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Happy holidays from The Woodbine Twiner!

Library Hours The Woodbine Public Library will be closed Dec. 24-25 and Dec. 31 through Jan. 1, 2011 to celebrate the holidays.

The Woodbine Twiner The Official Newspaper of Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa

www.woodbinetwiner.com December 22, 2010

Volume 132, Issue 52

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Residing over winter (sports)

Preschool grant requirements top school board discussion Improvements needed to meet requirements before two day, onsite visit LOIS ANDERSEN For the Twiner

Woodbine Community School held their annual Winter Sports Pep Rally Dec. 17. Pictured here is the royal court, from right to left, Ethan Lenz, Dalton Peterson, Winter Sports Prince Alex Klein, Winter Sports Princess Katrina Marsh, Alaina Barnum and Chantel Schwery. See page eight for more photos.

Photo: Nikki Davis

Christmas on display MARY DARLING For The Twiner

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You can’t help but be filled with the Christmas spirit when you walk through the doors of the Museum of Religious Arts and view 400 nativities and more than 50 decorated Christmas trees on display.

This year marks the fifth in a row the Museum has dressed up for the holidays, and due to several requests, will extend the event through January.

According to Rhonda McHugh, an assistant at the museum, attendance has broken records each year for this event.

Among the 400 nativities on See MRA Page 6

Changes at Harrison County Conservation Sproul retires New face at after 33 years HCC: Barrineau If, as Tim Sproul says, success is measured by the impact you have on your region and its people, his 33year tenure as Director of the Harrison County Conservation Board has been a huge triumph.

Sproul Sproul, who is retiring Jan. 14, is quick to point out any talk of success in the department doesn’t include just him.

“There is no ‘I’ or ‘me’ about it,” Sproul said. “As the program has grown and included more activities and become larger and more expensive, the ‘we’ is so important.”

Sproul said the success lies with the staff of the board, the conservation board itself and the partners necessary to generate to get things done.

“You have to reach out and develop relationships. It has to be ‘we,’” he said.

Sproul, a 1971 graduate of Missouri Valley High School, had always been interested in conservation.

See SPROUL Page 6

Library Hours The Woodbine Public Library will be closed Dec. 24-25 and Dec. 31 through Jan. 1, 2011 to celebrate the holidays.

Christmas Eve Service The Woodbine Community of Christ will

SWAIN REALTY Woodbine, Iowa

NIKKI DAVIS Editor

MARY DARLING For The Twiner

have a candlelight Christmas Eve Service at 5 p.m. Dec. 24. All are invited to attend.

Grief Classes Myrtue Hospice will sponsor grief classes from 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays Jan. 18 through Feb. 22 at the

While there are several changes occurring within the Harrison County Conservation Board’s program, one of the prominent changes brings a familiar face to the small team – Gary Barrineau Barrineau’s.

Barrineau, a 1996 West Harrison graduate, interned with the HCCB for a summer the year he graduated. He seemed to know, even in high school, that’s what he wanted to do… conservation practices… though how he returned to the HCCB was a winding road.

He entered the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Neb. as an environmental studies major with a focus on geography. He also played football at UNO as a fullback.

It didn’t take him long to realize the football schedule and the environmental studies classes were not compatible.

“I had to take these different classes that were offered every other semester and there was a huge scheduling conflict,” See BARRINEAU Page 6

Sacred Heart Parish Center, 704 Normal St. There is no cost for the class or the books, but registration is required by Jan. 13. Please call 712755-4424 to register.

Democrats to meet Harrison County

NEW LISTING

Lynn Glackin spelled out to the five-member board, during the Dec. 13 meeting, parts of the 152 criteria requirements, many of which have multiple levels, and self-assessment checks the preschool teachers, associates and Elementary Principal Kathy Waite have been diligently putting into place this school year in order to meet the recently awarded $55,000 grant stipulations. Earlier this year, Waite and Glackin had asked the board to reduce the 4-year old preschool week to four days, allowing one day a week for Glackin to work on the paper documentation necessary in order to comply with these stipulations. Of these 152 areas, Glackin felt 27 of them were in need of improvement before the two day site visit is held, and is currently working on an action plan to meet the necessary improvements. The site visit will consist of a tour of the facility, program review, curriculum review and an inspection of the health standards. If any of the specific criteria are not approved by the reviewers, Waite and Glackin explained, the grant funding could be lost.

The board praised those involved on their efforts put forth in building the Woodbine Preschool Program into an outstanding asset to the community and school system.

The board listened to the administration as they reported on current events taking place within the school system. Waite recited the elementary is currently hosting a student teacher with two more coming on board after the first of the year.

“Student teachers often bring fresh ideas on new teaching methods with them from college, so are a welcome addition in the classrooms here,” Waite explained.

High School Principal Rick Shanks ran through the winter sports schedule which is in full swing, and touched on the weather situation with the wrestlers the past weekend. He then left the meeting to return to the basketball game already in See SCHOOL Page 6

Democrats will hold monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 6 at Gurney’s Restaurant, 229 S. Sixth St., Missouri Valley. Share perspectives and ideas in a look back on 2010 and a look forward to 2012.

Contact Mike Raine at

712-488-6015 with questions.

School closed Woodbine Community School will have a 2:30 p.m. dismissal Dec. 21 and will be closed Dec. 22 through Jan. 3. School will resume Jan. 4, 2011.

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The Woodbine Twiner

December 22, 2010

Editorial

“A newspaper is a circulating library with high blood pressure.” ~Arthur Baer

Taking a day (or two) off

I CHAMBER CONNECTION WOODBINE MAIN STREET-CHAMBER ZELL MILLARD

The ABC’s of a community on the move

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ot many small communities in the rural Midwest are experiencing the range of growth and progress taking place in Woodbine. And we’ve all got front row seats for an exciting revitalization of our Woodbine Main Street district. It is the result of an inspired force of energy and dedication stemming from community volunteers, business owners, educators, municipal professionals, experts from within the community and at the state level. And that’s what makes it so INSPIRING! So as 2010 closes down and we’re contemplating the possible places 2011 will take us, I thought a little “check-up” was in order. So here goes – an elementary ABC list of a community on the move: Awareness of needs, Businesses involved, Construction at industrial sites, Development of additional jobs, Economic boosts, Funding from grant sources, Goals clearly stated, Historical charm, Incentives communicated, Jobs strengthen our school enrollments, Kids #1 priority, Locale off Hwy 30, Manufacturing growth, Negatives examined, Outlook positive, People dedicated, Questions asked and answered, Resolve of community, Solutions practical, Talk, Unite, Volunteer, Wish, dream, create, eXamine, You play an important part. . .Zell is a volunteer and invites you to be one, too!

Watch for possible ways to volunteer. Together, we can make a difference. Let’s talk: woodbinechamber@iowatelecom.net.

t’s not much like me to take time off of work. As far as I’m concerned, the more time I take off, the more catch up I have to do when I get back.

That’s one of the many joys and determents of working in a small office like ours.

Last Tuesday, Eva had a 9:30 a.m. appointment – and I was thrilled. Not for the finger pricks or needles in her legs – but 9:30 a.m. meant sleeping in.

Usually I’m in the office right around 6 a.m. (with a range from 5:30-6:45 a.m.) and leave around 2:30/3 p.m. at least on Mondays and Tuesdays to work the second job. Often on Thursdays, too, but not always. So then I’m there from 5-9/9:30 p.m. and it’s in Council Bluffs. With the bridge closed over the interstate, tack on an extra 20 minutes to the drive home and that puts me in the front door around 10:15 or 10:30 p.m. Then comes the usual: night time rituals like brushing teeth, letting the dogs out, and grabbing some dinner. Then stare at Eva while she sleeps for at least five minutes.

Sometimes brush her soft cheeks or squeeze her hand or foot. That means in bed around 11:30/midnight. Then up again at 4:50 a.m. to start all over. If you do the math, it’ll be easy to see that sleep is scarce for me. And I’m OK with that. Came to grips with it years ago.

So sleeping to 7 a.m. sounded like heaven! And it was. Except Eva was up at 5:30 a.m. But I was OK with that. We crept into the living room, trying not to wake up daddy. After a few “zerberts,” and a couple “tickle spiders” found their way into the house, Eva’s giggles had me wide awake and happy. A piece of toast (with half going to the dog and one piece attempted to be force fed to our cat) later and some play time on the floor, we were off.

The appointment was aweful. I can’t stand to watch her cry. My heart turns blue and shatters when I see her tears. It’s the worst feeling in the world.

But then we got to go to grandma’s house. And as we all know, grandma makes everything better.

It was a scheduled overnight with my mother. I don’t know who loves these more – Eva or mom.

By the time I got back to Harrison County, it was around 1 p.m. so I made the decision to ditch work for the day. After all, I had a few days of vacation left I needed to use before the end of the year. So, I went home and got ready for job number two.

It was late when I got home Tuesday. We were discussing our holiday show. Each dance class and

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aturday morning was the scheduled regional competition in Sioux City for the eight FIRST Lego League teams in Harrison County. As part of my role, I woke up in the wee hours in my home in Sloan (55 miles toward the contest) and made the trek out to the Interstate to assess road conditions, and then answer calls from the teams about road conditions. In addition to the blizzard warnings that were posted, my advice to not come north was hastened when I did a classic pratfall on the slick sidewalk surface outside the house.

Ice and snow in Iowa happens, but our response to it with de-icing and traction-assisting materials can take several routes, and each has considerations to weigh. The biggest issues are effective melting, cost and environmental consequences-both to your lawn and landscape plants and in runoff to water resources farther down the watershed. For melting or de-icing, the chemistry trick you are using is lowering the freezing point of water by adding a soluble salt. Different salts have different characteristics and effects. Here are a few…

Most ice-melt products, certainly the cheaper ones, are chlorides. Sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium chloride salts are all pretty soluble and can reduce the freezing point to around 15 degrees F (Calcium and magnesium chlorides can work down to just above zero). On an extremely cold day, say zero or below, the salt won’t do much, with calcium and magnesium chloride performing the best. But as the air temperatures warm, the ice will start to melt. Chloride salts have a great advantage in they are typically both cheap and can be minimally damaging to the environment if applied correctly.

Actually, potassium chloride (KCl) and magnesium chloride (MgCl2) can be effective plant fertilizers in the right doses. KCl is also called muriate of potash and has a fertilizer analysis of 0-0-60. So yes, garden fertilizers containing potassium do have ice-melt values. But remember the term “rust belt” is appropriate, and that comes from the corrosion associated with metal on cars and trucks that are subjected to seasonal contact with salts. So like many things, what is good for one thing may additionally have a down side. So be careful how you apply and where

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gymnastics team does a dance for parents, relatives and friends. It’s a lot of work – but a lot of fun.

That is followed by our practice meet. Always hectic and normally a disaster. Then our holiday party.

It was 10:45 p.m. when I got home and fatigued is the word that least described how I felt.

My husband was up and hunting around 5:30 a.m. I had forgotten to set my alarm from the day before. I didn’t stir until 9 a.m. on Wednesday.

Oops. Then I made some Chai and some toast. And sat on the cold back porch to eat it while I watched the dogs play.

That’s when I decided. There was no way I was going to go to work. I had no hubby home, no baby home and the house to myself.

I needed it. I worked on some Christmas presents (crocheted, of course). I watched really bad court TV shows. I played with my critters (two dogs, one cat). I snoozed. Man. It was wonderful.

But reality set in when the roads turned bad. I couldn’t get to Omaha to pick up my baby. My hubby was out of town hunting. And I was still alone. All by myself in my house. (Minus the critters.) And I was lonely. And I wanted to snuggle Eva so bad it hurt. But I wasn’t about to jeopardize her life and mine to go get her. Grandma really didn’t mind. They made cookies, I hear. And Eva got to lick the beaters. (Man am I jealous!)

Still, insomnia set in as things weren’t as they should have been and I tossed and turned until sometime around 1 a.m. I woke up groggy and dreading the return to work.

But, things came around. Back to work. Back to the routine. And back to my family. Then, on Friday, as the dogs were barking, the black lab flinging those little black hairs everywhere, while Eva screamed because she wanted a cookie NOW and my hubby quizzing me about where I put his boots when I cleaned …. I really thought about how badly I needed a day off....or two!

The art and science of ice

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The Woodbine Twiner

NIK’S KNACKS

EXTENSION OFFICE RICHARD POPE Harrison County Extension Program Coordinator ropope@iastate.edu

you later pitch the scooped slush from an ice-melt application. As best you can, keep it away from metal surfaces of cars, etc. Also, high concentrations of soluble salts can foul up plant growth, which sometimes shows up in unhealthy lawn growth immediately adjacent to a roadway, resulting in salttolerant weeds and difficulty in maintaining vegetation. So, don’t over apply if you can avoid it.

Some big retailers will offer nitrogen and even phosphorous fertilizers (materials with the first two numbers in the analysis greater than zero, like 46-00 or 5-10-5). Though they likely melt ice, these also leave high concentrations of very soluble nitrogen and phosphorous that readily runoff to streams and lakes, causing problems. So either use a chloridebased ice melt or if you use a fertilizer, stick with the ones with a big third number (like 0-0-60).

For critically sensitive areas, there are special deicers based on calcium and magnesium acetate (CMA). CMA works great at fairly low temperatures with low environmental or corrosion potential, but (yes, there is that big but in the way!) they are often 20—30 times as expensive as traditional ice melts.

Finally, in some cases applying sand, sawdust or other physical de-slickening agent can help as well.

In addition, sawdust added to calcium chloride not only allows it to soak up and potentially remain on site for future icing events, but is also pretty inexpensive. Coarse sawdust is preferred, and added advantages include being able to better cleanup the site later, and for dark sawdust, to add solar heat gain to let the sun give you an assist.

For additional information, contact Rich Pope at the Harrison County Extension office at ropope@iastate.edu or 712-644-2105.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Unexpected gift DEAR EDITOR: It’s Christmas season.

Gifts come in all shapes and sizes. We received an unexpected gift months ago down at “Hedstroms.” A pig had dropped out of someone’s trailer by accident or design.

Maybe you saw him.

He had a black head and a white body. I named him Oreo. He was a

curious mix of pot-bellied pig and garden variety hog. As trains thundered by, he’d spin in circles and run for cover.

One by one, we tried to catch him. He wasn’t interested. It even became a sport for folks in town to have a “go” at him. We knew as winter approached, we could easily get a group and catch him and take him to the feedlot for permanent residence.

That was our plan.

The next chapter in this Christmas story developed, and we discovered a real-life

Scrooge in town wearing a uniform and carrying a gun. His unofficial name is A.A. Scrooge.

The city decided to set a trap for Oreo near our property, which was fine. But Oreo was wise to the trap, and food placed therein was not appealing. Pigs are the smartest animals, and Oreo proved that. Enter A.A. Scrooge. A.A. Scrooge didn’t like the pig outsmarting that trap. We never saw Oreo out on Highway 30, as he would always run when trucks started up or drove onto the

property. But A.A. Scrooge, claiming to have received calls about Oreo, took his gun, walked onto our property and shot and killed Oreo. Did he call us and ask if we would please remove Oreo to the feedlot as the hunt would soon begin? No. A.A. Scrooge wanted to shoot him. He wanted to use his gun. He proved his “target shooting ability.” He shot Oreo.

Wow. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.

BRENDA BARRY WOODBINE

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The Woodbine Twiner

December 22, 2010

Church The Watering Rock’s ‘Angels Around ANNIVERSARY Them’ performed Dec. 15 in Woodbine Klaahsens celebrate 50 years The Watering Rock has been presenting an original play, written by Leana Goodrich, Woodbine, throughout the county and beyond.

The group performed in Woodbine on Dec. 15.

The cast, pictured here, includes front row, left to right, Shelby Doyel, Heidi Goodrich and Hannah Goodrich. Back row, Leana Goodrich, Lynn Goodrich, Michelle Palm, Karolyn Navrude, DJ Jenkins and Daniel Willis.

Photo: Submitted

Annual legislative coffee Jan. 15 The Chamber and Development Council of Crawford County has announced plans to sponsor its annual monthly legislative coffees while the Iowa House and Senate are in session in 2011. The first of the legislative coffees will be held at 10 a.m.

Jan. 15 in the Gold Room at Cronk’s Café in

Denison.

Subsequent dates for the coffees are Feb. 19 and March 19 also to be held at Cronk’s Café.

Featured guests for the CDC coffees’ are Representative Jason Schultz and Senator James Seymour. Schultz represents Iowa House District 55, and Seymour represents Iowa Senate

Lighting contest winners The winners from the 2010 Main Street Chamber Lighting Contest are as follows: First place: Jeromie and Staci Meyer, $250 Second place: Les and Jamie Olsen, $150 Third place: Jim and Marcia Ricciardi, $100 The Woodbine Municipal Light & Power donated the $500 prize money. The Woodbine Main Street Chamber paid the winners with Woodbine Dollars.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Pastor Rev. J. Samuel Subramanian, Ph.D. 647-2304 647-2347 Sunday 8 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Worship at 10:30 Tues., Thrift Shop 9 - 2, 5:30 7 p.m.

Wed., 6 p.m. Prayer Group; 1 & 3 Thurs. 7 a.m. Weight Loss Group; 6:00 p.m. Tae Kwon Do. Ushers: Kim Harris and Linda Pryor

a.m. 9:30 Sunday School 10:30 Worship Service 6:30 class.

Wed. 7:00 p.m. prayer service

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Disciples of Christ Pastor Bill Kanne 647-3078 647-2761 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, 10:45 a.m.Worship Service Worship leader: Rod Smith Elders: Dencil Hammack and Lloyd DeForest Deacons: Peter Ryreson, Steve & Janelle SHaffer, Norma Rock and Fred McBath Deaconess: Kristi Pauley Song Leader:Jenny Hall Greeters: Phil & Sherrill Lubbers FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Pastor Steve Wiemeyer 46 Fifth St. Woodbine, IA Sun.: 10:30 a.m.,Worship.

COMMUNITY OF CHRIST Noel Sherer, Pastor 647-2014 647-2695 Wed.: Zion’s League.

Sun.: 9:30 a.m., Sunday School; 10:15 a.m., worship; 10:30 a.m., worship.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Logan, IA Jerry Firby, Pastor 644-2384 642-2842 Sun: Worship; 9 a.m.

Fellowship; 10 - 10:15 a.m., Sunday School 10:15 - 11:15 a.m.

Adult Bible Study - 10:15 - 11 a.m.

LIFELINE ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH Pastor Ray Sorenson Assoc. Pastor Hank Gruver 1207 Harrison St., Dunlap, IA - 643-5475 Sun.: 9:30 a.m., Sunday School; 10:30 a.m., Morning Worship; Thurs.: 7 p.m., Intercessory Prayer.

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS Logan, IA

FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST 77 Fifth Street Woodbine, IA Church - 647-2006 Richard Tiffey, Jr. 644-3297 Sun., Early Worship 9:15

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SACRED HEART PARISH CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Howard Fitzgerald 647-2931 643-5808 Masses: Saturday, 4 p.m. in Woodbine,Woodbine 2nd & 4th Sunday 8:30 a.m. Dunlap 1st, 3rd, 5th Sunday 8:30 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays: 3:15-3:45 p.m., or any time by request.

Harrison County Rural Electric Cooperative Serving the rural Woodbine Community

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District 28, both of which include the City of Denison as well as other portions of Crawford County. During the coffees, both Schultz and Seymour will address current legislation while receiving input and comments from local citizens.

The purpose of the Chamber and

Development Council is to maintain, enhance and grow the economic viability of all communities. The CDC is committed to serving all citizens of the county, interfacing with various groups, businesses, and governmental agencies to maintain and expand the Crawford County economic base.

BIRTHDAY Hansen turns 99 Charlie Hansen, long time resident of Woodbine, will be celebrating his 99th birthday on Dec. 24. He was born in 1911.

If you would like to send him birthday wishes, please mail them to: Rose Vista Nursing Home, Attn: Charlie Hansen, 1109 Normal St., Woodbine, IA 51579.

Vance Gardiner, Branch Pres.

644-3495 646-2310 Sun.: 10 a.m., Sacrament meeting; 11:15 a.m., Sunday School; 12:10 p.m., Priesthood and Relief Society.

Wed.: 7:00 p.m., YM/YW Scouts ST. JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH, E.L.C.A. Dunlap, IA Carla Johnsen, Pastor 643-5495 643-5575 9:15 a.m. Sunday School.

10:30 a.m.Worship w/ Holy Communion 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Hour, BETHESDA LUTHERAN CHURCH, E.L.C.A. Moorhead, IA Carla Johnsen, Pastor 8:45 AM Rally, Sunday woirship and 3rd Gr. Bible Sun. 9:45 a.m. Fellowship/Coffee Time REMNANT CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS Missouri Valley, IA Ted Webb, Pastor Sun.: 9 a.m., Church School; 10 a.m.,Worship Service.

THE BELIEVERS TRAINING CENTER Carmen Goodrich, Pastor 647-3233 647-2223 Wed.: 7:30 p.m., Bible Study and Youth.

Sun.: 9:30 a.m., Worship; 7 p.m., Evening Service.

MISSOURI VALLEY SUNRISE COMMUNITY Rev. David McGaffey Church of the Nazarene 2225 Hwy. 30,

Call 647-2821 to get your business on the church page directory

Eby’s Drug Store Three Generations of Pharmacists Woodbine • 647-2840

If You Have Church News or Events Please E-Mail the Twiner at news@woodbinetwiner.com

Missouri Valley, IA 712-642-3708 Sunday: 9:50-10:50 a.m.

Sunday School; 10:50 a.m.noon, 6-7 p.m., Celebration Service.

Wednesday: 7 p.m. - ?, Prayer Service.

MOORHEAD CHRISTIAN CHURCH Pastor Ron Keith Sun., Worship 9 a.m., Coffee Hour 8 a.m. Sunday school 10:00 Elders: Joyce Queen, Terri Savery, John Moorhead, Anita Moorhead Deacons:Lois Hoffman, Barb Rice, Brandon Shearer, Dennie Archer Deaconess: Nancy Meadows Greeters: College students home for holidays’ Candlelighters: Landon Nelson and Dyani Pelletier MONDAMIN BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Harley Johnson Mondamin, IA Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m.; Sunday - Youth Group ‘Magnolia Fire Escape’ 7:30 p.m. at Magnolia Fire Hall Wednesday Family Nights 6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. (during school year.

FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Missouri Valley, IA Rev. Barbara Todd Sun.: 9:00 a.m.Adult Sunday School. 10:00 a.m., Worship; 11:15 a.m., Sunday School for all ages. Faithful Wednesday dinner 6:30 p.m.Youth 5:30-7:30.

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Roger and Evelyn Klaahsen of Hull will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2-4 pm Jan. 1, 2011 at the American Reformed Church in Hull. The couple was married on Dec. 30, 1960 at the Hope Reformed Church in rural George with the Reverend Ben Ver Steeg officiating. The event will be hosted by the couple’s five children: Robert (Brandy), Rodney, Roberta Klaahsen, Rita (Tim) Melby all of Woodbine, Rhonda (Ken) Van Der Zwaag of Hull; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandsons. The couple requests the honor of your presence only, no gifts please. If unable to attend, cards may be sent to: Roger and Evelyn Klaahsen, 1922 Second St., Hull, IA 51539.

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By Sheriff Pat Sears Dec. 11 • Deputy Klutts transported Shari Giboo from the Pottawattamie County jail to Harrison County on an outstanding arrest warrant.

• Deputy Klutts transported Michelle Elliott from the Washington County jail to Harrison County on an outstanding arrest warrant.

• Deputy Cohrs investigated a custody issue.

The complainant only wanted it a matter of record.

Dec. 12 • Deputy Klutts took a report of mail being stolen from a box in Sunnyside.

• Deputy Klutts responded to a residence in Mondamin to assist Mondamin Rescue.

Dec. 13 • Deputy Cohrs investigated a civil dispute.

The dispute was between two friends and concerning a child of one of the parties involved.

• Deputy Cohrs responded to Mondamin per a report of reckless driving. The area was checked and nothing found.

• Deputy Jensen

responded to Modale per a complaint of reckless driving. The area was checked and nothing found.

• Deputy Killpack transported a juvenile male from Woodbine to the juvenile detention center in Council Bluffs.

Dec. 14 • Deputy Cohrs investigated a trespass complaint on Reading Trail.

The complainant advised there were hunters trespassing on her property.

The hunters were located and advised to cease the activity.

• Deputy Jensen investigated a littering complaint on 280th Street. The owner of the trash was located and advised to clean up the area.

Dec. 15 • Deputy Knickman arrested Steven Fletcher of Missouri Valley for OWI, first, assault on a peace officer, interference with official acts, no driver’s license, failure to use headlamps and open container after a traffic stop in Missouri Valley.

Fletcher was transported to jail and admitted.

Dec. 16

• Deputy Klutts investigated an email scam where a county resident received an e-mail from Nigeria. The complainant only wanted this reported.

• Deputy Clemens investigated a criminal mischief report that occurred at Sunnyside Trailer Court. The complainant was driving out of the court when the window of his vehicle shattered.

• Deputy Klutts investigated an assault that occurred in Persia.

Upon arrival, Michael Taylor, of Persia, was arrested for simple assault and transported to jail.

• Deputy Klutts transported Joseph Larsen from the Pottawattamie County jail to the Harrison County jail on a Harrison County warrant for revocation of probation.

• To report Crimestopper information call 1-800-247-0592.

• To report littering call 1-888-665-4887.

Any criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

SMALL CLAIMS • Midland Funding LLC vs Arthur M. Thomsen, Missouri Valley • Seeley Auto Service vs Kellie Schoenseld, Woodbine • Credit Management Services, Inc. vs Amy J. Bieler, Missouri Valley • Credit Management Services, Inc. vs Valerie J. Peffer, Mondamin • Credit Management Services, Inc. vs Teresa M. Hall, Missouri Valley • Credit Management Services, Inc. vs Paula Charbonneau, Missouri Valley • Credit Management Services, Inc. vs Mark D. Dickman, Sandra Dickman, Missouri Valley • Credit Management Services, Inc. vs Lynette Sell, Richard Sell, Modale • Credit Management Services, Inc. vs Nicholas J. Lefeber, Charlotte L. Lefeber, Logan • ABA Recovery Services, Inc. vs Sharon Carlson, Woodbine • ABA Recovery Services, Inc. vs Jeremy Ellison, Trisha Ellison, Woodbine • General Service Bureau, Inc. vs Kimberly A. McDowell, Missouri Valley • Merchants Credit establish the endowment Adjusters, Inc. vs Vicke included Two Rivers Arts L. Knauss, Missouri Festival and Raccoon Valley River Brewing Company in Des Moines, the SPEEDING • Michael Price, Ameristar Casino in Missouri Valley Council Bluffs and pri• Trevor Collison, vate donations by Iowa Arts Council board Little Sioux • Sally Staben, members and private citWoodbine izens.

• Kelly Michael, “We invite and Logan encourage the public to • Ronald West, make contributions to Harlan the scholarship fund,” • Daniel Gesy, IAC Administrator Mary Sundet Jones said.

“Supporting students who pursue a career in Classifieds work! the arts is central to our 712-647-2821 mission of enriching the quality of life for Iowans.”

Iowa Scholarship for the Arts Iowa high school students planning to enter college next fall with a major in an arts discipline can apply for a 2011 Iowa Scholarship for the Arts by Feb. 1, 2011.

The Iowa Arts Council offers the scholarship annually to Iowa students who will graduate from high school during the 2010-2011 academic year and have a proven artistic ability in dance, literature, music, theater, traditional arts or visual arts. The application is available at www.iowaartscouncil.or g.

Each recipient will receive $1,000 toward his or her 2011-2012 college tuition and related expenses as a full-time undergraduate at a fully accredited Iowa college or university with a major in one or more of the disciplines considered for the award.

To be considered for the award, students must complete the scholarship application available at www.iowaartscouncil.or g, write an essay about their future career goals in the arts, provide a work sample and include two letters of recommendation.

Applications and attachments are due by 4:30 p.m. Feb. 1, 2011, in the Iowa Arts Council offices at 600 E. Locust St., Des Moines, IA 50319. Incomplete, illegible, handwritten or faxed applications will not be accepted. Application review, criteria, approval and notification process information is available at www.iowaartscouncil.org. Please contact Veronica O’Hern 515281-3293 or veronica.ohern@iowa.go v for more information.

The Iowa Scholarship for the Arts was established in conjunction with the state of Iowa’s Homecoming ’86 celebration when worldrenowned opera singer Simon Estes held a benefit concert. From 1986 to 1994, IAC awarded scholarships to more than 20 undergraduate students who excelled in the arts.

By 1994, most of the funds raised from the benefit concert had been expended.

Two years later, IAC established an endowment to guarantee perpetual funding of the program. Initial partners that contributed funds to

December 22, 2010

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Denison • Amy Jackson, Missouri Valley • Jacob Gustin, Missouri Valley VIOLATIONS • Jennifer Neill, Missouri Valley, open container, driver; fail to maintain control • Kristina Woods, Little Sioux, fail to maintain seat belts • Joshua Townsend, Missouri Valley, defective or unauthorized muffler system • Michael Price, Missouri Valley, failure to have valid license/permit • Susan Thomas, Persia, fail to maintain control; financial liability • Mike Stevens, Mondamin, traps prohibited methods • Jacob Jensen, Modale, fail to obey stop sign and yield right of way • Tamara Landon, Missouri Valley, dark window/windshield • Ronald Showers, Missouri Valley, driving or towing unsafe vehicle • Levi Malone, Dunlap, poss./purch.

Alcohol by person 18, 19, 20 • Scott Jones, Missouri Valley, operate without registration DISTRICT COURT • State of Iowa vs Mark Nygaard, OWI. Sixty days in jail with all but two suspended.

Fined $1,250. Ordered to complete substance abuse evaluation and education program on drinking and driving.

• State of Iowa vs Anthony Michael Blackman, OWI, second offense. Ninety days in jail with 83 suspended.

Fined $1,875. Placed on

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• State of Iowa vs Russell G. Cornelius.

Count I possession of prescription drugs. Sixty days in jail. Fined $315.

Count II, amended charge of unlawful possession of prescription drugs, 60 days in jail with all but four suspended and placed on supervised probation for one year. Fined $315.

Sentences to run concurrently.

• State of Iowa vs Chase Michael Strong, possession of marijuana.

Four days in jail. Fined $315. Driver’s license revoked for 180 days.

• State of Iowa vs Michael Ward, OWI. Ninety days in jail with all but seven suspended and placed on unsupervised probation for one year.

Fined $1,250.

Ordered to complete drinking driver’s school and obtain substance abuse evaluation.

• State of Iowa vs Joshua Wayne Hopkins, possession of controlled substance/assault.

Ninety days in jail with 88 suspended and placed on unsupervised probation for one year.

Fined $315. Obtain psychiatric evaluation. Fine suspended due to plea agreement.

• State of Iowa vs Jennifer Dawn Lilley, OWI, first offense. Sixty days in jail with all but two suspended. Credit for two days served in McCartney Program.

Fined $1,250. Half of fine suspended in light that defendant has valid driver’s license.

Unsupervised probation for one year. Ordered to complete drinking driver’s school and obtain substance abuse evaluation.

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December 22, 2010

Community Parent’s Night celebrated Dec. 16 Town and Country

Arts’ presents the Winter Arts Academy

The Woodbine wrestling team and wrestling cheerleaders celebrated Parent’s Night on Dec. 16 at a home double dual. Pictured here are seniors, front row, left to right, Nadiah Wahba, Spencer Ball, Austin Quick, Dalton Peterson and Fynn Lindner. Parents include, back row, Julie Frizzell, Kelly Smith, Darin Smith, Darcy Quick, Al Quick, Penny Peterson, Roger Peterson, Lori Dickinson and Gary Dickinson.

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Parents and grandparents of children in grades fourth through eighth are urged to register for the sixth annual Winter Arts Academy. The five day arts event is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 27-31 at the Missouri Valley Public Library. Student fees include a snack and lunch each day and a videotape of the concluding production. This is a popular program and an enriching arts experience for youngsters. Slots are limited.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Fran Sillau is unable to serve as director as originally planned.

TCA is pleased to present Dave Podendorf, Council Bluffs, as academy director. Podendorf is a media specialist in the Council Bluffs school system.

Currently, he teaches sixth grade computer science.

On the theater scene, Podendorf does both backstage and onstage work for the Chanticleer Theater, Council Bluffs, and Snap and Shelterbelt Theaters in Omaha, Neb. He is Associate Artistic Director for the Shelterbelt. For TCA, Podendorf is remembered as director of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” He adapted and edited the original script as well.

Norma Coret, Woodbine, will teach one-hour sessions of relief printmaking. To register students for Winter Arts Academy, telephone Sue Lary, 712-6432156 or Norma Coret, 647-2239.

Conservation stewardship program Quiz Bowl varsity finishes fourth The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting new applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program. Operators may sign applications at any time under the continuous signup, however those applications received by Jan. 7, 2011 will be considered for contracts in the next ranking period.

Operators of a pasture

system may be eligible to receive financial incentives to keep their ground in pasture. Not all ground is suitable to be converted to cropland and the CSP program gives producers an opportunity to maintain their conservation ethic.

CSP is a voluntary program encouraging agricultural producers to maintain existing conservation activities and adopt addi-

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Potential participants can use a self-screening checklist first to determine whether the new program is suitable for them or their operation. The checklist and additional information is available online at www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/new_csp/csp.html and at local NRCS field office. The local NRCS office for Harrison County is at the USDA Service Center, 2710 Hwy. 127 in Logan, phone 712-6442210. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C. 202509410 or call 800-795-3272 (voice) or 202-720-6382 (TDD).

On Dec. 4, schools from the Western Valley Conference descended upon Woodbine for the annual Quiz Bowl conference tournament. Eleven schools participated. After the morning matches, both Woodbine teams made it to the semi-finals which consisted of the top four teams in both categories. The varsity team, Melissa Smith, Danny Grothe, Jessica Allen, Emma Allen and Patrick Glackin, were ceded third. They lost in the semi-finals by 10 points and finished in fourth place. The junior varsity, Steven Helwig, Jay Radloff, Marcus, Sarah Boer and Lane Pitt, were in fourth place after the morning matches. They won in the semi-final and moved on to the finals, placing second overall.

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Changes at Harrison County Conservation Sproul retires after 33 years New face From SPROUL Page 1 “I hunted, fished, trapped and more than once skipped school when the ducks were flying,” he said. “I was strongly encouraged in high school that conservation wasn’t a career you wanted to go into or paid very well.”

He attended Wayne State College and majored in the medical technician program instead.

“The fourth year in the program required a practicum. I was accepted by the University of Nebraska Med Center for that year,” Sproul said. “I worked that first week in the bowels of the hospital.

I remember coming home to my wife, Cindy, and telling her I didn’t want to do this.”

He dropped out that second week, with time to still enroll at Iowa State University in the animal, ecology, fisheries, wildlife biology program. He graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife biology.

He accepted a job in Meeker, Colo., but before the couple could “pack up our three boxes,” received a call from a Harrison County Conservation Board member asking if he would be interested in the director position that had just opened up. The couple decided he would apply and the rest is history.

“Little did we realize it would end up being a career,” Sproul said.

His first day was Jan. 1, 1978. There was no training.

“The board chairman told me there was a conservation board pickup in Schaben Park, the files were there in the office and to go do my job.”

At the time Sproul began his tenure, he was the only one on staff, the only full-time employee, plus a retired individual that helped part-time with seasonal work.

In 1978, the board was in the process of purchasing the first land parcel of Willow Lake and completed the purchase of the first 90-acre acquisition in 1979.

“We knew the site would become the eventual maintenance complex and headquarters,” Sproul said.

The first building was built and the major focus at the time on the development of the Willow Lake Recreation Area.

In 1984, the second full-time employee was hired, Kim Schramm, who was with the department until 1994.

“He was a great employee,” Sproul said.

“We did a lot of the physical work associated with the parks department.”

In 1995 Scott Nelson, present deputy director and soon-to-be the new executive director, was added to the workforce.

He will take over for Sproul on Jan. 15, 2011.

“Good things have come about because of the work of the employees that work here,” Sproul said. “The employees that work here are some of the

very best. They are talented, dedicated and gifted. I take pride in that I hired them, but I can’t take the credit for all that’s been done.”

Sproul said he’s proud his employees have stayed so long.

“The employees don’t turn over here much,” he said. “Part of me believes it’s a great job, a good working environment, and these are very dedicated, committed people.”

Sol Mohn, who just retired, was employed at the district for more than 20 years; Scott Nelson is in his 15th year, Byron Vennink, 13 years, and Connie Betts, Naturalist, since 2002.

Sproul said there are programmatic as well as physical improvements he is proud of throughout his 33-year tenure.

The environmental education program was the vision of former conservation board member, Cyril Ruffcorn.

“He was very passionate in conservation and to move it into the environmental education field,” Sproul said.

The first Naturalist, Pam Cates, was hired part-time in 1992 and eventually the position made fulltime. When Connie Betts replaced her in 2002, Sproul said she took a program that was well established and ratcheted it up to where it is today.

“We have one-on-one contacts with over 9,000 people a year,” Sproul said.

The physical improvements he is most proud of include Willow Lake.

“It’s more than just a local recreation area, it’s a regional recreation area,” Sproul said. “It’s top notch; the cabins, swimming area and fishing.

Work on the lake has added cutting edge activities.”

In 1996 the first camping cabin was built.

“We were one of the very first conservation boards in the state to build cabins,” he said. “In 2002 the first big modern cabin, White Pine was built, and in 2004, Scotch Pine. We have five cabins and six miles of trails.”

Willow Lake now includes 222 acres and has something for everyone.

“Nature trails, wetlands, prairie, great camping, swimming, fishing,” Sproul said. “It’s just a great area. We play host to more than 50,000 visitors a season. You can’t find a camp site on the weekend in the summer if you are not here by Wednesday.”

According to Sproul, revenue from Willow Lake has set records each year with the campground bringing in more than $45,000 and the cabins generating nearly $55,000 a season.

Another physical area Sproul is proud of is the Old Town Conservation Area southeast of Missouri Valley acquired recently.

“It’s 340 acres in the Loess Hills. It’s the largest project the conservation

board was ever involved in,” Sproul said. “It cost just shy of one million to acquire the property, with every penny coming from grants and donations.”

Sproul said the area is “wild wilderness.” Over 40 acres of virgin Loess Hills prairie.

“It’s what pioneers saw in the 1900’s. It belongs forever now to Harrison County.”

Sproul said the focus for the past 10 years has been on identified critical resources in Harrison County - those threatened with being lost. They include the Loess Hills and wetlands areas.

Lastly, Sproul said, he is really proud of the W e l c o m e Center/Museum/Lincol n Highway site.

“From day one it was a real ‘cool’ museum,” Sproul said. “I’m not a history buff, so it was a personal challenge for me to be enthusiastic about it.

We were able to add the first building complex in the mid 1990’s, and the designation as a Welcome Center by the state, made it a huge tourism draw.

Then the Lincoln Highway project started in the late 1980’s when Iowa State University did a study on how the Lincoln Highway should be interpreted across the state.

“It was a horrible effort of frustration,” Sproul said. “It was always one step forward and two steps back for so long, but we didn’t give up and have now succeeded in the Lincoln Highway Interpretation Project. We are yet to see the benefits, but I truly believe they will be significant to the facility and Harrison County.”

Since Sproul set foot in his new office 33 years ago, there have been significant changes in the Harrison County Conservation makeup. At the time, the board had control of 83 acres in three areas. That has now grown to 1,800 acres of public lands in 20 areas.

They also have custodial responsibility for six easement areas bringing the total acres under their responsibility to 2,600.

“We’ve made a positive impact. I fully expect the Conservation Board to continue to make huge improvements. Scott will be an outstanding director,” Sproul said. “He’s been here and part of the reason we are successful.”

As for him personally, Sproul said he doesn’t have any other job lined up at this time, but plans to spend some time doing the many things he loves to do, but didn’t have time for. He loves to golf, hunt, fish and plans to spend more time with his three grandchildren.

“I desire to do a lot more volunteer work and have that honey-do list to work on,” he said. “It’s truly time and I’m very comfortable with my decision. I can really say in 33 years, there hasn’t been a day I hated to go to work. It’s been a great ride.”

From BARRINEAU Page 1 he admitted. He eventually approached his college advisor, wondering about his options. At the time, his advisor pointed out he was a mere six credits away from a geography degree.

So it was to be. In 2004, he graduated from UNO with a Bachelor’s of Science in Geography.

During and following college, Barrineau worked an array of construction jobs, gaining skill and knowledge in architecture, framing houses and managing equipment and time.

He landed a seasonal job in Pottawattamie County 2009, working at Narrows River Park north of I-29 in Council Bluffs and remained there for two years. Adding to his array of knowledge, he found the time to earn certification as a Tech II Wildland Firefighter and assisted Hitchcock Nature Center with controlled burns.

But it was the HCCB he had learned to love – all the way back in 1996.

“When I worked here in 1996, I loved it,” Barrineau said. “I always wanted to work in the natural resource management field and it was my always my intention to come back. I took a long and winding path to get back.”

Barrineau will be replacing Sol Mohn as theconservation technician.

Mohn’s official retirement date is Dec. 30, but Barrinau stepped into the position on Nov. 29. As the technician, Barrinau’s varied education and work history will come into play.

He will be responsible for maintaining all properties under the HCCB, including 17 properties and roughly 2,000 acres of multi-use recreational areas, wildlife areas, wetland areas, day use parks, scenic overlooks and the Historic Village and Welcome Center. He will engage in grounds maintenance, maintain buildings, prairie and wetlands management, timberstand improvements, trails construction and more. He will accomplish the natural lands component by encouraging native plants and controlling invasive species by use of fire management.

“The general construction will help with the building maintenance, building new structures and construction, landscaping and more,” Barrineau said. “It just all ties together.”

He’s more than happy with the position he was hired for, and currently has no desire to move up the ranks … yet.

“I’ve always wanted to work out in the field and I’m right where I want to be,” he said.

Barrineau, currently residing in Omaha, Neb., will soon be moving to Harrison County with his wife, Beth, and his two children, Benjamin, 4 in January, and George, born June 27.

Contact Harrison County Conservation at 647-2785 or e-mail Barrineau at gbarrineau@HarrisonCountyP arks.org with questions.

Scholarships available for Winter Arts Academy A limited number of scholarships are available for TCA’s upcoming Winter Arts Academy.

Classes for grades fourth through eighth are scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 27-31 at the Missouri Valley Public Library.

“Slots are filling fast.

Area parents and grandparents should complete student registration very soon,” co-chair Sue Lary said. “This is the sixth

year for the Academy.

It’s a very popular program.”

Dave Podendorf, Council Bluffs, will direct theater interpretation and improvisation.

Podendorf is Associate Director for the Shelterbelt Theater, Omaha, Neb. He also works both onstage and backstage for the Chanticleer Theater, Council Bluffs, and the Snap Theater, Omaha.

Podendorf teaches sixth grade computer science in the Council Bluffs schools. Norma Coret, arts educator, will also teach one-hour relief printmaking sessions.

Student fees for the Academy include snacks and lunch plus each student will receive a videotape of the final production. For registration information, telephone Sue Lary, 712-643-2156 or Norma Coret, 647-2239.

Scholarship applications will be kept anonymous.

TCA is pleased to have donor support for this program from Jack and Kris Gochenour, Carrie McIntyre, NY Life, Paul Fouts and Woodhouse Auto.

December 22, 2010

School Board met Dec. 13 From SCHOOL Page 1 progress.

Superintendent Tom Vint followed up by adding the details of the Riverside Wrestling Meet held during the Dec. 11 blizzard. Despite the forecast for later, the team left early that morning in order to be in Riverside by the required weigh-in time. At the time the storm had not begun, but the weather quickly deteriorated throughout the day.

Coming home after the meet, the bus made it to Avoca, when visibility and defrosting the windshield became hazardous. A mutual decision was made among the driver, coaches and parents that had attended the event to not proceed any further for the safety of everyone involved. As hotels had quickly filled with stranded motorists, the Avoca School offered their facilities and hospitality to the Woodbine team to spend the night there. Vint said he received several e-mails from parents praising the decision made by those involved. He went on to say he had contacted Riverside questioning their decision to not call off the meet when the weather conditions had worsened, but stated he had not heard back from them.

Vint continued on with the monthly financials stating the school was sitting slightly ahead of where they were at last year, but still fears budget cuts with the newly elected Iowa governor. With $55,802 in the general budget, Vint felt that the rest of what was borrowed from ISCAP could be repaid. With the borrowing charges from ISCAP increasing, Vint told the board that, just like the other towns around, the school will probably have to consider raising the tax rate in order to bump up the cash reserves so we don’t have to use ISCAP as much. The tax rate currently sits at 17.92 percent.

With that said, Tyler Knott, along with fellow Woodbine Education Association members, Don Groff, Sarah Cox and Teresa Smith, delivered the Initial Contract Proposal for the next school year.

Knott thanked Vint for being very supportive of the teachers, and reminded the board even though the teachers are more than aware of the budget concerns, they were starting to fear the effects of being spread too thin. Board President Joanna Shaw and board member Amy Sherer were appointed to the negotiating committee.

Sherer and Vint recently attended the IASB Convention, bringing back many positive items to share. Vint made the comment it was one of the better IASB conventions he had attended. The 2011-2012 school calendar was gone over, with Vint reminding the board there will be a school election coming up in September 2011. Consent items passed included the approval of the minutes, financials, board agenda, payment of bills and resignation from Scott McMains as assistant baseball coach. Vint told the board they would be interviewing soon for the softball position. The meeting adjourned until 7 p.m. Jan. 13, 2011.

Christmas on display at MRA From MRA Page 1 display are those from Pamela Morrison and a Pipka nativity. Pipka Ulvilden, the designer, was born in Germany and raised in America. The set includes an elephant, Arabian horse and camel depicting the three different countries the kings were from.

Another display donated by the Helen Leonard family, was made in 1961 and had been on display at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Kansas City, Mo., before coming to the museum.

The donor family of the priceless Fontanini 50-inch set on display wishes to remain anonymous. This nativity is manufactured in Italy and considered collectible due to the process of making the pieces and the high attention to detail. Over four generations have worked on the intricate figures.

There is also an olive wood set from Jerusalem that Sandy Oviatt donated.

Joining the various nativity displays are more than 50 theme decorated Christmas trees.

The ideas for the decorated trees originated with Cheri Mensching.

“Groups, organizations and businesses have reserved a tree on a first come, first serve basis,” said McHugh. Visitors to the museum can vote on their favorite tree by placing a dollar in the vote box near each tree. In February the winners will be decided by the tree that collected the most dollar votes. The funds are then split 50/50 between the decorator and the museum. Votes can also be placed online this year on the museum website at www.mrarts.org.

“There are trees that support cancer victims and diabetes victims, nursing homes, pro-life, even the Old Settlers promoting their 125th anniversary in 2011,” McHugh said.

Some of the other themed trees include Mardi Gras, Loess Hills Red Hats, 4-Rivers Riding Club, Colors of Cancer, Youth Enhancement Activities, angels, Armed Forces, Humane Society and many others.

Also on the schedule is a musical performance at 1:30 p.m., Jan. 16 by the Glory Team from the Christian Church in Moorhead.

According to McHugh visitors come from near and far to view the displays.

“The locals bring folks out to enjoy the splendor each year,” she said.

For more information on the museum and the displays you can call 6443888.

December 22, 2010

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Community Joe Gaa’s open house Omaha Library to offer genealogy classes The Omaha Public Library and the Greater Omaha Genealogical Society are pleased to announce the sponsoring of beginning genealogy classes for 2011. The classes will run from 9:15 a.m. to noon January through June on the third Saturday of the month at the Mormon Trail Center, 3215 State St., Omaha, NE. If you would like to attend, please register by calling Merrily at 402-706-1453, or send an e-mail to genehelper@aol.com or genkomaha@gmail.com. The classes are free, but since handouts are included, a tally is needed.

Classes include: Jan. 15 – The Basics of Family History: for Beginning or Review: Discussion of forms, organization and first places to find the essentials to track a family.

Feb. 19 - Vital Records & Substitutes: An introduction to birth, marriage & death records, where to An open house was held for new Woodbine City Administrator Joe Gaa Dec. find them, and where to find other 16. Pictured here is Gaa, left, and Farmers Trust and Savings Bank President records that give the same informaRoger Kenkel.

Photo: Nikki Davis tion for time periods preceding the

introduction of vital records.

March 19 – Making Sense of the Census: Every 10 years, the census taker came knocking at the door.

Learn how the questions and answers can provide valuable clues about your family. We will touch briefly on international censuses.

April 16 – Part 1 – Worldwide Records and the Family History Center: Learn how to use widespread U.S. and International records without leaving Omaha.

Part 2 – Internet Genealogy Possibilities: What’s out there?

May 21 – Part 1 – Black, White & Read All Over: Use newspapers & interlibrary loan to research your family.

Part 2 – Jumping the Water: Hints for finding just where in the old country your ancestors came from using U.S. records.

June 18 - Part 1 – Uncle Sam Wants You: Using military records for getting to know your ancestors.

Part 2 – Where There’s a Will: Discussing wills and probate records

Gift card tips for the holiday season

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Gift cards top many people’s holiday wish lists again this year, and State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald wants Iowa consumers to protect the value of those cards by following a few basic tips.

Tips for gift card purchasers: • Verify if the card has an expiration date or fees that reduce the card’s value overtime.

• Include the original receipt and disclosure information to the recipient in the event it is needed to replace a lost or stolen card.

• Buy gift cards from reputable retailers where you know the recipient will shop.

Tips for gift card recipients: • Check for an expiration date and use the gift card promptly.

• Check the disclosures for fees that can reduce the card’s value.

• Keep the original receipt if it was included with the gift card.

Rules passed last year by Congress prohibit fees on gift cards for one year and expiration dates of less than five years from the date of purchase.

Current state law requires the expiration date and fees be clearly displayed on any gift card with such restrictions.

Consumers with questions or concerns regarding an expired gift card a retailer will not honor because it has expired are encouraged to contact the State Treasurer’s office. Please provide a copy of the gift certificate and a brief letter stating the circumstances of the complaint. The information can be sent to the address below or e-mailed to upreport@iowa.gov.

The competition to earn the title of the 2011 Woodbine Rodeo Queen was held on Dec. 5 with candidates displaying their riding skills at 3 p.m. Voting for the queen was held at the fire hall in Woodbine. At the end of the day, Maggie Thomas was crowned the new queen. All participants included, fight to left, Paige Pauley, 2011 Woodbine Rodeo Queen Maggie Thomas, 2010 Woodbine Rodeo Queen Amy Christiansen, Cheyann Shelton and Marissa Knott.

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Happy Holidays!

Open New Year’s Eve! Dec 31, 4pm - 11pm

The Iowa Corn Growers Association and Iowa Corn Promotion Board are excited to announce a new scholarship program to aid in the development of future talent for the Iowa agriculture

industry. This year Iowa Corn will award 10 scholarships.

The Iowa Corn Future of Agriculture Scholarship program will award five, $500 first-year scholarships and five, $500 upper-

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Community Bank Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve Hours Friday, December 24th All offices close at noon.

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classman scholarships for individuals who are pursuing a degree equipping them to contribute to the agriculture industry in Iowa. Applicants also must be a member of ICGA or a dependent of a member.

Scholarship applications are available online at www.iowacorn.org or by requesting one via email at corninfo@iowacorn.org.

Applications must be postmarked by Jan. 28, 2011.

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Winter Sports Pep Rally Snapshots from the 2010 Winter Sports Pep Rally

The 2010-11 ‘Boyerbine’ wrestling squad.

The pep band.

The 2010-11 boys’ basketball team.

2009 Winter Sports Prince Sean Monahan hugs the 2010 princess, Katrina Marsh.

The 2010-11 girls’ basketball team.

2009 Winter Sports Princess Halie Hamilton crowns the 2010 prince, Alex Klein.

The 2010-11 winter sports cheerleaders.

The elementary crowd gets into a cheer.

Wrestling coach Matthew Mentink.

Girls basketball coach Megan Parker.

Princess Katrina Marsh and Prince Alex Klein.

Photo: Chelle Butrick

Boys basketball coach Heath Stille.

Class president Taylor Blum welcomed the pep rally crowd.

Junior Gavvon Schafer grabbed the spirit stick after cheerleaders decided on the junior class as winners.

Our Best Wishes for the Season!

Here’s hoping your Holiday Season is illuminated by truth, love, joy and friendship. We’re so thankful for your many kindnesses.

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Dear Santa, I want a little laptop because I like to type. I would like a sewing machine. I love you Santa. Does Tim the elf come to our house?

Garrett Nelsen Dear Santa, I want a clay set because I’ve been a good boy. Christmas is my favorite holiday. I hope you deliver the presents okay!

Kolby Barnum Dear Santa, I was very good this year. I’ve been waiting all this time to write to you.

I just wish it was tomorrow. I don’t know how many elves there are? I want a Dragonoid Colossus, Donkey Kong Country Returns and Nintendo DSi. Christmas is the happiest time of the year?

Kael Smith Dear Santa, I want a combine because my brothers, Body and Jax broke my other one. I want a football and a football tee. I want a dog for Christmas because one died. I also want a DSi because I never had one.

Layne Pryor Dear Santa, I want a Baby Alive because I didn’t get my light pulled at school. I want dolls with lots of clothes. I have been good all the time.

Melissa Thoreson Dear Santa, I can be good for mom and dad. I want a DSi and so do my sisters Emma and Isabella. I want an Xbox 360 and my two front teeth.

Eliot Shaw Dear Santa, I was very good this year. I really want an art easel because I love arts and crafts. I also want a big book so I can write stories. This is the last thing I want Barbies. Do you get gifts from the elves? I hope you get lots of gifts for me, my sister and my brother. How many elves so you have?

Do you spend most of your time in the workshop or Mrs. Claus? Is

Mrs. Claus a good cook?

Have a Merry Christmas!

Grace Moores Dear Santa I would like a look alike doll. I would like a pair of clothes for her. I would like a Hannah Montana full bedspread and heavy blanket. I’ve been really good. I really would like a laptop for Christmas. I’ve always wanted one. I would like a world record book for 2011. Santa you are a good buy!

Kelly Snyder Dear Santa I want Moxie girls because I’ve been cleaning my room this year and my mess at home.

How are you doing Santa? I am doing fine.

Santa, I’ve been helping people this year, are you?

I’ve been really working hard this year. Have you been working hard this year?

Elana Probasco Dear Santa, I really want Kit’s friend Ruthy, an American Girl Doll. I already have Kit so I really want Kit’s friend, Ruthy. I really, really want Kit’s tree house. I really want a lot of Magic Tree house books. I “supercallafrogealistic” want teddy bears.

Ava Willis Dear Santa, Can you please give me Pokemon cards because I have been so good? I want a Wii and DS games. I would like Nate the Great books.

Preston Stueve Dear Santa, I want the book “Don’t Call Me Beanhead” that is my favorite book. I have been doing chores. I have been good.

Audrey Ireland Dear Santa, I want Pokemon for Christmas, is Rudolph doing good? When is Tim the elf going to come? Is he going to come on Wednesday?

Well I hope you have a Merry Christmas, Santa?

Jamie Plowman Dear Santa,

I want a four wheeler for Christmas. I want it because I have been doing my chores. It is fun!

Austin Davis

Your friend, Jarett Armstrong

Your friend, Hailee Nelson

Dear Santa, I want a huge dollhouse. I would love to have it. I have been doing chores. I like to have presents. I have been good.

Summer Hatterman

Dear Santa, I would like to have a PSP game with a college football game. I would like a whoppie cushion, an ipod, and a Martin bow with arrows with sharp tips. I deserve it because I’ve been a good boy this year.

Your friend, Kody Hatcher

Dear Santa, Happy Xmas! Is Tim the elf coming? I miss you very much. How far is the North Pole? I’ve been good so I can have some toys like a Christmas Barbie, food set, kitchen set, baby dolls, a stroller and a bag.

Happy Xmas!

Amanda Heitman

Dear Santa, I would like to have Tea Cup Piglets, footie pajamas, a Baby Alive, a Bounce and Babble Baby, a Barbie doll, books and an American Girl doll.

You know why I want these things. I have been good.

Love, your friend, Jordon Butrick

Dear Santa, Christmas is almost here. I would like red pajamas with pink hearts on them. I want that color because red is my second favorite color.

This will be my first pajamas with hearts on them.

I would also like a Nintendo DS charger, a Nintendo game and three Nintendo pens. I want all of it because I need a new charger. I need a new game and I need new pens. I lost my charger. The games will be fun and I lost all my pens.

Love, Ana Vazquez-Pryor

Dear Santa, I would like a toy cat and Ta Cup Piglets for Christmas because I have been nice and I love you Santa. Would you bring me pjays too? Would you bring m e a book? Would you bring me a Bounce and Babble doll because I will play with it a lot. I would like a Baby Alive doll too because I would play with it. I would like the magazine Ranger Rick because it is fun to read. I love you.

Your friend, Sydnee Jensen

Dear Santa, I would like to have a bunk bed so I can sleep on the top and touch the ceiling, and I want Yugioh cards because I don’t have any Yugioh cards at all, and so I can play it with my friends.

Can I have a PSP mini Playstation? I want it so I am not bored. I deserve this because I have been good.

Your friend, Payton Bush

Dear Santa, I would like to have fake finger nails and fake toe nails. Would you bring me a pink gemmed head stall that would fit a pony? Would you please bring me a western bed set. I have been good almost all year. Another reason that I want these things is because I don’t have any of them.

Your best friend, Marissa Oestmann

Dear Santa, I would like to have a remote control monster truck and a rifle with huge bullets and the Wii game Medal Heroes, Heroes 2 and an Air Force Wii game. I should get them because I love them. I would like to have a Power Ranger and a Transformer and a Nintendo DSi with 20 games because I love them. I have been good all year.

Your friend, Conrad Schafer

Dear Santa, Would you bring me Star Wars Legos and Just Dance for the Wii? I also want an arrow with a sharp front and a new chess game because I like to play chess, and I like to dance with my family.

My dad said that I need a new arrow and a chess game because I am tired of playing it on the computer.

Dear Santa, Would you bring me a Barbie horse and a new pink blanket that has butterflies on it and a pink lamp? I want the Barbie horse because I have a collection and the blanket will keep me warm and the lamp will be the first lamp of my own. I deserve all three presents because I was good all year long.

Have a Happy &Safe Holiday Season!

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Dear Santa, I would like to have make-up because mine is almost out. I would like to have a heart bed, the whole set of sheets and bedspread. I would like to have a school set too. I would like you to bring me a girl puppy because it is so cute!!! And I want a bike with pegs in front and in the back because it is fun to ride. Santa Rocks!!

Your friend, Rebecca Ellison Dear Santa, I would like to have an ipod and the collection of Kaya books and a 2010 World Record Book.

The reason I want these things is so I have more books to read and so I have more toys to play with and more music to dance to.

Your friend, Ella Barnum Dear Santa, I would like to have an ipod touch and an American Girl Doll. I also want a Bitty’s doll. I want an ipod touch because there are a lot of games to play, and it has facebook.

I want the American Doll because it looks just like me. I want the Bitty’s doll because she will go with the American Doll.

Love, your friend, Alexa Steinkuehler Dear Santa, I would like you to bring a couple of Transformers. I would like you to bring me an Xbox 360. I would like you to bring me a computer. I would like you to bring me a cat. I would like you to bring me a cell phone. Would you bring me a motorcycle and a bow and arrow. I want to shoot my bow and arrow and I deserve it because I have been good. I also want a Power Ranger, a surf-

board, a pool set, a baseball bat, baseball mitt and a baseball. I want a guinea pig too. I love my mom and dad.

Your friend, Derek Rothe, Jr. Dear Santa, Would you bring me Collosius Dragon. I want a new mattress, new pajamas and new shoes. I want an ipod and an Xbox 360, and a play station. I want my own car, just a little one, because I have been good and it is my favorite thing.

Your friend, Caleb Wakehouse Dear Santa, I would like to have a Transformer because I have been so good and I would like to have an ipod Touch. If you give them to me, I will always like you. Can you also bring me a football game on the Wii? I want some clothes because I have been so good that I really like this stuff. I would like a baseball glove too.

I might want a new game on the Wii. Your friend, Erik Gau Dear Santa, I would like to have a Barbie doll and a Barbie dollhouse. I also want some Pokemon cards. I would like Santa to bring me some doll clothes and a Green Eggs and Ham book because mine is ruined. I think that I should get these things because I really like them. I would like to have my own clothes. I really want shirts that say stuff and pants that have pictures on them like butterflies. I wear size small and size 6 pant. I want new pink shoes, too.

Your friend, Sarah Bennett Dear Santa, I would like to have a laptop computer and two toy machine guns and a Transformer DS game. I also want an Xbox 360 and a nerf gun and a Star Wars set. I want an ipod and some more cars and a lot more Pokemon cards. I should get these because I’m running out of Pokemon cards.

Your friend, Kail Brown Dear Santa, I would like to have a toy car and a book too. I want them so I can play with it and read the book. I have been good all year so I hope that I get them.

Your friend, Dalton Frink

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December 22, 2010

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December 22, 2010

Legals Community College has asked Woodbine to participate in anew writing assessment program. The Administration feels this would be a benefit for the Woodbine students.

Secondary Principal Rick Shanks reported on all the upcoming activities and commended the Coach and High School Wrestlers on their judgment and behavior during the snow storm last weekend.

Supt. Tom Vint reported on the District’s finances included the different funds monthly balances. He noted that next year’s budget would probably need to show an increase in our cash reserve levy, which may raise the tax levy. With the new Governor coming into office, it is not clear what, if any cuts will be made by the State. Mr. Vint also informed the Board that the District has advertised for head and assistant baseball and softball coaches. The District ha had applicants for the positions and Mr. Vint hopes to have recommendations for the January board meeting. The Board and Administration will be having a Holiday Breakfast for the staff on Friday, December 17th at 7:30 a.m.

PUBLIC NOTICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Woodbine, Iowa December 13, 2010 – 7:00 p.m.

The regular meeting of the Woodbine Community School Board was held Monday, December 13, 2010 with the following people present: President Joanna Shaw, Vice-President Amy Sherer, Directors, Todd Heistand, Amber Nelson and Mike Staben. Others present were Supt. Tom Vint, Principals Kathy Waite and Shanks, along with Board Secretary Connie Waite.

Visitors: Tyler Knott, Don Groff, Sarah Cox, Lynne Glackin, Susie Schultz, Teresa Smith, Academy Government class member, and Lois Andersen.

Item 1. Call To Order. The meeting was called to order by President Joanna Shaw in the Board Room at 7:00 p.m. Roll was taken with five members present and establishing a quorum.

Item 2. Amended the Agenda: It was moved by Heistand and seconded by Sherer to approve adding the resignation from Scott McMains as Assist. Varisty Wrestling Coach for the 2010-11 school year. Motion carried 5-0.

Item 3. Approval of the Amended Agenda: It was moved

by Sherer and seconded by Heistand to approve the amended agenda. Motion carried 5-0.

Item 4. Approval of the Consent Items. It was moved by Sherer and seconded by Heistand to approve the amended agenda.

Motion carried 5-0.

Minutes of the previous meeting, payment of bills, audited by Todd H.; General Fund - $68,791.30. PPEL Fund - $1,632.00 SILO Fund $1,573.45, Debt Service Fund $2,821.00, Latchkey/Tiger Tots Fund - $193.42, Activity $8,494.71. Hot Lunch - $12,247.17.

B. All financial reports Resignation from Scott McMains as Assist. Varsity Wrestling Coach for the 2010-11 school year.

No objections. Motion carried 5-0.

Item 5. Open Forum – None Item 6. Focus on Education – Lynne Glackin presented the criteria and documentation that will be required by the State for the Voluntary Preschool Grant. Both Ms. Glackin and Megan Kuhlmann, our preschool teachers, will be working to meet all the criteria by next year when a site visit will be conducted by the State.

Item 7.

Administrative Reports: Elem. Principal Kathy Waite reported that the District will be having two more student teachers during the second semester.

One will be in 2nd grade and the

in the Board Room. Mr. Vint noted a thank you to the people of Avoca for their hospitality showed to our wrestlers during the recent storm.

Item 8. Consent Agenda items pulled for discussion. There were none.

Items 9. Discussion Items: Tyler Knott, chief negotiator for WEA, presented the initial proposal from the Woodbine Education Association to open negotiations for the 2011-2012 school year. The initial WEA proposal is a 6.63% increase and would cost the district $138,506.

Mr. Vint and Amy Sherer reported on the IASB Convention and the Delegate Assembly.

Item 10. Action Items: It was moved by Heistand and seconded by Sherer to approve the Woodbine School Calendar for 2011-2012. Discussion. Motion carried 5-0.

It was moved by Heistand and seconded by Staben to approve Amy Sherer and Joanna Shaw to serve on the negotiation team.

Discussion. Motion carried 5-0.

Item 11. Board Discussion.

None.

The next regular meeting will be January 13, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room.

There being no further business President Shaw adjourned the meeting at 8:06 p.m.

These minutes are as recorded by the board secretary and subject to approval at the next regular board meeting.

Connie Waite Board Secretary/Treasurer

Social Security Disability Representation Robert L. Johnson

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other will be in 6th grade. Ms. Waite and the Latchkey/Tiger Tots associates are working on a $500 grant that will furnish certain supplies for the programs. Ms. Waite also reported that Iowa Western

Basketballs .......................93.00 Something Unique, water Bottles (B&G) .................112.00 Jon Sorensen, Var. Basketball Official 12/7/10 .................80.00 Sport Supply Group Computer club supplies ...84.22 Treynor High School Wrestling tourney .............75.00 Trophies Plus, pins & bars ..227.48 UPS, returns for drill team ....11.98 Woodbine School, meals For dance team ..............150.00 Woodbine Hot Lunch Share & read & feed ........67.55 TOTAL ..............................8,494.71 OPERATING FUND Agriland FS, bus fuel Lawn care....................3,646.33 Allied Oil & Tire Bus recap tires ...............579.50 C & H Hauling, Garbage hauling.............204.50 Capital Sanitary Supply Janitorial supplies........1,129.06 Carpenter Paper Co. Trash bag liners..............100.42 Central Iowa Distributing Ice melt/supplies ............921.43 Cintas, cleaning supplies ......52.72 Counsel Office & Document Copies .........................1,071.54 Dairy Sweet, SIAC mtg. supp..........................69.50 Drees Heating & Plumbing Boiler repairs ..................153.71 Ed M. Feld Equipment Security repairs ..............124.00 Education 2020, educational Software ......................4,600.00 Egan Supply Co. Vac repairs .....................139.37 Foodland, FCS/Elem.

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Harrison County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 2:00 PM in the 2nd floor board room of the Courthouse in Logan to consider a resolution to convey any interest the County may have in a parcel of land known as the Johnson farm to the Little Sioux Historic Preservation Association.

The Johnson farm is located in part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 1881-44 and consists of 2.58 acres more or less. Comments both for and against this conveyance can be submitted in writing to: Harrison County Auditor, 111 N. 2nd Ave., Logan, IA 51546. Oral comments can be given during the public hearings.

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Planning to volunteer? Go to the gym more often? Learn a new language? All worthy ambitions, of course, but this year, why not add some financial resolutions as well?

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With tax-deductible contributions, tax-deferred growth of earnings and several investment options, these types of plans are tremendous ways to save for retirement. And try to “max out” your traditional or Roth IRA, too. *Look for opportunities.

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December 22, 2010

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The Woodbine Twiner

Classifieds Tigers handle West Harrison Dec. 17 State Historical Museum

presents, ‘Hey, Aesop’

Delaney scores 29 against the West Harrison Hawkeyes JEFF POWERS For The Twiner The boys put together a strong team performance against class 1A conference rival West Harrison on Friday night with an 18 point victory.

“I thought the boys came out with great intensity and played well in all four quarters. It was an all around team effort with everyone stepping up. Jameson had a great game shooting the basketball and we had a great team effort on the rebounding side of the game with six guys having over seven rebounds. I thought Jacolby also played well and finished inside when our guards had some good penetration and dished the ball off to him.

I thought this was a great game to go into our Christmas break on. We will now have a few days off and will be back at it after Christmas preparing for Logan-Magnolia on the fourth of January hoping to see a great crowd out again,” Head Coach Heath Stille said about the game.

Dec. 17 Woodbine, 60: West Harrison, 42 The Tigers couldn’t

have had a more balanced scoring attack, scoring 15 points in all four quarters. The first quarter went back and forth with the Tigers leading 15-12. Jameson Delaney and Ethan Lenz led the team with five and seven points respectively in the first quarter.

After the second quarter, the Tigers would never look back, outscoring the Hawkeyes, 15-4.

The offense started the quarter on an 8-0 run and the defense didn’t let West Harrison on the board for the first five minutes of the quarter. If there was a slip in the game, it was the third quarter when the Tigers were outscored 17-15.

Delaney took it upon his shoulders to not let the Hawkeyes back in the game, scoring 13 of the teams 15 points in the fourth quarter, outscoring West Harrison 15-9.

Woodbine would win the game 60-42, improving their record to 2-4 heading into their next game against another Harrison County rival, class 2A Logan.

The Tigers had three players scoring in double figures. Leading the way was Delaney with 29 points followed by Lenz

Holiday vacation show for children pre-kindergarten to age 13

Davis Hackman, right, goes for two Dec. 17 against West Harrison.

Photo: Brittney Nelson with 13 and Jacolby Ehlert with 10 points.

The rest of the scoring was Davis Hackman with five points and Alex Klein with three points.

Hackman also dished out five assists. Again leading the way with

rebounds was Sam Powers with 10 followed closely by Klein with nine, Delaney and Lenz with eight and Hackman with seven. The team shot 26-63 from the field and committed 20 turnovers.

Mr. I.M.A. Cool Fox, Babette Sheep and Madame Toucan take center stage when “Hey, Aesop” comes to the State Historical Museum this month.

Produced by Allegro Children’s Theatre Productions, “Hey, Aesop” is a fun, interactive play geared for children pre-kindergarten to 13 years old.

Performances are 1 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. Dec. 27 at the State Historical Museum, 600 E. Locust St., Des Moines. Tickets are $5 per person and are available at the door or by contacting Maureen Korte at maureen.korte@iowa.gov or 515-281-4132.

“We know parents are looking for fun and interesting things to do with their children during the holiday vacation and this play fits that bill perfectly,” director of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Cyndi Pederson said. “I encourage everybody with an interest in children’s theater to come and enjoy this wonderful show.”

Written by Cynthia Mercati, “Hey, Aesop” follows the adventures of Aesop, the moderator of a game show called “The Fable Game.” Three contestants – Mr. I.M.A. Cool Fox, Babette Sheep and Madame Toucan (all animals in “Aesop’s Fables”) vie to tell the best fable.

In telling their fables, the contestants enact several updated versions of “Aesop’s Fables,” including the Tortoise and the Hare as NASCAR drivers, and the City Mouse who takes the Country Mouse to Las Vegas. The winner is the audience, of course, who can go on to retell the fables they hear or make up fables of their own.

Children can also enjoy crafts and games, and make New Year’s Eve regalia in the museum craft rooms before and after the shows.

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The Woodbine Twiner

December 22, 2010

Sports Tigers enter winter break 10-3 in duals Girls lose two despite effort Dec. 16 Westwood, Lawton Bronson, OA-BCIG A quadrangular on Dec. 16 at home led the Woodbine Tigers to their first dual loss of the season.

The Tigers opened the evening right with an almost easy win against Westwood, ending the dual 51-24. The first two matches of the evening by a pair of brothers, Darin Peterson, 171, and Dalton Peterson, 189, led to two pins in 2:54 and 35 seconds respectively.

Kyle Kuhlman, 215, was then defeated in a 5-1 decision to give Westwood their first points of the evening.

Another close loss from heavyweight Spencer Ball at 9-7, pushed the score 12-6, and a fall in the first period from Alex Whiteing, 103, left the score 12-12.

Another flip flop Lucas Hedstrom, 112, grapples with Westwood’s Zack Goodvin on Dec. 16.

Photo: Kristi Mentink occurred with Lucas Hedstrom took a 1:51 pin in the match.

Hedstrom, 112, and Tanner Hedstrom, 119, minute before Quick Michael Curzon in an 8-2 a technical fall at 17-2.

Lucas taking a 1:51 pin could add three for decision.

Shafer’s match was and Tanner falling in 1:50 Woodbine, so the score The score ended with close, with him losing to for 18-18.

Malachi looked bleak at 24-12. a 47-21 final score, in Dillon Miller by one Mentink, 125, Austin Two more falls from favor of the Bunnies. point at 4-3 after three Quick, 130 and Nick Klein and Mason The Tigers fought periods. Quick also made Klein, 135, pushed the Mentink and an 8-5 loss back in their third dual of it through three periods dual the right way with from Monahan left the the day against Tekamah. against Eric Brosnahan, three pins: Mentink in Tigers at 39-12 with only The dual was tight, but losing by a 9-2 decision. the third period, Quick in three matches left. Shafer the Tigers came out on Mason Mentink refused the second and Klein in took the pin in 3:26, but top by a narrow 40-38 to be pinned by Nolan the first. Mason Mentink, Matusik lost by two final.

Oviatt, struggling 140, pushed the team up before Dalton Peterson “I didn’t even know if through three periods, three more with a 7-0 added six for an open we had won afterwards,” but ending not on his decision. Matt Monahan class forfeit to end the head coach Matthew back with a 14-4 major fell with less than a dual 42-27 in favor of Mentink said. “It was decision. Darin Peterson minute left – which was Westwood. very close.” ended with a close 6-4 Westwood’s last points Malachi Mentink decsion loss over Travis of the dual as Gavvon Dec. 18 opened for Woodibne Jones. Ball also made it Shafer, 152, and Josh Dual Team Tourney, with a fall in the first three periods, losing 9Matusik, 160, both took Logan period and Quick lost in 1.

Klein, Monahan, first period pins in under The Tigers went 2-2 at a 16-0 technical fall. Klein Tanner Hedstrom and one minute to end the Logan-Magnolia’s dual followed his teammates Malachi Mentink were dual 51-24. team tourney on Dec. 18. with a fall in the first. all pinned during the Lawton Bronson didThe team opened with Mason Mentink wrestled dual and Matusik and n’t earn any points until a win against Panorama back for a 46 pin but Kuhlman’s matches were the seventh match of the at 41-33. Forfeit wins Monahan fell in the first, considered losses after Tigers’ second dual were given to Lucas so the Tigers were down injuries forced forfeits, which ended with a 56- Hedstrom, 112, Mason after the first five match- ending the dual at 65-5.

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Mentink, 140, Darin es at 23-6. Shafer was Going into the winter Pins were delivered Peterson, 171, Dalton given a forfeit win and break, the team stands by: Dalton Peterson, 32 Peterson, 189, and Alex Matusik’s match ended half way to their season seconds; Kuhlman, 5:26; Whiteing, 103.

The early after an injury, goal of 20 dual wins and and Tanner Hedstrom, team’s only pin was adding more points for will enter the break with 1:43. Forfeit wins were delivered by heavy- Tekamah. A 5-0 loss from a 10-3 dual record. handed to Ball, weight Spencer Ball in Darin Peterson pushed “We are improving Whiteing, Lucas 1:16. Gavvon Shafer, 152, the score 32-12. Dalton every time out. Almost Hedstrom, Mason took an 18-1 technical didn’t waste any time on everyone is doing 90-95 Mentink and Darin fall. Austin Quick, 130, the mat, taking a 22 sec- percent of everything Peterson. Despite the vic- and Kyle Kuhlman, 215, ond pin and Kuhlman correct, it’s just the 5-10 tories, Kuhlman, Malachi both lost by decision, and Ball were given for- percent that we are doing Mentink, Nick Klein, Quick at 7-0 and feit wins, leaving a 32-30 incorrect that’s stopping Matt Monahan and Kuhlman at 6-4. Four match, still in favor of some of the wrestlers Matusik all fell during Tigers fell during the Tekamah. Whiteing lost from winning some of the dual. Quick took his dual including: Tanner his match to push the the close ones and keeps match by a 13-3 major Hedstrom, 119, 1:11; score 38-30.

The us behind some of the decision and Shafer Malachi Mentink, 125, Hedstrom brothers upper level oppenents earned his own major 1:45; Nick Klein, 135, 43 fought back hard for the we face,” Coach Mentink decision at 14-5. seconds; and Matt Tiger team, Lucas taking said. “The nice thing is It was the final dual of Monahan, 145, 4:20. a 1:36 pin for a 38-36 we almost have it right the night that led the Omaha, Neb.’s score, still favoring this early in the season Tigers to their first dual Bennington proved to be Tekamah, but Tanner’s and we still have 2/3 of loss of the season against a force, taking the Tigers 15-3 major decision left the season left. So if we OA-BCIG. down in their second the Tigers on top at 40- get it fixed, I think our Kuhlman, Ball and dual of the tourney.

38. wrestlers will compete Whiteing all took first The Tigers’ 21 points Their second loss of with anyone and everyperiod falls in under a came from three the tourney and third of one by the post season minute to open the dual, wrestlers. Two open the season, came when tournies.” leaving the Tigers behind weight classes with for- they faced Lo-Ma, but The wrestling team 18-0. A forfeit for Lucas feit wins were awarded the score didn’t represent will resume duals on Jan. Hedstrom and a 7-4 deci- to Dalton Peterson and how they did, according 6, 2011 at Kinglsley sion for Tanner Ball. Lucas Hedstrom to coach Mentink. against KP and AGH folHedstrom added nine for was the only Tiger to win Dalton Peterson was lowed by the Tri-Center Woodbine. But Malachi his match on the mat, the only Tiger to add Tournament in Neola at Mentink fell in under a taking out Benson’s points for the team with 10 a.m. on Jan. 8, 2011.

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JEFF POWERS For The Twiner The Lady Tigers played two games last week and wound up on the losing end in both games. The Lady Tigers fell big to class 2A Maple Valley-AnthonOto on Tuesday night in a non conference game. The Lady Tigers came back on Friday and fought hard against class 1A rival West Harrison, only to lose a tightly fought battle. In both losses, it was one player from each team that dominated the Tigers, coupled with poor shooting percentages, that sealed the fate.

There were some bright individual performances for the Lady Tigers despite the losses bringing hope for future games.

Dec. 14 MVAO, 57: Woodbine 22 The Lady Tigers started the game cold, not getting their first point until the 3:44 mark of the first quarter. At that point, the ladies were down 14-1 and would end the first quarter down 22-6. The defense would step up a little in the second and third quarters giving up 16 points each quarter, but the offense never got on track scoring only eight and four points each quarter. The Lady Tigers were hurt on the defensive boards giving MVAO too many second shots and didn’t take advantage of MVAO getting into foul trouble. The fourth quarter saw some reserve play with the Tigers earning a 4-3 advantage, making the final 57-22.

Justina Royer and Shelby Hall led the scoring with eight points each followed by Kaitlyn Pulscher with six. Royer and Bekka Boer led the rebounding with five each. Paige Hackman had a game high four steals on the night. The team shot 9-38 and had 19 turnovers.

Dec. 17 West Harrison, 65: Woodbine 58 The Lady Tigers again went cold in the first quarter scoring only three points but rallied to score 18 ,22 and 15 in the next three quarters for a season high 57 points. Shelby Hall made a steal on the opening possession to put the Tigers up 2-0, but four quick turnovers led to eight points for West Harrison and the Tigers never answered in the first quarter. West Harrison went up by about 20 points in the second quarter. A late surge brought the Lady Tigers to a 14 point deficit at halftime with the score 35-21. The ladies came alive in the third quarter. Justina Royer hit a three pointer to get to within five points. Later Paige Hackman hit a basket to get to within one point and Royer hits yet another three to put the Lady Tigers up two points. Royer would hit another three, steal the ball back and score two to take back the lead. The fourth quarter would be hard fought all the way till the final few seconds. With 1:20 left Bekka Boer hits a basket to pull the Tigers to within two points. That would be as close as the Tigers would get as Hawkeyes hit a three pointer to go up five and eventually win the game by seven at 65-58. Both teams were in huge foul trouble. Though Hawkeye stats aren’t available now, they probably won the game at the free throw line with Woodbine shooting 14 for 29 at the line.

Royer dominated the game scoring 22 (4-7 3pt), having eight rebounds and seven steals. Boer wasn’t far behind with her own double-double, 14 points and 11 rebounds. Shelby Vandemark added seven points followed by Hall with six, Hackman with five, Tiffany Vasquez with three and Kaitlyn Pulscher with one point. The Tigers were 19-53 shooting and committed 16 turnovers.

The Ladies will return to action on Tuesday with a girls only junior varsity/varsity away game against Logan. The Lady Tigers record fell to 0-6.

Alyssa Blum at the West Harrison game, Dec. 17.

Photo: Dawn Powers

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