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The Sun 080714

Carl and
Martha Drost
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Volume 11, Number 32
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Thursday, August 7, 2014
Please see Keltner Removal,
Page 2
University
Park Residents
Learn The Fate
Of Their
Post Office
University Park, Iowa – The Post
Office is often the marker that says a
town is still alive and on the map.
University Park residents gathered
this past week at the University Park
Community Center to hear from US
Postal Service Regional Operations
Manager Area 7 Denise Pace, on the
future of the Post Office in University Park.
The office is currently open for 4
hours a day and going forward, the
hours of operation will most likely
be Monday thru Friday 8 am to 12
pm. On Saturdays, the hours will
most likely be 8 am to 10:30 am.
This means the office will be open
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641-637-4031
Group Gathers To Help Bring Dog
Park One Step Closer
Court Rules
In Favor Of
City In Keltner
Removal
Oskaloosa, Iowa – A ruling has
come down from District Court
Judge Joel Yates in the case of
Errin Keltner, Trustee of Oskaloosa
Municipal Water Department, and
Oskaloosa Municipal Water Department versus City of Oskaloosa,
Iowa, David Krutzfeldt, in his Official Capacity as the Mayor of the
City of Oskaloosa, and City Council
of the City of Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Judge Yates stated that, “the Court
finds there is no evidence of illegality in removal of Keltner from his
appointed position on the Oskaloosa
City Water Utility Board. The path
chosen by the Mayor and the City
Council of Oskaloosa were not illegal, and the Mayor and the City
properly exercised their authority.”
With that, Yates ordered that the
Writ of Certiorari is hereby Annulled.
He also said, “It is further ordered
that the Stay entered May 20, 2014,
is hereby Dismissed.
Those judgements effectively remove Keltner from the Oskaloosa
Water Board as a Trustee, pending
any further legal actions from the
Plaintiff, Errin Keltner, in this case.
In his ruling Yates pointed out that
Keltner’s position was authorized by
Iowa Code Chapter 388. “The legislature delegated power to him as a
member of the Water Works Utility
Board to operate and manage the
City-owned Water Works Utility.
The duties are defined by Chapter
388.”
Yates added that because there is
not “legal distinction between public
and city office, and because a trustee
of the board meets the factors of the
tests cited in Waddell, this Court
concludes that Keltner’s position
meets the factors set forth in Waddell, and his (position) is there for
a City Officer subject to Iowa code
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Oskaloosa, Iowa – After a good workout, man’s best friend was more
than happy to find a shady spot and relax.
T e n
humans
and their fourlegged companions took to the
Lacey Recreation
Trail
on Saturday for
the 1st Annual Paws on Duty
for Fun. Participants took part
in a 5k run or 1 mile walk.
The event was in place to
honor OPD’s former K-9
Nash, as well as other
service dogs, like Marshall, who was
a PTSD service dog.
Rebecca DeJong was one of the
organizers for Saturday’s event.
“The benefits of all of this will go
to benefit the community,” said DeJong. “We’re taking the funds we
raised from this for the City of Oskaloosa Dog Park.”
DeJong said that organizers for
the dog park have been working with
the City of Oskaloosa to utilize a
place at Edmundson Park. “I think it
would benefit the community greatly,” said DeJong. “It would bring
revenue into the city. It’s something
that could bond citizens of Mahaska
County and the City of Oskaloosa.”
DeJong believes that the relationship with a pet fits right in with being a Blue Zones community as well.
“We really want the city to get behind us so we can push this dog park
forward and really get it going.”
Please see Dog Park Page 2
2014 Southern
Iowa Fair
Results and
Photos Inside!
Oskaloosa School
Board Hires New
Activities Director
Oskaloosa, Iowa – This past
week, the Oskaloosa School
Board approved the hiring of
Ryan Parker as the new Activities Director for the Oskaloosa
High School.
Parker will now take over the
duties that Zach Hood had been
hired for in May of 2014. Hood
was going to fill the vacated position of Kevin Peterson, who
retired at the end of the school
year, but Hood will not be able
to fill the position due to personal reasons.
The Board then approved the
hiring of Parker, who had originally applied for the AD position, but was selected to be the
OHS Boys Basketball Coach.
Parker is a 2004 graduate from
William Penn University and
played basketball under current
Please see
Activities
Director, Page 2
Many supporters came out Saturday night to support the William Penn Athletics Booster Club Navy & Gold Gala.
Navy & Gold Gala Reaches Goal
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Booster clubs are an important part of many schools. The William Penn Booster Club is no different.
On Saturday, Wm. Penn’s Booster
Club hosted the Navy & Gold Gala.
This was a re-brand of the previous years Duck Pluckers Ball. As in
years past, the center court at Penn
Central Mall was transformed, and
several hundred supporters gathered
to dine, converse and outbid each
other for the many donated items.
The focus of this year and for the
next coming years will be to focus
on updating the transportation fleet
of the university. The goal this year
is to raise $20,000 for that purpose.
Last year, the Booster Club raised
$14,000, which went towards improvements and track equipment at
Lacey.
Nik Rule, Director of William
Penn University Public Relations,
said that Saturday evenings event
did reach the goal of raising $20,000.
“We’re very pleased with the event
and are excited that we were able to
reach our goal, in our effort to buy a
new passenger van.”
Rule went on to say, “There were
so many members of the community
and fans of William Penn that were
able to get an insight on some of the
great things our University has go-
ing on. It’s an exciting time to be a
Statesmen and the attendance and
support at this event for the Athletic Booster Clubs effort is just one
prime example of that.”
You can learn more about the William Penn Athletic Booster Club by
visiting them on their Facebook page
HERE or website HERE.
Brent Vernon to appear in concert at New Sharon United Methodist Church Brent Vernon
styles. His performance is designed
to appeal to people of all ages, from
the youngest to the oldest. Brent’s
music is graceful and melodic, while
his ventriloquist performances with
his friend “Sam” are especially
appropriate for children — although
adults enjoy it as well.
He is also the author and illustrator
of several children’s books:
“Neckless: The Audrey Amaka
Story” and its sequel, “Curiosity
Crescent: An Audrey Amaka
Story.”
The public is invited to either
concert on Sunday, August 10. For
more information, contact the church
office at 641-637-2561. Please see Post Office, Page 3
, Christian singer, musician, and
world-class ventriloquist, and his
sidekick, “Sam”, will be in concert
at New Sharon United Methodist
Church, on Sunday, August 10, at
the 8:00am and 9:30am worship
services.
Brent is from Hobe Sound,
Florida, but travels throughout
the entire United States. He is a
gifted singer, songwriter, pianist,
ventriloquist, children’s book author,
and illustrator.
Brent plays about 210 concerts a
year. He and “Sam” have crisscrossed
the U.S. countless times since 1995,
appearing in churches, schools, and
coffeehouses and have performed in
Canada, Ireland, and the Caribbean
over the last 19 years.
His song lyrics are biblically driven
and his music covers a wide range of
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Birth Results. 4
Congratulations EBF Retirees Pg. 6
$400,000 Donation Pg. 8
Local Graduates Pg. 2
2014 Fair Results Pg. 3
Opinion Pg. 5
Classifieds & Legals Pg. 7
Sports Pg. 8
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Stuff The Bus
Helps Students
Start School Year
Off Right
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Your opinion on school starting soon may
vary, but the community once
again came together to help
“Stuff The Bus” with school supplies, which is now in it’s third
year.
Operation Backpack is a county
program that provides backpacks
and supplies to school children
in need. The program was started
by the local Salvation Army in an
effort to help families in need get
the supplies needed to send their
youngsters back to school. Today, it costs nearly $50.00 to buy
the needed school supplies such
as paper, crayons and rulers.
United Way of Mahaska
County is partnering again with
SIEDA and the Salvation Army
to make sure students have the
tools they need to succeed. In
order to help fill all those backpacks, “Stuff The Bus” was developed to help raise awareness
Please see Stuff the Bus
Page 2
Slumberland Furniture in Oskaloosa
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Local student gains practical ag
experience through internship
Summer interns on inside track for future ag careers Allie Ferguson from New Sharon, is one of 39 college students from
across the country that began a summer field sales internship with the Monsanto Company this May. This summer, she is working with the Asgrow and
DEKALB seed brands in Ames, alongside an experienced employee to prepare for a future career
in the agriculture industry.
“I am looking forward to getting experience that will help
me once I graduate,”
said Ferguson. “This
internship is an opportunity to participate in
relevant work experience, challenge myself
and learn from a great
Monsanto team.”
Throughout
the
summer, the interns
will build strong sales
skills and relationships
with customers by participating in team and
customer call projects.
In addition, each intern
will serve as a liaison
between
Monsanto
employees on various
special projects and initiatives. With professional guidance, they will assist
the local sales team in delivering outstanding customer service, while making industry connections and networking with other young professionals.
In the fall, Ferguson will be a junior at Iowa State University majoring in
agronomy. She is looking forward to building relationships that will help her
as she moves forward into her career.
“My future will benefit from the mentoring and coaching I receive this
summer,” said Ferguson. “This internship will teach me to meet business
goals and learn more about earning and building the trust of valued dealers
and customers.”
The internship program has been active for more than a decade, placing
students on the inside track to a career with an industry leader. Like many
companies, Monsanto uses its internship program to assess career potential.
They often fill entry level positions with recently graduated former interns.
Approximately 70 percent of the company’s district sales managers were
once summer sales interns.
“We have great professional development programs and a history of building careers,” said Rodd Whitney, talent acquisition specialist. “I know our
2014 interns will excel in their roles because they represent some of the finest young agriculturalists in the nation.”
Recruitment of interns begins early in the fall for the following summer.
To learn more about internships, visit Monsanto.com. About Monsanto Company
Monsanto Company is a leading global provider of technology-based solutions and agricultural products that improve farm productivity and food
quality. Monsanto remains focused on enabling both small-holder and largescale farmers to produce more from their land while conserving more of our
world’s natural resources such as water and energy. To learn more about our
business and our commitments, please visit: www.monsanto.com. Follow
our business on Twitter® at www.twitter.com/MonsantoCo, on the company blog,
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Stuff the Bus from page 1
and bring in needed supplies. Businesses and retailers displayed the
boxes, with many holding competitions internally to see who could
raise the most.
Lindsey Sheets, Marketing and
Event Coordinator for United Way
of Mahaska County, said that 49
boxes were dispersed throughout
the community at over 30 locations.
A few of those had multiple boxes,
which lead to the friendly competitions.
Sheets said that some locations
offered incentives to customers for
donating to the back-to-school effort. “We were excited to hear about
that,” said Sheets.
Last year, just over 500 students
were helped by the program. The
hope is that the need for the service
goes down, “but if it’s there, we
hope to meet it,” Sheets said of the
program. “If there’s 500 who need it,
we want to match that.”
Boxes of donated supplies were delivered this past week to help ‘Stuff
The Bus’
Local students receive degrees from
University of Iowa
Approximately 5,000 students received degrees from the University of
Iowa at the close of the 2014 spring semester.
Students from your area receiving degrees include:
Kate Allen from Coralville (MA-Art)
Madison Kelley from Oskaloosa (BA-Psychology)
Christopher North from Oskaloosa (BA-Classical Languages)
Briana Versteeg from Oskaloosa (BA-Health and Human Physiology)
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Mahaska Co. Community
Activities Director from
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Head Coach John Henry. He performed his student teaching at Oskaloosa Middle School under Mike
Sash.
Parker comes to Oskaloosa once
again via Elsberry High School in
Missouri, where he was the high
school boys basketball coach and
athletic director. “I’m excited to take
over this,” said Parker.
Ryan Parker addresses the Oskaloosa School Board this past
week. Parker will become the new
Activities Director for the Oskaloosa High School.
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the same as it has in the past, but
with potentially different hours of
operation.
The access to the post office on
Saturday has not been reduced,
nor has access to PO Boxes been
changed nor reduced.
The minimum a post office would
be open is 2 hours a day.
The USPS mailed out 187 surveys
to University Park residents and 58
of them were returned. Of those that
were returned, 53 of them asked for
a realignment of hours. Four of them
asked for different delivery options
such as outdoor units.
The needs assessment
of a post office happens
every year. This allows
the Postal Service to determine if hours of operation need to change,
either being open more
or less. This is based
upon the volume of
business happening at
the local post office.
“We do everything we can not to
close a post office,” said Pace. The
US Postal Service has been looking to not close post offices unless
the facility they currently occupy is
unsafe for postal employees and customers. “We’re trying to stay in the
communities, instead of closing post
offices.”
This is part of the plan to maintain local post offices, which was
outlined in May of 2012 and will be
implemented by September of this
year. If all has gone according to the
USPS, they will be saving nearly
half-a-billion dollars annually.
Keltner Removal from page 1
Section 372.15.”
In the second part of his ruling,
Yates stated, “Iowa Code Section
372.15 states that “except as otherwise provided by the state or city
law, all persons appointed to city office may be removed by the officer or
body making the appointment.” Section 388.3 states that “if a proposal
to establish a utility board receives
a favorable majority vote, the mayor
shall appoint the board members, as
provided in the proposal, subject to
the approval of the council.” Therefore, unless the Iowa or Oskaloosa
City Code provides otherwise, the
Mayor may remove Utility Board
Members with approval of the City
Council.”
Yates said the Plaintiffs, Keltner
and Water Department, argue that
Chapter 388 of the Iowa Codes supersedes the removal provision of
372.15, because Iowa Code Section 388.4 words granting the Utility Board “all powers of the city”
in relation to the utility falls within
the “otherwise provided” language
of Section 372.15. Plaintiffs further
contend that the Mayor and the City
Council do not retain any powers
to remove members of the Water
Board because no such power is provided by Chapter 388. They argue
that Chapter 388 provides different
removal standards for trustees of
municipal utility boards. They contend that provisions of Chapter 388,
taken as a whole, and understood in
light of the history of municipal water utilities in Iowa, make the Board
an independent body, insulated from
Cole VanGenderen, son of Denny
and Lynnae VanGenderen, recently
graduated from Iowa State University in Ames. VanGenderen, an Ag
Study Major, made the Spring 2014
Dean’s List at ISU. Prior to Iowa State, VanGenderen
received a two year degree from
Kirkwood Community College in
Agriculture GPS/GIS. He is currently employed at Central Precision Ag
as a Precision Ag Specialist. Dog Park from page 1
direct City control. They assert that
the Board is not part of the City, and
is not subservient to the City, and is
not subject to the direct control and
governance by the Mayor or the City
Council. Plaintiffs maintain that
there is no power to remove Water
Board Members without cause because such power would be repugnant to the statutory scheme and
public policy under which the Water
Department and Water Board have
been constituted.
“Plaintiffs’ argument, though creative, must fail. Nothing in Chapter
388 alters the removal requirements
of Iowa code Section 372.15. The
plain language of Section 388.4 indicates that a public utility board may
exercise all the powers of the city in
relation to the utility it administers.
“All” does not mean “sole.” The statute does not limit exercise of control
to the utility boards alone. The statute does not support the contention
that the statute is supported to give
the Board complete and absolute independence from the City. In fact,
nothing within the Iowa Code, as
it is currently constituted, suggests
that the Water Board has the type of
independence Plaintiffs assert it has.
The Court finds that the statutes in
question unambiguously allow the
Mayor to remove members of the
Board. Delving into the legislative
history is unnecessary. The removal
of Mr. Keltner was therefore legal
and valid.
Oskaloosa City Manager Michael
Schrock emailed the following comment about the Courts decision today. “When the city is named in any
lawsuit it is a relief to have the court
rule in support of the city and the
taxpayers. It is unfortunate in this
circumstance that water ratepayers
as well as city taxpayers have footed
the bill and paid attorneys to receive
a ruling on a matter that we already
knew was legally and prudently
handled by the Mayor and the City
Council.”
Schrock aded, “I am looking forward to moving past this situation
and refocusing efforts to constructively work as a team with the Oskaloosa Municipal Water Department
for the benefit of the ratepayers and
the taxpayers of Oskaloosa.”
The group said that they are looking to raise $10,000 to put towards a
maintenance fund that would stretch
over a 3 year time frame for the proposed dog park. DeJong said that
during the next week, they hope to
raise that money.
Beyond the 5k held on Saturday,
the group intends to ask local businesses for assistance in making the
project possible. DeJong added that
they are working to get enough donations, “With the goal that we’ll have
a plaque on the City of Oskaloosa
Dog Park” for those who donated.
DeJong said that if you are interested in donating to the Oskaloosa Dog Park, you can call her
at 641.660.4644 or meet her at her
business, Rugged Trail Athletic
Club. DeJong said that checks for
the project need to be made out to
the “City of Oskaloosa Dog Park”.
DeJong explained that donors
have other options of helping out.
“Buy A Fence Post” is an example
of that. Fifty dollars can be donated
towards buying a fence post for the
proposed 2.1 acre park, which could
potentially have a large dog area,
small dog area and an agility area.
“We want to do it very responsibly
so that it benefits the community,”
DeJong said.
The Oskaloosa Water Department and the City of Oskaloosa squared
off in court over trustee Errin Keltner’s removal by Mayor Dave Krutfeldt
Taintor • Granville • Lynnville
Thursday morning, Carrol and
Carolyn Bandstra, Caryn Rempe and
Brandon and Andrea Dahm ate breakfast out together.
The children of Ron and Linda Williams hosted a dinner for their parents
on the occasion of their 50th wedding
anniversary on Saturday, July 12 at
the Grinnell Steak House. Those in
attendance were Ron and Linda Williams, Julie and David Glick, Janet
and Tim Carrigan, Annabelle, Abigail
and Bradley, Jeff and Vanda Williams, Justine and Reven, Shanda and
Lexis, Jack Wright, Clarence and Pat
Leydens, Denny and Nancy Williams,
Gary Williams, and his friend Sonya,
Bob and Judy Cass and Heidi Williams. The family then went to Windsor Manor where Mabel Ratliff joined
them for cake and coffee.
July is National Ice Cream Month.
Enjoy this summertime treat. July is
Blueberry Month.
The big VanMaanen reunion will be
held in August at the Pizza Ranch.
Garnet Gertsma is being inducted
into the Eliza Cox Foundation, USFW
State at William Penn University, and
Celebration of service on August 2,
2014. The Eliza Cox organization has
been active nationally since 1844. Garnet grew up in a Lutheran
Church, when she married her husband, David, she started attending the
Lynnville Friends Church. Shortly after that she joined the United Society
of Friends women’s ladies groups.
(Eventually the group became one)
Garnet has always trusted our
Lord to lead and guide her all of her
life. She has been involved in Sunday school class as well as six years
as Sunday school superintendent for
the Primary Dept. While in the sunday school superintendent position,
Garnet had a children’s project to help
African missionary Edith Ratcliff get
her vehicle. The vehicle had gotten to
Africa but money as needed to get it
released at the port.
Garnet held the Presidents position at Lynnville for many years. The USFW worked with the Lynnville Quilts, October birthday cake at
Friendship Manor and Place of Cheer
at Christmas time. Also while she was
president they hosted Fall Retreat a
few times.
Garnet has remained a member of
the Lynnville group. She has been
actually involved with the Lynnville
Histrical Society since 1997. She
gives God the credit for making what
it has become today.
Her family consists of husband, David, three kids and six grandkids.
Garnet keeps busy! We are happy
to have her remain active in the Lynnville group. She is a blessing.
Prayerfully submitted by Lyn Kenny June 25, 2014.
Sympathy to the family Joan Zylstra who passed away.
July birthday wishes to Jode Johnson on the 22nd, Dwight Beyer on
the 23rd and Klayton Van Dyk on the
25th.
Walter and Ethel Sylvester returned
home on Sunday, July 13 after being
gone for several days. They visited
with Ethel’s brothers near Branson,
Bell and Sherry Folks and Dave and
Sue Folks. They attended the Jonah
and the whale production of Branson. They went to Arkansas to visit
Walters cousin, Alda Bea Williams. While at St. Louis, they visited Ethel’s
cousin Jeanie Folks. Walter and Ethel
then were in Illinois to visit with their
daughter and family, Michelle and
Dan Berns and Alex.
Pat (Williams) and Jack Metcalf
from Chicago spent Friday to Monday, visiting with Walter and Ethel
Sylvester. Pat and Jack attended Pat’s
50th class reunion from LynnvilleSully High School at Sunny Point near
Reasnor on Saturday.
Lowell and Linda Goemaat returned
home after visiting with relatives of
Lowells in South Dakota.
Margie Broefel of Newton and Eileen Miller of Lynnville visited with
Lyn Kinney on Wednesday.
Birthday wishes to Duane Collins
on July 29, Ben Fisk on July 30 and
John Klyn on July 31.
Dwight and Joyce Beyer enjoyed
having their granddaughters, Claire
and Nora spend Sunday to Wednesday
with them.
Dale and Bev Flander attended a
Flander get-together at the home of
Dale’s brother near Montezuma with
everyone enjoying grilling and a potluck picnic.
John and Lois Klyn attended the
Hoksbergen cousin reunion on Tuesday, July 15 at the Federated Fellowship Church in Pella.
Beth Haug of Pleasant Hill spent the
day on Tuesday with her Mother Bernice Smith of Lynnville.
On Sunday afternoon Lowell and
Linda Goemaat attended the horse
show at the Poweshiek County Far at
Grinnell for granddaughter, Hayley
and Kirsten Figland who are participating in the horse show.
On Friday, Reggie Kaldenberg of
Sully presented adult bibs to the Newton Healthcare. The bibs were made
by Ester Van Wyk.
Grandchildren, Teryn and Jax spent
Saturday with Dot and Denny Zylstra
at Lynnville. In the evening Dot, Teryn
and Jax went to Eddyvile to watch
Dot’s grandchildren, Sky and Camden
in the Junior Dragster.
On Friday evening, John and Lois
Klyn hosted a hot dog roast at their
home for their married grandchildren
and their families. Games, tractor
rides around the farm and all enjoyed
smores.
On Monday, Linda Goemaat and
granddaughters, Hayley and Kirsten
Figland attended the sheep show at the
Jasper County Fair at Colfax for Linda’s granddaughter, Whitney Figland.
Wanda Dunsbergen and Jim and
Marlys Van Zante attended the softball
tournaments for Megan Van Zante,
eleven years old and the team were in
the minor league, L-S All Stars. A picnic was hosted by Jim and Marla for
the team and their families and coaches held at Bear Lake. On Saturday,
July 26, the descendants of Ray and
Johanna Hoksbergen held a five year
reunion at Stillwater Retreat south of
Oskaloosa. Games, snacks, fellowship
and paddleboat rides were enjoyed by
the one hundred members that attended. Introductions of each family were
made with photos of each family. A
video of the reunion ten years ago was
shown. A catered supper was served.
Give me a call if you would like to
share what events you attended. 1-614527-2950.
The Men’s Prayer breakfast met on
Saturday, July 26. Mark and Donavon
Van Wyk prepared the food for those
attending. Devotions were from John
1:15. God is light and in Heaven there
is no darkness.
At the Taintor’s Children’s Church
they have had lessons on the seven
days of creation and the fall of man.
They are now learning how God saved
Noah and his family and about how
God keeps His promises.
Have a good day.
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2014 Southern Iowa Fair Results
2014 FFA Ag Gadget Show Results
On Monday afternoon, FFA
exhibitors had their turn in showing
off their handiwork in the FFA Ag
Gadget Show. These exhibitors
brought a number of impressing
projects, held an interview with the
judge, and the results are listed below.
Congratulations to the following:
Ag Mechanic & Workshop
Savannah Wilz – Agri-Power FFA,
Coat Rack – Blue
Savannah Wilz – Agri-Power FFA,
Lighted End Table – Blue, Class
Runner-Up
Hunter Wilz – Agri-Power FFA, End
Table – Blue, Class Winner
Ag Mechanic & Workshop- Open
Class
Marshall Wilz – Boot Rack – Blue,
Class Winner
Agronomy & Horticulture
Braden Tyrell – North Mahaska FFA,
Garden Bench – Blue, Class RunnerUp
Nicholas Edge – Agri-Power FFA,
Garden Bench – Blue, Class Winner
Taylor Jones – Agri-Power FFA,
Cream Can Seat – Blue
Agronomy & Horticulture- Open
Class
Marshall Wilz – Bench – Blue, Class
Winner
Restored Farm Equipment
Jonathan Edge – Agri-Power FFA,
Generator – Blue, Class Runner-Up
Dalton Kraber & Joe VerSteegh –
Oskaloosa FFA, John Deere Farm
Wagon – Blue, Class Winner
Taylor Jones – Agri-Power FFA –
Hayrack, Blue
Restored Tractor
Taylor Jones – Agri-Power FFA, Case
730 – Blue, Class Winner
Class Exhibits
Agri-Power FFA – Picnic Table –
Blue, Class Winner
Overall Exhibits—Best Safety
Taylor Jones – Agri-Power FFA, Case
730 Tractor
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Horsin’ Around the 2014 Southern
Iowa Fair
On Thursday and Friday, the Southern
Iowa Fair was crowded with many
4-H & FFA members and their
horses. The show on Thursday began
at 4:00 pm with the games classes.
The show on Friday began at 8:00 am
with Halter, and ended with Trail.
Results of the show are as follows:
Champion Horse: Caitlyn Kuntz
Reserve Champion Horse: Ben Vos
Champion Pony: Hanna Vos
Reserve Champion Pony: Ethan Davis
Champion Mule: Alexis Fuller
Junior Showmanship: Avey Amelse
Intermediate Showmanship: Ivy
Terpstra
Senior Showmanship: Carly Ehret
Ribbons were also given to the
following:
(P) Purple (B) Blue(R) Red
(W) White
Thursday Ribbons:
Class 1. Senior Poles: Rachel Adams
R-1; Carly Ehret B-1; Alexis Fuller
R-1; Amy Griffin B-1; Kenzie Gunter
R-1; Maisie Hughes R-1; Lane
Judy B-1, R-1; Kelsie Tomlin W-1;
Maddison Wood P-1
Class 2. Intermediate Poles: Caitlyn
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R-1; MiKayla McQueen P-1
Class 3. Junior Poles: Avey Amelse
W-1; Ethan Davis R-1; Olivia
Ott B-1; Mikia Sinnif P-1; Aby
Thompson W-1; Livia VanDonselaar
W-1; Kate Vos R-1
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Class 4. Senior Barrels: Rachel
Adams R-1; Carly Ehret W-1; Alexis
Fuller R-1; Amy Griffin B-1; Kenzie
Gunter R-1; Maisie Hughes W-1;
Lane Judy P-1, B01; MaKenzie
LaRue W-1; Kelsie Tomlin B-1;
Megyn Walston W-1; Maddison
Wood R-1
Class 5. Intermediate Barrels: Kaitlyn
Kuntz W-1; Grace Kuntz R-1; Ive
Terpstra W-1; Hanna Vos B-1;
Bailey Wanders R-1; Leah Wilcox
R-1; MiKayla McQueen P-1; Cody
Randell W-1
Class 6. Junior Barrels: Ethan Davis
R-1; Josephine Kuntz R-1; Olivia
Ott B-1; Mikia Sinnif P-1; Aby
Thompson B-1; Livia VanDonselaar
W-1
Class 7. Senior Flag Race: Rachel
Adams W-1; Carly Ehret W-1; Alexis
Fuller W-1; Amy Griffin W-1; Kenzie
Gunter W-1; Molly Hayes P-1;
Maisie Hughes R-1; Lane Judy W-2;
MaKenzie LaRue W-1; Kelsie Tomlin
W-1; Maddison Wood B-1
Class 8. Intermediate Flag Race:
Caitlyn Kuntz B-1, W-1; Ivy
Terpstra W-1; Hanna Vos W-1;
Bailey Wanders W-1; Leah Wilcox
W-1; MiKayla McQueen P-1; Cody
Randall W-1
Class 9. Junior Flag Race: Avey
Amelse W-1; Ethan Davis W-1; Aby
Thompson W-1; Olivia Ott W-1;
Livia VanDonselaar W-1; Kaitlyn
VanDonselaar P-1; Kate Vos B-1
Friday Ribbons:
Class 12. Pony & Miniature Horse
49” to 57”: Molly Hayes B-1; Makia
Sinnif P-1; Kaitlyn VanDonselaar
B-1; Hanna Vos P-1; Bailey Wanders
B-1
Class 13. Pony & Miniature 48” and
Under: Ethan Davis P-1; Josephine
Kuntz P-1, B-1; Kierstin VanAlst
B-1; Kate Vos B-1
Class 14. Mules: Alexis Fuller P-1
Class 19. Two & Three Year Old
Horses: Grace Kuntz P-1
Class 20. Aged Mares (ages 4-15):
Avey Amelse R-1; Ethan Davis R-1;
Kenzie Gunter R-1; Molly Hayes R-1;
Maisie Hughes B-1; Grace Kuntz
B-1; Caitlyn Kuntz P-1; MiKayla
McQueen R-1; Blaire Moore P-1;
Mac Sarver P-1
Class 21. Aged Geldings: Lane Judy
B-1; Caitlyn Kuntz P-1; Cody Randell
B-1; Sydney Robbins R-1; Livia
VanDonselaar R-1; Ben Vos P-1;
Maddison Wood R-1
Class 22. Aged Horses: Ethan Davis
R-1; Alexis Fuller B-1; Amy Griffin
P-1; Maisie Hughes P-1; Ivy Terpstra
P-1; Jack Vos B-1; Bailey Wanders
R-1
Class 23. Novice Horse: Katrina
Elliott R-1; Maisie Hughes P-1;
MaKenzie LaRue B-1; Aby
Thompson R-1
Class 33. Pony Pleasure 57” and
Under: Ethan Davis B-1
Class 34. Mule Pleasure: Alexis
Fuller R-1
Class 35. Novie Pleasure: Molly
Hayes R-1; Maisie Hughes
R-1; Caitllyn Kuntz B-1; Olivia
VanDonselaar R-1
Class 36. Senior Horsemanship:
Rachel Adams R-1; Carly Ehret P-1;
Alexis Fuller R-1; Amy Griffin B-1;
Kenzie Gunter R-1; Lane Judy P-1;
Maddison Wood R-1
Class 37. Intermediate Horsemanship:
Sydney Robbins B-1; Ivy Terpstra
P-1; Hanna Vos B-1; Bailey Wanders
P-1
Class 38. Junior Horsemanship: Avey
Amelse P-1; Ethan Davis R-1; Olivia
Ott R-1; Livia VanDonselaar B-1;
Kaitlyn VanDonselaar R-1; Jack Vox
B-1
Class 39. Senior Trail: Carly Ehret
P-1; Amy Griffin B-1; Kenzie
Gunter W-1; Molly Hayes R-1;
Maisie Hughes W-1; Lane Judy B-1;
MaKenzie LaRue R-1; Maddison
Wood R-1
Class 40. Intermediate Trail: Grace
Kuntz R-1; Caitlyn Kuntz B-1;
Sydney Robbins R-1; Ivy Terpstra
R-1; Bailey Wanders P-1
Class 41. Junior Trail: Avey Amelse
P-1; Olivia Ott B-1; Aby Thompson
R-1; Livia VanDonselaar R-1; Kate
Vos B-1
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Floppy Ears & Fuzzy Tails at the
2014 Southern Iowa Fair
The rabbit barn was all a-fuzz on
Wednesday evening as 4-Her’s
scrambled to prepare their rabbits for
show. Judge Brent Rice, saw several
little hoppers and the following are
his decisions.
Senior Showmanship ChampionRachel Adams
Intermediate Showmanship Champion
– Allison Clark
Junior Showmanship ChampionKatie Spoelstra
6 Class Rabbits
Californian – Selena Williams
New Zealand – Kayla Williams
Flemish Giant – Kyrsten DeWees
Best 6 Class – Selena Williams
Reserve Best 6 Class – Kyrsten
DeWees
4 Class Rabbit
Dutch – Katrina Elliott
Tan – Katrina Elliott
Holland Lop – Katrina Elliott
Mini Lop – Rachel Adams
Mini Rex – Katrina Elliott
Class 24. Senior Showmanship:
Carly Ehret P-1; Alexis Fuller R-1;
Kenzie Gunter P-1; Molly Hayes
R-1; Maisie Hughes R-1; Lane Judy
R-1; Makenzie LaRue R-1; Megun
Walston P-1; Maddison Woods B-1
Best 4 Class – Katrina Elliott
Reserve Best 4 Class – Katrina Elliott
Class 25. Intermediate Showmanship:
Katrina Elliott R-1; Sydney Robbins
R-1; Ivy Terpstra P-1; Hanna Vos
B-1; Ben Vos P-1; Mac Sarver B-1
Ribbons:
Addisyn McCrea – B-1, R-1; Kayla
Williams – P-3, R-1, Katrina Elliott
– P-11, B-5, R-3; Selena Williams –
Class 26. Junior Showmanship:
Avey Amelse P-1; Ethan Davis
R-1; Olivia Ott R-1; Makia Sinnif
B-1; Aby Thompson R-1; Kaitlyn
VanDonselaar B-1; Kate Vos R-1;
Jack Vos B-1
2014 Livestock Judging
Class 27. Exhibition Showmanship:
Amy Griffin P-1; Bailey Wanders P-1
Class 29. Senior Western Pleasure:
Rachel Adams R-1; Carly Ehret P-1;
Amy Griffin P-1; Kenzie Gunter R-1;
Lane Judy B-1
Class 30. Intermediate Western
Pleasure: Grace Kuntz R-1; Sydney
Robbins R-1; Ivy Terpstra P-1; Hanna
Vos B-1; Bailey Wanders P-1
Class 31. Junior Western Pleasure:
Avey Amelse P-1; Olivia Ott B-1;
Kate Vos B-1
Class 32. Novice Walk-Trot: Molly
Hayes R-1; Maisie Hayes R-1;
Caitlyn Kuntz B-1; Josephine Kuntz
R-1; MaKenzie LaRue R-1; Blaire
Moore B-1; Aby Thompson R-1;
Livia VanDonselaar R-1; Kaitlyn
VanDonselaar R-1; Ben Vos P-1;
Jack Vos P-1; Megyn Walston B-1;
Bailey Wanders B-1; Leah Wilcox
R-1
Best of Show – Katrina Elliott
Reserve Best of Show – Selena
Williams
One of the various activities you
could see 4-H and FFA members
participating in was the Livestock
Judging Contest. On Wednesday,
July 16th 4-H and FFA members
used their knowledge of livestock
and keen eyes to evaluate pens of
animals, placing them accordingly.
Participants were scored both
individually and their teams of 3-4
individuals. Results are as follows:
4-H
Jr. Teams:
1st – Harrison Hustlers (Zachery
Edgren, Reuben Van Veldhuizen,
Devin Jager, Noah Van Veldhuizen)
2nd – Harrison Zippers (Kayla
Williams, Ruth E. Gutch, Trisha
Van Donselaar, Amanda Fay)
Jr. Individuals:
1st- Brylee Lindemeier, Cedar
Livestock
2nd- Reuben Van Veldhuizen,
Harrison Hustlers
3rd – Zachery Edgren, Harrison
Hustlers
4th – Noah Van Veldhuizen,
Harrison Hustlers
5th – Kayla Williams, Harrison
Zippers
6th – Devin Jager, Harrison
Hustlers
7th – Amanda Fay, Harrison
Zippers
8th – Ruth E. Gutch, Harrison
Zippers
9th – Trisha Van Donselaar,
Harrison Zippers
Intermediate Team:
1st- Heartland Helpers (Carson
Fisk, Ali Edmundson, Brooke
Criswell)
Intermediate Individuals:
1st- Ivy Terpstra, Adams Champs
2nd – Ali Edmundson, Heartland
Helpers
3rd- Carson Fisk, Heartland Helpers
4th- Brooke Criswell, Heartland
Helpers
Senior Teams
1st- Cedar Livestock (Lane Judy,
Clay Lathen, Kylee Silliman,
Conner Glosser)
2nd- Harrison Hustlers (Blake Van
Veldhuizen, Jeb Shaw, Jake Taylor)
3rd – Harrison Zippers (Selena
Williams, Brooke Eveland, Karla
De Bruin)
Senior Individuals
1st- Brooke Eveland, Harrison
Zippers
2nd- Jake Taylor, Harrison Hustlers
3rd- Lane Judy, Cedar Livestock
4th- Conner Glosser, West Des
Moines Livewires
5th- Blake Van Veldhuizen,
Harrison Hustlers
6th –Clay Lathen, Cedar Livestock
7th- Selena Williams, Harrison
Zippers
8th – Jeb Shaw, Harrison Hustlers
9th – Kylee Silliman, Cedar
Livestock
10th – Karla De Bruin, Harrison
Zippers
Adam’s Champs 4H ‘Fairs’ Well at the
Southern
Iowa Fair
Front Row: Colby Ferguson, Cauyer Lamberson, Jevan DeJong, Bailey
Upton, Amy Griffin, Trent Wanders, and Maggie Ferguson; Second
Row: Ivy Terpstra, Lindsey Breon, Bailey Wanders, Bailey Ferguson,
Gabby Ferguson, Wyatt Terpstra, and Milan Dejong; Third Row: Leah
Breon, Macy Dejong, Ashlynn Playle, Tyler Foster, Rachel Sherburne,
Jordan Ferguson, and Austin Witt; Back Row:Abby Thompson, Stella
Terpstra, Mahailey Blanke, Alec Breon, Carson Breon, Jordan Breon,
Carlee Chandler, and Gracee Chandler.
Jordan Ferguson (L) and Maggie Ferguson (R) Commercial Cow/Calf,
Commercial Female, Supreme Female
FFA
Team
1st – North Mahaska (Jordan
Ferguson, Maggie Ferguson, Gabby
Ferguson, Elizabeth Moore)
2nd – North Mahaska (Cole Poe,
Mason Van Donselaar, Andrew
Goemaat, Erika Walston)
Individuals (all from North
Mahaska FFA)
1st – Elizabeth Moore
2nd – Cole Poe
3rd – Andrew Goemaat
4th – Jordan Ferguson
5th – Gabby Ferguson
6th – Maggie Ferguson
7th – Erika Walston
8th – Mason Van Donselaar
Senior Showmanship Carly Ehret
Open Class
Teams
1st – Lexi Randau, Bailey Ferguson,
Mac Sarver, Wyatt Terpstra
2nd – Grant Van Donselaar,
Graham Van Donselaar, Luke
Mulder, Eric Mulder
3rd – Stella Terpstra, Emerson
Sarver, Stone Turner, Cutler Turner
Individuals
1st – Mac Sarver
2nd – Lexi Randau
3rd – Eric Mulder
4th – Bailey Ferguson
5th – Grant Van Donselaar
6th – Graham Van Donselaar
7th – Stella Terpstra
8th – Cutler Turner
9th – Luke Mulder
10th – Brandt Hughes
Exhibitors, including teams and
individuals, 4-H, Open, & FFA will
receive their ribbons and trophies
at 8:00 AM on Saturday, July 19
prior to the 4-H & FFA Livestock
Auction.
Pet Show Results
On Tuesday, July 15th in the
afternoon, local 4-H’ers and Clover
Kids members brought out their
pets to show off tricks, some great
costumes and what they know about
raising their pet.
Results are as follows:
Best of Show Clover Kids Pet –
Kyle Calhoun, Dog
Best of Show 4-H Pet – Trent Van
Gilst, Dog
Best of Show Costumed Pet –
Nicole Edgren, pink tutu baby goat
Other Ribbons Awarded:
Blue – Nathan Calhoun, Katrina
Elliott, Selena Williams, Tabitha
Gooden
Please see 2014 Southern
Iowa Fair Results, Page 7
Tyler Foster (Far Right) Grand Champion Commercial Doe and Overall
Grand Champion Meat Goat
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McLaughlin to Sing National Anthem
at the Iowa State Fair
Hannah (Pinkerton) McLaughlin,
a North Mahaska alum, will once
again sing the National Anthem at
the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, August 10 at 10:00a.m. For the second
year, the New Sharon native, and
mother of three, has participated in
the “Oh Say Can You Sing’ contest
sponsored by the Des Moines Register. McLaughlin placed fourth this
Harris Jordan
Ochsner
Tony and Hannah (Boender)
Schering of Grand Rapids, Michigan are the parents of a baby
girl, 7 pounds 1 ounce, Evelynn
Tiah Schering born on July 9,
2014 at the Spectrum Hospital in
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Grandparents are Eric and
Penny Schering, missionaries
for Pacific Island Ministries and
Bill and Julie Boender of rural
New Sharon.
Great grandparents are Orneal
and Martha Kooyers, Marvin
and Carol Rus, of rural Pella, and
Harry and Elizabeth Boender, of
Oskaloosa.
Jerrold & Norma Hanselman
are celebrating their parents’
year and will make her singing appearance on the rooftop of the Administration Building on the Iowa
State Fairgrounds. “I’m dedicating
this year to Debi Mason and my
Grandma Grace Mason. Two wonderful women that I loved being at
the fair with and both loved their
country.” stated McLaughlin. Birth
Announcements
Evelynn
Tiah
Schering
The Family of
Rev. Brian Ochsner and his wife,
Becky (Boender) Ochsner of rural
Pella are the parents of a baby boy,
Harris Jordan Ochsner, 10 pounds
7 ounces, born on July 8, 2014 at
the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des
Moines.
Grandparents are Lauren and
Barbara Ochsner of Maurice, and
Steve and Janet Boender, of rural
Oskaloosa.
Great-grandparents are Audrey
Veldhouse and the late Jay Veldhouse, of Pella; the late Leo and
late Lucille Ochsner, of Sutton,
Neb.; Gene and the late Frances
Ferguson, of rural Oskaloosa; and
Harry and Elizabeth Boender, of
Oskaloosa.
Harris Jordan is welcomed home
by six year-old Ezra Joel, five yearold Elliot James, and four year-old
Zachary Jon.
Keokuk County Art & Craft Fair
THE NEXT SADC MONTHLY FAIR IS
Saturday, August 16 - 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at 109 East Marion St. (H&R Block bldg.)
on the South Side of the Sigourney Square
No charge to vendors - No admission fee
Consider skipping the malls and supporting businesses/artisans by shopping locally!
For More Information Call Donna Grossman 641-541-0315 or
SADC 641-622-2288, or email [email protected]
60th Wedding Anniversary
on Friday, August 15th
They invite you to join them in the
celebration by sending a card to:
P.O. Box 180
New Sharon, Iowa 50207
Virginia Bunting Likens
is turning 90 on August 17, 2014!
YARD OF THE WEEK
This week the Yard of the Week award is at 215 S Miles St. This is the
home of Melissa Beach and family and has a lot of recent improvements.
Melissa recently has had new roof, new windows and doors and new siding
on her house. Very nice addition to the neighborhood.
The Yard of the Week is sponsored by Fremont Development Corporation
and selections are made by a committee from that organization.
New Oskaloosa vision loss
support group hosts first speaker
Topic will be “Aids and Devices”
Barb Weigel, Independent Living Project Specialist with the Iowa Department
for the Blind (IDB), will be the first guest speaker at the newly formed Low
Vision Support Group in Oskaloosa. Her topic will be “Aids & Devices” and
will feature a wide array of tools and devices available to help make common
everyday tasks easier for someone adjusting to vision loss. Many of these
items are made available to Iowans at IDB’s Aids & Devices store at cost.
The talk will take place on August 13, from 1-3 p.m. at the Oskaloosa Senior
Center, Oskaloosa. All ages and communities are invited to attend; not just
residents of Oskaloosa or Mahaska county.
Local support groups can be a great resource when learning to live with
vision loss. Individuals who previously felt isolated or frustrated find that,
with the help of others, coping with their circumstances is easier. Members
often share emotional support, information about assistive technology, or
solutions to the challenges of daily living. Speakers are frequently brought
in to present topics of interest to the group.
The meeting is free and open to the public and is not limited to those
experiencing vision loss. Family members, friends, service providers, and
any other interested persons are invited to attend, too. For more information,
contact Barb Weigel, (319) 231-3059.
Sweet Corn Serenade
Sponsored by Sigourney Area Development Corp. (SADC)
AREA SCHOOL MENUS & ACTIVITIES
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New Sharon
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641-637-2270
(across from Casey’s)
641-623-2158
www.wattsvaults.com
HOURS:
Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Or By Appointment
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Office Hours: Closed Thursdays
M-F 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Sat. 9:00a.m. - 12:00p.m.
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1007 S Market St
Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Bus: (641) 673-8965
Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
Barnes City
COMMUNITY CHURCH
Rev. Jim and Linda Sears
Sunday
9 a.m. Sunday School
10 a.m. Worship
4 p.m. - Youth Group (Pre-6th)
6:30 p.m. Evening Worship
Barnes City
United Methodist Church
Pastor Michelle Williamson
Worship, 4:30 p.m., Sunday
Fremont United Methodist Church
Pastor Ronald C. Bupp
Sunday
Praise Service, 8 a.m.
Traditional/Blended Worship, 9 a.m.
Children’s Sunday School, 9 a.m.
Adult Sunday School, 10:15 a.m.
Wednesday
Kids Club - kid’s Meal, 5:30 p.m.;
Stories/Games/Music: 6-7 p.m.
Framing & Matting Dept.
CRAFT DEPARTMENT
Let Our Computerized Mat • Made to Order Crochet
Cutter Enhance Any Framing Name
Project
• Wilton Cake Supplies
The Possibilities Are Endless • Red Heart Yarn
Photo Department
• Bernat Yarn
• 1 hour Photos from Media
• Craft Books for Any
Project
Cards & CDs
• Bring slides & pictures, have • DMC Floss
them printed or put on a CD • Scrapbooking Supplies
• Photo Gift Items
• Florals for every Season
WATTS
Baptist Church of Fremont
Pastors: Otto and Ruth Hayes
Sunday School, 9 a.m.
Sunday Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Fremont Nazarene Church
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday Evening Services 6 p.m.
Committed To A Healthy Community
Vault & Monument Co.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Pastor Scott Collier
www.newsharonag.org
Wednesday
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Kingdom Kids (PreK-6th)
Unleash Youth (7th-12th)
Connection Groups
Sunday
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Worship Service
Cedar United Methodist Church
Pastor Ronald C. Bupp
Worship - 10:30 a.m., Sunday
Children’s Sunday School - During
Worship Service
Mahaska Drug
New Sharon
Chiropractic
Church Directory
Cedar Christian
Reformed Church
Pastor Josh Van Engen
9:30 a.m., Morning Worship
641-637-4035
*800-872-2335
New Sharon
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GIFT HEADQUARTERS
• Precious Moments
• Yankee Candles
• Colonial Candles
• Willow Tree Angels
• Jim Shore Collectibles
• Boyd’s Bears
• Cherished Teddies
• American Greeting Cards
• Home Decor Items for
Every Holiday
Please send cards to:
Virginia Likens
610 Spruce Street
Barnes City, IA 50027
Oskaloosa Main Street once again hosted Sweet Corn Serenade on
Thursday, July 31. Fresh cooked sweet corn, burgers along with pie and
ice cream were the main food attractions, while live music was available.
LACEY UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Pastor Roger White
641-673-5986
Worship, 8:30 a.m.
LOWER GROVE CHURCH
Worship, 10:30 a.m.
New Sharon
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Lead Pastor Rev. Dave Childers
www.nsfcc.org
Sunday
Worship, 10 a.m.
UFC (Students), 6 p.m.
Wednesday
Gems/Cadets, 6:10-8 p.m.
New Sharon FRIENDS CHURCH
Marlene Smith, Pastor
9 a.m. Sunday School
10 a.m. Worship
Monday, 7 p.m. - Prayer Meeting
Wednesday, 7 p.m. - Believer’s Hour
of Power
New Sharon Harvest
Community Church
2083 Hwy. 102
Richard Smith, Pastor
Phone: 641-891-5060
harvestcommunityfellowship2006@
gmail.com
Fellowship, 9:30 a.m.
Worship, 10 a.m.
New Sharon
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Lead Pastor Terry Pollard
www.newsharonumc.org
641-637-2561
Sunday
8 a.m., Traditional Worship
10:30 a.m., Contemporary Worship
Service
9 a.m., Fresh Start Breakfast
9:15 a.m., Kid’s Sunday School
& Adult Life Groups
Wednesday
6-8 p.m. - G2C Children (1st-6th)/
Meet @ Church
5:30-7:30 p.m. - PROS Middle School
youth (7th-8th)/
6:30-8:30 p.m. - PROS High School
youth (9th-12th)/
Both Meet @ McVay Bldg.
Park Church of Christ
Evangelist: Mark Doland
1804 Burlington Road
Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Sunday
Bible Class (All Ages): 9:30 a.m.
Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Life Groups Sunday afternoon and
Thursday evenings
PEORIA CHRISTIAN
REFORMED CHURCH
10 miles west of New Sharon
[email protected]
www.peoriacrc.org
Worship, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Rural New Sharon
UNION MILLS CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
Pastor Kerry Lake
Worship, 10:35 a.m.
SEARSBORO
COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pastor Don Job
Sunday School, 10 a.m.
Worship, 11 a.m.
TAINTOR COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pastor Joe Goemaat
641-891-8128
Sunday
Worship, 9 a.m.
Coffee Time, 10:30 a.m.
Thursday
Young Peoples, 6:30 p.m.
All ages welcome
WEST LIBERTY
CHURCH OF CHRIST
7 miles west of Montezuma
on Diamond Trail
Sunday
Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Evening, 6 p.m.
Fourth Friday Night
April to October
Singing and Fellowship, 7 p.m.
The Sun Church
Directory Updates:
Updates are due weekly to The Sun
before 5 p.m. on Friday. All updates,
corrections or changes are welcome
at email: [email protected] or
fax: 641.637.4032.
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Mahaska Co. Opinion
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Barnes City News
I’m still enjoying the great weather we’ve been having. This has been
an unseasonably cool summer, but I
bet as soon as school starts we will
have temps in the 90s!
John and Gwen Weghorst celebrated their 20th anniversary on
July 30. Derrell Clark celebrated his
birthday on August 3.
The American Legion will have
their next meeting on Aug. 11th at
7:00 P.M. at the Legion Hall.
The American Legion Auxiliary
will have their next meeting on August 12 at 7:00 P.M. at the Legion
Hall.
The telephone company board
will have their next meeting on August 12 at 6:30 P.M. at the telephone
office.
The August Barnes City Fire Department meeting will be held on the
14 at 7:00 P.M. at the fire station.
The next figure 8 races in Barnes
City will be held on August 23 at
7:15 P.M. Mark your calendar!
The Barnes City scrapbookers
and card makers will be getting together later this month on August
30. I have already marked my calendar!
Don’t forget to take your recyclables to the recycle bin. It is located on the north side of City Hall.
Have a good week!
Country Girls Corner
Summer Days
Bunker Hill News & Beyond
This past week was Hot and
more Hot! Finally after a couple of
inches of rain, Wednesday was a lot
cooler. Not much to say this week of
interest here. And no one much sends
news and some I hear would be news
to most but not nice to say. So unless
help with news comes from you to
help me I am thinking time to throw
in the towel so to speak.
On Wednesday evening we
picked up the birthday girl (Patty
Wickham) and Dahl to travel to
Brooklyn to eat at the new Deli,
which by the way has a tenderloin to
top all of them around. Hand done
and thick and tasty. We had a good
look at crops and doings on the way
up and back and called it a day.
RL (Raymond) went into dominoes on Friday evening. His Mother
looks forward to playing and several
were there. I stayed home as I had a
busy day and was pooped. I had rehab on Wednesday and visited with
By Rosemary Schmidt
Monday evening I joined those
who write for the Peoria Partyline
news paper; Sharon Blom, Wilma
Blom, Marilee Vander Wal, Nancy
Van Wyk and new member, Deb
Bruxvoort. We enjoyed an evening
of editing the issue coming out in
September. We discussed news for
future articles and visited while eating the delicious coconut pie that
Sharon brought. Tuesday Bob and Carolyn Burrell came and brought Kalvin and
Carrie some more fruit jars. They
are using mine now, but wanted
some of their own as theirs burned
in the fire.
It has been an exciting week as
Connie Lowry, had not seen her for
a while and had a good visit. She is
so busy and has a fantastic garden
every year. My daughter in law has
a garden grown in the former barnyard and she has a bumper garden
also. Enough cucumbers for Poweshiek County. But for July we are
green and the yards keep growing
and growing. Yah! What could be
better than that? Sunday evening we
went over to our son Brian’s and sat
around the fire pit and watched it get
dark and roasted marshmallows over
the coals. It was cool Sunday as
around one the wind came up from
the northwest and blew the rest of the
day. We wore a sweatshirt. When we
arrived Ryan, who is ten years old,
was swimming in the pond and it has
really turned clear. The pond was
built last fall and it is almost to the
over flow. I hear another low flying plane
the contractor started on the walls of
the new berm home. Finally things
are starting to fall into place. It is
never easy when tragedy strikes. It
is hard to deal with all the decisions
that go with the changes in our lives. Somehow we seem to manage. Now
to add a little humor to the situation,
here is what Noah may have had to
do in order to build the ark in these
present times…
1. Get a building permit
2. Hire an engineer
3. Contact the zoning board
4. Check to see if: the property is
on a flood plain, animal protected,
if there was a ban for cutting wood
in the area, and if there is any prior
electrical wires underground in the
going over. They have flown above
the house and you can see the pilot.
Spraying the fields for something not
needed. Always something new to
worry about! Here he comes again.
Happy Birthday to Bill Watson
on the 26th. And the Watson reunion
is August 17 in Searsboro at the
Community Center. Sunday we ate a bite of lunch
with Barb and Gene Long and ran
into our brother Wayne Hasley who
is camping at the Diamond Lake. He
loves camping and fishing and will
head out for the State Fair. My sister also heads for the fair and they
camp. Me, I watch the fair on TV on
channel 11.
The little people, Jaylah and
Kieren, went to the Omaha Zoo
over the week end. Lots going on
with everyone’s life and so have a
good week and keep cool at the Fair!
[email protected] By Sheryl Carter
What a nice summer we have had
so far. The rains have stopped at
last, but now this week, we could
probably use a little shower again.
Not sure what the tomatoes think of
that as the torrents they experienced
a few weeks ago made them not a
little unhappy. Tomatoes like hot
weather and not an over-abundance
of rain, so being water-logged didn’t
make them very pleased. The bottom
leaves of the plants in their sturdy
wire cages have dried up in protest,
but today—I picked our first tomato!
It had a spot on it I had to cut out, but
I quickly chunked the rest up on a
plate, sprinkled on some sea salt and
we stood there savoring our first tomato of the season—still warm from
the sun.
We have also had a couple of ripe
green peppers and the cabbages are
firming up nicely. My second planting of spinach is coming up, but the
little lettuce seeds aren’t doing much
yet. The kale however, is abundant—
both plantings. I have read that kale
is super good for us, so I like to add
it in my salads.
Some days we feel like getting
Lower Grove News
area.
5. Contact EPA about environmental statement.
6. Put in fire sprinklers.
7. Pay Use Tax Sunday evening Kenny and
Shirley came to visit. Kalvin grilled
chicken and we asked them to join
us for supper. Again we enjoyed visiting which of course you know that
Kenny and I don’t have any trouble
talking. We let the others join in
‘once in awhile’.
Thursday I attended Chum (De
Jong) Deur’s funeral. She was a dear
friend of mine and we shared many
hours together while she helped me
do some bookkeeping at the Peoria Stockyards in Peoria. She was
a special person and was genuinely
real and always had a smile no matter what troubles came her way. She
was married to the late Melvin Deur
who was my boss at Peoria Stockyards. Together they had 4 children,
Phyllis, Grace (deceased) Bob and
Dale; 8 grandchildren and 15 greatgrandchildren.
Thursday evening Charlene
De Kock, Darlene Kool and I ate
at Subway and went to the Park to
watch the Albia Square Dance Club
and after that a young man did some
lasso and rope tricks with the kids.
Darlene and I walked around the
square to see the sights. We were
given some free popcorn and water
from the Wells Fargo Bank. We
stuff done around here and some
days we just don’t. What’s that
called, do you think?
I found out this past week that
probably the reason I wake up with
bad headaches in the night or in the
morning as I get up, is probably our
mattress. Again. Oh, is there never
an end to the Mattress Woes? I
thought we had them licked six
years ago when we bought our first
TempurPedic mattress. We try to
live pretty simply, but some things
are necessary to spend a bit more, so
that’s what we did. My husband can
sleep almost anywhere. Me, not so
much. We had a water bed—of various kinds—for years, and then tried
to go conventional. We tried an air
mattress. What a joke! Then I investigated the TempurPedic and after
a lot of thought and discussion, we
took the leap.
All was fine for awhile until I noticed I was again waking up in pain,
sore and stiff, and I realized I was
sleeping in a dip. We contacted the
company and they gave us a replacement mattress of our choice. I was
plenty happy as this one was a real
cut above the first one and I thought
our mattress nightmare was over.
Not so.
For the past year or more I have
suffered with the bad headaches
again—sometimes during the day,
but many times at night and upon
arising in the morning. I didn’t want
to admit it, but finally, I have. I think
this mattress was a dip in it now
just like the first one did. So what
to do? With this type you can’t use
a heated mattress cover and in the
winter I just freeze, so an option is
to go with a conventional type—not
the gel foam. I contacted the company again and as this mattress is
still under warranty, we can get a replacement if we jump through a few
hoops (they want proof it has a dip in
it), but then we start all over again,
right? In less than three years back
where we started? I am getting tired
of the Mattress Wars.
Right now I am sleeping on layers
of blankets and quilts to give more
support and it has been helping, but I
sure don’t want to have to do this indefinitely. I guess I am like the princess and the pea—it has to be pretty
near perfect to give a good night’s
sleep.
Until next time, stay well.
talked with Melvin & Shirley Uitermarkt and looked at all the BIG farm
machinery. Made you think that we
were in the ‘land of the giants’. We
stopped and talked to Pete & Nancy
Westerkamp as they were looking
at the tractors. Ron De Bruin had
bought Sammie’s tractor from me
and had it parked there in honor of
Sammie. Pete and I discussed how
Sammie had put that Chevrolet 283
motor in the tractor many years ago
and how it had so much power. Then
we went back to hear the Sully City
Band who played many older dance
tunes which were very enjoyable.
****These are several simple
truths that are good to follow:
1. Don’t let the fact that you can’t
do what you once did keep you from
doing what you can do.
2. Quit measuring your worth by
the amount of work you’ve accomplished and rejoice that God sees
your worth in who and whose you
are.
3. You will be tempted to quit,
this normal. Don’t be surprised
when temptation comes. Recognize
it for what it is and walk away from
it. You didn’t come this far on the
journey to just give up now.
4. You are only given grace for today. God doesn’t give us a grace advance, but He does give us the grace
we need for the moment.
Tales of the Ancient Sportsman
By Burdell Hensley
We are in a dry spell now. Actually everything looks beautiful, but
the dryness comes from the lack of
high school sports. I usually call that
the “Dog Days of Summer”. But before you know it, we will lift off with
wall-to-wall football and volleyball.
That is another of my favorite things
about the fall.
Wednesday evening the Ancientess and I drove up to the Deep River
area for an evening session of the annual Family Camp at East Iowa Bible Camp. It is obvious that our generation is quickly passing the torch.
There were lots of young families
there, but our generation was noticeably absent.
I was much surprised to find one
of our former church boys, Shane
Walker, there as the Bible Teacher.
I had lost track of him when his family moved away. He now is the pastor of a Baptist Church in Baltimore,
Maryland. Wow! I am pleased for
him and his family.
There is still some baseball being
played and Twin Cedars moved into
Saturday’s Class 1-A championship
game with an 11-0 win over LeMars
Gehlen Catholic. I will be out of
town over the weekend, so I will
have to wait until next week to get
the final on that one.
The Iowa Girls Coaches Association released their all-state teams
Thursday and several area girls were
honored. Oskaloosa freshman pitcher, Alexis Groet, was named to the
first team as a pitcher in Class 4-A.
That is special to me as she is the
daughter of one of my former students. Callie Arnold was on the second team and Kelsie Tomlin was a
third team pick.
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont
was the runner-up in Class 2-A,
and the Rockets placed two of their
seniors on the first team. Nataliah Hopkins was selected as
a pitcher and Tasha Alexander was named as an infielder.
North Mahaska’s Nicole Brand
was given honorable mention
as a pitcher.
Also left over from the State
Softball tourney was a note
that I received from the city
of Fort Dodge. I just figured it
was a thank you note for visiting their city and attending the
tournament. The note included
the nicest picture of Miss Scarlet, my little red Prius and a request to contribute to their road
use fund. It seems that Miss
Scarlet was a little to frisky on
the way to the ball park. I think
that a photo is a real cold and
impersonal was to address the problem. I would much rather discuss the
matter with one of those gentlemen
in the broad brimmed hats. There is
something very unsympathetic about
a camera.
Last week was a big one in another
way. The Ancient-ess and I celebrated our 52nd anniversary. No, I didn’t
take her out for supper, but we did do
lunch at Taso’s. In the evening she
did laundry to get me packed for my
trip to North Dakota and I did what
I have done for about 80 percent of
our anniversaries and that is to go to
a high school ballgame.
Now lest you think I am too insensitive, I must tell you that I gave her
a basket of red roses. 52 to be exact
and that is one for each year. Each
brings the heat.
The State Fair always brings the
politicians from every direction. I
have seen enough ridiculous TV ads
already and I am reaching for the
mute button every time one comes
on. I find the ads of the left bashing
Joni Ernst to be most hypocritical
one has its own fragrance and sweetness, just like the years we have
had together. And to be right honest
about it, I wouldn’t do it any other
way.
The State Fair is almost upon us
and I suspect that means a warm up
in temperatures. I hope for the sake
of the exhibitors and the livestock
that the cooler weather remains.
Following the fair is the beginning
of football practice and that always
and offensive. But that seems to be
the game plan.
Let’s take a look at what happened
in our yesterdays.
100 years ago: July 27, 1914The Oskaloosa Giants beat the Oskaloosa Blues 4-2 to claim the city
championship. The game was hotly
contested with multiple personality
exchanges from both sides. Several
of the Giant players were recruited
from Des Moines and that was the
root of the problem. The Giants were
led by a home run from their third
baseman who was not identified.
75 years ago: July 25, 1939- Sunstrums beat Eddyville 8-4 in fast
pitch softball. Dingledine and McClure pitched for the winners and
Dingledine and Henson each
had two hits. Watkins pitched
for Eddyville. July 29- Mrs.
A. K. Walling was crowned
the Ladies Golf champion at
Elmhurst. She beat the 1937
champion, Miss Beverly
Briggs 4-2 for the win. Aug.
2- Eddyville beat the Beach
Wonders 5-2 with Bob Simmers on the mound. Ferree and
Harper each had two hits for
Eddyville. Clyde Miller and
F. King each had three hits for
the Wonders.
50 years ago: July 27, 1964Three run homers by Butch
Hewitt, Richard Patterson and
Paul LaMotte powered Osky
High to a 10-0 win over the
Connie Mack team. July 28Ken Lundy’s three run clout
sent Osky Connie Mack past Eddyville 5-3. Aug. 1- Pekin topped
Central 5-4 in Blackhawk Conference play. Jim Collett pitched the
win and rapped a three-run double.
Aug. 7- The Osky Merchants topped
Pershing in softball 4-2. Karl Walker slammed a home run and a single
while Keith Walker and Buzz McNutt each poked a pair of singles.
John Lewis pitched the win.
25 years ago: July 25, 1989- Dowl-
ing ends Osky’s baseball season one
game short of state with an 11-5 win.
C. J. Kirby led the Indians with a
pair of hits. July 26- Chris Donohue,
Dennis Walker, Stacy Swim and
Bryan Rausch were named to the
SCC All-Conference Baseball team.
In softball, Lisa Eagen was a first
team choice. July 26- The DMRC
All-Conference teams have been selected. In softball, North Mahaska
placed Amy Smith, Jill Sharp and
Laura Brannen on the first team while
Eddyville placed Michelle Kelsey,
Jonita Newell and Lisa Allgood on
the first unit. In baseball Curtis DeJong and Todd Sampson represented
North Mahaska while Kevin Welsch
was the lone Eddyville representative. July 27- Pella Christian qualifies
for the State Softball tourney with an
8-3 win over Durant. Emily Grimes
pitched the win and Sherri Schuring
rapped three hits. July 31- Keith Fick
shot a 69 to win the KBOE/KOSK
golf championship. Aug. 1- Rhonda
Haagsma’s grand slam home run led
PC to a 6-0 win over Clear Creek in
the State Softball tourney. Staci Van
Arendonk, Kim Pothoven and Karen VandeVoort each rapped a pair
of hits and Emily Grimes pitched a
two-hitter. The Eagles would go on
to finish fifth in the tourney. Aug.
5- Oskaloosa’s Dennis Walker was
named First Team All-State as an
infielder.
Have a great week and enjoy the
fruits of summer, especially the
sweet corn and tomatoes. Page 6
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The fun and hardwork never stops
at the Southern Iowa Fair. On
Wednesday, 4-Hers worked hard to
show their Meat Goats on Wednesday
afternoon at the Southern Iowa Fair.
The pressure was on judge Rich
Nichols as he selected the best of the
best at the show.
Results from the event are as follows:
Champion Market Meat Goat: Tyler
Foster
Reserve Champion Market Meat
Goat: Jatin Moore
Junior Champion Commercial/
Percentage Doe: Tyler Foster
Junior Reserve Champion
Commercial/Percentage Doe: Cutler
Turner
Senior Champion Commercial/
Percentage Doe: Wesley Wilcox
Senior Reserve Champion
Commercial/Percentage Doe:
Savannah Wilz
Grand Champion Commercial/
Percentage Doe: Tyler Foster
Reserve Grand Champion
Commercial/Percentage Doe: Cutler
Turner
Junior Champion FullBlood Doe:
Conner Glosser
Junior Reserve Champion FullBlood
Doe: Jatin Moore
Senior Champion FullBlood Doe:
Austin Lorenz
Senior Reserve Champion FullBlood
Doe: Austin Lorenz
Grand Champion FullBlood Doe:
Conner Glosser
Reserve Grand Champion FullBlood
Doe: Jatin Moore
Grand Champion FullBlood Buck:
Conner Glosser
Reserve Grand Champion FullBlood
Buck: Austin Lorenz
Junior Showmanship: Eric Mulder
Intermediate Showmanship: Alexis
De Jong
Senior Showmanship: Conner Glosser
Results are as follows:
Purple ribbons – Cutler Turner, Tyler
Foster, Eric Mulder, Zac Randau,
Wesley Wilcox, Savannah Wilz,
Austin Lorenz, Owen Glosser, Conner
Glosser, Jatin Moore
Blue ribbons – Alexis De Jong, Emily
Glosser, Stone Turner, Lexi Randau,
Zac Randau, Jatin Moore, Austin
Lorenz, Erika Walston, Rylie Lathen,
Olivia Stodghill, Blaire Moore
Red ribbons – Joseph Schipper, Stone
Turner, Owen Glosser, Cutler Turner
Feathers Were Flyin’ at the 2014
Southern Iowa Fair
The Sale Ring was full on Tuesday
evening as it served as the stage for
lots of 4-H & FFA members and
their small and large, fine, feathered
friends as the Poultry Show took
place. Exhibitors showed a variety
of birds.
Results from the show are as
follows:
Best of Show: Graham Van
Donselaar, Buckeye breed chicken
Reserve Best of Show: Molly Hayes,
Cayuga breed duck
Junior Showmanship: Graham Van
Donselaar
Intermediate Showmanship: Tucker
Taylor
Senior Showmanship: Maisie Hughes
Other Results:
Educational Exhibit – Champion:
Ephraim Van Zante
Layers – Champion: Maddison
Hughes, Reserve: Olivia Stodghill
Special Broiler Class (Pen of 3) Champion: Allen Hayes, Reserve:
Molly Hayes
Exhibition Large Fowl – Champion:
Graham Van Donselaar, Reserve:
Graham Van Donselaar
Exhibition Bantams – Champion:
Maisie Hughes, Reserve: Callen
DeWitt
Mixed Breeds – Champion: Graham
Van Donselaar, Reserve: Benjamin
De Boef
Mahaska Co Born & Bred –
Champion: Graham Van Donselaar,
Reserve: Graham Van Donselaar
Waterfowl – Champion: Molly
Hayes, Reserve: Benjamin De Boef
Trio of Ducks – Champion: Ean
Beenken, Reserve: Brandt Hughes
Turkey – Champion: Ean Beenken,
Reserve: Ean Beenken
Pigeons – Champion: Graham Van
Donselaar
Purples – Olivia Stodghill, Ephraim
Van Zante, Allen Hayes, Molly
Hayes, Maddison Hughes, Jacob
Taylor, Kade Neifert, Graham Van
Donselaar, Callen DeWitt, Maisie
Hughes, Brandt Hughes, Benjamin
De Boef, Ean Beenken
Blues – Ephraim Van Zante, Hunter
Sheets, Benjamin De Boef, Olivia
Stodghill, Ethan Davis, Maddison
Hughes, Maisie Hughes, Brandt
Hughes, Jacob Taylor, Blake Van
Veldhuizen, Grace Marshall, Kendal
Marshall, Callen DeWitt, Lexi
Randau, Tucker Taylor, Noah Van
Veldhuizen, Gunyr Simmons, Reuben
Van Veldhuizen, Kade Neifert, Molly
Hayes, Allen Hayes, Ean Beenken,
Ben Vos, Jack Vos, Ethan Boender,
Reds – Hunter Sheets, Ean Beenken,
Reuben Van Veldhuizen, Lexi
Randau, Zac Randau, Ethan Boender,
Ethan Davis, Maddison Hughes,
Brandt Hughes, Benjamin De Boef,
Kade Neifert
A “Swine” Time at the 2014 Southern
Iowa Fair
Trophies, banners, and ribbons were
held high by some very deserving,
hard working 4-H and FFA members
on Tuesday at the Southern Iowa Fair.
Swine Judge, Tom Baas, had the
grueling task of selecting the winners
of this years Swine Show.
Results of the show are as follows:
Champion Commercial Gilt: Cole
Scanlon
Reserve Champion Commercial Gilt:
Tayte Lindemeir
Champion Market Gilt:
Reserve Champion Market Gilt:
Champion Market Barrow: Wyatt
Terpstra
Reserve Champion Market Barrow:
Aaron Gordon
Grand Champion Market Pig: Wyatt
Terpstra
Reserve Grand Champion Market Pig:
Tayte Lindemeir
Champion Derby Gilt: Layla Hargis
Reserve Champion Derby Gilt: Lesley
Roquet
Champion Derby Barrow: Jevan
DeJong
Reserve Champion Derby Barrow:
Gabby Ferguson
Champion Derby Hog: Layla Hargis
Reserve Champion Derby Hog: Jevan
DeJong
Senior Showmanship: Lesley Roquet
Intermediate Showmanship: Cole
Scanlon
Junior Showmanship: Sevanna Hol
Top Ten Derby Formula Winners:
Layla Hargis – 1st, Brandon Plate
– 2nd, Kyle Branderhorst – 3rd,
Blake Van Veldhuizen – 4th, Anna
Groenenboom – 5th, Aaron Blom
– 6th, Jevan De Jong – 7th, Layla
Hargis – 8th, Grant Van Donselaar –
9th, Dillon Branderhorst – 10th
Swine Overall Rate of Gain
Champion: Layla Hargis
Swine Overall Rate of Gain Reserve
Champion: Layla Hargis
Others receiving ribbons include:
(Purple- P, Blue-B, Red-R, White-W)
Purple- Wyatt Terpstra, Tayte
Lindemeier, Colby Ferguson, Aaron
Gordon, MaKenzie Scanlon, Cole
Scanlon, Kylee Silliman, Layla
Hargis, Brandon Plate, Lesley
Roquet, Cara Roquet, Aden Scott,
Blake Van Veldhuizen, Stella
Terpstra, Gabby Ferguson, Mahailey
Blanke, Jeven DeJong.
Blue – Gabby Ferguson, Blake Van
Veldhuizen, Kendra Branderhorst,
Lesley Roquet, Grant VanDonselaar,
Colby Ferguson, Sawyer Meinders,
Madison Weller, Reagan Rozenboom,
Dillon Branderhorst, Lute Judy,
Brylee Lindemeier, Blake Meinders,
Tristen Meinders, Cara Roquet,
Bailey Ferguson, Connor DeBruin,
Ivy Terpstra, Mahailey Blanke, Milan
DeJong, Kyle Branderhorst, Anna
Gropenenboom, Leah Groenenboom,
Please see 2014 Southern
Iowa Fair Results, Page 2
Congratulations EBF Retirees
2014 Southern Iowa Fair Meat Goat
Show
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Linda Currier
By Kathy Street
Thirty-six years ago in 1978, Eddyville High School hired Linda
Currier. She has been making her
way around the kitchen ever since.
While
at the high
school,
you could
find Linda working
on
breakfast,
baking,
making a
main dish
or getting the lunch wagon down
to the elementary in days gone by.
Twelve years ago she became the
head cook at the high school, and
just this last year she came to work
in the Fremont School kitchen. As
she leaves the school district, Linda
comments that her favorite memories are, “The fun with kids—each
one is an individual.”
Linda grew up in Boone, and
while in high school, she worked at a
nursing home there. After marriage
to her husband, Jim, his job with
Fareway transferred them to this
area. She and Jim (who currently
works for the district as custodian)
have now been married for 44 years,
and they have raised three children:
Dennis, Jennifer, and Jodee. Dennis is a freelance photographer and
works at O’Reilly’s in Pella. Jennifer teaches in Ottumwa and has two
children, Madison (3) and Owen (1).
Jodee works at Walmart in Fairfield
and has two children James (17) and
Christopher (11).
You may have also seen Linda
working elsewhere and may continue to; for thirty-two years, Linda
has worked for Eddyville Raceway
concessions (food ordering, hiring,
etc), and for the last ten years she
has worked part-time for Walmart.
What she is really looking forward
to getting done, since she will not be
reporting into the school each day,
are tackling projects at home and
spending more time with her mom in
Boone. She’s also grateful she will
have more time to enjoy her grandkids and tend to her flower beds and
garden.
“I want to thank the school district for my years of enjoyment. I’ll
be back and sub. It’s been fun.”
Lola Kirby
By Kathy Street
Cooking up school lunches has
been a part of Lola Kirby’s routine
since 1996. She started as a
kitchen sub in Eddyville at the
high school, back when the high
school transported the food down
to the elementary. Eventually, she
became permanently assigned to the
elementary building.
Her work at the schools has
brought much pleasure over the
years, “It
makes my
world
to
see these
little guys,”
she shares.
It is a joy to
watch them
grow, their
achievements, and
what they
do as you get to know them, she
adds. Part of her job has been encouraging kids, “They need to know
you are there. I hope it makes the
world of difference someday.” As
she moves into retirement, Lola says
it’s been fun and she has met a lot
of nice people that she respects very
much.
Little Lola Smith started out in
country school, recalling she went to
Coalfield Country School until she
was eight and then on to Frederick
Country School (about seven miles
south of Eddyville). She started at
Eddyville Public as a freshman.
Lola and her husband, Terry
Kirby (a retired carpenter), have two
sons, one daughter and six grandchildren. Their son Marty has one
son, Owen; their son Michael has
five children – Michaela, Zack, Shiann, Makenzie and Landon; and their
daughter is Lorrie. Their grandson,
Owen, has also blessed them with a
great-grandchild, Jeremiah.
Looking ahead, Lola is going back to fishing and any outdoor
things she can. Camping is high on
her list, and being with her family—
including her brothers, sisters and
her kids.
LouAnn Lobberecht
By Kathy Street
Eddyville Elementary has been
LouAnn Lobberecht’s morning
work destination since the fall of
1988. Going back further than
that, Eddyville Schools was where
LouAnn started and finished her
childhood education.
With the end of the 2013-2014
school year, LouAnn is choosing
retirement. She thinks fondly of
her years
of
working
with
children,
“their innocence and
each day is
a new day
and
they
are ready
to learn.”
She
says
she feels very fortunate that she has
gotten to work in a building where
her own grandchildren have been.
When she started she spent most of
her working days as a para educator
in first grade. She has worked also
in the second grade classroom and
helped K-4th. She appreciates the
teachers, who have done a wonderful
job. She takes special note of working with Mrs. Lindenmayer, as she
worked for twenty-two years in her
classroom, stating, “I enjoyed every
year with her and feel very fortunate
to have had a working relationship
with her.”
After graduating from Eddyville
High School, LouAnn Stodghill married her husband Larry, of forty-two
years. Their family includes their
son Jason and his wife, Angie, and
their two grandchildren, Collin (11)
and Megan (8).
Retirement will bring a welcome change of pace. “I will be
spending more time with my family and watching my grandchildren
participate in their activities. I will
enjoy doing things at home – back
burner projects, and having free
time.” Also on her agenda are “reading a lot and trying new recipes, having grandchildren after school, and
just being a grandma. I am looking
forward to enjoying each day.” She
adds that it will be good to see “children I’ve helped over the years and
see how they have blossomed.”
Marlene Van
Engelenhoven
By Kathy Street
With thirty years of experience,
Marlene Van Engelenhoven will be
making a big change as she retires
from the EBF School District. Her
connection with Eddyville Schools
goes back even further to her childhood, then as Marlene Flanders, when
she began kindergarten and proceeded to graduation.
In August 1984,
she
was
hired
to
work at Eddyville Elementary,
where she
worked for twenty-eight years as a
para educator in kindergarten. For
the last two years, she has spent time
in kindergarten, third and sixth. She
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Marti Sharp
By Kathy Street
Over the past twenty years, Marti
Sharp has held different positions in
the school district. For the last three
years, she has been in the high school
library, prior to this she spent approximately fifteen years at Eddyville Elementary
as a para
for Title I
Reading,
and before that
worked
there as
a
para
for kindergarten
and other
various classes. She has also worked
with ESL (English as a Second Language) at all levels.
Marti obtained her Bachelor of
Arts from the University of Iowa in
Family Development—Social Psychology and Home-Economics combined. Her ESL endorsement came
from William Penn. She has almost
completed her reading endorsement
from Morning Side.
Her work experience before
coming to the EBF District is varied: Newspaper Reporter (Madrid,
Iowa); Insurance Sales; Orientation
Center Director; Handicap Center
for Adults; Placement Counselor for
Goodwill Industries; Boone County
Treasurer Office; NBI-Computer
Software Company. She adds that
she grew up on a farm and while
in high school, she babysat and did
restaurant work, and while putting
herself through college, she was a
nurse’s aide.
“Working in school has been
by favorite career area. I’m a people
person,” she states. “One of my favorite memories is a certain student
coming to me as soon as he got to
school, giving me a big hug and saying, ‘Oh, my favorite teacher.’ He
proceeded to tell the other kids, it
was because I put him on the wall at
recess and walked him to the principal’s office more than anybody else
did.” Another child moment Marti
holds on to, took place one day when
she was holding up a crossing sign
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after school; a little girl told her the
thing she liked best about Fridays
was that she got to come back on
Monday.
After retirement, Marti looks
forward to spending more time with
her family: her daughter and son-inlaw, Michele and Shawn Smothers,
and their three-year old girl Finley,
and her son and daughter-in-law,
Cullen and his two-year old girl Jaeda. Marti’s husband, Wil, passed in
2005.
Apart from family time, she
would like to do volunteer work, desires to help the school earn money
to get books, and keep her hands
busy with scrapbooking projects.
Reorganizing her house is also a
top priority, which practically holds
its own library. Time will also be
made for reading. “I like encouraging people to read.” She adds, “My
advice to kids is – Read, there are a
lot of good books out there.”
Mary Kay Shepherd
By Kathy Street
Eddyville Elementary is losing
several seasoned para educators due
to the offering of early retirement at
the close of
the 2013-2014
school year.
Mary
Kay
Shepherd,
who has been
a familiar face
since 1992, is
among them.
Mary
Kay and her husband, Dick (a retiree
from Mid-American Energy) have
had three children of their own graduate from Eddyville—Vicki, Bob
and Lisa. Vicki and her husband,
Jeff, make their home in Lovilia with
their son, Brett. Bob and his wife,
Rena, live in Eddyville and their
sons, Jacob and Tyler, have attended
school where their grandma worked.
Lisa and Jason Bell of Bloomfield
have two sons and one daughter,
Owen, Ethan and Brooklyn.
After graduating from Sigourney Community Schools, Mary Kay
received her certification for Cosmetology in Iowa City. As her children
arrived and grew, she was a stayat home mom. She also has been
a home day-care provider. When
working for the school system, she
became a Certified Para Educator
through the AEA.
Mary Kay began working as
a part-time para and later took a
full-time position in 2006. She has
worked in various needed areas, including special needs preschool and
one-on-one positions with preschool
through 6th grade. She has seen
many youngsters over the years, and
appreciates the memories of watching them grasp and understand concepts. She has enjoyed the relationships over the years, connecting with
students over their specific needs,
watching her own two grandsons
come through the school and making lots of friends. “I will miss everyone,” she states as she reflects on
the changes ahead.
She is very anxious, however, to
spend “more time with my husband,
children and grandchildren.” She
looks forward to having more time
to participate in her grandchildren’s
activities, possibly do some volunteer work, and reconnect with old
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National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System Notice
Date: 7/14/2014
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is proposing to approve an application for
reissuance of an NPDES (National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System) permit for the
discharges described below:
DISCHARGER NAME AND ADDRESS:
NEW SHARON CITY OF STP
1/4 MILE WEST OF HWY 63 BETWEEN
140TH ST AND 135TH ST
NEW SHARON, Iowa 50207
LOCATION: Township: 77 Range: 16 Section: 24 County: Mahaska
DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGES
001 DISCHARGE FROM A THREE CELL
AERATED LAGOON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY.
RECEIVING STREAM: UNNAMED CREEK
Stabilized sludge is applied to local land
according to state regulations.
Anyone wishing to comment on or object to
the proposed issuance of this permit must do so
in writing within forty-five (45) days of the date
shown at the top of this notice. All comments
received will be considered in the final determination. If no objections are received within forty
five (45) days, the Department will issue a final
permit. You may request the Department hold a
public hearing by submitting a written request
stating specific reasons why a hearing should
be held.
Comments, objections, and requests for
hearings may be submitted online using the
Wastewater Permit Information Exchange system at https://programs.iowadm.gov/wwpie/.
Comments, objections, and requests for hearings may also be addressed to the: Iowa
Department of Natural Resources, NPDES
Section, 502 East 9th Street, Des Moines, IA
50319.
Copies of the proposed permit and other
information may be viewed on WWPIE at the
web address noted above. This information is
also on file and available for public inspection
from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday at the above street address. In addition,
copies of this information may be requested by
calling Eric Wiklund at (515) 725-0313 or e-mail
at eric. [email protected].
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Hard Work Pays Off
4-H’ers filtered through the Exhibit
Hall and 4-H Building on Saturday,
July 12 with exhibits they spent lots
of time and effort working on. The
following youth have exhibits that
were selected to be judged and put on
display at the 2014 Iowa State Fair in
August:
Agriculture & Natural Resources
Benjamin De Boef – Farm Display
Mechanics
Cory Van Gilst – Welded Pig
Sam Adams – Restored Tractor
Kara De Bruin – Pedal Tractor
Cauyer Lamberson – Welded Hitch
Woodworking
Andrew Brouwer – Cedar Beverage
Cart
Photography
Lindsay Breon, Lexi Randau, Kade
Neifert, Jordan Breon, Ean Beenken,
Macy Moore, Carson Breon, Makayla
Rodwell, Matthew Goemaat, Paige
Miller, Brooke Eveland, Leah Breon,
Bailey Upton, Sienna De Jong, Grace
Manternach
Leadership
Jaren De Bruin - Benches Citizenship
Harrison Zippers – Fairgrounds Barn
Quilt
Jefferson Go-Getters – Fairgrounds
Bench
Self-Determined
Molly Hayes - Basket
Poster Communications
Briana Ver Steegh – Ticket to
Success
Food & Nutrition
Sandra Blom – Gluten Free Angel
Food Cake
Mackenzie Overbergen – Bread
Elizabeth Moore – Sweet Rolls
Jacob Spears – Banana Muffins
Grace Marshall – Angel Food Cake
Clothing & Sewing
Rachel Adams – Purple Striped Maxi
Dress
Trisha Van Donselaar – Sewn Apron
Paige Shafer – Quilted Bed Runner
Kayleen Van Dyke – Quilt
Health
Joy Van Wyngarden – Healthy
Snacks Display Poster
Creative Visual Arts
MaKenzie LaRue – Ink Sketch – Cat
Samantha Edmundson – Barn Quilt
Emily Van Donselaar – Bird Painting
Allison Clark – Graph Method
Painting
Home Improvement
Addisyn McCrea – Rug
Ryan Van Gilst – Cake Stand
Aaron Blom – Barbed Wire Trellis
Lyman Marshall – Tri-pod Lamp
Megan Eveland – Mosaic Tile Table
Alec Breon – Branches Wall Art
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Note: Contaminants with dates indicate results from the most recent testing done in accordance with regulations.
DEFINITIONS
• Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) – The
highest level of a contaminant that is allowed
in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the
MCLGs as feasible using the best available
treatment technology.
• Maximum Contaminant Level Goal
(MCLG) -- The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin
of safety.
• ppb -- parts per billion.
• ppm -- parts per million.
• pCi/L – picocuries per liter
• N/A – Not applicable
• ND -- Not detected
• RAA – Running Annual Average
• LRAA – Locational Running Annual Average
• IDSE – Initial Distribution System Evaluation
• Treatment Technique (TT) – A required
process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.
• Action Level (AL) – The concentration of a
contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow.
• Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level
Goal (MRDLG) - The level of a drinking water
disinfectant below which there is no known or
expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect
the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control
microbial contaminants.
• Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level
(MRDL) - The highest level of a disinfectant
allowed in drinking water. There is convincing
evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.
• SGL – Single Sample Result
• TCR – Total Coliform Rule
GENERAL INFORMATION
Drinking water, including bottled water, may
reasonably be expected to contain at least small
amounts of some contaminants. The presence
of contaminants does not necessarily indicate
that water posed a health risk. More information
about contaminants or potential health effects
can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water
Hotline (800-426-4791).
Some people may be more vulnerable to
contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing
chemotherapy, persons who have undergone
organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or
other immune system disorders, some elderly,
and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about
drinking water from their health care providers.
EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to
lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium
and other microbial contaminants are available
from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-4264791).
If present, elevated levels of lead can
cause serious health problems, especially for
pregnant women and young children. Lead in
drinking water is primarily from materials and
components associated with service lines and
home plumbing. NEW SHARON WATER SUP-
PLY is responsible for providing high quality
drinking water, but cannot control the variety of
materials used in plumbing components. When
your water has been sitting for several hours,
you can minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2
minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. If you are concerned about lead in your
water, you may wish to have your water tested.
Information on lead in drinking water, testing
methods and steps you can take to minimize
exposure is available from the Safe Drinking
Water Hotline or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.
SOURCE WATER ASSESSMENT
INFORMATION
This water supply obtains its water from
the North Skunk sand and gravel of the Alluvial
aquifer. The Alluvial aquifer was determined to
be highly susceptible to contamination because
the characteristics of the aquifer and overlying
materials provide little protection from contamination at the land surface. The Alluvial wells will
be highly susceptible to surface contaminants
such as leaking underground storage tanks,
contaminant spills, and excess fertilizer application. A detailed evaluation of your source
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Water Operator at 641-637-4124.
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Mahaska Co. Sports
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Local Conservation Group Offers Youth Program
Oskaloosa, Iowa – It’s summer
time in Iowa. The trees are filled with
the chirps of birds, and the buzzing
of mosquitoes. On Saturday, that
sound was broken by the occasional
crack of a rifle.
Smiles filled the faces of the youth
who attended the Mahaska County
Pheasants Forever ‘Young Guns Program’. The program is an initiative,
“to get the youth outdoors. Get them
involved in the shooting sports,”
says Wyndell Campbell, with Mahaska County Pheasants Forever.
Campbell added that the program is
designed at “looking to get some of
the younger kids, the ones that don’t
have exposure to that (hunting). Get
them out. Do some trigger time and
burn some powder, and get them involved.”
Ultimately, the volunteers hope to
share their love of hunting, and want
to pass that legacy along to the next
generation.
The ‘Young Guns’ program is an
initiative started with Pheasants Forever National and the youth shooting
sports.
As with many youth programs,
exposing the next generation to different things helps others discover
interests they may not be aware of.
“If we can get them out, get them
excited about shooting… show them
the habitat and what’s involved in
hunting,” says Campbell, on the
groups hope of sparking interest in
the next generation.
The program will take place the
4th Saturday of every month, rain or
shine, year-round. The range at the
Russell Wildlife area will open up
at 9am and the program will go until
noon. Experienced hunters will teach
young shooters safety and marksmanship skills for air rifles, .22 long
rifles and some shotgun techniques
with clay targets.
The hope is that as the seasons
change, warm or cold, the group
will be able to help youngsters understand what it will be like to be in
the field.
The group provides all the needed
supplies, from the rifles to the ammo.
Youth only need to bring their curiosity.
Several area youth took advantage
of the morning opportunity. “We’re
excited with the prospect of having a
lot of kids out,” said Campbell.
If you would like to know more
about the ‘Young Guns Program’,
visit the Mahaska County Pheasants
Forever Facebook page or contact
Campbell via email at [email protected]
Jeff Vanderbeek, with Mahaska County Pheasants Forever, (in orange), helps a local youth ‘Young Guns’ participant during Saturday’s inaugural event.
More than 350 runners took off this morning for the 4th Annual Mahaska Health Partnership Foundation’s 4th Annual Run in . Run in the
Sun is a 5K for runners and 1-mile Walk for all ages, abilities and even strollers.
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Carl and Martha Drost donated $400,000 Wednesday afternoon to the MCRF Mahaska Community Recreation
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