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Wednesday, April 21, 2021 The Ruthven Zipcode Page 7 REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES Total Budget as Certified or Last Amended Current Amendment Total Budget After Current Amendment Taxes Levied on Property 1 7,138,084 0 7,138,084 Less: Uncollected Delinquent Taxes - Levy Year 2 0 0 0 Less: Credits to Taxpayers 3 325,200 0 325,200 Net Current Property Tax 4 6,812,884 0 6,812,884 Delinquent Property Tax Revenue 5 0 0 0 Penalties, Interest & Costs on Taxes 6 12,000 0 12,000 Other County Taxes/TIF Tax Revenues 7 1,787,795 0 1,787,795 Intergovernmental 8 4,403,030 56,581 4,459,611 Licenses & Permits 9 26,350 5,500 31,850 Charges for Service 10 677,311 0 677,311 Use of Money & Property 11 94,217 0 94,217 Miscellaneous 12 405,757 47,344 453,101 Subtotal Revenue 13 14,219,344 109,425 14,328,769 Other Financing Sources: General Long-Term Debt Proceeds 14 0 0 0 Operating Transfers In 15 2,758,118 0 2,758,118 Proceeds of Fixed Asset Sales 16 0 0 0 Total Revenues & Other Sources 17 16,977,462 109,425 17,086,887 EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES Operating: Public Safety and Legal Services 18 2,362,508 13,490 2,375,998 Physical Health and Social Services 19 532,418 0 532,418 Mental Health, ID & DD 20 288,100 10,906 299,006 County Environment & Education 21 1,735,118 53,991 1,789,109 Roads & Transportation 22 6,634,454 475,000 7,109,454 Government Services to Residents 23 547,661 725 548,386 Administration 24 1,402,320 10,400 1,412,720 Nonprogram Current 25 0 0 0 Debt Service 26 2,327,755 0 2,327,755 Capital Projects 27 388,000 135,000 523,000 Subtotal Expenditures 28 16,218,334 699,512 16,917,846 Other Financing Uses: Operating Tranfers Out 29 2,758,118 0 2,758,118 Refunded Debt/Payments to Escrow 30 0 0 0 Total Expenditures & Other Uses 31 18,976,452 699,512 19,675,964 Excess of Revenues & Other Sources over (under) Expenditures & Other Uses 32 -1,998,990 -590,087 -2,589,077 Beginning Fund Balance - July 1, 2020 33 7,706,925 0 7,706,925 Increase (Decrease) in Reserves (GAAP Budgeting) 34 0 0 0 Fund Balance - Nonspendable 35 0 0 0 Fund Balance - Restricted 36 4,322,973 -491,454 3,831,519 Fund Balance - Committed 37 0 0 0 Fund Balance - Assigned 38 25,000 0 25,000 Fund Balance - Unassigned 39 1,359,962 -98,633 1,261,329 Total Ending Fund Balance - June 30, 2021 40 5,707,935 -590,087 5,117,848 Explanation of Changes: To spend & receive grant funds; additional road crossings & patching expense; expense for temp. comm. center NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - AMENDMENT OF CURRENT BUDGET PALO ALTO COUNTY Fiscal Year July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021 The PALO ALTO COUNTY will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of amending the current budget for fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 Meeting Date/Time: 5/4/2021 09:00 AM Contact: Carmen Moser Phone: (712) 852-2924 Meeting Location: Courthouse Boardroom There will be no increase in taxes. Any residents or taxpayers will be heard for or against the proposed amendment at the time and place specified above. A detailed statement of: additional receipts, cash balances on hand at the close of the preceding fiscal year, and proposed disbursements, both past and anticipated, will be available at the hearing. grid, prepare for power outages and power your home. Full installation services available. $0 Down Financing Option. Request a FREE, no obligation, quote today. Call 1-844-475-2179 Wanted to Buy or Trade FREON WANTED: We pay $$$ for cylinders and cans. R12 R500 R11 R113 R114. Convenient. Certified Professionals. Call 312-291-9169 or visit RefrigerantFinders.com American Biography collections. By turns heart-breaking, empathy invoking, and ultimately inspiring, it should be noted for personal reading lists that Betty: A Memoir is also readily available in a digital book format A fully absorbing and inherently engaging read, Betty: A Memoir is an extraordinary life story that is a riveting read from first page to the last. So let’s find out more about the book. People experience the death of a loved one differently. Experts say there’s no perfect formula for dealing with grief. For Mary McSwain Steele of nearby Spencer, writing was instrumental in finding her way through a difficult period in her life. Mary says she began to realize she wasn’t coping well after the death of her mother, Betty McSwain, in 2009. “I started writing letters to Mom after she died,” says Steele. “Writing was therapy for me – a way to get through the sadness and anxiety that continued far longer than I thought was ‘normal.” Her letters, written over the last several years, along with memories of growing up in southwest Wisconsin, evolved into a memoir, Betty: A Memoir, published in September. “My mom was an unconventional single working mother who raised three children in a conventional small town in 1950s Wisconsin, Steele says. “She struggled to secure a future for her children without losing herself. When her kids were grown, she worked as a nurse in Saudi Arabia for nine years and traveled the world.” After retiring, Betty could have lived anywhere, but she chose to move to Spencer in Northwest Iowa to be near her children and grandchildren. “Mom led a healthy lifestyle and was very active – golfing, walking, and volunteering after retiring,” Steele says. “A nature and animal lover, she especially enjoyed her volunteer job at an animal shelter in Spencer. She also worked part time for several years at Iowa Lakes Community College.” Betty lost her youngest child, her only son, Michael, to AIDS at the age of 47. His story is part of the memoir. Seven years later, Betty started having concerning symptoms. “When my mom’s doctor told her that she had endometrial cancer and that it wasn’t treatable, she asked only that she be kept comfortable,” Steele remembers. “We didn’t know it at the time, but Mom had only 32 days left on this earth.” Steele and Betty’s other daughter, Susan McSwain Garvin of Storm Lake, granted her last request by caring for her at home during her final days. “We expected that time to be awful, seeing Mom very sick and then dying,” Steele said. “But what we didn’t expect was that it would be beautiful as well. We laughed, we cried, we reminisced about the past and talked about the future, and we grew closer than the three of us had ever been.” “My intention wasn’t for the memoir to be a playbook for others providing end-of-life care for a loved one, but I hope it’s helpful to readers who are caregivers,” Steele says. “Looking back, there are things my sister and I wish we’d done differently, but there are many things we feel we’d done well.” Steele dedicated the book to her sister, Susan, whom she describes as a "natural caregiver." Steele says that although the topics of grief, death and anxiety are a part of the book, they’re not the main theme of the memoir. “The book is about adventure, humor, strength, dignity, and resiliency; but more importantly, it’s about finding joy, hope and, finally, grace,” Steele says. “It’s about family secrets revealed in my mom’s last days that led me to startling discoveries. It’s about looking for information about a father who was only in my life for four years. The book is also about the need to know where we came from and what from our past has made us who we are today.” Steele says she has been gratified by the positive response to Betty. “People seem to relate to the book, especially those who have lost a parent or who grew up in living in a small Midwest town. Make sure to attend this event at the Ruthven Public Library and you may want to consider purchasing the book, or checking it out at the library. The book is also available on Kindle for $9.44. All proceeds from book sales will be used for the Elizabeth (Betty) McSwain Nursing Scholarship for whom the book is named. Betty: A Memoir is a daughter telling the true story of Betty McSwain her single mother in Rockwell-esque 1950s Wisconsin who struggled against poverty, abandonment, and small-town prejudices in order to secure a future for her children without losing herself. Breaking the confines of the Midwest to travel the world as a nurse, Betty McSwain finds adventure and romance, but grace eludes her. Only in the joyful spaces between the pain of her son's death and her own multiple cancer diagnoses does she find redemption. Final peace comes under the care of her daughters amid surprising happiness and startling secrets as she unburdens herself in her last days. Your Health Mart Pharmacy in Emmetsburg 2216 Main Street, Emmetsburg • 1-800-242-7839 Pharmacists: Steven Hoyman, Noel Hatch and Shelby Eischens HUGHES PHARMACY DELIVERY 5 DA YS A WEEK to Graettinger, Ruthven & West Bend Prescriptions can be delivered to your home or to the Family Practice Clinic. Rural deliveries will be taken to the clinic for pick up. Orders must be in by 3 PM. Weather permitting, next day if weather isn’t good. Author Mary Steele from page 1 Ruthven City Council Meeting April 14, 2021 - 6:30 PM The Ruthven City Council, of the City of Ruthven, Iowa, met on the 14th Day of April, 2021, at 6:30 PM, in regular session, at Ruthven City Hall and Council Chambers at 1305 Gowrie St in Ruthven Iowa, pursuant to law and to the rules of said council. Meeting was called to order by Mayor David J Kirk in the Chair, and the roll being called, the following members were present: Mitch Anderson, Dustin Johnson and Jay Schoning absent: Marci Simington and Terrance Williams City employees present: Jessica Schneider, Dave Conlon, Michael Loder Public: Nancy Foertsch Motion Schoning second Johnson to approve: minutes from March 24, 2021 council meeting, summary list of claims and clerk’s financial. Vote- Ayes: Anderson, Johnson and Schoning. Nays: None. Absent: Simington and Williams Motion Johnson, Second, Anderson to approve New Meter Software and purchase of new meter heads. Vote: Ayes: Anderson, Johnson and Schoning Nays: None. Absent: Simington and Williams Public Works Director Dave Conlon and Michael Loder were present and discussed that the Lagoon project has started. They also mentioned that they are working on putting up the new street signs however waiting on some supplies to finish the rest of them. Motion Johnson Second Schoning to approve water sprinkler system purchase and installation at Freedom Rock Park. Vote-Ayes: Anderson, Johnson and Schoning. Nays: None. Absent: Simington and Williams City Wide Clean-up Day was discussed, Council settled on date of Thursday May 27th for pick up day. Items can be placed out as early as Friday May 21st. Nuisance Properties were discussed as Council had taken time to go around and look at various properties within the City. Letters will be typed and ready to send out to various properties letting them know the things that need their attention on their property in hopes that they take advantage of City clean up days. Motion Schoning Second Johnson to approve raising lifeguard wages to 11.00 an hour with lifeguards also doing the sanitation at the swimming pool. Vote –Ayes: Anderson, Johnson and Schoning. Nays: None. Absent: Simington and Williams. Library Board of Trustee Vacancy. Clerk Jessica Schneider will get an ad published in the paper. Motion Anderson, second Schoning to adjourn meeting at 7:20.m. Vote-Ayes: Anderson, Johnson and Schoning Nays: None. Absent: Simington and Williams Signed: Attest: David J. Kirk, Mayor Jessica Schneider, City Clerk City of Ruthven Claims and Revenues Report 4-14-21 Acco pool chemicals 1086.60 Arnold Motor Supply operating supplies 283.26 Harris Sanitation garbage 4048.55 Palo Alto County Treasure landfill fees 614.17 Principal Financial Group employee benefits 96.42 River Valley Tele Coop River Vally tele 641.82 Palo Alto Co Sheriff Dept March contract 4896.42 IMFOA clerk dues 30.00 Visa office supplies 443.89 Gator Plumbing operational equipment repair 900.00 Bomgaars Supply Inc operating supplies 34.54 Gale Cengage Learning library books 49.38 EFTPS fed/fica tax 1702.05 Plunkett’s Pest Control contractual services 62.40 Houchen Bindery library operating supplies 90.00 A & M Laundry A&M contracting services 44.75 Stein Law Office legal services 150.00 ICAP ICAP renewal 18793.00 US Cellular phone services 57.02 Amazon library books 65.63 State Hygienic Lab water testing 111.50 Kay Rose library minor equipment 276.43 Woodford Equipment vehicle repair 101.65 Claim Funds Amount General Fund 22815.60 Road Use Tax Fund 2460.76 Employee Benefits Fund 38.56 Water Fund 5195.43 Sewer Fund 4069.13 Claims Total 34579.48 Revenue Funds Amount General Fund 26628.33 Per Capita Fund 20307.48 Water Fund 9118.42 Sewer Fund 13468.29 Revenue Total 69522.52 Proceeding of the City of Ruthven Help Wanted-Truck Driver Attention Class A Truck Drivers! XPO Logistics has Immediate openings for Local Home Daily routes. $4,000 Sign-On Bonus. Annual average of $70k. No touch freight! Benefits start day 1. Must be 23 or older and have 6 months of recent experience to apply. 866- 331-6647 www.xpodrivers.com Miscellaneous The Generac PWRcell, a solar plus battery storage system. SAVE money, reduce your reliance on the Nominations Being Accepted for Clay County 4-H Hall of Fame Nominations are now being accepted for the Clay County 4-H Hall of Fame. Clay County 4-H is seeking nominations for the 2021 Iowa Hall of Fame Inductee of the year. Isabel Dehrkoop, Youth Program Coordinator with the Clay County ISU Extension says "We are looking for individuals that practice community leadership in their profession or their community, with character qualities by evidence of their role in the 4-H program or in their life and their continuing commitment to our 4-H and youth development programs. They can be a former 4-H member who have achieved notable accomplishments and successes in their chosen career or life goals and who continue to use those successes as a mentor or role model." She says that nominations should be sent to the Clay County ISU Extension Office. "Write it in the form of a letter, or they can email the Clay County Extension office. They can also mail this to 110 West 4th Street here in Spencer. No formal application is required." Nominations must be received by May 3. April 26 Pick Up Your Horseshoe Dreamcatcher Kit at Ruthven Library – All Supplies Included April 29 Author Mary McSwain Steele to Talk at Ruthven Library 10:00 a.m. May 8 Wings & Wetlands from 1:00 p.m.-to 4:00 p.m. at Lost Island Nature Center. Pre- registration Required 837-4866 Page 2 The Ruthven Zipcode Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Proceeding of the Palo Alto County Supervisor’s Courthouse Emmetsburg, Iowa April 13th, 2021, 8:00 a.m. The Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors met in regular session. Members present: Linus Solberg, Chair; Ronald Graettinger, Roger Faulstick, Craig Merrill, Keith Wirtz. Present: Peter Hart, County Attorney; Joe Schany, Democrat/Reporter. Unless otherwise indicated, all of the motions offered at this meeting were carried with the following vote: Ayes: Graettinger, Faulstick, Merrill Wirtz, Solberg. Nays: None. Abstentions: None. Motion by Graettinger, seconded by Merrill to approve the agenda for April 13th, 2021. Motion Carried. Motion by Wirtz, seconded by Graettinger to approve the minutes for April 6th, 2021. Motion Carried. Motion by Faulstick, seconded by Wirtz to approve the Recorder’s monthly report ending March 31, 2021. Motion Carried. Sarah Strohman, Community Health Director, met with the Board by conference call to give an update on COVID19 and vaccine. Palo Alto County is at a 3% positivity rate and has 10 new cases. Public Health continues to recommend mask mandate. No one was present for public comment. Walter Davis-Oeth, County Engineer, met with the Board. Walter presented utility permits and DOT budget for FY21 and FY22. Walter presented the 5-year construction program for roads. Motion by Faulstick, seconded by Merrill to approve an underground utility permit application for Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative in Sections 20 & 29 of Emmetsburg Township. Motion Carried. Motion by Graettinger, seconded by Merrill to approve an underground utility permit application for Iowa Lakes Regional Water in Sections 29 & 30 of Walnut Township. Motion Carried. Motion by Merrill, seconded by Wirtz to approve an underground utility permit application for Ayrshire Farmers Mutual Telephone Company in Silver Lake, Great Oak, and Booth Townships. Motion Carried. Motion by Wirtz, seconded by Graettinger to approve an underground utility permit application for Terrill Telephone Cooperative to provide fiber broadband communications to subscribers. Motion Carried. Motion by Merrill, 2nd by Faulstick to approve the amended Iowa DOT budget for FY2021. Motion Carried. Motion by Graettinger, 2nd by Wirtz to approve the Iowa DOT budget for FY2022. Motion Carried. Motion by Graettinger, 2nd by Merrill to introduce and approve Resolution #4-13-2021 for the 5-year construction program for Palo Alto County. Ayes: Graettinger, Faulstick, Merrill, Wirtz. Nays: Solberg. Resolution Passed. Motion by Wirtz, 2nd by Merrill to approve PCC patching contract with Ten Point Construction for $136,951. Motion Carried. Motion by Graettinger, 2nd by Wirtz to approve the Cost Advisory Services Report for FY20. Motion Carried. Carmen Moser, Auditor, presented the Budget Amendment for FY21. Motion by Merrill, 2nd by Faulstick to set the budget amendment hearing date for May 4, 2021, at 9:00 am in the Courthouse Boardroom. Motion Carried. Committee Reports: Keith Wirtz— Raccoon Watershed Meeting; Roger Faulstick: jail committee. The Board held an informational meeting regarding a private ditch facility to be included with Drainage District No. 175. Present: Bill Brown, Randy Loomis, Kirby Sampson, Laurie Schneider, Mary Barrick, Conservation; Collin Klingbeil, Bolton & Menk; Jim Hudson, Drainage Attorney; Jordan Morey, Auditor’s Office. Bill Brown had asked the Board of Supervisors to consider having the private ditch be part of the Drainage District No. 175 facility. The private ditch is located in Highland Township, Section 1 and Silver Lake Township, Section 1. This area was annexed into the watershed of Drainage District No. 175. The landowners along the private ditch were notified of the informational meeting. Collin Klingbeil stated that the private ditch outlets to a natural waterway and then enters the main open ditch of Drainage District 175. If the landowners decide to make this a drainage facility, the engineer would have to prepare a report on right-of-way acquisition, reclassification and official grade and elevations. Jim Hudson is going to review a prior lawsuit regarding a box culvert. More information is needed. Tillford Prairie was also discussed and Mary Barrick, Conservation, is working on a project to help with the water control. No action was taken. Motion by Graettinger, seconded by Merrill to approve the claims and drainage claims for April 13th, 2021. Motion Carried. General Basic Fund American Business Phones Buildings 408.00 BLUE LAKE WEBSITES ANITRA LARS Misc Expense 497.60 Brew Oil LLC CashAllowances 40.00 Brown Winick Consultants 5320.80 BUSINESS FORMS & SYSTEMS CO. Stationery/Forms/Gen Ofc 242.26 Canon Photocopy & Dup. Serv. 166.00 Central Iowa Distributing Inc Custodial Supplies 397.30 Terry Chamberlain Misc Expense 240.00 City of Emmetsburg Sanitation & Disposal Ser 24.47 Christina Clausen Employee Mileage & Subs. 36.00 E-Pride Stationery/ Forms/Gen Ofc 39.61 Emmetsburg Ford Minor MV Parts & Access 192.92 E.M.U. utilities 1105.46 Emmetsburg Publishing Co. Board Proceedings 862.66 Fareway Custodial Supplies 30.49 GALLS, LLC Wearing Apparel & Uniform 118.91 Florian Goergen Bus 51.50 Graettinger Times Board Proceedings 936.57 Vincent H. Heller Bus 479.75 Ronald Hersom Bus 75.00 Hometown Electric Buildings 1427.00 IA COUNTY ATTORNEYS ASSN Dues & Memberships 381.00 IA State Assn of Counties Educational/Training Serv 125.00 IA Office of State Medical Exm Medical & Health Services 2650.00 MAGGIE JACKSON Wages- Temp, Pt. Time Empl 120.00 Mackenzie King Wages- Temp, Pt. Time Empl 136.00 MISSY KING Wages- Temp, Pt. Time Empl 42.50 Loffler Companies - 131511 Office & Data Processing 173.72 Mail Services, LLC Postage & Mailing 300.74 Matt's Cleaning Service Salary- Regular Employees 500.00 Timothy McCarthy Animal Bounties & Apiaris 1750.00 MEDIACOM LLC Telecommunications Serv.- 803.63 Victoria Merwald Employee Mileage & Subs. 90.87 National Sheriffs' Association Educational/Training Serv 321.57 Northwest Communications Telecommunications Serv.- 1426.92 NW IA Youth Emergency Services Legal & Ct-Related Servic 627.75 Palo Alto Co Comm Health Ser Board of Health 2246.35 Palo Alto Co Emergency Mgmt Contrib to Other Gov & Or 2118.25 Palo Alto Co Fair Assn Contrib to Other Gov & Or 15117.62 Palo Alto Co Gun Club Misc Expense 1795.50 Palo Alto Co Historic School Misc Expense 1799.50 Palo Alto Co Sec Road Fuels 2946.56 QS LAWN AND PEST, LLC Buildings 65.00 River Valley Telecommunication Electric Light & Power 464.75 Deb Rouse Household & Institutional 67.96 Ruthven Zipcode Official Pub & Legal Noti 126.00 SLASH POINT SALES Office & Data Processing 240.70 HOWARD SMITH Bus 582.00 Solutions Inc. services 970.66 Swanson Hardware #3001 Custodial Supplies 98.87 Thomson Reuters West Payment C Legal Research Service 516.63 Verizon phone service 320.14 VISA Educational/ Training Serv 2653.54 Von Bokern Associates, Inc Consultants 2000.00 West Bend Ford Minor MV Parts & Access 318.13 West Bend Journal Official Pub & Legal Noti 123.75 Windstream phone 1077.02 General Supplemental Fund E.M.U. utilities 149.01 IA State Assn of Counties Dues & Memberships 225.00 SEAT TREASURER C/O ISAC Educational/Training Serv 40.00 Rural Services Basic Fund Emmetsburg Library Contrib to Other Gov & Or 11277.13 Graettinger Library Contrib to Other Gov & Or 4792.78 Mallard Library Contrib to Other Gov & Or 3946.99 Northern Rolloff Sanitation & Disposal Ser 185.00 Northwest Communications Telecommunications Serv.- 81.95 Palo Alto Co Sec Road Fuels 300.07 Randy's Repair Motor Vehicle Equipment 470.52 River Valley Telecommunication Telecommunications Serv.- 85.47 Ruthven Library Contrib to Other Gov & Or 3946.99 City of Spencer Sanitation & Disposal Ser 23435.48 Swanson Hardware #3001 Buildings 116.90 West Bend Library Contrib to Other Gov & Or 4228.93 Secondary Road Fund Alliant Energy Engineering Services 193.13 Amp Your Good Inc Control the Engineering Services 1104.64 Arnold Motor Supply ATT: Sue Engineering Services 97.31 Ayrshire Farmers Mut Telephone Engineering Services 41.24 Bomgaars Engineering Services 290.55 Central Iowa Distributing Inc Engineering Services 133.20 Chemsearch Engineering Services 218.45 Cintas Engineering Services 119.58 City of Cylinder Engineering Services 55.00 Emmet County Engineer Engineering Services 7945.19 City of Emmetsburg Engineering Services 58.97 Equipment Blades, Inc Engineering Services 1824.88 Fareway Engineering Services 70.80 Fleet Pride Truck & Trailer Engineering Services 763.74 Force America Distributing,LLC Engineering Services 52.10 Graettinger Hardware Engineering Services 24.76 Graettinger Mun. Utilities Gra Engineering Services 481.84 Graettinger Times Engineering Services 137.50 Melissa Hall Engineering Services 38.64 Hallett Materials Engineering Services 1905.70 Iowa Lakes Regional Water Engineering Services 105.09 Iowa State University Institut Engineering Services 400.00 Interstate Batteries Engineering Services 653.75 Johnston Automotive Engineering Services 62.46 K & W Electric Inc Engineering Services 1151.00 K.C. Nielsen Ltd Engineering Services 2624.67 KRISTAT AUTO PARTS LLC Engineering Services 123.12 Lube Tech Accelerating Perform Engineering Services 1580.42 City of Mallard Engineering Services 68.70 Maxyield Cooperative Engineering Services 1320.00 MidAmerican Energy Engineering Services 1363.03 Robin K Moore Engineering Services 61.50 Murphy Tractor & Equipment Engineering Services 3065.23 Northern Safety Co., Inc. Engineering Services 198.19 Northwest Communications Engineering Services 47.28 Palo Alto Co Auditor Engineering Services 46.71 Palo Alto Co Health System Engineering Services 777.00 Picrays Welding & Fab. Engineering Services 83.23 Petroleum Marketers Mgt Insur Engineering Services 5887.00 River Valley Telecommunication Engineering Services 77.13 Ruthven Coop Oil Co Engineering Services 25574.94 City of Ruthven Engineering Services 90.24 SLASH POINT SALES Engineering Services 515.70 Swanson Hardware #3001 Engineering Services 80.57 Veri-Tank Engineering Services 250.00 Verizon Engineering Services 208.04 West Bend Journal Engineering Services 37.50 Windstream Engineering Services 519.15 Ziegler Inc Engineering Services 2689.99 Emergency Mgmnt Agency Dickinson Co Emer Management Educational/Training Serv 150.00 Emmetsburg Ford Parts 1170.12 E911 Surcharge Fund Ayrshire Farmers Mut Telephone Engineering Services 154.30 Century Link Engineering Services 329.58 E-Pride Stationery/ Forms/Gen Ofc 57.93 MCI Comm Service Engineering Services 34.43 MEDIACOM LLC Engineering Services 168.37 Northwest Communications Engineering Services 758.78 River Valley Telecommunication Engineering Services 886.55 Verizon phone service 3.65 Windstream phone 358.05 WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS ATTE phone 212.87 Drainage Claims Michael Behrendsen Jt 13 wtrway Commissioner 75.00 Bolton & Menk, Inc. DDN15 eng exp FEMA 137.00 Bolton & Menk, Inc. DD28 eng exp 8200.00 Bolton & Menk, Inc. DD61 Main eng exp 1177.50 Bolton & Menk, Inc. DD7 eng exp FEMA 304.50 Bolton & Menk, Inc. DD80 LowerMain FEMA 405.00 Bill Brown DD28 commissioner 150.00 D D 23 Main Open DD23 MainTile transfer 296939.77 Emmetsburg Publishing Co. DD28 pub annexation 921.81 Emmetsburg Publishing Co. DD28 pub exp reclass 65.97 Emmetsburg Publishing Co. DD61 pub repairs&improve 131.37 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc. DD 162 eng exp 1695.60 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc. DD119 eng exp 1278.00 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc. DD160 eng exp 556.30 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc. DD23 Main eng FEMA 918.75 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc. DD41 eng exp FEMA 1203.75 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc. DD47 eng exp 1308.75 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc. DD48 Lat1 eng exp 497.50 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc. DD5 eng exp FEMA 1140.00 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc. DD57 eng exp 497.50 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc. DD61 LatA eng exp 155.00 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc. DD81 eng exp 6709.80 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc. DD92 eng exp 1315.00 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc. DD923 Lat2 eng exp 565.00 Darrel Reed Jt13 watrwy Commissioner 75.00 Allen Stangl DD28 commissioner 150.00 Darren A. Stearns DD81 beaver trapping 1600.00 Motion by Graettinger, 2nd by Wirtz to adjourn. Motion Carried. Linus Solberg, Chairman Carmen Moser, County Auditor published April 21, 2021

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021 The Ruthven Zipcode Page 7

REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCESTotal Budgetas Certified

or Last AmendedCurrent

AmendmentTotal Budget After

Current Amendment

Taxes Levied on Property 1 7,138,084 0 7,138,084Less: Uncollected Delinquent Taxes - Levy Year 2 0 0 0Less: Credits to Taxpayers 3 325,200 0 325,200Net Current Property Tax 4 6,812,884 0 6,812,884Delinquent Property Tax Revenue 5 0 0 0Penalties, Interest & Costs on Taxes 6 12,000 0 12,000Other County Taxes/TIF Tax Revenues 7 1,787,795 0 1,787,795Intergovernmental 8 4,403,030 56,581 4,459,611Licenses & Permits 9 26,350 5,500 31,850Charges for Service 10 677,311 0 677,311Use of Money & Property 11 94,217 0 94,217Miscellaneous 12 405,757 47,344 453,101Subtotal Revenue 13 14,219,344 109,425 14,328,769Other Financing Sources:General Long-Term Debt Proceeds 14 0 0 0Operating Transfers In 15 2,758,118 0 2,758,118Proceeds of Fixed Asset Sales 16 0 0 0Total Revenues & Other Sources 17 16,977,462 109,425 17,086,887EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USESOperating:Public Safety and Legal Services 18 2,362,508 13,490 2,375,998Physical Health and Social Services 19 532,418 0 532,418Mental Health, ID & DD 20 288,100 10,906 299,006County Environment & Education 21 1,735,118 53,991 1,789,109Roads & Transportation 22 6,634,454 475,000 7,109,454Government Services to Residents 23 547,661 725 548,386Administration 24 1,402,320 10,400 1,412,720Nonprogram Current 25 0 0 0Debt Service 26 2,327,755 0 2,327,755Capital Projects 27 388,000 135,000 523,000Subtotal Expenditures 28 16,218,334 699,512 16,917,846Other Financing Uses:Operating Tranfers Out 29 2,758,118 0 2,758,118Refunded Debt/Payments to Escrow 30 0 0 0Total Expenditures & Other Uses 31 18,976,452 699,512 19,675,964Excess of Revenues & Other Sourcesover (under) Expenditures & Other Uses 32 -1,998,990 -590,087 -2,589,077

Beginning Fund Balance - July 1, 2020 33 7,706,925 0 7,706,925Increase (Decrease) in Reserves (GAAP Budgeting) 34 0 0 0Fund Balance - Nonspendable 35 0 0 0Fund Balance - Restricted 36 4,322,973 -491,454 3,831,519Fund Balance - Committed 37 0 0 0Fund Balance - Assigned 38 25,000 0 25,000Fund Balance - Unassigned 39 1,359,962 -98,633 1,261,329Total Ending Fund Balance - June 30, 2021 40 5,707,935 -590,087 5,117,848

Explanation of Changes: To spend & receive grant funds; additional road crossings & patching expense; expense for temp. comm. center

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - AMENDMENT OF CURRENT BUDGETPALO ALTO COUNTY

Fiscal Year July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021The PALO ALTO COUNTY will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of amending the current budget for fiscal year ending June 30, 2021

Meeting Date/Time: 5/4/2021 09:00 AM Contact: Carmen Moser Phone: (712) 852-2924Meeting Location: Courthouse BoardroomThere will be no increase in taxes. Any residents or taxpayers will be heard for or against the proposed amendment at the time and place specified above. Adetailed statement of: additional receipts, cash balances on hand at the close of the preceding fiscal year, and proposed disbursements, both past andanticipated, will be available at the hearing.

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American Biography collections. By turns heart-breaking, empathy invoking, and ultimately inspiring, it should be noted for personal reading lists that Betty: A Memoir is also readily available in a digital book format A fully absorbing and inherently engaging read, Betty: A Memoir is an extraordinary life story that is a riveting read from first page to the last.

So let’s find out more about the book. People experience the death of a loved one differently. Experts say there’s no perfect formula for dealing with grief. For Mary McSwain Steele of nearby Spencer, writing was instrumental in finding her way through a difficult period in her life. Mary says she began to realize she wasn’t coping well after the death of her mother, Betty McSwain, in 2009. “I started writing letters to Mom after she died,” says Steele. “Writing was therapy for me – a way to get through the sadness and anxiety that continued far longer than I thought was ‘normal.” Her letters, written over the last several years, along with memories of growing up in southwest Wisconsin, evolved into a memoir, Betty: A Memoir, published in September.

“My mom was an unconventional single working mother who raised three children in a conventional small town in 1950s Wisconsin, Steele says. “She struggled to secure a future for her children without losing herself. When her kids were grown, she worked as a nurse in Saudi Arabia for nine years and traveled the world.” After retiring, Betty could have lived anywhere, but she chose to move to Spencer in Northwest Iowa to be near her children and grandchildren.

“Mom led a healthy lifestyle and was very active – golfing, walking, and volunteering after retiring,” Steele says. “A nature and animal lover, she especially enjoyed her volunteer job at an animal shelter in Spencer. She also worked part time for several years at Iowa Lakes Community College.”

Betty lost her youngest child, her only son, Michael, to AIDS at the age of 47. His story is part of the memoir. Seven years later, Betty started having concerning symptoms. “When my mom’s doctor told her that she had endometrial cancer and that it wasn’t treatable, she asked only that she be kept comfortable,” Steele remembers. “We didn’t know it at the time, but Mom had only 32 days left on this earth.”

Steele and Betty’s other daughter, Susan McSwain Garvin of Storm Lake, granted her last request by caring for her at home during her final days. “We expected that time to be awful, seeing Mom very sick and then dying,” Steele said. “But what we didn’t expect was that it would be beautiful as well. We laughed, we cried, we reminisced about the past and talked about the future, and we grew closer than the three of us had ever been.”

“My intention wasn’t for the memoir to be a playbook for others providing end-of-life care for a loved one, but I hope it’s helpful to readers who are caregivers,” Steele says. “Looking back, there are things my sister and I wish we’d

done differently, but there are many things we feel we’d done well.” Steele dedicated the book to her sister, Susan, whom she describes as a "natural caregiver."

Steele says that although the topics of grief, death and anxiety are a part of the book, they’re not the main theme of the memoir. “The book is about adventure, humor, strength, dignity, and resiliency; but more importantly, it’s about finding joy, hope and, finally, grace,” Steele says. “It’s about family secrets revealed in my mom’s last days that led me to startling discoveries. It’s about looking for information about a father who was only in my life for four years. The book is also about the need to know where we came from and what from our past has made us who we are today.”

Steele says she has been gratified by the positive response to Betty. “People seem to relate to the book, especially those who have lost a parent or who grew up in living in a small Midwest town. Make sure to attend this event at the Ruthven Public Library and you may want to consider purchasing the book, or checking it out at the library. The book is also available on Kindle for $9.44. All proceeds from book sales will be used for the Elizabeth (Betty) McSwain Nursing Scholarship for whom the book is named.

Betty: A Memoir is a daughter telling the true story of Betty McSwain her single mother in Rockwell-esque 1950s Wisconsin who struggled against poverty, abandonment, and small-town prejudices in order to secure a future for her children without losing herself. Breaking the confines of the Midwest to travel the world as a nurse, Betty McSwain finds adventure and romance, but grace eludes her. Only in the joyful spaces between the pain of her son's death and her own multiple cancer diagnoses does she find redemption. Final peace comes under the care of her daughters amid surprising happiness and startling secrets as she unburdens herself in her last days.

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Ruthven City Council MeetingApril 14, 2021 - 6:30 PMThe Ruthven City Council, of the City of

Ruthven, Iowa, met on the 14th Day of April, 2021, at 6:30 PM, in regular session, at Ruthven City Hall and Council Chambers at 1305 Gowrie St in Ruthven Iowa, pursuant to law and to the rules of said council.

Meeting was called to order by Mayor David J Kirk in the Chair, and the roll being called, the following members were present: Mitch Anderson, Dustin Johnson and Jay Schoning absent: Marci Simington and Terrance Williams

City employees present: Jessica Schneider, Dave Conlon, Michael Loder

Public: Nancy FoertschMotion Schoning second Johnson to approve:

minutes from March 24, 2021 council meeting, summary list of claims and clerk’s financial. Vote-Ayes: Anderson, Johnson and Schoning. Nays: None. Absent: Simington and Williams

Motion Johnson, Second, Anderson to approve New Meter Software and purchase of new meter heads. Vote: Ayes: Anderson, Johnson and Schoning Nays: None. Absent: Simington and Williams

Public Works Director Dave Conlon and Michael Loder were present and discussed that the Lagoon project has started. They also mentioned that they are working on putting up the new street signs however waiting on some supplies to finish the rest of them.

Motion Johnson Second Schoning to approve water sprinkler system purchase and installation at Freedom Rock Park. Vote-Ayes: Anderson, Johnson and Schoning. Nays: None. Absent: Simington and Williams

City Wide Clean-up Day was discussed, Council settled on date of Thursday May 27th for pick up day. Items can be placed out as early as Friday May 21st.

Nuisance Properties were discussed as Council had taken time to go around and look at various properties within the City. Letters will be typed and ready to send out to various properties letting them know the things that need their attention on their property in hopes that they take advantage of City clean up days.

Motion Schoning Second Johnson to approve raising lifeguard wages to 11.00 an hour with lifeguards also doing the sanitation at the swimming pool. Vote –Ayes: Anderson, Johnson and Schoning. Nays: None. Absent: Simington and Williams.

Library Board of Trustee Vacancy. Clerk Jessica Schneider will get an ad published in the paper.

Motion Anderson, second Schoning to adjourn meeting at 7:20.m. Vote-Ayes: Anderson, Johnson and Schoning Nays: None. Absent: Simington and Williams

Signed: Attest:

David J. Kirk, Mayor Jessica Schneider, City Clerk

City of Ruthven Claims and Revenues Report 4-14-21

Acco pool chemicals 1086.60Arnold Motor Supply operating supplies 283.26Harris Sanitation garbage 4048.55Palo Alto County Treasure landfill fees 614.17Principal Financial Group employee benefits

96.42River Valley Tele Coop River Vally tele 641.82Palo Alto Co Sheriff Dept March contract

4896.42IMFOA clerk dues 30.00Visa office supplies 443.89Gator Plumbing operational equipment repair

900.00Bomgaars Supply Inc operating supplies 34.54Gale Cengage Learning library books 49.38EFTPS fed/fica tax 1702.05Plunkett’s Pest Control contractual services

62.40Houchen Bindery library operating supplies

90.00A & M Laundry A&M contracting services 44.75Stein Law Office legal services 150.00ICAP ICAP renewal 18793.00US Cellular phone services 57.02Amazon library books 65.63State Hygienic Lab water testing 111.50Kay Rose library minor equipment 276.43Woodford Equipment vehicle repair 101.65Claim Funds AmountGeneral Fund 22815.60Road Use Tax Fund 2460.76Employee Benefits Fund 38.56Water Fund 5195.43Sewer Fund 4069.13Claims Total 34579.48Revenue Funds AmountGeneral Fund 26628.33Per Capita Fund 20307.48Water Fund 9118.42Sewer Fund 13468.29Revenue Total 69522.52

Proceeding of the City of Ruthven

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Nominations Being Accepted for Clay County 4-H Hall of Fame

Nominations are now being accepted for the Clay County 4-H Hall of Fame. Clay County 4-H is seeking nominations for the 2021 Iowa Hall of Fame Inductee of the year.

Isabel Dehrkoop, Youth Program Coordinator with the Clay County ISU Extension says "We are looking for individuals that practice community leadership in their profession or their community, with character qualities by evidence of their role in the 4-H program or in their life and their continuing commitment to our 4-H and youth development programs. They can be a former 4-H member who have achieved notable accomplishments and successes in their chosen career or life goals and who continue to use those successes as a mentor or role model."

She says that nominations should be sent to the Clay County ISU Extension Office. "Write it in the form of a letter, or they can email the Clay County Extension office. They can also mail this to 110 West 4th Street here in Spencer. No formal application is required."

Nominations must be received by May 3.

April 26 Pick Up Your Horseshoe

Dreamcatcher Kit at RuthvenLibrary – All Supplies Included

April 29 Author Mary McSwainSteele to Talk at Ruthven

Library10:00 a.m.

May 8 Wings & Wetlands from 1:00 p.m.-to 4:00 p.m. at Lost

Island Nature Center. Pre-registration

Required 837-4866

Page 2 The Ruthven Zipcode Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Proceeding of the Palo Alto County Supervisor’s

CourthouseEmmetsburg, IowaApril 13th, 2021, 8:00 a.m. The Palo Alto County Board of

Supervisors met in regular session. Members present: Linus Solberg, Chair; Ronald Graettinger, Roger Faulstick, Craig Merrill, Keith Wirtz. Present: Peter Hart, County Attorney; Joe Schany, Democrat/Reporter.

Unless otherwise indicated, all of the motions offered at this meeting were carried with the following vote: Ayes: Graettinger, Faulstick, Merrill Wirtz, Solberg. Nays: None. Abstentions: None.

Motion by Graettinger, seconded by Merrill to approve the agenda for April 13th, 2021. Motion Carried.

Motion by Wirtz, seconded by Graettinger to approve the minutes for April 6th, 2021. Motion Carried.

Motion by Faulstick, seconded by Wirtz to approve the Recorder’s monthly report ending March 31, 2021. Motion Carried.

Sarah Strohman, Community Health Director, met with the Board by conference call to give an update on COVID19 and vaccine. Palo Alto County is at a 3% positivity rate and has 10 new cases. Public Health continues to recommend mask mandate.

No one was present for public comment.

Walter Davis-Oeth, County Engineer, met with the Board. Walter presented utility permits and DOT budget for FY21 and FY22. Walter presented the 5-year construction program for roads.

Motion by Faulstick, seconded by Merrill to approve an underground utility permit application for Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative in Sections 20 & 29 of Emmetsburg Township. Motion Carried.

Motion by Graettinger, seconded by Merrill to approve an underground utility permit application for Iowa Lakes Regional Water in Sections 29 & 30 of Walnut Township. Motion Carried.

Motion by Merrill, seconded by Wirtz to approve an underground utility permit application for Ayrshire Farmers Mutual Telephone Company in Silver Lake, Great Oak, and Booth Townships. Motion Carried.

Motion by Wirtz, seconded by Graettinger to approve an underground utility permit application for Terrill Telephone Cooperative to provide fiber broadband communications to subscribers. Motion Carried.

Motion by Merrill, 2nd by Faulstick to approve the amended Iowa DOT budget for FY2021. Motion Carried.

Motion by Graettinger, 2nd by Wirtz to approve the Iowa DOT budget for FY2022. Motion Carried.

Motion by Graettinger, 2nd by Merrill to introduce and approve Resolution #4-13-2021 for the 5-year construction program for Palo Alto County. Ayes: Graettinger, Faulstick, Merrill, Wirtz. Nays: Solberg. Resolution Passed.

Motion by Wirtz, 2nd by Merrill to approve PCC patching contract with Ten Point Construction for $136,951. Motion Carried.

Motion by Graettinger, 2nd by Wirtz to approve the Cost Advisory Services Report for FY20. Motion Carried.

Carmen Moser, Auditor, presented the Budget Amendment for FY21.

Motion by Merrill, 2nd by Faulstick to set the budget amendment hearing date for May 4, 2021, at 9:00 am in the Courthouse Boardroom. Motion Carried.

Committee Reports: Keith Wirtz—Raccoon Watershed Meeting; Roger Faulstick: jail committee.

The Board held an informational meeting regarding a private ditch facility to be included with Drainage

District No. 175. Present: Bill Brown, Randy Loomis, Kirby Sampson, Laurie Schneider, Mary Barrick, Conservation; Collin Klingbeil, Bolton & Menk; Jim Hudson, Drainage Attorney; Jordan Morey, Auditor’s Office.

Bill Brown had asked the Board of Supervisors to consider having the private ditch be part of the Drainage District No. 175 facility. The private ditch is located in Highland Township, Section 1 and Silver Lake Township, Section 1. This area was annexed into the watershed of Drainage District No. 175.

The landowners along the private ditch were notified of the informational meeting. Collin Klingbeil stated that the private ditch outlets to a natural waterway and then enters the main open ditch of Drainage District 175. If the landowners decide to make this a drainage facility, the engineer would have to prepare a report on right-of-way acquisition, reclassification and official grade and elevations.

Jim Hudson is going to review a prior lawsuit regarding a box culvert. More information is needed. Tillford Prairie was also discussed and Mary Barrick, Conservation, is working on a project to help with the water control. No action was taken.

Motion by Graettinger, seconded by Merrill to approve the claims and drainage claims for April 13th, 2021. Motion Carried.

General Basic FundAmerican Business Phones

Buildings 408.00BLUE LAKE WEBSITES ANITRA

LARS Misc Expense 497.60Brew Oil LLC Cash Allowances 40.00Brown Winick Consultants 5320.80BUSINESS FORMS & SYSTEMS CO.

Stationery/Forms/Gen Ofc 242.26Canon Photocopy

& Dup. Serv. 166.00Central Iowa Distributing Inc

Custodial Supplies 397.30Terry Chamberlain Misc

Expense 240.00City of Emmetsburg Sanitation

& Disposal Ser 24.47Christina Clausen Employee

Mileage & Subs. 36.00E-Pride Stationery/

Forms/Gen Ofc 39.61Emmetsburg Ford Minor

MV Parts & Access 192.92E.M.U. utilities 1105.46Emmetsburg Publishing Co.

Board Proceedings 862.66Fareway Custodial

Supplies 30.49GALLS, LLC Wearing

Apparel & Uniform 118.91Florian Goergen Bus 51.50Graettinger Times Board

Proceedings 936.57Vincent H. Heller Bus 479.75Ronald Hersom Bus 75.00Hometown Electric

Buildings 1427.00IA COUNTY ATTORNEYS ASSN

Dues & Memberships 381.00IA State Assn of Counties

Educational/Training Serv 125.00IA Office of State Medical Exm

Medical & Health Services 2650.00MAGGIE JACKSON Wages-

Temp, Pt. Time Empl 120.00Mackenzie King Wages-

Temp, Pt. Time Empl 136.00MISSY KING Wages-

Temp, Pt. Time Empl 42.50Loffler Companies - 131511 Office

& Data Processing 173.72Mail Services, LLC Postage

& Mailing 300.74Matt's Cleaning Service Salary-

Regular Employees 500.00Timothy McCarthy Animal

Bounties & Apiaris 1750.00MEDIACOM LLC

Telecommunications Serv.- 803.63Victoria Merwald Employee

Mileage & Subs. 90.87National Sheriffs' Association

Educational/Training Serv 321.57Northwest Communications

Telecommunications Serv.- 1426.92NW IA Youth Emergency Services

Legal & Ct-Related Servic 627.75Palo Alto Co Comm Health Ser

Board of Health 2246.35Palo Alto Co Emergency Mgmt

Contrib to Other Gov & Or 2118.25

Palo Alto Co Fair Assn Contrib to Other Gov & Or 15117.62

Palo Alto Co Gun Club Misc Expense 1795.50

Palo Alto Co Historic School Misc Expense 1799.50

Palo Alto Co Sec Road Fuels 2946.56

QS LAWN AND PEST, LLC Buildings 65.00

River Valley Telecommunication Electric Light & Power 464.75

Deb Rouse Household & Institutional 67.96

Ruthven Zipcode Official Pub & Legal Noti 126.00

SLASH POINT SALES Office & Data Processing 240.70

HOWARD SMITH Bus 582.00Solutions Inc.

services 970.66Swanson Hardware #3001

Custodial Supplies 98.87Thomson Reuters West Payment C

Legal Research Service 516.63Verizon phone service 320.14VISA Educational/

Training Serv 2653.54Von Bokern Associates, Inc

Consultants 2000.00West Bend Ford Minor

MV Parts & Access 318.13West Bend Journal Official

Pub & Legal Noti 123.75Windstream phone 1077.02General Supplemental FundE.M.U. utilities 149.01IA State Assn of Counties Dues

& Memberships 225.00SEAT TREASURER C/O ISAC

Educational/Training Serv 40.00Rural Services Basic FundEmmetsburg Library Contrib

to Other Gov & Or 11277.13Graettinger Library Contrib

to Other Gov & Or 4792.78Mallard Library Contrib

to Other Gov & Or 3946.99Northern Rolloff Sanitation

& Disposal Ser 185.00Northwest Communications

Telecommunications Serv.- 81.95Palo Alto Co Sec

Road Fuels 300.07Randy's Repair Motor

Vehicle Equipment 470.52River Valley Telecommunication

Telecommunications Serv.- 85.47Ruthven Library Contrib

to Other Gov & Or 3946.99City of Spencer Sanitation

& Disposal Ser 23435.48Swanson Hardware #3001

Buildings 116.90West Bend Library Contrib

to Other Gov & Or 4228.93Secondary Road FundAlliant Energy Engineering

Services 193.13Amp Your Good Inc Control the

Engineering Services 1104.64Arnold Motor Supply ATT: Sue

Engineering Services 97.31Ayrshire Farmers Mut Telephone

Engineering Services 41.24Bomgaars Engineering

Services 290.55Central Iowa Distributing Inc

Engineering Services 133.20Chemsearch Engineering

Services 218.45Cintas Engineering

Services 119.58City of Cylinder Engineering

Services 55.00Emmet County Engineer

Engineering Services 7945.19City of Emmetsburg

Engineering Services 58.97Equipment Blades, Inc

Engineering Services 1824.88Fareway Engineering

Services 70.80Fleet Pride Truck & Trailer

Engineering Services 763.74Force America Distributing,LLC

Engineering Services 52.10Graettinger Hardware

Engineering Services 24.76Graettinger Mun. Utilities Gra

Engineering Services 481.84Graettinger Times Engineering

Services 137.50Melissa Hall Engineering

Services 38.64Hallett Materials Engineering

Services 1905.70Iowa Lakes Regional Water

Engineering Services 105.09Iowa State University Institut

Engineering Services 400.00Interstate Batteries Engineering

Services 653.75Johnston Automotive

Engineering Services 62.46K & W Electric Inc Engineering

Services 1151.00K.C. Nielsen Ltd Engineering

Services 2624.67KRISTAT AUTO PARTS LLC

Engineering Services 123.12Lube Tech Accelerating Perform

Engineering Services 1580.42 City of Mallard Engineering

Services 68.70Maxyield Cooperative

Engineering Services 1320.00MidAmerican Energy

Engineering Services 1363.03Robin K Moore Engineering

Services 61.50Murphy Tractor & Equipment

Engineering Services 3065.23Northern Safety Co., Inc.

Engineering Services 198.19Northwest Communications

Engineering Services 47.28Palo Alto Co Auditor

Engineering Services 46.71Palo Alto Co Health System

Engineering Services 777.00Picrays Welding & Fab.

Engineering Services 83.23Petroleum Marketers Mgt Insur

Engineering Services 5887.00River Valley Telecommunication

Engineering Services 77.13Ruthven Coop Oil Co

Engineering Services 25574.94City of Ruthven Engineering

Services 90.24SLASH POINT SALES

Engineering Services 515.70Swanson Hardware #3001

Engineering Services 80.57Veri-Tank Engineering

Services 250.00Verizon Engineering

Services 208.04West Bend Journal

Engineering Services 37.50 Windstream Engineering

Services 519.15Ziegler Inc Engineering

Services 2689.99Emergency Mgmnt AgencyDickinson Co Emer Management

Educational/Training Serv 150.00Emmetsburg Ford Parts 1170.12E911 Surcharge FundAyrshire Farmers Mut Telephone

Engineering Services 154.30Century Link Engineering

Services 329.58E-Pride Stationery/

Forms/Gen Ofc 57.93MCI Comm Service

Engineering Services 34.43MEDIACOM LLC Engineering

Services 168.37Northwest Communications

Engineering Services 758.78River Valley Telecommunication

Engineering Services 886.55Verizon phone

service 3.65Windstream phone 358.05WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS

ATTE phone 212.87Drainage ClaimsMichael Behrendsen Jt 13

wtrway Commissioner 75.00 Bolton & Menk, Inc. DDN15

eng exp FEMA 137.00 Bolton & Menk, Inc. DD28

eng exp 8200.00 Bolton & Menk, Inc. DD61

Main eng exp 1177.50 Bolton & Menk, Inc. DD7

eng exp FEMA 304.50 Bolton & Menk, Inc. DD80

LowerMain FEMA 405.00 Bill Brown DD28

commissioner 150.00 D D 23 Main Open DD23

MainTile transfer 296939.77 Emmetsburg Publishing Co. DD28

pub annexation 921.81 Emmetsburg Publishing Co. DD28

pub exp reclass 65.97 Emmetsburg Publishing Co. DD61

pub repairs&improve 131.37 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc.

DD 162 eng exp 1695.60 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc.

DD119 eng exp 1278.00 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc.

DD160 eng exp 556.30 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc.

DD23 Main eng FEMA 918.75 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc.

DD41 eng exp FEMA 1203.75 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc.

DD47 eng exp 1308.75 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc.

DD48 Lat1 eng exp 497.50 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc.

DD5 eng exp FEMA 1140.00 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc.

DD57 eng exp 497.50 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc.

DD61 LatA eng exp 155.00 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc.

DD81 eng exp 6709.80 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc.

DD92 eng exp 1315.00 Jacobson-Westergard&Assoc,Inc.

DD923 Lat2 eng exp 565.00 Darrel Reed Jt13

watrwy Commissioner 75.00 Allen Stangl DD28

commissioner 150.00 Darren A. Stearns DD81

beaver trapping 1600.00 Motion by Graettinger, 2nd by

Wirtz to adjourn. Motion Carried. Linus Solberg,

Chairman Carmen Moser, County Auditor

published April 21, 2021