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Ringgold county locale

has role in spy novels
BY ALAN SMITH
The camera sets the scene of
the Ford Mustang rolling onto
the brick streets of the Mount Ayr
square from the north.
ANGIE: Rick, why don’t I go in
and get a couple of copies of my
birth certificate. You never know
when you might need them.
RICK: We might as well do that
while we’re here.
The car parks and ANGIE and
RICK walk up to the courthouse
doors, with the camera lingering
on the “Equality Before The Law”
inscription above the door.
The couple nod to a person sit-
ting on the bench in the foyer.
RICK: Could you tell us where
the recorder’s office is?
BENCH SITTER: That would
be on the second floor. Right up
those stairs, you can’t miss it.
RICK: Thanks for your help.
Red, red robin needs snowshoes for bob, bob, bobbin’ The camera follows RICK and
ANGIE in a couple of quick shots
This red, red robin needed snowshoes to go bob, bob, bobbin’ along was forecast to be rain as temperatures are to be in the 50s and 60s but that take them to the Recorder’s
following Friday’s snow storm that dumped three inches of snow on just for reference, Lenox received two feet of snow in late April to set Office door.
the county. About the time that had pretty well melted, another inch of a record back in the early 1900s. Folks looking for spring are hoping Okay, this isn’t really a page
snow fell over Monday night. Precipitation coming in the next week that records like that aren’t challenged for a long time. from a screen play. This isn’t an
announcement of the movie deal.
That’s getting ahead of the story.
(Angie) Porter, a KBG spy, uses
a cover identity of a dead college
roommate. The real Nancy Porter,
whose father was a history profes-
sor at Graceland College in Lamo-
ni for a time, grew up in Mount Ayr
and went to high school here.
Steiger has the good sense to
subscribe to the Mount Ayr Re-
cord-News to keep up with her
cover of having grown up in Ring-
gold county. (Steiger must be an
exceptional spy to subscribe to the
Mount Ayr Record-News).
She and Holt fall in love and get
married and Steiger goes in deep
cover, with the understanding that
if back channel messages need to
be passed to United States authori-
ties at some time in the future she
could do so through her husband.
But enough of the story line.
The books are an interesting read
and telling too much might spoil
some of the fun.
The novels provide background
of military action in the Mediter-
ranean Sea, Belgian Congo and
Cuban missle crisis in “Cold War
Warriors.”
In “Shadow Warriors” the story
continues during the battles in Laos
sector labor union.
A graduate of the Army War
College, he as a Ph.D. degree and
enjoys traveling widely. He is mar-
ried with two sons and lives in Ro-
seville, CA.
So where does his Ringgold
county background come in?
He was born in Ellston, trav-
elled briefly with his parents to
California between 1942 and 1944
and then grew up near Delphos
from 1944-1950.
“Despite my wanderings it
seems I always have been an Iowa
boy,” Treichler says.
After a varied career he has
found enjoyment in writing. “It
seemed natural to include Ring-
gold county in those works.”
It’s not just Lamoni and Mount
Ayr that are mentioned in the
books. Benton, Blockton, Del-
phos, Diagonal, Ellston, Kellerton,
Maloy, Redding and Tingley all
are mentioned in some place in the
books.
Since the Record-News is a
backdrop to the intrigues of the
ficticious espionage, Triechler
sent along courtesy copies of the
books.

Clearfield Clearview resident’s story But two books of the trilogy of

military action novels are already
available, just in case Hollywood
and Vietnam in the mid-1960s.
The trilogy gets wrapped up
in “Crusader Warriors,” the next
As well as his fiction writing, he
has penned a biography: “I Do Sol-
emnly Swear --the Biography of

picked for display in state capitol
Evelyn Stevenson, a resident
at Clearview Home in Clearfield
was selected to have her life story
shared with Iowa’s state legislators
at an event on March 29 in Des
Moines.
The Every Senior Has A Story
display is sponsored by the Iowa
Health Care Association and Iowa
Center for Assisted Living and is
being presented to legislators at a
reception held by the associations’
member nursing facilities, assisted
living communities and residential
care facilities.
The Every Senior Has A Story
display features 11 Iowans ranging
in age from 78 to 106 who live in
nursing homes and assisted living
programs in 10 different commu-
nities across the state. Long-term
care professionals commemorated
the remarkable lives of all their
residents in nursing facilities and
assisted living communities by
submitting the life story of one
resident to the Every Senior Has A
Story program.
Legislators and other attendees
at the reception will have an op-
portunity to read a brief biography
of each senior which is accompa-
nied by current photos and young-
er photos of the individuals. These
11 are representative of the 42,000
frail and elderly served annually
by Iowa’s long-term care profes-
sion.
The intent of the display is to
Glendenning is all-stater
Jake Glendenning performed Monday, March 28, at the individual
speech all-state celebration. He was one of 38 individuals who per-
formed in the improvisation category. Glendenning had the draw of
a truck driver, a baby and instructions for making the bed. The all-
state critic said that Glendenning was a very enthusiastic performer
and he liked how he developed both of his characters well. The critic
said he was impressed with Glendenning’s performance.
Evelyn Stevenson
reiterate to elected officials that
long-term care residents have
brought – and continue to bring –
immeasurable value to the lives of
all Iowans.
“These seniors’ contributions
to our state and nation remind us
of the importance of providing ad-
equate funding and support for the
health and well-being of Iowa’s
frail and elderly,” said Steve Ack-
erson, IHCA Executive Director.
Evelyn Stevenson, a resident at
Clearview Home, has an inspiring
life story. This is only a glimpse
of one resident’s story. There are
many other remarkable resident
stories shared by those living at
Clearview Home.
Evelyn Stevenson story
Evelyn McMath was born in
Davis county to Elvin McMath
and Myra Griffis on March 30,
1910. Her family and she moved to
Clearfield when she was four years
old. She has been residing here in
Clearfield for going on 97 years.
After graduating high school,
Evelyn took normal training, to
allow her to teach country school.
She taught country school for five
years. She quit teaching and be-
came a housewife after she met and
married Dwight Morey in 1930.
They had four children together,
Jim, Ed, John and Myra Bell.
Election court
leaves township
result the same
Kevin Kilgore of rural Diago-
nal will not be seated as a Jefferson
township trustee, an election con-
test court decided after a hearing
on the matter held Monday, March
21, in the Ringgold county court-
house.
Kilgore had contended that he
was elected to the position by re-
ceiving a majority of the votes cast
for both the township trustee and
township clerk positions.
After hearing evidence from
Kilgore, incumbent trustee Spen-
cer Lumbard and county auditor
Laurie Greenman, the court met
in private session and set aside the
November 2, 2010 Jefferson town-
ship election.
While the court agreed that
Kilgore received a majority of the
votes, it ruled that the positions
should not have been on the elec-
tion ballot and the action of the
county auditor and county board
of supervisors in invalidating the
2010 township trustee and clerk
election for Jefferson township
was correct.
The decision was made on a
Seven detained
on prescription
drug charges
Seven Ringgold county resi-
dents were detained following an
investigation concerning the il-
legal sale of prescription drugs in
Ringgold county sheriff’s depart-
ment action Monday, March 28.
Four adults and three juveniles
were detained on the charge of de-
livery of a controlled substance.
Other charges are pending and
investigations into related inci-
dents will continue, according to
the sheriff’s department.
Adults arrested included Sa-
mantha Paxson, 19, 2794 220th
Street in Mount Ayr; Tammy Prud-
den, 43, 601 S. Cleveland, Apart-
ment A, in Mount Ayr; Andrew
Guy Morgan, 25, 202 W. Jeffer-
son Street in Mount Ayr, and Zack
Ian Hall, 301 W. Monroe Street in
Mount Ayr.
Names of the juveniles detained
were not released by the sheriff’s
office.
wants to come calling on author book of the trilogy that has yet to Commander Alfred Edgar Grove,
Don Triechler. be released. U. S. Navy.”
“Cold War Warriors” and Treichler draws on his back- The “Warrior” books are action
“Shadow Warriors” are the two ground in the military to tell his filled and like other military action
stories. A retired Marine Corps novels, provide insights into the
Morey was a housewife on novels that Triechler, a former
the farm while raising her four Ringgold county resident, has pub- Colonel and former fighter pilot equipment and minds of the war-
who flew F8U-2 Crusader fighters riors who work to keep the country
kids. Her oldest son Jim states lished.
she cooked for everyone. Dwight Amidst the story of the career during the Cold War era, his ser- safe.
vice ranged from the Atlantic to Details right down to the words
and Evelyn owned and operated of a Marine Corps pilot and his
Morey’s Dry Good Store. Dwight encounters with the Soviet block the Caribbean to the Far East. of drinking songs or the pomp and
According to his biography, he circumstance of military ceremo-
passed away at the age of 50 in during the cold war and then in
1953 and left Evelyn with four southeast Asia during the Vietnam also flew worldwide as an airline nies are included.
captain and was a former director The action keeps the reader
children under the age of 18. She era, Ringgold county has a role.
ran and operated the store for a few It seems that Captain Ange- of the 40,000 member airline divi- _________________________________
sion of the country’s largest private
years after her husband’s death. lika Steiger, also known as Nancy Continued on page 14
She then got hired on back at the
Clearfield school as a school board
secretary.
She was 43 years old when this
sudden death of her husband left
her and the children alone. She
stepped up to the plate and was a
wonderful provider for her family
. She bought a small little house
_________________________________
Continued on page 14
2-1 vote with James W. Brown and
Claire Newton voting in favor of
the decision and Lois Monday vot-
ing against the decision.
Since the election was set aside,
the costs of the proceedings were
taxed to Ringgold county. The
$500 bond posted by Kevin Kilg-
ore was released and was to be re-
turned to him.
The matter of whether there
should have been a trustee elec-
tion in November 2010 grew out
of inconsistent paperwork follow-
ing the election in 2006 where the
official abstract of election said
that the township voted in a close Former Ringgold county resident
election to have township officers Don Treichler is shown with two of the
appointed rather than elected. military action spy novel trilogy he has written.
With the result of the contest Ringgold county is used for a locale as part of the books.
court, the appointment of Spencer
Lumbard to a four-year term as
township trustee and Melinda Eng-
land to a four-year term as town-
ship clerk will remain in place.
If there is an appeal of the con-
test court decision, it would be
made to district court. No indica-
tion of an appeal had been made
early this week.
Lane
restrictions
planned on Iowa
2 for summer
Road construction work on
Iowa Highway 2 between Ring-
gold county road P-68 near Keller-
ton and Decatur county road R-34
near Decatur City will restrict traf-
fic to one lane beginning Monday,
March 28, until Friday, July 29,
weather permitting, according to
the Iowa Department of Transpor-
tation’s (DOT) Chariton construc-
tion office.
Motorists will be assisted
through the work zone by flaggers
and pilot cars. The roadway will be
returned to normal traffic patterns
Two injured in head-on Mount Ayr collision
when workers are not present. Two people were injured in a head-on accident at ton was cresting the hill traveling northbound on the
The Iowa DOT reminds mo- the north end of North West Street in Mount Ayr street. The two vehicles collided in a head-on colli-
torists to drive with caution, obey Friday, March 25, at 2:32 p.m. Taken to the Ring- sion, causing both vehicles to be totaled. Damage to
posted speed limits and other signs gold County Hospital by ambulance were Emily the Saturn, owned by Daniel James Ide of Afton, was
in the work area, and be aware Ann Ide, driver of one of the vehicles, and Lawrence listed at $7,000 and damage to the pickup, owned
that traffic fines for moving viola- Osborn, a passenger in the other. According to a by Cristel Rae Scarlett of Mount Ayr was listed at
tions are at least double in work report from the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office, $2,500. The pickup stayed on the roadway while the
zones. As in all work zones, driv- a 1988 Chevrolet S-10 pickup, driven by Steven F. car went into a ditch. At the time of the press report,
ers should stay alert, allow ample Scarlett, was traveling southbound and coming up who was at fault had not been determined and the
space between vehicles and wear a steep hill. A 2002 Saturn SI driven by Ide of Af- incident was still under investigation.
seat belts.
2 Mount Ayr Record-News Thursday, March 31, 2011

Opinion
Habitat build a great way to celebrate
How do you celebrate your 30th birthday?
If you are our daughter Cara, you get creative.
With a “birthday that ends in a zero” coming up,
Cara got creative and decided to organize a Habitat
for Humanity work day. She ended up with 35 or
more friends and family on site at a Habitat for Hu-
manity home in Independence, MO, Saturday morn-
ing, and Valle and I were among those who pitched
in.
Son Nathan, Cara and I pitched in with the physi-
cal labor while Valle took charge of the food for
noon. Cara also had an uncle, two aunts and seven
cousins to help, along with a host of friends from
work, church and her life in general. It was quite a
way to celebrate.
The three Habitat for Humanity staff on hand
helped keep the jobs rolling from a list made for the
day. The first plan was to do framing in of a house at
another site, but because of threatening weather we
were moved to a site where the house was already
up to provide shelter should the rain or snow come
in abundance. They checked each person in as we
arrived beginning a little before 8:30 a.m. and had us
fill out liability forms.
One of the jobs where Nathan and I got to work
was an earth moving project. The foundation was
close enough to a lot line fence on one side that
a skid loader could not be used to replace the dirt
around the foundation. That meant a line of wheel
barrows and buckets were used to move a dirt pile
from the back yard to fill in around the basement and
the dirt had to be tamped down.
There was a hard crust on the clay-filled soil pile,
but after awhile we got the pile so it could be dug
more easily. People took turns digging and moving
the dirt. A smaller pile in the front yard was moved
around the foundation in the front of the home.
Out on the front porch, the decking needed to
be screwed down and a group of Cara’s child life
friends took on that job.
Inside some baffles for insulation had to be
placed, an entry to the attic built, interior walls built
and erected, doorways and headers built, a frame
built around the heating ducts to provide a way they
could be dry walled around and probably a few more
items that have slipped my mind. Everyone dug in
and offered help up to their expertise level or learned
a new skill to gain new proficiency.
Valle had brought all kinds of snacks to start the
day, brought in a mid-morning round of hot choco-
late that tasted good on the chilly day, then brought
pizza and birthday cake for lunch.
After working with the dirt crew and cleaning up
logs, rock and concrete out of the front yard dirt pile
as it was whittled down to smooth out the front cor-
ner of the yard, I moved inside to look for a job.
I helped raise a long wall piece and get it set in
place. I was tall enough to hold up door headers
while they were nailed in place. I helped cut wood
when needed and served as a gofer for one of the
more expert builders in the group. of line and go back out into the cold so we would
The home was being built for a family with five
children. Built with a full basement, there was room
for five bedrooms, two baths, a furnace room, laun-
dry room, kitchen, front room and an added room in
the basement.
To help with the efficiency of the house after it
was completed, there were energy efficient walls and
windows built in as part of the plan. The family was
not on site on Saturday, but they have to put many
hours of their own labor into helping get the home
completed.
THOUGHTS
& other things
BY ALAN SMITH
Executive director Pat Turner and her husband
visited during the day and she shared the vision
of Habitat for Humanity with the group. Habitat
homeowners meet three criteria: need, willing-
ness to partner and ability to pay their no-interest
mortgage. Because ownership of a Habitat home
is “a hand up, not a handout,” homeowners (with
help from their friends and family) are required to
complete at least 350 hours of “sweat equity” to
help match the 2,000 hours typically donated by
volunteers. Applicants must also demonstrate that
they have the long-term capability and intention of
assuming payments on their no-interest mortgage
and maintaining their new home as good neighbors
in their community.
The Independence, MO chapter built five
houses last year and is working on doubling that
number this year, she told the group. Around the
world the Christian-based program has built over
400,000 homes and affected the lives of more than
two million people, she noted. Helping people find
safe and affordable housing can make a big dif-
ference in the lives of the children growing up in
those households, she said.
The habitat chapter gave each of the workers a
t-shirt and we all sang happy birthday to Cara at
the noon break to get lunch at which Pat Turner
spoke.
As the day progressed, each of the items on the
check list for the day began to be crossed off. A
good cleaning was done of the interior so the next
crew working would not have to climb through
construction rubble to get their jobs completed. By
2:30 p.m. most of the work was done. Cara and I
stayed around until the crew working on the front
porch railing finished up and then we left for our
next adventure.
We had decided to go to a new Golden Corral
buffet place for supper, even though we heard the
the line was out the front door and had been since
10 a.m. that morning.
It also was the birthday of Peter Cornish’s sister
Rebecca so we celebrated both Rebecca and Cara’s
birthdays with the trip to the restaurant by 16 peo-
ple. All of the Smith clan were there along with
the Cornish clan, Valle’s mother and young friends
Cara was looking after.
All of the group had to arrive at the front of
the line together and since they arrived in several
separate cars, this was a problem. By the time we
all arrived, the first crew decided to get back out
all be together. Valle’s mother and Peter’s mother
waited inside for us.
It was a momentous occasion in more than one
way. Valle and I took the senior citizen discount for
the first time. It only saved us 40 cents each, but
being 60 is now good for something anyway.
We all stuffed ourselves and the loud speaker
blared the news of Rebecca and Cara’s birthdays
for us to clap for. By the end of the day we felt that
there wasn’t much of a better way we could have
celebrated Cara’s big day with her.
LOOKING BACK in the Early Files
Fifty Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-
News, Thursday, March 30, 1961.)
“Over the top” by 29 pints was
the record established Thursday
during the regular visit of the Red
Cross Bloodmobile to Ringgold
county. It was the largest contribu-
tion in a number of years and more
than took care of the county’s need
for blood. Much credit for the suc-
cessful results obtained is due Mrs.
Sam Newton, county blood donor
chairman.
Three Mount Ayr youths escaped
serious injury Wednesday night of
last week in a one-car accident,
which happened just north of the
Iowa-Missouri line, on the Allendale
road. A new station wagon, owned
by Joe Thompson and driven by
his son, Larry, 17 years of age,
overturned when he lost control of
the vehicle on a wet graveled road
at the corner just west of the A. L.
Motsinger farm. Passengers in the
car were Del and Jim Worthington,
18 and 16 years of age, respectively.
Del suffered forehead and nose cuts,
which required several stitches to
close. The other two boys escaped
injury. Damage to the station wagon
was estimated at $1,500.
Passenger service on the branch
line of the C. B. & Q. Railroad was
re-established Saturday -- just for
the day and for the benefit of 117
Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and leaders.
The excursion on a 96-passenger
coach from Leon to Mount Ayr was
provided through the cooperation of
local Cub Scout leaders; Don Bacon,
local agent, and railroad officials for
the benefit of the youngsters, whose
theme for the month of March has
been “Cub Scout Railroader.”
For the second consecutive year,
Herbie Bastow, 13 years of age
and an eighth grade student in the
Mount Ayr Community schools,
won the Ringgold county spelling
contest held Saturday in Mount Ayr.
Eighteen fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh
and eighth graders competed for the
championship. Second place honors
Snapshots of History
were awarded Nancy Dufty, also
a 13-year-old eighth grader in the
Mount Ayr schools. Nancy was ad-
judged the winner after a spelldown
with Connie Morgan (Benton sixth
grader), the two of whom had tied
for second place in the oral and
written contests.
Matthew Bevington, manager
of Rogers Cafe in Mount Ayr, will
assume his duties the first of April as
hotel and restaurant inspector for the
Iowa department of agriculture. Mr.
Bevington has served as manager
of Rogers Cafe for the past three
years. Mrs. Bevington will continue
to serve in that capacity. A native of
Mount Ayr, Bevington graduated
from the local high school. He was
employed for several years by the
Mount Ayr Produce Company, was
identified with the Piper Grocery for
one year and served as manager of
the Mount Ayr Locker.
Births reported at Ringgold
County Hospital this week were
a daughter, born March 22, to Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Roach of Mount
Ayr; a daughter, born March 23, to
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Trullinger of
Creston, and a son born March 27,
to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Andrew of
Grand River.
The obituary in this issue were
Alice May Murray Lawrence and
Claude M. Stagner.
Twenty-five Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-
News, Thursday, April 10, 1986.)
Balloons colored up the sky
Monday morning when youngsters
at the Ringgold County Child Care
Center in Mount Ayr sent up balloons
as part of a celebration of the week
of the young child, being observed
in Iowa April 5-12. Notes were in-
cluded in each of the balloons so the
youngsters hope to hear back from
anyone who finds one of the bal-
loons. The balloon launch here was
timed to coincide with the signing
of a proclamation about the week in
Des Moines Monday morning.
Heritage Cablevision subscrib-
ers in Mount Ayr will be paying
higher monthly bills for expanded
service by June 1. The basic cable
charge once the addition of up to
seven channels is made will be
$12.50 a month, compared to the
present $9.85 a month.
The Ringgold County Hospital
board of trustees, at an April 4
special meeting, agreed to contract
with Mercy Health and Human Ser-
vices from Mercy Hospital in Des
Moines, for the administration of
the Ringgold County Hospital. This
action was taken following almost
a month of exploring management
possibilities. In addition, the board
has been taking application for the
position of administrator. Board
member, Richard Jackson, had been
appointed as interim administration
following the resignation of Ken
Reger at a March 10 regular board
meeting.
Mrs. Carol Weeda of Mount Ayr
has announced her candidacy for the
Democrat nomination for Ringgold
county recorder.
Guns, pictures and other artifacts
from Ringgold county’s military and
civil history are now on display in a
newly designed display space on the
second floor of the Ringgold county
courthouse. The Ringgold County
Historical Society has developed
the display.
Winners in the Cub Scout Pack
165 pinewood derby were named
recently after the event held at the
Mount Ayr American Legion build-
ing. Winners included J. W. Egly,
fifth place; Scott Rhone, fourth
place; David Lawhead, third place;
Dennis Elliott, second, and Sterling
Rhone, first place. Winner of the best
design was Dennis Elliott.
Lynn Rinehart of Mount Ayr
was among the five finalists in one
division of “Spring ‘86 Cookoff”
held April 4 in Creston in front of
the sponsoring Creston News Adver-
tiser office. Rinehart, the only male
to enter, made sardine canapes.
The obituary in this week’s issue
was Charles Burbin Padgitt.
Ten Years Ago
BY LISA WILSON
(From the Mount Ayr Record-
News, Thursday, March 29, 2001.)
Details about what would be
involved in the development of
Gooseberry Lake, a 500-acre lake to
be located just northeast of Mount
Ayr, were shared at a public hearing
on the project held at the Ringgold
county courthouse in Mount Ayr
Thursday. The public hearing was
set to notify area property owners
of the plans for the lake and the fact
that the Gooseberry Lake Agency
may move ahead with a process that
could take land by eminent domain
if negotiations for purchase of the
property cannot be worked out.
Another change in company
is planned for Ringgold county
cable television customers of AT&T
Broadband. In the second or third
quarter of 2001, closing of a transac-
tion selling the systems to Mediacom
Communications Corporation is
planned.
A Mount Ayr Community high
school student recently spent a
week getting a first hand look at
careers in defense, intelligence and
diplomacy in defense, intelligence
and diplomacy in Washington, D.C.,
an experience that Sean Kilgore says
he would recommend to anyone in-
terested. Kilgore, son of Kevin and
Cathy Kilgore of Diagonal, attended
the National Youth Leadership Fo-
rum on Defense, Intelligence and
Diplomacy from January 30 through
February 4.
When the state jazz band cham-
pionships are held in Des Moines
Tuesday, the Mount Ayr Community
Raider jazz band will be taking part
in the Class 2A competition.
Over 135 people celebrated the
27th anniversary of the Tingley
meal site by packing the Tingley
community building to capacity
for a special celebration Monday. A
Mardi Gras theme was used for the
birthday, which included several
special events as part of the day.
One of the events was a Mardi Gras
parade, which featured “floats” that
could be carried through the aisles.
The Mount Ayr Community
sixth grade math bee team took
first place at the Green Valley Area
Education Agency math bee in
Creston recently and will advance
to the state competition. The MAC
squad scored 158 to place ahead of
Stanton, which scored 129. Leading
the way for the MAC team were
Brian Inloes, who placed first as an
individual, and Lucas Smith, who
placed second as an individual. Zach
Lynch tied for sixth as an individual
and Grant Larsen tied for seventh as
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Continued on page 3
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th of getting one is a complete waste
Since 1864
Circuit in New Orleans ruled that when all that permit will do is tell
producers to do exactly what they Published by
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its statutory authority in requir- tend to do – not have a discharge,” Inc.
ing concentrated animal feeding said NPPC President Doug Wolf. 122 W. Madison St.
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nure into waterways, to apply for a Telephone
Clean Water Act (CWA) permit. I’ll see ya! BY MIKE AVITT After some time, the mill was County.
At contention was a 2002 EPA The Mount Ayr Mill and Feed called Mount Ayr Mill and Feed Max Anderson, Jesse’s son, (641) 464-2440
regulation that stated such opera- started out as a creamery. In the and Jesse Anderson was the sole began buying into the mill in the Fax (641) 464-2229

Letter to
tions must meet a zero-discharge economic pressure to apply for a original picture, the words “Mt. owner. Much of the business con- mid-1950s and Max would be sole e-mail:
standard, including a lawful duty CWA permit and that the regula- Ayr Creamery” can still be seen in cerned grinding corn into corn proprietor by 1969. By this time, recnews@iowatelecom.
to apply for CWA permits if they tion shifts the burden to a non-per- the front gable. meal and grinding buck wheat into the Mount Ayr Mill and Feed of- net

even think they might have a dis-
charge in the future. Opponents
said the rule, according to an ar-
ticle in the Oklahoma Farm Re-
port, “essentially established a pre-
sumption that CAFOs ‘proposed’
to discharge if any future discharge
occurred.”
The report said the rule covered
all production areas and cropland
on which manure is applied and it
imposed fines of up to $37,500 per
day, not only for illegal discharges,
but for any failure of a CAFO that
had a discharge, for whatever rea-
son, to apply for a CWA permit.
Pork producers, in particular, felt
the rule was rigid and obtrusive,
and could have a potentially dan-
gerous impact on their livelihoods.
The National Pork Producers
Council (NPPC) argued in front of
the 5th Circuit that the rule and its
duty-to-apply provision, “consti-
tutes a thinly veiled effort to im-
pose the same duty to apply that
was invalidated by the 2nd Circuit.
It also argued that the ‘failure to
apply’ violation creates substantial
RINGGOLD COUNTY PUBLIC
HOME
HEALTH NURSING AGENCY
SERVING RESIDENTS SINCE 1972
mitted CAFO that has a discharge
to establish that it did not ‘propose’
to discharge,” the Oklahoma Farm
Report said.
Essentially, the EPA rule as-
sumed that all livestock opera-
tions were going to discharge ma-
nure into waterways even if they
haven’t done so. That’s like issuing
a speeding ticket to a motorist be-
cause he or she might speed in the
future. Trouble is the ticket would
cost up to $37,500 per day!
The court opinion leaves little
doubt, noted the NPPC, that the
EPA has a clear limit on its author-
ity to enforce the Clean Water Act,
also making it clear that there must
be an actual discharge to trigger
the provisions of the CWA—and
the EPA’s authority in the matter.
“The court recognized a clear
limit on EPA’s authority and re-
quired the agency to comply with
the clean water law. Pork produc-
ers have worked hard to meet, and
are meeting, the zero-discharge
standard, which the pork industry
has embraced. Getting a federal
the Editor
History snapshots
bring high praise
Dear editor:
I am enclosing a check for an-
other year’s subscription to your
paper. I have especially enjoyed
reading the “Snapshots of History”
section submitted by Mike Avitt.
I especially liked the photo of
the north side of the square show-
ing the street unpaved. I remember
my mother telling us that as a small
child she had watched the crew of
black men laying the bricks in the
street around the square.
My husband and I enjoy read-
ing the Mount Ayr Record-News,
and it is still the only paper we
deem worthy of reading.
Sincerely,
Kay Sickels Mosier
Littleton, CO
24’ x 32’ x 10’ Garage
$8,900
At some point the creamery buck wheat flour. Some of this fered bulk feed delivery and mo- A Consolidation of
became a mill and the Mount Ayr was custom work and some of the bile milling. The ice house was
Record-News of August 4, 1927, product was sold in bulk by local The Ringgold Record
removed in the late 1960s and coal
reported, “O. C. Fry, who has grocery stores. sales dropped off dramatically as (Established 1864)
conducted the Mount Ayr Mill for Business picked up in the mid- alternate fuel sources were imple- Twice-A-Week News
the past several months, sold his 1930s when the mill began selling mented. Mount Ayr got natural gas (Established 1892)
equipment and stock Saturday to ice and coal. Coal was used to heat in 1965. MEMBER
G. A. Tennant and J. M. Anderson, many homes and most businesses. Max continued to operate the National Newspaper
of Rice township, possession given The coal was brought to town by Mount Ayr Mill and Feed until his Association
Monday morning. The style of the the railroad and the mill bought as retirement in 1992. The mill had Iowa Newspaper
new firm will be Tennant & Ander- many as 72 carloads a year. The been an Anderson owned business Association
son and the business will be con- mill then delivered coal to its cus- for 65 years. Jamie’s Coffee Mill
tinued at the old stand, one block tomers. Also in the mid-1930s, the occupies the location today and H. Alan Smith
north of the northwest corner of the Mount Ayr Mill and Feed became some of the old mill is still visible
square. Mr. Anderson will move to a Nutrena Feeds dealer and even- such as the truck scales in front. Editor and Publisher
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and Mr. Tennant expects to move franchise in the United States. derson for loaning me the picture Sales Manager
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News & Notes
Marriages
• Robert Eugene Mason, Diago-
nal and Shayna Tyler Greene, Mount
Ayr. Married March 19, 2011. Date
marriage filed March 23, 2011.
• Alison Leigh Quick, Redding
and Berkley Jay Davidson, Redding.
Married March 23, 2011. Date mar-
riage filed March 24, 2011.
Dissolutions
• Karen Elaine Sublett, petitioner,
concerning Thomas James Sublett,
respondent. Date dissolution filed
March 22, 2011.
SIMPLE MISDEMEANOR AND
TRAFFIC CONVICTIONS
March 17-24, 2011
Scott Eugene Huntsman, Tingley,
$127.50, seat belt violation.
Scott Eugene Huntsman, Tingley,
$330.00, open container/driver over
21.
Robert Dudley Martin, Mount
Ayr, $127.50, seat belt violation.
Thomas Jay Powell, Menlo,
$114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over
the speed limit.
Mark Allen Gregg, Mount Ayr,
$114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over
the speed limit.
Virginia Lee Swank, Mount Ayr,
$87.00, speeding 1-5 m.p.h. over the
speed limit.
Robert Dudley Martin, Mount
Ayr, $127.50, seat belt violation.
Virginia Lee Swank, Mount Ayr,
$127.50, operation without registra-
tion.
Jason Lee Swierczek, Arispe,
$168.00, speeding 11-15 m.p.h. over
the speed limit.
Marianne Elizabeth Elefson,
Lamoni, $330.00, open container/
passenger over 21.
FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY
MAGISTRATE COURT
• order. (CO)
FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY
DISTRICT COURT
• patch correct information regard-
FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY
SHERIFF’S OFFICE
• March 20 - Cody Clinton Cra-
ven of Bondurant was arrested on a
charge of possession of a controlled
substance/marijuana.
• March 20 - Curtis Lee Emrich of
Norwalk was arrested on a charge of
possession of a controlled substance/
marijuana.
RINGGOLD COUNTY
SHERIFF’S LOG
(Call Origination Code: MA = Mount Ayr; KE - Kel-
lerton; EL = Ellston; TI = Tingley; DI = Diagonal; DE =
Delphos; MO = Maloy; BE = Beaconsfield; BO = Benton;
SC = Shannon City; BL = Blockton; RE = Redding; SV
= Sun Valley; CO = In County; OC = Out of County;
OS = Out of State)
March 17-23, 2011
Thursday, March 17
7:13 a.m., caller advised they
were sick and wouldn’t be in.
(CO)
7:17 a.m., clerk advised she
was sick and wouldn’t be in. (CO)
8 a.m., caller asking if the court-
house was open. (MA)
8:23 a.m., officer checking in.
(CO)
9:13 a.m., caller confirming
information regarding an inmate.
(MA)
9:35 a.m., clerk advising she
was still sick and a visitor was
coming in to see an inmate. (CO)
9:55 a.m., call for clerk. (OC)
10:22 a.m., caller with message
for inmate. (DE)
10:33 a.m., call for sheriff.
(OC)
10:44 a.m., two calls about de-
bris in the middle of Highway 2.
(CO)
12:45 p.m., report of a con-
trolled burn in Waubonsie town-
ship, section 18. (CO)
2:56 p.m., caller advised the
fire department was needed south
of Benton. (CO)
2:58 p.m., caller advised Life
assist was needed in Mount Ayr.
(MA)
4:44 p.m., caller reported a
transient was walking northbound
on Highway 25. (CO)
6:21 p.m., request for an ambu-
lance in Mount Ayr. (MA)
8:33 p.m., caller needing lifting
assistance. (MA)
9:41 p.m., caller reporting live-
stock on the roadway. (CO)
Friday, March 18
3:56 a.m., caller reporting live-
stock on the roadway. (CO)
5:04 a.m., caller reporting a
Monday - Strawberry
Tuesday - Maple
Wednesday - Chocolate
Thursday - Lemon
6 u
. 2 & 1 onday - Sat m. - 9 p.m
Grilled
Loin
Sandwich
controlled burn. (CO)
6:33 a.m., caller reporting a fire
north of the county line. (OC)
7:20 a.m., caller concerned
about her husband. (DE)
7:52 a.m., call for sheriff. (EL)
8:09 a.m., officer checking in.
(CO)
8:34 a.m., call for sheriff re-
garding an inmate. (MA)
9 a.m., call about the permit
class. (DI)
9 a.m., call for sheriff. (EL)
9:44 a.m., call for sheriff. (OC)
11 a.m., call about a warrant.
(OC)
11:10 a.m., call regarding an in-
jured deer. (OC)
11:38 a.m., caller reporting a
controlled burn. (CO)
4:49 p.m., caller reporting a
grass fire in Washington township.
(CO)
6:01 p.m., caller concerned that
their electricity would be shut off.
(OC)
6:32 p.m., caller reported a grass
fire in Lincoln township. (CO)
8:39 p.m., caller reporting a
grass fire on P68. (KE)
8:51 p.m., caller reporting a
semi in the ditch at 120th Street
and Highway 25 needed a wrecker.
(CF)
Saturday, March 19
3:09 a.m., caller reporting cattle
out at 125th Avenue and Highway
2. (CO)
3:41 a.m., caller reporting cattle
out at 125th Avenue and Highway
2. (CO)
8:55 a.m., caller wanting to
know when the next weapons class
would be. Dispatch advised them
to watch the Record-News. (CO)
9:22 a.m., call for dispatch.
(DE)
10:11 a.m., call for chief depu-
ty. (MA)
10:49 a.m., caller lost and need-
ing directions. (OC)
11:43 a.m., caller reporting that
someone had hit her car. (KE)
12:40 p.m., request for an am-
bulance. (MA)
8:58 p.m., caller reporting cattle
out at P64 and 160th. (CO)
8:59 p.m., caller wanting in-
formation on getting a no contact
9:50 p.m., caller reporting cattle
out on J55. (CO)
11:26 p.m., caller giving dis-
ing their driver’s license. (MA)
Sunday, March 20
6:30 a.m., call for chief deputy.
(DE)
8:35 a.m., call for chief deputy.
(MA)
9:47 a.m., magistrate checking
in. (MA)
9:51 a.m., caller with questions
regarding an inmate. (GC)
10:13 a.m., caller with message
for an inmate. (DE)
11:30 a.m., caller with ques-
tions about an inmate. (OC)
1:07 p.m., caller reporting a
door open on a house. (CO)
4:20 p.m., grandmother with
questions for an officer. (KE)
6:10 p.m., caller reported their
mother was missing. They called
back later to report they had found
her. (CO)
6:27 p.m., inmate’s mother call-
ing with questions. (MA)
8:18 p.m., caller reporting a
dead deer in the roadway. (MA)
8:56 p.m., caller reporting they
had found a white puppy near the
school. (MA)
9:03 p.m., caller with informa-
tion for an officer. (MA)
9:06 p.m., caller wanting to
speak to an officer. (MA)
Monday, March 21
6:39 a.m., caller setting up visi-
tation with inmate. (OC)
7:37 a.m., REC call. (OC)
7:57 a.m., caller setting up visi-
tation with inmate. (DE)
8:10 a.m., call for sheriff. (OC)
8:13 a.m., call for chief deputy.
(DE)
9 a.m., caller needing to know
how to get their car. (TI)
9:54 a.m., caller advising of
bonding out of inmate. (OC)
10:28 a.m., call for sheriff.
(OC)
10:54 a.m., call for officer.
(DE)
10:59 a.m., call for clerk. (MA)
11:15 a.m., caller needing map
information. (OC)
11:15 a.m., caller reporting a
controlled burn. (CO)
1:11 p.m., caller wanting to
speak to an officer. (MA)
1:35 p.m., caller reporting a
controlled burn in Rice township,
section 21. (CO)
Tuesday, March 22
4:54 a.m., 911 call, request for
an ambulance. (MA)
5:50 a.m., caller reporting hors-
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Saturday - Chocolate
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(OS)
8:13 a.m., call for dispatch.
(DE)
8:27 a.m., caller checking on
her sister. (OC)
9:09 a.m., caller checking on
her son. (OC)
9:21 a.m., caller with a pet
questions. (OC)
9:35 a.m., caller checking on
her son. (OC)
10:04 a.m., call for sheriff.
(OC)
10:04 a.m., caller with ques-
tions regarding an inmate. (DE)
11:01 a.m., caller checking on
son. (OC)
11:15 a.m., call for dispatch.
(OC)
11:15 a.m., call for sheriff.
(MA)
11:20 a.m., call regarding in-
mate’s car. (OC)
11:30 a.m., call for dispatch.
(OC)
11:30 a.m., caller with ques-
tions regarding inmates. (OC)
12:08 p.m., call for sheriff.
(OC)
12:25 p.m., call for officer.
(MA)
12:33 p.m., call for chief depu-
ty. (MA)
12:41 p.m., caller wanting to
talk with an inmate. (MA)
1:36 p.m., caller wanting infor-
mation on an inmate. (MA)
5:49 p.m., tornado warning.
(CO)
7:23 p.m., caller reporting pow-
er outage. (MA)
11:55 p.m., caller wanting in-
formation on an inmate. (MA)
Wednesday, March 23
6:40 a.m., caller advising they
had a goat and a dog on their deck.
(MA)
6:59 a.m., caller advising the
owner of the goat and the dog have
taken them home. (MA)
7:20 a.m., caller checking on
their son. (OC)
8:32 a.m., caller requesting a
siren test. (SV)
9:38 a.m., caller with questions
regarding an inmate. (OC)
10:22 p.m., telemarketer. (OC)
11:02 a.m., bondsman calling in
regard to inmates. (OC)
11:49 a.m., caller concerned
about their granddaughter. (OC)
1:10 p.m., caller wanting to
speak to chief deputy.
2:37 p.m., lady holding dog
hostage. (MA)
5:18 p.m., report of power out-
age. (CO)
5:45 p.m., vehicle lockout.
(MA)
COURTHOUSE NEWS
Ringgold County Courthouse
hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. unless noted otherwise.
Ringgold county now has a
website at www.ringgoldcounty.
us.
• Assessor: Neil Morgan,
464-3233.
• Auditor: Laurie Greenman,
464-3239.
• Board of Supervisors: Dale
Walters, chairman, Kurt Shaha and
David Inloes, members, 464-3244.
Supervisors meetings are open
to the public and are held in the su-
pervisors conference room located
on the second floor between the
clerk of court and auditor’s office.
On days the board is not sched-
uled to be in office, please direct
all inquiries to the auditor’s office.
To schedule a meeting time with
the supervisors, contact the audi-
tor’s office.
Regular board meetings are
held on Monday and Thursday
mornings with official public no-
tice of the meeting agendas posted
at the Ringgold county courthouse,
Mount Ayr Record-News, Sun Val-
ley Lake and Diagonal city hall the
day before.
• Clerk of Court (a state of-
fice): Jackie Saville, 464-3234;
fax: 464-2478. Office hours are
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri-
days, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to
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Tobacco Use Prevention and Control and made possible by funding from the
Department of Health and Human Services.
4:30 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thurs-
days, 8 a.m. - noon and 1 p.m. -
2:30 p.m.
The clerk’s office handles ali-
mony and child support payments,
probates, civil and criminal filings,
magistrate’s court and records and
services of adoptions, conservator-
ships, court proceedings, divorces,
estates, grand jury, guardianships,
judgments, juvenile proceedings,
mechanic’s liens, mental health
admissions, petit jury, surety
company certificates, state hospi-
tal, traffic violations, trust funds,
trusteeships. Certified copies can
be made of above listed records.
Court records are also available at
www.iowacourts.gov.
• County Conservation
Board: Kate Zimmerman; phone:
464-2787; email: rangerkate@io-
watelecom.net.
Please contact for information
on rules and regulations, parks,
trail ways, camping, shelter reser-
vations, environmental education
and more.
RCCB Outdoor Bike/Hike
Event is being planned for Satur-
day, June 18 from 9 a.m. to noon
- more details to come.
• County Weed Commission-
er: Brenda Adams, 783-2348. fice debit/credit transactions until
• Development and Tour-
ism: Karen Bender, Coordinator,
464-3704.
• E-911 Service Board: Merle
Walter, 307 N. Webster St., Mount
Ayr, 464-3311.
• Emergency Management
Agency: Teresa Jackson, Coordi-
nator, 109 W. Madison St., Suite
105, cell: 641-344-9767; phone:
464-3344; fax: 464-0663, email:
tjackson@iowatelecom.net. Hours:
Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m.
The tornado sirens in Mount
Ayr will be tested the first Tuesday
of each month beginning Tuesday,
February 6 at 9 a.m. unless there is
severe weather.
• Engineer: Zach Gunsolley,
P.E., 464-3232. Office hours: Mon-
day - Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• General Relief: Teresa Jack-
son, 109 W. Madison St., Suite
105, 464-3344. Office hours: Tues-
day and Friday, 8 a.m. to noon or
by appointment. For emergencies
call 641-344-9767.
• Recorder: Karen Schaefer,
464-3231.
Recorder fees March 21-25,
2011: Official records, $1,421.05;
DNR registration fees, $299.50;
vital records, $95.00; passport
fees, $34.00. Total revenue for the
time period was $1,849.55.
Genealogy researchers are wel-
come and can obtain copies of land
records and uncertified and certi-
fied copies of vital records.
    The recorder’s office serves as
a passport agent.  Items needed to
apply are: certified copy of birth
certificate, driver’s license or state
issued ID, two-inch square pass-
port photos and passport applica-
tion (both available at recorder’s
office) and fees. Allow four to six
weeks from date of application to
receive passport book or card from
the passport agency. Expedited
service is available for an addi-
tional fee.
    Individuals with recent name
changes can get their passport
book/card updated without a fee
within one year of issue. Forms
may be obtained at the recorder’s
office.
    Be aware that some countries
have travel restrictions for individ-
uals whose passport expires within
six months and will deny entry.
Travelers need to check destina-
tion requirements in order to avoid
delays. For additional information
call the recorder’s office or go to
www.travel.state.gov/passport.
When registering a newly-pur-
chased boat, you are required to
present a bill of sale, previous reg-
istration, title (if applicable) and
fees.
    Four spring turkey seasons are
starting April 11 through May 15.
Hunting and fishing licenses are
available at the recorder’s office.
• Sanitarian: Ringgold County
Public Health Agency, 464-0691.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.
• Public Health Agency: 119 S.
Fillmore, 464-0691. Hours: Mon-
day - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Sheriff: Mike Sobotka, Emer-
gency Only 911, Non-Emergency
(Available 24/7) 464-3921 or
464-2911. Road Conditions - dial
511 or online at www.IowaRoad-
Conditions. org.
• Treasurer: Debbie Cannon,
464-3230.
The second half of the 2009
property taxes are due March
31, 2011. Mailed payments post-
marked by March 31, 2011 will
not have a penalty assessed.
When paying your taxes, please
include the tax stub from your
tax statement.
You can pay your property tax
online at www.iowatreasurers.
org with Visa, Master Card and
Discover credit cards or e-checks.
Payments made in the office may
be with cash, checks at the present
time. Due to equipment failure, we
will NOT be able to accept in of-
the equipment is repaired. Pay-
ments using cards may still be
made online through the website.
We apologize for this temporary
inconvenience.
All documents conveying real
estate need to have the name and
address of the person to whom
the property tax statement is to
be mailed. Please check renewal
notices and tax statements for the
correct information. If the infor-
mation is wrong, contact the trea-
surer’s office.
Motorists can now renew mo-
tor vehicle registrations online at
www.iowatreasurers.org if a re-
newal notice is received through
the United States Postal Service
that contains a personal identifica-
tion number (PIN). Please be aware
that the PIN can only be used one
time. Contact the treasurer’s office
for more information.
Those with February birth dates
are reminded to register their mo-
tor vehicles by March 31, 2011.
Bring in the renewal statement re-
ceived in the mail so renewals can
be quickly processed.
• Driver’s License Office: Lo-
cated in the Treasurer’s Office.
Driver’s licenses may be re-
newed any time during the period
of 30 calendar days before and
up to 60 calendar days after the
driver’s birth date.
The driver’s license station
hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 3:30
p.m. Phone 464-3230 with ques-
tions.
• Veterans Affairs: Gary Smith,
464-2397. Mondays and Thurs-
days, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Tuesdays, 8
a.m. - noon; Closed Wednesdays
and Fridays. In case of emergency
641-464-2397 or 641-202-1199.
More Through Years
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an individual. Other members of the
team included Stephanie McDonnell
and Katie Kemery.
A Mount Ayr Community high
school senior has been given honor-
able mention on the Iowa Newspaper
Association’s all-state team as one
of several honors given to Raider
basketball players following the
season. Matt Lynch, a 5’8” guard,
was among players in Class 2A
receiving honorable mention when
the Iowa Newspaper Association
named its teams recently. Lynch
averaged 18.7 points per game, 8.2
rebounds and 5.4 assists per game
for the Raiders.
Obituaries in this week’s issue
Wayne Oscar Burchett, Carroll
(Lefty) Porter Geist, Violet Leoan
Grose Trower, Lester Sickels
and Coralyn (Lorrayne) Clayton
Swank.
Coffee With
The Girls
News from Clearfield
Linda Bell
March 28 - Sunday - At Sun-
day school they had the story of
the farmer who plants seeds and
some of them fall on good ground
and some fall on different kinds of
ground that don’t grow the seed
very well. They then had some
flower pots, good soil and some
flower seeds and they planted the
seeds. They are into Lent and are
talking about what Jesus did his
last week on earth and one thing he
did was talk to the people in para-
bles or stories and this was one of
them.
Monday - Linda Bell went to
town this morning and stopped ;in
for coffee. Jeannie Jean Stephens
was in and she and Dick had been
to Canada to see their son. They
had to drive through a blizzard in
the Dakotas but ran out of it further
north. She said there were lots of
vehicles in the ditch but they went
slow and made it through. She
thought things were really expen-
sive up there. They took the family
to a movie and by the time she paid
for the tickets and treats, it took a
$100 bill.
Thursday - The Lions met this
evening at the Lions hall and the
Diagonal Archery Club served the
supper. They did a good job and it
was a good meal. Two of Gaylan
and Linda Bell’s granddaughters,
Katie and Erin, were on the serving
detail. There was a good turnout,
more than usual. You never know
how many to plan for. There were
several things on the agenda. One
was the new convenience store.
Another was updating the kitchen
to meet codes for the congregate
meal site and they are also work-
ing on a chairperson for July 4. Al
thought he had someone who will
do it. Everyone will help.
Friday - Today was JB Routh’s
funeral at the Methodist church.
There was a huge crowd and they
had over 100 for the dinner after-
wards. Linda Bell has been helping
with those now that she’s retired
and she really enjoys it. She gets
to see so many people she hasn’t
seen for awhile and gets to visit
with them. She also gets to work
with women she doesn’t get to see
very often and gets to visit with
them. Eydie Stephens conducted
the service. Pastor Shurmaine is on
vacation. Also Joe Routh and Al
Rusk told of some of the favorite
memories of JB. He and his wife,
Dorothy, ran a hardware store on
Main Street for several years.
Saturday - Today was the huge
garage sale at the Methodist church.
They started at 8 a.m. and ran until
7 p.m. They also had a bake sale.
From 5 to 7 p.m. they also had a
taco supper and it was well attend-
ed. Gerald Scott was celebrating
his 90th birthday at his house that
evening and their daughter came in
and got 12 to go. They are having a
card shower for him. They are us-
ing the money for their rabbit mis-
sion. They will also run the garage
sale next Saturday from 8 a.m. to
noon. So if you missed this week-
end, you can still shop. There is a
lot of good stuff.
Closing this week with “Re-
member that what’s right isn’t al-
ways popular and what’s popular
isn’t always right.”
From the coffee table, Linda B.
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FUND-RAISER BRICKS
Lucky Lanes still has room for more bricks
in front of the building. All proceeds will be used
as part of the matching funds for our Dekko
Foundation Grant. Any donation of $100 or more
will receive a brick inscribed with your message.
Send your tax deductible donations and brick form to: Steve
Fetty, 107 E. Monroe, Mount Ayr, IA 50854. Make your check
payable to SCICF - Ringgold Bowling Endowment Fund. Donations
of $100 or more are also eligible for an Iowa tax credit.
Fill Out and Return with Your Donation.
Bricks will be imprinted in caps, exactly as written.
Your Name
Blackmore Corner
Connie Huff • 772-4748
March 28 - Bob and Linda
Swanson enjoyed having their
grandson, Shane Swanson of
Omaha, NE, spent his spring break
with them last week. Friday morn-
ing Linda and Shane visited with
Cathy Coulson and grandson Cody
Jones. That evening they went to
the movie in Mount Ayr. They met
his folks for lunch Saturday noon
in Red Oak and Shane went home
with them. Saturday evening Bob
and Linda attended the UMW’s
omelets supper in Tingley and
Sunday evening Linda attended the
community-wide sing at the Unit-
ed Baptist-Presbyterian Church in
Mount Ayr.
Hester Derscheid was among
the folks who helped Lela Dukes
celebrate her birthday at Darlene’s
Place in Ellston Thursday. Hope it
was a good one, Lela.
Ernie and Judy Mercer, Gary
and Ardith Keplinger of Mount
Ayr and Angie Ratloff of Wood-
bine attended funeral services in
Jamesport, MO for their cousin,
Barry Lane, Tuesday. Sunday Judy
attended the song fest at the United
Baptist-Presbyterian Church in
Mount Ayr. She commented that
the county has lots of good talent
and it was a fun evening.
Unemployment rate
holds at 6.1 percent,
six percent in county
The Iowa job market continued
to show improved hiring in Feb-
ruary, while the state’s seasonally
adjusted unemployment rate held
steady at 6.1 percent.
Iowa’s jobless rate was also 6.1
percent for February 2010. Mean-
while, the U.S. jobless rate for
February edged down to 8.9 per-
cent, the first time the rate fell be-
low nine percent since April 2009.
In Ringgold county, the unem-
ployment rate droped to six per-
cent for the month of February,
down from 6.5 percent in January.
The statistics showed the civil-
ian labor force in Ringgold county
at 2,480 in February with total em-
ployment of 2,330 people and 150
unemployed.
In January the civilian labor
force was pegged at 2,620 with
total employment of 3,360 and the
number of unemployed at 160.
“The weak recovery that began
in the summer of 2009 appears to
be stabilizing,” said Teresa Wahl-
ert, director of Iowa Workforce
Development. “Nonfarm employ-
ment has increased steadily since
September, a departure from the
slow hiring pattern experienced
last summer.”
The pool of unemployed Iowans
increased slightly to 102,200 in
February from 101,900 in January.
The year ago level of 101,500 was
700 less than the current month’s
estimate.
The total number of working
Iowans advanced to 1,578,900 in
February, the highest figure re-
corded since April 2009. Total
employment stood at 1,576,500 in
January, and 1,565,600 in Febru-
ary 2010.
Leisure and hospitality led all
sectors with a gain of 2,500 jobs
in February. Hiring in recreational
activities accounted for a large
portion of the monthly increases.
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Social
Community Calendar
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contact Record-News staff at
464-2440.
Thursday, March 31
Ringgold County Hospital
Auxiliary cookie walk at the Ring-
gold county courthouse lobby at
7:45 a.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous meet-
ing at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood
Center, Mount Ayr.
Saturday, April 2
Regional meeting of the Iowa
Federation of Republican Women
will meet at Romano’s Pizza from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Bridal shower for Brittany
Hunt, bride-elect of Chad Schla-
pia, at the Diagonal community
building from 1 to 3 p.m.
American Legion Auxiliary
will meet at the Senior Activity
Center in Mount Ayr at 2 p.m.
An evening of fun, food and
inspiration at the Diagonal Com-
munity school gymnasium. Doors
open at 4 p.m. Meal will be at 5
p.m. and Matt Stutzman, “The
Inspirational Archer,” will speak
at 6:30 p.m.
Monday, April 4
Thin Within support group will
meet at 5 p.m. at the Lighthouse.
Ringgold County Tourism will
meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Chamber
of Commerce building. Visitors
welcome.
Mount Ayr City Council will
meet at 6 p.m. at Mount Ayr City
Hall.
Jam session at the Mount Ayr
American Legion building from 6
to 9 p.m.
Mount Ayr Order of the Eastern
Star will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the
Masonic Temple, Mount Ayr.
Sowing in Tears Support Group
will meet at 7 p.m. at the Light-
house Church, two miles west of
Mount Ayr.
Tuesday, April 5
Calico Quilters will meet from
9:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the Senior
Citizens Activity Center, Mount
Ayr.
Mount Ayr Chamber of Com-
merce will meet at 5:30 p.m. at
Iowa Roadhouse for dinner during
the meeting.
Faith Lodge #179 A.F. & A.M.
meets at 8 p.m. at the Masonic
Temple, Mount Ayr.
Wednesday, April 6
Bag Day all day - thrift shop
and tables only at the Ringgold
County Neighborhood Center.
The Mount Ayr Public Library
board will meet at 5:15 p.m. at the
Births
Tripp Nathaniel Trammel
• Jamie and Amanda Trammel
of West Des Moines are the proud
parents of a new son, Tripp Na-
thaniel Trammel, who was born at
2:19 p.m. on Thursday, March 10,
2011, at the Iowa Methodist Medi-
cal Center in Des Moines.
Tripp weighed in at eight
pounds, 11.2 ounces and was 20
inches in length.
Grandparents include Bob and
Teri Campbell of Mount Ayr and
Linda Trammel and Bob Decker of
Des Moines. Great-grandmother is
Margaret Campbell of Mount Ayr.
Tripp was welcomed home by
his two big brothers, Tyler and
Kaden.
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Knights Of Columbus
Lenten Fish Fry
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Parish Hall
Friday, April 8 • 5:30 to 7 p.m.
SERVING: Alaskan Pollock, Baked Potatoes,
Macaroni and Cheese,
Cole Slaw, Texas Toast,
Drinks, Desserts
All You
Can Eat
Freewill Offerings
library.
Thursday, April 7
Ringgold County Master Gar-
deners will meet at the Iowa State
Extension office at 5 p.m.
Ringgold County Tourism
meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Cham-
ber of Commerce building.
Southwest Iowa Shutterbugs
will meet at the Creston Pizza
Ranch. Chatter and food begins
at 6 p.m. Regular meeting begins
at 7 p.m. Controversial because author Amy
Sons of the American Legion
will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Mount
Ayr Legion hall.
Alcoholics Anonymous meet-
ing at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood
Center, Mount Ayr.
Saturday, April 9
Breakfast for supper at the
Benton community building from
5 to 7 p.m. Freewill offering.
Monday, April 11
Thin Within support group will
meet at 5 p.m. at the Lighthouse.
Mount Ayr Community School
board meets at 6 p.m. in the MACS
board room.
Jam session at the Mount Ayr
American Legion building from 6
to 9 p.m.
Mount Ayr Golf and Country
Club board will meet at 5:30 p.m.
at the clubhouse.
Sowing in Tears Support Group
will meet at 7 p.m. at the Light-
house Church, two miles west of
Mount Ayr.
Tuesday, April 12
Mount Ayr American Legion
Post 172 will meet at 6:30 p.m. at
the Post.
V.F.W. Lamoni Post will meet
at 7:30 p.m. at Lamoni Community
Center.
Wednesday, April 13
Bag Day all day - thrift shop
and tables only at the Ringgold
County Neighborhood Center.
Public is invited to attend a
support group, “Touching Our
Grief,” sponsored by Hospice of
Central Iowa from 1:30 to 3:30
p.m. at the Extension office. For
information, contact Kathy Rine-
hart, 464-2088.
Ringgold Outdoor Alliance
monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. at
Iowa Roadhouse.
Thursday, April 14
Mount Ayr Lions will meet at 6
p.m. Board meeting at 5:30 p.m.
Waubonsie Memorial Center
meeting at 7 p.m. in Benton.
Topaz Lodge #438 A.F. & A.M.
meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Temple
on Main Street in Kellerton.
Alcoholics Anonymous meet-
ing at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood
Center, Mount Ayr.
Auxiliary to meet
Saturday, April 2
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet Saturday, April 2, at the
Senior Activity Center in Mount
Ayr at 2 p.m.
NWMSU alumni
plan social April 8
Southern Iowa Chapter of
Northwest Missouri State Univer-
sity Alumni and Friends will have
their annual anniversary social in
Mount Ayr on Friday, April 8. edging the present cook, Richard
The event will be held at Ram-
sey’s Supper Club starting with a
social at 6:30 p.m. A buffet meal
will start at 7 p.m. followed by a
short program.
Guest speakers will be Bev
Schenkel, dean of enrollment and
Steve Sutton, director of alumni
relations. Special guest will be Dr.
John Jasinski, president of North-
west Missouri State University.
He has been in office for two years
and is anxious to meet alumni and
friends around the nation.
Reservations are not needed,
but recommended by April 5
by contacting Dennis Bunch at
bunchhardward@lenoxia.com
or 641-414-0058, Darin Goins
at darin_goins@hotmail.com or
816-260-7565 or Joan Jackson at
joanjackson@iowatelecom.net or
641-344-7905.
All Northwest alumni and
friends are welcome to come enjoy
an evening connecting with other
Northwest friends.
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Shafer to help lead tour
When the St. Anthony Village high school band and choir from St.
Anthony Village, MN, took their Scandinavian and European friend-
ship tour over the school’s spring break March 24- April 3, choir
director Michael Shafer helped lead the tour. Shafer and his wife
Kayla will be joining with the students who will be traveling to Salo,
Finland and Nagykanizsa, Hungary, to enhance the village’s sister-
city relationships with these two communities. The tour will feature
musical and cultural exchange opportunities for the students. The
tour will visit Helsinki, Finland before traveling on to Salo, Finland,
where the students will stay with host families. They will tour the
area, present a concert and visit a school for a day. Then they will
travel on to Budapest, Hungary, where they will have a tour before
traveling on to Nagykanizsa. They will spend time with students in
school, present a concert and then travel back to Budapest to return
home. Michael and Kayla Shafer are shown above. Shafer is the son
of Bob and Sheila Shafer of Mount Ayr.
Tingley meal site held 37th
birthday celebration
Thirty-seven years of food, fun
and fellowship were celebrated
by the Tingley meal site at a party
held Monday, March 21.
Told by the food inspector back
when they started that they’d never
last three months, the Tingley site
has had the satisfaction of proving
him wrong.
A western theme, “Ropin’ ‘Em
In,” was used in planning the
party. Site manager Nancy Jarred
extended a welcome to all before
turning the program over to co-em-
cees Bonnie Manders and George
Hosfield. Music was provided by a
combined group made up of band
and singers. They opened the pro-
gram with “When You’re Smiling”
and closed with “Happy Trails to
You.” Peggy Skarda accompanied
the group on her chord organ.
A special, “Back in the Saddle
Again,” was provided by two
gents, Bill Webb and George
Hosfield, plus Peggy Skarda sang
“They Cut down the Old Pine
Tree” as a solo. Naomi and George
Hosfield danced to “The Anniver-
sary Waltz.”
All those with western attire
who wanted to were asked to pa-
rade around and show their stuff as
“Deep in the Heart of Texas” was
played. At that time, judge Bonnie
Young got an opportunity to take
a look at all the attire worn. She
chose Nancy Yates to be the most
authentic cowgirl in appearance
and Al Clough as the most authen-
tic cowboy. Special mention was
given little Savannah McKnight
and Jeremy Monroe.
Marge Werner gave a reading
written by Walt Main, a former
site participant. Ethel Campbell
shared two readings, one entitled
“A Farmer’s Wife” and the other,
“Deep in the Heart of Texas,” that
everyone got to act a part.
Nancy Jarred shared a brief ac-
count of the site’s history acknowl-
Larson, and the importance volun-
teers have played through the years.
She introduced special guests pres-
ent, which included Steve Bolie,
executive director; Lily Ripperger,
nutrition director, and Pam Stow,
transportation director, all from the
Area XIV Agency on Aging cen-
tral office.
Recognition was given to the
site council members -- Bonnie
Manders, Sharon Case, Marge
Werner and Irma Johnston -- who
plan and help carry out all the ac-
tivities at the site.
Recognition was given to Irma
and Neil Johnston, Ringgold coun-
ty’s representatives on the adviso-
ry board, and Larry Ford, Ringgold
county’s member on the board of
directors. Members of the Ellston
U.M.W. ladies group were recog-
nized and given a hand for all the
birthday cakes they provided in
2010.
Steve Bolie presented a certifi-
cate to George Hosfield recogniz-
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ing him as an outstanding volun-
teer at the Tingley site, an honor he
certainly deserves. He joins Marge
Werner, Edith Wood and Naomi
Hosfield, who previously received
this award.
Pastor Lila Greene gave the
blessing before all dined on a roast
beef menu.
Those present received a nut
cup and a bean bag, gifts from the
site. They also received a note pad
and fan from the Area Agency plus
badges and a key chain from the
Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office.
A drawing was used to give
away several donated items. Four
candles donated by Sue Rich-
ards were won by Velma Lorenz,
Naomi Hosfield, Bernard Craw-
ford and Betty Yates. A tote bag
was won by Frances Davenport
and Kathy Stammer won a water
bottle, both gifts from Area XIV
Agency on Aging. Ken Halm won
a bean pot and Bill Webb won
glasses donated by Peggy Skarda.
Winners of tin hangings were Di-
anne Hulsebus, Marge Werner and
Marge Yashack. Margaret Wilkins,
Jeremy Monroe, Al Clough and
Marlys McPherson each won a bag
of beans and Wilmoth Nichols,
Marge Perry, Barb Walters, Jake
Daily and Mary Van Heeswyke
each won kerchiefs.
The building looked quite fes-
tive in its western attire, so skill-
fully provided and arranged by Sue
Richards and Turk Allen.
Festivities closed with a pre-
sentation by another guest present,
Flat Stanley. He was visiting the
meal site as a guest with Amanda
Monroe, Kathy Stammer’s grand-
daughter.
Bloodmobile bus
to visit April 12
A bloodmobile visit to Mount
Ayr by the LifeServe Blood Cen-
ter, the organization that provides
blood products for Ringgold Coun-
ty Hospital, will be held Tuesday,
April 12.
The bloodmobile bus will
be parked on the south side of
the Ringgold county courthouse
square in Mount Ayr from 2:30 to
5:30 p.m. that day.
Generous volunteer blood do-
nors are the foundation of a stable
community blood supply, accord-
ing to Christine Hayes, vice presi-
dent of communications for the
blood center.
In fact, more than 38,000 vol-
unteers are needed to give blood
each day to ensure an adequate
blood supply for area hospitals and
patients.
Eligible blood donors must be
at least 16 years of age, weigh at
least 120 pounds and be in general
good health.
For more information or to
schedule an appointment to donate
blood, call 800-287-4903.
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Library Leafings
Mary Kathryn Gepner
New to the library is the con-
troversial book, “Battle Hymn Of
The Tiger Mother” by Amy Chua.
Chua writes of the marked differ-
ences in the parenting styles of
Chinese versus Western parents.
The daughter of Chinese immi-
grant parents, she made the iron-
willed decision to raise her children
the Chinese way. Her daughters
were never allowed to: “attend a
sleepover, have a play date, be in
a school play, complain about not
being in a school play, watch TV
or play computer games, choose
their own extracurricular activi-
ties, get any grade less than an A,
not be the #1 student in any subject
except gym and drama, play any
instrument other than the piano or
violin, not play the piano or vio-
lin.”
In chapter 10, “Teeth Marks
and Bubbles,” she identified what
she believes to be three big dif-
ferences between the Chinese and
Western parental mind-sets. “First,
I’ve noticed that Western parents
are extremely anxious about their
children’s self-esteem. They worry
about how their children will feel
if they fail at something, and they
try to reassure their children about
how good they are not withstand-
ing a mediocre performance on a
test or at a recital....For example,
if a child comes home with an A-
on a test, a Western parent will
most likely praise the child. The
Chinese mother will gasp in horror
and ask what went wrong. Second,
Chinese parents believe their kids
owe them everything. . . Chinese
mothers get in the trenches, putting
in long grueling hours personally
tutoring, training, interrogating
and spying on their kids. Anyway,
the understanding is that Chinese
children must spend their lives
repaying their parents by obey-
ing them and making them proud.
Third, Chinese parents believe that
they know what is best for their
children and therefore override all
of their children’s own desires and
preferences.”
Chinese parents care about their
kids and would do anything for
them; it is just a different parenting
style. “In a survey of 50 Western
American mothers and 48 Chinese
immigrant mothers, almost 70 per-
cent of the Western mothers said
either that ‘stressing academic suc-
cess is not good for children’ or that
‘parents need to foster the idea that
learning is fun.’ By contrast zero
percent of the Chinese mothers
felt the same way... .the vast ma-
jority of Chinese mothers said that
they believe their children can be
‘the best’ students, that ‘academic
achievement reflects successful
parenting’ and that if the children
did not excel at school, then there
was ‘a problem’ and parents ‘were
not doing their job.’”
Studies indicate that “compared
to Western parents, Chinese par-
ents spend approximately 10 times
as long every day drilling academ-
ic activities with their children.” It
can’t be denied that Chinese par-
ents raise stereo-typically success-
ful kids, producing so many math
whizzes and music prodigies.
New to the library: In paperback
fiction: “L.A. Dead” and “Loiter-
ing With Intent” by Stuart Woods,
“Killing Floor” by Lee Child and
“Comstock Cross Fire” by Gary
Franklin.
Clearfield
Meal Site
March 28 - On April 1 there
will be a white elephant gift ex-
change for the April Fools party…
come early.
March 25 an Iowa Legal Aide
program was conducted by Jennie
about debt issues.
The Clearfield Meal Site is
open every Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday. Call 641-336-2924 to
make reservations and to hear the
menus.
at
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Attic
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Ph. 641-464-2149
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Club Notes
Chapter CK, P.E.O.
Chapter CK met at the Senior
Citizens Activity Center on March
21, 2011 with 25 members present.
The business meeting was opened
at 7 p.m. by JoAnn Buckner, presi-
dent. Marie Still acted as guard
while Dixie Taylor served as trea-
surer. Chaplain Nancy Sackett read
scripture from Psalm 62: 5-6. Min-
utes of the March 5, 2011 meeting
were read by recording secretary
Camille Jackson and approved.
The corresponding secretary,
Cheryl Taylor, reported that she had
sent the annual membership report
as well as the slate of officers to the
state office. She also mentioned the
Viewpoint, a publication from Cot-
tey College.
The next meeting will be the
scholarship meeting held on April
18 at the Mount Ayr high school.
Joan Rinehart gave the report of
the courtesy committee. Historian
Grace Moser read the minutes of
the October 29, 1909 meeting.
New committees were
named by President JoAnn.
Those officers not present at
the last meeting were installed.
The list of officers for 2011-2012
is as follows: JoAnn Bucker, presi-
dent; Dorothy Hughes, vice presi-
dent; Cheri Dessinger, treasurer;
Nancy Sackett, chaplain; Camille
Jackson, recording secretary; Cher-
yl Taylor, corresponding secretary,
and Cynthia Mitchell, guard. The
ceremony of initiation was held.
Marcy Crain gave the report for
the 2011 budget. Membership has
increased from 55 to 57 members.
An item added to the budget was
for the Star Scholarship. The report
of the auditing committee was giv-
en by Dixie Taylor. March birth-
days were recognized with the only
ones present Marie Burmeister and
Teri Campbell.
Phyllis Sickels gave the pro-
gram about quilting. She told about
her love of quilting, showed pho-
tos of some quilts she had made
and brought several quilts she had
made. Everyone enjoyed and ap-
preciated her program. She closed
with a reading “Tragic Magic, It’s
not quite as easy as it looks.”
The hostesses, Nida Solliday,
Marcy Crain and Cheryl Taylor,
served Saint Patrick’s Day dessert,
nuts, mints and drink.
Maloy Shamrocks
The Maloy Shamrocks met on
March 27, 2011 at 4 p.m. Abbey
Schafer called the meeting to or-
der. Alyssa Johnson led the Pledge
of Allegiance. Caylie Hickman
took roll call and there were 32
members present answering the
question, “Have you started a 4-H
project?”
There were no minutes from
the previous meeting read. Laura
Davison gave the treasurer’s re-
port. Hannah Glendenning made
a motion to approve the report and
was seconded by Zach Murphy.
Old business included the money-
making project at the Pizza Ranch.
New business included talk of par-
ticipating in food prep at the Unit-
ed Baptist-Presbyterian church on
April 19 and also discussion about
choosing t-shirts for the club. A
new design was voted in by the
club members. Abbey Schafer mo-
tioned to adjourn the meeting and
Hannah Jackson seconded it.
Zach Murphy led the 4-H
pledge. Presentations were made
by Paige Lynch, Elsie Schafer,
Caylie Hickman and Abbey Scha-
fer. Snacks were brought by Scha-
fers, Lynches and Hickmans.
Caylie Hickman.
Secretary
Lions Club moves
drop off box for
Grandson battling glasses, hearing aids
childhood cancer The Mount Ayr Lions Club has
Blake Wood, grandson of Jim
and Kathy Wood of Colfax, has
Ewing’s Sarcoma, a childhood
cancer.
Wood, who turned 15 in Febu-
rary, was diagnosed with the dis-
ease a year ago and chemotherapy
was immediately started.
Jim Wood is originally from
Clearfield and the son of the late
Howard and Mabel Wood. Jim
and Kathy Wood would appreci-
ate thoughts and prayers for their
grandson.
Cards may be sent to Blake
Wood, 1274 South Goodrich
Street, Colfax, IA 50054.
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News & Notes
Judy Hensley
For those of us who share the
road with a farmer, this is the time
of year to travel safely and to be
aware that they will be pulling in
and out of fields with heavy equip-
ment.
It is not possible to stop on
a dime with all that power and
weight of machinery. Practicing
safe driving prevents an accident.
Don’t text and be sidetracked by
cell phone talking.
It’s our friends out there shar-
ing the road on the busy day of a
farmer, let’s keep everyone alive
and safe.
Tractor operations represent a
significant portion of annual on-
farm fuel costs. Rising fuel prices
present a challenge for Iowa’s
farmers as they prepare for spring
field work. A new publication from
Iowa State University Extension
illustrates the “shift up, throttle
back” technique to reduce tractor
fuel consumption and related ex-
penses.
“Shift Up and Throttle Back to
Save Tractor Fuel” (PM 2089M)
is available to download from the
Extension Online Store, www.ex-
tension.iastate.edu/store.
“Spring is here, and this year’s
rising temperatures are accompa-
nied by rising fuel prices,” said
Dana Petersen, ISU Extension pro-
gram coordinator with ISU Farm
Energy. “Striving to get the best
performance from any tractor can
help farmers to reduce costs by
conserving fuel.”
Late-model tractors with “infi-
nitely” or “continuously” variable
transmissions are designed to au-
tomatically perform at maximum
fuel efficiency, but older models
need more attention.
Spring field work requires vary-
ing amounts of drawbar force de-
pending on the size of the tractor,
the size of the implement and soil
conditions. With a partial drawbar
load, the fuel efficiency of a die-
sel engine is fairly forgiving if the
operator will “shift up and throttle
back.”
“The first step to reduce fuel
consumption is remembering to
shift up to a higher gear and ease
back on the throttle when the trac-
tor is only partially loaded,” said
Mark Hanna, ISU Extension agri-
cultural engineer. “This technique
alone can easily improve fuel sav-
ings by 10 percent.”
For more tips on tractor main-
tenance from Hanna and other ISU
ag engineers, visit http://farmen-
ergy.exnet.iastate.edu and register
for the upcoming Farm Energy
webinar scheduled for May 11.
The Farm Energy webinar and
publications are part of a series of
farm energy conservation and effi-
ciency educational materials being
developed through the ISU Farm
Energy Initiative.
The purpose is to increase farm-
ers’ awareness of opportunities for
improving efficient use of farm en-
ergy. The initiative also will help
farmers and utility providers to
explore alternatives to reduce farm
energy demand and to improve
overall profitability in a rapidly
changing energy environment.
moved the location of their drop
off box for used glasses and hear-
ing aids.
The drop off box, which is an
old mail box, is now located at
CGI Foods in Mount Ayr.
People should recognize that
the mail box is for these items and
not for mail, it was noted.
A newer box has been readied
for this service and the old box has
been repainted and will be placed
at the Mount Ayr American Legion
to collect used flags for the annual
flag burning ceremony where the
old flags are taken out of service.
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Senior Citizen
Activity Center
March 28 - Things were really
humming at the Activity Center
this week. Doug Still and his son
from Timberline Flooring came
early Monday morning to lay the
new flooring in the kitchen and the
two bathrooms on the north end of
the building. The Antiques Club,
hosted by Helen Schardein, met in
the main room and were very gra-
cious about being moved around
and in closer quarters. The steering
committee met Monday afternoon,
again in the main room. Because
there was a sealer put down on the
seams that could not be walked on,
the kitchen and both bathrooms
were blocked off until Tuesday
around noon when everything was
completed. PEO met Monday eve-
ning at the Center with Cheryl Tay-
lor hosting. Again, they were very
gracious about being in the main
room in a smaller area because of
the kitchen appliances, coffee table
and large island being there also.
They had 26 people at their meet-
ing.
Tuesday morning brought the
sewing/quilting group, again in the
main room. Doug and his son fin-
ished up by 11 a.m. Tuesday morn-
ing and the task began of putting
everything back in the kitchen.
They took care of the appliances
but the tables, chairs, coffee bar
and island had to be put back in....
and the dust from sanding the floor
before laying the new had to be
wiped off everything. All was done
in time for bingo Tuesday after-
noon.
With pitch playing Wednesday,
dominoes Thursday, a family using
the Center Saturday and snack and
game night Sunday evening, ev-
eryone was certainly busy. Some
weeks are like that, busy as can be,
but they all even out in the end as
they have some slower weeks at
times. It is good to see the Center
used as much as it is, though.
The Activity Center has had
people stopping by about the New
York trip all week. Some visited
to see the Center and meet people
who were setting up the trip. Phone
calls are still coming in about the
trip so the word is really getting
out.
Mike Gregory, hearing spe-
cialist, was at the Activity Center
Thursday, March 24. Mike is at
the Center the second and fourth
Thursdays of the month from 9:30
to 11 a.m. for walk-ins. Stop by
and see him if you need batteries
or tubes for your hearing aid or if
you would like to have your hear-
ing checked to see if hearing aids
could help you.
The world heard that Elizabeth
Taylor passed away last week also.
At the Activity Center they have
two large print books, both biog-
raphies, about Miss Taylor. Stop
by and check these out and find
out about how she became a movie
star, her many marriages, her mov-
ies and her humanitarian works.
They have other great books to
borrow also, so stop by and visit.
DON’T FORGET – Friday,
April 1, at 10 a.m., is the first day
of “Keepin’ Me Fit,” exercises for
seniors to keep them in the best
shape for getting around in their
homes, walking and driving. Crys-
tal Storhoff will be leading these
exercises. Come in and check these
out.
Friday, April 8, is the first round
table discussion and those at the
Center hope you will be on hand to
help them figure out the “future for
senior citizens in Ringgold coun-
ty.” They’ll have lots of discussion
and probably a lot of laughs, too.
Come in and be a part of aging ac-
tively in the community!
Redding
Bobbi Bainum • 767-5211
March 28 - Eunice (Sheumaker)
Jones, a former Redding resident,
died Friday, March 25. Her funeral
will be held Tuesday, March 29, at
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2 p.m. at the Prugh-Dunfee Funeral
Home in Grant City, MO. Charles,
Becky and Ian Abarr called on Tim
Jones and family in Grant City,
MO Sunday afternoon. Mary (Oli-
ver) Eighmy, also a former Red-
ding resident, died Friday. The
Abarrs also called on the Eighmy
family Sunday.
Dorothy Barber visited with
Madalyn Meek in Grant City, MO
Friday. She visited Colleen Saville
at Mount Ayr Health Care Center
Saturday morning and attended
the open house celebrating Theola
Weeda’s birthday at the Heritage
Park community room Saturday
afternoon.
Uva Stegman, Dakota and Ri-
ley visited with Oney Brumfield
Saturday evening. Dalton Brum-
field visited Oney Thursday.
Mary and Morris Carpenter vis-
ited his aunt and uncle, Darrell and
Doring Olson, in Sigourney Thurs-
day.
Helen Combs, Lil Rinehart,
Zack Rinehart, Bill and Patty
Wimer, Lavina Wimer of Mount
Ayr and Jeff and Denise Kelly and
family of Afton were dinner guests
at Kevin and Lori Wimer’s Sat-
urday to celebrate Jacob Wimer’s
12th birthday. Fran Frese was an
afternoon caller. Helen Combs
visited Vera Combs at Mount Ayr
Health Care Center Sunday after-
noon.
Former Redding resident Gif-
ford Knapp of DeSota, KS died
March 16. Tracee Knapp and sons
attended his funeral Saturday in
Overland Park, KS. David Knapp
was a weekend visitor at Steve and
Tracee’s. Tracee, Lew and Reas
Knapp took part in the “Power
Climb” sponsored by the Ameri-
can Lung Association Sunday in
Des Moines.
Louden and Calvin Main vis-
ited their grandparents, Ginny and
Bill Quick, over the weekend.
Shirley and Lee Brand visited
with Betty and J.W. Robertson
Saturday afternoon. Gary Lambert
was a Sunday afternoon caller of
the Robertsons.
Naomi Shafer went with Bob
and Sheila Shafer to the music pro-
gram at the United Baptist-Presby-
terian Church Sunday evening.
Laura, Peter and Anna
Shervheim were in Des Moines
for the Teen Pact meeting Mon-
day through Friday. Nathan
Shervheim attended Friday. Melin-
da Shervheim and Bobbi Bainum
attended the 4-H leaders meeting
Tuesday evening at the Extension
office in Mount Ayr.
Sharon and Dale Walkup, An-
nabel Walkup and James Walkup
went to Diagonal Sunday afternoon
to visit Ann and Darrin Schlapia
and their new baby, Adrian. An-
nabel went to Tom Miller’s funeral
Saturday in Blockton.
Darlene Bear visited Don Bear
and Nova Giles at Mount Ayr
Health Care Center Friday. Jacque
and Art Davis of Weeping Water,
NE were Sunday visitors at Dar-
lene Bear’s. Lucas Angus was also
a Sunday visitor.
Bobbi Bainum visited Jubal
Hunt at the Ringgold County Hos-
pital Saturday and Sunday. Bobbi
and Opal Hunt visited with Lena
Hunt and Lisa Hargrave and sons
Sunday afternoon in Grant City,
MO. Snowball Hanks, David Hunt
and Michael Bainum went to Al-
lendale, MO for breakfast Sunday
morning. Bernie Rothman, Chaz
Abarr and Snowball Hanks were
Sunday afternoon visitors of Bai-
nums.
Benton
Mary Swank • 785-2205
March 28 - Patty Stark visited
Tuesday afternoon with Patty So-
botka.
Jacque Sobotka and Ronnie
and Jacob visited Wednesday with
Patty and Wallace Sobotka.
Mike and Nancy Gepner and
Mary Gepner ate lunch together
Friday at Jamie’s Coffee Mill and
Deli.
Mike, Malinda, Shane and
Mitchel Swank, Joan and Don
Stringham and Jamie Stringham
spent the weekend in Des Moines.
Friday night they attended a wres-
tling meet that Shane wrestled in.
Saturday they attended the AAU
state wrestling meet in which
Mitchel wrestled.
Mary and Junior Swank and
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Matt Swank attended the AAU
state wrestling meet Saturday in
Des Moines in which Mitchel
Swank wrestled.
Matt Swank stayed in Des
Moines with his family. Mike,
Matt, Shane and Mitchel Swank
attended the garden tractor pull
Saturday evening.
Eva Sobotka was an overnight
guest of Patty and Wallace Sobot-
ka Saturday night.
Karla and Jarred Larson visited
Sunday with Mary and Richard
Swank.
Tingley
March 28 - All April birthdays
will be celebrated at a party to be
held at the meal site Friday, April
1. Friday Singers will provide the
entertainment.
Know who to blame for the
snowfall? The snowbirds. Several
have returned home after wintering
south. Welcomed back this week at
the site were Harold Brown, Shir-
ley and Lee Brand, Darlene Mor-
gan and Pauline Murphy. Every-
one loves to kid them but all sure
have missed them and are mighty
glad to have them back.
Everyone hopes Harold Brown
mends quick. He came back with a
broken arm.
The site got off to a big start last
week. A belated birthday party was
held to celebrate the site’s 37th
birthday Monday. One hundred
and twenty-one people shared the
festivities, which were rated a big
success by all.
Tuesday was back to normal.
The band was present to entertain.
Peggy Skarda was present to ac-
company band members Wilmoth
Nichols, Harold Brown, Mary Jane
Narigon, Norma and Bill Webb
and Marge and Dave Patch. Pinkie
and John Cline were proud to have
Mount Ayr’s cook, Rose Miller, as
their guest.
Then came Friday. It was an-
other big, fun day. Those at the site
celebrated again. The site hosted a
special 90 party for Maxine Wer-
ner. The Friday Singers provided
half of the day’s program. Darlene
Morgan was back as their accom-
panist while Marge Werner served
as director. Others present includ-
ed Iona Triggs, Wilmoth Nichols,
Mary Jane Narigon, Harold Brown,
Norma and Bill Webb, Darlene and
Don Wimmer and Marge and Dave
Patch. Maxine Werner was escort-
ed forth and seated up front. Nancy
Jarred was privileged to crown her
with a special 90 crown made by
Karon Naomi. Two poems were
shared, one by her sister-in-law,
Marge Werner, and one by great-
grandson Race Kelly. Great-grand-
daughter Ashley Ingram favored
with a song. Peggy Skarda accom-
panied Dave Patch as he sang “I
Want a Girl” and Fred Sherer sang
“The Spirit Song.”
Daughter Nancy Kelly intro-
duced family present. They in-
cluded her son-in-law, Mike Kelly;
granddaughter, Julie Ingram; great-
grandchildren, Ashley Ingram and
Race Kelly; sister-in-law, Marge
Werner, and her daughter-in-law,
Ann Werner and family and Bon-
nie Larson and Matt; sister-in-law
and brother-in-law, Carol and Dean
Bryan and their son, Mike Bryan.
Being a retired school teacher, sev-
eral teachers who taught school
when she did, bus driver, several
students she taught were present
plus a host of friends. Program
closed with all wishing Maxine
a happy birthday. Ice cream and
cake was enjoyed due to the gener-
osity of Nancy Kelly. This special
day sure meant a lot to Maxine.
The site was glad to be part of this
celebration.
This day was important to an-
other dear lady, Lela Dukes, who
was present with her granddaugh-
ter, Brenda Butchko. This dear
Saturday,
April 2
Maurie Goode
and Country
Gentlemen
with speical guest
Roxanne Gregg
6:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
◆ Over 2,000 sq. ft. of beautiful dance floor
◆ Show cars display
◆ Pizza, cobblers, ice cream, popcorn
◆ Non-alcoholic beverages
◆ Trophy fish wall
April 9 – Jim George and The New Country Swingers with special
guest Paul Anderson
April 16 – Wayne Hoover and the Countrysiders from Cameron, MO
April 23 – The Country Five with Ronnie Rauch
(back by popular demand)
April 30 – Mike Dooley and the Ramblin’ Country from Gentry, MO
*Subject to change
lady observed her 98th birthday
Saturday, March 26. Happy birth-
day wishes were extended to her
also.
Two Ringgold county public
health nurses, Carol Galloway and
Sharla Norris, visited the meal site
Friday and were available to check
blood pressures for anyone who
wished to have their’s checked.
Beaconsfield
Loretta Rotert
641-202-1236
March 21 (delayed) - Sympa-
thy is extended to the family of
Naomi Bryant upon her passing.
The funeral was held at the Wat-
son-Armstrong Funeral Home in
Mount Ayr with burial in the Grand
River Cemetery. The Beaconsfield
United Methodist Women served
lunch to the family.
Eugene McAlexander reported
.14 inches of rain Saturday night.
Robert and Julia Smith of Du-
rant visited with Jim and Mary Ann
Smith over the weekend. They all
attended the 50th wedding anniver-
sary celebration for Bill and Nancy
Daughton.
Jim and Mary Ann Smith at-
tended funeral services for Naomi
Bryant Saturday.
Friday Emily Roepsch and sons
Ryan and Justin of Des Moines
came and visited with her parents,
Eugene and Esther McAlexander.
The boys got out the lawn mower
and tiller and changed the oil and
replaced a belt on one of the mow-
ers, getting them ready for spring.
They also did some yard work.
Anne, Kevin, Abbey and Ash-
leigh Moore of Chicago, IL came
Friday to visit with her parents, Ed
and Loretta Rotert, for the week-
end. They left for home Sunday
evening.
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March 28 - Eugene McAlexan-
der reported that they received two
and one-half inches of snow Thurs-
day evening and Friday morning,
which melted to .30 of moisture.
Tom Rotert of Creston visited
with his parents, Ed and Loretta
Rotert, Tuesday afternoon.
Friday night Jim Smith helped
with the Pheasants Forever banquet
in Mount Ayr.
Jim and Mary Ann Smith at-
tended funeral services for Tom
Miller at Blockton Saturday.
Phyllis Manning has been stay-
ing in Des Moines with her daugh-
ter, Jan, after undergoing shoulder
surgery.
Ed and Loretta Rotert traveled to
Hudson Friday afternoon and spent
the weekend with their daughter’s
family, Russ, Kathy, Rene, Reese,
Ridge, Rylan and Kateri Van Daele.
Saturday evening they attended the
kids’ Easter program for the Cedar
Falls Home Schoolers’ group.
Down Redding Way
March 28 - Oh, springtime,
sunshine and breezy days -- where
have you gone? Everyone looks
forward to your return again, be-
fore too long. Hopefully the early
planted garden will survive the
cold 25 degrees and snow. Time
will tell.
Ivan Schrocks of Chetek, WI
spent a day with a sister, Emma
and Jonas Bontrager and family,
and daughter Delilah, who had
been helping along at her aunt’s
house, went along home.
Eli, Lydia and Katie Yoder, Mrs.
Junior Kauffman and Rosemary
and Mrs. Aaron Troyer spent last
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Detweiler. They also took a tour of
Junior Detweiler’s new house and
greenhouse.
Junior and Barbara Hershberger
went to Augusta, WI last week.
Levi and Rosa Miller and Mar-
tha Yoder went to Jamesport, MO
Friday to visit sisters, Lydia Dick-
erhof and the Dan Bontragers. Joe
Keim, Rosa’s dad, came along
back to spend several weeks with
them. He is 94 and likes to garden
and putter around.
Daniel and Edna Detweiler and
Jonathon Detweiler of Princeton,
MO spent the weekend with par-
ents Eli Yoders, except Jonathon,
he had other interests.
Lizzie Bontrager, Ada Bontrag-
er, Lydianne Miller, Dena Beechy
and Emma, Lena and Mary Troyer
spent Wednesday with Edna Bon-
trager, helping with quilting.
Delphos
Deb Roach • 785-2274
March 28 - Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Stephenson returned home Sunday
from Weslaco, TX. En route home
they visited relatives in Kansas
City, MO.
Terry Son was a visitor Sunday
evening of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Stephenson and helped them un-
load and was a supper guest.
Visitors in the home of Jim
and Debbie Roach were Becky
Caldwell and Gerri Uresk.
Jim and Debbie Roach went to
Junction City, KS for the funeral
for Debbie’s mother, Pat Wertz.
She passed away March 20. They
returned home Friday evening.
Maloy
Joan Jackson • 785-2210
March 28 - Congratulations to
Jensen Stewart. She was one of
five Mount Ayr basketball players
to be named KAAN radio all-stars.
A dinner to honor these athletes
was held in Trenton, MO Sunday
evening. Neil and Jill Weehler at-
tended the dinner with Jensen.
Jensen, along with two other team-
mates, have received the honor of
having been chosen for the Iowa
Basketball Coaches Associa-
tion all-region team. Their coach,
Thad Streit, was named Region 7
coach of the year. The girls and
their coach will be participating in
games in Cedar Rapids on April 3.
Several from the community
attended the visitation and funeral
service for Tom Miller Friday eve-
ning and Saturday.
David and Nancy Lynch took
their grandchildren, Paige and P.J.,
out to eat Saturday night.
Mervyn and Alice Husband vis-
ited with Brian Terrell and Betsy
Keenan Tuesday afternoon.
Jensen Stewart was one of the
actors in the play presented by the
drama department at the school.
The play was presented Friday and
Saturday nights and attended by
several from the Maloy commu-
nity.
Tim, Mel and Lauren Burton
enjoyed the Shrine Circus in Des
Moines Saturday. They stayed
overnight and did some shopping.
Veronica Mecko, who had been
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visiting with Brian Terrell and Bet-
sy Keenan, left Tuesday to return
to Florida.
Joyce Weehler and Joan Jack-
son went to Winterset Wednesday
to attend the funeral of a cousin.
Greg and Amy Mobley attend-
ed the Pheasant Forever Banquet
Friday evening.
Wendell and Joan Jackson
went to the Division II Elite Eight
Women’s Basketball Tournament
in Saint Joseph, MO Tuesday night
and Wednesday night. They were
there to watch the Northwest Mis-
souri State University women’s
team. The team got into the final
four before losing Wednesday
night.
Kathi Braby and Jane Buck at-
tended a baby shower for Shawna
(Braby) Rolph Saturday. Cary,
Debbie and Taylor Braby of Saint
Joseph, MO came Saturday. Deb-
bie and Taylor accompanied Kathi
and Jane to the baby shower.
Wendell Ray of Creston and
Don Ray were supper guests of
Brian Terrell and Betsy Keenan.
The Maloy Shamrocks 4-H
club met at the Waubonsie Center
in Benton Sunday afternoon. Wy-
att and Hannah Jackson, Laura and
Amber Davison, Ashton and Al-
yssa Johnson, Paige and PJ Lynch
and Maddie, Emma and Gracie
Mobley of the Maloy area attend-
ed.
Donna Warin accompanied her
sisters to the Kenny Chesney con-
cert at Wells Fargo Arena Thursday
night.
Kathi Braby took her grand-
kids, Hattie and Holden Dukes, to
the movies in Des Moines Sunday.
She visited with Lafe and Laura
Dukes before the movie.
Visitors for lunch in the Richard
and Carole Davison home Sunday
were Robert, Julie, Laura and Am-
ber Davison of Maloy, David and
Dianna Pederson and Mark and
Diane Thomsen of Maryville, MO,
Jim, Brenda, Mikaela and Samuel
Jorgensen of Norwalk and Rod,
Darla and Levi Davison of Cosby,
MO.
The Warin family went to a
cattle show in Fort Dodge over
the weekend. Katelyn and Megan
showed their heifers.
Liz Lynch accompanied Lorene
Reasoner and Dorothy Main to
lunch Monday with the Classy 40.
They met others from the class at
Rumors for fun and visiting.
Hickory
Grove
Rose James • 464-2630
March 28 - The community
was saddened the past week with
the death of Gary Hensley. Prayers
and condolences go out to the fam-
ily.
After being closed for the win-
ter, Hickory Grove Advent Chris-
tian Church will be open for wor-
ship services this Sunday, April 3.
Friday night Rod and Stacy
Shields joined members of their
family for a birthday celebration in
Bethany, MO. The celebration was
in honor of their granddaughter,
Hope Whittington’s eighth birth-
day. The family had supper at a
local restaurant and then were at
the roller rink enjoying an evening
of skating. Aaron Shields attended
the Pheasant Forever banquet that
evening in Mount Ayr. Saturday
night the Shieldses enjoyed supper
and bowling with Ed and Chrystal
Wehling of Arizona.
Charlie and Vickie Jeanes were
in Saint Joseph, MO Friday night
enjoying supper at the Hoof and
Horn restaurant with Joe and Nora
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neses ate supper in the home of
Abby and Troy Hawk near Sheri-
dan, MO.
Amon Hunt and Doris Over-
holser visited various ones at the
Clearview Home including Virgil
Findley, Frank Dredge and Lois
Ann Sobotka.
Kellerton
Kathryn Still and Jan
Holmes • 783-2123
March 28 - Looks like “Old Man
Winter” has reared his head one
more time. We woke up to snow
more than once this past week.
The sisters are certain spring is just
around the corner. They know they
are truly ready!
Kellerton is really in need of
some first responders. This is an
important service in the communi-
ty. At this time there are only two
persons. The community needs
some young people to be willing
to take the training and be able to
keep this service in Kellerton. They
work with the EMTs. There is a
short training program required.
Please contact Doug or LaDonna
Prime for further information.
The community was saddened
to hear of the death of Gary Eas-
ton this past week. Sympathy is
extended to family and friends.
Saturday visitors of Melvin and
Judy Doolittle were Larry and Beth
Doolittle of Redding and Gary and
Kay Doolittle. Lorene Reed had
been staying with Melvin and Judy
for a short time and was able to
move back to her apartment this
week.
Connie Smith and Donna Webb
were in Des Moines for a doctor’s
visit and some shopping Thursday.
Sandy Campbell assisted with
the Taste of Home cooking school
in Osceola Monday. She reported
it was well attended and very good.
Stacey Foland of Ohio visited this
past week with Sandy and other
family and with her sister, Cheriè
Foland, who remains a patient at
Iowa Methodist Medical Center in
Des Moines.
Dean and Rose Fugate were
shoppers in Lamoni Saturday.
Ed and Colleen Minnick went
to Terrible’s Casino Friday night
and attended the Joey and Rory
concert. Monday evening Col-
leen and Nici Minnick attended
the Taste of Home cooking school
which was held at Terrible’s Ca-
sino in Osceola.
David and Connie Holmes
called their sisters, Jan Holmes and
Kathryn Still, last Tuesday. They
had heard on their news in Minne-
sota about the storms in southern
Iowa and wanted to be sure ev-
eryone was okay. They are having
much flooding with the melting of
the snow up there. Both are well
and still working, even though
retired. Dave volunteers with the
local police department, working
on cold cases, doing computer fo-
rensics and Connie volunteers at
the local hospital in the business
department, as well as serving as
mayor of their community.
Debbie Holmes was a supper
guest of Jan Holmes and Kathryn
Still Wednesday evening before
church and helped Jan celebrate
her birthday. Jan and Kathryn were
shoppers in Mount Ayr Friday.
Ronche, Katie, Cassie and Jesse
Still were supper guests of Jan and
Kathryn Sunday evening and cel-
ebrated Ronche’s birthday.
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School
Senior Spotlights
STUDENT AYR
Little Raider
preschool awaits
describe herself. She says she feels The most influential person in legislative action
that she is always in a cheerful his life is Coach Lambert because The Mount Ayr Community 4+
A Publication of the Publications Classes at Mount Ayr Community High School mood and she likes to be on the “he always looks out for me, and preschool and Matura Head Start,

Student Councils sponsors

optimistic side of things. has made a good example of doing also known as the Little Raider

Question The best advice Gillespie re-

ceived was to not stress over the
the right thing.”
Showalter thinks “dedication”
Preschool, and the Family Re-

Red Cross blood drive

source Center have collaboratively
little things. She says she tends is the best fit word when describ- worked together over the past four

BY ANNIE UHLENKAMP
On Tuesday, March 22, Mount
Ayr Community high school stu-
dents finally had a legitimate rea-
son to get out of class.
which is the most common, rough-
ly one pint of blood is taken out.
Once a pint is filled, the donor is
taken to a “rest area” where they
are given more water and a snack
of the Week
to freak out over tiny things a
lot, which then adds more stress.
Gillespie states, “It is still a work
in progress, but I don’t think I’ll
BY JORDAN CLYMER ever be stress free!”
If a movie were going to be
Her future plans are to attend
made about you, who would you the University of Iowa to major in
want to be the movie star, starring
ing him because he always tries to
get the job done. The best advice
he has ever received is to choose
the difficult right over the easy
wrong.
years to provide a preschool for all
four-year-olds.
The future of the effort is up
in the air, however, awaiting deci-
sions from the state legislature.
The cooperative effort on the lo-
cal level has provided many oppor-

The Blood Center of Iowa came
to MACHS and took donations
from about 45 students and fac-
to keep their blood sugar and other
essentials at a healthy level. The
entire process usually takes about
Word of
pharmacy. tunities for four-year-old children
your character?
Elisha Doubleday answered El- to come together and strengthen
social, cognitive and motor skills.
len Page from Juno, since we are

ulty members who had previously
signed up for the blood drive. More
people were signed up, but found
they could not donate because of
health problems with their blood,
such as high heart rate, low red
blood cell count or low iron.
The procedure for donating
is actually quite simple. A donor
receives an information packet,
health questionnaire and bottle of
water upon arrival. After reading
through the material (which states
the risks of donation, exactly what
happens in the process, etc.) the
donor is escorted to a private table
where a Blood Center staff mem-
ber takes their temperature, blood
pressure and a small blood sample
to check for anemia.
If the donor is healthy enough,
they are taken to a chair and asked
which arm they would like to do-
nate from. The staff member swabs
the donors’ arm with iodine and
marks the vein, then inserts the
needle.
For a whole blood donation,
The happenings
an hour.
I asked students who donated
why they do what they do. Johnnie
Veatch answered, “I’ve seen a lot
of accidents, and I know how giv-
ing blood can save people.” Joey
Taylor simply replied, “It’s for the
best!”
Then I asked students who could
donate, but chose not to, why they
wouldn’t step up. A Student Coun-
cil member, who wished to remain
anonymous, said, “It seems scary!
I don’t like the thought of maybe
feeling queasy or like I’m going
to pass out. I feel bad, but it just
freaks me out.”
Another student said it was
simply a phobia of needles that
was holding him back.
For readers of this article who
haven’t donated blood before, con-
sider this: one pint of blood can
save up to three lives at a time,
and someone in the hospital needs
blood every two seconds. Some 38
percent of Americans are eligible
to donate, but of those, only 10
percent donate annually. There is
no substitute for human blood.
both pregnant in high school.
Dylan Doman answered Will
Smith. Dylan believes he is of
African descent. Megan Double-
day answered Reese Witherspoon,
because her favorite candy is Re-
eses.
Cody Stackhouse requested
Jackie Chan, so he could do some
flips. Johanna Scott picked Lucy
Liu, since she is a good-looking
Asian, and was in Charlie’s An-
gels.
Dusty Lyden choose Will Fer-
rell solely because of his well-
complimented pants. Mr. Gregg
answered that he would choose
Zach Galifianakis, with reasoning
unknown.
Ariel Dickerson chooses Jenni-
fer Lopez from her many compli-
ments of being her double. Mrs.
Triggs decided she would like
Kathy Bates from her award win-
ning performance in “Water Boy.”
Mrs. Mobley picked Kirstie Alley
for her character, since she has her
way of saying what she thinks.
Mr. Lambert answered that he
Brittni Gillespie
Brittni Dawn Gillespie is the
daughter of Tim and Rhonda
Gillespie of Mount Ayr. Brittni has
a younger sister, Cheyenne.
Activities that Gillespie has
participated in during high school
are drama (four years), cross coun-
try (four years), track (four years),
cheerleading (three years), SADD
(three years), speech (one year)
and FCA (two years).
She has lettered in cross coun-
try all four years, track for two
years (so far), cheerleading for
three years, drama for three years,
perfect attendance her junior year,
she made Iowa All-Star Cheer-
leading Squad in 2011 and was an
All-American Elite Cheerleader in
2009-2010.
Gillespie has many favor-
ites including Cheez-its for food,
“Spongebob Squarepants” for TV
David Showalter
BY MATT SOBOTKA
David Showalter is the son of
Delwyn and Marcia Showalter of
Mount Ayr and has one brother,
Daniel.
Throughout high school Show-
alter has been very active. He has
the Week
BY MELISSA HAVEMAN
The word for the week was
bathyscaphe -- a navigable sub-
mersible ship for deep-sea explora-
tion having a spherical watertight
cabin attached to its underside.
Here are some of the student
guesses:
Logan Wimer -- A fish item.
Hagan Willis -- Soap.
Noah Larson -- A boat.
Leah Klejch -- A fish bite.
Maddi Hosfield -- A profane
word.
Josh Fernandez -- Scabs in the
bath.
Dusty Lyden -- Skin disease.
Kylee Klommhaus -- Infection
on your feet.
Levi Stark -- Disease.
There was one student who
guessed it right. It was Maggie
Jennett with the guess of subma-
rine.
The voluntary preschool has
helped provide the following:
-- Problem solving, caring/
empathy and overall social crite-
ria for life are practiced, enabling
the students to voice their needs,
explore different problem-solving
techniques and learn to play and
cooperate in a group.
-- Cognitive skills emerge as
letters, letter sounds, shapes, col-
ors, creativity and imagination are
repeatedly explored.
-- Large and small motor play is
necessary to strengthen muscles as
new writing skills and more coor-
dination is developed as the child
progresses.
This puts all four-year-olds in a
place where they all have similar
experiences before they start their
“formal” schooling in the kinder-
garten through 12th grade system.
At this point in time, the state
legislature is working on a bill for
the future of preschool and collab-
orative efforts of the Mount Ayr 4+
voluntary preschool cannot move
forward until the legislation is set.

in alternative
school at MAC
BY JORDYN GROSE
In an interview with Mr. Mike
Still I asked him questions about
the alternative school.
I didn’t know much about it so I
was really curious to figure out just
what happened in his classroom.
My first question for Mr. Still of
course was, “Who is enrolled in
the alternative school?”
The people enrolled are Pete
Larsen, Shelby Wambold, Bran-
don Majors, Jared Munyon, Austin
Steinbach (who just started Mon-
day) and Charity Roach. Charlie
Schuster and Ashley Welton were
also enrolled, but have already
graduated.
The alternative program is very
important and we are lucky to have
it. It gives students in difficult sit-
uations the option to go to school a
half-day to get an education while
still working if they need to. Also,
for students who do not excel in
the classroom, it gives them a sec-
ond option to succeed.
Next I wanted to know what
was going on in his classroom. He
explained that last year they started
There will be no more blood
drives at the high school until this
fall, but for people who are inter-
ested in donating, the Red Cross
bloodmobile comes to Mount Ayr
MACHS golfers
every eight weeks.
What’s happening begin practice
in Ms. Taglauer’s BY
ALLIE KNAPP
The Raider and Raiderette golf
ag classroom?
teams are coached by Scott Giles. and finished together.
The golfers started practice this
BY ALYSSA ADAMS
Courtney Taglauer has been a
teacher for two years. She was re-
cently employed to the Mount Ayr
Community staff at the start of this
year.
This school year she teaches
around 60 different students rang-
ing from eighth graders to seniors. Shannon Fox and Ariel Dickerson;
When asked what her favorite
thing about teaching is, she an-
swers by saying, “Everyday is dif-
ferent and also she likes being able
to teach a large variety of materi-
als.”
Ms. Taglauer teaches the fol-
lowing classes Ag I, Ag II, Ag III,
Ag IV and her exploratory class
that are all the eighth graders.
In her exploratory classes they
are currently learning what agri-
culture is.
would like Vince Vaughn, since
he is a classy actor. And Cody
Doolittle chooses Mark Walberg
for his strong jaw line.
Monday in preparation for their
first meet, which will be held at the
Mount Ayr Golf and Country Club
on April 7 at 4 p.m.
The Raiderette golf team in-
cludes: seniors – Molly Budach,
Allie Knapp, Jordyn Grose, Jo-
hanna Scott, Annie Uhlenkamp,
junior – Shelby Wambold; sopho-
mores – Logan Wimer, Caitlin
Giles and Jena James, and fresh-
man – Allison Wallace.
The Raider golf team includes:
seniors – Jake Glendenning and
Jordan Klejch; junior – Joey
Taylor, and freshmen – Dawson
Knapp, Quency Vos, Seth Leonard
and Trevor Shelley.
Coach Giles has high expecta-
tions for the season. He expects
show, and “Despicable Me” for her
favorite movie. Her favorite thing
to wear is jeans and she drives a
’05 Pontiac GXP. She says she’s
still a kid inside.
Her most favorite part of high
school was her last year in cross
country. Instead of taking it real
seriously, Stephani Brown and her-
self jogged through the whole meet
and when finishing they held hands
Gillepsie says, “Instead of com-
peting for state, we figured we’d
make it fun, especially since it was
out last meet. We had a blast, but
will definitely miss it!”
The most influential person in
her life is her mom. She says, “I
can tell her anything and she al-
ways knows what to say. She is my
best friend. We always have our
talks before bedtime, which I will
definitely miss when I leave for
college, but I know she will always
be there supporting me through
anything!”
Bubbly is the way she would
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been in football, basketball, base-
ball, drama and student council
for four years. He has also been
involved in FTA, NHS, golf and
track during his high school days.
Showalter has been named first
team all-district twice in football
along with a second team all-dis-
trict honor. He has been on the sec-
ond team all-conference baseball
team and academic all-conference
and all-district.
Showalter is the student council
president, drama club vice-presi-
dent, homecoming king and Arron
Eilberts Service Award winner.
His favorite food is tacos, fa-
vorite show is “Glory Days” and
his favorite vehicle is a ’92 Dodge
Dakota. His favorite movie is
“Forever Strong” and he likes Nike
clothing the best. He also likes hip
hop music.
His most memorable moment
from high school was homecom-
ing of his senior year. He plans to
attend the University of Iowa and
major in journalism.
Useless Facts
BY COLTON BOLLES
Cat’s urine glows under a black
light.
Ninety million people survive
on less than $75 a year.
Most elephants weigh less than
the tongue of the blue whale.
Bees have five eyes. There are
three small eyes on the top of a
bee’s head and two larger ones in
front.
You burn more calories sleep-
ing than you do watching televi-
sion.
Tigers have striped skin, not
just striped fur.
A goldfish has a memory span
of three seconds.
There are four cars and 10 light-
posts on the back of a $10 bill.
There are 336 dimples on a reg-
ulation golf ball.
The first product to have a bar
code was Wrigley’s gum.
Popcorn Chicken
OR Tomato Soup and
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
The Mount Ayr Community el-
ementary school is working with
its partners to make sure the best
possible decision is made regard-
ing the programs.
As soon as the state government
makes it decisions on the bill, the
preschool will be administered ac-
cording to the rules and regulations
the state has set.
Anyone with questions about
next year’s 4+ voluntary program
are invited to call Lynne Wal-
lace at 464-0539, Brenda Ad-
ams at 464-3385 or Head Start at
464-3107.
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an online program for the students
called Odyssey Ware. It puts all of
the individual’s classes online and
lets them work at their own pace. like to win each of the meets.
Still is in charge of each class
for the students and helps them
when they need it. If the student
needs extra help, he gets them in
touch with a teacher in that spe-
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Farm operators who have suf-
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vere winter storm and snow storm
from January 31 through Febru-
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gold county office located at 1201
E. South Street in Mount Ayr.
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family farmers which will enable
them to return to their normal op-
erations if they sustained qualify-
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disasters.
Physical loss loans may be
made to eligible farmers to enable
them to repair or replace damaged
or destroyed physical property es-
sential to the success of the farm-
ing operation. Examples of prop-
erty commonly affected include
essential farm buildings, fixtures
to the real estate, livestock or loss
to planted or unplanted crops.
The actual physical loss for de-
stroyed crops is the cost of cleaning
debris, preparing and for replant-
ing, seed, fertilizer and other ex-
penses necessary to reestablish the
crops. The applicant must provide
an itemized list of all the claimed
expenses incurred.
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to obtain credit from other usual
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creed, color, marital status or na-
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the loan is secured only on crops, it
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year’s income is received. Loans
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may be scheduled for repayment
up to 40 years.
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8 Mount Ayr Record-News Thursday, March 31, 2011

Sports
Raiderette career marks Career scoring `
Raidererette Six-On-Six Basketball Records
Points in a single season Season free throw percentage Season field goal percentage

fall with 2010-11 season

The Mount Ayr Community
Raiderettes career marks have
many changes after the completion
of the 2011 season.
The seniors of 2011 completed
their four year careers with an
overall won-loss record of 81-16.
They made back to back trips to
the state tournament in 2010 and
2011, finishing second in the Class
1A tourney in 2010.
The 2011 Raiderettes were the
highest scoring team in five-on-
five history, averaging 65.8 points
per game this season. Mount Ayr
Community’s 2011 squad record-
ed three of the top 10 scores in a
Raiderette season by scoring 86
points against Lenox, 80 against
East Union and 79 against Wayne
during the most recent campaign. 2010. Pennington moved into a tie
The team ranks second in field
goal percentage (45.7 percent),
sixth in free throw percentage
(57.7 percent) and sixth in three-
point shooting (29.7 percent).
The Raiderettes 22-3 win-loss
record is the eighth best season
mark in Mount Ayr Community’s
52 year history.
Three Raiderette seniors are
listed in several one season and ca-
reer categories. Becca Pennington
became the third player to score
over 1,000 career points this season
and ranks third all-time with 1,093
points. She scored 381 points this
Pheasants Forever holds banquet
A good crowd was on hand for the annual Pheas-
ants Forever banquet held Friday at the Mount
Ayr American Legion building. The fund-raising
evening included a dinner, games and raffles and
an auction for outdoors gear and art. Here Jim
Wooley, Quails Forever director of field operations
Graceland Univeristy to host regional
Special Olympics track, aquatic teams
Track and field and aquatic
events of the 2011 South Central
Area Iowa Special Olympics will
be hosted on Saturday, April 9, on
the Graceland University campus
in Lamoni, and area residents can
volunteer to help with the event.
About 250 athletes from a
12-county area will gather at Grace-
land to compete in this premier an-
nual event. There is no charge to
attend. Opening ceremonies begin
at 10 a.m. Volunteers should report
at 9 a.m.
People who would like to be a
Special Olympics volunteer, please
contact Chauntel Ranney at Grace-
land, at 641-784-5146. This is a
great volunteering opportunity.
Graceland’s football team has
been volunteering with the event
for the past nine years. The event
moved from Creston to Graceland
last year. Head football coach Jeff
season, which places her fourth on
the all-time list, which is six points
less than her total scored in 2010.
She is number five on the
points per game average with her
15.2 mark this season. Pennington
played in 96 games, which is more
than any Raiderette in Mount Ayr
Community history. She is num-
ber two on the career assist list,
number three on the steals list,
number six on the blocked shot list
and number eight on the rebound
list.
Pennington appears twice on
the season field goal percentage
list, at number seven in 2010, and
number nine this season. She also
is on the steal list twice at num-
ber five in 2011 and number 10 in
for 10th place on the most points
in game list by scoring 26 points
this season on January 21 against
Wayne.
Jensen Stewart’s 883 career
points is number five on the scor-
ing list. Stewart tallied 341 points
in 2011, which is the eighth most
in Raiderette history. She played
in 88 games, which puts her in the
number six slot in that category.
Stewart ranks number four in
career steals and number five in
career assists. She recorded 103
steals in 2011 which is number
four on the single season list and
and speaker for the evening, talks with Josh Rusk,
president of the Ringgold County Pheasants For-
ever chapter and John Newton, secretary-treasurer
of the group. A thank you for the many donors who
helped make the event a success is included in to-
day’s Mount Ayr Record-News.
statewide nonprofit organization
that serves athletes in all 99 coun-
ties of the state. It builds on the
principle that the value of sports
training and competition can deep-
ly enrich and inspire a person’s
life. Other events are scheduled
at venues around the state like the
University of Iowa and Iowa State
University.
Graceland President John Sell-
ars said he is also pleased that this
“very special event” will be held
at Graceland. “We look at this as
a tremendous opportunity to share
with those involved with Special
Olympics Iowa all that Graceland
and Lamoni have to offer. We hope
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appears twice on the assist list with
the eighth best total in 2010 and
the tenth best total in 2011.
She shot 37 percent from be-
yond the arc this season, which
puts her in third place on the single
season chart. She hit at 52 percent
clip from the field in 2010 which
places her at 10th on the field goal
percentage list.
Bailey Myer is listed on four
career categories. She is number
four in career assists, number five
in career steals, number eight in
games played, and number 10 in
career rebounds.
Myer’s 127 assists in 2010 is
the most ever in one season by a
Raiderette and her total of 107
this season ranks sixth on the one-
season list. She is also first on the
season steal list with 112 thefts in
2010 and third on the list with 110
steals this season. Myer also ap-
pears on the three-point shooting
percentage list at number five with
her 35 percent shooting recorded
in 2010.
Junior Claire Andresen is num-
ber 10 on the games played list and
number nine on the career rebound
list. Claire’s 186 rebounds in 2010
is the 10th best one season total
and she ranks fourth on the single
season three-point list hitting at a
36 pecent clip in 2011.
participants will truly enjoy them-
selves on our campus and in our
community and that spectators will
join us for what promises to be a
spectacular event.”
Special Olympics Iowa has
been serving the needs of children
and adults with intellectual dis-
abilities since 1968 by providing
sports training and competition in
22 Olympic-type sports.
These events provide the op-
portunity for participants to de-
velop physical fitness, demonstrate
courage, experience joy and share
skills and friendships with their
families, other Special Olympics
athletes and their communities.
www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC
Member CIPF
www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC
Member CIPF
1. Tess Myer 1167
2. Melissa Eighmy 1166
3. B. Penniington 1093
4. Cara Smith 933
06-09 1. Tess Myer
95-98 2. Sarah Geist
409
389
08-11 3. B.Pennington 387
96-99 4. B. Pennington 381
2009
2006
2010
2011
1. Melissa Winkler 83% 2001
2. Melissa Eighmy 82%
3. Brandie Shields 79%
4. Tess Myer 77%
1998
1998
2009
1.Cara Smith
2. Cara Smith
57%
56%
3. Randi Reynolds 56%
4. Cindy Walters 55%
1998
1997
2001
1994
5. Jensen Stewart 883 08-11 5. Brandi Lininger 359 1994 5. Kylee Minnick 76% 2003 5. Alcia Clymer 54% 2003
6. Allison Walter 76% 2005 6. Tiffany Wimer 53% 2009
6. Sarah Geist 865 03-06 6. Beth Gourley 355 2004
7. Jolene Frost 827 98-01 7. Cara Smith 345 1998 7. Kylee Minnick 71% 2001 7. B. Pennington 53% 2009
8. Jolene Frost 70% 1998 8. Sarah Geist 53% 2006
8. Kelsey Geist 809 05-08 8. Jensen Stewart 341 2011
9. Tiffany Wimer 744 07-10 9. Melissa Eighmy 334 1998 9. Annie Johnson 70% 1999 9. B. Pennington 52% 2011
10. TJ Groves 68% 1996 10. Jensen Stewart 52% 2010
10. Brandie Shields 714 95-98 10. Tess Myer 333 2007
PPG season Ave. Career games played Season three point percentage Most points in a game
1. Brandie Shields 44% 1996 1. Tess Myer 40 2009
1. Tess Myer 18.6 2009 1. B. Pennington 96 08-11
2. Brandi Lininger 17.1 1994 2. Tiffany Wimer 94 07-10 2. Melissa Eighmy 38% 1996 2. Beth Gourley 34 2004
3. Jensen Stewart 37% 2011 3. Sarah Geist 32 2006
3. Sarah Geist 16.9 2006 3. Tess Myer 90 06-09
4. Beth Gourley 16.1 2004 4. Melissa Eighmy 89 95-98 4. Claire Andresen 36% 2011 4. Tess Myer 31 2009
5. Bailey Myer 35% 2010 5. Tess Myer 30 2009
5. B. Pennington 15.2 2011 5..Brandie Shields 89 95-98
6. Sarah Geist 14.7 2005 6.. Kelsey Geist 88 05-08 6. Melissa Eighmy 35% 1998 6. Tess Myer 29 2009
7. Amber Brown 35% 2000 7. Tess Myer 28 2009
7. Tess Myer 14.5 2007 6. Jensen Stewart 88 08-11
8. Cara Smith 14.4 1998 8. Bailey Myer 83 08-11 8. Tess Myer 34% 2007 8. Beth Gourley 27 2004
9. Kylee Minnick 34% 2003 9. Melissa Eighmy 27 1998
9. B. Pennington 14.3 2010 8. Jolene Frost 83 98-01
10. Kelsey Geist 14.2 2008 10. Claire Andresen 75 09- 10.Jody Denney 34% 1994 10. Sarah Geist 26 2006
10. M. Winkler 26 2001
Career rebounds Career blocked shots 10. B. Pennington 26 2011
1. Cara Smith 729 96-99 1. Jolene Frost 134 98-01
2. Kelsey Geist 684 05-08 2. Cara Smith 84 96-99 Best winning percentage Team season three point percent
1. 26-2 92.9% 2010 1. 35.9% 2007
3. Jolene Frost 640 98-01 3. Kelsey Geist 78 05-08
4. Sarah Geist 591 03-06 4. Alicia Clymer 61 00-03 2. 24-2 92.3% 1978 2. 34.9% 1996
3. 22-2 91.6% 1998 3. 31.5% 2010
5. Tiffany Wimer 572 07-10 5. Tess Myer 44 06-09
6. Heidi Winkler 564 01-04 6. B. Pennington 42 08-11 4. 22-2 91.6% 1993 4. 31.0% 2003
5. 21-2 91.3% 1966 5. 31.0% 2001
7. Alicia Clymer 456 01-03 7. Ashley Clymer 40 01-05
8. B. Pennington 435 08-11 8. Bailey Myer 31 08-11 6. 20-2 90.9% 1997 6. 29.7% 2011
7. 19-2 90.4% 1980 7. 29.4% 1998
9. Claire Andresen 421 09- 8. Tami Trullingter 31 94-96
10. Bailey Myer 412 08-11 10. Katie Routh 28 94-96 8. 22-3 88.0% 2011 8. 29.1% 2000
8. 22-3 88.0% 1968 9. 28.1% 2009
Career steals Career assists 10. 20-3 86.9% 2003 10. 27.3% 1999
1.Tess Myer 368 06-09 1. Melissa Eighmy 344 95-98
2. Melissa Eighmy 327 95-98 2. B. Pennington 319 08-11 Season free throw percentage Season field goal percentage
1. 63.4% 1998 1. 47.5% 1994
3. B. Pennington 319 08-11 3. Tess Myer 308 06-09
4. Jensen Stewart 270 08-11 4. Bailey Myer 293 08-11 2. 61.1% 1997 2. 45.7% 2011
5. Bailey Myer 265 08-11 5. Jensen Stewart 270 08-11 3. 60.2% 2009 3. 44.2% 2009
6. Am. Pennington 222 04-07 6. Beth Gourley 211 01-04 4. 59.0% 2001 4. 44.0% 2004
7. Beth Gourley 212 01-04 7. S. McKern 146 90-01 5. 58.0% 2004 5. 44.0% 1998
8. Tiffany Wimer 185 07-10 8. Am. Pennington 138 04-07 6. 57.7% 2011 6. 42.0.% 1997
9. Heidi Winkler 175 01-04 9. Jamie Goins 111 00-02 7. 56.7% 1996 7. 41.8% 2010
10. Jolene Frost 173 98-01 10 Debbie Stephens109 96-99 8. 55.8% 2005 8. 41.0% 2001
9. 54.8% 2003 9. 40.9% 1996
Season rebounds Season steals 10. 54.0% 1999 10. 40.4% 2003
1.Cara Smith 255 1998 1. Bailey Myer 112 2010
2. Jolene Frost 252 2000 2. Tess Myer 111 2007 Most Points in a game
3. Sarah Geist 248 2005 3. Bailey Myer 110 2011 92 1-23-09 Wayne
4. Cara Smith 224 1997 4. Jensen Stewart 103 2011 90 11-25-02 Diagonal
5. Kelsey Geist 221 2007 5. B. Pennington 98 2011 86 1-20-11 Lenox
6. Tiffany Wimer 220 2010 6. Beth Gourley 95 2003 80 12-9- 08 East Union
7. Sarah Geist 208 2006 7. Melissa Eighmy 94 1998 80 1-21-03 East Union
8. Heidi Winkler 203 2004 8. Tess Myer 93 2008 80 12-7--10 East Union
9. Alicia Clymer 188 2002 9. Beth Gourley 91 2004 80 2-7--11 Lenox
10. C. Andresen 186 2010 10. B. Pennington 90 2010 79 1-21-11 Wayne
78 12- 7-02 Clarke
Season Assists Season blocked shots 78 12-10-02 East Union
1. Bailey Myer 127 2010 1. Jolene Frost 49 2001 78 1-12-98 Lenox
2. Beth Gourley 121 2004 2. Jolene Frost 48 2000
3. Melissa Eighmy 121 1997 3. Ashley Clymer 36 2005
4. Melissa Eighmy 112 1998 4. Kelsey Geist 32 2007
5. Tess Myer 108 2008 5. Jolene Frost 30 1999
6. Bailey Myer 107 2011 6. Alicia Clymer 29 2003
7. Tess Myer 103 2007 7. Cara Smith 29 1999
8. Jensen Stewart 100
9. B. Pennington 98
10.Jensen Stewart 92
2010
2010
2011
8. Cara Smith 28
9. Kelsey Geist 27
9. Cara Smith 27
1998
2008
1997
Teams set for POI loop
all-star boys game
Mount Ayr Community will Blake Thompson Corning
be well represented in this year’s Braxton Lydden Corning
Pride of Iowa boys All-Star game Stephen Hansen Nod.Valley
this Saturday, April 2, in Corydon. JR Hicks Nod.Valley
Bret Ruggles and Jeff Levine Coaches--Steve Fisher, Bret Rug-
will be coaching the West All-Stars gles and Jeff Levine.
that will include all five Raider se- East team players include:
nior basketball players. They will
face the East All-Stars coached by
Nate Rankin, Steve Hunt and Zach
Myles Hanna Central Decatur
Preston Pedersen Central Decatur
Kyle Freeman Interstate 35
Clark.
West team players include:
Andrew McKinney
Interstate 35
Andrew Alborn Lenox Logan Tibbits Interstate 35
Colton Bolles Mount Ayr Jacob Schrodt Martensdale-St.
Basketball skills winners Jake Glendenning Mount Ayr Mary’s
Christian Overholtzer Mount Ayr Sam Nutting SE Warren
Six Ringgold County Supportive Services clients took part in the
Special Olympics state basketball skills competition in Iowa City David Showalter Mount Ayr Seth Nutting SE Warren
Matt Sobotka Mount Ayr Ryan Lamb Wayne
on March 18-19. Participants and their placings in their divisions
included, from left: Josh Egly, sixth; Cindy Nulph, fifth; Don Clark, Shane Walston Bedford Ryan Kirsch Wayne
Tyler Witt Bedford Jared Walker Wayne
fourth; Kristyn Ford, second; Don Graham, fourth, and Tanner Bet-
tin, sixth. Zach Crouch East Union Coaches--Nate Rankin, Steve Hunt
Brandon Decker East Union and Zach Clark.
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Sports County Columns
Endowment fund for
bowling alley sought
An endowment fund of
$200,000 to help ensure the con-
tinued operation of Lucky Lanes,
Mount Ayr’s bowling alley, is in
sight with the announcement of a
grant from the Dekko Foundation
this week.
The Ringgold County Bowling
Association’s endowment fund,
which is managed by the South
Central Iowa Community Foun-
dation, has received an outright
grant of $100,000. The remaining
$66,666 is a two-for-one match
grant. The RCBA will need to raise
$33,333 over the next three years
to receive the $66,666 from the
Dekko Foundation.
While the endowment funds are
being sought, the bowling alley is
continuing to make improvements.
A new $18,000 flat-screen scor-
ing system is being installed this
week.
The grant proposal said the
RCBA would have at least one
fund-raising event each quarter
starting April 1. A fund-raising
committee will be established by
April 1 and select at least four
events with goals, a committee
leader and a time line. These events
will be particular to bowling such
as a tournament or bowl-a-thon.
The RCBA officers are asking
for volunteers for the fund-raising
committee, suggestions for types
of events and persons to head up
Archery fund-raiser set
at Diagonal Saturday
Diagonal Archery is sponsor-
ing a special evening of food and
entertainment to help raise money
for the Diagonal Maroons Archery
teams to travel to the National Ar-
chery in the Schools Program na-
tional shoot in Louisville, KY, and
for equipment expenses.
“Changing Lives One Arrow
At a Time” is the theme for the
evening on Saturday, April 2. An
evening of food, fun and inspira-
tion with special guest Matt Stutz-
man, “the inspirational archer,”
is planned in the Diagonal school
south gymnasium.
Doors will open at 4 p.m. with
a variety of games, raffles includ-
Hawkeye Hotspots
The Iowa Department of Natu-
ral Resources has released a fish-
ing report for the period ending
Thursday, March 24. The report is
compiled from information gath-
ered from local bait shops, angler
creel surveys and county and state
parks staff. For more information,
contact the Mount Ayr Fisheries
Station at 641-464-3108 or the
southwest Iowa regional office in
Lewis at 712-769-2587.
All of the lakes are completely
open. Water temperatures vary
widely. Small lakes can be near
50 degrees but the bigger lakes are
at or just below 40.  All species of
Swank at state tournament
Mitchell Swank participated in the state AAU wrestling tournament
in Des Moines recently. Swank wrestled in the B-90 division and had
one win and two losses to be eliminated. Here he is shown in action
at the tournament.
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“Changing lives one arrow at a time.”
An evening of food, fun and inspiration with special guest Matt Stutzman “The Inspirational Archer.”
Doors open at 4 p.m. with a variety of games, raffles (including
general raffle for Mathews DXT Bow and shooting games for prizes)
5 p.m. – Serving pork loin or beef rib-eye sandwiches with
green beans and cheesy potatoes
6:30 p.m. – Matt Stutzman - guest speaker and performing
amazing archery shots using his feet. Matt was born with no
arms and has become an inspiration to all. To find out more
about Matt go to his website:
www.inspirationalarcher.com
Following Speaker – Live Auction with variety of items
All proceeds go to the Diagonal Maroons Archery Teams for their trip to
the NASP National Shoot in Louisville, KY and for equipment expenses.
the event committee. People who
would like to volunteer, donate or
suggest events are asked to contact
Rick Fox, Steve Fetty, Ron Sick-
els or Deb Ayres.
The group also has some on-
going fund-raising efforts. These
include the annual beef raffle and
brick sales. The sale of shirts, t-
shirts, caps and sweatshirts is an-
other possibility.
Lucky Lanes will donate any
open bowling fees over the night-
ly average and 25 percent of the
group bowling fees from birthday
parties and the like to the endow-
ment effort.
The more open bowling the
greater the donation to the endow-
ment fund. Each bowling league
could also be invited to do some-
thing such as donating a part of the
prize fund or some other method.
Donations to the endowment
fund should be made out to Ring-
gold Bowling Endowment and sub-
mitted to Lucky Lanes or treasurer
Steve Fetty. Direct donations can
receive a state income tax credit.
Once the endowment is in
place, it should be able to generate
$10,000 or so a year to help with
the operations of the bowling al-
ley.
An advertisement about the
brick fund-raiser is included in this
week’s Mount Ayr Record-News
on page 3. Monday afternoon Scott Mar-
ing a general raffle for a Mathews
DXT bow and shooting games for
prizes.
At 5 p.m. a pork loin or beef rib-
eye sandwich supper with green
beans and cheesy potatoes will be
served.
At 6:30 p.m. Matt Stutzman
will be the guest speaker, perform-
ing amazing archery shots using
his feet. Stutzman was born with
no arms and has become an inspi-
ration to many with his bow shoot-
ing prowess.
Following his speech and dem-
onstration, there will be a live
auction with a variety of items of-
fered.
sport-fish are being caught but the
success varies.  Reports are com-
ing in of very successful trips and
others are not as productive.
Green Valley Lake (Union):
The water level is down about
nine feet for the sediment removal
project. The lake is open and the
main boat ramp has enough water
to easily launch a boat.  All sport-
fish species are biting enough to
interest the angler. Channel Catfish
- Good: The channel catfish are
biting well on shad bait in the shal-
low areas where the wind is blow-
ing into shore.  Most are from two
to four pounds
Diagonal Community School
Gymnasium
Mount Ayr Health
Care Center
Activities Staff
March 28 - Well, is March going
to go out like a lamb? Everyone
certainly hopes so as many are get-
ting anxious to spend time outside.
Several residents have taken short
walks but that is just not the same
as being able to spend an afternoon
on the patio.
Several enjoyed going out with
family members over the past
week or weekend. They included
Evalee White who spent time with
her daughter, Dee, Luella Adkisson
who spent time at her apartment,
Ed and Lorraine King who en-
joyed spending time at their home
in Blockton and Maxine Werner
who went out for supper Wednes-
day evening and out for her 90th
birthday celebration Sunday.
Calvin and Danny Gregg en-
joyed having their daughter and
sister, Connie, and her husband
join them for lunch over the week-
end.
Everyone would like to wel-
come Marvin Main to Health Care.
Marvin is from Mount Ayr and is
known to many. All are pleased to
have Marvin with them.
Last week zoomed by with a
flurry of activity. It all started with
spelling Monday morning and then
moved on to Wii games which in-
cluded bowling, air hockey and
target practice. Also on Monday
Nova Giles, Lorraine King and
Maxine Werner dressed in their
western gear and traveled to the
Tingley meal site for their 37th
anniversary celebration. All had a
great time.
Tuesday found everyone gath-
ered for coffee before enjoying
dominoes and Bible study. Neil
Stanley stopped in and shared his
and wife Susan’s 20-day medical
mission trip to Nepal during that
time. It was very interesting.
Pastor Lila Greene arrived for
church after residents finished
word searches. Special music by
Fred and Pam was enjoyed dur-
ing church before a message about
prayer was delivered. Bingo was
Three Mile Lake (Union): The
main boat ramp is usable but some
ice remains on the lake. Most of the
ice should be gone by the week-
end.  Channel Catfish - Fair: A few
real nice-sized channels are being
picked up from the shallow bays at
the upper end.  Walleye - Fair: A
few males are being caught from
the rocky areas near dark.  Wiper
(Hybrid Striped Bass) - Fair: Sev-
eral wipers are being caught on
crank-baits by walleye anglers
trolling the rocky points.
Twelve Mile Creek Lake
(Union): The lake is open and the
temperatures range is 40 to 50 de-
grees. Shoreline access is possible
from any of the popular access
points.  Bullhead - Good: Several
giant-sized bullheads are being
caught on crawlers at the upper
end.  Walleye - Fair: Several males
are being caught from the rocks of
the dam and the rock points and
reefs.
Laminating services are provided by the Mount
Ayr Record-News. We can preserve items up to
11” by 17” while you wait. Call 464-2440.
Friday and
Saturday,
April 8 and 9
Friday, April 8
from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Dredge Feed Service
Highway 2, Mount Ayr, Iowa
enjoyed with the help of Phyl-
lis Sickels, Dorothy Hughes and
Deanna Adams. Winning games
were Donna Benegas, Wayne
Bohn, Lorene Triggs, Maxine
Kean, Maxine Werner, John Sud-
duth, Catherine Crawford, Marvin
Morse and guests Harold Craw-
ford and Phyllis Sickels. Blackout
winners were John Sudduth and
Lorene Triggs.
Nail care was provided by
Marlys McPherson Thursday
morning while Marie Still manned
the shopping cart and Malinda
Swank fixed hair. The Community
Singers performed soon after lunch
with the ladies from the Methodist
church in Mount Ayr providing re-
freshments for the March birthday
party. All enjoyed the cookies and
strawberry floats after they joined
in singing “Happy Birthday” to
Nova Giles, Marie Campbell and
John Sudduth of Maple Ridge,
Lorene Triggs, LaDene Brown and
Maxine Werner.
Horse races Friday were a blast
as several coaxed their horses to
the finish line. Bingo was once
again enjoyed after lunch with Lin-
da Swanson calling and Deanna
Adams helping. Winners were Earl
Brand, Lorene Triggs, Lorraine
King, Catherine Crawford, June
Steinman, Vergene Higgins, Mar-
garet Campbell, Colleene Saville,
Phyllis Dukes and Vera Combs.
Guest players were Jean Gilliland
and Harold Crawford.
One of the favorite word games
is taking a phrase such as “Out
Like A Lamb” or “Spring is Here”
and making words from the letters
in the phrases. Residents found 71
words in the first phrase, 40 in the
second and 100 words in “The Last
Snowfall.” Everyone is hoping to
have seen the last snowfall of the
season as they complete the game.
Nida Solliday and Charlotte
Swank were in for Sunday school
Sunday morning. Nida delivered
the message while Charlotte pro-
vided the music.
Welcome visitors over the
weekend have been Linda Wilt
and Larry Campbell with Georgia
Campbell; Lil Rinehart and Helen
Combs with Vera Combs; Nancy
and Rae Kelly and Julie Ingram
of Winterset, Marilyn and Steve
Werner, Brandon Werner, Amanda
Werner of Memphis, TN, Melissa
and Dave Stenburg of Ames and
Pam Cooper with Maxine Werner;
Dawn Dugan and boys and Mike
and Joni Dugan with Bernadine
McBride;
Dan King with Ed and Lorraine
King; Sue Buck with Juanita Horst;
Paul and Frances Smith with Max-
ine Kean; Ted and Bryce Bear and
Darlene Bear with Don Bear; Dar-
lene Bear with Nova Giles; Gilbert
and Helen Campbell of Benton-
Bowling
Lines
Bluegrass League
Week of March 22, 2011
Team Standings
Just Power
Rolling Stones
31-17
30.5-17.5
Hutton Construction 28-20
Sassy Strikers
Ragamuffins
24-24
20.5-27.5
Raging Ravens 9-39
High games (150 and over): Katie
Still, 175, 172, 159; Deb Ayres, 171,
169; Neva Allee, 161; Cassie Still,
155; Dawn Dolecheck, 155; Margie
Bishop, 154; Janet Haley, 153; Barb
Hutton, 152.
High series (450 and over): Katie
Still, 506; Deb Ayres, 486.
ville, AK and Ethel Campbell with
Don Campbell;
Dorothy Barber with Colleene
Saville; Jim and Jane Lee Feeback
with Phyllis Dukes; Bob and Teri
Campbell with Margaret Campbell
and Kenny Driftmier; Wilma Scha-
fer, Lois Triggs, Jean Gilliland and
Lee and Shirley Brand with Earl
Brand;
Betty Karas, Jack and Vera
Moore and Jeannette Lutrick with
Bev Moore, and Bobbie and Anne
Rinehart of Hatfield, MO and
Rhonda Cooper of Kent with Kath-
ryn Adams.
Clearview Home
Clearfield
Jeani Swartwood
March 28 - Can you believe the
snow we received this last week?
And look outside now and it’s no-
where to be seen, knock on wood!
Monday morning at Clearview
residents woke up to some exercise
from the Light ‘N’ Lively CD. Af-
ter exercises they read a few dif-
ferent stories about the importance
of reaching and achieving any
goal you may have and, of course,
they read a quick story about April
Fools Day.
cum came in for Bible study which
was enjoyed greatly. Afterwards
everyone had some coffee and
cookies.
Tuesday morning everyone
did some quick exercises fol-
lowed by throwing the trivia ball
around. Millie also started a new
book called “Chicken Soup for the
Golden Soul.”
Tuesday afternoon Dorothy
Parrish came in and called bingo.
Lila Barker won the regular, dou-
ble picture frame, four corners,
large picture frame and B’s & O’s.
Lila won five different games!
Clara Kilgore won the small pic-
ture frame and four corners.
Wednesday morning residents
warmed up with the morning ex-
ercise routine and Jeani did some
random trivia questions with ev-
eryone. Scott Marcum came back
that afternoon to deliver a church
sermon.
Thursday morning Millie
played Name That Tune. Residents
are getting good at naming those
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songs. Millie and Cotty Huffman
got up and danced to a few songs.
Thursday afternoon was the
monthly resident birthday party.
All enjoyed cheese, summer sau-
sage, chex mix, crackers and trail
mix. Millie read some stories about
Elizabeth Taylor, her life and mov-
ies. After those stories residents
played several games, ones like
find the missing word and picture
puzzles.
Friday morning Rachal helped
residents warm up to the exercise
routine which was followed by a
discussion about how life was in
the 40s, 50s and 60s. Friday morn-
ing several staff members went to
enjoy the celebration of JB Routh’s
life. Jeanie held resident council
with several residents that after-
noon also.
Saturday afternoon homemade
ice cream was made for everyone.
Freezing the ice cream took much
longer than expected so residents
were able to enjoy the chocolate
ice cream with supper. Evelyn Ste-
venson also had a nice birthday
party with family and friends. Her
birthday is March 30.
Visitors this week were Peg
Althous, Wayne Beck and Trudy
Weaver with Mary Beck; Su-
zanne and Allen Brown, Meredith
Dredge, Maralyn Schlapia, Betty
Lou Groves and Bob and Shirley
McMath with Lavon Brown; Liz
Kilgore, Ashley and Kathy Valen-
zuela and Kerry Saville with Clara
Kilgore;
Dick and Nancy Gilbert with
Darlene Gilbert; Marcia Nickel
and Robert Wetzel with Dorothy
Wetzel; Dixie Taylor, Darla Sobot-
ka and Jack Taylor with Lorabel
Taylor; Amy, Kenny, Justin, Lane,
Claire, Isabel and Carol Trost, Ver-
la Monk, John and Donna Morey,
Jill and Malcom Houston, Jim and
Shirley Morey and Ed and Georgie
Morey with Evelyn Stevenson;
Alberta, Calvin and Lila
Spoonemore with Hazel Stoaks,
and George and Sherry Haidsiak
with Jean Haidsiak.
Wishard Chapel
Carol McCreary • 464-3178
March 28 - Spring activities
are keeping the Wishard Chapel
Greg Roberts, Owner
people busy.
Last week Jim and Arlene
Burdette spent several days with
Arlene’s sister, JoAnn Winker, in
Cedar Rapids.
Many from Wishard Chapel
attended the birthday party for
Theola Weeda at the Heritage Park
community room Saturday after-
noon. More than 100 people came
and went during the afternoon and
Theola received 200 cards. Mary
Lee Foltz, Elizabeth and friends
baked cakes and made food for
family visiting for the birthday
party.
Some who came the farthest
were Annette Burnstein of San
Diego, CA and her sister, Cherry
Love of Sandy, UT. They came
Thursday and stayed until Sunday.
Louise McCall and Vicky Lefen-
bure came from Cedar Rapids.
Other family and cousins came
from points in Iowa.
The busy weekend has not
slowed Theola down. She was
busy Sunday and attended the
snack and fun party at the Se-
nior Citizens Center. Monday she
went to Clearview to visit Minnie
Breckenridge on her birthday and
also visited with Twila Lininger
and others. In the afternoon Cathy
Ward and Iris Osborn stopped by
for coffee. They were celebrating
Cathy’s birthday.
Faith Shinkle, Carol Anne Mc-
Creary, Grace Warin, Jodie Wurster
and Barbie Belzer sang at the com-
munity sing at the United Baptist-
Presbyterian Church Sunday night.
Jim and Carol Anne McCreary
also sang with The Ringgold Sing-
ers group.
After the sing Sunday evening
Grace and Mike Warin hosted a
birthday supper and party for Coo-
per Bradley’s fifth birthday.
Courtney Weeda was home
last weekend visiting her family.
Courtney is currently attending the
University of Nebraska at Lincoln,
NE.
Arlene Burdette, Theola Weeda
and Pattie Foltz spent Friday in
Creston. Phil Foltz joined them for
supper at the Burdettes’.
The next meeting of Wishard
Chapel United Methodist Women
will be held Wednesday night,
April 6, at the home of Grace
Warin. The Bible study by Max
Lucado will be continued and final
plans for the fish fry on April 15
will be made.
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News
Signs, grant for
Lewis Park after
tobacco policy
Visitors to Judge Lewis Park
in Mount Ayr will be greeted with
new tobacco-free signs posted at
entrances and playgrounds this
spring. The city of Mount Ayr ad-
opted a policy prohibiting the use
of all tobacco products on any park
property March 21.
“This park policy is a good
thing. Kids will follow what
adults do,” said city council mem-
ber Brent Ricker. Although Ricker
smokes, he says “I tell my boys,
don’t do it! People just don’t know
what smoking does to you.”
Judge Lewis is the first Ring-
gold county park to be awarded
a $1,000 mini-grant, free signs
and help from Ringgold Standing
to Oppose Pressure (R-STOP) to
make the parks safe, healthy places
to play and keep tobacco products
away from children.
“The park is a central part of our
community and we want people to
have the best possible experience
here,” said Don Solliday, mayor
of Mount Ayr. “Cigarette smoke
and tobacco litter are not part of a
healthy environment.”
City councils in Kellerton and
Diagonal are expected to be mak-
ing decisions on the policy for
their parks at council meetings in
April.
The policy is expected to be
largely self-enforcing as 80 per-
cent of Iowa adults do not smoke.
According to a 2010 public health
survey of more than 150 Ringgold
residents, at least two out of every
Supervisors look
at security plan
A review of courthouse security
procedures and work of a new fil-
ing system for the district clerk of
court were among topics for the
Ringgold county board of supervi-
sors in meetings this past week.
The board met with district
court judge Gary Kimes to review
the courthouse security proce-
dures, something that is done peri-
odically, on Monday, March 28.
In other action Monday the
board visited with veterans’ affairs
director Gary Smith to make sure
that the local hours of operations
are meeting the guidelines for a
grant the county has received.
Tax abatement for a parcel of
land where a trailer home burned
down and where a house was con-
fiscated in a drug seizure and torn
down were approved by the board.
Debbie Cannon presented the
treasurer’s monthly report and
Laurie Greenman presented the
auditor’s monthly report in other
action.
In action at the meeting Thurs-
day, March 24, information on new
document storage in the clerk of
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Whirlpool washer, upright freezer, (2) nice sofas,
college bunk lofts, antique lamp tables, 26” TV,
full-sized bed, new foyer table, new lamps,
antique seed sales display, many small antiques,
household items and much, much more.
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three people (67 percent) are sup-
portive of tobacco-free parks.
Mount Ayr is not the first city in
Iowa to protect the right for all res-
idents to breathe clean air in public
parks. Indianola was the first to
implement a policy that covers ev-
ery park and outdoor recreational
facility at all times. Colo, Nevada,
and Slater in Story county have
also adopted tobacco-free policies.
A growing trend nationally, over
80 cities in Minnesota have tobac-
co-free park and recreation areas,
and states from Maine to Califor-
nia are ridding their parks of ciga-
rette litter. The largest source of
litter in the U.S. -- cigarette butts
- contain toxic chemicals that can
be harmful to small children, pets
and birds if swallowed.
The mini-grant and free signs
are available to any Ringgold
county or city park that wants to
update the healthy image of their
park by enacting a tobacco free
policy. This program is part of
a larger effort to keep kids from
starting to chew or smoke.
R-STOP invites the community
to think about how positive role
modeling can be encouraged in
Ringgold county towns, schools,
and parks to help keep youth from
using tobacco.
To learn more about R-STOP,
the $1,000 park mini-grant or to-
bacco-free signs, contact the Ring-
gold County Public Health office
at 641-464-0691, or find R-STOP
on facebook.com/rstop.
court vault was shared.
The state will be replacing the
current files with a series of rolling
filing cabinets that will make re-
cords more accessible. More filing
cabinets can be stored in the vault,
so supervisors were notified in case
this would increase the weight too
much for the floor to handle.
After consulting with county
engineer Zach Gunsolley the board
noted that there should be no prob-
lem with this.
The old filing cabinets from the
clerk’s office are being offered to
the county board of supervisors
and the supervisors have accepted
that offer.
Gunsolley also talked with the
board about the budget amendment
and how it related to the secondary
roads department at the meeting.
A liquor permit for the Sun
Valley Country Club was also ap-
proved by the supervisors at the
meeting.
Supervisors will not hold a
meeting today (Thursday) but will
go on a fact-finding tour of county
roads.
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Shown loading the mower on its way to Haiti are David Dukes from the
First Baptist Church in Bedford, Josh Waske and Raymond Hensley.
Hensley adds mower
to Haiti aid mission
A lawnmower from Hensley
Trailer Sales in Mount Ayr will
be making the trip to a mission in
Haiti as part of the effort of Bless-
ing Heart International, a Palmy-
ra, MO, based Christian mission
group.
The mowers will be packed in
one of two buses ready to ship to
Haiti. Each bus is packed full of
food, water, medical and school
supplies, church pews, clothes and
other essential items.
The busses will provide safer
transportation for all involved with
the mission, along with giving the
opportunity to provide transporta-
tion for the children and other vari-
ous church activities. The supplies,
MAC school budget
hearing set April 11
Mount Ayr Community school’s
board of directors will be holding
the hearing on a new proposed
budget Monday, April 11, at 6 p.m.
at the school board room.
The budget calls for expendi-
tures of $9,887,388 and revenues
of $9,387,300 for the coming fiscal
year.
Taxes levied on property will
total $3,396,585 for the coming
year with a levy rate of $16.51 per
$1,000 taxable valuation. An addi-
tional $128,000 will be raised from
income surtaxes.
When the new fiscal year is
completed, the beginning balance
of $769,340 will have an ending
fund balance of zero, according to
the budget summary published in
today’s Mount Ayr Record-News.
The budget calls for expendi-
tures of $5,363,010 for student
instruction. This compares to
$5,572,135 in the current year and
$4,882,780 in 2010.
Support services including ad-
ministration will cost $3,128,561,
up from $2,522,500 in the current
budget and $2,276,798 in fiscal
year 2010.
The major increase is a jump
in plant and maintenance costs
especially the water are extremely
important in the light of the recent
cholera epidemic.
In addition the group has ac-
quired a rollback truck and used
pickup truck, all of which need to
be shipped.
The vehicles need to be shipped
from Bedford, where the First Bap-
tist Church has been involved in
the project, to Haiti, with $28,000
needed in all to get all of the items
shipped. Some $7,500 has already
been donated.
According to those involved in
the project, checks can be sent to
Blessing Hearts International, 5923
CR 324, Palmyra, MO 63461.
to $1,303,904 in the coming year
compared to $731,500 in the cur-
rent budget and $631,017 in 2010.
Non-instructional programs
will cost $350,471 for the com-
ing year, down from $414,953 in
the current budget and $372,797 in
2010.
Other expenditures will total
$1,045,346, which is down from
$2,538,270 in the current budget
and $6,362,337 in 2010. In this
category debt service will total
$778,617 and AEA support will
total $266,252. Both numbers are
down from the current budget
year.
As well as local tax funds for the
budget, income of $556,700 from
local sources, $364,000 in student
activities and sales and $150,000
in nutrition sales are projected.
The federal government will be
providing some $610,000 in funds
for the coming year.
Estimated revenue for the
current budget year will be
$10,293,918 with a beginning bal-
ance of $1,959,791.
Estimated expenditures for
the current budget year will be
$11,484,369 with an ending bal-
ance of $769,340.
SIRWA recognized for
expanding service
Bill Menner, USDA Rural De-
velopment state director in Iowa,
was in Creston on Monday, March
21 to recognize Southern Iowa Ru-
ral Water Association’s (SIRWA)
for their efforts and dedication to
bring improved water and waste-
water services to thousands of ru-
ral Iowans.
Since 2009, SIRWA has utilized
more than $22 million in Ameri-
can Recovery and Reinvestment
Act (ARRA) funds administered
through USDA Rural Develop-
ment to help fund seven projects
that have improved water and
wastewater services to communi-
ties in southern and southwestern
Iowa. Many of these projects were
for Ringgold county communities.
Menner made his presenta-
tion during SIRWA’s annual board
meeting.
“It’s with great pleasure that
we recognize Southern Iowa Ru-
ral Water Association for helping
bring more than $22 million in
Recovery Act funds to rural Iowa,”
Menner said. “Rural water systems
such as SIRWA have been great
partners over the years, joining
with us in our commitment to im-
proving the quality of life in rural
communities.”
SIRWA is using ARRA funds
to assist with a wide range of proj-
ects including construction of a
wastewater system in the cities of
Benton, Delphos, Maloy and Red-
ding; construction of a wastewater
collection system in the city of
Ellston; rehabilitation of a waste-
water collection system for the
city of Bridgewater; construction
of 15 miles of pipe to connect wa-
ter sources of Corning Municipal
Utilities and Creston Municipal
Help offered to explore
CRP program options
The USDA’s Farm Service
Agency is currently accepting of-
fers for the 41st signup of the Con-
servation Reserve Program (CRP).
Many Ringgold county resi-
dents may be familiar with CRP
as a USDA program that offers
producers and landowners an op-
portunity to develop a contract for
establishing perennial vegetation
on qualifying crop land.
CRP contracts offer an annual
per acre rental payment as well as
cost share to establish vegetation
on land enrolled into the program.
To assist FSA the Ringgold
County Natural Resources Conser-
vation Service (NRCS) field office
would like to extend an invitation
for individuals to schedule a per-
sonal meeting with NRCS staff to
discuss the CRP program. A per-
sonal meeting will give interested
Connie Huff Wildlife Area, $3,000. HABITAT & PUBLIC AWARENESS: Food Plots, $18,650;
Food Plot Seed, $656; Woody Cover, $2,330; Ringgold County Hunter Safety, $1,100;
Conservation Camps (Boys and Girls), $1,250; Buffer Strips, $4,000; Southwest Iowa Seed
Drill, $675; Ringgold County S.W.C.D. Tree Planter, $1,000; Nesting Cover, $627, and
Archery in the Schools Program, $1,000 - for a total of $72,908. The following donors sup-
port Pheasants Forever -- Please support them!
Advanced Ag LLC - Creston
American Legion Auxiliary
Aunt Jennie’s Attic
B & M Recycling
Barker Implement
Bass Pro Shop - Altoona
Bedford Building Supply
Boyer’s Bar
Boyt Harness Company
Brundage Electric
Butch Miller
CGI Foods
Clearview Homes and Clearview
Estates
Clint Spurrier
Community Meat Processors
Country Blossoms
Cunning Insurance Co Inc
Cunning Real Estate and Land
Auction
Curt Turner - American Family Ins.
Dari Sweet
DeBruce Ag Services - Benton
Diagonal Building Products
Dick’s Barber Shop
Dollar General
Dredge Feed Service
Edward Jones Investments
Eighmy Monument Co.
Excel Engineering - Diagonal
Farm & Home
Farm Bureau Insurance
Farmers Cooperative - Mount Ayr
First Federal Savings Bank -
Creston
First National Bank - Creston
Fogle Lake 3D Archery
Ford Construction
G & I Feed and Grain
Gerold’s Offsprings
Glendenning Motor Co.
Great Western Bank - Mount Ayr
Heartland Energy Solutions
Hensley Trailers
Hilltop Veterinary Clinic
Hymbaugh Construction
Ringgold County Pheasants Forever
Banquet Committee
Utilities; replacement of water ser-
vice and sub meters throughout its
service area; expansion of water
services to southwest Cass county
and improvements to the Creston
water treatment plant.
Through a system of more than
3,600 miles of pipe, SIRWA cur-
rently provides water services to
residents and businesses in Adair,
Adams, Cass, Clarke, Decatur, Lu-
cas, Madison, Montgomery, Page,
Ringgold, Taylor, Union and War-
ren counties.
“Keeping rural Iowa vibrant
and prosperous requires a dedica-
tion to innovation, education and
infrastructure,” Menner said. “The
continued efforts of rural water as-
sociations such as SIRWA will en-
sure that as many rural Iowans as
possible will have access to pota-
ble water and sanitary wastewater
treatment,” Menner said.
USDA Rural Development cur-
rently administers and manages
more than 40 housing, business
and community infrastructure and
facility loan and grant programs
designed to improve the economic
stability of rural communities,
businesses, residents, farmers and
ranchers and improve the quality
of life in rural America.
During the past year the agency
helped a record number of Iowans
receive funding for economic de-
velopment projects and quality of
life improvements. The agency’s
investment in Iowa helped create
or retain more than 2,200 jobs, aid-
ed 2,500 families in buying their
own homes and assisted more than
250 communities as they made im-
provements to their facilities, ser-
vices and infrastructure.
individuals the opportunity to dis-
cuss the requirements of vegetation
establishment and conservation
planning associated with CRP.
During this meeting NRCS staff
will take time to answer any ques-
tions a landowner may have about
the CRP program and explain how
this program might work into their
operation.
Call the Ringgold County NRCS
office at 1-641-464-2201 or stop in
the office at 1201 E. South Street,
Mount Ayr to schedule an appoint-
ment with either Alan Lange (soil
conservationist) or Wayde Ross
(district conservationist).
The 41st CRP signup ends April
15, so please do not wait, make a
call and staff will take time to dis-
cuss this program and the opportu-
nity it provides to Ringgold county
producers and landowners.
Thank You
RINGGOLD CHAPTER OF PHEASANTS FOREVER would like
to thank all the 2011 Pheasants Forever sponsors for their
generous donations to enable our organization to help
create more food and shelter plots for a better pheasant
habitat in our county. Money spent in Ringgold county
includes LAND ACQUISITIONS: Fogle Recreation Area,
$20,620; Kellerton Grassland BCA, $18,000, and Don and
Hy-Vee - Mount Ayr
Iowa State Savings Bank - Creston
Iris’ Beauty Shop
J.D. Moberg Real Estate
James L. Pedersen, P.C.
Jami’s House Cleaning - Jami Love
Jamie’s Coffee Mill and Deli
Jeremiah and Eleisa Murphy
Jim Newton
Jim Smith Auctioneering
John Parrish - Pioneer
Johnson Trailer Sales - Tingley
Kelly James Auctioneering
Kelly Tire and Exhaust
Klejch Insurance Agency
K-Town Legends - Kellerton
LeMar Industries Corp.
Lefty’s Club Tavern
Longfellow Drilling
Longfellow Foundation
Lucky Lanes
Lynn’s Sinclair Food Mart
Mickey D’s
Midwest Fur/Bruce Hutton
Mike Ford
Mount Ayr Community FFA Chapter
Mount Ayr Health Care and
Maple Ridge Assisted Living
The Mount Ayr Inn & Suites
Mount Ayr Massage Therapy
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr Tractor
Mount Ayr Veterinary Clinic
Munyon Plumbing & Heating
NAPA Auto Parts- Mount Ayr
Newton Sporting Goods and
Gunsmithing
Pamida
Peggy Sue’s
Podium Ink
Princess Theater
Pzazz Dog Food - Todd Glendenning/
Craig Braby
Randy Bishop
Ricker Air Conditioning, Heating
and Plumbing
Audit report
for area landfill
agency available
Income and expenditures for the
Wayne-Ringgold-Decatur County
Solid Waste Management Com-
mission showed decreases over the
previous year in the audit report
released this week by Auditor of
State David A. Vaudt.
The Commission had total re-
ceipts of $727,144 during the year
ended June 30, 2010, a 20 percent
decrease from the prior year. The
receipts included member assess-
ments of $199,698, landfill gate
receipts of $481,086 and interest of
$49,769.
Disbursements for the year to-
taled $505,609, a 45 percent de-
crease from the prior year, and
included $171,394 for salaries and
benefits, $77,126 for disposal/recy-
cling/hauling services and $58,976
for loan repayments.
The significant decrease in re-
ceipts and disbursements is primar-
ily due to the purchase of equip-
ment with proceeds from a bank
loan in the prior year.
A copy of the audit report is
available for review at the Wayne-
Ringgold-Decatur County Solid
Waste Management Commission,
in the Office of Auditor of State
and on the Auditor of State’s web-
site at http://auditor.iowa.gov/
reports/1014-2328-B00F.pdf.
Employment fair
planned at SWCC
Southwestern Community Col-
lege’s annual iHire Employment
Fair is scheduled for Thursday,
April 7, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.,
in the Student Center gymnasium
on the Creston campus.
More than 40 employers will be
on-hand representing business and
industry, education and the mili-
tary.
During the employment fair,
individuals will have opportuni-
ties for one-on-one contact with
human resources professionals,
on-site interviews, career explora-
tion and possible employment of-
fers. In conjunction with the iHire
Employment Fair, an employer
panel will be held from 11 a.m. to
noon in room 180 of the college’s
Instructional Center.
The event is open to the pub-
lic, at no cost, as well as to South-
western’s students and alumni.
For more information, please visit
www.swcciowa.edu.
At this time, there is booth space
still available for business and in-
dustry, education and the military.
Inquiries may be directed to Pat
Butcher, SWCC Career Services
coordinator, at (800) 247-4023 or
locally at (641) 782-1446.
Counter Subscriptions
for those who can’t wait
until Thursday to read the
Mount Ayr Record-News.
Rieper Law Office - Des Moines
Ringgold County Beef Producers
Roberts Auto Inc.
Romano’s Pizza
Savanna Sky Landscape
Design - Jeremy Newton
Scheel’s - West Des Moines
Second Home - Kellerton
Shafer Insurance Agency
Sickels Automotive
Sickels Lime and Rock
Silver Spur Café and Bar -
Grand River
Smith Oil
Smith and Reynolds Car Wash
Southwest Builder Supply, Inc.
Southwest Iowa Rural Electric
Cooperative
Splash ‘N Dash
Sportsman’s Lodge
Sportsman’s Warehouse -
Ankeny
Stephens Land Construction
Stephens Tire and Oil
Steve Newton Construction
Still in Style
Subway - Mount Ayr
SunBest Foods LLC - Clearfield
Sur-Gro - Diagonal
Sweet Escapes
Taygold Cooperative
Taylor Fiberglass
The Insurance Station -
Deb Larson
Gail Trullinger Family
Trullinger Farm
US Bank
Vetter Equipment/Case I.H.
Walmart - Creston
Wayde Ross
White’s Woodworking
Wiley Pest Control
Watson-Armstrong Funeral
Homes
Wm. H. French Agency
WoodLink, Ltd.
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County Columns Public Notices

Public
Reed; plat to the town of Ellston, Ringgold shared pictures drawn “Don’t Smoke seconded by Greene, to add the Sewer improvement 3,189.46
Clearview Home SuAnn Cook, Olivia, Caitlin
and Iver Wackernagle, Deb and
county, Iowa; and,
The east and west alley between
in the Park,” etc. to emphasize their
support of the policy. Doster point-
“longevity pay” received prior to
his change to Maintenance I to Bob
Total = $218,849.98
FEBRUARY DISBURSEMENTS
Lots One (1), Two (2) and Three (3) in ed out the importance of sending a Strange’s supervisory salary amount. General $ 35,969.43

Activities Staff
March 28 – Residents are get-
ting excited about the change in
the weather. So is the staff. Many
things are coming up in April,
especially the volunteer supper.
Coming up next week will be a
popcorn party in honor of National
Caramel Corn Day on April 4 at 2
p.m. The monthly nature program
will be April 7 and it will be on
prairie chickens. The general store
will be open in the afternoon as
well as a group of fifth graders in
at 2 p.m. to work puzzles with the
residents and visit. Kathi will be
in for high rollers April 9 at 9:30
a.m.
The monthly birthday party is
set for April 14 at 2:30 p.m. with
the Tingley UMW group hosting
the event. Residents with a birth-
day in April are Roxie Trullinger
on April 2; Vera Daughton, April
5; Ed Poppe, April 17, and Mary
Ann Marvin, April 22. Staff with
a birthday in April are Vanessa
Corbett on April 9; Joyce John-
son, April 11; Kris Davis and Julie
Routh, April 12; Jenny Vasquez
and Lacy Doolittle, April 16, and
Lloyd Miller and Holly Karr, April
20.
The general store was open for
business Monday morning. Kathi
and Sommer were busy with store
patrons. Pattie and Sommer played
plinko with the residents since
Faith and Grace were unable to
perform. They will come to enter-
tain another time. The teams were
Dillies and Dollies. Each team took
two games. Vera Daughton’s chip
fell in the 50 point slot five times.
Playing were Anita Hayworth,
Loren Drake, Permelia Fletch-
all, Iona Groves, Henry Peterson,
Larry Blunck, Vera Daughton, Roy
Beck, Ed Poppe and Joan Hill.
Tuesday was coffee club day.
Residents enjoyed a fresh-baked
peanut butter cookie. Jane Buck
played the keyboard for music in
the morning. Helping Pattie and
Lisa with the singing was Peggy
Wagenknecht. Lisa continued the
piano music in the south lobby be-
fore lunch. Winners at bingo were
Iona Groves, Donnie Johnston,
Dwight Cunning, Lorraine Rea-
soner, Colleen Greenman, Shorty
Umbarger and Norma Paxson.
Residents and staff gathered for a
baby shower for Amber and Ken-
leigh Fooken following bingo. She
received many special gifts and
cards. Cookies and punch were
served.
Kathi, Pattie and Sommer were
busy with hand care Wednesday
morning. Lila and Jack Greene
brought church in the afternoon.
Thursday Kathi read the Mount
Ayr Record-News and Diagonal
Progress. Liz, Sommer and Kathi
assisted residents with a spring
frog craft along with the Lil’ Raid-
er preschoolers. The preschoolers
sang three fun songs with actions
for everyone to enjoy. The students
made extra door decorations for
the residents who were unable to
attend the activity. The high school
Jack Wackernagle, Jadene Brown
and Marilyn Maltzuhn with Ar-
loa Wackernagle; Larry and Leta
Thompson with Cleone Thomp-
son; Cleone Hosfield with Cleone
Thompson, Minnie Breckenridge
and Charlotte Summers; Mary
Sue McIntosh with Minnie Breck-
enridge; Kay Sickels with Vera
Daughton; Darlene Beck with Roy
Beck; Greg Storhoff with Millie
Storhoff; Aaron and Andrea Am-
ick, Emily, Jason and Conor Lyons
and Bill and Diane Breckenridge
with Minnie Breckenridge;
Roger Bickel with Mildred
Bickel; Fred and Virginia Siverly
with Jean and Karl Wurster; Doro-
thy Barber with Doyle Murphy;
Lorna and Casey Paxson with
Norma Paxson; Louise Frost with
Iona Groves; Rev. Gary and Donna
Keller with Dora Shields; Peggy
Skarda with Twilla Lininger; Paula
Larsen and Barb Garrett with Pam
Larsen;
Dale Mager with Pearl Jones;
Tommie R. Stoner with Raymond
Wake; Mike and Phyllis Olszewski
with Permelia Fletchall; Mike and
Bev Auer and Norma Lee Jones
with Pearl Grout; Jody and Larry
Lipcamon, Norma and Jerry Shields
and Callie and Cavan O’Brien with
Vernice Shields; Chuck and Arlene
Carlson with Don Strange; Pattie
Barnes, Abigail Barnes and Hal-
sie and Linsie Barnes with Dick
Barnes, and Louise and Dean Frost
with Iona Groves, Tom Golliday,
Arloa Wackernagle and Lucille
Siple.
Caledonia
Brenda Karr • 464-2486
March 28 - What a crazy week
it has been for weather. Only in
Iowa can we have thunderstorms
with hail, tornadoes and heavy rain
and a few days later have measur-
able snow.
Brenda Karr has been by to vis-
it and eat lunch with Shirley Karr.
She also stopped by the hospital to
visit with her other mom, Trisha
White.
Danny, Brenda, Karissa and
Holly Karr took a road trip to Beth-
any, MO to do some shopping.
Visitors and lunch guests Fri-
day, March 18, in the home of Gene
and Lucy Comer were Steve and
Mila Comer, Kelly Ann McKibbin
and children Brooke and Beth and
Tanya Sanson and children Drake
and Tyce. They all brought food
in to share with everyone. Tanya
came down last week to visit Gene
and Lucy Comer and to help them
around the house.
Gene Karr and friend Charlie
Brown of Union Star, MO arrived
Thursday to visit Shirley Karr, see
her new apartment and take her out
to lunch at Rumors.
The Caledonia gang wants to
wish Barb Shields a speedy recov-
ery and wellness.
The picnic gang went to Keller-
ton Saturday for their picnic. The
hostesses were Rich and Jody Hen-
Notices
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S
SALE AND LEVY
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT
FOR RINGGOLD COUNTY
STATE OF IOWA
Court Case No. EQCV506159
Special Execution
EVERHOME MORTGAGE COM-
PANY,
Plaintiff,
vs.
CHRISTINA A. BOWEN; JUDD
BOWEN; KEY BANK N.A.; BEN-
EFICIAL IOWA, INC.,
Defendants.
As a result of the judgment ren-
dered in the above entitled case, an
execution was issued by the clerk of the
district court to the sheriff of Ringgold
county, Iowa. The execution ordered
the sale of defendant’s real estate.
The execution was issued to satisfy
a judgment in rem. The property is
described below:
Description: Lots Four (4) and
Five (5) of Block Nine (9) of the
Original Plat to the Town of Kellerton,
Ringgold County, Iowa.
E-911 Address: 203 N. Appanoose
Street, Kellerton.
Sale Date: 04/29/2011.
Sale Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location of Sale: Ground floor
of the Ringgold County Courthouse,
Mount Ayr, Iowa.
Homestead: Defendant is advised
that if the described real estate includes
the homestead, (must not exceed 1/2
acre if in the city or town plat, or, if
rural, must not exceed 40 acres). The
defendant must file a homestead plat
with the office of the sheriff of Ring-
gold county, Iowa, within 10 days
after the service of this notice, or the
sheriff shall have it platted and will
assess the costs of this case. After sale
of said real estate, the defendant may
redeem the property within.
No redemption: THIS SALE IS
NOT SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION
PER ORDER OF THE COURT.
Property exemption, certain money
or property may be exempt. Contact
your attorney promptly to review
specific provisions of the law and file
the appropriate notice, if applicable.
Judgment Amount: $33,273.01.
Interest: 7.875 percent per annum
from 9/09/10 to sale $1,665.76.
Costs of Suit: $235.00.
Other costs: $950.00 attorney fees
PLUS COSTS OF THIS ACTION
AND ACCRUING COSTS.
Attorney for Plaintiff: James V.
Sarcone, Jr., 666 Walnut Street, Ste.
2000, Des Moines, IA 50309. Phone:
515-243-7100.
Dated 3-14-2011.
MIKE E. SOBOTKA, Sheriff
Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office
Phone: 641-464-3921
Fax: 641-464-0626
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NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S
SALE AND LEVY
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT
FOR RINGGOLD COUNTY
STATE OF IOWA
Court Case No. EQCV506183
Special Execution
NATIONWIDE ADVANTAGE
MORTGAGE COMPANY,
Plaintiff,
vs.
JACKI K. STARK a/k/a JACKI
STARK,
Defendant.
As a result of the judgment ren-
dered in the above entitled case, an
execution was issued by the clerk of the
district court to the sheriff of Ringgold
county, Iowa. The execution ordered
the sale of defendant’s real estate.
Block Three (3) in the original plat to
the town of Ellston, Ringgold county,
Iowa, and Lot Four (4) in Block Four
(4) of Hughey’s Addition to the town
of Ellston, Ringgold county, Iowa;
and,
Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3),
Four (4), Five (5), Six (6), Seven (7),
Eight (8), Nine (9), Ten (10) and Eleven
(11) in Block One (1); and Lots One
(1), Two (2), Three (3) and Four (4)
in Block Four (4) of Hughey’s Addi-
tion to the town of Ellston, Ringgold
county, Iowa; and,
Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3)
and Four (4) in Block Three (3) in
Cornwall’s Addition to the town of
Ellston, Ringgold county, Iowa.
E-911 Address: 300 N. Kirkwood,
Ellston, IA 50074.
Sale Date: 04/29/2011.
Sale Time: 11 a.m.
Location of Sale: Ground floor
of the Ringgold County Courthouse,
Mount Ayr, Iowa.
Homestead: Defendant is advised
that if the described real estate includes
the homestead, (must not exceed 1/2
acre if in the city or town plat, or, if
rural, must not exceed 40 acres). The
defendant must file a homestead plat
with the office of the sheriff of Ring-
gold county, Iowa, within 10 days
after the service of this notice, or the
sheriff shall have it platted and will
assess the costs of this case. After sale
of said real estate, the defendant may
redeem the property within.
No Redemption: THIS SALE IS
NOT SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION
PER ORDER OF THE COURT.
Property exemption, certain money
or property may be exempt. Contact
your attorney promptly to review
specific provisions of the law and file
the appropriate notice, if applicable.
Judgment Amount: $55,751.00.
Interest: $1,668.42 at 5.875 per-
cent from 10/24/10 to sale date.
Costs of Suit: Attorney fees
$850.00 at 5.875 percent interest from
January 18, 2011 to sale $26.04.
Other costs: PLUS COSTS OF
THIS ACTION AND ACCRUING
COSTS.
Attorney for Plaintiff: David R.
Elkin, 315 East Fifth Street, Ste. 5,
Des Moines, IA 50309. Phone: 515-
244-3188.
Dated 3-14-2011.
MIKE E. SOBOTKA, Sheriff
Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office
Phone: 641-464-3921
Fax: 641-464-0626
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Mount Ayr more in line with what they currently
City Council
Proceedings
March 21, 2011
The city council met in regu-
lar session on March 21, 2011 with
mayor Solliday calling the meeting
to order at 6 p.m. Roll call was taken
with the following members present:
Greene, Feeback, Ricker, Cannon.
Absent: Mathany.
A motion was made by Cannon,
seconded by Greene, to approve
the agenda. Ayes: Greene, Feeback,
Ricker, Cannon. Nays: None.
Mayor Solliday asked if any cor-
rections needed to be made in the
minutes. With no corrections being
made, a motion was made by Ricker,
seconded by Cannon, to dispense the
reading of the minutes previously
presented to council members and
approve them as presented. Ayes:
Greene, Feeback, Ricker, Cannon.
consistent message to youth like at
school and the day care.
A motion was made by Ricker,
seconded by Feeback, to adopt Res-
olution No. 2011-464 entitled, “City
of Mount Ayr Tobacco Free Park
Policy” for Judge Lewis Park. Roll
call vote: Greene, Yes; Feeback, Yes;
Ricker, Yes; Cannon, Yes.
Park board member Shelly
Shields asked for council consider-
ation to appoint non-residents of the
city to the Mount Ayr park board.
Currently there is a vacancy on the
board. She expressed that youth from
all over the county use the park and
there has been interest expressed by
some who don’t live within the city
limits to serve.
A motion was made by Can-
non, seconded by Greene, to amend
Chapter 23.02 of the City Code in
regard to the residency requirement
for appointed park board members.
Roll call vote: Greene, Yes; Feeback,
Yes; Ricker, Yes; Cannon, Yes.
A motion was made by Greene,
seconded by Ricker, to approve the
seasonal contract of Mike Still as
recreation director as recommended
by the park board. Roll call vote:
Greene, Yes; Feeback, Yes; Ricker,
Yes; Cannon, Yes.
Councilman Feeback shared in-
formation he had been gathering
that if found to be feasible could ser-
vice the city’s water capacity needs
without the cost of building a new
storage structure. That opportunity
would come from utilizing storage
in the SIRWA towers and pumping
it directly to the city’s current tow-
ers. More information, such as chlo-
rination treatment needs, pressure
overpowering pump and the current
contract with SIRWA will have to be
evaluated.
MSA Professional Services rep-
resentatives Sarah Campbell and
Justin Vogel brought a “Summary
of Water System Improvements” to
the meeting for review and consid-
eration as they continue to fine-tune
the “Water System Analysis” report
they were contracted to provide.
Storage demand regulations and the
storage capacity the council wants
to plan for were discussed. MSA
recommended a structure that would
provide 300,000 gallons of capac-
ity and provided a cost estimate at
four different sites for elevated stor-
age compared to clear well storage.
Estimated cost for an above ground
tower was projected to be consider-
ably higher than a ground storage
structure. Council members thought
that planning for storage capacity
have would be a better option. MSA
was asked to estimate the cost of a
150,000 gallon capacity structure as
well as looking to the feasibility of
utilizing the SIRWA storage option.
A motion was made by Greene,
seconded by Cannon, to approve
Change Order Request No. 1 in the
amount of $7,390.04 to the project
contractor “Smith Seeding, Inc.” as
recommended by HR Green, Inc.
Roll call vote: Greene, Yes; Feeback,
Yes; Ricker, Yes; Cannon, Yes.
Mayor Solliday shared informa-
tion following a preliminary dis-
cussion with Waste Management
representatives Jeremy Olsen and
Tom Marquart in regard to recycling
options. WM finds the need to make
some changes as the number of resi-
dents utilizing the curbside recycling
has greatly increased following the
removal of the large bin that had
been placed by the Ringgold county
supervisors. WM shared three possi-
ble options with the mayor: 1) Bring-
ing the large bin back on a cost share
basis with the county; 2) Implement-
Roll call vote: Greene, Yes; Feeback,
Yes; Ricker, Yes; Cannon, Yes.
Bob Strange report: Following
discussion, Strange was directed to
get more details in regard to a sewer
pump maintenance program. Water
meter replacement has been a priori-
ty in recent weeks and it was decided
to purchase an additional 50 meters
utilizing funds from the budgeted
main replacement and rural water
line items. It was noted the backhoe
is still being repaired, hauling in
some one-inch clean rock needed for
street repairs is planned and a con-
versation with Eva Knapp in regard
to getting city sewer to her property
along Henderson Street was brought
forward. Council would like to see
that project worked on.
In other discussion it was decided
to rerun the ads for mowing bids and
the office job. Mayor Solliday ap-
pointed Gerald Cannon, Jim Feeback
and Pam Poore as the interview com-
mittee. Cannon thought it best prac-
tice to keep costs down that council
members agree prior to phone calls
being made to the city attorney.
A motion was made by Cannon,
seconded by Ricker, to approve the
treasurer’s report. Ayes: Greene, Fee-
back, Ricker, Cannon. Nays: None.
A motion was made by Cannon,
seconded by Greene, to pay the fol-
lowing bills: Ayes: Greene, Feeback,
Ricker, Cannon. Nays: None.
Hach, testing supplies, $491.04.
US Bank, federal withholding/
FICA tax, $1,821.16.
CSC, child support, $108.50.
IAMU, CEU, $10.00.
Richard Wilson, legal fees,
$163.50.
Southwest Builder Supply, gate,
$118.42.
Blue Cross Blue Shield, insur-
ance, $3,280.38.
Municipal Supply, meters,
$13,048.75.
Chamber, dues, $120.00.
Windstream, phone lines,
$452.30.
Pam Poore, insurance reimburse-
ment, $500.00.
Ringgold County Treasurer, prop-
erty tax, $6,289.00.
Safety-Kleen, solvent, $251.44.
Lawson, clamps/washers,
$171.10.
Steve’s Tractor, parts, $47.68.
Schaefer Excavating, gravel park,
$1,817.42.
MBS, wash window, $34.00.
SICOG, housing grant,
$18,543.00.
US Cellular, cell phones,
$144.75.
Tyler Insurance, insurance,
$38,327.00.
Eagle Engraving, identification
tags, $11.40.
Bob Strange, insurance reim-
bursement, $500.00.
MVP, handle, $95.00.
Jessica Jay, deposit, $200.00.
Gross Claims, $86,545.84.
(By fund: General, $28,170.38; industrial build-
ing, $6,736.00; E.B., $500.00; Loch Ayr, $1,829.00;
CDBG housing, $18,543.00.)
FEBRUARY RECEIPTS payment, $919.43.
General $10,145.13
Downtown renovation 1,223.33
Industrial building 1,667.00
Garbage 13,800.85
RUT 15,947.96
Employee benefit 362.40
Emergency 53.74
LOST 10,043.07
Urban Ext. TIF 555.30
FEMA storm shelter 25,432.00
CDBG housing 31,349.00
Debt service 789.01
Special assessment 1,656.64
Water 34,109.82
Sewer 68,525.27
Department of Management - Form S-PB-6
Garbage 10,887.68
RUT 27,335.78
Employee benefit 4,183.31
Aquatic Center 10,531.50
FEMA storm shelter 2,532.00
CDBG housing 31,349.00
Water 34,126.67
Water improvement 3,500.00
Sewer 44,206.03
Sewer improvement 6,189.46
 Total = $233,710.86
A motion was made by Cannon,
seconded by Greene, to adjourn.
DONALD B. SOLLIDAY
Mayor
ATTEST: PAMELLA POORE
City Clerk
Ringgold County
Supervisors
Proceedings
March 21, 2011
The Ringgold County Board
of Supervisors met in regular ses-
sion Monday, March 21, 2011. The
meeting was called to order 9 a.m.
with the following members present:
Dale Walters, Kurt Shaha and David
Inloes.
A motion was made by David In-
loes and seconded by Kurt Shaha to
approve the agenda. AYES: Unani-
mous. NAYS: None.
A motion was made by Kurt
Shaha and seconded by David In-
loes to approve the previous meeting
minutes. AYES: Unanimous. NAYS:
None.
County attorney Clint Spurrier
was present to give legal updates.
The claims checks will be issued
on March 22, 2011.
Adams, Brenda Sue, weed com-
missioner mileage, $106.60.
Adams, Madeline, DECAT ser-
vices February 16-28, $600.00.
Alex-Teck, crane inspection,
$510.20.
Alliant Energy, conservation util-
ity/Diagonal, $359.55.
American Institutional Supply,
sheriff jail supplies, $42.35.
Bankers Trust Company, sheriff
jail bond fee, $200.00.
Briggs Corp., public health nurs-
ing supplies, $302.36.
Buck, Bob, Rice township meet-
ing, $20.00.
Calhoun-Burns & Associates,
bridge inspections, $17,620.00.
Cannon, Debra, treasurer post-
age, $16.05.
Central Iowa Fasteners, parts,
$92.51.
Certified Power, Inc., parts,
$1,598.55.
Chat Mobility, attorney/cell/
RCSS phones, $141.98.
City of Delphos, February street
payment, $77.33.
City of Diagonal, February street
payment, $546.19.
City of Kellerton, February street
City of Maloy, February street
payment, $86.69.
City of Mount Ayr, shop, $91.46.
CNH Capital/Vetter, parts,
$559.05.
Cool Concepts Performance,
Coatings, parts, $200.19.
Cross Dillon Tire, tires, $512.00.
Crossroads Mental Health Cen-
ter, sheriff MMPI test, $50.00.
Culligan, office items, $5.50.
Derscheid, Scott, sheriff jail
school meals/mileage, $220.46.
___________________________
Continued on page 12

trumpets cancelled so residents sley. Those attending were Danny Nays: None. ing a program called Single Stream NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
and Brenda Karr, Lyndell Davis The execution was issued to satisfy Chris Doster and community Recycling, or 3) Continue with the
play high rollers with Kathi. Mike a judgment in rem. The property is youth JEL and SADD representa-
PROPOSED MOUNT AYR SCHOOL BUDGET SUMMARY

Maddy was in for Bible study to
finish the afternoon activities. The
Eastern Star group delivered eight
blankets made with several dif-
ferent textures, zippers, buttons,
snaps, ties, lace and bows for resi-
dents to touch and relate to. Mary
Kathryn Gepner of the Mount Ayr
Public Library delivered books for
and Bob and Debbie Brumfield.
They enjoyed grilling out, wonder-
ful food, watching it snow, playing
games and everyone’s company.
Until next time, Caledonia read-
ers.
Mount Ayr envelopes spread the word about
some of the features of Mount Ayr with every
described below:
Description: Lots One (1), Two
(2), Three (3), Four (4) and Five (5)
in Block Two (2); and Lots One (1),
Two (2), Three (3), Four (4), Five (5),
Six (6) and Seven (7) in Block Four
(4); and Lot One (1) in Block Seven
(7), all in Cornwall’s Addition to the
town of Ellston, Ringgold county,
tives Ariel Dickerson, Charmaine
Johnson, Jordan Klejch and Becca
Pennington were in attendance with a
presentation of support for a “Tobac-
co Free Park Policy.” Others present
to speak in support of adopting such
a policy included: coach Derrick
Lambert, park board member Shelly
Shields and Family Resource Center
curbside method, by increasing com-
FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012
pensation to WM. This matter will be
discussed further when WM comes
Location of Public Hearing: Date of Hearing: Time of Hearing:
to a future council meeting with cost
figures for each option.
Mt. Ayr CSD - Board Room 1 04/11/11 1 6:00 PM 1
A motion was made by Cannon,
seconded by Ricker, to approve the
The Board of Directors will conduct a public hearing on the proposed 2011/12 school budget at
renewal application of American
the above-noted location and time. At the hearing, any resident or taxpayer may present objections
Legion Post #172 for a Class C li-
quor license. Ayes: Greene, Feeback,
to, or arguments in favor of, any part of the proposed budget. This notice represents a summary of

some residents. letter mailed. Available exclusively at the Iowa; and, manager Brenda Adams. Children Ricker, Cannon. Nays: None.
the supporting detail of revenues and expenditures on file with the district secretary. A copy

Christine Bishop was in for her Mount Ayr Record-News, 464-2440. Lots One (1), Two (2) and Three from the Family Resource Center, A motion was made by Cannon,
of the details will be furnished upon request.

special reading to the residents Fri- (3) in Block Three (3) of the original Abby Adams and Caden Lambert, Re-estimated Avg %

day. Lisa played the piano in the

Budget 2012 2011 Actual 2010 10-12

south lobby and special care unit.

Taxes Levied on Property 1 3,396,585 3,167,774 3,102,605 4.6%

Bingo in the afternoon was a lot of

Utility Replacement Excise Tax 2 97,933 97,846 104,825 -3.3%

fun. Winners were Ed Poppe, Vera

Income Surtaxes 3 128,000 127,870 120,233 3.2%

Daughton, Joan Hill, Dwight Cun-

Tuition\Transportation Received 4 350,000 350,000 383,168

ning, Doyle Murphy and Minnie

Earnings on Investments 5 40,774 40,270 74,901

Breckenridge.
Nutrition Program Sales 6 150,000 151,500 150,447

Minnie Breckenridge’s fam-

Student Activities and Sales 7 364,000 364,000 352,067

ily was in to host a birthday open

Other Revenues from Local Sources 8 556,700 532,000 581,950

house for her 85th birthday. Fam-

Revenue from Intermediary Sources 9 10,000 10,000 30,171

ily served pineapple punch with

State Foundation Aid 10 3,401,726 3,530,883 2,388,766

cake and coffee. Peggy Skarda

Instructional Support State Aid 11 7,830 15,058 0

was in to play for Minnie’s birth-

Other State Sources 12 4,500 4,500 491,187

day. Everyone enjoyed seeing

ARRA Fiscal Stabilization (in formula) 13 0 130,000 293,007
Title 1 Grants 14 182,000 182,000 165,456
Peggy and Elbert. Saturday night Other Federal Sources 15 428,000 1,147,706 602,705
the aides brought residents out to Total Revenues 16 9,118,048 9,851,407 8,841,488
the south lobby to enjoy watching General Long-Term Debt Proceeds 17 0 0 2,885,000
a vintage Elizabeth Taylor movie. Transfers In 18 269,252 436,511 425,390
Many were excited to see “Na- Proceeds of Fixed Asset Dispositions 19 0 6,000 15,931
tional Velvet” starring Taylor and Total Revenues & Other Sources 20 9,387,300 10,293,918 12,167,809
Mickey Rooney from 1944. Pearl Beginning Fund Balance 21 769,340 1,959,791 4,082,557
Grout also celebrated her birth- Total Resources 22 10,156,640 12,253,709 16,250,366
day with family and friends in on
Saturday. They enjoyed their noon *Instruction 23 5,363,010 5,572,135 4,882,780 4.8%
meal together. Student Support Services 24 217,000 217,000 214,196
Sunday Dora Ann Shields and Instructional Staff Support Services 25 270,000 270,000 269,109
Jane Buck led Sunday school. General Administration 26 355,000 325,000 315,816
Residents enjoying time out of Building Administration 27 340,000 340,000 295,048
the facility with family were Do- Business Administration 28 195,657 190,000 180,770
nElla Reed, Shorty and Helen Um- Plant Operation and Maintenance 29 1,303,904 731,500 631,017
barger, Dick Barnes and Norma Student Transportation 30 447,000 449,000 370,842
Paxson. This row is intentionally left blank 31 0 0 0
Visitors last week were Linda *Total Support Services (lines 24-31)31A 3,128,561 2,522,500 2,276,798 17.2%
McNutt with Anita Hayworth and *Noninstructional Programs 32 350,471 414,953 372,797 -3.0%
Lois Anne Sobotka; Carolyn Der- Facilities Acquisition and Construction 33 0 1,472,500 5,308,225
rick with Dorsey Derrick; Norma Debt Service 34 778,617 795,576 786,907
Lee Jones with Pearl Jones; Trudy AEA Support - Direct to AEA 35 266,729 270,194 267,205
Weaver with Virginia Weaver and *Total Other Expenditures (lines 33-35)35A 1,045,346 2,538,270 6,362,337 -59.5%
Roy Beck; Shelli Brand, Jessie Total Expenditures 36 9,887,388 11,047,858 13,894,712
Woollums, Ellen Brand and Jen- Other Financing Uses: Transfers Out 37 269,252 436,511 395,863
nifer Younts and Gabrielle and Total Expenditures & Other Uses 38 10,156,640 11,484,369 14,290,575
Alexander with Roxie Trullinger; Ending Fund Balance 39 0 769,340 1,959,791

Peggy Skarda with Minnie Breck- Total Requirements 40 10,156,640 12,253,709 16,250,366

enridge and Cleone Thompson; Proposed Property Tax Rate (per $1,000 taxable

Alyce Reed Mattis with DonElla valuation) 16.50747

12 Mount Ayr Record-News Thursday, March 31, 2011

Church Obituaries Public Notices

Obituaries Celebration of Blockton Fire Department and $2,607.68. SIRWA, conservation utility,
the Blockton ambulance. Wat- Gerold’s Plumbing & Heating, $80.55.

Church Notes
Joseph Smith III’s son-Armstrong Funeral Home in conservation supplies/parts/welding Schildberg Construction, rock,
Mount Ayr was in charge of the ar- supplies, $120.37. $922.59.
rangements. legacy set April 3 Giles, Tom, Athens township Shields, Rodney, March cell
Services were held at the Chris- Liberty Hall Historic Center in meeting, $20.00. phone use, $30.00.
tian church in Blockton on Satur- Lamoni will help sponsor a cel- Glendenning Motor Co., parts, Sickels Automotive, conservation
Mount Ayr Larger Parish day, March 26, 2011, with Rev. ebration of Joseph Smith III to be $684.95. maintenance, $41.85.
United Methodist Churches GLS Mfg., miscellaneous metal SICOG, traffic counters,
Scott Marcum officiating. Pianist held at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 3, at supplies, $352.21.
Pastor Skip Rushing First Christian Church was Jodi Lawrence. $1,783.00.
the Shaw Center on the campus of Greater Regional Medical Center, Smith Oil Co., conservation fuel,
Redding Pastor Chris Conklin Casket bearers included Ken- Graceland University. This event is
9:00 a.m., Worship. Sunday, April 3: public health PT, $561.50. $173.40.
neth Smith, Dan Freeman, Rick being co-sponsored by Graceland Greene, Curtis, sheriff jail school Smith, Gary, veteran affairs trans-
10:00 a.m., Sunday School. Food Pantry Sunday. Ridge, Steve Knapp, Caleb Ridge,
9:00 a.m., Sunday school. University, the Lamoni-Heartland meals, $56.48. portation/veterans affairs, $535.69.
Middle Fork Taylor Ridge, Shane Miller, Justin Mission Center of the Community
9:00 a.m., Sunday School, all 10:00 a.m., Worship. Fellowship Greene, Doug, Rice township Sobotka, Steve, March cell phone
ages. dinner following. Miller and Spencer Hawk. of Christ and the Decatur City and meeting, $20.00. use, $30.00.
10:00 a.m., Worship. Wednesday, April 6: Honorary pallbearers were Gary Mount Ayr Restoration branches. Grose, Nancy, Athens township Southern Iowa Resources, mental
Mount Ayr 9:30 a.m., CWF. Hoover, Doyle Saville, Bill Free- In 1844 Joseph Smith, Jr., found- meeting, $20.00. health services, $144.00.
10:00 a.m., Sunday School. Sundays: S.T.O.M.P. at 5 p.m. man, Kenny Goff, James Ridge, er of the Latter Day Saint church Hallett Materials, sand, Southern Iowa Rural Water Asso-
10:30 - 11:00 a.m., Refreshments Wednesdays: L.A.M.B.S. at 3:30 L.C. Ridge, Mark Hoover, Steve was assassinated in Carthage, IL. $2,897.62. ciation, Beaconsfield shed, $36.00.
and Fellowship. p.m.; Choir at 5:30 p.m. Oxley, Bill Meyer, Lloyd Glen- Thereafter a leadership and doc- Hensley Trailers, brush cutting Southwest Builder Supply,
11:00 a.m., Worship. Thursday Prayer group at 12 denning, Gary Cavenaugh, John trinal struggle developed which supplies, $396.55. part/miscellaneous shop supplies,
p.m. West, Mike Travis, Dean Cobb, resulted in the Latter Day Saint Hy-Vee Food Store, RCSS gro- $22.46.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Paul Smith, Doug Wall, Granville church splitting into a number of ceries, $36.28. Southwest Iowa Rural Electric,
100 N. Polk, Mount Ayr Wishard Chapel Brown, Larry Brown, Jim Wine- different factions. Emma Smith, ISAA, assessor ISAA dues, conservation utility/Tingley light,
Fr. Glen Wilwerding, Pastor United Methodist Church miller and Ron Thompson. wife of Joseph Smith, Jr., did not $600.00. $186.00.
Rev. Dan Fernandez, Pastor Gary Hensley IACCVA, veterans affairs train- Stivers Ford, parts, $137.70.
Sunday mass, 8:00 a.m. Military rites were by Blockton follow any of the groups but re-
10:00 a.m., Sunday school. GARY LEE HENSLEY ing, $30.00. Troyer, Jonas, lumber, $151.20.
Gary Lee Hensley, son of Lloyd Post #443, American Legion. mained in Nauvoo, IL and raised ICA, IICA Secretary/Treasurer,
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church 11:00 a.m., Worship. Tom was laid at rest in the Red- Trullinger, Steve, March cell
Wayne Hensley and Ruby Belle her family there. Among them assessor ICA dues, $25.00. phone use, $30.00.
Grand River Missionary Sunday: Every first ding Cemetery in Redding. was Joseph Smith III, who was 11
Fr. Glen Wilwerding, Pastor Sunday of the month. Hobbs, was born in Mount Ayr, ILEA-Camp Dodge, sheriff jail Upper Limits Teen Center, public
United Methodist Women: Every Iowa on September 23, 1942. Gary years old when his father was as- school, $290.00. health April rent, $450.00.
Saturdays, mass at 5:30 p.m. sassinated.
Second Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. graduated from Mount Ayr Com- Interstate Batteries, batteries, US Bank, RCSS recreation,
United Church of Diagonal Youth Group: Second and Fourth munity high school in the class At age 27, on April 6, 1860, $321.80. $130.19.
Pastor Bruce Giese Sundays, 5:00 p.m. at Ellston. of 1961 before joining the army “Young Joseph” accepted the lead- Iowa DOT, airmeter inspection/ Wallace, Wendell R., Waubonsie
9:30 a.m., Sunday School. reserves. After the army reserves, ership of those who had rejected sign post, $794.37. township meeting, $20.00.
10:30 a.m., Morning Worship. Ellston he worked as a farmer and later su- other leaders. This group became Iowa Prison Industries, signs, Waubonsie Township Clerk, Wau-
United Methodist Church perintendent for the City of Mount known as The Reorganized Church $993.60. bonsie township meeting, $20.00.
Tingley First Christian Church Rev. Dan Fernandez, Pastor Ayr for many years. of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Ivans, Inc., public health Medi- Wilson Home & Office, office
Al Rusk, Pastor 9:00 a.m., Worship. Saints. Joseph Smith III led that care connect fee, $22.82. supplies, $16.99.
On July 16, 1967, Gary mar- Jacobson Supply, LLC, snow Windstream Communications,
10:00 a.m., Church school. Mar- 10:00 a.m., Sunday School. ried Dianna Elizabeth Grune. They organization as prophet and presi-
garet Hull, Superintendent. United Methodist Women: Every dent for 54 years. The Community chains, $142.30. attorney phone, $87.67.
have been married for 43 years and Johnson, Jean, assessor mileage, Windstream Iowa Communica-
11:00 a.m., Worship. 2nd Monday, 1:30 p.m. had two children, Randy Lee and of Christ and many other “Resto-
Youth Group: Second and Fourth ration” groups are descended from $19.68. tions, assessor/auditor/conserva-
Sundays, 5:00 p.m. at Ellston. Russell Allen. Johnson, Robert, March cell tion/DHS/EMA/sheriff/supervisors
First Lutheran Church Over the years he enjoyed nu- his leadership.
Mount Ayr - LCMS Website: ellstonumc.org In 1881 Joseph Smith III moved phone use, $30.00. phones/public health/veterans af-
Rev. Don Craig merous hobbies and interests in- Kelly Tire & Exhaust, tire repair, fairs phone/internet/recorder/trea-
cluding pony pulling, horse pull- the headquarters of the Church $30.00. surer phone/fax, $1,666.60.
Sunday, April 3: Tingley to Lamoni, a place where many
10:00 a.m., Sunday School/Adult United Methodist Church ing, his grandchildren and driving Keystone Laboratories, material Woodruff Construction, LLC,
members of the Amish community. church members had gathered. inspection, $60.00. sheriff jail project construction,
Bible Study. Rev. Dan Fernandez, Pastor Joseph Smith III and the Church
11:00 a.m., Worship. 9:00 a.m., Sunday School. Through these endeavors, Gary Lawson Products, Inc., parts, $203,923.00.
10:00 a.m., Worship. made many friends and acquain- headquarters remained in Lamoni $160.16. Ziegler, core credit/parts/trans-
for a quarter of a century before
Free Methodist Church United Methodist Women: Every tances with whom he relished hav- JB Routh M & M Sales Co., public health mission, $16,250.27.
Charles Weiman, Pastor Third Wednesday. ing a good conversation. JB ROUTH moving to Independence, MO. annual contract overage charge, Fund total = $290,288.32
10:00 a.m., Sunday school. Youth Group: Second and Fourth He is survived by his wife, Di- JB Routh, 89, of Clearfield, During that time Graceland Col- $89.27. Fund Totals Recap
11:00 a.m., Worship service. Sundays, 5:00 p.m., at Ellston. anna; son, Randy and wife Dennell Iowa died March 22, 2011, at lege (now University) was found- Magers, Dr. E. Michael, attorney General Basic...................$ 7,799.68
7:00 p.m., Evening worship. of Orient, Iowa; son, Russell and Clearview Home in Clearfield. ed. Herald House, the church’s trials, $300.00. General Supplemental............245.00
Wednesday, Family Night Prayer The Lighthouse wife Calli of Portland, Oregon, publishing entity, was one of the Mail Services, treasurer postage/ MH-DD Services..............12,605.31
JB was born February 25, 1922, mailing, $121.89. Rural Basic.............................221.76
meeting; F.M.Y., C.L.C., 7 p.m. Non-Denominational Fellowship and grandchildren, Wyatt, Owen, in Clearfield to Addis and Gladys town’s largest employers. Homes
Doug Greene, Pastor for elderly Saints and orphans McKenna Truck Center, parts, Secondary Road................61,739.90
Isabella and Oliver. (Bailey) Routh. He graduated from $2,348.42. Jail Capital Project
Kellerton Assembly of God Darin Dolecheck, Youth Pastor He is preceded in death by his Clearfield high school in 1940. In were also established.
Church (west 2 miles on Hwy. 2) Joseph Smith III died in Inde- Medline Industries, public health Fund...........................204,123.00
parents. May 1943 he joined the navy, trans- nursing supplies, $172.82. Jail Sale Tax Account..........2,607.68
Pastor Barton Shields 9:45 a.m., Sunday School. pendence, MO in 1914, but his La-
10:30 a.m., Worship. Gary passed on March 23, ferring to the Seabees after boot Meyer Laboratory, Inc., court- Emergency Management.......142.07
10:00 a.m., Sunday School. 2011. He was laid to rest in the moni home has been restored, was
11:00 a.m., Worship service. 6:30 p.m., Evening Worship. camp and was discharged in De- house janitor supplies, $115.00. Assessor.................................675.59
Rose Hill Cemetery in Mount Ayr. cember 1945. He married Dorothy placed on the Registers of Iowa and Mobley, Glee, Waubonsie town-
7:00 p.m., Evangelistic service. Mondays, 5 p.m., Thin Within National Historic Places in 1966 Special Appraisals..................128.33
Wednesday, 7:00 p.m., Adult Bible Support Group; 7 p.m., Sowing in Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home Clarey on May 23, 1946 at Olathe, ship meeting, $20.00. Grand Total = $290,288.32
in Mount Ayr was in charge of the Kansas. They operated a produce and is now known and operated as Mobley, Ronald, Waubonsie RESOLUTION RC11–54
study. Tears Support Group. Liberty Hall Historic Center.
Wednesdays, 6 - 8 p.m., Crew arrangements. business and a hardware store in township meeting, $20.00. RECORD AND
Kids’ Club; 8 - 9 p.m., SOC Youth Clearfield for 25 years. He was a The celebration of Joseph Morgan, Neil E., assessor mile- DETERMINATION OF A
Blockton Christian Church Smith III on April 3 will feature
Scott Marcum, Pastor Meeting. member of the Clearfield United age, $108.65. PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
9:30 a.m., Bible School. Saturday Night Service, 7:00 p.m., Methodist Church, the Platte River Lachlan Mackay, a great-grandson Mount Ayr Community School, FIRST FISCAL YEAR 2010-11
10:45 a.m., Worship. Bible Study and Prayer led by Darla Sports Complex, Ducks Unlimited of Joseph Smith III and director of public health CPPW meeting, BUDGET AMENDMENT
Second and fourth Sundays of each Dolecheck. and was a former member of the the Community of Christ’s historic $100.00. The Ringgold County Board of
month, Youth Groups. Sermons available online at: light- Clearfield Lions Club. sites, who will present “Joseph Mount Ayr Farm & Home, Inc., Supervisors met on Monday, March
First Wednesday of each month, houseonline.org. Survivors include his daughters, Smith III in His Own Words.” miscellaneous shop supplies/miscel- 21, 2011, for the purpose of a public
Church Night. There will be a short song ser- laneous supplies/parts, $60.47. hearing on the First Fiscal Year 2010-
Janet Becker of Hedrick, Iowa and Mount Ayr Post Office, auditor 11 Budget Amendment to Ringgold
Trinity Christian Church Kathy Butler of Diagonal, Iowa; vice featuring hymns by Joseph
Tent Chapel Terry Roberts, Minister 446-8654 Smith III led by Richard Clothier election postage, $25.00. county’s current operating budget.
five grandchildren, Jason (Melis- Mount Ayr Record-News, con- The public hearing was called to
Church of Christ (Hwy. 2 West, Decatur) sa) Butler of Creston, Iowa, Chris and accompanied by Jack Ergo.
(3 miles south of Blockton, Iowa) 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., Sunday Wallace B. Smith, grandson servation office supplies $20.60. order at 10 a.m. with the following
morning worship services. (Sarah) Becker of Ottumwa, Iowa, MTE Office Center, computer/ people present: supervisors: Dale
Bible study, 10:00 a.m. Jennifer (James) Tull of Diagonal, of Joseph Smith III and president
Morning worship, 11:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m., Sunday School, all emeritus of the Community of courthouse janitor/office supplies, Walters, David Inloes and Kurt Sha-
Watch “In Search of the Lord’s ages. Iowa, Julie (Andy) Johnson of $495.23. ha; deputy auditor: Amanda Waske.
Ankeny, Iowa and Joni (Jeremy) Christ, will present a painting of O’Dell, Roger, Athens township
Way” - 7 a.m., Sunday on Ch. 17; Wednesday: 7:00 p.m., Youth/ Liberty Hall (with Joseph Smith It was found that the time and
KDSM Dish 259, 6:30 a.m. or Direct Small group Bible study. Nursery Gillam of Creston, Iowa; six great- meeting, $20.00. place of the public hearing had been
grandchildren, Blake Butler, Gavin III, his wife Ada and their son OfficeMax Contract, Inc., trea- published in the county’s official
TV 364, 6:30 a.m. available. W. Wallace Smith in front of the
and Haylee Gillam, Landon and surer office supplies, $95.00. newspaper at least 10 and not more
The Community of Christ Emma Becker and Jasper Johnson; home) to Liberty Hall. O’Halloran International, parts, than 20 days prior to the date of the
Regular Baptist Church Steve Veazey, president of the
Mount Ayr Tony and Sandy Crandell, Co- brothers, Ronnie (Bonnie) Routh $504.37. hearing as required by law.
464-3293 (Church) pastors, Tom Miller of Creston, Iowa, Bernard (Mari- Community of Christ, will partici- O’Kelley, Denae, sheriff telecom- No written or oral comments
9:45 a.m., Sunday School. Sunday, April 3: THOMAS JAMES MILLER lyn) Routh of Whiting, Iowa and pate along with Sherman Phipps, municator school, $309.40. were heard before the time of the
11:00 a.m., Morning Worship 9:50 a.m., Sunday school. Thomas James Miller, only son Bill (Anna) Routh of Coffee Creek, pastor of the Mount Ayr Restora- Pamida, conservation office/of- public hearing.
Service. 10:30 a.m., Worship service with of John Duane and Laura Anderson Montana; sister, Gwen (Spencer) tion Branch. fice/public health nursing supplies, No arguments against the First
6:30 p.m., Evening Service. Donn Henson speaking. Miller, was born in rural Blockton, Sandeman of Creston, Iowa; sis- Graceland’s student priesthood $84.06. Fiscal Year 2010-11 Budget Amend-
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., AWANA; Ringgold county, Iowa on March members will serve as ushers and Polk County Treasurer, medical ment were heard from taxpayers.
ters-in-law, Martha Routh of Cres- examination fee, $25.00. THEREFORE, a motion was
7 p.m., Youth Group. Mount Ayr Restoration Branch 13, 1939 and passed away March co, Iowa and Mary Lou Schlapia of Graceland’s Instructional Technol-
Sherman Phipps, Presiding Elder 19, 2011 in Scottsdale, Arizona. ogy Services will video record the Quality Inn, weed commissioner made by Kurt Shaha and seconded
Boulder, Colorado; special friend, lodging, $115.16. by David Inloes to adopt the First
Hickory Grove Alan Smith, Assistant Tom attended the one-room Bette Frakes of Owasso, Okla- event. There will be a catered re-
Advent Christian Church Sunday, April 3: Miller school and later graduated ception following the service. Radar Road Tec., sheriff radar Fiscal Year 2010-11 Budget Amend-
Welcomers: Gordon Winkler. homa, and a host of loving nieces, certification, $670.00. ment as submitted.
Sherry Wiley, supply pastor from Blockton high school with nephews and friends. All members of the communi-
11:00 a.m., Worship service. 9:45 a.m., Family Worship, Rob ties in the area are cordially invited Reasoner’s Garage, Inc., grease, The vote on the resolution:
the class of 1957; he also gradu- Preceding him in death were his $226.40. AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None.
Rolfe. ated from Northwest Missouri to attend this event.
Mount Ayr Assembly of God 10:00 a.m., Classes. wife, Dorothy; his parents; broth- Red Oak Welding Supply, weld- ATTEST: Amanda Waske, deputy
State College with a degree in ers, Mick and Richard, and infant ing supplies, $298.40. auditor.
Pastor Doug Rohrer 11:00 a.m., Worship. Ron Smith,
agriculture and biology. While in
(515-783-7712)
www.102983.agchurches.org
presiding; Sherman Phipps, speaking;
Jan Jordison, pianist; Lynda Rolfe, college he joined the army reserves
sister, Betty.
A memorial, to be determined
Ringgold County Reliable Office Supply, recorder
supplies, $99.40.
Dated this 21st day of March,
2011.
and served six months in Fort Ord,

ages.
9:00 a.m., Sunday school, all special music.
Custodians: Sherman Phipps. California. He later taught the vet-
at a later date, has been established
in his name. Supervisors Ringgold County Group Home,
mental health services, $12,260.50.
There was no further business. A
motion was made by Kurt Shaha and
erans agriculture class sponsored
Proceedings
10:00 a.m., Fellowship. 6:00 p.m., Family fellowship at Services were held at the United Ringgold County Recorder, re- seconded by David Inloes to adjourn
10:30 a.m., Worship service. Nursery Bob Rowland home. by Southwest Iowa Community Methodist Church in Clearfield on corder analysis fee, $3.76. the meeting at 12:10 p.m.
available. Children’s church. Wednesday, April 6: College in Creston. Tom served on Friday, March 25, 2011, with Rev. RK Fuels, Inc., fuel/gas, DALE WALTERS
Wednesdays: Service at 7 p.m. 7:00 p.m., Prayer service at Gordon the soil conservation board, was a Eydie Stephens officiating. Memo- ________________________________ $7,325.85. Chairman
Thursdays: Youth night at 6:30 p.m. Winkler home. Alan Smith presid- member of the Bethany Lodge No. Roberts, Greg, Rice township ATTEST: AMANDA WASKE
ries were by Rev. Al Rusk and Joe Continued from page 11
meeting, $20.00.
ing. 320 and Scottish Rite of Freema- Routh. Pianist was Patty Parrish. Ringgold County Deputy Auditor
Kellerton sonry, Blockton Christian Church Casket bearers included Ja- Diagonal Building products,
United Methodist Church and served as deacon and elder. building supplies, $23.79.
Thank You
son and Melissa Butler, Chris and
Rick Hawkins, Minister Services pending Tom and Barbara Brown were Sarah Becker, Jennifer and James Diagonal Progress, EMA publi-
9:30 a.m., Sunday School married in Gentry, Missouri on Tull, Julie and Andy Johnson, Joni cation/public health CPPW advertis-
10:30 a.m., Worship. for Alice Boyd June 16, 1962 and to this union and Jeremy Gillam and Joe Routh. ing, $162.14.
I wish to thank my family and friends for the cards,
Alice Boyd, 93, passed away three children were born. Tom Dolecheck, Allan, Athens town-
Beaconsfield Honorary pallbearers were ship meeting, $20.00. flowers, gifts and your presence at my 85th birthday party at
March 28, 2011 in Mount Ayr. Her loved his family and preached hon- Matt Routh, Lincoln Parrish, Brett
United Methodist Church esty and character building. His Eddy-Walker Equipment Com- Heritage Park.
Rick Hawkins, Minister services will be later in the week. Routh, John Parrish, Frank Gun- pany, parts, $464.54.
Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home other love was farming the land, solley, Don Howard and Fred Wil- A big thank you to Mary Lee, Elizabeth, Karen and Oakel
Sunday, 9:00 a.m., Morning Wor- seeing the crops grow and buying Fairway Outdoor Advertising, for the planning and food with the help of Mary Lee’s friends:
ship. in Mount Ayr is in charge of the ar- son. public health CPPW advertising,
No Sunday School. rangements. and trading farm equipment. Military rites were by Wood- $100.00. Jeannette Quick, Radene Ward, Sharon Gile and Cathy Ward.
Her full obituary will appear in Tom is survived by his wife, side Post #97. Farm Plan/NAPA, filters/oil/ I am so blessed with family and friends.
United Baptist-Presbyterian next week’s edition. Barbara of Maryville, Missouri; JB was laid at rest in the Clear- parts/tools, $422.22.
Church
2343 State Highway 169
son, Scott Thomas and wife Mi-
chelle of Grain Valley, Missouri;
field Cemetery in Clearfield. Ferrellgas, sheriff jail utilities, Theola Weeda
Mount Ayr daughter, Leslie Drake and hus-
Michael Maddy, Pastor Need A Gift Idea? band Mark of Mankato, Minne-
Wednesday, March 30:


7:00 p.m., Bible Study.
7:30 p.m., Women’s study
The Mount Ayr Record-News is like
a weekly letter from home to keep
sota; grandsons, Shane Thomas
and Justin Scott Miller and Spen-
cer Jeffrey Hawk; granddaughters,
Thank You
group.
up with all the news of
Mackenzie Grace and Alexis Dan- Our hearts are full of love and thankfulness for all the
Sunday, April 3: Ringgold County.
ielle Hawk, and great-grandson, expressions of kindness and sympathy extended to our
9:00 a.m., Sunday school. Kruz Jeffrey Miller. families during the last few weeks. Dad was overwhelmed by
10:00 a.m., Worship. He was preceded in death by YOUR SMARTPHONE HEADQUARTERS!
Tuesday, April 5: Mount Ayr Record-News the number of visitors he had at both the Clearview Home and
his parents, John and Laura Miller;
7:00 a.m., Men’s breakfast at Peggy 122 W. Madison, Mount Ayr, Iowa parents-in-law, Harvey Brown and the hospital. Thanks so much to those who visited, brought
Sue’s.
1:30 p.m., Low-impact exercise
Phone 641-464-2440 Paul and Louetta Shaffer, and son,
Jeffrey Duane Miller in 1990.
 food, sent flowers, contributed to the memorial or simply
class. thought of us during this time. Thanks to Rev. Eydie Stephens,
Tom will be missed by his fam- ZZZFKDWPRELOLW\FRP Joe Routh and Al Rusk for their fantastic tribute to Dad. A
Faith United Parish
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unfathomable; you’re the greatest! Our hearts are sad, but our
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Ringgold County Fairgrounds. from this published notice, the dog will be euthanized. we will give you top dollar for your scrap iron. We are
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WANTED OPHTHALMOLOGY CLINIC
Everett C. Madson, M.D.
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experience in food manufacturing is not required. …will be taking bids on constructing an 18-ft. x EAR, NOSE & THROAT CLINIC NEPHROLOGY CLINIC
We will train people with a solid work history. 24-ft. open-sided shelter house on a concrete pad at Phillip Linquist, D.O. Siva Jagarlapudi, M.D.
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sources at 641-333-4700 or come to the plant to apply Bids must be returned to Mount Ayr City Hall by Wednesday, April 20
Friday, April 15. Shelter house must be completed by Hermien Creger, A.R.N.P.
Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 27
EOE/AAP
May 21. Plans and details are available at Southwest
Builder Supply, Inc. SURGERY CLINIC
Dane Johnson, D.O. CARDIOLOGY CLINIC
Mon., April 4; Fri., April 8 Department of Ringgold County Hospital
Mon., April 11; Thurs., April 14 Eric Martin, M.D.
Notice Mon., April 18; Thurs., April 21 Wednesday, April 13
Mon., April 25 Wednesday, April 27
Due to increased operating expenses, Mediacom Kathleen Dewald, A.R.N.P.
will be making the following changes to standard VASCULAR CLINIC Wednesday, April 27
monthly rates effective May 1, 2011. These changes
do not apply to customers who are in fixed-term Alan R. Koslow, M.D.
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Tuesday, April 19 Kent Webb, M.A.
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Pictured are Dave, Gary and Mike with Office Aides Vice Mediacom Online will decrease by $2.00
President Doug Schwandt.
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political affiliation.
0269 or David at Office Aides 641-464-0776.
14 Mount Ayr Record-News Thursday, March 31, 2011
News
Budget work, site
visit action for
Clearfield board
Budget work for the 2011-12
school year, salary increases, a site
visit corrective action report and a
school start hearing were among
topics for the Clearfield Communi-
ty school board at its recent March
meeting.
In budget issues, the board dis-
cussed possible budget scenarios
before choosing one on which to
hold a budget hearing and ap-
proved a budget guarantee resolu-
tion.
Superintendent Joe Drake pre-
sented several budget scenarios to
the board to compare possible tax
levies and the cash flow needed for
the 2011-12 school year.
It was the consensus of the
board to chose a budget estimate
for publication with a tax asking
levy of $17.63 per $1,000 taxable
valuation.
The board set the public hearing
on the budget for Tuesday, April
12, at 6:30 p.m. at the school.
The budget calls for expendi-
tures of $1,390,065 for the year
and revenues of $1,430,622.
Revenues will include $625,543
in property taxes to be raised
from the $17.63 levy and another
$17,000 will be raised in income
surtaxes in the district as part of the
budget. The property tax amount
compares to $449,080 estimated in
the current year in property tax and
$14,000 in income surtaxes
A total of $437,496 will come
from state foundation aid, $98,287
from other state sources and
$145,000 from federal sources.
The expenditures are led
by $842,000 for instruction,
$421,3090 in support services,
$35,100 in non-instructional pro-
grams and $91,665 in other expen-
ditures including $50,000 for facil-
ities acquisition and construction.
The district will have a car-
ryover of $1,581,042 at the end
of the new budget, compared to
$1,483,762 estimated at the end of
the current year and $1,673,416 at
the end of the 2010 fiscal year.
As part of the budget discus-
sion, the board discussed the con-
dition of the buses and vans and
made the decision not to purchase
new vehicles at this time.
Other budget discussion includ-
ed preschool funding and pending
legislation that could affect these
funds.
The board also voted to ap-
prove the budget guarantee resolu-
tion that allows the district to levy
2011 Graceland
Community Health
Fair set April 5
The Southern Iowa community
is invited to attend Graceland Uni-
versity’s annual spring health fair
on Tuesday, April 5, from 10 a.m.
until 2 p.m. The event is located in
the Memorial Student Center at the
university in Lamoni.
The fair is organized by Grace-
land’s Student Health Services
department and is targeted for
people of all ages. There will be
approximately 35 participants of-
fering health and safety related in-
formation. The organizations and
professionals represented include
Alcoholics Anonymous, Alzheim-
er’s Association, the Area Agency
on Aging, the Area Health Educa-
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tion Center, the Circle of Life Hos-
pice, the Clark County Womens’
Health Project, the Community
Health Centers of Southern Iowa,
the Crescents’ organization, vari-
ous departments from the Decatur

 
property tax for fiscal year 2011-12
for the regular program budget ad-
justment allowed by state code.
This amount would be $22,281 for
the coming year.
The board made the decision
on salary increases for the coming
school year as well.
A salary schedule increase for
certified staff of two percent will
be given as well as a two percent
increase for classified employees.
Elementary principal Jackie
Hopkins explained areas of non-
compliance listed in the site visit
report made after the Iowa Depart-
ment of Education team visited the
district.
Several of the items dealt with
board policies that needed to be
changed. Those changes were cor-
rected with board approval at the
meeting.
Revised policies 603.4, 301.2,
303.2, 102, 500 and 802.3 were
approved by the board and the sec-
ond reading waived.
A corrective action plan and
time line will be submitted to the
state within 45 days of receipt of
the notification of non-compliance
on other changes that needed to be
made to bring the district into com-
pliance with the state.
In another action for the com-
ing school year, the board sched-
uled a hearing for an early start
date waiver on Tuesday, April 12,
at 7 p.m.
The district has to seek the
waiver to be able to begin the
school year before Labor Day.
The board also approved an
application prepared by principal
Hopkins for empowerment grant
funds for fiscal year 2011-12.
The next regular meeting of the
board will be held Tuesday, April
12, at 6 p.m. to meet requirements
for budget publication and submis-
sion to the county auditor.
Republican Women
to meet in Mount Ayr
The regional meeting of the
Iowa Federation of Republican
Women will be held Saturday,
April 2, at Romano’s Pizza from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Many speakers from the Re-
publican party will be on hand to
speak to the group.
Cost for a coffee and meal will
be $9. Everyone is invited to at-
tend the meeting.
For more information on the
plans, contact Tracee Knapp at
641-202-4801.
Idyllic spring picture?
It would be an idyllic winter picture, an isolated pond the county was taken Friday, March 25, however.
surrounded by snow-covered trees behind a barbed Readers will have to determine if a spring snow shot
wire fence. This picture from the southeast corner of is still picturesque.
More about Clearview resident
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Continued from front page
in Clearfield and all four of her
children graduated from Clearfield
high school. She obtained a good
enough salary to support herself
and her children.
Morey was able to overcome
the hardest obstacle that any moth-
er of one child, let alone four chil-
dren could have to face, and she
did it independently. She is known
through out our community for the
hard-working, caring, loving, ad-
mirable individual that she is.
When she was 68 years old,
after being widowed for 25 years,
she remarried Joe Stevenson and
they were married for 20 years un-
til both of them were admitted into
the Clearview Homes in Clear-
field.
One can hear the love that her
children have for her in their voic-
es? She had a great impact on not
only those four children, but the
children she taught in school for
those five years right after gradua-
tion. She is a prime role model for
any single parent out there.
Clearview Home is a member
of the Iowa Health Care Associa-
tion (IHCA) and the Iowa Center
for Assisted Living (ICAL) which
are nonprofit trade associations;
whose 587 facility members and
113 associate members span the
continuum of long term care. receive these awards. FEMA con-
IHCA ICAL members provide
services to Iowa’s frail and elderly
served through nursing facilities,
assisted living and senior housing
communities and residential care
facilities. Both organizations are
dedicated to enhancing long-term
care in Iowa by providing leader-
ship, advocacy, information, and
education to a broad range of pro-
viders, consumers, government
agencies, and others comprising
More than $23
million to Iowa
RECs from FEMA
The U.S. Department of Home-
land Security’s Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)
has awarded funding totaling
$23,654,790 to two Iowa rural
electric cooperatives through the
hazard mitigation grant program.
Southwest Iowa Rural Elec-
tric Cooperative will receive
$2,892,308 to retrofit 41.8 miles
of electrical distribution lines in
order to lessen damage from se-
vere weather. Northwest Iowa
Power Cooperative will receive
$20,762,482 to retrofit 151.14
miles of electrical distribution lines
in order to lessen damage from se-
vere weather.
FEMA obligates funding for
these projects directly to the state.
It is the state’s responsibility to en-
sure that the eligible sub-grantees
tributes 75 percent of the total cost
of a project. State and local entities
contribute the other 25 percent.
the long-term care community.
They are affiliated nationally with
the American Health Care Asso-
ciation and the National Center for
Assisted Living.
More about
action novels
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Continued from front page
turning the pages to see what the
next adventure for Rich Holt will
be -- and after two books still keeps
a reader wanting more and find out
how the story finally plays out.
The books are carried in print
version at Lulu.com (select books
and type Don Treichler) or in print
and Kindle (digital) version on
Amazon.com (select books and
type in Don Treichler).
So when the third book is done,
the movie rights sold and the di-
rector comes scouting locations in
Ringgold county, be sure to treat
him or her nicely.
The movie company won’t have
any trouble getting the rights to use
the Mount Ayr Record-News for
props and an occasional mention.
Those “maybes” are probably
just another fiction, but then again,
maybe Rick and Angie really will
walk the streets of Mount Ayr
someday.
Budget, tobacco
policy lead work for
Diagonal council
Budget approval, a tobacco- The council approved the pur-
free park policy, adult prom, sewer chase of the insurance and to apply
budget report, water increases, and for the liquor license for the event.
street and water system updates The Southern Iowa Rural Water
were all part of the action for the Association will be raising rates to
Diagonal city council at its March the city on July 2, 2011, 2012 and
meeting recently. again in 2013.
A hearing was held on the pro- Council members were in
posed budget for 2011-12 at the agreement to pass the city’s water
meeting. increases along to city water cus-
There was no one from the pub- tomers. City clerk Julie Malcom
lic to make comment or ask ques- will begin paper work for the in-
tions pertaining to the proposed crease for the coming fiscal year.
budget. The budget was approved The USDA sewer budget report
as proposed at the hearing. prepared by the city clerk for the
Chris Doster from Ringgold coming fiscal years was presented.
County Public Health, Gina Knox Kathy Pfiffner from USDA had
and several parents and children previously approved the report.
from the community attended the The council added its approval for
meeting to show support for to- the report.
bacco free policies for the city’s City superintendent Mitch Eng-
parks. land reported on street work and
The children presented posters water system needs.
and the parents spoke about setting England requested being given
examples for the children. the go ahead to check into the cost
Doster gave a presentation of for patch work and gravel projects
surveys and presented a draft of a
park policy drawn up by the county
attorney.
on city streets this summer.
He also updated the council on
water loss and the possibility of
The council had some questions meter switch out at residences of
about how the policy would work old meters, buried meters or others
for activities like the Labor Day in need of replacement.
celebration in the city park and He noted that this needed to be
with people who rent cabins and done to keep accurate tack of water
camp at Fogle Lake Park. usage and to avoid contaminants in
Instead of making a decision on the water lines.
the matter at the meeting, the coun- Mayor Lowell Johnson sug-
cil tabled the vote until the coun- gested that England prepare a list
cil’s April meeting to allow more of properties needing meters to be
time for the council to think about shared at the next meeting of the
the decision. council.
Gina Knox requested to work
with the city to set up May 28 as a
permanent date for an adult prom Laminating services
activity and also requested the city available at the
apply for dram shop insurance and Mount Ayr Record-News.
Class B liquor license needed for Sizes up to 11” x 17”
the event, which is a fund-raiser Let us make your reduced
for the community center. and laminated gun permit.
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Public Health, Des Moines Pas-
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County Hospital, The Vision Cen- 


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Athletic Trainers, a GU Health and
Movement Science class, Campus
Ministries, Hammer Medical Sup- 
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EMS, Lamoni Police Department,
Planned Parenthood, Student
Health Services Interns, Southern
Iowa Trolley, TOPS, Varsity Drug
Store, WIC/Matura and Prevention
Concepts.
The Decatur County Hospi-
tal lab personnel will be drawing
blood for testing from 8 a.m. un-
til 11 a.m. The lab tests and their
prices are as follows:


 
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test) -- $15.
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before the blood is drawn. Medica- 101 S. Fillmore Street, Mount Ayr
tion may be taken prior to testing Ph. 641-464-3251
with water only.
Feel free to call Graceland Uni-
versity Student Health Services
at 641-784-5372 if you have any
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