February 14 2013 Mount Ayr Record-News

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On to state
Handshakes and high-ves from coaches Eric Ehlen (left) and John
Ford greet Erik Freed as he walks off the mat after his rst-place
nish at the district wrestling tournament at Corning Saturday. The
Raider 132-pounder will open state tournament action Thursday
mornng. More details about the district tournament can be found on
page 8 of todays Record-News.
A pleasant surprise awaited players, parents and fans who attended the
nal home game of the basketball season Tuesday, Feb. 5. In connec-
tion with the annual Parents Night recognition, a banner hung on the
east wall of the gymnasium to congratulate this years seniors as they
approach graduation. Similar in design to the banner dedicated to the
recent Ron Scott Duals wrestling tournament, the banner was designed
by Podium Ink and sponsored by the athletic department. Mount Ayr
activities director Delwyn Showalter said he hoped to have a number
of banners available to display on a rotating basis throughout the year.
The current banner will remain in place through graduation. Brad El-
liott of Podium Ink said the space on the wall had seemed bare since the
silhouettes of athletes had been painted over a few years ago, and the
banners seemed perfect for that location. More details about Parents
Night can be found on page 8 in this weeks Record-News.
Honoring the seniors
BY MADISON HOSFIELD
The life span of a sniper in the
Russian army is extremely unpre-
dictable. But to have that life end
up in a small town in southwest
Iowa was even more unpredictable
for one Russian girl in particular.
The roots of some families
branch farther than you would
think; this is true for one family es-
pecially. Dr. Daniel Weddle and his
family have an interesting back-
ground that will leave you wanting
to learn more.
Angelina Gritsenko, mother of
Dan Weddle of Mount Ayr, was
born in Mariupol, Ukraine in 1923
where she grew up as a Russian
girl. Around the age of 16, Ange-
lina started attending the Univer-
sity of Kiev in Ukraine. During her
fourth year of college, the Battle of
Stalingrad in World War II broke
out and she became part of the
Red Army. Along with about 2,000
others, Angelina was trained to be
a sniper, a person who picked off
enemy ofcers.
The Russians tried to ght the
Germans before they reached Stal-
ingrad, but they were out-mas-
tered. The Russians were camping
in a low valley when the Germans
surrounded them with their tanks
on an early, wet, rainy morning.
The Germans started shooting, and
many Russians were wounded and
lost their lives. One of the many
injured was Angelina Gritsenko.
She was knocked unconscious and
lay in her spot for hours, not able
to get away.
While the Germans continued
on in the valley to gather survivors,
Angelina had woken up and col-
lected herself. She knew when the
Germans came back and discov-
ered she was a sniper, she would
have no life to look forward to.
She soon encountered a Soviet
nurse who had lost her life. With-
out second thought, she traded pa-
pers with the nurse, attempting to
save her life. Angelina Gritsenko
was now Angelina Sorochenko.
The Germans gathered the sur-
vivors and started them on their
march from west of Stalingrad to
nearly Poland to reach the prisoner
camp. This was close to a death
walk as they had little to noth-
ing to eat. When they got close to
town, the guards let them scrounge
for food in trash cans or wherever
they could nd. Although Ange-
lina did not, some of the prisoners
even took place in gathering food
from a deceased horse carcass and
became very sick. As long as she
could keep up on the walk, she was
okay.
One particular encounter Dr.
Editors note: This is the second
of a three-part series focusing on
the issue of infrastructure main-
tenance in Ringgold county, spe-
cically roads and bridges. This
weeks subject is extraordinarily
complex issue of road funding com-
ing to the county. Regardless of the
complexity, an understanding of
the sources of revenue available to
the county is crucial to any plan to
address the countys deteriorating
infrastructure.
For scal year 2013, Ringgold
county engineer Zach Gunsolley
reported a budget of $2.956 million
for the county road department, and
like all other Iowa counties, Ring-
gold county relies overwhelmingly
on state funds to construct, repair
and maintain its roads and bridges.
In fact, 79 percent of the second-
ary roads budget come from a va-
riety of state sources. The other 21
percent comes from local property
taxes.
State funds coming to the county
ow from the Road Use Tax Fund
and the Time-21 Fund. All money
received from the state, with the
exceptions of farm-to-market
dollars and proceeds from local
property tax, are held in the county
account under the direction of the
board of supervisors and comprise
the countys road budget.
The Farm-to-Market Fund
along with some federal funds are
under the control of the state de-
partment of transportation and fed-
eral ofcials and are not gured in
the county budget.
Road Use Tax Fund (RUTF)
The RUTF was established by
the Iowa legislature in 1949 at the
beginning of the heyday of road
construction in Iowa. As time has
passed, however, a larger share
of the RUTF has gone to the state
and the cities and less has gone to
counties.
The state legislature has es-
tablished the current formula by
which funds are to be distributed:
47.5 percent to primary roads (un-
der state jurisdiction), 24.5 percent
to secondary roads (under county
jurisdiction), 20 percent to city
streets and eight percent to farm-
to-market roads, also under county
jurisdiction.
A visual representation of the various state transportation funds is available on the Iowa Department of Trans-
portation website. While the ne print is obviously too difcult to read in this small space, the complexity of the
states funding system is quite apparent.
School board learns
of bus grant, adopts
2013-2014 calendar
The Mount Ayr Community
school board of directors received
word of the awarding of a federal
bus grant, adopted the 2013-2014
school calendar and covered a
wide range of other items at its
regular meeting Monday, Feb. 11.
Bus grant
The Mount Ayr district has
been chosen as a recipient of a
Clean Diesel School Bus Rebate
Program rebate from the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency. The
district now has 90 days to sub-
mit a purchase order for two new
buses with delivery between July
and October. During that time the
buses to be replaced by the new
ones must be scrapped. Mount Ayr
was the only Iowa school district
granted such a rebate from over
1,000 applications nationwide.
The rebate is $30,000 each for
two buses with capacity of at least
65 passengers. Each bus costs ap-
proximately $95,000, so the dis-
trict is still responsible for roughly
$65,000 for each bus. Superinten-
dent Joe Drake explained district
buses are purchased through the
Physical Plant and Equipment
Levy (PPEL) fund. The fund has
a current balance of $10,000, but
another $70,000 will come into the
fund in the spring when the dis-
trict receives its tax revenues. The
$80,000 total in PPLE combined
with the $60,000 in grant money
leaves a balance of roughly $55,000
for the district to fund from other
means. Drake presented a couple
options to the board including us-
ing its unspent balance authority to
fund the one-time expenditure.
School calendar
The board approved the school
calendar for the 2013-2014 school
year.
Under the calendar, students
will begin school Tuesday, Aug.
20 and get out Friday, May 23.
Christmas break will run for two
full weeks from Monday, Dec. 23
to Friday, Jan. 3. As in years past,
the week-long spring break coin-
cides with the Southwestern Com-
munity College break and will
run from Friday, Mar. 14 through
Friday, Mar. 21. Makeup days for
inclement weather are May 27, 28,
29, 30, March 21 and March 20 in
that order. Parent-teacher confer-
ences are set for November 5 and 7
in the fall and March 11 and 13 in
the spring.
The number of days in each se-
mester is unbalanced for the com-
ing year. The 86-day rst semester
will end prior to Christmas break.
The second semester will total 94
days. Superintendent Drake said
the decision was made to end the
semester prior to Christmas be-
cause students would have only
three days of school prior to se-
mester tests in January if the two
semesters were equal. He and sec-
ondary principal Lynne Wallace
agreed that arrangement would not
benet students.
Teachers will have full-day
professional development running
August 13, 14, 15 and 19 prior to
the beginning of school. January 3
and February 21 are also set aside
as full professional development
days. Early-dismissal professional
development days are set for Sep-
tember 18, December 13, January
17 and April 18.
Personnel
The board accepted the early re-
tirement request from high school
social studies teacher Pam Cross.
They also accepted the resigna-
tions of Joe Catanzareti as middle
school boys basketball coach,
Mark Budach as assistant girls bas-
ketball coach and Jackie McVey as
a food service employee.
The early retirement policy
for classied employees was ap-
proved. Under the policy classi-
ed employees age 55 or older on
or before June 30 of the current
year and who have completed 15
years of service to the district are
eligible to receive an early retire-
ment incentive. The incentive will
be gured at 10 percent of the em-
ployees current years salary less
supplemental pay or extended
Van Maanen, Sietstra &
Meyer, P.C., Certied Public Ac-
countants recently released an
audit report on the Mount Ayr
Community school district.
The districts revenues totaled
$9,587,432 for the year ended
June 30, 2012, a 0.2 percent
decrease from the prior year.
Revenues included $4,157,311
in local tax, charges for service
of $1,020,488, operating grants,
contributions and restricted in-
terest of $1,651,996, unrestrict-
ed interest of $11,766 and other
general revenues of $2,745,871.
Expenses for district op-
erations totaled $9,438,512, a
0.7 percent increase from the
prior year. Expenses included
$5,277,988 for instruction,
$2,584,052 for support services,
$1,135,210 for other expendi-
tures and $441,262 for non-in-
structional programs.
A copy of the audit report is
available for review in the dis-
trict secretarys ofce, in the
ofce of the auditor of state and
the auditor of states web site at
http://auditor.iowa.gov/reports/
reports.htm.
Annual audit
released for
MAC schools
Local connection to WWII Russian
sniper, Dachau prison camp
The Cleareld Lions Club will
host representatives from Lions
International leading up to publi-
cation of a feature story in the or-
ganizations ofcial magazine.
The Cleareld Lions plan a
community celebration to wel-
come the visitors Saturday, Feb. 16
beginning at 11 a.m.

According to Gaylen Bell,
president of the local chapter, he
received a call from Lions Inter-
national asking how such a small
town as Cleareld could have the
largest Lions chapter in the state.
After a number of phone con-
versations and exchanged pictures,
the organization ofcers decided to
visit Cleareld to see the chapter
for themselves. A feature story in
the Lions International magazine
will chronicle their visit.
This is truly a great event for
the entire area, said Bell. Ap-
proximately 1.4 million Lions
members worldwide receive this
magazine.
As part of the celebration, the
Cleareld Lions will serve a free
soup dinner that Saturday. Bell
said his chapter hopes to host at
least 100 visitors that day, and he
extends an invitation to all Lions
and area residents to be part of the
Cleareld event. A community pic-
ture will be taken on Main Street
during the celebration.
Cleareld Lions to be focus
of national publication
Weddles mother had on the march
was with a German ofcer. While
they were resting, a couple of SS
soldiers came upon the group and
whispered something in the guards
ear. While doing so, they pointed
towards Angelina, and she started
becoming a bit nervous. The guard
approached her and told her there
was a wounded German ofcer,
and due to the fact that she was
identied as a nurse, she needed to
take care of him. She did so, the
best she could, and went without
being questioned.
They had walked as far as they
needed and were put on a train to
ride the last little way to their work
camp in Poland. Here, they worked
producing ammunition for the Ger
Funding for county roads complex topic
Second part of series explains sources of county road money
Money collected in the RUTF
comes from a number of sources.
Governor Branstads Transporta-
tion 2020 committee estimated
revenues for Fiscal Year 2011 at
$470 million (39 percent) in annual
vehicle registrations, $430 million
(36 percent) in fuel tax, $240 mil-
lion in new vehicle registrations
and $70 million in drivers license
fees, title fees, trailer registrations
and other minor sources.
Registration fees are based upon
vehicle type, weight and model
year, so estimating a typical fee
for a resident is difcult. However,
other taxes and fees can be broken
down more easily. Motorists cur-
rently purchasing fuel at an Iowa
pump pay 21 cents per gallon in
fuel tax for regular gasoline, 19
cents per gallon for ethanol-blend-
ed gasoline and 22.5 cents per gal-
lon for diesel. (The Iowa fuel tax
has remained unchanged since
1989, when gas prices hovered
near one dollar per gallon.) Driv-
ers license fees range from $20 to
$65, title fees are $25 and trailer
registrations run from $20 to $30.
The state divides RUTF money
coming to the county into two dif-
ferent funds.
Secondary Road Fund (24.5
percent of RUTF)
Nearly two-thirds of the sec-
ondary roads budget for Ring-
gold county comes from the state
Secondary Road Fund. For scal
year 2013, this fund accounted for
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The Ringgold county board of
supervisors covered a number of
nancial and transportation items
during its meeting Monday, Feb.
11.
The supervisors voted to in-
crease the surety bond for the
county treasurers and extension
ofces. Bonds were increased
from $50,000 to $300,000 for the
treasurer and from $50,000 to
$250,000 for extension. Surety
bonds help insure for losses due to
ofcial malfeasance.

County engineer Zach Gunsol-
ley gained board approval to seek
bids for one culvert project on
county road P33. The board also
approved a Transportation Safety
Improvement Program grant from
the Iowa DOT to educate the pub-
lic about weight limits and other
restrictions on county roads and
bridges. The amount of the grant is
$37,080.
As part of Gunsolleys time with
the board, Sgt. Rod Riner was on
hand to discuss Iowa Department
of Transportation vehicle enforce-
ment. He answered supervisors
questions about posted weight
limits on county bridges and other
issues related to county roads. Ri-
ner informed the board any vehicle
that violates a posted weight limit
is subject to citation for a moving
violation.
Supervisors raise surety bond, talk roads
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Mystery dinner for Valentines Day
THOUGHTS
& other things
BY ALAN SMITH
Valle and I had fun Sunday night getting in the
Valentines Day mood with a Valentine Mystery
Dinner put on by the youth of our church group.
The event was held at my brother Rons home in
Lamoni where the youth had decorated the big room
on the second oor of their modied A frame for the
occasion.
They had made homemade valentines for each
of those attending, the tables were decorated with
Valentines Day decorations and they had even made
special pink mints as appetizers on the table.
A large pink sheet, however, separated the tables
from the food preparation area.
After a prayer, the youth, who were our servers,
presented us with the mystery dinner menu. There
were 15 numbered items and we were to choose ve
at a time to be served.
Using some puns, the group had come up with
the names for the items to be served, but they were
obscure enough that it wasnt easy to guess what was
coming -- especially the rst round.
I thought I would try the shotgun method for my
rst choice, so I put down 1, 4, 8, 12 and 15. I gured
I would catch something I liked with that approach.
I was soon served Cupids Arrow (a knife), Little
Girl Scouts (a Brownie), a Slobber Robber (napkin),
Cupids Wings (potato chips), and Invisible Love (an
empty glass).
Sticking to my diet was out of the question, but
I did just take a nibble of the potato chips, knowing
their sodium content. I picked up the brownie and ate
it and waited for the next round.
What I didnt realize was that they took away ev-
erything you had been given before moving on to the
next round.
I thought I would stick with my rst plan, so or-
dered 2, 5, 9 and 13 for my next round. I realized I
only had listed four things as I mistakenly put down
12 again.
My order of Popeyes Delight (three olives),
Love Potion (a dip of ice cream), The Joker (a ham
and cheese sandwich) and Wiggleys Dream (a piece
of red jello) was served up, along with another serv-
ing of potato chips that I couldnt eat. I picked up on
the joke about Popeyes valentine (Olive Oil) but it
took a little longer to catch that hamming it up was a
joke.
This time I did not have any plastic ware to eat
with. That was not a problem for the olives, sand-
wich or the stiff slice of jello. They were all nger
food.
Not so much so with the ice cream, since my nap-
kin had been taken away after the rst course. Since
my hosts knew I couldnt have a great amount of ice
cream anyway, I nally decided to just pick up the
plate and slurp it up. Valle said that wasnt any dif-
ferent than licking my ice cream bowl, which I have
been known to do to get the last drop. It might not be
the kind of activity one would think of on a special
Valentines Day date, but everyone was having
one kind of a challenge or another.
I had passed off most of my potato chips to a
neighbors plate by this time, but I did make sort
of a mess with the leftovers when I picked up my
plate to eat the ice cream.
When I was ready for the third course, I chose
3, 6, 7, 10 and 11. I chose not to take 14 since I had
messed up and taken 12 twice.
I received a Young Lover (a spoon), Diamond
Studs (carrots), Puppet Potion (red punch), Pure
Love (water) and Sour Love (pickles). You might
have to be a little older to catch the signicance
of spooning and change the spelling of carrots to
catch the diamond reference. But I accomplished
each of these.
The spoon wasnt much help with the carrots
or pickles, but I managed to nish off the banquet.
I missed out on Hay Maker, the fork, but by then
that wouldnt have helped much.
Everyone was a good sport and once we were
all served, there was the opportunity to help nish
up the leftovers after our servers took the time to
stop and have the meal as well.
The tables were cleared away and it was time
for the Newlywed Challenge. None of the cou-
ples t that bill but it was fun to nd out about each
other as rst the husbands and then the wives were
asked to give answers to a series of questions that
the other spouse then tried to match.
Questions were asked about what the couples
rst date was, what kind of vehicle they drove
when they were rst dating, what the husbands
favorite food was, what the wifes favorite color
was, and so on.
For the most part Valle and I had the answers
match up. Our rst date was a barn party when we
were at Graceland College, I didnt have access to
a vehicle when we rst started dating and Valles
favorite color is red. Valle had to pick between Egg
Fu Yung and Egg Plant Parmesan for my favorite
food and picked Egg Fu Yung instead of my egg
plant answer.
The youngest couple seemed to have the lead
early, but my brother and his wife Di came on
strong in the end to take the prize -- a movie, Milk
Duds and popcorn. Valle and I came in second, but
passed our prize of M&Ms and microwave pop-
corn on to add to the haul of the third place team.
We didnt want the temptation.
All in all it was a fun evening celebrating Val-
entines Day. The youth were each appropriately
thanked for their efforts in getting the Valentines
season kicked off on a great foot.
Fifty Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-
News, Thursday, February 7,
1963.)
Mount Ayr has been selected as a
site for one of the 64 girls sectional
basketball tournaments, the dates
for which will be February 12, 14
and 16. Six teams entered for com-
petition will be Cleareld, Lamoni,
Grand Valley, East Union, Diagonal
and Mount Ayr.
W. T. Timby of this city will
be honored at a dinner and 50-year
membership presentation ceremony
tomorrow (Friday) evening. Mr.
Timby completed 50 years of Ma-
sonry as an active member of Faith
Lodge, No. 179, A. F. & A. M. on
January 24. He has also been a
member of the York Rite Bodies for
a number of years and is a member
of the Shrine.
Four 4-H leaders, who repre-
sented Ringgold county at the annual
LeadersRecognition Day in Ames,
on January 28, are Helen Streebin,
county extension assistant, Mrs.
Lloyd Goins, Mrs. George Vicker,
Raymond Umbarger and D. H. Al-
len.
Numerous owering plants and
artistically arranged bouquets added
to the beauty of the Clearview Home
on the occasion of its formal opening
on Saturday and Sunday. Approxi-
mately 2,000 persons visited the
home.
Fire of unknown origin com-
pletely destroyed the two-story
home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew So-
botka, located three miles southeast
of Diagonal, while the Sobotkas
were in attendance at morning
church services.
An all-expense-paid trip to the
nations capitol city will be awarded
the winner of an essay-writing
contest, announcement of which
was made this week by Eldon L.
Main, manager of Rideta Electric
Cooperative. All high school juniors
in the area whose parents are mem-
bers served by the cooperative are
eligible to enter the contest.
Births reported at Ringgold
County Hospital this week were a
daughter, born Jan. 30, to Mr. and
Mrs. Merl Drake of Mount Ayr and
a son, born Feb. 2, to Mr. and Mrs.
Larry England of Mount Ayr.
Obituaries this week were
Corydon Minor Anderson, J. W.
Farrington, Owen Emery Laird,
Vivian Mae Carter and Evan Grant
Culver.
Twenty-ve Years Ago
1988.)
What do the new SeaWorld park
being built in San Antonio and Mount
Ayr have in common? All the seating
in the three restaurants that will be
part of the new sea life park is being
constructed by the new Setmakers
plant in Mount Ayr. The contract for
the project, the largest single one ever
signed by Setmakers or its predeces-
sor here, Miracle Recreation Corp.,
calls for the construction of solid
oak furniture for the seating in the
restaurants.
The Ringgold County Hospital
board of trustees voted to ask the
county supervisors for a levy for the
scal year July 1988-June 30, 1989
that would assist with nancing the
ambulance service. This action was
taken at a re-scheduled meeting held
February 11 at the hospital confer-
ence room. It was explained at the
January board meeting and afrmed
at the February one that stafng of
the service is a problem.
Dagmar Becker, a 25-year-old
veterinary medical student from
West Germany, is spending a six-
week work period working at Hilltop
Veterinary Clinic in Mount Ayr. She
will be making her home with the
Weddle family while here. She chose
the United States for her practicum
after visiting as an exchange student
when in high school.
Members of the Mount Ayr
Community high school academic
decathlon team this year included
Becky Hannasch, Eric Moe, Jamie
Jones, Brent McClure, Jennifer
Schaefer, Janell Freihage, Angie
Elliott and Jackie Faris.
Three seventh graders at Grand
Valley Community school topped
the junior high spelling bee held
there Thursday, Feb. 1. Nicole Stuck
took second place, P. J. Munyon
was third place and Stacey Foland
was rst in the contest held between
seventh and eighth graders. The
top spellers advance to the Area
Education Agency spelling bee in
Creston February 27. Area busi-
nesses donated prizes which were
awarded to the top spellers at the
end of the contest.
As part of the celebration of
Valentines Day at the Mount Ayr
meal site, a Valentines king and
queen were named by popular vote.
Reigning through the meal at he meal
site Friday afternoon were Guy and
Opal Dugan of Mount Ayr.
Mount Ayr Communitys Raider-
ettes and the Murray Lady Mustangs
will square off for the girls Class
1A sectional championship Satur-
day night in a 7 p.m. contest in the
MACHS gymnasium.
Diagonals Maroons had a suc-
cessful busy week of action, picking
up victories over Lenox and Lamoni
while dropping another close battle
with Murray in the lone conference
matchup which meant a tie for the
loop title.
Jeff Scott, Scott England, Cody
Shay and Joe Love advanced on the
tournament trail to state at the Class
1A Sectional Wrestling Tournament
at East Union Saturday, Feb. 13.
The Raider team placed third in the
eight-team sectional with 122 1/2
points.
Andrea Still, a Mount Ayr
community eighth grader, was the
runner-up in the 12 and 13-year-old
age group at the district free throw
shooting contest in Red Oak spon-
sored by the Elks Clubs Saturday.
Still advanced to the district by doing
well at the area contest in Creston
earlier in the year. She made 17 of
25 free shots in the competition,
tying with two others for rst place.
Through a series of shoot-offs she
ended up in the runner-up spot,
which does not advance to state
competition. Her good free throw
shooting ability has been a help to the
MAC eighth grade girls basketball
team during the season.
The Bluegrass Quail Unlimited
chapter, the rst Quail Unlimited
chapter in Iowa, has recently been
organized for upland game enthu-
siasts in Adams, Ringgold, Taylor
and Union counties. Randall Lynch
of Kent, a Ringgold county native,
is serving as chairman of the new
chapter and helped get it organized.
There are currently 28 members of
the chapter.
Obituaries this week were Bert
T. Buttereld, Jenne Maye Lesan,
Willard F. Bill Ruby and Goldie
Marie Smith Hammer.
Ten Years Ago
2003.)
Budgeting for the state for the
coming scal year, supplemental
appropriations already passed and
information on bills on which ac-
tion is eminent were among topics
for the state legislators at the rst
of the Ringgold county legislative
coffees for the year. State senator
Jeff Angelo of Creston and state
representative Cecil Dolecheck of
Mount Ayr shared information and
then answered questions from the
area residents who attended the ses-
sion Saturday afternoon at Pheasant
Run Steakhouse in Mount Ayr. Ses-
sions will be held the rst Saturday
in March and the rst Saturday in
April as well.
Mount Ayr Community high
schools MathCounts team brought
home the trophy for the best score by
a small-school team at the regional
MathCounts competition held at
Iowa Western Community College
in Council Bluffs. Teams of junior
high students from 17 schools par-
ticipated in the regional competition.
The Mount Ayr Community team
included Zach Lynch, Lucas Smith,
Brian Inloes and Grant Larsen. The
Raider team will advance to the state
competition to be held at Drake Uni-
versity on March 14. James Smith
was sponsor for the team.
Plans for the Registers An-
nual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa
(RAGBRAI) are being made for a
southern Iowa route which could
take riders through Mount Ayr this
year. That was another bit of infor-
mation shared at the Mount Ayr city
council meeting Monday night. The
riders would be traveling through
Mount Ayr, not making an evening
stop here, so one regulation would
be that entertainment and booths
would be asked to close by 1:30 p.m.
to encourage riders to move along
the way to the next overnight stop.
Dr. Peggy Whitson had come to
her parentshome near Beaconseld
Friday to be here for the public af-
fairs visits to area sites beginning
Monday. Her visits to schools in
Mount Ayr, Bedford and Lamoni
were postponed this week by the
shuttle disaster which took place
Saturday morning. All NASA public
affairs events for astronauts were
postponed for the week. With the
loss of the Shuttle Columbia and
its seven crew members Saturday
morning, Whitson returned to Hous-
ton Sunday.
Mount Ayr Chamber of Com-
merce members held a ribbon cutting
ceremony Tuesday morning at Ring-
gold County Chiropractic Clinic,
located at 116 W. Adams Street
in Mount Ayr. Cody Woodward,
owner and licensed chiropractor,
has remodeled the building.
Obituaries in this issue were
Eva Maye Waddell Deemer and
Katheryn Janiece Weigart Glenden-
ning.

mans. The prisoners of war were
given little food; soup twice a day
is what their meals usually con-
sisted of, if it could even be called
soup. It contained water, a couple
pieces of potato and cabbage. Due
to working so hard and not having
enough food to keep her strength
up, Angelina got rundown and
could no longer effectively work.
She was sent to Dachau, a concen-
tration camp in southern Germany.
Dr. Weddles father, Victor
Weddle, was part of an artillery
unit where he drove a truck haul-
ing ammunition. He was originally
from Worth County, MO when he
was drafted to become an Ameri-
can GI in 1942. His travels took
him to southern Germany, which
was in the same proximity as An-
gelina at the time.
After the Americans eventually
liberated Dachau, Angelina and
Victor came in contact while they
were both staying at Tell Am See,
a lake near Munich. There was a
lot of stuff to be done, but there was
also a quite a bit of leisure time.
Thats when my parents met, said
Dr. Weddle with a chuckle.
The war ended in 1945, and An-
gelina and Victor started their life
together. The two got married in
Munich in 1945 and had their rst
child in March 1946. That summer,
Victor was to be sent home. Being
a part of the motor pool as a GI,
Victor stole a jeep for a short while
and drove his wife and son to Le-
Havre, France. Here, Angelina and
her son boarded a boat to New
York City.
Without knowing any Eng-
lish, besides the form of English
the American GIs used, Angelina
spent a few days in New York City
with her son before her husband
reached them. Angelina was in awe
by New York City and couldnt be-
lieve all of the food and people.
Her husband nally reached them
in New York after about a week,
and the three of them headed for
the midwest.
She kept the name of Angelina
Sorochenko, the identity of the
nurse, until she got married, even
signing her marriage papers as
Angelina S. Weddle. Dr. Weddle
added his mother never referred to
herself as a sniper, but as a sharp-
shooter. If anyone ever complained
about life as an American, Angeli-
na was the rst to get after them
after living in harsh conditions for
three years as a prisoner of war.
Angelina passed away in 1974,
leaving behind a great story to tell.
More on Russian sniper connection
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Frustration with the politics of
and the lack of progress on a 2012
Farm Bill is leading to creative
ows of juices within the farming
community -- and beyond. While
the latest bill remains stalled in the
Senate and the stop-gap extension
passed earlier does real damage to
the spirit of the bill, a group at the
Institute for Agriculture and Trade
Policy, based in Minneapolis (and
Washington), has begun discus-
sions on ways to have an entirely
new federal agricultural policy,
one that transcends the old model
of a farm bill.
The ITATP said the farm bill
concept has become an impotent
tool, that instead of addressing the
challenges of the modern food sys-
tem, it has become a patchwork
of programs that not only fail to
support each other, but often con-
tradict and undermine each other.
In addition, ITATP believes that
corporate inuence (money) keeps
real reform in Washington at bay.
The group believes that can be
ended by adoption of a new way
forward.
ITATP said that absent a larger
discussion about overarching goals
for (the) farm and food system we
want, this failure is no surprise.
In fact, said ITATP, the Farm
Bill largely ignores the deep sys-
temic challenges plaguing our
farmers and food system: wild
uctuations in agriculture prices
that hurt farmers and consumers,
skyrocketing land prices that keep
beginning farmers off the land,
Why farm bill? Another way may lurk in the wings
the exploitation of farm and food
workers, the growing market pow-
er of big corporations who over-
whelm local food systems built
to connect with their community,
and rising income inequality that
keeps healthy food out of reach
for many, despite its availability.
Now, the group said, is the time to
think differently.
The ITATP is launching a new
initiative designed to work with
partners and experts to identify
new policy proposals that go Be-
yond the Farm Bill to build an al-
ternative to it. They want to create a
public policy agenda that supports,
they said, as a fair and sustainable
food and farm system grounded
in the values of resiliency, justice,
health and sovereignty.
The ITATP is not grounded in
traditional farm bill aspirations. It
tends to look at farm policy more
as social policy than as broader-
based economic policy. While
most farming interest groups asso-
ciated with the traditional farm bill
process represent farmers, com-
modities and corporate agriculture
groups, the ITATP is looking at
exploitation of farm workers, the
health of those workers and work-
ers in packing plants and the idea
of breaking the perceived corporate
stranglehold on U.S. ag policy.
If their collaboration sup-
planted traditional farm bill policy
development, it is possible the
deadlock in Washington would be
broken, and needed reform in how
we treat workers and who controls
ag policy might take place, but is
also likely that farm policy would
no longer be closely inuenced by
farmers and their direct interests.
Remember, the lions share of any
farm bill is social policy, i.e. food
stamps and school nutrition pro-
grams. We might break the dead-
lock, but would we break the back
of production agriculture whilst
we do it?
Ill see ya!
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and draw a crowd!
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Courthouse News
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Ringgold County
Courthouse
News & Notes
NOTICE
The Decatur/Ringgold County
Child Abuse Prevention Council
has been established.
If anyone is interested in being
on the council, please contact:
Julie Neas Ph. 641-784-5401
NOTICE
Now accepting bids for sidewalk repairs at
the Ringgold County Courthouse.
Now accepting bids for commercial air
conditioner replacement at the Ringgold
County Courthouse.
All inquiries should be submitted to the
Ringgold County Auditors Office.
Ringgold County Auditor
109 W. Madison Street
Mount Ayr, Iowa 50854
Ph. 641-464-3239
NOTICE
Ringgold County Fair
is accepting bids for the construction of the ceiling
and side walls of the 4-H Exhibits building on the
fairgrounds.
Please contact Keith Miller
after 6 p.m. at 641-464-0746.
North Side of the Square in Mount Ayr
Ph. 641-464-2900 Connie Ph. 641-344-0586
Starting Starting
February 17 we February 17 we
will be open Sundays will be open Sundays
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Thursday Night Thursday Night
February 21 February 21
is Mexican Night is Mexican Night
Thursday Night Thursday Night
February 28 February 28
is Chinese Night is Chinese Night
SIMPLE MISDEMEANOR AND
TRAFFIC CONVICTIONS
January 31- February 7, 2012
Omar Rodriguez-Gutierrez,
Des Moines, $114.00, speeding
6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit.
Omar Rodriguez-Gutierrez, Des
Moines, $330.00, no valid drivers
license.
Omar Rodriguez-Gutierrez,
Des Moines, $397.50, violation of
nancial liability coverage.
RINGGOLD COUNTY
SHERIFFS LOG
(Call Origination Code: MA = Mount Ayr; KE = Keller-
ton; EL = Ellston; TI = Tingley; DI = Diagonal; DE =
Delphos; MO= Maloy; BE = Beaconseld; BO= Benton;
SC = Shannon City; BL = Blockton; RE = Redding; SV
= Sun Valley; CO = In County; OC = Out of County; OS
= Out of State)
January 31-February 6, 2012
Thursday, January 31
8:07 a.m., message for sheriff.
(OC)
9:30 a.m., caller with questions
about deputy schedule. (MA)
9:35 a.m., caller wanting to
speak to the sheriff.
11:44 a.m., person checking in.
1:36 p.m., caller advising that
they are leaving the county now.
3:20 p.m., caller requesting that
a welfare check be done. (MA)
4:08 p.m., caller with questions
regarding an inmate. (OC)
4:24 p.m., REC call, caller will
call back during business hours.
Friday, February 1
9:26 a.m., call for jail. (MA)
9:28 a.m., caller reporting a
scam. (DI)
9:41 a.m., call for sheriff re-
garding a gun. (MA)
10:29 a.m., call about vehicle
hold.
10:52 a.m., call for sheriff.
(OC)
11 a.m., call for sheriff. (MA)
11:25 a.m., call for dispatch.
(RE)
11:34 a.m., call for jail. (OC)
Saturday, February 2
3:20 a.m., call from college
kids who were lost, cold, out of
gas and stuck in the snow. (CO)
8:35 a.m., sheriff checking in.
(CO)
11:41 a.m., caller returning
sheriffs phone call. (CO)
3:43 p.m., alarm going off -
false alarm. (MA)
3:59 p.m., report of cows and a
mule out. (CO)
6:50 p.m., report of people
camping under a bridge. (CO)
9 p.m., request for an ambu-
lance. (MA)
Sunday, February 3
10:45 a.m., report that mule
was out again. (CO)
11:09 a.m., report of a dog
chasing cows and caller wanting to
speak to an ofcer. (CO)
12:42 p.m., caller wanting
an ofcer to stop by their house.
(MA)
1 p.m., caller needing ofcer to
return his phone calls. (MA)
2:55 p.m., caller needing to
speak to ofcer. (MA)
4:33 p.m., caller reported nd-
ing a hunting dog. (MA)
10:07 p.m., caller needing to re-
turn property. (CO)
10:40 p.m., report of a horse
running loose. (CO)
11:14 p.m., 911 call.
Monday, February 4
12:33 a.m., re alarm.
(OC)
8:08 a.m., caller setting up in-
mate visitation. (OC)
8:18 a.m., individual checking
in with sheriffs ofce. (CO)
8:33 a.m., individual dropping
off items at sheriffs ofce. (MA)
8:50 a.m., caller setting up pris-
oner visitation. (RE)
(MA)
9:27 a.m., individual needing to
register. (MA)
(MA)
9:53 a.m., caller setting up in-
mate visitation. (OC)
9:58 a.m., caller needing sher-
iffs ofce mailing address. (OC)
10:37 a.m., 911 call, false alarm.
(MA)
11:04 a.m., individual needing
to see clerk. (MA)
(MA)
11:43 a.m., call for ofcer.
(MA)
11:55 a.m., sheriff checking in.
(OC)
12:02 p.m., call about visita-
tion. (OC)
1:04 p.m., dog complaint.
(MA)
1:25 p.m., caller needing inmate
information. (OC)
1:51 p.m., call for sheriff.
(KE)
3:43 p.m., caller returning of-
cers call. (MA)
6:14 p.m., caller needing of-
cer. (KE)
6:47 p.m., caller needing to
speak to ofcer. (MA)
Tuesday, February 5
8 a.m., call for ofcer. (OC)
8 a.m., caller checking on in-
mate. (OC)
8:19 a.m., call for clerk. (OC)
10:46 a.m., report of a con-
trolled burn. (CO)
11:01 a.m., call for dispatch
about re. (OC)
11:08 a.m., attorney calling for
inmate. (OC)
(OC)
(OC)
11:39 a.m., call for jailer. (CO)
11:57 a.m., civil issue. (CO)
8:30 p.m., report of a car/deer
accident. (MA)
11:23 a.m., 911 call. (KE)
Wednesday, February 6
11:59 a.m., report that con-
trolled burn is over. (CO)
12:05 p.m., call for inmate from
their attorney. (OC)
12:15 p.m., call for jail. (OC)
12:28 p.m., wrong number.
1:03 p.m., ofcer checking in.
(MA)
1:06 p.m., report of a break-in.
(MA)
2:02 p.m., 911 call, request for
an ambulance. (MA)
2:30 p.m., call for dispatcher.
(OC)
2:53 p.m., call for jailer. (OC)
3:16 p.m., call for sheriff. (OC)
3:41 p.m., 911 test.
4 p.m., call for ofcer. (OC)
4:38 p.m., caller requesting
welfare check. (OC)
6:03 p.m., caller needing page
done. (MA)
6:25 p.m., caller requesting
page. (CO)
7:10 p.m., caller requesting of-
cer call them back. (OC)
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 oor between the
clerk of court and auditors ofce.
On days the board is not sched-
uled to be in ofce, please direct
all inquiries to the auditors ofce.
To schedule a meeting time with
the supervisors, contact the audi-
tors ofce.
Regular board meetings are
held on Mondays with ofcial
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-
ce): Jackie Saville, 464-3234; fax:
464-2478. Ofce 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 clerks ofce handles ali-
mony and child support payments,
probates, civil and criminal lings,
magistrates court and records and
services of adoptions, conservator-
ships, court proceedings, divorces,
estates, grand jury, guardianships,
judgments, juvenile proceedings,
mechanics liens, mental health
admissions, petit jury, surety
company certicates, state hospi-
tal, trafc violations, trust funds,
trusteeships. Certied 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 trafc
is allowed year round.
County Weed Commission-
er: Brenda Adams, 641-344-9629.
Development and Tourism:
Karen Bender, Coordinator, 464-
3704. If anyone has any calendar
events, please contact the develop-
ment ofce 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 rst Tuesday
of each month unless there is se-
vere weather.
Engineer: Zach Gunsolley,
P.E., 464-3232. 707 South Hender-
son Drive. Ofce hours: Monday -
Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
General Relief: Teresa Jack-
son, 109 W. Madison St., Suite
105, 464-3344. Ofce hours: Tues-
day and Friday, 8 a.m. to noon or
by appointment. For emergencies
call 641-344-9767.
Recorder: Karen Schaefer,
464-3231. Passport applications
are taken daily from 8 a.m. - 11
a.m. and noon - 4 p.m. Certied
vital records can be obtained from
8 a.m. - noon and 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
The recorders ofce serves as
a passport agent. Items needed to
apply are: certied copy of birth
contract pay. In addition, any em-
ployee with 10 continuous years of
service and who has accumulated
a minimum of 105 sick days by
the end of the retirement year will
be reimbursed at minimum wage
for the balance of the unused sick
days. Part-time employees will
have their sick day pay prorated
to regular working hours. Under
the policy eligible employees must
submit their requests on or before
February 28 of this year.
District study committee
The board formally approved
the list of members comprising
this years District Study commit-
tee. They include Brenda Adams,
Stacy Andresen, Joe Drake, Patty
Eaton, Chris Elwood, Jess Frost,
Jodie Geist, David Greene, Chan-
telle Jennett, Marcy Bjustrom, Ra-
nae Klinkefus, Jeremy Larsen, Kim
Lutrick, Leslie Murphy, Jeremy
Newton, Angela Reynolds, Martha
Ricker, Skip Rushing, Kristi Sack-
ett, Duane Schafer, Brandie Shay,
Delwyn Showalter, Valle Smith,
Alan Smith, Michelle Sobotka,
Carroll Taylor, Lynne Wallace,
Allison Wallace, Morgan Weeda,
Aaron Riley and Matt Poore.
Superintendents report
Superintendent Drake dis-
cussed two nancial items as part
of his report. First he reviewed the
spending reduction plan by which
the districts unspent balance re-
mains just over $1 million. He
recommended the district keep its
unspent balance authority between
$1-1.1 million to cover unfore-
seen emergencies or appropriate
one-time expenditures. Depending
upon the percentage the state sets
for allowable growth, Drake said
he could not accurately predict any
budget adjustments for the coming
year to maintain the unspent bal-
ance.
Drake explained the effect the
allowable growth gure would
have on district nances. Drake ex-
plained the district is already com-
mitted for an additional $156,976
in certied staff salary and benets
and another $30,000 and classi-
ed salary staff and benets for
the 2013-2014 school year. He
said those numbers could uctu-
ate based upon resignations and
the number of employees signing
up for district health insurance. If
the state would agree to provide a
four percent increase in allowable
growth, the district would receive
$189,208, more than enough to
cover the approximate $187,000
in salaries and benets. On the
other hand, if the state would ap-
prove only two percent allowable
growth, new money coming to
the district would total $115,168,
nearly $72,000 short of the sal-
ary/benet amount. Any shortfall
in new money, Drake said, would
require cuts to the district budget.
He recommended not only board
members but also all community
members contact their legisla-
tors to lobby for higher allowable
growth.
Drake also presented his pre-
liminary budget for the coming
school year. Again, he cannot -
nalize the budget gures until state
money is set, but he said he does
not plan to increase the tax levy
from its current $16.57 level.
Drake also reported district
health insurance premiums de-
creased two percent for the coming
year.
Other business
The board approved a number
of resolutions pertaining to the is-
suing of $6,615,000 in general ob-
ligation school refunding bonds.
The resolutions approved the
paying agent, bond registrar and
transfer agent; the tax exemption
certicate; continuing disclosure
certicate; and authorization of the
issuance of bonds.
A request from the 2014 junior
class parent committee to use the
high school gym, auditorium and
commons area for prom activi-
ties was approved. In addition, the
board approved the committee
request to use a school vehicle to
accompany buses to Omaha for
the after-prom celebration. The
vehicle would be used in case of
the need to return anyone to Mount
Ayr because of illness or other
emergency.
The board approved the posting
of no parking signs adjacent to the
bus loading lane running the length
of the west side of the high school.
Drake said patrons have gotten
into the habit of parking in the lane
during evening events. Vehicles
parked in this lane would prevent
access for emergency vehicles to
that side of the building.
More on school board meeting
Afton police chief John Coulter and Jake Hubbard explain their roles as incident managers to members of the
volunteers of the Community Emergency Response Team.
Ringgold countys Commu-
nity Emergency Response Team
(CERT) consists of 35 volunteers
who are trained to assist local re-
sponders in emergency situations
and to inform the public about
emergency preparedness.
At a recent training session,
county emergency manager Teresa
Jackson spoke to the group about
Volunteers receive CERT training
upcoming CPR/rst aid training,
water rescue shoreline training and
pets in disaster training.
Afton police chief John Coulter
explained his role as incident
manager at the search for a miss-
ing Ringgold county woman last
fall. He discussed things that went
wrong as well as the things that
went right, especially the success-
ful location of the woman. Assitant
incident manager Jake Hubbard
added his perspective to the inci-
dent.
Ringgold County Extension di-
rector Judy Hensley demonstrated
the importance of teamwork with
the presentation using buttermilk,
food coloring and dish soap.
certicate, drivers license or state
issued ID, two-inch square pass-
port photos and passport applica-
tion (both available at recorders
ofce) 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 recorders
ofce. For additional information
call the recorders ofce or go to
www.travel.state.gov/passport.
Avoid a $5 penalty by renew-
ing boat registrations by April 30,
2013.
Sanitarian: Ringgold County
Public Health Agency, 464-0691.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.
Public Health Agency: 119 S.
Fillmore, 464-0691. Hours: Mon-
day - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sheriff: Mike Sobotka, Emer-
gency Only 911, Non-Emergency
(Available 24/7) 464-3921 or 464-
2911. New location at the Ringgold
County Law Enforcement Center,
801 West South Street. Hours are
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Road Conditions
- dial 511 or online at www.Io-
waRoadConditions. org.
Treasurer: Debbie Cannon,
464-3230.
Property taxes can be paid on-
line at www.iowatreasurers.org
with Visa, Master Card and Dis-
cover credit cards or e-checks.
Payments made in the ofce 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-
surers ofce.
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 identica-
tion number (PIN). Please be aware
that the PIN can only be used one
time. Contact the treasurers ofce
for more information.
Those with January birth dates
are reminded to register their mo-
tor vehicles by February 28, 2013.
Bring in the renewal statement re-
ceived in the mail so renewals can
be quickly processed.
Drivers License Ofce: Lo-
cated in the Treasurers Ofce.
Drivers licenses may be re-
newed any time during the period
of 30 calendar days before and
up to 60 calendar days after the
drivers birth date.
The drivers license station
hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 3:30
p.m. Phone 464-3230 with ques-
tions.
Veterans Affairs: Gary Smith,
464-2397. Mondays and Thurs-
days, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Tuesdays, 8
a.m. - noon; Closed Wednesdays
and Fridays. In case of emergency
641-464-2397 or 641-202-1199.
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Community Calendar
NOTICE - If you would like your
organizations meeting dates to
appear in the calendar, please
contact Record-News staff at
464-2440.
Thursday, February 14
Mount Ayr Lions will meet at 6
p.m. Board meeting at 5:30 p.m.
Waubonsie Memorial Center
meeting at 7 p.m. in Benton.
Topaz Lodge #438 A.F. & A.M.
meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Temple
on Main Street in Kellerton.
Alcoholics Anonymous meet-
ing at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood
Center, Mount Ayr.
Card shower for Lucy Rickers
80th birthday. Cards and cor-
respondence may be sent to her
at 304 E. Jefferson Street, Mount
Ayr, IA 50854.
Southern Iowa Parks & Recre-
ations breakfast for supper at the
Kellerton community center from
5 to 7 p.m.
Monday, February 18
Antiques Club will meet at the
Senior Citizens Center at 9:30 a.m.
Hostess will be Sandy Mekus.
Bring a favorite antique or col-
lectible.
Iowa College Access Network
(ICAN) free FAFSA assistance

by 30-minute appointments at
the Mount Ayr Community high
school from noon to 6 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 1 p.m. at Heritage park (Home
of Kathryn Chartrand). Hostesses
will be Camille Jackson, JoAnn
Buckner and Sue Buck. Program
is A Reason for Hearts and
Flowers. Guest speaker is Angie
Glendenning.
Sowing in Tears Support Group
will meet at 7 p.m. at the Light-
house Church, two miles west of
Mount Ayr.
Tuesday, February 19
Calico Quilters will meet from
9:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the Senior
Citizens Activity Center, Mount
Ayr.
$1 sack day every day at the
Ringgold County Neighborhood
Center.
Baked potato bar at the Tingley
community building at 5 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 ofce in Creston at
641-782-8431.
Mount Ayr Model Railroad
Club at 1210 E. Monroe Street at
6 p.m. Contact O. Martsching at
641-464-9294.
Center, Mount Ayr.
Friday, February 22
Card shower for Marlene
Zarrs 80th birthday. Cards and
correspondence may be sent to her
at 1206 E. Monroe Street, Mount
Ayr, IA 50854.
Hang gliding class at the La-
moni Community Center at 6:30
p.m.
Reception for Roger and Beth
Elliotts 25th anniversary at the
Decatur county fairgrounds in
Leon. Food will be served from
6 to 8 p.m. with a DJ from 8 to
12 p.m. If unable to attend, cards
and correspondence may be sent
to them at 10976 280th Street,
Lamoni, IA 50140-9530.
Monday, February 25
$1 sack day every day at the
Ringgold County Neighborhood
Center.
The Second Childhood Doll
Club will meet at 12:30 p.m. at
Rumors for lunch. Meeting will be
at the Ringgold County Extension
ofce at 1:30 p.m. Program will
be by Darlene Bear.
Thin Within support group will
meet at 5 p.m. at the Lighthouse.
Ringgold County Tourism
meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Cham-
ber of Commerce building.
Sowing in Tears Support Group
will meet at 7 p.m. at the Light-
house Church, two miles west of
Mount Ayr.
Jam session at the Mount Ayr
American Legion building from
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Bag Day at the Ringgold
County Neighborhood Center.
Blockton community potluck at
12 noon to celebrate Edith Camp-
bells 90th birthday. If unable to
attend, cards and correspondence
may be sent to her at P.O. Box 248,
Blockton, IA 50836.
Bag Day at the Ringgold
County Neighborhood Center.
Sushi class at the Lamoni Com-
munity Center at 6:30 p.m.
Deadline for Judge Lewis
scholarship applications for 2013
graduates.
Center, Mount Ayr.
Mary Kathryn Gepner
Library Leangs
Birthdays
Marlene Zarr
Zarr to celebrate
80th birthday
Marlene Zarr will be celebrat-
ing her 80th birthday anniversary
February 22. Her children, Mi-
chael Zarr, Mindy Lesan and Max
Zarr, are holding a card shower for
this great event.
Cards and correspondence may
be sent to Marlene Zarr, 1206 E.
Monroe Street, Mount Ayr, IA
50854.
Beth and Roger Elliott
Elliotts to celebrate 25th anniversary
Randi and Jessica Elliott would
like to request your presence to
help their parents, Roger and Beth
Elliott, celebrate their 25th anni-
versary which is February 13.
There will be a reception held
Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, at the De-
catur county fairgrounds in Leon.
Food will be served from 6 to 8
p.m. with a DJ from 8 p.m. to 12
midnight.
If you are unable to attend,
cards and correspondence may be
sent to Roger and Beth at 10976
280th Street, Lamoni, IA 50140-
9530.
A reminder that the resources
provided to patrons of the library
include free e-book and audio book
checkout through the librarys par-
ticipation in the Wilbor Consor-
tium. If you have an e-reader, come
in and let them show you how easy
it is.
This week the nation will be fo-
cused on President Obamas fourth
State of the Union address. This is
the annual address presented by
the President of the United States
to Congress that not only reports
on the condition of the nation but
allows presidents to outline their
legislative agenda, requiring con-
gressional cooperation and their na-
tional priorities. Article II, Section
3 of the Constitution of the United
States states, He shall from time
to time give to Congress informa-
tion of the State of the Union and
recommend to their consideration
such measures as he shall judge
necessary and expedient.
The Constitution does not spec-
ify the date; by tradition, the Presi-
dent makes this annual report in
late January or early February. Nor
does the Constitution require that
Presidents deliver a speech in per-
son to a joint session of Congress.
President George Washington de-
livered the rst annual message
before a joint session of Congress
in New York City, the provisional
capital, January 8, 1790.
The third President, Thomas
Jefferson, did not like to make
speeches. He considered it as too
monarchial, similar to the Speech
from the Throne. He began the
practice of writing the address and
sending it to Congress to be ready
by a clerk. This continued until
President Woodrow Wilson re-es-
tablished the practice of appearing
before Congress. Wilson, a former
college professor, believed that he
could be more persuasive in per-
son.
The term State of the Union
was rst used by President Frank-
lin Roosevelt in 1934, before that
it was simply referred to as the
Presidents Annual Message to
Congress. Some of the more
memorable addresses include a
message from President James
Monroe in 1823 warning Euro-
pean powers against meddling in
the Western Hemisphere. This was
the basis for the famous Monroe
Doctrine. In 1941 president Frank-
lin Roosevelt outlines his hope for
the post-war world in his famous
Four Freedoms statement in his
State of the Union address, Pres-
ident Lyndon Johnson declared un-
conditional war on poverty.
In 1974 President Nixon, hop-
ing to bring an end to the Water-
gate investigation, declared that
One year of Watergate is enough.
In 1975, President Gerald Ford
said, The State of the Union, is
not good. And in 2002 President
George W. Bush linked Iraq, Iran
an North Korea into an axis of
evil.
New books in the library: In
large print Christian Fiction: Dark
Crossings by Karen Harper, Han-
nahs Joy by Marta Perry, Book
Six in her Pleasant Valley series
and Home By Dark, A Danger-
ous Homecoming by Marta Perry.
These books were donated by Judy
Linn.
Club Notes
Daffodil Days, a spring project
of the American Cancer Society,
will be March 11-15.
Orders can now be given to
most of the people who helped last
year. The prices have remained the
same as the last few years. They
are $10 for 10 owers, $25 for the
annual collectible bear and bunch
and also $15 for Dainty Daffo-
dils which bloom and then can be
planted in the ground.
Places or persons to contact to
order the daffodils include Cindy
Snethen of Redding, Martha Ham-
mond or Dixie Taylor of Diagonal,
Nancy Jarred of Tingley, Linda
Swanson of Kellerton, Wanda
McGahuey, Pat Weddle, Cleone
Hoseld, Dorothy Hughes and
Deanna Adams of Mount Ayr, Sta-
cy Andreason at the school, Public
Health ofce, Ringgold County
Hospital, Mount Ayr Medical Clin-
ic, Patty Dolecheck at Dr. Crains
ofce, U.S. Bank and Great West-
ern Bank.
If there are any questions,
please contact Phyllis Riggs, 44-
2655, or Helen Terry, 464-2355.
Word has been received from
the American Cancer Society that
this spring will be the last Daffodil
Days project. Wouldnt it be spe-
cial for Ringgold County to do bet-
ter than ever!
Maloy Shamrocks
The regular meeting of the
Maloy Shamrocks took place Jan-
uary 20, 2013 at the Waubonsie
Center in Benton. President Han-
nah Glendenning called the meet-
ing to order. Payton Weehler led
the Pledge of Allegiance.
Secretary Laura Davison took
roll call to the question, What is
your favorite ice cream avor?
Present were Abbey Schafer, Alys-
sa Johnson, Amber Davison, Blair
Glendenning, Bradley Wurster,
Brayden Swank, Caylie Hickman,
Elsie Schafer, Hannah Glenden-
ning, Hannah Jackson, Jamie
Stackhouse, John Shields, Kirsten
Dolecheck, Kyle Dolecheck, Lau-
ra Davison, Lucas Wurster, Nick
Wurster, Paige Lynch, Rhett Mur-
phy, Ryker Hickman, Samantha
Schaefer, Tanner Parman, Tessa
Shields, Trent Stewart, Wyatt
Jackson, Zach Murphy, Payton
Weehler, Dawson Swank, Hallee
Stewart and Loryn Schaefer.
Davison then read the minutes
from the last meeting. Samantha
Schaefer voted to approve the min-
utes with Zach Murphy seconding
the motion. The treasurers report
was given by Wyatt Jackson. Han-
nah Jackson approved the report
and Amber Davison seconded the
motion.
Old Business was discussed. A
committee of Samantha Schaefer,
Hannah Jackson and Amber Davi-
son presented ideas of fair cutouts
to make for the Ringgold County
Fair. Kirsten Dolecheck motioned
to approve the design and get ma-
terials with Lucas Wurster second-
ing.
During new business the club
decided to donate money to the
Waubonsie Center for allowing the
club use of their building for meet-
ings. Amber Davison motioned to
donate $200. Samantha Schaefer
seconded the motion.
Kyle Dolecheck motioned to
adjourn the meeting. Zach Murphy
seconded. Kyle led the 4-H Pledge.
Presentations were done by Zach
Murphy, Brayden Swank, Nick,
Lucas and Brad Wurster on basket-
ball plays and by John Shields on
making fruit dip.
Respectfully submitted,
Laura Davison, Secretary
American Cancer Society Daffodil
Days will be March 11-15
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Senior Citizen
Activity Center
Mount Ayr Personals
Call 464-2440 Mondays
Janet and Jim Knedler of To-
peka, KS, Phil Stamper of Colora-
do Springs, CO and Guelda Barker
attended the musical, Grease, at
the Dodge City, KS high school,
of which the Knedlers son, Kelly
Knedler, is the vocal music direc-
tor. Kelly and Tami Knedlers son
and daughter, Alden and Aria, were
part of the production.
They also attended the grade
school basketball game Satur-
day morning. Alden played in the
game.
Janet and Jim Knedler and
Guelda Barker visited Sunday af-
ternoon in the Rodney and Sonjia
Clay home in Horton, KS.
February 11 - Gerald and Nor-
ma Green celebrated their 59th
wedding anniversary with family
over the weekend. Congrats.
Richard and Joyce Brown met
Jason Brown in Des Moines Satur-
day and had a good family day.
The remens breakfast will be
February 23 from 7 to 9 a.m. New
on the menu this year are home-
made doughnuts. Come and sup-
port these men with a freewill of-
fering. You never know when you
might need them.
Joyce Brown spent a few days
in Grant City, MO with her mom,
Freda Baker, as Freda has the shin-
gles.
Delbert and Shirley Molt were
in Des Moines Saturday.
Peggy and Ben Roed were
Saturday noon guests and Sunday
evening supper guests of David
and Mary Kay Loutzenhiser and
Bazel was an overnight guest.
Congratulations to the speech
students, basketball students and
wrestlers. Blockton is being well
represented by Hannah Marcum,
Callyn Bond and Cole Bond.
Remember: We dont laugh
because were happy; were happy
because we laugh.
Redding
Bobbi Bainum 767-5211
February 11 - Madelyn and
Carl Meek of Grant City, MO vis-
ited with Dorothy Barber Tuesday.
The Barber family got together
for supper Saturday evening at the
OldTowne cafe in Allendale, MO.
Attending were Dorothy Barber,
Carl and Madelyn Meek, John and
Linda Barber of Benton and Keleta
and Bill Dunkeson of Mount Ayr.
Oney Brumelds supper
guests Sunday were Rick and De-
loris Brumeld of Gravity, Paul
and Dalton Brumeld and Kenny
Brand of Sharpsburg.
Helen Combs called on Kim
Scharfenkamp and Dale Olney
Wednesday afternoon. Sherry Da-
vidson visited with Helen Friday
afternoon.
Rebecca and Cliff Smith and
sons were overnight visitors Sat-
urday at Bill and Ginny Quicks.
They all went to the dinner theater
murder mystery at the Mount Ayr
Country Club Saturday evening.
Louden and Calvin Main were
also Saturday overnight guests of
Quicks.
Allison and Berkley Davidson
were Sunday lunch guests at Ken-
ny and Berta Quicks.
Mary Jane Jones of Clever, MO
is visiting Betty and J.W. Robert-
son. Mary and Cindy Daniels vis-
ited the Robertsons Saturday. Gary
Lambert was also a Saturday visi-
tor.
Annabel and John David
Walkup visited Mike and Mary
Walkup in Winterset Wednesday.
Annabel called on Jean Haidsiak
at Clearview Home in Cleareld
Saturday. She also attended funer-
al services for Arloa Wackernagle
Saturday.
The Sunshine Workers 4-H club
met Wednesday afternoon at the
Frontier Hall with Aaron, Tucker,
BayLee and Alexis Darrah as hosts.
Aaron, Tucker and BayLee gave
presentations and the club mem-
bers decided to continue with the
Adopt-a-Highway program. They
will also host an Easter party for
neighborhood kids on the Saturday
before Easter next month.
Bernie Rothman was a lunch
guest at Bobbi and Michael Bai-
nums Wednesday.
February 11 - Mary Swank ac-
companied Susan Ferber to Des
Moines Wednesday for doctor
appointments. They also ate at
Cracker Barrel and shopped.
Those attending the district
wrestling in Corning Saturday
were Mike, Malinda and Mitchel
Swank, Jamie Stringham, Joan and
Don Stringham and Mary Swank.
They watched Mount Ayr wrestlers
Dawson Knapp, Grant Statts, Erik
Freed and Shane Swank. Con-
gratulations to Erik who made it to
state.
Matt Swank and Katie also at-
tended the district wrestling meet
held in Corning Saturday.
Jamie Stringham was a guest of
Joan and Don Stringham from Fri-
day night to Sunday.
Wallace and Patty Sobotka were
Sunday dinner guests of Steve and
Cyndi Sobotka.
Visitors in the home of Mary
Kathryn Gepner from Thursday,
Feb. 1, through Sunday, Feb. 4,
were her nephew, Master Ser-
geant Gail Matthews, wife Kellie
and son Tim. Sergeant Matthews
is transferring from Aurora, CO to
Quantico, VA. They left Monday,
Feb. 4, to go to Virginia.
Super guests Friday of Mary
Kathryn Gepner were her house-
guests, Gail, Kellie and Tim Mat-
thews, and Mike and Nancy Gep-
ner.
Mary Gepner and her houseg-
uests, Gail, Kellie and Tim Mat-
thews, were Saturday supper guests
of Mike and Nancy Gepner. Also
visiting Mike and Nancy Gepner
was their granddaughter, Sophia
Nicole Camacho.
Super Bowl Sunday guests of
Mike and Nancy Gepner were Mi-
chael, Hannah and Sophia Cama-
cho, Mary Gepner, Gail, Kellie and
Tim Matthews, Andy Freihage and
a friend, Brittainy.
Sunday evening Malinda
Swank stopped at the home of
Mary Kathryn Gepner to visit with
her houseguests, Gail, Kellie and
Tim Matthews.
February 11 - A baked potato
bar supper will be held Wednesday
evening, Feb. 20, at the Tingley
community building. Meal will
consist of a baked potato, a choice
of toppings, dessert and bever-
age. Serving begins at 5 p.m. Its
freewill offering with proceeds go-
ing toward upkeep of the Tingley
community building. Everyone
welcome.
Valentines Day will be ob-
served at the meal site Friday, Feb.
15. A valentine king and queen will
be revealed and crowned at this
time. Voting for this couple will be
ongoing all week at the site until
11 a.m. Friday. Therell be special
music, plus treats for everyone.
The Community Singers from
the Cleareld, Lenox and surround-
ing areas will be entertaining at the
site Presidents Day, Monday, Feb.
18. Pie a la mode will be a special
treat to be enjoyed that day.
It is such a busy time. There is
not a chance for anyone to get the
winter blahs. This writer sure is
glad to live in Iowa instead of out
east where theyre getting all that
snow and wind.
Last week was pretty normal
at the meal site. The musical duo,
Peggy Skarda and Virginia Walden,
were present Monday with more of
their special music. Ethel Camp-
bell shared a joke to add a bit of
humor to the day. Karon Naomi
showed some beautiful pictures
she just nished painting.
The band was present to enter-
tain Tuesday. Members included
accompanist Carmene James, plus
Junior Brown, Doris Overholser,
Mary Jane Narigon, Iona Triggs,
Evelyn Sickels, Marge Werner, Bill
and Norma Webb, Dick and Vir-
ginia Walden and Dave and Wilm-
ina Jennings. Virginia Walden and
Pinkie Collins both shared jokes to
provide bits of humor to the day.
Dave Patch provided the blessing
by singing The Lords Prayer. It
was good to have Don and Mary
Jane Narigon back again.
Friday found the singers on
hand to entertain. They included
accompanist Darlene Morgan, di-
rector Bonnie Manders, plus Doro-
thy Clough, Marge Werner, Mary
Jane Narigon, Dave Patch, Bill and
Norma Webb and Dick and Vir-
ginia Walden. It was good to have
Darlene Morgan back again. All
wish it could have been for a hap-
pier reason.
Happy birthday wishes were
extended to Carmene James, who
observed a birthday Thursday, Feb.
7, and also to Charlene Ford, who
observed a birthday the same day,
Feb. 7.
Janice Lindeman was wel-
comed back to the site Friday. All
hope to see her back really soon.
Mount Ayr meal site was closed
Friday because of a funeral dinner
at their site. Tingley felt it a privi-
lege to deliver meals to folks in
Mount Ayr and Kellerton to help
out.
February 11 - Brad and Daryl
Holden accompanied Gene
Motsinger to Benton for the
monthly breakfast for supper at the
Waubonsie Center Saturday eve-
ning. Sunday Allen Jarred called
on Gene and later in the day Billie
Adli and Mollie brought treats and
conversation.
Rod Shields xed barbecued
ribs for Aleha, Hayley, Hope and
Harper Whittington Sunday. Sta-
cey Shields is in Arizona visiting
with her parents and sister.
Charlie and Vickie Jeanes were
in Des Moines Friday to see his
eye doctor. He got a good report.
Kayla and Tyler Hanawalt were
Saturday afternoon and evening
visitors with their grandparents,
Charlie and Vickie Jeanes. Their
parents, Josh and Lizzie, were in
Des Moines to help Liz Stewart
celebrate her 30th birthday.
Lil Rinehart, Bev McGinnis
and Vickie Jeanes worked at the
Redding Methodist Church spa-
ghetti supper Sunday night. Walt
McGinnis and Charlie Jeanes were
there to eat and visit. It was also
good to see the Bishops, Murphys
and Sudduths from this neighbor-
hood among the diners.
February 11 - It has been a little
warmer in recent days and all at the
Center are happy about that. Al-
most all the snow has disappeared
with the warmer temperatures and
that is wonderful news. Without
the snow cover, it is bound to be
a little warmer. Yesterday and last
night, however, the wind was very
strong and the picture in mind was
that of the old man winter cloud
blowing out through his mouth for
all he was worth. It is still windy at
this writing, but not nearly as bad.
There were fewer people in
for bingo Tuesday but a nice big,
cheerful crowd was there to play
pitch Wednesday. There was a lot
of laughing, talking and bidding
going on. Ruth, the hostess for
that day, was unable to be there so
Myron and Shirley Ingram were
the host and hostess and closed the
Center.
The birthday club men Thurs-
day, Feb. 7, with nine in attendance
celebrating the birthdays falling in
February.
Those at the Center had not
known until the printing of last
weeks paper that Lavena Wimer
had been ill and hospitalized but
she was there bright and cheery
Thursday with her granddaughter
as a special guest for the club. All
of them at the Center are wishing
her well.
It was mistakenly put in the pa-
per last week that snack and game
night will be starting at 4:30 p.m.
on Sunday, Feb. 24. It will start at
5 p.m. Sorry about the mistake.
The chair exercises went well
this morning. Counting Sharon
and the hostess, Dorothy Saville,
they had four people doing the pro-
gram. It lasts about 45 minutes and
it is a lot of fun. Every time you do
the exercise it seems to be a little
easier. After exercise, coffee and
a fellowship time are enjoyed in
the kitchen. Please come and join
them. It really is a fun time.
It has been somewhat quiet
this past week so not a lot to write
about. See you next week.
Clearview Home
Cleareld
Jeani Swartwood
February 11 - This week seemed
to y by. A person needs to slow
down and smell the roses once in
awhile, but who has time for that?
Valentines Day is upon us and
this writer is still recouping from
Christmas. A note to all the guys
out there, if you dont want to be in
the doghouse, remember February
14. Get your gal something special
shell never forget!
Monday residents started the
morning with exercise and then
they read from a new book called
Curiosities of Iowa. Its remark-
able how much they did not know
about their own state. There was
Bible study with Scott Marcum in
the afternoon and the kitchen made
snickerdoodles for afterward.
Tuesday residents made a val-
entine pocket for their doors. They
have a bunch of talented artists
among them. Bingo was played in
the afternoon. Winners were Dar-
lene Gilbert, Lila Barker, Lorane
Leonard, Gladys Gose and Nioma
Gaule.
Wednesday residents exer-
cised and they also exercised their
brains with some trivia. Sharmane
McAlpine conducted church ser-
vice in the afternoon.
Thursday was the birthday of
James Dean so everyone had a
little fun with trivia about his mov-
ies and his short life. It was amaz-
ing how much they knew and the
things they didnt. A movie and
popcorn were enjoyed in the after-
noon. It was a perfect dreary day
for a movie.
Friday residents exercised and
read some more from the Curiosi-
ties of Iowa book. They all want
to go to Adair and see the big spi-
der made from a Volkswagen bug.
The school kids came to read in the
afternoon. Residents xed them a
goody bag to take with them. Glad-
ys Gose put some ribbon and heart
stickers on a bag of candy. The kids
left valentines for the residents.
Visitors this week were Normie
Beggs with several; Kerry Saville,
Dorothy Baker, Gordon Kilgore
and Kathy Valenzuela with Clara
Kilgore; Jacque Simmons, Fran
Losec and Kelly Allee with Helen
Lyddon;
Marcia Nickell with Dorothy
Wetzel; Kelsey and Keagan Bailey
and Bernita Stansberry with Colet-
ta Bradley; Jack and Dixie Taylor
and Darla Sobotka with Lorabel
Taylor;
Sundae, Meghan and Eric Nor-
dstrom with Ona Knott, and Gary
and Carolyn Williams with Jean
Haidsiak.
Everyone would like to welcome
Kenneth Bolinger to Clearview.
This writer had a chance to visit
with him and he is a delight to talk
to. All look forward to getting to
know him better.
Food for thought: Try to be
like a turtle -- at ease in your own
shell.
Coffee With
The Girls
News from Cleareld
Linda Bell
February 11 - Sunday - Its the
last week of January. It seems like
it went by fast. Only one more
month of real winter. February
looks like a busy month so it will
go fast too.
Monday - Darla Sobotka and
Linda Bell planned to go up to
Lindas moms for a couple of days
-- leave Monday and come back
Wednesday. Instead of driving up
this time, they ew. Darla and her
husband, Doug, are taking ying
lessons. They started in Decem-
ber and Darla wondered if Linda
would want to do that. Linda asked
if the instructor would be with
them. Darla said, Yes, of course.
They just thought that would be
a good chance for them to get in
some cross-country ying instruc-
tion. It was fun.
Lindas mom hadnt been out
all winter. She needed her hair cut
and permed. They got that done on
Tuesday and went out for lunch.
Wednesday they got her in to see
her doctor. She hadnt been in for
a physical for over two yeas. She
said she felt ne; why does she
need to see the doctor? She is in
pretty good shape for 92 years of
age or so the doctor says. Then
they went out for lunch again and
met Lindas brother and wife and
her sister-in-law. Her mom sure
enjoyed getting out.
They got home around 5:30
p.m. and ew into the Creston
airport. When they went over Af-
ton, Linda called her sister-in-law,
Sherry, and told her she was ying
right over her house, go out and
wave to her. It takes an hour and
15 minutes to y and four and one-
half hours to drive by car. Pretty
nice.
Friday - They celebrated Tom
and Joyce Essers 50th wedding
anniversary at the Store. Tom
bought coffee for all who were
there. They always enjoy Jeannie
Larson too. She joins them for her
break when shes working at the
store. They all wish Tom and Joyce
many more years.
This coming Saturday, Feb. 16,
is the day a photographer is com-
ing to Cleareld to take pictures
and do a story on the Lions shuttle
service. It will be in the magazine
that goes all over the world. They
are inviting anyone who wants to
be in the picture with them. They
want to have at least 100 people.
The time is 11 a.m. for the picture
and then at 12 noon you can join
them for a bowl of soup. Then after
dinner the Lions will have a short
meeting. Linda hopes the weather
is good. See ya then.
Closing with Theres no time
like the present to procrastinate.
From the coffee table, Linda B.
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financial aid forms?
If youre a senior planning for college
(or the parent of one), you need
to file the Free Application
for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Receive free FAFSA assistance
during a personal
30-minute appointment.
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Free FAFSA Assistance
Mount Ayr Community High School
Monday,
February 18
Noon - 6 p.m.
Please call
641-464-0532
to schedule your appointment.
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that may be completed without professional
assistance via paper or electronic forms
provided by the U.S. Department
of Education at www.fafsa.gov
H.E.L.P. Youth Pod is doing their 2nd annual granting
cycle!
H.E.L.P. is a youth pod that serves Ringgold County. Our mission
states that we are to serve the people of Ringgold County by
providing recreational activities and educational opportunities in
a safe environment. H.E.L.P. stands for:
HELPING
ENRICH THE
LIVES OF
PEOPLE
We grant money to people or organizations that we feel will
help our community.
We will be accepting applications until Friday, March 1, 2013.
Grant applications will be held in the Mount Ayr High School Ofce
and the Diagonal School Ofce. If you have any questions you can
contact Dawson Knapp at 641-234-0217. If your grant is approved,
we request your presence at the annual banquet in May.
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NOTICE
Judge Lewis Scholarship
Applications
for 2013 graduates are now available in the
Mount Ayr Community High School Guidance
Office. All seniors who are planning to continue
their education should pick up an application.
The deadline is Thursday, February 28, 2013.
College-bound high school se-
niors and their parents are invited
to attend a no-cost session for as-
sistance in lling out the Free Ap-
plication for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA).
To complete the FAFSA, fami-
lies should bring, for both the stu-
dent and parent, the following:
Social Security number, driv-
ers license number and date of
Several members of the Mount Ayr FFA chapter received recognition at the FFA advisor review night held re-
cently in Chariton. Pictured (L-R) are Jena James, Iowa Degree; Erin Dolecheck, Iowa Degree; Leigh James,
Ofcer Book; Logan Wimer, Iowa Degree, Ofcer Book; Hagan Willis, Ofcer Book; Johnathan Triggs, Iowa
Degree; and Austin Quick, Iowa Degree. Not pictured is Morgan Quick, qualied for the Iowa Degree and
Equine Science Prociency Degree.
The Ringgold county H.E.L.P.
Youth Pod is opening their second
annual granting cycle, and they in-
vite county residents and groups to
apply.
H.E.L.P. stands for Helping
Enrich the Lives of People. It is a
youth pod that serves the people of
Ringgold county by providing rec-
reational activities and educational
opportunities in a safe environ-
ment. The group grants money to
people or organizations they feel
will help the community.
Applications will be accepted
until Friday, March 1. Grant appli-
cations are available in the Mount
Ayr high school ofce and the Di-
agonal school ofce.
Questions should be directed to
Dawson Knapp at 641-234-0217.
The group requests grant recipi-
ents presence at the annual ban-
quet in May.
Results are back for the Mount
Ayr FFA chapters entries in the
FFA advisor review night held at
the Chariton high school Monday,
February 4.
Four students were awarded the
prestigious Iowa Farmers Degree.
Jena James, Morgan Quick, Logan
Wimer and Johnathan Triggs each
submitted a lengthy application
and several years of records for
their SAE project. Two students,
Austin Quick and Erin Dolecheck,
will need to make corrections and
FFA competes in regional event
resubmit for another review at dis-
trict competition March 9 at Earl-
ham.
Students who obtain their Iowa
Degree are eligible to make appli-
cation for their American Degree
within two years of graduating
from high school.
Morgan Quick earned a pro-
cience award in equine science.
She received a one rating and will
continue to advance.
The chapter earned three bronze
degrees for the treasurer, secretary
and record book/scrapbook.
The chapter will travel to the
subdistrict contest February 21 at
Indianola. There, FFA students
will compete against other stu-
dents in the south central region in
POA slideshow, conduct of meet-
ings, parliamentary procedure,
greenhand quiz, chapter quiz, job
interview, ag broadcasting, pub-
lic speaking, ag sales, and creed
speaking events.
FFA state convention will be in
Ames on April 21 23.
H.E.L.P.
Youth Pod
seeking grant
applications
A number of students from
Cleareld and Diagonal elemen-
tary schools were honored for their
submissions to the Corning Center
for Fine Arts (CCFA) art show.
Clearelds Emily Fletcher
earned a rst-place ribbon. Ry-
lan Larsen and Alex Baker were
awarded second-place ribbons, and
Cody Maynard earned third place.
Honorable mentions went to
Shayla Berger, Aiden Eggert and
Enjoying the reward
Sixth graders enjoy an afternoon of bowling as a reward for a job well done at school. According to Mount
Ayr elementary principal Chris Elwood, fth and sixth grade students can qualify for a quarterly Reward
Day by meeting criteria based on academics, behavior, and attendance. Students who met the criteria for
the second quarter were able to spend an afternoon bowling at Lucky Lanes. The rst quarter reward was a
movie at Princess Theater. Elwood also thanked the S.O.S. group their help in funding these two days.
FAFSA workshop to be held at MACHS
birth
Most recent federal and state
tax returns
W-2 forms or other records of
income earned last year
Current bank statements and
investment records
Records of untaxed income
received last year
2012 business and farm re-
cords
Alien registration numbers if
not a U.S. citizen
Sponsored by the Iowa Col-
lege Access Network, the personal
30-minute sessions will be held
12-6 p.m. Monday, February 18
at Mount Ayr Community high
school.
To schedule an appointment,
please call 464-0532.
Cleareld, Diagonal art students
earn recognition at Corning art fair
Macy Harban.
CCFA particpation recognition
awards went to Brayden Berger,
Keegan Smith, Max Harban, Wil-
liam OConnor, Emily Parmenter
and Macy Harban.
Diagonal students recognized
included Bradyn Cool (rst place),
Briar Knapp (second place) and
Garrett Stephens (third place).
Honorable mentions went
to Carter Lumbard and Skyler
Stamps.
Earning CCFA awards were
Jasmine Hansen, Clarie Oshel,
Lauren Burton, Caleb Hubbard,
Taylor Hubbard, Toby Ruby, Hail-
ley Gregg, Will Strange, Calli Herr,
Rhett Larson, Kayla Bentley, Kade
Klommhaus and Erin Sobotka.
Other schools participating in
the show included Bedford, Corn-
ing, Glenwood, Mount Ayr and
Nodaway Valley.
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Future Raiders support current Raiders
Area peewee wrestlers attended the last home dual to support the Raiders. Pictured are (front row, L-R) Drew
Ehlen, Brayden Cook, Brock Shaha, Nathan Nvotney, Preston Fleharty and Tucker Knox; (secord row) Trae
Fooken, Jacob Novak, Trae Ehlen, Kolbin Klommhaus, Bryce Shaha, Xander Harmening and Cain Harmen-
ing; (back row) Corey Fleharty, Payton Fleharty, Chris Kemery, Adler Shay, Reas Knapp, Briar Knapp,
Dawson Swank, Clayton VanBuskirk and John Ford.
Caylie Hickman took rst place in
the 12-year-old girls division of
the Knights of Columbus district
free throw contest in Osceola Feb-
ruary 3. She will now advance to
the regional contest February 24
in Albia. Caylie is the daughter
of Doug and Susan Hickman of
Mount Ayr.
Hickman advances
Caylie Hickman
Fox Clinton
to SWCC hall
of fame
Ron Fox Clinton, retired
Southwestern Community College
athletic director, coach, and in-
structor, will be inducted into the
Southwestern Community College
Athletic Hall of Fame during a cer-
emony to be held on Sat., March 2,
2013, at approximately 2:30 p.m.,
prior to the mens basketball game,
which is scheduled to begin at 3
p.m., in the Student Center.
The womens team plays at 1
p.m. that day. The SWCC teams
face Iowa Central Community
College from Fort Dodge. A re-
ception will be held in the upstairs
of the Student Center following
the mens game.
Clinton worked at the college
from 1964-2009.
Useless Facts
BY ZACH LEMON
J.P. Morgan bailed out the
U.S. in 1895.
Giraffes clean their ears with
their 18-plus-inch tongues.
Pigs cant look up at the sky.
Hall of Fame boxer Sugar Ray
Robinson backed out of a ght be-
cause he had a dream that he was
going to kill his opponent in the
ring. After a priest and minister
convinced Robinson to ght, Rob-
inson went into the ring and killed
his opponent, Jimmy Doyle.
Anatidaephobia is the fear that
somewhere in the world there is a
duck watching you.
Its impossible to hum while
plugging your nose.
Youre more likely to die on
your way to buy a lottery ticket
then you are to actually win the
lottery.
It cost $7 million to make the
Titanic, and $200 million to make
a lm about it.
A seashell next to your ear is
the sound of your blood surging,
not the ocean.
Wallace Center to offer apprenticeships
in sustainable farming practices
The Wallace Centers of Iowa (WCI) will offer up to four appren-
ticeships in 2013 at the Henry A. Wallace Country Life Center near
Orient. The apprenticeship program is designed to provide practical
experience to individuals who are committed to sustainable farming
practices and want to work within the process of food production.
Sessions will be at least a minimum of eight weeks with a maxi-
mum of 12 to 15 weeks. Each session will provide comprehensive,
practical experience operating a medium-sized organic vegetable and
fruit production garden including direct seeding, planning weekly
CSA produce boxes, produce harvesting and cleaning, orchard care,
and high tunnel production.
Apprentices will also assist with public programs and events such
as eld days, youth programming, farmers markets, and restaurant
supply. In addition, the apprentices will be expected to create a pay-
it-forward project following the apprenticeship that helps others better
understand the importance of sustainable farming practices.
WCI will provide a stipend of $1,000 to $1,500, depending upon the
length of the apprenticeship, housing, and assistance after the appren-
ticeship in developing a business plan and work portfolio. For a com-
plete list of program opportunities and expectations, visit www.wal-
lace.org or contact Diane Weiland at 641-337-5019 or dianeweiland@
wallace.org. Prospective apprentices must complete a brief question-
naire before March 15, 2013.
The Wallace Centers of Iowas two locations include the Henry A.
Wallace Country Life Center in rural Orient and the Wallace House in
Des Moines. Together, the two historic sites provide educational pro-
grams and community services, produce organic fruits and vegetables,
and offer locally-sourced meals. More information about the non-prot
can be found at www.wallace.org.
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$2,024,000 of the $2.956 million
countys road budget. Secondary
Road Fund money is distributed
to all 99 counties, but Ringgold
county receives less than 1/99 of
the total funds due to deciencies
in funding factors such as popula-
tion and trafc compared to larger
counties.
Farm-to-Market Fund
(Eight percent of RUTF)
Ringgold county receives about
the same amount of money each
year in the Farm-to-Market Fund.
for scal year 2013 It is estimated
the county will receive $641,000.
The Farm-to-Market Fund is
set aside specically for construc-
tion, repair and maintenance of
the states farm-to-market road
system. In Ringgold county, road-
ways designated with a P or J
prex are farm-to-market roads,
regardless of surface type. When
established by the Iowa legislature,
these roadways were intended not
only for agriculture but also for the
movement of people and the ef-
cient access to goods and services
in rural areas.
Unlike money in the Second-
ary Road Fund, money set aside in
the Farm-to-Market Fund is con-
trolled by the state department of
transportation. Counties must send
plans and specications for proj-
ects to the state for their approval
before funds are released.
Another difference between
the Secondary Road Fund and the
Farm-to-Market Fund is the fact
that counties are required by law
to expend their funds within three
years or the funds are redistrib-
uted to other counties. In addition,
counties may borrow ahead up to
ve years worth of funding.
TIME-21 Fund
For scal year 2013 Ringgold
county received $221,000 from the
TIME-21 fund.
This fund was created by the
Iowa legislature in response to
the DOTs 2006 report revealing
the impending perfect storm
in highway maintenance needs
versus available revenue. Its goal
was to generate additional revenue
through a series of proposed alter-
native funding mechanisms, such
as increased gas tax, increased li-
cense and registration fees, the im-
plementation of certain toll roads
and user fees, to name a few.
Unlike the RUTF, proceeds
from this fund are split among the
state, counties and cities at a 60-
20-20 ratio. Under the legislation,
most county funds coming from
TIME-21 would be targeted toward
repair or replacement of decient
bridges and, to a lesser extent, to
maintenance of the farm-to-market
road system.
Since its inception, the TIME-
21 has generated some additional
funding, primarily because of in-
creased registration fees for cer-
tain vehicles. Unfortunately, in
large part due to a worsening of
the perfect storm and because
most of the proposed alternative
funding mechanisms were never
fully implemented, the TIME-
21 fund has fallen far short of its
original predicted revenues. The
fund fell $151.7 million short in
Fiscal Year 2012, and by 2018, the
year TIME-21 had originally been
predicted to become fully funded,
the shortfall estimate had grown to
over $1.5 billion.
Despite receiving $221,000
for this scal year, Gunsolley es-
timates the county would likely
have received more had the ad-
ditional revenues been divided by
the existing RUTF formula instead
TIME-21 because of the difference
in the funding formula ratios.
Transfer of Jurisdiction Fund
Over the past 10 years, Ring-
gold county has averaged approxi-
mately $64,000 per year from the
Transfer of Jurisdiction Fund. In
2003 the state transferred jurisdic-
tion of a number of roadways to the
counties. To help counties assume
the added responsibility for repair
and maintenance, the legislature
set aside funds to ease the transi-
tion. That funding mechanism,
however, expires at the end of
June, and the money will then be
divided among all 99 counties by
the Secondary Road Fund formu-
la. Again, because of the funding
ratio, Ringgold county will likely
receive less than $64,000 in years
to come.
Farm-to-Market Extension
Fund
The county received $26,400
in the Farm-to-Market Exten-
sion Fund this year. This fund is
separate from the Farm-to-Market
Fund.
Extension funds are earmarked
for costs associated with mainte-
nance and repair of farm-to-market
roads that run through towns with
populations of less than 500 peo-
ple. In Ringgold county, all towns,
with the exception of Mount Ayr,
fall into that category, and each
town, with the exception of Ben-
ton, has a farm-to-market road run-
ning through it.
Ringgold county gave towns
the choice of allowing the county
to maintain their farm-to-market
roads or to receive the state fund-
ing via the county to maintain
them through their own city ser-
vices. Delphos, Diagonal, Kel-
lerton and Maloy have chosen to
maintain their own stretch of farm-
to-market roadway and therefore
receive a portion of the extension
funds from the county.
County property tax
In scal year 2013, $619,100 in
rural property taxes was budgeted
for county roads. This amount g-
ures to approximately 75 percent of
the rural basic line item on the tax
bill and generates approximately
one dollar per acre for an average
county parcel with average pro-
duction capacity. Only taxes on
rural property are provided to the
Secondary Roads Department - no
properties within city limits cur-
rently pay county taxes that go to
county roads.
Federal funds
In scal year 2013, Ringgold
county also received $208,000
from the Surface Transportation
Program fund and $241,000 from
the Highway Bridge Program fund
from the federal government.
Much like the states Farm-to-
Market Fund requirements, any
projects using federal funds must
meet strict federal guidelines and
can be used only for paving and
bridgework respectively. Accord-
ing to Gunsolley, the average-sized
bridge in Ringgold county current-
ly costs about $500,000 to replace.
With the current level of funding
for bridges, he remarked, it would
take over 400 years to replace all
of the countys bridges.
Need vs. Revenue
As stated last week, the Iowa
County Engineers Association has
estimated a cost of $4.8 million per
year simply to maintain the cur-
rent status of roads and bridges in
Ringgold county. If all the above
funding sources were combined in
scal year 2013, the total money
available to Ringgold county is
an estimated $4,000,000 in round
gures, about $800,000 short of
the Associations estimate. More-
over, as has been shown, ination
of construction costs continues
to skyrocket, so this deciency is
likely to rise year after year. As a
result of this yearly shortfall that
has occurred over the past several
decades, the state and counties face
two difcult choices: raise revenue
or reduce services.
The nal installment of the se-
ries in next weeks Record-News
will examine various proposals to
increase state road revenues as
well as what Ringgold county resi-
dents may expect if more revenue
doesnt become available.
More on county road funds
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Legislative Coffee
to be held Saturday
A Legislative Coffee will be
held at the Ringgold County Ex-
tension ofce, 101 N. Polk Street,
Saturday, Feb. 16.
State senator Joni Ernst and
state epresentative Cecil Dolech-
eck will be meet and greet citizens
from 1:00 to 2:00 pm with light re-
freshments provided.
Anyone is welcome, including
youth. The elected ofcials will
give comments of what is happen-
ing in the Legislature as well as
take comments or questions from
the audience. It is interesting so
come, listen, and learn.
The Legislative Coffee is spon-
sored by the Mount Ayr Chamber.
A Ringgold county farmer has
been elected as an ofcer of the
Iowa Cattlemens Foundation for
2013.
Lee Faris will serve a one-year
term as vice president of the orga-
nization.
Other ofcers named to one-
year terms were Glenn Rowe, Lo-
rimor, president; Joanne Tupper,
Ionia, secretary; and Kent Pruis-
mann, Rock Valley, treasurer.
The Iowa Cattlemens Foun-
dation is a 501(c)3 non-prot or-
ganization that provides several
scholarship and learning opportu-
nities for young people interested
in cattle production, such as the
Beef Scholarship Extravaganza
and the Youth Beef Team program
and scholarships. Funds are raised
for ICF through an annual auction
held during the Iowa Cattlemens
Association Convention, memo-
rial donations, cash donations, and
a small fee raised through the pur-
chase of Cattlemen Care license
plates.
Faris named ICA
vice president
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
Bill Northey encourages eligible
farm owners to apply for the 2013
Century and Heritage Farm pro-
gram. The program is sponsored
by the Iowa Department of Agri-
culture and Land Stewardship and
the Iowa Farm Bureau and recog-
nizes families who have owned
their farm for 100 years in the case
of Century Farms and 150 years
for Heritage Farms.
These awards are an opportu-
nity to recognize the hard work and
commitment by these families that
is necessary to keep a farm in the
same family for 100 or 150 years,
Northey said. If you consider all
the challenges and unexpected ob-
stacles each of them would have
had to overcome during their life
on the farm, it gives you a greater
appreciation of the dedication and
perseverance of each of the fami-
lies being recognized.
Applications are available on
the departments website at www.
IowaAgriculture.gov by clicking
on the Century Farm or Heritage
Farm link under Hot Topics.
Applications may also be re-
quested from Becky Lorenz,
coordinator of the Century and
Heritage Farm program via phone
at 515-281-3645, email at Becky.
Lorenz@IowaAgriculture.gov or
by writing to Century or Heritage
Farms Program, Iowa Department
of Agriculture and Land Steward-
ship, Henry A. Wallace Building,
502 E. 9th St., Des Moines, IA
50319.
Farm families seeking to qualify
for the Century or Heritage Farms
Program must submit an applica-
tion to the department no later than
June 1, 2013.
The ceremony to recognize the
2013 Century and Heritage Farms
will be held at the Iowa State Fair
and is scheduled for Tuesday, Au-
gust 13.
Century Farms
sought for
recognition
February 11 - By the time this
column is read, the month is will
be half over. Coming up on Mon-
day will be the Community Sing-
ers at 1:45 p.m. with the Blockton
Community Church hosting the
birthday party. A patriotic service
will be planned on Feb. 21 in hon-
or of Presidents Day. Liz will lead
country school in the morning at
9:30 a.m. on the same day. Like
them on Facebook to see what is
going on. Search for Clearview
Home - Mount Ayr.
Condolences go out to the fami-
lies of Sarah Eike and Dorsey Der-
rick. Sarahs smile will be missed
by everyone. Dorsey had always
enjoyed music with the activ-
ity staff. This, too, will be missed.
Clearview staff and residents offer
their sympathy and prayers.
Monday Pattie read to a large
group in the multipurpose room in
the morning. Sommer spent time
in the special care unit and read
stories and shared pictures from
the Our Iowa magazine.
Coffee club was fun with Pat-
tie serving puppy chow to the
residents Tuesday morning. Peggy
Wagenknecht was in for music in
the morning with Lisa on piano.
They also went to the special care
unit to sing. Lisa played the piano
in the south lobby. The Tingley
Kitchen Band was in to enter-
tain. Band members were few but
mighty. They included Mary Jane
Narigon, Iona Triggs, Doris Over-
holser, Carmene James, Vern Jr.
Brown, Evelyn Sickels and George
Hoseld.
Wednesday Pattie, Sommer and
Kathi were busy with hand care all
morning. Chris Conklin was in for
church in the afternoon. Sommer
made popcorn and watched some
shows on the TVLand channel.
Thursday Katie Zimmerman
brought in a program about car-
dinals. She had a video about the
birds life cycle and their habits.
She shared a mounted bird with the
residents. In the afternoon a game
of Valentine jingo was played. Seth
Denney was in for Bible study to
nish the afternoon. Sommer and
Kathi hung the crayon heart craft
residents made in the dining room.
Friday Kathi read the Mount
Ayr Record-News and Diagonal
Activities Staff
Clearview Home
Progress to the residents. In the
afternoon they played bingo. Kathi
called and Shawn Cameron passed
prizes. Winners were Berniece
Hoffman, Permelia Fletchall, Hel-
en Mae Banks, Anita Hayworth
and Anna Linkey.
Marian Jennings was in to lead
Sunday school one last time. She
will be missed.
Visitors last week were John,
Lesa, Tucker and Baylee Dar-
rah and Woodie, Marta and Joey
Ladmier with Berniece Hoffman;
Steven Padgitt with Jack Padgitt;
Joyce Smith with Irene Spencer;
Jim and Arlene Pearce with Edna
Scott; Ruth Hay, Charles Grout,
Robert Grout and Bev and Mike
Auer with Pearl Grout;
Grace Warin with Marilyn Rich-
ards; Gerry King with Shirley Karr;
Sherry Briner and Florence Bishop
with Lawrence Bishop; Shirley Er-
ickson with Don Strange; Jim, Lori
and Allison Norris with Mildred
Beymer; Chris Gilbert with Laura
Osborn;
Linda Konnath and Jim Ward
with Roxie Trullinger; Peggy
Wagenknecht with Iris Osborn
and Marilyn Richards; Janis Tay-
lor with Anna Linkey; Rick Scott
of Leon with Gerata Scott; Joyce
England with Lois Anne Sobotka;
Trudy Weaver with Virginia Weav-
er, and Bob and Kay Sickels with
Vera Daughton.
Kellerton
Kathryn Still and Jan
Holmes 783-2123
February 11 - The Kellerton
Assembly of God Church has
changed the time of their Sunday
evening church service. It is now
at 6 p.m.
Next Tuesday, Feb. 19, is the
food bank at the Bank of Christ
Outreach Church from noon to
5 p.m. Anyone needing or want-
ing food assistance is welcome to
come. Kathy and her crew would
probably be thankful for any help
during the day, also.
Saturday, Feb. 16, will be the
SIPR Breakfast for Supper at the
community center. Serving will
start at 5 p.m., and continue until
7 p.m. Come and join us. This sup-
per is held the third Saturday of
every month, except December.
Rod and Debbie Holmes, Judy
Doolittle, Jan Holmes and Kath-
ryn Still went to Quilt Country for
lunch after church Sunday.
Kay Doolittle visited in the
home of Judy Doolittle after church
Sunday evening.
Marlene Greimann visited with
her daughters, the Crafts in Des
Moines and the Goddards in Chari-
ton, this past weekend.
Larry and Dorothy McAtee
went to Davis City to hear their
grandson, Matthew Hullinger,
preach Sunday.
Diane and Richard Servetti
visited with her mother, Betty Stu-
art, Saturday and took her out to
lunch.
Jan Holmes and Kathryn Still
went to Mount Ayr Tuesday on
business and had lunch at Rumors
with Doug and Luke Still. Kathryn
went to the basketball game with
Katie Still Tuesday evening. The
sisters went to Lamoni on business
Wednesday and had lunch at the
Sale Barn Cafe. The sisters were
Creston shoppers Friday and had
lunch with Greg Still at Creston
Family Restaurant. Bryce Still vis-
ited with his two grandmas Satur-
day.
February 11 - A strong brisk
west wind this Monday morn-
ing drives right to the bones. The
mud is a little more solid with the
30-degree temperature.
Harley and Lena Yoder of Ver-
digre, NE were in the area last
week, being overnight guests at
Albert Yoders and dinner guests
of Vernon Troyers Friday. They
were promoting a product, Protan-
dim.
William, 11 years old, son of
Sammie and Alma Mast, under-
went an eight-hour eye operation
in Iowa City last Monday.
Lorene Bontrager (Samuels)
is in Bloomeld for several weeks
helping her cousin, the Amos
Masts, cleaning house.
Junior Millers had a quilting
Thursday for the church women
where 14 attended. Saturday they
had another quilting bee for the
youth girls. The one quilt was a
Jacobs Ladder design done in
blues. The other one was a plain
top with roses.
Eli Yoders and Eli Hochstetlers
went to the Chariton area Saturday
to visit siblings. Eli Hochstetlers
went to her sister, the Levi Shet-
lers, who had a new baby recently,
and Eli Yoders to her sisters, but
unfortunately they werent at home
so they also spent the day at Levi
Shetlers.
If you are patient in one mo-
ment of anger, you will escape 100
days of sorrow.
Mary Troyer
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Four Mount Ayr wrestlers with
high hopes and high expectations
traveled to the district wrestling
tournament at Corning on Sat-
urday, Feb. 9. Only one of them
came home with his dreams ful-
lled.
Erik Freed won the 132-pound
district championship and will
compete in the state tournament be-
ginning this week in Des Moines. A
two-time state qualier, Freed will
face sophomore Zach Brunner (32-
11) from North Fayette in his rst-
round match Thursday at 9 a.m.
Freed left no doubt who was the
best wrestler in his weight class as
he won both his matches by pin.
His rst match was a win over
Austin Dollen of Griswold. Freed
gave his fans some anxious mo-
ments in this match as he got taken
down and put on his back. He was
able to recover, however, with a re-
versal before he put Dollen on his
Freed advances to state
Knapp, Staats, Swank fall short of qualiying
back. The mat was slapped close
to the end of the rst period indi-
cating Freed had gotten the pin.
In his second match Freed also
came from behind as he pinned
Clay Harris of Riverside, Oakland.
In this match he got taken down
but quickly escaped and scored his
own takedown. In the second pe-
riod Freed reversed Harris and was
able to get him on his back to get
the pin.
The other three Mount Ayr
wrestlers were disappointed in
their quest for a trip to the state
tournament. At 113 Dawson
Knapp placed third. He lost his
rst match to Jacob Vogel of Riv-
erside, Oakland. Vogel put the
pressure on Knapp from the very
start as he scored a quick take-
down. He then repeatedly was able
to put Kanpp on his back for near-
fall points until he had enough to
earn the technical fall midway
through the third period. Knapp
looked like a different wrestler in
his wrestleback match as he domi-
nated Troy Schwartz of Guthrie
Center. Knapp had a commanding
15-4 lead over Schwartz before he
scored the fall in the third period.
There was no wrestleback for sec-
ond place as Vogel was defeated in
the nals.
Grant Staats lost two heart-
breakers to end his season. He lost
by fall to Zach Vance of Griswold
in his rst match. Staats led 4-2
in this match going into the third
period but got caught in a cradle
that he could not get out of which
resulted in the fall. His next match
against Tucker Patrick of Guthrie
Center ended in an overtime loss.
Once again Staats looked like he
was on his way to a win as he led
going into the third period. Some
questionable ofciating in this pe-
riod allowed Patrick to pull within
two and as time expired he scored
a reversal on Staats to send the
match into overtime. Patrick got
the takedown in the overtime to get
the win.
At 160 Shane Swank won his
rst match over Trevor Hough of
Underwood. Swank got out to a
quick ve-point lead before Hough
pulled within one as they headed
into the nal period. Swank built
up his lead during this period and
won the match 10-6. Swank lost
his second match to Wyatt Lewis
of St. Albert. Swank trailed most
of the way in this defensive match
and was out-pointed 5-2. This put
Swank in a wrestle back for second
against Tyler Hein of Panorama.
Swank got the takedown and was
attempting to tilt Hein when he
got caught in a headlock and was
pinned.
Erik Freed of Mount Ayr celebrates after winning the 132-pound district
wrestling title in Corning Saturday allowing him to advance to the state
wrestling tournament this week.
Celebrating the win
Mount Ayr Community winter
athletes were recognized between
the nal home basketball games
Tuesday, February 5.
Seniors included Jasper Abarr,
son of Charles and Rebecca Abarr;
Jennifer Blair, daughter of James
and Suzanne Blair; Erin Dolech-
eck, daughter of Allan and Naomi
Dolecheck; Dylan Doman, son of
Tracy and Deanna Doman; Han-
nah Fletchall, daughter of Jeff and
Becky Fletchall; Emily Fox, daugh-
ter of Rick and Jody Fox; Caitlin
Giles, daugther of Scott and Tracy
Giles; Madison Hoseld, daughter
of Randy and Stephanie Hoseld;
Maggie Jennett, daughter of Steve
and Chantelle Jennett;
Braydee Poore, son of Clint
and Pam Poore; Austin Quick, son
of Bruce and Kris Quick; Morgan
Quick, daughter of Jeff and Rhon-
da Quick; April Shields, daughter
of Dave and Kim Shields; Jacob
Still, son of Ronch and Katie Still;
Taylor Still, daughter of Doug and
Gina Still; Johnathan Triggs, son
of Kevin and Kathy Triggs; Kylie
Wilson, daughter of Lisa and the
late Fred Wilson, and Logan Wim-
er, daughter of Brian and Wendy
Wimer.
In addition, three Raider senior
wrestlers were honored at a recog-
nition during their nal home meet
January 24: Zach Lemon is the son
of Rob and Ondrea Dory, Zane
Sickels is the son of Jeff and Amy
Sickels and Shane Swank is the
son of Mike and Melinda Swank.
Senior
Mount Ayr
athletes
honored
Comeback falls short as
Raiderette season ends
The Raiderettes 2012-13 basket-
ball schedule came to a close in their
rst post-season game as Mount
Ayr fell to Central Decatur, 56-43,
Saturday, Feb. 9 at Leon. The
Raiderettes stayed with the Cardi-
nals in the rst quarter of the game,
but a huge Central Decatur 16-point
run went unanswered by the Raider-
ettes in the second quarter and left
Mount Ayr trailing by 20 points at
halftime. The Raiderettes battled
back coming out of the locker room
to hold the Cardinals to six points
and closed the gap to 36-45 with
CD still holding the lead in the third
quarter. As the clock wound down,
Mount Ayr was unable to catch
the Cardinals and Central Decatur
claimed the game and will advance
in post-season play.
We launched a heck of a come-
back, played hard and knocked
down some big shots, commented
coach Thad Streit, but the early
deficit was too big to overcome
tonight.
Seniors led the way in their
nal high school game with Caitlin
Giles scoring 13 points and Taylor
Still recording 12 rebounds, three
steals and two blocked shots. Most
assists honors were shared by Paige
Daughton and Ashton Johnson with
three each.
1 2 3 4 TP
MA 14 5 17 7 43
CD 18 21 6 11 56
2pt 3pt FT TP R S B A
Rychnovsky 2-7 2-7 0-0 6 2 1 0 1
Daughton 2-6 0-0 2-5 6 3 2 2 3
Johnson 2-7 0-1 0-0 4 4 2 0 2
Fox 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0
Giles 4-9 3-5 2-2 13 4 1 0 2
Fletchall 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Still 5-9 0-0 2-6 12 12 3 2 0
Leah Klejch goes up for two points in recent Raiderette action.
The Raiderette and Raider JV
closed out their regular seasons with
easy wins over Lenox. Both teams
played two quarters.
Raiderette JV 22, Lenox 8
Coach Mark Budach praised
his team in their nal contest for a
good team effort.
Lead scorers were Hannah
Glendenning and Allie Shields with
seven points each. Glendenning had
top steals with three, and Shields
was top rebounder with nine. Shel-
bie Greene recorded the most assists
with ve.
Raider JV Black 25, Lenox 8
Six Raiders contributed to the
team points in a balanced scoring
attack. Points leaders were Jed
McCreary with nine and Rhett
Murphy with eight. Nick Wurster,
Caleb Schnoor, Connor Giles and
Kyle Dolecheck all contributed two
points each.
Coach Bret Ruggles commented,
Coach Jeff Levine and I have
really enjoyed watching this team
improve with every game. I have
been very impressed with their level
of knowledge of the game picked up
from the beginning and their over-
all effort each night. With both JV
teams we are building a great future
for Raider basketball!
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season
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Mount Ayr teams close regular
seasons with convincing wins
The Mount Ayr varsity girls and
boys closed out their regular sea-
son with decisive home wins over
Lenox Tuesday, Feb. 5.
Raiderettes 66, Lenox 35
The Raiderettes ended their
regular season play with what coach
Thad Streit called, a lot of heart
from a team on a mission, beating
the Lenox Tigers, 66-35 Tuesday,
Feb. 5.
The Raiderettes took a decisive
lead in the rst quarter and led 34-
20 at halftime. They pushed the lead
to 48-27 at the end of three periods
on their way to the 31-point nal
margin.
Solid team effort defined the
night as Brooke Rychnovsky did a
nice job nailing four out of seven
3-point shots. Taylor Still was team
leader overall with 25 points, six
rebounds and four steals. Ashton
Johnson and Caitlin Giles recorded
six and five assists respectively.
Giles, Paige Daughton, Logan
Wimer and Leah Klejch also did a
nice job on the boards.
Senior Raiderettes recognized
after the game were Emily Fox,
Morgan Quick, Caitlin Giles, Lo-
gan Wimer, Hannah Fletchall and
Taylor Still.
1 2 3 4 TP
Lenox 9 11 7 8 35
MA 18 16 14 18 66
Rychnovsky 4-9 4-7 1-2 13 0 0 0 0
Daughton 0-2 0-0 1-2 1 5 1 0 2
Johnson 1-4 0-2 2-2 4 2 0 0 6
Fox 0-3 0-0 0-2 0 1 0 1 2
Giles 2-6 1-3 0-0 5 5 4 0 5
Fletchall 5-10 0-0 0-5 10 5 3 0 1
Wimer 2-4 0-0 1-2 4 4 2 0 0
Klejch 2-4 0-0 0-2 4 4 3 0 1
Still 12-14 0-0 1-2 25 6 4 1 2
Raiders 73, Lenox 43
Starting out a little flat, in
coach Bret Ruggles words, the
Raiders trailed at the end of the
rst quarter, 14-8, but came back to
move ahead by four points, 28-24,
as they retired to the locker room at
halftime. Mount Ayr continued to
outscore the Tigers the rest of the
game with posts Jake Sobotka, Jed
McCreary and John Triggs getting
the job done under the basket.
Coach Ruggles remarked, Our
second half play looked more like
a team ready to push to the state
tournament.
Leading the way for the Raid-
ers was senior Jake Still with 19
points, four rebounds, ve steals,
two blocked shots and six assists.
Senior Braydee Poore recorded six
rebounds.
Senior Raiders honored at par-
ents night were Dylan Doman,
Austin Quick, Braydee Poore, Jake
Still and JohnathanTriggs.
1 2 3 4 TP
Lenox 14 10 10 9 43
MA 8 20 28 17 73
Doman 4-6 1-1 0-0 9 1 0 0 5
Jones 2-3 0-0 3-3 7 1 0 0 1
Quick 0-6 0-0 1-2 1 5 0 0 1
Poore 6-15 0-5 2-3 14 6 0 0 1
Still 7-13 5-5 0-0 19 4 5 2 6
Triggs 3-4 0-0 1-2 7 4 2 0 1
McCreary 2-5 0-0 1-1 5 4 0 0 0
Schnoor 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Weehler 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Sobotka 2-3 0-0 1-4 5 1 0 0 0
Paxson 2-2 0-0 0-2 4 0 0 0 0
Martin 0-0 0-0 2-2 2 0 1 0 0
Basketball seniors
Senior members of the Raiderettes and Raiders basketball teams include: (kneeling) Austin Quick and Dylan
Doman; (second row) Morgan Quick, Logan Wimer, Hannah Fletchall, Taylor Still, Caitlin Giles and Emily
Fox; (back) Johnathan Triggs, Braydee Poore and Jacob Still.
Wrestling
seniors
Zach Lemon
Zane Sickels
Shane Swank
The Diagonal Maroons dropped
their last home game of the year to
Lamoni but nished the regular
season above .500 by downing Es-
sex on the road.
Lamoni 73, Diagonal 40
The Demons just had too much
re power and height for the Ma-
roons to overcome. Lamoni used a
big rst and fourth quarter in the
win as they led 24-10 after one
quarter and 36-14 at the half. The
Maroons outscored the Demons in
the third period to trail 49-30, but
could not continue the momen-
tum.
On the night the Maroons were
led by senior Heath Evans with 16
points, ve rebounds and three as-
sists. Ryan Parrott had 11 points,
ve rebounds, one assist and two
steals. Senior Shad Haidsiak had
seven points, three rebounds, one
assist and one steal. Kenny Wea-
selhead added four points and two
rebounds. Blake Butler had two
points, two rebounds, four assists
and a steal. Jacob Taylor collected
three rebounds, three assists and
three steals, and Kade Means add-
ed a rebound and a steal.
The Maroons shot 38 percent
from the eld, 25 percent from the
three-point line and an ice-cold 27
percent from the free throw line,
hitting only four of 15 shots.
Coach Warren had no explana-
tion for the cold shooting from the
line since they shoot free throws
every day. Lamoni is a very ath-
letic team and have a chance to
go deep into the post-season tour-
nament if they play like that, he
said.
Diagonal 41, Essex 39
It doesnt matter how long you
lead in a ball game as long as you
lead when the clock hits zero. For
Diagonal, 16 seconds was long
enough. That is what the Diagonal
Maroons did at Essex on Tues-
day night as they trailed the entire
game until Essex missed two free
throws and Shad Haidsiak nailed
his two in a 41-39 win.
Diagonal struggled the entire
night, both offensively and defen-
sively, but managed to eek out the
win. Coach Warren told his team
after the game, Even on your
worst nights you have to nd a way
to win, and that is what we did.
The Maroons trailed 10-4 after
one period and 22-16 at the half.
The Maroons cut the lead to 32-
29 after three periods and then
outscored Essex 12-7 in the nal
Bluegrass League
Week February 5, 2013
Team Standings
Hutton Construction 22-6
Sassy Strikers 17-11
Raggamufns 15-13
Giggling Girlies 12-16
Rolling Stones 10-18
Lucky Ladies 8-20
High games (150 and over): Deb
Ayres 168, 179, 165; Renda Smith
162; Linda Green 160; Jenine Vice
159; Selina OConnor 158; Lorrie
Haver 156; Debra Larson 155; Mer-
na King 153; Ronda Smith 152.
High series (450 and over): Deb
Ayres 512.
Thursday Mens League
Week of February 7, 2013
Team Standings
Lucky Lanes 19.5-8.5
IWIWALB 16-12
DAE 15-13
Hy-Vee 13.5-14.5
Suds & Gutters 11-17
Leftys 9-19
High games (200 and over): Russ
Stewart 204, 224, 266; Scott Myer
233; Brian Sheil 229, 216; Ron Sick-
els 222; Eric Ehlen 208; Barry Jack-
son 205; Eric Dolecheck 201.
High series (600 and over): Russ
Stewart 694, Scott Myer 604.
Bowling
Lines
quarter for the win.
Diagonal was led by Jacob Tay-
lor with 10 points, two rebounds,
three steals and three assists. Blake
Butler had nine points, three re-
bounds, one assist and two steals.
Heath Evans also had nine points
plus 10 rebounds and two steals.
Shad Haidsiak added eight points,
one rebound and two assists. Ryan
Parrott chipped in with eight
points, six rebounds and a block.
For the game, Diagonal only
managed 44 shots, hitting 13 of
them for a cold 29 percent and only
23 percent behind the line making
three of 13. The bright spot on the
night was the free throw shooting
as they went to the line 16 times
and converted 12 of them for 75
percent.
The Maroons now stand at 11-
10 at the end of the regular season.
Up next will be the district tourna-
ments as they travel to Mount Ayr
for a showdown with the Raiders.
Maroons post 11-10
regular season record
Jack Jones battles on the boards for the Raiders against Lennox in a 73-43
victory. The Raiders will open district tournament play against Diagonal
tonight (Thursday) on their home court.
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Ringgold County
Supervisors
Proceedings
February 4, 2013
The Ringgold County Board of
Supervisors met in regular session
Monday, February 4, 2013. The meet-
ing was called to order at 9 a.m. with
the following members present: David
Inloes, Royce Dredge and Kraig Pen-
nington.
A motion was made by Royce
Dredge and seconded by Kraig Pen-
nington to approve the agenda. AYES:
Unanimous. NAYS: None.
A motion was made by Kraig
Pennington and seconded by Royce
Dredge to approve the previous
minutes. AYES: Unanimous. NAYS:
None.
The claims checks will be issued
February 6, 2013.
Adams Quality Cleaning, Janu-
ary cleaning, $100.00.
Alliant Energy, RCSS lights/
courthouse gas/electric/public health/
sheriff utilities/Kellerton, $9,541.94.
American Express, gas, $377.01.
Arends, Shannon, cell phone,
$50.00.
Auto-Jet Mufer Corp., parts,
$209.49.
Beck, Leora Sue, January mile-
age/cell phone, $275.78.
Calhoun-Burns & Associates,
bridge inspections, $9,917.30.
California Contractors Supplies,
tools, $478.00.
Carex Health Brands, public
health BHI grant supplies, $252.00.
Carpenter Uniform Co., sheriff
uniform/safety equipment, $226.43.
Carr, Matt, cell phone, $50.00.
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Continued on page 13
CenturyLink, 911 trunking/tele-
phone, $195.25.
Chat Mobility, attorney cell
phone, $77.05.
City of Delphos, January street
payment, $68.56.
City of Diagonal, January street
payment, $512.22.
City of Kellerton, January street
payment, $690.31.
City of Maloy, January street
payment, $79.61.
City of Mount Ayr, public health
water/sewer/RCSS/sheriff/courthouse
water/shop, $531.25.
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, county
audit services, $12,500.00.
CNH Capital/Vetter, parts,
$719.79.
Computer Man Ken, LLC, RCSS
ofce supplies, $23.46.
Consulting Archaeological Ser-
vices, archaeological services,
$3,000.00.
Culligan, courthouse / public
health water, $80.00.
Cummins Central Power, LLC,
parts, $69.61.
Davison, Mark, cell phone,
$50.00.
Doster, Chris, January mileage/
cell phone, $45.26.
Employee Benet Systems,
county insurance, $36,911.84.
Farm Plan/NAPA, miscella-
neous shop supplies/parts/oil/lters,
$290.27.
Farmers Cooperative Co., miscel-
laneous shop supplies, $101.19.
Fletchall, Becky, January mile-
Galloway, Carol Anne, January
mileage/cell phone,$212.21.
Gerolds Plumbing & Heating,
parts, $13.04.
Glendenning Motor Co., parts/
sheriff vehicle repair/oil changes,
$2,276.13.
Green Valley Pest Control, pest
control, $40.00.
Greenman, Laurie, auditor gen-
eral election mileage, $60.15.
GRP & Associates, public health
sharps disposal, $45.00.
Haley, Janet, January mileage/
cell phone, $387.08.
Haley, Rob, cell phone, $50.00.
Hensley, Kim, January mileage/
Historical Society of Ring-
gold, county FY2013 contribution,
$4,250.00.
Hotsy Cleaning Systems, shop
furnace repairs, $289.40.
Iowa DOT, testing equipment,
$100.00.
ISAC, recorder/treasurer/auditor
spring school, $390.00.
Jackson, Teresa, meal - region
meeting Red Oak, $8.25.
Jeff French Snow Removal,
RCSS snow removal, $60.00.
Jones, Teena, contracted physical
therapy, $2,538.95.
Karr, Brenda K., January mile-
Karr, Danny, January chore ser-
vice, $231.00.
Keltek Incorporated, sheriff ve-
hicle repair, $138.08.
KSIB, CPPW advertising,
$1,570.00.
Legislative Services Agency, au-
ditor Iowa Code books, $100.00.
Lowe Oil Company, oil,
$3,043.16.
Lumbard, Spencer, air compres
Mount Ayr
City Council
Proceedings
Public
Notices
February 4, 2013
The city council met in regular
session on February 4, 2013 with
Mayor Solliday calling the meeting
to order at 6 p.m. Roll call was taken
with the following members present:
Greene, Stutzman, Cannon. Absent:
Mathany, Ricker.
A motion was made by Cannon,
seconded by Stutzman, to approve
the agenda. Ayes: Greene, Stutzman,
Cannon. Nays: None.
Mayor Solliday asked if any cor-
rections needed to be made in the
minutes. With no corrections being
made, a motion was made by Greene,
seconded by Stutzman, to dispense
the reading of the minutes previous-
ly presented to council members and
approve them as presented. Ayes:
Greene, Stutzman, Cannon. Nays:
None.
SICOGs Lucas Young was pres-
ent to handle matters in regard to the
CDBG Housing Rehab Grant which
is in the stage of having contracts
awarded for construction.
seconded by Greene, to approve
Resolution No. 2013-498 entitled
Awarding Housing Rehabilitation
Contract For Project #1 to Frey
Construction in the amount of
$32,975. Roll call vote: Greene, Yes;
Stutzman, Yes; Cannon, Yes.
A motion was made by Greene,
seconded by Cannon, to approve
Resolution No. 2013-499 entitled
Awarding Housing Rehabilitation
Contract For Project #2 to Fredrick-
sen Construction in the amount of
$34,700. Roll call vote: Greene, Yes;
Stutzman, Yes; Cannon, Yes.
Following discussion on the hous-
ing rehabilitation contract award for
Project #5, a motion was made by
Stutzman, seconded by Cannon, to
hold off on the contract award for
Project #5 until a letter is sent to
the recipient property owner and the
required action is taken to properly
clean up another property the recipi-
ent owns. Roll call vote: Greene,
Yes; Stutzman, Yes; Cannon, Yes.
seconded by Cannon, to approve the
Iowa Homeland Security & Emer-
gency Management Advance Pay-
ment Request No. 7 in the amount
of $50,119.15 for the Mount Ayr
Aquatic Center Safe Room Project:
Grant Agreement Number: HMGP-
DR-1737-003301. Roll call vote:
Greene, Yes; Stutzman, Yes; Can-
non, Yes.
the rst reading of Ordinance No.
19, An Ordinance Amending The
Code Of Ordinances Of The City Of
Mount Ayr, Iowa, 2007, By Amend-
ing Provision Pertaining To Coun-
cil Compensation. Roll call vote:
non, Yes.
Resolution No. 2013-494 entitled,
Application For Tax Abatement
Under the City of Mount Ayr Urban
Revitalization Plan for Larry and
Karon Giles. Roll call vote: Greene,
Under the City of Mount Ayr Ur-
ban Revitalization Plan for Robert
J. and Debra D. Murphy. Roll call
vote: Greene, Yes; Stutzman, Yes;
Cannon, Yes.
Revitalization Plan for Van Buren
Square LLC. Roll call vote: Greene,
Revitalization Plan for Van Buren
Square LLC. Roll call vote: Greene,
ban Revitalization Plan for Dennis
and Kathy Hemann. Roll call vote:
non, Yes.
ban Revitalization Plan for Helen
Schardein. Roll call vote: Greene,
RESOLUTION APPROVING
DEED EXCHANGE
seconded by Greene, to approve Res-
olution No. 2013-503 entitled, Res-
olution Assenting To The Exchange
Of Certain Real Estate Between The
City Of Mount Ayr, Iowa And Van
Buren Square, LLC inclusive of
Warranty Deed documents executing
the exchange. Roll call vote: Greene,
Dollar General #9103 Application
For Iowa Retail Cigarette/Tobacco
Permit for the period through June
30, 2013. Roll call vote: Greene,
Tim Newton of Divine Waste ad-
dressed the council asking that his
business be considered to handle the
citys garbage disposal needs. It was
noted if changes are to be introduced
to the current garbage, it would need
to be put out for bids where all the
specications would be detailed.
Amanda Cannon, the citys certi-
ed pool operator, brought pricing
provided by ACCO for replacement
of a leaking eight-inch (8) cast iron
pipe in the surge/trash basket pit
which connects to the new PVC pip-
ing installed in the spring of 2012 and
to waterproof and seal any leaks in
the surge/trash basket pit. Questions
were raised as to why this one pipe
was excluded from the initial repairs
to replace all the piping, so Cannon
was directed to set up a meeting with
ACCO representatives to get an ex-
planation.
ACCOs price of $4,724.70 for ap-
plication of Aquan coating to the
surge/trash basket pit. Roll call vote:
non, Yes.
Amotion was made by Stutzman,
seconded by Greene, to approve the
implementation of a new city logo
which coincides with the recently
approved entry signs. Roll call vote:
non, Yes.
Superintendent Brent Wise re-
ported on the research he had done
in regard to the city operating its
own garbage removal operation. In
two options presented, information
reected a rst year annual expense
between $228,988 to $234,578
(which included the truck purchase)
then a second-year operating cost of
$147,920. The annual cost for the
landll allocation is $16,910 and
the city would need to develop a re-
cycling plan as well.
Wise also shared his thoughts
that the city just maintains a three-
pickup eet and suggested replacing
the utility truck with a better-quality
pickup in the $15,000 range, pos-
sibly a atbed for greater versatil-
ity. Wise also recommended setting
aside $6,000 annually in reserve so
every three years the city would be
in a position to update the eet.
Following Wises rst snow event,
he felt there was room for improve-
ment on the square and some other
areas and assured adjustments would
be made going forward. In regard to
lift station monitoring, council ap-
proved of Wises recommendation
that there be on-site visual inspec-
tions on Monday and Friday and the
rest of the week would be monitored
over the internet.
Other operations reported: Read
meters; repaired meters; six loads
of sludge hauled to DM; media for
trickling lter needs to be deemed
with no trace of mercury; DNR in-
spection of water plant this week;
prefab building for shed at wastewa-
ter plant more costly than supplies
from Southwest Builder Supply;
IAMU representative there February
11 for safety manual review; Wise to
DMACC for water courses Febru-
ary 12, 13, 19 and 20 and Kirkwood
February 28, and operators exams
anticipated for month of March.
A short budget session was held
to nalize gures for the FY begin-
ning July 1, 2013. The Budget Esti-
mate Summary of proposed receipts
and expenditures will be prepared
and the date for the public hearing
will be set at the next meeting.
In other discussion, council-
man Cannon pointed out the brick
pathway along the west side of the
streetscape needs lifted up.
seconded by Greene, to pay the fol-
lowing bills: Ayes: Greene, Stutz-
man, Cannon. Nays: None.
SIRWA, rural water, $16,040.50.
US Bank, federal withholding/
FICAtax, $2,752.76.
Treasurer, State of Iowa, state/
sales tax, $3,556.00.
Treasurer, State of Iowa, un-
claimed property, $6,261.41.
IPERS, IPERS, $3,049.65.
BAC, vision insurance, $103.52.
US Postal Service, postage,
$344.03.
City of Mount Ayr, PD insurance,
$567.40.
City of Mount Ayr, deposits,
$384.81.
Ringgold County Supervisors,
law enforcement, $12,865.52.
Record-News, publishing charg-
es, $388.56.
Alliant, gas/electric, $9,463.77.
Farm & Home, supplies,
$143.93.
Southwest Builder Supply, mate-
rials, $1,298.00.
Lynns Sinclair, fuel,$233.06.
Co-op, hose, $48.64.
Ofce Machines , ash drive,
$7.89.
MES, analysis, $676.00.
IDNR, fees, $40.00.
CNH Capital, repairs/parts,
$4,688.35.
Matheson, gases, $51.88.
Goobs, tires, $522.07.
Hynek Pit Pumping, haul sludge,
$4,136.44.
Saint Lukes, dues, $30.00.
Quill, ink, $73.95.
Burbach, services, $2,491.81.
MSA, engineering, $6,818.70.
NAPA, parts, $292.52.
Fastenal, supplies, $386.42.
Central Pump, parts, $548.60.
Delta Dental, insurance, $171.00.
Caseys, fuel, $341.06.
Hilltop, fees, $242.00.
Josh Wilson, deposit, $125.19.
CobraToday, insurance, $971.67.
Payroll, 1/25/2013, $5,302.89.
Payroll, 1/29/2013, 138.02.
Payroll, 2/01/2013, $3,490.43.
Gross claims, $89,048.45.
(By fund: General, $19,436.73; garbage, $114.67;
RUT, $7756.98; employee benet, $3,105.10; aquatic
center, $2,491.81; water, $29,906.75; water improve-
ment, $4,381.20; sewer, $21,855.21.)
seconded by Greene, to adjourn.
DONALD B. SOLLIDAY
Mayor
ATTEST: PAMELLAPOORE
City Clerk
RFP Notication February 5,
2013
Southwest 8 Senior Services, Inc.
is currently soliciting proposals to
provide services to individuals age
60 and older and their family care-
givers. The Request for Proposals
(RFP) being issued on February 5,
2013 is for those agencies who wish
to contract with Southwest 8 for any
of the home and community based
services listed in the proposal. This
RFP does not apply to those agen-
cies that wish to have a purchase of
service agreement with the agency
in FY2014. The notication on those
agreements will be issued in April.
Proposals are due back in the
Southwest 8 ofce by 5 p.m. on
Monday, March 4, 2013.
You may download a copy of the
RFP on our website, www.south-
west8.org, stop by the ofce at 300
W. Broadway, Suite 240 in Council
Bluffs or phone 712-328-2540 ext.
1042 to request a copy be mailed to
you.
51-2t
PUBLIC NOTICE
Southwest 8 Senior Services will
hold a public hearing at 10:30 a.m.
on Thursday, March 21, 2013, at The
Red Cross Building on the Lakin
Human Services campus in Council
Bluffs, Iowa. The address is 705 N.
16th Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The purpose of this hearing is to
receive public input regarding the
agencys service plan for their new
expanded 20-county area starting
July 1, 2013.
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Donna and Megan Warin vis-
ited with Willa Poore several times
in her Mount Ayr home throughout
the week. They helped her cel-
ebrate her 80th birthday Monday.
Greg, Amy, Maddie, Emma and
Gracie Mobley attend the basket-
ball game in Leon Saturday night
to watch the varsity girls in the dis-
trict game.
Mount Ayr Health
Care Center
Activities Staff
February 11 - Happy Valen-
tines Day! Those at Health Care
are excited to nd out who their
very own Valentines Day king and
queen will be at the Valentines
Day party to be held this afternoon
(Thursday, Feb. 14). The celebra-
tion will begin at 2 p.m. with mu-
sic, games, refreshments, cards
and, of course, the crowning of the
king and queen.
Health Care is also planning to
celebrate February birthdays this
coming Sunday afternoon with the
4-H club as hosts. This party will
begin at 2 p.m. and will be spent
enjoying not only refreshments but
also an afternoon of bingo. This
month Darlene Minnick will be the
guest of honor.
Ruth Angus enjoyed attend-
ing church with her family as
well as lunch out Sunday. Danny
Gregg had a nice time visiting with
friends at the Mount Ayr Meal Site
both Wednesday and Thursday of
last week.
Neil Stanley was present to join
his mother, Ada, for lunch a couple
of times this past week. Junior Karr
was a lunch guest of Elaine McCa-
mpbell. Judy Doolittle was a lunch
guest of her mother, Loreen Reed,
Saturday. Sunday found Phyllis
Sickels eating the noon meal with
her mother, Sylvia Hall.
Have you been noticing that
robins and cardinals are now re-
turning to Iowa? Residents have
been seeing several of these birds
in the front yard and feasting at the
bird feeders outside the windows.
Ranger Kate Zimmerman was
there Monday morning with a very
nice program all about the North-
ern Cardinal. Residents found out
that the cardinal pairs stay together
through life and have three to four
clutches in a year. After learning
all about the cardinal, all enjoyed a
video on a variety of birds compar-
ing size, mating calls and more.
With a cool day in mind, ladies
discussed different kinds of soups
as well as viewed new soup gad-
gets, soup containers and condi-
ments and foods that go with soup.
Each, in turn shared their favorite
kind of soup before departing from
ladies club.
Men, on the other hand, had a
wonderful discussion about the
spring weather with the main fo-
cus on tornadoes. Many interesting
stories were told by some who had
either been close to a tornado or
actually had damage to their home
or farm in the past tornadoes. Dis-
cussion was made on safest places
to go during a tornado -- whether
inside a building or outside where
there is no shelter available.
Three out of the four shermen
and women from Mount Ayr Health
Care and Maple Ridge gathered at
the home of Bob and Marlene Hinz
last Tuesday morning for a sh fry.
Marlene fried the sh that were
caught by the group this past sum-
mer and all agreed that they were
the best tasting sh ever! Every-
one certainly appreciated Marlene
and her cooking skills and Deanna
and Bob for taking them shing all
summer long, not to mention those
nice people who allowed them to
sh from their ponds. After eating
their catch, they can hardly wait
for the rst shing trip this spring!
Bingo was enjoyed with the
help of Phyllis Riggs, Phyllis Sick-
els, Cheri Dessinger and Corwin
Karr. Judy Doolittle was a guest
player of her mother, Loreen Reed.
Winners included June Steinman,
Betty Ruby, Kenny Driftmier,
Phyllis Faubion, Sylvia Hall, Max-
ine Werner, Catherine Crawford,
Marvin Morse and Evalee White.
Blackout winner was Elaine Mc-
Campbell.
Weather lore and bird words
were fun Wednesday morning just
before Pastor Chris Conklin arrived
along with Charlotte Swank. Pas-
tor Chris provided a sermon while
Charlotte played the piano. Valen-
tine word searches were completed
before a visit from L.A.M.B.S., a
youth group from the First Chris-
tian Church. Together children and
residents constructed posters lled
with hearts naming so many of
their loved ones. Be sure to take a
look at their artwork on your next
visit.
Thursday was a busy day lled
with nail care, hair care, exer-
cises and a visit from their RCSS
friends. Together residents and
visitors laced hearts, played games
and enjoyed refreshments.
Friday started off with target
toss, a new game. Even though
the target was huge, it was a bit
of a challenge to hold on to a high
score with bean bags ying every
which way as residents aimed for
the bulls eye. The morning closed
with trivia and exercises. The af-
ternoon was spent with the Com-
munity Singers who sang many
favorite hymns.
Sunday found everyone saying
so long to Marian Jennings after
she delivered the message during
Sunday school class. All will miss
Marion as well as all of the extra
little things she brings to go along
with her lessons. All appreciate the
many years she has spent teaching
there.
Welcome visitors over the past
week have been: Neil Stanley
with Ada Stanley; Ellen Powell,
Norma Lee Jones and Marie Still
with Ruth Angus; Cheri Dessinger,
Phyllis Sickels and Esta Deemer
of Osceola with Sylvia Hall; Ed
and Colleen Minnick with Darlene
Minnick;
Roger Gregg with Danny and
Calvin Gregg; Joni Dugan with
Bernadine McBride; Sharon Bow-
en with June Steinman; Wayne and
Suzanne Brown of Pleasant Hill,
Marilyn Bolte of West Des Moines
and Irene Merical of Adel with
Shirley Brown; Jean Gilliland with
Earl Brand; Pat Teply and Missy
the dog with Gerald Gardner;
Carol and Arlene Sobotka with
Dorothy Sobotka; James Ruby
and Lois Grace with Betty Ruby;
Judy Doolittle with Loreen Reed;
Connie Worthington of Des Moines
and Hank Smith with Margaret
Fletchall; Phil and Merna King
of Bedford and Dan King with Ed
and Lorraine King;
Steve and Marilyn Werner with
Maxine Werner; Frank Gunsol-
ley and Janice McGee of Mercer,
MO with Wayne and Irene Bohn;
Ethel Campbell with Donald
Campbell; Pam Cooper with Vir-
ginia Albers; Betty Karas and Vera
Moore with Bev Moore;
Ann Beech of Des Moines, Mi-
chelle Larson of Bevington and
Vern Brown, Bernard Crawford,
Harold and Samantha Crawford
and Jim and Rosemary Hullinger
with Catherine Crawford; Rhonda
Cooper of Kent with Kathryn Ad-
ams; John and Mary Howell of
Glenwood with Paul and Marie
Campbell, and Bob Carey of An-
keny with Irene Hogue.
Maloy
Joan Jackson 785-2210
February 11 - Cary, Debbie
and Taylor Braby and friend Dan-
iel were overnight guests of Craig
and Kathi Braby last week. Quincy
Main and Tori Braby also visited
with the Brabys.
Junior varsity basketball ended
Tuesday with a win against Lenox.
Maddie Mobley was a member of
that team. Riley Weehler is a mem-
ber of the boys team.
Saturday evening Dick and
Joyce Weehler and Wendell and
Joan Jackson attended the Knights
of Columbus supper at Saint Jo-
seph church in Mount Ayr.
Donna and Megan Warin and
Rachel Gregg went to Ames Satur-
day. They met with Katelyn Warin
who is a student at ISU. They all
attended the ISU vs. Kansas State
womens basketball game.
Saturday night Craig and Kathi
Braby visited with Jeremy and Tori
Larsen. Later they all went to the
Mount Ayr girls basketball game in
Leon.
Joyce and Jill Weehler went to
Creston Sunday afternoon to watch
Mallory Weehler in the competi-
tion preview dance performance
for her dance class.
Richard and Carole Davison
helped his stepmother celebrate
her 90th birthday Wednesday at
the A&G restaurant in Maryville.
MO.
Emma Mobley and Paige Lynch
played basketball in Murray Satur-
day. The team got second in the
tournament.
Megan Warin attended the
monthly meeting of the Junior
Farmers 4-H club Sunday after-
noon. She went to basketball prac-
tice after the meeting.
County Columns Public Notices
CLARKE COMMUNITY HOUSING INC.
All electric units/utility allowance
USDA/S.I.R.H.A. rent assistance
Snow removal/lawn care provided
Handicap accessible units
Rent based on income
Professional management
Water and trash free
Qualified applicants must be 62 years of age or older,
handicap/disabled regardless of age.
For video tours and additional information, visit:
www.national-management.com
For an application or more information,
contact: Elsie Morris, Project Manager
Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Ph. 641-342-2718 Fax: 641-342-2314
This institution is an equal opportunity
provider and employer.
In Memory Of
Don Huff
1928-2012
One or the other must leave
One or the other must stay,
One or the other
must grieve
That is forever the Way.
That is the vow
that was sworn,
Faithful till death
do us part.
Braving what
has to be borne,
Hiding the ache
in the heart.
One howsoever adored,
First must be
summoned away.
That is the will of the Lord,
One or the other must stay.
We love you Don,
Connie, Chris, Jake,
Willis, Candy
and Kathy
Thank You
to the Mount Ayr Medical Clinic and
Ringgold County Hospital staffs and doctors for
all their care while I was hospitalized. Thank
you to my daughter, Janet, for all the tender
loving care she gave to me while I was
recuperating from my fall.
Lois Johnson
Lenox Monument
FEBRUARY SALE
Call for an appointment
641-344-1263
C.B. Adams, Owner
Lenox, Iowa

A Counseling Ministry of
United Baptist-Presbyterian Church
Working with adults and youth
dealing with the issues of life:
Couples Counseling
Depression and Anxiety
Grief and Loss
Combat-Related Trauma/Trauma
Sessions in Mount Ayr and Lamoni by appointment only.
Sliding fee scale available.
Call: 641-414-8984
Debra Younger
Masters in Counseling Intern
Church Obituaries Public Notices
Obituaries
Church Notes
Mount Ayr Larger Parish
United Methodist Churches
Pastor Skip Rushing
Redding
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 Ayr
10:30 - 11:00 a.m., Refreshments
and Fellowship.

St. Josephs Catholic Church
100 N. Polk, Mount Ayr
Fr. Glen Wilwerding, Pastor
Sunday mass, 8:00 a.m.
St. Patricks Catholic Church
Grand River
Fr. Glen Wilwerding, Pastor
Saturdays, mass at 5:30 p.m.

United Church of Diagonal
Pastor Ed Shields
9:30 a.m., Church.
10:30 a.m., Sunday school.

Tingley First Christian Church
Al Rusk, Pastor
10:00 a.m., Church school. Mar-
garet Hull, Superintendent.

First Lutheran Church
Mount Ayr - LCMS
Vacancy Pastor: Rev. Jonathan
Watt
Sunday, February 17:
8:00 a.m., Worship with holy
communion.
Free Methodist Church
Charles Weiman, Pastor
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
6:00 p.m., Sunday evening wor-
ship.
Wednesday, 7:00 p.m., Adult Bible
study.
Blockton Christian Church
Scott Marcum, Pastor
9:30 a.m., Bible School.
Second and fourth Sundays of each
month, Youth Groups.
First Wednesday of each month,
Church Night.
Tent Chapel
Church 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 Lords
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 Church
Mount Ayr
464-3293 (Church)
Pastor Seth Denney
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 Grove
Advent Christian Church
Sherry Wiley, supply pastor
The church has closed for the
winter and will reopen in the spring
on Palm Sunday, March 24, 2013.

Mount Ayr Assembly of God
Pastor 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. Childrens church.
5:00 p.m. Men of Valor
Saturday, March 2: 8 - 11 a.m., Open
Closet.
Thursdays: Revolution Youth - 6 to 8
p.m.
Fridays: Kids Club - 5 to 7 p.m.

Kellerton
United Methodist Church
Rev. Robin Thomas, Pastor
9:30 a.m., Sunday School
Beaconseld
Sunday, 9:00 a.m., Morning Wor-
ship.
No Sunday School.
United Baptist-Presbyterian
Church
Mount Ayr
Michael Maddy, Pastor
(641-464-2127)
www.ubpchurch.com
10:00 a.m., Church service.
Greeter, Dean Blades; Call to worship,
Deb Larson: Musician, Becky Gordon;
Childrens sermon, Pastor Mike Maddy;
Message, Mike Maddy.
Monday, February 18: 5 p.m., Stretch
exercises-UBP Church.
Tuesday, February 19: 7 a.m., Mens
breakfast at UBP Church.
Wednesday, February 20:
5:00 p.m., Stretch exercises.
5:30 p.m., Choir practice at UBP
Church.
6:30 p.m., Bible study at Mount
Ayr Health Care.

Faith United Parish
Pastor Bruce Giese
Platte Center
8:30 a.m., Worship.

First Christian Church
Pastor Chris Conklin
7:00 a.m., Mens breakfast.
10:00 a.m., Church.
Wednesday, February 20: 9 a.m.,
WIC.
Wednesdays: L.A.M.B.S. at 3:30
p.m.; Choir at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday Prayer group at 9:30
a.m.

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

Wishard Chapel Community
Church
Pastor Bill Armstrong
Women of Wishard (WOW): Every
rst Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Ellston
9:00 a.m., Church services.
10:00 a.m., Sunday school and
Bible study.
United Methodist Women: Every
second Monday at 1:30 p.m.
United Methodist Men: First/third
Saturdays at 7:30 a.m.
Youth Group: First/third Wednes-
days, 6:30 p.m.
Second Sunday - potluck; fourth
Sunday - fellowship time.
Website: ellstonumc.org
Tingley
United Methodist Women: Every
Third Wednesday.
Youth Group: Second and Fourth
Sundays, 5 p.m., at Ellston.
The Lighthouse
Non-Denominational Fellowship
Doug Greene, Pastor
Darin Dolecheck, Youth Pastor
(west 2 miles on Hwy. 2)
6:30 p.m., Evening Worship.
Mondays, 5 p.m., Thin Within
Support Group; 7 p.m., Sowing in
Tears Support Group.
Wednesdays, 6 - 8 p.m., Crew
Kids Club; 8 - 9 p.m., SOC Youth
Meeting.
Saturday Night Service, 7 p.m.,
Bible Study and Prayer led by Darla
Dolecheck.
Sermons available online at: light-
houseonline.org.
Area Bible Fellowship Church
204 North Van Buren, Cleareld
Pastor Ron Christian
Wednesday: 6:30 p.m., AWANA.
Website: www.areabiblefellow-
ship.org
Trinity Christian Church
Terry 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 Christ
Tony and Sandy Crandell, Co-
pastors,
11:00 a.m., Worship service with
Larry Heltenberg speaking.

Mount Ayr Restoration Branch
Sherman Phipps, Presiding Elder
Alan Smith, Assistant
Welcomers: Ed Anderson family.
9:45 a.m., Family Worship, Ron
Smith family.
10:00 a.m., Classes.
11:00 a.m., Worship. Gordon Win-
kler, presiding; Alan Smith, speaking;
Cheryl Phipps, pianist; Steven Smith,
special music.
Custodians: Bob Rowland.
6:00 p.m., Family fellowship at
Rob Rolfe home.
Wednesday, February 20:
7:00 p.m., Prayer service at Alan
Smith home. George Knotts, presid-
ing.
Kellerton church
to change times
The Kellerton Assembly of God
Church has made time changes.
Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m.
Sunday worship service is 10:30
a.m. Sunday evening worship is at
6 p.m. and Wednesday adult Bible
study will be at 7 p.m.
Open Closet to be
held at Mount Ayr
Assembly of God
Everything from clothes/shoes
to housewares to sheets/blankets
is gathered and distributed. They
have all seasons and all sizes. All
items are in good condition. Ev-
erything if free! Just stop by and
take what you need.
The Open Closet will be the
rst Saturday of every month. Next
date is Saturday, March 2 from 8 to
11 a.m. at the Mount Ayr Assem-
bly of God, 1605 W. South Street,
Mount Ayr.
Helen Anderson
HELEN ANDERSON
Helen Anderson, 98, of Cres-
ton, Iowa passed away Wednesday,
February 6, 2013, at the Greater
Regional Hospice Home in Cres-
ton. Funeral services were Satur-
day, February 9, 2013, at the First
Baptist Church in Creston. Pas-
tor Robert Anderson, Pastor Da-
vid Tebbenkamp and Pastor Dan
Fields ofciated the service. Burial
was at the Oakland Cemetery. Me-
morials can be made to the First
Baptist Church in Creston. Online
condolences may be made under
the obituary category at www.
powersfh.com.
Helen (Vance) Anderson was
born March 4, 1914 in the farm
house of her parents, George and
Jennie Vance, three miles east of
Mount Ayr and grew up in Lesan-
ville, where the present day Ram-
sey Farm is located. After graduat-
ing from Mount Ayr high school,
she taught school for $40 a month
for two years at the Walnut Val-
ley one-room country school in
Washington township in Ringgold
county. On September 6, 1934 she
married Wayne Anderson. From
the time of their marriage during
the depression years, they spent 40
years farming in Union county and
Ringgold county. They reared three
children, Anne, Robert and Karen,
all of whom they put through col-
lege. In the early 1950s, both
Wayne and Helen came to saving
faith in Jesus Christ. They wor-
shiped at the First Baptist Church
in Creston for nearly 50 years.
Helen was hard working. In
the early years, among other farm
tasks, she rendered lard and made
lye soap, raised chickens, sewed
dresses out of feed sacks for herself
and her daughters and maintained
a vegetable garden. She loved her
family and was interested in every-
ones lives and activities. In later
years she enjoyed doing needle
work, some of which she sold at
Aunt Jennies Attic in Mount Ayr.
Helen is survived by her son,
Robert (wife Nancy) Anderson
of Tacoma, Washington; daugh-
ter, Karen Ensing of Hudsonville,
Michigan; grandson, Jonathan
(wife Keren) Anderson of Tacoma,
Washington; great-grandchildren,
Luke and Abigail Anderson of Ta-
coma, Washington.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Wayne and daughter,
Anne. Her children truly do rise
up and call her blessed. (Prov.
31:28).
Willie Dolecheck
WILFRED WILLIE
EUGENE DOLECHECK
Wilfred (Willie) Eugene
Dolecheck was born July 29, 1942
at Leon, Iowa to Leo and Inez
(Posler) Dolecheck. He grew up
in Diagonal, Iowa graduating from
high school there in 1961. For a
time he ran movies at the theaters
in central Iowa with Robert Gray.
He attended technical school in
Des Moines and then went to work
as head of the sound system at
Veterans Memorial Auditorium,
retiring after over 30 years there as
events manager in January 2002.
In Nashua, Iowa at the Little
Brown Church he married Patricia
Patterson on June 16, 1980. They
lived in Des Moines and now in
Johnston, Iowa. He enjoyed car-
ing for his yard and doing a garden
each year. Following his retire-
ment, he enjoyed going camping,
doing craft shows and spending
many winters in Donna, Texas
with many good friends they met
there. For many years he rode the
complete route of RAGBRAI. He
enjoyed visiting all the Iowa towns
along the route and the people he
met while riding.
He is survived by Patricia, his
wife of 32 years; stepson, Tim
(Kit) Patterson; seven stepgrand-
children; four stepgreat-grandchil-
dren, and sister, Carolyn Gardner.
He was preceded in death by
his parents and stepdaughter, Kim
Lynn.
Services were conducted at
the United Church of Diagonal on
Wednesday, February 13, 2013,
with Pastor Ed Shields ofciat-
ing. Musical selections included
The Rose, Go Rest High On
That Mountain and Spirit In The
Sky.
Casket bearers were Tim Pat-
terson, Jon Patterson, Daphne Pat-
terson, Carlos Perez, Chad Parker
and Daryl Nerness.
Honorary pallbearers included
Eldon Strange, Gary Gardner, Jeff
Gardner, Marion Hansell and Joe
Gardner.
Willie was laid at rest in the Bo-
hemian Cemetery in Diagonal.
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Jesse Minnick
JESSE ALAN MINNICK
Jesse Alan Minnick, son of Lel-
lan F. and Iva J. (Main) Minnick,
was born December 9, 1937 near
Delphos, Iowa. Alan grew up at
Mount Ayr and graduated from
Mount Ayr high school in 1955. On
December 18, 1956, in Kellerton,
Iowa, he married Carolyn LaVon
Keller in a ceremony performed by
LaVons great-grandfather, John
K. White.
Alan was a hardworking man,
who was intelligent and very me-
chanical. Alan provided for his
family and was a loving husband,
dad and grandpa. He loved ev-
erything about cars and loved his
cherished Ford Mustangs, even
naming a couple of them! Alan
was a service manager at multiple
John Deere dealerships. He retired
from Pella Windows at Shenando-
ah making custom windows.
He would bring home the
scraps of wood and made several
cherished cabinets for the boys
and their toys. In addition to the
cabinets, he made furniture, baby
cradles and many other heirlooms
made out of wood. He loved wood-
working and his creations will be
treasured by many.
Alan passed away February
4, 2013 at Mary Greeley Medical
Center in Ames, Iowa. He was pre-
ceded in death by his parents, Lee
and Iva Minnick; his beloved wife,
LaVon Minnick; a son-in-law,
Robert Carter, and his siblings,
James Minnick, Phyllis Mercer,
Ailene Mercer and Jean Reno.
Those left to cherish his mem-
ory include his children, Vonnie
Weuve of Nevada, Iowa, Alan
(Debbie) Minnick of Indianapo-
lis, Indiana, Philip Minnick of
Maywood, Missouri, Teri (Craig)
Limkeman of Nevada, Iowa and
Becca (Tommy) Seabolt of Warner
Robins, Georgia; grandchildren,
Laura (Chace) Poppe of Camas,
Washington, Caitlin Minnick of
Saint Louis, Missouri, Sara (Rob)
Sorey of Nevada, Iowa, Cory
Limkeman of Nevada, Iowa, Ni-
cole (Orson) Lyttle of Mildenhall,
England, Jamie Carter of Nevada,
Iowa, Jared Carter of Warner Rob-
ins, Georgia and Jeremi Seabolt of
Warner Robins, Georgia; siblings,
Dan (Mindy) Minnick of Mount
Ayr, Iowa, Merritt (Lori) Minnick
of Fortuna, California and Geneva
Scott of Marceline, Missouri; spe-
cial friend, Berna Rogers of Wash-
ington; nieces; nephews; other
relatives, and friends.
Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home
in Mount Ayr on Thursday, Febru-
ary 7, 2013, with Rev. Mike Mad-
dy ofciating.
Musical selections were
Amazing Grace and It Is Well
With My Soul.
Casket bearers included Philip
Minnick, Alan Minnick, Craig
Limkeman, Tommy Seabolt, Jamie
Carter and Cory Limkeman.
Honorary pallbearers were
Orson Lyttle, Rob Sorey, Jeremi
Seabolt, Jared Carter and Bob
Staats.
Burial was in the Rose Hill
Cemetery in Mount Ayr.
Joyce Johnston
W. JOYCE JOHNSTON
Joyce Johnston was born and
raised near Mount Ayr, Iowa on
a farm, was a high school cheer-
leader and married her high school
sweetheart. After marriage Joyce
was a stay-at-home mom who
enjoyed raising her children and
supporting her husband. From
Iowa Joyce and Andy settled in
Colorado Springs, Colorado where
they always remembered taking
their children trick-or-treating in
the snow. They also lived in Kan-
sas City and Belton, Missouri and
OFallon, Illinois before retiring to
San Antonio, Texas. Joyce enjoyed
genealogy and amassed a large
amount of family history. She also
enjoyed quilting, crafts, messing
with her plants and was an avid
reader.
Joyce loved the holidays with
Easter and Halloween being her
favorites. Her love of Halloween is
tied to her childrens memories of
her enjoying the soap opera, Dark
Shadows. She enjoyed playing
cards and board games especially
with her granddaughters.
Joyce was a former civil ser-
vant who started her federal career
working at the Internal Revenue
Service in Kansas City. After the
IRS Joyce worked for several years
at Richards Gebaur Air Force Base
(AFB) before following her hus-
band to Scott AFB and nally Ran-
dolph AFB.
Joyce is preceded in death
by her parents, Glen and Velma
Caldwell of Mount Ayr.
Joyce is survived by her de-
voted husband, H. Andy Johnston
of over 53 years; children, Julie
Hobbs (Kent Hobbs) of Littleton
Colorado, Michael Johnston of
Springeld, Virginia and Susan
Spence (Scott Spence) of San An-
tonio, Texas; three granddaughters,
Jessie Spence, currently attending
Trinity University in San Antonio,
Texas and Madison and Kathryn
Hobbs of Littleton, Colorado.
She was a devoted wife to her
husband, a loving mother to her
children and a doting grandmother
to her three granddaughters. Joyce
was known for her quick wit and
sarcastic dark sense of humor.
A burial and service are planned
for early summer in Mount Ayr.
The family asks that donations be
given in Joyces name to Saint La-
bre Indian School, P.O. Box 216,
Ashland, MT 59003.
Arloa Wackernagle
ARLOA JEAN
WACKERNAGLE
Arloa Jean Wackernagle, daugh-
ter of Carl and Grace (Motsinger)
Wyman, passed away on February
6, 2013 at the age of 88 years. She
had been in failing health over the
last year at the Clearview Nursing
Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa.
Arloa, was born August 16,
1924. Her parents, two brothers
and a sister moved from Grant City,
Missouri to a farm west of Maloy,
Iowa while she was very young.
Her parents and brothers drove
the school bus, pulled by horses,
which left early to pick up other
kids and got home late. They had
no electricity so they studied by
lamp light. As a child, she helped
raise chickens, collect eggs, milk
cows, rake hay with the horses and
lead the hay horses to put hay in
the barn.
On February 15, 1944, she
married Iver Wackernagle. To this
union were born S.C. (Jack) Wack-
ernagle of Bedford, Iowa and Vicki
OConner of Altoona, Iowa.
She enjoyed her owers, gar-
dening, playing cards, bowling and
mowing her yard. She played cards
and board games with her grand-
kids. She always had a good meal
or snack ready for her visitors or
family.
She was preceded in death by
her parents; husband; son-in-law,
Tom OConner; brothers, Billy
and Junior Wyman; sister, Virginia
Brown; brother-in-law, Kenneth
Brown, and sister-in-law, Hope
Wyman.
Survivors include her children,
Jack (Debbie) Wackernagle of
Bedford, Iowa and Vicki OConner
of Altoona, Iowa; grandchildren,
Gary (Olivia) Wackernagle, Amy
(Tyler) Sheeley, John (Gracie)
OConner and Melissa Grange;
great-grandchildren, Caitlin
and Iver Wackernagle, Cassidy
(OConner) Hernandez, Shelbi
OConner, Johnny OConner, Iver
OConner, Tanna (Grange) Cor-
tes, Taylor Grange, Travis Grange
and Tomi OConner; great-great-
grandchildren, Jaden, Adrian, Li-
onna and Tiago, and sister-in-law,
Betty Wyman.
Services were held at the
Christian Church in Cleareld on
Saturday, February 9, 2013, with
Pastor Sherry Wiley ofciating.
Musical selections were San An-
tonio Rose, Amazing Grace and
Holes In The Floor Of Heaven.
Casket bearers included Mark
Dalton, George Haidsiak, Randall
Nickle, Jerry Brown, Ken DeVoe
and Bob Bailey.
Burial was in the Cleareld
Cemetery in Cleareld.
A memorial fund has been es-
tablished to the HCI Care Services.
_________________________________
Obituaries continued on page 13
HCI Hospice Care Services
(formerly Hospice of Central
Iowa) will host an informational
coffee for those interested in vol-
unteering Wednesday, Feb. 20
from 10-11 a.m. The meeting will
be held at the HCI ofce located
on the west side of the Mount Ayr
square at 107 S. Fillmore.
Current volunteers will be pres-
ent to answer questions.
Volunteering has been proven
to increase enjoyment in life. Of-
fering companionship, running
errands and assisting with clerical
duties and light housekeeping de-
scribe some of the opportunities
available to make a meaningful,
lasting impact in the lives of oth-
ers.
For more information contact
Cindy Mitchell, volunteer coordi-
nator, at 641-464-2088 or cmitch-
ell@hcicareservices.org.
Refreshments and snacks will
be available.
Hospice to
host coffee
February 20
Laminating up to 11x17 size available
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Financial Aid
Loan Specialist
Graceland University is seeking a full-time Financial Aid
Loan Specialist on the Lamoni, Iowa campus. This position
processes all Federal Direct Loans according to federal
guidelines and regulations; originates and disburses loans to
students according to state and institutional policies; and makes
adjustments to loans through federal software.
Successful candidate will be detail-oriented with strong
customer service and problem-solving skills, have excellent
written and verbal communications skills, good math skills and
proficient computer and typing skills. Must maintain timely
and accurate loan reports. Previous Financial Aid/Title IV
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math or similar field preferred but not required.
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Or in person: Graceland University,
Human Resources Office, 1 University Place,
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~ CLEARVIEW HOME in CLEARFIELD ~
is looking for full-time Certified Nurse Aides to join their
team. Part-time and weekend positions are also available.
If you enjoy the elderly, are energetic and enjoy working with a
caring team in a family atmosphere, Clearview Home is an
excellent choice for you. Clearview offers an excellent starting
wage, shift differential, paid holidays , sick pay and vacation as
well as health insurance and 401K.
Please stop by and see Patty Parrish at 202 Jefferson Street,
Clearfield or call 641-336-2333 for your appointment today.
CLEARVIEW HOMES
202 Jefferson, Clearfield, IA Ph. 641-336-2333
Your home away from home
FOR SALE BY OWNER FOR SALE BY OWNER
104 W. Jefferson Street Mount Ayr $115,000
Completely remodeled 4-bedroom, 2-bath-
room house. Hardwood floors throughout,
except kitchen and bathrooms (tile). New
roof, new siding, new shed/playhouse, 2-car
garage, deck and patio. Motivated sellers.
Ken Harrison Ph. 641-234-0172
FOR RENT
1 Bedroom
Apartments
Diagonal Housing
This institution is an
Equal Opportunity
Provider and Employer
- Stove and refrigerator
furnished.
- Rent is based on income
405-411 W. 7th Street
(62 years of age or older,
handicapped or disabled,
regardless of age)
108-116 Broadway Street
(Available to family)
~ Call ~
Thomas Management
1-800-600-9946
CHARLES E. MANUEL
CHIROPRACTOR
DR. BRYAN NOWLIN
303 S. Linden
Lamoni, Iowa
OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Thursday
8:15 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday
8:15 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Call 641-784-6677
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Interviews being conducted from
9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Michael Foods is a diversifed
food processor and distributor
with businesses in egg products,
refrigerated grocery products
and refrigerated potato products.
Previous experience in food
manufacturing is not required.
We will train people with a
solid work history!
For further information
contact Human Resources at
(641) 333-4700 or come to the
plant (1009 S. Brooks St.) to
apply Monday through Friday
7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Attn: Human Resources
1009 South Brooks St. Lenox, IA 50851
Fax (641) 333-4800 Phone (641) 333-4700
EOE/AAP
Michael Foods, Inc. in Lenox, Iowa,

has immediate opportunities for
employment on 1st and 2nd shift
Tuesday, February 5 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Interviews being conducted from
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Michael Foods, Inc. in Lenox, Iowa,
has immediate opportunities for
employment on 1st, 2nd and 3rd shifts.
Michael Foods is a diversifed
food processor and distributor with
businesses in egg products, refrigerated
grocery products and refrigerated
potato products. Previous experience
in food manufacturing is not required.
We will train people
with a solid work history!
Announcing recent
plant-wide pay rate increases!
For further information, contact
Human Resources at 641-333-4700
or come to the plant
(1009 S. Brooks Street)
to apply Monday through Friday,
7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Rules for acceptance and participation in the clinics are the same for everyone
without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, handicap, creed, religion or
political affiliation.
CONSULTANT SCHEDULE CONSULTANT SCHEDULE
504 N. Cleveland Street, Mount Ayr
www.rchmtayr.org
General Surgery Laparoscopic Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery ENT Surgery
Ophthalmology Surgery
Do your hips and knees ache by the end of the day? Is it progressively getting
worse or keeping you from the fun you used to have? Get ahead of the pain before
it gets ahead of you. See your family doctor today or call 641-464-4409 to schedule
a consult with our orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Homedan, to learn about your options.
Dont lose one more day to aches and pains.
Outpatient Clinic Department - Phone 641-464-4409
CARDIOLOGY CLINIC
Department of Ringgold County Hospital
Eric Martin, M.D.
Jean Schmitt, A.R.N.P.
ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC
Shehada Homedan, M.D.
AUDIOLOGY CLINIC
Kent Weaver, Au.D.
For an appointment, please call
1-800-233-4327
SKIN CARE CLINIC
Anne Nelson, PA-C
NEPHROLOGY CLINIC
Siva Jagarlapudi, M.D.
Friday, February 15
Hermien Creger, A.R.N.P.
EAR, NOSE & THROAT CLINIC
Phillip Linquist, D.O.
SURGERY CLINIC
Dane Johnson, D.O.
Thurs., Feb. 14; Mon., Feb. 18
Thurs., Feb. 21; Mon., Feb. 25
Thurs., Feb. 28
200 West South Street Mount Ayr, Iowa 50854
Ph. 641-464-2080 Fax 641-464-2081
sciowarealty@iowatelecom.net
www.sciowarealty.com
Wanda Hosfield
Broker-Owner
Cell: 641-344-4802
SALES ASSOCIATES: Ron Landphair-Cell 641-234-0056 ;
Sherri L. Adams-Cell 641-442-5289 ; Darin Dolecheck-Cell 641-234-0220;
Norma Sickels-Cell 641-344-5407; Cass Hosfield-Cell 641-344-8583
FOR RENT
1 Bedroom
Apartments
in Tingley for elderly or
disabled are available now at
Tingley
Housing Corp.
- Must be 62 or older.
- Stove and refrigerator furnished.
- Maximum income limit has changed.
~ Call ~
Nancy Ford
Ph.641-772-4295
NOTICE
City of Mount Ayr
is looking for bids for the
Judge Lewis Park maintenance contract
Bids need to be turned into the city by Monday, February 18,
2013, at 5 p.m.
Duties require neatly trimming and mowing, no less than
biweekly, park grass within park boundaries, trimming of all
trees and shrubs, furnishing appropriate labor and machinery to
perform duties, inspecting park, etc.
Bidder must supply certificate of liability insurance.
For more complete bid requirements, contact
City Hall at 641-464-2402.
NOTICE
City of Mount Ayr
is looking for bids for a
recreation director for Judge Lewis Park
Bids need to be turned into the city by Monday, February 18,
2013, at 5 p.m.
Duties include preparing playing fields (east, west and Terry
Howie fields), mowing and trimming ball fields, arranging Little
League registration, meeting with coaches to review League
rules, hosting a girls and boys tournament, arringing for home-
game umpires and scheduling slow pitch tournaments, etc.
Bidder must supply certificate of liability insurance.
For more complete bid requirements, contact
City Hall at 641-464-2402.
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Moark LLC/Sunbest Foods Moark LLC/Sunbest Foods
is NOW HIRING! is NOW HIRING!
Now accepting applications for production
and processing positions.
1st shift available and shift schedules vary.
Sunbest Foods offers many GREAT benefits
that are available to you after 90 days.
Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flex plan, 401k
after 6 months plus many other benefit options.
Please contact the office at 641-336-2292
or visit office location in Clearfield, Iowa
for more information on current job openings.
Moark LLC/Sunbest Foods
1641 Yellowstone Avenue
Clearfield, Iowa 50840
Ph. 641-336-2292
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BUSINESS SERVICES
McNEILLS TREE SERVICE, Afton.
Tree trimming, topping and removal.
David, 641-344-9052. 49-4t
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ADKISSON SAWMILL. Portable
sawmill service. Your place or mine.
Serving the area since 1989. Call
Gerald Adkisson, 712-537-2433. 3-tf
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envelopes, letterheads, statements,
business forms, circulars. Competitive
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FARM ITEMS
FOR SALE: Porta Huts, A Frames,
other hog equipment. Call 641-234-
0072. 50-3tp
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FOR SALE
FOR SALE: 22 X 60 double wide
trailer house. Call 641-234-0072.
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- like new. Call 641-234-0072.
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WANTED
WANTED: Someone to tear down 30
X 80 building. All native lumber and
lots of steel. Call 641-234-0072.
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Color and Black and White Photo Copies
available at the Mount Ayr Record-News.
Counter Subscriptions
are available for those who cant wait
until Thursday to read the Mount Ayr
Record-News. Save money too.
Guest speaker at Wishard Cha-
pel Sunday was Benson Hainline,
who shared his testimony and led
the service in Pastor Bills ab-
sence.
Praise team was Cindy Ste-
phens, Ruth Gregg, Makayla
OMalia, Carol Anne McCreary
and Barbie Belzer.
The Sunday school enjoyed a
valentine brunch followed by val-
entines for the kids.
The WOW ladies packed val-
entine bags for shut-ins and others
helped with delivery.
Jim and Carol Anne McCreary
delivered a bag to Charlie and
Helen Long. They are doing pretty
well this winter and Helen is -
nally able to walk after her broken
ankle and the long hospital stays of
last summer.
Jim Pollock called to say that his
daughter, Misty, had colon surgery
this week. Cards can be sent to her
at this address: Misty Horstmeyer,
5066 Sumter Drive, Bismarck, ND
58503.
Bible studies are being held
weekly at Wishard Chapel on Sun-
day. The nine to 12-year-olds meet
from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. The moth-
ers also meet at this time. Supper
is served at 5:30 p.m. and then
the teens come in at 6 p.m. to eat
and start their study from 6:30 to
7:30 p.m. There has been a great
response with 12 children and 10
teens attending.
The adult Bible study meets on
Wednesday evenings. All classes
are studying the book, The Strang-
er on the Road to Emmaus.
Wishard Chapel
Carol McCreary 464-3178
Need a gift idea?
subscriptions make a gift
that gives 52 times a year.
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Creston, Iowa
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Chemicals Dry Fertilizer Kent Feeds ADS Tile & Pipe
Nutrena Feeds Gallagher Fencing Red Brand Fencing
Creosote Posts Bulk Creep Feed
Fertilizer Available
CALL TODAY: 1-877-782-8114
1720 Commerce Road (North of GITS MFG.) Creston
Leon Recycling & Auto Parts
Ph. 641-446-7557
Buying all ferrous and nonferrous metals. From cars
to machinery, we can pick up anything. If you can
deliver, we now have new truck scales on site where
we will give you top dollar for your scrap iron. We are
also your one-stop shop for nationwide new and
used auto parts.
Home Center Ltd. Home Center Ltd.
2101 E. Army Post Road 2101 E. Army Post Road
Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa
Modular Homes Modular Homes
Manufactured Homes Manufactured Homes
Basement Sets Basement Sets
Bob Jones, Marlin W. Bob Jones, Marlin W.
1-800-675-0660 1-800-675-0660
RYAN STILL RYAN STILL
Flooring Installation Flooring Installation
Experienced Insured Free Estimate
Tile Carpet Laminate Hardwood Vinyl
Ryan Still
Cell 641-751-0679
SHAHA
SHAHA
CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION
Dozerwork
CALL
Kurt 641-340-0428
DIVINE WASTE, INC.
Your local residential and commercial waste services provider.
Ph. 641-464-2143
RECYCLING MADE EASY TIP:
Save your favorite valentines and put them back
for future craft projects.
HELP WANTED- MANAGERIAL
MOTEL GENERAL MANAGER:
Belva Deer Inn, LLC is seeking a manager/co-manager for a four year old
26 room, non-franchised motel in Sigourney, Iowa. Duties include: hiring,
training and supervising staff; overseeing maintenance, housekeeping,
front desk duties, daily operations; develop budget for motel; purchasing
supplies, and services; marketing and public relations; other duties as
assigned. Computer skills are required. Previous hotel/motel/hospitality
experience or manager experience a defnite plus. Housing opportunity
available. Pay and benefts negotiable. Must be US citizen. Submit re-
sume and letter of interest to: Belva Deer Inn, LLC, P.O. Box 44, Sigour-
ney, IA 52591, or email to emily@hidollar.com
Heyl Truck Lines
Now Hiring
10 Qualified Regional Drivers
w/CDL-A & Experience
$1500 Sign On,
Great Pay and Bonuses.
Apply now: www.heyl.net or call1-800-973-9161

Join an Industry Leader
Clarinda Livestock
Auction, LLC
SPECIAL CATTLE SALES
Bred Cow and Heifer Sale Thursday, February 14
All Class Cattle Sale Thursday, February 21
Starting promptly at 11 a.m. on weigh cows and bulls;
noon on feeder cattle.
All native cattle guaranteed fresh from the farm.
CLARINDA LIVESTOCK AUCTION, LLC
1208 E. Garfield Clarinda, Iowa
Owner: Dan Wood Ph. 712-542-8863
www.clarindalivestock.com

Private Treaty Sale
Sale to be held at
Werner Feed Efficiency
Testing Center
1954 180
th
St.
Diagonal, IA 50845
Bulls available for viewing at 9 am
Bidding starts at 11:00 am
Lunch to follow

Craig Hays: 660.373.1897
Becky Hays: 641.234.0183
Contact us for a bull flyer today!
HaysLandandCattle.com

February 23, 2013

Simmental & SimAngus
25 Yrlg & 7 18-Mo-Old Bulls
On the ASA Performance Advocate list every year!
Call to view bulls prior to sale

Performance tested including feed efficiency
and ultrasound data
Licensed and Insured
Commercial and Residential
641-782-7852
211 S. Elm St.
Creston
Specializing
in
BATHROOM
REMODELS
Free Estimates
Duct Cleaning
High Efficiency Furnaces
and Air Conditioning Units
Geothermal Installation and Maintenance
Radiant Floor Heating Installation and
Maintenance
Complete Plumbing Installation and Service
OWNERS: Randy and Sandy Gibson
Office 641-784-3323
Cell 641-442-5501
FAX 641-784-4298
Lamoni, Iowa
SALES EVERY THURSDAY:
Next Sales February 14 and 21
Sales start at 9:30 a.m.
CLIP and SAVE
MADISON COUNTY AUCTION
Winterset, Iowa
Regular Livestock Sale
Every Tuesday Featuring:
Sheep Goats Hogs Cattle
ALL SALES START AT 12:30 P.M.
Tom and DeAnn Christensen
Barn 515-462-2838
Toms Cell 515-729-2711 Home 515-462-1468
Barn: Ph. 712-779-3636
Visit: www.massenalivestock.com for more information
Allen Venteicher
Owner/Operator
Ph. 712-779-0168/779-2082
Mark Venteicher
Owner/Auctioneer
Ph. 712-779-0169
MASSENA LIVESTOCK SALES
Ph. 712-779-3636
Sale Every Wednesday at 1 p.m. In your area weekly
Call for an on-the-farm appraisal
No Sale Wednesday, February 20
due to Steele Land and Livestock Bull Sale
Friday, February 22
205 North Boundary Street, Grant City, MO 64456
Ph. 660-254-3592
Located in the heart of Chinatown
Tammy Ueligger, Owner
Call me for your Special Order Ag Parts!
SCRAP PRICES ARE UP!
Cars ...................................................................$180.00 per ton
Shred .................................................................$170.00 per ton
Farm Equipment ...............................................$170.00 per ton
#1 Steel ..............................................................$180.00 per ton
#2 Steel ..............................................................$170.00 per ton
#1 Cast Iron .......................................................$190.00 per ton
#2 Cast Iron .......................................................$170.00 per ton
Unprepared Steel ..............................................$160.00 per ton
Woven and Barbed Wire ..................................$120.00 per ton
This is a partial listing. Call for more prices.
We also buy catalytic converters.
We will not accept whole appliances, steel cable, glass, plastic, wood or cardboard.
Prices subject to change without notice.
P&L RECYCLING
2261 Church Street Weldon, Iowa
Ph. 641-342-6459
Open Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 4 :30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. - Noon
www.pandlrecycling.com
T.J. Towing and Automotive
1410 N. Main Street, Osceola, Iowa 50213
Ph. 641-342-4495
Bad Credit?
No Credit?
Re-establish your credit!
APPLY ONLINE AT
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Obituaries Public Notices
Elno Hoffman
ELNO HOFFMAN
Elno Hoffman, 82, of Cedar
Falls died Tuesday, January 15,
2013, at Sartori Memorial Hos-
pital in Cedar Falls. He was born
January 16, 1930 in Elkport, Iowa,
the son of Elno Carl and Goldie
(Amling) Hoffman. Elno married
Carolyn Sue Kramer on April 12,
1997 in Cedar Falls. He worked at
Waterloo Mills, Young Plumbing
& Heating Company and Millers
DX Gas Station. Elno also worked
in maintenance for senior hous-
ing in Waterloo and worked for
Economy Plumbing Supply Co. in
Glendale, Arizona. He was a mem-
ber of Ascension Lutheran Church
in Waterloo and enjoyed garden-
ing, traveling and cowboy movies.
Survivors include his wife, Sue
Hoffman of Cedar Falls, Iowa;
three sons, Jack (Janice) Hoffman
of Evansdale, Iowa, Steve Hoff-
man of Waterloo, Iowa and Brad
(Bethann Bibler) Hoffman of Cedar
Falls, Iowa; two daughters, Sheila
(Bob) Bagg and Tammy Hoffman,
both of Waterloo, Iowa; a stepson,
Tom (Mary Ann) Kramer of Sha-
wano, Wisconsin; a stepdaughter,
Teri (Lynn) Trask of Cedar Falls,
Iowa; 22 grandchildren; 17 great-
grandchildren, and a sister, Joann
(Terry) Price of Stanley, Iowa.
Elno was preceded in death by
his parents; a sister, Violet OBrien;
a brother, George Hoffman, and a
stepson, Todd Kramer.
Obituaries
Vernice Shields
VERNICE MAE BANNER
SHIELDS
Vernice Mae Banner Shields
was born October 31, 1918 to Del-
no and Lola Banner on the family
farm near Ellston, Iowa and died
February 5, 2013 at Clearview
Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa. She
was united in marriage to Victor
Shields March 5, 1938 in Mount
Ayr. To this union were born three
children, Mary Lou Goetz of Nor-
walk, Gary (DeAnn) of Marion
and Jerry (Norma) of Mount Ayr.
Vic and Vernice farmed for most
of their 69 married years on a farm
near Caledonia where she enjoyed
raising her garden, owers and
chickens. Vernice was a quiet lady
who could usually be counted on
for a single word or sentence of
wit.
Vernice was preceded in death
by her husband, Victor; parents;
brothers; son-in-law, Benny Goetz,
and grandson, Craig Shields.
Left to cherish her memory in
addition to her children are ve
grandchildren, Scott (Cindy) Go-
etz of Liberty Center, Karla (Mike)
Stanley of Winterset, Jenny (Rob)
OBrien of Paola, Kansas, Jody
(Larry) Lipcamon of Iowa City
and Todd (Alisa) Shields of North
Liberty, and six great-grandchil-
dren Kyle and Clint Stanley, Callie
and Cavan OBrien and Zachary
and Ethan Shields.
Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home
in Mount Ayr on Friday, February
8, 2013, with Pastor Bart Shields
and Pastor Ed Shields ofciating.
Musicians were Nancy Sackett,
Jodie Wurster and Grace Warin.
Casket bearers included Scott
Goetz, Todd Shields, Mike Stan-
ley, Rob OBrien, Josh Shields and
Larry Lipcamon.
Burial was in the Rose Hill
Cemetery in Mount Ayr.
Ringgold County
Supervisors
Proceedings
sor air lters/10 elevator light
bulbs, $136.50.
Lynch, Tara A., mileage, $11.63.
Lynns Sinclair, snow blower gas,
$16.79.
Mail Services, treasurer postage/
print, $142.43.
McDonnell, Robin, January mile-
Metal Culverts, pipe, $12,960.00.
Meyer Laboratory, Inc., jail
cleaning supplies, $76.00.
Miller, Cindy K., attorney trials/
miscellaneous, $90.50.
Miller, Jamie, extra posse calen-
dars, $56.66.
Morgan, Neil E., assessor mile-
age/phone/supplies, $91.90.
Mount Ayr Farm & Home, Inc.,
parts, $15.15.
Mount Ayr Post Ofce, postage/
public health postage, $212.00.
Mount Ayr Record-News, RCSS
subscription/treasurer semi-annual
report/advertisements/time cards/
assessor publication notice/auditor
ofce supplies/supervisors publica-
tions, $1,558.37.
MTE Ofce Center, ofce items/
attorney ofce equipment service
auditor / sheriff ofce / courthouse
custodian supplies, $1,163.81.
Myers, Gary, January 2013 chore
service, $175.00.
Norris, Sharla, January mileage/
Northern Safety & Industrial,
safety coats, $996.70.
Ofce Machines Co., RCSS of-
ce supplies, $85.49.
Overholser, Jessica, January
mileage/cell phone, $58.82.
Pettinger, Karen L., January mile-
Pottawattamie County EMA,
meal - region meeting Red Oak/ad-
min., $275.00.
Reynolds, Angela, January mile-
Ringgold County EMS Associa-
tion, safety training, $450.00.
RK Fuels, Inc., fuel/gas,
$36,059.42.
Rockmount Research & Alloys,
Inc., welding supplies, $157.66.
Schaefer Mfg. Co., oil,
$1,232.58.
Schildberg Construction, rock,
$38,529.45.
Shirley & Daves Computers,
E-911 computer repair/public health
BT supplies, $789.55.
Shopko, ofce items, $51.98.
Sickels, Vicki, January mileage/
cell phone, $92.15.
SimplexGrinnell, RCSS safety
supplies, $265.36.
SimplexGrinnell LP, sheriff re
extinguisher inspection, $69.00.
Smith, Gary, general relief/
veterans affairs contracted hours/
DSM legislative day for veterans,
$597.88.
Snap On Tools Corp., tools,
$159.00.
Sobotka, Michael, cell phone,
$50.00.
Southern Iowa Rural Water Asso-
ciation, Redding shed, $19.00.
Southwest Builder Supply, mis-
cellaneous shop/ custodian supplies/
RCSS stapler, $91.35.
Southwest Iowa Rural Electric,
utility, $172.00.
Splash-N-Dash, sheriff car wash,
$22.00.
Subway, 30 training meals - cert.
team, $60.00.
Sunset Law Enforcement, ammu-
nition, $5,244.35.
Transit Works, miscellaneous
supplies, $107.91.
US Bank, fuel, $70.02.
Visionworks, Inc., public health
case management monthly hosting
fee, $500.00.
Walmart Community / GECRB,
RCSS recreation/ofce/jail supplies,
$254.29.
Walter, Merle, 911 confer-
ence fee/E-911 Internet/cell phone,
$145.50.
Weedas Welding, parts, $64.00.
Wex Bank, fuel, $3,731.22.
White, Landon, cell phone,
$50.00.
Windstream, attorney telephone/
Internet/E-911 records management/
RCSS phone/treasurer telephone/
fax/courthouse data processing,
$894.69.
Windstream Communications,
911 trunking, $509.70.
Windstream Communications,
Inc., public health phone mainte-
nance, $137.43.
Ziegler, parts, $5,152.15.
Fund total = $208,949.59
FUNDS TOTALRECAP
General Basic ................ $42,277.23
General Supplemental..... 36,971.99
Secondary Road .............119,728.97
Case Management ............. 1,336.83
Jail Sales Tax Account ...... 3,499.97
Emergency Management ..... 343.25
RC Sheriffs Reserves ...... 3,286.13
RC K-9 Unit ......................... 138.08
E-911 Surcharge................ 1,184.48
Sheriffs Commissary ............ 58.20
Assessor ............................... 124.46
Total = $208,949.59
Sheriff Mike Sobotka and deputy
sheriff Rob Haley met with the board
to discuss their proposed FY2014
budget. They also discussed increas-
ing their inmate jail fees as their meal
costs have increased. The Ringgold
County Hospital is unable to provide
jail meals; therefore, after accepting
bids, Clearview Nursing Home has
taken this responsibility. Mike is
proposing increasing the inmate fee
from $35 to $40 per day and $50 per
day to inmates who do not serve their
time consecutively.
Dave Beck, executive director
for the Southern Iowa Resource
Conservation & Development (RC
& D) Area met with the board to
review the status of the organization
he represents as well as the Ringgold
County RC & D. Also present for
the meeting were Ethel Campbell,
Mount Ayr city mayor Don Solliday
and county conservation director Kate
Zimmerman. Dave discussed the few
projects the RC &D are involved in
and requested nancial support from
the board if able. With a seven-county
area being served by the organization,
it would be benecial for each county
to contribute $3,500. It was decided
that supervisor Kraig Pennington will
serve on the RC & D board. The board
appointed Kate Zimmerman to also
serve on the board. The board will
recommend to the Ringgold County
Soil & Water Conservation board to
co-appoint Don Solliday.
RESOLUTION RC1340
WHEREAS, the Ringgold County
Board of Supervisors hereby resolves
to increase the inmate jail fees to $40
per day. In addition, inmates who are
sentenced on Ringgold county charges
to multiple days and do not serve them
consecutively shall be charged $50 per
day. The fee for the isolation cell shall
remain in the amount of $175 per day.
The board hereby determines that these
fees are reasonable in consideration of
the expense incurred by the county to
house said prisoners.
THEREFORE, a motion was made
by Kraig Pennington and seconded by
Royce Dredge stating such.
The vote on the resolution: AYES:
ATTEST: Amanda Waske, audi-
tor. Passed and approved February 4,
2013.
RESOLUTION RC1341
Board of Supervisors hereby approves
to appoint Kate Zimmerman to the
Ringgold County Resource Conserva-
tion & Development Committee.
2013.
RESOLUTION RC1342
Board of Supervisors hereby recom-
mends to the Ringgold County Soil
& Water Conservation Board to co-
appoint Don Solliday to the Ringgold
County Resource Conservation &
Development Committee.
by Royce Dredge and seconded by
Kraig Pennington stating such.
2013.
RESOLUTION RC1343
to appoint Kraig Pennington to the
Ringgold County Resource Conserva-
tion & Development Committee.
by Royce Dredge and seconded by
David Inloes stating such.
2013.
There was no further business. A
motion was made by Kraig Pennington
and seconded by Royce Dredge to
adjourn the meeting at 5:41 p.m.
DAVID INLOES
Chairman
ATTEST: AMANDAWASKE
February 5, 2013
The Ringgold County Board of
Supervisors met in regular session
Tuesday, February 5, 2013. The
meeting was called to order at 9 a.m.
with the following members present:
David Inloes, Royce Dredge and Kraig
Pennington.
A motion was made by Kraig
Pennington and seconded by Royce
Dredge to approve the agenda. AYES:
A motion was made by Royce
Dredge and seconded by Kraig
Pennington to approve the previous
minutes. AYES: Unanimous. NAYS:
None.
The board was in session all day
for budget workshop. They met with
various department heads discussing
their request for scal year 2014.
Royce Dredge excused himself
from 12 to 2:50 p.m. to attend a
Southern Iowa Council of Govern-
ments meeting.
Zach Gunsolley, county engineer,
was unable to attend the board meeting
due to illness.
RESOLUTION RC1344
the Kellerton 28E Agreement between
Ringgold county and the City of Kel-
lerton.
2013.
RESOLUTION RC1345
to table agenda item Approve Culvert
Lining Quotes until the board can meet
with Zach Gunsolley next week.
2013.
There was no further business. A
motion was made by Royce Dredge
and seconded by Kraig Pennington to
adjourn the meeting at 4:53 p.m.
DAVID INLOES
Chairman
ATTEST: AMANDAWASKE
_____________________________
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