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CBTV-17 a resource for community, training ground for students TIM JOHNSON Staff Writer tjohnson@nonpareilonline.com (712) 325-5750 Submitted photos

Above, Craig Carlsen, sports director at CBTV-17, directs students filming a basketball game. At right, Matt Shadle, assistant station manager at CBTV-17, shoots footage for a news story.

CBTV-17 is in tune with the community.

Much more than just a campus television station, the closedcircuit cable channel based at Iowa Western Community College reflects the city that is the college’s home.

Its slogan is, “Your Hometown Information Station.”

“Cox (Communications) pays a franchise fee to the city, and a portion goes to support this community channel,” said Don Kohler, public relations manager for the college. “We basically are the voice of Council Bluffs. We don’t run any negative news.

We’re all about promoting Council Bluffs, both for news and sports. It’s more about community programming.”

Regular programs include “Bluffs News,” which is transmitted on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and replayed on successive evenings of the week, and “Bluffs Sports Zone,” which appears Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. and is replayed similarly, said Pete Soby, station manager. In addition, the station produces “The Stroh Show” about Reiver football.

“The ‘Bluffs Sports Zone’ is primarily a show dedicated to covering the high school sports in Council Bluffs and also covering the Iowa Western sports,” Soby said.

Aside from these productions, programming is mainly eventdriven.

“We try to communicate just Council Bluffs activities and events,” he said.

CBTV-17 televised the Celebrate CB Parade on May 17 and replayed it several times that day, then ran it three times a day for the rest of the week, Soby said.

“The other big thing we cover is City Council,” he said. “That parade and the City Council, those are the big things.”

The station has three full-time staff members – Soby, sports director Craig Carlsen and assistant station manager Matt Shadle, he said.

“We also utilize the students,” he said.

Students aren’t paid in the usual sense, but the college awards scholarships that require students to work on a certain number of productions for the station, he said.

One of the station’s community outreach efforts is covering ribbon cuttings at local businesses and organizations, Soby said.

“We try to be at every ribbon cutting,” he said.

“Since I started this in August, I’ve tried to get us out in the community,” he said.

During certain hours, the station runs a community calendar of events on the screen.

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Ernie Murray, right, shares a laugh with Kathleen Jurgens during her retirement party April 30 at the Kirn Middle School library. Murray retired after 30 years of managing the Kirn pool.

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An old joke claims a plumber only needs to know two things: Which way waste will flow and how much to charge.

Mike Koppold, who started in the business as an apprentice in 1981 and now is the owner of Koppold Plumbing, added another suggestion: “Don’t chew your fingernails.”

Both he and Todd Newman, the owner of Terry’s Plumbing since 1992, said there are rewards to the job, which offset the negative aspects.

Koppold said, “The best part is finishing a job and making someone happy. I’ll give them a free estimate and if I can do the job, I’ll do it right.”

Newman admitted he wasn’t crazy about becoming a plumber at first.

“Back when I started, I didn’t want to do it, but I realized I could make a nice living and, ultimately, I could be my own boss,” Newman said.

A plumber is someone who specializes in the installation and repair of pipes used to carry water, gas, sewage and wastewater. Newman said there’s a lot more to learn about doing the job correctly than people might realize.

A plumber needs “the knowledge of the job, and needs hand-on experience. It takes four years of schooling to get a journeyman’s license,” Newman said. It also involves an apprenticeship with qualified plumbers.

That’s Koppold’s pet peeve. He complained the state of Iowa has made it too easy to get a state license.

A qualified plumber must take licensing exams and must understand health and safety codes. Poorly installed plumbing can have very serious consequences, and Koppold said he often has had to redo someone else’s mistakes.

Newman said there also is the aspect of personal pride.

The attitude at Terry’s Plumbing, Newman said, is “the job’s only as good as we make it. We want to do it like it’s our own home.”

Newman said he normally will handle repair work, estimating and bidding jobs.

Repair work can involve fixing breaks in a line or replacing old pipe. The work could involve unclogging a toilet, fixing a leaky faucet, or servicing or installing a water heater.

Newman’s brother, John Eledge, takes on larger jobs like bathroom remodels, commercial work or new home projects.

In new construction, a plumber may work as part of the construction crew, perhaps determining where pipes should go before installing them.

A plumber may also handle gas lines,

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John Eledge, left, and Jayme Eledge of Terry’s Plumbing work on a bathroom remodeling job. Plumbers specialize in the installation and repair of pipes used to carry water, gas, sewage and wastewater. Todd Newman, also of Terry’s Plumbing, said there’s a lot more to learn about doing the job correctly than people might realize. as Terry’s Plumbing does, and often work with electricians.

Jayme Eledge, 20, is John Eledge’s son and “he’s our apprentice,” Newman said, adding with a laugh, “If someone has to go into a crawl space, it’s probably him.”

While a plumber may have to face certain distasteful tasks, such as clearing a clogged wasteline, that’s not the worst part of the job to Newman.

“The worst thing, for me is putting in lots of hours. That’s the worst aspect,” Newman said.

He has worked evenings and weekends, because frozen water pipes will break in the wintertime regardless of the day of the week, and leaking water lines will make a sodden mess even if the break occurs at 2 a.m.

Koppold agreed that “clogged drains aren’t that bad. Working in attics and crawl spaces are bad, and mobile homes are terrible. You never know what you’ll find.” Koppold has found dead cats, live rats and has been bitten by the highlypoisonous brown recluse spider. A quick trip to the hospital emergency room saved him.

Koppold, like Newman, has agreed to do emergency work. He has one employee, and his wife, Jean Koppold, is company president.

“I’ll get going as soon as the phone rings in an emergency,” Koppold said.

Ernie Murray may be retired, but she’s staying busy.

Murray, who retired on April 30 after 30 years operating Kirn Pool, is still awake by 5 a.m. to swim a mile at the Council Bluffs YMCA, takes her dog, Halle, on long walks and is planning a lot of camping trips for the summer.

“Everybody who knows me knows I’m not good at sitting around,” Murray said.

Murray, 67, was slated to retire on May 21, but Kirn Pool closed for major maintenance long before that, so Murray took the opportunity to duck out early. She said there’s no timetable for the pool’s reopening.

“Without knowing (when it would reopen), the opportunity was there, my work was done, so I thought, ‘Well, this is a good time to go,” Murray said.

During her 30 years on the job Murray did a bit of everything. She took care of maintenance of the pool, backwashing, cleaning, adding chlorine, “everything that had to be done” she said. She also did janitorial work and taught a number of classes at the pool.

Murray taught swim lessons, lifeguard instruction and water exercise classes.

“I’ve worn many hats at the job, including a swim cap,” Murray said. “And I’ve enjoyed wearing each one of them.”

‘I’ve worn many hats at the job, including a swim cap. And I’ve enjoyed wearing each one of them.’

– Ernie Murray

In a testament to her teaching, Murray has developed friendships with many of the members of her exercise classes.

“She is always upbeat,” said Rosemary Meis, who took water aerobics classes with Murray over the course of the past year. “She was our instructor who always made it fun.”

Barb Granfield, another Murray pupil, said she looks forward to continuing a friendship with Murray.

“It’s easy to be her friend, she’s just a really nice and caring person,” Granfield said.

“Her class is good, it’s a great workout. We laugh, we talk…

I’m very happy for her to be retiring.”

With the pool closed, Murray suggested her friends and pupils go to the YMCA for classes. When it turned out the Y didn’t offer deep-water aerobics, Murray dusted off her teaching hat.

“I felt bad that I’d sent them down there and there was no class,” Murray said. “So I volunteered to teach the class a few days a week.”

Murray said the most rewarding part of the job was teaching swim lessons.

“Just to see the progress of people, whether it’s young or

old,” Murray said. “Seeing how enthusiastic they are when they’re getting better, it’s great.

“Everyone should know how to swim. It’s a necessity.”

The people and “just the overall job” are things Murray said she’d miss the most about her days at Kirn Pool.

“I’ve enjoyed most everybody that was there, the camaraderie that we had,” Murray said. “Our staff was great.”

Murray said retiring is bittersweet.

“It’s been a very good 30 years, I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. I’ll miss it,” Murray said. “But to be honest with you, I’ve been having a ball. Retirement gives you the opportunity to do whatever you want.”

In addition to swimming, camping and Halle, Murray said she’d spend more time with her husband of 49 years, Jim, 72. She also is an avid slalom water skier.

“I’m looking forward to doing a lot of that this summer,” Murray said. “This summer, I want to be on the lake as much as I can.”

Added Rosemary Meis: “She’s always on the go. Now she’ll more time for fun things for herself. She’s a high-energy person. We do love her.”

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“New York-style” thin-crust, hand-tossed pizza is the headliner at Sam and Louie’s New York Pizzeria, located at 1851 Madison Ave. But pizza is far from the only menu item at the full-service eatery that opened its doors in Council Bluffs last October. The restaurant also offers a broad selection of pastas as well as calzone, stromboli, salads, hoagies, burgers and other sandwiches.

The Council Bluffs franchise – the first to open in Iowa – is owned and managed by Becky and Kenyon Nelson, along with the Nelsons’ daughter, Carrie Renshaw, and her husband, John. All are involved in the day-today operation of the restaurant at different times.

Greg Nolan originated the Sam and Louie’s franchise in Omaha 16 years ago. The restaurant chain, which now includes 16 Sam and Louie’s in Iowa and Nebraska, was named after Nolan’s father, Sam, and his wife’s father, Louie.

Joe Griffith, marketing sales director for the franchise operation, said the Council Bluffs franchise was the first in the state of Iowa. However, the chain is preparing to open a new restaurant in Urbandale – its 17th location – and is looking at six or seven additional locations, including restaurants in Montana and Kentucky, this year.

“We are really that ‘neighborhood pizzeria,’” Griffith said. “All of our menu items are made from scratch daily.”

In addition, Griffith said that all Sam and Louie’s locations now offer customers a glutenfree menu, a growing trend in the industry.

“About one in 80 people have been diagnosed with celiac disease – a figure that includes one of the women who works in our corporate office,” he said. “We changed some of our salad dressings and pizza toppings in order to be able to offer our customers with celiac disease a gluten-free menu.”

The Council Bluffs Sam and Louie’s New York Pizzeria has seating for more than 100, including a party room that will seat 44.

Hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

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Kenyon Nelson and his wife, Becky, along with their daughter, Carrie Renshaw, and her husband, John (not pictured), own and manage the Sam and Louie’s New York Pizzeria franchise in Council Bluffs.

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“It’s been here since the early 1990s,” said Chris Nash, a center spokesperson.

The center came about in part through action in the Legislature, she said.

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AT HOME IN A SMALL TOWN Jones sees strength in Atlantic EMILY KESTEN For the Nonpareil

ATLANTIC – “It’s a different ball game.”

Last November, David Jones of Atlantic traded his city councilman shoes for the mayor’s seat. Jones served the Atlantic City Council for 14 years, but now as mayor, he sees a bigger picture.

“I didn’t realize just how detailed the budget is,” Jones said.

He also had to change tactics at city council meetings.

“I can’t vote, I can’t debate,” he said. “I have to watch myself.”

Along with adjustJones ing to a new dynamic at council meetings, Jones also had a “heavy initiation.”

Atlantic’s former city administrator, Ron Crisp, retired, and John “Doug” Harrison, formerly of Atchison, Kan., started his contract with the city in January.

The city is also deliberating over a hotel/motel tax and revising its building code, two issues that played significant roles in the November elections. Jones works with city administration and area businesses on these issues while also running his own businesses.

Jones owns a Farmers Insurance agency in Atlantic and also owns and operates a can redemption center, the proceeds of which go into a college fund for area youth.

“You can pretty much find me there,” Jones said.

Owning businesses in Atlantic gives Jones firsthand insight into the city’s economic strengths and weaknesses. Atlantic is in a “good and bad spot,” Jones said,

because it’s 50 miles from Council Bluffs and 65 miles from Des Moines. Incoming businesses often locate within either metropolitan area, so Atlantic has to find strength from within.

“We have a great downtown,” said Jones.

He’s not just bragging.

When Atlantic hosted a Democratic party convention earlier in the year, visitors at the welcome party told Jones they were impressed by the array of thriving businesses along Atlantic’s historic downtown.

“It’s good to hear other people say it,” he said. “You don’t realize how good it is until you see other towns’ downtowns.”

Jones credits a strong chamber of commerce that experiments with different promotions and the mix of businesses.

“People see what works and what doesn’t and adjust,” he said.

Fair prices are also a factor, he said. “It’s not always cheaper to get it in the city [Council Bluffs/Omaha],” Jones said. Then, tack on gas prices for the trip into the Council Bluffs/Omaha metro area, and more consumers realize they can get what they need at home.

Atlantic is also cultivating a recreational appeal to current residents and potential newcomers and visitors. The T-Bone Bike Trail travels from Audubon and stops within three miles of Atlantic.

Bringing the bike trail into town is on the city’s agenda, along with putting bike lanes on city streets.

The Schildberg Quarry recreation project lost its $100,000 Vision Iowa grant in 2009, but progress will continue in increments.

Jones moved to Atlantic in 1985 with Rosie, his wife of 36 years. They have a grown daughter and son.

Bedroom community doesn’t mean Carter Lake sleeps EMILY KESTEN For the Nonpareil

CARTER LAKE – Carter Lake is the place where you come home to, according to its mayor.

When he was 10 years old, Russ Kramer moved to Carter Lake with his parents, and he’s lived there ever since.

Kramer and his wife, Linda, live in the same neighborhood as their grown children, and their parents are just around the block, too.

With such an investment in the city, it’s no wonder Kramer decided to dive into city politics. Kramer served on the Carter Lake City Council for 16 years before putting in his bid for mayor.

“When I served on the city council, I saw the city’s needs,” Kramer said. Working for Omaha Public Schools, he had connections throughout the Council Bluffs/Omaha metropolitan area. “I felt I could better bring these to Carter Lake as mayor.”

But switching from city councilman to mayor has some disadvantages.

“You lose your vote,” Kramer said. And citizens do not always understand that in Carter Lake the mayor cannot even be the tiebreaker in a council vote.

Now serving in his second term, Kramer is busy. Several projects that were spawned by previous mayors and city councils are coming to fruition.

Locust Street, the city’s main thoroughfare, is undergoing an infrastructure overhaul and beautification. The century old water main will be replaced, storm water will be redirected, lanes between Ninth and 13th streets will be widened, and the wooden street lighting will be replaced.

“It’s exciting,” Kramer said.

The project is expected to be completed in September.

Another overhaul underway is

Photo courtesy/Emily Kesten

Carter Lake Mayor Russ Kramer at work in his office. the Carter Lake water quality project. The project is a cooperative effort between Carter Lake, Omaha, Nebraska, Iowa, and Pottawattamie and Douglas counties.

The goal of the $5.3 million project is to improve and sustain the oxbow lake’s water quality. Carter Lake suffers from a severe algae problem mainly caused by phosphorous. In May, aluminum sulfate was applied to the lake to drag the phosphorous to the bottom of the lake, where it is less likely to be stirred by boats and fish closer to the surface.

Carter Lake will also be dredged, shorelines will be restored, and a better stormwater system will filter runoff from the city and neighborhoods. Next year, the lake will be restocked with fish.

“It’ll be fishable next season,” said Kramer.

Another visible, but completed, project is the new city

hall. The former city hall building was 4,500 square feet and included the Carter Lake Police Department and other city departments. The new building is 17,500 square feet.

But Kramer sees more on the horizon. Carter Lake is juxtaposed, an Iowa city on the Nebraska side of the Missouri River, which can have some disadvantages. It must maintain more police officers for a city its size when Omaha crime seeps over the border.

Carter Lake high school students attend class in Council Bluffs. And businesses tend to overlook it, perhaps because of its unique location.

“We don’t have our own grocery store, and there’s never been a pharmacy,” Kramer said. “We don’t have a downtown like other Iowa cities do.”

Also high on the Carter Lake wish list is senior housing, said Kramer, which the city council is “actively pursuing.”

“We’re also trying for a community center,” he said.

“It’s been talked about as long as I’ve been in city government.” The hold up? Finding the money to fund such a venture.

But if the community center must wait, Kramer still has a mind bent on recreation.

“I’d like to see more trail work,” he said.

Council Bluffs is known for its bike and walk trails, and Omaha is working on a more connected trail network.

Kramer envisions Carter Lake connecting to downtown Omaha and Council Bluffs through the pedestrian bridge.

Of course, Kramer would like to see all these projects happen while he serves as mayor, but he is pragmatic, too.

“I enjoy this job,” he said.

“But I can’t please everybody.

People know what they get with me, and I want to better the city.”

Missouri Valley mayor Sargent finds a place to call home EMILY KESTEN For the Nonpareil

MISSOURI VALLEY – In 1998, Clint Sargent and his wife, Meg, (then of Omaha) stopped in Missouri Valley for a bite to eat. They fell into conversation with some of its citizens, and it must have been quite the conversation. The couple later drove through the community again and decided to call it home.

The following year, the Sargents moved into town. Clint Sargent is serving his second term as mayor. For Sargent, Missouri Valley isn’t just a pit stop along Interstate 29 or a bedroom community for the Council Bluffs/Omaha metropolitan area.

“It’s a close-knit community,” he said, filled with lifelong citizens and those, like the Sargents, who wanted the benefits of raising a family in a small community but the convenience of a metro area.

The Sargents both came from rural communities and now raise their two sons, Tony, 6, and Nathan, 9, in the small city of 3,000 people.

“We’re looking to see what’s best for Missouri Valley,” Sargent said of the community members and officials he works with every day.

Recently, he met with the Missouri Valley City Council in a planning session on what they envision for the city. Infrastructure, Sargent said, is a hot-button issue, and economic development and tourism are also opportunities to enhance the city’s quality of life. Top of the list is a total replacement of the Third Street corridor. The council created a Top 10 hit list for street repairs.

The water and sewer system is also another infrastructure obstacle.

“We have a state-of-the-art water treatment plant now,” he said, but the water and sewer

Photo courtesy/Emily Kesten

Missouri Valley Mayor Clint Sargent stands near his home. lines are in need of repair or replacement.

The water treatment plant was a big learning opportunity for Sargent’s first term.

“There were some surprises,” he said. “We didn’t have certified officers.” Sargent helped secure a five-year contract with People’s Service in Omaha to operate the plant.

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“We saved money and got the qualified operators we needed.”

The first two-year term had a learning curve, so now Sargent can concentrate on moving forward with Missouri Valley’s “untapped opportunities.”

In 2009, Harrison County saw an increase in local tourism. Sargent sees Missouri

Valley as a day trip destination with multiple sites, such as the Watson Steam Train and Depot, DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, Wilson Island State Recreation Area, the historic village, Wisecup Family Farm Museum, Loess Hills Scenic Byway and Sawmill Hollow Organic Farms.

A build up of businesses serves the needs of daytrippers and overnighters, said Sargent.

There are more than 200 hotel rooms, encouraging day visitors to stay overnight and not rush the sightseeing. Half of a hotel/motel tax is designated for economic development, said Sargent.

But improving Missouri Valley takes more than businesses. Sargent said he is building relationships with nonprofit and faith groups in the community. The Youth Enhancement Association is one such group that has started a sports practice field, and Sargent would like to assist the group with more activities for

mayoral duties.

“I’m lucky I have an understanding employer,” Sargent said, who works at Bed, Bath & Beyond in Omaha. “They’re flexible with my schedule.”

Technology has also lent him a helping hand. Cell phones and e-mail make it possible for Sargent to remain reachable despite a lack of traditional office hours.

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Y.M.C.A. pre-school program gives students a head start TIM ROHWER Staff Writer timothy.rohwer@nonpareilonline.com (712) 325-5752

Recently, about 30 local students held their graduation that had the usual formalities.

“They wore a cap and received their diplomas and their pictures were taken,” said Kellie Harding, the Y.M.C.A.’s pre-school coordinator. “There were proud parents with happy tears.”

These students were no older than 5 years old and had just completed the Council Bluffs Y.M.C.A. pre-school program.

“There is a need for day care services,” said Harding.

“It gives them socialization and how to relate to other children and gives them a head start on the A, B, Cs.” The Y and all other Iowa day care services must follow specific state rules and regulations for caring for the precious commodities of others.

For example, all centers must have a director, who is at least 21 years old. A director must have a bachelor’s or higher degree in early childhood education. The director is responsible for the overall function of the center and is essentially the leader of a small business. This includes the hiring of competent, motivated staff and provide for their professional development. A director must establish healthy, safe and developmentally appropriate practices and always maintain clear

‘It gives (children) socialization and how to relate to other children and gives them a head start on the A, B, Cs.’ – Kellie Harding,Y.M.C.A. pre-school coordinator.

communication with parents.

The director must also have a certification in infant, child, and adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation, first aid and Iowa’s training for the mandatory reporting of child abuse.

An on-site supervisor, who must be an adult, is responsible for the daily supervision of the center and must be on site daily either during the hours of operation that children are present or a minimum of eight hours of the center’s hours of operation. These supervisors serving predominantly schoolage children may substitute a degree in secondary education, physical education, recreation and related fields for the bachelor’s degree in early childhood education.

“These are the same regulations for everyone,” Harding said.

Day care services are becoming more popular with the ever-growing busy times for today’s parents, according to Harding.

“This year, we had a larger waiting list than in any year before.”

The Y provides day care weekdays from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

“The children don’t have to stay the whole time,” Harding said.

This past school year, there were 48 youngsters served by the Y in either its full day or partial day programs.

“The need is for more full day,” Harding said.

The Y is considering combining the partial day students with the full timers, she said, though they could leave earlier than the rest, she said.

For full day students, the learning activities get going around 9 a.m. and lasts to about 11:30 a.m. This includes learning each letter of the alphabet and using it in pictures and stories, Harding said.

“We try to make it fun.”

After lunch, it is rest time for the students, Harding said.

However, they can take swimming lessons there at the Y, she said.

“Once a month, we go to the library,” she said. “They have access to our gym.”

There are also walks to Bayliss Park, she added.

The need for this kind of service is growing so much that the Y is in the process of creating a child development center, Harding said.

Parents who are Y members pay $140 a week for this service, Harding said. Nonmembers of the Y pay $160 a week.

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Gutters aren’t glamorous.

They are not as flashy as new siding or paint and not as readily noticeable as a new garage door.

But while utilitarian, gutters provide an important function in maintaining a home.

Gutters are essential for routing roof runoff away from a structure.

If properly installed, gutters can keep basements dry, preserve topsoil and protect the siding from rot, as well shield windows and doors from water infiltration and damage.

Leaking gutters can cause basement leaks, mold and other foundation problems.

Water can also damage driveways, patios and walkways. Excess water flow can erode the dirt directly beneath driveways, patios and walkways. As the dirt washes away, the cement is no longer fully supported and can settle, crack or even collapse.

If this is already occuring, it is important to fix the gutter problem before repairing the cement.

Scott Mueller, owner of STI Guttering, has been repairing and installing gutters for more than 20 years.

“After I hit 20 years, I quit counting,” he joked.

In Council Bluffs, Mueller said he keeps busy on existing homes, which could mean anything from replacing gutters to quick fixes and repairs.

Mueller said the two primary gutter systems that he installs are steel and alu-

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Choosing steel or aluminum depends upon many factors.

Aluminum gutters will never rust. Steel gutters are stronger and will handle leaning ladders against them or falling tree branches.

“On the upper end of prices, if people can afford it, there is a lot of different things, but I typically do a lot of middle range products,” Mueller said.

Upper end products can include copper, stainless steel or, for restoration projects, lead coated copper.

Mueller said aluminum and steel gutters are available in a myriad of colors.

“Every supply house has a different set colors,” he said, while white is still the most popular.

Seamless aluminum gutters start out as a roll of flat aluminum. Mueller than turns the flat aluminum into gutters on the work site.

A roll of aluminum can be as long as 200 feet, so theoretically, a gutter could be produced as long, but Mueller said that sections are commonly kept to less than 100 feet.

Another product that has gained in popularity in the last decade is gutter covers.

Nobody likes to get up on a ladder in the spring and clean leaves, acorns or maple tree seeds out of the gutter.

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Gutter covers are solid attachments that connect to the gutters. Their sturdy structure presents great endurance and the prevention of clogging.

Gutter screens are similar to gutter covers, but are made from screen rather than solid material. While gutter screens do prevent large debris, they are probably not the best choice if you are having problems with smaller debris.

“Every year, we see new, interesting covers,” Mueller said.

As spring has sprung, Mueller said business has started to pick up.

“We’re getting through that rough winter and it started to pick up,” he said. “I think it was slow for all phases of construction starting up.”

But in the gutter business, busy means different things.

“If I’m working on a really high end job for guttering, it could last two days or less,” Mueller said. “So the average job only lasts a day.”

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Nonpareil Western Iowa Sports Coordinator Kevin White, left, interviews Harlan’s Ryan Fahn who won the 3-A boys 400m hurdles at the Iowa State track meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines May 21.

White helps expand sports coverage MIKE BROWNLEE Staff Writer Staff photo/Cindy Christensen

Nonpareil Weekend Editor Stephanie Ogren looks through one of her pages for any mistakes during a busy Friday night.

Ogren balances motherhood, hobbies and a career in the news business MIKE BROWNLEE Staff Writer mike.brownlee@nonpareilonline.com (712) 325-5732

The Evening Sentinel in her hometown of Shenandoah is where Stephanie Ogren got her start in newspapers. Her title was compositor, meaning she literally laid out the pages by putting the stories through a wax machine and “sticking” them to a news page to make the prints.

These days laying out the newspaper is easier for Ogren, who paginates as part of her role as weekend editor for The Daily Nonpareil.

When she’s typing, Ogren focuses on what she knows and likes: Motherhood, makeup and fashion. Her weekly features include “The Motherload” and “Facial Features.”

“I like makeup and shopping, so I enjoy writing about it,” Ogren said.

About “The Motherload,” Ogren said she tells stories and experiences that she feels others live out as well.

“I have all these misadventures that I like to write about because people can relate to my stupidity,” she said with a laugh.

Husband Corey, 36, along with sons Max, 11, and Danny, 9, provide much of the fodder for the column. Ogren and her husband have been married 11 years. Corey is a pilot who flies private jets.

Though Ogren grew up in Shenandoah, Council Bluffs is home now.

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she said of visiting her hometown. “My parents don’t live there anymore.”

When she’s not at work, Ogren said you can usually find her on Facebook.

“I’m a Facebook addict,” she said. “I also like to write in my spare time.” She also likes to collect vintage Barbie dolls.

Ogren has been in the newspaper industry since 1991, when she was broke in with the Evening Sentinel.

“I was on the high school newspaper. Then a job came open at the Shenandoah paper,” Ogren said. “I was working at Hardees at the time – that couldn’t be my job forever.”

Ogren joined the Nonpareil staff in December 1999 as a paginator before eventually moving to assistant weekend editor, then later weekend editor. Ogren was promoted to design editor in 2005 before moving to the Woodbine Twiner to do pages in September 2005.

She spent two years in Woodbine before returning to the weekend editor position in 2007.

“I knew we needed to hire her back because of her knowledge and expertise in the newspaper business,” said Courtney Brummer, assistant managing editor of Nonpareil.

Brummer started at the Nonpareil a year after Ogren’s first stint began, and Brummer said she learned a lot from her colleague.

“She taught me pretty much everything I know

about pagination style and technique,” Brummer said.

After Ogren’s departure, Brummer, “went from pupil to boss. But I don’t think of it like that really.”

Ogren said she enjoys Brummer and her other coworkers at the Nonpareil.

Around the newsroom a burst of laughter is always around the corner, whether it be provoked by a movie quote, humorous situation or anything else. Reporters and editors converse freely.

“It’s a creative atmosphere, we can bounce things off each other and have a lot of freedom,” Ogren said.

Brummer praised Ogren’s work at the paper and for excellent conversation skills.

“She’s got excellent news judgment. She’s able to coordinate the reporters effectively and I trust her knowledge of what is and what is not news. I never have any concerns about her ability to do her job,” Brummer said.

“And she’s a very fun person.

She has this unlimited knowledge of pop culture trivia and answers. I always find that intriguing.

“We get along pretty well just based on our knowledge of random movies and television that nobody else knows about.”

With her columns a following has grown and Ogren said she enjoys the feedback and words of wisdom she gets from readers.

“I love getting e-mails from my readers,” she said. “It’s always nice to hear from them.”

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“It never gets old,” White said. “Covering a big game in a big venue with a big crowd. It hasn’t faded. There’s just something about it.”

White took over as Western Iowa Sports Coordinator last April, a position that brings him back to The Daily Nonpareil to oversee area sports coverage for both the Nonpareil and Omaha World-Herald.

White started his career in journalism with an administrative assistant gig at the Nonpareil in the fall of 1990, typing a lot of obituaries, he said. He moved to full time in the sports department in 1991 and was at the paper nine more years before being hired on at the World-Herald in May 2000.

His appointment to the Western Iowa Sports Coordinator position brought things full circle, as he synergizes the western Iowa sports operations of both papers. He does so through coverage of events by reporters at the Nonpareil, World-Herald and a network of newspapers in Iowa, including the Ames Tribune, Logan Herald Observer and more.

“I think it’s great now that we can pool the resources together. We’re able to be more versatile, get more bodies covering more events,” White

said. “We get a better mix of coverage that maybe wasn’t possible in the previous set up.

I think the reader benefits.”

Evan Bland, a staff writer in the Nonpareil sports department, said he enjoys working with White. Bland joined the Nonpareil staff fresh out of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at the same time White returned, in April 2009.

“One of the things I find most beneficial is the fact that he has experience, 20 years of doing this. It’s helpful to have a guy who’s been through the seasons before,” Bland said.

“Not to mention he has those connections, knows people in the area. It’s made it more seamless for me to jump into the prep scene.”

Bland said White eased the transition from covering college sports to prep sports.

Bland said he was used to a world with sports information directors who provided more information than he could ever use. “(Kevin’s helped with) how to get in touch with people, where the information sources are, who’s helpful to talk to, etc,” Bland said.

White grew up a sports junkie in a sports family in Minden. His father, T. Gary White, was a teacher, coach and eventually athletic director at his high school, Tri-Center.

“I’ve enjoyed being around sports my whole life,” White said. “I lived in the gym (at Tri-Center).”

White graduated from Dana College in Blair, Neb., in

1990. While at Dana, he played basketball for four years, in addition to playing tennis three and baseball for a year.

At Dana he majored in communications with an emphasis in media – the school had no journalism major – and dabbled in newspaper and radio work. He decided on newspapers.

“Print was always my first love,” said White, whose first newspaper experience began in high school.

White’s brother, Bryan, is a teacher and a head boys basketball coach at Oskaloosa.

Kevin said if he hadn’t gotten into journalism he would’ve gone the teacher-coach route as well.

He moved to Council Bluffs after college to begin work at the Nonpareil and hasn’t moved. He lives with his wife, Jill, 40, daughter Bailey, 9, and son Carter, 6. The sports family tradition continues, as Jill is an athletic trainer with Jennie Edmundson and both children play sports. White said he enjoys what Council Bluffs offers.

“I really enjoy the community,” White said. “It’s got a nice small-town feel, even though you’re in a metro area.

It’s the best of both worlds.”

His love of sports hasn’t abated since his high school days, and he still marvels at the athletes he covers.

“I love sports because it tells you so much about young kids,” White said. “You can learn a lot from these kids. It’s amazing what they’re doing in competition.”

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Latta brings ‘Good News’ to county jail inmates CHAD NATION Staff Writer cnation@nonpareilonline.com (712) 325-5738

Stan Latta has only been working as a chaplain for Good News Jail & Prison Ministry since March, but he feels like his work is finally coming full circle.

Latta has an extensive resume in the counseling field.

He is a certified gambling addition counselor in Nebraska, has worked as the director of a men’s recovery programs at a homeless shelter and teaches as adjunct professor of psychology at Grace University.

But it was his involvement in the 1970s with Youth for Christ that first put him in contact with inmates.

The organization was building a group home for troubled youths in the Orlando area and while the project was being completed, Latta started visiting young people in the penal system.

It was the beginning of the first jail ministry in the area.

Latta met a 17-year-old boy who was being tried for firstdegree murder while in the commission of a felony. The teen had broken into a business and ended up killing the owner with a railroad spike.

As he developed a relationship the teen, Latta decided to take a new job back in Omaha.

The teen was in tears the last day Latta visited him, because there was no one else who would come to visit him after Latta was gone.

There was no other chaplain for Latta to hand off to when he left.

“When I walked out that last day and the cell door slammed – which being the 1970s was a huge metal, sliding barred door – it shook my body,” he said. “I felt I had betrayed this teen. It has always left a hole in my heart.”

When the opportunity to join the Good News Jail & Prison Ministry arose, Latta saw his opportunity to complete what he had started.

As a chaplain with the ministry, Latta works with people in the Pottawattamie County Jail, Southwest Iowa Youth Detention Center and Sarpy County Jail in Nebraska.

Some of Latta’s duties include: ■ Providing comprehensive services to all inmates in the various facilities assigned within its parameters of security.

■ Providing other services to inmates, staff, public officials and the community, as will enhance the overall ministry.

■ Working with the local church to provide ministry support through prayer, volunteers and finances.

■ Encouraging and counseling inmates, staff and officers.

■ Establishing, coordinating and overseeing programs of evangelism and discipleship.

■ Recruiting, training and supervising volunteers.

■ Performing ministerial functions when appropriate, including weddings and funerals.

■ Serving as a liaison and facilitator between the pastoral community and the institution.

■ Emergency and death notifications.

Latta said the highest obligation as chaplain – besides jail security, which always comes first – it to help facilitate religious rights.

And just because Good News Jail & Prison Ministry is a Christian organization, Latta said they don’t just facilitate religious rights for Christians.

“If there is Muslin inmate, who needs a copy of the Koran or would like to see an imam, we try the best we can to secure those things,” he said.

Latta also makes sure that any certain religious meal or dietary restrictions are met at the facilities.

He said the “hands on” work, such as teaching classes or religious services, are handled by volunteers. Latta must arrange the volunteers, cull their references and qualifica-

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I felt I had betrayed this teen.

It has always left a hole in my heart.’

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“It’s a better system,” he said. “One of the things changing locally, and we are lucky to have the quality administrators we have here, is we are seeing the need to do something even with short-termers.

“The jail administrators have been good about wanting to see programming brought in to help with all inmates.”

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“A vast majority of the inmates are men, women and youths who have been making unintelligent decisions for their whole life and they are suffering the consequences,” he said. “We need to reach them and, hopefully, they make a life altering decision, such as turning their life over to God.”

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“That means I have to recruit people and train them,” he said. “And another part of the job is fundraising.”

Each year, the Good News Jail & Prison Ministry holds a

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NEOLA

Neola was first settled by the Pottawattamie Indians around 1839.

The word “Neola,” accordingly to Iowa history means “lookout.”

Neola borders Mosquito creek and rises up on hills from which one can see a distance of five miles. In 1869 The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was built and the town grew. The railroad brought many people into the area to build businesses, schools, churches and farmsteads. Neola was incorporated in 1882. The city of Neola observed its 125th anniversary at the annual Hoo Doo Days celebration in September 2007.

Like other small towns, Neola strives to keep its existing businesses and to create opportunities for new businesses. Neola citizens work hard to keep their community safe and beautiful.

Z IMMERMAN Sales & Service

Underwood is located approximately 10 miles northeast of the Council Bluffs, Iowa and Omaha, Nebraska metropolitan area and is accessible from Interstate 80 at exit 17.

Distance to Eppley Airfield, Omaha Nebraska, is 24 miles.

Contributing to a positive quality of life within the City of Underwood is an excellent educational system, community hall with tennis courts, baseball and softball complexes, soccer fields, the newly developed Trailhead Park with picnic pavilion, churches, Optimist Club, and a state of the art volunteer fire and rescue department.

A large number of local facilities within 30 minutes of Underwood include golf courses, swimming pools, fitness centers, public library, theatres, opera, historical sites and museums, many fine restaurants and popular attractions such as the Old Market, Bluffs Run-Ameristar-Harrahs Casinos, Henry Doorly Zoo and Joslyn Art Museum.

There are currently three housing subdivisions being developed within the corporate City limits of Underwood.

Family owned since 1 965

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Neola

Zimmerman Sales and Service was started in 1965 by Jerry Zimmerman. The family grew up helping on bin erection and servicing.

After graduation, Kevin attended Iowa Western Community College graduating with a degree in Applied Electronic Science.

Kevin worked three years with a large scale company, traveling and putting in scales, pouring concrete and wiring scales for feed mills and elevators. In 1989, Jerry and Kevin formed a partnership in Zimmerman Sales and Service.

Kevin and Paulette have bought the business now and manage all aspects for your building and grain storage needs.

Kevin has a Master Class B Electronic license, boom trucks, trencher and crane to complement the grain bin building, electrical sales and service needed today.

Pet food, feed and seed are also available at the store in Neola, Iowa, Business hours are 8am5pm Monday through Friday and 8am-Noon on Saturdays.

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Underwood Optimists Celebrating 27 years serving our youth and community.

Meetings every Saturday 7:30 AM • U.M.B.A. Hall

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“Bringing Out the Best in Kids!”

It's our motto, it's who we are and what we do. We are people who care about our communities and want to make a difference in the lives of young people. We conduct positive service programs for youth in our community and throughout the world. The Underwood Optimist Club is currently comprised of 55 wonderful members. The Club sponsors two Optimist Youth Clubs (High School and Middle School). Be our guest at a Club meeting and check us out. You’ll be glad you did.

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Underwood Community School District www.underwoodeagles.org 601 Third St., PO Box 130 • Underwood, IA 51576

The Underwood Community School district is located approximately 12 miles northeast of Council Bluffs. Interstate 80 is located almost in the middle of the district making Council Bluffs, Omaha and Des Moines readily accessible. The District operates in three attendance centers. All centers are located in Underwood, although the district also includes the towns of Bentley, McClelland and Weston. Our elementary center houses PK-5 students, middle school houses 6-8 students and the high school facility houses 912 students. The district has 800 students and offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities. Most of the students take part in activities of their interest The district offers a Latch-Key program for school age children. This service provides before and after school day-care and is operated in the elementary center. Also, extended day care is offered for preschool students. Within the city of Underwood and assisting to create a positive quality of life are the following: an excellent educational system, tennis courts, baseball and softball fields, soccer fields, city activity centre, churches, volunteer fire department, rescue squad and Optimist club.

K err Plumbing, Heating, & Air Conditioning Since 1973 26043 3rd St. Underwood, IA 712.566.2087 Kerr Plumbing and Heating Inc., located at 26043 3rd St, has been engaged in contract commercial plumbing & heating projects in Southwest Iowa since 1973.

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Macedonia is a historical town with the Mormon Trail winding through the city and nearby countryside. The city has a covered stadium that is one of two remaining in Iowa, a beautifully shaded park with playground equipment and a waling trail. A half mile from town is the descent to the river at Old Town Park where Mormons crossed the river on limestone rock ledge.

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A.B.A.T.E. Sponsoring business 118 3rd Street • Underwood • 712-566-9292 Friends Restaurant and Lounge, located in Underwood, is owned

by John Brunow. John was born and raised in Council Bluffs. He graduated from A.L. in 1974, moved to California in 1977 and went to college. He served 20 years as a Police Officer in Northern California before retiring.

He has been married for 22 years to Irene. She was born and raised in California. John would travel back to Council Bluffs about 12 times a year and owns a home in Council Bluffs. When he was back here he would always go to his favorite restaurant. “It reminds me of the good old Iowa food,” John says. About 14 months ago, John was eating dinner and talking to the owner. He told Shari, “If you ever decide to sell this place, would you let me know?” She told him it was for sale. He called Shannon Snipes at NP Dodge from the dining table and told him to make an offer on the restaurant

the next day. John and his wife now own Friends Restaurant and Lounge in Underwood, Iowa. He had wanted a small town restaurant as long as he could remember. This is a dream come true for him.

John’s plans for the restaurant are simple. He is keeping the cook, bar staff and dinning room staff.

The new addition to the staff is his older brother, Jack , who is the manager. The food will stay mostly the same. They have Carp dinner every Wednesday; Walleye dinners Wednesdays & Fridays; and Rib-eye steak dinners on Saturdays. They are also open on Sundays for breakfast. They now have a large shaded beer garden and the bar is now open on Sundays. John is a H.O.G. member and Friends is also a sponsoring business for A.B.A.T.E. “We are ready for the summer,” John said.

Stemple Bird Museum

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Pioneer Trail Museum 712-486-2568

311 Main St. • Macedonia Macedonia Historical Preservation Society (MHPS) has restored a Macedonia Main Street Building that is now used for the Pioneer Trail Museum. MHPS received an Iowa West Foundation matching grant to help restore the wood floor and the windowed façade. Old flooring from a oneroom school house has been used to replace the damaged pieces.

Volunteers have raised money through events, donations and memorials. The Nishna Botna River Rubber Ducky Race will be the next event on July 11th at Olde Town Park West of Macedonia. The historical society is also responsible for the Stempel Bird Collection!

MALL WORLD

M&R Tire & Automotive Sales & Service

24883 Mulberry Lane Underwood

Signs Lettering & Advertising Displays of various Types

BRAD SCHROEDER ~Owner~

712-566-2095

M&R Tire and Automotive, Inc. It all started in the spring of 1967.

Bill Rodenburg and his two sons (Ronnie & Denny) opened Rodenburg Skelly. Rodenburg Skelly quickly boomed into Rodenburg Enterprises, which included a motel and restaurant along with the service station.

The service station (Rodenburg Skelly) also had two wreckers and complete tire service. The farming community was very good and showed a great need for a good tire store. So, that is what the Rodenburg’s did – dove into the tire market. Ron started purchasing tires by the 100’s.

Still, being new to the industry, he was nervous and should have been. Right around the corner was the gas shortage. Actually limiting how much gas interstate traffic could get so they could take care of the local business people. They would have to go as far as giving

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$10 of gas per car.

Ron knew the petroleum market wasn’t what he wanted and dissolved Rodenburg Enterprises in 1983. Starting on his own, at the farm he had owned he remodeled an old barn into a prosperous tire business. He still wasn’t completely satisfied with the whole tire shop scenario at the farm. So, talking with his only son, Mike Rodenburg, they decided to devote themselves to the tire industry 100%.

They built a brand new 5-bay tire shop right outside of Underwood, directly behind the truck stop they used to own, Rodenburg Skelly.

The new business was established May 22, 2000. M&R Tire and Automotive, Inc was open.

Mike runs the shop with two employees now and Ron (being retired) stills helps everyday selling tires. Something he will never forget.

PO BOX 185 MACEDONIA, IA 51549 712-486-2649 CELL 402-960-6183 Mall World Marketing Graphics, located in Macedonia, with over 20 years in the sign trade, Brad Schroeder has owned and operated this company for the last 13 years. He said the business has such an unusual name because originally they wanted to focus on catering to signage needs within the shopping mall industry. Now they offer much more! Namely a variety of signs from as big as a billboard to as small as can be!

Mall World has managed to carve out a niche in service to commercial clients extending into 10 states. Brad would like to say “thank you” to customers for their continued patronage.

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OAKLAND

CARSON The City was incorporated in 1881 when the railroad began transporting settlers and supplies to the area. Since 1881 the community’s population has grown from 240 to approximately 750 in 2009.

The City of Carson has a rich history of volunteerism which has manifested our town with a vibrant community spirit. The Carson Community Club was established in 1954 to promote local businesses and to promote Carson Community Spirit. Club membership is open to anyone who is interested in having fun volunteering while making Carson a better community! If you are interested in a Club membership please call City Hall at 712-4843636. The Carson Community Club is owner/operator of the Dreamland Theatre which is located at 107 Broadway. We believe the Dreamland Theatre

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is the oldest, longest operating theatre in the State of Iowa.

The theatre provides current movies at a very reasonable admission rate of $4 per adult and $3 per youth. The theatre is open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings at 7 PM, Show starts at 7:30 PM. The City of Carson has a full calendar of annual events available for the public to enjoy.

Annual events in Carson include: Easter Egg Hunt, Carson Jubilee, Civil War Reenactment, High School Rodeo, PRCA Pro Rodeo, Rodeo Parade with special guests the “Shriners”, Business Trick or Treat Night, Christmas in Carson Night/Craft Show, and many comical and highly entertaining “Wilma Laughlin” Dinner Theatre productions. Besides these events the Community has several park systems to

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Precision Plumbing Professionals, Inc. is located at 205 S Commercial St in Carson.

Since 1998, Cory and Joyce Edic have owned Precision Plumbing Professionals, Inc, a plumbing and water treatment purifying, filtering, and softening company.

They are also knowledgeable in the new tankless water heaters.

They are licensed in Council Bluffs, Iowa and Bellevue, Nebraska. They also service Southwest Iowa. You could see their truck in Missouri Valley, Red Oak, Griswold, or Avoca, sometimes in the same day. Their phone is answered 24/7, so if you find yourself with a plumbing problem anytime of the day or night give them a call. You will always hear a comforting voice at the other end asking how they can make you smile. It’s their personal way of letting you know you’re not alone and help is on the way.

Give them a call 402-681-2078 and let them help you.

offer the public. The Mill Stone park has two park shelters with picnic tables, playground area, softball/baseball field, soccer field, basketball court, Rodeo Arena, and 20 RV Camper electric hookups along the Nishna Botna River. A new canoe/boat ramp is scheduled to be constructed along the river to allow visitors to easily access to the riverfront.

In 2006 the City completed construction of a new 11,000 square foot community center.

The center houses City Hall, a fitness center (memberships available starting at $15 per month per individual), Banquet Hall/Kitchen, Voting Precinct, and several smaller meeting rooms available to serve your rental needs. Call Kristina at 712-484-3636 or visit www.carsonia.com for more information and photos on the Carson Community Center.

Carson Body Shop located at 101 South Central is owned by Kevan and Eula Green. They have over 60 years experience in rebuilding antique and classic cars.

The shop has seen a large variety of automobiles over the years. They range from a 1908 REO to a 1984 Corvette, drag cars, stock cars, show cars and original cars and pickups. One of the concerns of owning a body shop is that the general public does not understand the cost of materials. Some colors of paint alone can cost up to $80.00 per pint. However, Kevan feels there will always be accidents and if you treat people fairly and back your work, you will remain busy. Kevan can be reached at 484-BASH (2274).

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Carson, Iowa

712-484-3821 Mertes Welding and Repair is located at 119 S. Commercial St. A family owned business since 1952. Mark and Amy Mertes took over this custom steel fabrication and machine work operation in 1991. They build many special projects that are unique, one-of-akind and cannot be purchased ready-made. Although a large portion of their business is dependent on agribusiness, they find themselves doing more residential and commercial metal working projects. They can be reached at 484-3821.

or visit www.carsonia.com

to obtain an order form.

Carson is located only 30 minutes east of Council Bluffs on Highway 92. The community’s population has grown to 750 in 2009.

The Carson Community Club was established in 1954 to promote local businesses and to promote Carson Community Spirit. Club membership is open to anyone who is interested in having fun volunteering while making Carson a better community!

The Dreamland Theater located at 107 Broadway is the oldest, longest operating theatre in the State of Iowa. The theatre provides current movies at a very reasonable admission rate of $4 per adult and $3 per youth. The theatre is open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening at 7pm. Show starts at 7:30pm.

The City of Carson has a full calendar of annual events available for the public to enjoy. They include: Easter Egg Hunt, Carson Jubilee, High School Rodeo, PRCA Pro Rodeo, Rodeo Parade with the “ Shriners”, Business Trick or Treat Night, Christmas in Carson Night/Craft Show and many comical and highly entertaining “Wilma Laughlin” Dinner Theatre productions.

The Community has several park systems: The Mill Stone park has two park shelters with picnic tables, playground area, softball/baseball field, soccer field, basketball court, Rodeo Arena, and 20 RV Camper electric hookups long the Nishna Botna River. A new canoe/boat ramp is being constructed along the river to allow visitors easy access to the riverfront.

The Community Center houses City Hall, a fitness center (memberships available starting at $15 per month, per person), Banquet Hall/Kitchen, Voting Precinct, and several smaller meeting rooms available to serve your rental needs.

Call 712-484-3636 or visit www.carsonia.com for more information and photos on Carson City and the Carson Community Center.

The first house in Big Grove, now Oakland, was built in 1856 by Mr. Slocum for a storeroom where he had a stock of groceries. When Jacob Cohn came from Council Bluffs to start a general store at Big Grove, the groceries were transferred from Slocum to Cohn.

W. H. Freeman put up a new building in the Grove and Cohn moved into that. He soon became bankrupt. W. B. Freeman took charge of the assets and he and W. H. Freeman opened up in the

Hildebrand Feed & Seed Double H Boots Hubbard Livestock Feed Diamond Brand Pet Food 125 Harrison Oakland, IA 51560 (712) 482-3171 Gregg and Lori Nisley purchased Hildebrand Feed and Seed located at 125 Harrison in Oakland from Reanne Hildebrand in September of 2004. The business offers a complete line of Hubbard feed for cattle, hogs, sheep and poultry. They are a Syngenta seed dealer and also carry lawn and garden seeds and supplies. They carry Diamond brand pet food for dogs and cars and bird feed as well. Other items offered are Diamond H Boots, gloves, rat and mouse bait, fly sprays and miscellaneous supplies.

Living in a small community limits the number of customers, so they feel that servicing their customer base is very important – as well as trying to gain new customers.

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The building of a branch railroad of the Rock Island Railroad down the Botna Valley from Avoca changed the character of the hamlet of Big Grove, standing in the primeval forest to an important town. The town of Oakland was laid out by Thomas Tostevin and Samuel Denton, surveyors.

The first residence on the new site was erected by Dr. S. Stewart and the first store building by J. C. Norton, J. M. Estes and E. H.

Wineland in the upper part of town. The plat of the lower part of the town was made September 13, 1880, on the lands of W. H. Freeman, John Bates, Ambrose Bates and Thomas Tostevin. The next spring, 1881, Thomas Tostevin platted a portion of the town in the upper part on the lands of John T. Baldwin. The town was incorporated under the laws of Iowa by the circuit court of Pottawattamie County on May 1, 1882.

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Hummel Insurance is located at 142 North Main. President Craig C. Hummel feels that many people feel like they’re caught up in an endless maze when it comes to insurance, paying more then they should without even knowing what they are protected against. However, everyone’s needs are different and at Hummel Insurance Service they take the time to design a plan of protection around your individual needs. They are an independent insurance firm dedicated to providing quality personal and commercial insurance programs for over 60 years. Since they are not limited to any one company, they can shop the entire marketplace to give their clients the best protection at the most competitive price. They use technology to help protect the things and people who matter most.

Their interactive customer web site at www.hummelins.com goes far beyond what most other companies and agencies have to offer. It provides clients with a secure, personalized home page where you can request a quote, make a change, report a claim, ask questions and even download a copy of your policy. Call 800-482-6426 to see what you’ve been missing.

OAKLAND D INSURANCE AGENCY,, LLC All Lines of Insurance “Your Protection is our Profession” 105 N. Main Oakland, IA 712.482.6928 Oakland Insurance Agency located at 105 N. Main in Oakland has been family owned since 1972. It’s current owners, Kenneth and Laura Moore purchased the company in 2002 from Laura’s father. Her father, Ted Johnk established the insurance business in 1972. Laura grew up observing her father at work. In 1992, Laura began working in the agency and soon after, acquired her insurance license. They are proud and feel it is an honor to own a family business in a deep rooted community.

In the 70’s, rates were quoted directly out of a manual.

Now, the computers do the quotes because of all the different formulas and equations that companies have to consider in giving a quote.

They strive to help their customers get the best coverage at the lowers rate. Customer service is also a very important part of their business. They feel that your protection is their profession.

The agency provides all lines of insurance including auto, home, farm, commercial, crop, crop hail, life and health. They are an independent agency which means they can write with several different companies giving the customer the best options. They can be reached at 712-482-6928.

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Reference librarians manage materials TIM JOHNSON Staff Writer tjohnson@nonpareilonline.com (712) 325-5750

“Libraries can’t own every item ever published, unless it’s the Library of Congress.”

Somewhere along the line, that resulted in the development of the interlibrary loan, which is one of the areas managed by Patti Goodwin, reference assistant at the Council Bluffs Public Library, 400 Willow Ave. “We borrow materials for our patrons and lend materials to other libraries,” she said.

“Borrowing and lending, we’re averaging over 300 a month. And, 95 percent of the time, we’re lending more than we’re borrowing.”

Goodwin tracks sources down by using Web sites such as the State of Iowa Libraries Online, she said. The directory includes academic libraries, as well as public libraries.

Materials are sent by mail, which often generates a large volume of mail for the library, Goodwin said. She spends part of her day packing and unpacking books for or from other libraries.

“Generally, we don’t have the patrons reimburse us for the shipping,” she said. “It’s only if the lending library charges us. We do not lend or borrow any audio-visual materials at this time.”

Goodwin also spends part of her time helping patrons at the reference desk on the library’s upper level.

“I’m at the counter at least half of every day,” she said.

That involves helping patrons find the information they are looking for – either in print or online databases, Goodwin said.

“We have databases that we have for research,” she said. “We subscribe to a very large magazine database, EBSCOHOST. We also have an online auto repair site that is really gaining in popularity.”

Goodwin enjoys helping patrons but also appreciates the quiet time she has while working on other duties.

“Off and on desk is a good balance,” she said. “I like the interlibrary loan, because I like seeing what different people find.”

Goodwin can tell a difference since the library opened Teen Central in February.

“After school, we’re seeing a lot more teen traffic heading for the teen center,” she said.

“That is very popular, and it’s a nice resource.”

Goodwin said she “fell into” her job at the library.

“I was actually at College of St. Mary working on a teaching degree,” she said. “I was over here doing research and applied for this job on a whim. The next day, the part-time person I replaced came in and said he was leaving, and my application was on top.”

Staff photo/Tim Johnson

Patti Goodwin, reference assistant at the Council Bluffs Public Library, reshelves a book in the reference department.

That was February 1986.

Now, Goodwin and the reference director are the department’s two full-time employees.

There are seven part-time workers, including six who share in the desk duties and one who assists in the Internet lab.

“We all have on-desk and off-desk duties; and when we are on desk, we have extraneous stuff that we do,” such as indexing clipping files, checking database postings and checking the computerized card catalog to see if there are books that haven’t been borrowed for a long time and may no longer be the best source on a topic.

Sometimes, a patron needs access to a source in a restricted collection, Goodwin said.

“If a patron wants something from a special collection, we have to go in and get it and bring it out for them to look at,” she said. “Generally, patrons are not allowed in the special collections areas.”

In some cases, patrons can make an appointment to go into a room with a special collection and look at materials for a certain length of time, she said.

As you might expect, library employees tend to be people who enjoy reading.

“We have a fairly quiet staff room, because we’re reading on our breaks,” she said.

She prefers science fiction and mysteries.

CBTV prepares students for TV jobs CBTV/From Page 1F “That gives the community the ability to put up an announcement.”

The station is also working on extending the reach of its transmissions, Soby said.

“We’re kind of building our ability to be seen on the Web,” he said. “We want to primarily cover Council Bluffs. There’s a lot of neat things in Council Bluffs.

“We live-streamed basketball last year on the Internet.

People who have their sons and daughters here appreciate that.

This fall, we hope to be livestreaming football and also broadcasting football replays.

Who doesn’t need a football game to watch during the week?”

“We try not to stray too far out of Council Bluffs. We go up to Hitchcock Nature Area, because a lot of people from Council Bluffs go up there; and I sent some students up to the duck races in Avoca, Neb.” However, budget considerations prevent the station from sending staff on too many road trips, Soby said.

Of course, campus activities are always a priority, Soby said.

“We try to cover the concerts here on campus.”

A student-driven show called “Pirate TV” was launched during the past school year, he said.

The TV station also serves as a lab for electronic media studies students at Iowa Western, Soby said.

“It’s a great opportunity for them to get their hands on the equipment and get immersed into doing visual storytelling,” he said. “It’s a really neat opportunity for them over here.

Where I went, we didn’t have the opportunity to do a story and then see it aired.”

Students can learn to operate a camera, edit videotape, narrate programs, do research for stories and other important skills, he said.

“They write scripts, and the staff corrects them,” Soby said.

They also get experience before they have to land a permanent position, he said.

“They’re able to go to prospective employers and say, ‘I’ve already been on TV.’ We have a number of students who are not only going to school, they’re also working at KETV

and a couple other stations in Omaha,” he said. Four students have already been hired, he said.

“We built some excitement this year in the students,” Soby said. “We have a number of students coming for summer session. We also have some students coming in (the week after graduation) and doing stories.”

PAINT-A-THON Need your house painted?

AT NO COST! You could have your home painted at absoultely no cost by volunteers from area businesses, congregations and service clubs.

If you live in Council Bluffs, are 60 or over, or are permanently disabled at any age and meet financial guidelines, you could qualify. Phone Southwest 8 Senior Services 328-2540 or 211 for an application, and for more information call Paint-A-Thon at 965-9169.

Staff Writer dennis.friend@nonpareilonline.com (712) 325-5746

Why embalm?

This is one of the most often asked questions of a funeral director.

“The main reason is for health reasons,” Mike Maher of Maher-Livingston Funeral Home said.

Embalming has been practiced by various cultures for centuries and has been performed for different reasons throughout history. Maher said the ancient Egyptians may be the most well-known and are closely associated with the practice. Egyptians embalmed for religious reasons, believing it necessary for someone to enter the afterlife, because once in the afterlife, the deceased person would need his or her body.

Over the years, the reason for the procedure changed. Embalming today has its roots more in the practical than the religious or philosophical.

“During the Civil War, they wanted to be able to get the soldiers back home for burial, instead of burying them on the battlefield,” Maher said. Embalming was a way to preserve the bodies long enough to ship them back to their families for burial.

Today, embalming still is used to preserve the deceased, a temporary preservation of the remains, Maher said, because the natural process of decomposition begins immediately after death.

“It gives people time to do a proper service,” Maher added.

Some people believe that the embalming procedure began as a way to make sure someone was not buried alive, and one of the sales pitches in the 19th century offered in favor of embalming was that one could be sure that an embalmed loved one was actually dead.

Maher said that belief could be filed under “an urban myth.”

He said the primary reason for embalming is to allow adequate time between death and burial to observe social customs such as visitation and funeral services. The process involves the funeral director, who also does embalming under Iowa law.

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Embalming can improve the appearance of the deceased, allowing open casket ceremonies for families and visitors, Maher said.

“For instance, we had someone who had been sick for years,” Maher said.

At the service, the family was able to view the remains and say, “He doesn’t hurt anymore,” Maher said.

Some religions discourage embalming, Maher pointed out.

“Orthodox Jews do not believe in embalming. When possible, the burial will be within a 24-hour period,” he said. In addition, the casket cannot contain metal.

The intent is to avoid any process or materials that might “slow down their return to the earth,” Maher said.

Funeral home personnel will attempt to respect the dignity of the deceased during the embalming process. Personal effects are inventoried. Jewelry and glasses are removed during embalming and will either be replaced or returned to the family. Maher said the goal of the procedure is to “represent who they were.”

“We respect the family’s wishes, but why would you put him in a suit if he never wore a suit?” Maher said.

A funeral director will carefully consider a number of factors in the embalming process, including the cause of death, condition of the body and the person’s age and sex.

Sometimes it’s difficult, Maher said, especially in cases in which the person met a violent death. That’s when the embalming process will involve more of a restoration process. The goal, again, is to restore the person’s appearance in life.

The funeral director will disinfect remains to slow the rate of decomposition. The dead person will be positioned as they will appear in the casket. The eyes and mouth will be closed and facial features set.

The blood in the circulatory system will be replaced with a preservative fluid, also to slow decomposition. The body will be washed, fingernails will be cleaned and hair might be combed or styled after embalming has been completed.

Clothing provided by the family to dress the body, and cosmetics will be applied to the face and hands to replace the natural color of the skin, which often changes after death.

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