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Dueling Pianos bring the heat - Sheffield Press and Pioneer Enterprise
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Dueling Pianos bring the heat
BY ZACH CLEMENS
The temperature was as high as
the excitement for Rockwell residents when they saw the return of
the Dueling Pianos of Andy Anderson and Mike Leeds on Saturday,
June 10.
The family-friendly show was a
fundraiser for the Rockwell Community Fire Department that is in its
fourth year.
“What’s nice about the show is
Mike and Andy play a wholesome
show so the whole family can come
out and enjoy everything with no
age restrictions,” said Rockwell Fire
Chief Mark Lowe.
This is the biggest fundraiser of
the year for the Fire Department and
even though attendance was down
from past years due to the heat, the
crowd stayed longer as it was the
first year the event didn’t get rained
out.
Lowe did not have final fundraising numbers but hopes to purchase
new rescue tools, portable generators and the department’s fire suits
are due to be replaced soon.
Everything from rock to pop and
country was performed. Anderson
and Leeds got the whole crowd involved in the performance as well,
signing along and requesting songs
throughout the night. It was a fun
way for the whole family to enjoy
some clean entertainment.
1 Andy Anderson and Mike Leeds entertained the
crowd on Saturday. ZACH CLEMENS PHOTOS
Chapin
Consolidated
School reunion
The Chapin Consolidated
School Alumni Association will be
having their five-year reunion on
Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016 from 1:30
– 5p.m. at Zion Reformed Church
west of Chapin.
Any person who ever attended
school there or any person ever
employed there are invited to attend as well as bring their spouse.
The afternoon will give opportunities to share memories, honor
those who have passed away and
have lunch together. The beverages are provided.
If there are address changes
or individuals who have passed,
please share that with David or
Judy Dannen at 641-892-4265 or
write to 205 South St., Sheffield,
IA 50475.
Bill Hendron
featured at
Wilder Park
June 18
Bill Hendron and Friends, from
Dumont, will be the featured performers June 18 at Wilder Park’s
Open Mic Night in Allison. Hendron performs a mix of old time
favorites of country and westerner,
plus folk songs.
Individual and groups of all
ages are invited to participate in a
variety of entertainment, including singing, instrumental, comedy
or any other talent one wishes to
share. Sign up begins at 6:30 p.m.,
at the Wilder Park stage.
A professional PA system, keyboard, microphones, instrumental
amplifier and sound technician
will be provided.
Popcorn and refreshments will
be available. The event is free to
the public. Bring a lawn chair.
IN THIS ISSUE
OPINION ..........................3
PUBLIC NOTICES ......... 4-5
CLASSIFIEDS ....................5
SPORTS ............................8
There was more than just pianos played.
The Dueling Pianos.
No surprises in Cerro Gordo
County primary elections
BY ZACH CLEMENS
A full slate of uncontested races
produced anticipated results June 7
during the Cerro Gordo County Republican and Democratic primary
elections.
Incumbent Supervisor District 1
Democrat Jay Urdahl ran unopposed
in the primary and will also not have
an opponent in the general election.
Democratic incumbent Supervisor District 3 Phillip Dougherty will
face Republican Chris Watts this fall.
County Auditor Kenneth Kline
and County Sherriff Kevin Pals –
both Republican incumbents – will
run unopposed in the general election
in November.
At the state level, incumbent
District 54 Rep. Linda Upmeyer, RClear Lake, is running unopposed.
District 54 includes Franklin, Butler
and Cerro Gordo counties.
Incumbent Rep. Sharon Steckman, D-Mason City, will run against
Republican Barbara Hovland, of
Mason City, in District 53, which
includes Mason City, Rockwell and
central Cerro Gordo County.
At the federal level, incumbent
Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron defeated
Rick Bertrand of Sioux City in the
Republican primary and will face
Kim Weaver, of Sheldon, who ran
unopposed.
Longtime incumbent Sen. Charles
Grassley ran unopposed in the Republican primary and will face Patty
Judge, of Albia, who won the Democratic nomination over three other
candidates.
All local, state and federal elections will take place on Tuesday,
Nov. 8, 2016.
Sheffield resident recognized for
25 years of weather watching
Sheffield resident Bill Mateer
recently completed 25 years of service as a National Weather Service
Cooperative Weather Observer. He
began his tenure in January of 1991
and provides the National Weather
Service (NWS) with precipitation
information on a daily and monthly
basis for the city of Sheffield.
The weather information Bill provides the NWS becomes a permanent
part of the climatic record for the local area and nation. Many public and
private sectors use this data extensively.
There are nearly 300 volunteer
cooperative weather observers in
Iowa and nearly 12,000 nationwide.
Observers are located at homes,
farms, municipal facilities, utilities,
dams, parks, radio and television stations and many other locations.
The nation owes a sincere debt of
gratitude to the cooperative weather
observers who have quietly and
steadily built up what amounts to
Sheffield’s summer rec program started on June 7. SUBMITTED PHOTO
New summer rec
program in Sheffield
BY ZACH CLEMENS
Bill Mateer of Sheffield with his award for 25 years of service. SUBMITTED
PHOTO.
a priceless national treasure in the
finest tradition of volunteer service
in their country. The United States
Government, the NWS, State Cli-
matologist, community and others
greatly appreciate this service and
thank Bill for 25 years of a job well
done.
With summer two weeks old,
Sheffield youth might be interested
in the new summer recreation program created by City Clerk Katy
Flint.
“I thought it would be a good idea
to have something organized for the
kids to do during the summer,” she
said.
Children entering first through
fourth grade are welcome to attend
every Tuesday from 10-11 a.m., in
City Park in Sheffield (rain location
is City Hall).
Flint says her goal each week is to
have a game and a craft, then read a
story followed by a small snack.
Flint got the idea from her days
of growing up around Hampton. She
participated in that program during
her youth and decided to pursue it in
Sheffield.
“I proposed the idea to the council and told them I would organize it
and get the funding and they said go
for it,” Flint said.
She was able to obtain full funding for the program from Jim Blood
at Iowa Drainage in Sheffield.
Flint said she does accept middle
school and high school volunteers to
help keep the kids organized.
“I just thought it would be fun for
the kids to have something to do in
the morning,” she said.
The Pioneer Enterprise
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Marius Floy, also known as ‘Dead Eye’ and ‘Beeler,’ passed away Saturday, June 11, 2016, at the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond.
Funeral services were held 10:30
MARIUS FLOY
a.m., Tuesday, June 14, at the First
United Methodist Church in Thornton. Interment with Veteran’s Honors by American Legion Anton Juhl
Post #440 at Pleasant View Cemetery, Thornton. Visitation was 5 – 8
p.m., Monday at Retz Funeral Home,
Thornton.
Marius Wellington Floy was born
July 4, 1925, on the family farm near
Thornton a son of William and Essa
(Myers) Floy. He attended Thornton
schools.
Marius farmed with his father and
1925-2016
brother until entering the US Army in
Services:
1946. He returned from the war and
10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 14
continued to farm with his brother.
First United Methodist Church
On June 25, 1950, Marius was
Thornton
united in marriage with Mavis JohnArrangements
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son at the Little Brown Church in
Retz
Funeral
Home
Nashua. They lived in the Thornton
Thornton
area and continued to farm with his
family, later farming with his brother, Norman. He was very particular
with farming and made sure his rows were straight as could be.
Dead Eye was strongly involved with soil conservation and was instrumental in preserving many acres of highly erodible land in the Thornton area.
He was a member of the American Legion and a regular at the Chit Chat Café
coffee club, where he was known for his storytelling. He played instruments
by ear; he couldn’t read music but enjoyed playing. He also enjoyed the fellowship of being in a Pool League it Swaledale for several years.
Every year Beeler would take his family to the cabin at Leech Lake they
had for 17 years, He enjoyed fishing and hunting and would spend most of his
free time in these activities. He also was skilled in carving and would carve
a matched pair of ducks for each of his grandchildren to be presented at their
marriages. Several of his ducks were on display at the Chit Chat as well.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife of nearly 66 years: Mavis; daughters: Terry Ann (Jim) Dorenkamp; Marcia Kim (Dwight) Olson; Stacey Jo
(Kyle) Ritter; son-in-law: Brian Buehler; 7 grandchildren: Michael (Dani)
Dorenkamp; Carrie (Jason) Andersen; Jamie (Keri) Dorenkamp; Heather
(Keith) Eilering; Nicholas (Tiffany) Olson; Tessa Ritter and Grace Ritter; 10
great grandchildren: Maximus and Haven Dorenkamp; Garret and Anthony
James Andersen; Mason Dorenkamp; Katie, Justin and Kevin Hassebroek;
Aubrey and Ethan Olson; nieces, nephews, many friends and his faithful German Shorthair Sassy.
Dead Eye is preceded in death by his parents, his daughter Diane Lynn
Buehler and his brother Norman.
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NIACC holds high school
equivalency graduation
The 2016 High School Equivalency Diploma (formerly GED) graduation ceremony was held June 1 at
NIACC.
Six student speakers shared their
journeys with the guests, and the
NIACC Foundation also awarded
NIACC scholarships to top-scoring
graduates. A reception for graduates,
families, friends, and supporters was
held in the Activity Center immediately following the ceremony.
HSED graduates must successfully complete the battery of five tests
on the HiSET exam to obtain their
high school equivalency diploma
from the Iowa Department of Educa-
tion. The program helps people from
a variety of age groups and backgrounds reach this crucial goal.
Fifty-nine graduates from a number of communities in north Iowa
were recognized at the ceremony.
Several chose not to have their
names published. Local students are
listed below.
Aredale: Nicholas Johnson.
Hampton: Camie Corwin, Ismael
Rodriguez and Toni Rodriguez.
Latimer: Rosa Elivar.
Sheffield: Matthew Blau and Loren Herschberger.
Thornton: Cameron Helm.
‘Spirit of Chautauqu’ concert
coming to Maynes Grove
The “Spirit of Chautauqua” music tour will visit Maynes Grove June
23.
The name is a tribute to the lively
Chautauqua festivals that brought
unique entertainment to Iowa communities a century ago. The performance will be led by Will Schmitt, an
avid hiker and nature enthusiast from
Winterset. Schmitt is touring Iowa
this summer and bringing the “Spirit
of Chautauqua” to various communities across the state.
“I look forward to spending the
summer exploring Iowa’s parks and
am grateful to the county conservation boards for helping put this together,” he said in a news release.
“They do a wonderful job of preserving Iowa’s natural heritage and making it accessible to everyone.”
All concerts are free of charge,
but CDs and a tip jar will be available for donations.
Schmitt’s visit Mayne’s Grove
south of Hampton on Thursday, June
23 at 7 p.m. Visit SpiritOfChautauqua.com or WilliamBorgSchmitt.
com for more information.
Sheffield color run cancelled
The 5k Color Run that was to be
held on June 25 has been cancelled.
The Sheffield Community Club announced the cancellation due to lack
of participation.
Only 20 participants had signed
up and the cost was too prohibitive
to continue with the event. Checks
already received for participation
will be returned soon.
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By State Representative Linda Upmeyer
House District 54
[email protected]
(515) 281-4618
Final action
With the arrival of June, it means
that warmer weather and summer is
here. Our free time will soon be filled
with county fairs, cook outs, parades
and more time with family. I know
that I’m looking forward to this summer!
Recently, Gov. Terry Branstad
completed action on the 2016 session by signing the final bills from
this year. In this week’s newsletter,
I’ll highlight a few of the good things
that we accomplished this session
that were signed into law:
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Budget: Branstad issued no vetoes and signed off on the budget in
full. This year’s budget continues the
practices of spending less than the
state collects and not using one-time
money to pay for ongoing needs.
This is the sixth year in a row that the
Legislature has abided by these common sense measures. The budget is
responsible and makes investments
in Iowans’ priorities like education,
public safety and health care.
Medicaid Modernization Oversight: Branstad also approved our
June is Great
Outdoors Month
The 2016 summer recreation season is just getting started and there
are plenty of days ahead to enjoy the
outdoors.
Gov. Terry Branstad recently
proclaimed June as Great Outdoors
Month, encouraging all Iowans and
visitors to take the time to enjoy the
state’s recreational opportunities,
take in its scenic beauty and make a
commitment to stewardship of our
natural resources.
Great Outdoors Month is designed
to focus on the importance of simple
outdoor activity and appreciation
of Iowa’s natural resources, by promoting biking, swimming, hiking,
paddling, fishing, hunting, boating,
bird watching, camping and general
nature exploration of our lakes, prairies, woodlands, rivers and wetlands.
The economic impact of outdoor
recreation nationally exceeds $650
billion in annual expenditures, and
in Iowa, it supports an estimated
105,000 jobs.
Iowa’s parks, forests and wildlife
areas reflect the state’s natural and
cultural history and attract millions
of recreationists each year. Iowa’s
state parks alone expect to host more
than 900,000 overnight stays and
nearly 15 million day visits this year.
2 locals on WC
Dean’s List
Wartburg College recently recognized 427 students who were named
to the 2016 winter/May term Dean’s
List.
Local students named to the list
included Micayla Schulz, of Sheffield, and Zach Vanness, of Latimer.
The list honors students who
earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or
above in at least five course credits
during the two terms. Four of the five
course credits must be graded with a
traditional letter grade.
plan to provide oversight to the
state’s new Medicaid Modernization
program. This session, the Legislature passed comprehensive oversight
measures that will provide legislators
and the public with unprecedented
levels of data on the state’s Medicaid
program. Some of this information
has never before been available or
tracked. With this data in hand, we’ll
be able to ensure that patient health
outcomes improve, cost savings are
realized, and waste and abuse are
minimized.
Early Literacy Initiative: House
File 2412 ensures that parents receive
updates and are notified regularly on
their student’s progress in reading
more than once a year. The bill also
clarifies that reading proficiency at
the end of third grade is not based on
a single test score when determining
retention.
Right-to-Assistance: House File
493 is aimed at protecting victims of
domestic abuse by ensuring that residents, tenants and landlords can request emergency assistance without
being penalized or fined by government entities. The bill also prohibits
an owner or landlord from restricting
a resident’s right to summon law enforcement assistance on behalf of a
victim of abuse, a victim of a crime
or an individual in an emergency.
These bills are just a handful of
some of the good public policy that
the governor signed after session
adjourned. Earlier in the session the
governor signed many good bills like
setting funding for education and
providing certainty to Iowa taxpayers by coupling with the federal tax
code and Section 179 depreciation. I
believe that we left Iowa in a better
position as a result of this past legislative session.
Speaker of the Iowa House Linda
Upmeyer represents Franklin, Butler
and Cerro Gordo counties in District
54. She can be reached at [email protected] or (515) 2813521.
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Recently Sheffield Mayor Nick
Wilson and City Clerk Katy Flint
visited Dr. Eric Wagner, DDS and
his team of Kim Staudt, Amy Noss,
Mary Lauffer, and Kathy Nierengarten, for a Business Appreciation
Visit!
Dr. Eric Wagner has been practicing dental on Main Street in Sheffield
for 25 years now and enjoys having
his office in Sheffield and enjoys a
team that has been together for several years. Dr. Wagner sees patients
Tuesday – Friday from 8a.m.-4p.m.
Sheffield Appreciation Visits
were started to express the appreciation of the City for having businesses present in town. Visits will take
place about once a month and travel
around to a variety of businesses.
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The Pioneer Enterprise
Thursday, June 16, 2016
I am prepared
Last weekend saw the release of
one of my most anticipated films of
the year. As of writing this, I’ve yet
to see “Warcraft,” but my excitement
has not been dampened by the 22%
Rotten Tomatoes rating.
Yes, a 22% rating. A far cry
from the 90% that “Captain America: Civil War” received and even a
smidge lower than the 27% of “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,”
a movie I only watched so I could
confirm with my own eyes how bad
it actually was.
So why am I so excited by a movie that’s considered worse than a
movie I hate-watched?
Because even though a lot of
people aren’t too keen on the movie,
all the right people are. Specifically,
fans of the Warcraft video game
franchise. By all accounts, Duncan
Jones has made that rare gem. A video game adaptation that is actually
faithful to the source material.
It’s strange. Comic book adaptations have made incredible strides
towards faithful adaptations in the
last decade. No longer do we joke
about “blue and yellow spandex.”
Today we expect characters and costumes that look like they were lifted
straight off the page.
Hollywood has become more
considerate to books as well. Sure
the mega-fans out there might bemoan some of the changes made
when adapting the Harry Potter or
Hunger Games books, but those
movies are much more faithful to
their source material than anything
Stephen Spielberg ever adapted,
from “Jaws” to “Jurassic Park.”
But while adaptations of comic
books and novels make up a good
chunk of Hollywood’s most successful movies, video game movies have
yet to break into the mainstream and
the demand for faithful adaptations
has never been much of a priority.
Generally speaking, there are
two kinds of video game movie.
There are movies that try to adapt
the source material, fail, and turn out
to be terrible. Then there are movies
that completely abandon their source
material and turn out to be terrible
anyway.
“Warcraft,” as I’ve heard from
friends who have already seen it,
breaks this pattern with a strong
reverence for the source material.
Not surprising since the story was
written by Chris Metzen, Blizzard’s
vice-president of story and franchise development, and the man who
crafted much of the game’s lore in
the first place.
Even in the trailer’s I’ve seen, the
care taken to properly represent the
game has been impressive. Every
location shown in the trailer should
be recognizable to anybody that has
spent a fair amount of time playing
“World of Warcraft.” From Stormwind City to the fields of Westfall to
poor Lakeshire, the locations in the
movie look like they were lifted directly from the game.
This isn’t just about fan-service.
Things like this signify how much
care and attention went into creating the film. It would have been easy
to take liberties for the sake of time,
money, or effort, but they didn’t. If
you paid to see a Warcraft movie,
that’s what you’re going to get.
In fact, this movie may actually be more faithful to the Warcraft
franchise than the game it’s based
on.
The movie depicts the events of
what fans know as “The First War,”
which was depicted in the 1994
game “Warcraft: Orcs & Humans.”
However, as the first game in the
franchise, the story wasn’t nearly as
fleshed as it would one day become.
Much like how Batman’s early days
were spent murdering evildoers and
Superman originally couldn’t fly, it
took a few years for Warcraft to really solidify its story.
So if you’re still playing “World
of Warcraft,” this movie will actually be more in line with the game’s
lore than the 1994 game is.
Now, does any of this mean
AGE OF
THE GEEK
Travis
Fischer
Generally speaking,
there are two kinds
of video game
movie. There are
movies that try to
adapt the source
material, fail, and
turn out to be
terrible. Then there
are movies that
completely abandon
their source material
and turn out to be
terrible anyway.
“Warcraft” will be a good movie?
According to director Duncan Jones,
about 40 minutes of character work
were left on the cutting room floor,
which would go a long way towards
explaining the lackluster reaction
from the general audience critics.
On the other hand, while domestic critics have been less than enthusiastic, the film is making a mint
overseas, so it must be doing something right.
Is this a movie for fans only? Is
there a disconnect between the critics and the general public?
I do not know, but either way it’ll
be a good one for me.
Travis Fischer is a news writer
for Mid-America Publishing and is
still loyal to the Alliance.
The millennials’ distopian utopia
I’ll never forget when our oldest son came home from college and
declared the welfare state to be legitimate because “we” voted for it. I can’t
think of a better illustration of “democratic socialism.”
No founding father ever had a
good thing to say about democracy.
They intended to design a republic,
not a democracy.
The candidacy of Bernie Sanders
presents an opportunity to examine
democratic socialism. It is extremely
important because vast quantities
of millennials (not all of them) are
belching forth from schools with the
same ideas that Hans formed while
at UNI. They flock to Bernie events
like Beatles concerts. When you get
old, time goes faster. It allows you to
see trends more clearly. The trend is
toward the worship of government as
the provider of all things and away
from self-sufficiency.
I was listening to a conservative talk show the other day and this
person was so befuddled that Bernie
(Sanders) called himself a democratic
socialist. He believed democracy is
the opposite of socialism. This is the
kind of numbskullery that enables
people like Bernie to garner such a
fervent following. People, like this
talk show host, don’t recognize that
nation building, space exploration or
medical research are every bit as socialistic as an unwed mother on welfare. But if this radio celebrity had
denounced democracy as the fuel that
drove socialism, he would also have
to denounce his own preferred transfers of wealth by saying, “We voted
for it.”
Venezuela voted for it, and it is
incredibly timely that Bernie is pushing for the same system here. The fact
overlooked most often by promoters
of socialism is that, while youthful
idealism might inspire us to work
to promote the common good for a
while, the need for food and shelter
enter the picture soon and cause a
change of heart. All this free stuff has
to come from somewhere.
Hugo Chavez, after being democratically elected in Venezuela, expropriated 1,200 farms and companies in
an effort to fund his benevolent programs, even giving away houses. If
you wanted to start or expand a business with the ever-present threat that
the government could seize it for the
common good, would you?
On an interview show on public radio (“Fresh Air” with Terry Gross) the
subject of the Venezuelan catastrophe
was repeatedly referred to as being
caused by falling oil prices. The New
York Times reporter interviewed,
who lives in Caracas, glossed over the
fact that the entrepreneurial climate
in Venezuela had been destroyed by
socialism. It was interesting to hear
a resident of Caracas give first- hand
accounts of the long lines, empty
shelves and hunger, but never relate it
to Venezuela’s “business friendliness”
ranking by the World Bank as 186th
out of 189. Apparently his paycheck
from New York City sets him apart
from the victims of socialism in Caracas.
I implore any millennials who
might read this to consider the consequences of a democratic socialist system. Also, conservatives should consider the benefits of privately run and
funded businesses they have traditionally accepted as things that needed to
be done by government; such as the
nation building, space exploration and
medical research mentioned above.
Thomas Jefferson said government
will inevitably grow. I now see that the
federalist idea is what was intended as
a way to impede socialism. But starting with Lincoln’s war, then Johnson’s Great Society and Civil Rights
Act, our property is no longer ours to
use as we see fit. States as well, have
no ability to compete, or should I say
they only compete through subsidies
and tax breaks (plainly more socialism).
So the democracy we now suffer
under is still offered as a solution to
the problems created by democracy.
The vote, as a means to circumvent
limited government, worked in Venezuela and it will work here if we let
it. Venezuela has the highest murder
rate in the world.
I wish these millennial democratic
socialists could have their own state
where productive people like Hans
(who soon saw the light) could move
elsewhere. The socialists could remain and put up a billboard saying,
“Welcome to the Distopian Utopia.”
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
121 2nd St., N., Rockwell
Phone 822-4919
Pastor Ken Livingston
Sundays
8:30 a.m. Worship
9:30 a.m. Coffee Time
10 a.m. Sunday School
FIRST
REFORMED CHURCH
620 2nd St., Meservey
Phone 358-6151
Rev. Rodney Meester
Sundays
9:30 a.m. Worship
FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
404 Maple St., Thornton
Phone 998-2004
Pars. 358-6107
The Rev. Crystal Oberheu
Sundays
9 a.m. Worship Service
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
Wednesdays
5:45 p.m. Confirmation
HANFORD
COMMUNITY CHURCH
12411 Spruce Ave, Mason City
Phone 423-7376
641-822-4657
Pastor Scott Sokol
Sundays
9:00 a.m. Sunday School
10:15 a.m. Sun. Worship
HOLY NAME CHURCH
507 1st Ave NW, Rockford
Phone 822-4950
Fr. Walter Brunkan
Saturdays
5 p.m. Mass
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Travel and tourism have a huge
impact in Iowa, with spending
growing faster than the national average in recent years. In 2014, travelers spent more than $8 billion and
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this year should help continue that
trend, while providing great things
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culture, arts and recreation with:
• $16 million for Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP)
(HF 2454). Iowa’s popular REAP
program nurtures the state’s natu-
PRINCE OF PEACE
LUTHERAN CHURCH, WELS
670 12th St. NE
Mason City IA 50401
Phone: (641) 424-3503
Pastor Robert Harting
Pastor’s cell: 641-455-3562
Sundays:
Feb.-July - Worship: 11 a.m.
Aug.-Jan. - Worship: 9 a.m.
Wednesdays:
Bible Study 7 p.m.
RICHLAND LUTHERAN
CHURCH, ELS
300 Elm St., Thornton
Phone 998-2642
Pastor’s cell: 641-455-3562
www.richlandlutheran.com
Pastor Robert Harting
Sundays
Feb.- July: Sunday School/
Bible Class: 8 a.m.
Worship: 9 a.m.
Aug.- Jan.: Worship: 11 a.m.
Sunday School /
Bible Class: 12 p.m.
SACRED HEART CHURCH
305 Elm St., E., Rockwell
Phone 822-4950
Fr. Rodney Allers
Sundays
8 a.m. Mass
SALEM UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
810 First St., Meservey
Phone 358-6277
Pars. 358-6107
The Rev. Crystal Oberheu
Sundays
9:15-10:15 a.m. Sun. School
9:45-10:15 a.m. Coffee
10:30 a.m. Worship Service
Wednesdays
4:30 p.m. Confirmation
ST. PATRICK
CATHOLIC CHURCH
1001 9th Ave. S. Clear Lake
Phone 357-3214
Msgr. Lilip
Saturdays
4 p.m. Mass
Sundays
9 a.m. Mass
ral and cultural resources. Since
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millions to projects in our local
counties, including $2,296,121 in
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• Improved Historic Preservation Tax Credits (HF 2443), which
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502 2nd St., S., Rockwell
Phone 822-3101
Pastor Rhea Evanson
Sundays
10:30 a.m Worship Service
ST. PAUL EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
400 Larch St., Thornton
Phone 998-2632
Home 998-2631
Pastor Rhea Evanson
Sundays
9 a.m. Worship Service
SWALEDALE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Main St., Swaledale
Phone 995-2252
Rev. Travis Stedick
Sundays
8:10 a.m. Worship
10:15 a.m. Sunday School
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303 Monroe St., Rockwell
Phone 822-4833
Rev. Travis Stedick
Sundays
9:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:25 a.m. Worship
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2029B Jonquil Ave.
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The Rev. Arthur Zewert
Sundays
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10:45 a.m. Sunday School
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Keila Meyerhofer, 26, Mason City to
Ben Larson, 30, Mason City.
Megan Ebel, 19, Mason City to Dilan
Ott, 21, Mason City.
Roy Tosevigen, 54, Plymouth to
Suchanan Arsairat, 38, Plymouth.
Bernadette Loneia, 49, Austin, MN to
Charles Stalker, 53, Mason City.
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The court handled six child support
matter.
Bank of the West Banking Corp vs.
Christopher, Duane, and Linda Douglas.
Case dismissed with prejudice on June 6.
Mark and Kathleen Huling vs. Douglas Caffrey. Case dismissed with prejudice on June 6.
Cavalry SPV LLC vs. Diane Farra.
Judgment for the plaintiff on June 1 in
the amount of $5,608.18 with 5% interest
from August 19 and 2.56% interest from
date of judgment.
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The court handled five probation revocation and cases of contempt.
Amy Palmer, 41, Garner, received
a deferred judgment on June 2 to Theft
in the Second Degree (from Dependant
Adult Abuse Exploitation Over $100.
Palmer was placed on three years probation, assessed a $750 civil penalty, $125
Law Enforcement Initiative, $500 in restitution, and $960 in costs. An additional
charge of Ongoing Criminal Conduct
Unlawful Activity and 14 counts of Dependant Adult Abuse Exploitation Over
$100 were dismissed.
Shelbie Garcia, 31, Marshalltown,
pled guilty on June 1 to Unauthorized
use of Credit Card over $1000 under
$10,000. Garcia was sentenced to five
years in prison (suspended), placed on
three years probation, 180 days in a residential facility, fined $750 plus 35% sur-
This is a weekly feature highlighting some of Iowa’s unsolved homicides in the hopes that it
will lead to new tips and potentially help solve cases. The project is a partnership between this
newspaper and other members of the Iowa Newspaper Association.
Marie “Lisa” Peak
On Tuesday, September 7, 1976, Marie “Lisa”
Peak was found lying face down in a ditch in rural Bremer County. The 19-year-old Wartburg
College sophomore had been sexually assaulted and, according to autopsy findings, died of
suffocation and a broken neck. None of Peak’s
clothing was found at the scene. Her body was
located beside a gravel road a quarter mile north
of Waverly’s city limits.
Peak was majoring in journalism at Wartburg
College in Waverly and had returned to the
campus for a new school year on September 5.
Friends last saw Peak the next afternoon when
Peak said she was going shopping at the Willow
Lawn Shopping Center in Waverly. When she
didn’t return to her dorm, the friends reported
her missing.
Earlier in the year, Peak had provided information to authorities regarding a sensational
sex and extortion scheme. The information led
to the arrest of Mason City used car salesman
John Joseph Carmody, Jr. Carmody had blackmailed more than a dozen women into having
sex with him, using threats of mafia retaliation
if they refused.
Peak had spent her May term working as a
reporter for the Clarksville Star. She and Iowa
writer Chuck Offenburger had planned to write
a book about the blackmail scheme, and on
Thursday, June 16, 2016
August 23 had written Carmody of their plans.
The week before Peak’s murder, Offenburger
received a letter from Ted Enabnit – a Mason
City attorney who represented Carmody in the
court proceedings – stating “Mr. Carmody and
his professional writer associates are and will
produce the appropriate literary work to tell
Mr. Carmody’s story from the mass of accumulated materials.” Offenburger said Peak had
received threats after Carmody’s imprisonment
from women who said they loved Carmody and
wanted to marry him.
Many wondered if Peak’s murder might be
connected to two other Waverly homicides.
Julie Ann Benning of rural Clarksville disappeared the day after Thanksgiving in 1975; the
18-year-old’s nude and decomposed body was
found the following March in a roadside ditch
just six miles from where Peak’s body would
later be dumped. A third unsolved murder occurred five years earlier when the partially clad
body of Valerie Lynn Klossowsky, 14, was found
south of Waverly. Both Benning and Klossowsky had been strangled.
On May 7, 2010, state and Bremer County officials exhumed Lisa Peak’s body with hopes of
discovering new DNA evidence. They found that
Peak’s coffin was too broken down and her body
too deteriorated to preserve her killer’s DNA.
Marie “Lisa” Peak
| Age: 19 |
Died: September 7, 1976
Location: Waverly
Find out more about this and other unsolved
homicides at www.IowaColdCases.org.
If you have any information about Lisa Peak’s unsolved murder please contact Special
Agent Jon Moeller at the Federal Bureau of Investigation at (712) 258-1920, or contact the
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation at (515) 725-6010 or email [email protected].
charge (suspended), $125 Law Enforcement Initiative, and $256.27 in costs.
Garcia also pled guilty to Forgery
and was sentenced to five years in prison (suspended), fined $750 plus 35%
surcharge (suspended), placed on three
years probation, $180 days in a residential facility, and $267 in costs.
David Kiefer, 46, Corwith, pled guilty
on June 6 to Possession of a Controlled
Substance 3rd or Subsequent Offense
and Carrying Weapons. Kiefer was sentenced to five years in prison (suspended), sentenced to seven years probation,
placed on two years probation, fined
$1,375 plus 35% surcharge (suspended),
$125 Law Enforcement Initiative, and
$878 in costs. Two additional charges
of Possession of a Controlled Substance
3rd or Subsequent Offense and a charge
of Unlawful Possession of Prescription
Drug were dismissed.
Carlos Nieto, 47, Los Angeles, CA,
pled guilty on June 7 to Lascivious Acts
with a Child - Inflict Pain or Discomfort
(pled from Lascivious Acts With A Child
Fondle or Touch). Nieto was sentenced to
five years in prison, fined $750 plus 35%
surcharge, assessed a $200 civil penalty,
and $2,502.20 in costs. An additional
charge of Sexual Abuse in the Second
Degree was dismissed.
Jacob Jorgensen, 22, Mason City,
pled guilty on June 7 to Trespassing - Injury or Damage Greater Than $200 (pled
from Burglary in the Third Degree). Jorgensen was sentenced to seven days in
jail, fined $315 plus 35% surcharge, $125
Law Enforcement Initiative, $500 in restitution, and $120 in costs. An additional
charge of Theft in the Second Degree
was dismissed.
Kyle Fitzpatrick, 26, Mason City, pled
guilty on June 6 to Controlled Substance
Violation. Fitzpatrick was sentenced to
five years in prison (suspended), placed
on three years probation, fined $750 plus
35% surcharge, $125 Law Enforcement
Initiative, and $488 in costs.
Jacob Ballmer, 25, Mason City, pled
guilty on June 2 to OWI Second Offense
and Possession of Controlled Substance
Second Offense. Ballmer was sentenced
to seven days in jail, fined $2,501 with
35% interest ($626 Suspended), $125
Law Enforcement Initiative, $20 DARE,
and $100 in costs.
Small Claims
Liberty Property Holdings LLC vs.
Amanda and Mark Martin, Mount Vernon, IA. Judgment for the plaintiff on
June 1 in the amount of $1,413.18 with
2.56% interest from April 20.
Meadow Lake Associates LP vs. Sylvia and Faustino Orozco, Clear Lake.
Judgment for the plaintiff on June 1 in
the amount of $441.85 with 2.56% interest from April 25.
Capital One Bank vs. Jayson Seward,
Mason City. Judgment for the plaintiff on
June 2 in the amount of $1,803.84.
Hardy Rentals vs. April Clay, Mason
City. Judgment for the plaintiff on June 6
in the amount of $992 with 2.56% interest from June 6.
Portfolio Recovery Associates vs.
Shawn Levenhagen, Mason City. Judgment for the plaintiff on June 7 in the
amount of $1,253.08 with 2.56% interest
from June 7.
Midland Funding LLC vs. Shawn
Levenhagen, Mason City. Judgment for
the plaintiff on June 7 in the amount of
$5576.29 with 2.56% interest from June
7.
Midland Funding LLC vs. Rebecca
White, Mason City. Judgment for the
plaintiff on June 2 in the amount of
$616.20 with 2.56% interest with 2.56%
interest from June 2.
Property Transfer
MCON: Hayreh Rentals LLC to Abbie and Jason Baumann; $80,000; Forest
Park Add Lot 139 MC; 2016-3212.
DWDJ: Thomas and Nicole Cooney
to James and Debora Kline; Outlet Park
Add Blk 2 Lot 8 CL; $215,000; 20163310.
DWDJ: Jaime and Devin Piper to Terry and Julie Thomas; Parker’s 4th Add
Blk 12 Lot 5 MC; $51,000; 2016-3310.
DWD: Gregory and Teresa Bailey to
Benjamin Tegtmeier; Dyer’s H.A., Add
Blk 4 Lot 7, Blk 4 Lot 8 MC E 40’ of W
80’ of Lots; $98,000; 2016-3304.
DWDJ: Michael and Betsy Deets to
Betsy and Michael Deets; Davis & Keith
Add Blk 1 Lot 5 CL; 2016-3299.
DWD: Everett and Beverly Walk to
Iowa Department of Transportation; St.
Francis Park Blk 1 Lot 11, Blk 1 Lot 12
MC Parcel in Part of Lots 11 & 12 Fulfillment of Agree Rec B16 P2521; $610;
2016-3298.
DWD: Robert Ingersoll to Robert Ingersoll Life Estate, Lyn Ingersoll, Douglas Ingersoll, David Ingersoll, and Kathy
Ingersoll; North Shore Add., Auditor’s
Replat of Blks. 1 & 2 Blk 1 Lot 6, Blk 1
Lot 7 MC Ely 18’ Lot 7; Frost’s Add Lot
14, Lot 15, Lot 41 CL W1/3 Lot 14 &
Parcel of Land Being Part Lot 41; 20163297.
DAJT: Robert and Virginia Ingersoll
to Robert Ingersoll; North Shore Add.,
Auditor’s Replat of Blks. 1 & 2 Blk 1 Lot
6, Blk 1 Lot 7 Ely 18’ Lot 7; Frost’s Add
Lot 15, Lot 14, Lot 41 CL W1/3 Lot 14
REPORTING to page 5
PUBLIC NOTICE
Cerro Gordo County
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
CERRO GORDO COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MAY 17, 2016
The Board of Supervisors of Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa, met in regular session pursuant
to adjournment. Present: Chairman Casey Callanan. Supervisor Phil Dougherty, Supervisor
Jay Urdahl, and various members of te public.
Callanan convened the meeting at 10:00 a.m.
Dougherty made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to approve the May 10, 2016 regular
session minutes and today’s agenda. Motion
passed unanimously.
Dougherty made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to remove the settlement approval with
Clear Lake Sanitary District against GodbersonSmith Construction Company until further notice. Motion passed unanimously.
Dougherty made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to accept the Maintenance Seal Coat bid for
various locations within the County from Sta-bilt
Construction Co. in the amount of $273,608.00
and authorize chairman to sign the contract.
Motion passed unanimously.
Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to approve the claims. Motion passed
unanimously.
Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to authorize Rod McKinney to investigate
a problem in Drainage District 74 as reported
by Kevin Smith and Drainage District 49 as reported by Joe McGrath. Motion passed unanimously.
Dougherty made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to approve dock permit 56P and 58P. Motion passed unanimously.
Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to adopt Resolution 2016-39, A Resolution
Establishing an Individualized Wellness Incentive Program for Employees. Whereas, Cerro
Gordo County Has An Established Stride Wellness Program and Health Promotion initiative
already in place administered by its Department
of Public Health; and, Whereas, Cerro Gordo
County desires to improve the health risk status
of its employees through a comprehensive, self-
directed program addressing individual health
needs; and, Whereas, the Cerro Gordo County
Board of Supervisors adopted an incentive program to promote wellness and the use of the
wellness program in its non-bargaining workforce in 2013; and, Whereas, the STRIDE Wellness Committee has recommended changes
to and approval of the Individualized Wellness
Incentive Program; and, , the adopted Fiscal
Year 2016-2017 Budget included funds for this
incentive. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that
the Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors
hereby adopts Whereas, the revised Individualized Wellness Incentive Program recommended
by the STRIDE Wellness Program as attached
to this resolution including the eligibility requirements, benefits, enrollment process, and other
conditions and stipulations therein. Be It Further
Resolved that this resolution supersedes and
replaces Resolution No. 2015-31 adopted by
the Board of Supervisors on March 24, 2015.
Motion passed unanimously.
Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to adopt Resolution 2016-40, Whereas,
Cerro Gordo County has a completely selffunded health insurance program to decrease
costs, and, Whereas, the Cerro Gordo County
Board of Supervisors has determined that in order to cover expenditures from the self-funded
health insurance program, and build sufficient
reserves premium rates for the Alliance Select
1000 plan will remain unchanged for all employees; and, Whereas, all full-time employees of
Cerro Gordo County must at least maintain single health insurance coverage in the insurance
program offered by the county; and, Whereas,
the County intends to fully fund the cost of an
Alliance Select 1000 single policy for all full-time
employees. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved,
that the Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors hereby adopts the following with regard
to health insurance coverage for all employees:
1. The County will maintain a Self-Insured
Health Insurance Program.
2. The County will offer benefits consistent with
the Alliance Select 1000 plan.
3. The County will pay 100% of the single Alliance Select 1000 premium for full-time employ-
ees as specified herein for the plan year that
begins July 1, 2016.
Health Insurance premium rates for all employees for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016
will be:
Alliance Select 1000
Single - $660.00 (paid by County)
Family - $1,456.00
The annual rates supplied by the insurance
provider and broker were given consideration in
setting these rates.
4. Non-bargaining, full-time employees will pay
20 percent of the family Alliance Select 1000
premium for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2016 ($291.20). The county will pay the remainder of the family Alliance Select 1000 premium
($1,164.80). An employee’s flex benefit dollars may be applied towards their share of the
family Alliance Select 1000 policy. The amount
contributed towards family health insurance by
bargaining unit employees is as prescribed by
the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
5. Plan features for the Alliance Select 1000
health insurance plan are as stated in plan
documents.
6. This resolution supersedes Resolution No.
2015-48 adopted May 19, 2015, and shall take
effect July 1, 2016. Motion passed unanimously.
Dougherty made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to approve reports from the Zoning Director
and the Environmental Health Service Manager
concerning Manure Management Plans filed by
SunRay Pork Site 6 and forward them to the
DNR. Motion passed unanimously.
Dougherty made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to adjourn at 10:14 a.m. Motion passed.
The audio tape of the meeting and various
tabulations, reports, correspondence, and other
documents that were presented are placed on
file with the County Auditor’s office.
ATTEST:
Chairman Casey Callanan
Board of Supervisors
Ken W. Kline
County Auditor
Published in The Pioneer Enterprise
on Thursday, June 16, 2016
PUBLIC NOTICE
City of Thornton
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF THORNTON
JUNE 6, 2016 – 7:00 P.M.
The Thornton City Council met in regular session on the above date and time with Mayor
Brian Crowell calling the meeting to order.
Council members present: Betty Jensen, Michael Younge, Randall Bohman, Rob Duff and
Shelby Steenhard. Also present: City Attorney
Mike Moeller, Travis Fischer, Candace Sprung
and Tom Janeka.
Duff made a motion to approve the agenda.
Steenhard seconded, motion carried.
Bohman made a motion to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Younge seconded, motion carried.
Younge made a motion to approve payment
of the bills. Bohman seconded, motion carried.
Fire Department Committee update for proposed building. Duff made a motion to table until the July meeting. Jensen seconded, motion
carried.
Mike Jensen present at 7:05 p.m.
The Clerk reported Kelli Huinker, Health Promotion Service Manager with Cerro Gordo
County Department of Public contacted the City
about grant money available for Health Promotion. Huinker met with Mission Thornton and
discovered the basketball project qualifies for
the grant and has been awarded $5,000.00 towards the project.
Mike Jensen spoke with Alliant Energy regarding the lighting at the basketball court. The pole
near the site is Alliant’s and Jensen was told that
the City can’t put electricity on the pole for the
lights. Jensen said Alliant has guidelines that
they want the City to use for connecting electricity to the site for lights. Jensen reported that
there were two options to either trench service
to the site or create a board for the service.
Steenhard made a motion that if Mission Thornton moves forward with the lighting to go with
trenching underground service. Bohman seconded. Younge aye, Duff aye, Steenhard aye,
Bohman aye, Betty Jensen abstained.
Candace Sprung and Mike Jensen left the
meeting at 7:30 p.m.
The Clerk reported that she continues to have
internet connection issues with Frontier. Frontier was contacted by the Clerk regarding the
problems and was given no time line on when
the issues would be resolved or if the speed
of the service would be increased in the near
future.
Duff made a motion to switch to LTD Broadband for internet service from Frontier Communications. Younge seconded. Jensen aye,
Bohman aye, Duff aye, Jensen aye, Steenhard
nay, motion carried.
Following a recommendation from Dave Ricken with Heartland Asphalt on City street weight
restrictions, there was no discussion.
Street repair proposals were received from
Heartland Asphalt and North Iowa Sand & Gravel, Inc. Younge made a motion to accept North
Iowa Sand & Gravel’s proposal in the amount
of $5,304.45.
Younge made a motion to purchase 6 loads of
road stone for N 5th Street, “Little Niagara” due
to road deterioration and 1 load to be used in
areas of Maple Place and 8th Street and N 9th
Street between Maple Street and Maple Place.
Steenhard seconded, motion carried.
Bohman made a motion to approve the tobacco/cigarette renewal application for Classic
Stop. Steenhard seconded, motion carried.
The Clerk reported having issues with a number of residents that are abusing the amount
of time rental dumpsters are being used. The
possibility of applying penalties to those renting a dumpster for more than 14 days without
dumping was discussed. Attorney Moeller will
gather information for the Council for possible
amendments to the current Ordinance. Jensen
made a motion to table until the July meeting.
Duff seconded, motion carried.
Mayor Crowell made the following appointments: Jane Mclaughlin to replace Dora Lee
Terry on the Library Board, Eugene Christianson
to another term on the Zoning Board, Christy
Engebretson to another term on the Board of
Adjustment. Bohman made a motion to approve
the appointments. Steenhard seconded, motion
carried.
Jensen moved for no change to sewer rates for
fiscal year 2016-17. Duff seconded. Younge
aye, Bohman aye, Steenhard aye, Jensen aye,
Duff aye, therefore Resolution #16-08 adopted.
Younge moved for no change to garbage rates
for fiscal year 2016-17. Steenhard seconded.
Jensen aye, Bohman aye, Duff aye, Younge
aye, Steenhard aye, therefore Resolution #1609 adopted.
Due to the 4th of July holiday, the July City
Council meeting has been moved to Monday,
July 11, 2016.
Building permit applications were approved by
the Clerk for 312 N 6th Street and 804 Larch
Street.
A building permit application for a storage shed
at 105 Elm Street was reviewed. Younge made
a motion to approve the application. Duff seconded, motion carried.
Bohman made a motion to adjourn. Steenhard
seconded, motion carried.
ATTEST
Michelle Duff
Thornton City Clerk
Claims Report For June 6, 2016
Council Meeting
Vendor, Reference ............................... Amount
Agsource Cooperative Services,
Water/Sewer Testing........................$1,618.00
Alliant Energy, Monthly Service ........$1,800.82
Cardmember Service, Supplies ...........$195.25
Cole Excavating,
Pay Request #9 - Lagoon Proj ........$1,851.93
Creative Solutions,
Website Subscription Fee...................$125.00
Danko Emergency Equip. Co,
10 - Spanner Wrenches......................$175.00
Duff, Michelle, Mileage ..........................$25.92
First Security Bank & Trust,
Utilities Loan .......................................$318.26
First Security Bank & Trust,
Garbage Loan Payment .....................$922.52
Floyd & Leonard Auto Electric,
Chain Saw Repair..................................$37.54
Frontier Communications,
Monthly Service ..................................$261.67
Huber Supply Co., Inc,
April Cylinder Rent - Emt’s....................$10.00
Huber Supply Co., Inc,
May Cylinder Rent - Emt’s ....................$10.00
I.m.w.c.a., 2016-17 Work
Comp 25% Down.............................$1,404.00
Internal Revenue Service,
Fed/Fica Tax ....................................$2,345.46
Ipers, Ipers........................................$1,312.64
Jared Price,
Computer Trouble Shooting................$200.00
John Deere Financial,
Oil Filters - Tractor ................................$47.73
K & H Co-Op Oil Co., April Fuel...........$290.69
K & H Co-Op Oil Co., May Fuel ...........$373.88
Landfill Of North Iowa, April Garbage ..$461.20
Landfill Of North Iowa, May Garbage ..$515.84
Midwest Pipe Supply, Inc,
10’ Iron Grate ........................................$68.00
North Iowa Co-Op,
Chemicals/Grass Seed .........................$48.33
Reliant Fire Appartus Inc,
120 Yellow Auto Eject .........................$197.79
Staples Credit Plan, Supplies ................$25.20
Thornton Postmaster, Ub Postage ........$61.88
Thornton Public Library,
Monthly Contribution Less Pr .............$502.58
Treasurer State Of Iowa, State Tax .....$398.00
United Lp Company, Oil/Qwiklift Hyd...$118.83
U S Cellular, Monthly Service - Emt’s ....$85.79
U S Cellular, Monthly Service ................$66.71
Whks & Co.,
2016 5Th St Bridge Inspection ...........$275.00
Wright Materials, Rock ........................$216.41
May Payroll .......................................$6,300.70
Total Claims ....................................$22,668.57
General Total ..................................$10,059.91
Rut Total ...........................................$2,355.15
Employee Benefits Total ......................$610.23
L.o.s.t. Total ......................................$5,151.83
Debt Service Total ...............................$571.04
Water Total........................................$5,897.73
Sewer Total .......................................$7,850.47
Garbage Total ...................................$4,818.58
Total All Revenues ..........................$37,314.94
Published in The Pioneer Enterprise
on Thursday, June 16, 2016
The Pioneer Enterprise
Thursday, June 16, 2016
REPORTING
& Parcel of Land Being A Part of Lot 41;
2016-3296.
DWD: Larry Swanson Trustee, Norma Swanson Trustee, Larry Swanson Revocable Trust, and Norma Swanson Revocable Trust to TKL Real Estate LLC;
Colloton’s Add., Blks. 3 & 4 Blk 4 Lot
11 MC; $65,000; 2016-3294.
DAJT: Gerald Stambaugh, Albert
Seaton and Arlys Seaton to Arlys Seaton;
Sunset Drive Add Lot 1, Lot 2 & Land
Lying WLY of Lots 1 & 2 & Ely of Cerro
Gordo Co Road B; 2016-3291.
DWDJ: James Ayres to John, Terri,
and Theresa Mcilhon; Patriarch’s Militant I.O.O.F. Park Blk 4 Lot 4 W 1/2;
$158,000; 2016-3289.
DWDJ: Lindsay and Che Whinter to
Tammy and Mark Hoppel; Rolling Acres
Add Blk 4 Lot 11 MC; $112,000; 20163287.
DWD: Edward and Joyce Shaman to
Henry Bernardy; River Heights Add Lot
1 MC; $79,000; 2016-3285.
DWD: Fannie Mae, Federal National
Mortgage Association, Service Link, and
Chicago Title Insurance Company Attorney in Fact to Luis and Tami Ruiz; Home
Park Add Blk 3 Lot 29 MC; $35,128;
2016-3283.
DCD: Julie Wiebenga Executor and
Clarence Wiebenga Estate to David Fox;
Nattress’, Jacob, Sub of 24-94-22 Blk 4
Lot 3 TH; $83,000; 2016-3281.
DAJT: Douglas, Clarence, and Mary
Wiebenga to Clarence Wiebenga; Nattress’, Jacob, Sub of 24-94-22 Blk 4 Lot
3; 2016-3280.
DWD: Ronald and Sharese James to
Kyle Hejna; Shorewood Hills Add Blk 1
Lot 33 CL; $210,000; 2016-3278.
DQC: City of Clear Lake to Mark and
Jacalyn Fisher; 11-96-22 SE SW Part of;
$5,000; 2016-3277.
DWD: Debra and Daniel Thorsen to
Douglas Huey; Parker’s 4th Add Blk 7
Lot 16 MC; $70,000; 2016-3274.
DWD: Matthew and Melinda Winters
to Cheri Richardson; 07-96-20 SE NE A
Tract of Land in Portion of; 2016-3271.
DWDJ: Mark Krieger, Terry Weeks,
and Michel and John McCone to Michael
and Karen Young; East Park Place Blk 1
Lot 12 MC; $125,000; 2016-3264.
DQC: Rita and Terry Hansen to Terry
Hansen Trustee and Terry Hansen Revocable Trust; 05-95-20 NW NW, NE NW,
Exc RR Row NE NW 1/2 Interest; 20163263.
DWDJ: Evelyn and Keith Scott to
Cheryl and Scott Kline; Clear Lake
Methodist Camp Lot 125, Lot 126, Lot
127; $180,000; 2016-3261.
DWDJ: Kathryn Fox to Jon and Carol
Caspers; Briarstone Lake Condominium
Bldg A Unit 10 MC; $82,000; 20163245.
DWD: Michael and Mary Daly to
Lucille and Dennis Blanchard; 12-96-22
Auditor’s Plat of Lots 1, 2, & 3 SE1/4 Lot
2 Part of S 1/2 (Sub of N 50.33 Acres of
SE1/4); $1,250; 2016-3242.
DQC: Paul Arndt to Jessica Arndt;
East Park Place Add Blk 3 Lot 17 MC;
2016-3241.
DWD: Diane Hass Trustee and Marie
Preston Trust to Diane Hass Trustee and
Diane Hass Trust; 06-95-21 NE NE, NW
NE Exc Portion in NE NE; 2016-3236.
DCD: Patricia Snyder Estate and Michelle Snyder Executor to James Hunt;
Maplewood Add Lot Outlot MA, Lot 28
CL S 23’ of Outlot MA & N 12’ Lot 28;
$23,100; 2016-3234.
DWD: Craig Skott to MWA Holdings
LLC; South Mason City (Original Town)
Blk 16 Lot 1 MC; $112,500; 2016-3228.
DWDJ: Connie, Mark, Valerie, and
Kirk Suby to Larry and Zelda Elwood;
Parker’s 3rd Add Blk 9 Lot 4, Blk 9 Lot
5, Blk 9 Lot 6, Blk 9 Lot 7 MC EXC E
16.5’ Lot 7 Inc Vac Alleys *& Part Vac
8th ST NW & Part of Former RR R-O-W
ADJ To B9 as Described in Survey Rec
B02 P640; $265,000; 2016-3227.
DTXD: Cerro Gordo County, Cerro
Gordo County Treasurer, and Frances
and Patrick McCloskey to Cindy Eyberg;
Rockwell (Original Town) Blk 12 Lot 4
RW; 2016-3222.
DWDJ: Brad and Shauna Dummett to
Andrew and Melinda Klapperich; 3-9620 Sub. Of NW1/4 Lot 30 Portion of Lot;
$145,000; 2016-3219.
DWDJ: BLA Holdings Inc to Dino
and Dawn Loux; Wedgewood First Subdivision Lot 13 CL; $30,000; 2016-3217.
DWD: Ruter Properties LLC to Randy and Teresa Mumm Trustee and Randy
and Teresa Mumm Revocable Trust; 1796-21 SE NW Parcel “A” as Described
in Survey B16 P2672; $115,000; 20163215.
DAFF: Carman Elliott and Donna
Poole Life Estate to Carman Elliott; Beaver Add Blk 1 Lot 1 CL; 2016-3211.
DWDJ: David and Jamey Moore
to Joseph and Lori Nettleton; Young’s,
R.S., Sub of Block 7 in Sirrine’s Add. &
Portion of Block Lying North Lot 34 CL;
$585,000; 2016-3209.
DWDJ: Dennis and Virginia Loux to
Randall and Barbara Park; Wedgewood
First Subdivision Lot 14 CL Exc E 15’;
$244,000; 2016-3208.
DWDJ: Jason and Megan Blunt to
Steven Myers and Julie Riker; WestHaven Blk 13 Lot 10, Bkl 13 Lot 11, Blk 13
Lot 12 MC E 20’ Lot 12 & N 8’ of Vac
Alley Lying S of Lots; $155,000; 20163196.
DWD: Curtis Wright to Andrew Steichen; Pine Brooke Second Subdivision
Lot 7 CL; $219,000; 2016-3192.
DWD: Dennis and Susan Paulson to
William Heiny; Timberlane Add Lot 3;
$140,000; 2016-3189.
DWDJ: Karolyn and Timothy Determan to Jarod and Autumn Cole; Asbury
Farm 3rd Add Blk 2 Lot 2 MC; $233,000;
2016-3187.
DWDJ: Alfred and Shanel Williams
to Tony and Mary Behrens; St. Francis
Park Blk 1 Lot 16 MC; $93,500; 20163185.
DWD: Charles and Drusilla Beyer to
Jess Marcotte; Parker’s, Horace G., Add
Blk 51 Lot 5 MC Portion of; $41,000;
2016-3183.
DWDJ: Steven and Krystal Thoe to
James and Brianna Sholly; 20-96-22 Auditor’s Plat of G.L. 5 Lot 9, Lot 10 W 1/2
of Lot 9; $169,000; 2016-3181.
DWDJ: Marguerite, Steven, Becky
and Thomas Tosel to and Ruthanne and
Steven Fox to Jordon and Kayla Monah-
an; Youngblood’s Add Blk 5 Lot 22 MC;
$72,000; 2016-3179.
DAFF: Marguerite Tosel and Sylvan
Tosel Life Estate to Steven and Thomas
Tosel, Ruthanne Fox, and Marguerite Tosel Life Estate; Youngblood’s Add Blk 5
Lot 22 MC; 2016-3178.
DWD: Amy Dodge to M&M Investment Group LLC; Robert’s T.S., Add Blk
4 Lot 10, Blk 4 Lot 9 MC Part of Lots;
$53,800; 2016-3173.
DCDJ: Mary Stattelman Estate,
Anne Stattelman Coexecutor, and Michael Stattelman Coexecutor to Nicholas
Weipert and Trena Cox; Lenning’s Ed,
Add Lot 2 CL; $127,500; 2016-3167.
DQC: Douglas and Brenda Dickel to
Robert and Elizabeth Wood; 18-96-20
Auditor’s Plat of E1/2 NE1/4 & Lot 14
E1/2 SE1/4 Blk 16 Lot 9, Blk 16 Lot 10,
Blk 16 Lot 11; 2016-3166.
DWD: Janet Dorenkamp Trustee and
Janet Dorenkamp Revocable Trust to
Janet Schmitz; Meadows Condominium
Bldg Unit 203, Bldg Unit Garage 203
CL; $100,000; 2016-3163.
DWD: Charlotte Rock to White Sands
Properties LLC; College Add Blk 16 Lot
9 MC; $56,000; 2016-3158.
DAJT: Michael and Deborah Asbe to
Deborah Asbe; North Oaks First Subdivision Lot 1, Lot 2 MC Part of Lot 2 as
Desc in Survey Rec B08 P8434; 20163156.
DCDJ: Ryan Frohling Administrator, Jody Grant Administrator, and Myra
Frohling Estate to Stephen and Judy Degraw; 31-94-22 Sub. Of S1/2 SE1/4 Lot
3 E 260’ of Lot; $60,000; 2016-3154.
DWDJ: Donald Brown and Chrisanne
Peterson Attorney in Fact to Jonathan
and Caitlin Demory; Wildwood Add Blk
3 Lot 14 MC; $115,000; 2016-3149.
DAFF: Chrisanne Peterson, Donald
Brown, and Mariestelle Brown to Donald Brown; Wildwood Add Blk 3 Lot 14
MC; 2016-3148.
DCDJ: Mary Ann Shaffer Estate and
Samuel Shaffer Executor to Michael and
Dawn Law; Harbourage Condominium
Bldg F3 Unit 26A CL; $104,500; 20163146.
DWDJ: Andrew and Melinda Klapperich to Dimothy and Kristine Latham;
Highlands, The Blk 6 Lot 9 MC; $65,000;
2016-3144.
DCT: James Hansen Estate to Darlene
Hansen Life Estate and Terry Hansen;
05-95-20 NW NW, NE NW 1/2 Interest
NE NW Exc RR R-O-W; 2016-3143.
DCT: James Hansen Estate to Darlene
Hansen Life Estate and Barbara Coltrain;
06-95-20 NE NW 1/2 Interest; 20163142.
DCT: James Hansen to Darlene Hansen Life Estate and Connie Wendorf; 0695-20 NE NE 1/2 Interest; 2016-3141.
DCT: James Hansen Estate to Darlene
Hansen Life Estate and Martin Hansen;
06-95-20 NW NE 1/2 Interest; 20163140.
DWD: HAM Farms LLC and Andrew
and Hayley Muff to Farm Credit Leasing
Services Corporation; 05-96-22 NW SW
Part of WD of Bldgs & Improvements for
Facility Lease; $123,135.24; 2016-3139.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Cerro Gordo County
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
CERRO GORDO COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MAY 24, 2016
The Board of Supervisors of Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa, met in regular session pursuant
to adjournment. Present: Chairman Casey Callanan. Supervisor Phil Dougherty, Supervisor
Jay Urdahl, and various members of the public.
Callanan convened the meeting at 10:00 a.m.
Dougherty made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to approve the May 17, 2016 regular
session minutes and today’s agenda. Motion
passed unanimously.
Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to adopt Resolution 2016-45, Whereas, the
construction work on State, County and Farm
to Market projects in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
may be under contract and will require the closure of certain roads for periods of time to safeguard lives and property, the County Engineer
is hereby authorized to close such segments of
projects or roads as she may deem advisable
on the following construction projects: 240th
Street between Hwy 65 and Nettle Avenue for
the replacement of the railroad crossing owned
by Golden Grain Energy, LLC. Motion passed
unanimously.
Dougherty made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to approve the claims. Motion passed
unanimously.
Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty second-
ing, to approve the payroll warrant report for the
period ending May 14, 2016. Motion passed
unanimously.
Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to approve a payroll change for Gina Jorgensen in the Attorney’s office to $58,571.70/
annually effective on May 30, 2016. Motion
passed unanimously.
Dougherty made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to authorize Rod McKinney to investigate
a problem in Drainage District 31, Lateral 14
as reported by Bruce Schlichting and in Drainage District 7, reported by Fred Lundt. Motion
passed unanimously.
Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to authorize the chairman to sign new
Private School Facility Revenue Bonds (Newman Catholic School System Project). Motion
passed unanimously.
Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to assign Tax Sale Certificate 2012407 for
$10.00 to Kevin and Jennifer Hanson on Parcel 052030900500 and approve the following
upon completion of deed filing: Cancel tax sale
2012407, accept a letter from Clear Lake Sanitary District allowing Kevin and Jennifer Hanson
to pay the principal amount of the outstanding
certified special assessments, $2579.00 and
accept a compromise of $1200.00 towards
principal on AY2009, AY2010, AY2011, AY2012,
AY2013 and AY2014 taxes. Motion passed
unanimously.
Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty second-
ing, to approve amendment to Investment Policy
and authorize chairman to sign the amendment.
Motion passed unanimously.
Dougherty made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to authorize the chairman to sign the following:
Confirmation of Medicare Secondary Payer
form, Renewal Group Binder Agreement Form,
Self-Funded Renewal Rates Sheet, and Consultant Designation and Authorization Form. Motion passed unanimously.
Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to authorize the chairman to sign the Delta
Dental Renewal Rates. Motion passed unanimously.
Dougherty made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to authorize the chairman to sign RSM IaaS
Cloud Services change order. Motion passed
unanimously.
Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to adjourn at 10:21 a.m. Motion passed
unanimously.
The audio tape of the meeting and various
tabulations, reports, correspondence, and other
documents that were presented are placed on
file with the County Auditor’s office.
ATTEST:
Chairman Casey Callanan
Board of Supervisors
Ken W. Kline
County Auditor
Published in The Pioneer Enterprise
on Thursday, June 16, 2016
PUBLIC NOTICE
Cerro Gordo County
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MAY 10, 2016
The Board of Supervisors of Cerro Gordo
County, Iowa, met in regular session pursuant
to adjournment. Present: Chairman Casey Callanan, Supervisor Phil Dougherty, Supervisor
Jay Urdahl, and various members of the public.
Callanan convened the meeting at 10:00 a.m.
Dougherty made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to approve the May 03, 2016, regular
session minutes and today’s agenda. Motion
passed unanimously.
Dougherty made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to table the approval of Settlement of Clear
Lake Sanitary District claim against GodbersonSmith Construction Company and Cerro Gordo
County. Motion passed unanimously.
Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to award contract to Forterra Pipe &
Precast, Inc. in the amount of $261,012.00 for
precast box culverts and concrete pipe. Motion
passed unanimously.
Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to adopt Resolution 2016-41, Whereas, the
construction work on State, County and Farm
to Market projects in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
may be under contract and will require the closure of certain roads for periods of time to safeguard lives and property, the County Engineer
is hereby authorized to close such segments of
projects or roads as she may deem advisable on
the following construction projects:
BRS-C017(73)--60-17 Bridge Replacement on
Thrush Ave. between 130th St. and 140th St.
STP-S-C017(71)--5E-17 B35 from near city
limits of Clear Lake east to near the city limits of
Mason City for reconstruction.
Local Project
Culvert Replacement on
B43 between Finch Ave. and Fir Ave.
Local Project
Culvert Replacement on
285th St. Mallard Ave. and Nettle Ave.
Local Project
Culvert Replacement on
140th Street between Balsam Ave. and Cardinal
Ave.
Local Project Culvert Replacement on S25 between 150th St. and 160th St. Motion passed
unanimously.
Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to adopt Resolution 2016-42, Unforeseen
circumstances have arisen since adoption of the
approved Secondary Road Construction Program, and previous revisions, requiring changes
to the sequence, funding and timing of the proposed work plan, The Board of Supervisors of
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, in accordance with
Iowa Code section 309.22, initiates and recommends modification of the following project(s)
in the accomplishment year (State Fiscal Year
2016), for approval by the Iowa Department
of Transportation (Iowa DOT), per Iowa Code
309.23 and Iowa DOT Instructional Memorandum 2.050. The following approved Priority Year
projects shall be ADVANCED to the Program’s
Accomplishment year: Details available in the
Auditor’s office. Motion passed unanimously.
Dougherty made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to adopt Resolution 2016-43, Whereas, the
following payroll change requests were submitted to the Board of Supervisors for review; and,
Whereas, the Board of Supervisors of Cerro
Gordo County, has reviewed and considered
the change requests as follows:
Department
Name
Pay Change
Effective Date
GIS Department
Jacob Watson
$13.00/hourly
05/09/2016
Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the Board of
Supervisors of Cerro Gordo County does hereby approve the requests as shown above and
directs the Auditor to make the necessary adjustments to the payroll. Motion passed
Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty sec-
onding, to approve the claims. Motion passed
unanimously.
Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to approve the payroll warrant report for the
period ending April 22, 2016. Motion passed
unanimously.
Dougherty made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to approve dock permits 57P. Motion
passed unanimously.
Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to approve the Hartford Crimeshield
Advanced Renewal Application for County Employee’s Bond. Motion passed unanimously.
Dougherty made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to approve reports from the Zoning Director
and the Environmental Health Service Manager
concerning Manure Management Plans filed by
Osage River City Egg and forward them to the
DNR. Motion passed unanimously.
Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to approve Amendment No. 10 to Food Service Contract between Cerro Gordo County
and CBM Managed Services. Motion passed
unanimously.
Urdahl made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to approve the City of Rockwell Amendment
to Stray Dog Sheltering Agreement. Motion
passed unanimously.
Dougherty made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to adjourn at 10:18 a.m. Motion passed.
The audio tape of the meeting and various
tabulations, reports, correspondence, and other
documents that were presented are placed on
file with the County Auditor’s office.
ATTEST:
Chairman Casey Callanan
Board of Supervisors
Ken W. Kline
County Auditor
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pan and liberally coat with spritzer.
Wrap pan tightly with foil.
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BY KRISTI NIXON
SHEFFIELD – After getting
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coach Lance Thompson wanted to be
sure he got this non-conference baseball tilt in, so he chose to play varsity
first against Clarksville in an eventual 11-1, five-inning win for his team.
The early start benefited the Indians at first, who are used to opening with varsity contests, but once
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Clarksville ran out of pitching – it was
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June 9.
“Last night when we didn’t have
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a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the fifth.
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Fleshner and Clay Emhoff.
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“We kind of ran out of pitching,”
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school Washington D.C. trip). Walks,
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backstop, so it was tough there. Just
different things like that. Hobson
gave us a good outing, but it was as
far as he can go.”
Gilbert had trouble getting the
third out and left with the bases loaded in that fateful third inning for a
battery switch. Matt Nelson came on
and went on to walk the next batter
and an error brought in the final two
runs to put an end to the contest.
In that inning, West Fork worked
four walks and was hit with a pitch.
“As the game went on we did a
better job of adjusting to their pitcher
and pitches,” Thompson said. “We
were a little more patient at the plate,
we sat back a little more and helped
get contact, so that was a positive to
see our kids were aggressive as the
game went on as well.”
Emhoff, West Fork’s starting
pitcher, struck out six Indian batters, but ran into a little trouble in the
fifth to be lifted for Fleshner after he
left the bases loaded with the only
Clarksville run on an RBI single by
Jordan Myers.
“His pitch count got up a little high
– we had a certain count we were going to use – so then Rylan came in
and did a good job of pitching for us,”
Thompson said. “Last two times he’s
come in he’s done a good job in relief
for us.”
Clarksville left a total of seven
base runners throughout – four in the
first three innings alone.
“We got guys on with walks and a
few singles, Pacen had a pretty good
hit, but they had a good pitcher going; a good team, good defensively,”
Bergman said. “It’s tough to advance
guys like that. I knew it would be a
tough game just looking at their prior
results, they’ve been putting beatings
on a couple teams bigger than us.
“We haven’t done a very good job
of that all week, just leaving guys on.
Like against Riceville (Wednesday)
night. Something we have to improve
on, for sure.”
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Warhawks down Green Devils
OSAGE – Dawson Zeitler improved to 3-0 on the mound for the
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The Warhawks jumped on the
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He had plenty of help as coach
Lance Thompson’s team combined
for 10 hits with a pair of hits for Rylan Fleshner and Zach Laudner. Clay
Emhoff also hit a run-scoring triple.
West Fork 12, Osage 0 (5)
West Fork
Osage
720
000
03 00 -
12 10
0
2
Winning pbattery – Dawson Zeitler
and Clay Emhoff. Losing battery –
. Two or more hits – WF (Zeitler 3,
Rylan Fleshner, Zach Laudner). 2B
– WF (Laudner 2, Reese Halloran,
Fleshner, Zeitler). 3B – WF (Emhoff).
SB – WF 2 (Emhoff, Fleshner). RBI –
WF 11 (Zeitler 3, R. Halloran 2, Fleshner 2, Laudner 2, Emhoff, Christian
Ames).
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Smoking
hot:
▪ West Fork
outscores
visitors 30-2 in
home tourney
BY KRISTI NIXON
SHEFFIELD – Saying that West
Fork’s baseball team played well in
all areas of the game during its Saturday home tournament is an understatement.
The Warhawks ran their record to
8-1 with a 12-2 opener over AGWSR
in six innings and then closed out the
literally steaming-hot day with an
18-0 drubbing of Belmond-Klemme
in four.
“First thing, the two pitchers that
we had throwing today did a great job
throwing strikes,” West Fork Coach
Lance Thompson said. “Defense did a
good job behind. I’m not sure if we had
any errors or not, but they were solid
behind the pitching. It gives the pitchers so much more confidence.”
Surprisingly, West Fork had a
pair of errors in the second inning
in the rout of the Broncos, but those
came to naught as Lukas Wogen
picked the first runner off of first
and then, after giving up a hit with
two outs, got the B-K No. 8 hitter to
fly out to center.
With 10 hits against the Broncos
and 15 in the opener against the Cougars, all but one of the Warhawks’
starting lineup had at least one hit
throughout the day. All of them
reached base, however.
“Offensively, we had guys who
hadn’t been hitting finally started
clicking a little bit and putting the
bat on the ball,” Thompson said. “It’s
fun to see.”
Caleb Cameron four-hit the Cougars, walking three in the two-run
sixth before West Fork answered
with three runs in the bottom half of
the inning to put an early end to the
game.
West Fork began with a five-run
opening inning as it batted around.
It wouldn’t be the last time it did so
that day.
“We didn’t play heads up that
game,” AGWSR coach Dar win
Pfaltzgraff said. “The first inning
we gave them too many easy pitches
to hit. They are a good hitting team
and always have been. Lance does
West Fork 12, AGWSR 2 (6)
AGWSR
000
002 2
4 1
West Fork 510
033 12 15 0
Winning Battery – Caleb Cameron and
Zach Laudner. Losing battery – Travis
Pfaltzgraff and Michael Young. Two or
more hits – WF (Reese Halloran 3,
Clay Emhoff 3, Christian Ames, Michael
Fjone). 2B – WF (R. Halloran). SB – AGWSR (Jer Stull). RBI – AGWSR 2 (Matt
Pfaltzgraff 2); WF (Emhoff 4, R. Halloran 2, M. Halloran 2, Fleshner, Dawson
Zeitler, Christian Ames).
AGWSR 10, Belmond-Klemme 9
B-K
001 025
0 -
9 8
0
West Fork’s Lukas Wogen dives back to first on a pick-off attempt by Tyler
Pfaltzgraff as first baseman Jer Stull awaits the throw during Saturday’s game
at Sheffield. Kristi Nixon Photos
a good job teaching them
how to hit.
“We didn’t help ourselves, either, as far as
hitting the ball. We were
lunging for everything, a
little off-balance, one of
our downfalls this season,
too, is hitting. There are
some games where we hit
great and other games that
we don’t look as good. We
keep fighting, keep getting
there.”
AGWSR salvaged its
day by getting out to a big West Fork’s Christian Ames steals second
10-1 lead and then holding ahead of the tag by AGWSR second baseman
off the Broncos as they ral- Dylan Heetland on Saturday..
lied in the fifth and sixth
“This is his first year varsity
innings, scoring five in the sixth to
cut the lead to 10-9, leaving the ty- and he didn’t play baseball at all the
ing run in scoring position as eighth last two years,” Pfaltzgraff said of
grade starter Luke Starr struck out Karsjens. “So third time now pitching varsity and I knew he could
the final two batters.
“It’s been the way we’ve done throw hard and throw strikes. Unforit,” coach Pfaltzgraff said. “Either tunately, in the past he hadn’t been
we give up big leads or fight back that much of a control guy, but I had
from being down, but that is one to give him a chance to do it because
thing I like about these guys – they we’re kind of thin on pitching right
don’t quit – they are going to play the now…so hopefully he could do what
he did and he came through.”
game until it’s over.”
But the day belonged to the domiAccording to coach Pfaltzgraff,
it was Starr’s first varsity start. He nant Warhawks, who shrugged off
struck out six and held B-K to three the 90-degree heat with a heat inhits before running into trouble in dex of 96. The top four batters in
Thompson’s lineup, Reese Halloran,
the sixth.
Clay Emhoff, Rylan Fleshner and
He threw 115 pitches.
“He (Starr) is a good pitcher and Dawson Zeitler, all had multiple hits
he’s going to throw strikes for the combined in their two games.
“It is very hot, but they did a good
good part of the game and being out
in this heat,” coach Pfaltzgraff said. job of putting that out of their mind
“I knew the pitch count would catch and playing the game of baseball and
up with him sooner or later and it playing it hard,” Thompson said.
showed. I was hoping he could get “We were aggressive on the bases,
out of that inning without giving up we made sure we were paying attenthe lead and we were able to get that tion and any time we could take anfar. That made me a little bit more other base, we did.
“The key thing is I think our
comfortable, not as comfortable as
younger guys stepped up, too. It’s
I’d like.”
Nathan Karsjens came on in relief easy for a younger player not to perof Starr and induced a ground out form, but we put people in positions
to short before striking out the final they were not familiar with and they
stepped up. It’s a fun thing to see.”
two batters for the save.
AGWSR
402 400
x -
10 13 2
Winning Battery – Luke Starr, Nathan
Karsjens (7, S) and Brody Roder. Losing battery – Colby Schumann, Cael
Tenold (6) and Matthew Lovgren. Two
or more hits – B-K (Easton Barrus,
Schumann); AGWSR (Tate Hofmeister, Josh Balvanz, Starr). 2B – B-K
(Lovgren, Barrus); AGWSR (Michael
Young). SB – B-K 4 (Barrus 2, Tenold,
Michael Knapp); AGWSR 13 (Travis
Pfaltzgraff 3, Dylan Heetland 2, Hofmeister 2, Brent Janssen 2, Jer Stull,
Travis Haupt, Balvanz, Tim Zacharias).
RBI – B-K 6 (Lovgren 2, Barrus 2, Zach
Andrews, Knapp); AGWSR (Balvanz 3,
Starr 2, Zacharias 2, Caleb Bartling,
Stull).
West Fork 18, B-K 0 (4)
B-K
000 0
- 0
2
West Fork 410 (13) - 18 10
3
2
Winning Battery – Lukas Wogen and
Mitchell Halloran. Losing battery –
Cael Tenold, Logan Heaberlin (3) and
Marlon Smith. Two or more hits – WF
(Dawson Zeitler 3, Rylan Fleshner,
Christian Ames). 2B – WF (Clay Emhoff,
Fleshner, Zeitler). SB – WF 4 (Fleshner
2, R. Halloran, Ames). RBI – WF (Fleshner 3, Ames 3, Zeitler 2, Tyler Laudner).
West Fork rallies by then-No. 14 IF-A
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SHEFFIELD – West Fork’s Lexi
Jones was blissfully unaware that her
team’s opponent was ranked in Class
3A on Tuesday, June 7.
She proceeded to hit 4-for-5
against Iowa Falls-Alden, who fell
from No. 10 to No. 14 in the second
rankings that came out June 3, and
finished a triple shy of the cycle as the
Warhawks pounded both the Cadets’
pitchers in a 15-8 victory after trailing 4-0 entering the bottom of the
second.
Jones, hitting second in a lineup
that mashed 21 hits against IF-A, hit
a three-run homer, doubled twice and
was credited with an infield single
while driving in a grand total of seven
runs as West Fork improved to 3-5
overall.
IF-A fell out of the rankings last
week after the loss.
“I honestly didn’t know they were
in the rankings,” Jones said. “For us
to come back and keep our heads up
and not to get down, I’m proud of
our team and how we played tonight
and how we kept it up even when we
made mistakes and errors. I’m very
happy about not letting anything keep
us down.”
However, Jones was very aware
of her possible cycle and on her last
hit – a deep drive to center – she was
forced to slide in at second on a quick
throw back to the infield.
“Yes, I was (aware) and I was a
little upset about it,” Jones admitted,
“but I’m just happy that I got a homer
and got us up there.”
It was the second time in a few
days that the Warhawks came back
from a multiple-run deficit. They had
topped previously unbeaten Clarks-
ville on the road four days before.
“Like I said last time, I think we
really like to get down and comeback,” Dickman said. “They like to
have that goal of coming back. I think
they kept a level head and have really
been hitting the ball a lot. They did
it again tonight and I couldn’t have
been happier.
“It’s been that way all the way up
and down the lineup, so it’s kind of
nice because usually in a lineup there
is a spot that is a little weaker. We’ve
done a very good job all the way
through.”
And IF-A looked like it came
ready to blow the ball into the water –
literally – hitting two home runs into
the creek that surrounds the Sheffield
diamond.
Eighth grade pitcher Rachael Hubka overcame that, however, as she
struck out six and walked four against
a Cadet team that made plenty of contact with the ball.
“I didn’t expect the first hitter to
hit a home run, so I think that was
a little bit of a shocker right away,”
Dickman said. “But she (Hubka)
came back and pitched a heck of a
game. That’s a hard thing to overcome being an eighth-grader and you
can’t give her enough props.
“I think she has given our girls a
little bit of poise with a few girls who
can put it over, we’ve done phenomenal.”
Maddison Shupe started the second inning in a two-out rally with a
hit to left and that started six straight
hits for the Warhawks, including the
first double by Jones, an error on a
ball hit by Kaitlyn Liekweg and the
second single of the inning by Shupe
before the second came to a close on
a ground out.
By the time the inning was over,
West Fork had the lead for good.
IF-A kept coming back, finishing
with nine hits and forcing the Warhawks into four errors to continue
to put the pressure on, but West Fork
kept adding on, also.
In fact, West loaded the bases with
one out in the sixth, but it ended on a
line-out double play.
Dickman said that Jones has come
on with her ability to hit.
“I was very proud of her – she’s
come a long way since the beginning
of the season,” Dickman said “She’s
one of our best hitters and I trust her.
“I think with her it’s confidence.
At first it is getting a few bumps to
get the ball touched a little bit. When
she hits the ball and sees it, she’s phenomenal.”
Jones attributes it to practice
makes perfect.
“A lot of practice,” Jones said.
“When we have practice coach is always on us about how we approach
our swing to level out and to put all of
our weight on our back and it’s helped
me out a lot this year.”
West Fork 15, Iowa Falls-Alden 8
IF-A
221 030 0 - 8 9 4
West Fork 073 302 x - 15 21 5
Winning battery – Rachael Hubka and
Madison Patten. Losing battery – . Two
or more hits – IF-A (Lindsay Aldinger 3,
Alex Cearley, Jewel Friend); WF (Lexi
Jones 4, Jacy Guerrero 3, Maddison
Shupe 3, Patten, Kaitlyn Liekweg, Morgan
Meier, Lauren Trewin, Hubka). 2B – IF-A
(Aldinger); WF 3 (Jones 2, Patten). HR –
IF-A (Aldinger, Friend); WF (Jones). SB –
IF-A 2 (Ashley Bicknese, Karli Olberding);
WF (J. Guerrero). RBI – IF-A 5 (Aldinger 2,
Cearley 2, Friend); WF 7 (Jones 7, Patten
2, Liekweg, Meier, Trewin).