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Record NewsRecord NewsSnapshots of Ringgold County

Mugging for the camera

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

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

Ringgold County.

“Snapshots of Ringgold County” photos will vary as the seasons

and events dictate.

In this photo, a goat seems inter-ested in the camera as it has its picture taken.

This is the sixteenth of the photos in our commemorative

series.

Few objections raised at public hearing The Mount Ayr city council held a public hearing for com-ment on its proposal to refi nance the city’s general obligation bonds, approved revisions to the Loch Ayr rules and regulations, awarded the contract for construction on the 2013 water system improvement project and discussed problems with water meters and rain run-off in its regular meeting Monday night.Public hearing As required by law, the council held a public hearing on the pro-posal to enter into a general obli-gation solid waste disposal refund-ing loan agreement for an amount not to exceed $850,000. The pro-ceeds from the agreement would refi nance approximately $669,000 in current general obligation bonds and provide approximately $140,000 to cover startup costs for the city’s garbage collection service. The new bond agreement would provide a lower interest rate and would shorten the term of the bonds by four years. According to Michael Hart from Northland Se-curities, the city’s fi nancial advis-ing fi rm and project underwriters, the city would save approximately $43,000 over the course of the

Council votes to move ahead with bond refi nancebond agreement. Much of the discussion at the public hearing, however, still fo-cused on the garbage collection service itself. Iona Triggs, who had appeared before the council previously to speak against the city taking over the garbage service, was fi rst to speak. “Before, I said I was not in fa-vor of this,” she said. “I think this is a business, and I don’t think the city council has any reason at all to have anything to do with this kind of a business. I’m very much against.” Former city councilman Jim Feeback asked if anyone had re-searched the Iowa League of Mu-nicipalities guidelines for what a city is required to offer its residents and if a garbage service was one of those requirements. City superin-tendent Brent Wise said the guide-lines in that area were not clearly spelled out. “We have to have a refuse policy,” he said. “And they advised us to contact our landfi ll, which we have done, and if there wasn’t one [policy] ... the require-ment is mandated by the state for us to create one.” Feeback compared the require-

ment for a refuse collection service to the city’s requirement to provide law enforcement. “They [the city] are required under law to provide police protection,” he said, “but you can do it how you want to.” A woman who identifi ed her-self for the offi cial record only as “Patty” asked a number of ques-tions pertaining to the feasibil-ity, operating cost, equipment and other facets of a city-run garbage collection service. “It just doesn’t seem to me that you have the right to go ahead and look into doing something before you notify the public,” she said. City attorney Richard Wilson responded. “If you have been fol-lowing the minutes at all,” he said, “almost every meeting has had something about garbage pickup, recycling, and those were the kind of things Mr. Wise has spent an in-ordinate amount of time research-ing and trying to answer questions for different individuals at differ-ent meetings.” Tim Newton fi rst questioned Wise’s qualifi cations to provde the research for the project, but when directed by mayor Don Solliday to adhere to the topic of the pub-lic hearing, Newton began a se-

ries of questions about the costs related to refi nancing the bonds. Hart explained his fi rm’s fee of approximately $14,000 and other related fees would total approxi-mately $23,000, but these fees were already included in the bond amount. After several more minutes of discussion between Newton, Hart and the council, Feeback interced-ed. “I believe under the guidelines and the regulations of the duties of the mayor, the mayor has the op-portunity and the obligation to tell how much time a person has to speak,” he said. “If I’m here to dis-cuss something, I’ve got so much time and that’s all that I’ve got.” At that point Solliday said he would give Newton fi ve more minutes to speak. Newton asked if the council had looked at any other compa-nies to provide the bond service. He asked if they were negotiating or selling the bonds on a competi-tive basis and if they were taking competitive bids. Hart explained Northland Securities would act as underwriter for the project and would put the bonds out for a com-petitive bid. Newton claimed he had a better option for the bond re-

fi nance. “I made a couple of phone calls on this,” he said, “and not go-ing through a broker we can get it done for $5,900 at a better interest rate rather than $23,000.” City attorney Wilson replied

only three law fi rms in the state of Iowa can actually put their name on the title that will sell a bond. “If you can’t have that name on that bond,” he said, “you’re not going to have many people that want to

bid on it because they’re putting their reputation on that particular indenture that it will be good.”

Madison Hosfi eld, 2013 Iowa’s Homecoming Queen, will attend the 32nd annual America’s Home-coming Queen national fi nals in Memphis, TN on July 20-24. Hos-fi eld is the daughter of Randy and Stephanie Hosfi eld of Mount Ayr. Hosfi eld, the 2012 Mount Ayr Community high school home-coming queen, was named Iowa’s Homecoming Queen at the state event held in March to qualify for the national event this is open only to high school homecoming queens. “I’m really excited and nervous to be representing my state,” she said, “but I look forward to the experience and the opportunity to meet tons of different girls from all over the country.” According to material furnished by event organizers, “The purpose of the organization is to promote education, educational travel and community service for all high school homecoming queens in all 50 states.” All state fi nalists receive a scholarship with the amount be-ing determined as to how the fi nal-ist places at the nationals. “A very important purpose is

to guide and motivate these young women to participate in community service,” wrote Peggy Lee Hester, executive director of America’s Homecoming Queen. Hosfi eld is currently seeking opportunities to volunteer her time helping with community events. She has already participated area Easter egg hunts and various fund-raisers for the Mount Ayr aquatic center. This summer she is serving as a counselor at 4-H camp. She invites any group who has an event

or project to contact her. Hosfi eld does not consider the national event to be a stereotypical beauty contest. “Defi nitely not,” she said. “It’s more of an ambas-sadorship. You’re judged on how well you present yourself.” At nationals, contestants will compete in personal interviews and prom gown competition only. There is no swimsuit or talent competition. According to Hester, the im-age of a homecoming queen has changed signifi cantly over the years. The competition will stress each contestant’s ability to com-municate. “The emphasis will be on interview,” she explained. “We feel that a girl could be very talent-ed and very beautiful, but without being able to communicate prop-erly, the other two would be lost.” Hosfi eld said all national fi nal-ists will undergo a series of 10 one-on-one interviews with the ten judges. She said she was not sure of the topic or focus of the inter-view questions, a fact that only adds to her nervousness. Another requirement in the competition is the presentation

of a one-minute speech on why the contestant’s home state is the “best” state. Hosfi eld said she is still pullling her ideas together for that event. Besides the crowning of the 2013 America’s Homecoming Queen, special recognition is given to the top ten fi nalists as well as top fi nishers in video, speech and pub-lic relations competitions. In addi-tion, one contestant will be named Miss Congeniality. The national fi nalists also have the opportunity to appear on a fl oat in the Liberty Bowl parade on New Year’s Eve. An online aspect to the Amer-ica’s Homecoming Queen compe-tition is the naming of America’s “Favorite” Homecoming Queen. Hosfi eld explained this competi-tion is open to all contestants who participated at the state level, in-cluding those who advanced to the national fi nals. In this competition supporters may vote online for their favorite contestant. Each vote costs $1 with proceeds going to the AHQ scholarship fund. More information can be found on the AHQ website.

Madison Hosfi eld

Hosfi eld in homecoming queen fi nals

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The Ringgold county board of supervisors met in regular session Monday, June 17. County engineer Zach Gunsol-ley informed the board that rock chips for road repair projects will now be available only from the Daggett Quarry north of Winter-set. In addition, repair work on county roads and bridges approved by FEMA has begun. FEMA esti-mates the cost of these projects to be at least $1 million. The supervisors have learned the county has received a $6,194.78 refund on its liability and work-man’s comp insurance due to less than expected claims in those ar-eas.

Now that temperatures have warmed up, families may be looking for day trips or weekend getaways to fi ll the summertime hours. If so, a website devoted to an eight-county area in southern Iowa may hold the answer to those seeking to explore the countryside without exploding the bank account on gas. The website, www.southerniowatourism.com, provides a wealth of information about Ringgold county as well as Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Montgomery, Taylor, Union and Wayne counties. A page is devoted to each of the eight counties and includes in-formation for lodging, recreation opportunities, historical attractions and other activities of interest to residents and tourists alike. Driving directions and contact information is included for many of the listed attractions. The Ringgold county page highlights a wide range of attractions and activities to match a variety of interests. For the outdoor enthusiast, the website highlights the Ringgold County Conservation board’s eight county parks, some of which fea-ture camping and fi shing. In addition, website provides information on the Marlin E. Fogle Recreation Area at Diagonal and the DNR prairie

chicken restoration project near Kellerton. A number of other hunting and fi shing listings are also prominently included. For the history buff, information is available for the Ringgold Coun-ty Pioneer and Rural Life Museum at Ellston, the Mount Ayr historical depot and the Diagonal Printing Museum and Genealogy Center. The site reveals the diversity represented by the county’s Amish and Sun Valley communities, the Hynek family annual Farmer Song music festival and entertainment found at the Eagles Nest near Ellston. The webite also provides locations and phone numbers for various other activities such as the swimming pool, the county’s two golf cours-es, the library, the bowling alley and many more that would appeal to out-of-towners and county residents alike. For those planning an extended stay, contact information is listed for the Mount Ayr Inn and a number of bed and breakfast establishments. Similar information is included for the other seven counties included on the website, so when the summer roadtrip bug begins to bite, check out the offerings at www.southerniowatourism.com for some great des-tinations.

New website features area tourism

In other action, the board ap-proved a revised employment contract for Lizzie Hanawalt in the secondary roads department, set the fi scal 2014 rate for servic-es provided by Ringgold County Supportive Services and received updates from Kathy Kilgore, the chair of the countyVeterans Affairs commission. In their regular meeting on June 10, county engineer Zach Gunsol-ley said he would contact city lead-ers in Tingley and Maloy about assuming the payment of utilities for lights at their intersections. The county has decided to discontinue responsibility for lighting at inter-sections. Gunsolley reported the Maloy

rock hauling has been completed, and FEMA fl ood repairs would be-gin soon. Gunsolley reviewed the em-ployment contracts for Lizzie Hanawalt and Vic Lilenthal. The board then approved the contracts for both. The supervisors approved fi re-works permits for the Ringgold County Fair, Dan J. Goodale and Deb Immerfall. County resident Kevin Kilgore appeared before the board to ex-press his concerns about budget amendments for the county and DOT, the use of the Veterans Af-fairs Grant, the appropriation of the WRD Landfi ll tipping fees and the Soil and Water District.

Supervisors hold meeting

The Mount Ayr Community board of Education received its monthly departmental reports dur-ing its regular meeting Monday, June 10.Elementary principal report Elementary principal Chris El-wood reported training for Head Start teachers provided by the Ear-ly Child Institute has been moved from Fridays to Mondays (and one Thursday) this year. As a result there will be no preschool on Sep-tember 26, October 28, November 18 and December 16 due to the training. He added the fi rst day of preschool will be August 27. Elwood shared a copy of a pro-posed new bus policy. Both he and secondary principal Lynne Wal-lace said they feel this policy will help all involved parties (students, parents, bus drivers and admin-istrators) to know exactly where a student stands in regards to bus transportation issues. Marci Bjustrom reports there

School board hears reports

Mount Ayr pool fi nally opens

are 90 students signed up for the summer SFL program that will run Monday through Thursday during the weeks of June 17 and June 24. Elwood said he would like to see the summer program expanded back to a full four weeks next sum-mer. Elwood shared the results of the Phonological Awareness Test taken by kindergarten and fi rst grade students last month. The re-sults revealed students had shown substantial improvement from fall to spring in all areas evaluated by the test.Secondary principal report Secondary principal Lynne Wallace shared the professional de-velopment plan for her staff in the 2013-2014 school year. The focus will be on the Olweus Anti-Bully-ing Program and on the Authentic Intellectual Work initiative. Wallace shared the staff and student handbooks for next year with changes highlighted. Among

the changes were policies dealing with tardies, seminar and unex-cused absences that were shared with the board at the May meet-ing. Wallace said she made other changes to policies dealing with distributing materials, caring for school property and threats of vio-lence as recommended by the Iowa Association of School Boards. Middle school awards were giv-en for perfect attendance, student council membership, principal-student advisory, IT Adventures, First Lego League, seventh and eighth grade athletics and activi-ties, ITBS rewards and profi ciency and academic excellence. To re-ceive academic excellence recog-nition, eighth-grade students had to have earned a 3.66 or above GPA at the end of the semester. Students honored were Sadie Frost, Mitch-ell Jennett, Macy Larsen, Ashton Sheil, Tessa Shields and Megan Warin. Wallace reported 39 students

graduated in May with another three students who have until Au-____________________________ Continued on page 3

After a wait of over a year, these Mount Ayr kids get to enjoy the swimming pool at Judge Lewis Park. The pool had been closed all last summer due to mechanical problems. The pool had been set to reopen June 1, but repairs

to and painting of the baby pool and problems with chlorine levels (along with inclement weather) kept the pool closed until Friday. Pool-goers can also enjoy the new bath house facilities at the park.

Blank Park Zoo Day at the libraryNearly 100 kids packed into the basement of the Mount Ayr library to enjoy a presentation by Maggie Brandenburg (center), a nature interpreter from the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines. Brandenburg talked about how animals are able to adapt to their environ-

ments. She also brought along some friends to help with her talk: a leopard gecko, a mallard duck, a domesticated ferret and a small alligator. Most of the kids present are taking part in the summer SFL program.

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Garage sale bonus to baseball trip A garage sale. It wasn’t the reason that we went to visit our grandchildren for a few days last week. But that’s what we ended up getting into. Eli has been playing baseball this summer in a coach-pitched league and we hadn’t been able to get down to see a game. Finally we had the opportu-nity to match schedules, so that’s why we went to Columbia, MO for the big Thursday game. When we got there, however, we found that Eli was in the midst of planning a garage sale. He has become a fan of the video game Minecraft, where you build mine shafts and create worlds, and he wanted to purchase the version for the family’s computer. His parents said he could get the game if he saved the money. Voila, he came up with the idea of holding a garage sale to raise the funds. Now, in the past, he hasn’t been too keen on the idea of getting rid of some of his toys and other possessions. He was the fi rst to complain when his mom suggested that there had to be toys, for ex-ample, among his many collections, that it was time to pass on. Growing up a bit, and the allure of the game he wanted, changed his tune about getting rid of things. He had spent hours going through the items in his room. The Winnie the Pooh and Cars Hallow-een costumes went in the pile. His Batman cave and action fi gures made the list. There was a moving r2d2 robot from Star Wars that could go. He and his sisters went through the games in the basement and came up with a half dozen or so that didn’t get vetoed by one of the three grandkids. Eli got some of his friends in the neighborhood involved in the sale as well. They brought some of their no-longer treasures over too. Friday morning we pulled out tables and the kids began dragging out the items for the sale and setting them up. They made a garage sale sign, and despite the city ordinance against putting signs up off-premises, they put up a sign along Fairview Street pointing the way. The sign became a matter of interest as it kept falling over and bigger and better ways of getting it to work were thought up all day. At times the kids would stand and wave the sign trying to get more people to come. We talked them out of their market-ing plan of going door-to-door in the neighborhood trying to get customers, but noted that it was a creative idea. The rest of the time the neighborhood kids played with the toys on the driveway while waiting for customers to arrive. Despite the sale being only a sale of kids toys and games, with a few items like a toddler bed and

the like thrown in for good measure, it did surpris-ingly well. Eli came within a few dollars of the $35 he needed for his game. His grandparents added enough to the pot to get it over the top. Millie sold a few dollars worth of her things as well, with her grandparents sweetening her pot too. And when it was all over, there were several boxes of things put in the back of the van to take to the Salvation Army to hopefully fi nd new homes with kids who would like them. For Erin, it was a win-win situation -- getting some of the clutter out of the grandkids rooms and playroom with the selection of items chosen to be passed on. We did get the ball game in too. The players all get a chance to rotate through the spots on the fi eld, so we got to watch Eli handle second base, shortstop, catcher and outfi eld during the contest. Each player gets one at-bat each inning as well. He struggled at the plate in the early going, but got a hit and advanced to second base before there was a problem. The next batter popped up the ball, and for what Peter said was only the third time this season, someone caught the ball in the air. The Astros baserunners hadn’t dealt with that situation before and didn’t know to go back to the base they left once the ball was caught. So Eli didn’t get home this time, though he has scored in earlier games. It looked like the kids were having fun and Peter was one of the coaching assistants for the squad, so there was some good father-son time in the summer adventure. I took my camera and immortalized the game with shots of Eli in various parts of the game. I got his hit for posterity, and there’s a great picture of him as catcher with his eyes closed as the ball bounces by after the opposing player swung and missed. Whether Eli becomes a great ball player or just a better fan because of the experience, is yet to be seen. He has a lot of promise as an entrepreneur, however, if his garage sale is any example.

Fifty Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, June 13, 1963.) Work is going along steadily at the new swimming pool, with all the major items on the pool now fi nished. Work remains yet to be done on the deck of the pool, some items in the fi lter house, completing the wiring and plumbing in the bath house and painting of the pool and bath house. Time of completion is purely speculative at this date, but they are hoping that the pool can be in operation by June 23. Bille Jean Rusk, a sophomore this fall in the Mount Ayr Com-munity high school, is attending a baton twirling and cheerleading clinic being held this week at the Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in Kirksville. Miss Rusk received word Wednesday night of last week from Steffey Music Com-pany, Inc., of Des Moines, that she was one of two Iowa girls selected to attend the clinic. Ringgold county will be privi-leged for the second consecutive summer to entertain an Interna-tional Foreign Youth Exchangee, according to J. N. Chicken, county extension direction. She is Mubeccel Oral of Aydin, Turkey, who will be a guest of the Ralph Brammer family near Delphos from July 5-25. Last year Emil Mathay, IFYE from Lux-emburg, was a guest for two weeks in the Roger Morrison home near Tingley.

Loren Axtell of Mount Ayr was honored June 4 by personnel of the local ASC offi ce for 10 years of service with the United States Department of Agriculture. Mr. Axtell, former bin site employee of the offi ce, serves as bin site superintendent. A contract was awarded Monday by the town council to the Brower Construction Co. of Sioux City for

resurfacing 13 1/2 blocks of West Madison Street, Dunning Avenue and Shellway Drive. Hank Smith of Mount Ayr won the feature event of the Jalopy races held Thursday night at the track located southwest of Mount Ayr on Highway 169. Winner of second place honors was Bill Hughes of Denver, MO and Lloyd Glendenning of Mount Ayr fi nished third. The Mount Ayr Community Junior Chamber of Comers, which was organized on April 23, will re-ceive its charter tomorrow (Friday) night. Thirty-one 4-H leaders, local judges and county committee mem-bers received assistance Thursday on the art judging exhibits from Mrs. Harvey Fife of Carlisle in the library study rooms. Mrs. Fife, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Len R. Beath of this city, will judge exhibits at the Ring-gold County Fair in August. Births reported at Ringgold County Hospital this week were a daughter, born June 9, to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ferguson of Chariton and a son, born June 10, to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Stevens of Denver, MO. Obituaries found in this issue were Dora Abram Vaughn, David D. Dolecheck and Maurice Gene Aistrope.

Twenty-fi ve Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, June 23, 1988.) It was a “hot time in the old town” last Saturday as a whopping 192 players responded to the of-ferings of Croquemania IV held in West Mount Ayr. Ten courts were going full time to accommodate the 84-persons increase over last year. The extremely warm weather didn’t seem to dampen spirits. Kyle Gibson was to be in Ring-gold county Wednesday morning, June 22, at 8:45 a.m. interviewing

for a Ted Koppel “Nightline” ABC television show. She was to be talk-ing with locals about the drought that is affecting southern Iowans. One of the most ambitious of the centennial celebrations in Ringgold county will get underway next week when Diagonal holds its 100-year birthday party July 2-4. Angela Elliott, a Mount Ayr resident and senior at Mount Ayr Community high school, has been selected by the Republican National committee to work as a page at the GOP National Convention in New Orleans, LA later this summer, offi cials have announced. Gwen Boeke, GOP National Committee woman for Iowa, said Elliott, 17, will travel with Iowa’s 74 delegates and alternates to New Orleans August 15-19. Her duties will be to assist convention delegates. She also will be in close proximity to state and national politics. Kim McGinnis, a senior at Mount Ayr Community high school, has been awarded a $1,000 United Methodist scholarship for the com-ing year. John Fell, son of Dr. Roy and Fran Fell of Mount Ayr, received his doctor of osteopathy medicine degree May 27 from the University of Osteopathic Medicine Health sciences in Des Moines. He was a 1972 graduate of Mount Ayr Com-munity high school. His father, who graduated from the same school in 1954 when it was known as Still College of Osteopathy, was privi-leged to place John’s hood on at the graduation ceremony May 27 held at the Convention center. John now will take three years of residency in Sioux City specializing in family medicine. Three representatives of the bluegrass Quail Unlimited chapter attended the national convention in Saint Lois, MO June 10-12. Don Small of Mount Ayr, Bob Hudick of Creston and Bob Jensen of Creston represented the local chapter, the only one in Iowa, at the meeting. Diagonal’s Maroons got the win that had been eluding them so far this season against East Union with a no-hitter, then battled to within a run of Lineville-Clio and Prescott and lost to Lenox in baseball action this week. Sophomore Allen Allee had his best performance of the season against an East Union team which has dwindled to nine players by pitching the no-hitter. He struck out eight and only gave one free trip to fi rst in pitching the win. When Janice Mobley stepped into the position of Mount Ayr Community junior-senior high prin-cipal’s secretary, she entered a work situation quite different from the one her predecessor, Thelma Rusk, did in 1969. Mrs. Bill Rusk retired June 10 as secretary to junior-senior high principal, Clyde Summers. Mount Ayr school had employed her, on a continuous basis, for 19 years. Rev. Carmen Lampe was intro-duced to the Mount Ayr Community as she arrived last Friday to preach her fi rst sermon at the Mount Ayr First Baptist Church on Sunday, June 19.

The birth reported at Ringgold County Hospital this week was a daughter, born June 18, to Shelli England of Clearfi eld. Obituaries this week were

Margaret Anne Prentis Wittmann, Evelyn Belle (Smith) England, Judy M. Armstrong, Lloyd “Pat” Rinehart, Ray Martin Overholtzer and June Stutler Haley.

Ten Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, June 12, 2003.) Search for a new superintendent in the Mount Ayr Community school district will intensify next week, with the fi rst interview of a candidate scheduled Thursday, June 19. While a number of statistics for Ringgold county which deal with income and child welfare have improved between the 1990 and 2000 census, there are four areas which have not improved. In a list of 10 factors, the number of single-parent households increased, the number of 16 to 19-year-olds not employed or going to school also showed an increase, the number of households with earnings from interest, dividends or rent declined and the percentage of students with preschool experience declined.

Larita Jeanette Bissell of Mas-sena and Marvin “Pete” Burritt Lesan of Kellerton were married on Saturday, May 24, 2003, at the Lesanville church east of Mount Ayr at 4 p.m. ceremony attended by their immediate families. The wedding was nostalgic due to the fact that the restored church was part of the original Lesanville when the Lesans fi rst came to the area. Pete and Larita were the fi rst couple married, and the fi rst Lesan to be married, in the church since the restoration project began. Pastor Terry Lesan, son of the groom, offi ciated and it was the fi rst wedding he performed in his ministry. The Lesans are at home on the Lesan farm southwest of Kellerton. A total of 52 youngsters under age 12 participated in the annual kids fi shing day held Sunday at Fife’s Grove Park near Mount Ayr, sponsored by the Sons of the Ameri-can Legion. Prizes were awarded to Curtis Emerich, most fi sh and small-est fi sh; Connor Giles, fi rst fi sh, and Kevin Harris, largest fi sh.

A fl ag disposal ceremony was conducted by the Ringgold Post 172 of the American Legion Mon-day evening near the Legion post building. A number of tattered and word American fl ags that needed to be destroyed were brought to the Legion for the solemn ceremony where the importance of the fl ag was emphasized. Obituaries in this issue were Jeremiah Frank Parker and Frank Brice Reasoner.

IDPH offers nicotine replacement patches, gum during June During the month of June, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) is offering four weeks of free nicotine re-placement therapy (NRT) in the form of patches and gum to Iowa smokers who choose to make a quit attempt using Quitline Iowa. Quitline Iowa offers to-bacco cessation coaching services over the telephone or the Internet, 24 hours a day. “Data suggests the majority of smokers want to quit. We are excited to offer them extra support to increase the likelihood they quit successfully,” said IDPH director, Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. “Smart, effi cient bud-geting is allowing us to provide this support for the fi rst time in years. His-

torically, Quitline Iowa has experienced large increases in call volume when free NRT is provided.”Research has shown that quitting smoking at any age offers health benefi ts. Quitline Iowa focuses on the indi-vidual, with the realization everyone is unique and their quit plan should be too. Research shows phone coaching is twice as effective as smokers trying to quit on their own. While Internet-based coaching is too new to thoroughly eval-uate, IDPH Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Division Director Meghan O’Brien says the preliminary data is promising. “It is important to arm tobacco users who want to quit with all the tools we can, including Web options for those who may be uncomfortable with tele-phone coaching,” added Miller-Meeks. “Preliminary data shows Web-based coaching is attracting young smokers who want to quit. Most smokers make multiple quit attempts before success-fully breaking their addiction to nico-tine, so the younger they decide to quit using tobacco, the better.” Current Iowa health care costs asso-ciated with tobacco exceed $1 billion. For more information about Quitline Iowa, visit www.quitlineiowa.org or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

The Conservation in Working Landscapes team will host a fi eld day on Saturday, June 29 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Kellerton Com-munity Center. The event will focus on fi re and grazing as land management tools to improve forage production and wildlife habitat. If weather permits, participants will be given a tour of pastures managed with fi re and grazing as well as a recently burned property where fi re was used to control east-ern red cedar and promote native prairie. The event is free and open to the public. A free lunch will be pro-vided. For more details, contact Shan-non Rusk at 641-344-9857 or rusk@iastate.edu.

Land management event will focus on fi re, grazing

OFFICE SUPPLIES? Copier paper, resume paper, colored paper, computer forms and more are

available at the Mount Ayr Record-News, 112 W. Madison Street, Mount Ayr.

As the 2013 Farm Bill inches closer to passage, the House of Representatives has crafted its own version, one fraught with con-troversy. It has been endorsed by Speaker John Boehner, who hopes it can be passed and go on to con-ference with U.S. Senate versions, thereby fi nally achieving passage while 2013 still exists. Ron Nixon, writing The Cau-cus blog for The New York Times, quoted the speaker with saying, “I’m going to vote for the farm bill to make sure that the good work of the agriculture committee and whatever the fl oor might do to improve this bill gets to a confer-ence so that we can get the kind of changes that people want in our nutrition programs and in our farm programs.” Nixon said House efforts to push a bill have moved ahead re-

Dance of the seven veils continues for farm bill

cently after “several attempts to get a new bill died last year.” The Senate version of the bill passed last year, and so did a House Ag Committee version, but the Repub-lican leadership did not support it, calling for deeper cuts in programs and, of course, the SNAP or food stamp nutrition program, as well as

school lunch programs. Nixon wrote that Boehner knew the House version would not be acceptable to the Senate, with its conservative-led $16 billion cut, but many conservatives called for even deeper cuts. The newest ver-sion of the House bill calls for cut-ting at least $20 billion from food stamps. Nixon wrote: “a move that will almost certainly be rejected by the Senate.” “Boehner,” Nixon wrote, “said the cuts in the House bill were re-form that ‘both parties know are necessary.” Indeed, the Senate also has made severe cuts in food stamp programs, but few Democrats sup-port the House version, so it may have a tough time, even if it passes the House and goes to conferees. Interestingly, both versions eliminate direct payments to farm-ers and land owners regardless if they grow crops. Most are keyed to purchases of federal crop in-surance, where taxpayers pick up about 62 percent of the premium cost, while no longer bearing the full burden of subsidies. Unfortu-nately, costly, but important con-servation programs will not drive the crop insurance initiative. Boehner’s support for the House version signals that the GOP lead-ership wants to see a completed bill passed soon, but that they show little support for conservation, and certainly are not enamored with widespread help for the poor, espe-cially children. I’ll see ya!

Kellerton planning holiday activities The city of Kellerton has a full slate of activities planned for their July 4th celebration. All events are scheduled for Saturday, June 29.

The day will kick off with a pa-rade at 1 p.m. followed by games and cake walk from 2-4 p.m. The kid’s pedal pull will start at 3 p.m. with a free-will donation supper scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. at the community center. At 9 p.m. the Rumley Brothers will play at a street dance in front of the 2nd Home bar and grill. Ad-mission to the dance is $5 with no minors allowed. The fi reworks will go off at 10 p.m. and biscuits and gravy will be served at midnight. The event is sponsored by the Kellerton Volunteer Fire Depart-ment and Southern Iowa Parks and Recreation. More information is available by contacting Matt Munyon (641-344-0606), Jamee Boyce (641-414-2272) or Deanna Adams (641-344-7637).

Clearfi eld PK-6 students re-cently attended an assembly en-titled “World of Rhythm.” Two percussionists taught stu-dents about the importance of the steady beat provided by percus-sionists in the creation of great pieces of music. At the end of the assembly, each student played a percussion instru-ment in a collaborative song. A few days later students in grade three through six had seats near the front row for a percussion performance at the Civic Center in Des Moines.

Students attend rhythm concert

Saturday, July 20Ringgold County CourthouseAssembly Room, Mount Ayr

All quilts need to be handmade. Antique quilts, new quilts, quilters of all levels of experience. Quilts can be made by exhibitor, purchased, given or received as gifts or inherited by exhibitor Drop off quilts the week of July 7 to Ronda Smith at HCI Care Services, Stacey Shields at US Bank or the home of Sue Larsen at 706 N. Hayes, Mount Ayr. Quilts need to be placed in a plastic bag along with exhibitor’s contact information and history of the quilt. For more informa- tion, call Sue Larsen – 641-202-0340.

2013 RINGGOLD2013 RINGGOLDCOUNTY FAIR PARADECOUNTY FAIR PARADE

Wednesday, July 10 • 6:30 p.m.6:15 p.m. – Line up at the Mount Ayr Community High School Parking Lot.

Enter through main gate. Exit north gate.No pre-registration required.

2013 Fair Theme: “We’ve Got A Good Thing Going”Everyone is welcome to participate.

Questions? Contact Amanda Waske at 641-344-2559Ringgold County Fair • July 10 - 14

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VENDORS WANTED Set up at the2013 Ringgold County FairWednesday, July 10 - Sunday, July 14◆ $20 for a 6’ x 8’ indoor booth◆ Outdoor space available – call for pricing

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Judge Lewis Swimming Pool,Mount Ayr, is Open

HOURS OF OPERATION• Mondays - Saturdays – Noon to 5 p.m. for regular swimming; 5 - 6 p.m. adult swimming only; 6 - 8 p.m. regular swimming• Sundays – 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. regular swimming; 5 -6 p.m. adult swimming only; 6 - 8 p.m. regular swimming• Family Passes – (Immediate family only) $105• Single Pass – $60 If you have more questions, please call the If you have more questions, please call the

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gust 1 to fi nish graduation require-ments. If those students wish to be included in the class composite photo, those requirements must be completed by June 28. Wallace also reported approxi-mately 55 grandparents joined their senior grandchildren for a short program, lunch and a tour the building during Grandparents’ Day at the high schoolCustodians report Maintenance director Clint Poore listed a number of projects in progress at both the high school and elementary. At the high school carpet in the hallways and rooms is being removed to be replaced with new. Entryway tile fl oors have also been removed for installation of walkoff carpet. He reported paint-ing will be done as needed in rooms and hallways and possibly the high school gym area. The door replace-ment/repair and key lock project is expected to be completed prior to the new school year. At the elementary the gym fl oor has been refi nished, and washing and disinfecting of lunch tables is complete. Poore added plans are to paint fl ooring in certain areas such as bathrooms, lockers and the south entry with an epoxy paint. Painting accent walls in certain rooms is also scheduled.Food service report Food service director Tawnya

Jones prepared the expense/rev-enue report for her area. The food service tallied receipts of $344,952 and expenses of $363,721 in ex-penses for a negative year-end bal-ance of $18,769. Superintendent Joe Drake said steps have already been taken to address the shortfall in the food service budget. He explained that $38,183 will be saved by not re-placing two employees, and ap-proximately $3,272 will be gained by raising lunch and breakfast rates fi ve cents across the board. Those two steps should more than offset the negative balance experienced this year.Transportation report Transportation director Dick Still prepared the mileage and ex-pense report for the month of May. During that month district buses traveled a total of 14,951.5 miles at a total cost of $6,570.71. Other dis-trict vehicles traveled 7,709 miles at a cost of $2,010.44. Superintendent Drake reported one of the three new buses had arrived, and he will invite board members to inspect the buses at a future date.Technology report Technology director Kim Curry, who will also assume library duties next school year, shared pictures of her work in rearranging the el-ementary library. She highlighted the nonfi ction section and a dedi-cated reading area.

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Courthouse NewsRinggold County

Courthouse

News & Notes

MARRIAGES •

DISSOLUTIONS •

SIMPLE MISDEMEANOR AND TRAFFIC CONVICTIONS

June 6 - June 13, 2013Anne Eileen Taylor, Mount Ayr,

$116.25, operating without regis-tration. Anne Eileen Taylor, Mount Ayr, $566.25, violation fi nancial liabil-ity coverage. Richard Lee Wheat, Winterset, $114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Clester David Graham, Cen-terville, $114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Sarah Elizabeth Ellis, Mount Ayr, $114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Brian Patrick Galligan, Mount Ayr, $168.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Russele Dale Sleep, Bedford, $127.50, failure to maintain safety belts. Braydon Daniel Barber, Mount Ayr, $92.00, speeding 1-5 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Misty Lekae Shipley, Maryville, $114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Perry Eugene Holmes, Grant City, $127.50, failure to maintain safety belts. Kelsey Nicole Brown, Sey-mour, $92.00, speeding 1-5 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Misty Lyn Stark, Mount Ayr, $200.00, passing contrary to high-way sign/marking. Nella Drue Melone, Ankeny, $114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Trevor Lee Anderson, Ellston, $114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit.FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY

MAGISTRATE COURT•

FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY DISTRICT COURT

• June 3 - A trial information was fi led in district court charging Lorenzo Fernando Solis of Buffalo Center with theft in the fi rst degree. Bond set previously at $10,000.00 continues and a preliminary hearing was cancelled. Solis is ordered to appear for arraignment on Monday, July 15, 2013 at the Ringgold county courthouse. • RINGGOLD COUNTY

SHERIFF’S OFFICE•

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)

June 6 - June 12, 2013Thursday, June 6

6:13 a.m., 911 call ambulance needed in Mount Ayr (MA) 8:20 a.m., chief deputy check-ing in (MA) 8:52 a.m., call for sheriff (MA) 9:03 a.m., sales call (OC) 9:47 a.m., call for chief deputy (OC) 9:54 a.m., call for jail (OC) 11:05 a.m., call for offi cer (MA) 11:19 a.m., call about alarm (SC) 11:43 a.m., call for jail (OC) 11:50 a.m., call about city prob-lem (TI) 12:08 p.m., call for sheriff (DI) 12:12 p.m., call for sheriff (MA) 12:19 p.m., call for jail infor-mation (OC) 12:29 p.m., bull jumped out of trailer (MA) 12:53 p.m., call for sheriff (MA) 12:58 p.m., dog complaint (MA) 1:05 p.m., offi cer checking in (TI) 1:29 p.m., need offi cer (MA) 1:30 p.m., shooting guns off (MA) 1:52 p.m., 911 call (MA) 2:06 p.m., missing person found (MA) 3:14 p.m., jail inmate informa-tion (MA) 3:22 p.m., SOR in county (OC) 4:07 p.m., call for offi cer (OC) 4:14 p.m., fraud call reported (MA) 4:21 p.m., message for offi cer (OC) 5:52 p.m., missing horse (CO) 9:13 p.m., needing to speak with sheriff (OC) 2:15 p.m., needing offi cer (MA)

Friday, June 7 1:26 a.m., vehicle on fi re north of fair ground (MA) 2:13 a.m., information on a wreck (CO) 8:22 p.m., REC power outage (OC) 8:45 p.m., REC power outage (OC) 10:16 p.m., trouble with kids uptown (MA) Saturday, June 8 1:00 a.m., car/deer deer lost (CO) 7:00 a.m., caller hit deer on Hwy 25 (OC) 7:55 a.m., caller asking if clerk of court open today/no (OC)

8:50 a.m., controlled burn (CO) 9:47 a.m., call for clerk (CO) 9:57 a.m., call for checks (MA) 10:00 a.m., caller requesting welfare check (MA) 10:49 a.m., call for offi cer (CO) 1:13 p.m., call for offi cer (KE) 1:32 p.m., call for sheriff (OC) 3:05 p.m., 911 call (MA) 3:13 p.m., 911 call (MA) 5:16 p.m., call for offi cer (MA) 6:23 p.m., car running stop signs (TI) 8:00 p.m., walk-in looking for lodging assistance (CO) 8:08 p.m., fi re alarm going off (EL) 8:42 p.m., controlled burn (MA) 9:03-9:42 p.m., multiple calls reporting irratic driver (CO) 9:16 p.m., reserve offi cer check-ing in (CO) 9:50 p.m., suspicious vehicle (EL) 10:06 p.m., T-EMS checking on weather (MA) 10:20 p.m., call for ambulance (TI) 10:24 p.m., RCH requesting in-formation on ambulance call (TI) 11:45 p.m., caller reporting he is home (EL) Sunday, June 9 1:31 a.m., RCH requesting in-formation on ambulance call (TI) 5:09 a.m., call for Decatur County (OC) 8:39 a.m., still ambulance need-ed in Mount Ayr (MA) 11:54 a.m., message for offi cer (MA) 12:45 p.m., jail inmate call (OC) 4:10 p.m., animal complaint (DI) 8:46 p.m., caller inquiring about inmate bond (OC) 9:19 p.m., caller locked out of home (CO) Monday, June 10 5:08 a.m., ambulance needed, possible food posioning (MA) 8:15 a.m., Record-News check-ing records (MA) 9:22 a.m., information about funeral Tuesday (MA) 11:36 a.m., 911, cow out on Hwy, 169 (CO) 11:56 a.m., inmate visitation time set (OC) 12:31 p.m., message for deputy (OC) 12:41 p.m., inmate visitation time set (OC) 12:54 p.m., complaint reported (MA) 1:39 p.m., 911 (MA) 1:40 p.m., 911 (MA) 2:20 p.m., call for sheriff (MA) 2:28 p.m., complaint needs of-fi cer (MA) 2:59 p.m., phone card number for inmate (OC) 3:16 p.m., call for sheriff (OC) 3:48 p.m., call for sheriff (OC) 4:10 p.m., call for sheriff (MA) 5:40 p.m., jail inmate informa-tion (OC) 6:10 p.m., jail inmate informa-tion (OC) 7:01 p.m., 911 (TI) 8:52 p.m., baby bunnies found, asking how to reach DNR (CO) 9:50 p.m., four-wheelers on road in town after dark (MA) 9:58 p.m., semi on travel por-tion of road (MO) 10:28 p.m., another call about the broken semi (MO) 11:58 p.m., 911 went bonkers. No one there. Land lines went down too. (MA) Tuesday, June 11 1:05 a.m., 911 transporting child to RCH, needs stitches (CO) 1:39 a.m., multiple 911 callers inquiring about investigation and detainee. (CO) 2:15 a.m., Clearview concerned about phone problems. (MA) 8:00 a.m., clerk checking in (CO) 8:03 a.m., call for offi cer (KE) 8:44 a.m., call for dispatcher (MA) 8:59 a.m., caller testing 911

(CO) 9:07 a.m., report of animal out (MA) 9:31 a.m., Skunk caught in trap, now what. (MA) 9:31 a.m., caller set off alarm by mistake (MA) 9:32 a.m. Caller testing phone lines. (CO) 9:54 a.m., call for jail (OC) 10:03 a.m., 911 test (CO) 10:09 a.m., call about skunks in a trap (MA) 10:19 a.m., call for dispatcher (MA) 10:20 a.m., call for jail (KE) 10:29 a.m., call for jail (MA) 10:58 a.m., deputy checking in (MA) 11:25 a.m., report of stolen item (CO) 11:57 a.m., magistrate checking in (MA) 11:58 a.m., call for offi cer (OC) 12:22 p.m., 911 call (MA) 12:55 p.m., call for sheriff (MA) 1:16 p.m., call back requested (KE) 1:31 p.m., call for weather alert information (MA) 1:35 p.m., message for dispatch (EL) 2:12 p.m., call for sheriff (DI) 2:17 p.m., 911 (MA) 2:24 p.m., call for sheriff (MA) 2:38 p.m., jail inmate call (MA) 3:09 p.m., call for offi cer (MA) 8:47 p.m., information on in-mate bond amount (OC) 9:47 p.m., REC lights only half on (OC) Wednesday, June 12 7:49 a.m., call for sheriff (KE) 8:22 a.m., caller needing fi nger-printed (MA) 9:02 a.m., call for offi cer (OC) 9:07 a.m., reports of attempted break-in (MA) COURTHOUSE NEWS Ringgold County Courthouse hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. unless noted otherwise. Ringgold county now has a website at www.ringgoldcounty.us. • Assessor: Neil Morgan, 464-3233. • Auditor: Amanda Waske, 464-3239. • Board of Supervisors: David Inloes, chairman, Royce Dredge and Kraig Pennington, members, 464-3244. Supervisors meetings are open to the public and are held in the su-pervisors conference room located on the second 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, 641-783-2348. • 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: Gary Smith, 109 W. Madison St., 464-2397. Mondays and Thursdays, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.; Closed Wednesdays and Fridays. In case of emergency 641-464-2397 or 641-202-1199. • Recorder: Karen Schaefer, 464-3231. Passport applications are taken daily from 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. and noon - 4 p.m. 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. • 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 June birth dates are reminded to register their motor vehicles by July 31, 2013. Bring in the renewal statement received in the mail so renewals can be quick-ly 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, 109 W. Madison St., 464-2397. Mondays and Thursdays, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.; Closed Wednesdays and Fridays. In case of emergency 641-464-2397 or 641-202-1199.

New website for aging department The Iowa Department on Aging (IDA) announces the launch of its newly re-designed website. The newly redesigned website provides visitors with access to information regarding Iowa’s Ag-ing Network. The new innovative site will offer more functionality and easier navigation with more in-depth information about the De-partment and the many resources available to help older Iowans, caregivers and persons with dis-abilities live as independently as possible in their own homes and communities. Also featured on the site is The Offi ce of the State Long Term Care Ombudsman with expanded infor-mation designed to help those who live in health care facilities, and their families, learn more about residents rights and what to do if they are experiencing problems or have concerns.

Senator Chuck Grassley will hold constituent meetings in 11 Iowa communities during the fi rst week of July when the Senate is scheduled to break for Indepen-dence Day. Grassley will hold town meet-ings in Bedford, Corning, Red Oak, Clarinda, Sidney, Glenwood, Logan, Harlan, and Audubon. He will speak at the Rotary Club meet-ing in Atlantic. Grassley also will tour and hold a Q&A session with employees at Griffi n Pipe Products Co., Inc. in Council Bluffs. 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. With the upcoming meetings with constitu-ents in Southwest Iowa, Grassley will have been to 84 Iowa counties so far this year. The nine town meetings on Grassley’s July 1-2 schedule are open to the public. Area meeting times are:Monday, July 18-9 a.m.

Grassley to hold meetings in area

Taylor County Town MeetingTaylor County Farm Bureau, Board Room607 Pollock Boulevard in Bed-ford.

9:45-10:45 a.m.Adams County Town MeetingCorning Nursing and Rehab1614 Northgate Drive in Corning.

12 noon-1:00 p.m.Montgomery County Town Meet-ingMontgomery County Family YMCA101 East Cherry Street in Red Oak.

2-3 p.m.Page County Town MeetingClarinda Regional Health Center, EMS Garage220 Essie Davison Drive in Clar-inda.

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Thursday, June 20 Model train meeting at the depot at 6 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meet-ing at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, Mount Ayr.

Friday, June 21Teen babysitting course at the

Mount Ayr First Christian Church from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 22 Teen babysitting course at the Mount Ayr First Christian Church from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Retirement party for Roberta Campbell for 40 years as cook at the Mount Ayr Community school to be held at the Mount Ayr American Legion building from 2 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, June 23 Ellston Pioneer Center is open from 1 to 4 p.m. or by appoint-ment for groups of fi ve or more. Call Linda and Bob Swanson at 641-783-2155. The 61st annual Roudybush reunion at Jim and Sally Brown’s farm, 1251 Vail Avenue, Lenox at noon. Ringgold County Fair queen and princess contest judging at the Ringgold County Courthouse at 2 p.m.

Monday, June 24 $1 sack day every day at the Ringgold County Neighborhood Center. The Second Childhood Doll Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. for lunch at Rumors. Meeting will be at 1:30 p.m. at the Extension offi ce meeting room. Thin Within support group will meet at 5 p.m. at the Lighthouse. Ringgold County Tourism meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Cham-ber of Commerce building. Sowing in Tears Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Light-house Church, two miles west of Mount Ayr. Jam session at the Mount Ayr American Legion building from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

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Bag Day at the Ringgold County Neighborhood Center.

Thursday, June 27 Ringgold County Sportsman’s Club annual meeting at Stutzman Auction Center at 6 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous meet-ing at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, Mount Ayr.

Saturday, June 29 Kellerton’s Fourth of July cel-ebration. Open house for Joe and Ber-nadine Sobotka’s 60th wedding anniversary at the Diagonal com-munity building from 2 to 4 p.m. If unable to attend, cards and cor-respondence may be sent to them at 200 W. First Street, Diagonal, IA 50845.

Sunday, June 30Ellston Pioneer Center is open

from 1 to 4 p.m. or by appoint-ment for groups of fi ve or more. Call Linda and Bob Swanson at 641-783-2155.

Monday, July 1 Thin Within support group will meet at 5 p.m. at the Lighthouse. Mount Ayr City Council will meet at 6 p.m. at Mount Ayr City Hall. Jam session at the Mount Ayr American Legion building from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mount Ayr Order of the Eastern Star will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, Mount Ayr. Sowing in Tears Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Light-house Church, two miles west of Mount Ayr.

Tuesday, July 2 Calico Quilters will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the Senior Citizens Activity Center, Mount Ayr. Mount Ayr Chamber of Com-merce will meet at 5:30 p.m. at Jamie’s Coffee Mill & Deli for dinner during the meeting. Faith Lodge #179 A.F. & A.M. meets at 8 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, Mount Ayr.

Wednesday, July 3 $1 sack day every day at the Ringgold County Neighborhood Center. The Mount Ayr Public Library board will meet at 5:15 p.m. at the library.

Thursday, July 4Ringgold County Master Gar-

deners will meet at the Iowa State Extension offi ce at 5 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.

Jesse Shade and Jessica Overholser

Wedding ceremony planned for July 6 Jesse Shade of Afton and Jessi-ca Overholser of Mount Ayr would like to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Shade is the son of the late Mike and Brenda Shade. He is a SWCC graduate with an automotive de-gree and is currently employed at Bunn-O-Matic in Afton. Overholser is the daughter of

Larry and Kim Overholser. She is a 2012 SWCC graduate with a degree in nursing and is currently employed at Mount Ayr Health Care Center. A July 6, 2013 ceremony at the Afton Lodge is being planned. The couple will reside in Shannon City.

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Bernadine and Joe Sobotka

Couple to celebrate 60th anniversary The families of Joe and Berna-dine Sobotka are hosting a joyous celebration in honor of their 60th wedding anniversary on June 29 at the Diagonal community building

from 2 to 4 p.m. If you are unable to attend, cards and correspondence may be sent to them at 200 W. First Street, Diagonal, IA 50845.

June 17 - In his poem, “Maud Muller,” John Greenleaf Whittier utters this unforgettable line, “For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, ‘it might have been.’” Political assassina-tions have taken a terrible toll on this country and left us wondering “what might have been.” Histori-ans can only speculate on how dif-ferent the post Civil War era would have been had Lincoln, who spoke of “binding our nation’s wounds and with malice toward none,” not been murdered. Aides to President Kennedy claim that Kennedy had come to believe that Vietnam was becoming a hopeless quagmire and was planning to end America’s in-volvement in that confl ict. In 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. was orga-nizing a “Poor People’s March” on Washington, D.C. to take place in the summer. His Rainbow Coali-tion would focus on poverty, not race, as a major civil rights issue. The March did take place but with-out Dr. King’s leadership it was not successful. And, in 1968, with the Vietnam War dividing the country, Robert Kennedy launched a cam-paign to win the Democrat nomi-nation for the presidency on a plat-form of ending the war. It never happened because on June 5, 1968, following his victory in the Califor-nia primary, Kennedy was gunned down by assassin Sirhan Sirhan. Analysts disagree on whether the charismatic and popular Kennedy could have wrested the nomina-tion away from Hubert Humphrey, the party favorite. And there is no guarantee that he would have won the general election against the Re-publican nominee Richard Nixon. There is no way to know what direction the nation would have taken had these assassinations not taken place. We do know of one instance when the course of the nation was redirected following the murder of a president. In 1901 the assassina-tion of the mild-mannered presi-dent McKinley brought the dy-namic Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency. The amiable McKinley was content to sit back and leave things unchanged. Roosevelt was a game changer, in true Rough Rider fashion, charging head long into things that he believed needed to be changed. On the eve of the Spanish American War in 1898, Roosevelt was the assistant secre-tary of the Navy and eager for war with Spain. Frustrated by McKin-ley’s lack of action, he charged that the “President has the backbone of chocolate eclair.” Roosevelt’s be-lief in a big navy and an American empire would change the course of the nation. New to the library: In large print paperback fi ction: “Honeymoon at Home” by Laura Abbot, “Heart Surgeon, Here. . .Husband?” by Susan Carlisle, “The Billionaire’s Bride” by Jackie Braun and “The Rancher’s Promise” by Jillian Hart.

New books at the library are “Inferno” by Dan Brown, “Din-ner with the Smileys” by Sarah Smiley, “Zero Day” by David Bal-dacci, “Crystal Beach” by Jackie Haley, “A Discovery of Witches” by Deborah Harkness and “The Heist” by Janet Evanovitch. The new video is “Quartet” with Maggie Smith. On Saturday, June 22, “Fish Tales” children’s storytime will be from 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. Library hours are from 10 a.m. to 12 noon Saturdays and 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sundays.

Births • Ty and Rachael Boyer of Ur-bandale are the proud parents of a baby boy, Isaac Douglas Boyer, who was born on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Isaac weighed seven pounds, eight ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. Grandparents are Marty and Mindy Lesan of Kellerton and Doug and Deb Boyer of Clear-fi eld. Great-grandparents are Pete and LaRita Lesan of Kellerton, Marlene Zarr of Mount Ayr and Dorothy Parrish and Marvin Boy-er, both of Clearfi eld.

Hall celebrated 86 birthday Daughter Marleen Hall Walc-zynski and friend Monica Palen hosted a birthday open house for her mother, Estelle Hunt Hall, Saturday, June 8, at her home in Mount Ayr. Celebrating Ms. Hall’s 86th birthday were Larry and Co-lette and Trey Hunt, George Hunt, Lynnette Knight, Will Hunt, Sandy and Lonnie Horne, Bob, Diedre and Jordan Hunt, Nick and Holly Vaughn, Greg and Connie Leech, Jenny and Chris Prososki, Nancy Hartman, Margaret Saville and Rodney, Rich and Peggy Hunt, Helen Hunt, Delbert and Hazel Jackson, Kay Henderson, Phil and Marie Burmeister, Lorna Medhus, Rebecca Hunt, Keith and Ron-da Hunt, Eddis Holub, Amanda Goff-Kanak, Olivia and Jacob Kanak, Jennifer Olson, Beth Hall, Stephanie Hall, Genie Stark, Rose Hunt, Tim, Josh and Jacob Wal-czynski, Billy Hall, John Hall, Marge Patch, Amon Hunt, Doris Overholser, Marjorie Tully, Steve and Ramona Goff, Kathy Mur-ray, Matthew Murray, Dave Hunt, Marsha Hall and Oveda Watson.

Musical comedy at Warren Center Everyone’s a winner when The 25th Annual Putnam County Spell-ing Bee takes the stage at the War-ren Cultural Center in Greenfi eld. History Boy Theatre Company from Jefferson will present the mu-sical comedy on June 29, one show at 7 pm. Tickets are on sale now at Ed & Eva’s, 154 Public Square, Greenfi eld, and online at warren-culturalcenter.com. Cost for gen-eral admission seating is $12 for adults, $8 for students. For more information about tickets and store hours, call Ed & Eva’s at 641-743-2566. For more information about the Warren Cul-tural Center, or to order tickets online, go to www.warrencultural-center.com or call 641-343-7337.

Shannon City Alumni Banquet Sixty-seven alumni and guests attended the 103rd Shannon City alumni banquet held Saturday, May 25, 2013, at the Eagle’s Club in Creston. Co-chairwomen were Bonnie Ergenbright Baker (1959), Linda Foy James (1960) of Cres-ton and Ann Comer Sanson (1959) of Clarinda. Registration started at 3 p.m. with a 5 p.m. supper. Linda James gave the welcome and Ron Sanson reminded them of the vet-erans who have served the armed forces before giving the invoca-tion. Ann Sanson served as the em-cee for the evening and thanked everyone for making the evening a success. Graduates attending were celebrating their 55th, 60th, 65th and 70th, banquets. They were (1958) Ella Jean Eklund Hoffman (Urbandale) and Ronnie Simp-son (Shannon City); (1953) Shir-ley Woosley Ide (Shannon City); (1948) Joan Woosley Goodale (Diagonal), Velma Swinehart Frank (Winterset), Althea Means Hoffman (Shannon City), Audrey Comer Lewellen (Omaha, NE) and Veva Short Vorhies (Tingley); (1943) Emmett Eagan (Creston), Jeraldine Woosley Scherer (Shan-non City) and Merlin Swanson (Rock Island, IL). Baker, James and Sanson will be in charge of the 104th banquet next year. The date has been set for Saturday, May 24, 2014, at the Eagle’s Club, starting with regis-tration at 3 p.m. and supper being served at 5 p.m. Other alumni attending were (1935) Thelma Ibbotson Grimes (Mount Ayr); (1942) Agnes Marie Swanson Eklund (Creston) and Margaret Kelley Long (Creston); (1944) Loren Gehrke (Clarksdale, MO); (1945) Melba Woosley Ak-ers (Creston), Lee Ayers (Webster City) and Irene Swanson Pepp-meier (Creston); (1946) Verla Swinehart Fitzgerald (Nevada) and Eloise Kilgore White (Creston); (1947) John and Shirley Weber Henry (Creston), Jack Hoffman (Shannon City) and Darlene Keller White (Shannon City); (1949) Alivon Clough (Ellston); (1950) Richard “Dick” Ide (Shannon City) and Bill Linthicum (Des Moines); (1952) Richard Henry (Fulton, MO), Marvin Keller (Murray), Johnnie Land (Afton), Dick Ross (Creston) and Fred Werner (Os-ceola); (1954) Ron Jones (Afton); (1956) Illa Mae Heslop (Creston); (1957) Eldon Harden (Creston); Jerry Hoffman (Urbandale), and

Lucille Woldruff Jones (Afton). Other guests attending were Deloris Ayers, Dick Baker, Deb Grimes Berliner (Rancho Cordova, CA), Marsha Cheers (Afton), Dor-othy Clough, Bob and Sherry Ek-lund (Afton), Marie Flynn (Cres-ton), Kathy Eklund Haines (Des Moines), Connie Harden, Marjo-rie Henkle (Clarksdale, MO), Bet-ty Henry, Larry Hoffman (Omaha), Lenora Keller, Marilyn Land, Dick Lee (Saint Joseph, MO), Jane Lin-thicum, Loren and Mary Long (Greenfi eld), Cindy Grimes Miles (Sacramento, CA), Joyce Ross and daughter Vicki Morin, Kenny Scherer, Karen Simpson, Kate Werner and Rev. Everett Wolfe (Ankeny).

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June 17 - Everyone is getting warmer here in the southwest part of Iowa and still getting plenty of rain but it looks like summer has arrived. The New Mexico motorcoach trip sponsored by the Senior Citi-zens Activity Center encountered a little glitch on their way home from New Mexico when their bus broke down. Fortunately the driver made a good call and pulled them into a very large truck stop/convenience store area that had a Subway and another smaller buffet restaurant. It is hard for 43 people to be cooped up for six hours while waiting for a different bus, but with that large of an area, lots of sitting space in the two eating areas, plenty of bathrooms and lots of shopping opportunities from costume and more expensive jewelry to t-shirts, Minnetonka shoes and many, many other items in a building at least as large as Shopko, they did just fi ne. Three different buses with three different drivers guided them on their way home and the bus arrived in Mount Ayr at 7:45 p.m. Sunday evening, a full 1.25 hours ahead of schedule. Joen and Janet learn something new on every trip and this one was certainly no excep-tion. Sharon Hubbard, the Experi-ence Works trainee at the Activity Center, was also on this bus trip as a learning experience and she got to see fi rst hand how those little problems are handled. Some new people were seen at the Center and entered into the games last week. Even with quite a few of the regulars on the bus trip, there were still 21 pitch players Wednesday. Janet and Sharon came back to the Activity Center to two printers which are refusing to work at this time. Their computers have been slowing down terribly and are Windows XP home computers so it may be time to try to see what they can do about replacing both the computers and the printers and getting one printer to work from both computers. Sharon’s comput-er at home refused to work the day before so she decided there must be a “printer virus” going around. Frustrating! Finishing up the New Mexico trip means that they are now seri-ously started on the Pigeon Forge and Smoky Mountain trip this coming October. With two full buses and a list of people on stand-by in case of cancellations for that trip, they are off and running. The Center does have sign-up lists if someone would like to contribute a baked item towards the Senior Activity Center for the nursing home/assisted living visits on the fi rst Monday of the month or if anyone has a little program they want to talk to the Clearview and MAHCC residents. They try to keep boughten cookies on hand for the regular activities but every-one always appreciates homemade cookies, cakes and all types of snack items also. Anyone is wel-come to donate baked items at any time. Sunday, June 23, from 5 to 8 p.m. is the snack and game night so bring snacks if you want and come on in to play cards. Everyone has a great time.

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June 10 (delayed) - Eugene McAlexander furnished the fol-lowing for the Iowa State Univer-sity weather department: the high

of 90 degrees was on May 15. The low of 31 degrees was on May 3. Beaconsfi eld received 5.67 inches of rain in May. Eugene also reported that his ISU weather gauges showed 1.18 inches of rain the week of June 2. Kenneth, Virginia and Shirley McAlexander attended a dance recital in Creston in which their great-grandchildren performed. Rex and Ann Walters traveled to Des Moines where Rex got a good report on is cataract surgery. Richard Thomas was guest speaker at the Beaconsfi eld United Methodist Church on June 2. Congratulations to Andy and Beckey McAlexander for their brand new daughter, Kenzington Marie, who was born May 30, 2013. On Sunday, June 9, the Bea-consfi eld United Methodist Church held its annual “Cradle Rock.” The babies who were rocked were Cyrus Michael Herzberg, born February 14, 2013, son of Eric and Tara Herzberg of Grand River. His grandparents are Kevin and Betty Herzberg, Kathy Able and Ed and Cindy Cheers. Also rocked was Kenzington Marie McAlexander, born May 30, 2013, the daughter of Andrew and Beckey McAlexander. Ken-zington’s grandparents are Rose and the late Jerry McAlexander, Rick and Cathy White and San-dra White. Great-grandparents are Kenneth and Virginia McAlexan-der and Dorothy White. Ellen Hohbach of White Lake, SD visited her parents, Eugene and Esther McAlexander, and went with them to Eugene’s cataract surgery. Jim and Mary Ann Smith’s daughter, Deb Fiderlein, ran in the “Dam to Dam” race in Des Moines on Saturday, June 8. After the race they drove Deb back to her home where they attended the graduation of Deb’s friend.

––––––––––––––––– June 17 - The Beaconsfi eld United Methodist Women met Wednesday, June 9, with six mem-bers answering roll call. Ann Wal-ters’ devotions were about Father’s Day, and a poem on “Farmers to the Bone.” LeAnn Boles gave an interesting program about the “Widow of Zaraphath” and how they sometimes worry needlessly. Ann Walters served refreshments. Phyllis Manning attended the Kellerton United Methodist Wom-en’s guest luncheon on Thursday, June 10. Steve Wolfe returned home in Beaconsfi eld after spending two weeks in California at the home of his daughters. While there he attended the wedding of his grand-daughter. Ryan and Justin Roepsch spent Friday and Saturday with their grandparents, Eugene and Esther McAlexander. Ed Matlage spent the weekend with his mother, Lil Matlage. Ellen Hohbach and Eugene and Esther McAlexander visited with Kenny, Ginny and Shirley McAl-exander Wednesday. Ellen Hohbach of White Lake, SD returned to her home after vis-iting her parents, Eugene and Es-ther McAlexander. She was with her parents while Eugene had cata-ract surgery Tuesday. Leola Dolecheck was guest speaker at the Beaconsfi eld United Methodist Church Sunday, June 16. Eugene McAlexander reported that Beaconsfi eld received 2.07 inches of rain last week. Monday Phyllis Manning tore a ligament in her left knee (MCL) and will have to wear a knee brace for at least six weeks. So much for running any races!

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June 17 - Last week was anoth-er busy week for the meal site. The week began Monday with the Community Singers, 17 in number, from the Lenox, Clear-

fi eld and surround areas present bringing with them another one of their special programs. Their heme was “Birds and the Bees” and as always, it was terrifi c. George Hosfi eld shared some fun information about one of their member, 98-year-old Ellen Lemke. The magazine “Our Iowa” featured an article on her recently. She’s quite a gal. If you get a chance to reach the article, do. It’s worth your time. Tuesday found the band pres-ent to entertain but minus some of the regular members, but gaining a couple of new ones. Members included accompanist Carmene James, plus Rose James, Harold Brown, Mary Jane Narigon, Bon-nie Manders, Dorothy Clough, Virginia Walden, Dave Patch and Anne and Kate James. As always, they sure were enjoyed by those present. Carmene James was proud to have two of her granddaughters, Anne and Kate James, accompany her to the meal site that day. They even played with the band. Kay Drake enjoyed having her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Juanita and Donald Clouse, ac-company her to the site that day. Lloyd spent the night in the hos-pital but returned home the follow-ing day after observation. Irma Johnston shared a couple of jokes to add a bit of humor to the day. Friday found a good number of Friday Singers present to enter-tain. They included accompanist Darlene Morgan, director Mary Jane Narigan, plus Iona Triggs, Marge Werner, Bonnie Manders, Dorothy Clough, Pauline Mur-phy, Peggy Wagenknecht, Virginia Walden, Dave Patch, Kathy Stam-mer, Harold Brown and Don and Darlene Wimmer. Being Flag Day, they closed with “It’s a Grand Old Flag.” Marge Patch led all in say-ing The Pledge of Allegiance for the day’s blessing. The community was saddened to receive news that Donna Mor-rison, a lifetime resident of the community, has passed away un-expectedly at her home over the weekend. Her services were held Tuesday morning in Mount Ayr.

June 17 - Guests helping Oney Brumfi eld celebrate her birthday Saturday were Rick and Delo-ris Brumfi eld, Paul Brumfi eld and Lisa and Dalton Brumfi eld. Betty and J.W. Robertson visited with Gladys Jones Mon-day. Gladys attended the Assem-bly of God church prayer service Wednesday and took Mary and Cindy Daniels to Saint Joseph, MO Thursday for Cindy’s eye appoint-ment. They had lunch at Poppy’s in Albany, MO. Gladys went to Al-ice Miller’s Bible study Friday at the Christian church in Grant City, MO. Alice Miller, Bev Cadle and Gladys had lunch at the Eatery in Grant city Friday. J.W. Robertson visited Gladys Friday. Ginny Quick was an overnight guest at Rebecca and Cliff Smith’s Thursday. Ginny and Rebecca went to the fl ea market at Walnut Friday. The Smiths were weekend guests at Ginny and Bill Quick’s. Ginny and Bill and Rebecca, Cliff, Bryson and Kaden Smith were lunch guests Sunday at Carrie, Wi-ley, Louden and Calvin Main’s in Mount Ayr. Berta and Kenny Quick’s visi-tors Thursday were Sherry and Larry South of Fort Collins, CO, Doris South of Mount Ayr Health Care Center and Jack and Sandy South of Sun Valley. Ginny Quick, Rebecca Smith and sons and Carrie Main and sons were lunch guests at Berta and Kenny Quick’s Satur-day. Kenny Robertson was an over-night visitor at Betty and J.W. Robertson’s Thursday. Wanda and Doug Hosfi eld visited them Sat-urday evening. Kenny and Deb-bie Robertson and Jeff and Owen

Robertson of Des Moines were Sunday morning guests at Betty and J.W.’s. The Shervheim family cel-ebrated the birthdays of Anna Shervheim and Ardys Shervheim of Johnston Monday. Caitlyn Bainum was a supper guest Wednesday with Bobbi and Michael Bainum and their house-guest, Matthew Bainum, and was a Father’s Day lunch guest of Bai-nums.

June 17 - Kellerton had some pretty high winds this past week-end. There were several limbs down in town and a few trees. One family was fi lling their pool and the wind caught their pool and knocked over the fence around it. Don’t forget Kellerton’s Inde-pendence Day celebration to be on June 29. Parade will start at 1 p.m. Games will be in the north park from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Supper will be served at the community center (old gymnasium area) from 5 to 7 p.m. with the drawing or auction following. The fi reworks will be at the baseball fi eld at the south end of Kellerton at dark. Come and join in all the festivities. The Kellerton Volunteer Fire Department will be doing the parade, the pedal pull and the fi reworks. They are also having a dance with the Rumbley Brothers in front of 2nd Home Bar. They will be serving biscuits and gravy after the dance uptown. See more details in the ad in the paper. Funeral services were held at Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr Saturday for Evalee White, mother of Dee Euritt. Ser-vices were held Monday in Dav-enport for family and friends from that area. Evalee was a dear little lady and they will certainly miss her at the breakfast for suppers. She dried many dishes and visited with all of them. Prayers and sym-pathy are with the family. Judy Doolittle visited with her mother, Lorene Reed, several times last week. Lorene was in the hospital for a short time. She is im-proving at this writing. Judy went to Chariton to a FEMMA meeting Wednesday. Thursday Judy went to Des Moines with Debbie Holm-es. Kay Doolittle visited with Judy Friday afternoon. Diane and Richard Servetti vis-ited with her mother, Betty Stuart, one day this past week and helped her with some chores around her property. Marilyn Parkhurst vis-ited with her mother the following day. Saturday evening Betty at-tended the breakfast for supper at the community center. Jan Holmes and Kathryn Still were Mount Ayr shoppers Tues-day. Wednesday the sisters took their van to Bethany, MO to be worked on. They went to Bible study Wednesday evening. Thurs-day the sisters went to Mount Ayr

and stopped by to see Kathryn’s grandson, Luke Still’s recently pur-chased home. Katie Still stopped by for a short visit Thursday eve-ning and Friday morning. Jan and Kathryn were Creston shoppers Saturday and stopped by to visit with Doug and Gina Still in Mount Ayr on the way home. They helped with the SIPR’s supper Saturday evening. Ronche, Katie and Cass-ie Still were visitors Sunday eve-ning for cookies and homemade ice cream. Katie Still stopped by Monday evening for a short visit.

June 17 - Fathers Day dinner guests of Rod and Stacy Shields were Ronnie and JoKaye Shields, Clint and Aleha Whittington, Hay-ley, Hope and Harper and Aaron Shields. They celebrated Hayley Whittington’s 12th birthday with cake and ice cream. Father’s Day evening Ronnie and JoKaye Shields entertained with homemade ice cream and cake. Those who attended were Margaret Rhodes, Ed and Kathy Shields, R.C. and Sheryol Rush, Rod Shields, Clint and Aleha Whit-tington, Hayley, Hope and Harper, Aaron Shields, Cricket Waske, Tim Nichols, Josh Waske and Ella, Joe and Amanda Waske and Riley, Pete and Amy Shields, Bret and Brandy Ruggles, Hayden, Jackson and Evan, Brett Shields, Melissa Shennum and Brennon Shields, Braydon, Aubree and Brynlea. Saturday night Josh and Lizzie Hanawalt, Noah, Kayla and Tyler met at Pizza Hut in Lamoni and enjoyed supper together. Sunday night Abby and Troy Hawk of ru-ral Sheridan, MO entertained with supper. Attending were Lizzie and Josh Hanawalt and family, Charlie and Vickie Jeanes and many others of the Hawk family. Gene Motsinger attended the Motsinger reunion Saturday at the Waubonsie Hall in Benton. Sunday evening Gene called on Darrell Holden and Brad Holden. Mon-day evening of this week Billi Adli and Molly visited with Gene and brought some goodies. Thursday Rose James accompa-nied Carmene James and grandchil-dren, Kate and Anne James, to the softball game in Corydon of which Anne is a member of the team. The Mount Ayr girls won. Kelly James was also there and after the game they all ate supper together at the Dairy Queen in Leon. Sunday din-ner guests of Rose’s were Neil and Irma Johnston and Richard Larsen. Later in the afternoon Carmene James was a visitor. Monday of this week Amon Hunt, John Hall and Estelle Hall traveled to Saint Joseph, MO and visited with their sister/cousin, Marilyn Simpson. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Overholser and family visited their mother/grandmother, Doris Overholser, Monday of this week.

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June 17 - Two of Blockton’s” icons” have passed away this week. Jerrry Lawerence and Mary Stroburg. Jerry’s funeral was yes-terday and Mary’s is this Saturday.

June 17 - A new addition to the Wishard Chapel news will be birth-days each month. The Wishard Chapel birthdays for the month of June are Arlene Burdette on June 1; Kasydi Klommhaus, June 14; Tom Bradley, June 17; Kaitlyn Klommhaus, June 23, and Rich Mercer, June 27. Happy Birthday everyone! A good crowd attended the Father’s Day brunch at Wishard Chapel Community Church on Fa-ther’s Day. The Women of Wishard furnished an array of breakfast food including waffl es, ice cream, strawberries, homemade donuts, egg casseroles, coffee cake and muffi ns. Pastor Bill had a great ser-mon and Joyce Gregg and Faith Shinkle sang “He Touched Me.” Praise Team members were Cindy Stephens, Ruth Gregg, Makayla O’Malia, Barbie Belzer and Grace Warin. Keep an eye out for an ad in the paper for vacation Bible school July 21-25. Serengeti Trek is the theme this year. Supper and snacks will be served each night at 5:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Barbie Belzer, Jessica McCrea-ry, Laurie Anne Belzer and Carol Anne McCreary shopped in Cres-ton Friday. Lucille Main and Connie Rich-ards traveled to Des Moines and shopped Sunday. Jim and Carol Anne McCreary enjoyed a Father’s Day cookout at the home of Barbie and Nial Belzer Sunday.

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June 17 - heavy rains last week put a stop to hay baling as well as curing hay. Farmers are wishing for more sunshine. Friday a heavy downpour left them with 3.6 inch-es of rain. The Mast relatives had a gather-ing and wiener roast last Wednes-day evening at Lester Beechy’s. Involved were Jonas and Paul Troyers, Junior and Joe Millers and Herman Masts. Special guests of Jamesport, MO were parents Joe and Viola Mast and Norman Kauffmans and also Esther Byler of Fredonia, PA who was visiting in the Junior Miller home. Guests with the Samuel Bon-trager family last week were three of Samuel’s brothers from Wis-consin, namely David, Dennis and roman, and their wives. They all, plus Samuels and Ora Hoch-stetlers, went to Bethany, MO for church Sunday. Jake and Barbara Ellen Hersh-berger of Costa Rica were guests of Vernon and Mary Troyer Thursday night. Jake is a brother of Mary. Roy Bontragers and family still at home are leaving for Wiscon-sin Monday morning with plans to attend two weddings. One is in Wautoma of a niece and the other one in Bonduel of brother Memmo (widower) who is betrayed to his sister-in-law, a widow. Friday they have a Hershberger reunion to at-tend in Vestburg. Junior and Becky Detweiler of Princeton, MO came to parents Vernon and Mary Troyer’s Satur-day evening. Visitors with Vernon Troyers Sunday evening were the Jonas and Reuben Troyer families. The Detweilers and Vernon and Mary Troyer want to board the train Monday morning in Creston, Indiana bound.

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Editor’s note: The following story about Mount Ayr senior Jake So-botka was written by Bill Seals and appeared recently on the cy-clonereport.com website (www.io-wastate.rivals.com). It is reprinted here by permission. A southern Iowa rising senior athlete, who profi les more as a linebacker at the next level, will try to pick up his fi rst BCS-level offer at a three-day Iowa State camp that starts today. Mount Ayr’s Jacob Sobotka has probably had more contact with the Cyclones than any other program, but as is the case with Iowa, Kan-sas State, Northern Iowa and South Dakota State, have yet to pull the trigger on an offer. In order to pick up that elusive offer, Sobotka has hit the summer camp circuit. He was at Iowa’s last weekend, and will travel to a one-day session at Kansas State follow-ing his three-day stay in Ames. “This is a big three days,” said Sobotka, who was his high school’s starting quarterback last fall. “All of the camps I’ve gone to have been big. Iowa’s was big and they were really impressed, but are a little slower than most other schools. I’m confi dent coming into this camp that I can do well and

perform in front of Coach (Wally) Burnham. I’m ready to strap on the pads and play some more foot-ball.” Although it hasn’t offered, ISU has recruited Sobotka as if he were a high-profi le recruit. The 6-foot-3, 215-pounder has talked with area recruiter Chris Klenakis frequent-ly. “I’ve heard a lot from them,” Sobotka said. “Coach Klenakis has me call him every week and is the

recruiting coach for my area. He said Coach (Paul) Rhoads wants me to call him every Monday, so I hear a lot from Iowa State. I get a lot of stuff in the mail, including hand-written stuff which is pretty exciting. “I’ve also gotten a really good sense for the program. There are a lot of things I like about Iowa State. The coaches seem really in-terested in me. I’ve talked to Coach Rhoads and Coach K said he asks about me all the time. I like where Iowa State is going. Every year under Coach Rhoads, it seems like something better happens. They’re on an upward trend. I love the in-tensity around there.” It appears the only thing left for Sobotka to do, is prove himself in a camp setting in front of I-State coaches. “I think that’s where I’m at,” Sobotka said. “They said that if I go up there and play like I do and perform well, I might have a shot at an offer. If it doesn’t happen now, they’ll get more fi lm of me during my senior year and then maybe of-fer at that point. I’ll be competing for an offer.” Sobotka said he’ll be returning to Ames for ISU’s Friday Night Lights camp later this summer.

Sobotka making rounds of college football camps

Jake Sobotka

Presidential and National Fitness Award winners were announced at the Mount Ayr elementary awards held Wednesday, May 29. According to instructor Deb-bie Larsen, “All students grades 3-6 were tested for their levels of fi tness in fi ve areas. These areas included shuttle run, endurance run, sit ups, sit and reach and pull ups. Their scores were compared to the standards set forth by the Presidential Council of Physical Fit-ness and students achieving in the 50th percentile rank in all fi ve tests were awarded the National Fitness Award. If students achieved in the 85th percentile in all fi ve tests, they received the Presidential Fitness Award.” The following students received the National Fitness Award listed by age and noting the number of years they have achieved the award:BOYS3rd Grade Cody Larsen -1 Hunter Pearce -14th Grade Scott Driskell -2 Bryan Handy -2 Levi Henry -2 Ryker Henson -2 Bryce Shaha -2 Seth Shelman -2 Erik Trujillo -25th Grade Grant Anderson -3 Dalton Elwood -1 Austin Greenland -2

Isaac Grose -3 Ryker Hickman -2 Keelan Klommhaus -1 Kolben Klommhaus -2 Cayden Lambert -1, 2 Presiden-tial Erik Masoner -36th Grade Hunter Arends -4 Cade Clymer -2 Tucker Darrah -2 Connor Eaton -2 Myles Greene -4 Quentin Gregg -3, 1 Presiden-tial Nathan Hague -1 Noah Shelman -1 John Shields -4 Chase Smith -2 Nathan Smith -1 Trent Stewart -3 Nick Vanbuskirk -2GIRLS3rd Grade Montana Birkenholz-1 Taylor Clymer -1 Olivia Henry -1 Payten Lambert -1 Adalyn Reynolds -14th Grade Avery Dickerson -1 Melaina Haley -2 Lindsey Jennett -2 Alexa Smith -2 Rachel Sobotka -1 Molly Walters -25th Grade Jordyn Brown -1 Rachel Gregg -3 Jaycee Knight -2, 1 Presidential

Bailey Mastin -1 Bianca Smith -16th Grade Abbi Haley -1 Paige Lynch -2 Caroline McAlexander -3 Lanie Sheil -3, 1 Presidential Haylee Whittington -2Presidential AwardsBOYS3rd Grade Adler Shay -14th Grade Trae Ehlen -2 Dawson Swank -1 Payton Weehler -15th Grade Dawson Frost -3J osh Restauro -16th Grade Hunter Haveman -3GIRLS3rd Grade Ryleigh Haveman -1 Maddy Stewart -1 4th Grade Makayla Jones -15th Grade Madison Birkenholz -2 Alexis Main -1 Samantha Stewart -3 Belinda Sovern -1, 1 National6th Grade Gabby Hunke -1 Kiersten Klommhaus -2 Ryann Martin -3 Samantha McGill -2 Emma Mobley -2 Samantha Schafer -1 Mackenzie Shields -2

Students recognized for fi tness

The Mount Ayr Majors 2 team placed second in the Afton tournament the weekend of June 8. Members of the team include (front row, L-R) Ja-cob Rushing, coach Chris Eaton, Conner Eaton, Blake Rychnovsky, Zach Doster and Bobby Peterman; (back row) coach David Greene, Myles Greene, Samuel Blanton, Josh Cox, Dalton Elwood, coach Dan Have-man and Hunter Haveman. (Not pictured: Bryce Hower.)

Iowa State University is con-ducting a nationwide survey of livestock producers’ use of feed-related coproducts from ethanol production. “The feedback gained from the survey will be used to help improve coproduct quality, which can help livestock producers with their feed costs and livestock performance,” said Kurt Rosentrater, a profes-sor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, who is leading the ef-

fort. The survey is focused on the beef, dairy, swine and poultry sec-tors. It is being funded by a coali-tion consisting of the Renewable Fuels Association, the Distillers Grains Technology Council, and the Corn Utilization Councils from Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska. Livestock producers are invited to take the survey online until June 19 at: http://humansciences.etha-nolcoproducts.sgizmo.com/s3/.

ISU conducting ethanol survey

Fresh strawberries, a favorite of almost everyone, are relatively easy to grow and hardy throughout Iowa. Horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach share cultural practices to reduce damage and losses caused by insects and diseases. Gardeners with additional questions may con-tact the ISU Hortline, hortline@ia-state.edu or 515-294-3108. There are small masses of foam-like material on my strawberry plants. What are these foam-like masses? The foam-like masses on the strawberry plants were probably created by the meadow spittlebug. The meadow spittlebug is one of several species of this commonly recognized group of sap-feeding insects. Spittlebugs are familiar because of the frothy, wet mass of “spittle” that surrounds the nymphs as they feed on sap from their host plants. The spittle is pro-duced by the immature stage of the insect (the nymph) and protects the nymphs from natural enemies and desiccation. While the foam-like masses of spittlebugs are rather disgusting, spittlebugs cause little harm to plants. Control efforts are usually not warranted. Some of the strawberries in my garden are covered with a gray, velvety growth. What is it and how can it be controlled? The gray, velvety growth on your berries may be gray mold. It is also known as Botrytis fruit rot. Gray mold is favored by poor air circulation and a high humidity in the strawberry planting. The most commonly infected berries are those touching the soil or other in-fected berries. Cultural practices can reduce losses due to gray mold. Do not fertilize June-bearing strawberries in spring. The ap-plication of a nitrogen-containing fertilizer in spring promotes lush, vegetative growth. Dense foliage slows the drying of the strawberry planting, resulting in a more favor-able environment for gray mold. Control weeds in the strawberry bed. Weeds reduce air circulation and slow the drying of the straw-berry plants. Mulch the planting with straw to keep the berries off the ground. Berries resting on damp or wet soil are more susceptible to gray mold.

Yard and Garden: Strawberries

ExtensionNews & Notes

Judy Hensley

During dry weather, irrigate in the morning when using a sprinkler. Plants dry quickly when irrigated in the morning. “Clean-pick” the strawberry planting. Harvest the strawberry planting frequently. Pick berries as soon as they are ripe. Handle berries carefully during harvest to avoid bruising the fruit. Immedi-ately refrigerate the unwashed ber-ries. Berries that exhibit symptoms of gray mold should be picked and removed from the bed. Finally, fungicides are used by commercial strawberry growers to control gray mold. However, cul-tural practices are the best way to control Botrytis fruit rot in home gardens. When should strawberries be harvested? Harvest strawberries when the fruit are uniformly red (fully ripe). Pick the berries with the caps and stems attached to retain fi rmness and quality. Pinch off the stem about one-fourth inch above the cap. Don’t pull them off. Strawberries should be picked about every other day in warm weather, every three to four days in cool weather. The harvest pe-riod for some June-bearing variet-ies may last three to four weeks. Strawberries can be stored in the refrigerator for up to fi ve to seven days. Optimum storage conditions are a temperature of 32 F and a rel-ative humidity of 90 to 95 percent.

The offi cial beginning of sum-mer also marks new opportunities for Iowans to connect with outdoor recreation: a new mobile state park application as well as a state-wide data base for Iowans to locate out-door recreation activities. A mobile application for state parks developed through the Iowa Parks Foundation has been un-veiled.The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has also developed a program, Healthy and Happy Out-doors (H20) that allows Iowans to fi nd more than 30 types of outdoor activities at more than 1,600 state and county parks and recreation areas. In addition to its state-of-the-art GPS technology, the Iowa State Parks & Recreation Guide provides plenty of other tools that make exploring the great outdoors a breeze. Visitors can decide which park to visit by using a comprehen-sive list of activities or by search-ing for a park within a particular region. The Calendar of Events is updated in real time and will in-form app users of all the upcoming events for each Park. Park rules and regulations are a click away, which is especially helpful to anglers and sportsmen. Planning an extended visit to Io-wa’s rolling hills, glistening lakes, or sprawling prairies is easy with a few quick clicks using the app to secure overnight reservations.

New app is released for Iowa outdoor recreation

The Iowa State Parks & Recre-ation Guide is designed to provide information to guide and enhance the outdoor experience, and to pro-vide added safety and enjoyment for nature lovers and outdoor en-thusiasts at all of Iowa’s treasured State Parks and Recreation Areas. The app is the perfect way for park goers to Map it, Discover and Ex-plore Iowa’s State Parks and Rec-reation Areas. Healthy & Happy Outdoors, or H2O, is an initiative to connect Io-wans with outdoor resources as a way to reduce stress and improve their health. Iowans can go online to www.iowadnr.gov/h2o to fi nd outdoor recreational opportunities in all 99 counties and create an account to log what activities they have done. Those who sign up are automati-cally entered into prize drawings for outdoor gear. The H2O website will continue to grow with tips, healthy links, additional activities and more. Io-wans are encouraged to help im-prove the map by inputting their favorite park into the system.

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Comedy, soul, heart-felt song-writing and vocal harmony high-light the 2013-14 Premier Per-formance Series at the Warren Cultural Center in Greenfi eld. This series brings nationally touring, top caliber acts to the stage of the restored 1896 Warren Opera House. Season tickets are on sale now at a discount for the fi ve-show package. The series opens Friday, Sep-tember 20, when members of Chicago’s legendary Second City comedy theater come to town. The Improv All Stars bring hilarious satire and cutting edge improvisa-tion and give the audience a chance to see comedy stars in the making. In addition, the program will in-clude the fi nals of the WCC’s own comedy contest, with Second City members serving as judges. Singer/songwriter Susan Wer-ner grew up on a family farm in eastern Iowa, and she returns to her roots with her “Hayseed Proj-ect” on Thursday, October 10. Her songs celebrate farming and rural America, and her concert partners

Warren Cultural Center announces premier series

with several farm organizations to promote sustainable agricultural, local producers and farmers’ mar-kets. Jane L. Powell, “The Goddess of Soul,” will uplift the WCC audi-ence with spiritual energy on Sat-urday, January 18, 2014. Backed by an instrumental trio, Powell will bring her remarkable voice, musical fl exibility, spicy sense of humor and playful personality, singing classic R&B, jazz, reggae and gospel. A capella harmonies abound whenShy of a Dozen lift their voices to sing everything from The Beach Boys to barbershop. This ensemble of talented musi-cians from Iowa State University is a crowd favorite at performances across the state. Special guest Ria Olson has been featured in Simon Estes’ Young Performers concerts, singing show tunes, jazz, contem-porary hits and originals. Classic comedy comes to life when award-winning actor/direc-tor/playwright Frank Ferrante

presents An Evening with Grou-cho. In this fast-paced evening of hilarity, he recreates the show that won him acclaim on PBS and in New York and London stages. The audience literally becomes part of the show as Ferrante ad-libs his way throughout the two-act show. Series tickets are $180 for bal-cony premium seating for all fi ve shows; $135 for premium (front half of main fl oor); and $90 for standard seating. (Balcony access by stairs only.) Tickets may be purchased at Ed & Eva’s store, located at the Cen-ter, 154 Public Square, Greenfi eld. Call 641-743-2566 for store hours and information. Tickets may also be purchased online at warrencul-turalcenter.com. Tickets for indi-vidual shows are $40, $30, and $20 each, depending on seating grade. For more information about the Warren Cultural Center, includ-ing other shows, events, and room rentals, check the Center’s website, email to warrenoperahouse@hot-mail.com, or call 641-343-7337.

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(North Casey’s Store, East to T corner, North to Sale Site)Ted Derks was in the construction business for many years, being an excellent carpen-ter. Ted had many tools for his business. The building is full with too many to list.

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AUCTIONSATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2013

9:30 a.m.Location: 24656 Dewey St. North Interlude Rd., Maryville, Mo.

(North Casey’s Store, East to T corner, North to Sale Site)Ted Derks was in the construction business for many years, being an excellent carpen-ter. Ted had many tools for his business. The building is full with too many to list.

1 Lot of Levels, Squares, T-Squares - Mud Mixers - Pipe Wrenches - Slap Staplers - Grease GunsHand Saws - T-Handle Sets - Screw & Bolt Cabinets - Tool Belts - 1 Lot Pipe Fittings

Sump Pumps - Ratchet Tie Downs - Belt Tighteners - Sand Paper - Belt Sanders1 Lot Circular Saws & Blades - Hydraulic Jacks (3 are 20 ton) - 1 Lot Air Wrenches

Profile Sanders - Jig Saws - 1 Lot of Nailers to include Bostitch & Makita1 Lot Power Screwdrivers - Surveyor’s Level with Tripod - Fein Tools

Several Dremel Tools - Electric Drills - Makita Routers - Rockwell RoutersDetail Sander - 1 Lot Router Bits - 300 ft. Tapes Plus Others - Porta Nailer - Extension Cords

Dolmar Chain Saw #420 - Pry Bar Sets (new) - Caulking Guns & Caulking TubesFlat Bars & Other Bars - 1 Lot Cement Tools - Water Hose - Air Hose - Tool Chest

1 Large Lot Hand Tools - Socket Sets - Ratchet Sets - Bench Grinders - Tap & Die SetsCraftsman Air Compressor, 5.5 HP, 25 gal. - Air Compressor with Gas Motor

Sears 10” Radial Arm Saw - 1 Lot Carpenter Clamps (all sizes) - Dirt Devil VacHeavy Duty Extension Cords - Vinyl Fencing & Other Vinyl Items

Sears 10” Band Saw - Dewalt Sander - 6 HP Shop Vac - Saw Horses - Old Wash Tub1 Lot Lumber (some rough oak) - Celebrity Pride Scooter, needs battery - Stepladders

C-Clamps - Scaffolding Set (good) - Rockwell Table Saw - Metal Bender (like new)Misc. Boxes Vinyl Siding - Craftsman Planers - Small Planers - Trash Cans

Dewalt Portable Jig Saw - Saw Stands & Rollers - 1/2 HP Garage Door OpenersOld Wood Clothes Dryer - Dewalt 12” Miter Saw - L.B. White Hanging HeaterSquirrel Cage Fan - Long Pieces 12” Barn Boards - 1 Lot of Metal Tin (new)

Chain Binders - Come-a-longs - Large Band Saw - Homelite Super Z Chain SawWilton 10” Miter Saw - 13” Pro-Teck Portable Planer - 3 Oak Flower Stands

4x36” Belt/Disk Sander with Stand - Floor Work Lights - Electrical Wiring - Metal Ammo Boxes - Misc. Tool BoxesPortable Air Tank - 2-Ton Floor Jack - Air Compressor Tank and Parts - 52” Cage Fan

1 Large Lot Hand Tools to include: Spades - Shovels - Rakes - Brooms - Misc. - Fiberglass Extension Ladder & Others2 Bostitch Air Compressors - Handyman Jack - Wood Tables - Several Tarps - Lawn Mowers

Used Hot Water Heater - Plastic Storage Containers - Log Chains - Iron Wheels - Tile Elbows & Adapters - Jack StandsDown Spouting & Eve Troughs - Propane Bottles for Air Tank - Box Fence Railing Post - 2 Wheel Dollies - Fans

Large Vinyl Porch Posts - Tradesman Table Saw - Oak Bathroom Cabinet - Cordless Compressors - Bird HousesApartment Size Refrigerator - Large Transfer Pump - Wood Craft Items Cutouts - PVC Pipe - Ladder Jacks Used Barbed Wire 2 Wheel Yard Cart with Iron Wheels - Land Pride (6’) 3 pt. Tiller - (7’) 3 pt. land Pride Rotary Mower - 2 Wheel Pickup Trailer

Rhino (6’) 3 pt. Blade, like new - Tandem Wheel Lowboy Trailer - 5th Wheel Hitch (like new) - 1 Lot of Patio Landscaping Blocks2 Wheel Pickup Trailer - Wheel Barrow - Misc. Windows - Pickup Tool Box - Car Ramps

Zero Turn Country Clipper 52” Lawn Mower, 19 HP - Storm Door - Door Frames - 2 Boxes Congoleum Squares - 1 Large Lot Painting SuppliesMany Items too numerous to mention

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MARYLIN & THE LATE TED DERKS(660) 541-1064

Auctioneer: Ray Davison Real Estate with Nordland Real Estate/Real Estate AppraiserCell (712) 542-7113

Auctioneer: Larry Newman, (712) 542-2901Clerks: Brad Campbell, Kay Dukes, Amanda McKim, Landon Campbell

Terms: Cash. Nothing removed until settled for. Not responsible for accidents or theft. Lunch and Porta Potty on Site

Complete Liquidation of InventoryFrom Gift Shop Warehouse

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Auctioneer’s Note: Approximately $70,000 retail value of items from an out of town Gift and Flower Shop. In lots of one of a kind to dozens. Dealers

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ESTATE AUCTIONFurniture, Antiques, Collectibles, Glassware

Saturday, June 22, 2013 10:00 A.M.

Location: 202 Dodge St., Bedford, IA (southeast side of town)

FURNITURE & MISC.* File Cabinets * Wood Plant Stands * 2 Swivel Kitchen Chairs * Blue Sofa * End Tables * 3 Blue Recliners * Mauve Chair & Ottoman* Lamp Stands * Edenpure Heater * TV Stands * Marble Top Stand * Fans * Knick Knacks * Table Lamps * Holiday Decorations* Large Lot Craft Items * 2 Matching Dressers * Glider Rocker* Large Lot of Soft Goods * Luggage * 5 Drawer Dresser* Dresser & Mirror * Single Iron Bed * King Bed * Book-cases* Flower Stand * Straight Chair * Ashtray Stand * Straight Chair * Gas Grill * Wood Chair, folds to ironing board * GE Microwave* 8 Track Tapes & Player * 45 Records * George Foreman Grill* Large Lot of Kitchen Items including Pots, Pans, Bunn Coffee Maker, Toasters, Crock Pots, Utensils* Oster Kitchen Center Mixer * Dirt Devil Vac * 1 Lot of Books (kids & adult)* Snack Trays * Bread Machine * Christmas Trees * High Chair (newer)* Card Table with 4 Chairs * Whirlpool Upright Freezer* Step Stool * 1 Lot of Flower Pots, Flowers, Vases* Ironing Board * Misc. Lawn Chairs * Lawn Table with Chairs* Air Mattress * Binoculars * Pictures * Large Lot Craft Items

TOOLS & MISC.* Battery Pack Drills * Electric Drills * Old Wood Tool Box w/Tools* Stepladder * Extension Ladder * Extension Cords * Floor Creeper* Shop Vac * Floor Jack * Electric Chain Saws * Skil Jig Saw* Electric Skill Saws * Bench Grinder with Motor * Handyman Jack* Shovels, Spades, Yard Tools, Hand Saws * Tool Chest on Rollers* Bench Vise * Grease Guns * Log Chains * Cable Winches* Electric Soldering Gun * Hand Sprayer * Saw Horses* Lots of Misc. Tools & Other Items too numerous to mention

GLASSWARE* 1 Very Large Lot of Glassware too numerous to mention, some to include:* Cut Glass Juicers * Haeger * Homer Laughlin * Syrup Jars * Fenton Ware* Several Colors Depression Glass * McDonald’s Glasses* Stoneware * Etched Glass * Glass Horse * Compotes * Cruits-Milk Glass* Stemmed Glassware * Blue Glass Water Pitcher* Crock Bowls (different colors) * Carnival Glass-Red Glass* Sherbet Bowls * Blue Canister Sets * Salt & Pepper Shakers* Chicken Ornaments * Amethyst Glass * Several Blue Vases* Crock Bowl Sets * Wash Bowl & Pitcher

ANTIQUES* 1 Box of Kitchen Klatter Extract/Box * Coasters * TV Stands* Hen on Nest *Hand Fans * Several Silhouette Pictures* Chinese Checker Boards * Wood Glass Carrier * Avon Cars* Bell Collection * Crocks * M&M Toy Dispenser * Watches* Small Cast Iron Scales * Corningware & Pyrex * Kero Lantern* Small Porcelain Lady Dolls * Little Store Tin Cash Register* Fifteen + Kero Lamps, all colors * Tins * Small Bottles* Picnic Basket * Coolers * Wood Crates * Flat Irons * 2 Gas Irons* Granite Ware * Granite Dipper * Cardboard Bucket * Pig Aquarium* Red Handled Hand Mixer * Blue Flower Vases * Beer Glasses in wood case * Needle Collection in paper containers consisting of Stelly, Gambles, and & Dress Fasteners* Old Pictures * Bluegrass Stripper * Old Razors & Silver Sets* 1 Lot Small Kero Miniature Lamps, different colors * 10 Gal. Cream Can* Cast Iron Skillet

VELVA WILCOXSON ESTATEPatty Lischer, Executrix, 712-542-9327

Auctioneer: Ray Davison, 712-542-7113 (cell)Realtor with Nordland Real Estate & Real Estate Appraiser

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Consigned for the Tuesday, June 25 Sale:2-wheel covered trailer, Kenmore elctric dryer, (2) nice chairs, chest of drawers, antique horse bridles, office desk, credenza and bookcase. COINS: 2010 Buffalo 1-oz. .999 fine silver, 1890 Carson City Morgan silver dollar, 1889 Copy silver proof dollar, 1923s Peace silver dollar, (8) wartime steel pennies (mint), 1883 V nickel, 1994s PR69 dime, 2006s PR69c quarter.

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More on Mount Ayr city council meeting___________________________Continued from front page

After Newton repeated his claim about fi nding a different fi rm, mayor Solliday told Newton his fi ve minutes were up. Iona Triggs asked to speak again at the conclusion of the pub-lic hearing. “As I go to town on my street, there’s three potholes that almost knock my tires out of align-ment,” she said. “Once in a while I have to hit one of them. I think instead of going into the garbage business we should go into the street business and use this money to get these streets fi xed.” Solliday responded that it was the goal of the city to make a profi t on the gar-bage service that can go to improv-ing the streets and other projects. After a couple more minutes of discussion, Solliday declared the public hearing closed. Following the public hearing the council approved a resolution to proceed with the steps to seek a refi nancing of the city’s general ob-ligation bonds. Hart said he would return to the next council meeting at which time the city would offi -cially approve the issuance of the bonds.Loch Ayr rules The city approved the recom-mendations from a special com-mittee formed to review rules and regulations concerning Loch Ayr. Councilman Mack Greene, a mem-ber of the committee, said only the wording of many rules were changed but the intent remained the same. The recommendations included adding a fourth waiting list for those who want a water-front lot but accept an off-shore lot in the meantime. If the person sub-sequently takes a waterfront lot, they must relinquish their old lot. Other changes included items pertaining to cutting trees, transfer of ownership and the defi nition of a “resident” for placement on one of the waiting lists.Water system contract Sarah Campbell from MSA presented the bids received for the water system improvement project. The council approved the low bid from K. M. King, Inc. of Burlington for $437,034. Camp-bell said her fi rm had checked references and got good feedback on the qualifi cations for the King company. Campbell added the low bid had come in under the MSA es-timate of $442,000 for the project. Two other bids have been re-ceived. The C.L. Carroll company of Des Moines bid $454,040 while Synergy Contracting, LLC, of Bondurant had bid $689,510 for the project.Water meter problems Leslie Dredge Murphy appeared before the council to discuss a re-cent abnormally high water meter reading at her residence. She said she had received a bill for $550 for a recorded 22,700 gallons of usage. She reported in the months prior and in the months following the high usage month her bill had remained normal. She was offered the opportunity to send the meter in for a test, but the test could cost up to an additional $100. In addition, she said she had concerns about the validity of the water meter tests when previous tests of other me-ters had never identifi ed a faulty meter. Citing the fact the council had received other reports of in-stances of abnormally high usage, they discussed creating a policy to address these issues. They said they would act on such a policy at the next council meeting.

Councilman Brent Ricker re-ported a water meter problem of his own. He explained when he had recently purchased a rental property he had been assured the property had no outstanding utility bills. He said after he had turned on the water to test and fl ush the system and to fi ll the water heater prior to renting out the home, he was notifi ed of a 15,700 gallon me-ter reading at the property. Accord-ing to city utility clerk Amanda Cannon, water to the residence had been turned off in November 2012, the fi nal bill had been paid and the meter was supposed to have been removed at that time. Ricker esti-mated he may have used 300 gal-lons during his testing of the sys-tems, but he has no idea where the 15,700-gallon number came from. Again the council said they would address these overage issues at the next meeting. Jim Hullinger came before the council with a different type of water problem. In his case runoff from heavy rains are fl ooding his property, and he is concerned this longtime problem is damaging the foundation to his residence. Super-intendent Wise said he had done some research on the problem and feels installing a new inlet on a nearby alleyway and installing larger tubing in the area will alle-viate the problem.Superintendent’s report Superintendent Wise updated the council on a number of items in his department: • A set of utilities located along Garfi eld Street were in the process of being moved and resurfacing work on the street is still scheduled to be completed before July 1. • All garbage receptacles have arrived and the garbage truck will be delivered this week. Wise said he was in the process of creating a letter to city residents explaining the new service the city will pro-vide. • The city has been signed up to receive relief assistance from FEMA. Wise said he has not yet received information about what projects will be eligible to receive FEMA money. • Wise reported all problems identifi ed by the DNR at the old city water plant have been ad-dressed. In addition he said he be-lieves chemicals at the site would meet EPA standards so they can simply be treated as waste material and easily disposed of. • Wise questioned the require-ments for the city to mow state right-of-way land. He said he was uneasy with the city crew mowing steep banks. • He asked the city council for their permission to take sealed bids for miscellaneous equipment that is either unused or nonfunctional. • A crew is in town for the next couple weeks to cut trees on city property. He asked to be alerted to the location of problem trees to be included in the project.Transfer of funds The council approved city clerk Pam Poore’s request to transfer funds at the end of the fi scal year. These funds included $10,234.11 from the emergency fund to the general fund, $6000 for the general fund to the CDBG housing rehab fund and $40,000 from the Local Opton Sales Tax fund to the sewer fund. In addition series of transfers totaling $23,661.40 were moved from the hotel/motel tax fund to funds associated with the Judge Lewis Park projects fund.Other action

In other action the council: • approved a CDBG housing payment request of $24,815 plus $3,000 in local funds set aside for the housing rehab project. Project #2 is located at 307 West Maple Street. • approved Amanda Cannon’s request to accumulate comp time above the 80-hour limit set in the city handbook in preparation for her maternity leave. The handbook makes no specifi c reference to ma-

ternity leave. • received a letter from HCI Care Services alerting the council to the increased traffi c that is go-ing around the square in the wrong direction. Mack Greene, who is the council liaison with the sheriff’s department, will share the letter with law enforcement. • received a check for $15,000 from Jeff and Amy Sickels as a donation to the aquatic center fund. Sickles had been paid that

amount for heavy equipment work associated with the new bath-house project at Judge Lewis Park.

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Courthouse concrete work(Above) Workers tear out the concrete ramp on at the north entrance to the Ringgold county courthouse. The old ramp still had remnants from a middle railing that had been removed some time ago. (Below) The north entrance now features a smooth wide concrete ramp.

Rainfall continued to limit fi eld work during the week ending June 13, according to the most recent Iowa Crops and Weather Report from the USDA National Agricul-tural Statistical Service Iowa fi eld offi ce report. The statewide average precipi-tation was 1.38 inches while nor-mal for the week is 1.19 inches. The statewide average temperature was 1.7 degrees above normal.

Locally the Beaconsfi eld sta-tion reported a high of 87 degrees and a low of 58 degrees. The av-erage was 69 degrees which was one degree below normal. There was 2.07 inches of precipitation reported which was 1.07 inches above normal for the time period. The total amount of precipitation since April 1 is 18.82 inches. Topsoil moisture levels rated

Rain continues to hamper spring planting

zero percent very short, zero per-cent short, 54 percent adequate and 46 percent surplus. Subsoil mois-ture levels rated zero percent very short, two percent short, 60 percent adequate and 38 percent surplus. Corn planting was reported as 94 percent complete with 89 per-cent emerged. Soybean planting was reported as 77 percent complete with 56 per-cent emerged. Oat planting was reported as 36 percent reported as headed. Oats were rated fi ve percent poor, 26 percent fair, 57 percent good and 11 percent excellent. Pasture and range conditions rated one percent very poor, fi ve percent poor, 24 percent fair, 48 percent good and 22 percent excel-lent.

The Iowa Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds producers to submit their annual acreage report to their local FSA county offi ce by July 15 to meet FSA program eligibility re-quirements. “Producers must fi le their re-ports accurately and timely for all crops and land uses, including prevented and failed acreage, to ensure they receive the maximum FSA program benefi ts possible,” said John R. Whitaker, State Ex-ecutive Director for the Iowa Farm Service Agency. A separate reporting date has been established for producers whose 2014 crops will include, perennial forages, fall wheat, and other fall seeded small grains. “Beginning this fall through De-cember 15, producers will need to report these crops”, added Whita-ker. Accurate acreage reports are necessary to determine and main-tain eligibility for the Direct and Countercyclical Program (DCP), Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and programs extended from the 2008 Farm Bill, and Av-erage Crop Revenue Election Pro-gram (ACRE). Acreage reports are considered timely fi led when completed by the applicable fi nal crop report-ing deadline of July 15. Prevented acreage must be reported within 15 calendar days after the fi nal plant-ing date. Failed acreage must be reported before the disposition of the crop. NAP crops that are har-vested prior to July 15 must report by the earlier of July 15 or 15 cal-endar days before the onset of har-vest or grazing. Producers should contact their county FSA offi ce if they are uncertain about reporting

deadlines. Reports fi led after the estab-lished deadline must meet certain requirements to be accepted and will be charged late fees. Fees are charged per farm number for each late fi led certifi cation. Producers should visit their county FSA offi ce to complete acreage reporting. For questions on this or any FSA program, in-cluding specifi c crop reporting deadlines and planting dates, pro-ducers should contact their county FSA offi ce. More information on FSA programs is at: www.fsa.usda.gov.

Acreage reports due July 15

Water summary for state released The overall water situation in Iowa continues to improve. Nine-ty percent of the state is free of drought. Stream fl ows are moving toward normal levels, although the majority of streams are still in the above normal stage. Rainfall has eased and, as of June 11, it looks like the foreseeable future will bring more typical summer weath-er. For a more thorough review of Iowa’s water resource trends May 30 through June 12, go to www.io-wadnr.gov/watersummaryupdate. The next Water Summary Update will be published July 11, 2013. The report is prepared by the technical staff from the Iowa DNR, the Iowa Department of Agricul-ture and Land Stewardship, and the US Geological Survey, in collabo-ration with the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emer-gency Management Division.

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The Raiders won three against only one loss in action last week.Mount Ayr 4, Mormon Trail 3 Mount Ayr hosted the Mor-mon Trail Saints in a close game, Monday, June 10, with the Raiders squeezing out the win, 4-3. Mount Ayr jumped out to an early lead scoring two runs in the fi rst and second innings, but that proved to be the extent of the Raid-er offense. Relying on the “solid pitching performance of Weston Schnoor and good defense, we were able to preserve the win,” stated coach Tanner Rinehart. Mount Ayr held a 4-1 lead go-ing into the seventh inning, when Mormon Trail struck back with a leadoff single and then got a walk. A fi elding error allowed the Saints to score two runs with no outs. Schnoor delivered a strikeout for the fi rst out of the inning, and the combined efforts of catcher Zane Sickels and Schnoor brought the Raiders closer to the win. In the dramatic play, a passed ball lured Mormon Trail into at-tempting to get the tying run home. Sickels tracked down the ball, fl ipped it back to Schnoor, Schnoor applied the tag, the run was denied and the Raiders had two outs. Schnoor followed with his eleventh strikeout of the game to seal the Raider victory. Offensively, Erik Freed led with a double, two stolen bases and one run scored; Heath Evans went 1-2 with a double; Jacob Taylor was 1-3 at the plate with a double, one stolen base and a run scored and Austin Quick was 1-3 with one RBI and one stolen base. On the mound, Weston Schnoor claimed the win as he allowed three runs on fi ve hits while giving up six walks and striking out ten batters. R H Mrmn Trl 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 5 Mt. Ayr 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4

Pitching MA - Schnoor (W) 5 H, 11K, 6BB, 1ER, 3 runs, 7 IP. Mormon Trail - Jackson (L) 2H, 0-K, 1ER, 4 runs, 2 IP; Leer, 1H, 3K, 2BB, 0-ER, 0 runs, 4 IP.

Hitting MA - Schnoor 0-2, 2SB, 1BB, 1 run; Quick 1-3, 1 SB, 1 RBI; Taylor 1-3, 2B, 1SB, 1 run; Sickels 0-2, 1RBI; Evans 1-2, 2B, 1SB, 1BB; Freed, 1-2, 2B, 2SB, 1 run; Swank 0-0, 1 run. Mormon Trail - Horton, J. 2-4, 2B; Horton, K. 0-3, 1BB; Jackson 1-3, 1SB, 1 RBI; Leer 0-3, 1BB, 1 run; Minnick 0-1, 1BB; Reed 1-3; Schu-mann 1-3, 1BB, 1 RBI; Stansbery 2-4, 1SB, 2 runs.Mount Ayr 7, East Union 2 Mount Ayr claimed a 7-2 win over East Union, Tuesday, June 11 with veteran pitcher Jake Still turn-ing in what coach Tanner Rinehart called a “dominant performance” on the mound. With 12 strikeouts Still went the distance in his outing on the hill, allowing just two runs on fi ve hits with no walks. Mount Ayr jumped out to an early lead with four runs while keeping East Union scoreless until the third inning when the Eagles

were able to get one run on the board. That inning also saw an un-expected change in the defensive lineup as freshman Nick Wurster was called off the bench to take over catching duties for injured Raider, Zane Sickels. Offensively Mount Ayr scored their seven runs on eight hits. Ja-cob Taylor led the way for the team going 2-3 with two runs while Wurster went 2-2 at the plate; Weston Schnoor was 2-4 with one run, and Jake Still and Erik Freed contributed one run each. R H Mt. Ayr 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 8 East Union 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 5

Pitching MA - Still (W) 5H, 12K, 0BB, 1ER, 7 IP.

Hitting MA - Schnoor 2-4, 1SB, 1 run; Taylor 2-3, 1 SB, 1BB, 1 RBI, 2 runs; Evans 0-2, 1SB, 1RBI, 1 run; Triggs 0-2, 1 BB, 1RBI, 1 run; Still 1-2, 1BB, 1 RBI; Freed, 1-3, 1 run, Wurster 2-2, 2B, 1 RBI, 1 run.Murray 10, Mount Ayr 5 The Raiders dropped a non-conference game, 10-5, against Murray, Wednesday, June 12. Mount Ayr trailed Murray, 2-0, after two innings of play, but the Raiders fought back with three runs in the third inning. Murray added one run to tie the game. After fi ve innings of play the Mustangs led 5-4, and it was still anyone’s game. Murray held the Raiders scoreless in the top of the sixth and then got their own bats going to add fi ve runs in the bot-tom of the inning to take a 10-4 lead. Mount Ayr added one more run in their last time at bat, but the Murray claimed the victory. Quency Vos took the loss on the mound, allowing nine runs (six earned) on six hits and four walks while striking out three. Kyle Dolecheck came in as re-lief in the sixth inning. Dolecheck gave up two hits, had one earned run, no walks and struck out one batter. Offensively, Levi Jarred head-ed the stats going 3-4 with three singles; Heath Evans was 2-3 with two runs, John Triggs went 1-3 with three RBI’s with a triple, and Jacob Taylor and Austin Quick had two hits apiece. R H Mt. Ayr 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 5 12 Murray 2 0 1 1 1 5 0 10 6

Pitching MA - Vos (L) 6 H, 3K, 4BB, 6ER, 9 runs, 5 IP; Dolecheck (5) 2H, 1K, 0BB, 1ER, 1 run, 1 IP. Murray - Held (W) 8H, 2K, 4BB, 5ER, 5 runs, 6 IP.

Hitting MA - Quick 2-4, 1 run; Taylor 2-4, 2SB, 1RBI; Sickels 0-2, 2BB, 1 run; Evans 2-3, 2B, 2 runs; Triggs 1-3, 2B, 1SB, 1BB, 3RBI; Jarred 3-4, 1SB, 1RBI; Wurster, 1-3; Freed 1-3, 1 run. Murray - Scroggie 3-4, 3SB, 1 RBI, 3 runs; McCracken 0-2, 1BB, 1RBI, 1 run; Halls 1-3, 2B, 2SB, 1BB, 2RBI, 3runs; Rockhold 2-4, 2SB, 3RBI; Kilmer 1-2, 3SB, 1BB, 2RBI; Jones 0-3, 1BB, 1 run; Held

1-4, 1RBI; Titus 2-3, 1 run; Barlage 1-3, 1 run.Mount Ayr 5, Bedford 3 The Raiders outlasted the Bed-ford Bulldogs for a 5-3 win at home on Thursday, June 13. The win moves Mount Ayr’s Pride of Iowa record to 4-2. The Bulldogs put two runs on the board in the fi rst inning, but the Raiders’ Heath Evans led off the scoring in the second inning with his solo home run, and Mount Ayr closed the inning leading, 3-2. It was a defensive game for the next four innings as both teams failed to score until Bedford took advantage of a Raider error in the top of the sixth to tie the game at 3-3. Answering with two runs in the bottom of the sixth, Mount Ayr nudged the score to 5-3 and held it through the seventh as the game ened on a 5-5-3 double play by Levi Jarred to Austin Quick. Heath Evans earned the win on the mound as he gave up three runs with one earned off nine hits, two walks and fi ve strikeouts. Offensively, Austin Quick went 3-4 with one RBI, Jake Still was 2-3 with a double and Jacob Tay-lor, Zane Sickels and Erik Freed all had one hit each.R H EBedford 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 Mt. Ayr 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 8

Pitching Bedford - Sefrit (L), 8H, 9K, 4BB, 2ER, 5 runs, 6 IP MA - Evans (W), 9H, 5K, 2BB, 1ER, 3 runs, 7 IP.

Hitting Bedford - Folkerts 2-4, 1SB, 1 run; Willets 1-4; Sefrit 2-4, 2B, 1RBI, 1 run; Cox 0-2, 2BB; Wheeler 1-3, 1 run; Vilhauer, 1-3; McMilan, 0-3,

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A double play by the numbersHere’s the situation: it’s the top of the seventh inning wth Bedford trailing 5-3. The Bulldogs get the tying run on base with only one out. A ground ball is hit down the third base line. But the Raiders turn the crucial 5-5-3 double play to end the game and seal the win. It was a “by-the-numbers” play -- #1 - Raider third baseman Levi Jarred (above) charges the ground ball. #2 - Jarred steps on third (left) and #3 - fi res the ball to Austin Quick at fi rst (below left). #4 Jarred gets a BIG welcome from head coach Tanner Rinehart (below). PHOTOS BY DARLA SOBOTKA.

Mount Ayr Sports CalendarJune 20 - June 27

Varsity start times 6 p.m. unless notedMS start times 10 a.m. unless noted

June 20 MS BB/SB Home BB/SB @ BedfordJune 21 MS BB/SB @ Lenox BB/SB @ M-St MJune 22 SB @ Bedford ClassicJune 24 MS BB/SB HomeJune 25 BB/SB HomeJune 26 MS BB/SB Home Mt. Ayr Softball Classic 1:30 - 3 - 4:30 - 6 - 7:30June 27 MS BB/SB Home BB/SB @ Greenfi eld

1RBI MA - Schnoor 0-1, 3BB; Quick 3-4, 1RBI; Taylor 1-4, Sickels, 1-3; Evans 1-3, 1HR, 1RBI, 1 run; Wurster 0-2, 1BB, 1 run; Still 2-3, 2B, 1 run; Jarred 0-3, 1RBI, 1 run; Freed 1-3, 1 run.

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The Mount Ayr Raiderettes will host their annual Softball Classic tournament beginning with games Wednesday, June 26 and fi nishing on Saturday, June 29. Nine teams will compete in this year’s classic: Orient-Macksburg, South Page/Essex, Lenox, Wayne, West Central Valley, Clarinda, Martensdale-St. Marys, Murray and host Mount Ayr. The schedule for Wednesday, June 26 features fi ve games: 1:30 OM vs Murray 3:00 West Central Valley vs Mount Ayr 4:30 S Page/Essex vs Lenox 6:00 Wayne vs West Central Valley 7:30 Clarinda vs Mount Ayr Action picks up again Saturday, June 29 with eight games: 8:30 S Page/Essex vs Mount Ayr

10:00 Murray vs M-St Marys 11:30 Clarinda vs Wayne 1:30 Lenox vs OM 3:00 Wayne vs S Page/Essex 4:30 Murray vs Lenox 6:00 M-St Marys vs Clarinda 7:30 OM vs Mount Ayr Start times are approximate. If the tournament should get ahead of schedule, Mount Ayr athletic di-rector Delwyn Showalter plans to stay ahead. Games are set for seven innings or a 90-minute time limit with 10- and 12-run rules in effect. Admission for each day is $5 for adults and $3 for students. Conference passes will not be ac-cepted. A Player of Game plaque will be awarded to one player on the winning team at the conclusion of each game.

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The Mount Ayr Raiderettes fell in extra innings to East Union, dropped a 14-0 decision at Clarke and beat Bedford this week.East Union 8, Mount Ayr 7 The East Union Eagles claimed victory, 8-7, in a tight battle Tues-day, June 11. Shelbie Greene for the Raider-ettes went all eight innings on the mound and “pitched a solid game,” according to coach Ranae Klinke-fus. Early innings saw both teams keeping a tight rein on scoring with the game tied 2-2 as the fi fth in-ning closed. East Union came back to score two runs in the sixth, but the Raiderettes responded in the top of the seventh with their own three runs to pull ahead by one. A determined Eagle team managed to push across one more run to tie in the bottom of the seventh to put the game into extra innings. The Raiderette bats were fi red up and put two more runs on the board, but East Union was able to come back with their own rally and score the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning to seal the win. Greene allowed eleven hits, struck out three batters, gave up one walk, and had fi ve earned runs as she faced a total of thirty-nine batters in the contest. Offensively, Morgan Quick had a good night, going 3-4 at bat with a single, a double, a triple and one run. Megan Warin, 3-5 at the plate, reached base on three singles, beat-ing out two for infi eld hits. Macy Larsen, Brook Rychnovsky, Tessa Shields and Paige Daughton all recorded singles, with Daughton driving in two. Hannah Glenden-ning scored a run on a walk and scored an RBI. Coach Klinkefus

The Mount Ayr junior varsity beat East Union and Bedford but lost to Clarke last week.Mount Ayr 5, East Union 4 (JV) The Raiderettes came out on top, 5-4, against the Eagles. Tes-sa Shields was on the mound for Mount Ayr, allowing only three hits, with two earned runs, striking out four batters and walking none. Offensively, pitcher Shields was 2-3 at bat recording two stand-up doubles for a nice night all around. Allie Shields beat out a bunt for a single, and Cheyenne Haveman, Kelcie Shields, Taylor Wilson and Maddie Mobley all reached base on singles while Kirsten Dolech-eck legged out a double.Clarke 5, Mount Ayr 2 (JV) The JV Raiderettes came close in their Tuesday night, June 12 game. Tessa Shields was credited by coach Ranae Klinkefus with pitch-ing a “great game.” Shields struck out eight batters, walked two and

remarked, “We did a good job of putting the ball in play and got timely hits.”

R H Mt Ayr 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 7 13 East Union 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 8 11

Pitching MA - Greene (L) 11 H, 3K, 1BB, 5ER, 8 runs, 8 IP. East Union Riley (W), 8H, 5K, 4BB, 2ER, 7 runs, 8 IP.

Hitting MA - Rychnovsky 1-5, 1RBI, 1 run; Warin 3-5, 1RBI, 1 run; Glenden-ning 0-5, 1BB, 1RBI, 1 run; Quick 3-4, 2B, 3B, 1 run; Larsen 1-4, 2BB; T. Shields 2-4, 1 run; Daughton 2-4, 1BB, 1 run. East Union - Ballentine 2-4, 1SB, 1 run; Malone 2-5, 1 run; Mertens 1-5, 1RBI, 1 run; Hoff 2-5, 2 RBI; Means 3-4, 2 runs; Riley 1-3, 2B, 1BB, 2 runs; Weis 1-4, 2RBI, 1 run; Wein-koetz 1-4; Blondowski 0-4, 1RBI, 1 run; Proffi tt, 1 run.Clarke 14, Mount Ayr 0 Clarke delivered a stinging 14-0 loss to the Raiderettes as Mount Ayr traveled to Osceola for the game called after four innings. Clarke dominated the night both offensively and defensively scoring four home runs and allowing no runs. Clarke’s Kindred delivered seven strikeouts to twelve batters, with only one hit, no runs and and no walks. Morgan Quick started on the mound for the Raiderettes the fi rst two innings but could not stop the Clarke bats, giving up nine hits with no walks or strikeouts. Shel-bie Greene came in as relief for the last two innings and faced the same strong Clarke offense as she allowed six hits and one strikeout

Raiderettes lose at East Union, Clarke; defeat Bedford at home

with one walk. Eight of the ten runs scored in the last two innings were earned. The story for the Raiderette offense was silence. Mount Ayr was unable to execute, with Billi Stark the lone Raiderette to reach base on a single. R H EMt Ayr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Clarke 0 4 8 2 0 0 0 14 15

Pitching MA - Quick (L) 9 H, 0-K, 1BB, 4ER, 4 runs, 2 IP; Greene (3) 6H, 1K, 2BB, 8ER, 10 runs, 2 IP. Clarke - Kindred (W) 1H, 7K, 0-BB, 0ER, 0 runs, 4IP.

Hitting MA - Stark 1-1 Clarke - Bakley, 1-3, 1RBI, 1 run; Crees 1-3, 2SB, 1RBI, 1 run; Bernis 2-3, 1RbI; Pate 2-3, 1HR, 2RBI, 2 runs; Gibbs 1-2, 1 run; Carson 1-1, 1HR, 1RBI, 1BB, 2 runs; Robins 0-1, 2BB, 1RBI, 2 runs; Spurgin 2-2, 1HR, 3RBI , 1 run; Otto 1-2, 1RBI; Boyce, 1 run; Deutsch 1-1, 1HR, 2RBI, 2 runs; Eddy 1-1. Mount Ayr 6, Bedford 3 The Raiderettes came back Wednesday night, June 13 to score a win against Bedford, 6-3. Macy Larsen was on the hill and according to coach Ranae Klinke-fus, “was very efficient doing a good job for us.” Larsen allowed four hits, struck out four batters and walked on two. Mount Ayr came out ready to hit, scoring two runs in the fi rst inning followed by three runs in the second to take the early 5-1 lead. Bedford could not string together hits, man-aging to only score one run in the second, fourth and seventh innings of the game. Paige Daughton, Megan Warin and Morgan Quick all went 1-3 at the plate. Daughton scored two runs and recorded a single. Warin reached base on all three bats with a single and twice on errors with one run scored. Quick recorded a single, and Brook Rychnovsky reached base on a walk and made it around the bases to score. Tessa Shields was patient at the plate, reaching twice on a walk and crossing the plate once.

R H EBedford 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 Mt Ayr 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 6

Pitching MA - Larsen (W) 5 H, 4K, 2BB, 2ER, 7 IP. Hitting MA - Daughton 1-3, 2RBI, 2 runs, Warin 1-3, 1RBI, 1 run; Rychnovsky 0-3, 1BB, 1RBI, 1 run; Quick 1-3, T. Shields 0-3, 2BB, 1 run; Larsen 0-3, 1 run.

Raiderette offense in action(Above) Brook Rychnovsky bears down on the Bedford third baseman in softball action Wednesday night in Mount Ayr. Rychnovsky scored one run in the game. (Below) Raiderette catcher Paige Daughton gets into the scorebook as she slides safely into home. Daughton scored two runs and drove in two more in the Mount Ayr victory.

Raiderette JV goes 1-2allowed fi ve hits. Offensively the Raiderettes gen-erated two runs in the top of the fi fth with Allie Shields reaching base two times on a walk and a hit pitch and Maddie Mobley and Baylee Arends both recorded singles.Mount Ayr 12, Bedford 7 The JV recorded a 12-7 win against Bedford, Wednesday, June 13. Pitching time was split between Tessa Shields and Morgan Quick each pitching two innings. Offensively the bats were work-ing as the Raiderettes put the ball in play well. Cheyenne Haveman reached base all three at bats. Have-man was hit by a pitch, walked and reached on an error to cross the plate for two runs. Blair Glendenning reached on a single and a double; Kelcie Shields recorded two sin-gles; Maddie Mobley had a single and a double; Tessa Shields reached base on a single and Morgan Quick hit two singles.

The Mount Ayr junior varsity won a trio of games last week.Mount Ayr 17, East Union 2 Great pitching by Jacob Taylor and a “balanced hitting attack and solid defense,” as described by coach David Showalter summed up the contest for Mount Ayr’s JV as the Raiders claimed a big win over East Union, Tuesday, June 11. Shane Swank and Levi Jarred led the team at the plate, going 3-4 with Swank recording two RBI’s and Jarred with one RBI. Round-ing out the offense, Rhett Murphy and Nick Wurster were 2-4 at the plate and scored two RBI’s each while Logan Stark, Lincoln Mar-tin and Kyle Dolecheck all were 2-3 and each recorded one RBI. Joe Ricker and Jacob Beamguard both had hits with Ricker’s a base-clearing double that drove in three runs. Mount Ayr 8, Murray 2 The Raider JV played a nice game at Murray, Wednesday, June 12, claiming the win, 8-2. Coach Showalter compliment-

ed pitcher Nick Wurster. “Wurster threw a great game in his debut on the mound and had some good de-fense to back him up in this win,” he said. Levi Jarred and Kyle Dolech-eck led the batting stats, with both going 2-3 and recording two RBI’s. Nick Wurster and Logan Stark were the other Raiders with hits for the night. Mount Ayr 4, Bedford 3 The Raider JV chalked up their third win for the week in a 4-3 con-test against Bedford on Thursday, June 13. Offensively, Logan Stark topped the offensive stats going 2-2, taking three stolen bases and scoring two runs. Rhett Murphy and Lincoln Martin recorded the only other Raider hits and both crossed the plate to score one run. Erik Freed picked up the win on the mound. Friday’s game against Central Decatur at home for the Raiders was cancelled due to rain and has been rescheduled for Tuesday, July 2.

Raider JV wins three

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The Mount Ayr middle school baseball team faced Wayne, Mur-ray and Lamoni in games last week.Wayne The Rebel Raider A team re-mained undefeated at 5-0 as they beat the Falcons 4-2. “Tristen Ackley pitched a great game for us,” said coach Joe Cat-anzareti, “and our defense made some nice plays to keep Wayne off the bases.” Offensively, Zach Murphy dou-bled and scored while Jacob Mc-Creary, Cal Daughton and Hunter Wilson all singled and scored one run each. The B team also prevailed against Wayne, 7-6. Lucas Wurster and Cole Paxson combined for a solid pitching per-formance. Offensively, Wurster had two singles and scored two runs. Mar-cus Daughton singled, drove in one run and scored a run. Tristan Holmes, Dillon McAlexander, Ty Taylor, Cole Paxson and Bradley Wurster all singled and scored one run each in a balanced offensively attack. Braydon Swank also sin-gled for the Rebel Raiders. Ian Ad-ams walked with the bases loaded to seal the win. “We made some mistakes defensively,” said coach David Showalter, “but the kids worked through it and were able to get the win.”Murray The A team suffered it fi rst loss of the season, 4-2 to the Mus-tangs. “Tristan Holmes did a good job on the mound,” said coach Catan-zareti, “but our defense made some errors that resulted in the loss.” Tristen Ackley led the Rebel Raider offense with three singles, two RBIs and three runs scored. Zach Murphy singled twice with an RBI and one run scored while Tristan Holmes and Mitchell Jen-nett each singled with one RBI and one run scored. Jacob McCreary drove in one run with his single. Cal Daughton also singled in the contest while Dylan Campbell scored one run. “We scored seven runs and did a great job on the bases today,” said Catanzareti, “but our defense let us down in this one. We dropped a few crucial fl y balls that cost us the game. It happens, and we’ll learn from our mistakes. The boys didn’t like losing, and it was good to see the determination on their faces. I’d hate to be the team that faces them next.” The B team won 11-5 to raise their season record to 4-2. Several Rebel Raiders got into the scorebook. Lucas Wurster had a single and scored a run, and Braydon Swank had a single and scored a run. Marcus Daughton had a single and scored two runs.Zach Murphy had three walks and scored two runs. Tristan Holmes had a single and two RBI’s. Cole Paxson had a single and scored two runs. Bradley Wurster scored two runs, and Ty Taylor scored one run. “It wasn’t a pretty game as both teams struggled on the mound,” said coach Showlater. “We ran the bases well and scored plenty of runs to earn the win.”Lamoni The A team got back on the winning track as they defeated La-moni 6-2 on Monday, June 17. Coach Catanzareti reported pitcher Tristan Ackley turned in another dominant performance. “Tristen was over-powering with his fastball and cruised through the Demon lineup throughout the game,” he said. Cal Daughton had three walks and scored all three times, Tristen Ackley had two singles and scored a run, Tristan Holmes had a double and scored a run, Jacob McCreary had a single and an RBI, Mitchell Jennett had a single and an RBI and Braydon Swank had an RBI. The Raider A team has a record of 6-1. The B team suffered a one-run loss to the Demons, 6-5.

Braydon Swank had a single and two runs scored. Dillon McAl-exander had a double, two RBI’s, and scored a run. Cole Paxson scored a run, Tristan Holmes had a single and one RBI and Ian Adams scored a run. “We struggled on the mound today, walking too many hitters,” commented coach David Showal-ter “We also made some mistakes defensively that cost us. The kids continue to play hard, and I’m confi dent that we’ll improve our play.” The B team record stands at 4-3.

Girls win one of four this week The Mount Ayr middle school softball teams had to work around the weather last week, but they were able to complete games against Wayne and Murray. A home game with Wayne was rained out Tuesday and the game at Central Decatur was called after only one inning of play Friday.Wayne The A team won a squeaker, 1-0, over Wayne June 10. Caroline McAlexander record-ed the win as she allowed fi ve hits and struck out one. The Rebel Raiderettes collected only two hits, a double by Sammy McGill and a single by Abby Scha-fer, but they made them count. “We played very well today,” said coach Tori Braby. “It was a fun game to coach. Wayne is a very good team, but we came ready to play. Wayne put the ball in play, but our defense was on fi re.” The B team dropped a 7-2 deci-sion to the young Falcons. Sam Schaefer took the loss as she allowed nine hits with two walks and two strikeouts. “We started off too slow to get things going today,” said coach Braby. “Schaefer was pitching strikes, but our defense wasn’t helping her out.”Murray The A team lost 7-2 to the Mus-tangs at Murray. Caroline McAlexander took the loss as she allowed six hits along with two walks. She struck out three. Bailey Anderson stroked a triple and a double to lead the offense. Caylie Hickman also singled for Mount Ayr. “Murray found the ball on the plate and we didn’t,” said coach Braby. “We like to wait until the last inning to turn it on, and when playing good teams that isn’t going to work.” The B team also lost by a 5-1 margin. Mercedez Birkenholz started the game and allowed two hits and four walks while striking out one through one inning. Alex Booth came on in relief, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out two. “We gave up four runs in the fi rst inning and our heads weren’t in it,” said coach Braby. Booth led the offense with a double and single. Emma Mobley and Mercedez Birkenholz both added singles.

Rebel Raider A team stands at 6-1, B team at 4-3

Members of the 2013 Mount Ayr middle school softball team are (front row, L-R) Kiersten Klommhaus, Lanie Sheil, Samantha McGill, Emma Mobley, Hayley Whittington, Alex Booth, Mercadez Birkenholz, Caylie Hick-man, Riley Palmer and Samantha Schaefer; (second row) MacKenzie Shields, Alyssa Johnson, Hallie Still, Sara Winemiller, Chania Vos, Abbey Schafer, Bailey Anderson, Caroline McAlexander, Paige Lynch and coach Tori Braby.

Members of the 2013 Mount Ayr middle school baseball team are (front row, L-R) Eian Adams, Dylan McAl-exander, Marcus Daughton, Dylan Campbell, Cole Paxson, Lucas Wurster and Mitchell Jennett; (second row) coach Joe Catanzareti, Cal Daughton, Hunter Wilson, Tristan Ackley, Jacob McCreary, Tristan Holmes, Zach Murphy, Bradley Wurster, Gavin Dine and coach David Showalter. (Not pictured: Ty Taylor.)

Middle school softball, baseball seasons quickly winding down

Season conclusion A fl urry of games in the next eight days will bring the softball and baseball seasons to a close. Both teams have games re-maining with Central Decatur,

East Union, Southwest Valley and Lenox along with rain make-up games with Bedford and Wayne to bring the 2013 season to a close.

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County to dedicate shelter house to Hawkins Ringgold County Conservation is dedicating the Poe Hollow en-closed shelter to the longtime Con-servation Director Rick Hawkins on Saturday, June 29th at 10 a.m. There will be a brief ceremony and snacks available for guests. Please come to share this honor with Rick and Marilyn Hawkins and the Ringgold County Con-servation Board. Rick Hawkins

served as Director for the RCCB from 1980 to 2010. Along with the shelter dedica-tion, Ringgold County Conserva-tion has also named the other six shelters within their park system. The shelter names are as fol-lows. Poe Hollow - (west shelter: Bobcat Den Shelter) (campground shelter: Hickory Hills Shelter).

Fife’s Grove - (enclosed shel-ter: Shady Oaks Shelter) (middle shelter: Turkey Ridge Shelter) and (campground shelter: Three Rocks Shelter). Kokesh Recreation Area - (Aunt Pearl’s Shelter). Please call RCCB at 641- 464-2787 for more information on shel-ter reservations or for the shelter dedication ceremony.

owners coming in and fi lling out the application for year 2013-2014. No second, motion died. Water/Sewer: Clerk reported a resident having a water leak. Clerk reported T. Munyon is supposed to check it out and repair it. Council asked if it was unmetered water. Wa-ter is to be shut off if not repaired in timely manner. J. Holmes questioned water standing at E 6th Avenue. and S. Adams Street. R. Holmes is to evaluate. Streets: The council questioned the way S. Ringgold looked after the road had been graded and graveled. R. Holmes is to order gravel between 5th and 6th Avenue if needed. Min-nick is to fi x holes on seal coat roads. Clerk is to contact a home owner on N. Adams Street again regarding the placement of the gravel in the road a. Minnick said the weed eater wasn’t working right. R. Holmes/J. Holmes moved to approve Minnick to purchase a weed eater at Derald’s garage. Ayes: R. Holmes, J. Holmes, Fifer and Johnston. Nays: None. Minnick asked what should be done with the swings at city park and SIPR. The council told him to take chains off so wouldn’t be a danger to children. J. Holmes/Fifer moved to order seats for swings. Ayes: R. Hol-mes, J. Holmes, Fifer and Johnston. Nays: None. The council mentioned three signs that need straightening and one area needs the tree limbs trimmed around. Refuse: The clerk reported the large containers would cost $125 per container next year. Also a mattress had been tossed on the ground, W/M picked up and the city was charged for one appliance. SIPR/Museum: Kathy Still gave the report for Southern Iowa and Parks Recreation. SIPR is question-ing trucks parking in the parking lot because of damage they are doing. R. Holmes is to check the situation out. J. Holmes questioned the ordinance stating SIPR is responsible for the North Park SIPR and the ball park. Clerk said she would look at the or-dinance. Sharon Becker was present to discuss the progress on the museum. Sharon is to email all documentation when a grant is applied for, all docu-mentation of correspondence during the grant process and the documenta-tion of the fi nal results of said grants for the city records. She said they replaced the back door and some-one donated a front door. And they were in the process of painting the outside. R. Holmes asked about the lumber and blocks that were left in the yard. KVFD/EMT’S: Cindy Larson and Kevin Thompson reported the activities for the celebration on June 29. Also said the fi re department had to have the grass truck repaired and wondered if the city could help. R. Holmes/J. Holmes moved to pay $421.36 to Glendenning for the re-pair. Ayes: R. Holmes, J. Holmes, Fifer and Johnston. Nays: None. Miscellaneous: R. Holmes/J. Holmes moved to have Bill Munyon paint city hall paying up to $500 for double coat if needed. Ayes: R. Hol-mes, J. Holmes, Fifer and Johnston. Nay: None. Kathy Johnston asked the council permission to start fi xing the drain-age tile between the city park and her property. R. Holmes/J. Holmes moved for Johnston to repair drain-age tile after June 29 celebration. Roll called by R. Holmes. Ayes: R. Holmes, J. Holmes, Fifer and John-ston. Nays: None. Abstain: John-ston. The clerk said she was going to Chariton Wednesday, June 12, to a FEMMA meeting. The clerk in-formed the council that IPERS was going to raise after July 1, 2013. J. Holmes/Johnston moved to ad-journ at 8:19 p.m. KRISTINA NAIL MayorATTEST: JUDY DOOLITTLE City Clerk Alliant, electric, $553.73. Windstream, phone/internet/fax, $144.66. CRA, tube/tire/belt, $294.55. Solutions, virus repair/norton protection, $144.49. C-Kellerton IPERS, $203.75. Farmers Coop, safety glasses/ear plugs, $12.07. Post Offi ce, stamps, $51.60. Patrick Greenwood, attorney le-gal fees, $148.00. Mount Ayr Library, dues, $151.01. Offi ce Machines, copy paper/re-ceipt book, $52.37. Smith Oil, 45.61 g. gas, $181.00. Laserfax, feed roller, $46.00. IMWCA, workman’s compensa-tion, $2,194.00. USDA, municipal building, $5109.00

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Kellerton City Council Proceedings

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June 11, 2013 The Kellerton city council held a regular session June 11, 2013 at city hall at 7 p.m. to conduct business and other matters to come before the council; pursuant to the laws of Iowa and the rules of the council. Mayor Kris Nail was in the chair and the following councilors were: Present: Paul Fifer, Janet Holmes and Kathy Johnston. Absent: Rodney Holmes and Mat West. R. Holmes arrived at 7:02 p.m. June bills, May minutes and fi nan-cial report: Motion by R. Holmes/J. Holmes to approve minutes, bills and fi nancial report. Ayes: R. Hol-mes, J. Holmes, Fifer and Johnston. Nays: none. 2nd Home Tobacco License: Mo-tion by R. Holmes to approve 2nd Home tobacco license pending the

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NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT

OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR RINGGOLD COUNTYProbate No. ESPR208722

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARJORIE J. YASHACK, De-ceased. To All Persons Interested in the Es-tate of Marjorie J. Yashack, Deceased, who died on or about December 8, 2012: You are hereby notifi ed that on the 17th day of April, 2013, the last will and testament of Marjorie J. Yashack, Deceased, bearing date of the 26th day of November, 2008, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Janet L. Ford, Marilyn J. Werner and Shelley A. Yashack were appoint-ed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred. Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate pay-ment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall fi le them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so fi led by the later to oc-cur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred. Dated this 11th day of June, 2013. JANET L. FORD Executor of Estate 200 East Adams Mount Ayr, IA 50854 MARILYN J. WERNER Executor of Estate 2343 110th Street Shannon City, IA 50861 SHELLEY A. YASHACK Executor of Estate 816 Pleasant St. Wapello, IA 52653Richard L. WilsonAttorney for ExecutorICIS PIN NO: AT0008623Richard L. Wilson, P.C.103 South Main,Lenox, IA 50851 Date of second publication, 27th

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June 17 - Clearview would like to extend sympathy to the families of Gerald Baker and Ethel Helge-son. Gerald was a Clearfi eld resi-dent all his life and Ethel lived in Creston with husband Harlan be-fore coming to Clearview. Ethel was originally from North Da-kota and then moved to Creston where daughter, Elaine , lives. She also has a daughter, Joan, in Fort Worth, TX. Gerald and wife Dorothy moved from the farm to Clearfi eld and son Jerry and his family live on the home place. He also has a son, John, who lives in England. All will miss these two as they were always wheeling around in their wheelchairs. Monday morning was exercise and Amy reading from a book, “My Cup Runneth Over.” Ev-eryone came to the dining room Monday afternoon to play Wheel of Fortune. It seems they had lots of fun from all the laughter. Amy and Darlene took a walk up to the convenience store for a cold drink and some popcorn. Residents had a challenging game of Pictionary Tuesday morn-ing. There was a big crowd and they seemed to get the clues she drew. Bingo was Tuesday after-noon. Winners were Gladys Gose, Lorane Leonard, Darlene Gilbert, Lila Barker, Evelyn Stevenson, Evelyn Lund and Clara Kilgore. Exercise, fl ag day trivia and Fa-ther’s Day trivia was Wednesday morning. Tim Maxa was the min-ister for church Wednesday after-noon. Patty played the piano and Tim played his guitar. Thursday morning Amy took the residents out on the patio for some trivia. They all hated to come back in as it was such a nice day. Homemade bread and breadsticks were enjoyed by residents and staff for lunch Thursday. Residents had fun playing the baseball game Thursday afternoon. Donuts and coffee were en-joyed by all for the monthly cof-fee Friday morning. As it was such a rainy day Friday, Amy put in a movie and popped some popcorn for everyone. They were supposed to take rides to Lake of Three Fires but that can happen on a nicer day. Visitors have been Kerry Saville and Kathy Valenzuela with Clara Kilgore; Darla Sobotka, Jack and

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June 17 - There has been some work done at the museum this week -- windows washed, walls wiped down and also some paint-ing. Lance Leonard got his part done which the grant was for. So next is getting it ready to put stuff in it. The main room has very dark paneling on it, so they painted it white to lighten it up in there. The museum will be open on the Fourth of July so people can look it over. There won’t be very much in it yet but they can see what it is like in there. The carpet is to be cleaned this Wednesday and hopefully that will take a lot of the musty smell out. Linda Bell is a hoarder of old stuff so, when she gets all of it out of her house, it will be pretty empty. The Methodist church had their Bible school. It was a one-day, all-day event. It seems like they are all so busy. It gets shorter every year. At the coffee table most of the grandmas are busy going to ball games of their grandkids. Not much else is going on in their lives, just watching it rain and mowing lawns. They got another three inches this week and everything is pretty wet. Gerald Baker passed away Fri-day. His funeral will be Thursday at the Christian church. He will be missed at the nursing home. Al Rusk got the work schedules sent out this week for the Fourth of July, three weeks away. He is sure doing a great job as chairman this year. There are some new things going. Closing this week with “Being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable.” From the coffee table, Linda B.

rie, Calvin and Louden Main with Dorothy Main; Marie Still, Tate and Isac Dugan, Ellen Powell and Josh, Kari and Teagan Taylor of Bolivar, MO with Ruth Angus; Bobbie and Ann Rinehart of Hatfi eld, MO and Rhonda Cooper with Kathryn Ad-ams; Marie Still and Isac Dugan with Bernadine McBride; Ted and Bryce Bear with Don Bear and Nova Giles; Lorrie Haver and Frank Gunsolley with Wayne Bohn; Lyle Hogue of Hatfi eld, MO with Irene Hogue, and Steve and Marilyn Werner with Maxine Werner.

June 17 - It is always nice to go out visiting, shopping, etc. Ruth Angus, Danny Gregg, Doris South and Sylvia Hall all enjoyed going out over the past week with family members. It is also nice to have din-ner guests. Those enjoying guests have been Ada Stanley, Elaine Mc-Campbell and Bev Moore. Everyone at MAHCC would like to extend sympathy to the fam-ily and friends of Evalee White. Evalee will be missed by both staff and residents as she was involved in most all activities and was a friend to many. What was your favorite child-hood game? Adult game? Resi-dents played Name That Game his past week which brought back many memories of games they all used to enjoy as both children and adults. They also took part in pas-

times which are old sayings that they have all lived by and repeated many times over. Sugar cookies were decorated by the ladies who gathered for club. Together they discussed dif-ferent ways of decorating, differ-ent types of icings and all that goes with cookie and cake decorating. The best part was sampling their work. Pastor Charles Hawkins was in to lead Bible study this past week. All look forward to upcoming studies with him. The weather cooperated with their schedules and allowed resi-dents to spend time out on the patio enjoying a variety of games, visiting and soaking up the sun. Father’s Day and Flag Day were topics discussed during men’s club last week as well as the men shar-ing stories about celebrations dur-ing those times. It was also fun to listen to the men share stories about unusual pets when they were grow-ing up. You would be surprised at how many in the group had skunks and raccoons as pets. Shopping cart and nail care were activities that involved several as it is always fun to choose new colors for their nails or a favorite snack for later. Residents also enjoyed listening to the Mount Ayr Record-News. Church was with Rev. Scott Marcum and Camille Jackson. Margaret Fletchall, Marie Campbell, Nina Poore and Vir-ginia Albers were all winners at the Healthy Meadows Horse Race Track this past Friday morning. An exciting time was had as some close races were run. Bingo was enjoyed with the help of Dorothy Hughes who called the numbers with Phyllis Sickels, Cheri Dessinger, Phyllis Riggs and Harold Crawford helping. Winners included Marvin Morse, Marie Campbell, Corwin Karr (guest of Elaine McCampbell), Nova Giles, Earl Brand, Ada Stanley, Lorene Triggs, Loreen Reed, Virginia Albers, June Steinman, Dorothy Main, Annabelle Jones and Cathe-rine Crawford. Marvin Morse was blackout winner. The Community Singers from Lenox, Clearfi eld, Bedford and Blockton blessed everyone with singing beautiful songs. They were all about birds. Residents have never stopped to think about how many songs involve birds. Re-freshments and visiting were en-joyed before their departure. They will be back on August 16. Mary K. Overholtzer delivered the Sunday school lesson this past Sunday morning. Pianist Charlotte Swank played for the class. Welcome visitors over the past week included Ed Minnick with Darlene Minnick; Jerry Cooper with Virginia Albers; Dan King and Phil and Merna King of Bed-ford with Ed King; Jack South and Larry South of Colorado with Doris South; Randy Smith, Hank Smith, Connie Worthington of Des Moines and Trudy and Scott Taylor of Ames with Margaret Fletchall; Donna Pederson with Virginia Powell Melissa McAlexander and boys and Tom and Alice Tabb of Kansas City, MO with Doro-thy White; Neil Stanley with Ada Stanley; Avery Riggs, Kenisha Ross and Vickie Parrot, Donna Stark, Judy Doolittle, Mike and Brenda Stark, Penni Hewlett of Iowa City and Dustin, Stacey and Tristan Stark of Hopkins, MO with Loreen Reed; Lois Grace and James Ruby with Betty Ruby; Dean Olney of Sacramento, CA, Dale Olney, Dorothy Barber, Alice Howie and Cindy Johnson of Ankeny with Colleene Saville; Larry and Pat Teply and Missy the dog with Ger-ald Gardner; Vera Moore, Susan Karas, Korbi Menoz, Malory Kin-ney and Kade Menoz, all of Indi-anola, and Gentry Burton and kids of New Virginia with Bev Moore; Leola Adams with several; Carol and Arlene Sobotka with Dorothy Sobotka; Harold, Me-lynda and Samantha Crawford, Barbara of Clarinda, Larry and Marlene Crawford, Max, Morgan and Kendra Minks of Indianola, Ann Beech and Michelle Larson of Des Moines, Kim, Riley and Deryn Davis of Corydon and Jerry Barn of New Mexico with Cathe-rine Crawford; Austin Campbell of Cary, NC and Ethel Campbell with Don Campbell; Roger and Terri Main of Cres-ton, Peggy Wagenknecht and Car-

June 17 – It was a busy week at Clearview last week with picnics, birthday parties, fi shing and doc-tor rounds. Nothing will change for this week either. Today (Thurs-day) residents can enjoy soaking their feet under the north canopy and kicking the beach ball around. Lemonade will also be served. The general store will be open for busi-ness Friday morning. Sommer will be in on Saturday to play a game with residents. The northeast and center east halls will be having their picnic Monday evening. If you were invited, please RSVP to Liz Schafer by today. Monday was a busy day for the south hall residents as it was their annual family picnic. Many were excited all day to have supper out-side with their families. Pattie start-ed the day with reading from the book, “Emory’s Gift,” by W. Bruce Cameron. This is the same author of “A Dog’s Purpose.” In the af-ternoon Sommer, Buddy and Liz were busy getting the lawn ready for nearly 100 guests and residents to sit outside for the picnic. Staff went to Avery Sanderson’s room to sing “Happy Birthday” to him on his birthday. Pattie got residents out to enjoy music by the Community Singers. Band members were Jim Hullinger, Donna Smithson, Alice Ridge, Wanda Campbell, Jeane Irvin, Mary Jane Baker, Bob Os-born, Ellen Lemke, Ron Bradley, Judy Henderson, Wilma Hughes, Norma Beggs, Lois Wurster and Betty Karas. Nineteen residents and 72 guests were outside to enjoy the perfect weather for a picnic. Joe and Matt Routh, assisted by Brian Bickel, grilled hamburgers, hot dogs and polish sausages while

guests brought a side dish to share. There were several items to choose from. Residents going out with their guests were Virginia Weaver with Terry and Trudy Weaver, Dale and Treasa Weaver and John and Carol May; Stanley Aistrope with Daniel and Theresa Stull, Chloe Stull, Brandon Brobst, Richard Reinhardt, Jr. and Tony and Lau-rel Chambers; Iris Osborn with Alan L. Culbertson, Lyla Dawson, Deborah Roberts, Sherry Allen, Allison Carr, Krishna Carr-Ander-son and Cathy Ward; Don Strange with Shirley Erickson; Bill Rusk with Thelma Rusk and Pat Braby; Kathleen Freed with Grace Moser; Norma Smith with Jon and Mary Jane Thompson; Roxie Trullinger with David and Ellen Brand and Alissa, Jessie Woollums and Steve Trullinger; Carmeta Shields with Dave and Kim Shields and April and Amber Fooken and Trey and Kenleigh; Vera Daughton with Bob and Kay Sickels and Mike Sickels; Betty Sharp with Barb and Walt Collis; Winifred Johnson with Sha-na and Nathan Hauge; Ione Veatch with Hal Dean and Deb Veatch and Elizabeth Conrad; Rose Hunt with George Hunt, Lynnette Knight and Will Hunt; Greta Willis with Francis Willis; Eddie Overholser with John and Lesa Darrah and family, Brenda and Shane Comer and Jerry and Peggy Overholser; Anita Hayworth with Keith and Velma Walters, Charlie Westman and Betty L. Miller; Laura Osborn with Arnette and Marlene Osborn, and Marilyn Richards with Debbie and Joe Murphy, Burt Murphy and Molly Lynch, David Richards and Wes Richards. It was doctor rounds with Dr. Phipps on Tuesday. This also means donuts were served. Helping frost the donuts after Pattie fried them were Gerata Scott, Irene Spencer, Vera Daughton, Marilyn Richards and Emmalee Schafer. Sommer served the residents as they waited for the doctor. Carmene James was in to play the piano for music in the morning. Jane and Roland Buck assisted with the sing-along. Peg-gy Wagenknecht and Ermil Hain-line also helped with the singing. Peggy Wagenknecht played some music on the south piano before leaving. Sommer and Pattie played bingo in the afternoon. Winners were Iris Osborn, Nina Saltzman, Shorty Umbarger, Doyle Murphy, Joan Hill, Rose Hunt and Ione Ve-atch. Wednesday was a busy day with hand care with Pattie, Som-mer and Kathi. Kathi also went to the special care unit to do nails for residents there. Scott Marcum was in for church in the afternoon. Carmene James played the piano for him. Liz started the old TV program “The Honeymooners” af-ter she popped some fresh buttered popcorn and kettle corn. Kathi played cards in the morn-ing Thursday with a group of la-dies while Liz and Sommer took some residents on the trolley out to Fife’s Grove to go fi shing. The weather was beautiful. Residents had sunscreen, caps and bottles of water to sit and watch “nothing” bite. Yep, not a bite. However, it was a great day to enjoy the com-pany and telling old fi shing sto-ries. Going out fi shing were Avery Sanderson, Bill Rusk, Roxie Trul-linger, Eddie Overholser, Kathleen Freed, Doc Pennebaker, Henry Pe-terson, Virgin Shimer, Anita Hay-worth and Lawrence Hanks. Liz’s daughter, Abbey, was also there to help. Kate Zimmerman, county conservationist, was also on hand with rods, reels and bait. Staff sang “Happy Birthday” to Don Strange and Gerata Scott after lunch. Gerata had her son, Rick Scott, and Roxie Trullinger eat lunch with her. She also shared her cake with them. Sommer and Kathi served ice cream and several toppings to the residents for an af-ternoon snack. The dining room was fi lled with happy people. Friday Sommer started the day by delivering mail and reading the Mount Ayr Record-News and Di-agonal Progress. She also had a sing-along in the special care unit. Staff and residents sang “Happy Birthday” to Helen Banks as it was her birthday. Bingo was played in the afternoon. Helping Sommer call was Bill Rusk. Passing prizes was Kelly Kern while Nina Fricke assisted residents. Winners were Permelia Fletchall, Anna Linkey, Bonnie Summa, Rose Hunt, Ione

Veatch, Donnie Johnston and Rox-ie Trullinger. Saturday Shorty Swanson’s family hosted a come-and-go birthday party outside for family and friends. Shorty enjoyed sever-al visitors and friends stopping by for cake and ice cream. Everyone sang “Happy Birthday” to him. It was also Doyle Murphy’s birthday. Staff sang to him as well. Ellen Powell was in to lead Sunday school. She also played the piano. According to residents surveyed, they enjoyed her as a teacher. It was a great day to cel-ebrate dads Sunday. Liz set up an open house for fathers and their families. However, it wasn’t just for fathers, many of the mothers were out, too. Liz prepared and served several dips for residents to try. Oyster crackers, nuts, Chex mix, beer, punch and tea were also served. Liz read the history of how Father’s Day was created and that it took more than 65 years to get it proclaimed as a holiday. She also read a few great quotes of fathers and fi nished by having residents guess some famous dads from TV. Visitors last week were Jim and Arlene Pearce with Edna Scott; Lynda Triggs and Penny Hym-baugh with Doc and MaryLou Pennebaker; Dorothy Barber with Doyle Murphy; Quita Koehler with Twilla Lininger; Rick Scott with Gerata Scott; Tina Good with Irene Spencer; Richard O’Dell and Pat Straight with Hazelee Sax-ton; Baylee and Lesa Darrah with Berniece Hoffman; Eric Long with Shorty Swanson; Becky Saville with Ron Hein; Sharon Case with Irene Spencer; Lisa Richards with Marilyn Richards and Norma Smith; Janis Taylor, Mike and Jean Ann Taylor, Mary Stamper of Col-orado Springs, CO and Carol Lee Bentley with Anna Linkey; Peggy Skarda with Minnie Breckenridge and Anna Linkey; Dee Jones and Judy Athinson with Milo Jones; Peggy Wagenknecht with Mari-lyn Richards and Colleen Green-man; Linda Hultquist and Irma Roberts with Wyonne Gutherie; Kay Sickels with Vera Daughton; Phyllis Brandes with Eileen Lesan; Mary Sue McIntosh and Bill Breck-enridge with Minnie Breckenridge; Lyla Miller, Sue Rahn and Leonard Miller with Ray Miller; Margaret Wilson with Norma Smith; Jaime and Keaton Grismore with Gerata Scott; with Anna Linkey, JR Miller and Mildred Peterson; Thelma Rusk and Billie Jean and Ron Sny-der with Bill Rusk; Estelle Hall and Monica Palep with Rose Hunt; Marietta Cobb with Anna Linkey and Minnie Breckenridge; John and Cindy Trullinger and Dylan with Roxie Trullinger; Vick-ie Mericle with Larry Hull; Shirley Erickson, Alexi and Myles Erick-son, Mark Erickson and Brenda Erickson with Don Strange, and Florence Bishop, Darl and Lori Tull, Brandon Tull, Bethany and Toby Burgess, Kaitlyn, Keigan and Levi Bergess, Kristen, Floyd, Neven and Mikayla Seely and Noah Hamilton with Lawrence Bishop.

Coffee With The Girls

News from Clearfi eldLinda Bell

Dixie Taylor and Sharla McCarron with Lorabel Taylor; Marvin Gar-rett and Rick Garrett with Harriet Garrett; Marcia Nickell with Doro-thy Wetzel; Bob and Roberta Lock-hart with Jeane England; Sundae, Eric, Ben and Meghan Nordstrom with Ona Knott; Joyce and Natalie Woosley with Coletta Bradley, and Normie Beggs with several.

ReunionsMount Ayr Class of 1953

The Mount Ayr high school class of 1953 held the celebration of the 60th anniversary of their graduation on Saturday, May 25, 2013. Members gathered at 10:30 a.m. at the Mount Ayr Senior Citi-zens Center for a time of visiting, picture taking and the meal pre-pared and served by Myrtle (Hoff-man) Smith and her helpers at noon.

Members in attendance includ-ed Donella (Marsh) Cook and hus-band Jim of Creston; Gene Miller and wife Wanda of Ogden; Norman Olney of Albany, MO; Earl Pick-ens and wife Edie of Fort Dodge; Norma Kay (Snedeker) Rector and husband Gene of Northglenn, CO; Joan (Terwilliger) Nobel and husband Rollin of Branson, MO; Myrtle (Hoffman) Smith of Shir-ley, AR; Ramon Bear and wife De-loris of Lake Saint Louis, MO; J. R. Wells and wife Virgie of Cross-lake, MN; Myron Ingram and wife Shirley of Kellerton, and Retha (Middleton) Ness and Mari (Rees) McGehee of Mount Ayr. The group felt most honored to have one of their high school teachers, Grace Moser, spend the day with them.

It was an enjoyable day with classmates sharing the news and also reading responses form several who could not attend. Door prizes were given for several categories: longest teaching tenure for a class-mate, most children, coming the greatest distance, etc. Ramon Bear took the “offi cial” photo of the group. The day’s events and a 60-year memory book were planned an created by Myrtle (Hoffman) Smith and Myron Ingram. The deaths of 16 classmates were noted and their memories honored. Most of the classmates also attended the Mount Ayr Alumni Association meeting Saturday evening at the Mount Ayr high school.

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Thank YouThe family of Donna Morrison wishes to thank everyone

for their calls, cards, visits, gifts, flowers, memorial gifts, food and especially your love, hugs and prayers at this time.

Thank you to the EMTs, ambulance crew, First Responders and emergency room staff at the Ringgold County Hospital.

Thank you to Bill and Sandy at Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home for the gentle, sincere way you ministered to us through this process; to Pastor Mike Maddy and the United Baptist-Presbyterian Church, and Pastor Jamie Page for helping us with the service and making it so special and meaningful for our family. Thank you to Nancy Sackett for the beautiful piano music which Mom would have thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you to the ladies who prepared and served the delicious lunch. It was such a blessing to us to have so many family and long-time friends come and enjoy visiting before the service and during lunch. We so appreciate each and every one who helped make the day a special one to honor our mom, grandma and great-grandma.

The many kind words you have shared with us are such a comfort at our time of loss, and we are grateful to have been so richly blessed by her love.

John Morrison, Becky and Tiger Gordonand Lori and Rich Mercer

Tony and Ashley Mercer, Logan and JacksonAlex and Tanicia Mercer, Angela and Tysen

Andy Mercer and Matt Mercer

THANK YOU There is just no way to adequately express our gratitude and

appreciation for all the kindnesses expressed at the time of the passing of Ivan including memorials, food delivered, pastoral visits, the beautiful flowers, kind words and hugs and personal reminiscences.

Special thanks to the doctors, nurses and emergency staff of Ringgold County Hospital, Clarke County Hospital, and Mercy Medical Center. Thanks for the wonderful luncheon served by the United Church of Diagonal and ladies of the community and for the services provided by Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home, the pastoral support and ceremony by Rev. Ed Shields and music by Judy Newton.

All are so deeply appreciated. Sharon SobotkaNikki, Ed and Barb

Tim and Debbiand Grandchildren

Thank YouWe want to give out a big thank you to

everyone who donated food on June 15 for the Lucky Lanes fish fry.

We had a great turnout and raised lots of money that will go a long way toward reaching our goal for our endowment fund.

Thank you again to everyone who came out that night to support us.

THANKSHow very fortunate we local residents

are that when we’re “sicker than a dog” we have such a wonderful hospital and staff to render care.

I want to thank the employees of the Mount Ayr Medical Clinic and Ringgold County Hospital for the excellent care I received while I was a patient. You made my stay very comfortable.

Thanks to those who have visited, called with concern and sent flowers, cards and gifts. Everything was truly appreciated.

JoKaye Shields

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Church Obituaries Public Notices

Mount Ayr Community School Board Proceedings

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

100 N. Polk, Mount AyrFr. Bashir Abdelsamad, Pastor

Saturdays, mass at 5:30 p.m. St. Patrick’s Catholic Church

Grand RiverFr. Bashir Abdelsamad, Pastor

Sunday mass, 8:00 a.m.

United Church of DiagonalPastor Ed Shields

9:00 a.m., Sunday school. 10:00 a.m., Church.

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, June 23: 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. 6:00 p.m., Sunday evening wor-ship. 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 p.m., AWANA; 7 p.m., Midweek Bible study and prayer. 7 p.m., Youth service.

Hickory GroveAdvent Christian Church

Sherry Wiley, supply pastor 11:00 a.m., Worship service.

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 First Saturday each month, 8 - 11 a.m., Open Closet. Thursdays: Revolution Youth - 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays: Kids Club - 5-7 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.

United Baptist-Presbyterian Church

2343 State Highway 169Mount Ayr

Michael Maddy, Pastor(641-464-2127)

www.ubpchurch.com Sunday, June 23: 9:00 a.m., Sunday school. 10:00 a.m., Church service. Greet-er, Dean Blades; Call to worship, Deb Larson; Musician, Fay Howie; Drums: Lew Knapp; Children’s sermon, Ellen Powell; Nursery, Pat Meester; Message, Pastor Mike Maddy; Snacks, Nicole Swank/Brenda Grose. Monday, June 24: 5:00 p.m., Stretch exercises. 5:30 p.m., TEK picnic at Group Home. All welcome. Tuesday, June 25: 7:00 a.m., Men’s breakfast-UBP Church. Wednesday, June 26: 5:00 p.m., Stretch exercises-UBP Church. No choir practice during summer. 6:30 p.m., Bible study at Mount Ayr Health Care. Platte Center Presbyterian Church

Delores Dench, Pastor 9:15 a.m., Sunday school. 10:00 a.m., Fellowship. 10:30 a.m., Worship.

First Christian Church Pastor Chris Conklin

Sunday, June 16: 7:00 a.m., Men’s breakfast 9:00 a.m., Sunday school. 10:00 a.m., Church. Wednesday, June 19: 9:00 a.m., WIC. Thursday Prayer group at 9:30 a.m. 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 Sunday, April 28: 9:00 a.m., Church services. 10:00 a.m., Sunday school and Bible study. 10:30 a.m., Breakfast with freewill offering for “Imagine No Malaria.” 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 p.m., at Ellston. The Lighthouse Christian CenterNon-Denominational Fellowship

Doug Greene, Pastor(west 2 miles on Hwy. 2)

9:45 a.m., Sunday school. 10:30 a.m., Worship. 5:30 p.m., Men’s room/women’s room. 6:00 p.m., Evening worship. Mondays, 5 p.m., Thin Within Support Group; 5:30 p.m., Prayer meeting. 7 p.m., Sowing in Tears Support Group. Wednesdays, 6 - 8 p.m., Crew Kids’ Club. More information available online at lighthouseonline.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 p.m., Youth/Small group Bible study. Nursery avail-able.

The Community of ChristTony and Sandy Crandell, Co-pastors

Sunday, June 23: 9:50 a.m., Sunday school. 11:00 a.m., Worship service with Julia Ashby speaking.

Mount Ayr Restoration BranchSherman Phipps, Presiding Elder

Alan Smith, Assistant Sunday, June 23: Reunion. 10:00 a.m., Classes. 11:00 a.m., Worship. Michael Jordison, presiding; Peggy Sherer?, pianist; Ron/Di Smith, special mu-sic. Wednesday, June 26: Reunion.

Mount Ayr Regular Baptist to host VBS The Mount Ayr Regular Baptist Church will hold vacation Bible school July 15-19 from 6 to 8 p.m. for children from four years old through sixth grade. The theme will be “Investiga-tion Destination” following clues to the King of Kings.

New pastor for St. Joseph Parish Des Moines Bishop Richard Pates has made the following priest assignment. Effective July 30, Father David Polich, who is pastor of St. Patrick Church in Perry, will become pas-tor of St. Bernard Parish in Os-ceola, St. Patrick Parish in Grand River and St. Joseph Parish in Mt. Ayr. The Diocese of Des Moines in-cludes 81 parishes in 23 counties in central and southwest Iowa.

Jerry LawrenceGERALD EUGENE LAWRENCE Gerald Eugene Lawrence, son of Kate and Ed Lawrence, was born April 24, 1941 at Blockton, Iowa. He passed away at his home in Perry, Iowa on June 13, 2013 af-ter a lengthy illness. Jerry attended Blockton pub-lic school and lived in Blockton most all of his life. He was united in marriage to Corina Hoffman in Blockton on November 23, 1964. To this union one son, Mark Eu-gene, was born. Jerry worked with heavy equip-ment on construction after get-ting out of school. In July 1965, he started employment with Tay-lor county. He worked for Taylor county for 30 years before retiring in 1995 due to failing health. He loved his job with Taylor county, taking pride in his work and also the friends he had made. After re-tiring, he would call the maintainer men and tell them to “clear all of his favorite rabbit hunting roads fi rst!” He loved working with big equipment, helping Blockton area friends on their farms; he espe-cially loved harvest time. Another pastime was to relax and play poker with family and friends. Jerry served on the Blockton city council and took pride in the town, always mowing and thinking of ways to improve the streets. After Corina retired, they de-

cided to move to Arkansas for the nice weather and did so in the fall of 2005. They lived there un-til March 2013 when they moved back to be closer to family and two new great-grandsons. Jerry enjoyed his many good friends and loved hunting and fi shing and being with his family. He liked to travel and took several trips through the United States. The last few years were with the grandsons, Tyler and A.J. They had great times four-wheeling and riding in the Colo-rado Rockies with the ATVs. Jerry and Corina loved camping. They came back to Iowa in the summer and camped at Corina’s niece and nephew, Donella and Steve Bau-com’s. They had a lot of fun times. The greatest joys in life were his family, son, grandsons and great-grandsons. He got to meet both of his new great-grandsons, Con-nor and Landon, before he passed away. Jerry, as everyone called him, had the nickname “Buford.” To some he was Uncle Jerry and to other extended family members, he was affectionately called “Un-cle Buford.” Preceding him in death were his parents; fi ve brothers, Don, Bob, Dode, Virgil and Jim, and two nephews, Brian Lawrence and David Lawrence. Those left to mourn his pass-ing include his wife, Corina, of the home; son, Mark and wife Penny; grandsons, Tyler and wife McKen-zie, and great-grandson, Connor; grandson, A.J. and wife Becca and great-grandson, Landon; brother-in-law and wife, Jack and Sara Hoffman; sisters-in-law, Helen Lawrence, Carolyn Lawrence, Marvel Melvin and Sharon Groff, and many nieces and nephews. Also left is his little rat terrier, Sassy, his constant companion and protector. Arrangements were by Wat-son-Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr. Services were conducted at the Christian Church in Blockton on Monday, June 17, 2013 with Rev. Scott Marcum offi ciating. Musi-cal selections included “Daddy’s Hands,” “Amazing Grace,” “Love Without End, Amen,” “Go Rest High On That Mountain” and “Grandpa, Tell Me About the Good ‘Ole Days.” Casket bearers were Tyler Law-rence, A.J. Lawrence, Paul Bau-com, Curtis Baucom, Mike Golden and Harold Dye. Honorary pallbearers included Steve Baucom, Sr., Steven Bau-com, Jr., Jerry Kemery, David Nal-ly and Merle Swank. Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Blockton.

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MARY AELENE STROBURG Mary Aelene Stroburg, 84, of Blockton, Iowa passed away Mon-day, June 17, 2013, at her home. Mary was born May 7, 1929 in Casper, Wyoming to Lyman and Vivian Johnston. She was united in marriage to Eldon Stroburg January 18, 1948 in Lamoni, Iowa. He sur-vives of the home. Also surviving are their four children, Sue (Billy) Harder of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Jeff (Nancy) Stroburg of Jefferson, Iowa, Monica (Ron) Tvinnereim of Lenox, Iowa and Peggy Stroburg of Creston, Iowa; 13 grandchil-dren; 16 great-grandchildren, and sisters, Beverly Koshatka of Iowa City, Iowa, and Phoebe Rasmussen of DelRay, Florida. Mary was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Lyman John-ston; sister, Barbara Swanson, and grandson, Mason. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 22, 2013, at the Christian church in Blockton, Iowa with visitation from 9:30 a.m. to service time at the church. Memorials may be given to the Blockton Fire and Ambulance Dis-trict. Arrangements are under the direction of Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home, Grant City, Missouri.

Evalee WhiteEVALEE WHITE

Evalee was born June 8, 1929 in Allerton, Iowa to Guy and Ina (Owen) Casey. She graduated from Allerton high school in 1947. She married Donald Eugene White of Kellerton at the Leon Chapel on February 28, 1949. They had one daughter, Diana Lee. Evalee and Donald lived in Davenport, Iowa while raising their daughter. Evalee was a ship-ping clerk for Oscar Mayer Foods for 43 years. She was an excellent cook. The White house was the place to be on weekends for fam-ily meals. Holidays were always spent around the kitchen table with plenty of home cooked food. When Evalee was not working, she played the keyboard. Evalee and Donald enjoyed boating, camping and square danc-ing. She loved to play Skip-Bo and was pretty good at it too! They went to square dance conventions all over the states. Every year they traveled to Arizona, Texas or Flor-ida for the winter in their travel trailer. In their travels they became friends with many people and en-joyed their retirement. Evalee lived in Country Ayr Apartments with her husband, Donald, from 2004 until Don’s death in 2008. Some of the ladies at the beauty shop and nursing home thought of Evalee as their “little China doll.” Evalee passed away on June 10, 2013 at the Ringgold County Hospital.

She is survived by her daugh-ter, Diana Lee (John) Euritt; grand-sons, Patrick and James Keller, and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; brothers, Ronald, Harold, Beryl and Elmo; her sister, Evelyn, and a great-granddaughter, Leah Keller. Both Evalee and Donald had many good friends in Davenport, Kellerton and Mount Ayr, who will miss them dearly. Services were conducted at Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr on Saturday, June 15, 2013 with Pastor Kathy Johnston offi ciating. Musical selections in-cluded “Amazing Grace,” “Sweet Hour of Prayer” and “When The Roll is Called Up Yonder.” Honorary pallbearers were Pat-rick Keller, John Sawyer, James Keller, Brandon Keller, Andrew Keller, Barry Jackson, Richard O’Dell and Tim Brown. Burial was in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Davenport on Monday, June 17, 2013. Memorials are to the family.

Funeral scheduled for Gerald Baker Gerald Baker, 87, of Clear-fi eld, passed away June 14, 2013 at Clearview Home in Clearfi eld, Iowa. Funeral services will at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Clearfi eld Christian Church. Burial is in the Clearfi eld Cemetery. Memorials are in his name to be decided later. A complete obituary will ap-pear in next week’s edition.

Services set for Ruth Noftsger Ruth Noftsger, 80, of Mount Ayr formerly of Kellerton, passed away June 16, 2013 at Mercy Med-ical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Visitation will be held Friday eve-ning from 6 to 8 p.m. with funeral services set for 1:30 p.m. Satur-day at Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home. Burial is in the Decatur City Cemetery. A complete obituary will ap-pear in next week’s edition.

Services pending for Fred Barker Fred Barker, 66, passed away on June 17, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. His funeral services will be Friday at 10 a.m. at the Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr with visitation Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. A complete obituary will ap-pear in next weeks edition.

Services set for Joyce Johnston Services for Joyce Johnston, 72, of San Antonio, TX, formerly of Mount Ayr, will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 22, at Watson-Arm-strong Funeral Home with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.

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June 10, 2013 The Board of Directors of the Mount Ayr Community school dis-trict met in regular session Monday, June 10, 2013. There were present: P. J. West, Rodney Shields, Brandi Shay and Duane Schafer. Also present were Joe Drake, su-perintendent; Lynne Wallace, 7-12 principal; Janette Campbell, board secretary/business manager; Darrell Dodge, Record-News, and Leslie Ables, MERCER. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 5 p.m. by president Shields. Previous Minutes: Director West moved that they dispense with the reading of the May 13 minutes and approve them as printed. Seconded by director Schafer. Motion carried 3-0, unanimously. Director Shay arrived at 5:03 p.m. Correspondence and Communi-cations: Leslie Ables, representative from the district’s health insurance provider, MERCER, was present to share information on the Health Care Reform. Some of the areas she discussed were 1) ACA Fees - What each fee is, how they will be col-lected, how often the fees are paid, when the fees start and the estimated costs of the fees; 2) Employer shared responsibility and time lines for top priority 2013-2014 activities. Leslie touched on the description for full-time equivalent employees and the “exchanges” that will open on Oc-tober 1, 2013 for enrollment. The district will start tracking employee hours during the 2013-2014 school year with implementation for the Health Care Reform to begin July 1, 2014.

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Public Notices

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Mount Ayr Community School Board Proceedings

Director West noted that she had received several inquiries as to what the district’s policy would be for usage of the FEMA Saferoom Shelter. Currently the district only has the shelter open during school-time hours and after-hour activities. Administration will be checking into a keyless entry system that could be activated by law enforcement in time of need.

Administrative Reports: Activity fund, building and grounds, lunch, transportation, technology and prin-cipal reports were reviewed. Under activity fund, Supt. Drake shared some accounts that have been inac-tive for the past two or more years. Those accounts included: 1) Spanish cub, pep club, drama, industrial arts, Character Counts, alternative school and elementary yearbook. He rec-ommended combining those accounts with other accounts. The board was in agreement. Under buildings and grounds, Supt. Drake shared a quote he has received from “Stadium” for handrails for the bleachers. The quote was for $4,950. The handrails have been ordered and will be in place by the end of the summer. Un-der lunch, Supt. Drake reviewed the fi nancials in the lunch account. With recent resignations and increased lunch prices, he is hopeful that the lunch account will get back into the “black” this coming year. Principal reports had been mailed out in the board packets. Further discussion on some of the items will be handled under “New Business.”

Old Business: Supt. Drake pre-sented the “Final Plan Changes” for the Clearfi eld dissolution. The changes represent a passageway in which the Diagonal Community school district will be able to ac-cess the town of Clearfi eld to pick up students who will be attending their district. Director Schafer made a motion to approve the “Final Plan Changes” as presented with a second from director West. Motion carried 4-0, unanimously.

New Business: A. Hall of Fame - Final Plan: Supt. Drake presented the fi nal plans for the “Hall of Fame” that has been established to create a lasting tribute to those who have brought honor to themselves, their school and their communities. Director Shay asked for one addition to be considered and that was to the selection committee. She would like to see a representa-tive for the fi ne arts be added. Direc-tor West made a motion to approve the fi nal plan for the Hall of Fame as amended to include a fi ne arts repre-sentative to the selection committee. Seconded by director Shay. Motion carried 4-0, unanimously. B. 2013-2014 Fees: Gate admis-sion, charges, meal prices, driver education: Supt. Drake made the following recommendations: 1) Stu-dent registration fee – To remain at $35.00; 2) Athletic fees and charges – Conference athletic activities (as set by the Pride of Iowa) $5.00 – Adults and $3.00 – Students; $3 for all middle school and junior varsity contests. $3.00 is for students and adults: Adult season passes – Pay for the number of varsity home games – then that gets you in to junior varsity and middle school games for free. Student passes - $35.00; 3) Driver education - $250.00 per student; 4) Lunch prices - Breakfast: K-6 $1.35 to $1.40 and 7-12 $1.40 to $1.45; lunch: K-6, $1.85 to $1.90 and 7-12, $1.95 to $2.00, and adults $3.15 for lunch and $2.15 for breakfast. Direc-tor West made a motion to approve the recommended fees as presented. Seconded by director Shay. Motion carried 4-0, unanimously. C. Date for School Registration: Supt. Drake recommended the fol-lowing dates, times and location for school registration: August 5, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and August 6, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. All registering will be located at the elementary building. Director Shay made a motion to approve the recommendation with a second from director Schafer. Motion carried 4-0, unanimously. D. 7-12 Professional Develop-ment Plan: Lynne Wallace, 7-12 principal, reviewed the PD Plan set for the beginning of school. Those dates are August 13, 14, 16 and 19. Director Shay made a motion to ap-prove the PD Plan as presented with a second from director West. Motion carried 4-0, unanimously. E. Handbooks for Secondary: Lynne Wallace reviewed changes to the handbooks that she is recom-mending for the 2013-2014 school year. Mrs. Wallace noted that she has checked all of the policies with the IASB to make sure they are in compliance. Director West made a motion to approve the recommended changes to the secondary handbooks as presented. Motion was seconded by director Schafer. Motion carried 4-0, unanimously. F. MATURA Agreement: Supt. Drake recommended the approval of a Memorandum of Understand-ing between Mount Ayr Community school and MATURA Head Start. Both parties will review and develop plans for the coordination, collabora-tion, alignment and implementation of activities. MATURA Headstart is a comprehensive child development program for families with young children in the areas of education, social services, health and family involvement (serving children three to fi ve years of age). Mount Ayr Community school district is serv-ing children ages three to fi ve in Early Childhood Special Education and Little Raider Preschool. Direc-tor Shay made a motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding with MATURA/Headstart. Seconded

by director West. Motion carried 4-0, unanimously. G. Family Resource Center: Supt. Drake presented the following contracts between MACS and Fam-ily Resource Center: 1) Family Re-source Center/Mount Ayr Commu-nity School Agreement 2013-2014 Preschool Program; 2) Maintenance Agreement 2013-2014, and 3) Fam-ily Resource Center/MACS Rental Agreement 2013-2014. Director West made a motion to approve the contracts as presented. Director Schafer seconded the motion. Mo-tion carried 4-0, unanimously. H. Mid-Iowa School Improve-ment Consortium (MISIC) Agree-ment: Supt. Drake presented the agreement. The district will pay annual dues of $2 per K-12 student (as reported on the preceding year’s Certifi ed Enrollment). Some of the services provided: 1) Regional train-ing and workshops on topics deter-mined through a needs assessment of MISIC members; 2) Standards and benchmarks in a wide range of content areas, aligned to the Iowa Core Curriculum; 3) Participation in Future grant proposals; 4) Sharing of information/networking activi-ties with other MISIC members, and 5) Services of the District Support Team and MISIC consultants, who will be available to respond to mem-bers’ questions/needs. Director Shay made a motion to approve the MISIC Agreement for 2013-2014. Director West seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-0, unanimously. I. Equipment Breakdown Insur-ance: Supt. Drake presented the “Year-to-Year Comparison” for the equipment breakdown insurance they purchase through EMC. The district’s earned-to-incurred loss ra-tio went from 104 percent in 2011-2012 to 142 percent in 2012-2013. Based upon increased enrollment, loss ratio and additional pieces of equipment that have been added, the district’s premium will increase from $32,815 in 2012-2013 to $69,289 in 2013-2014. Supt. Drake explained how this premium is paid from the management fund thus still freeing up the general fund from those types of equipment repair costs. Director Schafer made a motion to approve the Equipment Breakdown Insur-ance for 2013-2014 with a second from director Shay. Motion carried 4-0, unanimously. J. 600 Series: Supt. Drake pre-sented the 600 Series and changes that have been made since the 600 Series was last updated. Those changes are recommended by the Iowa Association of School Boards. Supt. Drake recommended the board approve the 600 Series as presented by IASB. Director Schafer made a motion to approve the fi rst reading of the 600 Series as presented and waive the second reading with a sec-ond by director West. Motion carried 4-0, unanimously. Personnel: Supt. Drake recom-mended the approval of request for resignation from Owen Martsching special education bus driver for the 2013-2014 school year. Director Schafer made a motion to approve the resignation with thanks to Owen for his years of service and dedica-tion to the district. Seconded by director Shay. Motion carried 4-0, unanimously. Lynne Wallace recom-mended the employment of Andrew Drake as secondary special educa-tion associate at the probationary rate of $9.87/hr., salary of $14,332.00 for the 2013-14 school year. Director West made a motion to approve the recommendation with a second from director Shay. Motion carried 4-0, unanimously. Supt. Drake recom-mended the employment of Bryant McCabe as an elementary teacher at Step 1-1, Salary of $26,506 for the 2013-14 school year. Direc-tor West made a motion to approve the recommendation. Seconded by director Shay. Motion carried 4-0, unanimously. Supt. Drake also rec-ommended Bryant McCabe to be employed as the middle school boys basketball coach for the 2013-14 school year at a salary of $1,524.00. Director Shay made a motion to approve the recommendation with a second from director West. Mo-tion carried 4-0, unanimously. Supt. Drake recommended Angela Reyn-olds as the SFL coordinator for the 2013-2014 school year at a salary of $30,000 for a 210-day contract to be-gin July 1, 2013. Director West made a motion to approve the recommendation with a second from director Shay. Mo-tion carried 4-0, unanimously. Supt. Drake recommended the board ap-prove a request from Jodie Geist for the use of two of her accumulated personal days be allowed as emer-gency days (as per Master Contract allows). Director Shay made a mo-tion to approve the request with a second from director West. Motion carried 4-0, unanimously.

Consideration of: On motion by director West and seconded by direc-tor Shay, it was resolved: That all bills presented be allowed. Motion carried 4-0. Director West made a motion to accept the secretary/trea-surer fi nancial report as submitted. Seconded by director Shay. Motion carried 4-0.

Superintendent’s Report: Supt. Drake gave his superintendent’s report which consisted of: 1) 2013-2014 Property Tax Rate - With the two-percent allowable growth, it increased the certifi ed tax rate for 2013-2014. Since the district certi-fi ed it at 16.56161, it was necessary to decrease the Cash Reserve Levy from $500,000 to $495,000. Supt. Drake also reviewed the two-percent allowable growth and the one-time two-percent money and how it af-fected their new money. He shared the scenario for how he was able to adjust the budget to show a $73,676 shortfall, and 2) DEKKO Grant - The district received a $25,000 DEKKO Grant for the purpose of a new greenhouse.

Adjournment: With there being no further business, director West

made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by director Shay. Motion carried 4-0, unanimously.

GENERAL FUNDAccess Systems, Sharp copier

lease, $336.11.Mount Ayr Activity Fund, locks

reimbursement, $36.00.Ahlers and Cooney, P.C., legal

service, $172.00.Air Filter Sales & Services, main-

tenance supplies, $119.47.Alliant Energy, gas/electricity,

$14,705.09.AmSan, maintenance vacuum,

$236.16.Amy Levine, elementary Level I

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service, $88.50.Bailey Roofi ng, investigated

leak, $90.00.Bedford Community school,

shared superintendent/librarian, $36,519.85.

Blank Park Zoo, fi eld trip, $120.00.

The Booksource, donation spe-cial education/Level I supplies, $5,389.33.

Brenthaven, media equipment, $2,744.50.

Cardmember Service, travel/Help Pod/freight/Carl Perkins, $2,567.94.

Casey’s General Stores, Inc., special education Level III supplies, $27.58.

Cengage Learning, Carl Perkins, $375.01.

CGI Foods, special education Level III/high school Level II sup-plies, $78.22.

Chandra Poore, supplies/special education meal reimbursements, $22.01.

Colleen Minnick, meal reim-bursement, $8.83.

Communication Innovators, Inc., wireless controller maintenance, $800.00.

Dannco, protective equipment, $441.67.

Deb Lynch, Help Pod grant reim-bursement, $400.00.

De Lage Landen, printer lease, $1,257.53.

Department of Education, bus in-spection, $364.00.

Derald’s Garage, maintenance re-pair parts, $225.00.

Diagonal Community School, fourth quarter open enrollment, $22,061.25.

Divine Waste, waste/landfi ll re-moval, $585.00.

Edge Enterprises, special educa-tion textbooks, $68.75.

Farmers Cooperative Company, maintenance supplies, $52.79.

FarmTek, Carl Perkins, $5,328.00.

Federal Express, FedEx ground services, $263.20.

Frank Mueller, Jr., Boystown re-imbursement, $14.00.

Glendenning Motor Co., bus barn repair parts, $1,649.54.

Green Hills AEA, ISFLIC meet-ing/AEA online training, $366.25.

Handwriting Without Tears, el-ementary instructional supplies, $1,069.91.

Heather Martin, meal reimburse-ment, $8.83.

Hensley Trailer Sales, repair parts maintenance, $14.90.

Hy-Vee, Inc., TAP/ high school Level III/TAP/Shopko donation sup-plies, $392.47.

ImageCrafters, L.L.C., superin-tendent supplies, $185.00.

Iowa Testing Programs, Iowa as-sessments, $1,930.77.

John Deere Financial, bus barn repair parts, $205.19.

Jodie Geist, TAP mileage reim-bursement/special education Level I travel expense, $95.07.

Jody Greene, Help Pod grant books, $400.00.

Kris Quick, special education meals reimbursement, $54.27.

KU Center for Research of Learn-ing, special education textbooks, $74.25.

Lamoni Community schools, fourth quarter open enrollment, $24,999.49.

Lamination King, special educ-tion Level I supplies, $171.06.

Marching Show Concepts, high school band supplies, $155.00.

Mary K. Overholtzer, TAG meals/scale up team supplies, $1,371.67.

Maryville Typewriter Exchange, special education storage locker/media/superintendent’s offi ce/high school principal supplies, $291.67.

Meyer Laboratory, Inc., mainte-nance supplies, $3,431.85.

MFA Oil Company, gas/diesel, $8,816.74.

Midwest Offi ce Technology, SFL copier maintenance/copier mainte-nance, $897.09.

M. R. Nyren, high school physi-cal education towels, $346.54.

Mount Ayr Farm & Home, main-tenance supplies, $157.78.

Mount Ayr Record-News, adver-tising/board proceedings, $354.33.

Tech Squad, special education USB storage devices, $12.00.

Munyon Plumbing, geothermal diagnostics, $840.00.

NAPA Auto Parts, vocational me-chanics/maintenance, $788.31.

NWEA, MAP testing, $5,210.00.Pasco Scientifi c, Help Pod grant

supplies, $486.00.Phantom, media purchased ser-

vice, $1,100.000.Teacher Innovations, Inc., sub-

scription, $54.00.Quill.com, Carl Perkins,

$246.09.Rieman Music - Creston, band

repair, $74.10.Ringgold County Public Health,

Hepatitis B vaccinations, $80.00.Rotert Plumbing & Electric, heat-

ing/cooling/electricity/plumbing, $1,766.33.

School Specialty, Inc., Carl Per-kins, $1,182.24.

Scott Giles, mileage reimburse-ment, $57.75.

Smith Oil Co., buffer LP, $63.50.Southwestern Community Col-

lege, welding career materials,

$933.74.Subway, high school Level III

supplies, $60.00.Suzie Catanzareti, agricultural

education supplies, $125.30.Southwest Builders, maintenance

supplies, $556.27.TAESE/USU special education

conference registration, $215.00.Thad Streit, science supplies,

$61.97.Thomas Bus Sales of Iowa, Inc.,

bus barn repair parts, $613.83.Tierney Brothers, Inc., Smart-

board, $1,653.00.City of Mount Ayr, water/sewer,

$2,762.75.Vetter Equipment, Carl Perkins,

$2,000.00.Vireo Creative, Title I pentaho,

$3,000.00.Zimco Supply Company, mainte-

nance chemicals, $152.50.Lamoni Trophy Company, Raider

Reader trophies, $2,660.00. Fund total = $350,363.18

MANAGEMENT FUNDMercer, retirees health insurance,

$1,165.63. Fund total = $3,825.63

CAPITAL PROJECTSCommunication Innovators, Inc.,

technology equipment, $14,312.27.Sports Graphics, bleachers,

$4,266.00.The Outpost, carpet, $29,907.86. Fund total = $48,486.13

STUDENT CONSTRUCTIONSouthwest Builders, supplies

$3,383.39. Fund total = $3,383.39

LUNCH FUNDAnderson-Erickson Dairy Co.,

food, $4,452.98.CGI Foods, food, $751.93.Farner-Bocken Co., supplies,

$116.98.Hockenbergs, supplies, $275.06.Hy-Vee Food Store, food,

$1,773.89.Martin Brothers, food/supplies,

$1,656.63.Meyer Laboratory, Inc., supplies,

$90.00.Podium Ink, cooks t-shirts,

$342.00.Roberta Campbell, clothing al-

lowance, $43.63.US Foods, Inc., food/supplies,

$2,500.94. Fund total = $12,004.04

ACTIVITY FUNDAndersons, supplies, $395.37.Anita Engraving, band plaques,

$428.40.Ares Sportswear, track shirts,

$177.20.Athletic Boosters, scoreboard do-

nation reimbursement, $500.00.Atlantic Bottling Co., supplies,

$484.78.Barb Gerber, supplies, $112.16.Bedford High School, coed invi-

tational entry fee, $160.00.Bob’s Custom Trophies, tourna-

ment plaques, track trophies/medals, $5,426.00.

Bret Ruggles, RUGGZ fund-rais-er, $2,436.76.

Chariton High School, boys track entry fee, $70.00.

Community Grocers, Inc., sup-plies, $1,267.73.

Corning High School, middle school track entry fee, $80.00.

Creston High school, girls track entry fee, $85.00.

Dannco, Inc., chenille letters/supplies/baseball/bases/plate/plugs/bat, $1,361.25.

Delwyn Showalter, football clin-ic/hotel/track registration fee/softball bats/frames/supplies reimbursement, $811.86.

Desirae Sumpter, laptop deposit refund, $50.00.

Dick Stephens, oscars, $36.00.Dollar General, prom supplies,

$54.50.Eagle Eye Video, shells,

$105.72.Farner Bocken Co., supplies,

$486.87.Farmers Coop Co., awards/cer-

tifi cates, $575.00.Graphic Edge, track pants/t-

shirts, $451.16.Grandma Jan’s Bake Shop, sup-

plies, $32.10.Greg Storhoff, supplies reim-

bursement, $182.16.GTM Sportswear, energy perf.

polo, $68.00.PMDR LLC, screen, $329.99.Howard Clothing & Sporting

Goods, supplies, $809.15.Hy-Vee Accounts Receivable,

crackers/juice/cups, $25.13.Iowa High School Athletic As-

sociation, 2013-14 membership, $2.00.

Iowa Association of Track Coach-es, IATC membership, $35.00.

John Larsen, sky zone deposit re-imbursement, $159.00.

Josh Hanawalt, prom, $350.00.Lamoni Golf & Country Club,

sectionals green fees/lunch, $80.00.Lunch Fund, band spaghetti sup-

per, $143.21.Mount Ayr Community School,

cheerleaders concession, $350.00.Marching Show Concepts, fl ag

choreography dvd, $611.00.MTE Offi ce Center, envelopes,

$20.58.Neff Company, chenille/letter/

numbers, $955.76.President’s Education Awards,

certifi cates/pins, $26.00.Podium Ink, shirts/Ruggs,

$5,106.75.Pro-tuff Decals, capri/track,

$1,190.50.Really Good Stuff, supplies,

$100.91.Record-News, concert ad/year-

books, $1,607.20.Red Oak School, boys track entry

fee, $85.00.Sportdecals, Inc., helmets/per-

sonalized, $85.84.Southwest builder Supply, sup-

plies, $309.52.US Bank, scholarship, $300.00.The Woodwind/brasswind,

awards/plaque, $191.85.ITC, baseball cage jackets,

$525.00.Clarke Community school, mid-

dle school track/girls track entry fees, $150.00.

Romano’s Pizza, drama/conces-

sions pizzas, $557.44.Bob’s Custom Trophies, engrav-

ing/plates, $12.15.Brad Elliott, state track meals,

$714.00.Corning High School, entry fee,

$10.00.Crestwood Hills Golf Course, en-

try fee/lunch, $90.00.Dannco, Inc., baseball pants/

base, $297.95.Debbie Larsen, state track meal

money, $630.00.Derek Lambert, cases/dvds/la-

bels, $48.74.East Union High School, middle

school boys/girls track entry fee, $100.00.

Great Western Bank, supplies, $3,356.40.

Happy Hollow Golf, meals, $15.00.

Iowa High School Music Asso-ciation, medals/bars, $118.00.

Iowa Association FFA, state FFA convention, $445.00.

Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, state coed entry fee, $35.00.

Lunch Fund, lunch/jj from depos-it/staff miscellaneous, $192.68.

Mount Ayr Community School, track scoring reimbursement, $145.35.

Martensdale-Saint Marys School, girls track entry fee, $80.00.

Nodaway Valley High school, boys track entry fee, $80.00.

Podium Ink, baseball jerseys/hats, $1,498.00.

Scott Giles, golf cookout sup-plies, $40.45.

Trophies Plus, boys track medals, $23.90.

The Preserve Golf course, golf fees, $50.00.

The Preserve Golf Course, g. re-gion./fee/lunch, $40.00.

Frank Perez, accompany, $80.00. Fund total = $38,047.47

Ringgold County Supervisors ProceedingsJune 10, 2013 The Ringgold County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Monday, June 10, 2013. The meet-ing was called to order at 9 a.m. with the following members present: Da-vid 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 Kraig Pennington and seconded by Royce Dredge to approve the previous min-utes. AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. Kevin Kilgore met with the board of supervisors to voice his concerns for the following: budget amend-ments (County and IDOT), veter-ans affairs grant and how it is being used, the appropriation of the WRD Landfi ll tipping fee monies and with the Soil & Water District. County engineer Zach Gunsolley met with the board to provide an up-date on secondary roads. Gunsolley discussed the lights at the Tingley and Maloy intersections. He men-tioned he will talk to each city to see if they would like to take over the utility as the county does not wish to continue this service. Gunsolley will report to the board his fi ndings. Gun-solley advised that the Maloy rock hauling was complete and that they would be beginning FEMA fl ood re-pairs this week. Gunsolley reviewed the employment contracts for Vic Lilienthal and Lizzie Hanawalt.

RESOLUTION RC13–113 WHEREAS, the Ringgold Coun-ty Board of Supervisors hereby ap-proves the fi reworks permit for the Ringgold County Fair. 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: Deanna Sobotka, depu-ty auditor. Passed and approved June 10, 2013.

RESOLUTION RC13–114 WHEREAS, the Ringgold Coun-ty Board of Supervisors hereby ap-proves fi reworks permit for Dan J. Goodale. 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: Deanna Sobotka, depu-ty auditor. Passed and approved June 10, 2013.

RESOLUTION RC13–115 WHEREAS, the Ringgold Coun-ty Board of Supervisors hereby ap-proves the fi reworks permit for Deb Immerfall. 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: Deanna Sobotka, depu-ty auditor. Passed and approved June 10, 2013.

RESOLUTION RC13–116 WHEREAS, the Ringgold Coun-ty Board of Supervisors hereby ap-proves the claims that will be paid on Wednesday, June 12, 2013.

Adams’ Quality Cleaning, pub-lic health May 2013 offi ce cleaning, $80.00.

Alliant Energy, RCSS electric/ courthouse gas/electric/public health utilities/Redding, $1,590.18.

Arends, Shannon, sheriff cell phone, $50.00.

Avondale Vet Healthcare, sheriff K-9 medical care, $269.00.

Beck, Leora Sue, public health May 2013 mileage/cell phone, $163.34.

Bob Barker Co., sheriff jail uni-forms/supplies, $2,287.47.

California Contractors Supplies, load binders, $341.40.

Cannon, Gerald, public health May 2013 chore service, $119.00.

Cannon, Gregg, RCSS mowing, $220.00.

Carpenter Uniform Co., sheriff uniforms, $1,589.03.

Carr, Matt, sheriff cell phone, $50.00.

Carter Waters, patching materi-als, $2,199.72.

CenturyLink, DHS telephone, $28.36.

City of Delphos, May street pay-ment, $40.00.

City of Diagonal, May street pay-ment, $298.79.

City of Kellerton, May street pay-ment, $402.68.

City of Maloy, May street pay-ment, $46.44.

City of Mount Ayr, public health water/sewer/sheriff/courthouse/RCSS/offi ce water, $493.00.

Clearview Homes, sheriff jail meals, $5,792.80.

CNH Capital/Vetter, parts, $2,293.54.

Community Grocers, Inc., public health Chef Charles supplies/RCSS groceries, $52.79.

Culligan, courthouse/public health water/offi ce supplies, $57.00.

Davison, Mark, sheriff cell phone, $50.00.

Diagonal Progress, supervisors publications, $751.84.

Dittmer, Sarah, miscellaneous/trial attorney transcripts, $97.25.

Doster, Chris, public health May 2013 mileage/cell phone, $43.56.

Dredge, Royce, supervisor meet-ings mileage, $59.52.

England, Melinda, wellness com-mittee, $38.66.

Farm Plan/NAPA, fi lters/oil/tools/parts, $773.18.

Fletchall, Becky, public health May 2013 mileage/cell phone, $573.53.

Galloway, Carol Anne, public health May 2013 mileage/cell phone, $248.09.

Gaudineer, Comito & George LLP, mental health, $3,097.84.

Glendenning Motor Co., sheriff oil, change vehicle repair, $541.54.

Goob’s Repair, sheriff four sets of tires, $3,001.40.

Gunsolley, Zach, June cell phone use, $30.00.

Haley, Janet, public health May 2013 mileage/cell, $320.13.

Haley, Rob, sheriff cell phones, $50.00.

Hensley Trailers, courthouse mower parts, $44.46.

Hensley, Kim, public health May 2013 mileage/cell, $290.75.

Hilltop Veterinary Clinic, sheriff K-9 feed, $37.19.

I.S.A.A., assessor dues/member-ships, $350.00.

Iowa County Attorneys Asso-ciation, attorney spring conference, $270.00.

Iowa County Recorders Associa-tion, recorder ILR maintenance/sup-port, $2,100.00.

Iowa Law Enforcement Acad-emy, sheriff jail school for eight people, $1,160.00.

Jackson, Teresa, EMA mileage to region meeting/June cell, $84.99.

Johnson, Robert, June cell phone use, $30.00.

Jones, Teena, public health con-tracted physical therapy, $1,228.18.

Kabel Business Services, month-ly fee, $105.00.

Karr, Brenda K., public health May 2013 mileage/cell, $249.97.

Karr, Danny, public health May 2013 chore service, $91.00.

Kelly Tire & Exhaust, tires #31 Jeep, $568.40.

Kenworth Mid-Iowa, parts, $328.56.

Lilienthal, Victor, June cell phone use, $30.00.

Long, Amy, sheriff school meals/mileage, $109.28.

Lynch, Tara A., assessor mileage, $46.04.

Martin, Kisha, recorder mileage passport training, $79.05.

Matthew Hanson Attorney, men-tal health, $97.30.

McDonnell, Robin, public health May 2013 mileage/cell, $337.56.

Medline Industries, public health nursing supplies, $259.37.

Meyer Laboratory, Inc., court-house custodial/sheriff jail supplies, $2,268.25.

MOCIC, sheriff MOCIC school, $300.00.

Morgan, Neil E., assessor mile-age/cell phone, $138.49.

Mount Ayr Farm Home, Inc., sheriff jail/K-9 supplies/parts/custo-dian supplies, $190.78.

Mount Ayr Record-News, em-ployee/sheriff K-9/weed commis-sioner ads/treasurer tax reminder/supervisors publications/EMA lami-nate signs/public health advertising, $1,358.24.

MTE Offi ce Center, offi ce item/sheriff jail/offi ce supplies, $990.18.

Myers, Gary, public health May 2013 chore services, $973.00.

NAPA Auto Parts, courthouse custodial, $10.15.

Norris Quarries, rock, $4,204.91.Norris, Sharla, public health May

2013 mileage/cell phone, $362.22.Offi ce Machines co., RCSS of-

fi ce supplies, $221.98.Pettinger, Karen L., public health

May 2013 mileage/cell, $410.69.Quick, Amelia, sheriff school

meals/mileage, $112.73.Red Oak Welding Supply, weld-

ing supplies, $122.40.Reynolds, Angela, public health

May 2013 mileage/cell phone, $142.15.

Ringgold County Group Home, mental health, $12,260.50.

Ringgold County Hospital, public health mini grant meeting expense, $225.00.

RK Fuels, Inc., gas/Redding fuel, $4,982.29.

Schildberg Construction, rock, $280.45.

Shields, Rodney, June cell phone use, $30.00.

Shirley & Dave’s Computers, EMA cartridges, $81.50.

Sickels, Vicki, public health May 2013 mileage/cell phone, $276.85.

Smith Oil Co., sheriff/RCSS fuel/courthouse mower gas, $209.12.

Sobotka, Deanna, auditor mile-age/meals real estate, $104.73.

Sobotka, Michael, sheriff cell phone/jail equipment, $133.74.

Southern Iowa Resources, mental health, $90.00.

Southern Iowa Rural Water Asso-ciation, Redding water, $19.00.

Southwest Builder Supply, bridge/custodian supplies/sheriff tar-gets, $104.42.

Sunset Law Enforcement, sheriff ammunition, $1,738.59.

Southwest Iowa Mental Health Center, mental health, $235.90.

Swanson, Lisa, mental health January-March 2013 mileage/ex-penses, $113.55.

TAC 10, Inc., sheriff jail software second half, $26,631.00.

Trullinger, Steve, June cell phone use, $30.00.

Tyler Technologies, Inc., auditor printer, $490.00.

Union County Sheriff, mental health, $184.30.

US Bank, RCSS recreation/train-ing/conservation env. ed./conserva-tion board/offi ce, $1,621.55.

Visionworks, Inc., public health case management monthly hosting, $500.00.

Walmart Community/GECRB/RCSS recreation, $121.55.

Weeda’s Welding, sheriff repair work, $220.00.

Wex Bank, sheriff fuel, $4,030.60.

White, Landon, sheriff cell phone, $50.00.

Willard’s Trucking, Inc., Pioneer Cabaret Cemetery repairs, $345.00.

Windstream, E-911 records man-agement/recorder phone/fax/court-house data processing/supervisors/RCSS/auditor/EMA offi ce phones/public health phone internet/asses-sor telephone/telegraph services, $1,130.68.

Windstream Communications, Inc., public health phone mainte-nance contract, $45.83.

Fund total = $104,130.50 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: Deanna Sobotka, depu-ty auditor. Passed and approved June 10, 2013.

RESOLUTION RC13–117 WHEREAS, the Ringgold Coun-ty Board of Supervisors hereby ap-proves the contract for Victor Lilien-thal. 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: Deanna Sobotka, depu-ty auditor. Passed and approved June 10, 2013.

RESOLUTION RC13–118 WHEREAS, the Ringgold Coun-ty Board of Supervisors hereby ap-proves the contract for Elizabeth Hanawalt. 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: Deanna Sobotka, depu-ty auditor. Passed and approved June 10, 2013. There was no further business. A motion was made by Royce Dredge and seconded by Kraig Pennington to adjourn the meeting at 12:50 p.m. DAVID INLOES ChairmanATTEST: AMANDA WASKE Ringgold County Auditor