He then asked for a copy of the current contract with Waste Management. He said that the contract stipulates a letter will be sent to Waste Management if there is an issue with the recycling, and he asked for a copy of that letter considering the fact the city had received a number of complaints about recycling being thrown into the back of garbage trucks. Considerable discussion then ensued concerning the number of complaints the city had received and the action they had taken in response to those complaints. “I stated I was not going to address Waste Management with something that I didn’t have any validation of that type of action,” said city superintendent Brent Wise, in reference to recyclables being thrown into the back of a garbage truck. “That particular day when we received four complaints, I and one other employee got in our truck and followed them and never saw a thing go wrong for an hour. Now whether or not it did or didn’t, I don’t have any proof of that, and if I don’t have any proof of that, wouldn’t it be errant on my part to state that there was when I didn’t have any validation that there was.” Again, Newton asked for a copy of the letter addressing the com-plaints with Waste Management. “We don’t have a letter,” said Wise. “We did it by phone call to inquire what was going on, and they

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Snapshots of Ringgold CountySpring

has fi nally sprung!

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.

Hopefully, Ringgold County’s on-again, off-again spring is

fi nally here to stay. If this local tulip bed is any indication,

summer can’t be too far away.

This is the tenth of the photos in our commemorative series.

Rumors have recently been fl ying about a Hollywood movie to be fi lmed in Mount Ayr in the near future. Based upon information from the movie’s associate producer, it can be confi rmed the rumors are true... maybe. Mike Beecher, associate producer on the fi lm project, told the Record-News this week that he and his associates are working on a full-length feature fi lm about the life of a young Ronald Reagan in his hometown of Dixon, IL. The movie is based upon a book by Mike Chapman of Newton entitled “Lowell Park.” The book examimes the years Reagan spent as a lifeguard at Lowell Park, a popular swimming spot on the Rock River near Dixon. According to legend, Reagan saved 77 lives over the course of seven summers. More importantly, Beecher said, the book focuses on a time in his life when the young Reagan began forming his deep personal and fam-ily values that led directly to success throughout his life, culminating in his election for two terms as President of the United States. Beecher said the production team is still in the process of fi nalizing fi nancing for the movie before details of production can be set. “We meet regularly,” he said, “and I’m encouraged by our progress over the past month to six weeks.” One major investor in the project is California businessman Paul Ramsey, a name familiar to most people in Ringgold county. And Beecher credits Ramsey with putting the idea of Mount Ayr as a pos-sible location for the fi lm into the producers’ minds. Beecher said plans are to fi lm the movie in two locations: Illinois and Mount Ayr. “We like the Mount Ayr location for its setting and time period,” he said. He added Mike Chapman had visited Mount Ayr to gather information for an article he wrote on Ramsey’s connection to Mount Ayr for a recent edition of the Iowa Journal. As yet, however, other members of the production team have not visited Mount Ayr to scout specifi c locations. Beecher said fi lming a movie in Mount Ayr will create jobs, at least part time, in the community. He also mentioned the economic impact to area restaurants and other businesses. “We want to become a mem-ber of the community while we’re there,” he said, “and we hope to be a part of the community’s memory when we’re gone.” Beecher said if fi nancing comes together, he hopes to begin fi lm-ing yet this summer with a projected release date sometime in 2014. “It will be a full-length feature fi lm with worldwide release,” he said. And even if Reagan is a Republican icon, he sees the movie itself as a bi-partisan story that stresses family values over politics. “But it’s not a done deal,” warned Beecher. “We still have a lot of work to do.”

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Near the bottom of Monday night’s Mount Ayr city council agenda was the item entitled “De-cision on direction to proceed with residential garbage removal.” The discussion lasted nearly 45 min-utes and at times became heated. City superintendent Brent Wise opened the discussion with a re-view of his research on the feasi-bility of the city taking over the garbage collection service. He ex-plained the startup costs associated

Garbage again a hot topicSpecial meeting next week hopes to resolve contract issue

with the service, such as the pur-chase of a truck and the addition of one city employee. The majority of those costs could be covered, he said, if the city chose to refi nance the general obligation bonds on the wastewater facility, a move that could save the city about $90,000 over the term of the bonds cur-rently set to expire in 2026. In ad-dition, the refi nancing would likely shorten the term of the bonds. The main drawback came in

the area of recycling. Wise said the closest facility that can accept the city’s recyclables is in Des Moines. “What it boiled right down to,” he said, “was fi nancially does it make sense.” At worst case sce-nario, he explained, the city would be fl at on revenue, but with the re-fi nanced bonds, the city will likely be able to set aside enough money to sustain the program. Three representatives from

Waste Management attended the meeting. Carl Niemann, Director of Public Sector Services, told the council his company is still pre-pared to honor the existing agree-ment with the city and to hold its current rate for the fi rst year. Nie-mann also said the length of a new contract could be shortened to less than the current fi ve-year contract that is set to expire June 30. Doug Tucker, district opera-tions manager, said he wanted to clarify an issue that has come up in previous garbage discussions. He explained that a pickup truck had been originally used to pick up the recycling in the city, but re-cently a second garbage truck has been used for that purpose. Some residents may have mistaken the recycling truck for the main gar-bage truck and have complained that their recycling is being thrown in with the garbage. “Waste Man-agement does not throw away re-cycling,” he said. “Our collection vehicles often multitask.” Niemann also explained that Waste Management will assume full control over the recycling fa-cility in Creston, and if Mount Ayr does choose to take over the gar-bage service, the recyclables could be delivered to Creston rather than Des Moines. Next to speak was Tim New-ton representing Divine Waste in Mount Ayr. Newton reminded the council that his company is con-ducting curbside recycling in the county, and it already has a recy-cling facility in Mount Ayr.

‘Armless Archer’ takes aim in DiagonalThe Diagonal Maroons archery team held its fundraiser Sunday evening which was highlighted by a performance by Matt Stutzman, silver medalist at the 2012 Paralympic Summer Games in London. Stutzman, who was born without arms, uses his feet to hold the bow and entertained the large crowd with a variety of trick shots.

The state appeal board has ruled on the protests of the FY 2014 budgets for the Ringgold County Hospital, the county assessor, the county agriculture extension board and the E911 board. The state board denied all ob-jections and upheld the budgets for the hospital, assessor and exten-sion, but it ruled the E911 service board FY 2014 surcharge must be reduced. E911 Among the petitioners’ fi ve for-mal objections to the E911 budget, the appeal board denied four and acted on one to result in a reduc-tion of a surcharge rather than an elimination of the surcharge as pe-titioners had asked. The board ordered a $5,307 re-duction in the FY 2014 surcharge, from $22,000 to $16,694 in round numbers. The board ruled the E911 sur-charge of $22,000 included in the FY 2014 budget was beyond the 25 percent carryover limit mandated in Iowa Code. According to the board’s fi nd-ing, Iowa Code dictates “if money remains in the fund after fully pay-ing obligations ... the remainder may be accumulated in the fund as a carryover operating surplus. If the surplus is greater than 25 per-cent of the approved annual oper-ating budget for the next year, the program manager shall reduce the surcharge by an amount calculated

State rules on budget protestsHospital, assessor, extension budgets OK, but E911 must reduce surcharge

to result in a surplus of no more than 25 percent of the planned an-nual operating budget.” (The accompanying graphic provides detail to the board’s rul-ing.) In addition, the appeal board ordered the county E911 service board to begin using offi cial De-partment of Management online forms when submitting future budgets for certifi cation. The peti-tioners had argued the budget pub-lished in the newspaper was not the same as the budget approved, and as a result, its adoption should be overturned. The panel ruled as follows: “The Ringgold County E911 Service Board budget was prepared using forms other than those provided by the Department of Management. This resulted in the ending fund balance on the notice of public hearing being in-correct and the forms not being available online at the time of the public hearing. However, this does not effect the propriety of the bud-geted expenditures adopted by the Service Board.” In their ruling, the appeal board stated the petitioners did not ade-quately satisfy the burden of proof requirement to justify a change in FY2014 expenditures. They also ruled the E911 service board co-ordinator adequately satisfi ed the burden of proof requirement for the increases in the FY2014 expen-ditures. The fi nal order stemming from the E911 Service Board budget ap-peal stated: “Based on the informa-tion provided by the involved and the Iowa Code, the State Appeal Board requests the E911 program

manager under the Homeland Se-curity and Emergency Manage-ment Division of the Department of Public Defense reduce the Ring-gold County E911 Service Board surcharge in accordance with Iowa Code Chapter 34A. The State Ap-peal Board also directs the Ring-goid County E911 Service Board to use the required Department of Management online budget forms.”Hospital, assessor, extension In its other three rulings, the appeal board stated the petition-ers had not satisfi ed the burden of proof nececssary to justify a change

in the FY 2014 budgets as adopted. In addition, they found the respon-sible entities had satisfi ed the bur-den of proof for increases in their budget. However, in their fi nal order concerning the hospital budget, the appeal board included a paragraph addressing the fi nancial status of the hospital: “The increasing defi -cits of the hospital’s ending fund balance do not refl ect favorably on the hospital’s ability to continue as a viable, on-going entity. The hospital should investigate alter-natives to return the hospìtal to a sound fi nancial position.”

Figuring the E911 surcharge reductionA) Surcharge expenditures budgeted year ending June 30, 2013 $46,050B) 25 percent of Line A $10,012C) Surcharge unassigned fund balance June 30, 2012 $15,319D) Greater of Line B or C $15,319E) Line D less Line B $5,307 * If amount on Line E is positive, subtract amount on Line E from the amount shown on Line I (2014 budgeted surcharge) and enter reduced amout in Line JI) Estimated amount to be raised by 2014 surchage $22,000J) Revised estimated amount of 2014 surcharge $16,694

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A baccalaureate service for county graduating seniors is once again being sponsored by the Ringgold County Ministerial Association and planned by a committee of senior students. The service will be held on Wednesday, May 15 at the United Bap-tist-Presbyterian Church at 7 p.m. A part of the program will include the Son Dogs christian band, several students from the committee and special vocal selections by Maggie and Chantelle Jennett. Pastor Skip Rushing of the United Methodist Church Larger Parish will give the baccalaureate address. Students serving on the committee are Dylan Doman, Caitlin Giles, Madison Hosfi eld, Jena James, Maggie Jennett, Braydee Poore, Zane Sickels, Jacob Still, Johnathan Triggs and Logan Wimer. Pastor Ed Shields represents the RCMA. The ladies of the church will act as hostesses for a reception following the service. Each church who belongs to RCMA is asked to donate three dozen cookies.

The Iowa Street Rod Associa-tion’s second annual Mother’s Day Weekend Hot Rod Run will make a stop in Mount Ayr Saturday. The group will be in Mount Ayr around noon for lunch and then participate in a Poker Walk from 1:30-2:30 p.m. with awards to fol-low at 2:45 p.m..

The caravan will start the morn-ing in Ames and travel through Des Moines, Newton and Knoxville. They will stop in Winterset for a photo at 10:30 a.m. before heading on to Mount Ayr for the afternoon. The public is invited to exam-ine the cars and talk to the drivers on the square.

Street rods to make stop in Mount Ayr Saturday

Baccalaureate service for county is May 15

A 1960s beach party theme and a picnic dinner to go along with it will be offered by the Ringgold Singers in their annual spring con-cert Friday, May 10. The concert hot dog picnic sup-per will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the program to follow 7 p.m. at the Mount Ayr American Legion building. Admission is $7 with $1 refunded at the door for those wearing Hawaiian, beach or 1960s attire. As well as songs by the Ring-gold Singers as a whole, there will be many small groups and some audience participation blowing bubbles to “Tiny Bubbles,” do-ing the limbo to “Limbo Rock” or singing “Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer.” Camille Jackson is again di-recting the group this year and there will be an accompaniment by Sheri Hymbaugh, Nancy Sack-ett and Carolyn Houts on piano,

Ringgold Singers to present a beach party!Tickets now on sale for Friday night performance

Jim George on guitar, Dennis He-mann on bass and Darren Jones on drums. The entire Ringgold Singers

chorus will sing “Bandstand Boo-gie,” “Blue Velvet,” “Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer,” “Best of the Beach Boys” and “What A Wonderful World.” The men will sing “Walk Like A Man” and “Love Potion #9” while the women will sing “1960s Party Line,” featuring such favorites as “It’s My Party,” “Chapel of Love,” “Lollypop” and “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’.” A small group of the women will do “Itsy Bitsy Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” and other small group or solo numbers will include “Re-lease Me,” “She Has You,” “Little Old Lady from Pasadena,” “Pep-permint Twist,” Chad and Jeremy’s “A Summer Song,” “Marianne,” and “Tiny Bubbles.” Instrumen-tal numbers will feature Sammy Crawford on trumpet for “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” and the band for “Limbo Rock” and “Wipe Out.” “We invite young and old to come and share in the music and the fun,” Jackson invited. Members of the Ringgold Sing-ers this year include: Sopranos: Sue Beck, Judy Cun-ning, Janet Hickman, Kathleen Myers, Selina O’Connor, Linda Phipps, Lynda Rolfe and Vicki Zollman. Altos: Carolyn Houts, Jodi Lawrence, Pat Meester and Shan-non Weiman. Tenors: Dick Jackson, Chuck Weiman, Jim Hullinger, Jay Meester and Larry White. Basses: Rob Rolfe, Mark Hick-man, Rod Zollman, Jim Norman and Alan Smith. A number of other people will also be helping out with the pro-gram or the fun for the night in-cluding a group of youngsters helping with the 60s Party Line number. Advance tickets are on sale at the Mount Ayr Record-News.

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THOUGHTS& other thingsBY ALAN SMITH

It’s time for another Ringgold Singers spring con-cert and this year’s 1960s beach party should be a lot of fun. I know it will be for those of us who are singing.Music from the 1960s when I was in high school probably seems like ancient music to today’s teen-agers, but it certainly has been fun for me to resur-rect some of the “golden oldies” with the group this year. Old-timers may remember WHB Radio from Kansas City that played the hits of the day. I remem-ber listening to that station when I was in junior high school in Lamoni to hear songs like “The One Eyed, One Horned Pied Purple People Eater” and the “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polkadot Bikini.” I spent my high school years in Texas and the name of the stations I listened to there didn’t make as big of an impression as WHB did, I guess. Songs like Sonnie and Cher’s “I Got You Babe” blared from the radio in the locker room during sum-mer football practices, I remember. I remember songs like “Cherish” and “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” from my years in the late 1960s at Graceland College (now University). Randy, my freshman roommate, brought a stereo to the room, one of the few on the fl oor in Gunsolley Hall. He played “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” over and over again. I had the Association’s album with “Cherish,” which was more to my taste. As we were preparing for the concert we shared our stories about “Blue Velvet.” Several of us had one. Mine didn’t have anything to do with the song ex-cept that that was the fabric Valle used for a special dress early in our dating time during my sophomore year and her freshman year in 1969. Valle’s roommate had asked me out for her to a barn party for our fi rst date. The pop’s concert was coming up and I fi nally worked up enough courage to ask her out to that. I was pretty tardy in doing it, however. “Could you go to the pop’s concert with me Fri-day night?” I asked. “No,” she answered. “How about Saturday night?” The concert was being offered for two consecutive nights to large crowds in the Memorial Student Center. Refresh-ments were served to the people sitting at tables in the MSC main room while the various music groups on campus performed on the stage. I got a yes for Saturday night. Someone on the fl oor asked me if I could help out as a server for the tables on Friday night, and since my date wasn’t until Saturday night, I agreed. I found out why Valle couldn’t go with me Friday night. I ended up being the server at the table where she and her Friday night date were sitting. Saturday night when I came to pick her up, she was dressed in a long-sleeve blue velvet dress with a white color and cuffs. The “Blue Velvet” song writer didn’t do her justice, even with all his poetic efforts.I found out later that when I called, Valle decided she was going to sew a special dress to wear on Saturday night’s date. How she found time to get that done in the week leading up to the date along with all her other school work, I’m not sure. Anyway, she worked her magic on me and I was soon head over heels for her.

When we were planning for the concert this year, I came up with another of my favorite pieces of music from the 1960s. I’m not sure how many people remember the group Chad and Jeremy, an English duo. I still have one of their albums in my collection of records. It had several of their songs on one side and a concept piece of music about the modern so-ciety on the other. My favorite of their songs was “Summer Song,” a story about a summer romance, so I asked my brother Ron, a professor at Graceland University in Lamoni, if he would sing it with me for the con-cert. Fortunately he agreed and can provide the guitar accompaniment we need. Chad and Jeremy are still performing today, after being reunited several years ago. So too is the duo of Ron and Alan Smith, which is being re-united for a public performance for the fi rst time since the 1970s. Ron and I used to sing together a bit while we were in college. Nothing very spectacular. Ron picked up the guitar and we love to sing together. Our duo only had one paying gig in our less than storied career, however. That was the time that my Uncle Junior asked Ron and me if we could come to Guilford, MO, and sing at the annual banquet he held as a Kent Feed dealer for his customers. Ron and I dutifully traveled to Guilford and sang such great hits as “Harriet The Soap Is Turn-ing Blue,” a song about television commercials of the time, and “Sweet Violets.” That’s the song that throws in an unexpected word at the end of each verse. “There was a young farmer, who took a young miss, In back of the barn where he gave her a . . . Lecture on horses and chickens and eggs, And told her that she had such very nice . . . Manners, which suited a girl of her charms, A girl who he wanted to take in his . . . Washing and ironing and then if she did, They could get married and have lots of . . . Sweet violets . . .” I don’t remember a standing ovation, and today we’d probably get thrown out for singing a politi-cally incorrect song. Thankfully we singing “Sum-mer Song” Friday. Anyway, we’ll be among the many fun (we hope) acts that can bring back memories for folks of our era and maybe make some new memories for people not as familiar with the 1960s era mu-sic. So “get around,” as the Beach Boys were fond of singing, and come join the party Friday night. Come on out for the picnic supper and concert. Dress up and save a dollar. Get ready for the group participation numbers. Watch for our “gypsy with the gold-capped tooth.” And let’s have a “real good time.”

Fifty Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, May 2, 1963.) Special services with a three-fold purpose -- the dedication of the new parsonage of the First Baptist Church and a new communion table and in honor of the Rev. Orville C. Rinehart, pastor of the church for the past seven years, and Mrs. Rinehart -- will be events of Sunday, May 5. Camille Lawhead of Mount Ayr has been selected by Ringgold Unit 172 to attend Hawkeye Girls State June 16-22 at the State College of Iowa in Cedar Falls. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Lawhead of this city, Miss Lawhead is a junior in the Mount Ayr Community high school. Earnest Richards, 64, retired April 30, as custodian of the Mount Ayr post offi ce after 20 years of continuous service. He began his tenure with the local post offi ce on May 1, 1943, under the late Peter J. McGrath, postmaster, when the building was only three years old. Supt. and Mrs. C. Arthur Hansen, Norman Klejch of Diagonal and Emeral Wheelen of Maloy, mem-bers of the board of education of the Mount Ayr Community school district, and their wives, returned Tuesday from Denver, CO, where the men attended the 23rd annual convention of the National School Boards Association. Eleven men with nine tractors gathered Thursday morning at the Ralph Long farm and spread fertil-izer and plowed and harrowed 24 acres of ground for Mr. Long, who had been hospitalized for the past three weeks. Those who helped were George Still, George Flem-ing, Clarence Morrison, Harvey Wright, Rex Sickels, John Sickels, Junior Dredge, Tom Nichols, Lyn-don Nichols, Emeral Wheelen and Chuck Braby. Mrs. Fleming and Mrs. Wheelen assisted Mrs. Long in serving a lunch at the noon hour. Heavy rains, driven by strong winds, swept through Ringgold county during the weekend and a tornado funnel touched down at the Orville Weeter place, known as the Robert Armstrong farm, seven miles south of Mount Ayr, causing dam-age estimated at $1,500. The storm struck the Armstrong farm Sunday night at 9 p.m., while Mr. and Mrs. Weter and children were home. One side of the barn was blown away, a shed was destroyed, the haymow door was blown out and trees were uprooted. A sow and 10 pigs in the shed and 80 hogs in the barn were unharmed. The observance of National Library Week, April 21-27, afforded an occasion for the Mount Ayr Public Library to honor a charter member of its board of trustees. Mrs. Howard Tedford, a member of the library board since its organization in 1913, and its president since 1940, was the guest of honor at an open house held Tuesday afternoon of last week in the library. The Mount Ayr Community junior high Rebel Raiders won

their second consecutive Tall Corn Conference track crown in Villisca on Tuesday afternoon, April 23.The Rebel Raiders broke fi ve conference records. Births reported at Ringgold County Hospital this week were a son, born April 25, to Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Williams of Parnell, MO and a son, born May 1, to Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Lorimor of Mount Ayr. Obituaries were John William Padgitt and Minnie Blanche Min-nick Rice.

Twenty-fi ve Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, May 12, 1988.) Sun Valley Lake, Ringgold county’s privately owned lake com-munity, has a much higher profi le these days. There’s advertising in newspapers, on radio and later this summer television stations will join the advertising campaign. There’s a concerted effort to remodel some of the facilities and spruce up the area at the lake. Now under construction is a new entrance with a nautical theme for Sun Valley Lake. Flowers will be planted in entrance planters and signs will indicate the front door to the private lake development. Parents of junior students at Diagonal Community high school organized the fi rst after-prom activi-ties to be held in Diagonal following the prom Friday night at the school. There was a good response from students to an evening of food (40 pizzas) and games with prizes in a casino atmosphere. Calling the students to the new gymnasium for the activities was a railroad engine, complete with steam and fl ashing lights, which will be used again during the community centennial this summer. For the third year in a row, Mount Ayr has received an Iowa Commu-nity cultural grant to aid with the courthouse beautifi cation and Ayr Days Scottish festival here. This year the grant was for $3,950, the highest amount received in the three years the grants have been sought. The money was part of $532,000 in lottery funds granted to 83 cities and community groups throughout the state. Eight new members were induct-ed into the Parnassus Chapter of the National Honor Society at ceremo-nies in the Mount Ayr Community high school auditorium Monday night. Inducted were juniors Krista Shaha, Jennifer Schafer and Jeanne Lawhead and seniors were Carmen Simpson, Jerry Noble, Angel Mc-Donnell and Shelly Jones. Taking in the face the full impact of a 1,500-pound cow charging her, Phyllis Cooper (Mrs. Harold) came away with a broken nose, lacerations and a severed ear. Mrs. Cooper and her husband were moving cattle at their farm a mile northwest of Kel-lerton Tuesday morning, May 3. As Phyllis was preparing to shut a gate, a cow, described as tame, came at her. Cooper was able to get the cow away from his wife. He brought Phyllis to the Ringgold County Hospital for examination and she then was transferred to Mercy Hospital in

Des Moines. The birth reported this week was a son, born May 5, to Michael and Susan Richardson of Lamoni.

The obituary in this issue was Hiram Alexander Millsap.

Ten Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, May 1, 2003.) Latest fi gures about the Con-servation Reserve Program again show that Ringgold county leads the state in the number of acres of farmland enrolled in the program. Several different conservation pro-grams, all of which idle land from farm uses, are in place in Ringgold county. As of January 1, 2003 the conservation Reserve Program had 1,864,934.7 acres enrolled, up some 27,000 acres above the same time in 2002. These acres were enrolled in the traditional 10-year program, where the crop ground is idled from production of any crop. Mark Trullinger, a senior at Mount Ayr Community high school, was presented the American Cho-ral Director Association (ACDA) award by the Ringgold Singers at the spring choir concert Monday night. Two Ringgold county students were part of the 2003 Governor’s Scholar Recognition Ceremony held in Des Moines recently. The recognition brought top students from each school district and their favorite teacher to the ceremony where Governor Thomas Vilsack made introductory remarks. Repre-senting the Mount Ayr Community school district was Brad Wilson, who brought along high school science teacher Fay Howie. Representing the Diagonal Community school district was Rachel Saville, who brought along former Diagonal English instructor and drama spon-sor Shaun Kniep. Kniep now teaches in the Mount Ayr Community school district. Wilson is the son of Fred and Lisa Wilson of Clearfi eld. Saville is the daughter of Curt and Kelly Tracy of Diagonal. Two area high school seniors have been awarded the Christina Hixson Award from Iowa State Uni-versity. Natasha Nickle, 18-year-old daughter of Randall and Candias Nickle of Clearfi eld, has received the award for Taylor county. Daniel Stull, 18-year-old son of Bill and Faye Stull of Mount Ayr, is the Ringgold county recipient of the award.

Casey Campbell, a senior at Cainsville high school in Cains-ville, MO recently won a $10,000 scholarship given by the Horatio Alger Society. The scholarship included an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. He is the son of Kevin Campbell of Mount Ayr and Cathy Robinson of Cainsville. Two Mount Ayr Community high school seniors will be travel-ing to Australia in June to play in a “Down Under Bowl” football game. Luke Larsen of Clearfi eld and Nathan Weeda of Mount Ayr, both seniors at Mount Ayr Community high school, have been chosen to take part in the game. The birth reported this week was a son, Carter Albert, born April 15, to Jennifer and Thomas Albert DeMott of Ellston. Obituaries this week were Jean Paige Dunbar, Robert Lee Fisher, Charles W. Morehouse and Bertha Mae Fleming Stafford.

Sometimes governmental regu-lations can have a benefi cial effect on an industry. Recently, key mem-bers of what the American Soy-bean Association calls “the U.S. agricultural value chain,” joined together to praise the work of the U.S. and other like-minded gov-ernments in promoting the impor-tance of science-based regulations “to facilitate trade of agricultural commodities derived from agricul-tural biotechnology.” The nations, the U.S., Argen-tina, Australia, Brazil, Canada and Paraguay, announced their inten-tion to work collaboratively “to remove global barriers to the trade of agricultural biotechnology and promote science-based, transpar-ent and predictable regulatory ap-proaches,” the ASA said. The statement was praised by the likes of the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA), Amer-ican Soybean Association (ASA), Biotechnology Industry Organiza-tion (BIO), North American Export Grain Association (NAEGA), Na-tional Corn Growers Association (NCGA) and the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA). The combined groups said they “welcome the leadership of the U.S. government, including the USDA, the U.S. Trade Representa-tive and the U.S. State Department, along with their counterparts in the fi ve other signatory nations toward greater collaboration. They will

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April 25 - May 2, 2013 Casey Lloyd Johnson, Lamoni, $141.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Levi Reed Stark, Kellerton, $127.50, seat belt violation. Isaac Aaron Spry, Carthage, MO, $92.00, registration viola-tion. Steven Paul Winebrenner, At-lantic, $70.00, failure to maintain control. Jessy Belinda Alfaro Tellez, Worthington, MN, $119.00, speed-ing 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Monte Dale Jacobsen, Maryville, MO, $87.00, speeding 1-5 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Charles W. Fifer, Kellerton, $114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit.

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(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)

April 25 - May 2, 2013Thursday, April 25

11:00 a.m., call for clerk. (MA) 12:27 p.m., caller wanting jail information. (OC) 1:05 p.m., report of a controlled burn. (EL) 1:40 p.m., report of a controlled burn. (MA) 1:44 p.m., report of a lockout. (MA) 3:43 p.m., 911 call. (OC) 3:53 p.m., report of a controlled burn. (KE) 4:21 p.m., caller needing offi cer Arends to call back. (MA) 4:25 p.m., caller with REC in-formation. (MA)

Friday, April 26 4:41 a.m., report of deer in mid-dle of Highway 169. (CO) 5:31 a.m., 911 call, ambulance needed in Mount Ayr. (MA) 8:38 a.m., 911 call, ambulance needed in Mount Ayr. (MA) 9:24 a.m., call for jail. (MA) 9:43 a.m., call about lockout. (MA) 9:56 a.m., Call for inmate. (OC) 10:12 a.m., call for jail. (OC) 10:28 a.m., call for jail. (OC) 10:47 a.m, call for sheriff. (MA) 11:26 a.m., call for jail. (OC) 11:40 a.m. call for offi cer. (OC) 11:50, call for sheriff. (OC) 11:57 a.m., call for all law en-forcement. (OC) 12:49 p.m., 911 call, need phone number. 4:38 p.m., 911 call, hang up. 6:16 p.m., call for ambulance. (DI) 6:32 p.m., report of cows out. (EL) 7:50 p.m., fi rst responders checking in. (KE) 8:25 p.m., caller inquiring about SOR. (TI) 9:07 p.m., caller inquiring about a house burning. (KE) 9:19 p.m., caller reporting REC power out. (OC) 9:30 a.m., caller with informa-tion for deputy. 10:47-11:14 p.m., multiple calls about person missing/found. (OC)

Saturday, April 2712:25 a.m., 911 call, domestic.

(KE)4:56 a.m., Union county re-

questing assistance. (OC) 6:37 a.m., cows out on High-way 169. (MA) 6:53 a.m., caller want to speak to offi cer. (CO) 7:59 a.m., report of controlled burn. (CO) 8:09 a.m., report of controlled burn. (MA) 10:13 a.m., caller reporting ve-hicle needs moved. (MA) 12:05 p.m., caller asking for jail

information. (C0 12:07 p.m., report of controlled burn. (KE) 1:06 p.m., 911 call. (MA) 1:28 p.m., report of controlled burn. (MA) 5:07 p.m., caller with message for offi cers. (DI) 7:03 p.m., 911 call. (MA)

Sunday, April 28 3:45 a.m., 911 call, domestic. (MA) 7:41 a.m., call for jail. (MA) 8:30 a.m., offi cer checking in. (CO)

9:19 a.m., report of controlled burn on 240th Avenue. (CO) 10:02 a.m., 911 call, ambulance needed in Mount Ayr. (MA) 10:24 a.m., call for jail. (OC) 11:20 a.m., Report of boys skateboarding on road. (MA) 11:21 a.m., report of boys skate-boarding on road. (MA)

1:00 p.m., caller requesting in-formation on inmate’s bond. (MA)

Monday, April 29 6:43 a.m., report of cattle out. (CO) 9:29 a.m., caller asking travel directions GPS won’t fi nd. (RE) 9:37 a.m., call about traffi c con-trol. (MA) 9:38 a.m., caller inquiring about inmate visitation scheduling. (OC) 1:13 p.m., ambulance needed at Clearview. (MA) 1:24 p.m., report of controlled burn. (CO) 2:15 p.m., call regarding inmate phone call. (OC) 2:16 p.m., caller requesting call back. (MA) 3:02 p.m., call regarding inmate visitation. (OC) 3:33 p.m., sex offender check-ing in. (CO) 3:35 p.m., call for civil clerk. (OC) 3:41 p.m., report of suspicious vehicle. (CO). 3:56 p.m., caller requesting jail/inmate information. (CO)

4:10 p.m., caller requesting call back. (CO) 4:10 p.m., caller regarding in-mate visitation, (OC) 4:54 p.m., caller with animal complaint. (MA) 5:18 p.m., report of controlled burn. (DI) 7:00 p.m., caller with informa-tion for deputies. (CO) 7:52 p.m., caller with animal complaint, $MA) 8:09 p.m., report of controlled burn. (RE) 8:15 p.m., caller reporting gun shots being heard all evening. (TI) 11:46 p.m., 911 call, need am-bulance. (BO)

Tuesday, April 30 6:53 a.m., report of cow out. (RE) 8:07 a.m., caller with inmate in-formation. (OC) 8:10 a.m., ambulance needed at Clearview. (MA) 8:27 a.m., Ambulance needed. (MA) 8:46 a.m., report of controlled burn. (CO) 8:56 a.m., caller requesting jail/inmate information. (OC) 12:50 p.m., caller needing offi -cer. (MA) 1:03 p.m. caller requesting jail/inmate information. (OC) 1:27 p.m., 911 call. (MA) 2:49 p.m., caller needing public information. (OC) 3:02 p.m., call for civil clerk. (OC) 3:50 p.m., caller reporting fi re. (MA) 4:43 p.m., caller reporting con-trolled burn. (BO) 5:58 p.m., REC call. (MA) 8:08 p.m., 911 call. (OC)

Wednesday, May 1 7:54 a.m., caller reporting con-trolled burn in done. (CO) 8:33 a.m., offi cer checking in. (CO) 8:55 a.m., call for sheriff. (OC) 9:12 a.m., 911 call, ambulance needed in Mount Ayr. (MA) 10:12 a.m., call for reserve of-fi cers. (MA) 10:16 a.m., call for offi cer. (MA) 10:26 a.m., call for sheriff about inmate. (OC) 10:26 a.m., call for offi cer. (OC) 10:29 a.m., offi cer checking in. (MA) 10:29 a.m., call from attorney to inmate. (OC) 10:53 a.m., caller advising con-struction starting on sale barn road. (MA) 11:11 a.m., caller reporting sto-

len item. (CO0 1:38 p.m., report of controlled burn in Lotts Creek. (CO) 1:46 p.m., call for jail. (MA) 2:16 p.m., call for sheriff. (MA) 3:43 p.m., 911 call, offi cer needed. (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-

Dear Editor, Again, I have to speak out. This past week a fi ve-year-old boy from Cumberland county, KY shot and killed his two-year-old sister. The gun, thought to be unloaded, was not locked up. The children were in the house, the mother outside, when she heard the shot. Where did that child get the gun that killed his baby sister? He received it as a birthday pres-ent when he was four years old. On their website, a company out of Pennsylvania called Crickett is marketing guns to toddlers. The .22 caliber rifl e called a “Davy Crickett” is manufactured by the Keystone Sporting Arms. A web page entitled, “My First Gun,” shows an excited little boy receiv-ing a gun. You can also get them in pink for girls. The idea that Crick-ett promotes is that toddlers can be taught to use guns responsibly. Really! Four and fi ve year old chil-dren! Would you give a toddler a box of matches and expect him to use them responsibly?

In the wake of the tragedy, the pro-gun apologists were out in force. One female spokesman ar-gued that more children were acci-dentally killed in backyard swim-ming pools or in car crashes, but no one wants to restrict them. That argument reminds me of the old story of the three elderly ladies who would meet once a week for lunch. Each of the friends would regale the others with sto-ries of how good their sons were to them. The fi rst lady said, “My son is so good to me that he bought me a brand new house.” The sec-ond said, “My son is so good to me that he bought me a brand new car.” Each time her friends tried to outdo one another telling of what their sons had given to them, the third would reply, “That’s-a-nice.” Finally, the two friends asked her “what her son had done for her.” She replied, “He sent me to charm school.” Really, “what did you learn in charm school?” They taught me to say, “that’s-a-nice in-stead of bull*#@%.”

The gun industry today is like the cigarette manufacturers of the 1980s, who realized that their fu-ture customers were teenagers and begin to aim their marketing ac-cordingly. As America’s popula-tion ages, the future customers are today’s children and gun manufac-turers are spending millions of dol-lars to tap into this market. Profi t, not the second amendment, is the primary motivator.

Mary Kathryn GepnerMount Ayr

Letter to the EditorWriter doesn’t buy gun argument

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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. Applications for 2013 Iowa Property Tax Credit for Elderly and Disabled Taypayers must be submitted by the fi ling date of May 31, 2013. Applications may be picked up in the offi ce or down-loaded at www.iowatreasurers.org. 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 April birth dates are reminded to register their motor vehicles by May 31, 2013. Bring in the renewal statement received in the mail so renewals can be quickly processed. • Driver’s License Offi ce: Lo-cated in the Treasurer’s Offi ce. Driver’s licenses may be re-newed any time during the period of 30 calendar days before and up to 60 calendar days after the driver’s birth date. The driver’s license station hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Phone 464-3230 with ques-tions. • Veterans Affairs: Gary Smith, 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.

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

Thursday, May 9 Mount Ayr Lions will meet at 6 p.m. Board meeting at 5:30 p.m. Waubonsie Memorial Center meeting at 7 p.m. in Benton. Topaz Lodge #438 A.F. & A.M. meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Temple on Main Street in Kellerton. Alcoholics Anonymous meet-ing at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, Mount Ayr.

Friday, May 10 Tingley dance at the Tingley community building from 6 to 9 p.m. Ringgold Singers rehearsal at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion building.

Saturday, May 11 Annual mother-daughter-friends brunch at the American Legion building in Mount Ayr at 9 a.m. Mother’s Day Hot Rod Cruise on the Squarein Mount Ayr. Lunch at 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. Poker run from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Awards at 2:45 p.m. The students of Leslie’s Dance Emporium will present their recital production at the MACHS audito-rium at 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Breakfast for supper at the Benton community building from 5 to 7 p.m. Freewill offering.

Sunday, May 12 National Nursing Home Week is May 12-18.

Monday, May 13 Thin Within support group will meet at 5 p.m. at the Lighthouse. Mount Ayr Community School board meets at 6 p.m. in the MACS board room. Jam session at the Mount Ayr American Legion building from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mount Ayr Golf and Country Club board will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the clubhouse. Sowing in Tears Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Light-house Church, two miles west of Mount Ayr.

Tuesday, May 14 Volunteer tea at Mount Ayr Health Care Center at 2 p.m. Mount Ayr American Legion Post 172 will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Post. V.F.W. Lamoni Post will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Lamoni Community Center.

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

Thursday, May 16 Card shower for Louise “Moore” Corll’s 90th birthday. Cards and correspondence may be sent to her at 409 S.E. Delaware Avenue, Condo 305, Ankeny, IA 50021. 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, May 17 Card shower for Lola Pepp-meier’s 95th birthday. Cards and correspondence may be sent to her at Sunny View Care Center, Room 111, 410 NW Ash Drive, Ankeny, IA 50023.

Saturday, May 18 Poppy day in Clearfi eld. A 5K run . . . one mile walk . . . kids run at the Decatur County Fairgrounds in Leon at 9 a.m. Southern Iowa Parks & Recre-ation’s breakfast for supper at the Kellerton community center from 5 to 7 p.m. Blazin’ BBQ Bash on Court Street in downtown Bedford with judging at 12 noon. (Cooking be-gins at 6 p.m. night before 5/17.)

Monday, May 20 Second Childhood Doll Club will meet at Jamie’s Coffee Mill and Deli for lunch at 12:30 p.m. and business meeting at the Exten-sion offi ce at 1:30 p.m. Thin Within support group will meet at 5 p.m. at the Lighthouse. Ringgold County Hospital board meets at 5 p.m. in the hos-pital conference room. Mount Ayr City Council will meet at 6 p.m. at Mount Ayr City Hall. Jam session at the Mount Ayr American Legion building from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Chapter CK, P.E.O. will meet at 7 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Activity Center. Hostesses will be Teri Campbell, Ellen Powell and Luella Wilson. Program is “BEE” Aware of the Ecosystem. Guest speaker will be Ranger Kate Zimmerman with the Ringgold County Conservation Board. Sowing in Tears Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Light-house Church, two miles west of Mount Ayr.

Tuesday, May 21 Calico Quilters will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the Senior Citizens Activity Center, Mount Ayr.

Wednesday, May 22 Bag Day at the Ringgold County Neighborhood Center. Free sports physicals at the Mount Ayr Medical Clinic from 3 to 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 23 Alcoholics Anonymous meet-ing at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, Mount Ayr.

Winners of the Ringgold County Soil and Water Conservation District poster contest include (L-R) Kole David Paxson, seventh grade; Emily Nicole Marie Cooke, sixth grade and Alaina Whittington, second grade.

Poster contest winners announced Winners have been announced in the annual Ringgold County Soil and Water Conservation Dis-trict poster contest. Chosen to represent the dis-trict at the regional level are post-ers by Diagonal students Alaina Whittington, second grade; Emily Nicole Marie Cooke, sixth grade; and Kole David Paxson, seventh grade. Other winners from Diagonal included: Kira Egly, second grade,

second place; Will Strange, third grade, second place; Rhett Lar-son, fourth grade, second place; Kade Hunter Klommhaus, fi fth grade, third place; Madison Anne Lohmann, seventh grade, second place and Kennedy Rose Brokaw-McAlexander, seventh grade, third place. The theme for the event this year was “Where Does Your Water Shed?” and 46 students from Di-agonal participated.

“Each year the posters are a challenge to judge and very inter-esting,” said Becky Taylor, district secretary at the Ringgold County NRCS-SD offi ce. “We look for-ward to each year’s contest to see the interest and knowledge the young people have in conserva-tion. We thank all of the partici-pants; Diana Larson, art teacher at Diagonal; and the judges for their cooperation and effort in our con-test.”

LeaAnn Swank • Matthew James Swank and Mary Katherine McGary, both of Skidmore, MO, are the proud par-ents of a baby daughter, LeaAnn Marie Swank, who was born on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at 1:10 p.m. at Saint Francis Hospital & Health Services in Maryville, MO. The little miss weighed six pounds, fi ve ounces and measured 19 1/2 inches. Grandparents are Michael Joe and Malinda Lea Swank of Benton and Paul McGary and Katherine Elaine (McGary) Hamon and Al-len Hamon, all of Skidmore, MO. Great-grandparents are Donald Lee and Joan Marie (Haley) String-ham and Lyle William Swank, Jr. and Mary Lou (White) Swank, all

of Benton, Aaron Darius Gentry and Jeraicline Emily Gentry of Jacksonville, NC and the late Den-nis Edman and Mary Ann McGary of Clide, MO. Great-great-grandparents are Wilma Mae (Bakerink) White of Greenfi eld and the late James Cal-vin Haley, Dorotha Olive (Lane) Haley, Lyle William Swank, Sr. and Georgine Frances (Slavik) Swank, all of Benton, Ernest (Sandy) Mil-ton Stringham and Colene Vernice (Vance) Stringham of Mount Ayr and Howard Andrew White of Greenfi eld. LeaAnn was named after her grandmother Malinda Lea Swank and two great-grandmothers (late) Mary Ann McGary and Joan Marie Stringham and LeaAnn is a fi ve-generation member with Wilma Mae White.

Births BirthdaysPeppmeier to observe 95th birthday The family of Lola Peppmeier would like to host a card shower in honor of her 95th birthday on May 17. Cards and correspondence may be sent to Lola Peppmeier, Sunny View Care Center, Room 111, 410 NW Ash Drive, Ankeny, IA 50023.

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May 6 - Kudos to the Princess Theater for bringing the excellent fi lm “42” to this community. Fri-day night’s performance sold out and Saturday night saw an almost sold-out crowd. If you missed this weekend, it will be playing next weekend, May 10, 11 and 12. The movie “42” is the inspiring story of Jackie Robinson, a true American hero, who won the battle against bigotry. Robinson’s career was truly remarkable: “Rookie of the Year” in 1947, Robinson played in six world series in 10 seasons. In 1955 he contributed to the Dodgers winning the world championship. In 1962 he was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame and in 1997 the MLB retired his number 42, the fi rst player to be so honored. Spring was certainly nice this year -- those two days that it lasted! This story was on the front page of the Thursday, April 25, issue of the Omaha World Herald, “Five Weeks

Into Spring, April Just Got The Memo.” The article had a map of the United States showing the ex-tent of the unusually cold month of April. Record overnight lows and record low maximum temperatures for the day were recorded between April 17 and April 24. The map shows the cold extending from Washington state to Rhode Island and from Minnesota to Texas. Gazing out on the snowy land-scape and hearing of school clos-ings and delays, it appears that May has lost that memo. Snowfall in Iowa in May is rare but it does happen. According to the State Cli-matologist offi ce, snow has fallen in May in Iowa 47 percent of the years in the past 125. The most re-cent report is a trace on May 1 in Forest City and May 3 in Lansing in 2011. Some of the records in-clude Denison with eight inches on May 9 and 10 of 1945. In 1947 Le Mars received 10 inches on May 28. New books in the library: In large print Christian fi ction: “The Way Home” by Katherine Spen-cer. Ms. Spencer, who co-authored with Thomas Kinkade, the Cape Light and Angel Island novels, is continuing the Angel Island series. In large print fi ction: “Whiskey Beach,” a new romantic suspense thriller from Nora Roberts and “Starting Now” by Debbie Mac-comber, a return to Seattle’s Blos-som Street.

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Maloy Shamrocks 4-H The Maloy Shamrocks 4-H Club met for their regular meet-ing on Sunday, April 21, 2013, at the Waubonsie Center in Benton. The meeting was called to order by Maddie Mobley. Blair Glenden-ning led the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call was answered to the question, “What is your favorite candy?” Those present were Ab-bey Schafer, Amber Davison, Blair Glendenning, Caylie Hickman, Cole Mobley, Elsie Schafer, Loryn Schaefer, Gracie Mobley, Han-nah Jackson, Jamie Stackhouse, John Shields, Kirsten Dolecheck, Laura Davison, Lew Knapp, Lucas Wurster, Kerrigan Mobley, Madi-son Mobley, Reas Knapp, Ryker Hickman, Tessa Shields, Trent Stewart, Wyatt Jackson, Hallee Stewart and EmmaLee Schafer. The minutes from the March meet-ing were read by reporter Laura Davison. They were approved by Caylie Hickman and seconded by Gracie Mobley. The treasurer’s report was giv-en by Wyatt Jackson. A motion to approve was made by Elsie Scha-fer and seconded by Jamie Stack-house. Old business discussed was the county fair booth. Committee member Blair Glendenning shared ideas for the booth. The theme is “We’ve Got a Good Thing Grow-ing.” Members designated to work on the booth are Abbey and Elsie, Kirsten, Blair and Hannah, Laura and Amber, Maddie, Emma and Gracie and Wyatt and Hannah. New business announcements for the fair were made. Fair books will be available April 26 and FSQA training is May 9. There is a fi fth and sixth grade 4-H camp to sign up for. Abbey Schafer motioned to adjourn, seconded by Kirsten Dolecheck. Tessa Shields led the 4-H Pledge. Presentations were given by Tessa Shields, Blair Glen-denning, Ryker Hickman and Reas Knapp. Respectfully submitted, Laura Davison, Reporter

Nancy McKay Harsh ChapterDaughters of the

American Revolution The Nancy McKay Harsh Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met in the Lenox Methodist Church at Lenox at 9:30 a.m. on April 13, 2013. Nancy McKay Harsh Chapter honored state sixth grade Ameri-can history essay winner, Nathan Shervheim; state winner Chris-topher Columbus essay, Anna Shervheim; state scholarship win-ner, Emma Johnson; good citizen winner, Sarah Albee; good citizen runner-up, Cierra Covington of Chariton; and state American DAR history teacher winner, James Harding from East Union Commu-nity school. Bonnie Riepe introduced Na-than Shervheim who shared his American history essay and Anna Shervheim who shared her Chris-topher Columbus essay. Theresa Bahniuk shared the good citizen essays of the winner, Sarah Albee of Orient, and runner-up, Cierra Covington of Chariton. Jane Briley introduced the state American history teacher of the year, James Hardy from East Union Community school. The meeting was called to or-der by Connie Kinkade, chapter regent. Members shared in reading the ritual. Pam Marvin and Theresa Bah-niuk will be voting representatives at DAR Continental Congress in Washington, D.C. this summer. Pam Marvin, Cheryl Micetich, Theresa Bahniuk and Jerilyn Sy-fred will be attending DAR Conti-nental Congress this year. Dorothy Hughes shared the state regent’s message. Cheryl Micetich shared the na-

tional defense report. Every time they sing the National Anthem and say the Pledge of Allegiance they show respect to the people in this country who made it possible to form a country of freedom. The roll call was shared by 15 members with a program idea for next year. Jane Briley, secretary, read the minutes. The minutes were ap-proved as corrected. Bonnie Riepe gave the fi nance report. Roberta Briley shared the In-dian moment, information on the Choctah tribe. Theresa Bahniuk shared the commemorative moment concern-ing Arbor Day. Arbor Day began in 1872 in Nebraska where they planted many trees on that day. Now Arbor Day is celebrated in many states in the United States during the last week of April. Earth Day is also celebrated and will be April 22. The fl ag moment was shared by Dorothy Morgan. In 1776 a new fl ag was displayed with 13 red and white strips and the British Union Jack. Hazel Braby shared the conser-vation moment. A total of 500,000 trees would be saved if all of the Sunday newspapers were recy-cled. Jerilyn Syferd reported on wom-en’s issues. She said that women participated in the Revolution War as organized groups to make shirts for the Continental Army The sunshine moment was shared by Marjorie Kinkade. She sent sympathy, birthday and get well cards to several members. A Memorial Day service will be held at 8:30 a.m. at McKinley Park in Creston. Lynne Schlaht moved that they give a Nancy McKay Harsh Chapter scholarship in the amount of $250 annually from the chapter. Darlene Morgan seconded the motion. Discussion was held. Marjorie moved that they table it until the May meeting and Elaine Brown seconded the motion. The motion carried. The next meeting will be Satur-day, May 11, at the Extension offi ce in Mount Ayr. The program will be A Fallen Hero Toast by Karla Caltrider. The roll call will be an-swered by telling of patriotic plans for Memorial Day. The hostesses will be Dorothy Hughes, Dorothy Morgan and Rosalie O’Grady.

String quartet at Warren Center Classical music will fi ll the au-ditorium of the Warren Cultural Center in Greenfi eld when the Ar-dore String Quartet from the Uni-versity of Iowa performs on Tues-day, May 21 at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at Ed & Eva’s, 154 Public Square, Green-fi eld, or online at warrencultural-center.com. All seats are $10. For additional information check the Center’s website at www.warrenculturalcenter.com or call 641-343-7337.

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May 6 - The past week has been really busy at the Activity Center with the diabetic educator program and the LifeServe Blood Center program in addition to the regular activities going on. This week those at the Center are gathering items for the annual garage sale which will be held at the same time as the bake sale.....a 2-for-1 deal at the Activity Center. Pick up some goodies for Mother’s Day and a bargain to boot! The ga-rage sale will be held on both Fri-day and Saturday mornings but the bake sale will only be on Friday. Items have been arriving all week for the garage sale. Donated bake sale items can be brought Thursday afternoon or Friday morning early. The fi rst nursing home and as-sisted living visit of the season was on Monday and was enjoyed. They talked about the spring birds that are arriving -- the wrens, Baltimore orioles, humming birds, bluebirds, tanagers, grosbeaks, etc. and their antics this time of year. Janet had brought her iPad with a Peterson Feeder Bird app on it so that the different sounds of the birds could be heard. Also, an article about Hilary Swank and her new HBO movie entitled “Mary and Martha” about the ravages of malaria in Af-rica, Asia and South America was discussed. The May potluck will be held on Tuesday, May 14, at noon. Bring in a covered dish and enjoy the meal with them. They have great cooks in this community and a lot of them participate at the Ac-tivity Center. After the meal they will have a game of bingo as the regular Tuesday afternoon activ-ity. Stick around and join the bingo session also if you would like. Two Tuesdays in a row they have a meal at the Activity Cen-ter. May 21 brings Care Initiatives and another pizza and bingo party with the pizza party at noon and bingo following with prizes. They always have a good time with the Care Initiatives team. Everyone is getting ready for Memorial weekend at the Activ-ity Center also as there are four different groups using the facility for class reunions, a birthday party and a family get-together. Memo-rial weekend is really the busiest time for the facility being used. People are still being added to the Weston day trip on May 24, with a few more people being added on Monday. They still have room on the bus so, if you would like to go, get in touch with Sharon at the Activity Center. The Center is busy wrapping up what needs to be done for the Albuquerque-Santa Fe motorcoach trip in June. Joen Brown is fi nish-

ing up her shopping for that trip while down in Branson, MO the next couple of weeks. The Pigeon Forge and Smoky Mountains show trip has been so popular that they have two buses almost fi lled. There are just a few seats left so, if you have not signed up, you need to be doing so. Call to see if they have seats available. The survey they sent out to participants of past trips have been answered and helped Joen and the Activity Center to de-cide on trips for the next two years. They are sure that Joen is going to be leading the trips through 2015 and that makes us happy! It looks like this area might be getting a warm spell so they will be seeing the sun a little bit more. This writer thinks everyone is ready for it. Get out and take a walk in the nice weather and stop by the Activ-ity Center for a drink on your way about town! They would love to see you.

May 6 - Volunteers at the site helping Bernard are Darlene Mor-gan, Louise Frost and Shirley In-gram. It seems like those birthday dinners roll around quicker every month. The one for May will be

this Friday, May 10, with the usual birthday menu of fried chicken, birthday cake and ice cream. Cakes will be provided by ladies from Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church. Please call in a reservation as soon as you can so enough fried chicken and other food can be prepared. In fact you need to call in anytime you plan on coming to the meals. All are hoping that Carol and John May will soon be back at the site. John took a fall and has been rather laid up from it. Everyone hopes he heals well and soon as they miss them. Also missed are David and Darlene Irving who are now getting meals delivered to their home. Perhaps some day they too will be able to rejoin those at the site. This writer appreciates those who are willing to pour refi lls of coffee. She doesn’t mind sharing that job at all. Pete Lesan stepped up to do this sometimes. No job is too small to be appreciated at the meal site. Louise Frost brought some jokes she found on the internet and asked Joyce to share some of them. It brightened up the dreary Friday and brought some laughter to the group. A good laugh is good for the soul. There are several jokes so it looks like one will be told from time to time. If you have ideas for table dec-orations or have things that could be used for decorations, please feel free to share them. Since Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 10, this writer will close with this quote: “No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improve-ment.” -- Florida Scott-Maxwell

May 6 - Becky Baker will be the guest of honor at a potluck sup-per Monday, May 20, at 6 p.m. at the Frontier Hall. Becky will grad-uate from Graceland University soon and will then be leaving for employment in Arizona. Everyone is invited to come. Brent Geringer visited with Charles and Becky Abarr Saturday. Mary and Morris Carpenter went to Keokuk Wednesday. Ed and June Combs of Des Moines visited Helen Combs Sat-urday. Lil Rinehart was an after-noon visitor. Gary, Linda, Jennifer and Tom Hosfi eld attended the wedding of Brittany Drake and Josh Pickering Saturday in Carroll. Gladys Jones spent Wednesday through Saturday in Des Moines with Donna, Kent, Jordan and Sophie Blunck. Gladys had lunch Sunday with Helen, Billy and Brent Harris and Cindy Daniels. Gladys and Cindy went to Alba-ny, MO Sunday afternoon to visit Mary Daniels in the hospital. Ginny and Bill Quick were

supper guests at Carrie and Wiley Main’s Saturday. Louden and Cal-vin Main and Bryson and Kaden Smith were overnight guests at Ginny and Bill’s. Sunday morn-ing the Quicks, Mains and Smiths went to the Mount Ayr Legion for breakfast. Ann Stephens of Boone spent Friday with Kenny and Berta Quick. Kenny and Berta visited Bess Pick-ering Saturday afternoon. Rebecca, Bryson and Kaden Smith were Sun-day lunch guests at Quicks’. Wanda Hosfi eld called on Betty and J.W. Robertson Sunday after-noon. Betty and J.W. went to visit Mary Daniels in the Albany, MO hospital Sunday afternoon. Matthew Shervheim of Mani-tou Springs, CO visited his family Wednesday through Sunday. The Shervheims attended the wedding of Emily VanRaden and Joe Peters Saturday in Des Moines. The Sunshine Workers met for their May meeting Wednesday evening at Frontier Hall with Bob-by and Breanne Peterman as hosts. They also gave presentations on snack preparation. Dick Snethen put up the new basketball hoop in the Redding park recently. Dale Walkup pro-vided the posthole digger. The community will certainly enjoy this new feature and appreciate Dick and Dale’s help. Bobbi Bainum visited Dorothy Main at Mount Ayr Health Care Center Wednesday. David Maudlin visited Saturday afternoon with Mi-chael Bainum. Bill Hunt was a Sun-day afternoon visitor of Bainums.

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Jasper AbarrBY EMILY FOX Jasper Daniel Abarr is a senior at Mount Ayr high school. He is the son of Charles and Rebecca Abarr. He has two brothers, Jariah, 32, and Ian, 20, and one sister named Megan, 30. During high school Jasper has been involved in band and bowling for four years. He was on the Aca-demic Quiz Bowl for two years and is a member of the National Honor Society. Jasper has also been a member of the 4-H Sun-shine Workers group since he was eight years old. While in high school Jasper received an Outstanding Marcher award at the 2012 Clarinda Band Jamboree and part of the POI Hon-or Band 2012. He was also award-ed Student of the Month. Jasper’s favorite food is la-sagna, and he likes watching the show “The Office.” He drives a 1987 BMW 325es, which just happens to be his favor-ite car as well. One of his favorite movies is “Lord of the Rings,” and he normally enjoys wearing jeans and a t-shirt. Jasper enjoys listen-ing to classic rock, 80s rap, mod-ern music, basically anything but country. Jasper’s most memorable mo-ment in high school and elemen-tary was when he was in fourth grade and he and Braydee would always turn the boombox all the way up before class started. That way when they would start the au-dio book it would be really loud. The most influential people in Jasper’s life are his parents. They have always been there to give him advice when he has needed it. If Jasper could describe himself in one word it would be “original.” This is because he doesn’t like to follow the latest fashion trends or do what everybody else is doing, just because it is “cool.” He just does what he likes to do, and he’s okay with that. Jasper plans to attend Iowa

Hannah FletchallBY EMILY FOX Hannah Makenzie Fletchall is the daughter of Jeff and Becky Fletchall. She has two sisters, Hope, who is 14 years old, and Haylee is who is 10. Hannah alsohas a brother, Jaxx, who is four months old. Hannah has been involved in basketball, track, drama and FC-CLA for four years. She has been a football cheerleader, class sec-retary, and involved in SADD for two years. Hannah was also in band, cross country, and volleyball for one year. The honors she has received during her high school career in-clude: Student of the Month, A and B Honor Roll, academic let-tering, Cheerleading Stunt Acad-emy Award, and state basketball qualifier. Hannah’s favorite food is chick-en alfredo, and her favorite televi-sion show is “Pretty Little Liars”. She drives a silver Grand Prix, which is also one of her favorite car choices. Hannah’s favorite movies include “Bridesmaids” and “Safe Haven.” She enjoys listening to pop and country music. One of Hannah’s favorite choices of cloth-ing are jeans and a hoodie. During her high school and el-ementary years Hannah has made a lot of memories. Cheering for the district championship football team is one of these memories. Be-ing on the homecoming court is another great memory that she has. Throughout all these years she has also made many great memories spending time with her friends. The most influential people in Hannah’s life have been her par-ents and her sisters. They have al-ways been there for her when she needed them. They have given her so much support, and she knows she can always count on them. If Hannah could describe her-self in one word it would be “de-termined.” Whenever she gets her mind set on something, she works hard to get it done. Hannah plans on attending Iowa State University and major-ing in food science. The best advice that Hannah

has received was to work hard and never give up. You can achieve anything if you have faith in your-self.

Dylan DomanBY BAILEA STARK Dylan D. Scott Bishop Do-man is the son of Tracy and Deana Doman of Mount Ayr. He is also the youngest sibling to Cody and Brandon Doman, and Stacia Gar-land. Activities Dylan has been in-volved in throughout high school include football and basketball for four years, drama and baseball for three years and golf for one year. Honors Dylan has received while in high school have been Student of the Month three times and 2012 District Champs in foot-ball. Throughout high school Dylan has had many favorites. His favor-ite food is pizza, TV show is ESPN, car is Challenger, movie is “The Campaign” and clothing would be shorts. His favorite memory in high school would have to be go-ing to William Penn every summer for a basketball camp. Dylan’s future plans are to at-tend Indian Hills Community Col-lege for physical education and then later transfer to a university. The most influential people in Dylan’s life throughout high school would be all his coaches. Dylan was asked what word would best describe him, and he said “ran-dom” because he just does random things out of the blue. The best advice he got in high school and what he lived by was “Don’t give up, don’t ever give up!”

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Emily FoxBY HANNAH FLETCHALL Emily Breann Fox is the daugh-ter of Rick and Jody Fox. She has one sister, Shannon Fox. Throughout high school Emily has been involved in band, drama,FCCLA, basketball, and track for four years. She has also been in-volved in TSA for two years and SADD, speech, and volleyball for one year. Emily has received many hon-ors in high school. These honors include: POI honor band her junior and senior years, state basketball runner up 2010, state basketball qualifier 2010, A Honor Roll and state speech qualifier. Emily’s favorite foods are pizza and candy. Her favorite movie is “The Breakfast Club,” and her fa-vorite shows are “Charmed” and “Pretty Little Liars.” Emily enjoys pop, rock, country and pretty much any kind of music to listen to. Her favorite car would have to be a Mustang, and her favorite clothing is jeans and a t-shirt. Some of Emily’s most memo-rable moments in high school were going to Florida for band, getting to go to all of the different parks there and making many memorieswith her friends. Her future plans are to attend Missouri State University in the fall and major in dietetics. Emily’s most influential people in her life are her parents. They have always been there to support her through everything. They have gone to all of her athletic events, band concerts and plays. Without them, it would have been hard to make it through high school. If Emily had to describe her-self in one word it would be “talk-ative.” No matter who she is with she is always talking, even if it is in class. The best advice she has ever received is if you want to be the best you can be, you have to work at it. You can’t just expect things to change - you have to put the effort in.

MACHS IT-Adventure participants include (front row, L-R) sponosr Mary K. Overholtzer, Trevor Anderson, Mitchell Lutrick, Maria Restauro, Christiana Overholtzer, Trina Restauro and Adrianne Richards; (back row) Lincoln Lutrick, Cauy Bickel, Wyatt Jackson, Craven Martin, Blake Roberts, Cameron Young and Quintin Chumbley.

IT team participates at Ames Mount Ayr’s gaming, robotic and multimedia teams competed in the IT-Adventure competition held April 26-27 at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. Approximately 40 schools/

clubs and over 350 students par-ticipated in the four-venue com-petition of cyber defense, robot-ics, gaming and multimedia. In the gaming division, Mount

Ayr was represented Lincoln Lu-trick competing as Gaming Team #1 against teams of fi ve or more members. The robotics teams included Robotics #1 of Blake Roberts and Quintin Chumbley; Robotics #2 of Trevor Anderson, Wyatt Jackson and Cameron Young and Robotics #3 including Cauy Bickel, Craven Martin and Mitchell Lutrick. Teams #1 and #3 advanced to the “Sweet 16” in the sumo wres-tling tournament and fi nished in the top half of 35 teams entered in the competition. The multimedia team included Christiana Overholtzer, Trina Res-tauro, Mariah Restauro and Adrian Richards. They produced a mul-timedia presentation that encour-aged other girls to participate in the IT-Adventure series of compe-titions.

State I rating for concert band The MACHS concert band earned a I Rating at the IHSMA State Concert Band Festival held at Bedford Friday, May 2. “All three judges awarded the Raider Band I ratings, making the performance a perfect score,” said band director Greg Storhoff. “It is very diffi cult to earn a I rating at a state contest, but every student performed to the best of their abil-ity and pulled it off. I’m especially

happy for our seniors who have displayed such great leadership all year; it is a wonderful way to end their Raider band career.” According to Storhoff, the 1A schools performed on Friday night, and the Raider bands’ time slot was at 9:25 p.m.. “It was defi -nitely different departing MACHS at 8 p.m. and playing at 9:30 p.m.,” he said. The band selections included “Yorkshire Ballad” by James Barnes and “Pevensey Castle” by Robert Sheldon.

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they clarifi ed that they were using the smaller truck to pick up recy-cling.” Newton then asked Wise to elaborate on his contact from the Department of Natural Resources concerning a possible SWAP grant to assist the city with recycling if it chose to take over the garbage service. Newton claimed that the DNR had told him they had no knowledge of contacting Wise about the grant. “They had no idea how that could possibly be,” said Newton, “because they don’t con-tact people in order to see if they would be interested in applying for a SWAP grant.” He asked Wise to furnish him the name of the person who had contacted him. “Is this an attack on me, Tim?” asked Wise. “No, it’s not an attack on you,” replied Newton. “Well, let me just clear some-thing up,” said Wise. “If this is the type of conversation we’re going to have, I’m not having any more of them.” “I wouldn’t want to have any more of them either, if I was you,” said Newton. “We’re going to stop this right now,” said Wise. “This is how it’s going to work – if you have some-thing to present, by all means pres-ent it.” “At the last meeting we had you kind of put it out there that you were accountable to the people in this town, and you want to make sure you are doing the highest and best for the people of this town,” said Newton. “From where I’m sit-ting as a business owner and con-sumer in this town, I see that the mayor spends a lot of time here running the city... And you being the city superintendent with your time I’m just curious how you put the city of Mount Ayr fi rst over and above the city of Lenox that you are the mayor of.” “That’s irrelevant,” said coun-cilwoman Deloris Stutzman. “What he does outside of this job is irrelevant. He can be mayor of Lenox if he wants. It has nothing to do with this.” “You’re absolutely correct,” said Newton. “It has nothing to do with this other than the time and energy that would be given to...” “Can you tell me one day I was needed here that I wasn’t here?”

Supporting their teacherMAC fi fth and sixth grade students and teachers pose in their “Team Ruggz” t-shirts in support of their teacher and colleague Bret Ruggles, who has recently undergone treatment for cancer. Ruggles can be found in the middle right of the picture.

Garbage discussion takes on a heated tone___________________________Continued from front page asked Wise.

“I don’t have any idea,” replied Newton. “Okay, then stop the allega-tions,” said Wise. “When you feel you have something that has some merit, then bring it on, but from this time forward... I don’t under-stand why you’re attacking me.” “I’m not attacking you,” said Newton. “What I’m saying is the amount of time and energy that I see Don [Solliday] spending on this job, I would question how you could possibly...” “The time he spends?” said councilman Wes Mathany. “Do you know how many hours he’s been putting in a week? Do you have any clue? Any clue whatso-ever?” “Tim, do you have a bid for us?” asked councilman Mack Greene. “That’s what we want tonight.” “I would absolutely like to bid,” replied Newton, “but I’d like to get some things cleared up.” “We all know what’s going on here in the city,” said Greene, “and we don’t have a problem with it. Let’s get to the point – we’re talk-ing garbage tonight.” Newton then brought up that Mayor Solliday had told him that providing reference letters to the council was a waste of time. “That’s not exactly what I said,” replied Solliday, “but you can interpret it however you want to. I told you that you could have handed those out to the council, and they would have time to look at them, but they didn’t have time at the council meeting to look at those letters. It was a waste of council meeting time, in my esti-mation. That’s what I told you.” “No, you told me that my letters were a waste of time,” said New-ton. “You can say whatever you want to, but I know what I said,” replied Solliday. “I know what you said too, and I have it on tape recorder too in case anybody would like to have a copy of that,” said Newton. “All you’ve ever come in here with is something negative, never anything positive, to push your business, that I can see,” said Sol-liday. “Tim, I don’t think you could work with the council even if you got the contract,” added Stutzman, “because you’ve alienated every-body here.” “I’ve never heard you present

anything that didn’t run somebody else down,” said Solliday. “That just turns me off.” “Okay, Don, how have I run anybody down?” asked Newton. “Well, you’ve done it a few times tonight,” replied Solliday. “And if you think you haven’t, you need to listen to your tape.” “Here’s what we’re going to decide tonight,” said Stutzman. “We’re going to decide about a garbage contract. If we decide we’re going to do it ourselves, fi ne. If we don’t, then it has to go out for bids or we can keep the same as what we have. But that’s a deci-sion we’re going to make tonight. And you can carry on about what people said or didn’t say or what you taped or didn’t tape, but we’re still going to get down to the fact that we’re going to decide what we’re going to do about a garbage contract.” “This personal business has nothing to do with the garbage contract, absolutely nothing,” said Mathany. “I believe that it does,” said Newton. “I brought up about the letter fi rst, that doesn’t seem to be a concern.” After more give-and-take be-tween Newton and the council, city attorney Richard Wilson stepped in. “Mr. Mayor, we’ve gone on and on and on about these things,” he said. “I think it’s about time to rule Tim out of order because we’re not talking about the direction to pro-ceed with residential garbage re-moval. We’re getting far removed, and unless he wants to stick to that as an issue, I would suggest you rule him out of order and he can no longer sit at this council table.” “Here’s the deal, Tim,” said Stutzman. “When we close this meeting tonight, if we put it out for bids, you will be notifi ed to send us a bid. Otherwise, that’s the end of the garbage conversation.” Newton then reminded the council of the educational efforts by his company in area schools and in the community. But the dis-cussion soon returned to the earlier conversation between Newton and Solliday. “I will make a tape recording of the conversation, Mayor, where you said you would make sure that we would not get the contract,” said Newton. “I don’t think I ever said that,” replied Solliday.

“Now you are out of order,” in-terjected Stutzman. “Are you going to stick with this [agenda item on garbage ser-vice], or are you going to keep bitching and moaning?” asked Sol-liday. “Because of you’re going to keep bitching and moaning, you’re out of here.” “Correct me if I’m wrong,” said Newton. “Did you or did you not tell me the letter of recommen-dation from the Mount Ayr Park board was not 100 percent?” “Yes I did,” replied Solliday, “but forget about the complaints. Tell us what you’re going to offer the city in the way of a garbage contract.” “We would like to pick up the city’s garbage and recycling,” said Newton, “and would like to bring recycling to the whole city.” New-ton repeated his point about bring-ing revenue to the city and doing business in the city. He then brought up the fact that he had invited council members to tour his recycling facility, but no one in taken him up on his offer. Councilman Mathany said he had attempted to make contact with Newton to set up a tour, but the tour was never arranged. Newton said he was unable to reach Math-any on the phone number he was given. After another several minutes of argument, Mayor Solliday asked for council discussion leading to a decision on the future of garbage service in the city, Councilman Gerold Cannon asked if the coun-cil could hold a special meeting next week so they could discuss the decision with clear minds. Oth-er council members agreed. The council asked the representatives from Waste Management and Tim Newton if they had any objections to postponing the decision until next week. After neither expressed an objection, a special city council meeting was set for Tuesday, May 14 at 7 p.m.

The Ringgold county board of supervisors met in regular session Monday, May 6. They discussed the duties and responsibilities with members of the Veterans Commission. The meeting helped the four newly-ap-pointed members become familiar with the work of the commission. The supervisors also approved an amended cooperative reim-bursement agreement with the De-partment of Human Services and Cass county. The agreement cov-ers efforts aimed at child support recovery. The board voted to rescind a recent budget amendment for 2012-13 to correct a mistake in the reporting of grant money in the budget document. A new amend-ment is still in process. County engineer Zach Gunsol-ley reported rocking is beginning on the Wishard Chapel road, and crack fi lling on several blacktop roads had begun Monday. The supervisors also discussed geographic information systems with Pete Buckingham, a Leon res-ident who is knowledgable about GIS. The state of Iowa is expected

Supervisors discuss veteran dutiesto require each county to use GIS technology in the near future, and

the supervisors want to get ahead of any possible state mandate.

The fi nal community presenta-tion about the I-Walk GPS Walk-ability Assessment will be held Monday, May 13 in the MACHS auditorium at 11 a.m. The program is free and the public is invited to attend.

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Southwest IowaRural Electric Cooperative

Taygold CooperativeVetter Equipment Company

Wm. H. French AgencyAbbott Land and Cattle, LLC

H & M Akers, Ltd.Sur-Gro Plant Food Co.

Warren AngusBailey FarmsBaker FarmsTerry BarnesBarnes FarmsBecker AngusBrian BickelBickel FarmsRandy Bishop

Garry BjustrumRobert Buck

Mount Ayr Community High School Vocational Ag

Jerry and Judy CooperCoulson Charolais

Jim CoulsonDaughton Farms

Andy DuganEbersole Cattle Co.

Elliott FarmsLarry England

Lee FarisRodney Faris

Mike FordDouglas FrostGarrett Farms

Great Western BankGeorge Haidsiak

Peter HayseHolmes Cattle Co.

Iowa Angus AssociationAlan and Lois IbbotsonJackson Land and Cattle

Kelley JamesJohnston Charolais - Ed Johnston

Johnston Charolais - Trent Johnston4 K Family LTD Partnership

Gary Klejch

Klejch Insurance AgencyKenneth Larsen

Will and Bonnie LarsonReggie and Marty Lesan

Lininger FarmsMcCreary and McCreary

Hoover Angus FarmMount Ayr Veterinary Clinic

Nickle Angus FarmJohn Overholtzer

Steve’s Tractor RepairClearview Partnership Farm

Parrish CattleGary Petersohn

Reasoner’s Garage, Inc.Doyle and Connie Richards

Wayde RossJim Routh

Russell Angus FarmUS Bank

Shaha FarmsBob SobotkaJack StephensJerry Stephens

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Taylor FarmsDale Walkup

Delbridge CattleWarin FarmsBob Weehler

Wheeler FarmsNeil WeehlerBrian Wimer

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MAY IS BEEF MONTHWe salute area beef producersand appreciate their business.

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Iowa’s Beef Cattle Industry Facts & Figures from the Iowa Beef Industry Council

Total Cattle Inventory in Iowa (January 1, 2013) 3,850,000

State Rank All Cattle & Calves (January 1, 2013) 6th (tied w/SD)

USDA Cattle on Feed in Iowa (January 1, 2013) 1,280,000

State Rank Cattle and Calves on Feed (2013) 4th

Yearly Marketing’s (2012) 1,920,000

Percentage of U.S. Grain fed Beef produced in Iowa (2012) 7.70%

Number of Feedlots (2007) 7,845

Number of Cattle Operations (2007) 30,000 Number of Farms with Beef Cows (2007) 21,000

Number of Beef Cows (January 1, 2013) 925,000

State Rank Number of Beef Cows (2012) 9th

Number of Farms with Dairy Cows (2007) 2,400

Number of Dairy Cows (as of January 1, 2013) 205,000

State Rank Number of Dairy Cows (January 1, 2013) 9th

Cash Receipts from Cattle & Calves (2009) $2.470 Billion

Iowa Jobs Directly Related to the Cattle Industry 12,866

Iowa Jobs Indirectly related to the Cattle Industry 26,500

Corn Used in Beef Production (2006) 148 mil bushels

Cattle industry contribution to Iowa economy $5.1 billion

As the largest segment of U.S. agri-culture, the beef industry contributes to the American economy in many ways. In the United States, approximately 800,000 ranchers and cattlemen raise cattle in all 50 states. Across the Unit-ed States 98 percent of these farms are family owned and operated, 80 percent of the cattle operations have been in the same family for 25 years or more and 10 percent for more than 100 years. In Iowa, cattle are raised in all 99 counties; there are 21,000 beef cow op-erations and 7,845 feedlots that are fami-ly owned and operated. The cattle indus-try in Iowa has 26,500 related jobs and has a large economic impact on the state of Iowa as it contributes $5.1 billion in business activity to Iowa’s economy. Iowa’s cattle business helps Iowa’s grain farmers by using 148 million bushels of corn as cattle feed. Iowans can be proud of the cattle in-dustry in Iowa that takes care of families, provides jobs, supports both rural and urban communities and helps our bal-ance of trade. It’s a business that has the potential to create even more jobs and bring more dollars into Iowa’s towns and cities while taking good care of the en-vironment. Iowa’s cattle business keeps families who take care of the land, on the land.

Beef: From our farm to your forkDefi ne “cattle” Bovine, a technical term for cattle, means an animal of Bos or related close-ly to the genus of the family Bovidae (cattle). Cattle are divided into two ge-nus: Bos indicus and Bos taurus. Another defi ning characteristic of a bovine is that they are ruminants (have a four-compartment stomach). The meat that we get from full-grown cattle (about 18-to-24 months old) is called beef. A live steer averages about 1,234 pounds and yields 522 pounds of edible meat.Dairy and beef cows Dairy cattle provide us with milk that can be then made into cheese, ice cream and yogurt. Dairy cows have a different body shape than beef cows with a bigger udder to give milk. Beef cattle are raised for the meat that they produce which is made into ground beef, steaks and roasts. When dairy cat-tle “retire” or quit producing milk, they provide beef, too.Cattle breeds There are over 70 different breeds of cattle in the United States. Just like people, cattle come in different colors, shapes and sizes. Sometimes it can be very hard to tell the difference between breeds since there are a lot of cattle that

are the same color. Some cattle have horns, but most do not (cattle without horns are called “polled”). Color, shape and size of cattle are part of what defi nes a breed, but there are also traits that can’t be seen that are character-istic of a breed. Some breeds have a better mothering ability or easy temperament or produce higher quality meat. Angus, Hereford and Charolais are three examples of cattle breeds common in the Midwest. Ages of Cattle A calf or baby beef animal weighs about 80 pounds when it is born. The calf will try to walk soon after it is born so that it can eat. Calves nurse from their mother’s udder several times a day. Calves stop drinking milk when they are about six months old. When calves learn to eat and drink on their own, they are weaned. The calf usu-ally weighs between 500-600 pounds at weaning; they are called feeder calves. Heifers are young females, which are not fully grown and that have not had calves. When heifers are bred to a bull, and have a calf, they are called a cow. It takes nine months for a calf to be born and this period of time is called ges-tation. A heifer will have her fi rst calf at the age of two. Cows will have one calf every 12 months. It takes about one and a half years from birth to produce an animal ready for market. Gestation of a cow takes nine months; an additional 16-18 months is needed for an animal to be ready for mar-ket when fed grain. Steers and heifers are ready for market when they weigh about 1,250 pounds. Bulls are males and are used for breed-ing. Steers are males which are neutered, like pets, so they cannot reproduce.What do cattle eat? Cattle are very special animals that eat grass, hay and other plant products that people cannot eat because they are rumi-nants. This means their stomach has four parts. When cattle are in the pasture, some-times it looks like they are chewing gum. Really, cattle are chewing their cud. Af-ter eating, cattle chew their cud, which

is feed that is brought back up from their stomach to chew. Cattle spend one-third of their life eating, one-third ruminating (chewing cud) and one-third resting. The rumen is one part of the cow’s four-part stom-ach. It can digest things like hay and grass that humans cannot. Chewing their food again helps them digest the grass and hay. Humans are called monogastrics (sometimes called a simple stomach) because their stomach has only one compartment. Humans don’t have the chemicals and microbes in their stomachs that also aid in the di-gestion of cellulose, which is the main component of roughages. Cattle eat hay in the winter when grass doesn’t grow. June, July and August are haying time on most cattle farms. Hay consists of long grasses such as alfalfa that have been cut and dried to use as animal feed. Around/large bale is enough hay for two-to-three days. (This would be for 120 breeding females or 32 feeder calves, both getting additional feed supplements.) In the fall, after the fi elds are harvested, cattle can eat cornstalksleft in the cornfi elds. Iowa farmers raise more corn than any other state. About one-third of the corn grown in Iowa is used to feed livestock. This corn is fi eld corn, not the sweet corn that we eat. The whole corn plant is chopped, while green, and then stored in tower silos, pits or trenches. Feeding grain to cattle produces more tender, juicy, great-tast-ing beef. In parts of the United States some cattle also eat seeds, hulls and peels from potatoes, grapes, oranges, apples, nuts and rice. Cattle also eat corn gluten, which is leftover from ethanol production. This greatly re-duces the amount of waste that goes into our landfi lls.How does grazing help the land? Cattle graze on land that can’t be used for other food production because it is too steep or hilly, or too dry or too rocky for growing crops. Cattle grazing helps keep the weeds from growing. Keeping this land in grass or pasture helps prevent soil from washing away. When cattle are properly grazed, they benefi t the soil when they walk on it. They aerate the soil with their hooves, which means they loosen the soil when they walk on it. This allows more oxygen to enter the soil, helping grasses and plants grow better. If soil isn’t aerated, it often develops a hard crust, which decreases the amount of water and nutrients it can absorb. They also press grass seeds into the soil. This is important because grass seed needs to be surrounded by soil in order to start growing. Cattle also provide a natural fertilizer to the soil in the form of manure which provides nutrients for the

soil, its plants and grasses. About 1.2 billion acres of land in the US are classifi ed as grazing land – one-half the size of the United States. At least 90 percent of those acres are covered with grass. Indigestible by humans, grass can by digested by cattle, which in turn becomes beef and dairy products.Where do cattle live? Cattle can live outside all year long because they have a special coat of hair that protects them all year long. In the winter, their hair grows longer and is thicker to pro-tect them from the cold tempera-tures and snow. And in the summer, their hair keeps them cool from the sun and warm temperatures.

It is important for cattle to have protection from some of the weath-er elements. Trees, windbreaks and barns help protect them from snow, wind, rain and the sun. A feedlot is where beef cattle fi nish growing. In feedlots, cattle are generally placed in open pens, with lots of space, dry resting ar-eas, adequate water at all times and regular feedings. How do we determine the quality of meat? In the beef industry, beef is classifi ed into different categories,called grades, which are standard throughout the industry. ____________________________ Continued on page 10

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As the largest segment of U.S. agriculture, the beef industry contributes to the American economy in many ways. In the United States, approximately 800,000 ranchers and cattlemen raise cattle in all 50 states. Across the United States 98 percent of these farms are family owned and operated, 80 percent of the cattle operations have been in the same family for 25 years or more and 10 percent for more than 100 years. In Iowa, cattle are raised in all 99 counties; there are 21,000 beef cow operations and 7,845 feedlots that are family owned and operated. The cattle industry in Iowa has 26,500 related jobs and has a large economic impact on the state of Iowa as it contrib-utes $5.1 billion in business activity to Iowa’s economy. Iowa’s cattle business helps Iowa’s grain farmers by using 148 million bushels of corn as cattle feed. Iowans can be proud of the cattle industry in Iowa that takes care of families, pro-vides jobs, supports both rural and urban communities and helps our balance of trade. It’s a business that has the potential to create even more jobs and bring more dollars into Iowa’s towns and cities while taking good care of the environment. Iowa’s cattle business keeps families who take care of the land, on the land.Defi ne “cattle” Bovine, a technical term for cattle, means an animal of Bos or related closely to the genus of the family Bovidae (cattle). Cattle are divided into two genus: Bos indicus and Bos taurus.compartment stomach).

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More on our farm to your fork

Grilling is one of the most exciting and healthy ways to enjoy beef, whether you’re cooking on a gas or charcoal grill. Here are 10 tips sure to make this one tasty summer! 1. Chill out. Grilling times are based on beef going directly from the refrigerator to the grill. There is no need to bring beef to room temperature. Shape burg-ers in advance, cover and refrigerate until the grill is ready. 2. Only you can prevent fl are-ups. Remove visible fat before grilling to help prevent fl are-ups, charring and excess smoke formation. 3. Take a dip. Always marinate in the refrigera-tor. Tender beef cuts can be marinated for 15 minutes to two hours for fl avor. Less tender beef cuts should be marinated at least six hours, but no more than 24 hours, in a mixture containing an acidic ingredient or a natural tenderizing enzyme. Pat beef dry after removing from marinade to promote even browning and prevent steaming. Do not save marinade for re-use. If a marinade has been in contact with uncooked beef, it must be brought to a full rolling boil before it can be used as a sauce. 4. Reach a happy medium. Grilling over medium heat ensures even cooking and fl avorful, juicy meat. If beef is grilled over too high heat, the exterior can become overcooked or charred before the interior reaches the desired doneness. 5. Give it some gas. Since gas grill brands vary greatly, consult the owner’s manual for information about preparing the grill for medium heat. 6. Be cool with charcoal. Never grill while the

10 tips for beef on the grillcoals are still fl aming. Wait until the coals are covered with gray ash (approximately 30 minutes), spread in single layer. To check cooking temperature, cautiously hold the palm of your hand above the coals at cooking height. Count the number of seconds you can hold your hand in that position before the heat forces you to pull it away; approximately four seconds for medium heat. 7. No piercings allowed. Use long-handled tongs for turning steaks; spatulas for burgers. A fork will pierce the beef causing loss of fl avorful juices. And don’t be tempted to press down on burgers – it only releases the juices and creates fl are-ups. 8. Use the right tool for the job. The best way to determine doneness of burgers and steaks is to use an instant-read meat thermometer, inserted horizontally from the side to penetrate the center of the meat. Allow 10 to 15 seconds for the thermometer to register the internal temperature. 9. Get ‘er done. Cook burgers to at least 160°F. The color of cooked ground beef is not a reliable indicator of doneness. Cook steaks to at least 145°F (medium rare doneness). The color will be very pink in the cen-ter and slightly brown toward the exterior. 10. You gotta keep ’em separated. Keep raw beef separate from other foods both in the refrigerator and during preparation. Wash hands, all utensils and sur-faces in hot soapy water after contact with raw beef. Never place cooked beef on platters that held raw product. Use clean serving platters and utensils. Serve cooked food promptly and refrigerate immediately af-ter serving (within two hours after cooking).

In the fi rst of its kind study, researchers at the Pennsylva-nia State University demonstrated that eating beef everyday as part of a heart-healthy diet can improve cholesterol lev-els. Internationally recognized nutrition scientist Penny Kris-Etherton, PhD, RD and her team of researchers at Penn State published the fi ndings of their beef checkoff-funded nutrition research study in the online version of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The paper will appear in the January print issue of the journal. The Penn State team named this study “BOLD,” an ac-ronym for Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet. The results show that adding daily servings of lean beef to the low saturated fat, high fi ber, heart-healthy diet typically recommended by health professionals (such as DASH, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) can lower heart disease risk by reducing levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol. Researchers tested two levels of lean beef in heart-healthy diets on subjects with moderately-high cholesterol: the BOLD diet which included four ounces of lean beef every day and the BOLD-PLUS diet which contained 5.4 ounces of beef each day. Subjects consuming both of these diets expe-rienced a 10 percent decrease in their LDL cholesterol from the start of the study. The improvements in heart health from the BOLD diet are similar to those found in the gold-standard DASH diet and other highly referenced heart-healthy diets which limit red meat and focus on poultry and plant protein. “Previous checkoff-funded nutrition studies have found evidence that lean beef can be as effective as lean chicken in a cholesterol-lowering diet, and the BOLD results strengthen the science providing evidence that America’s favorite pro-tein, beef, is also as good as plant protein-rich diets for heart

Eating beef a healthy choicehealth,” said Elaine Utesch, Correction-ville, cattle farmer and vice chairman of the Iowa Beef Industry Council. “We’ve known for years that beef not only tastes great but it also plays an impor-tant role in a heart-healthy diet. Many of the recipes used in the BOLD study were

from The Healthy Beef Cookbook. To learn more about the BOLD study as well as lean beef’s nutrition and heart health benefi ts visit our nutrition web-site BeefNutrition.org or BeefItsWhats-ForDinner.com,” added Utesch.

For more information on the cattle industry please visit: Iowa Beef Industry Council2055 Ironwood CourtAmes, IA 50014515-296-2305Fax: 515-296-2261Website: www.iabeef.org Iowa Beef Industry Council is funded by Iowa beef producers through the $1-per-head beef checkoff.

• Iowa Cattlemen’s Association - www.iacattlemen.org • Beef From Pasture to Plate - www.explorebeef.org, • Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University - www.iowabeefcenter.org, • Food Safety and Inspection Service, Focus Beef - www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/pubs/focusbeef.htm• Beef Preparation and Recipes - www.beefi tswhatsfordinner.com

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Ribbon cutting heldThe Mount Ayr Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting at Cunning Company Inc. Friday afternoon to commemorate the opening of their new barn offi ce on Hwy. 2. David Cunning is shown cutting the ribbon.

The Mount Ayr city council met in regular session Monday, May 6 during which they approved a re-quest to close off some sections of streets for upcoming special events and proceeded with the vacation and disposal of sections of Wash-ington and Douglas streets. Anoth-er main item for discussion was on the direction to proceed with the residential garbage removal ser-vice. (A separate story on the front page details that discussion.)Street closure requests Doug Still, representing the Ringgold County Outdoor Alli-ance, asked the city’s permission to temporarily close some sections of Taylor and Madison streets for the Ayr Days barbecue contest and the washer tournament event. Still said he had visited with the Ringgold County Sheriff’s offi ce who told him they approved of the way the events were handled last year. Still outlined the areas to be blocked off for each event and commented that everything had run pretty smoothly last year. The council voted to ap-prove the temporary closing of the streets for the events.Vacation of city streets The council authorized city at-torney Richard Wilson to begin the process by which the city would vacate and dispose of sections of Washington and Douglas streets as requested by resident Randy Gregg. Wilson asked that Gregg provide him with specifi cs of the sections he has asked to be vacated so that Wilson can proceed with the legal description. Once the legal

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description has been completed, the city must hold a public hear-ing prior to accepting bids on the vacated sections. Bidding on the vacated property would be open to anyone interested.City superintendent’s report City superintendent Brent Wise discussed a long list of items with the council: • interviews for a new member of the city crew were to be held this week. The city had received six applications for the position. • Wise updated the city on a number of issues related to the recent heavy rains including the malfunction of a grid system at the wastewater plant. He also men-tioned the city jetter is not func-tioning properly. • Wise also asked council ap-proval to seek other professional opinions on the engineering plans for the water system project. He said he had some concerns with the engineering provided by the current project management. • Maintenance of city streets was a major topic of discussion. Wise said he has had several com-panies come in to analyze the city’s needs in this area. He said he would like to focus attention to West Street that has surface and drainage issues. The council asked Wise to seek bids for the project but agreed West Street as well as others need a lot of attention. • Wise also asked council guid-ance pertaining to a city zoning ordinance that restricts garage

heights to no more than 15 feet. He said a number of building projects had been approved that exceeded the height limitation, and he could fi nd no evidence of variances be-ing issued for those projects. He said if the ordinance is not being enforced it should be modifi ed or removed altogether. The council asked Wise to investigate possible modifi cations for the ordinance and report on them in an upcoming council meeting. • May 8 has been set as a Bike to School day, and Wise informed the council he plans to participate in the event to show support from city hall.Other business In other action the council: • approved the 10th and fi nal drawdown request for the bath-house/FEMA safe room project in the amount of $119,202.60. • approved a resolution to pro-vide for a notice of public hearing on the proposed plans, specifi ca-tions, form of contract and esti-mate of cost for the 2013 water system improvement project and the taking of bids. • approved a class C liquor li-cense renewal application from Lefty’s Club Tavern. • approved a resolution to pro-vide a notice of public hearing on the proposed plans, specifi cations, form of contract and estimate of cost for the 2013 Water System Improvement Project. The resolu-tion also authorized the taking of bids.

Snapshots of History

1936 addition to the Mount Ayr high school building as seen in 2009.

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BY MIKE AVITT I took this week’s picture on July 24, 2009 and the building was torn down in March of 2010. The site is now occupied by new el-ementary school buildings. Cramped conditions and over-crowding led to the construction of a very large addition to the original 1913 school building. Work be-gan in 1935 and the new structure opened for classes on September 7, 1936. At the same time, the old building was completely renovat-ed. Steel lockers were installed in the new wing allowing for the re-moval of cloak rooms in the 1913 building. Also, new equipment and furniture were placed in both buildings. The new gymnasium’s fl oor

measured 80’ x 46’ and the bas-ketball playing fl oor measured 75’ x 42’. Seating capacity for bas-ketball games was 1,000. The old gymnasium was used for physical education. Mount Ayr high school had an enrollment of 245 students in 1936. A total of 68 freshmen, 64 sophomores, 59 juniors and 54 se-niors made up the high school stu-dent body while 258 pupils were enrolled in the lower grades. This is one of the photographs we will be showing at the Mount Ayr high school Alumni Banquet on May 25 of this year. Last year, president Sherry Norris and I pre-sented a slideshow of about 35 pic-tures, and we want to make this a regular part of the banquet. I was

elected secretary/treasurer of the Alumni Association last year. Or so I was told. Since I wasn’t there I’ll take their word for it. It has worked out well for me as I have many pictures to share, and this presents me with another way to share images and history.

With the assistance of the Ring-gold County Conservation Board, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources released four trumpeter swans at the Mount Ayr Wildlife Area (Walnut Creek Lake) on Wednesday, May 8. The event included a 20-min-ute swan/wetland presentation as well as an opportunity to touch and view the swans up close. As the largest North American waterfowl, these all-white birds can weigh up to 32 pounds with an eight-foot wingspan. Trumpeter swans were once common in Iowa, but were gone from the state by the late 1880’s. By the early 1930’s, only 69 trum-peter swans remained in the lower 48 states. The trumpeter swans released are part of the DNR’s statewide trumpeter swan restoration effort, with hopes that they will help re-store a wild free fl ying population to Iowa.

Trumpeter swans are released

Bjustrom Farms joins Angus group Bjustrom Farms of Mount Ayr is a new member of the American Angus Association®, reports Bryce Schumann, CEO of the national breed organization headquartered in Saint Joseph, MO. The American Angus Associa-tion, with more than 25,000 active adult and junior members, is the largest beef breed association in the world. Its computerized re-cords include detailed information on more than 17 million registered Angus.

Conservation Offi cer Andrea Bevington, daughter of Dr. Max and Sandy Mekus of Mount Ayr, has been actively investigating cases of non-residents fraudulently obtaining resident licenses and il-legally hunting game in Adams and Taylor counties. Changes in the residency laws were implemented in 2009 to iden-tify a growing problem in Iowa of non-residents falsifying records to illegally obtain resident licenses. After a more than two-year long investigation, two Pennsylva-nia residents who were part owners of Whitetail Fantasies, a hunting guide business, have pleaded guilty to illegal deer hunting charges in

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Taylor county. Pursuant to a plea agreement, David E. Ricker, 48, of Harrisburg, PA, pleaded guilty to one count of illegal taking of an antlered white-tail deer and one count of fraudu-lently obtaining a resident deer license. Pursuant to an earlier plea agreement, Jeffrey A. Mealey, 47, of Dillsburg, PA pleaded guilty to an illegal possession of an antlered whitetail deer. Through a jury trial, Ollie Odle Jr., of Bedford, was found guilty of two charges of aiding and abetting of illegal taking of antlered white-tail deer, based upon providing deer licenses/tags to out of state hunters. The defendants were ordered to forfeit the antlers and pay more than $22,600 in fi nes and liquidat-ed damages. They are suspended from hunting or obtaining any li-censes for one year. The state of Iowa is a member of the Wildlife Violator Compact, which is an agreement between participating states that prohibits a person whose hunting or fi shing privileges are suspended in one state from participating in those activities in 38 other states, includ-ing their home state of Pennsylva-nia. “The state of Iowa is known for their trophy whitetail deer. This natural resource attracts people from all over the United States and other countries. Unfortunately these trophies sometimes draw individuals here who exploit the resource and break Iowa laws,” Bevington said.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey is reminding eligible farm owners that the deadline to apply for the 2013 Century and Heritage Farm Program is June 1. The program recognizes fami-lies who have owned their farm for 100 years in the case of Century Farms and 150 years for Heritage

Century, Heritage farms soughtFarms. Farm families with a century or heritage farm must submit an ap-plication to the department no later than June 1 to qualify for recogni-tion this year. Applications are available on the department’s website at www.IowaAgriculture.gov by clicking on the Century Farm or Heritage Farm link under “Hot Topics.” Applications may also be re-quested from Becky Lorenz, Coordinator of the Century and Heritage Farm Program via phone at 515-281-3645, email at Becky.Lorenz@IowaAgriculture.gov or by writing to Century or Heritage Farms Program, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Steward-ship, Henry A. Wallace Building, 502 E. 9th St., Des Moines, IA 50319. The program is sponsored by

the Iowa Department of Agricul-ture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. The ceremony to recognize the 2013 Century and Heritage Farms will be held at the Iowa State Fair and is scheduled for Tuesday, Au-gust 13. The Century Farm program began in 1976 as part of the Na-tion’s Bicentennial Celebration and 17,486 farms from across the state have received this recogni-tion. The Heritage Farm program was started in 2006, on the 30th anniversary of the Century Farm program, and 583 farms have been recognized. Last year 345 Century Farms and 69 Heritage Farms were rec-ognized.

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Raiders run away with POI crown, tune up for districts at Nodaway Valley The Raiders dominated the Pride of Iowa conference track meet and prepared for district action with a second-place fi nish at the Nodaway Valley Invitational. Pride of Iowa It was “a spectacular night for the Raiders,” stated coach Brad Elliott as the Mount Ayr boys claimed their third straight conference team title in the 2013 Pride of Iowa track meet held Tuesday night, April 30 at Truro. Besides the team title, the meet featured several highlights, not the least of which was a new MACHS and conference meet record high jump by Raider senior Braydee Poore. Poore’s fi rst-place leap of 6’9” easily eclipsed his old record of 6’7” set earlier this season at the ISU Classic, an indoor meet. Poore also claimed gold in the 110M Hurdles. Noah Larsen scored two golds for his wins in the 3200M and 1600M runs. His 1600M time of 4:48 places him sixth all-time in MACHS his-tory. Shane Swank earned a silver in the 400M hurdles, and his time of 58.54 moved him into eighth place all-time. The 4x400 relay team of Kyle Dolecheck, Jack Jones, Erik Freed and Jacob Sobotka also claimed gold and moved to seventh on the all-time list. Coaches Elliott and Kurt Wallace were very pleased with their team. “We had a school record, season bests and personal bests in nearly every event, something you don’t see very often or from an entire team,” he said. According to Mount Ayr activi-ties director Delwyn Showalter, the 2013 conference title is the 14th championship for the Raider track team since the inception of the Pride of Iowa Conference. The Raiders compete in the 2A district meet tonight (May 9) at Greenfi eld.

Team results1 Mount Ayr 1442 Pleasantville 843 Martinsdale St M 814 Nodaway Valley 655 Central Decatur 496 Interstate 35 417 Bedford 408 Wayne 199 Corning 1110 Lenox 810 East Union 810 Southeast Waren 8

Individual events*denotes season/personal best time3200M Run 1st - Noah Larsen - 10:51.68* 11th - Wyatt Jackson - 13:10.74100M Dash 3rd - Cody Stackhouse - 11.81 5th - Grant Staats - 11.99200M Dash 3rd - Jacob Sobotka - 23.78 6th - Kyle Dolecheck - 24.27400M Dash 2nd - Dolecheck - 52.6 3rd - Sobotka - 53.5110M Hurdles 1st - Poore - 15.7400M Hurdles 2nd - Shane Swank - 58.54* 11th - Poore - 1:06.58800M Run 2nd - Larsen - 2:04.8 9th - Trevor Anderson - 2:17.81600M Run 1st - Larsen - 4:48* 4th - Heath Evans - 5:06.53*4X100M Relay 2nd - Staats, Sobotka, Freed, Stackhouse - 45.444x200M Relay 3rd - Swank, Zach Lemon, Lin-coln Martin, Freed - 1:37.234x400M Relay 1st - Dolecheck, Jack Jones, Freed, Sobotka - 3:32.53*4x800 Relay 2nd - Kyle Dolecheck, Jack Jones, Heath Evans, Erik Freed - 8:48.10Shuttle Hurdle Relay 3rd - Staats, Swank, Zane Sickels, Poore - 1:03.82*1600Medley Relay 2nd - Lemon, Jones, Martin, Ev-ans - 3:57.9High Jump 1st - Poore - 6’9”* 8th - Jacob Taylor - 5’6”*Shot Put 2nd - Joe Ricker - 41’7.25”* Jed McCreary - 38’1.5”

Discus 6th - Ricker - 117’ 7th - Lincoln Lutrick - 104’*Long Jump 11th - Nick Wurster - 16’8.5” 12th - Stackhouse - 16’8.25”Nodaway Valley The boys ran exceptionally well at the Nodaway Valley Invitational held at Greenfi eld May 6. This was a tune-up meet for the 2A district showdown to be held on the same track tonight (Thursday). According to coach Brad El-liott, things got off to a great start with all of the fi eld event athletes earning personal best performanc-es. Freshmen Jed McCreary and Lincoln Lutrick threw well in the shot put with McCreary taking fourth place. The 4x800 team of Kyle Dolecheck, Heath Evans, Erik Freed and Noah Larsen ran an outstanding time of 8:26.4, mov-ing them to third on the all-time MACHS list. Dolecheck would come back and run a season best in the 400 meters, placing him sixth on the all-time list and ranked fi rst in the district pairings. Cody Stackhouse debuted in the 200 meters with a personal best time to take home the bronze. Shane Swank ran another personal best in the 400 meters, cutting his time to 58.1 and moving him to se-veth on the all-time list. The sprint medley team ran a season best time under a fi ne an-chor by Noah Larsen to take the gold. The 4x100 team ran a con-sistent race to come in second at the tape. To cap off the night the 4x400 team of Kyle Dolecheck, Jack Jones, Erik Freed and Jacob Sobotka ran a nice time on their way to a dominating victory and the second fastest time recorded by the Raiders this season.

“The weather was beautiful and the guys came prepared to work,” said Elliott. “We didn’t fi ll every event so there are some points we expect to pick up. We wanted to save some performances for the district meet.”

Team Scores1 Griswold 1012 Mount Ayr 713 Nodaway Valley 674 Pleasantville 645 MStM 536 Central Decatur 497 Adair Casey 388 I35 319 Melcher Dallas 2710 Clarinda Academy 2111 Corning 1512 Southeast Warren 1113 Bedford 614 East Union 4

Individual events*personal best

ShotPut: 4th - Jed McCreary 40-03.25* 13th - Lincoln Lutrick 38-03.25* 16th - Joe Ricker 36-9.50Discus: 9th - Joe Ricker 122-03* 12th - Jed McCreary 113-03* 17th - Lincoln Lutrick 105-04* High Jump: 9th - 5-06 Jacob TaylorLong Jump: 8th - 18-08.25 Nick Wurster 9th - 18-07.50 Jack Jones 17th - 16-11.00 Cody Stack-house4x800:A 1st - 8:26.48 (Season best - third All-Time MACHS - Kyle Dolech-eck 2:06 Heath Evans 2:08 Erik Freed 2:08 Noah Larsen 2:034x800:B 7th - 10:03.10 TrevorAnderson 2:15 Wyatt Jackson 2:29 Dawson Knapp 2:26 Quinten Chumbley 2:48

Shuttle hurdle: 6th - 1:06.20 Grant Staats Shane Swank Zane Sickels Zach Lemon100M: 15th - 12.86 Ethan McGill DQ - Logan Arends400M: 1st - 51.72* Kyle Dolecheck (Sixth All-Time MACHS) 16th - 1:00.43 Jacob Taylor4x200: 5th - 1:37.20 - Zach Lemon, Lincoln Martin, Erik Freed, Jacob Sobotka1600M: 6th - 5:09.24 Heath Evans NP - 5:46.95 Wyatt Jackson200M: 3rd - 24.24* Cody Stackhouse 13th - 25.72* Nick Wurster 400M hurdles: 2nd - 58.1* Shane Swank (Sev-enth All-Time MACHS) 16th - 1:11.55 Dawson Knapp1600M Medley: 1st - 3:49.30 Season Best - Zach Lemon, Jack Jones, Lincoln Martin 53 Noah Larsen 2:05800M: 5th - 2:09.33* Heath Evans 13th - 2:18.53 Trevor Anderson4x100:A 2nd - 45.32 - Grant Staats, Ja-cob Sobotka, Erik Freed, Cody Stackhouse4x100:B 11th - 49.65 - Ethan McGill, Nick Wurster, Jacob Taylor, Logan Stark4x400: 1st - 3:33.61 - KyleDolecheck, Jack Jones, Erik Freed, Jacob So-botka

(Above) Heath Evans prepares to receive the handoff from Jack Jones during the 4x800 meter relay at the Pride of Iowa conference meet last week. The relay of Kyle Dolecheck, Jones, Evans and Erik Freed placed second in a time of 8:48.10.(Left) Zane Sickels sails over a hurdle durng the POI meet. The team of Grant Staats, Shane Swank, Sickels and Braydee Poore recorded a personal best time of 1:03.82.

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Lincoln Martin runs the third leg of the 1600 meter medley at the Pride of Iowa meet. The team of Zach Lemon, Jack Jones, Martin and Heath Evans fi nished second in a time of 3:57.9. PHOTO BY DARLA SOBOTKA

Adverse weather has forced the cancellation of both the Raider Re-lays and the Raiderette Relays for 2013. Activities director Delwyn Showalter said with boys and girls district track scheduled for to-night (May 9), there simply wasn’t enough time to reschedule either meet. The Raiders travel to Green-fi eld for their district meet, while the Raiderettes go to Van Meter. State track begins May 16.

Weather cancels home track meets

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Raiderette Ashton Johnson (in black) battles other conference hurdlers in the Pride of Iowa conference track meet last week. Full results for the meet did not reach the Record-News in time for publication this week, but full details are expected in next week’s edition. PHOTO BY DARLA SOBOTKA

Pride of Iowa action

Mount Ayr’s middle school track teams dominated their fi elds and brought home two fi rst-place team trophies from the Bedford Invita-tional held Monday, April 29. Boys The middle school boys brought home several individual and team golds. First place individuals included Baylee Love in the 100M dash, 200M dash and long jump; Logan Eaton in the 1600M run and Cal Daughton in the 200M Hurdles. Three relays also posted win-ning times: the 4x100 relay of Zach Murphy, Mitchell Jennett, John Young and Love; the 4x800 of Bradley Phelps, Brent Bounds, Jacob Vanbuskirk and Jeb South and the 400M shuttle hurdle relay of Triston Ackley, Jennett, Marcus Daughton and C. Daughton.

Team Scores1st - Mount Ayr 1772nd - Bedford 1153rd - Lenox 1034th - Orient-Macksburg 1025th - Diagonal 5

Event results100M Dash 1st Baylee Love - 13.06 3rd - Craven Martin - 14.85200M Dash 1st - Love - 26.28 10th - Eian Adams - 45.24400M Dash 3rd - Cal Daughton - 1:03.19 8th Dylan McAlexander - 1:46.87800M Run 2nd Triston Ackley - 2:33.34 5th - Jacob Garrett - 2:59.66 8th - Devin Russo - 3:14.75 10th - Mason Smith - 3:21.96 11th - Brayden Swank - 3:27.06 12th - Russel l Holmes - 3:28.69100M Hurdles 2nd - Marcus Daughton - 20.14 5th - Lucas Wurster - 20.771600M Run 1st - Logan Eaton - 6:49.54 2nd - Gavin Dine - 6:49.90 4th - Will Hunt - 7:11.93200M Hurdles 1st - C. Daughton - 29.74 2nd - L. Wurster - 34.064x100M Relay 1st - Zach Murphy, Mitchell Jennett, John Young, Love - 53.734x200 M Relay 2nd - Jennett, Bradley Phelps, J. Young, Ackley - 1:53.794x400M Relay 3rd - Jacob Vanbuskirk, Will Young, Brent Bounds, Bradley Wurster - 5:01.014x800 Relay 1st - Phelps, Bounds, Vanbus-kirk, Jeb South - 11:44.37400M Shuttle Hurdle Relay 1st - Ackley, Jennett, M. Daugh-ton, C. Daughton - 1:14.89800 Sprint Medley 2nd - Murphy, W. Young, J. Young, Phelps - 1:58.911600 Sprint Medley 4th - Murphy, Martin, W. Young, L. Wurster - 4:56.72Shot Put 3rd - Logan Kelley - 34’8” 5 th - Jacob McCreary - 32’2.75” 7th - Heath Andresen - 29’5” 9th - Cauy Bickel - 26’11”Discus 4th - Mike James - 80’10” 5th - Andresen - 80’1” 7th - Kelley - 73’11” 9th - Mitchell Lutrick - 64’2”Long Jump 1st - Love - 16’5” 5th - C. Daughton - 13’11”High Jump 5th - Bounds - 4’8” Ackley - 4’8”Girls The Mount Ayr middle school girls had a fi ne performance at the Bedford Invitational, “posting some of their best times and distances for the season,” according to coach Sally Young. First-place individuals included Bailey Anderson in the 100M and

Middle school boys, girls place fi rst at Bedford

200M dash; Macy Larsen in the 400M dash and Alyssa Johnson in the 100M and 200M hurdles. The first-place relay teams included the 4x100 of Amarillo Reyes, Chania Vos, Haylea England and Alex Booth; the 4x200, of Lar-sen, Sadie Frost, Megan Warin and Anderson; the 400M shuttle hurdle team of England, Kirsten Young, Blair Glendenning and Johnson and the 800 sprint medley of Booth, Cassie Brand, Breanne Haley and Frost.

Team Scores1st - Mount Ayr 2122nd - Bedford 1313rd - Lenox 804th - Diagonal 395th - Orient-Macksburg 38

Event results100M Dash 1st - Bailey Anderson - 14.05 9th - Abbey Schafer - 19.28200M Dash 1st - Anderson - 28.65 3rd - Macy Larsen - 32.61400M Dash 1st - Larsen - 1:07.22 2nd - Alex Booth - 1:09.86800M Run 3rd - Caylie Hickman - 2:57.16 4th - Mady Henson - 3:28.46100M Hurdles 1st - Alyssa Johnson - 17.71 3rd - Blair Glendenning - 1500 Run 4th - Addie Ebersole - 7:25.53 7th - Addy Flammang - 9:00.73200M Hurdles 1st - Johnson - 33.56 2nd - Warin - 33.994x100M Relay 1st - Amarillo Reyes, Chania Vos, Haylea England, Alex Booth - 59.934x200M Relay 1st - Larsen, Sadie Frost, Warin, Anderson - 4:48.934x800M Run 2nd - Cassie Brand, MaiLynn Taylor, Winemiller, Henson - 14:21.07400M Shuttle Hurdle Relay 1st - England, Kirsten Young, Glendenning, Johnson - 1:23.69800 Sprint Medley 1st - Booth, Brand, Haley, Frost - 2:14.241600 Sprint Medley 2nd - Vos, T. Shields, Brand, Hickman - 5:37.72Shot Put 2nd - Sara Winemil ler - 27’10.5” 4th - Kelcie Shields - 27’1.5”Discus 1st - Mercadez Birkenholz - 71’8” Tessa Shields - 67’9”Long Jump 1st - Vos - 13’11” 8th - Haley - 10’10”High Jump 2nd - Anderson - 4’6” Warin - 4’4”

Kaitlyn Klommhaus (left) presses to stay ahead of a competitor from La-moni in the Bluegrass Conference track meet held recently. Klommhaus fi nished third in the 400 meter dash in a time of 1:13.84 to score the Ma-roonettes’ only points. PHOTO BY KENN KRPAN.

Hunters and anglers who pur-chase one of four new licenses will be automatically entered into a weekly drawing for a $50 gift card. The new promotion, called the “Adventure Ready Gift Card Giveaway,” continues with weekly drawings through mid-December. Weekly winner announcements, along with the next week’s gift card sponsor and complete drawing de-tails can be found at www.iowadnr.gov/giveaway. Several of Iowa’s hunting and fi shing license vendors are pro-viding gift cards, including The Baker’s Pantry in Dallas Center, Bass Pro Outdoor World in Council Bluffs and Altoona (10 gift cards), Cadell’s Ace Hardware in Atlan-tic (two gift cards), Fin & Feather in Iowa City (three gift cards), Four Season’s Bait and Tackle in Le Mars, Hy-Vee in Sheldon, Jer-ry’s Live Bait in Anamosa, Mills Fleet & Farm in Mason City (10 gift cards), Scheels in West Des Moines (four gift cards), Sports-man’s Warehouse in Ankeny, and Theisen’s in Dubuque. “This is a great opportunity to partner with retailers and provide customers with licenses that offer convenience and expanded outdoor opportunities in Iowa,” said Chuck Corell, who oversees the DNR Conservation and Recreation Divi-sion. To participate in the drawing, Iowans can simply purchase one of the four qualifying licenses at any license retailer (it does not have to be at a gift card-sponsored vendor), or on the DNR’s website at www.iowadnr.gov. The four qualifying licenses are: • Bonus Line License – resident and nonresident anglers can fi sh with one additional line (with the purchase of the annual fi shing li-cense, which allows two lines), for $12. • Outdoor Combo License – an-nual resident hunting/fi shing/habi-tat combo license for $47. • Angler’s Special – a three-year resident fi shing license for $53. • Hunter’s Special – a three-

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May 6 - A total of 91 attended a special service Sunday morning. There were 23 youth who com-pleted a 15-week Bible study and received certifi cates and gifts for their achievements. The youth sang three praise songs along with the congrega-tion. Bibles were presented to the church for use with the youth by Norm and Marian Jennings in memory of Charles and Dora Ben-nett, who were longtime members of Wishard Chapel. At the end of the service, communion was ob-served. The Women of Wishard will be meeting at Carol Anne Weeda’s home Wednesday evening. Barbie Belzer will have the lesson. The Wishard Chapel board met at the church Sunday evening. Some of the updates planned for the church were a committee named to pick out new carpet, plans made for a new parking lot for handicap and fi xing holes where screws are popping out in the sanctuary along with new paint. A church meeting and potluck for everyone is planned for June 9. So mark your calendars for that date. Just a reminder, that if you are interested in attending the Women of Faith Conference in Des Moines in August, you must have your money to Marcy Gregg by May 15.

May 6 - Kayla and Tyler Hanawalt were at their grandpar-ents’ home, Charlie and Vickie Jeanes, Friday. The Jeaneses and Abby and Troy Hawk took a drive around the country Saturday and were in Leon for lunch. That night the Jeaneses attended the K-9 ben-efi t and auction at the American Legion building in Mount Ayr. Sunday evening they attended a graduation reception for Dal-las Greenland at the clubhouse in Grant City, MO. Friday morning JoKaye Shields, Alyssa Murphy and Sheryol Rush attended the Lamoni produce auc-tion. That evening R.C. and Sher-yol Rush and Ronnie and JoKaye Shields enjoyed shopping and supper in Bethany, MO. Breakfast guests Sunday morning with Ron-nie and JoKaye Shields were Pete and Amy Shields, Brett Shields, Melissa Shennum, Josh Waske and Amanda Larson. Dinner guests that day were Margaret Rhodes, Rod Shields, Josh Waske, Amanda Larson of Anita and Aleha Whit-tington, Hayley, Hope and Harper of Diagonal. Lee and Shirley Brand were evening guests. Mon-day of this week Mr. and Mrs. Joe Boord of Leon, Laurance Bishop and Kevin James were visitors in the afternoon in the Ronnie Shields home. Lunch guests were Pete, Brett and Brennon Shields. Wednesday Norma Stringham and granddaughter Molly Walters

brought a May basket to Gene Motsinger and visited for awhile. Saturday evening Gene was visitor with Darrell Holden and son Brad. Sunday evening Gene was at the home of Bill Stringham for a visit. Neil and Irma Johnston and Rose James enjoyed Sunday din-ner at the OldTowne Cafe in Al-lendale, MO. En route home they visited with Delbert and Hazel Jackson and their son, Mike.

May 6 - May has certainly ar-rived with unusual weather! Hopes are that it will clear up and stay nice from now on so residents can enjoy spring activities. May is fi lled with special activities and they hope that you are able to join your loved ones for some of these special times. National Nursing Home Week is May 12 – 18, 2013 and Health Care has several extra things going on. Everyone will kick the week off by honoring their wonderful staff members with a special appre-ciation tea. Their many volunteers will be honored guests on Tuesday, May 14, at 2 p.m. with a volun-teer tea. Special entertainment is planned as well as gifts and refresh-ments. Wednesday they will look forward to seeing family members gather around 6 p.m. for the family potluck supper. All May birthdays will be recognized Thursday after-noon at the birthday party hosted by the Tingley Methodist Church. Friday will fi nd residents honored with a special breakfast made to order by Deanna Adams and Mar-lene Hinz. One of residents’ favorite days is Western Day and Monday was none other than great. Staff and res-idents were decked out in western attire from head to toe. They even had a sheriff and his many depu-ties around for the day. Residents took part in a shooting contest and found that they have several won-derful sharp shooters among them. Western-style exercises were done before lunch with a roping contest and hat throwing contest during the afternoon. Trivia and refreshments of haystacks and cactus juice were also enjoyed. Gardening was the subject dur-ing ladies club Tuesday with sev-eral sharing their favorite items to plant as well as gardening tips and trivia. With this being a warm day, several enjoyed sitting on the front porch during the afternoon. Camping season is almost here! Residents were able to view the in-side of a very nice motor home as Dick Fuqua drove his RV into the parking lot one nice afternoon and gave tours. Pastor Seth Denny was avail-able for Tuesday afternoon Bible study while Terry Roberts deliv-ered the message during church Wednesday morning. Ellen Powell was the pianist for the services. If you have been in lately and viewed the birds in the aviary, you may have noticed that some of them stay close to the nests. This is because they now have three nests with babies in them. They are not yet big enough to get a good look at, but, if you look just right, you are able to get a glimps. Residents learned all about the clipping of beaks and toenails which are done every three months. Virginia Al-bers, one of the avid bird watchers, shared her book of birds she has hand-drawn. Music makes everyone feel

good in so many ways! Resi-dents, staff members and guests all enjoyed an afternoon of music played and sung by pianist Marlys McPherson. The afternoon ended with visiting and refreshments. Sunday school was taught this week by Ruth Angus with mu-sic by Charlotte Swank and Dick Fuqua. Evalee enjoyed going out with her family over the past weekend. Ruth Angus enjoyed going out with her daughter Sunday. Sylvia was pleased to spend the day out with her daughter, Phyllis. Earl Brand had a nice time out for lunch and visiting with his family. Dorothy Main went to lunch with grand-daughter Regan. Elaine McCampbell enjoyed having her daughter, Patti and Cor-win Karr, join her for lunch over the past weekend. Paul Smith was a lunch guest of his wife, Frances. Linda Wilt enjoyed lunch with Larry Campbell. Kathryn Adams enjoyed having her family throw a party for her on her birthday that was last Thursday. Dorothy Main also had a birthday Thursday and her sons all showed up to eat lunch with her. Welcome visitors over the past week have been Mike Stark with Mabel Shields and Loreen Reed; Ken Campbell, Barton Shields, Lanette Shields, Betty Davenport, Roberta Campbell, Norma Lee Jones, Marie Still, Christy Still and Florine Murray of Jewell with Mabel Shields; Bobbie Bainum, Kelly and Ter-ri Main, Wanda McGahuey, Peggy Wagenknecht, Andrea, Alexis, Ethan and Ashlynn Main, Quincy Main, Wiley, Carrie, Louden and Calvin Main, Gary Main of Red-mond, WA, Roger Main of Cres-ton, Regan Main, Holly Jerome, Vickie Crockett of Washington and Helen Brant of Colorado with Dorothy Main; Curt Campbell and Linda Wilt with Larry Campbell; Rod Ad-ams of Loveland, CO, James But-ler of Creston, Calvin and Roena Adams, Bobbie and Anne Rine-hart of Hatfi eld, MO and Rhonda Cooper of Kent with Kathryn Ad-ams; Dwayne Campbell of Cary, NC, Ethel Campbell and Darwin Campbell of Cambridge with Don-ald Campbell; Steve and Marilyn Werner and Nancy and Race Kelly of Winter-set with Maxine Werner; Regan Main, Holly Jerome, Betty Cobb and Tom Tomlinson of Margengo, Lee Brand and Paul Brand with Earl Brand; Philip King of Bed-ford, Denise Raven of Sheridan, MO, Margaret Florea of Hopkins, MO, Elicia Ropte of Des Moines and Dan King with Ed and Lor-raine King; Donald Crawford of Ponca, City, OK, Ellen Powell, Marie Still, Flo Murray of Jewell and Warren Angus with Ruth Angus; Irene Merical of Adel and Wayne and Suzanne Brown of Pleasant Hill with Shirley Brown; Connie Worthington of Des Moines and Hank Smith with Margaret Fletch-all; James Ruby and Lois Grace with Betty Ruby; Pat and Larry Teply and Missy the dog with Ger-ald Gardner; Vera Moore with Bev Moore and Kathryn Adams; Susan Karas and Blexley Burton of Indi-anola with Bev Moore Robert and Pam Grace and Carol and Arlene Sobotka with Dorothy Sobotka; Janet Haley with Luella Adkisson and Virginia Powell; Judy Doolittle and Donna Stark with Loreen Reed; Larry and Arletta Hogue of Ankeny and Lyle Hogue of Hatfi eld, MO with Irene Hogue; Doris Crawford, Harold Crawford and Donald and Cham Crawford of Ponca City, OK with Catherine Crawford; Delores Killen and Phyllis of Carlsile and Ed Minnick with Dar-lene Minnick, and Marjorie Wer-ner with Maxine Werner and many others.

May 6 – This week will fi nally feel like normal spring weather. The weather, snow in May, was the most talked about topic among res-idents last week. Many said they have never seen anything like that in all their years.

Next week is National Nursing Home Week and the activity staff has a calendar of events that you won’t want to miss. To start the week, a Mother’s Day pie social will be held on Sunday at 2 p.m. Residents and their family will get to enjoy a table of pies. Family is encouraged to at-tend. Please let Liz know if you plan on joining your loved one. Tuesday department head members will be up early to serve breakfast to the residents. They will enjoy omelets to order with bacon or ham. The Tingley Kitchen Band will be in at 2 p.m. Wednesday Alan Smith is scheduled to lead church outside if the weather is cooperative. Follow-ing church, sno cones will be served to everyone. Thursday is a big day at Clearview, as it is the fi fth year that the fourth graders have been com-ing to plant fl owers and the garden, decorating the fences and playing games with the residents. During this time residents are encour-aged to go outside and watch the kids work. Thursday evening Ron Schafer will be in to play some 50s and 60s music on his iPod while the activity staff serves drinks for happy hour at 7 p.m. Family and friends are invited to have a drink with them. Friday residents will enjoy bingo in the afternoon but it may have a new twist to it. Satur-day Kathi Blunck will be in to play high rollers in the morning. Family and friends are encour-aged to attend one or all of the spe-cial events next week. For more in-formation about any activity, give Liz a call at 464-2240. Monday Pattie started a new book, “Cat Stories,” by James Harriot. A large group of resi-dents were outdoors sitting in the sunshine before lunch. Liz shared about her brother’s wedding and Sommer read from the Good Old Days magazine. In the Kitchen with Liz was all about oatmeal today. The class baked oatmeal muffi ns, an oatmeal fruit bar with minced meat and oatmeal pie. They enjoyed the muffi ns right from the oven. They were served pie and bars for dessert at lunchtime Tues-day. There was even enough time to prepare cookie dough for coffee club Tuesday. Pattie and Liz scooped up the cookie dough mixed by the resi-dents the day before and baked them for coffee club. They ate fresh baked chocolate chip or butter-scotch oatmeal cookies. Carmene James was in to play the piano for music. Peggy Wagenknecht and Jane Buck helped with the singing. Pattie and Sommer played bingo in the afternoon. Winners were Anna Linkey, Lois Anne Sobotka, Per-melia Fletchall, Donnie Johnston, Norma Smith, Gerata Scott, Roxie

Trullinger and Berniece Hoffman.Wednesday was a busy day with

hand care in the morning in the south lobby and the special care unit. Terry Roberts was in to lead church in the afternoon. Carmene James played the piano. Liz popped popcorn and played an episode of “Dallas” for residents to watch. It was a snowy, rainy, windy and cold day Thursday. Residents gathered in the dining room to lis-ten to Kate Zimmerman, Ringgold county conservation director, share information about rabbits. She showed a video along with a rabbit pelt. The general store was opened in the afternoon. Several were out hoping to fi nd a bargain. Charles Hawkins fi nished the afternoon with Bible study. Friday Liz read from the Mount Ayr Record-News, Diagonal Prog-ress and the Good Old Days. They visited about going to the general store and weekly deliveries in the 1940s and 1950s. Sommer called bingo in the afternoon. Liz passed prizes. Helping was Wynston Jones. Winners were Gerata Scott, Lois Anne Sobotka, Ruth Nickle, Laura Osborn, Shorty Umbarger, Gerata Scott and Joan Hill. Sommer was in Saturday to play horse races in the morning. It was the 139th running of the Ken-tucky Derby. Rose Hunt’s horse (Will Take Charge) won her race. Second place went to Lois Anne Sobotka’s horse (Silver) and Hel-en Mae Bank’s horse (Dolly) was third. Helping Sommer were Ty and Wynston Jones. It was Law-rence Bishop’s birthday Saturday. He received a large cupcake to share with his table mates while staff and residents sang “Happy Birthday” to him. Adam Triggs was in to lead Sunday school Sunday along with Fay Howie playing the piano. Som-mer and Liz were in to host a Cin-co de Mayo party. They decorated the dining room with Mexican memorabilia. Liz prepared seven dips and salsa to be enjoyed with traditional tortilla chips as well as some specialty chips. Residents enjoyed margaritas, strawberry-lime or lemon-lime, pina coladas, beer, tea or lemonade with their spicy snacks. Volunteers helping to serve the residents were Sue Mobley, Bonnie Summa and Ab-bey Schafer. Visitors last week were Shirley Erickson with Don Strange; Larry and Tommie Hull and Vickie Mer-icle with Larry Hull; Estelle Hall and Marleen Walczynski with Rose Hunt; Steve Miller, Amber Skeen, Lyla Miller and Sue Rahn with Ray Miller; Peggy Wagenknecht with Marilyn Richards, Iris Osborn and Colleen Greenman; Dave and Lisa Richards and Megan Smith with Marilyn Richards; Trenneth and Joan Johnson with Winifred John-son; Cassie and Marlene Osborn with Laura Osborn; Joyce England with Lois Anne Sobotka; Jared and Amy Trullinger and Stella and Hannah, Dave and El-len Brand and Alissa Brand with Roxie Trullinger; Paul and Lori Tull, Kaitlyn Burgess and Florence Bishop with Lawrence Bishop and Laura Osborn; Dorothy Bar-ber with Doyle Murphy; Gary and Carolyn Williams with Vera Car-son; Joyce Smith with Irene Spen-cer; Larry and Linda Phillips with Helen Banks and Berniece Hoff-man; Bob and Linda Fisher with Helen Banks; Becky Saville with Ron Hein, and Lesa Darrah with Berniece Hoffman.

May 6 - Tenants are watching the snow fall as they are writing to let all of you know what has been happening at the Estates. Every-one had been working on fl ower beds Tuesday and today working on projects inside. April brought some needed showers and they got out on the porch swings a few days and enjoyed being outside. Trips that tenants went on this month were to Creston, Humeston, Grant City, MO, Lamoni and touring the countryside around Mount Ayr, Tingley and Diagonal. Exercise group has been meeting Monday, Wednesday and Saturday morn-ings and then folks have been start-ing to walk outside again in groups and as individuals. Games through the month were bingo, mind triv-ia, dominoes, baseball game and cards. All enjoyed the weekly visits from Mary Kathryn Gepner and Janet Hickman came on April 12. Liz and the gals at Clearview en-tertained volunteers on April 24. They served sweet and sour chick-en, Mongolian beef, crab ragoon, egg rolls and they even had fortune cookies. It was a successful night with several guests present and ev-eryone enjoyed the good food too. All voted. Liz is going to cook this for them again. They may have for-got to tell her that. Musical enter-tainment included Tingley Kitchen Band, Tuesday morning group and the Community Singers. The general store was open April 1 and 19, pizza party on April 11 and 21, country school on

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County ColumnsBentonMary Swank • 785-2205

Mary Troyer

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May 6 - Modern Mother’s Club will meet May 22, 2013 in the home of Kay Hove. Friday guests of Ann Baker were Corinna and Cecelia Schultz and Tyler Jay. Joan Stringham went to see LeaAnn Swank at the Mike Swank home Friday evening. Matt Swank, Mary Katherine McGary and LeaAnn were week-end guests of Mike, Malinda, Shane and Mitchel Swank. Karla Larson and Jarred visited Saturday with Matt Swank and Ka-tie and LeaAnn. A birthday celebration for Hunter Jay, Lindsay Lane and Rod Straight was held Saturday in the home of Ann Baker. Guests were Jessie and Cody Jay and fam-ily, Bev and Rod Straight, Larry and Lindsay Lane, Michael and Brittney Lane, Corinna and Cece-lia Schultz and Tammy and Alex Booth. Mary Gepner had lunch with Nancy Gepner Saturday. Callers during the week of Mary and Junior Swank were Mike Swank, Karla Larson and Jarred and Rich Swank. Patty Sobotka attended LaVon Thomas’ open house at the Mount Ayr First Christian Church in hon-or of her birthday anniversary Sun-day Mary Gepner and Kay Hove went shopping in Creston Sunday. Mary and Junior Swank visited Sunday with Mike and Mitchel Swank and their houseguests, Matt Swank, Mary Katherine McGary and baby LeaAnn.

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May 6 - Eugene McAlexander reported a total of 5.36 inches of rain last week. April totals showed a high of 80 degrees on April 30, with a low of 20 degrees on April 1. Paul McAlexander of Grace-land University in Lamoni spent Wednesday afternoon with his grandparents, Eugene and Esther McAlexander, and helped with chores around their yard. Attending the board of super-visors’ meeting at the Ringgold county courthouse on Monday, April 29, were Steve Norris, Er-nie Mercer, Rex and Ann Walters, Jim and Mary Ann Smith and Jack and Phyllis Manning. The meeting was to discuss which county roads would receive repair. Jack and Phyllis Manning went to Des Moines April 30 to take their daughter, Linda, to two doc-tors’ meetings. Linda is 56 years of age and has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. Eugene McAlexander reported the Beaconsfi eld area received 2.6 inches of rain plus melted snow in one day last week. There were about four inches of wet, heavy snow. Eugene and Esther McAlex-ander had dinner with Kenneth, Virginia and Shirley McAlexander Sunday. Sunday morning’s guest speaker at the Beaconsfi eld United Meth-odist Church was Luria Staats of Ellston. Get well wishes are extended to Willa Poore, who fell at home and broke three ribs. Phyllis Manning attended the Afternoon Literature Club in Mount Ayr Wednesday, May 1. Jim and Mary Ann Smith at-tended the K-9 dog benefi t at the American Legion hall in Mount Ayr. Jack Manning met with his eye doctor, who diagnosed Jack as having a swelling in the retina of his eye. The doctor placed a shot in the eyeball and Jack will have to have shots in his eye every four to fi ve weeks until the swelling im-proves.

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May 6 - Saturday morning, May 4, Bill and Irene Freeman of Block-ton, Dan, Barb and Alaina Free-man and Clark and Elaine Stabe of Grant City, MO and Todd and Jan-ie Thacker of Maryville, MO all went to Bearcat Arena to attend the graduation of Nickolas Freeman

and Megan Thacker. Nickolas was receiving his master’s degree in in-structional technology and Megan her bachelor degree in agriculture education. Clark and Elaine Stabe were honored to have two grand-children graduating at the same time and place. In the afternoon all went to Nickolas Freeman’s home to visit and enjoy the evening meal. It was a great day for everyone. Andy Marcum is home visit-ing his parents and sister for a few days over the weekend. Lynn King and Katelyn Drake went to Georgia Ballantyne’s grad-uation celebration last Sunday. “True wealth is living simply -- learning what not to want and how not to want it.”

May 6 - What a surprise Mother Nature dealt this past week! Don’t you wonder what the rest of May will bring? Oh well, it’s Iowa. If you don’t like one day, it’ll be dif-ferent the next. Be sure to remember Mother’s Day is next Sunday, May 12. The Tingley Meal Site’s observing it on Monday, May 13. A special program is being planned for the occasion, plus there’s to be favors for all the ladies. Lloyd Drake’s making homemade ice cream as a special dessert treat to be enjoyed at the site. A good time’s promised for everyone. Remember to make your reservations by calling Nancy at 772-4499, the site or 772-4974, home. Lots of fun took place a the meal site last week. As always, cards and bingo are fun activities enjoyed by some every day. Peggy Skarda was on hand to play the piano for some folks who wanted to have some music Mon-day. They included Marge Werner, Iona Triggs, Harold Brown and Vern Brown. They had a good time and so did everyone else who was present to hear them. Public health nurses Sharla Nor-ris and Sue Beck were present to do blood pressure checks for those wanting theirs taken. They brought yogurt for all to sample and more Chef Charles leafl ets. Lloyd Johnson was welcomed back to the site Monday. It was his fi rst time back after being in the hospital. Get well wishes were sent to Bonnie Manders and Ethel Camp-bell. Bonnie Manders remains a patient at the Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr with pneu-monia. Ethel has returned home after having major surgery at Grin-nell. Tuesday found the band present to provide the day’s extra entertain-ment. Members included accom-panist Carmene James, plus Vern Brown, Virginia Walden, Dorothy Clough, Iona Triggs, Mary Jane Narigon, Evelyn Sickels, Doris Overholser, Rose James and Har-old Brown. All the May birthdays were cel-ebrated at a part held at the meal site Friday. Present to share birth-day honors were Muriel Johnson, Darlene White, Perry White, Ran-dy White, Harold Brown, Peggy Skarda, Elaine Wiese and Harold Ness. Special entertainment for the day was provided by the Friday Singers. The group included ac-companist Darlene Morgan, di-rector Marge Werner, plus Doro-thy Burgher, Iona Triggs, Harold Brown, Dave and Marge Patch, Peggy Wagenknecht, Margaret Hull, Marie Flynn and Randy White. The birthday cakes for the occasion were provided by Pastor Robin Thomas on behalf of the Ellston U.M.W. ladies. Ice cream for the occasion was provided by Peggy Skarda and Lloyd and Mu-riel Johnson. Several visitors and guests were present to share this special day. Darlene White was privileged to have lots of family and friends present to share her special day. They included two daughters,

Marsha Cheers and Marie Flynn; three sons, Perry White, Randy White and Johnny White; a sister and brother-in-law, Jack and Lila Greene, and friends, Pam Palmer and Fred Sherer. They even got included in the celebration and the days activities. Lloyd and Muriel Johnson were proud to have their daughter and son-in-law, Harold and Linda Ness, as their guests at the party Friday. Harold was even one of the birthday honorees. He has just re-tired after serving 29 years in the military. Alan and Tammy Parmer ac-companied Bob and Connie Eason to the meal site Friday. They were to head home the next day after spending several weeks with the Easons. All will look forward to their return in the future. It was good to welcome snow-birds, Wade and Elaine Wiese back. They look like winter south was good to them. Sympathy is extended to the Wimmers, Don and Darlene. Word was received her sister had passed away recently.

May 6 - The big snowy day of May 2 is the “talk of the town.” It snowed for 11 hours straight, cov-ering the green grass, peas, aspara-gus, early fl owers, peach blossoms, etc. It was pretty and fascinating to watch the big snow fl akes coming down. Gardening is at a standstill. Early-planted veggies are coming along slowly. Going along to help Felty Bon-tragers unload when they moved to Priez, MN last week were Samuel Bontragers and Lorene, Alvin Bon-trager, Joe Miller, Katie and Leroy Yoder and Mrs. Edna Bontrager and four children. Tuesday Eli and Rachel Miller and 11 children went to load a truck and move to the same area, Priez, MN. Florence Hochstetler went to Loganville, WI last week to attend the wedding of a niece at the Mel-vin Graber, Jr. home. She traveled with family from Jamesport, MO. The Robert Detweiler family went to LaPlata, MO to attend a wedding at her sister’s place, the Ervin Gingeriches. Mrs. Edna Bontrager and four children left for Granton, WI Sat-urday wanting to attend the wed-ding of a niece. Mary Bontrager traveled along to August and wants to help along at an aunt’s house where they have a new baby. Five of Roy Bontrager’s chil-dren, Dena, Wilma, Noah, Mar-vin and David, and two cousins of Jamesport, MO are planning on a trip to Saint Ignatius, MT to attend the wedding of a cousin and also stop at places of interest along the way. A correction is in order. Bill Quick did not buy any property of Levi Mast’s as was reported. Sorry, Bill, about the wrong report.

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May 6 - Last week this writer was contemplating the beautiful spring weather. Well, there is no similarity to spring this week. She doesn’t know exactly how much snow they had, but she’s sure it was closer to 10 inches than fi ve inches. It is all gone now but was certainly a surprise. This writer’s mother told her there were snow fl urries the day before she was born, May 9, 1942, but she has a little diffi culty recalling that. This area certainly needed the moisture;

just a strange mode this time of year. Jan Holmes and Kathryn Still have been working on scrapbooks for their seniors this past week, while the weather kept them in-side. Saturday Gina and Taylor Still visited with the sisters for a while. After church Sunday Jan and Kathryn went to Bethany, MO for lunch at Toot-Toot’s. Monday the sisters were Creston shoppers. Cassie Still visited with her Grand-ma Kathy and Aunt Jan Monday afternoon. This writer could not catch any-one at home this morning so news is a little sparse. With Mother’s Day this next week, she imagines that will change. Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers out there. May God bless you for all you do to keep your families running smoothly.

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May 6 - The rainy weather took care of several track meets last week but the teams were able to go to Truro for the Pride of Iowa meet. Laura Davison, Wyatt Jackson and Maddie Mobley participated in the meet. Robert, Julie and Amber Da-vison, Melanie Jackson and Amy, Emma, Gracie and Sue Mobley attended the meet. The boys team won the meet. Megan Warin spent Friday night in Mercer, MO with her Hy-dra teammates celebrating gradua-tion of some of the older girls. Mel and Lauren Burton went to Diagonal Friday night to watch the Diagonal students at their prom. The next night Lauren and her date, her dad, attended the daugh-ter/dad dance in Diagonal. Mel

was in charge of that event. Joyce Weehler attended the birthday reception for LaVon Thomas at the Mount Ayr First Christian Church Saturday. They were celebrating LaVon’s 100th birthday. The Jason Lynch family at-tended the Angus cattle show in Mount Ayr Sunday. Paige showed her heifer and won the commercial heifer division. The middle school had one track meet in Bedford last week. Megan Warin is a member of that track team. The boys and girls teams won the meet. Betsy Keenan sang with the Graceland Oratorio Chorus and other Graceland choruses and the orchestra Friday night in a per-formance of Handel’s “Messiah.” The group had been practicing on Monday nights since February. Betsy’s houseguests attended the performance. Emma and Gracie Mobley went to the movie Friday night and spent the night at a friend’s house. Joan Jackson helped with the commencement at Northwest Mis-souri State University Saturday morning and afternoon. Carole and Richard Davison spent Saturday with Diana and Dave Pedersen. The women went shopping in Saint Joseph, MO while the men went to an auction. Curt Jackson also attended the auc-tion. Wyatt Jackson accompanied the Mount Ayr band to a concert band contest in Bedford Friday night. The band received a I rating. Joe, Donna and Megan Warin went to the cattle show at the fair-grounds in Mount Ayr Sunday. They were able to watch Cole Mobley and Paige Lynch show their heifers. Kevin, Melanie, Wyatt and Hannah went to the graduation party for Levi Martin at the South-west Iowa REC building Saturday evening. Softball practice has started for the girls in the Maloy area. Amy Mobley will be coaching one of the fi fth-sixth grade teams. Hannah

Jackson, Emma Mobley and Am-ber Davison will be on that team. Amy, Maddie, Emma and Gra-cie Mobley went to Grant City, MO Sunday. They were there to attend the wedding shower for Amy’s nephew, Justin Green, and his fi ancé, Charlotte Jones. Tuesday Wyatt Jackson ran in the track meet in Greenfi eld. Kevin, Melanie, Hannah and Joan Jackson were on hand to watch the team. Laura Davison and Maddie Mobley were in Martensdale par-ticipating in the track meet there Tuesday. Robert, Julie and Amber Davison and Amy, Emma and Gra-cie Mobley attended that meet.

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News from Clearfi eldLinda Bell

May 6 - There were two nice days this week, Sunday and Mon-day, except it was very windy again. Then the rest of the week was cold, windy and had rain, hail, snow and sleet. For the fi rst part of May, the weather sure wasn’t like you’d expect. Wednesday morning was the U.M.W.’s May breakfast at the Methodist church. They had a good crowd, 80 , an had a lot of fun. They served as assortment of rolls and coffee cakes, fruit cups, sausage links and scrambled eggs. It was very good. The speaker this year was Bill Beaman, who is a farmer just southwest of Clear-fi eld. He said he could be from Clearfi eld, Sharpsburg, Lenox or Bedford. He is right in the middle of all of them. He has written three books and they all take place in

Taylor county and each is a murder mystery, has some romance and also a little humor. He was very in-teresting. All three of the books are in the Clearfi eld Library if you’d like to read them. Thursday was coffee with the girls at the store and they celebrat-ed Linda Bell’s birthday, which was Monday, a big one. They had a lot of fun and Linda got some re-ally cute cards. It started snowing about 9 a.m. and it snowed all day. They didn’t get much accumulation but north of there at least 11 inches was re-ported. Lots of cars were in the ditches up there again. This sure isn’t May weather. Friday morning was Jean Haid-siak’s funeral. Linda Bell helped with the lunch and that is always an enjoyable time, working with all the other ladies and the family is always so appreciative. It seems like food tastes so good at a funeral dinner. Linda thinks it’s kind of a comforting experience for the fam-ily. One of Jean’s grandsons got up and talked bout some of the memories of “Grandma.” Linda was thinking that could all be said about her grandma too. All the gar-den work, cooking and just spend-ing time playing with them. They don’t make grandmas like that anymore. They all have jobs out-side the home and have to squeeze in time for grandkids when they can. Saturday morning there was a road clean-up scheduled on J23, the highway between Clearfi eld and Diagonal. The two Lions clubs, Clearfi eld and Diagonal get to-gether and clean it up every spring. It was 32 degrees, misty rain and windy, so it was called off. They probably won’t get it done this year because the grass is getting so tall. You can’t see the trash, so they will try to get it done next spring. Be sure and get your alumni banquet tickets reserved. Call 641-336-2895. Closing this week with: “You become who your friends are.” From the coffee table, Linda B.

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Betty Jo Barker, 92, died April 4, 2013 in the Sunrise at Hunter Mill Senior Living Center in Oak-ton, Virginia. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of the late Ebon McAninch and Bertha Overholser McAninch and was raised in Mount Ayr, Iowa. A graduate of Mount Ayr high school and the University of Kansas, Betty worked as a clerical assistant and as a teacher in Chero-kee and Enid, Oklahoma, in Good-ing, Idaho and, since 1960, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was a member of Central Christian Church and a 52-year resident of Las Vegas. On September 18, 1948, Betty was united in marriage to Donald Vernon Barker of Benton, Iowa. Donald was a building supply company manager and after his retirement in 1990, Betty and Don-ald often traveled and especially enjoyed their trip to Australia and New Zealand. Betty is survived by her daugh-ter, Sharon Ann Wright and hus-band Kenneth Wright of Spring Creek, Nevada; granddaughter, Heather Lynn Harvey and husband Christopher and seven great-grand-children of Wasilla, Alaska; grand-daughter, Rebecca Ann Szumiesz and husband Kurt and four great-grandchildren of Palmer, Alaska; two brothers, J. Barton (Marlys) McAninch of Cedar Falls, Iowa and C.D. (Helen) McAninch of Lakewood, Colorado; a cousin, Marjorie McAninch Waggoner of San Jose, California, and numer-ous nephews, nieces and friends. Betty was preceded in death by her parents and, on January 8, 2000, by her beloved husband, Donald, after 51 years of mar-riage. Visitation and a service will be held April 19, 2013 at the Palm Mortuary-Henderson, Nevada fol-lowed by burial in the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cem-etery in Boulder, Nevada. Memorials may be made to the Mount Ayr Public Library.

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Monday, April 29, 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 Royce Dredge and seconded by Kraig Pen-nington to approve the previous min-utes. AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. EMA Director Teresa Jackson met with the board to discuss the Continuity of Community and Gov-ernments Plan. The plan proposes an alternative location should a disaster occur and the courthouse become inoperable. The REC was an option; however, due to a confl ict, this will not be feasible. Jackson said the 4-H building is an option; there is good parking, phone hook-ups, enough space, restrooms, etc. Jackson will get a Memorandum of Understand-ing (MOU) from the Fair Board. A second option would be the Catholic Church basement. Jackson will fol-low up on both options and report back to the board. Once the location is determined, Jackson will have to hold a functional exercise for all em-ployees. Through a HAZMAT grant Jack-son hired Matt Woody to perform a commodity fl ow study along High-way 2 through Ringgold county. This study will show the amount of haz-ardous materials that travel through the county. Jackson reported that 24 hours of continuing education have been completed. She is also compliant with workshops and drills that are required. Jackson noted that Ed Mc-Creary will assist with a fi re drill test in the courthouse. Very few employ-ees are familiar with the fi re escape on the third fl oor. Jackson will choose a date for the drill. Jackson is also preparing a Pet Plan. According to the plan, the pets will go to the fairgrounds. There are four pet trailers available through the state that are stocked if needed in a disaster. The certifi cation team will work with Dr. Keith Miller on details of the plan. Jackson and Engineer Zach Gun-solley worked together during fl ood damage last week notifying the pub-lic of closed roads, damages, etc. Jackson reported that she is work-ing on the details of implementing a National Flood Insurance Program for Ringgold county. In order to par-ticipate, the county must fi rst adopt an ordinance that requires a permit prior to construction within a spe-cial fl ood hazard area. David Inloes questioned who will be in charge or monitoring the zoning requirements and ensuring they are met. National fl ood plain maps are being prepared for the county. Once completed there will be a process to determine eligi-bility for fl ood insurance. Jackson reported that Connie Richards and Peggy Johnson are qualifi ed to be Red Cross representa-tives in the county. Jackson mentioned she is work-ing with Sheriff Mike Sobotka on a tornado/severe weather program. She is now the coordinator for the safe room at Judge Lewis Park. Jeff Sick-els has donated time to do dirt work at the new safe room. Jackson report-ed the safe room holds 228 people. At 10:02 a.m. Royce Dredge moved to go into closed session per Iowa Code §21.5 (1) (c) to discuss a litigation matter. Kraig Pennington second. Motion Carried. Present: David Inloes, Kraig Pen-nington, Royce Dredge, County At-torney Clint Spurrier, Public Health Director Becky Fletchall, RCSS Di-rector Cathy McGahuey, Attorney Carlton Salmons and Auditor Aman-da Waske. At 11:01 a.m. Royce Dredge moved to adjourn the closed session. Kraig Pennington second. Motion carried. County Engineer Zach Gunsol-ley met with the board to provide an update on Secondary Roads. NRCS request for assistance letter was re-viewed and signed. Offi ce Manager Lizzie Hanawalt has been gather-ing information relating to the fl ood damage last week. Gunsolley report-ed there are funds available to the county for damages sustained during the week of April 15. He will look further into this. Gunsolley discussed Wellness Committee participation from his department. The commit-tee would like a representative from Secondary Roads but realizes their hectic schedule, especially with sum-mer approaching. Gunsolley said he doesn’t mind if they participate but doesn’t know about having a repre-sentative attend the monthly meet-ings. Auditor Amanda Waske stated

at fi rst the meetings will be monthly, but may become every other month as the program develops. She also added that not all wellness activi-ties would take his employees from their job. There are some activities the committee has in mind that could be done over lunch or during a break. Gunsolley agreed this would be more benefi cial. Gunsolley addressed many mem-bers of the public regarding the seal-coat roads throughout the county. He began with a presentation show-ing some of the damage to the roads from 2010 and 2013. Gunsolley mentioned the fuel tax has not been raised since 1989; 80 percent of his budget comes from this fund. With 75 miles of sealcoat roads throughout the county, cold patching is not a cost effective method of repair. Gunsolley added Secondary Roads is in a hiring freeze. He has lost six employees in the past fi ve years. Gunsolley asked the crowd which roads they would like to see maintained and which roads they would like put back to gravel. His department does not have enough funding currently to repair all roads. He then asked if the pub-lic would be interested in pursuing a bond issue again. There is a citizens group putting together a plan for a bond proposal. Jeannette Williams asked if there could be a tax tariff imposed on large trucks/equipment that damages the roads. Elaine Tutor added that the road was in good condition until the hog confi nements were built. She added that they should have to pay more taxes. Justin Cook spoke about imple-menting low water crossings as they do in Missouri. They are low cost and easy to maintain. With the county having no funds to repair roads and bridges, why not put in a low water crossing. Gunsolley mentioned a se-vere accident in Union county related to a low water crossing therefore he does not want that type of liability in the county. Gunsolley also added that the rivers are cutting deeper and wider and will therefore wash away the riprap. Judy Mercer questioned if the roads go back to gravel will the county be able to maintain them? They are not being maintained now, she added. Gunsolley said he would rather have a gravel road to maintain as opposed to cold patching sealcoat roads as gravel would be safer. Spencer Lumbard asked if there is a plan in the fi ve or seven years to pave J23? Gunsolley responded no, but there could be. Pennington clarifi ed that the board has not decided to turn all sealcoat roads back to gravel. While there are a few roads that could be returned to gravel, it has not been discussed to do so. Inloes noted that they could cut the gravel budget and put those monies in the sealcoat fund if that is what the public wants. Jim Werner asked if there are funds in the county budget to move to the roads depart-ment. Pennington said the county is currently contributing the most that is allowed per the state. Melinda England mentioned J23 is not wide enough when oncom-ing traffi c meets; someone has to go off what little shoulder is there. The roads need to be fi xed right, she said, or the county will be held liable when/if a wreck occurs. Reagan Main said she would rath-er drive on a gravel road for a short term knowing that the long term plan is to pave the sealcoat roads. She said that would be safer than patching as the need arises. Dredge added that he is worried about out of town people traveling on these roads and not familiar with this type of surface. Spence Jones asked how much gravel it would take to gravel the roads. He also asked when the Wishard Chapel project was going to start. Gunsolley told him May 6th, weather permitting. Karlene Stephens said there is a variance in how the roads are main-tained. She asked if there was train-ing offered, yearly or otherwise. With Gunsolley being the department head, the direction should start there. Gun-solley said there has been no training. He will look into this. Raymond Shields asked if the bond issue does come up and passes; will the county have the money to maintain the roads? He also asked what the life expectancy is. Inloes responded with seven to 10 years of life expectancy. Paul Dykstra asked if Secondary Roads did receive more money would he hire more employees or outsource all of the work. Gunsolley responded he would hire out the work as that would be a smaller amount of money, then it could be managed in house. In a previous meeting Ed John-ston told Inloes that the bond would have a better chance of passing if it

came from a grass roots campaign and was citizen driven. Reagan Main added that the bond should be paid off in 10 years, not 15 since the life of the road would not be more than 10 years. Melinda England said the county seems to have gotten away from a fi ve year plan; there doesn’t appear to be a plan at all. She added that being told to call our senator and represen-tative does not suffi ce. Justin Cook suggested to the board to do one mile at a time if needed. The people understand the lack of funding; but show some ef-fort he added. Karlene Stephens asked if it would be benefi cial to hold a meeting involving a representative from each township. Dredge mentioned that Dan Coul-son used much of the funding when he was engineer to repair bridges and culverts, which was badly needed. Therefore the roads were sacrifi ced. Paul Dykstra suggested convert-ing the roads to gravel, reshape them and have the roads ready for when funds do come available. Pay as you go, do not pay interest on a bond. The issue of embargoing roads came up. Doug Frost noted farm to market roads cannot be embargoed. The equipment now a days is the face of agriculture; we will just have to make adjustments to accommodate. Inloes added that the county receives money for the farm to market roads. Mitch England said Diagonal has a lot of small business and tax dol-lars that are contributed to the coun-ty. Rough roads take business from small towns. Jim Smith said the ambulance and fi re trucks will not travel P64 or P68 because of the severity of the roads. Harold Cooper questioned the pot holes west of Kellerton and who is responsible for repairing them. Gun-solley said it belongs to the City of Kellerton. A few citizens argued this stating a certain portion of the road is City of Kellerton and the other half is county. This will be looked into. Reagan Main thanked Gunsolley for the presentation and said it was very helpful. The board thanked ev-eryone for attending and said a plan will be put in place. Andrew Collings, with the South-ern Iowa Council of Governments, met with the board to discuss an airport zoning ordinance. Ted Smith and Dan Cunning were also present on behalf of the airport commission. Collings mentioned that the state is requiring that every city implement an airport zoning ordinance. Grant funding is available to fund 85 per-cent of the ordinance. A portion of the airport does extend in to the county. Both the city and county have to adopt the ordinance. The ordinance focuses on height and land use. The City of Mount Ayr has accepted the ordinance in order to apply for the grant. Dredge questioned the entire zoning process. Dredge asked if we need to visit with County Attorney Clint Spurrier fi rst? Collings stated this is just the start of the process. There will be a public hearing and notices will be mailed to those af-fected by the ordinance. In essence the city would maintain the ease-ment. Once the ordinance is agreed upon, grant funds can be applied for. Cunning stated funds will be used to resurface the runway. The board fully supports this ordinance. Collings also met with the board regarding the Hazard Mitigation Plan for the county. Adopting this plan will allow for more FEMA funding if a disaster strikes. The plan must be updated every fi ve years.

RESOLUTION RC13–95 WHEREAS, the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors hereby accepts Attorney Carlton Salmons decision to appeal the decision of Iowa Med-icaid Enterprise on April 22, 2013. THEREFORE, a motion was made by Kraig Pennington and sec-onded by Royce Dredge stating such. The vote on the resolution: AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. ATTEST: Amanda Waske, Audi-tor. Passed and approved April 29, 2013.

RESOLUTION RC13–96 WHEREAS, the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors hereby directs Attorney Carlton Salmons to fi le a waiver request with Director of DHS Charles Palmer regarding the Iowa Medicaid Enterprise claim. THEREFORE, a motion was made by Royce Dredge and second-ed by Kraig Pennington stating such. The vote on the resolution: AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. ATTEST: Amanda Waske, Audi-tor. Passed and approved April 29, 2013.

RESOLUTION RC13–97 WHEREAS, the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors hereby directs County Attorney Clint Spurrier to

prepare a letter for the Board of Su-pervisors to submit to ICAP regard-ing the Iowa Medicaid Enterprise claim. THEREFORE, a motion was made by Kraig Pennington and sec-onded by Royce Dredge stating such. The vote on the resolution: AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. ATTEST: Amanda Waske, Audi-tor. Passed and approved April 29, 2013.

RESOLUTION RC13–98 WHEREAS, the Ringgold Coun-ty Board of Supervisors hereby ap-proves to have Chairman David In-loes sign the letter to NRCS request for Assistance Letter. THEREFORE, a motion was made by Royce Dredge and second-ed by Kraig Pennington stating such. The vote on the resolution: AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. ATTEST: Amanda Waske, Audi-tor. Passed and approved April 29, 2013.

RESOLUTION RC13–99 WHEREAS, the Ringgold Coun-ty Board of Supervisors hereby ap-proves and adopts the revised Hazard Mitigation Plan of 2013-2018 for Ringgold County pending FEMA ap-proval. THEREFORE, a motion was made by Kraig Pennington and sec-onded by Royce Dredge stating such. The vote on the resolution: AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. ATTEST: Amanda Waske, Audi-tor. Passed and approved April 29, 2013.

RESOLUTION RC13–100 WHEREAS, the Ringgold Coun-ty Board of Supervisors hereby ap-proves claims that will be paid on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. THEREFORE, a motion was made by Royce Dredge and second-ed by Kraig Pennington stating such. The vote on the resolution: AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. ATTEST: Amanda Waske, Audi-tor. Passed and approved April 29, 2013. Accurate Controls, Inc., sheriff computer repair, $40.00. ACS, recorder 20/20, $600.00. Alliant Energy, RCSS/sheriff/courthouse/public health/Redding utilities, $4,199.38. Arends, Shannon, sheriff K-9 benefi t, $24.38. Bankers Trust Company, sheriff jail bond payment, $160,970.00. Carr, Matt, sheriff school meals, $113.55. Carter Waters, patching materials, $8,798.88. CenturyLink, 911 trunking/DHS telephone, $186.31. City of Delphos, April street pay-ment, $61.91. City of Diagonal, April street pay-ment, $462.47. City of Kellerton, April street payment, $623.26. City of Maloy, April street pay-ment, $71.88. CNH Capital/Vetter, battery, $189.95. Culligan, courthouse water, $23.00. CVS Systems Inc., courthouse fl ags, $114.45. Derald’s Garage, courthouse mower fuel treatment, $15.95. Diagonal Progress, mowing bid ad/supervisors publications/public health CPPW ads, $1,479.94. Dittmer, Sarah, attorney tran-scripts/miscellaneous/trial, $332.50. Dollar General - Charged Sales, RCSS supplies, $95.92. Employee Benefi t Systems, coun-ty insurance, $64,119.41. Farm Plan/NAPA, fi lters/paint, $25.99. GLS Mfg., shop supplies, $146.44. Green Valley Pest Control, sheriff pest control, $40.00. GRP & Associates, public health sharps disposal, $45.00. Gunsolley, Zach, May cell phone use, $30.00 Hopkins & Huebner P.C., super-visors employee handbook, $402.50. Hy-Vee Accounts Receivable, RCSS groceries, $133.47. Inloes, David, supervisors meet-ings, $272.96. ISACA Treasurer, seat training core II, $100.00. ISCTA, treasurer 2013 May con-ference, $150.00. ISU Extension Service, pub-lic health LYF meeting expense, $30.00. Ivans Inc., public health medicare connect fees, $49.99. Jackson, Teresa, EMA cell phone, $45.00. Jeff French Snow Removal, snow

removal, $270.00. Johnson, Robert, May cell phone use, $30.00. Koch Brothers, courthouse copier color copies, $1.96. Lilienthal, Victor, May cell phone use, $30.00. Long, Amy, sheriff school meals/mileage, $170.26. Lowe Oil Company, safety items, $23.40. Mail Services, treasurer postage and print, $146.81. McGahuey, Cathy, RCSS post-age, $24.31. Meyer Laboratory Inc., sheriff jail supplies, $453.04. Mount Ayr Record-News, trea-surer and sheriff supplies/supervisors publications/magistrate and public health advertising, $892.99. MTE Offi ce Center, attorney/au-ditor/sheriff offi ce supplies, $653.48. Munyon Plumbing & Heating, courthouse equipment, $1,952.26. NAPA Auto Parts, courthouse mower gas can, $37.98. O’Keefe Elevator Company Inc., courthouse elevator maintenance, $261.65. Offi ce Machines Co., offi ce sup-plies, $84.91.

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May 6 - Oh, my! What a spring -- rain, sleet, snow, you name it, we got it! This writer supposes they will go right to hot weather one of these days. She thinks they are ready for it, though. This week is National Nurses Week, and those at Clearview would like to salute all of their nurses. They are proud of the staff and celebrate this week for the quality work they provide at Clearview. National Nursing Home Week is May 12-18 and have lots of spe-cial activities will be going on that week. It starts on Mother’s Day with a Mother’s Day Tea on Sun-day, Bible study with Scott Mar-cum -- a skit and refreshments on Monday afternoon, bingo with the Lenox American Legion ladies on Tuesday, a department head break-fast Wednesday morning, church and music with Terry Roberts and Kathy Rinehart Wednesday after-noon and refreshments, a patriotic program with Hospice of South-west Iowa Thursday morning, taco bowls Thursday afternoon, a resi-dent raffl e Friday morning and a cookout for the school kids Friday afternoon. All were saddened by the death of Jean Haidsiak. She came to Clearview August 28, 2009 and passed away April 30, 2013. Jean participated in most of the activi-ties and especially enjoyed bingo and playing cards. She had a won-derful sense of humor and enjoyed a good joke. She is survived by daughters Kay Miles and Carolyn Williams and son George Haid-siak. All extend their sympathy to the family. Residents enjoyed ice cream bars and ice cream sandwiches during bingo a couple of times the last two weeks. They thought those just hit the spot. After Bible study Monday Jeani took Darlene Gilbert for a wheelchair ride to the Taygold convenience store. They enjoyed an ice cold coke along with some popcorn. It was one of the few warm days this spring. Amy also took Bev Stream and Gerald Baker for walks outside. Tuesday morning Amy and some of the residents made May baskets for the school kids and teachers. They fi lled them Wednes-day and delivered them Wednesday afternoon. Bingo winners Tuesday afternoon were Gladys Gose, Carol Kinder and Dorothy Wetzel. Dorothy Wetzel enjoyed having her family come Tuesday evening to help her celebrate her birthday. Dwight and Glenda Wetzel, Robert and Loretta Wetzel, Jason, Lind-say, Gavin and Griffi n Wetzel and Galen and Marcia Nickell brought spice cake, lemon cake, ice cream and strawberries for refreshments.

Jeani took Gladys Gose and Helen Lyddon to the May breakfast at the church Wednesday morning. Dee Schild joined her mom, Helen, for the breakfast. They also enjoyed a ride through the countryside. All enjoyed the delicious breakfast and program by Bill Beaman. The Clear-fi eld Legion Auxiliary ladies brought May baskets for the residents. Wheel of Fortune was played Thursday morning with Jeane Eng-land guessing most of the answers. They also enjoyed playing a new baseball game. Liz Shaefer and Amber Fooken from Clearview in Mount Ayr lent their game. They made one of their own and the resi-dents really enjoyed it. Exercise and Bible trivia was Friday morning with the school students coming to read and visit Friday afternoon.

Visitors have been Rick Garrett, Marvin Garrett, Doreen Garrett and Avy Curtis with Harriet Garrett; Liz Kilgore, Kerry Saville and Kathy Valenzuela with Clara Kilgore; Rob, Loretta, Jason, Lindsay, Gavin and Griffi n Wetzel, Dwight and Glenda Wetzel and Marcia and Galen Nick-ell with Dorothy Wetzel;

Elaine Fargo and Harlan Helge-son with Ethel Helgeson; Bernita and Ed Stansberry with Coletta Bradley; Jack and Dixie Taylor with Lorabel Taylor; Jim and Joy Goins, Danny Kinder and Kevin and Jessica Keips with Carol Kind-er; Dee Schild, John Lyddon and Janis Henderson with Helen Lyd-don; Sundae and Meghan Nord-strom with Ona Knott; Ashley and Ava Gilbert with Darlene Gilbert, and Leona Mahoney, Normie Begg, and Grace Warin with several.

certainly a fi rst for many of them as far as the weather goes. Oh well, it is bound to get nice one day and the sooner the better. They will defi nitely be ready. April was a great month for ev-eryone at Maple Ridge as Marga-ret Wilson was able to spend two weeks in Tennessee with her son and family. She reports a wonder-ful time! Betty Rullestad is spend-ing several weeks in Illinois with her daughter, Sue. They all miss her and hope she is doing well while she is gone. Annabelle Jones, Dick Fuqua, Vergene Higgins, Phyllis Faubion and Paul and Frances Smith trav-eled to the Tingley Meal Site for the site’s 39th anniversary celebra-tion and had a great time. Another trip to Tingley was made by Ver-gene, Dick and Phyllis just to en-joy lunch, music and visiting. All wish to send a huge wel-come to Marjorie Ibbotson. Mar-jorie comes to Maple Ridge from Tingley and is a joy to all. Wel-come, Marjorie! Tenants have enjoyed a variety of wonderful activities during the month of April ranging anywhere from music, trivia and mind games to dominoes and ball games. It is also nice to be able to attend ac-tivities such as church, Bible study, musical entertainment and bingo at the Mount Ayr Health Care Cen-ter. A pizza party was held one eve-ning with four kinds of pizza and pop to enjoy along with ice cream sundaes for dessert. Games were also a part of the evening and in-cluded a pillow case relay, a wild game of fl y swat ball and a fi re bri-gade relay before everyone shared stories of overnight stays when they were growing up. Several made their way through the “Sheep Shed” that was set up outside in the parking lot. Yes, a sheep shed, although this one is used for a different purpose as it houses antiques, candles, rugs and more. This Sheep Shed was made especially for this purpose and was shared by LaVern and Carolyn Burtis. Bingo winners at Maple Ridge during April were Margaret Wil-son, Paul Smith, Vergene Higgins, Donna Benegas, Elladeen McGa-huey, Marcia Allen (guest of Paul Smith), Earle Schad and Frances Goff. Blackout winners were Fran-ces Goff, Vergene Higgins and El-ladeen McGahuey.

Social hour topics the past month with Marie Still and Ruth Angus have been April means, spelling bee, transportation, Shake-speare with Kathy Hemann as guest speaker and hairstylist day with Pat Kemery as guest speaker. April went out with a “BANG!” Western Day rounded up the month with a shoot-out as tenants each showed their shooting skills by shooting cans off a log. Some were certainly surprised at their great aim while others were shocked by the odd things their aim hit! They also tried their hand at rop-ing and enjoyed participating in the cowboy hat slide. While enjoy-ing haystacks and cactus juice they all joined in on a round of cowboy trivia. Most were humming a cow-boy song as they headed home. Welcome visitors during the month of April included Jim and Joyce Johnson and Pat Garvey of Colorado with Annabelle Jones; Greg and Amy Jo Mobley and Patti Musich of Grant City, MO with Frances Goff; Gary and Marcia Allen of Corn-ing, Ken Smith of Independence, MO and Paulette Clem of Annap-olis, MD with Paul Smith; Lois and Allen Ibbotson, Thel-ma Grimes, John and Rita Beran of Lenox, Anna Mathew and Joel Ibbotson with Marjorie Ibbotson; Tim Hunt with Elladeen McGa-huey; Ken and Karolyn Herren, Bill and Sharon Jones and Rick and Rose Fuqua with Dick Fuqua and Vergene Higgins; Gary and Carol Lee Schad with Earle Schad; Diane Drake and Brian, Col-leen and Stacy Wilson with Mar-garet Wilson, and Paulette Clem of Annapolis, MD with Phyllis Faubion.

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Church Obituaries ObituariesChurch Notes

Mount Ayr Larger ParishUnited Methodist Churches

Pastor Skip RushingRedding

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

100 N. Polk, Mount AyrFr. 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, May 12: 11:00 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.

Hickory GroveAdvent Christian Church

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

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.

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, May 12: 9:00 a.m., Sunday school. 10:00 a.m., Church service. Greeter, Bill Blunck; Call to worship, Deb Larson; Musician, Becky Gor-don; Children’s sermon, Mike Maddy, Mother’s Day special presentation; Message: Mike Maddy; Communion; Snacks, Kathi Blunck/Deb Larson. Board meeting. No potluck dinner. Monday, May 13: 5:00 p.m., Stretch exercises-UBP Church. Tuesday, May 14: 7:00 a.m., Men’s breakfast-UBP Church. Wednesday, May 15: 5:00 p.m., Stretch exercises-UBP Church. 5:30 p.m., Choir practice-UBP Church. Director Judy Cunning. 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, May 12: 9:00 a.m., Sunday school. 10:00 a.m., Church. Tuesday, May 14: Bloodmobile. Wednesday, May 15: 9:00 a.m., WIC. Thursday Prayer group at 9:30 a.m.

Bank of Christ Outreach and Hope Center

2nd & 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, May 12: 9:50 a.m., Sunday school. 11:00 a.m., Worship service with Ray Powell speaking.

Mount Ayr Restoration Branch

Sherman Phipps, Presiding ElderAlan Smith, Assistant

Sunday, May 12: Welcomers: Bob Rowland family. 9:45 a.m., Family Worship, Gor-don Winkler family. 10:00 a.m., Classes. 11:00 a.m., Worship. Sherman Phipps, presiding; Steven Smith, speaking; Pat Bolingbroke, pianist; Jim Barber, special music. Men serving Mother’s Day lunch following service. Custodians: Alan Smith. 6:00 p.m., Family fellowship to be announced. Wednesday, May 15: 7:00 p.m., Prayer service to be announced.

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Jean HaidsiakGRACE JEAN KETTLE

HAIDSIAK Grace Jean Kettle Haidsiak was born to Henry and Myrtle (Bean) Kettle on December 22, 1920 in Lena, Illinois. As a small child, she moved with her parents to Blockton, Iowa. Jean helped on the farm as a child. She rode her horse “Dandy” to and from school. “Dandy” lived a long life of 40 years and many grandkids also rode on “Dandy.” Jean gradu-ated from Blockton high school in 1938. After graduation she taught school at a country school. Jean met Wayne Haidsiak and after dating several years, they were married in Maryville, Mis-souri on December 30, 1942. Three children made the family complete, Marilyn Kay, Carolyn May and George Alan. Jean helped on the family farm while planting a large garden, cooking many meals, canning and cleaning house. She could really cook and no one ever left hungry. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Clearfi eld; U.M.W.; former member of the Eastern Star, and a member of Friendly Neighborhood Club. Jean enjoyed playing cards and was an avid bingo player. Jean passed away in her sleep on the morning of April 30, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Myrtle Kettle; husband, Wayne, on February 26, 2005; brothers, Byron and Dale Kettle; sisters, Marjorie Wilhite, Mildred Fuller and Mable Smith. Surviving are her children, Kay and Jerry Miles of Bennington, Ne-braska, Carolyn and Gary Williams

of Pomona, Kansas and George and Sherry Haidsiak of Clearfi eld, Iowa; fi ve grandchildren, Terri Stevens, Mike Martin, Jim Wil-liams, Mark Williams and Jamie Hommer; 12 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Vera Carson, Anna-bel Walkup and Lois Haidsiak, and other relatives and friends. A memorial fund has been es-tablished for the Clearfi eld Fire Department. Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home in Clearfi eld was in charge of the arrangements. Services were held at the Unit-ed Methodist Church in Clearfi eld on Friday, May 3, 2013, with Rev. Shurmaine McAlpine offi ciating. Musicians were Patty Parrish and Kathy Leonard. Casket bearers included Randall Nickle, Jack Wackernagle, Richard Weehler, Bob Bailey, Jerry Brown and Mike Warin. Honorary pallbearers were Ter-ri Stevens, Mike Martin, Jim Wil-liams, Mark Williams and Jamie Hommer. Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Blockton.

Dorothy KellerDOROTHY MAXINE KELLER Dorothy Maxine Keller, daugh-ter of Alfred “Pete” and Avis (Ben-son) Pacha, was born July 1, 1923 near Diagonal, Iowa. Dorothy grew up in Diagonal and graduated from Diagonal high school in 1941. Dorothy married Robert Earl Keller on April 4, 1942 in Grant City, Missouri. They farmed west of Diagonal for several years be-fore Bob’s career took them to Omaha, Nebraska. The family also lived in Wisconsin and Illinois. They retired to Lebanon, Missouri. In 1992 Dorothy and Bob returned to southwest Iowa and settled in Creston, Iowa.

Dorothy loved her fl owers and working in her garden. Dorothy was well known for digging up some of her beautiful plants and fl owers and was so proud and happy to share them with friends and family. Many of her plants and fl owers were originally started by her mother, Avis Pacha, and thus the tradition began. Her beauti-ful peonies and other favorites are now growing in Kansas City, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Arizona and Utah. Dorothy loved to crochet and with gift of love and patience she has taught many people. Doro-thy was a loving wife and mother. She enjoyed being a homemaker, cooking, gardening and spending time with her children and grand-children. In addition, she belonged to the Legion Auxiliary. After Bob passed away on April 24, 2012, Dorothy moved to Flower Mound, Texas. She passed away in Flower Mound on April 29, 2013 at Autumn Leaves of Flower Mound Memory Care Facility. Dorothy was well loved by the staff and caregivers for her wonderful sense of humor and kindness. She made many friends and was dearly loved by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Leslie Keller; grandson, Bryan Crad-dock; son-in-law, Paul Craddock, Sr., and sisters, Mary Ann Gardner and Phyllis Hogue. Those left to cherish her mem-ory include her children, Clyde Keller and wife Nancy of Cocoa Beach, Florida, Ron Keller and wife Terrie of Fayette, Utah and Diane Pierce and husband Eric of Flower Mound, Texas; grand-children, Brandy Ratley, Paul Craddock, Jr., Tara Penders and Stephanie Bridges; great-grand-children, David Ratley and Conor, Chase and Cloey Craddock; sister, Margaret Swank of Lenox, Iowa; brother-in-law, Dean Gardner, and other relatives and friends. Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home in Diagonal was in charge of the arrangements. Services were held at the United Church of Diagonal on Saturday, May 4, 2013, with Rev. Edward Shields offi ciating. Musicians in-cluded Judy Newton and Shelly Mason. Casket bearers were Paul Crad-dock, Eric Pierce, Conor Crad-dock, Gary Swank, Greg Hogue and Tom Sackett. Burial was in the Bethel Cem-etery in Diagonal. A memorial fund has been

established to the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Iowa Chap-ter, 1730 28th Street, West Des Moines, IA 50266.

Services set for Beatrice Boles Beatrice Boles of Grand River, age 89, passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2013, at the Clearview Home in Mount Ayr. Services will be conducted on Thursday, May 9, at the Slade - O’Donnell Funeral Home in Leon. A complete obituary will be in next week’s issue.

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Local business looking for full-time person to fill front office position. Duties include order processing, accounts receivable and payables, supply ordering and interacting with customers in person and on the phone.

Interested parties should submit letter and resume listing applicable experience to Box A, c/o Mount Ayr Record-News, P.O. Box 346, Mount Ayr, Iowa 50854.

RINGGOLD COUNTY GROUP HOMERINGGOLD COUNTY GROUP HOMESeeking Direct Care StaffSeeking Direct Care Staff

• Must be enthusiastic, caring, hardworking and flexible. • Working with individuals with disabilities or health care experience a plus. • High school degree required. • Must possess a valid driver’s license. • Must be willing to work weekends. • Starting wage is $10.00 per hour with benefits.

For more information, contact Natalie Schloner, Admin-istrator at 641-464-0714 or David Richards, Assistant Admin-istrator at 641-464-0713.

Please apply in person at:111 Ringgold Street, Mount Ayr, Iowa 50854

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JOB OPENING:Road Maintenance Seasonal Employment

Ringgold County Secondary Roads Department has a position opening for

Road Maintenance Seasonal Employment.✦ Temporary, up to 4 months✦ 40+/- hours per week, depending on department needs✦ Valid driver’s license, Class B CDL preferred✦ Mechanic experience preferred but not required✦ 18 years or older; high school diploma or GED✦ Lift up to 100 pounds✦ Work outside in adverse conditions✦ No benefits available✦ Equal Opportunity Employer

Please apply at 707 South Henderson Drive, Mount Ayr, Iowa, by 3 p.m., Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

JOB OPENING:Summer Technician Intern

Ringgold County Secondary Roads Department has a position opening for

Summer Technician Intern.✦ Temporary, 3 - 4 months✦ 40+/- hours per week, depending on department needs✦ Valid driver’s license✦ 18 years or older; high school diploma or GED✦ Enrolled undergrads with engineering major or a science major preferred✦ Lift up to 100 pounds✦ Work outside in adverse conditions✦ No benefits available✦ Equal Opportunity Employer

Please apply at 707 South Henderson Drive, Mount Ayr, Iowa, by 3 p.m., Thursday, May 16, 2013.

T.J. Towing and Automotive1410 N. Main Street, Osceola, Iowa 50213

Ph. 641-342-4495

Bad Credit? No Credit?Re-establish your credit!

APPLY ONLINE ATwww.tjtowingandauto.com

$9.75 per hourWeekday hours

and good benefits.Send letter of application to or email:Superintendent Stephens

kstephens@diagonalschools.orgDiagonal Community School

403 West SecondDiagonal, Iowa 50845

Ph. 641-734-5331AA/EOE

CHILD CARE ASSOCIATETina’s Tots Daycare

FOR RENT1 Bedroom

Apartments in Tingley for elderly or

disabled are available now at

Tingley Housing Corp.

- Must be 62 or older.- Stove and refrigerator furnished.

- Maximum income limit has changed.~ Call ~

Nancy FordPh.641-772-4295

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESCONTRACT SALESPERSONS Sell aerial photography of farms, commission basis. $7,000-$10,000/month. Proven product and earnings, Travel required. More info at mspho-tosd.com or call 877/882-3566. (INCN)______________________________

BUSINESS SERVICESADKISSON SAWMILL. Portable sawmill service. Your place or mine. Serving the area since 1989. Call Gerald Adkisson, 712-537-2433. 3-tfn______________________________SHAHA CONSTRUCTION. Dozer work. Call Kurt at 641-340-0428. 53-27tp______________________________McNEILL’S TREE SERVICE, Afton. Tree trimming, topping and removal. David, 641-344-9052. 9-3t______________________________PRINTING -- Business cards, envelopes, letterheads, statements, business forms, circulars. Competitive prices. MOUNT AYR RECORD-NEWS, 641-464-2440. 12-tfp______________________________

HELP WANTEDDRIVERS: Make $63,000.00 year or more. $2,500.00 Driver Referral Bonus and $1,200.00 Orientation Completion Bonus! CDL-A OTR experience required. Call Now: 1-866-325-1584. 6-4tp______________________________INTERNATIONAL and DOMES-TIC SALES REPRESENTATIVE OPENINGS at ALMACO in Ne-vada, IA. Sales of seed research combines and planters. Spanish/Por-tuguese required for International. www.almaco.com EOE (INCN)______________________________Itís True! Hirschbach Lease Purchase drivers pay only $.69/gal for fi rst 6 months and then itís only $.99/gal. Great miles, money, and trucks! 888-514-6005 drive4hml.com (INCN)______________________________

Driver - Two raises in fi rst year. Qualify for any portion of $.03/mile quarterly bonus: $.01 Safety, $.01 Procuction, $.01 MPG. 3 months OTR experience. 800-414-9569 www.driveknight.com (INCN)______________________________“Partners in Exellence” OTR Driv-ers APU Equipped Pre-Pass EZ-pass passenger policy. 2012 & Newer equipment. 100% NO touch. Butler Transport 1-800-528-7825. (INCN)______________________________Drivers: Training. Class A-CDL. Train and work for us! Professional and focused training for your Class A-CDL. You choose between Com-pany Driver, Owner Operator, Lease Operator or Lease Trainer. (877) 369-7895 www.centraltruckdriving-jobs.com (INCN)______________________________$4,000 Sign On$ CDL Drivers Up to $1500 Weekly. Class A/Great Ben-efi ts. Hogan: Call NOW to join our team! 866-275-8837 www.hogan1.com (INCN)______________________________

MISCELLANEOUS

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meetings every Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, Mount Ayr. 47-tfp______________________________

NEED COPIES? Copies up to 11 x 17 inches are available in black ink on white or colored paper. Reduction and enlargement also available. MOUNT AYR RECORD-NEWS. 12-tfp_____________________________This classifi ed spot for sale. Adver-tise your product or recruit an appli-cant in over 250 Iowa newspapers! Only $300/week. Call this paper or 800-227-7636 www.cnaads.com . (INCN)_____________________________SAWMILLS from only $3997.00- MAKE & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill-Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info/DVD: www.Norwood-Sawmills.com 1-800-578-1363 Ext. 300N. (INCN)_____________________________AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for hands on Aviation Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualifi ed- Job placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Mainte-nance 866-783-0458. (INCN)_____________________________GUN SHOW: BIG GUN SHOW, Davenport, Iowa 2815 W. Locust May 17-18-19 Fri. Nite 5-9. Sat. 9-5. Sun. 9-3. www.bigboreenterprise.com 563-590-4248. (INCN)_____________________________

LIVESTOCKFOR SALE: Yearling bulls for sale -- Angus, Simmental and Simm/Angus Cross. Matt Daughton, 641-344-5371. 10-1t______________________________

Mount Ayr Record-News

WANT ADS WORK!Call 641-464-2440 today.

Record-News Classi� ed Ads Work

County-Wide Gar

age

Sale Saturday

Every Second

Saturday in May, June,

July, August

and September

GARAGE SALE at 605 N. Webster Street, Mount Ayr, Friday, May 10, 9 a.m. - ?; Saturday, May 11, 9 a.m. - ?

GARAGE SALE in Kellerton at 404 East 1st Avenue, 3 1/2 blocks east of City Park on Friday, May 17, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.; Saturday, May 18, 9 a.m. - noon. For Sale: Booster car seat, love seat and matching wing-back chair, corner TV stand, computer table, twin headboard and frame, Black and Decker weed eater with two rechargeable batteries, small glass patio table with two chairs, six cut-glass glasses, salt and pepper cut glass, extra large women’s clothes and lots of miscellaneous.

6-FAMILY GARAGE SALE on Saturday, May 11, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. (Everything is half-price at 1 p.m.). 403 South Cleveland Street, Mount Ayr (Corner of Highways 2 and 169. Building materials, furniture, toys, clothes, lots of miscellaneous.

You-Name-The-Price Garage Sale Rain Or Shine!

Friday, May 10, 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.405 W. Jackson Street (Lywanda’s Garage)

Lots of EVERYTHING! Nothing will be marked. You name the price! Proceeds will go to the Aquatic Center Project for ceiling

fans and other necessities for the bathhouse.

Friday, May 109 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 118 a.m. - NoonWimer Residence(605 N. West Street, Mount Ayr • Ph. 641-344-9720)Clothing for men and women – plus, petite and tall, infant-teens

wear, handbags and shoes, DVD player with surround sound, paperback books, holiday décor, bed linens, end table, muscle-

strengthening boxing unit, baskets, horse collar gear.Stop by and take home some bargains and treasures. Coffee is FREE!

GARAGE SALEand BAKE SALE

Friday, May 10, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.Both Garage and Bake Sales

Saturday, May 11, 8 a.m. - NoonGarage Sale Only

Ringogld County Senior Citizens Activity Center

110 N. Taylor Street, Mount Ayr

Clarinda Livestock Auction, LLC

SPECIAL CATTLE SALES• Turnout Bull Sale– Thursday, May 23

• All Class Cattle Sale – Thursday, June 6• Starting promptly at 11 a.m. on weigh cows and bulls;

noon on feeder cattle.• All native cattle guaranteed fresh from the farm.

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

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

OWNERS: Randy and Sandy GibsonOffice 641-784-3323

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

Lamoni, Iowa

SALES EVERY THURSDAY:Next Sales May 9 and 16

Sales start at 9:30 a.m.

CLIP and SAVEMADISON COUNTY AUCTION

Winterset, IowaRegular Livestock Sale

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

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

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

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

Allen VenteicherOwner/Operator

Ph. 712-779-0168/779-2082

Mark VenteicherOwner/AuctioneerPh. 712-779-0169

MASSENA LIVESTOCK SALESPh. 712-779-3636

◆ Sale Every Wednesday at 1 p.m.◆ In your area weekly

Call for an on-the-farm appraisal

Thursday, May 9, 2013 Mount Ayr Record-News 19

Public Notices Ringgold County Supervisors Proceedings_________________________________Continued from page 17

ciation, Redding water, $19.00. Southwest Iowa Rural Electric, conservation utilities, $164.00. Staples Credit Plan, public health CTG/BT/offi ce supplies, $200.71. Sunset Law Enforcement, sheriff ammunition, $2,577.60. Superior Lamp, courthouse custo-dian supplies, $257.52. TL Tools, tools, $140.17. Trullinger, Steve, May cell phone use, $30.00. Union Co. Family Support Coun-cil, public health PAT training regis-tration fee, $20.00. University of Iowa Center, public health PHEP meeting registration, $240.00. US Bank, public health postage/nursing, offi ce and PAT supplies, $73.61. US Cellular, public health PAT/case management wireless modems, $103.04. Visionworks, Inc., public health case management monthly hosting fee, $500.00. Wallace, Shirley, VA commission training in DSM, $99.36. Walmart Community/GECRB, sheriff jail supplies/K-9 benefi t, $678.12. Walter, Merle, 911 Internet/cell phone/E911 mileage and meetings, $245.46. Waske, Amanda, auditor district IV meeting/seat training, $148.67. Windstream, DHS/911/RCSS/treasurer/recorder phones and 911 records management, $1,147.85. Windstream Communications, 911 trunking, $509.70. Ziegler, parts, $1,861.02.

Total = $278,319.82FUNDS TOTAL RECAP

General Basic ................. $15,624.96General Supplemental ...... 64,595.88Secondary Road ............... 28,137.75Case Management ................. 872.95Jail Sales Tax Account ... 164,681.74Emergency Management......... 85.75Ringgold County K-9 Unit .......................... 572.38E-911 Surcharge ................. 1,641.93Sheriff’s Commissary Account ............................ 606.48Tri County Drug Investigation ................. 1,500.00

Grand Total = $278,319.82 There was no further business. A motion was made by Kraig Penning-ton and seconded by David Inloes to adjourn the meeting at 4:05 p.m. DAVID INLOES ChairmanATTEST: AMANDA WASKE Ringgold County Auditor

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May 2, 2013 The Ringgold County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Thursday, May 2, 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 Royce Dredge and seconded by Kraig Pen-nington to approve the previous min-utes. AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. Also present: Jim Newton, Mitch England and Charles Fifer County Engineer Zach Gunsolley met with the board to review a roads repair plan. Gunsolley provided to the board maps of sealcoat roads, paved roads and road counts from 2008. Jim Newton added the new traffi c accounts are available online. Charles Fifer said if the county would furnish the materials for sealcoating, he would do the work. Dredge said he would not have proper equipment to do the patching. Gunsolley said he would discuss this with County Attorney Clint Spurrier. Fifer also mentioned there is a post by Harold Coopers that is a traf-fi c hazard and needs to be removed. He also mentioned the tubes east of his driveway are rusted out and need replaced. Fifer said he knows the county has a lot to do now, but pot holes need repaired before an acci-dent occurs. Pennington asked if we are fi xing gravel patches only, pot holes or en-tire roads. Gunsolley stated he needs long term and short term direction. Pennington noted he does not want to repair the mile and half by Lynch’s that was turned to gravel last year. Pennington noted the bridge on J55 between Redding and Blockton needs repaired. Pennington suggested Secondary Roads start on J55 followed by J23 then P68. His plan is to work around the county. Inloes stated he does not want to patch if the roads will eventually turn back to gravel. Gunsolley reported the com-pactor has not been working for 15 years. Pennington asked about fi x-ing it or if their plan is to just let it set. Gunsolley does not have enough money in the parts budget to repair this. Currently his priorities are trans-missions, should they need repaired, or other major repairs as they arise. Inloes would like to plan accord-ingly so the crew is not going all over the county. Newton asked if renting a com-pactor is an option. Gunsolley said it is more of a manpower issue. Gunsolley noted a tanker will do ¼ mile. Inloes asked about getting two semis a day. Gunsolley replied yes. Gunsolley said the crew will be done in one day with each section of a road. Gunsolley does not want

a road closed overnight. Gunsolley is anticipating 15 days to complete all patching throughout the county; tak-ing into account breakdowns. England asked if the county has priced farming this project out. Work-ing for the City of Diagonal, England has found prices to be lower by doing this. England stated Diagonal is hav-ing patch repair work done for $3.80/sq yard; this includes materials and labor. Gunsolley does feel it would be comparable to outsourcing as do-ing the repairs in house. Gunsolley said 4.3-6 times more of property owners taxes go to schools than secondary roads and 67 percent more property taxes go to the hospital than to secondary roads. Gunsolley wants to grade and pave P68 as oppose to just paving for safety reasons due to the sharp curves. Dredge asked what the fi ve year plan is to pave roads in the county. What is the next road? Inloes sug-gested J55 between P46 and Lamoni. Inloes suggested sealcoating and patching P68. Dredge asked if they should put P64 ahead of J55. Gunsolley recommended grad-ing P64 fi rst prior to paving. Inloes suggested laying 8” concrete and do a minimum of 24’ wide shoulders. Gunsolley noted farm to market funds requires certain specifi cations. They decided this paving project for P64 will be within 5 to 6 years. With-in 10 years J23 between Hwy 169 and Diagonal will be completed the same way as P64. Inloes asked if J23 needed to be 8 inch concrete. Dredge questioned if J23 should be before P64. Penning-ton did not think so. The board determined the short term goals for sealcoating and patch-ing roads throughout the county. This direction is below in resolution 13-100. Pennington asked what the plan is to train road graders. There is a motor grader training put on by the DOT but Gunsolley does not have the funds in his budget.

RESOLUTION RC13–101 WHEREAS, the Ringgold Coun-ty Board of Supervisors hereby ap-proves to adopt the short term seal-coat/patching map guide as follows: 1. J23 between Hwy 169 and Di-agonal 2. P68 north of Hwy 2 3. P64 south of Hwy 2 4. J55 between P46 & Hwy 169 5. J55 between Redding and Blockton 6. P46 South between J55 corner and state line 7. P68 south of Hwy 2 8. Sun Valley Lake Roads 9. J43 between Delphos and Hwy 169 THEREFORE, a motion was made by Kraig Pennington and sec-onded by Royce Dredge stating such. The vote on the resolution: AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. ATTEST: Amanda Waske, Au-ditor. Passed and approved May 2, 2013. There was no further business. A motion was made by Kraig Penning-ton and seconded by David Inloes to adjourn the meeting at 12:18 p.m. DAVID INLOES ChairmanATTEST: AMANDA WASKE Ringgold County Auditor

PublicNotices

Purchase of Service Program Provider Application Notifi cationMay 1, 2013 Southwest 8 Senior Services, Inc. is currently accepting applications for our FY2014 Purchase of Service Program for the counties of Adams, Adair, Cass, Cherokee, Clarke, De-catur, Fremont, Harrison, Ida, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Plym-outh, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Shel-by, Taylor, Union and Woodbury. Southwest 8 Senior Services’ Pur-chase of Service Program is aimed at providing a choice for frail adults to receive needed services in the com-munity. The Purchase of Service Program, as a funder of last resort, will directly purchase needed ser-vices for consumers from a pool of competing providers with the choice of provider made by consumers. Provider Purchase of Service Ap-plications must be returned to South-west 8 Senior Services offi ce by 5 p.m. on June 5, 2013. Feel free to make additional cop-ies of the application. Also, if the ap-plication does not apply to you, feel free to pass it on to someone it may apply to. If you have questions, please feel free to call Sherrie McDonald at (712) 328-2540 ext. 1028. You may download an applica-tion packet on our website, www.southwest8.org, stop by the offi ce at 300 W. Broadway, Suite 240 in Council Bluffs or phone 712-328-2540 ext. 1042 to request a copy be mailed to you. 10-1t

PUBLIC NOTICE OF STORM WATER DISCHARGE

Edwin Wehling plans to submit a Notice of Intent to the Iowa De-partment of Natural Resources to be covered under the NPDES General Permit No. 2 Storm Water Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity for Construction Activities. The storm water discharge will be from construction of a livestock feeding facility located in NE 28, T67N, R29W, Ringgold county. Storm water will be discharged from one point source and will be discharged to the following streams: unnamed tributary into East Fork Grand Creek. Comments may be submitted to the Storm Water Discharge Coordi-nator, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protec-tion Division, 502 E. 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0034. The public may review the Notice of Intent from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the above address after it has been received by the depart-ment. 10-1t

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT

FOR RINGGOLD COUNTYCase No. EQCV506330ORIGINAL NOTICE

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plain-tiff, vs.MARY RITA VAN VALKENBURG, SPOUSE OF MARY RITA VAN VALKENBURG, FIRSTAR BANK, N.A., AND PARTIES IN POSSES-SION, Defendants.To the above-named Defendants: You are hereby notifi ed that there is now on fi le in the offi ce of the clerk of the above court, a Petition,

in the above-entitled action which prays for judgment in rem and in the principal amount of $11,311.98 plus interest to 02-20-2013 in the amount of $357.92, and thereafter at the rate of 6.7 percent per annum, such amount equaling $2.12 per day, the costs of the action including report of title costs $250.00, other fees of $334.00, and reasonable attorney fees and that said sums be declared a lien upon the following-described premises at 205 W. Oak Street, Mount Ayr, Ringgold county, Iowa, to-wit:

LOTS FIFTY-SEVEN (57) AND FIFTY-EIGHT (58) OF MORRIS AND ALLY’S AD-DITION TO THE TOWN OF MOUNT AYR, RINGGOLD COUNTY, IOWA;

that the mortgage on the above-described real estate be foreclosed; that a special execution issue for the sale of as much of the mortgaged premises as is necessary to satisfy the judgment; and for other relief as the court may deem just and equitable. The attorney for the Plaintiff is Brian G. Sayer of the law fi rm of Klatt, Odekirk, Augustine, Sayer, Treinen & Rastede, P.C., whose address is 531 Commercial Street, Suite 250; P.O. Box 2363, Waterloo, IA 50704-2363, telephone (319) 232-3304, facsimile (319) 232-3639.

NOTICE THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECT-ED FORECLOSURE WITHOUT REDEMPTION. THIS MEANS THAT THE SALE OF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY WILL OC-CUR PROMPTLY AFTER ENTRY OF JUDGMENT UNLESS YOU FILE WITH THE COURT A WRIT-TEN DEMAND TO DELAY THE SALE. IF YOU FILE A WRITTEN DEMAND, THE SALE WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL SIX MONTHS FROM ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IF THE MORTGAGED PROP-ERTY IS YOUR RESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING OR UNTIL TWO MONTHS FROM ENTRY OF JUDGEMENT IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS NOT YOUR RESIDENCE OR IS YOUR RESIDENCE BUT NOT A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING. YOU WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION AFTER THE SALE. THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE WILL BE ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATE POSSESSION OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAY PURCHASE AT THE SALE. IF YOU DO NOT FILE A WRIT-TEN DEMAND TO DELAY THE SALE AND IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS YOUR RESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING, THEN A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT WILL NOT BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU. IF YOU DO FILE A WRIT-TEN DEMAND TO DELAY THE SALE, THEN A DEFICIENCY JUDGEMENT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU IF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THE MORT-GAGED PROPERTY ARE INSUFFI-CIENT TO SATISFY THE AMOUNT OF THE MORTGAGED DEBT AND COSTS. IF THE MORTGAGED PROP-ERTY IS NOT YOUR RESIDENCE OR IS NOT A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING, THEN A DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU WHETHER OR NOT YOU FILE A WRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAY THE SALE. You are further notifi ed that unless you serve and, within a reasonable time

thereafter, fi le a motion or answer on or before June 12, 2013 in the Iowa District Court for Ringgold County, Iowa, at the courthouse in Mount Ayr, Iowa, judgement by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition. If you need assistance to participate in court due to a disability, call the disability coordinator at 515-286-3394. Persons who are hearing or speech impaired may call Relay Iowa TTY at (1-800-735-2942). Disability coordinators cannot provide legal advice. JACKIE SAVILLE Clerk of Court Ringgold County Courthouse Mount Ayr, IA 50854IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR IN-TERESTS. 10-3t

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS2013 WATER SYSTEM

IMPROVEMENTSCITY OF MOUNT AYR

RINGGOLD COUNTY, IOWA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: Sealed proposals will be received at City Hall, located at 200 S. Taylor, Mount Ayr, Iowa 50854, until 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2013, for the 2013 Water System Improvements. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time. The City Council will consider the bids re-ceived on Monday, June 3, 2013, at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The work for which bids are asked includes the following:

Installation of approximately 1,182 lineal feet of 8” diameter trenchless water main, approx-imately 763 lineal feet of 8” diameter trenched water main, a water meter and pit, a water booster pumping station and other related items of work.

The work must be commenced within 30 days of Notice to Proceed. The work will be substantially com-pleted by November 30, 2013 and will be completed and ready for fi nal payment by December 31, 2013. The BIDDING DOCUMENTS may be examined at the offi ces of MSA Professional Services, Inc., 1555 SE Delaware Avenue, Suite F., Ankeny, IA 50021; the City of Mount Ayr City Hall, and Master Builders of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa. A planholders list will be updated interactively on our web address at http://www.msa-ps.com under Bids. Paper copies of the BIDDING DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the offi ce of MSA Professional Ser-vices, Inc., 1555 SE Delaware Ave-nue, Suite F., Ankeny, IA 50021 upon receipt of a refundable handling fee of $35 for half size (11” x 17”) sets of plans. Bidding documents in elec-tronic portable display format (PDF) will be provided on a single compact disk for a non-refundable fee of $20. Any planholder upon returning the BIDDING DOCUMENTS within 14 days after award of the project and in good condition will be refunded their handling fee. Additionally, copies of the BID-DING DOCUMENTS are available at www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for a non-refundable fee of $20 by inputting Quest eBidDoc #2605950 on the website’s Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free member-ship registration, downloading and working with the digital project in-

formation. Each BIDDER shall accompany its bid with a bid security as security that the successful BIDDER will en-ter into a contract for the work bid upon and will furnish after the award of CONTRACT a corporate surety bond, acceptable to the OWNER, for the faithful performance of the CONTRACT, in an amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of the CONTRACT. The bid security shall be in an amount of fi ve percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid and shall be in the form of a cashier’s check or certifi ed check drawn on a state-chartered or federally-charted bank or a certifi ed share draft drawn on a state-chartered or federally-chartered credit union. The Bid Bond shall contain no exceptions. By virtue of statutory authority, a preference will be given to prod-ucts and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa and to Iowa Domestic Labor, to the extent lawfully required under Iowa statutes. OWNER is designated a Tax Ex-empt Entity. As such, CONTRAC-TOR, and any subcontractors, under this contract, shall be provided a Tax Exempt Certifi cate and authorization letter from the OWNER. Tax Exempt certifi cate and authorization letter shall be used by CONTRACTOR to secure building materials or equip-ment intended for completion of this project without payment of sales tax. CONTRACTOR is not mandated to complete Iowa Department of Reve-nue Form 35002 – Iowa Contractor’s Statement upon execution of agree-ment. CONTRACTOR agrees to this method of sales tax exemption and it shall not be modifi ed during the course of construction. BIDDER shall satisfy themselves of the accuracy of the estimated quantities in the BID schedule by examination of the site and review of the contract documents; includ-ing ADDENDA. After BIDS have been submitted, the BIDDER shall not assert that there was a misunder-standing concerning the quantities of WORK or nature of the WORK to be done. The successful BIDDER shall be required to furnish a performance BOND and a payment BOND, each in the amount of 100 percent of the CONTRACT PRICE, with a corporate surety approved by the OWNER, within ten (10) calendar days of the date when the NOTICE OF AWARD is delivered to the BID-DER. The NOTICE OF AWARD shall be accompanied by the nec-essary AGREEMENT and BOND forms. In case of failure of the BID-DER to execute the AGREEMENT, the OWNER may at his option consider the BIDDER in default, in which case the BID BOND shall be-come property of the OWNER. BIDDERS must indicate on the BID form the proposed equipment and subcontractors who will be per-forming the major portions of the work. No BID submitted by any BID-DER which contains a condition or qualifi cation shall be recognized or accepted by the OWNER and any

letter or communication accompany-ing the BID which contains a condi-tion or qualifi cation upon the BID which has the effect of qualifying or modifying any provision of the con-tract documents in any manner will be construed as a qualifying BID and will be rejected by the OWNER as non responsive. Any bidder or equipment suppli-er whose fi rm or affi liate is listed in the GSA publication “List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Non-procurement Programs” will be prohibited from the bidding process. Anyone submitting a bid who is listed in this publication will be determined to be a non-responsive bidder in accordance with 40 CFR Part 31. A contractor’s Suspension/Debar-ment Certifi cation will be contained in the specifi cations; however, this certifi cation should not preclude any interested party from ascertaining whether the certifying person is actu-ally on the “List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Non-procurement Programs.” By the submission of its bid, each bidder acknowledges that he understands and agrees to be bound by the equal opportunity require-ments of EPA regulations (40 CFR Part B, particularly Section 8.4(b)), which shall be applicable through-out the performance of work under any contract awarded pursuant to this solicitation. Each bidder agrees that if awarded a contract, it will similarly bind contractually each subcontractor. In implementation of the foregoing policies, each bidder further understands and agrees that if awarded a contract, it must engage in affi rmative action directed at pro-moting and ensuring equal employ-ment opportunity in the workforce used under the contract (and that it must require contractually the same effort of all subcontractors whose subcontracts exceed $10,000). The bidder understands and agrees that “affi rmative action” as used herein shall constitute a good faith effort to achieve and maintain that amount of minority employment in the on-site workforce used on the project which corresponds, for each trade used, to the minority population in the serv-ing labor market area from which workers are reasonably available for hire for the project. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof OWNER reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids. Published by the authority of the City of Mount Ayr. CONSULTING ENGINEER: MSA Professional Services, Inc.

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