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Snapshots of Ringgold County

Showing its age

As part of our commemoration of the Record-News’ 150th year

of publishing, each week we will feature a photo of life in

Ringgold County.

“Snapshots of Ringgold County” photos will vary as the seasons

and events dictate.

In this photo, a tree that once provided shade has transformed into a work of art with it’s jagged branches ad splitting trunk.

This is the fi fteenth of the photos in our commemorative series.

By MADISON HOSFIELD In a small town, it’s always a blessing to see hometown kids grow and prosper in the real world. Alex Sobotka, a 2012 gradu-ate from Mount Ayr Community high school, is currently attend-ing Iowa State University major-ing in mechanical engineering. A 2009 Mount Ayr graduate, Daniel Showalter, is fi nishing his senior year of college at Northwest Mis-souri State University. Both have landed on a great path toward their dreams, but here’s a further look inside of what life is like as a beginner in college and as someone who has seen it all and is ready for the real world. Sobotka, a freshman at ISU, re-ceived letters from several colleges and had many to choose from. He ended up at Iowa State due to their good engineering program and due to the fact he had a lot of family who went to that university, he had a good feel of the college. Before college Sobotka was un-sure if he wanted to pursue a major in education or engineering. Iowa State offers him a program where he can major in engineering and if he later decides to go into educa-tion, he will only have to take three classes. With this availability, ISU seemed like a perfect fi t. Aside from his engineering major, So-botka is also minoring in business. He mentioned that he likes Iowa State, but it did take a lot of time to get used to coming from a small high school. It took him a lot longer to get to know people Alex Sobotka Daniel Showalter

Local grads experience life after high school

Four Ringgold county teens have qualifi ed for the National High School Finals rodeo after com-petition at the state rodeo fi nals held June 7-9 in Waterloo. National qualifi ers include Riley Weehler, fi rst place in team roping and fourth in calf roping; Morgan Quick, second in cutting; Logan Wimer, third place in cutting; and Cody Stackhouse, third place in steer wrestling. Also competing at state was Ashton Johnson. All are students at Mount Ayr Community high school. Weehler and his partner Payden Dawson were crowned state champions in team roping. Competitors accumulate points from 10 quali-fying rodeos throughout the year to earn a spot in the state fi nals. The top four in each event after the fi nals will represent Team Iowa at the 65th an-

These Mount Ayr Community high school students participated in Iowa High School State Finals Rodeo: (L-R) Ashton Johnson, Logan Wimer, Morgan Quick, Cody Stackhouse and Riley Weehler. Wimer, Quick, Stackhouse and Weehler all advanced to Nationals. PHOTO BY TF EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY

Four local teens qualify for National rodeo fi nals

nual National High School Rodeo Finals in Rock Springs, Wyoming July 14-20. More than 1,500 contestants from 41 states, fi ve Ca-nadian provinces and Australia comprise the National Fi-nals Rodeo, the largest rodeo in the world. Participants will compete for more than $200,000 in prizes and over $350,000 in college scholarships. Contestants must fi nish in the top 20 in their events based upon their combined times/scores in the fi rst two rounds to advance to Saturday evening fi nal round. Na-tional champions will be determined based on their three-round combined scores. Saturday’s championship performance will be tele-vised nationally as part of the “CinchTown Tour” series on RFD-TV. Live broadcasts of each performance will also air online at NHSRATV.com. For more information, visit NHSFR.org.

Ringgold county fi gures prominently in statistics related to older Iowans as presented by the Iowa Data Center. At 23.6 percent Ringgold county is tied for second in the state in percentage of popula-tion age 65 or over. Monona county, located between Omaha and Sioux City, also counts old-er Iowans as 23.6 percent of its population. Calhoun county, lo-cated west of Fort Dodge, leads the state in percentage of older Iowans at 23.8 percent. In addition, two Ringgold county towns are included in the top fi ve “oldest” counties in the state. According to statistics, Beaconsfi eld at 40 percent and Diagonal at 36. 1 percent rank second and fi fth respectively with populations age 65 and over. In 2011 an estimated 457,738 Iowans were age 65 and over. This age group accounted for 14.9 percent of the total popula-tion. According to researchers at Woods & Poole Economics, Inc., the projected population age 65 and older in Iowa in the year 2040 will be 680,842, ap-proximately 19.1 percent of the total population. In 2010 26 Iowa counties reported 20 percent or more of their populations were age 65 or over. Researchers believe that number will rise to 83 counties by 2040.

Ringgold has second oldest Iowa population

Discussion of the Affordable Care Act, the approval of a district wide Hall of Fame and prepara-tions for the 2013-2014 school year were main agenda items as the Board of Education of the Mount Ayr Community schools met in regular session Monday, June 10.Hall of Fame The board approved plans for the creation of a Mount Ayr Com-munity School Hall of Fame. According to the Hall of Fame constitution, its purpose is to 1) honor those Raiders who have ac-complished extraordinary feats in extracurricular activities; 2) honor those who have made great contri-butions to the Mount Ayr Commu-nity School activities over a period of many years, and 3) honor those Mount Ayr Community School graduates who have distinguished themselves in life after high school.

Family farmers, private non-profi t organizations and local gov-ernments in Ringgold county are now eligible to apply for federal fi -nancial assistance, according to in-formation received from the Farm Service Agency, the Small Busi-ness Administration and the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergen-cy Management offi ce. As yet, however, assistance to individual property owners has not been authorized. Low-interest federal disas-ter loans are now available in 39 Iowa counties following President Obama’s federal disaster declara-tion for public assistance as a re-sult of severe storms, straight-line winds and fl ooding that occurred from April 17 - April 30. For county and city govern-ments the assistance is targeted for the repair or replacement of disas-ter damaged public facilities and to offset extraordinary costs incurred in the removal of debris generated by the event and the performance of emergency protective measures in response to the event. Besides Ringgold county, the counties included in the Presiden-tial Major Disaster Designation are Appanoose, Cedar, Clinton, Davis, Decatur, Des Moines, Iowa, John-son, Keokuk, Lee, Lucas, Marion, Monroe, Muscatine, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren, and Wayne. Twenty Iowa counties are con-tiguous to this designated disaster area, making these counties also potentially eligible for the program based on this designation. The contiguous counties are Adams, Benton, Clarke, Dallas, Henry, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jones, Linn, Louisa, Madison, Mahaska, Polk, Poweshiek, Scott, Tama,

Disaster designation for county may provide federal assistance

Taylor, Union and Washington. Clinton County has also named as a contiguous county to an Illi-nois disaster.Family farmers The Farm Service Agency may make Emergency Loans to eligible family farmers which will enable them to return to their normal op-erations if they sustained qualify-ing losses resulting from natural disaster. Physical loss loans may be made to eligible farmers to enable them to repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property, including livestock losses, essen-tial to the success of the farming operation. Examples of property commonly affected include es-sential farm buildings, fi xtures to real estate, equipment, livestock, perennial crops, fruit and nut bear-ing trees and harvested or stored crops. For production loss loans, the disaster yield must be at least 30 percent below the normal produc-tion yield of the crop, on a crop or crops that make up a basic part of the total farming operation. Applicants must be unable to obtain credit from other usual sources to qualify for the Farm Service Agency Farm Loan Pro-gram assistance. The interest rate for emergency loans is 2.375 per-cent. Each applicant applying for credit will be given equal consider-ation without regard to race, creed, color, marital status, or national origin. The repayment for most disas-ter loans are based on the useful life of the security, the applicant’s repayment ability, and the type of loss. If the loan is secured only on crops, it must be repaid when

the next crop year’s income is re-ceived. Loans to replace fi xtures to real estate may be scheduled for repayment for up to 40 years. The fi nal date for making ap-plication under this designation is January 31, 2014. Interested farmers may contact their local County FSA offi ce for further information on eligibil-ity requirements and application procedures for these and other programs. Information can also be found on-line at www.fsa.usda.gov.Non-profi ts The Small Business Adminis-tration may make available fi nan-cial assistance to certain private, nonprofi t organizations (PNPs) in Iowa that provide essential ser-vices of a governmental nature are eligible for assistance. All interested PNPs should be-gin the process by registering with FEMA. At the time of registration, FEMA will determine if the PNP qualifi es to immediately apply for a grant from FEMA’s PA program or will be referred to SBA to apply for a low-interest federal disaster loan. SBA may lend PNPs up to $2 million to repair or replace dam-aged or destroyed real estate, ma-chinery and equipment, inventory and other business assets. SBA can also lend additional funds to help with the cost of making im-provements that protect, prevent or minimize the same type of disaster damage from occurring in the fu-ture. For certain private, nonprofi t organizations of any size, SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) to help meet work-ing capital needs caused by the di-

saster. EIDLs may be used to pay fi xed debts, payroll, accounts pay-able and other bills that cannot be paid because of the disaster’s im-pact. EIDL assistance is available regardless of whether the nonprofi t suffered any property damage. The interest rate is 2.875 per-cent with terms up to 30 years. The fi ling deadline to return appli-cations for property damage is July 30. The deadline to return eco-nomic injury applications is March 3, 2014. Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Applica-tion (ELA) via SBA’s secure Web site at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. Disaster loan information and application forms are also avail-able by calling SBA toll-free at (800) 659-2955, emailing disaster-customerservice@sba.gov, or vis-iting SBA’s web site at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassitance. In-dividuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing may call (800) 877-8339.

School board approves Hall of Fame creationAlso discusses anticipated costs for ACA

Nominees for membership in the Hall of Fame will come from the following categories: friends of Mount Ayr Community School, coaches/sponsors, teams/groups, individuals and distinguished graduates. Nominations can be made by any person or group and can be presented at any time to the selection committee. The selection committee will be comprised of high school principal, athletic director, one Board of Ed-ucation member, a representative of the Mount Ayr Record-News, one staff member appointed by the athletic director, one member appointed by the Athletic Booster Club, one member appointed by the Fine Arts Booster Club, a past Hall of Fame inductee (when ap-plicable) and an at-large commu-nity member. The selection committee will narrow the list of nominees to ar-rive at a maximum of four fi nalists to become the Induction Class for a given year. (At the discretion of the selection committee, the char-ter member class may exceed the annual maximum of four.) Nomi-

nees not selected for induction will carry over from year to year.Affordable Care Act Leslie Ables from Mercer Health and Benefi ts LLC met with the board to discuss the fi nancial impact the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will have on the Mount Ayr district when it takes full ef-fect in 2014. She summarized the main provisions of the ACA and explained a number of associated fees that will be phased in over the course of 2013. Ables presented estimates of ACA fees for the Mount Ayr district in 2014 based upon data collected from the 2013 Wellmark Claim Report. These fees included an es-timated annual Research Fee of $2 per member per year, an estimated annual Transitional Research fee of $63 per member per year and an estimated annual Health Insurance Provider fee of between $84 and $108 per member per year. Based upon 58 district members (includ-ing spouses, dependents, retirees and COBRA participants) enrolled in district’s health insurance, Ables reported her company has esti-

mated annual total ACA fees be-tween $149 and $173 per member per year for a total range between $8,642 and $10,034 in increased fees.2013-2014 preparations The board okayed a number of items in preparation for the 2013-2014 school year. Gate fees, student activity pass-es, adult season activity passes, registration fees, computer deposit and driver’s ed fees will all remain the same as they were this year. Food service prices will rise fi ve cents across the board. El-ementary and high school lunches for students will cost $1.90 and $2 respectively. Elementary and high school breakfasts will cost $1.40 and $1.45 respectively. Adult breakfasts will cost $2.15 with adult lunches going to $3.15. The fi ve cent increase will also apply to items like milk and juice, salad bar and so on. The board set school registra-tion for August 5-6. More informa-tion will become available closer to the date. The board approved annual

agreements for the MATURA Head Start program and the Mid-Iowa School Improvement Con-sortium, which provides assistance with professional development, MAP testing and curriculum man-agement. Despite a premium that more than doubled, the board voted to renew the equipment breakdown insurance provided by Jester In-surance Services. The premium jumped from $32,815 in 2012-2013 to $69,289 for the upcoming school year. The increase was at-tributed to a variety of factors: an increase in student enrollment; the addition of 115 laptops, 10 tablets and 18 Smartboards, and a pre-mium to incurred loss ratio of 142 percent. Superintendent Joe Drake explained one advantage of having equipment breakdown insurance is that it can be paid for through the management fund rather than the general fund. Secondary prin-cipal Lynne Wallace said the dis-trict previously had used the Apple Care program for equipment re-

pair, but that program covered only mechanical defects and not break-age. The current insurance covers equipment repair for any reason and even includes reimbursement for time spent by district employ-ees such as the tech director and custodian while repairing their own equipment. The board approved the student and parent handbook and the 7-12 professional development plan as presented by Wallace. She ex-plained the staff will focus on the Olweus anti-bullying program as well as the Authentic Intellectual Work program that stresses rel-evance in the curriculum. Wallace said two in-service days in the fall will be devoted to training all staff in the Olweus program.Personnel The board approved superin-tendent Drake’s recommendation to hire Bryant McCabe as a new sixth grade teacher to replace Bret Ruggles who has transferred to the

in college and didn’t talk to many people at fi rst. “In Mount Ayr, you see the same people everyday whereas in Ames, you may see someone one day and not see them again for two months,” said Sobotka. Once he started getting used to his classes and seeing the same people a couple days a week, it be-came easier to make friends. Another big change Sobotka has noticed was the transition from his high school teachers to the col-lege professors. In high school, the teachers took a lot more time to focus and help the individual student whereas the professors try to do their best to teach but aren’t as concerned about the students as individuals. This semester, Sobotka took four classes which he said was

a smaller number. He said even though he had class more days a week than most students, he ap-preciated that he only had a lot of homework in a couple classes rather than a lot in several different classes. He mentioned that his favorite change of going to college was be-ing able to control his own sched-ule. “I go to class everyday because I choose to,” he said. “If I go out and do something, it’s because I want to do it. The freedom is nice, but I always end up going back to what my parents said; they were always right.” Sobotka has taken part in in-tramurals during college such as football, basketball and slow pitch softball, which is where he met a lot of his friends.

His biggest advice to students in high school is to take part in college classes offered through SWCC online. It helps a lot to have credits coming into college and some classes already out of the way. “The classes through SWCC better prepare you for the classes you’re going to take in college and they also don’t affect your GPA,” he said. “The more credits you come in with, the sooner you get to register, and classes fi ll up quick.” Through career fairs and learn-ing communities, Sobotka has landed himself a summer intern-ship in Ames through Kingland-Systems. He will be working as a data research analysist (DRA), making sure all information they get from companies is accurate. This will not only give him good work experience but also look good on resumes. Overall, Sobotka has enjoyed his fi rst year of college. The fi rst semester hit him pretty hard, but once he got used to it, it wasn’t that bad. “It’s a lot to get used to with homework, classes, and lots of students, but once you get settled down, it’s a pretty good time,” he said. Daniel Showalter began his college career at the University of Northern Iowa. After a year, he decided Northwest Missouri State University would be a better fi t for him. Both of these uni

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Summer is a time for camps -- and I’ll be at two or three this summer with my new “retirement” sched-ule. At least that’s the plan now. My summer camping experiences began last week with the Science and Technology day camp at Grace-land University in Lamoni. I volunteered to be one of the teachers for breakout classes when my brother, Ron, a mathematics professor at Graceland, asked me. The fi rst question one might ask is what is an old newspaperman doing helping with a science and technology camp? It defi nitely wasn’t to teach biol-ogy or chemistry. It’s been 40 years since I took a class in either of those subjects. But this camp, designed to interest fi fth through eight graders in science and technology matters, reaches beyond the science basics that one might fi rst imagine. This is a camp of robots, rockets, math magic, slide rules, microscope use and more. And photog-raphy. Now were’e getting into something I know a little about. When you come to think about it, photography would fi t science and technology in its old and new forms. Previously photography would give an intro-duction to chemistry with all the chemicals needed to develop a roll of fi lm and then to print the picture on photo paper. Then there was the technology of actu-ally capturing the light on fi lm. Now photography is just as much science and technology. It’s just computer science. There is still the technology to capture the light, but it is captured by sensors that store it as digital information. Then this information is moved over to computers, where it can be edited or enhanced. It can be shared in the digital arena, or more technology can be used to make a digital or photographic print. So my job was to teach a two-session class to all the students at the camp. The fi rst part of the class we talked about the technology of cameras and how they take pictures. We talked about the sensors that pick up red, green and blue light and pixels, the small bits of information that the sensors have to read the pic-tures. A cell phone can take up to eight million pixels in a shot while upper end cameras are taking 36 mil-lion pixels in a shot. That’s a lot of 1’s and 0’s. We talked about photo composition and how to ar-range the scenes for good pictures (when there was time to do it). We learned to crop pictures to good composition when there wasn’t time to do anything but get a shot. Then we went out for a photo walk, where I sug-gested ways of seeing things along the way that might make good pictures. We shot pictures from unusual angles, we got in close to objects and people. We

looked for patterns and ways to use our new composi-tion skills. Then we went back to the computer lab where we worked on learning some skills with photo edit-ing software. We sharpened, checked color, added contrast and cropped them as we learned some basic skills. Then I let them loose with the many fi lters that can render a picture as a water color or stained glass proj-ect, an oil painting or a pencil sketch, adding colors or taking colors away. Then I did the session fi ve more times with the other six groups that were taking part in the camp. As well as the sessions like mine, there were many group activities. They spent a rainy morning at Slips Bluff Park trying out some science skills. They went on a Great Race adventure, running around campus to different sites, where they solved puzzles. The fi nale of the three-day camp was fi ring off the rockets they had made in rocketry class. I thoroughly enjoyed the time I spent with the campers, and gathered quite a gallery of photographs that my young charges came up with. By the end of the week, however, I was huffi ng and puffi ng a little.The closest thing to a problem was that one camper didn’t use the wrist guard and dropped the camera. It was none the worse for wear, thankfully. I think the next camp at Graceland University was going to be an art camp. I didn’t volunteer to reprise my photo session for that, though it might fi t in with a little different twist. All the Science and Technology campers I talk-ed with thought they had a great time at the camp. I watched a sixth grader expound on the fun of us-ing a slide rule for the fi rst time. I saw some enthu-siastic new rocketeers chasing down their rockets as they parachuted to the ground. I don’t think they were just trying to be nice when they agreed it was worth-while. There are lots of memories to be made and may-be some ideas picked up on careers in science and technology for these young students. Whether it just boosts a camper’s interest in classes in school in mid-dle school or high school, or intrigues some budding scientist who fi nds a new passion, it certainly seemed a great way to spend some of the summer.

Fun at summer science campFifty Years Ago

(From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, June 6, 1963.) Sealed proposals will be re-ceived by the town of Mount Ayr until 1:30 p.m. on Monday, June 10, for resurfacing 13 1/2 blocks of concrete pavement on sections of West Madison Street, Dunning Avenue and Shellway Drive. This is the second attempt to receive an acceptable bid. The Junior Atoms 4-H Club netted $65 from its “Slave Auc-tion” held Tuesday afternoon at the Mount Ayr Livestock Market. Nine members and their leader, Raymond Umbarger, were sold. Purchasing the services of the nine members were Bernard Sullivan, Park Rinehart, Len Beath and Raymond Umbarger of Mount Ayr; Jerry Walter of Ben-ton; Ralph Brammer of Redding; Russell Phipps of Grant City, MO, and Don Moberg of Creston. An undisclosed buyer paid $5 not to have Raymond “Shorty” Umbarger work for him. The Grand Valley girls quartet, composed of Jane Sissel, Joy Jack-son, Cathy Burchett an Marjorie Payton, tied for fi rst place on the Bill Riley Talent Show, which was recorded May 2 and was played back on June 2. In view of their success, the girls are eligible to compete with other winners a the Iowa State Fair in August. With the passing of each day, mount Ayr’s new swimming pool in Lewis Park comes closer to its grand opening. However, many last-minute details must be worked out before the opening. The inspec-tor was in Mount Ay the past week and found everything about the pool satisfactory. Scholarship awards were pre-sented to 141 graduates of the Mount Ayr Community high school during the class day program held May 27. Honored were Faye Paist, Vicki Newton, Norma Wallace, Janet Bourne, Carol Chicken, Cynthia Kelly, Norene Denney, Jane Kinne, Donna Walters, Pamela Gauer, David Barker, Jerry Waugh, Dick Stephens and Paul Lay. Royce Davis of Mount Ayr became a three-time winner when he copped the championship of the open golf tournament played Sunday at the Mount Ayr Golf and County Club. Davis turned in a score of 109, one over par, for the 27 holes played. He shot consistently and had a 36 - 37 - 36 for three rounds on the par 36 course. Bill Hughes of Denver, MO won the feature event as the Mount Ayr Jalopy Club opened its seventh season Memorial Day night at the track, southwest of Mount Ayr. Hank Smith of Mount Ayr placed second and Joe Vaughn of Maryville, MO fi nished third. Joy Jackson of Kellerton and Roger Reece of Diagonal have been chosen by the state 4-H offi ce to be special chorus delegates to the State 4-H Conference to be held June 12-15 in Ames, announcement of which has been made by Helen Streebin, county extension assis-tant. Miss Jackson, a member of

the Busy Workers 4-H Club, is the daughter of the Dean Jacksons of Kellerton and Roger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Reece of Diagonal, is a member of the Lincoln Hotshots. Births reported at Ringgold County Hospital this week were a son, born May 29, to Mr. and Mrs. Marvis Wilson of Redding; a son, born May 31, to Mr. and Mrs. Jim-mie Parman of Kansas City, MO; a daughter, born May 31, to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Halm of Tingley; a daughter, born June 3, to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Smith of Grant City, MO; a son, born June 3, to Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson of Grant City, MO, and a son, born June 5, to Mr. and Mrs. Duane Grose of Ellston. The obituary in this issue was Charles Oliver Deibert.

Twenty-fi ve Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, June 16, 1988.) Holes in the group sprouting wire mesh cages are the beginnings of the new clarifi ers being built as part of a half million dollar renovation and expansion for the Mount Ayr city sewage treatment plant. Concrete has been poured for the base of one of the clarifi ers and the sides of the structures will be poured soon. The plant work will mean higher sewer rates for Mount Ayr water and sewer customers, who will now pay 95 per-cent of their water bill each month as the sewer charge. The improvements are to be completed and the plant in working order by December 1. A self-funded proposal for handling health insurance claims of Ringgold County Hospital employ-ees was presented by Lori Jennings, representing Iowa Benefi ts, Inc. of Ames, during a June 13 meeting of the Ringgold County Hospital board. Mount Ayr becomes the croquet capital of Iowa Saturday when Cro-quemania IV becomes the center of attention. The annual croquet tournament has grown to a summer celebration in its fourth appearance this year. As well as the croquet tournament and dance, this year the event will feature a 20-person hot tub, sand lot volleyball and “the world’s largest pool table.” Tuesday, June 76, had a near-record number of traffi c tickets that went through Ringgold County Judicial Magistrate’s court. The 31 tickets processed compare to that many that might be issued in a month, Magistrate Bob Roe said. Heather Clark, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Clark of Diagonal, designed the winning poster in the 1988 Mothers Against Drunk Driv-ing -- National Car Rental poster/essay contest. Clark received a check for $1,000, plaque and a gold ribbon for her entry at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. The poster featured the silhouette of a baby reaching for a butterfl y along with the words, “ A Dream is a Fragile Thing. Don’t Drink and Drive.” Four letterwinners are provid-ing leadership for the Mount Ayr Community Raiderettes during their summer softball season. Letterwin-ners include senior Kim McGinnis, sophomore Dawn Huff, sophomore

Monica Gregg and senior Kelley Davenport. Obituaries in this week’s issue were James Russell Adams, Trula Viola Golliday Kobbe and LeRoy Grant Hill.

Ten Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, June 5, 2003.) U. S. Senator Charles Grassley shared details about Medicare equity during his visit to Ringgold County Hospital Wednesday. He also visited with Farm Bureau board members following the hospital stop. The Ringgold County Historical Society brought new metal signs for the old town of Caledonia in south-ern Ringgold county. They were made at the Iowa Prison Industries at Anamosa. On Saturday, May 31, the signs were placed on new treat 4x4 posts. A 4x8 sign telling about the town was put at the corner on county road J-55. A condensed version of the normal superintendent search was begun Wednesday night when the Mount Ayr Community school board met for a special meeting. The of-fi cial resignation of superintendent Tyler Williams, who is moving to the Garner-Hayfi eld district in north central Iowa, was accepted at the meeting, along with several other personnel items, including hiring a new elementary teacher and junior high boys basketball coach Bret Ruggles. “New York, New York” is the theme for this year’s dance recital by the Dance Connection of Mount Ayr. Shows will be presented Friday, June 6, Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8.

Ringgold county moved from doing better than the state average in six measures of child well-being to trailing the state average when comparisons of 2000 and 2001 are made. When the areas of infant mortality, low birth weight, births to 16-17-year-olds, teen unmar-ried pregnancies, child abuse and neglect and high school graduation are looked at, Ringgold county has better than the state average in all but one. The negative change came in the number of reports of child abuse and neglect, which increased between the two years. The first annual Ringgold County HELP (Help Enrich the Lives of People) banquet was held Wednesday at the American Legion building in Mount Ayr. High levels of trihalomethanes in tests of the Mount Ayr municipal water system in January 2002 meant that the 2003 water quality report for the Mount Ayr Water Treatment Plant showed a violation in one area. Trihalomethanes are by-products of drinking water disinfection when chlorine reacts with organic matter in the water. The city of Mount Ayr has been purchasing water from the Southern Iowa Rural Water Associa-tion on a full-time basis since May 2002 and the SIRWA water does not have trihalomethane levels above the violation point, according to the report fi led by the city. Obituaries in this week’s issue were Eugene D. Enabnit, Charles Wayne “Chuck” McKern, David Leon Paxson, Frank Reasoner, Opal Margaret Russell and Richard W. “Dick” Saville.

secondary building. McCabe was also hired as middle school boys basketball coach. McCabe’s salary will be $26,506 with an additional $1,524 for his coaching assign-ment. The board approved principal Wallace’s recommendation to hire Andrew Drake as a special educa-tion associate at the high school at a salary of $14,332.

Angela Reynolds was hired as the new SFL coordinator. Her 210-day contract will begin July 1 at a salary of $30,000. The board accepted the resigna-tion of bus driver Owen Martching with gratitude for his years of ser-vice. The board also approved the re-quest from Jodie Geist to transfer her unused personal days to emer-gency leave as allowed in the mas-ter contract.Superintendent’s report Superintendent Drake explained the impact of the Iowa legislature’s decision to provide two percent allowable growth coupled with a two percent one-time payment in state aid to Iowa schools for the 2013-2014 school year. He said the district will receive $115,158 in “new” money next year that will help offset $188,834 in new ex-

More on school board discussions____________________________Continued from front page

Mount Ayr schools get Alliant grant The Alliant Energy Founda-tion gave $2,600 to the Mount Ayr Community Schools to support the existing Project Lead-the-Way pro-gram of engineering instruction, experience and teacher support. The funds specifi cally will help purchase 30 DakTech Plaid Book QAL51VNotebook computers over the next two years to enhance student learning and provide addi-tional fl exibility in study setting. “Local industries that need en-gineering, software and other tech-nical skills have recently located to this area,” said Tom Aller, Alli-ant Energy Foundation president. “This assistance helps provide educational programs and learning experiences that prepare students with 21st century skills. We are proud to help students prepare for careers in technical areas.” Aller added. The grants were made through the Alliant Energy Foundation’s Community Grant Program, which has awarded more than $400,000 in grants to organizations in its utilities’ service area during its fi rst-of-three grant cycles in 2013. The Foundation awards com-munity grants to specifi c projects benefi ting the community in the areas of arts, education, environ-ment, and human and civic needs.

penses. The difference has already been addressed with cost-saving measures such as reductions in classifi ed staff, the sharing of the librarian and early retirement sav-ings. Drake added the legislature also approved a four percent al-lowable growth rate for the 2014-2015 school year, a move that will allow districts much greater fl ex-ibility in planning their budgets for that year. Drake reported he had approved the purchase of handrails that will be installed on the football bleach-ers at a cost of $4,950. The board had earlier cited the installation of the handrails as a priority capital improvement for the coming year. Drake added the district has received a $25,000 DEKKO grant that will be devoted to a green-house project.

Swinging from drought con-cerns to fl ooding worries within weeks, Iowa has set two precipi-tation record highs in 2013: the statewide average precipitation for March, April and May collectively at 16.65 inches; and a year-to-date precipitation total of 18.92 inches. These are highs among 141 years of records. Shallow groundwater is normal to above normal across the state

except for parts of the Rock River, which is still slightly below nor-mal. More than 81 percent of Iowa is drought-free and most of the rest of the state is upgraded to abnor-mally dry. For a more thorough review of Iowa’s water resource trends May 16 through May 29, go to www.io-wadnr.gov/watersummaryupdate.

Water summary released

The annual Farmer Song Fest - A Music Celebration will be held rain or shine Saturday, June 15 at the Hynek Tree Farm east of Sun Valley Lake near Ellston. The Running of the Trees 5K Fun Run will begin at 5 p.m. with music to follow from 6-11 p.m. The band Bella Ruse will open the evening at 6 p.m. with the Pumptown band taking the stage at 7:45 p.m. Curley Taylor and the Zydeco Trouble will play from 9:30-11 p.m. In addition to the music, smoked meat sandwiches and dessert will be served by the Union Township (Ellston) volunteer fi re department and Ellston library. Coolers will be allowed on the festival grounds. The festival is sponsored by the Hynek Tree Farm and KSOI - Southern Iowa Community Radio.

Advanced tickets are available at www.farmersongfest.com. For more information call 515-231-5424.

Farmer Song Fest set for June 15 near Ellston

Food preservation program offered Do you want to learn how to preserve food but don’t know where to begin? Have you been canning for years but want to learn the latest recommendations? A program will be offered at the ISU Extension and Outreach Offi ce, Ringgold County June 20 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Topics covered will be canning, freezing, and dehydrating food. There is no cost by pre-regis-tration is required to have enough materials. Call 641-464-3333 by June 19.

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Courthouse NewsRinggold County

Courthouse

News & Notes

306 S. Garfield, Mount Ayr • Ph. 641-464-3703306 S. Garfield, Mount Ayr • Ph. 641-464-3703

Relaxation for Dadis justa recliner away…

$50 $50 off in-stockRecliners now through Father’s Day

Kellerton’s

4th of July CelebrationSaturday, June 29, 2013

1:00 P.M. Parade (Start up will be at ball park)2:00 - 4:00 P.M. Games/Cake Walk3:00 P.M. Kid’s Pedal Pull5:00 P.M. Freewill Donation Supper at

the COMMUNITY CENTER9:00 P.M. Rumley Brothers Street Dance in front of 2nd Home -- $5.00 Per Person,

NO MINORS10:00 P.M. FIREWORKS!!!12:00 A.M. Biscuits and Gravy

Questions? Call: Matt Munyon 641-344-0606Jamee Boyce 641-414-2272

Deanna Adams 641-344-7637Sponsored by Kellerton Volunteer Fire Department

and Southern Iowa Parks and Recreation (SIPR)

Kellerton, Iowa

JUNEJUNEMount Ayr

Wednesdays,Wednesdays,June 12, 19 and 26June 12, 19 and 26

801 E. Van Buren Street801 E. Van Buren Street803 E. Van Buren Street803 E. Van Buren Street

All above dates open for viewing.All above dates open for viewing.2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Ph. 641-234-0077

OPEN HOUSE DATESOPEN HOUSE DATES

Let’s keep those serving in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and National

Guard in our thoughts this

NATIONAL FLAG DAY, Friday, June 14, 2013

Thank them and their families for the protection they have and continue to

provide to citizens of the USA.

Mount Ayr Hy-Vee would like to show our appreciation for their service by

offering any service member, veteran or spouse of a deployed soldier a

10% discount on their entire order all day

Friday, June 14.

Thanks again for your service.Your Friendly Staff

at the Mount Ayr Hy-Vee

MARRIAGES • Cynthia Jean Johnston of Clar-inda and Charles Brian Thomas of Clarinda. Married June 3, 2013. Date marriage fi led June 4, 2013.

SIMPLE MISDEMEANOR AND TRAFFIC CONVICTIONS

May 29 - June 6, 2013 Kenneth E. Robertson, Des Moines, $214.50, pursue/kill/trap/buy/sell deer/turkey, $214.50. Edmond Lewis Allee, Diago-nal, $195.00, pursue/kill/trap/buy/sell deer/turkey. Cody Allen McCaulley, Cres-ton, $335.00, possession/purchase alcohl by person 18/19/20 - fi rst offense. Kelsey Nicole Brown, Sey-mour, $92.00, speeding 1-5 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Richard Reyes, Oak Lawn, IL, $168.00, speeding 11-15 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Deborah Ann Applegate, Leon, $119.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Larry Dennis Johnson, Atlan-tic, $114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Michelle Lynnette Werner, Os-ceola, $335.00, permitting unau-thorized person to drive.

FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY MAGISTRATE COURT

• June 3 - A judgment was fi led in magistrate’s court fi nd Kraig An-thony Doolittle of Kellerton guilty of possession of drug paraphernalia, a simple misdemeanor. Doolittle was order to pay a fi ne of $100, a law enforcement initia-tive surcharge of $125, court costs of $60.00 and a D.A.R.E. surcharge of $10. Defendant shall pay court-appointed attorney fees. Appeal bond was set in the amount of $300.

FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY DISTRICT COURT

• June 3 - A trial information was fi led in district court charging Jason Alan Ford of Creston with delivery of a controlled substance (marijua-na). Bond set previously at $5,000 continues and a preliminary hearing was cancelled. Ford was ordered to appear for arraignment on Monday, June 17, 2013, at 9 a.m. at the Ring-gold county courthouse. • June 5 - A trial information was fi led in distinct court charging David Fredrick Raedeker of Ellston with sexual exploitation of a minor. The defendant was ordered to appear for arraignment on Monday, June 17, 2013, at 9 a.m.. Raedeker is ordered to be fi ngerprinted and have his photograph taken by the Ring-gold County Sheriff’s Offi ce.

• RINGGOLD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

• On June 5 at 11:13 p.m. Jef-frey Neil Jochims ws arrested on the charge of OWI second offense. • On June 5 at 1:13 a.m. Denny Gene Stark was arrested on the charge of OWI fi rst offense.

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)

May 30 - June 5, 2013Thursday, May 30

8:17 a.m., call requesting call back. (MA) 8:26 a.m., caller wanting jail/inmate information. (OC) 10:12 a.m., 911 call. No re-sponse. (MA) 10:40 a.m., 911 call. No re-sponse. (MA) 11:40 a.m., caller reporting lockout. (MA) 11:40 a.m., caller with informa-tion for offi cer. (CO) 12:10 p.m., caller reporting lockout at Hy-Vee. (MA) 12:29 p.m., scam. (DI) 1:01 p.m., caller reporting lock-out. (MA) 1:29 p.m., call for offi cer. (MA)

1:33 p.m., call reporting cows out. (MA) 1:59 p.m., caller was trans-ferred to Decatur County. (OC) 2:05 p.m., caller reporting ve-hicle stuck on dirt road. (EL) 2:32 p.m., caller needing infor-mation. (EL) 2:33 p.m., caller wanting wel-fare checks. (MA) 2:40 p.m., call for offi cer. (MA) 2:46 p.m., test page requested for Sun Valley. (EL) 3:01 p.m., call for sheriff. (OC) 3:51 p.m., caller reporting limp-ing deer at church. (MA) 7:50 p.m., call for offi cer. (MA) 8:18 p.m. caller needing an of-fi cer. (MA) 9:52 p.m., caller reporting cow out - Union county. (OC)

Friday, May 31 4:00 a.m., offi cer checking in. (MA) 7:35 a.m., caller reporting break-in. (RE) 7:45 a.m., call for sheriff. (OC) 8:49 a.m., caller reporting con-trolled burn in county. (SC) 9:03 a.m., caller reporting scam calls. (CO) 9:36 a.m., sheriff checking in. (CO) 9:46 a.m., caller reporting an-other break-in. (RE) 10:04 a.m., sheriff checking in. (MA) 11:32 a.m., call for dispatch. (CO0 11:37 a.m., call for clerk. (CO) 11:55 a.m., alarm call. (MA) 12:02 p.m., caller with informa-tion for deputy. (MA) 1:32 p.m., caller reporting lock-out with dog inside. (MA) 1:48 p.m., call for sheriff. (MA) 3:10 p.m. caller wanting to know if someone was in jail. (KE) 3:59 p.m., caller with jail infor-mation. (OC) 4:58 p.m., 911 call. (MA) 6:37 p.m., 911 call. (EL) 7:37 p.m., caller checking on the weather. (MA) 8:26 p.m., offi cer checking in. (MA) 9:20 p.m., caller with com-plaint about four-wheelers on road. (MA) 9:25 p.m., another complaint about four-wheelers on road. (MA)

Saturday, June 1 6:07 a.m., magistrate checking in. (CO) 9:52 a.m., caller reporting con-trolled burn in Tingley township. (C)) 11:35 a.m., caller with informa-tion regarding breaking and enter-ing for offi cer. (CO) 4:07 p.m., caller with more in-formation about breaking and en-tering. (CO) 4:30 p.m., new bail bondsman, local, putting his card out. (CO) 4:48 p.m., Walk-in trying to reach local businessman. (MA) 5:36 p.m., caller reporting black puppy on highway. (MA) 5:54 p.m., Caller with neigh-borly issue. (MA)

Sunday, June 2 7:38 a.m., caller reporting sus-picious car parked on highway. (CO) 7:42 a.m., sex offender check-ing into county. (MA) 8:00 a.m., caller reporting dairy cows out. (OC) 11:58 a.m., caller with message for inmate. 12:40 p.m., page for Diagonal Fire for a meeting. (DI) 12:42 p.m., walk-in reporting lockout. 1:22 p.m., sex offender check-ing out of county. (MA) 2:11 p.m., Union county jail inquiring about prisoner release. (OC) 4:28 p.m., caller with inmate information. (OC) 8:09 p.m., caller reporting ditch weed. (CO) 10:14 p.m., caller reporting do-mestic trouble. (KE) 10:21 p.m., caller wanting to talk to sheriff. (RE)

Monday, June 3 1:10 a.m., caller reporting pos-sible vandalism/neg. (KE) 1:53 a.m., caller reporting sus-picious vehicle. (OS) 2:11 a.m., caller needing to speak with an offi cer. (CO) 7:19 a.m., caller reporting con-trolled burn. (MA) 7:40 a.m., call for meeting with sheriff. (RE)

10:38 a.m., yard needs mowed complaint. (KE) 11:26 a.m., alarm. (MA) 12:00 p.m., caller with pet abuse complaint. (MA) 1:12 p.m., DHS calling for dep-uty. (MA) 1:17 p.m., 911 call. (DI) 2:04 p.m., call for sheriff. (KE) 2:15 p.m., call for sheriff. (RE) 3:20 p.m., caller regarding visi-tation for inmate. (OC) 3:36 p.m., call for offi cer. (OC) 3:57 p.m., caller reporting miss-ing dog. (MA) 4:09 p.m., call for sheriff. (MA) 4:37 p.m., call about visitation for inmate. (OC) 4:38 p.m., caller wanting jail/inmate information. (OC) 4:57 p.m., caller with jail/in-mate information. (OC) 6:26 p.m., caller with jail/in-mate information. (OC) 7:58 p.m., caller reporting cows out. (MA) 8:37 p.m., call for information from deputy. (CO0 9:11 p.m., caller with questions about bonding someone out. (MA) 9:51 p.m., caller needing offi -cer. (MA) 10:24 p.m., caller with informa-tion about inmate. (CO) 11:08 p.m., bondsman calling about inmate. (MA)

Tuesday, June 4 6:25 a.m., 911 call, accidental. (MA) 7:24 a.m., caller inquiring about inmate release. (CO) 7:59 a.m., alarm caused by dust. (MA) 8:07 a.m., Call from department of Corrections. (OC) 8:20 a.m., call from Tac 10. (OC) 8:28 a.m., walk-in to see sher-iff. (MA) 9:17 a.m., 911 dummy call. (MA) 9:39 a.m., caller regarding in-mate bond. (OC) 10:07 a.m., attorney inquiring about inmate records. (OC) 10:09 a.m., call needing funeral escort. (MA) 10:16 a.m., inmate booking ap-pointment. (OC) 10:35 a.m., caller with 911 in-formation. (OC) 10:52 a.m., federal agency wanting fax number. (OC) 11:20 a.m., call for inmate. (OC) 12:09 p.m., 911 call. (MA) 2:07 p.m., call for sheriff. (OC) 2:51 p.m., caller needing jail/inmate information. (OC) 5:51 p.m., caller reporting lock-out. (MA) 6:53 p.m., caller with message for offi cer. (OC) 7:28 p.m., caller with message for dispatch. (MA. 8:05 p.m., call for offi cers. (EL) 8:49 p.m., 911 call needing am-bulance. (MA)

Wednesday, June 5 12:30 a.m., call regarding pow-er out. (OC) 7:03 a.m., caller reporting calves out. (MA) 8:31 a.m., 911 call, false alarm. (MA) 8:33 a.m., caller reporting calves out. (OC) 8:45 a.m., owner of calves ad-vising nothing is out. (CO) 9:03 a.m., call for inmate. (OC) 9:11 a.m., caller asking about bond for inmate. (OC) 9:26 a.m., call for sheriff. (OC) 9:30 a.m., 911 call, ambulance needed in Mount Ayr. (MA) 9:33 a.m., call for jail. (OC) 9:39 a.m., call for jail. (OC). 10:02 a.m., call for jail. (OC) 10:11 a.m., caller wanting to know bond amount. (KE) 11:07 a.m., call for offi cer. (MA) 12:06 p.m., caller wanting po-lice report. (OC) 12:12 p.m., scam. (BL) 2:12 p.m., caller with commu-nity service question. (OC)

2:43 p.m., caller with jail/in-mate questions. (OC) 3:26 p.m., Diagonal fi re page. (DI) 3:55 p.m., caller with jail/in-mate information. (OC) 3:58 p.m., call for offi cer. (OC) 4:05 p.m., call for sheriff. (OC) 4:30 p.m., caller reporting van-dalism. (MA) 4:53 p.m., caller reporting de-ceased animal. (MA) 4:57 p.m., caller wanting jail/inmate information. (KE) 5:00 p.m., Mount Ayr fi re page. (MA) 5:38 p.m., call for offi cer. (OC) 6:03 p.m., Union township fi re page. (EL) 6:29 p.m., call for sheriff. (KE) 6:30 p.m., 911 call. (MA) 8:40 p.m., 911 call, motor ve-hicle accident. (BE) 9:32 p.m., offi cer assist request. (MA)

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, 641-783-2348. • 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: Gary Smith, 109 W. Madison St., 464-2397. Mondays and Thursdays, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.; Closed Wednesdays and Fridays. In case of emergency 641-464-2397 or 641-202-1199. • 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.

• 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 June birth dates are reminded to register their motor vehicles by July 31, 2013. Bring in the renewal statement received in the mail so renewals can be quick-ly 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, 109 W. Madison St., 464-2397. Mondays and Thursdays, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.; Closed Wednesdays and Fridays. In case of emergency 641-464-2397 or 641-202-1199.

versities were in the Midwest and had strong educational programs, which is exactly what he was look-ing for. Although his intended ma-jor was secondary social studies education, he changed his major two times before returning to that same major. Many of you know that Showal-ter’s father has been a very respect-ed teacher and coach at Mount Ayr. Daniel watched his father do these things since he was little, so he fell in love with it early on. “I guess you could say it’s in my blood,” he said. Throughout college, Showal-ter became active in the Catholic church and was also busy not only studying but also working three to fi ve days a week. Like Sobotka, Showalter wasn’t completely sure what to think of the professors when he fi rst got to college and was a little nervous in class. The further he moved along in college, though, the more com-fortable he became with his pro-fessors and being able to approach them. When opportunities arose, Showalter took advantage of them and tried to prepare for his future as best as he could. Not only did

he work hard in his classes, but he also observed at local high schools and worked with younger students every chance available. Showalter’s latest job has been working at Eugene Field Elemen-tary school with young kids. This fall, he will also be student teach-ing at Bedford high school. “I have gained much valuable knowledge through my work,” he said. His ability to analyze things is the biggest change Showalter sees in himself during his years in col-lege. “Whether it was a class discus-sion, an exam or a life situation, I have learned not ‘what to think’ but ‘how to think,’” he said. Looking back on college now, he didn’t have much of an answer on what he would go back and change if he could. Living life with no regrets is a great policy to live by, and this future teacher does just that. Overall, Showalter says that college has been a life-changing experience. Although there were times he has cursed college as the worst decision he made, there have been many more times that he has thoroughly enjoyed college. Showalter has one piece of ad-

vice for future college students: “Be confi dent in yourself, take chances and don’t be afraid to ask for help,” he said. “The number one thing you learn at college is ‘how to learn.’” Both of these young men set fi ne examples during their times at Mount Ayr while being involved in almost everything possible, main-taining good grades, having great character and being very well re-spected. It is no doubt that the two of them have taken that character farther than Mount Ayr and will only continue to do so.

More on life after high school____________________________Continued from front page

Blockton has been chosen as the site for the Taylor county Free-dom Rock. The committee in charge of the project is asking for ideas from Taylor county residents for scenes to appear on the rock. The Freedom Rock, similar to the one recently dedicated in Di-agonal and to the original located north of Greenfi eld, is part of a project to place Freedom Rocks in

Taylor County Freedom Rock to be in Blockton

all 99 Iowa counties by artist Ray “Bubba” Sorensen from Green-fi eld. Those with ideas are asked to contact Lisa Campbell (515-229-2219), Earl and Connie Drake (712-621-0145), Charlie and La-ree Kreitlow (316-210-1635) or writing to Taylor County Freedom Rock Committee, PO Box 248, Blockton, Iowa 50836.

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Friday, June 14 Card shower for E. Ray and Helen Shelden’s 60th wedding anniversary. Cards and corre-spondence may be sent to them at 4500 Indian Creek Rd., Marion, IA 52302. Teen babysitting course at the Mount Ayr First Christian Church from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tingley dance at the Tingley community building from 6 to 9 p.m.

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Sunday, June 16 Card shower for James Pol-lock’s 80th birthday. Cards and correspondence may be sent to him at 1594 U.S. Highway 169, Mount Ayr, IA 50854. Ellston Pioneer Center is open from 1 to 4 p.m. or by appoint-ment for groups of fi ve or more. Call Linda and Bob Swanson at 641-783-2155.

Monday, June 17 Teen babysitting course at the Mount Ayr First Christian Church from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thin Within support group will meet at 5 p.m. at the Lighthouse. Ringgold County Hospital board meets at 5 p.m. in the hos-pital conference room. 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. Chapter CK, P.E.O. will meet at 7 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Activity Center. Hostesses will be Nida Solliday, Marcy Crain and Pam Hudson. Program is “BEE” Involved and report of convention of Iowa State Chapter. Program presenter is Ruth McDonnell.. Sowing in Tears Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Light-house Church, two miles west of Mount Ayr.

Tuesday, June 18 Card shower for Naomi (Mrs. George) Hosfi eld’s 80th birthday. Cards and correspondence may be sent to her at 201 W. Main, Tingley, IA 50863. Calico Quilters will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the Senior

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Wednesday, June 19 $1 sack day every day at the Ringgold County Neighborhood Center. Teen babysitting course at the Mount Ayr First Christian Church from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Parenting Plus will meet at 5:15 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, Mount Ayr. There will be a WIC Clinic at the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information contact the MATURA offi ce in Creston at 641-782-8431.

Thursday, June 20 Model train meeting at the depot at 6 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meet-ing at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, Mount Ayr.

Friday, June 21 Teen babysitting course at the Mount Ayr First Christian Church from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 22 Teen babysitting course at the Mount Ayr First Christian Church from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Retirement party for Roberta Campbell for 40 years as cook at the Mount Ayr Community school to be held at the Mount Ayr American Legion building from 2 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, June 23 Ellston Pioneer Center is open from 1 to 4 p.m. or by appoint-ment for groups of fi ve or more. Call Linda and Bob Swanson at 641-783-2155. The 61st annual Roudybush reunion at Jim and Sally Brown’s farm, 1251 Vail Avenue, Lenox at noon. Ringgold County Fair queen and princess contest judging at the Ringgold County Courthouse at 2 p.m.

Monday, June 24 $1 sack day every day at the Ringgold County Neighborhood Center. The Second Childhood Doll Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. for lunch at Rumors. Meeting will be at 1:30 p.m. at the Extension offi ce meeting room. 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.

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Births • Ashlie Robb and David McLain of Creston are the proud parents of a baby boy, Blaine Alan McLain, who was born on Tues-day, June 4, 2013, at the Greater Regional Medical Center in Cres-ton. He weighed 9.5 pounds and measured 21 1/4 inches. Grandparents are Dina Ross of Des Moines, Roger and Dawn Ross of Redfi eld, Mike and Heath-er McLain of Mount Ayr and Bren-da and Bryant Adams of Creston. Great-grandparents include Di-anne Trenkle of Creston, Gerald and Geraldine McLain of Mount Ayr, Pamela and Scott Osborn of Woodward, Mary Ross of Des Moines and Charlie and Paula Pellman of Orient. Blaine is welcomed home by siblings Haylee, age fi ve; Azzlynn, age fi ve, and Seth, age 23 months.

Motsinger reunion set for June 15 The Motsinger reunion will be held at the Waubonsie Memorial Center in Benton on June 15, 2013 at 12 noon. A catered lunch will be provided. To make a reservation, contact Myrna Luko at 515-224-4684 by June 11.

BirthdaysHosfi eld to celebrate 80th birthday Naomi (Mrs. George) Hosfi eld of Tingley will be celebrating 80 years young on June 18, 2013. In lieu of a larger celebration, Naomi is being honored by her family with a card shower. Cards and correspondence may be sent to Naomi at 201 W. Main, Tingley, IA 50863. Since retiring from the farm near Ellston several years ago, Naomi has spent hundreds of hours volunteering at the Tingley Meal Site and also still enjoys gardening and dancing. George and Naomi celebrated 60 years of marriage last year.

Myron Ingram was the winner of the blackout prize of a DVD player at the Pizza & Bingo Party given by Care Initiatives Nursing and Rehab at the Senior Citizens Activ-ity Center on Tuesday, May 22.

June 10 - Sixty-eight years ago, June 6, 1944, approximately 160,000 Allied troops stormed a 50-mile heavily-fortifi ed stretch of beach in Normandy, France. Ger-man fortifi cations in Normandy were part of the Hitler’s Atlantic Wall which was to extend from Norway to Spain to defend against an anticipated Allied attack. The wall was never completed. Heavi-est fortifi cations were in the Pais de Calais where the Germans as-sumed that the Allied invasion would take place. The Pais de Cal-ais, across from Dover, England, is the narrowest place in the English Channel and the most likely spot for the invasion. Germany’s most able general, Erwin Rommel, was given the task of strengthening the Atlantic Wall. Under Rommel’s direction, Normandy, several miles to the south of Calais, was heavily forti-fi ed. Rommel had predicted that if the Allies “could not be stopped at the water’s edge, the war would be lost.” At the end of what has been called, “the longest day,” the Al-lies had established a beachhead and Rommel’s prediction would come true. The cost was extremely heavy, 9,000 Allied soldiers were killed or wounded on that day. A huge storm front had developed over the English channel on June 5 causing the Germans to conclude that an invasion would not be pos-sible. Rommel had left the front. June 6 was his wife’s birthday and he was on his way home to Ger-many. With 160,000 men at their ports of departure, the Supreme Allied Commander Dwight Eisenhower took a chance on a predicted 24-hour break in the weather and or-dered the 5,000-vessel armada to Normandy. Besides the weather, the nature of the German command structure aided the Allies. Rommel lacked adequate Panzer divisions in Normandy, there were reserves but only Hitler could give the order to move them to meet the Allied in-vasion. On the morning of June 6, Hitler was asleep and his staff re-fused to wake him. This year, June 6, 2013, 12 World War II vets, part of a program called “Connecting Generations,” visited the Ameri-can cemetery in Normandy, where so many of their fallen comrades lie. In the movie, “Saving Private Ryan,” director Steven Spielberg has Ryan, now an elderly veter-an, visit the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. “Ryan stands at the grave of United States Army Rangers Captain John H. Miller. He asks his wife to confi rm that he has led a good life an that he is a ‘good man’ and thus wor-thy of the sacrifi ce of Miller and the others.” “Saving Private Ryan” is “notable for its graphic and re-alistic portrayal of war and for the

intensity of its opening 27 minutes, which depict the Omaha Beach as-sault of June 6, 1944.” To read more about D-Day, the library recommends “The Steel Wave” by Jeff Shaara. New to the library: In large print Christian fi ction, “The Road to Grace” by Richard Paul Evans, third installment of the inspiring series, “The Walk.” “Refl ection Point” by Emily March, the sixth book in her Eternity Springs se-ries.

Class of 1944 reunion The class of 1944 gathered to-gether at the Heritage Park commu-nity room for their 69th year after graduation. All registered as they came in. The meal was served by Mary Lee Foltz and Kathy Ward. Faith Lameraux Shinkle gave the blessing before the meal. All were then seated at the beautifully deco-rated table with relishes and cheese and crackers on the table as starters and then came the main meal of all the food their plates would hold, salads plus wonderful dinner rolls. After the meal a business meet-ing was held. Thelma Rusk read the minutes from the 2012 get-together. They were saddened by the death of classmate Virgil Main. Several of the classmates had at-tended his memorial service held on March 16, 2013 at the Wishard Chapel Community Church. The-ola Weeda had been to see Pearl Hoffman, who is 101 years old and doing fi ne. She is still in her own apartment and has a very sharp mind. Theola said she was going strong and asked about some of the students that her husband had had in school at Mount Ayr and FFA. She had pictures of her and a nice letter to Theola which she also shared with everyone. Thelma announced that Jean Prentis Reger had gotten married to a longtime friend, Peyton Holloman, on De-cember 29, 2012. Her two sons walked her down the isle. A discussion was had as to next year’s reunion, which will be their 70th. It was decided that next year they would meet on the second Sat-urday of June, June 14, 2014. They hope to hear from those unable to

travel to Mount Ayr anymore as to how they are doing and a little about their family. They will be meeting at the Heritage Park com-munity building. Dinner will be served at 12 noon. The girls agreed to serve one more year. After the business meeting the girls served dessert of angel food cake, ice cream, strawberries and rhubarb cobbler as well as a root beer fl oat. Now you could choose one, two or take it all! Those attending this year were Delbert and Hazel Jackson of Grant City, MO and those from Mount Ayr were Theola Hightshoe Weeda, Faith Lameraux Shinkle, Phyllis Moon Faubion, Wanda Jeter McGahuey, Park and Joan Rinehart and Thelma Anderson Rusk. Thelma told that her hus-band, Bill, was in the Clearview Nursing Home and he sent greet-ings. They are small in number anymore but still big on visiting, sharing news and pictures of fam-ily and friends and enjoying their time together. They hope they all are together on June 14, 2014 for dinner at 12 noon at the Heritage Park community building for their 70th class reunion.

2013 Tingley alumni banquet The Tingley high school alumni banquet was held Saturday, May 25, 2013, at the Tingley communi-ty building. Sue Richards, class of 1957, had chosen the theme, “Pot of Gold.” The tables and building were beautifully decorated in rain-bow colors. Several gathered at 5 p.m. in the shelter house to visit and moved inside at 6 p.m. to be seated. Richards welcomed 97 alumni and guests and thanked them for coming, insisting Tingley not let their colors fade and die. Rich-ards thanked Doris Been, Cleone Hosfi eld, Mary Sue McIntosh and Jenesse Tull for helping with invi-tations and Melvin, Doris and Jeff Richards for helping with set up. Dean Eighme gave the blessing. Everyone enjoyed the bountiful buffet meal prepared and served by the Tingley Methodist Women, headed by Suzanne Miller. Mary Jane Mosby conducted the business meeting. Jenesse read the 2012 minutes. Mary Sue gave the treasurer’s report with a bal-ance of $671.33. After much discussion as to

whether they continue the banquet, Tull volunteered to host for 2014. As the church ladies asked not to serve another year, Tull will fi nd someone to serve the meal. Judy Pottorff was elected sec-retary for 2014 and McIntosh will continue to serve as treasurer. Donald Richards read the roll call of classes. Anniversary at-tendees were: 75 years - Marjorie Werner; 70 years - Donald Grout; 55 years - Judith (Jobe) Pottorff, Brenda (Brown) Shelberg and Joyce (Richards) Anderson, and 50 years - Rita (Dukes) Sickels and Patty (Grout) Stark. Richards read a letter received from Betty (Marrs) Fenn from the 65-year class. Hosfi eld read a letter from Donald Neff’s widow. Special guests recognized were Col. Dietrich Geschke of Arizona and Helga (Geschke) Stoldt and husband Juergon of Michigan. Dietrich brought several copies of his autobiography titled “1309 days to Freedom,” which he signed and sold. Marjorie Werner led everyone in the “Tingley Fight Song” with help from cheerleaders Cleone Hosfi eld and Pauline Murphy wav-ing their pom-poms. McIntosh read a poem written by her mother, Cora Pritchard. Donald Dukes gave credit and recognition to the service men present for their freedom. Al Ib-botson led in all singing “The Star Spangled Banner.” Dukes sang the beautiful song, “We Have This Moment Today.” His two musically talented daugh-ters favored with piano and guitar music. They sang several songs and were joined in harmony by Ib-botson and John Allen. It was ex-cellent entertainment. Myrna (England) Spurlock and Hugh Ferguson were very enter-taining with many humorous “edu-cational comments.” Richards closed with a draw-ing for the fl ower pot decorations on the tables. Hopefully again next year many alumni from Tingley will come home for another fun evening together. Respectfully submitted by secretary, Jenesse Tull

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June 10 - The past week has been a busy one at the Activity Center with the pizza and bingo party sponsored by Care Initia-tives on Tuesday and the Day Trip to Weston, MO on Friday. Myron Ingram was the blackout winner of a DVD player on Tuesday’s bingo. There is always a good turnout at these parties. Thirty-one people were on the bus trip to Weston, MO and from the looks of the evaluations, ev-eryone had a great time. Everyone started off with a stop at the Weston Historical Museum where three of their people talked about Weston and its history, the river that at one time had been at the end of the street and their tobacco and hemp crops that made Weston a profi t-able place to live before the Civil War. Tobacco is still locally grown around Weston but not to the ex-tent that it was during its heyday. From the museum they went next door and visited an Antebellum home which had been restored. What an interesting home it was with Bessie Parker being able to answer the question of why there were no closets in those homes. She answered correctly because at that time homes were taxed on the number of rooms and a closet was another room. Of course, they did not have the amount of clothes that we have now. After visiting the An-tebellum home, they went to Main Street Galleria where they enjoyed a luncheon of quiche, muffi n, cup of soup, vegetables, dessert and beverage, all homemade. That sure hit the spot! Free time was given to peruse the shops in Weston which were unique, including an old-fashioned hardware store that had absolutely everything. A stop at The Farmer’s House Market rounded out the day trip. This not-for-profi t market which is dedicated to planting seeds of encouragement, support and hope, providing a variety of opportu-nities for youth and adults with

June 10 - Saturday Dean and Marietta Cobb drove to Adel and then rode with Ron and Toni Schlapia to West Des Moines to Aaron and Stef Curry’s son’s sec-ond birthday party. Several fam-ily members of Stef’s and Aaron’s were present, 25 in all. Lynn King recently took a trip to Pennsylvania with Jeanette Beckman and niece Diane Man-gold. They fl ew out to visit niece Debra Huff. All had a good time. Josh and Nicole Crain vis-ited her folks, Delbert and Shirley Molt, and grandmother, Bernice Brown, Friday night. David and Nancy Roe, Kara and Bella Plath of Burlington and San-dra Loutzenhiser, Ben, Peggy and Gabriel Roed and Bazil (the basset hound) of Bedford had supper with David and Mary Kay Loutzenhiser Saturday evening after the baby shower for Gabe. “Adam and Eve had many ad-vantages, but the principal one was that they escaped teething.” -- Mark Twain

developmental disabilities in a rural farm setting. There is a gift shop, gardens and baked goods, all worked by the “farmers” in these terrifi c learning programs. The Activity Center was also busy over the Memorial weekend with the classes of 1948 and 1953 holding their class reunions on two different days and the Combs fam-ily get-together on Memorial Day. Those at the Center are pleased to be able to have a space that allows these types of get-togethers and are honored that these groups chose to use the facility. The weather was both good and bad for the weekend, but the fl ags were put up in the cemeteries and programs honoring veterans took place in spite of the rain. Those at the Ringgold County Senior Citi-zens Activity Center are so appre-ciative of the veterans in this com-munity. Keep June 3 in mind as the June nursing home visit is at 9:30 a.m. Those at the Center welcome you to come and enjoy the visitors as they do.

June 10 - Can you believe this weather? How many times have you gone to a baseball game the fi rst of June and had to dress like you were going to a football game? Bet we’re in for a drastic change soon. It will probably turn summer all at once. Anyway, this commu-nity has several little league teams this year. Take the time and go to the ball game sometime this sea-son and support the young folks. Schedules are posted in several of the local business places. There’s always plenty of excite-ment taking place at the meal site. Sometimes a lot more than others. Last week was one of those weeks. A fi rst happened Monday that hasn’t in the site’s 39 years. Sud-denly mid-morning there was no water. A leak, eventually discov-ered in the Shannon City area, was the problem. It didn’t take long to correct once it was found. The water was back on in time to wash dishes. Thanks to the Styrofoam plates and dishware and bottled water, the day was saved and made dishwashing a lot easier and faster. All thought it would have been a perfect time to picnic in the park. The site even had some fun-time music thanks to Peggy Skarda, Harold Brown and Vern Brown. Music always makes any day better. The site was privileged to have Angela Carbino from Area XIV Agency on Aging present. She brought another interesting and in-formative program on changes and information they need to know and check out about Medicare come July 1. She and sister Nancy Young remained for lunch. As always, they had some helpful handouts for everyone. What a day Tuesday was! This writer doesn’t know where to be-gin. Elvis was there and, as the song goes, “They Were All Shook Up.” Dressed for the part and with the assistance of his helper, Kay, he brought a wonderful program of Elvis hits. No one was ready for him to quit when it was time. His being at Tingley was Pinkie Collins’ birthday treat to the meal site. It sure was a good one. A big audience was on hand for his per-formance. This happened to be the day the site’s cook needed to be gone. Without the volunteers who

stepped forth, it would have been a disaster. Dorothy and Gary Bur-gher, Naomi and George Hosfi eld and Joyce England arrived on site early to get food preparation un-derway. Meals got delivered, food served and dishes done by others who stepped forth to help. This writer bets a day like this couldn’t happen in many places. She doesn’t know what the future will bring for the Tingley site but this day will be one to remember. John Cline and Pinkie Collins had two special little guests pres-ent to share the day. They were two great-granddaughters, Molly and Emma Gennara. The regular band will be back next Tuesday. Friday was another big day as it was time to celebrate June Birth-days. What a nice big number of honorees there were. Present to celebrate their June birth dates were Carl Lily, Evalee White, Dorothy Barber, Dale Greene, Kay Drake, Naomi Hosfi eld, Mary Jane Narigon, Margaret Hull, Annabelle Jones and Leota “Pinkie” Collins. The Friday Singers were pres-ent to entertain with their medley of June selections. Singers includ-ed accompanist Darlene Morgan, director Mary Jane Narigon, plus Bonnie Manders, Marge Werner, Norma Webb, Peggy Wagenknecht, Don and Darlene Wimmer, Doro-thy Clough, Virginia Walden, Pau-line Murphy and Harold Brown. Cakes for the occasion were provided by Hester Derscheid, member of the Ellston. U.M.W. la-dies group. Ice cream for the party was do-nated by George and Naomi Hos-fi eld and Jack and Lila Greene. The site was happy to welcome a good number of folks back from Maple Ridge Assisted Living and Mount Ayr Health Care. They didn’t make it for May because

June 10 - Paul Brumfi eld and a friend, Lisa visited with Oney Brumfi eld Sunday. Oney went to Benton for supper Saturday. Mary and Morris Carpenter were in Creston Saturday and Sunday. Steve Knapp visited Mi-chael, Bobbi and Matthew Bainum Thursday. Reas Knapp’s ball team, the Tingley Lions, won in the Af-ton tournament Saturday. Tracee Knapp and Beulah Hutchinson went to Atlantic Sunday to attend Natalie Blaine’s dance recital. Gladys Jones called on Betty and J.W. Robertson Monday. Gladys attended Alice Miller’s Bible study Friday at the Christian church in Grant City, MO and had lunch at the Eatery with Alice Mill-er, Bev Cadle and Sherry Bolinger. Gladys went to the Roach family reunion at the fairgrounds building in Grant City Sunday. Kathy Quick and Cindy Snethen visited with Bobbi Bainum Thurs-day evening. Ginny Quick went to Adel Fri-day to attend Bryson Smith’s ball game and was an overnight guest at Rebecca and Cliff Smith’s. Loud-en and Calvin Main were Sunday visitors at Ginny and Bill Quick’s. Bruce and Kris Quick, Colton and Jaxson Quick and Dan and Kathy Quick were Sunday visitors at Kenny and Berta Quick’s. Berta Quick called on Bess Pickering in Grant City, MO Friday afternoon. Wanda Hosfi eld was a Satur-day evening visitor at Betty and J.W. Robertson’s. Cass Hosfi eld and Annie Uhlenkamp were their guests Sunday. Last Saturday Dick Snethen and Dan Quick were in the tractor pull in Barnard, MO. Dick and Cindy went to Jaynee Snethen’s dance recital in Bedford Sunday of last week. Nadine and Leonard Cra-craft were Sunday afternoon visi-tors of Snethens. Cindy and Dick

went to the Brand family donut party at Wilma Shafer’s Saturday in Mount Ayr. Tristan Bainum of Alta is vis-iting his grandparents, Bobbi and Michael Bainum, and uncle, Mat-thew Bainum. Caitlyn Bainum and Joe, Gina, Maya and Eli Bainum were Sunday lunch guests of Bai-nums. Sherry Davidson was a Sun-day evening visitor. Redding school alumni meet-ing will be held June 29 at noon at the Redding Frontier Hall with a potluck lunch and short meeting. Everyone with Redding school ties and friends are welcome.

of snow. Present this Friday were Vergene Higgins, Annabelle Jones, Phyllis Faubian, Margaret Wilson, Nova Giles, Ruth Angus, Doro-thy Main, Virginia Albers, Evalee White, Marie Still, Julie England and Marlys McPherson. Margaret Hull was proud to have several guests present to share her special party day. They included her daughter, Kathy, her friend, Joyce, her granddaughter, Nicole, and neighbor and friend, Veva Vohries. Kris Browne shared the news she had received that her step-mother, Donna Heyer, had suffered a slight stroke. Father’s Day will be remem-bered by the site Monday, June 17. Be surprised. There’ll be some-thing special taking place that day.

June 10 - Congratulations to Riley Weehler and his roping part-ner, Payden Dawson. The boys are the Iowa State High School Team Roping Champions. They won the event in Waterloo over the week-end and will be competing in the National High School Rodeo in Wyoming in July. Riley also placed fourth in the calf-roping event and also will be in that event in Wyo-ming. Riley’s parents, Neil and Jill Weehler, were in Waterloo for the rodeo.

Keeping the rodeo events in the family, Riley’s cousin, Shelby Whiting qualifi ed in the goat tying and break-away roping in Kansas. She too will be going to the Nation-als in Wyoming. Her sister, Shay, qualifi ed in goat tying for the Kan-sas Junior High rodeo. She will be going to the Junior High Nationals. Their mother, Shelly, is originally from Mount Ayr. Paige Lynch played league bas-ketball Tuesday night in Bethany, MO and Wednesday night in Leon. She also played her fi rst week of middle school softball with games Monday and Tuesday. Payton Weehler spent the week-end with Dick and Joyce Weehler while the rest of his family was in Waterloo. He and PJ Lynch played baseball Friday night and Saturday in Afton. Their team, which was coached by Eric and Jill Ehlen and Tom and Kristi Sackett, took fi rst place. Hannah and Joan Jackson help with the aquatic garage sale Thurs-day and Friday in Mount Ayr. Saturday the family of Joe Mur-phy hosted a milestone birthday celebration honoring him. In addi-tion to his family, guests were all of Joe’s brothers and sister from northern Iowa. Among the many guests attending locally were Car-ole and Richard Davison, Robert, Julie, Laura and Amber Davison, Graydon Vanderfl ught, Curt Jack-son and Wendell and Joan Jack-son. Emma and Gracie Mobley, Hannah Jackson and Amber Davi-son fi nally were able to get a soft-

ball game in Thursday night. They also played Monday night. Saturday Joyce Weehler met with former classmates in Mount Ayr for lunch at Jamie’s Coffee Mill and Deli. Later they met at the home of Ellen Powell for more visiting. Thursday Tim, Mel, Lauren and Luke Burton went to Winterset for a birthday supper for Mel’s father. Veronica Mecko has been vis-iting with Brian Terrell and Betsy Keenan. She is working surveying birds nearby at Dunn Ranch and other prairie sites in northern Mis-souri. Sunday evening Robert, Julie, Laura and Amber Davison met Rod, Darla, Jori, Shelby and Levi Davison of Crosby and David and Diana Pedersen of Maryville, MO at Pagliai’s Pizza. Abbi Overholser spent Satur-day night with Lauren Burton. PJ Lynch played baseball with his Grant City, MO team Tuesday and Friday night. Saturday Tim, Mel, Lauren and Luke Burton went to Winterset for a family reunion. Curt Jackson visited with Adam and Alana Jackson in Ankeny Sun-day.

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Results from MAC elementary track and fi eld day It was a great day for the El-ementary Track and Field Day, held Friday, May 24. Results are as follows listed by class teachers for K-1 and by top four placings for grades 2-6.KINDERGARTEN40M Dash-GIRLS Mrs. Greenland 1 - Koda Henle 2 - Rachel Hall 3 - Kami Willis 4 - Chaddlan Supinger Mrs. Budach 1 - Breya Nickle 2 - Aubry Clark 3 - Barcie Pierson 4 - Maddy Baddley Mrs. Coulson 1 - Anna Greenland 2 - Jaxy Knight 3 - Caroline Auge 4 - Brittany Lane40M Dash-BOYS Mrs. Greenland 1- Tanner Klejch 2 - Willie Baker 3 - Dylan Swank 4 - Ashton Conn Mrs. Budach 1 - Jacob Sobotka 2 - Talan Stark 3 - Cooper Bradley 4 - Loudon Main Mrs. Coulson 1 - Jackson Ruggles 2 - Adan Trujillo 3 - Dylan Graham 4 - Kameron Miller80M Dash-GIRLS Mrs. Greenland 1 - Koda Henle 2 - Kami Willis 3- Rachel Hall 4 - Ellyott Overholser Mrs. Budach 1 -Breya Nickle 2 - Aubry Clark 3 - Braycie Pierson 4 - Maddy Baddley Mrs. Coulson 1 - Jaxy Knight 2 - Anna Greenland 3 - Caroline Auge 4 - Cortlynn Holmes80M Dash-BOYS Mrs. Greenland 1 - Tanner Klejch 2 - Willie Baker 3 - Ashton Conn 4 - Dylan Swank Mrs. Budach 1 - Loudon Main 2 - Jacob Sobotka 3 - Talan Stark 4 - Cooper Bradley Mrs. Coulson 1 - Jackson Ruggles 2 - Adan Trujillo 3- Boone Baker 4 - Kameron Miller1ST GRADE40M Dash-GIRLS Mrs. Nickle 1 - Lauren Conklin 2 - Hayden Ruggles 3 - Janna Irving 4 - Rhianna Supinger Mrs. Graham 1 - Abby Eaton 2 - Becca Smith 3 - Gracee Snedeker 4 - Anne Newton Mrs. Giles 1 - Lily Fuller 2 - Brooklynn Eggers 3 - Karly Elwood 4 - Maci Main40M Dash-BOYS Mrs. Nickle 1 - Lucas Rushing 2 - Preston Fleharty 3 - Carson Mathany 4 - Bryce McTaggart Mrs. Graham 1 - Dalton Barton 2 - Brock Gorman 3 - Ty Jones 4 - Carter Mueller Mrs. Giles 1 - Ryce Reynolds 2 - Carter Reed 3 - Birk Willis

4 - Tucker Knox80M Dash-GIRLS Mrs. Nickle 1 - Laren Conklin 2 - Janna Irving 3 - Hayden Ruggles 4 - Rhianna Supinger Mrs. Graham 1 - Abby Eaton 2 - Becca Smith 3 - Gracee Snedeker 4 - Kiera Hyde Mrs. Giles 1 - Karly Elwood 2 - Mia Sackett 3 - Brooklynn Eggers 4 - Zoey Shelley80M Dash-BOYS Mrs. Nickle 1 - Lucas Rushing 2 - Preston Fleharty 3 - Carson Mathany 4 - Bryce McTaggart Mrs. Graham 1 - Dalton Barnes 2 - Brock Gorman 3 - Carter Mueller 4 - Ty Jones Mrs. Giles 1 - Ryce Reynolds 2 - Carter Reed 3 - Birk Willis 4 - Tucker Knox2nd GRADEGIRLS- 40M Dash 1 - Kacee Klommhaus 2 - Tegan Streit 3 - Macy Bowen 4 - Tabby Henle80M Dash 1 - Kaylie Shields 2 - Makenna Jones 3 - Madison Shields 4 - Kacee Klommhaus200M Dash 1 - Alexis Greenland 2 - KaylIe Shields 3 - Shyleigh Paxson 4 - Alexis DarrahRelay Team 1 -Madison Shields, Natalie Schafer, Alexis Greenland, Zoey LarsenBOYS- 40M Dash 1 - Jaixen Frost 2 - Drew Ehlen 3 - Kade Dugan 4 - Ethan Main80M Dash 1 - Trey Fooken 2 - Kade Dugan 3 - Daron Drake 4 - Seth Pinard200M Dash 1 - Riley Stark 2 - Daron Drake 3 - Ethan Main 4 - Jaydon KnightRelay Team 1 - Jaixen Frost, Brayden Pierson, Klayton Yoder, Jaydon Knight3rd GRADEGIRLS - 40M Dash 1 - Kelsey Adams 2 - Bianca Beamguard 3 - Elly Boswell 4 - Taylor Clymer80M Dash 1- Montana Birkenholz 2 - Adalyn Reynolds 3 - Olivia Henry 4 - Andrea Sickels200M Dash 1 - Maddie Stewart 2 - Ryleigh Haveman 3 - Montana Birkenholz 4 - Olivia Henry

Relay Team 1- Ryleigh Haveman, Jalyn Kle-jch, Ali Main, Maddie StewartBOYS- 40M Dash 1 - Xander Harmening 2 - Will Newton 3 - Christian Hansen 4 - Raines Sackett80M Dash 1 - Anthony Anderson 2 - Raines Sackett 3 - Brady Bickel 4 - Andrew Sobotka200M Dash 1 - Adler Shay 2 - PJ Lynch 3 - Jace Grose 4 - Cody Larsen Relay Team1 - Keaton White, Adler Shay, P.J. Lynch, Payton Fleharty4th GRADEGIRLS - 40M Dash 1 - Lindsey Jennett 2 - Ally Shelley 3 - Gabby Kibbe 4 - Destiny Hansen80M Dash 1 - Baylee Darrah 2 - Brynn Nickle 3 - Alexa Anderson 4 - Molly Walters200M Dash 1 - Kinzee Butcher 2 - Melaina Haley 3 - Makayla Jones 4 - Rachel SobotkaRelay Team 1 - Makayla Jones, Kinzee Butch-er, Rachel Sobotka, Mollie Wal-tersBOYS - 40M Dash 1 - Scott Driskall 2 - Bryan Handy 3 - Kaidan Holmes 4 - Shane Comer80M Dash 1 - Ryker Henson 2 - Shane Comer 3 - Seth Shelman 4 - Payton Weehler200M Dash 1 - Peyton Weehler 2 - Seth Shelman 3 - Levi Henry 4 - Jacob BlantonRelay Team Mrs. Greene 1 - Dawson Swank, Trae Ehlen, Bryce Shaha, Erik Trujillo5th GRADEGIRLS - 40M Dash 1 - Hope Bennett 2 - Kaitlyn Dolecheck 3 - Elizabeth Sobotka 4 - Abigail Barnes80M Dash 1 - Alexis Main 2 - Jamie Stackhouse 3 - Madison Birkenholz 4 - Gracie Mobley400M Dash1 - Samantha Stewart 2 -Belinda SovernRelay Team 1 - Samantha Stewart, Jamie Stackhouse, Alexis Main, Jaycee KnightBOYS - 40M Dash 1 - Christopher Kemery 2 - Korbin Swank 3 - Cole Clymer4 - Branden Handy80M Dash 1 - Jacob Rushing 2 - Keelan Klommhaus

3 - Erik Masoner 4 - Josh Crowley400M Dash 1 - Josh Restauro 2 - Austin Greenland 3 - Dawson Frost 4 - Dalton ElwoodRelay Team 1 - Keelan Klommhaus, Ryker Hickman, Erik Masoner, Isaac Grose6th GRADE GIRLS - 40M Dash 1 - Hayley Whittington 2 - Emma Mobley 3 - Abbi Haley 4 - Lanie Sheil80M Dash 1 - Keirsten Klommhaus 2 - Mackenzie Shields 3 - Kylee Smith 4 - Amber Davison400M Dash 1 - Paige Lynch 2 - Gabby Hunke 3 - Ashton SmithRelay Team 1 - Gabby Hunke, Caroline McAl-exander, Sammy McGill, Ryann MartinBOYS - 40M Dash 1 - Nathan Smith 2 - Nick Vanbuskirk 3 - Wes Armstrong 4 - Chase Henry80M Dash 1 - Hunter Haveman 2 - Tucker Darrah 3 - Connor Eaton 4 - Noah Shelman400M Dash 1 - Trent Stewart 2 - John Shields 3 - Chase SmithRelay Team 1 - Hunter Arends, Myles Greene, Connor Eaton, Jake HovelandSoftball Throw2nd Grade 1 - Macy Bowen - 65’2” 2 - Zoey Larsen - 63’ 4” 3 - Makenna Jones - 54’4” 4 - Tegan Streit - 52’2”3rd Grade 1 - Maddy Stewart - 70’9” 2 - Ryleigh Haveman - 67’2” 3 - Alisha Dine - 63’5” 4 - Adalyn Reynolds - 58’4”4th Grade 1 - Chanler Henle - 75’ 0” 2 - Makayla Jones - 70’6” 3 - Rachel Lutrick - 63’9” 4 - Brynn Nickle - 63’4”5th Grade 1 - Samantha Stewart - 109’8” 2 - Hadlie Sickels - 1-2’3” 3 - Alexis Main - 95’2” 4 - Madison Birkenholz - 94’7”6th Grade 1 - Caroline McAlexander - 108’4” 2 - Samantha McGill - 104’ 6” 3 - Emma Mobley - 88’7” 4 - Lanie Sheil - 83’7”Football Throw2nd Grade 1 - Brayden Pierson - 77’3” 2 - Jayden Knight - 65’4” 3 - Jaixen Frost - 61’3”

4 - Daron Drake - 55’3”3rd Grade 1 - Adler Shay - 67’2” 2 - Hunter Pearce - 63’4” 3 - Keaton White - 60’11” 4 - Brandon Brobst - 59’4”4th Grade 1 - Dawson Swank - 86’7” 2 - Erik Trujillo - 83’4” 3 - Trae Ehlen - 81’8” 4 - Payton Weehler - 73’6”5th Grade 1 - Dawson Frost - 106’7” 2 - Keelan Klommhaus - 1-5’9” 3 - Isaac Grose - 92’1” 4 - Austin Greenland - 90’6th Grade 1 - Myles Greene - 91’4” 2 - Nick Vanbuskirk - 91’3” 3 - Chase Henry - 90’ 4 - Cade Clymer - 85’1”Long JumpGIRLS4th Grade 1 - Melaina Haley 9’1” 2 - Jolene Ebersole - 8’3” 3 - Alexa Anderson - 8’1” 4 - Bailey Darrah - 7’10”5th Grade 1 - Belinda Sovern - 11’1” 2 - Jaycee Knight - 8’6” 3 - Jamie Stackhouse - 7’10” 4 - Kaley Adams - 7’3”6th Grade 1 - Ryann Martin - 11’9” 2 - Kiersten Klommhaus - 1-5” 3 - Riley Jo Palmer - 10’1” 4 - Lanie Sheil - 9’8”BOYS4th Grade 1 - Jacob Blanton - 10’2” 2 - Bryce Shaha - 10’1” 3 - Robbie Supinger - 10’ 4 - Bryan Handy - 7’10”5th Grade 1 - Josh Restauro - 12’8” 2 - Austin Greenland - 10’7” 3 - Cayden Lambert - 9’8” 4 - Zach Doster - 9’7”6th Grade 1 - Nathan Smith - 12’5” 2 - Nick Vanbuskirk - 11’9” 3 - Hunter Arends - 11’2” 4 - Wes Armstrong - 1-5”Tug of War4th Grade GIRLS - Chanler Henle, Rachel Lutrick, Haylee Fletchall, Lindsey Jennett BOYS - Scott Driskall, Jesse Vanbuskirk, Levi Henry, Seth Shel-man5th Grade GIRLS - Hope Bennett, Jaylynn Ellis, Hadlie Sickels, Hannah Ack-ley BOYS - Grant Anderson, Joan Trujillo, Darrian Holmes, Jordon McAlexander6th Grade GIRLS - Caitlyn McLeod, Caro-line McAlexander, Sammy McGill, Jess McCreary BOYS - Wes Armstrong, Josh Cox, Nathan Smith, Nick Vanbus-kirkFrisbee Throw2nd GradeGIRLS

1 - Tabitha Henle - 45’5” 2 - Zoey Larsen - 43’3” 3 - Angelina Smith - 43’2” 4 - Josie Vanderfl ught - 33’2”BOYS 1 - Scout Supinger - 69’10” 2 - Austin Angus - 45’1” 3 - Bryson Triggs - 39’10” 4 - Riley Stark - 34’2”3rd Grade

GIRLS 1 - Alisha Dine - 50’ 2 - Laurie Belzer - 39’ 3 - Kelsey Adams - 18’ 4 - Jadan Hyde - 16’6”BOYS 1 - Payton Fleharty - 49’5” 2 - Anthony Anderson - 46’5” 3 - Clayton Vanbuskirk - 45’5” 4 - Roylinn Hyde - 45’4”

Mount Ayr elementary school was the recipient of an aronia berry bush planted last week in conjunction with the Iowa Healthiest State Inita-tive and Hy-Vee. Sixth generation Iowa family farmer Andrew Pittz (left) plans to plant an aronia bush in all 99 counties. Mount Ayr Hy-Vee man-ager Roger Townsend was on hand for the planting.

Thursday, June 13, 2013 Mount Ayr Record-News 7

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FOR SALE

Wm. H. French Agency100 South Taylor, Mount Ayr • Ph. 641-464-3212

www.whfrench.comDeb Creveling, Sales

Wm. H. French, Broker

202 S. West Street, Mount AyrVery nice 3-bedroom home with 2 full baths,

attached garage, deck, new shingles, no steps, located close to town.

Show anytime. Price reduced $68,000.

LARGE CONSTRUCTION TOOL

AUCTIONSATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2013

9:30 a.m.Location: 24656 Dewey St. North Interlude Rd., Maryville, Mo.

(North Casey’s Store, East to T corner, North to Sale Site)Ted Derks was in the construction business for many years, being an excellent carpen-ter. Ted had many tools for his business. The building is full with too many to list.

1 Lot of Levels, Squares, T-Squares - Mud Mixers - Pipe Wrenches - Slap Staplers - Grease GunsHand Saws - T-Handle Sets - Screw & Bolt Cabinets - Tool Belts - 1 Lot Pipe Fittings

Sump Pumps - Ratchet Tie Downs - Belt Tighteners - Sand Paper - Belt Sanders1 Lot Circular Saws & Blades - Hydraulic Jacks (3 are 20 ton) - 1 Lot Air Wrenches

Profile Sanders - Jig Saws - 1 Lot of Nailers to include Bostitch & Makita1 Lot Power Screwdrivers - Surveyor’s Level with Tripod - Fein Tools

Several Dremel Tools - Electric Drills - Makita Routers - Rockwell RoutersDetail Sander - 1 Lot Router Bits - 300 ft. Tapes Plus Others - Porta Nailer - Extension Cords

Dolmar Chain Saw #420 - Pry Bar Sets (new) - Caulking Guns & Caulking TubesFlat Bars & Other Bars - 1 Lot Cement Tools - Water Hose - Air Hose - Tool Chest

1 Large Lot Hand Tools - Socket Sets - Ratchet Sets - Bench Grinders - Tap & Die SetsCraftsman Air Compressor, 5.5 HP, 25 gal. - Air Compressor with Gas Motor

Sears 10” Radial Arm Saw - 1 Lot Carpenter Clamps (all sizes) - Dirt Devil VacHeavy Duty Extension Cords - Vinyl Fencing & Other Vinyl Items

Sears 10” Band Saw - Dewalt Sander - 6 HP Shop Vac - Saw Horses - Old Wash Tub1 Lot Lumber (some rough oak) - Celebrity Pride Scooter, needs battery - Stepladders

C-Clamps - Scaffolding Set (good) - Rockwell Table Saw - Metal Bender (like new)Misc. Boxes Vinyl Siding - Craftsman Planers - Small Planers - Trash Cans

Dewalt Portable Jig Saw - Saw Stands & Rollers - 1/2 HP Garage Door OpenersOld Wood Clothes Dryer - Dewalt 12” Miter Saw - L.B. White Hanging HeaterSquirrel Cage Fan - Long Pieces 12” Barn Boards - 1 Lot of Metal Tin (new)

Chain Binders - Come-a-longs - Large Band Saw - Homelite Super Z Chain SawWilton 10” Miter Saw - 13” Pro-Teck Portable Planer - 3 Oak Flower Stands

4x36” Belt/Disk Sander with Stand - Floor Work Lights - Electrical Wiring - Metal Ammo Boxes - Misc. Tool BoxesPortable Air Tank - 2-Ton Floor Jack - Air Compressor Tank and Parts - 52” Cage Fan

1 Large Lot Hand Tools to include: Spades - Shovels - Rakes - Brooms - Misc. - Fiberglass Extension Ladder & Others2 Bostitch Air Compressors - Handyman Jack - Wood Tables - Several Tarps - Lawn Mowers

Used Hot Water Heater - Plastic Storage Containers - Log Chains - Iron Wheels - Tile Elbows & Adapters - Jack StandsDown Spouting & Eve Troughs - Propane Bottles for Air Tank - Box Fence Railing Post - 2 Wheel Dollies - Fans

Large Vinyl Porch Posts - Tradesman Table Saw - Oak Bathroom Cabinet - Cordless Compressors - Bird HousesApartment Size Refrigerator - Large Transfer Pump - Wood Craft Items Cutouts - PVC Pipe - Ladder Jacks Used Barbed Wire 2 Wheel Yard Cart with Iron Wheels - Land Pride (6’) 3 pt. Tiller - (7’) 3 pt. land Pride Rotary Mower - 2 Wheel Pickup Trailer

Rhino (6’) 3 pt. Blade, like new - Tandem Wheel Lowboy Trailer - 5th Wheel Hitch (like new) - 1 Lot of Patio Landscaping Blocks2 Wheel Pickup Trailer - Wheel Barrow - Misc. Windows - Pickup Tool Box - Car Ramps

Zero Turn Country Clipper 52” Lawn Mower, 19 HP - Storm Door - Door Frames - 2 Boxes Congoleum Squares - 1 Large Lot Painting SuppliesMany Items too numerous to mention

Bring a friend - we may run 2 rings. Thanks - Ray and Larry

MARYLIN & THE LATE TED DERKS(660) 541-1064

Auctioneer: Ray Davison Real Estate with Nordland Real Estate/Real Estate AppraiserCell (712) 542-7113

Auctioneer: Larry Newman, (712) 542-2901Clerks: Brad Campbell, Kay Dukes, Amanda McKim, Landon Campbell

Terms: Cash. Nothing removed until settled for. Not responsible for accidents or theft. Lunch and Porta Potty on Site

LARGE CONSTRUCTION TOOL

AUCTIONSATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2013

9:30 a.m.Location: 24656 Dewey St. North Interlude Rd., Maryville, Mo.

(North Casey’s Store, East to T corner, North to Sale Site)Ted Derks was in the construction business for many years, being an excellent carpen-ter. Ted had many tools for his business. The building is full with too many to list.

1 Lot of Levels, Squares, T-Squares - Mud Mixers - Pipe Wrenches - Slap Staplers - Grease GunsHand Saws - T-Handle Sets - Screw & Bolt Cabinets - Tool Belts - 1 Lot Pipe Fittings

Sump Pumps - Ratchet Tie Downs - Belt Tighteners - Sand Paper - Belt Sanders1 Lot Circular Saws & Blades - Hydraulic Jacks (3 are 20 ton) - 1 Lot Air Wrenches

Profile Sanders - Jig Saws - 1 Lot of Nailers to include Bostitch & Makita1 Lot Power Screwdrivers - Surveyor’s Level with Tripod - Fein Tools

Several Dremel Tools - Electric Drills - Makita Routers - Rockwell RoutersDetail Sander - 1 Lot Router Bits - 300 ft. Tapes Plus Others - Porta Nailer - Extension Cords

Dolmar Chain Saw #420 - Pry Bar Sets (new) - Caulking Guns & Caulking TubesFlat Bars & Other Bars - 1 Lot Cement Tools - Water Hose - Air Hose - Tool Chest

1 Large Lot Hand Tools - Socket Sets - Ratchet Sets - Bench Grinders - Tap & Die SetsCraftsman Air Compressor, 5.5 HP, 25 gal. - Air Compressor with Gas Motor

Sears 10” Radial Arm Saw - 1 Lot Carpenter Clamps (all sizes) - Dirt Devil VacHeavy Duty Extension Cords - Vinyl Fencing & Other Vinyl Items

Sears 10” Band Saw - Dewalt Sander - 6 HP Shop Vac - Saw Horses - Old Wash Tub1 Lot Lumber (some rough oak) - Celebrity Pride Scooter, needs battery - Stepladders

C-Clamps - Scaffolding Set (good) - Rockwell Table Saw - Metal Bender (like new)Misc. Boxes Vinyl Siding - Craftsman Planers - Small Planers - Trash Cans

Dewalt Portable Jig Saw - Saw Stands & Rollers - 1/2 HP Garage Door OpenersOld Wood Clothes Dryer - Dewalt 12” Miter Saw - L.B. White Hanging HeaterSquirrel Cage Fan - Long Pieces 12” Barn Boards - 1 Lot of Metal Tin (new)

Chain Binders - Come-a-longs - Large Band Saw - Homelite Super Z Chain SawWilton 10” Miter Saw - 13” Pro-Teck Portable Planer - 3 Oak Flower Stands

4x36” Belt/Disk Sander with Stand - Floor Work Lights - Electrical Wiring - Metal Ammo Boxes - Misc. Tool BoxesPortable Air Tank - 2-Ton Floor Jack - Air Compressor Tank and Parts - 52” Cage Fan

1 Large Lot Hand Tools to include: Spades - Shovels - Rakes - Brooms - Misc. - Fiberglass Extension Ladder & Others2 Bostitch Air Compressors - Handyman Jack - Wood Tables - Several Tarps - Lawn Mowers

Used Hot Water Heater - Plastic Storage Containers - Log Chains - Iron Wheels - Tile Elbows & Adapters - Jack StandsDown Spouting & Eve Troughs - Propane Bottles for Air Tank - Box Fence Railing Post - 2 Wheel Dollies - Fans

Large Vinyl Porch Posts - Tradesman Table Saw - Oak Bathroom Cabinet - Cordless Compressors - Bird HousesApartment Size Refrigerator - Large Transfer Pump - Wood Craft Items Cutouts - PVC Pipe - Ladder Jacks Used Barbed Wire 2 Wheel Yard Cart with Iron Wheels - Land Pride (6’) 3 pt. Tiller - (7’) 3 pt. land Pride Rotary Mower - 2 Wheel Pickup Trailer

Rhino (6’) 3 pt. Blade, like new - Tandem Wheel Lowboy Trailer - 5th Wheel Hitch (like new) - 1 Lot of Patio Landscaping Blocks2 Wheel Pickup Trailer - Wheel Barrow - Misc. Windows - Pickup Tool Box - Car Ramps

Zero Turn Country Clipper 52” Lawn Mower, 19 HP - Storm Door - Door Frames - 2 Boxes Congoleum Squares - 1 Large Lot Painting SuppliesMany Items too numerous to mention

Bring a friend - we may run 2 rings. Thanks - Ray and Larry

MARYLIN & THE LATE TED DERKS(660) 541-1064

Auctioneer: Ray Davison Real Estate with Nordland Real Estate/Real Estate AppraiserCell (712) 542-7113

Auctioneer: Larry Newman, (712) 542-2901Clerks: Brad Campbell, Kay Dukes, Amanda McKim, Landon Campbell

Terms: Cash. Nothing removed until settled for. Not responsible for accidents or theft. Lunch and Porta Potty on Site

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

See next week’s issue of the Mount Ayr Record-News for the complete sale bill.

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Location: 2668 280th St, Mt. Ayr, IACap Chur, gas operated, dart gunHog Porta Hut1973 Chevy 1/2 Ton Truck, 350 Motor, 4 SpeedTRACTORS: M Farmall with 2 Row IH Corn Picker, #2 MH H Farmall with Stanhoist loader and snow bucketH Farmall450 Farmall with wide front, 2pt, fast hitch, TA does not work986 InternationalTRAILERS: 2 Wheel Skidloader TrailerHillsboro 7x22 GN Steel Livestock1989 Trail Magic GN Steel Livestock6 Bale Bumper Pull Hay Trailer2 Wheel Flatbed.

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EQUIPMENT: Case IH WRX 301 Rake, only 4yrs oldCase IH 1100 Balanced Head Mower, 9ft BarJD 670 5-Bar Hay RakeIH 105 GrindermixerJD 4-Row PlanterJD 4 Bottom PlowInternational 470 16ft DiscLahman Skidloader with 18hp Kohler motorVermeer 605 Super J Round BalerRhino 3pt SPHD Posthole Digger with 14in and 12in bitsKrome AM283S 12ft Flail Mower10ft Chisel PlowOliver 3 Bottom, pull type plowLandol 9ft Chisel PlowIH 12ft DiscIH45 18ft Vibra-Shank8ft Modern MowerIH540 Manure Spreader, pto driven8ft Rotary HoeIH Suitcase Wheel Weights3pt Seeder(4) Barge Wagons, 2 have hoistAC Round Baler, White Top, Like New in Shed(2) Horse Drawn Hay RakesPull Type Road GraderGrain-O-Vator80Bu Pride Of The Farm; 60Bu Feeder(2) Pannier Hog Feeders1500lb Hog Feeder3-Ton Grain BinWater Tank

TOOLS & MISC: Snow Fence; Poulan 6.5hp Push Mower; Mac 10:10 Weed Eater; Tractor Chains for all tractors; Forney Welders; Homak Tool Box; Nails, Bolts & Bin; Power Tools; Wrenches, Power Tools; Hand Tools; Woven Wire 36in to 48in; Hog Rings & Ear Notchers; Vet Supplies; Pipe Wrenches & Bolt Cutters; Syringes & Needles; Forks & Fence Stretchers; Braces & Bolts; Hand Saws; Sockets; Anvil 100#; Bench Vise; Jacks; Grinding TableHOUSEHOLD & MISC: 4 Drawer Dresser; Carnival & Depression Dishware; Milkglass Snack Set; Schwin Rocker; Cookbooks; Can Opener; Salad Maker; File Cabinet; Pellet or Corn Stove; Storage Cabinet.

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PUBLIC AUCTIONSaturday June 15 • 10:00 A.M.

Location: 2668 280th St, Mt. Ayr, IACap Chur, gas operated, dart gunHog Porta Hut1973 Chevy 1/2 Ton Truck, 350 Motor, 4 SpeedTRACTORS: M Farmall with 2 Row IH Corn Picker, #2 MH H Farmall with Stanhoist loader and snow bucketH Farmall450 Farmall with wide front, 2pt, fast hitch, TA does not work986 InternationalTRAILERS: 2 Wheel Skidloader TrailerHillsboro 7x22 GN Steel Livestock1989 Trail Magic GN Steel Livestock6 Bale Bumper Pull Hay Trailer2 Wheel Flatbed.

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EQUIPMENT: Case IH WRX 301 Rake, only 4yrs oldCase IH 1100 Balanced Head Mower, 9ft BarJD 670 5-Bar Hay RakeIH 105 GrindermixerJD 4-Row PlanterJD 4 Bottom PlowInternational 470 16ft DiscLahman Skidloader with 18hp Kohler motorVermeer 605 Super J Round BalerRhino 3pt SPHD Posthole Digger with 14in and 12in bitsKrome AM283S 12ft Flail Mower10ft Chisel PlowOliver 3 Bottom, pull type plowLandol 9ft Chisel PlowIH 12ft DiscIH45 18ft Vibra-Shank8ft Modern MowerIH540 Manure Spreader, pto driven8ft Rotary HoeIH Suitcase Wheel Weights3pt Seeder(4) Barge Wagons, 2 have hoistAC Round Baler, White Top, Like New in Shed(2) Horse Drawn Hay RakesPull Type Road GraderGrain-O-Vator80Bu Pride Of The Farm; 60Bu Feeder(2) Pannier Hog Feeders1500lb Hog Feeder3-Ton Grain BinWater Tank

TOOLS & MISC: Snow Fence; Poulan 6.5hp Push Mower; Mac 10:10 Weed Eater; Tractor Chains for all tractors; Forney Welders; Homak Tool Box; Nails, Bolts & Bin; Power Tools; Wrenches, Power Tools; Hand Tools; Woven Wire 36in to 48in; Hog Rings & Ear Notchers; Vet Supplies; Pipe Wrenches & Bolt Cutters; Syringes & Needles; Forks & Fence Stretchers; Braces & Bolts; Hand Saws; Sockets; Anvil 100#; Bench Vise; Jacks; Grinding TableHOUSEHOLD & MISC: 4 Drawer Dresser; Carnival & Depression Dishware; Milkglass Snack Set; Schwin Rocker; Cookbooks; Can Opener; Salad Maker; File Cabinet; Pellet or Corn Stove; Storage Cabinet.

Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Shields, Owners641-234-0072

PUBLIC AUCTIONSaturday June 15 • 10:00 A.M.

Location: 2668 280th St, Mt. Ayr, IACap Chur, gas operated, dart gunHog Porta Hut1973 Chevy 1/2 Ton Truck, 350 Motor, 4 SpeedTRACTORS: M Farmall with 2 Row IH Corn Picker, #2 MH H Farmall with Stanhoist loader and snow bucketH Farmall450 Farmall with wide front, 2pt, fast hitch, TA does not work986 InternationalTRAILERS: 2 Wheel Skidloader TrailerHillsboro 7x22 GN Steel Livestock1989 Trail Magic GN Steel Livestock6 Bale Bumper Pull Hay Trailer2 Wheel Flatbed.

Auction by: Don nollPh: 816-668-5149Clerks: Margaret Noll

Cashier: Kathy RobinsonLunch by Jerry & Vickie Knight

EQUIPMENT: Case IH WRX 301 Rake, only 4yrs oldCase IH 1100 Balanced Head Mower, 9ft BarJD 670 5-Bar Hay RakeIH 105 GrindermixerJD 4-Row PlanterJD 4 Bottom PlowInternational 470 16ft DiscLahman Skidloader with 18hp Kohler motorVermeer 605 Super J Round BalerRhino 3pt SPHD Posthole Digger with 14in and 12in bitsKrome AM283S 12ft Flail Mower10ft Chisel PlowOliver 3 Bottom, pull type plowLandol 9ft Chisel PlowIH 12ft DiscIH45 18ft Vibra-Shank8ft Modern MowerIH540 Manure Spreader, pto driven8ft Rotary HoeIH Suitcase Wheel Weights3pt Seeder(4) Barge Wagons, 2 have hoistAC Round Baler, White Top, Like New in Shed(2) Horse Drawn Hay RakesPull Type Road GraderGrain-O-Vator80Bu Pride Of The Farm; 60Bu Feeder(2) Pannier Hog Feeders1500lb Hog Feeder3-Ton Grain BinWater Tank

TOOLS & MISC: Snow Fence; Poulan 6.5hp Push Mower; Mac 10:10 Weed Eater; Tractor Chains for all tractors; Forney Welders; Homak Tool Box; Nails, Bolts & Bin; Power Tools; Wrenches, Power Tools; Hand Tools; Woven Wire 36in to 48in; Hog Rings & Ear Notchers; Vet Supplies; Pipe Wrenches & Bolt Cutters; Syringes & Needles; Forks & Fence Stretchers; Braces & Bolts; Hand Saws; Sockets; Anvil 100#; Bench Vise; Jacks; Grinding TableHOUSEHOLD & MISC: 4 Drawer Dresser; Carnival & Depression Dishware; Milkglass Snack Set; Schwin Rocker; Cookbooks; Can Opener; Salad Maker; File Cabinet; Pellet or Corn Stove; Storage Cabinet.

Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Shields, Owners641-234-0072

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Bearcat Nation visits Mount AyrGolfers from across the Midwest descended upon the Mount Ayr Golf and Country Club Saturday, June 8, for the annual Jim Williams Memorial golf tourna-ment and auction to benefi t the scholarship fund at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville.

Proceeds from this year’s tournament and auction will be donated in honor of Dr. Virgil Albertini, professor emeritus in American literature at Northwest. Dr. Albertini and his wife Delores were special guests at the tournament.

Glenn Miller festival to honor big band star The 2013 Glenn Miller Festi-val is packed with entertainment and fun Thursday, June 13 through Sunday, June 16. This festival honors the most famous American musical hero, Alton Glenn Miller, in his birthplace of Clarinda. The World Famous Glenn Mill-er Orchestra (GMO) will perform two different concerts during the festival. Always a favorite around the globe, the orchestra keeps the Miller tradition alive. GMO is the most sought-after big band and un-der the direction of Nick Hilscher, GMO concerts are on Friday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 15 at 4:30 p.m.. Each concert will highlight Glenn Miller’s popu-lar tunes and some of the lesser known and seldom heard songs, with different songs performed in each concert. Tom Daugherty’s skills as a bandleader, solo trombonist and musical arranger have resulted in the Tom Daugherty Orchestra (TDO) soaring to new heights, performing his arrangements and transcriptions of the original big band swing music arrangements. He has been the musical director and driving force behind the Tom Daugherty Orchestra since its in-ception. There are four opportunities to join the Tom Daugherty Orchestra in salutes to Glenn Miller at the fes-tival. The “Tribute to Glenn Miller Civilian Band” will occur at 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 13. On Friday, June 14 at 3:30 p.m., the band will provide “Tribute to Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band,” perform-ing the original AAF music ar-rangements. Saturday, June 15, 7 a.m. at the Big Band Breakfast will fi nd the Tom Daugherty Orchestra featuring “Big Band Legends.” Then at 8 p.m. Saturday evening,

join “Glenn Miller ‘Live’” from the Café Rouge” at the Big Band Dance. With the original Café Rouge bandstands, TDO will fea-ture some of the original musical arrangements only heard on radio broadcasts. New to the festival this year is The Honeybee Trio. Singing clas-sics from the 1930s and beyond in tight, three-part harmony with an emphasis on the 1930s and 40s Swing Era, these three young la-dies perform in the Andrew Sisters style and have developed a devoted following. The nature of the songs in their repertoire results in active military and veterans groups requesting the vocalists to perform. They have formed a close association with Travis Air Force Base where they have appeared several times – at the base commander’s retirement party, a “Welcome Home War-riors” event, the “Skies Over So-lano” airshow and a VIP reception for General Raymond Johns, Com-mander, Air Mobility Command. They have had the honor of meet-ing the First Lady, performing for Admiral Papp, Commandant of the Coast Guard during commission-ing of the USCGC Stratton and entertaining on the historic USS Hornet three times. These talented women have sung and danced at San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders games and performed the national anthem to open a San

Jose Giants championship baseball game. Join the buzz of the Hon-eybee Trio on Friday, June 14 at 12:45 p.m. and Saturday, June 15 at 1 p.m.. Enjoy Shenandoah’s own Adam Swanson, three-time winner of the World Championship Old Time Piano Playing Contest, on Sunday, June 16 at 2 p.m. Adam’s remark-able skills are earning him to be known as one of the world’s fore-most performers and historians of ragtime and early American popu-lar music. The festival weekend is packed with other exciting events includ-ing the vocal and instrumental scholarship competition, stage show with the recreation of a Glenn Miller “Chesterfi eld Show,” panel of Glenn Miller experts and asso-ciates, museum displays of Glenn Miller memorabilia, the kick-off picnic on Thursday evening, the Big Band Breakfast on Saturday morning – complete with dancing, and the ice cream Social on Sun-day following the Adam Swanson concert. The Glenn Miller Birthplace Museum is a must-see. Opened in June 2010 this exhibit includes Glenn’s birthplace home and dis-plays about his life and career. Contact the Glenn Miller Birth-place Society at 712-542-2461 or check the website www.glennmill-er.org for complete Festival infor-mation and to order tickets.

Long-time employees of Ringgold county were recently honored for their years of service to the county. Kent Trullinger (left) was cited for 30 years of service while Dredge was recognized for 40 years. (Danny Straight, not pictured, was also honored for his years of service.)

Practical Farmers announce campaign to sustain programs Practical Farmers announced today a campaign to raise $75,000 by October 1 to continue its pro-gramming on behalf of beginning farmers. There are 1,500 beginners in the Practical Farmers network, and that number is growing rap-idly. The beginners report they have joined the network for many rea-sons, from being part of a com-munity of other beginners who understand the unique challenges they face to accessing mentoring from experienced farmers, produc-tion tips, business plan help and so much else. “We believe Practical Farmers of Iowa is valuable in many ways, none more critical than its role en-couraging this new generation of farmers,” said Dan Wilson, presi-dent of PFI’s board of directors. Wilson is also the father of be-ginning farmers and has mentored other beginners through PFI. “These beginners need support, and Practical Farmers has stepped up with an array of programming that helps them,” Wilson added. “The 100 Days, 100 Beginners Campaign will ensure that we continue to serve those beginners well.” Monies raised from the 100 Days, 100 Beginners campaign

will support: • Coaching for beginning farm-ers enrolled in PFI’s Savings In-centive Program. The “SIP” pro-gram matches beginning farmers’ savings (up to $2,400) and helps them develop strong business plans. Fifty-nine beginning farm-ers are already enrolled in the pro-gram; Practical Farmers will serve more than 100 in the program by 2016. • Farmer mentors for the begin-ners so that they learn from oth-ers’ mistakes. Practical Farmers matched 50 mentor pairs in 2012 and 2013 and will pay farmers a total of $25,000 for participating as mentors in the program. • Farminars – free 90-minute online seminars – that help farm-ers learn from other farmers. The farminars have been viewed more than 25,000 times. • Practical Farmers’ website www.fi ndafarmer.net matches land seekers with landowners. Almost 600 are registered on the site. • Retreats and fi eld days so that the beginners are developing a community of friends and advisors who will serve them well through the highs and lows of farming. Practical Farmers is holding or sponsoring more than 45 fi eld days

this summer and fall alone. Kate Edwards, a beginning veg-etable farmer at Wild Woods Farm near Solon is one of the beginning farmers who has benefi tted from Practical Farmers’ programming and supports the 100 Days, 100 Beginners campaign. “I like the hands-on, calm wis-dom that comes from PFI interac-tion with real farmers,” Edwards said. “Each event is a personal and professional affi rmation of being a farmer, and in the right commu-nity.” To contribute to the 100 Days, 100 Beginners Campaign, visit www.practicalfarmers.org or call (515) 232-5661.

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The Iowa Beef Heifer Award program gives youth the opportu-nity to earn a certifi cate of $500 or more toward the purchase of a breeding female. Applications are due by July 1. The Iowa Cattle-men’s Association coordinates the application process, and program guidelines and applications can be found on the ICA website (www.iacattlemen.org) under the ICA Programs tab, or by calling Kellie Carolan at (515) 296-2266. All 4-H, FFA and junior breed association members who own and exhibit a market beef or breeding heifer at the Iowa State Fair are eligible to enter. Applicants may participate in one of the following breed divisions: Angus, Charolais, Chianina, Gelbvieh, Hereford, Limousin, Maine-Anjou, Red An-gus, Salers, Shorthorn or Simmen-tal. The program is designed to honor outstanding youth and fu-ture leaders of the beef industry. It evaluates leadership and involve-ment in breed organizations and community activities as well as responsibilities and growth within a beef cattle project. Finalists for each breed will need to participate in a personal interview to be held on Monday, August 12 at the Iowa State Fair. Winners will be announced during the selection of the Grand Cham-pion 4-H breeding heifer at the fair on August 13. The winner of each breed divi-sion will receive a certifi cate for the purchase of a registered fe-male.

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A pilot program that helps farmers conduct research in their own fi elds has been so popular that it is expanding across the state. ISU FARM, which stands for Farmer Assisted Research and Management, was the brainchild of the Northwest Iowa Experimental Association, the owner of the farm in O’Brien county that Iowa State operates for research and demon-stration. It originated in 2006 as the Northwest Iowa On-farm Research working with farmers in that part of the state. Last year there were more than 130 research trials conducted by 78 farmer-cooperators, includ-ing projects looking into drought-tolerant corn hybrids, sulfur fer-tilizer use in corn and soybeans, planting cover crops and soybean row spacing. A free report of the projects results is available at: https://store.extension.iastate.edu/ItemDetailaspx?ProductID=13990 There are about 160 trials planned in 28 counties across Iowa this year. Since the program was created, Josh Sievers, the Northwest Re-search and Demonstration Farm’s superintendent, and Joel DeJong, the extension agronomist in that area, have worked with farmers to set up research trials and collect and analyze data for the experi-ments. “It’s based on relationships with farmers. The research farms serve as hubs or logistical loca-tions to connect with the cooper-ating farmers. The concept also is based on extension’s proven track record of technical expertise,” said Mark Honeyman, coordinator of the ISU Research and Demonstra-tion Farms. The Iowa Soybean Association is a partner in the move to expand FARM across Iowa. It is paying part of the costs for adding addi-tional research specialists. Another partner is Dordt College in Sioux Center, which is doing research at its farm location with ISU help. Several agricultural suppliers and organizations also participate with in-kind contributions.

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The Mount Ayr Raiderettes ex-perienced some rough going before claiming a win over Mormon Trail in softball action over the past two weeks.Lenox 4, Mount Ayr 3 The Raiderettes fell to Lenox, 4-3, in the game Tuesday, June 4 at Lenox. Macy Larsen made her varsity conference debut on the mound, allowing three earned runs, walk-ing three and striking out three. Offensively Morgan Quick led the team, going 2-3 at the plate with a single and a double and scoring one run. Recording base hits for the Raiderettes were Paige Daughton, Brook Rychnovsky, Billi Stark, Hannah Glendenning, Larsen and Tessa Shields who scored on her long hit to outfi eld.Nodaway Valley 10, Mount Ayr 1 The Raiderettes traveled to Nodaway Valley losing the contest 10-1, Thursday, June 6. Pitching duties were split with Shelbie Greene on the mound in the fi rst 3 2/3 innings and Macy Larsen throwing the remaining 3 1/3 innings. Greene struck out two and allowed eight hits, while Lar-sen allowed three hits and struck out three batters. Paige Daughton was the lone Raiderette scoring with a single. Greene, Billi Stark and Tessa Shields were the other players re-cording base hits.Wayne 16, Mount Ayr 0 The Raiderettes took on a solid Wayne team, Friday, June 7 and came out on the bottom, losing

16-0 in fi ve innings of play. Coach Ranae Klinkefus credited pitcher Shelbie Greene. “Shelbie did a good job of playing her game with composure intact throughout the contest,” she said. Macy Larsen got the game started with a single on the fi rst pitch and reached base on a walk in the bottom of the fi fth. Hannah Glendenning reached base on a hit batsman, and Paige Daughton put the ball in play reaching base on an error to round out the offensive performance for Mount Ayr.Creston tournament The Raiderettes dropped both their games at the Creston Tourna-ment held Saturday, June 8, losing to Atlantic in the fi rst game, 14-2 and falling to Red Oak in the sec-ond game. Atlantic came out of the gate with a big fi rst inning. Macy Lar-sen, Brook Rychnovsky, Paige Daughton, Hannah Glendenning and Tessa Shields all went 2-2 at the plate with two singles each. Shelbie Greene took the loss on the mound. In the Red Oak contest, Macy Larsen was on the hill, allowing

three hits and two earned runs. The Raiderettes were able to score in the top of the fi fth in-ning with Macy Larsen, Bailea Stark and Cheyenne Haveman all recording base hits. Brook Rych-novsky and Paige Daughton also singled in the contest. The game was called because of darkness.Mount Ayr 6, Mormon Trail 3 Mount Ayr came out on top in the game, Monday, June 10 against Mormon Trail. Macy Larsen was the winning pitcher. Larsen walked three, struck out three and had one hit batter. Offensively Larsen led the way, reaching base three times on a two walks and a single. Allie Shields slapped two nice infi eld singles, and Brook Rychnovsky reached base on a walk and recorded a double. Morgan Quick got on base three times with two walks and a double. Paige Daughton reached on a walk; Bailea Stark recorded a single, and Megan Warin reached on a walk and advanced Stark on a sacrifi ce bunt. Hannah Glenden-ning hit a single to round out the hitting stats.

Raiderettes struggle in recent softball games

Raiderette pitcher Shelbie Greene covers the plate but the throw is not in time to tag the runner. PHOTO BY MIKE FREEMAN

(Far above) First baseman Tessa Shields stretches for the bang-bang play. (Above middle) Maddie Mobley slides into a tag at the plate as does Paige Daughton (above). PHOTOS BY MIKE FREEMAN.

Mount Ayr Softball Classic coming up The Mount Ayr Raiderettes will host their annual Softball Classic tournament beginning with games Wednesday, June 26 and fi nishing on Saturday, June 29. Nine teams will compete in this year’s classic: Orient-Macksburg, South Page/Essex, Lenox, Wayne, West Central Valley, Clarinda, Martensdale-St. Marys, Murray and host Mount Ayr. The schedule for Wednesday, June 26 features fi ve games: 1:30 OM vs Murray 3:00 West Central Valley vs Mount Ayr 4:30 S Page/Essex vs Lenox 6:00 Wayne vs West Central Valley 7:30 Clarinda vs Mount Ayr Action picks up again Saturday, June 29 with eight games: 8:30 S Page/Essex vs Mount Ayr 10:00 Murray vs M-St Marys 11:30 Clarinda vs Wayne 1:30 Lenox vs OM 3:00 Wayne vs S Page/Essex 4:30 Murray vs Lenox 6:00 M-St Marys vs Clarinda 7:30 OM vs Mount Ayr Start times are approximate. If the tournament should get ahead of schedule, Mount Ayr athletic di-rector Delwyn Showalter plans to stay ahead. Games are set for seven innings or a 90-minute time limit with 10- and 12-run rules in effect. Admission for each day is $5 for adults and $3 for students. Conference passes will not be ac-cepted. A Player of Game plaque will be awarded to one player on the winning team at the conclusion of each game.

Mount Ayr Sports CalendarJune 13 - June 20

Varsity start times 6 p.m. unless notedMS start times 10 a.m. unless noted

June 13 BB/SB HomeJune 14 MS BB/SB @ Leon BB/SB HomeJune 15 JV BB @Bedford TourneyJune 17 MS BB/SB @ LamoniJune 18 MS BB/SB @ Bedford BB/SB HomeJune 19 MS BB/SB HomeJune 20 MS BB/SB Home BB/SB @ Bedford

Diagonal Sports CalendarJune 13 - June 20

Varsity start times 6 p.m. unless notedMS start times 10 a.m. unless noted

June 13 SB HomeJune 14 MS SB Home SB @Melcher-DallasJune 18 SB @MurrayJune 20 MS SB Home SB Home

Middle school softball continues to win The Mount Ayr middle school Rebel Raiderette softball team saw action against East Union, Lenox and Southwest Valley last week.East Union The A team was shutout, 12-0, against the Eagles. Alex Booth took the loss as she walked eight and struck out two. Samantha Schaefer gave up three hits and struck out two in relief. Offensivly, Kiersten Klom-mhaus, Alyssa Johnson, Bailey Anderson, Sara Winemiller, Emma Mobley and Caylie Hickman all contributed singles. “We did not show up to play to-day,” said coach Tori Braby. “We struggled getting the ball off the bat and in return struggled getting the easy outs.” The B team prevailed 5-4. Caroline McAlexander allowed only one hit while striking out four and allowing only two walks. Offensively, Abby Shafer re-corded a double and single, and Mercadez Birkenholz also stroked a double. Hallie Still, MacKenzie Shields and Lanie Sheil also con-tributed singles. “We had a couple big hits to-day,” said coach Braby, “helping us regain the lead to end the game. These girls work hard until the end.”Lenox The Raiderettes picked up a pair of wins at Lenox, with the A team winning 8-5 and the B team 10-1. Caroline McAlexander gave up three hits, struck out fi ve and walked four to record the win. Alyssa Johnson stroked a triple and a double to lead the Raider-ette offense. Chania Vos also had a double. Kiersten Klommhaus, Samantha McGill and MacKenzie Shields contributed singles in the

win. “We did a great job hitting to-day,” commented coach Braby. “Not one girl struck out today.” The B team cruised to a 10-1 win over Lenox. Mercadez Birkenholz pitched a no-hitter while striking out three and walking four. Paige Lynch and Lanie Sheil re-corded singles. “Lenox struggled getting the ball across the plate today,” said coach Braby, and Mount Ayr took advantage of 13 walks.Southwest Valley (Corning) The A team lost a heart-breaker at Corning Friday. “We were up 9-3 going into the fi fth inning,” reported coach Bra-by, “and gave up seven runs due to mental errors.” Samantha Schaefer took the tough loss as she allowed seven hits and three walks while fanning three. Samantha McGill had two sin-gles and one RBI while Chania Vos also had two singles. Alyssa John-son, Emma Mobley and Hallie Still contributed one single each, and Sara Winemiller and Caylie Hickman drove in one run each. “We hit the ball well,” said Bra-by, “but just couldn’t get it brought back together in the fi fth inning.” The B team won easily, 14-8. Four Raiderettes had multiple hits: MacKenzie Shields stroked two singles and a double while Mercadez Birkenholz had three singles. Alyssa Johnson and Abbey Schafer recorded two singles each. Abbey Schafer and Riley Palmer contributed singles. “Big hits led us to the lead to-day,” said coach Braby. “These girls are not afraid to swing the bat.”

Raiderette JV 2-0 for week The Mount Ayr Raiderette ju-nior varsity picked up two wins last week over Lenox and Nod-away Valley.Mount Ayr 10, Lenox 1 Mount Ayr’s JV took a solid 10-1 win with Tessa Shields on the hill. Shields struck out seven bat-ters and walked one, allowed no base hits. The only run scored for Lenox was unearned. Shields and Maddie Mobley both recorded singles. “The girls did a good job of putting the ball in play and running bases to score runs,” commented coach Ranae Klinkefus.Mount Ayr 2, Nodaway Valley 0 The Raiderette JV took the win in the Friday night contest at Greenfi eld. Tessa Shields was the winning pitcher, striking out four, allowing four hits and recording no walks. Kelcie Shields led the offense with a double; Shields went 2-2 at the plate with a single and a dou-ble; Maddie Mobley was 2-2 with two singles.

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Raider JV goes 1-2 The Mount Ayr Raider JV went1-2 for the week with a win at Lenox followed by losses to Nod-away Valley and Wayne.Mount Ayr JV 5, Murray JV 4 The Raiders had a successful night at Murray, Monday, June 3 winning 5-4 in four innings. Erik Freed picked up the win in his JV pitching debut. He recorded three strikeouts. Offensively Shane Swank and Kyle Dolecheck each had one hit and scored one run. Nick Wurster, Rhett Murphy and Quency Vos each scored one run as well.Nodaway Valley JV 14, Mount Ayr JV 10 The Raider JV gave up what coach David Showalter called, “an offensive shootout,” losing 14-10 to the Nodaway Valley Wolverines on Thursday, June 6. Giving both teams credit for hitting the ball well, coach David Showalter commented, “We just came up a little short this game.” Leading the way offensively, Nick Wurster went 3-3 at the plate,with a double, fi ve RBI’s and two runs scored. Other Raiders contributing to the strong offense included Rhett Murphy, 2-2 and scoring two runs; Shane Swank, 1-2 and scoring three runs; Levi Jarred, Kyle Dolecheck, both with

one hit and one run and Lincoln Martin with one hit. Jacob Taylor took the loss on the mound for the Raiders.Wayne JV 6, Mount Ayr JV 5 The Raider JV lost to Wayne 6-5 on Raider fi eld, Friday, June 7 to even their record to 2-2 for the season. The fi rst inning closed with the Falcons leading 3-0, and Mount Ayr could not come back in the four innings of play. Lincoln Martin led the offense by going 2-2 at the plate and re-cording one RBI, two stolen bases and one run. Jacob Beamguard went 2-2 with one RBI while Nick Wurster, Logan Stark and Kyle Dolecheck each had one hit.

Fifteen young people took part in the Kids Fish Day sponsored Saturday by the Sons of American Legion. On a rainy day only three fi sh were caught. Those who caught fi sh were (L-R) Riker Henson, Jarred Larson (biggest fi sh) and Tegan Streit, who won the prize for the fi rst fi sh caught and the smallest fi sh caught.

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SportsRaiders split with Murray, Lenox; win own tourney The Mount Ayr Raider baseball team split games with Murray and Lenox last week. Murray 11, Mount Ayr 1 Raider baseball suffered a loss, 11-1, in their fi rst game of the week on Monday, June 3. The game was called by the ten-run rule after fi ve fi ve innings as Murray’s Austin Halls kept the Raider bats quiet, allowing just one run in the fi rst inning and then shutting down the Raider offense as the game played out. Weston Schnoor was on the mound for the Raiders and record-ed the loss, going three and a third innings and giving up ten runs on ten hits. He had one strikeout and three walks. Jacob Taylor “was great at the plate, as he continues to hit the ball hard,” in coach Tanner Rinehart’s words, “He contributed all of our team’s hits for the night by going 2-2 with a triple, an RBI and a sto-len base.” R H EMt Ayr 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Murray 1 8 0 1 1 0 0 11 13

Pitching MA - Schnoor (L) 10 H, 3BB, 9ER, 10R, 1K, Taylor, (1 2/3) 3H, 1ER, 1R. Murray - Halls (W), 1H, 4BB, 1ER, 8K, 1R.

Hitting MA - Schnoor, 1BB; Quick, 1R, 1BB; Taylor, 2-2, 1-3B, 1RBI, 1SB; Sickels, 1BB; Vos, 1SB Murray - Scroggie, 3-3, 2SB, 1BB, 3R; McCracken, 2-3, 1RBI, 1R; Halls, 1-2, 3RBI, 1R; Rockhold, 1-4, 2RBI,Kilmer, 3-3, 1RBI, 1R; Jones, 1-3, 1R; Held, 2-3, 1RBI, 1BB, 1R; Barlage, 1-3, 1RBI, 1R. Mount Ayr 4, Lenox 1 The Raiders claimed a 4-1 win Tuesday, June 4 over the Tigers at Lenox, to even their Pride of Iowa record to 1-1. Mount Ayr managed to score one run in the fi rst inning before both pitchers, Raider Jake Still and Lenox’s Caleb Lange shut down batters until the sixth inning. Lenox scored their fi rst run in the bottom of the sixth inning to tie the game. Mount Ayr stepped up

with two hits to start the top of the seventh. With the help of two bunts that moved the runners around, the Raiders were able to pick up three runs. Jake Still came back to shut the Tigers down and seal the win. “Jake pitched an outstanding performance, said coach Tanner Rinehart. “We grew as a team dur-ing this win. Leading the Raider offense was Heath Evans who went 2-3. Jacob Taylor, Zane Sickels, Shane Swank, Erik Freed and John Triggs all added a hit. R H EMt Ayr 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 7 Lenox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3

Pitching MA - Still (W) 2 H, 1BB, 1ER, 1R, 7K. Lenox - Lange (L) 7H, 1BB, 3ER, 4R, 6K.

Hitting MA -Taylor, 1-3, 1SB, 1R; Sickels, 1-3, 1RBI, 1R; Evans, 2-3, 1-2B, 1R; Freed, 1-3, 1R; Dolecheck, 1SB Lenox - Lange, 1-3, 1RBI; Tul-berg, 1BB, 1R.

Raiders sweep tournament crown Mount Ayr hosted the 18th an-nual Raider Baseball Tournament, Saturday, June 8. Four teams par-ticipated in the tournament includ-ing Mount Ayr, Clarinda Academy, Nishnabotna and Lamoni. Games started with Mount Ayr downing Lamoni, 10-5, to advance

to the championship game. Mount Ayr jumped out to an early lead in the fi rst inning with four runs and “never looked back,” according to coach Tanner Rine-hart. Leading the team offensively, Weston Schnoor went 3-4 at the plate. He doubled, drove in one run and scored one run. Jacob Tay-lor was also credited with a “great game” by coach Rinehart. Taylor went 2-4 at bat and recorded a dou-ble, one RBI, two runs and three stolen bases. Heath Evans, Lincoln Martin, John Triggs and Quency Vos all added one hit in the game. Evans picked up the win on the mound, going all seven innings and allowing fi ve runs off six hits, giving up fi ve walks and striking out three batters. “Lamoni exposed our defense in a couple of situations that we need to work on,” said coach Rinehart, “but we were able to learn from it and come away with the win.” R H ELamoni 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 6 Mt Ayr 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 10 9

Pitching MA - Evans (W) 6 H, 5BB, 4ER, 5R, 3K.

Hitting MA - Schnoor, 3-4, 12B, 1RBI, 1BB, 1R; Evans, 1-4, 1RBI; Taylor, 2-4, 1-2B, 3SB, 2R; Sickels, 0-4, 2RBI,: Swank, 0-4, 2RBI, 1BB, 1R; Martin, 1-4, 1SB, 1R; Triggs, 1-3, 2RBI,1BB 2R; Jarred, 0-2, 1BB, 1R;

Vos, 1-4, Quick, 1R. In the second game of the tour-nament, Nishnabotna beat Clarinda Academy by the 10 run rule in the fi fth inning, winning 11-0. No stats were available for this game. The consolation game between Clarinda Academy and Lamoni was a lopsided victory for Lamoni, 17-2. No stats were available for this game. Mount Ayr and Nishnabotna competed for the championship of the tournament. The Raiders fell behind after two innings but came back to win, 8-5. Nishnabotna held the early lead in the fi rst two innings and the game was tied at the end of the fi fth. Nishnabotna loaded the bases with the tying run at fi rst but relief pitcher Weston Schnoor to seal the win. Zane Sickels started the night on the mound, giving up three hits, fi ve walks and four earned runs, while striking out two batters. Weston Schnoor took over pitch-ing duties in the third inning and claimed the win, allowing one hit and no earned runs, giving up four walks and allowing one run and eight strikeouts. “Weston did a great job of hold-ing down their offense to just one more run and getting the come

from behind win in his best perfor-mance of the year,” said Rinehart. Offensively the Raiders were led by John Triggs, going 2-3 at the plate, recording a double, one RBI and scoring three runs. Freshman Levi Jarred was 2-2 at bat, with two RBI’s and scoring one run. Schnoor was 2-3, with one double and three RBI’s, and Zane Sickels had a double to round out the of-fensive game for the night. “Our defense did a good job with minimizing errors and mak-ing big plays to keep Nishnabotna from scoring late in the game, which proved to be the critical fac-tor in the Mount Ayr victory,” said Rinehart. R H ENishnabotna 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 4 Mt Ayr 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 8 7

Pitching MA -Sickels, 3H, 5BB, 4ER, 4R, 2K; Schnoor (W) 1H, 4BB, no ER, 1R, 8K.

Hitting MA - Schnoor, 2-3, 12B, 3RBI, 1BB; Sickels, 1-3, 12B, 1BB; Swamk, 1R; Quick, 0-2, 1RBI, 1BB, 2R; Triggs, 2-3, 1 -2B, 1BB, 1RBI, 3R; Jarred, 2-2, 2RBI, 2BB, 1R; Freed, 0-1, 1RBI, 2BB, Vos, 1R. Awards to Players of the Game

were presented to players from each team in each game. Players honored were: Game 1 - Weston Schnoor (MA) and Sergio Oviedo-Cardenas (L). Game 2- Kalvin Matlock (CA) and Lucas Pualey (N).

Game 3 - Colton Ranney (L) and Kalvin Matlock (CA). Game 4 - John Triggs (MA)and Schuyler Brennan (N).

(Above) Raider catcher Zane Sickels makes the play at the plate.(Right) Johnathan Triggs rounds third off a Raider base hit.

Coach Tanner Rinehart anticipates a hit from Shane Swank during Mount Ayr tournament action Saturday.

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Poore signs with UNIRecent Mount Ayr graduate Braydee Poore has signed a national letter of intent and plans to join the track team at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. Poore holds the school record in the high jump at 6-09 and recently placed second in the event in the state track and fi eld championships. Poore, an all-around athlete, was named all-conference in both football and basketball, where he is only the second Raider to break 1,000 points in his career. Poore is pictured with his mother and father, Pam and Clint Poore of Mount Ayr. Also shown are Raider track coaches, assistant Kurt Wallace (left) and head coach Brad Elliott.

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The boys blue minor team sponsored by Denney Trucking were cham-pions at the Afton Little League tournament held Friday and Saturday June 7-8. Team members include (front row, L-R) Raines Sackett, Trenton Swank, Bryce Shaha, Drew Ehlen, Will Newton and manager Brock Sha-ha; (second row) Brandon Brobst, Hunter Pearce, Erik Trujillo, Payton Weehler, Dawson Swank, PJ Lynch and Trae Ehlen; (back) coaches Kristi Sackett, Tom Sackett and Jill Ehlen.

The Mount Ayr minor girls softball team has fi nished with a champion-ship the last two weekends. Their fi rst championship was earned at the Mount Ayr Minors Girls Softball Tournament on June 1. Then this last weekend, they earned championship at the Wayne Minors Girls Softball Tournament. Team members include (front row, L-R)) Melaina Haley, Jalyn Klejch, coach Matt Henle, Payten Lambert, Baylee Darrah and Adalyn Reynolds; (second row) Ryleigh Haveman, Montana Birkenholz, Anne James and Loryn Schaefer; (back row) coach Rob Haley, Channler Henle, Hope Whittington and coach Ryan Reynolds.

The Tingley Lions took fi rst place in the East Union majors tournament held last week. Pictured for the Tingley Lions are (front row, L-R) Reas Knapp, Christopher Kemery, Cole Mobley, Kolben Klommhaus, Tyler Jarred and Cole Clymer; (second row) Austin Greenland, Grant Ander-son, Tyler Jones, Keelan Klommhaus, Cade Clymer and Isaac Grose. Coaches in the back row include Spence Jones, Kelly Klommhaus, Dan Pearcy and Eric Clymer.

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The Mount Ayr middle school baseball teams returned to action this week with games against East Union. Lenox and Southwest Val-ley (Corning). The contest with Bedford was rained out and has been rescheduled for June 27.East Union Tristan Holmes twirled a two-hit shutout, 1-0, in the A game. He struck out six on the way to the win on June 4. The Raiders collected only three hits, one each by Braydon Swank, Tristan Ackley and Holm-es. Swank scored the Raiders’ lone run. “Hats off to Tristan Holmes,” said coach Joe Catanzareti. “He pitched a great game today. Our defense came up with some nice plays to seal the win. This was a game dominated by the pitchers.” The A team moved to 2-0 on the

Middle school baseball sees plenty of actionyoung season. In the B game, the Raiders came up on the short end of a 5-4 score. Dillon McAlexander and Cole Paxson shared the pitching chores, combining for fi ve strikeouts. “Together they did a nice job and got some valuable experi-ence,” commented coach David Showalter. Offensive leaders were Paxson with a single and a run scored, Marcus Daughton with a double, Holmes with a run scored, Hunt-er Wilson with a single and run scored and Bradley Wurster with a run scored. “The weather was bad for both teams,” said Showalter. “We played pretty well and gained some expe-rience that will pay off later. The B team record is even at 1-1.Lenox

The Rebel Raiders split their games against Lenox with the A team winning 8-3 and the B team losing 6-4. Tristen Ackley again recorded the win, allowing only four hits and striking out fi ve. Offensively, Ackley doubled, singled and scored two runs. Zach Murphy stroked two singles and scored three runs. Dillon McAlex-ander also recorded two singles and drove in one run. Jacob McCreary drove in two runs with his single, while Cal Daughton also tallied an RBI and scored one run. Mitchell Jennett singled and scored a run. Braydon Swank recored a single and Tristan Holmes scored one run. “We hit the ball hard today and ran the bases well,” said coach Catanzareti. “Tristan Ackley was great. He threw strikes and the rest of the team played well defensive-ly.” In the B game, the Raiders played well but fell just short, 6-4. Braydon Swank and Lucas Wurster both saw action on the mound. On offense Lucas Wurster picked up two singles, Braydon Swank had a single and an RBI, Zach Murphy ripped a triple and scored two runs, Hunter Wilson scored a run, Jacob McCreary had a single and two RBI’s, Bradley Wurster had a single and scored a run and Dillon McAlexander had a single and a run scored. “We made a few fi elding errors and walked too many batters to-day,” said coach David Showalter. “These things happen and we’ll get better. It was a pretty good effort by our kids.”Southwest Valley (Corning) The Rebel Raiders picked up a pair of wins against Corning with the A team winning 14-3 and the B team posting a 9-7 victory. The A game was over early as the Raiders scored nine runs in the fi rst two innings and cruised to a 14-3 victory. The Raiders A team is now 4-0 for the season. Tristan Holmes pitched a com-plete game and overpowered the Corning hitters all day. Offensively for the Raiders Braydon Swank scored two runs and had an RBI, Tristan Holmes had a single and scored a run and Zach Murphy had a single and scored three runs. Tristen Ackley

had a single, Cal Daughton had a single and scored a run and Jacob McCreary had a single, scored two runs and had three RBI’s. Dylan Campbell walked three times and scored three times, Mitchell Jen-nett had two doubles, scored a run, and had three RBI’s and Hunter Wilson had a single, two walks and scored a run. “We defi nitely brought our bats today,” said coach Catanzareti. “Everyone contributed in the vic-tory, and they all played with a lot of enthusiasm and effort.” The B team evened their record at 2-2 with their 9-7 win. Lucas Wurster pitched a com-plete game and struck out nine bat-ters. Offensively, Lucas Wurster had a single, two walks, and scored two runs; Braydon Swank had a single and an RBI; Marcus Daugh-ton had a single, an RBI and scored two runs; Tristan Holmes had two singles, an RBI and scored a run; Dillon McAlexander had a single; Bradley Wurster had a single and scored a run and Cole Paxson had two singles and scored two runs. “It was a good win for the young Raiders,” said Showlater.

State rodeo championsRiley Weehler (left) and his partner Payden Dawson won the state championship in the team roping competition in the Iowa high school rodeo fi nals held recently in Waterloo. They now advance to the na-tional rodeo fi nals in Wyoming in July. Weehler is the son of Neil and Jill Weehler of Maloy.

The Iowa Department of Natu-ral Resources has released a fi sh-ing report for the period ending Thursday, June 6. The report is compiled from information gath-ered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys and county and state parks staff. For more information, contact the Mount Ayr Fisheries Station at 641-464-3108 or the southwest Iowa regional offi ce in Lewis at 712-769-2587. East Lake (Osceola): Water clarity is fairly good. Bluegill - Good: Several bluegills can be caught from shore using a crawler suspended about two feet down. Binder Lake (Adams): The lake is full and the clarity is fair. Some of the rooted vegetation is creeping into the shallows. Crap-pie - Slow: The crappies are mov-ing out but a few can be caught from the dam in deeper water dur-ing the evening hours. Lake Icaria (Adams): Water clarity remains fairly good. The crappies are still biting but off-shore in a little deeper water. Bull-head - Excellent: A lot of bullheads can be caught from shore in three feet of water using a crawler on the bottom. Channel Catfi sh - Excel-lent: The channel catfi sh are bit-ing on crawlers. Largemouth Bass - Good: Largemouth bass are be-ing caught near shore around tree piles. Crappie - Fair: A few mid-sized crappies can still be caught from off-shore. The big cove on the south side of the campground, the shoreline along the campground and the south end of the dam are very good spots. Walleye - Fair: Casting and trolling jigs or small crank baits in fi ve to seven feet of water along the north bank and the campground point are working to catch a few walleyes.

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DNR conducting annual spotlight deer survey It’s well after dark when a ve-hicle slowly drives along a gravel road. Inside, both driver and pas-senger, with spotlight and binocu-lars in hand, are looking for deer. Normally this would set off alarm bells for the local game war-den. But in this instance, the game warden could be in the driver’s seat. The Iowa Department of Natu-ral Resources conducts its night-time spotlight survey for deer and raccoons each spring before trees leaf out. The survey purpose is to estimate deer densities and count raccoons, coyotes, house cats, jack-rabbits, bobcats, badgers, skunks, opossums, foxes or other furbearers along defi ned routes across Iowa. “The data is used to follow trends in deer numbers,” said Chris Jennelle, biometrician with the DNR’s Wildlife Bureau. “It is used for tracking as an index in conjunc-tion with other information like harvest surveys and the bow hunter survey. The spotlight survey has been completed for decades and is

an important element of our man-agement plan.” This year, the survey may shed some light on the impact of last year’s EHD outbreak on the deer herd. “In conjunction with infor-mation such as hunter harvest, this survey will help us gauge where our deer herd is after the outbreak,”

Janelle said. Each county has two randomly selected 20-25 mile long routes that are driven when the wind is less than 15 miles per hour, there is no fog or rain, and temperatures are above freezing. It takes four to six hours to complete each survey.

CRP aids pheasant population Most soil rental rates have re-cently increased making a contract for the 45th general Conservation Reserve Program a more attractive option for Iowa landowners. “For landowners who were hit hard by recent rains, this is a great opportunity to take advantage of substantially higher rental rates in most counties and solve an erosion problem at the same time,” said Todd Bogenschutz, the DNR’s state pheasant biologist. Bogenschutz encourages land-owners to stop by their local USDA Farm Service Agency of-fi ce to sign up for the general CRP

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June 10 – When you read this, the fi rst family picnic of the year will have been completed. Hope-fully it went off without a hitch. The northeast and center east wings will be having their picnic on June 24. Watch for your invitation and please RSVP. As long as weather permits, residents will be going out to Loch Ayr Lake to go fi shing to-day (Thursday) at 9 a.m. Others will stay back and play cards. An ice cream social is planned for the afternoon. The Father’s Day open house will be Sunday at 2 p.m. If you plan to attend with your family member, please let Liz know. The Blank Park Zoo will be there for a late activity on Monday at 3:30 p.m. They will be bringing some exotic animals to share. The Tin-gley Kitchen Band will entertain on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Monday Pattie and Sommer took a group of residents by Trol-ley to the Ringgold County Senior Center. They provided a program about fl owers and served coffee and coffee cake. Several were out-side to enjoy the weather while it was the only day that wasn’t cloudy. Pattie read in the afternoon to many. Coffee club on Tuesday was Pop Tarts. Carmene James played the piano for music in the morning and Peggy Wagenknecht assisted with the sing-along. Jane and Ro-land Buck and Ermil Hainline also helped. In the afternoon Sommer and Pattie played bingo. Winners were Anna Linkey, Lois Anne So-botka, Anita Hayworth, Ione Ve-atch and Rose Hunt. Wednesday was a busy day for hand care. Chris Conklin was in to provide church in the afternoon. He played his guitar for music. Kathi popped kettle corn and but-tered corn while residents watched an old TV program on the TVLand channel. Ringgold County Conservation director Kate Zimmerman was in and brought a turtle with her. She shared a lot of information about turtles with a slide presentation. She had a live paint turtle with her and had a large snapping turtle. Staff sang “Happy Birthday” to Cleta Force at noon as it was her birthday. In the afternoon Kathi and Sommer prepared the general store for residents to shop. Charles Hawkins was in to lead Bible study to fi nish off the busy day. Friday Kathi was on single duty as she was the only activity staff in the building. She started the day with reading the Mount Ayr Record-News and Diagonal Prog-ress. She also went to the special care unit to play some sing-along music on the CD player. At lunch-time staff sang “Happy Birthday” to Doc Pennebaker for his birth-day. The Friday Singers were in for the afternoon entertainment. Band members were Peggy Wagen-knecht, Pauline Murphy, Darlene and Donald Wimmer, Darlene Morgan on piano, Harold Brown on harmonica and Mary Jane Na-rigon was the emcee. All were so glad to have them back to enter-tain. Saturday was a quiet day at Clearview. Some were out after supper to watch Lawrence Welk. Norma Stringham was in to lead the Sunday school program in the morning. Brent and Michelle Ricker were in to offer communion to residents of the First Christian Church. Don Strange was honored by his family for his 101st birthday with a party in the afternoon. Several were on hand to greet and wish him a happy birthday before enjoying a cupcake and punch. There to cele-brate were Donny, Alexi, Braydon of New Virginia; Eldon and Kay Strange of Urbandale; Jerry Con-nor of Florence, MO; Joan Hill; Anna Linkey; Bruce Ricker; Nan-cy Parker, Bernard and Carolyn Stamper, Arlene and Chuck, Dick Ide, Merv and Merri Ann Rich-

ardson, Kenny and Darlene Aled, Ernie and Mary Lou Burbe, Sierra and Steve White, Marisue Lewis and Eloise White of Creston; Pam Larsen; Soco Waugh; George Dai-ley; Doyle Murphy; Donnie John-ston; Henry Peterson; Gerata Scott; Jessie Woollums; Roxie Trullinger; Helen and Shorty Umbarger; Barb Walter; Brian, Sandy, Addisyn and Alexa Schueller of Waukee; Bob and Pat Hoffman; Lyndon and Dea Davenport of Diagonal; Bonnie and Gerald Summa; Donald and Braydon Gilmore; Joan Harvey, and JR Miller. Anita Hayworth went to a fam-ily reunion at the Lake of Three Fires in Bedford Sunday. Her great-niece, Becky Keeney and family of Leon, picked her up on the way. It was a rainy day but there were good visits and good food. They had a fi re going in the old stone fi replace built during WWII. Anita’s father helped build parts of the lake and park in the 1930s. Visitors last week included Jane Lee Feeback with Pauline Wood; Joan Harvey with JR Miller, Pam Larsen and Soco Waugh; Athena Simpson with Helen Banks; Doro-thy Barber with Doyle Murphy; Paula Larsen with Pam Larsen; Sharon Kennedy of Arkansas and Glenys Essex of Missouri with

The 50th reunion of the class of 1963 of Mount Ayr Community high school was held at Ramsey Supper Club in Mt. Ayr on Friday May 24 with 44 classmates in at-tendance. Members attending from out of state included Howard and An-nette Mercer, Cowan, TN; Linda (Shafer) Kirby of Edgewater, CO; Jimmie Coultard, River Falls, WI; Melanie (McFarland) and Marvin Lane, Overland Park, KS; Steve Lynch, Woonsocket, SD; Richard and Linda Stephens, Rock Port, MO; Ron Gater, Columbia, MO; Joyce (Driftmeier) Calajezzi, An-chorage, AK; Faye (Paist) and Bob Eckert, St. Joseph, MO; Harold Shump, Senica, KS; Teena (Kris-inger) Hill, Ketchum, ID and Phil and Luci Fay, Ocala, FL. Members attending who live in Iowa were Janet (Roberts) Young, Dean (Burchett) Buell, Mickey (Rice) Dennis, Vickey (Rice) Ad-ams and David and Carol Barker, all of Des Moines; Twilla (Scott) and Bill Dillard and Gary and Gloria Pottorff of Indianola; Susie (Hunt) Rinehart and Jim Slough of Clarinda; Jerry and Marcia Waugh and Myrna (Jarred) and Rex Luko of West Des Moines; Donna (Hart-

Cleta Force; John and Lesa Darrah and family with Berniece Hoffman; Penny Hymbaugh and Nancy Fox with Mary Lou and Doc Penne-baker; Gene and Joy Boswell with Eugene Lambrecht; Linda Haley with JR Miller; Becky Saville with Ron Hein; Ronnie and Corby Boswell with Vera Daughton; Kevin and Leslie Olszewski with Permelia Fletchall; Richard Reinhardt and Dean Cobb with Stanley Aistrope; Andy Rusk of Colorado Springs, CO with Bill Rusk; Shirley Erickson with Don Strange and Bonnie Summa; Thel-ma Rusk and Billie Jean with Bill Blunck; Deanna and Guy Blagg with Minnie Breckenridge; Joyce England with Lois Anne Sobotka; Bob, Kathy and Matthew Murray with Rose Hunt; Dick and Carol Ann Reeve with Ione Veatch; Janis Taylor and Bill and Joni Taylor with Anna Lin-key; David and Ellen Brand and Scott, Emma and Marie Brand with Roxie Trullinger; Homer and Clarabelle Kenner, Dave and Caty Lambrecht and Luetta Lambrecht and son with Eugene Lambrecht; Marla Crawford with Irene Spen-cer; Suzi Weaver with Iris Osborn and Norma Smith, and Ann Hill with Iris Osborn.

Mount Ayr class of ‘63 held reunion recently

man) and Jerry Jones, Nodaway; Norene (Denney) and Gary Waugh, Council Bluffs; Jean (Pottorff) and Jerry Barker, Mt. Pleasant; Martha (Lamb) and Ron Andrews, Clear Lake; Patricia (Wells) and Ken Baker, Waukee; Janice (Sickels) Ritter and Jack and Reta (Dukes) Sickels, Creston; Vicki (New-ton) and Gene Ricker and Danny Skinner, Ankeny; Teena (Lynch) and Carolyn (Reynolds) and Gary and Kris Roudybush, Osceola and Mary (Martin) and Jim Harris, Grand River. Members who attended from Mount Ayr included Dan Minnick, Royce and Judy Dredge, Derald and Beverly Noble, Patty (Grout) and Rod Stark, Dave and Shirley Hightshoe, RB and Mary Daven-port, Mary Ann (Woods) and Bob Pottorff, Sherry (Cooper) O’Brien, Fred and Mary Shields and Mary Dillenburg. The class has 16 deceased members. The Class of 1963 was honored at the Mount Ayr Alumni Banquet on Saturday evening with 19 class members attending. The next reunion will be in 2018.

Iowa Department on Aging (IDA) Director Donna K. Harvey and Iowa Secretary of Agricul-ture Bill Northey announced that Senior Farmer’s Market Nutri-tion Program applications are now available for low-income older Io-wans. “The Iowa Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program benefi ts low-income older Iowans. This program provides the qualifi ed user with coupons which can be redeemed at participating Farmer’s Markets throughout Iowa for fresh fruits and vegetables,” Director Harvey stated. The program provides low-income seniors with 10 checks for $3 each that can be redeemed for fresh, locally grown produce at au-thorized farmers markets and farm stands from June 1 through Octo-ber 31, 2013. A combination of state and fed-eral funds will be used to make

benefi ts available to more than 20,000 eligible seniors this year. Eligible seniors must be sixty years of age or older with a house-hold income level at or below $21,256 if single or $28,693 for a married couple. Iowa seniors will be asked to complete a one page application verifying their eligibility, by pro-viding their birth date and the last four digits of their social security number. Eligible seniors will be able to receive checks once during the season and will be distributed on a fi rst come fi rst served basis. The local Area Agencies on Ag-ing (AAA) distribute the farmer’s market coupons and nutritional ed-ucation. To fi nd an Area Agency on Aging near you, contact the Iowa Association of Area Agencies on Aging (i4a) toll free at 866-468-7887 or go to their website www.i4a.org.

Farmer’s market coupons for older Iowans available

J R Miller (sitting, holding certifi cate) is a World War II veteran who is receiving care from HCI Hospice Care Services at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr. On June 4 Miller was honored for his military service with a special ceremony, pin and certifi cate. The ceremony was part of a variety of special services offered to veterans by HCI Hospice Care Services. Jake Dailey (standing, wearing hat) is a volunteer for the organization’s Veteran-to-Veteran program, which pairs volunteers who are veterans with hospice patients who have served our country. Family members and friends on hand to help celebrate Miller’s service include (L-R) Cindy Mitchell, HCI Hospice Care Services volunteer coordinator; Louise Stamper; Guelda Barker; Joan Harvey; J R Miller; Mer-edith Dredge; Jake Dailey, Veteran-to-Veteran volunteer, HCI Care Services; Colton Dredge; Adley Dredge; Maralyn Schlapia; and Terry Roberts, HCI Care Services spiritual care counselor. To learn about becoming a Veteran-to-Veteran volunteer, please call Cindy Mitchell at (641) 464-2088.

Miller honored for military service

Available in nearly every color, bearded iris is a beautiful spring fl ower. Gardeners with questions about irises and other garden plants may contact horticulturists with Iowa State University Ex-tension and Outreach at Hortline, hortline@iastate.edu or 515-294-3108. My bearded irises are no longer blooming well. Why? The bearded irises may need to be divided. Bearded irises should be divided every three to fi ve years, as the plants quickly become over-crowded and don’t bloom well. July or August is the best time to dig, divide and transplant bearded irises. Lack of sunlight could be an-other possibility. Bearded irises bloom best in full sun (plants need at least six hours of direct sun per day for best fl owering). Plants in partial shade may not bloom well and should be transplanted to a sunny site. When and how do you divide bearded irises? While bearded irises are easy-to-grow perennials, they need to be divided every three to fi ve years. If not divided, plants become over-crowded and fl ower production decreases. Crowded plants are also more prone to disease problems. In Iowa, July or August is the best time to dig, divide and transplant bearded irises. Bearded irises grow from thick, underground stems called rhi-zomes. Carefully dig up the iris clumps with a spade. Cut back the leaves to one-third their origi-nal height. Wash the soil from the rhizomes and roots with a steady stream of water. Then cut the rhi-zomes apart with a sharp knife. Each division should have a fan of leaves, a healthy rhizome and several large roots. Discard all dis-eased or insect damaged rhizomes. Bearded irises perform best in fertile, well-drained soils and full sun. In clay soils, incorporate

Yard and Garden: Irises

ExtensionNews & Notes

Judy Hensley

compost, sphagnum peat moss or well-rotted barnyard manure into the soil prior to planting. When planting bearded irises, dig a hole large enough to accommodate the rhizome and roots. Build a mound in the center of the hole. Place a rhizome on top of the mound and spread the roots in the surrounding trench. Then cover with soil. When planted, the rhizome should be just below the soil surface. Finally, wa-ter each plant thoroughly. To obtain a good fl ower display, plant at least three rhizomes of one variety in a group. Space the rhi-zomes 12 to 24 inches apart. How can I control the iris bor-er? The iris borer is a serious pest of bearded irises. The mature stage of the iris borer is a grayish moth. Female moths lay eggs on iris foli-age and other nearby plants in late summer/early fall. The eggs hatch the following spring. The small larvae (caterpillars) bore their way into the iris foliage and feed on leaf tissue. Over time, the larvae tunnel down through the leaves and into the rhizomes. The cater-pillars continue to feed inside the rhizomes and eventually destroy much of it. When fully grown, the larvae move into the soil and pu-pate. Adults (moths) emerge in late summer. Bacterial soft rot often invades rhizomes damaged by iris borers. Rhizomes infected with bacte-

rial soft rot become soft and foul-smelling. Iris borers can be controlled by sanitation and the timely applica-tion of insecticides. Remove and destroy dead iris foliage in late fall or early spring. This will eliminate many of the iris borer eggs. An insecticide should be applied in spring when the new shoots are 4 to 6 inches tall. An application of an insecticide at this time should destroy small iris borer larvae be-fore they have the opportunity to bore into the iris foliage. Products that contain carbaryl, permethrin, acephate or spinosad should be ef-fective. As always, carefully read and follow label directions when using pesticides.

Holmes to exhibit at Angus show Russell Holmes, Benton, will exhibit Angus cattle at the 2013 National Junior Angus Show at the American Royal Complex, Kansas City, MO July 5-11, reports Robin Ruff, director of junior activities for the American Angus Associa-tion®. Russell, a junior member of the American Angus Association with headquarters in St. Joseph, MO, is one of 741 young Angus breeders from 33 states who have entered a total of 1,599 head in the show.

Iowa DOT releases 2013 Iowa road map The new 2013 Iowa Transpor-tation Map is now available in the standard fold-out paper form, on the Internet or through a mobile device viewing app.Copies of the 2013 map are avail-able at the Iowa DOT’s 18 driver’s license stations, county treasurer’s offi ces, all six Iowa DOT district offi ces and Iowa’s rest areas. The map can also be ordered online through the Iowa DOT’s website. The Iowa Economic Develop-ment Authority’s Iowa Tourism Offi ce also distributes maps to Iowa’s 19 welcome centers across the state and all travelers request-ing tourism information online and by phone. To order a free Iowa travel packet that includes the new map and 2013 Iowa Travel Guide, call 800-345-IOWA (4692) or visit traveliowa.com. An electronic version of the map, accompanied by an assort-ment of city detail maps, is also available online at iowadot.gov/maps by selecting the “Transporta-tion Map” link. Information for a mobile device map viewing app is available there as well. The 2013 map shows all high-ways, airports, rail lines, lakes, rivers and major county roads. Detail maps are shown for the state’s 16 largest cities that identify highways, major streets and city boundaries. The map information also includes a chart to fi nd mile-age between select Iowa cities; and an index listing the cities shown on the map, along with their popula-tions and map location. In addition to the standard fea-tures mentioned, the 2013 map in-cludes two Quick Response (QR) codes that can be scanned with a QR reader on a smartphone or oth-er mobile device. Simply download a free QR application from your device’s online app store. One of the codes provides access to all the websites listed on the printed map, as well as a link to the online version of the map. The other provides a di-rect link to Iowa’s 511 travel infor-mation website.

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THANK YOU The family of Kate Burchett would like to give a heartfelt

“thank you” to everyone for the cards, visits, telephone calls, gifts, flowers, memorial gifts, food and help with the funeral luncheon and for the words of comfort and your prayers. Thank you to Reinhold Kunze and Father Dooley for administering the prayer and funeral services and to the musicians for the music. Thank you to Richard, Connie, Bill and Ruth of the Slade O-Donnell Funeral Home for their professional, caring help. A special thanks to all of the staff at the Clarke County Hospital and, especially, for the staff and nurses on second floor for the months of loving and wonderful care they gave to Kate. All of you were very special to her. Thanks to Dr. Fotiadis for doing all he could to make Kate comfortable. The Hospice care givers were very considerate and kind in the care they gave to Kate in her final hours. Thank you all for the loving, caring deeds you have shown to us, and as you loved Kate, she also loved you the same. She will be missed by her families and by many, many friends. Your thoughtfulness is very much appreciated.

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Church Obituaries Public Notices

Mount Ayr City Council Proceedings

Obituaries

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 Ayr10:30 - 11:00 a.m., Refreshments

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

100 N. Polk, Mount AyrFr. Bashir Abdelsamad, Pastor

Saturdays, mass at 5:30 p.m.

St. Patrick’s Catholic ChurchGrand River

Fr. Bashir Abdelsamad, Pastor Sunday mass, 8:00 a.m.

United Church of DiagonalPastor Ed Shields

9:00 a.m., Sunday school. 10:00 a.m., Church.

Tingley First Christian Church

Al Rusk, Pastor 10:00 a.m., Church school. Mar-garet Hull, Superintendent. 11:00 a.m., Worship.

First Lutheran ChurchMount Ayr - LCMS

Vacancy Pastor: Rev. Jonathan Watt Sunday, June 16: 8:00 a.m., Worship with holy communion.

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 worship. 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 11:00 a.m., Worship service.

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 First Saturday each month, 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.

United Baptist-Presbyterian Church

2343 State Highway 169Mount Ayr

Michael Maddy, Pastor(641-464-2127)

www.ubpchurch.com Sunday, June 16: 9:00 a.m., Sunday school.

10:00 a.m., Church service. Greet-er, Dean Blades; Call to worship, Deb Larson; Musician, Fay Howie; Drums: Lew Knapp; Children’s sermon, Tracee Knapp; Nursery, Pat Meester; Message, Darin Dolecheck; Communion/board meetings; Snacks, Louise Frost/Cheri Dessinger. Monday, June 17: 5:00 p.m., Stretch exercises. Tuesday, June 18: 7:00 a.m., Men’s breakfast-UBP Church. Wednesday, June 19: 5:00 p.m., Stretch exercises-UBP Church. No choir practice during summer. 6:30 p.m., Bible study at Mount Ayr Health Care. Platte Center Presbyterian Church

Delores Dench, Pastor 9:15 a.m., Sunday school. 10:00 a.m., Fellowship. 10:30 a.m., Worship.

First Christian Church Pastor Chris Conklin

Sunday, June 16: 7:00 a.m., Men’s breakfast 9:00 a.m., Sunday school. 10:00 a.m., Church. Wednesday, June 19: 9:00 a.m., WIC. Thursday Prayer group at 9:30 a.m. Bank of Christ Outreach and Hope

Center2nd & Ringgold, Kellerton

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

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 Sunday, April 28: 9:00 a.m., Church services. 10:00 a.m., Sunday school and Bible study. 10:30 a.m., Breakfast with freewill offering for “Imagine No Malaria.” 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.

The Lighthouse Christian CenterNon-Denominational Fellowship

Doug Greene, Pastor(west 2 miles on Hwy. 2)

9:45 a.m., Sunday school. 10:30 a.m., Worship. 5:30 p.m., Men’s room/women’s room. 6:00 p.m., Evening worship. Mondays, 5 p.m., Thin Within Support Group; 5:30 p.m., Prayer meeting. 7 p.m., Sowing in Tears Support Group. Wednesdays, 6 - 8 p.m., Crew Kids’ Club. More information available online at lighthouseonline.org.

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

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, June 16: 9:50 a.m., Sunday school. 11:00 a.m., Worship service with Del Ranney speaking.

Mount Ayr Restoration BranchSherman Phipps, Presiding Elder

Alan Smith, AssistantSunday, June 16:

Welcomers: Sue Beck family. 9:45 a.m., Family Worship, Jim Barber family. 10:00 a.m., Classes. 11:00 a.m., Worship. Gordon Winkler, presiding; Michael Jordison, speaking; Pat Bolingbroke, pianist; Jim Barber, special music. Custodians: Ed Anderson. 6:00 p.m., Family fellowship at Steve Smith home. Wednesday, June 19: 7:00 p.m., Prayer service at Steve Smith home. Ed Anderson presid-ing.

UBP hosting brunch for church women All church women of the coun-ty are invited to the annual June brunch sponsored by the United Baptist-Presbyterian Lois Circle and TEK Service group. It will be on Wednesday, June 19, at 9:30 a.m. A short program will follow the fellowship time with Tracee Knapp visiting about the Rural Iowa Crisis Center program. Even though the main offi ces will be moving from Creston, there is still a great need for items such as diapers and other baby and child items, women’s personal hygiene products, house-hold and kitchen utensils, etc. Please consider this your invita-tion to attend.

Church Notes

Donna MorrisonDONNA JOYCE MORRISON

Donna Joyce Morrison, 79, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2013, at the Ringgold County Hos-pital. She was born March 24, 1934 in Tingley, Iowa to George and Iola Ferguson. She attended school in Tingley, graduating in 1952, and played in the state girls basketball tournament her senior year. After high school she was a secretary in Newton, Iowa and in Mount Ayr until her marriage. On February 14, 1954 she married Roger Morrison at her family home in Tingley and became a full-time homemaker. To this union three children were born, John, Becky and Lori. She was devoted to her family and was a faithful wife and mother. She was a stay-at-home mom and excelled at that job. She loved her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren with un-dying love and affection, always telling them, “You’re special and don’t forget it.” She attended the Tingley Pres-byterian Church for many years and served as pianist and organist from age 16 to 76. She also taught Sunday school. Over the years she gave piano lessons to children in the area, including her grand-sons. She was active in the Tin-gley United Presbyterian Women

and Tingley Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed writing cards and letters, spending time with her family, attending the grandsons’ school events, playing for church, baking cookies for family and friends and attending Roger’s Army reunions. She enjoyed winters spent at LaFe-ria, TX and the many new friends they made there. She is survived by son John of the home, daughter Becky and husband Tiger Gordon of Fayette, Missouri and daughter Lori and husband Rich Mercer of Kellerton, Iowa; grandchildren Tony Mercer and wife Ashley of Tingley, Iowa, Alex Mercer and wife Tanicia of Des Moines, Iowa, Andy Mercer of Ames, Iowa and Matt Mercer of Ankeny, Iowa; great-grandchil-dren Angela and Tysen Mercer of Des Moines, Iowa and Logan and Jackson Mercer of Tingley, Iowa, and siblings Darl and wife Ann Ferguson and Gayle and husband Richard Lechtenberger of Creston Iowa, Hugh and wife Tonya Fergu-son of Warsaw, Illinois and Gary and wife Connie Ferguson, of Bax-ter, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband. In lieu of fl owers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Tingley City Park or the charity of the donor’s choice. Watson-Arm-strong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr was in charge of the arrange-ments. Services were conducted at the United Baptist-Presbyterian Church in Mount Ayr on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, with Pastor Mike Maddy and Rev. Jamie Page of-fi ciating. Musicians were Nancy Sackett and Jamie Page. Casket bearers included Tony Mercer, Alex Mercer, Andy Mer-cer, Matt Mercer, Mike Lechten-berger, Tiger Gordon and Rich Mercer. Burial was in the Tingley Cem-etery in Tingley.

Mabel ShieldsMABEL LUCILLE (FLOREA)

SHIELDS Mabel Lucille (Florea) Shields, daughter of Nancy Marie (Smith) Florea and Barton Allen Florea, was born May 8, 1922 on the Flo-rea family farm south of Blockton, Iowa. At a young age Mabel gave her heart to the Lord and was baptized in the Platte River at Blockton. She graduated from Blockton high school in 1939 at age 17 and at-tended college at Maryville, Mis-souri where she received her teach-ing certifi cate. She began teaching in the Ringgold county country schools for four years and then later received her full teaching degree from Graceland College. While teaching at the Caledonia country school, Mabel met her husband, Charles Junior Shields. They were married May 29, 1942 in Atchison, Kansas. They estab-lished their home at Junior’s fam-ily farm where they lived their en-tire lives until last September when Mabel moved to an apartment in town. To this union were born two sons, Charles Barton and Joe Allen Shields. Mabel taught for nearly 30 years at Delphos, Redding and Mount Ayr before retiring in 1985. When she wasn’t teaching, she

was a homemaker and farmhand to Junior. She also kept very busy entertaining family at their home with big dinners, and she loved gardening and canning. Her great-est joys in life were her family and church. She was a member of the Kellerton Assembly of God church and adored her church family. She spent countless hours reading and journaling about her family and daily activities. She was the fam-ily’s “prayer warrior” throughout her lifetime. Mabel passed away on June 3, 2013 at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years; daughter-in-law, Barbara Shields; great-granddaughter, Charlcey Bo-wen; her parents; brothers, Virgil and William Florea; sister, Garland Bachman; one sister-in-law, and two brothers-in-law. She is survived by her sons, Barton Shields of Mount Ayr, Iowa and Joe Shields (Margaret) of Fort Dodge, Iowa; grandchildren, Christina Still (Brad) of Keller-ton, Iowa, Lanette Shields (fi ancé Vince Schaller) of Mount Ayr, Iowa, Josh Shields of Mount Ayr, Iowa, Elizabeth Crimmins (Jim) of Jewell, Iowa and John Shields (Ju-lia) of Ames, Iowa; great-grand-children, Allie, Kelcie, MacKenzie and Kaylie Shields, Trevor Good-ing and Macey Bowen; one sister, Ann Dennis (Thomas) of Nixa, Missouri; sister-in-law, Pauline Shields of Corvallis, Oregon, and many other family and friends. Services were held at Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr on Thursday, June 6, 2013, with Pastor Ed Shields offi -ciating. Musicians were Alice and Clyde Sweeten. Casket bearers included Josh Shields, Jim Crimmins, John Shields, Brad Still, Vince Schaller and Trevor Gooding. Honorary pallbearers were Al-lie Shields, MacKenzie Shields, Kaylie Shields, Kelcie Shields and Macey Bowen. Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Mount Ayr. Memorials are to the Kellerton Assembly of God.

Butch SobotkaLOREN IVAN “BUTCH”

SOBOTKA Loren Ivan “Butch” Sobotka was born October 2, 1938 to Ed-ward and Frances Caberet Sobot-ka. Butch attended local schools and graduated from Diagonal high school with the class of 1957. After graduation he began farming with his father and broth-er, David. On June 14, 1959 Butch married Sharon Kay Brown. They had three children, Nikki Lynn, Edward Dean and Timothy Clay. The family farm, where he was raised from birth, was home for the next 74 years. Butch enjoyed working with his cattle and raising row crop with Sharon for over 50 years. Along with farming, Butch enjoyed following his grandchil-dren’s sporting events, meeting the guys for coffee each morning, and gathering with neighbors for monthly card parties. Butch was a lifetime member of the Diagonal Lions Club. Butch passed away on June 5, 2013 at the age of 74 years, eight-months and three days.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Frances Sobotka; brothers, Don, Leonard and David, and sister, Norma Jean Lumbard. Survivors include his wife, Sha-ron Sobotka of Diagonal, Iowa; children, Nikki, Ed (friend Barb) and Tim (wife Debbi); grandchil-dren, Wes, Eric (Caitlin), Jeff and Chad Starlin, Amy Sobotka, Jer-emy Sobotka (fi ancé Christina England), Lauren Sobotka-Binns (Isaac), Kristen Houskeeper (Kev-in) and Tyler Sobotka (Ashley); great-grandchildren, Camila and Parker Starlin, Aydan and Landyn Brokaw and Antaeus Sobotka; sisters-in-law, Lois Ann Sobotka, Venita Schmidt, Mara Lou (Oren) Jeter and Sheryl Brown; brothers-in-law, Roy (Nancy) Lumbard and Harlan (Lila) Brown, and a multi-tude of other family, friends, and neighbors. Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home in Diagonal was in charge of the arrangements. Services were conducted at the United Church of Diagonal on Sunday, June 9, 2013, with Pastor Ed Shields offi ciating. Organist was Judy Newton. Casket bearers included Amy Sobotka, Wesley Starlin, Jeremy Sobotka, Eric Starlin, Kristen Houskeeper, Lauren Binns, Jeffrey Starlin, Tyler Sobotka and Chad Starlin. Honorary pallbearers included Jerry Sobotka and Brent Sobotka. Burial was in the Bohemian Cemetery in Diagonal. Memorials are to Dollars for Scholars and Diagonal Church Building Fund.

June 3, 213 The city council met in regular session on June 3, 2013 with Mayor Solliday calling the meeting to or-der at 6:20 p.m. Roll Call was taken with the following members pres-ent: Greene, Mathany and Stutzman. Councilman Ricker was not present when the meeting opened but did ar-rive later. Absent: Cannon. A motion was made by Greene, seconded by Stutzman, to approve the agenda. Ayes: Greene, Mathany, Stutzman. Nays: None. Mayor Solliday asked if any cor-rections needed to be made in the minutes. With no corrections be-ing made, a motion was made by Stutzman, seconded by Greene, to dispense the reading of the min-utes previously presented to coun-cil members and approve them as presented. Ayes: Greene, Mathany, Stutzman. Nays: None.

PUBLIC HEARING The mayor announced that now was the time and place for the public hearing on the plans, specifi cations, form of contract and estimate of cost for the construction of the 2013 Wa-ter Systems Improvements. Those wanting to be heard on the matter were given the opportunity at this time. Representation from the city’s engineering fi rm MSA Professional Services Jason Miller was present to share information and answer any questions that may be brought for-ward. Miller reported bids for the construction had been received and opened on May 30 upon which the Project Engineer’s following review of the results made their recommen-

dations to the council. Mayor Solli-day announced that the public hear-ing was closed. A motion was made by Mathany, seconded by Greene, to approve Resolution No. 2013-514 fi nally approving and confi rming plans, specifi cations, form of contract and estimate of cost for the 2013 Water System Improvements Project. Roll call vote: Greene, Yes; Mathany, Yes; Stutzman, Yes. Upon Project Engineer’s recom-mendation, a motion was made by Mathany, seconded by Stutzman, to approve Resolution No. 2013-515to reject all bids for the 2013 Water System Improvements Project. Roll call vote: Greene, Yes; Mathany, Yes; Stutzman, Yes. A motion was made by Mathany, seconded by Stutzman, to approve Resolution No. 2013-516 to adver-tise for the taking of bids for the 2013 Water System Improvement Project. Roll call vote: Greene, Yes; Mathany, Yes; Stutzman, Yes. Superintendent Wise briefl y ad-dressed a drainage concern Jim Hull-inger, whom had asked to be on the agenda but was not in attendance, had communicated. Wise had visited the site and told council members he would be sharing with Mr. Hull-inger. A motion was made by Mathany, seconded by Greene, to adopt Reso-lution No. 2013-517 “Resolution To Fix A Date For A Public Hearing On A Loan Agreement And Borrow Money In A Principal Amount Not To Exceed $850,000” setting 6 p.m. on the 17th day of June, 2013, at the city hall, as the time and place. Roll call vote: Greene, Yes; Mathany, Yes; Stutzman, Yes. A motion was made by Mathany, seconded by Stutzman, to adopt Resolution No. 2013-518 “Resolu-tion Adopting And Approving Tax Compliance Procedures Relating To Tax-Exempt Bonds.” Roll call vote: Greene, Yes; Mathany, Yes; Stutz-man, Yes. A motion was made by Mathany, seconded by Greene, to approve the Iowa Homeland Security & Emergen-cy Management Advance Payment Request No. 10 - fi nal as amended in the amount of $91,047.86 for the Mount Ayr Aquatic Center Safe Room Project: Grant Agreement Number: HMGP-DR-1737-003301. Roll call vote: Greene, Yes; Matha-ny, Yes; Stutzman, Yes. A motion was made by Mathany, seconded by Stutzman, to appoint the following to serve on the Mount Ayr Library Board for six-year terms beginning July 1, 2013: Rosemary Hullinger, Cheryl Taylor and Darrell Dodge. Roll call vote: Greene, Yes; Mathany, Yes; Stutzman, Yes. CPO Amanda Cannon gave the council a swimming pool update which included addressing some wading pool patching and paint con-cerns conveyed by park board mem-bers. ACCO was in town to install the handicap lift and was able to take care of the patching. Pool manager Daniel Showalter and other pool staffers worked on smoothing some rough spots and got the wading pool painted. Cannon recommended that the paint be allowed to cure for 10 days prior to fi lling it to avoid hav-ing to repaint it in the fall and then the chemicals would need to be regu-lated in the big pool and wading pool which operate together. It was also noted that the chlorine in the tanks that had been diluted over the win-ter will be pumped out and replaced with full strength. Council members agreed with Cannon’s recommenda-tion and it is anticipated the pool _________________________________ Continued on page 14

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could be opened by June 12 or 13. In regard to consideration be-ing given to amending the “Rules & Regulations” set out for Loch Ayr Lake, it was decided to form a com-mittee who could dedicate some time in review and discussion to best pro-vide recommendations to the coun-cil. Mayor Solliday appointed Wes Mathany and Mack Greene from the council and stated a couple mem-bers of the Sportsman Club would be asked to serve as well. Amanda Cannon stated she had started a list on matters that she had been ques-tioned about and asked if she could provide that to the committee as they proceed. Sealed bids, for needed improve-ments to Garfi eld Street from High-way 2 to Adams Street, that had been advertised for, were opened and re-viewed at this time. Bidders includ-ed: Norris Asphalt Paving Co. with a bid in the amount of $54,869.50 and Blacktop Service Co. with a bid in the amount of $42,903.00. A motion was made by Mathany, seconded by Stutzman, to accept the bid from Blacktop Service Co. in the amount of $42,903.00. Roll call vote: Greene, Yes; Mathany, Yes; Stutzman, Yes. A motion was made by Mathany, seconded by Stutzman, to pay the following bills: Ayes: Greene, Math-any, Stutzman. Nays: None.

SIRWA, rural water, $19,206.40.Dannco, little league equipment,

$409.35.Bankers Trust, principal/interest,

$101,923.75.US Bank, startup cash/pool,

$100.00.US Bank, federal withholding/

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$1,011.00.IPERS, IPERS, $3,480.39.BAC, vision insurance, $103.52.Postmaster, postage, $382.70.City of Mount Ayr, health insur-

ance (PD), $682.70.Ringgold County Supervisors,

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$392.39.Alliant, gas/electric, $8,405.23.Iowa One Call, dig notice,

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$15,000.00.State Revolving Fund, principal/

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ment fee, $40.00.Daniel Showalter, paint rollers,

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is Projects, $904.00; garbage, $11,324.45; RUT, $5,612.15; employee benefi t, $3,105.10; Loch Ayr Lake, $92.00; aquatic center, $2,661.48; FEMA storm shelter, $12,750.00; debt service, $155,296.25, water, $25,475.77; sewer, $175,364.52.)

Superintendent Wise Report: A clarifi cation as to the hours to empty RVs at the new dump station was re-quested with council members stat-ing the hours posted would stand (between the hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday); electric at park is up and going following the disconnection situation; an estimate from Schaefer Excavating for tubing work to adjust storm water in the Ad-ams, Madison and Garfi eld Streets area was discussed. Wise stressed the importance of completing this to avoid deterioration of Garfi eld Street which is slated for resurfacing this month; fi re hydrant suppliers are be-ing contacted for price comparisons; the CCR (Water Quality Report) has been completed and will be pub-lished this week; fence along the north side of the Old Lake roadway to be completed this week; Ringgold county declared “disaster” so FEMA relief may be possible for work on Columbus and Tyler Streets; crew at-tending training classes June 4, 5 and 6; Patrick Smith and Lynn Rinehart started to work, and received two semi loads of garbage totes with fi nal to two loads to come this week. City attorney Richard Wilson ad-vised Wise to inform Susan Kinney that she would need to comply with all provisions set out in the Subdivi-sion Ordinance following her inquiry about what steps would be necessary for her to sell a lot in her subdivision that was not platted with the original six. Councilman Mathany left the meeting early at 7 p.m. and council-man Ricker arrived to the meeting shortly thereafter at 7:08 p.m. On the matter of employee work crew request to wear shorts, mayor Solliday thought it should be at the discretion of the supervisor. Superin-tendent Wise had invested the matter through OSHA and interpreted the ruling to as workers will wear suf-

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fi cient clothing to protect themselves from hazards of the job site. Following discussion, a motion was made by Greene, seconded by Ricker, to amend the Employee Handbook to include a statement that allows employees to wear shorts when reading meters, but be required to have long pants available to pro-tect themselves from hazards on another work assignment that may arise. Roll call vote: Greene, Yes; Stutzman, Yes; Ricker, Yes. A motion was made by Ricker, seconded by Greene, to adjourn. DONALD B. SOLLIDAY MayorATTEST: PAMELLA POORE City Clerk

Ringgold County Supervisors ProceedingsJune 3, 2013 The Ringgold County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Monday, June 3, 2013. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. with the following members present: Da-vid Inloes, Royce Dredge and Kraig Pennington. A motion was made by Kraig Pennington and seconded by Royce Dredge to approve the agenda. AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. A motion was made by Royce Dredge and seconded by Kraig Pen-nington to approve the previous minutes. AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. Payroll checks will be issued Wednesday, June 5, 2013. Vicki Hodge with the Rural Iowa Crisis Center (RICC) met with the board to discuss funding for fi scal year 2014. Hodge reported the Rural Iowa Crisis Center will close some-time late this summer. She thought Ringgold county would be served by the Adel Program. The Council Bluffs Program will provide shelter services Hodge added. The county allocated $2,000 for this program for fi scal year 2014. Hodge is requesting the amount be provided even though the program will be dissolved. She said these funds are necessary for staff wages as services still have to be provided through the end of June and there is a process to closing out the program. Pennington feels the county should support this request. Sheriff Mike Sobotka is worried about giving $2,000 in one month. “What happens when Adel asks for money?” Sobotka asked. Sobotka feels it should be prorated so the bal-ance can be distributed to the new organization. Inloes feels the county will be reimbursed the funds through the transition grant that has been ap-plied for by the RICC. Dredge asked what will happen if all counties choose not to appropriate the funds. Hodge mentioned all services by the organization would cease on June 30. Dredge is concerned the county will not get the funds back. Penning-ton feels the board should distribute the full amount with the idea of be-ing reimbursed. County engineer Zach Gunsol-ley met with the board to provide secondary roads updates. Gunsolley received verbal confi rmation that the county is declared for FEMA fund-ing. However, he has not seen of-fi cial paperwork. Gunsolley said he hopes to receive notice this week. The board and Gunsolley dis-cussed the option of hiring a roads superintendent. Everyone agrees this is a needed position. The board feels by creating this position assistance will be provided for Gunsolley and allow for more effi ciency in the fi eld. Further discussion will take place at a later meeting. The board and Gunsolley dis-cussed road striping and lighting. Inloes and Dredge feel it is not nec-essary to spend funds on striping. Pennington would like to center stripe roads that the county is not currently repairing in a “band aide” manner. Gunsolley feels it would be more pertinent to spend that money on a roads superintendent than strip-ing roads. It was mentioned to hire a seasonal employee in the winter to assist in pushing snow as opposed to hiring an additional employee. Gunsolley reported priorities may change this summer if FEMA comes in. Dredge would like to see Gunsolley purchase rock chips for the sealcoat process to have them on hand. Gunsolley is hesitant as he may need those funds to cash fl ow FEMA projects assuming approved. Dredge asked if the quarry requests payment at time of pick-up or if can pay at a later date once FEMA fund-ing arrives. Gunsolley will look into this.

RESOLUTION RC13–111 WHEREAS, the Ringgold Coun-ty Board of Supervisors hereby ap-proves the allocation of the FY2014 funds on July 10, 2013 for the Rural Iowa Crisis Center with the intent of being repaid by the transition grant. 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, audi-tor. Passed and approved June 3, 2013.

RESOLUTION RC13–112 WHEREAS, the Board of Super-visors has instructed the county en-gineer to make cuts in the FY2014 budget and, WHEREAS, the Board of Su-pervisors has directed the secondary roads department to make sealcoat-ing rock patches on sealcoat roads and more rock on rock roads depart-ment priorities and, WHEREAS, the grassroots pub-lic initiative for bringing a second bond question before voters to im-prove county roads appears to have stalled, and

WHEREAS, the Board of Su-pervisors was going to provide the secondary roads department nearly $500,000 of additional funding by raising property taxes to be used on county roads but was met with op-position by taxpayers at the budget hearing and therefore the Board of Supervisors decided not to provide the secondary roads department this additional funding and left property taxes at their current levels, and WHEREAS, the secondary roads department has cataloged approxi-mately $1,000,000 of fl ood damage from this spring’s fl ooding, and WHEREAS, the IDOT’s funding to Ringgold county for state roads it transferred to counties and cities was only available for 10 years and is ending June 30, 2013 and will now redistribute this funding to all coun-ties and cities, regardless if they re-ceived state roads or not, and WHEREAS, IDOT offi cials con-fi rmed the county engineer’s research that MUTCD standards do not re-quire any striping for rural highways with Ringgold county traffi c levels. MUTCD does provide guidance that centerline striping should be pro-vided for rural collectors with ADT ≥ 3000, but most Ringgold county roads have traffi c counts only 10 to 20 percent of that amount (MUTCD Chp 3B.01, 3B.06, 5E.02, and 5E.03), and WHEREAS, the county engineer has used engineering judgment to conclude that the current condition of rock, sealcoat and paved road sur-faces in the county have immediate safety hazards on the road such as ruts and lack of rock on rock roads, potholes and rutting and rock patch-es on sealcoat roads, and road buck-les and potholes on paved roads that pose greater and more immediate safety hazards to the traveling public than lack of striping on paved roads, and WHEREAS, the county engi-neer stated that some sealcoat roads have higher traffi c counts than some paved roads and the sealcoat roads have never been striped, even though sealcoat roads are generally more dangerous than paved roads because of characteristics such as their nar-row road tops and generally less passing sight distance, and WHEREAS, the county engineer stated concern that there was possi-ble liability exposure for the county taxpayer that only two intersections in the entire county have lighting, even though some other intersec-tions throughout the county have higher traffi c counts, higher density of poorly visible horse-drawn car-riages, poor stopping sight distance or located on curves, and NOW THEREFORE, the board of supervisors hereby suspends strip-ing county highways and lighting of intersections until such time where state and/or local funding to the sec-ondary roads department increases enough to result in signifi cant im-provements in safety to the county’s road users by restoring the road sur-faces to an acceptable condition. THEREFORE, a motion was made by Royce Dredge and sec-onded by Kraig Pennington stating such. The vote on the resolution: AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. ATTEST: Amanda Waske, audi-tor. Passed and approved June 3, 2013. There was no further business. A motion was made by Royce Dredge and seconded by Kraig Pennington to adjourn the meeting at 3:15 p.m. David Inloes Chairman ATTEST: AMANDA WASKE Ringgold County Auditor

Wishard Chapel

Carol McCreary • 464-3178

Mary Troyer

Down Redding Way

June 10 - Wishard Chapel had a good meeting and a great potluck dinner Sunday. Coming up this next Sunday on Father’s Day, the ladies of the church will serve breakfast to the men. On the menu will be waffl es, ice cream, egg casserole, fruit and meat. Ladies can bring anything to go along with the main meal. Call Barbie Belzer at 641-414-3292 for more suggestions. Baptism Sunday will be June 23 at Loch Ayr at the cabins of Bill and Sandy Armstrong and Brent and Jodie Wurster. They are to be-gin at 4 p.m. followed by a potluck picnic. A grill will be available. All are welcome to come to this event. Bible school at Wishard will be July 21-25. All children are invited to attend. Call Sandy Armstrong to register. The theme will be a Safari adventure. Supper and snacks will be provided each evening. Doyle and Connie Richards at-tended the State Finals Rodeo in Waterloo this past weekend. Cody Stackhouse and several others from the area attended and are ad-vancing on to Nationals.

Kellerton Kathryn Still and Jan

Holmes • 783-2123

June 10 - Next Tuesday, June 18, will be the food bank at the Bank of Christ Outreach Church. Anyone needing or wanting food assistance is welcome. This is a wonderful program Kathy and her people do each month. May God richly bless her endeavors. This Saturday, June 15, is the SIPR breakfast for supper at the community center from 5 to 7 p.m. They did not have the supper last month. There were so many gradu-ations. Everyone had so much going on but they are back. They hope to see lots of their old friends and maybe a few new ones. Come and enjoy the food and fellowship. The Independence Day celebra-tion will be on June 29. The Kel-lerton Volunteer Fire Department and the SIPR committee have been working on the plans for quite some time. The parade will start at 1 p.m. There will be a pedal pull, cake walk and several games, in-cluding bingo, in the north park from 2 to 4 p.m. The supper will start at 5 p.m. at the community building and be served until 7 p.m. The fi reworks will be done from the baseball fi eld after dark. There will be either a raffl e or an auc-tion of several donated items from businesses in this area after supper. They have some really nice dona-tions already, which are very much appreciated. This is how they can continue to present this celebration each year. Evalee White was able to cel-ebrate her 84th birthday with daughter, Dee and John Euritt, Sat-urday, June 8, with lunch and din-ner at their home. Unfortunately, on Sunday, June 9, on Dee’s 61st

birthday, Evalee was taken to the hospital where she passed away Monday. Deepest sympathy is extended the family. Evalee was a sweet little lady. She helped ev-ery month washing dishes for the breakfast for supper. She will be greatly missed. Casey Campbell showed up just as church was starting Sunday so he played and sang for church at the Kellerton United Methodist Church which was enjoyed by all. He had a birthday celebration to attend later in Cainsville, MO, so he’d come to Kellerton for church and dinner. After lunch he drove to Mount Ayr to see his granddad, Larry Campbell, in the Health Care Center and had a nice visit with his aunt and uncle while over there. Then he went on back to Bethany, MO. His visit wasn’t long enough, but he visited with several while there. He seldom gets a Sunday off from work and so he enjoyed his day. Don Allen of Grand Mound vis-ited with his mother, Esther Allen, Saturday. Esther enjoyed his short visit. Rod and Debbie Holmes have attended several baseball games this week. Grandsons Tristan and Darrian are on two different teams, so it makes for several games a week. The boys are doing very well this year. Jamie and Chad Holmes and family have attended all the games, also. Larry and Dorothy McAtee have both been kind of “under the weather” this past week. Larry spent some time in the hospital. Both seem to be a little better. They pray for their good health to return soon. Austin Godden of Berea, KY visited with his grandparents, Rod and Connie Smith, Saturday. They enjoyed his short visit. Jan Holmes and Kathryn Still went to Mount Ayr to watch Hallie Still play softball and Tristan Hol-mes play baseball Tuesday morn-ing. They are on the Mount Ayr middle school teams. Tuesday eve-ning they went to Bethany, MO to watch Hallie play summer league basketball. Wednesday evening the sisters went to the visitation for Mabel Shields at the Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home. Thurs-day they went to Mount Ayr for the funeral. Cassie Still spent the night Thursday with her grandma and Aunt Jan. Cassie, Jan and Kathryn went to Creston Friday and Satur-day on business. Friday evening the sisters went to the baseball game in Mount Ayr. Kathryn’s grandson, Jacob Still, pitched and did a good job. The sisters received word that their friend, Barbara Bowlby of Bran-son, MO, had fallen at the assisted living facility where she lives in Branson. She did not sustain any fractures this time but had fallen recently and fractured her tailbone. The sisters went to Quilt Country for lunch after church Sunday. Cassie Still stayed overnight Sun-day night. The sisters were Mount Ayr shoppers Monday.

Hickory Grove

Rose James • 464-2630

June 10 - Tuesday Vickie Jeanes enjoyed lunch with Larry and Mary Ellen Kimball at Jamie’s Coffee Mill and Deli in Mount Ayr. Saturday after moving cattle to pasture near Hatfi eld, MO, Charlie and Vickie Jeanes hosted lunch for the crew at Rumors in Mount Ayr. Enjoying lunch with them were

Kevin James and Jena, Abby and Troy Hawk, Joe and Nora Fuem-neler and Rose James. Monday of this week Charlie and Vickie en-joyed lunch with Abby and Troy Hawk at the restaurant in Sheridan, MO. Saturday evening Billi Adlai and Molly took goodies and visited with Gene Motsinger. Monday of this week Gene visited with Dar-rell Holden and his son, Brad. Walt and Beverly McGinnis were in Newton Saturday and en-joyed lunch with a friend, Marilyn Deutsch. After lunch they drove on to Baxter and visited with other friends before attending Walt’s high school alumni dinner that evening. Lawrence and Margaret Bishop visited with Ronnie and JoKaye Shields Saturday evening. Saturday Amon Hunt attended a birthday/family reunion of the Hunt family at the home of Estelle Hall in Mount Ayr. Doris Overholser attended an Everhart family reunion Sunday at New Market. Saturday night Rose James was at the home of Pauline Murphy enjoying the game of Pegs and Jokers. Monday of this week Rose James visited with Maxene Wash-burn and her daughter, Penny, of rural Hatfi eld, MO.

June 10 - The cool and rainy weather is good for the cool weath-er produce in the gardens. A total of 1.6 inches of rain was had Mon-day and Saturday night. Guests at the church services in the Jonas Troyer home Sunday were the elderly minister Andy Yoder and son Lee, Andy and Bev Miller, William and Esther Yoder, Aaron, Mary Esther, Louise, Isaac and Susanna, all of Bloomfi eld, and Andy Shetlers and four chil-dren of Diagonal. Eli, Lydia, Daniel, Emanuel, Eli Jr., Rudy and Katie, Roy and Cora Bontrager and David and Martha Yoder went to the Centerville area to church Sunday. Joseph and Rosa Miller (Ju-nior’s) returned home Sunday morning from Bloomfi eld where they had been for two weeks help-ing out at their uncle, Ivan Mast’s place. Two little boys of Leroy and Mary Detweiler of Princeton, MO are staying at grandpa’s sev-eral weeks while the parents are in Pennsylvania seeking health care.

Clearview HomeClearfi eld

Jeani Swartwood

Mount Ayr Health Care Center

Activities Staff

June 10 - June is quickly pass-ing and everyone is enjoying every minute of it. Residents are looking forward to listening to The Com-munity Singers this Friday after-noon beginning at 1 p.m. They always put on a great show. Resi-dents also want to wish all of the men Happy Fathers Day this Sun-day! Evalee White enjoyed going out for lunch and celebrating her birth-day with her family Saturday. Earl Brand enjoyed lunch and visiting out with his family as well. Danny Gregg was pleased to go out to the Mount Ayr Meal Site three times over the past week. Maxine Wer-ner traveled to the Tingley Meal Site with her daughter Friday. Neil Stanley was a welcome lunch guest of his mother, Ada, both Tuesday and Friday of last week. Curt Campbell was in to eat lunch with his father, Larry. Nina Poore enjoyed having her daughter and husband join her for lunch. Doris Crawford joined her mother, Cath-erine, for lunch last week as well. Harold, Melynda and Samantha Crawford brought a fi sh supper in to share with Earl Brand, Virginia Albers and Catherine Crawford. Junior Karr enjoyed lunch with Elaine McCampbell. Linda Wilt was pleased to be a guest of Larry Campbell Sunday. Staff and residents would like to welcome Dorothy White to Mount Ayr Health Care. Please join them in making Dorothy feel at home. Virginia Albers, Evalee White and Ruth Angus all enjoyed a trip to the Senior Center for coffee and visiting last Monday morning. It is always nice to spend time with old friends. They look forward to go-ing again the fi rst Monday of July. Ranger Kate Zimmerman was there this past week with a very interesting presentation on fi sh. It couldn’t have been more interest-ing for the group as they do love to fi sh. Kate gave some tips on when and where fi sh liked to be at certain times of the day which will hopefully help them on their fi sh-ing trips. She also told of the kinds

and types of fi sh they will fi nd in ponds, lakes and rivers in the area. Horseshoes and Frisbee were both enjoyed outside this past week. The bird bash was also held outside as several residents gath-ered on the patio between rains to discuss and learn all about hum-mingbirds. After their discussion residents and LaVern from mainte-nance fi lled and hung a humming-bird feeder in hopes that they will soon be able to watch these inter-esting little birds. As the rain fell outside, resi-dents enjoyed making words from the letters in the phrase “Creeks and Rivers.” Together they came up with 95 words before having to quit for lunch. Lee Brand was there to call bingo numbers this past Tuesday afternoon. Prize and number help-ers were Shirley Brand, Cheri Dessinger, Harold Crawford and Phyllis Sickels. Guest players in-cluded Corwin Karr, Samantha Crawford, Neil Stanley and Judy Doolittle. Lanette Shields was the bingo caller Saturday. Winners for both Tuesday and Saturday were Marvin Morse, Virginia Albers, Corwin Karr, Phyllis Sickels, Syl-via Hall, Kenny Driftmier, Paul Campbell, Lorene Triggs, Evalee White, Kathryn Adams, Ruth An-gus, Marie Campbell, Earl Brand, Wayne Bohn, Dorothy Sobotka, Donna Benegas, June Steinman, Elaine McCampbell, Catherine Crawford and Darlene Minnick. Blackout winners were Kathryn Adams and Donna Benegas. Pastor Chris Conklin delivered the message during church ser-vices Wednesday morning while Charlotte Swank played the piano. “At the Dairy” was a fun ac-tivity this past week as residents tried their hand at milking, cow chip throwing and trivia. Darlene Minnick and Kathryn Adams were the top milkers while Earl Brand, Kathryn Adams and Darlene Min-nick were top cow chip throwers. All had the opportunity to sample chocolate, strawberry and white milk, cheese bites and yogurt be-fore the day’s end. Nail care was with Julie Eng-land and Phyllis Riggs while Deanna led exercise group Thurs-day morning. The Mount Ayr Re-cord-News was enjoyed by many as they all like to keep up with area happenings. Heaven was the subject of the Sunday school lesson this past Sunday morning. Lanette Shields was the teacher and Charlotte Swank was the piano player. The afternoon was spent partaking in communion which is provided by the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr. All at Health Care are sad-dened by the death of a very sweet lady who has touched the lives of many and was a friend to several at Health care. She will be deeply missed. Please join them in ex-tending sympathy to the family and friends of Mabel Shields. It is always nice to have visi-tors! Those stopping by to visit over the past week have been Judy Doolittle with Loreen Reed; Tiffa-ny Young-Martinez and Mr. Cud-dlesworth the dog of Cleveland, GA with Dorothy Main; Marie Still, Ellen Powell, Jairus Wolfe of Fort Worth, TX, Helen Pollock of Malvern and Doris Bane of Lara-mie, WY with Ruth Angus; Ethel Campbell with Don Campbell; Connie Worthington of Des Moines, Trudy Taylor of Ames and Hank Smith with Mar-garet Fletchall; Doris Crawford, Harold, Melynda and Samantha Crawford, Marla Crawford and Rosemary Hullinger with Cath-erine Crawford; Pete Lesan and Phyllis Sickels with Sylvia Hall; Denise Myllin, Lorrie Haver and Frank, Joan and Jackson Gun-solley with Wayne Bohn; Rhonda Cooper of Kent with Kathryn Ad-ams; Phil and Merna King of Bed-ford and Dan King with Ed King; Susan Bone of Dallas, TX and John and Mary Howell of Glen-wood with Paul and Marie Camp-bell; Marilyn Triggs of Marion with Lorene Triggs; Mel and Toby Ruby, James Ruby and Lois Grace with Betty Ruby; Neil Stanley with Ada Stanley; Alice and Tom Gabel of

June 10 - It’s been another rainy weekend, but residents keep hop-ing nice weather will be here be-fore too long. Monday started off with ex-ercise and fi nish the sentence. Scott Marcum was the Bible study leader Monday afternoon and also brought homemade cookies for everyone. Amy took Rex Wyck-off, Ona Knot, and Helen Lyddon to Bedford and around the Lake of Three Fires and stopped at the Frosty Treat for ice cream. Can’t get any better than that. Nikki Weaver and Amelia Baker got residents out Tuesday morning for exercise. They were supposed to have patio trivia but, of course, the weather was not cooperating. Bingo was Tuesday afternoon with Dorothy Wetzel, Gladys Gose, Helen Lyddon, Ona Knott, Clara Kilgore and Darlene Gilbert as winners. A couple games of nickel bingo were also played. Exercise and card trivia was Wednesday morning. Shurmaine McAlpine was the minister for church Wednesday afternoon. Patty played the piano. Jeani and Darlene got in a game of Phase 10 Wednesday afternoon. Thursday morning Amy and the residents had trivia and pic-tures about D-Day and WWII and what the women went through. There were a lot of neat stories from the residents. Amy also made gingerbread for lunch. Thursday afternoon Amy took Nioma Gaule, Gladys Gose, Evelyn Stevenson, Pauline Young, Mabel Root, Bev Stream, Jeane England, Lila Bark-er, Rex Wyckoff and Coletta Brad-ley on a garden tour around Clear-fi eld and Lenox. They stopped and picked peonies at Gladys Gose’s house. Friday morning were exercise and Bible trivia. Richard Dough-erty’s family brought in chocolate and red velvet cakes Friday eve-ning to help Richard celebrate his birthday. They also shared with the residents and staff. Visitors have been Ron and Laurie Travis and Briley with Evelyn Lund; Liz Kilgore, Kerry Saville, Gordon Kilgore and Kathy Valenzuela with Clara Kilgore; Marcia Nickell and Melissa, Lydia, Isaiah and Julia Miller with Doro-thy Wetzel; Harlan Helgeson and Elaine Fargo with Ethel Helgeson; Jack and Dixie Taylor with Lora-bel Taylor; Rick Garrett and Misha Curtis with Harriet Garrett, and Normie Beggs and Mickey Routh with several.

Liberty, MO with Dorothy White; Lyle and Janet Hogue of Hatfi eld, MO and Larry and Arletta Hogue of Ankeny with Irene Hogue; Lee and Shirley Brand, Cindy Snethen, Vickie Andrews of Lawrence, KS and Barbara Reynolds of Nevada with Earl Brand; Nancy and Race Kelly of Win-terset and Steve Werner with Max-ine Werner; Casey Campbell of Bethany, MO, Sandy Campbell, Curt Campbell and Linda Wilt with Larry Campbell; Vera Moore with Bev Moore and several oth-ers; Robert Grace and Carol and Arlene Sobotka with Dorothy So-botka; Leola Adams with several; Bar-ton and Josh Shields, Betty Dav-enport and Roberta Campbell with Mabel Shields; Art and Jacque Davis of Weeping Water, NE with Nova Giles and Don Bear; Roger and Linda Shaw of Red Oak and Pat Teply with Gerald Gardner; Bob and Teri Campbell with Mar-garet Campbell; John and Mary Howell of Glen-wood and Miriam Clutter with Nina Poore; Donna Pederson with Virginia Powell, and Ed Minnick with Darlene Minnick.

Lawn care publications available online Spring has fi nally arrived, and with it, the need for yard mainte-nance. Iowa State University Exten-sion and Outreach provides many resources on lawn care for home-owners, including several publica-tions available online: •Mowing Your Lawn (PM 1213)’ •Sustainable Home Landscapes (PM 2063). •Lawn Weeds and Their Con-trol (NCR 0026). •Grass Selection for Iowa Lawns (PM 1578). •Understanding Thatch in the Home Lawn (PM 1755). •Choosing a Grass Species for Iowa Lawns – Reiman Gardens (RG 0403). •Home and Yard Improvements (MWPS 0021). Proper mowing practices play a vital role in helping to maintain a healthy, sustainable home lawn. The Mowing Your Lawn publica-tion lists proper mowing heights, and how often homeowners should mow their lawns.

Managing weeds is vital to maintaining a healthy lawn, as well. The Lawn Weeds and Their Control publication provides de-scriptions of common lawn weeds and suggests methods of getting rid of them. Homeowners can fi nd addition-al information in the Yard and Gar-den resources on the Extension and Outreach website, or by directing specifi c questions to the Hortline: 515-294-3108 (10 a.m. to noon and 1-4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday) or hortline@iastate.edu. Answers to frequently asked ques-tions can be found on the Yard and Garden FAQs website. For more information on lawn care, visit the ISU Extension and Outreach online store, at https://store.extension.iastate.edu.

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