Jeske wins Iowa Educator of Character Award

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eg students will receive
free activity passes
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Jeske wins iowa educator
of character award
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4-h members raise over
$25,000 for iowa 4-h
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crazy day bargains
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the changing state of
county social services
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Eagle Grove Area School District students can now come and cheer on the Eagles at their home sporting events all year long. Free student activity tickets will be
distributed this fall during registration. Eagle File Photos.
EG students will receive free activity
tickets for 2014-2015 school year
by KiM DEMoRy
[email protected]
In a time when it seems the
price of everything is going up,
there’s good news - the cost of Eagle
Grove activity tickets are going
down. In fact, when your kids return
to school this fall, they’ll receive one
absolutely free of charge, although
a $10 donation will be accepted, but
is not required.
The idea was sparked last year
when the discussion of changing
athletic conferences began. At a
community meeting, some said
the way to improve Eagle Grove’s
athletic program was getting more
of the underclassman to attend the
games, thus, enticing the interest for
them to play sports, join the band, or
dance on the drill team, when they
got older. However, it was pointed
out that that may not be as easy as
it sounds. Not all families could
afford a $60 activity ticket for each
child, or even $5 a ticket at the gate.
After further discussion, Eagle
Grove Schools Superintendent
Jess Toliver approached the Robert
Blue Middle School and high
school Student Councils about the
possibility of partially funding
activity tickets for students prepkindergarten through 12th grade.
“When I told Toliver’s idea to
the council, they thought it was a
good idea,” said Michelle Buseman,
EGHS Student Council advisor.
They, along with RBMS Student
Council, agreed to each give $1,500
towards the project.
This money will come from a
variety of fundraisers the school does
throughout the year - cookie dough
sales, dances, vending machines,
and magazine sales, for example.
Buseman said “The students
thought that if they get the students
to help with the fundraisers, they
will feel proud knowing their efforts
will benefit all the students in Eagle
Grove.”
Of course, both the middle
school and the high school are
brainstorming for new and exciting
fundraisers to raise even more for
this worthwhile project.
Toliver is proud to say that the
community has always supported
the students’ fundraising efforts
in the past, and he hopes they will
do so even more now that activity
tickets will be distributed to each
student. He added that he is hopeful
the project will “build on itself.”
In a typical year, activity ticket
sales in the past brought in about
$4,200 - $4,400, according to Toliver.
With $3,000 already committed
by the student governments, the
program was already off to a strong
start. Then the United Methodist
Church stepped up with an idea as
well. Each year, they host an opento-the-public Bible School in the
summer. It is free, but they ask the
kids to bring change to donate for a
cause. This year, they will be giving
that money to the free activity ticket
fund. Toliver is also very grateful
for a several hundred dollar donation
from the Wright County Charitable
Fund.
“I think it will be a very good
thing,” Toliver said. “If it works,
we’ll continue to offer the activity
tickets free of charge. We want kids
to come to the game, be respectful,
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Jeske wins Iowa Educator
of Character Award
Fourth consecutive year Robert Blue Middle School student/staff earns Character award
by KiM DEMoRy
[email protected]
“Scott Jeske has dedicated his
life to being an educator that helps
students become not just smart,
but also good. He has impacted
thousands through his coaching,
teaching, and principalship. It is
impossible to capture everything he
has done in just 3000 total words,”
Beth Stephas said in her nomination
letter of Jeske as the Iowa Educator
of Character Award.
Character Counts in Iowa, a
non-profit organization, was founded
in 1997 and is housed at Drake
University in Des Moines. Each
year, they take the time to recognize
individuals, students, educators,
and groups, for their superior
demonstration of good Character.
Several Robert Blue Middle School
students, groups, and faculty, have
won over the years. In fact, they’ve
taken an award for the last four years
in a row. In 2011, Abigail Frommelt
received the student award. In 2012,
Beth Stephas received an award
for her role in bringing Character
Counts! to RBMS in 1998. In 2013,
Sarah Wilson was honored as the
student award winner. And this
year, Jeske was chosen as the state
of Iowa winner of the Educator of
Character Award.
Jeske was both shocked and
honored to be selected. He said
in past years he was asked to be
a judge for the award. This year,
when Stephas said she was going
scoTT jeske
to judge, Jeske admits he wondered
why they hadn’t asked him again.
He didn’t have to wonder long. The
night the judging took place, Stephas
showed up on Jeske’s doorstep,
holding balloons and delivered a
congratulations message. He had
won.
Jeske was very honored, but he is
most proud of the accomplishments
of Character in RBMS as a whole.
He said it isn’t just his influence
making a difference, it’s with the
support of the entire staff - teachers,
cooks, custodians, associates, etc. making a difference in the students’
lives. They’ve been willing to
embrace the programs whole
heartedly.
“Jeske sets a positive tone at the
building, encouraging teachers to
build positive relationships with the
students as well as engage them in
a rigorous academic curriculum,”
Stephas said.
“Character Counts! and PBIS
are very good complimentary
programs (that are utilized
throughout the school district),”
Jeske said. “These two things
have done more to change the
environment in our school than
anything else. I really see it as a
benefit for our schools.”
He added that RBMS is one of
the “most decorated” schools in the
state for Character Awards.
Jeske is proud RBMS does
so many things to give kids the
opportunity to give back and see
that what really makes you feel
good in life is doing for others.
“I’m hoping they’ll take that
(feeling) into their lives (as they get
older),” Jeske said.
Jeske has been an employee of
the Eagle Grove Area School District
since 1986. He taught middle school
social studies, served as high school
principal, and served as high school/
middle school principal during four
tight budget years. In the past, he has
coached softball, baseball, and cross
country for more than 20 years.
Jeske has been serving as the
full-time RBMS principal since
2012. During the first year, the office
discipline referrals dropped from
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Paul Wilde can’t express enough how much he values the
information he has found about his ancestors on such websites
as findagrave.com. The picture on the computer is of his aunt
who passed away in infancy. His mission has now become
helping others also find information about their loved ones
who have passed away. Photo by Kim Demory
Helping strangers find
their family
by KiM DEMoRy
[email protected]
It was about five years ago when
Eagle Grove resident Paul Wilde
began researching his ancestors.
“I was just curious…They’re
all gone now…I knew my mom’s
family was from Minnesota, but I
didn’t know much about my dad’s
(family),” said Wilde.
In his quest to know more, he
joined ancestory.com, but sadly,
kept running into roadblock after
roadblock. He believes he has
relatives in Wisconsin because he
discovered his grandfather lived
there before moving to Iowa, but
that was all the information he
could find.
Wilde was disappointed, but he
kept searching for more information.
Two years ago, he came upon the
findagrave.com website. He became
a member (it’s free to do) and found
more than 100 million grave records
from around the world listed on the
website. It allowed him to search by
name or burial cemetery.
“It’s a neat site,” Wilde said.
“You go searching for one thing,
and it leads you to a whole new
world of discoveries.”
He knew where his great-great
grandmother was buried, but not
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how re-immigrating
legally kicked Miriam
Meinke out of america
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Post-season brackets
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Preparing for the fair
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4-H members raise over
$25,000 for Iowa 4-H;
Wright County smashes record
The 29th 4-H’ers for 4-H Campaign donation presented at 2014 Iowa 4-H Youth Conference
At the direction of the
2013-2014 4-H State Council,
354 4-H clubs representing 81
counties participated in the Iowa
4-H’ers for 4-H Campaign - the
longest-running and the largest
fundraising campaign conducted
by 4-H members for 4-H members.
This year’s campaign raised
$25,642.70 to support Iowa 4-H
youth programs and activities.
$1,013.14 of this year’s campaign
funds will help complete the
tornado safe room at the Iowa
4-H Center. The remaining funds
from the campaign will fund state
events such as the Iowa 4-H Youth
Conference, operation costs of the
2014-2015 State Council, and fund
financial assistance to help 4-H
families with state program fees
and 4-H camp fees at the Iowa 4-H
Center.
On Wednesday June 26, 2013
at the Iowa 4-H Youth Conference
Jayde Hapgood from Worth
County and Stephanie Martin
from Webster County, State 4-H
Council
Finance
Co-Chairs,
presented this year’s check along
with awards for Top County Per
Member, Most Improved County
Giving and Top County to Iowa
4-H Foundation Board of Trustees
President Mitch Baum and Iowa
4-H Foundation Chief Operating
Officer Albert Grunenwald. “This
year’s State Council should be very
proud of their accomplishments
in this year’s campaign,” said
Albert Grunenwald. “Twelve 4-H
counties that had not participated
in last year’s campaign donated
in this year’s 4-H’er for 4-H
campaign, which led to 81
counties participating and this
year’s overall success.”
The Top Per Member Awards
were presented to counties that
raised the most dollars per 4-H
club member in their county.
This year’s first place award
went to Wright County who set
a new campaign record of $8.54
per member. Second place went
to Webster County, who raised
a total of $5.10 per member, and
third place went to Worth County
with $4.70 per member.
The Most Improved Giving
County Award is given to counties
that increase their contributions
by the highest percentage over the
previous year. In first place was
Warren County with 216 percent,
Iowa County with 224 percent
for second, and Montgomery
County in third with a 216 percent
increase.
The Top County Award is
presented to the county that raises
the most dollars and Johnson
County received first place for the
second year in a row by raising
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Green Plants
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$1,464.50. Wright County came in
second with $1,408.62 and third
place went to Webster County,
which raised $1,230.74 for the
2014 campaign.
Photos from the award
ceremony at the 2013 Iowa 4-H
Youth Conference’s Banquet can
be found at iowa4hfoundation.
org.
The Iowa 4-H Foundation
provides the private financial
resources to develop and deliver
quality 4-H youth programs
throughout the state of Iowa.
These opportunities help young
people enhance their ability to
use critical thinking, leadership,
communication, and social skills
– tools that will give them a
competitive edge in their future
endeavors.
Iowa 4-H Youth Development
is a program of Iowa State
University
Extension
and
Outreach, Iowa 4-H reaches
1 in 5 Iowa youth with handson, learn by doing experiences.
With programs in every county,
the primary interest areas
4-H youth are involved in are
science, technology, engineering
& math (STEM), healthy living,
agriculture and creative arts.
4-H’ers are Iowa’s future!
Learning from the
leader
Seventh-year Wright Warrior 4-H club member
Leslie Cooper (left) receives a little help from her
club leader, Phyllis Larson (right) in preparing
her goal sheet for the Wright County Fair judging
day, which will be Tuesday, July 8. Be sure to
stop in during the fair to look at all of the county
4-H exhibits on display this year. You might even
want to take time to read their goal sheets as
they can be quite interesting. Photo by Kim Demory
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present. There will also be a memento for each veteran. Wrapping up the ceremony will be a
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Free activity tickets… Jeske wins Iowa Educator of Character Award
Continued from Page 1
and watch the games.
I am
optimistic it will boost our
attendance at the games. If kids
get interested early on, they will get
involved themselves, or at least be
a fan.”
Josh Schild, RBMS Student
Council advisor said he appreciates
the help of the kids in these
fundraisers so they can support
things such as field trips, Aaron
Eilerts’ Day activities, and now free
student activity tickets.
In theory, the free tickets
could do more than just encourage
student participation in school
programs, it could also benefit other
organizations. For instance, if there
are more people at the game, there
is potential for more sales at the
concession stand which means more
income for the Sports Boosters/
Music Boosters. If parents know
their children will get in free, they
might come to the game where as
otherwise they might have stayed
home because it is too expensive,
resulting in more money collected
at the door in ticket sales.
“I honestly believe it won’t be
hard to continue (offering the free
activity tickets) from year-to-year.
If the kids come (to the games), it
will be beneficial to the school as a
whole,” said Toliver.
Helping strangers…
his great-great grandfather because
they were not in the same cemetery.
So he typed in his name at findagrave.
com and discovered that he was
buried in Los Angeles, California.
One of their sons was also buried in
California. Later, on a trip to visit
family, Wilde went to the cemetery
listed at findagrave.com.
“We found the grave, thanks to
the help of a picture of the tombstone
that was also shown on the site,”
Wilde said.
As Wilde continued searching
through the website, he discovered
that there were only 1100 names of
those buried at Rosehill Cemetery in
Eagle Grove. He knew that wasn’t
near the number buried there.
“I knew there had to be more
and wondered how many people
were searching this site for their
relatives and could not find them? I
thought, how can I get the source to
add names?” Wilde wondered.
He went to Chad and Lisa Foust
of Foust Funeral home. Before
computers, information of name,
birth date, death date, etc. was kept
in alphabetical order on index cards
for each burial. Wilde asked them
if he could borrow the cards so he
could input the information onto
findagrave.com. They agreed.
Since then, Wilde has entered
nearly 4,000 names of those buried
in the area. He’s also added more
than 300 photos.
“For those searching for long
lost ones, hopefully they will find a
start here.”
Wilde is excited to say that
former Eagle Grove resident and
genealogist Sarah Thorson Little
has also joined his efforts to enter
information into the website. When
there is information Wilde is missing,
she can sometimes find it so it can be
added.
What started as a desire to
know more about his own past has
developed into a passion for helping
others learn more about their loved
ones as well. He has spent countless
hours researching the website and
documenting information, but it’s
all worth it when he receives emails
from individuals showing great
appreciation for his efforts.
One gentleman wrote that he had
been looking for a gal for a long time
with no luck, until Wilde entered
her information into the database.
The stranger emailed to express
how grateful he was to finally have
answers to his questions.
“I would like to find that ‘it’
on my side,” Wilde said hoping
someone, somewhere, will someday
enter information about where his
ancestors are buried.
In the two years he has been a
member of findagrave.com, Wilde
has watched the site explode to more
than 116 million registered names
of where people are buried. What’s
so interesting to Wilde, is that many
of these sites contain so much more
than just a name and two dates - they
have obituaries, pictures, memorial
messages, etc.
“It goes back to the saying that
the tombstone usually carries two
dates of time, the beginning and the
end. However, what is not signified
is the time period represented by the
“dash” between those dates…the life
in the years,” Wilde said.
When the Eagle Grove
Memorial Library announced that
they now have digital archives
available (dating back as far as 1882)
of the Eagle Grove Eagle, Times
Gazette, Goldfield Gazett, Goldfield
Chronicle, Boone Valley Gazette,
Eagle Grove Times Gazette, Eagle
Grove Times, Goldfield Booster,
Evening Times, and Woolstock
News, Wilde was ecstatic. This
will only aid him in his quest to
fill in the dashes between the dates.
Now he can go to http://eaglegrove.
advantage-preservation.com
and
search by name, topic, etc.
“With the online archives, one
can find out about the dash and what
each individual stood for during
their lives. One can do it whenever
they want and where ever they are.
Just unreal and surreal,” Wilde said.
“If people can find their roots from
such sites as findagrave.com…and
know that there is an Eagle Grove
connection, they now have the
opportunity to pull up online from
anywhere in the world, perhaps an
article, story, obituary, etc. on their
missing link.”
Wilde it excited to provide more
information on people’s lives, using
the newspaper archive site to attach
obituaries and more to findagrave.
com. Sometimes he discovers more
information about people already
listed on findagrave.com by other
people. When this happens, the
site allows you to email the original
“owner” of the entry and request that
you take ownership or that they add
the extra information. This might
sound like it takes a lot of time, but
Wilde is happy to do it if it helps
someone else out, even if they are
a stranger. He is hoping that the
kindness of a stranger will one day
bring him the answers he is looking
for as well.
137 “majors” in 2011-2012 to 59
in 2012 - 2013. During this past
school year, they dropped again to
39.
“He teaches students that the
way to get respect is first to give
respect,” said Stephas.
Continuing to promote good
character, Jeske has also been
instrumental in a character class
for boys known as “WHY TRY.”
He has participated in Project
Powerup (an opportunity for
administrators to work together to
develop a plan to serve the needs
of English Language Learners),
initiated Response Intervention
(for students struggling with math
or reading), and he oversees the
yearly “Character Survey” where
students identify their peers who
show the six pillars of character;
those who bully, and those who are
targets of bullying. Good behavior
is recognized while bad behavior is
addressed in a helpful manner.
“Jeske understands that behind
a student’s behavior is something
precipitating
the
unwanted
behavior…he understands that just
issuing consequences will not fix
the bad behaviors,” said Stephas.
“He works with the juvenile court
liaison officers, district and area
counselors, AEA staff members,
police and whoever else he needs
to network with to provide the best
possible outcome for a student.”
Truly having the students’
best interest at heart, Jeske not
only strives to teach the kids to
be a person of good character,
but he is willing to show his own
flaws in order to help them learn
from his mistakes, He goes above
and beyond encouraging them to
do their best and make the right
decisions. He has been a driving
force behind numerous fundraisers
at school to help victims of natural
disasters; the Veterans’ Tower;
Leader Dog; and more. He has
also promised students if they did
well on Iowa Tests of Educational
Development that he would shave
his head, and to another class that
he would tattoo their graduating
year on his arm. He proudly did
both when the kids tested well.
Stephas noted that Jeske is
not only setting a good example in
the hallways of the school, but he
carries that character through in
his private life. He is active in his
church, helps out neighbors, and is
a devoted family man.
“I’m very honored that Beth
nominated me,” said Jeske humbly.
“I just try to do things the right way
when dealing with staff, kids, and
the community. I guess this award
means someone has recognized
that and it makes me feel good.”
Extension brings help as flooding gives cattle producers
new set of challenges
By Beth Doran,
Greg Wallace
Cattle producers in many parts
of Iowa are shifting rapidly from
drought conditions to extremely
wet and flood conditions, and they
have a new set of issues to manage.
Water-logged facilities, flooded
pastures, earthen basins that are full
and financial issues are immediate
concerns. The Iowa Beef Center and
Iowa State University Extension and
Outreach are addressing producers
concerns in multiple ways, including
online resources.
Production Issues
“One of the first things to check is
the structural strength of the livestock
buildings, electrical equipment and
safety of the water systems,” said
Beth Doran, beef program specialist
with Iowa State University Extension
and Outreach. “The potential for
flooded or spilled pesticides, fuel
or oil spills and flooded grain bins
should also be monitored.”
Doran also reminds producers
that flood conditions can affect the
health of animals. Producers should
watch for symptoms of lameness,
fever, difficulty breathing, muscle
contractions or swelling of the
shoulders, chest, back, neck or
throat.
“The potential exists for grazing
cattle to swallow storm debris,
such as nails or staples,” she said.
“Consequently, cattle should be
monitored for hardware disease.”
Pasture management is critical.
Remove any debris and return cattle
to the pasture when the ground is
dry and solid. Returning cattle too
soon results in trampled pastures
and damaged plants. If areas of the
pasture or hay ground are eroded or
silt- or sand-covered, reseeding may
be necessary.
Manure Management
For feedlots, the issue is manure
containment structures that are full
and possibly over-topping. Transfer
manure from full storage structures
to alternative structures, if available.
If no alternative storage is available,
contact regional staff at the Iowa
Department of Natural Resources
to discuss emergency measures.
For more assistance, contact your
local extension beef specialist. A list
of specialists is available at www.
extension.iastate.edu/ag/beef.
Family needs
“There is no doubt that people
who experienced flooding were
affected financially,” said Doran.
“Fortunately, the new Farm Bill
contains several kinds of disaster
assistance programs for livestock
producers.” Livestock producers
with livestock losses should contact
their local United States Department
of Agriculture Farm Service Agency.
Applicants will be asked to provide
documentation of the number and
kind of livestock that have died.
Dealing with Flooding—2014 is
the Iowa State University Extension
and Outreach website with resources
for dealing with flooded gardens,
drinking well, basements, and many
other home cleanup, health and safety
issues that come with home flooding
– including stress. Find a link to
it
at www.extension.iastate.edu.
Extension and Outreach also operates
the Iowa Concern Hotline that offers
24-hour confidential assistance
related to stress, legal questions and
financial concerns. To reach a stress
counselor call or 800-447-1985, or
visit the website at www.extension.
iastate.edu/iowaconcern/ to
“live
chat” with counselors.
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Juggling
Guinness
World Record
holder to
perform at
EG Library
By KIM DEMORY
[email protected]
The Eagle Grove Memorial
Library is excited to announce the
Hanson Family will be performing
on Friday, July 11 as part of their
“Fizz, Boom, Read!” summer
reading program.
The free juggling/unicycling
show will begin at 10:30 a.m. and
open to the public, whether or not
you’ve been participating in the
summer reading program.
You will be amazed by their
talents, hear how Mark Hanson
broke two Guinness World Records
for speed juggling (he’s the fastest
3-ball juggler in the world), and you
can even learn to juggle from them.
Join the Hanson Family at the
Eagle Grove Memorial Library for
some summer fun.
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P. O. Box 6, Eagle Grove, IA 50533
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Public RecoRd
Marriage Licenses
Nicholas P. Schmitt, 32, and Whitney A. Fournie, 23, both of Belmond,
June 26
Death Certificates
(These are for several previous
weeks)
Nadine L. Rapp, April 22
Carolyn S. Adams, April 24
Frank W. Middleton, April 26
Earl T. Cronk, April 26
Arnold G. Barkema, April 26
Roger E. Charlson, May 1
Marvin E. Fawcett, May 1
Maxine E. Benson, May 3
Ronald E. Hinz, May 5
Lyle E. Clemson, May 6
James H. White, May 6
Larry D. Wicks, May 7
Roger A. Slater, May 12
Hazel R. Clair, May 13
Gordon E. Classon, May 16
Kristine Schipull, May 20
George E. Loux, May 20
Geraldine A. Dupree, May 26
Avis J. Hopkey, May 29
Shirley J. Krieger, May 31
Berniece Suntken, June 3
Virgil E. Meyer, June 3
Richard J. Loux, June 4
Charmona M. Willard, June 8
Misty M. White, June 9
Willis J. Kuecker, June 9
Rosella M. Gramstad, June 10
Gloria D. Morgan, June 16
Maxine B. Weir, June 17
Mildred M. Vestweber, June 18
Barbara J. Stevenson, June 22
Birth Certificates
(These are for several previous
weeks)
Zaharah R. Gonder, May 5
India M. Ostendorf, May 6
Finn L. Trower, May 6
Lilyanne E. Weide, May 11
Landon J. Mohr, May 12
Leonel Santiago-Eusebio, May 12
Noel Santiago-Eusebio, May 12
Elsie L. Fischer, May 17
Bentley S. Freese, May 17
Arlya N. Stetz, May 17
Josiah J. Wubben, May 18
Nora M. Miller, May 19
Olivia M. Foster, May 20
Laurel L. Paris, May 20
Lincoln J. Carroll, May 23
Iker J. Chocop Ordovez, May 26
RayAnn L. Hanson, May 27
Justin O. Almarez Gomez, May 28
Ava S. Held, May 28
Nevin R. Ubben, May 30
Tristan A. Harris, June 3
Johnathan J. Torsell, June 6
Zakary Li Solis, June 10
Kenley A. Abele, June 11
Layne K. Lowell, June 11
Zachary W. Woodford, June 11
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Dissolutions
Natalie E. Berning vs. Jason J.
Berning, court decree filed July 14
Darrick B. Anderson vs. Courtney
K. Anderson. Court decree filed July
14
Property transfers
Warranty Deed – Tracy L. Steele,
Kenneth F. Steele to Tracy L. Steele,
Kenneth F. Steele, 12-92-26, as desc.
6-25-14
Warranty Deed – Leslie Southard,
Shirley Southard to Sterling E. Chytry,
City of Clarion, Box’s Addition, Block
2, Lot 5, as desc. 6-25-14
Quit Claim Deed – Karna M. Janssen to Michael R. Janssen, City of Belmond, Donald J. Olson Addition, Lots
5, 6, as desc. 6-26-14
Warranty Deed – William G. Albrecq, Doris J. Albrecq to Melissa L.
Greene, 19-93-23, as desc. 6-26-14
Warranty Deed – CitiMortgage,
Inc. to Federal National Mortgage
Assc., City of Eagle Grove, Wright’s
Third Addition, Block 19, Lot 1, as
desc. 6-27-14
Warranty Deed – I2I Clarion Corp.,
I2I Clarion to James L. Dorn, Cindy
L. Dorn, City of Clarion, White Fox
Landing Addition, Block 1, Lot 4, as
desc. 6-27-14
Warranty Deed – Herbert W. Schiller, Elaine P. Schiller to Julie Kramersmeier, 28-91-26, as desc. 6-27-14
Warranty Deed – Ethan C. Anderson to Monty L. Anderson, Melissa S.
Anderson, City of Clarion, Tyrrell’s
Addition, Block 18, Lot 1, as desc.
6-27-14
Warranty Deed – Monty L. Anderson, Melissa S. Anderson to Ethan S.
Anderson, City of Clarion, Town &
Country Place First Addition, Block 1,
Lots 5, 6, as desc. 6-27-14
Warranty Deed – Kimberely S.
Feller to Rebecca J. Elliott, City of
Clarion, Tyrrell’s Addition, Block 10,
Lots 5, 6, as desc. 6-30-14
Warranty Deed – Barbara A. Owenson, David C. Owenson, Pamela J.
Horan to Hillis Farms, LLC, 34-9225, as desc. 6-30-14
Warranty Deed – Janet M. Bard,
Janet A. Bard to Adam Schuchmann,
28-91-26, as desc. 6-30-14
Affidavit-Transfer – Harvey B.
Bjornson to Emma E. Bjornson, 4-9126, as desc. 6-26-14
Small Claims
AgVantage FS, Inc, Waverly, vs.
Brenda J. Hilpipre and Todd S. Hilpipre, 1872 250th Street, Clarion. Case
dismissed with prejudice July 1.
Murphy Realty & Management,
We now make
color copies for only
59¢
Inc., Algona, vs. Delores Meinder, 120
13th Avenue SW #1, Clarion. Case
dismissed without prejudice July 2.
Civil Court
MidFirst Bank vs. Fort Dodge
Child Support Recovery, ERY Unit,
Daniel R. Kemnitz, Susan R. Kemnitz,
Tracy L. Kemnitz, All parties in possession and U.S. Small Business Administration. Case dismissed without
prejudice June 27.
Clerk of Court
Speeding: Scott R. Robbins of
Rembrandt, $20; Abbeni Mericle-Davis of Clarion, $40; Walter T. Rose of
Forest City, $20;
Speeding in road work zones (1
thru 10 over): Viktor B. Simco of Minneapolis, Minnesota, $150; William B.
Lutz of St. Paul, Minnesota, $150;
Speeding 55 or under zone (1
thru 5 over): Jeffrey L. Wolf of Bode,
$30; Joel L. Johnson of Mason City,
$20; Pamela S. Holden of West Des
Moines, $20; Kerri J. Eivins of Rowan, $20; Diane E. Sampson of Palm
Desert, California, $20; Amanda R.
Wodstrchill of Cedar Rapids, $20;
thru 10 over): Mazy L. Morales of
Meservey,$40; Connie S. Hill of
Clarion, $40; Harold E. Nielson of
Luverne, $40; Stephen P. Swanson of
Saint Paul, Minnesota, $40; Laura E.
Hegtvedt of Rockwell, $40; Antonio
Gebara Flores of Eagle Grove, $40;
Speeding 55 or under zone (11 thru
15 over):Leticia Hernandez of Belmond, $80; Larry R. Kling of Eagle
Grove, $80;
thru 20 over): Luis Samol Salazar of
Clarion, $135;
Open container-passenger under
21: Joshua R. Swanson of Vincent,
$200;
Failure to obey stop sign and yield
right of way: Jessica L. Heifner of
Clarion, $100;
No valid drivers license: Luis Samol Salazar of Clarion, $300; Cesar A.
Lopez Lopez of Clarion, $200;
Operation w/o registration card or
plate: Jeffrey L. Wolf of Bode, $75;
Possession or purchase of alcohol
by person 18/19/20-first offense: Damian J. Huffaker of Goldfield, $200;
Kaitlyn N. Jensen of Livermore,
$200;
Careless driving: Mercedes Bell of
Clarion, $35;
Failure to obey traffic control device: Kendall L. Knight of Goldfield,
$100;
Failure to comply with safety regulations/rules: Richard C. Niccoletti of
Goldfield, $50;
— Eagle Grove Police Department —
Driving while license denied, suspended, cancelled or revoked: Larry
R. Kling of Eagle Grove, $250;
Failure to return license or registration: Larry R. Kling of Eagle Grove,
$65;
District Court
The court handled one probation
revocation.
State of Iowa vs. Ciro A. Montalvo Calipa, 619 South Lucas Ave.,
Apt. 12, Eagle Grove. Defendant pled
guilty July 2 to an amended charge on
count 3 of interference with official
acts, and an amended charge on count
5 of fourth degree criminal mischief,
and was fined $380 plus the statutory
35 percent surcharge and court costs.
He was also sentenced to serve 120
days in jail and was placed on oneyear probation. Count 1 of first degree
burglary, count 2 of going armed with
intent and count 4 of assault with intent to inflict serious injury were all
dismissed. The original count 3 charge
was assault with a deadly weapon on a
peace officer, and the original count 5
charge was third degree criminal mischief. The sentence is the result of an
investigation February 22 by the Eagle
Grove Police Department.
State of Iowa vs. Christopher L.
Humphrey, 210 Central Ave. East,
Clarion. Defendant pled guilty June
27 to driving while license denied or
revoked and was fined $1,000 plus
the statutory 35 percent surcharge and
court costs. He was also sentenced to
serve 30 days in jail, with all but two
days suspended, and was placed on
informal probation for one-year. The
sentence is the result of an investigation April 5 by the Wright County
Sheriff’s Office.
State of Iowa vs. Timateo Lopez
Mercedes, 1417 2nd Street, #1, Webster City. Defendant pled guilty June
22 to 1st offense OWI and was fined
$1,250 plus the statutory 35 percent
surcharge and court costs. He was
also sentenced to serve two days in
jail. The sentence is the result of an investigation December 31, 2012 by the
Clarion Police Department.
State of Iowa vs. Lyssa Marie Walrod, 601 2nd Street SE, #102, Clarion.
Defendant pled guilty June 27 to 1st
offense OWI and was fined $1,250
plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge and court costs. She was also
sentenced to serve 30 days in jail with
all but two days suspended, and was
placed on one-year informal probation. The sentence is a result of an investigation February 16 by the Clarion
Police Department.
Horticulture Hints: Nip garden
pests—Before they nip you
By Yvonne McCormick, ISU Extension Horticulturist
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July is a great month for garden
tours and showing off your garden.
Unfortunately, it is also a great
time of year for garden pests as
well. When working outside or
entertaining outdoors, one quickly
discovers that not all insect pests in
the garden want to eat your plants –
some want to eat you! Blood-thirsty
mosquitoes love a moving target and
they are now on the attack.
The recent heavy rains received
in our area have caused flooding;
any standing water which remains
can create habitats for mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes lay their eggs in standing
water, and adults can emerge in 7 –
10 days. Examine your yard for
areas with standing water, such as
old containers or upturned garbage
can lids, and dump them. Mosquitoes
breed in these types of places, so by
removing the water, you’ll get a head
start on controlling these pests.
Also be sure to replace water in
bird baths, fountains, and wading
pools weekly to kill mosquito larvae.
Even very small amounts of water
can create a mosquito breeding
ground. Scout your yard and empty
any inconspicuous items, such as
plant trays, garden art, etc. that may
hold water. Unfortunately, this won’t
take care of all mosquitoes, as some
species lay their eggs directly on the
ground in low-lying areas, which
will hatch after a heavy rainfall.
With gardening chores and
the holiday weekend coming up,
what else can folks do to stay off
a mosquito’s menu? Well, there’s
no one magic potent to make
mosquitoes go away. Everyone’s
body chemistry is different and some
people are more apt than others to be
bitten.
Are you one of the lucky
people who seem to attract these
unwanted guests? You’re not alone!
Mosquitoes are attracted to Carbon
EaglE grovE EaglE
Dioxide exhaled, as well as the heat
and moisture your body gives off.
Certain chemicals in sweat help
mosquitoes to zero in on you.
As mosquitoes are attracted
to
perfumes,
use
unscented
antiperspirant, lotions, and hair
products, as scented products can be
a mosquito’s invitation to dinner! To
throw off mosquito radar, use a
repellent to mask body signals.
Studies show repellents containing
DEET work best. Don’t apply
repellent to skin under clothing, but
spray directly on clothing instead.
Avoid spraying repellent directly on
young children – apply sparingly by
hand instead.
Avoid dark colored clothing, which
attracts mosquitoes. Wear long
sleeves and pants. Clothing made
of tightly knit materials may help
minimize bites. Replace outdoor
lights with yellow “bug” lights to
attract fewer mosquitoes.
Malathion may be used to kill
adult mosquitoes. Spraying bushes
and other vegetation may reduce
mosquitoes for a few days, but does
not eliminate those which carry West
Nile Virus.
If you’ve tried these tips and
mosquitoes still eat you up – the best
alternate may be to stay inside after
dusk when mosquitoes are most
active. And don’t forget that horses,
pets, and livestock need protection
too!
Did you know? The ability of
Citronella candles to supposedly
keep mosquitoes at bay by drawing
them away has been touted for over
100 years. Citronella candles are
not much more effective than plain
candles, which also give off heat,
CO2, and moisture.
For further information on garden
insect pests or other gardening
questions,
contact
Yvonne
McCormick at [email protected].
Weekly Log
Wednesday 6/25/14
1:04 PM
Assist with a funeral.
1:37 PM
School patrol at middle school.
Report of subject on bike. Unable to
locate.
5:47 PM
Served papers at residence on South
Park.
5:55 PM
Attempted to serve papers at residence on North Jackson.
6:43 PM
Served papers on the North Jackson
resident at Dollar General store.
7:15 PM
Patrolled Goldfield.
Thursday 6/26/14
6:55 PM
8:59 PM
Friday 6/27/14
12:35 AM
Assisted another agency with a
loose horse.
1:32 AM
Patrolled Goldfield and located stray
dog that’s been running loose for several weeks, but took off before could
catch it.
3:00 AM
Conducted door checks on Main.
6:49 AM
9:11 AM
Investigated accident at the Eaglewood Apartments.
9:34 AM
Responded to dog complaint at residence on Southeast First. Cited them
for dog at large.
11:26 AM
Investigated burning complaint at
residence on Northeast Third. Advised
them to keep green branches out of fire
pit and keep it recreational.
3:33 PM
Follow-up investigation at residence
on South Eastern.
3:44 PM
Attempted to serve warrant at residence on Southwest First.
4:35 PM
Investigated a car possibly driving
recklessly at school lot. Spoke with
her about her driving and gave a warning.
7:52 PM
Issued warning for speeding.
8:01 PM
8:02 PM
8:50 PM
Issued citation to Gabriel Ortega for
no drivers license.
9:11 PM
Responded to a fight in progress on
South Commercial.
9:51 PM
Responded to complaint of skunk
on Southeast Fourth. Unable to locate.
10:38 PM
10:50 PM
Investigated suspicious person report on Northeast Second.
10:58 PM
Responded to a fight at residence on
South Fort.
Saturday 6/28/14
10:46 AM
2:14 PM
Investigated a possible vehicle
theft.
4:16 PM
Responded to an alarm at pre-mix
plant. Building secure.
6:41 PM
Patrolled Goldfield, and took report
of counterfeit bill taken at Casey’s.
7:00 PM
Patrolling at street dance.
7:54 PM
Arrested Jesus Moncada for public intox, and Jesus Manuel Camacho Reyes
Litchfield. Minnesota ICE looking for
him.
8:10 PM
Patrolled Goldfield, and discovered
stolen vehicle from Humboldt County
parked in Goldfield. Hennigar’s towed
it.
9:25 PM
Served warrant on resident at South
Lucas apartments and arrested subject.
Sunday 6/29/14
1:30 AM
Conducted bar checks.
2:25 AM
Responded to a fight in 100 block of
Park Avenue. A male was transported
with possible broken arm.
7:15 AM
10:45 AM
Responded to alarm at middle
school. Code not entered right.
1:30 PM
Conducted seatbelt survey Northwest and Commercial.
2:05 PM
Investigated possible assault of two
juveniles on North Eastern.
5:29 PM
6:59 PM
Follow-up at First and Lucas.
7:24 PM
Seatbelt survey Iowa and Northwest
Tenth.
9:45 PM
Responded to a subject trying to
enter a house in 500 block of South
Cadwell. Unable to locate.
10:10 PM
Patrolled Goldfield and ran radar.
11:53 PM
Responded to complaint of loud
music from residence on South Lucas.
Person with music left before arrival.
Monday 6/30/14
5:20 AM
11:58 AM
Patrolled Goldfield
4:27 PM
5:12 PM
Responded to dog complaint. Took
dog to Emerson Clinic.
5:51 PM
6:22 PM
Investigated possible harassment
complaint at residence on Northwest
Third.
6:34 PM
Follow-up at residence on North
Cadwell.
7:54 PM
Follow-up investigation at Smoke
Shop.
9:27 PM
10:00 PM
Second time to Greenwood Park.
Found vehicle driving recklessly (from
report earlier) and advised they were
responsible for damage if fair board
decided to pursue.
11:12 PM
Patrolled Goldfield, and investigated suspicious persons asking weird
questions and shinning lights in store.
11:19 PM
Tuesday 7/1/14
1:39 AM
Patrolled Goldfield. Report of juveniles in park. Unable to locate.
2:00 AM
Responded to alarm at Casey’s. Employee. Everything okay.
2:11 PM
6:59 PM
8:00 PM
Assisted another agency with stolen
vehicle found in Eagle Grove.
8:47 PM
Responded to dog complaint on
South Park. Pit bull broke chain and
came over to neighbors. Owner advised next time he’ll get a ticket.
9:22 PM
11:19 PM
Watched stoplights and ran radar
Commercial & Broadway.
11:31 PM
Issued warning for improper turn.
Wednesday 7/2/14
12:15 AM
Found a blue/silver mountain bike
on Northwest First & Commercial.
1:53 AM
Report of loud music Southwest
Second & Garfield. Music was turned
off.
5:02 AM
2:09 PM
2:47 PM
Advised representative from Direct
TV to obtain a peddlers permit.
6:23 PM
Served citation at residence on
South Jackson.
6:36 PM
Attempted to serve a citation at residence on Southeast First.
7:41 PM
Issued warning for brake light.
8:08 PM
Responded to dog complaint on Jefferson in Goldfield. Appears to be no
one home at the residence.
8:27 PM
9:06 PM
Investigated report of someone burning wet leaves on Northeast Fourth.
Thursday 7/3/14
12:50 AM
2:08 AM
Conducted door checks.
4:46 AM
5:02 AM
Issued citation to Jesus Banuelos for
stop sign violation.
5:21 AM
Issued citation to Steve Hjem
Social NewS
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UNI awards
degrees
The University of Northern Iowa
awarded degrees to 1,517 Spring
graduates.
New alumni from Wright County
were added to the roster of graduates
at the University of Northern Iowa.
Receiving degrees during the
spring graduation ceremonies were:
Belmond: Kaitlynn Allen, BACommunication/Public Relations;
Zachery Lamb, BA-Criminology;
Clarion: Jordan Chapman, BACriminology;
Melissa
Haupt,
MA-English: TESS-Mid/Jr. & Sr.
High; Brian McGurk, MA-C&I:
Instructional Technology; Elizabeth
Steiner, BA-Elementary Education,
Middle Level Education Dual Major;
Eagle Grove: Blake McCart, BABiology; and from Goldfield: Alison
Fox, MSW-Social Work: Advance
Standing Program.
UNI names
area students
to Dean’s List
The University of Northern
Iowa has named the following
students from Wright County to the
Spring 2014 semester Dean’s List:
Belmond: Nathan Hildebrand, Erin
Johnson, Kali Lovgren, and Rachel
Martens; Clarion: Connor Kem and
Ryan Stevens; Eagle Grove: Dagan
Robertson and Rebekah Ross;
Goldfield: Sarah Kraft; and from
Renwick: Dacia Oberhelman.
To be included on the Dean’s List,
a student must have earned a grade
point of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale,
while taking at least 12 hours of
graded work during the semester.
On the 4.0 system, an A is worth
four points; a B, three points; a C,
two points; and a D, one point.
It’s a Girl!
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BIRTHS
Jason and Daleacia Schechinger of Harlan/Eagle Grove are proud to
announce the birth of a daughter, Romy Scarlett Schechinger, on July 1,
2014, at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion. She weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces.
She joins Jagger Malik 2.
Grandparents are Dave and Deann Morgan of Eagle Grove, and Ray and
Ann Schechinger of Harlan.
It’s a Boy!
Vernon Seefried
Seefried to celebrate
90th birthday
Vernon Seefried will celebrate his
90th birthday on July 12. A birthday
open house, hosted by his daughter
and son-in-law, will be held Sunday,
July 13, from 1:30-3:30 at Rotary
Ann South in the main dining
room. Birthday greetings may be
sent to him at: 620 SW 5th St. #24,
Eagle Grove, IA 50533.
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Pollard Family Dentistry
of Eagle Grove is excited to
once again have Stacy Askelsen
as a dental hygienist. Call 515-448-5022 to make
your appointment in Eagle Grove
We are open every weekday.
STacY
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Emergency cell number at 515-230-5255.
Eagle Grove Weather
Date
June 30
July 1
July 2
July 3
July 4
July 5
July 6
Total Precip. for Week:
High
79
73
65
80
82
81
90
Low
66
61
55
48
54
64
68
Precip.
.80
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.00
.00
.00
.20
.00
1.00
Julee Basinger of Goldfield, and Cody Wilson of Ainsworth, Ill., are proud
to announce the birth of a son, Ryder Jackson Wilson, on July 2, 2014, at
Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion. He weighed 6 pounds 13 ounces and
was 21 inches long.
Grandparents are Joyce and Brian Basinger and Georgia McAtte and
Dennis Jackson.
King Band to perform concert
for the “Young at Heart”
On Sunday evening, July 13,
the Karl L. King Municipal Band
has a very special concert planned.
Conductor Jerrold P. Jimmerson and
Assistant Conductor Dr. David Klee
will lead the band in a delightful
concert sure to please all ages.
Conductor Jimmerson has drawn
on music from his childhood in
selecting music for this concert.
Beginning at 7:30 p.m., at the
Karl L. King Band Shell in Oleson
Park, these concerts are offered each
week free of charge by the City of
Fort Dodge. The Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church will again provide
a homemade ice cream and cake
social starting at 6:30 p.m.
Persons attending the concert are
reminded to bring their own lawn
chairs, since no seating is provided.
Music of the circus will be
featured.
Paul Bloomquist, director of bands
at Iowa Central Community College,
will narrate the well-known poem,
“Casey at the Bat.” This poem was
first published in the late 1800’s.
The musical version of this famous
story was first performed in 2001 by
the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and
was later arranged for wind ensemble
and performed by the U.S. Marine
Band in Washington D.C. Paul lives
on the family farm near Dayton and
previously taught in the MansonNorthwest Webster district.
Tim Miller, Humboldt Middle
School band director, will be featured
on “The Toy Trumpet” by Raymond
Scott. This song, released in 1937, is
described as “a rhythm novelty,” and
will delight listeners.
A classical offering on the program
will be the “William Tell Overture,”
from the opera of the same name.
Written by the Italian composer,
Gioacchino Rossini in 1829, this
music includes some of the most
familiar music used on radio and
television.
Audience members
will recognize many of the themes,
especially the finale. Conductor
Jimmerson says, “You’ll just have to
attend to hear the thrilling conclusion
of this overture!”
In case of inclement or threatening
weather at concert time, the program
may be cancelled.
Science of Parenting:
Dealing with peer pressure
By Donna Donald,
Lori Hayungs, and
Laura Sternweis
Everyone is going, all the kids
sneak candy into the theatre and no
one else has to be home by 11 p.m.
When kids are facing peer pressure,
how should parents respond? Family
life specialists offer suggestions in
the Science of Parenting blog from
Iowa State University Extension
and Outreach.
“Everyone really isn’t going
to the party or staying out late
or whatever else your child may
claim,” said family life specialist
Donna Donald. “But kids of all
ages may find peer pressure hard to
resist.”
“Often kids give in to peer
pressure because they want to be
liked; they want to have friends
and be part of a group,” said family
life specialist Lori Hayungs. “Kids
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may be afraid that others will make
fun of them if they are different or
don’t go along with what’s being
said or done. Sometimes kids give
in to peer pressure because they
want to try something new and are
braver in a group.”
Donald and Hayungs will take
a close look at the positive and
negative aspects of peer pressure.
They will offer ideas on how parents
can help their children maintain
friends while learning how to resist
pressure and also standing up for
what they believe is right.
Learn more from tips on the
blog throughout the month and in
a four-minute podcast. Through
the Science of Parenting, www.
scienceofparenting.org,
ISU
Extension and Outreach specialists
share and discuss research-based
information and resources to help
parents rear their children. Parents
can join in the conversation and
share thoughts and experiences, as
well as how they handle parenting
responsibilities.
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Blue
Godden-Blue wedding
Bridget Godden of Welcome, Minn., daughter of Curt and Peggy Godden
of Welcome, and Doug Blue of Trimont, Minn., son of Tom and Barb Hamer
and the late Donald Blue, all of Eagle Grove, Iowa, were married on Saturday,
June 14, 2014, at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Welcome, by Pastor
Wayne Fritzinger.
The bride’s Matron of Honor was Cara Sinn, sister of the bride, from
Trimont.
The groom’s Best Man was Randy Taylor, best friend of the groom, also
from Trimont.
The groom is a graduate of Eagle Grove High School and Buena Vista
University, Storm Lake. This fall will mark his 34th year of teaching in the
Martin County West School District in Trimont.
The bride is a graduate of Welcome High School, Welcome, and South
Central Tech in Jackson, Minn. She is the third generation and current owner
of Welcome TV Sales & Service in Welcome, Minn.
The couple is residing in Trimont, Minn.
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Praise & worshiP
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Eagle Grove
Pastor Heather Dorr
448-4701
DIAL-A-DEVOTION: 448-3355
http://www.eaglegroveumc.org
SUNDAY:
10:30 a.m. Worship Service
11:30 a.m. Fellowship Hour
NO Sunday School
GOLDFIELD UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Pastor Christina M. Perkins
Goldfield, Ph: 515-825-3754
THURSDAY:
9-11:30 a.m. Pastor at Goldfield
11:30 a.m. Soup and Scripture
6-8 p.m. Support/Recovery Group at
Crossroads
SUNDAY:
9 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Worship
5:30-7 p.m. CHAOS
MONDAY:
9 a.m.-Noon Pastor Christina at
Goldfield
TUESDAY:
Renwick
WEDNESDAY:
Renwick
GOLDFIELD UNITED
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. Sara Hill, Pastor
220 E. Oak St.
Goldfield, Ph: 515-825-3581
[email protected]
www.goldfieldupc.com
THURSDAY:
9:15 a.m. TOPS #IA 1348, Goldfield,
(Take Off Pounds Sensibly), weigh-in
and meeting. Use southeast door. New
members always welcome!!
5:30-7 p.m. Support & Recovery for
Youth, Crossroads
7-8 p.m. Support & Recovery for
Adults, Crossroads
SUNDAY:
11:30 a.m. Fellowship Coffee, East
Room
WEDNESDAY:
3 p.m. Summer Story-Time, East Room
6:30 p.m. Book Club, Rose Room
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Dr. Fran Pettigrew
Eagle Grove, Ph: 448-4612
SUNDAY:
8:30 a.m. Sunday School
9:30 a.m. Fellowship
10 a.m. Worship Service
TUESDAY:
10 a.m. Bible Study
HOLMES BAPTIST CHURCH
2137 Hancock Ave.
Holmes, Iowa
Zach Fischer, Pastor
SUNDAY:
6 p.m. Evening Service
WEDNESDAY:
7 p.m. Prayer Meeting
7 p.m. Souled Out - Youth Group
7 p.m. Kids Club for ages 4 to 6thgrade
EAGLE GROVE
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
(CONGREGATIONAL)
Ph: 448-3584
Everyone is Welcome!
Building fully
Accessible to the Disabled
Pastor Jim Cunningham
SATURDAY:
5 p.m. New Hope Lutheran Church
SUNDAY:
9:30 a.m. Worship
10:30 a.m. Fellowship
GRACE EVANGELICAL FREE
CHURCH
Ph: 448-5414
Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.
Sunday School - 10:45 a.m.
www.graceefc.com
SOUTH ENES LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Pastor Susan Stone
205 Johnson Street
Vincent
515-293-2965
FRIDAY:
9 a.m. Gather Bible Study at the
Family Table (3rd Friday of the month)
SUNDAY:
9 a.m. Sunday School
10 a.m. Worship
SACRED HEART
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Fr. Jerry Blake
THURSDAY:
8 a.m. Mass, at Sacred Heart, Eagle
Grove
9 a.m. Sewing Mission at Sacred Heart,
Eagle Grove
SATURDAY: BABY NEEDS
WEEKEND
4 p.m. Mass at St. John, Clarion
GOLDFIELD
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536 N. Main
Goldfield, IA 50542
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8 p.m. Mass in Spanish at St. John,
Clarion
SUNDAY: BABY NEEDS WEEKEND
8 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart, Eagle
Grove
10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Francis, Belmond
6 p.m. Cluster Faith Formation
Commission at St. John, Clarion
TUESDAY:
9:30 a.m. Rosary at South Rotary
Senior Living at Eagle Grove
10 a.m. Rosary at North Rotary Senior
Living at Eagle Grove
7 p.m. cluster Fall Festival Planning at
St. John, Clarion
WEDNESDAY:
10 a.m. Cluster Staff Meeting at St.
John, Clarion
THURSDAY:
8 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart, Eagle
Grove
6 p.m. Cluster Liturgy Meeting at St.
John, Clarion
SAMUEL EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Pastor Rich Taylor
FRIDAY:
9 a.m. Bible Study
5 p.m. Wedding Rehearsal
SATURDAY:
3:30 p.m. Wedding
SUNDAY:
8:30 a.m. Worship
MONDAY:
5:30 p.m. Deacons
6 p.m. Council
WEDNESDAY:
9:30 a.m. Mary/Martha
THURSDAY:
10 a.m. Pastors’ Prayer
HOLMES EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Pastor Rich Taylor
Holmes
FRIDAY:
9 a.m. Bible Study
SUNDAY:
10 a.m. Worship with the Sahas
11:30 a.m. Fellowship & meal at Pizza
Ranch in Clarion
WEDNESDAY:
11 a.m. Home Circle Outing
THURSDAY:
10 a.m. Pastors’ Prayer
NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Pastor Susan Stone
1115 SW 2nd
Eagle Grove
515-603-6151
FRIDAY:
9 a.m. Gather Bible Study at the
Family Table (3rd Friday of the month)
SATURDAY:
5 p.m. Worship Service
A Congregation of ELCA
ULLENSVANG LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Pastor Darryl Landsverk
Thor
SUNDAY:
11 a.m. Worship
WEDNESDAY:
2 p.m. Sarah Circle
7:30 p.m. Lois Circle
LAKE LUTHERAN CHURCH
GOLDFIELD
LCMC
Lutheran Congregations in Mission
for Christ
Pastor Truman Larson
SUNDAY:
9 a.m. Worship
MT. CALVARY LUTHERAN
CHURCH—LC-MS
EAGLE GROVE
Pastor Mark Peterson
Ph: 515-448-4668
SUNDAY:
EAGLE GROVE EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
615 SW 2nd Street
Eagle Grove, Iowa
Pastor Jason Cooper
Phone: 515-448-3697
www.eaglegrovelutheran.com
THURSDAY:
9 a.m. Sew & Do Days
10 a.m. EGAMA
1:15 p.m. Communion - Rotary Senior
Living North
2 p.m. Communion - Rotary Senior
Living South
SATURDAY:
9 a.m. Men’s Bible Study at EGELC
SUNDAY:
9 a.m. Worship
10 a.m. Fellowship Coffee
5:30 p.m. Worship
MONDAY:
5:30 p.m. Worship on Cable – CH12
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510 S. Jackson
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday,
1 – 3 p.m.
Helping Families in Need!
Fri., July 11: Liver and onions
OR beef patty, boiled potatoes with
gravy, mixed vegetables, peach
crisp, and orange juice.
Mon., July 14: Porcupine
meatballs,
mashed
potatoes,
Brussels sprouts, and strawberries
and bananas.
Tues., July 15: Crunchy pollock,
potato wedges, peas, chocolate
cream pie, and raspberry lemonade.
Wed., July 16: Ham loaf, roasted
red potatoes, California blend, and
raisin rice pudding.
Thurs., July 17: Cheeseburger,
whole wheat bun, Sante Fe corn,
baby carrots, plums, and orange
juice.
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dishes if you have meals delivered.
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Obituaries/Flashbacks
We remember Our lOved Ones
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Jerry Carlson, 64, Mason City
Jerry Carlson, 64, of Mason City,
Iowa, died Sunday, June 15, 2014,
at Mercy Medical Center—North
Iowa. Per his wishes his body was
cremated. Private family services
will be held at a later date. Inurnment
will take place in the Glenwood
Cemetery in Goldfield, Iowa.
Memorials may be directed to the
Jerry Carlson memorial fund in care
of the family. Online condolences
may be left for the family at www.
majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Jerry was born June 12, 1950,
in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the son of
Birdsall and Dorothy (Spangler)
Carlson.
He graduated from
Goldfield High School in 1968, and
continued his education at Iowa
State University in Ames, Iowa.
Jerry then moved to Connecticut
where he attended Culinary School
at Yale University. He loved to
cook and worked as a Chef for many
years. Jerry also worked at Firestone
Complete Auto Care in Des Moines,
Iowa for seven years before making
his home in Mason City.
Jerry is survived by his mother:
Dorothy Buss of Mason City; two
sisters: Donna Flumerfelt and
husband, Don, of Eagle Grove,
Iowa, and Emogene Carlson of Olin,
Iowa; one brother: Ole Carlson and
wife, Janice, of Hampton, Minn.
He is also survived by numerous
aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
father and his grandparents.
Major Erickson Funeral Home
& Crematory of Mason City was in
charge of arrangements.
Nancy Hamer, 72, Woolstock
Nancy Hamer, 72, of Woolstock,
died Sunday, July 6, 2014, at Van
Diest Medical Center in Webster
City. Memorial services will be held
at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, at
Foster Funeral and Cremation Center
with Rev. Jeff Flagg, officiating.
Nancy Kay Casky, daughter of
Lloyd Casky, was born September
10, 1941, in Webster City. She
graduated from Lincoln High in
1959. On October 15, 1961, she
married Kenneth C. Hamer in
Webster City. The couple resided
in Woolstock.
Over the years
Nancy had worked at Webster City
Products, Casey’s General Store in
Eagle Grove and Webster City, and
Swine Graphics.
Nancy is survived by her husband
of 52 years, Kenneth; children,
Robin Hamer of Woolstock, Michael
Hamer of Kansas City, Mo.; sister,
Patty Rink of Woolstock; brotherin-law, Max Hamer of Woolstock;
several nieces and nephews; and her
faithful dog, Remington.
She was preceded in death by her
father.
Nancy enjoyed reading, genealogy,
and watching television.
Write a personal tribute for
the Hamer family at www.
fosterfuneralandcremation.com.
Foster Funeral and Cremation
Center of Webster City is in charge
of arrangements.
Flashbacks
Week of July 10
them to: [email protected]
50 Years Ago
Direct dial telephone
service will begin between
Clarion and Dows at the end
of July or the beginning of
August.
Eagle Grove State Bank
installs a new electronic
bookkeeping machine. It will
be used to post depositor’s
accounts and is “virtually
foolproof.”
Lettuce is two heads for
$.29 at Cal’s Super Valu.
25 Years Ago
Dan Carrigan joines Eagle
Grove police force.
Shawn Angell elected
FBLA
national
vice
president,
Kris Davis and Nancy
Mickelson, Iowa Central
General
surgeon
Yard and Garden:
Growing successful summer squash joins the
By Richard Jauron and
team
Greg Wallace
The summer months are the
perfect time to enjoy summer squash
from the garden, but successful
growers must clear hurdles to gain
a bountiful harvest. Here are some
tips from Iowa State University
Extension and Outreach on the best
ways to have a fruitful summer
squash crop this year, with help from
ISU Extension horticulturists. To
have additional questions answered,
contact the ISU Hortline at 515-2943108 or [email protected].
My summer squash are
flowering heavily, but aren’t
producing many fruit. Why?
Squash and other vine crops are
monoecious. Monoecious plants
have separate male and female
flowers on the same plant. Male
and female flowers are similar
in appearance. However, female
flowers have small, immature fruit
at their base. Pollen is transferred
from the male to the female flowers
by bees and other pollinators. When
properly pollinated and fertilized,
the female flowers develop into
fruit. The first flowers to appear
on squash and other vine crops are
predominately male. As a result,
fruit production is poor when plants
Nancy Hamer
begin to flower. The squash plants
should start producing a good crop
within a few weeks as the number of
female flowers increases.
Poor weather and the use of
insecticides can also affect fruit set
on vine crops. Cold, rainy weather
during bloom reduces bee activity.
Fewer bees visiting the garden
results in poor pollination and poor
fruit set. Apply insecticides in the
garden only when necessary to avoid
harming bees and other pollinators.
The fruit on my summer squash
begin to grow, but quickly turn
brown and rot. Why?
The rotting of the small squash
fruit could be due to poor pollination
or blossom-end rot.
For squash fruit to develop fully,
bees and other pollinators must
transport pollen from the male
flowers to the female flowers. If
the female flowers aren’t pollinated
properly, the fruit will begin to grow
and then suddenly shrivel up and
die. Bees and other pollinators are
less active in rainy weather. Rainy
weather could be responsible for
poor pollination and rotting of the
small fruit. Drier weather conditions
should increase pollinator activity. To
prevent the destruction of honey bees
and other pollinators, avoid spraying
plants with insecticides during
bloom. If spraying during bloom is
necessary, apply insecticides late in
the evening when the honey bees
have quit foraging for the day.
Blossom-end rot is a physiological
disorder that occurs on tomatoes,
peppers, eggplant and summer
squash. On zucchini and other
summer squash, the blossom end of
the fruit begins to rot and within a
short time the entire fruit has rotted.
Blossom-end rot is caused by a lack
of calcium in the developing fruit. In
most cases, there is no need to apply
calcium to the soil. Try to maintain
an even moisture supply by watering
once a week during dry weather.
Also, do not over-fertilize plants.
Uneven moisture supplies and
excessive nitrogen inhibit calcium
uptake.
When should I harvest my
summer squash?
Harvest zucchini and other longfruited summer squash when the fruit
are 1½ to 2 inches in diameter and 6
to 8 inches long. Scalloped types are
best when 3 to 5 inches in diameter.
Fruit should have soft skins (rinds)
that are easy to puncture with a
fingernail. Seeds should be soft and
edible. Harvest plants frequently for
continuous production.
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We would like to welcome
Paul Conte, M.D. to Iowa Specialty
Hospital’s Surgery Program. Dr.
Conte is joining Bhoompally Reddy,
M.D., F.A.C.S. in General Surgery.
Dr. Conte received his Doctor
of Medicine degree in 1994 from
Oregon Health Sciences University in
Portland. He completed his residency
in 1999 at the UW Hospital and
Clinics in Madison, Wisconsin and
stayed on to complete his fellowship,
a two-year sub-specialty training in
cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.
Dr. Conte is board certified by
the American Board of Surgery,
American Board of Thoracic
Surgery, and American Board of
Independent Medical Examiners.
He is a member of the Iowa Medical
Society, American Medical Society,
and the Iowa Society of Thoracic
Surgeons.
Dr. Conte will be available to
start seeing patients in both Belmond
and Clarion. Please call 844-4744321 to schedule your appointment
today.
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Community College nursing
students, finsh first in the
national competition of
medical skills and leadership
of the Health Occupations
Studetns of America (HOSA)
in Salt Lake City, Utah.
City Council approves four
percent pay hike for city
employees.
Lady
Eagles
softball
capture Garner Tournament
title.
10 Years Ago
Rotary Club announces
official name of new wellness
center as Wright MEdica
Wellness center.
Amy Keller of Clarion is
crowned the Wright County
Fair Queen.
Gazebo Park schedule
shows four Concert in the
Park events for the summer
- the Heinemann Family,
Boone River Band, Eagle
Grove Bronze, and 4Joy
vocal group.
Kayla Mammen named
state finalist in National
American
Miss
State
Pageant.
5 Years Ago
Stae Treasurer Michael
Fitzgerald awarded a $1,000
college savings bond to Eagle
Grove baby Hannah Snider,
courtesy of the College
Savings Iowa BABY 529
Giveaway.
Chelsea Erickson ended her
final home game of softball
as a senior with her second
home run of the season,
defeating Algona.
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Public Notice/ArouNd the AreA
PUBLIC NOTICE
Supervisors Minutes
SUPERVISORS
Conservation Board for a 5-year term to expire
Helgevold, to approve Resolution 2014-13 on
June 30, 2014
June 30, 2019. Motion carried.
inter-fund operating transfers for next fiscal
Chairman Rasmussen called the regular
Appointed Watne and Helgevold to cash
year. By roll call vote: Ayes: Watne, Helgevold,
meeting of the Wright County Supervisors
count on July 1, 2014, at 8:30 a.m. Motion
and Rasmussen; Nays: None. Resolution
to order at 9 a.m. Members present were
carried.
2014-13 duly passed and reads as follows.
Rasmussen, Watne, and Helgevold.
Eldon Rossow, MER Engineering, Inc.,
RESOLUTION #2014-13
Minutes of the previous regular meeting of
presented information on DD #39. He began
RESOLUTION FOR INTERFUND
June 23, 2014, were read and approved.
by handing out some maps and cost estimates
OPERATING TRANSFERS
Approved claims for payment.
of an improvement. He went on to explain that
WHEREAS, according to Section 331.432
Motion by Watne, and seconded by
the land south of Drainage District No. 39 has
of the Code of Iowa, the Board of Supervisors
Helgevold, to approve the cancelling of the
approximately 26.9 acres draining surface
shall authorize inter-fund transfers.
28E agreement with Humboldt, Pocahontas,
water into said district, and approximately 40
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by
and Wright County Social Services to share
acres being drained by tile into the district.
the Wright County Board of Supervisors that
a director to administer their respective Social
The land was not included in the district due to
the Auditor be authorized to make quarterly
Services Departments and have the chairman
the railroad. When a wetland was established,
transfers of funds during the 2014-2015 budget
sign the letter requesting cancelling. Motion
some tile was plugged and caused an old clay
year, not to exceed the following amounts:
carried.
tile to blow out and cause areas of the property
From
To
Amount
Brad Leckrone presented his letter of
to the south of the Anderson property to drown
General Basic Secondary Roads $132,326
resignation effective July 25, 2014, as
out because of water draining from Anderson’s
Rural Basic
Secondary Roads $1,637,027
the Director for the Mental Health and
property.
Passed and approved on this 30th day of
Developmental Disabilities.
Motion by Rasmussen, and seconded by
June, 2014.
Watne, to continue next week with a Resolution
Motion by Helgevold, and seconded by
Helgevold, to amend the 28E agreement with
of Necessity for DD #39 for annexation of land
Rasmussen, to approve Resolution 2014-14 on
Humboldt County concerning the Targeted
into DD #39 and appoint an Engineer. Motion
appropriating money to specific departments
Case Management to change the termination
carried.
for next fiscal year.
By roll call vote: Ayes:
language and sign the letter in requesting the
Held discussion about the directive
Watne, Helgevold, and Rasmussen; Nays:
amendment. Motion carried.
regarding 2014 administration of disabled
None. Resolution 2014-14 duly passed and
veteran tax credit claims.
Another topic
reads as follows.
Helgevold, to sign the amended 28E agreement
discussed was the Home Base Iowa program
RESOLUTION 2014-14
with Humboldt County. Motion carried.
targeted towards Veterans. Brad Hicks, Wright
RESOLUTION TO APPROPRIATE MONEY
Motion by Helgevold, and seconded
County Economic Development Director, is
FOR FY 2014-2015
by Rasmussen, to now terminate the 28E
requesting that Wright County become a Home
WHERAS, on March 03, 2014, the Wright
agreement with Humboldt County in providing
Base Iowa Community. There are four main
County Board of Supervisors did adopt the
joint Targeted Case Management. Motion
criteria to become a Home Base Community.
County Budget for FY 2014-2015; and
carried.
1. Need 10% of the businesses to participate.
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors shall
2. Community develops its own welcome/
appropriate the amounts deemed necessary
Helgevold, to appoint Melissa Hill as the
incentive package for veterans. 3. Community
for each of the county officers and departments
interim Disability Coordinator, General
prominently display the Home Base Iowa
during the ensuing fiscal year, as provided by
Assistance Director, Substance Abuse and
Community designation. 4. Community obtains
Section 331.434(6) of the Code of Iowa.
Case Management Director position and post
a resolution of support from the appropriate
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by
the position as per the employee handbook.
local governing body. Hicks will work with
the Wright County Board of Supervisors that
Motion carried.
businesses in Wright County to update them
the following amounts are hereby appropriated
on the program.
to the various county offices and departments
Helgevold, to appoint Tom Thompson to the
for FY 2014-2015:
GENERAL
GENERAL
MH-DD
RURAL
SECONDARY
MISC.
DEBT
BUDGET
BASIC
SUPP
FUND
SERVICES
ROADS
FUND
SERVICE
2014/2015
Supervisors
720,501
18,800
1,945,377
2,684,678
Auditor
262,880
97,725
360,605
Treasurer
351,465
33,794
385,259
Attorney
217,996
23,285
241,281
Sheriff
593,740
92,115
283,167
1,050
970,072
Clerk of Court
100
100
Recorder
212,941
23,712
5,000
241,653
Jail
497,427
255,057
34,100
786,584
Drainage Admin
40,718
40,718
Emerg. Medical
3,000
3,000
P&Z
13,880
1,708
15,588
Hospice
664,535
66,341
7,000
737,876
Law Enforcement
10,146
10,146
Sanitarian
58,101
5,179
63,280
Secondary Rds
5,258,000
5,258,000
Veterans Affairs
85,085
6,010
91,095
Conservation
465,396
37,605
300,000
803,001
Public Health
1,806,821
685,984
20,200
2,513,005
General Relief
68,845
21,159
90,004
Human Services
11,075
11,075
Substance Abuse
35,000
35,000
Transportation
604,183
21,764
625,947
Drivers License
57,851
6,324
64,175
District Court
50,000
17,000
67,000
Economic Dev.
122,675
11,315
56,900
190,890
Economic Dev.
217,480
217,480
Tourism/Hist. Pres.
6,645
6,645
Professional Bldg
99,393
99,393
General Services
275,711
12,940
288,651
Data Processing
164,159
164,159
223,122
Case Mgmt
223,122
Mental Health
753,696
753,696
Non-Departmental
330,591
330,591
TOTAL
7,404,760
1,472,817
976,818
2,228,544
5,258,000
702,239
330,591
18,373,769
Passed and approved on this 30th day of
Rasmussen, to approve the fireworks permits
carries.
June, 2014.
for: Karl Helgevold, Marcia McMurray, Larry
Rick Rasmussen, Chairman
Bailey, and Virginia Butler. Motion carried
Wright County Board of Supervisors
Watne, to approve the certified salaries for
with Helgevold abstaining from the vote on his
Betty Ellis, Wright County Auditor
Wright County employees for the 2014-15
permit application. Motion carried.
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fiscal year. Motion carried.
Helgevold to adjourn the meeting. Motion
PUBLIC NOTICE
Eagle Grove Community School Minutes of Special Meeting
EAGLE GROVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
DISTRICT
EAGLE GROVE, IOWA 50533
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2014
CALL TO ORDER:
The Eagle Grove
Community School District Board of Education
met in special session on Monday, June 30,
2014, at 12:00 PM in the board meeting room
at the Emerson Building in Eagle Grove with
President Jon Rowen presiding. Members
present were:
Directors Crail, Halverson,
Manues, and Schope. Secretary Pohlman
was also present. Superintendent Toliver was
absent.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
Motion by
Director Schope, seconded by Director Crail,
to approve the agenda. The motion carried.
Ayes:
Crail, Halverson, Rowen, Manues,
Schope. Nays: None.
BILLS:
Motion by Director Halverson,
seconded by Director Schope, to approve
the bill list. The motion carried. Ayes: Crail,
Halverson, Rowen, Manues, Schope. Nays:
None.
RESIGNATIONS:
Motion by Director
Halverson, seconded by Director Manues,
to approve rescinding resignation from Vicki
Anderson as elem custodian and to approve
a resignation from Genell Lyman as teacher
associate. The motion carried. Ayes: Crail,
Halverson, Rowen, Manues, Schope. Nays:
None.
CONTRACTS: Motion by Director Crail,
seconded by Director Schope, to approve
contracts with Dianne Reiland as HS Lead
Secretary/Office Manager and with Teresa
Schuchmann as HS Secretary. The motion
carried. Ayes:
Crail, Halverson, Rowen,
Manues, Schope. Nays: None.
BIDS FROM OLDSON PLUMBING: Motion
by Director Schope, seconded by Director
Manues, to approve bids from Oldson Plumbing
to replace water piping at the MS. The motion
carried. Ayes:
Crail, Halverson, Rowen,
Manues, Schope. Nays: None.
ICCC POLYCOM GRANT SUPPORT:
Motion by Director Halverson, seconded by
Director Manues, to approve authorizing the
grant application. The motion carried. Ayes:
Crail, Halverson, Rowen, Manues, Schope.
Nays: None.
28E AGREEMENT WITH ICCC: Motion by
Director Crail, seconded by Director Manues,
to approve the 28-E Contract with Iowa Central
Community College for Project Earlybird
Concurrent Enrollment Courses for 2014-2015.
The motion carried. Ayes: Crail, Halverson,
Rowen, Manues, Schope. Nays: None.
ADJOURN: Upon a motion to adjourn by
Director Manues, and a second by Director
Halverson, the meeting was declared
adjourned.
GENERAL FUND BILLS FOR APPROVAL JUNE 30, 2014
AEA 8, registration fees .......................... 95.00
Alt, Alana, mtg exp reimb....................... 112.37
Amazon, supplies .................................. 878.33
App Store, SINA supplies ................... 1,075.00
Apple, supplies ................................... 3,644.00
Arnold Motor Supply, repair parts .......... 233.58
Axtell, Denise, meeting exp reimb ........... 44.45
Bomgaars, supplies ............................... 671.99
Capstone, supplies ................................ 821.58
Central Iowa Dist, paper products
& repairs............................................ 558.77
Culligan, supplies .................................... 10.00
Discount School Supply, supplies.......... 867.73
Eagle Grove Schools, wires for June ...... 30.00
Eagle’s Wings, lunches for students
& staff ................................................ 556.45
Erickson, Joe, meeting expense reimb.... 46.46
Everson, Karissa, meeting exp. reimb ..... 34.92
Fareway, supplies .................................. 179.50
Fitness Finders, supplies ....................... 143.13
Fort Dodge Schools, open
enrollment ................................... 21,003.50
Goldfield Access Network, telephone
service............................................ 2,311.50
Hawkeye West Pest Control, monthly
service............................................... 115.00
Heartland AEA, registration fees ........... 100.00
Herrington, Jeanne, meeting exp. reimb . 66.41
Hill, Marla, meeting exp ........................... 45.91
Hot Lunch Fund, supplies for
Cinco de Mayo .................................. 697.70
ICDA, registration fees .......................... 295.00
Iowa One Call, locating notices ............... 24.30
Jaymar, supplies .................................... 346.76
Jeske, Scott, supplies reimb .................... 39.99
Legvold, Laurie, mtg exp reimb ............... 51.28
Lenane, Jennifer, meeting exp reimb ...... 56.55
Martin Bros., housekeeping coop ............ 62.55
Menards, supplies ................................. 950.67
Meyer, Terry, meeting exp reimb ............. 37.60
MidAmerican, utilities.......................... 8,419.56
MNJ, supplies ........................................ 257.11
Osborn, Stacy, meeting expense reimb... 52.49
Quill, supplies .......................................... 43.99
Really Good Stuff, supplies ................... 242.72
Rieman Music, supplies/repairs............. 438.63
Scholastic, supplies ............................ 4,782.56
School Bus Sales, repair parts ................ 43.34
Large selection
of all occasion
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65¢
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School Specialty, supplies .................... 630.22
SEI, supplies.......................................... 235.00
Siebersma, Jeff, mileage reimb ............. 153.51
Starfall, SINA supplies ............................. 66.00
SU, repairs............................................. 437.19
T & D, bus repair ................................... 335.02
Toliver, Jess, mileage and mtg reimb ...... 36.79
Trash Man, monthly service .................. 693.00
W & H, fuel ......................................... 1,860.89
Webster City Schools, open enrollment
& mtg exp ..................................... 32,735.32
Xerox, color copies ............................ __158.10
$87,829.42
MANAGEMENT FUND BILLS FOR
APPROVAL - JUNE 30, 2014
General Fund, health insurance
for retirees .................................. $27,166.00
PPEL FUND BILLS FOR APPROVAL JUNE 30, 2014
BLI Lighting, HS gym lights .............. 10,260.16
Central Iowa Dist, refinish gym floors . 5,123.00
Global Industrial, shelving .................. 1,620.10
Roto-Rooter, pipe inspection ................. 220.00
Woolstock Equip, mower repairs ....... __509.88
$17,733.14
ADDITIONAL PAY TO EMPLOYEES
FOR 2013-2014
Summer Connections ......................... 1,100.00
Infinite Campus Training ........................ 462.93
ESL Summer School .......................... 1087.50
Summer School .................................. 1,289.97
Instrumental Lessons ............................ 817.95
MS Aud Technicians/Accomp ............. 1,115.63
Referees/Umpires/Line Judges .......... 3,120.00
Mowing FB Field .................................... 250.00
MS Girl/Guy Talk.................................... 800.00
Mentors............................................. 18,600.00
Office Help ............................................... 49.75
Extra Teaching Time ........................... 2,163.20
Summer Spec Ed Work - New Teacher . 918.75
Student Extra Curr - Extra Staff Time ...... 20.13
Teacher Quality Committee .............. 18,078.55
Translators ............................................. 428.70
Homework Hall ................................... 1,390.22
Home School Assistance ....................... 130.00
Transportation by Teachers/
Custodians ................................... _1,401.00
$53,224.28
Reports and documents considered by the
Board at this meeting are on file in the Board
Secretary’s office, 448-4749, Monday through
Friday, 8 a.m - 4 p.m.
Jon Rowen, Board President
Teresa Pohlman, Board Secretary
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PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
SUPERVISORS
June 23, 2014
Chairman Rasmussen called the regular
meeting of the Wright County Supervisors
to order at 9 a.m. Members present were
Rasmussen, Watne, and Helgevold.
Minutes of the previous regular meeting of
June 16, 2014, were read and approved.
Approved claims for payment.
Adam Clemons, Wright County Engineer,
gave an update on the flooding from last week
Monday. There were some homes evacuated
near Belmond and many miles of gravel roads
were closed to thru traffic due to water over
the road. The Board of Supervisors filed an
Emergency Declaration and will execute
the expenditure of emergency funds from all
available sources, the invoking of mutual aid
agreements, and apply to the State of Iowa for
Assistance.
Helgevold, to approve the fireworks permits
for: Gary Groves, Henry Shriver, Evelyn
Keller, Lake Cornelia Association, and Kirby
Amonson. Motion carried.
Bruce Lindner, Wright County Conservation
Director, requested to transfer unexpended
funds from his budget from General Basic to
Conservation Reserve fund to set aside for
the construction of a restroom facility. Motion
by Watne, and seconded by Helgevold, to
approve the transfer of funds of $32,000.00.
Motion carried.
Andy Yackle with Buildings and Grounds,
presented courthouse projects that should
be looked at and projects that he would like to
have considered. The roof of the courthouse
needs to have some shingles replaced and/
or all new shingles put on. Yackle would also
like to have the Board consider updating the
courtrooms on the 2nd floor. There was then
a motion by Rasmussen, and seconded by
Helgevold, to approve Resolution 2014-15 on
the transfer of funds by transferring $80,000
from General Basic to Capital Projects for
repair of the courthouse. By roll call vote:
Ayes: Helgevold, Watne, and Rasmussen;
Nays: None. Resolution 2014-15 duly passed
and reads as follows:
RESOLUTION #2014-15
RESOLUTION FOR INTERFUND
OPERATING TRANSFERS
WHEREAS, according to Section 331.432
of the Code of Iowa, the Board of Supervisors
shall authorize inter-fund transfers.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED
by the Wright County Board of Supervisors
that the Auditor be authorized the transfer of
funds during the 2013-2014 budget year, not
to exceed the following amounts:
From
To
Amount
General Basic Conservation
Reserve
$32,000.00
General Basic Capital Projects $80,000.00
These moneys are to be used for the future
restroom shower facility at Lake Cornelia
and the capital projects for repair work to the
courthouse.
Passed and approved on this 23rd day of
June, 2014.
Helgevold, to approve the contract with Holland
Contracting on the DD #33 improvement
project. Motion carried.
Reviewed the improvement petition on DD
#93 to investigate the possibility of replacing
and extending district tile with larger tile to
improve drainage coefficient.
Motion by
Watne, and seconded by Helgevold, to appoint
McClure Engineering to investigate DD #93
improvement. Motion carried.
Bob Powers with Paradigm Benefits
presented the Dentist Market Survey for
Wright County. Currently the county has Met
Life Dental. By changing to Lincoln Dental,
there will be a savings of about $22,175 per
year to the county. Motion by Rasmussen,
and seconded by Helgevold, to change dental
insurance over to Lincoln Dental effective
August 1, 2014. Motion carried.
Held continued discussion on the
amendment to the 28E Agreement with Iowa
Specialty Hospital. Iowa Specialty Hospital
requested another change and Supervisor
Helgevold requested that a maximum per
claim amount should be left in. There was
then a motion by Helgevold, and seconded
by Rasmussen, to leave section 6b. to remain
same stating: Ambulance transfers for mental
health services shall not be covered by this
agreement. And, to add in section 6c, “Such
reimbursement shall be limited to a maximum
of $1,000.00 per individual claim,” and then
have the Chairman sign. Motion carried.
On the agenda was Senator Guth and
Representative Rayhons, however, this had
to be cancelled since Rayhons was unable
to attend due to a last minute change in
scheduling. This will be placed on the agenda
again at a later date.
At 2 p.m., the Board met with Brad Leckrone,
CSS Administrator, and Melissa Hill. Leckrone
updated the Board that he is resigning and
discussed the future of Case Management
program for Wright County and the Mental
Health system. A conference call was made
with Aaron McHone, Executive Director with
Berryhill Center. The topic centered around
the possibility of a sub-contract under Berryhill
Center to work with the Wright County Case
Management program.
No decision was
made at this time.
Helgevold, to adjourn the meeting. Motion
carried.
Rick Rasmussen, Chairman
Wright County Board of Supervisors
Betty Ellis, Wright County Auditor
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NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF
APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT
WRIGHT COUNTY
PROBATE NO. ESPR016430
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
MARY JANE TILGHMAN, DECEASED
TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN
THE ESTATE OF MARY JANE TILGHMAN,
DECEASED, WHO DIED ON OR ABOUT MAY
5, 2014:
You are hereby notified that on the 27th day
of June, 2014, the last will and testament of Mary
Jane Tilghman, deceased, bearing date of the
10th day of October, 2008, Codicil to Last Will
and Testament of Mary Jane Tilghman dated
October 28, 2013, was admitted to probate
in the above-named court, and that Security
Savings Bank, Lindsay Morgan - Trust Officer
was appointed executor of the estate. Any
action to set aside the will must be brought in
the district court of said county within the latter
to occur of four months from the date of the
second publication of this notice or one month
from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs
of the decedent and devisees under the will,
whose identities are reasonably ascertainable,
or thereafter be forever barred.
Notice is further given that all persons
indebted to the estate are requested to make
immediate payment to the undersigned, and
creditors having claims against the estate shall
file them with the clerk of the above-named
court, as provided by law, duly authenticated,
for allowance, and unless so filed by the latter to
occur of four months from the second publication
of this notice or one month from the date of the
mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed
or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.
Dated this 6th day of June, 2014.
Lindsay Morgan, Trust Officer
Executor of estate
Security Savings Bank
206 West Broadway
Lynn Collins Seaba
Dani L. Eisentrager, ICIS PIN No:
AT0008960
Attorney for Executor
Eisentrager Law Office
109 S. Commercial
P.O. Box 346
Date of second publication: 10th day of July,
2014.
Wk.27,28
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATOR AND NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT
IN AND FOR WRIGHT COUNTY
PROBATE NO. 02991 ESPRO16429
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
GLORIA DEE MORGAN, DECEASED.
TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN
THE ESTATE OF GLORIA DEE MORGAN,
DECEASED, WHO DIED ON OR ABOUT THE
16TH DAY OF JUNE, 2014:
You are hereby notified that on the 23rd day
of June, 2014, the undersigned was appointed
Administrator of the estate.
Notice is hereby given that all persons
indebted to the estate are requested to make
immediate payment to the undersigned, and
creditors having claims against the estate shall
file them with the Clerk of Court of the abovenamed District Court, as provided by law,
duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless
so filed by the later to occur of four months
from the second publication of this notice or
one month from the date of the mailing of this
notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a
claim is thereafter forever barred.
Dated this 24th day of June, 2014.
Deanna Huntley
1371 130th St.
Goldfield, IA 50542
Administrator of the Estate
Lynn Collins Seaba
503 N. Main
P.O. Box 128
Goldfield, IA 50542
Attorney for the Administrator
Date of second publication: 10th day of
July, 2014.
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Pictured above is Christie Sharp of Clarion with the
Honorable Judge Paul Ahlers after being sworn in as
a new CASA volunteer for Wright County.
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New CASA volunteer takes oath
to work on behalf of children
On June 30, 2014, a new Court
Appointed
Special
Advocate
(CASA) volunteer was sworn
in by the Honorable Judge Paul
Ahlers. Shown in photo: Christie
Sharp of Clarion with District
Associate Judge Paul Ahlers. This
newly appointed advocate now joins
others with the Iowa Child Advocacy
Board program, which provides
oversight and training for the
Court Appointed Special Advocate
(CASA) Program. The Iowa Child
Advocacy Board is a member of
the National CASA Association, a
network of more than 900 CASA
programs serving children in 49
states and Washington DC.
CASA volunteers put their passion
for the well-being of children into
action. As officers of the court, they
ensure that the children’s needs are
recognized and best interests are
considered both in the courtroom
and in the community.
CASA’s are people from all walks
of life who make a commitment to
do a thorough assessment reviewing
records and talking to parents,
social workers, teachers, and others
who have knowledge of the child’s
situation. Volunteers meet with
children regularly, report to the court
their findings, stay on the case until
the children are placed in a safe,
permanent home, and the court case
is closed. “When a child is placed in
foster care, the advocate is often the
only consistent adult presence in the
child’s life,” says Crystal Engstrom,
CASA Program Coordinator.
“Too many children are forced
to go through the chaos of moving
through the child protection system
alone,” Engstrom said. “Wright
County needs more volunteers to step
up and be a voice for children who
desperately need them.” Volunteers
are assigned one case at a time, so
that child or family is the focus of
their attention and won’t fall through
the cracks of an overworked court
system.
In 2012, there were 80 confirmed
or founded cases of child abuse in
Wright County and only three CASA
volunteers to advocate for their best
interests.
In 2012, Wright County was the
third highest in the 99 Iowa counties
for confirmed cases of abuse/neglect
per capita. Thirty-four of every
1,000 children in Wright County
were confirmed victims of abuse or
neglect.
Wright County is actively seeking
volunteers to begin training. All
training is provided and no experience
is necessary. Volunteers need to have
a bit of flexibility in their schedules,
a few hours to donate each month,
must be at least 21 years of age, clear
an extensive background screening
and successfully complete 30 hours
of training.
If you are interested in learning
more about becoming a CASA
volunteer and the rewards that come
along with serving as the voice of
a child, please contact Program
Coordinator Crystal Engstrom,
Phone: 866-923-1088 or crystal.
[email protected] or visit
www.casaiowa.org.
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The changing state of
county social services:
A Conversation with Brad Leckrone
by MATT VOIGTS
[email protected]
Brad Leckrone came to Wright
County Social Services in 1998 after
a career in law enforcement. His
duties expanded to cover Humboldt
and Pocahontas Counties in 2012.
Later this month, he’ll move on
to a new career in Information
Technologies support at Next
Generation Technologies in Buffalo
Center. Before the move, Brad sat
down with the Monitor to discuss
the changes in County Social
Services throughout his career,
sketching a winding decade-anda-half tale of funding sources and
regulations shuffled among entities
and governmental levels.
“Government was not created
to be cost-efficient and effective,”
he said of the scope and challenges
of social services. “It was created to
protect life, liberty and property, and
that’s expensive.”
County social services work
with patients who have long-term
medical needs, but lack the financial
resources to pay for them.
In the early 90s, Leckrone said
the majority of support came from
the County level, where funds are
generated by property taxes. In 1996,
however, Iowa’s Governor Branstad
introduced a single-point entry
process for managed health care, a
bachelor’s level position “to manage
services, see who was eligible, and
what they could get.” This was the
position Leckrone came to in Wright
County.
Around that time, the State of
Iowa froze counties’ ability to raise
levies to support social services,
promising allowable growth would
come from the State level. It
ultimately never materialized. “Any
growth in the system, the State said
they would pay for,” he said. “And
the State didn’t. Counties started
running out of money.”
During and since this period,
medical care costs rose and more
people sought servies. With local
levies frozen and money not
forthcoming from the state level, the
federal option of Medicaid’s fund
matches – which would cover the
majority of care costs – became a
more attractive option.
At the same time, care was
moving away from institutional
settings toward more communitybased options, which was hastened
by the 1999 Olmstead decision, in
which the Supreme Court ruled
that federal funding would only
support “integrated” facilities, not
“segregated” ones. Segregated
facilities
were
traditional
‘institutions’ and a limit was set at
16 beds per facility.
The philosophy was designed to
keep people with disabilities active in
the community and to avoid exploitive
situations that often happened
behind closed doors. In March, the
New York Times ran a feature (“The
Boys in the Bunkhouse”) about
such unconscionable treatment that
occurred at a facility in Atalissa,
Iowa, where for 30 years, individuals
with mental disabilities labored
dismembering turkeys for room,
board and a nominal amount of
money. The people involved in that
situation were not supported by
social services, though would have
been eligible for them.
“What is an institution?”
Leckrone said, citing the difficulty
of caring for individuals with high
needs. “To me, it’s not the number
of people, it’s what the service
is like. Do you feel like you’re
institutionalized?”
The shift toward integrated care
has been widely regarded as a positive
move by disability rights advocates.
It meant adaptions for places like
Opportunity Village in Clear Lake
and Mosaic of North Central Iowa,
the services offered by which
Leckrone cited positively. Then as
now, quality of service has largely
depended on the skill, resources
and conscientiousness of providers
at the local level. Regulations and
expanded care, however, also came
at a trade-off: more protections
and more standardization came at
increasing costs and more work for
the dishonest and honest alike.
Various programs, service
organizations,
and
hospitals
throughout the state were reluctant
to absorb rising costs, and hired
lobbyists at the state level to advocate
for their financial interests.
“Somebody goes to the hospital,
but won’t fill out an application, so
I [as a social service worker] can’t
prove eligibility for services,” he said
of a common situation. “The patient
doesn’t pay for it, and the hospital
gets stuck with it.”
A related, ongoing back-andforth between who should cover
costs for necessary services for
citizens unable to pay can be seen
at the local level during recent
discussions amongst the County,
ambulance service, Iowa Specialty
Hospital, and Sheriff’s department
regarding to how to cover the costs
of transfers.
“Each states had different
system, but the bottom line was they
all wanted to use more of Medicaid,
where it seemed like you could
spend more without spending more,”
Leckrone said. “Even if the states
shift costs onto the federal level,
though, they’re still spending money.
There’s no free lunch.”
In recent years, Medicaid has
made moves to standardize care
and services and – in areas with low
populations and wide geographic
areas, such as Iowa – toward
‘regionalization’ or ‘decentralization’
of services. Under these plans, case
managers and workers cover larger
areas, and services are centralized
under
“umbrella”
specialist
organizations.
Leckrone likened the model to
Wal-mart’s standardization model,
suggesting that people’s variability
make them more difficult to serve
with a standard plan than goods are
to sell. “You’re trying to purchase
500 widgets instead of 5 widgets,
trying to manage based on a lower
per-capita rate,” he said, offering an
analogy. “The trick is, how do you
do that without lessening quality
of care and cheapening the people
you’re serving?”
The challenge remains ongoing.
“The goal of public ‘welfare’
funding should be to assist individuals
to achieve lives of high purpose,
deeply embedding them as a positive
part of their communities so that they
themselves and the community as a
whole can achieve both economic
and spiritual growth,” Leckrone said
in conclusion. “That is what I spent
the last 18 years trying to do.”
At their June 30 meeting, the
Supervisors thanked Leckrone for a
“job well done” doing just that.
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by AnnETTE SnyDER
MS, RD, LD
Registered dietitian
Wright medical center
[email protected]
I just read the book Gulp by
Mary Roach. I enjoy learning about
our bodies, which is one reason I
studied dietetics. Gulp talked about
all the little-known and some wellknown (but not well-liked) processes
that the body performs when we
eat. Let’s take a little trip down the
alimentary canal (food tube).
Digestion starts in the mouth.
Enzymes in saliva start breaking
down starches as you chew. Have you
ever held a saltine cracker or piece of
bread in your mouth? Notice how it
tastes—it will be sweet. That is what
happens when starches start to break
down into simple sugars (tiny sugar
molecules make up chains of starch).
Saliva also protects teeth and gums.
Recall what happens when you eat
something acidic or dry. Your mouth
floods with saliva. This alters the
pH and makes the environment less
friendly for bacteria.
Next on down the line? The
esophagus, where food travels to the
stomach. Did you know there’s a
little valve that flips back and forth to
allow you to breathe or to swallow?
Both your esophagus and trachea (air
pipe) are close together and if that
little valve doesn’t flip the right way,
a fit of coughing ensues. The phrase
“it went down the wrong pipe” rings
true. Sometimes this little valve does
not close completely or the muscles
in the esophagus are weak, for
various reasons. When this happens,
food can go into the lungs and result
in pneumonia.
Stop #3 is the stomach. This
is where the major action starts.
The stomach is a churning mass
of muscles (three layers, each that
squeeze in a different direction) and
hydrochloric acid. There are little
tubes that secrete the acid. The
lining of the stomach contains a
special type of mucous that prevents
the acid from dissolving the stomach
itself. Between the squeezing motion
of the muscles and the acid, food is
broken down into tiny pieces, into
a liquid-like mixture called chyme.
Protein digestion starts here.
The stomach then squirts its
contents into the small intestine.
At this point, multiple enzymes are
released by organs like the pancreas.
The gallbladder holds bile, which
makes fat easier to digest, and
bile is added to the mix. Enzymes
are break down larger sugars and
starches into simple sugars (like
glucose, the body’s main fuel). Many
vitamins and minerals are absorbed
here. All the while this is going on,
and beginning while food is still
in the stomach, multiple hormones
(chemical messengers) are let loose.
They talk to the brain and can
either tell it “I’m full” or “eat more.”
Eating too quickly overrides these
hormones, so slow down.
The last leg of the journey is the
colon. This is where water is absorbed
back into the body, and whatever is
left over from digestion, along with
bacteria and used up red blood cells,
pass through to the outside. Your
food takes quite a journey after that
first bite. Our bodies are capable of
so much, aren’t they? And we don’t
even give it a second thought.
ATTENTION ALL
EAGLES…
The fair is finally here, and no doubt
those 4-H kids are going hog wild! To
me, the fair is a staple part of some good,
wholesome summer fun. Summer life
just isn’t the same without delicious fair
lemonade, and Sacred Heart’s
noodle goodness. Just
thinking about fair puts a
big smile on my face. So,
this week’s challenge is simple... Go out
and enjoy the fair! Go on your favorite
rides, eat the best food ever, and check
out all the local businesses!
But above all, just have fun!
— A message from The Nice Guy
Weekly
FAREWAY
Flyers
(Dec. 31, 2015)
(515) 851-0016
One of the great things about being a Wright Warrior 4-H
member in Eagle Grove is the opportunity to learn and try new
things - like beekeeping. Members had the chance to learn
about this not-so-common
hobby during a workshop held
Saturday, June 14. Beekeeper
Roy Kraft (left) was kind
enough to donate his time to
provide the mini course for the
youth. It’s courses like this
that can lead to great projects
and presentations come fair
time. Photo by Kim Demory
are available at
8 a.m.
Wednesday
morning in store
How to contact your Eagle Grove
City Council Representative
Mayor
Sandy
McGrath
BEE prepared to learn
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Ward 2
Ward 3
(Dec. 31, 2015)
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Teri Jo Pohlman Kendall Johnson
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Wally Lorenzen
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(Dec. 31, 2015)
(515) 448-4402
(515) 851-0694
Dennis
(Dec. 31, 2015)
(515) 448-4140
At Large
Todd Swalin
(Dec. 31, 2017)
(515) 689-8987
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2 BR bungalow with walk
up attic for 3 BR, updated
windows, fur & CA on 2 lots.
304 SOUTH IOWA - 3 BR w/oak
kitchen, vinyl siding det 1 car.
$32,000.00.
1300 WEST BROADWAY - 3
bedroom home w/ many
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rural view, full base, new roof.
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205 KING AVE - Renovated 2
BR 2 bath w/oak kit, finished
basement family rm, att 2 car,
patlio & 2 storage sheds on
spacious lot.
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on 4 acres. There is 5 car garages on the property.
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orig oak wood work, 2 car. Bed
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608 1ST ST. SW. - 2 bedroom
bungalow with oak kitchen &
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212 2ND ST. SE - 3 BR home
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3 BR, 1.5 bath oak floors on the
main, det garage. $32,500.00.
GOLDFIELD
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Part-time - will Train
Drop off resume at the office of
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306 W. Broadway, Eagle Grove
448-5022
HELP WANTED
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looking for day, night, and
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Large estate sale: Sharon and Wally Diemer estate. 1920 Timberedge
Dr., Iowa Falls, Iowa. Friday, July
11, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, July 12,
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, July 13, 11
a.m.-3 p.m. Antiques, tools, kitchen
items, lamps, knick knacks, a little
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8 a.m.-5 p.m. & Saturday, July 12,
8 a.m.-12 noon. 93 Highland Avenue, Dumont. Craftsman scroll
saw, home décor, 15’ swimming
pool, Halloween blow-up, DeWalt
tools, JD pedal tractor/trailer, kids
toys, Graco playpen, lots of misc.
For more information, call 641494-4448.
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events
401 SE 6th St.
Fri., July 11 ~ 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sat., July 12 ~ 8 a.m. - Noon
Aug. 1
Retirement Farm Auction
3 S & 3¼ W of Kanawha
Lyle Zeigler
Sale conducted by
Ryerson Auction Realty Ltd
For Rent
3-4 BR House for rent in Eagle
Grove. New furnace/central air,
new carpet, first floor available.
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Happy 30th
Anniversary
Steve and Lou Voss
Happy 5th
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Aug.7
2 S & ½ E of Renwick
Friesleben Brothers
Sale conducted by
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Aug. 14
¾ S of Duncombe
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Affordable Housing offering 1 & 2
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on site laundry, handicap units.
Rental Assistance Available.
Applications Available at
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Fri., July 11 ~ Noon - 7 p.m.
Sat., July 12 ~ 8 a.m. - Noon
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Vintage bank building,
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How re-immigrating legally kicked Miriam
Meinke out of America for seven months
Part one: the paperwork
by matt voigts
[email protected]
Mr. and MrS. MiriaM and anThony Meinke.
Miriam Meinke happy to be reunited with her loved ones again
back in the United Sates.
“I just thought it was going
to be a lot of paperwork,” Miriam
Meinke said.
She was used to paperwork.
For years, Miriam had dutifully
applied for work visas, as had
several members of her family,
at a not-insubstantial cost. Each
year, they had wondered if they
would be denied. In 2011, she
married Anthony, her high school
sweetheart, who was born a citizen
and whose family had lived in
north-central Iowa since as long as
he could remember.
And – like many people – they
had assumed that legally she would
soon be “American.” They knew
that marriage didn’t automatically
bestow citizenship, but believed that
applying for permanent residency
and, eventually, citizenship would
be logical steps. Then they could
continue their life together like a
typical couple in America.
“We were just trying to do the
right thing, and I feel like were
being punished,” said Anthony.
Anthony and Miriam graduated
high school together in 2006, eight
years after she first came to the
US. They started dating senior
year, when she had been named
Homecoming Queen and he was
elected Winterfest King.
They
dated throughout Anthony’s time
at Iowa State University, from
which he graduated with a degree
in construction engineering in 2010.
She was a pharmacy technician at
Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion,
and he was a project manager with
Woodruff Construction, based in
Fort Dodge.
So, after their 2011 wedding,
Miriam and Anthony compiled
images of their relationship and took
them to Des Moines for separate
interviews
with
immigration
officers. In December 2012, they
took the papers across the border to
the only United States Consulate in
Mexico, located in Ciudad Juarez.
Wedding photos, “emails back and
forth. Letters. Facebook messages,
to prove that we were dating,”
Anthony said, evidence that there’s
was a relationship based on love.
The Meinkes left for Mexico on
December 15, 2012. It was July 25 of
the following year – seven months
later – when Miriam could legally
return, kept out of the U.S. on a
bureaucratic morass, processing
time, and the grounds that – despite
her legal status for many years –
her initial entry to America, as a
child, had not been accompanied by
paperwork.
In late December, when it was
apparent that these efforts might be
for naught, Anthony sat down and
wrote a 14-page letter on her behalf
to argue that he loved his wife, and
they should be able to be together in
the United States. “I’m not a writer,”
he laughed later. “I’m not a reader. I
read magazines.”
Near the beginning, he wrote:
“The purpose of this letter is
to demonstrate the suffering I have
already gone through and will go
through in the absence of my wife
from the United States. I will reflect
on my experience in Ciudad Juarez,
emotional and medical hardships,
financial burden, and effects on my
job performance that would occur as
a result of my wife’s absence... I was
raised in a rather small community
in rural America. We are all close
and I have gained many friends
throughout the years. I would miss
them greatly if I were to move to
Mexico.”
And in turn, that “rather
small community” responded: the
Meinkes’ friends and family wrote
136 pages of hardship letters on
their behalf, the bulk in January
2013, in the hopes they would
help Miriam be granted a waiver
to return to the U.S., and ideally
expedite the process. The letters
were sent to U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services in Phoenix,
Arizona. They were outraged that
the couple’s relationship had been
given seemingly arbitrary legal
stumbling blocks, at the hardship
it was causing, and the thought that
Miriam might not be allowed back
in the country where she had lived
for around 15 years.
“Please grant Miriam her
citizenship, so that she may come
home where she belongs with her
husband, friends, and family.”
“Miriam… is a perfect example
of a ‘good citizen’….and is an
integral part of our community.”
“As a born American citizen, I
find this issue to be very alarming.
I can’t believe that our country
could place such an unnecessary
and unfair hardship on one of its
outstanding young citizens….
Miriam is a very ambitious, bright
and kind human being. Our country
deserves her. She deserves to be an
American citizen. She will make us
all proud. She already has made us
all proud. I am honored to have her
as a part of our family.”
Most of the letters are framed
in terms of Anthony’s hardship
– the emotional stress it caused,
financial losses, and a seemingly
general unfairness. As he was
the American citizen and Miriam
was on precarious ground, the
couple’s lawyers believed his
plight would be more sympathetic
to the bureaucracies involved than
Miriam’s.
“You can’t ask for a nicer guy
rather than Anthony Meinke. Put
him with Miriam and you couldn’t
ask for a better couple.”
“Anthony’s grandfather, Elmer
Meinke, worked with my father
for many years…and Anthony
automatically learned how to work
hard by growing up in the Meinke
family.”
“His American Dream flushed
Miriam in July 2013, with her
visa and other paperwork that
helped bring her back to the
United States.
down the toilet.”
“We ask that as citizens of
this country, that we believe in the
system and that we should all abide
by the rules.”
A Facebook group – “Bring
Miriam Meinke Home” –still has
around 900 members. When Senator
Charles Grassley’s campaign stop
in Clarion led the Public Library to
near overflow, even he got involved.
That Miriam was ultimately able
to return to the United States is a
fortunate that others in similar
situations haven’t shared.
In the coming weeks, the
Eagle will discuss more about
the Meinkes’ story: how Miriam
and her family came to America,
the challenges of citizenship, the
effects of separation, and how the
community rallied to their support.
new brochure on pesticide drift
A new brochure that offers
guidance on pesticide drift, how
to prevent it and what to do if drift
affects farmers or rural residents
is now available for free in print
and online from Practical Farmers
of Iowa.
The brochure – “Protect Your
Right to Farm: Pesticide Drift
Response Guide for Iowa’s
Farmers and Rural Residents” –
explains what pesticide drift is;
how to recognize when drift has
occurred; proactive steps farmers
and others can take to prevent
drift; and detailed instructions on
what to do in the aftermath of a
drift episode. The guide also has
a quick-reference list of important
contacts and a form that can be
used to record important details
about the event. The brochure
was produced in partnership with
Pesticide Action Network.
To request a print copy of the
brochure, contact Liz Kolbe at
[email protected] or (515)
232-5661, or download a copy
at
http://practicalfarmers.org/
member-priorities/horticulture.
“I think most people have no
idea what they should do if they
witness or are victims of the
misapplication of chemicals,” says
Rob Faux, of Genuine Faux Farm
near Tripoli, who has experienced
pesticide drift on his organic
vegetable and poultry farm. “This
brochure provides an action list
and appropriate contacts for
resources that will make the first
steps less bewildering and more
productive.”
Pesticide drift is defined as the
physical movement of a pesticide
through the air at the time of
application or soon thereafter, to
any site other than that intended for
application. When this happens,
it can cause crop, property, and
environmental damage, as well
as potential health problems if
people are inadvertently sprayed
or unknowingly consume affected
livestock or produce.
The new brochure is an effort
to address the uncertainty and
lack of information many Iowa
farmers and residents have about
what drift is, how to prevent it and
what to do if drift does occur. The
brochure includes the following
sections:
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Central Baseball event
Easton Barrus of Belmond, son
of Bo and Jodie-Cramer Barrus, has
been selected for the USSSA AllAmerican Central 13-under Baseball
Team that will be competing in
Orlando, Florida on July 31 through
August 4 at the ESPN Wide World of
Sports Complex.
Over 60 athletes tried out in Des
Moines and Omaha for the team on
June 12, with Barrus one of 15 top
prospects that were selected from
six states in our region. Only five
athletes from Iowa made the team,
with Barrus selected as a catcher/
infielder. He is a switch hitter
known for his power and home run
ability. Locally, Barrus plays on
the Belmond-Klemme junior high
baseball team and the Forest City
Fire travel team.
He is holding a fundraiser to help
raise money for his trip to Florida.
While the All-American Teams will
purchase uniforms for the athletes,
they must pay for their own way to
Florida. Funds raised will go towards
airfare, lodging, food and travel
expenses while he is in Florida. A
fund has been set up at First State
Bank in Belmond under the name
Easton Barrus All-American, and
you can also visit the website:
gofundme.com/eastonbarrus.
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Easton is the grandson of Kent
and Mari Cramer of Hampton and
Donna Bridges-Medina of Des
Moines. He is the great grandson
of Marj Cramer of Clarion, and the
nephew of Shannon and Kelly Leist,
Mark and Cathy Cramer and Kirk
and Melanie Cramer, all of Clarion.
EaglE grovE EaglE
MikE
DickE
Megan enjoyed a great week in contributing to another Eagle softball win.
Her clutch two-run homer gave the team all they needed in a 2-1 victory over
Algona, and it turned out to be her second homerun of the day as she hit one
over the fence in a makeup game at Webster City. She is also the career
homerun leader. The senior is the daughter of Tracy and Tracy Crail.
Mike had a productive week at the plate, and also helped out
the Eagles with some pitching duties. He went 3 for 4 with two
RBI in a close loss to Garrigan, and pitched two innings with
one strikeout versus Algona. The junior is the son of Darren and
Kay Dicke.
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SPORTS EVENTS
THURS., JULY 10:
8 a.m. Open Gym - Boys’ Basketball
FRI., JULY 11:
2A Girls’ Regional Softball Semi-Finals
at Alta
SAT., JULY 12:
2A Boys’ District Baseball
at Forest City
SUN., JULY 13:
7 p.m. Open Gym - Boys’ Basketball
MON., JULY 14:
2A Girls’ Regional Softball Finals at
Pocahontas
7 a.m. Open Gym - Volleyball
B7 - 07/9 at 7 P.M.
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9:30 a.m. 5th-6th-Grade Volleyball Camp
11 a.m. 7th-8th-Grade Boys’ Basketball
Camp
TUES., JULY 15:
2A Boys’ District Baseball at Forest City
Camp
9 a.m. 4th-5th-Grade Volleyball Camp
9:30 a.m. 5th-6th-Grade Boys’
Basketball Camp
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THURS., JULY 17:
SAT., JULY 19:
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Forest City
SUN., JULY 20:
7 p.m. Open Gym - Boys’ Basketball
Central Springs
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Garner-Hayfield/V
Ring, Campbell take
wins in racing
Last Friday night at Hancock
County Speedway in Britt, Matt
Ring of Dows put his #58 machine
in victory lane for the first time
this season by taking the stock car
feature. He was followed by area
drivers Chad Palmer of Renwick in
fifth, Heath Tulp of Belmond in sixth
and Craig Berhow of Belmond in
11th. Kyle Schmauss of Eagle Grove
took 12th at the finish of the hobby
stock main.
at Forest City
07/15 at 7:00 P.M.
At Marshalltown Speedway, also
on Friday, Andy Hennigar was
seventh in the mod lites feature. A
Tuesday, July 1 special at Algona
Speedway had Palmer taking
11th and Schmauss 23rd in their
respective classes. Saturday night
at Hamilton County Speedway in
Webster City, John Campbell of
Belmond won the stock car feature
with Ring third and Ryan Caquelin
of Dows 13th.
Eagles open
district play
at Forest City
vs. C-G-D
BY LES HOUSER
[email protected]
The Eagle Grove varsity
baseball team will open Class
2A, District 7 play this Saturday,
July 12 with a game at Forest City
versus Clarion-Goldfield-Dows.
First pitch is set for 5 p.m. The
winner of that game will then play
West Fork, who received a bye, the
very next night at 5 p.m. and also
at Forest City.
Other teams in the district
bracket include Forest City, Central
Springs and Garner-Hayfield/
Ventura. The district final will be
Saturday, July 19 at 7 pm at Forest
City.
The winner of that game moves
into Substate 4, and will face one
of these teams: New Hampton,
Osage,
St.
Ansgar,
South
Winneshiek, North Fayette Valley
or Sumner-Fredricksburg. Their
district final is the same night
at New Hampton. The Substate
winner earns a berth in the State
High School Baseball Tournament
July 25-26 and 28-August 2 at
Principal Park in Des Moines.
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Crail homerun gives Lady
Eagles a thrilling 2-1 win
Photo by Les Houser
Tyler Vorrie reaches first on this hit in the Eagles game versus
Algona. The senior also recorded a hit versus Bishop Garrigan,
and pitched six innings with two K’s in the same game.
Photo by Les Houser
Eagles get two more games
in, almost defeat Garrigan
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first frame, with the Eagles plating
three runs each in the fourth and
seventh innings.
Dicke swung a mean bat in this
one, going 3 for 4 with two RBI.
Wilde ripped a double for his lone
connection, and had an RBI with it,
while Dylan Thielen, Deion Shivers
and Cole Beecher all smashed triples
with their only hits. Griffin, Vorrie
and Kent Jorgensen all added singles
to the attack, with Griffin getting
an RBI along with Beecher. Shivers
and Brian Gonzalez both scored two
runs each, with Thielen, Wilde and
Garret Blink all crossing the home
dish once. Shivers grabbed two
stolen bases, with Wilde getting one.
Wilde and Jorgensen drew a walk
each.
Vorrie took the loss, giving up
five earned on eight hits with four
walks and two K’s. The team is 5-15
overall, and finishes the schedule
with a game at Clarion-GoldfieldDows this Wednesday.
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Jana Willard entered the game versus Algona as a courtesy
runner, and would end up scoring on the Megan Crail homerun
as the Eagles won a dramatic 2-1 game on senior night.
Photo by Les Houser
Megan Crail fields the throw for the out at first base in the home
game with Algona. Her second homerun of the day, the first
being in a morning make-up game at Webster City, would prove
to be the difference in a 2-1 win.
Photo by Les Houser
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Last Wednesday, the Eagle Grove
varsity baseball team hosted Algona
on senior night and lost 12-2 to the
Bulldogs. After plating their two
scores in the first inning, the Eagles
couldn’t produce any more runs as
Algona continued scoring in all but
two of the seven innings played.
The runs were scored by Devon
Omvig and Jake Wilde, with Austin
Griffin getting credit for an RBI.
Wilde went 2 for 3 for the only
multiple hit night for anyone, with
Omvig, Griffin, Jacob Grandgeorge
and Tyler Vorrie all stroking singles.
Thielen took the loss on the hill,
allowing eight earned runs while
walking four and striking out two.
Mike Dicke also threw a couple
innings, striking out one.
On Thursday, the purple and
gold took a hard fought 8-7 loss at
Bishop Garrigan. The Golden Bears
jumped out 4-0 in their half of the
run to the plate. Esme lined a shot
down the left field line which the
outfielder caught before it hit the
ground to save the win for the Lynx.”
Shivers and Crail both had strong
performances at the plate, as both
went 3 for 4 with Crail getting four
RBI and Shivers one. Each of them
also crossed the home dish twice.
Eisentrager had a double and Axtell
a base hit for an RBI. Eisentrager
scored twice, while Boyer scored a
run and batted in a run. Kruckenberg
scored once.
Crail took the loss, giving up three
earned on nine hits while walking
three and issuing three K’s.
In a game played on Thursday,
the team traveled to Algona and lost
8-0 to Bishop Garrigan. Despite the
score, the Lady Eagles were able to
manage seven total hits on singles by
Kruckenberg, Shivers, Boyer, Crail,
Figueroa, Heather Wilson and Aja
Bell. Willard stole a base. Heather
took the loss, allowing eight earned
runs in four innings of work while
throwing for three K’s. Sister Sarah
finished the final two innings.
“Our last regular season game
didn’t go the way we wanted, as
the top of their order hit the ball
very hard in collecting eight hits
from their first three hitters,” said
McLaughlin. “That included two
homeruns, a triple and two doubles,
which scored seven of their eight
runs. We hit the ball really well,
but the Bears made some excellent
defensive plays to keep us from
scoring in several innings. The
centerfielder made two outstanding
diving catches that saved at least
three runs, and their shortstop and
third baseman both made really nice
plays to keep runs off the board.”
McLaughlin went on to say that
the first three innings saw the Eagles
leave five runners in scoring position
with each inning ending with a
great defensive play. “I always tell
the players that the game is only a
matter of inches between winning
and losing, and this was definitely
the case in the score being a one-run
game (6-5) versus being down 6-0,”
said the head coach. “We had a nice
defensive play in the outfield when
a fly ball hit between Figueroa and
Axtell popped out of Esme’s glove
and Tori caught it before it hit the
ground.”
The team collected the seven
singles from seven different hitters,
with coach feeling that they really
put together a lot of good quality
at-bats. “I feel we are mentally
prepared, offensively and pitchingwise, for the postseason,” concluded
McLaughlin. “If we can stay
focused defensively and make the
routine plays, we have a good shot at
making a long run into the regional
tournament.”
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Jake Wilde tries for a base hit in the home game with Algona.
The senior went 2 for 3 and scored a run on senior night, and
hit a double for an RBI in the game at Garrigan.
BY LES HOUSER
[email protected]
It was a fitting way for Megan
Crail to go out in front of the home
crowd on senior night, and it came
at a perfect moment to blast the
optic yellow ball over the fence.
Even though the Lady Eagles are
guaranteed of one more game in
front of their home fans, you can’t
blame the senior and career homerun
leader for remembering this moment
for a longtime to come.
With the tying run on base in
the form of courtesy runner Jana
Willard, following a Bailey Boyer
single to center that put her there,
Crail followed a two-strike count
by launching the ball over the cars
parked behind the outfield fence in
left center as the crowd erupted. The
line-drive shot gives her 11 career
homers, the most all-time for Eagle
softball. The girls then shut down
the Algona Bulldogs in the top of the
seventh to preserve the 2-1 victory.
“It was great to see Megan do this,
as she has been battling a hitting
slump this year,” said head coach
Jim McLaughlin. “She came out of
it at the right time, and now holds the
career mark. Our other senior, Kylee
Almond, is still out with an ankle
injury so did not play. Our defense
was flawless in this game for a total
team victory.”
Heather Wilson was in the circle
for this one, and was brilliant
through the first four innings in
working a no-hitter. While she
kept the Bulldog bats shackled, the
purple and gold offense could only
muster three hits (doubles by Boyer
and Esme Figueroa and a single by
Sam Kruckenberg) so couldn’t quite
take advantage to grab an early lead.
Algona would break through in the
fifth, leading off with a single and
then scoring on a double that went to
the fence in left center.
Boyer swung a hot bat, going 2 for
3 including a double. Figueroa also
got a double in her only hit, with
Kruckenberg bopping a single. Prior
to scoring a run, Willard stole a base.
Heather Wilson’s final numbers
showed just one earned run allowed
in a two-hitter over all seven innings.
She walked just one while striking
out four.
Earlier that same day, the team
made up a game at Webster City and
lost 11-8 to the Lynx. The Eagles
got right after the home team early,
holding an 8-5 advantage after three
complete innings. The Lynx then
struck for five scores in the fifth.
“This was a game where we
jumped all over them but just could
not hold on due to errors,” said the
head coach. “We played the game
in a chilly mist at 10:00 am, but we
came out hitting the ball.”
Kruckenberg led by getting hit
by a pitch with Daisah Shivers
following by hitting a single. Boyer
then grounded out, driving in
Kruckenberg. Crail ripped a twobagger over the left fielder’s head
that scored Shivers. Tori Axtell
would later rip a single to center
field to bring Crail home for a nice
3-0 lead. The Lady Eagles scored
all four runs in the second with two
outs already on the board. Jarika
Eisentrager reached base on an
error, and scored on another Shivers
base hit. Boyer reached on a fielder’s
choice, with Crail then stepping
up to deliver a (what else?) threerun homer over the left field fence.
Eisentrager scored in the third on a
throwing error by the Lynx catcher
after reaching second with a double.
“We did a great job of hitting with
two outs as we scored six of our eight
runs in that way,” said McLaughlin.
“Webster kept chipping away,
helped largely by our nine errors, to
eventually take an 11-8 lead into the
seventh. Shivers and Crail reached
on singles, which brought the tying
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water paint. The girls really enjoyed the 4-H workshop held June 14 in the Samuel Lutheran
Church basement. Photo by Kim Demory
for coverage
from the
2014 Wright
County Fair.
The July 31st
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“Having a bLast”
Members of the Wright Warriors 4-H Club were having a great time preparing their float on
Monday, July 7 for the upcoming Wright County Fair. In keeping with the fair theme, “HavIng a
bLaST,” their creation featured barnyard animals enjoying a beautiful 4-H green fireworks display.
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Sofia Calderon (left) gets a little help from Cheryl Jacobsen (right) during this sewing workshop
held during a Wright Warriors 4-H meeting a few weeks ago. When she was finished, Calderon
had a place mat ready for judging at this year’s Wright County Fair. Photo by Kim Demory
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