const., LLC, Clean Out Ditch by Golf Course Mid-America Publishing Corp., Meetings, Claims, Tree Bid Mid-Sioux Opportunity Inc., Annual Support MidAmerican Energy, Electricity MidAmerican Energy, Electricity MidAmerican Energy Co., Plug Adapters for St. Lights Mobile Blasting Services, King Theatre Façade Cleaning Moores Portable Toilets, Farm Mkt. Port-A-Pot Service Morris Press Cookbooks, 50% Cookbook Fundraiser N.E.T. Broadband, Internet - Maint. Shop North West REC Electricity Noteboom Implement, Bolt, Locknut, Oil filter, Battery Office Elements, Office Supplies, Files One Office Solutions, Stamp, Binder Clips, Paper Petty Cash, Reimburse for Meals

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$5,717.55 $14,415.66

$615.94

$43.44 $91.29

$244.20 $7.37

$380.00

$2,902.00 $41.30 $275.00 $153.13 $5,210.12 $33.00 $530.00 $330.00 $60.00 $125.00

$1,649.71 $200.00 $100.00 $71.00 $55.00 $86.92 $318.76

$65.24 $1,390.00

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$608.75

$570.74 $1,000.00 $188.06 $10,560.37

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$1,850.00

$471.00

$1,446.90 $39.95 $577.35

$496.79 $22.21

$259.90 $31.71

Petty Cash Start Cash Fundraiser $200.00 U.S. Postal Service, Postage for Utility Bills $225.00 U.S. Postal Service, Postage for Utility Bills $298.14 Presto-X-Company, Pest Control $49.00 Pronto, Gasohol $833.38 Quill Corporation, Laser Labels, Tape, Paperclips $64.72 Ratchet, Tree Removal $5,400.00 SCE LLC, Badger Creek & Moorehead St. $2,145.86 Scott Louscher, Refund Cleaning Deposit $125.00 Selections, Ink for Shop Printer $139.91 Shaffer & Stevens, PC, CAD, Structural Design $5,587.50 Shopko Stores Operating, Co., DVDs $92.23 Shopko Stores Operating Co., DVDs $173.92 Sioux City Journal, Communities of Heartland Ad $162.50 Smith Construction, Roof Repair $130.00 Stan Houston Equip., Perma-Patch $107.70 Steve’s Window Service, Window Cleaning $41.00 Tabitha Bockelman, Fitness Class Instruction $200.00 Tabitha Bockelman Fitness Class Instruction $125.00 Tim’s Aquatic Services, Algaecide for Outdoor Pool $677.64 Trans-Iowa Equipment, Gutterbroom - Street Sweeper $249.74 Treasurer, State of Iowa, Sales Tax $3,153.00 Treasurer, State of Iowa, State Taxes $1,393.00 Uline, New Mats for Front Entryway $275.25 United Bank of Iowa, Fed./ FICA Tax $4,937.08 United Bank of Iowa, Fed./ FICA Tax $3,779.45 United Health Care Insurance, Health Insurance $6,550.98 Uptown Sporting Goods, Volleyball Tournament Medals $28.20 USA Blue Book, pH Buffer, Gloves $43.26 Van Dusen Construction, Repair Hangar Door $525.00 Verizon Business, Long Distance $7.27 Village Shoe Shoppe, Boots - Gerrod $175.00 Total Claims Paid $113,586.68 TOTAL CLAIMS BY FUND General $53,152.83 Fire Department Budget $353.07 Library $3,544.78 Football $431.60 Youth Sports $64.66 Road Use Tax $2,493.20 Employee Benefits $6,854.55 King Theatre $9,503.23 Community Partners $352.69 Ball Fields $64.70 Water $12,719.80 Sewer $8,217.50 Landfill/Garbage $15,834.07 Total $113,586.68 TOTAL REVENUES BY FUND General $61,786.95 Fire Department Budget $1,444.31 Library $1,976.59 Road Use Tax $24,741.06 Employee Benefits $7,090.07 Emergency Fund $984.15 Local Option Sales Tax $41,773.04 TIF - Ridgeview $511.98 King Theatre $200.00 Community Partners $33.90 Debt Service $2,369.38 Water $26,577.69 Sewer $22,783.91 Landfill/Garbage $14,399.93 TOTAL $206,672.96 (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017)

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Obituaries To keep our readers better informed, funeral information will be posted on our website (www.idacountycourier.com) within hours of receiving it at our of ice. JoAnn I. Farley Aug. 6, 1937 – Dec. 15, 2017 IDA GROVE – Services for JoAnn I. Farley, 80, of Ida Grove will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ida Grove. The Rev. Richard D. Ball will of iciate. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery at Ida Grove. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., with a Rosary at 5 p.m. and vigil at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 22, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ida Grove. Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home in Ida Grove is in charge of arrangements. She died Dec. 15, 2017, at Morningside Healthcare Community in Ida Grove. JoAnn Ione Farley was the daughter of Marvin and LuVa (Schomaker) Freeman, born Aug. 6, 1937, in Sioux Rapids. They lived in Linn Grove, where she graduated from high school in 1955. She continued her education at Northwest Institute of Medical Technology in Minneapolis, Minn. After graduation, JoAnn worked as a lab/x-ray technician in Red Oak, where she met the love of her life, LeRoy Farley. They married Aug. 5, 1957, in Red Oak. While in Red Oak, JoAnn and LeRoy welcomed three children into their lives, Kevin, Kim and Kristi. They then moved to Racine, Wis., and made their way to Ida Grove in March, 1962, where they welcomed two more children, Kyle and Keri. While in Ida Grove, JoAnn worked as a lab/

Paul L. Larson Jan. 19, 1949 – Dec. 15, 2017

x-ray technician at Horn Memorial Hospital. JoAnn and LeRoy owned Farley Clothing for 38 years. Later, JoAnn worked for local lower shops and volunteered at the hospital gift shop. She devoted much of her time to beauti ication projects in Ida Grove and the Historical Society. She remained faithful to her church, giving much of her time to others. JoAnn loved her family and friends. Two of her favorite things were having coffee and playing cards with friends. She also enjoyed going to ball games, where she watched her grandchildren play sports. JoAnn’s life will always be loved, honored and cherished by her family, which includes her husband of 60 years, LeRoy Farley; and her ive children: Kevin (Beth) Farley of Ida Grove and their children, Amanda (Neil) Carroll and Dustin (Brittney) Farley; Kim (Neil) Schumacher of Columbus, Neb., and their children, Mandi (Daniel) Atkinson, Christopher (Jessica) Schumacher and Shawn Schumacher; Kristi (Derek) Drury of Holstein and their children, Nathan (Alicia) Drury and Aaron (Elizabeth) Drury; Kyle (Cathryn) Farley of Kansas City, Mo., and their children, Austin and Reece Farley and Ryland Jones; and Keri (Kevin) Weber of Ida Grove and their children, Kirstin and Kylee Weber. Also surviving are 10 great-grandchildren; a sister, Jeanette (Tom) Flack of Jefferson; many nieces and nephews; extended family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents. Condolences may be sent online at www. christensenvanhouten.com.

Loween M. Krayenhagen May 7, 1935 – Dec. 12, 2017 HOLSTEIN – Services for Loween M. Krayenhagen, 82, of Holstein, formerly of Galva, were Dec. 18, 2017, at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Holstein with the Rev. Melba E. Smith officiating. Burial was in Morgan Township Cemetery at Schleswig. Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home in Holstein was in charge of arrangements. She died Dec. 12, 2017, at Good Samaritan Society-Holstein. Loween Krayenhagen was born May 7, 1935, to Herbert and Florence (Stender) Hansen on a farm near Schleswig. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She graduated from Arthur High School in 1953 and then worked for Carney’s Locker in Ida Grove. She married Donald L. Krayenhagen Aug. 23, 1959, at United Church of Christ in Schleswig. To this union, three children were born: Lorraine, DeWayne and Linda. Loween worked as a cook for 20 years in the Galva and Galva-Holstein Community Schools, retiring in 1995. She was a member of American Legion Auxiliary in Holstein.

She enjoyed embroidery and cross-stitch, puzzles, playing cards, bingo, gardening and cooking. Most of all, she loved spending time with her family. She is survived by her children: Lorraine (Marvin) Todd of Holstein, DeWayne (Laurie) Krayenhagen of Ida Grove and Linda (Fred) Karstedt of West Des Moines. Also surviving are seven grandchildren: Emily Todd, Eric Todd, Ethan (Stacey) Todd, Brandi Morrow (special friend Adam Nilles), Shannon Morrow, Jace Krayenhagen and Rylee Krayenhagen; and three step-grandchildren: Samantha Payne, Brittany (Jerry) Therriault and Hannah Karstedt. Additional survivors include one greatgrandson, Oliver Todd; one step-greatgrandchild, Kira Therriault; two sisters-inlaw, Bonnie Seibold and Dorothy (Lawrence) Timmerman; a brother-in-law, LaMoyne Christiansen; and many nieces and nephews. Loween is joined in heaven by her husband, Donald; her parents; three sisters-in-law: Ruth Tuneberg, Ethel Tarbill and LaDonna Christiansen; a brother-in-law, Marvin Seibold; and three nephews: Danny and Tommy Urban and Steve Seibold. Online condolences can be made at nicklasdjensenfh.com.

HOLSTEIN – Services for Paul L. Larson, 68, of Holstein will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, at United Methodist Church in Holstein with the Rev. Doresa K. Collogan of iciating. Burial will be in the Holstein Cemetery in Holstein. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 20, with a Masonic service at 6 p.m. at United Methodist Church in Holstein. Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home in Holstein is in charge of arrangements. He died Dec. 15, 2017, at Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee. Paul L. Larson was born Jan. 19, 1949, to Richard and Phyllis (Anderson) Larson in Manning. He was a graduate of Irwin Kirkman High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in agronomy at Iowa State University. He married Vicki Doll West March 19, 1967, in Irwin. To this union, three children were born: Stephanie, Jason and Andy. Paul and Vicki raised their family in Holstein. Paul started his career as a Trojan Seed Corn salesman for two years and then opened Paul Larson Insurance, which he and Vicki operated for 43 years in the Holstein, Galva and Cushing communities. He was very community-minded and always a willing volunteer. He was a member of Jaycees, Holstein Country Club, Pheasants Forever, Kiwanis, Abu Bekr Shriners, Masonic Lodge, Holstein Chamber of Commerce, G-H Foundation

Daniel Edwin Ruser March 28, 1941 – Dec. 6, 2017 SCHLESWIG - Services for Daniel Edwin Ruser, 76, of Schleswig were Dec. 12, 2017, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Schleswig. The Rev. Merle Mahnken of iciated, with private graveside rites at Morgan Cemetery in Schleswig. Huebner Funeral Home in Schleswig was in charge of arrangements. Organist Marlene Hight provided accompaniment for congregational hymns, “How Great Thou Art,” “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” “On Eagles’ Wings” and “Rock of Ages.” Honorary pallbearers were Dale Muckey, Roger Bubke, Robert Wiig, Tom Bubke and Corey Otto. Daniel died Dec. 6, 2017, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove. Daniel Edwin Ruser was born March 28, 1941, at Hartley Memorial Hospital in Battle Creek, son of Edwin and Evelyn Ruser. He was baptized in Christ April 25, 1943, and con irmed Dec. 22, 1963, at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison. He received his education in the Ida Grove school and began his lifelong career in trucking. On March 18, 1961, he married Dorothy Boysen at Zion Lutheran Church in

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ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. Richard Salcido, Pastor Rev. Neil Wehmas, Associate Pastor 100 7TH ST. - 712-364-2918 Saturday – 6 p.m. worship Sunday – 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. worship 9:15 a.m. Sunday School, Bible classes & LYF

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

ST. PAUL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN 310 E. 2ND ST. - 712-368-2228 Sunday – 9 a.m. worship 10 a.m. Sunday school 10 a.m. coffee hour Communion on 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH Chris Schroder, Pastor 113 N. MAIN ST. - 712-368-2850 Sunday – 9 a.m. Adult Bible study, Sunday school; 9:45 a.m. fellowship 10:15 a.m. worship with Communion

EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Martin Crain, Interim Pastor HIGHWAY 175 & M31 - 712-367-2472 Sunday – 9:15 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 10:30 a.m. worship

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

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Denison; the Rev. C.W. Schmidt of iciated. After his retirement from trucking, he happily returned to the road, driving cars for Adams Motors. Dan was a human GPS. His family was very important to him, and he was very proud of his wife, daughters and four granddaughters, who he affectionately referred to as his “four GEMS.” He later developed an even greater soft spot for his four great-grandchildren. In his youth, Dan really enjoyed roller skating and was a whiz on his skates. In his leisure time, he was particularly fond of gardening, ishing, watching western movies and keeping up with the sporting teams his family enjoyed. He especially enjoyed helping Dorothy set up Christmas villages they collected over the years, and his woodworking. Survivors include: his wife, Dorothy; two daughters, Kelly and husband, Keith, and Karlon; and four granddaughters: Kristy and husband, Jeff, Jennifer, Tracy and husband, Steve, and Sara and signi icant other, Donald. Also surviving are four great-grandchildren: Trenton, Jack, Madilynn and Donavin; three sisters-in-law: Lucille, Phyllis and JoAnn and husband, LeRoy; other relatives, and friends. Daniel was preceded in death by his parents; his parents-in-law; one brother, Stan; one sister-in-law, and one brother-in-law.

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and Lohff-Schumann Recreation Center Board. He was a mentor for Eagle Scouts and helped with missions at United Methodist Church, where he was a longtime member. In his free time, Paul enjoyed gol ing, hunting, going to the West cabin, automobiles and spending time with family. He will be fondly remembered as a very forgiving man and, when he did something, he was ALL IN. Everyone knew when Paul walked into a room by his big voice and personality. When he left, they knew he had been there by the faint smell of his signature Polo Ralph Lauren cologne that was left behind. Paul is survived by his wife, Vicki; and his children: Stephanie (Bob) Schiernbeck, Jason (Jessica) Larson and Andy Larson. Also surviving are his grandchildren: Emily (Tyler) Triplett, Kyle Shiernbeck, Hailey, Kate, Cole, Dylan and Noah Grace Larson; and his great-grandchildren: Lilly and Isiah. He is also survived by his brothers: Mark (Becky) Larson and Al (Nancy) Larson; a sister, Jill (Steve) Reff; several brothers and sisters-inlaw: Bonnie (Larry) Axland, Janis Rasmussen and Roxann (Terry) Campbell; many nieces and nephews, and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant sister, Pauline; his grandparents; his parents-in-law, Frank and Margaret West, and several aunts and uncles. In lieu of lowers, memorials may be directed to the United Methodist Church. Online condolences can be made at nicklasdjensen h.com.

UNITED METHODIST Dori Collogan, Pastor 208 S. KIEL ST. - 712-368-2678 Sunday – 9 a.m. worship 10:10 a.m. Sunday school & fellowship CROSSRIDGE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Pastor Tyler Parson LOHFF-SCHUMANN MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTER 301 LOHFF-SCHUMANN DR.-712-368-6139 Sunday – 9:30 a.m. RiDGE KiDS & adult Bible study 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship

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Obituaries To keep our readers better informed, funeral information will be posted on our website (www.idacountycourier.com) within hours of receiving it at our of ice. Elizabeth “Betty” A. Hansen Jan. 18, 1931 – Dec. 10, 2017 ODEBOLT - Services for Elizabeth “Betty” A. Hansen, 86, of Odebolt were Dec. 14, 2017, at St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Odebolt. The Revs. Joe Dillinger and John McGuirk of iciated. Burial was in St. Martin’s Catholic Cemetery in Odebolt. ChristensenVan Houten Funeral Home in Odebolt was in charge of arrangements. She died Dec. 10, 2017, at St. Anthony Nursing Home in Carroll. Elizabeth Hansen, daughter of Walter and Amelia (Landgraf) Duffy, was born Jan. 18, 1931, in Odebolt. Betty grew up in Odebolt and graduated from Odebolt High School in 1948. She attended Iowa State Teachers College for one year. On Sept. 24, 1949, Betty married Robert Hansen and the couple was blessed with ive children: Nancy, Patty, Mark, Steven and Kristy. They made their home in Odebolt, where she enjoyed being a homemaker and raising her children. She took great pride in her family. She enjoyed volunteering at the Odebolt nursing home and Odebolt Museum. Betty was a faithful member of St. Martin’s Catholic Church, where she served on the Ladies’ Guild. Her favorite hobby was playing bridge with her friends. She belonged to the same bridge club for

Lila Seite May 31, 1927 – Dec. 4, 2017

55 years. She also belonged to the Tuesday Club. Spending time with family and friends was an important part of Betty’s life. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She will be missed by those who had the joy of knowing her. Betty and Bob enjoyed their winters in Arizona and had so much fun with Phyllis and Don. Bob had the Christmas tree down and the car packed by Christmas night and was ready to go. Left to cherish her memory are her children: Nancy (Michael) Schmitz of Odebolt, Patty (Mark) Collison of Carroll, Mark (Pam) Hansen of Odebolt, Steven (friend Mary Ann) Hansen of St. Joseph, Mo., and Kristy (Joe) Dewey of Odebolt Also surviving are 16 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; a brother, Richard Duffy of Odebolt; a sister, Phyllis Gardner of Odebolt; two brothers-in-law, Douglas (friend Hester) Hansen and Daniel (Charlotte) Hansen; four sisters-inlaw: Marge Porter, Donna Ryan, Pat Duffy and Susan West; extended family, and friends. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Amelia Duffy; her husband, Robert Hansen; two sisters, Pat Smith and Joan Einspahr; a brother, Walter Duffy; two brothers-in-law, Rev. Doyle Hansen and Donald Gardner; two nephews, Scott Barnes and Jeff Gardner, and two nieces, Delaney Goodner and Mary Catherine Hansen. Condolences may be sent online at www. christensenvanhouten.com.

Three vehicle accident es up highway The Iowa State Patrol (ISP) has released information on an accident that occurred Dec. 11 at 6:38 p.m. on Highway 20 east of German Avenue. According to the online minimal crash report, Neil Arbegast, 60, of Ida Grove was westbound on Highway 20 and crossed the centerline side-swiping Sidali Filali, 44, of New Brighton, Minn. Filali spun around and rear-ended a

DOT oﬀices closed for holidays All Iowa Department of Transportation business locations will be closed Monday, Dec. 25, and Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. Most business locations will resume normal operations on the Tuesday following the holiday closure. In addition, all Iowa DOT driver’s license service centers will be closed Saturday, Dec. 23, and Saturday, Dec. 30. Many people may be able to complete driver’s license business online at www.iowadot.gov/ or at one of the conveniently located selfservice kiosks. Kiosk users should check the host location’s holiday schedule to determine hours and availability.

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Ida Grove

City of Ida Grove City Hall Special Meeting – 4:30 p.m. November 9, 2017 Mayor Whiteing called the meeting to order with the following Council Members present: Paul Cates, Doug Clough, and Ryan Goodman. Others present were Deputy Administrator Heather Sweeden and Parks Superintendent Bob Lorenzen. Council Members Scott Tomlinson and Gregor Ernst were absent. Motion by Council Member Goodman to approve the agenda, seconded by Council Member Clough. On a unanimous vote, motion carried. Discussion was held on the need for purchasing light pole adapters to be able to hang Christmas decorations on the downtown light poles. MidAmerican Energy is in the process of updating the lights to LED and, with this update, the City will not be able to use their decorations without the purchase of these adapters. Motion by Council Member Goodman to approve purchasing 45 adapters at $55 per adapter. Second by Council Member Cates. On a unanimous vote, motion carried. Lorenzen brieﬂy informed the Council on a $6,100.00 quote he received for mobilization and videotaping of twelve drainage structures. Mayor Whiteing requested this be put on the agenda for the November 20th meeting. Motion by Council Member Cates to adjourn, second by Council Member Clough. On a unanimous vote motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m. /s/ Devlun Whiteing, Mayor Attest: /s/ Heather Sweeden, Deputy Administrator (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017)

semi driven by Jeffrey Custer, 54, of Jefferson. Arbegast was driving a 2002 Pontiac. Filali was driving a 2013 International semi tractor and Custer was driving a 2011 Kenworth semi tractor. The highway was opened up at 8:20 p.m. The Ida County Sheriff’s Of ice and the Hol-

PUBLIC NOTICE Your Right to Know LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Hearing To: JASON BRYAN and any unknown father You are hereby notified that an Adjudicatory hearing is scheduled in the Child in Need of Assistance proceedings, Case Numbers JVJV001233 and JVJV001234, involving K.H. and C.H. An adjudication hearing will be held on Friday, February 9, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at the Ida County Courthouse. You are further notified that failure to be present for the hearings may result in your rights being affected. This case has been filed in a County that uses electronic filing. You must register through the Iowa Judicial Brand website at http://www.iowacourts.state. ia.us/Efile and obtain a log in and password for the purpose of filing and viewing documents on your case and of receiving service and notices from the Court. Published by: Meghann Cosgrove Whitmer Ida County Attorney 401 Moorehead Street Ida Grove, Iowa 51445 (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, and Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018)

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Ida Grove

CITY OF IDA GROVE CITY HALL TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING NOVEMBER 9, 2017 11:30 A.M. Mayor Whiteing called the meeting to order with the following Council Members present: Paul Cates and Ryan Goodman. Others present were Deputy Administrator Heather Sweeden, JEO representatives Cody Forch and Justin Vogel, SIMPCO representative Michelle Bostinelos, Dakin Schultz with the IA DOT, Ida County Engineer Jeff Williams and Rita Frahm with Ida County Economic Development. Motion by Council Member Cates to approve the agenda, second by Council Member Goodman. On a unanimous vote, motion carried. The City is in the process of collecting surveys regarding the City Comprehensive Plan and getting citizen input on what projects they would like to see take place over the next several years. Discussion was held on how to run utilities to the West Access and the cost of doing so. There are not a lot of options for grants for water and sanitary sewer. The City will plan to sit down with their City Engineering Firm, JEO, at a later date to get a scope of the project and a deﬁnite plan started. Council Member Cates asked what would be the best way to get funding to repair the Moorehead Avenue bridge. Schultz stated there is 80/20 money up to $1 million available. The bridge has to meet certain criteria in order to apply for that grant. The City does not see closing that bridge as an option at all. Motion by Council Member Cates to adjourn, seconded by Council Member Goodman. On a unanimous vote motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 12:40 p.m. /s/ Devlun Whiteing, Mayor Attest: /s/ Heather Sweeden, Deputy Administrator (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017)

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PUBLIC NOTICE Your Right to Know LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Hearing To: PATRICK BREEN You are hereby notified that an Adjudicatory hearing is scheduled in the Child in Need of Assistance proceedings, Case Number JVJV 001227, involving M.B. An adjudication hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. at the Ida County Courthouse. You are further notified that failure to be present for the hearings may result in your rights being affected. This case has been filed in a County that uses electronic filing. You must register through the Iowa Judicial Brand website at http://www.iowacourts.state. ia.us/Efile and obtain a log in and password for the purpose of filing and viewing documents on your case and of receiving service and notices from the Court. Published by: Meghann Cosgrove Whitmer Ida County Attorney 401 Moorehead Street Ida Grove, Iowa 51445 (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, and Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018)

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. - Services for Lila Seite, 90, of Colorado Springs, Colo., were Dec. 15, 2017, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ida Grove. Burial was in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Ida Grove. ChristensenVan Houten Funeral Homes in Ida Grove was in charge of arrangements. Lila died Dec. 4, 2017, at Penrose St. Francis Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colo. Lila was born May 31, 1927, in Cherokee County, daughter of Philip and Eliza Fell. She married Martin Seite Dec. 27, 1945, in Holstein. She was a homemaker for many years

before working at a bank in Holstein. In 1980, Martin and Lila moved to Colorado Springs, Colo., where they managed Saturn Towers Apartments until retiring in 1988. Martin died in 1999. Left to cherish Lila’s memory are four sons and their wives: Dennis and Kathy Seite of Lincoln, Neb., Gary and Debbie Seite of Story City, Tom and Sue Seite of Plano, Ill., and David Seite of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two daughters and their husbands: Nancy and Mike Michaelsen of Holstein and Linda and Mike Nitchals of Willmar, Minn.; 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

John Scanlan ODEBOLT - Services for John Scanlan, 70, of Odebolt are pending at ChristensenVan Houten Funeral Home in

Odebolt. John died Dec. 13, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City.

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PUBLIC NOTICE City of Galva

DECEMBER 11, 2017 The Galva City Council met in regular session on the above date with Mayor Nading presiding. Council members present: Freese, Schossow, Wiese and Wood. Guests: Wade Harriman, Trish Niemeier and Julie Kell. Motion by Freese, second by Wood, approving the agenda. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion by Wiese second by Schossow, approving the Consent Agenda. All ayes. Motion carried. Consent Agenda: a. minutes of November 13, 2017; b. Clerk/ Treasurer’s Financial Reports; c. Allow Bills Presented. CLAIMS REPORT VENDOR, REFERENCE AMOUNT Anita Brandt, iDrive Back-Up $49.50 Mileage $23.54 Badger Meter, Meters $197.58 Baker & Taylor, Books $384.95 Council Bluffs Online, LLC, Website Development $90.00 Cherokee Rural Water, Purchase of Water-76K Gallons $5,108.40 Foundation Analytical Lab, WW Testing $18.00 G & C’s Full Service Station, Fuel $30.58 Galva Post Ofﬁce, Postage $151.00 Auditor Ida County, Election Expense $485.02 Iowa Prison Industries, Signs $58.50 Mid-America Publishing Corp., Publications $245.39 MidAmerican Energy, Utilities $1,295.21 Paul Larson Insurance Co., Ofﬁcial Bonds $100.00 Schaller Telephone, Library Phone Bill $43.70 City Hall Phone $20.07 Stevenson Hardware, Extension Cord $39.99 Walmart Community/ GECRB, Library Enrich Iowa - DVDs $266.00

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$621.56 $2,353.84 $442.80 $1,342.22 $221.40 $972.04 $230.00 $71.25 $142.50 $15,005.04 RECEIPT SUMMARY BY FUND – GENERAL – $7,036.41; ROAD USE – 3,633.28; EMERGENCY – 65.11; LOST – 6,977.16; TRUST & AGENCY – 242.25; WATER UTILITY – 8,657.89; RESERVE FUND – 153.00; DEPRECIATION FUND – 249.00; SEWER UTILITY – 4,289.10; SOLID WASTE – $4,159.11. DISBURSEMENT SUMMARY BY FUND – GENERAL – $5,235.95; ROAD USE FUND – 1,718.65; LOST TAX – 90.00; WATER FUND – 6,496.33; SEWER FUND – 1,897.48; SOLID WASTE – 193.74; T & A – 444.55; W/S DEPOSITS – $0.00. IDA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT – Sheriff Harriman talked with the council about the recent happenings in the county. HOLSTEIN SANITATION – JOHN GEORG, JUSTIN GEORG & BILLY CARNINE – John, Justin and Billy did not attend the council meeting. GALVA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD – Library Director Trish Niemeier and Board President Julie Kell visited with the council about automating the library. They also thanked the council for the recent siding and think the building looks great. Niemeier presented the proposed 2018/2019 Library Budget. Motion by Freese second by Wiese to table this until more information can be received from the county. All ayes. Motion carried. WASTEWATER PROJECT – There was no discussion on this project, as no new information has been received from Iowa Department of Natural Resources or USDA Rural Development. MEMORIAL-BUD PETERSON-TO THE

CITY – City Clerk/Treasurer Brandt told the council about the Joe Frank children. Following discussion, it was decided to look into a plaque for Bud for the walking trail. BID FOR BROOM – The Clerk opened a bid for the broom attachment to the tractor, from Ken Langel. Following discussion, motion by Freese, second by Wood, to table this until trying the broom on the tractor again. All ayes. Motion carried. COUNCIL APPOINTMENT – Following discussion, motion by Freese second by Wood to appoint Council Member Schossow to the vacant 2-year term. Ayes: Freese, Wood and Wiese. Abstain: Schossow. Motion carried. 2018/2019 BUDGET – Salaries: Propose 2% increase. Insurance – Propose 2% increase. Utilities – It was decided to leave the utility rates as they are right now. Mid Sioux Opportunity - $250. GEDC - $3,000. CAASA - $100 – Motion by Freese second by Schossow to approve a $100 donation to CAASA. Ayes: Freese, Schossow and Wiese. Abstain – Wood. Motion carried. IN OTHER BUSINESS, THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED: •Library Hot Water Heater •Siren •Insurance Agent •Veteran Parking Sign •Concrete Repair on Main Street •Water loss/usage •Lawn Mower •Camping Improvements •Shelter House There being no further business, the council adjourned upon motion by Freese. Mayor Stan Nading ATTEST: City Clerk/Treasurer Anita Brandt. IACMC/MMC (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017)

PUBLIC NOTICE Battle Creek - Ida Grove Community School District

PUBLIC NOTICE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR IDA COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PHILIP P. SYKES, Deceased CASE NO. ESPR009330 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF Philip P. Sykes, Deceased, who died on or about November 14, 2017: You are hereby notified that on December 5, 2017, the last will and testament of Philip P. Sykes, deceased, bearing date of February 9, 2013, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Gloria J. Sykes was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred. Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred. Dated December 5, 2017. /s/ Gloria J. Sykes Gloria J. Sykes Executor of the Estate 500 Quimby St. Ida Grove, IA 51445 Joseph J. Heidenreich #AT0003458 Attorney for the Executor Dresselhuis & Heidenreich 100 N. Main P.O. Box 477 Odebolt, IA 51458 Date of second publication 20th day of December, 2017 (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, and Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017)

SUMMARY OF THE DECEMBER 11, 2017, REGULAR JOINT BOARD MEETING OF THE BATTLE CREEKIDA GROVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE ODEBOLT-ARTHUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT The Battle Creek-Ida Grove (BC-IG) Community School District Board and the Odebolt-Arthur (O-A) Community School District Board met in regular joint session December 11, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. in the Music Room at the BC-IG Elementary in Ida Grove. 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: Stephanie Konradi, present; Tony Bennett, present; Danika Hinkeldey, absent; Myra Meek, present; Crystal Endrulat, present; Ryan Goodman, present; and Jeff Rasmussen, present. Leonard acknowledged a quorum. The O-A board meeting was called to order by Brad Lundell, Board President. Kathy Leonard, Board Secretary, conducted a roll call vote as follows: Traci Bengford, present; Chris Boyle, absent; Brad Lundell, present; Stacy Raasch, present; and Trish Winger, absent. Leonard acknowledged a quorum. It was moved by Bennett and seconded by Goodman to approve the agenda as presented and the motion carried 6-0 for BC-IG. It was moved by Raasch and seconded by Bengford to approve the agenda as presented and the motion carried 3-0 for O-A. Konradi welcomed visitors. No one spoke during the public forum. It was moved by Endrulat and seconded by Goodman to approve the consent agenda for BC-IG. The consent agenda consisted of board minutes and claims totaling $147,027.36. The motion carried 6-0. It was moved by Bengford and seconded by Raasch to approve the consent agenda for O-A consisting of board minutes and claims totaling $53,124.96. The motion carried 3-0. The curriculum presentation was given by Megan Dooley, High School Guidance counselor, and Julie Staley, BC-IG Elementary Guidance Counselor. Dooley demonstrated the new Career Exploration online tool that high school students use. Staley discussed activities the elementary is using in the careers’ unit. It was moved by Goodman and seconded by Rasmussen to approve the recommended proposal to offer a Voluntary Early Retirement Program for 3 (three) Licensed and 3 (three) NonCertiﬁed Staff Members effective for

the 2017-2018 school year. The motion carried 6-0. It was moved by Raasch and seconded by Bengford to approve the recommended proposal to offer a Voluntary Early Retirement Program for 2 (two) Licensed and 2 (two) Non-Certified Staff Members effective for the 20172018 school year. The motion carried 3-0. It was moved by Rasmussen and seconded by Goodman to appoint Director Bennett to serve on the Ida County Conference Board for calendar year 2018 for the Battle Creek-Ida Grove School District. The motion carried 6-0. It was moved by Bennett and seconded by Endrulat to approve the SBRC application requesting Modified Supplemental Aid for At Risk/Dropout Prevention of $23,410 for the Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District for the 2018-2019 school year. The motion carried 6-0. It was moved by Bengford and seconded by Raasch to approve the SBRC application requesting Modified Supplemental Aid for At Risk/Dropout Prevention of $31,117 for the OdeboltArthur Community School District for the 2018-2019 school year. The motion carried 3-0. It was moved by Goodman and seconded by Endrulat to approve authorizing the school district to work with HAILA ASP, Ltd. and Estes Construction to prepare a formal request for proposal and bid specifications for the Handicapped Accessibility Project at the Odebolt building and the High School building, including the elevator to the locker rooms. The motion carried 6-0. It was moved by Raasch and seconded by Bengford to approve the school district to work with HAILA ASP, Ltd. and Estes Construction to prepare a formal request for proposal and bid specifications for the Handicapped Accessibility Project at the Odebolt building and the High School building, including the elevator to the locker rooms. The motion carried 3-0. It was moved by Bennett and seconded by Rasmussen to approve entering into an agreement for additional services with HAILA ASP, Ltd. to prepare a formal request for proposal and bid specifications for the Handicapped Accessibility Project and to monitor the successful completion of the project. The motion carried 6-0. It was moved by Raasch and seconded by Bengford to approve entering into an agreement for additional services with HAILA ASP, Ltd. to prepare a formal request for proposal and bid specifications for the Handicapped

Accessibility Project and to monitor the successful completion of the project. The motion carried 3-0. It was moved by Bennett and seconded by Endrulat to approve entering into an agreement with Estes Construction to serve as the Construction Manager for the Handicapped Accessibility Project. The motion carried 6-0. Chris Boyle arrived at 5:55 p.m. and participated in the remainder of the meeting. It was moved by Bengford and seconded by Raasch to approve entering into an agreement with Estes Construction to serve as the Construction Manager for the Handicapped Accessibility Project. The motion carried 3-0 with Boyle abstaining. It was moved by Goodman and seconded by Meek to authorize the school administration to collect price estimates and quotes from various contractors to complete the renovation and upgrade of several identiﬁed classrooms over the summer. The motion carried 6-0. It was moved by Bengford and seconded by Endrulat to authorize the school administration to collect price estimates and quotes from various contractors to complete the renovation and upgrade of several identiﬁed classrooms over the summer. The motion carried 4-0. Discussion and correspondence items included the IASB “Day on the Hill.” If interested in attending, let Leonard know so she can complete the registration; letter from Ida County Board of Supervisors regarding the upcoming meeting and hearing on TIF projects and letters from the Department of Education regarding special education programs at O-A and BC-IG and stating the districts met all the requirements. The next regular joint board meeting will be held Monday, January 8, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. in Odebolt. There being no further business before the BC-IG board, it was moved by Goodman and seconded by Endrulat to adjourn. The motion carried 6-0 and the Battle Creek-Ida Grove Board adjourned at 6:01 p.m. There being no further business before the O-A board, it was moved by Raasch and seconded by Bengford to adjourn. The motion carried 4-0 and the OdeboltArthur Board adjourned at 6:01 p.m. Kathy A. Leonard, BC-IG Board Secretary Kathy A. Leonard, O-A Board Secretary (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017)

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From the Ida County Sheriff ’s Log Thursday, Dec. 7 Of icers received 13 calls for service. Among the calls were ive four traf ic stops and one Advanced Life Support (ALS) transfer. 2:14 a.m.: Parking complaint or issue in the 100 block of Lubeck Street 10:17 a.m.: Noise complaint in the 1100 block of Fifth Street 11:45 a.m.: Traf ic control/ escort in the 200 block of Kiel Street 11:52 a.m.: Fall/back injury in the 200 block of Altona Street 2:51 p.m.: Fraud/scam in the 200 block of Maple Street 4:28 p.m.: Motoroist assist at Dove Avenue/Highway 175 7:55 p.m.: Alarm in the 100 block of Main Street 10:37 p.m.: Motorist assist in the 100 block of Highway 175 Friday, Dec. 8 Of icers received 27 calls for service. Among the calls were seven traf ic stops and two urinalyses at the courthouse. 12:46 a.m.: Accident with property damage only at 255th Street/Harvest Avenue 6:46 a.m.: Talk to of icer 8:12 a.m.: Assistance at the courthouse 9:32 a.m.: Theft/shoplifting in the 1400 block of Jasper Avenue 9:48 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 500 block of Second Street 9:53 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 600 block of Barnes Street 10:01 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 1100 block of Fifth Street 10:17 a.m.: Drug offenses in the 100 block of Altona Street 11:04 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 5200 block of 240th Street 11:38 a.m.: Civil paper service at Frist Street/Main Street 11:39 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 100 block of Maple Street 1:04 p.m.: Criminal mischief in the 5200 block of 220th Street 2:17 p.m.: Civil paper service in Galva 4:35 p.m.: Alarm in the 5600 block of Highway 175 4:56 p.m.: Accident with an animal in the 6000 block of Highway 175 11:22 p.m.: Sick/ lu-like symptoms in the 400 block of Sixth Street 11:28 p.m.: Sick/ lu-like symptoms in the 400 block of Iowa Street Saturday, Dec. 9 Of icers received 18 calls for service. Among the calls three traf ic stops and one 911 transfer. 12:19 a.m.: Animal complaint at Market Avenue/Highway 175 9:16 a.m.: Assist outside agency at the courthouse 11:31 a.m.: Info/data at 240th Street/Landmark Avenue 11:34 a.m.: Warrant at the courthouse 11:49 a.m.: Jail activity 1:02 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 500 block of Barnes Street 1:05 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 600 block of Barnes Street 1:27 p.m.: Assistance in the 600 block of Fairlane Street 1:54 p.m.: Talk to of icer 3:14 p.m.: Suspicious person/activity in the 300 block of Barnes Street 6:02 p.m.: Sick/ lu-like symptoms in the 200 block of Green Street 6:42 p.m.: Talk to of icer 7:14 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 500 block of Barnes Street 10:52 p.m.: Civil dispute, non-family, in the 400 block of Moorehead Avenue Sunday, Dec. 10 Of icers received 25 calls for service. Among the calls were eight traf ic stops and two abandoned 911 calls.

12:03 a.m.: Fight in-progress in the 100 block of Main Street 12:47 a.m.: Party complaint at 320th Street/Jasper Avenue 1:03 a.m.: Harassment/ threats in the 400 block of Minnesota Street 1:11 a.m.: Family/custody problems in the 500 block of Second Street 1:12 a.m.: Minor in possession at 320th Street/Jasper Avenue 7:03 a.m.: Theft/shoplifting in the 1100 block of Fifth Street 9:23 a.m.: Animal complaint in the 200 block of Jasper Avenue 1:11 p.m.: Reckless driving, speeding, at Second Street/Elm Street 3:14 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 500 block of Barnes Street 4:42 p.m.: Theft/shoplifting in the 700 block of Elm Street 4:54 p.m.: Assist an outside agency at the courthouse 7:21 p.m.: Civil dispute, nonfamily, in the 400 block of Minnesota Street 7:38 p.m.: Talk to of icer 8:07 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 500 block of Barnes Street 8:15 p.m.: Talk to of icer in the 500 block of Burns Street Monday, Dec. 11 Of icers received 28 calls for service. Among the calls were eight traf ic stops, three abandoned 911 calls, one ALS transfer and one Basic Life Support (BLS) transfer. 12:47 a.m.: Fall/back injury in the 1100 block of Fifth Street 8:06 a.m.: Extra attention in the 600 block of Circle Drive 8:35 a.m.: Burglary in the 500 block of Second Street 9:32 a.m.: Fall/back injury in the 400 block of Court Street 3:35 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 500 block of Second Street 3:50 p.m.: Talk to of icer 4:08 p.m.: Fraud/scam in the 2400 block of Highway 59 4:31 p.m.: Commital 6:39 p.m.: Accident, unknown injuries, at German Avenue/Highway 20 7:07 p.m.: Motorist assist at La June Avenue/Highway 175 7:32 p.m.: Talk to of icer 8:24 p.m.: Fall/back injury in the 100 block of First Street 8:32 p.m.: Jail activity 9:09 p.m.: Animal complaint in the 300 block of Lubeck Street 9:56 p.m.: Suspicious person/activity in the 400 block of Second Street Tuesday, Dec. 12 Of icers received 28 calls for service. Among the calls were eight traf ic stops and one ALS transfer. 2:31 a.m.: Info/data in the 400 block of Highway 175 3:47 a.m.: Info/data in the 400 block of Highway 175 8:16 a.m.: Animal complaint in the 400 block of Second Street 9:04 a.m.: Talk to of icer 9:07 a.m.: Harassment/ threats in the 700 block of Main Street 9:11 a.m.: Controlled burn in the 5900 block of Highway 175 11:50 a.m.: Drug offenses in the 400 block of Moorehead Street 1:23 p.m.: Drug offenses in the 400 block of Moorehead Street 1:32 p.m.: Talk to of icer 2:47 p.m.: Animal complaint in the 1700 block of Jasper Avenue 5:20 p.m.: Domestic disturbance in the 1100 block of Fi ith Street 6:33 p.m.: Animal complaint

in the 600 block of Taylor Street 6:42 p.m.: Suspicous person/activity in the 400 block of Main Street 7:09 p.m.: Warrant at the courthouse 7:14 p.m.: Suspicious person/activity in the 600 block of Walnut Street 7:34 p.m.: Motorist assist at 120th Street/Highway 59 7:59 p.m.: Fall/back injury in the 100 block of Albers Street 9:55 p.m.: Suspicious person/activity in the 100 block of Main Street 11:56 p.m.: Health and safety check at Second Street/Hanover Street Wednesday, Dec. 13 Of icers received 23 calls for service. Among the calls were four traf ic stops and two ALS transfers. 3 a.m.: Parking complaint or issue in the 400 block of Second Street 6:30 a.m.: Fall/back injury in the 400 block of Center Street 9:36 a.m.: Suspicious person/activity in the 2000 block of Indorf Avenue 10:22 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 5000 block of 320th Street 10:31 a.m.: Warrant at the courthouse 10:51 a.m.: Civil paper service in 400 block of Moorehead Street 10:54 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 1000 block of Industrial Park 11:03 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 400 block of Lubeck Street 12:17 p.m.: Breathing problems in the 300 block of Quimby Street 12:53 p.m.: Property found in the 200 block of Oak Grove Drive 1:24 p.m.: Suspicious person/activity in the 1900 block of Eagle Avenue 1:34 p.m.: Traf ic control/ escort at Buchanan Avenue/ Highway 20 3:45 p.m.: Suspicous person/ activity in the 6100 block of 330th Street 3:49 p.m.: Fall/back injury in the 100 block of Altona Street 6:42 p.m.: Accident with animal at Dove Avenue/Highway 175 7:17 p.m.: Accident with animal at Indian Avenue/Highway 175 7:25 p.m.: Accident with animal at 290th Street/Dodge Avenue

Property crimes reported The Ida County Sheriff ’s Office has released information on three property crimes reported during the past week. On Dec. 7, Jesse Grove of Battle Creek reported $600 vandalism to barn doors/ gate panels. On Dec. 10, Shayne Clousing of Ida Grove reported the theft of $738 from a stolen Social Security debit card. On Dec. 11, Village Shoe Shoppe in Ida Grove reported the theft of $15,000 worth of cellphones.

Car, ditch fire The Odebolt Fire Department responded to a car accident and ditch ire Dec. 10 at 8:15 p.m. near 315th Street. The vehicle ignited and ditch/ grass. No details were available on the accident at press time.

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IG fire officers: The Ida Grove Fire Department recently elected officers for 2018. Officers are, front from left: Justin Gross—secretary, John Jacobson—assistant chief, Scott Van Dusen—chief and Don Wunschel—safety officer. Back from left: Josh Piersen—steward, Davey Claussen—training officer, Jeremie Reitz—third foreman, Patrick Arens—treasurer, Clint Wellendorf—second foreman and Ryan Jacobson—first foreman.

Courthouse Report Real Estate Transfers Joshua and Molly Hewitt, warranty deed to Kathleen Schroeder, Lot 5, Block 15, Village of Ida, Ida Grove. Jorgann Rettinghaus, warranty deed to Roger and Sierra Salgado, Lot 5, Block 8, Moorehead’s Addition, Ida Grove. Roger and Sierra Salgado, warranty deed to Hunter Durbin and Michaela Johnson, Lot 5, Block 8, Moorehead’s Addition, Ida Grove. Bruce Schmidt Conservatorship, real estate contract to David and Mary Cronin, Block 1, Lot 7, O.L.G.C. 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 Alberto Marquez, Winston Salem, N.C.; Curtis Korner, Schleswig; Dylan Root, Sioux City; Hunter Durbin, Ida Grove; Scotty McNeil, Fort Dodge; Kristian Lowery, Sioux City; Enrique Valadez, Omaha, Neb.; Alicia Drury, Holstein; Oludayo Ayodele, Sioux City; Elizabeth Else, Mapleton; Deborah Goebel, Ankeny. Other Michael Johannsen, Sutherland, seat belt.

Criminal Anthony Hoyle, Schaller, contempt—failure to pay ine, 10 days in jail, may purge jail sentence by paying ine as ordered. Shauna Tingle, Ida Grove, ifth degree criminal mischief, six days in jail, $65, $500 restitution. Eric Vohs, Holstein, violation of probation, 30 days in jail. Judgments and Liens Against Keelie Struck, in favor of Adam Struck. Against Doug Elliott, in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates. Against Suzanne JohnsonClayton, in favor of Andrew Johnson. Against Gregory King, in favor of Capital One Bank. Against Samantha Prussing, in favor of AAA Collections. Against Melissa Schwade, in favor of Scott Schwade.

Depu es make warrant, alcohol, drug arrests The Ida County Sheriff’s Of ice has released information on arrests and charges made during the past week. On Dec. 6, Shauna Marie Tingle, 43, of Ida Grove was arrested on an outstanding Ida County warrant for contempt of court. The original conviction against her was for criminal mischief. She was transported to the Ida County jail where she was held until Dec. 13. On Dec. 9, Robert Andrew Clarence Boll, 43, of Dow City was arrested on an outstanding Ida County warrant for contempt of court. He was transported to the Ida County jail and later released after posting $300 bond. On Dec. 10, Riley Karin Kafton-Craigmile, 19, of Mapleton and a juvenile male from Mapleton were charged with minor in

possession of alcohol charges following a traf ic stop in rural Ida County. Both were released pending a court appearance. On Dec. 11, the Ida County Sheriff’s Of ice executed a search warrant at 408 East Second St. in Ida Grove. Following the execution of the warrant the following individuals were arrested: Robin Fugere, 58, of Ida Grove and she was charged with possession of marijuana; possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. She was transported to the Ida County jail where she is currently being held on a $6,000 bond. Jason Leon Engelking, 44, of Ida Grove and he was charged with theft in the irst degree and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was transported to the Ida County jail where he is currently

being held on a $10,000 bond. Also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia was Warren Adrian Collier, 58, of Chula Vista, Calif. He was released pending a court appearance. On Dec. 12, Kevin Hyke, 21, of Ida Grove was arrested and charged with domestic abuse assault after an incident that occurred in Ida Grove. 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 Dec. 14, Heath Evan Mefferd, 27, of Ida Grove was arrested on an outstanding Ida County warrant for contempt of court. The original conviction against him was for assault causing bodily injury. He was transported to the Ida County jail where he is currently being held.

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Ida County Courier • the Holstein Advance

BC-IG second graders list tree decora ons Battle Creek-Ida Grove Elementary students in Joan Sohm’s second grade class answer: Name ive things you put on a Christmas tree (listed in order of one through ive). Black and white lights. Star Wars ornaments. Star. Gold tinsel. Blue garland. Luke Balder Ornaments Baby Jesus. Angel. Tinsel. Star. Purple lights. Lily Ballard

White lights. Green, red and gold ornaments. Star. Star Wars ornaments. Gray tinsel. Carter Spinharney

Yellow lights. Blue ornaments. Candy canes. Angel. Yellow tinsel. Keenan Hakanson Colorful lights. Red, puple, orange, gold ornaments. Candy canes. Blue tinsel. Angel. Allison Hayden

Gold lights. Star or Angel. Ornaments all colors. School pictures. Silver tinsel. Jatelyn Sweeden

Gold lights. Blue, red, green, purpel and pink ornaments. White star. Silver garland. Red and white candy canes. Bailey Holst

Colorful lights. Star. Green and gold Ornaments. Snowman. Isaiah Uken

Yellow lights star. Star Wars ornaments. Football ornaments. Silver tinsel. Blake Patera Yellow lights. Star. Blue ornaments. Candy canes. Silver garland. Tyler Riessen

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My family decorates our tree with lights. My family decorates our tree with ornaments. My family puts a tree skirt on the bottom of the tree. My family decorates our tree will all different colors of ornaments. My family decorates our tree with school pictures. Alayna Swanger

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Ida County Courier • the Holstein Advance Odebolt-Arthur Alycia Sporrer’s kindergartners Dear Santa, I am a girl, and I am five years old. I live in Odebolt. I have been kind of good. Could you please bring me a little Elsa and Anna sleigh, a gymnastics bar and a gymnastics mat? My baby sister, Kambree, would like some toys. Thanks, Santa. Love, Kynley Abbott Dear Santa, I am a girl, and I am five years old. I live in the country by Odebolt. I have been kind of good. Could you please bring me American Girl doll crutches, an American Girl doll wheelchair and an American Girl doll without messy hair? Could you bring my mom a card? Thanks, Santa. Love, Kesed Buehler Dear Santa, I am a girl, and I am six years old. I live in Odebolt. I have been good. Could you please bring me a small teddy bear, Surfer Barbie and a heart pillow that says I Love You? Liam would like a choo choo train and a new blankie. Thanks, Santa. Love, Grayce Connick Dear Santa, I am a boy, and I am five years old. I live in the country by Odebolt. I have been kinda good. Could you please bring me tractors and a train? Griffin would like a new football. Thanks, Santa. Love, Rhett Diersen Dear Santa, I am a girl, and I am five years old. I live in Odebolt. I have been good. Could you please bring me a real unicorn, a unicorn stuffed animal and a gold statue of me? Bentley would like a statue of Hulk. Thanks, Santa. Love, Jerzee Dupre Dear Santa, I am a boy, and I am five years old. I live in the country by Kiron. I have been really good. Could you please bring me army guys, a little arcade game and a toy robot? My elf, Snowflake, came to visit me at our hotel. Thanks, Santa. Love, Jenner Fineran Dear Santa, I am a girl, and I am five years old. I live in Arthur. I have been kind of good. Could you please bring me a DaVinci art set, a hoverboard and a light up track for my brother? How is

Rudolph doing? Thanks, Santa. Love, Evie Friedrichsen Dear Santa, I am a boy, and I am five years old. I live in the country by Odebolt. I have been really good. Could you please bring me a red pullover sweatshirt, some more tractors and a cool football that will kick high? I think my sister would like a baby doll. Thanks, Santa. Love, Ben Larson Dear Santa, I am a boy, and I am five years old. I live in the country by Odebolt. I have been really good. Could you please bring me a tractor, a bulldozer and a backhoe? My mom would like a red ball to play with us. Thanks, Santa. Love, Alec Lindskoog Dear Santa, I am a girl, and I am five years old. I live in the country by Odebolt. I have been pretty good. Could you please bring me an Ariel Lego set, some Barbie toys and a Snuggles puppy toy? My mom would like a new coffee machine, and my dad would like some tools like a hammer and a wrench. Thanks, Santa. Love, Blaire Lindskoog Dear Santa, I am a boy, and I am five years old. I live in Odebolt. I have been really good. Could you please bring me a toy robotic bear, a new shark that is blue, and a robotic toy elephant that moves. My sister would like a Baby Alive and a new fuzzy kitty. Thanks, Santa. Love, Sheldon List Dear Santa, I am a boy, and I am six years old. I live in Odebolt. I have been kind of good. Could you please bring me a Paw Patrol boat, a rescue bot and transformers. My dad would like a baseball bat to play with me. Thanks, Santa. Love, Gennar Loger Dear Santa, I am a boy, and I am six years old. I live in the country by Kiron. I have been really good. Could you please bring me a Case IH combine, a Case IH grain cart and a Case IH truck? I like Rudolph’s red nose. Thanks, Santa. Love, Jacob Lundell Dear Santa, I am a boy, and I am five years old. I live in

If I were an elf I would like to make stuffed animals. Stuffed animls are soft. I want to make a turtle. Why? Because they are cute. Kendra Corbin

I would build tractors. I love them. It would be fun. Keaton Ullrich If I were an elf I would make video games. A lot of people like video games. I wish I could ride with santa and help him do stuff in his sleigh. William Godbersen

I would want to make a unicorn. Kids would want to play with it and I love unicorn. If I was a kid, I would be playing with it. Ashlynn Renze

If I was an elf I would make unicon toys. Because I like unicorns. I think kids would like them too. Ashlynn Rohlk

I would make ShopKins, teddy Bears, art boxes, cars, coloring books and a can of balls. Those are my favorite things. I think kids would like my toys. Rihana Mau

I would make a football. So the NFL can play football. And kids can play football in their backyard. Carson Boysen

If I was an elf I would make robots. They would listen to your commands and spin around. They could get you stuff if you program them that way. They could do your chores, clean dishes, they could do anything you want them to. I would really, really want to ride a reindeer. And help Santa on Chirstmas Eve. Emma Holst

If I was an elf, I would make coloring book’s and with 175 pages. I like to color a lot. It is fun to color. I like to color. Quinlan Halle

Dear Santa, I am a girl, and I am six years old. I live in the country by Odebolt. I have been pretty good. Could you please bring me a swimming pool in the backyard, a thing to hang on my bookbag and a new coat? My mom would like a new set of silverware. Thanks, Santa. Love, Aspen Miller Dear Santa, I am a boy, and I am six years old. I live in the country by Kiron. I have been a little good. Could you please bring me a real four wheeler, a remote control monster truck and a dirt bike? I want Rudolph to be my friend. I haven’t seen him in a long time. Thanks, Santa. Love, Brayden Miller Dear Santa, I am a boy, and I am six years old. I live in Odebolt. I have been really good. Could you please bring me a snowplow truck, a four wheeler to play with and a play dirt bike? My sister would like a dollhouse. Thanks, Santa. Love, Jack Olerich Dear Santa, I am a girl, and I am six years old. I live in Boyer. I have been good. Could you please bring me a Barbie, a baby and a dolly? My mom would like a present, too. Thanks, Santa. Love, Moriah Remmick Dear Santa, I am a girl, and I am five years old. I live in the country by Odebolt. I have been pretty good. Could you please bring me Descendants books, Uma’s hat and a big Hatchimal? I would like to see Mrs. Claus. Thanks, Santa. Love, Mahaela Spetman Dear Santa, I am a boy, and I am six years old. I live in Odebolt. I have been very good. Could you please bring me a dirt bike, a four wheeler and a really big teddy bear? My dad would like a wallet that never breaks, and my mom would like a diamond ring. Thanks, Santa. Love, Jaxston Weitl

If I was an elf I would make sports toys. I would also make cleats for people. I will make football jerseys for people. Why I make stuffed animals beause people like stuffed Animals. Jayton Bral I would make a fidget cube. I would make a mini bears baseball bat. I would make a shucogo bears mug for Ryan. I would make a Bears chair. I would make new shoes. I would make a backpack. I would make a book. I would make a robot. I would make fidget spinner. Lane Howard I would make an Iowa state mug for Miss Beacker. I will make toys for people that do

not have toys. I would make people toys. I would give people movies. Bailey Barber I would make teddy Bears, jewelry, books, crayons, and clothes. They are the best toys. I love them. Thea Beery If I was an elf I would make tractors. I will make stuffed animals. I will make pencils for everybody. Because pencils are useful. Watson Susie I would build a football jersey, a semi, soccer ball, and a mouse toy. I would also build Santa Dolls, and bat dolls. I would build a fidget spinner. Kenyin Totten If I were an elf I would like to build an Iowa state cup. Miss Becker like Iowa state. She wishes that she could be an elf. Taylor Hopkins

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Wish list: Kinnick Quail, 4, of Ida Grove checks in with Santa regarding his wish list for Christmas during Santa’s visit to the Skate Palace Nov. 19 sponsored by the Ida Grove Chamber of Commerce.

Galva-Holstein Brittany Eckert’s kindergartners Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. For Christmas, I would like some roller skates and a remote control car. Your friend, Kelby Butcher Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a Puppy Surprise, a new Barbie and a new girl’s Lego set for Christmas. I would also like a present for my mom. Your friend, Mayci Heitmann Dear Santa, I have been good this year. For Christmas, I would like a phone. Your friend, Aliyna Jacobson Dear Santa, I really would like a dog and a puppy for Christmas this year. I would also like a robot, a horse and a lion. I have been really good. Your friend, Kendrell McCray Dear Santa, I really want a racing car this

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year for Christmas. I want the car to have a remote so it can drive itself. Your friend, Jimmy Ramirez

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I’m not sure what I want for Christmas yet. Your friend, Archer Redenius Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like a tractor with five batteries. That way when one battery runs out, the other one will be charged. I also would like a battery Gator because my other one isn’t working and I’m not sure what’s wrong with it. Your friend, Emmett Stuhr Dear Santa, I have been pretty good this year. I am still thinking about what I want for Christmas this year. Your friend, Zach Vohs Dear Santa, I was very good this year. For Christmas, I would like Catch the Fox. I would also like a tent. Your friend, Grace Whitmer

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G-H fourth graders give favorite holiday recipes Fourth grade students in Mikell Brosamle’s class at Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary answer: What is your favorite holiday food and how do you make it?

in the almond bark. Fifth, put them in the Freezer for five minutes. Sixth, eat them. Ingredients: Almond Bark, Pretzels, some times sprinkles. Ethan Brockman

My favorite holiday food is turkey. I do not know how to make turkey, so I will have my parents do it. I also like to eat pie, fudge, brownies and candy. Gage Martin

My favorite holiday food is a T-ring. The ingrediens are: flour, sugar and eggs for the T-ring. The frosting has powderd sugar, milk and vanilla. Then you mix it and put the dough in the oven. Then put the frosting on it and the cherries on top of the T-ring. Don’t eat the entire T-ring at once. Kellen Clausen

My favorite holiday food is chocolate chip cookies. First, you put cake mix in a bowl and put eggs in with vanilla and put it in a mixer. Then you put it in a pan, then put it in the oven. Keep it in the oven for 15 minutes. Tate Stehr My favorite holiday food is turkey. The best part is the leg. I will put it in the oven for one hour at 50 degrees. I will take it out of the oven and let it cool down for 10 whole minutes. Then I would put some cinnamon on it, not a lot, just a little bit. Odin Hanson We eat mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving made by my Grandma. Here is the recipe: First, get a couple potatoes. 2. Peel the potatoes. 3. Put then in a bowl. 4. Add butter. 5. You can use a mixer to mix it and heat it in oven. 7. Wait to cool. 8. Eat it. Enjoy. Evy Stevenson My favorite holiday food Grandma’s Tamales. You will need one corn husk, spicey meat, a big pot, and string. Take the pot and fill with one cup of water. Then cook the meat in a pan. Then put the meat in the husks. Then tie the string around the husk. Then put them in pot. Cook for one hour. Then there you go, you have tamales. Evan Ramirez My favorite holiday food is Snicker Apple Salad. We only have it on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Ingredients you’ll need are: vanilla pudding chopped up Snickers and chopped up apples, one cup sugar, two eggs, mix. Put in fridge for two hours to settle. Then it’s ready to eat. Enjoy. Cadence Stricklett My favorite Holiday meal is Jello cake. We make this near Thanksgiving. Sometimes I help my mom make it. This is how you make it. 1. Make some jello. 2. Get two eggs. 3. Put two cups of flour. 4. Put one cup of sugar. 5. Make the cake. 6. Put white frosting on it. Enjoy. Jack Jochims My favorite holiday food is my mom’s Christmas jello cake. The recipe is one layer of cake, cherry or lime jello flavoring and whipped cream. Then decorate with pretzels or marshmallows. Enjoy. Natalie Madsen My favorite holiday food is almond bark dipped pretzels. First, heat stove top at 350 degrees. Second, put almond bark in the pot. Third, put them on the stop top for 10 minutes. Forurth, dip pretzels

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My favorite Holiday food is coffee cake. My mom makes it every Thanksgiving. This is the recipe below. Coffee Cake. Ingredients: 1. Yellow cake mix. Three eggs. Four cups of milk. Mix. Sprickle cinnamon and sugar on top. Bake at 320 degrees for 30-40 minutes. Engoy. Beck Forristal My aunt Jill and I make green bean casserole every holiday. It is so good. Here is the recipe below: 1. Green beans two or three cans. 2. Fried onion. 3. Cream of mushroom soup. Stir it for about five minutes then heat it up for about 20 minutes at 300 degrees. Cole Jochims My favorite holiday food is sugar cookies. We have them for Christmas. My mom, brother, sister and I make them. We cut them out with cookie cutters, frost them and eat them. Here are the ingredients: one cup of sugar, three eggs, three cups of flour, ½ cup of mil. Mix, put in the fridge for one hour. Cut them out and bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Then have mom make frosting. Frost and eat. Carter Todd My mom makes peanut butter kisses. I love them. Ingredients: Buy the dough at Walmart. Open the dough. Roll the dough in a ball and dip in sugar. Bake at 230 degrees for 45 minutes. Take out of oven and put a chocolate kiss in the middle. Enjoy. Colten Rohlk

want Santa bring me a new sweatshirt. I want to have a toy with a sticker on like a police car. Thank you, Ella Enriquez

Dear Santa, I want a blonde Baby Alive Sweet Tears and it cries. I want a fake donut that has a string and I put it in there and I pull it. That’s what I want. I want a counting jar for home and a big letter poster. That’s what I want for Christmas. Thank you, Makenna Garlow

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My Favorite Holiday Food are pickle wraps. We make them every year at Christmas. My mom makes them. The recipe is: You will need bite size pickles, cream cheese, a jar of beef jerkey. 1. First cut the beef jerkey long in to halves. 2. Next, spread the cream cheese on the beek jerkey. 3. Then, put a pickle in the middle and roll it up. 4. Finally, put them in a container then the fridge. 5. Now you can eat. Jacob Friedmann

Dear Santa, I would like drums. Thank you, Sebastian Walton

Battle Creek-Ida Grove Dear Santa, I would like Santa to bring me Batman Legos and more Legos. Thank you, Devan Bengford

My favorite Holiday food is Stuffing. Every holiday we have Stuffing. Stuffing is delicious, but that’s my opinion. Here’s how you make it. First, you some carrots, beans and potatoes. Then you put them in a pot. Then you mix them together and cook them for 15 minutes and you’re done. 1. Chop up carrots. 2. Smash up the beans. 3. Smash up the potatoes. 3. Put all in pot. 4. Mix them together. 5. Put in oven for 15 minutes at 12 degrees. Somer DeYoung

Dear Santa, I want a FurReal friend dog named Charlie and I found it at Wal-Mart. And I would like another dog. Thank you, Aubree Frank Dear Santa, I would like a faster car for me. I

Dear Santa, I want cars, turtles, Paw Patrol, a look out for the Paw Patrol. A Paw Patroller I have one, but I need two. Another Batman car I have one but I want two. A robot dog the flier thing-a drone and that would be it. Thank you, Max Hahn Dear Santa, I want a big letter poster. Thank you, Jerzy Byers

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Young singers: Galva-Holstein transitional-kindergarten and kindergarten students sing “Jingle Bell Parade” at their winter concert in the Rosemary Clausen Center auditorium Dec. 4.

Dear Santa, I would like a pair of gloves to keep my hands warm at school and some Paw Patrol boats. I will leave grape juice and crunchies for Santa to eat. I will leave water and crunchies for your reindeer. Thank you, Santa. Abbo Miller Dear Santa, I would like the Ninjago Lego movie and a Paw Patrol Lookout for Christmas. I will leave milk and cookies for you and carrots and milk for your reindeer. Thank you, Santa. Keagan Neumann Dear Santa, I would like a Paw Patrol Boat and a Paw Patrol Rider for Christmas. I will leave you some cookies and milk to eat. I will leave some fish for your reindeer to eat. Thank you, Santa. Bryan Mickelson Dear Santa, I would like a Batman mobile, a Hatchamil and a play gun for Christmas. I will put out some cookies and milk for you to snack on and some Goldfish for your reindeer. Thank you, Santa. Chael Newman Dear Santa, I would like an Alicorn and a My Little Pony Rainbow Dash

Dear Santa, I want some new pencils and crayons too. I want costume like a Power Ranger cause my brother likes Power Rangers. And some new cars. Thank you, Izaiah Solis Dear Santa, I would like some Tonka metal toys. Thank you, Brantly Brenner Dear Santa, I would like some new cars and a new costume. Thank you, Jaxon Behrendsen Dear Santa, I want a Mickey Mouse phone, and new puzzles, and some books. Thank you, Kat Burow

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Dear Santa, I would like some Paw Patrol Skaters for Christmas. I can’t think of anything else that I need. I will leave cookies and milk for you and some plain cookies and white milk for your reindeer. Thank you, Santa. Mason Roeder Dear Santa, I would like a crane truck, cool skid loader, and a drone that has pictures on it for Christmas. You will find cookies and milk to snack on and I will leave some cookies for your reindeer. Thank you, Santa. Rocco Reik Dear Santa, I would like a car like my brother has and some pepperoni pizza rolls for Christmas. I hope you have a safe trip. Thank you, Santa. Teagan Blackman Dear Santa, I would like two sharks, two people, four sea animals, and a dinosaur for Christmas. I told you about this at the Skate Palace. I will leave milk and cookies for you to eat and some reindeer food for your reindeer. Thank you, Santa. Robert Boell Dear Santa, I would like Paw Patrol underwear, Paw Patrol Lookout, and Paw Patrol people for Christmas. I will leave some milk for you to drink. Thank you, Santa. Toby Hoefling Dear Santa, I would like plant sets and monster trucks for Christmas. I will put out some cookies and milk for you to snack on and milk and a snack for your reindeer. Thank you, Santa. Liam Lansink Dear Santa, I would like candy, a firetruck,

and a Luigi Nintendo DS for Christmas. I will leave noodles for you to eat and Cheetos for your reindeer to snack on. Thank you, Santa. Darrel Bobzien Dear Santa, I would like a new doll because my sister broke my old one. I need new markers because we do not have very many and blocks because I do not have any. Also, could you please bring a star for our Christmas tree and new lights for our Christmas tree and to decorate our house. I will leave some Mac N Cheese, ham, and turkey for you to eat. I will leave ham for your reindeer because it is not hard or spicy. Thank you, Santa. Erin Sporrer Dear Santa, I would like a robot, new Barbies, new Barbie house and some dollies for C h r i s t m a s. I will leave a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and cake for you and your reindeer to eat. Thank you, Santa. Ella Sporrer Dear Santa, I would like a Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch, new blanket, and a bear pillow for Christmas. You will find potato chips and chocolate milk for you and your reindeer to snack on. Thank you, Santa. Isaiah Witt Dear Santa, I would like a Hot Wheels track, lookout tower with Marshall and Chase, and the Chase police gear for Christmas. I don’t know if I will leave anything to eat or not I will have to ask my Mom. Thank you, Santa. Jaxon Raasch Dear Santa, I would like lots of puzzles for Christmas this year. I like to play with puzzles. I will leave you cookies and milk to eat and carrots for your reindeer to snack on. Thank you, Santa. Beckham Lange

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BC-IG fourth graders talk about holiday tradi ons Students in Ashley Wittrock’s fourth grade class at Battle Creek-Ida Grove Elementary answer: “What is your favorite holiday traditions? What are your favorite holiday traditions? Here are some of mine. These might be funny. Home Alone is one of my favorite Christmas movies. Like Home Alone 2, Lost in New York there are two bandits. Harry and Marv are trying to catch a boy named Kevin McCalester. The best part is when they are trying to climb the stairs. It’s my favorite tradition because it is very funny. Ben Riessen One of my favorite traditions on Christmas is watching 25 days of Christmas while eating cookies and drinking milk. Yum. This year might be even better than others because an elf on the shelf might come to our house and do naughty things. Also, every year I decorate a tall, giant tree that I named Naney (for no reason I just thought about it.) On the top of the tree I put an angel up there and it is so beautiful. Another tradition we do is leave something out for Santa. We always leave out oreos, milk, some kind of cookie and carrots for the reindeer. I always leave a note out too by the snack. Normally Santa reads it then writes a note back to me. Hailey Bender My favorite holiday tradition is having Thanksgiving with my parents, grandparents and cousins coming to eat with us. It is fun when they do that. We have turkey, deviled eggs and fruit. Dominick Hammer Some people have a lot of family traditions but I have two. My favorite is baking cookies and other yummy treats. I bake with my grandma because she lets me eat the treats first. Here is my other one. Decorating the Christmas tree. The reason why I like decorating the Christmas tree is because most of the time I get to put the star on. Dalton Mefferd What are your favorite holiday traditions? Mine are the unwrapping game and the Elf on the Shelf. The unwrapping game is when someone in your family goes out and buys stuff, for instance, grandma, and they wrap it in bubble wrap. It may take a long time to make it all in one but then all the work goes to waste when us kids go and unwrap it. When we unwrap it we all get a turn to get what we want. It could take hours to unwrap it, but it is totally worth it. My other holiday tradition is the Elf on the Shelf. The Elf on the Shelf is an elf that spies on you to see if you are good on Christmas or not. He does funny things while he

watches us. One time he was in a bowl of marshmallows with my dollhouse bathroom decorations and looked like he was taking a bath. My elf’s name is Clyde. It depends if you are nice or naughty to get presents for Christmas so you might want to choose nice. That is my favorite family traditions and I think you might have good ideas for family traditions too. Merry Christmas. Sydney Schreiber What is your favorite Christmas tradition? My favorite Christmas traditions are making cookies and opening presents. Making cookies is my favorite tradition because my dad is the one who lets me make them. I like opening presents because usually I’m the one that has the most presents. Marshall Skinner Some of my favorite holiday traditions are watching Polar Express and having my Elf, Peter, come to my house. This is why I like watching the Polar Express with my family. We watch it at my Dad’s office. When the song Hot Chocolate comes on we have some hot chocolate. I have almost memorized the song now. I also like having my Elf because he does lots of funny stuff. Once he got stuck in a balloon and wrote help me on the balloon. I can’t wait until he comes back. Stella Remer What are your favorite holiday traditions? Mine are opening presents and watching the Polar Express. We have watched the movie for a long time. Opening presents is the most fun. These are my favorite. Danny Weeda I have two favorite holiday traditions. The things I’m going to talk about are the elf on the shelf. The elf on the shelf spies on you and tells Santa what you did. The elf on the shelf can be funny like sitting in the candy bowl. It can hide in your room. I also love decorating the tree. Chase Piersen My favorite holiday tradition is secret Santa. I love it because you don’t know who it is. Also, they are getting you the best gift they can get. We draw to get who our secret Santa is. Alex Weir My favorite holiday traditions are making Christmas cookies and seeing my elf Bully. We named my elf Bully because he has eyebrows that make him look evil. I also like making cookies because it brings the family together and makes me laugh when we put the stencils up to our face. We also trade presents and I got my mom this year. My mom got her boyfriend, he got my brother and my brother got me. Jaylee Williams

My favorite holiday traditions are going to my grandmother and grandfather’s house for Thanksgiving. First, I watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. Between that I eat breakfast. Next, I go outside and goof around for a little bit. Then, I go inside to watch random TV or play with my brother. Next, I watch football. During the football game we eat lunch. We have this huge feast. Then we go downstairs to watch the Cowboys. After the game we eat supper and watch more football. Finally, after the game I go to bed. Those are my favorite holiday traditions. Jack Gilbert What is your favorite holiday tradition? My favorite holiday traditions are decorating the Christmas tree and opening Christmas presents. Last year and the year before when Santa came, my mom heard Santa and saw him. She got a video of Santa, but he covered up the camera and hid some of our presents. Hailey Reed On Christmas we go to my grandparents on my mom’s side of the family and we get presents. That night we go to my Dad’s side and we get presents, eat supper and we play with my cousins. Those are our traditions. Levi Swanger The traditions we do on Christmas are really fun. A few of my favorites are presents and the unwrapping game. Every morning I usually go find my elf too. The most important traditions are the Christmas tree and the cookies for Santa. These are my favorite traditions. Justice Wells My favorite holiday Christmas traditions are decorating the tree and house, and making a Christmas list. We go to Grandma’s house on Christmas morning to open presents. We eat together and have a good time. Then we go home. James Gigaroa One of my favorite Christmas traditions is that our elf comes every November, usually after Thanksgiving. One time last year he got my cotton balls out of the cupboard and put all of them in the sink in our bathroom and he got in the sink pretending it was a “snow tub,” but of course he couldn’t fit in the real tub and there wasn’t that many cotton balls. Another thing he did was take my brother’s deer head and my stuffed lady bug. He used the deer head and pretended it was Santa’s reindeer. Ron Burgandy, our elf, used my stuffed lady bug as the sleigh. I also made a stress pillow last year and he wrote a note if he could have it. I hope you enjoy this Christmas. Creighton Lichtenberg

G-H kindergartners tell Santa what they want for Christmas Students in Tammy Chance’s Galva-Holstein Elementary kindergarten class tell Santa Claus what they’d like under the Christmas tree. Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? We hope you and the reindeer are healthy. Have a safe night on Christmas Eve and don’t get stuck in any chimneys. Thanks for the toys you are giving us. Here is our list if you don’t know what to make us. Your friends, Tammy Chance’s kindergarten class Lona Andreasen - a real kitty

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Battle Creek-Ida Grove Leah Harriman’s Preschoolers Dear Santa, How is Rudolph doing? I want some more cars please. Thank you. Love, Carter Montgomery Dear Santa, Thank you. I love you. I want a phone for Christmas please and a puzzle. Love, Allie Schnabel Dear Santa, I want a big huge Spider Man car and a big huge Bat Man one. Thank you. Love, Jaxson Wieling Dear Santa, I want a Bat Man sword please. I want a phone. Thank you. Love, Logan Mefferd Dear Santa, I want Paw Patrol toys and a helicopter. What are you doing? Thank you. Love, Lizzy Becker

Dear Santa, I want Paw Patrol toys like Lizzy. Thank you. Love, Tattianna Walton

Dear Santa, I would like something for Christmas. I want a Gingerbread Boy book. Thank you. Love, Declan Ullrich Dear Santa, I want Doc McStuffins. I got two Doc McStuffins in my room. Thank you Santa. Love, Lilly Drey Dear Santa, I love you Santa. I want a helicopter to fly around and a giraffe, and a unicorn. Thank you. Love, Claire Baughman Dear Santa, I want a puppy. A real one please. Two puppies. Thank you. Love, Bryson Roeder

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Students like ge ng presents, winter, Santa, Christmas tree, hot cocoa, Christmas candy, Jesus Students in Brookelyn Christianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second grade class at Battle Creek-Ida Grove Elementary answered: Name 10 reasons why you like Christmas. (The answers are written one through 10). The 10 things I like about Christmas areâ&#x20AC;Ś

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Nativity program: Holsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas celebration Dec. 2 included a reenactment of the birth of Jesus. Eighteen volunteers participated in the live nativity play presented on the south side of the Lohff-Schumann Memorial Community Center. The evening also included the lighting of the community Christmas tree. The festivities were sponsored by the Holstein Chamber of Commerce with the help of several donors and volunteers.

G-H students would make Legos, books, cards, stuďŹ&#x20AC;ed animals Students in Julie Wieseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second grade class at Galva-Holstein Elementary answer: If you were an elf, what toys would you make and why? If I were an elf, I would make Pokemon figures, cards, football cards, baseball cards, robots, cars, race cars, candy, a pool in my room, a wrestling mat, legos, a huge stack of meat, a hawkeye t-shirt, books and lasers. Jayna Aschinger If I were an elf, I would make a big blue teddy bear that is furry because it would be fun to play with it and my favorite color is blue. Savannah Bradley If I were an elf, I would make an elf doll because they can think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real. Amari Carpenter If I were an elf, I would make a 3 DS for me, and a mini TV for me, football cards, basketball cards too, and a Vikings jersey. Ty Clausen

If I were an elf, I would build a minecraft Lego set and drones and knives. Bretton Fraser If I were an elf, I would make a Kindle because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always wanted one. Jacob and Janna already have one and I have wanted one since Jacob got his Kindle. And no I want one. I mosty watch Jacob than Janna. I play games with Janna but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play games with Jacob. I would also make a tv in my bedroom because if I wake up in the middle of the night I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to go upstairs or down by the tv. I could just stay in my room and watch tv. I would also make a Lego Death Star since I saw it in a magazine. And I would also make a Minecraft toy dimond sword that tramsform into a dimond pick axe. Jared Lee

If I were an elf, I would make a tin can robot because children like it too. It is fun to play with. Kyler Crum

If I were an elf, I would make a ginger bread house with windows pretend candy. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d make gingerbread man too. I would decorate it with pretend candy and I would play with it. Carli Friedrichsen

If I were an elf, I would make an toy. The toy I would make would be stufted animals for every body in the whole wide world so I could be a great citizen. Isabella Dahlgren

If I were an elf, I would make a stuffed animal gingerbread man. I would make book.I like books. I would make toy owls they are cool. Brody Goettsch

If I were an elf, I would make an electric dirt bike so I could do donuts. With an electric dirt bike, I could ride all around. I would race my brother and win. My brother and I will fight on our electric dirt bike. Tyler Dutler

If I were an elf, I would make a Num Num. I would make it because I love Num Nums. I would make ones that can light up. It is a toy. Abby Hansen

If I were an elf, I would make a nerf gun that could shoot a 100 yards and shoot 100 bullets a second. Levi Else

If I were an elf, I would build lego batman sets so I could play with it and give it away and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll give it to Tyler. Hayden Hawthorne If I were an elf, I would build a hot air

balloon, because it would be cool. Someone would go up in the sky. And I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how he would get down yet. Derek Heilman If I were an elf, I would make a monster truck lego set with 300 pieces so kids could get smarter. Ayden Heilman If I were an elf, I would make a xbox to play madden NFL 18 and UBAZK 18 thowin ateting. Carson Jacobson If I were an elf, I would make Lego Dimensions because I like video games. Brock Johnson If I were an elf, I would make a bike because I would like to know how to make a bike very, very much so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I want to make kids very, very happy and so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I want to make u bike. Madisyn Naylor If I were an elf, I would make a Jackson storm mini race car and Lightnining McQueen because I like cars. Jacob Poller If I were an elf, I would make jewelry because I like to be fancy and I just like to wear it. I would make orbeez and stuffed animal because they make me warm and cozy. Riley Stieneke If I were an elf, I would lego Minecraft. Because I can be a good elf for Santa. Talan Witzke If I were an elf, I would make a stuffed animal so I could snuggle with it and feel the fuzziness. Haley Wright

G-H preschoolers ask Santa ques ons, give Christmas lists Students in Jennifer Leftwichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s afternoon preschool class at Galva-Holstein Elementary write to Santa. Dear Santa: We really like your reindeer. How do you get down the chimney? We hope you enjoy the cookies and milk that we are going to leave you. There will be carrots for the reindeer, too. Thank you for the presents and for wrapping them. Here is what we would like for Christmasâ&#x20AC;Ś Iron Man â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Brayden Bisenius

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G-H preschoolers tell Santa their Christmas wishes Galva-Holstein morning preschool students in Jennifer Leftwich’s class tell Santa what they want for Christmas.

Princess Poppy, Branch, and the Bergens – Paisley Wagner

Dear Santa: We have lots of questions. How is Rudolph doing? Why do the reindeer fly? If we touch an elf will he lose his magic? When the snow comes will we get presents? We have been very good can you please bring us….

Paw Patrol Sea Patroller – Nash Boling

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Ida Grove Santa: The sons of Mark and Amy Forbes of Ida Grove gave Santa a mixed welcome when he stopped by the Skate Palace in Ida Grove Nov. 19. Atlee, far left and Owen, far right, were happy to see St. Nick, but Keeton, center, wasn’t as thrilled as his two older brothers. The Ida Grove Chamber of Commerce sponsored Santa’s visit.

G-H kindergartners send wish lists to Santa Dear Santa. Ho. Ho. Ho. First, we want to say thank you for the presents you brought us last year. We like you and think you are the best Santa in the whole, wide world. We try to be good everyday. Please put our presents under our trees. Don’t forget to bring your list Christmas Eve. Here is a list of the one thing we want the most. Thank you. G a l v a - H o l s t e i n kindergarten students in Barb Gebers’ class give their Christmas list to Santa. Avery Lundt – Baby Alive doll

Henry Friedrichsen – Farm Simulater Aria Winkel – a locket Kenzley Witzke – Shopkins Shoppie doll Logan Ellis – a football Aubrey Nobles – a real dog Adilia Rodriguez – American Girl doll Vivian Friedrichsen – a Dream Tent like I saw on tv Easton Todd – a baseball that has different teams on it Gus Schwietzburger – any kind of Star Wars Legos

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Levi Parker – Star Wars Legos or XBox Ivy Tesch – American Girl Mckenna gymnastics lego set Aiden Pullen – a new set of blocks Mrs. Gebers – new yoga mat

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Fourth graders like presents, no school, sleeping in, spending me with family Students in Courtney Larson’s fourth grade class at Odebolt-Arthur Elementary write: Name the top 10 reasons why you love Christmas. 10: Don’t have to mow. 9: Hot chocolate. 8: Hide-and-seek in the snow. 7: Snowball fights and make castles outside. 6: Football in the snow. 5: Presents. 4: Going to my grandma’s and grandpa’s house and aunt and uncle’s house. 3: Sledding down a big hill. 2: Grandma don’s Christmas. 1: Paintball in the snow with friends and family. Isaac Hoefling 10. We have a break from school. 9. The really big meal. 8. There are so many activities. 7. We have a Christmas program. 6. I get to see Jade. 5. We get to stay up all night on Christmas eve. 4. We get presents. 3. Dad has a gomaco Christmas party. 2. I get to everyone’s happy face. 1. I get to be with my family. Billie Oxendale 10. Picking out presents for my family. 9. Stockings. 8. Presents. 7. Snow. 6. Getting a Christmas tree. 5. Getting out all of the Christmas things. 4. No school. 3. I get to see my cousins that live four or five hours away. 2. Every Christmas morning for breakfast we eat cinnamon rolls. 1. Every Christmas all of my mom’s side of the family go to Dubuque to a waterpark for two or three days. Anabel Jensen 10. Setting up for Christmas at my house. 9. A lot of food at Grandma Ann’s house. I’m full. 8. Getting school off. Not. 7. Homework on Christmas. 6. Beautiful lights. 5. Christmas spirit/music. 4. Candy canes cinnamon. 3. Giving presents.

9. Playing in the snow. 8. Playing with my new toys. 7. Building a train city at Christmas time. 6. Break from school. 5. Getting to go bowling with mom and dad. 4. Movies like Home Alone. 3. Spending time with my parents and sister and my dog and cat. 2. Santa. 1. Opening presents. William Sykes

2. The play at church. 1. Presents. Elizabeth Hoefling 10. Sleeping in. 9. Wearing christmas pajamas all day. 8. The snow. 7. Hot Chocolate. 6. Candy canes. 5. movies. 4. presents. 3. making vanilla and chocolate cookies. 2. crafts. 1. Family. Allie Godbersen 10. vacation from my crazy teacher. 9. snowmobiling. 8. My mom’s chicken dumpling soup. 7. mash potatoes with gravy. 6. my elf on the shelf. 5. snowball fights. 4. presents. 3. my aunt Mary’s buns. 2. celebrating Jesus birth. 1. spending time with my family. Karter Wulf 10. feeding sheep in the snow. 9. candy canes. 8. sliding down a hill. 7. putting up the christmas tree. 6. putting up the adornments. 5. putting up lights. 4. riding my fourwheeler in the snow. 3. scooping snow with my skid loader. 2. prasentes. 1. vacation from school. Drayton Raasch 10. I get to wrap presents. 9. I get to make a lot of peanut butter cookies. 8. I get to were PJs all day. 7. I get to sleep in. 6. I get a break from school. 5. My father takes us all ice skating. 4. I get to watch Christmas movies. 3. I get to make a snow fort. 2. We get snow. 1. I get gifts for Christmas. Emmaleigh List

2. Elf on the Shelf. 1. Santa Devin Gann 10. getting cold. 9. get to ride dirt bike in the snow. 8. playing in snow. 7. school brake. 6. presents. 5. Elf coming. 4. family members. 3. Christmas play at church. 2. memories. 1. the food. Caden Spetman 10. playing games longer. 9. no math. 8. deckerashens. 7. waking up early. 6. wearing pajamas. 5. snowball fights. 4. candy/food. 3. seeing santa. 2. no school. 1. the presents. Michael Kessel 10. Santa. 9. snow. 8. Snowmen. 7. Sleeping in. 6. Family. 5. Treasure hunt for presents. 4. playing with cousins. 3. Friends. 2. Candy\cookies. 1. Presents. Gracie Raasch 10. Baking cookies for Santa and my family.

10. Decorations. 9. caroling. 8. presents. 7. sugar cookies. 6. No school. 5. sledding at Morehead. 4. family. 3. snow.

10. Hot Chocolate. 9. Warm Fires. 8. Family. 7. Candy Canes. 6. Snow. 5. Fuzzy socks. 4. No School. 3. Christmas Movies. 2. Sledding down my hill. 1. Presents. Sophi Johnson

10. Break from School. 9. Christmas songs. 8. Christmas lights. 7. Playing ball in the snow. 6. Scooping snow. 5. Playing with my friends and family. 4. Making snow angels. 3. Opening presents. 2. Spending time with my Mom and Dad. 1. Making snowmen. Lilly Shaw

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10. Baking cookies with my mom and sister. 9. Playing with my sister. 8. Having fun with family and friends. 7. Decorating the Christmas tree. 6. Not reading over the winter break. 5. Laying down in the snow and looking up at the sky. 4. Building a snowman. 3. Christmas Movies on TV. 2. Having a break from school. 1. Opening Christmas presents. Destinee King

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BC-IG Ne les’ fourth graders plan their family’s Christmas dinner Students in Kelsie Nettles’ fourth grade class at Battle Creek-Ida Grove Elementary School answer: “If you were in charge of planning your family’s Christmas dinner, what would you serve?” The students listed their responses in order of appetizer, main course, side and dessert.

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Odebolt Santa: Paislee Swanson, daughter of Nikki McConnell and Aaron Swanson, keeps an eye on mom while she sits on Santa’s lap at the Odebolt Community Center community Christmas party Dec. 2.

G-H fourth graders discuss what Christmas means to them Galva-Holstein fourth grade students in Chad Hustedt’s class answer: What does Christmas mean to you? Christmas means a lot to my family, because we spend time with every one. Another reason is to be nice to everyone and celebrate it with everyone. We give a lot of stuff they want or need. Christmas is very fun. Lucas Heilman Christmas to me is to celebrate Jesus being born. You get gifts and it is supposed to mean that you get them from Jesus. You can have a nice breakfest or lunch. Zoey Aschinger Christmas mean to me to celelbrate Jeses’s birthday. Have time to eat cookies and drink hot chocolate with faimlay. Gust spend time with your faimaly. Watch the holiday Christmas speshuals. Aaron Kirchner

Family, Pets and everything to me. Taylor Coker

beauty and love. It’s a good time to share your thoughts and feelings. Addison Tesch

Christmas to me is Jesus’s birthday. My family has family/ relative time, which I enjoy. It’s special to have people spend time with other people to me. I also enjoy waking up to find presents and family waiting for me by the Christmas tree. Jordan Kluver

Christmas is all about Jesus being born. That is why it is called Christmas, Christmas is also known for presents, but the real meaning of Christmas is Jesus being born. It is also about family hanging out with each other. That is what I think Christmas is all about. Drew Burk

Christmas means a lot to me I feel that Christmas is a time of giving, caring, famly tiem and drinking Egg nog. To share and listen to music. Carter Padavich What Chirstmas means to me. Chirstmas is a time of year to celebrate Jesus’s Birthday. A time to be with your family. A time to be kind and generous to each other. Reese Hawthorne

This is what Christmas means to me. It means when Jesus was born. We celebrate by getting presents and by getting presents were thanking Jesus. Quinten Wittrock What does Christmas mean to me? Well easy. Its my favorite holiday. Whats better than decorating, celebrating and doing amazing a c t i v i t i e s? Nothing. Chrismas is a great and fun holiday. Everyone l o v e s ch r i s m a s. Chrismas m e a n s Fr i e n d s,

What does Christmas mean to me? Christmas means happiness and love. It means celebration and sharing. It can mean laughter and fun. You get to see your family that you may not have seen in a while. You get to celebrate Jesus. It’s a time of

What Christmas means to me is presents, care, family and friends. It also means to me is that people can get together in peace. Trees can finally be in use then. Naunika Crum It means Jesus’ birthday God’s son. It also means family and friends. To get together and have fun, have a feast and also presents. Tyler Friedrichsen Christmas means to me to be thankfull for my family and Jesus. We selebrate Christmas by going to church. Chaz Henkel Christmas is all about Jesus and his birthday. It about your family too. When you get presents Jesus is giving you gifts. The food is important. Kinnick Jensen Christmas is important to me because it is Jesu’s birthday. We get our family together. We get presents too. Dontrell McCray We celebrate Chrsitams with my family. Some times we celebrate Chistmas late. Trevor Goettsch What Christmas means to me it means Juses, God and God’s love to you and me. Christmas is fun opening gift and dricking hot coco. Damon Venteicher

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Battle Creek-Ida Grove Lynette Wunschel’s kindergartners Dear Santa, My name is Mia. I have been good. Please bring me a LOL Golden Ball. I would also like baby LOL balls. Can you bring a new playground set for our yard? Love, Mia Quail Dear Santa, I am five years old. I try to be good. The other day I cleaned my room. Please bring me a remote control boat with a truck and trailer. Love, Jaidyn Knight Dear Santa, I am six years old. I have been good. Please bring me a pogo stick. Bring our dog Roxy a rope. Love, Leo Remer Dear Santa, I am five years old. I have been good at home and school. Please bring me a snow cone machine and an ice cream maker. Love, Natalie Siegner Dear Santa, My name is Kayson. I have been good. Please bring me a tractor and baler. Love, Kayson Taylor Dear Santa, I am six years old. I have been good. Please bring me anything

Dear Santa, My name is Jacob T. I have been mostly good. Please bring me a chrome book, Batman Set, and a General Grievous ornament. Love, Jacob Todd Dear Santa, My name is Sophia. I have been respectful. Please bring me a LOL Ball. That’s all. Love, Sophia Buns Dear Santa, I am six years old. I am very good. Please bring me a remote control jeep and an artificial Christmas tree. A new folder with sticker race cars would be cool too. Love, Brennan Van Houten Dear Santa, I am six years old. I have been really good. Please bring me a Hatchimal Unicorn, a school play set, and a Santa, reindeer, and elves set. Love, Gemma Arbegast Dear Santa, My name is Bryce. Charlie is my elf. Has he given you good reports about me? Please bring me an X-Box, some games for it, and a controller with batteries. Love, Bryce Brenner

Dear Santa, Thank you for getting me presents every Christmas Eve. This year I would like a purse with gum inside and a wallet and candy. Can you tell Rudolph, “Hi” for me? Thank you, Santa. Love, Haley Johnson Dear Santa, I would like Star Wars Legos. It doesn’t matter which ones. I like them all. Thank you. Love, Xavier Blunk Dear Santa, I would like a Barbie camper for Christmas. And my sister

Dear Santa, My name is Hilda. I have been good. Please bring me a tree to decorate. I also want new erasers. Love, Hilda Carlin Dear Santa, I am five years old. I have been kinda good. Please bring me an X-Box, Wii u, and a T.V. Love, Landen Gigoroa Dear Santa, I am six years old. I have been really good. Please bring me a new pair of scissors, a stuffed animal, and a new shirt. Love, Piper Moser Dear Santa, My name is Brodie. I am six. Please bring me a tree, Sponge Bob Square Pants, Gary, and Bubbles. Love, Brodie Cranston Dear Santa, I am five years old. I have been very good. Please bring me a Golden Retriever puppy and a bunny. I love pets. Love, Elcie Bengford

Melody would like a fox game. Thank you, Santa. Love, Makelti Tietsort

tractors and combines. And some new semi trucks. Thank you, Santa. Love, Jacob Johnson

Dear Santa, I want a lot of toy trains, and a lot of Batman Legos because I really love Batman, and some Spiderman stuff. Thank you. And Santa, I was wondering how your elves have power and can fly? Love, Elijah Boysen

Dear Santa, Hi Santa! I would like a giant car with a grill. My sister wants a pony again. Thank you, Santa. I won’t wake up when you come. Love, Jax Reitz

Battle Creek-Ida Grove Lisa Henderson’s kindergartners Dear Santa, I love you, Santa. I would like a baby elephant for Christmas. And I would also like a baby doll too. Thank you, Santa. Love, Chloe Boysen

Dear Santa, I am six years old. I have been really, really good. Please bring me a flippy sequin pillow and blanket. I also want big drawing paper with designs on it. Love, Tegan Susie

Dear Santa, I would like a baby doll that can eat spaghetti. And I would also like a bottle to go with it. Thank you, Santa. Love, Nicole Madsen Dear Santa, I want a remote control race car and a remote control train with a track. And some magnet squares for building things. And a remote control GMC. Thank you, Santa. Love, Beau Ballard

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G-H second graders decorate the Christmas tree Students in Sydney Kinzer’s second grade class at GalvaHolstein Elementary answer: Name ive things you put on a Christmas tree. I will hang some angels, letter for my family and I will have somedeeracans. Santa’s and mrS. clase. Brenyn Hayden I weat to put up on my Crsoms teed a Dirwe of wib kid, the star, of the teed lights, on thar a bob and a stock hat. Caleb Schimmer On a cristmas tree I would put lots of fake elf on the shelves, lithe bulbes that areon, liltes that are on, ordaments and ribbon around the tree. Emily Anson I woundl put on my I tree candy kans, Elif, ordmins, star, pit row. Mandy Jacobson On my Christmas tree there are five speschal ordermints. 1. Chewy. 2. Yoda. 3. R2D2 4. BB8. Four star wars charecters and the last speshal ordermint is a ballerina from my elf on the shelf. Cora Tesch A star. Put diormints. Put vingngs decrashen. Put a lot of decrashens. Put a lot of vingngs decrashen. Stefanya Rassel I wood pout stars on my Crismis tree and snow flaxes and Crismis trees and anjlls to and a big star on top. Alex Pribble I will put ordimints, tiny ordimints, big ordimints, and tiny stockings on my cristmas tree. Aiden Stevenson

back. Me with sandtua. My star wars plane. Ian Hanson I will put a Angle, a picture, a ginger bread man, a fake cookie, and a spiecal ordament. Ethan Kirchner My glass o with my bruthers and a damar. Oliver Schweitzberger I have orduments and prtend snow and my star and a beliv sign and a snow man. Alyvia Allerdings On a christmis three is ordmins, lightes, blons and a angol, a picthrue me. Emlynn Winkel Ordemts I want on my chirismis tree I want a Iowa State bob, chismis trees snow flake glhagle shew. Blake Friedrichsen My funny Santa. My name on a snowman. My fadwlee bird. My lithes. My ftikin hat. Izaak Poller

If I could Put anything on my crismis tree I would Put pizza, plate, forks and soce. Tucker Parker A star on the top. Lights for around it. The boll’s. Theordumints. The tree it self. Stella Doxtad On my chrismas tree I put my Mario globe on it, my drum, spunge bob and my trane. Lukas Bruns I will put Vikings ordimits on the tree and all dess upb my elf and put him in Vikings close. A vikings key chane a Vikings star and last but least a Vikings dog holding a football. Reid Stricklett I will put dells on my tree and otmint and clay. Calder Schechinger I want to put on a snow flake, and balls, and a picture, and stars, and lights. Karsen Jensen

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BC-IG fourth graders share Christmas tradi ons Christmas my elf on the shelf named Jewl does something funny. It is also a time to hang out with family. In the morning my family gose to church. That is why Christmas is my favorite holiday. Will Schirrmacher

Students in Janet Snyder’s fourth grade class at Battle Creek-Ida Grove Elementary School answer: What does Christmas mean to you? Christmas means spending time with family, helping relatives when they fall. It means helping make the yummy food mmm, then help eat the yummy, yummy food. It also means making memories and sharing memories. We enjoy making lists for old saint Nick then old Saint Nick gets to read them. We like making and eating cookies for santa clause. I also love spending Christmas with my pets. The best part about Christmas it’s our Savior Jesus Birthday. That’s what Christmas means to me. Courtney Ackerman Christmas is about Jesus birthday. Every Christmas the last thin I think about is the presents. I go to church on Christmas eve. I spend time with my family and friends on Christmas. This is what Christmas means to me. Jessee Anderson I go to Grandma’s house and I get presents at my house. I go to Minnesota and get fun stuff. I celebrate in Minnesota. I go to Minnesota for Chistmas. Noah Bartlett What does Christmas mean to me? Christmas means almost every thing to me audince: Why? Me: Why? Why? Why do you ask? Why? Cause Christmas is amazing. So some things I like about Christmas are how it’s Jesus’s birthday. How everything is so amazing. How you get to see your relatives and family. How you get presents and such. How you get to have an elf on the shelf. That’s was what Christmas means. Jacob Clausen Christmas means to me is family and friends but every year we celebrate either at my house or at family’s. I love my family more than anything but the food we eat every year is awesome. Those are all the things that are meaningful to me at Christmas. Conrad Curiel To me Christmas means a time to visit with family and put your Christmas tree up. It is also when my elf, snowflake, comes by and hides. The ice cold snow falls down and that makes the place seem more jolly. A time when we go Christmas shopping and put Christmas decorations up. Also lots and lots of church days and it’s almost a new year. Now I’ll tell you what we do. First the night before Christmas usually, we wake up and go to church. Then me and my sister make up a Christmas play for are mom and dad. After that we hang up are stockings and make cookies for santa. Then I grab my elfs present and put it in her stocking. Then we go to my Grandma’s hosue, or if the roads are slippery we stay home and watch a Chistmas movie. Now I’ll tell you about Christmas

Christmas means a lot to me. Jesus was born on this day my family and I go to celebrate his birthday. You get presents and some fun stuff. It’s a day of joly and love. Those are the things Christmas means to me. Quincy Smith

day. First we wake up and have hot choclate. Then we open presents. After that we do our Christmas play. The rest of the day I read and play with my new toys. Cecily Jacobson

We go sleigh riding plus sometimes go to church. After all that you go home and get a good night’s sleep. In conclusion that is why Christmas is important to me. Carter Moser

It means to me that I can see my family. I can help put the tree up. I can see family from Taxes. I would be happy to see my Grandma and Grandpa. At my Grandparents house they throw a feast every Christmas. These are all the imortant things to me at Christmas. Kyra Fisher

What Christmas means to me is that it is family day and we can decorate the tree together as a family. Christmas also means we give gifts. The gifts mean you give love not toys. It means they love you. You have fun on Christmas and celebrate it and you care for them not just you just your family. You should say thank you to your mom and dad for them because they give you a gift of love not just toys. They give you toy so you can be happy. I think you should say “I love you mom and dad.” Well that’s how I fell about Christmas. Sydney Neubauer

I like setting up the Christmas three because it can be really relaxing. I love Christmas and presents but I love the true meaning of Christmas. I love when Jesus was born. I am so glad that our God who loves us gave us Mary’s favorite gift to the world a tiny baby boy. Thank you Jesus, you’re the best. Brooke Luscombe Christmas means giving not taking. We sing and dance. We spend time with family. We go to church to learn about Jesus. You should give thanks and say “Thank You.” Do not be naughty be good. Christmas spirit is what you need. Mia Mancilla I’m going to tell you what I like about chrismas. To me Christmas is a time of joy and happyness. Also spending time with my family. On Chrismas day when I wake up I like to look in my stocking and see what I got. Then usually when everybody get’s to my house we eat breakfest. When everybody gets done eating we start opening presents. Last year I got a small, blue square coloring kit. Also I got 2 lego sets. Another thing I got was a Marvel Lego Avenger game. Austyn got an x-box game called Farming simulator 2017 but before we could play ethir one they had to download. When they got done we spent the rest of the day playing with or new games and toys. That’s what Christmas. Ashtyon Miller Going to grammas to celebrate Christmas and open presents and eat with cousins, aunts and uncles.

Christmas means a lot to me including my elf on the shelf Larry, presents, God and Jesus, tree, family and snow. My most favorite thing of course is presents. Also a lot of other things. First lets talk about my elf on the shelf. I got him from my mom. We named it Larry. Then God and Jesus. On Christmas we celebrate Jesus’s B-day. Then family on Christmas Eve, we go to our Grandma’s house to open presents. Finally snow…snow is fun for me and my brothers. We build snowman and forts. That’s what Christmas means to me. Chace Schiernbeck Christmas means family time to me. The reason why is because my whole family gets to open presents together and eats together. My family gets to play Christmas games like who can find out how many presents there are. One time you could only see my face because I was buried in presents. Did you know my grandma’s birthday is on Christmas, well it is. I love Christmas so, so much. That’s what Christmas means to me. Have a merry, merry Christmas and a happy new year. Reagan Schiernbeck Christmas means a day of joy. The day God was born. Each

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Christmas means to me…having fun is one of the best things to me. My second thing is going to church and praising the lord. My third thing is going and getting to be with family and talk to each other about things. My favorite thing is playing with my cousins. These are the things that Christmas means to me. Kade Spotts

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Christmas means family time to me. It means eating food with my family and getting presents for use. We go to gramalles house to celebrate Christmas and that is how we celebrate Christmas. Blaise Wilcox

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O-A second graders talk about their favorite Christmas present I ever got was an American Girl doll. I got it from Santa Claus. It was the best present because when my friends come to my house we like to play dolls and I only had one doll so now we both can play and have a doll.

Students in Calee Hoffman’s Odebolt-Arthur second grade class answer: What is the best Christmas present you ever got and why? Tori Johnson: The best present I ever got was a lego set that I really really wanted. I got it from Santa. It was the best present because I really really wanted it and I like to build with legos. Keagan Boyle: The best present I ever got was a monster truck. I got it from my mom and dad. It was the best present because it was remote control.

Alex Horsley: The best present I ever got was a pretend puppy that does tricks. I got it from mom and dad. It was the best present because it does tricks. It talks at home.

Saige Raasch: The best present I ever got was a trip to Disney World. I got it from my grandma and mom. It was the best present because I really wanted to go there.

Conner Davis: The best present I ever got was a Lego Marvel jet. I got it from Santa. It was the best present because it was big and I like to build legos.

Isabella Mumm: The best present I ever got was a Mario race track. I got it from Santa. It was the best present because two people can play with it instead of one.

Tylli Meseck: The best present I ever got was little dolls that you can dress up in dresses. I got it from Santa. I like them. It was the best present because you can dress them up with anything.

Austin Plaza: The best present I ever got was a big monster truck. I got it from Santa. It was the best present because it was the present that I always wanted.

Addison Mohr: The best present I ever got was a teacher stand. I got it from Santa. It was the best present because I wanted it to hold papers.

Jed Wulf: The best present I ever got was a stuffed raccoon. I got it from Santa. It was the best present because it is soft and fluffy and it is a Webkinz.

Thalen Weitl: The best present I ever got was battle bots. I got them from mom and dad. They are the best present because they are remote control and they are my favorite colorsblack and gray. They have spinning things on the front that breaks the other guy.

Ayden Bengford: The best present I ever got was a Duck Duck Dynasty four wheeler. I got it from Santa. It was the best present because I can drive it around just like mom and dad.

Kylee Mrozak: The best present I ever got was Shopkins. I got them from Santa. They were the best present because I have a collection of over 100. Cody Harms: The best present I ever got was a helicopter. I got it from my dad. It was the best present because it could fly high and it was cool.

Elsie Lange: The best present I ever got was a Barbie kit and house. I got it from Santa. It was the best present because it used to be my moms and it’s cool. Jaxin Neville: The best present I ever got was a basketball hoop. I got it from Nana Julie. It was the best present because I play with it a lot and I like basketball a lot. Jaycilyn Baker: The best present I ever got was a Flipazoo. I got it from my mom and dad. It was the best present because I love my mom and dad and I got it from them. Kash Schulte: The best present I ever got was a basketball game. I got it from my uncle. It was the best present because I get to shoot a three.

Talon Schramm: The best present I ever got was a remote control airplane. I got it from my mom and her boyfriend Boe. It was the best present because it flew into Boe’s beard. Paige Allen: The best present I ever got was a teddy bear. It has a star on the bottom. I got it from my grandpa. It was the best present ever because I love it. Jask Schroeder: The best present I ever got was a Star Wars lego set. I got it from Santa. It was the best present because I like building lego sets and because I like Star Wars.

Hope Gann: The best present I ever got was a My Life doll. I got it from my mom and dad. It was the best present because I got it from mom and dad and you can play house with it. I love it so much. Dale Carlson: The best present I ever got was a Godzilla toy. I got it from my mom. It was the best present because it was very flexible and it came with accessories like a nuclear pulse. Sorrn Olson: The best present I ever got was a Star Wars pillow. I got it from Santa. It was the best present because I love it very much. I sleep with it every night.

Battle Creek-Ida Grove Anne Zobel’s kindergartners Dear Santa, I like Christmas. Please bring me Lego’s, cars and a Hatchimal. I will leave cookies for you. Love, Ben Burgus Dear Santa, I like Christmas. Please bring me a Hatchimal, a guitar and a computer. I will leave cookies for you. Love, Kaydee Frank Dear Santa, I like Christmas. Please bring me a toy Nerf gun, a Hatchimal and a Power Ranger Fortress. I will leave carrots for the reindeer. Love, Peyton Collins Dear Santa, I like Christmas. Please bring me a FlipaZoo, Stompeez and a magical elf. I will leave cookies and carrots for you and the reindeer. Love, McKenzie Lomholt Dear Santa, I like Christmas. Please bring me a Fingerling, a L.O.L. and FlipaZoo slippers. I will leave fruit and cookies for you and the reindeer. Love, Keira Baughman Dear Santa, I like Christmas. Please bring me a Nerf gun, an elf on the shelf and an army costume. I will leave cookies for you. Love, Jacob Zimmerman

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Timi Wunschel’s p.m. Preschoolers Dear Santa, I want a PJ Mask and a watch. I would like to new music for my music thing. Thank you, Devin Dittmer Dear Santa, I would like sand box, a fast car and some Legos. Thank you, Stoic Thu Dear Santa, I would like some Thomas and Friends toys and Steve in Mindcraft. Thank you, Camden Wych Dear Santa, I would like Santa to bring me a big combine with a big grain cart and big tractor. A new Mack and a new Lightening McQueen. I would like a new little wagon and a new little combine and a new elevator. A new picture frame and a new marker. Thank you, Davin Rydberg Dear Santa, I want Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I will put him out some cookies and milk. Thank you, William Cunningham Dear Santa, I want Etch a Sketch free

style, Break Free board game, and FurReal Roaring Tyler the playful Tiger. Thank you, Taytum Pierson

Dear Santa, I would like a bigger Hatchimal and a FurReal Sniffin Sawyer. Thank you, Journey Bral Dear Santa, I would like a new baseball bat and some new cars. Thank you, Ben Balder Dear Santa, I would like a fox stuffed animal and a Hatchimal with light up eyes—like me. Thank you, Bella Totten Dear Santa, I would like another Hatchimal and a FurReal dragon. Thank you, Bria Geibe Dear Santa, I want the FurReal friend puppy Chatty Charlie and a baby. I want some new baby clothes and a new stroller. I want something else a new animal and a new hat. Thank you, Addison Patera Dear Santa, I want a Hatchimal I don’t have one. I want a new stroller, an iPod

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and a water bottle and some candy. Thank you, Sophia Patera Dear Santa, I would like a notebook to write on. I want a new Hatchimal that works cause mine doesn’t work. I want a tv and I need a remote to it. Thank you, Bentlie Wilcox Dear Santa, I like Baby Alive and stuff that. So I like Hatchimal and I want Santa to bring me one. I want for Christmas a dog too and then I think I get a teddy bear. So that I think that’s it. So I probably have a cow, but I have a cow. Like a snowman that talks. I like to get bread for Poppa and Grandma. Thank you, Lillian Johannsen Dear Santa, I would like Santa to bring me a tractor. That’s good, I love tractors. And sack full of presents. Thank you, Brentley Maae

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Concert choir: Ridge View High School hosted its annual holiday concert Dec. 11. Here members of the concert choir sing “We Three Kings.” Also performing were the concert band and select choir.

Dear Santa, I want a big humongous toy bear, a snowman and a toy flower, apple, flower and books. I would like Cars 3 and I want a toy angel and puzzles. I want a toy broom and a toy snack. And a Hatchimal and Shopkins. Thank you, Makayla Ulrich

Bells are ringing and we’d like to say, May you enjoy a grand holiday. And before the holiday is through, We’d like to chime in with thanks to each one of you!

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To all our friends and neighbors, for giving us so much to celebrate this season!

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With thanks to all our friends who have brought us so much joy this year.

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Never too old: Betty and Henry Otto of Holstein are proof you are never too old to let Santa Claus know what you want for Christmas. The couple visited with Santa during the Holstein Kiwanis Club’s Christmas lunch Dec. 2.

Christmas tree facts for holiday celebrants One of the most recognizable symbols of the holiday season, Christmas trees can be seen in private homes, public spaces and many prominent locations beginning each December. Christmas trees come in all shapes and sizes, and families may prefer certain types of trees, including aromas, needle types and fullness. Christmas trees have a diverse history. The following are some facts about Christmas trees that holiday celebrants may or may not be familiar with. • Many harvested Christmas trees do not grow in the wild, but are raised on farms. Christmas trees are an agricultural product. • Roughly one million acres are dedicated to tree farming. • Approximately 25 to 30 million real Christmas trees are sold in the United States every year.

• The top Christmas tree-producing states are Oregon, North Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Washington. • It can take as many as 15 years for a tree to grow to the typical height required of a Christmas tree. • Every state in the United States grows Christmas trees. • Germans are credited with bringing the first Christmas trees into the home and decorating them in the spirit of Christmas. The first recorded reference to the Christmas tree dates back to the 16th century. • Tree farms are beneficial to

the environment because they reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the air and help counter global warming. • The most common Christmas tree species are balsam fir, Douglas-fir, Fraser fir, noble fir, Scotch pine, Virginia pine and white pine. • Christmas trees can be recycled into mulch.

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Merry Christmas I’ve loved every minute of serving you this year. Thanks for your kind support support!!

Peace & Joy Wishing you every happiness this holiday season.

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Grinch visit: The Grinch visited Morningside Healthcare Community Dec. 5. Here he is sitting with Mildred Carlson.

Swing choir: The O-A/BC-IG High School swing choir sang â&#x20AC;&#x153;Winter Wonderlandâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mary, Did You Know?â&#x20AC;? at the high schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winter concert Dec. 11. Other groups performing were the concert choir, concert band and jazz band. Jacob Pedersen directed the swing choir.

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Full house: Santa had a full house of Friedmann kids visit him Dec. 9 during his visit to the Galva Pancake Day at the fire station. Pictured are Jacob, 10; Janna, eight; Jared, seven; Jayne, five and Jahn, four. Parents of the children are Patrick and Amber Friedmann of Galva. 1525 West 5th Street Storm Lake, Iowa 712.732.4030

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Happy Holidays

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Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at Heritage. Stop in and see one of our agents for a FREE quote.

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Crea ve ways to reuse Christmas cards Roughly 1.6 billion Christmas cards, including boxed cards, are purchased in a given year. That’s quite a lot of cards to address and mail, and many festive greetings for recipients to read and display. With so much money and effort put into sharing Christmas greetings, some people may wonder how they can prolong the merriment offered by these cards. Here are some creative ways to put Christmas cards to new use once this holiday season has come and gone. • Make your own gift tags. Christmas card stock is the perfect medium to turn into gift tags for presents. Cut the cards into squares or rectangles or use a stencil to create whatever shape you desire. Then use a hole punch to create a space for ribbon or another tie. Use the tag to dress up gifts with something more unique than selfstick tags.

• Get magnetized. All it takes is a scissor, some glue and sheets of magnet for a decorative and fun craft project. Turn favorite Christmas cards into mementos that can be saved year after year, which also will dress up refrigerators or other magnetic surfaces. This idea works well for photo greeting cards as well. • Make Christmas card ornaments. Use the cards to create uniquely shaped ornaments for the tree. Cards can be turned into block shapes and hung with ribbon. Another idea is to punch out circles or ovals from the cards and tile them on a foam egg to

look like a multicolored pine cone. Explore your creative side and decorate your tree at the same time. • Create greeting card garlands. Display cards by stringing them together and hanging them from the mantle or another prominent area. If cards are too large, punch out large circles from the cards and then attach those disks to heavy thread. • Decorate your packages. Instead of overspending on preprinted gift bags, make your own. Buy plain bags in a solid color and then embellish them with cutout patterns or pictures from Christmas cards. • Frame favorite cards. Make greet-

ing cards a permanent part of holiday decor by framing the most decorative ones you receive. Use these frames year after year and put them on display with other holiday decorations. • Make a wine bottle gift tag. Use a 1¼-inch hole punch to create an opening for the neck of a wine bottle on a piece of folded card stock. Glue a greeting card to the portion of the card stock that will lay flush with the wine bottle and you have a decorative wine tag. • Shred older cards for confetti. Fill gift boxes or bags with homemade confetti made from recycled Christmas cards.

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Here’s hoping your holiday is as special as you are! Thanks for creating so much joy with your visits this year. We wish you all the best.

Happy Holidays! Wishing you all things bright and beautiful this holiday season. We appreciate your patronage and look forward to seeing you soon.

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The Herald Angels Sing, “Glory to the Newborn King! ”

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May this glorious season fill your heart and home with joy and harmony.

Peace & Joy at Christmas Wishing you and yours all the wonder and joy this glorious season can hold. As we look back on this year, we are filled with gratitude for our many blessings, including friends and customers like you.

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We’d like to take this opportunity to sing your praises for being such kind neighbors and friends. Your support and generosity make us feel truly blessed and grateful. Wishing you and yours every happiness during this festive season. We appreciate your trust in us and thank you for your kind support.

Thanks and Merry Christmas!

Thank You, and Merry Christmas!

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Have a Blessed Season We’d like to wish all of our customers, family and friends a blessed and beautiful Christmas. May the birth of our Savior be at the heart of your celebrations all season. Thank you for your business, goodwill and friendship.

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Thanks For Your Patronage To our customers, neighbors and friends, we’d like to extend our best wishes for a holiday season that is satisfying until the end. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure serving you, and we look forward to your continued friendship.

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