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Rain Gutter Regatta race: Ida Grove Cub Scout Pack 41 held its annual Rain Gutter Regatta on Sunday, Jan. 28, at the Ida Grove Community Hall. Here Gavin Ullrich, left, keeps an eye on the progress Jake Siebrecht is making with his boat during one of the races. Both racers are Tiger Scouts.

Sheriff’s oﬀice releases November, December statistics The Ida County Sheriff’s Of ice released November and December statistics at the Jan. 17 Ida County Public Safety and Communications Commission meeting in Galva. November In November, deputies logged 17,706 miles and 1,160.5 patrol hours. Patrol hours by district were: Ida Grove—329, Holstein—197, Battle Creek—121, Galva— 97, Arthur—107, rural—294 and out-of-county transports—15.5. Deputies assisted 32 motorists, served 55 civil papers and conducted 693 premise checks. A total of 52 hours was spent in the of ice, 38 hours were spent on special investigations, three hours were spent in court, 27 hours of comp time were used, ive hours of sick time were used and 135 hours of vacation time were used. Property reported stolen or vandalized totaled $2,405. In November, 21 males and seven females were booked into the Ida County Jail for 23 misdemeanors and ive felonies. This compares to 30 (16 males and 14 females) booked into the jail in November 2016 for ive felonies and 25 misdemeanors. A total of 239 citations were issued as follows: Arthur— eight, Battle Creek—two, Galva—four, Holstein—18, Ida Grove—12, rural area—190 and other—eight. This compares to 259 citations issued in November 2016. Calls for service in November were down in 2017 when compared to 2016. There were 866 complaints in November 2017 compared to 886 in November 2016. Total complaints called in

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two or more times were: Arthur—A total of 15 calls were made with four for traf ic stops and three for talk to an of icer. Battle Creek—There was a total of 35 calls with ive for medical-sick; four for animals; three each civil processes and traf ic stops and two for assist other agency. Galva—A total of 11 calls with four for traf ic stops and two for civil processes. Holstein—There was a total of 74 calls with 19 for parking violations; 13 for traf ic stops; six each for civil processes and medical-sick and two each for property damage accidents, 911 abandoned calls, alarms, extra patrols, medical-falls, suspicious situations, unlocking doors and welfare checks. Ida Grove—A total of 197 calls were reported with 21 for civil processes; 17 for talk to an of icer; 13 for traf ic stops; nine for medical-falls; eight for suspicious situations; seven each for basic life support transfers to Sioux City and medical-sick and six each for advance life support transfers to Sioux City, basic life support transfers to nursing homes and unlocking doors. Also, ive each for animals, assistance, civil disputes and fraud; four each for property

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King Theatre group eyes summer opening Renovation work on the King Theatre in Ida Grove has resumed in recent weeks. The goal of the renovation committee is to have the theatre open for moviegoers sometime this summer. Workers from West Central Construction poured footings Friday along a portion of the sidewalls of the theatre to support new loor joists in the area of what will be the screen and several front rows of seating. The work comes on the heels of rebuilding the back wall of the theatre last fall. The wall had to be replaced when it collapsed in June of last year. King Theatre renovation committee member Doug Clough said the committee hopes to have enough work on the theatre completed by Heritage Days (June 28-30) to have the theatre open for public viewing. He added the theatre probably wouldn’t be open to show movies until later in the summer.

The Ida County Board of Supervisors held budget work sessions in January with no formal decisions made. On Feb. 5, supervisors were expected to set the formal public hearing for the iscal year 2018-19 budget. The budget is from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019.

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King Theatre: Renovation work on the King Theatre in Ida Grove has resumed. The goal of the renovation committee is to have the theatre open for moviegoers sometime this summer. Workers from West Central Construction poured footings Friday along a portion of the sidewalls of the theatre to support new floor joists.

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Clough added the committee is in need of approximately another $150,000 in donations to inalize all aspects of the building with the exception of the balcony. Once the theatre is operational, the committee will address the balcony as phase two of this community project. When completed, the theatre front will feature a replica of the ticket booth that was a feature of the theatre in the 1930s and 1940s. The group is also working with Pride Neon of Sioux Falls to design a digital, neon marquee that will complement the retro look. The ticket sales area of the new theatre will be located inside the front lobby along with the concession stand and handicapped accessible restrooms. Clough noted the King Theatre group’s appreciation for the Holstein State Theatre renovation committee sharing its experience in renovating the State Theatre, which opened in the fall of 2016.

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Whether or not to detain an individual as requested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was discussed by Ida County Sheriff Wade Harriman at the Ida County supervisors’ meeting Jan. 30. Local law enforcement agencies may receive a detainer request on an individual for up to 48 hours, Harriman said. “The detainer is so ICE can investigate if the person is in the country legally or not,” said the sheriff. However, this presents a liability matter for local law enforcement if it turns out that the person is in the country legally. “You want to ind a reasonable ground because you want to work with ICE, but a detainer is only voluntary,” said Harriman. “But, if there is a warrant involved, and it is signed by a judge, then we have to honor it.” The ICE Omaha and Sioux (continued on page 3)

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Dance night: O-A/BC-IG High School hosted its annual dance night on Jan. 27. Top to bottom are, Ridge View High School’s dance team performing one of its two routines and kindergarten through second graders dancing to “The Jungle Book”; second row—the O-A/BC-IG co-ed dance “Once Upon A Time,” this year’s theme; third row—“River” by O-A/BC-IG. Other performers included O-A/BC-IG soloists, Alta-Aurelia’s dance team, duets from 5 Star and O-A/BCIG preschoolers, third and fifth graders and middle school dance team.

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(continued from front page) City bureaus will give a PowerPoint session on detaining requests. It will be held at the Ida Grove Recreation Center from 1-3 p.m., Feb. 22. Some cities and counties have decided against honoring requests from ICE to detain individuals because of the liability factor and some have lost lawsuits. Harriman described a recent case when ICE was contacted while a traf ic stop was going on. The individual was later released after it was determined a detainer was not needed.

“If a judge says to release someone, and you keep them anyway, that is a big problem,” said Harriman. Harriman told supervisors that a web site listing Ida County as a “sanctuary county” was not correct. In other business Supervisors discussed the urban renewal area for future wind turbines to be located there. Jeff Heil of Northland Securities updated the supervisors on the process. A public hearing on the sale of bonds, which would set a maximum limit, would need to be held but could be held

at the same time as the iscal year 2018-19 budget public hearing. Heil and supervisors discussed a movement in Des Moines at the state legislature to reform TIF laws. Heil said the county should have a bond interest rate locked in by July 1 and a bond rating secured. An amount at or not to exceed $25 million was discussed. “I will know later in the week more on the cost for the road and bridge projects. The state backed off its projects, so contractors should be giving good bids,” said secondary road engineer Jeff Williams.

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(continued from front page) locations, committals, criminal, medical-assistance, medical-breathing and thefts. Rural—There were a total of 534 calls in the rural area with 250 for traf ic stops; 30 for phone calls; 21 for animals; 19 for 911 transfers; 18 for warrants; 16 for civil processes; 14 for motorist assists; 13 for talk to an of icer; 12 for 911 abandoned calls; 11 for assistance; 10 each for reckless driving and suspicious situations and nine for assist other agencies. Also, eight each for property damage accidents with animals and ire department controlled burns; six each for 911 wrong numbers, jail and transfers; ive for road hazards; four each for health and safety checks and warrants; three each for personal injury accidents, alarms, medical-sick, property found and suspended/revoked/denied/no driver’s license and two each for property damage accidents, attempts to locate, drugs, extra patrols and thefts. December In December deputies logged 11,961 miles and 1,082.5 patrol hours. Patrol hours by district were: Ida Grove—328, Holstein—158, Battle Creek—110, Galva— 84, Arthur—106, rural— 294.5 and out-of-county transports—two. Deputies assisted 33 motorists, served 83 civil papers and conducted 619 premise checks. A total of 59 hours was spent in the of ice, 51 hours were spent on special investigations, 81 hours of comp time were used and 135 hours of vacation time were used. In December, 25 males and eight females were booked into the Ida County Jail for

29 misdemeanors and four felonies. This compares to 23 (17 males and six females) booked into the jail in December 2016 for three felonies and 20 misdemeanors. A total of 125 citations were issued as follows: Arthur— one, Battle Creek—two, Holstein—10, Ida Grove—10, the rural area—99 and other two. This compares to 201 citations issued in December 2016. Property crime lost due to theft or criminal mischief totaled $59,203, with most of it recovered. Calls for service in December were up in 2017 when compared to 2016. There were 802 complaints compared to 739 in December 2016. Total complaints called in two or more times were: Arthur—A total of 13 calls were made with three for traf ic stops and two for civil processes. Battle Creek—There was a total of 36 calls with ive each for civil processes and traf ic stops; three each for animals, fraud, medical-sick and talk to an of icer and two each for 911 wrong numbers and suspicious situations. Galva—A total of 13 calls with ive for civil processes and two for talk to an of icer. Holstein—There was a total of 86 calls with 17 for traf ic stops; 13 for civil processes; eight for parking; six for medical-falls; four each for suspicious situations and unlocking doors; three each for extra patrols, harassment and school bus violations and two each for 911 wrong numbers, animals, medical-sick, traf ic control and talk to an of icer. Ida Grove—A total of 254 calls were reported with 46 for parking; 25 for civil pro-

cesses; 22 for traf ic stops; 13 each for advance life support transfers to Sioux City and talk to an of icer; nine for thefts; eight each for suspicious situations and medical-falls; seven each for assistance, medical-sick and unlocking doors and ive for alarms. Also, four each for 911 abandoned calls, 911 wrong numbers, basic life support transfers to nursing homes, basic life support transfers to Sioux City, welfare checks and intelligence; three each for property damage accidents, animals, warrants and burglaries and two each for motorist assists, alarm testing, advance life support transfers to Omaha, advance life support transfers to other locations, extra patrols, fraud, medical-assistance, medicalbreathing noise, reckless driving, warrant checks and vandalism. Rural—There were a total of 400 calls in the rural area with 141 for traf ic stops; 30 for phone calls; 25 for civil processes; 21 for animals; 14 each for 911 abandoned calls, 911 transfers and warrants; 13 for motorist assists; nine each for assist other agencies, suspicious situations and warrants; eight each for assistance and reckless driving; seven for property damage accidents involving animals and six for property damage accidents. Also, ive each for 911 wrong numbers, ire department controlled burns, jail and road hazards; four each for thefts and urinalysis for DHS; three each for fraud, missing person, OWI, property found and transfers and two each for unknown property damage accident, drug offenses, heath and safety checks and hunting.

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Renovation: Workers from West Central Construction poured footings Friday along a portion of the sidewalls of the King Theatre to support new floor joists. The work is part of the ongoing renovation of the theatre that should culminate this summer.

Holstein council con nues work on budget The Holstein City Council held a budget meeting Jan. 29. Budgets reviewed were the taxi, ire department, ambulance service, community center, library, cemetery, insurance, administration and legal. Taxi drivers Pam Kay and Fran Leonard reported they average 260 riders per month. They recommended no change in the taxi fares. Discussion was held regarding maintenance issues with the van. They thanked VT Industries for their ongoing inancial support of the taxi service and stated that private and/or business donations are always welcome. Fire Chief Rex Reisdorph presented the proposed ire department budget for consideration. It is estimated that ongoing bunker gear replacement will cost approximately $5,000 per year. The depreciation budget item was left at $20,000. The total budget is $59,050. The city has a 28E agreement with the seven townships within the ire district that proportionately share in

the operating cost of the ire department. The council approved the ire department budget of $59,500, so the townships can be noti ied as to the amount to calculate into their budget. Councilman Rod Regennitter abstained. The ambulance responded to 205 calls in 2017. The department will be applying for an Ida County Community Betterment Foundation grant to help cover the purchase of a Stryker PowerLOAD cot. Community center director Libby Bagenstos reviewed the proposed community center budget. Bids have been obtained for several building improvements, which need to be done: painting of the gymnasium, painting the community room and remodeling the locker rooms. The council will set appointments to tour the facility with Bagenstos. Library director Emily Todd and library board chairman Gary Jensen presented the proposed library budget. David Kistenmacher reviewed the Holstein Cemetery Association pro it and loss statement for iscal year 2016-

17. The Holstein Cemetery Association is requesting a contribution of $4,500 from both the City of Holstein and Griggs Township. The general liability and property insurance policy renews on July 1. A facility and equipment review will be completed to ensure there is adequate coverage. City Administrator Kay Hanson presented the budget proposal for the administration department. An of ice computer and copy machine will need to be replaced as well as software updates completed. Funds were included for nuisance abatement and remediation in the legal line item.

Correc on The Holstein Community Chest fund drive raised $11,930 and disbursed $11,815. The Holstein Heritage Foundation was omitted as a recipient of Holstein Community Chest funds in last week’s story.

IG Heritage Days slated for June 28-30 Planning is underway for Ida Grove’s annual Heritage Days, which will be held June 28-30. Most of the activity will be held June 30 at the city park. The Heritage Days Committee will be grilling at Harold Godbersen Park on Thursday, June 28, as part of the farmers’ market. The Little Miss and Mr. Heritage Days contest will also be held at Harold Godbersen Park on June 28. Some of the events planned so far for Saturday, June 30, are vendors, Girl Scouts’ color run, car show, in latables and a food stand. There will also be a parade downtown and a beer garden and dance with music by “The Expressions” at Ida Bowl. The committee is also

planning a raf le. There will not be a carnival this year. The Ida Grove High School All School Reunion will be held Saturday, June 30. If you are a graduate of Ida Grove High School and did not receive a registration form, contact Zanet Thies, 1011 Valley View Dr., Ida Grove, or by email at ztrt@netllc.net. Other events are also being considered. If you have an event you would like to have at Heritage Days, please let one of the committee members know or come to the next meeting Feb. 16 at Ida Bowl at 5:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed. For more information, contact Ron or Zanet Thies at 712-369-9693.

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Rain Gutter Regatta winners: Pack 41 of the Ida Grove Boy Scouts held their annual Rain Gutter Regatta Sunday, Jan. 28, at the Ida Grove Community Hall. Winners are, front row from left, Wolves Jordan Boger, second; Blake Patera, first, and Keenan Hakanson and Tigers Aiden Miller, first; Peyton Kinnaman, second, and Bodi Eason, third. Back row from left, Webelos William Sykes, first; Nikolas Segebart, second, and John Kruse, third, and Bears Logan Schroeder, first; Braeden Green, second, and Aaron Neumann, third, and overall Pack 41 winner, Sawyer Larsen.

Auditors release Holstein AUP report Hunzelman, Putzier and Company, PLC released an agreed-upon procedures report (AUP) on the City of Holstein for the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. The agreed-upon procedures engagement was performed pursuant to Chapter 11.6 of the Code of Iowa. Hunzelman, Putzier and Company, PLC recommended the city review its internal controls to obtain the

maximum internal control possible. The city should also investigate alternatives to eliminate deficits in certain funds to a sound financial condition and the city should ensure the urban renewal and annual financial reports agree with the city’s records. A copy of the agreedupon procedures report is available for review at the city clerk’s office, in the Office of the Auditor of State

and on the Auditor of State’s web site at http://auditor. iowa.gov/reports/reports. html.

Galva council approves permit The Galva City Council met in special session Jan. 31 and approved a Sunday sales permit application for Brenda Segebart d/b/a B&C’s Melody Inn.

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TURNHALLE: One of the most active organizations in early Holstein was the Turn Verein gymnastic society. In 1889, members built a large hall for meetings, debates, gymnastic demonstrations and classes.

Out of the Past Forty years ago Ida County of icials still haven’t accepted the $50,000 grant to restore the local courthouse from the Division of Historic Preservation, Iowa State Historical Department. The board of supervisors wants to make sure the $50,000 grant doesn’t cause more problems than it solves. Some requirements spelled out in the grant letter seem to put the county’s board of supervisors into a time squeeze. The letter says the project has to be started before July 1, 1978, but no construction work can be started until federal approval is obtained. The state grant is actually an allocation of federal historic preservation funds. Thirty years ago Ida County’s countywide law enforcement program is out on a limb again and Sheriff Don Gebers is recommending it be disbanded if Galva refuses to pay its total share for the 1988-89 iscal year. Members of the Ida County Safety and Communications Commission clashed with councilmen from Arthur, Battle Creek and Galva for nearly three hours Tuesday regarding the system. Ida Grove and Holstein have favored continuing countywide law. Arthur and Battle Creek of icials

discussed problems they have experienced with countywide law, but agreed to pay their share and continue in the program. Galva of icials said they would continue as well, however they would pay no more than $17,000 of their per capita total of $19,703. Twenty years ago Crime in Ida County increased in 1997, according statistics from the Ida County Sheriff’s Department. Thefts and burglaries showed signi icant increase. Both thefts and burglaries increased by 26 incidents last year. Ida Grove and Arthur showed the highest number of thefts. The BC-IG Citizens Advisory Committee discussed moving from two K-5 elementary buildings, one in Battle Creek and one in Ida Grove, to a system in which certain grades are offered in Battle Creek and certain grades in Ida Grove. One possible scenario would have K-3 in Ida Grove and grades 4-5 in Battle Creek. BC-IG Superintendent Joe Graves said the entire proposal is pretty much hypothetical at this point. Holstein City Clerk Dave Ehlers was authorized by the city council to have plans drawn up to pave the 200 block of North Lena Street and the 300

block of West Maple and South Albers. Ten years ago The Holstein City Council adopted an ordinance creating a parks and recreation commission. The ordinance establishes a ive-member commission to serve an advisory role to the council. The Ida Grove City Council heard an update on the goals of the Ida Grove Economic Development Corporation. One of the goals is to seek a grant to help pay for downtown betterment that would improve the appearance of the downtown area. The G-H Foundation welcomed several new donors to the Performing Arts Center project, including reaching a milestone in its sale of seats. The foundation has reached the 100-seat level, with a goal of having 400 seats. Seats may be sponsored for $1,200 each. BC-IG senior Eric Hanson of Ida Grove was recently nominated for selection to the McDonald’s All American High School Team. Hanson is one of 50 Iowa boys nominated for the honor. Nationally, between 1,500 and 1,800 boys have been nominated. A selection process will reduce the number of boys named to the inal All-American team to the top 20 inalists.

by Chelsea Gross Recreation director Get your cardboard sled ready. To celebrate the 2018 Winter Olympics in February, we will be hosting a cardboard sled contest. When we get enough snow, we will announce the date. So, have your sled ready. Save the date for Feb. 23. We will be having a spot shot contest and potato bake. The annual WWW Racquetball Tournament will be held on Saturday, March 10. Save the date for the first annual Mother and Son Superhero Party, which will be held on Friday, April 6. Youth basketball practices are going on now through the beginning of February. The gym will be busy on weeknights. Please plan accordingly. All fitness classes are offered with a paid membership. Pilates are held on Mon-

euchre and 500. Prizes and a light snack are provided. Members play for free and nonmembers will be charged the daily admission fee. Facility fund-raiser: If you have empty pop cans you’d like to donate to a good cause, you can drop them off at LohffSchumann anytime. Money collected will be put towards new equipment. Birthday parties: Let LohffSchumann make your child’s birthday party a hit. The fee includes admission for your entire group, use of our gym, community room and children’s room, which now includes an eye play system and games for all ages, for three hours, a decorated sheet cake and ice cream. If interested contact Bagenstos. Personal training: Personal training is always available at

Ridge View speech students received three I and three II ratings at the state group contest in Le Mars Saturday. Receiving I ratings (superior) were: improv (Andrew Snyder, Gracie Chance, Madeline Else, Connor Pickhinke);

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p.m. Sunday. Please note the time change for Saturday mornings. Winter lifeguard hours are 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. Monday-Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Adult co-ed volleyball is every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. 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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Lohff-Schumann by Libby Bagenstos Recreation director March Madness Weight Loss Challenge: Grab a partner and sign up for our March Madness Weight Loss Challenge. Team will be made up of two and only 16 teams will be able to participate. Challenge will run for eight weeks. Cash prize for team bracket winner and the individual overall winner. Spring soccer registration: Preschool through high school soccer registration forms are due March 1. Stop by or email lscc@holsteiniowa.org to register. Summer baseball and softball registration: Preschool–eighth grade summer ball registration forms are due March 1. Stop by or email lscc@holsteiniowa. org to register. Monday cards: Join us every Monday from 1-3 p.m. to play

days at 8 a.m. Tabitha Bockelman is the instructor. Step aerobics are held on Wednesdays at 8 a.m. and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. Bockelman is the instructor. Water aerobics are held on Thursdays at 8:45 a.m. Bockelman is the instructor. Yoga is held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. Danielle Bennett is the instructor. Zumba is held on Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:30 a.m. Christi Ladwig is the instructor. AM Mix is Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 a.m. Jen Conover is the instructor. PM Mix is held on Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. Conover is the instructor. Spinning classes are held on Fridays at 5:30 a.m. Lauri Hummelgard is the instructor. Rec center hours: 5 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 1-8

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Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Windschitl from the House by: IA State Rep. Matt Windschitl (R) District 17

First, I would like to once again extend my gratitude to my constituents for bestowing on me the honor to be your voice in the statehouse. It is truly a privilege to serve the good people of Iowa and to work on your behalf, moving Iowa values forward. The job can be daunting at times, both in and out of session, but the good people of western Iowa give me the energy and motivation to keep ighting for freedom every day. So, with the utmost sincerity, I thank you for having faith and con idence in me and for trusting me to be your state representative. I would like to take this opportunity to ask for your continued support as I seek reelection this fall. My wife, Ivy, and our daughters, Anna and Addy, have been talking about this decision for many months now. Despite the burdens that go along with elected of ice, we have all settled on the same conclusion. The good Lord has blessed us many times over and allowed me the opportunity to serve in public of ice, and that should not be taken lightly. Even after 12 years of service, I still feel the same burden I did all those years ago when I irst considered running for of ice. I distinctly remember sitting next to Ivy in our small apartment above the family business, watching Anna, who was still a baby, playing on the carpet. I told Ivy that day that, if I didn’t at least try to make the world a better place for my kids by running for of ice, I would always regret it. While we have made many great advancements in numerous areas in Iowa, there is still much work to be done, and I still feel the burden to try and make Iowa a better place for the next generation. With your support, we can continue making Iowa a better place together. First few weeks The irst few weeks of session have lown by rather quickly, and a great deal of work is being accomplished in the various standing committees. The irst week was illed with the usual ceremonies and speeches. Governor Reynolds gave her irst Condition of the State address and, in my opin-

Greetings, moviegoers. Playing for one weekend only is “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” (PG-13). Rey develops her newly-discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resistance prepares for battle with the First Order. Bring your light sabers and come early for Star Wars’ activities in the lobby. The trailers will play before show time, since this is a longer movie;

ion, did a fantastic job highlighting many of the things we have accomplished together, as well as her vision for the future of Iowa. Chief Justice Cady and Major General Orr also addressed a joint session of the General Assembly and gave updates on the state of the Judiciary and National Guard, respectively. The past few weeks have been illed with a lurry of committee meetings, conversations about different legislative priorities and budget discussions. During all of this, we were inally able to take much needed action on the water quality bill that we had started discussions on last session. Governor Reynolds has approved the bill, and Iowa now has a dedicated funding source for water quality measures for years to come. While the bill is a great step in the right direction, this is not the end of the discussion on water quality. There are still many different ideas on how to better address water quality initiatives and long term funding mechanisms, and I suspect we will need to make adjustments to our practices in the future. All in all, getting this bill to the Governor so early in session is a win for Iowans and provides us with the opportunity to turn our focus to other major priorities of Iowans. Some of those priorities include adjustments to the budget, as revenue is not coming in as quickly as originally projected. These adjustments, to the budget we passed last year, are never easy, but they are necessary in order to keep Iowans inancial house in order. The projected gap is roughly $30 million dollars, and we are looking at every area of cost savings we can, in order to minimize the impact on the services Iowans count on. Regardless of how cautious we are when making the cuts, someone will claim they are unfair or unnecessary and should have been made elsewhere. This is a common occurrence and unavoidable in this situation. Setting the amount of school funding for the coming year is also a top priority we are committed to getting done quickly. By statute, we are required to have this amount set within 30 days of the Governor issuing her budget to the legislature in order to provide predictability to school districts across the state. We have not always been

don’t be late or you’ll miss the real Star Wars’ crawl. Coming soon: “The Greatest Showman” (PG), “Jumanji” (PG-13), “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (R)

able to accomplish this, due to having divided control between the House and Senate. However, that was not the case last session, and we are pushing for a similar outcome this year as well. I am con ident that we will meet this deadline. Income tax reform is another major priority we are looking to address this year. With the changes to income taxes on the federal level, it is incumbent on us to make changes in Iowa, as well in order to leave more of your hard earned money in your pocket. Iowa is one of a few states that still has federal deductibility on your Iowa income taxes. What this translates into is, if the federal government charges you more in taxes, you can deduct that amount from your state taxes and pay less to the state. However, if the federal government lowers your taxes, which is the case currently, then you will end up paying more in state taxes, unless we make an adjustment to deductibility provisions. This is something we are looking at doing, as well as other tax reform and relief measures. Another topic that is being earnestly discussed is Medicaid and what we are doing to better deliver and pay for the services that thousands of vulnerable Iowans count on. This is a very complex issue and can be extremely emotionally charged. The transition to private MCOs has not been as smooth or seamless as many had hoped for. I, and many of my colleagues, am looking at what can be done to better serve our constituents and improve upon these services. Share your thoughts As always, I will do my best to get this newsletter out as often as time allows. In the meantime, if you have a concern or question on any issue, please do not hesitate to reach out to me and I will get back to you as quickly as possible. There are many issues of great importance being discussed this session, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas. If you would like to receive this newsletter by e-mail I would be happy to add you to my newsletter list. The district number is 712-642-4334 or email me at matt.windschitl@ legis.iowa.gov. Matt Windschitl Speaker Pro Tem House District 17

and “Lady Bird” (R). For more information, visit www.holsteinstatetheatre.com and “Like” our Facebook Page. Call 712-368-6226 for show times.

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Charity grant recipient: Aureon (formerly INS Family of Companies) presented a $1,000 Charity Grant Program Award to Sac County Golf and Country Club (Spring Lake). The grant was presented in conjunction with Sac County Mutual Telephone Company who sponsored the application. The grant will be used toward a new AED/ defibrillator. Aureon created the grant program in 1993 to increase service and support to the rural independent telecommunications companies and the communities it serves. From left, J.D. Siebert with Aureon, Sandy Boeckman with the country club and Ronald Sorensen with Sac County Mutual Telephone Company.

Letter to the Editor To the editor: I’m writing this letter to inform supporters of the King Theatre Renovation that the theater – for the remainder of its renovation – is under ownership of the Ida Grove Community Foundation LLC. The foundation exists as a 501c3; A 501(c) organization is a nonpro it organization in the federal law of the United States according to 26 U.S.C. § 501 and is one of 29 types of nonpro it organizations, which are exempt from some

federal income taxes. Our Ida Grove City Council voted unanimously to transfer ownership to the foundation last year. The council deemed this as a preferable route to encourage public and business involvement in the renovation. The foundation is able to make decisions quickly in regards to change orders and other important building topics. If you would like to view our progress, feel free to contact me at 712-371-9368

or douglasclough@gmail.com. Our tentative open house date is the last weekend in June in conjunction with Heritage Days. As before, your monetary contributions to this endeavor are tax deductible; we are $150,000 from obtaining our fundraising goal and would greatly appreciate your support. Long Live the King. Doug Clough President Ida Grove Community Foundation LLC

Sole 2 Soul 125 South Main St., Galva 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily 712-282-4426 www.Sole2SoulGalva.com Fly fishing program: Mark your calendar and plan to join us at The Meeting Place in Galva Thursday, March 8, a 6:30 p.m. for a fly-fishing program with Mark Radke of Aurelia. More information coming on this event in the next couple weeks. Scrapbook retreat weekends: The Meeting Place in Galva is opening up two scrapbook weekends on Feb. 17-18 and March 10-11. Each scrap booker will have their own six-foot table, a chair and electrical plug-in nearby. Scrapbook hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (both days). The maximum participants for each weekend is 11. A fee is required to secure your spot. Call 712-282-4426 to register today. Chalk and shop: Ute native Gina Sisco will demonstrate how to create magnetic chalkboards Feb. 24 at 9 a.m. at The Meeting Place in Galva. There is a fee for the class. To register by Feb. 9 and for information on the fee, call Anne Johnson at 712-282-4426. Snow date is Feb. 25 at 1 p.m. Personal training: Bria Miller is offering 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: An eight-week yoga class started Jan. 8. The 50minute classes are taught by AFAA certified trainer Barb Gebers. Zumba: An eight-week Zumba session started Jan.

10. Certified Zumba instructor Christi Ladwig leads the class. Tabata: Miller is teaching a Tabata class through March 20. The Meeting Place is the ideal place to host your special event. Call 282-4426 for information.

30th Anniversary

Ida County Pheasants Forever

BANQUET

A FUN evening ﬁlled with several great rafﬂes, live and silent auction items. Lots of Door Prizes given away for all sponsors, members, ladies and tailfeathers.

Saturday, March 24 Skate Palace, Ida Grove

Toast & Boast - 5:00 to 7:00 pm Dinner - 5:30 to 7:30 pm at your leisure Rafﬂes - 7:15 pm Auction - 8:00 pm

Pre-Banquet WILDLIFE & CONSERVATION RAFFLE

– GRAND PRIZE – Moon Palace, Cancun, Mexico (inc. 4 people, 7 days, airfare, lodging, all inclusive beverages & meals)

OR $5,000 CASH (Sponsored in part by GOMACO Corporation)

RAFFLE TICKETS: $20 each or 3 for $50 Drawing at the Banquet #2: Remington 1187 Sportsman #3: Mossberg Silver Reserve #4: Henry Golden Boy .22 #5: Savage 93 .17hmr #6: Ruger 10/22 Mannlicher •Special Tailfeather Drawing for #2 Remington Youth 870’s (Donated by the Don Knop Families) For every 100 tickets sold over 600, another gun will be added to the prize list. This will keep your chances at 1 to 100 to win!

Average Iowa crop prices during December The average price received by farmers for corn during December in Iowa was $3.20 per bushel according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – Agricultural Prices report. This was up $0.06 from the November price, but $0.07 below Decem-

ber 2016. The December 2017 average price received by farmers for soybeans, at $9.20 per bushel, was down $0.01 from the November price and $0.38 below the December 2016 price. The December average oat price per bushel was $3.13,

down $0.03 from November but $0.50 above December 2016. All hay prices in Iowa averaged $103 per ton in December. This was down $25 from the November price but up $9 from the December 2016 price. The December 2017 al-

falfa hay price averaged $117, down $16 from the previous month, but $18 above December 2016. The average price received for other hay during December was $83 per ton. This was down $20 from the November price and $2 below the December 2016 price.

Tickets Available NOW from any board member: Caleb Christensen, Justin Kinney, Markenna Janssen, Josh & Paige Alesch, Sam Bennett, Jesse Bremer, Grant Else, Mason Fleenor, Gaylen Freese, Harold Freese, Adam Hemer, Eric Hemer, Jerry Jensen, Marc Lansink, Josh Lansink, Lorne Miller, Grant Patera, Nick Jensen, Jim Redenius, Randy Rohlk, Clint Schug, Levi Schug, Steve Schug, Nancy Schug, Chad Sharkey, Dan Skirvin, Kyle Sloss, Adam Swanger, Brian Wolterman, Mike Vondrak & Rusty Sadler.

Thanks to all who contribute in any way to make this a successful event!

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Wednesday, February 7, 2018

FAMILY & FRIENDS Holstein Legion discusses soup supper Commander Jamee Dittmer called the meeting of the Holstein American Legion to order with 16 members present. Pete Madsen and Craig Fox advanced the colors. Prayer, Pledge of Allegiance and Preamble were recited. Minutes were read and approved. In old business, we discussed that Dittmer would be submitting a grant application to the Ida County Community Betterment Foundation to make our sidewalk ADA compliant. Motion made by Rick Williams and seconded by Darrell Godfrey. Burdette Conover brought up that we had voted back in October that March would be soup supper night, and future discussion will be held

at our next meeting. Our past commander plaque needs to be reprinted due to some errors. In sick call, Randy Carpenter is still in the hospital recovering, but expected to be home soon. Dale Meyer recently had carpal tunnel surgery. Mid-Winter Conference will be held in February in Des Moines. Reminder that our monthly meeting will be Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Submitted by Jamee Dittmer, Commander

MHC Schedule The Morningside Healthcare Community (Ida Grove) activity schedule for Feb. 7-14 is: Wednesday, Feb. 7: 8 a.m. devotions; 10:15 a.m. current events; 2:30 p.m. church with Pastor Freese. Thursday, Feb. 8—8 a.m. devotions; 9:30 a.m. manicures; 2 p.m. penny pitch. Friday, Feb. 9—8 a.m. devotions; 9:30 a.m. reading; 2 p.m. Winter Olympic

Games. Monday, Feb. 12—8 a.m. devotions; 10:30 a.m. Black History; 2 p.m. Would You Rather game. Tuesday, Feb. 13—8 a.m. devotions; 9 a.m. bene it for the Legion; 2 p.m. Catholic bingo. Wednesday, Feb. 14—8 a.m. devotions; 10:15 a.m. current events; 11:30 a.m. crowning of the king and queen; noon— sweetheart dinner; 2:30 p.m. church with Pastor Schroder.

High school speech showcase this Friday

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PF inductees: Steve and Nancy Schug of Ida Grove were inducted into the 2018 Pheasants Forever Hall of Fame Jan. 26, at the annual state banquet in Ames. The Schugs have both served on the Ida County board since 1989. Steve currently serves as vice president, while Nancy serves as president.The Schugs are self-employed farmers, and Nancy works as their son’s bookkeeper for his tractor restoration business he runs on the farm. Their children are Clint and fiancée, Jaden Uhl, Levi, and Zane and wife, Trisha, all of Ida Grove.

O-A/BC-IG will hold a speech showcase for members of the community this Friday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. at the O-A/BC-IG High School Cafetorium in Ida Grove. Large group speech students will share their talents in one-act play, choral reading, group improv, ensemble acting and three musical theatre presentations. Attendance is free for all, but freewill donations to support the speech program are more than welcome.

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New books: The Battle Creek Public Library received an Ida County Community Betterment Foundation Grant in 2017 for $1,000. The grant enabled the library to purchase new, largeprint books, audio CDs and classic books. Some of the purchases are shown in the photo.

WDWV Schedule develop glaucoma. Some people can tolerate higher levels of eye pressure better than others. Also, a certain level of eye pressure may be high for one person but normal for another. Whether a person develops glaucoma depends on the level of pressure their optic nerve can tolerate without being damaged. This level is different for each person. That’s why a comprehensive dilated eye exam is very important. Glaucoma is treated with eye drops, oral medicine or surgery (or a combination of treatments) to reduce pressure in the eye and prevent permanent vision loss. If you are diagnosed with glaucoma, take medicine as prescribed, and tell your eye care specialist about any side effects. You and your doctor are a team. If laser or surgical procedures are recommended to reduce the pressure in your eye, make sure to schedule regular follow-up visits to continue to monitor eye pressure. There is no cure (yet) for glaucoma, but if it’s caught early, you can preserve your vision and prevent vision loss. Taking action to preserve your vision health is key.

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Knights of Columbus: The Ida Grove Knights of Columbus recently presented a check for $777 to Ida Services of Battle Creek. The money represents the proceeds from the annual Campaign for People with Intellectual Disabilities Drive (Tootsie Roll Drive). Presenting the donation on behalf of the Knights of Columbus is Tom Cooper. Maggie Johnson accepted the donation on behalf of Ida Services Inc.

Church plans Valen ne dinner Faith Community Church in Ida Grove will be hosting its third annual Valentine dinner on Saturday, Feb. 10. The event begins at 5:30 p.m., with singing by the Happiness Express Barbershop Chorus. Dinner and the presentation of door prizes will follow. Call 712-369-0852 to make a

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Glaucoma, check it out Glaucoma is a group of diseases that damage the eye’s optic nerve and can result in vision loss and even blindness. About three million Americans have glaucoma. It is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. Open-angle glaucoma, the most common form, results in increased eye pressure. There are often no early symptoms, which is why 50 percent of people with glaucoma don’t know they have the disease. However, with early detection and treatment, individuals can often protect their eyes against serious vision loss. Vision loss from glaucoma usually affects peripheral vision (what you can see on the side of your head when looking ahead) irst. It’s like looking through a tunnel. Later, it will affect central vision, which is needed for seeing objects clearly and for common daily tasks like reading and driving. Over time, straight-ahead (central) vision may decrease until no vision remains. Glaucoma can develop in one or both eyes. Anyone can get glaucoma, but certain groups are at higher risk. These groups include all people over age 60, people with a family history of glaucoma, African Americans over age 40 and people who have diabetes. African Americans are six to eight times more likely to get glaucoma than whites. People with diabetes are two times more likely to get glaucoma than people without diabetes. Not every person with increased eye pressure will

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The Willow Dale Wellness Village activity calendar for Feb. 7-14 is: Wednesday, Feb. 7: 9:30 a.m. Catholic rosary/communion; 2 p.m. Girl Scouts; Cupids and Hearts; 6:30 p.m. Legion bingo. Thursday, Feb. 8: 10:30 a.m. meeting with Tab; 11 a.m. chef’s delight; 2 p.m. Battle Creek Presbyterian communion and church with Rev. Freese; 3 p.m. social time. Friday, Feb. 9: 10:30 a.m. local news review; 1:30 p.m. bingo. Saturday, Feb. 10: 2 p.m. movie and popcorn. Sunday, Feb. 11: 9:30 a.m. Catholic communion TV room. Monday, Feb. 12: 10:30 a.m. discuss and recall; 2

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Wednesday, February 7, 2018

“Forever Young” Branson show coming to Holstein

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Leadership team installed: Happiness Express Chorus of the Denison Harmony Society recently installed its 2018 leadership team. Team members are, front from left: Bob Brockhoff, Rick Rannells, Kevin McFarland and John Haselhoff. Back row from left: David Walley, Dennis Cook, Jeff Campbell and Kent Bornhoft. Rod Schneider is also a member of the leadership team.

Happiness Express installs leadership team Rod Schneider of Ida Grove was recently installed as a member of the 2018 leadership team of the Denison Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. Schneider was installed as music/ performance vice president.

Also installed were Bob Brockhoff of Minden, president; Kevin McFarland of Odebolt, membership/ development; Dennis Cook of Schaller, marketing/ public relations vice president; David Walley of Kiron, treasurer; Rick

OSC Schedule by Crystal Hopkins Activity director The Odebolt Specialty Care activity calendar for Feb. 7-14: Wednesday, Feb. 7: 10:15 a.m. Catholic communion; 10:30 a.m. Bible chat; 2:30 p.m. bingo. Thursday, Feb. 8: 10 a.m. WESCO; 2:30 p.m. Valentine’s Day party. Friday, Feb. 9: 10 a.m. art; 2:30 p.m. bingo. Saturday, Feb. 10—3 p.m.

movie and popcorn; 7 p.m. Lawrence Welk. Sunday, Feb. 11—11 a.m. communion; 2:30 p.m. St. Paul Lutheran Church; 3 p.m. social. Monday, Feb. 12—10 a.m. documentary; 2:30 p.m. nails. Tuesday, Feb. 13—10 a.m. current events; 2:30 p.m. bingo. Wednesday, Feb. 14—10:15 a.m. Catholic communion; 2:30 p.m. chair dancing.

Rannells of Dunlap, secretary; Kent Bornhoft of Schleswig, immediate past president; Jeff Campbell of Dunlap, board member and John Haselhoff of Schaller, board member. The Happiness Express is the performing a cappella chorus of the Denison Harmony Society. Members come from a 60-mile radius of Denison. They provide music for area church services during the summer months and for other varied events through the year. During the past year, the Happiness Express contributed $2500 to area high school vocal music programs and other vocal music workshops. Now in its 54 th year, the chorus welcomes men who enjoy singing as a hobby. They meet each Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Denison High School vocal music room, 819 North 16 th St.

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A&A Food and Fuel staff: Left to Right: Mark and Teresa Hunt, owners; Eric Van Roekel, manager, Janelle Zoch and Shelby Smith.

A&A Food and Fuel oﬀers gas, pizza, coﬀee A&A Food and Fuel LLC in Holstein of icially opened for business Dec. 15. The business is located at 203 N. Main St., formerly Pronto, in Holstein. The fully renovated store is stocked with unique and fresh new offerings to Holstein, according to owners Mark and Teresa Hunt of Holstein. Business hours on Mondays through Saturdays are 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. When asked why the Hunts were interested in opening this type of business, Teresa replied, “We didn’t want to see another business close, and we wanted to provide Holstein with another option for great service, food and fuel.” A&A serves Krispy Krunchy Chicken (KKC), Paavos Pizza, Township 9 coffee and breakfast daily. “You will start your day off right when you walk into A&A where you are greeted with a smile and a warm hello. We offer a hot, fresh breakfast featuring Hot Stuff foods, including breakfast burritos and sandwiches, biscuits and gravy and the popular Cinnababies. Don’t forget; you can call ahead and order your breakfast pizza,

hot and fresh, made by our Paavos’ pizza professional,” said Teresa. The Paavos’ pizza brand gives customers the opportunity to create and personalize their pizza or choose a signature pizza from the menu, and it will be ready in ive minutes. You can build your own, choosing from fresh meats, veggies and unique sauces, or choose a Paavos Signature Pizza, including the Buffalo chicken, BBQ Pig, Paavos’ Finest or Asian Chicken pizza. Teresa said, “A&A is the only place in Iowa to get Cajun-style Krispy Krunchy Chicken. This Cajun-style chicken is phenomenal; the perfect amount of crunch with the right seasonings on fresh, never frozen

white or dark chicken meat of your choosing will leave your mouth watering for more. A variety of sides available include the KKC Cajun chicken tenders, honey butter and blueberry biscuits, potato wedges, macaroni and cheese, jambalaya, mashed potatoes and gravy and more.” Hunt said, “Stop in and see us at A&A Food and Fuel LLC to enjoy a cup of coffee with the coffee crowd, grab a bite to eat and to fuel up your car with Sinclair brand fuel. Don’t forget to take advantage of our drive up service window to avoid having to get out in the cold and to save precious time before work. Coming soon to Holstein will be our new delivery service within city limits.”

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The Rosemary Clausen Center for Performing Arts in Holstein will present the Branson production of “Forever Young” on Friday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m. “Forever Young” is a theatrical presentation designed to take everyone back to the sound track of their younger days. It features a wide variety of the pop, rock and country music everyone grew up with or embraced when it was handed down. It features five powerhouse

singers who relive the music of their lives with strong vocals, energetic dance moves and loads of laughs on a sentimental journey of a lifetime. As one critic put it, “These young men have so much energy and are so talented. I couldn’t keep still in my seat.” “We know that our audiences have enjoyed high-quality Branson shows over the years, and this one will be no exception,” said Ken Buell, the Clausen Center ticket manager.

Odebolt Library The Odebolt Public Library added several books and DVDs to its circulation in January. New books include: “Death at Nuremberg” by W.E.B. Grif in, “Fire ly Cove” by T. Davis Bunn, “Always” by Sarah Jio, “Promise Not To Tell” by Jayne A. Krentz, “Robicheaux” by James L. Burke, “Sunday Silence” by Nicci French, “Unbound” by Stuart Woods and “Fire and Fury” by Michael Wolff. Paperback books added in January are “The Girl Who Lived” by Christopher Greyson and “Unexpected

Inheritance of Inspector Chopra” by Vaseem Khan. Four large-print books were added to the library’s collection. They are “Unbound” by Stuart Woods, “Promise Not To Tell” by Jayne A. Krentz, “Fall From Grace” by Danielle Steel and “Sisters Like Us” by Susan Mallery. “Our Iowa” by Roy Rieman, an adult non iction book, is now available for patrons to check out. New DVDs include: “The Lego Ninjago Movie,” “The Mountain Between Us,” “Dunkirk,” “It” and “My Little Pony: The Movie.”

“Their song list is incredible in its variety and scope. Not everyone can get to Branson, so we take pride in bringing some of Branson’s best to Holstein.” Tickets for the show are sold out. To get information about obtaining season tickets for the 2018-19 Entertainment Series, contact Ken Buell at 712368-4849 or kenbuell@ frontiernet.net.

Knights hos ng Friday fish fry The Knights of Columbus are hosting their annual Fish Fry Fridays at Sacred Heart Catholic Church hall in Ida Grove Feb. 16, March 2 and March 16. Serving is from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Ticket prices are $9 ($10 at the door) for adults, $5 ($6 at the door) for children six through 12 and children ive and under free. Carry-outs are available.

Valen ne supper at Mapleton St. Mary’s Catholic Church is sponsoring a Valentine broasted chicken supper, catered by Staley’s, Friday, Feb. 9, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Mapleton Community Center.

Social Security will issue new Medicare numbers The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is readying a fraud prevention initiative that removes Social Security numbers from Medicare cards to help combat identity theft and safeguard taxpayer dollars. The new cards will use a unique, randomly-assigned number called a Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI), to replace the Social Security-based Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN) currently used on the Medicare card. CMS will begin mailing new cards in April, 2018, and will meet the Congressional deadline for replacing all Medicare cards by April, 2019. CMS kicked off a multifaceted outreach campaign Feb. 2 to help providers get ready for the new MBI. “We’re taking this step to protect our seniors from fraudulent use of Social Security numbers, which can lead to identity theft and illegal use of Medicare benefits,” said CMS Administrator Seema Verma. “We want to be sure that Medicare beneficiaries and healthcare providers know about these changes well in advance and have the information they need to make a seamless transition.” Providers and beneficiaries will both be able to use secure look-up tools that will support quick access to MBIs when they need them. There will also be a 21-month transition period, where providers will be able to use either the MBI or the HICN further easing the transition. CMS testified May 2 before the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means Subcom-

mittee on Social Security and U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Information Technology, addressing CMS’s comprehensive plan for the removal of Social Security numbers and transition to MBIs. Personal identity theft affects a large and growing number of seniors. People age 65 or older are increasingly the victims of this type of crime. Incidents among seniors increased to 2.6 million from 2.1 million between 2012 and 2014, according to the most current statistics from the Department of Justice. Identity theft can take not only an emotional toll on those who experience it, but also a financial one: twothirds of all identity theft victims reported a direct financial loss. It can also disrupt lives, damage credit ratings and result in inaccuracies in medical records and costly false claims. Work on this important initiative began many years ago, and was accelerated following passage of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). CMS will assign all Medicare beneficiaries a new, unique MBI number, which will contain a combination of numbers and uppercase letters. Beneficiaries will be instructed to safely and securely destroy their current Medicare cards and keep the new MBI confidential. Issuance of the new MBI will not change the benefits a Medicare beneficiary receives. CMS is committed to a successful transition to the

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College News Jordyn Vondrak of Galva was named to the 2017 fall semester dean’s list at Simpson College. She is the daughter of Mike and Molly Vondrak. Students named to the dean’s list earned a 3.703.99 GPA. Eight area students were named to the University of Iowa fall 2017 dean’s list. Named to the list were Taylor Muckey of Galva, Charles Kliegl of Holstein, Angela Livezey of Holstein, Christopher Freese of Ida Grove, Olivia Freese of Ida Grove, Elle McCormick of Ida Grove, Riley Snyder of Odebolt and Grace Galles of Washta.

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Out numbered: Ridge View’s Kinzey Dutler (10) is surrounded by five Woodbury Central players as she tries to secure the ball. Dutler was fouled on the play. At left is teammate Kenzee Wunschel (52). Woodbury won the conference tournament consolation bracket contest played in Holstein 42-20.

RV girls split final two WVC tournament games The Ridge View girls went 1-1 in their inal two WVC tournament games last week. The Raptors were 10-8 heading into their inal regular season game against Storm Lake St. Mary’s in Storm Lake Monday, Feb. 5. Ridge View opens regional tournament play with a home game (in Holstein) against MV-A-O/CO-U this Saturday at 7 p.m. Ridge View 51, SLC 45 Ridge View took down Siouxland Christian in a conference tournament consolation bracket game Jan.29 in Sioux City. Kennedy Mason and Beth Pickhinke both scored 14 points. No other information was available from coach Brian Bode

at press time. WC 42, Ridge View 40 The Ridge View versus Woodbury Central game in the inal round of consolation bracket play Thursday in Holstein wasn’t decided until the inal shot of the game. After falling behind by 15 points at halftime, 28-13, Ridge View got back into the game in the third quarter by holding the Wildcats to two points. Ridge View put up 14 points in the third to pull to within 30-29 at the third quarter buzzer. The game remained tight in the fourth quarter, but Ridge View was never able to take the lead. Ridge View did have an opportunity to pull the game out

late in the fourth quarter when Woodbury Central missed two free throws while nursing a 4140 lead with 14 seconds left in the game. At that point, the Raptors called timeout to set up a play, but Woodbury was able to steal the ball with three seconds to go. Ridge View was forced to foul and the Wildcats made one of two free throws to go up 4240. A desperation heave from mid-court by Ridge View at the buzzer missed the basket. No other information was available from coach Brian Bode at press time. Quarter scores RView 5 15 29 —40 WC 16 28 30 —42

The O-A/BC-IG girls won one game and lost one game last week to closeout the regular basketball season. The Falcons will take a 5-15 record into their class 3A regional tournament contest against Cherokee in Cherokee this Saturday at 7 p.m. “Overall, it has been a good year,” said coach Kurt Brown. “We have made a lot of improvement, unfortunately the close games haven’t always turned out like we wanted. We’ve always looked for improvement throughout the season and the girls accomplished that.” L-B 55, O-A/BC-IG 52 Lawton-Bronson nipped the Falcons in the consolation bracket of the conference basketball tournament Jan. 29. The Falcons had a 41-33 lead entering the fourth quarter. Coach Brown noted his club had trouble scoring in the final couple minutes of the game, which allowed L-B to pull out the win. “It was a tough loss,” said Brown. “We competed hard and I was pleased with the effort. The lead went back and forth several times; we just came up a little short at

the end. Hopefully, we can get one more win (in final WVC tournament game) to end the regular season on a positive note.” Anna Van Dusen scored 16 points and had 10 rebounds for the Falcons. Beth Rehse added 10 points and nine rebounds. Liz Zobel scored 10 points. Quarter scores OABCIG 12 24 41 —52 L-B 12 27 33 —55 O-A/BC-IG stats Field goals: 20-56 36%. Free throws: 3-12, 25%. Scoring: Van Dusen, 16; Rehse, 10; Zobel, 10; Hemer, 9; Winterrowd, 5; Cranston, 2 Rebounds: 44 (Van Dusen, 10; Rehse, 9) Assts: 11 (Rehse, 3; Petersen, 3; Winterrowd, 3) Steals: 13 (Hemer, 3). Blocks: 3 (Van Dusen, 2; Zobel, 1) Fouls: 17 O-A/BC-IG 36 MV-A-O/CO-U 33 The Falcons were able to make their free throws late in the game to preserve a three-point win over MVA-O/CO-U in O-A/BC-IG’s final conference tournament consolation round contest Feb. 1. The game also marked the end of the regular season for the Falcons. O-A/BC-IG led at each

Raptors 1-1 in boys’ WVC consola on tourney Ridge View lost one game and won one game in the consolation bracket of the boys’ conference basketball tournament last week. The Raptors entered the inal week of the regular season this week with a 5-13 record. Ridge View played at Storm Lake St. Mary’s Monday, Feb. 5 and will play at Newell-Fonda this Fri-

day, Feb. 9. West Monona 59 Ridge View 53 The breaks didn’t go Ridge View’s way in the closing seconds of a consolation bracket loss to West Monona Jan. 30. Coach Mike Smith noted his club played well for the most part, but a few miscues in the second half made the difference

O-A/BC-IG boys lose to Rams in WVC tourney championship The O-A/BC-IG boys’ basketball team advanced to the Western Valley Conference tournament championship game last week where they lost to MV-A-O/CO-U. The Falcons, 13-7, played their inal regular season game Monday, Feb. 5 against Alta-Aurelia. The Falcons open district tournament play next Monday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. against Missouri Valley in Ida Grove. O-A/BC-IG 73 Woodbury Central 43 The Falcons easily took care of Woodbury Central in a semi- inal round game of the conference tournament played in Ida Grove Tuesday, Jan. 30. The Falcons were up 3012 at halftime and then outscored the Wildcats 43 to 31 in the second half. “We played well,” noted coach Steve Brown. “We played good solid team defense all the way; took care of the rebounds and didn’t put them at the free throw line. We did all the things you need

to do to get ahead and to stay ahead.” As a team, the Falcons shot 58 percent (30-52) from the ield, including 56 percent (9-16) from three-point range. Kaden Ladwig scored 23 points and Landon Ray added 22 points. “Ray and Ladwig both shot well and that was good to see,” said Brown. “However, our kids understand it all starts with defense and limiting teams to one shot. If we can keep people out of the gaps we are a pretty good team, but if we allow teams to get into the gaps and get to the free throw line it creates some problems for us.” Quarter scores OABCIG 12 30 51 —73 WC 6 12 30 —43 O-A/BC-IG stats Field goals: 30-52, 58%. Free throws: 9-16, 56%. Scoring: Ladwig, 23; Ray, 22; Warnke, 8; Newquist, 6; Lindner, 6; DeJean, 3; Devitt, 2; Bumann, 2; Cranston, 1 Rebounds: 25 (Newquist, 6; Cranston, 5) Assists: 22 (De-

Jean, 6; Warnke, 5) Steals: 11 (DeJean, 4; Ray, 3) Blocks: 5 (Newquist, 3) Fouls: 12 MV-A-O/CO-U 59 O-A/BC-IG 48 MV-A-O/CO-U knocked off the Falcons in the conference tournament championship game in Onawa Saturday. Coach Brown said for the most part the game was decided in the second quarter. “The game was tied at 8-8 in the irst quarter and then we hit a

spell where our shots weren’t dropping. The three-pointers we normally make were not dropping and we had turnovers when we tried to get the ball into the post. There was a spot in the second quarter where we were outscored 11 to two and we just never recovered from it. “We had a great second half. We did a good job driving the ball a little harder, but we never got our four and ive guards

Girls’ regional tournaments Girls’ regional basketball tournament play begins this Saturday for O-A/BC-IG and Ridge View. O-A/BC-IG O-A/BC-IG will play Cherokee in Cherokee Saturday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. in a irst round class 3A game. The winner will take on the winner of the East Sac County versus Greene County game in a semi inal contest in Cherokee Wednesday Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. The regional inal will be played Saturday, Feb. 17 at 7

p.m. in either Ida Grove or Harlan. Ridge View Ridge View will host MVA-O/CO-U in irst round class 2A tournament game Saturday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. in Holstein. The Feb. 10 winner will advance to the regional quarter inal Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. in Manning. The regional semi inal is Friday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. in Denison. The regional inal is slated for Monday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in Mapleton.

quarter break on scores of 8-4, 18-14 and 27-24. Both teams scored nine points in the fourth quarter. “We made a few free throws down the stretch and held them at bay,” noted coach Brown. “Baskets were tough to come by, but we played good team defense. “Regardless of the point total, it was a close game throughout. The girls came through and did good things, especially on defense. On offense we did just enough to get the win.” Anna Van Dusen was O-A/ BC-IG’s leading scorer with 12 points. She also blocked four shots. Anna Winterrowd scored 10 points and had six steals. Beth Rehse collected 16 of the team’s 42 rebounds. Fourteen of the boards came on defense. Quarter scores OABCIG 8 18 27 —36 MVAOCOU 4 14 24 —33 O-A/BC-IG stats Field goals: 14-54, 26%. Free throws: 8-19, 42%. Scoring: Van Dusen, 12; Winterrowd, 10; Rehse, 6; Hemer, 6; Zobel, 2 Rebounds: 42 (Rehse, 16) Assts: 12 (Rehse, 4) Steals: 16 (Winterrowd, 6). Blocks: 6 (Van Dusen, 4) Fouls: 16

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Into the lane: O-A/BC-IG’s Austin Newquist tries to work the ball into the lane area to get off a good shot against Woodbury Central in the semifinal round of the WVC basketball tournament in Ida Grove Jan. 27. The Falcons won the game 73-43 to advance to the championship game against MV-A-O/CO-U Saturday.

to knockdown three or four three-pointers that usually get us on our way.” The Falcons shot 26 percent (6-23) from three-point range. Landon Ray inished with 18 points. Cooper DeJean scored 12 points and Kaden Ladwig had 10 points. Brown said while it was tough to lose the conference championship, there may be a silver lining to the cloud. “This was the irst time that our kids were in a situation where they were playing for a championship,” said Brown. “In those types of games the intensity is greater and game is a little faster. I think MVAOCOU was a little more relaxed than we were because they had three kids back from their conference championships the last couple of years. “This game was good preparation for the district tournament. Hopefully, we will learn from it. The kids should feel good about how far they’ve come in the last year, but they also need to realize we have some tough games ahead of us and what we learn from this game will be key to how well we do in the upcoming games.” Quarter scores OABCIG 8 17 38—48 MVAOCOU 13 30 46—59 O-A/BC-IG stats Field goals: 18-50, 36%. Free throws: 6-11, 54.5%. Scoring: Ray, 18; DeJean, 12; Ladwig, 10; Warnke, 6; Cranston, 2 Rebounds: 25 (Ladwig, 8; DeJean, 7) Assists: 6 (DeJean, 3) Steals: 7 (Cranston, 2; DeJean, 2) Blocks: 3 Fouls: 18

in the game. “We played a good irst half and the boys played hard throughout the game,” said Smith. “In the third quarter we only scored ive points and that hurt us. Also in the second half we didn’t box out as well as we did in the irst half. We did shoot the ball well, but we just got out hustled at the end of the game.” Smith noted after a sluggish third quarter, the Raptors bounced back to score 23 points in the fourth quarter. “In the fourth quarter we played like a different team,” said Smith. “It was a dog ight down the stretch. We were down three points with about 40 seconds to play and tried to make a play, but turned the ball over. We fouled them and they made the irst free throw to go up four points. They missed the second free throw, but the rebound went right to one of their guys.” Smith added he is happy with the way his team is playing. “We just need to get some things to go our way.” Jacob Tokheim scored 17 points. Jaxon Franken added 13 points. Dawson Blum grabbed 11 rebounds. Quarter scores RView 13 25 30 —53 WMon. 16 30 44 —59 Ridge View stats Field goals: 20-47, 43%. Free throws: 5-12, 42%. Scoring: Tokheim, 17; Franken, 13; Cuthrell, 9; Klint Blum, 8; Dawson Blum, 4; McGuire, 2 Rebounds: 30 (Dawson Blum, 11). Assists: 9 (Tokheim, 3). Steals: 13 (Tokheim, 4; McGuire, 3). Blocks: 0 Fouls: 22 Ridge View 51, SLC 42 Ridge View bettered Siouxland Christian by nine points in the Raptors’ inal conference tournament game in Sioux City Friday. No other information was available from coach Mike Smith at press time.

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O-A/BC-IG bowlers keep busy with three meets O-A/BC-IG’s bowling teams participated in three meets in ive days last week. This Thursday, Feb. 8 will be O-A/BC-IG’s last regular season meet, at home against Sioux Central. Le Mars The O-A/BC-IG varsity girls tallied a season record 2,276 pins to Le Mars’ 2,638 Monday, Jan 29 at Ida Bowl. “The match against Le Mars may have been another loss, but we set a new record for the season by shooting 2,276 pins,” noted coach Wylene Wessel. “We also did very well and shot more consistent in our Baker games, averaging a 143, which is about 14 pins higher than we have been shooting.” O-A/BC-IG’s round two Baker games were 138, 149, 139, 123 and 166 for a total of 715. O-A/BC-IG’s round one scoring came from Kim Renze, 424; Aurora Anderson, 300; Jenna Henderson, 281; Tori Hoe ling, 279 and Amber Hoe ling, 277. Alyssa Henderson also bowled, but her score of

244 was not used. Individually, Renze averaged a 212, which is about 70 pins above her practice average. Anderson averaged a 150 (25 pins above her practice average) while the rest of the squad was close to their practice averages. “We have two more meets this week and I’m certain these girls are pumped up and will continue to make great improvements,” said Wessel. The Falcon boys also lost to Le Mars. The inal pin count was 2,885 to 2,753. “We bowled well again, falling short against a very good LeMars team,” said coach Kurt Hofmeister. “This is the fourth meet in a row that we have been at more than 2,700 pins for our match total. Our match total was good and we did a lot of good things, but we know that there is still some room for improvement.” During the individual round Colin Bengford (410) led the way with two consecutive games of 205. Kolton Krajicek (399) followed with a 200 average for his two games. Dana

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Back swing: O-A/BC-IG’s Alyssa Henderson swings the ball back as she makes her way along the lane approach during a recent match.

Wessel (390) was next, averaging a 195 for his two games. Darian Hannel (351) and Cole Rhea (347) also bowled well averaging a 175 and 174 respectively. Hofmeister noted during the Baker round, the Falcons “struggled a little.” The team averaged a 171 for its ive games (150, 181, 146, 178, 201). “We had a few good games, but we also had a couple of not so good games.” Harlan The Falcon varsity girls lost to Harlan 2,193 to 2,106 pins Thursday at Cyclone Lanes in Harlan. O-A/BC-IG’s round one scoring came from Jenna Henderson, 305; Alyssa Henderson, 297; Amber Hoe ling, 289; Tori Hoe ling, 284 and Aurora Anderson, 258. Kim Renze also bowled, but her score of 187 was not used. O-A/BC-IG’s round two Baker games were 133, 116, 138, 138 and 158 for a total of 683. “Thursday’s meet was a close match,” noted coach Wessel. “We only lost by 87 pins, which is our closest match this season. Four of my six bowlers were bowling well above their practice averages, while two of my girls struggled with lane conditions. All in all we still bowled an individual game average of 142 and a 137 average on Bakers, which is consistent with what we have been shooting these last couple meets.” The Falcon boys slipped by Harlan in Harlan Friday by a score of 2,654 to 2,610. Coach Hofmeister said it was just an average performance by both clubs. “No one had an outstanding day, but no one had a really poor day either,” said Hofmeister. “Harlan bowled similarly, all decent scores, but nothing super.” During the individual round, Colin Bengford (367), Cole Rhea (364) and Austin Behrendsen (355) all bowled above their season averages. Darian Hannel (350) bowled right about his average. Kolton Krajicek rolled a 345. Dana Wessel had a 328, but

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On its way: O-A/BC-IG’s Austin Behrendsen sends the ball down the lane in hopes of recording a strike in a recent match. his score was not counted. “After the individual round we had a 44 pin lead,” said Hofmeister. We knew going in this was going to be a close match and it turned out to be a really close match. During the Baker games we bowled okay for the irst two games. Then we had a very good game our third game. Unfortunately, Harlan beat us in all three games. Our fourth game, we bowled poorly. Fortunately, so did Harlan, but they still beat us.” Baker scores were 163, 164, 209, 135 and 198 for an 869 total. “Going into the last Baker game we only had a six pin lead. We had a couple of key spares early in the last game

Falcons place third at sec onal, five wrestlers advance to district meet O-A/BC-IG’s wrestling team placed third at the class 2A sectional tournament in Sergeant Bluff Saturday. Individually, ive Falcons quali ied for the district meet by placing either irst or second at the sectional. The 2A district meet will be held in Sioux Center this Saturday at noon. The top two place winners at each weight class advance to the state meet in Des Moines Feb. 15-17. Bishop Heelan won the sectional team title with 243 points. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (SB-L) was second with 222 points. Those two teams advance to the regional dual tournament, which was held Tuesday, Feb. 6. O-A/BC-IG was third out of six teams with 154 points. O-A/BC-IG claimed two individual championships and three second place inish at

the sectional meet. Sophomore Jake Nieman, 34-4, earned the 113-pound championship. In the title match, Nieman defeated Nate Curry of SB-L 5-3. Senior Tyler Anderson, 37-3, was irst at 220. He pinned SB-L’s Casey Holsinger in :30 in the irst place match. Senior Kurtis Krager, 31-7, placed second at 120. In the irst place match Krager lost 4-2 to Jake Gaukel of SB-L. In the wrestle back for second, Krager won by rule over Nick McGowan. Krager had defeated McGowan by fall in 5:02 earlier in the tournament. Senior Blake Anderson, 30-7, placed second at 195. Anderson lost to Shyler Langley of Heelan 8-5 in the championship match. In the wrestle back for second, Anderson prevailed by rule over Fernando Mercado of MOC-

FV who Anderson pinned in 2:44 of the semi inal round. Senior Ryder Meek, 24-13, claimed second at 285. He lost by fall in 1:01 in the inal to Kobe Clayborne of Heelan. In the wrestle back for second place, Meek won by rule over Austin Mohning who Meek pinned in 5:24 in the semi inal round. O-A/BC-IG’s other placings at the sectional meet were: Third—Ethan Mortensen (138) Fourth—Dylan Hemer (126) and Jarrett Hewitt (132) Fifth—Caleb Reitz (106), Gavin Parks (160) and Devin Behrendsen (182) “This might have been the most solid sectional tournament we have participated in in some years,” noted coach Randy Nieman. “All of our wrestlers wrestled aggressively and represented our

Boys’ district basketball High school boys’ class 2A and 1A district basketball tournament action starts Monday, Feb. 12 for O-A/BCIG (2A) and Thursday, Feb. 15 for Ridge View (1A). O-A/BC-IG O-A/BC-IG will host Missouri Valley Monday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. in a irst round class 2A contest. The 6 p.m. game that same night will

match MVAOCOU against East Sac. The O-A/BC-IG/Missouri Valley winner will play LoganMagnolia at Carroll Kuemper, Feb. 15 at 6:30 p.m. The district inal will be Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. in Denison. The substate game is Feb. 24 in Le Mars at 7 p.m. Ridge View Ridge View will play Woodbury Central in Kingsley

at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 in a class 1A irst round district tournament contest. The winner will take on the winner of the KingsleyPierson versus River Valley game in Kingsley Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. The district inal is Feb. 22 at Sioux City East at 7 p.m. The substate game is Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. in Denison.

school well. We were shooting our shots early and often, in most cases, and controlled the match tempo in the matches we were successful in. “The ive quali iers will have their work cut out for them next Saturday in Sioux Center, but I think they have put themselves in a good position to advance to the state tournament.”

Raptors eighth at mat sec onal Ridge View was eighth at the class 1A sectional tournament in Mapleton Saturday. None of Ridge View’s individual wrestlers advanced to the district meet. Individually, Ridge View’s best placing was by senior Trent Miller who was third at 220. Miller received a irst round bye and then lost by fall in 3:42 to Thomas Bishop of Hinton in the semi inal round. In the wrestle back round, Miller defeated Sean Parks of Woodbury Central 13-6. Miller lost by rule to Bishop in the match for second place. Miller inished the year at 26-13. Ridge View’s other placings were: Fourth—Damien Garcia (120), Gary Baughn (132), Lance Else (160) and Tate Phillips (285).

and then started striking, inishing with a 198 and a 44 pin win. It is fun to be in those close matches, and even better when we can win them,” said Hofmeister. Denison-Schleswig O-A/BC-IG’s varsity girls tallied 2,247 pins to DenisonSchleswig’s 2,407 Friday at Ida Bowl. The round one scoring came from Amber Hoe ling, 347; Jenna Henderson, 331; Alyssa Henderson, 289; Tori Hoe ling, 268 and Kim Renze, 254. Aurora Anderson also bowled, but her score of 245 was not used. Freshman Amber Hoe ling led the way averaging a 173 and earning the medal for the meet, followed by senior

Jenna Henderson, averaging a 165. “All six girls bowled very well and above their practice averages,” noted Wessel. “Denison-Schleswig was just a little bit better at illing and coming up with strikes than we were and won by 160 pins. My girls have nothing to be ashamed of with this loss, especially since we averaged a 148 in individual games and a 152 in Bakers, our best Baker average this season.” O-A/BC-IG’s round two Baker games were 153, 147, 137, 158 and 163 for a total of 758. The boys beat DenisonSchleswig 2,757 to 2,698 at Ida Bowl Friday. Coach Hofmeister said his club bowled well and had another match score above 2,7000 pins. “Our goal every meet right now is to break that 2,700 mark. We have done that four out of our last ive meets,” noted Hofmeister. During the individual round Dana Wessel (444) led the way averaging a 222 for his two games. Next were Colin Bengford (390) and Darian Hannel (384) who averaged a 195 and 192 respectively. Cole Rhea (329) and Austin Behrendsen (327) averaged a 165 and 161 for their two games. Kolton Krajicek had a 313, but his score was not used. “We had an 1,869 after the individual round, which is a great total for us,” said Hofmeister. “During the Baker games, we bowled four good games and then inished with a not so very good game. Fortunately we had a big enough lead that the last game really didn’t matter for the inal outcome. We still averaged about 178 for our ive Baker games.” Baker scores were 179, 193, 202, 173 and 141. “Our regular season is winding down,” noted Hofmeister. “We only have one more meet before our state qualifying meet. Hopefully, we can continue to bowl well. If we can keep our match total at 2,700 or above, we will have a chance to make the state tournament.”

Bowling Scores WEDNESDAY NIGHT WOMEN’S LEAGUE United Bank of Ia. 327.5 Barry Motor 303 First State Bank 290 GOMACO 286 Horn Physicians 281.5 Bye 96 HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME Ronda Martin 179 Shari Simmons 168 Dawn Ortner 167 HIGH INDIVIDUAL SERIES Ronda Martin 499 Karen Maricle 465

Dawn Ortner 453 HIGH TEAM GAME Barry Motor 570 First State Bank 556 Horn Physicians 543 HIGH TEAM SERIES Barry Motor 1607 First State Bank 1589 Horn Physicians 1569 THURSDAY NIGHT WOMEN’S LEAGUE Kin Pins 320 Rod’s Fertilizer 313 Hanson Auto 279 United Bank of Ia. 274 Backdraft 226 HIGH INDIVIDUAL

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RV third at archery tourney Ridge View placed third at the M-M-C/R-U archery tournament Jan. 27. The inal team scores were Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 3,366; M-M-C/R-U, 2,916 and Ridge View, 2,791. Ridge View’s top ive individual scores were Cassie Allen, 274; Brant Price, 270; Rayann Volkert, 263; Lauren Johnson, 257 and Brett Taylor, 252.

GAME Shae Ryen 220 Shelley Malcom 193 Shae Ryen 185 HIGH INDIVIDUAL SERIES Shae Ryen 556 Cathy Loof 488 Shelley Malcom 487 HIGH TEAM GAME Hanson Auto 629 United Bank of Ia. 617 Rod’s Fertilizer 586 HIGH TEAM SERIES United Bank of Ia. 1747 Hanson Auto 1723 Rod’s Fertilizer 1635

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by: Pastor Neil Wehmas Associate Pastor St. Paul Lutheran Church Ida Grove

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. Richard “Dick” Lorenzen March 9, 1939 – Jan. 27, 2018 HOLSTEIN – Services for Richard “Dick” Lorenzen, 78, of Holstein were Feb. 3, 2018, at United Methodist Church in Holstein with the Rev. Doresa K. Collogan officiating. Burial was in the Holstein Cemetery at Holstein. Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home in Holstein was in charge of arrangements. He died Jan. 27, 2018, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Richard C. Lorenzen was born March 9, 1939, to Clarence and Annie (Jackes) Lorenzen in Sioux City. He was raised in Holstein and graduated from Holstein High School in 1957. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served 1961-1964. Dick married Beverly Warburton June 2, 1962, in Washta. To this union, two children were born, Michael and Kristi. He was a lifetime farmer in the Holstein area. The family lived on the farm until

our Lent that we strew ashes upon our heads to signify that we ought to repent of our sins during the Lenten fast.”(1) See, the purpose of these ashes is not fasting, but repentance. Consider the words of the pastor as he places the ash upon the forehead, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” The pastor is declaring to you that you are dying. If the pastor really thinks of what he says, this can be quite the punch in the gut. He looks upon a sevenyear-old child and says, “You are dust, and to dust you shall return.” He is saying of that child, you will die someday. For pastors, this is particularly emotional when they say it over their own children. This is the cost of our sin. We are dying and live in a constant state of death on account of our sin. Therefore, we cover ourselves in ash as a sign of repentance. What is repentance? Repentance has three parts. First, guilt over one’s sin. Think of how you’ve treated your spouse, children or parents. Are you content with your life and what you have? If not, that breaks the commandments concerning coveting. We don’t have to look far to see our sin. All of it is symptomatic of our de iled, sinful nature on account of which we are all dying. The second part of repentance is faith. Faith that God has, will and does forgive us on account of Jesus’ death on the cross. It is for that reason the ash is made in the form of a cross. It reminds us that Jesus saved us by his death on the cross. For Lutherans and other Christians, we see it as

retirement, when he and Bev moved to town. He enjoyed watching college basketball, especially the Iowa Hawkeyes and Kentucky Wildcats. He also liked to garden, play cards and read Westerns. It always brightened his day to spend time with his grandsons and their families. He is survived by his wife, Beverly of Holstein, and his children: Michael (Annette) Lorenzen of Missouri Valley and Kristi (Travis) Brotherson of Holstein. Also surviving are his grandchildren: Devin (Ashley) Conover, Derek Conover and special friend, Liz Wulf, John (Amanda) Lorenzen, Nate (Felecia) Lorenzen and Kyle Lorenzen and special friend, Brooke Kroeger; and his great-grandchildren: Maya, Lyndsey, Addison, Noah, Easton and Rory Mae. Dick was preceded in death by his parents; his parents-in-law, Charles and Evelyn (Schuett) Warburton; and a brother-in-law, Robert Warburton. Online condolences can be made at nicklasdjensenfh.com.

Jesus says, “When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they dis igure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others.” (Matt. 6:16, E5V) These words are heard in the Gospel lesson on Ash Wednesday. Yet, on that same day, many will have ash placed upon their foreheads in the form of a cross. Are they being inconsistent? Are they directly contradicting Jesus’ words? No, they are not at all. For you see, the ash on the forehead is not about fasting. The season of Lent is a season of fasting. (I will talk about this more in my next article.) So, it is very easy for people to assume that the ash on the forehead is primarily about symbolizing our fasting. However, this is not accurate. Let’s irst examine the history of it. The Bible is illed with the examples of the usage of ashes as signs of repentance. The king of Nineveh in Jonah 3 immediately comes to mind. Other passages that connect ashes to repentance include Genesis 18:27, Job 42:6, Jeremiah 6:26 and Matthew 11:21. However, it wasn’t until the 10th century (at earliest) that we see a connection between Ash Wednesday, Lent and the imposition of ashes. Here is a quote from Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham (955-1020 AD): “In the books both in the Old Law and in the New that the men who repented of their sins bestrewed themselves with ashes and clothed their bodies with sackcloth. Now, let us do this little at the beginning of

a reminder that Jesus poured that forgiveness and salvation upon us in the waters of Baptism. For it is at baptism the pastor says, “Receive the sign of the cross upon your forehead ... “ So, it reminds us that though we shall die, “God’s own child I gladly say it, I am baptized into Christ...death you cannot end my gladness...I’m a child of paradise.” (Lutheran Service Book, #594) The third part of repentance is a desire to live a new and different life. To cease to sin, understanding that only by the gift of the Holy Spirit can we truly have a clean heart. I encourage you, take up this opportunity to receive ash upon your forehead as part of your Lenten, spiritual discipline. Here at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ida Grove, we will offer the imposition of ashes twice. First from 7:30-9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14, offering it early in the day allows you to bear this symbol as a reminder to yourself and testimony to others through your work and school day. Drop in at a convenient time, and we will give the ash and say the words over you. We will offer again at 7 p.m. at the start of the Ash Wednesday services. (You may receive at both opportunities, if you’d like to.) I hope to see you on Ash Wednesday, and may your heart and mind be ever focused upon that wonderful cross, upon which your dear savior died for you. (1) Thurston, H. (1907). Ash Wednesday. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved Jan. 30, 2018, from New Advent: http://www.newadvent. org/cathen/01775b.htm.

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From the Ida County Sheriff ’s Log Thursday, Jan. 25 Of icers received 16 calls for service. Among the calls were one traf ic stop, four calls to talk to an of icer, one Basic Life Support (BLS) transfer, one abandoned 911 call and one 911 transfer. 10:37 a.m.: Traumatic injury in the 600 block of Walnut Street 10:45 a.m.: Controlled burn in the 6100 block of 260th Street 11:57 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 100 block of Second Street 12:05 p.m.: Controlled burn in the 900 block of John A. Montgomery Drive 2:24 p.m.: Jail activity 3:44 p.m.: Fall/back injury in the 500 block of Maple Street 4:53 p.m.: Suspicious person/ activity in the 700 block of Main Street 6 p.m.: Trespassing in the 2400 block of Carriage Avenue Friday, Jan. 26 Of icers received 26 calls for service. Among the calls were one traf ic stop, four 911 wrong number calls, one Advanced Life Support (ALS) transfer, two calls to talk to an of icer and one abandoned 911 call. 12:09 a.m.: Non-family civil dispute in the 100 block of First Street 6:39 a.m.: Suspicious person/ activity in the 400 block of Hamburg Street 8:02 a.m.: Sick/ lu-like symptoms in the 5900 block of Highway 175 10:50 a.m.: Vehicle unlock in the 500 block of Maple Street 11:01 a.m.: Test in the 5900 block of Highway 175 12:06 p.m.: Assist DHS in the 200 block of Monona Street 12:37 p.m.: Test in the 5900 block of Highway 175 3:46 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 500 block of Second Street 5:06 p.m.: Test in the 400 block of Moorehead Street 6:17 p.m.: Assistance in the 2000 block of Indorf Avenue 7:26 p.m.: Suspicious person/ activity in the 500 block of Willow Street 7:56 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 200 block of Green Street 8:05 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 600 block of Barnes Street 8:08 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 800 block of Main Street 8:31 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 5700 block of Highway 175 9:29 p.m.: Motorist assist in the 2000 block of Indorf Avenue 9:58 p.m.: Assist outside agency at the courthouse Saturday, Jan. 27 Of icers received 16 calls for service. Among the calls were three traf ic stops, one abandoned 911 call, one 911 wrong number and one ALS transfer. 1:08 a.m.: Animal complaint in the 900 block of John A. Montgomery Drive 4:47 a.m.: Medical assistance needed in the 800 block of Byron Godbersen Drive 4:58 a.m.: Operating while intoxicated at Highway 20/ Woodbury Avenue 10:05 a.m.: Medical assistance needed in the 500 block of

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Galva

JANUARY 31, 2018 The Galva City Council met in special session on the above date with Mayor Nading presiding. Council members present: Brosamle, Freese, Schossow, Wiese and Wood. Guests: none. Motion by Freese, second by Wiese, approving the agenda. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion by Freese second by Schossow, approving the Sunday Sales Permit Application by Brenda Segebart d/b/a B & C’s Melody Inn. All ayes. Motion Carried. There being no further business, the council adjourned upon motion by Wiese. Mayor Stan Nading ATTEST: City Clerk/Treasurer Anita Brandt. IACMC/MMC (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018)

Second Street 10:10 a.m.: Theft/shoplifting in the 700 block of Elm Street 11:03 a.m.: Info/data in the 700 block of Second Street 1:29 p.m.: Illegal dumping/littering in the 6400 block of 220th Street 2:28 p.m.: Warrant at the courthouse 9:55 p.m.: Alarm in the 500 block of Second Street 11:38 p.m.: Warrant at the courthouse Sunday, Jan. 28 Of icers received 19 calls for service. Among the calls were six traf ic stops and two calls to talk to an of icer. 1:01 a.m.: Assist outside agency at the courthouse 5:56 a.m.: Suspicious person/ activity at 300th Street/Highway 59 8:04 a.m.: Welfare check 9:10 a.m.: Sick/ lu-like symptoms in the 6500 block of 220th Street 9:49 a.m.: Warrant at the courthouse 11:50 p.m.: Accident, property damage only at 180th Street/ Alpine Avenue 1:52 p.m.: Jail activity 7:32 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 100 block of Main Street 8:03 p.m.: Assistance in the 400 block of Main Street 9:07 p.m.: Alarm in the 100 block of Main Street 10:06 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 400 block of Moorehead Street Monday, Jan. 29 Of icers received 25 calls for service. Among the calls were four traf ic stops and three calls to talk to an of icer. 12:14 a.m.: Motorist assist at 240th Street/Quail Avenue 1:42 a.m.: Warrant at the courthouse 3:26 a.m.: Suspicious person/ activity in the 100 block of Highway 175

7:34 a.m.: Abandoned vehicle in the 400 block of Highway 175 8:12 a.m.: Health and safety check 8:52 a.m.: Reckless driving, speeding at Marshall Avenue/ Highway 20 9:03 a.m.: Criminal mischief in the 600 block of Second Street 10:07 a.m.: Accident, property damage only in the 600 block of Second Street 11:02 a.m.: Reckless driving, speeding in the 2500 block of Quail Avenue 12:15 p.m.: Accident, property damage only in the 1000 block of Industrial Park 1:38 p.m.: Health and safety check 2:03 p.m.: Probation check in the 1100 block of Sixth Street 2:32 p.m.: Health and safety check 3:49 p.m.: Motorist assist at 190th Street/Eagle Avenue 3:56 p.m.: Health and safety check 9:07 p.m.: Parking complaint or issues in the 100 block of Altona Street Tuesday, Jan. 30 Of icers received 32 calls for service. Among the calls were 16 traf ic stops, two calls to talk to an of icer and one BLS transfer. 3:45 a.m.: Motorist assist at 140th Street/Brady Avenue 5:49 a.m.: Accident, property damage only in the 800 block of Highway 175 8:28 a.m.: Accident, property damage only in the 200 block of Moorehead Avenue 9:24 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 5500 block of Highway 20 9:36 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 1000 block of Industrial Park 9:54 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 5600 block of 100th Street 10:25 a.m.: Assist outside agency at the courthouse 12:10 p.m.: Sick/ lu-like symptoms n the 400 block of First Street

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Ida County Board of Supervisors

IDA GROVE, IOWA JANUARY 29, 2018 The Board of Supervisors convened in adjourned session, members present Chair Rhett Leonard, Creston Schubert and Raymond Drey. Minutes of the meeting held January 22, 2018, were read and approved. On January 24, 2018, at 8:30 a.m., the Board held a budget workshop and met with various elected officials and department heads. At 9:00 a.m., this being the time and place as published, bids were opened for the Sheriff’s confiscated property of a 2003 Chevy Monte Carlo. 4 bids were received. Leonard moved and Drey seconded a motion to approve the high bid of $3,500 from Paul Baumann of Odebolt, Iowa. Motion carried, all voting Aye. County Engineer Jeff Williams and Jeff Heil, Northland Securities representative, were present to discuss financing options for the wind tower tax increment financing process. Discussion was held on the process to obtain general obligation bonds for various road projects. At the February 5th meeting, the Board may set a public hearing date for the consideration of the proposed debt obligations. Grant Patera and Sheryl Goodenow, Hoffman Agency Insurance representatives, were present to review the ICAP liability insurance policy. The premium had lowered from $103,711.46 in 2017 to $103,277.79 for 2018. Schubert moved and Drey seconded a motion to authorize the Chair to sign the Member Proxy and the Anniversary Information Acknowledgement and waive optional coverage limits. Motion carried, all voting Aye. Marc Dennison, Ida Grove Administrator, and Gerrod Sholty were present to discuss a pipe draining on a street east of the courthouse that is causing some icing issues. The pipe was installed to prevent further erosion of the lawn. The Board discussed placing rock at the end of the drainage pipe or redirecting the pipe to drain in the street gutter. At 11:30 a.m., the Board had a lunch break and then met with Ed Sohm to discuss the Data Processing budget. The Board acknowledged receipt of manure management plans from Cozy Valley Farms/Brad and Sarah Lundell. There being no further business, the Board adjourned to meet again at 9:00 a.m., Monday, February 5, 2018, or on call of the Chair. /s/ Lorna Steenbock Auditor /s/ Rhett A. Leonard Chair (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018)

IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR IDA COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KENT T. STRECK, Deceased CASE NO. ESPR009338 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF KENT T. STRECK, Deceased, who died on or about November 16, 2017: You are hereby notified that on January 24, 2018, the last will and testament of Kent T. Streck, deceased, bearing date of September 25, 2009, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Susan D. Streck 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 January 24, 2018. Susan D. Streck Executor of the Estate 2714 U.S. Highway 59 Ida Grove, IA 51445 Thaddeus Cosgrove Attorney for the Executor Cosgrove Law Firm 607 W. 2nd Street Ida Grove, Iowa 51445 Date of second publication 7th day of February, 2018 (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018)

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8:58 a.m.: Test in the 600 block of Morningside Street 9:28 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 100 block of Second Street 9:34 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 100 block of King Street 9:41 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 400 block of Highway 175 12:40 p.m.: Test in the 700 block of Second Street 1:31 p.m.: Suspicious person/ activity in the 400 block of Moorehead Street 2:52 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 5600 block of 100th Street 3:06 p.m.: Civil paper service in

the 1000 block of Industrial Park 3:09 p.m.: Reckless driving, speeding at Indian Avenue/ Highway 20 3:28 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 5500 block of Highway 20 5:39 p.m.: Warrant check in the 4500 block of Highway 20 8:30 p.m.: Harassment/ threats in the 700 block of First Street 10:14 p.m.: Reckless driving, speeding at Jasper Avenue/ Highway 20 11:53 p.m.: Traumatic injury in the 400 block of First Street.

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Our future: Sydney Kinzer’s Galva-Holstein second grade class worked on writings and illustrations about what they want to be when they grow up. They didn’t stop there. They sent their work off to get published. The class was excited throughout the whole process and enjoyed receiving their published work in a book. Their book is called “A Look Into Our Future.” The students include, front from left, Alyvia Allerdings, Cora Tesch, Emily Anson, Hannah Brown, Mandy Jacobson, Emlynn Winkel and Stella Doxtad. Second row from left, Stefanya Rassel, Josslynn Kofoid, Blake Friedrichsen, Alex Pribble, Lukas Bruns, Ian Hanson, Brenyn Hayden and Calder Schechinger. Back row from left, Karsen Jensen, Caleb Schimmer, Aiden Stevenson, Izaak Poller, Ethan Kirchner, Oliver Schweitzberger, Reid Stricklett, Tucker Parker and Carter Heitmann.

Form JDS1 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - PROPOSED BUDGET

Iowa Department of Management EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMISSION NAME:

Fiscal Year July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 Ida County Emergency Management Commission The Emergency Management Commission of the above-named County will conduct a public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2018/2019 budget as follows: Meeting Date: Meeting Time: Meeting Location: 2/20/2018 6:30 PM Holstein City Hall At the public hearing any resident or taxpayer may present objections to, or arguments in favor of, any part of the proposed budget. This notice represents a summary of the supporting detail of receipts and expenditures on file with the County Coordinator. Copies of the supplemental budget detail will be furnished upon request. County Coordinator Telephone Number: County Coordinator Name: 712-364-2533

Edward Sohm PROPOSED BUDGET SUMMARY

BEGINNING FUND BALANCE:

Actual

Estimated

FYE

Proposed FYE

June 30, 2017

June 30, 2018

June 30, 2019

73,865

74,448

39,456

County Contribution

17,349

Other Revenues

36,503

54,528

37,028

Total Revenues (2+3)

53,852

71,877

54,377 64,941

REVENUES:

EXPENDITURES: Administration and Operations

53,269

66,869

Capital Outlays

40,000

6,000

Total Expenditures (5+6)

53,269

106,869

70,941

Total Ending Fund Balance

74,448

39,456

22,892

Form E911-1 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING -- PROPOSED BUDGET

Iowa Department of Management JOINT E911 SERVICE BOARD:

Fiscal Year July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 Ida County E911 Service Board The E911 Service Board of the above named jurisdiction will conduct a public hearing on the proposed fiscal year budget as follows: Meeting Date: Meeting Time: Meeting Location: 02/20/2018 6:00 pm Holstein City Hall At the public hearing, any resident or taxpayer may present objections to, or arguments in favor of, any part of the proposed budget. This notice represents a summary of the supporting detail of budgeted receipts and expenditures on file with the E911 Service Board Secretary. Copies of the Supplemental Budget Detail (Schedule E911-3.1 and E911-3.2) will be furnished upon request. E911 Service Board Contact Telephone Number: E911 Service Board Contact Name: 712-364-2533

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Courthouse Report interest to Fred Einspahr and a one third interest to Ann Parent, SW Âź SE Âź, Section 1 and the W Â˝ NE Âź, Section 12, T-87-N, R-39-W, Ida County. Nels and Joyce Johnson, warranty deed to Steven Johnson, N Â˝ NE Âź, Section 11, T-89-N, R-41-W, Ida County. George and Carol Remer, warranty deed to George and Carol Remer trust, the east 65 feet of Lots 3 and 4, Block 35, Fifth Addition; Lot 12, Block 2, Schmidtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Addition, Ida Grove and 43.95 acres in the N Â˝ NW Âź, Section 8, T-87-N, R-41-W, Ida County. 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 Saldana Ayala, Fort Dodge; Michael Geslicki, Denison; Debra Zanfes; Owusu Fordjour, Sioux City; Ronald Krap l, Battle Creek; Dennis Miesner, Ida Grove; Grant Click, Sioux City; Vicky Murray, Ida Grove; Molly Bakker, Holstein. Other Alex Miller, Holstein, seat belt. Ross Schwade, Ida Grove, minor using tobacco. Andrew Mace, Kiron, seat belt. Kristina Horstman, Battle Creek, seat belt.

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