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Thousands gather on the
streets to celebrate ISU’s
annual Veishea event.
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NM Celebrates
Bike to School Day
EBF student and Agri-Power FFA member, Codey
Rupprecht was presented the Gary Mitterer Family
Scholarship by his grandfather, Gary Mitterer [submitted]. More coverage on the 2014 Agri-Power FFA
Annual Banquet on Page 3 of this week’s newspaper,
The Sun.
These are just a few of the 40 hand decorated Easter Eggs
from Ukraine on display at Grace Evangelical Church in
Oskaloosa [OskyNews.org].
From Ukraine To Oskaloosa
When you walk into the Grace
Evangelical Lutheran Church on the
east side of Oskaloosa, a couple
of very special trees can be found.
These simple black metal trees hold
some hand crafted treasures from the
country of Ukraine.
The Oskaloosa church has
been a sister church to one in Kiev,
Ukraine, for around 5 years now.
Recently, the church in Kiev sent a
‘thank you” package to the church in
Oskaloosa. Among those items were
40 of these hand-crafted Easter Eggs.
Pastor Roger Neumann of Grace
Evangelical Lutheran Church said of
the gift, “We’re not doing that much.
We do what we can. We’re a small
church. I’ve just been really proud of
the people.”
Since the tension in the Ukraine
has increased, the concern and interest from the Oskaloosa church congregation has increased for their sister church. The question has been
raised if people should continue to
give to the church because of the
uncertainty. “Yes, more so than ever,
now is the need”, said Neumann.
In Kiev, the older women make
the decorated eggs to sell for extra
money. Each egg is blown clean, and
then the intricate process of applying
wax and dying the eggs begins. “They
want us to have these”, Neumann
said. The elderly women are the
one’s to typically make the delicate
eggs. “The younger generation really
isn’t picking up the craft anymore,”
said Neumann. Six to eight hours
is required to make any egg. “In a
sense, these are going to, kind of, be
the last of a time of these being produced this way,” Neumann stated.
The eggs have many symbolic
messages crafted into the art. Each
color symbolizes something differ-
ent. For example, green is for new
life. Neumann said that Pink is for
prosperity, wealth and contentment.
“You don’t see a lot of pink,” says
Neumann. “It almost makes you want
to cry.”
The church also received a hand
carved cross that stands upright on a
table. The carving is so intricate, the
artist is able to complete about 3 per
year. The church received what may
have been the artist’s last creation,
because not long after it was sent the
artist passed away.
In the past, the church had
received some hand-painted refrigerator magnets and then recently with
the latest shipment received hand
painted scenic pictures.
The collection box started for the
sister church nearly 5 years ago, and
no one was sure how long the support would continue, but the members
of the congregation have continued
to support the project. “The people
here have been great,” said Pastor
Neumann. “A great congregation. A
great group of people.”
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North Mahaska school to celebrate National Bike to School Day
on Friday, May 2
North Mahaska Community
Schools in New Sharon will join
schools from around the country to
celebrate National Bike to School
Day on May 2, 2014.
Approximately 50 students will be
riding or walking to school Friday,
May 2 along with parents, teachers
and community leaders.
The event begins at 7:30 a.m. with
kids, parents and community leaders
riding from the New Sharon City Park
building. Bicyclists and walkers arrive
at the school at approximately 8 a.m.
Other special activities associated
with the event include a bike safety
assembly with New Sharon’s policeman Kevin Lamberson. The following week students are encouraged
to bike or walk to school and receive
a raffle ticket. Prizes to include bike
helmets, pedometers, water bottles,
bike accessories and a new bike.
Bike to School Day encourages a
nationwide bike-focused celebration
for students in the month of May and
builds on the popularity and success
of Walk to School Day, which is celebrated across the country – and the
world – each October.
Bike to School Day events raise
awareness of the need to create safer
routes for bicycling and walking and
emphasize the importance of issues
such as increasing physical activity
among children, pedestrian safety,
reducing traffic congestion and concern for the environment. The events
build connections between families,
schools and the broader community.
The event is being organized
by North Mahaska Wellness
Committee.
For additional local information,
please contact Julie Knoot School
Nurse.
For more information: Walk and
Bike to School Day: www.walkbiketoschool.org, National Center for
Safe Routes to School: www.saferoutesinfo.org
About National
Bike to School Day
National Bike to School Day, coordinated by the National Center for
Safe Routes to School, provides an
opportunity for communities across
the country to join together to bicycle
to school on the same day. The
event builds on the excitement surrounding National Bike Month, led
by the League of American Bicyclists
each May, as well as the popularity
of Walk to School Day, coordinated by the National Center for Safe
Routes to School every October.
Veishea Cancelled!
North Mahaska Alumni React to Cancelled
Veishea Event at Iowa State University
Written by Stacia McGriff,
The Sun News Coordinator
“One of the reasons I chose to come to Iowa State
was because it had big opportunities, but still had a
small town feel. It had such a welcoming feeling and I
very quickly felt at home. With that being said, it was
really a let down to see the damage that was caused to
campus-town at Iowa State during Veishea (2014). Iowa
is often thought of as a nice and friendly state and it is
unfortunate that my campus may have changed those
notions,” said Paige Behrens, 2011 North Mahaska
graduate who is now a Cyclone at ISU.
‘Veishea’, Iowa State’s week long annual celebration is held each spring on campus. The event highlights it’s annual parade, and many groups promote
the universities facilities and departments. On campus
organizations, exhibit many products and technologies
and help raise funds for different charity groups.
Veishea started in 1922 and was meant to be a
celebration of the school, however it has had problems in the past. This year was no exception as a riot
occurred on April 9, early in the morning. It was after
that, ISU president, Steven Leath suspended the rest
of the activities of the 2104 Veishea festival.
ISU student and 2012 NM track standout Tanner
Wanders said, “I think Tuesday night went too far.
There’s going out and having a good time, and then
there’s getting out of control. I think a lot of students
realized that afterwards. Even though Veishea got
cancelled, everyone still got together to eat on central
campus to show that Tuesday wasn’t a real representation of Veishea. I think the activities on Saturday,
like the parade and different stands are a big part of it
because it gets a lot of different areas of the college
together to showcase the school. I felt bad that it got
cancelled because a lot of students put tons of hours
into making it happen and then it was all for nothing.
The worst part is the people that were part of the
problem, probably weren’t going to participate in any
of the Veishea activities, so they won’t feel any of the
punishment.”
Nicky Dahm, a former 1989 ISU graduate who has
a daughter also attending ISU, expressed, “What a lot
of people do not understand about Veishea is that it
is so much more than a week long party. There are
multiple student groups, not to mention the individual
colleges within ISU that use this as a way to showcase what they are learning and what makes ISU so
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special. I graduated from ISU in 1989 with a degree
in Psychology and actively participated in the float
building each year with my sorority. So many students
spend countless hours over the months leading up to
this week preparing. Stars Over Veishea, the parade
and the floats, not to mention thousands of cherry
pies made and sold each year are just a few of the
traditions that make this so special. It is a shame a
few people had to ruin this for the students who literally spent thousands of hours of time to make Veisha
happen.”
Unfortunately, on one evening of Veishea, several
thousand people gathered and cars were overturned,
light poles and stop signs were torn down and an injury
occurred causing hospitalization. “I was very disappointed in the few students that were out of control.
They not only made themselves look bad, they made
Iowa State look bad. We’re so much better than that
and I don’t want us to be known for the poor decisions
of a few. I think the whole situation has been handled
well by the administration but I hope they don’t decide
to end it for good,” saidd ISU student Katie Dahm.
Paige Behrens also said, “A huge number of
students worked countless hours to make Veishea a
great event that doesn’t involve partying. They started
working a year ago, after Veishea 2013, and it would
be devastating to have that all taken away from you.
However, I feel that President Leath made the right
choice in canceling Veishea for the year. If unsafe
situations were already taking place on Tuesday night,
he had no way of predicting what could happen later
in the week. Granted, canceling won’t stop all unsafe
behavior, but I feel like he didn’t have much of a
choice. While my initial feelings were disappointment
in my university, I was quickly reminded of the good in
people. Less than a day after this happened, a girl on
campus started taking donations for repairs to campus-town and the cars that had been tipped and has
already raised over $5,000. Events on Facebook were
also created to meet on central campus to show the
university that we can carry on the tradition of Veisha
in a responsible way. Veishea is such a great tradition
that celebrates the college and hopefully in the future,
individuals at my university will see it that way too.”
The week long annual Veishea at Iowa State
University is being handled by a task force created
to discuss the future of the universities well known
event.
The 2014 Tulip Time Queen is Leah Blankespoor, a 17-year-old
Pella Christian High School Senior, who, born during the week of Tulip
Time Week, has had a life-long fondness for all things Tulip Time. She
would even walk to the mailbox in her wooden shoes as a child, and
indeed, wore a pair completely out.
Leah is the daughter of Mark and Laura Blankespoor. Mark is a
physical therapist, one of the owners of the Pella Recreation Center,
and formerly founded Work Systems Rehab and Fitness. Laura works
in the call center at Pella Regional Health Center. Laura has strong
Dutch roots in Morry (former English teacher at Pella Christian High)
and Rose Blankespoor on her father’s side, and through Gerrit and
Helma Davelaar and Davis Tebben from Sioux Center on her mother’
side. Relatives on both sides came from the Gelderland area; maternal
relatives extend to Germany as well.
Leah has an older sister and a 7-year-old Yorkiepoo named Ellie –
“8 pounds of fluff!” Leah plans to attend Iowa State University and
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Slated for Restoration
The Baker/Gilchrist windmill at Nelson Pioneer Farm and Museum in Oskaloosa came down on
Tuesday morning. It was lowered by the Shelter Construction Company crew who will rebuild a new
structure from the old pattern. The windmill was showing signs of deterioration after the long cold
winter and the Mahaska County Iowa Farm Bureau Federation generously stepped in to finance the
restoration. The windmill originally stood on the Baker Farm and was over a century old. The Aermotor mill
head dates from 1933 and was donated from the Gilchrist farm. Together these have made an iconic
presence at the Mahaska County Historical Society site. The repairs should be completed by June and the mill back in place. The repairs will restore the
mill and pump to working condition which will fill the stock tank by the old Nelson White Barn on the
property.
Nelson Pioneer Farm and Museum is open May through September for visitors to explore the history of Mahaska County and agriculture. For additional information and programs visit the website at
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Vilcone Enters Guilty Plea
By Ken Allsup, OskyNews.org
and contributing writer to The Sun
On April 15, 2014, defendant Bryan Draper
Vilcone, was arraigned upon the two charges contained in the Amended Trial Information, filed April
15, 2014, and being fully advised of his rights and
acknowledging full understanding of same, voluntarily
entered pleas of guilty to Amended Count II: Attempt
to Commit Murder, a class B felony, in violation of
Section 707.11, Code of Iowa; and Amended Count
III: Child Endangerment Resulting in the Death of
a Child, a class B felony, in violation of Sections
726.6(1)(d) and 726.6(4), Code of Iowa. The court
found a factual basis in support of the pleas and has
accepted the defendant’s pleas of guilty.
Sentencing is set for the 26th day of June, 2014
at 10:00 o’clock a.m.
Vilcone is facing up to 25 years on Count II, with
70% of time to be served before being eligible for parole.
Vilcone faces up to 50 years on Count III, with both sentences to be served concurrently.
For some history on the case A press release by the Oskaloosa Police Department
at the time of Vilcone’s arrest stated:
On April 18, 2013 at approximately 6:52 P.M., officers with the Oskaloosa Police Department responded
to the Mahaska Health Partnership Emergency Room to
investigate a report of possible child abuse. When officers
arrived, they discovered that seven-week-old Raelynn
M. Hart was receiving treatment for injuries. The child’s
mother informed officers that Hart received the injuries
while in the care of a family friend, 24 year old Bryan
Draper Vilcone of 707 2nd Avenue East in Oskaloosa,
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on that date the defendant met with the mother of the child
and delivered the child to the mother. The mother at that time
noted that the child was not acting normal. The mother later
that evening took the child to the local hospital where she
was seen by physicians, and then was then transported to
the hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. The child was examined
and treated at the hospital and the physicians noted severe
internal head injuries. The child died on April 21, 2013, as a
result of those injuries. The defendant was interviewed and
during the interview he stated that he had shaken the child
on at least 3 separate occasions during the late afternoon of April 18, 2013
because the child was crying. He stated that after the final shaking the child
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The World Food Prize Iowa
Youth Institute is growing rapidly into a model STEM program,
reaching and inspiring students
statewide to fight hunger in their
hometowns and to explore STEM
career paths. Students participated
in engaging activities and interacted with the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, ISU President Leath, and
2010 World Food Prize Laureate Jo
Luck.
The World Food Prize Youth
Institute at Iowa State University
is growing rapidly – it has more
than tripled in size in three years
- and on Monday brought together
over 230 high school students and
120 teachers from across Iowa
to explore critical global issues
and academic and career paths in
STEM fields.
Students that attended from
North Mahaska High School were
Elizabeth Moore (right) and
Michaela Heys (left), Ag Teacher
Alyssa Foster also attended and
helped the students write their four
page paper. A highlight of the day
was student interaction with 2010
World Food Prize Laureate Jo
Luck, Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov.
Kim Reynolds, and ISU President
Steven Leath, who is a plant scientist himself.
Dr. Norman Borlaug, whose centennial is being celebrated this year
and whose statue Iowa recently
installed in the U.S. Capitol, envisioned this and other World Food
Prize youth programs as the way
to inspire the next generation of
scientists and humanitarians to go
into critical fields and to help solve
the challenge ahead: Feeding the
9 billion people who will be on our
planet by the year 2050. To put the
number in perspective, when Dr.
Borlaug was born 100 years ago,
there were about 1.8 billion people
on the planet.
“These programs connect realworld issues and challenges that
need solved to actual academic
pathways and research that’s going
on right here in the state of Iowa,”
said Amb. Kenneth M. Quinn, president of The World Food Prize
major in event management. She
hopes to one day help plan Tulip
Time or the Iowa State Fair.
Attendant Mariah Eekhoff, a
Pella Christian High School senior,
has been waiting for this opportunity
since fourth grade, when she was
one of the Tulip Time flower girls. She
is the daughter of Byron and Cindy
Eekhoff, who met at Dordt College
and are the owners of H&S Feed
and Country Store in Oskaloosa.
Byron manages the store, and Cindy
is a receptionist at Eyecare Partners.
Mariah has two younger brothers
and Abby, a yellow lab (“I don’t like
her,” confides Mariah. “She’s needy
and barks a lot.”)
Mariah’s maternal grandfather is Conard de Boom, the oldest
child of Tony de Boom and Fannie
Altena from Sioux Center. Conrad
married Adelyn Netten, daughter of
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• At Emmetsburg High School,
one teacher assigns all sophomore
biology students to prepare posters on world hunger, using World
Food Prize curriculum, and encourages them to bring canned food to
donate to the Upper Des Moines
Food Pantry on the day of their
presentations.
Maria Belding, a Pella High
School senior, attended the Iowa
Youth Institute two years ago, and
says the World Food Prize youth
programs have changed her life. “I
met other kids who were driven and
passionate about major world problems, and met my best friend and
business partner,” Maria said. She
and her friend have since authored
“Fighting for Food: A Guide for
Running Successful Food Drives
in High Schools,” which is being
picked up by organizations nationally, and she has also spearheaded
a new database that allows food
pantries to post information about
unneeded supplies on a website
that can be searched by other
organizations serving the hungry.
The database is approved to begin
a pilot phase in Iowa and North
Dakota and is called MEANS, for
Matching Excess And Need for
Stability.
This year marks the third anniversary of the Iowa Youth Institute,
and the 20th anniversary of the very
first World Food Prize youth program, the Global Youth Institute.
More information is available
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Foundation. “Our goal is to enthuse
high school students about the huge
realm of possibilities out there, and
to dream big when it comes to
choosing their future paths.”
The Iowa Youth Institute connects students interested in science, agriculture and related fields
with Iowa leaders and innovators
on the cutting edge of science and
research. Each participating high
school student wrote a research
paper on a key issue that impacts
hunger in another a country, such
as water scarcity or gender inequality. The students propose their own
solutions in small-group roundtable
discussions facilitated by academic
and industry experts, and students
and teachers also participate in
hands-on “immersion” activities in
research facilities and labs at Iowa
State University.
“I loved every second of the
Institute. Jo Luck was an amazing speaker and my roundtable
discussion group was great,” said
Molly Gustafson, a student at
Independence High School. “Later,
I went to the Global Resource
Systems immersion session and
decided that is what I am going to
major in when I come to ISU.”
The impact of this event is having much more lasting effects that
go past the day itself. Participating
students and teachers have begun
taking lessons they learn back to
their hometowns to create and host
hunger-fighting programs:
• In Boone, a student and teacher organized a community hunger
banquet and raised nearly $800 to
send children to school and equip a
school feeding center in Tanzania.
• Sumner-Fredericksburg High
Hendrich Netten and Sadie Westra
from Northwest Iowa.Her paternal grandfather was John Eekhoff,
Jr., son of John Eekhoff, Sr. and
Jenny Nieman. Her grandmother
was Thelma Verhoef, firstborn child
of Cornelius Verhoef and Cornelia
Post.
Mariah’s future plans are to
attend Bethel University to earn her
BS in nursing and to work in an operating room or obstetrics department.
Attendant Rachel Mueller from
Pella High School is the daughter
of Jim and Julia Mueller. Her mother is Dutch; her father is German.
Julia’s parents are Sandra and
Bruce Heerema, who played for the
Chicago Bears farm team, was coowner of Boat Furniture, and cofounded Heritage Lace. Jim’s parents are Emil Mueller from Peterson,
IA and Kathryn George (“Far-away
Grandma”) from Cherokee, IA.
Rachel’s immediate family also
includes three dogs.
Jim Mueller is the chief operating officer at Storey Kenworthy in
Des Moines, and the mayor of Pella.
Julia is co-owner of Cornerstone in
Pella. Rachel has two older sisters,
both attending Iowa State University,
where she, too, will go next year, to
study the performing arts.
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Pella High School is the daughter
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Darwin Lourens is a local contractor; Lauri is a general music teacher
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Steve is director of The Homestead,
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of innovative solutions for autism.
George Smits and Sarah Markus
had Nellie Smits, Sarah’s maternal
grandmother, who married Matthew
Mullins. John Catherenis Vroom
married Cornelia Van Zee, and had
her grandfather, John Vroom (Pella
Engraving). Her father’s relatives are
of many European descents. Louis
Muller married Helda Schmidt. Her
grandmother (Bonnie Erickson)’s family came from Norway, Switzerland
and Germany.
Sarah will attend Iowa State
University this fall to major in journalism and minor in fashion. Her ideal
job is to become a magazine editor.
Attendant Faith Van Wyngarden’s
name tells you she is thoroughly.
This Pella High School senior is the
daughter of John and Sharon Van
Wyngarden, who own and operate
Van’s Electric & Construction, Inc.
Sharon is the daughter of
Raymond Ter Louw (son of Frank
Ter Louw and Wilma [Rozenboom]
Ter Louw) and Norma Eysink (daughter of John and Johanna [DeJong]
Eysink). John is the son of Cornie
(son of Walter Van Wyngarden and
Sadie [Stursma] Van Wyngarden)
and Erma Vander Hart (daughter
of John Vander Hart and Susie
[Meplink] Van Der Hart.
Faith will be leaving her younger
sister, their sister cats, and Lady,
their “mutt who looks like a fox,” to
attend Iowa State University and
major in elementary education while
minoring in Spanish and performing
arts.
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Agri-Power
FFA Banquet
– Celebrating
Hard Work
By Kathy Street,
contributing writer for The Sun
FFA’s Mission Statement:
FFA makes a positive difference
in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier
leadership, personal growth and
career success through agricultural education. Supporting this
motto, Agri-Power FFA, EddyvilleBlakesburg-Fremont’s chapter,
recognized the many highlights
of this past year at their banquet
held on March 24.
Attendees prepared a potluck banquet to accompany baked
potatoes and rolls; additionally,
pork was provided by Cargill Meat
Solutions and ribs were prepared
by J and E’s BBQ. Ozinga’s Feed
provided the table coverings. FFA
officers and members conducted
the evening, under the direction of
Mr. Patrick Powers, their advisor.
The 2013-2014 Agri-Power
FFA Officer team is: President
Tucker Black, Vice President
Katie Larkin, Secretary Rachel
Maloy, Treasurer Paige Shafer,
Reporters Emma Haselhuhn and
Blaire Moore, Sentinel Zach Harris,
and Web Designer Tayler Jones.
The newly named, ready to serve
2014-2015 officers are: President
Rachel Maloy, Vice President
Emma Haselhuhn, Secretary
Paige Shafer, Treasurer Conner
Glosser, Reporters Cayla Glosser,
Katelyn Herr, and Annie Larkin,
Sentinel Ashley Pilcher, and Web
Designer Savannah Wilz.
Honorary Chapter Degrees
were given to several for the help
they’ve been to the Agri-Power
chapter over the years. This year’s
recipients were: Mike and Becky
Roe, Martha McGlothlen, Conne
Replogle, Allison and Aaron Angle,
Perry and Lori Middlesworth and
their daughters Nicole Allen and
Jalene Kennedy. Additionally,
named as an Honorary Chapter
Family were Melody Voss and
her children Rowdy, Tanner and
Devan Voss and Marshal, Hunter
and Savannah Wilz. Amongst all
of these people named, there
have been many hours of time
given to the chapter and many
family members who were part of
the Agri-Power FFA chapter.
Lifetime Achievement Awards
were presented for the first time
by Agri-Power FFA to recipients
Jim and Linda Currier, Shelly
Hoskins and Max Jones. This
level has been designated to recognize people who have already
achieved the Honorary Chapter
degree and then have continued
to maintain contact with and be
respected by the chapter, as well
have community involvement.
In May 2013, Agri-Power
sponsored an open prospect market pig show at the Southern Iowa
Fairgrounds, with over 165 pigs in
competition for large cash prizes.
Tremendous sponsorship made
this happen – (from Blakesburg)
Brooklyn’s Steakhouse, D and T
Express; (from Fremont) Perry
Middlesworth Family, Pioneer,
Fremont Elevator, Mike Brink;
(from Leighton) Leighton Locker;
(from Ottumwa) TSC, Wapello Co.
Extension Office, Country Kitchen,
South Ottumwa Bank; (from
Oskaloosa) Owens Seed Sales,
Channel Seed-Clint Long, H & S
Feed Store and Country Store,
Veenstra Trucking, Ozinga Feed,
State Bank of Bussey, McKim
Tractor; (from Eddyville) Eddyville
Lumber and Hardware.
Perry Middlesworth, Brad
Lehman,
Crop
Production
Services, and Pete VanPolen were
recognized as Farm Sponsors.
The Agri-Power FFA Chapter has
the privilege of having two farms
within the school district, and each
year officers vote on members to
farm the land. Individuals and
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Each year elementary students are encouraged to make a poster depicting safety on the
farm. Recognized at the banquet were this year’s winners. From Eddyville, in order of placings were 1st graders – Molly Shafer, Kate Shafer; 3rd graders – Jaylene Vroegh, Aliveah
Brinegar, Trinity Thompson; 4th graders – Tabitha Gooden, Tray Tilley, Cody Schmitz; 5th
graders – Emalee Davis, Brooke Shafer, Jatin Moore. From Blakesburg, in order of placings
were 1st graders – Ella Ray, Chloe VanHemert, Emma Doll; 2nd graders – Kennedi Miller,
Jason Amos, Madison Stutzman; 3rd graders – Clay Sandifer, Lizzy VanUtrecht, Whitney Klyn;
4th graders – Kennedy Sandeen, Lauren Wells, Kati Williams. From Fremont, in order of placings were 4th graders – Lute Judy, Jessica Moore, Sean Carroll [submitted].
SAE Proficiency Awards: Tayler Jones; Blaire Moore; Clint Borger; Maisie Hughes; Hunter
Kelderman; Maddison Hughes; Logan Street; Conner Glosser; Lane Judy [submitted].
Agri-Power FFA Senior Salute (Left to Right) Advisor Pat Powers, Codey Rupprecht,
Tucker Black, Aaron Gordon, Katie Larkin, Ty Jager, Andrew Larkin, Zach Harris, and Kacey
Dunwoody [submitted].
companies donate financially and
with equipment and time to help
out the Agri-Power FFA.
Chaperones are needed
throughout the year, as AgriPower FFA goes on many trips.
Heidi Hughes and Patti Maloy
have donated for their time given
to make these trips happen.
The Max Jones Family Award
is given to a young member who
shows promise and a passion
for agriculture. This year Clay
Snakenberg was given this $50
gift card by this former FFA member.
The Robert Hallgren Memorial
was given by the family to be distributed to an individual planning
for agriculture in their future. $100
went to Katie Larkin.
Lloyd T and Opal I JonesEddyville FFA Scholarship is
given to persons who show progress and ability to exhibit at the
Iowa State Fair. The winners were
Conner Glosser, Maisie Hughes
and Maddison Hughes.
The Gary Mitterer Family
Scholarship was given to Codey
Rupprecht at this year’s banquet.
Gary and his wife Mary have been
continuing to provide assistance
via this scholarship, and this year
had the privilege of presenting it
to their grandson.
Quad County Soil Judging
Contest representatives presented 2013 awards to one individual
and two teams. Logan Street was
named 1st Place Individual-Junior
Division; Maisie Hughes, Lane
Judy and Jason Pilcher were given
a 2nd Place Team-Junior Division;
Triston Roe, Hunter Kelderman,
and Conner Glosser were given a
2nd Place Team-Senior Division.
Chapter Proficiency Awards
were earned by several individuals, based on their record-keep-
ing and Supervised Agricultural
Experience (SAE): Tayler Jones
(Ag Mechanics and Technology);
Blaire
Moore
(Diversified
Livestock); Clint Borger (Sheep
Placement);
Maisie
Hughes
(Small Animal Production); Hunter
Kelderman (Beef); Maddison
Hughes (Poultry Production);
Logan
Street
(Turf
Grass
Management); Conner Glosser
(Meat Goats); Lane Judy (Equine
Production).
Scholarship pins were given
to FFA members in first place,
at their grade level for academic
success: 9th grade-Claire Jager,
TJ Sinnif, and Brianna VerSteegh
(all 4.0); 10th grade-Maisie
Hughes (4.0); 11th grade-Hunter
Kelderman (3.949); 12th gradeZach Harris (3.944).
Star Members of the chapter
were named: Star GreenhandFreshmen Austin Angle, TJ Sinnif
and CD Brinegar; Star ChapterSenior Tucker Black; Star in AgriBusiness-Senior Ty Jager (Alfalfa
business).
Points Awards were given to
members who put forth top efforts
in meeting and activity attendance. This year in 3rd place
with 500 points was Lane Judy
who received $20 FFA Bucks, in
2nd place with 505 points was
Tayler Jones who received $30
FFA Bucks, and in 1st place with
545 points was Conner Glosser
who received $50 FFA Bucks.
The FFA State Convention
will be held in Ames, April 27-29.
Several will be there representing Agri-Power FFA: Emma
Haselhuhn will be receiving her
Iowa FFA Degree; Logan Street
will be recognized as the State
Turf Grass Proficiency Winner;
Rachel Maloy has advanced to
state with her Secretary’s Book,
Thursday, April 24
B: Omelet, Toast, Fruit Cocktail,
Milk
L: Mac & Cheese, Sizzlers,
Seasoned Carrots, Tomato /
Cucumber Salad, Bread/Butter,
Mandarin Oranges, Raisins, Milk
Friday, April 25
B: Sausage Gravy, Biscuits, 1/2
Orange, Milk
L: Sub Sandwich, Fresh
Veggies, Pasta Salad, Green
Beans, Peaches, Strawberries,
Milk
Monday, April 28
B: Sizzlers, Toast, Peaches,
Milk
L: Nacho/Beef/Cheese, Salsa,
Cherry Tomatoes, Mexican Chili
Beans, Peas, Fruit Cocktail, 1/2
Apple, Milk
Tuesday, April 29
B: French Toast, Fruit Cocktail,
Milk
L: Breaded Beef Patty, Baked
Onion Rings, Sliced Tomatoes,
Baked Beans, 1/2 Orange,
Pineapple, Milk
Wednesday, April 30
B: Egg Patty, Toast, Juice, Milk
L: Pizza Quesadilla, Red
Lettuce/Romaine Salad w/Ranch,
Seasoned Green Beans, Mandarin
Oranges, Apple Salad
EBF Lunch &
Breakfast
NM School
Activities
Monday, April 28
Breakfast -- Breakfast Wrap,
Fruit, Juice, Milk
Lunch -- Corndog, Mixed Veg,
Sw. Potato Fr, Pears, Butter Sand.
Tuesday, April 29
Breakfast -- Cereal, Toast,
Cheese, Fruit, Juice, Milk
Lunch -- Rib Patty/Bun, Fr. Fries,
Baked Beans, Peaches
Wednesday, April 30
Breakfast -- Oatmeal, Toast,
Fruit, Juice, Milk
Lunch -- Chicken, Potatoes/
Gravy, Broccoli, Mixed Fruit, Butter
Sand.
Thursday, May 1
Breakfast -- Sausage Patty,
Toast, Fruit, Juice, Milk
Lunch -- Pizza, Lettuce, Corn,
Pineapple
Friday, May 2
Breakfast -- Cereal, Toast, Fruit,
Juice, Milk
Lunch -- Sub Sandwich, Chips,
Pickle, Carrots/Celery, Apricots
Tucker Black was named Star Chapter Farmer for his participation, Supervised Agricultural Experience Projects, and
academics. Ty Jager was named the Star in Agri-Business for
creating a network for his production and sale of small square
bales of alfalfa [submitted].
and the Ag Sales Team of Tucker
Black, Zach Harris, Danny Larkin
and Annie Larkin will compete;
Conner Glosser and Clay Lathen
will be delegates, and Claire Jager
and Austin Angle will be taking the
GH test; Tayler Jones has been
selected as a Rising Star candidate from the SE District.
2013 Honors since last year’s
banquet: State winners-Harlie Jo
Boyer “Small Animal Proficiency”
and “Star in Agri-Business”; State
Horse Judging-Middle School
Champs-TJ Sinnif (top individual),
Austin Angle, and CD Brinegar;
Supreme FFA Chapter Iowa State
Fair (back to back 2011-20122013); 1st Place State Fair-Ag
Mech Tech, Farm Crops, Breeding
Beef, Meat Goats; 2013 State
Placings- Conduct of Meetings
Team *Gold (Tayler Jones,
Conner Glosser, Annie Larkin,
Maisie Hughes, Clay Lathen,
Daniel Larkin, Logan Street), Ag
Sales Individual *Gold (Tucker
Black), Secretary’s Book *Bronze
(Amanda Ratliff), Ag Sales Team
*Gold (Megan Black, Tucker Black,
Zach Harris, Anna Haselhuhn).
“Future Farmers of America”
was founded in 1928 to help young
people develop the skills necessary to feed our growing world,
and this included not only planting
and harvesting, but also science
and business. As time marches
on, FFA continues to encourage
the development of talents and
searching out interests in many
career paths. This exploration
may lead to farming the land, science fields, medical fields, engineering, construction, mechanics
or beginning a business.
FFA’s motto is “Learning
to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning
to Live, Living to Serve,” and
ultimately, what you see in our
local Agri-Power organization is
youth finding their potential and
developing strong work ethics,
while surrounded by a network of
ag-supporters—including alumni,
businesses and other individuals
invested in the community.
Thursday, April 24:
4:15p.m.-Golf vs HLV at home
4:30p.m.-Boys
Eddyville
Track
at
Friday, April 25:
4:30p.m.- Girls Track BGM at
Brooklyn
Saturday, April 26:
6:30p.m.-Prom
4:15p.m.- Golf vs Sigourney at
4:30p.m.- JH Track at Eddyville
Monday, April 28:
home,
5:00p.m.- Girls Track PCM at
Monroe
Tuesday, April 29:
4:15pm- Golf at Belle Plaine
4:30pm-
Eddyville
Boys
Track
at
Wednesday, April 30:
2:00p.m. Dismissal
EBF
Calendar
Thursday, April 24
7:00am Color Guard TryoutsHS
8:00am
B/GTR-HS
Drake
Relays
1:00pm BG-HS @ Davis
County
1:00pm ROCKET Submissions
Due
4:15pm GG-HS @ Chariton
4:30pm BTR-HS @ EBF
Friday, April 25
7:00am Color Guard TryoutsHS
8:00am
B/GTR-HS
Drake
Relays
2:15pm 6th Grade Orientation
@ HS
4:30pm B/GTR-JH @ PCM
(Monroe)
Saturday, April 26
8:00am
B/GTR-HS
Drake
Relays
7:00pm Promenade & Prom-HS
Sunday, April 27
FFA Conference @ Ames
Monday, April 28
FFA Conference @ Ames
1:00pm BG-HS @ PCM Classic
4:00pm GG-JV @ Davis County
4:30pm B/GTR-JH @ EBF
Tuesday, April 29
FFA Conference @ Ames
1:00pm GG-HS @ PCM
(moved to May 5)B/GTR-JH @
Albia
4:30pm BTR-HS @ EBF
5:00pm GTR-HS @ Chariton
Thursday, May 1
1:00pm GG-HS @ PCM Invite
4:30pm GTR-HS @ Pella
5:00pm BTR-HS @ Grinnell
6:00pm Music Boosters Mtg
Friday, May 2
7:00pm Spring Musical @ HS
Saturday, May 3
7:00pm Spring Musical @ HS
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Church Directory
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Pastor Scott Collier
www.newsharonag.org
Wednesday
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Kingdom Kids (PreK-6th)
Unleash Youth (7th-12th)
Connection Groups
Sunday
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
(all ages)
10:30 a.m. Worship Service
Baptist Church of Fremont
Pastors: Otto and Ruth Hayes
Sunday School, 9 a.m.
Sunday Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Barnes City
COMMUNITY CHURCH
Rev. Jim and Linda Sears
Sunday
9 a.m. Sunday School
10 a.m. Worship
4 p.m. - Youth Group (Pre-6th)
6:30 p.m. Evening Worship
Barnes City
United Methodist Church
Pastor Michelle Williamson
Worship, 4:30 p.m., Sunday
Cedar Christian
Reformed Church
Pastor Josh Van Engen
9:30 a.m., Morning Worship
Cedar United Methodist Church
Pastor Ronald C. Bupp
Worship - 10:30 a.m., Sunday
Children’s Sunday School - During
Worship Service
Fremont Nazarene Church
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday Evening Services 6 p.m.
Fremont United Methodist Church
Pastor Ronald C. Bupp
Sunday
Praise Service, 8 a.m.
Traditional/Blended Worship, 9 a.m.
Children’s Sunday School, 9 a.m.
Adult Sunday School, 10:15 a.m.
Wednesday
Kids Club - kid’s Meal, 5:30 p.m.;
Stories/Games/Music: 6-7 p.m.
LACEY UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Pastor Roger White
641-673-5986
Worship, 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.
LOWER GROVE CHURCH
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Worship, 10:30 a.m.
New Sharon
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Lead Pastor Rick Thompson
Associate Pastor Chris Sampson
www.nsfcc.org
Sunday
Sunday School (all ages) 9 a.m.
Worship, 10 a.m.
UFC (Students), 6 p.m.
Wednesday
Gems/Cadets, 6:10-8 p.m.
New Sharon FRIENDS CHURCH
Marlene Smith, Pastor
9 a.m. Sunday School
10 a.m. Worship
Monday, 7 p.m. - Prayer Meeting
Wednesday, 7 p.m. - Believer’s
Hour of Power
New Sharon Harvest
Community Church
2083 Hwy. 102
Richard Smith, Pastor
Phone: 641-891-5060
harvestcommunityfellowship2006@
gmail.com
Sunday School, 8:45 a.m.
Fellowship, 9:30 a.m.
Worship, 10 a.m.
New Sharon
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Lead Pastor Terry Pollard
www.newsharonumc.org
641-637-2561
Sunday
8 a.m., Traditional Worship
10:30 a.m., Contemporary Worship
Service
9 a.m., Fresh Start Breakfast
9:15 a.m., Kid’s Sunday School
& Adult Life Groups
Wednesday
6-8 p.m. - G2C Children (1st-6th)/
Meet @ Church
5:30-7:30 p.m. - PROS Middle
School youth (7th-8th)/
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WATTS
Vault & Monument Co.
Hwy. 63 North, Montezuma
(across from Casey’s)
641-623-2158
www.wattsvaults.com
Hours:
Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
or By Appointment
Oskaloosa Vision Center
Dr. H. Craig Coen
Dr. Molly J. Walker
•FamilyEyeCare
•EyecareServices
•ContactLensService
641-673-4366
After Hours Emergency
Call 641-660-1921
303 North 1st, Oskaloosa
HOURS:Mon.-Fri.:8:15a.m.-5:15p.m.
Sat.9:00a.m.-12:00Noon
Mahaska Drug
Committed To A Healthy Community
GIFT HEADQUARTERS
• Precious Moments
• Yankee Candles
• Colonial Candles
• Willow Tree Angels
• Jim Shore Collectibles
• Boyd’s Bears
• Cherished Teddies
• American Greeting Cards
• Home Decor Items for
Every Holiday
Framing & Matting Dept.
CRAFT DEPARTMENT
Let Our Computerized Mat • Made to Order Crochet
Cutter Enhance Any Framing Name
Project
• Wilton Cake Supplies
The Possibilities Are Endless • Red Heart Yarn
Photo Department
• Bernat Yarn
• 1 hour Photos from Media
• Craft Books for Any
Cards & CDs
Project
• Bring slides & pictures, have • DMC Floss
them printed or put on a CD • Scrapbooking Supplies
• Photo Gift Items
• Florals for every Season
205 North E Street, Oskaloosa, 641-673-3439
HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 8-9; Sat. 9-6; Sun. 10-5
PEORIA CHRISTIAN
REFORMED CHURCH
10 miles west of New Sharon
[email protected]
www.peoriacrc.org
Worship, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Sunday School, 10:45 a.m.
Rural New Sharon
UNION MILLS CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
Pastor Kerry Lake
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Worship, 10:35 a.m.
SEARSBORO
COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pastor Don Job
Sunday School, 10 a.m.
Worship, 11 a.m.
TAINTOR COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pastor Mike Murrell
641-891-8128
Sunday
Worship, 9 a.m.
Coffee Time, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday School, 10:45 a.m.
Thursday
Young Peoples, 6:30 p.m.
All ages welcome
WEST LIBERTY
CHURCH OF CHRIST
7 miles west of Montezuma
on Diamond Trail
Sunday
Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.
Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Evening, 6 p.m.
Fourth Friday Night
April to October
Singing and Fellowship, 7 p.m.
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All updates, corrections or
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New Sharon
Chiropractic
301 South Main Street
New Sharon
641-637-2270
Dr. Benjamin Carlson
B.A., D.C.
Office Hours: Closed Thursdays
M-F 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Sat. 9:00a.m. - 12:00p.m.
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club, organization, governmental,
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Let The Sun share the vital details
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for your club, organization, governmental, board or reunion.
Submit the vitals: who, what,
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Saturday, April 26 or Sunday, April
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Community Service Ideas
★ The EBF High School and
Middle School Community Service
Day is Friday, May 9. School officials are seeking jobs and assignments in the Eddyville, Blakesburg
and Fremont areas. If a business,
organization, or public venue needs
work done, please contact Jeff
Sands at jeff.sands@rocketsk12.
org or call the EBF Jr./Sr. High at
641-969-4288.
EBF Preschool Sign-Up
★ Parents of eligible preschool
students interested in the Eddyville/
Blakesburg/Fremont School District
can call to add their child. Child
must be 4 years by Sept. 15.
Blakesburg - Conne 641-938-2204,
Eddyville - Marilyn 641-969-4281,
Fremont - Jill 641-933-4211
HS Senior Photos
★ The Sun is seeking high
school senior photos for a special
graduation section; please contact
Kathy at rocketnewskathystreet@
rocketsk12.org for the EBF school
district and Stacia at [email protected] for the North Mahaska
school district.
City Council Meetings
★ Regular City of New Sharon
council meetings are the first and
third Wednesday of each month at
6 p.m. in the Council Chambers
at City Hall.
County
Supervisors
Mtg.
★ Mahaska Co. Board
of Supervisors meetings are
monthly, the first and third
Monday in the conference room,
Mahaska Co. Courthouse at 9
a.m.
Psst., Your Business
Is Our Priority!
Phil Griffin Agency
1007 S Market St
Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Bus: (641) 673-8965
Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
Park Church of Christ
Evangelist: Mark Doland
1804 Burlington Road
Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Sunday
Bible Class (All Ages): 9:30 a.m.
Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Life Groups Sunday afternoon and
Thursday evenings
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50+ Club News
Submitted by: Leona Van Wyk
The 50+ Club held it’s meeting on Monday, April 7, at the City
Park Building with 54 members and
guests. Serving committee was
Nickie Duinink and Lois Ford. Faye
Knowler and Art Kennis had the
tables decorated with tulips and delft
decor.
Birthdays for March: Helen
Hargis, Wendell Knowler, Doc Van
Kampen, Marjorie Wickham, Clara
Westercamp, and Martha Ankeney.
Birthdays for April: Nickie Duinink,
Arlene Fox, Barbara Lewis, Diana
Pollard, and Dixie Wheeler.
Anniversaries: Wendell and Faye
Knowler
Guests: Jenny Talbert, Lois
Fry, Betty Moore, Cindy Eekhoff,
Laura Blankespoor, Lori Lournes,
Sharon Van Wyngarden, Carol
Verhey, Bonnie Ellis, Glenda Van
Woerkom. Guests from Norwich
Apts in Oskaloosa: Linda Derringer,
Jo Rainer, Barbara Moffet, Lucy
Hamliton.
The program was the Tulip Queen
and her court from Pella. The Tulip
Queen this year is Leah Blankespoor
and her court: Rachel Muller, Mariah
Eekhoff, Faith Van Wyngarden and
Sarah Muller. Their program entitled
Dutch Fun is in advance of their celebration in Pella on May 1-3, 2014.
Before the meal, Art Kennis gave
the table blessing. After the meal
and program, a brief meeting was
held and membership dues were collected for the year, then the meeting
was adjourned. The next meeting
is Monday, May 5, with ‘Del and
Friends’. The committee will be Mary
Quillin.
Parson to Person:
by Rev Kev
When Life leaks
Recently I bought an old sailboat
on an Ebay auction. I had been
looking for this particular sailboat
for years. My concern was the condition. Despite the previous owners
insistence that it was in good condition (most boat owners shall we
say stretch the truth, they are like
fishermen), I was skeptical. Sure
enough when I got it home and sat
in the cabin just after a rainstorm,
it had four leaks. Two were relatively easy fixes and two were much
more complicated. Worrying about
the cost and technical knowledge
needed to fix them caused me to
have a near panic attach. But experience and education have taught
me some things about handling
anxiety.
First, take a deep breath. It will
be okay and you will get the problem taken care of. Second, I’ve
learned to make a list. If you think
you have to do everything at once
you can soon get overwhelmed. My
approach is to take one thing at a
time, and don’t start a project #2 on
the list until I’ve completed project
#1. Third, take your time. Don’t get
in a hurry, be in the moment, learn
to enjoy the challenge, and the feeling of accomplishment that comes
from figuring something out and
solving a problem. Fourth, ask others for help. I don’t have to do this
all alone. There are a lot of people
able and willing to help. Asking
them for advice is honoring and
helps to build relationships. Finally,
pray. I trust things over to God no
matter how small or big. I ask God’s
help in getting me through, and that
ALWAYS calms me down.
When you find leaks in the boat
of your life, when things go wrong,
or unexpected problems arise, take
a deep breath, take one thing at a
time, don’t get in a hurry, ask for
help, and trust in God. Life will go
much better.
GOD’S NOT DEAD
Capri Theater April 25-27
C.O.R.E. is having
special showing on
Tuesday, April 29 at 7 p.m.
Come watch this inspiring film that touches on the power
of standing up for what you believe in! C.O.R.E is paying
admission for the first 100 customers on the 29th.
Hope to see you there.
(Contact any C.O.R.E member with questions)
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The Rozenboom Report
by Sen. Ken Rozenboom, Dist. 40
Country Girl’s Corner
by Sheryl Carter
I Learned it From Mom
People have asked me over
the years, how do you know to do
that? Whatever it is. From cutting
hair, to home decorating, to painting, wallpapering, upholstery, etc, I
pretty much learned it all from Mom.
People seem amazed about my
ability to do some of these things,
but the reasons mostly have been
we couldn’t afford any other way.
I never saw the inside of a
beauty shop until I was 14. Before
that, Mom had always cut and
permed my hair and that of my
sisters. So when I became an adult
and married my husband, it only
seemed natural to cut my own hair,
and perm and color it, too. As we
had children, I cut their hair and my
husband’s. For well over 30 years
I was his barber and he liked it
that way, until our clippers and my
hands gave out at about the same
time. He reluctantly found another
barber with whom he is now quite
happy.
I cut my own hair for years
until I finally found a stylist I liked
and could better afford one. Perms
and coloring, though, remained in
house. So much less expensive
and sometimes when I have seen
other results, have been glad I kept
it that way. Although, truth to tell, I
have had some disasters here as
well. You can really go awry if you
don’t watch when you are using a
mix which includes red hair coloring. Oh, yes.
Mostly I watched Mom. She
wasn’t a great hand to let you do
it—unless it was something she
didn’t like to do—like dusting. Still
you can learn quite a lot from just
observation. So I learned about lots
of things just by watching Mom. We
could have done so much more
at home if she would have let us,
but many things she preferred to
do herself and not spend the time
teaching young, clumsy hands that
didn’t always get it right.
Mom was nothing if inventive.
I remember the old couch we had
for years that would pull out into
a double bed. Very handy if you
and your little sister both had the
measles and Scarletina one on
top of the other. Mom would cover
the old couch with fresh sheets,
we would bring our pillows down
from our upstairs bedroom and she
would tuck us in with warm blankets. It was lovely. It was our sick
bed and she could keep a watchful
eye on us from the kitchen in the
next room.
The old couch was coming
apart, so Mom tipped it over and
with a lot of patience and ingenuity,
actually sewed on a new underside. Not sure how she did it now
or what she used, but I recall seeing her tackling that project. I also
watched her reupholster an old
grandma rocker, just like the one
my husband and just finished. She
used a dark rose heavy vinyl and it
looked very fine when done.
Mom re-did every room in
our large old seven room farm
house with paint and wallpaper.
Everything got a good going over
with spring or fall cleaning, too. She
was a dirt-hater of the first degree
and you had best take your shoes
off and not track in, for Pete’s sake!
Mom painted all the woodwork and
wallpapered numerous times. Huge
big wide walls and the ceilings, too.
How women did ceilings is beyond
me. Painting a ceiling is daunting enough, but relatively quick as
opposed to the long hours it must
have taken to paper one. I can’t
imagine. But my little mother did
it—for years. I think her parents,
my grandmother and grandfather,
might have given her a hand with
those tasks on occasion.
So when we had our own
home, it seemed quite normal to
buy a can of paint and roll it on.
And later on, mixing my own colors
was fun, too. Our first houses were
rentals, so ten years into our marriage when we were finally able
to purchase our own home, wow,
I went to work. This house was
already immaculate from the former housewife, so just a quick coat
of paint on the kitchen walls were
all that was necessary.
A few years went by, and I
had a hankering for some cozy
wallpaper. The kitchen seemed
dark and dreary with the brown
paneling and cupboards. I found a
pleasing country print and we put
it up. My husband is ideal to work
with—patient, never loses his temper, and does a great job. So we
put that up ourselves. Some years
down the road it needed freshening
up, so we papered again. This time
a sweet pale mauve with little potpourri wreaths on it—I loved it and
suddenly, our kitchen was no longer country, but Victorian! Oh, that
was good. But all my decorations
there had to be switched out to the
still country-styled stove room.
At the same time, I bit the bullet
and painted not only the dark paneling, but those birch cupboards—I
am usually not one to paint nice
wood, but these really needed an
uplift and with the light from only
two north and east windows, was
not the brightest room in the house.
Painting those cupboards an offwhite was a great idea as the whole
room lightened up. I’ve never been
sorry.
Years passed and a new wallpaper was put up in the kitchen—
this time wonderful and colorful
fruits with trailing vines. I loved this
paper. A little busy, but we never
got tired of it. Realize paper only
covers two walls in the kitchen
which are broken up with doors,
plus the section over the cupboard
behind my teapot shelf.
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whole room needed an update,
so once again out came nice new
paint for ceiling (which is the only
thing I had intended to do—famous
last words) walls and cupboards
and a pick of new wallpaper. The
fresh paint made an instant huge
difference, but that paper is still
not on.
We also have wallpaper in the
bathroom—half way up the walls
is a nice tile and into the shower
around the tub, so not a lot of
papering required, but boy, it takes
time as you have to cut and trim
around one door and two window
openings, plus the medicine cabinet. It took me the better part of
three days to do the last time.
Mom was also clever with
bouquet arranging—some artificial
flowers, but mostly fresh flowers
from her flower beds during the
spring and summer. She loved
flowers and it was always charming to come into the house to see
the cleared off table with a nice
bouquet resting in a pretty vase.
On a doily. Try as I might, I just
can’t stop using doilies. And I have
a bunch of them from Mom and my
one grandmother.
Mom was also a seamstress.
She sewed for us growing up and
some for herself, too, so it wasn’t
any big deal to do that for me and
our family. Even if it was something
I hadn’t done before, I had watched
Mom take on a job and finish it, so I
knew it was possible, which was all
I needed to tackle it myself.
Mom was creative and so was
I, and she encouraged my creativity. When I had accomplished
something here in our home, I
couldn’t wait to show her and she
always complimented me on the
job. She was our audience the
year she lived beside us in a sweet
little apartment and we painted
our house. It had always been
white, but this year I said let’s do
yellow—butter cream yellow—with
trimming—in pale green, white and
rose. So we did and she would
come over with her cane and sit
in a lawn chair I set up for her on
the yard to watch us. She disliked
yellow and green intensely, but she
complimented us on the house.
And it did turn out well.
I learned a lot from my mother—probably still am. She was
industrious, never lazy, creative,
inventive, and determined. No job,
no matter how difficult, seemed too
hard for her to take on as long as
her health permitted. I know Daddy
and we girls appreciated all she did
for us in making our lives just a bit
more beautiful and I also know, that
although we were never well off
financially, Mom made sure we had
the prettiest house in the neighborhood. I expect she would be happy
to hear that today—but, I think I
probably already told her.
Until next time!
Nearly two weeks have gone
by since House File 2462, a bill that
would protect Iowa workers and create a more transparent government,
was passed in the Iowa House.
During that time, the Senate majority party has talked endlessly about
the need for more transparency in
government and protecting workers.
But they have failed to follow the
swift action of Governor Branstad
and the Iowa House to help this
issue become law.
Yes, there is a problem in
regard to confidential employee
settlements. Governor Branstad
acknowledged the seriousness of
this matter by issuing Executive
Order 85. The executive order
immediately ends confidential settlements and prohibits the practice
in the future. The House moved
swiftly to pass House File 2462,
which codifies the Governor’s executive order into Iowa law. However,
the prompt action to correct this
important issue came to an abrupt
halt in the Iowa Senate.
Senate Republicans have
repeatedly reached out to our
colleagues on the other side of
the aisle and have asked them to
work together to find a solution.
However, we have heard nothing.
This is disappointing because there
is a significant difference between
governing and grandstanding. We
will continue to make the case
for problem solving over political
theater.
House File 2462 is a good first
step to a more transparent and
open government and we know
there may very well be more steps
to come. Iowans are depending on
us to do the right thing. We need to
make it happen.
Two common themes heard
throughout the first week of the
2014 Legislative session were job
creation and strengthening Iowa’s
economy. Unfortunately, discussions regarding these issues were
put on the back burner throughout
most of this session. This was truly
a disservice for everyone in our
state who shared their desire for us
to create a climate of opportunities
for all Iowans.
Under current Iowa code manufacturers in our state are required
to pay sales tax on many of the
“consumables” in the manufacturing process. And then the end product is subject to sales tax as well.
Ending this double tax on manufactured products was a bill that
passed the Iowa House twice in the
past two years, but was never called
up for a vote by the Senate majority
leader. Senate Republicans, much
like the House, believe this is good
tax policy because it places the tax
on the final product and not the
inputs. Unfortunately, the Senate
majority does not share the same
view. Senate Republicans stand
firm; Iowa’s manufactured products
should not be double-taxed.
Making that fix in the consumables tax language would allow
manufacturers to invest in new
equipment. More importantly, ending the “double tax” creates an
environment in which companies
can continue to pay good wages
and employ more skilled workers.
We must continue to develop tax
policy that encourages productivity
and jobs.
The legislature continues to
work on budget appropriations as
well as finishing up other legislation. One key piece of legislation
that is still in process is the Home
Base Iowa plan which is designed
to encourage our veterans to
return to Iowa when their military
career is over. Senate File 303
was passed in the Senate early
in the session and moved over to
the House where additional policy
language was added consistent
with Governor Branstad’s requests.
This improved bill has not yet come
forward in the Senate for final passage. As the ranking member of
the Senate Veterans Affairs committee, I have requested that the
majority leadership brings this bill
forward before we wrap up the 85th
General Assembly.
Senator Ken Rozenboom, 641295-6551
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Bunker Hill & Beyond
by Ada Kay
by Mary Jo Watson
Last Sunday guests for dinner
of Carrol and Carolyn Bandstra were
Calvin Bandstra, Matt VanderLinden,
and Nathan Newendorp. Nathan is
a graduate of Northwestern College
and works in Des Moines. Nathan
preached at the morning worship
at the Peoria Christian Reformed
Church.
The Taintor Ladies Circle met
at the Taintor Community Church on
Monday, April 7. Present were Bev
Flander, Marylou Van Wyk, Ruth
Van Wyk, Toni Goemaat, and Linda
Goemaat. Marylou and Linda provided the refreshments and Ruth led
the devotions.
Ruth and Donavan Van Wyk
have returned home safely from a
mission trip to Honduras.
Loren and Judy VanGorp and
Carrol and Carolyn Bandstra enjoyed
eating out on Thursday evening at
the Country Inn in New Sharon.
April birthday wishes to Shelly
Van DeKrol on the 16th, Cheryl Roorda
Dean on the 17th, Kayla Van Dyke on
the 18th, Jan Pinkerton on the 19th,
and Gary Briggs on the 20th.
Lily Zylstra spent the night on
Friday and Teryn are Jax VanderBeek
spent the night on Saturday with Dot
and Denny Zylstra. Dot attended
Camden’s baseball game in Des
Moines on Saturday. Dot enjoyed
viewing the prom attendees as they
were escorted to the prom.
It was a beautiful evening for
those attending the Lynnville-Sully
HS prom. The weather was great.
Joe Goemaat was installed
as the new pastor at the Taintor
Community Church on Sunday, April
6 by former pastor Dave Pinkerton of
the church. Dave gave the sermon
on how to lead and serve the church.
Brian Shutts and Toni Goemaat provided special music for the occasion
and also led the group singing. Brian
on the guitar and Toni sang.
On Sunday, March 30, the
Bandstra siblings had their fifth
Sunday get together at the home
of Gary and Alice Richardson at
Newton.
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Last Sunday I wanted to wait
until Monday morning to do the
news as I was going to have a
more productive moment, I thought.
But there were no lights the whole
day to about 315 customers and
growing. So I had no computer, no
nothing, and I found out that New
Sharon’s whole town was out and
school was let out. RL could not
get the generator going so we were
done. The next morning they went
off again and the light company
were paroling the roads looking
for popped meters. So it is Sunday
evening of Easter Day and I am
going to get this done if it kills me.
Also, last Sunday after church
we went to New Sharon and picked
up Dahl and Patty after their church
let out and we went to the Chinese
Buffet. Yum, peanut butter chicken and coconut shrimp. We came
home in the rain and had to pull
over to see for a minute. Turned
out we got over five plus inches
of rain. Brian’s pond liked the rain
and he has a lot of water in the new
pond surprisingly enough.
A couple of things on my
mind this week. First Kieren got
her book from school with all the
grade school pictures. First, how
do the kids learn to spell some of
those names and I had to think I
never saw any names, like Mary,
Sue, Linda, June, Jane, James,
Richard, Thomas, George, Henry
in the whole book. And many more.
I could not pronounce a lot of them.
Another thing that bothered me
was one afternoon the Katie Show
came on and they were telling of
the new types of drugs kids are
now trying. Wow, why don’t they
just stand in front of a firing squad
and take that chance. Take away
your health and you are DONE. I
don’t get how they will try anything
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On Wednesday, April 16, the
Forest Home Club met at Simone’s
Cupa in Montezuma. We met at
9:30 a.m. and had coffee time
there. Members were present
included, Colleen Van Kampen,
Linda Sanders, Mary Lu Watson,
Cecily Ann Unruh, Marjorie Hull,
Peggy Smith, Patty Wickham and
Tayler and Alison Wickham. The
next meeting will be on the third
Wednesday of May with Marjorie
Hull in New Sharon.
Wesley and Laura Wickham
are the parents of a new daughter,
named Hadley Grace born on the
April 16. She weighed 9 pounds
and was 21 and a half inches
long. Grandma Patty went on up
to Newton with the sisters, Tayler
and Alison to be the first to see
the new baby after they attended
club. Laura got to come home on
Sunday with the baby.
Doc and Colleen Van Kampen
took Cary and Wanda Van Kampen,
Arvin and Crystal DeBoef and
Charley and Jo Van Kampen out to
Carnsforth for Saturday evening for
Easter supper.
The Searsboro Alumni Banquet
is May 31 this year at 6:00 at the
Mayflower home in Grinnell. Call
Denny Watson at 507-269-6893. If
you even went to school there and
want to come you are welcome.
Rachel and the girls and
Becky and Elliott Coster went to
the Easter Egg hunt at Oakland
Acres and stayed two nights there
at their Mother’s place. Karol spent
Saturday there also.
Called my sister Carolyn on
her April 20 birthday and Gary
Briggs from Lynnville and Dale
Heishman and his son Brian the
same day. Carolyn lives in South
Pasadena, Cali.
My brother Wayne texted me
Happy Easter and with a few texts
back and forth we got an invitation to lunch after we went to
Hope for Church. They can cook
and do they, Wayne had smoked
turkey and it was sure tasty. Beth
Hamilton, Kody, and Zane and
Myron and Faith Hasley and RL
and I along with Ruth who did the
cooking. Faith I know did all the
deviled eggs and I could eat one
right about now.
It said 82 on the car around 3
o’clock which is warmer than they
thought. Several have been in the
hospital this past week and are
home now. It seems like a lot of folk
we know are battling all kinds of
problems, big ones. Reach out and
touch someone who is hurting this
week. And be careful in the fields,
it will get done!
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Hope you had a nice Easter. It
was a beautiful weekend.
Alva and Karen Calvert enjoyed
having Brian, Monica, Owen, Rob,
and Ava Lillis here for a visit over
Easter weekend. Also here for the
weekend were Melinda Calvert and
her fiancé, Graig.
Last Saturday afternoon the
American Legion Auxiliary held an
Easter egg hunt at the Barnes City
Park. Around 25 kids were there.
They had fun gathering candy-filled
eggs and seeing the Easter bunny.
The weather was perfect!
An Easter dinner was held at
the home of Bob and Phyllis Rauch
on Sunday. Joining them were Mike
Henry and family.
On April 23, the North English,
Millersburg, Deep River, and
Barnes City United Methodist
Churches Unity Charge Conference
worked a Tip Night at the Pizza
Ranch in Sigourney. Clergy for the
four churches is Pastor Michelle
Williamson. Members from all four
churches were there.
It’s time to get rid of your junk!
Spring Clean-Up Day in Barnes
City is Thursday, April 24. Have
your items curbside by 5 p.m. on
the 23rd.
North Mahaska will be holding their Prom on April 26. The
theme for Prom is Mardi Gras
Masquerade.
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located on the north side of City
Hall.
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What a wonderful Easter morning, but a busy one. The Ancientess and I made it out to the Sonrise
Service sponsored by our church,
Fellowship Bible Church. The service was held at the Edmundson
Park shelter house just above the
pond and at 6:30 a.m. the sun was
just peeking over the hillside to the
east. It was a great service, but
the geese on the pond were not
particularly impressed and let us
know about it.
After that service, it was back
to church for an Easter breakfast
followed by a 9 a.m. worship service. The church was filled to the
gills for that service and it was
very impressive. At the conclusion of that service, it was off to
the Presbyterian Church where our
daughter, Lori, was singing during
their service. It was another neat
experience.
Whew! That is a full morning
for old folks, but we are so grateful
and so blessed to be able to keep
up with the pace. For the rest of the
day I shifted into cruise control and
enjoyed a great meal with the family. The afternoon also included a
few zz’s and a little Cardinal baseball. A walk off loss to Washington
interrupted my joy. That is about as
bad as losing to the Flubs.
A real bonus to the day was
when my kids and grandkids came
up to the house after dinner. They
took down the storm windows and
put up the screens. The Ancientess was a happy camper and I
thought it was pretty neat as well. Sorry I missed you last week,
but we were on tour to the Pacific
Northwest and what a spectacular
tour it was. We flew into Seattle
and did a city tour, went up into
the Space Needle and did the Pike
Street Market before checking into
our hotel.
The top item on this tour was
a visit to the Skagit Valley Tulip
Festival and it did not disappoint. All
six days that we were in the northwest were super with 70-degree
temperatures and blue skies. That
made the fields of tulips even more
spectacular. What a splendid color
show. Tulip farming is a huge business out there and the Rozendaale
Gardens that we visited even grows
bulbs to ship to Holland.
Our visit to Victoria included
a tour of the Buchhart Gardens
and an English High Tea in the
Buchhart Mansion. Now I don’t
care if is a high tea or a low tea,
I don’t like tea. But those dainty
little sandwiches and cookies are
not bad. Plus, the gardens were
magnificent.
In Vancouver we toured Lord
Stanley’s park and gardens and
then scattered in the downtown
area for lunch. During this time one
of our travelers fell and had to be
taken to the hospital. She checked
out OK with just a cut on the head
and a sprained ankle. The good
thing about the whole thing was
that she is a Canadian citizen from
Ontario that joined us to travel with
her sister from Oskaloosa. Her
Canadian insurance program took
care of her. Had it been one of us,
it would have been a whole different deal.
I stayed in Vancouver with
the two ladies at the hospital and
sent our bus on to Everett, WA for
a dinner date. Suddenly I felt very
stranded, but it was amazing how
things worked out. A doctor in the
emergency room told the ladies
that if they would walk two blocks
to the Holiday Inn we could catch
the 5:30 p.m. shuttle that runs to
Seattle each day. The shuttle could
drop us off at a strip mall in Tulalip,
Wash., which is eight miles from
where the group was having dinner. The ticket for the shuttle was
much less than it would have been
to take a taxi for 200 miles. Our bus
driver came up and got us and the
only thing we missed was dinner.
We also visited the Boeing
Aircraft Factory and assembly
lines. This is the biggest building in
the world and it is hard to describe
the magnitude of the place. The
doors are as wide as a football field
and they have to be in order to get
the assembled planes out of the
building.
We also visited the Mt. St.
Helens visitor center, Portland,
Ore., the Columbia River Gorge,
Pendleton Woolen Mills and
Multnomah Falls.
While I was gone, I see that
several area athletes have met the
qualifying standards for the Drake
Relays; Gwynne Wright – Pekin
(3000), Tasha Alexander – E-B-F
(high Jump), and Shelbie Williams
– Pekin (shot put). E-B-F and Pella
Christian will be in the 4 X 100.
In the boys division Pekin’s
Eric Adam will be in the shot put.
I did get back in time to catch
Chris and Alec’s track meet in
Urbandale Thursday night and we
were able to take in their 14 yearold baseball tournament on Friday
and Saturday. The only close game
they had was an 8-6 extra inning
win of a Quad City team. The other
games they won easily.
It is time again to take a look at
what happened in our yesterdays.
100 years ago: April 24, 1914Penn whips Central 11-2 on the
diamond as Harbinson fanned 14
Central batters.
75 years ago: April 23, 1939DM East won the Osky Relays.
Keota set Class B records in the
880 and mile relays. The 880
team included Everett Hammen,
Bernard Flanders, John Hancock
and Howard Gammon. Maule
replaced Hancock on the mile relay.
Richland’s Kenneth Steinbeck
the combined classes pole vault.
April 23- What Cheer tops Delta
4-1. Elliott, Strong and Greeno all
pitched for the winners. Warren
Lamb ripped a triple and two singles to led the Warriors. April 23New Sharon rolls over Barnes City
9-1. Pettis and Stanley shared the
pitching chores for the winners.
Miller clubbed a triple, Ankeny
added a double and a single and
Ladd poked a pair of hits to lead
New Sharon. April 26- Eddyville’s
Dale Heckenberg tossed a no-hit
game, but errors were costly as
Lovilia escaped with a 2-1 win.
April 28- Raymond towns broke
up a tight pitching duel between
Cedar’s Gene Tucker and Lacey’s
Willard Andrews with a two run
single to give Cedar a 2-1 win.
50 years ago: April 23, 1964Keota won the Keokuk County
track title with 102 points and
Sigourney was close behind with
96. Keota won all the relays and
had individual titles from Stoutner
(high hurdles), Conklin (mile run),
Huber (100) and McArtor (440). TriCounty’s Wendell Hannum was the
meet’s outstanding performer with
wins in the long jump, high jump
and low hurdles. April 28- English
Valleys won the SICL track title, but
the results were not legible. April
30- Eddyville nips Ottumwa Walsh
11-10 and Pella Christian blanks
Fremont 6-0 in the opening round
of sectional play.
25 years ago: April 26, 1989North Mahaska won the Class C
title in the Rocket Relays. Travis
Beyer set a record in the 1600 and
won the 800 while Jason DeVore
won the 3200. The Warhawks also
won the 4 X 100 and 4 X 200
relays.
Have a great week and keep
the springtime coming. It is time to
plant corn.
I was half listening to the news
on the radio the other day when a
phrase in a featured story caught my
attention. The deejay was reporting
about a guy who was fired from his
position after an investigation as to
why over 60 people had been terminated under his reign in management. I really don’t remember much
about that story, but I do remember
many examples that came to mind
when I heard the term used to
legally release that man from his
employment. He had created ‘a
hostile work environment’.
According to Wikipedia, a hostile work environment exists when
an employee experiences workplace
harassment and fears going to work
because of the offensive, intimidating, or oppressive atmosphere generated by the harasser. Boy oh boy,
could that definition be interpreted in
many different ways. This is where I
must remind you that what I write is
strictly my opinion. And something
else quirky about my personality is
that the more complicated this world
gets, the more I tend to revert back
to the simple way of life and live in
my own little world surrounded by
people with morals and old fashioned ethics. I don’t deal well with
frustration or unnecessary acts of
rudeness. This is not to be confused
with the fact that I may point out
other’s actions of disrespect to their
fellow man. And I also admit I am far
from a good person, but I know we
are all a work in progress and I can
try to improve every day.
So here is how I see things.
Most of us have to work to survive
(if you are physically/mentally able
and not retirement age or a mother/
father of small children that you
are raising to be upstanding young
citizens, you need to contribute
your share to society). And since
most of us spend a large portion
of our coherent hours at the workplace, you do what you can to make
it a pleasurable experience. This
includes doing your job to the best
of your ability, treating all people you
encounter with the utmost respect,
focus on keeping a positive attitude,
and maintaining a sense of humor.
This concept applies to everyone
including the CEO, management,
and all employees. And really, those
qualities aren’t asking too much. In
fact they are all a choice we can
control. So why is it we hear so
much about people being miserable
at work? And most of the stories I’ve
heard have nothing to do with the
physical aspect of their duties, it has
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Joy, joy, joy, we finally got
some rain. The farmers are jumping up and down and eager to be in
the fields. They already have been
spraying anhydrous. The grass is
greening up and sticks are needing to be picked up. We are going
to have another ‘pick em up sticks’
day soon. The kids, grandkids
and some friends will be here. Of
course, I will cook the dinner and
they have requested chicken and
noodles again.
I am just fuming about the
change I have had to make in my
computer coverage. I have had
Windows XP for 12 years. I set it
up myself and have had such good
luck with it, but now have had to
change to Windows 8.1. We are
now required to do this because
Microsoft is going to ‘dump’ XP
and move on with technology. XP
will no longer have the current
updates and no security coverage.
So, viruses will eventually take
over your computer. Hackers will
also have more access. But, the
problem with Windows 8.1 is that it
is not very ‘user friendly.’ Also they
do not give you a book showing
you what to do, like they did with
the XP. Now, I know I am older,
but many of the younger people tell
me that they also have problems,
so then I don’t feel so bad. As you
know by now, I am a very determined person and I will overcome
this transition.
On Thursday, I drove to Mt.
Pleasant and those going with me
were: Mildred Boyd, Jo Pippel,
Wilma De Bruin and Norma
Conover. Highway 163 is such
a nice road to travel and makes
the going easier. We were going
to Jody Bair’s to visit and we got
there about 9:45. We did plenty
of ‘gabbing’. We went out to lunch
at 11:30 to a restaurant on the
west side of the square. It was
sort of like George’s in Pella. She
had reserved a big round table
for us and it was so nice because
we could all see each other and
hear the conversation. Then back
to Jody’s for more visiting. A few
years back, we had all went on
the bus tours that Jody and her
husband Don hosted. Such good
memories we all had of those
times. Wilma De Bruin had baked
a raisin crème pie for Jody so she
shared that for coffee time later in
the afternoon.
Friday evening I went to
Pleasantville with the First Baptist
Singles group. We ate at the
Checkerboard Cafe and I love
those onion rings. Those going
along were: Marlene Madden,
Mary Roush, Donna Gilchrist and
Lovena Van Haaften who drove
the van.
Saturday morning I went to
Pella to join our breakfast bunch
at Happy Joes. Leona Van Wyk
joined us. From there, Charlene De
Kock and I went to the ‘Cottages’
north of Pella to visit Louise Van
Zante. We took her a card and a
plant for her birthday.
After I left there, Norma
Conover met me at Walmart and
we went to Des Moines shopping.
First we went to eat lunch at Red
Lobster as we both love that place.
She ordered shrimp and I love the
flounder. We stopped at Best Buy
and I bought a digital camera. This
technology is wonderful, but it is
also very time consuming. Now I
have to learn how to run it. What
happened to the days of an ‘on and
off button’? Then we went to check
out the latest styles at Younkers.
We did just that and did not buy
a thing. At 4:00 p.m., it was time
for us to head home. We stopped
to get gas on the east side of
Des Moines. Goldie’s Restaurant
at Prairie City beckoned us to get
our favorite, a turtle sundae and
a chili dog. The waitress remembered us from the last time (about
a 2 months ago). She brought us
two dishes to divide the hot dog,
without us even asking her. The
day was beautiful and it was good
to get out and have fun.
Now here is my gas pump
experience. Hopefully this will help
to warn some of you other people.
I pulled into Casey’s in Pella early
Saturday morning to get gas. I put
my credit card in and then put the
nozzle in the tank. And I thought…
I don’t hear any gas going in and
there wasn’t! Then I looked at
the gas pump and it was running
the amount onto my credit card. I
quickly shut it off and went inside
to tell them. Had to wait a while and
finally a gal came out and I showed
her what happened. She ran out a
ticket showing the charge on my
credit card. She said she couldn’t
do anything about it and I needed
to come back on Monday when the
manager would be there. She said
that she could not give my money
back to me or do anything else for
me. So I thought I would deal with
that later and asked her if I should
use the other gas pump and she
said ‘If you want to”. Like as if
it didn’t matter to her…she just
works there! So I just drove off and
got my gas in Des Moines.
MOST OF OUR GENERATION
WERE HOME SCHOOLED IN
MANY WAYS…
1. My mother taught me to
appreciate a job well done. “If
you’re going to kill each other, do it
outside. I just finished cleaning.”
2. My mother taught me religion. “You better pray that will not
put a permanent stain on the floor.
3. My father taught me about
time travel. “If you don’t straighten
up, I’m going to knock you into the
middle of next week.”
4. My mother taught me anticipation. “Just wait til’ I get you
home.”
5. My mother taught me about
receiving. “You are going to get
it from your father when he gets
home.”
to do with their co-workers.
How many of you do the best
you can do only to be criticized by
someone who has never had to perform your duties on a daily basis?
How many of you have completed an
exhausting list of requirements only
to be chastised for the minor details
that weren’t completed to someone
else’s satisfaction? How many of
you follow the rules set before you
only to have others break them
whenever they see the need, but
you had better never think of doing
that. How many of you are publicly
humiliated when things aren’t the
way someone else wanted it done
because you should have read their
mind? How many of you work with
that one person who is so miserable
in their life that they cope by tearing
others down in order to supposedly
build themselves up?
I know we have had harassment
shoved down our throats. I once told
a guy I thought he looked like Dale
Earnhardt, Jr and he filed a sexual
harassment complaint against me.
In fact I would have been in big
trouble if my staff who witnessed
it hadn’t supported me and put the
pressure on personnel to back off.
That same guy eventually quit, went
to work for another company, and...
you got it...sued them for sexual
harassment for another innocent
comment made by an employee.
He lost. I’m assuming he’s still
out there somewhere looking for
a quick, unearned buck. And then
there are the ones who may have a
different hue of skin or choice of lifestyle that are always looking to twist
words in their favor of a discrimination charge. You can say the exact
same sentence to anyone you have
those traits in common with, but say
it to a minority and you are in big
trouble. To be honest, I believe I am
in the minority with no rights in this
day and age.
But what about the subject of
verbal harassment? For some reason we seem complacent to accept
this abuse. And the less we make
an effort to stop it, the more out
of control it seems to get. The silly
part is it should be an easy problem to fix. Just choose your words
wisely. Be kind to others. Have
respect. This also applies to how a
customer should treat an employee
helping them. This should just apply
to every single thing in life. What if
this issue began to be pressed and
brought more to the public’s attention? I hate frivolous lawsuits but
agree they were started for a reason (before they got out of control).
What if more people pressed charges against a company whose manager yelled at them in front of their
peers/customers? What if a company was put in the spotlight on the
news for the way they demoralized
their laborers by treating them as
nameless servants? What if somehow the message got across that
yelling, screaming, and demeaning
was unacceptable and would not
be tolerated without severe consequences? This should be the first
and foremost policy that should be
explained, signed, and enforced at
every single job.
Like I said before, I try to live
a sheltered life so maybe this issue
has been addressed, dealt with,
and solved. But since the number
one complaint I hear in most conversations involves other people at
their workplace, I highly doubt it. So
take this challenge...focus on being
nice, positive, and happy this week.
It takes work but it can be done.
Whether you are a boss, employee,
coach, teacher, or customer, show
respect to others as you would like
them to show it to you. No one likes
a raving idiot, but somehow they
seem to weasel their way into our
lives. I say it’s time it stops. I say
each and every one of us should be
treated as human beings. I say this
sort of abusive discrimination needs
to end. And all it takes is a nicer
tone of voice, positive comments
(both spoken and written), and a
little compassion. And if people
can’t do that, they have no business
being in business in the first place.
There is no excuse for personnel to
not be personable, too.
So go out there and turn a hostile work environment into a hospitable one. And have a good week.
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• Must keep work area clean
Physical Requirements:
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Location: Sully, IA
Type: CONTRACT
Duration: 60 - 90 Days
Pay Rate: Depends on Experience
Hours: Minimum of Monday thru Friday from 7 A.M. to 6 P.M. and every other Saturday
from 7 A.M. to Noon. You may work every Saturday for the overtime if you so desire. We
offer plenty of overtime pay during the spring and fall seasons!
We are looking for an individual that would like to work in a general mechanic / tank
testing position! We are looking to immediately hire highly skilled and experienced mechanics for first shift. Must be a dependable self-starter and able to work with minimal supervision. Safety must be a top priority!!
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We have a long-standing tradition of developing lasting and mutually beneficial relationships with our employees.
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Duration: 60 - 90 Days
Pay Rate: Depends on Experience
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Mahaska County Board of Supervisors
March 3, 2014
The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on the above date
at 9:00 a.m. in the third floor conference room of
the Mahaska County courthouse. Present were
the following board members: Chairman – Mike
Vander Molen; Vice chairman – Mark Doland;
Member – Greg Gordy. Also present were
Duane Nollen, Osky Herald; Eduardo Zamarripa, Aaron Riggs, CRI; Taylor Howard, KBOE;
Joe Warrick; Andrew Jensen and Susan Brown,
Mahaska County Auditor.
This meeting was filmed by Communications Research Institute of William Penn University.
Chairman Vander Molen opened the meeting at 9:00 a.m. with a moment of silence.
It was moved by Doland seconded by
Gordy to approve the agenda for today’s meeting. All present voted aye. Motion carried.
It was moved by Gordy seconded by Doland to open the public hearing for the Mahaska
County budget for fiscal year 2014-2015. All
present voted aye. Motion carried. There was
present a quorum as required by law. Notice
of time and place of public hearing as directed
by the board was published in the Oskaloosa
Herald on February 21, 2014 and in the New
Sharon Sun on February 13, 2014. An affidavit
of said publication is on file with the Mahaska
County Auditor. There were no written comments. Oral comments were made by Joe Warrick regarding amount budgeted for Secondary
Road Dept. It was clarified that the budgeted
amount was not lower than previous years. It
was moved by Doland seconded by Gordy to
close the public hearing for the fiscal year 20142015 Mahaska County budget. All present voted aye. Motion carried.
It was moved by Doland seconded by
Gordy to adopt the fiscal year 2014-2015 Mahaska County budget as published. All present
voted aye. Motion carried. The County Auditor
will properly certify the budget as adopted and
file as required by law.
Expenditures by Service Area: Public
Safety and Legal Services $3,236,003; Physical
Health and Social Services $805,535; Mental
Health, MR& DD $913,372; County Environment
and Education $812,688; Roads & Transportation $5,230,000; Government Services to Residents $641,433; Administration $1,271,695;
Nonprogram Current $925,000; Debt Service
$8,490; Capital Projects $160,000; Operating
Transfers Out $2,042,135.
Revenues by Service Area: Net Property Taxes $5,395,227; Delinquent Property Tax
Revenue $1,400; Penalties, Interest & Costs
on Taxes $35,900; Other County Taxes/TIF
Tax Revenues $1,302,755; Intergovernmental $3,857,604; Licenses & Permits $12,200;
Charges for Services $585,975; Use of Money
& Property $225,230; Miscellaneous $557,421;
Operating Transfers In $2,042,135.
Expenditures by Department: Non
departmental $3,730,186; Board of Supervisors $169,025; Auditor $398,736; Treasurer $432,565; Attorney $298,545; Sheriff
$1,195,258; Recorder $171,884; Sheriff’s Forfeiture $6,600; Courthouse Annex $19,695; GIS
Coordinator $86,565; Engineer $5,390,000;
Veterans Affairs $79,202; Conservation
$532,593; Public Health Nursing $232,057;
Roadside Vegetation Management $144,700;
Community Services $177,226; County Care
Facility $16,583; Medical Examiner $36,683;
Correctional Services $979,948; District Court
$164,784; Libraries $47,738; Mahaska Building $8,804; Environmental Services $126,281;
Pioneer Cemeteries $5,000; Crime Prevention
$102,451; Law Enforcement Center $148,285;
Courthouse $143,518; Information Technology
$68,116; Drivers License $115,125; Substance
Abuse Treatment $31,026; Mental Health –
Services $580,500; Mental Health Administration $332,872; Human Services Administration
$73,800.
Revenues by Department: Non Departmental $988,745; Auditor $12,225; Trea-
surer $277,450; Sheriff $136,500; Recorder
$114,800; Sheriff’s Forfeiture $5,500; Engineer
$4,698,402; Veterans Affairs $10,000; Conservation Board $100,190; Public Health Nursing
$81,693; Community Services $3,400; County
Care Facility $85,631; Medical Examiner
$5,000; Correctional Services $40,700; District Court $38,000; Environmental Services
$66,700; Crime Prevention $111,791; Law
Enforcement Center $149,500; Courthouse
$200; Drivers License $50,000; Mental Health
$315,000; Human Services Administration
$22,000; Property Taxes $6,702,420.
It was moved by Vander Molen seconded
by Gordy to approve the following resolution.
All present voted aye. Motion carried.
Resolution Number 2014-03-11
A RESOLUTION APPROVING FY15
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND TO ASSIGN FUNDS AND APPROVE TRANSFERS
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAHASKA
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS to:
(1) Approve the attached 5-year Mahaska
County Improvement Plan;
(2) Approve the following transfers to the
Capital Improvement Fund;
General
Future Conservation Environmental
Learning Center
$20,000
Mahaska Building Roof Repair
$4,500
General Supplemental
New Voting System for Elections $37,000
Rural Services
IRVM Replacement Vehicle
$20,000
(3) Assign the following:
General
Future Conservation Environmental
Learning Center
$160,000
AS400 Computer
$35,000
Courthouse Building and Grounds $200,000
Mahaska Building Roof Repair
$4,500
Total Assigned:
$399,500
General Supplemental
New Voting System for Elections $37,000
Total Assigned:
$37,000
Rural Services
IRVM Replacement Vehicle
$20,000
Total Assigned:
$20,000.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED
this 3rd day of March, 2014.
s/Michael Vander Molen,
Mahaska County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST: s/Susan L. Brown,
Mahaska County Auditor
It was moved by Doland seconded by
Gordy to approve the following resolution. All
present voted aye. Motion carried.
Resolution Number 2014-03-10
Economic Development Funding Resolution
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Mahaska
County Board of Supervisors that:
1. The state of Iowa generally and the Mahaska County, Iowa, in particular have in the
past several years experienced adverse economic effects, including the loss of businesses
and erosion of tax base and out-migration of
population.
2. The economy of Mahaska County is not
sufficiently diversified to provide a stable economic base but is in large part dependent on
agriculture and agribusiness.
3. The current economic problems in the
agriculture and agribusiness industries have
reached sufficiently serious proportions that the
general welfare of the citizens of the County is
threatened thereby.
4. It is therefore in the best interest of the
citizens of Mahaska County, Iowa to take steps
reasonably calculated to lead to diversified economic development in Mahaska County, Iowa.
5. That Mahaska County does not have
sufficient resources to hire a Director of Economic development as a county employee and
lacks sufficient resources to effectively operate
an economic development program on its own.
6. Other cities and counties in Iowa, reengaging in economic development efforts.
7. Therefore, Mahaska County, Iowa finds
that it is in the best interests of its citizens to co-
operate with the cities in Mahaska County, Iowa
and the Oskaloosa Area Chamber & Development Group, a non-profit corporation, as well as
other organizations which may arise in order to
promote diversified economic development in
Mahaska County, Iowa.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that
Mahaska County, Iowa has and will continue to
support in efforts to enhance economic development by its financial contribution to such effects
as Oskaloosa Area Chamber & Development,
Mahaska Community Recreation Foundation;
Mahaska County Agricultural and Rural Development and Tri County Development.
s/Michael Vander Molen,
Mahaska County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST: s/Susan L. Brown,
Mahaska County Auditor
It was moved by Doland seconded by
Gordy to approve a Class C Native Wine permit
for Tassel Ridge Winery, LLC expiring April 30,
2015. All present voted aye. Motion carried.
It was moved by Doland seconded by
Gordy to approve February bills in the amount
of $436,038.48. All present voted aye. Motion
carried.
It was moved by Gordy seconded by
Doland to approve the minutes of February
18th meeting. All present voted aye. Motion
carried.
It was moved by Vander Molen seconded
by Doland to go into closed session at 9:14 a.m.
per Iowa Code 21.5.1c. All present voted aye.
Motion carried.
It was moved by Vander Molen seconded
by Doland to move back into open session at
9:42 a.m. No action was taken regarding the
closed session.
No public comments.
It was moved by Gordy seconded by Doland to adjourn. All present voted aye. Motion
carried.
Attest: Susan L. Brown
Mahaska County Auditor
Michael Vander Molen
Mahaska County Board of Supervisors
Mahaska County Auditor - Accounting
March 2014 claims
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1784.74 Adams Camera House 59.95 Agriland
FS, Inc 1109.55 Alliant Energy 200.00 Allied
Gas & Chemical 400.00 American Home Finding Assoc 4245.15
Larry Ancell 24.00 Answer Plus Inc 66.41
Dennis Antolik 24.00 Bankers Leasing Company 747.30 Bates Funeral Chapel 1000.00
Bearence 83.33 Beavex, Inc 304.00 Phil Bloem 24.00
Eileen Blom 24.00 Lyle Blom 24.00
BlueTarp Financial Inc 190.48 Roger Broerman 24.00 Brown’s Shoe Fit 100.00 Marilyn
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McGuiness Co Inc 200.00
Carpenter Uniform Co Inc 100.00 Carriker Ford Inc 24.51 CDW Gov’t, Inc 1778.04
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Century Laundry Distributing 47.68 Certified Pest Control 154.00 CIT 78.90 COCOskaloosa 632.60 Consolidated Management
Co. 7926.24 Annette DeBruin 24.00 Marvin
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Eddyville BP/Amoco 34.24 EMS Detergent
Services 740.90
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First Communications 22.28 Karie Foster 27.30
Jay Fox 24.00 Fund #22-911 Fund 22285.25
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Animal Shelter Fund 65 10750.00 Fund
8000 Crime Prevention Fun 24811.50 Dannie Gilchrist 200.00 Donald Goemaat 24.00
Goodwill Industries of Cental 97.54 Lois Harris
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Ia Nat’L Heritage Fd 250.00
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24.00 Jeff Kelderman 12.00 Kelly Supply Co
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200.00 Lappin Tire 15.00 Lightedge Solutions
79.80 Local Disposal Inc 152.00 M & M Sales
Company 217.83 Mah.Co.Solid Waste Mgmt.
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Mahaska Communication Group 2222.53
Mahaska County Treasurer 3490.86 Mahaska
Drug 4338.63 Mahaska Health Partnership
Com 31603.18 Mahaska Rural Water Inc.
173.90 Mail Services LLC 622.64
Malcolm Lumber Window & Door C 1.75
Market Village 400.00 Matt Parrott & Sons Co.
218.42 Charles McCrea 24.00 Ron Mccrea
24.00 Doug McMillan 20.00 Mid-America Publishing Corp 931.49
MidAmerican Energy 2472.00 Midwest
One Bank & Trust 36.32 Mobile Locksmith
124.00 Mocic 100.00 Cole Nilson 10.00 Office Center Inc. 2075.18 Charles Oldham 24.00
Oskaloosa Glass/Millworks 334.00
Oskaloosa Herald 1166.75 Oskaloosa
Water Dept. 1030.45 Steve Parker 24.00 Pella
Printing Company 5600.72
Pitney Bowes
1143.00 Polk Co Treasurer Polk Co Heal
158.54
Postmaster 21.00 Poweshiek Co. Sheriff 129.44 Purchase Power 56.00 Bridgett
Richards 50.00 Riverside Auto Parts & Repair 430.68 Helen Roose 24.00 Lawrence A.
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Jayne Rozenboom 24.00 Steve Rozenboom 24.00 Sadler Sign 521.00 Santa Clara
Apartments 156.00 Greg Scott 24.00 Sone
Scott 57.50 Dave Sedivec 45.91 Larry Septer
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Seven Technologies Group Inc 1770.00
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Solutions 28.75 Southern Hills Apts.400.00
Stravers True Value 623.77
Charles Stream 255.00 Norman Terlouw
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Mike VanderHart 24.00 Ken Vanderlinden
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Versteegh Electric/Refrg. 228.14 Visa
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Wapello County Sheriff 118.60 Wapello Rural
Water Assoc. 42.25
Dorothy Wedgewood 10.00 Wiggs Country Store 131.75 Wimactel Inc 55.00 Windstream 76.38 Local Law Enforcement Grant
United States Cellular 2.96 Courthouse Security Fund
S & S Painting 8428.19 General Supplemental CDW Gov’t, Inc 1068.48 FedEx 16.83
Postmaster 102.00 Visa 81.46 Pioneer Cemetery Fund Visa 56.32 Crime Prevention Fund
Mahaska County Treasurer 317.37
Riverside Auto Parts & Repair 36.00 Visa
42.83 Maintenance/Repair Law Center Agriland FS, Inc 144.50 Central Ia Dist Inc 745.70
Certified Pest Control 32.00 Champion Storage
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Kelly Supply Co 172.41 Local Disposal Inc
115.00 MidAmerican Energy 2961.29 Oskaloosa Water Dept.730.95 True Value Hardware
40.46 MH/MI/MR/DD Services Fund Sean Ault
68.88
Brain Injury Association of Io 345.00 Community Care, Inc 5613.85 Country Life Health
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1608.35 Dennis Dursky 9.00 Imagine the Possibilites 199.85
Johnson Co Sheriff 31.50 M & M Sales
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Office Center 354.99 Pine Rest 115.00
Pleasant Hill Residential 1592.08 Kevin Renaud 9.60 United States Cellular 106.75 Chris
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Storage & Signs 395.00 City of Oskaloosa
22500.00 DMACC-Southridge Center Attn:
100.00 Exaco Trading Co 600.00 Fund #09001
Maint. County/City 1500.00
Fund #22-911 Fund 32668.00 Ben Hoskinson 47.35 IOWWA % Alice Vinsand, Inc
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Mahaska County Treasurer 300.96 McGriffs of
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United States Cellular 80.12 VanDiest
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Arnold Motor Supply Inc The Me 399.36 Town
of Barnes City 75.80
Ben Shinn Trucking Inc 2104.60 Bill &
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63.10 Bruening Rock Products 11824.81 Central Ia Dist Inc 456.75
Certified Power Inc 768.02 Champion
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965.72 Clemons Inc 25.00 Co-Line Welding
3662.51 Continental Research Corp. 305.34
DeJong Door Service 75.00 Diamond Oil
Company 2087.81 Douds Stone Inc 582.66
Dultmeier Sales 326.62 Eddyville Lumber Co
145.58 Elliott Oil Company 47422.32 Force
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GATR Truck Service 107600.00 Haines
Auto Supply 935.52 Hawkeye Truck Equipment
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Cleaning Systems 826.00 Housby Mack Inc
507.32
Hyvee 45.80 Ia Dept of Transportation
670.67 Interstate Power and Light 112.52 John
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M & M Sales Company 231.42 Mahaska
Communication Group 141.91 Mahaska Rural
Water Inc. 215.00 Martin Marietta Aggregate
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Midwest Sanitation & Recycling 183.66
Midwest Wheel 6092.15 Michael F Moehrl
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Jason Parkin 250.00
Power Plan Murphy Tractor & Equip
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225.00 Titan Machinery 429.45 Titan Access
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BRC 40.64 Wellington Tool Sales Inc Earl
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Local Option sales tax 9-25-01 EddyvilleBlakesburg-Fremont C 7004.21
Lynnville-Sully Community Scho 193.14
North Mahaska Community School 12554.94
Oskaloosa Community School 36490.42 Pella
Community School 5128.47 Tri-County Community School 614.06
Twin Cedars Community School 1436.58
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EMSLRC 175.00
Gall’s Inc 133.98 Gaudineer & Comito,
L.L.P. 367.50 Heiman Fire Equipment 10143.90
IA Prison Industries 410.88 Johnson Co EMA
250.00 Lappin Tire 571.32 Mahaska Communication Group 16.89
Mahaska County Treasurer 446.04 Mark
Neff 55.02 Oskaloosa Herald 60.29 Racom
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True Value Hardware 576.98 Vander Beek
Truck Accessories 1150.00
Verizon Wireless 252.79 Visa 10413.21
Stephens Mem. Animal Shelter Animal Health
Center 641.34 Card Services Orschelns 36.98
Central Ia Dist Inc 228.00 City Clerk 143.00
H & S Feed and Country Store 50.06 Hyvee 692.80 Idexx 74.46 Mahaska Communication Group 97.27 Mahaska County Treasurer
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Midwest Veterinary Supply Inc 953.59 Oskaloosa Small Animal Vet Cli 843.51 Pipestone
Veterinary Services 145.75 Quality Scent 30.00
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WEED NOTICE
Chapter 5-8-1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fremont,
Iowa, requires the mowing, cutting or otherwise destroying of all
grass, weeds, vines, brush and dead, damaged or unsightly bushes,
trees or other offensive growth no later than May 15th, and in the
cases of the second growth, not later than June 15th, and in the
cases of third growth, not later than July 15th, and in the cases of
fourth growth, not later than August 15th, and in the cases of fifth
growth, not later than September 15th of each year, or at anytime
the grass/weeds exceeds twelve inches in height.. Failure to do so
will result in the City performing the work and assessing a charge
up to $100.00 against said property for each mowing, cutting or
destroying performed by the City.
All owners or occupants of lots or parcels of real property in the
City should take notice and govern themselves accordingly.
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641-933-4317
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The City of Fremont will hold its annual city wide clean up on May 1,
2014. Items to be picked up should be placed at the curb by no later than
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Mahaska County
Board of Supervisors
March 7, 2014
The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on the above date at
10:00 a.m. in the third floor conference room of
the Mahaska County courthouse. Present were
the following board members: Chairman – Mike
Vander Molen; Vice chairman – Mark Doland;
Member – Greg Gordy. Also present were Ken
Allsup, Osky News and Susan Brown, Mahaska
County Auditor.
Chairman Vander Molen opened the meeting at 10:00 a.m. with a moment of silence.
It was moved by Doland seconded by
Gordy to approve the agenda for today’s meeting. All present voted aye. Motion carried.
It was moved by Vander Molen seconded
by Doland to go into closed session per Iowa
Code 21.5.1C at 10:02 a.m. All present voted
aye. Motion carried.
It was moved by Vander Molen seconded
by Doland to go back into open session at 10:15
a.m. All present voted aye. Motion carried.
It was moved by Vander Molen seconded
by Doland to appoint Greg Life as counsel regarding Regional Utility Service Systems matters at a rate of $150/hr effective today, March
7th, 2014. All present voted aye. Motion carried.
It was moved by Doland seconded by
Gordy to adjourn. All present voted aye. Motion carried.
Attest: Susan L. Brown
Mahaska County Auditor
Michael Vander Molen
Mahaska County Board of Supervisors
Mahaska County
Board of Supervisors
March 17, 2014
The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on the above date
at 9:00 a.m. in the third floor conference room
of the Mahaska County courthouse. Present
were the following board members: Chairman
– Mike Vander Molen; Vice chairman – Mark
Doland; Member – Greg Gordy. Also present
were Duane Nollen, Osky Herald; Eduardo Zamarripa, Aaron Riggs, CRI; Ken Allsup, Osky
News; Taylor Howard, KBOE; Dave Sedivec,
Mahaska County Conservation Director; Eric
Dursky, Mahaska County Sanitarian; Deann
DeGroot, MCARD; Troy Bemis, Mahaska
County Mainenance Director; Ben Hoskinson,
Mahaska County IRVM; Jerry Nusbaum, Mahaska County Engineer; Dan Major and Don
VanDonselaar, Mahaska County Secondary
Road; Travis McDowell, Ziegler CAT; Mercedes
Doland and Susan Brown, Mahaska County
Auditor.
This meeting was filmed by Communications Research Institute of William Penn University.
Chairman Vander Molen opened the meeting at 9:00 a.m. with a moment of silence.
It was moved by Doland seconded by
Gordy to approve the agenda for today’s meeting. All present voted aye. Motion carried.
Interview scheduling for the engineer position was discussed.
It was moved by Gordy seconded by Doland to approve the minutes of March 3rd and
March 7th meeting. All present voted aye. Motion carried.
It was moved by Gordy seconded by Doland to approve a three year agreement with Cost
Advisory Services Inc. to provide cost allocation
plans for Mahaska County for fiscal years 2014,
2015 and 2016. All present voted aye. Motion
carried.
It was moved by Doland seconded by
Gordy to approve a twelve month Class B Native Wine permit for Larry’s Berries and Vi’s
Vines expiring May 2, 2015. All present voted
aye. Motion carried.
It was moved by Doland seconded by
Gordy to approve a six month Class B Beer
permit for Eddyville Raceway Park expiring November 2, 2014. All present voted aye. Motion
carried.
It was moved by Gordy seconded by Doland to remove Matt Denburger from Secondary
Road payroll effective March 6, 2014. All present voted aye. Motion carried.
It was moved by Gordy seconded by Doland to remove Becki Gatton from the assessor’s
office payroll effective February 4, 2014. All
present voted aye. Motion carried.
It was moved by Doland seconded by
Gordy to approve addition of Barb VanPatten as
Roadside Technician in the IRVM Department
effective April 1, 2014 through December 31,
2014. The position will not exceed 1560 hours.
All present voted aye. Motion carried.
It was moved by Gordy seconded by
Doland to accept the bid of $3,280.00 from
Advanced Concrete Specialists to repair north
front steps of law enforcement center. Fifty degree weather will be needed to do the work. All
present voted aye. Motion carried.
No estimates have been received to repair
floor in Mahaska Building. Tabled to a later
date.
Eric Dursky, Sanitarian, presented monthly report to the board and it was placed on file.
Deann DeGroot, MCARD, presented
monthly report to board and it was placed on
file.
It was moved by Vander Molen seconded
by Doland to recess until 9:30 a.m. Supervisor
Doland exited the meeting.
Board reconvened at 9:21 a.m.
Dave Sedevic, Mahaska County Conservation, presented report to the board and it was
placed on file.
Bid was opened from Ziegler CAT for
a Caterpillar D5K2 track-type tractor. Price
$123,900.00 $20,000 trade in of 1996 CAT
D4HXL Dozer. It was moved by Vander Molen
seconded by Gordy to authorize purchase at
the quote price with trade-in. All present voted
aye. Motion carried.
Short discussion regarding handbook revision clarifications for seasonal/temp employees
and comp time.
There were no public comments.
It was moved by Vander Molen seconded
by Gordy to adjourn. All present voted aye.
Motion carried.
Attest: Susan L. Brown
Mahaska County Auditor
Michael Vander Molen
Mahaska County Board of Supervisors
Mahaska County
Board of Supervisors
March 31, 2014
The Mahaska County Board of Supervisors met in special session on the above date
at 1:30 p.m. in the third floor conference room of
the Mahaska County courthouse. Present were
the following board members: Chairman – Mike
Vander Molen; Vice chairman – Mark Doland;
Member – Greg Gordy. Eduardo Zamarripa,
Jason Madison, CRI; Ken Allsup, Osky News;
Mike Rodwell, Scott Schippers, Mahaska County Secondary Road; Lyle Siefering and Susan
Brown, Mahaska County Auditor.
Portions of this meeting were filmed by
Communications Research Institute of William
Penn University.
The board conducted interviews with two
applicants for the County Engineer position
concluding at 3:35 p.m.
Attest Susan L. Brown
Mahaska County Auditor
Michael Vander Molen
Mahaska County Board of Supervisors
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Thursday, April 24, 2014
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Mahaska Co. Area Athletics
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Front (L to R): Corey Sheeley, Randy Mick, Diane Mick,
Haley Brostrom, Bret Foster, Ryan Morgan and Travis Miller.
Back (L to R): Vince Hargrave, Zach Tremmel, Will Poterek,
Josh Bandstra and Trevor Vos [submitted].
Warhawk Golf
Swings into a
Winning Season
Last week, both the boys
and girls got their season underway. Monday, they traveled to
Montezuma to play in a triangular against the Braves, along
with Lynnville-Sully. Conditions
were cold and windy, but North
Mahaska didn’t allow the weather
to effect their play. On the girls
side, the team shot an all-time
low of 194, counting the top four
scores of Mackenzie Fuller (45),
Katie McGriff (48), Bailey Upton
(49), and Sydney McCulley (52).
Mackenzie took medalist honors
and Katie finished third overall.
Other Warhawk golfers were Katie
Koehler (55) and Amy Griffin (65).
“This was a great start to our
season, beating our best team
score from all of last season. I’m
happy with their effort and excited
to get to working on improving specific aspects of each girls’ game,”
said Coach Augustin.
The girls teams finished in
first place, which was followed by
Lynnville Sully’s 242. Montezuma
didn’t have enough players to post
a team score.
The boys squad also posted the lowest team total, shooting 176. Montezuma finished in
second place (186), followed by
Lynnville-Sully (188). Connor Hehli
led the boys with a 39. The other
counting scores belonged to AJ
Hibler (43), Chase Koehler (46),
and Taylor Legvold (48). Connor
took first place and AJ finished in
third, overall. Other NM golfers,
whose scores didn’t add to the
team total, were Jamie Hicklin (49)
and Dylan Comstock (51). Coach
Augustin added, “The conditions
were tough today, but the boys
played smart, trying to limit any
mistakes. Connor and AJ have put
the time in since practice started,
and the results showed today.”
Thursday consisted of North
Mahaska hosting Iowa Valley and
Keota. The girls carried forward
their solid play from Monday, posting another all-time low of 186.
Contributors to the team score
were Mackenzie Fuller (44), Katie
McGriff (46), Sydney McCulley
(47), and Bailey Upton (49). The
team placed first, followed by
Iowa Vally’s team total of 208
(Keota didn’t have enough golfers
to post a team score). It was a
Warhawk sweep, for positions 1,
2, and 3. Mackenzie in first, Katie
in second, and Sydney in third.
Freshman Katie Koehler continued
to show improvement, posting a
solid 54, and Amy Griffin improved
Monday’s score by thirteen strokes,
shooting 52. Coach Augustin commented, “Thursday’s meet showed
the depth of our team. Five strokes
separated our top four golfers, and
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Mahaska County YMCA
Grows Pickleball Interest
Hurricanes
Photos/Info courtesy of Heather
Voyles and Melissa Calhoun
Several students from EddyvilleBlakesburg-Fremont are members
of the Ottumwa YMCA Hurricanes
Swim Team. Pictured above from
left to right are: Mason Roberts,
Paige Harter, Maggie Voyles, Ian
Roberts, Nathan Calhoun, and
(front) Kyle Calhoun.
Their competitive swim season
began in September and ended
in March. Over the course of the
season the Hurricanes Swim Team
participated in 13 meets around the
state. Several of the EBF swimmers recently swam at the Iowa
State YMCA swim meet held in
Marshalltown on March 1st and 2nd,
including Maggie, Paige, Ian and
Nathan. At this meet, Maggie was
named to the 2014 State All-Star
Team. In addition, Maggie, Paige,
ten was the gap between one and
six. It’s great to see the continual
improvement. I’m excited to see
Katie McGriff playing solid for us,
coming off of a knee injury last
season. We missed her contributions last year, both on and off the
course. The girls enjoy practicing,
improving, and competing, so I’m
looking forward for the girls to
keep showing improvement.”
The boys showed great
improvement from Monday’s round
at Montezuma, posting a team total
of 157. AJ Hibler led with a two
over par 37, which was followed by
Taylor Legvold (39), Connor Hehli
(40), and Chase Koehler (41). Like
the girls, it was a Warhawk sweep
at the top of the leader board (AJ
- 1st, Taylor - 2nd, Connor - 3rd
Chase - 4th). Other NM finishers
were Milan Dejong (46) and Jacob
Sherburne (52). Team totals were
North Mahaska - 157, Keota - 201,
and Iowa Valley - 213.
Coach Augustin was proud of
his team, stating “Our upperclassmen did their jobs today. It’s great
to see the team so close together
on the scoresheet. AJ scored well
all day, hole-to-hole, not getting in
trouble. Taylor had his best competitive round of his high school
career. It’s great to see him work
on his game and get the results
he’s wanting. Chase also had one
if his lowest rounds. Senior leadership is key, and today was a great
example of all seniors playing to
their potential and posting great
rounds.”
Maggie Voyles, Hurricane and All-Star, glides across the
pool. She is a 7th grader at EBF [submitted].
Mason, Ian and Nathan swam at
the 2014 North Central Regional
Championships at the University
of Iowa held on March 8th and 9th.
Collectively these swimmers won
several medals and ribbons, and
swam personal best times at these
meets.
Submitted
Pickleball fanatics have been
seeing an increase in action over
the last few months at the Mahaska
County YMCA, as more and more
players have begun catching
‘Pickleball fever.’ The sport began
nearly 50 years ago outside of
Seattle, Wash. in 1965, when the
game’s creators found themselves
looking for a fun way for their families to interact. One of the individuals credited for introducing the
sport had a cocker spaniel named
Pickles, who frequently ran off with
the ball. Naming this new phenomenon seemed logical enough, as the
families were using Pickle’s ball, and
the sport has grown ever since.
Using a vinyl-outlined court very
similar to badminton lines, the YMCA
has two full Pickleball courts established in its gym. With the quick
addition of one of several portable
net systems available through the
front desk, a game can be setup
and begun in a matter of minutes.
Very similar to table tennis and tennis in rules, both balls and paddles
are also available for quick check-
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out with member services staff. All
YMCA members and guests are
welcome to play as gym scheduling
allows, with standing games at 1pm
Monday-Friday, and both members
and employees regularly participating in the evening hours. Executive
Director Dawn Collins explained,
“Pickleball at the Mahaska County
YMCA has continued to grow in
popularity ever since its introduction
several years ago. Recently, we had
a group of players decide to hold
their own tournament on a Saturday
morning in April. The feedback from
all involved was positive, and we
hope future Pickleball events will
become even bigger.”
For more information about
the game of Pickleball, or any
of the other sports programs the
Mahaska County YMCA has to offer,
please contact Ryan Harkema at
641.673.8411.
641-637-2898
641-660-0190
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Thursday, April 24, 2014
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Mahaska Co. Area Athletics
The Life of a Professional
Bull Rider: Brady Sims
The bull riding action begins at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 26 and 2:50 p.m. on Sunday, April
27 at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines. All Top 35 bull riders will get on one bull each in Rounds
1 and 2 on Saturday and Sunday. After Round 2 on Sunday afternoon, the riders’ individual
two-round scores will be totaled and the top 15 riders on two bulls will advance to the Built Ford
Tough Championship Round for one more ride and a chance at the $30,000 event title.
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800 Meter Run- Shiana
Buchanon [submitted].
Jordan Ferguson in the 100 Meter Hurdles for North
Mahaska [submitted].
Submitted
Eddyville April 10, 2014
Coach Malone’s said, “We came
home from this meet as the Class
B champions after a very hard fight
with Lynville- Sully for the title. In the
end we ended up winning the meet
by 4 points. We had many 4th, 5th
and 6th place finishers, along with
our top three performances, that
enabled us to score just enough to
edge Lynville-Sully. This was a fun
meet because we knew it would be
between both teams and come down
to the wire. We still need to fix some
things that will enable us to get better. We are just not being consistent
enough in some events to score
where we should but we will keep
working on it to improve.”
1st place finishers included:
• 3000 Meter Run: Megan
Goemaat -11:32.06 (Her personal
best time)
• 4x800 Relay: Shiana Buchanon,
Andrea Loving, Rachel Sherburne,
Jensen Kelderman- 11:25.64
• Sprint Medley Relay: Carly
Ehret, Jordan Ferguson, Cassidy
Arvidson, Megan Goemaat
• Shuttle Hurdle Relay: Olivia
Boender, Jordan Ferguso, Lorraine
Brown, Caprice Dye
• High Jump: Lorraine Brown4-08.00
• Shot Put: Julia Groenenboom30-05.00
• Long Jump: Michaela Heys-
13-05.00
2nd place finishers: 800 Meter
Run: Shiana Buchanon- 2:45.08;
1500 Meter Run: Megan Goemaat5:32.97; 4x400 Meter Relay: Rachel
Sherburne, Tressa Watts, Jensen
Kelderman,
Caitlin
Sampson4:52.76; Discus Groenenboom
92-01
3rd place finishers: 200 Meter
Dash: Cassidy Arvidson- 29.45;
400 Meter Dash: Hailey Castenada72.62; 3000 Meter Run: Caitlin
Sampson- 13:25.03; 100 Hurdles:
Jordan Ferguson- 18.36.
Coach Malone’s said, “Overall we
ran pretty well at the Osky Relays finishing second behind Pella Christian.
Pella Christian won with 153 to our
143. It was a nice day to run and we
had some good performances. We
also came in with several 4ths and
fifths so overall we ran pretty competitively.”
1st place finishers:
• 800 Meter Run: Tressa Watts2:41.48
• 1500 Meter Run: Megan
Goemaat- 5:38.77
By Adam Meier, Regional Sports Editor
“Being on the road so much definitely wears on
[contributing writer for The Sun] you,” said Sims. If you’re not physically and mentally
Bull riders, especially ones in the highest level fit, it will break you down. It’s tough on me and my
of their field, the PBR, carry a far different mindset family being away so much. It’s hard to make time
to work every day from the general population.
for them. This kind of life isn’t for everyone.”
“You have to develop a warrior’s mentality, othSims knew he wanted to be a rider from a very
erwise you have a higher chance of getting hurt,” young age. Now that he’s made it in the PBR, the
said 20-year old Professional Bull Rider Brady Sims. struggle and dedication to make it to this point some“The more you think about [the dangers of riding], times gets lost. Both the parents of young riders and
the more likely you are to get hurt. Over the years the riders themselves are required to have great
you just get immune to thoughts like that.”
toughness and a strong commitment to the cause,
Sims, who is in his first full season with the PBR, Sims says. “Parents just have to see if their kids
grew up in a small town in Northwest Missouri called really want it,” said Sims about the decision to invest
Holt. Growing up, Sims got his feet wet riding sheep in a riding career. “You have to be dedicated and
as a youngster and has been riding ever since. After tough; there’s no sugar coating it. It takes a strong
competing in just one major event through his first mindset to get into something like this.”
two years on the circuit, Sims has broken through
For Sims, all that toughness and dedication to
in his third go-around and has earn himself a spot his passion has been worth it. At the age of 20, Sims
as a ‘regular’ at bull riding’s highest level. Through has already established a name for himself in the
eight events this season, Sims sits in 23rd place in Professional Bull Riding circles and is reaping the
the Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) and has earned benefits that years of hard work has produced. “The
over $28,000 in that short period.
PBR has the best bulls, best riders, best entertainSims has succeeded in making a name for him- ment; it’s just on another level from everything else.
self at a remarkably young age and up to this point I’ve ridden in countries around the world in each one
he’s done it while escaping serious injury. Although of the lower 48 states. Bull riding has taken me great
his young career has yet to be marred by a signifi- places.”
cant injury, Sims still has experienced his share of
Sims and the PBR Built Ford Tough Series will
scary moments, with the scariest of which recently compete in Des Moines on Saturday, April 26 and
occurring in Fresno to fellow rider, Ty Pozzobon.
Sunday, April 27.
“I’ve been knocked out and stomped on plenty
of times, but the most scared
I’ve been happened when Ty got
smashed in Fresno,” Simms said.
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off with just a concussion, but it
was a wake-up call to all of us.”
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• 3000 Meter Run: Megan
Goemaat- 11:57.96
• Discus: Julia Groenenboom94-07
• Long Jump: Michaela Heys13-10
• 4x800 Meter Relay: Rachel
Sherburne, Andrea Loving, Shiana
Buchanon,
Megan
Goemaat10:53.43 (fastest time this year for
NM)
• Distance Medley Relay: Carly
Ehret, Cassidy Arvidson, Sherburne,
Goemaat- 4:52.40
2nd place finishers: Shot Put:
Julia Groenenboom- 29-10.25; 4x100
Relay: Jordan Ferguson, Carly Ehret,
Lorraine Brown, Arvidson- 55.40;
4x400 Heys, Kelderman,Sherburne,
Watts 4:49.79; Shuttle hurdle Relay
Caprice Dye, Olivia Boender,
Lorraine Brown, Jorddan Ferguson
1:19.03; 3000 Meter Run: Jensen
Kelderman- 13:36.50
3rd place finishers: 800 Meter
Run: Shiana Buchanon- 2:49.26;
Sprint Medley Relay: Jordan
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