Yankees` manager speaks at Sukup Manufacturing

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Of¿cial Paper for
Franklin County
City of Shef¿eld
West Fork School District
Shef¿eld,
Franklin County, IA
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Volume 134, Number 47 • Thursday, November 20, 2014
Upcoming Events
Free Thanksgiving
meal in Shef¿eld
First Grace Baptist Church in Sheffield is
pleased to announce the annual Thanksgiving
Dinner on Thursday, Nov. 27, at noon. The public is invited to West Fork High School to enjoy a
fresh, home-cooked feast.
Whether you are alone for the holiday, unable
to travel to family, or just don’t have enough money for a huge meal, stop in at the West Fork High
School for this free Thanksgiving meal. You can
stay and eat there or take it home for your family.
First Grace wants to thank the local businesses
and volunteers that share their blessings in this
way to serve their neighbors and community.
Please leave a message at First Grace Baptist (641)
892-4421 today and let them know if you plan on
eating at the school or taking a meal home for
your family.
Yankees’ manager speaks
at Sukup Manufacturing
Rowan Hymn Fest
is Nov. 30
Rowan’s annual Hymn Fest will be Sunday,
Nov. 30, at 2 p.m. at the IRP Theater in Rowan.
This will be an afternoon of gospel music. A free
will oͿering will be held for the Rowan Historical Society. Some of the performers are Annie
and Terri Avery, Dale Eichor, Bobby Awe, Marilyn
Jansaan, Bill Hendren, Bob Johnson, Gary Brandt,
Krugers and Don Wrolson.
New exhibit opens
Friday at MacNider
Art Muesum
“Paintings from the Vault” opens on Friday,
Nov. 21, in the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum’s Center Space Gallery.
The exhibition celebrates paintings from the
Museum’s Permanent Collection which are not on
currently on display in one of the Àve Permanent
Collection display galleries. Most museums only
display 5-10 percent of their collections at any one
time (The Charles H. MacNider Art Museum has
about 10 percent of its total art holdings on display).
The rest are stored in art storage areas or vaults,
where proper temperature, humidity and light controls are maintained. This is good for the artwork,
but not as ideal for visitors who will miss the opportunity to view some magniÀcent pieces of art.
“Paintings from the Vault” features paintings
collected between 1970-2008 that have not been
exhibited in Permanent Collection galleries for
some time. The exhibition is on display from Nov.
21-Feb. 14 in the Museum’s Center Space Gallery.
December 2014
Franklin County
Extension calendar
Cubicles in the new Sukup Manufacturing facility were shown
during a tour on Friday afternoon. KRISTI NIXON PHOTO
BY TRAVIS FISCHER
New York Yankees’ manager Joe
Girardi visited Franklin County last
week as Sukup Manufacturing and
the NIACC Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center held an advanced
manufacturing symposium on Friday, Nov. 14.
Held in the company’s newly
built headquarters, the symposium
invited business leaders, educators,
legislators and students to discuss
Iowa’s manufacturing industry.
Following an introduction from
NIACC President Dr. Steve Schulz,
the event began with a presentation
from Iowa Economic Development
Authority (IEDA) director Debi
Durham, who presented an update
on the newly re-elected Gov. Terry
Branstad’s economic plan for Iowa.
“It’s all about creating jobs
and raising family incomes,” said
Durham.
In 2011, Governor Branstad used
his executive authority to create
the Iowa Partnership for Economic
Progress (IPEP), a board comprised
of Iowa business leaders appointed
by the governor to develop economic strategy for the state.
We’re streamlined.
We can move deals
through in 30 days.
- Debi Durham, IEDA director
A spiral staircase designed to look
like a grain bin is shown at the new
facility at Sukup Manufacturing in
Shef¿eld on Friday, Nov. 14. KRISTI
NIXON PHOTO
“They come in to give us high
level market intel within those
traded sectors of Iowa,” said
Durham.
The IEDA itself was created at
the same time, replacing the former Iowa Department of Economic
Development by consolidating the
administration of Iowa’s economic
programs into a single department.
“We’re streamlined. We can
move deals through in 30 days,”
said Durham. “We did it by implementing LEAN manufacturing
principals. We actually used what
you guys use every day.”
Following Durham’s presentation, the audience got to hear from
the manufacturing leaders directly.
Representatives from Sukup Manufacturing, Stellar Industries and
Motoman Robotics shared what
their companies do and how they
are preparing for the future.
Emily Schmitt, Sukup Manufacturing’s general council, explained
the reasoning behind constructing
the newly finished headquarters
See SUKUP: Page 5
2 PROSPER Team meeting, 12 pm, Hampton-Dumont Middle School
2 Franklin County Family Focus,
2 pm, Public Health, Hampton
2 Franklin County Extension meeting, 5:30 pm,
West Fork Wharf, She΀eld
3 CPAT: Pest Control CIC, 9 am, Franklin County Extension o΀ce
3 & 10 Afterschool Science Club, 1:45 pm at
Hampton-Dumont Middle School (Wednesdays)
6 4-H Club O΀cer training, 9-11 am, Franklin
County Extension o΀ce
7 4-H Youth Council, 1 pm, Godfather’s Pizza,
Hampton
10 Livestock Committee meeting, 7 pm, Franklin County Extension o΀ce
14 PROSPER Gift Wrap, 12-3 pm, Shopko –
Hampton
16 Manure Applicator CertiÀcation Reshows,
8:30 am Commercial & 1:30 pm ConÀnement
17 Private Pesticide Applicator CIC, 1:30-3:30
pm, Community Center, Hansell
18 Farm Bill meeting, 1:30 pm, Church of the
Living Word, Hampton
25-26 Christmas Holiday - O΀ce Closed
29 4-H/FFA Market Beef Weigh-in, 8 am,
Hampton Vet Center
BY TRAVIS FISCHER
The West Fork Community
School Board set a date for a public hearing to inform the community about the proposed athletic
facility during their regular meeting on Monday, November 17.
The public hearing, to be held
at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3, will serve as a way to
answer questions and receive
feedback from the community
about the $3.5 million project.
For future projects, the board
considered what they want to do
about the district’s cooling systems. Hoping to prevent missed
days of school due to late-summer heat, the district has been
looking at options for installing
air conditioning in the buildings.
However, the cost of installation
is more than the board is comfortable spending for the sake of
a few hot August days.
It was suggested that air conditioning would be needed were
the school to start holding classes
all year, however the issue was
tabled until a greater need makes
itself apparent.
“I think this is something we
can explore for maybe 2017,” said
Superintendent Darrin Strike.
Also at the school board meeting, the board attended a presentation from 7th and 8th graders
about their recent Àeld trip to the
Big Island Rendezvous. The middle school students made candles, fired canons, and learned
about life in 19th Century America.
“It wasn’t just a fun thing for
us. It was really educational,”
said 8th grade student Sam Ries.
In other business, the board
approved a contract from Timberline to manage the district’s
See WEST FORK: Page 5
Coverage
selection for
new 2014
Farm Bill
safety net
programs
began Nov. 17
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds farm
owners and producers that the
opportunity to choose between
the new 2014 Farm Bill established programs, Agriculture
Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price
Loss Coverage (PLC), begins
Nov. 17, 2014, and continues
through March 31, 2015. The new
programs, designed to help producers better manage risk, usher
in one of the most signiÀcant reforms to U.S. farm programs in
decades.
USDA helped create online
tools to assist in the decision process, allowing farm owners and
producers to enter information
about their operation and see
projections that show what ARC
and/or PLC will mean for them
under possible future scenarios.
Farm owners and producers can
access the online resources, available at www.fsa.usda.gov/arcplc, from the convenience of their
home computer or mobile device
at any time.
Covered commodities include
barley, canola, large and small
chickpeas, corn, crambe, Áaxseed,
grain sorghum, lentils, mustard
seed, oats, peanuts, dry peas,
In this Issue:
Opinion ..................................... page 3
Obituaries................................. page 5
Community News ................page 4-5
Public Notices .......................... page 8
ClassiÀeds ................................. page 9
Sports .....................................page 10
West Fork
sets public
hearing date
for athletic
complex
Cast (left to right) front row: Britta Becker, Keylie Weydert, Rukshad Daver, Seamus Sullivan, Mickee Guritz, Celeste Staudt, Travis Russell and Sydney Kingery. Back row: Briana
Carroll, Alex Jirak, Brittany Starr, Devin Ridgeway, Melanie
VanHorn and Tanner Braun. JACK ZIMMERMAN PHOTO
TAKE A LOOK
See WF DRAMA: Page 4
See FARM BILL: Page 5
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The Sheffield Press November 20, 2014 Shef¿eld, Iowa
Cobwebs
Collected from The ShefÀeld Press
November 19, 1964
Plans for the annual Homecoming basketball game, dancing
party and associated activities
have been completed for ShefÀeld-Chapin community school,
according to reports received
from the school the fore part of
this week. Queen and King candidates have been selected as
have been junior, sophomore
and freshmen court attendants.
Ventura girls and boys will be opponents on the hardwood for the
Spartanettes and Spartans, starting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
Nov. 25. All school pupils, alumni
and public are invited. Crowning
of the Homecoming Queen and
King will be a highlight of the
Wednesday night celebration in
She΀eld-Chapin gym. The ceremonies will be held between the
girls’ and boys’ basketball games
with Ventura. Queen candidates
are seniors Connie EmhoͿ, Karen
EmhoͿ, Jeri Schroeder. The senior
candidates for the King contest
are Richard Deam, John Ewens,
Keith Wiele. The Queen and King
will be elected by the high school
student body. Attendants elected
by the various classes are Juniors,
Donna Foell and Ronald Rust;
Sophomores, Regina Murphy
and Robert Weber; Freshmen,
Jamie Just and JeͿ Yelland. The
King and the Queen elect will be
announced that night and they
will be crowned between the
two basketball games.The Queen
and King will reign at the basketball game in the gym and at the
dancing party held in the Lions
Den of the Memorial Hall, which
concludes the evening’s program.
All alumni of She΀eld and Chap-
in school are urged to attend the
Homecoming festivities.
Dick Larson of She΀eld-Chapin football team was elected a
utility back on the North Star
Conference Àrst team according
to a report on the all-conference
selections made recently. This is a
remarkable achievement in view
of the 1-win and 4-loss conference
record and 1-7 record for record
for the local team in football this
fall. Thornton with a 1-4 conference record and a 4-4 for the season placed one on the Àrst team
and one on the second team.
Mr. and Mrs. Verne Swanson
returned home on Thursday of
last week after spending the summer at their Àshing resort on Lake
Mille Lac, Minn.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Timmerman and Mr. and Mrs. Brewster
Rust and family were Sunday
afternoon callers in the home
of Mrs. Mildred Alexander at
Thornton.
Tim Bokmeyer accompanied
by Roger Koester of Milwaukee,
Wis., both freshman students at
Wartburg College, Waverly, were
week end visitors in the home of
Tim’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Max
Bokmeyer and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Reetz
and family, Mrs. John Jernigan
and John of Hampton were Sunday evening supper guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reetz.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard James of
Thornton were Sunday afternoon
visitors in the home of their cousin, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Atkinson.
Mrs. Karl Lubkeman was hostess to the Jolly Neighbors club on
Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 28,
with 10 members and three guests
present. They were Mrs. William
Lubkeman of Rockwell, Mrs. Lee
Claypool of Hampton, and Mrs.
H. D. Esslinger. High and low
prizes in 500 were awarded to
Mrs. Leonard Farber and Mrs.
Chris Kruckenberg. Mrs. E. H.
Messerschmidt of Hampton will
entertain the club on Tuesday,
Nov. 24.
November 21, 1974
Spartan basketball practice
workouts began Monday, Nov.
4, with 23 people reporting.
Only two of these people are letter winners off last year’s 25-1
state tournament team. They are
seniors Doug Peter and Roger
Kuck. With only two letter winners returning, the Spartan will
be mighty young and inexperienced. Lack of size will also seriously handicap the Spartans in
that the tallest player will be 6’
3” sophomore Hal Berding. Two
deÀnite assets of this year’s team
will be depth and quickness. As
many as 12-14 players may see
considerable action every game.
Competition for positions will
be very keen. Quickness will not
be evident early in the season as
injuries from football and early
season basketball workout positions have slowed progress down
considerable. Candidates for the
Spartan team are: Seniors – Doug
Peter, Roger Kuck, Gary Meints,
Phil Carls. Juniors – Jerry Rabey,
Chuck Wiemann, Jerry Stock,
Scott Brandt, Lynn Brady, Kevin
Bohach, Jeff Schoning. Sophomores – Hal Berding, Gary Peter, Dave Rust, Dave Heuberger,
Doug Kammrad, Clayton Nalan.
Freshmen – Rob Just, Scott Homer, Kelly Wiemann, Scott Sanders, Rick Noss, Jon Koenigsberg.
Managers are Bill Schneck and
Phil Dvorack.
Saturday, Nov. 16, the Spartanettes participated in Hampton’s
Àrst basketball clinic and found
it to be a very exciting event.
The afternoon session was Àlled
Church Services this week
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visit with their son and family, the Frank Sullivans. They
stopped brieÁy at The Press on
Monday afternoon before returning to their home. Sully is enjoying bowling on three teams and
Merna is busy with her many
hobbies.
November 22, 1984
Members of the Spartans varsity basketball squad for 198485 are as follows: Randy Larson,
Steve Ewers, Brent Van Horn,
Dale Koenigsberg, Peter Lahner,
Rick Larson, Pat Nuehring, Daren Meints, Steve Riles, Brad Renberg, Dave Heimer, Eric Luecht,
Jim Noss, JeͿ Schneider. Along
with the sophomores, the following freshmen make up S-C’s
junior varsity squad: Corey Eberling, Joe Heimer, Shawn Juhl,
Dave Meints and Mark Stadtlander. Managers this year are
Dave Schoning and Brian Oehlert. Statisticians are Blane Juhl
and Pat Clemons.
Four members of the ShefÀeld-Chapin FFA Chapter attended the National FFA Convention
held in Kansas City, Mo., last
week. The members were Dave
Bobst, Todd Greimann, Don
McKee and Jeff Truelson. Over
19,000 FFA members from across
the nation were in Kansas City to
attend the award, business and
contest sessions of the National FFA organization. Local FFA
members attended the sessions
on Thursday and Friday before
returning home on Friday night.
The Fifth Grade social studies
class of Mr. Wolf visited the voting booths on election day, Nov. 6,
at She΀eld City Hall. Voting procedures, ballots and the voting
booth were explained by Phyllis Levitt and Marilyn Sheahan.
Students attending were Becky
Atkinson, Danny Blum, Chris
Crom, Tim Dorenkamp, Troy
Eberling, Monica Egstad, Melessia Foell, Lindy Kellison, Bridget
Lahner, Amanda Mustain, Mike
Riles, Darin Rulapaugh. Missy
Sjostrand, Jerret Thompson, Sara
Jo Ubben, Jenny Wilson, Nicole
Zickefoose, Ryan Crooks, Joel Etnier, Denise Haack, Shawn Harper, Doreen Hubka, Jennifer Levitt,
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with talks and demonstrations
by various teams. The gymnasium was packed with coaches
and players from throughout the
area and state. The afternoon session was climaxed by a banquet
for the participating teams. Then
the roof fell in for the locals as
Hampton sent them home with a
convincing defeat. The Hampton
guard court proved to be too tall,
too quick and too aggressive for
the S-C front court to handle. The
Spartanettes were led by Priscilla Rust who found the range for
28 points, Becky Peter added 15.
Sue Brouwer and Terry Davolt
added 2 each. Mary Beck did
an outstanding job on Jane Heilskov, the high scoring forward
from Hampton, as she held her
to 16 points through three quarters, and she led the guards with
9 rebounds. LuAnn Engebretson
grabbed four rebounds, Bonnie
Stock two and Laurie Hanig one
to round out the guard court action.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Denker
and boys were Saturday overnight and Sunday guests of her
father, Leon Nolte.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sukup
were Sunday afternoon visitor
with a former neighbor, Mrs.
Minnie Alexander, at Dumont.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Harrington
are making their home in the Gerald Harris residence while their
new home is being constructed on
Gilman Street. Mrs. Harrington is
the former Cleone Rube.
Mr. and Mrs. Harm DeGroot
and children were Sunday evening supper and evening visitors
with her mother, Mrs. Johnnie
Slattum, at Joice.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sheahan and
John, and their daughter, Jackie,
of Cedar Falls, spent Saturday
and Sunday, Nov. 16-17, in the
home of her sister and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace Brunsvold, at
Harmony, Minn.
Retired Editor and Mrs. Eugene Sullivan of Eau Claire, Wis.,
were business callers at The ShefÀeld Press and overnight house
guests of long-time friends, Mr.
and Mrs. R. C. Skeries. on Thursday, Nov. 14. They left on Friday
for Cedar Falls for a week end
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Dana Nelson, Jesse Rust, Lisa
Schneider, Jesse Severe, Phil Sklavenitis, Krista Studer, Shannon
Traurig, Mike Van Sickel.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cockram
were Friday evening visitors with
Mr. and Mrs. Lavine Peter.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Conlon
and Deanna drove to Moorhead,
Minn., this past week end where
they met their son and brother,
Scott Conlon, of Dickinson, N.
D. They spent the week end in a
motel visiting and sightseeing in
the area.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Davolt,
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Davolt, of
She΀eld; Mr. and Mrs. Mick Pals
of rural Mason City, are spending
Thanksgiving Day in the home of
their daughter and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Terry Christensen and family at Grimes.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Schaefer;
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Schaefer, Eric
and Lori, of Mason City; Mr. and
Mrs. Esra Olesen of Waterloo; Mr.
and Mrs. Dale Peterson and Shelley of Cedar Falls, attended the
All State Band, Chorus and Orchestra Concert at Ames on Saturday evening, Nov. 17. Rechelle
Schaefer, a senior in the Mason
City High School, played in the
orchestra for the fourth consecutive year.
Sunday Night Mixed League
standings at the She΀eld Lanes
as of Nov. 18 are as follows:
Country Cousins, Inlaws & Outlaws, The Neighbors, Happy
Rollers, L & M, Happy Strikers,
Barely Bowlers, Friends. High
Team, 3 Games – Happy Strikers,
1,914; Country Cousins, 1, 887; L
& M, 1,814. High Team Game –
Happy Strikers, 657, 655; Country
Cousins, 635. High Individual, 3
Games, Men – Roger Madsen,
541; Don Sindt, 541; Dean Peter,
516. High Individual, 3 Games,
Women – Maxine Heuberger, 521;
Diane Lancelle, 458; Pauline Peter. High Individual game, Men
– Don Sindt, 212; Dean Peter, 210;
Roger Madsen, 202. High Individual, 3 Games, Women – Maxine Heuberger, Diane Lancelle,
Pauline Peter, 455. High Individual Game, Women – Maxine Heuberger, 199; Pauline Peter 182; Diane Lancelle, 178. Splits Picked
Up – Lidia Zimmerman, 6-7.
November 24, 1994
Twenty-two crafters helped
kick off the holiday shopping
season in the ACC on Saturday,
Nov. 19. Hundreds of shoppers
showed up to look over the crafters wares and make some purchases at the 4th annual ACC craft
show. Local businesses were promoted at the event through advertising on the ACC craft show
flyers and posters displayed at
the Craft Show. Winners of the
ACC Holiday Shopping Spree
Raffle were drawn at the close
of the show. Irene Kreimeyer of
Dougherty was the winner of a
$100 ACC Shopping Spree. Ben
Allbee of Meservey won a $50
Shopping Spree and Janice Meyer
of She΀eld and Paul Brunsvold
of Hanlontown were winners of
$25 Shopping Sprees. Winners received their prizes in ACC Christmas Cash good at any ACC Business until Jan. 31, 1995.
Monday, Nov. 14, thirty-six
basketball candidates reported
for duty to head coach, Frank
Schnoes, and assistants, Steve Ubben and Tom Wolf. Seven seniors
head the list of Spartan hopefuls
– Rob Allbee, Dan Amble, Sean
Cameron, Seth Deam, Andy Pals,
Brandon Pals, and Dave Meints.
Juniors include joey Dickman,
Nathan Dorenkamp, Josh Litterer, Brian Meyer, Pete Nelson and
Todd Shreckengost. Sophomores
are Joey Adams, Justin Butler,
Collin CaͿrey, Kevin Craighton,
Matt Hartwig, Scott Lundt, Adam
Nelson, Jon Pals, Aaron Siskow,
Adam Taylor, and Jason Meyer.
Freshmen getting their Àrst taste
of high school ball are Nathan
Atkinson, Curt Cameron, Scot
Cook, Travis Hobbiebrunken,
Sheldon Jurgens, Shawn Koehler,
Nathan Leininger, Billy Prickett,
Jeff Riles, Jeremy Truax, Mike
Witt, and Jeremy Traurig.The varsity returns six letterwinners including starters Dan Amble, Joey
Dickman, and Jon Pals. S-C/M-T
hopes to improve on last year’s
17-5 season and are looking forward on defending their conference championship.
Members of the S-C/M-T Varsity Spartanettes are Krista Shaw,
Jill Slagle, Sara Renner, Heidi
Wiemann, Becky Carlson, Sara
Ricke, Brooke Langlitz, Jennifer
Waddingham, Jennifer Sheriff,
Danielle Bram, Lisa Pals. Head
Coach is Mary Schulz, and Assistant Coach is Wendy Backer.
Denise and Norval Korth of
Dows were Sunday, Nov. 20, visitors of Harold and Dorothy Oehlert.
Wednesday afternoon visitors
last week of Maude and Dwain
Schinagel were friends, George
and Edie Kammrad, of Omaha,
Ark., and her mother, Fern Rodruck, of She΀eld.
Saturday Mrs. Margaret Mateer enjoyed noon lunch with her
grandson, Joshua Mateer, a student at UNI in Cedar Falls.
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I did not intend to write anything until spring but Jack got
down on his knees with tears
in his eyes begging me to write
something and I cannot stand to
see a grown man cry. That plus
a $5,000 raise convinced me. Oh
sure and the snow will not appear this year. So I shall give a
few episodes from our hallowed
ground. We approached the sacred ground of the Cribbage
Den, slowly opened the door.
Fasten your seat belts the bumps
are ahead. The aroma was heartwarming; the smell of cards,
cribbage board, and pegs was
strong in the air. We all crossed
the threshold saluted the tables
and proceeded to amble across
the room and took our places at
the war table. It appeared from
the get go that the mathematical
skills we had last spring were a
tad on the rusty side. Not just because Wilbur Rust was there, no
pun intended. I mean 15/2 plus 4
is not 5!!] Ron-aldO old city slicker (now) Symens was released
for an hour by Donna from doing honey does jobs in their new
abode to partake in our cribbage
battles. I tell ya folks he watched
his watch like a hawk (wow that
rhymes) and on the minute he
zipped out the door like a jet on
takeoͿ. The smoke Àlled the air
as he screeched his tires he was in
that much of a hurry to check in
at home. Old Billy Bob, one Nolte
type was in his usual slow-mo
form, possessing that smirk that
makes you think he would never
cheat. Oh yeah and the cribbage
The Sheffield Volunteer Fire Department would like
to thank the community for their support of the
Pork Loin supper back in October. It was a great turn
out for the evening. Money that was raised will be used
for updates to equipment and gear. Once again thanks
to the community for their continued support.
TEXAS
HOLD’EM TOURNAMENT
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28
Deb’s Wild Horse Saloon
106 Gilman Street, Sheffield (Former bowling alley)
Registration/Social Hour: 5 p.m.
Sandwiches & appetizers
Tournament Start Time: 6 p.m.
ENTRY
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AT THE DOOR
God’s hate cribbage. Cliffy ol
CliͿaroo Cameron right in there
didn’t lose a beat as he verbally
pounced upon his partner for
screwing up a play. I mean folks
poor Dave Levitt truth be known
was in tears because he had a
zilch hand and had he had one
point they would have won. Oh
CliͿy baby made the roof rise but
Dave in reality just shrugged him
oͿ like the rest of us and let the
hot air blow out the door.
It is truly amazing how every hand had eyes scouring the
point count to make sure and the
counting was like in slow motion. “Are you sure, where did
you get nine” and “show me the
other two” were just some of the
challenges. All of us being veterans of the cribbage world did
each make at least one mistake.
That is hard to believe I know
but hey folks we’re all approach
the twilight time in our lives and
the light grows dimmer day by
day! Day two found unusual
situations….Cliffy Boy was at
the losing table time after time
after time. Eventually he said, “I
have to go home.” Dave Boy let
him down once again. He took
his cards and left we were all in
shock, well maybe not quite that
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modern tiling practices have allowed water to drain away underground without harming the soil.
Farmers face a lot of scrutiny with the current government regulations on applying manure to Àelds. Additional government regulation
regarding farming practices is burdensome on farmers, especially at a
time when commodity prices have fallen in the last few months.
The EPA has proposed new legislation that changes the deÀnition of
the “Waters of the US.” The comment period has been extended to end
in mid-November before this new ruling may go into eͿect. This new
proposed ruling changes the deÀnition by giving more jurisdiction to
the EPA, allowing it to rule over any kind of body of water.
This is the EPA’s third attempt to push this regulation. In the past,
Supreme Court rulings have stopped the EPA’s last two attempts. This
kind of over-regulation will hinder farming operations and could stall
other commercial projects such as wind energy.
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bad. I mean a loser is a loser and
you must accept that with grace.
Oh many of us can be hoyden
for sure. We decided to vote him
back in if he comes crawling on
his knees. Really folks, he had
to go drive bus so we did excuse
him. Old Dally Slagless joined us
half way through the afternoon
and picked up right where he left
oͿ. So nonchalantly spewing out,
“Oh let’s see that makes 31.” Yah
like ahhhhh rub it in Dally boy!
Nolte, one Billiam type told Slages he had a photographic memory but never got it developed. The
Àsherman of Àshermen joined us
that being Garth Sinker Nelson
with his usual rally tactics for his
team. He turned his head around
not his hat to rally Tommy Boy
the retired severe General Severe.
Lo and behold they rallied from
waaaaaaaaaay back to win at the
wire. Billy Bobsi Nolte did the
same thing as we needed a bunch
to win and by golly jeepers if he
didn’t come up with 23 hand to
waltz into victory lane.
Oh me multitudes of cells
within the conÀnes of me cranial
capacity are in need of recharging…..thus…15/2 and a lot more
until next week. Bazinga on a 29
hand.
Taking sides on
net neutrality
Well that didn’t take long.
Almost immediately after the
midterm elections, President
Obama, no longer needing to be
concerned about his party’s election chances, stepped out of his
bunker and started presidenting
again.
His first move: a statement
pushing the FCC to reinstate the
rules of net neutrality and officially recognize the Internet as a
public utility.
I’ve written about net neutrality before, but I’ll give you a refresher anyway.
The basic idea of net neutrality
is that all information on the Internet is treated equally. Whether
you’re shopping online, streaming a YouTube video, looking
up something on Wikipedia, or
downloading a video game, all of
that data is the same.
Internet service providers (ISP)
however, would very much like
to be able to identify which data is
going where, and then charge not
just the receiver, but the sender as
well.
For example, digital versions
of Mid-America Publishing’s
many Àne newspapers are available online. Now imagine if a
snowbird went to Arizona for
the winter, where Comcast is
the only real option for Internet,
and discovered that web-pages
from Mid-America Publishing’s
sites were taking an infuriatingly long time to load even though
the snowbird was already paying
top dollar for su΀cient Internet
speeds.
Well, it could be that Comcast
had decided to throttle web content from Mid-America Publishing to Comcast customers, and
would only stop if Mid-America
Publishing agreed to pay Comcast what is essentially a ransom.
Replace “Mid-America PubSee AGE OF THE GEEK: Page 8
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All right...who ordered the
cold weather, winds, and snow?
It’s way too early for this! Having an inside job at this time of
year is great! Been busy, popcorn
bags completed, another job of
6,000 done on the little hand fed
press. And many other jobs waiting in the wings. Plus working
on the newspaper...makes it awfully hard to find time to loaf.
And that’s just the way I like it!
Still haven’t found the time to do
maintenance and cleaning on the
newer press. And that ain’t gonna’ happen this week end either!
And that about sums up the activities on the work front.
Home...had my last appointment with doctors at Mercy on
Thursday. I’d been there so many
times (and usually to a diͿerent
doctor) that I was beginning to
know my way around the place!
Friday took a day of vacation,
and spent it with Angie Christmas shopping. My legs, etc. still
hurt! Just not near as much as my
financial status! Billfold flatter
than a pancake! Problem is...I’m
still not done shopping! My everything said about 3:30 that it
was time to quit for the day. So
we went and picked up Little Lid
from daycare and I spent a short
time with her. I had to be back by
6:30 to attend the West Fork drama students present their plays.
And take some pictures. From
there it was home and my body
said it was time to hit the sack.
Saturday went to Mason City and
purchased a new heating blanket.
Then supper and to a movie and
back home. There’s a story about
that heating blanket. You see...
that one makes the third blanket
I own...and it won’t work, either!
First of all I had to call Angie to
see whether it goes on top of the
old bod...or under it. Decided
to put it on top...and completed making the bed (one of the
jobs I hate most about keeping
house!). Plugged it in...and no
heat. Called the number on the
instruction sheet and that didn’t
help, either. The light on the controls were Áashing...so I knew it
had electricity. Only one thing
left to try: a diͿerent outlet. I now
have three blankets that work!
An old one, a newer one, and a
new one. All because of a faulty
outlet! And other than washing
a couple of loads of clothes...that
took up much of my Sunday. The
middle of the afternoon I decided
to come up to the o΀ce and Ànish
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LEFT: The Narrator (Alex Jirak) and his prom date (Sydney Kingery)
are surrounded by the barbs and criticisms of six mothers including
Brittany Starr, Britta Becker, Melanie VanHorn, Keylie Weydert, Briana
Carroll and Devin Ridgeway. ABOVE: The Hub City Singers regale the
audience with a commercial jingle. Pictured left to right: Melanie VanHorn, Brittany Starr and Devin Ridgeway.
JACK ZIMMERMAN Ň PHOTOS
A large audience enjoyed the
West Fork Drama Department’s
performance of two plays by
Martin R. Collin, “You Don’t
Have to Feed a Cello” and “Delia
Dancer, Doughnut Girl,” presented in the north gym at She΀eld
Friday evening, Nov. 14. The
cast included Alex Jirak, Brittany
Starr, Melanie Van horn, Britta
Becker, Keylie Weydert, Briana
Carroll, Devin Ridgeway, Seamus
Sullivan, Mickee Guritz, Sydney
Kingery, Celeste Staudt, Tanner
Braun, Travis Russell and Rukshad Daver.
A special thanks goes to Director/Sound, Mike Schluetter;
Stage Painting, Steph Hanig;
Stage Manager, Cody O’Donnell;
Program Cover, Briana Carroll.
And a A very special thanks to
Stacy Jones, Ross Seidel and Ashley McKee.
Ma Dancer’s daughter Delia
(Keylie Weydert) joins the
family portrait as bystanders comment. Pictured left
to right: Weydert, Britta
Becker, Rukshad Daver,
Devin Ridgeway, Melanie
VanHorn and Mickee Guritz.
Upset in Duluth (Sydney
Kingery) calls in to the radio
station about Delia’s plight.
FAR LEFT: Little Tony
Avila (Travis Russell)
promotes his pizza parlor
as the Announcer (Alex
Jirak) listens to his advertisement. LEFT: The Narrator (Alex Jirak) pleads
his case in front of his six
mothers and his elementary school teacher.
FAR LEFT: The Narrator
(Alex Jirak) is interrupted
at work by calls from his
mothers including Melanie VanHorn, Britta Becker and Keylie Weydert. His
secretary (Mickee Guritz)
confronts him with the
phone log. LEFT TOP:
Delia (Keylie Weydert)
is antagonized by Glen
Burnie (Tanner Braun) as
Bernice (Mickee Guritz)
looks on. LEFT BOTTOM:
Six mothers offer advice
to their son. Pictured left
to right: Keylie Weydert,
Briana Carroll, Britta
Becker, Brittany Starr,
Devin Ridgeway and Melanie VanHorn.
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SUKUP
Brandy Percy
Brandy (Anderson) Percy, 32, of Mason City, died peacefully on November 11, 2014, at Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City.
A Memorial service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, November 17, 2014, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Mason City, with Rev. Sid
Bohls o΀ciating. Inurnment will
be held at a later date. Memorial
contributions can be directed to
Brandy Percy
the family.
Brandy was born in Mason
City on July 21, 1982 the daughter of Rochelle Anderson. She attended Meservey Thornton ShefÀeld Chapin and graduated from
Mason City Community School
District class of 2000. Brandy later on met Dan Percy and of this
union had two children: Makayla
and Zachary Percy and one dog
Daisy.
Brandy enjoyed watching the
Dallas Cowboys, making fruit
jam, having steak and spaghetti,
and attending NIACC to become
1982-2014
a nurse. Brandy valued the time
Services:
she spent with her family, grand10:30 a.m., Monday, Nov. 17
ma, friends and taking walks
St. Paul Lutheran Church,
with Daisy. She was loved by
Mason City
many and her caring, friendly
Burial:
personality led her to be friends
To be held at a later date
to many people.
Arrangements by:
Brandy is survived by her husHogan-Bremer-Moore
Colonial
band, Dan Percy, of Mason City;
two children: Makayla and ZachChapels, Mason City
ary Percy, of Mason City; mother,
Rochelle Anderson and special
friend, Howard Arthur, of Janesville, Wisc.; step-sister, Josie Arthur,
of Janesville, Wisc.; father, Dennis Love, of Meservey; step-sister, Libby Love, of Meservey; grandmother, Sharon Anderson, of Mason City;
great-grandmother, Viola Price, of Mason City; grandfather, Wayne
Love, of Marble Rock; grandmother, Gloria Floy, of Arizona; aunt,
Ronda (aunt fugly) Anderson, of Mason City; uncle, Richard (Stacy)
Anderson Jr., of Northwood; father and mother in-law, Chuck (Linda)
Percy, of She΀eld; two brothers-in-law, Ben (Tara) Percy, of Mason
City; Gabe Percy, of New Mexico; sister-in-law, Kattie Percy, of Mason City and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and special
friend, Andrea Renner
Brandy is preceded in death by her grandfather, Richard Anderson
Sr.; great-grandfather, Ira Kirkbride; two uncles, Steven Kirkbride and
Larry Price.
Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapels of Mason City was in
charge of arrangements.
The cast of “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” from left to right: Pig Pen
(Brandon Hisler), Violet (Meg Christiansen), Sally (Isabelle Miller), Lucy
(Mary Winsor), Linus (Jonah VanHorn, on dog house), Schroeder (Hunter Dietz, kneeling), Snoopy (Mickey Rosenberg, in dog house), Charlie
Brown (Tanner Striegel) and Shermy (Courtney Ringleb). Not pictured:
Peppermint Patty (Lydia Winsor) and Frieda (Sydney Buseman). NICK
PEDLEY PHOTO
building.
“We’ve been perceived as a
farm bin manufacturer and since
2001 we’ve grown eight times,”
said Schmitt. “We needed a main
o΀ce to be able to support our ofÀce staͿ to grow in the commercial market.”
Both before and after the day’s
presentations, guests were invited to take a tour of Sukup’s new
building. At 43,000 sq ft, Sukup’s new headquarters is nearly
double the size of their previous
building.
The Àrst steel of the building
was set in April 2013 and was Ànished little more than a year later.
Many of the building’s rooms are
open, displaying the steel used
in their construction, which was
made by Sukup Manufacturing
themselves. Creating 800,000 lbs.
of steel was not only a cost saving
measure, but also a way to promote their product in their own
o΀ces.
“We like to make it ourselves,”
said Schmitt. “We don’t go out
and outsource things. We like to
figure out how to make it ourselves and that’s how we’ve gotten so big.”
Mike Ralston, President of
the Iowa Association of Business
and Industry, went over the three
things that worry him about the
future of manufacturing, starting
with uncertainty in the government, speciÀcally using the Affordable Care Act as an example.
“I want to make it clear that
this isn’t a political statement,”
said Ralston, explaining that
while he wants to obey the law,
there’s little clarity about what
exactly the law is or what it will
be in the future. “There’s a great
deal of uncertainty with that particular law and there’s a concern
about the uncertainty part.”
Ralston was also concerned
about the uncertainty about the
global economy.
“There isn’t a manufacturer in this state that
I’m aware of that
doesn’t export,”
said Ralston.
H o w e v e r,
above and beyond both of
those concerns is
the issue that has
been often repeated
by manufacturers across
Steve Sukup’s new of¿ce features an eclectic design with a signed
jersey by Joe Girardi. KRISTI NIXON PHOTO
the state—a shortage
manager of the New
of workers.
York Yankees.
“It doesn’t matter
Girardi, a graduthe size of the coun- We like to Àgure ate from Northwesttry, the industry it’s
ern University with
in, or where it’s lo- out how to make a degree in Industricated. Everybody is it ourselves and
al Engineering, has a
looking for people,”
strong background
that’s how we’ve in the Midwest and
said Ralston.
This sentiment gotten so big.
an appreciation for
was mirrored by
- Emily Schmitt, the manufacturing
Dave Zrostik, CEO
Sukup general council industry that supof Stellar Industries.
ports the agriculture
“I think the bigeconomy.
gest challenge we’re going to
“My mother was the youngest
have is recruiting new people,” of 15. She had eight brothers and
said Zrostik.
they were all farmers,” said GiThe challenge of recruiting rardi. “You’re helping my cousskilled workers was addressed ins, and their
not just by the manufacturing kids, and their
leaders, but also area educators. grandkids.”
The next panel featured Greg
It wasn’t all
Barcus of the Iowa Innovation industry talk
Corp; Terry Schumaker, Dean of though. Girardi
NIACC Continuing Education; recounted tales
Randy Plikington of University of his profesof Northern Iowa; Ron Cox of sional baseball
Iowa State University; and Lynn career and the
Allendorf of the University of mindset that
Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepre- allowed him to
neurial Center.
succeed.
In between good-natured
“Every year
ribbing about college ath- I approached
Sukup Manufacturing’s new headquarters
letics, the secondary edu- it as though it
was built using 800,000 lbs. of its own
cation leaders shared the were the first
steel. KRISTI NIXON PHOTO
various ways they collab- job I’ve ever
orate with each other to done,” he said.
promote manufacturing
As a manager, Girardi focuses tween visiting state senators had
as a career for their stu- his eͿorts on Àguring out how to to be canceled due to time. Howdents.
stop opposing hitters. And, like ever, over all, the program hosts
Following the morning’s every other industry, technologi- from NIACC and Sukup Manupanel discussions, cal advances have changed how facturing were happy with how
t h e a u d i e n c e the game is played.
the manufacturing conference
enjoyed lunch
“I don’t get thrown out of turned out.
before hearing games now! It’s great! I still get
“You couldn’t ask for a better
from keynote my arguments in, but I don’t get partner,” said Tim Putnam, Ass p e a k e r J o e thrown out of games!” he said. sociate Director of the NIACC
G i r a r d i , “Technology has changed the Pappajohn Center. “We brought
way we manage games. It’s basi- to them the idea of doing and adcally Fantasy Baseball now.”
vanced manufacturing sympoGirardi’s engineering educa- sium and Steve Sukup and Emily
tion was not wasted on the Àeld really set to vision what we could
either. He attributes some of his do with this.”
success to his ability to run the
“It couldn’t be any better,” said
numbers and determine which Eugene Sukup. “We’re so forDebi Durham of Iowa Economic Development Authority gave the open- player will perform best in spe- tunate to have Joe come on. He
ing address at Sukup Manufacturing during the 2014 leadership sympo- ciÀc situations.
gave such a good talk.”
sium on Friday, Nov. 14. KRISTI NIXON PHOTO
WEST FORK
FARM BILL
“A Charlie Brown Christmas”
coming to Hampton in December Medicaid billing. It is hoped that rapeseed, long grain rice, mediBY NICK PEDLEY
Local residents will be treated
to a popular holiday classic next
month when “A Charlie Brown
Christmas” hits the stage at the
Windsor Theatre.
The production is a joint effort between the Franklin County Arts Council (FCAC) and the
Young Franklin Players. The
cast is comprised entirely with
children from the CAL, Hampton-Dumont and West Fork
school districts, which is a Àrst
for the FCAC – children typically
fulÀll only minor roles in its two
annual productions.
“Practice has been going very
well during the past few weeks,”
said Wendy Buseman, who’s
co-directing the play with Amy
Winsor. “The kids are really
learning their roles, and I think
we casted them well.”
The 23-member cast is chockfull with popular characters like
Snoopy, Linus and even Pig-Pen
and his dirty snowman. Buseman
and Winsor said the play copies
the plot from original 1965 television special, which follows Charlie Brown as he tries to discover
the true meaning of Christmas.
The eight-scene play also features plenty of music. Brad and
Brenda VanHorn, Chris Sauke
and Leon Kuehner have all
pitched in to lead the childrens’
choir and direct the music for the
production.
The cast includes Tanner
Striegel as Charlie Brown, Mary
Winsor as Lucy, Jonah VanHorn
as Linus, Isabelle Miller as Sally,
Mickey Rosenberg as Snoopy,
Hunter Dietz as Schroeder, Meg
Christiansen as Violet, Lydia
Winsor as Peppermint Patty, Sydney Buseman as Frieda, Brandon
Hisler as PigPen, Courtney Ringleb as Shermy and Laurel Winsor
as Woodstock.
The play debuts at the Windsor Theatre on Saturday, Dec. 13,
at 7 p.m. with a matinee performance set for Sunday, Dec. 14, at
2 p.m. Tickets go on sale at Center
1 in Hampton on Dec. 1 and cost
$10 for adults and $5 for students.
They will also be available at the
door before each performance.
“We hope to see a lot of families come out,” said Winsor. “It’s
a great way to kick oͿ the Christmas season.”
“Industrial engineering is
about Àguring out how to make
systems run better,” he explained.
“You know what? A team is a system.”
At the end of the panel, Girardi
took questions. One asked what it
was like to manage Derek Jeter.
“Easy in a lot of ways, because
he’s an employee that comes to
work and understands he has a
responsibility. His responsibility is to prepare and be the best
player he can be every day,” said
Girardi. “Difficult in the sense
that if I wanted to give him a day
oͿ, he fought me like crazy. He
would tell me to sleep on it.”
Girardi also shared with the
audience his impression on the
next baseball season for the Yankees.
“Our team is an unfinished
product right now. The oͿseason
is really just starting, so I can’t tell
you what we’re going to have,”
he said. “Yeah, we need some
help. We have to address some
pitching issues because we’ve
had some injuries. We’ve had
some players that have left. But I
like our team, I like our core, and
I believe in our guys.”
Following the panel, Girardi stuck around for an auction
of Yankees memorabilia. Thousands of dollars were raised for
NIACC’s Industrial Technology
Division programs through the
sale of signed jerseys from Girardi and Jeter.
A public policy roundtable be-
Timberline will help the school
expand programs that use Medicaid funds.
With snow already on the
ground, the board also approved
a contract for snow removal.
In personnel matters, the
board approved the resignation
of evening custodian Michael
Julsen, who is persuing higher
education. To replace Julsen, a
contract was approved for Betty
Gauley, who will start December
1.
Contracts for para-educators
Martha Taylor and Noel Marzen
were also approved.
Finally, Superintendent Strike
brought the board’s attention to
a $1,200 bill he received from the
Rockwell Chamber of Commerce
for use of the chamber ’s fencing. Strike explained that this is
the Àrst time he’s received a bill
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past at no charge.
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Prep time: 15 minutes | Bake time: 25 minutes
Servings: 8
2 1/2 cups water
3 tablespoons butter
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 1/4 cups milk
2 2/3 cups Hungry Jack Mashed Potato Flakes
1 cup sour cream
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
6 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
3/4 cup diced red bell pepper, or jarred roasted red bell pepper,
drained and diced
1/2 cup sliced green onion
Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease or coat with cooking spray 9-inch-by9-inch or 2-quart baking dish.
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Nutrition information per serving: 320 calories; 20 g fat (12 g saturated
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Mark & Lisa Stutzman, owners
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Saturday, November 22, 2014 – 9:30 a.m.
Storm Date: Saturday, November 29, 2014 – 9:30 a.m.
From Thompson, IA: 7 miles east on Hwy 9, then continue east on 420th St. 1 ¼ miles.
For information call Mark (641) 590-1678.
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Learn more about all state and
federal benefits for veterans at
https://va.iowa.gov/beneÀts.
lishing” with “Netflix” and that’s exactly what
happened earlier this year. And that’s exactly what
Comcast would like to do to everybody. Pay extra
for the “fast lane” or they will throttle, if not outright
block, your website.
So the President has called for some simple rules
that net neutrality advocates have been pushing for
years. No blocking, no throttling, no paid prioritization.
These things are no-brainers, and to prove that
point, Texas Senator Ted Cruz reÁexively took to
Twitter to proclaim his opposition, saying, “Net
Neutrality is Obamacare for the Internet; the Internet should not operate at the speed of government.”
This tweet is funny for two reasons. Well, two reasons beyond the fact that Ted Cruz clearly has no
idea what Net Neutrality is other than something
that telecom companies paid him $50,000 last year
to oppose.
The Àrst is that Ted Cruz’s go-to platform to denounce the idea that the Internet should be treated
as a public utility was… the Internet.
The second is that while Cruz opposes the idea of
the Internet running at the speed of government, in
reality, we should be so lucky.
Now yes, I know he’s actually talking about the
speed at which he does (or doesn’t do) his own job,
but when it actually comes to bandwidth, government networks blow for-proÀt networks clear out of
the water. Here in Iowa, the primary barrier keeping the Iowa Communications Network (ICN) from
public use is the fact that local competition simply
would not be able to compete with the state-run Àber optic network.
But back to net neutrality, which is so popular,
even among Republicans, that it’s almost strange
Obama didn’t make this statement sooner in order
to bait some unforced errors out of the opposition
party.
However, this issue ultimately won’t be decided
by President Obama or Ted Cruz. It’ll be decided by
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, who has the unenviable task of creating a set of rules for the Internet
that won’t invoke the wrath of an unending army
of lawyers from the telecom industry. Like dealing
with children negotiating against bedtime, Wheeler
has to consider how much screaming from the telecoms he is willing to put up with in order to enforce
his policy.
Title II of the Telecommunications Act could classify the Internet as a public utility. It’s the “nuclear
option,” it won’t make the telecom industry happy,
it certainly won’t be the end of the debate, but it
would undoubtedly give the FCC the authority to
put net neutrality rules back in play.
But whether it’s done via Title II or not, one can
only hope that Wheeler Ànds a way to re-establish
net neutrality rules. The future of the Internet may
depend on it.
Travis Fischer is a news writer for Mid-America Publishing and is glad Comcast and Time Warner don’t operate here.
PUBLIC NOTICE
City of Shef¿eld Financial Report
Upmeyer geared up for
another term
It is hard to
believe but the
holidays are
almost here. I
am looking forward to spending time with
family over
Thanksgiving
and I hope you
have the chance to do the same.
With the early arrival of winter
weather, we will have to throw
an extra log on the Àre.
I wanted to take a moment
to thank the good people of
Franklin, Butler and Cerro Gordo county for their support. It is
humbling to have been elected to
another term in the Iowa House
of Representatives. Serving in the
House is an honor but it is made
special because of the members of
our community I get to work for.
Your encouragement, ideas
and energy are what I take with
me to the Capitol. I am proud to
represent you and I am thankful
for your support on election day.
Following the election, I was
lucky enough to be re-elected
by my peers as the Iowa House
Majority Leader. This provides a
unique chance to guide the discussion and the process in the
legislature.
As the Majority Leader, I will
continue to focus on the priorities
that Iowans have said are important. That starts with building on
the progress we have made on
the budget. It will be challenging,
but if we stick with our common
sense budgeting principles we
will be successful.
I will be focused on delivering
Haugen,
Hanig earn
all-region
honors
MASON CITY - NIACC sophomore Brianna Haugen was selected to the NJCAA Region XI-A
second team. Haugen and sophomore Caitlyn
Hanig were
also honorable mention
all-conference
selections.
Hanig,
who prepped
at West Fork,
led the Lady
Trojans with
279 kills and
Haugen
270 digs and
second on the
team with 96
blocks. Haugen,
who
prepped at
Clear Lake,
was second
on the team
with 208 kills
and third on
the team with
Hanig
66 blocks.
Hanig had 461 career kills, 470
career digs and 195 career blocks.
Haugen had 291 career kills and
95 career blocks.
a world-class
for
UNDER THE education
our students.
GOLDEN
We need to imDOME, TOO prove access
to programs
and training in
high demand
and good-paying jobs like
advanced manufacturing. We
should promote policies that
make Iowa a more competitive
work environment in order to increase career opportunities.
I also want to honor our veterans as they come home. One
of the biggest struggles our nation’s heroes face is trying to Ànd
work. That is why I fully support
the Home Base Iowa program
and the Iowa companies who are
participating. I was excited to see
that Franklin County is working
on becoming a Home Base Iowa
Community. I am conÀdent more
counties will follow suit and roll
the red carpet out for veterans.
Iowa should be the best state
in the nation to raise a family, get
an education and grow a business. Like I have in the past, I am
willing to work with anyone on
solutions that help us accomplish
that goal.
Thank you for giving me the
opportunity to continue this
work. I look forward to the next
few years and what we can accomplish.
If you have any questions or
have comments you would like
to share, you can always reach me
at [email protected].
gov or at 515-281-4618.
Linda
Upmeyer
FIRST-TEAM ALL
NJCAA REGION XI-A
Steph Baker (Iowa Lakes), Nikki
Oberfoell (Iowa Central), Mattie
Gray (Iowa Central), Heather Poula (Kirkwood), Rachel Sanow (Iowa
Lakes), Hallie Lueck (Kirkwood).
SECOND-TEAM
ALL-NJCAA REGION XI-A
Jordan Going (Iowa Lakes), Payton
Hilton (Kirkwood), Nicolette Lavulo
(Iowa Central), Erin Wenzel (Kirkwood), Brianna Haugen (NIACC),
Kara Russell (Iowa Central).
FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Nikki Oberfoell (Iowa Central), Taylor Case (DMACC), Mattie Gray
(Iowa Central), Heather Poula (Kirkwood), Brittany Sullivan (Northeast),
Kaitlynn Vought (DMACC), Shelby
Schouten (DMACC), Hallie Lueck
(Kirkwood).
SECOND-TEAM
ALL-CONFERENCE
Meagan Backer (Northeast), Jordan Going (Iowa Lakes), Grace
Ecklund (Northeast), Erin Wenzel (Kirkwood), Carmen Subbert (Southwestern), McKenzie
Grimm (DMACC), Amber Huttman
(DMACC), Rachel Sanow (Iowa
Lakes), Kara Russell (Iowa Central).
HONORABLE MENTION
ALL-CONFERENCE
Steph Baker (Iowa Lakes), Becca
Bell (Kirkwood), Caitlyn Hanig (NIACC), Megan Allmandinger (Kirkwood), Nevada Meis (DMACC),
Mary Goergen (Ellsworth), Kirstin
Martindale (Iowa Lakes), Breonnhia
Bailey (DMACC), Brianna Haugen
(NIACC).
Published in The Shef¿eld Press on November 20, 2014
9
Soybean demand keeps
pace with record production
Soybean prices may not plummet as low as some analysts predicted since strong demand continues to chew through record
production, according to Iowa
Soybean Association (ISA) leaders.
Prior to harvest, grain marketing experts projected soybean
prices could slip to $8.50 per bushel or lower after several years of
consistent double-digit values.
Last week’s U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) World Agricultural Supply and Demand
Estimates Report pegged the na-
tion’s soybean crop at nearly 3.96
billion bushels, 31 million bushels
higher than the October forecast.
The increase, though, was almost
entirely oͿset by higher soybean
export and crush projections.
Grant Kimberley, ISA market
development director, said robust
demand is keeping prices from
bottoming out. Domestic and
international crush margins are
proÀtable and livestock producers worldwide are in expansion
mode.
“Strong demand has helped
utilize this record national crop. It
PUBLIC NOTICE
MidAmerican Energy
OFFICIAL NOTICE
BEFORE THE UTILITIES BOARD OF THE
UTILITIES DIVISION OF THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO THE CITIZENS OF
FRANKLIN COUNTY:
Notice is given that MidAmerican Energy Company, Des Moines, Iowa, pursuant to Iowa Code
chapter 478 (2013), has ¿led a petition with the
Iowa Utilities Board (Board) for a franchise to
erect, maintain and operate an electric transmission line in Franklin, Butler and Black Hawk
counties and that the petition sets forth the following maximum voltage, starting points, routes,
and termini of the proposed line:
THIRD REVISED EXHIBIT A
FRANKLIN COUNTY
362,000/345,000 V (Maximum/Nominal) Voltage, Three Phase Wye, Effectively Grounded
Electric Transmission Line.
MidAmerican Energy Company’s Multi Value
Project No. 4 Transmission Line
The Multi Value Project No. 4 Transmission
Line route crosses Franklin County, Butler
County and Black Hawk County. The line route
in Franklin County is primarily on private property. The following is a general description of the
line route in Franklin County.
Beginning at the west terminus (and ultimate
west terminus) of the proposed MidAmerican
Energy Company 345,000 volt electric transmission line at an electrical connection point with a
proposed ITC Midwest LLC 345,000 volt electric transmission line located approximately 800
feet North of the Southwest Corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 91 North,
Range 21 West of the 5th P.M.; thence South
in private right of way approximately 8.51 miles
generally along the north-south half section line
through Sections 14, 23, 26 and 35, Township
91 North, Range 21 West of the 5th P.M., and
through Sections 2,
11, 14, 23, 26 and 35, Township 90 North,
Range 21 West of the 5th P.M. and to a point in
Section 35, Township 90 North, Range 21 West
of the 5th P.M. approximately 0.6 mile North of
the Franklin/Hardin County Line, crossing the
public road rights of way of 110th Street, 90th
Street, 70th Street, 60th Street, 50th Street,
40th Street and 30th Street; thence East in
private right of way approximately 0.5 mile and
crossing the public right of way of Lark Avenue
to a point located near the West line of Section
36, Township 90 North, Range 21 West of the
5th P.M.; thence Southeasterly in private right
of way approximately 0.53 mile to a point near
the center of Section 36, Township 90 North,
Range 21 West of the 5th P.M.; thence East in
private right of way approximately 10.75 miles
generally along the east-west half section line
through Section 36, Township 90 North, Range
21 West of the 5th P.M., Sections 31, 32, 33, 34,
35 and 36, Township 90 North, Range 20 West
of the 5th P.M., and Sections 31, 32, 33, and 34
and into Section 35, Township 90 North, Range
19 West of the 5th P.M. to the West Corporate
Limits of the City of Ackley, said limits line being
the East line of the Southwest Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter of Section 35, Township 90
North, Range 19 West of the 5th P.M., crossing
the public road right of way of Mallard Avenue,
the private right of way of the Chicago Rock
Island and Paci¿c Railroad (Union Paci¿c Railroad), the public road rights of way of Nuthatch
Avenue, Highway 65, Raven Avenue, Spruce
Avenue, Thrush Avenue, Timber Avenue, Tulip
Avenue, and Warbler Avenue, and the private
right of way of the Canadian National Railways;
thence continuing East approximately 0.25
mile in the City of Ackley to the East Corporate
Limits of the City of Ackley; thence continuing
East in private right of way approximately 1.5
miles generally along the east-west half section
line through Sections 35 and 36, Township 90
North, Range 19 West of the 5th P.M., crossing
the public road rights of way of Wren Avenue
and Franklin Avenue to the east terminus of
the proposed MidAmerican Energy Company 345,000 volt electric transmission line at
an electrical connection point with a proposed
MidAmerican Energy Company 345,000 volt
electric transmission line located on the East
line of Franklin County (ultimate east terminus
of the proposed MidAmerican Energy Company 345,000 volt electric transmission line at an
electrical connection point with a proposed ITC
Midwest LLC 345,000 volt electric transmission
line located in the Northwest Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter of Section 27, Township 90
North, Range 11 West of the 5th P.M. in Black
Hawk County, Iowa).
Total distance of the line to be franchised in
Franklin County is approximately 21.79 miles.
A map showing the proposed route of the electric line may be obtained at no cost by writing to
David A. Lane, Senior Right of Way Agent, Right
of Way Services, MidAmerican Energy Company, 401 Douglas Street, P.O. Box 778, Sioux
City, Iowa, 51102, or by calling (712) 277-7574.
The Board has established Tuesday, February
3, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. and continuing to Wednesday, February 4, 2015, if needed, in the District
Court Courtroom, Franklin County Courthouse,
12 1st Avenue NW, Hampton, Iowa 50441, as
the date, time, and place for hearing on the petition.
Orders issued and documents filed in this
docket may be viewed on the Board's Electronic Filing System (EFS) at http://efs.iowa.
gov. Objections to the granting of the franchise
may be ¿led using EFS or in writing, although
electronic ¿ling is preferred, no later than 20
days after the date of second publication of this
notice. Instructions for submitting an electronic ¿ling can be found on the EFS Web site at
http://efs.iowa.gov. Written objections must be
¿led with the Executive Secretary, Iowa Utilities
Board, 1375 East Court Avenue, Room 69, Des
Moines, Iowa 50319. Both electronic and written objections must clearly state the objector's
name and address and list the docket number
on the objection.
Persons with disabilities requiring assistive
services or devices to observe the hearing or
participate in it should contact the Board at (515)
725-7331 at least ten (10) business days in advance of the hearing date to request that appropriate arrangements be made.
The date of the ¿rst publication is November
20, 2014. The date of the second publication is
November 27 , 2014.
UTILITIES BOARD
Elizabeth S. Jacobs, Chair
Nick Wagner
Sheila K. Tipton
Docket No. E-22097
ATTEST:
Joan Conrad
Executive Secretary
Dated at Des Moines, Iowa, this 13th day of
November 2014.
Published in The Shef¿eld Press
on November 20 and 27, 2014
This month’s column features a real question and answer from a local government elected official.
Question: As a county officer, I received a request for the email
may prevent the market from testing the projected low levels,” said
Kimberley, who also farms with
his family in central Iowa.
China continues to be a strong
buyer of whole beans from the
United States. But Kimberley said
the real story is Mexico and the
Philippines, which have stepped
up soybean meal purchases.
U.S. soybean exports for
2014/15 are estimated at 1.72 billion bushels, up 20 million bushels from last month, according
the report. The soybean crush is
forecast at 1.78 billion bushels, up
10 million due to increased meal
exports.
Soybean ending stocks remain
unchanged from last month at an
estimated 450 million bushels, the
report said. The U.S. season-average projected price also stayed
steady at $9 to $11 per bushel.
With harvest nearly finished,
Kimberley doesn’t expect production numbers to change much in
the coming months.
“The trade has a pretty good
handle on production,” he said.
“At these price levels, there is
good demand and conÀdence of
buyers will increase.”
Iowa is responsible for onethird of the national production
increase, according to today’s
USDA Crop Production Report.
The state’s soybean harvest is
forecast at nearly 514.3 million
bushels, up more than 10 million
bushels from last month.
The government increased Iowa’s average soybean yield by
1 bushel to 52 bushels per acre.
Yield gains in Iowa and South Dakota helped bump up the national
average to a projected record 47.5
bushels per acre.
“We are in a global market and it
is important that soybean producers look at what is going on in the
world and try to resist reacting
to what is going on in our backyard,” said ISA President Tom Oswald of Cleghorn. “There are a lot
of factors that can have an aͿect
farmers’ back pockets.”
PUBLIC NOTICE
City of Shef¿eld
FINANCIAL REPORT - OCTOBER 2014
Revenues
General Fund................................. $65,842.81
Road Use Tax Fund .................... $(61,294.49)
Local Option Sales Tax .................... $8,414.40
Walking Trail Fund .................................. $9.33
Water Fund ...................................... $9,590.55
Sewer Fund ................................... $18,979.75
Storm Sewer Fund........................... $1,040.96
TOTAL ........................................... $42,583.31
Expenditures
General Fund................................. $34,175.29
Road Use Tax Fund ......................... $2,604.97
Employee Bene¿ts........................... $8,489.83
Debt Service .....................................................
Water Fund ...................................... $4,258.86
Sewer Fund ..................................... $4,893.99
TOTAL ........................................... $54,422.94
Total Revenues/Expenditures .. $(11,839.63)
on November 20, 2014
records of another county official. I sent the email request to the
official, as well as other non-government people included in the
search terms. Should I have required the requestor address the
request to the custodian of the records? Was I wrong to notify
everyone named in the request, even those outside our government?
Editor’s Note: This is a monthly column prepared by the Iowa
Public Information Board to update Iowans on the IPIB’s
activities and provide information on some of the issues
routinely addressed by the board.
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number of issues.
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bodies. Your county may have
adopted procedures addressing
some of the issues you have
raised.
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the subject of the record re- to address the request, the request, there would be no way quest should be made directly
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IPIB Facts and Figures
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office. To contact the IPIB, call 515-725-1781 or send an e-mail to [email protected].
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Board of Supervisors
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
FRANKLIN COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
UNAPPROVED MINUTES
NOVEMBER 10, 2014
The Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 8:30AM with Board members Jerry L.
Plagge-Chairman, Michael Nolte and Corey
Eberling present.
Guests: Nick Pedley-Hampton Chronicle
Motion by Eberling, seconded by Nolte, approves the agenda as submitted. All ayes, motion carried
Motion by Eberling, seconded by Plagge, approves the minutes of 11/3/14. All ayes. Motion
carried.
Committee Updates: None
Motion by Eberling, seconded by Nolte, approves a Franklin County Utility Permit Application for Mid-American Energy to replace transmission poles along 160th Street from Wright
Avenue to Dogwood Avenue. All ayes, motion
carried.
Motion by Nolte, seconded by Eberling, approves Pay Request #1 to Schrock Concrete,
Dumont, Iowa, for Law Enforcement Center
Parking Lot Project L-2011-0(2)—BOS-35 and
acceptance of substantial completion of construction. All ayes, motion carried.
At 9:00 AM Mike Galloway, Ahlers-Cooney Law
Of¿ces representing Franklin County as Union
Representative, met with the Board to discuss
strategies for union negotiations.
Motion by Nolte, seconded by Eberling, at 9:07
AM to go into closed session per Iowa Code
20.17(3) for union negotiation strategy. All ayes.
Motion carried.
Motion by Eberling, seconded by Nolte, at 9:55
AM opens the closed session. All ayes. Motion
carried.
No action taken.
At 10:00 AM Mark Walter-New Cooperative
met to update the Board on the new cooperative
project. Walter presented a plan with application
to the state for access to their new plant from
Hwy 3 rather than on County Road S13. New
Cooperative will be building combining the proposed Phase I and Phase II into one plan and
build everything as one Plan. Information will be
supplied to the County Assessor and County
Auditor to be included with the Urban Renewal
Plan. The Board took no action.
At 10:30 AM a Departmental Meeting was held.
Betty Springer, Dorothy DeSloover, Betty
Lauffer, Lillian Craighton, Clarence Stuart Riggins, Dick Paulsen, Don Springer and Raelene
Borcherding, all volunteers involved with the
Food Pantry, met to discuss the new purchase
of property intended for the food pantry to conduct business. The Board and all present went
on a site visit to the new location, fka the Old
Gospel Hall, to work out some details in making
the site a permanent home for the Food Pantry.
No action taken.
Annie Koch-Planning & Zoning met to discuss
three topics:
Motion by Nolte, seconded by Eberling, adopts
2014-30: Request for Sub-Division Waiver to Joseph W. Keninger Revocable Trust. Said Resolution reads as follows:
RESOLUTION 2014-30: 2014-30: A RESOLU-
TION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
FRANKLIN COUNTY APPROVING A SUBDIVISION WAIVER
WHEREAS, The Franklin County Subdivision
Ordinance 6.2 allows waivers to the requirements set therein, and
WHEREAS, The Joseph W. Keninger Revocable Trust has asked for a waiver for the following
parcels;
The West three-quarters of the West One-half
of the East One-half of the Southwest fractional
Quarter (W ¾ W ½ E ½ SWfr ¼ ) of Section Thirty-One (31), Township Ninety (90) North, Range
Nineteen (19) West of the 5th P.M.,
AND
The East One-half of the East One-half of the
Southwest fractional Quarter (E ½ E ½ SWfr ¼
) and the East Quarter of the West One-half of
the East One-half of the Southwest fractional
Quarter (E ¼ W ½ E ½ SWfr ¼ ) of Section Thirty-one (31), Township Ninety (90) North, Range
Nineteen (19) West of the 5th P.M.,
BE IT RESOLVED that The Franklin County
Board of Supervisors approves the Subdivision
Waiver.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of November, 2014
All ayes. Motion carried.
Don Greimann-Nuisance Property in Chapin
– A letter of intent was sent to Mr. Greimann requesting his intention to clean up property located at Chapin Station Lots 10 & 11, Chapin, Iowa.
Motion by Eberling, seconded by Nolte, the
Board advises Don Grieman to clean up property located at Chapin Station Lots 10 & 11 based
on the County’s nuisance provision and to be
completed by June 30, 2015. All ayes. Motion
carried.
Motion by Nolte, seconded by Eberling, agrees
to allow LeRoy Brandt a deadline of June 30,
2015 for moving a cabin that is in violation of
being on a certain property line located at Crazy Acres Camp site in Ackley. All ayes. Motion
carried.
Motion by Nolte, seconded by Eberling, accepts the canvass of votes cast from the General Election held on 11/4/14. The of¿cial results
for Franklin County of¿ces are:
OFFICE
WINNER
Co. Supervisor Dist #1................Michael Nolte
Co. Supervisor Dist #2.............. Gary McVicker
County Treasurer ........................Chad Murray
County Recorder ......................Toni Wilkinson
County Attorney ..................... Brent J. Symens
Geneva Twp Clerk .............. LuCinda L. Horner
Geneva Twp Trustee ................Kent D. Horner
...................................................Michael Hirth
Grant Twp Clerk....................Chris Meyer W-In
Grant Twp Trustee ...............Marlyn E. Balvanz
.................................................. Merle Rankin
Hamilton Twp Clerk ................ Karen McVicker
Hamilton Twp Trustee .............. Richard Larson
...................................... Dennis Carlson W-In
Hamilton Twp Trustee TFV Dana R. Dohrmann
Ingham Twp Clerk...................... Bev Juhl W-In
Ingham Twp Trustee ........................Jon Baltes
.............................................. Clarence Moore
Lee Twp Clerk ................................ Arthur Wall
Lee Twp Trustee ...........................Wayne Oler
................................................Wyatt Ziesman
Marion Twp Clerk....................... Dennis Abbas
Marion Twp Trustee ................... Robert Trager
..................................................Ryan Koenen
Morgan Twp Clerk ...................... Lynn DeSotel
Morgan Twp Trustee ............ Jack Christiansen
....................................................Duane Hess
Mott Twp Clerk ............................. Kathy Bobst
Mott Twp Trustee .................. Bruce Behn W-In
........................................ Charlie Brown W-In
Oakland Twp Clerk ........ Aaron Widmann W-In
Oakland Twp Trustee ....................... Jerry Butt
........................................ Bret Anderson W-In
Osceola Twp Clerk ...................Angela Scallon
Osceola Twp Trustee .................Mike Keninger
........................................... Willam R. Scallon
Reeve Twp Clerk ....................... April Hemmes
Reeve Twp Trustee....................William Burkle
......................................Marvin Janssen W-In
Richland Twp Clerk...................... Mavis Meyer
Richland Twp Trustee ....................Glenn Freie
......................................... A.J. Schaefer W-In
Ross Twp Clerk ........................ Judith Dannen
Ross Twp Trustee .................. David J. Dannen
................................................... Darryl Mayer
Scott Twp Clerk ............... Eric Pluff W-In Draw
Scott Twp Trustee ...................Dennis Vanness
................................Jerry Passehl W-In Draw
West Fork Clerk ........................Pamela Meints
West Fork Twp Trustee ........ Joel O. Esslinger
........................................ Steve Kappen W-In
Wisner Twp Clerk ......................... Steve Bruns
Wisner Twp Trustee ............. Wayne E. Eckhoff
..............................................To be Appointed
Co. Hospital Trustee ................... Steve Abbas
............................................. Brenton Schwab
Soil & Water Dist. Comm .......... Dennis Abbas
................................................. April Hemmes
Co. Ag Extension Council .............Pam Meints
...............................................Carolyn Oleson
...............................................David R. Pingel
...................................................Gary Stenzel
All ayes. Motion carried.
Motion by Eberling, seconded by Nolte, approves claims for the period ending 11/09/14,
excluding all Emergency Management and
Dispatch claims,due to not being approved by
the Emergency Management Commission prior to submission for payment. All ayes, motion
carried.
Agreement with Dorsey & Whitney LLP to prepare a proposed 2014-2015 Urban Renewal
and Development Plan based on New Cooperative Project not to exceed $5,000 was not
addressed.
Motion by Nolte, seconded by Plagge, adjourns
at 2:00 PM, until 11/17/14. All ayes. Motion carried.
ATTEST:
Jerry L. Plagge, Chairman
Michelle S. Giddings, Auditor & Clerk to Board
A & M Electric, Rep/Parts ....................2275.21
Sharon Aalfs, Elect Wrkr........................195.20
AgSource Labs, Well Tstg .....................264.00
Agvantage FS, Fuel .............................2405.50
Ahlers & Cooney PC, Legal Srv ............180.00
Sharon Akers, Elect Wrkr ......................187.50
City of Alexander, Frm to Mkt ................240.52
Alliant Energy, Util ...................................23.29
Allied Manatts Group, Road Stone ........707.78
American Lung Assn, Radon Kits ..........750.00
Aramark Uniform, Clng Srv......................60.27
Jared Arbegast, Reimb ............................12.13
JoEllen Arends, Mileage ..........................39.78
Auto Parts, Rep/Parts ............................157.39
Linda Balvanz, Elect Wrkr .....................203.82
Bankers Trust, Int/Fees ...................315322.50
Mary J Barnes, Elect Wrkr .....................187.50
Erin Bastian-Phillips, Elect Wrkr ............206.78
Beebe Painting, Painting .......................288.50
Bibby Financial Srvs, Sup......................102.47
Jackie Birdsell, Elect Wrkr .....................187.50
Black Hawk Co Treasurer, Med Exmnr..150.00
Kathy Bobst, Elect Wrkr.........................185.00
Lois Borcherding, Elect Wrkr .................195.20
Brenda Boyington, Mileage ...................133.62
Bradford Comm Ctr, Poll Rent .................35.00
Sharon Brandt, Elect Wrkr .......................45.91
Linda Brass, Elect Wrkr .........................220.50
Paulette Bridges, Elect Wrkr..................211.01
Kay Brower, Elect Wrkr..........................203.72
Brown Supply, Rep/Parts.......................525.00
BSA Auto, Srvs ........................................25.00
Nora Burkgren, Elect Wrkr.....................269.00
Ella Butler, Elect Wrkr ............................194.25
Phyllis Card, Elect Wrkr .........................187.50
Cathy Carlson, Elect Wrkr .....................209.48
CDW Government, Data Proc Exp ........492.76
Cenex Fleetcard, Fuel ...........................364.56
Central IA Case Mgmt, Srvs Mgmt ....18566.39
Central IA Detention, JV Detention ..........49.57
Central Iowa Distributing, Cust Sup.......850.70
CenturyLink, Phone Srv.........................922.82
Joylyn Chapple, Elect Wrkr ...................150.00
Class C Solutions Group, Sup .................32.28
Ashley Claussen, Mileage .......................71.40
Coast to Coast Solutions, Sup...............544.35
Comm Resource Ctr, Rent ....................534.00
Cornerstone Cottage, Dry Clng ...............13.75
oulter Comm Ctr, Poll Rent ......................35.00
City of Coulter, Frm to Mkt .....................448.75
Counsel Of¿ce & Document, Maint .......443.86
Larry Craighton Parking Lot, Rep/Maint ............
.............................................................125.00
Creative Solutions, Srvs ..........................50.00
D&L Sanitation, Garbage .......................358.00
Dorothy DeSloover, Elect Wrkr ..............187.50
Donna Devereux, Elect Wrkr ...................12.50
Casey Ditch, Mileage.............................123.42
Dollar General, Sup .................................67.45
Dumont Telephone, Phone Srv................35.86
Sandy Eckhardt, Board Exp ..................165.00
Eichmeier Motor Co, Rep/Parts ...............27.70
Eldora Pharmacy, Prisoner Meds ..........115.61
Mary Jane Etnier, Elect Wrkr .................197.50
Ida Fahrmann, Elect Wrkr......................205.20
Kristin Fairbanks, Elect Wrkr ...................60.75
Fareway, Cust Sup ..................................18.96
Fastenal Co, Rep/Parts .........................234.87
Bonnie Fielding, Elect Wrkr ...................185.00
Beth Fink, Elect Wrkr .............................150.00
Forestry Suppliers Inc, Sup ...................151.89
Franklin Co Sheriff, Srv Fees ................134.12
Franklin Co Treasurer, Taxes...............1106.59
Franklin General Hospital, Phones ........400.00
Franklin General Hospital, Rent ..........1500.00
G & K Services, Srvs ...............................91.96
City of Geneva, Frm to Mkt....................346.25
Michelle Giddings, Reimb ........................50.67
Ann Gleason, Elect Wrkr .......................235.35
GovConnection, Data Proc ....................933.49
Marilyn Grarup, Elect Wrkr ....................197.50
Don Gray, Elect Wrkr .............................102.50
Veronica Guerrero, Mileage.....................10.71
Janice Guldager, Elect Wrkr ..................221.16
Ted Guldberg, Elect Wrkr ......................102.50
Sandra Hackbarth, Elect Wrkr ...............255.03
Linda Hamman, Mileage..........................53.04
Hampton Hardware, Parts/Sup..............135.38
City of Hampton, Water .........................375.87
Hansell Community Center, Poll Rent .....35.00
City of Hansell, Frm to Mkt ....................291.99
Hardin Co Sheriff, Prisoners ................2820.00
Pamela Harkema, Mileage ....................121.89
Teresa Harms, Mileage..........................184.62
Amy Holmgaard, Mileage ........................11.22
Howie Equip, Rep/Parts ..........................15.50
Luann Huling, Elect Wrkr .......................191.63
IDALS Pesticide Bureau, Trng .................15.00
IMWCA, Work Comp ...........................8042.00
Iowa Prison Industries, Sup ...................145.20
Shirley Irwin, Elect Wrkr ........................196.88
Gary Jessen, Elect Wrkr ........................223.36
Gabe Johanns, Reimb ...........................252.37
Lois Johnson, Elect Wrkr .........................77.50
Carole Jones, Elect Wrkr .......................202.29
Deb Jones, Mileage ...............................120.36
Mardell Jorgensen, Elect Wrkr ..............190.20
Beverly Juhl, Elect Wrkr ........................219.03
Earl Kalkwarf, Mlg/Comm ....................1060.97
Keystone Labs, Water Tests ....................11.00
Michele Kirschbaum, Elect Wrkr............187.50
Mary Klein, Elect Wrkr ...........................250.52
Shirley Knudsen, Elect Wrkr ..................268.10
Anna Koch, Reimb.....................................9.70
Joyce Koch, Elect Wrkr .........................200.76
Robin J Koob, Mileage ..........................123.42
Carole Kracht, Elect Wrkr ......................182.50
Linda Kuehner, Elect Wrkr .....................187.50
Lakes Lifeskills LLC, Care/Keep..........3360.00
Shirley Lange, Elect Wrkr ......................187.50
Pat Larsen, Elect Wrkr...........................187.50
Latimer Community Center, Poll Rent .....35.00
Latimer Fuel & Service, Rep/Parts ..........19.99
City of Latimer, Util ..................................20.40
Legislative Srvs Agency, Sup ................100.00
Martin Marietta, Road Stone............134900.00
Mason City Clinic, Care/Keep..................21.00
Mason City Glass, Rep/Parts ..............3913.00
Mason City Rental, Rntl .........................115.45
Christy Mason, Elect Wrkr .....................162.50
Robin McKee, Mileage ..........................359.55
Virginia Meinberg, Mileage ......................11.22
Shirley Mejia, Mileage .............................28.05
Menards, Sup ........................................131.42
Mid-America Publishing, Pub/Notices/Ad ..........
...........................................................3119.85
Mid American Energy, Util ...................2259.80
Midwest Contracting LLC, Srvs .......142959.67
Cyndi Miller, Mileage .............................160.65
Deb Miller, Mileage ..................................34.68
Miller’s Alignment, Rep/Parts ................309.00
Moore Medical Corp, Sup ......................689.38
Carolyn Moore, Elect Wrkr ......................12.50
Pam Moore, Mileage ...............................17.85
Naomi Morton, Elect Wrkr .....................187.50
Ruth Muller, Elect Wrkr ..........................182.50
North Iowa Media Group, Publ/Adv .......297.75
Barb Noss, Mileage ...............................179.01
Lucy Oehlert, Elect Wrkr..........................15.00
Of¿ce Elements, Maint ............................95.13
Overhead Door, Rep/Parts ..................1269.00
Jodi Patton, Elect Wrkr ............................31.78
Mary Ann Patton, Elect Wrkr .................200.71
Sharon Paulsen, Elect Wrkr ..................187.50
Judith Peil, Elect Wrkr ...........................251.72
Doreen Petersen, Elect Wrkr .................196.88
Peterson Contractors, Srvs ...................438.54
Petroblend Corp, Lubricants ................2915.19
Petty Cash Sheriff, Pstg ........................244.30
Jerry Plagge, Comm/Mlg .......................100.00
City of Popejoy, Frm to Mkt ...................158.05
Tom Porter, Mileage.................................26.52
Julie Pralle, Mileage ................................22.44
Pralle’s Wash City, Veh Washes ............129.55
Productive Corp, Lic ............................5130.22
Redneck, Rep/Parts ..................................7.74
Larry Richtsmeier, Trng ...........................32.69
Rick’s Pharmacy, Med Sup ......................21.75
Rick Rieken, Fuel ....................................20.00
River City Comm, Monitor Sys ................23.00
Deb Roberts, Elect Wrkr ........................254.97
Jessica Rother, Mileage ........................165.75
Marian Sanders, Elect Wrkr...................216.06
Shirley Sanders, Elect Wrkr...................197.70
Marla Schipper, Mileage ........................204.51
Schrock Concrete, Srvs .....................45820.86
Paige D Seidel, Mileage ..........................11.22
Marlene Severe, Elect Wrkr...................207.38
Marilyn Sheahan, Elect Wrkr .................209.74
Shef¿eld EMS District, Poll Rent .............35.00
Sherwin Williams, Sup .............................45.45
Shopko, Sup ..........................................154.26
Nancy Showalter, Elect Wrkr ...................26.22
Shred Right, Shredding ...........................41.60
Jill Silver, Mileage ....................................31.62
St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Poll Rent ...35.00
Staples Advantage, Off Sup ..................609.11
Staples, Sup ............................................41.99
Stericycle Inc, Srvs ..................................21.82
Robbi Stevens, Elect Wrkr.......................15.00
Patricia Stock, Elect Wrkr ......................182.50
The Supply Cache, Sup.........................305.50
Margaret Flint Suter, Elect Wrkr ..............22.50
Jennifer Swart, Mileage ...........................48.45
Dorothy Taylor, Elect Wrkr .....................196.12
Marie Teggatz, Elect Wrkr .....................190.20
TestAmerica Labs, Land¿ll Tstg .............948.15
Top Quality Mfg, Gloves ........................139.80
Cheryl Ubben, Elect Wrkr ......................190.00
United Bank & Trust, Int.......................4784.75
US Cellular, Cell Srv ............................1838.53
USPS, Pstg..............................................68.00
Sarah Van Wert, Elect Wrkr ...................286.88
Deb Vanness, Elect Wrkr .......................217.34
Judy VanRaden, Elect Wrkr ...................187.50
Verizon Wireless, Cell/WiFi ...................242.51
VISA, Sup/Trng ....................................2501.25
Ward’s Machine Shop, Rep/Parts............33.39
Waste Mgmt, Garb/Recy .....................2712.44
Jim Wessels, Elect Wrkr ........................271.05
Daniel F Wiechmann Jr, Reimb ...............13.91
Diana Wilkinson, Mileage ........................51.00
Gwana Wirtjes, Elect Wrkr.........................7.14
Jeanne Wogen, Mileage ........................120.87
Russell Wood, Mileage ..........................294.78
Karen Woodley, Elect Wrkr ....................189.00
JoAnn Young, Elect Wrkr .......................202.14
Renee Zimmerman, Mileage ...................83.64
GRAND TOTAL ...............................745125.39
on November 20, 2014
10
FGH participating in
Chest Pain Network
North Iowa Area Community College
Presents Candlelight Christmas Festival
North Iowa Area Community College
proudly presents the Candlelight Christmas
Festival at the North Iowa Community Auditorium on the NIACC campus at 2 p.m. and
7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6. This presentation is part of the 2014 – 2015 Performing Arts
and Leadership Series. The biennial collaboration is sure to put audience members in the
holiday spirit.
Candlelight Christmas features music from
the NIACC Concert Choir, NIACC Singers,
River City Chorus, North Iowa Choral Society, and Algona Garrigan Children’s choir
along with members from the North Iowa
Concert Band, North Iowa Symphony Orchestra and musicians from the community.
Director Jayson Ryner leads the cast of
nearly 200 local performers. “It is such a delight to work with the local musicians,” Ryner said. “When the community responds so
favorably to what we put before them, it is a
wonderful reward for the time and energy of
Energy bill
assistance
available
North Iowa Community Action Organization is accepting applications for the 2014-15 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP).
Applications will need to
provide a copy of their Social
Security card for all members of
their household, a copy of a recent heating bill/electric bill and
proof of all household members’
gross income for the past three
months, the past calendar year or
their most recent federal income
tax return.
The LIHEAP program is funded by the department of Health
and Human Services through
the Iowa Department of Human
Rights/DCAA. This program
is not designed to pay a household’s total energy costs.
The program will provide
supplemental assistance based
on several factors, including total household income, household
size, dwelling type and type of
heating fuel, among others. The
deadline to apply is April 30,
2015.
Income maximums listed in
order of household size, threemonth income and annual gross
income: 1, $4,376, $17,505; 2,
$5,899, $23,595; 3, $7,421, $29,685;
4, $8,944, $35,775; and 5, $10,466,
$41,865.
Households that are over income guidelines may be eligible
for LIHEAP beneÀts through the
medical waiver component. The
medical expenses must be documented, paid and non-reimbursable.
Applications will be accepted
in Franklin County at the Community Resource Center located
at 123 1st Ave. SW in Hampton
on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
all who are involved.”
According to Ryner, this year’s NIACC ensembles feature top notch local students. “It
is hard to compare year to year if one choir
is better than another, but this group of students sets the bar extremely high for themselves. They are delightful people of whom
their parents, teachers, and communities can
be proud. It shows up in their singing and
in the music. Their heartfelt performance tied
with the message of the season should not be
missed. They are exceptional.”
This year’s Candlelight Christmas features
traditional holiday pieces including, “Joy
to the World,” “The First Noel,” and “I Saw
Three Ships” performed by the entire cast.
Ryner said that other musical selections will
bring surprises and new twists including a
holiday version of “Hallelujah” by Leonard
Cohen, a salsa version of “Hot Chocolate”
and even doo wop!
To watch a video of previous Candlelight
Christmas performances, go to www.niacc.
edu/palvideos.
Tickets are available at the NIACC Box OfÀce, 888-466-4222, extension 4188, and online
at www.niacc.edu/boxo΀ce.
Platinum sponsors for the 2014-2015 Performing Arts and Leadership Series include
Alliant Energy, Globe Gazette, Mason City
Clinic, Mercy Medical Center North Iowa,
Principal Financial and Winnebago Industries
Foundation.
Gold sponsors include Dr. Dave and Cathy
Beck, Community Auto Group, Samuel &
Patricia Congello, Globe Gazette Elizabeth
Muse Norris Charitable Fund, First Citizens
National Bank, First State Bank Belmond,
Dean Genth & Dr. Gary Swenson, Henkel
Construction Company, Historic Park Inn,
KIMT, North Iowa Eye Clinic P.C., North
Iowa Broadcasting, Petro Blend, Sukup, Three
Eagles Communication Company, Vi-COR.
FGH practices preparedness for infectious diseases
Franklin General Hospital
(FGH) employees participated
in an unannounced drill Nov. 6
when an “actor” came to the hospital, saying he was experiencing
symptoms that would be consistent with an infectious disease
like Ebola.
“We are very pleased with our
staff’s response and with their
ability to identify the potential
Ebola patient and follow the process Áow we have in place,” said
FGH Infection Control Nurse
Allison Kjormoe, arranged the
exercise. “Though we are a small
facility, we are fortunate to be
staͿed by professionals who are
cognizant of potential risk and
demonstrate the critical thinking
skills to keep themselves, their
co-workers and other members
of our community safe.”
Kjormoe said the risk of an Ebola patient presenting at FGH is
remote and that inÁuenza poses
more of a threat to Iowans, but
the hospital will continue to take
steps to assure preparedness.
FGH is cooperating closely with
county officials, Mercy Health
Network – North Iowa and
Public Health to ensure they are
working together to be prepared
and educated.
Training includes asking the
right questions to identify a potential Ebola patient and taking
proper precautions to prevent
exposure to other individuals. In
addition, staͿ practice donning
FGH staff practice donning and dof¿ng the Personal Protective Equipment they would wear when treating a patient with an infectious disease
like Ebola. SUBMITTED PHOTO
the designated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for their
own safety; equally important is
carefully “do΀ng” or removing
that PPE to avoid contact with
potentially contaminated surfaces.
In reporting on the drill, Kjormoe repeated that, although
the Iowa Department of Public
Health (IDPH) has issued a press
release regarding several travelers being monitored in Iowa,
there is currently not a public risk
as those individuals have exhibited no symptoms of Ebola and
therefore are not contagious.
She also said IDPH is notiÀed
of all individuals entering the
state who have been identified
as being at risk for Ebola. Those
individuals are given strict guidelines for monitoring, and will be
aware of the procedure to follow if they experience Ebola-like
symptoms. That structured process includes plans for their being
transported to speciÀc facilities
which have been designated for
care of Ebola patients.
For individuals wishing to
learn more about Ebola, the home
page of the FGH website, FranklinGeneral.com, includes a link
to information posted by the Center for Disease Control (CDC).
sTEP program ramping up for Thanksgiving holiday
The Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Iowa
Governor’s Tra΀c Safety Bureau and law enforcement o΀cers across the state wish everyone a safe
Thanksgiving holiday. To ensure safety, please take
the time to buckle up, slow down and drive defensively in your travels around Iowa.
Those who choose to not buckle up or drive aggressively have a higher chance of being stopped
by law enforcement. The Governor’s Tra΀c Safety
Bureau, along with local, county and state law enforcement o΀cers, are once again teaming up for
the Special Traffic Enforcement Program (sTEP)
during the Thanksgiving holiday to save lives and
reduce crashes.
Beginning Nov. 24 and running through Nov.
30, there will be an increased presence of law enforcement o΀cers on Iowa roadways. O΀cials are
encouraging drivers to obey tra΀c laws and buckle
up, slow down and pay attention to signs during
times of increased tra΀c.
Seventy-Àve percent of all occupants ejected from
a vehicle during a crash are killed. In 2013, Iowa had
317 tra΀c fatalities with 107 involving unrestrained
victims. Buckling your seatbelt takes less than three
seconds.
For more information, visit www.iowagtsb.org or
www.nhtsa.dot.gov.
Franklin General Hospital
(FGH) has joined with other hospitals in the Mercy Health Network – North Iowa to launch a
Chest Pain Network, a comprehensive and coordinated practice
for treating patients with chest
pain. The network includes hospitals in Algona, Britt, Cresco,
Emmetsburg, Iowa Falls, Mason
City, New Hampton and Osage.
As part of the Chest Pain Network, all emergency doctors and
staff will use the same steps,
based on best practices, in the
treatment for an individual suffering chest pain. The goal is to
more quickly and accurately diagnose whether the chest pain is
a symptom of a heart attack. Once
the heart attack is accurately diagnosed, the heart catheterization lab at Mercy Medical Center
– North Iowa in Mason City will
be activated, even before the patient has arrived at Mercy.
“The goal is to get patients
into a cath lab as fast as possible,”
said Samual Congello, DO, Medical Director of the Interventional Cardiology at Mercy – North
Iowa. “As we say in cardiology,
‘time is muscle’, meaning the
sooner treatment is given, the better chances for a good outcome
and less damage to the muscles
in the heart.”
To initiate the Chest Pain Net-
work, Cardiologists at Mercy –
North Iowa created a standard
process to examine patients who
experience chest pain. To become
part of the network, each community hospital reviewed the
expected process and agreed to
follow it. Emergency department
providers and staff were then
trained on the new process.
Because chest pain can be a
symptom of a heart attack as well
as many other less serious a΁ictions, it can be di΀cult to determine the cause. The new practice
will help accurately diagnose a
heart attack at the community
hospital.
At that time, the provider will
contact Mercy – North Iowa,
where the catheterization lab
will be prepared for the patient,
as the patient is just leaving the
community hospital. The time
savings with the new process is
achieved by not requiring the patient to be examined again in the
Mercy – North Iowa Emergency
Department before activating the
cath lab.
“The Chest Pain Network will
be a great beneÀt to our patients,
helping them get needed treatment as quickly as possible,” said
FGH CEO Kim Price. “This is just
one example of how our network
is working to improve health care
to rural Iowans.”
Over 2,000
farmers
participate
in state
cost share
program
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
Bill Northey last week highlighted the 2,382 Iowa farmers
that used state cost share funds
to install conservation practices during the state’s 2014 Àscal
year, which ran from July 1, 2013
to June 30, 2014. These farmers
contributed $13 million while
the state contributed $9.5 million
in cost share and administrative
support provided by the Iowa
Department of Agriculture and
Land Stewardship.
“The state cost share program
has been around for more than
40 years and we continue to see
very strong demand from farmers and landowners who more
than match the state investment
to install conservation practices,”
Northey said in release. “Thanks
to investments by farmers and
the state funds, more than $22
million was used to build conservation structures and adopt
conservation practices that prevent erosion and improve water
quality.”
The report shows 58 percent
of funds used for cost share supported construction of terraces,
11 percent for grade stabilization
structures, 9 percent for grassed
waterways, 7 percent for water
and sediment control basins and
2 percent for other practices. In
addition, 13 percent of the funds
supported management practices such as cover crops, no-till and
strip-till that reduces erosion.
The report also details how
farmers can work with their local Soil and Water Conservation
District (SWCD) o΀ces to apply
for cost share assistance. Iowa
has 100 SWCD o΀ces across the
state, one in each county and two
in Pottawattamie, that set priorities and use the funds to work
with farmers that are doing conservation on their land.
The Department has more
than $6.75 million this Àscal year
to help farmers and landowners
install conservation practices
through the state cost share program. Conservation practices
eligible for assistance through
this program include terraces,
waterways, ponds, buͿers, cover crops, and several other conservation practices.
Field o΀ce staͿ with the Iowa
Department of Agriculture and
Land Stewardship partners with
the USDA Natural Resource
Conservation Service to assure
the technical quality of the practices that are built and help farmers develop conservation plans
for their farms.
Miller elected
to IAJ Board
of Governors
The Iowa Association for
Justice (IAJ) installed new
executive officers and members of its Board of Governors
during its annual convention
Nov. 6-7 in Des Moines. IAJ’s
newly installed leaders will
serve the 2014-15 term.
Brian Miller, Hampton, was
elected to the IAJ Board of
Governors from the Judicial
Subdistrict 2A. Miller works as
an attorney at Miller and Miller,
P.C. in Hampton. SUBMITTED
PHOTO
UP stresses
cautious
driving during
extreme
winter weather
conditions
During the extreme winter
weather conditions that are fast
approaching the Midwest, Union
PaciÀc Railroad reminds motorists to use extreme caution when
driving across grade crossings.
With reduced visibility due to
blowing and drifting snow, it
could be di΀cult for motorists to
see where crossing surfaces are
located. When possible, use over
or under passes to get to the other
side of railroad tracks.
Safety tip: if you are driving
too fast for the slick conditions
you will not be able to stop in
time to avoid running into the
path of or into the side of a moving train at a crossing. It can take
a mile or more to stop a train,
and, by the time a locomotive engineer sees you on the track, it is
too late to stop.
A crossing safety reminder
from the employees at Union PaciÀc Railroad: In 2013, there were
49 collisions, 24 injuries and Àve
fatalities involving vehicles and
locomotives.
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FOR SALE
HELP WANTED
Building Lot at corner of Third
and Gilman, Shef¿eld. Formerly The Peppermint Inn. Phone
1-909-886-8437. Chuck Towle,
904 W. Edgehill Road, San Bernardino, California 92405.
Franklin County Home Care Service has an opening for a fulltime certi¿ed nurse’s aide and a
part-time certi¿ed nurse’s aide.
These jobs are primarily working
with the elderly population and
those who have been discharged
from hospitals or care centers
or for those who just want to remain living independently in their
own home. Service’s offered
by FCHC include assisting with
personal cares and home maintenance tasks. Each care plan
is individualized for each individual served and hours assigned
to homes varies also. Travel is
required and applicant must be
Àexible. For more information,
contact Deb at 641-456-5830.
HELP WANTED
Full time staff RN position at
Franklin County Public Health/
Home Care Agency. Exciting opportunities to expand your professional career in nursing. Excellent
bene¿t package. Travel areas
include, but not limited to, Ackley, Iowa Falls, Alden, Coulter,
Latimer, Shef¿eld and Dows areas. All applications and resumes
due by November 28, 2014. Stop
by or call 641-456-5820 Franklin County Public Health/Home
Care, 1600 Central Avenue East,
Hampton, IA 50441.
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Wednesday ~ Turkey
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ROAST BEEF DINNER
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along with short
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Glider Rockers ................$199.95
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The following real estate located in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, and locally known as the
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9, 2014 AT 10:00 A.M. at the at the offices of Coonley & Coonley at 121 First Avenue
Northwest in Hampton, Iowa 50441.
The property offered for sale is described as follows:
PARCEL 1: The Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NE¼ SW¼) and the
Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE¼ SW¼) of Section Thirty-five (35),
Township Ninety-four (94) North, Range Nineteen (19) West of the 5th P.M., Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
PARCEL 2: The Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW¼ SW¼) and the
Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SW¼ SW¼) of Section Thirty-five (35),
Township Ninety-four (94) North, Range Nineteen (19) West of the 5th P.M., Cerro
Gordo County, Iowa.
This property is located approximately 1 mile West and 1 mile South of Dougherty. Bids
will be taken separately on Parcel 1 and Parcel 2. Each parcel is approximately 80 acres
more or less.
Sealed written bids will be accepted at the law offices of Coonley & Coonley, 121 First
Avenue Northwest, P.O. Box 397, in Hampton, Iowa up to the time of sale. All bids
should state “Murphy Sale Bid” on the outside of the envelope.
Bids will be opened at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at the Coonley &
Coonley law office, and thereafter anyone having placed a sealed bid will be permitted
to bid further.
The above real estate is being sold on the following terms:
1. Ten percent (10%) down at the time of contract, immediately following the bidding.
2. Balance due in full at closing to be held on or around December 31, 2014.
3. Full possession available March 1, 2015.
4. Real estate taxes will be prorated to the date of closing.
5. Good, clear and merchantable title with abstract showing the same will be conveyed
by Trustee Warranty Deed at time of final settlement and performance by the Buyer.
6. Property is being sold “AS IS”.
7. Sellers reserve the right to reject any or all bids.
8. Announcements made at time of sale take precedence.
For an information packet or further information contact John E. Coonley,
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12
Yankee
skipper
speaks on
leadership
in Franklin
County
BY KRISTI NIXON
SHEFFIELD – Think, has the
New York Yankee’s Manager
been in Franklin County?
Why would he do so?
Well, when Joe Girardi came
as the keynote speaker at Sukup
Manufacturing in Sheffield on
Friday, Nov. 14 for Sustaining Advanced Manufacturing All-Stars
in North Iowa, he answered that
question right oͿ the bat.
“I’m going to tell you why,”
Girardi said. “I really believe in
family. I believe my parents gave
me every opportunity to have a
better life because of their work.
The reason I am here is I believe
in you and what you’re doing.”
Girardi showed a picture of
his son on a tractor at his cousin’s farm who farmed more than
4,000 acres. Originally from Peoria, Ill., Girardi graduated from
Northwestern University with an
engineering degree.
When introducing Girardi,
Steve Sukup said, “In his first
year as Yankees’ coach he was
No. 27 and then he became 28.
He wanted 27 because Joe likes
pressure. Because the Yankees
had won 26 World Championships, and he wanted his players
to know that the 27th championship was going to come and in
2009 it happened. That’s why he
now wears No. 28.”
And his message was one
of leadership and teamwork in
work and life.
He told about how he quit
baseball for a while after two and
a half years in the minor leagues.
“When I was 22 and in the
minor leagues, I walked away,”
Girardi said, “because
I didn’t know why
I was playing anymore. You see, I
have a passion for
this game and I
love what I do.
But at 22 years
old I was con-
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Joe Girardi, manager of the New York Yankees, gestures while speaking at Sukup Manufacturing on Friday, Nov. 14. KRISTI NIXON PHOTO
fused. My mother passed away of being up 3-2 in the Àfth against
when I was 19 years old and I Boston with Manny Ramirez
didn’t know why I was playing.
coming to the plate when he went
“Don’t forget where you are out to the mound to speak with
today, maybe it wasn’t always Mussina.
that easy...you can’t be successful
“We were asked, ‘what did
if you don’t have a vision.”
you and Mike talk about?’” GiHe went on to play 15 years rardi said. “And I said, ‘we talked
in the major leagues, including about how we wanted to go after
stints with the St. Louis Cardi- Manny Ramirez.’ I didn’t want to
nals, Chicago Cubs and New tell them what we really talked
York Yankees. He caught a no-hit- about because I wanted to show
ter from Dwight Gooden and a Mike Mussina that I trusted him
perfect game from David Cone, and I would always protect my
hitting a triple and RBI when players.”
the Yankees won the 26th World
Another example he gave was
Championship. A member of the going from calling games behind
All-Star team in 2000, he became the plate for Kyle Farnsworth
the Yankees’
with the Cubs
manager in
to managing
2007.
him with the
Leadership
Yankees.
and team“He was
work, Girardi You can’t be successful if s c u f f l i n g , ”
said, are based you don’t have a vision.
Girardi said.
on love. Girar“And
he
di used as an - Joe Girardi, NY Yankees’ Manager
tells me, ‘I
example, the
think I’m an
beatitudes out of The Bible.
eighth-inning guy and that is
And he said that goals are lim- where I should be used.’ Your iniitations, whether asking a team to tial reaction as a person of leadwin 60, 70, 80 games.
ership is ‘I’d use you more if you
“How about being the best were getting people out...you’re
that you can be?” Girardi asked. killing us!’ That’s not what I said.
“What if that is 32 percent, what
“I said, ‘okay, I’m going to give
if that was 18 percent but you ac- you your shot and I’m going to
tually did your best?”
use you in the eighth inning all
Gaining trust, for example, Gi- the time.’ And he rewarded us. I
rardi spoke of work with Mark showed that faith that I believed
Mussina, who had a career record in him.”
Among the superstars Girarof 270-153 and an ERA of 3.68
with 2,813 strikeouts during what di said he has been around have
been Yogi Berra and Mariano Rihe referred to as the steroids era.
“I realized he is one of the vera.
“I feel like I could talk to them
smartest pitchers I’ve ever been
around,” Girardi said. “I have to about everything because they
are humble,” Girardi said. “My
gain his trust. I have to.”
He goes on to tell the scenario daughter is friends with Mariano
Rivera’s son and you would never know they had success because
that is who they are.”
He also gave the anecdote of
using Raul Ibañez in the 2005
post-season and his success in
pinch-hitting because of the fact
he was a low-ball hitter. Ibañez
eventually homered to tie the
game and hit the go-ahead homer
in extra innings.
“Because I believe the players
knew that I wanted what was
best for them it didn’t become a
huge story,” Girardi said.
Doug Thompsen, CLU®, FIC
Financial Consultant
Speaking on current issues,
Girardi said he thinks replay is a
great thing.
“Without the technology, we
wouldn’t have that,” Girardi
said. “It’s saving me more money
– I don’t get thrown out of games
now. I get my arguments in, but
I don’t get thrown out of games.
“There are also probably
some people who are old school
baseball fans who don’t like the
shift, but with the numbers if
you know a guy pulls a ground
ball 85 percent of the time, why
wouldn’t you put three Àelders
on the right side? It’s just going
with the percentages.”
He answered a question on his
thoughts on his team for the 2015
season, although it is early.
“Our team is an unfinished
product,” Girardi said. “The
oͿ-season has really just started
so I can’t tell you who we are going to have. We need some help;
we’ve had to address some issues
because we’ve had some injuries.
“I like the prospects we have
coming up, some of them are a
couple of years away, but I guess
I’m excited about a few things. I
like our team.”
New York Yankees’
manager Joe Girardi
gestures while speaking
to a group at Sukup
Manufacturing on Friday,
Nov. 14 in Shef¿eld.
KRISTI NIXON PHOTO
Blessings of the Seasons to you.
Brian Kapka, FIC
Financial Associate
Joe Girardi speaks in front of a crowd at Sukup Manufacturing on Friday,
Nov. 14. The Yankees manager spoke on leadership during the day-long
symposium. KRISTI NIXON PHOTO
Josh Faaborg, FIC
Financial Associate
North-Central Iowa Office
248 E. Main St.
Belmond, IA 50421
641-444-3214
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SALUTE TO 2014 FRANKLIN COUNTY 4-H
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
FRANKLIN COUNTY 4-H
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4-H AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES
4-H’ers that enjoy the outdoors have several project choices.
In 4-H Crop Production members can get their hands dirty while
learning about soil, bugs, and other stuff, and how they affect the crops
they grow.
In 4-H Environment & Sutainability members discover how the
choices they make everyday affect our whole world forever.
Through the 4-H Horticulture Project, 4-H’ers explore the basic
principles of plant science; they learn to plan, care for and manage
vegetable or flower gardens; and they learn effective, safe methods of
pest control, and they learn to investigate landscape plans and techniques.
In 4-H Outdoor Adventures members go backpacking, hike a trail,
build a campfire, ride a bike, or reel in the big one!
4-H Safety & Education in Shooting Sports 4-H’ers get to hit their
target with a bow, rifle or shotgun.
Awards were presented to:
Environment: County Bronze: Carter Hobson. Horticulture: County
Bronze: Lane Benning, Michael Bottorff, Lucas Diggins, Jacob Fjeld,
Kelsie Kuper, MaKenna Kuper. County Silver: Hanna Benning,
Miranda DeVries, Mackenzie Kielty, Collin Meints. County Gold:
Jenna Borcherding. Completing: Spencer Baldwin, Savanna Baldwin,
Nicholas Bottorff, Ethan Meints, Hannah Miller, Matthew Miller, Warren
Miller, William Miller. Shooting Sports: Completing: Triston Phillips.
ANIMAL SCIENCE PROJECT, PETS, POULTRY, RABBITS, and
VETERINARY SCIENCE AWARDS
After project records had been reviewed by the county project leaders
and County 4-H and Youth Committee, the following 4-H members were
selected to receive awards:
Animal Science: County Bronze: MaKenna Kuper, Erin Plagge Poultry.
County Bronze: Lindsey Eberling, Kendal Koenen, John Reichenbacher,
Drew Uhlenhopp. County Silver: Zemirah Byte, Kolten Koenen.
Completed: Hannah Miller, Warren Miller, William Miller, Macey Rust.
Rabbit: County Bronze: Elle Latham, John Reichenbacher. Completed:
Miranda DeVries, Megan Marlette, Hannah Miller, Matthew Miller,
Summer Phillips, Brienna Reichenbacher. Veterinary Science: County
Bronze: Justine Jordahl, Erin Plagge.
4-H BEEF AWARDS
The potential of the 4-H Beef Project is greater today than ever before.
Some very real, yet very exciting challenges face the beef industry.
The 4-H Beef Project provides young people with a broad-based view
of the beef industry, stimulates interest in producing a quality product,
and gives beef industry leaders the opportunity to work with those young
people on issues concerning the industry. Through the beef project, the
industry assures itself of a capable work force in the future -- using
“learning by doing” methods, beef project members learn practical skills
in the production, management, marketing, consumer relations, consumer
education and career selection. Members in this project develop life
skills and practical abilities in finance, record keeping, animal health
care, decision making, public relations, and the ability to share what they
have learned.
The following Beef Project members were recognized at the Annual
4-H Awards Night held November 2, 2014:
County Bronze: Lane Benning, Wyatt Benning, Zach DeVries, Alayna
Hunt, Macey Rust, Jenny Wibholm. County Silver: Hanna Benning,
Aaron DeVries, Mac Rust. County Gold: Nathan Ackerman, Brooke
Benning, Saje Ites, Jack Wibholm.
BOTTLE/BUCKET CALF
The Bottle/Bucket Calf project is an opportunity for youth in grades
4 to 6 to learn about caring for a young calf. Youth select a calf with an
adult partner (parent, 4-H leader, neighbor, relative, etc.). The partners
then work together to raise the calf, completing learning experiences that
focus on calf housing, calf nutrition, and calf health. Since this project
emphasizes what the youth learned through these experiences, success in
this project is not based on the quality of the calf. These 4-H members
completed records and earned the following awards:
County Bronze: Kacie Eisentrager, Addy Showalter, Andyn Showalter,
Jack Showalter, Claire Wearda.
4-H SHEEP & MEAT GOAT PROJECT AWARDS
The 4-H Sheep and Meat Goat Project are two of the most successful
and rapidly growing project areas in 4-H today. Whether 4-H’ers feed
and manage one lamb or breed and raise an entire flock, they have
the opportunity to learn and employ efficient marketing methods and
demonstrate sound breeding, feeding, and management practices.
Sheep Project: County Bronze: Elizabeth Thiesen. County Silver:
Blake Miller. County Gold: Will Alert. Also Completing: Macy
Dirksen, Jackson Kelsey, Colby Theisen, Lydia Winsor. Meat Goat:
Completing: Jenny Wibholm, Jack Wibholm.
DOG PROJECT WINNERS ARE ANIMAL LOVERS
In the 4-H Dog Project, youth learn responsibility and they develop
a greater understanding and appreciation for animals. They learn the
practical details of dog care and health maintenance as they develop
skills in dog obedience. The 4-H’ers learn how to provide the continuous
training and care that allows a dog to become a companion...a pet...a
friend.
4-H’ers who demonstrated sound dog care and training skills in 201314 receiving county awards are:
County Bronze: Justine Jordahl. Completed: Macey Rust.
4-H Award of the Clover (leader tenure recognition)
recipients: Pat Hofmeister, five years; Nadine Baltes,
10 years; Karen Zander, 25 years; and Darwin Meyer, 30
years. Not pictured: Todd Dirksen, five years.
4-H AWARD OF THE CLOVER
In appreciation of the important contributions volunteers make to
the lives of the young people of Franklin County through leadership
in 4-H activities, the following volunteers were recognized with the
4-H Awards of the Clover for their service.
Silver Clover Awards – Five Years Service: Todd Dirksen, Pat
Hofmeister.
Gold Clover Awards – Ten Years Service: Nadine Baltes
Emerald Clover Award – Twenty Five Years Service: Karen
Zander.
Ruby Clover Award – Thirty Years Service: Darwin Meyer.
2014-15 Franklin County 4-H Council, front row left to right: Melanie VanHorn, Morrigan Miller, Lauren Dirksen, Megan Marlette and
Paige Brusen. Middle row: Conner Rieks, Zach Waddingham, Zach Vanness, Matthew Miller, Cameron Johnson and Amanda Fjeld.
Back row: Jenna Borcherding, Katelyn Baltes, Joe DeVries and Saje Ites. Not pictured: Brooklyn Plagge and Becca Wiarda.
4-H HORSE, PONY, AND MULE PROJECT
The joy of being able to care for an animal which one loves and having
the skills to train, ride, and exhibit that animal is one of the greatest
rewards a young person receives as a participant in the 4-H Horse Project.
Through this project, young people experience the satisfaction of owning
and caring for horses, ponies or mules and of assuming responsibility for
their management and training. They learn about breeding and feeding,
housing and health, riding and training, and showing and judging.
County awards presented were:
County Silver: Brienna Reichenbacher. County Gold: Morrigan Miller.
Completed: Elle Latham, Summer Phillips, Mac Rust, Macey Rust.
4-H’ERS RECEIVE SWINE PROJECT AWARDS
The 4-H Swine Project is one of the oldest and strongest educational
efforts of 4-H, dating back to the first corn and pig clubs organized in the
early 1900’s. Since then, some seven million young people have been
involved in the project. The 4-H Swine Project continues to provide
4-H’ers realistic learning experiences in animal production, management
and marketing. The swine project not only has contributed significantly
to the development of creative, productive citizens but also has provided
vocational training in improved swine production practices. The training
4-H’ers receive in the swine project has had a direct and highly positive
effect on the efficiency of swine production in the United States.
4-H Swine Project awards were presented to:
County Gold: Ryan Keninger.
PART OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM
Franklin County can boast 27 club leaders on their 4-H team. These
dedicated volunteers are what keeps club work going. They give
unselfishly of their time in many ways. They act as a liaison between the
Extension Office and the 4-H members, carrying project information and
procedures to their local clubs.
Leaders provide a role model to the members by working with them
on club activities such as the fair booth display, window display, club
fund raising projects and community service projects. They encourage
each member to work to their fullest potential and to develop their
own leadership capabilities. More than thirty adults in Franklin County
received personal satisfactions from serving as volunteer 4-H club leaders
in 2013-14:
FC Shamrocks: Darshan Miller, Morgan Miller. Franklin XL’s: Carma
DeVries, Todd Dirksen. Gummy Bots of Doom: Gail Castillo. Kitchen
Krew: Michelle Sackville, Pat Sackville. Marion Monarchs: Kathy
Jorgensen. Northwest Franklin: Marsha Miller. Osceola Raiders:
Deb Marlette, Lora Duncan, Pat Hofmiester, Jessica Benning. Outdoor
Recreation: Brody Bertram. Reeve Hampton Hustlers: Pam DeVries,
April Hemmes. Reeve Royalties: Tricia Christiansen. Sheffield Town
& Country: Penny Rust, Donna Emhoff. Shooting Sports: Keith
Kothenbeutal. Southwest Franklin: Denelle McWherter. Tri-L: Brenda
Fjeld, Laura Brunsen. Washington Winners: Nadine Baltes, Tracy
Baltes. West Fork Winners: Daren Meints, Marilee Jones.
4-H’ERS STUDY NUTRITION AND FOOD PREPARATION
Every day, people make many decisions about which foods to eat,
and they start doing so at a very young age. Youth is the best time to
learn about good eating habits and food-related issues. Youngsters have
the opportunity to build good habits rather than facing the necessity of
correcting bad habits later in life.
The 4-H Food and Nutrition project helps young people take
responsibility for making healthful food choices. Food and nutrition
learning experiences in 4-H make the fitness-nutrition connection by
encouraging 4-H’ers to establish a fitness plan based on knowledge of
one’s nutritional needs, lifestyle and physical condition. As they develop
skills in planning, selecting, preparing, serving and storing food, 4-H’ers
come to understand how our food choices are influenced and they explore
career opportunities in Food and Nutrition.
Awards were presented at the Annual 4-H Awards Night to the
following members:
Food & Nutrition: County Bronze: Nicholas Bottorff, Lucas Diggings,
Justine Jordahl. County Silver: Carrinton Hunt. County Gold:
Jenna Borcherding, Amanda Fjeld, Saje Ites, Cameron Johnson. Also
Completing: Michael Bottorff, Olivia Cooper, Hope Hartman, Alexis
Johnson, Hannah Jorgensen, Colby McWherter, William Miller, Warren
Miller, Summer Phillips, Katelyn Proctor, Macey Rust, Keturah Sauke,
Benji Sauke, Savannah Schade, Morgan Sietsema, Kirsten Suntken,
Emily Swenson, Lydia Winsor.
4-H’ERS LEARN RELATIONSHIP AND PARENTING SKILLS
Children grow up to be parents generation after generation. But the
patterns of parenting change from one generation to the next.
4-H’ers can get help for the parenting ahead through the 4-H Child
Development Project. These projects help them gain knowledge and
understanding of people and different family systems that they experience
through friendships and babysitting.
The 4-H Child Development Project offers three levels: (1) learning
and sharing; (2) caring for children; and (3) parenting ahead. The third
project level, parenting ahead, helps 4-H’ers find out who they are and
how they feel about families. At this level they also develop skills related
to future relationships as well as future adult roles.
There are a lot of basic materials and information in the three units
for human development. Both boys and girls are limited only by their
imaginations to set goals and share what they are learning as they grow.
Those selected to receive awards were:
County Bronze: Mikayla Fjeld, Justine Jordahl. County Gold: Amanda
Fjeld, Megan Marlette, Maggie Staff.
4-H’ERS LEARN EFFICIENT AND PRODUCTIVE DAIRY
SKILLS
The 4-H Dairy Project gives young people the opportunity to learn
about the dairy industry and the significant contribution in makes to
America’s agricultural industry. 4-H’ers learn the basics of animal
nutrition and health.
Recognized for progress in the 4-H Dairy Project were:
Dairy Cattle: Completing: Lane Abbas.
HEALTH: AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN EVERYONE’S LIFE
The focus of the 4-H Health Project is to encourage young people to
accept responsibility for maintaining and improving their own physical,
intellectual, emotional and social health. Through their health project,
young people learn to make decisions that affect personal, family and
community health. They develop patterns of living that foster concern
for health and the quality of life, and they learn about the environmental
issues which affect health. Through this project, 4-H’ers learn about the
health resources of their communities and often serve themselves as
resources for their peers and neighbors.
County Silver: Katie Meyer.
2014 Alumni
Recognition
recipient
Christa Wiarda.
4-H ALUMNI/HONORARY MEMBER RECOGNITION
The more than 45 million 4-H alumni in our population are a rich
resource for the 4-H program. The 4-H Alumni Recognition honors
former 4-H members for their outstanding accomplishments after
4-H membership. Recognition goes to those alumni who retain
their interest in 4-H and support for the program. Recipients are
chosen on the basis of effective leadership, public service, service
to 4-H, and setting a positive example for young people.
Each year the Franklin County 4-H Organization honors
former 4-H members whose achievements exemplify citizenship,
leadership, community and public service. Recipients are selected
by the County 4-H and Youth Committee.
This year’s Alumni Award recipient is Christa Wiarda. Christa
was a 9 year member of the Oakland Happy Go-Luckies Club in
Franklin County from 1969 – 1977.
Christa was involved with Home Improvement, Dairy, Food &
Nutrition, Clothing, Garden, Creative Arts, and Sheep 4-H projects.
At her local club, Christa held every office and was a County
4-H Officer in 1976-1977.
Some of the awards Christa earned as a 4-H’er includes: Chicago
Trip, Top Senior Sheep Showman, Reserve Champion Lamb,
top Consumer Education project award, and the BF Dohrmann
Scholarship. Christa was also named the Franklin County Pork
Queen in 1977.
While Christa’s three children Jennifer, Jessica, and Jeremy
were involved in 4-H, she became the leader of the Osceola
Organizers from 1996 through 2002. Because of Christa’s passion
for horticulture, she also volunteered in 2000 to be our project
leader. Not only does she have beautiful gardens at her home to
tour, Christa loves to give demonstrations to members on how to
plant and care for flowers and vegetables.
Last fall we honored Christa with the Emerald Clover Award for
25 years of Service as a 4-H volunteer.
Thank you Christa, for your outstanding service to the Franklin
County 4-H Organization.
Honorary Member recognition honors individuals or businesses
who may not have been former 4-H members but show strong
interest and support for the program.
The Franklin County 4-H Organization is honoring Raelene
Borcherding for her support of the Franklin County 4-H program.
Raelene Borcherding, as well as her family, has been involved
with the 4-H program in Franklin County for many years. Her
daughters Erin and Emily were each nine year members of the Mott
Achievers 4-H club. Raelene stepped up into the leader role for that
club from 2001 to 2003. She has also served two three-year terms
on the County 4-H Youth Committee beginning in 2005 through
2010. Husband, Dennis, is currently serving on the County 4-H
Youth Committee.
Photography is a real passion for Raelene. A few years ago she
became a trained 4-H photography judge and last year, Raelene
volunteered to be our county photography project leader.
Thank you Raelene, for all your time and support of the Franklin
County 4-H program.
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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT COMES WHEN 4-H’ERS
INTERPRET THEIR LEARNING TO OTHERS
Personal development projects show creativity and determination.
4-H’ers exploring personal development may enroll in or increase their
skills in areas of Communication, Computer, and Self-Determined
projects. Such exploration becomes even more challenging when it
comes time for the 4-H’er to interpret what was learned with an exhibit
for the public. Fair exhibits may be a notebook, journal, poster or slide
set in addition to an object.
Those selected to receive awards in these project areas were:
Self-Determined: County Bronze: Andrew Fredericks, Alex Koch,
MaKenna Kuper. County Silver: Jonah VanHorn. Also Completing:
Hannah Jorgensen, Stephanie Thielen, Mary Winsor.
Southwest Franklin
Front row left to right: Colby McWherter, Caleb Robinson,
Riley Renken and leader Denelle McWherter. Back row:
Riley McWherter, Sage Ites, Regan Hickman and Conner
Rieks. Not pictured: Jace Ites, Jack Whibholm, Jenny
Wibholm, Cheyenne Lyman, Kayla Anderson, Triston
Phillips, Summer Phillips, Darby Dodd, Cheyenne Heitland
and Sierra Heitland.
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SCIENCE, ENGINEERING and TECHNOLOGY CATERS TO
DIVERSE INTERESTS OF 4-H’ERS
Science and engineering include a wide variety of subjects that interest
4-H’ers. They range from aerospace to weldingprojects.
Among the science and engineering projects are: mechanics including
auto, tractor, small engine, and welding; woodworking, and science,
engineering & technology which includes aerospace, biological and
chemical sciences, computers, digital storytelling, earth & climate, GPS/
GIS, and robotics.
Those selected to receive awards in these project areas were:
Aerospace: County Bronze: Andrew Fredericks. First Lego League
Nature’s Fury: County Bronze: Michael Bottorff, Nicholas Bottorff,
Carter Hobson, Marshall Moats, Benji Sauke. County Silver: Keturah
Sauke. SET (Science, Engineering & Technology): County Bronze:
Jackson Kelsey. Tractor: County Gold: Matthew Fuls. Welding:
County Bronze: Colby McWherter, Jenna Shahan, Jaiden Shahan.
County Silver: Riley McWherter, Collin Meints, Mac Rust. County
Gold: Katelyn Baltes, Ethan Meints. Woodworking: County Bronze:
Lane Abbas, Ty Eberling, Andrew Fredericks, Colin Hill, Justine Jordahl,
Van Peil, Benji Sauke, Nathan Stuck. County Silver: Hannah Jorgensen,
Collin Meints, Katie Meyer, William Miller, David Swenson. County
Gold: Jenna Borcherding, Ethan Meints. Completing: Andrew Bell,
Nick Diggins, Colby McWherter, Riley McWherter, Jonah VanHorn.
4-H: BUILDING RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS AND FUTURE
LEADERS
4-H Citizenship is...making favors for hospital patients or senior
citizens...adopting a highway...building a new playground...helping to
solve community problems … speaking out on community issues. Yet,
citizenship is more than an act or activity. It is an attribute of an individual’s
character, a value system which leads an individual to demonstrate
social responsibility and contribute to community development. This is
the 4-H Citizenship Project - - a project allowing young people to both
demonstrate and strengthen their commitment to building a better nation.
4-H members enrolled in Citizenship learn how issues affect our state
and our nation and how an individual can become involved in addressing
these issues.
4-H Citizenship awards recognize the achievements of 4-H’ers as
they develop the skills they need to be active, well-adjusted community
members.
4-H Leadership teaches members that leaders influence and support
others in a positive manner for a shared goal. Leaders aren’t just elected.
You can be a member of committees, small groups and teams. Learning
about yourself and how you work with others is a key part of developing
leadership skills.
• Understand roles, attitudes, tasks and functions necessary for effective
leadership.
• Strengthen local 4-H units in leadership responsibility and encourage
other youth.
• Participate in program planning, development, and implementation;
help recruit new members and leaders.
Citizenship: County Bronze: Jenna Shahan. Completed: Jenna White.
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COUNTY 4-H COUNCIL ACTION ORIENTED
The Franklin County 4-H Youth Council plans and carries out 4-H
programs, projects, and events in our county.
Some of the activities the Council assists with include: County and
Township Awards Nights, Project Workshops, School Visitations, Family
Night at the Movies, 4-H Find Out More Event, and County Fair.
If your club would like a member of the Youth Council to visit, contact
a Council member or the Franklin County Extension Office in Hampton.
Members of the 2013-14 Youth Council are:
Katelyn Baltes, Jenna Borcherding, Andy Castillo, Joe DeVries, Zach
Fjeld, Daniel Jones, Megan Marlette, Ethan Meints, Karter Miller,
Brooklyn Plagge, Annaka Ragsdale, Conner Rieks, Zach Vanness, Zach
Waddingham, Becca Wiarda.
Marion Monarchs
Front row left to right: Erin Plagge, Katlyn Arthur and
leader Carrie Mulford. Back row: Maci Lohrbach, Hannah
Jorgensen and Hannah Lohrbach. Not pictured: Stephanie
Thielen, Brooklyn Plagge and Abby Castillo.
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Front row left to right: Ty Uhlenhopp, Mary Winsor, Miranda
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Drew Uhlenhopp, Matt Waddingham and Alex Koch. Back
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Addy Showalter, Anden Showalter, Jack Showalter, Emma
Showalter, Noah Noelck, Carter Hobson, Isabella Noelck,
Braden Hansen, Natalie Rodriquez, Tara Krull and John
Krull.
Gummy Bots of Doom
Front row left to right: Emma Sackville, Keturah Sauke,
Walker Dean and Michael Bottorff. Back row: Annika Miller,
Courtney Ringleb, Benji Sauke, Marshall Moats and Nick
Bottorff. Not pictured: leader Chris Sauke.
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Front row left to right: Van Peil, Toby Henrichs, Kyra Miller
and Madi Vanness. Middle row: Kendal Koenen, Kolton
Koenen, Colin Hill, Dwynn McNutt and Logan Colglazier.
Back row: leader Marsha Miller, leader Cindy Peil, leader
Jennifer Henrichs, Burke Colglazier and Zach Vanness.
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OUTSTANDING 4-H CLUBS NAMED
Franklin County 4-H clubs and teams were recognized November 4 at
the Annual 4-H Awards Program for outstanding club work during 2013-14.
Super Clover Club Award: FC Shamrocks, Northwest Franklin,
Osceola Raiders, Sheffield Town & Country, Tri-L, Washington Winners,
West Fork Winners. 4-H Club Booth Display: First: Reeve Hampton
Hustlers. Second: Reeve Royalties/Kitchen Krew. Third: Franklin XL’s.
4-H Week Window Display: FC Shamrocks, Kitchen Krew, Tri-L,
Marion Monarchs, Northwest Franklin, Osceola Raiders, Washington
Winners, West Fork Winners.
4-H’ers for 4-H Recognition: Northwest Franklin, Tri-L, Osceola
Raiders, Washington Winners, Sheffield Town&Country, West Fork
Winners.
Livestock Quiz Bowl Team: Competed in the 2014 Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H
Livestock Quiz Bowl Invitational: Jacob Fjeld, Justine Jordahl, Elizabeth
Thiesen, Mikayla Fjeld, Jaiden Shahan.
First Lego League Team: Competed in 2013 Nature’s Fury – Cedar Falls
Regional Event: Gummy Bots of Doom: Michael Bottorff, Nicholas
Bottorff, Carter Hobson, Marshall Moats, Benji Sauke, Keturah Sauke.
OUTSTANDING 4-H’ERS
4-H recognition comes in many forms. It may be a “pat on the back”...
praise from peers...a ribbon at the county fair...a medal at the County
Awards Night.
The Franklin County Annual 4-H Awards Night was held Sunday,
November 2. Among the presentations were the following total
Achievement Awards:
Region 3 4-H Camp: Brady Barkela, Wyatt Ellingson, Tara Krull, Van
Peil, Amber Bonjour, Kylie Fink, Rylund Mahler, Macey Rust, Lucas
Diggins, Edee Foell, Owynn McNutt, Jordan Swenson, Macy Dirksen,
Hope Hartman. Cabin Counselor: Katelyn Baltes.
Omaha Zoo Trip: Erin Brunsen, Wyatt Ellingson, Tara Krull, Madi
Vanness, Abby Castillo, Jacob Fjeld, Anika Miller, Jenna White, Meg
Christiansen, Anna Gunderson, Emma Sackville, Hannah Winkowitsch,
Lucas Diggins, Rachel Kotenbrink, Jaiden Shahan.
State 4-H Youth Conference: Katelyn Baltes, Abby Castillo, Izabel
Miller, Madi Vanness, Austin Busma, Regan Hickman, Brooklyn Plagge,
Becca Wiarda.
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COUNTY PROJECT LEADERS EXPAND 4-H’ERS HORIZONS
IN SPECIALIZED AREAS
Area adult leaders volunteer their knowledge, talents and time to 4-H groups
by serving as county project leaders. These leaders work with individual members
or a group enrolled in a specific project area at a workshop, home visit, tour,
achievement day, special project activity, or county fair. 4-H offers a variety of
project areas which adult volunteers support and help members learn knowledge,
skills, and attitudes.
Project Leaders are a valuable asset to the local 4-H program and can make a
significant contribution to the growth and development of young people. They earn
respect and friendship on members, parents, other leaders, and extension staff. In
addition, these volunteers have the opportunity to continue their own personal
growth and assume increasingly responsible leadership roles at the county level.
The people who served as Franklin County 4-H project leaders in 2013-14
were:
Aerospace and Sport Fishing: Darwin Meyer.
Beef: April Hemmes, Rhonda Wenzel.
Child Development and Visual Arts: Karen Zander.
Citizenship and Leadership: Gail Castillo.
Communications: Tricia Christiansen, Val Plagge.
Conservation, Sport Fishing, and Wildlife: Dennis Carlson.
Dairy: Jennifer Schreck.
Dog and Horse:Carma DeVries.
Food & Nutrition and Health: Carolyn Oleson.
Home Improvement: Barbara Ristau.
Horticulture: Christa Wiarda.
Meat Goat: Jim Wobschall.
Photography: Raelene Borcherding.
Poultry: Marie Sporaa, Kim Booth.
Rabbit: Darshan Miller.
Rabbit Hopping: Aimee Reichenbacher.
Science, Engineering & Technology: Kim Booth.
Sheep: Casey Staley.
Shooting Sports: Keith Kothenbeutel.
Welding: Alan Brown.
Anyone interested in helping young people in a specific project area
should contact the Franklin County Extension Office. There are over 35
project areas to choose from.
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Front row left to right: Keve Braun, Maddie Geerts, Hannah
Miller, Nick Bottorff and Michael Bottorff. Second row:
Warren Miller, Matt Miller and William Miller. Third row: Levi
Noah, Caira Ramirez, Grace Olmstead and Danica Noah.
Fourth row: volunteer Cindel-lee Vera Fellows, leader
DarShan Miller and leader Morgan Miller. Not pictured: KC
Feldman and Colleen Pals.
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HOME IMPROVEMENT PROJECT GIVES 4-H’ERS OPPORTUNITIES
The 4-H Home Improvement Project provides great opportunities for self-expression, but also poses
challenges. 4-H’ers learn and apply principles of design and function to make the home more attractive,
convenient, and comfortable within the family’s resources. They plan home living spaces in keeping with the
needs of the family members and experience satisfaction from a home that expresses personal creativity and
family life style. They develop skills through quality workmanship and recognition of quality products for
making changes in the home. They also apply techniques of efficient use of energy as it relates to housing,
furnishings, and home equipment, and explore alternate sources of energy.
Awards given in the Home Improvement Project this year are:
County Bronze: Lane Benning, Kacie Eisentrager, William Stuck, Jordan Swenson, Claire Wearda. County
Silver: Miranda DeVries, David Swenson, Madi Vanness, Jenna White. County Gold: Katelyn Baltes, Brooke
Benning, Jenna Borcherding, Karter Miller, Morgan Sietsema. Also Completing: Savanna Baldwin, Alyssa
Hames, Alexis Johnson, Hannah Jorgensen, Hannah Lohrbach, Maci Lohrbach, Rylund Mahler, Megan
Marlette, Triston Phillips, Katelyn Proctor, Steph Thielen, Melanie VanHorn.
Top Junior Award Winners
From left to right: Erin Plagge, Justine Jordahl, MaKenna
Kuper, Alexis Johnson, Jenna Shahan, Kiera Ramirez and
Jaiden Shahan.
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VISUAL ARTS and MUSIC ARE A CREATIVE EXPRESSION OF 4-H’ERS
4-H’ers enrolled in the 4-H Visual Arts Project have an excellent opportunity to learn about themselves and
express themselves creatively. The experience of creation is important in itself, often more important than the
finished object.
Young artists express themselves in a wide range of media including fiber, clay, metal, paper, textiles, natural
material, leather, wood, glass, plastic, chalk, pigment, and carbon.
The 4-H Music project allows members to express themselves by writing songs, joining a band, playing an
instrument, or even trying out for “American Idol”, even if it’s just in the shower.
Those selected to receive awards in 4-H Visual Arts were: County Bronze: Spencer Baldwin, Erin Brunsen,
Alayna Hunt, Jordan Swenson. County Silver: Hanna Benning. County Gold: Katelyn Baltes, Paige Brunsen,
Maggie Staff, Tessa VanBuskirk. Also Completing: Jenna Borcherding, Michael Bottorff, Nicholas Bottorff,
Abbey Fielding, Kylie Fink, Mikayla Fjeld, Hannah Jorgensen, MaKenna Kuper, Victoria Kuper, Katie Meyer,
Izabel Miller, Laela Ragsdale, Keturah Sauke, Jaiden Shahan, Taylor Sperflage, Steph Thielen, Mary Winsor.
Those selected to receive recognition in 4-H Music were: County Silver: Katie Meyer.
4-H’ERS IN CLOTHING AND SEWING PROJECTS
Although 4-H’ers in the clothing project learn to make, purchase and
care for clothing and accessories and to choose equipment needed to do
so, they derive other important benefits as well. Young people develop
consumer skills as they learn to choose fabrics and notions as well as
ready-made garments and accessories. They also apply consumer skills
to the selection of equipment needed for clothing construction, repair,
and maintenance and learn to use that equipment properly.
Through the Clothing Project, 4-H’ers strive to develop judgment
and creativity in planning an attractive wardrobe which expresses their
individual life style. They also grow in self-confidence and poise as they
learn to make the most of their individual attributes.
In the Sewing and Needle Arts Project 4-H’ers are encouraged to
“Stitch This!”, by using their sewing skills and creativity to make
clothes, pillowcases, horse blankets, or anything else they can stitch, knit
or crochet!
Clothing: County Bronze: Elle Latham, Taylor Sperfslage, Kirsten
Suntken. County Silver: Abbey Fielding. County Gold: Jenna
Borcherding, Amanda Fjeld, Maggie Staff. Also Completing: Mikayla
Fjeld, Hannah Miller, Macey Rust.
Sewing and Needle Arts: County Bronze: Justine Jordahl, Taylor
Sperfslage, Kirsten Suntken. County Silver: Rachel Kotenbrink, Katie
Meyer, Keturah Sauke. County Gold: Katelyn Baltes. Completing:
Alyssa Eberling, Izabel Miller, Jenny Wibholm.
4-H SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
The Iowa 4-H Foundation offers 4-H scholarships, to help 4-H’ers
finance a college education to meet career goals. Scholarship programs
are available to 4-H’ers in their senior year in high school. Scholarships
may vary in amounts from $500 to $5,000. A 4-H’ers record book, career
interests and plans, leadership, scholastic record, character, and financial
need are considered in selecting scholarship recipients.
The Franklin County 4-H Foundation will also be awarding
scholarships to 4-H members graduating this year. Applications will be
sent to 12th grade members this winter.
Interested 4-H’ers can find the application and information at: http://
www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/teens/scholarships.htm or contact the
Franklin County Extension Office for application procedures.
Franklin XLs
Front row left to right: Jillisa Moore, Izabel Miller and Anna
Dirksen. Middle row: Lauren Dirksen, Morrigan Miller and
Joe DeVries. Back row: leader Todd Dirksen, Robert Alert,
William Alert and leader Carma DeVries. Not pictured:
Brady Ringleb, Courtney Ringleb, Zach DeVries, Aaron
DeVries, Austin Busma, Shayla Schmitt, Tate Schmitt and
Riviera Nelson.
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Westfork Winners
Front row left to right: Jordan Swenson, Kacie Eisentrager,
Melanie VanHorn, Alyssa Eberling and Lindsey Eberling.
Middle row: Ian Latham, Lucas Diggins and Ty Eberling.
Back row: Nick Diggins, Collin Meints, Jonah VanHorn and
leader Daren Meints. Not pictured: Brady Barkela, Chris
Cox, Nick Cox, Macy Dirksen, Hope Hartman, Caleb Jones,
Lindsay Jones, Megan Jones, Elle Latham, Jason Meier,
Morgan Meier, Taylor Ohrt and leader Marilee Jones.
SHEFFIELD
Sheffield Town & Country
Members of the Sheffield Town & Country 4-H Club include,
but not necessarily in order of photo: Annaka Ragsdale,
Jayden Meyer, Kelly Mueth, Kylie Fink, Laela Ragsdale, Mac
Rust, Macey Rust, Nichole Simmons. Leaders are Penny
Rust and Donna Emhoff. (Submitted photo)
Helping Hand Award Winners
From left to right: Hannah Miller, Michael Bottorf and
Megan Marlette. Back row: Warren Miller, Grace Olmstead,
Nicholas Bottorf and Hanna Benning.
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Tri-L
Front row left to right: leader Laura Brunsen, Paige
Brunsen, Justine Jordahl, Savanna Baldwin and Erin
Brunsen. Middle row: Colby Thiesen, Elizabeth Thiesen,
Mikayla Fjeld and Amanda Fjeld. Back row: Jackson
Kelsey, Spencer Baldwin, Jacob Fjeld, Andrew Fredericks
and Zach Fjeld. Not present: Katie Staff, Maggie Staff,
Olivia Staff, Paige Ites, Carrie Stephenson, Jarod Jordahl,
Katie Meyer and Tessa VanBuskirk.
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PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT WINNERS
To become a photographer is to achieve mastery of both technical and
artistic skills and to use those skills in communicating with one’s fellow
human beings. Through the 4-H Photography Project, young people have
the opportunity to explore photography both as a hobby and as a possible
profession. They learn to observe their surroundings in order to record
events and create physical images of thoughts and ideas.
Member’s receiving awards for work done in the 4-H Photography
Project during 2013-14 include: County Bronze: Erin Brunsen, Lucas
Diggins, Mikayla Fjeld, Andrew Fredericks, Van Peil, Ciara Ramirez,
William Stuck, Colby Thiesen, Josie Winterberg. County Silver: Jenna
White. County Gold: Paige Brunsen, Amanda Fjeld, Cameron Johnson,
Megan Marlette, Katie Staff. Also Completing: Spencer Baldwin, Alexis
Johnson, Warren Miller, Katelyn Baltes, Justine Jordahl, Izabel Miller,
Wyatt Benning, Mackenzie Kielty, Summer Phillips, Jenna Borcherding,
Kendal Koenen, Macey Rust, Michael Bottorff, Kolton Koenen,
Keturah Sauke, Nicholas Bottorff, Rachel Kotenbrink, Emily Swenson,
Madison Cooper, Ian Latham, Elizabeth Thiesen, Miranda DeVries,
Riley McWherter, Melanie VanHorn, Nick Diggins, Ethan Meints, Madi
Vanness, Abbey Fielding, Collin Meints, Claire Wearda, Alyssa Hames,
Katie Meyer, Mary Winsor, Carter Hobson.
AFTER SCHOOL 4-H PROGRAM ENRICHES CLASSROOM
LEARNING
4-H After School is a partnership between the Franklin County 4-H
Youth Program and the Hampton-Dumont Middle School to provide
hands-on learning to youth on early-out school days.
After school curriculum provide the latest scientific information from
ISU. They allow kids to “learn by doing”. They also develop life skills
of decision-making,communication, and problem solving, to name a few.
Most importantly the programs are fun.
Kim Booth, After School Coordinator, will oversee the new program
that will begin in November on Wednesday afternoons for 4th through
6th graders. The program, which will meet at Hampton Dumont Middle
School from 2-4 p.m., will include snack time, science experiments and
learning as well as fun physical fitness activities.
For information on this program, contact the Franklin County
Extension Office at 641-456-4811.
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Kitchen Krew
Front row left to right: Meg Christiansen, Emma Sackville
and Rachael Kotenbrink. Back row: Brandon Hisler, Benji
Sauke, Claire Miller, Jenna White, Anika Miller and Keturah
Sauke. Not pictured: Claire Wearda, leader Michelle
Sackville and leader Pat Sackville.
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4-H MEMBER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Member Achievement Awards are presented to those members who
have satisfactorily completed their 4-H club year, had a positive attitude
toward their 4-H work, and put some effort into their 4-H work this past
year.
Those members receiving Member Achievement Awards are:
FC Shamrocks: Michael Bottorff, Nicholas Bottorff, KC Feldman,
Keana Luna, Sarah Lyons, Hannah Miller, Matthew Miller, Warren
Miller, Willam Miller, Grace Olmstead, Alexis Palmateer, Ciara Ramirez.
Franklin XL’s: Will Alert, Aaron DeVries, Zach DeVries, Lauren
Dirksen, Morrigan Miller, Izabel Miller, Brienna Reichenbacher, John
Reichenbacher, Courtney Ringleb, Brady Ringleb.
Gummy Bots of Doom: Nicholas Bottorff, Micheal Bottorff, Carter
Hobson, Marshall Moats, Keturah Sauke, Benji Sauke.
Kitchen Krew: Brandon Hisler, Anika Miller, Emma Sackville, Benji
Sauke, Keturah Sauke, Jenna White.
Marion Monarchs: Brooklyn Plagge, Erin Plagge, Hannah Jorgensen,
Hannah Lohrbach, Maci Lohrbach, Steph Thielen.
Northwest Franklin: Andrew Bell, Logan Colglazier, Burke Colglazier,
Matthew Fuls, Toby Henrichs, Colin Hill, Kendal Koenen, Kolton
Koenen, Owynn McNutt, Blake Miller, Karter Miller, Van Peil, Savannah
Schade, Billy Stuck, Nathan Stuck, Madi Vanness, Zach Vanness.
Osceola Raiders: Lane Abbas, Nathan Ackerman, Lane Benning, Hanna
Benning, Wyatt Benning, Tori Brandt, Madison Cooper, Olivia Cooper,
Alyssa Hames, Alayna Hunt, Carrinton Hunt, Cameron Johnson, Alexis
Johnson, Mackenzie Kielty, Kelsie Kuper, Victoria Kuper, MaKenn
Kuper, Megan Marlette, Jaiden Shahan, Jenna Shahan, Taylor Sperfslage,
Emily Swenson, David Swenson, Tanner VanDyke, Josie Winterberg.
Outdoor Recreation: Alex Anderson, Lucas Diggins, Nicholas Diggins,
Samuel Mollenbeck, John Reichenbacher, Brienna Reichenbacher,
Edward Reichenbacher, Ben Reinke, Macey Rust, Mac Rust, Carter
Stubbe.
Reeve Hampton Hustlers: Zemirah Byte, Miranda DeVries, Abbey
Fielding, Alex Koch, Rylund Mahler, Addy Showalter, Andyn Showalter,
Jack Showalter, Drew Uhlenhopp, Lydia Winsor, Mary Winsor, Noah
Noelck, Tyler Waddingham, Carter Hobson, Isabelle Noelck, Matt
Waddingham, Zach Waddingham, Branden Hansen.
Reeve Royalties: Rachel Kotenbrink, Keturah Sauke, Claire Wearda,
Jenna White.
Sheffield Town & Country: Kylie Fink, Laela Ragsdale, Mac Rust,
Macey Rust.
Southwest Franklin: Saje Ites, Colby McWherter, Riley McWherter,
Summer Phillips, Triston Phillips, Jack Wibholm, Jenny Wibholm.
Tri-L: Savanna Baldwin, Spencer Baldwin, Paige Brunsen, Erin Brunsen,
Amanda Fjeld, Jacob Fjeld, Mikayla Fjeld, Andrew Fredericks, Justine
Jordahl, Elizabeth Thiesen.
Washington Winners: Katelyn Baltes, Alex Baltes, Brooke Benning,
Jenna Borcherding, Keely Craighton, Aubrie Obermeier, Katelyn Proctor,
Morgan Sietsema.
West Fork Winners: Brady Barkela, Blake Brady, Chris Cox, Nick Cox,
Lucas Diggins, Nick Diggins, Macy Dirksen, Alyssa Eberling, Lindsey
Eberling, Ty Eberling, Kacie Eisentrager, Hope Hartman, Caleb Jones,
Daniel Jones, Lindsay Jones, Megan Jones, Elle Latham, Ian Latham,
Jason Meier, Morgan Meier, Collin Meints, Ethan Meints, Jordan
Swenson, Melanie VanHorn, Jonah VanHorn.
Osceola Raiders
Front row left to right: MaKenna Kuper, Jenna Shahan, Jaiden
Shahan, Lane Benning and Kylie Willems. Middle row: Cameron
Johnson, Emily Swenso, Alexis Johnson, Hanna Benning,
Mackenzie Kielty and Megan Marlette. Back row: leader Lora
Duncan, leader Denise Willems, leader Jess Benning and leader
Deb Marlette. Not pictured: Lane Abbas, Nathan Ackerman, Breck
Angstman, Brianna Angstman, Brody Angstman, Wyatt Benning,
Eli Brandt, Tori Brandt, Trevor Clawson, Madison Cooper, Olivia
Cooper, Lily Ellingson, Wyatt Ellingson, Alyssa Hames, Hailey
Homeyer, Hannah Homeyer, Carrinton Hunt, Alayna Hunt, Jami
Johnson, Jodi Johnson, Kelsie Kuper, Sydney Lyman, Tate Miller,
Taylor Sperfslage, Tessa Sperfslage, David Swenson, Tanner
VanDyke and Josie Winterberg.
2014 County 4-H & Youth Committee, from left to right: Ryan
Koenen, Brian Thiesen and Dennis Borcherding. Not pictured:
Nancy Wobschall, Becky Litterer, Anne Wiarda, Ethan Meints,
Joe DeVries and Becca Wiarda.
COUNTY 4-H COMMITTEE CONTINUALLY EVALUATES ONGOING 4-H PROGRAM
The Franklin County 4-H & Youth Committee is one of the standing
Extension program committees. The main responsibility of the committee
is to decide the 4-H program direction and emphasis. The committee,
officially appointed by the Franklin County Extension Council, helps to
identify the needs and interests of youth within our county and propose
program plans to the County Extension Council for approval.
Some of the specific committee functions include: Planning, carrying
out, and evaluating the on-going 4-H program; Communicating needs and
interests of youth within members’ respective areas; Making necessary
decisions and policies governing 4-H projects, workshops, and activities;
Planning and carrying out major county 4-H events; Developing and
maintaining local 4-H clubs; Interesting parents in 4-H and encouraging
them to become active in the 4-H program; Evaluating record books and
selecting 4-H members for recognition and awards; Providing support for
Extension Staff in promoting 4-H, recruiting volunteers, and enlarging
the scope of the program in the county.
Currently the committee is composed of three women, three men, and
three representatives from the County 4-H Youth Council. Each member
represents specific areas in the county.
Individuals who served on the 2014 Franklin County 4-H & Youth
Committee were: Nancy Wobschall, Becky Litterer, Dennis Borcherding,
Anne Wiarda, Ryan Koenen, Brian Thiesen, Joe DeVries, Ethan Meints,
and Becca Wiarda.
Outdoor Recreation, front row left to right: leader Brody
Bertram. Second row: Macy Rust and John Reichenbacher.
Third row: Brienna Reichenbacher, Hannah Winkowitsch
and Maggie Valenzuela. Back row: Eddie Reichenbacher,
Nick Diggins, Lucas Diggins and Mac Rust. Not pictured:
Samuel Mollenbeck, Ben Rienke, Carter Stubbe, Levi Fitz
Chase Foreman, Lilly Foreman, Jackson Wohlford, Glen Miller
Mattilyn Flack and Briana Flack.
641-648-6072
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Dan Knoll, owner
Hansell
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Washington Winners
Intermediate Award winners, from left to right: Rachel Kotenbrink,
Grace Olmstead and Warren Miller.
New Member Award winners, from left to right: Jenna Shahan,
Hannah Miller and Michael Bottorf. Not pictured: Savannah
Schade.
Front row left to right: Morgan Sietsema, Brooke Benning
and Alex Baltes. Middle row: Katelyn Baltes and Jenna
Borcherding. Back row: leader Nadine Baltes and leader
Tracy Baltes. Not pictured: Aubrie Obermeier.
Sheffield Press
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1274A Olive Ave., HAMPTON
641-456-2592
2014 Top Member and
AK-SAR-BEN Award recipient
Ethan Meints.
Achievement Award recipient
Jenna Borcherding. Not
pictured: Brooklyn Plagge.
YEARLY SUMMARY RECORDS AWARDS
Outstanding Junior Records: Lane Abbas, Kacie Eisentrager, Kelsie
Kuper, Katelyn Proctor, Spencer Baldwin*, Jacob Fjeld, MaKenna
Kuper*, Ciara Ramirez*, Lane Benning, Mikayla Fjeld*, Victoria Kuper,
Savannah Schade, Wyatt Benning*, Andrew Fredericks, Elle Latham*,
Jaiden Shahan, Michael Bottorff, Hope Hartman, Owynn McNutt,
Jenna Shahan, Erin Brunsen*, Toby Henrichs, Hannah Miller, Jordan
Swenson*, Lucas Diggins*, Alayna Hunt*, Van Peil, Jack Showalter,
Macy Dirksen*, Justine Jordahl*, John Reichenbacher, Lydia Winsor,
Rylund Mahler, Alex Koch.
Outstanding Intermediate Records: Savanna Baldwin*, Aaron
DeVries, Mackenzie Kielty, Collin Meints*, Hanna Benning, Carrinton
Hunt, Kolten Koenen, David Swenson, Abby Castillo, Hannah Jorgensen,
Maci Lohrbach, Jonah VanHorn*, Zemirah Byte, Miranda DeVries,
Abbey Fielding, Mary Winsor.
Outstanding Senior Records: Katelyn Baltes*, Amanda Fjeld, Ryan
Keninger, Maggie Staff, Jenna Borcherding*, Matthew Fuls, Megan
Marlette*, Tessa VanBuskirk, Paige Brunsen, Saje Ites, Ethan Meints*,
Zach Vanness*, KC Feldman, Cameron Johnson, Karter Miller*.
New Member Award: To recognize new members expressing why they
joined and how they will help recruit more new members.
Michael Bottorff Hannah Miller, Savannah Schade, Jenna Shahan.
Helping Hands Award: Nominated by club leader for demonstrating
leadership in Community Service.
Hanna Benning, Nicholas Bottorff, Hannah Miller, Grace Olmstead,
Michael Bottorff, Megan Marlette, Warren Miller.
Junior Award: To recognize Junior 4-H members for expressing what
they have learned about themselves this past year.
Nicholas Bottorff, MaKenna Kuper, Savannah Schade, Jenna Shahan,
Alexis Johnson, Erin Plagge, Jaiden Shahan, Jordan Swenson, Justine
Jordahl, Ciara Ramirez.
Intermediate Award: To recognize active Intermediate 4-H members
Rachel Kotenbrink, Warren Miller, Grace Olmstead.
Merit Award: To recognize Senior 4-H’ers demonstrating how 4-H has
made a difference in their lives.
KC Feldman, Amanda Fjeld, Matthew Miller.
Lamp of Knowledge Award: To recognize Senior 4-H’ers that have
participated in a wide variety of 4-H projects and programs.
Matthew Miller.
Achievement: To recognize Senior 4-H’ers for Life Skills learned.
Jenna Borcherding, Brooklyn Plagge.
Senior Award Trip to Chicago: To recognize active Senior 4-H’ers.
Jenna Borcherding, Zach Vanness.
AK-SAR-BEN: To recognize a Senior 4-H’er for service for the
advancement of the 4-H program in our county.
Ethan Meints.
Top Member Award: To recognize Senior 4-H’ers for their contributions
to the Franklin County 4-H program.
Ethan Meints.
Thank You!
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Senior Awards Trip winners, from left to right: Joe DeVries, Jenna
Borcherding and Zach Vanness.
The Franklin County 4-H Foundation appreciate the donations
of labor, money, and food stand supplies from:
Armour Eckrich, Mason City; First Bank, Hampton; John
Heilskov, Hampton; Becky’s Greenhouse, Dougherty; Franklin
County Cattlemen; Kum & Go, Hampton; BSA Auto Sales,
Hampton; Franklin County Fairboard; Rainbow Feed & Garden,
Hampton; Farm Credit Services, Mason City; Gene Zacharis,
Hampton; Tom Crane, Dows; Joe Scallon, Iowa Falls; Franklin
County Pork Producers; Franklin Wellness Center, Hampton;
Hampton State Bank; Hampton Latham Hi-Tech Seeds; American
Family Insurance, Iowa Falls; Franklin County Bankers Assn.;
Northwest Franklin 4-H Club; Alice Van Wert Memorial; Fareway
Stores, Inc., Hampton; La Luz Hispana; Carlson’s Learning Tree
Lodge; Franklin County Conservation; Ellsworth Community
College; Enchanted Acres, Sheffield; Harriman-Nielsen Historic
Farm; Agvantage FS, Inc., Hampton; Windsor Theatre, Hampton.
Special thanks to Farm Credit Services of America, Mason City
Offices, for the $5 coupons given to their customers, and to the
Franklin County Bankers Association for the $4 coupons given to
the 4-H members to spend at the Franklin County 4-H Food Stand.
Thanks to all of you and the many volunteer workers for helping
make it a successful year!
Members of the Franklin County 4-H Foundation, Inc. Board
are: Darwin Arends, Dawn Collins, Treasurer, Shannon Latham,
Gary Stenzel, Brenda Van Wert, Marian Gehrls, John Plagge,
Nancy Wobschall, and Jackie Dohlman.
SPECIAL THANKS
The project awards annually presented Franklin County 4-H
members could not be provided if it weren’t for the generous
contributions made by businesses and individual friends of 4-H
to the Franklin County 4-H Awards Fund. The 2014 donors to this
fund include:
Sukup Manfacturing Company, Sheffield; Midwest Meter, Inc.,
Hampton; Christensen Farms & Feedlots, Sleepy Eye, MN;
Joe and Linda Scallon, Farm, Iowa Falls; United Bank & Trust
Company, Hampton; Innovative Ag Services, Geneva, IA; Steven
R. Kruse, Mason City; Farmers Cooperative Company, Hampton;
Franklin County Farm Bureau, Hampton; Green Belt Bank &
Trust, Iowa Falls; Kiwanis Club of Hampton; Dudley’s Corner,
Inc., Latimer; Franklin County Lumber, Hampton; Franklin Rural
Electric Cooperative, Hampton; Hampton Veterinary Center, Zach
Vosburg, DVM, Hampton; Consolidated Services, Ltd., Iowa
Falls; Mid American Publishing Company, Hampton; Phelps
Implement Corporation, Hampton; Ackley State Bank, Ackley;
KLMJ Radio, Hampton; Mort’s Inc., Latimer; Gene Zacharias;
First Citizens National Bank, Latimer; Hardware Hank Hampton
Hardware Inc.

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