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Oskaloosa Junior Cole
Bossard pushes through the
Knoxville line on Friday.
The Indians are now 1-7 on
the season after Fridays loss
to Knoxville.
Please see Page 9 & 10 for
more Sports coverage
Volume 11, Number 43
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Thursday, October 23, 2014
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Supervisor Candidate Interview Question & Answer
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The voters of Mahaska County will be going to the polls on November 4th to select two new Mahaska County Supervisors. Three candidates are vying for two seats. Absentee
voting is already underway. The Supervisor candidates will take part in a Supervisor Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Musco Technology Center on William Penn’s campus.
Henry “Willie” Van Weelden
Oskaloosa News sent all three
candidates the same questions, and
the following is their answer.
Jeff Foster
fall of 2000 I made a late successful
run for the board of supervisors and
served 3 terms.
Give your thoughts on the
repair of the courthouse roof,
I have lived in Mahaska County and how you would make the
all my life except for the years I was process different, if at all?
We started off with a simple
bio question:
in the military. I graduated from
Pella Christian High School in 1964
and enlisted in the Air Force in the
fall, of that year. I was honorably
discharged in Feb. of 1969. I started
farming that year and moved to my
present residence in 1971. I was a
dairy farmer for many years. In the
It seems the board of supervisors
drug their feet in this whole process.
If I had lost a portion of my house
roof in April, I would have taken immediate steps to fix it. I was in Os-
Please see Van Weelden
Page 2
bio question:
I live in New Sharon with my
wife Karie Foster and three children; Lindsay-college, Mason-high
school, and Bensen-elementary. I
am currently serving on the New
Sharon City Council, a Dispatch Supervisor for UPS, and substitute/activities bus driver for North Mahaska
School District. I was born and lived
in University Park with my parents
Bob and Charlotte Foster. My father
ran the Conoco Ma & Pa filling station before moving to Arizona. My
Mark Doland
grandfather Junior (Charles) was a
carpenter. His father Charles was a
farmer near Rose Hill.
and how you would make the
process different, if at all?
In regards to the courthouse roof:
I believe the final decision on how
to repair the roof was a sound one.
However, time and money could
have been saved by not hiring the
consultant for advice. I believe re-
Please see Foster Page 2
bio question:
I am 38 years old. I attended college at Bear Valley Bible Institute of
Denver where I studied theology. I
moved with my family to Mahaska
County in 2005 after graduating
from college. Since moving here,
our family has served residents in
many capacities. We have ministered to the Park Church of Christ
since 2005. We have been members
of the Mahaska County Historical
Society, Fremont Lions, as well as
being involved and supporting many
other community organizations as
volunteers. We started New Hope
Christian Counseling (in connection with Teen Challenge) and have
helped many Mahaska County residents with life controlling problems.
We have also counseled many who
struggle with depression, anxiety,
marital problems, and many other
circumstances. We also have been
blessed with eleven foster and respite
care children. I have also served on
the school board in Fremont.
Please see Doland Page 2
Deadline for absentee voting Keep tabbed
DES MOINES – Final deadline for absentee voting is nearing for Iowans
and residents of The Sun circulation area. Iowa Secretary of State Matt
Schultz reminds Iowans the deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail
for the November 4 general election is 5 p.m. on Friday, October 31. The deadline for eligible Iowans to register to vote using normal procedures is 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 25. Eligible Iowans may use election
day registration procedures after the registration deadline to register to vote
and cast an absentee ballot in-person at the local county auditor’s office until
Monday, November 3 or vote at the polls on Election Day, Tuesday, November 4.
“I encourage all eligible Iowans to take full advantage of their right to vote
and many Iowans are choosing to cast an absentee ballot by mail,” Schultz
said in a press release. “Iowans can track their absentee ballot to make sure
it arrives at the county auditor’s office through the Iowa Secretary of State’s
website. Every vote counts and it’s important that Iowans participate to make
sure their voices are heard.”
Iowans can track their absentee ballot through the Iowa Secretary of State
website. The information includes the date the absentee ballot request was
processed by the county auditor, the date the ballot was sent to the voter by
the county auditor, and the date the voted ballot was received back by the
county auditor.
Iowa State Auditor Candidate Jon Neiderbach Mahaska County woman charged
Looks To “Shake Up Iowa Government”
OSKALOOSA —A Mahaska County woman has turned herself in to authorities after a state audit indicated more than $279,000 in improper disbursements and cash withdrawals. Jessica Strasser came to Mahaska County
Jail in Oskaloosa on Wednesday. She is charged with first-degree theft and
ongoing criminal conduct.
An audit by the State of Iowa auditor’s office released on Oct. 1 showed
problems at the Mahaska County Soil and Water Conservation District from
March 24, 2006, through August
31, 2013. The investigation found
$279,344.58 in improper disbursements and un-deposited collections,
including $241,248.08 of cash withdrawn from the district’s accounts
most with Strasser’s name on the
documentation.
Strasser was the secretary for the
district until she resigned on Aug.
9, 2013. The Oskaloosa Police Department and the Iowa Division of
Criminal Investigation conducted the
investigation.
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The road to
office is paved with handshakes,
smiles and conversations over a cup
of coffee. Iowa State Auditor candidate Jon Neiderbach (D) is no different than those other candidates seeking office.
The campaign to become state auditor isn’t filled with high dollars,
high drama or a media spotlight and
the scrutiny that comes with it. Most
people can’t tell you what the Iowa
Auditor does, but Neiderbach says
he hopes to change that.
Neiderbach moved to Iowa in 1974
where he attended Grinnell College,
graduating with a B.A. in political
science in 1978. Neiderbach met his
wife Mary while in Grinnell. Mary is
from Newton and now works in Des
Moines.
Neiderbach then attended law
school in Oregon, graduating in
1981. His interest being in administrative law.
After law school, Neiderbach and
his wife Mary settled in Des Moines
where, for nearly 15 years, Neiderbach worked for the non-partisan
Legislative Fiscal Bureau providing
fiscal and policy information and
analysis for legislators from both
political parties (1981 to 1996). “I
really enjoyed doing non-partisan
work,” says Neiderbach. “I was an
amazing perspective.”
Neiderbach then went to work for
the Iowa Department of Human Services (1997 to 2012) as a Management Analyst. “I enjoyed implementing technology to improve programs
and save money,” says Neiderbach
of his time at DHS.
Neiderbach was also a member of
the Des Moines School Board (2000
to 2004). Neiderbach describes
himself as someone “who was an
education activist type person”. Neiderbach had previously ran for the
position in 1993 where he says he
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“The Sun is different than
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who attend a fundraiser or other
special event are interested in
how the event turned out and
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Van Weelden from page 1
kaloosa the morning after the storm
and didn’t see any supervisors in or
around the building that morning.
It looks like an emergency meeting
should have been called to deal with
the roof. As I understand it now, it
will still be several weeks before any
work is done.
We then turned our attention to economic development
and continuing the growth of
the county. We asked about
the partnerships between such
entities like the County, Oskaloosa and the Oskaloosa Chamber and Development Group.
“Do you think this needs to be
a continued focus? If so, what
projects or steps do you see as
needed to continue that process. If you don’t think a continued partnership is needed,
what do you see as the focus the
county should have.”
The focus needs to be on continuing to work with the city and
chamber. The 63 coalition is a prime
example. When the Osky school district, the city, and county agreed to
use the one penny sales tax to build
the new grade school that was a major example of community cooperation. To my knowledge, this was not
duplicated anywhere else in the state
of Iowa. The one cent tax expires in
this upcoming term of 2 supervisors
to be elected in November. I was the
county board rep. when that school,
city, county agreement was put together. Whether or not we approve a
new one penny tax for infrastructure
or some other need in the community, it will need to be discussed.
Building off the previous
question, we asked the candidates to exclude Secondary
Roads from the next answer.
“Where do you see the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors having the most impact,
and how will that be accomplished?”
I think the board not only should
work with local economic development entities, but it should also build
relationships with the supervisors
of the surrounding counties to stay
abreast of what is happening around
us. You accomplish this by showing
up.
How do you see yourself
compared to the other candidates in the field, and how do
you think you will mesh and/or
work with current Chairman
Mike Vander Molen?
I feel my previous board experience is a huge plus. I don’t view
myself a political lifer. The job of
supervisor is not about being a Rep.
or Dem. but doing what is right for
the citizens I represent. As far as
working with the other board members, that remains to be seen. I am on
the Senior center board with Mike
and things have went well. As far
as working on the board of supervisors it’s about give and take and at
the end of the day it’s okay to agree
to disagree. It’s when disagreement
becomes vindictive that you have
problems.
How would you grade the job
of the current Board of Supervisors and their performance
over the past 2 years?
I don’t know if giving a grade
would be fair on my part. I would
give them a failing grade on their
handling of mental health reorganization. When Ken R. and I left the
board 2 years ago a 4 county agreement was put together and almost
ready to sign. The wheels fell off
that agreement when the Mahaska
County supervisors failed to send a
representative to a meeting in our
courthouse which included supervisors from Marion, Jasper, and
Powishiek counties. Now Mahaska
has a 2 county mental health region
which the state has given temporary approval to. Their inaction on
the damaged roof and the handling
of the outgoing engineer…I would
give low grades to. The board is
also saying they lowered the millage
rate by the biggest one year drop in
Mahaska county history. What they
are not telling everyone is that they
dropped the levy for mental health
because the fund balance should be
enough to run for one year. So that
levy will be back!! Also Mahaska
county is receiving their share of
the rural Oskaloosa school district 1 cent city/county tax. I don’t
know the exact amount, but, based
on history, it could be as much as
$400,000.00 which goes into the
general fund. I would ask the question of the board how much they
lowered spending to lower the levy.
There is usually a driving
force behind a person wanting
to be a public servant. What is
the reason, or cause, for you
to want to be on the Mahaska
County Board of Supervisors?
I think there are a couple of things.
First of all, the biggest complaint I
hear is the supervisors are not read-
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ily available. The lights are not on
very often in the supervisors office.
I will be there. My only job will be
a county supervisor. As I’ve said
before, I think my previous experience will be beneficial to the citizens
of this county. Also, if there is to be
another 1 penny tax vote, I would
like to be part of that.
One more thing. I know the state
is maybe studying an East bypass. I
think the county should be involved.
At least on the SE connector which
has been on the table for many years,
including the years I was on the
board. Remember, it takes two votes
to move a project forward and there
were never two votes to do it. A listening ear and common sense go a
long way in being a supervisor.
Foster from page 1
search and discussion done by the
Supervisors would have resulted in
the same decision.
I believe the common goal of
economic development should be
a priority for the entire county. I
would like the county to continue
the relationship with OACDG in
order to develop more opportunities
for growth. Please keep in mind we
need to not only partner with the City
of Oskaloosa but to include other
towns in rural Mahaska County for
much needed attention. We need to
focus on all aspects of drawing new
business to our county. An example
would be to offer tax incentives to
businesses so in turn they can offer
competitive wages. As our business
district starts to grow, we need to
also offer higher quality of housing
for our residents.
question, we asked the candidates to exclude Secondary
“Where do you see the Mahaska County Board of Super-
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visors having the most impact,
I bring experience and due diligence
to the table for open discussions that
promote well informed decisions.
The main purpose of the Board
of Supervisors is to manage the
county and its departments by providing services to the taxpayers.
While maintaining all budgets, it is
our duty to ensure all taxpayers are
receiving full benefits of residing in
the county. A current issue that has
been raised is the truck trailer traffic
in the City of Oskaloosa and outlining areas. Obviously we are looking
at bypass options around the City of
Oskaloosa which would indeed offer
relief with downtown truck traffic.
Another area brought to my attention is Newport Avenue. I have been
informed that heavy truck traffic is
occurring in this stretch of road that
raises concern. Trucks are traveling
at high speeds thus creating dust and
possible visual obstructions. Another area of concern is the growth of
the Lacey Complex area. We need to
offer better traveling conditions for
the increased volume.
Our main objective is to look and
listen to all concerns that affect our
county and to make well informed
decisions that prove to be beneficial
to our taxpayers far and wide.
In reviewing the past few years of
the Supervisors, I have noted some
important accomplishments. I agree
with the development of the mental
health system for the county. Challenging the state’s requirement of
a three county system and getting
approval for our two county system
was a benefit to both Marion and
Mahaska Counties in reorganizing
the mental health department. The
goal of the county is to support our
own operations with minimal state
intervention.
Another positive decision passed
was the tax levy reduction. This was
done in lieu of the excess tax reserves
the county requires to hold. Unfortunately this decision was overdue,
since the county was operating at almost double the tax reserve requirement by the state. I believe that this
tax reduction is very important due to
the previously unpopular passed airport initiative that will likely change
taxation for our county residents.
The current County Supervisors
are also trying to find a way to dissolve the contract with the R.U.S.S.
organization. Unfortunately this was
a decision made a few years ago that
has proved to be of no benefit for the
county. The county is paying membership dues at this time but is seeking legal counsel to remove themselves without breaching the signed
contract.
One disappointment of past Supervisors has been the lack of support for the Veterans Department of
the county. In order for services to
be rendered to all veterans, resources have to be made available for the
Veterans Department Director to
disperse any assistance big or small.
Overall, I believe the current County Supervisors are making strides in
the right direction and I would like
the opportunity to be involved in
those decisions in the future.
Doland from page 1
We have partnered with the not
only the city of Oskaloosa but also
other cities in Mahaska County on
many different projects and will
continue to do so. I currently sit on
a handful of boards that deal directly
with economic development and cooperate on a regional level with other
counties as well.
Mike Vander Molen?
I am currently serving on the City
Council of New Sharon, where we
have made many accomplishments.
We have professional open discussions that prove beneficial in making
wise decisions for our community.
We are focused in our responsibility
to our taxpayers and always hold the
best interest of our town. We avoid
personal conflicts and know we are
there to do a job we were elected to
do.
At the county level, personal conflicts have been a problem in the
past which causes turmoil and unnecessary waste of taxpayer time
and money. While the Chairperson
realizes the importance of bringing all ideas to the table in making
better decisions, he also knows that
growing personality conflicts are
detrimental to the progress of county
management decisions. I believe in
mutual respect and anticipate having
similar working relationships with
the County Supervisors that I experienced with the city council.
The Library Book Club met on
Oct 12 to discuss BURIAL RITES
by Hannah Kent. The novel illustrated the conditions, physical and
emotional of Iceland in the mid
1800’s. After a diverse discussion,
the group decided to read TWELVE
YEARS A SLAVE by Solomon
Northup for November. This nonfiction book is set in approximately the same time period, but in the
United States. It will be interesting
to compare the social conditions and
the legal systems of the times.
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I put my name on the County Supervisor ballot for the same reason I
am serving on the New Sharon City
Council. I felt it was my duty to be
involved with community decisions
that directly affect the residents. I
use common sense and always look
for the betterment of the taxpayers.
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Amazon.com says, “Twelve Years
a Slave (1853) is a memoir and slave
narrative by Solomon Northup, as
told to and edited by David Wilson.
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free in New York, details his kidnapping in Washington, D.C. and subsequent sale into slavery. After having
been kept in bondage for 12 years
in Louisiana by various masters,
Northup was able to write to friends
and family in New York, who were
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and how you would make the
process different, if at all?
To give a history of where we
are now is critical to answering this
question. The Supervisors prior to
this board installed new tile on the
roof about ten years ago. In recent
months, the tiles have broken and
been torn up from wind storms. Subsequently, the roof has been repaired
excessively according to insurance
claims and an opinion shared from
Heartland Insurance, our provider.
Initial estimates were given in excess of $210,000 to replace the tiles.
Given the large expense, we looked
at different options and researched
warranty and code regulations. We
hired a contractor to do some pull out
testing and come to the conclusion
that the tiles on the roof could be secured safely with screws rather than
the existing nails with the possibility
of placing hurricane clips on the tiles
in the process. This will save at least
over $120,000 from the original estimate. I believe by researching our
options and doing our due diligence
we will have a nice, secure, and economical solution.
question, we asked the canPlease see Doland, Page 2
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in turn able to secure his release.
Northup’s account provides extensive details on the slave markets in
Washington, D.C. and New Orleans
and describes at length cotton and
sugar cultivation on major plantations in Louisiana. The work was
published by Derby & Miller of Auburn, New York, soon after Harriet
Beecher Stowe’s best-selling novel
about slavery, Uncle Tom’s Cabin
(1852), to which it lent factual support. Northup’s book, dedicated to
Stowe, sold 30,000 copies, making it
a bestseller in its own right. After being published in several editions in
the 19th century, the book fell into
obscurity for nearly 100 years, until
it was re-discovered on separate occasions by two Louisiana historians,
Sue Eakin (Louisiana State University at Alexandria) and Joseph Logsdon (University of New Orleans). In
the early 1960s, they researched and
retraced Solomon Northup’s journey
and co-edited a historically annotated version that was published by
LSU Press in 1968. The memoir has
been adapted and produced as the
1984 PBS television movie Solomon
Northup’s Odyssey and the 2013
Academy Award-winning film 12
Years a Slave.”
Everyone is invited to join the
group on November 11 at 1:30 in
the library. Come to discuss or just
to listen to others talk about good
books.
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Doland continued from page 2
didates to exclude Secondary
“Where do you see the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors having the most impact,
Mental Health Services. I currently
serve as the county’s representative
on the Behavioral Health Services
Advisory Board as well as the MidIowa Behavioral Health Region. We
have a unique opportunity to build a
mental health delivery system that is
tailored to the needs of our counties.
Our region is one of only two that
have been given exemptions to legislation that was passed in the Iowa
Legislators so we are committed
to ensuring that our residents have
quality and accessible services to
meet their needs.
Mike Vander Molen?
I have current experience on the
board that has and will continue to
benefit discussions moving forward
should I be re-elected. I have worked
well with Mike Vander Molen over
the past two years and would continue to do so.
I give the current Board high
marks. We implemented the largest
tax decrease this past year. I found
that ending fund balances were extremely high and we returned those
to residents through levy decreases.
We have maintained a sensible budget while expanding some essential
services which include Information
Technology as well as our mental
health employees and case management staff. I personally have reached
out to many city council members
from different cities and mayors in
an effort to communicate on ways
to make the county a better place to
live, work, and raise a family.
I am currently serving. I have enjoyed my time on the board and look
forward to working with those I have
developed relationships with in the
future should I be re-elected.
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“Ebola is a serious virus that can
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questions and answers about Ebola
are available at http://www.cdc.gov/
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Keep Tabbed as Editor from page 1
Keep is hoping to create a more
social media presence for The Sun.
“It may seem odd that a newspaper
would want to utilize social media
such as Facebook or Twitter, but the
reality is we have news stories that
need to be out before our next paper
appears,” said Keep. “Impending
weather announcements, school
closing, road closures, upcoming
community events could be
highlighted in smaller bits in a faster
environment. I personally have used
Facebook to announce an event that
needed a quick turnaround and had
great results.”
The Sun does not plan to change
any of the current avenues of
information transmission, phone,
fax or email. Email is the most
efficient way to get information
to the paper. The New Sharon
Sun email address is: nssun@
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may contact The Sun by phone at
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parties with advertising needs
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as the advertising representative
for Mahaska County and the
surrounding area.
“I have known Lisa for several
years and worked on a number of
projects with her,” said Keep. “She
follows through to make sure the
customer receives the best service
possible.
“While space is sometimes
limited, rest assured that we will
work hard to present the news in a
concise and accurate manner. We
will pursue stories of human interest,
stories that effect our every day
lives and continue to cover school,
church and civic activities.”
The Sun staff will also make
a more concentrated effort to
cover local government stories
from school boards to county
government.
“This is an exciting venture for
me,” said Keep. “I look forward
to meeting more people from the
coverage area. I hope you will take
time to introduce yourself to me
and pass along the stories that need
to be told.”
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Early voting is ongoing until the
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Neiderbach visited Mahaska
County on the heels of an audit at
Mahaska County Soil and Water
Conservation District that highlighted an alleged embezzlement of
funds. The audit was released by the
State Auditor’s office, after a stoppayment order was placed, alerting
officials to potential problems.
Current Auditor of State Mary
Mosiman (R) and is Neiderbach’s
opponent in November’s election.
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being watched over very well,” explained Neiderbach.
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very cursory review.”
“There are times that thefts happen and they are done artfully and
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the way audits are being done.
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is somebody coming so incredibly
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Mahaska County Outreach presents check for $1,014.45 to
MHP Hospice Serenity House
The Mahaska County Outreach
Thrift Store, located at 114 N First
St. in Oskaloosa, recently presented
a $1,014.45 check to the Mahaska
Health Partnership Hospice Serenity
House. According to Mahaska
County Outreach Store Manager
Alice Moore, the donation was
proceeds from the Thrift Store’s
September Bag Sale. Shown at the
check presentation are, from left:
MHP Hospice Volunteer Coordinator
Lisa
McNulty,
MHP
Chief
Operating Officer Erin Baldwin,
Mahaska County Outreach Thrift
Store Manager Alice Moore and
Volunteer Keith Moore and MHP
Hospice Coordinator Kim Stek. The
Mahaska County Outreach Thrift
Shop is a non-profit organization.
All proceeds raised after normal
store expenses are distributed to
other non-profit organizations in the
county.
In honor of National 4-H Week, Mahaska County members wanted to give back to the community by presenting a gift to the first baby born at the MHP Birthing Center during National 4-H week. Mom, Courtney
Garber of Deep River, holds Hunter while big brother, Tiegan, shares in the excitement. 4-H club members
are, from left; Leah Van Mannen, 4-H leader Karen Adams, Lily Stream, Rachel Adams, Veronica Bolibaugh
and Sienna DeJong.
New Aquatics Program Available for Third Grade Students
in County
OSKALOOSA - The Mahaska
County YMCA is expanding
aquatics programming again this
year, with funding from United
Way of Mahaska County. All third
grade students living or attending
school in Mahaska County are able
to receive a free session of swim
lessons or stroke clinic between the
months of September 2014 and May
2015.
“Our goal is to ensure all
community youth have critical lifesaving aquatic skills and are able to
reap the rewards of aquatic exercise,”
said Ryan Harkema, Sports, Fitness
and Aquatics Director. “We are
grateful United Way is supporting
this new program.”
The lessons are offered in the
evenings on a first come, first
serve basis. A new session starts
every month. Registration opens 30
days before the start date of each
session. You may register by phone
or in person. A $10 service fee may
be charged if your child cannot
participate after registering for a
session, and a cancellation phone
call is not received within 24 hours
of the first day of the session.
“We recommend participating
as early in the year as possible
as lessons do often fill up,” said
Harkema. Financial assistance is
available to eligible families who
wish to continue with lessons after
completion of their child’s one free
session.”
Parents are responsible to provide
transportation to and from the
lessons.
For more details on the Mahaska
County YMCA or the swim lesson
schedule, stop by the Mahaska
County YMCA, at 414 North
Third Street in Oskaloosa or
please contact Ryan Harkema at
641.673.8411. Information about the
YMCA can also be found at www.
MahaskaYMCA.org.
Parents: Learn the Facts about Enterovirus D68
Every year, millions of children
in the United States get enterovirus
infections that can cause coughing,
sneezing, and fever. This year,
children throughout the country
have gotten sick with respiratory
illnesses caused by enterovirus D-68
(EV-D68). EV-D68 is one of many
enteroviruses that often spread in the
summer and fall. It’s not a new virus,
but it hasn’t been very common in
the past. However, this year, EVD68 is the most common enterovirus
that’s going around.
Since you may not have heard of
EV-D68 before, better understanding
of how to prevent the virus and the
symptoms that this virus can cause
can help you protect your children.
What are the signs and symptoms
of EV-D68?
Most children who get infected
with EV-D68 may have cold-like
symptoms, like fever, runny nose,
sneezing, coughing, and body and
muscle aches. More severe symptoms
include wheezing and difficulty
breathing. Children with asthma are
at risk for severe symptoms from
EV-D68. How can I protect my children?
You can help protect yourself and
others from respiratory illnesses,
including EV-D68, by following
these steps: Wash hands often with soap and
water for 20 seconds
Avoid touching eyes, nose, and
mouth with unwashed hands
Avoid close contact, such as
kissing, hugging, and sharing cups
or eating utensils, with people who
are sick, or when you are sick
Cover your coughs and sneezes
with a tissue or shirt sleeve, not your
hands
Clean and disinfect frequently
touched surfaces, such as toys and
doorknobs, especially if someone is
sick
Stay home when you are sick
and keep sick children home from
school
Could my child get EV-D68?
EV-D68 spreads when people
infected with the virus cough,
sneeze, or touch surfaces that are
then touched by others. In general,
infants, children, and teenagers are
at higher risk than adults for getting
infected and sick with enteroviruses
like EV-D68. That’s because they
have not been exposed to these types
of viruses before, and they do not yet
have immunity (protection) built up
to fight the disease. If your child has
asthma, he or she may be at greater
risk for severe respiratory illness
from EV-D68.
If your child has asthma, CDC
recommends you do the following to
help maintain control of your child’s
asthma during this time:
Discuss and update your child’s
asthma action plan with your child’s
doctor (usually pulmonologist or
pediatrician).
Make sure your child takes
prescribed asthma medications as
directed, especially long term control
medication(s).
Make sure your child knows to
keep asthma reliever medication
with him or her or has access to it at
all times.
Get your child a flu vaccine, since
flu can trigger an asthma attack.
If your child develops new or
worsening asthma symptoms, follow
the steps in his or her asthma action
plan. If your symptoms do not go
away, call your child’s doctor right
away.
Make sure caregiver(s) and/or
teacher(s) are aware of the child’s
condition, and that they know how
to help if the he or she experiences
any symptoms related to asthma.
Call your child’s doctor if he or
she is having difficulty breathing,
if you feel you are unable to control
symptoms, or if symptoms are
getting worse.
Summary
There is no specific treatment for
EV-D68. Talk to your child’s doctor
about the best way to control his or
her symptoms.
Remember, that while this
has been a big year for EV-D68
infections, CDC expects the number
of cases to taper off by late fall. But
even after cases of EV-D68 begin
to decrease, parents and children
should continue to follow basic steps
to stay healthy, such as frequent hand
washing and avoiding touching their
faces with unwashed hands. To help
your family stay healthy this fall
and winter, CDC recommends that
everyone age 6 months and older get
an annual flu vaccine.
For more information on:
EV-D68, visit http://www.cdc.
gov/non-polio-enterovirus/about/
EV-D68.html
Enteroviruses, visit http://www.
cdc.gov/non-polio-enterovirus/
EV-D68 in the U.S., visit
http://www.cdc.gov/non-polioenterovirus/outbreaks/EV-D68outbreaks.html
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Marty Duffy stands behind the bar at the Cellar Peanut Pub. (file photo)
Duffy Making Return Trip To New York In Quest To Be The Best
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Just off the
beaten path in Oskaloosa resides one
of those once little-known secrets
that, in the past couple of years, has
become less of a secret and more of
a destination.
Some of that success comes from
the philosophy of the husband and
wife owners of the Cellar Peanut
Pub, where they want everyone
to feel welcome. “We’re not your
quote, typical bar. We’re a place you
can come and have a conversation,
listen to good music, drink good
drinks in a really cool atmosphere.
“We respect all. We don’t care if
you’re gay, black, white, Chinese.
It doesn’t matter. If you respect us,
we respect you. That’s what we want
here.”
The Cellar Peanut Pub made the
move two years ago from its old
location on North Market to its
current location in the old Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
depot building. Marty and his wife,
Betsy, have owned the business
since 2002.
The secret was out of the bag,
as well, this past year when Duffy
made his first appearance at the New
York City Food And Wine Festival.
This year the contest is to be held at
the Midtown Marriott and is hosted
by The Food Network.
Participants were chosen by a vote
of the people in an online voting.
The Duffy’s have a strong social
media presence, and they leveraged
their strong customer loyalty,
social network and word of mouth
resources to make that return trip.
“To be able to go to New York City
and showcase something we have in
this town of 11,000 people and be
honored by it, is huge.”
Marty and his employee Morgan
will be ready to make 800 bloody
marys for the big event. “It’s going
to be cool. We’re excited,” says
Duffy, “A little nervous. Morgan’s
a little bit more nervous than I am,
basically because I’ve already dealt
with it before.”
“I just want to bring home the
gold,” says Duffy, who last year
brought home the ‘Absolute Most
Original’ trophy for his creation.
“Being I got second place last year,
and being able to go two years in a
row is shock and awe.” Duffy hopes
that experience will pay off for him
this year, as he’s the only returning
participant from the previous year.
“I want to thank everybody for
helping us get here. We couldn’t
have done it without everybody’s
vote,” says Duffy.
The winners of the competition
are chosen by TV personalities
and by attendees of the event. The
participants of the event have tokens
they use to vote for their favorite
bloody mary.
On the subject of serving 800
drinks in 3 hours, Duffy replied,
“it’s pretty much like RAGBRAI on
steroids.”
Duffy admits that all of the
attention has helped him grow his
business. The Duff’s picked up
another endorsement, of sorts, when
they were chosen in the top 25 in
CraftBeer.com’s Great American
Beer Bars.
“On the weekends, we’re noticing
that we’re not just getting local
people from Oskaloosa. Were getting
people from Des Moines, Grinnell,
Pella, Ottumwa, Iowa City; all
around the doughnut of Oskaloosa,”
said Duffy.
If you would like to know more
about The Cellar Peanut Pub, you
can visit them on their Facebook
Page to keep up with their progress
in New York.
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Friday, October 24
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Monday, October 27
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Elem
Tuesday, October 28
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Blakesburg Elem
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Wednesday, October 29
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Tuesday, November 4
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Wednesday, November 5
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Crow Row Antiques
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4 p.m. College Fair @ HS
6 p.m. Financial Aid Night (ICAN)
@ HS
6 p.m. Music Boosters @ HS
Friday, November 7
No School
7 p.m. FB-Qtr Final Round
Playoffs
8 a.m. Pop Can Drive-Music
Boosters
Tuesday, November 11
Veterans’ Day
8 a.m. VB-State Tourney @ Cedar
Rapids
6 p.m. WR-Parent’s Meeting @
HS
Wednesday, November 12
Rapids
Thursday, November 13
Rapids
7 p.m. FFA-Alumni Mtg
7 p.m. PTO @ Blakesburg
Elementary
Friday, November 14
Rapids
8:15 a.m. ASVAB for Juniors
7 p.m. Musical @ HS
10:06 a.m. FB-1A Semi Final
Playoffs
1:06 p.m. FB-1A Semi Final
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Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont’s Competitive
Week: Homecoming Spirit Standings
OVERALL:
1st Place- Seniors - 310 points; 2nd
Place- 7th - 170 points; 3rd Place- Sophomores - 165 points; 4th Place- Juniors
- 155 points; 5th Place- 8th - 145 points;
6th Place- Freshmen - 120 points
Hallway Decorating: 1st - Junior High
(25 pts); 2nd - Sophomores (20 pts); 3rd
- Seniors(15 pts); 4th - Freshmen (10
pts); 5th - Juniors (5 pts)
Homecoming Doors: 1st- Mrs. Olson’s 11/12 Advisory; 2nd- Mr. Thompson’s 9/10 Advisory; 3rd- Ms. Seddon’s
11/12 Advisory; 4th- Mrs. Brink’s 7/8
Advisory; 5th- Mrs. Koebke’s 7/8 Advisory
Homecoming Board: 1st - Mr. Thompson’s 9/10 Advisory; 2nd - Mr. Power’s
11/12 Advisory; 3rd - Mrs. Olson’s
11/12 Advisory; 4th - Mrs. Strausser’s
7/8 Advisory; 5th - Mrs. Proctor’s 9/10
Advisory
Homecoming Parade Floats: 1st -Seniors -20 pts; 2nd -Juniors -15 pts; 3rd
- Sophomores -10 pts; 4th – Freshmen
-5 pts
PowderPuff Volleyball: Senior Boys
defeat the Junior Boys 2 games to 0. (10
pts); Senior Cheerleaders- 5 pts; Junior
Cheerleaders- 5 pts
PowderPuff Football: Senior Girls
defeat the Junior Girls 12-0 (10 pts); Senior Cheerleaders- 5 pts
Greek Games: Human Dominoes
(Heat 1-Seniors-5 pts), (Heat 2-8th-5
pts), (Championship-Seniors-5 pts); Human Pyramid (Heat 1-Sophomores-5
pts), (Heat 2-Seniors-5 pts); (Champioship-Sophomores-5 pts), (Teacher Challenge-Sophomores-5 pts); Chicken on a
Hill – Freshmen-5 pts.
Lunchroom Game—Jello Eating: Junior High A - 1st (Bryan Carroll-8th 20 pts); 2nd (Braden Dudley-7th 15
pts); 3rd (Gabby Strausser-7th); 4th
(Grace Manternach-8th); Junior High
B - 1st (Lex Judy-8th 20 pts); 2nd (Colton Champoux-7th 15 pts); 3rd (Violet
Woods-7th); 4th (Selena Williams-8th);
Senior High A - 1st (Lewie Winkleman12th 20 pts); 2nd (Ryan Henkle-9th 15
pts); 3rd (Adam Proctor-11th 10 pts); 4th
(Jordan Leffler-10th 5 pts); Senior High
B - 1st (Irene Roberts -12th 20 pts); 2nd
(Sonny Gonzales-9th 15 pts; 3rd (Kaleb Adamson-10th 10 pts); 4th (Kelsey
Maize-11th 5 pts)
Lunchroom Game—Makeovers: Junior High A - 1st (Gabby Strausser/
Cameron Kolthuff -7th 20 pts); 2nd
(Tessa Puffinbarger/Aiden Yates-7th);
3rd (Darian Johnson/Rylee Davis - 8th);
4th (Lauren Heinle/Keith Hutton -8th);
Junior High B - 1st (Trey Coronado/
Faith Berryman -8th 20 points); 2nd
(Nolan Stetter/Sam Carroll -8th); Senior
High A - 1st (Gage De La Cruz/Rachel
Maloy –Senior 20 pts); 2nd (Dakota
Boyer/ Randie Richmond –Freshmen 15
pts); 3rd (Jordan Leffler/Tiffany Hardy
– Sophomore 10 pts); 4th – (Adam Proctor/Alicen Tomlin – Junior 5 pts); Senior
High B - 1st (Mary McKee/Josh Amborn
–Junior 20 pts); 2nd (Jake Long/Bailey
Baker –Senior 15 pts); 3rd (Brady Davis/Payton Hynick –Sophomore 10 pts);
4th (Chris Kingery/Desirae Simmons –
Freshmen 5 pts)
Lunchroom Game—Twister: Junior
High A - 1st (Alex Brittain-8th 20 pts);
2nd (Trey Moore-8th); 3rd (Austin-7th); 4th (Destiny Gonzales-7th) ; Junior
High B - 1st (Delaney Clark-7th); 2nd
(Derek Shutt-7th); 3rd (Riley Lathen-8th); 4th (Adam LaRue-8th); Senior High
A - 1st (Karlie Taylor –Junior 20 pts);
2nd (Clay Snakenberg-Sophomore 15
pts); 3rd (Victor Weiland –Senior 10
pts); 4th (Harrison Mock-Freshman 5
pts); Senior High B - 1st (Jade Johnson
–Sophomore 20 pts); 2nd (Sylina Busch
–Senior 15 pts); 3rd (Sonny Gonzales –Freshman 10 pts); 4th (KayeLynn
Webster –Junior 5 pts)
Lunchroom Game—Just Dance: Senior High A: 1st (Madeline Mock –Senior 20 pts); 2nd (Gracie De La Cruz
–Freshman 15 pts); 3rd (Adam Proctor
–Junior 10 pts); 4th (Clay Snakenberg
–Sophomore 5 pts); Senior High B: 1st
(Briana Ver Steegh –Sophomore 20
pts); 2nd (Bailey Baker –Senior 15 pts);
3rd (Dezirae Scully –Junior 10 pts; 4th
(Kathryn Gutch –Freshman 5 pts)
Penny Wars: Daily Bonus Day 1 -8th
(5 pts); Day 2 -8th (5pts); Day 3 -Seniors
(5 pts); Day 4 –Seniors (5 pts). Overall 1st Place: Seniors (3286); 2nd Place:
7th Grade (781); 3rd Place: Juniors
(386); 4th Place: Sophomores (70); 5th
Place: Freshmen (-267); 6th Place: 8th
Grade (-1949).
Dress-Up Days: -Costume 7th Grade:
Emma Mock; 8th Grade: Courtney (and
Jayce) Riley- Ghostbusters; 9th Grade:
Harrison Mock; 10th Grade: TJ Sinnif;
11th Grade: Kelsey Maize; 12th Grade:
Emma Haselhuhn; Staff: Mrs. Yarkosky; -Out to Sea 7th Grade: Adyson
McCrea; 8th Grade: Grace Manternach;
9th Grade: Emma Bunnell; 10th Grade:
Briana Ver Steegh; 11th Grade: Payton
Scharff; 12th Grade: Gage De La Cruz;
Teacher: Mrs. Fairchild; -Throw Back
Thursday 7th Grade: Justice Fenton; 8th
Grade: Caulin Riley; 9th Grade: Harrison Mock; 10th Grade: Jordan Leffler; 11th Grade: Shania Sterling; 12th
Grade: Bret Wursta; Teacher: Ms. Seddon; -Black and Gold 7th Grade: Emily
Howard; 8th Grade: Nolan Stetter; 9th
Grade: Baylie Thornbrugh; 10th Grade:
Jessie Eveland; 11th Grade: KayeLynn
Webster; 12th Grade: Savannah Wilz;
Teacher: Mrs. Johnson
Prairie View United Methodist Church
to host Annual Turkey Supper
It is that time of year where everyone is thinking about Thanksgiving
and spending time with our loved
ones. It is also that time of year
where local churches get together
to host their annual Turkey Supper.
These events bring money in for the
Church.
The Prairie View United Methodist Church will hold it’s annual
Turkey Supper on Tuesday, Oct.
28 serving begins at 4:30 p.m. Your
takeout orders must be placed prior
to that time by calling the church at
641-667-2502. The menu will feature
turkey and all the trimmings as well
as a salad bar and homemade pies.
A free will offering will be taken for
the meal. Prairie View United Methodist Church is located on Highway
78 between Ollie and Richland.
Capri Theatre
New Sharon, IA
Alexander and the Terrible,
Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day
PG
Friday, Oct. 24 - 7 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 25 - 7 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 26 - 2 p.m.
TICKETS: $3.00
Join Us For
Journey Bound Quartet
IN CONCERT
Sunday,
October 26
6:30 p.m.
at New Sharon
First Christian Church
Come and Enjoy the Southern Gospel
Concert and Fellowship Following
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Church Directory
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Pastor Scott Collier
www.newsharonag.org
Wednesday
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Kingdom Kids (PreK-6th)
Unleash Youth (7th-12th)
Connection Groups
Sunday
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Worship Service
Baptist Church of Fremont
Pastors: Otto and Ruth
Hayes
Sunday School, 9 a.m.
Sunday Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Barnes City
COMMUNITY CHURCH
Rev. Jim and Linda Sears
Sunday
9 a.m. Sunday School
10 a.m. Worship
4 p.m. - Youth Group (Pre6th)
6:30 p.m. Evening Worship
Barnes City
United Methodist Church
Pastor Michelle Williamson
Worship, 4:30 p.m., Sunday
Cedar Christian
Reformed Church
Pastor Josh Van Engen
9:30 a.m., Morning Worship
Cedar United Methodist
Church
Pastor Ronald C. Bupp
Worship - 10:30 a.m., Sunday
Children’s Sunday School During Worship Service
Fremont Nazarene Church
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Sunday Evening Services 6
p.m.
Fremont United Methodist
Church
Pastor Ronald C. Bupp
Sunday
Praise Service, 8 a.m.
Traditional/Blended Worship,
9 a.m.
Children’s Sunday School,
9 a.m.
Adult Sunday School, 10:15
a.m.
Wednesday
Kids Club - kid’s Meal, 5:30
p.m.; Stories/Games/Music:
6-7 p.m.
LACEY UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Pastor Roger White
641-673-5986
Worship, 8:30 a.m.
LOWER GROVE CHURCH
Worship, 10:30 a.m.
New Sharon
FIRST CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
Lead Pastor Rev. Dave
Childers
www.nsfcc.org
Sunday
Worship, 10 a.m.
UFC (Students), 6 p.m.
Wednesday
Gems/Cadets, 6:10-8 p.m.
New Sharon FRIENDS
CHURCH
Marlene Smith, Pastor
9 a.m. Sunday School
10 a.m. Worship
Monday, 7 p.m. - Prayer
Meeting
Wednesday, 7 p.m. - Believer’s Hour of Power
New Sharon Harvest
Community Church
2083 Hwy. 102
Richard Smith, Pastor
Phone: 641-891-5060
[email protected]
Fellowship, 9:30 a.m.
Worship, 10 a.m.
New Sharon
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
Lead Pastor Terry Pollard
www.newsharonumc.org
641-637-2561
Sunday
8 a.m., Traditional Worship
10:30 a.m., Contemporary
Worship Service
10:30 a.m. Kids Worship
Wednesday
6-8 p.m. - G2C Children
(1st-6th)/Meet @ Church
5:30-7:30 p.m. - PROS
Middle School youth (7th-8th)/
6:30-8:30 p.m. - PROS High
School youth (9th-12th)/
Both Meet @ McVay Bldg.
Park Church of Christ
Evangelist: Mark Doland
1804 Burlington Road
Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Sunday
Bible Class (All Ages): 9:30
a.m.
Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Life Groups Sunday afternoon and Thursday evenings
PEORIA CHRISTIAN
REFORMED CHURCH
10 miles west of New Sharon
[email protected]
www.peoriacrc.org
Worship, 9:30 a.m. and 6
p.m.
Rural New Sharon
UNION MILLS CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Pastor Kerry Lake
Worship, 10:35 a.m.
SEARSBORO
COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pastor Don Job
Sunday School, 10 a.m.
Worship, 11 a.m.
TAINTOR COMMUNITY
CHURCH
Pastor Joe Goemaat
641-891-8128
Sunday
Worship, 9 a.m.
Coffee Time, 10:30 a.m.
Thursday
Young Peoples, 6:30 p.m.
All ages welcome
WEST LIBERTY
CHURCH OF CHRIST
7 miles west of Montezuma
on Diamond Trail
Sunday
Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Evening, 6 p.m.
Fourth Friday Night
April to October
Singing and Fellowship, 7
p.m.
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Directory Updates:
Updates are due weekly to
The Sun before 5 p.m. on
Friday. All updates, corrections
or changes are welcome at
email: nssun@iowatelecom.
net or fax: 641.637.4032.
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Mahaska Co. Opinion
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E.B.F.H.S. Band Wins Overall Trophy at Bloomfield
On October 4th, the Eddyville
Blakesburg Fremont High School
Marching Band placed 1st in overall competition with a score of 80.7
at the Davis County Marching Band
Contest in Bloomfield. EBF was
nine points ahead of the closest
competitor. In addition to placing
first overall, the band also received
the 2A Outstanding Drumline, and
Drum Major trophies. The band
also won the Overall Outstanding
Drumline Awards. The E.B.F.H.S.
Band outscored thirteen other bands
including: Hamilton, Ill., Cardinal,
Pekin, Central Lee, Wapello, Clark
County, Missouri, Ft. Madison,
Fairfield, Knoxville, Williamsburg,
Davis County, Washington, and
Ottumwa. The band is directed by
Joe Overton, Dezirae Fairchild,
and Paige Langstraat, color guard
instructor. The Drum Majors are
Courtney Durst, Emma Haselhuhn,
and Claire Jager. Soloists for this
year’s show are Claire Jager, Gage
DeLaCruz, Emma Haselhuhn, and
Madeline Mock.
This Saturday the band travels
to West Des Moines to compete at
the Valleyfest Marching Invitation-
al and the “Showdown” Marching
Contest. The E.B.F.H.S. Marching
Band will compete at 8:00 in class
2A competition and then at 4:30
P.M. in the “Showdown” of bands.
The band will be competing for
places as well as caption awards including: Drumline, Hornline, Color
Guard, Marching, Soloist, and Drum
Major. The “Showdown” is one of
Iowa’s top marching band contests
and Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont
has won the class C title the last 19
years in a row.
Junior High Marching Band placing first!
On Saturday, September 27th, the
EBF JH marching band competed
in the 66th annual Pancake Day
parade held in Centerville. This is
the 7th year the band has competed
under the direction of Mrs. Dezirae
Fairchild, and this is the 6th consecutive year the band has placed 1st at
Centerville bringing home the John
C. Holeman Prize for best parade
band. Congratulations!
On Saturday, October 4th the EBF
JH Marching band received its 3rd
consecutive 1st place finish at the
annual Oktoberfest parade in Ottumwa. The band scored 75/80 points in
the inspection portion of the competition, and 124/160 points for marching execution and musicianship. The
band outscored multiple JH bands,
including: Grinnell, Pekin, Fairfield,
and Evans. The band also outscored
many HS bands. This is the band’s
seventh appearance in the parade,
under the direction of Mrs. Dezirae
Fairchild, and the band has placed
first five times. This year’s drum
major is Grace Manternach, and
song selection is “Funkytown”.
Mrs. Fairchild would like to thank
all the band parents who volunteered
their time and talents, helping to
make this another successful year!
E.B.F.H.S. Marching Band Wins at Valleyfest! 20th Year in a Row!
The Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont Marching Band had a very
exciting day Saturday as the band
placed 1st in the Valleyfest and
Showdown Competitions in West
Des Moines. EBF won the Valleyfest 2A competition with a score of
56.1, 7 points ahead of their rival,
North Polk. Eddyville Blakesburg
Fremont also won the Outstanding Marching and Maneuvering,
Hornline, Drumline, Color Guard,
Drum Major, and Soloist of the Day
Awards. Emma Haselhuhn was chosen as the Outstanding Soloists in
class 2A. EBF outscored 11 bands
at the Valleyfest contest including Tri Center, North Polk, Harlan,
Knoxville, Keokuk, Adel DeSoto
Minburn, and Des Moines East. The
judges selected Andrew Hart as the
best marcher in the band for the 2nd
year in a row.
In the evening contest,
the “Showdown” of bands, the
E.B.F.H.S. Marching Band placed
1st in class C with a score of 50.4
This is the 20th consecutive year
that the band has placed 1st at the
“Showdown” Contest. The band
also won the Outstanding Drumline,
Marching, Hornline, Drum Major,
Color Guard, and Soloist trophies.
Emma Haselhuhn was once again
honored with the Outstanding Soloist Trophy for her tenor sax solo.
The E.B.F.H.S. Band has 65
members this year. The band is directed by Joe Overton, assistant director Dezirae Fairchild, and color
guard instructor Paige Langstraat.
The field commanders are Courtney
Durst, Emma Haselhuhn, and Claire
Jager. Drumline Section leaders are
Nathan McGinnis, Courtney Durst,
and Blaire Moore. The soloists for
this year’s show are Claire Jager,
Emma Haselhuhn, Gage DeLaCruz,
and Madeline Mock.
This Saturday, the E.B.F.H.S.
Marching Band will compete at
the State Marching Band Contest
in Pella and then travel to Ankeny
that evening to defend their title at
the Mid-Iowa Band Championships.
The band performs at 11:00 in State
competition where they have earned
a Division I rating for the last 28
years in a row. In the evening MidIowa Band Championships competition, the band performs at 6:05
where they have placed 1st 17 times
in the last 19 years.
Students of the
Month
Students of the Month
Teri Jo Lane - Sophomore
Courtney Durst - Senior
Grace Manternach - 8th Grade
Jeffrey Koebke - Junior
Jorge Hernandez - Freshman
Kelsey Maize – Junior
Paige Shafer - Senior
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Mahaska Co. Classified Ads & Records
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50+ Club News
Country Girl’s Corner
A Mélange
I thought I was using the correct word, but just to make sure, I
checked it out in my trusty big volume of the New World Dictionary,
which must have every word known
in the English language. Actually, as
I was still paging through it, I did a
word search right here on my also
trusty computer and the meanings
popped right up: mixture, mishmash,
hodgepodge—and that is what this
column is today—a mixture—of our
happenings and a short essay.
This week has been quite unlike
last week, which was full of accomplished tasks. This week I put
in a pretty full day on Monday, but
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
not so much. I woke up Tuesday
morning with a small sore throat and
knew what that meant—a cold was
peeking over the horizon, so I put
all of my host of vitamins, teas, and
essential oils front and center. I was
doing better and then my husband
came down with it, but we attacked
his head on and by the this morning
he was feeling fit again. I, on the other hand, am still dealing with it.
I missed some commitments this
week but as able to take in a few others and yesterday did up the bills,
several loads of wash, and went for
my massage.
Today was another nice fall
day—I so hate to miss these lovely
days by staying inside like I did yesterday, but sometimes you just have
no choice. Today, though, we got
out in good time and went down to
visit Gaylor and Dorothy. She and
I hopped in our car and drove into
Knoxville so she could do a few errands while Loren stayed with Gaylor. We even got in a short little visit
with sister-in-law Norma for a cup
of hot tea laced with honey.
Back at the house, Dorothy and I
put together a nice dinner of Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, cole slaw and sliced tomatoes. It
was very good and I finished off my
meal with a dessert cup of her good
coffee liberally fortified with creamer and Stevia.
On the way home, we stopped in
Pella so I could get a haircut at the
Shear Genius Salon—this time with
Katie—one of the new girls. My regular stylist was solidly booked today,
so I could get in with Katie and took
it. She took her time and did a lovely
job. As next week is already filling
up I thought I had best take advantage of a haircut while I could.
Now for the something else. I
wrote this essay 10 years ago, so
thought you might enjoy reading it
today—all as a part of this week’s
“mélange” column.
The Joy of Paint
Just like they say on ‘Trading
Spaces’, TV’s super-popular room
make-over show, paint is the cheapest and easiest way to change a room
to wow and wonderful.
We have tested this ourselves in
our small 1892 Folk Victorian Cottage. During the past eight years, we
have redone every room in our home
by either giving it new wallpaper
or a fresh coat of paint. And guess
what? None of it is white. At first, I
was hesitant to use color and in the
earlier days, had opted for hints or
washes of pale shades, never daring to use anything too far removed
from safe old white or off-white—or
pale peach or pale blue.
All that changed when I started
seeing the beautiful results in decorating magazines or other people’s
homes as walls painted deep cranberry or dark forest green literally
sang their way off the pages, making
woodwork, trim, and wall art pop
out in startling ways.
Although I have yet to use quite
such deep colors, there are no longer
any white walls left in our home. We
began with the small sloped-eave
bedroom upstairs dubbed the ‘Victorian Room’ as it is decorated with an
old white painted metal bed, original
wide wood floors and family memorabilia. We began by stripping off
the old wallpaper and painting the
walls a soft shade of palest rose, finishing it off with a wash applied with
a natural sponge in a slightly deeper
color, giving a parchment effect. The
old red shag carpet was removed (literally tossed out the window!) and
the floorboards painted a rich rosy
color.
The walls of the downstairs room
that now houses our wood stove
have been painted a rich cream
with an over-wash of ‘Desert Sand’,
again applied with a natural sponge.
The effect mimics wallpaper and
looks wonderful with the original
hard pine woodwork and the wide
shelf holding my basket collection.
I have found that pictures look much
nicer hanging against a patterned or
colored wall. The border is a roll I
picked up for $5, depicting green
and red apples, both whole and cut
open to reveal the white flesh inside,
with little brown birds perched on
adjoining twigs. I love it.
In the bathroom, I put up a roll of
deep green wallpaper above the tile,
adding a pretty border of pansies in
clay pots with pears and apples in
shades of green, mauve and rose.
Amethyst throw rugs on the newly
tiled floor, which are shiny white
with burgundy rose insets, cap the
room off.
But things really changed when
we took our living room walls from
a faintest hint of pink to a rich deep
velvet mauve. It was nothing short
of amazing to see how the woodwork, pictures, and furniture now
look in that room. The wallpaper
border, with a laser cut scalloped
edge, is large roses, berries and
leaves in shades of burgundy, deep
green, khaki and rose. The effect
is true Victorian coupled with the
original hanging brass light fixture
with glass shades, which we just had
installed in this room. Actually, this
room had never had a ceiling light,
so this added quite a bit of class and
character.
In our small bedroom, I picked up
a gallon of mis-mixed paint at the
store one day, brought it home and
slapped a swath on the wall. Unbelievably, it was just right. My inspiration in the room was a shade of deep,
almost terra cotta rose in the plush
wool throw rug at the foot of our bed.
Finding that exact match was proving
harder as time went by until I came
across this gallon of paint. I loved
the rich shade and dubbed it ‘Tuscan
Rose’. As my husband steadied our
homemade scaffolding, I reached up
in the corners of the nine and a half
foot ceilings and stenciled hanging
wisteria in shades of amethyst with
pale green leaves. Later, I added a
lined valance over the lace curtained
long windows in a rich colored fruit
and flower pattern, topping each off
with a thick burgundy tassel hanging
right down the middle.
Throughout our house, color
speaks in every room. I encourage
you to not be afraid of color and
plenty of it. You will be amazed at
how good your rooms will look, how
your pictures and furniture will literally pop out and how much more
cheerful you will feel. Color speaks
to us. Nature is full of it and when
you think about it, very little is white
or off-white.
That’s it for this time enjoy this
lovely fall!
Barnes City News
Florence Lindblom celebrated her
birthday on Oct. 19.
Karen and Alva Calvert are home
after visiting Brian, Monica, Owen,
Rob, and Ava Lillis in Austin,
Minn.
The North Mahaska cross country
team competed at the South Iowa
Cedar League meet on Oct. 16th at
the Montezuma Country Club. The
NM girls’ team took second place
in the conference. Individual places
were Caitlin Sampson fourth, Andrea Loving sixth, Shelby McGriff
11th, Hailey Castaneda 16th, and
Bailey Wanders 28th.
For the boys’ team Christopher
Kubli placed 17th, Shaun Clark
29th, Mason Foster 37th, and Callen
Dewitt 38th. Congratulations to all
of the NM runners. Next up for NM
is the district meet at Wildwood Park
in Ottumwa on Oct. 23rd.
The North Mahaska marching
band performed at the state contest
held last Saturday at Pella High
School. NM performed at 9:50 a.m.
They received a Division I rating!
The American Legion held their
fall Swiss steak supper last Saturday
evening at the Legion Hall. A delicious meal of Swiss steak, mashed
potatoes and gravy, salads, and
homemade pie was served to a large
crowd of hungry customers.
Gordon and Florence Lindblom
hosted a fish fry at their home last
Saturday evening. Many family
members attended.
There will be no school at North
Mahaska on Oct. 24th.
If you love Halloween and like
a good scare, come to the Haunted
Hallway at North Mahaska on Saturday, Oct. 25. Enter through the north
doors to begin your adventure. From
6-7:30 p.m. the lights will be on for
young children. (And for those who
scare easily!) From 8-10 p.m. the
lights will go out, so get ready to be
terrified! Funds raised will go towards the North Mahaska after prom
activities.
Beggar’s Night will be held Oct.
31 in Barnes City. Trick-or-treating
will be from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Those
wanting to participate leave your
outside lights on.
The Barnes City Methodist Church
will be having a craft sale and soup
supper next month on Saturday, Nov.
8. The craft sale is from 4-7 p.m. and
the soup supper is from 4:30-7 p.m.
On the menu will be chili and vegetable soups, maid rites, and dessert.
A church service will follow supper.
Mark your calendars now!
Oct. 24th is National Bologna
Day. Some Pella bologna with fried
potatoes would be awesome!
Submitted by Sec. Leona Van
Wyk
On October 9, 2014 the 50+ Club
met in the City Park Building with 40
members and guests attending.
The serving committee was
Anna Mae Williams and Dorothea
Wanders.
The tables were decorated with fall
leaves and pumpkins.
Our guest was Rose Mary
Schmidt.
Birthdays: Evelyn Dunink, Dale
Flanders, Terry Pollard, Wilma
Talbert, Alberta Templeton, and
Anna Mae Williams.
President Art Kennis gave the table
blessing, and led the members with
The Pledge Allegiance to the flag.
Our entertainment was Barbara
Tininenko from Kellogg, playing and
singing with the Accordion.
Our business meeting was deciding
if we can pay more to our entertainers,
it was tabled until our next meeting.
We decided with a show of hands
that we won’t have meetings during
the months of January, February and
March of 2015.
Leona gave the Treasurer report
Anna Mae gave the cards sent out
report.
We reported that Clara Westercamp
has moved to White Oak Estates, but
since then had fell, and now at Crystal
Heights Care Center,1514 High Ave
West Room 107, Oskaloosa. IA
52577
Next meeting will be held
November 3, 2014
Committee, Millie Venator, and
Dixie Wheeler
Program Alice’s Gospel Ministry.
Meeting was Dismissed.
September meeting
On September 1,2014,we had our
50 plus meeting with 38 in attendance,
the program was Harvy and Margy
Calvin of Oskaloosa (Classic Country
and More.)
Phyllis Clayworth was in charge of
the meeting.
Committee: Phyllis Clayworth, and
Jimolene Walston
Birthdays Marjorie Hull, Barbara
McCully, Darlene Richards.
Anniversaries: Robert and Alberta
Templeton
Guests: Howard Sutton, Dan and
Judy Mitchell and their daughter
Kim, Sheila Templeton
THE SUN
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Lower Grove News
This week has been a little boring
for me because I stayed home all day
for three days. Imagine that!!! It was
time to clean out the closet and trade
summer clothes for winter ones. Got
out the turtle necks again as they are
my ‘go to’ outfit every day. Keeps
my old body warm. Of course, now
they say we are going to have nice
sunshiny days for a week. That’s ok
anyway as I could always do a ‘strip
tease’…..just kidding. Last week Friday and
Saturday Geneva Jansen and I ran the
garage sale for Charlene. She had to
attend a funeral in Oklahoma and
could not be here. We did quite
well and she was pleased with all
we sold. We both sold most of our
stuff too. I think I only had 4 items
left. A man came in and bought
most of the clothes I had taken
in. He was buying them to send to
the Phillipines. He said they were
appreciative of anything that was
sent to them. As we know that area
has been hit hard by hurricanes.
On Sunday I went to church,
Sunday school and then to lunch with
Mildred Boyd. We wanted to go
to Applebee’s but that place didn’t
even have a place left to park in the
parking lot. Then we went to the Pella
Family Restaurant. After eating we
went to Jefferson Place to visit with
Galen and Wilma Dykhuis. And
I
enjoyed
meeting
their
granddaughter, Sara (De Bruin)
De Vries from Algona, Ia who also
stopped in for a visit.
Thursday I was getting the ‘wander
lust’. Had stayed home enough, so I
called Wilma Van’t Sant and asked
if she would like to go to Oskaloosa
with me to shop at the Dollar Tree
and Walmart. Of course I said we
would just have to eat out too. After
spending ‘enough’ at those stores we
went to the Riverside Restaurant to
eat. Does this Ebola thing scare
you? I am starting to think that this
global world we live in now may not
be ‘all it is cracked up to be’. I have
a niece who is an airline stewardess
and it is not very comforting to
her that she has to worry about
contacting a deadly disease on her
job. Also all the health workers and
their concerns. Sunday evening Darlene Kool and I
went to hear ‘Journey Bound’ quartet
at the Trinity Church in Pella. The
bass
singer
is
Warren
Van Wyngarden from
my
neighborhood. They have obtained
wide spread recognition in our area and
also at the quartet festivals. We were
seated by Raymond Terlouw who
is the father of neighbor Sharon
Van Wyngarden. He was so faithful
when I was in the hospital to volunteer
help to the patients. He would wheel
them down to the activity room when
there was entertainment. Most of the
time I was too tired or not feeling well
enough to go. But, I did appreciate
that someone cared enough to ask.
****Complaints received by
“THOMAS COOK VACATIONS”
from dissatisfied customers…
1. It’s lazy of the local shopkeepers
in Puerto Vallarta to close in the
afternoons. I often needed to buy
things during ‘siesta’ time…this
should be banned.
2. We booked an excursion to a
water park, but no one told us that
we had to bring our own swimsuits
and towels. We assumed it would be
included in the price.
3. The beach was too sandy. We
had to clean everything when we
returned to our room.
4. We found the sand was not
like the sand in the brochure. Your
brochure shows the sand as white
but it was more yellow.
5. No one told us there would be
fish in the water. The children were
scared.
6. Although the brochure said
that there was a fully equipped
kitchen, there was no egg-slicer in
the drawers.
7. It took us nine hours to fly
home from Jamaica to England. It
took the Americans only three to get
home. This seems unfair.
8. When we were in Spain, there
were too many Spanish people
there. The receptionist spoke
Spanish, the food was Spanish. No
one told us that there would be so
many foreigners.
9. My fiancée and I requested twinbeds when we booked, but instead
we were placed in a room with a king
bed. We now hold you responsible
and want to be reimbursed for the
fact that I became pregnant. This
would not have happened if you had
put us in the room that we booked. WATCH OUT. …THEY WALK
AMONG US!!!!
*****Weekly joke…
An elderly woman died last
month. Having never married, she
requested no male pallbearers. In
her hand written instructions for her
memorial service, she wrote, they
wouldn’t take me out while I was
alive, I don’t want them to take me
out when I’m dead.****
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North Mahaska School Board
October 7, 2014
The North Mahaska Board of Education
met in special session October 7, 2014 at 6:30
p.m. in the elementary library (MRC), New Sharon, Iowa. Those board members present: Dirk
Wilkin, Tina Layman, Dan Gruber and Sherrill
Strobel. Absent: Ryan Augustine. Also present:
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Shayla Schilling, Renee Ferguson, Jeff Foster
and Cindy Quang.
President Dirk Wilkin called the meeting to
order at 6:30 p.m.
A motion was made by Layman and sec=<232 0G @C03@ B= />>@=D3 B63 /53<2/ !=tion carried.
2015-2016 INSTRUCTIONAL
SUPPORT LEVY
The President of the Board called up for
consideration the Resolution to Consider Participation in the Instructional Support Program
which requires that a public hearing be held on
this proposal.
Director Gruber introduced the following
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The President declared the resolution adopted as follows:
RESOLUTION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has
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fund the ongoing programs of the School District; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has
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WHEREAS, the Board has published notice of the time and place of a public hearing on
the resolution; and
WHEREAS, a hearing has been held upon
the proposal to participate in the Instructional
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED:
1. The Board of Directors determines that
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year ending June 30, 2016.
2. The additional funding for the Instructional Support Program for a budget year will
be determined annually, and will not exceed
ten percent (10%) of the total regular program
district cost for the budget year and moneys re137D32 C<23@ =E/ =23 A31B7=< /A /
budget adjustment for the budget year.
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Instructional Support Program may be used for
any general fund purpose to maintain current
educational programs.
4. The Instructional Support Program shall
be funded by instructional support state aid a
combination instructional support property tax
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ending June 30, 2016, and instructional support
income surtax imposed annually, the percent of
income surtax to be determined by the Board
for each budget year to be imposed upon the
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signatures of eligible electors equal in number
to not less than one hundred or thirty percent
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Instructional Support Program, this action of the
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and directed to certify a copy of this resolution
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Secretary of Board within twenty-eight days of
the adoption of this resolution, the President
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School District at a special election.
If the Board determines to submit the
question to the electors, the proposition to be
submitted shall be as follows:
Shall the Board of Directors of the North
Mahaska Community School District in the
Counties of Mahaska and Poweshiek, State of
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in an amount (after taking into consideration
instructional support state aid) if not exceeding
ten percent (10%) of the total of regular program district cost for the budget year and mon3GA@3137D32C<23@=E/=23A31B7=<
as a budget adjustment in the budget year, and
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of an instructional support property tax upon all
the taxable property within the School District
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Dirk Wilkin, Board President
ATTEST: Cindy Quang, Secretary
ADJOURN
Mr. Wilkin adjourned the meeting at 7:01
p.m.
Cindy Quang, Board Secretary
Dirk Wilkin, Board President
BILLS PRESENTED SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
NORTH MAHASKA BOARD OF EDUCATION
NEW SHARON, IA
GENERAL FUND
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90.00
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subscription
360.00
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textbooks
4,300.20
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142.20
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42.00
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120.00
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MC GRIFF’S OF NEW SHARON,
supplies
706.36
MCG, internet
923.30
MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES,
supplies
2,161.07
MEDCO, supplies
1,733.31
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63,011.55
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6,744.70
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New Sharon blood drive
draws 31 pints
Mississippi Valley Regional
Blood Center mobile drew 31
pints of life-saving blood on October 15th at the New Sharon
blood drive sponsored by Historical Society.
Blood Facts:
About 1 in 7 patients require a
blood transfusion.
38% of the U.S. population is
eligible to give blood, but less
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topped at L-S
EBF win sends Rockets to playoffs
RIVERSIDE – Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont will go to the postseason after a convincing 42-7 victory at
Highland Riverside Friday. The Rockets used a solid rushing attack collecting 232 yards on the ground.
Allowing the Rockets to have a good
night was strong defensive play. For
the third week in a row Lewie Winkleman and Brett Wursta had multiplesack nights. Winkleman netted three
and Wursta two holding Highland to
negative yards rushing.
On the EBF side of the ball Treg
Van Dorin continued his running
prowess with 133 yards on 35 touches.
Blake Marolf garnered 73 yards on
seven carries.
Rocket Coach Russ Bayer was
pleased with the effort.
“Offensively I felt our men did a
really good job up front,” said Bayer.
“They were stacking 8 men in the box
and we were still able to run the ball
effectively. Defensively, we played at
a very high tempo and our gang tackling was excellent.”
Highland’s offense came through
the air, mostly because the ground
game was stymied and the Huskies
were playing catch up. Sophomore
quarterbacks Chase Rath and Jake
Wood were a combined 15-for-32 for
224 yards. Rath threw for one touchdown and threw two interceptions.
Marolf and Van Dorin each had a
pick for the Rockets. Van Dorin ran
his back 80 yards for a score. Jeren
Glosser rambled 47 yards with a fumble recovery for another score.
“Special teams are improving weekly,” said Bayer. “Our kicking game is
doing an outstanding job of taking care
of the ball and giving us outstanding
field position.
“This was a very big win for us
tonight. We are just now starting to
showcase some of our talent, but I
still feel that we have not played our
best game yet. This is a great win for
NM XC girls
second at
SICL meet
MONTEZUMA - The North Mahaska cross country teams competed
at the South Iowa Cedar League
meet on Oct. 16 at the Montezuma
Country Club. The NM girls’ team
took second place in the conference. Lynnville-Sully won the title
for the second year in a row finishing
with 37 points and NM had 63. Montezuma had 73 points and Sigourney
finished fourth with 116.
Individual places were Caitlin
Sampson fourth, Andrea Loving
sixth, Shelby McGriff 11th, Hailey
Castaneda 16th, and Bailey Wanders
28th. For the boys’ team Christopher
Kubli placed 17th, Shaun Clark
29th, Mason Foster 37th, and Callen
Dewitt 38th. Next up for NM is the district
meet at Wildwood Park in Ottumwa
on Oct. 23rd.
the Rocket Nation. The best is yet to
come.”
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont
(4-4, 3-2) will close out the regular
season at home Friday against Columbus Junction. The Rockets appear
to be a lock for the third spot in the
playoffs, but will find out for sure late
Friday night. Sigourney-Keota could
have the same district record, but the
Rockets hold the tiebreaker.
By R.D. KEEP
EBF 42, Highland, Riverside 7
Individual EBF Stats
Rushing: Treg Van Dorin - 35 rushes, 133 yards, 3 touchdowns
Blake Marolf - 7 rushes, 73
yards, 1 touchdown
Cody Brown - 5 rushes,
18 yards
Jeren Glosser - 2 rushes,
8 yards
Passing: Jevin Jensen - 1 completion, 3 attempts, 10 yards
Marolf - 1 completion, 4
attempts, 7 yards
Receiving: Marolf - 1 reception, 10
yards
Bret Wursta - 1 reception,
7 yards
Defense: Glosser - 7.5 tackles, 1 for
loss, 1 fumble recovered for touchdown
Lewie Winkleman - 6 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 for loss
Marolf - 5.5 tackles, 2 passes
defended, 1 interception
Hunter Johnston - 5 tackles,
1 pass defended
Jensen - 4.5 tackles, 5 passes
defended
Bret Wursta - 4 tackles,
2 sacks
Brown - 3 tackles, 7 passes
defended
Van Dorin - 3.5 tackles,
4 passes defended, 1 interception for
touchdown
NM band posts
another Division I
at state
marching contest
PELLA - The North Mahaska
marching band performed at the state
contest held Saturday at Pella High
School. The marching Warhawks took
the field as the first band of the day.
Every band looks toward the state
completion in mid-October to show
judges their show. The band, under
the tutelage of Bruce Peiffer, captured
another Division I rating, the highest a
band may receive. The band has faced
much weather adversity this season in
preparing the show, but the tenacity
and focus of the band members paid
off.
It is expected the band will make
its final marching performance Friday when the football team hosts Iowa
Valley in the season finale.
Christopher Kubli
led the North
Mahaska boys
cross country
team at the SICL
meet. He finished
17th. (Photo
courtesy of Mollie
Loving)
Caitlin Sampson
placed fourth for
North Mahaska
at the South Iowa
Cedar League
cross country
meet. (Photo
courtesy of Mollie
Loving)
North Mahaska 34 Lynnville-Sully 56
NM 0 21 6 7 – 34
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SULLY – North Mahaska and
Lynnville-Sully met again for their
annual rivalry and the game resembled an eight-player game when
looking at the final score. LynnvilleSully was able to outmuscle the
Warhawks to net a 56-34 victory.
One should not be fooled by the
final score. The game was much
closer than it appears.
North Mahaska accumulated nearly 300 yards in offense and scored
twice on two long pass plays. The
Warhawks scored three times in the
second quarter to trail 22-21 at halftime. NM scored first in the third
quarter to lead 28-22, but the Hawks
regained the lead three minutes later.
Sage Ehresman of L-S had a career night rushing for 257 yards and
scoring four times to outdistance the
Warhawks. Following NM’s last
score he ripped off a 77-yard kickoff
return and opened the floodgates.
“We couldn’t tackle him,” said
NM Coach Steve Ehret. “They were
bigger and stronger than us. They
made big plays and we just couldn’t
catch them.”
Junior quarterback Jakob Bortell
provided some elusiveness to the
Hawk defense. Bortell kept plays
alive with his feet. He completed 2-for-7 of his passes, but both
were for long touchdowns. Adam
Pothoven hauled in one and scampered 79 yards and Trent Wanders
grabbed another for 45.
The Warhawk rushing game garnered 175 yards on the night. Workhorse tailback Karrson Stodghill had
79 yards on 21 carries to lead the
way. Senior Trey Rutledge added 59
yards on nine carries and two scores.
Bortell finished with 37 yards rushing and scored.
Rutledge brought the NM faithful
to their feet when he made a 39-yard
dash with a stop-and-go juke on two
different Hawk defenders that left
them watching Rutledge’s backside
scamper into the end zone.
North Mahaska’s defense also had
some sparkling moments. Andrew
Goemaat jumped on two fumbles
and Adam Pothoven intercepted a
pass. Bortell led the tackle chart with
nine and Stodghill had eight. A.J.
Hibler finished with seven.
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Wins Mediapolis tourney
MEDIAPOLIS – Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont is poised to make a deep run in the state volleyball series, which begins this week. The Rockets travelled to Mediapolis sweeping No.1 Holy
Trinity, Mediapolis and Columbus Junction Thursday in tournament play.
EBF, 30-2, defeated the top team
in Class 1A 24-26, 25-28, 15-9. They
topped No. 8 in Class 3A Mediapolis
25-23, 25-22, and Columbus 25-6,
25-20.
“We played an all-round great
tournament against high ranked opponents,” said Rocket Coach Gladys
Genskow. “One of our goals this year
was to beat No. 1 ranked in Class 1A
Holy Trinity at this tournament and
we met that goal. Everyone did their
job and did it well.” Pinkerton: North Mahaska freshman Haley Pinkerton (2) pushes a ball over the net against
Sigourney.
Karlie Taylor, Taylor Leffler,
McKinley Moore and Sadie Baugher each had double-digit kills. Taylor finished with 34, Leffler had 20
and Moore added 18. Leffler led the
team in blocks with four. Baugher
had four aces on 29-for-32 serving.
“It was an outstanding tournament
for the Rockets,” said Genskow. “The
offense was very balanced and our
serving was aggressive which is
needed with such a powerful offense
of Holy Trinity. “After losing the
first set, the Rockets didn’t hang their
heads, but used the
loss to keep their
goal alive and go
harder after them
for the win. Genskow said
quick turnaround
forced her team to
focus.
“Not much rest in
between matches as
next up was eighthranked in Class 3A
Mediapolis,” said
Genskow. It was a
challenge coming
off a match with
Holy Trinity and
playing a much different aggressive
serve receive that
Mediapolis has to
pull off a win. “They are always moving and pass
the ball so well, but that didn’t stop
us from making our runs and coming
out the winner.”
EBF will play at Saydel Monday
to close out the regular season then
prepare for postseason.
“Overall it was a tournament we
needed to end the season with and
playing at the level we need to be
playing going into the postseason
in a week,” said Genskow. “The girls
are anxious to get started, but we will
have to wait until Oct. 28 with a bye
the first round starting Oct. 21.”
EBF Stats
Karlie Taylor: 59/61 Attacking,
34 Kills, 2 Assists, 17/21 Serving, 3
Aces, 29 Digs, 3 Blocks
Taylor Leffler: 39/43 Attacking,
20 Kills, 24/28 Serving, 3 Aces, 2
Digs, 4 Blocks
Paige Shafer: 5/5 Attacking, 2
Kills, 94 Assists, 20/20 Serving, 1
Ace, 8 Digs
Sadie Baugher: 45/52 Attacking,
18 Kills, 29/32 Serving, 4 Aces, 22
Digs, 1 Block
McKinley Moore: 38/45 Attacking, 25 Kills, 1 Dig, 3 Blocks
Haegen Boyer: 3/3 Attacking, 1
Assist, 24/24 Attacking, 13 Digs
Torie Alexander: 10/11 Attacking,
1 Kill, 1 Dig, 1 Block
Sylina Busch: 1 Assist, 26/30
Serving, 2 Aces, 11 Digs
Briana VerSteegh: 1/1 Attacking
Fuller: Senior Mackenzie Fuller (9 in red) hits a ball that gets past Sigourney’s Montana
Reynolds. Sigourney won the contest 3-0.
The Oskaloosa Football and Cheer team Seniors completed their walk after Friday night's final home game.
Tales of an Ancient Sportsman
By Burdell Hensley
What a rain! Most areas got at
least four inches and I have heard
many reports of five and six inches.
Monday and Tuesday’s rain and
high winds made life miserable for
all who had to be out in it. The rain
certainly put a crimp in the harvest
and played havoc with some conference cross country meets.
The South Central Conference
meet was postponed until Thursday
and since the Little Hawkeye meet
was also Thursday, one of us had
to go to Albia. Since Albia is much
closer than Dallas Center, I took the
meet in Albia. It was a beautiful evening and a good meet. Davis County
won both the girls and boys titles,
but the big news of the meet was that
Albia’s Colton Dropinhaus won his
fourth consecutive boy’s individual
title. That is quite an achievement
for any runner.
The DeJong kids from Oskaloosa
made their presence felt at the Little
Hawkeye Conference meet. The senior twins Skylar and Spencer finished one-two in the boy’s race with
Skylar winning by two seconds.
Sophomore sister, Sienna, was second in the girls race.
I covered the Pella Newton volleyball match Tuesday and I witnessed a
really neat event. Deb Fessler teaches first grade in Pella and she had her
class sing the National Anthem with
motions. They brought the house
down. The Pella Volleyball team had
the kids go down the line of players
for high fives while the crowd was
roaring. That is something those first
graders will never forget. And the
Lady Dutch were so pumped that
they went out and destroyed Newton
21-4 in the first game and coasted to
an easy three set win.
Friday night I was able to cover
the Oskaloosa-Knoxville game in
Osky and it was cold. If it hadn’t
been for a stiff wind, it may not have
been a bad night at all. The bitter
north wind didn’t bother Knoxville
at all as the Panthers took the opening kickoff and drove the length of
the field right into that wind. Before
the half was over Knoxville at put
42 points on the board and then they
cruised to a 49-13 win.
Knoxville coach, Eric Kellar, is in
his first year at the helm after several years at Eddyville-Blakesburg.
Kellar has his team fighting for the
number three seed in their district
and the Panthers have qualified for
the playoffs for the first time since
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There were some huge games
played in the area Friday and Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont’s 42-7
win at Highland would have to be
called a stunner. It has taken a while
for Coach Rusty Bayer to get his
team on track, but it appears they are
clicking on all cylinders now.
Sigourney/Keota had a shoot
out with Columbus and the Cobras
racked up a 56-35 win. I’m guessing
that Peyton Crawford had another
big game. He had 381 yards last
week and when that happens, is offensive line is having a big game.
Another shoot out was at Lynnville
Sully where the Hawks out gunned
the North Mahaska Warhawks 5634. The English Valleys Bears may
have a shot at the Playoffs as Coach
Bronson McCulley’s team edged
Colo Nesco 38-36. In another Eight
Man game, Twin Cedars upset Mormon Trail 42-30 to keep flickering
playoff hopes alive.
Regional Volleyball tourneys begin this week and it looks like I will
start with the Melcher-Dallas game
at Twin Cedars Tuesday night. There
are great memories for me when I go
to Twin Cedars. I bagan my teaching
career there 52 years ago this fall.
It seems like only yesterday. Hopefully some of my kids will be at the
game. But they are all grandparents
now and most of their grandkids
have graduated.
Saturday the Ancient-ess and I
took a little road trip to check out
the fall color. We headed for Van
Buren County where we stopped at
the Lunch Box Café in Douds for
dinner. The Lunch Box is a community restaurant operated by the
Bethel Worship Center, a church
about four miles south of Douds, and
they do a wonderful job. Then we
went through Lebanon, Pittsburg,
Keosauqua, Bentonsport, Bonaparte,
Farmington and Donnellson before
arriving at Harvestville Farms along
Highway 2 just east of Donnellson.
Harvestville Farms had a huge
crowd Satruday. I’m guessing well
over 500 and the place was packed.
The main building is loaded with fall
crafts while the outside area has multiple displays of pumpkins, squash,
gourds and anything else that is fall.
There were also areas rented out to
groups for campfires and picnics.
The play area for kids was huge with
many kid friendly attractions and
there were wagon rides through the
farm. If you are looking for a place
to take your grandkids or kids for a
fun day, I would highly recommend
this place.
The World Series is set and my
Cardinals are not in it. Quite frankly,
they didn’t play well enough this
year to even get as far as they did.
Does anyone know where I can trade
my Cardinal hat for a KC Royal hat.
It will seem strange wearing blue,
but it must be Royal blue, not Cubbie blue or Dodger blue.
Let’s take a look at what happened
in our yesterdays.
100 years ago: Oct. 24, 1914- Penn
wallops State Teachers 19-7. Macey
scored twice for Penn and Williams
added the other. Oct. 26- With superior offensive and defensive play,
Principal Belting’s Oskaloosa maroon and white fighting football machine blanked Burlington 13-0.
75 years ago: Oct. 23, 1939 Knoxville won the state cross country title and Martinsburg won the
Class C championship. Runners
for Martinsburg were; Ralph Zepp,
Willis Knaak, G. Hollingsworth and
Warren Baker. Oct. 28- Sigourney
ekes out an 8-6 win over Richland on
a safety. Joe Korf scored for Sigourney and Kermit Steinbeck passed to
Carroll Steinbeck for the Richland
score.
50 years ago: Oct. 24, 1964, North
Mahaska ties Colfax 6-6 on Jim
Sharp’s 56 yard run. Oct. 24- English Valleys rips Tri-County 41-6.
Pat Blaylock ran for two TD’s and
passed to Larry Denison for another. Jim Little ran for the T-C score.
Oct. 24- Belle Plaine scored with
four seconds left to nip Keota 13-6.
Doug Flander led the Keota offense
while Ron Genkin, Don Lyle and Pat
Bell led the defense. Oct. 26 – Pekin’s Don Greiner won the Class A
Individual Cross Country championship.
25 years ago: Oct. 21, 1989- North
Mahaska is bound for the playoffs
after smashing Eddyville 47-0. Doug
Readshaw and Chris LaRue led the
running game while Jim Hicklin
connected on 5-of-10 passes for 110
yards. Oct. 23 – Pella Christian fell
to SE Warren in the sectional volleyball final. Kim Pothoven and Stacey
Van Wyk led the hitting while Tiffany Hoskins and Denise Nikkel led
the serving. Oct. 24- Eddyville came
from two games down to beat TriCounty 3-2 in regional volleyball.
Oct. 30- Eddyville’s Holly Barnes’
dream of a third state cross country
title were shattered as she finished
third. Oct. 31- North Mahaska manhandles No. 1 ranked Preston 17-0 in
playoff action. Chris LaRue scored
twice and Ben Conover boomed a
field goal for the Warhawk points.
Have a great week and remember
that a critic is one who knows the
route, but can’t drive the car.

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