he said, “and there’s a lot of play-ers who have come to the table to help with fi nancing. It’s imperative they keep the ability to buy that building and have it as part of their fi nancial package.” Councilman Brent Ricker asked Sharp if Heartland would consider increasing the amount it pays the city for use of the building if an ex-tension were granted. After some discussion, Sharp and the council agreed to extend the existing lease with an option to purchase for up to 12 months, and that Heartland would take over payment of ap-proximately $10,200 in property taxes on the property for the period of the lease.Garbage service As part of his regular report, city superintendent Brent Wise discussed the feasibility of the city operating its own garbage service. He listed a number of startup costs such as purchase of a truck and garbage receptacles and ongoing expenses such as landfi ll fees, fuel and wages. The only difference would be whether the city would hire a full-time or part-time em-ployee. With a part-time employee, Wise estimated a fi rst-year cost of $233,205.25 to begin the ser-vice. In sub

number of proposals to generate increased road fund revenue across the state. A 2011 DOT report listed a number of other proposals that had received some degree of sup-port from the public: a one cent tax per bushel of corn/soybeans that would be spent on local roads in the county from which the revenue was generated, an increase of the fee for new vehicle registrations from fi ve to six percent, raising the cost of a driver’s license, a fee tied to vehicle miles traveled, a sales tax on fuel purchases and a fl at fee charged on high-fuel-effi ciency/al-ternatively fueled/hybrid vehicles. Another proposal would create segments of toll roads similar to the Kansas Turnpike and others found mostly in eastern states. County bond issue An increase in the fuel tax would require passage through the Iowa legislature, and accord-ing to legislators Cecil Dolecheck and Joni Ernst, discussion of this issue is currently not a top priority in this legislative session. Without state action to generate needed road revenue, the burden of the cost to repair and maintain county roads falls upon residents through increased property taxes. A $9 million bond issue was brought before the voters in Ring-gold county in November 2011, but it was defeated with only 48 percent voting in favor of the bond. According to Gunsolley, the revenue generated by the bond would have been dedicated entire-ly to repair and maintain approxi-mately 50 miles of the 75 miles of the county’s seal coat roads. At the time, Gunsolley had estimated the bond would have increased residental propert y tax es

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Record NewsRecord News The Mount Ayr city council re-ceived renewal information on the city’s insurance coverage, extend-ed a building lease with Heartland Energy Solutions and continued discussion about the feasibility of a city-operated garbage service at its regular meeting this week.Insurance Phil Tyler, the agent responsible for the city’s property, casualty and workers’ compensation insurance coverage, was on hand to explain the renewal process as well as the likelihood of increased premiums, especially for workers’ compensa-tion coverage. Tyler walked the council through changes in the insurance industry and the mechanism used to set workers’ compensation rates. He explained these rates are set by the National Council of Compen-sation (NCC), which examines the rate of losses and the severity of losses each year. Based upon their research, he said the NCC has set an average four percent rate in-crease effective April 1 with anoth-er seven percent average increase effective July 1. Tyler agreed to prepare for the seeking of bids for the next three years of coverage, and a decision to award the coverage will be made at the April 1 council meeting.Heartland building lease Charlie Sharp, representing

Council talks leases, garbage, insurance costs

Heartland Energy Solutions, ap-peared before the council to re-quest a short-term extension to the existing fi ve-year lease on a city-owned building on South Cleve-land Street. The original agreement set February 23, 2013 as the date by which Heartland would agree to purchase the property and March 31 as the end date of the agreement overall. As part of his presentation, Sharp provided a detailed review of Heartland’s progress in design-ing and producing an energy-effi -cient wind turbine system. Sharp said his company is in the process of arranging a fi nancial package, including a letting of stock, that will raise the capital necessary to begin full-scale production of the turbines. He predicted by 2016 Heartland could employ up to 170 people and turn out 200 turbines per year. Heartland currently has 22 employees. He told the council ownership of the property was an important piece of the arrangements for fi -nancial support, but he asked the council to extend the lease for nine to 12 months to allow the fi nan-cial arrangements to fi nalize. Kim Greenland, president of the local branch of Great Western Bank, spoke in support of Sharp’s re-quest. “We have had a great work-ing relationship with Heartland,”

Clearfi eld Lions turn out for honorMembers and friends of the Clearfi eld Lion’s Club gathered Saturday morning for a group photo that will be featured in the international orga-nization’s offi cial magazine. Clearfi eld was selected for the honor after being recognized as having the largest Lions chapter in the state, despite

being in one of the smallest towns. Representatives for Lions International were on hand and greeted by the local Lions with a free soup dinner. The magazine featuring the Clearfi eld club will be distributed to 1.4 million Lions members worldwide.

Taking a breakA fl ock of Canada geese settle in on a pond near Clearfi eld Saturday morning. The nesting area is posted to keep people away from the several hundred geese gathered there.

Farmer/author/storyteller Mi-chael Cotter will present stories about farming, farmers and their community 7 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 14 at the Princess Theater. The presentation is sponsored by the Mount Ayr Chamber of Com-merce, the Princess Theater and the Mount Ayr Lions. Tickets are available at the door for $10. The Lions will serve a roast beef and pork loin dinner from 5-7 p.m. at the First Christian Church prior to the performance. Cost is $8.00. According to a press release, Cotter is a “third-generation south-ern Minnesota farmer, dad and storyteller. He is a combination of pride in straight corn rows and concern for a healthy environ-ment. His Irish-Catholic heritage gives him the gift of compassion and understanding, blended with a little blarney, and his gentle nature invites his audiences to look deep within themselves to fi nd their own stories. He believes in farming, in people and in the healing power of storytelling.” Cotter is host of “Remember When” on KAUS radio in Austin, MN and founder and host of the video production “Stroies of Heal-

ing.” His books include “Memo-ries: A Collection of Personal Sto-ries,” “A Storyteller is a Soybean,” and “Growing Up on a Minnesota Farm.” His stories are also avail-able on the CDs “Stories of the Land,” “People of the Earth,” “Dad’s Stories and Farm Memo-ries,” “Minnesota Seasons” and “Amazing Grace and Minnesota.” He has appeared at the Smith-sonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN. He also gave the keynote address at the Texas Storytelling Conference in Fort Worth.

Michael Cotter

Editor’s note: This is the fi nal part of a three-part series focusing on infrastructure maintenance in Ringgold county, specifi cally roads and bridges. The fi rst part docu-mented the need for infrastructure improvement. The second part ex-amined the current level of funding for county roads. This fi nal install-ment will summarize proposals for increasing revenues as well as the possible ramifi cations if revenues remain at current levels. Iowa legislators and local gov-ernment offi cials are well aware of the dilemma they face in addressing the aging road and bridge system in the state. All agree funding for roads and bridges has for decades lagged far behind the amount nec-essary to keep up with basic main-tenance and repair, let alone allow-ing for signifi cant improvement. Each year the condition of roads and bridges across the state contin-ues to deteriorate, and government offi cials responsible for effi cient and safe transportation must make a politically diffi cult choice: raise revenues or reduce services. In response to a 2006 Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) report that identifi ed the “perfect storm” in road mainte-nance needs, the Iowa legislature created the Transportation Moves the Economy in the 21st Century Fund (TIME-21) in 2008. The legislation creating the fund also included a number of proposals to increase road revenues. Unfor-tunately, most of those proposals were never implemented, and what little increased revenue generated by TIME-21 has not kept up with skyrocketing costs, thus perpetuat-ing the “perfect storm.” In a discussion of the future of Iowa roads and bridges, it may be useful to review some of those pro-posals a second time.Increased fuel tax The increased revenue from the TIME-21 legislation came pri-marily from increased registration fees and other fees on Iowa ve-

Cotter to headline ag appreciation event

County roads solutions expensivehicles. According to the DOT, the state collects approximately $440 million in fuel taxes as compared with approximately $780 million in vehicle registrations, licenses and other fees. The state’s fuel tax provides 34 percent of Iowa’s bud-get for roads and bridges, while in many states fuel taxes account for anywhere from 50 to 70 percent of road funds. Iowa’s fuel tax rates have not changed since 1989 and currently rank in the bottom third among states nationally. Currently fuel is taxed at 21 cents per gallon for gasoline, 19 cents per gallon for ethanol blends and 22.5 cents per gallon for diesel fuel. According to DOT estimates, had prices kept up with infl ation refl ected in the Consumer Price Index, fuel taxes would be 34.8 cents per gallon for gasoline, 33.1 cents per gallon for ethanol blendds and 39.2 cents per gallon for diesel. Moreover, if prices had kept pace with Iowa’s Construction Cost Index, tax on gasoline would be 49.7 cents per gallon, 47.2 cents per gallon on ethanol blends and 55.9 cents per gallon for diesel. One recommendation to gen-erate revenue to come out of the TIME-21 report was an across-the-board increase in the state’s fuel tax. The report estimated increased revenues of $21 million per year for each cent of tax increase. From a consumer standpoint, a Univer-sity of Iowa report estimates the average Iowan would pay an addi-tional $4.75 per year for each one cent increase. Besides increased road revenue overall, proponents of a fuel tax increase cite one main side benefi t: capturing more revenue from out-of-state motorists who pay no reg-istration fees in the state. A 2007 DOT study revealed Iowa drivers accounted for 80 percent of road usage and pay 87 percent of Road Use Tax Fund (RUTF) revenue. In comparison, out-of-state motorists account for 20 percent of road us-

age but pay only 13 percent into the RUTF. Short of an across-the-board fuel tax increase, the TIME-21 report also offered more limited proposals such as an increased tax on diesel fuel only and/or the elimination of the ethanol fuel tax reduction. Another proposal rec-ommended adding an automatic annual adjustment to fuel tax rates based on infl ation. Some argue the fuel tax is the fairest way to raise money for roads because it is a use tax - the more you drive, the more you pay. An increase in the state fuel tax, however, is not popular with a majority of Iowans. A February 13, 2013 poll conducted by the Des Moines Register showed 63 percent of those surveyed opposed a 10 cents per gallon fuel tax in-crease while only 35 percent were in favor. Ringgold county engineer Zach Gunsolley has estimated the coun-ty could receive approximately $400,000 per year to the county’s Secondary Road Fund and approx-imately $90,000 per year to the county’s Farm-to-Market account if a 10 cent per gallon fuel tax were adopted. And while he would welcome any increased revenue to his department, Gunsolley stated an increased fuel tax may not pro-vide as much revenue to Ringgold county has some might anticipate. “Because of the variables in the tug-of-war between rural and ur-ban,” he said, “I don’t see that as the shoo-in because you can’t be guaranteed that you’ll get what you think you’re going to get.”Other proposals While the idea of increasing the Iowa fuel tax captures the most headlines and creates the most controversy, it is only one of a

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Grassley speaks to Mount Ayr students during visit

U.S. Senator Charles Grassley speaks to Mount Ayr students Tuesday.

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U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley met with students at Mount Ayr Community high school Tuesday afternoon and spent over an hour answering their questions on cur-rent issues. Grassley open the session by explaining he hosts between 25 to 30 student interns in his Washing-ton DC offi ce each year and invited interested students to inquire about becoming an intern. Johnathan Triggs open the stu-dent questions by asking about what programs the government is currently working on to provide fi nancial assistance to college students. Grassley replied that he agrees with Pres. Obama’s goal to keep fi nancial aid accessible in order to make college more af-fordable to more students. In turn, however, he said colleges should do all they can to keep tuition rates down to reach the same goal. He reminded students that Pell grants and guaranteed student loans are the most commonly used federal programs to obtain money for col-lege. Jake Sobotka followed up the question by asking if Grassley felt the increased interest in student fi nancial aid was a result of Pres. Obama stating he wanted everyone to have access to a college educa-tion. Grassley said he agreed that Pres. Obama’s focus on educa-tion has heightened awareness of problems with fi nancial aid, but he added that there is currently a re-evaluation of whether we as a na-tion have pushed a college degree too much. He said it’s unfortunate

when a student racks up four years worth of student debt and then can’t fi nd a job. Colleges, he said, should also carry some responsibil-ity to alert students that jobs may not be available in certain majors. Emily Fox asked Grassley what he would like to see Pres. Obama do in his second term. Grassley re-plied he would like to see him do what he promised to do all along: bring transparency to the execu-tive branch. Grassley said he had repeatedly asked for information from the executive branch and had received nothing. “I’ve been stone-walled by this administration more than any other,” he said. “I’ve been stonewalled before by Republicans as well as Democrats but never like I have with this administration.” Casey Paxson inquired about

the future of Social Security. Grass-ley said social security may not be around for Paxson’s generation unless something very dramatic is done quickly. Those changes, he said, cannot come overnight. Rath-er they must be planned fi ve to ten years into the future to allow those already approaching retirement to make necessary preparations. Bailea Stark asked Grassley what he felt about teachers carry-ing guns. Grassley said those deci-sions should be left up to each in-dividual school district based upon their needs. The needs of a school in Chicago are quite different from your school here in Mount Ayr, he said. Zach Lemon stated that some

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Fifty Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, February 14, 1963.) Masonic Lodges of seven coun-ties in this area will hold a workshop February 22 in Mount Ayr in honor of a man who was president of the United Sates and worshipful master of his lodge at the same time. W. T. Timby, a member of the Masonic Lodge for 50 years, was honored Friday evening by members of Faith Lodge No. 179, A. F. & A. M. He received a 50-year certifi ca-tion from the hand of Grand Master Ralph C. Brown of Bloomfi eld. Clair (Skip) Eason, principal, has been elected to the position of superintendent of the Diagonal Community school for the ensuing year. Mr. Eason will fi ll the vacancy caused by the resignation of Herman D. Freel, school superintendent since 1961, which becomes effective July 1, 1963. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Eason of Washington township and a graduate of the Mount Ayr high school. Three Mount Ayr Community high school wrestlers advanced in district competition Tuesday night in Corning. Larry Knight, Dean Hall and Dick Stephens in the 154-pound, 138-pound and 127-pound classes, respectively, will compete again Saturday afternoon. Knight gained two pins over wrestlers from Far-ragut and Cambria-Corydon; Hall pinned a Winterset wrestler, and Dick Stephens took an overtime decision from Leon. Jerry Waugh, the six-foot, three-inch Raider center, will need to score less than half of his game average to exceed the individual scoring record of 482 held by Kenny Pickens since 1955. Waugh, a senior, will be playing his last high school game Friday night when the Raiders host the Lenox Tigers. The drivers of two cars were injured, one seriously, in a head-on collision Thursday morning about 10:15 o’clock on a gravel road 10 miles northeast of Mount Ayr. Seri-ously injured in the accident was Gilbert (Bill) Webb, Jr. of Mount Ayr who suffered arm, jaw and nose fractures and punctured lungs. The driver of the other car, Mrs. Dale Greene of Ellston, suffered face and head cuts and bruises and Craig and Curtis Greene, who were riding with

their mother, received only scratches and bruises. The Mighty Three, who had previously won the fi rst half bowl-ing title, became champions for the Junior Boys’ League (fi fth, sixth and seventh grades), when competition was completed Wednesday of last week. They fi nished the season with a total of 16 wins and eight losses. Alan Fetty captains the Mighty Three, members of which are Mike McNeill and Curt Stringham. Larry Hunter served as a substitute for the team. The Twins Shop, Mount Ayr’s newest business venture, was opened to the public on Monday. Formal opening of the store, lo-cated at 104 N. Taylor, has been scheduled for February 22 and 23, according to Eva Sage, owner, and Doris Barker, manager. Well-known lines are featured in all of the ladies’ ready-to-wear merchandise avail-able in the Twins Shop. The Twins Shop in this city is the fourth to be opened by its owners -- Mrs. Sage and her twin, Evia Jeter. The other stores are located in Afton, Osceola and Leon. Truman Dulany, who had op-erated the Q Club in Mount Ayr for several months, purchased the business Monday from the Kenneth Markley estate. Immediate posses-sion was given. Births reported at Ringgold County Hospital this week were a son, born Feb. 8, to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Cannon of Mount Ayr; a son, born Feb. 9, to Mr. and Mrs. William Ward of Villisca, and a son, born Feb. 10, to Mr. and Mrs. Allyn Young of Sheridan, MO. Obituaries this week were Jesse Clair Cannon, Kenneth Kyle Markley, Samuel Wanker, Clarence Charles Canfi eld, Ruth Abagille Lester Gammon and Mrs. Corda McPherson.

Twenty-fi ve Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, February 25, 1988.) Continuing the present policies will not bring peace between Israel and the Palestinians in Israel and the surrounding area. That’s the assess-ment of the Middle East situation of Billie Marchik from the American Friends Service Committee in Des Moines who shared insights into the confl ict there in visits to the area

this week. She spoke to students at the Mount Ayr Community high school Friday and was interviewed Saturday morning during a swing through southwest Iowa which also included speaking at Lenox high school, a seminar in Creston Saturday and speaking in United Methodist Churches in Zion and Orient Sunday. Eldon and Mary Stroburg of rural Blockton today are sharing about their three-week tour of the People’s Republic of China. Stroburg is postmaster at Blockton and is a former representative in the Iowa legislature. Mrs. Stroburg is a beautician. They considered the experience “the trip of a lifetime.” They have been out of the United States one other time, in 1981, when they were the guests of an exchange student, Fred Kagi of Switzerland, who was part of their family for the 1966-67 school year. At that time they took a tour of Europe. Brenda Lee Murphy, fi ve, daugh-ter of Bill and Monica Murphy of Parnell, MO, is a state fi nalist in the Miss Missouri American Princess Pageant to be held February 27-28 at the Adam’s Mark Hotel in Kansas City. Her grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Allyn Jarred of Tingley. Mount Ayr Lions Club president Dave Richards presented the an-nual 4-H award trophies to Emily McAlexander and Doug Hickman, recognizing their outstanding work in the county 4-H program. It’s “on to state” for MAC wrestlers Jeff Scott and Scott Eng-land, who advanced from district competition Saturday, Feb. 20, at Liberty Center. Raider representa-tives Cody Shay and Joe Love placed fourth and Ed McCreary took third to squelch their state reservations, but helped the MAC team to a sixth place district fi nish with 40 points. Births reported this week were a daughter, born Feb. 19, to Robert and Janet Rivera of Mount Ayr and a daughter, born Feb. 21, to Randy and Sheila Finer of Mount Ayr. Obituaries in this issue were Harrison Henry Link, Callista Shay Conwell and James “Mac” Clay-pool.

Ten Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, February 13, 2003.) Jacque Baker was crowned the

2003 Ringgold county beef queen at the annual county Cattlemen’s As-sociation meeting Saturday. Baker is the daughter of Mark and Janelle Baker of Diagonal. Ringgold County Sheriff’s Of-fi ce has fi nished investigating an incident involving the Mount Ayr Golf & Country Club and another incident where nine cattle owned by Doyle Richards were shot. A new date has been set for a visit by astronaut Peggy Whitson to the Mount Ayr Community school district. According to elementary principal Rob Olsen, Whitson is now scheduled to visit the school on Friday, April 4. Junior and senior members of the Diagonal homecoming court include DaNelle Moffi tt, Tory Walkup, Alex Stephens, Trisha Moffi tt, Danielle Newton, Greg Goodale, Cody Wer-ner and Trevor Wolf. Four awards were received by the Mount Ayr Record-News when the results of the Iowa Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest were announced Friday in Des Moines. Awards for excellence in editorial writing, news feature writing, coverage of agriculture and agriculture advertising were received at the awards banquet. The Mount Ayr Record-News com-petes in a class with other weekly newspapers in Iowa who have subscriber numbers between 1,401 and 2,649. Mount Ayr Chamber of Com-merce members held a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday morning at Tires Plus, located on Highways 2 and 169 next to Splash n’ Dash. Bobby Haley, owner and manager, is now open for business. Nancy Elmer, daughter of Diane Huntsman and Richard Elmer of Mount Ayr, was installed as Worthy Advisor of Mount Ayr Assembly #160, International Order of Rain-bow for Girls in Iowa and Minnesota on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003 at the Mount Ayr Masonic Temple. Brian Inloes received the award as the highest scoring eighth grader and the third place individual overall in the regional MathCounts competi-tion held in Council Bluffs recently. The Mount Ayr Community team, which also included Grant Larsen, Lucas Smith and Zach Lynch, won the trophy as the top small school team in the contest. Kevin Trullinger won the Pride of Iowa conference wrestling title at 215 pounds. Obituaries this week were Mi-chael “Jack” Ward and Karen LaVon (Nickles) Woolheater.

Sure, there’s been some snow this winter, but enough to cut the drought defi cit in the Upper Mid-west? Nope! And, the drought has cut into the corn supply, too, result-ing in constrictions for the ethanol industry, constrictions of a very se-rious nature. This winter, ethanol producers are seeing last year’s corn crop, devastated by widespread drought conditions, dwindling to the point where decisions are being made about keeping many plants open. The Associated Press reports that 20 of the nation’s 211 ethanol plants have shuttered in the past 12 months, including January of this year. The AP said that leaves plants in 28 states still functioning and pro-ducing 13 billion gallons annually, up quite sharply from the 2.1 bil-lion gallons produced nationwide in 2002. The report said about 10 percent of all gasoline used domes-tically contains ethanol or other biofuels. What matters in these droughty times is this: Some 40 percent of the corn crop is used to produce ethanol (about 95 percent of U.S. ethanol is made from corn) and

producers are trying to keep up with the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), which means full-tilt pro-duction. But some experts believe at least some of the crop can be di-verted back into food production. They said any immediate cut-backs in ethanol corn use would have little impact on consumers, that a surplus has developed due to more fuel-effi cient cars and fewer miles being driven because of the linger-ing effects of the Great Recession. The AP quoted Chris Hurt, an economist at Purdue University, as saying, “There needs to be a tri-fecta of good news – the drought ending, a good corn crop this sea-son and lower corn prices – before

ethanol production gets back on its feet.” That’s a pretty tall order, but Hurt believes the industry ‘touched bottom’ in the last quarter. The trouble is the long-term ef-fects of drought. Farmers thought they had a record corn crop grow-ing in 2012, but as the drought tightened its grip, those predictions went out the window and supplies got tighter while prices kept rising. This created a tough scenario for effi cient ethanol production nation-wide. The fact is, even though more acres were planted to corn in 2012 than in 2011, 13 percent less corn was harvested, the AP reported. Note: The 770,000 gallons per day produced by ethanol plants in the last full week of January were the fewest produced since the U.S. En-ergy Information Administration

began tracking weekly data in June of 2010. Of the 20 plants that ceased pro-duction in the past year, one was in Minnesota, six were in Nebraska, two in Indiana, and 10 states have seen at least one plant close. The AP said Geoff Cooper, vice presi-dent for research and analysis for the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), noted that about 1,000 workers were employed by the closing plants, but he didn’t know how many were laid off. With the impact of the drought continuing as we move toward the 2013 planting season, there is sure to be continuing stress on the corn supply, both for ethanol’s needs and for the nation’s tummies—not to mention grain available for ex-port. I’ll see ya!

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THOUGHTS& other thingsBY ALAN SMITH

A wedding in January and a wedding in February. In the same family. Now that has to be quite a winter.My brother Doug, and especially his wife Judy, surely must be coming up for air this week after their second daughter was married in a fi ve-week period. Back in January, their daughter Natalie added Wayne Marten to the family and then this past week-end their oldest daughter Lauren added Danny Nixon to the clan. We enjoyed sharing in the celebrations, but were also kind of glad that we weren’t the ones getting all the details handled in such a short period. February will be a month of celebrating for Lauren and Danny. There is Valentine’s Day, of course, but now they will have their wedding anniversary in the month too. Add the fact that both of them have Febru-ary birthdays and it will be quite the month. At least Danny won’t have much of an excuse for forgetting which month they all fall in. The two weddings were quite different, refl ecting the personalities of the couples. Natalie had envisioned a more traditional candlelight wedding in a historic church with attendants and a unique donut and hot chocolate reception following in the church basement. Lauren had a simpler ceremony with a little more elab-orate reception, all taking place in a rustic lodge in a city park. Both brides were beautiful -- and both ended up wearing their mother’s wedding dress to keep a family tradition going. We helped Lauren celebrate her 25th birthday Fri-day night in Independence, MO as a prelude to the busy weekend. We were staying the weekend with Valle’s mother, so on Saturday we took part in the hour and a half adventure of going to a big city grocery store to take Nana grocery shopping. We went back to Nana’s for lunch, where Nathan and Julie and Cara joined us.Daughters Erin and Cara were singing son Nathan’s new music for the hymn “Beautiful Savior” for the service, so the Cornish clan joined us from Columbia, MO on Saturday too. While Valle, Erin and Cara went shopping Satur-day afternoon, Peter and I took the grandkids to Barnes and Noble, our favorite place to hang out and look for books. The Cornish clan stayed with Peter’s mother Saturday night while we helped Cara get her house ready for Sunday morning activity. The wedding was at 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon in Overland Park, KS, so there wasn’t going to be an op-portunity for attending a regular church service that morning. Many of the people helping with the wedding met at Cara’s for a worship service at 10 a.m. and then it was off to the wedding venue. The lodge was open to the crew for the fi rst time at noon but Lauren and Judy had the setup efforts well organized. The people who otherwise might be helping as attendants and the like were part of the set up crew.The chairs were already set up in a circle with tables around the outside. We helped with the food and deco-ration unloading and the effort was off and running. Crews put the table clothes on all the tables. The tall stand-up tables had burlap ribbons that were tied around the middle of them. They were decorated with a slab of wood with a dowel rod in them and Carolina snowfl akes, star-shaped three-dimensional creations from chair caning that Judy had made for the occasion. Carolina has special signifi cance, because Lauren and Danny will be living in North Carolina, where he is employed by an architectural fi rm. The large round sit down tables were centered with wreath material and hurricane lamps with candles. There were some mixups for a second on which table-cloths went where, but that was soon straightened out and the major decorating handled. Lauren had cut two fi ngers Friday night while get-

A string of family weddings

ting ready for the reception. She had cut the fi rst one when making the velvet cake balls dipped in chocolate that were part of her reception treats and the second one when working on baking the coco-nut wedding cake that was served. There were no more injuries the rest of the way, however. For the reception, the food table was beautifully decorated with a printed paper runner, fl owers and unique serving methods for the four kinds of cheese, multiple kinds of crackers, pita chip, two kinds of salsa and the tortilla chips and layered dip. The dip came in individual squarish containers with layers of refried beans, guacamole, sour cream, tomatoes and cheese. The salsa was also dipped into small-er squarish containers to be taken individually. A chalk board had the cheese types labeled. The punch table with its pink sherbet punch rounded out the reception preparations. This was all in place and the crew was fed lunch by my sister Karen in an hour and a half of well-organized effort. Then the string trio began to play and the guests were ushered to their places. In the center of the circle Danny’s dad Scott had a microphone and a small column to hold his scriptures. After the fam-ilies were escorted in, Danny joined his dad and then Lauren was escorted down a fl ight of stairs from the second fl oor of the lodge into the center as well. There was beautiful music from Erin and Cara’s duet, accompanied on guitar by John Larsen, and the Brotherton brothers sang a duet accompanied by their father. After Scott fi nished the ceremony, Lauren’s dad Doug offered a prayer of blessing for the couple and a kiss sealed the pronouncement of new life together for the happy couple. The couple then greeted all those attending as they were ush-ered out and joined the reception line. It was a beautiful day. I had the opportunity to catch up with friends and especially enjoyed a visit with my aunt Win-nie. Her generation is waning with just three of the seven siblings remaining from the Nelson clan -- my mother’s side of the family. The original Smith clan has waned even more. It seems a bit strange to become one of the “old folks.” Eli had come to the wedding after being ill the night before and was a pretty subdued puppy until after the service, when he began to perk up. Before long he and I were outdoors playing hide and seek. He didn’t let his good clothes stop him from jumping down into a weeded area to hide be-hind a retaining wall. We had fun at that for awhile. Then we were joined by Esther to go on a walk on one of the nice walking trails in the park where the lodge is located. We made it back in time to see Danny and Lau-ren off. Someone outside the family mentioned that there probably wouldn’t be too many more of the big family weddings like this to attend. Then we counted up. Yes, there have been 17 weddings among our children’s generation and their cousins. But there are as many as 10 more possible. So the family wedding season still has some legs. It’s a blessing to share in each one.

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Farmers will be able to check soil moisture levels around the state when Iowa State University’s Department of Agronomy up-grades weather stations at several research and demonstration farms. With drought conditions con-tinuing across Iowa, ISU Extension agronomist Elwynn Taylor said the stations offer a risk management tool for crop producers.

New ISU weather stations to monitor soil moisture “The updated stations provide information on the soil moisture resource and the actual crop water consumption,” Taylor said. “Farm-ers will be able to know the yield limits being placed on crop yield by water stress as the season pro-gresses.” The new stations replace ones that have been monitoring weather data at the farms for more than 30 years. Taylor said the original units made up the world’s fi rst nonmili-tary network of automatic report-ing weather stations. They were networked, as the new ones will be, so their readings can be monitored on the Mesonet (http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/) weather website. Moisture sensors are placed a foot, two feet and four feet deep in the soil next to the station. Read-ings are taken every 15 minutes and sent by cellular phone text messages to the network. The weather stations also mea-sure rainfall, air and soil tem-perature, humidity, sunlight, wind speed and direction. A solar collec-tor powers the units.

Taylor said the fi rst of the new units was placed next to the previ-ous model at the Northwest Re-search and Demonstration Farm near Sutherland. Another seven will be installed on research farms as weather permits. He said two farmers have paid for a station to be placed on their farms and a cooperative has ordered three sta-tions. “The goal is, with cooperators, to have one in every county,” he said. It costs about $12,000 each for the equipment and installation. Campbell Scientifi c of Logan, Utah produced the original units and the new ones. “Twelve thousand dollars sounds like a lot of money, but these days when you consider the cost of farm equipment that’s not out of anybody’s reach, especially when you realize the payoff on it if you use it,” he said. “People have to be trained to use it, so they know what it means for their yield and what it means for their soil. The payoff will be just as great for any piece of farm equipment.”

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February 7-14, 2012 Michael Tucker Manuel, Des Moines, $114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Natasha Marie Van Heeswyk, $114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. William James Maurer, Cedar Rapids, $114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Edgar Valentin Alcarta, Keller-ton, $148.50, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Edgar Valentin Alcarta, Keller-ton, $75.00, minor using tobacco/fi rst offense. Merle Lyndon Triggs, Mount Ayr, $201.75, speeding 20+ m.p.h. over the speed limit. Richard Lee Mercer, Kellerton, $127.50, seat belt violation. Nathaniel Dillon Becker, Perry, $168.00, speeding 11-15 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Paul David Palmer, Maryville, MO, $114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit.FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY

MAGISTRATE COURT • February 13 - A judgment was fi led in magistrate’s court fi nding Edith F. Sanders of Creston guilty of theft in the fi fth degree. Sanders was ordered to pay a fi ne of $100, a surcharge of $35, a law enforce-ment initiative surcharge of $125, court costs of $60 and restitution to Lynn’s Sinclair in the amount of $86.18, all monies payable to the clerk of court by June 19, 2013. Sanders was also ordered to be fi n-gerprinted by the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Offi ce within seven days.

FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY DISTRICT COURT

• February 11 - Trial information was fi led in district court charging Kegan Evan Bishop of Mount Ayr with OWI. Bond set previously continues and a preliminary hearing was can-celled. Bishop was ordered to ap-pear for arraignment at the Ringgold county courthouse on Monday, Feb-ruary 25, 2013. • February 11 - A judgment was fi led in district court fi nding Edmond Lewis Allee of Diagonal guilty of OWI. Allee was sentenced to two days in jail. Allee shall receive credit for this sentence by successfully com-pleting the OWI weekend program and fi ling a certifi cate of completion with the clerk of court no later than April 8, 2013. Allee was also ordered to com-plete the drinking driver’s course at his own expense and to fi le a cer-tifi cate of completion with the clerk of court within 60 days of this fi l-ing. In addition, Allee was ordered to satisfy all recommendations of an evaluation for substance abuse and to fi le written verifi cation of his enrollment in a treatment program as recommended by the evaluation within 60 days of this fi ling. Allee was ordered to pay a fi ne of $1,250, a surcharge of $437.50, a drug abuse resistance education surcharge of $10 and court costs of $100, all monies payable to the clerk of court. The court then waived $625 of the fi ne and the corresponding surcharge. Appeal bond was fi xed at $1,000. • February 11 - A judgment was fi led in district court fi nding Austin Russell Boles of Mount Ayr guilty of OWI. Boles was sentenced to two days in jail which is to be served by March 25, 2013 and given credit for any time served pending disposition

of this case. Boles was also ordered to com-plete the drinking driver’s course at his own expense and to fi le a certifi -cate of completion with the clerk of court within 90 days of this fi ling. In addition, Boles was ordered to satisfy all recommendations of an evaluation for substance abuse and to fi le written verifi cation of his enrollment in a treatment program as recommended by the evaluation within 60 days of this fi ling. Boles was ordered to pay a fi ne of $1,250, a surcharge of $437.50, a drug abuse resistance education surcharge of $10, jail fees of $80 and court costs of $100, all monies payable to the clerk of court. Appeal bond was fi xed at $1,000. • February 11 - A judgment was fi led in district court fi nding Ethan Donn Wambold of Mount Ayr guilty of harassment in the second degree. Wambold was sentenced to one day in jail and ordered to pay a fi ne of $315, a surcharge of $110.25, jail fees of $35 and court costs of $100, all monies payable to the clerk of court. A no contact order was put in place for a period of one year and Wambold was ordered to reimburse the state of Iowa for his court-ap-pointed attorney fees. Appeal bond was fi xed at $1,000. An additional charge of domestic abuse assault was dismissed. • February 13 - Trial information was fi led in district court charging Raece Tariq Nieman of Mount Ayr with possession of a controlled sub-stance/marijuana. Bond set previously contin-ues and a preliminary hearing was cancelled. Nieman was ordered to appear for arraignment at the Ring-gold county courthouse on Monday, March 11, 2013.

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• February 9 - Shelly Bogan of 1995 180th Street, Diagonal, re-ported that someone had pulled their mail box out of the ground and run over it smashing it. Anyone with in-formation on the incident is asked to contact the Ringgold County Sher-iff’s Offi ce at 641-464-3921. • February 10 - A city employee reported to the RCSO that he found the west door window broken and the door unlocked when he reported to work at the city water plant. The window appeared to have been shot and then a hole put in the glass to reach in and unlock the deadbolt. Nothing was taken or disturbed. Anyone with information on the in-cident is asked to contact the Ring-gold County Sheriff’s Offi ce at 641-464-3921.

RINGGOLD COUNTYSHERIFF’S LOG

(Call Origination Code: MA = Mount Ayr; KE = Keller-ton; EL = Ellston; TI = Tingley; DI = Diagonal; DE = Delphos; MO = Maloy; BE = Beaconsfi eld; BO = Benton; SC = Shannon City; BL = Blockton; RE = Redding; SV = Sun Valley; CO = In County; OC = Out of County; OS = Out of State)

February 7-13, 2012Thursday, February 7

8:24 a.m., caller wanting infor-mation regarding inmate. (CO) 9:46 a.m., caller with informa-tion for offi cer. (CO) 11:25 a.m., sex offender check-ing into county. (OC) 1:28 p.m., caller wanting to speak to offi cer. (MA) 2 p.m., call for civil clerk. (MA) 2:57 p.m., sex offender check-ing out of county. (OC) 3:11 p.m., caller needing to speak to an offi cer. (MA) 3:49 p.m., vehicle lockout. (MA) 4:17 p.m., caller requesting information regarding an inmate. (OC) 4:25 p.m., caller needing an of-fi cer. (MA) 7 p.m., caller wanting to speak to an offi cer. (MA) 10:30 p.m., report of a gas drive off in Union county. (OC) 10:53 p.m., 911 call, report of an erratic driver. (KE)

Friday, February 8 12:58 a.m., 911 call, request for

an ambulance. (MA) 1:48 a.m., caller needing to meet offi cer at county line. (CO) 8:23 a.m., call for sheriff. (OC) 8:33 a.m., call for jail. (OC) 9:22 a.m., call for jailer. (OC) 10:54 a.m., caller needing a house checked. (CO) 11:51 a.m., 911 call, request for an ambulance. (MA) 2:21 p.m., caller wanting jail information. (OC) 2:36 p.m., caller reporting a reckless driver. (MA) 2:59 p.m., caller needing to speak with offi cer. (OC) 4:26 p.m., caller left message for offi cer. (MA)

Saturday, February 9 8:28 a.m., caller reporting van-dalism. (CO) 9:40 a.m., call for jail. (MA) 10:09 a.m., call for jail. (OC) 11:34 a.m., caller reporting an electrical smell. (MA) 1 p.m., caller wanting to be called back. (OC) 2:42 p.m., caller reporting reck-less four-wheelers. (MA) 4:02 p.m., call for offi cer. (OC) 4:58 p.m., caller with jail infor-mation. (OC) 11:42 p.m., bail bondsman call-ing. (OC)

Sunday, February 10 6:53 a.m., call for dispatch. (OC) 7:35 a.m., caller reporting a break-in. (MA) 9:23 a.m., magistrate checking in. (CO) 9:57 a.m., call for chief deputy. (KE) 11:06 a.m., chief deputy check-ing in. (MA) 5:06 p.m., caller advised it looked like a roof was trying to blow off. (CO) 5:22 p.m., caller checking on how to get a driving record. (CO)

Monday, February 11 8:12 a.m., caller setting up vis-tation with inmate. (OC) 8:27 a.m., caller setting up vis-tation with inmate. (KE) 8:55 a.m., call for jail. (MA) 8:56 a.m., caller setting up vis-tation with inmate. (OC) 9:17 a.m., visitor in to see clerk. (MA) 9:31 a.m., call for jail. (OC) 9:52 a.m., call for clerk. (MA) 9:58 a.m., caller looking for Hayes Street. (MA) 10:18 a.m., caller with 911 question. (OC) 10:29 a.m., caller with ques-tions on permit to carry weapons. (CO) 10:45 a.m., call for offi cer on-duty. (OC) 11:04 a.m., call for jail. (OC) 11:14 a.m., caller setting up visitation with inmate. (OC) 12:19 p.m., caller reporting he was in the county. (MA) 1:09 p.m., caller reporting their German shorthair dog missing. (TI) 1:28 p.m., caller with questions regarding stolen items. (MA) 1:54 p.m., caller reported fi nd-ing stolen items. (CO) 2:02 p.m., caller with harass-ment complaint. (OC) 2:16 p.m., caller reported a dog running loose. (MA) 3:24 p.m., inmate’s attorney calling. (OC) 8:34 p.m., caller calling about disabled car. (DI)

Tuesday, February 12 7:26 a.m., 911 call, request for an ambulance. (MA) 8:22 a.m., call about mental health issues. (MA) 8:34 a.m., caller checking on inmate. (OC) 9:18 a.m., caller with concerns about children’s well-being. (MA) 10:07 a.m., caller checking to see if the sheriff’s offi ce had found their lost items. 11:02 a.m., nine phone calls testing an alarm system. 11:29 a.m., caller checking calls about stolen items. 11:53 a.m., call in reference to a suspicious vehicle. 2:01 p.m., caller reporting sto-

len items. 7:39 p.m., call for offi cer. 8:13 p.m., caller reporting a cow out.

Wednesday, February 13 3:40 a.m., motorist in need of assistance. 9:34 a.m., call for jail. 9:45 a.m., call for jail. 9:58 a.m., caller reporting ha-rassment. 3:07 p.m., report of a fender bender. 6:35 p.m., domestic call. 6:44 p.m., caller reporting vadalism.

COURTHOUSE NEWS Ringgold County Courthouse hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. unless noted otherwise. Ringgold county now has a website at www.ringgoldcounty.us. • Assessor: Neil Morgan, 464-3233. • Auditor: Amanda Waske, 464-3239. • Board of Supervisors: David Inloes, chairman, Royce Dredge and Kraig Pennington, members, 464-3244. Supervisors meetings are open to the public and are held in the su-pervisors conference room located on the second fl oor between the clerk of court and auditor’s offi ce. On days the board is not sched-uled to be in offi ce, please direct all inquiries to the auditor’s offi ce. To schedule a meeting time with the supervisors, contact the audi-tor’s offi ce. Regular board meetings are held on Mondays with offi cial public notice of the meeting agen-das posted at the Ringgold county courthouse, Mount Ayr Record-News, Sun Valley Lake and Diago-nal city hall the day before. • Clerk of Court (a state of-fi ce): Jackie Saville, 464-3234; fax: 464-2478. Offi ce hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8 a.m. - noon and 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. The clerk’s offi ce handles ali-mony and child support payments, probates, civil and criminal fi lings, magistrate’s court and records and services of adoptions, conservator-ships, court proceedings, divorces, estates, grand jury, guardianships, judgments, juvenile proceedings, mechanic’s liens, mental health admissions, petit jury, surety company certifi cates, state hospi-tal, traffi c violations, trust funds, trusteeships. Certifi ed copies can be made of above listed records. Court records are also available at www.iowacourts.gov. • County Conservation Board: Kate Zimmerman, phone: 464-2787, email: rangerkate@io-watelecom.net. Please contact for information on rules and regulations, parks, trail ways, camping, shelter reser-vations, environmental education and more. Parks are open March 15 - November 15. Walk-in traffi c

is allowed year round. • County Weed Commission-er: Brenda Adams, 641-344-9629. • Development and Tourism: Karen Bender, Coordinator, 464-3704. If anyone has any calendar events, please contact the develop-ment offi ce at 641-464-3704. • E-911 Service Board: Merle Walter, 307 N. Webster St., Mount Ayr, 464-3311. • Emergency Management Agency: Teresa Jackson, Coordi-nator, 109 W. Madison St., Suite 105, cell: 641-202-9671; phone: 464-3344; fax: 464-0663, email: tjackson@iowatelecom.net. Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The tornado sirens in Mount Ayr will be tested the fi rst Tuesday of each month unless there is se-vere weather. • Engineer: Zach Gunsolley, P.E., 464-3232. 707 South Hender-son Drive. Offi ce hours: Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. • General Relief: Teresa Jack-son, 109 W. Madison St., Suite 105, 464-3344. Offi ce hours: Tues-day and Friday, 8 a.m. to noon or by appointment. For emergencies call 641-344-9767. • Recorder: Karen Schaefer, 464-3231. Passport applications are taken daily from 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. and noon - 4 p.m. Certifi ed vital records can be obtained from 8 a.m. - noon and 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. The recorder’s offi ce serves as a passport agent. Items needed to apply are: certifi ed copy of birth certifi cate, driver’s license or state issued ID, two-inch square pass-port photos and passport applica-tion (both available at recorder’s offi ce) and fees. Allow four to six weeks from date of application to receive passport book or card from the passport agency. Expedited service is available for an addi-tional fee. Individuals with recent name changes can get their passport book/card updated without a fee within one year of issue. Forms may be obtained at the recorder’s offi ce. For additional information call the recorder’s offi ce or go to www.travel.state.gov/passport. Avoid a $5 penalty by renew-ing boat registrations by April 30, 2013. • Sanitarian: Ringgold County Public Health Agency, 464-0691. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • Public Health Agency: 119 S. Fillmore, 464-0691. Hours: Mon-day - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • Sheriff: Mike Sobotka, Emer-gency Only 911, Non-Emergency (Available 24/7) 464-3921 or 464-2911. New location at the Ringgold County Law Enforcement Center, 801 West South Street. Hours are 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Road Conditions - dial 511 or online at www.Io-waRoadConditions. org. • Treasurer: Debbie Cannon, 464-3230. Property taxes can be paid on-

line at www.iowatreasurers.org with Visa, Master Card and Dis-cover credit cards or e-checks. Payments made in the offi ce may be with cash, checks or with a Mas-ter Card, Visa or Discover credit or debit card. All documents conveying real estate need to have the name and address of the person to whom the property tax statement is to be mailed. Please check renewal notices and tax statements for the correct information. If the infor-mation is wrong, contact the trea-surer’s offi ce. Motorists can now renew mo-tor vehicle registrations online at www.iowatreasurers.org if a re-newal notice is received through the United States Postal Service that contains a personal identifi ca-tion number (PIN). Please be aware that the PIN can only be used one time. Contact the treasurer’s offi ce

for more information. Those with January birth dates are reminded to register their mo-tor vehicles by February 28, 2013. Bring in the renewal statement re-ceived in the mail so renewals can be quickly processed. • Driver’s License Offi ce: Lo-cated in the Treasurer’s Offi ce. Driver’s licenses may be re-newed any time during the period of 30 calendar days before and up to 60 calendar days after the driver’s birth date. The driver’s license station hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Phone 464-3230 with ques-tions. • Veterans Affairs: Gary Smith, 464-2397. Mondays and Thurs-days, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Tuesdays, 8 a.m. - noon; Closed Wednesdays and Fridays. In case of emergency 641-464-2397 or 641-202-1199.

Whether fi rst child, middle child or youngest, each child re-sponds differently, with his or her own needs. That’s why parenting seems to require “on the job” train-ing, says Kim Brantner, a family life program specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. A new child brings new situa-tions, Brantner said. “Parents may joke that their fi rst child was their ‘experimental’ child, because they were new to parenting. When the second child arrives, they’re more at ease as parents, even though there always is something new to learn.” Brantner recommends two research-based resources that can help answer parents’ questions about rearing their children. Just in Time Parenting can help the novice or experienced par-ent, Brantner said. Over the past 25 years, Cooperative Extension faculty in land-grant universities across the country have developed and evaluated this parent-friendly series. The monthly newsletters are delivered “just in time,” keyed to the age of the child. In addition,extension professionals from more than 30 land-grant universities are transforming these research-based, age-paced newsletters into a na-tional interactive Internet resource on parenting. “This newsletter series actually starts before a child is born and of-fers monthly newsletters until age fi ve,” Brantner said. Sign up for the series at www.extension.iastate.edu/families/just-time-parenting. “We all know that the parent-ing questions don’t stop at age fi ve,” Brantner continued. “Parent-ing 24/7 guides parents, as well as grandparents, of children up to age 18. It’s a one-stop source of news, information and advice on parent-ing and family life available on-line.”

Parenting 24/7, at http://par-enting247.org/, provides feature articles with research-based infor-mation, video clips of parents and experts, breaking news and com-mentary, newsletters and recom-mendations for web-based parent-ing resources. “The site includes video clips of real parents on the challenges they face and the strategies they use to solve problems, as well as parent ratings and comments on feature articles,” Brantner said. “Topics include childrearing challenges such as tantrums, toilet training, discipline and sleeping, and ‘pep talks’ to help you re-member the joys of parenting and share success stories,” Brantner said. “You’ll also learn strategies for fostering a strong family life, including coping with stress, fam-ily traditions and rituals, and if you have a partner, managing your re-lationship as a couple.”

Get parenting information when needed online

Certifi cation needed to sell morels in Iowa Mushroom hunters who would like to legally sell morel mush-rooms in Iowa need to complete a morel mushroom certifi cation workshop. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering the workshop at several Iowa loca-tions in March and April. The aim of the workshop is to help assure that misidentifi ed mushrooms are not sold as morels. Those interested in attending one of the workshops should pre-register by emailing mgleason@iastate.edu or calling 515-294-0579 by Monday, March 26. Additional questions about the workshops can be directed to Mark Gleason, 515-294-0579; mglea-son@iastate.edu.

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Thursday, February 21 Mount Ayr Model Railroad Club at 1210 E. Monroe Street at 6 p.m. Contact O. Martsching at 641-464-9294. Alcoholics Anonymous meet-ing at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, Mount Ayr.

Friday, February 22 2013 Mardi Gras celebration in Mount Ayr! Card shower for Marlene Zarr’s 80th birthday. Cards and correspondence may be sent to her at 1206 E. Monroe Street, Mount Ayr, IA 50854. Hang gliding class at the La-moni Community Center at 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 23 Reception for Roger and Beth Elliott’s 25th anniversary at the Decatur county fairgrounds in Leon. Food will be served from 6 to 8 p.m. with a DJ from 8 to 12 p.m. If unable to attend, cards and correspondence may be sent to them at 10976 280th Street, Lamoni, IA 50140-9530.

Sunday, February 24 Musical gathering at the Tin-gley Christian Church at 4 p.m.

Monday, February 25 $1 sack day every day at the Ringgold County Neighborhood Center. The Second Childhood Doll Club will meet at 12:30 p.m. at Rumors for lunch. Meeting will be at the Ringgold County Extension offi ce at 1:30 p.m. Program will be by Darlene Bear. Thin Within support group will meet at 5 p.m. at the Lighthouse. Ringgold County Tourism meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Cham-ber of Commerce building. Sowing in Tears Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Light-house Church, two miles west of Mount Ayr. Jam session at the Mount Ayr American Legion building from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday, February 26Bag Day at the Ringgold

County Neighborhood Center.Wednesday, February 27

Blockton community potluck at 12 noon to celebrate Edith Camp-bell’s 90th birthday. If unable to attend, cards and correspondence may be sent to her at P.O. Box 248, Blockton, IA 50836. Bag Day at the Ringgold County Neighborhood Center.

Sushi class at the Lamoni Com-munity Center at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, February 28 Deadline for Judge Lewis scholarship applications for 2013 graduates. Alcoholics Anonymous meet-ing at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, Mount Ayr.

Friday, March 1 Card shower for 91st birthday of Velma King Lorenz. Cards and correspondence may be sent to her at 826 Quiet Harbor, Creston, IA 50801.

Saturday, March 2 Open Closet at the Mount Ayr Assembly of God from 8 to 11 a.m. Chapter CK, P.E.O. will meet at the Heritage Park community room for brunch at 9:30 a.m. Host-esses are Mari McGehee, Mitzi Hymbaugh and Ruth McDonnell. Program will be “A Reason for Responsibilities.” Election and installation of offi cers and election of delegate and alternate to state convention will take place. Chili cook-off at Lefty’s Club Tavern in Mount Ayr. Judging sarts at 6 p.m.

Monday, March 4 Thin Within support group will meet at 5 p.m. at the Lighthouse. Mount Ayr City Council will meet at 6 p.m. at Mount Ayr City Hall. Jam session at the Mount Ayr American Legion building from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mount Ayr Order of the Eastern Star will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, Mount Ayr. Sowing in Tears Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Light-house Church, two miles west of Mount Ayr.

Tuesday, March 5 Calico Quilters will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the Senior Citizens Activity Center, Mount Ayr. Mount Ayr Chamber of Com-merce will meet at 5:30 p.m. at Jamie’s Coffee Mill & Deli for dinner during the meeting. Faith Lodge #179 A.F. & A.M. meets at 8 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, Mount Ayr.

Wednesday, March 6 $1 sack day every day at the Ringgold County Neighborhood Center. The Mount Ayr Public Library board will meet at 5:15 p.m. at the library. Basic desserts class at the La-moni Community Center at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 7Ringgold County Master Gar-

deners will meet at the Iowa State Extension offi ce at 5 p.m.

Southwest Iowa Shutterbugs will meet at the Creston Pizza Ranch. Chatter and food begins at 6 p.m. Regular meeting begins at 7 p.m.

Sons of the American Legion will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Mount Ayr Legion hall. Alcoholics Anonymous meet-ing at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, Mount Ayr.

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Birthdays

Campbell to observe 90th birthday The family of Edith Campbell is going to celebrate her 90th birth-day with a Blockton community potluck on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 12 noon. Meatloaf will be the main dish. No gifts, please. If you are unable to attend, cards and correspondence may be sent to Edith at P.O. Box 248, Blockton, IA 50836.

Lorenz to celebrate 91st birthday A card shower will be held for Velma King Lorenz for her 91st birthday on Friday, March 1, 2013. Cards and correspondence may be sent to her at 826 Quiet Harbor, Creston, IA 50801.

Warren Cultural Center to present cabaret March 2 Singer Mary Carrick and pianist Todd Brooks will present “Songs with a Twist of Lime,” classic cabaret with a theatrical fl air at the Warren Cultural Center on Satur-day, March 2, 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at Ed & Eva’s, 154 Public Square, Green-fi eld, and on the center’s website, warrenculturalcenter.com. Call Ed & Eva’s at 641-743-2566 for store hours. All seats are $15.

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Health Care queen and kingDorothy Sobotka and Gerald Gardner were named Valentine queen and king at Mount Ayr Health Care.

February 18 - The winner of “Best in Show” at the 2013 West-minster Dog Show was an Affen-pinscher, Banana Joe, a small black dog resembling an Ewok. Many of our presidents have been associ-ated with dogs. President George Washing-ton developed the American Fox Hound. An American Fox Hound, Pandora’s Box, was the 2013 win-ner of the hound group. President Obama’s dog, Beau, was represented by a Portuguese Water Dog, Mattise, who won the working group. Sometimes presidential dogs en-joy as much fame as the president. In 1987, Millie, a Springer Spaniel, full name Mildred Kerr Bush, came to live with Vice President George H.W. and Barbara Bush. Their pre-vious dog, C. Fred Bush, had died and they wanted another dog. They did not need a puppy because, as the then vice president remarked, “Training puppies on your own rugs is a challenge. Training pups on government rugs is impossible.” Millie went to live in the White House in 1989 where she gave birth to a litter of puppies and wrote a book, “Millie’s Book, As Dictated to Barbara Bush.” The book was a best seller with the proceeds going to the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. Two Scottish Terriers may be the best known presidential pets. George and Laura Bush’s Scot-tie, Barney, the star of Barneycam showed off the Christmas decora-tions at the White House. A typi-cal Scottie, First Dog Barney, was feisty and in 2008, bit Reuters cor-respondent Jon Decker’s fi nger. Sadly, February 1, 2013, Barney died of Lymphoma. President Franklin Roosevelt’s Scottie, Fala, was probably the most famous Scottie. Fala always accompanied the president, even to important events like the Atlan-tic Charter Conference with Win-ston Churchill. He was with FDR when he died in Warm Springs, GA on April 12, 1945. Fala attended the funeral and followed his mas-ter to his fi nal resting place in the rose garden at Hyde Park. He lived for seven more years with Mrs. Roosevelt, who remarked in her column “My Day” that “it was Fala, my husband’s little dog, who never really adjusted ... Fala accepted me after my husband’s death, but I was just someone to put up with until the master should return.” He is buried in the rose garden near the Roosevelts. The only presidential pet to be immortalized in statuary, Fala stands next to his master at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memo-rial in Washington, D.C. New books in the library: In large print Christian fi ction: “An-gel’s Rest,” “Hummingbird Lake,” “Heartache Falls,” “Lover’s Leap” and “Nightingale Way” by Emily March in the Eternity Springs se-ries, donated by Judy Linn. In regu-lar print Christian fi ction: “Courting Cate,” The Courtships of Lancaster County, book one by Leslie Gould and “Christmas in Apple Ridge” by Cindy Woodsmall, donated by Karyn Graham.

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Diagonal reunion held in Texas February 14 The Diagonal reunion was held Thursday, February 14 at Ann’s Restaurant in San Juan, TX. Those attending were Gayle and Linda Sammons and Bessie Austin of Diagonal, Alan and Kay Oshel of Flemmington, MO, J. E. and Ber-nadine Ecklen of Lenox, Art and Carol Hays of Council Bluffs, Lloyd and Kay Drake of Tingley and Ron and Vi Abel of Boone. Alan Oshel asked the blessing and after eating, read a cute article on “How You Know You Are From Iowa.” A sympathy card was signed for the family of Wilfred Dolecheck as they had planned to be at the re-union. Everyone was saddened that he passed away before the event. It was a little smaller crowd this year but it’s always a busy time and there has been a lot of sickness this year. Everyone had fun visiting af-ter lunch. Alan and Kay Oshel were the hosts this year. It was decided to hold the re-union next year on the second Thursday in Feburary as has been done for several years.

Ringgold County Public Health offers Heart Month tips Ringgold County Public Health invites everyone to celebrate American Heart Month in Febru-ary. The American Heart Associa-tion (AHA) offers some wisdom on how to keep ours and those we love tickers healthy! Those who provide day-to-day care for their families are caregivers and play an important role. They also owe it to themselves to be heart healthy so they can be there for their fami-lies. Busy lifestyles may overlook healthy eating and exercise, opt-ing for convenience and processed foods. Over time, the poor nutri-tional value and excess salt and sugar of these foods pose serious risk to our heart health.

1. Learning Heart Health. AHA urges all Americans to be “food literate” so they know the nutritional value of what they’re serving and make informed choic-es. This involves learning to read and understand nutrition labels and ingredients.

2. Teaching Heart Health. “When children become accus-tomed to eating foods that are high in salt and added sugars, there is the danger that they will develop lifetime taste preferences that lead to poor diets and poor health,” says Barry Jacobs, and AHA consultant. “Parents in two-income families and single parents are often hard-pressed for time to prepare nutri-tious meals. But there are many resources to teach them to prepare foods that are convenient to make and are lower in salt and sugars.” Visit www.heart.org for more info.

3. Developing Heart Health. Developing better eating habits is often a step-by-step exploration of new foods and recipes. Jacobs suggests gradually introducing healthier foods and drinks, making sure your choices taste good and are good for the whole family.

4. Modeling Heart Health. It’s up to you to model the eat-ing habits you want to see in your loved ones. Your kids’ diet may be heavy on the potato chips and light on the veggies, but leading by example is the best teacher. Start small by picking one battle. If your kids guzzle soda, limit it to a very small amount each week and gradually limit altogether or keep as a treat for a special occasion. If there’s been too much junk food, say they can have it for one meal on the weekend.

ExtensionNews & Notes

Judy Hensley

Enjoy indoor fl owering plants and cut fl owers longer with proper care. Learn from horticulturists with Iowa State University Exten-sion and Outreach about caring for and transplanting fl owering indoor plants. To have additional ques-tions answered contact the Iowa State University Hortline at hort-line@iastate.edu or 515-294-3108.

I recently received some cut fl owers as a gift. How do I pro-long their life? Several things can be done to lengthen the vase life of cut fl ow-ers. Begin with a clean vase and remove all foliage that will be be-low the water line. Place fl owers immediately in water to prevent air from entering the stems. If the fl owers have been out of water for more than a few minutes, cut off the bottom portions of the stems under water. Add a commercial fl ower preservative to the water and check the water level daily. Change the water frequently. Place the cut fl owers in a cool, brightly lit location in the home or offi ce. Keep fl owers away from heat sources and cold drafts.

I received a fl owering azalea as a gift. How do I care for it? In the home, place the azalea in a brightly lit, cool location. An ideal site is one near a window that receives bright light (but no direct sunlight) and temperatures of 60 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit. An important aspect of caring for an azalea is proper watering. Water needs can be determined with your fi nger. Check the potting soil daily. When the soil surface becomes dry to the touch, water the plant until water begins to fl ow out the bottom of the pot. The pots of most azaleas are placed inside decorative pot covers. When wa-tering the azalea, carefully remove the pot covering, water the plant in the sink, then drop the azalea back into the pot cover. When placed in a favorable location and given good care, an azalea may bloom for three to four weeks. Azaleas sold by fl orists are not winter hardy outdoors in Iowa and are normally discarded after fl owering.

I recently purchased hya-cinths that had been forced in a pot. After fl owering, can I save the bulbs and plant them out-doors? Hyacinths, tulips and most oth-er spring-fl owering bulbs that have been forced indoors are usually discarded after fl owering. Most won’t bloom again when planted outdoors. Daffodils are an excep-tion. Daffodils are more vigorous than hyacinths and most other spring-fl owering bulbs. Forced daffodils can be saved and suc-cessfully planted outdoors. The care after fl owering is im-portant if attempting to save forced bulbs. After blooming, remove the spent fl owers and place the plants in a sunny window. Water regularly until the foliage begins to yellow. At this point, gradually cut back on watering until the foliage with-ers and dies. Carefully remove the bulbs from the potting soil, allow them to dry for one to two weeks, then store the bulbs in a cool, dry location. Plant the bulbs in fall.

I purchased a miniature rose for Valentine’s Day. How do I

care for it? Miniature roses need direct sun. In the home, place the miniature rose in a south or west facing win-dow. Rotate plants once or twice a week to promote even growth. Miniature roses also require a consistent moisture supply. When the soil surface becomes dry to the touch, water the plant until water fl ows out the bottom of the con-tainer. Discard the excess water. Fertilize the miniature rose (once or twice a month) with a dilute fer-tilizer solution. Miniature roses prefer daytime temperatures around 70 degrees Fahrenheit and a minimum night-time temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep the plant away from cold drafts or heat sources. To promote new growth and additional blooms, remove fl ow-ers as they fade. Cut off the stem just above the uppermost fi ve-leaf-let leaf. Also, remove any yellow leaves or dead growth. In May, the miniature rose can be placed outside. Harden or ac-climate the plant to outdoor condi-tions by initially placing the plant in a shady location. Then gradu-ally expose it to longer periods of sunlight. After the miniature rose has been acclimated outdoors for several days, place the potted plant on a sunny patio or deck. The miniature rose can also be planted outdoors in the garden. While min-iature roses are small, they’re actu-ally more cold hardy than hybrid tea roses. Select a sunny site with fertile, well-drained soil.

Daffodil Days are March 11-15

Daffodil Days, a spring project of the American Cancer Society, will be March 11-15. Orders can now be given to most of the people who helped last year. The prices have remained the same as the last few years. They are $10 for 10 fl owers, $25 for the annual collectible bear and bunch and also $15 for Dainty Daffo-dils which bloom and then can be planted in the ground. Places or persons to contact to order the daffodils include Cindy Snethen of Redding, Martha Ham-mond or Dixie Taylor of Diagonal, Nancy Jarred of Tingley, Linda Swanson of Kellerton, Wanda McGahuey, Pat Weddle, Cleone Hosfi eld, Dorothy Hughes and Deanna Adams of Mount Ayr, Sta-cy Andreason at the school, Public Health offi ce, Ringgold County Hospital, Mount Ayr Medical Clin-ic, Patty Dolecheck at Dr. Crain’s offi ce, U.S. Bank and Great West-ern Bank. If there are any questions, please contact Phyllis Riggs, 44-2655, or Helen Terry, 464-2355.

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February 18 - Modern Mothers Club will meet Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Rumor’s at 6:30 p.m. Amy Ford received her lung transplant Friday. Her address is Amy Ford, CNICU 5 JPP, UIHC, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242. Monday Joan and Don String-ham and Mike and Malinda Swank went to Lenox to watch Mitchel Swank and the other Mount Ayr middle school wrestlers wrestle. Wednesday Bobbi Bainum treated Mary Kathryn Gepner and Nancy Roe to lunch at Jamie’s Coffee Mill and Deli. February 14 Patty and Wallace Sobotka went to Tabor to visit his sister, Margaret McGinnis. Thursday Mary Swank and Su-san Ferber attended a valentines party at the Greenfi ed Manor as guests of their mother, Wilma White. Friday Bob and Lucy Ricker took Rena Smith out to lunch at Allendale, MO to celebrate their birthday anniversaries. Saturday Bev and Clyde Woods of Omaha, NE and Liz Wiley were visitors of Bob and Lucy Ricker to celebrate Lucy’s 80th birthday an-niversary. The Woods were over-night guests and returned to their home Sunday. Sunday Mike and Nancy Gep-ner, baby Sophia Camacho, Mary Kathryn Gepner, Kay and Don Hove and Mary Swank attended the birthday potluck dinner at the Mount Ayr United Methodist Church. Sunday dinner guests of Joan and Don Stringham were Mike, Malinda, Shane and Mitchel Swank and Matt Swank and Katie. All helped Shane Swank celebrate his 18th birthday anniversary. Mary Swank was an afternoon caller. Junior Swank and Richard Swank attended a garden tractor meeting in King City Sunday af-ternoon.

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February 18 - Pat VerHuel and a friend, Joy Ann of Altoona, visited Sunday with Mary Carpenter. Helen Combs called on Kim Scharfenkamp and Dale Olney Wednesday afternoon. Sunday morning Lori, Jacob and Justina Wimer visited with Helen Combs after church. Peggy Overholser and Lesa and BayLee Darrah were Sunday lunch guests at Bob and Verna Martin’s in Mount Ayr. Sunday supper guests at Peggy and Jerry Overhol-ser’s to celebrate Aaron Darrah’s birthday were Bob and Verna Mar-tin, Brenda, Sheldon, Shelby and Shane Comer, Lesa, John, Tucker, BayLee and Alexis Darrah, Jeff, Brandi, Jordyn and Ellie Overhol-ser and Paul Maudlin. Thimble Club met Monday af-ternoon in Mount Ayr with Cindy Snethen as hostess. Katie and Preston Hayse were in Nashville, TN Wednesday through Sunday. They went to an-tique shows while they were there and also visited the Antique Arche-ology shop. Calvin Main spent Tuesday through Sunday with his grandpar-ents, Ginny and Bill Quick, while his parents and brother went skiing in Colorado. Rebecca, Cliff, Bryson and Kaden Smith, Bill and Ginny Quick, Dan and Kathy Quick and Ashton Quick spent Sunday with Kenny and Berta Quick to help Kenny celebrate his birthday. Kim Scharfenkamp and Dale Olney visited Wednesday with

Betty and J.W. Robertson. Rodney Saville of Maryville, MO was a Saturday morning caller of Rob-ertsons. The Methodist Action Club members attended the Ash Wednesday service at the Mount Ayr United Methodist Church and then held their monthly meeting at the Senion Citzens Center with Cindy Snethen as hostess. Annabel Walkup went to the Diagonal Book Club meeting Wednesday evening at the com-munity hall with Laura Bentley and Chris Davis as hostesses. An-nabel went to NCP club Thursday at Ann Meek’s. Saturday afternoon visitors at Annabel’s were Sharon Walkup and Alaina Whittington. Sunday Annabel took Vera Carson from Mount Ayr Clearview Home and Jean Haidsiak from Clearview Home in Clearfi eld for an after-noon drive. Annabel visited with Vera Carson at Clearview during the week. Bobbi Bainum visited with Liz Hunt at Worth County Convales-cent Center in Grant City, MO and with Lena Hunt Thursday. Bobbi attended the VFW soup supper in Grant City Thursday evening.

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February 18 - Weekend guests of Donna Melvin and Terry Hen-son were Brad, Rachel, Abby and Alyssa Melvin. Donna and the girls went to Kathleen Drake’s Sat-urday for a tea party. Joining them were Connie and Nolan Drake. Duane, Cindy and Daniel Wall went to Mattie Thompson’s Satur-day to help her celebrate her third birthday. Rebecca and Matt Straus were there along with her other un-cles and aunts, grandparents, etc. Richard and Joyce Brown, Connie and Earl Drake and Mary Weaver were Saturday night guests of Deb Gray. Tiffany Green received the Ath-letic Honor Award at Morning Side College. Linda Green and Lynn King went to Sioux City. Lynn visited her sister-in-law, Jeanette, and Lin-da visited her sister and husband, Lola and Larry Wentz. While there they attended a concert that Tif-fany Green participated in. Greg, Taraleigh, Corbyn, Jim and Charlotte Pearce, along with other family, helped Jim’s dad cel-ebrate his 80th birthday. Pat Hunt has been on a trip to Florida to visit family. Rev. Robin Thomas had the honor Sunday of baptizing Cyrus Michael Herzberg, son of Eric and Tara Herzberg. Cyrus was one year old on Valentine’s Day. Don’t forget the fi remen’s breakfast next Saturday morning from 7 to 9 a.m. On February 27 there will be a 90th birthday celebration for Edith Campbell at a potluck held in the community building. Serving will start at 12 noon so bring a covered dish and help this special lady cele-brate her birthday. No gifts, please. She can receive cards at P.O. Box 248, Blockton, IA 50836. Remember: “Winning does not always mean coming in fi rst…real victory is in arriving at the fi nish line with no regrets because you know you’ve gone all out.”

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February 18 - Be sure to check your weather rock often because there are rumblings from the weather people on TV that a large storm is coming later this week. And then possibly another one after that. Moisture is needed, but everyone at the Center would rath-er it be in a liquid form. Guess we will take what the good Lord sees fi t to give us. Monday chair exercises went very well. There were four people participating. Wednesday there were fi ve working out and they re-ally got into it with lots of move-ment and some laughter. They had coffee and cookies afterward. Ev-eryone agrees that they feel much better after doing the exercises. If you would like to participate come to the Center on Monday or Wednesday mornings at 9:30 a.m. Both men and women are welcome to attend. Several were here for bingo on Tuesday and many for pitch on Wednesday afternoon. Thursday afternoon is domino day and there is also another group meeting to play a game called Rummy Cube at the same time. Come and join the fun. Last week on Monday the Red-ding Thimble Club met at the Cen-ter. At this writing, Antique Club is meeting in the kitchen. They discuss various antiques and the uniqueness of some. Refreshments are always served. Sharon has been painting in the handicapped bathroom at the Center after the sink had to be re-placed and some other work inside one wall was done. Another coat of paint and it will be ready to have the handicap bars put on the wall and the mirror replaced in its prop-er position. Having the work done on a pipe inside the wall has solved an odor problem that used to greet everyone quite often when they walked into the Center. Everyone is very happy this issue has been resolved. Remember if school is can-celled due to bad weather, the Cen-ter will be closed as well. If that happens, stay at home, make cook-ies and read a good book. Most of all -- stay safe!

Mount Ayr Meal Site

February 18 - There was no birthday dinner in February. There was a funeral dinner at the Legion on the regular day so it was decid-ed to wait and celebrate February and March birthdays in March. On March 8 a fried chicken dinner will be served as well as birthday cakes and ice cream. Mark that day on your calendar and come on out to enjoy. Wednesday all at the site en-joyed piano music by Carmene James.

All were pleased to have Arlene Burdette well enough to come to the meals again. Bernard announced that the daf-fodil sales have begun. See Wanda McGahuey if you are interested in purchasing some. Valentine’s Day was celebrated Thursday. Joyce shared some facts about Valentine’s Day. Did you know that roses are not the top sell-ing fl owers for Valentine’s Day? Mixed fl owers are the top selling bouquets, followed by red roses, then other roses and other fl owers and plants. Americans spend $8.6 million on sparkling wine for Valentine’s Day. Leola Adams won the wom-en’s drawing, a basket of valentine candy, shower gel and a candle. Brownie (Randy Brown) won the men’s drawing and received a bag of chocolate kisses and valentine cookies. This writer will be leaving for Arizona on February 27 so there will not be any news from the meal site for a while. It will be nice to see family down there and enjoy some nice warm weather. “To live only for some future goal is shallow. It’s the sides of the mountains that sustain life, not the top.” -- Robert M. Pirig

February 19 - The breakfast for supper at the community center was another success. The proceeds from these meals allows them to keep the facility available for rental by persons in the area. The meals are very good, as well. Myron and Shirley Ingram

spent four days down in Saint Pe-ters, MO visiting their daughter, Teresa Sickels, oldest grandson, Adam Sickels and their great-granddaughter, Lilly Sickels, who has just turned four years old. It was a very fun time for all. Sandy Campbell reported her sister, Linda Foland, had just re-turned from Dallas, helping her daughter, Stacy, get moved and situated. Stacy has accepted a po-sition as senior attorney for Sally’s Beauty in Denton. Judy Doolittle visited with her mom, Loreen Reed, Wednesday afternoon and helped her play bin-go. Judy visited in the Gene Reed home in Tingley Thursday after-noon. Howard and Rose Peterson of Beaconsfi eld were Friday af-ternoon callers. Saturday evening Judy attended the church’s valen-tine party at the Wild Bird Lodge southeast of Mount Ayr. Visitors Sunday evening were Wes, Amber, Emma Grace and Jeffrey Richards of Leon. Jamie Holmes attended basket-ball games in Leon Saturday. Her son, Darrian, was a member of the team. Rod and Debbie Holmes attend-ed the Assembly of God Church’s valentine party Saturday evening. They had a good meal and many fun games. Kassidy McAtee and a friend attended church with her grandpar-ents, Larry and Dorothy McAtee, and had lunch in the McAtee home afterward. Jan Holmes and Kathryn Still were in Mount Ayr on business Tuesday. Wednesday Kathryn received word of the birth of a son, Chase Maxwell Still, born to Calob Still and Amanda. The little guy was born on February 13, his daddy’s birthday. Grandpa Doug’s birthday was on February 14. Ronche Still stopped by for a few minutes Thursday and visited with his mom and fi xed Aunt Jan’s wheelchair. The sisters attended the basketball tournament game Thursday evening. Cassie Still of Des Moines spent Friday night with her grandma and Aunt Jan.

Jan and Kathryn went to the church valentine party Saturday evening. The sisters had lunch at Pizza Hut Sunday after church. They were Lamoni shoppers Monday. Becky Giles visited with the sisters Mon-day afternoon. Katie Still stopped by Monday evening and visited with Jan and Kathryn.

February 18 - Dick, Joyce and Payton Weehler went to Iowa City Saturday night. Sunday morning they met Becky and Jamie Heil-man for breakfast. In the afternoon they attended the Iowa basketball game. Wyatt Jackson attended a speech event at Graceland Univer-sity Thursday. Maloy Shamrocks 4-H Club met Sunday afternoon in Benton. Amber Davison and Paige Lynch presented the program for the meeting. Kathi Braby visited with Jane and Roland Buck Saturday. Thursday Joan Jackson visited with the Erin Jackson family in Maryville, MO. The sixth grade girls basket-ball team coached by Jason Lynch played in Ravenwood, MO Satur-day. Paige Lynch, Amber Davison, Emma Mobley and Hannah Jack-son were all part of the team from Mount Ayr that won the tourna-ment. Tara and PJ Lynch, Robert, Julie and Laura Davison, Melanie Jackson, Joan Jackson and Greg

Mobley were there to watch the win. Gracie Mobley played basket-ball in Leon Saturday. The team that she plays on went undefeated. Amy Mobley was there to watch the girls. Tim, Mel, Lauren and Luke Burton attended the Diagonal/Mount Ayr basketball game Thurs-day night in Mount Ayr. Joan Jackson attended the Northwest Missouri State Basket-ball game in Maryville, MO Satur-day afternoon. Several others from the com-munity attended that game as well as the varsity girls game in Leon Tuesday night. Curt, Kevin, Melanie, Wyatt and Hannah Jackson were supper guests of Wendell and Joan Jack-son Monday night. Sunday Joe and Linda Murphy hosted a brunch for their family to celebrate February birthdays. Jus-tin, Jessica, Ayla and Kaley Mur-phy, Kevin, Melanie, Wyatt and Hannah Jackson and Jared, Leslie, Rhett and Zach Murphy attended. Hattie and Holden Dukes stayed Saturday night with Craig and Kathi Braby. They enjoyed a night of movies and playing soft-ball and baseball. Saturday evening Tim, Mel, Lauren and Luke Burton met her parents in Creston. They enjoyed the evening eating out and visit-ing.

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More on Grassley visitIowans have complained they can’t monitor public offi cials, and he asked Sen. Grassley what he would do to improve transparency in government. Grassley stated the public’s business should be public, and increase transparency leads to increased responsibility. Jasper Abarr asked if Sen. Grassley had any plans to get the nation out of debt. Grassley replied that he feels the country should al-low the drastic cuts scheduled to take place March 2 to go ahead as planned. He said the scheduled cuts have been the law of the land for 18 months, and it’s too late now to make reasonable long-term de-cisions. He credited the House of Representatives with coming up with plans to avoid the cuts, but he blamed the Senate and the White House for not offering plans of their own. In reference to gridlock in Washington D.C., Jake Sobotka asked Grassley if he felt the sys-tem of checks and balances in the government should be changed to allow for more legislation to pass more quickly. Grassley replied he was not in favor of any changes to the Constitution in this area. He said the Constitution was written to protect the people from the gov-ernment and changes of that type could eliminate some of those pro-tections. Matt Poore asked Grassley if there were any plans at the federal level to prevent mass shootings such as the one at Sandy Hook. As a supporter of the Second Amend-ment, Grassley said he was not in favor of legislation banning cer-tain types of guns. He reminded students a gun ban was in place at the time of the Columbine shoot-ings. He added that no law could prevent a person from stealing a gun if they had the mind to. He said he would rather plug holes in existing legislation so people who shouldn’t have guns do not get guns. He said mental health issues also need more attention. Quencey Vos asked Grassley’s opinion of the recent nuclear tests in North Korea. Grassley said the world should hold North Koreans accountable for their promises. He reminded the students, however, the political leadership of the na-tion is comprised of only one per-cent of the people, and we should not judge them by the actions of their leaders. Hannah Fletchall asked Grass-ley if he was in favor of drug tests for welfare recipients. Grassley said he did not want legislation at the federal level to institute such tests, but he would vote for such a measure as a private citizen. He stressed, however, welfare is important to help people provide food, clothing and shelter for their families. Drugs, he said, provided none of those necessities. As part of the discussion, An-thony Kinsey stated he felt it was unfair for kids to suffer if their par-ents would lose welfare because of drug use. Grassley agreed the most important priority should be to protect children.

Jake Sobotka asked Grassley about the situation in Syria, spe-cifi cally whether Russians were supplying the government with helicopters. Grassley said he was unaware the Russians had supplied helicopters in the recent past, but he said Russia has not been help-ful in determining and supporting United Nations sanctions against the Syrian government. He said he believed the country should have been supporting the rebels in Syria, but he was unsure if it were too late for the support to do much good at this point. Noah Larson asked whether Grassley supported alternative fu-els such as solar and wind power over fossil fuels such as coal and oil, Grassley said he supported all of the above. He explained to the students he was author of the wind energy tax credit, but he still felt it was silly not to use all of our resources. He stated he believed in a four-part energy policy: 1) make available all fossil fuels in this country, 2) all types of alterna-tive energy, 3) conservation and 4) nuclear power. Linda Sickels asked why the Department of Homeland Security has been buying up all the ammu-nition in the country. Grassley said he was unaware of any such pro-gram. He attributed any ammuni-tion shortage to gun owners buy-ing large quantities out of fear for a federal crackdown on guns and ammunition. Tracee Knapp asked why Grassley hadn’t voted for the most recent Violence Against Women legislation. While in favor of the goal of the bill, Grassley said he did not agree on certain provisions in the bill that would allow cer-tain offenders to be tried in tribal courts. John Larson asked Grass-ley what he would’ve said if he had delivered the recent State of the Union address. “First of all,” Grassley replied, “it would’ve been half as long.” But he said he felt Pres. Obama spent too much time discussing guns and immigra-tion and too little time discussing jobs and the economy. He said he would’ve stressed tax reform, debt reduction and a moratorium on federal regulations. Pam Cross asked Grassley about immigration reform. Grass-ley said he felt real reform would come within the next few months. He said he favored fi nishing the border fence, hiring more border patrol, expanding the E-Verify sys-tem so employers could check the legal status of potential employees, stiffening penalties for those who hire illegal aliens and providing an easier path to legal immigration. Jacob Beamgard asked Grassley how he thought Obamacare would affect small business. Grassley replied that those businesses with fewer than 50 employees will not be affected at all by the legislation. However, those businesses with just over 50 employees may likely reduce their workforce to under 50 or cut more workers back to part-time status. He also said as a gov-ernment gets more into healthcare, he feared private health insurance

might someday become unavail-able. Matt Poore asked if Grassley would try to become more biparti-san to get things done in Washing-ton. Grassley pointed to his record of bipartisanship over his long career. Specifi cally he recalled his cooperation with Democratic Sen. Baucus of Montana in running the Senate Finance Committee between 2001 and 2011. He said he and Sen. Baucus would meet one hour per week to agree on the agenda for the coming week. Dur-ing that 10 years, he said, only a handful of bills made it out of his committee without bipartisan sup-port. Lew Knapp brought up tensions between Iran and Israel. Grassley said he feared if Iran gained nucle-ar capability they would likely try to destroy Israel. Johnathan Triggs asked Grass-ley if he would support changing the law whereby only natural born citizens can become president. Grassley said he did not support any change in that direction. Jake Sobotka returned to the issue of bipartisanship and asked Grassley if he felt maybe it would take a third-party to break the grid-lock in Washington. Grassley said he felt the news media was distort-ing the lack of bipartisanship. He agreed there was some lack of co-operation, but not as much as the media portrays. Cody Stackhouse asked Grass-ley’s opinion on capital punish-ment. Grassley said he favored reinstatement of the death penalty. Anthony Kinsey asked Grass-ley’s opinion about the legalization of the production of industrial mar-ijuana. Grassley said he was aware that some states had already legal-ized production, but he didn’t want the industrial marijuana to become a cover for something different. He said before he would support the legalization of medical marijuana he would want assurance that it needs FDA tests for effectiveness and safety. As for the legalization of recreational marijuana, he said he would need proof that marijua-na is not a gateway drug to heavier drugs and narcotics. Tracee Knapp said she realized Grassley was an avid runner and asked when was the last time he ran. “Sunday and Monday,” he re-plied, and ask Knapp how she knew he was a runner. Apparently Knapp had joined Grassley on a run while at the Republican national conven-tion last summer. Grassley said he runs three miles four days a week except during an Iowa winter when he resorts to work out on an ellipti-cal machine. At the end of his presentation Grassley aided the students with a school spirit contest. They fi lmed Sen. Grassley as he introduced a cheer from the students.

Diagonal archers placed fi rst in the high school division and second in the elementary divi-sion at the National Archery in the Schools (NASP) sanctioned tour-nament held in Diagonal recently. In addition, two Maroons took overall high-scorer honors in the boys and girls divisions. Layne Ruby, a sophomore, shot 288 while Cassidy Becker, only an eighth-grader, scored 282. Ten schools competed in the event: Iowa Christian Academy, Jordan Creek elementary, Adel-DeSoto-Minburn, Valley high school, Stilwell junior high, Cen-tral Decatur, Cardinal of Eldon, Mount Ayr and Diagonal/Clear-

fi eld. Elementary The Maroon archers were edged by the Jordan Creek Jag-uars, 2,785-2,746 in the elementa-ry division. The Cardinal (Eldon) Comets placed third. In the girls division, Diagonal captured three of the top fi ve indi-vidual places. Kayla Bentley fi n-ished second, Emily Newton third and Erin Sobotka fi fth. Briar Knapp, placing fourth, was the only boy to place in the top fi ve.

Middle school The Maroon girls captured the top three places in the middle

school division. Cassidy Becker captured fi rst with Cassie Lohm-ann second and Allison Norris third. Ty Taylor placed third in the boys division.High school Diagonal captured the team title over Cardinal, 3,296-3,263. While no Maroon girls placed in the top fi ve, Diagonal captured three of the top fi ve places in the boys division. It was a dogfi ght for fi rst place between two Maroons. Layne Ruby and Heath Evans both shot 288, but Ruby scored 22 tens to Evans’ 20 to break the tie. Levi Jarred placed fourth with a 280.

Diagonal archers place fi rst

Several Mount Ayr students competed in the Pride of Iowa conference speech contest last weekend and will re-peat their performances at the district contest Saturday. The students include (front row, L-R) Ica Hauge, Kody Weeda and Allison Wallace; (second row) Matt Poore, Jacob Sobotka, Taylor Still, Lew Knapp, Alex Young and Wyatt Jackson. Not pictured but competing at districts is Maggie Jennett. Shaun Kniep is the speech coach.

Speech competes at Graceland, heads to district contestBY SHAUN KNIEP The Mount Ayr Speech team travelled to Graceland University recently for the Pride of Iowa con-ference speech tournament hosted by Lenox Community schools. This tournament was a practice session for the district tournament Saturday, Feb. 23 in Adel. The other coaches in the POI judge the students and give them helpful suggestions before they participate

in the district tournament.

Those attending included Alli-son Wallace and Alex Young in po-etry, Taylor Still and Jacob Sobotka in radio broadcasting, Taylor Still and Matt Poore in improvisation, Wyatt Jackson and Kody Weeda in public address, Lew Knapp in act-ing and Ica Hauge in prose. Matt Poore and Allison Wallace received medals as the outstanding

performers in their categories. Al-lison, Matt, Taylor, Lew and Ica all received I ratings from the judges. Jacob, Alex, Wyatt and Kody all received II ratings from the judges who stated they needed to make a few changes before they took their pieces to the district competition. Not performing on Thursday but going to the district speech contest is Maggie Jennett in acting and prose.

The Mount Ayr FFA chapter is celebrating National FFA Week through Friday. The chapter chose a different theme for each day of the week: Monday was Boot Day (all FFA members wear boots). Tuesday was Carhart Day (all FFA members wear Carhart brand clothing). Wednesday the chapter hosted their annual Teacher Appreciation Breakfast. It was also designated Any Ag Shirt Day (all members wear their choice of Ag shirt). Thursday is Offi cial Dress Day (all FFA members wear offi cial dress). Members will also compete in the sub-district contest at Indi-anola after school. Friday is New FFA T-shirt Day (all FFA members wear this year’s FFA T-shirt). State offi cers will also be in Mount Ayr to visit, and a pizza party for state and local of-fi cers will be held at lunch time in the Ag room. Radio spots to air over KSIB radio in Creston were recorded by the following students: Johna-than Triggs, Ashton Johnson, Matt Poore, Tyler Triggs and Hagan Willis. Traditionally the FFA fresh-men, sophomore, junior and senior classes compete for those who par-ticipate the most in the FFA week activities. The winning FFA class receives a breakfast or lunch spon-sored by FFA.

Mount Ayr FFA chapter celebrates National FFA Week

State representative Cecil Dolecheck has provided an update on the status of the Governor’s Education Reform bill. He said the bill took a step clos-er towards enactment this week as it has passed out of the Education Committee. No longer a study bill, the bill moves on as a House Edu-cation Committee bill. It has a few more steps to take before it is eli-gible for fl oor consideration. The bill received several hours of consideration in committee. The fi nal bill passed by a party-line vote of 13-10. The main components of the bill remain intact; however, there were several changes by amendments to the bill. The changes to the bill give school districts a bit more fl ex-ibility with a program that could lead to diffi cult implementation in some situations. With a phased-in approach, school districts decidingwhether this program can help or hurt their district can take the time they need through a planning year, and potentially two years of imple-mentation by other school districts before making the fi nal decision. They have the option of submit-ting an alternative plan to the DE or opting out if after three years of planning they can’t make it work for their district. Additionally, accountability is placed into the bill in the form of the three-year review of the Teacher/Leadership Program, en-hanced teacher and administra-tor evaluations, and the Building Performance Program. Lastly, the amendments add some continuity with the education reform discus-sion by giving new directives to the Competency Based Education (CBE) task force and taking steps to implement other task force rec-ommendations, including the ex-tended learning pilot project.

First at StanberryA Mount Ayr fi fth-grade team won the Stanberry tournament recently. Pictured are (front row, L-R) Zach Doster, Erik Masoner, Cole Cly-mer, Cayden Lambert; (second row) Josh Restauro, Keelan Klom-mhaus, Dalton Elwood, Austin Greenland, Isaac Grose, Dawson Frost; (back) coaches Derek Lambert and Chris Elwood.

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mented; 2) The lack of funding available to address those needs is also well documented; 3) Govern-ment offi cials both on the state and local levels now face two diffi cult choices: increase revenues or de-crease services. Iowa residents, including those in Ringgold county, must be pre-pared for the effects of both choic-es. Ultimately, Iowans must face two diffi cult choices of their own: pay up or put up.

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More on county roads The Mount Ayr Community school board reviewed reports from various district departments at its recent meeting.

Elementary principal report Elementary principal Chris Elwood reported on a number of topics. He said Ringgold county sheriff Mike Sobotka had toured the district’s buildings with emer-gency personnel Sunday, Jan. 27. Approximately 50 people from the sheriff’s offi ce, EMTs, fi re de-partment and state patrol toured the resource center, elementary and high school buildings to help make everyone aware of the lay-out of each building. Elwood and secondary prin-cipal Lynne Wallace met with Kathy Lockard, a certifi ed trainer for the Olweus bullying preven-tion program. Lockard will also present information at the next district study committee meeting. The district set aside Febru-ary 15 for an all-day professional development session. The morn-ing session was at the elementary and spent on “The Daily Five” and the Iowa Core. In the after-noon the staff participated in an “intruder in the building” drill with personnel from the sheriff’s offi ce. Elwood said a drill with students will be held in the near future but without participation from sheriff’s personnel. Students who’ve met their Raider Reader at-home reading goals will attend a movie at the

Princess Theater February 26, 27 and 28. In addition, students who met the criteria for the second quarter reward day enjoyed go-ing to Lucky Lanes last week for bowling. The SOS group helped fund that activity. Elwood also presented a list of summer custodial projects for the board to review. Major items on the list include $20,000 to pave the northeast playground, $20,000 to replace doors and windows in kin-dergarten rooms, $3,000 to replace locks on all classroom doors as a safety precaution, $2,300 for new carpet in fourth-grade classrooms. Superintendent Drake said the projects could all be funded with money set aside for capital proj-ects.Secondary principal report Lynne Wallace said staff in her building will review the Iowa Core Curriculum to determine which standards and benchmarks are cur-rently being taught and how teach-ers can best monitor which stu-dents have mastered those goals. Math, science and language arts teachers will also analyze the re-cent ITBS and ITED test results to determine which skill areas need to be re-taught for specifi c students. Wallace reported on a meet-ing with Eric Neesan, the AEA regional supervisor concerning a program called “Response to Inter-vention.” The RTI strategy seeks to detect learning problems early and customize instruction to correct those problems before failure oc-

curs. She added Neesan had con-ducted an RTI Building Evaluation Survey with her staff. U.S. Senator Charles Grassley spoke to students in grades 7-12 February 19 from 1:45-2:45 p.m. Wallace said Grassley plans to speak briefl y to the students and then he’ll open the fl oor to ques-tions from the students. Wallace reported Mount Ayr is the recipient of a free site license for NBC Learn K-12, a multime-dia collection of over 14,000 vid-eos, documents and images. The resources are aligned with curricu-lum as well as correlated with stan-dards and the common core. Major summer projects at the secondary building include $17,850 to replace carpet in the 80s building and $11,152 to replace doors to the music, art, ag and shop rooms and the gym. Another proj-ect for $18,000 to replace carpet in the library, Mr. Budach’s room and Mr. Showalter’s room could be included this year or postponed to next year depending on available funds. Again superintendent Drake said most projects could be funded with available money. Board member P.J. West asked administration to consider improv-ing the walkways to the football fi eld among the projects. Board member Brandi Shay also request-ed installation of railings at the football bleachers. Wallace followed up Elwood’s comments about the Olweus pro-gram and their meeting with Kathy

Lockard. She also mentioned the emergency personnel toured the middle/high school building. Wal-lace completed her report by listing a large number of recent student accomplishments in sports, com-munity service, academics, music, speech and FFA.Technology report Technology director Kim Curry reported she, superintendent Drake and representatives from Com-munication Innovators and the Extreme Networks met to discuss problems with wireless connectiv-ity at the high school. She said the district is currently trying to match its new technology with an old and outdated wireless system. She said the only option to fi x the problem would be to up-grade the wireless access points throughout the building. She has received one quote to upgrade the system, but the board tabled any action until additional quotes are available. Curry has been working with fi rst-grade classrooms to teach stu-dents how to operate and take care of their computers. The students have been creating books and composing their own journals to apply what they are learning about proper computer usage. Curry also presented results from the fi rst semester 1:1 Laptop Survey from students and staff. She said overall the survey showed improved satisfaction with district technology with most negative comments coming about Internet

access, an ongoing problem she is in the process of correcting.Custodial report Lead custodian Clint Poore reported bleachers on the south side of the gym have been re-paired and updated to a roller system to retract and extend them more easily. Poore has up-dated the security alarm panel so updating codes can be done elec-tronically instead of manually. He has also been in discussion with secondary principal Lynne Wallace to prioritize summer project work.Food service report Food service director Taw-nya Jones reported a surplus of $3,861.16 for the month of Janu-ary, but the service is still running a defi cit for the year. Superinten-dent Joe Drake told the board he and Jones were continuing to search for ways to trim food ser-vice expenditures including not hiring substitutes and purchas-ing food through the food co-op. In addition, the position opened with the resignation of Jackie McVey would not be fi lled for the remainder of the school year.Transportation report Transportation director Dick Still reported 15,639 miles were covered by district buses in Janu-ary for a total cost of $9,028.10. The districts other vehicles re-corded 7,121 miles at a cost of $1,148.05.

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vice. In subsequent years the cost would drop to $128,579.17. With a full-time employee, the fi rst-year cost would be $258,475.81 and $154,607.85 in subsequent years. He compared those numbers to the $152,498 the city currently pays in a combination of landfi ll fees and the service contract with Waste Management. Wise told the council the cur-rent garbage rate of $16.50 does not cover the cost of the contracted service, and he predicted a rate hike would be necessary if the contract with Waste Management were renewed. Wise added that his numbers refl ected only residential service, and the addition of com-mercial accounts could add several thousand dollars in revenue. The city has until March 31 to make a decision to renew the exist-ing contract with Waste Manage-ment, put a new contract out for bids or perhaps begin the service on their own.Superintendent’s report Besides his presentation on the garbage service, Wise shared a list of other issues with the council: • He asked the city’s approval to purchase a three-quarter ton pickup with a fl atbed to replace two pickups in the city’s fl eet. One pickup has been totaled, and Wise said he would use the proceeds from the insurance settlement and a trade-in of a second pickup to help fi nance the purchase. Council approved spending up to $15,000 for the replacement pickup. • Wise said he and Amanda Cannon had met with representa-tives from ACCO to discuss a leak issue at the swimming pool. At its last meeting, the council had ap-proved spending approximately

More on city council, discuss leak issue at city pool___________________________Continued from front page $4,700 to install a lining in the

surge tank, but Wise said ACCO felt the repair might not be neces-sary. ACCO will inspect the tank to make sure it doesn’t leak. The oth-er pool issue concerned an eight-inch pipe that Cannon said she thought should have been replaced under the repair contract. ACCO had given Cannon an estimate of almost $2,500 to make the repair. After the recent discussion, ACCO agreed to repair the pipe and sur-rounding concrete for $1,458.50. • The council approved Wise’s request to purchase excavation equipment. At the top of the list were new shoring supports that would ensure worker safety. Wise estimated a cost of $7,000 for a system that would meet the city’s needs. Other items on the list in-cluded a cordless impact wrench, portable power saw and other mis-cellaneous tools. • Wise presented a quote for 5.5 cents per gallon from Justin Kounen to haul sludge from the waste treatment plant for land ap-plication this spring and fall. As accumulation of sludge in the plant continues to be a problem, Wise said eventually the city should consider a new pump or take steps to water down the sludge so it can be more effi ciently removed. • Wise informed the council of a break-in at the water plant. While

nothing was damaged or taken, he said, the incident was reported to the Sheriff’s Department and is currently under investigation. • Wise provided a number of updates: - two water main leaks have been repaired. - the DNR water inspection went well. - he had met with a represen-tative of the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities to discuss safety topics. He felt a long list of modifi cations to city safety proce-dures would be needed. - all valves at the Bennett lift station have been installed, but one compressor at the station has quit. The station is now operating on only one compressor. Wise said rather than purchasing a new com-pressor at this time, he would see if the other compressor could be rebuilt. - he had informed a property owner that fi re damage to a house would need to be cleaned up before the city would approve rehabilita-tion funds for a different house.Other council business • The council approved a raise for utility clerk Amanda Cannon. Mayor Don Solliday told the coun-cil the request was his and had not been requested by Cannon. Solli-day said he felt Cannon had been

carrying a lot of responsibility be-yond her job description and was doing a great job. The approval raised Cannon’s wage from $14.35 per hour to $15.25 per hour. • The city accepted settlement from Hy-Vee and Smith Oil for fi rst violations of the tobacco or-dinance. The amount in each case was $300. • The council approved the second reading of the ordinance raising city council compensation from $25 to $50 per each meeting

attended. The compensation would be paid twice a year. • The council set a public hear-ing on the proposed fi scal year 2014 city budget for 6 p.m. March 4. • The council approved allowing the Mount Ayr Community school district to use the city sewer cam-era to investigate problems with a sewer drain at the high school. A city employee will be in charge of operating the camera.

A number of local cattle pro-ducers have been recognized na-tionally by the American Angus Association as having registered cows and bulls included in the association’s 2013 Pathfi nder Re-port. Those recognized for their reg-istered Angus cows include Hoover Angus Farm of Ellston with 47, Jim and Ann Werner of Diagonal with 22, Landi K McFarland of Ellston with 10, Katelyn Holmes of Benton with four, Will and Bon-nie Larson of Diagonal with three, Russell Holmes of Benton with two and Woodland Angus LLC of Mount Ayr with one. In addition to their cows, Hoover Angus Farm and Landi McFarland are recognized in the Pathfi nder report with seven and four registered Angus bulls respec-tively. Bulls that have sired a mini-mum of fi ve or more Pathfi nder cows are recognized as Pathfi nder Sires. Only 1,992 of the more than 25,000 American Angus Associa-tion members are represented in this year’s report, according to Bill Bowman, chief operating of-fi cer and director of performance programs of the association with headquarters in Saint Joseph, MO. The Pathfi nder program iden-tifi es superior Angus cows based upon recorded performance traits economically important to effi cient beef production. These traits in-clude early and regular calving and heavy weaning weights, Bowman says. Over two million eligible dams with more than 6.8 million weaning records were examined to determine Pathfi nder status. All registered Angus cows that meet the strict Pathfi nder standards are listed, along with their owners, in the Pathfi nder report that is pub-lished annually by the Associa-tion. The 2013 Pathfi nder report lists 8,680 individual cows and 234 Pathfi nder sires. It is published on-line at www.angus.org, and printed copies are available from the as-sociation. The largest number of Pathfi nder cows from a single herd this year is 96. Started in 1978, the Pathfi nder Program continues to recognize outstanding breeders participating in the Angus Herd Improvement Records (AHIR®) Program.

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Freed returns to stateMount Ayr 132-pounder Erik Freed competed at last week’s state wrestling tournament. In fi rst-round action (above), Freed lost a 7-5 decision to Zach Bruns of North Fayette. In the second round, Freed dropped a 9-5 decision to Derik Bailey of Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto to end his state run.

Mount Ayr downs Diagonal in fi rst-round district play The Diagonal Maroons were outscored 17-0 in the second quar-ter and saw their comeback fall short in a 59-45 loss to Mount Ayr in fi rst-round district tournament action Thursday, Feb. 14 in Mount Ayr. After trailing 17-11 at the end of the fi rst quarter, Diagonal was shut-out in the second period and trailed 34-11 at the half. The Maroons had a tough time inside during the fi rst half of the game as the Raiders utilized their strength in the lane and controlled the boards, scoring on several easy put-backs. The second quarter saw the Maroons get several good looks at the basket, but they couldn’t get a shot to drop. The Raiders also changed to an aggressive match-up-zone that seemed to cause the Maroons problems. Diagonal came out of the half-time locker room on fi re, and spurred by their fan support, out-scored the Raiders 18-15 in the third period and 16-10 in the fourth period. They eventually narrowed the Raider lead to nine points with 2:57 remaining in the game, but the Raiders hit crucial free throws

down the stretch to secure the out-come. “We got a very emotional win tonight against a gritty Diagonal team,”stated coach Bret Ruggles. Ruggles was also very compli-mentary of the Diagonal squad and acknowledged the tough position of the teams that share classrooms and other sports meeting as rivals on the court. “Diagonal fi nished their season with a lot of class and tons of great emotion,” he said. Jake Still led the Raiders by racking up a double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds. Johnathan Triggs and Jake Sobotka added 13 points each. Triggs also grabbed eight rebounds. Braydee Poore had 10 points and eight assists. Heath Evans’ double-double led the Maroons as he collected 15 points and 11 rebounds to close out his career. Ryan Parrott fol-lowed with 12 points and four re-bounds as the only other Maroon to hit double fi gures. Also closing out his career was Shad Haidsiak as he added eight points and four rebounds. Other scoring included Jacob Taylor with four points, one assist, one steal, and one block;

Blake Butler with three points, three rebounds, four assists and a steal; and Levi Jarred with three points. The Maroons connected on 37.5 percent of their fi eld goals, 33 percent from three point range, and 62 percent of their free throws. Coach Warren was pleased with how his team refused to give up. “We outplayed the Raiders in the second half when it would have been easy to just fi nish out the game,” he said. “I was proud of the way they battled back. I was also impressed with all our fans who came to the game. It was a sea of Maroon.” Diagonal fi nishes the season with an 11-11 record. They will lose Heath Evans and Shad Haid-siak to graduation but will return three starters and several reserves who saw a lot of valuable playing time. The Raiders advanced to the second-round district game against Lamoni Tuesday night at Lamoni. (Details of the game were unavail-able at press time.) Lamoni ad-vanced to the second round with an 81-36 victory over East Union. Concluding his remarks, coach Ruggles said, “We look forward to continuing district play with our team completely healthy.” 1 2 3 4 TPMA 17 17 15 10 59Diagonal 11 0 18 16 45

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Johnathan Triggs (44) muscles a lay-up over Ryan Parrott (51) and Jacob Taylor (13) for two of his 13 points in the fi rst-round district contest.

MAC bowlers close season in substate action The Mount Ayr bowlers com-peted in the fi rst round of post-season action last week, but both the Raiders and Raiderettes did not qualify to move on to the next round.Raiderettes Mount Ayr fi nished last in the seven-team fi eld. Their chances were handicapped as only four girls were eligible to bowl in the meet. 1 2 THolly Karr 127 96 223Samantha Crawford 98 97 195Adrian Richards 124 118 242Naomi Richards 96 134 230 In the second round the Raider-ettes struggled to break 100 in any of the fi ve games. 1 2 3 4 5 T MA 84 77 123 81 89 454 Team standings were as fol-lows: Creston 2,118 Lenox 1,939 Lamoni 1,920 Clarke 1,881 Central Decatur 1,846 Mormon Trail 1,528 Mount Ayr 1,344Raiders Mount Ayr fi elded a full-team of six bowlers and placed fi fth in their seven-team fi eld.

Ty Pollock paced the Raiders with his two-game total of 287 in the fi rst round. 1 2 TQuinton Chumbley 111 155 266Trevor Shelly 134 111 245Blake Roberts 115 87 202Ty Pollock 142 145 287Nathan Roberts 104 100 204 Jasper Abarr 141 139 280 In the second round, the Raid-ers showed improved consistency but couldn’t catch the leaders. 1 2 3 4 5 T MA 110 141 122 126 138 637 Team standings were as fol-lows: Creston 2,445 Clarke 2,376 Central Decatur 2,038 Lenox 2,034 Mount Ayr 1,919 Lamoni 1,811 Mormon Trail 1,658Raiderette season totals The Raiderettes fi nished their season with a record of 2-10. Their average match score was 1,358, with an individual high-game av-erage of 100 and a Baker game av-erage of 92. Adrian Richards and Samantha Crawford each bowled 22 games. Holly Karr bowled 20, Naomi Richards 18, Cheyenne Percifi eld

16 and McKayla O’Malia two. Individually, Adrian Richards paced the Raiderettes with 2,289 total pins, followed by Samantha Crawford at 2,269. Other pin totals included Holly Karr - 1,958, Nao-mi Richards - 1,924, Cheyenne Percifi eld - 1,450 and McKayla O’Malia - 138. Naomi Richards had the high game average of 106, followed closely by Adrian Richards at 104

and Samantha Crawford at 103. Other averages included Holly Karr - 97, Cheyenne Percifi eld - 90 and McKayla O’Malia - 69. Individual high games included Naomi Richards - 150, Crawford - 147, Percifi eld - 139, Karr - 137, Adrian Richards - 134 and O’Malia - 86. Series average and high se-ries included Naomi Richards - 213/250, Adrian Richards - 208/247, Crawford - 206/265, Karr - 195/246, Percifi eld - 181/249 and O’Malia 138/138.Raider season totals The Mount Ayr boys fi nished with a match record of 5-9. Their average match score was 1,931 with an individual game average of 132 and Baker game average of 122. A quartet of Raiders bowled in all 24 games - Jasper Abarr, Quin-tin Chumbley, Blake Roberts and Nathan Roberts. Trevor Shelley competed in 22 games while Kev-en Ralston had 16 and Matt Poore two. Individually, senior Jasper Abarr totaled 3,506 pins with Na-than Roberts recording 3,274 and Quintin Chumbley 3,307. Blake Roberts had 3,099, Trevor Shelley 2,629, Keven Ralston 1,252 and

Matt Poore 178. High game averages and high games belonged to Abarr - 146/194, Nathan Roberts 136/205, Chumbley 133/190, Blake Roberts 129/175, Shelley 119/196, Poore 89/101 and Ral-ston 78/110. Series average and high series totals included Abarr 292/363, Nathan Roberts 272/333, Chum-bley 267/347, Blake Roberts 258/320, Shelley 239/303, Poore 178/178 and Ralston 156/175.

Senior Jasper Abarr

The Mount Ayr Sparks will present their annual expo at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22. The Sparks will perform their state-winning pom routine, “Home,” their state kick routine, “Fire,” their homecoming dance, “Getting Over You,” their football novelty routine, “Senior Spot-light,” their 2013 light show, and the 2013 coed routine. This year Ashton Quick and April Shields participated in the drill team solo competition and they will showcase their dances as well. Guest performances this year

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1,000 and counting...Mount Ayr senior Braydee Poore receives congratulations and a com-momorative basketball from head coach Brett Ruggles to recognize Poore’s accomplishment of breaking the 1,000-point mark in his career. Poore becomes only the second Raider to in school history to score over 1,000 points. Drew Larsen accomplished the feat in 1993 and went on to score 1,111 career points. Poore had the opportunity to add to his total Tuesday night as the Raiders faced Lamoni in a second-round district game.

Diagonal’s Ryan Parrott and Mount Ayr’s Jake Sobotka battle for rebound as Heath Evans (45) boxes out Braydee Poore. Parrott scored 12 points and grabbed three rebounds in the game, while Sobotka scored 13 points with three boards. Evans paced the Maroons with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Bluegrass LeagueWeek February 12, 2013

Team StandingsHutton Construction 25-7Sassy Strikers 18-14Raggamuffi ns 18-14Rolling Stones 13-19Giggling Girlies 13-19Lucky Ladies 9-23 High games (150 and over): Deb Ayres 153, 192; Roberta Owens 168, 176; Brenda Woody 168, 163; Seli-na O’Connor 167; Barbara Hutton 165; Renda Smith 162; Deanna So-botka 152, 157; Margie Bishop 157; Amanda Miller 152; Lorrie Haver 152; Dianna Sickels 151. High series (450 and over): Deb Ayres 492, Roberta Owens 480, Brenda Woody 468, Deanna Sobotka 456. Thursday Men’s League

Week of February 14, 2013Team Standings

Lucky Lanes 19.5-12.5DAE 19-13Hy-Vee 17.5-14.5IWIWALB 17-13Lefty’s 12-20Suds & Gutters 11-21 High games (200 and over): Jim Brand 265; Eric Ehlen 243, 250; Rick Fox 244; Mike Hall 241; Scott Myer 234; Chad Bals 202, 232; Eric Dolecheck 222; Jodie Maben 204, 216, 228; Clay Nelson 204, 225; Wi-ley Main 224; Ron Brand 222; Jer-emy Shelley 213; Wes Mathany 212; Brian Sheil 210; Ron Sickels 210; Travis Hartman 202. High series (600 and over): Eric Ehlen 692; Jodie Maben 648; Jim Brand 617; Eric Dolecheck 608; Rick Fox 606; Chad Bals 604.

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The Ringgold County Pheasants Forever committee is preparing for its 24th annual banquet. The event will take place at the American Le-gion Building on March 15 begin-ning at 6 p.m. With the exception of member-ship dues, all proceeds raised at these banquets are spent locally to promote upland wildlife habitat. Specifi cally, the chapter has spent over $73,000 in Ringgold county. Over $42,000 helped purchase the Kellerton Grassland Bird Con-servation Area, Fogle Recreation Area and the Don and Connie Huff Wildlife Area. Over $27,000 has been used to improve habitat on private lands. The rest has been used for other conservation pro-grams such as hunter safety.

“The Ringgold County Pheas-ants Forever chapter has played a vital role in conservation in Ring-gold county,” stated Chad Paup, Iowa DNR wildlife biologist. “Another aspect of being a Pheasants Forever member is that you help infl uence wildlife habitat and conservation across the state and nation,” said John Lindquist, Pheasants Forever Shooting Sports National Coordinator. “These

are things that local conservation groups can’t accomplish. Pheas-ants Forever was instrumental in getting a dove season in Iowa” Pheasants Forever has a chapter in almost every county of the state. Last year alone Pheasants Forever spent $3.4 million dollars on proj-ects across Iowa. Besides paying for your Pheasants Forever maga-zine, the membership dues support the national Pheasants Forever of-fi ce. This offi ce currently has an employee who is working in Des Moines on sustainable funding for

Iowa’s natural resources. Presently they are working to hire biologists funded through the recently-passed Farm Bill to work with landowners across Iowa to promote wildlife habitat. They also have an employ-ee in Washington D.C. working towards keeping wildlife habitat programs in the Farm Bill.

Banquet prizes and auction items include guns, a Matthews bow, ice fi shing equipment, chain-saws, handmade quilts, limited edition prints, a cooler full of meat

and “the best smelling barrel you’ll ever fi nd.” There will be new games including something for thekids. “There will be something for everyone,” commented chapter president Andy Kellner. “Come enjoy the evening and help support Ringgold county wildlife proj-ects.” Early Bird registration is due by March 1. To purchase tickets for this year’s banquet, please call Andy Kellner (712-621-4227), John Newton (464-3942), or Dan-iel Stull (464-5139).

Pheasants Forever auction, banquet planned for March 14 in Mount Ayr

SWCC names Mundy shooting coach Southwestern Community Col-lege (SWCC) has announced Char-lie Mundy of Osceola will be the head coach for the Spartans’ new sports shooting program. Mundy will start recruiting for the team immediately so the team is in place at the start of the 2013-14 school year. Mundy is no stranger to South-western. He has been the high school carpentry instructor at Os-ceola since November 2006 and will continue to teach as well. Mundy has a great love for the out-doors, including fi shing, hunting

and shooting. He learned to shoot a bow and cast a line at a very young age and has shared his appreciation for the outdoors with his children, grandchildren and now Southwest-ern’s sports shooting team. “I feel the outdoors is a place for youth to be mentored,” Mundy explained. “I know my children would have had a more diffi cult time during their youth if it were not for the outdoors.” In addition, Mundy has coached high school varsity athletes at Ur-bandale high school in ice hockey for two years and at Clarke High

School in football for fi ve years. He has participated in skeet shoot-ing at the Iowa Games and has completed hunter safety and gun safety through the state of Iowa. “The great part about SWCC having a shooting team is we get to compete with big colleges like Iowa State, UNI and Iowa to name a few,” Mundy explained. “It’s a great opportunity for SWCC to gain recognition and let people know we are here. The instructors and staff at SWCC are as good or better than you will fi nd any-where.

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Form A674 Iowa Department of Management 10-13-11NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING -- PROPOSED BUDGET EXTENSION DISTRICT COUNTY NAME:

Fiscal Year 2014 (July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014) Ringgold County Ag ExtensionThe Extension Council of the above-named Extension District will conduct a public hearing on the proposed fiscal yearbudget as follows:

Meeting Date: Time: Meeting Location:3-6-2013 5:30 pm 101 N. Polk, Mt. Ayr

At the public hearing any resident or taxpayer may present objections to, or arguments in favor of, any part of the proposedbudget. This notice represents a summary of the supporting detail of receipts and expenditures on file with the ExtensionCouncil Secretary. Copies of the Supplemental Budget Detail (Schedule 674-A) will be furnished upon request.Extension District Telephone Number: Extension Council Contact Name:

641-464-3333PROPOSED BUDGET SUMMARY

A B C D E FExpenditures Estimated

Estimated AmountFUND Ending Fund Estimated To Be Raised

(Use Whole Dollars) FYE 6-30-2012 FYE 6-30-2013 FYE 6-30-2014 Balance FY2014 ByActual Re-Estimated Budget FY2014 Beg. Balance Taxation

1. County Agricultural Extension Education 207,530 218,950 131,488 52,480 70,479 81,8392. Unemployment Compensation 0 0 0 0 0 03. Tort Liability 0 0 0 0 0 04. TOTAL 207,530 218,950 131,488 52,480 70,479 81,839

Proposed taxation rate per $1,000 valuation: $ 0.3

Form 644 SS/RIZ/LD Iowa Department of ManagementNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING -- PROPOSED BUDGET DISTRICT NAME:

Fiscal Year July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014 Sun Valley Sanitary DistrictThe Board of Trustees of the above-named District will conduct a public hearing on the proposed fiscal year

Meeting Date: Meeting Time: Meeting Location:3-06-2013 2:00 pm Sun Valley Community Center

At the public hearing any resident or taxpayer may present objections to, or arguments in favor of, any part of the proposedbudget. This notice represents a summary of the supporting detail of receipts and expenditures on file with the Clerk/

Clerk/Secretary Telephone Number: District Clerk/Secretary Name:641-772-4270 Judy Christensen

PROPOSED BUDGET SUMMARYA B C D E F

Expenditures Estimated EstimatedEstimated July 1, 2013 Amount

FUND Ending Fund Beg. Balance (C + D - E)(Use Whole Dollars) FYE 6-30-2012 FYE 6-30-2013 FYE 6-30-2014 Balance and All Other To Be Raised

Actual Re-estimated Proposed June 30, 2014 Receipts By Taxation1. General 235,500 248,000 248,500 887,489 1,103,482 32,5072. Debt Service 69,680 68,788 67,537 3,543 3,577 67,5033. TOTAL 305,180 316,788 316,037 891,032 1,107,059 100,010

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BY MIKE AVITT The station agent in the photo is probably Joe Forsythe. I got this picture from James Rueber of Boone, who is a former depot agent for the Chicago Great West-ern and Chicago and Northwestern railroads. Mr. Rueber and I have been trading photos and newspa-per clippings for several years so I emailed him my last article. I got some very interesting information in return.

The origin of Knowlton’s name has always been uncertain. Some say the name comes from a rail-road president while others believe Knowlton was the name of the fi rst railroad engineer to bring a train to the new town. James Rueber says a Mr. W. H. Knowlton was the civil engineer in charge of building the CStP&KC (later the CGW) road from Des Moines to Saint Joseph, MO. Prior to work-

ing for the CStP&KC, Mr. Knowl-ton was civil engineer for the city of Dubuque, roadmaster for the Dubuque and Dakota Railroad and assistant engineer in Minneapolis, MN, building stone arch bridges. Thanks, Jim. I found a timetable in an August 1893 issue of The Weekly News showing Diagonal as a scheduled stop on the CGW (the Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas City became the Chicago Great Western in 1892). Diagonal’s CGW depot wasn’t built until the winter of 1895-96 so a shed was used as a station until the depot was built.

In the fall of 1894, Diagonal’s other railroad, the Humeston and Shenandoah, was busy digging a well and erecting a water tank. Aaron Lamb would have been the station agent at this time. He would move on to New Market in June of 1895 and be replaced by a Mr.

Snapshots of History

Chicago Great Western depot at Knowlton about 1908.

Shaw, formerly of the Gravity de-pot. Knowlton’s depot was prob-ably built in 1888 as the CStP&KC began regular service in August of that year. Early station agents were I. D. Jordan, A. B. Ashby, C. D. Henderson, C. M. Cheney and George Dukes. Night operators included Clara Wing, Miss Gates, George Abarr and Vall Edward. This depot was probably a 24-hour station from the beginning. Knowlton had a water tank and coal chutes for re-fueling steam engines. The foreman for this crew was a Mr. Bonebrake in 1894 and Dominique Cardaman in 1899. Haskell Avitt, a very distant rela-tive of mine, was a section hand in 1899. He is buried in the Clearfi eld cemetery. The Humeston and Shenandoah was placed under receivership in July 1895 and was eventually deed-ed to the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy. This line was abandoned December 31, 1945. The Chicago Great Western was purchased by the Chicago and Northwestern in 1968 and this line was abandoned in 1984.

The week of February 17-23 is Food Check-Out Week, which is locally supported by the Ringgold County Farm Bureau. During this time the local Farm Bureau will make a donation to the Ringgold County Neighborhood Center to assist their food bank. The Food Check-Out Week reminds us that farmers feed the world and the American Farmer does this task more effi ciently and cost-effec-tively than any other producer. Since the Check-Out Week pro-gram was initiated in the 1990’s, Farm Bureau members have do-nated more than $3 million in food and monetary contributions to lo-cal food banks as well as to Ronald McDonald House Charities. The third week in February was se-

A hazard mitigation planning committee is holding two open house public meetings at the Ring-gold County Courthouse Assembly Room Tuesday, Feb. 26 and Thurs-day, Feb. 28, 2012, from 4-8:30 p.m.. These meetings will be open to all Ringgold county residents. Each open house will be the same and residents can choose when they would like to attend. The main topic of these open houses will be to prioritize hazard mitigation projects for the commu-nities of Ringgold county. Your in-sight and experiences as residents

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of the area will be helpful in the development of a quality hazard mitigation plan. The Southern Iowa Council of Governments (SICOG) will lead the hazard mitigation project se-lection and take notes on impor-tant projects identifi ed by planning team members. Your attendance as a member of the public is not a commitment to attend future meetings. If you have any questions, please contact Andrew Collings, Region-al Planner at SICOG at collings@sicog.com or 641.782.8491.

Farm Bureau food check-out week here

lected for Food Check-Out Week as a way to celebrate the American farmer and American food leading up to National Nutrition Month in March. Check-Out Week encourages consumers to have a plan, shop smart and eat balanced, nutritious meals. Free one-page nutrition fact sheets are available at the local Farm Bureau offi ce. They include the following: 1. Tips for Better Nutrition on a Tight Budget 2. Understanding Food Labels 3. Understanding What My-Plate Means 4. How Much Should I Eat? Please stop by the Ringgold County Farm Bureau offi ce for this free information.

A local 4-H member has been selected to auction their Iowa State Fair exhibit at the fourth annual Iowa 4-H Gala on March 2 at the Downtown Des Moines Marriott. Haylea England is a member of the Junior Farmers 4-H club in Ringgold county. England was one of 15 Iowa State Fair exhibits selected to be auctioned at the an-nual fund raising event hosted by the Iowa 4-H Foundation. Eng-land has donated a Farmall photo to be auctioned at the event. Half the proceeds of the 4-H’ers items are designated to the 4-H’ers club of choice. England has cho-sen to designate the funds to the Junior Farmers 4-H club. This is the second year a Ring-gold county 4-H member has been selected to auction one of their photographs at the Iowa 4-H Gala. Last year Tessa Shields’ Harley Davidson motorcycle photo was auctioned off with half the pro-ceeds given to the Maloy Sham-rocks 4-H club, of which Tessa is

England project to be auctioned at 4-H Gala

a member. Haylea’s exhibit will be featured in the auction portion of the Iowa 4-H Gala in Des Moines. Prior to the event, bidding will open on-line via the Iowa 4-H Foundation website. Online bidding provides persons who are unable to attend the event an opportunity to bid on items. Bidding will begin on February 8, 2013, at www.iowa4h-foundation.org/gala. The Iowa 4-H Gala is a pre-miere fund raising event for the Iowa 4-H Foundation, which pro-vides scholarships and recognition opportunities for Iowa 4-H mem-bers. Attendees will experience a night of live entertainment provid-ed by Dueling Pianos of Ankeny, a variety of food stations, silent and live auctions, all while mingling with 4-H supporters and friends from across the state. Registration for the event is still open and available at www.iowa4hfoundation.org/gala.

February 18 - February has sure been fl ying by fast for everone at Health Care as they are anxiously waiting for spring to arrive one of these days! First of all, those at Health Care want to extend sympathy to the family and friends of a dear resi-dent, Calvin Gregg, who passed away Friday. He will be greatly missed by all of them. Monday started a fun week of activities with “dog days” trivia along with talking about different President’s dogs. Noodle hockey was played with the red team win-ing. This team consisted of Nova Giles, Lorraine King, Virginia Al-bers, Don Bear, Nieda Cunning-ham and Ruth Angus. Valentines stories were read from Reminisce magazine Tuesday along with many residents shar-ing valentine memories and how they met their spouses. There was a dominoes game going on in the afternoon with the help of Phyllis Sickels and Skip Bo was also an-other fun card game enjoyed. Seth Denny led the afternoon Bible study. Wednesday the shop cart was up and going for resident shop-pers. Scott Marcum led the church service and music was played by Ellen Powell. Bingo was played in the afternoon with guests Con-nie Worthington, Harold Crawford and Corwin Karr. Dorothy Hughes called the numbers while Phyllis Riggs passed the prizes. Winners included June Steinman, Marvin Morse, Corwin Karr, Earl Brand, Ruth Angus, Connie Worthington, Harold Crawford, Donna Benegas, Dorothy Sobotka, Catherine Craw-ford, Elaine McCampbell and An-nabelle Jones. Blackout winners were Virginia Albers and Donna Benegas. Thursday was a very busy day starting with nail care by Phyllis Riggs and Dorothy Hughes. A spe-cial valentines party was enjoyed in the afternoon with several fun

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activities. Residents started with a mailing valentine relay followed by a heart guessing game and re-ceiving valentine cards given ei-ther by other residents and staff or friends and family. Deanna had them guessing famous couples and listening to valentine poems. Heart-shaped cookies and red punch were served for refresh-ments and the grand fi nale was the crowning of the valentine king and queen from a drawing selected by the other residents. This year’s king and queen were Gerald Gard-ner and Dorothy Sobotka. Con-gratulations to both! The Mount Ayr Record-News was read Friday morning along with trivia and the daily exercises. A new game was played in the afternoon called “Name 10” as residents had to name 10 different things associated with a particular question asked. Several answers were brought out with a lot of laughter to go along with it. Saturday brought word games followed by exercises. It’s amaz-ing how you can actually make anywhere from 40 to some 60 words out of the letters of simple, small phrases and words. Mary K. Overholtzer taught the Sunday school lesson Sunday morning. Residents celebrated any February resident birthdays in the afternoon with the help of Dorothy Hughes and the Ringgold Rockets 4-H Club that day. They served cookies and played bingo with the residents. All sang “Happy Birth-day” to Darlene Minnick who was actually the only February birth-day. Birthday bingo winners were Elaine McCampbell, Kathryn Ad-ams, Betty Ruby, Trevor Anderson, Annabelle Jones, Ada Stanley, Earl Brand, Olivia from the Ringgold Rockets and Irene Hogue. Black-out winner was Trevor Anderson. Evalee White enjoyed going out over the weekend with her daughter, Dee Euritt. Together they attended the breakfast for supper at the Kellerton community center. Shirley Brown enjoyed having her sister, Irene Merical, join her for lunch Sunday as Elaine McCamp-bell enjoyed having her daughter, Patti Jones, as a lunch guest. Neil Stanley was over this week to eat lunch with his mother, Ada. Max-ine Werner enjoyed going to the Tingley meal site with her daugh-ter, Nancy, and grandson, Race, Friday.

February 18 - Greetings from Clearview. Wow did we have a busy week, it just fl ew by again! Monday the day started with ex-ercise and reading some valentine true stories, then residents shared their own valentine memories. Bible study was held with Scott Marcum in the afternoon and the kitchen whipped up some cookies for a treat afterward. Tuesday residents had a discus-sion about what Fat Tuesday meant and what they would give up for lent. All decided it would be very hard to give up TV and sweets. This all lead to the Mardi Gras party held in the afternoon. There were lots of treats and residents played their favorite game, bingo. Winners were Helen Lyddon, Lila Barker and Darlene Gilbert won three times again. Luck is on Dar-lene’s side! Wednesday residents exercised and read from My Cup Runneth Over. Everyone enjoys the beau-tiful poems from this book. Tim Maxa was in to lead church ser-vices. It was such a nice day that Jeani took a few residents out for a car ride. They also got a nice treat with the Diagonal school kids coming and putting on a little skit. They surprised residents with Val-entines when they were done. All agreed they would love to see the

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kids come again. They put a lot of time and effort on their skit and it was appreciated. Thursday was Country School with Betty and she had some val-entine stories and she some yum-my cookies for residents. The val-entine party was a huge success. Jim Boltinghouse was in to auction off prizes and residents had a fun game of Let’s Make a Deal with their purchases. Friday everyone enjoyed Casey’s donuts and coffee for a nice coffee break. It was nice to just sit and visit with everyone. Clearfi eld school kids came to read to residents in the afternoon. The residents always look forward to seeing the kids. Saturday residents played bin-go. It was a packed house, the din-ing room was full and Jeani didn’t have a single bingo card left. The winners today were Darlene Gil-bert, Jade Cole, Jean Haidsiak, Lo-rane Leonard, Evelyn Stevenson, Arnold Leonard and Gladys Ker-schner. Food for thought: “Do not wor-ry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you.”

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February 11, 2013 The board of directors of the Mount Ayr Community school dis-trict met in regular session Monday, February 11, 2013. There were present Chris Eaton, Duane Schafer, Rod Shields, P. J. West and Brandi Shay. Also present were Joe Drake, superintendent; Lynne Wallace, 7-12 principal; Chris Elwood, PK-6 principal; Janette Campbell, board secretary/business manager; Darrell Dodge, Record-News; Kim Curry, and Jess Frost.

Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6 p.m. by president Shields.

Previous Minutes: Director West made a motion to dispense with the reading of the January 14 regular minutes and approve them as print-ed. Seconded by director Shay. Mo-tion carried 5-0.

Communications: Supt. Drake noted that there will be a round table negotiations meeting with the MAEA on February 20 at 5 p.m.

Administration Reports: The ac-tivity fund, buildings and grounds, lunch, transportation and technol-ogy reports were reviewed. Under buildings and grounds, Supt. Drake reported that they are still waiting to hear back from the bonding company regarding the status of the commons fl oor. There is some concern regard-ing the parking on the west side of the secondary building during ac-tivities. The access to the sidewalk (entrance) is being used for parking which could cause a problem in case of an emergency vehicle needing to

use it. Administration will be look-ing into a way to prevent parking in this area. Tentative summer work projects for both the elementary and secondary buildings were reviewed. Under lunch reports Supt. Drake reported that head cook, Tawnya Jones, has started purchasing food through the food co-op and they are no longer getting substitutes in the lunchroom in order to reduce costs. Under the transportation report, Supt. Drake noted that the district has been selected through an “EPA Clean Diesel” selection process to receive two new busses. Mount Ayr Community school district was the only school selected in the state of Iowa to receive this. There were over 1,000 applications nationwide. They now have 30 days to submit purchase orders for the busses. When the new busses arrive, old busses must be scrapped in order to receive pay-ment of $30,000 per bus to receive the payment from the EPA. The time line to purchase the busses will pose a slight budget issue. Supt. Drake will present a recommendation for the fi nancial position the district will take to complete the purchase at the March board meeting. Kim Curry, technology director, was present to review her report which consisted of: 1) Wireless upgrade; 2) Elementary technology integration, and 3) One-to-one laptop survey results for the fi rst semester. Chris Elwood gave his principal report: 1) AEA principal’s meeting; 2) Tour of buildings for emergency personnel; 3) Bullying prevention program; 4) February 15 – professional development; 5) Sum-mer custodial work; 6) Raider Read-er movie; 7) Music/band program, and 8) Fifth–sixth grade reward day. Lynne Wallace reviewed her princi-pal report: 1) Professional develop-ment; 2) Response to intervention; 3) Olweus Bullying Prevention Pro-gram; 4) Regional principal meet-ing; 5) Senator Grassley to visit; 6) Emergency personnel visit to school; 7) NBC Learn, and 8) Great accom-plishments from the students. New Business: A. Consideration of spending reduction plan: Supt. Drake shared fi ve different scenarios showing how the allowable growth would affect the district’s overall spend-ing. They know the settlement with the teacher’s association will be ap-proximately $156,976 and the non-certifi ed raises will be approximately $30,000. Depending on the percent-age of allowable growth they get, Supt. Drake has a plan for each sce-nario. Director Schafer made a mo-tion to direct the superintendent to reduce spending according to allow-able growth in order to maintain the

district’s unspent spending authority at its current level. Motion was sec-onded by director Eaton. Motion car-ried 5-0, unanimously. B. Early retirement request: Di-rector Schafer made a motion to ap-prove the early retirement request re-ceived from Pam Cross. Motion was seconded by director Shay. Motion carried 5-0, unanimously. C. Early Retirement Policy Clas-sifi ed Employee – Early Retirement 413.6: Supt. Drake presented a pol-icy for the classifi ed employees for early retirement. Applicants must be 55 years of age and should have com-pleted a total of 15 years of service. Applications must be submitted by February 28, 2013 to be considered. Director Eaton made a motion to approve the early retirement policy with a second from director West. Motion carried 5-0, unanimously. D. Approval of school calendar for 2013-2014: Supt. Drake pre-sented a school calendar for 2013-2014. The calendar shows a start date of August 20, 2013 and an end date of May 23, 2014 for students. Snow make-up days would be in the following order: May 27, May 28, May 29, May 30, March 21 and March 20. Christmas break - Dec. 23 – Jan. 3 and spring break – Mar. 17-21. Director West made a motion to approve the 2013-14 school calendar with a second from director Eaton. Motion carried 5-0, unanimously. E. Approval of district study committee members: Supt. Drake submitted a list of members of the district study committee for approv-al. Director Shay made a motion to approve the list as submitted with a second from director West. Motion carried 5-0, unanimously. F. $6,615,000 General Obliga-tion School Refunding Bonds Se-ries 2013: Board member Shay introduced the following resolu-tion: RESOLUTION APPOINTING BANKERS TRUST COMPANY OF DES MOINES, IOWA TO SERVE AS PAYING AGENT, BOND REG-

ISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT, APPROVING THE PAYING AGENT, BOND REGISTRAR AND TRANS-FER AGENT AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF SAME and moved its adoption. Board member Eaton seconded the motion to adopt. The roll was called and the vote was AYES: (5) Shields, Eaton, Schafer, West and Shay. NAYS: (0). Board member West moved that the form of Tax Exemption Certifi -cate be placed on fi le and approved. Board member Shay seconded the motion. The roll was called and the vote was AYES: (5) Shields, Eaton, Schafer, West and Shay. NAYS: (0). President Shields declared the mo-tion adopted. Board member Schafer moved that the form of Continuing Dis-closure Certifi cate be placed on fi le and approved. Board member Eaton seconded the motion. The roll was called and the vote was AYES: (5) Shields, Eaton, Schafer, West and Shay. NAYS: (0). President Shields declared the motion adopted. Board member Eaton introduced the following resolution entitled “RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION SCHOOL RE-FUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2013 IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,615,000 AND LEVYING A TAX FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF” and moved its adoption. Board member Schafer seconded the motion to adopt. The roll was called and the vote was AYES: (5) Shields, Eaton, Schafer, West and Shay. NAYS: (0). President Shields declared the reso-lution adopted. G. Approval of wireless upgrade: Director West made a motion to table action until another bid could be re-ceived. Seconded by director Shay. Motion carried 5-0, unanimously. H. Request for use of high school gym and commons by junior class

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February 19 - Sunday afternoon Gene Motsinger visited with Daryl and Brad Holden at their home. That evening Billie Adli and Mol-lie were at Gene’s home to share their home-baked treats. Charlie and Vickie Jeanes met Joe and Nora Feummeler, Tony and Kerri Feummeler and Troy and Abby Hawk in Saint Joseph, MO for supper at Bandana’s Barbecue. Sunday Charlie and Vickie had an enjoyable lunch with Bill and Pat Hunt at Blockton. Dorothy Saville and Tracy Hunt were also guests. Everyone looked with envy at Pat’s pictures of her recent trip to Florida. She reported wonderful weather and a smooth fl ight. Stacey Shields had a great trip to Arizona and mostly good weath-er until the fi nal few days. She and Rod went to Ravenwood, MO Saturday to watch granddaughter Hayley Whittington play basket-ball. Her team took fi rst place in the tournament.

February 19 - Pastor Bill Arm-strong returned to the pulpit at Wishard Chapel, after being on vacation, with an excellent sermon on the seven wonders of Christ. Wishard Chapel will be spon-soring a basketball and game night Friday, March 1, at the Kellerton community building. There will be fun for all ages. Basketball, board games and food are being planned. Bring a friend to join in the fun. Three Wishard Chapel families have returned from vacations in warmer climates this week -- Doyle and Connie Richards from a Car-ribean cruise, Russell and Jackie Stewart from Florida and Bill and Sandy Armstrong from Mexico. Wishard Chapel is sending con-dolences to family and friends in the Wishard Chapel Church -- the families of Virgil Main, Calvin Gregg, Michelle Schrodt and Carl Crees. May all families feel the peace of God and comfort in these diffi cult times.

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February 18 - Happy President’s Day! By the time you read this col-umn, the snow may be fl ying and some of you may be stuck at home or work. Coming up this week is country school today (Thursday) at 9:30 a.m. Monday Pattie continued to read to the residents from the book, “Dewey.” She plans on starting a new book next week. Pattie took a small group to the center area to read some special readings from the Good Old Days magazine. Kathi and Sommer opened the general store in the afternoon. Let’s party! It was the last day to feast before lent begins. It was the annual Mardi Gras party for coffee club Tuesday. Fat Tues-day was enjoyed by several eat-ing a traditional crab cake, King cake and beignets. Some residents challenged each other in a cookie stacking contest. Joe Routh went up against Anita Hayworth. Joe won. Shorty Umbarger went head-to-head with Robyn Bickel. Shorty won due to Robyn’s stack falling over. Roxie Trullinger and Ione Veatch went against each other. The winner was Roxie. Joan Hill and Irene Spencer stacked cookies next to each other. It was close but Irene came out on top. Finally, but not least, Liz Schafer challenged Berniece Hoffman. Berniece won with a more even-looking stack of cookies. Pictures of the event can be seen on Clearview’s Facebook page. Search for Clearview Home - Mount Ayr. All this was enjoyed with some jazz music in the back-ground. Lisa played the piano in the spe-cial care unit for a sing-along. She also played in the south lobby be-fore lunch. Lisa and Pattie played bingo in the afternoon. Winners were Anna Linkey, Joan Hill, Ed-die Overholser, Vera Daughton and Henry Peterson. Wednesday Sommer, Pattie and Kathi were busy with hand care. Scott Marcum was in for church and Carmene James was on the piano. Be my Valentine? Thursday was a special day as staff and residents were enjoying fl owers being deliv-ered all day long. Many residents and staff were dressed in pink and red. In the morning Kathi had sev-eral out to play the valentine al-phabet game. Anita Hayworth was the fi rst to go out. In the afternoon everyone enjoyed an affair with chocolate. The dining room was decorated for love with red hearts

and love songs from the World War II era. Liz, Sommer and Amber served a buffet of chocolate. Many tried everything including homemade chocolate mousse (milk and dark chocolate), cream puffs, chocolate eclairs, chocolate lava cupcakes, white chocolate bread pudding and fresh raspberry sauce, M&Ms, chocolate candies and a love po-tion. Mike Maddy was in to lead Bible study to complete the day’s activities. There was no school Friday so Liz scheduled her daughters to come in to play the Wii with residents. They enjoyed team-ing up with residents and playing The Price Is Right. Abbey Scha-fer, Ione Veatch and Iris Osborn won the most money during the game. Emmalee Schafer and Anna Linkey came in second while Liz Schafer and Vera Daughton were last. It was a lot of fun. Once they were done with that game, the girls played some sports games. Other residents like Larry Hull, Rose Hunt, Ione Veatch and Iris Osborn watched them get a bit more com-petitive. Lisa played the piano in the special care unit. In the after-noon Pattie came in to help with bingo. Other volunteers were Bes-sie Parker, Kelly Kern, Nina Fricke and Bonnie Summa. Winners were Lois Anne Sobotka, Doyle Mur-phy, Gerata Scott, Norma Smith, Rose Hunt and Joan Hill. Saturday Kathi was in to play high rollers. Winning was Ione Ve-atch. Sunday Elaine Willis was in to lead Sunday school. She also played the piano for church hymns. United Baptist-Presbyteri-an Church elders were in for com-munion in the afternoon. Visitors last week were Tom-mie and Larry Hull, Vickie Mer-icle and Roselee Hull with Larry Hull; George Hunt with Rose Hunt; Brenda Comer with Eddie Overholser, Kathleen Freed and Vera Cason; Kay Sickels with Vera Daughton; Sharon Weaver with Virginia Weaver; Janis Taylor with Anna Linkey; Dee Jones with Milo Jones; Bill Breckenridge with Min-nie Breckenridge; Shirley and Bob Erickson with Don Strange; Betty Jean Schnack-enburg with Virginia Weaver, Anna Linkey and Mildred Beymer; Susan White and Shirley Idle with Don Strange; Trenneth Johnson with Winifred Johnson; Joyce England

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parents for after-prom: Director West made a motion to approve the request for use of the high school gym and commons and the use of a school vehicle to accompany the busses to Omaha, NE by junior class parents for after-prom. Motion was seconded by director Schafer. Mo-tion carried 5-0, unanimously. I. Personnel: Supt. Drake rec-ommended the approval of resigna-tion from Joe Catanzareti as middle school boys basketball coach to be effective the 2013-2014 school year. Director Eaton made a motion to ap-prove the recommendation pending suitable replacement with a second from director Schafer. Motion car-

ried 5-0, unanimously. Supt. Drake recommended the approval of res-ignation from Mark Budach as as-sistant girls high school basketball coach to be effective the 2013-2014 school year. Director Shay made a motion to approve the recommenda-tion pending suitable replacement with a second from director Eaton. Motion carried 5-0, unanimously. Supt. Drake made a motion to ap-prove the resignation received from Jacque McVey, lunchroom cook, to be effective February 6, 2013. Direc-tor Eaton made a motion to approve the recommendation with a second from director Schafer. Motion car-ried 5-0, unanimously. Consideration of: On motion by director West and seconded by direc-tor Shay, it was resolved: That all bills presented be allowed. Motion carried 5-0, unanimously. Director Eaton made a motion to accept the secretary/treasurer fi nan-cial report as submitted. Seconded by director West. Motion carried 5-0, unanimously.

Superintendent’s report: Supt. Drake took a few minutes to review the preliminary 2013-2014 certifi ed budget. Based upon the aid and levy and property tax evaluations, the dis-trict will be able to keep the levy rate very close to what it was for 2012-2013. Supt. Drake will make his recommendation at the March board meeting, pending allowable growth rates dictated by the state. The bud-get hearing date, time and location will be set at the March board meet-ing. Supt. Drake reported that health insurance rates for 2013-2014 will take a -2 percent decrease. Adjournment: With there being no further business, director Eaton made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by director Shay. Motion carried 5-0, unanimously.

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Alliant Energy, gas/electricity, $23,793.35.

Apple, elementary special educa-tion equipment, $1,497.00.

Auditor of State, auditor state fi l-ing fee, $625.00.

B. M. Sales, district paper, $1,620.00.

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Farmers Cooperative Company, maintenance supplies, $3.59.

Federal Express, FedEx ground services, $191.14.

Glendenning Motor Co., bus barn parts, $57.40.

Grainger, maintenance repair parts, $8.15.

Green Hills AEA, Level III CPI training, $45.00.

Howard Clothing & Sporting, protective equipment, $8.13.

Hy-Vee, Inc., TAP/FACS/special education Level II supplies/elemen-tary water, $214.09.

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Kellerton City Council ProceedingsFebruary 12, 2013 The Kellerton City Council met in regular session at 5:30 p.m. at city hall on February 12, 2013, to con-duct business and other matters to come before the council; pursuant to the laws of Iowa and the rules of the council. Mayor Nail was in the chair and the following councilors were pres-ent: Rodney Holmes, Janet Holmes, Kathy Johnston, Paul Fifer and Mat West. Also in the chambers were

Patrick Greenwood, city attorney; Ed Minnick; Kathy Still, and Randy Fox. Motion by R. Holmes/West to ap-prove the agenda. Ayes: R. Holmes, J. Holmes, Paul Fifer, Mat West. Ab-stained: Kathy Johnston. R. Holmes moved for the city council of Kellerton, Iowa to pro-ceed into closed session pursuant to Iowa Code Section 21.5(1) (c) to discuss strategy with council in mat-ters that are presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent where its disclosure would be likely to prejudice disadvantage the position of the governmental body in that liti-gation, Second by Jan Holmes. Roll call: Ayes - R. Holmes, J. Holmes, Mat West, Paul Fifer. Abstained - K. Johnston. The council proceeded into closed session at 5:41 p.m. At 6:30 p.m. the council returned to regular meeting. R. Holmes moved to pursue settlement negotiations in current litigation in the Ringgold County District Court entitled K. Johnston vs. City of Kellerton as dis-cussed in closed session with legal counsel, second by J. Holmes. Roll call: Ayes - R. Holmes, J. Holmes, Mat West, Paul Fifer. Abstained- K. Johnston. Motion by West/R Holmes to ap-prove the consent agenda (minutes, bills, fi nancial). Roll call vote unani-mous. Water/Sewer: The clerk reported the IADNR sent their report of an audit and inspection. Everything was good.

Fund total - $1,165.63ACTIVITY FUND

Brad Honnold, wrestling quad of-fi cial, $145.00.

Brian Seidle, varsity basketball offi cial vs. Bedford, $85.00.

David Greene, junior varsity girls basketball offi cial vs. Bedford/Southeast Warren, $100.00.

Dennis Blum, varsity basketball offi cial vs. Bedford, $85.00.

Greg Davis, varsity basketball of-fi cial vs. Southeast Warren, $85.00.

James Smith, middle school girls basketball offi cial vs. I-35/junior varsity boys basketball offi cial vs. Bedford/junior varsity girls basket-ball offi cial vs. Southeast Warren, $160.00.

Jim Maine, varsity basketball of-fi cial vs. Bedford, $85.00.

Deer & Company, service train-ing, $179.80.

John Ford, middle school wres-tling offi cial, $100.00.

Kevin Trullinger, middle school wrestling offi cial, $100.00.

Larry Jacobus, varsity basket-ball offi cial, vs. Southeast Warren, $85.00.

Scott Havel, wrestling quad offi -cial, $160.00.

Tim Smith, varsity basketball of-fi cial vs. Southeast Warren, $85.00.

Tracey Barnes, middle school girls basketball offi cial vs. I-35, $60.00.

David Greene, junior varsity girls basketball offi cial vs. Chariton, $50.00.

James Smith, junior varsity bas-ketball offi cial vs. Chariton, $50.00.

Lyle Fedders, varsity basketball offi cial vs. Chariton, $95.00.

Randy Blum, varsity basketball offi cial vs. Chariton, $95.00.

Tracey Barnes, junior varsity girls basketball offi cial vs. Chariton, $50.00.

Scott Blum, varsity basketball of-fi cial vs. Chariton, $95.00.

Taylen Abarr, scholarship, $200.00.

Jim Bruck, RSD offi cial 1/11/13, $170.00.

4 Seasons Fund Raising, fruit/cheese, $17,577.54.

Great Western Bank, supplies, $431.54.

Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association, dues/fees, $105.00.

Great Western Bank, photos, $61.96.

Iowa Association FFA, member-ship fee, $797.00.

Tailgater Toby, beef brisket, $309.15.

Atlantic Bottling Co., supplies, $1,011.06.

Barb Gerber, FCCLA supplies re-

imbursement, $6.87.Boathouse Sports, shorts/tops,

$506.00.Bob’s Custom Trophies, trophy,

$790.00.Brad Elliott, track clinic/motel,

$221.08.Claire Andresen, scholarship,

$200.00.Community Grocers, Inc., sup-

plies, $1,469.39.Country Blossoms, balloons,

$78.00.Dannco, Inc., shirts/stadium

seats/jackets/pants, $1,851.75.David Greene, junior varsity bas-

ketball offi cial vs. Wayne/junior var-sity tournament, $155.00.

Delwyn Showalter, scoreboard cables reimbursement, $133.00.

Dollar General, supplies, $3.75.Farner Bocken Co., supplies,

$274.45.Farm & Home, supplies, $53.97.Gopher Performance, ball cart w/

casters, $378.98.Graphic Edge, shirts/crewnecks/

jackets, $3,641.83.James Smith, junior varsity bas-

ketball vs. Wayne/junior varsity tournament offi cial, $195.00.

Josh Smith, junior varsity bas-ketball tournament offi cial 1/5, $140.00.

Kalian Smith, state drill team parking reimbursement, $24.50.

Karl Kerns, message board re-pair, $100.00.

Katelyn Warin, scholarship, $200.00.

KBACoach, basketball rack,

$299.00.Kris Quick, drill team supplies

reimbursement, $1,049.76.Mount Ayr Community School,

salaries reimbursement, $2,711.74.Michael Smith, junior varsity

basketball tournament offi cial 1/5, $140.00.

Neff Company, banner, $268.89.Record-News, Raider bag adver-

tisements, $77.00.Tracey Barnes, junior varsity

basketball tournament/middle school girls basketball offi cial, $140.00.

Bill Grell, duals offi cial, $180.00.

Brand Honnold, duals offi cial, $170.00.

Brian Gray, duals offi cial, $145.00.

David Greene, middle school girls basketball offi cial vs. East Union/junior varsity girls basketball offi cial vs. Clarke/Central Decatur, $160.00.

James Smith, junior varsity boys basketball offi cial vs. Clarke/girls basketball offi cial vs. Central Deca-tur, $100.00.

Jim Christensen, duals offi cial, $175.00.

Jim McCombs, duals offi cial, $160.00.

Lyle Fedders, varsity basketball offi cial vs. Central Decatur, $85.00.

Paul Honnold, duals offi cial, $170.00.

Randy Blum, varsity basketball offi cial vs. Central Decatur, $85.00

Rick Dawson, duals offi cial, $150.00.

Streets: The council discussed the tube at W. 1st Avenue and N. Lincoln Street and the tube in the alley south of W. Main Street. J. Holmes report-ed S. Ringgold Street has some seri-ous problems that need looked at. Refuse: The clerk is to contact Waste Management about the city

Scott Havel, duals offi cial, $180.00.

Steve Dick, varsity basketball of-fi cial vs. Clarke, $85.00.

Tim Bruck, duals offi cial, $170.00.

Tim Baier, duals offi cial, $145.00.

Tracey Barnes, junior varsity girls basketball offi cial vs. Clarke, $50.00.

Wade Anderson, varsity basket-ball offi cial vs. Clarke, $85.00.

Ben Applegate, varsity basketball offi cial vs. Clarke, $85.00.

Scott Blum, varsity basketball vs. Central Decatur, $85.00.

Fund total = $40,613.81

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Church Obituaries ObituariesChurch Notes

Mount Ayr Larger ParishUnited Methodist Churches

Pastor Skip RushingRedding

9:00 a.m., Worship. 10:00 a.m., Sunday School.

Middle Fork 9:00 a.m., Sunday School, all ages. 10:00 a.m., Worship.

Mount Ayr10:00 a.m., Sunday School.

10:30 - 11:00 a.m., Refreshments and Fellowship. 11:00 a.m., Worship. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church

100 N. Polk, Mount AyrFr. Glen Wilwerding, Pastor

Sunday mass, 8:00 a.m.

St. Patrick’s Catholic ChurchGrand River

Fr. Glen Wilwerding, Pastor Saturdays, mass at 5:30 p.m.

United Church of DiagonalPastor Ed Shields

9:30 a.m., Church. 10:30 a.m., Sunday school.

Tingley First Christian ChurchAl Rusk, Pastor

10:00 a.m., Church school. Mar-garet Hull, Superintendent. 11:00 a.m., Worship. Sunday, February 24: 4:00 p.m., Musical gathering.

First Lutheran ChurchMount Ayr - LCMS

Vacancy Pastor: Rev. Jonathan Watt

Sunday, February 24: 8:00 a.m., Worship.

Free Methodist Church Charles Weiman, Pastor

10:00 a.m., Sunday school. 11:00 a.m., Worship service. 7:00 p.m., Evening worship. Wednesday, Family Night Prayer meeting; F.M.Y., C.L.C., 7 p.m.

Kellerton Assembly of God Church

Pastor Barton Shields 9:30 a.m., Sunday School. 10:30 a.m., Worship service. 6:00 p.m., Sunday evening wor-ship. Wednesday, 7:00 p.m., Adult Bible study.

Blockton Christian ChurchScott Marcum, Pastor

9:30 a.m., Bible School. 10:45 a.m., Worship. Second and fourth Sundays of each month, Youth Groups. First Wednesday of each month, Church Night.

Tent ChapelChurch of Christ

Richard Reinhardt, Minister(3 miles south of Blockton, Iowa)

Bible study, 10:00 a.m. Morning worship, 11:00 a.m. Watch “In Search of the Lord’s Way” - 7 a.m., Sunday on Ch. 17; KDSM Dish 259, 6:30 a.m. or Direct TV 364, 6:30 a.m. Sundays, 6:30 p.m., evening ser-vices. Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m., Bible study.

Regular Baptist ChurchMount Ayr

464-3293 (Church)Pastor Seth Denney

9:45 a.m., Sunday School. 11:00 a.m., Morning worship service. Nursery available. 6:30 p.m., Evening service. Wednesday, 6:30-8 p.m., AWANA; 7 p.m., Midweek Bible study and prayer. 7 p.m., Youth service.

Hickory GroveAdvent Christian Church

Sherry Wiley, supply pastor The church has closed for the winter and will reopen in the spring on Palm Sunday, March 24, 2013.

Mount Ayr Assembly of GodPastor Doug Rohrer

(515-783-7712)See our facebook page

8:15 - 8:45 a.m., Prayer 9:00 a.m., Sunday school for all ages. 10:00 a.m., Fellowship. 10:30 a.m., Worship service. Nursery available. Children’s church. 5:00 p.m. Men of Valor Saturday, March 2: 8 - 11 a.m., Open Closet.

Thursdays: Revolution Youth - 6 to 8 p.m.

Wednesdays: Kids Club - 5-7 p.m.

KellertonUnited Methodist Church

Rev. Robin Thomas, Pastor 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship.

Beaconsfi eldUnited Methodist Church

Rev. Robin Thomas, Pastor Sunday, 9:00 a.m., Morning Wor-ship. No Sunday School.

Bank of Christ Outreach and Hope Center

2nd & Ringgold, Kellerton 10:00 a.m., Sunday school for children and adults. 11:00 a.m., Church service with Kathy Johnston speaking.

United Baptist-Presbyterian Church

2343 State Highway 169Mount Ayr

Michael Maddy, Pastor(641-464-2127)

www.ubpchurch.com Sunday, February 24: 9:00 a.m., Sunday school.

10:00 a.m., Church service. Greeter, Dean Blades; Call to worship, Deb Larson: Musician, Nancy Sackett; Children’s sermon, Fay Howie; Mes-sage, Mike Maddy. Monday, February 25: 5:00 p.m., Stretch exercises-UBP Church. Tuesday, February 26: 7:00 a.m., Men’s breakfast at UBP Church.

7:00 p.m., TEK Church Service Group. Wednesday, February 27: 5:00 p.m., Stretch exercises. 5:30 p.m., Choir practice at UBP Church. Director Judy Cunning. 6:30 p.m., Bible study at Mount Ayr Health Care.

Faith United ParishPastor Bruce Giese

Platte Center 8:30 a.m., Worship. 10:00 a.m., Sunday School.

First Christian Church Pastor Chris Conklin

Sunday, February 17: 7:00 a.m., Men’s breakfast. 9:00 a.m., Sunday school. 10:00 a.m., Church. Wednesday, February 20: 9 a.m., WIC. Wednesdays: L.A.M.B.S. at 3:30 p.m.; Choir at 5:30 p.m. Thursday Prayer group at 9:30 a.m.

Wishard Chapel Community Church

Pastor Bill Armstrong 9:30 a.m., Sunday school. 10:30 a.m., Worship. Women of Wishard (WOW): Every fi rst Wednesday at 7 p.m.

EllstonUnited Methodist Church

Rev. Robin Thomas, Pastor 9:00 a.m., Church services. 10:00 a.m., Sunday school and Bible study. United Methodist Women: Every second Monday at 1:30 p.m. United Methodist Men: First/third Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. Youth Group: First/third Wednes-days, 6:30 p.m. Second Sunday - potluck; fourth Sunday - fellowship time. Website: ellstonumc.org

TingleyUnited Methodist Church

Rev. Robin Thomas, Pastor 9:30 a.m., Sunday school. 10:30 a.m., Worship. United Methodist Women: Every Third Wednesday. Youth Group: Second and Fourth Sundays, 5 p.m., at Ellston.

Area Bible Fellowship Church204 North Van Buren, Clearfi eld

Pastor Ron Christian 10:00 a.m., Worship service. 11:15 a.m., Sunday school.

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m., AWANA.Website: www.areabiblefellow-

ship.org

The LighthouseNon-Denominational Fellowship

Doug Greene, PastorDarin Dolecheck, Youth Pastor

(west 2 miles on Hwy. 2) 9:45 a.m., Sunday School. 10:30 a.m., Worship. 6:30 p.m., Evening Worship. Mondays, 5 p.m., Thin Within Support Group; 7 p.m., Sowing in Tears Support Group. Wednesdays, 6 - 8 p.m., Crew Kids’ Club; 8 - 9 p.m., SOC Youth Meeting. Saturday Night Service, 7 p.m., Bible Study and Prayer led by Darla Dolecheck. Sermons available online at: light-houseonline.org.

Trinity Christian ChurchTerry Roberts, Minister

446-8654(Hwy. 2 West, Decatur)

8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., Sunday morning worship services. 9:30 a.m., Sunday School, all ages. Wednesday: 7 p.m., Youth/Small group Bible study. Nursery avail-able.

The Community of ChristTony and Sandy Crandell, Co-

pastors, Sunday, February 24: 11:00 a.m., Worship service with Sandy Crandell speaking.

Mount Ayr Restoration BranchSherman Phipps, Presiding Elder

Alan Smith, AssistantSunday, February 24:

Welcomers: Alan Smith family. 9:45 a.m., Family Worship, Ed Anderson family. 10:00 a.m., Classes. 11:00 a.m., Worship. Ron Smith, presiding; Rob Rolfe, speaking; Pat Bolingbroke, pianist; Jim Barber, special music. Custodians: Alan Smiths. 6:00 p.m., Family fellowship at Steve Smith home. Wednesday, February 27: 7:00 p.m., Prayer service at Norman Nelson home. Alan Smith, presiding.

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Carl CreesCARL EUGENE CREES

Carl Eugene Crees, son of Mi-chael Samuel and Ruth Lavern (El-lars) Crees, was born on the family farm in Decatur County, Iowa on May 10, 1939. He grew up in the Grand River area and graduated from Beaconsfi eld high school in 1957. He was working at Adams Ranch in Odebolt, Iowa when he met his future bride. On June 10, 1961 he married Carol Birchard at the Methodist church in Hornick, Iowa. They lived in Davenport, Iowa where they were blessed with two children, Craig and Cathy. In 1974 they moved to southern Iowa when Carl went into the auto parts business with his brother-in-law, Ralph Jones. Carl became an active member of many organiza-tions, including the Leon Develop-ment Corporation and the Chamber of Commerce. He was given the Citizen of the Year award in 1989.Carl retired when he sold the Jones & Crees Auto Supply business in 2001. He and his wife, Carol, en-joyed traveling and spending time with their children and grandchil-dren, including taking them on their vacations. He was extremely proud of his children and grand-children and bragged about them to anyone who would listen. He also enjoyed playing golf and other activities at the Leon Country Club and going to Central Decatur ball games. He was always learning new things and did a lot of research on the Internet. He often went to coffee with his friends to fi nd out the “news” and he enjoyed driving cars for Big Doug. Carl passed away in the Deca-tur County Hospital on February 16, 2013 at the age of 73. Preced-ing him in death were his parents; infant brother, Clarence; brother, Willis; sister, Patricia, and broth-ers-in-law, Ralph Jones and Duane Poore.

Those left to cherish his memo-ry are his wife, Carol, of 51 years; children, Craig and Dinah Crees of Hinton, Iowa and Cathy and James Cornell of Leon, Iowa; grand-children, Devin, Janie and Emily Cornell of Leon, Iowa and Nolan and Logan Crees of Hinton, Iowa; sisters, Barbara Jones of Leon, Iowa and Willa Poore of Mount Ayr, Iowa; brothers, Kenneth and Bonnye Crees of Pinetop, Arizona and LeRoy and Velma Crees of Brownstown, Indiana; sisters-in-law, Peggy Crees of Dysart, Iowa, Lucile and Ron Lapin of Madi-son, Wisconsin and Ruth Lloyd of Omaha, Nebraska; brother-in-law, David and Jane Birchard of Rose-burg, Oregon, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services were held at the Slade-O’Donnell Funeral Home in Leon with Rev. Rick Hawkins offi ciating Tuesday, February 19, 2013. Burial was in the Oak Hill Cemetery near Grand River, Iowa.

Michelle SchrodtMICHELLE SCHRODT

Michelle Schrodt, 48, of Lori-mor died Thursday, February 14, 2013. Michelle Robin Schrodt was born June 17, 1964 in Escondido, California, the daughter of David and Donna (Walters) Schrodt. She graduated from Chattooga high school of Summerville, Georgia in 1981. Michelle worked at Iowa Select Farms near Lorimor for 10 years as a farm manager, where she had many friends and was well respect-ed. All her life she loved animals. She raised dogs and loved her horses. Michelle is survived by her parents, David and Donna Schrodt of Urbandale, Iowa; a brother, An-drew (Sara) Schrodt of West Des Moines, Iowa, and three nieces and a nephew, Rebecca, Gracen, Samuel and Chloe. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Chris and Wanda Walters who lived in Beaconsfi eld, Iowa and John and Pauline Duke from the Creston, Iowa area. Funeral services were held Tuesday, February 19, at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare in

Winterset with burial immediately following in the Ellston Ceme-tery in Ellston, Iowa in Ringgold county. Memorials are to the Ani-mal Rescue League of Iowa (5452 NE 22nd Street, Des Moines, IA 50313). Online condolences may be made to the family at www.ochiltree.com.

Calvin GreggCALVIN LEE GREGG

Calvin Lee Gregg was born Oc-tober 6, 1928 to Alvin and Jenny Gregg in Hatfi eld, Missouri. On August 25, 1945 Calvin was united in marriage to Fern Louise Hanks at Troy, Kansas. To this union were born nine children. He farmed for 33 years and moved off the farm to town in 1979. He pastored for 14 years, 13 of those years at Kellerton Assembly of God and one year at Mount Ayr Assembly of God. Calvin was preceded in death by his wife, Fern; his parents, Al-vin and Jenny Gregg; his son, Lar-ry; two grandsons, Robbie Gregg and J.R. Gregg; granddaughter, Marilee Gregg; one great-grand-daughter, Jolynn Kimball, and sis-ter, LaVonne. His loving family who survive him and cherish his memory in-

clude his children, Marvin Gregg and wife Pat of Oakland, Iowa, Connie Bittner and husband Jay of Griswold, Iowa, Bob Gregg and wife Regina of Omaha, Nebraska, Jerry Gregg and wife Barb of Red-ding, Iowa, Ronnie Gregg and wife Joyce of Mount Ayr, Iowa, Danny Gregg of Mount Ayr, Iowa, Kathy Kirkpatrick and husband Mike of Elkhorn, Nebraska and Roger Gregg and wife Carla of Tingley, Iowa; 31 grandchildren; 65 great-grandchildren; four great-great- grandchildren; a brother, Doyal Gregg of Columbia, Missouri, and other relatives and friends. Calvin lived his life for Christ and without a doubt Calvin has experienced what the Apostle Paul wrote in 2 Timothy 4:7; I have fought the good fi ght, I have fi n-ished the race, I have kept the faith. A memorial fund has been es-tablished to Kellerton Assembly of God. Arrangements were by Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr. Services were held at the As-sembly of God Church in Kel-lerton on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, with Pastor Bart Shields offi ciating. Musicians were Alice and Eddie Sweeten. Casket bearers included James Gregg, Joey Bittner, Steven Be-berniss, Joey Gregg, Mark Gregg and Wesley Gregg. Honorary pallbearers were Ricky Kimball, Damion Bogan, T. Nolan, Donni Donahue, Dustin Jackson, Kevin Kimball, Pat Sheil and Kent Bolte. Calvin was laid at rest in the Maple Row Cemetery in Keller-ton.

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February 18 - Valentine’s Day was observed at the meal site on Friday, February 15. One of the day’s highlights was revealing and crowning the Valentine King and Queen for 2013. Voting for this couple had been on-going all week at the site. Chosen to be this year’s king and queen were Mary

Jane and Don Narigon. They were crowned by last year’s king and queen, Lloyd and Muriel Johnson while everyone sang “Love Me Tender.” The crowns were designed and made by Karon Naomi. Due to health reasons, Karon said she was retiring from making crowns. In addition to the crowning, the Friday Singers entertained. Mem-bers were Dorothy Clough, Iona Triggs, Marge Werner, Mary Jane Narigon, Peggy Skarda, Peggy Wagonknecht, Dave Patch and Bill and Norma Webb, along with di-rector Bonnie Manders and accom-panist Kay Henderson. Marge Werner shared a poem she wrote for Valentine’s Day. Joyce England got a lot of chuck-les as she read “Petey, the Snake,” which was a tongue twister. A drawing was used to award candy boxes donated by Karon Naomi and Sharon Case. Winners were Bonnie Manders, Maxine Werner, Anne James, Kate James and J.R. Miller. Everyone enjoyed a treat cup with their meal thanks to Peg-gy Skarda. Joyce England shared some valentine cookies and Sharon Case shared candy. Happy birthday wishes were ex-tended to Cleone Hosfi eld who ob-served a birthday on February 16. Not only was Carmene James at the meal site Friday, she had two young guests, her granddaughters Kate and Anne James. They didn’t have school Friday. Friday wasn’t the only fun day ... so were Monday and Tuesday. Virginia Walden and Peggy Skar-da brought more delightful music Monday. Dave Patch was present and added his lovely voice to sev-eral of their numbers. Char Ford had a funny story to tell to add a

touch of humor to the day. Karon Naomi shared another lovely pic-ture she had just fi nished painting. Connie Huff was back at the site after a long absence. Hopefully she will be back again soon. Tuesday found a good number of band members on hand to enter-tain. They were Iona Triggs, Bon-nie Manders, Evelyn Sickels, Do-ris Overholser, Dorothy Clough, Junior Brown, Mary Jane Narigon, Darlene Morgan, Dave Patch, Bill and Norma Webb and Dick and Virginia Walden, along with ac-companist Carmene James. Margaret Hull was able to be at the site again Tuesday. Happy birthday wishes were sent to Bud Breckenridge as he ob-served his birthday February 10. All were sorry to hear that Cal-vin Gregg had passed away Friday. Sympathy is extended to Danny Gregg and other family members. The choir from Mount Ayr Community high school will be bringing a program to the meal site Tuesday, Feb. 26. The program be-gins at 11 a.m. Ringgold County Public Health will have someone available to take blood pressures at the meal site Fri-day, February 22. Do something for yourself and take advantage of this free service.

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PAUL E. DOSER Paul E. Doser of Thayer Hill Road, husband of Marlene P., passed away on February 10 2013 at Sunset Nursing and Rehabili-tation Center in Boonville, New York. He was born in River Falls, Wisconsin on May 31, 1930, a son of Emery and Ethel Bigley Doser. Paul grew up in Kellerton, Iowa, where he graduated from high school and then attended Iowa State college at Ames, Iowa, which is now Iowa State Univer-sity. In 1950 Mr. Doser ended his studies at Iowa State to serve his country by enlisting in the U.S. Air Force, serving in England, dur-ing the Korean Confl ict, until his honorable discharge in December 1954. Paul married Mary Peek in November 1956. The couple re-sided in Marcy, eventually moving to Whitesboro where Mary Doser later passed away. For 30 years Mr. Doser was employed as a furnace operator at Special Metals Corporation of Utica in the manufacture of a va-riety of metals for the aircraft and aerospace industry. On July 18, 1992 Paul was unit-ed in marriage with Marlene Post at Greystone Manor in Martinsburg. The couple settled at their home on Thayer Hill near Boonville. Paul and Marlene attended Forest Pres-byterian Church in Lyons Falls. Mr. Doser enjoyed doing auto mechanical work and furniture reupholstering. He was a skilled woodworker who enjoyed making furniture and pocket doors for fam-ily and friends. Paul greatly enjoyed music and traveling with Marlene and had traveled extensively throughout the United States. He especially en-joyed going on an Alaskan cruise. He is survived by his ever-lov-ing wife, Marlene; daughter, Eileen (John) Gallagher of Rome, New York; son, Brian (Kym Donnellan) Doser of Wenham, Massachusetts; daughter, Tammy (Dale) Austin of Freeville, New York; daughter, Jolene (Mark) Higby of Consta-bleville, New York; son, Kevin Vienneau of Aberdeen, Maryland; son, Daniel (Jeanne) Vienneau of Pennelville, New York, and son, Johnathan (Mary Ann) Vienneau of Boonville, New York; grand-children, Joseph Sarcone and Ma-rissa (Tim McCarren) Sarcone, Timothy, Noah, Jack and Hannah Donnellan-Doser, Martin Gatlin, Erienne (Mike) Austin El Sharif, Gregory (Sarah) Austin, Heather, Mark (Kim) and Leanne Higby and Rachael, Danielle, Michael, Ben and Zavier Vienneau; great-grandchildren, Haley Gallagher, Steven, Andrew and Aubrey Plows and Lilly and Mark Higby; brother, Raymond (Dola) Doser and sister, Esther (Gene) McAlexander, both from Iowa, and several nieces and nephews. Paul was predeceased by a son, Timothy Patrick Doser. Funeral services were held Thursday, February 14, at the Boonville First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Naomi Kelly and Rev. Barrett Lee co-offi ciating. In-terment in the spring will be in the Boonville Cemetery in Boonville. Memorial donations may be made to the Residents Activities Fund at Sunset Nursing & Rehabilita-tion Center, 232 Academy Street, Boonville, NY 13309. For an online message of sym-pathy or to share a memory of Paul, please go to www.trainorfuneralhome.com.

Ringgold County Supervisors Proceedings Public

NoticesFebruary 11, 2013 The Ringgold County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Monday, February 11, 2013. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. with the following members present: David Inloes, Royce Dredge and Kraig Pennington. A motion was made by Royce Dredge and seconded by Kraig Pen-nington to approve the agenda. AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. A motion was made by Kraig Pennington and seconded by Royce Dredge to approve the previous minutes. AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. The payroll checks will be issued February 13, 2013. Dan Cunning and Ted Smith with Cunning Insurance met with the board to review the county’s surety bond. Currently there is $50,000 coverage for the treasurer and Extension of-fi ce. Dan and Ted have a quote with Traveler’s Insurance increasing the treasurer’s coverage to $300,000 and the Extension offi ce coverage to

$250,000. The board agreed to this quote. Karen Bender and Lynn Adams with the Southwest Iowa Coalition (SWICO) met with the board to discuss their purpose and how they can assist Ringgold county. SWICO is made up of 16 counties in southwest Iowa. They are the county’s voice with legislators. A few of the issues they address are transportation, housing, economic de-velopment, agriculture and education, just to name a few. They also requested $550 for FY2014 funding. This is not an increase from years past. Sgt. Rod Riner with the Iowa DOT, along with county sheriff Mike Sobotka and engineer Zach Gunsolley, met with the board to discuss DOT vehicle enforcement. The group dis-cussed options to prevent people from crossing bridges with posted weight limit restrictions. It was determined that, aside from posting an offi cer at each bridge, there is really nothing that can strictly be done. However, this is a serious safety issue and will be addressed through advertising and signage paid for by a grant Zach Gunsolley received from the Transpor-tation Safety Improvement Program. The board rejected the $90,000 P33 culvert lining project. Zach Gunsolley will look into fi xing one culvert box on P33 per the board’s request. If this one culvert is not repaired in a timely manner, there could be a weight limit restriction enforced on P33.

RESOLUTION RC13–46 WHEREAS, the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors hereby approves to increase the treasurer’s surety bond from $50,000 to $300,000 and the Extension offi ce surety bond from $50,000 to $250,000. THEREFORE, a motion was made by Kraig Pennington and seconded by Royce Dredge stating such. The vote on the resolution: AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. ATTEST: Amanda Waske, auditor. Passed and approved February 11, 2013.

RESOLUTION RC13–47 WHEREAS, the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors hereby approves

to sign the Transportation Safety Im-provement Program Grant received for secondary roads. THEREFORE, a motion was made by Royce Dredge and seconded by Kraig Pennington stating such. The vote on the resolution: AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. ATTEST: Amanda Waske, auditor. Passed and approved February 11, 2013. There was no further business. A motion was made by Kraig Pennington and seconded by Royce Dredge to adjourn the meeting at 4:43 p.m. DAVID INLOES ChairmanATTEST: AMANDA WASKE Ringgold County Auditor

––––––––––––––––February 12, 2013 The Ringgold County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Tuesday, February 12, 2013. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. with the following members pres-ent: David Inloes, Royce Dredge and Kraig Pennington. A motion was made by Royce Dredge and seconded by Kraig Pennington to approve the agenda. AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. A motion was made by Kraig Pennington and seconded by Royce Dredge to approve the previous min-utes. AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. The board was in budget work-shop all day reviewing budget re-quests for FY 2014. The board will receive the insurance rates for FY 2014 on February 20 at an insurance meeting in Ankeny. Once these fi g-ures are received the budget can be completed for the public hearing.

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT

FOR RINGGOLD COUNTYNOTICE OF PROOF OF WILL

WITHOUT ADMINISTRATIONProbate No. ESPR208716

IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-TATE OF ROBERT WAYNE RICH-ARDS, Deceased. To all persons interested in the estate of Robert Wayne Richards, Deceased, who died on or about the 20th day of December, 2012: You are hereby notifi ed that on the 6th day of February, 2013, the last will

and testament of Robert Wayne Rich-ards, deceased, bearing date of the 25th

day of January, 1984, was admitted to probate in the above-named court and there will be no present administration of the estate. Any action to set aside said will must be brought in the district court of the county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to the surviving spouse, all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred. Dated this 18th day of February, 2013. DEBRA DIANE MURPHY ProponentJames L. Pedersen, P.C.Attorney for Estate201 E. Monroe StreetMount Ayr, IA 50854 Date of second publication 28th day of February, 2013.

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RFP Notifi cation – February 5, 2013

Southwest 8 Senior Services, Inc. is currently soliciting proposals to provide services to individuals age 60 and older and their family care-givers. The Request for Proposals (RFP) being issued on February 5, 2013 is for those agencies who wish to contract with Southwest 8 for any of the home and community based services listed in the proposal. This RFP does not apply to those agen-cies that wish to have a purchase of service agreement with the agency in FY2014. The notifi cation on those agreements will be issued in April. Proposals are due back in the Southwest 8 offi ce by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 4, 2013. You may download a copy of the RFP on our website, www.south-west8.org, stop by the offi ce at 300 W. Broadway, Suite 240 in Council Bluffs or phone 712-328-2540 ext. 1042 to request a copy be mailed to you. 51-2t

The anticipated public hearing date will be March 11. Ron Abbott met with the board on behalf of the Ringgold County Tourism Board requesting $2,500 to promote tourism in Ringgold county. In the past, the county has not con-tributed to this organization. Ron mentioned the group played a sig-nifi cant role in promoting the Sheep Dog Trials event held two years ago outside of Redding. There was no further business. A motion was made by Royce Dredge and seconded by Kraig Pennington to adjourn the meeting at 4:30 p.m. DAVID INLOES ChairmanATTEST: AMANDA WASKE Ringgold County Auditor

Kellerton City Council Proceedings_________________________________Continued from page 13

contract. SIPR/Museum: Kathy Still was present to report on the fi nancial and events at the Community Center. West / R. Holmes motioned for the museum board to be present at the March 12, 2013 meeting for a full report. First Responders / KVFD: The clerk is to notify the First Respond-ers and Fire Department to attend the March 12, 2013 meeting for a report. R. Holmes/Fifer motioned to publish the 2014 City Budget in the Mount Ayr Record-News on Febru-ary 28, 2013 and to hold a Public Hearing March 12, 2013. Roll call vote, unanimous. Randy Fox was present to see what was being done about the dog running at large. Mayor Nail stated two notices have been sent the own-er. West/R. Holmes motioned to ad-journ at 7:55 p.m. KRISTINA NAIL MayorATTEST: JUDY DOOLITTLE City Clerk Alliant, electric, $590.14. Windstream, phone, internet, fax, $145.28. IMFOA, dues, $40.00. Judy Doolittle, supplies and mile-age, $51.99. Paul Fifer, fl ags, $39.40. Record-News, publishing, $37.20. Post Offi ce, stamps, $88.90. Infi nity Printing, ink cartridge, $105.16, Patrick Greenwood, Attorney, le-gal fees, $72.00.

Smith Oil, 41.35 gal. diesel, $140.57. Ringgold County Treasurer, 1/2 sales tax, $949.03. NAPA, tran. fl u. 2 qt., $7.98. Waste Management, garbage contract, $2,004.12. Mangold SIRWA, 517000 G, $2,068.00. Hack Company, chlorine, $76.10. Payroll, $1,479.34. FICA, $473.28. IPERS, $298.75. General Fund $34,459.55; TFM fund $421.75; Tort Fund $8,854.66; Local Option Sale Tax $10,351.31; County Roads Fund $5,575.49: Street Fund $11,257.59; Refuse $-226.10; Mtr. Dpt. fund $8,892.32; Water fund $25,552.04; Sewer fund; $18,684.68; Sewer CD’s $62,862.52; Water CD’s $28,901.56.