May 22, 2014

2011
School students to follow.

This years graduating
class has 101 members and
30 are in Na-
tional Honor
Society.
Twenty-two
students earned
a 3.0-3.499
Grade Point
Average during
their four years
at Humboldt
High School.
A select few, nished their
high school career with a
grade point average above
3.5, they include:
Andrew Bonde, Thay-
Jack Curran and Alexis
Warden were named Vale-
dictorians of the Humboldt
High School
g r a d u a t i n g
Class of 2014
at commence-
ment ceremo-
nies held Sun-
day afternoon,
May 18, in the
high school
gymnasi um.
Sal ut at ori an
honors went to Allison Bo-
swell, with Karlee Peyton
and Jacob Miller awarded
the Marvyl Friesth Award.
The Marvyl Friesth
Award originated over 65
years ago, following a tragic
accident in which a student
passed away.
Because the
cl assmat es
of Marvyl
Friesth felt
so strongly
about the
high caliber
of living and
participation
e x e m p l i -
ed by this
young woman, they initiated
what has become an annual
award to the top senior boy
and girl.
This award is based
on scholarship, character,
sportsmanship, and leader-
ship. The faculty nominates,
by ballot, and the senior
class votes for the top senior
boy and girl. Their names
will be added to a plaque,
which is normally located in
the high school cafeteria as
a standard of excellence for
all future Humboldt High
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3 Sections Ofcial newspaper of Humboldt County
Vol. 156 - No. 1- USPS No. 254060
By Kent Thompson
Work continues on the Humboldt Municipal Water Plant
rehabilitation and both Humboldt City Administrator Aaron
Burnett and PeopleService Chief Operator Clint Fishel are con-
dent that all work will be completed by the May 31 deadline.
We are currently operating both sides of the treatment
plant. We still need to dial in the chemistry on the well side, but
everything is looking positive to be completed by the May 31
deadline, Fishel told the Humboldt City Council at its meet on
Monday, May 19.
There are a few electrical switches that are being changed,
and a few minor corrections on the spring side, but weve been
operating for a week and things are going well, Fishel said.
Filling the swimming pool last week was a good test for the
well side, Burnett said.
In a related matter, the council approved a motion by Coun-
cilman John Sleiter to accept the terms of the Iowa Department
of Natural Resources (DNR) Administrative Consent Order as
amended for the citys water treatment plant renovation project.
The city was notied in April that the state was seeking an
administrative penalty for the citys public water supply being
under the inuence of ground water and at moderate risk for
contamination.
Burnett said the city has met the requirements and would
agree to pay a $2,000 penalty to a supplemental environmental
project to the Humboldt County Conservation Board in lieu of
a ne. The original penalty was for $10,000, but after discus-
sions between Burnett, Humboldt Mayor Walter Jensen, Iowa
Gov. Terry Branstad and the Iowa DNR, the penalty was re-
duced, if the city would meet a June 1, project completion date.
I stand by the actions the city has taken in the matter. Our
number one concern was getting the plant operating in a man-
ner that would protect the water quality and availability for our
citizens, and secondly, ensure the water volume necessary for
re protection to protect the property of our citizens, our busi-
nesses and industries, Burnett said.
He said because the project is six months behind schedule,
the city could seek liquidated damages from the general con-
tractor for the project, Industrial Process Technology (IPT) of
Fargo, ND, in the amount of $2,000, to pay the penalty.
IPT has done a great job, and we are not unhappy with
their work at all, Burnett said. There were a lot of factors
in getting the plant rehabilitation completed that were beyond
their control. We much preferred getting things right the rst
time and having everything done to our satisfaction than meet-
ing an arbitrary timeline for the project, Burnett stated.
In a related matter regarding the water plant, after some dis-
cussion, the council approved an estimated $10,930 x needed
on the water plant roof to repair a slight ponding issue.
Roof Guard Roong of Spirit Lake replaced the roof on the
plant in 2011, but the work was not to the citys liking.
In late 2013, the city approved an agreement with the com-
pany and withheld $35,000 in payment, with the understanding
that Duro-Last, the roof manufacturer, would stand behind a 15-
year warranty on the roof itself.
Cowan Roong of Marshalltown, one of the subcontractors
on the water plant project, has agreed to remove the existing
roof membrane in the ponding area, dispose of all debris, install
a tapered insulation system and install a 50 milliliter Duro-Last
roof.
While a large portion of the $35,000 withheld from the origi-
na l project was ate up in additional engineering costs, there re-
mains enough to pay for the new roof, Burnett said.
Because of the nature of the roof and any further insurance
liability issues, I move we should have it xed for the price
quoted, Council member Joel Goodell said.
The council unanimously agreed on a 4-0 vote. Councilman
Dan Scholl was not in attendance.
Water plant nearly done; penalty approved
Third grade girls make the tag for the relay race at
Track Day held Monday afternoon for grades 3-6 at the
Humboldt High School track. Following the afternoon
of running, students enjoyed a refreshment courtesy of
Second grade students at Taft Elementary School in Humboldt plant corn during
an educational Adopt-a-Farmer session at the Dean Coleman farm west of Humboldt
last week. Area farmer Merlin Graaf (right) is shown here assisting the students.
Independent photo by Phil Monson.
Students plant corn
Hy-Vee. See this photo and many more from Track Day
online at www.humboldtnews.com. Humboldt Indepen-
dent photo.
Students participate in Track Day
Alexis
Warden
Jack Curran
Curran, Warden are
HHS Valedictorians
lan Bowman, Reed Burres,
Tyler Busse, Sadie Carver,
Keegan Christensen, Haley
Davis, Carley Downing,
Dillon Fevold, Austin
Flick, Lauren Friesth,
Susana Gomez, Jonah
Haselhuhn, Nicholas
Heider, Tate Illg, Lindsey
Johnson, Samantha Lar-
son, Benjamin Madison,
Hannah McLimans, Lu-
cas Meyer, Jacob Miller,
Alyssa Nehring, Brittney
Nilles, Zachary Parle, Kar-
lee Peyton, Nathan Sorlien,
Madison Thomas, Nikko
Wheeler, and Lucas Yo-
Allison
Boswell
Nate Conlon will give the Address of the Day at the Me-
morial Day ceremony in Humboldt on Monday morning,
May 26.
Nate is the son of Roger and Pam Conlon of Humboldt.
He is a 2004 graduate of Humboldt
High School and a 2008 graduate of
Buena Vista University.
Nate is a Lieutenant with the
Army National Guard. He deployed
to Afghanistan in 2011 with C Troop
1/113th Calvary of LeMars.
Nate and his wife, Amy, have twin
boys (Breckin and Hayden) who are
two. The family recently moved back
to Humboldt. Nate works as a social
worker with the Department of Hu-
man Services in Fort Dodge.
The days activities begin at sun up with agraising at
Memorial Day
See Memorial Day, 2A
Spring preview Harness
Races take place this Satur-
day, May 24, at the Humboldt
County Fairgrounds. Post time
is 12:30 p.m. The Humboldt/
Dakota City Noon Kiwanis
will be serving lunch at the fair
stand during the races.
Harness Races
Haley N. Grein
was named Vale-
dictorian of the
Corwith-Wesley-
LuVerne Com-
munity Schools
graduating Class
of 2014, at com-
mencement cer-
emonies held
Sunday afternoon, May 18, in
the Corwith High
School gymnasium.
Salutatorian honors
went to Stefan S.
Chambers.
Numerous awards
and scholarships
were also presented
to the following stu-
dents:
Israa Taouk
Azzouz, member of
the Mason City Globe Gazette
Star Class in the area of Art.
Stefan Samuel Cham-
bers, Salutatorian of the CWL
Class of 2014. He is a member
of the National Honor Society
and a member of the Mason
City Globe Gazette Star Class
of 2014 in the area of Science
and for Outstanding Male
Athlete. Stefan was a Sil-
ver Cord Recipient and was
a KIMT Scholastic All Star.
He received the Marine Corp
Semper Fidelis Award for
Musical Excellence and
the Army Scholar Ath-
lete Award. He was also
nominated for the Algona
Upper Des Moines Scho-
lastic All Stars. Stefan
was the recipient of the
Prudence Lodge Scholar-
ship, Barry Priebe Memo-
rial Scholarship, Corwith
Scholarship and Loan As-
sociation Award, Agri-
business Association of
Iowa Scholarship, Four
Year Academic Recog-
nition Award from Iowa
State University, CWL
Booster Club Scholar-
ship, CWL Elementary
Faculty and Staff Schol-
arship, American Legion
Elmer Wilson Post #229
Award, and Chris Schulz
Memorial Scholarship.
Taylor Marie Elvington,
member of the National Hon-
or Society and secretary and
treasurer of the Class of 2014.
She was chosen as one of the
Algona Upper Des Moines
Scholastic All Stars. Taylor
is the recipient of the Dallas
Clark Memorial Foundation
Scholarship, Prudence Lodge
Scholarship, Barry Priebe Me-
morial Scholarship, Florence
Fisher Memorial Scholarship,
CWL graduation
Haley Grein
Stefan
Chambers
See CWL, 2A
See Humboldt 2A
By Phil Monson
Salary contract negotiations
between the Humboldt Com-
munity School District and the
Humboldt Education Associa-
tion have entered arbitration.
During a regular monthly
meeting of the school board
Monday night (May 19), Hum-
boldt School Superintencent
Greg Darling said mediation
efforts in recent months have
been unsuccessful and so the
process now enters arbitration.
Back in February, the
HEAs initial proposal asked
for a 7.48 percent salary pack-
age increase. The districts last
offer was 4.09 percent.
Our last offer was 4.09 per-
cent, which is above the state
average and we have been
above the state average ever
since I have been here, Dar-
ling, who is in his sixth year at
Humboldt, said.
An individual from outside
the school district will come to
Humboldt to hear both sides
requests and make a decision
more than likely during the
summer.
In arbitration, they wont
split the difference. They ei-
ther go one way or the other,
Darling said.
Our district has always
been proactive. We used to
have 88-90 teachers, now we
have 102 on staff. Weve in-
creased trying to improve our
programming, Darling said.
Right now we have the best
teacher/student ratio at the el-
ementary level than anyone in
our conference. We also have
the best benet package of any
school in our conference for
our teachers, Darling said.
Darling presented nancial
gures showing the district has
averaged roughly 4.1 percent
salary package increases for
the HEA over the last several
years, even though the Iowa
Legislature only gave schools
two percent allowable growth
in three of the last four years
and zero percent in 2011-12.
We had a solvency rations
of 22 percent three or four
years ago. Now its down to 12
percent, Darling said. When
the legislature does not pass
allowable growth, that really
hits on your reserve.
Our philosophy has been
pay the teachers what they
are worth and continue to pay
them for what they are worth,
even in good times and bad
times. You cant rely on pay
them more this year and pay
Humboldt teacher salary
negotiations enter arbitration
See Teacher Salary, 2A
Nate Conlon
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the cemeteries. Line up for the
parade takes place at the Law
Enforcement Center at 9 a.m.
The parade will begin at 9
a.m., starting at the Law En-
forcement Center and heading
west on Sumner Avenue.
There will be a Salute to
the Dead near the Des Moines
River at Bicknell Park at 9:25
a.m., followed by the Memo-
rial Service at Bicknell Park.
Dave Lee will serve as Mas-
ter of Ceremonies. Father Jim
Tigges will give the invocation
and the benediction.
The program will include
reciting the Pledge of Alle-
giance, followed by General
Logans Memorial Day Orders
recited by Chelsea Kritzer,
daughter of Clay and Angie
Kritzer.
Nick Conlon will give the
Address of the Day.
Nikko Wheeler, son of Jeff
and Shylo Wheeler, will read
Lincolns Gettysburg Address.
Alexandria Hampe-McKen-
na, daughter of Robert McK-
enna and Angela Hampe, will
recite In Flanders Field while
poppies are placed on simulat-
ed graves by Kaitlyn Harms,
daughter of Gary and Tammy
Harms, and Kiara Origer,
daughter of Paul and Stacey
Origer.
The Humboldt High School
Marching Band will play the
Star Spangled Banner and
Grand Old Flag.
Names of deceased Vet-
erans of the past year will be
read, followed by a salute from
the Firing Squad and playing
of taps by Luke Yoakam and
Lindsey Curry. Ammo bearer
will be Corneall Lowary, son
of Corneall and Kris Lowary.
Observances will follow at
10:20 a.m. at Union Cemetery,
10:40 a.m. at Corinth Cem-
etery; 11 a.m. at Indian Mound
Cemetery; 11:15 a.m. at St.
Marys Cemetery; and 11:30
a.m. at the Humboldt County
Courthouse in Dakota City.
Bode Service
The American Legion and
Legion Auxiliary Post No. 524
in Bode will be having Memo-
rial Day services on Monday,
May 26, at 10 a.m. in the Bode
Community Building.
Legion members will dis-
play the colors, followed by
the National Anthem, led by
Joan Thompson.
Auxiliary President Angela
Hampe-McKenna will lead
the Pledge of Allegiance. The
invocation will be given by Le-
gion Adjutant Russell Jensen,
followed by the roll of honor
read by Legion Commander
Arlis Kinseth.
A silent prayer will be fol-
lowed by a short video pre-
sented by Jess Tepner.
The gathering will then sing
God Bless America, led by
Joan Thompson.
Jensen will offer the chap-
lains prayer, followed by the
Legion ring squad and the
playing of Taps.
Upon completion of the
program, the ring squad will
travel to the East Cemetery
in Bode to salute all veterans
resting there. At the same time,
Mel Bratland will be honored
with a military salute. Mel was
the Legion chaplain for many
years. A committal service
will follow for Melvin and
Emma Bratland.
Attendees are welcome to
coffee and rolls served by the
Legion and Legion Auxiliary
after the service.
Renwick Memorial Day
Renwick will be having its
Memorial Day program Mon-
day, May 26, at 10 a.m., at the
Veterans Memorial Park. In
case of inclement weather, the
program will be at the Ren-
wick Fire Station.
The program will begin
with the National Anthem,
followed by the invocation by
Rev. James Harbaugh.
Vivian Markman will place
a wreath at the Memorial and
will lead the audience in the
reciting of the Pledge of Alle-
giance.
Walter Martin will provide
remarks and read the names of
the honored dead.
The audience will then join
in the singing of America the
Beautiful.
The mornings address will
be given by Matthew Berry of
Dakota City, a career Army
National Guardsman and an
Iraqi War veteran.
The gathering will join in
the singing of God Bless
America, followed by the
benediction by Rev. Harbaugh.
The ring squad will then
sound the volley, followed by
Taps.
The Memorial Day program
in Renwick is dedicated to vet-
erans from the area who have
died during the past year.
Livermore Memorial Day
The Livermore American
Legion Otto Field Post 415
will honor veterans on Memo-
rial Day, Monday morning,
May 26, with a program at 9
a.m., in front of the Legion
Post 415. Romaine Lee of
Humboldt, will be the guest
speaker! Lee was in a reserve
unit for two years and then
in 1950 was activated dur-
ing the Korean War. He was
discharged in 1952. He then
owned and operated a hard-
ware and appliance business
for 25 years in Humboldt. He
sold the business and became
an insurance and nancial
planner for 12 years. Later he
was elected to the Humboldt
County Board of Supervisors
where he served for an addi-
tional 12 years. Now in retire-
ment, he has weekly devotions
at the ve area care facilities in
the Humboldt community and
he is pleased to have served in
a variety of ways in his local
community. Lee is married to
Barbara and they have three
children and ve grandchil-
dren.
The Livermore Legion Otto
Field Post 415 along with the
Livermore Sons of the Ameri-
can Legion Squadron 415
(S.A.L.), will also help pro-
vide services at the Catholic
Cemetery, 9:30 a.m.; Union
Cemetery, 9:45 a.m.; St Joe
Cemetery about 10:15 a.m.;
and LuVerne about 10:45 a.m.
The services will be followed
by a Memorial Day communi-
ty potluck dinner at the Liver-
more Legion Post at noon.
Each memorial ceremony will
start with an opening prayer
and a 21-Gun Salute, followed
by Taps - in memory of our
fallen heroes, with various
members of American Legion
Post 415, Ladies Auxiliary and
Sons of The American Legion
and Legion members placing
American ags on veterans
grave sites.
Memorial Day from front page
By Randy McDowell
Fighting winds of 18 miles
per hour with gusts up to 25
miles per hour on Tuesday,
May 13, the Gilmore City
Fire Department is now better
equipped to handle residential
res.
With assistance from the
Iowa State Fire Training Acad-
emy, re-training consultants
showed members of the Gilm-
ore City Fire Department bet-
ter ways and tactics to battle
res.
In a controlled burn situa-
tion of a structure on the citys
east side, which was scheduled
for demolition last year, the
department started the re at 5
p.m. on May 13.
The training helped young-
er and new reghters learn
proper procedures.
Three hours later, the men
were clearing the scene and
Fire Chief Andy Stalzer talked
with his crew about what they
learned during the training ex-
ercise.
A Gilmore City reghter adds water to a controlled
burn conducted Tuesday, May 13, on a home at South-
east B Street and 4th Avenue. Photo courtesy of Randy
McDowell.
Gilmore City reghters learn new techniques
Corwith Scholarship and Loan
Foundation Award, All Iowa
Opportunity Scholarship,
CWL Booster Club Scholar-
ship, CWL Faculty Apprecia-
tion Award, Lu Verne Fire De-
partment Scholarship, CWL
Elementary Faculty and Staff
Scholarship, Madden Mallory
Foundation Scholarship, Iowa
Bar Association Award, and
LuVerne Betterment Scholar-
ship.
Thomas Joe Elvington,
member of the CWL Student
Council and was a member
of the Mason City Globe Ga-
zettes Star Class of 2014 as
outstanding in the Technical
area. Received a LuVerne Fire
Department scholarship.
Ellyssahanna Usman Es-
pinosa, member of the Mason
City Globe Gazette Star Class
of 2014 in the area of Music.
Haley Nicole Grein, Vale-
dictorian of the CWL Class
of 2014 and president of her
class. She is also a member
of the National Honor Soci-
ety and was a member of the
Mason City Globe Gazettes
Star Class of 2014 in the area
of Language, Math and Out-
standing female Athlete. She
was a KIMT Scholastic All
Star, was a member of the
Channel 5 Best of the Class,
was a Governors Recognition
Scholar, Was the recipient of
the Bernie Saggau award, was
nominated for the Algona Up-
per Des Moines Scholastic All
Stars, and received the Marines
Distinguished Athlete Award
and the Army Scholar Athlete
Award. Haley has received the
Prudence Lodge Scholarship,
Iowa State Academic Recogni-
tion Award, Iowa State Univer-
sity Cardinal Scholar Award,
Iowa State Boyd and Mari
Burnison Scholarship, Barry
Priebe Memorial Scholarship,
Scholarship, a Corwith Schol-
arship and Loan Association
Award, CWEA Scholarship,
High School Student Council
Scholarship, Corwith Wom-
ens Club Award, American
Legion Andrews Post #0428
Award, and Faculty Apprecia-
tion Award.
Jared Maurice Haler,
recipient of the Iowa Lakes
Alumni Scholarship and Iowa
Lakes Community College
Dual Credit Scholarship, Kos-
suth County Farm Bureau
Scholarship, Barry Priebe Me-
morial Scholarship, Corwith
Scholarship, and Loan Asso-
ciation Award.
Bennett J. Clinton Jen-
sen, member of the CWL
Student Council. He is the
recipient of The Pharmacists
Mutual Foundation Scholar-
ship, Barry Priebe Memorial
Scholarship, Corwith Wesley
and Loan Association Award,
LuVerne Elementary Faculty
and Staff Scholarship, Ameri-
can Legion Elmer Wilson Post
#229 Award, and CWL Boost-
er Club Scholarship.
Samuel Craig Ludwig,
member of the National Honor
Society. Sam is the recipient
of The Kossuth County Farm
Bureau Scholarship, Barry
Priebe Memorial Scholarship,
Silver Cord recipient, Funne-
mark Memorial Scholarship,
Army Scholar Athlete, Ma-
rines Distinguished Athlete
Award, was nominated for the
Algona Upper Des Moines,
Barb Marty Memorial Schol-
arship, Madden Mallory Foun-
dation Scholarship, CWL
Scholarship, CWL Booster
Club Scholarship, American
Legion Andrews Post #0428
Award, and ISU Grant.
Chase Philip Mahanke,
recipient of the Kevin Burrs
Memorial Scholarship, CWL
Scholarship, and Madden Mal-
lory Foundation Scholarship.
Casey Loren McGregor,
member of the National Honor
Society and was a member
of the Mason City Globe Ga-
zettes Star Class of 2014 in
the area of social studies and
an Algona Upper Des Moines
Academic All Star Nominee.
He is the recipient of The
Barry Priebe Memorial Schol-
arship, CWL Booster Club
Scholarship, Madden Mallory
Foundation Scholarship and
CWL Elementary Faculty and
Staff Scholarship.
Stephanie Meline Niel-
son, recipient of the Madden
Mallory Foundation Scholar-
ship.
Jamie Marie Studer, re-
cipient of the Hancock County
Farm Bureau Scholarship,
Corwith-Wesley Scholarship
and Loan Association Award,
Marines Scholar Athlete
Award, Chris Schulz Memo-
rial Scholarship, Barry Priebe
Memorial Scholarship, Ameri-
can Legion Andrews Post
#0428, and CWL Elementary
Faculty and Staff Scholarship.
Jamie was also vice president
of the CWL Class of 2014.
Chandler Joseph Vor-
land, recipient of the CWL
Scholarship, Gordan Hilbert
Memorial Scholarship, Chris
Schulz Memorial Scholarship,
Madden Mallory Foundation
Scholarship, and CWL Boost-
er Club Scholarship.
CWL from front page
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them less the following year.
Why not be consistent instead
of feast or famine, Darling
said.
Darling noted that be-
cause there is no increase in
the schools health insurance
package for next year, the en-
tire increase can go to actual
salary rather than have insur-
ance take up part of the in-
crease.
Teachers are doing an awe-
some job. But if we end up
having to pay more because
of an arbitration decision, then
we will have to make up for
that increase in the future,
Darling said.
With health insurance pre-
miums going down 1.5 percent
for next year, the 4.09 percent
salary increase is actually
more money this year than pre-
vious years when there were
insurance increases, board
president Randy Hildreth said.
Darling said a 4.09 percent
increase is all the district can
handle based on revenue pro-
jections and estimated expens-
es for the upcoming year.
About 80 to 85 percent of
your budget goes toward sala-
ries when you factor in associ-
ates and other staff, Darling
said. I think the teachers are
doing a super job and working
hard.
What weve offered ex-
ceeds all of what other county
and state public entities are
receiving, Hildreth said. We
feel its very fair when you
compare it to other taxpayer-
funded entities.
Academic updates
The board also heard up-
dates on other academic pro-
gramming efforts. First grade
teachers Cathy Bell, Brenda
Larsen, Rhonda Van Pelt and
Michelle Zaugg gave a presen-
tation on Daily 5, an initiative
in its third year. Daily 5 helps
students become better read-
ers, writers and listeners. They
noted improved comprehen-
sion and other benets from
Daily 5.
The board also heard a re-
port on the summer profes-
sional development offered in
the district. The wide list of
offerings begin May 28-29 and
continue up until Aug. 11-12.
Summer school program-
ming will also take place at the
elementary and high school
levels. High school principal
Lori Westhoff and elementary
principal George Bruder re-
ported on the summer sched-
ule.
Westhoff said 46 invitations
were sent out to students who
failed a required course in the
areas of English, Math, Social
Studies and Science. Another
set of invitations will be sent
out next week to any student
who failed a second semester
course.
Out of the 46 sent out, we
had 15 students respond that
they would like to participate.
We will begin June 2 and run
three weeks until June 20,
Monday through Friday, from
8 a.m. to 12 noon. In that time
they should be able to com-
plete 60 hours per course. That
will allow them to complete
a one semester course. That
would give them some credit
recovery and a chance to get
back on schedule, Westhoff
said.
Im happy we have that
many students who want to
participate. We will do in-
terviews with staff later this
week, Westhoff said. It will
be primarily an online pro-
gram, the same one we use
with our ALPHA program.
There will be some additional
supplemental material for each
course.
The grade they receive
wont replace the failed grade.
Both will appear on their tran-
script. But they wont have to
re-take it next year and will
get full credit for it and they
stay on track, Westhoff said.
They can work on it online,
at home, at night and on week-
ends. If they get done sooner,
they get done sooner.
Westhoff also reported the
district now has ve students
who have graduated from high
school through the districts
ALPHA (alternative learning)
Center.
Were very happy and the
program is being very success-
ful, Westhoff said. Were
very happy with the stafng,
the programming and the loca-
tion. Its a very good thing for
a lot of kids.
Bruder said the elementary
summer school will run the
same schedule as last year,
starting July 28 and run until
Aug. 8. A total of 50 students
in grades 1-4 will attend class
one hour per day in time slots
between 8 a.m. and 12 noon
for 10 mornings total.
We have a very small ratio
of one teacher to two students,
may three in some cases. We
will cover the areas of reading
and math, Bruder said. The
classes will take place at the
middle school where it will
be air conditioned. In another
year or two when air condi-
tioning is installed at Taft El-
ementary, then we can hold the
classes at Taft.
The criteria is teacher-rec-
ommended. We started with
84 names and 50 is our limit,
Bruder said. It might end up
at 52.
Personnel
In personnel moves for the
2014-15 school year, the board
approved the hiring of Ray
Knight as substitute activity
bus driver, Elizabeth Dent as
elementary guidance counsel-
or and Kim Tinken as baker/
food service worker. The board
also hired David Dischler as
groundskeeper/custodian for
the current school year.
A host of teacher leadership
positions were lled for 2014-
15, they include Susan Tom-
linson as high school tech-
nology integrationist, Ryan
Bowman as consortium data
coach and science curriculum
director, Jennifer Lash as el-
ementary mentor, Zach Gotto
as elementary math director,
Jennifer Savery as mentor/
oater, Jason Hoag as middle
school mentor, Cassie Smith
as consortium mentor coor-
dinator, Kathi Beach as high
school mentor and Lucinda
Boyd as general instructional
coach and curriculum director
for specials in art, music and
physical education.
The positions will be paid
through a state grant. The dis-
tricts goal is to have up to 25
percent of its staff in teacher
leadership roles. Any unused
funding can be carried into the
next year.
The resignations of four
personnel were accepted,
which include Karen Dagel-
Whitham as middle school
associate, Samantha Meyer as
Taft associate, Marlene Linde-
man as middle school associ-
ate and Jerry George as regular
route bus driver.
The board presented Star
Awards to Andrea Paterson
and Jennifer Brown for out-
standing work on the elemen-
tary yearbook.
As part of School Board
Recognition Week, Darling
presented certicates to each
board member.
The board also received
a thank you from the GC-B
school district for allowing
high school art instructor Deb
Miller and students Alyssa
Nehring, Brittney Nilles and
Sadie Carver to paint murals
on the interior walls of the re-
modeled GC-B elementary li-
brary.
The board also:
approved the rst reading
of policy series 405.1 to 406.6
covering employee licensing.
approved the second read-
ing of policy series 403.1 to
404.R2 on employee work-
place guidelines.
approved the third and nal
reading of policy series 402.1
to 413.2B regarding abuse in-
vestigation procedures.
approved the School Im-
provement Advisory Commit-
tees recommendations for the
district approved Afrmative
Action Plan.
raised district lunch fees
for 2014-15 by ten cents per
meal to meet federal guide-
lines according to free and re-
duced lunch guidelines.
set registration fees for the
2014-15 school year.
set June 16, 5:35 p.m. for a
public hearing on the hours vs.
days requirement for 2014-15.
accepted a bid from Ara-
mark at $24.31 per week to
cover custodial laundry ser-
vices for 2014-15.
accepted a bid from Ara-
mark to cover food service
laundry services for 2014-15.
accepted a bid from Martin
Brothers Distribution to pur-
chase food and food service
supplies for 2014-15.
accepted a bid from Dean
Foods to purchase milk prod-
ucts for the 2014-15 school
year.
accepted a bid from Bimbo
Bakeries to purchase bread
products for 2014-15.
accepted an open enroll-
ment request for Keri Askel-
son in from Eagle Grove for
2014-15.
heard a report on the end
of year celebration set for May
27, 8 a.m. in the high school
auditorium.
reviewed legislative priori-
ties for the upcoming school
year.
Christy (Berte) Vitzthum was the guest speaker at the
Humboldt Rotary Clubs 53rd annual Honors Banquet,
which honored the Top 20 academic seniors from Hum-
boldt High School on the evening of May 14. A 2004
graduate of HHS and former Top 20 honoree, Vitzthum
returned to her hometown and works as a Nurse Practi-
tioner with Unity Point in Humboldt. Vitzthum encour-
aged the students to nd a career that they love, and she
also said to consider coming back to Humboldt in the
future. Humboldt Independent photo.
Teacher Salary
from front page
akam.
It has become a tradition
at Humboldt High School,
for each department to rec-
ognize an outstanding senior
for their accomplishments
during their four years of
high school. The following
departmental awards were
presented:
Language Arts Award:
Shay Saathoff;
Instrumental Music
Award: Lucas Yoakam;
Science Department
Award: Jack Curran;
Agricultural Department
Award: Lindsey Johnson;
Engineering Award: An-
drew Bonde;
Vocal Music Award: Al-
lison Boswell;
Business Department
Award: Nathan Sorlien;
Spanish Department
Award: Chase Nokleby;
Humboldt
Math Department Award:
Andrew Bonde;
Industrial Technology
Department Award: Antho-
ny Hamilton;
Physical Education De-
partment Award: April
Jones;
Social Studies Depart-
ment Award: Allison Bo-
swell and Zachary Parle; and
Art Department Award:
Sadie Carver.
Speakers at the gradua-
tion ceremony were: Jake
Miller, Karlee Peyton and
Reed Burres.
Concert Chorale pre-
sented Seasons of Love,
directed by Mike Blair.
The diplomas were pre-
sented by Greg Darling, Su-
perintendent of Schools; and
Brody Clark, a member of
the Humboldt Board of Edu-
cation.
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The Eateria was once a favorite gathering place for local people during the morn-
ing and afternoon coffee hours. The Eateria also did a large fountain trade. It
gained a wide reputation, extending to several surrounding states, by the simple for-
mula of serving good food and plenty of it at low prices.
Johnnie and Frances Williams and Merrill Coursey started the New Central Eate-
ria March 23, 1947. The Williams bought up Mr. Courseys share after he died two
years later.
Following the opening of the Eateria, the building was remodeled. A new center
row of booths was added to provide facilities for handling larger crowds. In the late
fall of 1951, the interior was again remodeled and modernized. Humboldt Indepen-
dent photo.
The Eateria, a favorite gathering place
TEN YEARS AGO
2004
Humboldt County Con-
servation Director Jeanne
Baugous announced two
Trumpeter Swans will arrive
in Humboldt. They will be
released by the Iowa Depart-
ment of Natural Resources at
the newly fenced sh pond on
the east side of Highway 169
in Humboldt.
2004
Justin Hanson has been
named a national High School
All-American by USA Wres-
tling Magazine. Humboldt
High wrestling coach Bobby
Thompson learned of the an-
nouncement last week. The
magazine lists its top eight at
each weight and Hanson was
selected at 135 pounds. Han-
son, a 2004 graduate of Hum-
boldt High School, won state
titles in his junior and senior
seasons.
2004
Adam Berte and Alex
Bollmeyer were named as co-
valedictorians at commence-
ment exercises held at the TRV
High School gymnasium in
Bode, during which members
of the TRV Class of 2004 were
awarded their diplomas.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
1999
The Humboldt Trees For-
ever Committee has planted
approximately 150 trees along
the west entrance to Humboldt
on Highway 3. The project
was funded by an $8,800 grant
from the state of Iowa roadside
management fund to the city
of Humboldt, and from Trees
Forever fundraising efforts.
1999
Gilmore Citys Hartnett-
Johnson Unit 239, American
Legion Auxiliary, selected Ra-
chel Myers of Gilmore City to
attend the 54th annual session
of the Iowa American legion
Auxiliary Girls State, held
on the campus of the Univer-
sity of Northern Iowa in Cedar
Falls. Rachel is the daughter
of Terry and Traci Myers of
Gilmore City.
1999
Returning letterwinners for
CWL Panther softball squad
are: Brianne Hefty, Lynn Rich-
ter, Kristen Priebe, Kristin
Rasmussen, Tina Steenhard,
Stacy Gremmer, Amber Hunt
and Stephanie Reimers.
TWENTY-FIVE
YEARS AGO
1989
The Dueseyberger Restau-
rant of Humboldt has been sold
to Als Corner Oil Company,
owners of Humboldt Country
Store. Rollie Tiefenthaler, one
of the owners of Als Corner
Oil Company, said they have
no denite plans for the prop-
erty. Don Jensen, owner of the
Dueseyberger, said the restau-
rant was built about 16 years
ago.
1989
Ground was broken this
week for a major ofce expan-
sion at Humboldt Motor Sales,
Inc. The new addition, to be
built on the south side of the
present complex, will have
room for seven ofces, a store-
room and showroom.
1989
Spider Man visited with
elementary students from the
Humboldt and St. Marys
schools recently. Spider Man
told the youths to stop using
words that hurt and start using
words that help. The Hum-
boldt County Care Team spon-
sored his visit.
FORTY YEARS AGO
1974
Jet Steel and Plastics Co.
began construction of a 20,000
square feet addition to its plant
on Highway 169 North, in the
Industrial Park.
1974
Airman Richard D. Winkey,
son of Mrs. Virginia I. Wood of
Humboldt has been assigned
to Keelser AFB, Miss., after
completing Air Force basic
training in San Antonio.
1974
Thomas Kleen, Gilmore
City, received his bachelor of
science degree, magna cum
laude, with a major in math-
ematics, at Briar Cliff College.
FORTY-FIVE
YEARS AGO
1969
Mark Brandsgard, Patty
Oberman and Kathy Weston
each won rst place in the an-
nual short story contest.
1969
The Mens Humboldt
County Bowling Association
held its annual meeting and
elected its ofcers. Henry
Dugan, secretary-treasurer;
Dick Thull, vice-president;
Ron Helvick, president; Leo
Bormann, director; and Murf
Johnson, director.
1969
Miss Joyce Kropf, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Kropf
of Bode, has accepted a posi-
tion as teletype operator with
Air India Airlines, and began
working in their New York of-
ces.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
1964
Graduation exercises will
be held at St. Marys Church
for the eighth grade members
of St. Marys School. Rt. Rev.
Msgr. J. E. Tolan, pastor of St.
Marys Church, will confer the
diplomas upon Carol Allen,
Ronald Barmore, Kathy Jo
Byrne, Doris Callahan, Robert
Collins, Wendy Dittmar, Di-
ane Dominick, Judy Ehrhardt,
Becky George, Susan Hart,
Larry LaBounty, Rod Mahon,
Donna Milefchik, Mary Ann
Odenbrett, Bruce Ramaeker,
Delores Reigelsberger, Kath-
leen Thielen and Mary Jo
Watts.
1964
Cadet Kent Lloyd Knight,
son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Knight, Humboldt, is a can-
didate for graduation at Wen-
tworth Military Academys
34th annual commencement
exercises to be held at Lexing-
ton, MO.
1964
The 19 kindergarten chil-
dren and their teacher, Mrs.
Conrad Johnson, went to
Humboldt on a tour to the
Bayse Hatchery, the Coca
Cola plant, where they were
given samples, and the green-
house. At the greenhouse they
received Tiny Tim tomato
plants.
SIXTY YEARS AGO
1954
Fern Shuler, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shuler of
Humboldt, will be awarded a
diploma in nursing from the
Methodist Kahler School of
Nursing, Rochester, MN.
1954
Merger of the Algona Bus
Lines of Fort Dodge, which
serves Humboldt, and the
Sioux Lines, Inc., of Sioux
City was announced following
the approval of the merger by
the interstate commerce com-
mission.
1954
The American Legion Aux-
iliary met at the Legion Hall
with Mrs. E. M. Ellingson,
presiding. Hostesses were
Mrs. Albert Bergum, Mrs.
Ardith Pibsen, Mrs. Leona
Pibsen. Plans for Poppy Day
and Memorial Day were dis-
cussed. Mrs. Thor Selvig is
poppy chairman, and will be
assisted by a corps of work-
ers. Mrs. Kenneth Sween is in
charge of making the wreaths.
MAGISTRATE
Cindy D. Cline, Humboldt,
Count 1, public intoxication,
sentenced to 10 days in jail,
suspended; pay costs $126;
Count 2, disorderly conduct,
dismissed.
Ryan J. Nordlund, Hum-
boldt, public intoxication,
ned $195.
Stephanie A. Meyer, Hum-
boldt, dangerous dog, ned
$195.
Brooke Hill, Humboldt,
speeding, ned $114.
Sarah L. Giddings, Hum-
boldt, speeding, ned $114.
Tamara N. Knight, Fort
Dodge, speeding, ned
$181.50.
Brenda S. Kromrie, Gow-
rie, speeding, ned $114.
Jonathan D. Sampson, Rut-
land, failure to maintain safety
belts, ned $127.50.
HUMBOLDT COUNTY
DISTRICT COURT
PETITIONS
University of Iowa Hos-
pital and Clinics vs. Anne B.
Clark.
First National Bank vs.
John D. Pauls.
JUDGMENTS
State of Iowa vs. Trevor
W. Nicholson, Gilmore City,
OWI 2nd offense, amended to
OWI 1st offense, sentenced to
30 days in jail, all but two sus-
pended, one year probation,
ned $1,797.50.
State of Iowa, ex rel.
M.L.S. vs. Jared Elliott, child
support; judgment against El-
liott for $245 a month current
support and $5,390 accrued
support at $31.80 per month.
DISMISSALS
Bret Harklau, Debra
Harklau vs. Humboldt County
Board of Supervisors.
SMALL CLAIMS
PETITIONS
H and R Accounts, Inc. vs.
Kent Tiili, LuVerne.
Sande Construction and
Supply Co., Inc. vs. Dana
Thompson, Humboldt.
Asset Acceptance LLC vs.
Peggy J. Slawson.
Hauge Associates, Inc. vs.
John W. Dungan III, Hum-
boldt.
JUDGMENTS
Hauge Associates, Inc. vs.
Marnetta M. Fisher, Dakota
City, account $547.24, plus
costs and interest.
DISMISSALS
Humboldt Community
School District vs. Jennifer A.
Miller, Dakota City.
PROBATES
Estate of Charles Hinkle,
Deceased, Robyn Kocher, Ex-
ecutor.
Estate of Gladys M. Vester-
by, Deceased.
Estate of Harold W. Vos-
berg, Deceased, Linda M.
Hutchinson, Executor.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Alejandro Hernandez,
39, Humboldt, and Erin Sue
Rohrer, 35, Humboldt.
Charles Hayden Riley, le-
gal, Goldeld, and Sheila Jean
McNeal, legal, Goldeld.
COUNTY RECORDER
WARRANTY DEEDS
Dr. K. G. Pride, Kenneth
G. Pride, Sandy Pride to Bill
Pischke, Cindy Pischke, S
1/2, Lot 1, Block 35, Original
Town, Humboldt.
Gerald A. Shiett, Paulette
D. Shiett to George J.M.
Flurey IV, Lot 6, Block 76,
Original Town, Humboldt.
Donna Faye Cameron,
Larry Russell Cameron, Mar-
vin Keith Thompson, Janet
Lynn Thompson, Bonnie
Marie Welter, Darlene Kay
Egesdal, Oscar John Egesdal,
Oscar J. Egesdal, Richard
Dean Thompson, Janice Lou-
ise Thompson, Dale Randy
Thompson, Roxanne Thomp-
son, David Leroy Thompson,
Marcia Luella Thompson,
Danny Lynn Thompson, Chris-
tine Marie Thompson, Doug-
las Lee Thompson, Mark Bri-
an Thompson, Tammy Lynn
Thompson, Tammy L. Thomp-
son, Gregory Scott Thompson,
Allyson Fay Thompson, Roger
Duane Thompson, Lois Jean
Thompson to Andrew Thomp-
son, Land in Sec. 15, Twp. 93,
Rng. 27.
See Courthouse, 5A
To the Editor:
This is to commend the care
and kindness to all the per-
sonnel of the Humboldt Care
Center South. As a resident
of their facility I can attest to
the wonderful treatment and
professional health care they
provide. For anyone needing
health care assistance, there
can be no better health care
than they can provide.
John N. Dodgen,
Humboldt
Letter To The Editor
8 a.m. Tuesday,
May 20, 2014
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Avoid Problems by Updating
Beneciary Designations
Like many people, you might not particularly enjoy thinking
about your estate plans, but such planning is necessary to make
sure your assets go where you want them to go. And its just as
important to regularly review your plans with your tax, legal
and nancial professionals in case any changes are needed. For
instance, some of your wishes expressed in your will may be
overridden by beneciary designations you lled out years ago. If
these designations become outdated, your assets could be passed
to those you didnt intend.
You might be surprised at how many of your nancial assets
and legal documents have beneciary designations tied to them.
If you have an IRA, a 401(k) or other employer-sponsored
retirement plan, a life insurance policy, an annuity, a transfer-
on-death (TOD) arrangement, or any of a variety of other assets
or accounts, you almost certainly named a beneciary. And this
beneciary designation offers a simple, direct and efcient way to
get assets in the hands of your loved ones who survive you.
However, as time goes by, you may experience many changes
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designations may need to follow. But if you are like many people,
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as providing care for minor children or dependents, deciding who
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become incapacitated, and specifying the control you wish your
beneciaries to have over their inheritance. These are just a few
examples of estate-planning considerations.
Because everyones situation is different, you will need to
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Foth Land and Cattle Co.
to Daniel J. Foth, Christina M.
Foth, Land in Government Lot
7, SW, Sec. 21, Twp. 93, Rng.
28.
Ronald L./Ronald Klasse,
Ron Klasse, Dianne S./Dianne
Klasse to Dianne S. Klasse,
Land in SW, NE, Sec. 11,
Twp. 93, Rng. 27, Land in SW,
S 1/2, Sec. 11, Twp. 93, Rng.
27, Land in NW, E 1/2, Sec.
14, Twp. 93, Rng. 27.
Ronald L./Ronald Klasse,
Ron Klasse, Dianne S./Dianne
Klasse to Ronald L. Klasse,
Land in SW, NE, Sec. 11,
Twp. 93, Rng. 27, Land in SW,
S 1/2, Sec. 11, Twp. 93, Rng.
27, Land in NW, E 1/2, Sec.
14, Twp. 93, Rng. 27.
Ronald L. Klasse, Dianne
S. Klasse to Ronald L. Klasse,
Co-Trustee, Dianne S. Klasse,
Co-Trustee, Ronald L. Klasse
Revocable Trust Agreement,
Dianne S. Klasse Revocable
Trust Agreement, Land in SW,
NE, Sec. 11, Twp. 93, Rng.
27, Land in SW, S 1/2, Sec.
11, Twp. 93, Rng. 27, Land in
NW, E 1/2, Sec. 14, Twp. 93,
Rng. 27.
Ronald L. Klasse, Dianne
S. Klasse to Ronald L. Klasse,
Co-Trustee, Dianne S. Klasse,
Co-Trustee, Ronald L. Klasse
Revocable Trust Agreement,
Dianne S. Klasse Revocable
Trust Agreement, Land in SW,
NE, Sec. 11, Twp. 93, Rng.
27, Land in SW, S 1/2, Sec.
11, Twp. 93, Rng. 27, Land in
NW, E 1/2, Sec. 14, Twp. 93,
Rng. 27.
COURT OFFICER DEEDS
Larry Dean Nielsen Es-
tate, Susan Dolores Nielsen,
Executor, to Susan Dolores
Nielsen, Chris Ernst Nielsen,
Luke Dean Nielsen, SW, N
1/2, Sec.19, Twp. 92, Rng. 30.
Larry Dean Nielsen Es-
tate, Susan Dolores Nielsen,
Executor, to Susan Dolores
Nielsen, Land in SW, SW, Sec.
19, Twp. 92, Rng. 30.
Virginia L. Christensen Es-
tate, Chris Poppinga, Execu-
tor, Troy Christensen, Execu-
tor, to Roland T. Conlon, Betty
L. Conlon, N 1/2, Lot 5, Block
59, Original Town, Humboldt,
W 1/2, N 1/2, Lot 6, Block 59,
Original Town, Humboldt.
Delores Kay Koob Estate,
Gary Lankford, Executor, Dar-
la Stockman, Executor, to John
G. Dunphy, Teri L. Dunphy, E
Town, Dakota City, E 1/2, Lot
5, Block 21, Original Town,
Dakota City.
Sylvester L. Pease Estate,
Rosemary Ann Koenigsberg,
Executor, to Rosemary Ann
Koenigsberg, Loren Earl
Pease, SE, S 1/2, Sec. 10, Twp.
92, Rng. 30, NW, N 1/2, Sec.
14, Twp. 92, Rng. 30, NE, N
1/2, Sec. 15, Twp. 92, Rng. 30.
QUIT CLAIM DEEDS
Rodney L./Rodney Friesth,
Regina M./Regina Friesth to
Dustin Friesth, Land in NW,
Sec. 32, Twp. 91, Rng. 28.
Harold B./Harold Dale,
Dorothy M./Dorothy Dale to
Deborah Jo Museus, N 1/2,
Lot 9, Block 11, Original
Town, Dakota City, Lot 10,
Block 11, Original Town, Da-
kota City.
Leesanne S. Thomas to
Mary Thomas Greiman, Mary
Greiman Thomas, Florence
Thomas Greiman, Florence
Greiman Thomas, Land in SE,
Sec. 16, Twp. 91, Rng. 27.
Curtis L. Palmer, Linda K.
Palmer to Chad M. Palmer,
Lot 8, Block 5, Original Town,
Renwick, Lot 10, Block 9,
Original Town, Renwick, Lot
10, Block 3, Funk, Smith and
Cos Addition, Renwick, Lot
Cos Addition, Renwick.
AFFIDAVIT OF
SURVIVING SPOUSE
Alma Anderson, J. Roger
Anderson to Alma Anderson,
NE, E 1/2, Sec. 32, Twp. 92,
Rng. 27.
TRUSTEES DEEDS
Elaine A. Trotter Graham,
Trustee, Elaine A. Graham
Trotter, Trustee, Trotter Gra-
ham Revocable Trust to Ger-
ald R. Larson Revocable Trust
Trustee, Cheryl K. Larson
Revocable Trust Trustee, NW,
NW, Sec. 6, Twp. 92, Rng. 27.
Robert Christensen, Co-
Trustee, Linda Poppinga,
Co-Trustee, Robert H. Chris-
tensen Family Trust to Roland
T. Conlon, Betty L. Conlon, N
Town, Humboldt, W 1/2, N
Town, Humboldt.
Courthouse
from 4A
Memorial Day services will be held at Veterans Memo-
rial Park, Renwick, at 10 a.m. The program will open with
the National Anthem and invocation by Pastor James Har-
baugh. Placing of the Wreath will be done by Vivian Mark-
man. The audience will recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
Remarks and reading names of the honored dead will be
given by Walter Martin, followed by the audience singing
America the Beautiful. The address will be given by Mat-
thew Berry of Dakota City; career National Guardsman and
Iraq War Veteran. The audience will sing God Bless Amer-
ica and Pastor James Harbaugh will give the Benediction.
The program will close with the Firing Squad and Taps.
The Memorial Day program is dedicated to the veterans
from the Renwick community who have passed away this
past year: Claire Swan, Donald (Don) McKenna, Earl Kl-
aessey, Lew Hippen, Gary Hefty, Jerry Anderson, Charles
Mandsager, Robert (Bob) Barracks, Jim White, Christian
Pogge, Arthur (Art) Anderson, Earl Detmering, Merrill
Kelling, John E. Pogge, and Bob Janes.
In case of inclement weather, the program will be held in
the re shed.
Memorial Day
services in Renwick
The Humboldt Rotary Club honored the Top 20 academic seniors from Humboldt High School with a banquet
Wednesday night, May 14, at the Fellowship Hall of Zion Lutheran Church. It is the 53rd year for the Rotary
Honors Banquet. Top 20 seniors include, front row (l to r): Samantha Larson, Lindsey Johnson, Karlee Peyton,
Allison Boswell, Lauren Friesth, Madison Thomas and Hannah McLimans. Second row: Jonah Haselhuhn, Zach-
ary Parle, Sadie Carver, Brittany Nilles, Nicholas Heider, Alexis Warden, Carley Downing and Thaylan Bowman.
Third row: Benjamin Madison, Nathan Sorlien, Jack Curran, Keegan Christensen and Nikko Wheeler. Hum-
boldt Independent photo.
Elementary students sprint at the beginning of the 100 meter dash at Track Day. The event was held Monday
afternoon for third and fourth grades from Taft Elementary, and fth and sixth grades from Humboldt Middle
School. See this photo and many more from Track Day online at www.humboldtnews.com. Humboldt Indepen-
dent photo.
Humboldt Rotary
Clubs Top 20
Track Day held for local students
The sex abuse trial for a
Goldeld woman has been
scheduled in Wright County
District Court.
Diana Guido, 49, Goldeld,
is facing multiple charges in-
cluding second-degree sexual
abuse and indecent contact
with a child.
Her trial has been set for
Tuesday, July 15, in Wright
County District Court in Clar-
ion. The proceedings were
continued after the trial was
originally scheduled to begin
on June 3.
Guido, who is accused of
sexually assaulting a girl be-
tween the ages of 10 and 11
at her home, has pleaded not
guilty to charges.
Investigators continue to
search for her husband, Leon-
ardo Guido-Acosta, 40, in con-
nection to the case.
He is wanted on an arrest
warrant for second-degree
sexual abuse.
Trial of Goldfield woman set for July 15
Humboldt County Pheasants Forever will sponsor a ca-
noe oat on Sunday, June 8, starting at 1 p.m. at Dakota
City Park.
For more information, contact John Kollmorgen at
(515) 890-7043, Mike Vitzthum at (515) 890-2271, Mike
Weydert at (515) 368-2135, or Paul Kollmorgen at (515)
890-0781.
Pheasants Forever
sponsors canoe oat
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Every year during the month of May the Alpha Omega Chap-
ter of DELTA KAPPA GAMMA (DKG) International Society
for Key Women Educators meets at the Faith United Methodist
Church in Gilmore City for their annual meeting.
This all started years ago when Velma Juelfs (since deceased)
was a United Methodist Woman and also a member of the Alpha
Omega Chapter of DKG International Society. She hosted one
of these meetings with the help of the other UMW women. The
teachers enjoyed the food and loved the fact that the church is
easily accessible for all people.
Rae Jean Nuehring of Albert City gave me the following in-
formation about the Alpha Omega Chapter and about the DKG
International Society for Key Women Educators:
As an honorary society of 90,000 key women educators in
18 countries, members in DKG represent all levels of educa-
tion. We are a powerful organization with the goals to support
excellence in education and promote professional and personal
development of our members. With opportunities to participate
in lifelong learning, receive scholarships for advanced study
and network with other educators across the world, we are risk
takers who delight in the challenge of implementing new ideas
in education. We support educational legislation, recognize out-
standing women and provide numerous leadership training op-
portunities.
Partnering with the Fulbright organization, we help bring
promising women from developing countries to universities in
Canada and the United States. Through our afliation with the
United Nations, we work with UNICEF and are supporting
Schools for Africa. Last year we provided approximately 3 mil-
lion dollars to support educators and educations. Upsilon State,
the state of Iowa DKG organization, has a 2013-2015 Theme,
(Passion to Teach, Honoring Women Educators). Our Iowa Vi-
sion Statement is that Iowa DKG members, teach, whether em-
ployed or are retired; honor other women educators; support
parents; and improve the literacy of young children.
On June 13, 14 and 15, the Upsilon State convention will be
held in Davenport. Upsilon State is privileged to have Dr. Bev-
erly Helms, DKG International President as our guest speaker.
There will be training for all in-coming chapter ofcers and a
panel discussion on literacy. Educational workshops, vendor
displays, mini-grants and chapter communications will be fea-
tured. Chapter and member awards will be presented. To honor
our founders and the anniversary of Upsilon States founding,
a birthday luncheon will be enjoyed by attendees of the conven-
tion.
At the local level, the Alpha Omega chapter currently has
a membership of 45 members who teach or have taught in the
two county areas of Humboldt and Pocahontas Counties and/
or live in these counties. Alpha Omega was chartered nearly
50 years ago on April 16, 1966. All Alpha Omega members are
Upsilon State and International DKG members. Through the
years to promote excellence in education, educational projects
in the two-county area have included assembling and distribut-
ing approximately 400 art supply bags to all preschoolers and
presenting a book to parents of newborn babies promoting the
importance of reading and allowing parents the book to read to
their children. We provided supplemental funds to instrumental
music departments to aid fth grade students to remain in band
when family resources might not allow their continued partici-
pation. Alpha Omega members are making a difference in the
lives of students with their efforts in education.
At the same time that we are enjoying having these teachers
come and also preparing the salads for them, this has proven to
be an excellent fundraiser for the Gilmore City United Method-
ist Women, also. It is a joint effort of all the Gilmore City United
Methodist Women led by Kathy Stamper for this particular proj-
ect.
The Gilmore City United Methodist Women prepare a lovely
salad bar which includes fresh buns, a cheese and meat platter
with crackers, a relish tray and fresh fruit along with many deli-
cious homemade salads prepared by the Methodist Women. We
have included some of the recipes used by the Methodist ladies
for this supper buffet. Other salads also served but not included
in the recipes this week were: A taco salad, a Jell-O salad and
deviled eggs.
Easy Side Salad
Prepared by Diane Lanning.
3 ounce package orange Jell-O
12 ounce Cool Whip
12 ounce small curd cottage
cheese
15 ounce can mandarin or-
anges
Mix Jell-O and Cool Whip
until Jell-O is dissolved and
Cool Whip is colored. Fold in
cottage cheese. Drain oranges
and pat dry on a paper towel.
Save 4 pieces for garnish. Fold
in the oranges and dump mix-
ture into serving bowl.
Garnish with the remain-
ing orange slices in a pinwheel
pattern. This salad is better if
refrigerated for a few hours,
but can be served immediately
also. Leftovers may get wa-
tery.
Variations that work well
together are: strawberries with
strawberry Jell-O; cherries
with cherry Jell-O; fruit cock-
tail with lemon Jell-O; or be
creative!
Pasta Salad
Prepared by Kathy Stamper.
l pound box of Barilla elbow
pasta
Cook according to package
directions, rinse in cold water
and drain. (Tri-color Rotini
could also be used.)
Add to cooled pasta:
32 ounce bottle Dorothy Lynch
dressing or as
much as desired
McCormick Salad Supreme
Seasoning and Mrs. Dash
Original
Blend seasonings (as de-
sired). Both are in the season-
ing aisle at grocery stores.
Extra ingredi-
ent suggestions:
tomatoes, shredded cheese,
canned chicken or turkey
drained, tiny pepperoni or veg-
etables.
Mexican Corn Salad
Prepared by Kathy Stamp-
er.
2 cans whole kernel corn,
drained
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup shredded cheddar
cheese,
green peppers to your desire
1 package Chili Cheese a-
vored
Fritos corn chips (mix in just
before serving)
Mix together. Just before
serving add the crumbled Fri-
tos and mix in, then crumble
some on top of the salad.
Snickers Salad
Prepared by Linda Lynch.
2 cups milk
2 packages vanilla pudding
12 ounce Cool Whip
4 Granny Smith apples,
chopped
6 Snickers, chopped
Mix milk and vanilla pud-
ding, then fold in Cool Whip.
Then add the apples and can-
dy. A larger cool whip and any
other tart apples may be used.
Macaroni Salad
Prepared by Kathy Cavana-
ugh.
1 pint Hellmans mayonnaise
3/4 cup vinegar
1-3/4 cups sugar
1 can sweetened condensed
milk
2 boxes ring macaroni
2 peppers (chopped ne) or 1
large pepper
3 carrots, grated
small onion
Cook macaroni and drain.
Mix other ingredients and add
to the macaroni. This recipe
makes a large amount and
keeps in refrigerator for one
week.
Potato Salad
Prepared by Donna Hod-
gell.
Cook and cool:
5 pounds potatoes, cut into
chunks and boiled
1 dozen hard boiled eggs
Add:
1 chopped onion (optional)
Make 3-2-1 dressing to cover
(adjust to how much is need-
ed):
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon vinegar
add enough yellow mustard to
taste and add avor
Cover potato mixture with
3-2-1- dressing.
This recipe was told to
Donna by her mother-in-law,
Wanda Alberta Peers Hodgell.
Strawberry Salad
Prepared by Karen Day.
Bottom crust:
2-1/4 cups crushed pretzels
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
3/4 cup oleo
Press in a 9x13 inch pan
and bake for 10 minutes in a
350 degree oven. Let crust
cool completely.
Second layer:
Dissolve 2 packages straw-
berry Jell-O in 2 cups hot wa-
ter. Then add a large container
of frozen strawberries. Let set
until almost set, then pour over
pretzel crust.
Third layer:
8 ounce package cream cheese,
softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 egg
Cream well the cheese and
sugar and then beat in egg.
Add 8 ounce package of Cool
Whip. Pour over strawberry
layer. Chill until rm.
Grape Salad
Prepared by Karen Day.
4 pounds seedless grapes - (2
pounds green and 2 pounds
red). Wash and
let dry thoroughly.
Dressing:
8 ounces cream cheese
8 ounces sour cream
1/2 cup granulated sugar and
1/2
cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped nuts (option-
al)
Mix thoroughly and stir in
grapes. Can be done a day be-
fore or mix and serve immedi-
ately.
Pea Salad
Prepared by Carol Jensen,
sister of Kathy Stamper.
15 ounce can sweet peas
1/2 cup cheddar cheese (small
cubes approximately 1/4
inch by 1/4 inch)
2 hard-boiled eggs, diced
1/2 cup Kraft Miracle Whip
Drain peas in colander. In
a large bowl combine all in-
gredients and gently mix. Re-
frigerate overnight or at least
two hours. Add more Miracle
Whip if needed.
If you are reading this, then
you probably enjoy new reci-
pes. If you would like to share
some of your recipes with
the community YOU could
be Cook of the Week. Please
contact me, Sally Cuthbertson,
if you would like to be in this
column some week. I can be
reached by phone at 515-373-
6346 or email me at sacuth-
be@msn.com.
I will be happy to email or
send you my short question-
naire and set up a time to come
and visit you at your conve-
nience. Im always looking
for NEW Cooks of the Week.
Also, if you are new in town,
this is a good way to introduce
yourself to the Humboldt com-
munity and surrounding com-
munities. I look forward to
visiting with you.
Alpha Omega Sorority:
Front row (seated l to r):
Martha Schmidt, Marge
Perry, Kay Muller, Pat
Frantz, Jennifer Wells.
Second row: Katheryn
Spence, Kathy Rhode,
Karen Johnson, Lois Jir-
gens, Kristy Smith, Doris
Fondroy, Cheryl Peters-
Johnson, Carolyn Rohlf,
Gilmore City UMW: Front row (l to r): Lavonne
Hoover, Karen Day, Jeanne Hutchinson, and Peggy
Miller. Back row: Donna Hodgell, Phyllis Warren, Sally
Cuthbertson, Kathy Stamper, and Linda Lynch.
Ellen Degner, and Rae Jean Nuehring. Back row: Jackie Stelter (hidden), Sandy Aronson, Judy Shimon, Susan
Carlson, Merry Crotty, Arlene DeWall, Barb Zabel, Darlene Stirling, Anita Fagen-Miller, and Candy Carlson.
Gilmore City UMW
Alpha
Omega
Sorority
iliary Unit 119 Humboldt met
on Monday, May 12, at 2 p.m.,
in the Dakota City Town Hall.
President Alice Warner
called the meeting to order in
ritual form.
Secretary Marian Nelson
gave her report, which was
amended and led.
The treasurers report was
given and led for audit.
Installation of ofcers was
held with Alice Warner, presi-
dent; Donna Cooper, 1st vice
and sgt. at arms; Selma Eh-
rhardt, chaplain; and Marian
Nelson, secretary/treasurer.
Discussion was held con-
cerning Poppy Day to be held
on Friday, May 23, in Hum-
boldt. Plans were made for the
distribution of the poppies.
The Auxiliary voted to give
the Girls State attendee spend-
ing money and money for her
transportation to Girls State in
June in Ames.
Gretchen Clays birthday
was remembered.
The lunch to be served to
Memorial Day program par-
ticipants was discussed.
The meeting closed in ritu-
al form.
Alice Warner read an ar-
ticle called Remember Me,
referring to our great Ameri-
can ag.
The next meeting is sched-
uled for Monday, June 9, at 2
p.m., V.F.W.
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 119 discuss Poppy Day
iliary Mid-Winter Conference
was held in Des Moines in
February.
National president Nancy
Brown-Park addressed the
joint session of the American
Legion family.
She also helped present
certicates of membership to
four Iowa members who have
90 or more years of continuous
membership. They are Alberta
Hobson, Humboldt Unit with
94 years; Ila Barrett, Max-
well Unit, and Phyllis Reis-
ter, Ames Unit, both with 90
years.
Jean Cross of the State
Center Unit with 95 years.
American Legion Auxiliary Conference was held
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The City of Dakota City will be holding a Public Meeting on
Wednesday, June 4
th
, 2014 at 7:00 pm at City Hall in Dakota City.
The purpose of the meeting is to provide information regarding
the Citys Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funded
Owner-occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program.
Dakota City has been awarded $231,564 in CDBG funds from the
Iowa Economic Development Authority to provide rehabilitation
assistance to low and moderate income homeowners in Dakota
City. Chris Janson from MSA Professional Services is the Citys
Grant Administrator and will be in attendance to answer all
questions pertaining to the program. All interested citizens are
encouraged to attend.
Applications to participate in the program will be available at
the meeting. An initial application period will run until July 16,
2014. Applications received during the initial application period
will be ranked according to an established selection criteria
formula. Applications will continue to be received following
July 16, 2014, however, those applications received following
the initial application period will be served on a rst come, rst
served basis only if funds remain once all ranked applicants
have been assisted. If you have any questions, you may contact
Chris Janson at 515-964-1920.
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Absentee Ballots are available in the Humboldt County Auditor`s Offce for the Primary
Election on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. Anyone wishing to vote an absentee ballot may do this
at the Auditor`s Offce from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through June 2, 2014, this includes be-
ing open on Saturday May 31, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Absentee voting can also
be done by mail by requesting an offcial absentee ballot request form from the Humboldt
County Auditor`s Offce, by downloading the form from the Secretary of State`s website at
www.sos.state.ia.us, or by submitting your absentee request on a 3" x 5" piece of paper
that contains the following information:
Your date of birth
Your full name and complete address, including city, state and zip code
Address the ballot should be mailed to, if different from your home address
Your political party, either Republican or Democrat
The date of the election or the name of the election (6/3/2014, Primary Election)
Your original signature and date of signing
The absentee ballot request form must be returned to the Humboldt County Auditor`s Of-
fce no later than May 30, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. No ballots will be mailed after this date. Your
voted ballot must be postmarked by June 2, 2014, or you may deliver the ballot to our
offce before 9:00 P.M. on June 3, 2014.
If you have any questions concerning Absentee Voting, please contact the
Humboldt County Auditor's Ofhce at the Courthouse in Dakota City at 515-332-1571.
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Taylor Christensen of
Humboldt has been chosen by
Unit #119 American Legion
Auxiliary of Humboldt to at-
tend the annual session of the
Iowa American Legion Auxil-
iary Girls State to be held June
15-20, on the campus of Iowa
State University, Ames. She is
the daughter of Jeff and An-
gela Christensen.
She is one of approximate-
ly 300 young women attend-
ing Iowa Girls State who have
completed their junior year
of high school and will study
City, County and State gov-
ernment processes. Iowa Girls
State citizens set up their own
City, County and State govern-
ments and administer them
according to the laws of Iowa.
The girls also participate in
legislative sessions, campaign-
ing, party rallies, debating and
voting along with learning a
deeper knowledge of parlia-
mentary procedure. In addition
to their political activities, the
girls hear several motivational
speakers along with local and
state government ofcials.
The culmination of the week
on Friday evening, June 20, is
the inauguration of the newly
elected State ofcials. The
inauguration program will be
held at Stephens Auditorium
on the campus of Iowa State
University, Ames. The public
is invited.
Taylor Christensen at-
tends Humboldt High School
and is involved in the fol-
lowing activities: Drill team
for three years, attended Me-
lindas School of Dance for
13 years, and has currently
worked at Fareway for two
years. She was chosen to at-
tend Iowa Girls State on the
basis of interest, leadership,
and scholastic qualities. Iowa
Girls State is sponsored by the
Department of Iowa American
Legion Auxiliary and is staffed
by Auxiliary members and
former Iowa Girls State citi-
zens who volunteer their time.
Across the nation, over 20,000
young women attend Girls
State each summer. Past par-
ticipants include: Jane Pauly,
NBC news broadcast journal-
ist; Ann Richards, former Gov-
ernor of Texas; Lynne Cheney,
wife of former U.S. vice presi-
dent; and Brigadier General
Michelle Johnson, now serv-
ing at the Pentagon, who was
the rst woman to serve as
Cadet Wing Commander a the
U.S. Air Force Academy and
a former Iowa Girls State citi-
zen.
Taylor Christensen
Taylor Christensen chosen to attend Girls State in June
The Humboldt County
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
2014 Scholarship Program
will be awarding a $1,000
scholarship to an area student
enrolled in accredited health
care education programs.
To qualify, the student must
be within two years of com-
pleting a health care education
program (within one year of
a two-year health care educa-
tion program) and a Humboldt
County High School graduate
OR employed in a Humboldt
County medical facility such
as HCMH, medical clinic,
dental ofce or care center.
The award recipient will be
selected based upon academic
achievement, leadership po-
tential and desire to pursue a
health care career.
Scholarship applications
may be obtained at the HCMH
reception desk or online at
www.humboldthospital.org.
Applications must be sub-
mitted by June 15.
For more information con-
cerning the HCMH Auxiliary
Scholarship Program, call
515-604-4700.
HCMH Auxiliary Scholarship
The Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Board
met May 12, for their monthly meeting at the Hospital. Presi-
dent Shirley Phelps called the meeting to order and opened with
the Auxiliary prayer. Eleven Board Members and Judy Harklau
from the Nominating Committee were present.
The minutes from the April meeting were presented. Corre-
spondence was read by secretary Gloria Strickland. The April
treasurers report was presented by treasurer Marlys Johnson.
Ofcer and Committee reports were given. Pam Ray with
the Projects Committee thanked everyone for supporting the
spring bake sale and silent auction held May 3. A basket from
the Auxiliary will be donated for the Relay for Life auction.
The next meeting will be held Monday, June 9, at the Hum-
boldt Hospital.
HCMH Auxiliary met May 12
Jerusha Taylor and
Jacob Jacobson, both
of Portland, OR, were
married Dec. 15, 2013,
in Riviera Maya, Mexi-
co. Parents of the couple
are Larry and Phyllis
Taylor of Oceanside,
CA, and Tom and Judy
Jacobson of Ottosen.
Grandparents are the
late Richard and Irene
Coultas, Winchester,
IL; the late Basil and
Madeline Tayler, Win-
chester, IL; Louis and
Muriel Jacobson of Ot-
tosen, and Dee John-
son and the late Archie
Johnson of Bode.
The bride is a gradu-
ate of Washington
School of Pharmacy and
works as a clinical phar-
macist at Oregon Health
and Science University
in Portland. The bridegroom graduated from Twin River Valley High School in
Bode and Iowa State University in Ames. He works as a mortgage consultant at
Cobalt Mortgage Co. in Portland. A reception will be held for them Saturday,
July 26.
Jerusha Taylor, Jacob Jacobson
exchange vows
Humboldt Care Center South residents and rst grade students from Taft Ele-
mentary celebrated National Nursing Home Week with a balloon launch. Submitted
photo.
The Alpha Omega Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma installed ofcers for the up-
coming biennium at their May meeting. Pictured left to right are: Secretary Martha
Schmidt of Humboldt, vice president Susan Carlson of Humboldt, president Rae
Jean Nuehring of Albert City, past president, parlia-
mentarian Lois Jirgens of Laurens, and installing of-
cer Sandy Aronson of Laurens.
Ofcers not pictured are: Second vice president Sue
Jarvis of Albert City, treasurer Lynn Lund of Laurens
and treasurer in training Leslie Stewart of Laurens.
Delta Kappa Gamma International is a professional
honorary society of women educators.
The Alpha Omega Chapter includes Humboldt, Poca-
hontas and northern Calhoun counties. Submitted pho-
to.
Theresa Larrabee, a stu-
dent at Northwestern College
in Orange City, is among 27
students who have had their
writing or artwork published
in Northwesterns literary arts
magazine, Spectrum. The an-
nual publication, sponsored
by the English department,
includes a selection of poetry,
ction, literary nonction and
artwork, chosen by a panel of
students.
Larrabee of Humboldt is
a junior and is majoring in
English teaching and theatre/
speech at Northwestern Col-
lege. She received rst place
for her ction piece, The
Lunch Date. Larrabee is the
daughter of James and Jean-
nette Larrabee.
Winners from each cat-
egory are determined through
judging by an outside author.
The judge this year was Daniel
Scott Tysdal, award-winning
poet and lecturer in English at
the University of Toronto Scar-
borough. Tysdal has penned
two books of poetry and a
creative writing textbook. He
visited Northwestern College
in February as part of the Deep
Song Reading Series.
Theresa
Larrabee
receives rst
place for her
ction piece at
Northwestern
College
Obituaries
BEVERLY LORENZEN
1931-2014
Funeral services for Beverly
Lorenzen, 83, Humboldt, were
held Thursday, May 15, in the
chapel of the Mason-Lindhart
Funeral Home of Humboldt,
Burial was in Indian Mound
Cemetery, Humboldt. She died
Sunday, May 11, 2014, at the
Humboldt Care Center North.
The Mason-Lindhart Funer-
al Home of Humboldt was in
charge of arrangements.
Beverly is survived by her
son Monty (Patsy) Trenary of
Humboldt; stepchildren, Ran-
dy (Lisa) Lorenzen, and Cindi
Barenz, both of Independence.
Surviving grandchildren in-
clude, Lonny (Andrea) Tre-
nary of Humboldt, Matthew
Trenary of Cedar Falls; and
step-grandchildren, Jeff (Am-
ber) Lorenzen, Stephanie
(Steve) Brewer, Nikki Barenz,
and Kelly Lehs. Also surviving
are four great-grandchildren;
four step-great-grandchildren;
and brother, Daryl (Sharon)
Long of Humboldt.
Beverly Long, daughter of
Claude and Charlotte (Beers)
Long, was born Jan. 1, 1931,
in Ellsworth, MN. The fam-
ily lived there for a number of
years and eventually moved to
Humboldt in 1947. Bev attend-
ed Humboldt High School and
left school before graduation.
She married Jimmie Trenary,
and that union was dissolved.
Bev worked as a nurses aide
and a medication aide at sever-
al care facilities and the Hum-
boldt Hospital.
One of her accomplish-
ments of which, she was most
proud was that she earned her
GED at the same time her son
Monty graduated from Hum-
boldt High School in 1970.
In 1985 she married Robert
Lorenzen in Elk Point, SD.
The couple lived in Humboldt
until Roberts death Feb. 17, of
this year. Beverly enjoyed bird
watching, traveling, and even
liked to dance when she was
younger. She especially loved
spending time with her grand
and great- grandchildren.
ROY E. MCCOLLEY
1923-2014
Funeral services for Roy E.
McColley, 90, Gilmore City,
were held Sunday, May 18,
at the Faith United Methodist
Church, Gilmore City. Burial
was in Mount Hope Cem-
etery, Weaver Township, east
of Gilmore City, overlook-
ing the family farm, with full
military honors by the Adams
American Legion Post 119 and
Sathers-Odgaard VFW Post
5240. He died Tuesday, May
13, 2014, at the Israel Family
Hospice Home in Ames.
The Mason-Lindhart Fu-
neral Home of Humboldt was
in charge of arrangements with
the Rev. Charles Luers ofci-
ating.
Roy is survived by his wife,
Lora of Bethany Manor in
Story City; children, H. Wayne
(Daisy) McColley of Bozrah,
CT, Mark McColley of Des
Moines, Marla (John) Nor-
man of Rutland, Robert (Lee)
McColley of Kansas City, KS,
Richard (Cami ) McColley of
Ames, and James (Tammy)
McColley of Jacksonville,
FL; 14 grandchildren; and 12
great-grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by his par-
ents and siblings, Robert, My-
ron, Warren, Doris, and Phil-
lip.
Roy Edson McColley, son
of Charles Byron and Partha
Ethel (Wilson) McColley,
was born Nov. 16, 1923, at
Puyallup, WA. He was raised
in Glenn Cove near Gig Har-
bor in Puget Sound, WA, and
graduated from Vaughn High
School. In August of 1943,
Roy was drafted into the Unit-
ed States Army and served in
the European Theatre during
World War II. Following his
honorable discharge on Dec.
27, 1945, he returned to work
on his fathers ranch on high
prairie above Lyle, WA.
It was while working on
the Box T Ranch that Roy
met and fell in love with Lora
Omeg. The couple was united
in marriage on Aug. 21, 1949.
Through the GI Bill, Roy fur-
thered his education at Wash-
ington State University before
transferring to Iowa State Uni-
versity where he received his
degree in Animal Science. In
1953, Roy and Lora purchased
farm ground adjacent to his
parents farm in Humboldt
County and made their home
on the century farm where they
raised their six children. They
farmed together until retiring
in 1985. They remained on the
farm until September of 2011,
when they moved to Bickford
Cottage in Ames.
Roy was a long-time mem-
ber of the Faith United Meth-
odist Church in Gilmore City
where he sang in the church
choir. He was a 50-year mem-
ber of the Masonic Lodge and
Eastern Star and served as a
past president of the Gilmore
City/Bradgate School Board.
He was a member of the
American Legion and Veterans
of Foreign Wars, a past mem-
ber of the Lions Club, and a
member of the Neighborhood
Card Club. He and Lora also
enjoyed golng and had been
longtime members of the
Rolfe Golf Course.
GENEVIEVE ZIGLER
1921-2014
Funeral services for Gene-
vieve (Dilly) Ziegler, 92, Shef-
eld, formerly of Hampton,
were held Saturday, May 3,
at Hampton United Methodist
Church, Hampton. Burial was
in Hampton Cemetery. She
died Tuesday, April 29, 2014,
at the Shefeld Care Center in
Shefeld.
Pastor Corby Johnson of-
ciated.
Genevieve is survived
by her loving husband, Ray
Ziegler; three children, Peggy
Sears, Donna (Rick) Smith,
Kevin (Roxanne) Dilly; Rays
four children, Ann (Jim) Huck,
Kenton (Bonnie) Ziegler, Jane
(Erich) Lear, and Julie (Tom
McCarty) Ziegler; sister Ardis
(Don) Dyvig of Humboldt; 14
grandchildren, and numerous
great-grandchildren and great-
great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her par-
ents, husband, Kenneth; and
sister, Lana.
Genevieve Engstrom,
daughter of Vivian and Otto
Engstrom, was born in Cor-
with, in 1921. Genevieve grew
up on a farm near Humboldt.
She graduated from Humboldt
High School in 1938. After
attending Drake University,
Genevieve transferred to Iowa
State Teachers College in Ce-
dar Falls where she graduated
with a degree in business edu-
cation.
During WWII Genevieve
taught at the American Insti-
tute of Business in Des Moines
while she waited for Kenneth
Dilly to return from the war.
In June of 1946 Genevieve
and Kenneth were married in
Humboldt. For the next three
years they were high school
teachers in Humboldt. While
Kenneth and Genevieve were
living in Humboldt, their rst
child, Peggy, was born. They
also had a second daughter,
Donna, and a son, Kevin.
In 1955 the family moved
to Hampton, where Genevieve
lived most of the rest of her
life. In Hampton, Genevieve
was very active in her com-
munity. She was a member
of the First United Method-
ist Church, PEO, AAUW, and
various Bridge clubs. She
served as a 4-H leader and
substitute teacher at the high
school. Gen supported the
schools by attending sports,
theater, and music programs at
the high school until she was
in her 80s. She volunteered at
her church, in the elementary
schools, and with Meals on
Wheels.
After Kenneth Dilly died in
1976, Genevieve worked at the
Hampton Farm Bureau ofce,
and she was a very dedicated
caregiver for her mother and
mother-in-law.
On Dec. 26, 1981, Gen-
evieve married Ray Ziegler.
They were blessed with over
30 years of marriage. Dur-
ing these years they enjoyed
spending summers at Clear
Lake and traveling to visit
Rays four children and Gens
three children. Genevieve and
Ray became wonderful grand-
parents and great-grandpar-
ents.
In August of 2011, Gen-
evieve and Ray moved to
Deereld Place, an assisted-
living facility in Shefeld.
By April of 2012, Genevieve
needed more care and support
so she moved to the Shefeld
Care Center. During her stay
at the Shefeld Care Cen-
ter, Genevieve was blessed
to have Ray close by to care
for her and read books to her.
She was deeply loved and will
be missed by her family and
friends.
Funeral services for Bonnie
M. Medlang, 80, Humboldt,
were held Sunday, May 18,
at the Faith United Methodist
Church, Humboldt. She died
on her and her husbands 62nd
wedding anniversary, Wednes-
day, May 14, 2014,
at the Humboldt
County Memorial
Hospital. The Ma-
son-Lindhart Funeral
Home of Humboldt
was in charge of ar-
rangements with the
Rev. Christy Ehrle
ofciating.
Mrs. Medlang is
survived by her hus-
band, Vernell Med-
lang of Humboldt; children,
Sheri (Bill) Petersen of Hum-
boldt, Lori (Wayne) Jansen of
Rockford, and Greg Medlang
of Pittsburg, PA; step-children,
DeVon (Kathy) Medlang of
Colorado Springs, CO, and
Linda Kettner of Iowa Falls;
nine grandchildren; ve step-
grandchildren. She is also
survived by her great-grand-
children, step-great-grandchil-
dren, and her two sisters. Her
parents, two brothers, and two
sisters preceded her in death.
Bonnie Mae Wilson, daugh-
ter of Renix and Isabelle
(Roy) Wilson, was born Feb.
25, 1934, on a farm near Lu-
Verne. She received her edu-
BONNIE M. MEDLANG
1934-2014
cation in country schools and
at LuVerne until her father
purchased their farm near
Kanawha. Following her grad-
uation from Kanawha High
School, Bonnie went to work
in a retail store in Clear Lake.
She was
united in marriage
to Vernell Med-
lang on May 14,
1952, at the Little
Brown Church at
Nashua and the
couple made their
home at Joyce until
moving to Laurel
in 1957. They then
made their home at
Grundy Center and
Emmetsburg before moving to
Humboldt in 1965, where Vern
managed the elevator. While in
Humboldt, Bonnie worked for
Dr. Bowers then established
Humboldts rst licensed day
care and nursery school. In
1988, the couple retired but re-
mained active managing apart-
ment and condo complexes
in Ankeny, Des Moines, and
Minneapolis and enjoyed their
time in Arizona. In 2000, they
returned to the Humboldt area
and in 2011, became residents
of Springvale.
Bonnie and Vern stayed ac-
tive and enjoyed Bridge and
500, but most of all enjoyed
each other.
JOANN R. HUMPHREYS
1929-2014
Funeral services for JoAnn
Royce Humphreys, 85, Hum-
boldt, were held Wednesday,
May 21, at St. Marys Catholic
Church, Humboldt. Burial was
in St. Marys Cemetery, Hum-
boldt. She died Saturday, May
17, 2014, at the Humboldt
County Memorial Hospital.
neral Home of Humboldt was
in charge of the arrangements
with Father James Tigges of-
ciating.
JoAnn is survived by her
four children, Jan Visser of
Mount Pleasant, SC, Gary
(Beth) Visser of Sullivans
Island, SC, James (Vicki)
Humphreys of Fuquay-Varina,
NC, and Royce Humphreys of
Arnolds Park; grandchildren,
Kristen Humphreys, Hannah
Visser, Robert Langendoer-
fer, Emily Humphreys, Garret
Visser, and Royce J. Hum-
phreys; and her brother, Rollin
(Janice) Royce of Janesville,
WI. She was preceded in death
by her parents; husband, Carol
Visser in 1956; and husband,
James Humphreys in 2006.
JoAnn Theresa Royce, the
daughter of Herbert Spencer
and Lucille (Bohrofen) Royce,
was born in Keota, on Feb. 1,
1929.
She graduated from Keota
High School in 1946 and
worked as a secretary for Mu-
tual Surety Company in Des
Moines for four years.
JoAnn was united in mar-
riage to Carol S. Visser of
Bussey, on Sept. 2, 1950, and
they resided in Pella. After
being widowed, she married
James William Humphreys on
April 18, 1958, and moved to
Humboldt.
JoAnn was a member of
C.L.S.C., P.E.O., and Questers
and was active in the Catholic
Church. She loved to golf, play
Bridge, and spend time on the
water.
Funeral services for Ricky
K. Richards, 64, Humboldt,
were held Tuesday, May
20, at St. Marys Catholic
Church, Humboldt. Burial
was in St. Marys Cemetery,
Humboldt with full military
rites by Sathers-Odgaard
VFW Post 5240 and Adams
American Legion Post 119.
He died Friday, May 16,
2014, at his home.
neral Home of Humboldt
was in charge of arrange-
ments with Father James
Tigges ofciating.
Ricky is survived by his
wife, Debra Richards of
Humboldt; children, Ste-
ven (Jamey) Richards of
Monroe, and Sarah (Bran-
dy) Thomason of Boone;
stepsons, Ryan (Tiffany)
George of Pocahontas, Tony
(Sunny) George of Rutland,
Chad (Missy) George of
Dakota City, and Benjamin
George of Rolfe; nine grand-
children; sister, Ruth (Gary)
Evans of Fort Dodge; and
half-sister, Clara Clark of
Huxley. He was preceded in
death by his parents and half
brothers and sister, Larry
Smith, Glenn Smith, Betty
Hamann, and Jean Archer.
Ricky Kenneth Rich-
ards, son of Lyle and Ruby
(Palmer) Richards, was born
July 13, 1949, at Red Oak.
As a child, Ricky moved
RICKY K. RICHARDS
1949-2014
with his family to Corning
then to Fort Dodge where
he received his education.
After graduating from Fort
Dodge Senior High School,
Ricky enlisted into the Unit-
ed States Army and served
a tour in Vietnam. Follow-
ing his honorable discharge,
Ricky returned home to Fort
Dodge and went to work
for Overhead Door Com-
pany for several years. He
then became a truck driver
for Hamms Beer and 7-Up
before going to work for
The Chantland Company in
Humboldt.
In 2013, his health con-
cerns led to his retirement
and he continued to main-
tain his home in Hum-
boldt. Ricky had been mar-
ried twice, to Rama Snyder
and Patricia Rowe, before
meeting Debra George. The
couple was united in mar-
riage in 1990. Ricky was a
member of St. Marys Cath-
olic Church and the Vet-
erans of Foreign Wars and
a past member of the Fort
Dodge Lions Club. An avid
outdoorsman, he enjoyed
camping, shing, garden-
ing, and hunting asparagus
and mushrooms. He also
enjoyed trips to the casino.
Above all, Ricky loved the
time he spent with his fam-
ily, especially his grandchil-
dren.
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The Humboldt-Dakota City Noon Kiwanis Club donated
$100 to the Librarys Summer Reading Program. Sarah Ev-
ans (left), Public Library Director, is shown accepting the
check from Donnie Wind (right), a Kiwanis member.
Evans will conduct the Reading Program and will be as-
sisted by Ashley Wittrock. The Summer Reading program is
held four days a week for children to fth grade. Submitted
photo.
Outdoor Journey for Girls (OJ) is a three-day, two-night
workshop aimed at introducing outdoor skills to girls ages 12 to
15 years old in a supportive, learning environment where they
have opportunities to try things hands-on. There will be two
sessions, June 18-20 and Aug. 6-8, at Springbrook State Park.
The cost of the program will be paid by the local Pheasants
Forever chapter and covers the cost of the basic program.
The outdoor skills include: canoeing and water safety, basic
orienteering, sh and wildlife identication, archery, rearm
safety and basic shooting, camping and outdoor survival, game
care, furbearers and fur harvesting, shing and preparing the
catch, and Hunter Education Certication.
OJ is sponsored by Iowa Women in Natural Resources,
Iowa DNR and Pheasants Forever Chapters.
For registration information and materials please visit www.
iwinr.com or contact John Kollmorgen, 515-890-7043; Mike
Vitzthum, 515-890-2271; Mike Weydert, 515-368-2135; or
Paul Kollmorgen, 515-890-0781.
The Hunting and Conserva-
tion Camp (HACC) program
will be held at Springbrook
Conservation Education Cen-
ter, Guthrie Center, on the fol-
lowing dates: June 22-24, June
24-26, June 25-27, July 23-25,
July 27-29, and July 29-31.
The cost of the program will
be paid by the local Pheasants
Forever chapter and covers the
cost of the basic program.
For more information con-
tact John Kollmorgen, 515-
890-7043; Mike Vitzthum,
515-890-2271; Mike Wey-
dert, 515-368-2135; or Paul
Kollmorgen, 515-890-0781.
The Hunting and Conserva-
tion Camp (HACC) program
started in 1997 as a partner-
ship between local Iowa
Pheasants Forever chapters
and the Iowa Department of
Natural Resources. Two camps
are offered each summer, each
accommodating more than
80 12- to 15-year-old boys.
All are given the opportunity
to experience the outdoors,
through
the experience and knowledge
of professionals from varying
elds in an educational and
supportive environment.
The program is hands-on
and packed with experiences!
During the three-day camp,
participants and mentors:
shoot .22 ries, shotguns,
muzzleloaders, bows, throw
atlatls, learn about dog train-
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ing, bow hunting, shing, sh
management, game care, tur-
key hunting, waterfowl hunt-
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The HACC program is
headquartered at the Spring-
brook Conservation Educa-
tion Center, located an hour
northwest of Des Moines, in
Springbrook State Park. The
diverse habitats and activities
available make an ideal back-
drop for the program.
Lodging is in modern, air-
conditioned dormitories with
eight people per room. Bed-
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with shower and lounge facili-
ties in the dorms. All meals are
included.
This program would not be
a success without the help and
support of the mentors. Men-
tors accompany the groups to
their sessions, supervise the
dorms and participate in the
many activities. It is a great
way to learn the skills and
have a wonderful bonding ex-
perience with Iowas youth.
Registration starts each year
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until the camps are full. It is a
very popular program so spots
ll quickly. Registration infor-
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at www.iowadnr.gov (click
on education then camps
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the Springbrook Conservation
Education Center, 2473 160th
Rd., Guthrie Center, IA 50115,
641-747-8383 ext. 11.
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By Senator Daryl Beall
May 26 is Memorial Day
the day our nation re-
members the men and wom-
en who died while serving
in the Armed Forces. Our
service members make big
sacrices for us. In return,
we must honor our responsi-
bilities to them.
In the Legislature, Repub-
licans and Democrats have
worked together to make
Iowa a national leader in
state support for veterans,
service members and their
families. Our efforts have
helped Iowa become one of
the rst All-Star Vet States,
an initiative that highlights
opportunities, services and
support that states offer to
attract military families.
In particular, All-Star Vet
States are dedicated to em-
ploying our veterans. In
recent months, Iowa busi-
nesses have committed to
hiring 2,900 veterans and
that number is growing.
Part of what earned us the
All-Star Vets designation is
our states Home Base Iowa
effort, which helps veterans
nd jobs, explore career
paths and make a smooth
transition to civilian life in
Iowa. Home Base Iowa is
also a hub for employers
and communities that want
to do more to attract mili-
tary families. Companies are
becoming Home Base Iowa
Thanking those who serve and sacrifice
Businesses by pledging jobs
specically for veterans,
and Iowa towns are offer-
ing incentives to welcome
veterans to Home Base Iowa
Communities.
Iowa is also expanding
educational opportunities
for military families by of-
fering in-state tuition at our
community colleges and
state universities. In addi-
tion, a work group is ex-
pected to make recommen-
dations on a more consistent
approach for awarding
credit to veterans for their
military training and experi-
ence, on strategies to recruit
veterans to our colleges and
universities, and on promot-
ing the educational benets
provided to veterans
This Memorial Day, as
we say thank you, we can
be proud of the many inno-
vative things Iowa is doing
to ensure our state is the
best place for veterans to
live, learn and work. I am
honored to serve as chair
of the Senate Veterans Af-
fairs Committee since it was
created eight years ago. We
have passed 90-some pieces
of legislation to help our vet-
erans past and present. We
cannot do enough or too
much to help honor and
serve our veterans.
Frequently I am invited to
speak at events to honor our
Unsung Heroes. I often pres-
ent a variation on the theme,
Remember, Respect, Re-
ect and Record. Two up-
coming speaking/honoring
opportunities for me to help
celebrate Memorial Day are:
Friendship Haven Cele-
bration Center, Friday, May
23, at 2 p.m.
West Bend American
Legion, Monday, May 26, at
noon.
The Governors Trafc Safety Bureau is reminding the mo-
toring public now through June 1, Iowa law enforcement agen-
cies will be participating in the National Click It or Ticket
campaign. In an attempt to save lives and reduce serious injury
crashes, local, county and state enforcement ofcers will be out
in force making sure everyone is buckled up.
Sergeant Scott Bright, Public Information Ofcer for the
Iowa State Patrol, advises, The two seconds it takes to buck-
le up increases your odds by nearly 50 percent of surviving a
crash. There is nothing so simple or easy that can make such a
life saving difference. During 2013, there were 317 fatalities in
Iowa, a record low but still too many needless deaths. We are
continually looking for ways to make a difference, says Noble.
Last year, during the Memorial Day holiday, Iowa had three
trafc fatalities, two of which were alcohol related. During the
sTEP enforcement wave, there were 31,480 total trafc viola-
tions, including 12,450 speed, 2, 630 seat belt and 530 OWI
stops.
The Governors Trafc Safety Bureau continues to stress to
the motoring public the importance of buckling up, slowing
down and the need to drive sober to increase the odds of pre-
venting or at least surviving a crash. Buckle up, be safe and
enjoy your Memorial Day holiday. The next sTEP enforcement
event will be July 1-7.
For more information, go to www.iowagtsb.org or www.
nhtsa.dot.gov or you may contact Randy Hunefeld, sTEP co-
ordinator, Iowa Governors Trafc Safety Bureau, 215 East 7th
Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0248, (515) 725-6124 or (515)
447-8041. hunefeld@dps.state.ia.us.
Iowa participates in Click
It or Ticket campaign
By Kent Thompson
The Humboldt Family
Aquatic Center will be open-
ing on time this summer,
despite some issues that are
being dealt with prior to the
opening.
The Humboldt Park Board
met last Wednesday for its
regular monthly meeting, after
its meeting on May 6, was re-
scheduled.
Humboldt Parks Superin-
tendent Clayton Vorland and
Humboldt Recreation Direc-
tor Susan Rutz reported that
the pool is being lled. Issues
with water lines and drains in
the pool have been repaired
and Vorland reported that the
ground water tank is being
tested to ensure that the pool
substructure is sound.
Also at issue was training
of lifeguard staff, Rutz report-
ed.
We have 33 people to be
trained for Red Cross lifeguard
instruction. It is a 25-30-hour
training with both a classroom
and pool component, she
said. Currently only 10 people
on staff are LGI (lifeguard in-
struction) certied.
Weather issues the week-
end of May 10-11 caused the
training to be delayed, she told
the board.
She said training would be
going on May 24-25. She said
options would be to open the
zero depth entry area of the
pool and have the pool open
for limited use while the train-
ing is going on, or just delay
the start up.
Board member Ross Sleiter
asked about alternative loca-
tions for LGI training prior
to this weekend, such as the
Algona or Fort Dodge YMCA
pools.
After some discussion, the
board agreed that it made more
sense to wait and open the pool
on Monday, May 26, because
of the training need and the
limited number of lifeguards
available until that day.
Rutz reports that the city
normally hires about 50 part-
time lifeguards and pool staff
for the year, but most are high
school or college students,
so the school year (with ear-
lier summer start times) often
conicts with dates the pool
would like to be open.
We would like to stay open
till Labor Day with so many of
our staff back in school and in-
volved in school activities, we
cant, Rutz said.
She said if enough adult
members of the community
would be willing to be trained
in LGI, a class could be of-
fered this summer, and maybe
additional pool hours could be
offered after the expected pool
closing in mid-August, when
school starts.
The board also discussed
the exhaust fans in the acid-
treatment rooms located at the
southeast end of the aquatic
center. Rutz reported that the
fans are loud. The city has
received a complaint from a
neighbor. She said Tom De-
trick with Detrick Electric
could repair the fans, but it
might take ve or six weeks
to obtain the parts. The repair
was expected to cost under
$3,000.
the old boiler in the pool. Last
year, the board agreed to spend
$4,000 on xing the boiler, but
it ended up that it couldnt
handle the demand, and is
again inoperable.
Rutz said the Pleeva direct
heating system the pool has
utilized since 2010, should
adequately heat the pool. City
Administrator Aaron Burnett
said a local contractor would
be contacted to remove the old
boiler.
Pool prices constant
Prices remain at 2013 lev-
els for the pool$140 for a
family pass, $85 for a single
and $60 for a senior citizen.
A 10-punch admission pass is
$50.
Any family pass purchased
prior to opening day entitles
the purchaser to a free ve-
punch pass.
Open swim hours are 1-8
p.m. daily,
with daily
admission at
$6. Senior
citizen daily
admission is
$3. Children
under 3 are admitted free with
a paid adult. Swim diapers
are required and may be pur-
chased at the pool for $1 each.
Adult lap swimming will
be offered from 7-9 a.m. daily
and again from noon to 12:45
p.m., Monday through Friday.
There will be an acquasize
class early in the morning and
possibly another at noon.
Rutz said the plans are to
offer an evening water boot
camp workout class on Tues-
days and Thursdays at 8 p.m.,
with an alternating water
dance class offered at 8 p.m.
on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Details are still be nalized.
The pool is also available
for rental, $200 for one hour
and $250 for two hours. Life-
guard staff is provided.
Play ball
Rutz updated the board
about the change in recreation-
al baseball for third through
sixth graders for the coming
season.
The new structure will
much more closely mirror
what Humboldt girls youth
league softball has been over
the past several years under the
direction and guidance of head
Wildcat softball coach Doug
Van Pelt.
In the past, parents have
volunteered to coach and with
two games per week, there just
wasnt much practice time, so
a lot of the kids werent getting
the fundamentals of the sport,
Rutz said.
With the abandonment of
the Youth Sports Board, it was
also getting more difcult to
nd volunteers, Rutz said.
We worked with the some
of the coaches at the school to
come up with a program that
will offer more fundamental
learning and teaching time for
the kids, Rutz said.
The new pro-
gram will meet
three times a
week during the
course of the
ve-week pro-
gram with high
school baseball players help-
ing to coach the teams.
Humboldt physical educa-
tion instructor and coach Chad
Beaman will be supervising
the program with direction
from head Wildcat baseball
coach Jason Thurm.
Rutz said the rst two
weeks will consist of practices
with the last 2.5 to 3 weeks be-
ing games.
The games will be played
during the late morning to ear-
ly afternoon hours at the Heinz
Field Athletic Complex.
Third and fourth graders
(about 50-60 participants this
season) will play their games
from 11 a.m. to noon. The fth
and sixth grade boys (25-30
youth) will play from 12:15-
1:15 p.m. at the ball diamonds.
We understand the situa-
tion is not ideal, and there may
have to be some juggling of
parents schedules to get kids
to games and practices.
But the Park Board voted
unanimously for the changes,
and the parents have been pret-
ty positive about the idea for
the most part, Rutz said.
She told the board she had
received only two complaints
about the rec league baseball
changes.
Regarding new playground
equipment for Heinz Field.
(The city recently received a
Humboldt County Community
Foundation Grant.) Rutz said
installation will have to wait
until the end of the summer
softball/baseball season.
Bike ride on hold
The board discussed the an-
nual Friends of the Park bike
ride to highlight support for
the city parks and recreation
areas. The board agreed it was
too late in the month to orga-
nize the ride in May, as it has
been the past two years. A ride
around the Fourth of the July
or a later season ride in August
or September, might be ex-
plored.
Vorland reported that about
100,000 walleye fry were re-
leased into the sh ponds last
week and will be netted up af-
ter the 4th of July for redistri-
bution.
He reported that the water
pump and irrigation lines have
been put in at the high school
soccer eld. He said some road
stone needs to be raked from
the eld, and could be accom-
plished by volunteers by the
end of the month. It was sug-
gested Vorland contact coach
Joe Hadar to enlist the soccer
teams help.
Vorland said the drain line
for the John Brown Park Lib-
erty Fountain needs replaced
and work will be done after the
upcoming Arts Festival.
Vorland reported some
vandalism to the Cottonwood
Trail in the city. Some signs
were ripped up and thrown in
the swan pond and there was
one bench tipped over, break-
ing a leg.
Cemetery sexton Dana
Jensen reported that a plaque
will be placed at the Civil War
Veterans Memorial at Union
Cemetery honoring the dona-
tion of the late Lorraine Even-
son to help restore the monu-
ment.
City Administrator Aaron
Burnett reported that there are
a number of annual owerbeds
in the Downtown Plaza area
that need planting and care.
Any group or individual inter-
ested can call Humboldt City
Hall at (515) 332-3435 for
more information.
Humboldt Pool to open Memorial Day
Changes to
recreation
baseball play
By Kent Thompson
County drainage remained
the hot topic of conversation at
Mondays Humboldt County
Board of Supervisors meeting.
The board received an up-
date on needed repairs to the
Drainage District No. 2, lateral
I project east of Gilmore City,
and also heard a request on
damage payments for a system
that has been in the ground for
more than two years.
Regarding the DD 2 proj-
ect, drainage engineer Rick
Hopper with Jacobson-Wester-
gard and Associates, provided
the board with a map outlining
about half of the GPS locations
for tiles that were installed in
the lateral I new drainage main
project.
Unfortunately, Hopper said
the remaining half include the
tiles on the Bob Lynch farm
that need replaced.
Hopper was hopeful he
could get those this week.
Hopper said he had also di-
rected Lynch to hire a contrac-
tor, Roger Schoon of Pocahon-
tas, to coming in and repair tile
on the Lynch farm, as well as
to repair a drainage intake on
a gravel road, next to the prop-
erty.
Hopper said he is hopeful
that most of the problems can
be xed this week, and said
Schoon can explain what the
problems are.
The board reminded Hop-
per to document all correspon-
dence and actions with the
parties involved in the matter.
And also asked that Jacobson-
Westergard have a person on
site at the time of the repairs.
I checked after last weeks
two-inch rain, and the system
is working. I found no water
anywhere, Hopper said.
He said there was a small
depression in a road ditch be-
tween Sections 15-18 in Weav-
er Township that will need to
be checked out.
The board also heard from
Kyndra Walton, one of the
property owners in Drainage
District No. 126.
The district was established
in late 2010 and encompassed
483 acres of residential, com-
mercial and ag land in the
southwest edge of Humboldt,
around and immediately
south of the Humboldt Middle
School.
Walton and her father, Phil-
ip Naeve, who farms south of
Humboldt, and owns 250 acres
of the 483 acres in the district,
were two of the parties who
led suit against the county,
contesting the establishment
of the district and the process
used for classication of lands
within the district.
A year ago this month, Dis-
trict Court Judge Joel Swanson
dismissed the lawsuits after a
three-day trial in Humboldt
County District Court.
The Naeve family is con-
testing that ruling in the Iowa
Court of Appeals.
At Mondays meeting,
Kyndra Walton asked the
board, acting as trustees for
the drainage district, to pay
any district damage claims im-
mediately.
She outlined three factors
for her reasoning.
(1) The drainage assess-
ments for establishment of the
new district have been paid.
We were required to and we
did, Walton stated.
(2) Regardless of the Court
of Appeals decision, the crop
damage was done and some-
one will pay, whether it is the
district or the supervisors.
(3) Walton said her family
does not want to bring another
lawsuit to get the county to act.
Drainage clerk Trish Egli
said there is no money in the
District No. 126 account. She
said any damage claim would
have to be issued as a warrant
(an IOU) by the trustees. She
said the trustees were advised
not to pay damage claims by
attorney David Johnson of
Clarion, who represented the
county in the lawsuit that is
pending appeal.
I think that was bad ad-
vice, said Walton, who is a
licensed attorney.
According to Iowa Drain-
age Code 468.33 there should
be funds available for damages
caused by the installation of
drainage equipment, or there
should be a secured bond to
pay for those damages, Wal-
ton told the board.
While a bond is taken out
by the petitioner requesting
the drainage work and by the
contractor who is awarded the
bid for the work, Supervisor
Chair Harlan Hansen said the
county holds no bond to pay
for the district damages. Those
funds come from the drainage
assessments.
Hopper said it is typical
that damages could be paid
once or at multiple times dur-
ing a project or after a project
is completed.
Drainage District No. 126
was completed in the spring of
2012.
Its not right that we had
to borrow money to pay for the
tile, but have to wait for over
a year to have damages paid,
said P. Naeve.
Supervisor Carl Mattes
said the county would check
with its legal counsel and have
an answer for the DD 126
landowners next week.
In other drainage matters,
Hopper reported that there is
some issue with cornstalks
collecting around drainage
structures on the Hy-Capacity
property, west of the parking
lot. Hy-Capacitys plant is
part of the DD 126 district de-
scribed above. Hopper said the
trustees could appoint a watch-
man to monitor the issue and
then direct a cleanup if neces-
sary.
He said he is waiting to
hear back from legal counsel
regarding Drainage District
No. 116 at the west of edge of
Livermore. The county is in
negotiation with the Union Pa-
cic Railroad regarding drain-
age assessments for repairs.
Hopper said Johnson was sup-
posed to be drafting a letter to
the railroad about the matter.
Hopper also reported that
Hjelmeland Excavating of Al-
gona will be beginning work
on Drainage District No. 6,
lateral 1, east of Humboldt.
repairs on Drainage District
No. 80, involving removal and
replacement of a gravel park-
ing area on the Deb Schultz
property on 4th Avenue North
in Dakota City.
Schultz said the open grav-
el rock used for replacement
after the excavation for Drain-
age District No. 80 did not al-
low for adequate drainage and
causes ponding.
Hopper reported that a
quote to replace and re-rock
the parking area and reseed
it was more than $7,000. The
board felt other options, in-
cluding the possibility of pav-
ing the 20- by 30-foot area and
running a pipe underneath it,
could be more cost effective.
The board directed Hop-
per to obtain more information
and report back to the board.
The supervisors also heard
from County Social Services
Coordinator Brad Leckrone on
an update of activities.
He reported that Humboldt
County Social Services ex-
pended $7,400 for general as-
sistance during the rst quarter
of the calendar year, right on
track with the agencys budget.
Leckrone said that un-
der the states revised men-
tal health collection system,
Humboldt County would have
a decit based on projected ex-
penses for the year.
Given the $47.28 per capita
assessment based on residen-
cy, Humboldt County would
levy $463,439, while projected
expenses would be $492,315.
When 15 percent administra-
tive expenses are added in
($30,789 for the year), the
county would be left with a
$59,665 shortfall.
Leckrone also serves Poca-
hontas and Wright counties.
He reported that Pocahontas
County is expecting a $55,060
surplus, and Wright County a
surplus of $167,107.
Supervisor Hansen said he
felt the Humboldt County ex-
pense numbers might be high.
Leckrone said the fact that
the per capita funding is now
based on residence rather than
legal settlement, could be im-
pacting the numbers.
Because Humboldt County
is part of a 23-county consor-
tium for mental health, coun-
ties with surplus funds help
pay for the costs of counties
with decit numbers.
Leckrone said the Afford-
able Care Act is really messing
with county case management,
as the system, while providing
services similar to a managed
care model, is not part of a
hospital model, so is not eli-
gible for some of the same re-
imbursements and advantages.
He said the evolution of
the system could force out any
case management models of
care over time.
Landowner demands damage
payments from county
By Kent Thompson
The Humboldt City Coun-
cil is looking at a new digital
LED stoplight for the intersec-
tion of 5th Street North with
Taft Elementary School/Taft
Park.
The stoplight, which oper-
ates when school is in session,
would cost $1,339.90 to repair
according to a bid estimate
supplied by General Trafc
Controls of Spencer.
The cost for two new LED
stop light signs with assem-
blies and a steel pole, would
be $9,309.90 installed, from
the Clay County company.
The advantage is that they
would be a lot bigger (36-inch
square) than what we have
now, Humboldt Street Su-
perintendent Leroy Clapper
told the council during its bi-
monthly meeting on Monday.
New LED ashing beacons
could be an added safety fea-
ture for the city, as some peo-
ple continue to run the stop-
light, it was reported.
Also of concern was trafc
stopping on 3rd Avenue North
and pulling into the lanes of
trafc at the T intersection.
It was noted that the street
is regularly used as a pickup
and drop-off route for people
going to and from St. Marys
School.
People turning from 3rd
Avenue dont know if trafc
is going to stop or not, Mayor
Walter Jensen said.
Councilman Bret Davis
wondered if a new sign is pur-
chased for 5th Street, if the old
light could be repaired moved
to 3rd Avenue, so there would
be an all-way ashing stop
when school is in session.
After some discussion, the
council instructed Clapper to
come back with some addi-
tional cost estimates for better
trafc control on 3rd Avenue,
along with 5th Street North.
The council received an
update from professional en-
gineer David Doxtad with I&S
Group on the planned $1.2
million seal coating project on
city streets this summer.
Doxtad said the prelimi-
nary plans show where side-
walk improvements will be
necessary and those will be
limited to high trafc pedes-
trian areas.
There are some sidewalks
to nowhere that we noted in
the plans, Doxtad said.
He said there will be about
3 percent asphalt patching that
may need to occur on selected
areas. Those will be lled in
at the time of the work. A few
curbs may also need replaced
as part of the construction.
Doxtad said he expects a
bid letting in late June with a
public hearing to review the
bids at the councils July 7
meeting. The project comple-
tion timeline is 92 days, but
actual work time could be less
than that, he said.
The council held a pair of
public hearings on Monday,
one was the vacation and pro-
posed sale of the platted but
undeveloped street known as
Knights Boulevard.
The city received an offer of
$9,000 for the 49,821-square
foot area, or approximately
two block green space, with
the bid coming from adjoin-
ing property owners, Lance
DeWinter, Ben Nedved, Scott
Becker and LeRoy and Susan
Witzel.
There were no written or
oral objections to the sale.
The city will retain the full
utility easement for any wa-
ter, sewer or ber optics lying
within the parcel.
The council then unani-
mously approved the sale.
The council also held a
public hearing on a 2013-14
budget amendment.
The amendment is due to
ongoing and non-accounted
projects and adjustments to
previous projections. The larg-
est portion of the change is for
capital projects. The amend-
ment will increase revenues by
$4,796,000 and increase ex-
penses by $4,178,535. It will
increase the citys ending fund
balance at the end of the cur-
rent budget year by $617,465.
After the hearing, the council
approved the amendment.
The council also passed on
rst reading ordinances that
will increase the citys water
and sewer charges by 1.2 per-
cent beginning July 1.
Nearly two years ago, the
council agreed to annual ad-
justment to rates based on the
consumer price index adjust-
ment, which was 1.2 percent
for the year ending last Oct.
31.
City Administrator Aar-
on Burnett said the increase
would amount to about an 84-
cent increase on a $70 city util-
ity bill.
The council also approved
on rst reading an increase
in sanitation charges of 50
cents beginning July 1, along
with a 50-cent increase in the
monthly landll charge. The
monthly charges will be $6.50
per month for garbage pickup
and $5.50 per month landll
fee.
Burnett said the rates will
most likely need to be raised
again in the summer of 2015,
given increased costs for gar-
bage collection equipment and
the fact that landll charges
being based on weight rather
than volume will increase city
costs. Also beginning next
year, the regional landll will
be charging local cities for
junk being hauled for spring
cleanup days.
Burnett reported that work
on the Sumner Avenue Bridge
is progressing and will contin-
ue during the summer months.
He reported that a 12-inch
water main feeder line to the
water plant is along the edge
of the waterline for one of the
piers. The line will need to be
moved. A local contractor will
be able to excavate outside the
streambed to remove and re-
place the line, Burnett said.
In other action the coun-
cil:
Approved a request for
street closure and waiver of
vendor fees for the Humboldt/
Dakota City Chamber of Com-
merce Downtown Sounds
event (Humboldt Idol), set for
Friday, June 6. The event will
take place in the 700 block of
Sumner Avenue, which will be
closed to trafc during the late
afternoon and evening.
Approved a request for
street closure and waiver for
vendor fees from the Hum-
boldt Area Arts Council for the
2014 Humboldt Arts Festival
slated for Saturday, June 14,
at John Brown Park. The festi-
val runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Streets around the park will
be closed to trafc during the
setup, but intersections will be
open. Once setup is complete,
5th Street South and 3rd Ave-
nue South will be open to traf-
c.
Approved a request by the
Three Rivers Running Club
and the Humboldt Area Arts
Council to close Sumner Ave-
nue on Friday, July 4, between
the hours of 8-9 a.m., for a 5k
road race that will begin and
end at Bicknell Park. The run-
ners would run east on Sumner
to the Trail at the NEW Coop-
erative, running north to the
intersection of the Three Riv-
ers Trail and continue north
into Dakota City, turning south
at the shelter house. Runners
would then travel along 5th
Street North in Dakota City
and turn back west onto Sum-
ner Avenue, nishing at the
park.
Approved resolutions au-
thorizing reimbursement of
expenses through TIF for the
Eagle Ridge Subdivision and
downtown demolition/land-
scaping projects.
Approved a resolution
conrming improvements to
property at 605 Sumner Ave.,
and authorized the mayor and
city clerk to execute a special
warranty deed of the property
to Deb and Bret Davis, doing
business as Sisters Homestyle
Entrees. The Davises were
granted rights to purchase the
property for $1, if they agreed
to make improvements to the
property equaling $60,000 or
more. Council member Bret
Davis abstained from the vote.
Approved a resolution for
a contract change order with
Industrial Process Technology
of Fargo, ND, for equipment,
materials and labor at the
Humboldt Water Treatment
Plant. The change order will be
for an increase of $37,402.55.
Burnett reported that there will
be about a $30,000 deduct
change order coming in con-
junction with the project.
Approved on nal reading
an ordinance allowing for cer-
ticates of occupancy as part
of the citys zoning code.
Took no action on an or-
dinance allowing for a tempo-
rary four-way stop at 8th Street
North and First Avenue North.
Police and city leaders will
continue to monitor the trafc
situation at the location.
Removed the Humboldt
High School Football Field
as a special rate exception to
the citys sanitary sewer rental
rates.
Approved on rst read-
ing an amendment to the citys
rates for re protection as fol-
lows:
Council talks streets and stoplights
Sprinkler systems: four-
inch connection, $10.60 per
month; six-inch $21.14 per
month; eight-inch, $52.87 per
month; 10-inch, $95.19 per
month. Private re hydrant
$79.33 per year.
The Green Runners will plan to walk and pick up trash the
rst and third Mondays at 7 p.m. from May through August.
The next date will be June 2 starting from the northwest part
of trail north of Hy-Vee .
The group walks/runs approximately 30 to 45 minutes
while picking up trash and garbage along the way, hence the
name Green Runners.
Each time the group meets, they will meet at a new lo-
cation so several parts of the community will be cleaned
throughout the summer months.
The public is invited and encouraged to participate. The
list of dates and starting locations is as follows (all at 7
p.m.):
-June 2, trail north of Hy-Vee;
-June 16, Reasoner Dam;
-July 7, Humboldt County Historical Museum;
-July 21, old train depot;
-Aug. 4, Taft Park;
-Aug. 18, Reasoner Dam.
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By Kent Thompson
A Humboldt man pleaded
guilty to three criminal charg-
es in Humboldt District Court
on Monday, and now faces de-
portation.
Adolfo Marquez Flores,
34, Humboldt, appeared in
front of Judge Gary McMini-
mee Monday with his court-
appointed attorney, Joseph
McCarville of Fort Dodge, and
an interpreter, Mike Rosalez of
Fort Dodge.
The state of Iowa was rep-
resented by Humboldt County
Attorney Jon Beaty.
According to a plea agree-
ment reached by the two par-
ties, Flores agreed to plead
guilty to three counts, while
three other charges were dis-
missed.
Flores pleaded guilty to in-
terference with ofcial acts, a
class D felony, carrying weap-
ons within the city limits, an
aggravated misdemeanor, and
domestic abuse with intent, an
aggravated misdemeanor.
Charges of going armed
with intent, a class D felony,
and two counts of false impris-
onment, both serious misde-
meanors, were dismissed with
agreement to plead guilty to
the other charges.
On Feb. 18, about 3:30
p.m., Flores entered the Lo-
mitas Restaurant, 607 Sumner
Ave., carrying a weapon.
He allegedly held his girl-
friend, Paula Reyes Cruz, and
a male juvenile against their
will for a short period of time
before releasing them.
He then kept many law
enforcement authorities at
bay for a period of more than
90 minutes, by displaying a
weapon and threatening to
harm himself.
Through his interpreter,
Flores said the weapon was an
elongated pistol that is used for
slaughtering hogs. The weap-
on works similar to a handgun,
but instead of ring a shell, a
four-inch pin is released that
fatally disables the animal.
McCarville explained the
circumstances leading to the
interference with ofcial acts
charge. He explained that law
enforcement ofcers respond-
ed to Lomitas for a domestic
assault call.
He said his client refused to
surrender to law enforcement
or comply with their demands,
and in doing so, displayed a
dangerous weapon.
Flores told the court that he
accepted and understood the
guilty pleas.
The judge asked that he
waive a right to le a resis-
tance to judgment motion,
saying that errors were made
in the plea proceedings. Flores
agreed.
McMinimee agreed with
the attorneys recommenda-
tions for the guilty pleas.
On the interference with
ofcial acts charge, Flores was
sentenced to state prison for a
period not to exceed ve years.
He was ned $750 with a 35
percent surcharge.
On the carrying weapons
and domestic abuse assault
charges, Flores was sentence
to a prison term not to exceed
two years on each charge.
With a $625 ne and 35 per-
cent surcharge on both.
The sentences were or-
dered to run concurrently.
The judge then suspended
the sentences, nes and sur-
charges and placed Flores on
probation to the Humboldt
County Sheriff for a period
of two years. He is required
to obey all laws, pay nancial
obligations related judgment,
submit a DNA specimen and
complete a batterers educa-
tion program.
However, a hold on Flores
immigration status has been is-
sued by Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement.
When McMinimee asked
Flores if he understood that he
would be deported to Mexico
Adolfo Flores (right) with his interpreter Mike Rosalez (background) prior to
his sentencing hearing Monday in Humboldt County District Court. Flores pleaded
guilty to three charges related to an armed standoff with law enforcement authori-
ties this past Feb. 18, in downtown Humboldt. Flores peacefully surrendered to au-
thorities and has been held in the Humboldt County Jail since that time. Humboldt
Independent photo.
following the plea, the defen-
dant answered yes.
Beaty said that will happen
within the next few days.
Flores told the court he
could not afford to pay the
$480 attorney fee for his court-
appointed counsel. The matter
will be settled by the court.
Adolfo Flores pleads guilty; faces deportation
The Humboldt/Dakota City
Chamber of Commerce will be
hosting the rst of two Down-
town Sounds events this year
to kick off the summer.
The organization will be
hosting the popular Humboldt
Idol, singing competition on
Friday, June 6, beginning at
5:30 p.m., on the portable fair
stage in the 700 block of Sum-
ner Avenue.
Pre-registration for the
event is encouraged by stop-
ping by Northwest Bank and
signing up between now and 4
p.m. on Thursday, June 5. The
pre-registration fee is $10.
Same day registration may
be made the day of the event
prior to the 5:30 p.m. start for a
fee of $15.
In addition to the Humboldt
Idol competition, there will be
several other events and at-
tractions. There will be a dunk
tank sponsored by the Dakota
City Demolition Crew wom-
ens roller derby team. There
will also be Fancy Faces,
face painting offered by Brit-
tany Schmitt.
A bags tournament will
be held at the east end of the
street between US Bank and
the Knotty Pine, beginning at
6 p.m.
Pre-registration for two-
person teams is encouraged by
contacting Chad at (515) 368-
2465.
Music for the Idol competi-
tion and listening and dancing
pleasure, will be provided by
Mojo Productions until mid-
night, sponsored by Knotty
Pine and Sit-N-Bull.
Thuls West River Meats
will be providing grilled pork
burgers, chips and a drink for
$5.
Young and old alike are in-
vited to bring chairs to Sumner
Avenue and enjoy Downtown
Sounds and the kickoff of
summer on June 6.
Humboldt Idol planned for June 6
West Bend-Mallard, Gilmore City-Bradgate held
graduation ceremonies on Sunday, May 18.
Cassandra Gearhart was named valedictorian.
Ashley Schmidt was named sa-
lutatorian. No
other infor-
mation about
schol arshi ps
and awards
was avail-
able from the
school as of
press time.
Cassandra Gear
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Cassandra
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Ashley Schmidt
West Bend-Mallard,
Gilmore City-Bradgate graduation
valedictorian/salutatorian
A Gilmore City woman is re-
covering from injuries received
in a two-vehicle accident that
occurred Wednesday, May 14, at
12:34 p.m.
The accident occurred within
the city limits of Gilmore City.
According to the Humboldt
County Sheriffs Ofce (HCSO)
report, a 2008 Pontiac Torrent
driven by Mandy M. Davis, 35,
Gilmore City, was eastbound on
Highway 3, approaching the in-
tersection with South Gilmore
Street.
The driver of a 2007 Peter-
bilt semi tractor-trailer, Daniel
K. Erickson, 60, Humboldt, was
stopped at the stop sign entering
the highway, headed north.
Erickson told the HCSO he did
not see anyone coming.
Upon entering the intersection,
the Pontiac Davis was driving col-
lided with the right front of the
Pontiac striking the left front end
of the semi.
The Davis vehicle spun side-
ways and came to rest on North
Gilmore Street, facing northwest.
Davis was the lone occupant
in her vehicle, and was taken to
Pocahontas Community Hospi-
tal by Gilmore City Ambulance,
where she was treated for inca-
pacitating injuries.
Her airbag deployed, but it was
unknown if Davis was wearing a
seat belt.
Erickson was not injured in the
accident.
The 2008 Pontiac was a to-
tal loss, sustaining an estimated
$7,500 in damage.
There was an estimated $5,000
functional damage to the front end
of the semi.
Erickson was cited for failure
to yield from a stop sign.
The HCSO was called to a two-
vehicle accident on Monday, May
19, at 4:14 p.m., at the intersec-
tion of 2nd Street North and 1st
Avenue North in Dakota City.
According to the report, a 2009
Chevrolet Malibu driven by Cathy
J. Marnach, 57, Fort Dodge, was
eastbound on 1st Avenue North in
Dakota City.
A 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix
driven by Joshua J. Henrichs, 17,
Humboldt, was northbound at the
intersection of 1st Avenue North
and 2nd Street North.
Henrichs told the HCSO that
his foot slipped off the brake and
proceeded into the intersection,
striking the rear passengers side
door of Marnachs car.
Neither driver was injured.
damage to Marnachs Chevro-
let and an estimated $100 minor
damage to Henrichs Grand Prix.
No trafc charges were issued
in connection with the accident.
In other news this past week:
May 13
11:21 a.m.A brown male
Labrador was reported loose in
the 2100 block of Iowa Avenue,
rural Humboldt. The dog was tak-
en to the pound. Both veterinary
clinics were advised of the dogs
description.
May 14
3:42 a.m.An alarm was re-
portedly going off at the New Co-
Op seed building on Highway 3.
10:25 a.m.Fastway in Ren-
wick reported a semi parked there
since early morning that is hinder-
ing the view of trafc.
12:22 p.m.Richard Hutchin-
son of Hardy reported some miss-
ing items.
12:34 p.m.A personal-injury
accident was reported at Gilmore
Street and 220
th
Street in Gilmore
City. A semi and an SUV were in-
volved.
1:53 p.m.Bode Elementary
Principal Don Hasenkamp re-
quested an ofcer to assist with
the Department of Human Ser-
vices on a matter.
May 15
10:43 a.m.Received a report
of a tractor on re in a grove of
trees at the intersection of Hawaii
and Sheridan Avenues, rural Rut-
land. The re was put out within
20 minutes. The Humboldt Fire
Department returned to the sta-
tion.
7:04 p.m.Received a call of
a man in the rst block of College
Avenue in Bode pouring gasoline
on a recliner and setting it on re.
The Bode Fire Department was
dispatched to extinguish the in-
ferno. They were on the scene for
about 20 minutes.
7:40 p.m.Received a re-
port of a horse in an old feedlot
on States Avenue, rural Hardy. A
deputy was unable to locate the
horse.
10:40 p.m.Received a report
of loud music coming from the
home in Bode where the recliner
was on re. An ofcer told the
resident to turn the music down.
May 17
8:45 p.m.Peter Nelson of ru-
ral Thor reported the hayrack be-
hind his machine shed is missing.
10:24 p.m.An alarm was re-
ceived from Fastway in Renwick.
An employee did not have a pass-
word to access a door.
May 18
2:15 p.m.Jacqueline Knier-
im, Otho, reported the Gilmore
Garden Center and Nursery is
placing trees on her property be-
hind the nursery in Gilmore City.
Jason Schall with the nursery was
advised of the complaint.
of a grass/ditch re on 260
th
Street
near Highway 169. Units drove
the area between the highway and
Gotch Park Road, but did not see
any smoldering grass.
6:54 p.m.A caller reported
gunshots coming from a gravel
road north of the quarry in rural
Livermore. A deputy checked
with Humboldt County Conserva-
tion and it is legal to shoot guns
in the area. A deputy was going to
advise anyone at the campground
of the same.
May 19
3:14 p.m.A property damage
accident was reported north of the
Humboldt County Courthouse in
Dakota City involving Joshua J.
Henrichs, Humboldt, and Cathy
Jo Marnarch, Fort Dodge.
8:15 p.m.An ambulance was
dispatched to Woodland Drive, ru-
ral Humboldt, for a male subject.
Gilmore City woman is seriously injured in accident
The Humboldt Police Depart-
ment (HPD) had a busy weekend
with four arrests made Saturday
night and early Sunday morning.
On Saturday, May 17, at 10:32
p.m., police were informed of a
trafc accident near the Oak Hill
Baptist Church on Highway 169,
near the intersection with 8th Av-
enue Southwest.
According to the report, a 1999
Mercury Cougar driven by Cody
Carlson, 23, Humboldt, was at-
tempting to pass a pickup truck
on Highway 169, when the driver
lost control. The vehicle crossed
the center line and entered the
east ditch onto the frontage road
of Sumner Avenue South. The
vehicle reportedly drove through
two lawns before coming to rest
on 8th Avenue Southwest.
Witnesses reported a male run-
ning on foot from the scene. After
a short search, police discovered
Carlson hiding behind a pine
tree in a wood-lled ravine in the
south part of Humboldt.
Carlson was arrested and
charged with public intoxication
second offense, a serious misde-
meanor, interference with ofcial
acts by leaving the scene of an
accident, a simple misdemeanor,
and careless driving, a scheduled
trafc violation.
Carlson spent the night in the
Humboldt County Jail, appeared
before the Humboldt County
magistrate court judge on Sunday,
and was released on his own re-
cognizance.
There was $3,500 damage to
the Mercury car and $200 damage
to the curb at 1207 8th Avenue
SW.
On Sunday, May 18, at 1:29
a.m., police were called to the
Knotty Pine, 704 Sumner Ave.,
for a ght in progress.
Customers at the establishment
were being rowdy and raising hav-
oc.
Police responded and arrested
Timothy Michael Heithoff, 32,
Carroll; Jonah Dyvig, 26, Car-
roll; and Harvey Evans the III, 26,
Humboldt.
All three were charged with
public intoxication, a simple mis-
demeanor.
The three men spent the night
in the county jail and were re-
leased on their own recognizance
with a promise to appear.
Police responded to a minor
two-vehicle accident on Saturday,
May 17, at 6:50 p.m.
The accident occurred in the
300 block of 5th Street North.
According to the report, Eliza-
beth H. Dufeld, 16, Humboldt,
was backing from a driveway on
5th Street North when she struck
a parked 2008 Pontiac Grand
Prix belonging to Daniel J. Parle,
Humboldt.
functional damage to the drivers
side door of Parles car, and an es-
timated $300 damage to the rear
of the 1998 Buick Regal Dufeld
was driving. There were no inju-
ries and no charges were led.
Police were called to a two-
vehicle accident on Monday, May
19, at 6:26 a.m.
The accident occurred on 3rd
Avenue North. According to the
report, a 1995 Ford Escort driven
by Carlos E. Baez, 22, Humboldt,
was westbound on 3rd Avenue
North.
A 2002 Oldsmobile Alero driv-
en by Jason A. Deling, 34, Hum-
boldt, turned westbound onto 3rd
Avenue North and was attempt-
ing to turn into a private driveway
when he made contact with the
front of the Baez vehicle.
Neither driver was injured and
no charges were led.
There was an estimated $500
minor damage to the front of both
vehicles.
In other news this past week:
May 13
12:29 p.m.A Humboldt man
received a snowmobile in a trade
and needed to have the VIN veri-
ed. Dispatch was unable to im-
mediately get the registration in-
formation.
12:41 p.m.A Humboldt
woman at Humboldt Homes Phase
II, requested to speak with an of-
cer.
6:45 p.m.An ofcer was re-
quested on 5
th
Avenue North for a
male needing assistance.
7:32 p.m.Police were ad-
vised of a family dispute in the
800 block of 1
st
Avenue North.
Ofcers spoke to the subjects in-
volved.
May 14
7:51 a.m.A caller reported
striking a dog at the intersection
of 8
th
Street North and 6
th
Avenue
North.
2:31 p.m.An erratic driver
on Elizabeth Circle was reported
speeding in a black pickup.
9:26 p.m.A caller reported
two juveniles smoking pot in Taft
Park. Police were unable to locate
the alleged subjects.
May 15
10:12 p.m.A Lifeline call
reported a female needing lifting
assistance on 11
th
Street North.
May 16
11:01 a.m.A caller reported a
person blowing grass clippings in
the street in the 400 block of 8
th

Street South.
of a parking violation in the tear
drop area of Rainbow Drive. Four
vehicles were parked on the grass.
The subjects were new to town
and were unaware of the no park-
ing on the grass ordinance.
4:15 p.m.Extreme Auto re-
ported a locked Chevrolet Tahoe
parked all day at the business.
Police made contact with the reg-
istered owner who was going to
speak to a relative to have the ve-
hicle moved.
5:50 p.m.Police were re-
quested to assist an elderly resi-
dent on West River Drive.
6:10 p.m.The parent of an
8-year-old child came to the LEC
for assistance with the youth.
of young people at the high school
parking lot jumping from car to
car. Police spoke to the subjects
and were on the scene a short
time.
May 17
1:26 a.m.Caseys General
Store reported a puppy running
down the highway. The animal
was rescued and taken to the
pound.
of a Humboldt man chasing his
ex-wife to her daughters house.
8:12 a.m.A property damage
accident was reported at the inter-
section of 10
th
Street North and 4
th

Avenue North. No injuries were
reported.
of juveniles driving around look-
ing in storage units.
3:16 p.m.Kimberly Buss
of Humboldt reported someone
kicked in her garage door the pre-
vious evening.
6:12 p.m.A caller said two
dogs have been tied outside at 2
nd

Avenue North and 4
th
Street SE,
and have been barking for four or
ve hours. The dogs were taken
inside.
of a child riding a mini-bike on 3
rd

Street North. Police were unable
to locate the juvenile.
8:16 p.m.A stray Pomerani-
an was reported running loose in
the 700 block of 8
th
Street South.
8:46 p.m.A 911 call was
received from an address on 13
th

Street South, with the person say-
ing only hello. There was a large
party going on with lots of kids,
but everything appeared orderly
and ne.
of a car accident near the Oak Hill
Baptist Church. A male reportedly
ed the scene and took off toward
the ravine on foot. He was found
later hiding behind a tree.
May 18
1:29 a.m.A ght was report-
ed at the Knotty Pine, 704 Sumner
Ave. Three males were taken to
jail.
of people shooting off reworks
in the vicinity of the 1900 block
of Elmhurst Avenue.
3:44 a.m.Daniel Parle re-
ported a car was wrecked in the
300 block of 5
th
Street North.
1:41 p.m.A garage was re-
ported on re at the Jeff Dreyer
residence, 1810 Elmhurst Ave.
The Humboldt Fire Department
quickly extinguished the blaze.
1:52 p.m.Police were alerted
to a van sitting in the middle of
5
th
Avenue North, with the driver
talking to a child for ve minutes.
Police reported everything was
OK.
4:01 p.m.Trafc control was
requested on Wildcat Road for
high school graduation dispersal.
May 19
6:26 a.m.A Dakota City man
reported a property damage acci-
dent near Williams Golf Carts on
3
rd
Avenue North.
2:40 p.m.A parking viola-
tion was reported. A semi had
been parked in the 500 block of
5
th
Street South since Friday. The
owner was unable to be contacted.
A copy of the citys parking ordi-
nance was left with the vehicle.
Four arrested and three accidents reported
Michelle R. Collins of
Humboldt received her
Master of Arts in Educa-
tion Degree at Briar Cliff
Universitys 83rd com-
mencement ceremony
held on Saturday, May
17, Sioux City .
Michelle
Collins
receives
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Humboldt High senior track athlete April Jones helped her 4x800-meter relay advance to state with a runner-up
nish in last weeks state qualifying meet in Nevada on May 15. The Wildcats will send nine events to this weeks
Class 3A State Track meet in Des Moines. Humboldt Independent photo. Visit the Independent online at www.
humboldtnews.com for late-breaking news and more photos. See Girls track, 3B
See Boys soccer, 3B
By Phil Monson
Nine is just ne for the Humboldt
High girls track team.
The Wildcats qualied nine events
for this weeks Class 3A state track
and eld championships after com-
peting in a state-qualifying meet in
Nevada on May 15.
Humboldts individual events
include Sam Larson in the 3,000 and
1,500-meters, Maggy Dufeld in the
100-meter hurdles, Beth Duffield
in the 200 and 400-meters, Mad-
die Kampen in the 800-meters and
Brittney Nilles in the 400-meter
hurdles.
Humboldt also advanced its dis-
tance medley and 4x800-meter re-
lays. The distance medley of Caitlyn
Wadsley, Maggy Dufeld, Kampen
and Larson nished third at Nevada
in 4:33.76 while the 4x800 relay was
second at Nevada in 10:03.94. Nilles,
April Jones, Beth Dufeld and Kam-
pen comprised the relay.
The top two placewinners in each
event, along with the next eight best
statewide, advanced into the state
meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines
May 22-24.
It was a very competitive meet and
so we had to perform very well to earn
spots in the state meet, Wildcat head
coach Dean Clasen said. Where we
were strong, there were other schools
that were just as strong or better.
We knew going in that Gilbert
has some really strong distance kids
and Boone has one girl who is really
strong. The fact we nished among
the top two gives us the opportunity
to run at state and thats pretty impor-
tant, Clasen said.
Up and down our lineup, even
for the events that werent in conten-
tion for qualifying for state, I was
so happy with how the girls ran,
Clasen said. We ended up with a lot
of personal bests and seasons bests.
Overall I think it was a pretty good
night of running for us.
Larson was second in the 3,000
and fth in the 1,500. Beth Dufeld
was second in the 200 and third in
the 400. Maggy Dufeld ran third in
the 100-meter hurdles and Nilles was
second in the 400-meter hurdles.
It was pretty competitive tonight.
Our 4x800 relay had the fastest time
coming in but I knew Gilbert had
some half-milers that could make
them pretty tough and they ran a good
time, Clasen said.
This week at state, were going in
with the mindset that were going to
run our very best. We have a couple
of seniors involved this week as well
so I know they will want to nish their
seasons and careers on a high note.
And the experience at state will be
very important for our younger girls,
Clasen said.
I think we have a chance to place
in some of our events at state. I know
the girls will compete hard at state,
Clasen said.
There will be good competition
HHS girls send 9 events to state!
Ross in shot, medley relay
Humboldts varsity boys track team quali-
ed two events for this weeks Class 3A state
track and eld championships in Des Moines.
After competing in a state qualifying meet
in Nevada on May 15, Humboldts Brady Ross
secured a spot in the shot put with a throw of
45-feet, 11.5 inches. Ross was third at Nevada.
Humboldts distance medley relay, which
took fth at Nevada in the qualier with a time
of 3:46.97, had a fast enough time to advance
to Des Moines. The relay consisted of Tony
Nielsen, Jordan Edwards, Reed Burres and
Brayden Collins.
Humboldt boys advance 2 events to state
The top two placewinners in each event were
automatic qualiers. The remainder of the state
meet eld was determined by times and dis-
tances the next day.
I was very happy for those guys that made it
down to state, Wildcat head coach Greg Wickett
said. I am still not used to the system where you
have to wait and nd out a day later. We had a
very tough district. We did not perform poorly
in the district, but the places just did not come.
We improved on many of our performances
for the year but that did not necessarily transfer
into higher places, Wickett said. Reed Burres
ran a great leg in the 400 in the medley relay.
We had him at a split of 51.8. That was great to
see and I am very happy for him.
Brady Ross really broke out in the shot and
had a seasons best. He had been doing that in
practice onde in a while and he came through
when it counted, Wickett said. I also thought
Ivan Rasmussen looked great in the 1,600 run-
ning a 5:00 at.
The cold, windy conditions were not fa-
Nathan Thul carries the baton for the
Wildcat boys track team. Independent
photo.
See Boys track, 3B
HHS boys
win 3A
sectional
golf title
3A district
Friday at Carroll
Humboldts varsity boys
golf team kept their season
alive in winning fashion by
claiming the team title in a
Class 3A Sectional tourna-
ment at Storm Lake on May
16.
The Wildcats ended the
day with 330 strokes. Spencer
was runner-up at 339. Both
teams, along with the top four
individual scores, advance to
this weeks district meet in
Carroll.
Christian Birdsell red a
76 to lead Humboldt and all
individual golfers on the day.
Birdsell shot rounds of 37-
39. Teammate Casey Kayser
was fth overall with an 80.
The Wildcats other counting
scores were an 86 from Jaxon
Heinz and 88 from Austen
Gargano. Andy Nelson red
an 89 and Brenden Schnell a
93.
Fridays district at Carroll
will include the top three
teams from the Atlantic sec-
tional, where host Atlan-
tic won with a 302. Harlan
shot 303 and defending state
champion Creston advanced
with a 305.
Along with Birdsell, other
individuals from the Storm
Lake sectional who advance
to district play include Zach
Riddle of Carroll (77), Tate
Arends of MOC-Floyd Val-
ley (79) and Tyler Carlson of
LeMars (79).
Fridays district begins at
10 a.m.
4th in NCC golf
Humboldt placed fourth
in a very competitive North
Central Conference boys
golf tournament held on May
13 at Briggs Woods Golf
Course south of Webster City.
The Wildcats nished with
336 strokes as they were led
by Christian Birdsell who
shot 40-4080. Andy Nelson
was next at 42-4284 while
Casey Kayser carded 41-44
85. Brenden Schnell fired
42-4587. Austen Gargano
Humboldts Hunter Gary (white jersey) battles for ball
control in a high school soccer game earlier this season. Gary
and the Wildcats begin post-season play on May 27 when
they host CAL/H-D/B-K at 6 p.m. at Mason Maach Field.
Independent photo.
West Bend-Mallard/Gilmore City-Bradgate will send six
events to this weeks Class 1A State Track and Field Cham-
pionships in Des Moines.
The Wolverines secured their entries by competing in a
Class 1A state qualifying meet in Laurens on May 15.
The Wolverine boys advanced Davey Jergens in both the
100 and 200-meter events, along with the 4x800-meter relay
of Jeff Riesenberg, Nolan Grimm, Harmon Atwood and Jesse
Zinnel.
Jergens won the 100 in 11.59 seconds and was second in
the 200 in 23.29 seconds. The 4x800 relay nished second in
8:48.53. The Wolverines also nished fth in the team scoring
among 12 teams on hand.
The Wolverine girls track team qualied Anna Zaugg in
the 1,500-meters with a tinme of 5:22.10, eighth best state-
wide. The distance medley relay of Ashley Schmidt, Portlind
Schmidt, Madelynn Gehrt and Zaugg qualied with a time of
4:30.52. The sprint medley relay also qualied for state with
a time of 1:58.92 last week. The relay consists of Harrison
Schmidt, Ashley Schmidt, Portlind Schmidt and Gehrt.
I was very happy with the way we competed and the over-
all effort, Wolverine coach Jerry Vanderhorst said. Davey
ran four great races and qualied in the 100 and 200. The
4x800 relay group ran well and we got contributions from
everyone on the team in scoring points.
Placing fth overall is not bad with just 10 kids running
track, Vanderhorst said.
I thought we competed hard, Wolverine girls coach El-
don McKimmey said. It was another cold, windy night and
so thats never fun, but the girls did what they had to do to
prepare themselves. We would have liked to have had more
kids qualify for state. But this time of year you win some and
you lose some. Well take what weve got and give it our all
Wolverine boys, girls
combine for 6 events
to 1A state track
See Wolverines, 2B
HHS girls fall to FD, 4-2
Despite their 4-2 loss to Fort Dodge at home on May 15,
Humboldt High girls soccer coach Christiane Lessa likes what
she sees from her team at this point in the season.
Fort Dodge took a 2-0 rst half lead and then scored two
more goals for a 4-0 lead, but Humboldt wouldnt fold as they
responded with goals from Morgan Weydert and Maddie Thomas
(penalty kick).
The loss dropped the Wildcats record to 5-3 on the season.
We have improved a lot this year and especially since a year
ago, Lessa, who also coaches the Iowa Central womens team,
said. Last year we lost to Fort Dodge 8-0. This year the game
was much closer and we had a lot of scoring opportunities. We
just didnt nish.
Fort Dodge had nine shots on goal and we had eight. Morgan
was assisted by Maddie on her goal, Lessa said.
Im very proud and pleased with the girls and how we are
Host substate
opener May 27
Humboldts varsity boys
soccer team saw their season
record slip to 6-8 overall after
falling 3-0 to Clear Lake (May
15) and 6-4 to Garner-Hayeld/
Ventura (May 16).
Against GH/V, Humboldts
Nick Heider scored three goals
and Craig Fishel added one as
the game was tied 4-4 midway
through the second half.
The games were on back-to-
back nights and since we dont
Humboldt boys fall to Cards, 4-2
have a deep bench, I think we
had some tired legs on Friday,
Wildcat head coach Joe Hadar
said. Right away I could see
we werent getting to balls that
we should have. Every team
goes through a rough patch and
with all of the distractions for
our seniors last week, I hope we
just went through ours.
We challenged the team to
play a more upbeat, aggressive
style against Clear Lake and I
think we had a great effort in
that game, Hadar said. We
were down 1-0 at halftime
and had some good chances to
score. They outshot us in the
rst half, just 8-7, so we were
denitely in the game at that
point.
In the second half we need-
ed a goal to get back in the
game and so maybe left our-
selves too exposed at the back.
Credit to Clear Lake, theyre a
good team and they scored two
goals in the second half to kill
off the game, Hadar said.
See Girl soccer, 3B
2B The Humboldt Independent Thursday, May 22, 2014
Wolverines
continued from B front
Sit-N-Bull was the winning team in the
Humboldt Womens Bowling Association
City Tournament earlier this year. They
were recognized at the association banquet
on May 12. Front row (l-r): Missy Kramer
and Kris Hutchinson. Back row: SaraLee
Peck and Juli Holland. Not pictured: Ma-
Linda Davis. Submitted photo.
The Humboldt County Womens Bowling
Association held their annual awards banquet on
May 12 at the VFW Post 5240 in Dakota City.
Numerous awards were presented to teams
and individuals throughout the league series and
the city tournament.
2013-14 city association ofcers were Gloria
May, president; Karon Rowe, vice-president;
Marlys Johnson, association manager; and Glo-
ria Peterson, Sgt. At Arms. Directors are Penny
Connors, Mary Hanselman, Tiffany Kinnetz,
Janice Dornath, Mary Ann Johnson and Traci
Yoch.
2014-15 city association ofcers are Karon
Rowe, president; Tiffany Kinnetz, vice-presi-
dent; Gloria Peterson, Sgt. At Arms. Directors
are Penny Connors, Mary Ann Johnson, Janice
Dornath, Tiffany Kinnetz, Marlys Johnson,
Traci Yoch.
Dylan Hendricks and Breanna Heiter each
received $125 scholarships from the organiza-
tion.
City Tournament Winning team: Sit-N-Bull 3135. Team
members: Juli Holland, MaLinda Davis, SaraLee Peck, Kris
Hutchinson, Missy Kramer. Doubles: Michelle Johnson and
Janice Dornath, 1293. Singles: Luan Montag, 668. All Events
Handicap: Montag 1895. All Events scratch: Gloria Peterson
1,519.
League High Average Four Liner: Donna Cran 168.
Lucky Striker: LaDonna Thompson 180. IVY: Linda Illg 166.
Four Liner League Standings: AnderCo 557-373, Avon
555.5-374.5, Sundance Coin 548-382.5, Divinity 507-423,
West Fork Services 340-590, Curves 282.5-647.5.
Anderco team members: Lois Cran, Karon Rowe, Deb
Anderson, Donna Cran. Team high game: Sundance Coin 634.
Team high series: Sundande Coin 1740. High scratch game:
Donna Cran 214. High scratch series Donna Cran 574. High
handicap game: Marlys Nesbitt 208+53=261. High handicap
series: Nesbitt 517+165=682. Most points won: Nesbitt 61.5.
High percentage wins: Donna Cran 75.2%. Most Improved
Average: Libby Palmer +10 pins. Perfect attendance: Nesbitt
and Cran.
Ivy League Standings: Key West Metals 484.5-415.5, Jot
site welding 454.5-445.5, Miller Freightlines 454-446, Born Free
454-446, EZ Trim 440-460, Detrick Electric 413-587. Winning
team members: Jamie Metzen, Amber Kelly, Linda McBride,
Penny Connors, Gloria Peterson.
High team game: Key West Metal 854. Team high series:
Key West Metal 2401. High scratch game: Linda McBride
235. High scratch series: Gloria Peterson 599. High handicap
game: Metzen 225+57=282. High handicap series: Amber Kelly
543+213=756. Most points won: Janet Cirks 53 pts. Highest
percentage wins: Cyndi Anderson 57.6%. Most improved aver-
age: Cyndi Anderson +8 points. Perfect attendance: 1 year Joan
Heiter, Marlys Nesbitt, Judy Tokheim, Tiffany Kinnetz, Karon
Rowe, Audrey Kramer, Linda McBride. 2 years Gloria Peterson,
Diane Greene.
Lucky Strikers League Team standings: Easy Livin
Lawn Care 497-403, Splits Happen 493-407, Trinkets & Trea-
sures 482-418, Split Personalities 471.5-428.5, One More?
471.5-428.5, Gutter Sisters 449.5-450.5, Northwest Flooring
424.5-475.5, Sit N Bull 418.5-481.5, Doll Depot 407-493, The
Fab Four 377.5-522.5.
Winning team members: Maggie Frideres, Betty Smith,
Shirley Brundige, Reba Brundige, Katina Warden, Cheryl
Kramer. High team game: Doll Depot 868. High team series:
One More? 2411. High scratch game: Carol Wadsley 245. High
scratch series: Ladonna Thompson 638. High handicap game:
Melissa Vaudt 230+56=286. High handicap series: Adrianne
Point 513+219=732. Points won: Missa Kramer 51. Highest
percentage of wins: Kathy Erickson 65.9%. Most improved aver-
age: Becky Vaudt +7 pins. Perfect attendance: 1 year Melissa
Vaudt, Becky Vaudt, Kathy Ohnemus, Jamie Pecoy, Pat Larsen.
2 years Missy Kramer, Susan Pijahn.
Humboldt womens bowling awards
Key West Metals was the winning team
in the Ivy League of Humboldt womens
bowling. Pictured, front (l-r): Jamie Met-
zen and Penny Connors. Back, Amber
Kelly and Linda McBride. Not pictured,
Gloria Peterson. Submitted photo.
Michelle Johnson (left) and Janice
Dornath were the doubles winners in the
recent Humboldt womens city bowling
tournament. Submitted photo.
Marlys Nesbitt (left) and Libby Palmer
won numerous individual honors in the
Four Liner League of Humboldt womens
bowling last winter. Submitted photo.
Karon
Rowe
Deb
Anderson
Donna
Cran
Lois
Cran
Cyndi
Anderson
Becky
Vaudt
Kathy
Erickson
Adrienne
Point
this week at state."
BOYS TEAM SCORING, Nevada
Algona Garrigan 178, Alta-Aurelia
116, Prairie Valley 73, North Union 71,
WBM/GCB 49, GT/RA 47, Southeast
Webster-Grand 45, Newell-Fonda 42,
Laurens-Marathon 26, Paton-Churdan
22, Clay Central-Everly 17, Storm Lake
St. Marys 4.
WOLVERINE RESULTS
100-meters: Davey Jergens 1st,
11.59.
200-meters: Jergens 2nd, 23.29.
Travis Fehr 7th, 24.0.
4x800 relay: 2nd 8:48.53 (Jeff
Riesenberg,Nolan Grimm, Harmon
Atwood, Jesse Zinnel).
Medley relay: 3rd 3:56.45 (Travis
Fehr, Jeff Riesenberg, Davey Jergens,
Jesse Zinnel).
4x200 relay: 4th 1:37.22 (Fehr, Nolan
Dahlhauser, Riesenberg, Jergens).
Long jump: 6th 18-0.75.
110-meter hurdles: Jack Banwart
7th, 18.79.
Shot put: Colton Wickman 7th, 38-3.
4 x 4 0 0 r e l a y : 7 t h 3 : 5 6 . 0
(Riesenberg,Dahlhauser, Grimm, Zin-
nel).
800-meters: Nol an Gri mm 8th,
2:19.0.
WBM/GCBs Maddie
Gehrt (right) carries the
baton in one of the relay
events for the Wolverine
girls track team, which
qualified for this weeks
Class 1A State Track Meet
in Des Moines May 22-24.
Independent photo.
Both Corwith-Wesley-LuVerne and West
Bend-Mallard/Gilmore City-Bradgate ended
their high school boys golf seasons in a Class
1A Sectional Tournament at Britt last Friday
(May 16).
The Wolverine boys placed fth with 361
strokes and CWL was seventh with 410. The
Wolverines Brady Jenson just missed advanc-
ing to district play, coming up one stroke short
individually.
Team champion Bishop Garrigan of Algona
and Belmond-Klemme nished rst (321) and
second (340), respectively, to advance to district
play.
TEAM SCORING
Bishop Garrigan 321, Belmond-Klemme 340, Graettinger-
Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 351, North Iowa 356, West Bend-Mal-
lard/GCB 361, West Hancock 387, Corwith-Wesley-LuVerne
410.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Wes Buntenbach, BK, 77. Jess Marlow, Garrigan, 78.
Ethan Petersen, GTRA, 79. Michael Berke, Garrigan, 81.
Donovan Berte, Garrigan, 81. Zach Boelter,Garrigan, 81.
Brady Jenson, WBM,82. Logan Capesius, Garrigan, 84. Taylor
Ostermann, North Iowa, 85. Josh Hofbauer, North Iowa, 85.
WBM/GCB: Brady Jenson 40-4282. Taylor Bennett 49-
4594. Jordan Buhs 45-4691. Oliver Bjorkkrist 47-4794.
Cole Banwart 53-47100. Tyler McKimmey 60-51111.
CWL: Stefan Chambers 52-4496. Grant Carroll 45-54
99. Darek Garman 52-51103. Bennett Jensen 57-55112.
Blake Teepe 70-63133.

Wolverine golfers defeat MNW and N-F
The Wolverine girls defeated Manson-NW
and Newell-Fonda on May 13 at Manson.
WBM/GCB had a team low of 208 strokes. N-F
shot 211 while MNW tallied 294.
WBM/GCB, CWL boys
end year in 1A sectional golf
Cassie Gearhart was meet medalist in shoot-
ing a 39 while Jennalynn Thul added a 47 for
runner-up honors. Lauren Link shot 58 and Me-
gan Garrard added a 64. Heather Brown carded
66 and Emily Bormann 69.
The Wolverine boys nish third with 195
strokes. MNW won with 171 while N-F was
second at 176.
Cody Ellefson of MNW was meet medalist
with a 41. Luke Koster of N-F was runner-up at
41 via the tie-breaker.
Jordan Buhs paced the Wolverines in shooting
a 46 and Brady Jenson added a 48. Sam Frieden
shot 49, Cole Banwart 52, Oliver Bjorkrrist 53
and Taylor Bennett 57.
May 12 at Graettinger
The Wolverine girls placed second in a three-
team meet on May 12 at Graettinger. WBM/GCB
totaled 226 strokes. GT/RA won with 210 and
Harris-Lake Park was third at 296.
Macy Harris of GT/RA was meet medalist in
shooting a 48. Macy Gunderson of H-LP shot
a 49. Thul was third overall and paced the Wol-
verines with a 50. Gearhart shot 53, Bormann
60, Brown 63 and Link 66.
In the boys scoring, H-LP won with a 177
total. GT/RA edged WBM/GCB with 184. The
Wolverines were a close third at 186.
Jordan Kyle of H-LP earned medalist honors
with a 38. Ethan Peterson of GT/RA shot 42.
Brady Jenson led the Wolverines as he was third
overall at 44. Frieden shot 46, Buhs 46, Bennett
50, Ben Auten 56 and Banwart 58.
Thul advances for Wolverines in 1A girls golf
Humboldt Country Club
Mens Golf League results of
May 15.
12 PM LEAGUE
Team player points: Larry
Curran and Mike Worthington
26.5. Bill Dunscombe and For-
rest Tegtmeyer 26. Denny Wil-
liams and Doug Bacon 24. Bruce
Gunderson and Jim Buddenha-
gen 22. Myron Haugland and Jim
Johnson 21.5. Low gross: Dave
Petersen 43. Low net: Petersen
33.
2 PM LEAGUE
Team player points: Brad
Duffy and Brent Weidauer 32.
Marc Arends and Brett Legvold
31.5. Bruce Johnson and Rob
Dickey 28.5. Bret Harklau and Bill
Petersen 27. Low gross: Vouth
Varangkounh 37, Weidauer 37,
Ross Sleiter 37. Low net: Ryan
Harklau 33.
4 PM LEAGUE
Team player points: Nathan
Helmers and Jim Anderson 32.
Jim Hassett and John Sleiter
31. Larry Sorensen and Matt
Steil 29.5. Tom Hanson and Dan
Shiett 29.5. Steve Nielsen and
Joe Dvorak 29. Keel Zinnel and
Matt Dominick 27.5. Greg Emick
and Chris Lau 27.5. Low gross:
Nate Meyer 38, Ben Harvey 38.
Low net: Nate Meyer 29 .
Humboldt mens
golf league results
Shelgren at Iowa Central
Kenzie Shelgren, a 2013 Humboldt High School graduate,
nished her rst season at Iowa Central Community College in
Fort Dodge on the Triton softball team.
Shelgren played in 13 games and started in ve at rst base
and designated player. She batted a team-high .444 with eight
hits in 18 at-bats. She scored seven runs with three doubles and
seven RBI. She had a .611 slugging percentage.
Iowa Centrals season ended in the regional tournament on
May 4. The Tritons nished with an overall won-loss record of
42-15 and were 19-7 in conference play.
Kenzie had a great year for us, IC coach Josh Sandin said.
(45-4388) and Jaxon Heinz
(46-4490) had non-counting
scores for the Wildcats.
Clear Lake won the team
title with 318 shots and Webster
City was runner-up at 321. Fort
Dodge St. Edmond was third
with 333.
Trenton Sann of Clarion-
Goldeld was meet medalist in
shooting a 75. Robert Flattery
of St. Edmond and Logan Yates
of Webster City each had 76 and
Dane Waldron of Clear Lake
shot 77. Austin Rurup of Clear
Lake shot 79 and Birdsell and
Jon Carew of Clear Lake were
next at 80.
SECTIONAL TEAM SCORING
Humboldt 330: Christian Birdsell
37-3976. Casey Kayser 39-4180.
Jaxon Heinz 46-4086. Austen Gargano
47-4188. Non-counting: Andy Nelson
45-4489. Brenden Schnell 51-4293.
Spencer 339: Adam Labernik 81,
Blake Bender 82, Lee Beneke 85, Casey
Cunningham 91.
Carroll 344: Zach Riddle 77, Cole
Moore 87, Drake Warner 91, Koby
Paulsen 89.
LeMars 351: Tyler Carlson 79, Dylan
Taylor 87, Mitch Taylor 91, Caleb Cline
94.
Storm Lake 354: Grant Kofmehl 84,
Charlie Robbins 85, Zach Brashears 91,
Blake Berry 94.
MOC-FV 364: Tate Arends 79,
Brendan Foughty 88, Trler Pennings 98,
Mitchel Yaw 99.
Algona 373: Luke Terhark 88, Jack-
son Helmers 88, Jon Wichtendahl 97,
Tyler Frideres 100.
Spirit Lake 382: Grant Schurhert 90,
Jack Bauermeister 91, Jack Heitritter 98,
Drew Fowloer 103.
NCC TEAM SCORING
May 13 at Webster City
Clear Lake 318: Dane Waldron 77,
Austin Rurup 79, Jon Carew 80, Kyle
Calaguas 82.
Webster City 321: Logan Yates 76,
John Ferrell 80, Alec Fuhs 81, Avery
Fuhs 84.
FD St. Edmond 333: Robert Flattery
76, Michael Faiferlick 82, Charlie Doyle
84, Harrison Mayer 91.
Humboldt 336: Christian Birdsell 40-
4080. Andy Nelson 42-4284. Casey
Kayser 41-4485. Brenden Schnell 42-
4587. Non-counting: Austen Gargano
45-4388. Jaxon Heinz 46-4490.
Clarion-Goldeld 342: Trenton Sann
75, Chris Staudt 82, Kenton Waters 87,
Ben Jacobsen 98.
Algona 349: Luke Terhark 83, Jona-
thon Wichtendahl 84, Tyler Frideres 89,
Jackson Helmers 93.
Iowa Falls-Alden 353: Quinn Taylor
86, Luke Meyer 87, Brannon Arends 89,
Ross Norem 91.
Bishop Garrigan 363: Jess Marlow
89, Michael Berke 90, Logan Capesius
91, Zach Boelter 93.
Hampton-Dumont 369: Derek Juhl
85, Trevor Eiklenberg 89, Nic Vetter 93,
Alex Sackville 102.
Eagle Grove 385: Jacob Grand-
george 85, Brian Yackle 96, Nathan
Kastler 99, Timmy Day 105.
H boys golf continued from B front
Jennalynn Thul of West
Bend-Mallard/Gilmore City-
Bradgate kept her golf season
alive by placing second indi-
vidually for the Wolverine girls
in a Class 1A district meet at
Britt on May 19.
Thul shot a 94 over two
rounds. Shell join district
champ Alexa Capesius of
Bishop Garrigan (80), Chloe
Garman of Garrigan (96) and
Michaela Krull of Rockford
(96) in the regional at Hartley
on May 27.
Garrigan won the team title
with 380 strokes. Rockford
was runner-up with 394 while
Mason City Newman Catholic
was third at 422. WBM/GCB
was fourth at 431 and North
Iowa fifth with 477 strokes.
Garrigan and Rockford advance
to the regional at Harley.
The Wolverines also got a
100 from Cassie Gearhart, 116
from Megan Garrard, 121 from
Emily Bormann, 130 from Lau-
ren Link and 135 from Heather
Brown.
CWL was led by Kara Haus-
wirth, sixth overall with 98.
Mariah Burma was the only
other Panther golfer, shooting
a 149.
CWL, WBM/GCB teams end season in district tournament at Britt
North Central Iowa
basketball school
The North Central Iowa Boys
Basketball School will be held
June 23-27 at the new middle
school gym in Humboldt.
The session for boys entering
grades 5-6 in the fall will be
from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. The
session for boys entering grades
3-4 in the fall will be from 1-4
p.m.
The camp will be conducted
by former Humboldt High
School boys' basketball player
Michael Orness and other for-
mer Humboldt players. The
school will include instruction
on shooting mechanics, ball
handling, rebounding, indi-
vidual moves, team play and
much more.
There will be at least one
guest speaker. Last year Iowa
State University basketball
player Tyrus McGee spent
one day at the camp. Former
Cyclone players Royce White
and former UNI Panther Brooks
McKowen have also attended.
Cost is $35 per player, which
includes t-shirt. Make checks
payable to Michael Orness.
Send to Michael Orness P.O.
Box 146, Humboldt, IA 50548.
For a brochure or more ques-
tions, email orness@ncn.net or
phone 890-7564.
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Happy Memorial Day
From The Humboldt Co. Republicans
Thursday, May 22, 2014 The Humboldt Independent 3B
Humboldts Geoffrey Bruder sprints toward the nish line
in a recent varsity track meet. Independent photo.
Girls track from B front
Jenifer Bentz (front-left) and Alyssa Nehring (front-right) signed national letters of intent
to join the Morningside College womens swim team in the fall. Standing, from left: John
Bentz, Kelly Bentz, Humboldt High activities director Greg Thomas, Morningside assistant
coach Matt Mayeld, Candace Nehring and Tim Nehring. Submitted photo.
Boys track
vorable for a track meet, but
everybody had to endure the
same conditions.
The weather was the worst
we had competed in all year. In
spite of that, our times stayed
consistent or came down,
Wickett said. That is all I can
ask. This group has worked
very hard all year long and as a
coach I appreciate their effort,
Wickett said.
I have been very happy with
the leadership of our seniors
this year. Jake Miller, Reed
Burres, Brian Scholl and Nick
Laing have been a great group
of guys for our younger kids to
look up to, Wickett said. They
are good kids both on and off
the track and we will miss them
very much.
The state track meet will run
May 22-24 at Drake Stadium in
Des Moines. Ross will throw
the shot on Friday, 4:30 p.m.
while the distance medley relay
will run at 5:40 p.m. on Friday.
TEAM SCORING
Algona 145, Boone 101, Clear Lake
100, Gilbert 99, Webster City 76, Ballard
Huxley 71, Nevada 58, Humboldt 40.
HUMBOLDT RESULTS
100-meters: Jordan Olson 10th,
11.86. Brady Ross 11th, 12.02. Chase
Dobson, Nevada, 1st 11.06.
200-meters: Geoffrey Bruder 12th,
25.51. Malcolm Boyd 14th, 26.0. Chase
Dobson Nevada, 1st, 22.69.
400-meters: Bryce Collins 6th, 55.02.
Drew Thomas 7th, 55.89. Andre Rathje,
Gilbert, 1st, 51.16.
800-meters: Connor Fiddler 9th,
2:19.33. Mason Wickett 12th, 2:30.53.
Peter Hollinger, Algona, 1st, 1:59.92.
1,600-meters: Ivan Rasmussen 8th,
5:00.40. Austin Chandler, Boone, 1st
4:22.91.
3,200-meters: Jacob Miller 8th,
10:46.12. Ryan Courtney 9th, 11:25.29.
Albert Meier, Boone, 1st 9:45.73.
110-meter high hurdles: Kenny
Kuyper 7th, 16.49. Trevor Satern 11th,
17.42. Connor Nosbisch, Clear Lake, 1st
15.04.
400-meter hurdles: Trevor Satern
7th, 1:01.98. Brian Scholl 11th, 1:06.0.
Cameron Crosser, Algona, 1st 56.04.
4x100 relay: 8th 47.57 (Jordan
Olson, Jordan Edwards, Tony Nielsen,
Kyle McBeth). Nevada 1st, 44:49.
4x200 relay: 6th 1:37.71 (Jordan
Olson, Jordan Edwards, Tony Nielsen,
Kyle McBeth). Clear Lake 1st, 1:33.16.
4x400 relay: 5th 3:46.09 (McBeth,
Bryce Collins, Tony Nielsen, Reed
Burres). Algona 1st, 3:30.59.
4x800 relay: 6th 9:15.51 (Bryce Col-
lins, Mason Wickett, Ivan Rasmussen,
Connor Fiddler). Gilbert 1st, 8:40.42.
Distance medley relay: 5th 3:46.97
(Nielsen, Edwards, Burres, Brayden
Collins). Algona 1st, 3:39.84.
Shuttle hurdle relay: 6th 1:04.94
(Trevor Satern, Brian Scholl, Edwards,
Kuyper). Algona 1st, 1:00.51.
Long jump: Colton Monson 12th,
16-7.75. Drew Thomas 13th, 15-7.75.
Chandler Diercks, Clear Lake, 1st, 22-
3.25.
High jump: na.
Shot put: Brady Ross, 3rd, 45-11.5.
Jake Stockdale 9th, 37-11. Joe Teague,
Algona, 1st, 48-10.
Discus: Tyler McKibban 4th, 120-
3. Alec Jensen 13th, 103-0. Cameron
Lahndorf, Algona, 1st, 136-9.
The Humboldt High School trapshooting
team held their annual tournament on May 17
at Palmer and placed high in several events.
Josie Lonning led the HHS womens scor-
ing with a rst-place 45. Kylie Burmeister was
second at 36. Jared Diesburg paced the Wildcat
mens scoring with a 45, third overall.
In the team scoring, Humboldt Black placed
second with a 204. The squad consisted of Mi-
chael Miller, Patrick Bailey, Diesburg, Caleb
Daughenbaug and Kyle Weinert.
Humboldt Blue placed rst with 214. The
team was comprised of Corey Gibson, Lonning,
Mike Brock, Tyler Vought and Jordan York.
The Humboldt shooters did very well,
Wildcat coach Brian Ernst said.
Humboldt hosted a meet on May 14 with
three other schools on hand at the Palmer
Conservation Club range.
Belmond-Klemme nished on top in the team
scoring with a 206 total. They won a shootoff
against Humboldt Blue, which also totaled 206.
Alta-Aurelia placed third. Bishop Garrigan did
not have a complete squad.
Individually, Humboldts Josie Lonning placed
second in the womens division with a 41. Mor-
gan Muller of Garrigan won with a 42 total. Ma
Chatwell of Alta-Aurelia placed third at 41.
On the mens side, Riley Kindwell of B-K won
with a 48 and Brett Stange of Alta-Aurelia shot
47. Tyler Vought of Humboldt placed third with
a 46.
Humboldts Blue team members include Corey
Gibson, Lonning, Michael Brock, Vought and
Jordan York.
The state meet will be held May 30 in Cedar
Falls.
Wildcat trapshoot results
Not bad for a rebuilding year.
Humboldts varsity girls golf team placed
third in the team scoring of the North Central
Conference tournament held on May 13 in
Hampton.
The Wildcats, led by junior Savannah Sch-
netzers 90, totaled 387 strokes to nish behind
rst-place Algona Bishop Garrigan (376) and
runner-up Clear Lake (380). Clarion-Goldeld
was one shot back at 388 for fourth.
Schnetzer shot rounds of 44-46. Teammate
Taylor Gidel shot 46-5096 and Olivia Bird-
sell added 49-4897. Brooke Anderson carded
50-54104. Humboldts non-counting scores
include Lauren Friesth at 49-58107 and
Halie George with 57-51108.
Alexa Capesius of Garrigan was meet
medalist with a 75. Emily Snelling of Clear
Lake carded an 81, Mikaela Livengood of
Clarion-Goldeld 83 and Emma Halligan of St.
Edmond had an 86. Paige Backhaus of Clear
Lake tied Schnetzer with a 90.
Our goal going into the meet was to place in
the top two, but third is always great, Wildcat
coach Jess Harklau said.
For the rst time we had four girls in the 40s
all on the same night, which was great to see.
The course was in very wet conditions with a lot
of casual water throughout the course and very
muddy which made the ball stick everywhere,
so there was not much roll off the ball or shots,
Harklau said.
Lauren had never been in the 40s and broke
that and got a 49 on the rst nine. She was
crushing her drives and her iron players were
great. Taylor also played very well. She hit long
drives and was playing some of the best short
game she had played all season, Harklau said.
Olivia was playing very well and was paring
the par threes which were playing tough. Halie
had some big drives on the day for those short
part fours. Brooke had two great rounds and
would have had an even better round but the
out of bounds penalty shot added up with 10
extra strokes just off of penalty shots, Harklau
said.
Savannah played great. She just struggled
a little with the shot from 100 yards out and
wasnt consistent on the chips that she usually
does, Harklau said. She still played great and
had a goal of staying below a 42.
The rst nine holes of the meet were used to
count toward scoring of the make-up meet with
Webster City and Iowa Falls. For the record,
Humboldt shot 188 while Webster City had a 206
and Iowa Falls-Alden 224. Humboldts scores
were Schnetzer with 44, Gidel with 46, Friesth
with 49 and Birdsell 49.
Win triangular
Humboldt wrapped up its regular season by
turning back Eagle Grove and Belmond-Klemme
in a triangular at Eagle Grove on Friday, May 16.
The Wildcats nished with a 198 total as Sa-
vannah Schnetzer was meet medalist shooting a
39. Brooke Anderson and Olivia Birdsell each
shot 52 and Taylor Gidel carded 55. Lauren Fri-
esth (59) and Halie George (60) had non-counting
scores. EG, which shot 205, was led by Kati Blasi
with a 49. B-K nished at 284.
Humboldts JV nished their season with a
7-1 record by scoring a 249. EG followed with a
267. Brenna Howard shot 59 to pace Humboldt.
A Humboldt JV girl was meet medalist all season
except for one meet.
Humboldt begins post-season tournament play
on Tuesday, May 27, when they travel to Waverly
for a Class 4A regional tournament. The top two
teams and ve individuals advance to the state
meet June 2-3 in Ames.
NCC MEET SCORING
May 13 at Hampton
Bishop Garrigan 376: Alexa Capesius 75, Britney Arndorfer
99, Chloe Garman 100, Emily Marlow 102.
Clear Lake 380: Emily Snelling 81, Paige Backhaus 90, Erin
Gates 100, Maddie Hess 109.
Humboldt 387: Savannah Schnetzer 44-4690. Taylor
Gidel 46-5096. Olivia Birdsell 49-4897. Brooke Anderson
49-4897. Lauren Friesth 49-58107. Halie George 57-51--
108.
Clarion-Goldeld 388: Mikaela Livengood 83, Shanee Tate
100, Jenalee Hinkle 102, Kaylee Smith 103.
Algona 405: Chyenna Julius 99, Sienna Wolf 99, Courtney
Yeoman 100, Hanna Lovstad 107.
Webster City 407: Megan Gilbert 92, Hannah Harfst 98,
Shannon Swan 108, Brittany Carlson 109.
St. Edmond 412: Melissa Mikos 98, Emma Halligan 86,
Maggie Fitzgerald 109, Lauren Moeding 119.
Eagle Grove 413: Katie Blasi 96, Sam Kruckenberg 102,
Daisah Shivers 105, Brianna Allen 110.
Iowa Falls-Alden 438: Breanna Hanson 101, Becca Geitz
110, Jacey Redman 113, Kassidy Krause 114.
Hampton-Dumont 457: Caitlin Dombrowski 104, Katie
Brolsma 113, Katelyn Baltes 119, Gabby Brown 121.
Humboldt girls 3rd in NCC golf
down there but thats what you
expect, Clasen said.
The experience these past
few weeks will help our young-
er girls. Ive already heard
younger girls making plans for
the future. Once you get close
competing in a meet like this, it
makes qualifying for state seem
more realistic, so you prepare
differently, Clasen said.
We have some juniors who
are looking to take over leader-
ship roles for next year, Clasen
said. Were starting to see the
next level of maturity. What the
girls do with this and apply it
toward the off-season will only
help next year.
April Jones will be head-
ing off to National Guard boot
camp this week so she wont
be able to run at state. It was
so nice to see her run well in
her very last race. She ran a
personal best time in her por-
tion of the 4x800 relay. What a
great way for her to nish her
career, Clasen said.
Kelsey Peters nished up
her career in strong fashion to-
night. I know shes had to battle
injuries so it was nice to see her
nish out strong, Clasen said.
TEAM SCORING
Boone 172, Algona 120, Gilbert 119,
Webster City 100, Humboldt 95, Ballard
54, Nevada 53, Clear Lake 19.
HUMBOLDT RESULTS
(Meet winner listed last)
100 meters: Kelsey Peters 10th,
14.14. Emily Hughes 13th, 14.42. Allie
Flaws, Webster City, 1st 12.65.
200 meters: Beth Dufeld 3rd, 27.70.
Emily Hughes 9th, 30.13. Dianna Slight,
Boone, 1st 26.01.
400 meters: Beth Duffield 2nd,
1:02.40. Kate Curran 7th, 1:06.26. Di-
anna Slight, Boone, 1st, 59.93.
800 meters: Maddie Kampen 2nd,
2:26.20. April Jones 6th, 2:40.04. Abby
Kohut-Jackson, Ballard 1st, 2:27.71.
1,500-meters: Sam Larson 5th,
5:07.82. Kate Curran 7th, 5:36.42. Grace
Gibbons, Gilbert, 1st 4:56.48.
3,000-meters: Sam Larson 2nd,
10:55.89. McKennan Myott 7th, 12:33.21.
Grace Gibbons, Gilbert, 1st, 10:48.17.
100-meter hurdles: Maggy Dufeld
3rd, 16.58. Kessa Kuyper 11th, 18.18.
Sammy Clark, Boone, 1st, 15.99.
400-meter hurdles: Brittney Nilles
2nd, 1:11.49. Kayl ee Sawyer 8th,
1:18.87. Rachel Watters, Ballard, 1st,
1:11.09.
4x100 relay: 6th 54.30 (Caitlyn Wad-
sley, Maddie Kampen, Kessa Kuyper,
Beth Dufeld). Boone 1st, 51.65.
4x200 relay: 8th 1:57.91 (Wads-
ley, Amber Kluender, Olivia Hildreth,
Hughes). Boone 1st, 1:49.81.
4x400 relay: 5th 4:32.22 (Brittney
Nilles, Jones, Hildreth, Maggy Dufeld).
Algona 1st 4:20.54.
4x800 relay: 2nd 10:03.94 (Brittney
Nilles, April Jones, Beth Dufeld, Maddie
Kampen). Gilbert 1st, 10:01.24.
800-meter sprint medley relay:
6th 2:06.54 (Wadsley, Kuyper, Jones,
Hildreth). Boone 1st, 1:51.37.
1,600-meter distance medley relay:
3rd 4:33.76 (Wadsley, M.Dufeld, Kam-
pen, Larson). Gilbert 1st, 4:23.68.
Shuttle hurdle relay: 4th 1:12.78
(Nilles, Kluender, Kuyper, M.Dufeld).
Boone 1st, 1:08.43.
Long jump: Avery Terwilliger 10th,
12-4.75. Kaylee Sawyer 11th, 11-2.25.
Bailey Schminke, Boone, 1st 16-3.75.
Shot put: Amaria Runia 3rd, 33-3.75.
Sarah Peters 11th, 29-3. Kaylee Schna-
thorst, Webster City, 1st, 37-6.75.
Discus: Runia 8th, 83-10. Kelsey
Peters 11th, 77-11. Mariah McPartland,
Boone, 1st 112-0.
Despite not scoring any
goals, our midfield and for-
wards did a good job of passing
and more importantly, moving
when they didnt have the ball,
Hadar said. We were hoping
to build on that for the Garner
match. It was probably a com-
bination of trying to incorporate
a big change in tactics and some
tough opponents. We passed
and moved better against Gar-
ner.
The Wildcat JV lost 3-0 to
Clear Lake and won 2-1 over
GH/V. Logan Vitzthum and
Luis Rodriguez each had one
goal for the Wildcats, who are
now 4-6 on the season.
The Wildcat varsity team
will end their regular season
at Webster City on Thursday
(May 22). They host CAL/H-
D/B-K on Tuesday, May 27,
6 p.m. at Mason Maach Field
in Humboldt in a rst round
substate game. The winner will
advance to a substate seminal
at Waverly against Waverly-
Shell Rock, on Thursday, May
29, 6 p.m.
Waverly-Shell Rock drew a
rst round bye. Webster City
and South Tama meet in another
rst round game with that win-
ner facing Hudson on May 29 at
Hudson. A substate nal is set
for Saturday, May 31, 12 noon
in Waverly.
coming along. Im not going
to worry a lot about the result
of our next game as we are
focusing on improving for the
regionals coming up and try to
avoid injuries, Lessa said.
Humboldt will host Garner-
Hayeld/Ventura on Thursday,
May 22, 5:30 p.m. at Mason
Maach Field, and Webster
City on Friday, May 23, 5:30
p.m. The girls will be off next
week as they prepare for their
rst round regional tournament
game at home on Tuesday, June
3, against Webster City.
Boys soccer from B front
Girls
soccer
Wildcat 8th boys track
May 14 at Algona, 8th grade
TEAM SCORING
Webster City 125, Algona 99, Forest City 99, Humboldt 88, West Hancock 82,
Emmetsburg 46, Garrigan 16.
HUMBOLDT RESULTS
100-meters: Bryce Thul, 4th, 12.89. Traetin Marsh 9th, 14.07. Jacob Beseke
20th, 17.73.
200-meters: Eli Sande 3rd, 26.65. Tad Larsen 8th, 29.25.
400-meters: Eli Sande 5th, 1:01.79. Landon Kluender 9th, 1:03.49. David Seiler
14th, 1:17.48.
800-meters: Brandon Johnson 5th, 2:31.73. Isaac Thurm 8th, 2:41.18. Avery
Trunkhill 9th, 2:43.69. David Seiler 15th, 3:59.23.
100-meter hurdles: Trevor Satern 2nd, 15.58. Nick Bruening 7th, 17.36. Zach
Kollmorgen 14th, 19.41. Evan Smith 17th, 21.61.
1,600-meters: Brandon Johnson 5th, 5:39.33. Isaac Thurm 6th, 5:43.10. Avery
Trunkhill 11th, 6:13.93.
200-meter hurdles: Trevor Satern 4th, 29.33. Trayton Harris 9th, 33.45. Zach
Kollmorgen 15th, 39.83. Evan Smith 16th, 39.91.
Discus: Brandon Johnson 7th, 93-9. Traetin Marsh 9th, 88-2. Avery Trunkhill
12th, 70-3.
High jump: Joe Shaner 15th, 4-4.
Long jump: Eli Sande 4th, 16-9. Richard Davis 7th, 14-11. Denny Pederson 8th,
14-10.5. Daylon Parker 13th, 14-4.
Shot put: Traetin Marsh, 5th, 37-4. Trayton Harris 11th, 30-11. Gabe Rodenberg,
15th, 27-7. Jacob Volf 17th, 26-11.5.
4x100 relay: 1st 53.95 (Thul, Pederson, Davis, Parker).
4x200 relay: 3rd 1:55.50 (Bruening, Volf, Harris, Davis).
4x400 relay: 3rd 4:15.92 (Kampen, Volf, Kluender, Jimenez).
4x800 relay: 2nd 9:59.97 (Jose Jimenez, Elijah Torres, Richard Davis, Mitch
Kampen).
Shuttle hurdle relay: 1st 1:05.98 (Eli Sande, Nick Bruening, D.Pederson, Satern).
800-meter sprint relay: 2nd 1:57.87 (Thul, Torres, Volf, Kampen).
1,600-meter distance medley relay: 3rd 4:33.64 (Parker, Larsen, Pederson,
Johnson).
Humboldt eighth grade
track athlete Rachel Darling
set a new school record in
the discus with a throw of
95-9 in Humboldt earlier in
the season. She broke the old
mark set back in 1988. The
Wildcats closed out their 2014
track season in the conference
meet in Fort Dodge last week
(May 15). Submitted photo.
Humboldt golfer Taylor
Gidel watches her tee shot
in a recent home meet. HHS
begins post-season May 27 in
a regional at Waverly. Inde-
pendent photo.
Cassie Shimon (right), the
starting goalkeeper on the
Humboldt High School
girls soccer team, is shown
here kicking the ball back
into play for the Wildcat
squad during a regular sea-
son home contest recently.
Shimon and the Wildcats
host Garner-Hayeld/
Ventura on May 22 and
Webster City on May 23 to
end their regular season.
They begin post-season
tournament action at home
on June 3 against Webster
City. Humboldt Indepen-
dent photo.
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VOTER PRE-REGISTRATION PRIMARY ELECTION
The Primary Election will be held in Humboldt County on June 3, 2014. Pre-registration
for the Primary Election may be done in the Humboldt County Auditor`s Offce at the
Courthouse in Dakota City, Iowa, until 5:00 P.M. on Friday, May 23, 2014.
Humboldt County residents may register to vote through the mail rather than registering
in person in the Humboldt County Auditor`s offce, but the Voter Registration form must be
postmarked no later than May 19, 2014. Voter Registration forms are available in each of
the post offces in the County, in the Humboldt County Auditor`s Offce or by downloading
the offcial form from the following website: www.sos.state.ia.us .
If you have any questions regarding voter registration, please contact the Hum-
boldt County Auditor's Ofhce by calling 332-1571 or by stopping in the ofhce, Mon-
day through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Peggy J. Rice
Humboldt County Auditor and
Commissioner of Elections
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LIVERMORE AMERICAN
LEGION POST 415 TO
HOLD MEMORIAL DAY
SERVICES
The Livermore American
Legion Otto Field Post 415
will honor veterans on Memo-
rial Day, Monday morning,
May 26, with a program at 9
a.m., in front of the Legion
Post 415. Romaine Lee of
Humboldt, will be the guest
speaker! Lee was in a reserve
unit for two years and then
in 1950 was activated dur-
ing the Korean War. He was
discharged in 1952. He then
owned and operated a hard-
ware and appliance business
for 25 years in Humboldt. He
sold the business and became
an insurance and nancial
planner for 12 years. Later he
was elected to the Humboldt
County Board of Supervisors
where he served for an addi-
tional 12 years. Now in retire-
ment, he has weekly devotions
at the ve area care facilities in
the Humboldt community and
he is pleased to have served in
a variety of ways in his local
community. Lee is married to
Barbara and they have three
children and ve grandchil-
dren.
The Livermore Legion Otto
Field Post 415 along with the
Livermore Sons of the Ameri-
can Legion Squadron 415
(S.A.L.), will also help pro-
vide services at the Catholic
Cemetery, 9:30 a.m.; Union
Cemetery, 9:45 a.m.; St Joe
Cemetery about 10:15 a.m.;
and LuVerne about 10:45 a.m.
The services will be followed
by a Memorial Day communi-
ty potluck dinner at the Liver-
more Legion Post at noon.
Each memorial ceremony will
start with an opening prayer
and a 21-Gun Salute, followed
by Taps - in memory of our
fallen heroes, with various
Livermore News
members of American Legion
Post 415, Ladies Auxiliary and
Sons of The American Legion
and Legion members placing
American ags on veterans
grave sites.
CITY HALL
FOOTINGS HAVE
BEEN POURED
The Bob Becker Construc-
tion crew was busy last Thurs-
day and Friday building and
pouring the new concrete foot-
ings for the new City Hall on
Main Street.
Certied Testing Services
Inc. of Storm Lake was on site
last Friday as the Bob Becker
crew was pouring the new City
Hall footings, they were hired
to check the cement samples
and determine the amount of
air that was in the cement be-
ing poured. They also took
cement samples that they will
take back and test for density
and strength by crushing them
to see how much force the ce-
ment will withstand.
POOL TO OPEN
SATURDAY
The Livermore Swimming
Pool is full of water and gear-
ing up for opening day this
Saturday! Pool fees will re-
main the same as last year -
$90 for family pass and $50
for individual and $3 and $2
daily fees, you may purchase
passes at the Livermore City
Hall or by calling City Hall,
(515) 379-1074. You may also
call the Livermore Pool when
open at (515) 379-1120.
The Livermore Pool Benet
will also be held Sunday, June
1, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at
the Livermore Pool Park shel-
ter house and they will be serv-
ing pork burgers, beans, bars,
chips, and drink all for a free
will donation. Come and meet
the manager and lifeguards. If
you purchase a family pass at
the benet you will receive a
discount of $5 off the family
pass price.
LIVERMORE
UPCOMING DATES
AND EVENTS TO
REMEMBER
Livermore UMW Meal of
the Month Thursday, May 22,
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Livermore Pool to open Sat-
urday, May 24.
Livermore Legion Memori-
al Day services, Monday, May
26, at 9 a.m.
Livermore Pool Benet at
noon, Pool Park, Sunday, June
1.
Cast your votes in Hum-
boldt County Primary Elec-
tions at the Livermore Library,
polls open from 7 a.m. to 9
p.m., June 3.
Livermore Library Board
meeting, Friday, June 6.
Livermore American Le-
gion pancake breakfast, Sun-
day, June 8, from 8 a.m. to 12
noon.
Sacred Heart Catholic
Church Annual Summer
Fest will be held June 14, mass
at 4 p.m.
Livermore Library, Fathers
Day spaghetti dinner, Sunday,
June 15, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Livermore Library Adult
Book Club meets Monday,
June 16, 5 to 6 p.m.
Livermore city wide garage
sales will be June 20-21, con-
tact Cheri Waechter for more
information.
Dan Wardell from IPTV
will be at the Livermore Li-
brary to launch the Summer
Reading Program, open to
the public (free presentation),
Tuesday, June 24, from 1:30 to
2:30 p.m. The regular reading
program will be from 2:30 to 3
p.m.
The Bob Becker Construction crew was busy pouring the
concrete footings for the new City Hall building on Main
Street. Photo by Kirk Hundertmark.
Certied Testing Services, Inc. of Storm Lake checked ce-
ment samples being poured by the Bob Becker C onstruction
crew for the new City Hall building. Photo by Kirk Hunder-
tmark.
By Carolyn Saul Logan
It was a chilly day but the
weather did not dampen the
enthusiasm of the fth grad-
ers who visited the Humboldt
County Museum May 15. Mu-
seum volunteers greeted the
students at most of the build-
ings that make up the Museum
complex.
Virginia Hart again did her
excellent presentation in the
Log Cabin and the Pot Shed.
In the afternoon, Tiffany May-
Fifth graders visit Museum
all took over these buildings
and added the Jail and Chick-
en House to her itinerary. The
schoolhouse was again ably
hosted by Marilyn Hinners,
assisted by Kaye Hendrick-
son who got to ring the bell.
Hinners prepared the class for
their visit with a presentation
at the school the day before the
visit. Carolyn Rohlf, Carolyn
Logan and George Toyne took
the students through the many
areas of the Red Barn and San-
dra Back hosted their visit to
the Mill Farmhouse. All of the
volunteers commented on the
interest shown by the students
and their good behavior.
Each of the students re-
ceived a 2014 membership
for the Museum and their cer-
ticate includes free entry to
two accompanying adults. It
is hoped that students will use
these certicates this summer
to show off what they learned
about the museum on their
visit.
The Museum opens to the
public on June 1, and closes
with the Fall Fling at the end
of September. Displays are
always being improved or
created anew so even if you
have visited before, there will
be something new to see this
summer.
Virginia Hart tells the students about life in the Log
Cabin. Submitted photo.
Marilyn Hinners demonstrates the use of a slate and
slate pencil in the schoolhouse. Submitted photo.
The church has several wed-
dings scheduled and is avail-
able for other events. The
Clancy Meeting Room can
also be rented for meetings
or events. Put the Humboldt
County Museum on your cal-
endar for 2014.
LifeServe Blood Cen-
ter relies on more than
3,000 volunteer blood do-
nors each week to ensure
life-saving blood prod-
ucts are on the shelf to
help children and adults
in their critical time of
need. Blood donors are
needed now to help en-
sure a stable blood sup-
ply for our community as
we head into the summer
months.
Make a difference in
your community and help
boost the blood supply by
giving blood at an upcom-
ing blood drive.
Humboldt Community
Blood Drive, Monday,
June 2, from 1-6 p.m., at
Faith United Methodist
Church, 107 4th Street
North.
Sign up to save a life to-
day! Schedule a blood do-
nation appointment online
at lifeservebloodcenter.
org or call 800.287.4903.
Be someones
hero donate
blood
RUTLAND-
OTTOSEN
Churches
ST. MARYS
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Father Jim Tigges
Humboldt
SATURDAY: 4:30 p.m.,
confessions; 5 p.m., mass.
SUNDAY: 8:30 a.m., con-
fessions; 9 a.m. mass.
ABUNDANT LIFE
CHRISTIAN
FELLOWSHIP
Non-Denominational
Pastor Gary Goetsch
608 13th Street N.
Humboldt
SUNDAY: 10 a.m., wor ship
service; 6 p.m., Bible study.
TUESDAY: 7:30 p.m.,
prayer time.
UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCH
Pastor Mark Heath
LuVerne
SUNDAY: 9 a.m., worship.
WEDNESDAY: 7:30 a.m.,
Prayer Breakfast; UMW - 1
st

Wednesday of each month.
THIRD THURSDAY: 7
a.m., men's breakfast.
WEST BEND
APOSTOLIC
CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
Wayne Fehr, Minister
Wayne Grimms, Minister
West Bend
SUNDAY: 10:30 a.m., and 1
p.m., worship ser vices.
FAITH UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Pastor Charles Luers
Pastor Christy Ehrle
Rutland
SUNDAY: 10:30 a.m., wor-
ship; 11:30 a.m., coffee fel-
lowship.
ST. JOHNS
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Father Jim Tigges
Gilmore City
SATURDAY, 7 p.m., mass.
FAITH UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Gilmore City
SUNDAY: 9:30 a.m., coffee
fellowship; 10:30 a.m., wor-
ship.
SACRED HEART
CATHOLI
CHURCH
Father Jim TIgges
Livermore
SUNDAY: 10:30 a.m.,
Mass.
ST. JOSEPHS
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Father Victor Ramaeker
St. Joe
SUNDAY: 8-8:45 a.m., rec-
onciliation; 9:00 a.m., Mass,
1
st
3
rd
and 5
th
weekend of the
month.
SATURDAY: 4-4:45 p.m.,
reconciliation; 5:00 p.m.,
Mass, 2
nd
and 4
th
weekend of
the month.
THE SHARED
MINISTRY OF ROLFE
Rev. Charles Miller
Rolfe
SUNDAY: 9 a.m., worship;
10 a.m., coffee hour; 10 a.m.,
Sunday School; 10:15 a.m.
adult class Lords Prayer.
ST. MARGARETS
CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Father Paul Bormann
Rolfe
SUNDAY: 10:30 a.m.,
Mass.
FIRST LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Lay Pastor Dan Buhs
Gilmore City
SUNDAY: 8:45 a.m., Sun-
day school; 10 a.m., worship.
GILMORE CITY
HUMBOLDT HUMBOLDT
ST. JOE
ROLFE
LIVERMORE
BODE
GOLDFIELD THOR
LUVERNE
RENWICK
RENWICK UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCH
Christina Perkins, Pastor
Renwick
10:15 a.m., Community Sun-
day school.
WEDNESDAY: 6:30 p.m.,
Bible study.
ZION
EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN
CHURCH
(MissouriSynod)
Vicar Struecker
LuVerne
SUNDAY: 8:45 a.m., Sun-
day School; 10 a.m., worship.
IMMANUEL
LUTHERAN
CHURCH
(Missouri Synod)
Vicar Struecker
Livermore
SUNDAY: 8:30 a.m., wor-
ship; Sunday school to follow.
LAKE
LUTHERAN
CHURCH LCMC
Lutheran Congregation in
Mission for Christ
Pastor Truman Larson
Goldeld
10:15 a.m., Sunday school.
FAITH UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCH
Livermore
10 a.m., coffee fellowship;
10:30 a.m., Sunday school.
FAITH UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Administrative Ofce:
107 4th St. N., P.O. Box 647
Humboldt
Daily Dial-A-Devotion
332-1899
Weekly worship services:
Saturday 5:30 p.m.
Sunday
8:55 a.m. Humboldt
9 a.m. Livermore
10:30 a.m. Gilmore City
10:30 a.m. Rutland
Coffee fellowships:
9:30 a.m. Gilmore City
10 a.m. Humboldt
10 a.m. Livermore
11:30 a.m. Rutland
FRIDAY, May 23:
9 a.m., bulletin preparation.
SATURDAY, May 24:
1-4:30 p.m., Morehouse
Hall reserved;
5:30 p.m., worship Hum-
boldt center.
SUNDAY, May 25:
8:55 a.m., worship, Hum-
boldt center;
9 a.m., worship Livermore
center;
10:30 a.m., worship Rut-
land center;
10:30 a.m., worship Gilm-
ore City center;
11 a.m.-6 p.m., Morehouse
Hall reserved.
MONDAY, May 26:
OUR SAVIOURS
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Pastor Gene Broughton
Pastor Matthew Manz
Humboldt
SATURDAY, May 24: 5:30
p.m., worship.
SUNDAY, May 25: 8:30
a.m., worship; 9:30 a.m., cof-
fee; 11 a.m., worship.
MONDAY, May 26: Memo-
rial Day, ofce closed.
TUESDAY, May 27: 8:15
a.m., staff meeting.
WEDNESDAY, May
28: 6:30 a.m., mens/ladies
groups; 1 p.m., Life Touch Di-
rectory meeting; 8 p.m., Praise
Band.
THURSDAY, May 29: 6
p.m., wedding rehearsal.
FRIDAY, May 30: 5:30
p.m., wedding.
SATURDAY, May 31: 5:30
p.m., worship; 5:30 p.m., bap-
tism.
ST. OLAF
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Pastor Steve Bliss
Bode
SUNDAY, May 25: 9 a.m.,
adult Bible study; 10:30 a.m.,
worship.
TUESDAY, May 27: 8 a.m.,
womens breakfast.
ULLENSVANG
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Pastor Darryl Landsverk
Thor
THURSDAY, May 22: 9
a.m., Sewing.
worship with Food Pantry In-
gathering.
TRINITY LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Pastor Gene Broughton
Pastor Matthew Manz
Rutland Ottosen
worship Rutland; 10:30 a.m.,
worship Ottosen.
UNITED
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Rev. Sara Hill, Pastor
Goldeld
THURSDAY, May 22: 9:15
a.m., TOPS #IA1348, Gold-
eld weigh-in and meeting,
use north door, new members
always welcome; 5:30-7 p.m.,
Support and Recovery for
youth, Crossroads; 7-8 p.m.,
Support and Recovery for
adults, Crossroads.
SUNDAY, May 25: Union
Memorial Day worship at
Goldeld Methodist Church;
11:30 a.m., light lunch follow-
ing the service honoring Rev.
Christina Perkins.
MONDAY, May 26: church
ofces closed in observance of
Memorial Day.
WEDNESDAY, May 28: 4
p.m., Story Time, East Room.
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This space is available FREE to any non-prot organization wishing to advertise a money-
making affair or announce a meeting or special public event. Just call the Independent
by Monday noon at 332-2514 for insertion.
7 OClock Kiwanis, every Monday, Family Table, 7 a.m.
Alanon Humboldt Meeting, Congregational UCC of Humboldt Church, 111 N. Taft St.,
(south door), Monday Evenings, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous, every Monday evening, 7:30 p.m. at Faith United Methodist
Church, Gilmore City.
Alcoholics Anonymous, every Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. at Humboldt County
Courthouse, Dakota City. Contact Number: 890-9136 or 332-1148, leave
message if no answer.
Alzheimers Support Group, rst Tuesday, 10:00 a.m., North Care Center, Humboldt.
American Legion Auxiliary, second Monday, City Hall, Dakota City, 2:00 p.m.
American Legion Post 119, rst Monday, Legion Bldg., 7 p.m.
Baptist Rebecca Circle, second Wednesday.
Business & Professional Women, fourth Wednesday, dinner, Vinny's BBQ, 5:15 p.m.
Care Center Family Group, third Monday, Our Saviours Lutheran Church, 7:00 p.m.
September-November and January-June
Co-City Bus Board, rst Monday, 7 a.m.
Compassionate Friends of North Central Iowa, second Monday, Algona Library,
7:30 p.m. (use west door).
Congregational UCC Women's Fellowship, rst Thursday, 12:30 p.m.
Congregational UCC Womens Fellowship Circles, third Thursday.
Dakota City Worth While Club, second Tuesday, Dakota City, 1:30 p.m.
Des Moines River Restoration Committee, third Thursday each month, 6:30 pm. at
Municipal Building in Dakota City.
Eastern Star Masonic Lodge No. 195, rst Tuesday, Masonic Temple, 7:00 p.m.
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Awareness Meetings, second Thursday of each
month, back room of Curves, 1:30 p.m. - questions? call Jodi at 332-1905
Fort Dodge Chapter of Compassionate Friends, second and fourth Tuesday, First
United Methodist Church ofce bldg., 1002 1st Ave. N., Fort Dodge, 7:30 p.m.
Fort Dodge Singles Dance, rst Friday of each month, Eagles Ballroom, 8 p.m.-12
a.m.
Friendly Visitors of Humboldt County, Staff Meeting, 1st Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. at
Phase 1 Humboldt Homes. Board Meeting: 2nd Wednesday, 8 a.m. at Phase 1
Humboldt Homes.
Green Runners will meet Tuesdays at 5:30 starting May 7. Our rst gathering
will meet and start at the River Dam. Each time we meet, we will meet
at a new location (check our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/
HumboldtGreenRunners) so we clean up several parts of Humboldt throughout
the summer months.
Honey Bee Quilters, rst Saturday of the month, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., at Our Saviours
Lutheran Church.
Humboldt Chapter No. 147 Order of the Eastern Star, second Monday, Masonic
Temple, 7:00 p.m.
Humboldt Chapter of the MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Society, rst Wednesday of each
month, 7:30 p.m., Junior High School media center.
Humboldt County Fair Board, meets at the fairgrounds the rst Monday of each
month at 7:00 p.m.
Humboldt County Genealogical Society, rst Wednesday, library, 1:30 p.m.
Humboldt County Historical Association, rst Monday, Clancy Building, Humboldt
County Museum, 7:30 p.m.
Humboldt County Humane Society, second Wednesday, Pasquales, 7 p.m.
Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Board, second Monday, Sun Room,
Hospital.
Humboldt Garden Club, fourth Tuesday.
Humboldt Historical Preservation Commission, rst Tuesday, Humboldt City Hall,
1:00 p.m.
Humboldt Rie and Pistol Club, second Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
Humboldt Rotary Club, Tuesdays, noon, Millers Landing.
Humboldt Womens Club, rst Thursday at 7 p.m. (except September and November),
Faith United Methodist Church.
Just For Me, every Wednesday, Faith United Methodist Church, Gilmore City, 7:30
p.m. Exercise video, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 6:45 p.m. Free country
line dancing, Sundays, 6:30 p.m.
Kiwanis Aktion Club, second and fourth Tuesday, 5:15 p.m. at Faith United Methodist
Church.
Lions Club, rst and third Tuesday of every month at Vinny's in Dakota City, 6:00 p.m.
LUV Iowa, second Monday, Vinny's in Dakota City, 7 p.m.
Methodist UMW Circles, third Thursday.
Methodist UMW General Meeting, rst Thursday.
Noon Kiwanis, every Monday, Vinny's BBQ, noon.
OxBow Chapter of Izaak Walton, second Wednesday, OxBow Shelter House, noon
Royal Neighbors, rst Tuesday, noon
Three Rivers Trail Council, 2nd Thursday of every month, 7 p.m., OxBow Lodge.
VFW and VFW Auxiliary 5240 Sing-A-Long, fourth Thursday, North and South Care
Centers, 6:15 p.m.
VFW and VFW Auxiliary 5240, third Wednesday, VFW Hall, Dakota City, 7:00 p.m.
We Weavers Club, third Tuesday.
Weight Watchers, every Tuesday, Senior Citizens Center, Weigh-in 5:30 p.m.,
meeting 6:00 p.m.
Women's Connection, third Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., nonprot group.
Zion Lutheran, Humboldt LWML, second Thursday, Day Circle at 9:30 a.m., Evening
Circle at 7:00 p.m.
NOTE: Please check the meeting dates, times and locations and any other
information. In case of error, please contact the Humboldt Independent at 332-2514.
COMING EVENTS ...
June 5-8 Kossuth County Historical Society will present a vintage
wedding exhibit at the museum, 122 Dodge St., Agona. Thursday from
2-8 pm, Friday & Saturday 9-4 pm, Sunday 1-4 pm. For more information
phone 515-295-5091.
The Kossuth County Historical Society will celebrate Museum Week June
8-14
Tuesday June 10 6:00 pm Bob Boldridge will present a program at the
Algona Public Library in Room A. The library is located at 210 North
Phillips Street
Thursday June 12 4-5:30, at the Wells Fargo Building 116 South
Dodge the Kossuth County Historical Society will honor the Priebes for
their support of KCHS and will also commemorate the placement of the
museum building on the National Register of Historic Places.
Faith UMC held a special worship service honoring their
2014 graduates on Sunday, May 11. The Scholarship Pro-
gram of Faith United Methodist Church began in 1982,
with the Daisy Strachan Memorial Scholarship gift of
$12,575. In 1991 $10,000 was received from the estates of
Nellie Schnoor and Doryce Schnoor Cramlet. It was also in
1991, that the United Methodist Men instituted their schol-
arship fund, using prots from their annual pancake day.
Currently their fund has grown to $36,428. Several other
small and large gifts have been received since 1991.
The scholarships awarded this year included: Russell
Dilley Scholarship, Jack Curran; Luella and Erma Flem-
mig, Kaitlyn Daisy and Nathan Hughes; Carl Hansen, Sa-
die Carver; Bessie Peters, Lindsey Curry; Edna Riedinger,
Dylan Hendricks and Kyle Olson; Daisy Strachan, Jenna
Habben, Abigail Naeve, and Alexis Warden; and Milford
and Frances Zemanm, Tate Illg. Each of the 11 applicants
received a Methodist Men/Schnoor Scholarship.
Faith UMC awards scholarships
Faith United Methodist Church invites all to attend Cow-
boy Worship at the Humboldt worship center, Saturday,
May 31, at 5:15 p.m. This special worship service will be
held in Morehouse Hall.
Faith UMC to host Cowboy Worship
ZION EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
(Missouri Synod)
J. K. Raether, Senior Pastor
Aaron Flatau,
Assistant Pastor
SATURDAY, May 24: 6
p.m., worship with commu-
nion.
SUNDAY, May 25: 8:45
a.m., youth and adult Bible
study; 10 a.m., worship with
communion.
MONDAY, May 26: Memo-
rial Day.
TUESDAY, May 27: 9:15
a.m., womens Bible study;
6:45 p.m., womens Bible
study; 8 p.m., Elders.
SATURDAY, May 31: 6
p.m., worship with commu-
nion.
SUNDAY, June 1: 8 a.m.,
adult Bible study; 9:15 a.m.,
worship with communion;
10:15 a.m., fellowship coffee
hour.
Memorial Day, ofce
closed.
TUESDAY, May 27:
9 a.m., Visitor preparation,
room 24;
10-11 a.m., stafng;
5:15-6:45 p.m., Kiwanis,
Morehouse Hall.
WEDNESDAY, May 28:
6 p.m., Cowboy Church,
Morehouse Hall.
FRIDAY, May 30:
9 a.m., bulletin preparation,
room 20;
5:30 p.m., wedding rehears-
al.
Fourteen young people were conrmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Humboldt. They
completed three years of instruction in the basic teaching of the Christian faith. They were
interviewed individually before their parents and representatives of the Board of Elders,
and professed their faith during a special worship service on Sunday, May 4, with the Rev.
Jerry K. Raether and the Rev. Aaron G. Flatau ofciating.
Members of the 2014 conrmation class include, front row (l to r): Karlez Coon, Evan
Smith, Casey Simmons, Jacob Nilles, and Zach Kollmorgen. Second row: Pastor Flatau,
Collin McNicol, Jayden Day, Emily Schaffer, Cassie Peyton, Adam Wilhelm, and Pastor
Raether. Back row: Jacob Volf, Landon Kluender, Robert Monson, and Eli Sande. Submit-
ted photo.
Faith United Methodist Church of Humboldt County received 11 eighth graders into
their membership on May 4. Pictured, front row (l to r): MacKenzie Cassens, Jared Knapp,
Maggie Bennett, Logan Moser, Zachariah Collins, and Hannah Stimson. Second row: Tay-
lor Nicholson, Rachel Darling, Sophia Carver, Olivia Hjelmeland, and Jaydn Smith. Back
row: Pastor Christy Ehrle and Pastor Charles Luers. Submitted photo.
Legals
HUMBOLDT COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS
School Board Work Session
Humboldt, Iowa
The Humboldt School Board of Edu-
cation held a Work Session at 5:30 p.m.,
on May 12, 2014, at Administration
Ofce with Hildreth, Clark, Smith and
Newton present. Kluender was absent.
Also in attendance Administrators, Ms.
Westhoff, Ms. Johnson, Ms. Geitzenauer
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
CITY OF HUMBOLDT 2014
INSURANCE SPECIFICATIONS
The Humboldt City Council will ac-
cept proposals until 2 p.m., on Monday,
June 16, 2014, for the City of Humboldt
Municipal Insurance. All bids must be
submitted on the forms provided by
the City and must be delivered to the
ofce of the City Clerk no later than 2
p.m., on the 16th day of June 2014. Bids
will be opened at 2 p.m., in the Council
Chambers of the Humboldt Municipal
Building on Monday, June 16, 2014. The
Council will consider the proposals at
their regular meeting on Monday, June
16, 2014. The City Council reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
If any interested party wishes to bid
on the proposal, proposal forms may be
either picked up at the Municipal Build-
ing, 29 5th Street South, Humboldt,
Iowa, 50548, or requested from the City
Clerks ofce by calling (515) 332-3435.
Gloria J. Christensen,
City Clerk
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2013 WATER QUALITY REPORT
FOR
GILMORE CITY WATERWORKS
Note: Contaminants with dates indi-
cate results from the most recent testing
done in accordance with regulations.
DEFINITIONS
Maximum Contaminant Level
(MCL) -- The highest level of a contami-
nant that is allowed in drinking water.
MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as
feasible using the best available treat-
ment technology.
Maximum Contaminant Level Goal
(MCLG) -- The level of a contaminant
in drinking water below which there is
no known or expected risk to health.
MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.
ppb -- parts per billion.
ppm -- parts per million.
pCi/L -- picocuries per liter
N/A- Not applicable
ND -- Not detected
RAA -- Running Annual Average
LRAA - Locational Running An-
nual Average
IDSE -Initial Distribution System
Evaluation
Treatment Technique (TT)- A re-
quired process intended to reduce the
level of a contaminant in drinking water.
Action Level (AL)- The concentra-
tion of a contaminant which, if exceeded,
triggers treatment or other requirements
which a water system must follow.
Maximum Residual Disinfectant
Level Goal (MRDLG)- The level of a
drinking water disinfectant below which
there is no known or expected risk to
health. MRDLGs do not reect the ben-
ets of the use of disinfectants to control
microbial contaminants.
Maximum Residual Disinfectant
Level (MRDL)- The highest level of a
disinfectant allowed in drinking water.
There is convincing evidence that ad-
dition of a disinfectant is necessary for
control of microbial contaminants.
SGL- Single Sample Result
TCR- Total Coliform Rule
GENERAL INFORMATION
Drinking water, including bottled wa-
ter, may reasonably be expected to con-
tain at least small amounts of some con-
taminants. The presence of contaminants
does not necessarily indicate that water
posed a health risk. More information
about contaminants or potential health
effects can be obtained by calling the
Environmental Protection Agencys Safe
Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).
Some people may be more vulner-
able to contaminants in drinking water
than the general population. Immuno-
compromised persons such as persons
with cancer undergoing chemotherapy,
persons who have undergone organ
transplants, people with HIV/AlDS or
other immune system disorders, some
elderly, and infants can be particularly
at risk from infections. These people
should seek advice about drinking water
from their health care providers. EPA/
CDC guidelines on appropriate means to
lessen the risk of infection by Cryptospo-
ridium and other microbial contaminants
are available from the Safe Drinking Wa-
ter Hotline (800-426-4791).
If present, elevated levels of lead can
cause serious health problems, especially
for pregnant women and young children.
Lead in drinking water is primarily from
materials and components associated
with service lines and home plumbing.
GILMORE CITY WATERWORKS is
responsible for providing high quality
drinking water, but cannot control the
variety of materials used in plumbing
components. When your water has been
sitting for several hours, you can mini-
mize the potential for lead exposure by
ushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2
minutes before using water for drinking
or cooking. If you are concerned about
lead in your water, you may wish to have
your water tested. Information on lead
in drinking water, testing methods and
steps you can take to minimize expo-
sure is available from the Safe Drinking
Water Hotline or at htrp://www.epa.gov/
safewater/lead.
ADDITIONAL HEALTH INFOR-
MATION
Nitrate in drinking water at levels
above 10 ppm is a health risk for infants
of less than six months of age. High ni-
trate levels in drinking water can cause
blue baby syndrome. Nitrate levels may
rise quickly for short periods of time
because of rainfall or agricultural activ-
ity. If you are caring for an infant, you
should ask advice from your health care
provider.
SOURCE WATER ASSESSMENT
INFORMATION
This water supply obtains its water
from the limestone and dolomite of the
Mississippian aquifer. The Mississippian
aquifer was determined to be slightly
susceptible to contamination because
the characteristics of the aquifer and
overlying materials provide moderate
protection from contaminants at the land
surface. The Mississippian well will be
slightly susceptible to surface contami-
nants such as leaking underground stor-
age tanks, contaminant spills, and excess
fertilizer application. A detailed evalua-
tion of your source water was completed
by the Iowa Department of Natural Re-
sources, and is available from the Water
Operator at 515-373-6326.
CONTACT INFORMATION
For questions regarding this infor-
mation or how you can get involved in
decisions regarding the water system,
please contact GILMORE CITY WA-
TERWORKS at 515-373-6326.
The Consumer Condence Report
will not be mailed; however, it is avail-
able upon request at City Hall.
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This report contains important infor-
mation regarding the water quality in our
water system. The source of our water is
groundwater.
Our water quality testing shows the fol-
lowing results:
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
City of LuVerne
LuVerne, Iowa
The LuVerne City Council met in reg-
ular session on Thursday, May 8, 2014,
at 7:30 p.m., at the LuVerne Public Li-
brary. Mayor Holmes called the meeting
to order. Council present were Jim Car-
roll, C.P. Patterson, and Kevin McPeak.
Also present were Mike Steil, Donna
Nall, Dale Johnson, and city employee
Marilyn Johnson.
Minutes of the previous meeting were
approved as read. Motion by McPeak,
seconded by Carroll, to approve all
bills as listed. All ayes. Motion car-
ried. Listed bills: MidAmerican Energy
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATOR AND NOTICE
TO CREDITORS
Probate No. ESPR010940
THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT
HUMBOLDT COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
OF GLADYS M. VESTERBY,
DECEASED
To All Persons Interested in the Estate
Board of Supervisors Room
Courthouse
May 12, 2014
The Board of Supervisors of Humboldt County, Iowa met at 8:30 a.m. on the 12th day of May, 2014 with the following
members present: Mattes, Haverly, Pedersen, Christianson and Hansen. Absent: None.
Moved by Haverly and seconded by Pedersen to approve the amended agenda for the May 12, 2014 Board meeting. All vot-
ing aye.
Moved by Mattes and seconded by Christianson to approve the minutes of the May 5, 2014 Board meeting. All voting aye.
Chairman Hansen opened the meeting up for public concerns. Bob Lynch and Gary Naeve were present to discuss DD#2 and
Gary Naeve inquired about the possibility of another Drainage Engineer. Tim Nehring was present to discuss videotaping of the
Board of Supervisor meetings. No ofcial Board action was taken on any items discussed.
Moved by Mattes and seconded by Pedersen to approve construction on county right-of-way from MidAmerican Energy
Company to install underground primary electric lines to a new residence south of Lone Tree Road and 230th Street. Ayes:
Mattes, Haverly, Pedersen, Christianson and Hansen. Nays: None.
Moved by Haverly and seconded by Christianson to approve claims in the amount of $168,425.47 as per the attached sched-
ule and the County Auditor be and hereby is instructed to issue warrants on the several funds as allowed in the amount specied
in payment of same.
1 Access Systems Copy Machine Lease 116.58
1 Access Systems Leasing Copy Machine Lease 452.73
1 Advanced Door Systems Door Repairs 246.00
1 Airgas USA, LLC Supplies 180.10
1 American Legion Rent 175.00
1 Arnold Motor Supply Parts 36.58
1 Boone Valley Implement, Inc. Supplies 133.54
1 Bratland, Jana Training 400.26
2 Buscher Brothers Corp. Repairs 105.00
1 Card Services Postage, Supplies, Fuel 1,001.73
1 Carquest of Humboldt Parts 162.99
1 Casey's Fuel 34.69
1 Central Iowa Detention Juvenile Shelter 558.00
1 Central Iowa Distributing, Inc. Supplies 191.60
2 CenturyLink Telephone Services 331.73
1 Certied Fire Inspection 35.00
1 Cretex Concrete Products DD#2 Lat I - Final Pay Estimate 9,789.72
1 Dakota City Postmaster Postage 211.00
3 Dakota City, City of Utilities 176.68
1 DAMEG, Inc. Medical Examiner 100.00
3 De Lage Landen Copier Lease 401.00
1 Eckberg, Will Rent 80.00
1 Ewoldt, Dean Supplies 34.00
1 Fareway Supplies 174.85
1 Fastenal Company Parts 13.40
1 Fetrow Reporting, Inc. Deposition 135.00
1 Fort, Linda School of Instruction 76.50
1 Freund, Christine R. School of Instruction 117.00
1 G&K Services Supplies 68.79
1 Gilmore City, City of Utilities 178.36
1 Globalstar Telephone Service 26.55
8 Goldeld Access Network Internet, Telephone Service 1,915.26
1 Goldeld Telephone Telephone Service 119.12
1 Gronbach Apartments Rent 405.00
1 Hansen, Harlan G. School of Instruction 717.00
1 Haverly, Jerry R. School of Instruction 429.50
1 Humboldt Cleaners Laundry 318.00
1 Humboldt Co. Auditor Safety Reimbursement 561.63
3 Humboldt Co. Sheriff Service of Papers 350.32
1 Humboldt Homes, Ltd. Rent 529.00
3 Humboldt Newspapers Notices 973.48
4 Humboldt Ofce Supply Supplies 377.71
3 Humboldt, City of Utilities 316.14
1 Hy-Vee Accounts Receivable Supplies 18.25
1 IACCVSO Dues 50.00
1 Iowa D.A.R.E. Association Training 50.00
1 Iowa State Assn. of County Auditors School of Instruction 35.00
1 Iowa State County Treasurers Assn. School of Instruction 10.00
1 Jacobson-Westergard & Assoc., Inc. Consultant Fees 347.40
1 John's NAPA Parts, Supplies 313.63
1 JoKir's Wild Board of Review 24.00
1 K.C. Nielsen, Ltd. Supplies 152.20
1 Larson, Denise Services 100.00
1 Livermore Swimming Pool Allocation 1,600.00
1 Lyle Signs, Inc. Signs 355.82
1 Mail Services, LLC Supplies 304.18
2 Marco, Inc. Copy Machine Lease 519.04
1 Martin Co. Sheriff Services 30.00
1 Martin Marietta Materials Roadstone 59,776.41
1 Mattes, Carl School of Instruction 558.00
1 Messenger Notices 31.00
8 MidAmerican Energy Utilities 1,712.42
1 Murphy Tractor & Equip. Co. Parts, Supplies, Labor 757.34
1 NW District of Assessors Assn. School of Instruction 150.00
1 O.K. Tire Store Repairs 975.30
1 Olson, Mary Beth School of Instruction 80.00
1 Pedersen, Rick School of Instruction 429.50
1 Pro Cooperative Diesel Fuel 1,180.94
1 Public Safety Fund Allocation 21,659.33
2 Rice, Peggy J. Postage, School of Instruction 202.00
1 Safety Xtreme Signs 1,915.81
1 Sande Construction, Inc. Supplies 226.44
2 Satern Service Center, LLC Repairs 363.05
1 Secretary of State Notary Public 30.00
1 Sexe, Cherese Mileage 42.50
1 Shiett, Dave Rent 225.00
2 SHOPKO Supplies 142.27
2 Solutions, Inc. Data Processing, School of Instruction 1,441.99
1 Stamp Fulllment Services Postage 1,785.60
1 Star Energy Fuel 4,151.00
1 Storey Kenworthy Supplies 41.88
1 Stratford Gravel, Inc. Roadstone 11,084.10
1 U.S. 20 Association Dues 150.00
2 U.S. Cellular Telephone Service 61.40
1 Underground Vaults & Storage Storage 200.00
1 Upper Des Moines Opportunity Allocation 2,000.00
2 Verizon Wireless Telephone Service 176.85
1 Vorland, Kenneth Supplies 18.00
1 W & H Coop Fuel 22,316.49
1 WahlTek, Inc. Maintenance 11,745.00
1 Warner, Alice Mental Health Advocate 46.41
1 Webster County Sheriff Service of Papers 12.00
1 Webster-Calhoun Coop Telephone Service 265.82
1 WMG Red Hawthorne LLC Medical Examiner Fee 825.00
1 Woolstock Mutual Telephone Assn. Telephone Service 40.49
1 Youth Shelter Care Juvenile Shelter 653.10
All voting aye.
Moved by Pedersen and seconded by Mattes to reschedule the Board of Supervisor meeting for May 26 to May 27, 2014
because of the Memorial Day holiday. All voting aye.
Moved by Mattes and seconded by Christianson to authorize the Chairman to sign the county health insurance renewal docu-
ments with EBS and Wellmark. All voting aye.
The time of 9:00 a.m. having arrived and it being the time and place previously advertised for the sale of two Humboldt
County Secondary Road Maintenance shops; it was moved by Christianson and seconded by Pedersen to open the public hear-
ing. All voting aye.
Paul Jacobson, County Engineer opened the bids for the Gilmore City and Rutland Secondary Road shops that were up for
sale by sealed bids, comments were received from the general public and the Board of Supervisors. No one present spoke in
opposition of the sale of the two buildings. Moved by Haverly and seconded by Mattes to close the public hearing. All voting
aye.
Moved by Haverly and seconded by Pedersen to accept the bid received from Ron Dickey in the amount of $21,125.50 for the
Gilmore City Secondary Road Shop and the bid received from Steve & Tom Gregory in the amount of $7,600.00 for the Rutland
Secondary Road Shop. All voting aye.
The Chairman declared a brief recess.
The Chairman reconvened the meeting.
Moved by Christianson and seconded by Pedersen to recess as the Board of Supervisors and convene as the Board of Trustees
for DD#18, Lateral H and DD#103. All voting aye.
Moved by Haverly and seconded by Christianson to adjourn as the Board of Trustees for Drainage and reconvene as the Board
of Supervisors. All voting aye.

Committee Reports:
Mattes 5/6 - Head Start, Fort Dodge
Pedersen, Christianson 5/6 Public Safety Commission
Pedersen 5/8 Humboldt County Economic Development
Moved by Christianson and seconded by Pedersen to adjourn at 10:18 a.m. All voting aye.
Peggy J. Rice Harlan G. Hansen
Auditor Chairman
$1,128.30, Kossuth Auditor $488.80,
Postmaster $59.60, IA DNR $60, IA
DNR $30, Ofce Max $171.58, Ag
Source Labs $22, Bomgaars $86.83,
Brown Supply $81.50, Carroll Imple-
ment $1000, Carroll Implement $307.35,
Century Link $133.37, Deluxe for Busi-
ness $150.61, W. Dunn $15, Humboldt
Newspaper $50.27, IA Municipal Insur-
ance $5,196, Stratford Gravel $202.55,
W and H Coop $102.88, W. Frideres
$1,135, Payroll $4,238.61. Claims by
fund: General $12,421.85, Road Use
$202.55, Water $2,035.85, Total Claims
$14,660.25. April receipts by fund: Gen-
eral $40,896.75, Road Use $1,243.29,
Trust and Agency $5,522.04, Water
$6,574.81, Total Receipts $54,236.89.
The treasurers report and nancial
report were accepted as given.
Motion by Patterson, seconded by
McPeak, to approve Resolution 180,
Agreement For Transfer Of Ownership
Of Underground Communications Con-
duit. Roll call vote: Carroll aye, McPeak
aye, Patterson aye, Lawson absent, Fri-
deres absent. Resolution 180 approved.
Council discussed leasing the under-
ground conduit to Signal, Inc. or selling
it to Signal. Clerk will check with city
attorney Stoebe for advice. Council ap-
proved Signal installing an overhead
wire between the back of city hall and
library.
Council reviewed bids for security
cameras. Motion by McPeak, seconded
by Patterson, to accept the bid from Nall-
tronics for security camera equipment
for a cost of $2,140 plus labor. All ayes.
Motion carried. Paperwork will be sub-
mitted to Stateline Cooperative for their
offer to reimburse $1,875 towards secu-
rity equipment.
Council discussed nuisance vehicles.
Local towing companies will be con-
tacted for their towing rates and stor-
age rates. Clerk will check with Stoebe
regarding legal notices to be sent. Nui-
sance vehicles will be towed.
The bid from Blacktop Service re-
garding street repairs was reviewed.
This was tabled until the sewer project is
nished and the construction equipment
will no longer be using the streets.
Carroll, to approve the LuVerne Fire-
mans liquor license renewal application.
All ayes. Motion carried.
Lightning damaged equipment at
City Hall and the library. Council re-
viewed a list of damages and estimates
to repair damages. This will be submitted
to the citys insurance company.
McPeak, to have Crahan Electric install
new breaker boxes at city hall for an ap-
proximate cost of $1,800. All ayes. Mo-
tion carried.
Council discussed updating the City
Hall restrooms with new xtures. This
will be discussed at the June meeting.
City clean up days will be Thursday
and Friday, May 22 and 23. There is a
charge for appliances, which must be
paid in advance.
Council set the public hearing for the
FY14 budget amendment for Tuesday,
May 27, at 8 p.m., at the LuVerne Public
Library.
Meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
Marilyn Johnson, City Clerk
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and Mr. Bruder.
President Hildreth called the meet-
ing to order at 5:30 p.m. Clark moved,
Smith seconded, approval of the meeting
agenda. Motion carried unanimously.
The Board reviewed policies on Li-
censed Employee Dened, Licensed
Employee Qualications, Recruitment,
Selection, Licensed Employee Individ-
ual Contracts, Licensed Employee Con-
tinuing Contracts, Licensed Employee
Work Day, Licensed Employee Assign-
ment, Licensed Employee Transfers, Li-
censed Employee Evaluation, Licensed
Employee Probationary Status, Licensed
Employee Salary Schedule, Licensed
Employee Salary Schedule Advance-
ment, Licensed Employee Continued
Education Credit, Licensed Employee
Compensation For Extra Duty, Licensed
Employee Group Insurance Benets,
and Licensed Employee Tax Shelter Pro-
grams.
The Board and Administrators went
over the Elementary and MS/HS pro-
posed Improvements of the Facility Plan.
Superintendent Darling discussed
the GSA Club and to recognize them as
a Humboldt High School Club. He also
updated the board on the District Elec-
tronic Insurance regarding the 1:1 Initia-
tive and how the funding will be taken
out of the Management Fund.
Ms. Westhoff presented information
on the High School Summer Academy
for students who want to take advantage
of credit recovery opportunities during
the summer. The Academy will be June
2-June 20.
The board reviewed the agenda for
the Regular Board Meeting on Monday,
May 19, 2014.
Newton moved, Smith seconded the
meeting be adjourned. The meeting ad-
journed at 7 p.m.
Randy Hildreth, President
Rhiannon Lange, Secretary
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of Gladys M. Vesterby, Deceased, who
died on or about March 8, 2013:
You are hereby notied that on the
14th day of May, 2014, the undersigned
was appointed administrator of the es-
tate.
Notice is hereby given that all per-
sons indebted to the estate are requested
to make immediate payment to the un-
dersigned, and creditors having claims
against the estate shall le them with the
clerk of the above named district court,
as provided by law, duly authenticated,
for allowance, and unless so led by the
later to occur of four months from the
second publications of this notice or one
month from the date of the mailing of
this notice (unless otherwise allowed or
paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.
Dated this 14th day of May, 2014.
Larry Vesterby,
Administrator of the Estate,
P.O. Box 623
Humboldt, IA 50548
Robert E. Lee,
Attorney for the Estate,
Arends, Lee and Emick
520 Sumner Avenue
Humboldt, IA 50548
Date of second publication: 29th day
of May, 2014.
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Legals
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
CITY OF HUMBOLDT FISCAL
YEARS 2014, 2015, AND 2016
AUDITS
The Humboldt City Council will ac-
cept proposals until 10 a.m., on Wednes-
day, June 11, 2014, for the City of Hum-
boldt Fiscal Year 2014 Audit, Fiscal Year
2015 Audit, and Fiscal Year 2016 Audit.
All bids must be submitted on the forms
provided by the City and must be deliv-
ered to the ofce of the City Clerk no lat-
er than 10 a.m., on the 11th day of June
2014. Bids will be opened at 10 a.m., in
the Council Chambers of the Humboldt
Municipal Building on Wednesday, June
11, 2014. The Council will consider the
proposals at their regular meeting on
Monday, June 16, 2014. The City Coun-
cil reserves the right to reject any and all
bids.
If any interested party wishes to bid
on the proposal, proposal forms may be
either picked up at the Municipal Build-
ing, 29 5th Street South, Humboldt,
Iowa, 50548, or requested from the City
Clerks ofce by calling (515) 332-3435.
Gloria J. Christensen,
City Clerk
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NOTICE OF PROOF OF WILL,
WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION
HUMBOLDT COUNTY
OF GEORGE S. CURRY,
DECEASED
of George S. Curry, Deceased, who died
on or about the 29th day of December,
2013:
5th day of May, 2014, the Last Will and
Testament of George S. Curry, deceased,
bearing date of the 23rd day of March,
1983, was admitted to probate in the
above named court and there will be
no present administration of the estate.
Any action to set aside the will must be
brought in the district court of the county
within the later to occur of four months
from the date of the second publication
of this notice or one month from the date
of mailing of this notice to all heirs of
the decedent and devisees under the will
whose identities are reasonably ascer-
tainable, or thereafter be forever barred.
Shirley A. Curry, Proponent
Brian R. Johnsen,
Attorney for the Estate,
Baker, Johnsen and Sandblom
P.O. Box 337
Humboldt, IA 50548
Date of second publication: 22nd day
of May, 2014.
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
City of Gilmore City
Gilmore City, Iowa
The Gilmore City Council met in regular
session on May 12, 2014, at the Gilm-
ore City Hall. Mayor Dennis Miller
called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Council members present were: Johnson,
Dickey, Davis, Smith, Hoover.
Dickey moved, seconded by Hoover,
to approve the consent agenda as fol-
lows:
Approval of the Agenda
Minutes of the April 14 and 28,
2014 Council Meeting
Claims for April and May bills to be
allowed for May 2014 payment.
Monthly Clerks Report
Vote: Ayes- Hoover, Smith, Davis,
Johnson. Nays- 0. Abstain- 0. Absent - 0.
Motion carried.
Claims
To Be Approved
Bomgaars - uniform pants, misc shop
parts .......................................$367.88
CenturyLink - City Hall and Fire/
Ambulance ..............................323.66
Country Sampler - Library .............19.96
EFTPS - Fed/FICA
Withholding .........................2,731.35
EMC Life Ins - employee life ins. 124.86
I and S Group - engineering
fees .......................................1,069.24
IAMU - rell odorant tank for gas
utility .......................................308.10
Iowa Dept. of Revenue - State
Withholding ............................408.00
Iowa Dept. of Revenue - Sales
Tax........................................1,256.00
IPERS- Retirement fund ...........1,891.60
Lana Lewis - Library mileage ......133.20
Chris McKee - mileage to
IMFOA ....................................203.40
MidAmerican Energy - electric for all
city locations ........................1,699.11
Dennis Miller - mileage to E911
meetings ....................................27.12
Modern Marketing - Library ........239.57
Mother Earth News- Library ..........17.00
Ofce Elements - ofce supplies and
printing fees ............................175.56
Payroll - 1st Checks of the month for
biweekly employees .............3,379.58
Payroll - 2nd Checks of the month for
biweekly employees ............3,689.76
Payroll - monthly -Mayor/Janitor 275.55
Pioneer Comm. - Library ...............24.00
Town and Country Ins - Annual property/
vehicle, etc ins. ...................21,918.00
US Energy - gas supply for
city .....................................75,145.63
Wellmark - Health Ins. Monthly
Premiums .............................2,606.88
Paid - To Be Approved
Total ............................... $117,667.13
To Be Paid
Aramark - rug rental .....................$36.80
Arnold Motor Supply - misc.
supplies ...................................528.00
Bankers Trust - 2006 Sewer project
annual payment ..................38,452.50
Bennett Recycling - Recycling
only .........................................750.00
Bennett Sanitation - Curb Side Garbage
Pickup ..................................3,018.75
Bobs Alternator Repair - Fire Truck
alternator .................................175.00
Brown Supply - manhole covers, misc.
ttings .....................................755.00
BV Stationery - ofce supplies ....630.72
Card Services-movies, books,
supplies ...................................315.84
CenturyLink - LIB .......................102.51
Certied Fire - Extiguishers for Fire
Trucks .......................................74.00
City of Gilmore City - utilities .....519.95
City of Gilmore City - LIB ............40.50
DAMEG - Firemen Physicals ......825.00
Fastenal - misc. shop supplies ..........5.96
GC-B School-portion of Lost ....1,584.15
Humboldt Co. Memorial Hospital
Firemen Physicals ...................964.50
Humboldt Independent - legal
publications .............................126.95
Humboldt Red Power - Backhoe
parts .........................................487.99
Krudico, Inc-water treatment bulk
salt ........................................3,730.78
Maguire Iron, Inc - Water Tower
Maintenance .........................5,541.50
Martin Marietta - rock for streets and
water line repair ......................236.54
Mangold Environmental - lab testing for
water/sewer ...............................39.00
No. Iowa Environmental - Water
Operator Services ....................350.00
P and R Entry Doors - Fire Station
Walk-in doors ..........................975.00
Physicians Claims Co. ..................59.91
Planscape Partners - grant admin.
services....................................594.00
Pro Cooperative-gas, diesel/
misc. ........................................673.80
R and G Electric - electrical repair at
water plant ...............................717.38
S and L Equipment - Fire Dept.
Supplies ...................................160.26
Sensus - support for radio reader
software ................................2,165.63
TAPCO - hard hats and street
cones .......................................244.71
U.S. Cellular - PWD cell
phones .....................................184.89
UnityPoint - Mutual Aid
Ambulance ..............................150.00
VISA-hotels/food for training, letters for
signs ........................................849.72
To Be Paid ............................$66,067.24
Miracle - playground equip. ....$6,527.71
Visu-Sewer - Pay Request #1 Sewer
Lining Project ..................200,878.95
Receipts
General ..................................$28,825.12
Road Use ...................................3,206.64
Employee Benets ....................5,385.10
Emergency ...................................461.51
Local Option Sales Tax ............ 3,168.28
Debt Service ............................12,080.87
Water .......................................11,225.64
Sewer .........................................5,938.83
Gas ..........................................35,744.89
Receipts Total ....................$106,036.88
Disbursements
General ..................................$32,295.56
Road Use ...................................2,000.42
Employee Benets ....................1,235.65
Local Option Sales Tax .............1,584.14
Water .........................................8,498.71
Sewer .........................................3,859.38
Sewer Lining .............................1,069.24
Gas ........................................179,759.59
Disbursements Total..........$230,302.69
Dickey moved to close regular ses-
sion and open Public Hearing, seconded
by Johnson.
Vote: Ayes- Johnson, Hoover, Davis,
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL,
OF APPOINTMENT OF
EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE
TO CREDITORS
HUMBOLDT COUNTY
OF EVELYN J. HOVLAND,
DECEASED
of Evelyn J. Hovland, Deceased, who
died on or about April 21, 2014:
7th day of May, 2014, the last will and
testament of Evelyn J. Hovland, de-
ceased, bearing date of the 22nd day of
June, 1998, was admitted to probate in
the above named court and that Dennis
R. Hovland and Diane M. Loftus were
appointed co-executors of the estate.
Any action to set aside the will must
be brought in the district court of said
county within the later to occur of four
months from the date of the second pub-
lication of this notice or one month from
the date of mailing of this notice to all
heirs of the decedent and devisees under
the will whose identities are reasonably
ascertainable, or thereafter be forever
barred.
Notice is further given that all per-
second publication of this notice or one
month from the date of mailing of this
notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid)
a claim is thereafter forever barred.
Dennis R. Hovland,
Co-Executor of the Estate
2801 270th St.,
Thor, IA 50591
Diane M. Loftus,
Co-Executor of the Estate,
1011 Seymour Dr., North
Augusta, SC 29841
Gregory H. Stoebe,
Attorney for the Executors
Stoebe Law Ofce
P.O. Box 604
Humboldt, IA 50548
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OF APPOINTMENT OF
EXECUTORS, AND NOTICE
TO CREDITORS
HUMBOLDT COUNTY
OF ROBERT EARLE JANES,
DECEASED
To all Persons Interested in the Estate
of Robert Earle Janes, Deceased, who
died on or about April 28, 2014:
You are hereby notied that on 14th
day of May, 2014, the last will and testa-
ment of Robert Earle Janes, bearing the
date of December 23, 2011, was admit-
ted to probate in the above named court
and that Robert S. Janes and Jon Matte-
son were appointed executors of the es-
tate. Any action to set aside the will must
the Will whose identities are reasonably
barred.
Clerk of the above named district court,
Robert S. Janes,
419 Los Caminos
St. Augustine, FL 32095
Jon Matteson
116 Ann Street
Thor, IA 50591
Marc D. Arends,
Attorney for the Executors,
Arends, Lee and Emick
520 Sumner Avenue,
Humboldt IA 50548
of May, 2014.
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OFFICIAL NOTICE
BEFORE THE UTILITIES BOARD
OF THE UTILITIES DIVISION OF
THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF COM-
MERCE TO THE CITIZENS OF HUM-
BOLDT COUNTY:
Notice is given that MidAmerican
Energy Company, Des Moines, IA, pur-
suant to Iowa Code chapter 478 (2013),
has led a petition with the Iowa Utili-
ties Board (Board) for a franchise to
erect, maintain and operate an electric
transmission line in OBrien, Clay, Palo
Alto, Kossuth, Humboldt, and Webster
counties and that the petition sets forth
the following maximum voltage, starting
points, routes, and termini of the pro-
posed line:
SECOND REVISED EXHIBIT A
HUMBOLDT COUNTY
362,000/345,000 V (Maximum/Nom-
inal) Voltage, Three Phase Wye, Effec-
tively Grounded Electric Transmission
Line.
MidAmerican Energy Companys
Multi Value Project No. 3 Transmission
Line
The Multi Value Project No. 3 Trans-
mission Line route crosses OBrien
County, Clay County, Palo Alto County,
Kossuth County, Humboldt County
and Webster County. The line route in
Humboldt County is primarily on private
property. The following is a general de-
scription of the line route in Humboldt
County.
Beginning at the west terminus of the
proposed MidAmerican Energy Com-
pany 345,000 volt electric transmission
line at an electrical connection point at a
proposed MidAmerican Energy Compa-
ny 345,000 volt electric transmission line
located at a point on the North line of
Humboldt County at approximately the
Northeast Corner of Section 3, Town-
ship 93 North, Range 28 West of the 5th
P.M. (the ultimate west terminus of the
line at an electrical connection point at
a proposed MidAmerican Energy Com-
pany substation located in the Southwest
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Sec-
tion 21, Township 97 North, Range 40
West of the 5th P.M., in OBrien County,
Iowa); thence South approximately 3.92
miles in private right of way gener-
ally along the East section line through
Sections 3, 10, 15, and into Section 22,
Township 93 North, Range 28 West of the
5th P.M., crossing the public road rights
of way of 100th Street, 110th Street,
120th Street, and 130th Street; thence
continuing Southerly approximately
3.76 miles in private right of way into
Section 23 and Section 26, Township 93
North, Range 28 West of the 5th P.M. to
a point near the Northwest Corner of said
Section 26 and continuing South gener-
ally along the West section line through
Sections 26, and 35, Township 93 North,
Range 28 West of the 5th P.M., and Sec-
tion 2 and into Section 11, Township 92
North, Range 28 West of the 5th P.M. to
a point at approximately the Southwest
Corner of the Northwest Quarter of Sec-
tion 11, Township 92 North, Range 28
West of the 5th P.M., crossing the private
right of way of Union Pacic Railroad
and the public road rights of way of
140th Street, 150th Street, 155th Street,
and 170th Street; thence Southerly and
Southwesterly approximately 3.9 miles
in private right of way into Section 10,
Township 92 North, Range 28 West of
the 5th P.M. and continuing generally
through Sections 10 (SE1/4), 15 (E1/2),
22 (E1/2), 27 (W1/2) and into Section
34, Township 92 North, Range 28 West
of the 5th P.M. to a point approximately
1,100 feet South and 40 feet East of the
Northwest Corner of Section 34, Town-
P.M., crossing the public road right of
way of 210th Street and Penn Avenue;
thence South approximately 0.58 mile in
private right of way generally along the
West section line of Section 34, Town-
way of Penn Avenue; thence Southwest-
erly approximately 0.20 mile in private
right of way into Section 33, Township
92 North, Range 28 West of the 5th P.M.,
crossing the public road right of way of
Penn Avenue to a point at approximately
the Southeast Corner of said Section 33;
thence South approximately 0.20 mile in
private right of way into Section 4, Town-
P.M., and continuing generally along
the East section line of said Section 4,
Iowa State Highway 3; thence Southeast-
erly approximately 0.19 mile in private
right of way into Section 3, Township 91
North, Range 28 West of the 5th P.M.,
Penn Avenue to a point approximately
2000 feet South and 40 feet East of the
Northwest Corner of said Section 3;
thence South approximately 3.62 miles
in private right of way generally along
the West section line of Sections 3, 10,
15, 22, and into Section 27, Township
91 North, Range 28 West of the 5th P.M.
to a point at approximately the North-
west Corner of Section 27, Township 91
North, Range, 28 West of the 5th P.M.,
crossing the public road rights of way of
230th Street, 240th Street, 250th Street,
and 260th Street; thence East approxi-
mately 0.25 mile in private right of way
generally along the North section line of
Section 27, Township 91 North, Range
28 West of the 5th P.M.; thence South
approximately 0.5 mile in private right
of way generally along the north-south
center line of the Northwest Quarter of
28 West of the 5th P.M.; thence East ap-
proximately 1.25 miles in private right of
way generally along the east-west half
section line through Section 27 and into
28 West of the 5th P.M. to a point at ap-
proximately the Northeast Corner of the
Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Town-
way of Quebec Avenue; thence South
approximately 1.5 miles in private right
of way generally along the north-south
half section line through Sections 26 and
35, Township 91 North, Range 28 West
of the 5th P.M., crossing the public road
rights of way of 270th Street and 280th
Street to the east terminus of the pro-
posed MidAmerican Energy Company
345,000 volt electric transmission line
at an electrical connection point at a pro-
posed MidAmerican Energy Company
345,000 volt electric transmission line
located on the South line of Humboldt
County (ultimate east terminus of the
line at an electrical connection point at
a MidAmerican Energy Company sub-
station located in the Southeast Quarter
of the Northeast Quarter of Section 36,
Township 90 North, Range 28 West of
the 5th P.M. in Webster County, Iowa).
Total distance of the line to be fran-
chised in Humboldt County is approxi-
mately 19.87 miles. A map showing the
proposed route of the electric line may
be obtained at no cost by writing to Da-
vid A. Lane, Senior Right of Way Agent,
Right of Way Services, MidAmerican
Energy Company, 401 Douglas Street,
P.O. Box 778, Sioux City, Iowa, 51102,
or by calling (712) 277-7574.
The Board has established Tuesday,
June 24, 2014, at 10 a.m. in the Magis-
trate Courtroom, Kossuth County Court-
house, 114 W. State Street, Algona, Iowa
50511, as the date, time, and place for
hearing on the petition.
Orders issued and documents led in
this docket may be viewed on the Boards
Electronic Filing System (EFS) at http://
efs.iowa.gov. Objections to the granting
of the franchise may be led using EFS
or in writing, although electronic ling
is preferred, no later than 20 days after
the date of second publication of this
notice. Instructions for submitting an
electronic ling can be found on the EFS
Web site at http://efs.iowa.gov. Written
objections must be led with the Ex-
ecutive Secretary, Iowa Utilities Board,
1375 East Court Avenue, Room 69, Des
Moines, Iowa 50319. Both electronic
and written objections must clearly state
the objectors name and address and list
the docket number on the objection.
Persons with disabilities requiring as-
sistive services or devices to observe the
hearing or participate in it should contact
the Board at (515) 725-7331 at least ten
(10) business days in advance of the
hearing date to request that appropriate
arrangements be made.
The date of the rst publication is
May 15, 2014. The date of the second
publication is May 22, 2014.
UTILITIES BOARD
Elizabeth S. Jacobs, Chair
Nick Wagner
Sheila K. Tipton
Docket No. E-22104 ATTEST:
Joan Conrad Executive Secretary
Dated at Des Moines, IA, this 6th day
of May 2014.
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OF APPOINTMENT OF
TO CREDITORS
HUMBOLDT COUNTY
OF EMMETT WIEGERT,
DECEASED
of Emmett Wiegert, Deceased, who died
on or about April 1, 2014:
15th day of April, 2014, the Last Will
and Testament of Emmett Wiegert, de-
ceased, bearing date of the 17th day of
July, 2012, was admitted to probate in
the above named court and that Bank
Iowa was appointed executor of the es-
tate. Any action to set aside the will must
Smith. Nays- 0. Abstain- 0. Absent - 0.
Motion carried.
Clerk discussed that the city would be
entering into a loan agreement with the
SRF in the amount of $425,000 not to ex-
ceed $450,000 for the purpose of paying
the contractors and any other expenses
related to the current Sewer Rehab Proj-
ect. Dickey asked questions regarding
the nancing pertaining to said loan.
Hoover moved to close Public Hear-
ing and open regular session, seconded
by Davis.
Vote: Ayes- Davis, Smith, Hoover,
Motion carried.
Dickey made the motion to approve
Resolution 2014-007 to enter into the
SRF Loan Agreement, seconded by
Smith.
Vote: Ayes- Smith, Davis, Hoover,
Motion carried.
Dickey motioned to allow the mayor
to sign Pay Request #1 from Visu-Sewer,
and also to sign Change Order #2 for the
Sewer Rehab project. Hoover seconded.
Vote: Ayes- Hoover, Johnson, Davis,
Motion carried.
Smith motioned to approve Resolu-
tion 2014-008 to set the date for Pub-
lic Hearing on June 9th for a Budget
Amendment. Davis seconded.
Vote: Ayes- Davis, Hoover, Dickey,
Motion carried.
Variance was tabled until next session
of the City Council.
Dickey motioned to approve Building
Permit #551 for a deck at 206 SE 4th St.,
seconded by Hoover.
Vote: Ayes- Hoover, Johnson, Davis
Nays- 0. Abstain- Smith. Absent - 0. Mo-
tion carried.
Building Permit #552 for a deck at
308 SE B Ave. will have to apply for a
variance. Will be scheduled for next ses-
sion of the City Council.
Dickey motioned to approve Build-
ing Permit #553 for a storage shed at 704
SW 2nd St., seconded by Johnson.
Vote: Ayes- Johnson, Davis, Smith,
Hoover. Nays- 0. Abstain- 0. Absent - 0.
Motion Carried.
Hoover motioned to approve option
3 for replacing the Deputy Clerks com-
puter, seconded by Dickey.
Vote: Ayes- Dickey, Davis, Smith, John-
son. Nays- 0. Abstain- 0. Absent - 0. Mo-
tion Carried.
Hoover motioned to approve the pur-
chase of Herbicide for the upkeep of the
lagoons, seconded by Johnson.
Vote: Ayes- Johnson, Smith, Dickey,
Davis. Nays- 0. Abstain- 0. Absent - 0.
Motion carried.
Dickey motioned to approve the
request to advertise a RFP for a new
mower for the Public Works Dept., sec-
onded by Hoover. The ad will run for
two weeks and bids will be accepted up
to June 6th and opened during the next
regular session of the City Council.
Vote: Ayes- Hoover, Smith, Davis,
Motion carried.
Johnson motioned to approve the
Cigarette Sales Permit for Caseys Gen-
eral Store, seconded by Smith.
Vote: Ayes- Smith, Hoover, Davis,
Dickey. Nays- 0. Abstain- 0 Absent - 0.
Motion carried.
Dickey made the motion to approve
the sign policy with the following excep-
tions:
Remove the charge
When requesting use of any of the
signs, requests can only be for use of 1 of
the 3 signs
Signs will be posted for no longer
than 10 days
Community events will take prece-
dence over any sign request
Smith seconded the motion.
Vote: Ayes- Smith, Davis, Hoover,
Motion carried.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
School is moving daycare from
separate building into the school. Was
inquiring about making the east-west
street on north side of building a one way
for safety of the children.
Street cave-in at Dirks is an issue.
PWD to contact Brandhoij who initially
did the work.
There was discussion about the Au-
ditors Report from the annual exam.
COMMUNICATIONS
PWD: Mike will be attending a pre-
construction meeting in Cherokee for
the DOT project of Highway 3 between
Gilmore City and Pocahontas.
Fire Dept. will be having a con-
trolled burn on Tuesday, May 13.
Hoover made the motion to adjourn at
8:01 p.m., and to schedule the next meet-
ing for June 9, 2014, at 6:30 p.m., at City
Hall. Johnson seconded.
Vote: Ayes- Johnson, Dickey, Davis,
Motion carried.
Dennis Miller, Mayor
Attest:
Chris McKee, City Clerk
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OF APPOINTMENT OF
TO CREDITORS
HUMBOLDT COUNTY
OF HAROLD W. VOSBERG,
DECEASED
of Harold W. Vosberg, Deceased, who
died on or about May 7, 2014:
May 14, 2014, the Last Will and Testa-
ment of Harold W. Vosberg, deceased,
bearing date of the 18th day of March,
2013, was admitted to probate in the
above named court and that Linda M.
Hutchinson was appointed executor of
the estate. Any action to set aside the will
must be brought in the district court of
said county within the later to occur of
four months from the date of the second
publication of this notice or one month
from the date of mailing of this notice
to all heirs of the decedent and devisees
under the will whose identities are rea-
sonably ascertainable, or thereafter be
forever barred.
Linda M. Hutchinson,
Executor of Estate,
1515 Locust Street
Webster City, IA 50595
Andrew J. Lemmenes,
Attorney for Executor,
30 Eighth Street North,
P.O. Box 337
Humboldt, IA 50548
of May, 2014.
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
City of Dakota City
Dakota City, Iowa
The Dakota City Council met in
regular session on May 14, 2014, at the
Dakota City Municipal Building. Mayor
Don Faltinson called the meeting to or-
der at 7 p.m. Deputy Clerk Smith took
roll call with Barb Nelson, Jim VanHorn,
Justin Kirchhoff, Billy Fort and Tim My-
ers present.
Chris Janson-MSA Professional
Services, Kent Thompson- Humboldt
Newspaper, Alex Solsma-KHBT, Attor-
ney Lynn Seaba, Employee Don Smith,
Paul and Marian Anderson and Deputy
Clerk Smith were present.
Motion by Van Horn, seconded by
Kirchhoff, to approve the agenda, clerks
report, minutes as presented and pay
all bills, as funds become available. All
ayes. Motion carried.
May 2014 Bills
Access Systems Leasing, Copier
Lease .......................................154.13
AFLAC, AFLAC ..........................456.24
Ag Source Laboratories, Lab ....1,504.00
Angelique Berry, Travel and
School .....................................208.48
Aramark Uniform Services,
Uniforms ...................................63.57
Barco Municipal Products Inc., Trafc
Paint ........................................559.45
Bluegrass Playgrounds, Inc., Volleyball
Nets .........................................258.00
Bomgaars Supply, Water Supplies .75.14
Caseys General Stores, Inc., Gas 372.59
EFTPS, Fed/FICA Taxes ...........3,281.51
Fastenal Co., Shop Supplies .............2.96
GAN, Phone and Internet .............226.10
Hach Co., LDO Probe WWTP .....670.37
Hawkins, Chlorine Cylinder ............5.00
Holiday Inn Airport Des Moines, Hotel
Conference ..............................185.92
Humb. Dakota City Chamber, Annual
Meeting .....................................50.00
Humb. Co. Sheriff, Cody Sieman Pit
Bull............................................19.00
Humboldt Newspapers, Legal
Publications .............................528.55
Humboldt Ofce Supplies, Ofce
Supplies .......................................3.50
Iowa Finance Authority, WWTP
Loan ...................................79,415.00
Iowa Finance Authority, Slip Lining
Loan ...................................30,033.36
Iowa One Call, Locates ..................21.70
IPERS, IPERS ...........................1,982.62
Johns NAPA, Shop/Truck Parts ..166.91
Marshall and Swift, Uniforms ........99.00
MidAmerican Energy, Service ..2,914.72
MSA Professional Services, Collection
System CRS .........................2,746.00
NC IA Regional Solid Waste Agency,
Landll Assessment ................948.38
Postmaster, Postage ......................220.74
RJ Thomas Mfg Co., Inc., Park-
Grill .........................................297.00
Sande Construction and Supply, Park
Parts ........................................194.70
Storey Kenworthy, Ofce
Supplies ...................................165.57
Treasurer State of Iowa, Withholding-
Taxes .......................................606.00
US Cellular, Cell Phones .............112.42
VISA Card Services, Park
Faucet ........................................48.98
VISA Card Services, Travel
Meal ............................................4.70
April Payroll, Payroll ................9,394.00
Renae Kruckenberg, UB Deposit
Refund .....................................100.00
Total Accounts Payable .....$138,096.31
Expenditures
General ..................................$11,234.52
Road Use Tax ...............................607.10
Water .........................................5,835.87
Sewer .....................................116,845.38
Recycling .....................................827.44
2009 Sewer Project ...................2,746.00
Total Expenses ...................$138,096.31
Revenues
General ..................................$53,407.04
Road Use Tax ............................5,363.49
Employee Benets ....................7,063.82
Emergency Fund .......................1,516.52
Local Option Tax.......................5,316.50
Water .......................................11,647.02
Sewer .......................................20,225.51
Recycling ..................................1,605.08
Total Revenues ...................$106,144.98
Chris Janson read updates to the
council from MSA Professional Servic-
es. The City will be awarded $231,564
for the Housing Rehab CDBG funding.
At 7:05 p.m., Mayor Faltinson
opened the sealed street bid from Black-
top Service Co. Motion by Nelson, sec-
onded by VanHorn, to accept the bid for
street work from John Wagner, Blacktop
Service Co. Single bituminous seal coat,
$1.82/yard, Double bituminous seal
coat, $3.64/yard, Type A asphaltic con-
crete mix for patching, $96/ton, Type A
asphaltic concrete mix for leveling, $90/
ton, 2 Asphalt overly, $11/yard, Sweep
seal coated streets in the Fall, $.10 per
sq. yd. Roll call vote. All ayes. Motion
carried.
Motion by Kirchoff, seconded by
Myers, to set the date and time for a
Budget Amendment meeting for 7 p.m.,
on May 28. All ayes. Motion carried.
Mayor Faltinson stated that we will
be having a Housing Rehabilitation Pub-
lic Meeting at 7 p.m., on June 4. This is
open to the public and a representative
from MSA will be present at the meeting
to answer any questions.
Motion by Myers, seconded by Fort,
to issue Substantial Completion for Visu-
Sewer on the slip lining project. All ayes.
Motion carried.
Mayor Faltinson and council dis-
cussed junk vehicles, yards, and dump-
sters at residential homes. They will be
touring the city and Clerk Berry will be
directed to send out letters regarding the
yards and vehicles. Motion by Nelson,
seconded by VanHorn, to work with our
attorneys on a new dumpster ordinance.
All Ayes. Motion carried.
At 7:15 p.m. Mayor Don Faltinson
excused himself from the council meet-
ing, due to conict of interest. Mayor Pro
Tem Fort opened the public hearing on
selling the vacated S 1/2 of 5th Ave N.,
between Blocks 97 and 102, 40x330.
Mayor Pro Tem Fort opened the two
sealed bids and read them. Paul and Mar-
ian Anderson bid $1,960 and Don Faltin-
son bid $10,000.
Motion by Myers, seconded by Nel-
son, to accept the bid of Don Faltinsons
for $10,000 on the Vacated S 1/2 of 5th
Ave N., between Blocks 97 and 102,
40x330. Roll call vote. All ayes. Mo-
tion carried.
Employee Don Smith stated hydrants
were ushed, Denver Underground has
started to bring equipment into the new
addition, recycling shed rollup door will
be in this week, Consumer Condence
Report was published, junk days was
completed by Wednesday, May 7, and
the campground opened for the season
the weekend of April 26. Also discussed
with council buying a new well pump
that can be used in the existing well or
transferred to a different well as needed.
Council member Nelson commented
on garage sales and cleaning out our
gully by Dakota Heights.
Motion by Fort, seconded by Myers,
to adjourn, 7: 43 p.m.
Don Faltinson, Mayor
Attest: Jenean Smith,
Deputy City Clerk
As transcribed by the Clerk, subject
to Council approval.
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NOTICE OF SHERIFFS
LEVY AND SALE
IOWA DISTRICT COURT
Court Case #EQCV018133
HUMBOLDT COUNTY
SPECIAL EXECUTION
STATE OF IOWA
HUMBOLDT COUNTY
ss
GREAT WESTERN BANK, A
BANK CHARTERED UNDER THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF SOUTH
DAKOTA
Plaintiff
vs.
WILLIAM G. FOREMAN,
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE,
SATERN SERVICE CENTER, LLC
AND DONETTE ANN ZITTRITSCH
Defendant
As a result of the judgment rendered
in the above referenced court case, an
execution was issued by the court to the
Sheriff of this county. This execution or-
dered the sale of the defendants real es-
tate to satisfy the judgment. The property
to be sold is:
1644 210th Street
Humboldt, IA 50548
A tract of land described as: Com-
mencing at the North Quarter Corner
of Section 31, in Township 92 North,
Range 29 West of the 5th P.M., Hum-
boldt County, Iowa, thence North 90 de-
grees 00 minutes West 687.60 feet along
the north line of the Northwest Quarter
of Section 31 to the point of beginning;
thence South 0 degrees 3 minutes West
365.25 feet, thence South 90 degrees 00
minutes West 273.80 feet, thence North
71 degrees 37 minutes West 298.50 feet,
thence North 0 degrees 56 minutes East
271.08 feet, thence North 90 degrees
00 minutes East 552.48 feet back to
the point of beginning, containing 5.35
acres more or less inclusive of the pres-
ent established highway. Note: It is as-
sumed that the north line of the North-
west Quarter of Section 31, Township 92
North, Range 29, West of the 5th P.M.,
Humboldt, County, IA, to bear due east
and west subject to roads and easements
of record.
The described property will be of-
fered for sale at public auction for cash
only as follows:
DATE OF SALE: June 23, 2014
TIME OF SALE: 9 a.m.
PLACE OF SALE: Humboldt County
Law Enforcement Center, 430 Sumner
Avenue, Humboldt, IA 50548.
This sale not subject to redemption.
Judgment in the amount of
$106,519.67 with interest of $28,217.28,
from February 14, 2013, at 19.57392
percent, and accruing interest of
$10,477.38; $6,623.46 costs and all other
legal costs accruing by virtue of this writ.
Dated: May 19, 2014
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Donnie Wind (right) of the Humboldt Noon Kiwanis
Club presented a $150 check to Gerald Davis, Humboldt
Boy Scout Troop 108 Scoutmaster, to help fund scouting
activities. Independent photo .
Haley Grein was recog-
nized as the Valedictorian
of the Corwith-Wesley-Lu-
Verne High School gradu-
ating class in last Sundays
graduation ceremony in
Corwith. Stefan Chambers
was named Salutatorian .
Photo by Joella Leider.
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Taylor Elvington, Stephanie Nielson and Israa Azzouz. Second row: Casey McGregor, Jamie Studer, Chandler
Vorland, Haley Grein and Thomas Elvington. Back row: Chase Mahanke, Stefan Chambers, Jared Haler, Ben-
nett Jensen and Samuel Ludwig. Photo by Joella Leider.
By Yvonne McCormick,
ISU Extension
Horticulturist
May is a month for plant-
ing, and most vegetable
crops and owers can now
be planted in the garden.
However, the timing of when
to plant them out is critical.
Tender transplants like to-
mato, pepper, and eggplant
may not survive the cold if
planted too early. Even as
late as May 14, there is still a
10 percent chance we could
receive a frost in our area!
And we have had some very
cool nights lately!
But even if frost protec-
tion is provided, there is re-
ally nothing to be gained by
planting tender transplants
too early, because if its not
warm enough, plants will
not grow. It is best to wait
one to two weeks after the
last frost date, until after
Memorial Day or early June,
to plant tender transplants
out in the garden.
There are many owers,
like marigolds and zinnias
that are warm season trans-
plants, which are also sensi-
tive to frost, and one should
wait to plant these as well.
Make certain to harden-off
transplants before planting
out, by gradually exposing
them to the outside envi-
ronment, so they are accli-
mated enough to tolerate the
stresses. Also wait until after
Memorial Day to sow seeds
of pumpkin, squash, melon,
cucumber and other warm
season plants that require
warm soils to germinate.
With rainfall recently re-
ceived in our area, be sure
to delay any garden planting
due to wet soil conditions.
Make certain that the soil
has dried out enough before
planting, as working wet
soils can harm the soil struc-
ture, causing clods and com-
paction - think mud pies!
To determine whether the
soil is ready to be worked,
squeeze a handful. If the soil
keeps its shape, forms a ball
that stays together in your
hand, the soil is too wet to
be worked. If the soil ball
crumbles and falls apart in
your hand, then you may
work the soil and plant your
garden.
Did you know?
The term friable refers
to a soil texture that is crum-
bly, loose and perfect for
planting!
For further information
on setting out transplants or
other gardening questions,
contact Yvonne McCormick
at yvonne@iastate.edu.
When to plant
transplants in
the garden
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Bradgates Adam Lauben-
thal didnt start out in the
beef business, but you could
say its in his blood.
Both of my grandfathers
raised cattle. My grandfa-
ther Marvin Laubenthal had
a nishing yard in the 1970s,
and ran quite a few back
then.
My folks farmed in the
area, and my uncles too. We
always had hogs when I was
young. Wed grow them far-
row-to-nish but sold out in
the 1990s when the bottom
went out of the hog market.
Adam said he and a friend
started raising some Hol-
stein bucket calves as an en-
terprise project while still in
school.
I always wanted to raise
cattle, he admits.
Just out of high school,
Adam knew that he wanted
to farm and feed cattle. In
2002, he started some grain
farming with his family and
worked at the Pro Coopera-
tive in Bradgate.
He also worked for the
Bradgate beef feeder is a new breed of producer
Dutchland Dairy Corpora-
tion in Rolfe for a time, but
wanted to work for himself.
Thats when Adam began a
systematic approach to get-
ting into the cattle feeding
business.
The Leonard/Robert
Lanus farm two miles east
of me had a cattle lot that
hadnt been used for nearly
25 years. In 2007, I cleaned
it up and put some calves
in there, Adam Laubenthal
said.
I would buy them at 300-
400 pounds and background
them and then sell them at
600-700 pounds. It was pret-
ty good for awhile, Adam
said.
However, the increased
cost of feed over the past
few years and the volatil-
ity in the cattle market gave
Adam a chance to rethink
his strategy.
Today, Adam is raising
about 800 head of cattle as a
custom feeder for an owner
in northern Iowa, about an
hour away.
In addition to running
cattle on his farm just south
of Bradgate on 180th Street,
Adam rents the lot at the
Lanus farm and also owns
feeding operations the next
mile east on the Robert/
Stanley Madsen farm. He
built a large steel hoop barn
structure there in 2012, after
purchasing the feedlot por-
tion of the farm in 2011.
Adam received an NRCS
EQIP grant to help with
hoop barn construction.
EQIP is a program that pro-
vides technical and nancial
assistance to agricultural
producers for improvements
designed to improve soil,
water, plant, animal, air and
other resources on agricul-
ture or private forest lands.
Its a real efcient struc-
ture. Even on the hottest
days, the vented top tarp
draws in air from the top,
keeping the building cool.
He said the building con-
struction and deep cornstalk
bedding help keep animals
warm in the winter.
Better price for corn
A positive for beef feed-
ers has been the fact that the
corn price has decreased by
nearly 40 percent in the last
two years.
A disadvantage for cus-
tom feeders like Adam is
that the number of beef
cows has diminished over
the same time period.
With the drought in
South Dakota and Texas,
it has really impacted the
available number of calves
to put on feed, Laubenthal
said.
It used to be when I was
selling calves at the Dun-
lap Livestock Auction there
would be 5,000 head. Now,
they are struggling to get
2,500, Laubenthal said.
According to the National
Agriculture Statistics Ser-
vice (NASS) the commer-
cial cow slaughter for the
rst quarter of 2014 was the
lowest since 2008, indicative
of low cow inventories and
intentions of producers to
keep or increase cow inven-
tories as pasture conditions
permit. This coming year is
expected to be the smallest
U.S. calf crop since 1949.
The cattle Adam is feed-
ing are bought at 700-800
pounds in the fall and fed to
slaughter weight. He usually
gets some cattle about once
a quarter, purchasing some
in early summer and again
in the fall.
Most of the yearlings
come from the western
states. He has also had
groups from Mobridge, SD,
and some from central Min-
nesota.
Feed costs are shared,
with Adam paying for the si-
lage and hay component and
the cattle owner purchasing
the corn and distillers grains.
The distillers grains alone
can be $20,000 per month,
Adam said.
Rewards vs. risk
Adam is paid on a per
head, per day basis, based on
productivity (rate of gain).
He was able to maintain a
3.5-4-pound average daily
gain this year, despite the
harsh winter.
Its a good working re-
lationship. He feeds cattle
himself and has other guys
feeding for him.
Its the best way to stay
fully involved in the busi-
ness for me at this point in
time. Its not my rst choice,
but its the safest way and
reduces the amount of risk,
Adam said.
After experiencing Iowas
ninth coldest winter in the
past 140 years in 2013-14,
Adam knows its been a
struggle to keep weight on
animals.
When its that cold, ani-
mals use so much of their
energy just to stay warm.
They need shelter to get
out of the wind, and you
need to feed and bed them
on a regular basis and just
keep them happy. They (the
cattle) didnt want to come
out to eat when it was 45-be-
low zero (with the wind
chill) but they did, Adam
said.
He monitors each of the
lots daily for any animals
that have bruising or injuries
or those with health prob-
lems.
At $1.65 (or more) a
pound for a 700-pound calf,
you cant afford to have
losses in stock.
I like to walk through
(the lots) in the morning and
night. It makes it easier to
sort and work on the cattle
because they are used to you
and are a lot calmer.
As Adam was showing off
his herd, some ventured up
to him, almost like a domes-
ticated pet.
Andrea and Adam Laubenthal are pictured with their twin 2-year-old daughters,
Adalyn and Alayna on their farm near the West Branch of the Des Moines River
south of Bradgate. The Humboldt County couple are expecting their third child this
summer. Humboldt Independent photos by Kent Thompson.
Laubenthal said its im-
portant to keep his feedlots
cleaned out on a regular ba-
sis.
I try to haul about once a
week if possible. Of course,
in the winter, it can be fro-
zen for two or three months
solid, so you do it when you
can.
He is careful about the
cattle he brings into the yard.
Were pretty touchy
when it comes to diseases.
We vaccinate when the ani-
mals get here and again later
on, he said.
Laubenthal said he rarely
uses any antibiotics.
Only if an animal is sick,
or maybe a few days in with
the feed for a new batch of
cattle, but thats pretty rare
and normally weve had
good results (with animal
health), he said.
Laubenthal likes the An-
gus/Simmental or Angus/
Hereford cross cattle, as
they display a good body
frame and a high amount of
vigor. He feeds both steers
and heifers.
One group of heifer cattle
he recently sold graded out
at 92 percent choice beef.
Product utilization
Adam will round bale hay
in the summer months and
also round bale cornstalks
in the fall, some 1,100 bales
this past year.
I plant some corn early
and take some out for silage
and also harvest some early
and then bale the stalks right
away, he said.
In an effort to utilize ev-
ery inch of the corn plant he
can, Adam is also contract-
ing to sell a couple hundred
ton of dry cobs to the POET
Biorenery in Emmetsburg,
the new plant that plans to
use cellulosic corn stover to
produce ethanol.
With the price of farm
ground and cash rents so
high, youve got to do what
youve got to do to make
the most out of every crop.
Theyre still trying to get the
costs down to collect the sto-
ver (cobs and husks) and get
it baled and transported, but
it is another market for farm-
ers to utilize, Adam said.
The Bradgate area farmer
utilizes a bunker silo at the
Lanus farm, but this past
year used that area to store
corn and distillers grains and
poured more cement to have
a place for the silage.
Im sure glad I did. I
didnt waste hardly any-
thing, so it improved my
feed efciency. I want to
give the cattle high quality
feed, not dirt and mud, he
said.
Laubenthal said the use of
distillers grains, the ethanol
co-product, has been a big
assist to cattle feeders over
the past 10-15 years.
Its a wonderful, moist
protein source and really
helps a person stretch a
bushel of corn.
He said he used to have
some difculty getting the
product at times, but now
works through a broker in
Adam Laubenthal of Bradgate says you have to love
beef cattle to stay with the highs and lows in the mar-
ket and the challenges of being a livestock producer.
See Laubenthal, 2C
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LuVerne, who can get the
product easily.
Adam likes to let cattle
run and have exercise. He
had a group of 152-head
on a corneld north of his
house this past winter.
Being close to town, the
eld was pretty protected by
trees and buildings, and that
worked well, he said.
There is a fair amount of
maintenance in keeping cat-
tle facilities in good shape.
Adam has put in lots of fenc-
ing, including a new steel
gauge setup at the Madsen
farm.
He said one of the most
indispensible pieces of
equipment is his John Deere
Gator four-wheeler.
It comes in pretty handy.
You dont want to be caught
Large round bales of cornstalks weighing about 1,800 pounds each, provide not
only food but bedding for Adam Laubenthals commercial beef cattle enterprise.
without one if the cattle get
out. They will outrun you,
he laughed.
Adam would like to ex-
pand, and will probably
raise his own cattle again
one day.
He said it saddens him
that not many young people
are involved in beef produc-
tion.
Some others are in it for
the wrong reasons. You have
to want to do it and have a
love of the animals. You
cant do it for the money, or
youll be disappointed most
of the time, Laubenthal
said.
Adam is aided by a good
support network. His father,
Steve, and uncles, John and
Maurice, help him some, as
do his brother and brother-
in-law.
While the Laubenthals
now farm over 1,000 acres
in the West Bend, Bradgate
and Gilmore City areas, Ad-
ams father started out with
only 80 acres.
My father started out
with very little, but he and
my uncles worked hard and
managed their nances to
make it work.
Im hoping it will pay
off (for me) in the long run,
Adam said of his livestock
venture.
Adam has served as the
president of the Humboldt
County Cattlemans Asso-
ciation for just over a year.
Its a good promotion
for our product. We havent
done as many cookouts as
Concrete feed bunks brisket high on the animals, help
retain feed, leaving little on the ground.
Adam Laubenthal says putting up a structural steel
hoop barn with a tarp roof in 2012, is probably one of
his smartest investments in his beef feeding enterprise.
He likes the building so well, he plans to construct a
slightly smaller hoop barn on his home farm this sum-
mer.
Laubenthal continued from 1C
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The safe
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delicious
food.
some counties, but we have
a few and we have an annual
banquet and provide some
scholarships. Theres about
8-10 of us on the board,
Adam said.
Adam married Andrea in
2009. She is an eighth grade
language arts teacher at the
Humboldt Middle School,
and also supervises the at-
risk program at the school.
In April 2012, the couple
was blessed with twin girls,
Laubenthal continued from 2C
Adalyn and Alayna. The
active two-year-olds really
keep Adam and Andrea on
the go. The couple is expect-
ing a third addition to the
family in late July, with the
birth of a son.
Adam sees a future for
beef farmers, although its a
profession that is always an
uphill battle.
I dont see any big ex-
pansion in beef production
in the state, and the cow/
calf man wont be coming
back to this area of the state
with the high land and labor
costs, but there will always
be beef cattle, and hopefully
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for a great tasting and nutri-
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Its a job not many want
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cattleman said.
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The Iowa Beef Industry
Council is pleased to announce
that May is Beef Month in
Iowa. Governor Terry E.
Branstad has signed the May
Beef Month proclamation
in recognition of the impor-
tance of Iowas beef industry
to the states economy. The
Iowa Beef Industry Council is
pleased to present the follow-
ing proclamation.
Whereas Iowa is a major
beef producing state with near-
ly 3.70 million head of cattle
on Jan. 1, 2014; and
Whereas the beef indus-
try contributes greatly to our
economy by generating in ex-
cess of $5.5 billion annually,
and creating jobs for nearly
40,000 Iowans; and
Whereas todays beef is a
naturally nutrient-rich food
providing protein, iron, zinc
and B-vitamins; and
Whereas beef producers are
the original environmentalists
working to conserve the soil
and making optimum use of
natural resources; and
Whereas Iowa is a leader
in the export of value-added
agriculture products, shipping
high-quality Iowa beef to other
countries around the world;
and
Whereas there is an ever-
increasing need for better un-
derstanding of the benets that
the beef industry provides to
all Iowans;
Now therefore, I, Terry E.
Branstad, Governor of the
State of Iowa, do hereby pro-
claim the month of May 2014
as Beef Month in Iowa, and
urge all citizens to appreciate
the contributions the beef in-
dustry continues to provide to
our state.
May Beef Month Proclamation
Thanks for your steak
in the economy.
Beef producers help feed the world and help
our local and national economies. May is Beef
Month. What a great reason to enjoy a steak on
the grill and thank our local beef producers.
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After setting an all-time val-
ue record of $6.16 billion last
year, U.S. beef exports have
remained strong in early 2014.
Through February, exports to-
taled 183,700 metric tons (mt)
a 6 percent increase in vol-
ume over the same period last
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value is 14 percent ahead of
last years record pace.
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13 percent from the previous
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per-head average from 2009.
So far in 2014, the per-head
average is $246.13.
This years fast start is tem-
pered somewhat, however, by
concerns about tight supplies
and high beef prices. While
the international markets con-
tinue to deliver excellent re-
turns for U.S. producers, it
is important to keep in mind
that some destinations can be
very price-sensitive. Exports
to Mexico, for example, are up
26 percent in volume (37,638
mt) and a remarkable 40 per-
cent in value ($182.9 mil-
lion) from a year ago. Strong
demand from Mexico helped
fuel round prices to $2.90 per
pound in January and prices
surged again to $3.15 per
pound in March, up 46 percent
from last year. But U.S. Meat
Export Federation (USMEF)
regional director Chad Russell
cautions that maintaining this
pace throughout the year will
be difcult.
The price point is going
to create some challenges for
Mexican consumers in terms
of affordability, Russell said.
The market is short on do-
mestic beef due to the drought
Mexico has suffered in recent
years. So if our prices were at
historical levels it would be a
great opportunity to ship more
product, but at this point our
prices are well above those
levels.
Price is also a factor regard-
ing exports to Canada, which
are down 25 percent in volume
(23,595 mt) and 21 percent in
value ($157.3 million) from a
year ago. But in this case, the
price challenge is mostly tied
to exchange rates. The Canadi-
an dollar has steadily declined
against the U.S. dollar over the
past 18 months, with its pur-
chasing power falling about
11 percent during that time.
Canadas beef production has
also rebounded this year, with
year-over-year cattle slaughter
up 7.5 percent in the rst quar-
ter.
Beneting from expanded
market access and demand
for high-quality U.S. beef, Ja-
pan and Hong Kong continue
to lead export growth. Last
year Japan reclaimed its posi-
tion as the top destination for
U.S. beef exports and it has
continued to perform well.
Through February, exports
are up 51 percent in volume

value ($184.7 million) from a
year ago. It should be noted,
however, that exports to Japan
under the expanded 30-month
cattle age limit really gained
momentum in March of last
year, so smaller year-over-year
gains are anticipated going
forward.
Hong Kong also expanded
access for U.S. beef last year
accepting bone-in cuts from
under-30-month cattle and
boneless beef from cattle of
all ages for the rst time since
2003 and the results have
been excellent. After shatter-
ing previous records in 2013,
Despite supply concerns, beef exports off to solid start
exports to Hong Kong through
February are up another 44
percent in volume (22,835
mt) and 69 percent in value
($144.7 million) from a year
ago.
Exports to South Korea
are running lower in volume
(19,250 mt, -14 percent) but
higher in value ($133.8 mil-
lion, +17 percent) so far this
year, while exports to Taiwan
are off to a sluggish start
down 30 percent in volume
value ($32.1 million).
U.S. beef continues to grow
its presence in Central and
South America, with exports
to the region up 10 percent in
volume (5,568 mt) and 15 per-
cent in value ($23.7 million)
compared to the record pace of
2013. Recently implemented
free trade agreements have
helped Panama and Colombia
emerge as promising markets,
joining mainstay destinations
Chile, Peru and Guatemala.
U.S. beef also recently re-
gained access to Ecuador for
the rst time since 2003.
Russia suspended imports
of U.S. beef in February 2013
over the use of beta agonists
and the market remains closed.
Russia also recently banned
beef from Australia. U.S. beef
also lacks access to mainland
China, but negotiating teams
have set July of this year as
a target date for opening the
market.
The beef industry has im-
proved its sustainability by
ve percent in just six years
according to the results of the
checkoff-funded Beef Industry
Sustainability Assessment, re-
leased recently.
Kent Pruismann, cattle
feeder from Rock Valley,
serves as chairman of the Joint
Freedom to Operate Commit-
tee of the Cattlemens Beef
Board and Federation of State
Beef Councils. He explains
that the beef sustainability as-
sessment is the most detailed
examination of a commodity
value chain ever completed,
taking into account every as-
pect of beef production from
the growth of feed to the dis-
posal of packaging by the nal
consumer.
All of the inputs and out-
puts required to produce a
pound of boneless, edible
beef were examined for the
1970s, 2005 and 2011, says
Pruismann, explaining that the
1970s and 2005 each repre-
sents major shifts in beef pro-
duction practices, while 2011
represents present-day.
Improvements in crop
yields, better irrigation, inno-
vations in the packing sector,
improvements in technology
and better animal performance
are examples of innovations
that have all played a role in
advancing industry sustain-
ability, according to Kim
Stackh ouse-Lawson, Ph.D.,
director of sustainability for
the National Cattlemens Beef
Association, a contractor to
the Beef Checkoff Program.
The completion of the
life cycle assessment (LCA)
project provides the industry,
for the rst time, the science-
based evidence necessary to
Beef Industry showcases its sustainability
lead conversations about the
sustainability of beef, says
Stackhouse-Lawson. The
Beef Checkoff and the Beef
Promotion Operating Com-
mittee had the foresight three
years ago to see the impor-
tance of this work and make
it a priority for the industry.
By completing the LCA, the
checkoff positioned beef as a
leader on the topic of sustain-
ability.
Stackhouse-Lawson says
the project was extensive. We
examined millions of individu-
al data points and then created
models to simulate specic as-
pects of beef production prac-
tices so that this data and these
results are truly representative
of beef production in the Unit-
ed States.
The results of this work
show the beef industry is be-
coming more innovative and
efcient, while also doing an
excellent job protecting the re-
sources with which they have
been entrusted, says Pruis-
mann. Iowa cattle producers
can be proud that we had the
foresight to contribute addi-
tional checkoff funds to this
project.
Stackhouse-Lawson ex-
plains that during the six years
between 2005 and 2011, the
beef industry has:
Reduced environmental
impacts by 7 percent
Improved its overall sus-
tainability by 5 percent
Reduced emissions to soil
by 7 percent
Reduced greenhouse gas
emissions by 2 percent
Lessened occupational
accidents and illnesses by 32
percent
Reduced emissions to wa-
ter by 10 percent
Reduced resource con-
sumption by 2 percent
Decreased water use by 3
percent
Decreased land use by 4
percent
Lowered energy use by 2
percent
The results of the Beef In-
dustry Sustainability Assess-
ment, which was just certied
by the National Standards
Foundation (NSF), show the
industry is on a path of con-
tinuous improvement, says
Stackhouse-Lawson, who ex-
plains that the certication by
NSF lends third-party cred-
ibility to the work, making it
more acceptable to non-gov-
ernmental organizations and
other potential partners in the
sustainability arena.
When we talk about the
sustainability of an industry,
thats what its all about, get-
ting better over time. As an
industry, beef is doing a good
job at making progress on the
path toward a more sustain-
able future. The certication
of these results conrms that,
she says.
A PDF version of the Sus-
tainability Executive Sum-
mary may be downloaded at
www.beefresearch.org.
National Beef Month
Celebrate
Please join Iowa Cattle Producers
in celebrating this month and
enjoying the high quality,
mouth-watering, grain-fed beef that
Iowa is known for around the world.
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May Beef Month is just built for burgers
If the beef burger isnt the
number one all-American
food, its certainly in the top
ve.
Need proof the burger is All
American? Try the fact that
hamburgers and cheeseburg-
ers represent 71 percent of
the beef served in U.S. com-
mercial restaurants. Or that
Americans eat about 14 bil-
lion burgers a year they ac-
count for about 60 percent of
all sandwiches sold and that
if you put all of those burgers
in a line, they would circle the
earth more than 32 times.
As the Iowa beef industry
celebrates May Beef Month,
it can look at the hamburger
from many perspectives. Iowa
cattle producers know the im-
portance of providing beef in
forms that t both consumer
lifestyles and pocketbooks,
and make good use of beef
available.
Ground Beef comes from
whole muscle cuts that dont
make it into steaks and roasts.
However, it still must pass all
kinds of government and in-
dustry hurdles before it gets to
your table. In fact, much of the
ground beef sold comes from
trimmings from steaks and
roasts.
Ground beef that goes into
hamburgers is a wholesome,
versatile product that comes in
different levels of lean. While
it sometimes can come in a ra-
tio that is 3-1 lean to fat, many
ground beef varieties today
are up to 93 percent lean. If
buying it in the grocery store,
look for the lean to fat ratio
on the package. If buying it
from a restaurant, you can ask
your server what leanness they
serve.
Ground beef found in ham-
burgers also delivers 10 essen-
tial nutrients, all in one tasty
package. These nutrients in-
cluding zinc, iron, protein and
B vitamins are important to
good health.
Though most people enjoy
hamburgers, its a highly indi-
vidualized dish. With multiple
condiments and myriad top-
pings, the ways to enjoy them
are endless. Furthermore, its
truly a democratic sandwich,
in that no one begrudges an-
others choices for preparing
theirs.
Widely popular, easy to x,
wholesome and satisfying,
burgers have earned a place in
the hearts of Americans. The
Iowa Beef Industry Council,
representing beef producers
across the state, believes a
burger at home or at your fa-
vorite restaurant is a highly
appropriate way to celebrate
May Beef Month.
For unique and traditional
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Grilling season is upon us,
and there is no better way to
tame the ame than with
Americas favorite protein:
beef! Not only is lean beef
low in fat, high in protein
and packed with essential
nutrients, there are many
lean cuts available from
new choices like the Ranch
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With the new online Inter-
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learn more about the variety
of nutritious and satisfying
beef cuts now available
including cut descriptions,
Grill your way toward better health
recipes and cooking tips to
make the most of your next
grilling occasion.
Grilling is a low-fat and
healthy way to cook that
brings together family and
friends to enjoy delicious
food, says Nancy Degner,
Executive Director of the
Iowa Beef Industry Council.
From avorful beef kabobs
and T-Bone steak to farm-
fresh fruits and vegetables
everything tastes better on
the grill.
As Americans start to
re up their grills this sum-
mer, here are just a few
simple steps to delicious and
healthy grilling with lean
beef cuts:
Look for lean - Lean cuts
like Chuck Shoulder Steak,
Filet Mignon, Strip steak,
Top Sirloin, Top Round and
95 percent lean ground beef
are perfect for the grill.
These cuts meet government
guidelines for lean, meaning
they have less than 10 grams
of total fat, 4.5 grams or less
of saturated fat and less than
95 milligrams of cholesterol
per 3-1/2-ounce serving.
Farm fresh - Lean beef
pairs well with seasonal
fruits and vegetables that are
bountiful during the spring
and summer. Step outside of
the traditional grilling fare
of burgers and corn-on-the-
cob by serving a cool salad
made with crisp romaine,
grilled sweet bell peppers
and zucchini and top with
slices of grilled Flank steak.
Mouthwatering mari-
nades - Opt for marinades
with little or no sugar to help
protect meat from charring.
Instead, try a simple and
tenderizing marinade by us-
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lemon or lime juice, bal-
samic vinegar or wine or a
natural tenderizing enzyme
found in fresh ginger, pine-
apple, papaya and gs.
Avoid the burn - For even
browning and cooking, turn
occasionally using a spatula
for burgers and tongs to turn
steaks and kabobs. Do not
press, atten or pierce the
meat as avorful juices will
be lost, which can also lead
to re are-ups. And, cut off
any burnt or charred pieces
before eating should mini-
mal overcooking occur.
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A total of 54 Humboldt High School seniors received
more than $110,000 in scholarships and awards at Se-
nior Awards Night held Tuesday, May 13, at the R. Wes-
ley Carlson Auditorium at Humboldt High School.
Deb and Lonnie Ruberg presented the $500 Tanner
Ruberg Memorial Scholarship to Nikko Wheeler (cen-
ter).
Corey Matson (left) presented the $400 Humboldt Rotary Club Scholarships to
Keegan Christensen (Dr. P.W. Williams Memorial), Nikko Wheeler, Karlee Peyton
and Jonah Haselhuhn.
Mary Grebe (left) presented the $1,000 Harold Grebe
Rotary Scholarships to Brittany Nilles and Zachary
Parle.
Renae and Jeff Dreyer presented wrestling scholarships to Thaylan Bowman
(Wildcat Wrestling), Reed Dreyer (Butch and Sally Dreyer Wrestling), Dylan Hen-
dricks (Ken and Colleen Abens Wrestling) and Nikko Wheeler (Frank Gotch Wres-
tling).
Renae and Jeff Dreyer presented the $1,000 Brooke
Dreyer Scholarship to Reed Dreyer.
Jim Van Horn (right) presented the $250 American Legion Adams Post 119 Schol-
arships to Lauren Friesth (American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship), Nathan Sorlien
and Zachary Parle.
Greg Darling (right) presented the $500 Andy Allen
Memorial Scholarship to Lauren Friesth.
Charles Strachan (right) presented $250 Sather-Odgaard VFW Post 5240 and
Auxiliary Scholarships to Baylee Bennett (Auxiliary Scholarship), Lucas Yoakam
and Lindsey Curry.
Barb Nelson (right) presented $200 Humboldt Community Chorus Scholarships to, front row (l to r): Sarah Pe-
ters, Haley Davis, Kayla Ireland and Jenifer Bentz. Second row: Samantha Ferry, Chase Nokleby, Tori Hamilton,
Lucas Yoakam and Brian Scholl.
Greg
Darling
(right)
presented
the $500
Ivan
and Nell
Schultz
Memorial
Scholar-
ship to
Sarah
Peters.
Susan Tomlinson (right) presented the $200 Hum-
boldt Education Association Scholarship to Lucas Yo-
akam.
Donna Cooper (left) presented the $400 Herb Zinnel
Jr. Memorial Scholarship to Kyle Olson on behalf of the
Dakota City Worth While Club.
Jean Holste (right) presented $1,000 Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Auxil-
iary Scholarships to Samantha Larson, Chase Nokleby and Alyssa Nehring.
Rhonda Vinsand, (left) representing the Hospital
Auxiliary, presented $1,000 Shirley Zenor Scholarships
to Karlee Peyton and Jack Curran.
Ron Wasoba (right) presented $250 Ray Fisher Me-
morial Scholarships to Lauren Friesth and Reed Drey-
er.
HHS Senior Awards
Night Held May 13
Kaitlyn Daisy received
the $500 Hawkeye Com-
munity Theater Scholar-
ship.
Carley Downing re-
ceived the Jeri Collins
Scholarship.
The Skip Dresser Memo-
rial Scholarship went to
Reed Dreyer.
Nikko Wheeler was the
recipient of the Christina
Hixon Scholarship from
Iowa State University.
Wade Hinners (right) presented the $500 Harold and
Anita Hinners Scholarship to Haley Davis.
Tony Christensen (right) presented the $6,000 Skip
and Jean Christensen Scholarship to Madison Bair.
William Pogge received
the Presidents Volunteer
Service Award.
Lori Westhoff presented
the Principals Leadership
Award to Jake Miller.
Dolores Law (right) presented the $1,000 Friends of
David Law Memorial Scholarship to Sadie Carver.
Dean Clasen (left) presented $200 Humboldt Lions Club Scholarships to, front row
(l to r): Reed Burres, Jonah Haselhuhn and Jake Miller. Second row: Zachary Parle,
Lucas Yoakam and Jack Curran.
Barb Zabel (left) presented $200 Humboldt County
Democratic Women Scholarships to Brittany Nilles and
Lindsey Curry.
Barb Nelson (right) presented $500 Dakota City
Scholarships to Kyle Olson and Nathan Sorlien.
Martha Schmidt (right) presented the $100 Hum-
boldt Womens Club Scholarship to Shaylyn Saathoff.
Carl Mattes (right) presented the $500 Humboldt
County Board of Realtors Scholarship to Lauren Fri-
esth.
Joe and Maria Hadar presented the $500 Al Hadar
Memorial Scholarship to Brian Scholl (center).
Marlene Thompson presented the $100 Humboldt
Business and Professional Women Scholarship to Shay-
lyn Saathoff.
Faith Warden (right) presented $400 Humboldt-Da-
kota City Noon Kiwanis Scholarships to Alexis Warden,
Allison Boswell and William Pogge.
Nancy Huddleston (left) and Gary Moritz (right) presented $250 Hospice of Hum-
boldt County Scholarships to Sarah Peters and Allyson Paeper.
Mark Brandsgard (right) presented the $1,000 Mark
L. Brandsgard Memorial Scholarship to Thaylan Bow-
man.
Recognized as Advanced Placement Scholars were
Keegan Christensen and Allison Boswell.
Nancy Huddleston
(left) and Jennifer Bo-
swell (right) presented
$200 Humboldt Area Arts
Council Scholarships to
Amanda Schaffer, Kaitlyn
Daisy, Tyler Busse and Sa-
die Carver.
HHS
Senior
Awards
Night Held
May 13!
Greg Darling (center) presented $500 Lisa Darling
Scholarships to Sarah Peters and Jack Curran.
The ISL Financial Literacy Grant was awarded to
Baylee Bennett and Nicholas Heider.
The $100 George Lee Golf Scholarships went to
Zachary George and Alyssa Nehring.
Jon Beaty (right) presented the American Citizenship
Award (Bar Association) to Zachary Parle.
North Central Conference (NCC) All Academic Honors went to, front row (l to r): Alexis Warden, Lindsay
Johnson, Madison Thomas, Nicholas Heider, Keegan Christensen and Tyler Busse. Second row: Jack Curran,
Nathan Sorlie n, Nikko Wheeler, Jonah Haselhuhn, Zachary Parle and Andrew Bonde.
Silver Cord Awards for more than 400 hours of ser-
vice to the community over their high school careers
went to William Pogge, Chase Nokleby and Alyssa Neh-
ring.
Randy Davis (right) presented $250 Gilmore City Li-
ons Club Scholarships to Kiley Wagner and Haley Da-
vis.
Norman Olson (right) presented the $500 Orville and
Marguerite Olson Memorial Scholarship to Samantha
Larson.
Bruce Borchers (right) presented the $500 Viona Ma-
sonic Lodge Scholarship to Katelyn Zabel.
David Boswell (right) presented the $500 Bank Iowa
Spirit of Chandy Scholarships to William Pogge and
Alyssa Nehring.
David Boswell (right) presented the $500 Robert and
Karen Duncan Bank Iowa Scholarship to Allison Bo-
swell.
Greg Darling presented the Howard G. and Ruth A. Louthan Memorial Scholarship to, front row (l to r): Alexis
Warden, Allison Boswell, Lindsey Johnson, Karlee Peyton, Brittany Nilles and Madison Thomas. Second row:
Jack Curran, Nathan Sorlien, Carley Downing and Nikko Wheeler.
Three sports, four-year participants included, front row (l to r): Lauren Friesth, April Jones, Brittany Nilles
and Karlee Peyton. Second row: Jack Curran, Jonah Haselhuhn, Nicholas Heider, Jake Miller and William Pog-
ge. Lindsey Johnson was also a three sport, four year participant.
Pat Hill (right) presented the $500 Paul D. Rogness
Memorial Scholarships to Lucas Yoakam and Lindsey
Curry.
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Pat Hill (center) presented the Humboldt Soil and
Water Conservation Awards to Thaylan Bowman and
Reed Burres.
Ken Kuyper (right) presented a $1,000 Corn Belt
Power/Basin Electric Scholarship to Alexis Warden.
Kyle Olson was the re-
cipient of the $6,000 Dallas
Clark Foundation Schol-
arship.
Jack Curran received
the Bernie Saggau Award.
Karlee Peyton received
the Stan Jensen Award.
Janelle Smith (left) presented the Bette L. Newton
Trust Scholarship to Abigail Naeve.
Greg Darling (right) presented the Harry Reasoner
Scholarship to Amanda Schaffer.
Kyle Kluender (right) presented the Esther V. Hansen
Scholarship to Nicholas Laing.
Shirley Robertson (right) presented the $250 Clyde
D. and Nira E. Mease Scholarship to Dylan Hendricks.
Greg Thomas (left) presented the Simon Estes Foun-
dation Scholarship to Amanda Schaffer.
Recipients of the $250 Humboldt County Pheasants
Forever Scholarships were Thaylan Bowman and Alli-
son Boswell.
Eugene Smith (right) presented the $1,200 Bernice
Bradley Smith Memorial Scholarship to Amanda Schaf-
fer.
Cristy Meyer (left) presented $100 Meyer Photography Scholarships to Jenifer
Bentz, Allyson Paeper and Kyle Olson.
Jim Crabtree (right) presented $500 Humboldt 7 OClock Kiwanis Scholarships to
Lucas Yoakam, Lauren Friesth and Jack Curran.
Humboldt School Board member Janelle Smith (left) presented $250 Humboldt
County Housing Development Scholarships to Noah Kiger, Reed Dreyer and Tate
Illg.
Randy Davis announced the Gilmore City School Foundation Awards to Kiley
Wagner, Nikko Wheeler, Thaylan Bowman and Haley Davis.
Greg Darling (right) presented the Evelyn Grifn Scholarship to (l to r): Dillon Fevold, Austin Saathoff, Haley
Davis, Lucas Yoakam, Brittany Nilles, Jonah Haselhuhn, Tyler Busse, Dylan Hendricks, Thaylan Bowman and
Madison Bair.
HHS Senior
Awards
Night
Held!
Joel Zeman (right) presented the $500 Farm Bureau
Scholarships to Spencer Naeve and Reed Burres.
Amy Pingel (right) presented a $2,000 NEW Coop-
erative Scholarship to Reed Burres.
Scott Curran (right) presented a $1,000 Road to Suc-
cess Scholarship to Samantha Larson.
Andrea Laubenthal (right) presented a $1,000 Hum-
boldt County Cattlemens Scholarship to Thaylan Bow-
man.
Four sport, four-year participants included Sarah
Peters and Madison Thomas.
Humboldt School Board member Kyle Kluender
(right) presented the Sanford and Alma Anderson Trust
Scholarship to Lucas Meyer.
Janelle Smith presented the Michael Baker Scholar-
ship to Benjamin Madison.
Kyle Kluender (right) presented the Fred W. and Lo-
reen Klasse Scholarship to Andrew Bonde.
Greg Darling (right) presented the Twin Rivers Ath-
letic Boosters awards to Kiley Wagner, Nikko Wheeler,
Thaylan Bowman and Haley Davis.
Kyle Kluender (right) presented the Joe and Edith
Reasoner Educational Trust Fund Scholarship to April
Jones.
Janelle Smith (left) presented the Daniel Rusher Me-
morial Scholarship to Jacob Miller.
Humboldt High School Senior Awards Night Held
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