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USPS - 232-280 | GUTHRIE CENTER, IOWA 50115 | OFFICIAL CITY AND COUNTY NEWSPAPER
WEDNESday, FEBRUARY 11, 2015
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SUPERVISORS
New deputy approved for sheriff’s office
By REBECCA MCKINSEY
Guthrie Center Times staff
The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office got the new deputy it wanted — but the victory
wasn’t without some sacrifices.
The county’s Board of Supervisors voted 4–1 to approve a request they had denied the year
before — for the sheriff to add
another member to the group
of deputies he says is no longer large enough to handle the
county’s crime. The new hire will
join Sheriff Marty Arganbright,
Deputies Jeremy Bennett, Kent
Gries, Jesse Swensen and Todd
Thorn, and Jailer Mike Herbert.
However, the sheriff’s office’s
proposed budget for Fiscal Year
2015–16 took some cuts before
the supervisors agreed to add
the new deputy, a measure Arganbright estimated would add
about $100,000 to the total budget, between salary, insurance
and equipment.
Proposed salary increases for
Herbert and Civil Clerk Leora
Laughery were slashed. Arganbright had proposed increasing Laughery’s salary, which he
said has remained at 70 percent
of his salary for eight years, to
75 percent. He’d also asked to
raise Herbert’s salary, which is
currently a little more than 50
percent of Arganbright’s, to 70
percent of the sheriff’s salary.
Arganbright noted that Herbert
was hired to provide courthouse
security, run the jail and transport inmates but that his duties
have increased and could continue to do so.
The supervisors ultimately
agreed to increase Herbert’s salary to 55 percent of Arganbright’s
and to increase Laughery’s salary by 2 percent, the amount
awarded to elected county officials that trickled down to most
employees in county offices.
Although the supervisors briefly discussed applying only the
across-the-board 2 percent raise
to Herbert’s salary, Supervisor
Clifford Carney suggested the
larger increase to 55 percent of
Arganbright’s salary.
“I think he’s very valuable
here,” Carney said. “I would
hate to lose him.”
Other, smaller cuts were made
in the budget, for equipment
and vehicle repairs.
While discussing the need
for an additional deputy at one
point, several supervisors had
VALENTINE’S DAY
BUSINESS
‘Because she
enjoyed chocolate’
Walton joins
The New
Homestead as
Administrator
proposed that Arganbright take
weekend shifts. However, Arganbright said his Monday–Friday
day shift is crucial to running
the department and working
with the public. He added that
he already is regularly called in
to work on evenings and weekends — to cover festivals and
events, to work security, and to
respond to fatalities and provide
death notifications.
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Education
Guthrie
Center joins
National
FCCLA week
celebration
By ASHLEY SCHABLE
Guthrie Center
Guthrie Center
across the Atlantic Ocean were full
of wedding plans. Doris worked as a
country school teacher while Don was
gone. She was in Des Moines when
she learned that the war was ending
and later described to her children
how the streets flooded with people
who were celebrating the news, said
the Laughery’s oldest daughter, Vicki
Friedrich of Guthrie Center.
What Doris recalls most about
Don’s return home after two years
is how handsome he looked in his
uniform.
Like so many other couples finding themselves together again, they
decided not to wait.
Members of Guthrie Center
High School’s Family, Career
and Community Leaders of
America (FCCLA) group join
more than 200,000 members
in celebrating National FCCLA
Week Feb. 8-14.
This year’s theme is “Together
We Are...” in recognition of the
many things FCCLA students
and advisors represent – both
as individuals and as members
of their chapters, state associations and the national FCCLA
organization - in their families, schools and communities. During National FCCLA
Week, members plan and carry
out activities to address teen
and societal concerns and show
how Family and Consumer Sciences education can help them
achieve the Ultimate Leadership Experience.
Cathy Lange, Family & Consumer Sciences teacher and FCCLA advisor at Guthrie Center
said she is excited to see her
students participate in activities this week.
The school’s officers - Zoie
Shook, District 5 president, Hannah Grizzle, Cheinie Case, Cassidy Simmons and Cale Crowder
joined Guthrie Center Mayor
Dennis Kunkle in signing a
proclamation to kick-off the
week. Twenty-three members
attended a legistlative forum at
the State Capital in Des Moines
on Monday. Tuesday was Treats
for Teachers Day where FCCLA
students brought goodies for
Guthrie Center staff members. A
member’s breakfast was planned
for Wednesday, Trivia Day at the
school Thursday, and cookie
sales at lunch Friday.
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REBECCA MCKINSEY | GUTHRIE CENTER TIMES
Ethan Walton has joined The New Homestead and Homestead Acres in Guthrie
Center, as Administrator.
Walton, a native of Earlville, Iowa, comes
from a family of nursing home administrators. You might call it a family calling in fact, as his brother,
mother, father, and paternal grandparentss have
all been administrators.
Ethan Walton got started
in the business by helping
in a facility as a youngster, worked as a Certified
Nursing Assistant, earned
his degree in Gerontolo- Ethan
gy, became licensed and Walton
certified in both nursing
home and assisted living
administration, and has served as Administrator in the Des Moines area for
the past three years.
“It will be a privilege to serve the residents
and families of The New Homestead and
Homestead Acres,” Walton said. “I look
forward to getting to know the residents
and their families as we work together to
continue developing a community where
residents can thrive.”
Walton also serves as a member of the
Iowa Army National Guard, and will soon
graduate from Officer’s Candidate School
as a Second Lieutenant. He competed in
rugby for the University of Northern Iowa,
and continues to be involved in the sport
during the spring and fall.
The New Homestead was founded in
1965, is located at 2306 State Street in
Guthrie Center, and management support
services are provided by Pivotal Health
Care. The New Homestead is a not-forprofit continuing care retirement community that offers Independent Living
apartments, Assisted Living apartments,
Skilled Nursing Care, Rehabilitation, and
Memory Care, with the majority of residents coming from Guthrie, Green, Audubon, and Dallas Counties.
An open house will be held at The New
Homestead on Tuesday, February 17 from
4-6 p.m., giving the community a chance
to meet Walton.
Don Laughery hands his wife, Doris, a box of candy for Valentine’s Day. The couple will celebrate 70
years of marriage in July, and on every Valentine’s Day, Don makes sure to buy a heart-shaped box of
chocolates for Doris.
After 70 years, local couple
continues romantic tradition
By REBECCA MCKINSEY
First, they were friends.
Sharing classes and activities in
high school, Guthrie Center’s Doris
and Don Laughery, both 90 and about
to celebrate their 70th anniversary,
got to know each other while attending high school in Guthrie Center.
Their first date was after a football
game; they attended a carnival in
Coon Rapids with two other couples.
Later, they went to prom together.
In fact, they were out on a date
— eating 25-cent hamburgers at the
movie theater — when they heard
about the attack on Pearl Harbor.
They looked at each other and
knew their lives were about to change.
Soon after he graduated from
high school, Don joined the Army
Air Forces and was deployed to England and Italy. He was gone for two
years during World War II.
And during that time, they wrote.
They knew they were going to get
married, and the letters that flew
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SPECIAL TO THE GUTHRIE CENTER TIMES
Guthrie Center High School Large Group Speech members are (front row, from left) Tabby Van Unen, Mikayla Jackson,
Vanna Ashby, Tabby Herron, Anita Alvarez, JoJo Wood, (middle row) Ross Rumelhart, Taylor Bates, Zoie Shook, Mariana
Leon, Morgan Woolman, Neta Boyer, Whitney Bates, (back row) Matthew Vannatta, Bailey Waddell, Joey Spencer, Justice
Baker, Cassidy Simmons, Hailey Bates. Missing from photo is Parker Schwartz.
GC students compete in
Large Group District Speech
The Guthrie Center Large
Group Speech Team traveled to
Valley High School in Des Moines
on Saturday to compete in the
Large Group State Speech Competition.
Kelsey Little, Speech and Drama coach at Guthrie Center, took
20 students who competed in
six events after each earaned
division I ratings at the district
contest on Jan. 24 at Audubon
High School. Guthrie Center
competed in Group Mime, Improv 2, Improv 1, Choral Reading,
Ensemble and Musical Theatre.
Several of the students competed
in two events.
Improv 2, Choral Reading and
Ensemble each earned I ratings,
while Mime, Improv I and Musical Theatre all received II ratings.
Guthrie Center did not have
any of their events move on to
All-State competition. The All
State Large Group Festival is
Feb 21 in Ames.
The choral reading group took
on a monumental task this year,
speaking out against texting and
driving by educating the audience in the consequences of doing so, as well as dealing with
the repercussions of teen death.
“I designed a storyline and
formed a script that pulled from
various forms of literature - song
lyrics, poems, statistics - tied
them all together around this
common theme,” Little said.
Thirteen members made up
this powerhouse group, including:
Morgan Woolman, Joey Spencer, Parker Schwartz, Bailey Waddell, Anita Alvarez, Neta Boyer,
Mariana Leon, Ross Rumelhart,
Mikayla Jackson, Vanna Ashby,
Justice Baker, JoJo Wood, and
Tabby Van Unen.
Many of the Guthrie Center students are musically inclined, so Little said it only made
sense to form a Musical Theatre
Group. Morgan Woolman, Parker
Schwartz, Joey Spencer, Bailey
Waddell, Ross Rumelhart, and
JoJo Wood formed this incredibly talented team of voices. In
just under 10 minutes, the students tell the comical story of
King Arthur and his Knights as
they search for the Holy Grail in
Monte Python’s Spamalot.
Taylor Bates, Whitney Bates,
Neta Boyer, and Zoie Shook banded together and formed a powerful Ensemble Acting group. The
group has 15 minutes to perform
a shortened version of a skit or
play. They tell the heart wrenching story of four best friends who
promise to be friends forever and
try everything together in KT Cur-
ran’s The First Time Club.
Six students, including Mikayla
Jackson, Whitney Bates, Cassidy
Simmons, Taylor Bates, Matthew
Vannatta, and Hailey Bates made
up the Improv groups. In Improv,
students are given three situations and have two minutes to
choose one and then create a
story. They then have five minutes to tell their story without
any prior preparation.
Anita Alvarez, Tabby Van Unen,
and Vanna Ashby were part of
Group Mime. In Mime, no words
are spoken and the entire story
is told using blocking, body language and facial expressions.
“The girls tell a very serious
story about broken friendships,
bullying, and self-harm,” Little
explained. “They believe that this
is a helpful way to communicate with teenagers who might
be struggling with similar issues.”
Branding of community topic of Main Street
By JULIE BAILEY
MSGC, director
During the past few months
community leaders have been
working on strategies which will
advance the future of Guthrie
Center. One major component
of propelling a community to its
preferred future is the development of a brand, or image, for
the purposes of tourism, economic development or to create
a consistent community-wide
identity. Branding is the process
a community embarks upon to
change, refine or improve what
people are saying. According to Northstar, a
community development firm
located in Nashville, Tennessee,
“the idea of community branding is deceptively simple: use a
community’s greatest strength
to create a consistent memorable
identity that will help propel the
city to its preferred future. The
best identities are grounded in
reality but aspirational in vision. They bridge the past and
the present with an eye toward
the future. They are uncovered
and brought to life through a
process that unites rather than
divides. And they serve the interests of diverse groups within
the community with different
agendas.” Main Street Guthrie Center
would like to hear from people
on the development of a community brand for Guthrie Center.
What sets Guthrie Center apart
from other communities? What
image comes to mind when you
think of Guthrie Center? Brand-
ing is not a process which is completed quickly and cannot be
effectively done in a series of
small group meetings. Branding is a process which evolves
over time. If you would like to
share your thoughts and ideas
on branding for Guthrie Center, contact MSGC Director Julie Bailey at 641-332-2674 or via
email: [email protected]
50115 Festival
If there are organizations,
clubs or people who wish to
raise funds or simply promote
their products, please consider having a booth at the 50115
Zip Code Festival on May 1,
2015. For additional information on booth spaces and the
cost, contact Brenda Lehman
at 641-747-2401.
One popular aspect of the
50115 Festival will be the Human Foosball Tournament. A
side street will be blocked off
for this purpose and it will be
an entertaining and fun event.
Start forming a team now! Rules
and entry information will be
available in the near future.
The Promotion Committee
for Main Street Guthrie Center
is developing the festival and
would love to have your assistance. For general information
about the Festival or to volunteer
to assist with the event, contact
Promotion Committee Chair
Shannon Neff at 515-720-3653.
Times, Vedette
recognized in state
journalism contest
The Guthrie Center Times
and Guthrie County Vedette
snagged nine awards at this
year’s Iowa Newspaper Association convention.
Competing against other
weekly papers with similar circulations, the Guthrie Center and
Panora newspapers’ staffs were
recognized for news coverage,
photography and advertising.
The nine awards included three
first-place awards.
The statewide contest is
among the most competitive
in the nation, with a total of
about 4,200 entries in dozens
of categories. The awards were
judged by class — based on total circulation — by members
of the Minnesota Newspaper
Association.
Following is a breakdown
of the awards recognizing the
Guthrie Center Times and Guthrie County Vedette:
GUTHRIE
CENTER TIMES
—Guthrie Center Times Editor Ashley Schable placed first
out of 37 entries for best news
story with her coverage of the
tornado that swept through the
AWARDS, Page 8A
Drug charges filed
at end of January
Several people received various drug- and alcohol-related charges recently in Guthrie
County.
Early in the morning Jan. 27,
an officer stopped Jose M. Diaz,
47, of Menlo, for a traffic violation. The officer administered
field sobriety testing and arrested Diaz, charging him with
speeding, open container of alcohol and operating while intoxicated — first offense, according to a news release from
the sheriff’s office.
On the evening of Jan. 28,
state troopers and a Guthrie
County sheriff’s deputy responded to a domestic call
in Bagley. They took Joseph S.
Molle, 28, of Bagley, into custody
when they arrived, discovering
Molle was under the influence
of alcohol and drugs. Officers
found Molle had threatened his
mother and took a cell phone
away from her when she called
9-1-1, according to the news
release.
Officers found marijuana,
as well as drug paraphernalia, in Molle’s bedroom. He was
charged with public intoxica-
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GUTHRIE
COUNTY VEDETTE
—The newspaper placed
ahead of 17 other entries to
be named first in the contest’s
best front page category, with
an entry of three front pages
from October 2013 to September
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area in May.
“Story shows a variety of aspects of the damage done by
the storms,” a judge wrote.
—Staff Writer Rebecca McKinsey placed first out of 49 entries for best news feature story
with her article about spending
24 hours in jail.
“This was an interesting read
— conversational, yet professional and well written,” a judge
wrote. “It gave the reader a good
glimpse into a place most hope
never to visit and addressed
common stereotypes at the
same time.”
—Herald Publishing Co.’s
Chad Wittrock placed second
out of five entries for best ad
designer.
“A huge variety of work, with
care and attention being given
to the look of each, no matter
what the size,” a judge wrote.
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tion, possession of marijuana
— third offense, possession of
drug paraphernalia, obstruction
of emergency communication
and second-degree harassment.
An officer stopped a man
early in the morning Jan. 29
for a traffic violation and, after receiving consent to search
the man’s vehicle, found methamphetamine. The man, Denys M. Hunsicker, 48, of Stuart,
was charged with possession
of methamphetamine, third
offense, a felony.
Also on Jan. 29, a sheriff’s
deputy made a traffic stop in
Panora and identified James Jay
Riceman, 49, of Guthrie Center.
The deputy and a Panora police
officer believed Riceman was
under the influence of drugs
and called for the county’s K-9,
Rage, who communicated that
she smelled drugs in the vehicle.
Officers found methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and
prescription drugs.
Riceman was arrested and
charged with possession of controlled substance — methamphetamine, possession of drug
paraphernalia, unlawful possession of a prescription drug and
violation of a restricted license.
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BAPTISM
WEDDING
Baptism for Rossi Mae
Rooney / Zevallas - Zelasco
Rossi Mae Grimm, infant
daughter of Kelly (Snyder) and
Nolan Grimm received the sacrament of Baptism Saturday,
January 31 at Pax Christi Catholic Church in Eden Prairie, MN
officiated by Father Bill Murtough. Godfather was Brandon
Grimm , her uncle, from Urbandale and Godmother was her
aunt, Katy (Snyder) Hildman of
Waukee. The batismal gown was
worn by Rossi’s mother and her
three aunts for their baptisms.
Others attending the ceremony were maternal grandparents,
A wedding reception was
held Saturday, December 27
at the Owl’s Nest in Panora, Iowa
to honor Dalton Rooney and
Alejondra Zevallas - Zelasco of
Denver, Colorado. The couple
were married in Denver November 12, 2014.
Over 65 family and friends
attended the reception from
Iowa, Colorado, Oklahoma, Illinois, and Minnesota. Appetizers and wedding cake were
served during the party. Gifts
and cards were extended to
OBITUARIES
Bonnie
joy
1935-2015
Funeral services for Bonnie
Sharlene Joy, 79 of The Lakeside
Village in Panora, Iowa, were 1:30
p.m. Monday, February 9, 2015 at
Murdock Funeral Home in Perry,
Iowa. Pastor Rob Mathena officiated. Private burial was in Story Memorial Gardens Cemetery
in Ames, Iowa. Bonnie passed
away Tuesday, February 3, 2015
at the Guthrie County Hospital.
Bonnie Sharlene Corbin was
born November 13, 1935 in
Nevada, Iowa, the daughter of
Harold and Ethel May (Welch)
Corbin. She lived in the Nevada
area until 1976 and moved to
Bagley, Iowa. She worked for
the Spring Brook Conservation
Education Center as a concessionaire for 25 years. She moved
in with her daughter, Andrea, in
1999 and became a “world traveler”. While living in Germany
she enjoyed visiting numerous
countries that surrounded her.
In 2014 she moved back to The
Lakeside Village in Panora.
Survivors include her two
daughters Sherry Dodd (Pat) of
Neosho, Missouri and Andrea
Martin (Kimo Hansen) of Boise, Idaho ; two grandsons Jared
Hunsburger (Olga) of Warrensburg, Missouri and Chris Martin
of Las Vegas, Nevada; three great
grandchildren and one brother
Kenneth Corbin (Jayanna) of Jamaica, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by
her parents.
A memorial has been established in her name and may be
left or sent to Murdock Funeral Home. Online condolences
may be left at murdockfuneralhome.net.
COMMUNITYCALENDAR
Compiled by Betty Thompson | [email protected]
Beginning Sunday,
February 8 and continuing
each Sunday afternoon
until March 29, from 2 pm
to 4 pm, Panora Chamber
of Commerce will hold
a Bingo fund-raiser for
“Panorama Days” at the
Panora Community Center.
Volunteers are needed to
assist at Bingo, contact
chaillecrandall@yahoo.
com.
February 12 - The public
library will be having an
after school craft making
valentines and playing
games. The elementary
dismisses at 1:05 p.m. and
the junior high/high school
at 1:20 this day.
February 14 - Raccoon
River House Concerts
presents Graydon James
and Laura Spink at
Whiterock Conservancy’s
Bur Oak Visitor’s Center.
February 14 - Annual
Legislative Coffee with
State Representative Clel
Baudler and Senator Jake
Chapman - 8:00 am at the
Farm Bureau hall. Meeting
to last one hour.
February 15 - Soup
& Bingo at the Guthrie
County Fairgrounds,
serving from 11 am to 2
pm. Serving variety of
soups, sandwich and
dessert. Bingo after meal.
Fundraiser to finish NEW
Community Bldg.
February 15 - Yale
Firemen’s Breakfast, was
cancelled February 1 and
is rescheduled for Sunday,
February 15, 7:00 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. at the Yale
Community Club.
February 15 - The Guthrie
Center Youth Group will
be having a potato bar
fundraiser to help with
future mission trips from 11
a.m.-1 p.m. at the Christian
Church Fellowship Hall in
Guthrie Center. Free Will
Offering.
February 17 - Wilderman’s
Treetop Tales by Chad Elliott,
Literacy Night - Songs Art - Laughter! Beginning
at 7 pm at the High School
Auditorium. Guthrie Center
Community Schools invites
students and parents to
attend Live Concert and
Book Signing.
Feb. 18-21 - Meet Artist
Sheri Heiland at Art on
State, 3rd and State, Guthrie
Center. Sheri will give
pottery demonstrations at
12 noon and 2 p.m. those
days. Meet the Artist series
is sponsored by the Guthrie
County Arts Council.
February 24 - Main Street,
“Lunch and learn,” Part 1,
noon to 1:00 pm. Free and
open to the public. Bring
your lunch and watch the
video - “The 20 Ingredients
of an Outstanding
Downtown.”
February 26 and 27 - Pop’s
Concert, Guthrie Center
High School Auditorium 7:00
pm.
February 27 - Elementary
Family Fun Night, 4:30 pm.
GCHS Gym.
March 7 - Learn at the
Archeology Road Show, 1:00
p.m. at Bur Oak Visitor’s
Center - (learn about Native
American artifacts and
archaeology).
Len and Bonny Snyder of Lake
Panorama, fraternal grandparents Gary and Nancy Grimm of
Manchester, Quinn Hildman,
Kyla and Kobe of Waukee, and
Laura Fog of West Des Moines.
All attended a dinner following the 5:00 mass and ceremony at Jimmy’s in Eden Prairie.
Rossi received many nice gifts.
Saturday morning, Jenni
(Wedemeyer) and Josh Wigg,
Adalyn and Kaden and Jessica
(Millhoulin) and Brian Koster,
and their three sons stopped
at the hotel to swim and visit.
USDA Adds EQIP Signup
Cutoff Deadline – April 17
DES MOINES
Iowa farmers have another
great opportunity to receive
conservation planning and
financial assistance through
USDA this year. The Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is adding a second
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) signup
deadline of April 17.
Through EQIP, NRCS provides financial and technical
assistance to install conservation practices such as nutrient
management, terraces, grassed
waterways, cover crops, manure management facilities,
and pasture management.
Many of these practices help
reduce soil erosion, improve
water quality, and even create
much-needed wildlife habitat
to the Iowa landscape.
EQIP, one of USDA’s most
popular conservation programs, is offered through a
continuous signup, but NRCS
periodically makes application selections as funding al-
lows. Last year, NRCS provided
more than $27 million in EQIP
financial assistance to Iowa
farmers.
There are several EQIP initiatives included in the signup,
where NRCS sets aside financial
assistance for specific practices
and producers. Examples include practices that improve
on-farm energy, assist in the
organic transition process,
add wildlife habitat, and target certain practices such as
seasonal high tunnels.
Iowa NRCS also sets aside 10
percent of the Iowa EQIP financial assistance program for the
historically underserved, which
include beginning farmers, socially disadvantaged farmers,
limited resource producers,
and veterans.
Visit your local NRCS office
today for more information
about conservation planning
and financial assistance to
fund conservation practices
on your farm, or go to www.
ia.nrcs.usda.gov.
the couple.
Dalton is the son of Shelley
Flanery, and Russ Rooney, both
of Denver, Colorado, and the
grandson of Barb Flanery of
Guthrie Center, and the late
Bob Flanery. Dalton graduated from Colorado Mountain
College in Culinary Arts. He
is currently a chef in Denver.
Alejondra is from Lima, Peru
and graduated from the University of Lima in marketing.
The couple will make their
home in Denver, Colorado.
ENGAGEMENT
Leach / Pierce engagement
Amy Leach and Nathan Pierce
announce their engagement
and forthcoming marriage.
The bride-elect is the daughter of Gary Leach and Michelle
Leach and Doug Leiding.
Her fiance is the son of Tim
and Christi Pierce of Guthrie
Center.
Nuptials are planned for August 1, 2015 at the Nazareth Lutheran Church in Armstrong, IA.
The couple currently resides
in Urbandale, IA.
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GUTHRIE COUNTY SHERIFF
Public records compiled by the Guthrie Center Times
Austin James Blass, Casey,
lights of improper color/front or
rear
Chad Anthony Marihart, Perry,
driving while license denied,
suspended, cancelled or revoked
John Lawrence Pegg, Ankeny,
driving while license under
suspension
Speeding
(1 to 5 mph over)
Allison Ann Cherry, Grimes
Leroy Edward Schlichte,
Manning
Taylor B. Heiskell, Washington,
Illinois
Mindy Lea Stolk, Casey
Ryan Neal Clayton, Waukee
Michelle Denise Richardson,
Clive
Lance Blain Peed, Somers
Keith Robert Dorpinghaus,
Coon Rapids
Jeremy John Laabs, Jamaica
CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS
Brandon Fredrick Elliott,
Panora, possession of controlled
substance — marijuana, third
offense, 90 days jail, 60 days
suspended jail, 1 year probation,
$1,158.75
David Eric Olesen, Perry,
possession of controlled
substance — third or subsequent
offense, 5 years prison, $815.00
Jessica Jane Marie Martin, San
Bernardino, California, possession
of drug paraphernalia, $282.75
Jill Ann Dean, Guthrie Center,
possession of drug paraphernalia,
30 days suspended jail, 2 years
probation, $282.75
Gary Franklin Dean, Guthrie
Center, possession of drug
paraphernalia, 30 days suspended
jail, 2 years probation, $282.75
Andrew James Harker, Perry,
operating while under the
influence — first offense, 60 days
jail, 58 days suspended jail, 2
years probation, $1,797.50
Zachary Scott Cousins, Ankeny,
possession/purchase of alcohol by
person 18/19/20 — first offense,
$465.00
Tanya Jean Roscoe, Guthrie
Center, employee providing
tobacco/vapor product to minor
— first offense, $200.00
(6 to 10 mph over)
Cally Lee Christensen, Brayton
Stanley Allen Goetzinger,
Manning
Michael R. Thomas, Guthrie
Center
Anthony Douglas Diroma,
Rock Port, Missouri
Eric M. VanMeter, Guthrie
Center
Tracy Jean Lynch, Guthrie
Center
Eric William Wegner, Audubon
Jeanne Stark Harmeyer, West
Des Moines
Miscellaneous
traffic
Ronald Dean Bowman,
Coon Rapids, max gross weight
violation
Ronald Dean Bowman, Coon
Rapids, defective or unauthorized
muffler system
guthrie county
extension notes
Commercial Manure Applicator Training has been
re-scheduled for Friday, February 13, from 9 am to noon
at the Guthrie County Extension Office. Pre-registration is
preferred by contacting the Extension office at 641-747-2276.
There is no charge for attending this workshop. Anyone not
able to attend training should
schedule an appointment with
their DNR field office to take
the certification exam.
resistance, such as push-ups,
planks, pull-ups, squats, single
leg stand, wall sit, and mountain climber.
Not All Fats are
Created Equal
Fat is necessary for good
health, however, some types
of fat are healthier choices than
others. Fats supply calories for
energy, help protect organs and
keep your body warm. They
also help in the absorption of
Vitamin A, D, E, and K. Saturated and trans fats should be
chosen less often and limit your
intake. Polyunsaturated and
Monounsaturated fats should
be chosen more often. They
will help reduce bad cholesterol
levels and increase good cholesterol levels. When buying
foods, make sure you check the
Nutrition Facts for fat content.
Top Fitness
Trend for 2015
The American College of
Sports and Medicine has named
bodyweight training as the top
fitness trend for 2015. These
kind of exercises provide little to no equipment. Bodyweight training involves exercises where the body is used as
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12:08 am Stuart Police assisted
Adair Co Deputy with a
trespassing call on 350th Street
2:29 am Panora Rescue
responded to a medical call at
Casey’s in Panora. The patient
was transported to the Guthrie
Co Hospital
The New Homestead. The patient
was transported to the Guthrie
Co Hospital
Panora Nursing & Rehab. The
patient was transported to
Guthrie Co Hospital
10:04 am Stuart Rescue
responded to a medical call
on Fremont Street, Stuart. The
patient refused transport
10:04 am Guthrie Co Deputy
released a prisoner from the
Guthrie Co Jail
transported a patient from the
Guthrie Co Hospital back to
Panora Nursing and Rehab
3:30 pm Panora Rescue
transported a patient from
Panora Nursing & Rehab to the
University of Iowa Hospital
3:48 pm Guthrie Co Deputy,
Guthrie Center Police and Panora
Rescue Unit 2 responded to
medical call on Oak St, Guthrie
Center. The patient refused
transport
7:45 pm Serves of civil papers
in Guthrie Center by Guthrie Co
Deputy
8:15 pm Attempt to serve civil
papers in Casey by Guthrie Co
Deputy
responded to a medical call on
N 8th St, Guthrie Center. The
patient was transported to
Guthrie Co Hospital
1:27 pm Panora Police
responded to an assistance call on
NE 2nd St, Panora
at Mercy Clinic in Panora. The
patient was transported to Mercy
West
7:16 pm Guthrie Center Police
served papers on S 5th Street
2:17 pm Guthrie Co Deputy
escorted a prisoner to court
responded to a medical call at the
New Homestead. The patient was
transported to the Guthrie Co
Hospital
1:32 pm Stuart Fire Dept
provided mutual aid to Orient
Fire Dept for a house fire
served civil papers in Casey
9:34 pm Stuart Police responded
to a harassment call
10:39 pm Panora Rescue and
Panora Police responded to a
medical call on W Lane St. The
patient was transported to Mercy
West Hospital.
2-4-15
at Philips 66. The patient was
transport to the VA Hospital in
Des Moines
7:54 pm Guthrie County Deputy
took a report of an accident in
Casey. The driver slid through an
icy intersection and into the ditch.
No injuries
1:03 pm Stuart Police followed
up with a theft investigation
investigated a driving complaint
in Bagley
1:19 pm Stuart Rescue
Community Care Center to Mercy
Hospital
followed up on a theft case
2:03 pm Follow-up on an animal
neglect case on 280th Court by
Guthrie Co Chief Deputy
5:19 pm Welfare check by
Guthrie Co Deputy on Nice Ave
6:17 pm Welfare check by Stuart
Police on White Pole Road
responded to an erratic driving
call on Hwy 141.
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assisted Perry Police with a K-9
Deployment
responded to a medical call on N
8th Street in Guthrie Center. The
patient was transported to Blank
Children’s Hospital
2-6-15
1:07 am Guthrie County Deputy
performed a welfare check in
Menlo
followed up with a dog bite case
performed a welfare check at
Kum & Go in Stuart
responded to an erratic driving
call on North St
responded to a car vs. deer
accident on Wagon Rd
assisted DHS with a sexual abuse
investigation
checked on an abandoned car on
Wagon Rd
3:09 am Pedestrian assist by
Guthrie Co Deputy in Stuart
2-3-15
Country Kitchen. The patient was
transported to Adair Co Hospital
and Guthrie Center Police
responded to a report of a man
that fell on Prairie Street and
needed help up
Guthrie Co Hospital to Methodist
Hospital
9:43 pm Traffic stop by Guthrie
Center Police at Walnut and 5th
Street
11:30 pm Motorist Assist by
Guthrie Center Police and Guthrie
Co Deputy on Prairie St, Guthrie
Center
responded to a report of an
erratic driver on Hwy 25 S of
Guthrie Center
7:57 am Bayard Rescue, Panora
Rescue, and Guthrie Co Deputy
Hwy 141.
2:00 pm Funeral traffic control
by Guthrie Co Deputy
11:12 pm Traffic stop by Panora
Police in the Casey’s parking lot
4:18 pm Case follow up by Stuart
Police
6:43 pm Guthrie County
Deputy investigated a report of
harassment
8:20 pm Panora Rescue Unite
2 responded to a medical call
at Panora Nursing & Rehab.
The patient was transported to
Guthrie Co Hospital
Guthrie Co Hospital to Panora
Nursing and Rehab
attempted to serve civil papers in
Stuart
12:35 am Traffic stop by Stuart
Police and Guthrie Co Deputies at
5th and N Harrison
2-5-15
11:11 am Welfare check by
Guthrie Co Sheriff due to a 911
hang up call
12:10 am Stuart Police
responded to a fender bender
accident at Philip’s 66
investigated a suspicious vehicle
on 190th St
6:13 am Stuart Fire/Rescue
responded to a car fire on Wagon
Road
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investigated a report of a
burglary on350th Street
2:17 pm Guthrie Center Rescue,
Panora Rescue, Guthrie Center
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3:19 pm Lake Panorama Security
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3:50 pm Traffic stop by Panora
Police at E 6th and Main
Guthrie Co Hospital
transported a prisoner to the
Guthrie Co Sheriff’s Office
2-7-15
12:40 am Guthrie Center Police
responded to call at the trailer
court on Ashton Ave
1:09 am Traffic stop by Guthrie
Co Deputy
assisted with a traffic stop
1:18 am Traffic stop by Guthrie
Center Police at 7th and Prairie St
2:04 am Guthrie Center Police
transported a female prisoner to
the Guthrie Co Jail
booked a female in to the
Guthrie Co Jail
and Panora Police searched for
a missing snowmobile rider. She
was located at the residence
4:14 am Stuart Rescue responded
to a medical call at Community
Care Center. The patient was
Hospital
escorted a prisoner to court
Guthrie Co Jail
accepted bond money for a
prisoner release
11:00 am Funeral traffic control
by Guthrie Co Sheriff and Deputy
investigated a civil matter in
Casey
investigated a report of credit
card fraud
transported a patient from the
New Homestead to the Guthrie
Co Hospital for tests
2:00 pm Property check by
Guthrie Co Deputy on 350th
Street
served civil papers on Viceroy Trail
4:34 pm Traffic Stop by Guthrie
Center Police on State St between
8th & 9th
on Justice Rd. The patient was
Hospital
responded to a report of people
blocking the alley on N 1st St
8:25 pm Panora Police
responded to a report of a
deer that may need put down
between the Port and Casey’s in
Panora
secured the landing zone at the
Guthrie Co Hospital
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8:00 am Stuart Rescue responded
to a medical call at Community
Care Center. The patient was
transported to Mercy West
8:57 pm Stuart Police met with a
compliant at the Police Station
Guthrie Co Jail
responded to a medical call on N
5th Street, Guthrie Center. The
patient was transported to the
10:33 am Stuart Rescue assisted
Adair Co Rescue with a medical
call. The patient was transported
to Des Moines
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SOCIETYNEWS
By Betty Thompson | Phone: 641.332.2380 or email: [email protected]
CWF JANUARY MEETING
CWF of the First Christian
Church met for their regular
meeting Wednesday, January
21 in the First Christian Church
fellowship hall with seven members present. Janet Hayes, protem president, conducted the
meeting. Thelma Durst, protem secretary read minutes of
the previous meeting. Treasurer
Suzette Sloss was also present.
Four thank you’s were read,
and a report on the funeral lunch
was given. CWF will secure drivers for Meals-on-Wheels February 16 through February 20.
Discussion was held on the Bible
Study Group which will meet
Thursday nights, and also on
playing BINGO at The New
Homestead February 12.
Concerns were noted prior
to Jolene James giving the lesson titled “Study On Prayer.”
Hostess Thelma Durst served
dessert following the meeting.
THURSDAY CARDS
At the January 22nd evening
card party at the Guthrie Activity Center, 18 card players
vied for prizes in games of 10
point pitch. Team prize recipients were Traveling - Milo Rees;
High - Vera Kenyon; Low - Rosalie Bradshaw. Team II prize
recipients were Traveling - Larry
Gardiner; High - Lillien Gilson;
Low - Marie Griffin.
At the next 10 point pitch card
party held Thursday, January 30,
of the nine card players those
receiving prizes were Team I
Traveling - Marilyn Washburn;
High Sandy Rumelhart; Low Carolina Seeley and Team II
Traveling - Helen Richey’ High
- Milo Rees; Low - Lillien Gilson.
Anyone is welcome to attend
the card parties that are held
each Thursday evening at the
Guthrie Activity Center.
At the January 15 card party
Dolph Compton was high for
Team I and Cleo Arbuckle was
High for Team II.
CRIBBAGE AT
ACTIVITY CENTER
Cribbage was held January 22
at the Guthrie Activity Center
with 12 players present. Sandy
Rumelhart had 20 for the high
hand.
Results at the January 29 Cribbage were Sandy Rumelhart had
17 for the high hand. Larry Avey
was also present for Cribbage.
Cribbage is held each Thursday morning at the Guthrie Activity Center.
FCCLA MEMBERS
Twelve members of Guthrie
Center High School’s organization of Family, Career, and
Community Leaders of America,
(FCCLA) and two chaperones
visited the Food Bank of Iowa
January 17 to help package 2,620
backpacks of food to be distributed to 27 Iowa counties.
The food bank distributes over
4,600 backpacks per week from
their facility. The Guthrie Center
High School group are proud
to announce that they were the
first to pack that many backpacks in one morning.
GC SCHOOLS
REPRESENTED
Southwest Iowa Honor Choir
held January 29 at Iowa Western
Community College in Council
Bluffs, had musical representation from Guthrie Center High
School from Joey Spencer, Parker Schwartz, Ross Rumelhart,
Taylor Bates, Taylor Gruber, and
Bailey Waddell. The festival director for the vent was Dr. John
Wiles from UNI.
The Southwest Iowa Honor
Choir for the junior high and
elementary students is set for
March 10 at Treynor High School.
Students selected form the junior
high are Colt Smallwood, Jakob
Pennock, Malena Rumelhart,
Klare Sheley, Anna Lauritsen,
and Donald Straw. Elementary
students selected for the honor
choir are Audrey Stowe, Connor
McCarthy, Belle Policky, Sophia
Rouse, Tommy Bates, and Reid
Rumelhart. Congratulations to
all of the selected students and
the choir director Mr. Jordan
Leckband.
TLC PLAN ACCEPTED
The Teacher Leadership Compensation (TLC) plan developed
jointly by Adair-Casey and Guthrie Center Schools, has been ac-
cepted by the Iowa Department
of Education for implementation in the 2016-17 school year
The goals for this TLC program are to attract able and
promising new teachers, to retain effective teachers by providing enhanced opportunities, to
promote collaboration within
and between our school districts,
to reward professional growth
and effective teaching, and to
improve student achievement
by strengthening instruction.
The plan provides for 13.75
teacher leadership positions in
Guthrie Center Schools -- 1.7
instructional coaches, 7 peer
coaches, and 5 mentor + teachers. Each position will be compensated from additional TLC
funds, provided by the state.
During the remainder of this
year and next the TLC team will
work out the details of the plan.
This will first involve meeting
with teachers in February to
discuss what the roles and responsibilities of each position
will include and what the application process will look like,
as well as to answer any questions they have.
Following the meeting, teachers will have the opportunity to
indicate if they are interested
in being on the selection committee or in applying for one or
more of the teacher leadership
positions.
Future plans will then probably include visiting with other
schools and talking to administrators and teacher leaders to
find out what problems they encountered and how they solved
them.
The schools mission is to develop individual students to the
best of their abilities so they may
realize their full potential as
lifelong learners, be socially
responsible members of their
community, and contributing
citizens of society.
PW MET WEDNESDAY
Presbyterian Women (PW)
met Wednesday morning, February 4 at the First Presbyterian
Church in Guthrie Center. Jolene
James was hostess. She served
refreshments and coffee.
Jolene James also gave January Lesson Four - “Carrying in
Our Bodies Jesus’ Acts of Healing,” and the February Lesson
Five - “Reconciliation and The
Whole Creation.”
Dorothy Leib led in the “Fellowship of the Least Coin.”
GIFT LAUNCH
At a press conference held
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at the
Capitol Complex, State Historical Building Auditorium, Des
Moines. The American Heart
Association announced $4.6
million grant to expand rural heart attack care in Iowa
with “ Mission: Lifeline Iowa
program. The Leona M. and
Harry B. Helmsley Charitable
Trust funds rural health. The
conference schedule included
Kevin Harker, Executive Vice
President, American Heart Association Midwest Affiliate; Nancy
Brown, Chief Executive Officer,
American Heart Association,
Walter Panzierer, Trustee, The
Helmsley Charitable Trust, and
Gerd Clabaugh, Director, Iowa
Department of Public Health.
All Iowans, whether they live
in a metro or rural area or are
traveling anywhere in the state,
will now receive the same quality of care.
Feb. 13th - Feb. 19th
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Each year, hundreds of thousands of Americans have the
most serious type of heart attack known as an ST-elevated
myocardial infarction (STEMI),
in which blood flow is completely blocked to a portion of the
heart. Unless the blockage is
eliminated quickly the patient’s
life is at serious risk. Currently, around two-thirds of STEMI
patients fail to receive the best
available treatments to restore
blood flow in time, especially
in rural areas where distance
to the hospital is significant
and not all ambulances have
the most advanced equipment.
Time is heart muscle, and Mission: Lifeline seeks to save lives
by closing the gaps that separate
STEMI patients from timely access to appropriate treatments.
Although Mission: Lifeline is focused on improving the system
of care for patients in rural areas
who suffer a STEMI, improving
that system will ultimately improve care for all heart attack
patients.
MILITARY
HOMEOWNERSHIP
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Governor Branstad and Lt.
Governor Reynolds joined state
officials to announce that the
Military Homeownership Assistance program has assisted
nearly 3,400 military service
members and veterans and provided $15.4 million in funding
to purchase a home in Iowa. The
program is jointly administered
by the Iowa Finance Authority and the Iowa Department of
Veterans Affairs and funding is
appropriated by the Iowa Legislature. When combined with
the Iowa Finance Authority’s
other down payment assistance
programs, eligible service members could receive a total of up
to $7,500 in grant funds toward
the purchase of a home in fiscal
year 2014, the program assisted
423 military service members
and their families to fulfill their
dream of homeownership.
“More than 800 veterans have
already been matched with jobs
in our state through the Home
Base Iowa initiative, with the
opportunity for us to welcome
thousands more. A key component in the transition civilian life for these veterans is
making their own permanent
home right here in Iowa and
this program will help them
to achieve that goal,” said Lt.
Governor Reynolds.
Availability of funding for this
program is subject to annual
state appropriation and funds
are made available on a firstcome, first-served basis. More
information about the program
is available at IowaFinanceAuthority.gov.
CAMPS
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Living History Farms is located on 500 acres of rolling prairie filled with bubbling streams
and nature paths begging to
be explored. The outdoor day
camp setting provides a fun and
unique way for children entering kindergarten through 12th
grade to experience day-to-day
farm and town life as it was in
the past. www.LHF.org/SummerDay Camp.
Campers will fill their days
with outdoor, hands-on activities, games, crafts and visits to
Living History Farms’ historic
sites. They will be given the opportunity to compare life in the
past to how we live today. The
fun and learning never stops at
Living History Farms Summer
Day Camp!
The Steampunk camp will be
offered three times this summer for kids entering 6th-8th
grade, and Junior Vet Camp will
be offered Thursday, July 2 for
kids entering 9th-12th grade.
Living History Farms Day
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the American Camp Association,
the Only nationwide organization that accredits all types of
organized camps. Scholarships
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Summer Day Camp fees. Scholarships are needs-based and a
limited number are awarded
each year until the fund is depleted. Help build the fund for
children who would other wise
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DayCampScholarship.
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FROM HOLLYWOOD
TO HEALTH ADVOCATE
Du r ing t he 1950s, Jer r y
Mathers appeared in several
feature films as a child actor
before being cast in 1957 as Theodore “The Beaver” Cleaver in
the sitcom “Leave it to Beaver.”
Now he travels the country discussing health issues as well as
his Hollywood heritage. Blessed
with money, fame, and - until
the early 1990s - good health, a
doctor friend recognized he was
at risk. “She noticed I was putting
on weight and offered to give
me a physical,” said Mathers,
a native of Sioux City, IA from
his home in California. “The
tests showed I was diabetic. You
could have picked me up off the
floor with a spoon!”
While he now actively promotes diabetes awareness,
Mathers still attends the occasional film or TV festival to
share stories from his Hollywood past - (www.jerrymathers.
com). He has plenty to relate,
like the time Bob Hope saved
his life. Mathers had a small role
alongside the famed comedian
in the 1955 film “The Seven Little
Foys,” as one of the sons of Eddie
Foy, (Bob Hope). Foy was performing at Chicago’s Iroquois
Theatre when a fire broke out.
He attempted to calm the panicking audience, but hundreds
perished. Mathers was up on a
scaffold behind the stage and
the flames were getting close.
Bob climbed a ladder to save
Mathers.
Two years later, Mathers debuted in “Leave it to Beaver”
starring in all 235 episodes between 1957-1963. One episode
almost never made it on air - it
was the ‘Captain Jack’ episode
the first one filmed and one of
the earliest aired. The plot was
for Wally and Beaver to send
away for a baby alligator and
keep it in the toilet. At that time,
the network censors wouldn’t
allow a bathroom to be seen on
a TV show, much less a toilet.
They finally compromised and
were permitted to show the top
of the toilet tank with the alligator swimming inside.
Following “Beaver,” Mathers
finished high school and obtained a degree in philosophy at Berkeley. He spent six
years in the Air Force National
Guard and worked in banking
and real-estate. Following a call
from former TV brother Tony
Dow, the two reunited to stage
the play “Boeing, Boeing” and
later, “So Long Stanley,” touring the country for over a year.
“Since we were so popular doing
something unrelated to ‘Beaver,’
Universal brought most of the
original cast back for the television movie ‘Still the Beaver’ in
1983,” said Mathers. “That led
to a new TV series, ‘ The New
Leave it to Beaver’ which ran
for over 100 episodes.”
The new series success came
at a price. “I began investing the
money I earned from the show
in various businesses including
a catering company,” recalled
Mathers. “I had to demonstrate
my products and would eat up
to six meals a day and put on
a lot of weight.” Following his
doctor’s timely intervention,
Mathers dropped over 50 pounds
through diet and exercise, and
no longer requires medication.
Today, he travels the country
discussing the danger of obesity
and diabetes. He will be guest
speaker at the Boshell Research
Day conference at Auburn University, Alabama February 13.
“I don’t have any agenda other
than making people aware that
they may be at risk,” he says.
“Hopefully those that are will
get a second chance like I did.”
Nick Thomas, who shared
this information and photos,
teaches at Auburn University at
Montgomery, Alabama, and has
written feature, columns, and
interviews for over 500 magazines and newspapers.
CLEL BAUDLER
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
NEWSLETTERS
The House worked diligently this week to pass a school
funding bill to provide a funding number to school districts
before they are required to certify their budgets this spring. The
bill continues the legislature’s
trend of providing significant
increases to the state’s K-12 sys-
tem, bringing the 5 year total
increase to over $570 million,
a nearly 22% increase.
W hile state revenues increased this year providing the
legislature money to increase
some appropriations for FY16,
a number of built-in expenses and prior commitments via
legislature money to increase
some appropriations via legislative action in past years leaves
around $200 million available
for additional expenditures for
the upcoming year. The House
proposal, which fits in line with
the Governor’s proposal, for
school funding for next year
would spend half of that new
available revenue on the state’s
K-12 education system.
Here is a 5-year snapshot of
state aid to schools:
Fiscal Year (school year
Percent GrowthState Cost Per
Pupil General Fund Increase
FY12 (11/12) 0%
$5883
$178 million
FY13 (12/13) 2%
$6001
$30 million
FY14 (13/14) 2% +2% 1 time
$6121 $65 million $57 million
FY15 (14/15) 4%
$6366
$148 million
4-yr total increase $421 million + $57 million
FY16 (15/16) proposed1.25%
$6446 $99.8 million 5-yr total increase with FY16 proposal
$520.8 million + $57 million
House Republicans are the
products of this state’s education system, through Iowa’s public elementary schools, private
schools, home school families,
community colleges, private colleges, and the state universities.
The state spends around 55%
of its dollars on education at
all levels in this state proving
that education is a top priority.
House Republicans made a
campaign promise that they
would keep the budget under
control and avoid bad budgeting practices and out of control spending. We vowed not
to spend more than the State
takes in. We vowed not to spend
one-time money on on-going
expenses. And we are adhering
to those principles year after
year. Providing stability while
at the same time providing unprecedented growth in education. The bill will now head to
the Senate for consideration.
Over the next several weeks
and months, you will hear a lot
about increasing the gas tax. I
hope I have made myself clear
over the last several years that we
must (shame on us if we don’t)
take care of our infrastructure,
especially the bridges. I will support a 3 cent increase next year,
an additional 3 cents the following year, and an additional
4 cents the year following that
for a total of 10 cents. I would
also like to change the road tax
formula to make sure rural Iowa
is protected.
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Jerri Christman
Guthrie County Auditor
Published in the Guthrie Center Times
February 11, 2015
Guthrie County
Regular Session
JANUARY 29, 2015
The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with the following members present: Jerome Caraher,
Mike Dickson, Everett Grasty, Clifford Carney
and Tom Rutledge. The meeting began at
9:00 AM.
Motion Grasty seconded Carney to approve the agenda. All ayes.
Marty Arganbright gave the board a list
of Mike Herbert’s current duties. If needed
Herbert can also go on calls. Arganbright
told the board he was prepared to negotiate
on his budget. Rutledge said that the County
has six small cities that are required to provide law enforcement and he thought there
should be a per capita charge to the cities
for law enforcement provided. Arganbright
stated that they don’t get a lot of rural calls
but they do get calls from the cities. There
was discussion on Arganbright contacting
the cities regarding Iowa requirements for
law enforcement.
Dennis Kunkle and Laura Imerman
spoke to the board about contracting with
the Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement for the City of Guthrie Center. Kunkle
said they would provide two officers and
would pay for that in order to have a more
consistent force. Dickson said if the County
would take on Guthrie Center then what if
Panora or Stuart would want to contract for
services then the current facility would not
be big enough. Rutledge said an agenda
item would be set to establish a subcommittee to look at the issue more closely.
Jotham Arber presented the FY15-16
public health budget. Arber told the board
they are discontinuing using Nightingale
Notes and using another program that provides better services.
The board reviewed and approved the
Treasurer’s semi-annual report.
Motion Dickson seconded Grasty to
appoint Rick Hawley as a Stuart Township
trustee to fill the term of Jon Egger. All ayes.
Motion Dickson seconded Caraher to
adjourn at 11:36AM. All ayes.
February 11, 2015
Iowa District Court
Guthrie County
ter
In Re the Marriage of
Ellen C. Ledbetter and David A. Ledbet-
Equity Case# CDDM003967
Original Notice by Publication
Upon the Petition of
Ellen C. Ledbetter,
Petitioner,
and concerning
David A. Ledbetter,
Respondent
TO THE ABOVE NAMED RESPONDENT:
Petitioner (your spouse) has filed a divorce lawsuit naming you as Respondent.
Petitioner’s contact information during the
divorce case: Elle Cordelia Ledbetter, Guthrie County, Iowa.
You must serve an Answer or a Motion
with the clerk of court in the above county
within 20 days after February 25, 2015.
You must file and Answer or Motion with the
clerk of court in the above county within 20
days after the date provided above. If you do
not respond, the court may enter a judgment
against you giving the Petitioner what he or
she asked for in the Petition. You should talk
to an attorney at once to protect your interests. If you choose not to have an attorney
represent you in this matter, go to the Iowa
Judiciary Branch website for self-represented litigant information and family law forms.
If you need assistance to participate in
court due to a disability, contact the disability coordinator at (712) 328-5883. Persons
who are hearing or speech impaired may call
Relay Iowa TTY (1-800-735-2942). Disability coordinators cannot provide legal advice.
Disability coordinator contact information
available at: http://www.iowacourts.gov/Administration/Directories/ADA_Access/.
You must register to eFile through the
Iowa Judicial Branch website at https://iowa
courts.state.ia.us/eFile/ and obtain a log in
and password to file and view documents
in your case and to receive service and notices from the court. For general rules and
information on electronic filing, refer to the
Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16 Pertaining to
the Use of the Electronic Document Management System, available on the Iowa Judicial
Branch website. For court rules on the Protection of Personal Privacy in court filings,
refer to Division VI of the Iowa Court Rules,
Chapter 16.
CLERK OF THE ABOVE COURT
Guthrie County Courthouse
200 N 5th St
Guthrie Center, IA 50115
February 11, 2015
Notice of Sheriff’s
Levy and Sale
N THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND
FOR GUTHRIE COUNTY
STATE OF IOWA
GUTHRIE COUNTY
Iowa District Court, Guthrie County
COURT CASE# EQCV082328
GUARDIAN HOSPITALITY, LLC
VS.
FRANNCY HOLDINGS, LLC; FREDERICK
J SCHERLE III, AND SPOUSE OF FREDERICK
J SCHERLE III;
NANCY L. SCHERLE, and SPOUSE OF
NANCY L. SCHERLE;
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY- INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; and
PARTIES IN POSSESSION,
SPECIAL EXECUTIONᶊAs a result of the
judgment rendered in the above referenced
court case, an execution was issued by the
court to the Sheriff of this county. The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s)
Real Estate
continued on page 7a
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The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with the following members present: Jerome Caraher,
Mike Dickson, Everett Grasty, Clifford Carney
and Tom Rutledge. The meeting began at
9:00 AM. Rutledge arrived at 9:06 AM.
Motion Caraher seconded Carney to approve the agenda. All ayes.
Stephen Patterson reviewed the E911,
sanitarian, and transfer station FY15-16
budgets. There was a discussion on what
other Counties are charged for service and
the possibility of increasing the fees. Patterson also told the board there is only the
one ground loader at the transfer station and
there is a need for a skid loader. It could
be used for smaller stuff and outside. The
board suggested looking into getting the skid
loader in FY14-15.
Diane Jackson reviewed the mental
health FY15-16 budget. The rate per capita
is decreasing from $47.28 and $20.42 for
County services/mental health. The facility to be renovated in Woodward was discussed.
Minutes for 01/20/15 and 01/22/15
and the veteran affairs commission report
for the quarter ending 12/31/14 were reviewed and approved.
Claims in the amount of $326,209.98
were reviewed and approved.
Motion Dickson seconded Grasty to appoint Jon Egger as Stuart Township trustee
to fill the term of Bobby Scott. All ayes.
Motion Caraher seconded Dickson to
adjourn at 11:15AM. All ayes.
Tom Rutledge
Chair – Guthrie County
Jerri Christman
Guthrie County Auditor
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PUBLIC NOTICE
FROM Page 6A
Described Below
To satisfy the judgment. The property to
be sold is
Lots 6085 and 6086 in Plat Sixteen (16),
being a portion of Plat “H” of Lake Panorama
Subdivion [sic] , in Guthrie County, Iowa, subject to and together with any and all easements, restrictions and convenants of record;
1/k/a 4618 and 4620 Jeanie Lane, respectively, Panora, Iowa 50216
Property Address:
4618 and 4620 Jeanie Lane,
Panora, IA 50216
The described property will be offered for
sale at public auction for cash only as follows:
Date of Sale 03-19-2015
Time of Sale 10:00 A.M.
Place of Sale Front steps of the Guthrie
County Courthouse, Guthrie Center, IA 50115
Redemption: After the sale of real estate
the United States of America may redeem the
property within 120 days pursuant to Title 28
USC ᶊ2410 according to rates set out therein.
Property exemption: Certain money or
property may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly to review specific provision of the
law and file appropriate notice, if applicable.
Judgment Amount: $254,275.30
Costs: $360.00
Accruing Costs: $4,124.40 PLUS
Interest: 12.0% from 12/16/14
Attorney: James L. Bergkamp, Jr.
Kara L. McClure
Bergkamp, Hemphill & McClure
PO Box 8
Adel, IA 50003
515-993-1000
DATE: 01/13/2015
J. MARTY ARGANBRIGHT, GUTHRIE
COUNTY SHERIFF
ing. Council members Carolyn Masters, Dennis Patrick, Craig Heckman, Roger Underwood,
and Randy Nickel were present.
Motion by Masters, second by Heckman
to approve consent agenda including minutes
from 1/26/15, Claims presented, check register, treasurer’s report, Pay Request #9 from
Koester Construction, Resolution 2015-03
Application for Tax Exemption Reil Properties
LLC, Liquor license renewal: Guthrie County
Agricultural Society. Vote: Ayes: All. Motion
carried.
Motion by Patrick, second by Masters to
approve change request #31 and #37 as a
75/25 split with the property owners. Vote:
Ayes: All. Motion carried.
Motion by Nickel, second by Underwood
to approve Nuisance Procedures. Vote: Ayes:
All. Motion carried.
Committee designations were made as
follows: 1) Dennis Patrick to GCSB building
design committee, 2) Imerman, Pavelka, Nickel and Kunkle to joint committee with county
regarding law enforcement.
Motion by Nickel, second by Underwood
to send fee schedule to Dave Bruner to find
proper placement in Code of Ordinances.
Vote: Ayes: All. Motion carried.
Motion by Underwood, second by Patrick
to approve approximately $69,000 to be spent
out of Howie Estate fund for grass rig, work on
jeep, and flashlights for the fire department.
Vote: Ayes: All. Motion carried.
AIRGAS NORTH CENTRAL - 12/31 O2..................... 22.04
ALLIANT ENERGY - ELECTRICITY........................ 5,371.43
AMERICAN FUNDS - DEFERRED COMP............... 2,600.00
ATLANTIC CARRIERS BROKE - ROAD SALT......... 1,869.95
BRUNER & BRUNER - LEGAL ADVICE..................... 172.00
CAPITAL ONE - DUES & BOOKS............................. 313.40
CENTRAL IA. DIST. INC. - WIPES/BAGS.................. 187.85
CHRISTIANSEN MOTORS INC - BRAKE SWITCH........ 69.61
CITY OF PANORA - MARCH EMS............................ 312.50
DOUG’S PLUMBING & HTG. - SHOP BURNER BOX.. 890.77
ENERGYFICIENT - BALLAST - LIBRARY................... 176.31
FEDERATED FUNDS, THE - DEFERRED COMP........ 100.00
FELD FIRE - EXTINGUISHER INSP........................... 545.45
FOLLETT SOFTWARE CO - COMPUTER PROGRAMS............ .......................................................................... 1,149.00
G CTR APPLIANCE - FUSE & HDMI CABLE................ 40.97
G CTR COMMUNICATIONS - INTERNET.................. 230.94
G CTR TIMES - ADS/PUBS..................................... 132.84
G CTR, CITY OF - FLEX PLAN - MEDICAL................. 50.00
GCMU - 1/31 BILLING........................................... 926.00
GUTHRIE AUTOMOTIVE - LAMP/NUTS........................ 9.95
G CO REGIONAL AIRPORT - 8/14-1/15 TAXES.... 2,453.12
GUTHRIE FAMILY MED CTR - RANDOM DRUG TEST. 25.00
HANSEN, ED/NICOLE - CLEANING.......................... 101.25
I M W C A - WC #7 14-15.................................. 1,815.89
I P E R S - IPERS REGULAR................................. 6,284.11
IA DNR - SLAYBAUGH WW TEST.............................. 30.00
IRS - EMPLOYEE FED W/H.................................. 9,101.44
JENSEN SANITATION LLC - 1/31 BILLING........... 5,801.76
JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL - SUPPLIES....................... 65.78
Construction Positions Available
Oldcastle Materials Group (OMG Midwest, Inc.) dba
American Concrete Products positions available:
Quality Control Technician
February 11, 2015
Oldcastle provides competitive wages, full benefits
package including year round health & retirement
options. Women and Minorities encourage to apply.
Oldcastle Materials is an EEO/AA employer.
GUTHRIUE CENTER CITY COUNCIL
FEBRUARY 9, 2015
The Guthrie Center City Council met Feb
9 at 6 pm with Mayor Dennis Kunkle presid-
Motion by Nickel, second by Masters to
approve an additional $5,000 to be spent out
of Howie Estate fund for a thermal imager for
the fire department. Vote: Ayes: All. Motion
carried.
Meeting adjourned 8:45 p.m.
Bills Approved:
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KOESTER CONSTRUCTION CO - PAY REQUEST #6.............. ...................................................................... 171,760.35
M & M SALES COMPANY - 12/15-1/14 703 STATE. 53.59
M L SERVICE - TORCH PROPANE............................. 37.38
MAIN STREET G CTR - 2015 CONTRIBUTION.... 10,000.00
MET - JAN SAMPLES.............................................. 39.00
MICRO MARKETING ASSOC - 2 AUDIO BOOKS......... 45.98
SCOTT MERRIMAN INC - TICKETS....................... 1,136.88
DAVE WILLIAMS - RURAL TRUCK REPAIR............... 323.93
TOYNE - RURAL BRAKES....................................... 543.75
MSA PROFESSIONAL - FACADE #9........................ 450.00
OFFICE MACHINES CO - SUPPLIES.......................... 33.53
PEOPLE’S TRUST & SAVING - HSA CONTRIBUTION.............. .......................................................................... 2,467.35
PETTY CASH - POSTAGE & MISC........................... 118.64
QUILL - FOLDERS.................................................... 19.98
RDG PLANNING & DESIGN - #13, #14.............. 10,987.18
RECORDED BOOKS - 2 AUDIO BOOKS..................... 31.48
RELIABLE OFFICE SUPPLIE - SUPPLIES.................... 13.30
ROD PAVELKA - CARRIER - PAVELKA.................... 142.01
SEILER INSTRUMENT & MFG - HANDHELD GPS...... 997.00
SW IOWA PEST CONTROL - BLDG MAINTENANCE. 130.00
SPRING VALLEY WIRELESS - PAGER BATTERIES...... 48.00
STAR ENERGY - JAN FUEL..................................... 932.01
STEVE CRAIG/POOL - POOL SCHOOL ................... 270.00
TREASURER - STATE OF IA - SALES TAX............. 1,875.00
328,416.58
WELLMARK B-X B-SHIELD - INSURANCE PREMIUMS.......... .......................................................................... 8,392.44
TOTAL............................................................ 251,698.14
February 11, 2015
Disbursements.....Receipts
GENERAL FUND.......................... 96,573.42 ..... 10,712.79
ROAD USE TAX FUND................. 18,934.85 ............ EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FUND......... 6,948.03 ....... 1,349.36
EMERGENCY FUND............................ - ............. 75.28
LOST......................................... 67,834.50 ..... 10,367.16
LIBRARY EXPENDABLE TRUST............- . ........... 388.91
TIF - FSA BUILDING........................... - ................. HOWEY ESTATE FUND............... 181,136.00 ........... FIRE TRUCK REPLACEMENT...............- . ................ STREET CAPITAL EQ......................370.00 . ...... 25,000.00
FIRE/EMS SPECIAL REVENUE..............- . ................ DEBT SERVICE FUND..........................- . .......... 1,241.64
NSP...................................................- . ................ CAPITAL PROJECT.................... 161,239.10 ............
247,375.00
DEPOSIT FUND...................................- . ................ PERPETUAL CARE..............................- . ................ SEWER UTILITY FUND................. 12,275.21 ..... 20,361.12
WASTEWATER DEPRECIATION............- . .......... 1,288.32
SOLID WASTE FUND................... 12,871.44 ..... 10,257.00
TOTAL...................................... 558,182.55 ............
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USN Silverware, Silver plated table service, Harmonica stamped Marine band, jewelry,
Regulator clock, Sessions Mantle clock, Drop leaf oak table, 2 gallon Western crock,
Stoneware bowls, lots of other stoneware pieces, Sad Irons, Glass ball footed parlor table,
4 gallon Western butter churn, East Lake Vanity, Fancy seated hall tree, Pie Safe (glass
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Fern Stand, clock shelf, Eastlake Dresser/Mirror/Commode/Head & Foot board/rails,
3 Drawer Eastlake Dresser/mirror, Mission Library table, 6 ladder back chairs, Wicker
rocker, Eastlake bed, Cedar Chest, chiffarobe dresser, vanity/mirror, Cuckoo clock needs
repair,
Collectibles, Glassware & Dishes: Tom Mix and Tony rocking horse, wooden scooter,
Depression glass many pink patterns, candle holders, Hen on Nest, John F. Kennedy
coin banks, Shirley Temple cup and saucer set, Advertising items from Casey, Menlo,
Stuart, Adair and Nevinville Iowa, doilies and linens, embroidered items, figurines and
nick nacks, Vases, McCoy, Hall, USA Pottery items, planters etc., hand painted plates
and serving bowls, Salt and Pepper sets, Bedding, quilts, rug frame, Tea pot collection,
Coins, wood carved scoop shovel, Ruger 22 automatic pistol (minor rust), Box for Colt 32
Pocket revolver (no gun), comic books (old), wash tubs, washboards.
Railroad: paystubs from Rock Island Railroad, Pre-WWII 1930’s Tin Marx Toy Train,
Coin Collection: Buffalo Nickels, 1943 Steel pennies, Indian Head Pennies 1864,1866 &
1869, Australian 1943 Penny, 1897 Half dollar, 14-Mercury dimes, 1892, 1893 & 1903
quarters, 1883 Morgan Silver Dollar, Walking 1929-1940-s and Franklin Half dollars
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FROM Page 5A
Today in Public Safety, we
had an excellent presentation
from the Office of Drug Control Policy, The DCI Lab, and
a Polk County Attorney and
the Attorney General’s office
back to continue discussion
on how to combat synthetic
drugs such as K2, spice, and
bath salts. We are finding that
over the years, this is like fighting a seven headed dragon and
we must not give up.
Over the past several years,
synthetic drug use has been increasing in Iowa and throughout the country. In 2011, after
the death of a young man in
Iowa, House Republicans lead
the fight to ban several common forms of synthetic drugs.
While this ban has successfully reduced the legal availability of many synthetic drugs,
there is still more work that
needs to be done. Last week,
the Public Safety Committee
held a meeting with the Office
of Drug Control, County Attorney’s, the Attorney General
and the Division of Criminal
Investigation - Crime Lab, in
an effort to understand why
this drug problem continues
to grow.
Synthetic drugs take a variety
of forms and are often marketed
as herbal incense or potpourri.
Prior to the ban in Iowa, these
drugs could easily be found in
gas stations and other stores.
After the law change in 2011,
producers of these synthetic
drugs made chemical changes
to their product to skirt the law.
In 2012, the Iowa legislature
again acted to stop the distribution of these drugs. In
2013 and 2014 the Iowa Board
of Pharmacy also took action
to ban additional chemicals
being used to create synthetics. Unfortunately, even with
the current legislation these
chemicals and drugs are too
easy to find in Iowa.
Although they go by different
names (K2, Kronic, Black Mamba, MoJo, Scooby Snacks), all
synthetic drugs are extremely
dangerous and the effects on
the user can be different ev-
ery time. Countless different
chemicals are sprayed on plant
material to create these drugs.
Depending on the chemicals
used, and the amount sprayed,
the effects on the user can be
different every time. Countless different chemicals are
sprayed on plant materials to
create these drugs. Depending
on the chemicals used, and the
amount sprayed, the effects can
differ drastically each time a
person uses. Common side effects include: hallucinations,
intense paranoia, anxiety, increased blood pressure, confusion, vomiting, and in some
cases it can lead to death or
suicide. At this time we have
three additional meetings set
up to finalize language to try
to push through this session.
I can assure you, I am heavily invested in helping our law
enforcement agencies address
this problem. More on this later.
Today, we had the Condition
of the Guard presentation by
Adjutant General Orr. I can tell
you that with the things these
men and women have accomplished in 2014 and the years
prior, every Iowan, regardless
of political party or persuasion,
should be extremely proud that
we have men and women willing to sacrifice themselves to
keep us safe.
I have also been assigned
a bill in Natural Resources
that would protect mountain
lions. I think I can guarantee
you folks that I am not going to
protect something that looks
at me as number two on the
food chain. I am not going to
allow departmental officials to
argue over whether it was okay
to protect myself, family members, or livestock from these
vicious animals. Remember,
they eat people.
We are still debating all the
possibilities of a gas tax increase to take care of our infrastructure, such as our roads
and bridges. I have received
many e-mails, phone calls,
face-to-face contacts both pro
and con (mostly pro). February
3rd, I paid $2.06 a gallon. Just
last week, the price of gas was
$1.83. INTERESTING. No one
has said anything to me about
the two large hikes.
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Supervisor Mike Dickson,
who was not present at the last
several meetings and during
some of the budget discussions with Arganbright, noted at Tuesday’s meeting that
he would like to see Arganbright scheduled for at least
one weekend shift a month.
“I know it’s a lot, but I’d like
that,” he said.
He also noted the increased
cost of meals for inmates,
which are required to be
certified by a state dietitian,
and the supervisors discussed
forming a committee to see if
it is possible to decrease food
costs in the jail.
Four supervisors — Tom
Rutledge, Carney, Dickson
and Everett Grasty — ap-
proved the revised budget,
which included the smaller
salary increases and other
cuts as well as the addition
of a deputy. Supervisor Jerry Caraher voted against the
budget, declining to explain
why he had done so when Arganbright asked.
“I asked, because if I could
do something different, I
would,” Arganbright said.
“You can’t,” Caraher said.
The supervisors also approved a change in County
Attorney Mary Benton’s budget for fiscal year 2015–16 to
add on a part-time assistant
county attorney for two days
a week. Benton had told the
supervisors that with the
work her office already has,
she needs at least one day of
work from an additional attorney, but added the hiring
of an additional deputy could
mean more work for her office. She had requested that
if the supervisors approve a
new deputy, that they also
approve the version of her
proposed budget that allowed for two days of help.
They agreed to do so during
Tuesday’s meeting.
The decision to add an additional deputy to Arganbright’s
staff has been the most discussed of any county budget
change during the supervisors’ budgeting process during the past few months. The
change was voted down last
year, with only two supervisors supporting it.
Grasty referenced Arganbright’s request for an additional deputy to assist with the
county’s increasing drug problem as the supervisors prepared to vote on the change.
Grasty had voted against hiring an additional deputy last
year but changed his vote this
year.
“You know me — I don’t
want to spend more taxpayer
dollars,” he said. “But at the
same time, I’d hate to think if
anybody in this room, their
child or grandchild would get
exposed to those drugs, that
they wouldn’t spend extra dollars to alleviate that problem.
We’ve got to do something.”
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2014, two of which were created after Herald Publishing
Co. bought and redesigned
the newspaper. Herald Publishing Co.’s Beckham Miller
designs the paper.
“What a difference from
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judge wrote. “Even though
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you were the clear winner.
Strong stories, great photos,
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clear winner! Way to go!”
—The newspaper placed
second in nine entries for the
contest’s best sports section
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designs by Editor Ashley
Schable.
“Great section with nice,
big color photos to showcase sporting activities,”
a judge wrote. “I also liked
the non-traditional stories
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coverage.”
—The Vedette placed second in five entries for its coverage of business with stories about local businesses
written by Gordon Castile,
Rebecca McKinsey and Ashley Schable.
—A photo of Walt Brammer
in his Lake Panorama living
room after the May tornado,
taken by Herald Publishing
Co. Photographer Jeff Storjohann, placed second of 22
entries for best news photo.
“This is just a great news
photo,” a judge wrote. “I like
that it was not the typical
photo with debris strewn
about town.”
—Vedette Editor Ashley
Schable placed second out
of 35 entries for best feature
photo/photo story with her
group of photos of Panorama
Elementary students at their
field day.
“It was refreshing to see
genuine emotion on all these
little faces,” a judge wrote.
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—Staff Writer Gordon Castile won second place out of
14 entries for the breaking
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his coverage of a fire that
destroyed a Panora home.
“Nice touch to include
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whistle and about other
things (cleanup) that readers
wouldn’t necessarily think
about,” a judge wrote.
—Staff Writer Rebecca
McKinsey also placed first
out of 18 entries for the master columnist contest in the
division encompassing daily
newspapers with a circulation of less than 10,000. Several of the columns included in
the entry ran in the Guthrie
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Carroll’s Daily Times Herald.
“McKinsey does a great job
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else’s shoes,” a judge wrote.
Thanks to thorough details,
her writing is objective yet
relatable. She took world topics of poverty and the Middle East and allowed Iowans
to better understand them.
The police dog column showcased a unique experience
in a creative way.”
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President Hillary
Clinton: King’s Divine
Right of Kings?
F
rom Steve King’s lips to God’s ears. You can’t retract
a prayer. But our congressman may be wishing he
provided more direction and guidance to our maker
should one Hillary Rodham Clinton take the presidential oath
of office in 2017.
In kicking off The Iowa
Freedom Summit, his international political sensation
late last month, King read a
public prayer in which, in no
uncertain terms, no hedging
or dodging, no qualifications
or room for future equivocating, King asked God to select
the next president of the
United States.
“I pray that out of this process you will identify and lift
up the individual whom you
will use to restore the soul of
this great country,” King said,
head bowed on the stage of
Hoyt Sherman Place in Des
Moines.
There were 1,500 witnesses
on site — including me —
and thousands more watching online or on C-SPAN.
On that Saturday morning,
was God spending his time
putting doomed late-game
passing schemes in the head
of Seattle Seahawks coach
Pete Carroll (26 percent of
Americans think God decides
the Super Bowl)?
Or was God improving the
lives of refugees?
I, for one, think God was
listening to Congressman
King. I think God heard King’s
prayer.
Which raises an intriguing
situation for the Kiron conservative.
If Hillary Clinton is elected
president, after King’s prayer,
doesn’t the Iowa Republican
have to accept the election as
God’s answer to his prayer?
Sometimes God responds to
prayers with answers we don’t
like, right?
King’s other choices to deal
with a second Clinton Administration: (A) Claim God
wasn’t listening to his prayer,
which is saying God has
selective hearing and would
mean King is a selective
Christian. (B) Say he was just
warming up the crowd with a
little humor (but that prayer
sounded awfully solemn). (C)
Convert to Islam, which could
technically cancel the prayer.
In the absence of any such
moves, we are left with these
facts: King introduced the
public prayer. King asked God
to find this nation a Great
Restorer.
We have an election, sure,
but the commander in chief,
if you believe the western
Iowa Republican’s skywardlooking plea, is Heaven-sent.
Iowa Caucuses, meet King’s
Divine Right of Kings.
Heed the words of Samuel,
congressman. “The Lord sees
not as man sees; man looks
on the outward appearance
but the Lord looks on the
heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7)
God’s mysterious criteria is
beyond the earthly grasp of
mere mortals.
And maybe God, intervening at the public urging
of King, spies the heart of a
president in Mrs. Clinton.
If that’s the case in November of 2016, if that’s where
God’s head is, any attack,
whether in the form of a passing thought or carefully constructed political broadside,
from King on Hillary Clinton
would be nothing short of an
affront to the Almighty.
Habitat for
Humanity
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meetings
The North Branch Beavers met on Sunday, January 25 for their regular 4-H monthly
meeting. They welcomed four new members (front row, from left) Jacob Thomas, Cooper
Tunick, Jaylyn Michaelson and Justin Reinhart, and installed officers (back row, from left)
Hunter Vasey-president, Gage Buttler, vice president, Hailey Bates, secretary, Morgan
Lemke, photography, Hayden Tunick, flag bearer. Missing from photo is Emily McCann,
treasurer, Keely Vasey, historian.
Members of the Cass Pioneers 4-H club has pledged to make 100 dresses for kids in
Haiti. Meeting in December, ironing and sewing dresses, were (front row, from left)
Rachel Cogil, Jazmyn Sellers, Lindsey Meyer, Maiah Keith, Lindsey Van Gundy, Carley
Van Gundy, Paige Kennedy, (back row) Cameron Laughery, Ethan Laughery, Anna
Owen, Kyle Cogil, Willow Sword, Ruby Hummel, Parker Owen.
Heart of Iowa Habitat for Humanity is off to a strong start in
Guthrie County and invites anyone interested in knowing more
about how Habitat for Humanity
works and what volunteer opportunities will be available are
encouraged to attend one of three
upcoming meetings scheduled
across the county
The first meeting will be in Stuart at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, February
17, at the First Congregational
Church, 224 North Division Street.
The second public meeting will
be in Guthrie Center at 5:00 p.m.
on Thursday, February 19, at the
First Christian Church, 105 North
4th Street.
The final meeting will be in
Panora at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 19, at Faith Bible
Church, 2096 Highway 4 North.
Habitat’s Helping Hands home
repair program will be introduced
in communities across Guthrie
County in 2015, with many volunteers needed to do the actual
construction work. Volunteers
are also needed to recruit, select and support partner families. Others will be relied upon
to provide food for workers and
coordinate volunteers. Volunteer
leaders will also be needed to fill
the county and affiliate board of
directors.
Those wanting to learn more
about this exciting new opportunity to serve local families and revitalize their community through
Habitat for Humanity are invited
to attend any one of the three
open public meetings. Those
unable to attend are invited to
contact Heart of Iowa Habitat for
Humanity at 515-432-1168 for
additional information or visit
their website at www.heartofiowahabitat.org.
Habitat for Humanity is an
international Christian housing ministry founded on the
belief that all persons deserve
an opportunity for safe, decent
and affordable housing. All are
encouraged and accepted, regardless of religious beliefs or
affiliations.
Cass Pioneers hold winter meetings
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Mary J. Barnett
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The meeting of the Cass
Pioneers 4-H Club was held
at the Ya le Communit y
Building on January 11, at
1:00 p.m. The meeting was
called to order by our Vice
President, Willow Sword.
Roll Call was answered by
21 members. The Secretary’s report was given by
Lindsey VanGundy, and the
Treasurer’s report was given
by Cameron Laughery.
The pledge of allegiance
was led by Parker Owen. The
Scholarship Committee discussed an application from
Veda Sword. Their recommendation was to donate
$150 towards her college
expenses. After discussion, it was motioned that
the club would like to extend
that amount to $200. FSQA
training and testing will be
held on February 24 and 26
at the Guthrie County Fairgrounds. The 4-H pledge was
then led by Cameron Laughery. Our programming for
this meeting was given by
Maddi and Lydia Knapp from
the US Sunbeams 4-H Club.
They taught the group about
felting wool, and brought kits
for us to try making a sheep.
The Cass Pioneers meeting
was adjourned by our Vice
President, Willow Sword.
The meeting of the Cass
Pioneers 4-H Club was held
at Panorama High School on
December 14 at 1:00 p.m.
The meeting was called
to order by our President,
Ethan Laughery. Roll Call
was, “Have you ever used
a sewing machine?” The
Secretary’s report was given
by Lindsey VanGundy, and
the Treasurer’s report was
given by Cameron Laughery.
The Vice President, Willow
Sword, informed our members of a new plan to form
action committees to come
up with new ideas. These
committees are for planning Activities, Programming, Fundraising, and
Community Service. Each
member was asked to sign up
for one committee. Our club
met at the Panorama High
School to team up with the
Panorama FCCLA and help
with their pledge to make
100 dresses for Haiti. Many
members were present and
helped with ironing and
sewing to construct these
adorable dresses. We also
enjoyed a delicious snack of
hot cocoa and sugar cookies.
The Cass Pioneers meeting
was adjourned by President,
Ethan Laughery.
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Guthrie Center’s FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) members
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FCCLA
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Don and Doris Laughery were married on July 24, 1945, in
Gray, Iowa. They will celebrate their 70th anniversary this
year.
they could. But without fail, Don
would buy Doris a heart-shaped
box of chocolates.
Sometimes the gift included
roses. Sometimes there were
also small boxes of candy for
the couple’s three daughters.
But there was always the heartshaped box of chocolates for
Doris.
“Some years, it was a very
small box,” Don said. “But it’s
just one of those things — because she enjoyed chocolate.”
Vicki added that their relationship has been an example for
her own marriage to Richard
Friedrich.
“They weren’t gushy, but you
always knew my parents cared
deeply for each other,” Vicki said.
“They loved each other deeply,
but they also were friends. They
never did anything that they
didn’t do together.”
Some would say that seven
decades of marriage is a feat —
and Doris would be the first to
say that it’s important to work
at it.
“My advice would be always to
be honest with each other and
try to take care of each other’s
best interests,” she said.
Don and Doris will celebrate
their 70th anniversary in July
— they hope to both live that
long, Don joked.
And they may not go out
dancing for this Valentine’s Day.
“My goodness, we’re both not
that active anymore,” Don said.
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our chairs.”
But Doris will get her box of
chocolates.
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“I guess we were like a bunch
of sheep at that time,” Doris recalled with a laugh. “As soon as
our husband could get home
from the service, we’d go — everyone just went and got married.”
Don wore his uniform for
their small wedding in July of
1945, held in Gray, Iowa. Doris
donned a beautiful white eyelet
dress, with a heart-shaped corsage of red roses that a florist
later replicated for the couple’s
60th anniversary party. Doris
loves roses, Friedrich said.
And their life was good, both
will attest. They had four children. Eight grandchildren. Eleven great-grandchildren.
They watched their children
grow up and get married. They
had good times with friends.
Between the two of them, they
taught, farmed, worked in insurance, drove a school bus
and worked in a nursing home.
Were there tough times?
“Well, there were challenges,
yes,” Doris said. “But not anything that anybody else didn’t
have, I don’t think.”
They focus on the happy
memories, like birthdays and
anniversaries — Don usually
got Doris red roses, and she’d
always make him a sour cream
raisin pie.
Friedrich recalled with a laugh
a story her parents love to tell
— one day, while the Laugherys were living in Lincoln, during a time when there weren’t
many extras, Don rushed home,
flushed with the excitement over
the news of a treat. Doris’ first
thought was that they were going to be able to buy some new
furniture — but Don’s news was
the receipt of two tickets to see
a University of Nebraska football game.
Valentine’s Day included a
special tradition. Sometimes
they’d go out to dinner, when
307 State - Guthrie Center
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Guthrie Center Times | Wednesday | 02.11.15
Little Tiger
YOuth
wrestlers
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press
releases poll
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wrestling
Seven Tigers
advance to districts
basketball
Bomber girls
push win
streak to 11
Adair-Casey posted a pair
of wins last week, pushing its
win streak out to 11 straight.
The Bomber girls won at Paton-Churdan 49-37 on Feb. 3
and defeated Charter Oak-Ute
57-32 at home on Feb. 6.
Adair-Casey wrapped up
the regular season at Exira-Elk
Horn Kimballton Monday. The
Bombers open regional tournament play on Tuesday, Feb.
17 when they host the winner
of Stanton and Lenox at 7:30
p.m. in Adair.
PATON CHURDAN
Adair- Casey used an 8-2
run in the third quarter and
pulled away for a 49-37 win
over Paton-Churdan.
Madie Sorensen poured in
16 points and added four rebounds and five assists to lead
the Bombers, who made eight
3-pointers in the win. Sorensen
swished a pair of longballs.
Miranda Plowman added 10
points, while Shelby Sorensen
and Shania Powell each drained
a trio of 3-pointers and finished
with nine points, respectively.
Adair-Casey was 19 of 55 (35
percent) from the floor, connecting on 8 of 23 from behind
the arc.
Zoey Dinkla cleared 12 rebounds for the Bombers. Plowman pulled down seven.
Charter oak ute
Shania Powell made 5 of 6
shots from the 3-point line and
finished with 15 points to lead
Adair-Casey to a 57-32 win over
Charter Oak-Ute. Madie Sorensen added 11 points, six
rebounds and four assists for
the Bombers, who shot 48 percent from the floor.
Zoey Dinkla and Miranda
Plowman both chipped in
eight points and Shelby Sorensen added six.
Madie Sorensen pulled down
six rebounds, while Dinkla and
Shelby Sorensen each grabbed
four.
basketball
GC girls drop a pair
of league games
The Guthrie Center girls basketball team dropped a pair
of games last week, falling to
Earlham 61-44 on Feb. 3 and
to Van Meter 53-12 on Feb. 6.
The Tigers (0-19 overall) will
wrap up the regular season
Tuesday at Woodward-Granger.
They begin Class 1A regional
tournament play Thursday,
Feb. 12 at Glidden-Ralston.
Tip-off is 7 p.m.
EARLHAM
Madison Berger and Lydia
Blass each scored 10 points to
lead Guthrie Center in a loss
to Earlham. Berger was 2 of
3 from the 3-point line and
added four rebounds.
Rachel Long chipped in nine
points and seven rebounds and
Mady Smith added seven points
and three boards.
The Tigers, who held a 22-21
advantage at the half, shot 17
of 52 from the floor, connecting on 3 of 9 from beyond the
arc. They were 7 of 14 from the
foul line.
van meter
Guthrie Center couldn’t
recover from a 30-1 halftime
deficit and lost to Van Meter.
Joci Smith had five points to
lead the Tigers, who made just
4 of 32 shots from the field.
Rachel Courtney pulled down
a team-best five rebounds.
basketball
Guthrie Center’s Brock Beeler and Tyson Partridge of Exira-Elk Horn Kimballton in the 126 pound sectional match. Beeler
won the second place match by injury default over Partridge.
Guthrie Center wrestles districts on Saturday
at I-35 in Truro. Action begins at 12 p.m.
By MARTY BALL
Guthriei Center Times staff
audubon
Guthrie Center will be sending seven wrestlers to districts
Saturday at Interstate 35. Tiger
grapplers advancing from the
Audubon sectional over the
weekend include 106-pounder
Zach Fees (22-24), 126-pounder
Brock Beeler (26-14), 145-pounder Lane Rumelhart (42-7),
170-pounder Teddy Daggett
(24-22), 182-pounder Austin
Laabs (40-4), 220-pounder Cale
Crowder (43-3) and 285-pounder
Tom Herron (14-17).
Finishing first at the sectional
was Crowder and finishing second was Fees, Beeler, Rumelhart,
Daggett, Laabs and Herron. The
crew of postseason competitors
must also finish in the top two at
districts to advance to the state
tournament Feb. 19-21 in Des
Moines.
“We qualified seven out of 10
guys to districts so to take 70 percent of your team is a pretty nice
accomplishment,” Guthrie Center head coach Shawn Danker
said. “Cale proved that he was
the best guy at his weight, Austin showed improvement when
he wrestled Hansen, a returning
state champ in the finals and,
you know, the rest of the guys
made sure they did what they
needed to do to get to the next
step.”
Danker said as a team, the Tigers knew Riverside was probably going to be the number one
program there.
“It was up to us to battle for
second and third with AHST,”
Danker said. “We ended up falling
a little short of reaching the regional duals but that’s how things
go at this point of the season. You
just have to control the stuff you
can control and let the rest take
care of itself. Hopefully we can
take all seven guys to state next
week and have a good showing
down in Des Moines.”
District tournament action
starts at 12 p.m. Saturday in Truro.
Crowder won his championship match by pin over Clarinda Academy’s Christian Sousley, Fees won his second-place
match by rule over AHSTW’s
SECTIONALS, Page 2B
Tiger boys fall to
Earlham, Van Meter
The Guthrie Center boys basketball team dropped a pair of
games last week, falling to Earlham 59-38 and Van Meter 81-39.
The Tigers (1-17 overall)
played at Woodward-Granger
Tuesday, Feb. 10 and host Coon
Rapids-Bayard Friday, Feb. 13.
earlham
T.J. Wickland had a doubledouble with 14 points and 19
rebounds to lead Guthrie Center against Earlham.
Dalton Grove and Jared Berger each added nine points for
the Tigers, who trailed 27-18
at the half.
Grove pulled down five rebounds and Sam Courtney had
four rebounds and three assists.
The Tigers were 16 of 60
shooting, including 2 of 15 from
the 3-point line. They made 4
of 5 foul line shots.
Van Meter
Van Meter outscored Guthrie
Center 48-21 in the second and
third quarters and handed the
Tigers an 81-39 loss.
Jared Berger, Jared Baier and
Grady Laabs each scored nine
points for the Tigers, who were
41 percent from the floor on 15
of 37 shooting.
The Tigers were 3 of 12 from
the 3-point line and made 6 of
9 foul line shots.
Berger pulled down four
rebounds and T.J. Wickland
grabbed three.
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Zach Fees of Guthrie Center scores a 13-3 major decision
over Carter Phippen of AHSTW in the 106 pound semifinals
Saturday during a Class 1A Sectional tournament in Audubon.
Cale Crowder of Guthrie Center competes against Denton Hendricks of Riverside in the 220-pound semifinals at Saturday’s
sectional tournament in Audubon. Crowder pinned Hendricks in 1:05. Crowder stuck Christian Sousley of Clarinda Academy in 1:17 in the title match.
Guthrie Center’s Tom Herron (left) pins Isaiah Taylor
of Audubon in the semifinals
at 285 pounds. Middle photo: Lane Rumelhart of Guthrie Center sticks Jay Olthof
of Clarinda Academy in 2:34
to win the 145-pound semifinal. Bottom: Guthrie Center’s Hunter Lynch takes on
Stevie Mitchell of AHSTW in
the 138-pound quarterfinals.
Lynch lost by fall in 3:49.
SECTIONAL
FROM Page 1B
Carter Phippen, Beeler won his
second-place match by injury
default over Exira-EHK’s Tyson
Partridge, Rumelhart won his
second-place match by pin over
Griswold’s Alex Dollen, Daggett
won his second-place match
by rule over Audubon’s Elijah
Zaiger, Laabs won his secondplace match by rule over Southwest Valley’s Buck Schafroth and
Herron won his second-place
match by rule over Audubon’s
Isaiah Taylor.
As a team Guthrie Center finished third with 148 total points.
The final team standings were
as follows: 1. Oakland Riverside
209, 2. AHSTW 172, 3. Guthrie
Center 148, 4. Audubon 139, 5.
Exira-EHK 113, 6. Southwest Valley 95, 7. Griswold 82, 8. Clarinda
Academy 49.
Following are the results:
Austin Laabs of Guthrie tangles with Buck Schafroth of
Southwest Valley in the 182-pound semifinals Saturday.
Laabs pinned Schafroth in 57 seconds to advance to the title
tilt.
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Quarterfinals - Zach Fees (Guthrie
Center) received a bye
Semifinals - Zach Fees (Guthrie
Center) over Carter Phippen (AHSTW)
(MD 13-3)
1st Place Match - Tatem Bluml
(Riverside) over Zach Fees (Guthrie
Center) (Fall 0:33)
2nd Place Match - Zach Fees (Guthrie
Center) over Carter Phippen (AHSTW)
(RULE)
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Quarterfinals - Brock Beeler (Guthrie
Semifinals - Brock Beeler (Guthrie
Center) over Andy Casson (Riverside)
(MD 14-0)
1st Place Match - Christian Danker
(AHSTW) over Brock Beeler (Guthrie
Center) (Fall 3:36)
2nd Place Match - Brock Beeler
(Guthrie Center) over Tyson Partridge
(Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton) (Inj.
[time])
145
Quarterfinals - Lane Rumelhart
(Guthrie Center) received a bye
Semifinals - Lane Rumelhart (Guthrie
Center) over Jay Olthof (Clarinda
Academy) (Fall 2:34)
1st Place Match - Brad Kerkoff
(Audubon) over Lane Rumelhart
(Guthrie Center) (MD 9-0)
2nd Place Match - Lane Rumelhart
(Guthrie Center) over Alex Dollen
(Griswold) (Fall 1:09)
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Quarterfinals - Tyler DeWitt
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Cons. Semis - Trever Hunt (Guthrie
5th Place Match - Trever Hunt
(Guthrie Center) over David Spencer
(Clarinda Academy) (Fall 3:38)
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Quarterfinals - Teddy Daggett
Semifinals - Teddy Daggett (Guthrie
Center) over Elijah Zaiger (Audubon)
(Fall 3:40)
1st Place Match - Dustin Engel
(AHSTW) over Teddy Daggett
(Guthrie Center) (Fall 1:54)
2nd Place Match - Teddy Daggett
(Guthrie Center) over Elijah Zaiger
(Audubon) (RULE)
220
Quarterfinals - Cale Crowder
Semifinals - Cale Crowder (Guthrie
Center) over Denton Hendricks
(Riverside) (Fall 1:05)
1st Place Match - Cale Crowder
(Guthrie Center) over Christian
Sousley (Clarinda Academy) (Fall
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Semifinals - Tom Herron (Guthrie
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Quarterfinals - Austin Laabs (Guthrie
Semifinals - Austin Laabs (Guthrie
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1st Place Match - Evan Hansen (Exira/
Elk Horn-Kimballton) over Austin
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5th Place Match - Chance Mace
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basketball
Bomber boys split
on the hardwood
The Adair-Casey boys basketball team split in games last
week. The Bombers (10-9 overall) lost a road game at PatonChurdan 69-54 and defeated
Charter Oak-Ute 50-42.
The Bombers played at ExiraElk Horn Kimballton Monday. They host CAM Anita on
Friday, Feb. 13.
paton churdan
Emmitt Wheatly scored 27
points on 10-of-17 shooting,
including a 6-of-11 performance from behind the 3-point
line, but it wasn’t enough for
Adair-Casey in a loss to PatonChurdan.
Connor Westergaard added 12 points, including four
3-pointers for the Bombers,
Youth Wrestling
who were 19 of 48 shooting.
Wheatly pulled down seven
rebounds and added three assists for Adair-Casey. Colton
Sargent grabbed six rebounds
and Charlie Terry five.
The Bombers got down
early, trailing 23-7 at the end
of the opening quarter. They
outscored Paton-Churdan 3126 in the second half.
charter oak-ute
Adair-Casey outscored Charter Oak-Ute 16-8 in the third
quarter to pull away for the win.
The Bombers stats were not
updated by presstime.
Correction:
The Adair-Casey boys basketball team defeated Woodbine 71-34 on Jan. 30. It was
reported incorrectly in last
week’s Guthrie Center Times.
JON PAVELKA
LITTLE TIGER
YOUTH
AP releases latest WRESTLING
basketball
boys rankings
Daily Times Herald staff
des Moines
The Associated Press released
its latest Iowa high school basketball poll on Monday.
The following are the full
rankings:
Xavier, Cedar Rapids 9. Keokuk 9.
Dallas Center-Grimes 4. DenisonSchleswig 2. Bondurant Farrar 2.
Algona 1. Clear Lake 1.
Class 2A
1. Applington-Parkersburg (12) 20-0
2. New Hampton (4) 19-1
Class 4A
3. Western Christian, Hull (1) 17-2
1. Iowa City, West (17) 17-0
4. Monticello 19-2
2. Pleasant Valley (1) 17-0
5. Cascade,Western Dubuque (1)
19-2
3. Des Moines Hoover 16-0
4. Linn-Mar, Marion 17-3
5. North Scott, Eldridge 14-3
6. Ankeny Centennial 16-2
7. Urbandale 15-4
6. IKM-Manning 18-1
7. Forest City 17-2
8. Treynor 17-2
9. Regina, Iowa City 16-3
10. Northeast, Goose Lake 17-4
8. Waukee 13-5
9. Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 12-5
10. Dowling Catholic, West Des
Moines 13-5
Others receiving votes: Dubuque,
Hempstead 18. Council Bluffs,
Abraham Lincoln 11. Ames 10.
Epworth, Western Dubuque 7.
Thirty-five wrestlers have competed in the Little Tiger Youth Wrestling Club this season, says
coach Kirk Davis. The kids have practiced two
times a week, since the first of November and
will conclude with the state AAU tournament
this month. The Tigers started competing in
elementary/middle school duals a few years
ago and now compete against the Carroll Cardinals, Jefferson Ramblers, Van Meter, Creston, and Riverside. “They are a win-win for
our wrestlers because they get great matchups according to their ability, weight and age,”
Davis said of the duals. “They also have an
opportunity to wrestle other towns and not
their teammates which is what we have found
in many small tournaments in the area.”
GAGE BEELER
Others receiving votes: West
Fork, Sheffield 13. Des Moines
Christian 5. Anamosa 5. Central
Decatur, Leon 4. Pella Christian 4.
Notre Dame, Burlington 3. CollinsMaxwell 1. PCM, Monroe 1.
Class 1A
1. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (10) 20-0
Class 3A
2. Danville (8) 19-0
1. Pella (5) 15-2
3. Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 19-1
2. Williamsburg (7) 16-1
4. Central Lyon 16-3
3. Waverly-Shell Rock (1) 17-2
5. Boyden-Hull 16-3
4. Spirit Lake 16-2
6. Colo-Nesco 19-1
5. MOC-Floyd Valley 16-2
7. Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars 17-1
(tie) Wahlert, Dubuque (4) 11-6
8. Earlham 17-2
7. Le Mars (1) 15-3
9. Ar-We-Va 20-0
8. Fort Madison 16-2
10. West Hancok, Britt 17-3
9. Gilbert 16-2
Others receiving votes: Meskwaki
Settlement School 22. South
O’Brien, Paullina 18. Janesville
11. Lynnville-Sully 8. Grand View
10. Assumption, Davenport 12-5
Others receiving votes: Carroll 13.
MICHAEL FULLER
EASTON BENTON
Youth basketball
Sign-up deadline nears for
Hoop It Up Tournament
Carroll Chamber of Commerce is aiming to top last
year’s participation by a record 73 teams in its Hoop It
Up Youth Basketball Tournament.
The ninth annual Hoop It
Up will be played Saturday and
Sunday, Feb. 28 and March 1.
Deadline to register is Friday,
Feb. 13, and entry fee is $125.
Divisions playing include boys
fourth through ninth grades
and girls fourth through eighth
grades.
Register teams on the Chamber website at www.carrolliowa.com. Games will be
played at eight sites: Carroll
High School, Carroll Middle
School, Adams Elementary, Fairview, Kuemper High
School, St. Lawrence, Holy
Spirit and the Rec Center.
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Guthrie
Center’s
School
News
academics, athletics, adventures | february 11, 2015
Student life
Senior Review
GC students
participate
in Large
Group Speech
Contest
By HANNAH LANGGAARD
Meet GC Senior
Cody James Hix
GCHS, junior
By HANNAH WADDELL
GCHS, student
On Saturday, January 24,
20 Guthrie Center speech
participants attended large
group speech district competition at Audubon High
School. The groups included mime, improv, choral
reading, musical theatre,
and ensemble acting.
All six groups got 1’s
and will advance to state
speech contest at Valley
High School on Saturday,
February 7.
Mrs. Kelsey Little, the
speech coach, says that
they continue to practice
before and after school to
prepare for the state speech
competition.”There are no
words to fully describe how
incredibly proud I am of
all my speech kids.” They
are working on fine details
and “nit-picking” every little thing.
Zoie Shook said that she
thought that her group’s
performance of ensemble acting piece at district
was the best they ever performed.
Extra-curricular
Winter Guard Performance
By HANNAH WADDELL
GCHS, Junior
The winter guard started because of the staff skit at homecoming. “Mrs. Babcock mentioned that there was a group
of band members that wanted
to do color guard but couldn’t
because they were needed to
play in the band,” said Margo
Fuller.
Mrs. Fuller, the coach of
the winter guard said that
she would be able to coach
the color guard. They then
realized that flags and poles
would need to be ordered. The
equipment arrived in early November.
They started out learning
individual moves and skills.
It took them three separate
days in November. After the
basic skills, they started learning spins, and then they started
tossing the flags and learning
choreography
The groups have been
practicing every Wednesday
and Sunday for the past two
months. There are eight girls
in the junior high group. They
are performing Taylor Swift’s
“Shake It Off.” They performed
at half-time of the girls’ varsity
game on February 6.
The high school group has
nine girls. They performed
“Rock What You Got” by Superchick at half-time of the boy’s
varsity game on February 6.
STudent Life
Cody James Hix is a senior at
Guthrie Center High School.
He was born on the 14th of
November to David Hix and
Lori Hix. He also has a sister
named Heather.
After high school, his plan
is to attend Buena Vista College in Storm Lake to study
computer science.
The favorite of his elective
classes is work experience; it’s
also the class that is going to
help him most in the future.
He says that all of his teachers have taught him very important skills.
Activities he is in involved
with outside of school include
track, baseball, football, basketball and NHS.
One of his favorite high
school memories, was when
the football team was in the
playoffs. Cody’s philosophy
of life is, “Put a ding in the
universe.”
The thing he will miss most
about high school is all of the
friends he has made through
the years.
The one thing he would
change about high school is
to have more classes.
His advice for underclassmen is, “Your time is limited, so
don’t waste it living someone
else’s life. Don’t be trapped by
dogma - which is living with
the results of other people’s
thinking. Don’t let the noise
of others’ opinions drown out
your own inner voice. And
most important, have the
courage to follow your heart
and intuition. They somehow
already know what you truly
want to become. Everything
else is secondary.” – Steven
Jobs
One of the people he admires the most is Little Terrio,
one of his favorite vine stars.
Some of his nicknames he
might be called in school are
Chix and Willies Kenta Kente
Bates Hix Jr. 2.
Spotify
Blocked
At High
School
By HANNAH GRIZZLE
GCHS, Senior
Students and teachers at
Guthrie Center High School
previously had access to
Spotify music service. It was
recently blocked from the
server due to the strain it
had on the network. This
strain was caused by so
many users active at one
time.
Spotify is a digital music
service that enables users
to remotely source millions
of songs or various record
labels from a laptop smartphone or other devices.
Mr. Ruth, the technology
coordinator at GCHS, assumed after the service
was blocked, students and
teachers would find an alternate program to listen to.
Some use YouTube, iTunes,
or Pandora.
Austin Laabs, a senior
at GCHS said, “I did not
notice the change until I
overheard other students
discussing it.”
Dalton Grove, also a
senior at GCHS said, “I
was disappointed when
I logged onto Spotify to
find it blocked. I used it
every day while I was doing homework.”
For a Cause
Colors for Cancer Game a success
By JARED BAIER
GCHS, Senior
GCHS Student Council and
GCSH National Honor Society, sponsored by Mrs. Ashley Wendl and Mrs. Kim Cobb
helped put on the Colors for
Cancer Game January 9 at
Guthrie Center Schools. Guth-
rie played Woodward Granger that night, and the players
wore all different colors of socks
to represent different types of
cancer that has affected their
families.
The Guthrie Center Student
Council, NHS, and The American Cancer Society were the
three groups that worked for
the game.
To raise money they put on
silent auction, the 46-second
bucket pass in between the girls
and boys game, and they auctioned off two basketballs, one
signed by the girls and the other
by the boys. A total of $1,370
was raised, and will be going
to the American cancer society.
SEnior Review
Jocelyn Fuentes is
New to Guthrie Center
By WHTNEY BATES
GCHS, Junior
Classroom
New Business Class Offered at GCHS
By HANNAH GRIZZLE
GCHS, senior
Guthrie Center High School
now offers a new class called
Office Practice. Ms. Mills is
in charge of the class. Each
week, the students write an
essay about the new things
they learned.
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Students work in the office
with Keli Smith, the secretary.
Students act as an office assistant and have a wide range of
duties. A typical day for a student in this class would be taking
attendance, opening the door
for guests with the new security
system, taking notes to students
in class, operating the intercom,
answering the phone, making
copies, and running errands.
During this class, students
are building social and office
skills. They are not able to deal
with some business that could
have a confidentiality issue.
Austin Laabs said, “I have
learned new skills, and it is a
great class for anyone to take.”
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Jocelyn Fuentes is new to
Guthrie Center Junior High
School. She was born August,
20, 2000. She is 14 years old and
moved to Guthrie Center to be
closer to her mother’s work.
She has two siblings: Giovanny (19) and Jenifer (16). Jocelyn
and her siblings are originally
from Mexico. When Jocelyn was
10 years old, her family moved
to California. For the past four
months of her life, Jocelyn and
her family lived in Perry, Iowa,
and just recently they moved
to Guthrie Center.
Her classes consist of math,
science, English, social studies, and Spanish. Mrs. Vannatta
is her favorite teacher. She is
not sure yet if she likes it here,
and unfortunately she doesn’t
know very many people yet.
Jocelyn’s favorite hobbies include painting and running. Her
favorite color is blue. She is very
interested in sports; some of
her favorites are track, tennis,
basketball, swimming, football,
and cross-country.
In the future Jocelyn is considering attending a college in
England, and she would like
to become a movie director
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