E-NP and Gladbrook-Reinbeck look to share

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Lawn and Garden ideas
Section B
The Senator Visits
Page 5A
UNITED WE STAND
Friday
April 17, 2015
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF HARDIN COUNTY
Charitable
trust sponsors
interest free
student loans
HARDIN COUNTY – With
graduation nearing, the Hardin
County Savings Bank made a
timely announcement that might
be of interest to those headed off to
school.
The bank, as successor trustee
for the Miriam Brown Educational
Trust has announced the acceptance
of applications for interest free
loans to graduating students in
Hardin County.
To apply, students should
submit a student loan application
which explains financial need
and educational goals, along with
graduation transcripts and the most
recent copy of income tax returns
if the applicant files income taxes.
Information should be submitted to
Kathy Balvanz, trust officer of the
Hardin County Savings Bank at PO
Box 311, Eldora, IA 50627. Deadline
to submit the information is June
30, 2012. For more information and
details on repayment, please contact
Kathy Balvanz at 641-939-3407 or
email [email protected].
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Roll-Harless Post 3974
mtg. April 28
Rolls-Harless Post 3974, Veterans
of Foreign Wars meet on the fourth
Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at
the American Legion Post at 1215
Washington St., Eldora.
SHHS Parent-Teacher
Conferences April 22
South Hardin High School
will
conduct
parent-teacher
conferences at the high school on
April 22 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Upon arrival parents should stop
at the registration table in the high
school commons. They will be
greeted, given an opportunity to
ask questions, provided a copy of
their student’s current grades, and
receive instructions on conference
procedures. Teachers are available
for conferences in their classrooms.
Maps of the building will be
provided.
Good Shepherd Preschool
Roundup April 30
Good
Shepherd
Preschool,
located in St. Paul Lutheran Church,
Eldora is now taking enrollments for
the 2015-2016 school year. Roundup
will be held on April 30. Contact
Karen Ritter, 858-6757 or 939-3561
(home) for more information.
Timothy Christian School
Kindergarten Roundup
Timothy Christian School, located
2 miles west of Wellsburg, will be
holding their kindergarten roundup
on Tuesday, April 21 from 8:20 a.m.
to 3:15 p.m. Call 641-869-3679 to
register.
Honey Creek-New
Providence Friends
Garage Sale April 18
On Saturday, April 18, Honey
Creek-New Providence Friends
Church All Church Garage Sale
will be held. Doors will open at 9
a.m. and will be open until 2 p.m.
A wide variety of clothing and
household items will be marked
very reasonably with a $1 bag sale
from noon until 2 p.m. If you need
more info call Steve at (309)8387206.
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E-NP and Gladbrook-Reinbeck look to share
Jay Mathis continues under contract to E-NP in 60/40 share proposal
By Rick Patrie
News Editor
ELDORA
–
NEW
PROVIDENCE – Saying it was a
sign of the trends in education, the
Eldora-New Providence School
District board gave its approval,
with one dissent, to a proposal that
starting next summer E-NP school
superintendent Jay Mathis would
also take the reins at the GladbrookReinbeck Schools.
The move came not long after a
recent invitation to the E-NP schools
Pack
the Track
by Rick Patrie
News Editor
HARDIN COUNTY – Call it a
practice lap. The Hardin County Relay for Life is holding a second Pack
the Track Challenge, asking everyone to update the members lists of
their Relay For Life teams on April
19 and April 25. If you are forming
a new team, do so then, now.
It is not really a lap around the
track, but an online contest to see
which teams look to field the biggest numbers. Visit www.relayforlife.org and search the Hardin
County Relay, then follow directions. Teams that show the most
member growth during challenge
week and those with the most members overall will receive prizes. Last
Pack was in January and St. Mary of
Ackley won.
So get together with your team
and jump on the website to register
your numbers. The Relay for Life
and the trips around the track come
June 12 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at
the Eldora high school track this
year. For information call Jessica
Schipper at 319-239-5815.
– coming from those in GladbrookReinbeck.
That school has been wrestling
with changes and many of the
enrollment difficulties facing lots of
small rural schools, and only recently
the school’s superintendent, who had
also served as a principal in one of
the attendance centers, announced
he was taking a different position.
The E-NP board was told the
upside to the proposals was money
saved. Saved by the sharing of salary
and state incentive funds which
promote school sharing. The savings
for E-NP could come to $100,000 a
year.
Board member Nancy Callaway
spoke for the downside, saying that
when word of the proposal filtered
out into the community, she received
a lot of comments from constituents
saying they feared it would be the
beginning of the dilution of E-NP’s
identity as a district.
The sharing would not be an even
split. Mathis would remain under
contract to E-NP and apportioned
time for the duties in GladbrookReinbeck. The actual split would be
60 to 40. With the costs for salary
and benefits assigned similarly.
Mathis said that he found the
situation do-able.
He said there would be a split in
presence three days to two days in
each district, and he said there was
an understanding that, with one of
his own children finishing school
here, his devotion to afterschool
extracurricular activities would fall
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Jay Mathis
Invite goes out to ride vendors
Workshop
set for
registrants
By Rick Patrie
News Editor
ELDORA – Something to think
about:
Thousands of riders and visitors
will be coming to Eldora on July 21
for an overnight stay and they’re all
going to be hungry.
In fact, taking part in the great ride
has been referred to as “eating your
way across Iowa!”
And being good hosts, we’d like
them all to remember they ate well
in Eldora.
To that end, the RAGBRAI
Eldora organizing committee is now
accepting vendor applications.
Organizers have a training meeting
for all vendors set on Monday, April
20, at 5 p.m. at the Hardin County
Savings Bank, in the second floor
meeting room.
Any organization or business
The last time RAGBRAI passed through Eldora it was just while on the way to another overnight
stop elsewhere. But then too, a contingent of folks showed up to see to it no one had to leave
town hungry.
School staff and administrator contracts OK’d, tax levy dips
By Rick Patrie
News Editor
SOUTH HARDIN – The EldoraNew Providence School District
board of directors approved staff
contract terms for the coming
school year. The vote was Monday
night, with the board actually
approving just the support staff and
administrative groups
The teacher’s master contract is
going into its second of two years
with the coming school term in
September.
As a result, it was not necessary to
address that contract.
The board did approve ratification
of the contract with the union local
representing the support staff which
includes workers ranging from
kitchen staff to maintenance related.
It called for a three year contract
with a 2.75 percent salary increase
slated to become effective each of
those years.
The board also approved a
contract for administrators, directors
and secretaries for the coming year.
The one-year agreement represented
a total package increase of 2.82
percent.
The teacher’s agreement, now a
year old, called for a 3.20 percent
increase for the second of its two
years.
School superintendant Jay Mathis
told the board that taxpayers would
notice a change in the school levy in
the coming fiscal period. The $16.19
tax asking per thousand dollars of
taxed property will drop to $14.98.
For the average homeowner, the
value of property to which tax is
actually applied is usually around
half the market value.
In other action, the board also
approved a school calendar for the
coming term. It has a start date of
August 24.
The start date for school in Iowa
became a topic of contention earlier
this winter when the governor’s
office ordered the state board of
education to cease granting routine
dispensations for districts wanting to
start school earlier in August.
The move largely seen as pushed
by the tourism industries, met with
resistance from school districts
and a lot of lawmakers, and in an
compromise eventually worked out,
it was agreed schools would not be
allowed to start earlier than August
23.
Two segments of auditorium project get approval
Kum and Go ‘Tiger Teamwork Foundation’ is funding major renovation
By Rick Patrie
News Editor
ELDORA – Not long ago, the
Kum and Go organization contacted
the Eldora-New Providence School
and said it wanted to renew its
commitment to the alma mater
of Kum and Go founder, the late
Bill Krause. They had a very, very
big proposition for Krause’s oncehometown.
A few years ago when Krause
built a brand new generation outlet
here in Eldora, part of the unveiling
was a commitment to the Eldorabased South Hardin Schools to
partner in growing the educational
opportunities here.
For about a decade, The Tiger
Teamwork Foundation has helped
the local school sponsor recognitions
of student achievements, equipped
the school programs, right down to
giving the buildings trades classes a
mobile tool storage unit.
Then about a month ago, school
principal Randy Fahr told the school
board that when the foundation
approached him about the newest
project, it was the biggest yet.
The foundation has agreed to
underwrite about $175,000 in
improvements to the sound and
lighting system in the high school’s
auditorium – and as it turns out, a lot
of offshoot improvements, too.
Just this week the school district
board approved a couple of major
components of that project.
The board approved the purchase
of a new portable stage risers
assembly, in the amount of $21,458,
to be paid by a donation from the
Tiger Teamwork Foundation.
Next the board approved a bid
for refinishing the stage floor in the
auditorium and cleaning all stage
curtains and chairs in the auditorium.
That, for $12,556, would also be
paid by the Kum and Go associated
foundation.
Eventually they look to the
wholesale replacement of the
aging sound and lighting system.
Along with it will come extensive
remodeling in the auditorium.
Fahr says at the time, the high
school was a little flabbergasted by
the offer.
Fahr says the new sound system
will fit the Eldora auditorium
out to handle professional grade
performances that otherwise might
have to go to other sites in Hardin
County.
The new sound system will track
more clearly – so that the sound
quality will be consistent regardless
of the source’s position on the stage,
or location of the listener in the
audience.
It will handle the spoken word,
and music with more consistency.
And along with the new sound
system there are provisions for an
upgrade in the video capabilities and
an upgrade to the lighting systems in
the auditorium.
The gift extended by the
foundation also helps cover long
term maintenance
on the new
equipment.
The gifts with the educational
theme is not new.
The Kum and Go charitable arm
has long been associated with major
efforts on behalf of schools, ranging
from the secondary schools to the
state universities.
Last month in selecting the
primary contractor it was noted the
company that will do the sound
technology work is the same one
that worked on the UNI Gallagher
Bluedorn Performing Arts Center,
and work on the McLeod Center
in Cedar Falls as well as work at
Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.
Local/Area News
Friday, April 17, 2015 • pAge 2A
Radcliffe shares in
financing benefit
By Rick Patrie
News Editor
RADCLIFFE – Eighteen Iowa
Communities will save a total of
$526,000 through State Revolving
Fund Interest Rate Reduction
The Iowa Finance Authority and
the Iowa Department of Natural
Resources recently announced that
18 Iowa communities with current
State Revolving Fund loans for
water quality projects will be saving
a total of more than $526,000 in
interest over the life of the loans
as a result of the their interest rate
being reduced from 3 percent to 1.75
percent.
In this area the city of Radcliffe
shared in the benefit to the tune of
$30,787 in savings.
The State Revolving Fund is one of
Iowa’s primary sources for financing
projects designed to improve Iowa’s
water quality.
Two funds, one for drinking
water and one for wastewater and
pollution control, have provided
low-cost financing worth more than
$2.4 billion to more than 500 Iowa
communities as well as to farmers,
watershed groups and others for
water quality projects. The program
is jointly administered by the Iowa
Finance Authority and the Iowa
Department of Natural Resources.
Eldora used
the
financial
mechanism when it built its sewer
treatment plant, for instance.
“Due to the success of the program
and excellent financial management,
we are able to reduce the interest rate
for loans that are more than ten years
old,” said Iowa Finance Authority
Executive Director Dave Jamison.
“The State Revolving Fund
has assisted more than 500 Iowa
communities in moving important
water quality projects forward,
while saving them millions in
interest, and we look forward to
providing these benefits to many
more communities.”
“The State Revolving Fund is a
successful partnership between state
and local governments,” said Iowa
Department of Natural Resources
Director Chuck Gipp. “I encourage
all communities in need of water
quality improvements to utilize the
State Revolving Fund to reap these
Blood drive
HARDIN COUNTY – . Schedule
a blood donation appointment online
at lifeservebloodcenter.org or call
800.287.4903.
Iowa Falls Community Blood
Drive, Monday, April 27, 2015
from noon to 5:30 p.m. at American
Legion Hall, Hwy 65 South.
Ackley and Geneva Communities
and High School Blood Drive,
Wednesday, May 6 from 1:30 p.m.
- 6:30 p.m. at Ackley and Geneva
Communities, 5th & State Street.
LifeServe Blood Center provides
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than 100 hospitals located across
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For more information about
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unique benefits.”
“Elkader is saving nearly $80,000
in interest, which is a significant
benefit to our citizens. I commend
the State Revolving Fund for offering
these savings to Iowa communities,”
said Elkader Mayor Robert Garms.
Besides offering the low interest
rates to finance water infrastructure
projects, the State Revolving
Fund offers other benefits to Iowa
communities. These benefits include
lower up-front costs and no reserve
requirement. For more information
on the State Revolving Loan
program, visit IowaSRF.com.
The Iowa Legislature created
the Iowa Finance Authority (IFA)
in 1975. IFA administers the State
Revolving Fund (SRF) in partnership
with the Iowa Department of Natural
Resources.
The SRF assists communities
with the costs of upgrading or
constructing public wastewater
and drinking water infrastructure
projects.
CCC
POW
project
nets $600
ELDORA – The
pancake
breakfast recently held for the
CCC/POW museum project drew 50
people and raised over $600 toward
the long running project to restore
the old barracks site on the county
fairgrounds and make it home to
collections of memorabilia recalling
area veterans and the years Eldora
hosted the Civilian Conservaton
crops.
Upoming events in support of the
volunteer project are:
May 2 - Family Fest - Hardin
County Fairgrounds - 1-4 p.m.
Memorial Weekend - open
Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
May 29 - Fundraiser - Grilling at
Fareway 11-1 p.m.
Call 939-5051 with all
news and ads
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Workers dig up part of the damaged trail right off 175 on the turn off to Pine Lake.
Construction at Pine Lake
Flooding and drought both take toll on trails
by Michaela Kendall
Staff Writer
ELDORA – Pine Lake State
Park is getting some work done this
spring, as some older, damaged trails
are being dug out and replaced.
The construction project plan has
been in the works since 2008, when
the flooding damaged some of the
trails and other concrete fixtures such
as the boat ramp and cabin entrances.
Don Primus, Pine Lake State Park
manager, said that the combination of
the flooding of 2008 and the drought
of 2012 had left the concrete trails
blistered, damaged and potentially
dangerous to bikers and other people
using the trail. He specifically noted
a three inch jump on one part of the
bike trail that could be particularly
hazardous to bikers.
Primus said that nobody has
reported being hurt on the damaged
trail, as the trail was closed, but it
was still a problem that needed to be
addressed.
Mainly as a safety concern and
partially as routine maintenance,
Primus contacted the district
supervisor and the two worked on
getting approval and funding for the
project.
After going through the chain of
command, the project was approved,
and is being funded by the state, as
Pine Lake is a state park. Primus said
that the state funding comes from
several different sources, including
the DOT and marine fuel tax.
The project was estimated to cost
around $25,000 and the work was
contracted to a private company.
The project is expected to be
finished before fall, Primus said.
The smaller jobs, like the fixing
of the entrance to cabin number one,
which is estimated to cost under
$2,000, are expected to be done
much sooner, and depending on
timing, Primus said they may get a
contractor in May.
Primus said the construction near
the cabins would not interrupt any
reservations for people staying in the
cabins.
Primus also noted the installation
of a new dump station that should be
completed by May 1.
During this time, campers may
experience extra noise as the dump
station is being installed. The
campsites 52, 53 and 54 will be
affected by this project and will be
closed until July 1.
The concrete in the turn around by the boat ramp (above) was recently replaced and likewise the
path crossing on the approach (below).
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E-NP and Gladbrook-Reinbeck
look to share superintendent
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more on the E-NP side.
Although Callaway’s was the only
vote against immediately approving
the proposal – she suggested that
more time be taken to sell it to the
community – her’s was not the only
second thinking.
Board member Greg Salvo voted
in favor of the move but questioned
if it might have been better pointed
in the direction of Hubbard
Radcliffe, with whom the E-NP now
has agreements to share high school
and middle school grades.
Other comments essentially were
to the effect that the arrangement
was yet another sign of the times in
rural school districts in Iowa.
The state effectively promotes
such sharing by extending financial
benefits to districts, which do.
In this case it was estimated the
state incentive could be as high
as $50,000 under the formula in
use. That combined with the salary
savings accounts for the $100,000
windfall to the district.
E-NP already shares a host of
teachers and programs with other
neighboring districts, and as noted,
has a combined school in the high
school and middle schools with
Hubbard Radcliffe.
Eldora-New Providence is not
in uncharted territory in sharing
a superintendent. Mathis said he
didn’t have the numbers at hand, but
that the situation was not uncommon
in smaller districts. And EldoraNew Providence itself shared a
superintendent almost a decade ago.
It was a sharing with the AGWSR
district, which ended with the E-NP
board soured on the idea.
Board
members
expressed
confidence in Mathis’ commitment
to E-NP and ability to handle both
Invite goes out to bike
ride vendors
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wishing to be a food/non-food
vendor for the July 21 celebration
must first submit the application.
There is an applicable vendor fee,
an electric fee (if needed), and
proof of insurance is required.
Applications are due no later than
June 1. Applications received after
this date are not ensured of approval
and are subject to a $100 late fee.
Applications may be printed from
the official RAGBRAI Eldora
website at: www.ragbraieldora.com/
vendors or you may pick them up at
Eldora City Hall.
Here is the basic application
process
• Submit your application document,
fees, and insurance certificate to
Eldora City Hall.
• Food/Vendors Committee will
contact you after May 1.
• Once accepted as a vendor
you would submit payment for
temporary food license.
• It is highly recommended all
vendors attend RAGBRAI’s Food
Safety Certification Course at the
before-mentioned training meeting
in the Hardin County Savings Bank.
Also suggested by the Food/
Vendors Committee:
-The Food/Vendors Committee
recommends that every non-profit
and for-profit organization set aside
plenty of time planning for this
event. It is also recommended that
you plan to sell all of the food you
prepare. Any food left over will
obviously cut into your profits.
-Organizers also ask vendors please
consider purchasing your supplies
locally.
- According to RAGBRAI officials,
most of the riders and other
participants will plan where they
are going to eat the night before
they arrive in Eldora. Therefore, all
approved vendors will be listed on
the food vendor map, on the website
map, and in the official publicity
tabloid. Organizers encourage use
of these official sites to advertize
services.
Health Department License
If you are a food vendor and
your application is approved, you
must then determine if you need
a temporary food license.
An
application for this is included in
the vendor application packets. A
representative will be at the vendor
meeting – again, April 20, at the
Hardin County Savings Bank. If you
are unable to attend that meeting,
this is the contact information for
questions concerning the temporary
food licenses:
Iowa Department of Inspections and
Appeals
Food and Consumer Safety Bureau
Lucas State Office Building
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0083
Telephone: (515) 281-6538
Fax: (515) 281-3291
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://food.iowa.gov
Finally, some important last things
to note:
• Anything (other than pre-packaged
ready to eat foods, including canned
and bottled beverages from a food
processor) will require a temporary
food license.
• The cost for the temporary food
license is $33.50 (unless you have
an Iowa Mobile Food License)
• Each food vendor must have a
RAGBRAI permit hanging visibly
within the booth.
For more information, please
visit the official RAGBRAI Eldora
website at www.ragbraieldora.com/
vendors.
Watch the newspapers, the
organization
and
committee
building for the welcome is just
getting started and there will be a lot
more announcements to come.
And a final note, if you are
planning to extend some hospitality
to the riders, taking some into your
home or on your property, be sure to
register the fact with the RAGBRAI
organization. The plan is to match
registered hosts with registered
riders on the event. That way both
are protected insofar as liability
claims.
jobs, but Callaway in particular said
she felt that the community needed
more time to mull the offering over
and be sold on its benefits.
She said, “There is more than
money involved here. There is a lot
of emotion too.”
Assuming
the
GladbrookReinbeck board agrees to the
E-NP terms, and it also approves
the agreement, it would become
effective for the next school term.
The agreement is for two years, but
has a provision that allows either
party to opt out on a years notice.
Demos
to meet
Concert in Iowa Falls
IOWA FALLS – The public is
invited to the Ellsworth Community
College Music Department’s Spring
Concert, “Not the Same Old Song
and Dance,” on Tuesday, April 28,
at 7 pm in Hamilton Auditorium in
Kruse Main Hall on the main ECC
campus in Iowa Falls. The event will
feature performances by the ECC
Band and Choir.
“I’ve never named a concert
before, but this one lends itself to
the title we’ve given it,” says ECC
Music Professor Anne Sherve-Ose.
The band will play several dance
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arrangements including waltzes, a
tango, a polka, a tarantella, and a
fandango. The band will also feature
a marimbist in one of the pieces
and will play hits from the musical
Carousel.
The choir is performing a song
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starts with you.
By taking little steps like
• Shopping with reusable bags
• Turning off the lights when you leave a room
• Opting for reusable
cups and water bottles
YOU
can start making a
big difference.
Sponsored by these local businesses,
who help Eldora to thrive.
Auto Body
Hardware
Banks
insurance &
real estate
Hardin County
Collision & Towing
Hardin County
Savings Bank
Green Belt Bank & Trust
Groceries
Fareway Stores, Inc.
Hy-Vee Food Store
Kosanke Hardware
Fidelity Abstract &
Title Company
Brown-Hurst Insurance
industries / aGriculture
United Suppliers, Inc.
newspapers
Eldora Herald Ledger
Hardin County Index
nursinG Homes/reHaB
Eldora Nursing
& Rehab Center
Valley View Nursing &
Rehabilitation Center
pHarmacies
Medicap Pharmacy
Eldora Health Mart
Pharmacy
Community News
Friday, April 17, 2015 • page 4a
SHHS
parent
teacher
meetings
Performs in
IMTA State
Piano
Competition
Natalie Lippert, daughter
of Pastor Harrison and Pam
Lippert,
Steamboat
Rock,
participated in the Iowa Music
Teachers Association State
Piano Auditions on March
14 at Wartburg College. She
competed with all the District
piano winners from across the
state of Iowa. There were 22
students in level C and Natalie
was awarded a I rating. This
is the second year in a row
that Natalie has been named a
District winner and performed
at
State.
Congratulations
to Natalie for her fine work.
She studies piano with Lois
Nassen.
Senior retreat at AGWSR
AGWSR – On March 25 the
AGWSR seniors had the opportunity
to experience the Wisdom Retreat
put on by Youth Frontiers, Inc.
The wisdom retreat allowed the
seniors a chance to reflect on their
journey through high school and
it gave them insight into life after
graduation. It also gave the seniors
a chance to solidify relationships
and to connect with classmates. The
morning was filled with activities to
energize the kids and to have fun.
In the afternoon the seniors spent
time in small groups discussing
different topics. Some of the topics
included: What was your high
point in high school and what was
your low point? Who is someone
you would apologize to and who is
someone you would thank? What is
one thing you wished you had done
differently? Towards the end of the
day one of the presenters played
his guitar sharing original songs he
had written. To finalize the day the
seniors participated in an activity
called the verbal yearbook. This
Owasa United
Methodist Church
Beefburgers,
Salad and Pie
SUPPER
Saturday, April 25
4:30 - 7 p.m.
Free Will Offering
Owasa
Town Hall
in Owasa
1x3
Good Shepherd
Preschool
4/14, 17, 21, 24/15
located in
St. Paul Lutheran
Church, Eldora
Good Shepherd
Preschool is
now taking enrollments for
the 2015-2016 school year. We
have roundup on April 30.
Notice of
Nondiscriminatory
Policy as to Students
Good Shepherd Preschool admits
students of any race, color, or
national or ethnic origin to all the
rights, privileges, programs, and
activities generally accorded or
made available to students at the
school. It does not discriminate on
the basis of race, color, or national
or ethnic origin in administration of
its educational policies, admissions
policies, scholarship programs,
and athletic and other schooladministered programs.
Contact Karen Ritter,
858-6757 or
939-3561 (h)
for more information.
4/14, 17/15
1x6
Senior retreat focus on student careers.
allowed seniors the opportunity to
address their class with insights
they had gained throughout the day
as well as well wishes for their class
beyond graduation.
It was an amazing day filled with
many different emotions! It is great
to have the ability to give the seniors
this opportunity to spend together as
a whole class. This Wisdom Retreat
was funded by the Grundy County
Grant and we are very thankful for
their support.
Greenbelt Home
Care Foot Clinic
Schedule
Greenbelt Homecare of Eldora
will be holding foot care clinics
during the month of May throughout
Hardin County. The schedule of
services and locations is listed
below.
May 5 - Iowa Falls, in-home
May 12 -Eldora, at Greenbelt
Home Care or in-home
11TH
ANNUAL
May 19 -Ackley, Grand JiVante,
or in-home
May 26 - Hubbard, in-home
Clinics will be held from 8:30am
-4:30pm.
9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Each individual at the foot clinic
is allowed time for a foot inspection,
at Dorothy’s
trimming of toenails and a foot
Senior Center
massage. Prior to appointment,
Free Will
participants are asked to soak
Donation
their feet in warm soapy water for
Choice of ingredients for omelets,
20 minutes. Please have a list of
pancakes, bakery item, juice, milk & coffee.
medications available for nurse. To
Proceeds will go to the
schedule appointment please call
Hardin County Historical Society
$ house
$ or 1-877-283-0959.
to continue restoration of the
first641-939-8444
run,
first run
Please inform the nurse if you are
Bring your friends and family and help
diabetic. The cost of the clinic will be
support the
$35. Gift certificates are available!
Hardin Co. Historical Society.
Omelet &
Pancake Brunch
Sunday, April 19
Eldora - 36
2x3
12
Grundy Register - $28.50
Served by Eldora Kiwanis Club
4/14, 17/15 1x3.5
Timothy Christian School
Kindergarten Round-up
Tuesday, April 21 - 8:20-3:15
Timothy Christian School seeks to partner with parents by offering:
God-centered Courses for Grades K-8
Academic Excellence - Small Class Sizes
Safe, Nurturing Environment
Affordable Tuition - Scholarships Available
Call 641-869-3679
to Register
Located 2 miles west of Wellsburg
2x3.5
Eldora - $42 first run, $14 first run
Grundy Register - $33.25
(submitted by SHHS
administration)
South Hardin High School
will
conduct
parent-teacher
conferences at the high school on
April 22 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Upon arrival parents should stop
at the registration table in the high
school commons. They will be
greeted, given an opportunity to
ask questions, provided a copy of
their student’s current grades, and
receive instructions on conference
procedures. Teachers are available
for conferences in their classrooms.
Maps of the building will be
provided. In general, parents of
one child should plan on around 45
minutes to complete conferences.
Parents with more than one child
may need additional time. In
addition, parents attending the April
conferences will have access to both
spring MAP test scores and 2015
Iowa Assessment Scores recently
received.
Conferences are one of the most
important school events of the
year. Research consistently shows
that parental involvement in their
children’s education is critical to
student success. Unfortunately,
research also shows that parental
involvement and communication
with school decreases during a
student’s high school years. Last
year’s first quarter conference
attendance was the best in several
years at 43 percent, with both the
ninth and tenth grade above 50
percent. This year’s first quarter
attendance was 40 percent. Our
second quarter attendance was
32 percent. Our third quarter
attendance was 27 percent. Our fiveyear average is around 35 percent.
We have identified that parents
of students receiving D or F level
grades attended over 10 percent less
than parents of A-B-C grade level
students, even though we continue
to make individual invitations to
many of these families. While we
understand that being able to check
grades on line has contributed to
lower attendance, we have many
new students, the ninth graders are
going through a crucial transition
to the high school, and on line
grading tells parents nothing about
a students attitude or effort. These
conferences not only allow parents
to meet teachers that they may not
know, but they provide an easy way
for parents and teachers to share
information that may help increase
student performance. Conferences
create a great opportunity for
teachers and parents to create a
common plan to address current
situations. It is also an opportunity
for parents to share information
about situations that may be going
on outside of school that may
provide a new perspective for
teachers as they work with a given
student. For those parents unable to
attend conferences, SHHS faculty
is always willing to accept phone
calls or e-mails. Parents wishing
to find the best time to contact a
teacher between classes for a phone
call should contact the high school
office at 641-939-3421. Parents can
also access an individual teacher’s
e-mail address and phone extension
at
http://www.southhardin.k12.
ia.us/hs_faculty/hs_faculty.html
Diamonds 70th Anniversary
Roy and Rada (Manning) were married on April 22, 1945. They
will be celebrating their 70th Anniversary on Wednesday, April
22. They were married in Tipton, OK. They have two children,
Don (Connie) Diamond and Dave (Marge) Diamond all of Conrad.Anniversary wishes may be sent to Roy and Rada at 27473
C Avenue, Conrad, IA 50621.
Roy
Diamond
turns
95
Roy
Diamond
will
be
celebrating his 95th birthday
on April 22. Birthday wishes
may be sent to him at 27473 C
Avenue, Conrad, IA 50621.
Scholarship offer
The Beta Theta Chapter of the
Delta Kappa Gamma Society
International will award a grant of
$250 ($250.00) this spring in honor
of Loudine Hill, our chapter’s first
president and former Ellsworth
College educator.
This grant will be awarded to a high
Roger Martin
Memorial
Ribeye
Steak DinneR
Wednesday, April 22
american Legion Club • eldora, iowa
Serving 6-7:30 p.m. (Prepared and served
by Hardin Co. Savings Bank Employees)
Carry-outs available at 5:30 p.m.
$13 per person
4/17, 21/15
2x3
school senior who attends school
in Hardin County and wishes to
prepare for a career in education.
In order to apply for this scholarship
a student may send a letter of
application and a resume to:
Dennise
Smith,
Scholarship
Committee Chair, 30281 185th
Street, Steamboat Rock, Iowa,
50672, by May 5, 2015.
The grand
TheaTre
Eldora 641-939-3522
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$1 - 12 & Under, 60 & Over;
$1 - Matinee; $3 - Age 13-59
april 17-23
7 p.m. nightly.
& 2 p.m. wed. matinee
“Furious 7”
rated Pg-13
4/17/15 1x2.5
Obituaries
Public Record
Senator visits Hardin County
IOWa faLLs – U.s. senator
Joni Ernst (r-Iowa) visited
Ellsworth Community College on april 8 to talk about
education and her first 90
days in office, and to learn
more about Ellsworth Community College and the issues of concern to its staff
and students. she is pictured (top) with ECC student
senators Jordyn Lehman of
Iowa City; steven Candley
of arlington, TX; and Olivia
Ballhagen of Parkersburg. In
the bottom photo, sen. Ernst
gets an overview of the ECC
Precision ag Mobile Lab from
instructor kevin Butt (left)
and his students; looking on
at the right is dr. Chris duree,
Iowa valley Community College district Chancellor.
sen. Ernst heard remarks
from dr. duree, dr. Barb
klein (ECC dean of Enrollment services & registrar),
ECC student senator Olivia
Ballhagen, and ECC instructors kevin Butt and Joe humphrey. she also fielded questions from staff, students,
Ellsworth College Trustees,
Ellsworth College foundation Board members, and
community members in attendance.
arlene schmitz, 89
Arlene Schmitz, 89, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2015 in Fort
Worth, TX. A graveside service will be held on Friday, April 17, at 11 a.m.
at Hubbard Cemetery in Hubbard, IA. Boeke Funeral Home of Hubbard is
handling the local arrangements.
Letter to the Editor
Says end mental illness stigma
To the Editor:
The month of May is a busy time
of year for people and our calendars
are filled with special events and
activities. But May is important for
another reason; it is Mental Health
Awareness Month. This is a great
opportunity to consider the importance of mental health.
Why is mental health important?
Because we all have it! Our mental well-being affects every aspect
of our lives and we need it to have
good relationships, do well at work
and school, care for our kids and be
good leaders. We must also recognize that people, adults and children
alike, can struggle with their mental
health. According to the CDC, one in
four adults and one in five children
have had a diagnosable disorder in
the last year, and only a fraction seek
treatment due to stigma.
What is the impact of stigma? Individuals may fear harassment, discrimination or violence if they seek
help. Family members may have
concerns, but are worried about being judged by others. Communities
may become fragmented and businesses may lose revenue through
low productivity and absenteeism.
Through awareness, education
and engagement, we can all combat
stigma. I strongly encourage everyone to learn about mental health,
the resources available and share it
with family and friends. As a person
in the helping profession for almost
20 years, I have learned that kids in
recovery are smart, funny, creative,
and talented, and adults in recovery
are high-functioning, hard-working
and productive citizens. If we remain silent, stigma takes hold and
those needing help remain alone and
disconnected. If you or some you
know is struggling with mental illness, help is available and recovery
is possible.
ElizabethLemp
Alden
Contracts
News from
Ivester
Clint E. and Rosan L. Walters, husband and wife to James R. and Emily
J. Eckheart, husband and wife, 3-3115, S1/2 Lots 1 & 2 and N. 42 ft. Lot
7, Blk. 22, Steamboat Rock.
Ross Johnson and Paulette Inez
Johnson, husband and wife to Brandon Woodley, 4-1-15, Lot 10, Blk.
75, Ackley.
Deeds
Benjamin R. Arends, single to Patricia Lupkes, single, 3-13-15, Lot 4,
Blk. 2, Ackley
Norma P. Fiddelke, single to Kurt
A. Fiddelke, 2-1-14, Lots 1 & 2, Blk.
B, except W. 90 ft., Stuckenberg’s
Second Add., Radcliffe
Jackson Property Management,
LLC to Mann-Son Properties,
L.L.C., 2-25-15, Lot 5, Blk. 27 except N. 56 ft., Iowa Falls
Jay A. and Lisa M. Jaeger, husband
and wife to Nichole L. Dague, single,
3-11-15, Lot 5, Blk. 14, Alden
Bettie E. LaRue Estate to Forest
H. Engelking, Sr., single, 3-4-15, S.
60 ft. Lot 3 and S. 58 ft. Lot 4, Blk.
4, North Add., Iowa Falls
PUBLIC NOTICE
Public Hearing
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice to the Public:
Notice is hereby given that on April 28, 2015
at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of
City Hall, eldora Iowa, the Board of Adjustment
of the City of eldora shall hold a public hearing
for a variance request at 1310 18th Street. At the
public hearing, the variance request will be discussed for possible action.
Carol A. Williams
Interim City Clerk
(Index – April 17, 2015)
PUBLIC NOTICE
Sheriff’s Levy and Sale
NOTICE Of shErIff’s LEvy aNd saLE
STATe OF IOWA
) ss.
HARDIN COUNTY
) Iowa District
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
) Court
OF CeNTRAL IOWA, INC.
) COURT
PLAINTIFF
) CASe #
vs.
) eQCV100721
APRIL eARNeST
) HARDIN
DeFeNDANT
) COUNTY
)
) Special
) execution
As a result of the judgment rendered in the
above referenced court case, an execution was
issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county.
The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s)
ReAL eSTATe to satisfy the judgment. The
property to be sold is described below:
Lots 13 and 14, Block 3, J D Thompsons Addition, eldora, Hardin County, Iowa
Property Address: 401 16th Street eldora,
Iowa 50627
The described property will be offered for
sale at public auction for cash only as follows:
Date of Sale: 5/14/2015.
Time of Sale: 1:00 P.M.
Place of Sale: Lobby of the Hardin County
Law enforcement Center eldora, Iowa
Homestead: Defendant is advised that if the
described real estate includes the homestead
(which must not exceed ½ Acre if within a city or
town plat or, if rural, must not exceed 40 Acres),
defendant must file a homestead plat with the
Sheriff within ten (10) days after service of this
notice, or the Sheriff will have it platted and
charge the costs to this case.
This sale not subject to redemption.
Judgment Amount: $70,207.72.
Costs: $2,059.93.
Accruing Costs: PLUS.
Interest N/A.
Attorney: Seth D. Dodge, Ames, Iowa.
Date: 04-06-15.
Sheriff: David L. McDaniel, Hardin County,
Iowa.
Deputy: James D. Holmes.
(Index – April 10 , 17, 2015)
HighwayCleanup
Contact Dorothy Sheller for orange vests and collection bags along
Hwy. 175 by Miller Park.
Calendar
April18-Please join us at Camp
Pine Lake for cleanup inside and
outside on Saturday, April 18 from
8 to noon. Lunch will be provided.
Camp Pine Lake Board will meet after lunch.
April22-Please join us for outside church cleanup on Wednesday,
April 22 any time after 2 pm. Rakes
and shovels are needed.
April26-We are invited to participate on April 26 at 4 pm in Stover
Church Music Fest. Contact Pastor
Katie if you have music to share.
Jennie Barwick and Christine Sheller will be playing duets on organ and
piano.
Tax liens
Iowa Dept. of Revenue vs. Timothy J. Manning.
Iowa Dept. of Revenue vs. Glen
E. Draper.
Iowa Dept. of Revenue vs. Kenneth G. Jackson.
Marriage licenses
Laurent Morel, 56, Ackley and
Kathleen Estella Smith, 41, Ackley.
Tiffany Nicole Cornelius, 32,
Iowa Falls and Eric Brian Lorenzen,
33, Iowa Falls.
Friday, April 17, 2015 • PAge 5A
Hardin County Magistrate
The following citations were issuedinHardinCountybyallagencies.
Donald Henriksen, Eldora, driving while license under suspension.
Steve Dahlsten, Pomeroy, driving
while license under suspension.
Jacob Odean, Davenport, speeding.
John Abouassaly, Marion, speeding.
Barry Firman, West Des Moines,
speeding.
Zachariah Zoske, Hubbard, speeding.
Amy Rinnels, Cedar Falls, operation without registration card or
plate.
Caitlin Murphy, Radcliffe, violation of instruction permit limitation.
Courtney Amonson, Cedar Falls,
speeding.
Alexander Christen, Ottawa, IL,
speeding.
Blake Kass, Dyersville, speeding.
Taylor Metzger, Des Moines,
speeding.
Amanda Jones, Council Bluffs,
speeding.
James Alger, Malvern, speeding.
Benjamin Enabnit, Radcliffe, failure to maintain control.
Stephanie Fadness, Decorah,
speeding.
Alfonso
Harmon,
Waterloo,
speeding.
Clint Munzlinger, Lexington,
MO, speeding.
Abigail Becker, Manchester,
speeding.
Stephanie
Henson,
Ankeny,
speeding.
Rachel Anderson, Ames, speeding.
Saeed Rafiq, Fresh Meadows, NY,
employee providing tobacco/vapor
product to minor.
Scott Imlay, Radcliffe, fail to
maintain safety belts.
Karrsten Wernimont, Langworthy,
failure to comply with safety reg.
rules.
Andrea Hernandez, Hampton,
failure to maintain control.
Tyler Johnson, Des Moines,
speeding.
Anna Kinzel, Cedarburg, WI,
speeding.
David Ziesman, Alden, operation
without registration card or plate.
Albany Bradford, Milwaukee, WI,
speeding.
Paulette Britcher, Ackley, speeding.
Brian Smith, Eldora, speeding.
Ted Gaunt, Zearing, speeding.
Ali Raza, Mason City, speeding.
Lane Barnhart, Iowa Falls, speeding.
Michael Estanich, Stevens Point,
WI, speeding.
Luke Ulrich, Nevada, speeding.
Ryan Hanna, Mount Horeb, WI,
speeding.
Rebecca Miller, West Des Moines,
speeding.
Samantha Nicholson, Winterset,
speeding.
Barbara Jacobs, West Des Moines,
speeding.
Francis Buckel, Iowa Falls, speeding.
Lindsey Clark, Des Moines,
speeding.
Riley Clampitt, New Providence,
speeding.
Jeremiah Robinson, Eldora, fail to
maintain safety belts.
Isaac Otdoerfer, Strawberry Point,
speeding.
At the
Movies
ELdORA –– Starting Friday,
April 17 is “Furious 7,” rated PG-13.
This movie is a crime film/thriller.
Starring in this film are Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez.
Run time is two
hours, 20 minutes.
Storyline:
Continuing the
global exploits
in the unstoppable franchise built on speed, Vin
Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne
Johnson lead the returning cast of
Furious 7. James Wan directs this
chapter of the hugely successful series that also welcomes back favorites Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana
Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris
“Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky and
Lucas Black. They are joined by international action stars new to the
franchise including Jason Statham,
Djimon Hounsou, Tony Jaa, Ronda
Rousey, and Kurt Russell.
As always thanks to our volunteers. We can always use additional
volunteers at the theatre, so please
come in and sign the book or give us
a call at (641)939-3522.
See you “At the Movies!”
Dorothy’s Senior Center
1306 17th Ave., Eldora Phone 858-5152
Weekly menu - program Open to all persons 60 years of age or older
NOTICE: Meal reservations are
needed by 8:30 a.m. the day of the
meal. Call 858-5152 to make your
reservation. If there is no answer,
leave a message on the answering
machine.
Please remember to cancel or
order a B meal. We must know by
11:45 a.m. the day before.
To cancel or order an “A” meal
we must know by 8:45 a.m. the
day of. Thank you.
Dorothy’s Senior Center is available to rent in the evenings, Monday
through Friday and also all day Saturday and Sunday. Call (641)8585006 for reservations.
MONdAy, APRIL 20
Menu A – Cranberry Dijon chicken, red roasted potatoes, seasoned
green beans, multi-grain bread/margarine, tropical fruit
Menu B – Sliced turkey, Swiss
cheese, potato salad, copper pennies,
multi-grain bread, tropical fruit
8:30 a.m. – Exercise
Noon – Meal
TUESdAy, APRIL 21
Menu A – Roast beef and gravy,
baked potato/margarine, green peas,
bread pudding/r. sauce, sour cream
Menu B - Herb crusted pork,
mushroom gravy, baked potato/margarine, green peas, bread pudding/r.
sauce, sour cream
Noon – Meal
12:30 p.m. - Bingo
WEdNESdAy, APRIL 22
Friendshipday
Menu A – T. ham and white
beans, sliced carrots, potato salad,
corn bread/margarine, glazed fruit
Menu B - Chef salad w/spinach
and roast beef, orange juice, crackers, glazed fruit, salad dressing
8:30 a.m. - Exercise
Noon – Meal; Prayer & Devotion,
Pastor Vicki Reece; Program - Marine Info, Dwight Clark; Workers Board
THURSdAy, APRIL 23
Menu A - Herbed pork loin, rice
Florentine, Harvard beets, wheat
roll/margarine, fresh fruit
Menu B - Honey mustard chicken
salad, broccoli potato salad, corn
chowder, wheat bread, fresh fruit
Noon - Meal
FRIdAy, APRIL 24
Menu A - Salisbury beef w/gravy,
whip. O’Brien potatoes, cabbage
and carrots, multi-grain bread/margarine, peanut butter cookie
Menu B - Lemon pepper fish,
whip. O’Brien potatoes, cabbage
and carrots, multi-grain bread/margarine, peanut butter cookie
8:30 a.m. – Exercise
10:30 a.m. - Bingo
Noon - Meal
SATURdAy, APRIL 25
9:30-11:30 a.m. - Mobile Food
Bank Truck in Grundy Center at the
Bethany Presbyterian Church, 315 G
Ave.
***
COATS Schedule
Mondays, 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1
to 4 p.m.; and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 12
noon and 1 to 4 p.m.
For morning rides, call between
8:30 and 9 a.m.
For afternoon rides, call between
12:30 and 1 p.m.
Please call only on the day that the
service is needed at 858-5729.
& go, Police Fuel – February/March 430.02;
U.S. Post Office, Mail Water Bills 368.89;
Iowa Communities Assurance Poo, Insurance
98,447.63; Curt Wical, March Cleaning 50.00;
Jennifer Crosser, March Cleaning 750.00; Walt
Disney Studios, Balance Due on “McFarland
USA” 191.87; Terracon Consultants Inc, grants
Corner – excavation 1,200.00; Campbell Supply Co., Battery 104.99; Knight’s Sanitation,
March Service 405.00; Storey Kenworthy/Matt
Parrott, Laser Disconnect Notices 1,588.58; eldora Auto Parts Inc., Parts & Supplies 104.07;
Brown Supply Co. Inc., gutter Broom 101.12;
Fire Service Training Bureau, FF2 Training for
4 200.00; Central Iowa Distributing Inc., Cleaning Supplies – Clinic 498.85; Hotsy equipment
Company, Hose 143.73; Hardin County sheriff,
March Dispatch 500.00; Airgas North Central
LLC, Cylinder Rent 650.04; NAPA Auto Parts
Inc., Parts 1,200.36; Fareway Stores Inc., Supplies 35.55; City of eldora, Ambulance Facility
Rent 1,906.85; Heart of Iowa Ventures LLC,
Police Ad on Website 3,421.38; MasterCard,
Meeting 2,589.58; Hach Company, Materials
263.03; State Hygienic Laboratory A/R, Chemicals 784.00; H.C. Solid Waste & Recycling,
2014-15 Assessment-4th Quarter 20,490.00;
Hardin County Treasurer, grader Blades
544.78; Fastenal Inc., Parts 27.56; At Conference Inc., Training – Deb Crosser 13.90; eldora
Pharmacy, Medical Supplies 52.35; Ritland +
Kuiper Landscape Arch, Services Performed
02/01/15-02/28/15 3,350.00; Drury Automotive Services, Ambulance Service 2,881.50;
Times Republican Inc., Theater Advertising
48.00; Whink Services Inc., Install New Pump
2,024.99;
BSN Sports, Tennis Net & Posts 620.08;
Baker & Taylor Inc., Books 1,072.69; Business
Retention & expansion, 2015 Member Dues –
Deb Crosser 100.00; eldora Veterinary Care,
Animal Control 672.42; IA Dept. of Transportatio, 18.73 Tons of Salt Rock 1,535.86; Dave
Rubow, Reimbursement – Parts 236.86; Zoll
Medical Corporation gPO, CPR Connector
244.75; Bound Tree Medical, Medical Supplies
727.26; Advanced Systems Inc., Annual Contract 31.05; Monkeytown, Paper 37.49; Farmers Feed & Supply, grader 2 Ply 893.98; Times
Citizen Inc., Theater Advertising 306.30; Schimberg Co., equipment 269.91; Office Depot,
Office Supplies 121.60; Dollar general-MSCInc-410526, Supplies 63.45; Vaux Welding, TIg
Weld Pins on Pump guides 29.20; David Lloyd,
Mileage – Iowa Falls & Ames 123.42; Speck
electric, Fuses 104.40; eldora Tire & Alignment,
Mount & Balance 52.63; Deluxe echoStar LLC,
Distribution 279.65; Shield Pest Control, March
Service 115.00; Bill Spece, Meal 8.53; graham
Tire, 4 Tires 740.00; American Water Works,
Membership Renewal 214.00; Deb Crosser,
Mileage – Des Moines (INHFC) 292.69; Unifirst
Corporation, Uniforms 975.88; Mid America
Publishing Corp, Theater Advertising 1,034.08;
Keystone Labs Inc., Testing 44.00; Center Point
Large Print Inc., Books 125.82; electric Supply
Marshalltown Inc., Parts 153.60; Larry’s Ag Repair LLC, Part 10.04; Rockmount Research &
Alloys Inc., Parts 923.48; Rosenkrans Book &
Bible Outlet Store, Books, 12.44; Letter Perfect
& Recognition Prod, Sample Plates 15.00; Carpenter Uniform & Promo Inc., Uniforms 51.98;
Siemens Industry Inc., Connect Pump To
Controls 360.00; Hewett Wholesale Inc., Concessions – Theater 1,315.69; USA Blue Book,
Parts 366.90; environmental Resource Assoc.
Inc., Supplies 402.83; Coca-Cola Refreshments USA In, Pop – Theater 722.25; grand
Totals 198,611.72; Revenues $314,896.89.
City of eldora 486.72; City of eldora 39.00;
City of eldora 56.72; Connie Blandau 93.28;
City of eldora 54.81; Bonnie Russell 45.19;
Carol Williams 1.00; Carol Williams 1.00-; City
of eldora 150.00; City of eldora 571.62; Mikaelis Montalvo 41.58; Ron Balsley 16.88; Allison
Dreier 88.51; Kristi Hoodjer 100.84; Robert
Steinfeldt 30.57; City of eldora 96.53; Cassandra geraets 53.47; City of eldora 150.00; City
of eldora 100.00; grand Totals: 2,175.72.
(Index – April 17, 2015)
PUBLIC NOTICE
eldora City Council Meeting
ELdOra CITy COUNCIL
rEgULar COUNCIL MEETINg
aPrIL 7, 2015 7:00 P.M.
eldora City Council met in Regular Session
with Mayor Pro-tem Steve Pence presiding.
Council members Brekke, Pence, Kosanke and
Johns were present. Council member Hoy was
absent. Also present were City Administrator/
Clerk Bruce Bierma, Interim City Clerk Carol
Williams, staff and members of the public.
Mayor Pro-tem Pence asked for a motion to
accept the Consent Agenda. Council member
Kosanke moved, seconded by Brekke to accept
the Consent Agenda. Consent Agenda consisted of approval of the March 3rd, 13th and 30th
minutes, bills as presented, Tree Trimmer License for Arbor Pro Tree Service of Fort Dodge,
and approve of cleaning contract for City Hall
with Lisa Sunkle. Motion carried unanimously.
Mayor Pro-tem Pence then opened the
meeting to Citizen Comments. Marc Anderson
gave an update on RAgBRAI. Marc gave everyone on the council a copy of the logo for eldora which is “A Wheely Big Deal!” which will go
on T-shirts and anything else they are planning
on selling.
Mayor Pro-tem Pence asked if there was
any Old Business to be brought before the
council. There being no Old Business Pence
opened the meeting to New Business. Council
member Brekke moved, seconded by Kosanke
to accept the variance on the building permit as
submitted and approved by the Board of Adjustments for gary Button’s house addition at 1402
6th Avenue. Motion carried unanimously.
adopt ReSOLUTION NO. 4-15-2631 “ReSOLUTION APPROVINg THe HIRINg AND SeTTINg WAgeS FOR CHAUNCY WHITe AS A
FULL TIMe POLICe OFFICeR”. Council member Kosanke made the motion, seconded by
Brekke. Roll call vote: “ayes”: Johns, Kosanke,
Pence, Brekke, “nays”: none; absent: Hoy. Motion carried unanimously.
hold the first reading of ORDINANCe NO. 837
“RAgBRAI ORDINANCe”. Council member
Brekke moved, seconded by Kosanke to hold
the first reading of the aforementioned Ordinance. Roll call vote: “ayes”: Johns, Kosanke,
Pence Brekke; “nays”: none; absent: Hoy. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Pro-tem Pence
asked the council if they wished to waive the
second and third reading of the aforementioned
Ordinance. Council member Kosanke moved,
seconded by Brekke to waive the second and
third readings of the aforementioned Ordinance. Roll call vote: “ayes”: Kosanke, Pence,
Brekke, Johns; “nays”: none; absent: Hoy.
Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Pro-tem
Pence then asked the council for a motion to
adopt ORDINANCe NO. 837 “RAgBRAI ORDINANCe”. Council member Kosanke moved,
seconded by Brekke to adopt the aforementioned Ordinance. Roll call vote: “ayes”: Pence,
Brekke, Johns, Kosanke; “nays”: none; absent:
Hoy. Motion carried unanimously.
Council member Johns moved that we adopt
the new Credit Card Policy, seconded by Kosanke. Motion carried unanimously.
Mayor Pro-tem Pence asked the department
heads if they had things to talk about. Department heads in attendance gave a report.
Mayor Pro-tem Pence then asked if the
council had any comments. Council members
gave their comments.
There being no further business Mayor Protem Pence asked for a motion to adjourn the
meeting. Kosanke moved to adjourn. Motion
carried unanimously meeting adjourned at 7:30
p.m.
Steven A. Pence, Mayor Pro-tem
ATTeST:
Carol Williams, Interim City Clerk
aCCOUNTs PayaBLE & ChECk ON dEMaNd By fUNd 4/7/2015
fund
Total
general ........................................... $19,920.71
Insurance ........................................ $98,447.63
Clinic ................................................. $1,285.65
Parks Trust ....................................... $3,350.00
Library Trust........................................... $15.00
Library............................................... $5,854.75
Theater ............................................. $5,776.90
Ambulance...................................... $13,920.58
Streets .............................................. $6,875.02
Blight................................................. $1,200.00
economic Development.................. $12,510.00
Water ................................................ $3,995.30
Utility Deposits .................................. $2,175.72
Sewer ............................................... $3,366.60
Solid Waste .................................... $22,093.58
Total .............................................. $200,787.44
Check Issue dates:
3/5/2015-4/8/2015
Treasurer State of Iowa, February 2015
Sales Tax 2,446.92; Hardin Co. Savings Bank,
April ACH Fees 15.00; Iowa State University,
educational Materials 60.00-; Mid America
Publishing Corp, Advertisements & Publications 829.08-; Hardin County Collision Repair,
economic Development Loan 12,500.00; MasterCard, Meeting 633.14; Technicolor Inc., Marketing Services 45.34; Kum & go, Police Fuel
– January/February 583.35; Shopko Stores
Operating Co, LLC, equipment & Supplies
82.39; Warner Bros., Balance due on “American Sniper” 596.40; Advantage Administrators
Inc., March 2014 Administrative Fees 63.00;
Heart of Iowa Telephone, February/March Service 2,042.86; Culligan, Bttld. Water equipment
Rental – Feb/March 36.80; Kosanke Hardware,
UPS 162.17; Mid America Publishing Corp, Advertising 534.08; Secretary of State, UCC Filing
– Revolving Loan 10.00; Twentieth Century Fox,
Balance due on “Shrek” 250.00; eldora Public Library, Library Postage Receipts 178.46;
Kum & go, Ambulance Fuel – February/March
932.72; Access Systems Leasings Inc., March
Copier Lease 466.42; Paramount/Dreamworks
Films Inc, Balance Due on “SpongeBob 3D”
250.00; Lionsgate/Chase Manhattan Bank,
Balance due on “The Duff” 250.00; US Cellular
Inc, Police Hotspot Plans 391.69; Alliant energy, February/March Service 15,707.22; Kum
busiNess & ProFessioNal direCtory
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Friday, April 17, 2015 • PAge 6A
Activity Log
Hardin County Sheriffs Log
Thursday, March 26:
•12:42p.m.:Acallerreportedthat
asemiwasintheditchonHighway
20eastboundatthe149MM.Hamilton County was notified, and they
advised that they had given the accidenttotheIowaStatePatrol.
• 3:01 p.m.: A caller requested
someonechecktheCO2levelinher
residence.
•5:09p.m.:HansenFamilyHospitalrequestedaparamedictransfer
toMasonCity.
• 6:17 p.m.: A caller from Hubbard requested traffic control while
hepullsasemioutofadrivewayjust
eastofRoughwoodsHill.Anofficer
requestedSHESbepagedfortraffic
control.
•7:07p.m.:Acallerrequestedto
speak to a deputy in reference to a
strange truck that has been in the
area.
•7:27p.m.:HansenFamilyHospitalrequestedaparamedictransfer
toMaryGreeleyinAmes.
•8:16p.m.:Acallerreportedher
daughter took off after an altercationathome.Later,sheadvisedher
daughtercameback.
Hardin County warrant for FTA at
pretrial conference original charge
ofpossessionofmarijuana.
•1:57p.m.:Acallerrequestedto
speaktoadeputytofollowuponhis
son’scoat.
• 4:14 p.m.:A caller fromAlden
reportedthatpartofaditchisonfire
anditspreadtothetimber.Thecaller
didn’tseeanyonearound,andthere
were no controlled burn reports in
the area, so Alden Fire Dept. was
dispatched.
• 8:47 p.m.:A caller reported an
erratic driver heading westbound,
then north on Highway D35. An
Iowa Fallsofficerfollowingthecar
reportedthatitwasdrivingfine.
• 10:45 p.m.: An officer made a
trafficstopthatresultedinthearrest
ofTannerWilkinsofWaukeebeing
arrestedforDUS.
•11:03p.m.:AcallerfromAlden
reported hearing noises. He went
outsideandsawhiscellardoorwas
openandmoving.
• 11:20 p.m.:A caller reported a
youngfemaleoutsideontheground
on Washington St./Alden St. inAldenwhowascryinghystericallyand
sayingshewassorry.Therewasanotherfemalewithherandwasconcernedforherwelfare.
advised of a neighbor’s dog that is
constantlybarking.Anofficermade
contact with the dog’s owner, who
advised he was taking the dogs inside.Theofficeradvisedthemanhe
had several complaints, and would
startgettingcitationsifitcontinued.
•4:45p.m.:Anofficerstoppedto
assistamotoristwithabrokendown
vehicle on Highway 20. Passenger
AaronJonesofSiouxCityforpossessionofacontrolledsubstance.
•7:53p.m.:AcallerfromSteamboat Rock reported a man who
stopped at the end of his driveway
andyelledathimthathewasgoing
tokillhimandhisdog.
• 8:03 p.m.: Meadow Hills Golf
Course in Iowa Falls reported that
they rented golf carts to two males
and the carts and the subjects are
nolongerontheproperty.Thecarts
were located in town as they were
beingworkedon.
speak with a deputy in referenceto
some problems he’s having with his
exin-laws.
• 1:22 p.m.: A caller reported trash
blowingacrosstheroadonHighway
65 north of Iowa Falls by the curves.
The caller stated an item blew up
and broke his antenna and cracked
his windshield. He stated he only
had liability and didn’t want to talk
to an officer, but wanted the owner
of the trash to be talked to.
•2:19p.m.:AstraSecurityreported an intruder alarm on the 11000th
block of Highway S33, Iowa Falls.
The alarm company was still trying
tocontactthehomeowners.Anofficer checked the house and all was
OK,andthoughtthewindmayhave
moved the door enough to trigger the
alarm.
• 3:12 p.m.: Dispatch received a
9-1-1callfromawomanscreaming
for help. She stated she was on HighwayD65,amancouldbeheardasking who she was on the phone with.
The phone was disconnected and
dispatch tried to call back several
times. Officers attempted to locate
the female.
• 3:40 p.m.: Prairie Bridges in
Ackley advised of a vehicle shooting out of the car window on Warbler Ave. The call was transferred
toFranklinCounty.Officerslocated
the driver.
•4:20p.m.:Dispatchreceivedtwo
9-1-1 calls reporting a roll over accidentonHighway20nearWebster
City.
•6:53p.m.:Acallerreportedavehicle on the east side of the road on
HighwayD35.
• 7:20 p.m.: Iowa Falls Police
Dept.advisedofadisputeatScenic
Inn with a possible violation of no
contactorder.Anofficerspoketothe
subjects.
• 9:34 p.m.:A caller advised her
vehicle ran out of gas and was pulled
intoafieldonHighwayS27.
• 10:51 a.m.: Iowa Falls Police
Dept. reported that last night they
got a call from a woman reporting
that an occupant of an oncoming car
onHighwayD20threwafootballat
her car and caused some damage.
• 2:44 p.m.: Grundy Hospital requested a paramedic transfer to Covenant.
• 3:34 p.m.: An officer advised of
abrokendownvehicleonHighway
20. He spoke with the driver who advisedhehadawreckerenroute.
• 6:08 p.m.: A woman requested
awelfarecheckforanotherwoman
in Alden who had made comments
earlier that day about harming herself. The woman later called her and
said again that she wanted to harm
herself. An officer located and transportedthewomantoHansenFamily
Hospital for an evaluation.
• 7:10 p.m.:A caller from Buckeye requested Buckeye Fire Dept.
tobepagedforacontrolledburnof
CRP.
•7:21p.m.:Acallerreportedthere
busiNess & ProFessioNal
direCtory
Sunday, March 29:
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•Officersreceived17callsforser-
Friday, March 27:
• Officers received 35 calls for
service.Amongthesecallswere18
reportsofcontrolledburnsandthree
accidental/hangupcalls.
•4:58a.m.:Acallerrequestedan
ambulance on the 33000th block of
HighwayD35,SteamboatRock.
110thSt.inAckley.
•7:39a.m.:Acallerreportedatwo
vehicleaccidentonAshSt.inHubbard.
• 10:06 a.m.: Officers assisted
StoryCityPoliceDept.onthe300th
blockofMainSt. inAlden.
• 10:42 a.m.: Gene Hennick, of
Ackley,turnedhimselfintotheHardin County Sheriffs Office on two
Hardin County warrants for probation violation original charge of
forgeryandtheft.
• 1:18 p.m.: A caller from Iowa
Fallswantedtomakeacomplaintof
animalabuse.Thecallerwasadvised
tocalltheIowaFallsPoliceDept.
•1:26p.m.:Dispatchtransferreda
9-1-1calltoIowaFalls.
•1:33p.m.:BrodeyLong,ofCedar Rapids, turned himself in on a
Saturday, March 28:
service.Amongthosecallswere17
reports of controlled burns and five
9-1-1hangupcalls:
ambulanceonthe600thblockof8th
Ave.,Ackley.
ambulanceonthe500thblockofButlerAve.,Ackley.
•10:17a.m.:Dispatchreceivedan
open9-1-1callandthecallercould
beheardspeakingtoheron-starbut
dispatch could not make contact
with her. Upon callback, the caller
reported an erratic driver on Highway20.IowaStatePatrolwasnotified,astherewerenoofficersinthe
area.
• 10:56 a.m.: Officers assisted
with an escort from Eldora to the
BerlinCemetery.
•11:25a.m.:AcalleradvisedhereceivedtwomessagesfromtheHardin
County Sheriffs Office concerning
hisphonecalling9-1-1lastweek.
•11:53a.m.:AcallerfromUnion
vice.Amongthesecallswere39-1-1
hangupcalls:
•4:54a.m.:Acallerreportedavehiclethatrolledintotheditchonthe
eastsideofHighwayD35justsouth
ofthe175exitonHighway20.The
driver, Dominick Gregory of Iowa
FallswasarrestedforOWIandfailuretomaintaincontrol.
•6:39a.m.:AcallerfromUnionreportedatreeonfirenearthe30000th
block of Highway D55. There were
nocontrolledburnscalledinforthe
area. The caller also advised the tree
was near a residence and the wind
was blowing towards the house.
170thSt.inSteamboatRock.
• 8:27 a.m.: A caller reported they
were upside down in the median
near the Iowa Falls exit on Interstate35.Itwaslaterdeterminedthey
were near the 147 MM. The call was
transferredtoHamiltonCounty.
• 11:22 a.m.: Dakota Security reportedaburglaralarmcomingfrom
the southwest shop doors at the HubbardCo-Op.
• 12:37 p.m.: Iowa Falls Police
Dept. requested Alden, Steamboat
Rock, and Buckeye Fire Dept.’s to
bepagedformutualaidforahouse
fire on the 13000th block of N Ave.,
IowaFalls.
• 1:04 p.m.: A caller requested to
busiNess & ProFessioNal
direCtory
wasasemiparkedonagravelroad
on Highway D41 all day. The caller
wanted an officer to speak to the
owner of the semi. Later the man advisedthesemihadbeenmoved.
• 7:44 p.m.: Hardin County Conservationadvisedtheywouldberunning spotlight survey tonight until
midnight.
• 8:16 p.m.: A caller advised of a
rolloveraccidentonthecurvewest
of his house on Highway D67. The
maledriverwasoutanddidn’twant
to be checked out by an ambulance.
• 9:47 p.m.:A caller from Union
advised a man was contacting his
wifeviaSnapchatandmakingaccusations. The man had been advised
numeroustimesbyHardinandTama
County deputies not to contact the
woman. The caller was advised to
contact Tama County and report the
harassment.
• 10:04 p.m.: A caller advised of a
brushfiresouthofHighway20.The
caller advised it was a controlled
burnandafiredept.isoutwithit.
Monday, March 30:
service. Among these calls were 2
reports of controlled burns and one
9-1-1hangupcall.
• 6:27 a.m.: A caller reported a
car-building accident in the 400th
block of Main St. in Union. The callermeanttoputonthebrakeandhit
the gas, running into the side of the
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SportsRecord
AgWSR putters top 3 at Hud Relays Bowling Scores
Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014 • Page 6
by Scott Bierle
Sports Editor
HUDSON- A two-three finish in
a field event highlighted the showing of the AGWSR girls’ track and
field team at the Hudson Relays here
Tuesday.
The Cougars’ Rachel Frazier and
Sadie Clark both posted top three
placings in the shot put as Frazier landed a throw at 34-feet 11
1/2-inches for the silver and Clark
booked the bronze at 34-feet 6-inches. The event’s winning toss was 43feet-2 by a Decorah gal.
“Our shot putters had a great day
and I was pleased with our overall
improvement in some of our relays,”
AGWSR coach Laurie Gann stated.
Bethany Lippert added a second
in the 3000 meters at 11:27.46 and
finished fifth in the 1500 at 5:24.14
as AGWSR ended eighth in the 12team field at 44.5 points.
Hudson Relays
TEAM STANDINGS
1- Decorah 163, 2- Cascade 107,
3- Mount Vernon 89, 4- Union High
79, 5- Hudson 76.5, 6- North Linn 71,
7- Dike-New Hartford 53, 8- AgWSR
33.5, 9- Wapsie Valley 21, 10- Denver 18, 11- grundy Center 14, 12gladbrook-Reinbeck 4.
AGWSR Placewinners
200M Dash – 8- Katie gast 29.11;
1500M Run – 5- Bethany Lippert
5:24.14; 3000M Run – 2- Lippert
11:27.46; 400M Hurdles – 7- Jessica Lippert 1:15.95; High Jump – 6B. Lippert 4-8, 7- (tie) J. Lippert 4-8;
Shot Put – 2- Rachel Frazier 34-11
1/2, 3- Sadie Clark 34-6; 4x800 Relay – 6- 11:03.31 (Maddie Brandt,
Anna Jaspers, J. Lippert, eri Siems);
Distance Medley – 6- 4:51.42 (gast,
Addison Johnson, Brandt, B. Lippert).
Error-prone Minutemen drop two
by Rob Maharry
Conrad Record
ELDORA- The Tri-County Legion baseball team
played Cedar Rapids Xavier to a pair of tight games
during Saturday afternoon’s doubleheader in Eldora,
but errors- five in the first game and two in the second- hampered the Minutemen as they dropped both
contests, 6-5 and 5-3, respectively.
In game one, junior Austin Burroughs went 2-for-3
with an RBI and allowed just one hit on the mound in
five innings along with six strikeouts and three walks.
The aforementioned errors, however, allowed several
unearned runs to score, and Ty Cook came on in his
relief, allowing two runs on two hits and two walks in
his final two innings of work. Jordan Clapp hit 3-for-4
with an RBI, and Alex Gustafson smacked a double for
the Minutemen in the losing effort.
Game two was marred by a five run second inning
for the Saints, but Clapp pitched masterfully in his other
five innings of work. In six total innings, he struck out 13
batters and walked three, and he allowed only three hits.
Garrett Weldon pitched the final inning and allowed no
hits and no runs while striking out two batters. Gustafson
batted 1-for-4 with an RBI, and Clapp also drove in a run
with a single. His brother Jared had the lone double for the
Minutemen, who finished the game with 10 hits.
“Our pitching was pretty solid, and our bats are coming around. You eliminate a handful of costly errors, and
we have 4 more in the win column,” Tri-County Manager
Dan Huntley said.
With the losses, Tri-County is now 1-3-1 this season,
and the Minutemen will take on North Tama and Iowa
Falls-Alden on Sunday in a round robin at Iowa Falls,
their first road contest of the season.
Bowl Mor
April 2, 2015
Froning enterprises .....216 144
epI ...............................202.5157.5
Sween Law ..................197.5162.5
Brown Family ...............184.5175.5
Fareway Meat ..............159 201
eldora Auto ..................120.5239.5
High team game- epI 803; High
team series- Sween Law 2223; High
individual games- Ruben Camacho
256, Adam Wolfe 256, Steve Allbee
247, Blake Owens 230; High individual series- Jim Sween 656, Steve
Allbee 628, Ruben Camacho 602;
Splits picked up- Jeff Butler 4-5, Don
Kelley 4-7-9, Larry Balvanz 5-6.
Good Times
April 2, 2015
Fareway grocery .........218 142
eldora Bowl .................195 165
American Legion..........194 166
Carpenter Truck ...........180.5179.5
Aches & pains .............173 187
M&g Tire ..................... 119.5240.5
High team game- eldora Bowl
978; High team series- eldora Bowl
2772; High individual games- Steve
Dickenson 267, Aaron Clemons 245,
Jake Travis 244; High individual series- Steve Dickenson 639, Jake Travis 610, Aaron Clemons 605; Splits
picked up- Mark Miller 2-4-7-10, Bob
geerdes 4-5, 6-7.
UFO
April 6, 2015
NApA ...........................252 198
United Suppliers ..........246 204
Steinfeldt paint ............234.5215.5
FMH .............................221.5228.5
Firehouse..................... 211 239
A&e Collision ...............185 265
High team game- NApA 1030;
High team series- Steinfeldt painting 2985; High team game- Robert
Jeske 265, RJ Brinkmeyer 256, Dave
Lloyd 249; Splits picked up- Robert
Jeske 685, Jim Sween 666, Dave
Akers 654; Splits picked up- Dennis
Dickenson 2-7-8, 2-4-10, Kay palmer 5-10, Kyle geerdes 5-7.
Pine Lake CC
April 8, 2015
Legion ..........................122 70
Hardin Bank .................106 86
Ball Busters .................100 92
Harvey Construct ...........88 104
Brenda’s girls ................84 108
Valley View ....................76 116
High team game- Harvey Construction 665; High team seriesBall Busters 1800; High individual
games- Kelli Rogers 255, Missy
Harvey 193, Kari Wolcott 189, Dotty
Rewerts 189; High individual seriesKelli Rogers 564, Missy Harvey 519,
Melissa Berends 490.
Wellsburg Church
April 8, 2015
Section 8......................214.5109.5
Cruisers .......................174.5149.5
Mystery Machine .........160.5163.5
Kum & go ....................153 171
pinbusters....................145 179
Spider Killers ...............124.5199.5
High team game- Section 8 916;
High team series- Section 8 2452;
High individual series- Robert Jeske
226, 217, Rick Heetland 215, Carol
Kreimeyer 203, 160, Crystal goodknight 149; High individual seriesRobert Jeske 645, Ben DeVilder 574,
Blake Jones 550, Carol Kreimeyer
511, Crystal goodknight 436, Dawn
Harrell 387.
nEW
STEAmBOAT ROCK
PROVIDEnCE
Steamboat Rock Baptist
Area teams battle
on golf course
(continued from page 8A)
We had a lot of mental mistakes
with going out of bounds, lifting
our heads around the greens, but all
things we can fix,” said BCLUW
coach Stacy Simpson.
Ashley Sicard’s runner-up medalist 51 headlined the scores for AGWSR. Sophie Stahl chipped in a 59
for the hosts with 61s for Kenzie
Huisman and Morgan Kappel rounding out the scoring.
AGWSR first-year head coach
Stacy Bergeson commented, “Being the first meet of the season I’m
very proud of the girls. I was hoping
we could sneak a win on this one,
but unfortunately BCLUW played
better and got this one. There were
many spots throughout their rounds
that went very well. So I am happy
with how this first round went. We
also know a few things that we can
work on to improve for the upcoming meets.”
Non-scoring for the two teams
were Maddison Trinkle and Lauren
Anderson 61s for BCLUW, and Kim
Ventura 62 and Maddie Deters 70 for
AGWSR.
AGWSR hosts Gladbrook-Reinbeck and BCLUW entertains South
Hardin Monday followed by the
AGWSR and BCLUW girls at the
West Marshall Invitational Tuesday.
All year round we invite you to join us
in celebrating God’s love.
Our doors are always open to those
whose hearts are open to His word.
May you and yours enjoy a truly
blessed week.
We hope to see you soon in church!
ELDORA
Congregational United
Church of Christ
Corey Larson, Pastor
1209 12th St.
(641) 939-3113
SUNDAY
10 a.m., Worship
First Assembly of God
Steve Neumeyer, Pastor
edgington ave. & 4th St.
(641) 939-7788
SUNDAY
9:30 a.m., Sunday School
10:30 a.m., Worship &
Children’s Church
6:30 p.m., evening Service
First Baptist
Mark Chapman, Pastor
1307 3rd St.
(641) 939-2366
SUNDAY
10:30 a.m., Worship
6 p.m., evening Worship
St. Mary Catholic
Fr. Anthony Kruse, Priest
614 Washington
(641) 939-5545
Sister Connie Howe,
R.S.M., Pastoral Associate
SATURDAY
4-4:30 p.m., Reconciliation
5 p.m., Mass, eldora
SUNDAY
8:30 a.m., Mass, St. Mark, Iowa Falls
10:45 a.m., Mass, eldora
United Methodist
Vicki Reece, Pastor
1415 12th St.
(641) 939-2057
SUNDAY
8:30 a.m., Praise Worship
9:45 a.m., Sunday School for all
ages
10:45 a.m., Traditional Worship
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HUBBARD
St. Paul Lutheran
David Splett, Pastor
Bruce Zimmermann,
Visitation Pastor
1105 Washington
(641) 858-2464
SUNDAY
6:30 & 7:30 a.m., Lutheran Hour
8:30 a.m., Sunday School & Bible
Classes
9:30 am., Worship/Communion
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Bangor-Liberty Friends
Manny Garcia, Pastor
1260-B Hopkins ave
(641) 486-5434
SUNDAY
8:30 a.m., Prayer group
10:30 a.m., Worship
Salem United Methodist
Rochelle Swenson, Pastor
115-123 S. Illinois St.
(641)864-2625
SUNDAY
8:30 a.m., adult Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Fellowship Coffee
10 a.m., Worship
Laura Renault, Pastor
201 e Chestnut St.
(641) 864-2600
SUNDAY
9 a.m., Sunday School
10 a.m., Worship
IVESTER
Cottage Community
Church
Ivester Church
of the Brethren
Ken Nason, Pastor
20042 Co. Hwy. D41
(515) 855-4361
SUNDAY
10:30 a.m., Worship
Katie Shaw Thompson,
Pastor
25056 e ave.
(641) 858-3879
www.ivesterchurch.org
SUNDAY
9:30 a.m., Sunday School,
10:30 a.m., Worship
St. Paul Lutheran
Jay Jaeger, Pastor
408 Berlin ave.
(515) 855-4240
SUNDAY
8:30 a.m., Worship
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gIFFORD
Rochelle Swenson, Pastor
Leader
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116-124 S Iowa St.
(641) 864-2672
SUNDAY
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10 a.m., Worship
Zion
United Church of Christ
BUCKEYE
Methodist Church
St. John
Evangelical Lutheran
Ralph Norman, Minister
403 State Street
(641) 496-5424
SUNDAY
9:30 a.m., Sunday School,
10:30 a.m., Worship
Brown-Hurst
Insurance Agency
Honey Creek New
Providence Friends
Justin Weber, Pastor
604 Cherry Dr.
(641) 497-5333
SUNDAY
8:30 a.m., Fellowship
10 a.m., Worship
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Ward Richards, Pastor
SUNDAY
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Faith Evangelical
Andrew Johnson, Pastor
26902 Cty. Hwy. S-27
(515) 899-7816
SUNDAY
9 a.m., Worship
10 a.m., Fellowship
Our Savior’s Lutheran
601 Isabella St.
(515) 899-2247
SUNDAY
9 a.m., Worship
Fellowship follows worship
St. John
United Methodist
Margaret Aiseayew, Pastor
207 amanda
(515) 899-2327
SUNDAY
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m., Worship
Zion Lutheran Church
13171 330th St., rural Radcliffe
SUNDAY
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10 a.m., Fellowship
Harrison Lippert, Pastor
Bryce Roskens,
Associate Pastor
107 2nd (641) 868-2458
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SUNDAY - Services at South
Hardin High School Auditorium
8:45 a.m. Traditional Service
Social Hour between Services
11 a.m., Contemporary Service
First Presbyterian
Bruce Baillie, Pastor
401 Market
(641) 868-2292
SUNDAY
9:30 a.m., Worship Service
10:30 a.m., Fellowship
Rev. Matthew Nuiver, Pastor
608 S. adams
(641) 869-3633
SUNDAY
9:30 a.m., Worship
7:00 p.m., evening Worship
First Christian
Reformed
Bruce Zimmermann, Pastor
S. Washington at
6th St. 600 6th
(641) 869-3911
SUNDAY
9 a.m., Worship
Kristen Briner-Wipperman
16553 H ave
(641) 869-3992
SUNDAY
9:30 a.m., Worship
Creps-Abels
Funeral Home
Green Belt
Bank & Trust
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Roger Crawford, Pastor
404 Commercial St.
(641) 486-2449
SUNDAY
10:45 a.m., Worship
7 p.m., Night Worship
Community Church
Rick Schill, Pastor
501 Commercial St.
(641) 486-5596
SUNDAY
10:30 a.m., Worship Hour
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Jim Hartman, Pastor
812 Irwin St.
(641) 486-5470
SUNDAY
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Savings Bank
eldora
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939-3407
Hy-Vee Food Store
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Mark Andersen, Pastor
617 e 4th
(641) 869-3316
SUNDAY
9:30 a.m., Worship
7 p.m., Bible Study
Union Church of Christ
St. John Lutheran
“Eldora’s Leader in Long-Term Care”
1510 22nd St., eldora 939-3491
Wellsburg Reformed
Rick Schill, Pastor
402 3rd St.
(641) 486-5469
SUNDAY
8:30 a.m. Sunday School
9:30 a.m., Worship
Thomas J. Vos, Pastor
12419 18th St.
(641) 869-3305
SUNDAY
9:30 a.m., Worship
7 p.m., Worship
Eldora Nursing &
Rehab Center
Rev. Harold Miller, Pastor
13607 D ave.
(641) 869-3862
SUNDAY
8 a.m., Worship
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United Reformed Church
St. Paul Lutheran
St. Peter United
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AgWSR, BCLUW
linksters split duals
by Scott Bierle
Sports Editor
WELLSBURG- The host AGWSR boys and visiting BCLUW
girls bagged golf wins Monday.
At the Meadowbrook Golf Course,
the Cougars were a 171-199 winner
over the Comets, while at the Ackley Rec Club, the BCLUW gals beat
AGWSR, 217-232.
Cougs win by 28, Sharp medals
The AGWSR boys climbed into
the win column with a 28-stroke victory over BCLUW.
A runner-up medalist 40 led the
Cougars’ scoring quartet followed
by 43s for Jay Janssen and Tate Hofmeister and a 45 for Kody Boheman.
Non-scoring were Jacob Schachterle
54 and Jay Jaspers 56.
“Happy to get the win and was
happy the way Dalton, Tate and Jay
Janssen played. We need to keep
improving around the green, we
are wasting too many shots from 50
and in,” said AGWSR coach Brad
Hames.
BCLUW sophomore Josh Sharp
was the lone linkster to break 40, firing a meet medalist 39. He had five
pars and four bogies.
Brad Barkema was second in the
Comets’ scoring at 49 with Tanner
Teske 54 and Ethan Hoveland 57.
Non-scoring were Keegan Rhinehart
60 and Josh Myers 64.
“It’s nice to get our first meet in
and always nice when you have the
medalist. Josh is coming off an injury last season, so it’s nice to see
him pick it up where he left off,”
BCLUW coach Heath Rhinehart
noted. “I think nerves got to some
of our guys and we should see improvement as the year goes on. We
just need to work on being more
consistent.”
Medalist McLean leads Comets
A meet medalist effort by Abby
McLean led the BCLUW girls to
the 15-stroke win over AGWSR.
McLean carded a 47 on the par 32
course for the top honor.
Teammates added the third,
fourth and fifth best scores as Maddie Reyes covered the nine holes in
52 swings with 59s for both Laura
Crawford and Mikeala Simpson.
“The girls did well for the first
time out. Abby McLean stayed focused and shot a season best of 47.
Sports
GOLD
MEDALIST- Amelia
Tonner was
a four-time
gold medalist for the
BCLUW
girls’ track
and field
team during
Monday’s
GM-G Relays. Tonner
won the 400
hurdles and
ran legs of
the winning
shuttle hurdle, 4x200
and 4x400
relays.
Comets capture 12 first
placings, relay’s crown
by Scott Bierle
Sports Editor
TAMA- A stampede of 12 first
placings were posted by BCLUW
girls’ track and field team at the
Green Mountain-Garwin Coed Relays here Monday.
The Comets ran circles around
the competition, winning 10 of the
15 track events along with two field
events. The effort earned BCLUW
193 points for first followed by
BGM 139 for second and the host
Wolverines third at 125.
“It was very exciting for us to win
the meet. The girls were happy to
be able to celebrate the victory as a
team,” said BCLUW coach Theresa
Penick.
A long list of seven Comets captured individual gold medals, including Mallory Vawter long jump
at 16-10 1/4, Jorie Oaks discus at
89-9, Amelia Tonner 400 hurdles at
1:13.24, Samantha Ubben 800 open
at 2:36.14, Jenna Willet 200 dash at
27.74, Nicole Lutes 100 hurdles at
17.04 and Becca Steckelberg 1500
meters at 5:31.52.
Tonner and Lutes ended four-time
champs as BCLUW crossed the
finish line first in five of the seven
relays. Both ran legs of the shuttle
hurdle and 4x200 relays along with
IRON
SHOTAshley
Sicard of
AGWSR
hits an
iron shot
during
a dual
against
BCLUW
in Ackley
Monday.
Sicard
was the
meet’s
runner-up
medalist
at 51.
Tonner on the 4x2 and Lutes 4x1.
Rounding out the foursomes were
Vawter and Willett on the shuttle
hurdle, Ubben and Haley Veldhouse
on the 4x4, Willett, Oaks and Vawter on the 4x1 and Veldhouse, Oaks
and Sara Sharp on the 4x2. The fifth
relay first was the 4x800 of Steckelberg, Willett, Ubben and Skylar
Veldhouse.
“The key to winning the meet was
having the Comets score in almost
every event. We did well scoring
in both the relays and individual
events. We came out of the field
GM-G Coed
Track & Field Relays
GRLS TEAM STANDINGS
1- BCLUW 193, 2- BgM 139,
3- green Mt-garwin 125, 4- North
Tama 69, 5- Meskwaki 26, 6- Valley
Lutheran 21, 7- Waterloo Christian 9.
BCLUW Placewinners
Shot Put – 2- Leah Yantis 29-7,
3- Kodi Marks 28-10 1/2; Discus –
1- Jorie Oaks 89-9, 2- Hannah Sams
84-6 1/2; Long Jump – 1- Mallory
Vawter 16-10 1/4, 3- Jenna Willett
14-7; 4x800 Relay – 1- 10:53.55
(Becca Steckelberg, Willett, Skylar
Veldhouse, Samantha Ubben); Shuttle Hurdle Relay – 1- 1:11.33 (Nicole
Lutes, Bobbi paper, Amelia Tonner,
Vawter); 100M Dash – 2- Vawter
12:57, 6- Sara Sharp 14.06; Dis-
events with quit a few points so we
started off the meet well and continued to go a great job throughout the
meet,” added Penick.
The Comets collected two firsts,
seconds and thirds in the field
events. Hannah Sams was second to
Oaks in the discus, Leah Yantis and
Kodi Marks went two-three in the
shot put and Willett was third in the
long jump.
Vawter was second-best to BGM’s
Jolissa Kreigel in the 100 meters at
12.46 to 12.57-seconds. Ubben was
the 400 open runner-up again to
Kreigel.
tance Medley – 5- 5:49.09 (Sydnie
Oaks, Jay Borgman, Katey Choate,
Leidy Ralston); 400M Dash – 2- Ubben 1:03.22, 5- Steckelberg 1:06.22;
4x200 Relay – 1- 1:59.37 (Sharp,
Tonner, Haley Veldhouse, Oaks);
100M Hurdles – 1- Lutes 17.04, 4paper 18.14; 800M Run – 1- Ubben
2:36.14, 3- S. Veldhouse 2:46.12;
200M Dash – 1- Willett 27.74; 400M
Hurdles – 1- Tonner 1:13.24; Sprint
Medley – 4- 2:12.51 (Sharp, paper,
H. Veldhouse, S. Veldhouse); 1500M
Run – 1- Steckelberg 5:31.52; 4x100
Relay – 1- 53.33 (Lutes, Willett,
Oaks, Vawter); 4x400 Relay - 14:26.32 (Ubben, Veldhouse, Lutes,
Tonner).
Cougars, Comets at EM Invitational
LONG
ROLL- The
Comets’ Mikaela Simpson rolls a
long putt
uphill during a dual
against
AGWSR
at Ackley
Monday.
Simpson
scored a 59
in BCLUW’s
217-232
win.
by Scott Bierle
Sports Editor
LEGRAND- The weight field
events for AGWSR and BCLUW’s
hurdling events shined during the
East Marshall Boys’ Invitational
here Monday.
AGWSR booked 26 of the team’s
37 points in the shot put and discus
with a first placing and two seconds.
A school record toss by Clay
Meinders earned the Cougars’ first
placing, muscling the shot put 56feet 3-inches to break his own mark
of 55-9. Runners-up were younger
brother Caleb Meinders at 50-feet
1/2-inch in the shot put and Nathan
Karsjens in the discus with a measurement of 124-feet 7-inches. The
winning toss was 137-1.
“That was a great effort by Clay
and all our throwers in the shot and
discus,” said AGWSR coach Riley
Schipper.
He added, “The distance medley
getting third was good, but not the
time. We have a lot of work to do.”
Monday’s meet was the Cougars’
first outdoor event of the season.
The 1600 medley foursome of
Dylan Heetland, Cody Williams
Alec Stahl and Sully Hofmeister
registered AGWSR’s top track placing of third in 4:00.62.
AGWSR placed eighth in the 10team field at BCLUW ninth.
BCLUW collected 20 of the
team’s 26 points in the hurdles led
by Will Garber first in the 110 highs
and as the anchor of the second placing shuttle hurdle relay.
Garber won the 110 highs at
15.26-seconds and then the runnerup shuttle hurdle relay of Luke Asche, Austin Willett, Ted Switzer and
Garber had a reading of 1:04.09..
Asche added a fifth in the 400 hurdles.
“We were without three top scorers either hurt or sick, however we
had some other kids run some personal bests. I have always said our
goal is to be better at the end of the
year than the start and we are trending in that direction,” BCLUW
coach Les Penick commented.
Vinton-Shellsburg’s 86 points
won the team title with Denver and
Aplington-Parkersburg sharing second at 78. Nine of the 10 teams posted first placings.
AGWSR will go to Parkersburg
tonight (Friday), BCLUW competes at the Ballard Classic Tuesday
and both teams will take part in the
Comet Invitational at Conrad Thursday, April 23.
East Marshall Invite
BLOCKS- BCLUW’s Luke
Asche roars out of the blocks
during a recent race. Asche
started the Comets’ runner-up
shuttle hurdle relay at the East
Marshall Invite Monday.
TEAM STANDINGS
1- Vinton-Shellsburg 86, 2- (tie)
Denver & Aplington-parkersburg 78,
4- Union High 73, 5- east Marshall
69.5, 6- Montezuma 51.5, 7- Hudson
45, 8- AgWSR 37, 9- BCLUW 26,
10- gladbrook-Reinbeck 14.
AGWSR, BCLUW Placewinners
100M Dash – 5- Dylan Heetland
(AgWSR) 12.05; 800M Run – 6Miquel Reyes (AgWSR) 2:19.04;
110M High Hurdles – 1- Will garber (BCLUW) 15.26; 3200M Run –
4- Ian Showers (BCLUW) 11:08.31,
5- grant Baker (BCLUW) 11:21.34;
400M Hurdles – 5- Luke Asche
(BCLUW) 59.10; Discus – 2- Nathan
Karsjens (AgWSR) 124-7; Shot Put
– 1- Clay Meinders (AgWSR) 56-3,
3- Caleb Meinders (AgWSR) 50-1/2;
4x800 Relay – 5- AgWSR 9:20.84
(Sully Hofmeister, Alec Stahl, Drew
Rathe, Austin Rekward); Shuttle
Hurdle Relay – 2- BCLUW 1:04.09
(Asche, Austin Willett, Ted Switzer,
garber); 1600M Medley – 3- AgWSR 4:00.62 (Heetland, Cody Williams Stahl, Hofmeister).
Tigers tally
114 pts at
IFA Relays
IOWA FALLS- Yet another third
place finish was registered by the
South Hardin boys’ track and field
team during the running of the Cadet Relays here Tuesday.
For the second time in two days
and third in four meets this spring
the Tigers ended third. South Hardin coupled three first placings with
a parade of eight seconds for 114
points.
Aplington-Parkersburg
behind
eight gold medal efforts rolled up
131 points for the team title followed
by host Iowa Falls-Alden at 118 to
trim the Tigers.
David Shindelar claimed South
Hardin’s one individual gold in the
long jump along with the 4x200 and
1600 medley relays taking the tape.
The Tigers tallied 18 points in
the long jump as Shindelar edged
teammate Jordin Wilkie for first at
19-feet-9 3/4 with Wilkie second at
19-feet-6.
Winning foursomes were Shindelar, Wilkie, Justin Skartvedt and Sam
Shindelar in the 4x200 at 1:36.36
and the medley of Skartvedt, S.
Shindelar, Holden Hillmer and Austin Hutchins in 3:57.22.
Glendon Mesch had a hand in four
of the Tigers’ runner-up placings.
The senior was second-best in the
shot put at 41-feet-2, discus at 133feet-7, 110 high hurdles at 16.08 and
as a member of the shuttle hurdle relay with both Shindelars and Wilkie,
and with a time of 1:03.01.
Rounding out the seconds were
Wilkie in the 100 open at 11.90, D.
Shindelar at 23.92 in the 200 meters
and the 4x100 of David Fleming, Ty
Cook, Vince Cook and Zach Shore
in 48.37.
Gerry Lenguadoro Cadet
Track & Field Relays
TEAM STANDINGS
1- Aplington-parkersburg 131,
2- Iowa Falls-Alden 118, 3- South
Hardin 114, 4- West Fork 103, 5- Ne
Hamilton 43, 6- Rockford 33, 7- CAL
13.
First Placings, South
Hardin Placewinners
100M Dash – 1- Tyjon Rose (IFA)
11.69, 2- Jordin Wilkie (SH) 11.90, 6Vince Cook (SH) 12.73.
200M Dash – 1- Rose (IFA) 23.80,
2- David Shindelar (SH) 23.92.
400M Dash – 1- Drew engebretson (WF) 52.84.
800M Run – 1- CJ May (Ap)
2:04.17, 6- Zac Farrell (SH) 2:21.24.
110M High Hurdles – 1- Blake
pruisner (A) 15.93, 2- glendon
Mesch (SH) 16.08.
1600M Run – 1- May (Ap) 4:38,
4- Farrell (SH) 5:11.66, 6- Lane Reifschneider (SH) 5:51.67.
3200M Run – 1- peyton Twedt
(WF) 10:10.75, 5- Farrell (SH)
11:35.75.
400M Hurdles – 1- Riley Barrett
(Ap) 58.46.
Discus – 1- Nicholas Jeffers
(NeH) 135-6, 2- Mesch (SH) 133-7.
High Jump – 1- (tie) Devin Sheridan (IFA) and Twedt (WF) 5-8, 3Sam Shindelar (SH) 5-8.
Long Jump – 1- D. Shindelar (SH)
19-9 3/4, 2- Wilkie (SH) 19-6.
Shot Put – 1- Davonius Reed (Ap)
47-6 1/2, 2- Mesch (SH) 41-2.
4x100 Relay – 1- Iowa Falls-Alden
47.55, 2- South Hardin 48.37 (David
Fleming, Ty Cook, V. Cook, Zach
Shore).
4x200 Relay – 1- South Hardin
1:36.36 (Justin Skartvedt, S. Shindelar, D. Shindelar, Wilkie).
4x400 Relay – 1- Aplington-parkersburg 3:40.23.
4x800 Relay – 1- Aplington-parkersburg 8:54.55, 3- South Hardin
9:25.03 (Austin Hutchins, Aden Butler, Kole Allison, Holden Hillmer).
Shuttle Hurdle Relay – 1- Aplington-parkersburg 1:02.87, 2- South
Hardin 1:03.01 (Mesch, S. Shindelar,
Wilkie, D. Shindelar).
Distance Medley – 1- South Hardin 3:57.22 (Skartvedt, S. Shindelar,
Hillmer, Hutchins).
South Hardin Junior
Varsity Placewinners
200M Dash – 2- Jeff Thompson 25.60, 6- David Fleming 26.44;
400M Dash – 1- Kole Allison 58.62,
3- Vince Cook 1:02.24; Long Jump
– 1- Justin Skartvedt 17-10, 2- Zach
Shore 16-5; 4x100 Relay – 2- 54.26
(Thompson, Jacob Fox, Joe Schult,
Skartvedt); 4x200 Relay – 2- 1:46.18
(Thompson, Skartvedt, Ty Cook,
Shore).
Sports
South Hardin golfers divide opener
with Grundy, Smith fires 36 at PLCC
by Scott Bierle
Sports Editor
ELDORA- The highly-anticipated start to the spring for the South
Hardin boys’ golf team arrived and
the results didn’t disappoint.
Headlined by the one-over par
showing for Tyson Smith, the Tigers
carded a 159-167 win over neighboring Grundy Center at the windswept Pine Lake County Club here
Monday.
The Grundy Center girls gained a
split for the visitors with a 207-221
victory over South Hardin.
Smith nearly matched the par 35
PLCC, shooting a meet medalist 36.
The senior’s scorecard featured four
pars, two birdies and three bogies.
Smith’s supporting cast counted
39s for Spencer Welch and Ted
Dunn along with a 45 for Eric Mulder. Dunn’s nine included four pars
and one birdie, and Welch’s three
pars and one birdie.
“We had three really good scores,
especially for this time of year,” stat-
ed South Hardin coach Ivan Miller.
“Tyson’s round was great; the wind
was difficult and the greens were
quick.”
The Spartans’ Sam Thompson was
the runner-up medalist, hitting 38
with six pars and three bogies. Tanner Pelzer, Austin Burroughs and
Jake Bangasser all chipped in rounds
of 43.
Non-scorers for the two teams
were Bobby Hatton 49 and Tom
Haywood 51 for South Hardin, and
Nick Saak 45 and Jesper Holke-Farnam 46 for Grundy.
“We found things we need to work
on, especially consistency. Not necessarily from the top players, but up
and down the lineup. We have to find
some depth to backup the varsity,”
noted Miller.
A meet medalist 44 by Josie
McMartin carried Grundy to the
14-stroke win over the South Hardin
girls.
The Spartans’ Maddy Grineski
added a runner-up 52 with a 55 for
Sarah Hockemeyer and 56 for Kate
Ross. Non-scoring were Jill Itzen 65
and Abby Hockemeyer 66.
The Tigers had a balanced scorecard led by Alyssa Diedrich’s 54.
Hanna VanderWilt’s 55 was next
best with three 56s for Haley Lawrence, Kristin Mathis and Haley Dilley. Emily Kingel rounded out the
six scores at 59.
“It was a rough night for the girls
as a whole,” stated South Hardin
coach Dave Akers. “We struggled
with our course management and
short games, but it was good to get
our first meet under our belt.”
He added, “It is interesting that
our percentage of ‘quality holes’ and
GC’s percentage were exactly the
same. It tells me that when we went
bad, we went real bad compared to
the Grundy girls.”
The South Hardin junior varsity
boys scored a 211 with the foursome
of Hunter Welch 49, Seth Brown 51,
Quinton Lake 55 and Tysen Butler
56.
The South Hardin linksters play
BCLUW Monday and AGWSR
Thursday. Monday the boys are
at Conrad and girls at Union, and
Thursday the boys are at Wellsburg
and girls at Ackley.
Tigers sweep IF-A,
boys go low at 152
TEE-TIME- Tyson Smith and the South Hardin boys’ golf team
started the spring with a strong showing against Grundy Center
Monday at the Pine Lake Country Club. Smith was the meet medalist with a one-over par, leading the Tigers to a 159-168 team
win.
by Scott Bierle
Sports Editor
HUBBARD- The South Hardin
golf clubs took two from Iowa FallsAlden at the Hubbard Golf & Rec
Club Tuesday.
The Tigers were pin-point on and
carded an impressive 152 to Iowa
Falls-Alden’s 168, while the South
Hardin girls were a 22-stroke winner, 208-230 over the Cadets.
For the second time in two days, a
one-over par 36 led the South Hardin boys. This time sophomore Ted
Dunn took the honor, capturing the
meet medalist. Spencer Welch and
Eric Mulder shared second at 38 for
runner-up medalist and Tyson Smith
hit 40 after posting the 36 Monday at
Eldora’s Pine Lake Country Club.
“That was a good score the guys
posted tonight. It is a combination
of good, experienced golfers and a
night with little wind,” commented
South Hardin coach Ivan Miller.
The scoring foursome registered
AGWSR boys fall
by 4 to No Butler
ROLLING
A PUTTSouth
Hardin’s
Kristin
Mathis
putts the
golf ball
to the pin
during a
season
opening
loss to
Grundy
Center
at the
Pine Lake
County
Club
Monday.
Tuesday at
Hubbard,
Mathis had
a meet
medalist
51 in the
Tigers’ victory over
Iowa FallsAlden.
WELLSBURG- A four-stroke
setback was suffered by the AGWSR
boys’ golf team, losing 166-170 to
North Butler at the Meadowbrook
Golf Course here Tuesday.
The Cougars’ Kody Boheman and
Tate Hofmeister posted the team’s
low scores at 41 to share runner-up
medalist honors. Jay Janssen was
one-swing back at 42 and the fourth
counter was Jacob Schachterle at 46.
Non-scoring were Dalton Schipper
50 and Tyler Rose 57.
The Bearcats’ Trevor Wangsness
was the meet’s one sub-40 and
earned medalist honors at 38. Teammates counting were Gerod Schafer
42 and 43s for Ramsey Kock and
Mike Deberg.
The 1-3 Cougars shot scores of
171 in the first two meets.
Comet Golf Invite
CONRAD- An eighth place finish
by Laura Crawford and Josh Sharp
highlighted the host BCLUW golf
team’s showing in the Comet Coed
Invitational at the Oakwood Golf
Course here Tuesday.
Crawford, a senior and sophomore
Sharp carded an alternate shot 48.
Additional tandem scores for
BCLUW were Abby McLean and
Brad Barkema 51, Maddie Reyes
and Tanner Teske 57, Maddison
Trinkle and Ethan Hoveland 60
and Mikaela Simpson and Keegan
Rhinehart 64.
A nine-hole 41 by the Dike-New
Hartford twosome of Harberts and
Nicholson bettered the 29-team
field. Next best were three 45s.
three birdies and 20 pars as Dunn
had four pars and two birdies, and
Welch six pars.
Freshman Hunter Welch had a
non-scoring 42 with four more pars
and Bobby Hatton 48.
The low score for Iowa Falls-Alden was Luke Bahr at 39 with Ross
Norem 41, Evan Krause 43 and Logan Krause 45 rounding out the first
four. Bahr had five pars and one
birdie.
The South Hardin girls improved
to 1-1 behind a scorecard that had
five golfers within three swings of
each other.
The Tigers’ Kristin Mathis and
Haley Dilley along with Iowa FallsAlden’s Breanna Hanson all scored
51. Mathis earned meet medalist
honors on a cardback with Dilley
and Hanson sharing runner-up medalist.
The winner’s third counter was
Haley Lawrence at 52 with 54s for
Alyssa Diedrich and Emily Kingel.
Hanna Vander Wilt had a non-scoring 57.
“The girls played much more consistent golf tonight,” South Hardin
coach Dave Akers said. “If we can
get rid of a couple bad holes and
couple of penalty strokes, our team
score is going to get closer to what
we need it to be competitive.”
“The girls are striking the ball
pretty well but we need to continue
to work on our short games to shave
off a few more strokes per round,”
he added.
The Cadets’ counters also included 56 for Jacey Redman, 61 for Kassidy Krause and 62 for Lexi Hansen.
The South Hardin junior varsity
boys combined for a 201 with scores
of 47 for Tysen Butler, 49 for Tom
Haywood, 51 for Seth Brown and 54
for Quinton Lake.
2-0 IN SINGLES- Jaime Balvanz of the South Hardin girls’ tennis team stands 2-0 in singles after wins by scores of 8-1 against
Union High Tuesday and 8-6 last Friday against Dike-New Hartford.
SH girls blank Union
after loss to Dike-NH
by Scott Bierle
Sports Editor
ELDORA- A 9-0 win was captured by the South Hardin girls’ tennis team over Union High here Tuesday.
The convincing victory left the Tigers’ record at 1-1 after South Hardin
started the spring last Friday with a
7-2 loss at Dike-New Hartford.
“Singles had a strong showing
across the board, including bagels
for Miller and Teske,” said South
Hardin coach Scott Swartz on Tuesday’s meet.
“We began to learn some doubles
strategy in three short matches.
We are starting to learn about our
partners and what works and what
doesn’t,” he added.
Rachel Miller at No. 2 singles and
third-seeded Shannon Teske led the
Tigers’ sweep with quick 8-0 decisions. Jaime Balvanz at No. 5 added
an 8-1 win followed by Emily Haywood at No. 1 and sixth-seed Ashley Grego 8-2 winners, and Ashley
Chapman at No. 5 8-3.
South Hardin’s two wins against
Dike-NH were netted in singles by
Miller 8-4 and Balvanz in the sixth
slot 8-6 after building a 7-1 cushion.
Swartz was encouraged by the
opener. “Nice first showing by our
inexperienced team with lots of areas for improvement as we lost a
dual meet with a traditionally good
NICL team. D-NH is always a good
team and this year to no different.”
The South Hardin girls play at
Hampton Tuesday and return to Eldora Thursday to host South Tama.
South Hardin Girls 9,
Union High 0
SINGLES:
#1 – emily Haywood (SH) beat
Kylee Faber 8-2; #2 – Rachel Miller
(SH) beat Krystal putz 8-0, #3 –
Shannon Teske (SH) beat Dani Wanderschneider 8-0, #4 – Ashley Chapman (SH) beat Bethany Steffen 8-3,
#5 – Jaime Balvanz (SH) beat Nicole
Lowe 8-1, #6 – Ashley grego (SH)
beat Sammy Wordehoff 8-2.
DOUBLES:
#1 – Haywood-Teske (SH) beat
Faber-putz 8-2, #2 – Miller-Chapman
(SH) beat Wanderschneider-Steffen
8-1, #3 – Balvanz- grego (SH) beat
Lowe-Wordehoff 8-2.
Dike-New Hartford 7,
South Hardin Girls 2
SINGLES:
#1 - Rachel Koop (DNH) beat emily Haywood 8-3, #2 - Rachel Miller
(SH) beat Ali Meyer 8-4, #3 - Abby
Klug (DNH) beat Shannon Teske
8-4, #4 - emma Williams (DNH) beat
Ashley Chapman 8-0, #5 - Biz Cuvalier (DNH) beat emily Mitchell 8-4,
#6 - Jaime Balvanz (SH) beat Taylor
Ahrenholtz 8-6.
DOUBLES:
#1 - Koop-Meyer (DNH) beat Haywood-Teske 8-1, #2 - Klug-WiIliams
(DNH) beat Miller-Chapman 8-1, #3
- Cuvalier-Mallory Laube (DNH) beat
Mitchell-Ashley grego 8-3.
SH boys tennis tumbles
by Scott Bierle
Sports Editor
LAPORTE CITY- The South
Hardin boys’ tennis team dropped
an 8-1 decision to Union High here
Tuesday and to 0-2 on the season.
Micah Dorow earned the Tigers’
one win, taking the No. 1 seed in
singles by a 10-6 count.
“We got killed on our serves tonight with lots of double faults and
not following through on our ground
strokes,” stated South Hardin coach
Thomas Howe.
Howe noted Josh Brown at No. 5
singles was knotted 7-7 and lost the
final three games for a 10-7 setback.
South Hardin started the season
last Friday at Grundy Center and
was shutout 9-0.
The visitor’s best showing was a
7-5, 6-4 loss by Ben Stanish at thirdseeded singles.
“Most of the set scores do not reflect it but most of the matches were
very close with Grundy Center on
top,” said Howe.
The South Hardin boys play Iowa
Falls-Alden in Eldora Tuesday at
4:15 p.m.
Union High 8,
South Hardin Boys 1
SINGLES:
#1 – Micah Dorow (SH) beat Nathan Dvorak 10-6, #2 – Matt Vogeler
(U) beat Josiah Dorow 10-0, #3 –
Brandon Hill (U) beat Ben Stanish
10-4, #4 – Charles Kronschnobel (U)
beat Daniel Talbot 10-2, #5 – Trevor
Krug (U) beta Josh Brown 10-7, #6 –
grant Mullen (U) beat Austin Lycke
10-1.
DOUBLES:
#1 – Dvorak-Vogeler (U) beat M.
Dorow-J. Dorow 10-4, #2 – Hill-Kronschnobel (U) beat Talbot-Stanish
10-2, 33 – Krug-Mullen (U) beta
Brown-Lycke 10-0.
Grundy Center 9,
South Hardin Boys 0
SINGLES:
#1 - Drew Sharp (gC) beat Micah
Dorow 6-0, 6-1, #2 - Jarrett Stoner
(gC) beat Josiah Dorow 6-1, 6-1, #3
- Jared Clapp (gC) beat Ben Stanish 7-5, 6-4, #4 - grant Weldon (gC)
beat Daniel Talbot 8-2, #5 - Jordan
graham (gC) beat Josh Brown 100, #6 - Andrew Day (gC) beat Austin
Lycke 8-2.
DOUBLES:
#1 - Stoner-Clapp (gC) beta M.
Dorow-J. Dorow 10-4, #2 - Weldongraham (gC) beat Stanish-Talbot
10-6, #3 - Sage Klar-Jordan Hook
(gC) beat Brown-Lycke 10-2.
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Page 1B
Annual
Supplement
Friday
April 17
2015
Spring Lawn and Garden Ideas
Happy
Gardening
by Shirley Daleske
Contributor on
gardening topics
ELDORA – Spring is officially
here! The snow, ice, sunless days
andcooltemperaturesareleaving.
The birds are very busy. It’s a
great time of the year! With nice
weather arriving, many of us turn
our thoughts to the possibility of
agarden.Wegetoursuppliesand
unused seeds out and wonder if
they are any good. Maybe this
informationwillhelp.Someseeds
lastlongerthanothers.Short-lived
seeds last about 1 to 2 years with
favorabledryandcoolconditions.
They include sweet corn, leek,
onion, parsnip, and salsify.
Moderately long-lived seeds last
3 to 5 years with favorable dry
and cool conditions.They include
asparagus, bean, Brussel sprouts,
cabbage,carrot,cauliflower,celery,
chicory, lettuce, okra, radish,
spinach,turnip,watermelon,cress,
endive, kale, kohlrabi, peas, and
peppers. Longer-lived seeds last
about5years.Theyincludebeets,
cucumber, muskmelon, mustard,
and tomato. I suppose they drop
theirpercentofgerminationasthey
age.
Weneedtodecidewhatkindsof
seedsortransplantstohaveinour
garden.Someseedscanbestarted
indoors and then transplanted
to the garden when they are 2-3
inches tall when the weather is
warmer. There are advantages
both ways.Transplants reduce the
waiting for produce or blooms.
They are easy to weed and the
plantshaveaheadstart.However,
buyingplantsismoreexpensive.It
issafertotransplantthemafterthe
lastaveragefrostdate.Theyoung
plants may need protection from
windandtoomuchsun.
Most gardeners sow too much
seed. For example: beets have
a tendency to be too crowded
becauseeachseedcontainsseveral
seeds within, so the little plants
need to be thinned when they are
(continued on page 2B)
Ash pest
closing on
this area
by Rick Patrie
NewsEditor
HARDIN COUNTY –Foralong
time, the Emerald Ash infestation
which had crept west across the
countyadvancednofurtherthanan
islandinthemiddleoftheMississippiRiverinfarnortheastIowa.Itwas
anticipateditwouldeventuallymake
the jump, but experts didn’t guess
at how soon or how half hazard its
appearance would be in the state.
Althoughtherehavebeencuresput
on the market, tree experts are still
urging homeowners to consider the
costsandbenefits.Sofartheinfestationhasappearedinthecountiesand
communitiesshowntotheright,and
it is clear that with it now on both
the west and east sides of Hardin
County,itsarrivalhereisallbutinevitable.
Oneofthespurstotheinfestation
hasproventobethestateparklocations.Itisalmostexclusivelyattributed to the importation of firewood
fromoutsideareas,intentforuseby
campers.Rightnowtheentirestate
isunderquarantineforoutsidefirewoodimportation,andrecreationists
arebeingencouragedtodoallthey
can to ensure they only use wood
sources in the camping areas, and
notbringintheirown.Inanycaseit
isstillanticipatedthattheinfestation
willmakeitswayintomuchofthe
state, and check inside this edition
forsomeinformationonhowtodeal
withit.Aboveall,thestateandother
sources are encouraging homeownerstothinkvarietywhentheyplant
replacement trees, for trees that are
losttodisease.
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scalekillswhenaninfestationdoes
occur. Here in Eldora Joe Herring
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Friday, April 17, 2015 • paGe 2B
Calkins will garden
with a twist this summer
by Rick Patrie
News Editor
HARDIN COUNTY – They are
thinking gardening at the Calkins
Nature Center just outside of Iowa
Falls.
The center has recently received
a grant that allows it to stretch
the definition of a big building
project already under way there.
The work under way will house a
much enlarged collection of Native
American artifacts and geological
specimens, and with the Silos &
Smokestacks National Heritage Area
(SSNHA) $10,000 award they will
also be funding a college internship
where the student will establish a
replica of a Native American garden.
Silos granted similar funds to five
Heritage Area Partner Sites. Intern
projects located throughout the
region will focus on preserving and
sharing stories related to American
agriculture.
And at the Calkins Nature Area,
the intern will be tasked to construct
a raised garden bed, maintained
consistent with Native American
culture. It is a great compliment
to the nature center which has a
museum collection dedicated to the
earliest people here. It includes a
host a highly recognized collection
that tell the story of the Iowa River
Valley and its Greenbelt region.
A new donation of Native
American artifacts is coming into the
site’s collection, and the new space
will allow for a more expansive
display as well as support storage
and office areas. The garden adds yet
another facet to the expansion.
And with the introduction of the
Native garden, and its unique stock of
foodstuffs, an educational program
will also be developed to connect the
project with the museum.
Elsewhere three other locals in Iowa
will share in the grant funds.
One is the Four Mounds Inn &
Conference Center, Dubuque.
To expand the Farm-to-Table
program, the intern will increase
youth programming, reach a wider
audience of visitors, and partner in
community events to create greater
awareness about the evolving nature
of farms and gardens.
Heartland Museum, Clarion will
expand the museum’s visibility
through planning and conducting
several interpretive and exhibit
programs.
Indian Creek Nature Center, Cedar
Rapids will assist in coordinating
the Connecting Children, Food
and Ecology program. Part of their
responsibilities will be facilitating
and assisting staff with summer
camps and public programs.
Motor Mill Historic Site, Elkader,
will share Motor Mills extensive
collection of stories and historical
documentation.
Internships will begin in May and
continue throughout the summer. For
more information on specific projects
or internship opportunities, please
contact the individual organizations
listed above. To learn more about
the Intern Grant Program, contact
[email protected].
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Happy Gardening
(continued from page 1A)
4-5 inches tall to stand 3 inches
between them. Carrots have very
small seed and can easily be sowed
too thick. Mixing other seeds such as
radishes with them is helpful. Also
mixing sand with them works too.
Other seedlings that need thinning
are: turnips to 3 inches, Swiss chard
to 3 inches, cucumbers to 2-3 in a
hill, and broccoli to 18 inches.
We are fortunate here in Iowa to
live on the best soil in the country for
growing small grains and hay. Our
prairie soil of semipodzolic type has
You should be looking at this before you sink a spade in your yard.
Don’t plant, build or
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by Rick Patrie
News Editor
HARDIN COUNTY – It
is an annual spring warning to
homeowners as well as contractors
– but one that could save limb, life
and big financial repercussions.
Before you do any digging this
year, remember to call 811 at least
three days before turning dirt.
Just last year, more than 319,000
of our customers, contractors and
city workers called 811 to locate
buried lines. That’s the most calls to
811 our area has seen in at least the
last six years.
“That’s great progress,” said
Richard Sublett, senior manager
of compliance and operational
performance – Alliant Energy. “Our
data shows that calling 811 can
save your life and save you a lot of
trouble.”
When you call 811, local utility
companies are notified where and
when you want to dig. Within a
couple days, we send a locator to
mark the approximate location of
our underground lines, pipes and
cables. That way you know what’s
below and can dig safely.
Calling 811 isn’t just a good idea;
it’s also the state law. Last year there
were 363 hits to Alliant lines. That’s
a 6% increase over 2013.
For all Alliant Energy customers,
17% of those hits happened because
no one called 811. That’s an increase
from 2013 where 15 percent of hits
didn’t start with a call to 811.
Calling 811 isn’t the only way to
be safe while digging. You need to
stop using power tools and hand dig
within the safe zone, which varies
from 18 to 24 inches depending on
where you live. Just last year, 26% of
hits came from digging with power
tools in this safe zone.
“Safety is a top priority for our
customers and employees,” said
Sublett. “We hope customers,
contractors and others put safety as
their top priority too.”
In Wisconsin, you must call at least
three business days before you plan
on digging. In Iowa, Minnesota and
Illinois, you must call at least two
business days in advance. Check out
alliantenergy.com/call811 for more
information.Digging and hitting
a buried utility line like natural
gas, electric, cable, or internet can
result in injury or death. The person
digging can also face fines and repair
costs for hitting a line. A hit line can
also cause a service outage to the
area.
A national report found that small
fencing, irrigation and landscaping
projects were most often involved in
digging incidents. Often, it was from
a failure to call the utility before
starting work. Utility lines need to be
located and respected for all digging
projects like installing a mailbox,
building a deck and planting a tree.
When a customer calls a state
organization notifies area utilities.
They will send contractors to
mark the approximate location of
underground lines with flags or
paint.
The depth of utility lines can vary
for a number of reasons, such as
erosion, previous digging projects
and uneven surfaces. Utility lines
need to be located and marked
because some are just inches deep.
Call at least 48 hours before starting
a digging project. When you start
to dig, stay at least 18 inches away
from the marked lines. Carefully
hand dig if within this zone.
high organic matter. This type of soil
is dark brown and turning to more
reddish in the south.
No matter what type of soil you
have, it is important to plant only
when the soil is ready. It depends on
the tilth and structure, which is the
way the sand, silt, clay, and humus
clump together. One test to determine
the readiness of the soil is to firmly
squeeze a fistful of sail. If it keeps its
shape, it is too wet. If it breaks apart,
it is ready. The texture of soil refers
to the size of the particles. A rough
test for texture consists of rubbing
a pinch of damp soil between your
thumb and forefinger. Sand feels
gritty and the grains fall apart. Silt
feel smooth and packs but does not
hold together well. It is light and
powdery when dry.
Loam soil, rich soil, has mediumtexture, large clods break down
easily, a pinch of soil between the
fingers is a rough smear. Loam soil
holds moisture well. (Gardening.
ReadersDigest. 2009) Tilth, the
fitness of soil for planting, can be
estimated by dropping a shovelful
of soil on a hard surface. It should
come apart in crumbs one half
inch in diameter. If it comes apart
in clods with flat surfaces, it is too
compacted to cultivate. This soil
needs broken down organic matter
(humus).
A laboratory analysis will
determine the exact composition of
any soil and is a valuable tool for
your garden. Your county Extension
Office can give advice on how to
improve your soil. I do not have soil
tests every year. Experts say to test
every 2 to 3 years. There is a danger
when raising a soil pH by overdoing
it. Use only as much corrective
material you are sure of needing
based on reliable soil tests.
Plant growth needs at least 16
elements. Some experts say 17 to
20 are needed. Three come from air
and water (carbon, hydrogen, and
oxygen). The rest come from the
soil. Most of them are needed in very
small amounts. On a fertilizer bag
you find three numbers, which give a
ratio for NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus,
and potassium). Nitrogen is needed
for plant growth. Phosphorus is
needed for root, flower, and fruit
development. It is not soluble.
Potassium is needed to move sugars
and nutrients within the plant. It is
soluble and can wash out of the soil.
(Adapted from Iowa State University
Master Gardener Resource Guide, p.
MG 15M).
You may decide to
apply the recommended amounts of
chemical fertilizer or perhaps prefer
to enrich your soil organically.
For example if your soil needs
nitrogen-add manure, compost
sludge, vegetable meal, blood meal,
or fish meal: phosphate-add bone
meal, dried blood, manure, rock
phosphate: or potash-add granite
dust, cocoa shells, kelp, plant
residues, greensand, wood ashes
(apply very sparingly).
The ideal pH for most garden
plants is 6.0 – 7.0. This test should
be done professionally and the
recommendations for amounts of
correction materials followed. A low
number indicates an acidic condition
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and a high number an alkaline
condition. Generally to raise pH from
an acidic condition, use dolomite, or
wood ashes. To lower ph from an
alkaline condition, sulfur is used.
Acid loving plants prefer a pH lower
the 6.0 - 7.0. If soil has magnesium
deficiency use dolomitic (limestone)
form of lime, not hydrated lime. If
you have a calcium deficiency use a
calcitic type of lime. The right kind
of lime will add the needed mineral.
The earth worm is a great
conditioner of soil. He will eat the
soil, there by aerating the soil as
deep as six feet. Plant roots use the
tunnels to go deeper. Earthworm
castings are rich in minerals and
their bodies furnish fertilizer. An
earthworm can live as long as one to
two years.
There are about 1100 species of
earthworms, and at least two types
in the soil. The long thin, bluish
type works mostly in the soil, and
the thicker reddish type works in
a compost pile making humus.
Using ammonium sulfate will kill
earthworms.
Sun loving plants would include
corn, eggplant, peppers, pumpkins,
watermelons, squash, tomatoes,
and cantaloupe. Shade loving
plants would be lettuce, peas, mint,
kohlrabi, and scallions. Cucumbers
prefer partial sun, cool and moist
growing conditions.
Some plants are sensitive to what
grows beside them, which grew
before them and the air quality. Good
plant neighbors would be celery and
leeks, cabbage and beans, cucumbers
and sweet corn, and carrots and
peas. Not good plant neighbors are
tomatoes with kohlrabi, and pole
bean with sunflowers. Do not plant
vegetables belonging to the same
family in the same location for two
or three years. Disease of former
crop can damage the new crop.
All plants are somewhat sensitive
to transplant shock. The easiest to
transplant are broccoli, cabbage,
cauliflower, lettuce, and onions.
Some resistance will come from
beans, eggplant, tomatoes, celery,
and peppers. Very difficult to
transplant successfully are carrots,
corn, cucumber, melons, squash
and all top root plants. For this
reason, these seeds are direct sown
to the garden. To make the transition
smoother 1) choose a cloudy,
moist day 2) loosen soil in the new
location 3) soak seedling soil for
an hour before 4) handle carefully
5) protect from wind 6) water well
and shade for a few days. When a
plant is grown inside and needs to
transplanted outside the process
if call “hardening off”. The plant
prefers a gradual transition for the
harsher sun and wind.
To stimulate root and leaf growth
of transplants, make a compost tea.
Fill a container ¼ full of compost
then fill with water. Stir several
times in 24 hours then dilute to a
light amber color. Use around each
plant when setting out. Use at 10
day to 2 week intervals. Tests show
that seeds sprout twice as fast when
watered with a compost tea and
seedlings watered this way seldom
have “damping off” problems.
The best time to plant outside
varies. Cold season seeds can be
planted as soon as the ground can
be worked. Warm season need to
wait until the average last day of
frost is passed. There are several
ways to protect the plants but this
can be difficult. The Hardin County
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Friday, April 17, 2015 • paGe 3B
Emerald Ash remains inevitable
Choose new tree
stock carefully
The arboretum site
Site of Gunderson Park and arboretum
Arboretum in the
works and summer of
horticulture study
By Rick Patrie
News Editor
HARDIN COUNTY – On the
subject of lawns and gardens, here
is a story of something coming up
this summer which will make for a
community-size landscaping project.
Alliant Energy and its associated
Trees Forever organization have
awarded the community of Eldora
a Branching Out grant of $1,376
to help fund the start-up of an
arboretum on the city’s northeast
side. Trees Forever will also be
sending a team here this summer to
conduct a series of classes for local
folks interested in learning more
about the use of native tree and plant
stock in their landscaping plans.
The grant makes Eldora one of 45
towns to receive allotments this year,
and here it will go toward launching
a public arboretum (a natural outdoor
library) in a northeast side cemetery.
The mix of trees will be planted
north of the fairgrounds, and plans
right now are for 43 new trees to be
introduced to the parcel, to include
40 different species.
The project abuts, and in some
ways dovetails with another city
project in the area. In that, the
community has under study a
proposal that it take possession of a
woodland area already substantially
developed by former Eldora residents
Bob and Mary Lu Gunderson who
now live in Polk County.
The Gunderson property is well
on the way to being a public nature
park, and the vision is to introduce
additional public access amenities to
make the park more inviting to users.
The focus would be on spotlighting
natural rather than playground
potential in that park.
Meanwhile, the arboretum’s
outdoor vegetative and tree display,
would be just to the south of the
Gunderson park.
Both projects place a strong
emphasis on the educational
potential for the community inherent
in the developments.
The arboretum in particular would
showcase a number of different
species of trees and the way they
progress in their development.
Hope is also, to add to the overall
diversity of the tree stock in Eldora,
which right now has an exceptionally
high percentage of maples.
The arboretum project would
have the added benefit of enhancing
the beauty of the cemetery grounds
where the project resides.
On a second note, come this
summer, outdoor enthusiasts and
lovers of the community’s greenery
can expect more from Trees Forever.
The organization, which has over
the years made several gifts of tree
stock to this community, is now
planning a Steward of the Beautiful
Land class for Hardin County. It will
mark the first such in Hardin County.
The classes have been a regular
project of Trees Forever in Iowa for a
number of years. Meredith Borchardt
is coordinating the visit which is still
finalizing its dates. Borchardt said
classes and events will likely span
June through September with four
sessions.
She said that the emphasis in the
classes here in Hardin County will
be on the use of native Iowa tree
and plant stock in future landscaping
projects.
It is anticipated that the classes
will be held in Iowa Falls, Alden,
Steamboat Rock and Eldora, four in
all spread over the summer months.
by Rick Patrie
News Editor
CEDAR RAPIDS – Alliant
Energy is joining the chorus of stake
holders reminding its customers that
now could likely be the time they
have to make important choices
about trees for communities and
homeowners.
The
company
says
many
communities
are
proactively
removing ash trees because of the
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). This
insect attacks and kills ash trees.
Alliant Energy’s crews are often
part of the effort to safely remove
Ash trees near power lines.
Because of EAB, they take
special precautions to limit the
transportation of these trees. They
follow the guidelines that prohibit
moving trees out of a quarantined
county. In special cases, they finely
shred the trees to required standards
to eliminate any larvae.
After a tree is removed, Alliant
Energy encourages careful planning
so customers can get maximum
energy-savings
benefits
from
replacement trees, while also
reducing outages and the need for
extensive tree trimming.
Historically, communities planted
ash trees along roads because they
grew fast and looked nice. However,
these trees often contact power lines
and cause an outage. To prevent
outages, Alliant Energy crews must
do routine tree trimming.
“Certain types of trees work really
well in a given location,” said Dan
Green, arborist and manager of tree
trimming for Alliant Energy. “You
shouldn’t plant a tree that will grow
tall if there are power lines above it.”
When replanting after EAB, several
factors should be considered. If the
tree will go near power lines, use a
species that doesn’t grow tall. If the
tree is designed to provide shade
and energy efficiency, it should be
planted where there is a lot of room
to grow.
Information about the many
species of trees that work well in
all locations, including under power
lines, is available at alliantenergy.
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Eldora and Hubbard
are Branching Out
by Rick Patrie
News Editor
ELDORA – Volunteers and
community leaders in both Hubbard
and Eldora are planting trees in
their town to save energy, improve
air quality, and reduce storm water
runoff. The local effort is part of the
statewide Trees Forever and Alliant
Energy Branching Out program.
Both communities have been
long time and active participants in
the program of reforestation run by
Alliant Energy.
“We’re looking forward to
working with Trees Forever and
Alliant Energy to grow our tree
canopy in Eldora this year,” said
local project volunteer Ann Raisch.
“With their help, we are literally
planting a better environment while
making Eldora healthier, more
vibrant and more energy efficient.”
Trees shade built surfaces such
as homes, businesses, streets,
sidewalks, and parking lots reducing
the heat those surfaces absorb. Trees
also cool the surrounding air. Both
of these things keep communities
cooler in the summer and reduce
cooling energy needs and peak
electric demand. Tree also help
break up cold winter winds and
reduce heating energy in the winter
months.
Trees Forever administers the
Branching Out program throughout
Iowa, providing technical and
planning support to participating
communities. Alliant Energy funds
the overall program, and provides
project grants to the communities.
This spring the Branching Out
program is giving $181,923.80 in
grants to assist Iowa communities
and groups with 44 tree-planting
projects. Eldora will receive
$1,376.00 for its tree-planting
project.
Alliant Energy started Branching
Out in 1989, we’ve partnered with
communities.
If you would like to volunteer
to help plant and care for the trees
in Eldora, call Ann Raisch at (641)
939-7148 or (641) 640-0145 or
Trees Forever at 1-800-369-1269
x110.
Branching Out grant applications
are accepted throughout the year, but
are considered for funding during
two grant-making cycles (spring and
fall). The next application deadline
is June 1 for fall 2015 projects,
with award recipients announced
in August. For more information,
call Trees Forever at 1-800-3691269 x110, or alliantenergy.com/
branchingout or treesforever.org.
Clean-up at the nature center
by Rick Patrie
News Editor
HARDIN COUNTY – If you
don’t have any projects for your own
lawn, then stretch your imagination
a little, and consider helping out at
the Calkins Nature Center where the
lawn is as big as a small farm and
there are projects everywhere.
On Wednesday, April 22nd, from
noon to 4 p.m. Calkins Nature
Area will be having its third annual
volunteer workday. Staff at Calkins
are looking for volunteers to help
us complete some natural resource
enhancement goals. This will also
provide everyone an opportunity to
make a positive impact.
This event will take place rain or
shine and some of the activities may
include:
Honeysuckle and invasive species
removal from our forests and
prairies.
Timber
stand
improvement
activities.
Preparation
for
deer
pen
expansion.
Improving habitat at our bird
viewing station.
Community
groups
and
organizations are welcome to attend
but they ask that you let us know if
you are bringing more than seven
people. Call .641-648-9878 or email
[email protected]
New treatment option
for ash infestation
by Rick Patrie
News Editor
AMES — Developments on the
treatment front are moving almost
as quickly as the infestation moves
across Iowa.
But there are still cautions to
owners of Ash trees that they
consider the costs and benefits,
consider the age and the overall
state of the tree before making the
investment. It is a message that’s
been repeated by District State
Forester Joe Herring who happens
to live in Eldora and work a central
Iowa region.
Herring not long ago had an
appearance scheduled at the Eldora
Library.
Meanwhile, just since the first
of the year, the four-page Emerald
Ash Borer Management Options,
PM 2084, has been revised and
is available from Iowa State
University Extension and Outreach
as a free download. The publication
provides recommendations on how
to protect ash trees from the emerald
ash borer. Information about the
life stages affected by systemic
insecticides, two new professional
products and proper use to protect
insect pollinators has been added
to the publication. It also highlights
two pesticides that protect the ash
tree for two years.
Properly
applied
systemic
insecticides provide effective and
consistent protection against the
emerald ash borer. Ash trees within
15 miles of a confirmed emerald ash
borer infestation are at risk of attack.
Ash trees outside the risk zone
should be monitored for emerald ash
borer symptoms.
“The best way to protect ash trees
from the emerald ash borer is to treat
the trees before they are infested,”
said ISU Extension and Outreach
Entomologist Mark Shour, one of
the publication’s authors. Infested
trees with less than 30 percent
dieback of the crown due to emerald
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Sports
Friday, April 17, 2015 • pAge 4B
Damon in 1500, sprint medley break school records for girls
South Hardin girls 2nd,
boys 3rd at CMB Coed
by Scott Bierle
Sports Editor
BAXTER- A competitive runnerup placing was posted by the South
Hardin girls’ track and field team at
the Collins-Maxwell-Baxter Coed
here Monday.
The Tigers were in a three-way
race for the team title and settled for
second, scoring 96 points. The host
Raiders celebrated the nine-team
crown at 100 points with West Marshall a close third at 94.
The effort pleased South Hardin
coach Mike Olson, “This was the
best we have looked this season; we
ran hard and competed well. The
girls were more confident in what
they were doing. We are still looking for some younger kids to step up
and help, but things are coming together.”
The South Hardin boys gathered
up 83 points and took third in the
eight-team field.
Four first placings and a pair of
school records topped the showing
for the South Hardin girls.
Sarah Boomgarden finished first
in both track and field events, winning the high jump with a leap of
5-foot and then in a photo-finish won
the 200 meters at 27.33-seconds to
West Marshall’s Allison Hilleman at
27.37. Claire Damon left the 3000
meter field in the rear-view mirror, winning the long run by nearly
15-seconds with a time of 11:55.18.
The 4x800 relay garnered gold with
the foursome of Megan Carr, Jordana Keahy, Kayla Anderson and
Miquela Teske running 10:47.31.
The Tigers’ two school records
ended second-best with Damon
in the 1500 meters with a reading
of 5:19.25 and the sprint medley
of Sarah Wiechmann, Anderson,
Emma Gourley and Boomgarden
with a 1:59.98 clocking. Damon’s
time edged Lydia Rose’s record
of 5:19.50, while the medley time
broke the mark of 2:00.10. The two
events were won in 5:16.39 by North
Polk’s Amelia Lesher in the 1500
and C-M-B at 1:55.95 in the sprint
medley.
Additional top three placings were
Rose in the 1500 at 5:37.22, Teske
in the 800 open at 2:35.31 and the
distance medley of Gourley, Paige
Harrell, Keahy and Teske in 4:52.58.
Olson added, “Claire and Sarah
both gave great efforts; Claire had
two very good times in the long races, (Miquela) Teske had three very
good 800s and Emma Gourley had
four great 200s.”
Five teams combined for firsts in
18 of the 19 events with four each
for South Hardin, C-M-B and Saydel
and three for North Polk and Madrid.
Glendon Mesch captured the one
top honor for the South Hardin boys,
bettering the discus ring. The senior
sailed the saucer 131-feet 9-inches
with second by C-M-B’s Girard Patrick at 128-10 1/2.
The Tigers tacked on another five
seconds and two thirds. One of each
came in the long jump pit as David
Shindelar measured 19-feet-5 3/4 for
second and Jordin Wilkie 19-feet-4
C-M- B Raider
Coed Invitational
GIRLS TEAM STANDINGS
1- Collins-Maxwell-Baxter 100, 2South Hardin 96, 3- West Marshall
94, 4- North polk 84.5, 5- Madrid 61,
6- Saydel 54, 7- Ballard 41, 8- ColoNeSCO 37.5, 9- Colfax-Mingo 21.
South Hardin Placewinners
100M Dash – 4- Sarah Boomgarden 13.61; 200M Dash – 1- Boomgarden 27.33, 4- emma gourley
28.28; 400M Dash – 6- Laura Campbell 1:06.04; 800M Run – 3- Miquela
Teske 2:35.31, 4- Megan Carr
2:40.12; 1500M Run – 2- Claire Damon 5:19.25, 3- Lydia Rose 5:37.22;
3000M Run – 1- Damon 11:55.18;
4x200 Relay – 6- 1:57.43 (gourley,
Kayla Anderson, Sarah Wiechmann,
Ashley Mcewen); 4x400 Relay –
4- 4:34.95 (Jordana Keahy, Carr,
Teske, Campbell); 4x800 Relay –
1- 10:47.31 (Carr, Keahy, Anderson,
Teske); Sprint Medley – 2- 1:59.98
(Wiechmann, Anderson, gourley,
Boomgarden); Distance Medley
– 3- 4:52.58 (gourley, paige Harrell, Keahy, Teske); High Jump –
1- Boomgarden 5-0; Long Jump
– 5- Wiechmann 13-9 3/4; Discus –
5- Heubner 95-9 1/2.
1/4 for third. The long jump champ
was Bryce Kemp of C-M-B at 20-11.
Rounding out the medals were silvers for Mesch in the shot put at 41feet-4, D. Shindelar in the 200 open
at 24.12 and the 4x200 at 1:37.06 and
shuttle hurdle (1:03.34) relays, while
the distance medley ran 3:53.55 for
the bronze. Wilkie, D. Shindelar and
Sam Shindelar were legs of the 4x2
and shuttle hurdle along with Justin
Skartvedt on the 4x2 and Mesch on
the SHR. Carrying the baton on the
medley were Skartvedt, S. Shindelar, Holden Hillmer and Austin
Hutchins.
The host Raiders and North Polk
both won five events and went onetwo with 138 points and 115, respectively.
The South Hardin girls go to Gilbert Monday and Story City Thursday, while the boys travel to Conrad
Thursday for the BCLUW Invitational. Friday, April 24 the Tigers
will host the South Hardin Coed in
Eldora.
BOYS TEAM STANDINGS
1- Collins-Maxwell-Baxter 138, 2North polk 115, 3- South Hardin 83,
4- Ballard 68, 5- Colo-NeSCO 58,
6- Saydel 34, 7- West Marshall 33,
8- Colfax-Mingo 9.
South Hardin Placewinners
100M Dash – 4- Jordin Wilkie
11.70; 200M Dash – 2- David Shindelar 24.12; 800M Run – 6- Hunter
edgerton 2:20.13; 110M High Hurdles – 4- glendon Mesch 16.65;
4x100 Relay – 5- 49.20 (David
Fleming, Ty Cook, Vince Cook, Zach
Shore); 4x200 Relay – 2- 1:37.06
(Justin Skartvedt, Sam Shindelar,
D. Shindelar, Wilkie); 4x400 Relay
– 5- 3:47.07 (Austin Hutchins, Holden Hillmer, edgerton, Zac Farrell);
4x800 Relay – 4- 9:08.64 (edgerton, Kole Allison, Hillmer, Hutchins);
1600M Medley – 3- 3:53.55 (Skartvedt, S. Shindelar, Hillmer, Hutchins);
Shuttle Hurdle Relay – 2- 1:03.34
(Mesch, S. Shindelar, Wilkie, D.
Shindelar); High Jump – 4- Sam
Shindelar 5-8; Long Jump – 2- Wilkie 19-5 3/4; 3- D. Shindelar 19-4 1/4;
Shot Put – 2- Mesch 41-4; Discus
– 1- Mesch 131-9.
STARTER- Above,
South Hardin’s Emma
Gourley blasts from
the blocks during the
start of a relay during a
recent track and field.
Monday at the C-M-B
Coed, Gourley started
the distance medley and
4x200 relay, ran a leg of
the sprint medley that
broke the school record
and finished fourth in
the 200 meter dash.
BATON CARRIERS- At
right, the Tigers’ Hunter
Edgerton runs on the inside lane against a Madrid
runner during a leg of the
4x800 relay recently.
South Hardin A-team
wins two trap shoots
SOUTH HARDIN HS TRAP TEAM- Pictured are members of the
South Hardin High School trapshooting team. Front row, left to
right, Bridger Lawrence, Jacob VanDePol, Sean Rogers, Blaire
Card, Michaela Friest, Samantha Reinertson, Kaden Davis, Cade
Prosser, Brant Friest. Back row, l to r, Matthew Wiechmann, Alex
Stowe, Vince Cook, Seth Miles, Trevor Sellers, Brandon Meints,
Rigby Ackerman. Not shown were Josh Bartusek, Ryan Boeke,
Michael Glaser, Andrea Steiner, Bryan Zeisneiss.
SOUTH HARDIN MS TRAP
TEAM- Pictured are members
of the South Hardin Middle
School trapshooting team.
Front row, left to right, Tanner Lawrence, Shelby May,
Jakota Maakestad, Sarah
England, Morgan Reinertson,
Kaylee Brown, Jake Maakestad. Back row, l to r, Palmer
Drum, Peter Wiechmann,
James Maakestad, Caleb
Bruns, Justin Meints, Thain
Friest. Not shown were Seth
Lindaman, Justin Mesch,
Rachel Rosonke, Thomas
Spiehs, Meghan VanDePol.
MARSHALLTOWN- The quintet of Alex Stowe, Brant Friest,
Bridger Lawrence, Sean Rogers and
Trevor Sellers of the South Hardin
Trap team bagged first placings during an eight-team meet at the Marshalltown Gun Club Monday and
during a six-team shoot at the Stockdale Gun Club Saturday.
At Marshalltown Monday, the
South Hardin A fired a 209 with
BCLUW-East Marshall second at
203. Friest’s 47 of 50 led the winners and was the overall champion
followed by Stowe 43, Rogers 42,
Lawrence 39 and Sellers 36.
The South Hardin C-team took
third at 198 with 44s for Brandon
Meints and Jacob VanDePol, Samantha Reinertson 39, Kaden Davis 38 and Cade Prosser 33. Meints
placed third individually in a shootoff and Reinertson with the runnerup for the girls.
Saturday at Ackley, the South Hardin A was locked in, breaking 219
targets. Friest’s 46 was a team-high
with 44 each for Stowe, Rogers and
Sellers and 41 for Lawrence. Belmond-Klemme was second at 207.
Individually, VanDePol was one
of three to hit 48 of 50 and took second in a shoot-off, while Reinertson
finished first and teammate Michaela
Friest second at 42 and 37, respectively, for the girls.
South Hardin also shot Sunday at
the Marshalltown Gun Club against
BCLUW-East Marshall. BCLUWEM finished first at 206 with the SH
B-team second at 174 and A-team
third at 169.
The B-team counted Davis 41,
Meints and VanDePol 40, Prosser 33
and Matthew Wiechmann 20, while
for the A-team were Sellers 38, Lawrence 37, Stowe 36, Rogers 32 and
Vince Cook 26.
BCLUW-EM swept the top three
placings for the boys, while for the
girls, Reinertson was first at 42 and
Blaire Card third at 10.
South Hardin Middle School
Monday at Marshalltown:
SH Y-team first at 192 – shooters
Tanner Lawrence 46, Seth Lindaman
43, Justin Meints 40, Sarah England
32, Thomas Spiehs 31; SH X-team
third at 168 – shooters Jake Maakestad 46, Jakota Maakestad 37, Caleb Bruns 36, James Maakestad 26,
Palmer Drum 23.
Individually - boys- first Jake
Maakestad 46, second Lawrence
46, third Lindaman 43; girls– Jakota
Maakestad first 37.
Sunday at Marshalltown:
SH Y-team first at 176 – shooters Spiehs 40, Lindaman 39, Peter
Wiechmann 39, Lawrence 30, England 28; SH X-team second at 170
– shooters Jake Maakestad 42, Jakota Maakestad 40, Bruns 34, James
Maakestad 28, Shelby May 26.
Individually - boys– first Jake
Maakestad 42, third Spiehs 40;
girls– first Jakota Maakestad 40, second England 28, third May 26.
Saturday at Ackley:
SH Y-team first at 199 – shooters
Wiechmann 47, Lindaman 47, England 37, Spiehs 36, Meints 34; SH
X-team second at 184 – shooters
Jake Maakestad 45, James Maakestad 41, Bruns 38, Jakota Maakestad
33, Drum 27.
Individually – boys- Wiechmann
47, Jake Maakestad 45, Lindaman
45; girls- England 37, Jakota Maakestad 33.

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