on the ballot. A simple yes-or-no vote is also on the ballot to continue an exist-ing physical plant levy not to ex-ceed 20 and one-quarter cents per $1,000 of assessed value for a pe-riod not to exceed 10 years. The levy, which has not in-creased since 1966, produces ap-proximately $500,000 per year in revenues that may be used for the purchase of grounds, construction or purchase of buildngs, purchase of equipment, acquisition of li-braries, paying utilitiy costs and in general maintaining, remodeling, improving or expanding the com-munity college.Clear eld dissolution Voters in the Clear led School district will have an additional item on their ballots. The ballot question reads: Shall the dissolution of the Clear- eld Community School District be

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Standing vigil at the depot

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

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

Ringgold County.

Snapshots of Ringgold County photos will vary as the seasons

and events dictate.

In this photo, the original rail-road water tank that serviced countless locomotives passing through Mount Ayr still stands vigil near the train depot. Note the sign that says structure will not clear man on side of car.

This is the 26th of the photos in our commemorative series.

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Busy weekend in Mount Ayr

The large crowd enjoys refreshments during intermission at last weeks Princess Theater Anniversary Gala. This year marks the fth anniversary of the re-opening of the popular local theater.

The grill was a popular attraction at last weeks fundraiser for the Lucky Lanes bowling alley. The Ringgold Outdoor Alliance furnished the music while Mother Nature furnished a warm summer night.

Lucky Lanes fundraiser

Princess Gala

The fate of Ringgold County Hospitals dialysis unit was the top subject for discussion as the RCH board of trustees met for their regular monthly meeting, Monday, August 19. Other topics before the board included administrator Gor-don Winklers information regard-ing new insurance exchanges and chief nancial of cer Teresa Rob-erts report on the nancial picture of the hospital.Dialyis program After lengthy discussion, the board voted unanimously to begin the process of closing the dialysis unit. Roberts and Winkler had begun the discussion with a brief review of the units history. They explained the dialysis unit was originally opened as a commu-nity service with the understand-ing that the unit would operate at a break-even status. At the inception of the dialy-sis program, the hospital received adequate compensation, and hous-ing in the old hospital facility had little depreciation and allocated cost implications. With increased reductions in payments and added expenses, however, the program came into question a few years ago and signi cantly more so since 2010. The move to the new facility added to concerns for the dialysis programs continuation. In the new facility, maintenance, house-keeping and utilities are all al-located per square foot, Roberts explained, and with the move to a new facility, cost allocated to the dialysis unit increased dramatical-ly. Moreover, in January 2010 a combination of factors began to have a negative impact on the con-tinued viability of the unit. Due to implementation of a new prospec-tive payment system, payments were bundled, payments were reduced, and payments for drugs

Hospital board votes to close dialysis unitFinancial considerations force closure

and labs were no longer separately allowed. Other factors included population decline, a rise in home dialysis, increased facility cost allocation, rising direct costs, an announced further payment reduc-tion of 9.4 percent beginning Janu-ary 1, 2014 and lack of commercial insurance payers, which helps off-set lower Medicare payments. Be-cause of this combination of nega-tive factors, the program became unsustainable with annual losses for the dialysis program reaching close to $400,000. Over the past several months, Winkler has communicated with the top companies who provide di-alysis service to seek their evalua-tion of the unit and potential inter-est in taking over the RCH dialysis program. While each company commended the operation of the program and staff capability, all reached the conclusion the dialysis unit is not a viable program from a nancial standpoint, and all de-clined to offer any business pro-posals. In light of the facts, the nan-

cial considerations and impact on the overall nancial stability of the entire hospital facility, the direc-tors agreed that closing the unit was the appropriate action. No speci c timeframe for the closing was set; however, an approximate six-to-eight week period was indi-cated. Current patients can receive services at either Greater Region-al Medical Center in Creston or Wayne County Hospital in Cory-don. Both facilities have openings for additional patients and trans-portation options are available.Insurance exhanges According to the Iowa Hospital Association, insurance exchanges (a marketplace for insurance) are set to begin enrollment October 1, with implementation beginning January 1, 2014. A second enroll-ment period is expected in spring 2014, with annual enrollment thereafter. Iowa has established a state/federal marketplace, but to date only two insurance companies have submitted quali ed applica-

tions to be part of this exchange, and contracts are to be signed Sep-tember 9. Notably missing from making application is Wellmark/Blue Cross. Iowans seeking these private insurance options can visit the website: www.healthcare.gov for further informationFinancial report Director of Finance Teresa Rob-erts reported a slow start to the year with under-budgeted revenue on inpatient services, outpatient was within budget and general surger-ies were 15 percent over budget. Observation and cardiac services were up over budget with growth in that area. Other growth was re-ported with numbers up for infu-sion patients, pharmacy revenues and vascular services. The ambu-lance services were over budget, along with the dialysis unit, sup-plies and drugs, resulting in a bot-tom line loss of $391,000. On a high note cash ow was positive. One capital expenditure was made with the replacement of the cardiac stress test machine. The cost was a budgeted expenditure.

Voters in the Mount Ayr, Diago-nal and Clear eld school districts will go to the polls Tuesday, Sep-tember 10 to name school board members, to approve a levy exte-nion and board member for South-western Community College and, in the Clear eld district, to ap-prove the district dissolution plan. Polls will be open from noon to 8 p.m. in the Ringgold County Courthouse lobby in Mount Ayr, in the Community Building in Diago-nal and in the Clear eld City Hall.School board candidates

Mount Ayr Mount Ayr has three seats up for election. Kim Lutrick will run for the di-rector seat in District 2, replacing Duane Schafer who has decided not to seek re-election. In District 1 Craig Winemiller has led papers to run for the seat recently vacated by Chris Eaton. Current board president Rod Shields will run for re-election in

Voters head to polls in school electionsClear eld to vote on dissolution plan

District 4.Diagonal

Diagonal has two seats on the ballot. Kelly Allee is running to ll the seat currently held by Phil Ma-son, who chose not to run for re-elction. Board member Amy Herr is running for re-election.

Clear eld Clear eld has two seats up for election. Patty Parrish has led papers to seek re-election. Lance Leonard is seeking the seat being vacated by Kristen Leonard, who is not seeking re-election.Southwestern Voters will be asked to name two directors for Southwestern Community College (Merged Area XIV) in the upcoming election. In District 6 Zach Gunsolley of Diag-onal and in District 7 Vicki Sickels of Mount Ayr are the only names

Diagonal Labor Day festivities to kick-off The town of Diagonal are plan-ning a full three days of activities and entertainment for the annual Lions Labor Day celebration.Saturday, August 31 The activities kick off Saturday, August 31 with a sand volleyball tournament beginning at 10 a.m. at the Fogle volleyball court. That evening the Fogle Glow Run will begin at 7:15 p.m. Con-testants should gather at the east shelter house at Fogle Lake. The event features a fun run or 5K option with an after party to follow. Prizes will also be awarded for the best glow attire.Sunday, September 1 A full day of fun is scheduled for Saturday. A fun walk will begin at 8 a.m. followed by an outdoor church service at 9 a.m. In case of rain, the service will be moved to the church. The 3-on-3 basketball tourna-ment will start at 10:30 a.m. Play-ers should sign up at 10 a.m. under the watertower. Registration for the car and motorcycle show goes from 9-11 a.m., and judging starts at noon. Trophies will be awarded at 2 p.m. Fans of pulling competitions should nd plenty to their liking throughout the day. The always-popular pedal pull competition is set for 11 a.m. The big boys get into the act at 12:30 p.m. with the hot rod garden tractor pull and the exhibition micro mini tractor pull at 1 p.m. Beginning at 3:30 p.m. and running throughout the eve-ning, the tractor and truck distance pull rounds out the days pulling contests. The Collectors Showcase opens at 11:30 a.m., with free an-tique appraisals at the Community Center running from 1-4 p.m. Kids aged ve through 16 can take part in the shing derby held at Fogle Lake beginning at 2:30 p.m. Poles are available and prizes will be awarded. The Tad Bainum Memorial Burnout Contest will take place at 2:30 p.m.____________________________Continued on page 2

Representatives from Glendenning Motor Company in Mount Ayr present a check for $3,350 from Chrysler Corporation resulting from last weeks Drive for the Kids promotion. Pictured L-R are Lywanda Case, Todd Glendenning, MAC activity director Delwyn Showalter and Paul Glendenning. (Not pictured is Lloyd Glenden-ning.) During the Fall Sports Kick-Off last week, a total of 285 Raider fans signed up for a test drive of a variety of Chrysler vehicles. In turn Chrysler donated $10 for each drive to the MAC athletic fund. Chrysler kicked in an additional $500 because the event brought in more than 150 test-drivers. Plans are already in the works to hold similar fundraisers in the future.

Drive for the Kids a success

The Ringgold County Sheriffs Of ce will con-duct a roadside safety checkpoint on Friday, Au-gust 30 in Ringgold county to check motorists for compliance with motor vehicle laws. The Ringgold County Sheriffs Of ce utilizes traf c safety checkpoints to promote safety for motorists using the public roadways and to pro-vide a deterrent for those who violate laws. The intent of a traf c safety checkpoint is to provide for a high visibility, public safety service, focusing on vehicular equipment de ciencies, con rming appropriate registration and insurance of vehicles, and the valid licensing of drivers. Vi-olations of law or other public safety issues that arise shall be addressed. Traf c safety checkpoints will allow the Ring-gold County Sheriffs Of ce the opportunity to

periodically concentrate its efforts in checking for violations of Iowa traf c and regulatory laws that will ultimately increase the safety of the citizens. Drivers encountering a traf c safety checkpoint are requested to have their operators license, vehicle registration receipt and proof of insurance readily accessible. Drivers with this information in hand, those with no violations of law and minimal roadway congestion can reasonable expect to be delayed for no more than 30 seconds to a few minutes. The funding for this service comes from the Strate-gic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG), which is provided by the Iowa Department of Public Health, through the Substance Abuse and Men-tal Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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The Obvious The data is clear - Calves that arrive healthy and stay healthy at the feedlot make more money. This was printed in bold letters at the begin-ning of an article in one of our industry publica-tions. What! I read the headline again. Whats the catch? I turned it over and read it upside down. It must be a trick question? A play on words? A bad pun? There must be a deeper meaning to this bold statement. Should it have said...Calves who stay healthy, etc. have better eye sight, higher IQs, are tastier, are better at hopscotch, have a better chance of being featured in a vaccine ad? In all fairness to the scientist, or more prob-ably the editor, they had a limited space and wanted to be succinct. And...it did catch my eye immediately. I guess it is our duty as scien-tists, veterinarians, nutritionists and farmers to run experiments to prove the obvious. Without this option how would students nd material for post-graduate thesis? However, I can picture scenarios where the statement is obvious, but not always true. The sky is always lighter when the sun comes up. Duh. Then an eclipse rises up. The data is clear - Frogs who do not have their feet tied up can leap farther than frogs that have their legs taped to their body. The horse that nishes rst wins the race. Really? How bout a disquali cation for mak-ing faces at the crowd, making fun of another jockeys colors, or changing horses at the nal turn? I spent many years in feedlots. Lots of things were predictable, like mud, BRD, mill res, OSHA inspections, blizzards, bovine

escapes and pickups that smell like pour-on, fermented silage, rumen contents, antibiotics, paint cans, burnt oil and manure. But timing is crucial. Say the owner of pen #304 arrives just after the front end loader scraping that very same pen dozed off, attened ten feet of concrete bunk, tore out the gate, stripped the cable and ran over four head of napping 1200 pound steers. If the manager had only bought the visiting owner one more round of Spicy V-8 juice over lunch, they would have been able to have the remaining healthy steers in #304 moved to another pen and explained later. And what is obvious to one of us isnt always obvious to everyone. Can you imagine this question in an Animal Science Class at University of Nebraska, Lincoln: 1. Do cattle that arrive healthy and stay healthy at the feedlot make more money than cattle that arrive sick and stay sick? a) Yes b) No c) It all depends on the market But sometimes the logic becomes crystal clear. I was at a cattlemens meeting and overheard a cattle feeder remark, The calves that got sick and died right away, made more than those that lingered on and died eventu-ally.

THOUGHTS& other thingsBY ALAN SMITH

Everything I know I learned on HGTV Maybe Ive discovered my new calling in life. Its a home photographer for people wanting to sell their houses. And I owe it all to HGTV. For some reason the Home and Garden channel has become a fall-back television watching station for us lately. We have all the choices of cable television, but many times there is nothing on that interests us. If nothing else we can join the folks on HGTV and learn about buying or selling homes, remodeling them, or decorating them. I did not realize, however, that my time over lunch watching HGTV shows would ever amount to much. Little did I know. If I can just get a few more hours of HGTV chan-nel watching under my belt, Ill be able to be an expert myself. Maybe. Someday. I discovered my new profession while Valle and I were trying to help Cara get her home ready to sell these past weeks. According to an internet article I read, staging of the home and the pictures of it that are put up on the internet to interest home buyers are two of the most important aspects for getting a good price. When the realtors rst stopped by Caras house, they made mention of a few items that wouldnt cost much to upgrade the look of the home. Things like replacing the fan blades on the over-head fan on the back porch, hanging a mirror over a table in the entry way, repainting the basement, putting a tilted mirror at the end of a hall, covering up bracing plates over the garage door where the mortar had fallen off, new window well covers, improving the curb appeal and more were among suggestions. Its all in the staging of the home so that it puts its best foot forward when someone comes to look at it. Cara had already decorated the home with an eye for design. There are inviting color schemes on the walls and art pieces that are generic enough that the homebuyer can envision their own things there. Making sure that furniture in rooms do not over-whelm the room and make it look smaller than it is, is another trick of trade. We took a leaf out of the dining room table so it didnt look quite so big, for example.For a few hundred dollars, items were purchased that would enliven the views that potential buyers would have. My new-found decorating instincts came into play when we repainted the basement. The rst coat was a light cream color on all the walls. I decided that we needed to add some pizazz to the color scheme, however, so we painted opposite ends of the room in a bright yellow that t the light yellow color spectrum. I think it makes the basement look bigger, and more inviting. I learned some new skills with the window well covers. We searched high and low to nd covers that exactly t the window wells, but the custom ones we found were $100 each. We probably wouldnt be able to recoup that cost, so on to plan B. We had some that were the right size for the front of the window well arc, but had a high and wide back section that wouldnt work. I ended up going back to purchase the covers that I had found in the rst place -- only they were $5 cheaper for each one this time -- and with a set of cut-ters notched out the corners so they would t properly.

Why no one makes them this way in the rst place, I dont know, but I was pretty proud of the results. We found a cheap concoction of vinegar and oil that was used to touch up some of the woodwork around the home, and doing it amazingly well.On and on the list goes, including the deep clean-ing we did of the whole house so it would look clean. Now if we can only nd a can of spray the scent of newly baked bread for just before visi-tors come, well be all set. Just kidding. Maybe it should be newly baked chocolate cookie smell. Along the way, I did something that I have not done in 40 years of marriage. Purchase a good drill. I broke down when I needed one for a couple of projects at Caras house and now have the tools to do several things much more easily. Anyway, once we had the staging step out of the way, it was time for the photography step. This involves trying to take pictures of the home, inside and out, and would invite people to look at it over all the other homes they are cyber-viewing on the internet before they come to visit.This was my rst real attempt at doing this, and with Valle and Cara adding their own eye to the scenes, we got the house pictures taken. Along the way I learned some tricks of the trade. How do out get a picture of a small bath-room that shows whats there? Mirrors are helpful.I took a picture of the vanity and large mirror on one wall, including the re ection of the toilet and storage on the wall opposite it. I did the same in the master bedroom where a picture of one wall showed the re ection of the bed and closet in it.Another trick where I am gaining experience is shooting panoramic shots of rooms. I have a really neat feature of the Photoshop program I use that knits a series of pictures together into one whole. It works on the perspective and seeks to even match the exposure of the separate shots so they look like one whole picture. This was used to show the expanse of some of the larger rooms in the house. I took pictures of special features of the house that people might not expect as well, showing how this home would be different than others.The proof in the pudding will be if there is interest generated in the home by the pictures in the com-ing days. If there are comments about the pictures being inviting, maybe I can get some testimonials for my new profession. If not, it may just be a case of having fun for which there will be no future remuneration. In any case, it has been interesting using all my new HGTV knowledge with my rst experience as a home photographer. Not that I want to be doing all the work in get-ting a home ready for selling again anytime soon.

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Citywide CleanupThursday, September 12

The City of Mount Ayr is conducting a cleanup day in Mount Ayr. We will have large dumpsters where you can bring your trash at the City Maintenance Building located at:

1201 E. Monroebetween 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Appliances will be accepted. (If you need the city to pick up your appliances, there will be a $5 charge per appliance at the time of pickup.)Mount Ayr City Hall - Ph. 641-464-2402

ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED INCLUDE: Tires, batteries, yard waste, oil, antifreeze, propane bottles, liquid paint, hazardous toxic waste, recyclables or garbage.

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Fifty Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Re-cord-News, Thursday, August 22, 1963.) Nominating petitions have been led for James Moon and Robert Beck for members of the Ringgold County Board of Education. Both men will be unopposed as candidates to succeed themselves at the regular school election to be held Monday, Sept. 9. Other members of the board are Carl G. Riggs of Tingley, Area No. 1; Vern Johnston of Diagonal, Area No. 2, and John D. Warin of Maloy, chairman, Area No. 3. An all-electric football score-board, manufactured by Naden Industries of Webster City, was installed last week on the Raid-ers athletic eld. Purchase of the scoreboard at a cost of $1,350 is being nanced form receipts of the athletic department, a special fund started by the Boosters Club and the M Club. Cooperating with the Naden work crew in the installation were Wilber Landphair of the Iowa southern Utilities Company, Les Park, Charles Meacham and Dale and Phil Herrington. An added attraction to the festivi-ties to be held in conjunction with the Jaycees barbecue on September 7 in Mount Ayr, will be the appear-ance of an authentic stagecoach. Owner and operator of the coach is Russell Reynolds of Clarinda, uncle of the local Jaycees president, Dick Reynolds. The stagecoach will be on display throughout the day and rides for a nominal charge will be offered. David Barker, vice president of the Mount Ayr chapter of Future Farmers of America, has been se-lected to share in the 13th annual Iowa Farm Youth Tour, scheduled for August 26 through August 30. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Barker of Benton, David is employed this week as an of cial usher in the grandstand at the Iowa State Fair. Kenny Markley of Mount Ayr captured the senior division and Doug Coen of Creston won the junior division of the rst an-nual Junior Boys Golf Tournament played Monday on the local course. Other senior division winners of the high school-sponsored tournament were John McFarland, second with a 43-40; Collus Lawhead, third, 42-42, and Larry Crawford, fourth, 43-44. The 4-H swine exhibitors of Ringgold county, selected as the top county in herdsmanship at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, were Dale Walters, Gene Stanley, Allan Triggs, Keith Bastow and Monte Akers. Births reported at Ringgold County Hospital this week were a son, born August 14, to Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bryant of Beacons eld and a daughter, born August 15, to Mr. and Mrs. Gailen Eugene Hager of Barnard, MO. No obituaries were found in this weeks issue.

Twenty- ve Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, September 1, 1988.) Preliminary enrollment gures show some gains and some losses, but mostly pluses in terms of en-rollment at school districts in the county. The Mount Ayr Commu-nity school district showed another hike, the second year in a row that a slippage in enrollment has turned around. The 723 students attending on the rst day is up 16 from the preliminary enrollment last year and brings enrollment gures back up to those in the early part of the 1980s. Grand valley enrollment is down four students from last year at 162, Clear eld enrollment on the elementary and middle school level is about the same and Diagonal enrollment is up about 15 students over preliminary enrollment gures last year. Diagonals Terri Stephens charmed her way into a rst runner-up spot in the 1988 Iowa State Fair queen contest, that included 73 participants. She was awarded a $300 savings bond, an atlas and a plaque that will be a reminder of her high honor. The blue-eyed, blonde daughter of Jerry and Barb Stephens

represented Ringgold county in state fair competition. There are two new teachers -- Sherry Taylor and Teresa Cross-man - who are part of the Clear eld schools staff as doors opened this week. Taylor will be teaching rst grade and Crossman, Chapter I program and Spanish in kindergarten through eighth grade. There is a great big world out there and Stacy Cunning, an Iowa State University junior-to-be, will be claiming a different part of it as of September 1. Instead of being on the Ames campus for a semesters work, Stacy will be enrolled in a special program at the University of London in England. Joy McFarland of Ellston picked up a second major baking award at the Iowa State Fair this summer. Earlier she had been named the win-ner of the General Mills Softasilk award for best overall cake of the fair -- a carrot cake entry. She also took home the sweepstakes cookie award from KMA Radio for the most winning cookie entries. Randy Smith of Mount Ayr won the season championship feature and became the track point champion at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night. This is the second year in a row that Smith has won the track championship and the fth time he has won the title -- the only driver in the history of the track to win ve track championships. Previous championships were won in 1979, 1983, 1985 and 1987. A Ringgold county woman was among winners in the 10th annual Monster Arm Wrestling Tournament August 21 at the Iowa State Fair. Marla Johnson of Mount Ayr, who has done well at the contest a num-ber of times, won the middleweight division at the fair this year. Kim McGinnis added all-state softball honors this week to her long

list of accomplishments this season for the Mount Ayr Community Raiderette softball team. In addi-tion, Dawn Huff received mention on the all-state teams. McGinnis, who batted .523 and pitched for the Raiderettes this year after playing catcher in previous years, was named to the rst team all-state class 1A team and to the third team all-state overall team this year. She also made the Southwest Iowa Class 1A district rst team. She was named as a utility player on all three teams. In addition, McGinnis was given the honor as Southwest Iowa player of the year. Sophomore Dawn Huff was named to special mention out eld team overall and was named as a second team out elder in the Southwest Iowa all-district second team. Huff batted .356 for the Raiderettes this year. Two Mount Ayr bicyclists placed in a race held in connection with the Atlanticfest celebration in Atlantic Saturday, August 27. Gary Klejch was 14th and Ron Sickels, 15th, overall over the 26-mile bike course. A whirlwind campaign to build a new parsonage for the pastor and family serving the Tingley-Ellston-Wishard Chapel charge of United Methodists has resulted in a structure nearing completion. The birth reported this week was a son, born August 26, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert French of Mount Ayr. The obituary this week was Douglas Fleming Kendall.

Ten Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Re-cord-News, Thursday, August 21, 2003.) Ringgold County Hospital is still trying to recover from the death of former employee, Curt Eason, hospital trustees heard at the regular board meeting Monday night. The hospital is slowly reorganizing and

working to coninue with the many projects that Eason was involved with. Four new faculty and a new superntendent greeted students when classes began Wednesday in the Mount Ayr Commuity school district. Joining new superinten-dent William Decker are rst grade teacher Stasia Nickle, fth grade teacher Bret Ruggles, elementary media specialist Nancy Roe and elementary and junior high band instructor and junior high vocal director Aaron Comer. Landi McFarland of Ellston was crowned Miss Iowa Angus at the Iowa State Fair Tuesday, August 12. McFarlland is the daughter of David and Joy McFarland of Ellston and the granddaughter of John and Barb Kiburz of Tingley. Members of the Clear eld Lions Club were honored for the 40 years they have provided the shuttle buses from the campgrounds to the fair at a ceremony at the Iowa State Fair this past week. When students went back to class in the Clear eld Community school district this week, two new teachers were on hand to greet them. Joining the staff are Danny Nelson, who is teaching third grade, and Mandy Marshall, who is teaching fourth and fth grade. A Mount Ayr student has been recently recognized as the Business Administration student of the quarter at AIB College of Business in Des Moines. Nick Johnson was honored as a student with a 3.5 or high grade point average who goes above and beyond in and outside the classroom. He is the son of Lowell and Deanne Johnson of Diagonal. Obituaries this week were Jenni-fer Mellencamp, Jeremiah Howard Parker and Leonard Ralph Smith.

be approved and its territory and assets and liabilities be distributed to designated contiguous school districts effective July 1, 2014? Voters must be residents of the Clear eld School district to vote in the election. According to Tay-lor County Auditor Bonny Baker, those not wishing to vote at the Clear eld City Hall from noon to 8 p.m. on Election Day may vote early in the Taylor county auditors

School elections set for Sept. 10____________________________Continued from front page

of ce during of ce hours Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Ballots are also available by mail by contacting the auditors of ce.Voter registration All voters are advised as to the requirements of voter registration in order to vote at the election. In order to vote in the Septem-ber 10 election, voters must be reg-istered by Friday, August 30. Ringgold county deputy auditor Dee Sobotka reports early voting is now open. Residents may vote in

the auditors of ce during regular business hours or may request a mailed ballot. Any voter who is physically un-able to enter a polling place has the right to vote in the voters vehicle. Electors with any disability that need an accommodation to partici-pate in this election should contact the Ringgold County Election Of- ce at telephone number 641-464-3239 or by email at rcauditor@iowatelecom.net for assistance.

A Nickle Scramble is planned for 4 p.m. with a bean bag toss tournament set to start at 4:30 p.m. Following the conclusion of the tractor pull, a reworks spec-tacular is scheduled to begin at ap-proximately 9:30 p.m.Monday, September 2 The mammoth parade will open the nal day of the celebra-tion. With the theme of 125 Years - Evolution of Progress, the pa-rade will begin at 10 a.m. Following the parade, the dirt track bike races will begin at 11:30 a.m. Free watermelon will be served throughout Monday afternoon. The garden tractor pull for ages 14 and under will begin at 1 p.m. at the top of Main Street. The pulling continues at 2 p.m.

with the pickup and farm tractor pull. The Duck Regatta closes the days entertainment, with a $1,000 rst-place prize up for grabs. Tick-ets will available until 4 p.m. the day of the race.On-going activities Plenty of fun and games will run throughout the day both Sun-day and Monday. The Diagonal junior class will host kids games along with home-made ice cream and the Space Pil-low. Bingo will run each day from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Another feature is the 50/50 drawings. The Printing Museum and Ge-nealogy Center will be open Satur-day and Sunday from 2-4 p.m. and Monday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch will also be available at all times at the City Park.

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Diagonal Labor Day celebration plans

Thursday, August 29, 2013 Mount Ayr Record-News 3

Courthouse NewsRinggold County

Courthouse

News & Notes

andhave teamed up with Mount Ayr and Diagonal Community School systems

for the school year with our

REGISTER TAPES FOREDUCATION PROGRAM

Parents, grandparents and all CGI Foods shoppers can be involved simply by sending your CGI Foods store receipts to school with your children to deposit in the school

drop boxes or deposit them in the said schools drop box in the store entry.

CGI Foods will pay both communitys school system

1% of total receipts (collected from September 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014)at the end of the current school year

for the purchase of school equipment. CGI Foods is committed to our youths education

and our local areas well being. Jeff and Cindy Haugland

NOTICEThe Ringgold County Courthouse and offices

will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2013. Have a safe and happy Labor Day weekend.

Ringgold CountyBoard of Supervisors

NOTICETo Whom It May Concern

The City of Mount Ayr picked up a young brown, white and grey dog with black spots. Intact male with choke collar, blue left eye and brown right eye.

The owner may contact City Hall in Mount Ayr, Iowa at 641-464-2402 to pick up their dog after paying all of the boarding fees. If the dog is not picked up within (7) days from this published notice, the dog may be euthanized. If interested in adopting the dog, call City Hall.

Diagonal Lions Club Labor Day Celebration

FREE ANTIQUE APPRAISAL EVENTSunday, September 1

1 to 4 p.m. Diagonal Community BuildingRenae Roed, Certified State Fair Appraiser

Furniture Toys Dolls Lamps Stoneware Quilts Glassware Collectibles NO STAMPS, COINS OR FIREARMS PLEASE.

Individuals are limited to three items each. Seating will be available for those wishing to observe as items are being appraised.

CONTACT PERSON: Karleen Stephens - 641-734-5565 or 641-734-5331. Sponsored by Diagonal Lions Club. Not responsible for any damage or loss that may occur.

Wanda HosfieldBroker-Owner

Cell: 641-344-4802

200 West South StreetMount Ayr, Iowa 50854

Ph. 641-464-2080Fax 641-464-2081

wanda@sciowarealty.comwww.sciowarealty.com

SALES ASSOCIATES Ron Landphair Cell 641-234-0056 Sherri L. Adams Cell 641-442-5289 Darin Dolecheck Cell 641-234-0220 Norma Sickels Cell 641-344-5407 Cass Hosfield Cell 641-344-8583 Rick Nielsen Cell 712-621-4318

SIMPLE MISDEMEANOR AND TRAFFIC CONVICTIONS

August 15 - August 22, 2013 Ian M. Pittaway, La Vista, NE, $303.00, speeding 20 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Charles Joseph England, Clear- eld, $141.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Amos Roy Johnson, Quapaw, OK, $141.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Aaron James Johnson, Leon, $161.25, failure to maintain safety belts. Jennifer Elizabeth Webb, Tin-gley, $472.50, no valid drivers license. David Allen Murphy, Kellerton, $100.50, speeding 1-5 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Jacquelyn Lucille Hoveland, Mount Ayr, $127.50, failure to maintain safety belts. Charles Daniel Morin, Grant City, MO, $100.50, speeding 1-5 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Larry Dean Overholser, Ben-ton, $161.25, failure to maintain safety belts. Daniel J. Michalski, Omaha, NE, $141.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Rebecca Jeanne Young, Mount Ayr, $87.00, failure to carry regis-tration card. Douglas J. Ramos, Omaha, NE, $114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Chad L. Bounds, Redding, $168.00, speeding 11-15 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Sara Jo Mehlenbacher, Raven-wood, MO, $114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit.

FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY DISTRICT COURT

August 16 - A trial information was led in district court charging Dwayne Charles Welcher of Kel-lerton with driving while license barred. Bond set previously at $2,000 cash only continues and a prelimi-nary hearing was cancelled. Welcher is ordered to appear for arraignment on Monday, September 9, 2013 at the Ringgold county courthouse. August 16 - A trial information was led in district court charging Dustin Eugene Moad of Mount Ayr with burglary in the third degree and theft in the second degree. Bond set previously at $20,000 cash only continues and a prelimi-nary hearing was cancelled. Moad is ordered to appear for arraignment on Monday, September 9, 2013 at the Ringgold county courthouse.

RINGGOLD COUNTY

SHERIFFS LOG(Call Origination Code: MA = Mount Ayr; KE = Kel-lerton; EL = Ellston; TI = Tingley; DI = Diagonal; DE

= Delphos; MO = Maloy; BE = Beacons eld; BO = Ben-ton; SC = Shannon City; BL = Blockton; RE = Redding; SV = Sun Valley; CO = In County; OC = Out of County;

OS = Out of State)

August 15 - August 21, 2013 Thursday, August 15 4:40 a.m., dog call (MA) 8:50 a.m., caller needing house check (CO) 9:37 a.m., civil (CO) 10:48 a.m., call for jail about medications (OC) 11:01 a.m., report of a fender bender (MA) 11:16 a.m., call for sheriff (OC) 11:32 a.m., call for jail (OC) 11:56 a.m., call for sheriff (MA) 12:34 p.m., message for deputy (MA) 2:25 p.m., jail/inmate informa-tion (OC) 2:41 p.m., suspicious vehicle (MA) 2:57 p.m., 911 call (MA) 3:12 p.m., Union county calling (OC) 3:20 p.m., call for sheriff (KE) 9:00 p.m., dog complaint (MA)

Friday, August 16 8:05 a.m., civil checking in (MA) 8:20 a.m., jail/inmate informa-tion (KE) 9:24 a.m., information for ve-hicle inspections (MA)

12:29 p.m., missing dog found (MA) 2:10 p.m., barking dog com-plaint (MA) 2:27 p.m., 911 call (OC) 3:34 p.m., information wanted (DI) 4:05 p.m., cows out (EL) 4:30 p.m., information for in-mate (OC) 5:18 p.m., pin number for in-mate (OC) 5:23 p.m., scam reported (MA) 5:47 p.m., pin number for in-mate phones (OC) 6:13 p.m., dog complaint (MA) 6:30 p.m., wreckless driver (CO) 8:42 p.m., welfare check on woman standing on corner (CO) 8:43 p.m., car/deer accident, deer lost (MA)

Saturday, August 17 6:24 a.m., 911 call anhydrous leak (MA) 7:31 a.m., call for dispatch (MA) 8:40 a.m., call for jail (OC) 10:01 a.m., trouble with elec-tricity (CO) 10:30 a.m., call for jail (OC) 12:38 p.m., need to talk to of- cer (MA) 12:51 p.m., dog barking (MA) 1:41 p.m., inmate information needed (KE) 4:32 p.m., dog loose (MA) 6:04 p.m., complaint four-wheelers on streets (MA) 7:51 p.m., reporting a stabbing (MA) 7:54 p.m., information regard-ing inmate (OC) 8:39 p.m., another caller about a stabbing (MA) 10:07 p.m., 911 call, needing Union county 911 (OC) 10:14 p.m., caller wanting to talk to deputy (MA)

Sunday, August 18 2:20 a.m., Taylor county check-ing to see if Ringgold county would take another inmate (OC) 4:22 a.m., call for jail (OC) 7:48 a.m., 911 call, no one there 8:01 a.m., 911 call, ambulance needed in county (CO) 8:38 a.m., sheriff checking in (CO) 9:14 a.m., call for jail (OC) 9:42 a.m., cow out in town (MA) 10:11 a.m., cow out in county (CO) 10:31 a.m., deputy checking in (MA) 10:33 a.m., individual stopping in with message for sheriff (MA) 10:57 a.m., call about cow out in town (MA) 11:31 a.m., call for deputy (OC) 2:15 p.m., dog call (MA) 3:23 p.m., jail call about an in-mate (OC) 3:32 p.m., jail call about inmate (OC) 3:40 p.m., jail phone call (OC) 9:18 p.m., radio repair guy checking in (OC) 9:35 p.m., repo guy in county (KE) 9:56 p.m., neighboring county requesting help with information (OC)

Monday, August 19 6:52 a.m., deputy checking in (MA) 7:44 a.m., call for sheriff (MA) 8:37 a.m., jail/inmate informa-tion (OC) 8:59 a.m., sex offender in coun-ty (OC) 9:00 a.m., reserve of cer check-ing in (MA) 9:30 a.m., Worth county bring-ing one inmate (OC)

9:48 a.m., 911 call (MA) 10:00 a.m., call for jail (MO) 10:30 a.m., call for jail (OC) 10:50 a.m., call for sheriff (KE) 11:02 a.m., call for jail/inmate information (OC) 12:14 p.m., call for deputy (IN) 12:16 p.m., inmate court infor-mation (OC) 12:43 p.m., call for information (OC) 1:37 p.m., call for sheriff (MA) 2:40 p.m., call about man hunt (MA) 2:45 p.m., inmate visit set up (OC) 3:50 p.m., inmate visit set up (OC) 4:00 p.m., REC information for dispatch (MA) 7:09 p.m., inmate visit set up (OC) 7:10 p.m., jail/inmate informa-tion (OC) 10:23 p.m., stolen items report-ed (MA)

Tuesday, August 20 10:06 a.m., washer tourney in-formation (MA) 10:15 a.m., 911 call (MA) 11:58 a.m., jail/inmate informa-tion (OC) 2:14 p.m., jail/inmate informa-tion (OC) 3:30 p.m., inmate in jail (OC) 4:05 p.m., 911 call (MA) 4:50 p.m., call for dispatch (MA) 6:30 p.m., call about inmate bond (OC) 6:37 p.m., pin for inmate phone card (OC) 8:00 p.m., pin for inmate (OC) 8:33 p.m., need ambulance wrecked vehicle (CO) 8:39 p.m., medication informa-tion from othe angency (OC) 10:20 p.m., need lift assistance (MA) 10:44 p.m., ambulance needed (MA)

Wednesday, August 21 1:37 a.m., false alarm drug overdose (MA) COURTHOUSE NEWS Ringgold County Courthouse hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. unless noted otherwise. Ringgold county now has a website at www.ringgoldcounty.us. Assessor: Neil Morgan, 464-3233. Auditor: Amanda Waske, 464-3239. Board of Supervisors: David Inloes, chairman, Royce Dredge and Kraig Pennington, members, 464-3244. Supervisors meetings are open to the public and are held in the su-pervisors conference room located on the second oor between the clerk of court and auditors of ce. On days the board is not sched-uled to be in of ce, please direct all inquiries to the auditors of ce. To schedule a meeting time with the supervisors, contact the audi-tors of ce. Regular board meetings are held on Mondays with of cial public notice of the meeting agen-das posted at the Ringgold county courthouse, Mount Ayr Record News, Sun Valley Lake and Diago-nal city hall the day before. Clerk of Court (a state of- ce): Jackie Saville, 464-3234; fax: 464-2478. Of ce hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 8 a.m. 9 noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8 a.m. - noon and 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. The clerks of ce handles ali-mony and child support payments,

probates, civil and criminal lings, magistrates court and records and services of adoptions, conservator-ships, court proceedings, divorces, estates, grand jury, guardianships, judgments, juvenile proceedings, mechanics liens, mental health admissions, petit jury, surety company certi cates, state hospi-tal, traf c violations, trust funds, trusteeships. Certi ed copies can be made of above listed records. Court records are also available at www.iowacourts.gov. County Conservation Board: Kate Zimmerman, phone: 464-2787, email: rangerkate@io-watelecom.net. Please contact for information on rules and regulations, parks, trail ways, camping, shelter reser-vations, environmental education and more. Parks are open March 15 - November 15. Walk-in traf c is allowed year round. County Weed Commission-er: Brenda Adams, 641-783-2348. Development and Tourism: Karen Bender, Coordinator, 464-3704. If anyone has any calendar events, please contact the develop-ment of ce at 641-464-3704. E-911 Service Board: Merle Walter, 307 N. Webster St., Mount Ayr, 464-3311. Emergency Management Agency: Teresa Jackson, Coordi-nator, 109 W. Madison St., Suite 105, cell: 641-202-9671; phone: 464-3344; fax: 464-0663, email: tjackson@iowatelecom.net. Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The tornado sirens in Mount Ayr will be tested the rst Tuesday of each month unless there is se-vere weather. Engineer: Zach Gunsolley, P.E., 464-3232. 707 South Hender-son Drive. Of ce hours: Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. General Relief: Gary Smith, 109 W. Madison St., 464-2397. Mondays and Thursdays, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.; Closed Wednesdays and Fridays. In case of emergency 641-464-2397 or 641-202-1199. Recorder: Karen Schaefer, 464-3231. Passport applications are taken daily from 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. and noon - 4 p.m. Certi ed vital records can be obtained from 8 a.m. - noon and 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. The recorders of ce serves as a passport agent. Items needed to apply are: certi ed copy of birth certi cate, drivers license or state issued ID, two-inch square pass-port photos and passport applica-

tion (both available at recorders of ce) and fees. Allow four to six weeks from date of application to receive passport book or card from the passport agency. Expedited service is available for an addi-tional fee. Individuals with recent name changes can get their passport book/card updated without a fee within one year of issue. Forms may be obtained at the recorders of ce. For additional information call the recorders of ce or go to www.travel.state.gov/passport. Sanitarian: Ringgold County Public Health Agency, 464-0691. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Public Health Agency: 119 S. Fillmore, 464-0691. Hours: Mon-day - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sheriff: Mike Sobotka, Emer-gency Only 911, Non-Emergency (Available 24/7) 464-3921 or 464-2911. New location at the Ringgold County Law Enforcement Center, 801 West South Street. Hours are 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Road Conditions - dial 511 or online at www.Io-waRoadConditions. org. Treasurer: Debbie Cannon,

464-3230. Property tax information for the current 2012 taxes is now avail-able. First half 2012 taxes are due September 30, 2013 in order to avoid penalty, second half will be due March 30, 2014. Please notify the of ce of any address changes as they occur in order that the statements are mailed to the cor-rect address. Property taxes can be paid on-line at www.iowatreasurers.org with Visa, Master Card and Dis-cover credit cards or e-checks. Payments made in the of ce may be with cash, checks or with a Mas-ter Card, Visa or Discover credit or debit card. All documents conveying real estate need to have the name and address of the person to whom the property tax statement is to be mailed. Please check renewal notices and tax statements for the correct information. If the infor-mation is wrong, contact the trea-surers of ce. Motorists can now renew mo-tor vehicle registrations online at www.iowatreasurers.org if a re-newal notice is received through

the United States Postal Service that contains a personal identi ca-tion number (PIN). Please be aware that the PIN can only be used one time. Contact the treasurers of ce for more information. Those with August birth dates are reminded to register their motor vehicles by September 30, 2013. Bring in the renewal statement re-ceived in the mail so renewals can be quickly processed. Drivers License Of ce: Lo-cated in the Treasurers Of ce. Drivers licenses may be re-newed any time during the period of 30 calendar days before and up to 60 calendar days after the drivers birth date. The drivers license station hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Phone 464-3230 with ques-tions. Veterans Affairs: Gary Smith, 109 W. Madison St., 464-2397. Mondays and Thursdays, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.; Closed Wednesdays and Fridays. In case of emergency 641-464-2397 or 641-202-1199.

The Ringgold county board of supervisors met in regular session Monday, August 19. Cathy Kilgore, Lyle Minnick and Shirley Wallace met with the board to provide Veterans Affairs updates. Kilgore presented a quarterly

report for the department. She re-ported that Jim Hullinger has re-signed from the Veterans Affairs Commission, and she said she would like to see a younger vet-eran join the Commission. The commission has decided not to attend the training that is held in Des Moines this fall and at-tend the state-accredited school in the spring instead. Kilgore also re-quested clari cation on the accrual process and where the scal year 2014 state fund account stands. County engineer Zach Gun-solley, Rod Shields and Ziegler representatives Scott Lawson and Rob Hoffman met with the board

to provide additional information on motor graders - new versus a rebuilt machine. Wendy Greenman with Iowa Works met with the board to dis-cuss a Skilled Iowa Community program. Ringgold county is in the running to become the second county in the state to become a skilled community. Greenman re-viewed how to attain this goal and how bene cial it would be to the citizens of the community and the county as a whole. She noted Iowa Works will hold a National Career Readiness screening September 4 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the high school.

Supervisors get Veterans Affairs update, other department reports

Branstad names Ringgold County co-chairs Gov. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Reynolds campaign committee the Governor Branstad Committee today announced the initial or-ganization of 1,075 county chairs across the state. The organization, which will continue to grow as the campaign works to ll every precinct, in-cludes co-chairs in every county. The Ringgold County co-chairs and their hometowns are as fol-lows: Brian Bickel, Diagonal; Rep. Cecil Dolecheck, Mount Ayr; Tracee Knapp, Redding; Debbie Larson, Mount Ayr; and Don Na-rigon, Ellston.

IDOT auction set for September 7 A public auction of state-owned equipment will be held by the Iowa Department of Transportation on its grounds in Ames Saturday, Sept. 7, beginning at 9 a.m. Equipment for of ces and shops, automotive supplies and many other items are included in the sale. The sale will be held in the auction building south of the Iowa DOTs sign shop on South Fourth Street.

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Thank Youfor the beautiful, inspirational cards. It was such a thrill

to get so many - I couldnt believe it!There were so many people I hadnt seen. I wish I could

have sat down and visited with each one.Thanks for the beautiful flowers and gifts and also for the

delicious cakes that Kathy and Ed Shields madefantastic!It was truly a blessing to have so many join me. I shall

never forget it.My thanks to my family Beverlee and Vern, Terry and Peg,

the grandchildren and great-grandchildren who are so special. They did so much to make it happen.

It was a wonderful party. God bless you all.Love,

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Also, thanks to our local community and surrounding area who helped us achieve this goal.

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THANK YOUWe would like to thank everyone who helped us in

getting our defibrillator/monitor.Thanks to Andrew Collings, Regional Planner, from

Southern Iowa Council of Governments, who wrote the grant for us.

Thanks to the members of South Central Iowa Community Foundation who awarded us a $6,500 grant to purchase this defibrillator/monitor.

Thanks to Progressive Medical International for working with us to get this purchased and shipped to us.

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Watterson ReunionJunior and Katherine (Webb) Wion

would like to invite you to the annual Watterson reunionSaturday, September 14, 2013

Potluck Supper starting at 6 p.m.Bring a main dish and salad or dessert

and lawn chairs. Tableware will be provided.You may come earlier, if you wish,

to visit and meet old friends. If you have a storyabout those good old days in the

Watterson Community, please share them.Country Music will be provided by Ronnie Rauch and

band. If you want to dance, we will have a concrete floor.EVERYBODY WELCOME TO ATTEND WHO WANTS TO!!LOCATION: Go south on sale barn road (P-46) off of Highway 2. Eight miles south through curves in road. Pass Watterson Store to first crossroad. Go east (or left) to first driveway on the left. Where all the campers are on the corner.

4 Mount Ayr Record-News Thursday, August 29, 2013

Social

Thursday, August 29 Alcoholics Anonymous meet-ing at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, Mount Ayr.

Friday, August 30 Mount Ayr Farmers Market on south side of the Ringgold county courthouse lawn from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, August 31 Farmers Market in Tingley at 10 a.m.

Sunday, September 1 Card shower for Jerry and Jean Barkers 50th wedding anniversa-ry. Cards and correspondence may be sent to them at 1546 Oakland Mills Road, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641. Diagonal Lions Celebration. Sun Valley Golf Course Annual pancake breakfast from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at the South Shore Restaurant at Sun Valley Lake. Ellston Pioneer Center is open from 1 to 4 p.m. or by appoint-ment for groups of ve or more. Call Linda and Bob Swanson at 641-783-2155. Diagonal Lions Club Labor Day Celebration free antique appraisal event at the Diagonal community building from 1 to 4 p.m.

Monday, September 2 Diagonal Lions Celebration. Thin Within support group will meet at 5 p.m. at the Lighthouse. Mount Ayr City Council will meet at 6 p.m. at Mount Ayr City Hall. Jam session at the Mount Ayr American Legion building from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mount Ayr Order of the Eastern Star will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, Mount Ayr. Sowing in Tears Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Light-house Church, two miles west of Mount Ayr.

Tuesday, September 3 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 Jamies Coffee Mill & Deli for dinner during the meeting. Iowa Hunter Education Class at the Mount Ayr Community high school ag room from 6 to 9 p.m. Faith Lodge #179 A.F. & A.M. meets at 8 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, Mount Ayr.

Wednesday, September 4 $1 sack day every day at the Ringgold County Neighborhood Center. The Mount Ayr Public Library board will meet at 5:15 p.m. at the library.

Thursday, September 5 Ringgold County Master Gar-deners will meet at the Iowa State Extension of ce at 5 p.m. Ringgold County Girl Scout Night at the Mount Ayr United Methodist Church from 6 to 8 p.m. All girls in grades K-12 are welcome to come make a craft and nd out what the Girl Scouts are all about. 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. Iowa Hunter Education Class at the Mount Ayr Community high school ag room from 6 to 9 p.m. Sons of the American Legion will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Mount Ayr Legion hall. Alcoholics Anonymous meet-ing at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, Mount Ayr.

Friday, September 6 2013 IRCA Rodeo Finals at

the Clarke County Fairgrounds in Osceola.

Saturday, September 7 2013 IRCA Rodeo Finals at the Clarke County Fairgrounds in Osceola. Open closet at the Mount Ayr Assembly of God from 8 to 11 a.m. Iowa Hunter Education Class at the Mount Ayr Community high school ag room from 8 a.m. to noon.

Sunday, September 8 2013 IRCA Rodeo Finals at the Clarke County Fairgrounds in Osceola. Ellston Pioneer Center is open from 1 to 4 p.m. or by appoint-ment for groups of ve or more. Call Linda and Bob Swanson at 641-783-2155.

Monday, September 9 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 6:30 to 9:30 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, September 10 Past Matrons will meet at Jamies Coffee Mill and Deli for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Thelma Rusk is hostess. 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, September 11 $1 sack day every day at the Ringgold County Neighborhood Center. Public is invited to attend a support group, Touching Our Grief, sponsored by HCI Care Services (formerly Hospice of Central Iowa) from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Extension of ce. For more information, contact Kathy Rinehart, 464-2088. Ringgold Outdoor Alliance monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Iowa Roadhouse.

Thursday, September 12 Cleanup day in Mount Ayr at 1201 E. Monroe between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. 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.

Community CalendarNOTICE - If you would like your organizations meeting dates to appear in the calendar, please contact Record-News staff at 464-2440.

Nicholas Rizer and Brandy MarquardtCouple to wed in Alabama Sept. 7 Mr. and Mrs. Norm Rizer are very pleased to announce the en-gagement and upcoming mar-riage of their son, Nicolas Rizer, to Brandy Marquardt. The happy couple met in West Des Moines where they both reside. Marquardt is a graduate of Iowa State Univer-sity and is employed as recruitment manager for Solar Transport. Nico-las graduated from the University of Northern Iowa and is a senior account executive with the Alaris Group. Rizer and Marquardt will be married in the company of family

and close friends at a private beach house in Gulf Shores, AL on Sep-tember 7, 2013. A wedding recep-tion is planned for September 27 at the Echo Valley Country Club in Norwalk. The future Mrs. Rizer is the daughter of Jeff and Sue Marquardt of Carroll. Rizer is the son of Norm and Joan Rizer of Strawberry Point and the grandson of Anna and Ker-ry Rizer, also of Strawberry Point. Maternal grandparents are Bob and Neva Fisher, both were long-time Mount Ayr residents and they were two of Nics biggest fans.

Triggs wins IFAA Scholarship Johnathan Triggs of Mount Ayr was awarded the $2,000 IFAA Excellence in Swine Participation Scholarship by the Iowa Founda-tion for Agricultural Advancement (IFAA) during the Iowa State Fair Sale of Champions on Saturday, August 17, 2013. Johnathans par-ents are Kevin and Kathy Triggs. IFAA established the Win-ners Circle Scholarship Program in 1990 to provide incentives for college-bound youth seeking post-secondary education in an area of agriculture, said Harold Hodson of Ankeny, who chairs the IFAA Scholarship Committee. Over $172,950 in scholarships were awarded to 129 youth this year of IFAA. IFAA is a non-pro t organiza-tion founded in 1988. It is com-prised of agricultural enthusiasts dedicated to encouraging 4-H and FFA livestock, poultry and agri-culture project members to pursue Ag-related careers. IFAA found-ers recognized that Iowas young people are the future of agriculture in Iowa and that an important way

to support and retain Iowas future Ag-leaders is to provide nancial support to those young people in-terested in Ag-careers. IFAAs primary programs are the Sale of Champions, which is done in conjunction with the annual Iowa State Fair and the Winners Circle Scholarship and Awards program. Over $5,704,575 has been generated since 1988 for 1,484 Winners Circle Schol-arships, 1,016 Performance and Carcass Awards and 362 Sale of Champions livestock exhibitors. For more information about IFAA and its role in supporting the Iowa State Fair Sale of Champions and the Winners Circle Scholar-ship Program, contact Harold Hod-son at 515-290-8875. For addition-al information visit iowastatefair.org/competition/sale-of-champions

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August 26 - Jon Meacham, the author historian of Thomas Jef-ferson: Portrait of Power, in an article in the August 26 issue of Time magazine, describes Martin Luther King, Jr. as the Architect of the 21st Century. Meacham says, with a single phrase (I have a Dream), Martin Luther King, Jr. joined Jefferson and Lincoln in the ranks of men whove shaped mod-ern America. August 28 will mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Wash-ington and that speech. Despite Washingtons fear of disorder and even far of riots, approximately 250,000 people gathered peaceful-ly for jobs and freedom. While 75 to 80 percent of the marchers were black, approximately 60,000 were wite. Many Hollywood celebrities were in attendance including Harry Belafonte, James Garner, Marlon Brando, Charlton Heston, Burt Lancaster, Sammy Davis, Jr., Sid-ney Poitier, Ossie Davis and Paul Newman, to name a few. Other fa-mous people included Jackie and Rachel Robinson and author James Baldwin. Among the musicians who performed were Mahalia Jack-son who told Martin to tell them about the dream, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Peter, Paul and Mary. Fifty years after this event, Au-gust 28 2013, people from all over the nation will converge on Wash-ington, D.C. to celebrate this his-toric event. President Obama will deliver a speech from the very spot where Dr. King spoke. In 2011 the MLK, Jr. Memorial opened on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Before his assassination on April 4, 1968, Dr. King was planning a Poor Peoples March For Equal-ity, for the summer of 1968. He would put together a Rainbow Coalition of all poor people to put pressure on lawmakes to pass laws for social and economic justice. At the time of Dr. Kings death, there were 25.4 million poor Americans including 11 million

poor children. The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) was $4.13 tril-lion. Today the GDP is three times larger but there are 46.2 million poor people, including 16.1 million poor children, almost half living in extreme poverty. Dr. Kings or-ganization, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, proceeded with the 1968 March but without his leadership and moral authority it was not successful. New memorial book in the li-brary: In large print non ction The Astronaut Wives Club, A True Sto-rey by Lily Koppel in memory of Connie Huff from the Blackmore Corners Friendship. This book de-scribes what happens to a group of military wives when their hus-bands get picked for the Mercury Seven program. The wives include Annie Glenn, Rene Carpenter, Louise Shepherd, Trudy Cooper, Jo Schirra, Marge Slayton and Betty Grissom. NASA allows Life magazine to have exclusive rights to their stories. Very much in the public eye, they were supposed to portray an ideal American family with perfect mariages and perfect children. Like todays sports he-roes and rock stars, women threw themselves at their husbands. Lou-ise Shepherd was asked once by the other wives, how she could turn a blind eye to Alans constant fooling around? her reply -- Be-cause Im the one he really loves.

Pritchard Reunion The Pritchard family reunion was held Sunday, August 4, 2013, at the Southwest Iowa REC com-munity room in Mount Ayr. A co-operative dinner was enjoyed at noon by those in attendance after race was given by Linda McKnight. Following the meal, Bill Pritchard conducted a short meeting. Present to enjoy the day from six states were Faye Pritchard of De-Beque, CO; Pat and Deborah Mc-Closkey of Huntington, PA; Richey and Sharon Pritchard of Box Elder, SD; Randie Moler of Burlington; Lucille Moler of Mediapolis; Lin-da McKnight and David of .Webb City, MO; John and Carolyn Kel-ley of Marion; Chris and Mary Sue Novak, Brantley and Madison of Ottumwa; Mary Sue McIntosh of Tingley; Bill McIntosh and Wes of Glidden; Sandy Campbell and Asa of Slater; Ali Campbell and Dan Kull of Ames; Cathy Hunt of Crystal Lake, IL; Walter and Nola Pritchard and Joni Sunderman of Clarinda; Bill and Kay Pritchard of West Des Moines, and Denis Link and Alayna and Loraine Link of Mount Ayr. The next reunion will be the same time, rst Sunday in August, and the same location next year, 2014.

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August 26 - The Senior Citizens Activity Center Guinea Grinder Feed on Sunday, August 25, was a resounding success. Jim and Rose-mary Hullinger came through the door later and thankfully the Cen-ter had enough to make a whole grinder for them to share. The ice cream sundaes went over well also and everyone enjoyed them, other than the two people xing them. They had planned for an approxi-mate number based on the previ-

August 26 - Hot, Hot, Hot! Thats whats ahead this week. The summer heat is late this year but its catching up with us. Residents had exercise with Christine Monday morning. Scott Marcum arrived for Bible study. Vicky Brown joined them today. Residents enjoyed peach cobbler and soft serve ice cream after the lesson. Cowboy Jim came in the evening. Jeanie Larson, Caro-line Garner, Dee Schild and Jane Brown were guests during Cow-boy Jim and, boy, Jane can dance! All had a really good time. Tuesday started with balloon trivia on the patio. Everyone gets a kick out of watching this writer jump when they pop their bal-loons! They had some challenging questions in the balloons but that didnt stop them. They knew every answer! Bingo was played in the afternoon. Winners were Doro-thy Wetzel, Lila Barker, Darlene Gilbert, Helen Lyddon and Clara Kilgore. Wednesday morning Jeanie made cinnamon rollups and cin-namon crescents. Carol Lee Fisher and Dee Schild joined Peggy Abarr and Helen Lyddon. Kathy Rinehart did a great job doing the church service. She read The Invisible String and Patty played the piano while everyone sang. Kathy met with some residents after church. They all like seeing Kathy and vis-iting with her. Thursday was Varel Dodges birthday. The kitchen made him a cake of his choice and presented it to him while staff sang Happy Birthday. They did seashell art in the dining room. Go look at their creations which are hanging on the residents doors. Staff had their in-service outside this afternoon. Residents discussed teamwork and had a water balloon game. They also had sno cones on the patio. This was a great in-service. They learned they work really well to-gether! Great team work! Friday residents started the day with exercise and this writer read some funny church stories. Their favorites were the ones about the kids at Bible school. Kids say the darnedest things! They had bingo this afternoon as it was too hot out to get the parachute out. Winners today were Darlene Gilbert, Doro-thy Wetzel, Evelyn Lund, Lorane and Arnold Leonard, Lila Barker and Gladys Gose. This was the rst time that an entire table of residents won a bingo at the same time. This was quite exciting. Good luck beating the heat this week. Theyre going to stay in where its nice and cool.

ous fund-raisers and the number was exceeded by 30 percent. What a great turnout and the consensus was that they do it again next year. Quite a number of the group had never had a grinder before. The weather has been brutal the past week and is supposed to hold with the heat through Labor Day and then thankfully cooler weather is coming in. Those at the Center are ready for it. The air condition-ers do double time in this heat. Day trip to Reiman Gardens in Ames along with Howells Dried Florals & Greenhouse and Groths Gardens, both in the Cum-ming area, has been planned for Friday, Sept. 27. They will be leaving around 7:30 a.m. The trip price of $75 includes the bus trip, entry to Reiman Gardens, small charge for one of the greenhouses which gives them information and a light lunch. Reiman Gardens has additional gardening sculptures through October which have been sculpted by Iowa artists. Those at the Center hope you plan on join-ing them; just give them a call at 464-0577 to get your name on the list. The bus must have 30 people for them to be able to take it so tell your friends and relatives. It will be a fun day and this writer is sure it will be cooler than this week! Max Smith has nished install-ing all of the new uorescent lights that he was able to get purchased for the Center at a great price. Ev-eryone can see lots better now and things are much brighter at the Ac-tivity Center. Some of the gardeners have been bringing in produce to share which all appreciate. If you have extra produce and are wondering what to do with it, the Center is a good place. In fact, one of the host-esses brought in sliced tomatoes for the grinder feed Sunday eve-ning and everyone enjoyed those. Those at the Center are work-ing hard to raise the $7,500 for the matching grant before next June 30. If you are wanting to donate towards the grant match, you may do so by sending a check to South Central Iowa Community Foun-dation (SCICF), 108 N. Grand, Chariton, IA 50049. Be sure to mark your check in the memo area or send along a note noting it is for Ringgold County Senior Citizens Activity Center Endowment Fund. Several people make contribu-tions weekly which help to pay for the utilities at the Center, attend the fund-raisers and make regular contributions to the endowment fund. Then they have the volun-teers who host the Center during the week and those who provide goodies for different events they have. Those persons who travel with them on the motorcoach trips are also appreciated as that helps them keep up the building and its contents along with contributing to the endowment fund. This is a great community of wonderful volunteers and the Center appreci-ates each and every one of you.

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August 26 - Word was received that a former Maloy resident, Sheryl Keenan, has become a very proud great-grandmother. Her great-granddaughter, Londyn Joy Wulf, was born August 20. She weighed eight pounds, one ounce and was 20 inches long. Londyns parents are Don and Meredith Wulf of Ankeny. Proud grandparents are Paul and Lynn Baker of Creston. Grandma Lynn grew up in Maloy. Fall sports started Friday night with several events at the high school. Maddie Mobley and Laura Davison played in the volleyball scrimmage game against Lamoni.

Riley Weehler and Wyatt Jackson played in the black and white foot-ball game. Megan Warin was rec-ognized as a member of the cross county squad. The middle school and high school students enjoyed the back-to-school dance follow-ing the games. Riley Weehler roped in Moville at the Iowa High School Rodeo Saturday and Sunday. Saturday evening Greg, Amy, Emma and Gracie Mobley attend-ed the wedding reception of Bran-don Bjustrom and Kelli Jo Wetzel. Friday Craig and Kathi Braby went to Okoboji to see Tyson and Johnna Dukes. They went out for supper and visited Johannas opti-cal shop to see the changes. Sat-urday morning Craig and Tyson enjoyed gol ng. Carole Davison celebrated her birthday Thursday with supper in Bedford with Joyce Davison of Maryville, MO. Later Richard and Carole enjoyed cake and ice cream with Robert, Julie, Laura and Am-ber Davison. Rod Davison stopped by to wish his mother a happy birthday. Tanner Parman practiced foot-ball in Grant City, MO with his team there. Marshall and Erin Henson and their two sons, Brock and Blake, of Minnesota visited with his brother, Tyler Henson, and family over the weekend. Saturday evening Craig and Kathi Braby attended the wedding of John Walsh and Hillary Blenner. John is the son of Pat and Leanne (OMaila) Walsh, who used to live in Mount Ayr. John is the grandson of Bob and Mary Ann Pottorff of Mount Ayr. Joyce Weehler and Joan Jack-son had lunch with some friends at the Countryside Bistro south of Maryville, MO Thursday. Later several visited the Abby at Con-ception and the Benedictine Sisters at Clyde. Donna and Megan Warin and Chantelle and Lindsay Jennett went to Ames Sunday to visit Mag-gie Jennett and Katelyn Warin who started classes at ISU Monday. They all enjoyed brunch together. Lafe, Laura, Hattie and Holden Dukes visited with Craig and Kathi Braby Sunday. They had spent the night in the Braby home.

August 26 - The community has been saddened by the death of one of its young men, Brad West, this past week. He will be greatly missed by his family and his many friends. Deepest sympathy is ex-tended to all. Esther Allen returned home Saturday from a two-week visit in the home of her son, Dale Allen of Deland, IL. She reported she had a wonderful time. Rod and Debbie Holmes were Sunday guests of Judy Doolittle

after church. Judy visited with her mother, Loreen Reed, in the Mount Ayr Health Care Center a few times this past week. Marilyn Parkhurst of Eagleville, MO picked up her mother, Betty Stuart, Friday and they went to Des Moines to visit in the home of Diane and Richard Servetti. Dur-ing the weekend they and Bettys other daughters, Linda Gerard and Donna Norman, went to Saylor-ville Lake and enjoyed the day and helped Betty celebrate her birthday and daughter Lindas birthday. She said she had a lot of fun. Rod and Connie Smith attended his nephew, Brad Wests funeral Sunday afternoon after church. Jan Holmes and Kathryn Still were Leon shoppers Tuesday. They stopped by to see Ed and Alice Sweeten of Decatur City for a short time on the way home. Wednesday the sisters canned V7 juice most of the day. Thursday they were Creston shoppers. Tra-vis, Traevyn and Cortlynn Holmes were supper guests of the sisters Thursday evening and enjoyed some zucchini pancakes. Friday afternoon Jan and Kathryn went to Mount Ayr to visit their brother, John Holmes, and wish him a hap-py birthday. The sisters attended the Princess Theater Gala Satur-day evening. Katie Still sings with Simply Voices, which was one of the groups singing in the concert. All the music was very enjoyable. Cassie and Jesse Still won the Outdoor Alliance washers tourna-ment Saturday evening. Doug Still xed some ne smoked meat for the event. Jan and Kathryn went to Lamoni for lunch after church Sunday. Katie and Cassie Still stopped by for a short visit Sun-day afternoon. Monday the sisters went to Mount Ayr on business and stopped by to get some tomatoes at Doug and Gina Stills.

August 26 - Friday night Char-lie and Vickie Jeanes were guests at the wedding rehearsal supper for Chris Cadle and Ashley West which was held at the Methodist church at Lenox. The next evening they and Lizzie Hanawalt attended the wedding at the church. Josh Hanawalt took the two children and visited their parents/grandpar-ents at Milo. Saturday Gene Motsinger at-tended the tractor pull at Benton. That evening Billie Adlai and her daughter, Molly Walters, visited with Gene. The next morning Al-lyn Jarred stopped in for coffee and a short visit. In the evening Gene visited with Darrell Holden and son Brad. Neil and Irma Johnston and Kevin James enjoyed Sunday din-ner with Rose James. Monday af-ternoon of this week Jena James stopped in for a short visit with her grandmother, Rose James. Lloyd and Delores Stringer of

Butte, MT arrived Sunday to visit Ronnie and Jo Kaye Shields. The Stringers are neighbors in Arizona. Joe and Sharon Boord of Leon were also supper guests Monday evening of the Shieldses to visit with their houseguests.

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August 26 - There is sure a lot of stuff going on in Taylor county lately. This last weekend there was a prisoner on the loose down around Bedford. He had gotten loose from Clarinda and gotten up as far as southwest of Bedford. Lots of police of cers and others were looking for him. It ended, not in a way hoped for, but sometimes the choice is the only way to go. All wondered what it would be like to be held hostage for four hours. They can imagine, but un-less you go through something like that, you dont know for sure. School has started all around the area and the weather has turned very hot and dry. Schools that dont have air conditioners are letting out early every day. Clear eld kids are bummed. Their school has air conditioners in all the classrooms so they dont get out early. A museum meeting was held Friday at the library. They are deciding what theyre going to do now. Since the Fourth of July, theyve all been busy with vaca-tions and other things going on so they havent gotten much more done. The museum had some shelves donated to it from the drugstore in Lenox. Gaylan and Linda Bell went over to get them. Some coop guys helped unload them but they are 38 inches wide and the door is 36 inches wide. Lance Leonard is going to see if he can x them to get them in. What they really need now is for donations of Clear eld stuff, like old advertising and anything about Clear eld. Pictures are re-ally good. Michelle Brammer had a few things and Linda Bell picked them up the other day. They are doing some remodeling at their house and found an old newspaper under the bathroom oor, a 1946 Mount Ayr paper. It was in pretty good shape and had a lot of things and articles about Clear eld. Linda Bell brought a wall map, the ones that have several maps

and they roll up like a window shade back from her last visit with her mom. It had been in the grade school Linda had attended and back in the 1940s and 1950s every school had one. It is very interest-ing. So, if anyone can help them out with anything, call Leann Baker, Vaunciel Brott, Mary Grace Dav-enport or Linda Bell. Closing this week with: The price of success is much lower than the price of failure. From the coffee table, Linda B.

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August 19 - Summer weather isnt past yet with a high of 98 to 100 degrees for several days and muggy. A good rain would be wel-come. Monroe Schrocks and Lewis N. Kauffmans of LaPlata, MO and Henry Millers of Keyestville, MO were visiting in the area, especially in the Alvin Borntrager home and Jacob Schrocks, being parents/sib-lings. Mrs. Felty Borntrager (Lizzie) is also in the area, coming to her daughter-in-law Ednas early Sunday morning, having been at Harwood with daughter Ruth and Harley Millers before coming to this area. Joe Millers want to leave Tuesday for Pierz, MN, giving her

a way home. Ervin and Miriam Mast (Levis) of Homer, MI came to the area last week and are visiting cousins and friends. All the above visitors at-tended church at Albert Yoders where baptismal services were had. Junior Detweilers, Regina, Carolyn and Arlene of Princeton, MO were guests of Vernon Troyers last Tuesday and also made various other stops, taking home a load of big insulated totes, 6x6x6, that they got in Lenox. Timber View school is prepar-ing to start today (Monday) with 22 pupils enrolled. Teachers Nancy Troyer is in her third year of teach-ing and Naomi Beechy will have her rst experience of teaching. They have two little rst graders, Nelson Ray Troyer (Reubens) and Virgil Troyer (Nelsons). The Samuel Borntragers are leaving for Augusta, WI Monday morning, visiting family and at-tending auctions and family gath-erings. Levi and Leroy Yoder went to Welch, MO to bring home their sister, Emma, who had been work-ing for her brother, Daniel, for sev-eral weeks. The Troyer clan is making preparations to go to Bloom eld Tuesday for the wedding of grand-son, nephew and/or cousin.

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