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The annual pops concert will be held on Friday, Feb. 8 in the MACHS auditorium. There will also be the Annual Florida Spring Break Trip Bake Sale before and after the concert in the MACHS Commons, where all profi ts go into the student band account. The high school jazz band will open the program with the four competition songs, including “Art-istry For Trumpets”; “Tiger of San Pedro,” featuring Braydee Poore on bass and Caitlin Giles, April Shields and Allison Wallace on a vibe-fl ute-alto sax trio, Cameron Young on trap set, Lew Knapp on Timbales and April Shields fl ute solo; “As If To Say Goodbye” with soloist Madi Hosfi eld on alto; and “Out Back Behind the Barn” with Jennifer Blair on bari sax solo. Jazz band awards will be given at the end of their program. Members of the jazz band in-clude Jasper Abarr Trevor Ander-son, Jennifer Blair, Laneesa Brand, Samantha Crawford, Erin Dolech-

U.S. Senator Charles Grassley will meet with students at Mount Ayr Community high school Tues-day, Feb. 19 between 1:45-2:45 p.m. The stop in Mount Ayr is part of Grassley’s meetings with Iowans in 16 counties during the Senate’s upcoming February recess week, including 10 town meetings and question-and-answer sessions with students at four high schools, em-ployees at a manufacturing plant and members of the Des Moines Rotary Club. “I look forward to these meet-ings to listen to comments and re-

The Ringgold county board of supervisors worked on bud-get items for much of their recent meetings. Monday they spent consider-able time talking with sheriff Mike Sobotka and chief deputy Rob Ha-ley about issues concerning county law enforcement and budgeting. Sobotka explained his depart-ment has trouble communicating with the dispatcher when they are in remote areas within the county. He asked the board to consider erecting repeater towers or pur-chasing other equipment to lessen the problem. As part of his budget discus-sion, Sobotka recommended fees charged to jail inmates be in-creased to help offset cost related to their incarceration. In response, the board passed a resoluton “to increase the inmate jail fees to $40 per day. In addition, inmates that are sentenced on Ringgold county charges to multiple days and do not serve them consecutively shall be charged $50 per day. The fee for the isolation cell shall remain in the amount of $175 per day.” Last week the board received budget requests from the Ringgold County Development, the Rural Iowa Crisis Center and county en-gineer Zach Gunsolley. Board members also attended the county assessor’s conference board meeting to hear the budget proposal from assessor Neil Mor-gan. At the close of the meeting, the assessor budget was approved by a 2-1 vote, with county school boards and mayors voting yes and the supervisors no.

Editor’s note: This is the fi rst of a three-part series discussing the issue of infrastructure main-tenance in Ringgold county, spe-cifi cally roads and bridges. The series will focus on 1) conditions as a whole, 2) funding and 3) chal-lenges facing Ringgold county.

Ringgold county, like most rural Iowa counties, has seen its infrastructure system of roads and bridges deteriorate over time. County boards of supervisors have been forced to fi ll here and patch there to try to keep on top of the ravaging effects of time, weather and use on their roads and bridges. Unfortunately, local gov-ernments fi nd themselves in a Catch-22: as the need for repairs in infrastructure has grown, the cost for those repairs has skyrocketed just as the funds available to pur-chase those repairs have decreased or, at best, remained fl at. In Ringgold county alone, Steve DeVries with the Iowa County Engineers Association has esti-mated a cost of $4.8 million just to maintain the current condition of county infrastructure. No improve-ment - just maintenance, just status quo. In contrast, Ringgold county engineer Zach Gunsolley reported his budget for Fiscal Year 2013 as $2.95 million. The drastic imbal-ance between those two numbers is at the heart of the infrastructure dilemma.

Property, pool, pick-ups topics on council agenda From property to the pool, the Mount Ayr city council discussed a variety of issues at its regular meeting this week.Property issues The council approved two reso-lutions accepting contractor bids for construction as part of the hous-ing rehabilitation project funded by Community Development Block Grant funds. Lucas Young of the Southern Iowa Council of Govern-ments presented three projects for approval, but the council chose to table one pending notifi cation to the property owner to clean up another property inside the city limits. Approved were a bid of $32,975 from Frey Construction for a property at 500 N. Hayes and a bid of $34,700 from Fredricksen Construction for a property at 507 N. Taylor. Tabled was another bid from Fredricksen Construction for property at 305 W. Walnut. The council approved six addi-tional tax abatement applications. • $25,500 – Larry and Karon Giles for the bathroom addition with walk-in closet. • $40,000 – Joe and Debbie Murphy for a storage building at the corner of Jackson and Taylor streets at the Southwest Builder Supply site. • $105,000 – Van Buren square LLC for a new home at Lot #1. • $105,000 – Van Buren square LLC for a new home at Lot #2. • $3,800 – Dennis and Kathy Hemann for a new front porch and roof. • $158,000 – Helen Schardein for a new home. The council also approved a res-olution fi nalizing the exchange of property between the city and the Van Buren Square project. The city will exchange four feet of property in an alley for four feet of property owned by Van Buren Square. The exchange will center utilities down the middle of the alley.Swimming pool repairs Amanda Cannon, the city’s cer-tifi ed pool operator, brought bids from ACCO to repair two leaks at the city swimming pool located in Judge Lewis Park. One leak comes from the surge pit located in the chemical room underground. ACCO estimated $4,724.70 to provide a permanent lining to the pit. The other leak comes from an eight-inch cast iron pipe connected to the pit. Cannon told the council she had assumed the pipe would have been replaced as part of the city’s original contract with ACCO for pool repairs. She said she has tried to address the problem with the company, but they feel the pipe was not included in the contract. City superintendent Brent Wise said he wanted to meet with rep-resentatives of ACCO to inspect the pipe and to discuss terms of the existing contract. The council ap-proved repairs to the surge pit but took no action on the pipe issue pending Wise’s meeting with the

company.Garbage service Superintendent Wise reported his research on the costs for the city to begin its own garbage collection service. He said he had researched current landfi ll and recycling costs and the costs to purchase a garbage truck and receptacles as well as the costs to add an additional full-time city employee. He provided two options to the council. The fi rst option included a garbage truck with no automatic loading arm with residents furnishing their own garbage receptacles. The second option included a garbage truck with an automatic arm with the city furnishing standard garbage receptacles. He estimated fi rst year cost for option one at $228,988.31 including all landfi ll fees, employ-ee wages and a new renewal fund that would be used to purchase a new truck every seven years. The second option was estimated to cost $234,578.31 for the fi rst year. After the truck was paid off, oper-ating expenses fell to $147,920.35 per year. In comparison to current costs, he said the city would see a 40 percent increase in the fi rst year and an 11 percent savings in subsequent years. Wise also told the council he had contacted Mur-ray and Leon, both of whom have provided a city-managed service. Murray plans to eliminate their service and contract with Waste Management beginning soon. On the other hand, Leon plans to con-tinue their service mainly because of a price increase and the elimi-nation of three city employees if they eliminated their service. Wise said he saw both pros and cons to the idea of a city-managed garbage system, but he had no recommen-dation for the council. He asked the council simply to consider his research as they make their deci-sion about garbage service. In a related matter, Tim Newton of Divine Waste appeared before

the council to repeat his compa-ny’s desire to contract the city’s garbage service if the existing contract with Waste Management is not renewed. City attorney Rich-ard Wilson told the council that if the existing contract is amended or otherwise changed, they must seek bids for the service. Newton said Divine Waste would be interested in submitting a bid.City superintendent’s report Superintendent Wise brought the council up-to-date on several projects. He asked the council to recon-sider the plan to purchase another older pickup to replace the one that has been totaled. Rather than replace that pickup, he said, he would rather the city maintain only three pickups and create a reserve fund that could cover the cost of a replacement pickup every three years. In the short term he recom-mended the city combine the insur-ance money from the totaled truck together with city funds to purchase a newer pickup with a fl atbed to replace the city’s three-quarter ton pickup. He said the fl atbed would be more versatile for projects like hauling hydrants, valves and other heavy equipment. The council took no action but will consider the re-quest in a future meeting. Wise reported all lift stations are currently functioning properly, and he recommended a change in the routine the city uses to moni-tor the stations. Currently each sta-tion is visited each day by a city employee. With the improvements to the lift station system already in-stalled, Wise said station functions such as pumps and compressors can be monitored via the Internet. He recommended the stations be monitored personally every Mon-day, Wednesday and Friday by city

personnel, thus freeing them up for other projects. He added that per-sonal inspections should still be conducted on any day with at least one-quarter-inch precipitation, any day after a repair or any day after signifi cant snowmelt. In addition, the city’s water and sewer plants would still be inspected on a daily basis. He said he has contacted the Department of Natural Resources and has gained their approval for the plan. The council also approved the plan. Wise had some questions for the council concerning snow removal from last week’s snowfall. Consid-ering it was Wise’s fi rst snowfall after assuming the superintendent position plus the fact the city crew has had little experience with snow removal, he told the council he felt his department could improve their handling of snow removal, and he took responsibility for the late response to last week’s snow. He asked the council what they consider the priority for snow re-moval and if it was the city’s re-sponsibility to remove the snow piles around the town. Council members told Wise snow removal around the square normally comes fi rst, and the city removes snow piles to various locations such as Judge Lewis Park, the sewer plant or Henderson Street. Wise updated the council on a number of other issues. • He said several water meters have been replaced or repaired and he had a chance to read meters last week to help acclimate himself to the city’s system. • Six loads of waste have been transferred to Des Moines, and the sludge holding tank at the sewer plant is now operating properly.

City crews scrambled to clear city streets as Ringgold county residents experienced another snowy day last week. Due to an overall lack of snow over the past couple years, city superintendent Brent Wise said he and his team quickly identifi ed areas where they can improve their snow routine.Grassley to meet with

MACHS students February 19spond to questions,” Grassley said. “Representative government is a two-way street, and it’s strength-ened by dialogue between elected offi cials and the people we repre-sent. Going to every county every year for face-to-face meetings is part of my effort to keep in touch with Iowans.” Grassley has held at least one meeting with Iowans in every one of the state’s 99 counties since 1980, when he was fi rst elected to serve in the U.S. Senate. The Senate is not meeting in Washington during the week of President’s Day, observed on Feb-

ruary 18. Area stops on Grassley’s Febru-ary 16 schedule include: • 9:45-10:45 a.m. - Wayne coun-ty town meeting at Wayne county courthouse, 100 North Lafayette in Corydon. • 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. - Deca-tur county town meeting at Leon Community Center, Northeast Room, 203 Northeast 2nd Street in Leon. • 1:45-2:45 p.m. - Q&A with Mount Ayr Community high

Pops concert set for Fridayeck, Emily Fox, Erik Freed, Cait-lin Giles, Madison Hosfi eld, Wyatt Jackson, Maggie Jennett, Holly Karr, Lew Knapp, Jed McCrea-ry, MaKayla O’Mailia, Braydee Poore, Matthew Poore, Blake Rob-erts, April Shields, Grant Staats, Quency Vos, Allison Wallace, Bai-ley Webb, Alexandra Young and Cameron Young. The middle school choir girls will sing “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” and the middle school choir will perform “Selections From the Lion King” with soloists Amber Cox, Logan Kelley and Gavin Dine. Members of the middle school choir include Molly Anderson, Adrianne Bennett, Mercadez Birkenholz, Alex Booth, Kayla Brown, Laura Campbell, Mandy Chumbley, Shaniece Conklin, Amber Cox, Gavin Dine, Brianna Dory, Nathaniel Fletchall, Kaylee Goodson, Breanne Haley, Mady-son Henson, Logan Kelley, Mi-cheala Mueller, Amarillo Reyes,

Katie Sickels and Brylea Stark. The high school and middle school choir girls will sing “Beau-tiful,” and the high school choir will sing “Hit Me With Your Best Shot/One Way or Another” with soloists Cheyenne Percifi eld, Ma-Kayla O’Mailia and Erin Dolech-eck. Members of the high school choir include Laneesa Brand, Sa-mantha Crawford, Kirsten Davis, Melody Davis, Erin Dolecheck, Leigh James, Lew Knapp, Cassi-dy McAtee, MaKayla O’Mailia, Cassie Osborn, Christiana Over-holtzer, Cheyenne Percifi eld, Kev-in Ralston, Adrian Richards, Al-lison Wallace, Miranda Ward and Justice White. The middle school concert band will play “Lion Sleeps Tonight,” “Main Theme From Star Wars” and “Eye of the Tiger.” Members of the middle school band include Bailey Anderson, Molly Anderson,

New city logoThe city council approved a new offi cial logo for the city of Mount Ayr at this week’s council meeting. The design refl ects the one adopted for the new greeting signs on the west and east entrances to the city on Highway 2. The logo will appear on city letterhead and city vehicles.

Educator award to ZimmermanDirector Kate Zimmerman (left) and the Ringgold County Conserva-tion Board have been awarded the Bohumil Shimek Environmental Educator Award for Outstanding Efforts by an Environmental Educa-tor. This award recognizes a formal or non-formal educator for in-novative EE programming beyond her/his job expectations. Pictured with Zimmerman is Angi Reid with Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area.

Supervisors discuss county budget requestsState’s roads, bridges face

maintenance Catch-22 Series to focus on effects in Ringgold county

Solutions to the problem of in-frastructure repair and reconstruc-tion are few. For example, in re-sponse to a question about the road issue at a recent constituent meet-ing, state senator Joni Ernst asked those in attendance, “What can we do about it?” The room remained silent. Citizens approach local gov-ernments for answers, but all those elected offi cials can do is point to the imbalance between the obvious needs versus the available dollars. Public offi cials are forced to make tough and often unpopular choic-es: raise revenue via increased taxes and fees or cut expenses by reducing maintenance or closing roadways or bridges. So what happened to create this crisis? Did it happen overnight? The answer is no. The “perfect storm” In a 2006 report to the Iowa legislature, the Iowa Department of Transportation described what it termed a “perfect storm” of factors negatively impacting state, county and city governments’ ability to maintain and improve Iowa road-ways. The “perfect storm” was a com-bination of: 1) a large and aging roadway system. Surprisingly, Iowa ranks fi fth nationally in number of bridg-es and 13th in miles of roadway, yet the state ranks 30th in population and 26th in land area. The system

of over 114,000 miles and 25,000 structures was created mainly dur-ing the 1940s, 50s and 60s and was already in need of heavy reinvest-ment. In 2008, Iowa ranked 34th in the nation in defi cient bridges, 43rd in urban interstate condition and 46th in arterial highway condi-tion. 2) increased demands on the roadway system. Between 2005 and 2007, large truck traffi c in-creased three percent, or the equiv-alent of 152 million miles over those two years alone. Much of the increase was attributed to the emergence of the renewable fuel industry. The DOT estimated an increase of 600,000 truckloads of renewable fuels being shipped out of Iowa-based production facilities per year. 3) fl attening revenue from both state and federal sources available for roadway maintenance connect-ed to the economic slowdown. 4) increased construction cost infl ation rates that reduce the buy-ing power of limited funds. For example, between 2004 and 2008, the cost index had increased 67 percent. Ringgold county is not immune to at least three factors causing the “perfect storm.” 1) The county has an estimated 870 miles of roads, including 524 miles of gravel, 146 miles of

In other action, the board con-sidered a request from McMillen Two, LLC, for a $10,000 forgive-ness on their taxes for this year. Due to an untimely fi ling of pa-perwork with the assessor’s offi ce, the reduction did not appear on the tax billing. County attorney Clint Spurrier told the board the forgive-ness could be granted if McMillen Two could show documentation proving they are fi nancially unable to pay the $10,000. The Ringgold County Development supports the granting of the reduction in order to keep business and jobs in the county. The board will set a meet-ing with representatives from Mc-Millen Two and Ringgold County Development in order to reach an agreement. Near the conclusion of last week’s meeting, county resident Kevin Kilgore addressed the board about his concerns with the calcu-lation of county valuations and the status of the deputy auditor posi-tion.

Four Raiders advance to districts The Mount Ayr Community high school wrestling team had four wrestlers advance out of last weekend’s sectional tournament at Greenfi eld. Moving on are Dawson Knapp at 113, Grant Staats at 126, Erik Freed at 132 and Shane Swank at 160. Full details appear on page 8 of today’s Record-News.

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Photo book captures memoriesTHOUGHTS& other thingsBY ALAN SMITH

How do you capture a memory and try to keep it fresh for the future? I’ve just done that again as I fi nished up the pages for a photo book of Valle and my trip to Prince Ed-ward Island and down east Maine. It’s the fi rst big project on my to-do list after my retirement that I can check off. For me the advent of the photo book has been a real blessing. Before the development of color copi-ers that can print digitally, a photo book was out of the question. Color printing was just too expensive. If you had a photo book, you had to fi nd some way to mount photographs. Blowing up the photo-graphs to large shots was pretty expensive. And if you wanted to make an extra copy of the book, you had to recreate everything you had done for the fi rst book a second time. I just really never did that. The slides or prints languished in storage boxes or envelopes to be mined through when doing photo shows for special occasions like weddings or anniversaries. Now there are all kinds of services that will allow you to put together a photo book and have it bound in most of the options available for any book bind-ing. It’s a whole new service that many companies offer. My new photo book joins ones I created from our trips with Valle’s sister and her husband to Germany, Austria and Ireland. I love to take photographs while we are on vaca-tion. The camera is always at the ready to try to cap-ture what we are doing. Whether it is standing at the top of a mountain or eating a lobster dinner, visiting a historic site or just relaxing, I try to get a shot to tell our trip story in photographs. Another important part of the day is to spend a few moments chronicling the day in words. On ear-lier trips I kept a journal that I jotted down my re-membrances of the day either the last thing at night or the fi rst thing the next morning. Now even that has moved on to digital format. For the trip last summer I kept track of the day-to-day events by typing them into my iPad. I have a separate keyboard that serves as a cover for the iPad that I can pop open and add to at any moment. Then when I am near a wifi hookup, the jottings are backed up out in the “cloud” for me to go back to at any point.

That turned out to be a good thing when I start-ed to work on the latest book. I had made a fi le of the daily journal and the columns for the Record-News I had written from the trip. Somehow I fi led it away on the computer in a spot that allowed it to be misplaced. Since the writing was backed up on the “cloud” however, I could retrieve it when it came time to do the book. For the past few weeks I have had a goal of fi n-ishing up a day of vacation or more a day. I format the journal writing and check it over. At the end I put in the newspaper columns. I divide the pictures from the trip into folders by the date they were taken for easy reference. I open these folders and make a list of the pictures I want to use from those available. Then I go into my picture editing program and crop and correct each of the photos I want to use. Finally I lay out the photos into spreads to add the pictures that will go along with the words to tell the story of the journey. Once those pages are all put together, I gather a map of the trip to include. Any ticket stubs or other memorabilia from places we saw are also scanned in to make a collage of these items to include. Last of all I choose the cover picture for the cover of the book and get it designed. Then it’s fi -nally time to go to the printer. I will have two copies made -- one for Bob and Diane and one for us. Our “coffee table” books will then be available to pick up from time to time and relive the travel adventures we have had over the years. In a couple of weeks I’ll have the book in hand. And just in time. The Smiths and Kysers are already planning our next travel adventure -- this time north to Alaska this summer. I can hardly wait to get working on our next travel book.

Fifty Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, January 31, 1963.) Formal opening of the new Clearview Home in Mount Ayr will be held Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 2 and 3. Guided tours will be conducted between the hours of 1 and 5 p.m., at the conclusion of which refreshments will be served. The new, modern home, located on West Washington Street, two blocks west and three blocks north of the post offi ce, is owned and operated by Paul Varner and Richard Routh of Clearfield. Constructed with funds provided by approximately 40 investors, all of whom reside in Ringgold county, the 35-bed, Gold Medallion home was planned and designed by Mr. Varner and Mr. Routh. The general construction was patterned after the Clearview Nursing Home in Clearfi eld, which was opened in April 1961 and which is being successfully operated by Mr. Varner and Mr. Routh. Carl Riggs of Tingley was named to represent Ringgold county on the board of directors of the Creston 4-H and F.F.A. Dairy Show during the annual meeting of the organiza-tion held Saturday in Creston. Mr. Riggs, executive vice president of the Tingley State Savings Bank, was elected for a two-year term. Mrs. Bertha McAninch, deputy county auditor of Ringgold county, will retire today (Thursday) after serving in the offi ce for nearly 16 years. Lynn Obermeier of Tingley and Dixie Ramsbottom of Diagonal were members of the traveling squad of the Iowa Wesleyan Tigerettes who played games January 26, 28 and 29 in Missouri and Texas. A fi re, believed to have been caused by defective wiring, totally destroyed the Buell service station and garage in Ellston and the Lynn Buells’ living quarters, which adjoin the building, household goods and personal effects Monday morning.

C. M. Shafer of Winterset was awarded a contract Saturday after-noon by the town council for the construction of a swimming pool in Mount Ayr. The contract provides for an expenditure of $66,000. The total cost of the project will be $71,280, which includes the contract price of $66,000 and the engineer’s fees in the amount of $5,280. County auditor Albert Drake announced the appointment of Mrs. William Corll as clerk in the county auditor’s offi ce, which duties she will assume tomorrow (Friday). Mrs. Corll has been employed as dental assistant in the offi ce of Dr. Charles W. Lawhead. Births reported at Ringgold County Hospital this week were a son, born Jan. 25, to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Null of Lamoni; a son, born Jan. 25, to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Swigart of Mount Ayr, and a daughter, born Jan. 30, to Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Webb, Jr. of Mount Ayr. Obituaries were Isabel Canfi eld, George S. Gartin, Emmett Davis Straight, Robert William George, Loyd Cecil Minnick and Leola M. Stephenson Spence.

Twenty-fi ve Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, February 11, 1988.) Ringgold county voters sup-ported the same top presidential candidates as caucus goers across the state when party caucuses were held here Monday night. Senator Robert Dole of Kansas topped the Republican selections here while Congressman Dick Gephardt topped the Democratic selections, and both received even larger margins here than they did statewide. New Ringgold county pork queen for 1988 is Tracy Ford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ford of Ellston. She received her crown from 1987 pork queen Brenda Bickel at the annual Pork Producers banquet in Mount Ayr last Wednesday night and will help with pork promotional activities during the coming year.

Ford is a senior at Mount Ayr Com-munity high school. An acting ensemble from Mount Ayr Community high school earned the right to perform at the all-state speech festival later this year at the state speech contest in Red Oak Saturday. The ensemble of Sean Buckner, Jerry Noble and Rhonda Bennett received a superior I rat-ing, which gives them the chance to advance to the showcase of top entries from across the state held at the University of Northern Iowa campus. Tricia Tullinger also ad-vanced to the state contest in Red Oak with a “I” rating at districts. She received a “II” rating for her solo mime “Growing Up” at the state contest. Republican presidential can-didate Pat Robertson brought his campaign to Ringgold county in the waning days before Monday night’s caucuses in a short stop at the Mount Ayr American Legion Friday afternoon followed by a large group of press. Robertson spoke for a short time and shook hands with the 40 or so local people on hand to hear him. Randy Purdum was recently pro-moted to manager of the Mount Ayr Place’s Store, according to Place’s district manager, Barry Jones. The manager position at Place’s was previously held by Greg Sumy, who has been transferred to the Kahoka, MO store. Gary Wurster of Tingley was appointed vice president of the Ring-gold County Farm Bureau board of directors at their February 1 meeting in Mount Ayr. Rose Fetty (Mrs. Alan) was at Mount Ayr Community elementary schools last Wednesday, Feb. 3, to observe classes and give instruction on buying and use of educational reading materials. Rose’s husband, Alan, is a former Mount Ayr resident and also is a teacher. She is the daughter-in-law of Doris Rule of Mount Ayr. Two current members of the Ringgold county board of supervi-sors will be seeking the Democratic party’s nomination for terms on the board again, it was announced this week. James A. Jones of Mount Ayr has announced that he will be seeking re-election for his third term as a Democratic member of the board. Eldon Still of Kellerton announced this week that he will seek re-election to the Ringgold county board of supervisors on the Democrat ticket. Jerry Horton, a former coach and teacher at Mount Ayr Commu-nity high school, will be one of the coaches at the six-on-six all-star girls basketball game in Guthrie Center March 26. Horton is currently the coach at Pekin Packwood. He was a coach and teacher in Mount Ayr

Community schools between 1965 and 1970. Obituaries in this week’s issue were Walter Ivan Cross and Iva Clair Corrine Felts.

Ten Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, January 30, 2003.) Ringgold county residents will have several opportunities to hear presentations by Dr. Peggy Whitson, NASA astronaut, when she comes to visit Mount Ayr the fi rst week in February. Six Ringgold county area stu-dents will be traveling to the state large group speech contest at Hoover high school in Des Moines Saturday, Feb. 8. The group improvisation team of Dustin Adams, Callie Poore and Katy Kimbley from Mount Ayr Community high school and the team of Trevor Wolf, Alex Stephens and Jeremy Sobotka from Diagonal Community high school received division I ratings to advance. Ringgold County Farm Bureau members will be following the lead of the Union County Farm Bureau and help out western ranchers with truckloads of donated hay, according to Al Ibbotson of Tingley, county Farm Bureau vice president. At their board meeting Monday, Jan. 20, in Mount Ayr, the Ringgold County Farm Bureau board of directors voted to reach out to the drought-plagued ranchers. Union county farmers have sent close to 100 big bales of hay and there’s still more than 200 ranchers on the list who are needing hay. A Ringgold county student had an article published in the January 6 issue of “RT Image,” a publica-tion for radiologic technicians. “Unspoken Language: Nonverbal communication in the radiology department” is the title of the article by Carrie Quick of Redding. Quick is a radiologic technology student at Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines and won second place in the magazine’s student writing contest with the article. State representative Cecil Dolecheck of Mount Ayr signs the oath of offi ce as part of the swearing in ceremony for his fourth term in the Iowa House of Representatives. Dolecheck will begin the session with a class of fi rst year legislators which is one of the biggest in recent memory, with 40 representatives entering the House chamber for the fi rst time “We need to focus on bet-ter schools, economic development and sound fi nancial footing for the state’s future,” Dolecheck said. Obituaries in this week’s issue were Marilyn Ann Rauch Anderson, Raymond Duncan and Lynden Chester Taylor.

Everyone knows that the “fami-ly farm” as we have always known it is under pressure in the corpo-rate, marketing pressure cooker in which we all live and function these days, but the real question for farmers is this: Will your family farm continue when you are ready to pass it on? According to Roland P. Freund, farm management agent at Penn State University Cooperative Ex-tension, the process is diffi cult, but not one that should breed despair. Five major questions should be asked as you begin exploring the passing of the family farm, Freund said. The questions are: 1. Is the business viable? To be viable, Freund said, the busi-ness, in this case the farm, needs to have adequate resources, or equity, including current technology and the potential to be profi table. If the farm is deeply in debt, there will be problems with viability.

Is the future rosy for your family farm?

2. Is a family member willing to do what it takes to farm? Freund said if there are no potential heirs working on the farm now, chances are slim that they will want to take over operations later. When there are family members available, Fre-und said, the parents must make sure they are adequately prepared and equipped to farm. 3. Is your son or daughter as-suming the responsibility? Freund

states the obvious, that a smooth transition will take place when the next generation on the farm has the experience with the responsibili-ties of both production and fi nan-cial management of a farm. When a farmer delegates responsibilities to offspring early on, by the time he or she reaches age 65, the heir or heirs should be managing the farm, ready for it to continue on in the family. 4. Is the farming heir building equity? Freund said children who leave the farm usually go out and build hundreds of thousands of dollars in equity from their homes, businesses, retirement accounts, etc. The farming heir, he noted, must build at least that much eq-uity in the farm business if he or she is to survive on the farm. Fre-und pointed out that farming is a capital-intensive business. 5. Lastly, ask how much will non-farming heirs inherit? Freund said unless estate planning is done and sweetheart wills are changed, most non-farming heirs will share equally in all the assets of the farm. This could leave the farming heir with diminished equity to use in growing (no pun intended) the farm in the future. If parents wait until the estate settlement to trans-fer assets, the family farm business will probably not survive, Freund warned. Failure to build assets in the hands of the next generation of actual farmers is usually the root cause of the farm’s business fail-ure. Freund’s advice is that farm-ers seek professional advice when looking to pass the farm on to a working heir or heirs. Key people to consult are an accountant; in-come, estate and gift tax advisor; banker, and management advisor. The hope is that your family farm can remain just that. Give it some thought. I’ll see ya!

hard surface and 200 miles of dirt. Each mile, regardless of surface, requires some degree of mainte-nance. In addition, the county has appoximately 260 bridges. 3) The county is scheduled to lose over $65,000 per year in state funding originally given to coun-ties when jurisdiction over certain roads was transferred from the state to counties. The transition fund is set to expire after this year. 4) The county recently expe-rienced fi rst-hand the infl ation of construction costs. A two-inch “mill and fi ll” project for County Road P33 was originally estimated at $800,000. Gunsolley revised the estimate to $860,000 last fall to try to account for infl ation. When bids were opened for the project, the lowest bid was for $975,000, 20

percent over the original estimate and 13 percent over the estimate less than six months old.Funding needs The 2006 DOT report projected a $27.7 billion shortfall in funding all current and future needs for the coming 20 years. Even after identi-fying only the most critical needs, the shortfall remained an estimat-ed $4 billion or $200 million per year.The challenge of fi nding the money to address the “perfect storm” is the subject of the second part of the series appearing in the next edition of the Record-News.

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The Iowa Egg Council is look-ing for the best, most delicious recipes from cooks across the state as they kick off their “Incredibly Good Eggs” cooking contest. “Show us your egg-cellent cre-ativity, and you just might win an iPad Mini!” says Lois White, di-rector of consumer affairs. “Make this a fun opportunity to receive recognition for your excellent food preparation skills and culinary cre-ativity,” says White. Three divisions make up the contest. They include: Adults age 18 on up, Culinary Arts Students enrolled in a formal culinary arts program and students in grades 6-12. One winner from each division will be awarded an iPad Mini for fi rst prize, a KitchenAid mixer for second prize or a $250 Kitchen Collage gift card for third prize. Contestants may enter up to two recipes. Recipes can include party foods or drinks, breakfast entrees, main dishes, side dishes, snacks or

desserts. All recipes must be origi-nal and contain at least four eggs (in the form of whole eggs, yolks or whites) and no more than 12 in-gredients total. Look for contest updates throughout spring. After prelimi-nary judging, the top fi ve recipes from each category will appear on Facebook and the Iowa Egg Coun-cil website where viewers can sup-port and “like.” Creators of recipes who receive the most “likes” will receive a prize. A panel of culi-nary food experts will select the top three recipes. Entries will be judged on: taste (40 percent), ap-pearance/ presentation (30 per-cent), texture (20 percent) and ease of preparation (10 percent). All contest entries must be re-ceived by Friday, March 1, 2013 at 5 p.m.. To enter, visit www.iowa-egg.org for a downloadable entry form and a complete list of rules. Or call 877-IOWAEGG for mailed contest information.

Egg council seeking contest entries

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Bring your parents, your spouse, your sister or your neighbors!

No appointment is necessary. Just stop by the RCH lab from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., February 19th–21st.

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•BloodPressureReading

•StrengthandBalanceTests Retested quarterly

•Weight,BMI,and WaistCircumferenceTests

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All screenings are free and no insurance claims will be filed. Each participant will be responsible for providing a copy of test results to their personal physician. No results will be kept on file at Ringgold County Hospital.

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Foundation❏ Parent Support and Education

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❏ Ringgold County Endowment Fund❏ Ringgold Teen Center Endowment ❏ Union Township Endowment❏ Arlis E. Pine Memorial Fire

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Endowment❏ Curtis D. Eason Scholarship❏ Eva Judy Johnston Endowment

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Scholarship❏ Ina Napier Trust Scholarship❏ Jim and Donna Pedersen

Endowment❏ Margaret Ricker Memorial Fund❏ Mari Humbert Memorial Scholarship ❏ Sheriff Robert M. Bennett

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NOTICETo Whom It May Concern

The City of Mount Ayr has picked up a male, Blue Heeler/Australian Shepherd dog mix with black and white speckles and an orange collar found in Mount Ayr at the elementary school.

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.

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DISSOLUTIONS • Jennifer Elizabeth Webb, pe-titioner, concerning Carlton Gray Webb, respondent. Date dissolution fi led, January 28, 2013.SIMPLE MISDEMEANOR AND

TRAFFIC CONVICTIONSJanuary 24-31, 2012

Lesa Joy Gillespie, Lamoni, $573.75, violation of fi nancial li-ability. Michael W. Thomas, Bethany, MO, $92.00, speeding 1-5 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Sheila Ross, Mount Ayr, $92.00, speeding 1-5 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Dana Lynn Hodge, Creston, $168.00, speeding 11-15 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Elizabeth Marie Thomas, Rich-land, WA,$114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit..

FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY DISTRICT COURT

• January 29 - Trial information was fi led in district court charging Tracey Lerea Mylan of Blockton with possession of a controlled sub-stance/hydrocodone. Bond set previously continues and a preliminary hearing was can-celled. Mylan was ordered to appear for arraignment at the Ringgold county courthouse on Monday, Feb-ruary 11, 2013.

RINGGOLD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

• January 29 - Jim Pedersen of 2549 230th Avenue, Mount Ayr, reported that sometime during the hours of 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., someone pried open their front door and took several items including electronic equipment, jewelry and clothing. Anyone with information regard-ing this crime is asked to call the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Offi ce at 641-464-3921.

RINGGOLD COUNTYSHERIFF’S LOG

(Call Origination Code: MA = Mount Ayr; KE = Keller-ton; EL = Ellston; TI = Tingley; DI = Diagonal; DE = Delphos; MO = Maloy; BE = Beaconsfi eld; BO = Benton; SC = Shannon City; BL = Blockton; RE = Redding; SV = Sun Valley; CO = In County; OC = Out of County; OS = Out of State)

January 24-31, 2012Thursday, January 24

8:35 a.m., call for sheriff. (CO)Friday, January 25

8:05 a.m., request for an ambu-lance. (MA) 9:36 a.m., call for sheriff. (OC) 9:58 a.m., call for offi cer. (CO) 10 a.m., caller reported fi nding a headstone. (CO) 10:12 a.m., offi cer needed for welfare check. (MA) 11:30 a.m., call for offi cer. (CO) 11:49 a.m., request for an am-bulance. (MA) 12:41 p.m., hospital calling in need of information. (MA) 1:20 p.m., wrong number. 1:42 p.m., 911 call, request for an ambulance. (MA) 1:47 p.m., Union county clerk of court calling with information. (OC) 2:02 p.m., caller reporting an injured deer. (MA) 2:09 p.m., caller calling about ball game tonight. (MA) 2:11 p.m., person wanting to see an offi cer. (MA) 2:18 p.m., county attorney’s of-fi ce calling in need of information. (MA) 2:29 p.m., Union county jail calling with information. (OC) 2:34 p.m., caller checking on inmate. (OC) 3:05 p.m., 911 call, report of grass fi re. (KE) 3:20 p.m., 911 call, another re-port of grass fi re. (KE) 3:31 p.m., caller checking to see what inmate’s visitation hours are. (OC) 3:38 p.m., REC call. (MA)

3:43 p.m., caller wanting to talk to civil desk -- will call back. (MA) 3:52 p.m., caller checking on gun permit. (CO/DI) 4 p.m., caller wanting to speak to an offi cer. (OC) 5:13 p.m., caller wanting to talk to the sheriff. (OC) 7:39 p.m., 911 call, request for an ambulance. (MA)

Saturday, January 26 6:50 a.m., magistrate checking in. (CO) 8:41 a.m., call for jail. (OC) 9:35 a.m., alarm sounding -- false alarm. (OC) 10 a.m., offi cer checking in. (MA)

Sunday, January 27 8 a.m., caller looking for an in-mate. (CO) 8:34 a.m., REC call. (OC) 8:43 a.m., sheriff checking in and offering directions. (CO) 9:34 a.m., dispatcher called to share information. (CO) 10:07 a.m., chief deputy check-ing in. (MA)

Monday, January 28 12:06 a.m., caller with informa-tion about power outage. (MA) 12:36 a.m., Alliant calling to advise power was back on. (MA) 2:15 a.m., offi cer checking in. (MA) 4:17 a.m., offi cer calling to speak to another offi cer. (MA) 4:19 a.m., call for dispatch. (MA) 7:55 a.m., caller needing offi -cer. (MA) 7:55 a.m., caller advised a fi re had restarted. (KE) 8:38 a.m., caller advised the engineer’s phone wasn’t working. (MA) 8:45 a.m., call for sheriff re-garding an escort. (MA) 9:49 a.m., Worth county calling in need of information. (OS) 9:49 a.m., caller needing infor-mation regarding an inmate. (OC) 10:16 a.m., caller with ques-tions about gun permits. (CO/MA) 10:56 a.m., 911 test call. 11:23 a.m., caller with informa-tion for an inmate. 11:28 a.m., caller checking to see if RCSO had received a fax. 11:58 a.m., request for an am-bulance. 12:40 p.m., caller with ques-tions about a protective order. (CO/MA) 2:23 p.m., caller setting up visi-tation time with inmate. 4:01 p.m., attorney calling in need of information. 4:21 p.m., caller reporting a complaint. 5:50 p.m., caller wanting prop-erty back. 5:54 p.m., caller advising they needed assistance with a semi. 9:19 p.m., caller reporting they had things taken.

Tuesday, January 29 5:35 a.m., report of power out-age. (OC) 7:22 a.m., report of power out-age. (CO) 7:52 a.m., caller with ques-tions about court date. (OC) 8:03 a.m., 911 call, request for an ambulance. (OC) 2:55 p.m., caller with city infor-mation. (MA) 2:56 p.m., caller reporting a repo. (OC) 3:23 p.m., caller reporting liq-uid dumped in a ditch. (CO) 3:40 p.m., caller reporting a sow unit on fi re. (CO) 4:32 p.m., animal complaint. (EL) 4:49 p.m., caller reporting a controlled burn. (OC) 6:51 p.m., caller reporting a break-in. (MA) 6:56 p.m., 911 call, caller re-porting an accident with no inju-ries. (CO) 8:09 p.m., caller with informa-tion on an inmate. (OC)

Wednesday, January 30 12:05 p.m., offi cer needed. (KE) 6:41 a.m., request for an ambu-lance. (CO) 9:30 a.m., animal complaint. (DE) 10:59 a.m., caller wanting to speak to an offi cer. (KE)

11:05 a.m., caller wanting to meet with the sheriff. (KE) 1:50 p.m., 911 call, request for an ambulance. (MA) 3:33 p.m., caller complaining about neighbor pushing snow in their yard. (MA) 12:26 p.m., caller checking on inmate. (OC)

Thursday, January 31 2:57 a.m., caller checking on road conditions. 5:10 a.m., caller reporting a horse on the highway. (CO)

COURTHOUSE NEWS Ringgold County Courthouse hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. unless noted otherwise. Ringgold county now has a website at www.ringgoldcounty.us. • Assessor: Neil Morgan, 464-3233. • Auditor: Amanda Waske, 464-3239. • Board of Supervisors: David Inloes, chairman, Royce Dredge and Kraig Pennington, members, 464-3244. Supervisors meetings are open to the public and are held in the su-pervisors conference room located on the second fl oor between the clerk of court and auditor’s offi ce. On days the board is not sched-uled to be in offi ce, please direct all inquiries to the auditor’s offi ce. To schedule a meeting time with the supervisors, contact the audi-tor’s offi ce. Regular board meetings are held on Mondays with offi cial public notice of the meeting agen-das posted at the Ringgold county courthouse, Mount Ayr Record-News, Sun Valley Lake and Diago-nal city hall the day before. • Clerk of Court (a state of-fi ce): Jackie Saville, 464-3234; fax: 464-2478. Offi ce hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8 a.m. - noon and 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. The clerk’s offi ce handles ali-mony and child support payments, probates, civil and criminal fi lings, magistrate’s court and records and services of adoptions, conservator-ships, court proceedings, divorces, estates, grand jury, guardianships, judgments, juvenile proceedings, mechanic’s liens, mental health admissions, petit jury, surety company certifi cates, state hospi-tal, traffi c violations, trust funds, trusteeships. Certifi ed copies can be made of above listed records. Court records are also available at www.iowacourts.gov. • County Conservation Board: Kate Zimmerman, phone: 464-2787, email: rangerkate@io-watelecom.net. Please contact for information on rules and regulations, parks, trail ways, camping, shelter reser-vations, environmental education and more. Parks are open March 15 - November 15. Walk-in traffi c is allowed year round. • County Weed Commission-er: Brenda Adams, 641-344-9629. • Development and Tourism: Karen Bender, Coordinator, 464-3704. If anyone has any calendar events, please contact the develop-ment offi ce at 641-464-3704. • E-911 Service Board: Merle Walter, 307 N. Webster St., Mount Ayr, 464-3311. • Emergency Management Agency: Teresa Jackson, Coordi-nator, 109 W. Madison St., Suite 105, cell: 641-202-9671; phone: 464-3344; fax: 464-0663, email: tjackson@iowatelecom.net. Hours: Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The tornado sirens in Mount Ayr will be tested the fi rst Tuesday of each month unless there is se-vere weather. • Engineer: Zach Gunsolley, P.E., 464-3232. 707 South Hender-son Drive. Offi ce hours: Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. • General Relief: Teresa Jack-son, 109 W. Madison St., Suite 105, 464-3344. Offi ce hours: Tues-day and Friday, 8 a.m. to noon or by appointment. For emergencies call 641-344-9767. • Recorder: Karen Schaefer,

464-3231. Passport applications are taken daily from 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. and noon - 4 p.m. Certifi ed vital records can be obtained from 8 a.m. - noon and 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. The recorder’s offi ce serves as a passport agent. Items needed to apply are: certifi ed copy of birth certifi cate, driver’s license or state issued ID, two-inch square pass-port photos and passport applica-tion (both available at recorder’s offi ce) and fees. Allow four to six weeks from date of application to receive passport book or card from the passport agency. Expedited service is available for an addi-tional fee. Individuals with recent name changes can get their passport book/card updated without a fee within one year of issue. Forms may be obtained at the recorder’s offi ce. For additional information call the recorder’s offi ce or go to www.travel.state.gov/passport. Avoid a $5 penalty by renew-ing boat registrations by April 30, 2013. • Sanitarian: Ringgold County Public Health Agency, 464-0691. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • Public Health Agency: 119 S. Fillmore, 464-0691. Hours: Mon-day - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • Sheriff: Mike Sobotka, Emer-gency Only 911, Non-Emergency (Available 24/7) 464-3921 or 464-2911. New location at the Ringgold County Law Enforcement Center, 801 West South Street. Hours are 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Road Conditions - dial 511 or online at www.Io-waRoadConditions. org. • Treasurer: Debbie Cannon, 464-3230. Property taxes can be paid on-line at www.iowatreasurers.org with Visa, Master Card and Dis-cover credit cards or e-checks. Payments made in the offi ce may be with cash, checks or with a Mas-ter Card, Visa or Discover credit or debit card. All documents conveying real estate need to have the name and address of the person to whom the property tax statement is to be mailed. Please check renewal notices and tax statements for the correct information. If the infor-mation is wrong, contact the trea-surer’s offi ce. Motorists can now renew mo-tor vehicle registrations online at

www.iowatreasurers.org if a re-newal notice is received through the United States Postal Service that contains a personal identifi ca-tion number (PIN). Please be aware that the PIN can only be used one time. Contact the treasurer’s offi ce for more information. Those with January birth dates are reminded to register their mo-tor vehicles by February 28, 2013. Bring in the renewal statement re-ceived in the mail so renewals can be quickly processed. • Driver’s License Offi ce: Lo-cated in the Treasurer’s Offi ce. Driver’s licenses may be re-newed any time during the period of 30 calendar days before and up to 60 calendar days after the driver’s birth date. The driver’s license station hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Phone 464-3230 with ques-tions. • Veterans Affairs: Gary Smith, 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.

RCSO releases January jail census Figures were released recently on the jail census for the Ringgold County Law Enforcement Center for January 2013. In January the average daily population of the jail was 10.97 inmates which was down from De-cember’s population of 13.1 inmates per day. There were 18 prisoners held on one day, 16 on two days,15 on two days, 14 on one day, 13 on one day, 12 on three days, 11 on fi ve days, 10 on fi ve days, nine on nine days and eight held on two days.

Adrianne Bennett, Cauy Bickel, Mercadez Birkenholz, Alex Booth, Cassie Brand, Kayla Brown, Lau-ra Campbell, Shaniece Conklin, Amber Cox, Gavin Dine, Brianna Dory, Logan Eaton, Addyson Flammang, Nathaniel Fletchall, Kaylee Goodson, Breanne Haley, William Hunt, Mitchell Jennett, Dylan McAlexander, Jacob Mc-Creary, Megan Reasoner, Abbey Schafer, Ashton Sheil, Katie Sick-els, Mason Smith, MaiLynn Taylor, Bradley Wurster, Lucas Wurster, John Young, Kirsten Young and William Young. The high school concert band fi nishes the concert with “Selec-tions from Les Miserables,” in-cluding “Work Song,” “I Dreamed a Dream,” “Master of the House” and “Do You Hear the People Sing?”

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school students, 1001 East Colum-bus Street. • 3:30-4:30 p.m. - Union county town meeting at Afton Community Center, 240 North Douglas Street in Afton. • 5:15-6:15 p.m. - Clarke coun-ty town meeting at Clarke county courthouse, Old Probation Room, 100 South Main Street in Osceola.

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A mechanical breakdown or sliding off the road is frustrating enough, but it can be extremely dangerous when the temperatures plummet. The Iowa Department of Transportation advises if you don’t already have emergency supplies in your vehicle, now is the time to put them in. How many times have you tak-en a short trip to a friend’s house or the store and not taken your coat? Imagine what would happen if your vehicle went off the road and the engine would not restart. How would you stay warm? How would you survive until emergency crews arrived? Even the most basic of sup-

plies carried in your vehicle can help you survive – coat, hat, boots, blankets, water and a phone to call for help. And don’t forget to have enough supplies for everyone in your vehicle. The most important thing to re-member if you have a breakdown or accident is to never leave your vehicle; even when it seems like a long time has passed. Your vehicle provides shelter, protects you from being struck by other vehicles and allows emergency personnel to fi nd you.

DOT: Be prepared for weather

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BREAKFAST FOR SUPPER

Benton Community Building✦ Biscuits and Gravy

✦ Pancakes ✦ Cinnamon Rolls✦ Scrambled Eggs ✦ Sausage

✦ Coffee ✦ Orange Juice ✦ MilkFreewill Offering

Every 2nd Saturdayof Every Month

5 to 7 p.m.

• To rent the building, call 641-785-2313.• Tractor Club after meal.Roberta Walburn, ARNP

for her many years of serviceboth to our organization and our patients.

Community Health Centers of Southern Iowa would like to thank

Roberta joined CHCSI in 2008 with the Decatur Medical Services merger and will be leaving the organization on Friday, February 15 to pursue a new endeavor. Please join us in wishing her well and thanking her for her service.

While Roberta’s expertise and patient care will be greatly missed, Community Health Centers of Southern Iowa is fully prepared to continue meeting your health care needs. The organization is in the final stages of hiring a new medical provider for Decatur County and will be making that announcement very soon. In addition, CHCSI has hired a Nurse Practitioner to provide daily emergency room coverage at Decatur County Hospital as well as handling same-day appointments in the Leon clinic.

The following providers are ready to serve your medical needs:

✦ Mark Easter, DO ✦ Patricia Magle, MD✦ Scott Mial, MD ✦ Larry Richard, MD

Community Health Centers of Southern Iowa would also like to thank you for your patience and ongoing patronage while we make the transition to electronic health records. We realize that waiting times have increased during this process, and for that we apologize. We recognize that your time is valuable, and we are making every effort to eliminate areas of inefficiency within our systems and decrease the time that you spend both in the lobby and awaiting correspondence.

Thank you for your ongoing support of our organization!

Happy Birthday, February 15,Make it so.

Wow! You are now the big 50!HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Proud of you son,You have made my life

so much fun!Love, Mom

Ham and BeansHam and BeansChicken and DumplingsChicken and Dumplings

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Sunday, Sunday, February 10February 10

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Funds will go towarda vent system

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Call for an appointment (800)233-4327Dr. Kent WeaverRinggold County HospitalSpecialty Clinic • 504 N. ClevelandMt. Ayr, IA 50854

Serving Iowa for more than

65 Years!

Thursday, February 7Ringgold County Master Gar-

deners will meet at the Iowa State Extension offi ce at 5 p.m. Beekeeping class at the Lamoni community center from 6 to 9 p.m.

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.

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.

Saturday, February 9Breakfast for supper at the

Benton community building from 5 to 7 p.m. Freewill offering.

Sunday, February 10 Surprise card shower for Bud Breckenridge’s 88th birthday. Cards and correspondence may be sent to him at 1600 La Grant Pkwy., Apt. 108, Waukee, IA 50263-8329. Mount Ayr American Legion ham and beans, chicken and dumplings and chili supper (with desserts) at the Legion building from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Spaghetti supper at the Redding United Methodist Church from 5 to 7 p.m.

Monday, February 11 Fourth Annual Judge Lewis Aquatic Center Valentine’s Day cookie plate fund-raiser delivery date. 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, February 12Mount 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, February 13$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 offi ce. For more information, contact Kathy Rinehart, 464-2088. Ringgold Outdoor Alliance monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Iowa Roadhouse.

Thursday, February 14 Mount Ayr Lions will meet at 6 p.m. Board meeting at 5:30 p.m. Waubonsie Memorial Center meeting at 7 p.m. in Benton. Topaz Lodge #438 A.F. & A.M. meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Temple on Main Street in Kellerton. Alcoholics Anonymous meet-ing at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, Mount Ayr.

Saturday, February 16 Card shower for Lucy Ricker’s 80th birthday. Cards and cor-respondence may be sent to her

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

at 304 E. Jefferson Street, Mount Ayr, IA 50854. Southern Iowa Parks & Recre-ation’s breakfast for supper at the Kellerton community center from 5 to 7 p.m.

Monday, February 18 Antiques Club will meet at the Senior Citizens Center at 9:30 a.m. Hostess will be Doris Rule. Bring a favorite antique or collectible. Iowa College Access Network®

(ICAN) free FAFSA assistance by 30-minute appointments at the Mount Ayr Community high school from noon to 6 p.m. Thin Within support group will meet at 5 p.m. at the Lighthouse. Ringgold County Hospital board meets at 5 p.m. in the hos-pital conference room. Mount Ayr City Council will meet at 6 p.m. at Mount Ayr City Hall. Jam session at the Mount Ayr American Legion building from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Chapter CK, P.E.O. will meet at 1 p.m. at Heritage park (Home of Kathryn Chartrand). Hostesses will be Camille Jackson, JoAnn Buckner and Sue Buck. Program is “A Reason for Hearts and Flowers.” Guest speaker is Angie Glendenning. Sowing in Tears Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Light-house Church, two miles west of Mount Ayr.

Tuesday, February 19 Calico Quilters will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the Senior Citizens Activity Center, Mount Ayr.

Wednesday, February 20 $1 sack day every day at the Ringgold County Neighborhood Center. Parenting Plus will meet at 5:15 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, Mount Ayr. There will be a WIC Clinic at the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information contact the MATURA offi ce in Creston at 641-782-8431.

Daffodil Days 2013 coming soon Daffodil Days 2013 will be March 11-15 as set by the Ameri-can Cancer Society. That means orders will be de-livered on those dates. The annual project is the only event sponsored by the Ringgold county unit. This will be led again this year by co-chairmen Phyllis Riggs and Helen Terry. Watch next week’s issue of the Mount Ayr Record-News for fur-ther information.

Nida Solliday walks wherever and whenever she can. “If I can do it,” she says, “anyone can.”

Solliday enjoys walking in the cold There may be a little snow on the ground but that doesn’t keep local health champion Nida Solli-day from taking her daily walk. “I could be so tired or have a bad day,” she said, “but after I’ve had a walk, I feel invigorated!” She also adds that she doesn’t usually drive anywhere she can walk as she was spotted walking to her church right after the snow ended last Wednesday afternoon. Nida recalled “I started walking in 1980 with my daughter, Marcy. I am now 78 years old - if I can do it anyone can.” Just because the trees are bare and its chilly doesn’t mean you have to forgo your daily walks out-side for the dreaded treadmill. Any thing but! In fact, outdoor walking during winter may have surprising benefi ts: 1) Keep bones strong. Like bears, people tend to hibernate dur-ing the winter and, as a result, get too little sunlight. Sun exposure triggers vitamin D production in the skin, and bones need the “sun-shine vitamin” to make the body absorb bone-strengthening calci-um properly. Vitamin D is impor-tant for keeping bones strong; it’s particularly important for people with arthritis, because they have an increased risk of brittle bones. Go-ing for a winter walk and getting 15 minutes of sun on your face and hands two to three times per week will suffi ce for getting enough sun for vitamin D production. 2) Improve mood. Sunlight and just being outdoors can do wonders for lifting your mood. Researchers even recommend winter walking to provide an effective, easy-to-stick-with therapy for mild-to-moderate depression, especially for those who experience side effects from prescription meds. 3) Motivation. You are more likely to complete a workout on a walking route if you walk out-doors, simply because you need to return home or to your car. On a treadmill, however, you can hit ‘stop’ as soon as boredom strikes. Ringgold County Public Health (RCPH) continues their work on a Community Transformation Grant to reduce the impact of chronic diseases. During the course of this work many local residents with

healthy lifestyles have become evident. The methods they use to stay healthy are usually time test-ed, simple yet not easy, but worth it in the long run. Be active. Eat and sleep well. Drink plenty of water. Get at least a yearly check-up with your local health care provider. If you would like more information on walking, biking, active living or healthy eating call Ringgold Coun-ty Public Health at 641-464-0691 or visit us on the web at www.rcph.net and www.facebook.com/rstop.

Mary Kathryn Gepner

Library Leafi ngs

Walter Camp is considered the “Father of American Football” for the introduction of rule changes in-cluding the line of scrimmage and of down-and-distance rules. Col-lege football grew in popularity and became the dominant version of the sport in the United States in the fi rst half of the 20th century. Four U.S. Presidents played varsity football. Gerald Ford, prob-ably the most athletically gifted, was a linebacker at the University of Michigan. In 1934 he was vot-ed as the Michigan’s MVP. Ford turned down pro offers to take a job coaching at Yale. According to Ron Reagan, Jr. in “My Father At 100,” President Ronald Reagan, a lineman at Eureka College in Il-linois, dreamed of football glory. His primary motivation for attend-ing Eureka was the chance to play college ball. Richard Nixon played end-tackle at Whittier College in California. Dwight Eisenhower was a half back on the Army team. Ike was another gifted player. An injury ended his career. John Ken-nedy went out for Harvard as a freshman but at 140 pounds he was too light to play much. One team-mate observed that he was “so thin that you could count his ribs.” Bowl games, of which there are many today, have attracted a national audience for college teams as have fi erce rivalries -- think Iowa and Iowa State. In 1892 “William ‘Pudge’ Heffl e-fi ner’s $500 contract to play in a game for the Allegheny Athletic Association against the Pittsburgh Athletic Association,” is the begin-ning of professional football. The American Professional Football League was formed in 1920 and in 1922 changed its name to the National Football League. A rival to the NFL, the American Football League began to play in 1960 and in 1967 the fi rst Super Bowl was played. The site of Super Bowl I between the NFL Champion Green Bay Packers and AFL Champion Kansas City Chiefs was Los An-geles Memorial Stadium with the Packers winning 35-10. The Super Bowl has become the most watched television event in the United States on an annual basis. Super Bowl 2013 in New Orleans had a viewing audience of 108.4 million. New books in the library: In large print fi ction: “Inside,” “In Seconds” and “In Close” in the

Bulletproof Trilogy, by Brenda No-vak, “Blood Ties” by Sharon Sala, “Back of Beyond by C.J. Box and “The Accident” by Linwood Bar-clay. In regular print fi ction: “Tur-quoise Girl,” an Ella Clah novel by Aimee and David Thurlo.Births

Evan Miller • Tony and Abby Scarlet Miller of Grove City, MN are the proud parents of a baby boy, Evan An-thony Miller, who was born on Sunday, January 6, 2013, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar. The little guy weighed nine pounds, four ounces. Grandparents are Fred and Ruth Miller of Grove City, MN, Bonnie Randles of Mount Ayr and Kurt Randles of Covington, IN. Great-grandparents are Dick and Joann Green of Mount Ayr and Merrill Randles of Covington, IN. Great-great-grandparents are Maxine Holycross of Covington, IN and Harold and Virginia Akes of Osceola. Evan was welcomed home by siblings Brooklyn, three years old, and Vivian, two years old.

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Ringgold county reunion was held in Texas February 1 The Ringgold county reunion was held Friday, Feb. 1, at Ann’s Restaurant in San Juan, TX. The count was down this year but there has been lots of sickness in the val-ley. Those attending this year were Theron and Marilyn Johnson of Delphos; Eileen Mason, Mary Williamson, Paul McKinney, Jan-ice Johnson (MO), Glen Johnson, Francis and Marilyn Pritchett, Kenneth and Karolyn (Smith) Herren, Ed and Gay Hightshoe, Rose James and Irene Ayers, all of Mount Ayr; Frieda Ingram of Ames, Muriel (Pee Wee) Ward and Lloyd and Kay Drake of Tingley; Hiatt and Darlene Rice, Jim and Donella Cook, Myrtle Cook Ballue and Alan and Kay Oshel (formerly Diagonal and Creston) of Creston; Art and Carol Hays of Council Bluffs; Jack and Marlene Grose of Des Moines; Pat Koonz of Prole; Quentin and Rita Anderson of Sun Valley Lake; Twila Perlenfi ne Simons of Waukee; Ron and Janis Loomis of Kellerton; Bessie Austin, Mar-ion and Sharon Price (formerly of Diagonal) and Gayle and Linda Sammons of Diagonal; Wade and Elaine Wiese of Ellston; Harry and Joyce Schrader of Burling-ton; Carnie and Joyce Anderson of Lake City, AR, and Bonnie Baker of Clearfi eld.

It was a great reunion and Lloyd and Kay Drake were hosts again this year. They have done a great job for several years and have turned it over to Ron and Janis Loomis for next year. It was a very good reunion and is always sad when some cannot make it who usually do. It changes every year. The reunion will be held same place next year on the fi rst Friday in February. Hope all come back and bring friends. They want to keep Ringgold county remembered well as it is a wonderful place to be from.

Birthdays

Lucy Ricker

Ricker to observe 80th birthday The children of Lucy Ricker -- Bob Jr., Bruce and Brent Ricker -- are hosting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday February 16, 2013. A reception will follow in April. Cards and correspondence may be sent to Lucy at 304 E. Jefferson Street, Mount Ayr, IA 50854.

Names inthe News

A Ringgold county farmer has been elected as an offi cer of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation for 2013. Lee Faris will serve a one-year term as vice president of the organization. Other offi cers named to one-year terms were Glenn Rowe, Lo-rimor, president; Joanne Tupper, Ionia, secretary, and Kent Pruis-mann, Rock Valley, treasurer.

Funds are raised for ICF through an annual auction held during the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association Con-vention, memorial donations, cash donations, and a small fee raised through the purchase of Cattlemen Care license plates. The Iowa Cattlemen’s Foun-dation sponsors several scholar-ship and learning opportunities for young people. Find out more by visiting their website www.io-wacattlemensfoundation.org.

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Down Redding WayMount Ayr Meal Site

February 4 - The Mount Ayr site did not have meals on Wednesday due to the storm. This writer hopes all of you stayed safe and didn’t slip and fall on the slippery side-walks and parking lots. It doesn’t seem possible that January is now past and we are a few days into February, making us closer to spring. The February birthdays will be celebrated this Friday, Feb. 8. As usual the site will have fried chicken, ice cream and birthday cake. The cakes will be provided by Shirley Ingram, Evelyn Sickels, Judy Pottorff, Dar-lene Morgan and Luella Wilson. Those at the site were sorry to learn that Arlene Burdette entered the Ringgold County Hospital on Saturday, Jan. 28. A get well card was signed for her for Jim to de-liver. Jim at least had one good meal during her hospitalization as he came to the meal site Thursday. He said that Arlene was supposed to get to go home later that after-noon. This writer just learned that Lavina Wimer was also hospital-ized a few days last week. She is home now and doing much bet-ter. Hopefully she and Arlene will soon be able to join those at the site for the meals. If you plan to attend the birth-day dinner Friday and are not a regular, it is very helpful that you call ahead for a reservation. They have never ran out of chicken and cake yet, but there is always a fi rst time. Some food for thought: “Time is like a river. You cannot touch the same water twice, because the fl ow that has passed will never pass again. Enjoy every moment of your life.” -- (unknown)

Senior CitizenActivity Center

February 4 - Well, old man win-ter has been here to visit, bringing very cold temperatures and even a big snow! The Center was closed Wednesday due to that snow but back open as usual Thursday. Brrr! It was a cold one, though. The good news is that the groundhog did not see his shadow so maybe we can hope for an early spring. Tuesday if you would like to come in for the sewing time, those at the Center would love to have you. Last Tuesday they had three ladies with lots of talk and laugh-ter and, yes, there was even a little sewing and knitting going on! If you can’t sew, embroider, knit or crochet, come in for coffee and just sit a spell or bring in something new to do and introduce them to your craft experience. On Thursdays there are several

gathering at the Center at 1 p.m. to play dominoes. They had six players last week braving the cold to get in an afternoon of fun and games. The upcoming snack and game night will be Sunday, Feb. 28, be-ginning at 4:30 p.m. Hopefully by then the weather will be a little nic-er. But even if not, it’s warm inside and the coffee pot is always on. There are chair exercises on Monday and Wednesday mornings at the Center. They are really very non-strenuous and almost anyone can enjoy doing them. They start at 9:30 a.m. if you would like to join them. If you can’t do part of the exercise or can’t keep up, that is fi ne. They all have those moments. Come up and do what you can. It’s hard to get enough exercise at this time of year. The Center has lots of good books to read in its library, free of charge. They are large print and there is a pretty good variety. It’s hard to bet a good book on a cold winter evening. Come in and check it out. Books -- check it out -- get it? Okay, enough at trying to be funny. Come up and see them any time. The Center is open from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Fridays. Hope to see you there.

February 4 - Last week ev-eryone was once more reminded that it is winter and it is Iowa. These up-and-down temperatures we keep having make us wonder sometime. It’s amazing how fast Mother Nature can shut everything down, isn’t it? Hopefully everyone survived the snowstorm without any incidents.

It’s a new month, February, and with its arrival comes some special occasions and holidays to observe. Valentine’s Day will be observed by the Tingley meal site Friday, Feb. 15. Participants at the site will be voting for a Valentine king and queen that entire week. This royal couple will be crowned on Feb. 15. The Community Singers from the Clearfi eld, Lenox and sur-rounding areas will be entertaining at the site Presidents’ Day, Feb. 18. Pie a la mode will be a special treat enjoyed that day. These are special days but any day’s a good day to be at the meal site. There’s lots of good food, fun and fellowship there any day. There was not a lot of extra ac-tivity at the site last week. The piano duo, Peggy Skarda and Virginia Walden, brought more of their good special music Monday. Tuesday found the band on hand with more of their good mu-

sic. Band members were accompa-nist Carmene James, plus Bill and Norma Webb, Dick and Virginia Walden, Doris Overholser, Ju-nior James, Dorothy Clough, Iona Triggs, Evelyn Sickels and George Hosfi eld. It sure was good to welcome Marge Werner back Tuesday. She was accompanied by her daugh-ter, Jeannette Buell, who has been staying with her since her return home from the hospital. All hope she’s on the mend now.

Everyone welcomed Hester Der-scheid back to the site again Tues-day. All hope she’ll return soon. February birthdays were hon-ored at a party held at the meal site Friday. Birthday honors were shared by Carmene James, Cleone Hosfi eld, Dave Patch, George Hos-fi eld, Jack England, Helen Weeda and Donald Weeda. They were a small group in number but a few Friday Singers ventured out to make sure there was some special entertainment for the birthday party. Carmene James was the accompanist and Bonnie Manders was the director. Oth-ers were Dorothy Clough, Dave and Marge Patch, Bill and Norma Webb and Iona Triggs. Virginia Walden brought a joke to share to provide the day’s bit of humor. Birthday cakes for the occasion were provided by Linda Sheffl er and Hester Derscheid, members of the Ellston U.M.W. ladies group. Ice cream was provided by George and Naomi Hosfi eld. It may have been frigid outside but the site was privileged to have visitors Friday. Iona Triggs was proud to have her daughter and husband, Paul and Marilyn Bierma of Peoria, IL, as her guests. It didn’t seem normal for birthday party day though Friday. Health Care and Maple Ridge al-ways have some folks present. They were coming but later can-celled due to the extreme cold tem-peratures. All will look for them next month. Get well wishes are extended to Margaret Hull. They learned that she’d spent several days last week-end in the Ringgold County Hospi-tal in Mount Ayr. She has returned to her home at this time. Harold Brown has also returned to his home to recuperate. He is also slowly improving. A benefi t is being planned for the community building in Tin-gley. It’s to be a baked potato bar supper February 20 starting at 5 p.m. Donations and help are need-ed. There will be more information next week.

February 4 - Congratulations to Shane Swank, Erik Freed, Dawson Knapp and Grant Statts who won the wrestling sectionals in Green-fi eld Saturday and will advance to districts in Corning this Saturday. Congratulations to Mitchel Swank who won in his weight di-vision in the AAU wrestling tour-nament held in Indianola Sunday and now will advance to state. Master Sergeant Gail and Kelly Matthews and son Kim arrived Thursday night to visit his aunt, Mary Gepner. Sergeant Matthews is transferring from Colorado to Quantico, VA. They left Monday, Feb. 4, to go to Virginia. Supper guests Friday of Mary Gepner were her houseguests, Gail and Kelly Matthews and Kim, and Mike and Nancy Gepner. Friday night Joan and Don Stringham, Mike and Malinda Swank and Mary Swank attended the middle school wrestling meet in Greenfi eld to watch Mitchel Swank and the other Raiders wres-tle. They all ate supper together at the Family Restaurant in Creston. Jamie Stringham was a Friday and Saturday night guest of his parents, Joan and Don Stringham. Saturday Joan and Don String-ham, Jamie Stringham, Mike, Mal-inda and Mitchel Swank, Matthew Swank and Katie and Mary Swank attended the wrestling sectionals in Greenfi eld to watch Shane Swank and the other Raiders wrestle. Bob and Lucy Ricker went to the wrestling sectionals in Green-fi eld Saturday and watched Joe Ricker and the other Raiders wres-tle. Mary Gepner and houseguests Gail and Kelly Matthews and Kim were Saturday supper guests of Mike and Nancy Gepner.

Michael, Brandon and Brittney Lane were weekend guests of Ann Baker. Sunday Mike and Malinda Swank, Joan and Don Stringham and Jamie Stringham went to In-dianola to watch Mitchel Swank wrestle at the AAU tournament. Sunday dinner guests of Junior and Mary Swank were Richard Swank and Karla and Jarred Lar-son. Shane Swank was an after-noon caller. Sunday visitors of Ann Baker were Cody and Jessica Jay and children. Super Bowl guests of Mike and Nancy Gepner were Michael and Hannah Camacho and Sophia. Mary Gepner, Gail and Kelly Mat-thews and Kim, Andy Freihage and a friend, Brittney.

February 4 - The Super Bowl is over for another year. It was a pretty good game this year. It was kind of scary when the lights went out right after the halftime show. Marilyn and Mike Parkhurst of Eagleville, MO visited Friday with her mother, Betty Stuart. Aric Hewlett and a friend vis-ited with his grandmother, Judy Doolittle, Wednesday. Friday Judy and Kay Doolittle and Lorene Reed went to Leon to the dentist. They had lunch at the Dinky Diner in Decatur City afterward. Teena Hash visited with her mother, Judy, Sunday. They had lunch with the Rod Holmes family. Jan Holmes and Kathryn Still had lunch at the Pizza Hut in La-moni Monday last week. Tuesday the sisters were Bethany, MO shoppers. Travis Holmes visited with Jan and Kathryn Thursday evening. Ronche and Katie Still stopped by to pick up Katie’s birthday cake Friday evening af-ter the ball game in Pleasantville. Kathryn’s granddaughter, Taylor Still and the group she participated with went to speech contest Satur-day and received I ratings on their presentations. Hallie Grace Still played in a volleyball tournament Saturday, also. Kathryn helped with the lunch by the SIPR com-mittee for the Frost auction at the community center Saturday. The sisters went to Mount Ayr and Creston afterward.

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February 4 - Megan Warin spent Friday night with Sadie Frost. Sat-urday the girls played AAU vol-

leyball in Woodward. Joan Jackson visited with Sue Kramer Hoffman of Waterloo and Gayle Buckner Lamb of Oklahoma Tuesday afternoon in Mount Ayr. Wyatt Jackson wrestled in the wrestling sectionals in Greenfi eld Saturday. Kevin, Melanie and Han-nah Jackson were there to watch the wrestlers. Payton Weehler played basket-ball in Maryville, MO Saturday af-ternoon and evening. Neil and Jill Weehler and Dick and Joyce Wee-hler were there to watch the Mount Ayr teams. They visited with Jim Ward, formerly of Mount Ayr. He was there watching a grandson from Grant City, MO. Kevin, Melanie, Wyatt and Hannah Jackson spent Saturday and Sunday in Des Moines. They attended the concert by Hairball while they were there. Raines and Mya Sackett spent the night with Robert, Julie, Lau-ra and Amber Davison Thursday night. The Robert Davisons and Kev-in Jacksons went to a Super Bowl party at Steve and Tracee Knapp’s Sunday evening. Several local students were part of the elementary school music program Monday night. Dick and Joyce Weehler went to Des Moines Monday evening to watch Jensen Stewart play basket-ball with the William Penn wom-en.

February 4 - Already one month of the new year is gone. A variety of precipitation the past week gave everybody a taste of wintertime activities -- rain, snow, strong wind, skating, skiing, also several sunny days. A high of 50 degrees and a low of zero. Aden and Barbara Plank, John David and Matthew of Leroy, MI were in the area several days last week visiting former neighbors and also doing a business trans-action. They left for Bloomfi eld Saturday afternoon to visit parents, Eli and Sarah Mast. Esther Byler of Fredonia, PA was a special guest in the Junior Miller home over the weekend. Albert and Mary Yoder received the news of a grandson born to John and Ada Bontrager of Hale, MI named Aaron, their fi rst-born. William Mast, son of Sammy and Alma, is scheduled for eye surgery today in an Iowa City hos-pital.

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By bringing awareness to our community and raising funds for research, we can go a long way toward finding a cure. Having our community stand behind us 100% is so over-whelming, and a simple thank you doesn’t seem enough, but know that it means everything to us!

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Mount Ayr FFA attends Day at the Capitol High school students wear-ing blue corduroy fl ooded the Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines on January 28. The students visited with legislators, exhibited skills learned in the agri-culture classroom and learned the importance of citizenship. This was all part of the 28th Annual Iowa FFA Legislative Symposium and FFA Day at the Capitol that many FFA chapters across the state attend every year. During the morning, FFA mem-bers had the opportunity to hear from leaders in the agriculture industry at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny. Iowa Secre-tary of Agriculture Bill Northey addressed the students concerning the future of Iowa’s agriculture and the importance of being in-volved with statewide issues. Matt Steinfeldt, policy adviser for the Iowa Farm Bureau, discussed the legislative process and some of the legislative issues that will be im-pacting agriculture in 2013. The FFA members also heard remarks from Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds about the im-portance young agriculturalists can play in the legislative process. Governor Branstad signed the FFA Week Proclamation declaring Feb-ruary 16-23, the week of President George Washington’s birthday, FFA Week in Iowa.

Rep. Cecil Dolecheck (R-Mount Ayr) hosted members of the Mount Ayr FFA and their instructor, Susie Catan-zareti, for the Iowa FFA Association Legislative Day at the Capitol this week. Pictured (L-R) are Logan Wimer, Ashton Johnson, Johnathan Triggs, Jena James, Morgan Quick, Hagan Willis, Catanzareti, Tyler Triggs and Dolecheck.

Honor rolls for the fall 2012 semester have been released by Southwestern Community College in Creston. A total of 142 students have earned selection to the president’s list. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.50 or higher for 12 or more hours of college work for the semester based on 4.0 grade average.

Area students included on the president’s list include:Clearfi eld Patricia ParmenterDiagonal Bailey Cameron

SWCC names fall honor roll

The roster honoring students for perfect attendence for the sec-ond quarter and fi rst semester has been released by Mount Ayr Com-munity elementary. Students designated with * have perfect attendance for both quarter and semester. Kindergarten - Allison Ander-son, Willie Baker, Jaize Frost,* El-exus Hansen*, Cain Harmening*, Derek Jones,* Tucker Larson, Ayden Miller,* Ayla Murphy*, Abbi Overholser,* Jackson Rug-gles, Chaddlan Supinger, Dylan Swank*. First grade - Winter Cropper, Preston Fleharty*, Eric Fuller, Lillian Fuller, Olivia Hatfi eld, Kailiee Keen, Bryce McTaggart*, Anne Newton*, Ryce Reynolds*, Hayden Ruggles, Mya Sackett*, Zoey Shelley*, Rebecca Smith, Rhianna Supinger, Kaiden White,* Birk Willis. Second grade – Austin Byrd,* Becca Dolecheck*, Daron Drake*, Kade Dugan*, Drew Ehlen*, Trey Fooken*, Jaixen Frost, Alexis Greenland*, Tabatha Henle, Zoey Larsen, Collin McAlexander,* Ki-anna Paxson, Breanna Peterman, Seth Pinard, Natalie Schaefer*,

Perfect attendance told for MACS elementary

Mount Ayr students compete in POI quiz bowl This year’s winter Pride Of Iowa Academic quiz bowl com-petition was held on Wednesday, January 23 at Trinity Community Church in Leon. Mount Ayr faced off with Le-nox in the fi rst round and lost by 1 point, which became the story of the day for the Mount Ayr team. Even though the Mount Ayr team had student experience coming back, the luck of certain questions doesn’t go unnoticed. All team members included: seniors, Jasper Abarr and Kylie Wilson, juniors: Matt Poore, Jacob Sobotka, Zach Tipton, Leah Kle-jch, and Naomi Richards scored points for the team and brought a balance in scoring. In the second round Mount Ayr took a 1 point loss to East Union. In the fi nal round, Mount Ayr team lost by one point to Pleasantville. A free pizza lunch with beef burgers, chips, and cookies was served by the church ladies. Sherry Adams said, “The kids performed well and all three scores were very close; and all students scored team points.” The fi nal results included: 1st place - I-35, 2nd place - Nodaway Valley, 3rd place - Corning, and 4th place - Bedford.

Tegan Streit,* Lauren Triggs*. Third grade – Bianca Beam-gard*, Laurie Belzer,* Brady Bickel, Montana Birkenholz*, Payton Fleharty*, Jace Grose,* Christian Hansen,* Xander Har-mening*, Will Newton*, Hunter Pearce, Adalyn Reynolds*, Andrea Sickels, Madalynn Stewart, Brian Tennant*, Keaton White. Fourth grade – Alexa An-derson*, Jolene Ebersole*, Trae Ehlen*, Haylee Fletchall, Bricey Gorman*, Bryan Handy, Destiny Hansen*, Ryker Henson*, Hunter Jay*, Alexandrea Shelley*, Seth Shelman*, Dawson Swank, Isaac Thomas, Hope Whittington. Fifth grade - Madison Birken-holz, Jordyn Brown, Kaitlyn Dolecheck, Dawson Frost*, Isaac Grose*, Bryce Hower, Tyler Jones*, Christopher Kemery, Reas Knapp*, Erik Masoner*, Jordan McAlexander*, Gary Mills, Gracie Mobley, Brice Phelps*, Josh Res-tauro, Blake Rychnovsky*, Jamie Stackhouse*, Courtney Young. Sixth grade – Andrew Belzer*, Andrew Burkheimer, BrieAnn Byrd*, Amber Davison, Myles Greene, Abbigail Haley*, Jasmin Hyde*, Hannah Jackson*, Paige

Lynch*, Emma Mobley, Jentri Ruby*, Noah Shelman*, MacKen-zie Shields*, Chase Smith*, KyleeSmith, Trent Stewart, William-Webb, Drew Willis*.

College-bound high school se-niors and their parents are invited to attend a no-cost session for as-sistance in fi lling out the Free Ap-plication for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Sponsored by the Iowa Col-lege Access Network, the personal 30-minute sessions will be held 12-6 p.m. Monday, February 18 at Mount Ayr Community high school. To schedule an appointment, please call 464-0532.

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The Mount Ayr speech team travelled early Saturday morning to Waukee for the state speech con-test. Performing fi rst was the radio broadcast of Taylor Still, Mag-gie Jennett, Allison Wallace, Leah Klejch, Matt Poore, Ica Hauge and MaKayla O’Mailia. The judges said that the students had a very creative commercial, did an excel-lent job on transitioning from piece to piece and all the speakers came across as knowledgable. The team received two I ratings from two of the judges, and a II rating from one judge for an overall I rating. Next up was the group improvi-sation team of Taylor Still, Maggie Jennett, Allison Wallace, Hagan Willis and Tyler Triggs. Their situ-ation was on a cross country car trip. The judges stated that the team worked well together, had a nice balance of characters presented and had good thought behind roles and actions. The team received I ratings from all three judges for an overall I rating. The ensemble acting team of Caitlin Giles and Emily Fox per-formed at the same time as the group improv. This was the girls’ fi rst year in speech contest. The judges said that their characters were developed, they had good volume and had good interaction between their characters with well-established relationships. The girls received II ratings from all three judges for an overall II. The last performance of the day was the group improvisation team of Braydee Poore, Johna-than Triggs, Jacob Sobotka and Matt Poore. The boys performed the situation, “Bathing a Reluctant Dalmation.” Jacob Sobotka was the dalmation. The judges said that the boys’ story line was good, and they had good physical interac-tions and facial expressions. The boys received a II rating from two of the judges and a I rating from one judge for an overall II rating. “It was a good day,” said coach Shaun Kniep. “I am very proud of all the kids for their fi ne perfor-mances.

Speech team does well at state meet

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Second place at MaryvilleA Mount Ayr youth basketball team competed in the D.A.R.E Maryville youth basketball tournament over the weekend and fi nished second place. Team incudes (front row, L-R) Nathan Hauge, Carter Still, Hunter Have-man, Tucker Darrah, Connor Eaton and Payton Weehler; (back row) coach David Greene, Myles Greene, coach Dan Haveman, Cade Clymer, Coach Chad Smith, Chase Smith, John Shields and coach Chris Eaton.

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The Southwestern dean’s list honors 156 students with a grade point average of 3.00 or higher for 12 or more hours of college work for the semester based on a 4.0 grade average.

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BY MIKE AVITT Those pictured are James Butt, J. H. Yaryan, Johnny Hoffman, Tom Baker, A. Turnbull, Harold Turnbull, Hazel Watson, Dr. E. J. Watson, Mrs. Watson, Mrs. Turn-bull, Mrs. Yaryan, Alma Watson, E. M. Watson, Olive Watson and Pansy Turnbull. This photo is from about 1910. I’m happy to report I got some early information on Knowlton and Diagonal from some Twice-A-Week News newspapers that are housed at the Mount Ayr Public Li-brary. First, let me set the table on what would become a mortal feud between two towns. In 1882, the Keokuk and Western railroad built the Humeston and Shenandoah (H&S) line through northern Ring-gold county. Towns on this new line were (east to west) Beacons-fi eld, Wirt, Tingley, Kew, Gos-hen and Clearfi eld. In 1887-88, the Chicago, Saint Paul and Kansas City (CSt.P&KC) railroad built a main line diagonally through Ringgold county connecting the towns (northeast to southwest) of Shannon City, Knowlton, Benton, Maloy and Blockton. These two railroad lines intersected one mile east of Goshen and one mile south of Knowlton. Goshen decided to move its town, buildings and all, to the intersection and created the town of Diagonal in 1889. The name Diagonal comes from the nickname of the CSt.P&KC line, “the diagonal.” Diagonal encouraged Knowl-ton to join them at the intersec-tion, which would obviously be an important passenger and freight transfer point. After all, Diagonal was the only town in Ringgold

county with two railroads. But Knowlton refused and they had at least one good reason. Knowlton was the coaling station between Des Moines and Saint Joseph, MO. All trains stopped at Knowlton for fuel and water. So the two towns, one mile apart, competed against each other for commerce, population and attention (especially from the CSt.P&KC). I don’t have any news until August 1895, three months after Knowlton suffered its worst fi re. Every fi re that each town had was blamed on the other. And there would be many fi res. Knowlton, however, recovered from the 1895 fi re and began to construct brick buildings in place of the wood-frame structures that previously occupied the business district. Likewise, Diagonal began to build brick buildings in 1896. In fact, by 1896 both towns had gained much momentum. In the local columns of the Twice-A-Week News, both towns slandered each other. Diagonal taunted Knowlton with its offer of a free property lot to any Knowl-ton resident who would move their house to Diagonal. The fi rst man to take the offer was T. J. Millsap in August 1895. Knowlton referred to Diagonal as “the remnants of Goshen” and “our new addition.” There was also an incident with a printing press. Diagonal stole a printing press from Knowlton that was used to print the Knowlton Express. Knowlton stole it back. It went to court and the judge award-ed the press to Diagonal, leaving Knowlton without a newspaper. And then there was the 1896 cen-sus. The census gave 322 residents

Snapshots of History

Knowlton’s Independent Order of Odd Fellows constructed this two-story brick building in 1896.for Knowlton and listed 320 for Diagonal. Diagonal was furious and wanted a re-count. There were many other accusations, fi erce comments and points of ridicule. As I said earlier, both towns were booming in 1896. Diagonal got a bank before Knowlton, but the bank was destroyed by a pair of would-be robbers when they attempted to blow the safe (too much gunpowder). Knowlton had a creamery that was doing big business. I need to mention some-thing I hope to learn more about. It seems Knowlton had a benefactor named P. M. Clark of Saint Paul, MN. Knowlton refers to him as their “foster-father” and “owner of the town plat.” He apparently was a big help to Knowlton in their troubled times. Knowlton’s depot was a 24-hour station at this time, but the Chicago Great Western (CGW), successors to the CStP&KC, built a depot at Diagonal in the winter of 1895-96. This is earlier than I would have thought. This, too, would soon be a 24-hour station. Remember, the CGW was a main line railroad and had much more traffi c than the H&S. The depot that was moved from Goshen to Diagonal was the Humeston & Shenandoah. Knowlton continued to have problems with its newspaper. In July of 1897, the owner of the Knowlton paper took his printing press to Arispe to start a newspaper there. For as many steps as Knowl-ton took forward, they seemed to take as many back. I feel as if I’ve located part two of a four-act play, and I hope to bring more history of this incred-ible event in future articles.

Wise said additional removal of solids could wait until spring when they could be land applied by the city. Wise added he was seeking DNR assistance to further study is-sues with the sludge holding tank. • A small shed has been pur-chased from Southwest Builders to cover improvements at the waste-water plant. • The DNR has scheduled an inspection of the water plant, but Wise said he foresees no prob-lems. • A representative from Iowa Association of Municipal Utili-ties will be in town soon for safety training and to review the city’s safety manuals. • Wise also updated the council on plans for professional devel-opment for himself and the city crew.Budget discussion

More on Mount Ayr city council___________________________Continued from front page

MACHS band second at Simpson Jazz Fest

Five Mount Ayr students won awards at the Simpson Jazz Festival recently. They include (L-R) April Shields, Jennifer Blair, Madi Hosfi eld, Caitlin Giles and Allison Wallace.

The Mount Ayr Rider jazz band fi nished second at the eighth annual Simpson Jazz Festival held on Friday, Feb. 1 n Indianola. Four 1A bands competed, including fi rst place North Mahaska, third place Lamoni and Southeast Webster. The Raider jazz band played four selections, including “Artistry For Trumpets,” “Tiger of San Pe-dro” featuring Braydee Poore on bass, Caitlin Giles, April Shields, and Allison Wallace on a vibe-fl ute-alto sax trio, Cameron Young on trap set, Lew Knapp on tim-bales and April Shields fl ute solo; “As If To Say Goodbye” with solo-ist Madi Hosfi eld on alto, and “Out Back Behind the Barn” with Jen-nifer Blair on bari sax solo. Students receiving outstanding soloist awards included: Jennifer Blair-bari sax, April Shields-fl ute, Allison Wallace-alto sax, Madi Hosfi eld-alto sax and Caitlin Giles-vibes. Caitlin was also chosen by the three judges as a member of the ‘1A Simpson All Star Jazz Band’ for her talent on the vibes. “This is a great way to start the jazz band competitive season. The Raider jazz band has competed at the Simpson Jazz Festival for eight years, and never earned higher that third place. After the perfor-mance one of the judges gave the band members some pointers for improvement. Our hope is to con-tinue to get better for the District Jazz Festival in Audubon on Feb. 21, the Coe College Jazz Festival on the 22, and qualify for Iowa Jazz Championships in April,” said director Greg Storhoff. “The Raid-er band has qualifi ed for the Iowa Jazz Championships 15 years, and it would be great to play there again.” Upcoming events for the award-winning jazz band include the Pops Concert on Friday, February 8, the Southwest Iowa Jazz Band District Festival at Audubon on Februrary 21, and the Coe College Jazz Fes-tival Friday, February 22.

City clerk Pam Poore presented an updated copy of the proposed city budget. Some discussion sur-rounded a proposed $20,000 cut from the general funds for the street department. Mayor Don Sol-liday said he was concerned rou-tine maintenance projects could be postponed if suffi cient funds were not budgeted. Superinten-dent Wise said he recommended the cut because dollars were tight in other areas in the budget, and he felt his department could get by with less money this year. Eventu-ally $10,000 was added back into the general fund for the street de-partment. Poore said her next task would be to fi nalize the budget in the computer and present it to the council for a public hearing. The offi cial budget must be certifi ed

with the state by March 15.Other business In other business the council approved: • the fi rst reading of an amend-ment to the city ordinance setting compensation for city council members. If approved, the amend-ment raises compensation to $50 per meeting attended and would not go into effect until January 2014. • a drawdown request for the bathhouse project by Oakview construction for $50,119.15. • the adoption of a new city logo that matches the design on the new welcome signs. The logo will be placed on city equipment and letterhead.

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In an on-going effort to build future leadership for both the Iowa cattle industry and the Iowa Cattle-men’s Association, ICA is taking applications for the Young Cattle-men’s Leadership Program through Feb. 15. Those selected for the Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Program (YCLP) will meet fi ve times in the

coming year. They will tour ag fa-cilities, learn about trending cattle production issues, governance of ICA and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, communication skills and legislative processes. The fi rst meeting of the group is scheduled for March 19-20. Other meetings are scheduled for April, June, September and December.

The application for YCLP asks potential participants to explain why they are interested in partici-pating in YCLP, as well as explain-ing their goals and giving their vi-sion of the cattle industry. An application can be mailed to you by contacting Trent Wellman at Trent@iabeef.org, or call 515-296-2266.

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The Mount Ayr Raider wres-tlers advanced four to district com-petition following sectional action at Greenfi eld Saturday, Feb. 2. Mount Ayr surprised some peo-ple as they placed third in the tour-nament behind champion Guthrie Center and runner-up Panorama with four individual champions. Winning championships were Dawson Knapp at 113, Grant Staats at 126, Erik Freed at 132 and Shane Swank at 160. These four will be continuing on the tournament trail as they will compete in the district tournament at Corning, February 9. Dawson Knapp made it look easy in his run to a championship. After a fi rst-round bye, he defeated Corben Ameigh of Martensdale St. Marys by a fi rst period fall in the second round. In the fi nals Kanpp faced top-seeded Troy Schwartz of Guthrie Center. Knapp led after the fi rst period 4-2 and 6-2 after the second period. In the third period he scored eight more points to win the match by the score of 14-4. Grant Staats also had a fi rst-round bye. He faced JD Lyman of Nodaway Valley in the semifi -nals seeking to avenge an earlier loss to Lyman. Staats scored a takedown and two near falls in the fi rst period. After giving up two near falls in the second period, he battled back with a near fall in the third period before scoring the fall toward the end of the match. In the fi nals Staats faced top-seeded Tucker Patrick of Guthrie Center. The match was close for the fi rst two periods with Staats holding a 4-2 lead. In the third period he scored a reversal and a near fall to gain the victory by the score of 9-2. Erik Freed was top-seeded and lived up to that expectation as he pinned his way to the champion-ship. Freed faced Taylor Mul-len of Corning in the fi rst round. He scored quickly and often as he built up a 12-2 lead over Mullen in the fi rst minute of the match. He then mercifully ended the match with a pin. He had a quick pin over Hunter Simmons of Panorama in the semifi nals. In the fi nals Freed defeated Kyle Chalfant of Guthrie Center. He scored with three take-

Four Raiders are champs!downs and a reversal before pin-ning Chalfant in the third period. Shane Swank won one of the the toughest weight classes in the tournament at 160. He quickly dis-posed of Teddy Daggett of Guthrie Center with a fi rst-period pin in the fi rst round. That put Swank against Kallan Schmelzer of Corn-ing in the semifi nals. Schmelzer, a state-ranked wrestler, had defeated him earlier in the season. Swank got a takedown in the fi rst period, rode Schmelzer through the sec-ond period, and got a reversal in the third period to take a 4-1 win. Tyler Hein, another state-ranked wrestler, was Swank’s opponent in the fi nals. Hein took an early fi ve-point lead, but Swank came back with four points of his own near the end of the fi rst period. A reversal in the second period gave Swank the lead, and he built the lead in the third period to give him an 8-6 win. Two other Mount Ayr wrestlers placed third. They were Jacob Beamgard at 138 and Joe Ricker at 285. Beamgard won his fi rst round match by pinning Gunner Imerman of Guthrie Center in the second period. Beamgard lost his semi-fi nal match to top-seeded Hunter Grunsted of Panorama by a techni-cal fall. In the wrestlebacks Beam-gard defeated John Askren of West Central Valley by a score of 6-1. In the match for second Beamgard was pinned by Jared Thompson of Nodaway Valley. Ricker had a bye the fi rst round. He lost a heartbreaker in the semi-fi nals to Garrett Johnston of Pan-orama. In this match Ricker led briefl y during the third period but gave up a reversal to trail 5-4, the eventual fi nal score as Johnston held on for the win. In wrestle-backs, Ricker had a fi rst-period pin over Noah Orta of Martensdale-St. Marys. Johnston, however, was defeated in the fi nals which left Ricker in third place. Senior Zane Sickels closed out his Raider wrestling career with a fourth-place fi nish at 182. After a fi rst-round bye, Sickels lost by fall to Zach Barton of Corning. In the match for third place, Sickels again lost by fall to Mike Ward of

East Union. Results of the other Raider wrestlers included: At 120 pounds Trevor Ander-son lost his fi rst-round match to top-seeded Dylan Gibson of Mar-tensdale-St. Marys by fall. He was pinned in his next match by Kyle Bates of West Central Valley. At 145 Wyatt Jackson was pinned in his fi rst round match by Trevor Tucker of Panorama. He was pinned in his next match by Garrett Newton of Corning. At 152 Eric Miller was pinned by Barrett Brown of Panorama. He was pinned in his next match by Jayson Pruitt of West Central Valley. At 170 Zach Lemon lost his fi rst match by fall to top-seeded Bryson Kinyon of East Union. His next

match was a loss by fall to Tanner Ruhland of West Central Valley. The next stop for the Raider wrestlers is the district tournament at Corning Saturday. The four Raider champions will face the runners-up in their weight classes from the Underwood sectional. Knapp, with a record of 26-16, will face Jacob Vogel (40-9) of Riverside. Staats (27-16) will take on Zach Vance (28-9) of Griswold. Freed (41-5) will meet Austin Dolan (30-14) of Griswold. Swank (38-7) will face Trevor Hough (36-13) from Underwood. District champions and runners-up in each weight class advance to the state wrestling tournament beginning February 14 in Des Moines.

Knapp, Staats, Freed and Swank to districts

Mount Ayr’s Grant Staats works his opponent en route to the 126 pound sectional championship.

Sectional champs included Dawson Knapp, Grant Staats, Erik Freed and Shane Swank.

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The Raiders dropped a pair of conference road games last week.Nodaway Valley 67, Mount Ayr 36 The Raiders traveled to Green-fi eld and lost a 67-36 decision to Nodaway Valley in a rescheduled game, Thursday, Jan. 31. A tough fi rst quarter saw Nod-away Valley unable to miss and the Raiders struggling to fi nd position to score. Mount Ayr trailed by 18 as the fi rst quarter ended but came back to play “at the same level,” in coach Bret Ruggles’ words, “the rest of the game. Nodaway Valley is a great team and can score in so many ways. I was still proud of our guys as we hung tough.” Coming off the bench, freshman Jed McCreary had a great night, and Mount Ayr saw Jake Sobotka on the fl oor for the fi rst time all season, back from a late season football injury. Jake Still was points leader with 11. Jonathan Triggs and Jed Mc-Creary led with fi ve rebounds each while Dylan Doman dished out four assists.

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Pleasantville 51, Mount Ayr 44 The Raiders dropped their sec-

Raiders drop pair of conference games last week

ond road game in as many days, falling to the Pleasantville Trojans, 51-44. The Raiders led at the end of the fi rst half, 24-19, but Pleasantville came back in the third quarter hit-ting the boards while Mount Ayr struggled to get the shots. Pleas-antville grabbed a one-point lead at the end of the third quarter and stretched it to take the seven-point win. “We just stood around too much the second half,” said coach Rug-gles. “We tried to use the skip pass to get shots rather than penetrate the zone and didn’t follow up when we got the interior looks.” One career high was achieved by Raider Braydee Poore as he reached the 1,000 point mark in the Pleasantville contest. Poore’s record-matching bucket came late in the fourth quarter on a putback layup. He is only the second Raider player to offi cially achieve this feat, sharing honors with former Raider, Drew Larsen. Although the loss was disap-pointing, coach Ruggles added, “It is good preparation for the district push.”

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Raiderettes wallop Pleasantville to earn split of conference games

Three Mount Ayr players set up a play (above) while (right) Emily Fox makes a block for the Raiderettes.

The Mount Ayr Raiderettes split a pair of conference road games last week, dropping an eight-point deci-sion to Nodaway Valley but earning a 31-point win over Pleasantville.Nodaway Valley 47, Mount Ayr 39 Mount Ayr’s Raiderettes fell 47-39 to the Nodaway Valley Wolver-ines in Greenfi eld, Thursday, Jan. 31. “Turnovers and missed opportu-nities” were the deciding factors in this game, according to coach Thad Streit. Nodaway Valley held a slim 12-11 lead at the end of the fi rst quarter and led by six at halftime. Coming out of the locker room, Nodaway stretched the lead to nine before the Raiderettes came battling back in the third quarter. As the game progressed, however, Mount Ayr was unable to overcome the early defi cit to claim the victory. Lead scoring was shared by Brooke Rychnovsky and Caitlin Giles, both recording nine points. Taylor Still topped the stats with

four rebounds and seven steals. Paige Daughton dished out six as-sists, and Emily Fox blocked one shot to round out the stats.

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Mount Ayr 61, Pleasantville 30 For the second consecutive night, the Raiderettes took their game on the road, but this time they came home with a 61-30 win over Pleasantville. Mount Ayr took the lead in the fi rst quarter and never looked back, ending the fi rst half with a 14-point lead, 34-20. Key to the Raiderette success was their strong defense that held

lead Pleasantville scorer, Kennedy Core, to only four points in the sec-ond half and a game total of 20. Coach Thad Streit complimented his team. “We did a great job of tak-ing care of the ball,” he said, “and our free throw shooting percentage was impressive as we shot 22/35.” Senior Taylor Still led the team with 21 points and 18 rebounds. Morgan Quick recorded three as-sists, and Paige Daughton had fi ve steals to lead the team. 1 2 3 4 TPMA 19 15 16 11 61Pville 14 6 2 8 30 2pt 3pt FT TP R S B ARychnovsky 1-7 0-4 1-7 3 2 4 0 2Daughton 2-7 0-0 6-8 10 4 5 0 2Johnson 0-6 0-0 5-6 5 3 1 0 2Fox 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2Quick 1-1 0-0 2-2 4 1 0 0 3Giles 4-9 1-3 3-4 12 5 1 0 0Wimer 0-2 0-0 2-4 2 6 0 0 0Fletchall 1-3 0-0 0-1 2 1 1 0 1Klejch 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0Still 9-16 0-0 3-4 21 18 2 0 2

Raiderette JV fall to Chariton, 33-28 The Raiderette JV was defeated by Chariton, 33-28, in a tight con-test, Monday, Jan. 28 at home. Mount Ayr trailed by five at the half but came back in the third quarter to make it a one-point game. Trading baskets until the final minutes with Chariton holding the narrow lead, Mount Ayr was forced to foul. Chariton cashed in at the

line. Coach Mark Budach remarked, “We played well, made it a one-point game and with a minute to play just couldn’t get it done.” Allie Shields led the team with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Kirsten Dolecheck had eight steals, and Shelbie Greene dished out two as-sists to top stats.

Raider JV claim close victory over Nodaway The Raider JV White team fi n-ished their season on a high note, claiming a 36-34 victory over Nod-away Valley Thursday, Jan. 31. Using a great defensive attack with an agressive zone package was the key to the narrow margin in the Raider win. Coach Bret Ruggles had lots of praise for his team. “Riley Weehler had a great game taking care of the ball and being the control factor at

the end,” he said. “Jack Jones was tremendous on the defensive end, and our post play was outstanding with Lincoln Martin, Quency Vos, Tyler Triggs and HaganWillis.” Jones also turned in a fi ne of-fensive performance, topping the stats in points with 18 followed by Martin with eight, Weehler four, and Vos, Willis and Triggs with two each.

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Bowling teams compete in conference tourney The Mount Ayr bowlers com-peted in the Pride of Iowa confer-ence tournament Saturday, Feb. 4. Both the Raiders and Raiderettes fi nished fourth in their four-team fi elds.Raiderettes Adrian and Naomi Richards paced the Raiderettes in the fi rst round. 1 2 THolly Karr 108 79 187Samantha Crawford 88 121 209Cheyenne Percifi eld 86 93 179Adrian Richards 134 113 247Naomi Richards 150 88 238MaKayla O’Mailia 63 52 115

Adrian Richards placed seventh individually with Naomi Richards placing 10th. In the second round the Raider-ettes struggled to break 100 in any of the fi ve games. 1 2 3 4 5 T MA 90 103 105 97 86 481

Central Decatur captured the meet by out-rolling Lenox by three

pins, 1,892-1,889. Nodaway Valley placed third at 1,564 with Mount Ayr at 1,541.Raiders It seems each week a different Raider steps up to pace the team. This week it was Trevor Shelley’s 302 that led the way. 1 2 TQuinton Chumbley 133 103 236Trevor Shelly 171 131 302Blake Roberts 120 127 247Nathan Roberts 77 101 178 Jasper Abarr 123 141 264

Shelley placed fourth overall with Jasper Abarr coming in 10th. In the second round, the Raid-ers couldn’t gain ground. 1 2 3 4 5 T MA 119 110 104 134 93 580

Central Decatur captured the tournament by rolling a 2,060. Le-nox came in second at 1,831 fol-lowed closely by Nodaway Valley at 1,813. Mount Ayr placed fourth with a two-round score of 1,787.

The Diagonal Maroon archery teams won their fi rst meet of the season January 26 at Cardinal of Eldon. The Maroons won both the elementary and high school divi-sions. The high school win was partic-ularly impressive because the host Comets have won multiple state championships. In addition, two Maroons cap-tured the top shooter awards in both the female and male divi-sions. Cassidy Becker with 273 points and Heath Evans with 290 points led all archers in the meet.

High school results Diagonal bested four other teams in the meet. Diagonal 3,291 Cardinal 3,246 North Mahaska 3,079 Eddyville 2,935 Washington 2,919 In the female division, Di-agonal’s Shai Weaselhead placed third and Cheyanne Fenton placed fourth. In the boys division, Diagonal’s Heath Evans walked away with fi rst place by two points over Car-dinal’s Brennon Elder. The Ma-roons captured six out of the top 10 fi nishes, with Layne Ruby fourth, Shad Haidsiak fi fth, Ryan Parrott sixth, Colter Pickering seventh and Levi Jarred ninth.Elementary results The Maroons downed Cardinal 2,626-2,582. The Diagonal girls placed Genna Nail second, Emily Cooke third, Emily Newton fourth and Erin Sobotka fi fth. Briar Knapp captured sixth place and Trey Strange seventh in the boys division.

Middle school results Full team results were not available, but Cardinal won the di-vision with 2,935 points. However, Diagonal archers captured both the girls and boys individual champi-onships. In the girls division, Cassidy Becker placed fi rst and Allison

Diagonal archery team opens season with win

Norris second. Maddie Lohmann captured fourth place with Cas-sis Lohmann fi fth. Rounding out the top 10 were Megan Davenport at seventh and Katie Sobotka at eighth. Ty Taylor placed fi rst in the boys division with Kole Paxson fi nishing fourth.

Bluegrass LeagueWeeks of January 22 and 29, 2013

Team StandingsHutton Construction 19-5Sassy Strikers 13-11Raggamuffi ns 12-12Giggling Girlies 11-13Rolling Stones 10-14Lucky Ladies 7-17 High games (150 and over): Car-rie Main 210, 167; Deb Ayres 209, 152, 170, 153, 206; Brenda Woody 161, 155, 184, 156; Merna King 177, 171; Janet Haley 171, 166, 155, 174; Amanda Miller 173; Barb Hutton 152, 169; Dianna Sickels 150, 157; Selina O’Connor 157; Roberta Ow-ens 157; Carol Oxley 157; Deanna Sobotka 155; Renda Smith 155; Debra Larson 154; Ronda Smith 153; Lorrie Haver 151. High series (450 and over): Deb Ayres 529, 500; Brenda Woody 500; Janet Haley 492, 458; Merna King 450, 458. Thursday Men’s LeagueWeeks of January 24 and 31, 2013

Team StandingsLucky Lanes 15.5-8.5Hy-Vee 13.5-10.5IWIWALB 13-11DAE 11-13Suds & Gutters 10-14Lefty’s 9-15 High games (200 and over): Brian Sheil 229; Quincy Main 223; Jodie Maben 216; Clay Nelson 211; Kirk Golliday 210; Russ Stewart 200, 209; Jim Brand 209; Eric Dolecheck 208; Chad Bals 206; Marc Roberts 205; Eric Ehlen 202; Brent Wise 201; Steve Fetty 201. High series (600 and over): none.

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Pheasants Foreverprepares for banquet The Ringgold County Pheasants Forever committee is preparing for its 24th annual banquet. The event will take place at the American Le-gion Building on March 15, 2013. With the exception of mem-bership dues, all proceeds raised at these banquets are spent lo-cally to promote upland wildlife habitat.Specifi cally the chapter has spent over $71,000 in Ring-gold county. Over $38,000 helped purchase portions of the Kellerton Grassland Bird Conservation Area, Fogle Lake Recreation and Wild-life Areas, and the Don and Connie Huff Wildlife Area. Over $23,000 has been used to improve habitat on private lands. The rest has been used for other conservation and education programs such as hunter safety courses and the National Archery in the Schools program in Diagonal. “The Ringgold County Pheas-ants Forever chapter has played a vital role in conservation in Ring-gold county,” stated Chad Paup, Iowa DNR wildlife biologist. “We recently added an essential tract of land to the Fogle Lake Wild-life Area. Pheasants Forever was a crucial partner in the purchase of this property and now almost the entire watershed for the lake is permanently protected. The habi-tat on this acquisition will be man-aged for pheasants and quail. It is also a hot spot for dove hunting in Ringgold county.” “Five winters with above nor-mal snowfall followed by wet springs has been hard on our pheasant numbers,” stated Josh Rusk, committee member. “We work hard to provide more qual-ity habitat so, like this last year, we can see the numbers trend upwards with better weather.” The banquet committee has been meeting on Monday nights at 7 p.m. at Rumors in Mount Ayr to prepare for this year’s banquet. “Weekly meetings are an impor-tant part of preparing for our ban-quet. The committee is always looking for new members to help plan and run the banquet. If you are interested in becoming a com-mittee member feel free to attend an upcoming committee meeting,” commented President Andy Kell-ner. “Last year we had a great turn-out and raised about $6,000 for habitat in Ringgold county despite bad weather the night of the ban-quet,” stated Daniel Stull, commit-tee member. “We’ll have a wide range of prizes and auction items – from guns to limited edition art and even a Matthews bow for the deer hunters out there. It will be a great time, and the result will be increased funding to assist Ring-gold county wildlife projects.” To purchase tickets for this year’s banquet please call Andy Kellner (712-621-4227), Daniel Stull (641-464-5139), John New-ton (641-464-3942).

The Iowa Department of Natu-ral Resources has released a fi sh-ing report for the period ending Thursday, January 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 offi ce in Lewis at 712-769-2587. Ice thickness has changed dra-matically.Some ponds opened com-pletely and then froze again. The open water areas of the big lakes enlarged and then partially re-froze. Ice thickness and quality will vary widely. Check ice thickness often. Angling activity is very strong and anglers are fi nding a lot of fi sh. Be very careful. Fogle Lake S.W.A. (Ringgold): The water level is down about six feet to allow boat ramp repairs and crowd the fi sh to increase preda-tion. The repairs are complete. The water level will be allowed to rise as runoff occurs. A few patches of open water appeared Tuesday but froze Wednesday night. Three Mile Lake (Union): The water level is down about four feet. The lake is mostly frozen over. Crappie - Fair: A few nice-sized crappies are coming from the creek channel edges in the upper portion of the lake and from around the deeper tree piles in the mid and lower portions of the lake. Twelve Mile Creek Lake (Union): The water level is down about 3.5 feet. The open water areas grew. Some areas refroze. Ice in these areas will be too thin. Check thickness often. Bluegill - Excellent: Anglers are fi nding some big bluegills near the fl ooded trees near the creek channel. Some of these areas opened up on Tues-day. Crappie - Good: Anglers are fi nding a lot of big crappies from around the creek channel of the west shore and the deeper edges of the fi sh mounds. Flooded trees and some of the deeper piles seem

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to be better. Twilight and night are the best. Green Valley Lake (Union): The open water area expanded dur-ing Monday and Tuesday. The edge of the open water reached near the tree pile. Some new ice has formed but it may be too thin to support people. Check often. Bluegill - Excellent: Some real big bluegills can be caught from the deeper ce-dar tree piles immediately north of the center of the dam. The ice may not support people. Crappie - Excellent: The cedar tree piles are producing a lot of big crappies dur-ing twilight and evening hours. Ice thickness will vary greatly. Check

often. Summitt Lake (Union): The spillway replacement project is complete but runoff has not refi lled the lake. Restocking and boating will occur when water levels rise. Little River Watershed Lake (Decatur): The water level is down about 12 feet to allow completion of a shoreline stabilization project. The fi sh have been restocked and are growing fast. Sands Timber Lake (Blockton Reservoir - Taylor): The lake has been drained to allow the construc-tion of a wetland and shoreline sta-bilization to be completed. Lake of Three Fires (Taylor): A big open water area appeared Tuesday. Some of it is still open. Part of it refroze but will have ice too thin to support people. Check thickness often. Bluegill - Good: Several bluegills can be caught from brush piles in at least 10 feet of water.

Five young Raiders qualifi ed for the state AAU wrestling meet after district competition at Indi-anola Sunday, Feb. 3. In the seventh/eighth grade division, Mitchell Swank placed fi rst, Brad Phelps second and Cal Daughton fourth to advance. In the third/fourth grade divi-sion, Bryce Shaha placed second and Trey Ehlen fourth. Other Raiders competing but not advancing included Adler Shay, Marcus Daughton, Briar Knapp and Reas Knapp. State competition will be held February 23-24 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Approximately 400 wrestlers competed at the district tournament where wrestlers are divided into age and weight classes. Competi-tion is held in the seventh/eighth, fi fth/sixth and third/fourth grade classifi cations.

Young Raider wrestlers qualify for state meet

Boys basketball tourney pairings released

Girls basketball tournament pairings released

Iowa’s deer harvest declined for the seventh straight year as hunt-ers adjust to the smaller herd, and to fewer antlerless tags. Hunters reported 115,606 deer to the harvest reporting system for the 2012 season, a decline of nearly fi ve percent. The harvest is down 23 per-cent from its high in 2006. Deer hunters purchased 378,447 licenses, nearly 14,500 fewer than in 2011, due to the elimination of the three-day November ant-lerless season, a shortening of the January antlerless season, and re-duced antlerless license quotas in some counties. Deer hunting seasons stretch from September to middle January providing different types of hunting opportunities to Iowa hunters. Deer hunting is also big business in Iowa, providing an economic impact of nearly $214 million, paying more than $15 million in fed-eral taxes and nearly $15 million in state taxes. It supports more than 2,800 jobs, and provides more than $67 million in earnings. The harvest data will be used as a consideration when the DNR begins the process of discussing hunting seasons later this winter.

Fewer deer harvested

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February 4 - Lots of things are going on at Wishard Chapel this week. Wednesday night will be Bible study at the church fellowship hall. It will pick up where they left off two weeks ago since they had to cancel last week due to bad weath-er. Anyone is welcome to join in. It starts at 7 p.m. and ends by 8:30 p.m. Sunday morning Wishard Cha-pel will have a potluck brunch starting at 9:30 a.m. This is a val-entine party so, if you like, bring valentines for the kids. The women will be bringing goodies to pack bags for shut-ins. Goodies can be homemade or packaged or fruit. They are planning on around 15 bags. Benson Hainline will bring the message Sunday morning in the absence of Pastor Bill. Please come and hear Benson as he shares an inspirational message with the congregation. Faith Shinkle and Jim and Carol Anne McCreary attended the winter band and vocal concert Monday night. It was great music! Jessica McCreary, Andrew Belzer and Quentin Gregg are great-grandchildren of Faith.

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February 4 -- The weather has been a doozie in Iowa. The cold temperatures have the residents talking. There is more to do at Clearview to keep your mind off the cold. Today (Thursday) resi-dents will enjoy a nature program at 9 a.m. followed by valentine jingo at 2 p.m. The general store will be open at 2 p.m. Monday. Fat Tuesday is Feb. 12. During coffee club a Mardi Gras party will be hosted. Some good Louisiana cui-sine will be served. On Valentine’s Day, residents will enjoy a choco-late affair. Next Friday residents can play a game of Price is Right on the Wii console. Condolences go out to the fami-lies of Mary Ann Marvin and Jack Hartman. Mary Ann always saw the bright side of things and lived her life to the fullest. She will be missed by several residents and all the staff. Jack Hartman was a love-ly man who could bring a smile to anyone. Jack was special and will be sadly missed by the staff and his special residents he spent a lot of time with. Prayers and sympathy go out to all who knew them. Monday Sommer read from the Guinness Book of World Records. She shared some unusual records new to 2012 and some that stood over several years. Kathi and Som-mer prepared the general store to be open in the afternoon. Many residents were out spending their coupons. It was blueberry muffi ns for coffee club Tuesday. Residents en-joyed them warm and with butter. After coffee club Pattie and Som-mer used the CD players and sang some songs with the residents. They also went to the special care unit to sing. Later in the afternoon they played bingo. Winners were Helen Banks, Jack Padgitt, Donnie

Johnston, Doyle Murphy and Rose Hunt. Wednesday Kathi and Sommer were busy with hand care. Mike Maddy was in for church in the af-ternoon. Kathi popped popcorn for the residents watching “The Dick Van Dyke Show” after church. Kathi read the Mount Ayr Re-cord-News and Diagonal Progress in the morning. After reading, a group of residents gathered to as-semble the February Chatterbox. Donnie delivered the Chatterboxes to rooms and hung up the calen-dars. In the afternoon Kathi led a group in a game of plinko. Sarge came for a visit. Joe’s dog puts on a great show for the residents during each trip. Charles Hawkins was in for Bible study to fi nish the afternoon of activities. Friday Lisa played the piano in the south lobby and in the spe-cial care unit. Kathi and Sommer played cards in the south lobby. Several were out enjoying the game trash. Throughout the morn-ing Liz delivered leis to the resi-dents to remind them of the hula in the coola party in the afternoon. Residents enjoyed an Hawaiian cuisine with Hawaiian bread, Ha-waiian pie, Hawaiian-style braised spare ribs, coconut pudding and pineapple punch. Staff partici-pated in the limbo, hula hooping and a coconut race. Shirley Molt hula hooped for 1:02 minutes and Wendy Creveling got the lowest in the limbo contest. Coconut race winners were Amber Fooken and TK Stewart. It was a great time to warm up inside because it was so cold outside. Kathi was in to play a game of high rollers with the residents on Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring as he did not see his shadow. It was the 127th celebration of Ground-hog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, PA. Winner of the high roller game was Iris Osborn. “Happy Birthday” was sung to Milo Jones and Pam Larsen, as it was their birthday. Sunday school was led by Adam Triggs with Fay Howie on piano. Visitors last week were Rick Beymer with Mildred Beymer; Trudy Weaver with Virginia Weav-er; George Hunt with Rose Hunt; Kay Sickels with Vera Daugh-ton; Bill Breckenridge with Min-nie Breckenridge; Larry Hunt of Kansas City, MO with Rose Hunt; Janis Taylor with Anna Linkey; James Walkup with Vera Carson; Peggy Steenrod of Lawson, MO with Bonnie Durham; Art and Barb Garrett with Pam Larsen, and Clar-ence and Jan Waddell with Irene Spencer.

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February 4 - Early spring, yeah! That is if the ground hog is right. Everyone certainly hopes that he is. This bitter cold weather has lasted long enough for every-one. Health Care will be having warm thoughts this week anyway as residents stay inside and enjoy several fun activities. A couple of those activities involve visitors. Thursday afternoon their friends from Ringgold County Supportive Services will be there and together they plan to make a Valentine’s Day craft. Friday residents plan to enjoy music sung by The Commu-nity Singers. They will begin at 1 p.m. Plan to join them. Best wishes were sent with Merna Cox as she was able to move on to an apartment. Good luck, Merna. Everyone will miss you. Danny Gregg braved the cold

last week and enjoyed traveling to the Mount Ayr Meal Site for card games and lunch both Thurs-day and Friday. Maxine Werner also went out Friday. She went to Tingley to the meal site with her daughter, Nancy, and grandson, Race. Ruth Angus enjoyed the afternoon out Friday with Betty Still. Evalee White had a nice day out Sunday as she spent it with her daughter, Dee. Elaine McCampbell enjoyed having a nice lunch brought in to her as well as having Corwin Karr as a lunch guest Saturday. Ada Stanley was pleased to have her son, Neil, join her for lunch last Friday. As many of you know, those at Mount Ayr Health Care Center enjoy a variety of games and ac-tivities each week. Activities range anywhere from thinking games and parties, religious and serious discussions, music and exercises on up to just plain old fun and laughter. This past week they must admit that they had lots of laugh-ter as residents got together for an afternoon of playing penny ante. This is a game that consists of questions that you may have done

in your lifetime and asks residents to share a bit of information. Some very funny stories were told which led to much laughter. Don Bear, Marvin Morse and Darlene Min-nick were winners as they gathered the most pennies. Residents also had a great time trying to fi gure out picture puzzles as this past Tuesday was National Puzzle Day. All January birthdays were celebrated with a party hosted by Deanna and Dorothy. The party consisted of a musical game fol-lowed with special cupcakes. Those with January birthdays were Ruth Angus, Paul Campbell, Nieda Cunningham, Margaret Campbell, Maxine Kean and Betty Ruby. Seth Denny was the Bible study leader this week. Another spe-cial service was brought by Pas-tor Mike Maddy who conducted church Wednesday morning. Char-lotte Swank was the piano player. Bingo was enjoyed twice this past week being played on both Wednesday and Saturday. Helping Wednesday were caller Samantha Crawford, Phyllis Sickels, Cheri Dessinger, Harold Crawford and Corwin Karr. Helping Saturday was Boy Scout Troop 39 which in-

cluded Josh Cox, Connor Swank, Billy Webb, Wesley Armstrong, Isaac Thomas, Skyler Armstrong and Scout Master Jay Cox. Amber Cox, Terry Shaffa, Melynda and Harold Crawford, Corwin Karr and Phyllis Sickels were also helpers Saturday. Winners included Evalee White, Irene Bohn, Dorothy So-botka, Sylvia Hall, Lorraine King, Elaine McCampbell, Kenny Drift-mier, Catherine Crawford, Doro-thy Main, Ruth Angus, Virginia Albers, Donna Benegas, Ada Stan-ley, Irene Hogue and Betty Ruby. Sylvia Hall and Kenny Driftmier were blackout winners. Super Bowl and football terms were used during the game of hang man as well as residents watching the movie, “ Blind Side,” in prepa-ration for the Super Bowl this past Sunday. Marlys McPherson brightened the afternoon Friday as she played the piano. Refreshments and visit-ing were also enjoyed that after-noon. Linda Barber came Sunday morning and shared a very nice lesson as well as music during Sunday school. Welcome visitors during the

past week have been Sharon Bo-wen with June Steinman; Harold, Melynda and Samantha Crawford and Jim Hullinger with Catherine Crawford; Betty Still, Marie Still, Tate Dugan and Warren Angus with Ruth Angus; Neil Stanley with Ada Stanley; Rhonda Cooper of Kent with Kathryn Adams; Lorrie Haver with Wayne and Irene Bohn; Steve Campbell of Al-toona with Paul and Marie Camp-bell; Donna Stark, Judy Doolittle, Kay Doolittle and Vickie Parrott with Loreen Reed; Wayne and Suzanne Brown of Pleasant Hill, Merna Schwalbe and Mary Joyce Hewlett with Shirley Brown; Jerry Gardner of Humbolt, Pat and Larry Teply and Missy the dog with Ger-ald Gardner; Pam, Avery and Rilee Grace and Carol and Arlene So-botka with Dorothy Sobotka; Corwin Karr with Elaine Mc-Campbell; Jean Gilliland with Earl Brand; Vera Moore and Tracy Smith and Jadyn Moore of Omaha, NE with Bev Moore; Nancy and Race Kelly of Winterset with Maxine Werner; Merna King of Bedford and Dan King with Ed and Lor-raine King; Connie Worthington of

Des Moines and Hank Smith with Margaret Fletchall; Lyle and Ja-net Hogue of Hatfi eld, MO, Jacey, Bob and Tyanne Carey of Ankeny and Parker Hogue of Waukee with Irene Hogue; Regan Main and Holly Jerome with Dorothy Main and Earl Brand; Ted Bear with Don Bear, and Ethel Campbell of Shannon City with Don Campbell.

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News from Clearfi eldLinda Bell

February 4 - Sunday - This morning in Sunday school the les-son was about the miracles of Je-sus. Linda Bell asked the kids what is the difference between magic and a miracle. Magic is a trick, sort of like make believe, they said and a miracle is real. So what Jesus did was real and they talked about the different miracles Jesus did. They decided he’d put a lot of hospitals and doctors out of work if he was around these days. Tuesday - Linda Bell worked at school and spent quite a bit of time in the third grade room. Is she smarter than a third grader? It depends on the question. Linda en-joyed the day. It was a nice class. Wednesday - This evening the weather did a quick change. It had been warm but the temperature fell and the wind started blowing and had some rain fi rst, freezing rain and then snow. Thursday - It was a full-blown blizzard. No school across the whole state except way up in the northwest. Wind chill all day was negative 20 or less. It was cold out there. Friday - It was still cold but no wind so Linda Bell went to town to have coffee with the girls. She told them about a photographer com-ing from the Lions International magazine on Saturday, Feb. 16. He is going to take some pictures of a tractor and a shuttle buss and wants at least 100 people around it. So if you aren’t doing anything, come up and join them. They may need the numbers. It will be in the magazine that goes all over the world. Closing this week with: “I’ve learned that success is more often the result of hard work than tal-ent.” From the coffee table, Linda B.

Maple RidgeAssisted Living

February 4 - Normally January seems like a very long month, but this year January has breezed by. Those at Maple Ridge have en-joyed a variety of activities such as exercising not only their bodies with exercise class three mornings a week but also their brains with a fl urry of thinking games. They have all been welcome as well as fun and informative. A few of the times tenants were put to using their thinking caps were during word searches, trivia, geography which took a trip around the world as well as allowed them to each share a trip they have taken, per-son, place or thing, penny ante and bingo. Mary Kathryn Gepner from the local library pays a visit each Monday afternoon and during that visit shares a library book, deliv-ers books to them as well as other information. This time is enjoyed very much and everyone always looks forward to her next visit. January weather was nice enough for tenants to travel to both the Tingley Meal Site and to Ja-mie’s Coffee Mill and Deli where everyone enjoyed shopping, drink-ing specialty coffee and reminisc-ing. Several are listening to and en-joying the book series, “Nan Tuck-et Dreams,” which is read every

Wednesday afternoon by Dorothy Hughes. National Pie Day was cele-brated where each had a choice of oatmeal or peanut butter pie to eat along with pie trivia, a pie poem and unscrambling pie words. Each told their favorite pie as well as discussed pie personalities and pie preferences worldwide. Maple Ridge was a busy place Sunday, Jan. 20, as many family members of Frances Goff gathered to help her celebrate her birthday. The party was complete with cake, punch, gifts, family, friends and all the special trimmings. Happy birthday, Frances. National Puzzle Day was rec-ognized during social hour with those gathered viewing a variety of adult and children’s puzzles. El-ladeen McGahuey shared a puzzle she had just completed before all participated in picture puzzles and a crossword puzzle before depart-ing. Tea time was enjoyed with Lanette Shields upon which time the drinking straw was discussed. Did you know that the paper straw was patented in 1888? Varieties of tea were sampled while discussing the many straws on hand as well as learning the history of the straw. A few of them even had a good time trying out the crazy straws. Maple Ridge now has a piano in its lobby. This will be a wonder-ful addition to their home as they all love music. Several of the ten-ants do play the piano so don’t be surprised if, next time you are in, you hear beautiful music. The last activity of the month was a time for sharing and show-ing. Anyone who cared to had the opportunity to bring an item to the group for sharing which made for a very nice afternoon. Phyl-lis Faubion shared a nice book on barns while Margaret Wilson and Vergene Higgins each shared handmade quilts. Betty Rullestad showed a part of her doll collection while Paul Smith shared a wonder-ful memorable scrapbook album of family. Earle Schad brought several woodworking items that he has made in the past. The time of sharing came to a close with re-freshments shared by the kitchen.

Clearview Estates

February 4 - Tenants started off the year with counting their blessings and ringing in the new year with toasts, snacks and bever-ages. Ermil celebrated her birthday this month and everyone enjoyed sharing her favorite pie. Over the month tenants traveled to Creston a couple times, Humeston and, of course, Mount Ayr. They shopped at Snyder’s on women’s day out and several returned home with packages including new clothes. Singing groups that stopped in to entertain included Friday Singers and the Tingley Kitchen Band. Tenants start most every morn-ing out with coffee and conversa-tion. This is a good time to check in on each other and see how they are all getting along for the day. After coffee all join in on exercises. At their monthly com-munity meeting everyone talked about fi re safety and the fl u and the number one prevention of not getting ill which is hand washing. Mary Kathryn visited every week to keep them up to date on current events. Janet Hickman came in on January 11 and talked about the fl u which had hit Ringgold county strong in January, but thankfully tenants have been able to avoid the bug. Dominoes and bingo remain a popular event for many to attend. Church takes up part of Wednes-day afternoons and Sunday school

is on Sunday morning after coffee and fresh donuts. On show and tell day, Amon shared his war pins that he received for honorable ser-vice. Tenants are looking forward to warmer weather as the walks outside have been limited to a few days. Other visitors in were Vic and Jeannie Ruff and Grace Moser with Donella Johnson; Patty Stark and Louse Frost with Thelma Grimes; Ron and Karen Saltzman, Doris Drake, Estelle Hall and Grace Mo-ser with Nina Saltzman; Randall and Candy Nickle, Natasha Gourley and the boys, Stacia Nickle and the girls, Lu-ella Wilson, Diana Brammer and Leann Baker with Ruth Nickle; Keith and Rhonda Hunt, Doris Overholser and Estelle Hall with Amon Hunt; Diane Saltzman and Lorrie Haver with Frances Saltzman; John and Kathy McFarland, Marvin and Melonie Lane, Ver-gene Higgins and Grace Warin with Marjorie McFarland; Dick and Camille Jackson, Crystal and John Curry and Steve and Mona Ruby with Esther Jack-son; Doug and Sherri Hymbaugh and Mark Hymbaugh with Dwight Cunning; Benson and D’Ambra Hainline, Emily Lynch, Sarah Bergeson, Ka-tie Jo Bergeson and Randall and Donita Lynch with Ermil Hain-line; Jim Ward, Roxie Trullinger and Cathy Ward with Jessie Woollums, and Ted and Ronda Smith and Terry Lininger with Rena Smith.

It’s 10 p.m. on a summer night along a gravel road anywhere in Iowa. In the farm pond next to the road a raucous chorus of male frogs are making themselves heard as they vie for mates. A volun-teer stands clipboard in hand, ear cocked, mentally sorting out each of the calling species and the num-ber of individuals using this seem-ingly ordinary pond. Skip to a Saturday morning by the river where another volunteer has binoculars trained on the tall-est tree in the vicinity. In this tree is a one-ton nest, home to two bald eagles and their young. Are there two or three young in that nest? Hard to tell and a follow up visit will be needed; in the meantime, notes are taken and a peaceful half hour is spent watching one of the most spectacular birds in North America. These volunteers were trained through Iowa Department of Natu-ral Resources’ Volunteer Wildlife Monitoring Program (VWMP). The state is big, the species are many, and the staff to monitor those species is few; the efforts of volunteers are crucial to ensure that these species remain stable. Every March and April, the DNR leads six training workshops around the state that prepare vol-unteers to collect data on some of Iowa’s critical wildlife. Two types of trainings are of-fered: one focused on monitoring raptor or colonial waterbird nesting sites and one for performing a frog call survey. Raptors and Colonial Water-birds (herons, egrets, night-herons and cormorants) are targeted be-cause of their role as top predators and their dependence on particular habitats. Frogs and toads are an impor-tant group to monitor because they depend on clean water and because

NatureNotes

Taylor Still walks the runway at a Des Moines fashion show.

Taylor Still placed in the top eight in a recent fashion contest sponsored by Prom Connections in Ankeny. Still began with a January 13 photo shoot at Prom Connections. She was among 100 girls given the chance to pick out a prom dress and wear it for the photo shoot. From there the photos were up-loaded to the Prom Connections Facebook page where people were asked to vote on the pictures. The girls with the most votes would be selected for the Prom Runway Fashion Show to be held at the Courtyard Marriott in Ankeny Jan-uary 27. Placing in the top three in votes,

Still places in fashion contestStill then was personally fi tted for a neon pink Sherri Hill dress and received professional hair styling and make-up prior to the show. Of the 53 girls selected for the fashion show, Still was one of only six girls selected to appear on Prom Connections’ Wall of Fame, where poster-sized photos of contestants are displayed for one year. At the end of the show, event organiz-ers named the top eight girls, and Still was included for that honor as well. “This was an incredible experi-ence,” said Still, “and I had a great time.” Still, 17, is the daughter of Doug and Gina Still of Mount Ayr.

Iowa citizens help track wildlife for DNR

there is evidence of a global decline among all amphibians. The Volunteer Wildlife Moni-toring Program provides an op-portunity for adults who love the outdoors and wildlife to be directly involved with the conservation and monitoring of Iowa’s resources. VWMP Bird workshops in 2013 will be held in O’Brien, Muscatine, and Marshall counties in February/ March and frog and toad survey trainings will be held in Osceola, Jefferson and Cerro Gordo coun-ties in April. For more information visit: www.iowadnr.com/volunteerwild-lifemonitoring/ or e-mail vwmp@dnr.iowa.gov.

More than 100 organizations will be on the Iowa State Univer-sity campus February 6 to recruit at the spring job fair of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Ag Career Day is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Last October, 208 employers participated in the fall semester Ag Career Day, making it the largest job fair of its kind in the country. The latest survey of recent College of Agriculture and Life Sciences graduates found a nearly 98 per-cent placement rate. Many of the recruiters at the February 6 job fair look to fi ll em-ployment needs, both internship and full-time, as well as promote opportunities for next year, said Mike Gaul, director of Agriculture and Life Sciences Career Services. “Spring also is when many nat-ural resource organizations begin to fi ll their internship needs, so we are excited to have many of these types of organizations join us for the event,” Gaul said. More information and a list of organiza-tions participating are available at: http://www.career.ag.iastate.edu/career-day.

ISU hosts job fair

Great Western Bank, an Iowa-grown regional bank with 200 lo-cations, will award two new 4-H scholarships for incoming fresh-men attending Iowa State Univer-sity for the 2013-14 academic year. The $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to one male and one fe-male 4-H member majoring in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Great Western Bank joins the Iowa 4-H Foundation and more than 100 other scholarship donors to encourage Iowa 4-H’ers to con-tinue their education beyond high school. A complete listing of Iowa 4-H Scholarships and online appli-cation forms are available now on the Iowa 4-H Foundation website. Application deadline is March 1 for most scholarships.

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Skip and the ladies at the United Methodist Church and everyone who visited and sent memorials and cards after the death of our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. We were blessed.Family of Lorraine Lesan

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THANK YOUWords cannot describe how comforted we were by the

thoughtfulness of our neighbors, friends, family and community during the illness and loss of Duane Poore. The gifts of food, flo-ral tributes and memorials, as well as the caring support, offered us great comfort during this difficult time.

Special thanks goes to the wonderful and caring staff at the Ringgold County Hospital and Mercy Critical Care Unit. We also would like to thank Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home for the sup-port and beautiful service conducted by Pastor Bill Armstrong. To the Hynek family, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the beautiful music and songs of praise in Duane’s honor.

Thank you to the Beaconsfield United Methodist Women and the Wishard Chapel Community Church Women for the delicious luncheon served to our family following the service.

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Redding United Methodist Church

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French Bread,Desserts and Beverage Freewill donation. Proceeds to the General Fund.

Friends, Family and Kind Samaritans,On January 20, 2013 at approximately 4:30 p.m., our fam-

ily experienced an event of great magnitude. As smoke and flame rose from our home, the home we had worked so hard to obtain, all that we could do was weep.

During the fire, we were quickly comforted by neighbors, law enforcement and emergency responders. Coats, shoes, blankets, etc. were handed effortlessly to our family. In the blurry days to follow, we were given more clothing, personal care items, toys for our son and many other thoughtful and generous donations.

Our family would like to take this time to thank our dear friends and family and the wonderful and kind-hearted resi-dents of Ringgold and Decatur Counties and the surrounding areas. Words truly cannot express our gratitude. Although we have lost many items that cannot be replaced, we have truly learned what a blessing it has been to be supported by an amazing group of communities. We have never felt more at home.

Sincerely grateful,The Wolfe Family

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Church NotesMount Ayr Larger Parish

United Methodist ChurchesPastor Skip Rushing

Redding 9:00 a.m., Worship. 10:00 a.m., Sunday School.

Middle Fork 9:00 a.m., Sunday School, all ages. 10:00 a.m., Worship.

Mount Ayr10:00 a.m., Sunday School.

10:30 - 11:00 a.m., Refreshments and Fellowship. 11:00 a.m., Worship. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church

100 N. Polk, Mount AyrFr. Glen Wilwerding, Pastor

Sunday mass, 8:00 a.m.

St. Patrick’s Catholic ChurchGrand River

Fr. Glen Wilwerding, Pastor Saturdays, mass at 5:30 p.m.

United Church of Diagonal

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

Tingley First Christian ChurchAl Rusk, Pastor

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

First Lutheran ChurchMount Ayr - LCMS

Vacancy Pastor: Rev. Jonathan Watt

Sunday, February 10: 8:00 a.m., Worship.

Free Methodist Church Charles Weiman, Pastor

10:00 a.m., Sunday school. 11:00 a.m., Worship service. 7:00 p.m., Evening worship. Wednesday, Family Night Prayer meeting; F.M.Y., C.L.C., 7 p.m.

Kellerton Assembly of God Church

Pastor Barton Shields 9:30 a.m., Sunday School. 10:30 a.m., Worship service. 7:00 p.m., Evangelistic service. Wednesday, 7:00 p.m., Adult Bible study.

Blockton Christian ChurchScott Marcum, Pastor

9:30 a.m., Bible School. 10:45 a.m., Worship. Second and fourth Sundays of each month, Youth Groups. First Wednesday of each month, Church Night.

Tent ChapelChurch of Christ

Richard Reinhardt, Minister(3 miles south of Blockton, Iowa)

Bible study, 10:00 a.m. Morning worship, 11:00 a.m. Watch “In Search of the Lord’s Way” - 7 a.m., Sunday on Ch. 17; KDSM Dish 259, 6:30 a.m. or Direct TV 364, 6:30 a.m. Sundays, 6:30 p.m., evening ser-vices. Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m., Bible study.

Regular Baptist ChurchMount Ayr

464-3293 (Church)Pastor Seth Denney

9:45 a.m., Sunday School. 11:00 a.m., Morning worship service. Nursery available. 6:30 p.m., Evening service. Wednesday, 6:30-8:00 p.m., AWA-NA; 7 p.m., Midweek Bible study and prayer; 7 p.m., Youth service.

Hickory GroveAdvent Christian Church

Sherry Wiley, supply pastor The church has closed for the winter and will reopen in the spring on Palm Sunday, March 24, 2013.

Mount Ayr Assembly of GodPastor Doug Rohrer

(515-783-7712)See our facebook page

8:15 - 8:45 a.m., Prayer 9:00 a.m., Sunday school for all ages. 10:00 a.m., Fellowship. 10:30 a.m., Worship service. Nursery available. Children’s church. 5:00 p.m. Men of Valor

Thursdays: Revolution Youth - 6 to 8 p.m.

Fridays: Kids Club - 5 to 7 p.m.

KellertonUnited Methodist Church

Rev. Robin Thomas, Pastor 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship.

Beaconsfi eldUnited Methodist Church

Rev. Robin Thomas, Pastor Sunday, 9:00 a.m., Morning Wor-ship. No Sunday School.

First Christian Church Pastor Chris Conklin

Sunday, February 10: 9:00 a.m., Sunday school. 10:00 a.m., Church. Wednesday, February 13: 9:00 a.m., Dorcas. 7:00 p.m., Ash Wednesday ser-vices. Wednesdays: L.A.M.B.S. at 3:30 p.m.; Choir at 5:30 p.m. Thursday Prayer group at 9:30 a.m.

United Baptist-Presbyterian Church

2343 State Highway 169Mount Ayr

Michael Maddy, Pastor(641-464-2127)

www.ubpchurch.com Sunday, February 10: 9:00 a.m., Sunday school.

10:00 a.m., Church service. Greeter, Dean Blades; Call to worship, Deb Larson: Musician, Fay Howie; Children’s sermon, Nancy Sackett; Message, Mike Maddy. Following the service, communion and mission soup lunch. Monday, February 11: 5:00 p.m., Stretch exercises at UBP Church. Tuesday, February 12: 7:00 a.m., Men’s breakfast at UBP Church. Wednesday, February 13: 5:30 p.m., Choir practice at UBP Church. 6:30 p.m., Bible study at Mount Ayr Health Care.

Faith United ParishPastor Bruce Giese

Platte Center 8:30 a.m., Worship. 10:00 a.m., Sunday School. Bank of Christ Outreach and Hope

Center2nd & Ringgold, Kellerton

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

Wishard Chapel Community Church

Pastor Bill Armstrong 9:30 a.m., Sunday school. 10:30 a.m., Worship. Women of Wishard (WOW): Every fi rst Wednesday at 7 p.m.

EllstonUnited Methodist Church

Rev. Robin Thomas, Pastor 9:00 a.m., Church services. 10:00 a.m., Sunday school and Bible study. United Methodist Women: Every second Monday at 1:30 p.m. United Methodist Men: First/third Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. Youth Group: First/third Wednes-days, 6:30 p.m. Second Sunday - potluck; fourth Sunday - fellowship time. Website: ellstonumc.org

TingleyUnited Methodist Church

Rev. Robin Thomas, Pastor 9:30 a.m., Sunday school. 10:30 a.m., Worship. United Methodist Women: Every Third Wednesday. Youth Group: Second and Fourth Sundays, 5:00 p.m., at Ellston.

The LighthouseNon-Denominational Fellowship

Doug Greene, PastorDarin Dolecheck, Youth Pastor

(west 2 miles on Hwy. 2) 9:45 a.m., Sunday School. 10:30 a.m., Worship. 6:30 p.m., Evening Worship. Mondays, 5 p.m., Thin Within Support Group; 7 p.m., Sowing in Tears Support Group. Wednesdays, 6 - 8 p.m., Crew Kids’ Club; 8 - 9 p.m., SOC Youth Meeting. Saturday Night Service, 7:00 p.m., Bible Study and Prayer led by Darla Dolecheck. Sermons available online at: light-houseonline.org.

Area Bible Fellowship Church204 North Van Buren, Clearfi eld

Pastor Ron Christian 10:00 a.m., Worship service. 11:15 a.m., Sunday school. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m., AWANA.

Website: www.areabiblefellow-ship.org

Trinity Christian ChurchTerry Roberts, Minister 446-8654

(Hwy. 2 West, Decatur) 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., Sunday morning worship services. 9:30 a.m., Sunday School, all ages. Wednesday: 7:00 p.m., Youth/Small group Bible study. Nursery available.

The Community of ChristTony and Sandy Crandell, Co-

pastors, Sunday, February 10: 11:00 a.m., Worship service with Don Breshears speaking.

Mount Ayr Restoration BranchSherman Phipps, Presiding Elder

Alan Smith, AssistantSunday, February 10:

Welcomers: Sherman Phipps fam-ily. 9:45 a.m., Family Worship, Bob Rowland family. 10:00 a.m., Classes. 11:00 a.m., Worship. Steven Smith, presiding; Michael Jordison, speak-ing; Pat Bolingbroke, pianist; Alan Smith, special music. Custodians: Sherman Phipps. 6:00 p.m., Valentine supper and family fellowship at Ron Smith home. Wednesday, February 13: 7:00 p.m., Prayer service at Rob Rolfe home. Ron Smith, presiding.

Virgil FindleyGANUM VIRGIL FINDLEY

Ganum Virgil Findley was born on October 7, 1926 in Grayson, Missouri. The son of a farmer and teacher, Ganum Alvin Findley, and his wife, Mary Leora Findley, Vir-gil shared their rural home with his sister, Mary Margaret, until her death at age two and three-fourths years on July 28, 1937 at a Kansas City hospital. After three years of high school in Worth county, Missouri, Virgil and his father travelled to Wichita, Kansas, where they both worked in the airplane factory during World War II. Virgil’s mother died there on April 29, 1944 of complications from diabetes and gallbladder dis-ease. When Virgil turned 18, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, inducted on February 21, 1945 as a paratrooper and sharpshooter. He and many young men like him were stationed in the Philippines prior to a planned drop of para-troopers on the rice fi elds of Japan. Instead, the lives of these young men were spared by the develop-ment and dropping of the atomic bomb and subsequent surrender of Japan. After a service injury and hos-pitalization in the Philippines, Vir-gil returned to his father’s home, which was now in Delphos, Iowa. He arrived two months before the birth of his sister, Ellen Sue Find-ley, on January 6, 1947, to his fa-ther’s second wife, Aileen Marie Milligan Findley, a former com-merce teacher at Mount Ayr high school. Virgil farmed for his father for several years before subsequently rejoining the military. He was in charge of ground transportation for NATO at SHAPE headquarters near Paris, France for four and one-half years. He then served in Texas operating heavy equipment before returning to Ringgold county, Iowa to farm for Denzil Waugh. Virgil shared a home near Red-ding with Denzil and Socorro Waugh, their two children, Eugene and Martha, and Socorro’s moth-er, Maria Ramirez, where he was considered more than just a good friend. He was a very special mem-ber of the family. During this time

Virgil also worked as a mechanic for Ames Cross at his garage in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Virgil enjoyed farming and raising cattle for a number of years before their retire-ment to Benton, Iowa in 1985. Vir-gil was a member of the Redding American Legion Post #617 for over 50 years, serving many years as commander. Virgil entered Clearview Nurs-ing Home in Mount Ayr on No-vember 30, 2005. He died quietly there on the morning of Saturday, January 26, 2013. Virgil is survived by his sister and 15 cousins out of the 31 grand-children of William Valentine Find-ley and Sarah Tennessee Findley and their many descendants. The surviving cousins are Max Findley of Grant City, Missouri, Eunice Deathridge of Saint Joseph, Mis-souri, Ellis Findley of Kansas City, Kansas, Drexell Findley of Gow-er, Missouri, Kathleen Eckhardt of Stanberry, Missouri, Sharleen Green of Independence, Missouri, JoAnna Thompson of Kansas City, Missouri, Jackie Findley of Saint Joseph, Missouri, Alice J. Tidwell of Bella Vista, Arkansas, Nancy Covington of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Rick Findley of Kansas, Nita Draut of San Diego, California, Ernestine Bowden of San Diego, California; William Findley of Chattanooga, Tennessee and Helen Joy Carlock of Saint Joseph, Missouri. A memorial fund has been es-tablished to the Mount Ayr Public Library and the American Legion Ringgold Post #172 in Mount Ayr. A prayer service was held at Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr on Sunday, February 3, 2013. with Rev. Terry Roberts offi ciating. Casket bearers were Eugene Waugh, Brent Ricker, Joseph Ricker, Jake Ricker, Steve Knapp and Eric Walter. Honorary pallbearers included Amon Hunt, Francis Junior Hanks, Gene Motsinger, Maurice Hunt, Cloyd Richardson and Leo Mc-Daniel. Burial was Monday, February 4, 2013, at the Iowa Veterans Cem-etery in Van Meter, Iowa. Military rites were by IA ARNG Honor Guard and Carlisle VFW #2099.

Jack HartmanJACK E. HARTMAN

Jack E. Hartman was born Au-gust 24, 1922 to Clarence and Ber-tha Moreland Hartman in Union county, Iowa. After attending ru-ral schools for two years in Union county, the family moved to Adair county where he attended Orient school. In his senior year, his fami-ly moved near Greenfi eld where he graduated in 1940. In 1942 he mar-ried Beulah Parkis. To this union two children were born, Richard and Linda. Jack farmed in Adair county and in February of 1945 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. After his discharge

he farmed in Adair county until 1959 when he moved to Mount Ayr, Iowa where he operated the Phillips 66 station. Later he sold bread for Hy-Vee where he de-livered to stores in southern Iowa and northern Missouri. In 1979 he sold his bread route and accepted a job with the Mount Ayr Police De-partment from which he retired in 1987. Jack was a member of the American Legion Post #172 and the Mount Ayr Fire Department. He enjoyed bowling, fi shing, hunt-ing, going to ball games, playing cards and dancing. He enjoyed his children, grandchildren and daugh-ter-in-law, Nancy. Jack passed away February 2, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents; son Richard and a brother, Jim. Those left to cherish his memo-ry include his loving wife, Beulah Hartman, daughter, Linda Hart-man and daughter-in-law, Nancy Hartman, all of Mount Ayr, Iowa; grandsons, Tom and Brad Hart-man; great-grandchildren, Cambri, Karlie and Kellen, and other rela-tives and friends. A memorial has been estab-lished to the Mount Ayr Public Li-brary. Services were conducted at Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr on Tuesday, Febru-ary 5, 2013, with Rev. Terry Rob-erts offi ciating. Casket bearers were Brad Hart-man, Tom Hartman, Wayne Peters-en, Lyle Minnick, Rich Brundage and Raymond Hensley. Musicians included Jane Thom-as and Collus Lawhead. Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Mount Ayr. Military rites were by U.S. Navy Honor Guard and Ringgold Post #172.

Services pending for Jesse Minnick Jesse Alan Minnick, 75, of Ro-land passed away February 4, 2013 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. His services will be later this week and his obituary will appear in next week’s edition. Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

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January 28, 2013 The Ringgold County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Monday, January 28, 2013. The meeting was called to order at 9:10 a.m. with the following members present: David Inloes, Royce Dredge and Kraig Pennington. A motion was made by Kraig Pennington and seconded by Royce Dredge to approve the agenda. AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. A motion was made by Royce Dredge and seconded by Kraig Pen-nington to approve the previous minutes. AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. The payroll checks will be issued January 30, 2013. Dick Elliott, Karen Bender and Dan Cunning with the Ringgold County Development Corporation met with the board to present their budget and to discuss their request for funding for FY2014. As in the past, they are requesting $12,500. They were also present for the Mc-Millen Two, LLC (formerly Wood-Link) tax matter. McMillen Two, LLC is requesting a $10,000 forgiveness on their current tax statement. Due to the untimely fi ling of paperwork, this $10,000 re-duction was not given on this year’s tax statement as it would have been if paperwork was fi led with the as-sessor. The Development Corpora-tion feels the Board of Supervisors should support this request in order to keep business in the county. The board agrees but does not want to set a precedent for this type of situation. The board consulted with Clint Spur-rier, county attorney, to determine if legally they are able to allow this one-time reduction. Referring to the Iowa Code, Spurrier mentioned the board could grant this reduction if McMillen Two, LLC could provide documentation showing they are not fi nancially able to pay the $10,000. The board, along with the devel-opment corporation, will set up a meeting with a representative from McMillen Two, LLC to discuss the matter further and make a determina-tion. The Board of Supervisors, along with the assessor’s conference board, met in the assembly room to review the proposed budget for the assessor’s offi ce for FY2014. The budget that was presented by county assessor Neil Morgan was approved with a two-to-one vote; Yes - school boards (Clearfi eld and Diagonal) and city mayors (Mount Ayr, Ellston, Beaconsfi eld and Diagonal); No - county board of supervisors. The board recessed 12 to 1 p.m. for lunch. Vicki Hodges with the Rural Iowa Crisis Center met with the board to review the program and services pro-vided to Ringgold county and pres-ent their FY2014 budget. They are

PublicNotice

Notice to Bidders - Iowa Department of Natural Resources Sealed bids will be received by the Iowa Department of Natural Re-sources, Engineering Bureau, at the Wallace State Offi ce Building, 502 East 9th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0034 until 11:00 A.M., Febru-ary 21, 2013, for the public improve-ment projects listed below, at which time they will be opened publicly. No bids shall be accepted by FAX. After the bid opening, information concerning bid results may be ob-tained by visiting the Department’s website at www.iowadnr.gov. Note: The United States Postal Service (USPS) does not deliver mail or packages directly to the address provided above but rather to the Cap-itol Complex Mail Room. Extra time should be allotted for proposals sent by the USPS. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources shall not con-sider bids if they are not received by the Department of Natural Resourc-es, either at its mail room or at its Fourth Floor Reception Desk, by the

time and date described in this Notice to Bidders, regardless of whether the bid was mailed prior to that time and date or whether the bid was received at the Capitol Complex Mail Room or other state government location prior to that time and date. Project documents, including drawings, specifi cations, proposal forms and addenda items for the proj-ect are available at Beeline and Blue, at 2507 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines, Iowa 50312. Please visit www.bee lineandblue.com or contact (515) 244-1611 for more information. Al-ternatively, Bid Documents can be viewed or printed online at https://programs.iowadnr.gov/engreal/proje ctlist.asp. The Department shall comply with all public improvement procure-ment laws, as outlined in the plans and specifi cations and including but not limited to: Iowa Code chapter 26 related to public construction bid-ding; Iowa Code chapter 73 related to preferences; Iowa Code chapter 573 related to labor and materials on public improvements; rules promul-gated by the Department of Admin-istrative Services – General Services Enterprise as they may apply; rules promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources and the Natural Resources Commission, as they may apply; and any federal statutes, rules and/or executive orders that may be associated depending on funding sources. Bidders shall comply with these laws to be considered and are encouraged to be familiar with public improvement procurement require-ments and the bidding documents before submitting a bid. Each bidder shall accompany the bid with a bid security as defi ned in Iowa Code section 26.8. The bid se-curity must be in an amount set forth in the bidding documents and made payable to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Failure to exe-cute a contract for the proposed work and fi le an acceptable Performance Bond in an amount equal to 100% of the contract price and a certifi cate of liability insurance within thirty (30) days of the date of the award of the contract will be just and suffi cient cause for the rescinding of the award and the forfeiture of the bid security.

RINGGOLD COUNTY -- PROJECT NO. 13-04-80-02

MOUNT AYR FISH HATCHERYSTORAGE BUILDING ADDITIONPROPOSAL GUARANTEE: $5,000.00COMPLETION DATE: AUGUST 30, 2013BID LETTING DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 2013 This project consists of the con-struction of a one story, pre-engi-neered, stick-frame building addition with a metal roof and metal siding, approximately 28’-0” x 32’-0”, in-cluding one cold bay with an over-head door and egress door. The work also includes fi ve separate alternates for paving, new loading dock, roof-ing, new doors, and bollards.

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Judge Lewis Park maintenance contractBids need to be turned into the city by Monday, February 18,

2013, at 5 p.m.Duties require neatly trimming and mowing, no less than

biweekly, park grass within park boundaries, trimming of all trees and shrubs, furnishing appropriate labor and machinery to perform duties, inspecting park, etc.

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recreation director for Judge Lewis ParkBids need to be turned into the city by Monday, February 18,

2013, at 5 p.m.Duties include preparing playing fields (east, west and Terry

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SELLING YOURSELLING YOURPROPERTY?PROPERTY?RECENT SALESDECATUR COUNTY1,467 AC • 1,040 AC132 AC • 287 AC

RINGGOLD COUNTY186 AC • 200 AC

TAYLOR COUNTY156 AC

UNION COUNTY145 AC

HARRISON COUNTY, MISSOURI1,600 AC

SCRAP PRICES ARE UP!Cars ...................................................................$180.00 per tonShred .................................................................$170.00 per tonFarm Equipment ...............................................$170.00 per ton#1 Steel ..............................................................$180.00 per ton#2 Steel ..............................................................$170.00 per ton#1 Cast Iron .......................................................$190.00 per ton#2 Cast Iron .......................................................$170.00 per tonUnprepared Steel ..............................................$160.00 per tonWoven and Barbed Wire ..................................$120.00 per ton

This is a partial listing. Call for more prices.We also buy catalytic converters.

We will not accept whole appliances, steel cable, glass, plastic, wood or cardboard.Prices subject to change without notice.

P&L RECYCLING2261 Church Street • Weldon, Iowa

Ph. 641-342-6459Open Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 4 :30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. - Noon

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Tom Miller - Agent/OwnerLenox, Iowa

Ph. 641-333-2705David Brown-Ph. 641-333-2567Daryl Kline-Ph. 641-782-2403

Curtis Kinker-Ph. 641-333-2820

Rules for acceptance and participation in the clinics are the same for everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, handicap, creed, religion or political affiliation.

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Do your hips and knees ache by the end of the day? Is it progressively getting worse or keeping you from the fun you used to have? Get ahead of the pain before it gets ahead of you. See your family doctor today or call 641-464-4409 to schedule a consult with our orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Homedan, to learn about your options. Don’t lose one more day to aches and pains.

Outpatient Clinic Department - Phone 641-464-4409

CARDIOLOGY CLINICDepartment of Ringgold County Hospital

Eric Martin, M.D.Wednesday, February 13Wednesday, February 27

Jean Schmitt, A.R.N.P.Wednesday, February 13Wednesday, February 27

ORTHOPEDIC CLINICShehada Homedan, M.D.

Tuesday, February 12Tuesday, February 19Tuesday, February 26

SKIN CARE CLINICAnne Nelson, PA-C

Wednesday, February 20

AUDIOLOGY CLINICKent Weaver, Au.D.

Thursday, February 28For an appointment, please call1-800-233-4327

NEPHROLOGY CLINICSiva Jagarlapudi, M.D.

Friday, February 15Hermien Creger, A.R.N.P.

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EAR, NOSE & THROAT CLINICPhillip Linquist, D.O.

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PODIATRY CLINICJill Frerichs, D.P.M.

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BUSINESS SERVICESMcNEILL’S TREE SERVICE, Afton. Tree trimming, topping and removal. David, 641-344-9052. 49-4t______________________________ADKISSON SAWMILL. Portable sawmill service. Your place or mine. Serving the area since 1989. Call Gerald Adkisson, 712-537-2433. 3-tf______________________________PRINTING -- Business cards, envelopes, letterheads, statements, business forms, circulars. Competitive prices. MOUNT AYR RECORD-NEWS, 641-464-2440. 12-tfp______________________________

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February 4 - Becky Abarr and Jariah Walker spent last week vis-iting Becky’s mother, Peggy An-drews, and sister, Jennie Andrews, in Eugene, OR. Charles and Becky Abarr went to funeral services for Clinton Sheumaker Saturday in Kansas City. Dorothy Barber went to the funeral of her niece, Chris Mur-phy, Saturday of last week in Des Moines. Chris was 49 and died of complications of the fl u. Rick and Deloris Brumfi eld and Paul Brumfi eld were supper guests at Oney Brumfi eld’s Sunday. Jennifer Hosfi eld of Bellevue, NE was a weekend visitor at Gary and Linda Hosfi eld’s. Steve and Tracee Knapp and

family hosted a Super Bowl party Sunday evening with Julie and Robert Davison and family and Melanie and Kevin Jackson and family as their guests. Saturday supper guests at Jer-ry and Peggy Overholser’s were Jeanette and Roger Todd, Bryson Cole, Aaron and Alexis Darrah and Jeff and Brandi Overholser and daughters. Jillian and Tessa Kniep were overnight guests Friday of their grandparents, Katie and Preston Hayse. Rebecca and Cliff Smith and sons were overnight guests Sat-urday at Ginny and Bill Quick’s. Ginny and Bill, Kathy and Dan Quick, Rebecca and Cliff and sons and Carrie and Wiley Main and sons were Sunday lunch guests at Kenny and Berta Quick’s. Cindy Snethen had lunch Sun-day with Ramona Brand. They went to the movie at the Princess Theater Sunday afternoon.

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Belva Deer Inn, LLC is seeking a manager/co-manager for a four year old 26 room, non-franchised motel in Sigourney, Iowa. Duties include: hiring, training and supervising staff; overseeing maintenance, housekeeping, front desk duties, daily operations; develop budget for motel; purchasing supplies, and services; marketing and public relations; other duties as assigned. Computer skills are required. Previous hotel/motel/hospitality experience or manager experience a definite plus. Housing opportunity available. Pay and benefits negotiable. Must be US citizen. Submit re-sume and letter of interest to: Belva Deer Inn, LLC, P.O. Box 44, Sigour-ney, IA 52591, or email to eamily@hidollar.com

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Buying all ferrous and nonferrous metals. From cars to machinery, we can pick up anything. If you can deliver, we now have new truck scales on site where we will give you top dollar for your scrap iron. We are also your one-stop shop for nationwide new and used auto parts.

Mid-State Surveying and Consulting, Inc.✦ Land Surveying ✦ GPS Surveying

✦ Construction Services✦ Design DraftingJames E. Norman

Greg Shawler500 E. Taylor, Suite C • Creston

Ph. 641-782-4004Fax 641-782-4118

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Clarinda Livestock Auction, LLC

SPECIAL CATTLE SALES• All Class Cattle Sale – Thursday, February 7

• Starting promptly at 11 a.m. on weigh cows and bulls; noon on feeder cattle.

• All native cattle guaranteed fresh from the farm.• Bred Cow and Heifer Sale – Thursday, February 14

CLARINDA LIVESTOCK AUCTION, LLC1208 E. Garfield • Clarinda, Iowa

Owner: Dan Wood • Ph. 712-542-8863www.clarindalivestock.com

Licensed and Insured

Commercial and Residential

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SpecializinginBATHROOMREMODELS

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Cell 641-442-5501FAX 641-784-4298

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SALES EVERY THURSDAY:Next Sales February 7 and 14

Sales start at 9:30 a.m.

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Every Tuesday Featuring:◆ Sheep ◆ Goats ◆ Hogs ◆ Cattle

ALL SALES START AT 12:30 P.M.Tom and DeAnn Christensen

Barn 515-462-2838Tom’s Cell 515-729-2711 • Home 515-462-1468

Barn: Ph. 712-779-3636Visit: www.massenalivestock.com for more information

Allen VenteicherOwner/Operator

Ph. 712-779-0168/779-2082

Mark VenteicherOwner/AuctioneerPh. 712-779-0169

MASSENA LIVESTOCK SALESPh. 712-779-3636

◆ Sale Every Wednesday at 1 p.m. ◆ In your area weeklyCall for an on-the-farm appraisal

• Special Bred Cow/Heifer Sale – Wednesday, February 6, Noon

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requesting $2,500; this is an increase of $500 from previous years. Zach Gunsolley, county engineer, met with the board to discuss many upcoming projects and provide up-dates to the department. Gunsolley proposed to the board that given the bids came in over budget for the P33 project that they reject all bids. Gun-solley has presented a resurfacing plan as an alternative solution. An-ticipated bid letting for resurfacing projects of J20, J43, J55 and P27 will be February 19, 2013. The estimated cost for all projects is $750,000. Bid letting for P46, J20 and P33 will also take place in February. The es-timated cost for P46 is $260,000. The estimated cost for J20 and P33 is $360,000. Gunsolley also presented many budget changes to his FY2014 pro-posal to the board; one being an in-crease in the rock budget line. David Inloes suggested allowing the farm-to-market account to grow over the next three years at which time funds will be available to fi x the roads. Budget workshop takes place next week at which time all budgets will be reviewed and the board can see where the county stands in order to make more concrete decisions for Gunsolley’s budget. Kevin Kilgore was present stat-ing that valuations are incorrect and questioned the status of the deputy auditor position.

RESOLUTION RC13–35 WHEREAS, the Ringgold Coun-ty Board of Supervisors hereby ap-proves to table the property tax mat-ter with McMillen Two, LLC until the board, along with the develop-ment corporation, can meet with a representative from the organization and make a determination. THEREFORE, a motion was made by Kraig Pennington and seconded by Royce Dredge stating such. The vote on the resolution: AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. ATTEST: Amanda Waske, audi-tor. Passed and approved January 28, 2013.

RESOLUTION RC13–36 WHEREAS, the Ringgold Coun-ty Board of Supervisors hereby re-jects the P33 project #FM-CO80 (56)-55-80 due to coming in signifi -cantly over budget. THEREFORE, a motion was made by Royce Dredge and sec-onded by Kraig Pennington stating such. The vote on the resolution: AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. ATTEST: Amanda Waske, audi-tor. Passed and approved January 28, 2013.

RESOLUTION RC13–37 WHEREAS, the Ringgold Coun-ty Board of Supervisors hereby ap-proves to proceed with bid letting for the resurfacing projects of J20, J43, J55, P27, P33 and P46 (project #’s LFM-TMS 13(1)--7X-80, LFM-TMS 13(2)--7X-80, LFM-TMS 13(3)--7X-80). THEREFORE, a motion was made by Kraig Pennington and seconded by Royce Dredge stating such. The vote on the resolution: AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. ATTEST: Amanda Waske, Audi-tor. Passed and approved January 28, 2013.

RESOLUTION RC13–38 WHEREAS, the Ringgold Coun-ty Board of Supervisors hereby ap-proves to table the Kellerton 28E Agreement. THEREFORE, a motion was made by Royce Dredge and sec-onded by Kraig Pennington stating such. The vote on the resolution: AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. ATTEST: Amanda Waske, audi-tor. Passed and approved January 28, 2013.

RESOLUTION RC13–39 WHEREAS, the Ringgold Coun-ty Board of Supervisors hereby ap-proves to offer a variance for the Monroe 13 bridge allowing for a re-pair of 16’ instead of 30’. THEREFORE, a motion was made by Kraig Pennington and seconded by Royce Dredge stating such. The vote on the resolution:

AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. ATTEST: Amanda Waske, audi-tor. Passed and approved January 28, 2013. There was no further business. A motion was made by Royce Dredge and seconded by Kraig Pennington to adjourn the meeting at 5:30 p.m. DAVID INLOES ChairmanATTEST: AMANDA WASKE Ringgold County Auditor

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February 4 - Gene Motsinger attended prayer services held for Virgil Findley Sunday. In the eve-ning he was the supper guest of the Bill Stringham family in Benton. Saturday night Rod Shields went to the annual banquet for the IAMO truck and tractor pullers at Camaros restaurant in Bethany, MO. He won his class for the sea-son and was elected vice president of the group. Walt and Bev McGinnis were in Osceola Sunday evening at the visitation for Betty Redman. Becky Taylor is Mrs. Redman’s daughter. Justina Wimer had a special weekend visiting her grandmother, Lil Rinehart.

At the OldTowne Cafe in Al-lendale, MO Friday sevening, Del-bert and Hazel Jackson, Galen and Betty Ruckman, Kevin, Tammy and Jenna James, Marshall and Joy Miller, Troy and Abby Hawk, Lizzie, Kayla and Tyler Hanawalt and Charlie and Vickie Jeanes had supper together to celebrate the successful capture of JJ, the errant Angus steer. Josh Hanawalt was a chaperon for his son, Noah, and his class to see “Charlotte’s Web” in Ames Friday. Charlie and Vickie Jeanes and Lizzie Hanawalt were among those at the visitation for Bill Cadle in Grant City, MO Monday evening.

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February 4 - Well, it was a fog-gy start to the week and then we had a thunderstorm and snowstorm within 24 hours of each other and, boy, did it get cold! But there was some good news when the ground-hog did not see his shadow. Bring on spring! Residents started the morning Monday with exercise. Then they exercised their brains with some

trivia. They had Bible study with Scott Marcum in the afternoon and the kitchen fi xed peanut butter cookies for a treat afterward. Tuesday was resident council; there were some interesting ideas from everyone who attended; this also gives them a chance to voice their concerns. There was bingo in the afternoon. Winners were Lila Barker, Lorane Leonard, Darlene Gilbert, Gladys Gose and Jeane England. Wednesday residents exercised and played fi ll in the blanks. Tim Maxa arrived for church in the af-ternoon. He braved the snowstorm to get there. Thursday residents reminisced about snow days. How things have changed! Several remembered walking home from school at least a mile with drifts so high they couldn’t see the fence posts -- they were walking over them. They couldn’t imagine seeing kids these days walking in weather like that. The birthday party was held in the afternoon. Boy, did they have fun. Everyone had banana splits and played Pictionary. They got a little bit rowdy! Friday residents exercised and played 20 questions. There were

some pretty tough questions but that didn’t slow them down. They got every question answered cor-rectly. The Clearfi eld school kids came to read. Everyone loves see-ing the kids come and there are some very good readers. Everyone would like to wel-come Helen Lyddon to the family there at Clearview. She is original-ly from Clearfi eld so she fi ts right in with the rest of the group. She found out she knew many fellow residents. All will enjoy getting to know Helen. Visitors this week were Kerry Saville, Liz Kilgore and Kathy and Daisy Velenzula with Clara Kilg-ore; Ed and Corene Ramsey and Meghan and Benjamin Nordstrom with Ona Knott; Ron Wetzel and Marcia Nickell with Dorothy Wet-zel; Dan and Teri Jo Steam with Co-letta Bradley; Becky Barrans with Bev Stream; Ray and Carol Lee Fisher with Peg Abarr and Helen Lyddon; Kelly, EJ and Ashlynn Allee with Helen Lyddon, and Jack and Dixie Taylor and Darla Sobot-ka with Lorabel Taylor. Food for thought: “You grow up the day you have your fi rst real laugh at yourself.”

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MFA Oil Foundation awards grantdescribed the MFA Oil Foundation as “a program that allows our com-pany to give support back to the small towns and rural communities that are the foundation of our busi-ness.” He said focus for selecting grant recipients is on three areas: programs designed to build knowl-edge and leadership skills of rural youth; agricultural and cooperative education programs; and organiza-tions active in addressing and solv-ing community problems and im-

proving the quality of life. MFA Oil Company is a farmer-owned cooperative with more than 40,000 members. The company supplies fuels, lubricants and pro-pane to customers in Missouri, Ar-kansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Indi-ana, Kentucky and Iowa. Through a subsidiary, MFA Oil also operates Break Time convenience stores in Missouri and Arkansas and Jiffy Lube and Big O Tire franchises in central Missouri.

The Iowa Small Business De-velopment Center (SBDC) recent-ly elected Steve Lacina of Tipton and Brandi Shay of Creston as the newest members of its state advi-sory board. Lacina and Shay join 2013 board chair Jim Patton of Fort Dodge SCORE Chapter chairman, Rockwell City, and 2013 vice chair Therese Wielage, vice president of marketing for Merchants Bonding

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Dance troupe Step Afrika! to perform at Northwest The world’s only professional dance company dedicated to the tradition of stepping is coming to Northwest Missouri State Univer-sity in Maryville, MO. Step Afrika! will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, in the Mary Linn Auditorium at the Ron Houston Center for the Perform-ing Arts. The performance series is co-sponsored by the Offi ce of Campus Activities and the Student Activities Council. The performance ties into Feb-ruary’s African-American History Month celebration at Northwest and chronicles the journey of “stomp and stroll,” a dance rooted in African culture. Stepping is a rhythmic dance with a 100-year history. It began when historically black fraternities and sororities added a modern beat to the ancient African tradition of telling a story through percus-sive dancing, clapping and spoken word. The dance form has found recent popularity through talent-based reality TV shows and dance-themed movies. Tickets are free for Northwest students, who pay a student ac-tivities fee as part of their tuition. Tickets for the public start at $13 for children and $23 for adults. They may be purchased at the Student Services Center, which is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday on the fi rst fl oor of the Administration Build-ing, or online at www.nwmissouri.edu/campusactivities/encore.htm.

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Improving Iowa’s rural roads and bridges, supporting the state’s voluntary State Nutrient Reduc-tion Strategy and championing ag research are among the Iowa Soy-bean Association’s (ISA) 2013 leg-islative priorities. The ISA board of directors es-tablished the priorities during their annual winter meeting held Jan. 23-24 in Ankeny. Transportation of grain and equipment is a major concern for Iowa farmers, says ISA President Mark Jackson. An increase in the fuel tax to fund the maintenance and repair of rural roadways and bridges is critical to expediting ag-ricultural commodities from farm to market and benefi cial to the safety of all Iowans. ISA also supports the proposed State Nutrient Reduction Strategy and its voluntary approach to wa-ter quality improvements. Many ISA members have been active in watershed projects and on-farm re-search projects working to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus losses. “This State Nutrient Reduction Strategy is the fi rst coordinated ef-fort at managing non-point source nutrients and includes practices and techniques that have been used successfully by farmers partici-pating in our environmental pro-grams,” says Jackson. Funding for agricultural and bioeconomy research is also in-cluded in the ISA’s priorities this year. The association seeks con-tinuing support for the On-Farm Network, an ISA program that uses precision agriculture tools and technology to collect information used to determine best practices that help farmers be more effi cient and economical. The Governor’s proposed budget also supports funding for

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“Leading the Bio-Economy,” a new initiative proposed by Ag-State, a coalition made up of Iowa State University, ISA and several commodity groups. In addition, the ISA will also continue to defend Iowa’s live-stock industry against detrimental legislation. For more information about the Iowa Soybean Association’s legis-lative program, contact Carol Bal-vanz, ISA policy director, at 515-251-8640. To learn more about ISA, visit its website at www.iasoybeans.com.

Wildlife research conducted by the DNR research staff or about Io-wa’s wildlife has been gathered in one place for interested web users at www.iowadnr.gov/Environment/WildlifeStewardship/ResearchPa-persReports.aspx “Since redesigning our website a couple of years ago, we’ve had questions about where our wildlife research and diversity informa-tion is located,” says Willie Suchy, DNR wildlife research unit leader. “We’ve organized our latest re-search information by the species specialty of our various wildlife research stations: deer, turkey and forest game; upland wildlife and grasslands; waterfowl and wet-lands; furbearers; nongame wild-life; and surveys of people’s obser-vations and concerns about Iowa’s wildlife. The newest reports are listed fi rst.” As new research is completed, those research papers and reports will be posted to or linked from this new web page.

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