The Wright County Happy birthday, Helen Hilpipre!

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The Wright County
Monitor
Sports
Pages 12 & 13
147th year Number 6
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Official newspaper of Wright County
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The Class of 1949
Happy birthday, Helen Hilpipre!
By Kim Demory
[email protected]
There were 81 students in the
Eagle Grove High School Class
of 1949, and Mary Lou (Harrah)
Caquelin was one of them. She was
always very proud of her class and
wanted to do something to commemorate their time as seniors in
Eagle Grove, Iowa. She decided to
make a quilt that featured a block
with each students senior picture, as
well as a youth picture.
Caquelin, despite her best efforts,
was not able to complete the quilt
before graduation. But, that didn’t
deter her from finishing what she set
out to do.
“It was hard to get the younger
pictures,” she said with a little laugh.
Not long after graduation, Caquelin moved to Texas. Her home had
changed, but not her love of Eagle
Grove and her classmates. As time
allowed, and as pictures were collected, she kept working on the
EGHS Class of 1949 quilt. Eventually, she in fact did complete it,
Kacey Ginn, editor
[email protected]
On Tuesday, the Meadows
Assisted Living held a birthday
celebration for their oldest tenant,
Helen Hilpipre, who turned 104.
Helen, who is also one of Clarion’s
oldest residents, spent most of her
life here, and consequently got
to see our area go through a lot of
changes—and got to know many
local people.
“Everybody
knows
Helen
Hilpipre,” said Ryan Lobdell, staff
member at the Meadows.
Helen was born Helen Berg on
February 9, 1912. Though she was
born in Ft. Dodge, Helen said she
lived in Clarion almost all of her
life, except for a period after WWII
where she moved with her military
husband.
Some memories from her
childhood are fuzzy, but Helen
remembered how it was talked
about for a long time when the
Titanic sank, just two months after
she was born. “That was big news,
considering it was nothing but horse
and buggy days. You really didn’t
Stitched together with love
to make sure it was hung on display
at the Eagle Grove Museum. Christensen followed through with his
promise, and the Museum committee was very tickled to receive such
a unique remembrance of the class
of 1949.
“I made it because I was very
proud of our class, and I decided
(the people of Eagle Grove) needed
something to remember our class
by,” Caquelin said.
At the age of 85, Caquelin is sad
to have lost so many of her classmates, but she hopes that those who
get around much,” she said. She also
remembers when Clarion had dirt
roads.
Helen lived through the 1918
influenza outbreak and the Great
Depression. “When you got through
with that, you were a different
person,” she said. “It was tough.”
Helen’s two brothers fought
in WWII, and she herself was a
“war widow” with her husband
away fighting. Other things she
remembers about life during the
war include buying war bonds—
“That was a must. They practically
took it out of your pay,” she said,
adding that people didn’t mind,
since it was for a good cause—and
ration stamps, which limited use of
everyday things such as gasoline
down to sugar, flour, and other food
items.
“You just made it work. You
substituted,” Helen said of baking
during the war. “It was sometimes
pretty much a failure.” She
remembers, however, that women
would come together and share in
Ryan Lobdell with Helen just a few days before her birthday. “If they
want you in the paper, they better put you on the front,” Helen said.
and used it for many years, not only
to stay warm, but to remember her
classmates and all the good experiences they had shared. She also
tried to keep it updated, placing a
rose applique (their class flower) on
each of the classmates’ squares as
they passed away.
Then, not so long ago, during the
classe’s most recent reunion, Caquelin decided it was time for the quilt
to have a new home. After asking
each of the classmates in attendance
to sign their squares, she gave it to
Delbert Christensen and asked him
are still around will be able to stop
in the museum and see it hanging on
display. She also hopes other people in the community will enjoy her
work and take the time to look at it;
look at the pictures; and know that
the Class of 1949 was very special.
A display unit is being made to
hang and protect the quilt. As soon
as it is finished, it will be hung on
the wall in the “School Room” of the
Eagle Grove Museum. Please note
that some classmates have passed
since Caquelin was able to apply the
rose appliques.
the hard times. They would also have
to be resourceful; she remembers
women making purses out of inner
tubes and said she wished she had
kept hers.
Throughout the years, Helen did
many different things. She was part
of the “Isenberger Chicks” bowling
team, sponsored by the Isenberger
hatchery. For a while, she managed
the Clarion locker but also worked at
Dr. Klaver’s eye, ear, nose and throat
clinic. “I got quite an education,”
she said of her time there.
What Helen remembers most,
however, is time spent traveling and
having fun with family. One of her
favorite memories was taking a road
trip with her niece, and when she
was 90, a family member took Helen
skydiving. Helen’s stepdaughters
Mary and Jackie also come to see
her, though Jackie lives in Texas and
gets to visit less often.
“I had a wonderful family,”
Helen said.
Helen was asked what has
changed the most over her lifetime.
“People caring for each other,” she
said.
“They neighbored a lot, and
everybody knew what everybody
else was doing.” She added that
when someone was sick, all the
neighborhood knew, and everybody
cared. “It just went around the
circle,” she said.
Helen said she doesn’t know why
people these days choose to keep to
themselves in their neighborhoods.
“We never had one bit of a problem
with our people who we neighbored
with. I just don’t understand,” she
said. “I always feel that I may need
that neighbor.”
At the Meadows, Helen says
they make a point of being friendly
with new residents. It ties into her
most important piece of advice:
“Love your neighbor,” she said.
Clarion city council potentially sets record for shortest meeting
Kacey Ginn, editor
[email protected]
Due to the caucus, last week’s
city council meeting was moved
up to 4:30 instead of 5 p.m. This
precaution, however, was almost
unnecessary—the
following
business was concluded within eight
minutes.
With the consent agenda, the
council approved minutes, financial
claims, and a liquor license for
Chappy’s on Main, subject to Dram
Shop approval. They then moved on
to agenda projects.
Ordinance 16-04 was created
to revise Iowa Specialty Hospital’s
authority related to lease and
purchase agreements. With this
change, the hospital will be able
to consider loan and purchase
agreements without going through
the city until the final approval is
needed.
“The statute is very unclear on
how things should be done, and I
think this cleans things up a bit,”
said Greg Polzin, representing the
hospital’s administration.
Councilperson Barb Mussman
motioned to waive the second and
third reading of the ordinance, and
Councilperson Dave Maxheimer
seconded. The council approved
Ordinance 16-04 by roll call vote.
The council then approved a
resolution authorizing Polzin and
Steve Simonin to enter into a leasepurchase agreement for $2,250,000.
The resolution was a clarification
of a previous resolution related to
leasing software for the hospital.
The last item of business was
approving pay request #5 for HydroKlean in the amount of $110,591.97
for the sewer slip lining project.
“This is close to our final payment.
I think the only thing we have left
is just 12 manhole renovations,”
said City Administrator Dustin Rief.
“We’re almost completed.” The
payment was approved.
With no committee meetings
to discuss, the meeting was
adjourned. “It’s probably a record,”
said Councilperson Duane Asbe.
The next council meeting will be
held February 16 at 6 p.m. due to
President’s Day.
Record turnouts for Wright Republican caucus;
Wright Democrats gain new members
Kacey Ginn, editor
[email protected]
Wright County caucus attendance
followed the statewide trends
of record-breaking numbers of
Republican caucusers, and generally
high, but not record-breaking,
attendance for Democrats. According
to the Republican party of Iowa,
186,000 voted on caucus night. The
Iowa Democratic Party reported
171,517 voters statewide, lower than
their approximately 227,000 turnout
in 2008.
The Wright Republican caucus
had an unofficial voter count of 607,
beating the 2012 caucus’s record,
which was less than 500. All precincts
met at the Goldfield school building,
filling the gymnasium with caucusers
before they broke into separate
precincts. Cruz received the most
votes, 190. Donald Trump received
the second-highest amount with 129,
closely followed by Marco Rubio
with 124. This tallies fairly well with
statewide votes of 51,666 for Cruz,
45,429 for Trump, and 43,228 for
Rubio.
Nancy Duitscher, member of
the Wright Democratic Party, said
that the party had approximately 50
new members registered with about
130 attendees total for the Clarion
precincts, which she considered a
good turnout, though it was lower
than the 2008 caucus attendance.
Though all the Democratic precincts
hadn’t gathered their votes together
at the time Duitscher spoke, media
outlets reported that Hillary Clinton
received 273 votes in Wright County
and Bernie Sanders received 226. This
means that Clinton won by a slightly
higher margin in Wright County than
her very slim statewide lead.
The Republican caucus had record turnouts, both in Wright County and statewide. This photo (taken by Jon Ahrendson) shows caucusers filling
the Goldfield school building gym.
Page 2 The Wright County Monitor • Thursday, February 11, 2016
The Alternative
Our Youngsters Deserve Better
It’s birthday time around here.
Thirty-five years ago on February
sixth my Dawnie had this giant baby
pop out and run around the hospital
like the gingerbread boy. Well not
quite but almost. I remember telling
my grandpa, “Dawn had a boy and
his name is Hans.” Grandpa looked
at me, astonished. I asked what
was the matter. He was shocked
that we would name a kid after that
big guy on Bonanza. No Grandpa;
Hans. I was already learning how
entertaining life can be for the hard
of hearing.
Hans shares his birthday
with Ronald Reagan. Ron spoke
at my high school and I got to
ask him a question back in 1969.
The big hubbub then was that
Reagan wanted to raise tuition at
state colleges. He was no Bernie
Sanders, eh? Reagan was no Fritz
either. Even at that time I wondered
what business it was of the state’s
taxpayers to furnish the world with
educated workers. I figured that was
a parent’s or even the future worker’s
responsibility. We can’t discount
endowments and scholarships as a
more legitimate method of helping
promising students. These things
could be expanded dramatically
with the vastly more efficient use
of educational funding of a totally
private system.
Maybe Ron was trying to be
nice to all the people who had come
to expect someone else was going to
pay; pulling the rug only part way
out from under them. Idealists or
ideologues have a real problem with
addiction. Not their own but with
those who depend on the system. To
pull that rug out all the way would
create such mayhem that the cure
could become worse than the disease.
Yet to continue with the growing
state must certainly lead to that point
Magaret Thatcher recognized, where
the money runs out.
Hans was a terrific trumpet
player in high school. We took him
and a friend to see Dizzy Gillespie
in Iowa City. Dizzy was getting old
and losing his touch, but the thing
about a show like this is the caliber
of the musicians that surrounded
him. There was even a young man,
Ryan Kisor, from Sioux City North
sharing the stage who still plays with
Wynton Marsalis.
Ronald Reagan was surrounded
by exceptional people as well. And
it is funny (or tragic) that those
people are ignored or marginalized
today. These were the people who
helped Reagan lead us through an
era of peace and prosperity. (There’s
always an exception, of course. In
this case, being in farm country, we
can’t ignore the farm financial crisis
of the 80’s that was a result of the
export demand bubble burst by our
Cold War foreign policy.)
The memory of Mr. Reagan
has been hijacked and distorted to
enrich the pockets of the powers
that be. The fall of the Soviet
Union, for example, is mistakenly
held up as an example of Reagan’s
aggressive foreign policy. There
is a big difference between peace
through preparedness and strength,
and military adventurism. It is a
sad commentary on the confidence
today’s conservatives have in
limited government when out of one
side of their mouths come “rights
that come from our Creator” and
“the sanctity of life;” and out the
other side comes, “see the sand
glow,” and, “ help introduce him to
the 72 virgins.”
If conservatives truly believed
in free market principles they would
see the Soviet Union collapsed out
of the lack of incentive to excel
and a hopelessness for future
advancement. But they have
fallen for the war profiteer’s line
that attacking people makes their
friends, our friends. There was
even someone quoted in the paper
as voting for Marco Rubio because
he would be strong in defending us
from Islamic extremists. Why is it
so difficult to understand?
Take a look at a widely
accepted measure of the economy;
the New York Stock Exchange. In
the last five years Lockheed Martin,
Raytheon and Northrup Grumman
(military hardware stocks whose
products are purchased by you and
me whether we like it or not) have
gained about 400 percent while the
Dow has risen 50 percent.
We are being conned. The
Warvanglicals are leftists and the
Democrats are leftists. They make a
great team confiscating our savings
to either produce a failing society
like the Soviet Union or an empire
such as the failed one in Rome.
Our youngsters deserve better
than to grow up in a country where
half their working lives are spent as
slaves to special interests.
Ronald
Reagan’s
wise
associates that I mention are Pat
Buchanan, David Stockman and
Paul Craig Roberts. They are worth
checking out.
Any response to this column
is appreciated through a letter
to this paper or a message to
[email protected].
Almost daily I update the blog as
well: www.alternativebyfritz.com
Opportunities Abound for Start-Up Businesses in Wright County
Clarion Chamber & Development to Offer Entrepreneur Classes
“Lift-off, the Entrepreneur’s Guide to Starting a Business”
Starting a business in today’s
global economy with rapidly
changing technology and fluctuating
market trends is not the same as
when your grandfather hung out
a shingle to start his car repair
business. Things have changed
and the challenges are different.
That’s why the Clarion Chamber &
Development is providing a unique
opportunity for all who want to start
a business. The sixweek course is
led by professionals who have the
expertise, experience and knowledge
to help attendees achieve success.
“This is a comprehensive look
at what it takes to start a business,”
said Pam Townsend of the Clarion
Chamber. “Starting with a selfassessment, then addressing all
aspects of a start-up including: a
business plan, legal, accounting,
insurance,
finance,
marketing,
customer service, strategic planning
and problem solving. The format is
unique as these are not just lectures,
but interactions with the people who
have ‘been there, done that’. We
Wright County Democrats
Thank You for your participation in the Caucuses on February 1st. Special appreciation to those
serving as chairmen, secretaries, precinct captains, and volunteers of the 10 precincts in Belmond, Clarion, Dows, and Eagle Grove. It wouldn’t
have been a success without you.
February 15th, Monday, 6:00, Pizza Ranch in
Clarion is our next county meeting. All committee
members, please attend to schedule your meeting
dates for the County Convention March 12th.
Nancy Duitscher, 515-851-5406.
Daisy’s
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The 6-session course is offered
beginning Tuesday, March 1 and will
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St. Clarion. “We are so fortunate to
be hosted by Jim Tausz, President
and CEO of the Bradford Group,”
said Townsend. “Jim is the epitome
of the successful entrepreneur and
his contributions to the community
are outstanding. His pay-it-forward
thinking has led him to helping
others with entrepreneurial spirits.
Not only will he be a presenter, but a
mentor as well.”
The attendees will receive free
advice from the mentors for one year
as they start their business. “We will
be a resource to bounce off ideas, an
access to information and to offer
encouragement. As a personwho
started several businesses, this is
an invaluable resource and I wish
it had been there for me,” said
Townsend. “We fully expect this to
be just the beginning of encouraging
entrepreneurship. If you ever thought
business ownership might be for
you, this is a great opportunity. ”
The attendee size is limited to 18.
There is no cost if you attend every
session. Call the Clarion Chamber at
532.2256 or email your interest or
questions to [email protected].
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Baxter Hosts Eagle
Grove School Board President This week, Rep. Terry Baxter
(R-Garner) hosted Jon Rowen,
President of the Eagle Grove School
Board, to the floor of the Iowa
House of Representatives. Rowen
was visiting the Capitol to talk with
legislators on behalf of the Iowa
Association of School Boards.
Managing Crop Nutrient
Efficiency and Loss
Starts Tuesday February 23rd
2016 4:30pm – 7:30pm at the
Heartland Museum, 119 9th Street
SW, Clarion, Iowa.
Join us for an evening to learn
innovative ways to more efficiently
manage your nutrients, featuring
presentations from CF Industries,
Ecosystem Services Exchange, Iowa
Soybean Association, LaCrosse Seed,
and Soil Health Partnership.
• Free supper catered by Leon’s •
Opportunity to win great door prizes
including 100 gallons of diesel! •
Full agenda at booneriver.org
Please RSVP to Karen Wilke at
[email protected] or 480-678-2352
by February 19th Hosted by The
Nature Conservancy and DuPont
PioneerManaging Crop Nutrient
Efficiency and Loss.
Tuesday February 23rd 2016
4:30pm – 7:30pm
4:30- 5:00 5:00-5:10 5:10-5:30
5:30-5:50 5:50- 6:20 6:20-6:40
6:40- 7:00 7:00-7:30 7:30pm
Heartland Museum, 119 9th Street
SW, Clarion, Iowa
AGENDA
Doors open, Informational Booths
Introduction and Welcome The
Nature Conservancy
Saving Nutrients with Cover crops
Bert Strayer, LaCrosse Seed How
much N & P are you losing? Adam
Kiel, Iowa Soybean Association
Dinner & The 4R’s of Nutrient
Management CF Industries.
Managing
Nutrients
with
Drainage Water Management Paul
Sweeney,
Ecosystems
Services
Exchange.
Soil Health and Nutrient
Management Elyssa McFarland,
Soil Health Partnership Questions &
Informational Booths.
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Things are about to get
even more Egg-citing in the Valley
Iris Long was perplexed. She had
just returned home from visiting
her sister four hours away, where
she realized that egg prices were 19
cents lower than in her hometown of
Lennox Valley. A few phone calls to
supermarkets and grocery stores in
other cities confirmed her suspicion:
Egg prices were more than 20
percent higher in her community than
anywhere else she had checked.
Iris had been in the journalism
business for a long time. Early
in her career, she was actually an
investigative journalist for a big-city
newspaper. She knew how to dig
through the muck to get to the facts.
Sure, she could run a story in this
week’s paper, blowing the lid wide
open concerning egg prices. She
could write an editorial, sharing her
suspicions that Raymond Cooper
was somehow involved.
But Iris wanted more than
suspicions. She had lived in the
same town with Raymond Cooper
for decades, and she knew he was an
expert at weaseling out of situations
just like this. If he had any idea she was
on to his scheme, he would somehow
explain away his involvement.
She needed more than facts. She
needed proof. At first, she thought
Raymond might have somehow
convinced the grocery stores in
Lennox Valley and Springfield to
raise their prices on eggs. But it
was unlikely that Cooper could get
that many folks to go along with his
scheme. There had to be something
she was missing.
She searched back through old
issues of The Hometown News.
She found the story about Raymond
buying the radio station and
converting it to an “all talk” format
in 1993.
She found ads for Perry Pratt’s
store and for the grocery stores in
Springfield. Egg prices didn’t seem
to fluctuate any more than anything
else.
That’s when it hit her. She searched
through the editorial page dating back
to June 1996, finding the first letter to
the editor concerning the rising price
of eggs in the February 11, 1997,
issue. Every writer, and there were a
lot of them, mentioned getting their
Nancy’s Notes
I took a trip last weekend
to Minneapolis. It’s nice to take
something to read on the road in case
you have some down time. Since
I’m always fearful of leaving a book
somewhere along the line, I like to
download an e-book to my phone. My daughter can’t sleep with the
television on and I don’t go to bed
early, so I was able to read in the
dark. It also works great if you are
waiting for your granddaughter at
the mall amusement park. The library
has a couple of thousand e-books and
audio books available for download
at no cost to the user. All you need
is a Clarion Library card! Simply go
to our web site, click on the bridges
icon, put in our library name, and
after entering the last five digits of
your library card you should be ready
to go. There is a limit of three checkouts at one time and the loan period
is two weeks. After that time the titles
will magically disappear.
If you want something lighthearted
during the dreary days of winter,
“The Flood Girls,” by Richard Fifield
should be a good choice. It takes
place in Quinn, Montana, population
956. A town where nearly all of the
volunteer firemen are named Jim
and the only bar in town refuses to
serve mixed drinks because they are
too much work. The residents hate
the newcomers and aren’t too crazy
about the locals either. The town
softball team has never even come
close to having a winning season,
until now. Rachel Flood has snuck
back into town after leaving behind
a trail of chaos nine years prior. She’s
here to make amends, but nobody
wants to hear it, especially her
information listening to “Renderings
with Raymond,” Cooper’s daily talk
show. Raymond had convinced his
audience that the Federal Reserve was
somehow at fault for high egg prices
in Lennox Valley.
Next Iris looked through grocery
ads, starting with the June 4, 1996
issue. Egg prices seemed to remain
steady through the summer and fall
months. Beginning in November,
however, there was a two cent
increase in the price of a dozen eggs.
Moving ahead, she noticed that egg
prices rose, almost as if they were
scheduled, one cent each month.
That might not seem like a lot of
money. But a one cent increase each
month adds up to 29 cents. Assuming
that eggs in other towns had risen a
few cents over those two years, the
higher prices being paid by the good
folks of Lennox Valley were starting
to make sense.
She set aside the theory of grocery
store involvement right away. Even if
some store managers would go along
with some crazy Raymond Cooper
scheme, Iris was convinced that
Perry Pratt would never participate in
something so deceptive.
Then it dawned on her. All of
the stores in Lennox Valley and
Springfield bought their eggs from
two egg farms located between the
valley and Springfield. One was
owned by Marvin Walsh, who,
Iris recalled, had more than once
manned a seat at a display protesting
the Federal Reserve System at the
farmers market.
The other was owned by Elbert
Lee Jones, a close friend of Walsh
and, Iris remembered, the first to raise
a question concerning the Federal
Reserve to Pastor Sarah Hyden-Smith
during her initial visit to the valley.
It would be four days until deadline
for the next issue of Hometown
News. Iris suspected they would be
busy days, and she was quite sure
she would making visits to see both
Elbert Lee and Marvin to discuss the
rising price of eggs.
Millions of readers follow
Kevin Slimp’s work each week. To
keep up with the good folks, visit
lennoxvalley.com.
mother, Laverna. But with the help
of a local boy named Jake and a little
soul-searching, she just might make
things right.
New from the author of “Life
of Pi,” is “The High Mountains of
Portugal.” The story begins In Lisbon
in 1904. A young man named Tomás
discovers an old journal. It hints at
the existence of an extraordinary
artifact that would redefine history.
Traveling in one of Europe’s earliest
automobiles, he sets out in search of
this treasure. Thirty-five years later,
a Portuguese pathologist devoted
to the murder mysteries of Agatha
Christie finds himself at the center
of a mystery of his own and drawn
into the consequences of Tomás’s
quest. Fifty years later, a Canadian
senator takes refuge in his ancestral
village in northern Portugal, grieving
the loss of his beloved wife. But he
arrives with an unusual companion:
a chimpanzee. And there the centuryold quest will come to an unexpected
conclusion.
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Commercial Grade Commercials
By Travis Fischer
It was the Super Bowl this
weekend and you know what that
means! Super Bowl Commercials!
Yes, the one time of year where
we gather around and gleefully
watch things designed specifically
to make us buy other things. There’s
probably some sort of commentary
to be made about consumerism here.
Getting excited about commercials
just feels like it should be wrong,
but I can’t articulate why. I see no
downsides to deriving entertainment
from advertisements. They pay for
the things that entertain us. They may
as well be entertaining too.
So, incase you missed them, here’s
my mini-review of some of the more
noteworthy ads to fill space between
football plays.
Disclaimer: I didn’t actually watch
the Super Bowl, but the Internet has
assured me that these are the ads that
ran during the game.
First up, Amazon concluded a
series of commercials featuring Alec
Baldwin and Dan Marino preparing
for a Super Bowl party. I’m not sure
what it says about me as a person
that I appreciate serial storytelling in
my commercials, but I do know that
I want an Amazon Echo almost as
much as I want Alec Baldwin’s Snack
Stadium.
Budweiser paid Helen Mirren to
verbally lash any idiot that considers
drinking and driving but apparently
couldn’t pay her enough to actually
drink the beer in her hand at the end
of the ad.
Michelob Ultra, on the other hand,
used their thirty seconds of ad time
to pretend that their beer is remotely
related to exercise.
Butterfingers had a good one
featuring a bull rider jumping out
of an airplane. I’m a fan of silly
commercials that raise the bar on
absurdity, but Butterfingers has a
long way to go before they top the
Old Spice guy.
But then there’s trying too hard,
and I’m pretty sure that Mountain
Dew’s Puppy-Monkey-Baby crossed
that line.
On the morality side, Colgate
reminds us to conserve water by
turning off the faucet when we
brush our teeth. It’s a good practice
I suppose, but it goes too far by
implying that wasting water here
somehow deprives water for children
in third world countries. That’s not
really how it works.
Speaking of kids, in what might
just be the most uncomfortable
football commercial ever, the NFL
dedicated sixty seconds to a musical
showcase of children conceived
during past Super Bowls. I guess
nothing says “let’s make a baby” like
hot wings and watching dudes run
into each other for a couple hours.
The Doritos commercial had a
much funnier take on child birth.
Easily the funniest commercial of the
day. I suggest you watch it, now.
Of course if anything is going to
stop this year’s batch of Super Bowl
babies, it’ll be because the Hyundai
commercial presented women with
the thought of a world inhabited by
nothing but Ryan Reynolds, making
all men look inferior by comparison.
Kia, on the other hand, made an
ad about Christopher Walkin wearing
socks on his hands while Honda’s
commercial featured a herd of sheep
singing Queen’s “Somebody To
Love.” Car commercials are weird.
In a rare twist, my favorite car
commercial actually focused on the
car they were selling. Who would
have thought that the premise of a
high speed chase with a Toyota Prius
would become comedy gold, but here
we are.
Schick continues to know how to
sell me things. I’m not in the market
for a new razor right now, but if I was,
their commercial featuring razors that
transform into fighting robots would
weigh heavily on my decision.
Meanwhile, LG probably would
have generated more interest by just
telling me about their new TV rather
than coming up with a Tron-inspired
adventure narrated by Liam Neeson.
T-Mobile had an odd commercial
based on the premise that other
wireless networks ruin everything
with their deceptive advertisements
while they, as the “un-carrier” would
never resort to such practices. The
commercial would be a lot more
convincing if T-Mobile weren’t
currently in the midst of a controversy
for overselling their Binge On service.
However even that commercial had
more self-awareness that the Quicken
Loans ad that literally advocated
for creating another housing bubble
with easy mortgages. You know, the
same kind of bubble that caused the
financial crisis of 2007 when it finally
burst.
Speaking
of
financial
irresponsibility, United Health Care
may be projecting $720 million in
losses from Affordable Care Act
plans, but that didn’t stop them from
buying thirty seconds of ad time
to show a guy breaking his hand
punching meat in a “Rocky” joke.
Wix.com went full meta for
their ad. The commercial for their
web design service is secretly a
commercial for “Kung-Fu Panda 3”
in which the characters talk about
making commercials. These crosspromotional deals always leave me
wondering who pays who. Does Wix
pay Dreamworks to use their cartoon
characters for the commercial, or does
Dreamworks pay Wix to piggyback
onto their ad time? Or do they just call
it even?
And finally, in what may be
their first Super Bowl commercial,
Nintendo really didn’t advertise
anything. Instead, they used their
airtime to celebrate the 20th
anniversary of the Pokemon franchise.
And I feel old now.
All in all, not a great crop of
commercials this year. Nothing that
will stick around in our culture like
the Budwiser Frogs did so long ago.
And it still seems wrong
somehow that I’m sitting here rating
commercials. Why?
I’ll need to think on that a bit.
Perhaps for another column.
Until then, just remember.
Advertising works. Particularly
newspaper ads. Hint hint.
Travis Fischer is a news writer
for Mid-America Publishing and is a
shameless sellout.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
CLARION CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
CLARION CITY COUNCIL
Central Iowa Distributing, Supplies........202.70
REGULAR SESSION
Central Iowa Distributing, Supplies..........32.00
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2016
City of Clarion, Eivins Trucking —
The Clarion City Council met in regular
Water Pymt.........................................105.00
session Monday, February 1, 2016, at 4:30
City of Clarion, Library Utilities...............115.16
p.m., in Council Chambers with Mayor Mike
City State Bank, 2013 Water Revenue
Nail presiding. Councilpersons present were
Bond...................................................723.51
Duane Asbe, Josh Diamond, Dave Maxheimer,
Clarion Auto Center, 2013 Tahoe Lof/
Barb Mussman, and Andy Young. Also present
Rotate Tires..........................................72.69
were City Administrator Dustin Rief, DPW Jon
Clarion Health & Fitness, Corp
DeVries, and Chief of Police Steve Terhark.
Membership........................................180.00
Mayor Nail called the meeting to order and
Clarion Super Foods, Meeting Exp........116.06
asked if there were any conflicts with any of the
Collection Services Center,
consent agenda items—none were reported.
Withholding.........................................460.95
Mayor Nail inquired if there were any citizens
Corn Belt Power Cooperative,
present to address the Council—none were
I2i Loan 200422.............................16,698.98
present.
Dean & Kent Kirstein, Crop Loss—
Motion by Mussman, seconded by
2.551 Acres.....................................1,747.87
Maxheimer, to approve the consent agenda.
Electronic Engineering, Pager Repairs..100.00
Roll Call Vote taken: Asbe, aye; Diamond, aye;
Fed FICA Electronic, Fed/FICA
Maxheimer, aye; Mussman, aye; Young aye.
Tax...................................................7,816.60
Motion carried.
Fst Ct Nl Bank, Loan Pymnt...................260.00
Greg Polzin from Iowa Specialty Hospital
Fst Ct Nl Bank, Safety Deposit Box
informed the Council that on recommendation
Rental
.............................................17.00
from their attorneys Iowa Specialty Hospital
Goldfield Access Network,
was requesting the Council pass Ordinance
Jan/Feb 2016.....................................903.29
559, Establishing the Provision of Iowa
Goldfield Vet Clinic, Animal Control..........45.00
Specialty Hospital-Clarion, a hospital and “city
Hach Company, Chemicals....................275.70
enterprise” Organized and Existing Under the
Hanson And Sons, Supplies.....................28.20
Laws of the State of Iowa (the Hospital), to
Hanson, Lisa, Mileage Reg V Clerk
Enter Leases Payable from Net Revenues
Meeting Ft. Dodge................................54.00
Pursuant to the Code of Iowa, as Amended.
Hawkeye West Pest Control, Pest
Motion by Asbe, seconded by Mussman, to
Control..................................................55.00
approve the 1st reading. Roll Call Vote taken:
Hawkins, Inc., Chemicals.......................565.47
Asbe, aye; Diamond, aye; Maxheimer, aye;
Hawkins, Inc., Chemicals.......................783.85
Mussman, aye; Young aye. Motion carried.
IAPERS, IPERS Prot...........................5,033.64
Motion by Mussman, seconded by Diamond,
IMWCA,Work Comp Install #7.............3,123.00
to waive the 2nd and 3rd reading of Ordinance
Iowa Law Enforecement Academy,
559. Roll Call Vote taken: Asbe, aye; Diamond,
MMPI-2 Berry.......................................15.00
aye; Maxheimer, aye; Mussman, aye; Young
Iowa One Call, Locates............................30.60
aye. Motion carried.
Iowa Specialty Hospital, Ambulanc
Motion by Mussman, seconded by
Supplies..............................................323.59
Maxheimer, to approve Ordinance 559. Roll
Iowa Workforce Develop., Unemp
Call Vote taken: Asbe, aye; Diamond, aye;
Benefits...........................................1,587.00
Maxheimer, aye; Mussman, aye; Young aye.
Kansas City Life Ins Co., Dental,Life,
Motion carried.
Ad & D, Ltd Feb 2016......................1,886.22
A motion by Diamond, seconded by Asbe, to
L-Tron Corporation, Supplies.................162.00
approve the Resolution 16-04 Authorizing Greg
Mediacom, City Hall Internet 1/16..........109.95
Polzin and Steve Simonin to enter into a leaseMobile Locksmith Co, Batteries................71.50
purchase agreement for $2,250,000.00 for the
New York Life Insurance, New York
Iowa Specialty Hospital. A Roll Call Vote was
Life 3.....................................................60.00
taken: Asbe, aye; Diamond, aye; Maxheimer,
Overhead Door Co., Street Shed
aye; Mussman, aye; Young aye. Motion carried.
Door.................................................1,254.40
Motion by Maxheimer, seconded by Asbe,
Physician’s Claims Company, Ambulance
to Approve pay request #5 for Hydro-Klean in
Billing 12/2015....................................811.51
the amount of $110,591.97 for the Slip lining
Prairie Energy, I2i Loan 200422........16,698.98
project. All ayes approved the motion.
Prairie Energy Coop, Industrial Park
Administrator Rief reminded the Council that
Lights....................................................27.00
due to the President’s Day Holiday, they had
Quill Corporation, Supplies.......................40.32
moved the next Council meeting to Tuesday,
R&J Material Handling, Supplie..............199.14
Feb. 16, at 6 p.m.
Gene Rosenbaum, Mileage County Fire
Motion to adjourn by Young, seconded
Mtg Dows.............................................20.52
by Mussman, all ayes approved, meeting
Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc., WWTF
adjourned.
M11903..........................................15,315.64
CLAIMS REPORT
T & S Sanitation, Services Pd/Amb..........80.00
AFLAC, Aflac..........................................116.88
T & S Sanitation, City Hall Services.........80.00
Agsource Lab, Water/Wastewater
Tiffon Willey, Mileage Training
Testing................................................422.21
Mason City...........................................64.80
Airgas North Central, Oxygen................846.60
Titan Machinery, Parts..............................90.27
American Solutions For, Supplies, Less
Treasurer State of Iowa,
Tax- Exempt ..................................231.11
State Tax.........................................1,393.00
Arrow International, Inc., Ambulance
Postmaster, Dec/Jan 2016.....................284.97
Supplies..............................................563.12
USA Blue Book, Supplies.......................402.36
Baxter Healthcare Corp., Infusion Pump
Wellmark BC/BS, Group Health
Lease..................................................251.88
Feb 2016.......................................14,252.04
Beltech Solutions Inc., Services..........1,104.00
Zoll Medical Corporation, Supplies.........290.87
Brown Supply Co., Supplies................1,137.27
PAID TOTAL............................100,513.68
Carpenter Uniform, Safety Clothing.......528.41
Mike Nail, Mayor
Carpenter Uniform, Uniforms Berry..........33.02
Dustin Rief, City Administrator
Casey’s, P.D.Fuel Dec 2015...................265.83
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BUDGET WORKSHOP
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016
The Clarion City Council met on Thursday,
January 28, 2016, at 4 p.m., in Council
Chambers for the second session of the
FYE 2017 Budget Workshop. Present were
Mayor Mike Nail, Council members Duane
Asbe, Josh Diamond, Dave Maxheimer, Barb
Mussman, and Andy Young. Also present were
City Administrator Dustin Rief, and DPW Jon
DeVries.
Mayor Nail called the workshop to order and
polled the Council for any conflicts of interest—
none were reported.
There were no citizens present to address
the Council.
Motion by Mussman, seconded by Asbe, to
change the Agenda to allow Administrator Rief
to present some new information to the Council.
All ayes approved the motion.
Rief informed the Council that he and
Devries have been contacted by John Ruba
who is interested in finding a property in town to
construct a building for his business. They have
identified an empty lot located on South Main
north of the Depot as a possible site. Rief told
the Council they will be working in conjunction
with Clarion Economic Development on this
project.
Rief also presented the Council with a draft of
a Purchasing Policy he would like to implement
sometime in the near future. He asked them to
look over it for future consideration.
Rief then presented the Council with the
requested budget figures and forecasted
revenue numbers, for the remainder of the
accounts not discussed at Monday’s meeting.
A motion was made by Diamond to adjourn,
with Asbe seconding the motion. All ayes
approved, meeting adjourned.
Mike Nail, Mayor
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BUDGET WORKSHOP
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2016
The Clarion City Council met on Tuesday,
January 26, 2016, at 4 p.m., in Council
Chambers for the FYE 2017 Budget Workshop.
Present were Mayor Mike Nail, Council
members Duane Asbe, Josh Diamond, Dave
Maxheimer, Barb Mussman, and Andy Young.
Also present were City Administrator Dustin
Rief, DPW Jon DeVries, Ambulance Director
Tiffon Willey, Police Chief Steve Terhark, Fire
Chief Gene Rosenbaum, Assistant Fire Chief
Peter Smith, and Library Director Nancy Nail.
Mayor Nail called the workshop to order and
polled the Council for any conflicts of interest—
none were reported.
There were no citizens present to address
the Council.
Motion by Maxheimer, seconded by Asbe, to
change the February 1st regular City Council
Meeting time to 4:30 due to the Presidential
Caucus night and to also move the regular
City Council Meeting normally scheduled for
February 15, to 6 p.m., February 16, due to
the Holiday observance. All ayes approved the
motion.
Rief then presented the Council with the
requested budget figures, forecasted revenue
numbers, and proposed wages for the General
Fund.
Willey, Terhark, Rosenbaum, Nail,
and DeVries each had time to speak about
their requests to the Council. The Council
set a second Budget Workshop for Thursday,
January 28, 2016, at 4 p.m., to continue work
on the rest of the budget.
A motion was made by Mussman to adjourn,
with Asbe seconding the motion. All ayes
approved, meeting adjourned.
Mike Nail, Mayor
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DOWS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
DOWS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
quarterly state withholding tax)
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
13.Franklin Co. Alcoholism $300.00 (city hallThe Dows City Council met in at 7 p.m. in
contribution to other agencies)
regular session on February 2, 2016, at 11 a.m.
14.IPERS $481.47 (city hall-city clerk and
with the following present: Council Members
council December IPERS)
Hessler, Lane, Gorder, Worden, Lienemann,
15.IRS $1,315.53 (city hall-city clerk and
and Mayor Klatt. Also present: Mary and Mark
council December Federal, FICA-Medicare tax)
Echelberger, Police Chief Arlyn Miller, and
16. Loren Lienemann $15.67 (city hall-council
Public Works Matt Ring.
mtg. check correction)
Motion by Lienemann, seconded by Worden,
17.
Wright Co. Commissioner of Elections
to approve the minutes of the January 4, 2016,
$565.93 (city hall-election expense)
council meeting. Motion carried. All ayes.
18.Cady & Rosenberg $62.50 (city hall-legal
Motion by Gorder, seconded by Lane, to
expense)
approve payment of the following bills:
PUBLIC WORKS
PUBLIC SAFETY
1.Urness Hardware $102.96 (road use1. U. S. Cellular $42.42 (police-cell phone
supplies)
expense)
2.Matt Ring $179.95 (road use-light for
2. Electronic Engineering $40.00 (police-radio
pickup)
lease)
3. New Cooperative $924.15 (road use-shop
3. Iowa Falls Fire Extinguisher Sales $31.50
LP and fuel)
(police, fire-annual check)
4.Matt Ring $1,767.45 (road use-gross
4. Dows Rural Fire $1,569.00 (fire-1/2 yearly
salary)
dues)
5. Certified Laboratories $377.91 (road use5. Matt Wharton $125.00 (ambulance-1/2 year
supplies)
called service)
6.Campbell Supply $38.47 (road use6.Keith Patterson $40.00 (ambulance-1/2
supplies)
year called service)
7. Airgas $142.23 (road use-tank rental)
7.Sonia Vinsand $115.00 (ambulance-1/2
8. Arnold Motors $479.93 (road use-supplies)
year called service)
9. Matt Ring $487.50 (road use-health savings
8. Arlyn Miller $1,291.66 (police-gross salary)
account)
9.
New
Cooperative
$61.01
(police,
10.Alliant Energy $1,660.34 (road use-shop
ambulance-fuel)
electric and street lights)
10.
Iowa Workforce $7.75 (police-quarterly
11. Dale Howard $7.36 (road use-pickup parts)
dues)
12.
Matt Ring $1,767.45 (road use-gross
11.
Treas. State of Iowa $99.00 (policesalary)
quarterly state tax withholding)
13.Mosquito Control of Iowa $3,173.00 (road
12.IPERS $211.83 (police-December IPERS)
use-mosquito spraying for 2015)
13.IRS $247.62 (police-December Federal,
14.Iowa Falls Fire Extinguisher Sales $75.00
FICA-Medicare tax)
(road use-annual check)
CULTURE ANC RECREATION
15.UBTC $500.00 (road use-pickup payment)
1.Woolstock Telephone $59.90 (library16.U.S. Cellular $42.24 (road use-cell phone
January and February internet expense)
expense)
2. IRS $277.64 (library-December Federal,
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
FICA-Medicare tax)
1.
Windstream
$285.67
(water
and
3. IPERS $215.09 (library-December IPERS)
wastewater-phone expense)
4.Treas. State of Iowa $88.00 (library2.
AgSource
Cooperative
$552.00
(wastewater-testing)
5.Iowa Workforce $8.60 (library-quarterly
3.Alliant Energy $1,810.76 (water and
dues)
wastewater-electric expense)
6. Chase Credit Card $257.94 (library-books)
4. Iowa Dept. of Revenue $684.00 (water7. Merlyn Wiarda $250.00 (cemetery-grave o/c)
quarterly sales tax)
8.New Cooperative $738.47 (community
5.Layne Christensen $1,487.15 (watercenter, library-LP)
repairs)
9. Leland Wenzel $340.00 (cemetery-gross
6. One Call $2.70 (water-locates)
salary-six months)
7. New Cooperative $262.50 (water-LP)
10.
Regina Russell $159.50 (library-gross
8. Nancy Plendl $100.00 (wastewater-affidavit
salary)
operator)
11.
Debra Olson $1,023.50 (library-gross
9. Treas. State of Iowa $140.00 (wastewatersalary)
12.Deb Olson $18.00 (library-mileage)
10.
IPERS $525.99 (wastewater-December
13.Deb Olson $62.84 (library-dvd’s)
IPERS)
14.Judy Kessel $80.00 (library-gross salary)
11.
IRS
$854.84
(wastewater-December
15.Iowa History Journal $18.95 (library-books)
Federal, FICA-Medicare tax)
16.
Antique Tractor Guide $20.00 (library12.Ia. Assn. of Municipal Utilities $271.96
books)
(water-safety group dues)
17.Dows Library $11.16 (library-postage)
Motion carried. All ayes.
18.Alliant Energy $403.66 (library, parks, poolMosquito Control of Iowa would like to do
electric expense)
the spraying for Dows in 2016 season. The
19.EBSCO $79.78 (library-books)
cost would increase about $100.00 for a cost of
20.Hanson and Sons $33.36 (cemetery-grave
about $3,273.00. Motion by Lane, seconded by
thawer tire repair)
Lienemann, to hire Mosquito Control of Iowa for
21.Iowa Falls Fire Extinguisher Sales $107.45
the 2016 season. Motion carried.
(library, community center-annual check)
Motion by Lane, seconded by Hessler,
22.
Windstream $66.34 (library, pool-phone
to approve the Clerk’s Report for December
expense)
2015. Motion carried. All ayes. Revenues for
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
December 2015-$39,220.46. Expenses for
1.
Windstream $69.93 (city hall-phone
December 2015-$42,758.96.
expense)
Motion by Lienemann, seconded by Gorder,
2.Woolstock Telephone $71.80 (city hallto appoint Mark Echelberger to the Board of
January and February internet
Adjustments. Motion carried. All ayes.
expense)
Budget Discussion for budget 2016-2017.
3. Jeanette Wenzel $1,470.46 (city hall-gross
Motion by Gorder, seconded by Lienemann,
salary)
to approve a 5% increase from the City to the
4. Imagine That $45.96 (city hall-work shirts)
library. Motion carried. All ayes.
5. Jeanette Wenzel $470.83 (city hall-health
Motion by Lane, seconded by Lienemann, to
savings account)
set the public hearing for the 2016-2017 fiscal
6. AFLAC $69.30 (city hall-insurance)
year budget for March 7, 2016, at 7 p.m. Motion
7. Quill $24.60 (city hall-supplies)
carried. All ayes.
8. Mid-America Publishing $120.22 (city hallMotion by Lane, seconded by Worden, to
publishing)
approve putting in six bulb fixtures and lights in
9. Jeanette Wenzel $1,470.46 (city hall-gross
the shop area of the Fire Station for a cost of
salary)
$882.04. Motion carried. All ayes.
10.Dows Post Office $49.00 (city hall-postage)
There being no further business, Mayor Klatt
11.Iowa Workforce $2.30 (city hall-quarterly
declared the meeting adjourned.
dues)
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12.Treas. State of Iowa $384.00 (city hall-
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
WRIGHT COUNTY SUPERVISORS MINUTES
Transportation Regional Public Meeting
SUPERVISORS
JANUARY 25, 2016
Chairman Watne called the regular meeting
of the Wright County Board of Supervisors to
order at 9 a.m. Members present were Watne,
Rasmussen, and Helgevold.
Minutes of the previous regular meeting of
January 18, 2016, were read and approved.
Approved claims for payment.
Motion by Rasmussen, and seconded by
Helgevold, to receive and put on file the Wright
County Treasurer semi-annual report. Motion
carried.
Motion by Helgevold, and seconded by
Rasmussen, to receive and put on file the
Wright County Recorders and Auditor’s
quarterly revenue report. Motion carried.
Motion by Rasmussen, and seconded by
Helgevold, to approve the tax suspension
#1133 in the amount of $114.00 per eligibility
through DHS. Motion carried.
Shelly Zabel with Community and Family
Resources met with the Board to give an
update on their current program. She gave the
Board a list of prevention services provided in
Wright County. They are again requesting
$7,200 in funding which is the same request as
last year. This will be taken into consideration
at budget time.
Motion by Helgevold, and seconded by
Rasmussen, to adjourn the meeting. Motion
carried.
Stan Watne, Chairman
Wright County Board of Supervisors
Betty Ellis, Wright County Auditor
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REGION V MAP-21
TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
REGIONAL MEETING
Region V MAP-21 Transportation Advisory
Committee (RTAC) will hold a regional meeting
on February 17, 2016, at 4 P.M., to discuss
the Surface Transportation Program (STP)
and Transportation Alternative (TA) application
process, and to receive views and concerns
from the public about transportation issues in
the Region V area which includes the counties
of Calhoun, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas,
Webster, and Wright. The meeting will be
held at MIDAS Council of Governments in the
Conference Room, 602 1st Avenue South, Fort
Dodge, Iowa.
Applications for the Region V STP and TA
funding will be available after February 10,
2016, on the MIDAS website www.midascog.
net, or by contacting Shirley Helgevold at the
number below.
Applications must be received by 12 p.m. on
March 18, 2016.
If you have any special needs pertaining to
this meeting, please contact Shirley Helgevold,
MIDAS Council of Governments, (515) 5767183 ext. 212.
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WRIGHT COUNTY ANNUAL SALARIES FOR 2015
As per the Iowa Code Chapter 349.18, the
salaries of persons employed by the County
shall be published annually showing the total
amount of the annual salary.
Adam W Clemons........................... 107,403.85
Tiffini C Toliver................................... 88,513.97
Kathy B Nicholls................................ 70,771.28
Jason T Schluttenhofer...................... 69,823.52
Eric R Simonson................................ 68,727.49
Jeremy M Hogrefe............................. 66,069.56
James J Lester.................................. 64,127.32
Shari L Plagge................................... 62,268.96
Denise D Baker................................. 59,099.91
Bruce W Lindner................................ 58,455.93
Julie L Richter.................................... 57,005.60
Taylor C Roll...................................... 56,790.21
Naomi B Lette.................................... 56,465.29
Anthony C Hogle............................... 56,138.69
Peggy L Schluttenhofer..................... 55,694.60
Elizabeth H Ellis................................ 55,694.60
Cynthia L Roosa................................ 55,231.10
David L Johnson................................ 54,225.63
Cheryl L Johnson............................... 53,605.78
Sandra L MCGrath............................ 53,467.61
Bradley B Berg.................................. 53,398.94
Carissa L Lehman............................. 52,928.59
Anne M Radechel.............................. 52,406.20
Brady A Lyons.................................... 52,304.88
Penelope L Mohr............................... 51,570.68
Mary A Haugen.................................. 51,411.80
Darren K Robinson............................ 51,144.62
Anthony E Pieczko............................ 50,463.75
Adam M Nerlien................................. 50,286.88
Cynthia K Rector............................... 50,050.68
Nancy J Barkema.............................. 50,028.75
Nancy O Huisinga............................. 49,664.57
Naomi K Rothman............................. 49,609.15
Barry E Huedepohl............................ 49,446.42
Jeremy D Abbas................................ 48,873.38
Vanessa M Smith............................... 48,809.54
Barbara L Redig................................ 48,058.86
Gayleen D Rutherford....................... 47,417.18
Michelle K Walters............................. 46,638.80
Eric D Rector..................................... 46,567.86
James R Radke................................. 46,501.13
Colleen G Meier................................ 46,127.32
Angela D Petersen............................ 45,965.14
Jeremy D Dodge............................... 45,759.46
Mark R Southard............................... 45,447.87
Alexis A Morgan................................. 45,208.59
Debra M Lukes.................................. 44,882.12
Barbara Lester................................... 44,555.68
Lorie A Patrick................................... 44,555.68
Eric J Russell..................................... 44,555.68
Jennifer A Sheehan........................... 44,549.96
DeAnn L Johnson.............................. 44,522.40
Kim L Spangler.................................. 44,209.28
Michael L Oliver................................. 44,093.84
Andrew L Yackle................................ 43,930.32
Jonathan M Murphy........................... 43,567.94
Terry J Howieson............................... 43,449.90
Alexander W Rothman...................... 43,231.00
Dennis L Dippel................................. 43,045.03
Joshua A Weis................................... 42,859.70
Steve L Janssen................................ 42,827.38
James V Ahrens................................ 42,792.63
Dennis Hammel................................. 42,404.24
Gregory A Ersland............................. 42,152.93
Timothy E Brooks.............................. 42,023.26
Bradley L Brinkman........................... 41,928.42
Matthew Nelson................................. 41,524.32
Robert D Waters................................ 41,510.33
Nathan J McVey................................ 41,446.83
Matthew A Grimsley........................... 41,375.39
Dustin D Gangstead.......................... 41,172.39
Ross M Roberts................................. 40,920.43
Dan H Smith...................................... 40,830.54
James C Mewes................................ 40,697.69
Mark M Oliver.................................... 40,691.83
Jody D Eisentrager............................ 40,441.64
Lynn M Morris.................................... 39,981.92
Angela Wesselink.............................. 39,687.20
Mitchell J Tillman............................... 39,341.42
Heather D Christensen...................... 38,607.66
Tiffany A Larson................................. 38,524.08
Alisha K Steburg................................ 38,469.60
Janet L Disney................................... 38,394.84
April Brown........................................ 37,860.62
Vicki J Fenske................................... 37,393.74
Wendi M Palomino............................ 36,976.21
Theresa A Silbaugh........................... 36,813.31
Christine Oliver.................................. 36,795.20
Kathlene L Fletcher........................... 36,758.41
Saundra D Vorland............................ 36,459.34
Bryce R Davis.................................... 36,201.89
David D Demory................................ 36,046.73
Joseph J Bosch................................. 35,861.13
Angela M Reiland.............................. 35,337.36
Patricia L Barz................................... 35,296.30
Jacob L Schaben............................... 35,232.36
Katie M Rivera................................... 34,962.66
Chace T Pruismann........................... 34,790.77
Debra K Stewart................................ 34,617.00
Colleen L Soma................................. 33,788.25
Stanley L Watne................................ 33,708.61
Karl A Helgevold................................ 33,708.61
Larry R Rasmussen........................... 33,708.61
Steven D Krueger.............................. 33,678.14
Nesha C Benton................................ 33,364.15
Fawn Roberts.................................... 33,210.82
Michael L Bierl................................... 33,144.05
Jane E Bangs.................................... 33,040.80
Kristyn M Hennigar............................ 33,005.80
Kathleen D Reichter.......................... 32,872.25
Denise M Schumacher...................... 32,594.41
Matthew J Valentine.......................... 32,448.08
Patty J Mccoy.................................... 32,436.98
Suzanne L Mikesh............................. 32,254.11
Karen S Andrews............................... 31,859.48
Carmel M Hammen........................... 31,330.31
Courtney E Stewart........................... 31,065.86
Michele Lund..................................... 30,775.94
Kathy Lehman................................... 30,775.94
Steven B Cram.................................. 30,462.70
Dawn M Beauvais............................. 30,448.94
Juanita A Thompson.......................... 30,430.80
Camie R Samson.............................. 30,369.43
Mindy R Sawyer................................ 30,169.55
Joan E Shillinglaw............................. 30,169.23
Michelle D Murphy............................. 29,898.96
Sharon L Woodley............................. 29,196.48
Lisa R Ripperger............................... 28,934.50
Isaac J Schmit................................... 28,444.91
Elizabeth L Murphy............................ 28,157.71
Roxanne L Berns............................... 27,256.45
Kristina Cook-Rabe........................... 26,375.30
Barbara L Meyer................................ 26,061.63
Kimberly Thayer................................ 24,930.30
Jerry D Wolfe..................................... 23,516.96
Scott A Beecher................................. 22,702.71
Jon C Elphic...................................... 22,260.50
Howie E Anderson............................. 21,829.03
Joyce A Basinger............................... 19,783.64
Shelle R Sporaa................................ 19,776.64
Dennis E Bowman............................. 18,430.92
Ron Reichter..................................... 17,673.02
LuAnn M Brunes................................ 17,064.55
Andrew A Smidt................................. 15,804.98
Brittany J Allen................................... 14,214.95
Verlyn A Fliss..................................... 13,802.42
Darcy J Sisson.................................. 13,608.17
Larry McBain..................................... 13,528.02
Kristi A Stein...................................... 12,941.26
Gary D Hobbie................................... 10,441.54
Stacia L Creason................................. 9,554.69
John L Mandal..................................... 9,527.59
Yale A Schutt....................................... 9,161.86
LaShelle L Burger................................ 7,310.80
Adam R Struve.................................... 6,247.25
Jeffrey D Hamilton............................... 5,998.87
Linda M Rasmussen............................ 5,986.51
Wayne R Elkin..................................... 5,613.75
Mary C Lyons...................................... 5,217.18
Bret C Thompson................................ 4,982.35
Brett A Zieman..................................... 4,122.00
Justin J Alphs...................................... 3,676.50
Avante J Shivers.................................. 3,525.33
Mason M Rector.................................. 3,332.25
Caleb M Hanson.................................. 3,201.75
John E Koenig..................................... 3,118.50
Brady M Brott...................................... 2,853.00
Steven D Krueger................................ 2,302.80
Bradley D Hicks................................... 1,751.98
Tessa M Yackle.................................... 1,482.84
Patricia M Brown................................. 1,201.66
Steven C Reiland................................... 821.25
Rodney Heiden....................................... 760.50
Charlene F Nelson................................. 640.66
Dean W Kluss......................................... 600.00
Larry R Turner........................................ 600.00
Timothy D Hamilton................................ 600.00
Roberta L McBain................................... 500.00
Carol A. Haupt........................................ 500.00
Michael Hutchinson................................ 500.00
Charles Peil............................................ 500.00
Scott A Thompson.................................. 500.00
Henry J Stone......................................... 365.67
Jason L Barz........................................... 285.00
Margaret A Solis..................................... 243.00
Alice J Warner........................................ 217.38
Ryan D Petty.......................................... 195.00
Kris Smith................................................. 96.00
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PUBLIC NOTICE
City of Clarion Ordinance Number 559
ORDINANCE NUMBER 559
An Ordinance establishing the provision of
Iowa Specialty Hospital—Clarion, a hospital
and “city enterprise” organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Iowa (the
“Hospital”), to enter leases payable from net
revenues pursuant to the Code of Iowa, as
amended.
WHEREAS, the City of Clarion (the “City”)
is a city and municipal corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the State of
Iowa in the County of Wright, State of Iowa;
and
WHEREAS, the Iowa Specialty Clinic –
Clarion (the “Hospital”) is a hospital and “city
enterprise” organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Iowa; and
WHEREAS, the operations of the Hospital
are conducted by the Hospital Board of
Commissioners (the “Hospital Board”) and the
staff of the Hospital; and
WHEREAS, for the operation, equipping
and furnishing of the Hospital it is necessary
for the Hospital to enter leases, lease
purchases agreements or similar instruments
with third party providers and to operate the
Hospital and payable from net revenues of the
Hospital; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires
to adopt an ordinance to provide the Hospital
with the authority to enter into leases, lease
purchase agreements, or similar instruments
(collectively “Leases”) in order to efficiently
and effectively operate the Hospital pursuant
to the provisions of the Code of Iowa;
BE IT ENACTED BY the City Council of the
City of Clarion, Iowa, as follows:
Section 1.
The Hospital is a “city
enterprise” of the City organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Iowa.
Section 2.The Board of Commissioners
(the “Hospital Board”) has been created to
serve as the governing body of the Hospital.
The Hospital Board is vested with the authority
to provide for the management, control,
administration and government of the Hospital
and the Hospital Board is hereby also granted
with the authority to enter leases, lease
purchase agreements or similar documents
and payable from net revenues of the Hospital
and necessary for the Hospital to provide for
the operation, furnishing, equipping or any
other needs of the Hospital.
Section 3.
Repealer.
All ordinances
or parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Section 4. Saving Clause. If any section,
provision, or part of this ordinance shall be
adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such
adjudication shall not affect the validity of
the ordinance as a whole or any section,
provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid
or unconstitutional.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance
shall be effective after its final passage,
approval and publication as provided by law.
Passed and approved by the Council of the
City of Clarion, Iowa, on February 1, 2016.
Mike Nail, Mayor
Dustin Rief, City Clerk
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice of Dissolution
PUBLIC NOTICE
Wright County Assessor Notice of Public Hearing - Proposed Budget
Form 673
Iowa Department of Management
ASSESSING JURISDICTION:
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING -- PROPOSED BUDGET
Fiscal Year July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017
Wright County Assessor
The Conference Board of the above-named Assessing Jurisdiction will conduct a public hearing on the proposed fiscal year budget as follows:
Meeting Date:
Meeting Time:
Meeting Location:
March 1, 2016
4:30 pm
Wright County Courthouse
At the public hearing any resident or taxpayer may present objections to, or arguments in favor of, any part of the proposed budget. This notice represents a summary of the
supporting detail of receipts and expenditures on file with the Conference Board Clerk. Copies of the Supplemental Budget Detail (Schedule 673-A) will be furnished upon
request.
Clerk's Telephone Number:
Clerk's Name:
PROPOSED BUDGET SUMMARY
515-532-3737
A
FUND
(Use Whole Dollars)
1. Assessment Expense
2. FICA
3. IPERS
4. Emergency
5. Unemployment Comp.
6. Tort Liability
7. TOTAL
B
Expenditures
C
D
FYE 6-30-2015 FYE 6-30-2016 FYE 6-30-2017 Transfers
Actual
Re-estimated
Proposed
Out
465,634
481,537
474,315
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
465,634
481,537
474,315
0
Proposed taxation rate per $1,000 valuation: $
Shari Plagge
E
F
G
H
I
Estimated
Estimated
Estimated
Ending Fund Beginning Fund Estimated
Amount
Balance
Balance
Other
Transfers To Be Raised
FY 2017
FY 2017
Receipts
In
By Taxation
404,045
357,137
14,592
0
506,631
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
404,045
357,137
14,592
0
506,631
0.64295
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Notice of Dissolution
U.S.A. Healthcare Center-Clarion, L.L.C., an
Iowa limited liability company (the “Company”)
has ceased operations and has filed a Statement
of Dissolution with the Secretary of State of the
State of Iowa. The Company is publishing this
Notice of Dissolution pursuant to Iowa Code
Section 489.704. Any persons with claims
against the Company shall send written notice
of its claims to P.O. Box 190, Cullman, Alabama
35056, attention: Manager. Such claims must
include a description of the claim, the amount
of such claim, and contact information of the
claimant. Any claims against the Company
shall be barred unless a proceeding to enforce
such claim is commenced within five (5) years
after the publication of this Notice of Dissolution.
Wright County Monitor: Publish 2/11/2016
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Courthouse news
Births
Alexander James-Robert Gruver,
born on December 28 to Benjamin
Gruver and MaryAnn Fenske,
Harcourt.
Liam G Trinidad, born on
December 29 to William Trinidad
and Madison Huffman, Coulter.
Guadalupe Alida Lopez Crisanto,
born on December 30 to Marcela
Crisanto.
Asher Sagaris Carpenter, born on
December 31 to Adam and Andrea
Carpenter, Forest City.
Harper Corrine Blacksmith, born
on January 1 to Edward and Jennifer
Blacksmith, Clarion.
Peyton Nora Colsrud, born
on January 4 to Brian and Jaime
Colsrud, Clear Lake.
Allison Giselle Silva Salazan,
born on January 6 to German Silva
Corona and Irma Salazar Ruiz,
Eagle Grove.
Jamileth Ann Cruz, born on
January 8 to Aurelio Cruz-Ponce and
Trista Cruz, Hampton.
Grayson Brian Monsen, born on
January 8 to Zachary Monsen and
Samantha Copas, Forest City.
Emmett Ronald Hermsen, born on
January 13 to Tara Wurn, Humboldt.
Jose Emanuel Tristoj Lopez,
born on January 18 to Lucas Tristoj
Ordonez and Auri Lopez Vasquez
De Tristoj, Clarion.
Cooper Alan Hermsen, born on
January 19 to Jeromy Hermsen and
Haley Cleghorn, Corwith.
Willow Dawn Trower, born on
January 20 to Justin and Linda
Trower, Ellsworth.
Keira Leigh Eiden, born on
January 20 to Ross and Amy Eiden,
Forest City.
Anthony
Osvaldo
Tebalan
Lopez, born on January 21 to Ilbio
Tebalan Garcia and Thelma Lopez
Hernandez, Eagle Grove.
Aaron John Mennenga, born
on January 21 to Miranda Brass,
Rockwell.
Harper Jo Pehl, born on January
22 to Austin and Hannah Pehl, Clear
Lake.
Summer Lee Peterson, born
on January 24 to Aaron and Kiya
Peterson, Belmond.
Jayse Joseph Tautges, born on
January 24 to Joseph and Katie
Tautges, Belmond.
Connor LeRoy Howard Ayers,
born on January 26 to Clarissa
Stewart, Kanawha.
Wyatt James Cheville, born on
January 27 to Ethan and Jennifer
Cheville.
Penelope Kaye Harvey, born on
January 28 to Adam and Angela
Harvey.
Deaths
Betty Neuberger, 89, Belmond,
died on December 30.
Amah Hall, 90, Belmond, died on
January 1.
David McOllough, 65, Clarion,
died on January 6.
Frank Patterson, 86, Belmond,
died on January 8.
Gary Brandt, 73, Clarion, died on
January 11.
Charlie Wilson, 90, Belmond,
died on January 20.
Bonnie Didio, 93, Clarion, died
on January 22.
Civil Court
Autovest LLC vs. Keri Cox.
Judgment for the plaintiff on January
28 in the amount of $14,130.28 with
pre-judgment interest of $8,937.45
with 2.65% interest from January
28.
Hauge Associates vs. Jason and
Joann Wheeler. Judgment for the
plaintiff on January 28 in the amount
of $501.93 with 2.65% interest from
January 28.
District Courts
The court handled one probation
revocation.
Jose Acosta, 34, Fort Dodge, pled
guilty on January 27 to Possession
of a Controlled Substance Methamphetamine 1st Offense
(pled from Controlled Substance
Violation) and Unlawful Possession
of a Prescription Drug. Acosta was
sentenced to 180 days in jail (97
days suspended), placed on one
year probation, fined $630 plus 35%
surcharge, $125 Law Enforcement
Initiative, $10 DARE and $163.70
in costs.
Vanessa Warland, 33, Fort
Dodge, pled guilty on January
28 to Disorderly Conduct - Loud
or Raucous Noise. Warland was
sentenced to thirty days in jail
(suspended), placed on one year
probation, fined $65 plus 35%
surcharge and $60 in costs.
Warland also pled guilty on
January 28 to Simulated Public
Intoxication First Offense. Warland
was sentenced to 30 days in jail
(suspended), placed on one year
probation, fined $65 plus 35%
surcharge and $85 in costs.
Jason Killion, 38, Eagle Grove,
pled guilty on January 28 to Domestic
Abuse Assault - 1st Offense. Killion
was sentenced to two days in jail,
fined $65 plus 35% surcharge and
$75 in costs.
David Fulk, 42, Dowd, received
a deferred judgment on January 29
to OWI First Offense. Fulk was
assessed a $1,250 civil penalty and
$180 in costs.
Traffic Court
Speeding 55 or under zone (1
thru 5 over): Dillon Resh, Goldfield;
Derek Thilges, Buffalo Center;
David Heiserich, Cottage Grove,
MN; Ross Dean, Des Moines; Dana
Van Langen, Alden;
thru 10 over): Thomas Tougas, Lees
Summit, MO; Robert Ebersold,
Council Bluffs; Jason Fair, Webster
City; John Vang, St. Paul, MN; Erin
Burt, Belmond; James Larson, Eagle
Grove;
thru 15 over): Joseph Youmans,
Webster City;
Speeding 55 or under zone (21 or
over):
Speeding over 55 zone (1 thru 5
This is a weekly feature highlighting some of Iowa’s unsolved homicides in the hopes that it
will lead to new tips and potentially help solve cases. The project is a partnership between this
newspaper and other members of the Iowa Newspaper Association.
CONNIE MARIE RUDDY
Connie Ruddy, a 21-year-old mother of two,
was reported missing from her Ida Grove home
on Monday, Feb. 10, 1997. Her 2-year-old daughter and 3-month-old son were found alone inside
the residence, unharmed.
Officials and volunteers mounted a search for
Ruddy, bringing in dogs to see if they could determine whether Ruddy had gotten into a vehicle or
left on foot. The search produced no new clues or
information.
Ruddy had last been seen by her sister around
11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, in Ruddy’s home. About
10:30 a.m. Monday, a friend stopped by and discovered Ruddy gone and her children alone.
Ruddy’s car was still at the house and she hadn’t
taken her purse. Those who knew her described
Ruddy as a responsible young mother — one who
wouldn’t leave her children unattended — and
knew her disappearance indicated something was
wrong.
On August 31, 1999, more than two years after
she went missing, a man looking for fossils near
Ida Grove found a human jawbone, which was
later identified as Ruddy’s, on the Boyer River’s
sandbar in Crawford County near Dow City. Officials searched along the river and surrounding
area, but were unable to uncover any further evidence.
CONNIE MARIE RUDDY
| Age: 21 |
Died: February 10, 1997
Hometown: Ida Grove
Find out more about this and other unsolved
homicides at www.IowaColdCases.org.
over): Lois Irwin, Lohrville;
Speeding over 55 zone (6 thru
10): Natasha Hibler, Burnsville,
MN;
Speeding over 55 zone (21 or
over):
Excessive Speed 11 thru 15:
Leslie Moore, Clarion;
The first week of February started neutral environment, but a godless
Speeding:
with Iowa’s First-in-the-Nation one. No Valid Drivers License: Carlos caucus. I was not aware most other I’d love to hear your thoughts
Acosta Morales, Galt; Heath Shelton, states do not go through the process on these or any issues. I will have
Belmond; Juan Cruz, Clarion;
of speeches for candidates on caucus town hall meetings on Feb.12 in
Driving While License Under night and I am again impressed Forest City, 8:30 AM at Salvesen
Suspension:
Alex
Redondo with how diligent we are at really Hall, Lake Mills, 10:30 at the Mill’s
Hernandez,
Clarion;
Melody knowing the candidates. Iowa is not Theater, and Buffalo Center, 12:30
Starbuck, Clarion;
at the Heritage Town Center. On
a state “driven by media.”
Operation of Motor Vehicle With We had a short week in Des Feb. 20 I will be in Algona at the
Expired License:
Moines with caucus Monday and a Public Library at 10:00 AM. You
Operation Without Registration: storm on Tuesday. The chambers may also email me at dennis.guth@
Franklin Teslik, Dowd
saw lots of legislators pouring over legis.iowa.gov or call me at 641Financial Liability Coverage bills as we hu The first week of 430-0424.stle to get them submitted
Violation:
February started with Iowa’s First- and assigned to a committee before
Operation By Unqualified Driver: in-the-Nation caucus. I was not the Feb. 19 funnel date. No Iowa Fuel Permit:
aware most other states do not go This week the House sent us a
Failure to Maintain Control:
through the process of speeches bill to couple Iowa with Federal laws
Failure to Obey Traffic Control for candidates on caucus night and providing for Sec. 179 depreciation
Device/Stop Sign/Yield Sign: Phillip I am again impressed with how for farmers/businesses. Not coupling
Schmidt, Clarion;
diligent we are at really knowing may give the state a one year bump in
Failure to Yield Half of Highway: the candidates. Iowa is not a state revenue, but it would all be eaten up
Duane Lewis, Goldfield;
in the following years. Not coupling
“driven by media.”
Failure to use Child Restraint We had a short week in Des would also hurt not just farmers, but
Device:
Moines with caucus Monday and a all businesses that rely on sales to
Failure to Maintain Safety Belts: storm on Tuesday. The chambers saw farmers. Businesses that sell feed,
Travis Nickell, Goldfield;
lots of legislators pouring over bills seed, fertilizer, machinery and other
Dark Window/Windshield:
as we hustle to get them submitted inputs are all hurting this year. Not
Failure To Comply With Safety and assigned to a committee before coupling would most likely hurt
Regulations: Rickie Withers Jr., the Feb. 19 funnel date. them even more and lead to less
Clarion;
This week the House sent us a revenue in 2017. Making coupling
Passing Too Near Bridge, bill to couple Iowa with Federal laws permanent would give those running
Intersection, or Railroad:
providing for Sec. 179 depreciation businesses the ability to plan their
Stopping on Paved Part of for farmers/businesses. Not coupling purchases based on reliable rules. It
Highway: Carlos Acosta Morales, may give the state a one year bump in remains to be seen if Democrats in
Galt;
revenue, but it would all be eaten up the Senate will allow the coupling
Hours of Service Violation:
in the following years. Not coupling bill to come to the floor for a vote. Maximum Group Axle Weight would also hurt not just farmers, but I expect that the Senate will be
Violation:
all businesses that rely on sales to debating an education funding bill
Purchase Alcohol By Person farmers. Businesses that sell feed, early in the week of Feb. 8-12. I
18/19/20 First Offense: Wili Del Tas, seed, fertilizer, machinery and other have been impressed that school
Clarion;
inputs are all hurting this year. Not administrators have been fairly
Minor in Possession of Tobacco: coupling would most likely hurt understanding of our inability to
Alexis Ryon, Woolstock; Alanna them even more and lead to less give schools a large increase in
Morris, Eagle Grove;
revenue in 2017. Making coupling funding. They know that even at 2
Small Claims
permanent would give those running percent growth schools are getting
Midland Funding LLC vs. Melissa businesses the ability to plan their more of an increase in funding than
Burris, Eagle Grove. Judgment for purchases based on reliable rules. It almost any other state program. I
the plaintiff on February 1 in the remains to be seen if Democrats in would like to see this issue settled
amount of $1,842.61 with 2.65% the Senate will allow the coupling this week so schools will know how
interest from November 9.
to budget. bill to come to the floor for a vote. Midland Funding LLC vs. April I expect that the Senate will be On the subject of schools, I just
Mason, Eagle Grove. Judgment debating an education funding bill read of an interesting case in the
for the plaintiff on January 29 in early in the week of Feb. 8-12. I Supreme Court regarding schools. the amount of $551.88 with 2.65% have been impressed that school In 1831 Stephen Girard left over
interest from December 23.
administrators have been fairly $7 million dollars to build a school
Property Transfer
understanding of our inability to for orphans in Philadelphia. He
Warranty Deed: Fareway Stores give schools a large increase in specified that no missionary or
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Supreme Court regarding schools. be permitted—that Biblical and
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Logan Reed; Gold Henry’s Addn Blk $7 million dollars to build a school in schools. The Court stated, “Where
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for orphans in Philadelphia. He can the purist principles of morality
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Inc to Gregory and Jennifer minister of any denomination could as from the New Testament? Where
Littlejohn; 31-92-24 SE Tract Clar ever be admitted or even visit on the are benevolence, the love of truth,
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Christian principles must be taught I’d love to hear your thoughts on
Warranty Deed: Wells Fargo in schools. The Court stated, “Where these or any issues. I will have
Bank NA POA, US Bank National can the purist principles of morality town hall meetings on Feb.12 in
Association Trustee, and Structured be learned so clearly or so perfectly Forest City, 8:30 AM at Salvesen
Asset
Securities
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Mortgage Pass Tho to Jerome Maier; are benevolence, the love of truth, Theater, and Buffalo Center, 12:30
EG Wright’s Addn Blk A Lot 7 sobriety, and industry so powerfully at the Heritage Town Center. On
and W 10’ of Adjacent Alley; EG and irresistibly inculcated as in the Feb. 20 I will be in Algona at the
Wright’s Addn Blk A Lot 8 and W Sacred Volume?” Vidal vs. Girard’s Public Library at 10:00 AM. You
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Church news
Clarion Area
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
201 3rd Ave. NE, Clarion, IA 50525
Rev. Mike Gudka
515-532-2845 • www.clarionumc.com •
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• Thursday, February 11
7:00 p.m. SPPRC
• Friday, February 12
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Girl Scouts
• Saturday, February 13
7:30 a.m. UMM
• Sunday, February 14
8:45 a.m. Traditional Service, 10:00 a.m.
Sunday School, 11:00 a.m. Contemporary
Service
• Monday, February 15
3:30 – 6:00 p.m. Hiz Kidz
• Wednesday, February 17
8:30 a.m. Bibles and Bikes (Church
Library), No Grace Stockwell or Isabella
Thoburn, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CHICKS,
6:00 p.m. Praise Team meeting, 6:30 p.m.
Trustees meeting, 7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir
practice.
5:30 p.m. Webelos, 6:00 p.m. Young
Adults and Families Team
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH
420 1st Street N.W., Clarion
Pastors: Grant and Nicole Woodley
515-532-3440
9:30
a.m.
Sunday
School/First
Communion Training Part 1, 10:00 a.m.
Adult Sunday School/Fellowship, 10:45 a.m.
Worship
3:30 p.m. God’s Guitars, 5:45 p.m.
Cottage Meeting, 5:45 p.m. Meal, 7:00 p.m.
Lenten Service.
UNITED
CHURCH
OF CHRIST,
CONGREGATIONAL
121 3rd Avenue N.W., Clarion
Pastor Bill Kem
515-532-2269 • Sunday, February 14
10:00 a.m. Fellowship, 11:00 a.m.
Worship, 6:30 p.m. Lenten Bible Study at
UPC.
5:30 p.m. Trustees
10:15 a.m. Fellowship, 11:00 a.m.
Worship, 6:30 p.m. Lenten bible Study at
UPC.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
420 North Main, Clarion
Pastor Warren Curry
515-532-3273
N10:00 a.m. Women’s Bible Study
(Church office), 3:30 p.m. Shine gilrs in
4th/5th grades (Church office).
Happy Valentine’s Day
9:00 a.m. Sunday School for all ages,
10:00 – 11:15 a.m. Worship Service, 4:30
p.m. Bible Bowl Practice, 6:00 p.m. IMPACT
7th – 12th grades (Church office), 6:00 p.m.
Couple’s Bible Study “Love & Respect”
Church
3:30 p.m. Hiz Kidz (k – 5th) at Methodist
Church
• Tuesday, February 16
6:00 a.m. Iron Men – community men’s
group (Church office)
10:00 a.m. Prayer Time – Sandy
Stephenson’s, 3:30 p.m. Bible Bowl Practice
(Church office), 6:00 p.m. Women’s Bible
Study (Church Office), 8:00 p.m. Iron Men 2
(Church Office)
ST. JOHN CATHOLIC
608 2nd Ave. N.E., Clarion
Father Jerry W. Blake, pastor
515-532-3586
• Thursday, January 25
No Mass at Sacred Heart, 9:00 a.m.
Sewing Circle
• Friday, January 29
No Mass at St. John
• Saturday, January 30
4:00 p.m. Mass, 8:00 p.m. Spanish Mass
• Sunday, January 31
8:00 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart, Eagle
Grove, 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Francis,
Belmond
2:00 p.m. Social Justice
Youth Formation Classes, 6:00 p.m.
Knights of Columbus at Sacred Heart, Eagle
Grove
No Mass at St. Francis, Belmond, 6:30
p.m. Adoration
NO Mass at Sacred Heart, Eagle Grove,
9:00 a.m. Sewing Circle, 6:00 p.m. Cluster
Liturgy Group
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
219 First Street N.W., Clarion
Bill Kem, Pastor
515-532-2709
9:00 a.m. Fellowship & Worship
THE LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH OF THE
NAZARENE
Dana Wendel, Minister
1010 2nd Street SW, Clarion
532-2330 or 532-6686
9:30 a.m. Sunday School, 10:45 a.m.
Worship Service – free lunch following
service
11:00 a.m. Prayer (Hiemstra’s)
7:00 p.m. Adult Bible Study
THE DWELLING PLACE
Pastor Kim Lee
1204 Central Ave East
515-293-2822
10:00 a.m. Church Services, Children’s
Ministries: Little Lights (0-2 years); Kids
Alive (3-7 years)
7:00 p.m. Corporate Prayer
Goldfield Area
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
220 E. Oak St., Goldfield, IA 50542
515-825-3581
www.goldfieldupc.com
•
goldpres@
goldfieldaccess.net • “Like” us on Facebook
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. TOPS #IA, 1348,
Goldfield, weigh-in meeting. New members
always welcome!
9:15 a.m. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Choir
practice (meet in the east basement), 10:30
a.m. Worship service with Pastor Dawn
Smith, LLP, Renwick, 11:30 a.m. Fellowship
Coffee
1:00 p.m. Stewarship, Mission & Finance
Committee meeting, Rose Room.
4:00 p.m. Story Time.
LAKE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Goldfield
Pastor Truman Larson
9:00 a.m. Worship Service, 10:15 a.m.
Sunday School and Confirmation
PARK CHURCH OF CHRIST
422 North Washington St.,
Goldfield
Bob Dishman
515-825-3911
9:15 a.m. Bible School, 10:15 a.m.
Worship Service – Communion observed
weekly; Childcare available and Children’s
Church, 11:00 a.m. WWE/Jr. Worship
Dr. David Gildner &
Dr. Mark Mixan
515-532-3630
641-444-3380
102 S. Main
Clarion
515-532-3215
HOLMES BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Zach Fischer
2137 Hancock Avenue
515-825-3110
9:30 a.m. Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Worship
Service, 6:00 p.m. Evening Service
7:00 p.m. Prayer meeting; Souled Out
Group, Kids Club (4 years – 6th grade)
WRIGHT CHRISTIAN
REFORMED CHURCH
1730 130th Street, Kanawha
641-762-3947
9:30 a. m. Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Fellowship, 11:00 a.m. Sunday School, 6:00
p.m. Evening Worship
Rowan Area
UNITED CHURCH OF ROWAN
Pastor Nancy Hofmeister
811 Pesch Box 38, Rowan
Worship
4:00 p.m. Kid’s Club
7:00 p.m. Women’s Bible Study
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Missouri Synod
Jct. Highway 69 & 3
Pastor Mark Peterson
10:30 a. m. Divine Services, 11:45 a.m.
Bible Study
Dows Area
ABUNDANT LIFE CHAPEL
202 Fairview St., Dows
515-852-4520 • Bruce Klapp, Pastor
Worship Service with Nusery and Children’s
Ministry available, 5:30 p.m. (3rd Sunday of
the month except February) Adult Bible Study
with childcare available. Food and fellowship
follows
6:45 p.m. Adult Bible Study with Nursery,
Children, and Youth Ministry
SOVEREIGN GRACE CHURCH
109 N. Eskridge St., Dows
Dows / www.sgcdows.com
Doug Holmes, Pastor
10:15 a.m. Sunday School, Coffee, 11:15
a.m. Worship at First Presbyterian in Dows
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH
Dows
Pastors: Grant and Nicole Woodley
5:30 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service
FIRST REFORMED
214 Brown St., Alexander
Pastor Phillip Arnold
8:30 a.m. Adult Sunday School (Sunshine
Room), 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10:45 a.m. Sunday
School, 6:30 p.m. HS Youth Group Meeting,
7:00 p.m. Pastor Phil’s Radio Ministry on
KLMJ
4:00 p.m. Catechism (1st – 8th grades);
7:00 p.m. High School
IMMANUEL U.C.C.
204 E. South St., Latimer
Pastor Lindsey Braun
9:30 a.m. Worship
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN
304 W. Main, Latimer
Travis Berg, Pastor
7:00 p.m. Vespers
• SundayFebruary 14
9:00 a.m. Worship, 10:15 a.m. ABC/
Sunday School
6:30 p.m. Elders
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Morgan, Lee Center, Bradford
Erling Shultz, Pastor
8:30 a.m. Worship (B), 9:30 a.m. Worship
(LC), 10:30 a.m. Worship (M)
5:15 – 6:30 p.m. NA/AA Bible Study,
7:30 p.m. (B) Bible Study
8:30 a.m. Bibles and Bikes, 2:00 p.m.
Outreach at the Meadows Dining Room, 6:00
p.m. Finance Team meeting, Praise Team
meeting, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Youth Group, 7:00
p.m. Church Council meeting
6:30 p.m. Pack meeting
MISSIONARY ALLIANCE CHURCH
3rd & Lake Streets, Blairsburg
Ron Lotz, Pastor
8:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. Men’s Conference
– The Blue Collar Tour. Call the church to
register, Jr. & Sr. High Youth Winter Camp,
call the church office for information
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. The Café is open, 10:00
a.m. Worship Service, 6:00 p.m. Annual
meeting
6:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study at MAC
• Wednesday, February 17– Family Night
6:00 p.m. Pizza supper, Café is open until
7:00 p.m., 6:25 p.m. Awana for kids (3 yrs –
6th grade), 6:30 p.m. Jr. High Youth, Praise &
Worship Bible Study (lower level conference
room), 6:45 p.m. Family Life Skills Class
(lower level classroom #1), 7:00 p.m. Sr. High
Youth, Men’s Study
NAZARETH LUTHERAN
Coulter
Pastor Dave Bernhardt
10:00 a.m. Coffee, 10:30 a.m. Joint
Worship Service
From the archives oF the Wright county monitor
1981 and 1946
35 Years Ago
February 5, 1981
Monday the Iowa Senate
passed a bill requiring public and,
in some cases private property
owners, to set aside parking spaces
for the handicapped. The bill also
authorized a $15 fine against drivers
caught using the designated spaces
without displaying the required
identification tag.
Clarion senior Bart Willim stood
high on the victory stand Saturday
during the awards ceremony of the
North Central Conference Wrestling
Tournament. Willim won the
180-pound title to help the Cowboys
to a third place finish.
Lisa Ashe, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Asche of rural Clarion
was crowned 1981 Camp Fire
Candy Queen at the annual candy
party held in the First National
Bank Community Room Sunday
afternoon, February 1. Lisa, a third
grade Bluebird, was crowned by her
Uncle Leo Sebert before a crowd
of 70 Bluebirds, Camp Fire Girls,
parents and friends. Miss Asche sold
200 boxes of Camp Fire Candy this
past fall to receive this honor.
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70 Years Ago
February 7, 1946
The Clarion fire department was
called to Grant No. 3 school house
Tuesday evening about 7 o’clock.
The school house, located four and
one-half miles north and one mile
east, was completely destroyed. It
was one of the best equipped schools
in the county.
The Isenberger Hatchery invites
the public to attend the all day formal
opening of the 1946 hatching season
Tuesday, Feb. 12. At that time one
can see the hatchery in full operation.
Free door prizes will be given and
coffee and doughnuts will be served.
The starting gun for the statewide essay contest on “Know Your
State,” and “We Are From Iowa,”
in which high school students are
competing for prizes offered by the
Iowa Development commission,
was fired theoretically February 1
in more than 900 schools. A total of
$600 in prizes has been offered by
the Iowa Development commission
to be distributed to district and state
winners.
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UNITED METHODIST
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Dows / Alexander
Shawn W. Hill, Pastor
9:00 a.m. Presbyterian Women
8:45 a.m. Alexander Methodist Worship,
9:00 a.m. Dows Sunday School, 10:00 a.m.
Dows Joint Worship at Presbyterian Church
(First two Sundays each month and at Untied
Methodist Church on remaining Sundays)
9:00 a.m. Presbyterian Women
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HOLMES EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Pastor Rich Taylor
515-825-366
• Friday, February 12
9:30 a.m. Bible Study at Samuel
Worship
•Tuesday, February 16
March Newsletter Items Due
6:00 p.m. Confirmation
10:00 a.m. Pastors’ Prayer, Noon Lenten
Lunch at Samuel Lutheran
6:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Study at Rick’s
9:00 a.m. Worship, 10:00 a.m. SS/Coffee
1:00 p.m. FLWC Workshop
5:30 p.m. Lenten Service, 6:00 p.m.
Supper/Cottage Mtg.
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GOLDFIELD UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
P.O. Box 190
Pastor Lynn Gardner
515-825-3754
9:15 a.m. Sunday School (September –
May only), 10:30 a.m. Worship
515-602-6910
900 Central Ave. E • Clarion
Call us for all your phone needs
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Remembering our loved ones....
Ronald Dean Chapman
Ronald Dean Chapman, 74, of
Clarion passed away on Thursday,
January 28, 2016 at his winter home
in La Feria, Texas.
Memorial services for Ron
Chapman will be held at 6:00 PM on
Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at Ewing
Funeral Home, 1801 Central Avenue
East in Clarion with Pastor Warren
Curry officiating. Burial will be held
at a later date.
Visitation will be held from
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Tuesday,
February 9, 2016 at Ewing Funeral
Home, 1801 Central Avenue East in
Clarion.
Ron was born on November
19, 1941 in Clarion to Gerald and
Virginia (Stout) Chapman.
He
graduated from Clarion High School
in 1960 and enlisted in the United
States Air Force. Upon returning
home from his time in the service,
he met Judy (Freeman) Chapman
and the two were united in marriage
in June of 1972.
Ron
worked
for
Hagie
Manufacturing nearly his entire
life, first as a welder then as a truck
driver. He enjoyed rooting for
the Hawkeyes and the Cyclones,
traveling, camping, riding his
motorcycle, playing cards, hunting,
and fishing. Upon retiring in 2010,
he enjoyed spending his winters with
friends in La Feria, Texas. A man
of few words, it is said that when
“Chappy” spoke, people listened.
Ron is survived by his wife Judy
Arlene Pevestorf
Arlene Marie, daughter of Floyd
and Loretta (Kult) Rafferty was born
May 23, 1920 north of Coon Rapids,
Iowa. She attended Annunciation
Parochial Grade School and
graduated from Coon Rapids
High School in 1939. Arlene had
several jobs during her earlier years
including a newspaper route, being
a nanny, working for Plumley’s Ice
Cream Parlor, Ben Davenport’s
Variety Store, Armour’s Creamery
and the family-owned Lyric Theatre;
where as a ticket seller she met her
future husband. On January 21, 1942 Arlene
was united in marriage with
Orville Pevestorf. From this
union three children were born. Arlene worked part time at Garst
& Thomas Seed Office and was an
active volunteer for Robert Deal
Elementary School, New Hope
Bargain Shoppe, RSVP and the Red
Cross volunteers. She was a member
of the LOPHs (Left on Papa’s
Hands), the OMCs (Old Maids Club
later known as the Old Mothers
Club) and Annunciation Catholic
Church. She enjoyed working
outdoors, visiting with family,
reading, and word search puzzles.
Arlene
died
unexpectedly
Wednesday December 16, 2015
at St. Anthony Regional Hospital
in Carroll at the age of 95 years, 6
months and 23 days.
Preceding her in death are her
parents; husband Orville in 1989;
siblings Helen Reid, Dick Rafferty
and Jack Rafferty; son-in-law
Dan Brutsche and brothers-in-law
Richard Pevestorf and Roy Reid.
Arlene is survived by her
children: Nancy (Dan) Brutsche of
Coon Rapids, IA, Douglas (Donna)
Pevestorf of Coon Rapids and Carol
(Lance) Meyer of Blairsburg, IA;
11 grandchildren: Mary Brutsche
Andersen of Fairfield, IA, Mike
Ronald Dean
Chapman
1941 - 2016
of 44 years, his daughter, Kendra
Lutcavish of Clarion, his son, Chad
(Raejean) Chapman of Clarion,
granddaughter, Kenna and his
beloved dog Sadie. Other survivors
include brothers Bob, Dave, Jerry
and Dan and sisters Marilyn (the
late Bob) Kastler, Beth (Randy)
Hilpipre and Sandy (Tom) Malaise
along with numerous nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death by
his parents, sister Pat Hernandez,
brothers-in-law Bob Freeman, Larry
Freeman, Jerry Freeman and Ronnie
Freeman.
Arlene
Pevestorf
Richard August Swartz
Richard August Swartz, joined
Jesus and other loved ones today,
January 27th, 2016. He and his
wife, Pam were in Memphis at
the time of his death. Richard was
born in Evanston, IL on July 26,
1935. Richard is predeceased by
his parents, Irene Bruninga Swartz
and father, Richard A Swartz Sr.,
his brothers William and Fritz. He
is survived by his loving wife of 35
years, Pamela Young Swartz.
Dick as he was known by friends
and family, went to school in Webster
Groves Missouri and went on to get
a degree from Missouri University
in 1959.
Richard and Pam live in Clarion,
Iowa, where his favorite pastime
was playing golf at the Clarmond
Country Club. He also was was
an expert woodworker, a sports
enthusiast and enjoyed making
home-brew beer as a hobby. Above
all, he recently re-committed his life
to Jesus Christ.
He leaves his wife Pamela a brother John from Columbia,
Missouri; two sons Tom Swartz and
his wife Roberta and their children
Tyler and Hillary, of Hamilton,
Montana; His other son William
Swartz and his wife Jennifer and
their children Elizabeth, Laura
and Victoria, of Osceola, Iowa;
and his daughter Katherine Swartz
Samhat and husband Adeeb and
their daughter Aliah, of Pasadena
California.
He also leaves three step children,
Randy Young, Kim Conlon and John
Richard
August Swartz
1935 - 2016
Hammer.
He had six grandchildren and
two great grandchildren.
There will be a memorial service
planned in mid April at Missionary
Alliance Church, in Blairsburg, IA,
where they have many friends and
fellow Christians. In lieu of flowers,
any memorial donations may be
given to Baptist Trinity Hospice
who surrounded us with love and
prayers during this painful time.
Their address is 6141Walnut Grove
Road, Memphis, TN 38120.
on integrating agriculture into
social studies and language arts
curriculums,” said IALF education
program manager Cindy Hall. “We
hope these grants will allow teachers
to make real world connections to
what they are already teaching.”
The school projects that were
funded included a trip to Blank Park
Zoo, purchase of agricultural and
farm life books and attending Youth
Environmental Ag Days in Eagle
Grove. The grants are a special project
of IALF and were made possible
through support from the Iowa Farm
Bureau Federation. “We are very pleased to be able
to provide this support to classrooms
interested is teaching agriculture,”
said IFBF director of community
resources Barb Lykins. The projects will be completed
before the end of the school year
with final reports due by June 5,
2016. For more information visit
www.iowaagliteracy.org. Men’s Lenten Breakfasts At Kanawha
Christian men from the
Kanawha area will meet for
breakfast on four Wednesdays in
Lent. Each breakfast will start no
later than 6:30 and last 30 minutes.
Each will include fellowship, prayer,
Bible reading, singing and a hearty
breakfast.
The gatherings will be held at
the Kanawha Christian Reformed
Church on Feb. 17, the Wright
Christian Reformed Church on Feb.
24, the Kanawha Lutheran Church
on March 2, and the Kanawha
United Methodist Church on March
9. Wednesday, March 16, is set
aside as a snow date.
The men’s Lenten breakfasts
are a Kanawha tradition going back
over 40 years.
Women’s Lenten Breakfasts At Kanawha
Birth Announcements
Baby Girl Howieson
Jesse and Brittany Howieson,
Clarion, IA would like to announce
the birth of their daughter Ava
James Howieson. Ava was born
on Friday, February 5, 2016 at the
Iowa Specialty Hospital, Clarion,
IA. She weighed 6lbs. 5oz. Proud
Grandparents are Robert and
Michelle Grage, Goldfield, IA, Terry
and Malinda Howieson, Clarion,
IA. Great Grand Parents are Jim
and Mary Howison, Clarion, IA,
Lindsey and Belva German, Clarion,
IA, Greg Fuller Ortho, IA and Ken
and Lois Grage, Silvis, IL.
The Iowa Agriculture Literacy
Foundation (IALF) has awarded 172
grants to schools throughout Iowa to
support the integration of agriculture
into classroom instruction or after
school programs with an academic
focus.
Kendra Haugen and Christine
Schultz from Belmond-Klemme,
Tanja Jensen and Krystal BoschAllison of Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
and Erin Milner from Eagle Grove
each received up to $200 to integrate
agriculture into their social studies
or language arts lessons and conduct
Agriculture in the Classroom type
projects.
The Agriculture in the Classroom
Teacher Supplement Grants are
designed to help teachers initiate
new projects or expand existing
projects that promote agriculture
literacy in students. Grants can be
used to fund innovative lessons,
activities, classroom resources,
guest speakers, outreach programs,
fieldtrips, and other projects.
“This year’s grants will focus
Baby Boy Hennigar
Mark and Stephanie Hennigar,
Kanawha, IA would like to announce
the birth of their son Callen Dean
Hennigar. Callen was born on
Friday, February 5, 2016 at the
Iowa Specialty Hospital, Clarion,
IA. He weighed 6lbs. 12oz. Callen
joins his sibling Reese (3). Pround
Grandparents are Randy and Lisa
Ricke, Ventura, IA and Steve and
Diana Hennigar, Clarion, IA.
Christian women from the
Kanawha area will meet for breakfast
on four Wednesdays in Lent.
Each breakfast will start at 9:00 a.m.
at the Kanawha fire station. Each
session will include fellowship,
prayer, Bible reading, singing and a
tasty breakfast.
The first breakfast will be on
Feb. 17. It will be hosted by the
women of the Kanawha Christian
Reformed Church. The women of
the churches listed will be serving
the breakfasts for the following
dates – Wright Christian Reformed
Church on Feb. 24, Kanawha
Lutheran church on March 2, and
Kanawha United Methodist Church
on March 9. Wednesday, March 16,
is reserved as a snow date.
Card Shower for
Jim & JoAnn Nelson
50th Wedding Anniversary
1920 - 2015
Thursday, February 19
Brutsche of Reno, NV, Cathy (Greg)
Bergman of Peabody, KS, Joe
(Andria) Brutsche of Woodbury, MN,
Patrick (Rakshitha) of Bangalore,
India, Chris (Kelly) Pevestorf of
Coon Rapids, Nathan (Brenda
Dudley) of Coon Rapids, Rochelle
(Dana Cook) Pevestorf of Coon
Rapids, Jessica (Rob) Moore of
Clovis, NM, Abigail Meyer Church
of Stoddard, WI and Natalie (James)
Zinnel of Whittemore, IA; 20 great
grandchildren; sisters-in-law Jerri
Rafferty of Coon Rapids and Anna
Rafferty of Willard, MO and other
relatives and friends.
Thank You
We are so blessed to have you serving our community.
Police
A friend fell in the bathroom & injured herself – we called
the police and they were there in a matter of minutes.
They were very helpful & kind.
Ambulance
They were very professional and gave expert medical care.
Melvene Nickles
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A BIG THANK YOU!
For the cards and gifts I received for my Birthday!!
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Thank You from the Family of Ralph Borel
We extend our heartfelt appreciation to all our friends and
family for the outpouring of kindness and love given to Dad and our
families before and upon his passing. Thank you for all the cards,
prayers, visits, food, memorials, flowers and comforting words.
Special thanks to Pastors Nicole and Grant Woodley,
Clarion Rehabilitation and Wellness Center and Hospice of
Wright County. Words cannot express how thankful we are for the
many wonderful folks who have touched our lives.
Sincerely,
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Keeping in Touch with Heartland
The Good Old Days - Part 2
By Mary Tesdahl
Chores were unending and
available for all ages. Livestock
needed to be fed and watered. Wood
needed to be gathered or chopped.
Corn cobs left from hand shelling or
gathered from pens where livestock
ate the corn off cobs were used to
start the fire in the cook stove. This
job was often given to the children,
who hoped the cobs would be dry.
Women who used cook stoves knew
just how many cobs were needed
to get the desired temperature for
the item they were cooking. Eggs
needed to be gathered and if you
were lucky, you knew where the
hens laid them or that the hens lived
in a hen house. Livestock were fed
hay which had been mowed, raked,
baled or put into the hay mow loose.
They also received corn which had
been planted, cultivated, weeded,
shocked, or picked and put into the
corn crib. Corn was sometimes fed
as a whole ear; sometimes chopped,
and sometimes shelled.
Cows were milked by hand.
Many farmers separated milk.
Cream was collected into ten gallon
cans kept in a cooling tank until it
was hauled to town and sold to be
made into butter. Some of the skim
milk was fed to baby calves and
some was poured into a barrel where
it was mixed with ground oats,
linseed meal, and water and fed to
the pigs. Winter kept more livestock
in the barn, which increased the
manure that needed to be pitched
and hauled. This needed to happen
all year long. A ground driven
spreader made spreading the manure
easier, but the hauler had to take a
fork just in case things didn’t go as
planned and he would need to pitch
the manure off.
Gardens were large so as many
people as possible were recruited to
weed and gather produce. Much of
the produce was canned and kept for
winter use. Hogs and cattle were
butchered after the weather turned
cold. Hams and bacon were cured in
salt brine or smoked and crocks were
used for storage of lard and other
meats. Beef was usually canned
in glass jars. Or with sub-freezing
temperatures, meat could be hung
from a beam in the corncrib and used
as needed.
A job that often involved the
whole family was picking corn in
the fall. An experienced worker
had one ear hitting the bang board
and another in the air as he picked
a third. A trained team of horses or
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The best ears of corn were saved when picking by hand. They were
often dried on wire racks in the upstairs or attic until it was checked for
germination.
These milk separators were used to separate the milk from cream. The
cream was often sold in town to be made into butter. The leftover milk
was fed to the pigs as is or made into slop and then fed to the pigs.
mules didn’t need anyone to drive
them – they moved ahead by voice
command. Gloves kept your hands
warm and protected your skin,
but thumbs of the gloves wore out
quickly. The answer to this was
gloves with 2 thumbs. Another
interesting task when harvesting
corn was choosing ears to keep for
seed. Many wagons had a small box
fastened to the side of the triple box
wagon. An exceptional ear was put
into this side container. Ears were
dried on wire racks upstairs or in
the attic. In the spring as the farmer
began to think about planting he
wanted to make sure germination
was good. When the farmer picked
a promising ear on the drying rack,
he gave it a number. A metal box
held a tray of small numbered
squares. Several kernels from that
numbered ear were placed into the
corresponding slot on moist paper
or in moist sawdust. Those ears that
showed the best germination would
then be shelled and bagged and used
for seed in the spring. The good old
days were filled with work.
Iowa Specialty Hospital receives
Blue Distinction® designation for
quality, cost-effective bariatric surgery
Wellmark® Blue Cross® and
Blue Shield® has recognized Iowa
Specialty Hospital in Belmond to
receive a Blue Distinction® Center+
designation in the area of bariatric
surgery by the Blue Distinction®
Centers for Specialty Care program.
Blue Distinction® Centers are
nationally designated health care
facilities shown to deliver quality
specialty care based on objective
measures, which were developed
with input from the medical
community, for patient safety and
better health outcomes.
“We are incredibly proud of
our bariatric surgery program,”
commented Iowa Specialty Hospital
President and CEO Steve Simonin.
“Our program, led by Dr. Todd
Eibes, draws patients from all over
Central and Northern Iowa, and
beyond. The over 350 patients we
have served credit Dr. Eibes and his
team with giving them a fresh start
on life and, in many cases, likely
saving their lives.”
To receive a Blue Distinction
Center+ for Bariatric Surgery
designation, a healthcare facility
must demonstrate success in
meeting patient safety, as well as
bariatric-specific quality measures,
including
complications
and
readmissions, for gastric stapling
and/or gastric banding procedures.
A health care facility must also
have earned national accreditations
at both the facility level and the
specific bariatric care level, as well
as demonstrate better cost efficiency
relative to its peers.
Quality is key: Only those
facilities that first meet Blue
Distinction’s nationally established,
objective quality measures are
considered for designation as a Blue
Distinction Center+. Iowa Specialty
Hospital is proud to be recognized by
Wellmark for meeting the rigorous
selection criteria for bariatric surgery
set by the Blue Distinction Centers
for Specialty Care program.
“Bariatric surgeries are among
the most common elective surgeries
in the U.S., which provides a
significant opportunity to improve
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EmploymEnt opportunity
The Landfill Authority has a part-time opening at
the Wright County Transfer Station,
2251 O’Brien Avenue, Clarion.
Qualified candidates must be able to work Saturday
mornings, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and occasional week
days, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Responsibilities will include
scale operation, grounds maintenance and scale office
cleaning. Experience operating front-end loader preferred,
but not required. Position may lead to full-time
employment. Benefits include IPERS retirement program.
Applications are available at the Transfer Station,
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Completed applications will be accepted until
Thursday, February 11, 2016.
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no extra cost.
lose at least half of their excess
weight the first year.
“We pride ourselves not only on
our successful weight-loss outcomes
for our bariatric surgery patients, but
on the fact that we hear, time and time
again, how thankful they are for the
caring and respectful environment
we provide,” commented Amy
McDaniel, CEO of Iowa Specialty
Hospital - Belmond. “Our medical
staff treat each patient as we would
treat a member of our family and,
indeed, we consider our patients part
of our hospital family.”
Research shows that facilities
designated as Blue Distinction
Centers+ demonstrate better quality
and improved outcomes for patients
compared with their peers. On
average, Blue Distinction Centers+
are also 20 percent or more cost
efficient than non-BDC+ designated
health care facilities.
Since 2006, the Blue Distinction
Centers for Specialty Care program
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providers for their specialty care
needs in the areas of bariatric
surgery, cardiac care, complex
and rare cancers, knee and hip
replacements, spine surgery, and
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quality and efficiency within the
healthcare system,” said Timothy
Gutshall, M.D., Wellmark vice
president and chief medical
officer. “Wellmark congratulates
Iowa Specialty Hospital for its
commitment to quality and helping
patients better manage their care
through the Blue Distinction
specialty care program.”
There were 179,000 bariatric
surgeries performed in 2013,
according to the American Society
of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery,
and the average cost is more than
$28,000 per episode, according to
the Journal of the American Medical
Association. Furthermore, it is
estimated that 72 million Americans
are obese and 24 million suffer from
morbid obesity, according to the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. The estimated annual
health care costs of obesity-related
illnesses are $190.2 billion, or
nearly 21 percent of annual medical
spending in the U.S., according to
the Journal of Health Economics.
At Iowa Specialty Hospital,
patients stay one to two nights
and recovery time is quick. Most
patients are back to work within
two weeks. In addition to the
surgery procedure, Iowa Specialty
Hospital’s Iowa Weight Loss
Specialist team provides nutritional
and psychological counseling and
support groups to help ensure patient
success. Ninety percent of patients
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The Wright County Assessor’s office has a job
opening for a full-time Clerk/Field Appraiser
This position will provide office clerical support and
assist with property assessments for property tax
purposes.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite is required.
• Knowledge of construction practices helpful.
• Must be able to work outside in all types of weather.
Interested parties may obtain an application from
Wright County Assessor’s Office or by visiting
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available at the Assessor’s Office. A brief aptitude test
will be given to those chosen for an interview.
Applications, cover letter and a
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CLARION AQUATIC CENTER
NOW HIRING FOR SUMMER OF 2016
The City of Clarion is now accepting
applications for the following:
• Manager
• Head Lifeguard
• Certified Lifeguards (Minimum 15 years of age)
• Concession Stand Personal (Minimum 14 years of age)
Manager and Lifeguards must have certified
lifeguard certification, CPR/AED and First Aid
from the American Red Cross.
Concession Stand Personal must be able to make
and count back money to customer.
Applications and detailed job duties are available at
City Hall 121 1st Street SW, Clarion, Iowa.
For further information or questions
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TECHNICIAN
This full-time position is responsible
for the daily care of all animals at
the worksite. Each technician is a
vital member of a team of 10-12
people all dedicated to providing
excellent animal care.
Applications must be returned to City Hall by MARCH 18th, 2016.
This entry level opportunity
provides hands-on experience in
many of the following areas: animal movements, breeding and
gestation, farrowing, piglet care, recordkeeping and
farm maintenance.
The ideal candidate will have a desire to work with pigs, a
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Cowgirls lose close one to Iowa Falls-Alden
Cowboys defeat Cadets 66-60 in overtime
By Les Houser
Last Friday night, the ClarionGoldfield-Dows
varsity
girls
basketball team traveled to Iowa
Falls-Alden and suffered a 60-56
loss to the Cadets. The entire first
half stayed extremely close, with
the home team on top 28-25 at the
break.
“They’re playing better, and we
just weren’t ready mentally to get
after them like we should have,”
stated head coach Kevin Kakacek.
“Our shooting was off, and you’re
going to struggle when your wide
open shots can’t fall. We had the
advantage on them inside, but
couldn’t take advantage of it. We
handled their pressure defense okay,
but struggled inside defensively
ourselves.”
Maddie Disney led the team
by going for 21 points, with three
buckets from downtown. Hannah
TerHark was close to double digits,
scoring nine points, with Ashley
Keller chipping in eight points.
Kenzie Alberts scored six points,
Sydney TerHark five points with a
trey included, Hannah Kapka four
points and Shelby Engh three points.
Keller grabbed seven rebounds, with
Alberts getting in on five from her
spot. Disney and Sydney each got
their hands on three caroms, while
Engh, Kapka and Hannah TerHark
all finished with two each.
Keller dished out five assists,
with Disney, Engh and Alberts all
credited with three each. Alberts
By Les Houser
Disney nets 21 points
picked off five steals, with Disney,
Keller and Hannah TerHark all
making two apiece. Kapka had one
steal. The shot blockers were busy,
as Disney went up for two of them
Noon
7:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
February 17
February 17
February 18
All Day
7:00 p.m.
All Day
The
boys varsity basketball team had
four players in double figures last
Friday in a 66-60 victory over Iowa
Falls-Alden on the Cadets home
floor. The Cadets led pretty much
the whole way, going up 14-9 after a
quarter and 32-23 at the break. They
were still up 47-33 to start the final
eight minutes, with the Cowboys
then going to work in a furious rally
to tie it at 53-53 to end regulation
play.
Brendon Boyd burned up the
nets for 22 points, followed by Ryan
Darland with 15 points, Sam Urness
with 13 points and Chase Harker
with 10 points. Zach Leist’s four
points and Will Weidemann’s two
points rounded out the column. No
other stats were available at press
time.
In an earlier game, that didn’t
have full stats available, the team
lost to West Hancock 79-47. Urness
scored 14 points and Harker 12
points. Weidemann snagged 10
rebounds, while Urness dished out
three assists. Urness had two steals,
with Leist getting a blocked shot.
The game at Hampton-Dumont
this past Monday was postponed
until this Thursday.
Rhett Darland drives towards the hoop in an earlier game this year. The
sophomore scored eight points versus West Hancock, and finished with
seven rebounds and an assist.
Kennedy Goodell works the ball down court in an earlier game this year.
The senior has a 1.1 ppg average, and has 18 total rebounds with six
assists and four steals in her varsity playing time.
Clarion-goldfield-dows
sports notes
February 13
February 13
February 15
while Keller, Sydney, Kenzie,
Hannah K. and Hannah T. all
swatted down one each.
The Monday game at HamptonDumont was rescheduled for this
Thursday.
Boyd springs lose for 22 points
2A District Wrestling @ Webster City
Girls Basketball-3A Regional @ Humboldt
Boys Basketball-2A District @
Garner vs. Manson NW Webster
State Dual Wrestling Tourn. @ Des Moines
Girls Basketball-3A Regional @ Cherokee
State Wrestling Tournament @ Des Moines
Cowgirls will play at
Humboldt in regionals
Cowboys open district
play with game in Garner
The
Cowgirls have been assigned to
Region 2 of Class 3A for postseason
basketball action, and will play at
Humboldt versus the Wildcats on
Saturday, February 13. This game,
as with all regional games, tips off
at 7:00 p.m. The winner of that
game will take on either Cherokee
or East Sac County on Wednesday,
February 17 at Cherokee in the
regional semifinal.
Teams in the bottom half of
The
Cowboys have been assigned to
District 3 of Class 2A for postseason
basketball, and will play Manson
NW Webster on Monday, February
15 in Garner. That game tips off
at 6:30 p.m. The winner will next
play Southeast Valley on Thursday,
February 18 at 6:30 p.m. in
Pocahontas.
The teams on the other side
of the bracket include GarnerHayfield/Ventura, Eagle Grove and
the bracket include Forest City,
Iowa Falls-Alden, Clear Lake and
Aplington-Parkersburg.
Their
regional semifinal is also on February
17 at Forest City. The two winners
will play on Saturday, February 20 in
Humboldt in the regional final. The
winner of that game earns a berth
in the State Basketball Tournament
February 29-March 5 at Wells Fargo
Arena in Des Moines.
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They will play their district semifinal
on February 18 in Pocahontas at 8:00
p.m. The two winners will then meet
for the district championship on
Tuesday, February 23 in Humboldt
at 7:00 p.m.
The winner of that game will
then enter Substate 2 play, taking on
either Clear Lake, St. Ansgar, Osage,
Forest City, Central Springs or Lake
Mills. Their district final is the same
night at a site TBD. The substate
game will be played Saturday,
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7:00 p.m. The winner of the substate
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Cowboys win sectional, advance 10 wrestlers to districts
Team will also be in a regional dual meet in Clarion
By Les Houser
The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
wrestling team began what they
hope will be another successful run
through the postseason by taking
the first step in a team win at last
Saturday’s Class 2A sectional at
Garner. The Cowboys piled up 256
team points, followed by Webster
City with 234 points for second
place. Those two teams now advance
to regional dual competition for a
berth at the state dual tournament in
Des Moines. The rest finished like
this: Humboldt 165, Algona 152,
Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 129 and
Forest City 123.5.
The red and black will send 10
wrestlers on to the district meet in
Webster City, with five champions
crowned on the day. Taking titles
in their respective brackets were
Connor Johnson (106), Justin
Portillo (113), Josh Portillo (120),
Tanner Abbas (138) and Zach Pogge
(195). Getting to make the trip as
well will be runner-up finishers
Lucas Lienemann (126), Calen
Rosenbaum (132), Brady Brott
(145), Dakota Hennigar (152) and
Mason Carpenter (170).
Johnson used a 9-2 win over Peterson
of Algona in the finals. Justin won
a 6-3 decision over Doolittle of
Webster City, while brother Josh
pinned Hartnett of Webster City
in 2:52 for the gold. Abbas won a
dominating 21-6 technical fall over
Sadler of Webster City, and Pogge
eased by Harris of Humboldt by a
3-2 score. Lienemann, Brott and
Hennigar all advanced without need
of a wrestleback match. Rosenbaum
stuck Priebe of Algona in 3:42 to win
his wrestleback, while Carpenter
was an 8-2 winner over Olson in
the wrestleback round to keep his
season going.
Taking third place for the day
was Sam Wigans (160), Ben Powers
(182), Caden Hanson (220) and
Trent McAtee (285).
Results-2A Sectional at Garner
106-Johnson: bye; W 7-0 over
Khaleck (WC); W 9-2 over Peterson
(A) – 1st
113-Ju. Portillo: bye; W by tech. fall
19-1 over Rohwedder (FC); W 6-3
over Doolittle (WC) – 1st
120-Jo. Portillo: bye; W by fall in
:50 over Bronson (A); W by fall in
2:52 over Hartnett (WC) – 1st
126-Lienemann: bye; W by fall in
3:03 over Russell (H); L 12-8 to
Nokes (WC); No wrestleback needed
as had already beaten Russell – 2nd
132-Rosenbaum: bye; W by fall in
:55 over Felts (WC); L 3-0 to Busse
(H); W by fall in 3:42 over Priebe
(A) – 2nd
138-Abbas: bye; W by fall in 1:05
over Wagner (FC); W by tech. fall
21-6 over Sadler (WC) – 1st
145-Brott: bye; W by fall in 2:42
over Kampen (H); L by maj.
dec. 10-0 to Gelhaus (FC); No
wrestleback needed as had already
beaten Kampen – 2nd
152-Hennigar: W 11-8 over
Freerksen (FC); W 3-1 over Arnold
(H); L by fall to Williams (WC); No
wrestleback needed as had already
beaten Arnold – 2nd
160-Wigans: W by fall in 1:34
over Hulbert (G-H/V); L by fall to
Ferrari (WC); W by fall in 2:50 over
Monson (H); L by fall to Strohman
(A) – 3rd
170-Carpenter: W by fall in 1:10
over Kruse (A); L by fall to Shaw
(G-H/V); W 7-3 over Boyd (H); W
8-2 over Olson (WC) – 2nd
182-Powers: bye; L 9-4 to
Kollmorgan (H); W by inj. default
over Hayes (WC); No wrestleback
needed as had already lost to
Kollmorgan – 3rd
195-Pogge: bye; W 10-6 over
Paulson (FC); W 3-2 over Harris (H)
– 1st
220-Hanson: bye; L by fall to
Paulson (FC); W by fall in :55 over
Larson (H); No wrestleback needed
as had already lost to Paulson – 3rd
285-McAtee: bye; L 5-2 to Wegener
(A); W by inj. default over Ulven
(G-H/V); No wrestleback needed as
had already lost to Wegener – 3rd
The Cowboy wrestling team won their Class 2A sectional last Saturday at Garner, making them eligible to
compete in a regional dual meet this past Tuesday at home. Look for photos and results from that in next
week’s Monitor.
Photos by Marcie Brodersen
These Cowboy wrestlers all qualified for this week’s 2A district competition at Webster City. Included in the photo, in no particular order, are champions (front) Connor Johnson, Justin Portillo, Josh Portillo, Tanner Abbas
and Zach Pogge. In the back row are runner-up wrestlers Lucas Lienemann, Calen Rosenbaum, Brady Brott, Dakota Hennigar and Mason Carpenter.
of the Week
of the Week
Athlete
Mikayla
has
been
averaging 1.9 ppg for
the varsity this year, and
also has 10 total rebounds
as well. The junior is
the daughter of Dan and
Danielle Hennigar.
Athlete
Mikayla Hennigar
Cheerleader
Spotlight
Madison is in her first year of
cheerleading for wrestling,
and also plays volleyball
and golf for the Cowgirls.
Her other activities include
chorus and gymnastics. The
freshman is the daughter of
Paula and Anthony Kubly.
Zach won his weight bracket
last Saturday at the sectional
in Garner to advance to
district competition. He will
carry an 18-9 record into this
Saturday’s action at Webster
City. The senior is the son of
Jay and Daphne Pogge.
Photos courtesy of Lifetouch
Zach Pogge
Madison Kubly
Dows Area News
The Clarion Wire
By Karen Weld
** Humane Society of Wright
County is sponsoring a “CRAM
THE VAN” event on Saturday,
February 13 - Belmond & Eagle
Grove Fareway parking lots.
People are invited to ‘cram the van’
located at both parking lots of dog/
cat food; kitty litter, etc. Donations
will help the Society take care of
adoptables until animals find their
‘forever home’. Time to share some
“Valentine Love” with our furry
friends,
** Iowa River Players will
hold auditions at 7 pm for our
forthcoming melodrama “Hyde
Dr. Jekyll Hyde” on Sunday &
Monday, February 14 & 15 - Rowan
Community Room. Parts for both
male and female participants; plus
places for anyone wanting to bring
the production to life. Dates of
the play: April 8 - 10 and 15 - 17
with a matinee to be determined.
Contact Luanne Krabbe for further
information: [email protected] or
1-319 231 7828.
** Non-profit groups: You can help
make Clarion, Wright County, our
area even more beautiful in 2016.
February is a month you can apply
for paint through PAINT IOWA
BEAUTIFUL – from Diamond –
Vogel Paint. Deadline is February
19. Go to www.keepiowabeautiful.
com and find how to do it.
** Woolstock’s Volunteer Fire
Department is hosting a SOUP
LUNCH on Saturday, February
20 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the
Woolstock Community Hall. Soups
include Beef Stew; Potato; Chicken
Noodle; and Chili. Tickets are $6
for 12 and up; children under 12 eat
FREE.
** Annual Meeting of The Iowa
River Players will be held at 1 pm on
Sunday, February 21 (snow date of
Feb. 28) at the Rowan Community
Room. Hawaiian Luau themed
potluck lunch with everyone in his or
her best “Island Attire” if so wished.
All interested persons are cordially
invited to attend to celebrate 2015
productions; review the 2016 season
with presentations of vignettes from
upcoming plays “Hyde Dr. Hyde”,
“Where the Lilies Bloom” and
“MASH”. Contact Luanne Krabbe
at 1-319 -231-7828 or lkrabbe@
gmail.com for further information.
** Wednesday, February 24 “Supper’s On.” - United Presbyterian
Church, Goldfield - 6 - 7 p.m. - free
community meal – serving maidrites
& assorted soups - Diane Kraft 1-515-825-3581.
**
Clarion
Chamber
&
Development will present “LiftOff, the Entrepreneur’s Guide
to Starting a Business”. The sixweek comprehensive course led by
experienced professionals begins Tuesday, March 1; continuing each
Tuesday evening, 6 - 8 p.m. through
April 5. Held at the Bradford
Business Development Center, 215
N. Main St. Clarion. Class size
limited to 18. No cost for those
attending every session. Questions?
Interest? Contact Chamber - 1-515532-2256 or chamber@clarion.
iowa.com .
** CGD Sports Boosters will host
its Second Annual Sports Boosters
Banquet on March 5 at Clarmond
Country Club at 1776 Page Avenue
in Clarion. Doors open at 5:30
PM, dinner will include a prime
rib buffet catered by Fredericka
Locker. Guest speaker will be Jess
Schaben, currently a freshman on
ISU Volleyball Team with honors
this season include Big 12 Freshman
of the Year. For tickets/additional
information, contact Mike Heller
at 1-515-480-1773 or vizsla1972@
msn.com .
** AT THE MOVIES: Showing
at the Clarion Theatre is “Norm of
the North”, rated PG from Friday,
February 12 - Sunday, February 14
& on Wednesday, February 17 at 7
p.m. plus Sunday matinee, February
14 @ 2:30 p.m.. For current shows,
more information or to view
previews, go to www.clariontheater.
com ; phone 1-515-602-6606.
** FOCU$ ON BU$INE$$: For the
past number of years, Wright County
Events & Attractions magazine has
been printed/distributed in Wright
and surrounding counties. It is
the process of being published for
2016-17. Look for the new edition
coming out the end of March or first
of April. More than 13,000 copies
will be distributed in mailings,
to be picked up in businesses or
brochure racks across north central
Iowa. Produced by MidAmerica
Publishing; If you have a GREAT
photo of an event, activity, summer/
winter scene, you’d think would be
a good addition to the publication,
email me at [email protected] .
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Yard and Garden: Forcing Flowering Bulbs Indoors during Winter
By Richard Jauron, Greg Wallace
With snow covering the ground
across much of Iowa, the current
winter climate isn’t hospitable for
outdoor growth of flowers. But it’s
the perfect time to prepare for spring
by forcing bulbs indoors. Which
plants work best with this method?
What are some tips that will lead to
success?
Forcing bulbs indoors can
be challenging, but Iowa State
University Extension and Outreach
horticulturists can help. To have
additional questions answered,
contact the ISU Hortline at 515-2943108 or [email protected].
My amaryllis has finished
blooming. How do I care for the
amaryllis if I wish to save it?
After the flowers fade, cut off
the flower stalk with a sharp knife.
Make the cut 1 to 2 inches above the
bulb. Don’t damage the foliage. For
the bulb to bloom again next season,
the plant must replenish its depleted
food reserves. The strap-like leaves
manufacture food, which is stored in
the bulb. Place the plant in a sunny
window and water when the soil
surface is nearly dry. Fertilize the
amaryllis every two to four weeks
with a dilute fertilizer solution.
The amaryllis can be moved
outdoors in late May. Harden or
acclimate the plant to the outdoors
by placing it in a shady, protected
area for two or three days, then
gradually expose it to longer periods
of direct sun. Once hardened, select
a site in partial to full sun. Dig a
hole and set the pot into the ground.
Outdoors, continue to water the plant
during dry weather. Also, continue
to fertilize the amaryllis once or
twice a month through July. Bring
the plant indoors in mid-September.
Plants left indoors should be kept in
a sunny window.
What should I do with my
paperwhite narcissus bulbs after
they are done blooming?
Paperwhite
narcissus
bulbs
should be discarded after flowering.
Paperwhites cannot be successfully
forced again and are not winter
hardy outdoors.
Can I save tulips that have been
forced indoors?
Tulips, hyacinths and most other
spring flowering bulbs usually are
discarded after forcing. Most forced
bulbs perform poorly when panted
outdoors and attempts to force them
again are usually unsuccessful.
Daffodils,
however,
are
an
exception. Forced daffodil bulbs can
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and may bloom well for many years.
The care after flowering is
important if attempting to save
forced bulbs. After flowering,
remove the spent flowers and place
the plants in a sunny window. Water
regularly until the foliage begins
to yellow. At this point, gradually
cut back on the watering until the
foliage withers and dries. Cut off
the dead foliage. Carefully remove
the bulbs from the potting soil.
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weeks, then store them in a cool, dry
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February 11, 2016 The Wright County Monitor • Page 15
Dows Area News
Blizzard of 2016
If the last two weeks are any indication, the groundhog certainly didn't see his shadow around here. Blizzards to start off the last two Mondays/
Tuesdays with a cold snap still to come seem to indicate winter is not leaving anytime soon.
The Blizzard of 1949 From the Korner
By Sandra Borel Oetken
I believe many of you can
recall one of the worst blizzards
that stretched from Kansas to the
Canadian border, an area the size of
France. It was the winter of 48-49.
It was recorded that about 240,000
people were rescued, 115,000 miles
of roads were reopened and more
than 4 million head of livestock
were fed. But despite the effort,
dozens of people and more than
158,000 sheep, hogs and cattle died.
So many people were trapped on
the highways. One family related
the story that there were so many
people who abandoned their cars
and walked through the blizzard to
their house it was so crowded they
had to take turns sleeping.
That was the same year my
sister, Jan and I received ice skates
for Christmas. My dad, Harry Borel
made a big patch of ice for us near
our water pump for us to skate on.
It was a little bumpy but we didn’t
know the difference as we struggled
to keep our feet in the same direction.
Our mother, June (Penfield) came
out to give a lesson or two. She laced
the skates up, stood up, her feet
went straight up, she hit the ice and
somehow the ice skate blade came
up and hit her near her eye. Our next
lesson was how to drive the car to
the doctor’s office to get stitches
with one eye open.
The next blizzard is easy to
remember. It was 1959. We were
married over a year and just had our
first son, Marty. I was working at
Herbie’s Café (for about two weeks)
By Marillyn Korth
Super Bowl Sunday and
everyone is picking their favorite. I
don’t really care, but I think I like the
Broncos. Glad I can watch it on TV,
as it gets pretty costly to be there in
person.
Norma picked me up for church
this morning. Marlea has a bad cold
and didn’t go to church today. We
met in Lee Center. The second week
of our rotation for the winter months.
It has turned into a lovely day, but I
guess we will get a little bad weather
yet today.
Next week, the tenth, is Ash
Wednesday. Boy, it will soon be
Easter. It comes early this year, but
next year it will be later. I don’t
know what difference it makes, but
we always think it means something.
Our friends, Don and Sandy are
back in Hampton as of last Thursday.
I should have gone over there today,
but I am afraid of the weather, so
I stay home. I will get there this
and Jerry was working for Clara
and Herold Bennett at the Dows
Super Value with his mother, Norma
learning how to cut meat. The
winter was cold, snowy and the car
wouldn’t start. Jerry’s sister, Bonnie
and her husband, Ralph Harmon
had just moved to Pensacola and
they sent reports of 70 degree
temperatures. It didn’t take us long
to pack our 1957 Chevy Belaire
convertible with dishes, clothes,
pots, pans and baby boy. Jerry asked
his high school friend, Emory Fitz to
go with us. When we went to pick
him up at his farm we waited for
him to wade through the snow to get
to the road. We barely had room in
the back seat for him, his trunk and
our ironing board. We drove through
one lane roads with drifts taller than
the car. But we made it and the guys
were able to find work right away.
In a short time Emory decided there
were things more important than
warm weather and he returned to
Dows to help his dad on the farm and
we stayed.
I am always amazed at how
many people we meet in a lifetime.
We forget most them but when we
are fortunate enough to have good
friends, decades can go by and there
is no communication but when you
do see them again you connect
right away, just like you saw them
yesterday.
Dows Corn Days is a wonderful
place to come to connect with the
past and we are so glad they have the
celebration in the summer.
coming week.
Joan
Murphy
Shillington
Dockwell, passed away a week
or so ago. She had been living in
Emmetsburg in a care facility to be
near her sister. Joan and I taught
school together for a couple of years.
She was married to Larry Shillington
and we spent lots of time together.
After Larry died she was married to
Lyle Dockwell. They lived on the
farm near Latimer until her health
forced her to move. She taught
fourth grade. I had a lovely note
from her sister and I thank Mary for
that.
Since I haven’t been out much,
I know nothing. Of course, some
might say that I knew nothing
anyhow and they are right. Ha.
Since I haven’t much to say, I
hope you will forgive me if I cut this
short and promise to get some real
news next week. Have a great week.
Till next time. MK
Chambers and Stearns
Engagement
Dennis and Marlene Stearns, of Woodburn, would like to announce the
engagement of their daughter Heather Stearns to Chris Chambers, of
Dows. Chris is the son of Bill and Barb chambers. A June wedding is
planned. Heather is employed at PSI in Belmond. Chris farms around
the Dows area.
Dows Community Calendar
Check us out...
Wednesday, Feb. 10
• Dows Library “Popcorn and
a movie” to be held at 2:30 p.m.
Come to see Hotel Transylvania 2.
Thursday, Feb. 11
• JV/Var basketball at Hampton,
3:45 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 13
• Wrestling districts at Webster
City, 12 p.m.
• Girls’ basketball at Humboldt,
7 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 15
• Boys’ basketball at Garner, 6:30
p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 17
• Wrestling – State team duals, all
day.
Thursday, Feb. 18
• Wrestling – State tournament, all
day.
Friday, Feb. 19
• Wrestling – State tournament,
all day.
Saturday, Feb. 20
• Wrestling – State tournament,
all day.
Monday, Feb. 22
• Girls’ basketball Regionals at
Clarion, 7 p.m.
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Iowa State University,
North Central Iowa Research
Association Sponsor Educational Meeting
Wright County residents woke up to a frosted wonderland last Friday due to the moisture in the air condensing
into hoar frost, which outlined tree branches in layers of interlocking ice crystals. According to weather.com,
the frost crystals grow larger the more wet the air is. Freezing fog, such as Wright County experienced,
provides the right environment. The name “hoar frost” comes from an old English word which describes
white-haired age.
New products for waterhemp
management, an update on corn
rootworm management and a grain
market outlook will highlight the
annual meeting of the North Central
Iowa Research Association at the
Iowa State University Northern
Research Farm.
The annual meeting of the North
Central Iowa Research Association
and educational program of the ISU
Northern Research Farm is open to
the public, and will take place on
Mar. 10 at the Wesley Community
Center, located at 204 West Main,
Wesley, Iowa 50483. Registration
and refreshments will be at 9 a.m.
The meeting will start a 9:30 a.m.
and adjourn at 2 p.m.
There is no cost to attend.
Those interested in attending are
encouraged to pre-register by
Mar. 6 to plan for meal numbers
and handout materials. Please call
the ISU Extension and Outreach
Kossuth County office at 515-2952469 or the ISU Extension and
Outreach Hancock County office at
641-923-2856 to register.
Dennis Schwab, North Central
Iowa
Research
Association
president, will begin the morning
program. Schwab will update
attendees on recent activities of
the association. The association
is the owner of the research farm
at Kanawha and advises ISU on
research priorities.
Matthew
Schnabel,
ISU
Northern
Research
Farm
superintendent, will provide a season
review from the Northern Research
Farm at Kanawha. Karl Nicolaus,
ISU Northern Research Farm Ag
specialist, will discuss results from
the On-Farm Cooperator Trials and
the involvement of local farmers.
Reports that summarize current
research projects at the farm will be
available.
Bob Hartzler, weed specialist
with ISU Extension and Outreach,
will discuss waterhemp management,
new herbicide technology, and
strategies that may decrease resistant
weed development in the future. Erin Hodgson, entomology
specialist with ISU Extension
and Outreach, will discuss corn
rootworm management, issues with
trait resistance and other potential
insect problems in 2016.
Angie Rieck-Hinz and Paul
Kassel,
ISU
Extension
and
Outreach field agronomists, will
discuss current research projects
at the research farm at Kanawha.
Topics will include results of longterm tillage trials and soil fertility
research. Kelvin Leibold, ISU Extension
and Outreach farm management
specialist, will provide an outlook
for grain markets in 2015 and discuss
crop insurance decisions.
The morning refreshments are
sponsored First Citizens National
Bank. Gold- Eagle Cooperative,
MaxYield Cooperative and North
Central Cooperative will sponsor the
lunch.
“Building Strong Communities - Developing Sustainable Futures”
Stepping Up For Your Roots
Many Iowans grew up and were
raised in a rural small town setting.
We started out in the neighborhood,
were supported by the church setting
and later educated by the school
system. The eighteen years passed
by quickly, frequently interspersed
with part time jobs at the local
stores, service facilities and maybe
the local business or production
center. We left to go to college or
for a job in another part of Iowa or
the world. What was once our home
transformed into our roots – our
basic heritage.
Even though we left our home,
the roots run deep. The appeal and
memories from those early years
remain vivid and strong. It is those
years that framed our personality,
provided us the sense of values,
developed a work ethic, promoted
high standards, built respect for
others, a regard for authority and in
general, embraced a true feeling of
community.
There is an African expression
that “it takes a village to raise a
child.” There seems to be a great
deal of truth to the idea here in the
Midwest. Small towns are close knit
communities where every citizen
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For many of you – your personal
lives have become filled with
economic success. That success
undoubtedly has its roots in your
hometown. With that success in the
“big town,” Keep Iowa Beautiful
would like you to check back to see
how your hometown is doing. What
is happening to your “roots”? Maybe
there is a feeling that you might owe
the town something for all that it did
in molding your success. Maybe it is
payback time as well as pay forward
time.
We know of stories from around
Iowa of individuals who have
returned to their hometown and
put substantial investments in the
town. Many of those stories focus
on facility improvements and those
gifts are important. However, what
is really needed, in this day and age,
is leadership and skill development
for the local residents that will take
the community into the future.
We need to teach people “how to
fish and not simply hand them fish.”
Learning how to fish (how to guide
their community to a successful
future) is essential. These leaders
need to provide new visions for the
town’s future that can be sustained
and provide economic and cultural
vitality!
In most cases that future is not
based on history or what it has been,
but, in a newly discovered concept
or “sense of place” to give the
town a new future and life style –
placemaking!
On occasion someone will
make a gift (handing out fish) for
a community endowment and that
is also important, but, preparing
the community and its residents for
the future is even more important
and provides longer term results.
The need is to reinvigorate the
community and its citizens that we
grew up with – home.
Now it is time to find out what
you can do to help the community.
The community has already done
its work in shaping you and your
success. Time to step up and “thank
the village”! Hand them fish if you
want, but more importantly provide
them the support they need for
leadership development.
That spirit of rolling up the
sleeves and getting the job done for
the good of everyone seems to be
disappearing. That is the spirit that
built this country and originally your
community. You can help renew that
spirit in your home community. Find
and support community leadership
that can move your home town
forward. Give Keep Iowa Beautiful
a call and see how we can help or
support you in that effort. Ask about
the Hometown Pride program.

The Wright County Happy birthday, Helen Hilpipre!

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