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OST photo by AMY HANSENRoger Day, a Nashville-based singer and songwriter, performs his song “Dream Big” to Clarke Community Elementary students Tuesday, Dec. 9.

Musical mixMusician Roger Day visits Clarke elementary as artist in the schoolBy AMY HANSEN OST news editor [email protected]

Dream big.That was one of the messages Nash-

ville-based singer and songwriter Rog-er Day was telling Clarke Community Elementary students during a perfor-mance at the elementary school Tues-day, Dec. 9.

As for Day’s message, it came across loud and clear.

“During that show, I sing a lot of the songs that I’ve written that just en-courages the kids to use their imagina-tion and look at the world a little dif-ferently. It’s fun stuff,” Day said in an interview before his first performance.

Last school year, a couple of third grade classrooms Skyped with Day through the program “Skype in the Classroom.” This meant he had al-ready met many Clarke students on-line as a guest presenter.

Through the success of Skype, Clarke Area Arts Council decided to invite Day to the school district and sponsor him as “artist in the schools.”

Day has performed in 43 states, but this will be his first trip to Iowa.

PerformancesAt Clarke, Day had two perfor-

mances for the elementary students. The first was his “Dream Big” show for students in kindergarten through second grade.

The program for the younger chil-dren encouraged them to sing loud, jump high and dream big, while also incorporating life lessons that are also found in the school’s Leader in Me curriculum.

The second performance about songwriting was for the upper-elemen-tary students in third through sixth grade.

“What I do is demonstrate the cre-ative writing steps that I follow as a

songwriter, and hopefully, what the kids will see is that it’s the same thing that they’re doing,” Day said. “We brain-storm, we get main ideas, we have to edit. I do the same thing as a songwriter that they do as new story writers.”

One of Day’s important lessons is to show students what they are learning now can be used when they become adults.

“I always love to throw in vocabu-lary words and, so while they might not realize it, they’re learning as they’re performing and getting involved in the songs,” he said.

Upbeat energyAs for delivering the right message

across to children in an entertaining manner, Day said the key is getting them involved — hand motions, danc-ing, engaging their imaginations.

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Celebration day: Lacey Rebertus, left, and Riley Smith do a special dance during a segment about the importance of brain activity at the first ever Clarke Community Middle School’s Leader in Me Celebration Day Friday, Dec. 12, in the high school auditorium. The assembly focused on celebrating student achievements and working toward making stronger leaders for the future.


Flag essay: Clarke students receive their awards during a ceremony for American Legion Davis-Pence Post 69’s fifth grade flag essay contest Thursday, Dec. 11, at the elementary school. The three winners are pictured with their accolades and members of the American Legion. Pictured, front row, from left are Saiyam Bhakta (first place), Breanna Selsor (second place) and Savannah Swanson (third place). The members of the American Legion pictured are Steve Niebur, John Sharp, Dave Gorsline and Stack Samuelson.

Stephens defends graduation portfolio, but guidelines could change at later datesBy AMY HANSEN OST news editor • [email protected]

Imagine taking a huge stack and cutting it down to the most important pieces. It makes the necessary items quicker and easier to find and work on.

That’s what could be done to Clarke Community High School’s graduation portfo-lio.

During a Dec. 8 Clarke S c h o o l B o a r d m e e t i n g , S h a n e Stephens, C l a r k e ’ s high school principal, defended the re-quirement of the graduation portfolio for students.

Frustrations with the port-folio have stemmed from board members who voiced the concerns they had been hearing about the necessity of the portfolio.

“I took that to heart,” Stephens said. “(I) went back over and talked to the teachers, particularly (the) language arts teachers who do believe that this portfolio does have merit, and I do, too.”

However, Stephens men-tioned school surveys have shown that 99 percent of par-ticipants said the senior port-folio is causing a lot of stress — for teachers and students.

Still a valuable resourceBut, through a series of

discussions, school officials decided that getting rid of the senior portfolio altogeth-er wasn’t the right solution because it is a valuable re-source for students.

What will happen is be-

tween now and the beginning of next school year— most likely by June— the details of what will stay or be eliminat-ed in the graduation portfolio will be worked out.

Stephens discussed stream-lining the most important aspects of the portfolio and getting rid of work that only seems to bog students down with their time.

“A lot of what I said at the first board meeting, the fluff has got to go,” he said.

Stephens said students will still be using their work time in their advisory program, but school officials are look-ing into changing the name of advisory to a more “positive, hip slogan.”

This could be something along the lines of an acronym called “CARE” that starts with “Clarke.”

Current upperclassmenAs for the current seniors

at Clarke, the guidelines of the portfolio will continue to stay the same for graduation requirements.

Stephens addressed ques-tions about the junior class and all the work they have done for three years. A solu-tion would be to “grandfather in” the work of the upper-classmen as the new changes to the portfolio go into effect.

“As for now, the plan is we are not doing away with it,” he said. “It’s just going to change quite a bit, and I can’t in a week’s time, two weeks’ time, really say ‘this is what our plan is.’”

Stephens said if board members have suggestions about what kind of changes would be advantageous, they should bring it to him.

“It takes time and effort away from what really should matter. But, I agree,” said Gerard Linskens, Clarke School Board president.

Stephens

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3OSCEOLA SENTINEL-TRIBUNE THURSDAY • DECEMBER 18, 2014OBITUARIES Robert Pritchert Osceola

Robert Wayne Pritch-ert, age 89, died peace-fully on Decem-ber 3rd f r o m compli-cat ions of living a long, full and h a p p y life. Most of you will re-member him as the friend-ly guy in the WWII cap or the husband of that love-ly lady who puts on hat shows. But to his family he was a superhero-brave, strong, honorable, loving and exceptionally clever. In his late 20’s he built an entire house, all by him-self, before power tools and architecture software. And people still live there to this day, it was that nice. He was also a proud veteran of World War II where he served on an ammunitions ship in the

South Pacific. Go Navy! He had a gripping story about outsmarting kami-kaze pilots. If you haven’t heard it, just ask one of his kids.

Robert loved the Chi-cago Cubs (maybe next year), raspberry pie and collecting trains. Mostly he loved his family, and they loved him. Beyond words. Robert is survived by his wife Marie, his son Robert, his daughters Cyndie and Julie, his 4 grandchildren and his 3 great-grandchildren.

A service will be held on Saturday December 13, at 2:00 p.m. at Kale Fu-neral Home, 301 S. Main, Osceola, Iowa.

Interment of his cre-mains will be in the Ar-lington National Ceme-tery at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the Disabled American Vet-erans.

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Ruby Lea Blanchard Osceola

Ruby Lea Blanchard, 88, of Osceola died Dec. 14, 2014, at Southern Hills Spe-cialty Care in Osceola.

Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, at Maple Hill Cemetery. Visita-

tion with family present will be 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Kale Funeral Home, 301 S. Main St. Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery in Osceola. Memorials may be directed to Alzheimer’s As-sociation or Care Initiative Hospice.

Complete obituary infor-mation will be available in the Dec. 25 edition.

Larry Lee Glenn Osceola

Larry Lee Glenn, 78, of Osceola died Dec. 14, 2014, at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines.

Funeral services were 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, at Kale Funeral Home, 301 S. Main St. Interment was in Maple Hill Cemetery in Osceola.

Complete obituary infor-mation will be in the Dec. 25 edition.

Patricia Ann Dunbar Waukee

Patricia Ann Dunbar, 87, of Waukee p a s s e d a w a y Decem-ber 7, 2014.

M a s s o f C h r i s -tian burial was held 2:00 p.m., Thursday, Decem-ber 11, 2014 at St. Jo-seph’s Catholic Church (1026 N. 8th, Winterset). A visitation was held one hour prior to the service.

Patricia was born March 31, 1927 in Bismarck, ND, and graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Bismarck.

She met and married Leo Classen in 1945 and had three children. She later married Melvin Clif-ford Dunbar in the spring of 1980.

She and Mel enjoyed Polka Dancing. After her retirement from Qwest Communications, they traveled in their motor-home visiting their family. She particularly enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. In her spare time she enjoyed working crossword puz-zles.

Patricia is survived by her children, Nancy (Er-nie) Patterson, Sharon Classen and Jim (Diane) Classen, 6 Step-Chil-dren, 31 Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren, 2 great-great grandchildren, and 6 siblings.

She is preceded in death by her husband Melvin Dunbar, parents Charles & Rose McGarvey, 5 sib-lings, and 2 grandchildren.

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Bill Freeman Camp Point, Ill.

A much loved husband, f a t h e r a n d g r a n d -f a t h e r , W i l l i a m S t e p h e n F r e e -man, 63 of Camp P o i n t , IL and Osceloa, IA, passed away peacefully on December 6, 2014 at Mercy Hospital sur-rounded by his family.

Born November 3, 1951 in Hancock County, Bill was a son Fred Freeman and Marie Radel Freeman. Bill Freeman married Deb-ra Campbell on March 10, 1973. She survives.

Mr. Freeman began

employment at Gardner Denver in 1972 where he remained until 1987. It was in 1987 that Mr. Free-man began a long career in the electric cooperative industry with a position at Adams Electric Cooper-ative, followed by United Utility Supply. Since 2005, Mr. Freeman has proud-ly served as the General Manager of Clarke Elec-tric Cooperative, Osceola, IA.

Mr. Freeman was always quick to serve the commu-nities in which he lived. In Camp Point, Mr. Freeman served as Mayor, Village Board Member, Boy Scout Advisor, Volunteer Am-bulance Driver, United Methodist Church Youth Group Leader, member of Camp Point Lions Club, member of the Benjamin

Masonic Lodge No. 297 and many other positions. In Clarke County, IA, Mr. Freeman was very ac-tive on the Clarke County Economic Development Board and also served on the Clarke County Water Board.

Survivors in additional to his wife are two sons, Craig Freeman (Kc), Quin-cy, IL and Nik Freeman (Jessica), Winchester, IL; five grandchildren, Eliz-abeth, Gabrielle, Nadia, Brayden and Landrey; his father in law, Lyle Camp-bell; a very special uncle John Radel (Euvon); two brother, Bob (Pat), Bernie (June); two sisters, Barb, Bonnie (Jim); a brother in law, Jeff Campbell (Fran-cis); a sister in law, Teresa Johnson (Dana) and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; moth-er in law, Erma Campbell; two brothers in law Kevin Campbell and Lane Las-well.

Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 11:00 at the Camp Point United Methodist Church by Rev. Joe Tomich. Buri-al followed at Evergreen Cemetery in Camp Point. Visitation was held Tues-day evening from 4:00 un-til 8:00 at the Camp Point United Methodist Church.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Camp Point United Methodist Church or the Janet Rip-perger Transplant Fund at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, IA.

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Osceola Sentinel-TribunePublished every Thursday by Clarke County Publishing — Shaw Newspapers, Inc.

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The Fry Times

JOEL FRY

Osceola Sentinel-TribunePublished every Thursday by Clarke County Publishing — Shaw Newspapers, Inc.

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4 THURSDAY • DECEMBER 18, 2014 OSCEOLA SENTINEL-TRIBUNEEDITORIAL/NEWS

Iowa Health and Wellness Plan updateBy Rep. Joel FryHouse District 27 [email protected]

The Iowa Health and Well-ness Plan began Jan. 1, 2014. This plan allows more people to access health insurance cov-erage. Since January, more than 115,000 people have enrolled in the plan. The plan consists of two different components, the Iowa Wellness Plan and the Marketplace Choice Plan.

Iowa Wellness Plan:• Members with income from

50-100 percent FPL.• Members receive health

insurance coverage from Iowa Medicaid Enterprise.

• Premiums begin in 2015.• Premium payments can be

waived if the member completes healthy behavior requirements.

• If the member does not pay their health insurance premium, and they continue to use health care services, coverage will not be lost and the state will collect

the premiums owed as a debt.• If the premiums are not paid

and the member does not use health care services and does not re-apply for coverage, the member will be dis-enrolled.

• 88,137 people are enrolled in this plan.

Marketplace Choice Plan:• Members with income from

101-133 percent FPL.• Members receive private

insurance coverage (through Coventry or CoOportunity) and their premiums are paid for by Iowa Medicaid Enterprise.

• Premiums will begin in 2015.• Premiums can be waived

with the completion of healthy behavior requirements.

• Nonpayment of premiums results in dis-enrollment from the Iowa Marketplace Choice Plan

• 27,346 people are enrolled in this plan.

Unfortunately, one of the two private insurance carriers uti-lized in the Marketplace Choice plan has chosen to pull out of this public-private partnership. CoOportunity Health will no longer continue to cover partic-ipants in the plan in 2015.

All 9,700 former CoOportu-nity members will be offered coverage through Coventry Healthcare or through the Iowa Wellness Plan. According to DHS, these members will con-tinue to receive quality care.

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“If you can engage their imagi-nation, and you can get them kind of physically involved in the song doing motions, then it’s amazing. They’ll remember these songs,” he said.

For Day, every show he performs feels new to him.

He might have sung the same song

thousands of times, especially since he’s been performing for 15 years, but one of Day’s talents is his ability to interact well with students and al-ways keep the energy level up.

“Every time I play for a group of kids … it’ll be the very first time that they’ve heard it,” Day said. “To see that excitement and that sense of discovery with kids, it nev-er gets old. It’s always fun.”

ROGER DAY:

OST photo by AMY HANSENRoger Day energetically discusses important life lessons with Clarke Community Elementary students during a performance in the school’s gym Tuesday, Dec. 9.

More information on graduation portfolio, advisory program

From freshman to senior year, Clarke students work on a gradua-tion portfolio to reflect their work throughout the four years of high school.

In 2007, Clarke Community School Board voted the high school portfo-lio/senior presentation as mandatory requirements for graduation.

In the 2011-12 school year, the school board voted to grade and as-sign credit for the advisory program. Students earn one-fourth credit for each year of the portfolio/advisory participation, which includes the se-nior presentation.

Portfolios can also include scholar-ship letters, letters of recommenda-tion, job shadow summaries and re-

sumés. Graduation portfolios are also a way to make sure students are using their writing skills.

Senior presentations must be given to adults in the district or community. People who also attend the presenta-tions may be parents, friends, coaches or military recruiters.

The mission of the advisory pro-gram is to promote and provide a strong network of support and com-munication led by a committed ad-visor. Advisory activities guide and monitor personal and academic growth, promote a sense of social engagement and foster community responsibility to help each student at-tain his/her potential to make a living, life and difference.


First place: Saiyam Bhakta, right, poses with Steve Niebur of the American Legion Davis-Pence Post 69 during the awards ceremony for the American Legion’s fifth grade flag essay contest Thursday, Dec. 11, at Clarke Community Elementary School. Bhakta is the son of Reshma Bhakta.

BACK IN TIMEFire in business district

By Marie WhiteClarke County Historical Society

Two buildings with centu-ry-old histories were destroyed by fire Saturday, Dec. 22, 1962. The fire raged out of control for more than two hours destroy-ing Langfitt Elevator on East Jefferson (location of South-ern Iowa Saddle Shop in 2014) and Osceola Lumber Company on the east side of South Main Street.

The Langfitt Elevator, owned by Walter Langfitt, was con-structed around a building that was erected more than 100 years prior to the fire as the depot for the narrow gauge railroad. The lower part of the depot building was originally the narrow gauge railroad ticket and freight bag-gage office. The elevator was erected above the tracks around 1900.

Also burned to the ground was the large Osceola Lum-ber Company. A lumber yard

had been at that location for 75 years with different owners. Midwest Lumber Company of Dubuque was the current own-er, with the yard managed by Gurnea Adams.

Orrin Johnson, owner of Johnson Produce Company, lost equipment and two trucks. The produce company building east of the elevator was a for-mer Baptist church, also more than a century old.

Dr. A.D. Craft’s room north of the lumber yard suffered smoke damage. Extensive dam-age was done to the Myers Mo-tor Company (south of the lum-ber yard) and a shed behind the garage burned to the ground.

Residents of apartments above Simmerman’s Cafe north of the lumber yard were evac-uated when fire threatened the building.

Strong winds fanned blazing embers as far as three blocks to the southeast. Some embers landed on wooden porches but were doused with water by

home owners. Firemen were stationed on roofs in the area to prevent roof fire. A barrel of turpentine in the lumber yard exploded and shot blazing frag-ments high into the air.

The heat from the fire was so intense that plate glass windows in the Snowden buildings across the street (Dollar General store in 2014) and Knight Kleaners building were evacuated.

Firemen and equipment from Chariton, Creston, Indianola and Leon helped Osceola fire-men bring the fire under con-trol. The fire started in the el-evator and the cause was to be determined after the fire mar-shal’s investigation.

——————On Feb. 7, 1954, a spectac-

ular fire burned the Christian Church on South Main Street. The big frame structure became a huge pyre within minutes after the alarm sounded.

As a result of the fire, a new modern brick structure was erected.

St. Charles man pleads guilty to false income tax return

DES MOINES — On Dec. 12, Jay A. Ochanpaugh, of St. Charles, and formerly of Ames, pled guilty to one count of will-fully subscribing to a false income tax return, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt.

On Oct. 25, 2010, Ochanpaugh made and signed an individual in-

come tax return, Form 1040, for the calendar year 2009, in which Ochanpaugh knowingly and in-tentionally failed to report all income he had received in 2009.

Sentencing is scheduled for 10 a.m. March 20, at the Unit-ed States Courthouse in Des Moines.

Ochanpaugh faces a maximum

sentence of three years impris-onment, a fine of up to $100,000 and a term of supervised release of one year.

This investigation was conduct-ed by Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, and this case is being prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.

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This prestigious award was initiated in 1950 to recognize an individual within the community who has given services above and beyond that of his/her paid employment. Only written nominations will be accepted.

Nominations should be signed and include the specific services provided by the nominee. Osceola Chamber-Main Street (OCMS) and Osceola Rotary Club will co-sponsor the award. Nominations must be received prior to Friday, December 26, 2014.

The award will be presented at the Osceola Chamber-Main Street annual dinner meeting held January 19, 2015. Selection of the award winner will be determined by a committee comprised of 3 OCMS members, 3 Rotary members and the 3 past winners. Past winners can be viewed on the OCMS website at www.osceolachamber.com.

Send written nominations to:Osceola Chamber-Main Street

PO Box 425 • Osceola, Iowa 50213

PUBLIC NOTICE

CLARKE COMMUNITY SCHOOLDISTRICT

Workshop of the Board of EducationAdministrative Conference Room

December 10, 2014President Linskens called the work-

shop to order at 6:00 p.m. Board mem-bers present were Kelly Bailey, JamesBair, Joe Deutsch, Lori Helgevold, Ger-ard Linskens, Steve O'Tool and DenaWhite. Steve Seid, Superintendent,Business Manager Ruth White andeight guests were also present.

Eric Beron and Tom Penney fromDLR Group spoke with the board aboutthe ADA/building security, floor/foun-dation settlement, enrollment and bondreferendums.

Gerard Linskens, PresidentRuth White, Board Secretary

Change in Control Notice An-nouncement: Gregory R. LeGare, Os-seo, Wisconsin, intends to apply to theFederal Reserve Board for permissionto acquire 25 percent or more of theshares and thereby control of UnitedBancorporation, 12525 Tenth Street,Osseo, Wisconsin, 54758. United Ban-corporation controls the following sub-sidiary unit banks:

* Bank of Poynette, 105 S Main,Poynette WI 53955

* Cambridge State Bank, 221 WMain, Cambridge WI 53523

* Clarke County State Bank, 139 S.Main, Osceola IA 50213

* Farmers State Bank, 221 Main,Stickney SD 57375

* Lincoln Community Bank, 1400 EMain, Merrill WI 54452

* United Bank, 50518 Charles, OsseoWI 54758

The Federal Reserve considers anumber of factors in deciding whetherto approve the notice. You are invitedto submit comments in writing on thisnotice to the Federal Reserve Bank ofMinneapolis, Attention: ApplicationsOfficer, Division of Supervision, Regu-lation and Credit, P.O. Box 291, Min-neapolis, MN, 55480-0291. The com-ment period will not end before January9, 2015, and may be somewhat longer.The Board's procedures for processingapplications may be found at 12 C.F.R.Part 262.25. To obtain a copy of theFederal Reserve Board's procedures, orif you need more information abouthow to submit your comments on thenotice, contact Jacquelyn K. Brunmeier,Assistant Vice President, at (612) 204-5061. The Federal Reserve will consid-er your comments and any request for apublic meeting or formal hearing on thenotice if they are received in writing bythe Reserve Bank on or before the lastday of the comment period.

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTCLARKE COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF ESTATE OFDonald E. DeVore, Deceased.

Probate No. ESPR009932NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF

APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR,AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To All Persons Interested in the Es-tate of Donald E. DeVore, Deceased,who died on or about November 17,2014:

You are hereby notified that on the8th day of December, 2014, the last willand testament of Donald E. DeVore, de-ceased, bearing date of the 4th day ofMarch, 2009, was admitted to probatein the above named court and that SteveE. DeVore was appointed executor ofthe estate.

Any action to set aside the will mustbe brought in the district court of saidcounty within the later to occur of fourmonths from the date of the secondpublication of this notice or one monthfrom the date of mailing of this noticeto all heirs of the decedent and deviseesunder the will whose identities are rea-sonably ascertainable, or thereafter beforever barred.

Notice is further given that all per-sons indebted to the estate are requestedto make immediate payment to the un-dersigned, and creditors having claimsagainst the estate shall file them withthe clerk of the above named districtcourt, as provided by law, duly authen-ticated, for allowance, and unless sofiled by the later to occur of fourmonths from the second publication ofthis notice or one month from the dateof mailing of this notice (unless other-wise allowed or paid) a claim is there-after forever barred.

Dated this 5th day of December,2014.

Steven E. DeVoreExecutor of the Estate

130 N Vale Osceola, IA 50213

Probate Code Section 304Unes J. BoothAttorney for the ExecutorBooth Law Firm, 122 W. Jefferson Street,Osceola, IA 50213Date of second publication: Dec. 25, 2014

Board of SupervisorsDecember 1, 2014

The Supervisors met in regular ses-sion on December 1, 2014, in theClarke County Courthouse with the fol-lowing members present: Marvin Mc-Cann, Larry Keller and Myron Manley.Also present, Auditor Janice White andVillage Director Deana Stubbe. Chair-man McCann called the meeting to or-der at 9:00 a.m. Manley made a motionto approve the agenda, seconded byKeller. All Ayes.

Ms. Stubbe went over the VillageEarly Childhood Center's 2015 FiscalYear Budget. She left at 9:40 a.m.

The Board met at 10:00 a.m. for ahearing on the proposed assessment forweed destruction. Present were Super-visors McCann, Keller and Manley,Auditor White, Weed CommissionerJoyce Rider, landowner BernadineCozad and Cozad property managerCathy Ayers. Moved by Manley, sec-onded by Keller to open the hearing.Motion carried.

Ms. Ayers stated that they were ob-jecting to the assessment for the weeddestruction on the Cozad property. Shewent over her personal calendar citingthe dates that work had been done onthe property to destroy the weeds. Ms.Ayers stated that not all of the propertyhad musk thistles and that the Countyshould have been aware that work hadalready been done on the property.Commissioner Rider explained thatthere were no signs of any spraying be-ing done in the area where they workedand the area had not been mowed. Shestated that she had numerous com-plaints of weeds on this property andhad not heard anything from the proper-ty owners after certified notice was sentto them. She explained that she is will-ing to work with people if they call her.Ms. Ayers said she did call and left amessage but did not hear back from Ms.Rider. After discussion, it was discov-ered that she had dialed the wrongphone number. Ms. Ayers explainedwhat her plan is for the next year andCommissioner Rider gave her somesuggestions. Supervisor McCann statedthat the work has already been doneand it is the law to keep weeds undercontrol. Supervisor Keller stated it wasunfortunate that she dialed the wrongnumber as we could have worked withthem. Ms. Ayers was encouraged to getthe problem under control so this wouldnot happen again next year. The super-visors then agreed that the assessmentshould be left as is as the work has beendone by the weed cutters. There wereno other objections to the proposed as-sessments in person or in writing.Manley moved to close the hearing,Keller seconded. Motion carried.Hearing closed at 10:25 a.m.

Moved by Manley, seconded byKeller to approve weed assessments aspublished and certify the unpaid assess-ments to the Treasurer. All Ayes.

Having completed agenda items andhaving no other business, Keller made amotion to adjourn, seconded by Man-ley. All Ayes. Meeting adjourned at12:08 p.m.

Signed: Marvin McCann, Chairman.Attest: Janice M White, Auditor

OSCEOLA CITY COUNCILFriday, December 5, 2014

Special Meeting(UNOFFICIAL - NOT COUNCIL

APPROVED)The City Council met on Friday, De-

cember 5, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. for a spe-cial scheduled meeting. The meetingwas called to order by Mayor FredDiehl with the following present: Coun-cil Members: Chris Dorsey, DaveWalkup, and Dan Hooper. George Fo-tiadis and Dennis Page were absent.City Staff present were Ty Wheeler-City/Administrator/ Clerk, BritaneeWard - Accounting Manager/ AssistantCity Clerk, and Marc Elcock - City At-torney. Also present was Bill Trickey,Ann Diehl, Frank Levy and Gerald &Lynnete Clark.

Motion by Dorsey and second byHooper to approve the agenda, all vot-ing aye motion carried.

Motion by Hooper and second byWalkup to open public hearing regard-ing the proposed Development Agree-ment with Newbury Living, Roll Callvote: Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye; Hoop-er, aye; motion carried. Bill Trickeywith CCDC expressed feelings regard-ing the parking lot for the project couldbe worked out and encourages councilto keep moving forward with theproject. Ann Diehl with Historicalpreservation wanted to make sure thebuilding will keep the intergrading ofthe downtown historical look. FrankLevy with Newbury Living expressedhis excitement for working with theCouncil and parties involved to get thisproject going. Levy explained to Coun-cil the process and what they are look-ing into doing with the buildings. Afterlong discussion, motion by Hooper andsecond by Walkup to close the publichearing, all voting aye motion carried.

Ty Wheeler - City Administrator/Clerk expressed to Council the aspectsof development agreement. Motion byHooper and second by Walkup to ap-prove the agreement, roll call vote:Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye;motion carried. Motion by Dorsey andsecond by Walkup to amend the motionwith adding "The Developer agrees tosubmit to the City Council a renderingof the proposed façade of the buildingfor approval with the site plan"; Rollcall vote: Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye;Hooper, aye; motion carried.

RESOLUTION 2014-78 ApprovingDevelopment Agreement with NewburyLiving, Authorizing Annual Appropria-tion Economic Development Tax Incre-ment Payments and Pledging CertainTax Increment Revenues to the Pay-ment of the Agreement WHEREAS, theCity of Osceola, Iowa (the "City"), pur-suant to and in strict compliance withall laws applicable to the City, and inparticular the provisions of Chapter 403of the Code of Iowa, has adopted an Ur-ban Renewal Plan for the Osceola Ur-ban Renewal Area (the "Urban RenewalArea"); and WHEREAS, this Councilhas adopted an ordinance providing forthe division of taxes levied on taxableproperty in the Urban Renewal Areapursuant to Section 403.19 of the Codeof Iowa and establishing the fund re-ferred to in Subsection 2 of Sec-tion 403.19 of the Code of Iowa (the"Urban Renewal Tax Revenue Fund"),which fund and the portion of taxes re-ferred to in that subsection may be irre-vocably pledged by the City for thepayment of the principal and interest onindebtedness incurred under the author-ity of Section 403.9 of the Code ofIowa to finance or refinance in whole orin part projects in the Urban RenewalArea; and WHEREAS, the Council hasamended the Urban Renewal Plan forthe Urban Renewal Area to establish aprogram under which property ownersmay receive economic development orincremental property tax rebate pay-ments related to economic developmentprojects (the "Rebate Agreement Pro-gram"); and WHEREAS, an agreementbetween the City and Newbury Living(the "Developer") has been prepared(the "Agreement"), pursuant to whichthe Developer would construct a seniorliving facility with related commercialspace in the Urban Renewal Area (the"Newbury Living Project") and the Citywould provide annual appropriationeconomic development tax incrementpayments in a total amount not exceed-ing $280,000; and WHEREAS, thisCity Council, pursuant to Section 403.9of the Code of Iowa, has published no-tice, has held a public hearing on theAgreement and has otherwise compliedwith statutory requirements for the ap-proval of the Agreement; and WHERE-AS, Chapter 15A of the Code of Iowa("Chapter 15A") declares that economicdevelopment is a public purpose forwhich a City may provide grants, loans,tax incentives, guarantees and other fi-nancial assistance to or for the benefitof private persons; and WHEREAS,Chapter 15A requires that before publicfunds are used for grants, loans, tax in-centives or other financial assistance, aCity Council must determine that apublic purpose will reasonably be ac-complished by the spending or use ofthose funds; and WHEREAS, Chap-ter 15A requires that in determiningwhether funds should be spent, a CityCouncil must consider any or all of aseries of factors; NOW, THEREFORE,It Is Resolved by the City Council ofthe City of Osceola, Iowa, as follows:Section 1. Pursuant to the factors listedin Chapter 15A, the Council herebyfinds that: (a) The Newbury LivingProject will add diversity and generatenew opportunities for the Osceola andIowa economies; (b) The Newbury Liv-ing Project will generate public gainsand benefits, particularly in the creationof new jobs and expanded housing op-portunities which are warranted in com-parison to the amount of the proposedproperty tax incentives. Section 2. TheCouncil further finds that the Agree-ment is in substantial compliance withthe Rebate Agreement Program, and apublic purpose will reasonably be ac-complished by entering into the Agree-ment and providing the property taxpayments to the Developer. Section 3.The Agreement is hereby approved andthe Mayor and City Clerk are herebyauthorized and directed to execute anddeliver the Agreement on behalf of theCity, in substantially the form and con-tent in which the Agreement has beenpresented to this City Council, and suchofficers are also authorized to makesuch changes, modifications, additionsor deletions as they, with the advice ofbond counsel, may believe to be neces-sary, and to take such actions as may benecessary to carry out the provisions ofthe Agreement. Section 4. All paymentsby the City under the Agreement shallbe subject to annual appropriation bythe City Council, in the manner set outin the Agreement. As provided and re-quired by Chapter 403 of the Code ofIowa, the City s obligations under theAgreement shall be payable solely fromthe income and proceeds of the UrbanRenewal Tax Revenue Fund. Section5.The City hereby pledges to the pay-ment of the Agreement the Urban Re-newal Tax Revenue Fund and the taxesreferred to in Subsection 2 of Sec-tion 403.19 of the Code of Iowa to bepaid into such Fund, provided, howev-er, that no payment will be made underthe Agreement unless and until moniesfrom the Urban Renewal Tax RevenueFund are appropriated for such purposeby the City Council. Section 6. After itsadoption, a copy of this resolution shallbe filed in the office of the County Au-ditor of Clarke County to evidence thecontinuing pledging of the Urban Re-newal Tax Revenue Fund and the por-tion of taxes to be paid into such Fundand, pursuant to the direction of Sec-tion 403.19 of the Code of Iowa, theAuditor shall allocate the taxes in ac-cordance therewith and in accordancewith the tax allocation ordinance re-ferred to in the preamble hereof. Sec-tion 7. All resolutions or parts thereofin conflict herewith are hereby re-pealed. Section 8. The City of Osceolasupports the proposal to develop theProperty for affordable housing for se-niors and to encourage its potential fordevelopment

Roll Call Vote: Dorsey, aye; Walkup,aye; Hooper, aye; motion carried.

There being no further business, mo-tion by Hooper and second by Walkupto adjourn the meeting at 5:49 PM. Allvoting aye, motion carried.

Fred Diehl, Mayor Attest:Britanee Ward, Accounting

Manager/Assistant City Clerk

OSCEOLA CITY COUNCILTuesday, December 2, 2014

Regular Meeting(UNOFFICIAL - NOT COUNCIL

APPROVED)The City Council met on Tuesday, De-

cember 2, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. for the regu-larly scheduled meeting. The meeting wascalled to order by Mayor Fred Diehl withthe following present: Council Members:George Fotiadis, Chris Dorsey, DaveWalkup, Dan Hooper, and Dennis Page.City Staff present were Ty Wheeler-City/Administrator/Clerk, Britanee Ward -Accounting Manager/ Assistant City Clerkand Marty Duffus - Police Chief. Alsopresent were Cory Reynolds, Derek Lums-den, Paula McClaflin. Gerald & LynneteClark, Ed Stoll, Bill Trickey, JeremeyRounds and others that didn t sign in.

Motion by Fotiadis and second byHooper to approve the agenda, all votingaye motion carried.

No one spoke during Open Forum. Motion by Fotiadis and second by

Dorsey to open the public hearing regard-ing the proposed amendments to Chapter69.14 of the Code of Ordinances titled"Parking Prohibited from 2:00 AM to 5:00AM". Roll Call Vote: Fotiadis, aye;Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye;Page, aye; motion carried. Paula Mc-Claflin expressed concerns regarding theprohibiting parking from 2:00AM to 5:00AM in the downtown corridor. Marty Duf-fus expressed his opinions for the reasonbehind the prohibiting parking from2:00AM to 5:00 AM. Council wanted toset a public work session to work outsome plan for downtown parking. Afterlong discussion, motion by Hooper andsecond by Dorsey to close public hearing,all voting aye motion carried.

There was no action taken at this time. Motion by Dorsey and second by Hoop-

er to open the public hearing regarding theStatus of Funded Activities for the CDBGFaçade Program; Roll call vote: Fotiadis,aye; Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper,aye; Page, aye; motion carried. JeremeyRounds with SICOG presented the statusto Council. No one else spoke during thepublic hearing. Motion by Fotiadis andsecond by Hooper to close the public hear-ing, all voting aye motion carried.

Motion by Fotiadis and second byDorsey to set public hearing for the pro-posed amendments to Chapter 69.07 of theCode of Ordinances titled "Parking Pro-hibited on December 16th , Roll call vote:Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye;Hooper, aye; Page, aye; motion carried.

Resolution 2014-77 TO FIX A TIMEAND A DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEAR-ING REGARDING THE PROPOSEDAMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 69.07"PROHIBITED PARKING" OF THECITY OF OSCEOLA CODE OF ORDI-NANCES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THECITY OF OSCEOLA, IA HEREBY RE-SOLVES that: Section 1. A Public Hear-ing will be held as part of the regularlyscheduled City Council meeting on De-cember 16, 2014 at 7:00 PM to inform thepublic on the proposed amendment toChapter 69.07 titled "Prohibited Parking"of the City of Osceola Code of Ordinance.Section 2. The City Clerk is hereby direct-ed to give notice of the proposed hearing,setting forth the purpose, the time whenand place where the hearing will be held,by publication at least once and not lessthan 4 nor more than 20 days before thedate of the hearing, in a legal newspaperwhich has a general circulation in the City.

Motion by Walkup and second byHooper to approval of the UnderwritingEngagement Agreement with D.A. David-son, Roll call vote: Fotiadis, aye; Dorsey,aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye; Page, aye;motion carried.

Motion by Hooper and second byDorsey to set a public hearing for the SafeRoute To School sidewalk project for De-cember 16th; Roll call vote: Fotiadis, aye;Dorsey, aye; Walkup, aye; Hooper, aye;Page, aye; motion carried.

Resolution 2014- 76 TO FIX A TIMEAND A DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEAR-ING REGARDING THE SAFE ROUTETO SCHOOL SIDEWALK PROJECTTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OFOSCEOLA, IA HEREBY RESOLVESthat: Section 1. A Public Hearing will beheld as part of the regularly scheduledCity Council meeting on December 16,2014 at 7:00 PM to inform the public onthe proposed Safe Route to School side-walk. Following the public hearing, theCity Council shall review bids and consid-er award of contract. Section 2. The CityClerk is hereby directed to give notice ofthe proposed hearing, setting forth the pur-pose, the time when and place where thehearing will be held, by publication atleast once and not less than 4 nor morethan 20 days before the date of the hear-ing, in a legal newspaper which has a gen-eral circulation in the City.

Ty Wheeler - City Administrator/Clerkupdated council on the status of ongoingprojects and activities.

Fotiadis wanted to know the status withthe Reservoir commission. Dorsey was cu-rious about questions regarding the oldhotel. Walkup had various thoughts re-garding Osceola's progress in multiple ac-tivities/projects. Hooper had nothing to re-port. Page had nothing to report.

Mayor had nothing to report at this time.Motion by Hooper and second by

Dorsey to approve the consent agenda,which include; Minutes: November 18th& 25th ; Liquor License: La Corona(BCV55655) and the following claims: Paid per Chapter 7 in City Ordinances: Dennis PagePayroll / 282718............................$118.81 George FotiadisPayroll / 282719...............................$92.35 Mutual of OmahaInsurance / 282720........................$360.50 TeamsterUnion Dues /282721.................... $295.00 United Health CareInsurance / 282722.....................$1,553.04 Met Life Insurance / 282723.....................$1,868.03 Mutual of OmahaInsurance / 282724........................$202.29 Rychnovsky LawnReissue /282725 ............................$149.00 United Health CasreInsurance /282726....................$28,434.16 Direct DepositPayroll 11.21.14.......................$19,796.05 Direct DepositPayroll 11.28.14.......................$26,287.02 Treasurer State of IowaTaxes...........................................$5,168.00 IPERSTaxes.........................................$18,932.46 AflacInsurance........................................$443.55 Collection Services CenterDeductions..................................$1,562.75 EFTPSTaxes.........................................$29,479.99 Grand Total ..........................$134,743.00 Bills & Claims:Air SolutionsServices......................................... $365.00 Alliant EnergyUtilities............................................ $92.31 Austin TaylorServices......................................... $375.00 Barco Mun. ProductsSupplies......................................... $292.58 Bob's Auto SupplyServices..........................................$356.34 Bryce ThomasServices..........................................$428.57 Byron JimmersonServices..........................................$267.86 Carpenter Uniform& PromotionalSupplies........................................... $56.65 Clapsaddle-Garber Assoc.Services...................................... $5,270.00 Clarke County Animal ShelterServices...................................... $2,000.00 Cody J. KentServices......................................... $535.71 Corey ClarkServices......................................... $889.29 Country ConcreteServices......................................... $600.00 Cr ServicesServices......................................... $535.00 Curtis ClarkServices......................................... $214.29 Curtus JacobsenServices............................................$11.75 D & D Pest ControlServices............................................$55.00 Diamond Oil CoFuel..............................................$1,045.44 Donnie MccuddinServices..........................................$889.29 Earnest PettitServices..........................................$321.43 Echo Group IncSupplies......................................... $132.38 Emergency Repair Service, IncServices......................................... $859.50 Feld FireServices...................................... $1,359.70 Flowers N MoreSupplies............................................$75.00 Ford & Garland RadioServices........................................... $95.00 G & L Clothing/CommercialSupplies...................................... $1,560.50 Golden Rule CreationsServices......................................... $474.50 Hach CompanyServices...................................... $6,617.25 Highway LumberSupplies............................................$76.40 Hy-Vee Food StoresSupplies..........................................$199.89 Ideal Ready Mix Co.Services...................................... $1,128.75 ImwcaDues............................................ $3,921.00 Iowa Rural Water Assoc.Dues............................................... $300.00 J P Auto - StreetSupplies......................................... $236.23 J P Auto - Waste WaterSupplies............................................$59.19 Jake FarlowReimb...............................................$70.00 Jesse MaherServices......................................... $321.43 Jim CartwrightServices..........................................$782.14 Jim's Sanitation& Truck RepairServices.................................... $27,284.28 Kd Tires, LlcSupplies......................................... $949.00 Keller Excavating IncProject...................................... $50,746.15 Knoxville Farm & HomeSupplies............................................$88.29 Kyle WilsonServices......................................... $621.43 Lacal Equipment Inc.Services..........................................$104.92 Leslie GardensServices.......................................$8,703.51 Marc ElcockServices.......................................$1,924.00 Mason C CurnesServices..........................................$428.57 MenardsSupplies........................................... $69.93 Midwest Office Tech. Co.Services......................................... $132.04 Mike FryServices..........................................$935.71 Mike HenryServices......................................... $728.57 Mutual Of Omaha Bank AtiracreditMisc................................................$130.99 Nelson FryServices..........................................$428.57 Osceola Sinclair ServiceServices............................................$12.00 Paul ChesnutServices..........................................$375.00 Robbie HurleyServices..........................................$214.29 Robinsons Co.Supplies..........................................$308.16 Sicog-HtfProject.....................................$102,994.57 SolutionsSupplies........................................... $93.98 Sprayer Specialties Inc.Services......................................... $248.72 Steve ReynoldsReimb Sidewalk.............................. 378.00 Stew Hansen DodgeServices...................................... $1,374.74 Tobey ClarkServices..........................................$942.86 Truck Equipment Inc.Services.......................................$2,528.96 U. S. CellularPhone..............................................$600.63 Veenstra & Kimm Inc.Services...................................... $9,782.57 W. H. SuttonServices............................................$88.00 Water Environment FedServices............................................$82.00 WindstreamPhone..............................................$646.85 Zee Medical Inc.Supplies............................................$82.39 Grand Total ..........................$246,900.05 Check Number: 282727-282797Fund Recap: 1 General .................................$61,634.50 110 Street ..................................$6,575.93 301 Terminal Airport ..............$1,810.00 307 Airport Chariton Hanger... $920.00 308 T Hanger 2014...................$2,540.00 314 West lake Marina .............$6,998.89 315 Streetscape .........................$1,156.00 323 The Meadows Phase 2 .$102,994.57 334 S Fillmore to Grade Lake .........................................$50,746.15 335 Old Plant Force Main ......$1,627.68 610 Sewer ..................................$9,896.33 Grand Total ..........................$246,900.05

All voting aye, motion carried.There being no further business, motion

by Hooper and second by Dorsey to ad-journ the meeting at 8:08 PM. All votingaye, motion carried.

Fred Diehl, Mayor Attest: Britanee Ward, Accounting Manager/Assistant City Clerk





















































































Greater Regional Medical Center

Katie and Landon White of Creston are parents of a son born Dec. 12, 2014. Gage Thomas White weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and was 21 1/4 inches long.

Grandparents are Dawn and Landon White of Mount Ayr and Mary Linn and Lo-ren Olson of Osceola.

Great-grandparents are Jean and Tom Willey of Spencer and Royanna and Steve Spencer of Osceola.

BIRTH

5OSCEOLA SENTINEL-TRIBUNE THURSDAY • DECEMBER 18, 2014NEIGHBORSCrawford, Causey to wed

The parents of Dustin Marc Crawford and Savan-nah Jon Causey announce the engagement and ap-proaching wedding of their children.

Crawford is the son of Mark Crawford of Osceo-la and Brenda Di Santi of Branson West, Mo. Craw-ford’s grandparents are Effie and the late Jim Crawford, and Mary and the late Har-vey German, all of Osceola.

Causey is the daughter of Aaron Smith of Leon and stepdaughter of Robin Smith of Osceola. Her grandpar-ents are Don and Judy Smith of Leon.

The couple is employed in the Orlando, Fla., area. A fall

wedding is planned. Family, friends and loved ones wish them congratulations.

Dustin Crawford and Savannah Causey

Mitchells celebrate 60 yearsThe children of Merrell

and Marie Mitchell are plan-ning a card shower in honor of the couple’s 60th wedding anniversary Friday, Jan. 2.

People may send cards or notes of good wishes to them at 1093 Starline Ave., New Virginia, IA 50210.

Marie and Merrell Mitchell

Loebsack named to Powerful Energy and Commerce CommitteeCongressman Dave Loeb-

sack, D-Iowa, announced he has been named to serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee for the 114th Congress. The committee has jurisdiction over a wide range of issues, including energy policy; health care policy; trade pol-icy; telecommunications and the internet; environment and air quality; and consum-er affairs and protection.

“Having a seat on the En-ergy and Commerce Com-mittee will allow me to make

a greater impact on job cre-ation, growing the economy, making sound investments in renewable energy such as wind, solar and biofuels and growing the Middle Class in Iowa and across the coun-try,” Loebsack said. “I look forward to this new oppor-tunity that will benefit the

state and will continue to work with anyone who is willing to come together and to find a way to move Iowa and our nation forward.”

The Energy and Com-merce Committee is the oldest standing committee in the House and is an ex-clusive committee, meaning

members of the committee may only serve on other House committees with a waiver from leadership.

Contributed photo

Graduation: Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) West Campus student Aaron Malcolm, left, of Truro receives congratulations from DMACC President Rob Denson at the recent West Campus fall graduation reception. Malcolm graduated from DMACC’s Business Administration program.

Phone: 641-342-2131

FAX: 641-342-2060

• • • • •

111 East Washington

Osceola, Iowa 50213

[email protected]

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGThe Clarke County Board of Super-

visors, acting under the authority ofChapter 306, Code of Iowa, propose tovacate a section of 170th Ave in ClarkeCounty, described as follows:

Beginning at the Northwest (NW)corner of the Southwest quarter(SW1/4) of the Southwest quarter(SW1/4) of Section 17, T-73-N, R-26-W., thence west 40 feet, thence North1236 feet, thence East 80 feet, thenceSouth 1236 feet, thence West 40 feet tothe point of beginning and containing2.27 acres more or less exclusive of thepresent established highway.

A hearing will be held by the ClarkeCounty Board of Supervisors in theBoard Room of the Clarke CountyCourthouse, 100 S. Main Street, Osceo-la, IA 50213 at 10:00 a.m. on the 29thday of December 2014. You or any in-terested person may appear, object andbe heard. Any person owning landabutting on this road has the right tofile, in writing, a claim for damages atany time on or before the date and timefixed for the hearing. You may fileyour claim with the Clarke County Au-ditor's office, the Clarke County Boardof Supervisors or the Clarke CountyEngineer's office. The address for alloffices is 100 S. Main Street, Osceola,IA 50213

Janice M. WhiteJan White, Clarke County Auditor

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR CLARKE COUNTY

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF TRACYRATER AND DANNY RATER

Upon the Petition ofTRACY RATER;Petitioner,And ConcerningDANNY RATER,Respondent.

CASE NO. CDD4009810ORIGINAL NOTICE

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RE-SPONDENT: DANNY RATER

You are hereby notified that there isnow on file in the office of the clerk ofthe above court a petition in the above-entitled action, a copy of which is at-tached. The Petitioner's attorney is A.Zane Blessum whose address is 2501Westown Parkway, Ste 1202, West DesMoines, IA 50266,

You are further notified that unless,within 20 days after service of this orig-inal notice upon you, you serve, andwithin a reasonable time thereafter file,a written special appearance, motion oranswer, in the Iowa District Court forUnion County, at the county courthousein Osceola, Iowa, judgment by defaultwill be rendered against you for the re-lief demanded in the petition.

Linda Graves,CLERK OF THE ABOVE COURT

Clarke County CourthouseOsceola, IA

NOTE: The attorney who is expectedto represent the Respondent should bepromptly advised by Respondent of theservice of this notice.

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURTFOR CLARKE COUNTY

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF TRACYRATER AND DANNY RATER

Upon the Petition ofTRACY RATER;Petitioner,And ConcerningDANNY RATER,Respondent.

CASE NO. CDD4009810ORIGINAL NOTICE

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RE-SPONDENT: DANNY RATER

You are hereby notified that there isnow on file in the office of the clerk ofthe above court a petition in the above-entitled action, a copy of which is at-tached. The Petitioner's attorney is A.Zane Blessum whose address is 2501Westown Parkway, Ste 1202, West DesMoines, IA 50266,

You are further notified that unless,within 20 days after service of this orig-inal notice upon you, you serve, andwithin a reasonable time thereafter file,a written special appearance, motion oranswer, in the Iowa District Court forUnion County, at the county courthousein Osceola, Iowa, judgment by defaultwill be rendered against you for the re-lief demanded in the petition.

Linda Graves,CLERK OF THE ABOVE COURT

Clarke County CourthouseOsceola, IA

NOTE: The attorney who is expectedto represent the Respondent should bepromptly advised by Respondent of theservice of this notice.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVYAND SALE

State of IowaClarke CountyPlaintiff: CLARKE COUNTY

STATE BANKDefendant(s): MARCY R. LAM-

STRES, A/K/A MARCY R. LANE, ETAL

Iowa District CourtCourt Case: EQCV012046Execution Type: SPECIALAs a result of the judgment rendered

in the above entitled case, an executionwas issued by the Clerk of the DistrictCourt to the Sheriff of Clarke County,Iowa. The execution ordered the sale ofthe defendants: Real Estate:X PersonalProperty: ___ The property is describedbelow or on attached sheet.

Description: LOT FIVE (5), INBLOCK FORTY-FIVE (45), IN THEORIGINAL TOWN OF MURRAY,CLARKE COUNTY, IOWA

E-911 Address: 118 GRANTSTREET, MURRAY, IOWA 50174

Location of Sale: CLARKE COUN-TY LAW CENTER, OSCEOLA,IOWA.

Sale Date: JANUARY 28, 2015Sale Time: 9:30 AMHomestead: ____ Defendant is ad-

vised that if the described real estate in-cludes the homestead, (must not exceed1/2 acre if in the city or town plat, or, ifrural, must not exceed 40 acres.) Thedefendant must file a homestead platwith the Office of the Sheriff of ClarkeCounty, Iowa, within 10 days after theservice of this notice, or the Sheriffshall have it platted and will assess thecosts to this case.

After sale of said real estate, the de-fendant may redeem the property with-in.

Redemption: One year: :___ 6 months: ___ Other: ___

No redemption: X THIS SALE ISNOT SUBJECT TO REDEMPTIONPER ORDER OF THE COURT.Property exemption, certain money orproperty may be exempt. CONTACTyour attorney promptly to review spe-cific provisions of the law and file theappropriate notice, if applicable.

Judgment Amount: $30,906.48Interest: $1,169.54Costs of Suit: $737.00Other costs: PLUS COSTS OF

THIS ACTION AND ACCRUINGCOSTS

Attorney for Plaintiff:Name: Verle W. Norris

Address: 300 West Marion, PO Box 256

Corydon, Iowa 50060Phone: 641-872-1363

Signed: Bill Kerns, SheriffClarke County Sheriff's OfficePhone: 641-342-2914FAX: 641-342-4071Date: October 17, 2014


























Regular Meeting of the Board of Education

Administrative Conference RoomDecember 8, 2014

President Linskens called the regularmeeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Board mem-bers present were Kelly Bailey, JoeDeutsch, Lori Helgevold, GerardLinskens, and Dena White. James Bair andSteve O'Tool were absent. SuperintendentSteve Seid, Business Manager RuthWhite, and 5 guests were present.

The agenda was amended to moveShane Stephen's comments on senior port-folios to follow the FFA National Conven-tion spotlight.

Helgevold and Deutsch moved to ap-prove the amended agenda. Motion carried(5-0).

Kaitlyn Boyer and Rachel Severnsspoke to the Board about their experiencesand learning opportunities on the FFA Na-tional Convention trip.

Mr. Stephens said that senior portfolio'swill be streamlined significantly, with nochange for the current year and then phas-ing in of changes for the following classes.

Deutsch and White moved to approvethe minutes from the November 24thmeeting. Motion carried (3-0-2 Bailey andHelgevold abstained).

Deutsch and Helgevold moved to ac-cept the resignation of Deb Leith, elemen-tary food service worker. Motion carried(5-0).

Bailey and White moved to approvecollege coursework for advancement onthe salary schedule for Jessica Weiser,"Response to Intervention II: Implement-ing/Monitoring RTI", "Standards-BasedTeaching II: Assessment & Grading","PLC's Role in Assessment & Response toIntervention II", Using Formative Assess-ments to Drive Instruction & Design Inter-ventions", 1 hour each, Viterbo Universi-ty; and Angie Ellis, "SDI Literacy Year1", 1 hour, NWMSU. Motion carried (5-0).

Helgevold and Bailey moved to ap-prove payment of bills. Motion carried (5-0).

Deutsch and White moved to approvefinancial reports. Motion carried (5-0).

Lance Ridgely, Curriculum Director,and Randy Bolton, Assistant ElementaryPrincipal, each reported to the board.

After much discussion Board Membersagreed to allow Children and Families ofIowa to provide confidential services tostudents within the school buildings.

Superintendent Seid gave an update onfacilities. Security is a top priority to moveforward with immediately.

Deutsch and Bailey moved to appointLori Helgevold as the district's alternate tothe Clarke County Assessor's ConferenceBoard. Motion carried (5-0).

Deutsch and Bailey moved to allowCoach Diehl and seven softball players totravel out of State to Mankato, Minnesota,to attend a pitching/catching clinic at Min-nesota State Mankato on January 18,2015. They will to travel to Minnesota onthe 17th. Each camper is responsible forthe cost of the camp and meals during thetrip. The hotel and travel expense will bepaid out of the softball camp fund. Motioncarried (4-0-1 Linskens abstained).

Helgevold and White moved to approvethe SBRC application asking for permis-sion to allow the district to ask for taxingauthority for increasing open enrollmentout for $124,256.00, and LEP instructionbeyond 5 years for $26,610.00. Motioncarried (5-0).

Bailey and White moved to allowCoach May and the high school ForensicsTeam to travel out of State to Millard, Ne-braska, January 10, 2015, and Omaha, Ne-braska, January 16, 2015 for Forensicscontests. Motion carried (5-0).

Superintendent Seid reported from themeeting with Legislators on December2nd at East Union School, Mr. Stephens &Mrs. Kiger have begun the SAM trainingand will attend the SAM State conferencealong with Mr. Seid, and an A.L.I.C.E.tour is planned with law enforcement.

A workshop is planned for December10th with DLR Group at 6:00 p.m.

Items to consider for the next boardagenda include: facilities and safety.

The Board adjourned at 7:47 p.m. fol-lowing a motion by Helgevold and Bailey.

Next board meeting is scheduled forJanuary 12, 2015.

These minutes are as recorded by theboard secretary and subject to approvalat the next regular board meeting. RuthWhite, Board Secretary

The Board of Education of Clarke Com-munity School District approved the fol-lowing claims on December 8, 2014ADVANTAGE ADMINISTRATORSADMINISTRAVIE FEE....................25.00AHLERS & COONEY, P.C.LEGAL SERVICES.........................154.00AIR FILTER SALES & SERVICESUPPLIES.........................................212.27AMERICA'S BEST APPAREL, INC.DRAMA SUPPLIES........................734.16AMERICA'S BEST WATER TREATERSSUPPLIES......................................5,444.00AMERICAN TIME & SIGNAL COEQUIPMENT...................................255.95ANDERSON ERICKSON DAIRYDAIRY SUPPLIES.......................4,578.69AREA EDUCATION AGENCY 267SUPPLIES...........................................66.65ATLANTIC BOTTLING CORESALE POP...................................357.80BELIN-BLANK CENTERCOURSE FEE...................................350.00BISHOP, LARRY OFFICIAL.........................................240.00BOB'S AUTO SUPPLYREPAIR PARTS...............................222.47BOB'S CUSTOM TROPHIESSUPPLIES......................................1,197.75BOYD, BRANDI FFA REIMBURSEMENT.................64.10BSN SPORTSSUPPLIES.........................................388.42BURDESS, DONNIE LUNCH REFUND................................6.00CAM COMMUNITY SCHOPEN ENROLLMENT................1,530.25CAPITAL SANITARY SUPPLY CUSTODIAL SUPPLIES.............2,463.30CARDMEMBER SERVICESERVICE/SUPPLIES...................3,717.07CAVES, DONALD OFFICIAL...........................................80.00CENTRAL DECATUR COMM SCHTUITION FEES.............................1,041.18CINTAS CORP #762SUPPLIES.........................................134.52CLAIMAID CONSULTING CORPCONSULTING FEES......................176.80CLARKE CO SECONDARY ROAD DEPTGAS & DIESEL .........................12,196.50CLARKE ELECTRIC UTILITIES..........................................70.08CLASSROOM SUPPLY MARTSUPPLIES.........................................181.97COMBINED SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING FEE.....................7,235.00COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONSSERVICE.......................................1,390.00CRESTON PUBLISHING COPUBLICATIONS................................62.59CUMMINS CENTRAL POWERSUPPLIES...........................................11.11DANNCO, INCSUPPLIES......................................2,725.82DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOPEN ENROLLMENT...................459.08DLR GROUP INC.SERVICE.......................................8,500.00DRAKE UNIVERSITYREGISTRATION FEE.....................160.00E-TECHSERVICE............................................75.00EAST UNION COMM SCHOPEN ENROLLMENT/TUITION........................................2,006.43EMS DETERGENT SERVICESSUPPLIES.........................................370.00FAMILY SPORTS LLCSUPPLIES......................................2,418.50FAREWAY FOOD & SUPPLIES........................426.01FARNER-BOCKEN SUPPLIES.........................................522.33FCCLA DISTRICT 14REGISTRATION...............................25.00FLOWERS & MORESUPPLIES...........................................59.40FROST, KEVIN OFFICIAL.........................................160.00GLENS' REFRIGERATIONREPAIRS.......................................1,002.50GRAINGERSUPPLIES.........................................594.54GRAPHIC EDGE, THE ATHLETIC SUPPLIES................1,263.50GREEN HILLS AEASUPPLIES AND SERVICE.........1,721.82HAGEN, TERESA REIMBURSEMENT..........................83.00HAMMER MEDICAL SUPPLYEQUIPMENT...................................177.50HAWKEYE TRUCK EQUIPMENTEQUIPMENT/PARTS.....................170.00HERE COMES MONEYSUPPLIES.........................................825.00HIGHWAY LUMBER REPAIR SUPPLIES.........................748.63HILLYARD/DES MOINESSUPPLIES......................................1,839.84HINK, ERIC OFFICIAL.........................................100.00HIRERIGHT SOLUTIONS TESTING............................................27.05HOOVER, CHARLENE REIMBURSEMENT..........................14.60HUGH O'BRIAN YOUTH LEADERSHIPREGISTRATION.............................195.00HUNSICKER & ASSOCIATESINSURANCE.................................6,785.00HY-VEE SUPPLIES......................................1,338.72IASBODUES & FEES..................................178.00IA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKLONG DISTANCE/ICN SERVICES........................................858.10IDEAL READY MIX BUS BARN RENT...........................700.00INDIANOLA COMM SCHOPEN ENROLLMENT..............12,242.00INDIANOLA SMALL ENGINESERVICE/REPAIR............................84.92IOWA EVENTS CENTERADMISSION....................................886.00J P AUTO SUPPLYREPAIR PARTS...............................808.69JONES CONSTRUCTION, BUD SERVICE.....................................41,393.67JOSTEN'SSUPPLIES......................................6,177.17KARL CHEVROLETPARTS/SERVICE.........................1,331.93KD TIRES, LLCVEHICLE MAINT...........................100.00KLINE, MICHAEL REIMBURSEMENT..........................13.00LANKTON, DAVID OFFICIAL...........................................80.00LAWSON PRODUCTSSUPPLIES.........................................158.94LOFFREDO FRESH PRODUCELUNCH SUPPLIES......................1,008.65M & M AG SERVICESUPPLIES...........................................70.46MADISON NATL LIFE INSURANCE COINSURANCE FEES......................1,539.45MARCHING SHOW CONCEPTSBAND SUPPLIES.........................2,912.50MARTENSDALE ST MARYS SCHOPEN ENROLLMENT................1,530.25MARTIN BROTHERS DISTRIBUTING SUPPLIES...................................17,896.41MATHESON TRI-GAS INCTANK RENTAL.................................31.80MISICREGISTRATION FEES...................125.00MIDWEST WHEEL COTRANSPORTATION SUPPLIES.........................................175.00MURRAY COMM SCHOPEN ENROLLMENT..............68,861.25MUSCO SPORTS LIGHTINGSERVICE.......................................7,450.00NATIONAL SPORTS CLINICSREGISTRATION FEES...................375.00NESWOLD, ROBERT OFFICIAL...........................................80.00NORLAND, KENNETH OFFICIAL...........................................80.00NORTHLAND PRODUCTS COSUPPLIES.........................................382.55NUETZMAN, MATT OFFICIAL.........................................100.00O'HALLORAN INTERNATIONALREPAIR PARTS...............................468.59O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIES...........................................29.63OMNI CHEERSUPPLIES.........................................194.15ORIENTAL TRADING COSUPPLIES...........................................39.08OSCEOLA CHAMBER-MAIN STREETMEMBERSHIP FEES......................150.00OSCEOLA WATER WORKSWATER & SEWER......................1,666.16PAN-O-GOLD BAKING CO.SUPPLIES.........................................672.55PEEK SALES & SERVICE EQUIPMENT..............................11,224.85PERFECTION LEARNINGSUPPLIES.........................................218.16PIERCE BROS. 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Stuart, IASouth of Stuart on Stuart Rd (P28) about 2 miles

Go west on 130th St (G15) about 4 miles to Quebec Ave. Watch for signs!!!

Swine Graphics Enterprises, L.P., a leader in the Swine Industry, is currently seeking candidates for our Osceola Office:

Warehouse Supervisor

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Please apply online at:www.sgepork.com

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Over the road driver/Regional driver needed for hauling live day old poults. Straight trucks and tractor trailers.

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Apply in person at 210 Leisure Drive, Osceola, IA

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6 THURSDAY • DECEMBER 18, 2014 OSCEOLA SENTINEL-TRIBUNEPUBLIC NOTICES

JOIN OUR TEAM!

CDL DriverIowa Select Farms has positions open for CDL Drivers responsible for transporting commercial hogs to market facilities. This candidate will be responsible for operating a semi-truck and trailer and following all safety, biosecurity and record keeping protocols. This position requires a Class A CDL with a clean driving record. Five days a week, home every day. $1,200 SIGN ON BONUS!

Manager-In-TrainingThis is a full-time management trainee position available for individuals with swine experience. The Manager-In-Training program is a 16 month program that offers trainees the opportunity to gain experience in all phases of production and ultimately be placed as a sow, nursery or finishing manager within the Iowa Select Farms system.

Nursery TechnicianAs a Nursery Technician, you will work as a team in the process of caring for newly weaned piglets to assure optimum productivity throughout the nursery phase. The candidate will monitor and evaluate the overall health of pigs and help with light facility repair and maintenance as needed.

Sow TechnicianSow Technicians work as a team to provide daily care of sows and piglets at the worksite. This job will provide hands-on experience in many of the following areas: animal movements, breeding and gestation, farrowing, record keeping and farm maintenance. Starting salary of $28,000 and increases to $31,000 after just one year!

Iowa Select Farms has the following full-time, local job openings.

Iowa Select Farms is an equal opportunity employer.

COMPETITIVE SALARY AND EXCELLENT BENEFITS! Apply online at apply.iowaselect.com, call Human Resources at 641-316-3251,

or stop by 101 North Douglas in Afton to complete an application.

Altec is a leading provider of products and services to the electric utility, telecommunications, tree care, lights and signs, and

contractor markets. We deliver products and services in more than 100 countries throughout the world. We manufacture fiberglass truck bodies in our Osceola, IA facility and are growing rapidly.

We are seeking candidates for production positions, welders,

technical jobs such as Design Engineers and Drafters.

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jobs is $12.00/per hour, and compensation for technical positions is compensable with experience. Altec offers excellent benefits.

Please complete application online at www.altec.com/careers.php.

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CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENTGrowing established Southern Iowa independent insurance agency seeks qualified candidate

for Personal Lines CSA. The office is a great place to work. Base salary, bonus plans, SIM-PLE IRA, health insurance, life insurance, disability insurance and flexible work schedules are provided.

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Great career opportunity for the right person.Personal Lines Insurance experience is preferred BUT not required. Signing bonus for can-

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JOIN OUR TEAM!!!Send resume to: Box 1, c/o Clark County Publishing, 111 E. Washington, Osceola, IA 50213

National Management is currently seeking a

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This is a full time position with benefit package.

Please send resume to [email protected]

National Management is an equal opportunity employer and provider

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Applications must be received by December 29, 2014.

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SCICAP Weatherization Program is searching for contractors to perform weatherization work in the five county area we serve.

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Applications must be received by December 29, 2014.

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300 W. Hutchings St., Winterset, Iowa 50273MCHCS is an equal opportunity employer

Full Time - 36 hours per weekApply online at www.madisonhealth.com

Join our Health Care Team

300 W. Hutchings St., Winterset, Iowa 50273MCHCS is an equal opportunity employer

Duties include, but are not limited to, placing patients in examination rooms, ascertaining pertinent medical history, obtaining vitals, preparing and prepping charts, collecting pertinent testing in advance, assisting in scheduling, and assisting provider as needed. Additional duties include backing up other nursing staff, backing up lab and other duties as assigned.

We provide a competitive and comprehensive compensation package including PTO, IPERS and a free on-site fitness facility for employees and their spouses.

We look forward to meeting dedicated professionals

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Clinic RN/LPN/CMA

Apply online at www.christensenfarms.com 1-800-889-8531 Equal Opportunity Employer

Christensen Farms is hiring

Animal Care Workers near Leon, IA

No experience required!

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8 THURSDAY • DECEMBER 18, 2014 OSCEOLA SENTINEL-TRIBUNENEWS Clarke County Hospital expansion update

Clarke Electric Coopera-tive (CEC) and Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIP-CO) closed on USDA Ru-ral Economic Development Loans with Clarke County Hospital totaling $2,360,000 Dec. 5.

Clarke County Hospital is planning a $17 million ren-ovation and expansion that will include a new emergen-cy department, UnityPoint Clinic, outpatient clinic and specialist clinic.

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clude:• Centralized lobby for

better access to patient ser-vices throughout the hospital

• Individual rooms at reg-istration for increased pa-tient privacy

New primary care clinic with space for seven local providers

• Relocated emergency department, specialty clinic and outpatient clinic

• Area dedicated to dia-betes education and wound care

The loans were fund-ed through USDA’s Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program (REDLG). This program provides zero-interest loans to lenders and commu-nity-based development groups who in turn re-lend the money at zero interest to local businesses.

The REDLG program is one of the economic devel-opment programs that CEC and CIPCO offer to promote community development, economic growth, and help

create jobs in rural Iowa.Clarke Electric Cooper-

ative is an electric distri-bution cooperative owned by its members and serves portions of eight counties in south central Iowa. Its mission statement is “Fo-cused on member needs and community development,” by improving the quality of life of our members within local communities we serve. Through our partnership with the USDA we have supported more than 15 community projects totaling more than 4.1 million dol-lars.

Central Iowa Power Cooperative is a mem-ber-owned, not-for-profit, generation and transmission (G&T) cooperative serv-ing 13 rural electric coop-eratives and associations. As Iowa’s largest coopera-tive energy provider, CIP-CO serves approximately 316,500 Iowans in 58 coun-ties. For more information visit the website at www.cipco.net

Contributed photoPictured, from left, are Dave Walkup with Osceola City Council, Aldene Morgan with Clarke Electric Cooperative (CEC) board, Jason Gibbs with the CEC, Bill Menner with USDA, Mayor Fred Diehl, Don Waltz, Clarke County Hospital (CCH) board chair, Brian Evans, CCH chief executive officer, Sally Riekena with the CCH board, Cheri Popp with Central Iowa Power Cooperative, Bill Trickey with Clarke County Development Corporation, and Mike Thilges, CCH chief financial officer.

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Santa: Children visit Santa and Mrs. Claus during the Christmas movie program Saturday, Dec. 13, at Clarke County Fairgrounds. There were Christmas movies, visits with Santa Claus and more. The event was sponsored by sponsored by Clarke County Publishing and Clarke County Fairgrounds.

By SCOTT VICKEROST sports editor • [email protected]

LEON — A close game between two teams expect-ed to battle for a Pride of Iowa Conference champi-onship turned into a run-away victory for Central Decatur here on Dec. 9.

The Cardinals led Inter-state 35 at halftime 28-26, but held the Roadrunners without a field goal in a 13-2 third quarter, as they pulled away for a 61-49 win.

“You can’t do that against teams like this,” Interstate 35 head coach Jamie Smith said. “They’re too good to get that far behind and fight back. I thought we had good shots. I had an idea of what they were going to do. We just didn’t hit shots, bottom line. We didn’t hit a field goal in the third quarter. You can’t win on the road against a top team in the conference that way.”

Both teams battled through early foul trouble, and kept each other’s top scorers in check for most of the game.

Riley Morris sank a pair of free throws to start the third quarter, tying the

score at 28-28.Central Decatur scored

the next 13 points of the quarter and went on a 15-0 run in total to build a 43-28 lead.

Lily Simon knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and had a steal and layup during the run.

“I was happy that Lily stepped forward and hit some shots,” Central De-

catur head coach Cur-tis Boothe said. “Raegan (Boothe) hit her free throws and Jentri (Hullinger) hit a couple of big shots. That’s what I told them after the game. It’s a team game, but we need to make sure we keep making those plays as a team.”

By SCOTT VICKEROST sports editor • [email protected]

LEON — Free throws made all the difference in Central Decatur’s 57-54 win over Interstate 35 here on Dec. 9.

Both teams missed 12 free throws, but in the final 48 seconds of a one-point game, the Cardinals shot 4-of-6 from the free throw line, while Interstate 35 shot just 2-of-6.

“Missed free throws killed us,” Interstate 35 head coach Nate Rankin said. “Big games like this, we missed 12 and lost by three.”

Central Decatur took a nine-point lead at 49-40 when Conner Welch dished to Noah Simon for a 3-point-er with about 5:34 left in the game.

But over the course of the next 2:25 of the game, Inter-state 35 responded with a 9-0 run, as the Roadrunners con-verted defense into offense, tying the game at 49-49 with 3:09 left.

Jaylan White twice con-verted steals into layups and Zach Goering had an offen-sive rebound and putback during the run.

After a Central Decatur timeout, Interstate 35 took a 50-49 lead on a Daniel Ken-nedy free throw.

White banked in a driving shot to give the Roadrunners a 52-51 lead with 1:32 to go in the game.

But White picked up his fourth foul going for an of-

fensive rebound with :48.3 left, which led to a Simon bucket in the post that put Central Decatur up 53-52.

“The late foul on Jaylan, that fourth one when we’re up one with 30 seconds to

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Nerness shines for state championship teamBy LARRY PETERSONOST sports writer • [email protected]

Transferring to a private school in North Carolina turned out to be a good experience for former Mur-

ray player Seth Nerness.The senior defensive end,

a verbal Iowa State com-mit, earned all-state honors for the private school Di-vision II state champion-ship team. His South Lake Christian Academy team

defeated three-time de-fending champion David-son Day, 21-14 in overtime, in the championship game.

South Lake trailed 14-0 in the game before a punt return touchdown ignited a rally that forced overtime

at 14-14. Nerness had nine tackles in the game, includ-ing eight solo, five for loss-es and a quarterback sack.

As a first-team all-stater, the 6-5 230-pounder to-taled 90 tackles, including 68 solo, 30 for losses and 13 sacks.

Already with offers from ISU, Kansas State and Western Illinois coming off his junior year at Murray, Nerness now has drawn interest from Army, West Virginia, Louisville and North Carolina.

“He’ll come back home after finals this week and we’ll have a lot to sit down and talk about,” said his father, Daryl Nerness of rural Osceola. “Iowa State has been out visiting him twice. He told them he’s not decomitting, but he’d like to consider taking oth-er official visits.”

South Lake had a 12-1 season in winning the state

title.“It was a good experi-

ence to play against this type of competition in 11-man football after playing eight-man,” Nerness said. “Plus, I got to know my cousins a lot better.”

Nerness has been resid-ing with the family of Dar-yl’s brother, John, who is wrestling coach at South Lake Christian Academy in Huntersville, N.C.

“We thought it would give him a good year of growth playing 11-man football there,” Daryl Ner-ness said. “They have seven other Division I-recruited athletes including the num-ber two running back in the nation in the junior class (Robert Washington). It gave him a chance to play in a high-caliber situation and it’s worked out well for him.”

Before playing for a North Carolina state cham-

pionship, Nerness was part of three playoff teams at Murray, including a state runner-up finish and state semifinalist in the UNI-Dome. The exciting title game finish, with Davidson Day tackled on the half-yard line on fourth down in overtime, wasn’t his only brush with postseason dra-matics.

Nerness was a sopho-more on Murray’s semiif-nal team that lost 78-76 in overtime to Gilbertville Don Bosco in Iowa’s high-est scoring playoff game of all-time.

He recorded 71 tackles during his junior season, in-cluding 21 solo for loss and seven solo sacks. He also rushed for 856 yards with 14 touchdowns, averaging 8.9 yards per carry for the 8-3 Mustangs.

Contributed photoFormer Murray player Seth Nerness is shown with his North Carolina all-state certificate and championship trophy for the state’s Division II private school football playoffs. He’s shown with parents Daryl and Ronda Nerness of rural Osceola.

Clarke 10thOGDEN — Clarke fin-

ished 10th at the Ogden Dual Team Tournament here Sat-urday, going 0-5 for the day.

The Indians lost to Coon Rapids-Bayard in the ninth-place match by a score of 39-30.

Ogden 43, Clarke 32182 — Austin Lentz (O) dec.

Nathan Bair (Clk), 8-6 (SV); 195 — Nick Ross (O) pinned Jake Burk (Clk), 1:27; 220 — Trent Ganoe (O) won by forfeit; 285 — Gyena Hansen (O) won by forfeit; 106 — Brock Brokaw (Clk) tech fall Taylon Engleen (O), 15-0; 113 — Ian Showers (Clk) won by forfeit; 120 — Landon Spurgin (Clk) won by forfeit; 126 — Harvey Roberts (O) won by forfeit; 132 — Michael Ramold (O) won by forfeit; 138 — Zach McCloud (O) pinned Jace Draper (Clk), 1:08; 145 — Junior Morales (Clk) dec. Harrison Haglund (O), 6-1; 152 — John Cutshall (Clk) pinned Garrett Bales (O), 1:43; 160 — Sam Crees (Clk) pinned Jansen Hadaway (O), 5:13; 170 — Logan Sturtz (O) major dec. Gable Reece (Clk), 10-0.

Kuemper Catholic 42,Clarke 30

106 — Brandon Gross (KC) dec. Brock Brokaw (Clk), 14-10; 113 — Parker Hardy (Clk) won by forfeit; 120 — Ian Showers (Clk) pinned Brady Parkis (KC), 1:10; 126 — Zak Hulsing (KC) pinned Landon Spurgin (Clk), 1:15; 132 — double forfeit; 138 — Tim Sibbel (KC) pinned Jace Draper (Clk), :23; 145 — Junior Morales (Clk) pinned Andrew Irlbeck (KC), 5:15; 152 — Jared Rotert (KC) dec. John Cutshall, 9-4; 160 — Lucas Lampe (KC) pinned Sam Crees (Clk), :23; 170 — Gable Reece (Clk) won by forfeit; 182 — Nathan Bair (Clk) pinned Nathan Becker (KC), 2:57;

195 — Michael Mohr (KC) pinned Jake Burk (Clk), 4:25; 220 — Seth Gehling (KC) won by forfeit; 285 — Tucker Vonnahme (KC) won by forfeit.

Humboldt 69, Clarke 12285 — Cordes Olthoff (H) won

by forfeit; 106 — Brock Brokaw (Clk) pinned Zach Kollmorgen (H), 3:05; 113 — Levi Sawyer (H) pinned Ian Showers (Clk), 1:40; 120 — Elijah Torres (H) pinned Landon Spurgin (Clk), 2:40; 126 — Jacob Niles (H) won by forfeit; 132 — Austen Gargano (H) won by forfeit; 138 — Jade Kampen (H) pinned Jace Draper, :10; 145 — Jaxon Kampen (H) pinned Junior Morales (Clk), 4:27; 152 — Malcolm Boyd (H) pinned John Cutshall (Clk), 1:10; 160 — Michael Madsen (H) pinned Sam Crees (Clk), :50; 170 — Gus Arnold (H) dec. Gable Reece, 7-2; 182 — Nathan Bair (Clk) pinned Trayton Harris (H), 4:30; 195 — Adam Mickelson (H) won by for-feit; 220 — Dakota Applegate (H) won by forfeit.

North Butler 54, Clarke 18106 — Brock Brokaw (Clk)

pinned Levi Gallmeyer (NB), :12; 113 — Alan Peters (NB) pinned Ian Showers (Clk), 1:38; 120 — Parker Hardy (Clk) dec. Brett Marshall (NB), 7-1; 126 — Tyler Merfeld (NB) pinned Landon Spurgin (Clk), 1:27; 132 — double forfeit; 138 — Dalton Nelson (NB) pinned Jace Draper (Clk), :18; 145 — Junior Morales (Clk) dec. Tyler Brinkman (NB), 13-8; 152 — Austin Janssen (NB) pinned John Cutshall (Clk), 2:47; 160 — Trae Ulrich (NB) pinned Sam Crees (Clk), :19; 170 — Caleb Wedeking (NB) pinned Gable Reece (Clk), :58; 182 — Nathan Bair (Clk) pinned Jake Goodrich (NB), 1:10; 195 — Dalton Aukes (NB) won by forfeit; 220 — Jacob Groeneveld (NB) won by forfeit; 285 — Owen Landers (NB) won by forfeit.

Coon Rapids-Bayard 39, Clarke 30

113 — Ian Showers (Clk) won

by forfeit; 120 — Ian Hoffman (CRB) pinned Parker Hardy (Clk), :26; 126 — Cole Parkis (CRB) pinned Landon Spurgin (Clk), 1:18; 132 — Carter Hilgenberg (CRB) won by forfeit; 138 — Patrick McAlister (CRB) pinned Jace Draper (Clk), 1:33; 145 — Liam McAlister (CRB) dec. Junior Morales, 3-2; 152 — John Cutshall (Clk) won by forfeit; 160 — Zach Evans (CRB) pinned Sam Crees (Clk), :40; 170 — Dalton Arnold (CRB) pinned Gable Reece (Clk), 5:12; 182 — Nathan Bair (Clk) won by forfeit; 195 — Jake Burk (Clk) won by forfeit; 220 — dou-ble forfeit; 285 — double forfeit; 106 — Brock Brokaw (Clk) pinned Garrett Peterson (CRB), :39.

CD InviteLEON — Central De-

catur finished fourth here Saturday at its own Central Decatur Invitational, scor-ing 149 team points.

Creston/Orient-Macks-burg crowned three cham-pions and scored 248.5 points in taking the team title over Albia, which scored 204.5 points.

The Cardinals crowned two individual champions, as Colton Ranney (160) and Trenton Wells (182) both won titles.

Ranney won a tech fall over Knoxville’s Jake Kindley in the quartefinals, 16-1 in 4:21. He then picked up an 11-0 major decision over Davis County’s Dylan Henderson in the semifi-nals before pinning Albia’s

Blake Lawless in 1:28 in the finals.

Wells pinned Van Me-ter’s Isaac Benton in 21 seconds in the quarterfi-nals before winning a 2-0 decision over Creston/O-M sophomore Jackson Mik-kelsen in the semifinals. Wells won an 8-1 decision over Knoxville’s Jac Agan in the championship match.

Wyatt Dale finished sec-ond at 106 pounds, losing an 11-6 decision to Cres-ton/O-M freshman Kelby Luther in the champion-ship match.

Central Decatur InvitationalTeam standings

1. Creston/Orient-Macksburg 248.5, 2. Albia 204.5, 3. Knoxville 159, 4. Central Decatur 149, 5. Chariton 126.5, 6. Panorama

121.5, 7. Pleasantville 110.5, 8. Davis County 98, 9. Red Oak 96, 10. Van Meter 94, 11. Mount Ayr 85, 12. Wayne 41, 13. Martensdale-St. Marys 29.5

Individual results(Championship and

placing matches)106 — 1. Kelby Luther (C/O-

M) dec. Wyatt Dale (CD), 11-6.113 — 1. Dylin Harberts (Char)

pinned George Appleseth (Pan), 1:29; 3. Jacob Goodson (C/O-M) pinned Keane Wasson (CD), 5:02.

120 — 1. Garrett Simmons (Pan) major dec. Trevor Marlin (C/O-M), 16-5.

126 — 1. Joe Hollinrake (Knox) pinned Zach Oldham (Albia), 1:37.

132 — 1. Walker Henderson (DC) pinned Griffin McBride (Pleas), :54; 7. Alec Selberg (RO) pinned Luke Jones (CD), 1:04.

138 — 1. Wyatt Thompson (C/O-M) pinned Kyle Sinnott (Albia), 2:33; 5. Chance Masters (CD) major dec. Jonathan Vanbuskirk (MA), 12-2.

145 — 1. Kale Baird (DC) dec. Tanner Mertz (RO), 7-3; 3. Joey Huntington (C/O-M) pinned Kade Kelso (CD), 3:14.

152 — 1. Bryce Leshen (Albia) major dec. Devin Harberts (Char), 9-1; 7. Kevin Woodhouse (Knox) dec. Clayton Dale (CD), 8-3.

160 — 1. Colton Ranney (CD) pinned Blake Lawless (Albia), 1:28.

170 — 1. Tayler Pettit (C/O-M) pinned Christian Powless (Albia), 1:49; 5. Cameron Brown (Knox) pinned Garrett Clark (CD), 2:43.

182 — 1. Trenton Wells (CD) dec. Jac Agan (Knox), 8-1.

195 — 1. Joe Kauffman (Pleas) pinned Jacob West (Albia), 3:15.

220 — 1. Carter Isley (Albia) major dec. Kadon Hulett (C/O-M), 14-6; 5. Trace Carson (CD) pinned Logan Kelley (MA), 2:19; 7. Chris Wright (Char) pinned Dakota McMann (RO), :21.

285 — 1. Joe Ricker (MA) pinned Wilson Solorzano (Pan), 2:58.

Area wrestling

Leon Journal-Reporter photo by COREY LINDSEYCentral Decatur 160-pounder Colton Ranney controls Albia’s Blake Lawless during their championship match at Friday’s Central Decatur Invitational. Ranney pinned Lawless in 1:28.

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Cards hold on for 57-54 win over I-35

OST photo by SCOTT VICKERCentral Decatur’s Conner Welch goes up for a basket after getting behind the defense of Interstate 35’s Lucas Ealy during Central Decatur’s 57-54 win on Dec. 9.

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CD pulls away from Roadrunners

OST photo by SCOTT VICKERCentral Decatur sophomore Jentri Hullinger pulls up for a shot over Interstate 35 sophomore Cheyenne Hiatt during the Cardinals’ 61-49 win on Dec. 9.

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go,” Rankin said. “If we get it in his hands, the game is over. We just never got to that point. CD is a good team. We’ve got to battle back. They got the upper hand tonight.”

Simon then sank two free throws with :15 remaining to give the Cardinals a 55-53 lead, and Noah Bishop shot 2-4 from the line in the final five seconds to seal the win.

“We got up nine and those guys made a run in two min-utes and tied it up, and actu-ally took the lead,” Central

Decatur head coach Zach Clark said. “We found a way to fight back and make some stops and make some free throws.”

Bishop shot just 4-13 from the free throw line for the game, but his two free throws in the final five sec-onds, along with his play defensively throughout the game were key to the Cardi-nal victory.

“He was so active defen-sively,” Clark said. “He had a couple of steals and a cou-ple of layups in transition. He made Jaylan pick up his third foul at the end of the

first half. He had a great night for us.”

Simon led all scorers with 16 points, while Aaron Lin-hart added 12 and Peyton Pedersen scored 10 points before fouling out midway through the fourth quarter. Bishop scored eight points.

Taylor O’Dea led Inter-state 35 with 13 points, as White was the only other Roadrunner to reach double figures with 12 points. Goer-ing and Lucas Ealy scored eight points apiece and Brennon McCuddin scored six.

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“In all honesty, playing eight-man is harder, espe-cially going both ways,” Nerness said. “When I was just playing defense this year, only going 50 snaps, that seemed a lot differ-ent. I’ll always remem-ber where I started. We had a great group of guys at Murray. I played with some great competitors.”

Nerness will also run track at South Lake, spe-cializing in the 200 meters. He has run 23.5 during his Iowa seasons and runs the 100 meters in about 11.7.

Not bad for a defensive end who projects to 260 pounds as a collegiate de-fensive end.

“Stan Eggen, the Iowa State defensive ends coach,

said he’s athletically gifted for that position and re-minds him of Von Miller,” Daryl said.

The football signing

date is Feb. 4 and Nerness hopes to have completed his visits and have a final decision on ISU or another school made by then.

NERNESS:

Contributed photoSouth Lake Christian Academy defensive end Seth Nerness (52), formerly of Murray, makes a stop in the state championship game against Davidson Day. Nerness had nine tackles, including five for losses, in South Lake’s 21-14 overtime victory for the private school Division II title.


Interstate 35 held Central Decatur leading scorer Hallie Linhart to just four points in the loss, but Simon, Boothe and Hullinger stepped up to all score in double figures.

Simon led the way with 15 points, as Hullinger scored 14 and Boothe finished with 13.

Another key was that Cen-tral Decatur outrebounded Interstate 35 by a 55-35 mar-gin, including 21 offensive re-bounds.

Hullinger finished with 14 rebounds, with Boothe and Linhart each grabbing 13 boards. Linhart dished out nine assists. Lydia Mar-tin scored nine points for the Cardinals and Elena Rodri-

guez scored six.For Interstate 35, Gracey

Griglione scored 19 points and had 13 rebounds. She scored 13 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter after the game had already been decid-ed. Morris also finished with a double-double, scoring 11 points with 12 rebounds.

Slye Richardson scored eight points and Cheyenne Hiatt finished with six points. Haley Schaffer recorded three points and Caylin Brommel added two points.

“Two good teams going at each other and both very ath-letic,” Boothe said. “We knew it was going to be very com-petitive and they’re a good team, so we knew we were going to struggle at times. We

just hoped we could make more plays than they did.”

The win gives Central De-catur an early leg up in the POI Conference race.

“There are four or five oth-er teams in the conference that are just as good as us, so we have to make sure we play very well,” Boothe said. “They just have to be ready to play at any time.”

In Interstate 35’s 55-31 win over Wayne on Friday, Grigli-one broke the school record for rebounds in a game with 18. That surpassed the previ-ous record shared by Olivia Sulentic and Morris.

Griglione finished two blocked shots short of a tri-ple-double, scoring 19 points in the win.

GIRLS:

Clarke boys earn first win of yearBy SCOTT VICKEROST sports editor • [email protected]

The Clarke boys basketball team picked up its first win of the season here on Friday, defeating Eddyville-Blakes-burg-Fremont 58-52 in South Central Conference action.

The Indians built a dou-ble-digit lead in the second half and held off a late E-B-F rally for the six-point victory.

Clarke was outrebounded and outshot in the win, but knocked down nine 3-point-ers. Senior Carlos Tamayo made five 3-pointers in leading all scorers with 19 points.

The Indians made 18 bas-kets in the game and assisted on 15 of those makes, includ-ing seven assists from sopho-more guard Troy Morgan.

“I keep telling the guys, we need to be a selfless team,” head coach James Larson said. “Just pass the ball, pass the ball. I don’t want them to take contested jumpers, be-cause when we pass the ball and dribble drive, we get open shots. When we pass the ball, we’re a tough team to beat. We just don’t do that all the time.”

Despite being outrebound-ed, the Indians pulled down 42 total rebounds in the game, including 12 offensive boards.

B r a n -dyne Olin and Grant W i s h o n both re-c o r d e d d o u -ble-doubles in the win.

Olin finished with 10 points and 12 boards, while Wishon recorded 11 points and 10 boards, including five offen-sive rebounds.

“I think that was key,” Lar-son said. “Limiting them to one shot is huge in any game you play. Brandyne did a great job rebounding. It seemed like every defensive rebound, he got. Grant did a good job. Hunter Simpson did a good job playing defense and re-bounding, too.”

Simpson pulled down six re-bounds off the bench. Morgan scored 13 points, giving the Indians four players in double figures. Justin Adams added five points.

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F amily starts donation collection for victims of Colorado flooding

By AMY HANSEN OST news editor • [email protected]

Imagine losing everything you had in a flood.

That’s what people in Colorado are currently ex-periencing with September’s flooding.

“I don’t think people re-ally realize how devastating it is when it hits a canyon like that, because the water has nowhere to go,” said Angela Haskell of Winter-set. “I know we have floods here, and it’s horrible, but we’re flatter, so it kind of disperses. There, it comes down like a wall and it just takes everything out.”

Haskell and her family are trying to help those who have lost so much by collect-ing canned good and non-perishable food items.

Donation boxes have been set up at Southwestern Com-munity College (SWCC) in Osceola, Creston and Red Oak. Great Western Bank in Osceola is a drop-off site for donations, too.

Haskell is a SWCC stu-dent, and her mother Karen Samson is an Osceola resi-dent. The family’s first load has already been driven to Colorado. A second load will be driven to the state in another week.

2013 floodIn Colorado, the natural

disaster began Sept. 9 with a slow-moving cold front that stalled across the state. The cold front soon clashed with warm, humid monsoonal air coming in from the south. The result was heavy rain and intense flooding along the state’s front range from Colorado Springs north to Fort Collins.

As days went by, the situ-ation intensified with Boul-der County, Colo., being the worst hit. Flood waters have spread across a range of al-most 200 miles with 17 coun-ties affected by the disaster. Many roads and highways have been washed out and destroyed.

At least 1,750 people and 300 pets have been rescued

by air and ground.So far, eight people have

died and six are still miss-ing. Damages from the natu-ral disaster are estimated at more than $1 billion.

1976 floodEven though Haskell and

her family are a couple of states away from the flood-ing in Colorado, the situa-tion still hits close to home for them. They are collect-ing items in memory of fam-ily members who died in the July 31, 1976, Big Thompson Canyon flood in Colorado.

The Big Thompson flood is Colorado’s deadliest flash flood in recorded history with 143 deaths.

“We lost six people that year, so this is our way of giving back to the people who are suffering now,” Haskell said. “We may not have money to do anything financially, really, but we’re volunteering to drive the material goods out to the food banks, and also to the shelters out there.”

RecommendedRecommended donations

items are food, diapers, pet food and other animal sup-plies. Haskell said a lot of material goods and clothing have already been supplied to those in need.

She said she has been in contact with United Way and the Red Cross, and has

OST photo by AMY HANSENPictured is a donation box for Colorado flood victims located at Southwestern Community College Osceola Center.

“I know we have a lot of floods here, and it’s horrible, but we’re flatter, so it kind of dis-perses. There, it comes down like a wall and it just takes everything out.”

— Angela HaskellOrganizer of local relief

effort

Please seeCOLORADO FLOODING, Page 4

Helping hands in Haiti Weston Brokaw, Sue and Kooper Brimm share story of Haitian service trip

By AMY HANSEN OST news editor [email protected]

“Life-changing.”That’s how Sue Brimm, a staff

member at Clarke Community High School, described her experience in Haiti this summer.

Sue was a group chaperone for a service trip her son Kooper Brimm, 15, and Weston Brokaw, 16, complet-ed in Haiti from June 12-22.

Kooper and Weston are both mem-bers of Clarke’s FFA chapter.

The program the boys participated in was through the Sioux Central FFA chapter. They were with other stu-dents from across the Midwest help-ing to construct Sukup SafeTHomes, which look like grain-bin houses.

To be selected for the service trip, the boys had to answer a three-ques-

tion essay about why they should be picked to help build homes in Haiti.

EarthquakeIn 2010, a major earthquake struck

Haiti with the country’s capital Port-au-Prince near the the center of the destruction. It was estimated 316,000 people died, 300,000 were injured and 1 million were left homeless by the di-saster.

Kooper said the experience was fun, but there was a lot of work to do.

“Right when we got down there and stepped out of the airport, it was really different and kind of scary, a little bit, because all you could see for awhile was just people. It’s all people,” Kooper said. “Once we got driving around, it was pretty crazy to see the rivers of Styrofoam that were

Contributed photoKooper Brimm stands by a river bed near a village in Haiti.

Sukup SafeTHomes Sukup Safe T Homes are engi-

neered structures suitable for all phases of recovery effort.

They can provide shelter for 10 or more people and are resis-tant to moisture and termites.

They are built with a double heat-shield roof and screened-in lockable windows and doors. The design can withstand 130 miles-per-hour winds and is vir-tually earthquake proof.

The homes are 20-gauge gal-vanized steel with a 70-year life span. The sidewalls are 8 feet high and the overall structure stands 13.5 feet from floor to roof peak.

Each unit incorporates two windows and a double-roof sys-tem to deflect heat. The cost of each home is $5,700.

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News• Permit-to-carry class

Russell Sportsmen’s Club will sponsor an Iowa per-

mit-to-carry class 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7 in the

new building at 41570 280th Ave., southwest of Rus-

sell. To register for the class, or for more information,

call Dan at 641-203-5296.

Don’t Forget

High-school carpentry class spaghetti feed

The event is scheduled 4 to 7 p.m. today at

Osceola Hy-Vee. Charge is $6 per person.

Weather

Index

Obituary .....................

..3

Editorial .....................

...4

Church Directory .........9

Classifi eds .................11

Neighbors ....................5

Public Notices ...........10

Record .....................

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Sports ......................

. 6-7

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your local weather

Thu

10/3

79/60

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possible.

Fri

10/4

73/45

Showers possible. Highs

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Sat

10/5

53/35

Times of sun and clouds.

Highs in the low 50s and

lows in the mid 30s.

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Clarke homecoming royalty


Homecoming: Pictured, from left, are Clarke homecoming royalty, Cassidy Bierbrodt, princess, Allyssa May, queen, Lenin

Lopez, king, and Christopher Hanson, prince, during Clarke’s homecoming assembly Friday afternoon.

F amily starts donation

collection for victims

of Colorado flooding

By AMY HANSEN

OST news editor • ahan-

[email protected]

Imagine losing everything

you had in a flood.

That’s what people in

Colorado are currently ex-

periencing with September’s

flooding.

“I don’t think people re-

ally realize how devastating

it is when it hits a canyon

like that, because the water

has nowhere to go,” said

Angela Haskell of Winter-

set. “I know we have floods

here, and it’s horrible, but

we’re flatter, so it kind of

disperses. There, it comes

down like a wall and it just

takes everything out.”

Haskell and her family

are trying to help those who

have lost so much by collect-

ing canned good and non-

perishable food items.

Donation boxes have been

set up at Southwestern Com-

munity College (SWCC) in

Osceola, Creston and Red

Oak. Great Western Bank

in Osceola is a drop-off site

for donations, too.

Haskell is a SWCC stu-

dent, and her mother Karen

Samson is an Osceola resi-

dent. The family’s first load

has already been driven to

Colorado. A second load

will be driven to the state in

another week.

2013 flood

In Colorado, the natural

disaster began Sept. 9 with a

slow-moving cold front that

stalled across the state. The

cold front soon clashed with

warm, humid monsoonal air

coming in from the south.

The result was heavy rain

and intense flooding along

the state’s front range from

Colorado Springs north to

Fort Collins.

As days went by, the situ-

ation intensified with Boul-

der County, Colo., being the

worst hit. Flood waters have

spread across a range of al-

most 200 miles with 17 coun-

ties affected by the disaster.

Many roads and highways

have been washed out and

destroyed.

At least 1,750 people and

300 pets have been rescued

by air and ground.

So far, eight people have

died and six are still miss-

ing. Damages from the natu-

ral disaster are estimated at

more than $1 billion.

1976 flood

Even though Haskell and

her family are a couple of

states away from the flood-

ing in Colorado, the situa-

tion still hits close to home

for them. They are collect-

ing items in memory of fam-

ily members who died in the

July 31, 1976, Big Thompson

Canyon flood in Colorado.

The Big Thompson flood

is Colorado’s deadliest flash

flood in recorded history

with 143 deaths.

“We lost six people that

year, so this is our way of

giving back to the people

who are suffering now,”

Haskell said. “We may not

have money to do anything

financially, really, but we’re

volunteering to drive the

material goods out to the

food banks, and also to the

shelters out there.”

Recommended

Recommended donations

items are food, diapers, pet

food and other animal sup-

plies. Haskell said a lot of

material goods and clothing

have already been supplied

to those in need.

She said she has been in

contact with United Way

and the Red Cross, and has


Pictured is a donation box for Colorado flood victims

located at Southwestern Community College Osceola

Center.

“I know we have

a lot of floods

here, and it’s

horrible, but

we’re flatter, so

it kind of dis-

perses. There, it

comes down like

a wall and it just

takes everything

out.”

— Angela Haskell

Organizer of local relief

effort

Please see

COLORADO FLOODING, Page 4

Helping hands in Haiti

Weston Brokaw, Sue and Kooper Brimm

share story of Haitian service trip

By AMY HANSEN

OST news editor

[email protected]

“Life-changing.”

That’s how Sue Brimm, a staff

member at Clarke Community High

School, described her experience in

Haiti this summer.

Sue was a group chaperone for a

service trip her son Kooper Brimm,

15, and Weston Brokaw, 16, complet-

ed in Haiti from June 12-22.

Kooper and Weston are both mem-

bers of Clarke’s FFA chapter.

The program the boys participated

in was through the Sioux Central FFA

chapter. They were with other stu-

dents from across the Midwest help-

ing to construct Sukup SafeTHomes,

which look like grain-bin houses.

To be selected for the service trip,

the boys had to answer a three-ques-

tion essay about why they should be

picked to help build homes in Haiti.

Earthquake

In 2010, a major earthquake struck

Haiti with the country’s capital Port-

au-Prince near the the center of the

destruction. It was estimated 316,000

people died, 300,000 were injured and

1 million were left homeless by the di-

saster.Kooper said the experience was

fun, but there was a lot of work to do.

“Right when we got down there

and stepped out of the airport, it was

really different and kind of scary, a

little bit, because all you could see

for awhile was just people. It’s all

people,” Kooper said. “Once we got

driving around, it was pretty crazy to

see the rivers of Styrofoam that were

Contributed photo

Kooper Brimm stands by a river bed near a village in Haiti.

Sukup SafeTHomes

Sukup Safe T Homes are engi-

neered structures suitable for all

phases of recovery effort.

They can provide shelter for

10 or more people and are resis-

tant to moisture and termites.

They are built with a double

heat-shield roof and screened-in

lockable windows and doors.

The design can withstand 130

miles-per-hour winds and is vir-

tually earthquake proof.

The homes are 20-gauge gal-

vanized steel with a 70-year life

span. The sidewalls are 8 feet

high and the overall structure

stands 13.5 feet from floor to

roof peak.

Each unit incorporates two

windows and a double-roof sys-

tem to deflect heat. The cost of

each home is $5,700.

Please see

HAITI Page 4

By AMY HANSEN

OST news editor • ahan-

[email protected]

Imagine losing everything

you had in a flood.

That’s what people in

Colorado are currently ex-

periencing with September’s

flooding.

“I don’t think people re-

ally realize how devastating

it is when it hits a canyon

like that, because the water

has nowhere to go,” said

Angela Haskell of Winter-

set. “I know we have floods

“I know we have

a lot of floods

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Robert Horton shares experiences of serving in Navy, Air ForceBy AMY HANSEN OST news editor [email protected]

As a veteran of the United States Navy and Air Force, Robert “Bob” Horton, 83, has quite a few stories to tell about his life experiences.

However, Horton’s story begins in Osceola, where he was born and raised. Horton gradu-ated from high school in 1948, and joined the Navy when he was 17, but had to wait until he was 18 to be sworn in.

After Horton completed basic training, there was no position available in the Naval Aviation Cadets for six to 10 months.

Horton chose the other option of going into

the Navy’s radio-operator school. He also signed up for submarine duty for extra money.

“I had a chance to take a tour on a subma-rine, and that didn’t really appeal to me,” Hor-ton said. “I couldn’t even walk standing up.”

For a period of time, Horton was stationed on a Navy destroyer in California.

After being discharged from the Navy, he returned to the family farm in Osceola.

Air ForceWhile on the family farm, Horton said he

decided he “didn’t want to be a nursemaid to hogs and cows.” That’s when he decided

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3BOSCEOLA SENTINEL-TRIBUNE THURSDAY • DECEMBER 18, 2014CHURCH/NEWS

By Chuck DeVosLead Pastor LifePoint Church

A lot of odd little customs have somehow become at-tached to the Christmas season.

Take mistletoe, for example. What an amazing concept! Hang a little twig over someone’s head and you get a kiss. I guess that makes sense. Nothing says romance like a poi-sonous sprig of parasitic vegetation.

I’m not sure how the mistletoe custom began, but my guess is that it was probably invented by some guy that couldn’t get a date. Simply have a little greenery on hand and it’s no longer just a girl innocently standing beneath a tree-weed. It’s an opportunity for a date!

Mistletoe is one of those strange cultural anomalies where one innocently wanders into a behavioral minefield and then suffers the consequences for his ignorance. It’s a lot like getting pinched for not wearing green on St. Pat-rick’s Day. The rule is: If you stumbled into the minefield, then you had it coming.

It’s really shocking to think of all the behavior that is ex-cused because of this one little twig. And many examples of this behavior are contained within Christmas songs.

The song that irritates me most is, “I Saw Mommy Kiss-ing Santa Claus”. It’s bad enough that Santa is smooching on this kid’s mom, but the singer is so passive about the whole thing that it just drives me crazy. His family is under attack, and all this kid can do is stand around and sing about it. You’d think that instead of blathering on about the situ-ation, he’d man up and defend his mom and family. Maybe a little something like this:

I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus,Underneath the mistletoe last night.So I took my baseball batAnd gave Santa Claus a whackI don’t think he’ll try kissing MomThe next time he comes back!Oh, I saw Santa limping out the door…

And then there’s Burl Ives singing, “Holly Jolly Christ-mas”. The song begins inno-cently enough, but then Burl slips in the phrase:

Oh ho, the mistletoe hung where you can see

Somebody waits for you, kiss her once for me

Hey, Burl? My love life is none of your business and frankly, I think it’s a little creepy that you’re conveying a wish for me to give my girl some sugar for you. Tell you what, you go get your own girl and leave mine alone. As a matter of fact, if you don’t, I know a kid with a baseball bat who’s not afraid to use it.

And then there’s, “The Christmas Song” (Chestnuts roasting) where the singer tells us that:

Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoeHelp to make the season brightWow, there’s a guy down on his luck, huh? You know

your life is tough if you’re goal-setting for a meal and a little affection.

The point of a kiss, though, is making a connection with another human being, and connection is a good thing. We humans are made for it. There’s something within us that fundamentally needs to connect with others — with other humans, and with God.

In fact, the whole point of Christmas is connection. Some-where around a couple thousand years ago, God made a phenomenal effort to reunite with His kids and because of that effort we now have a choice in our eternal destiny.

It’s not magic. It’s not religion. It’s simply a dad caring so much for His kids that He’d give anything to connect with them.

So, have a wonderful celebration of this amazing connec-tion that we call “Christmas.” Hang the mistletoe, eat some turkey, and make the connection.

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LIFEPOINT ASSEMBLY OF GOD, 801 N. Fillmore, 641.342.2334, Chuck DeVos, Lead Pastor, Chad Queener, Youth Pastor. Sunday - 9 am & 10:30 am, Worship, 9 am, Bible Classes. Wednesday - 7 pm - Kid’s Activities, Focal Point Youth & Prayer Meeting. Web site: www.lifepointministries.net

CALVARY BIBLE CHURCH, 2225 N. Main. Transportation provided by Church if needed. 641-342-4778. Sunday - 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School. 11 a.m. - Morning Worship. 6 p.m. - Sunday Evening Services. 7 p.m. - Wednesday, Bible Study & Prayer. Transportation provided by church if needed. Web site: www.calvaryosceola.org

CHRIST’S WAY CHURCH, Shane Simpson, pastor, 201 Leann Drive, 641-342-6181 or Sunday - 9 a.m. - Sunday School, 10 a.m. - Worship Service. Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. - Youth Groups & Adult Bible Study. Sunday - 6:30 p.m. - Worship. Bible Studies are offered throughout the week. Call for schedule.

CHURCH OF CHRIST, 3310 West McLane, 641-342-2720. Sunday - 7:30 a.m.-”Search” on Channel 23 KCWI. 9:30 a.m.-Bible Classes. 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. - Worship. Wednesday - 7 p.m. - Worship and Bible Study.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST LATTER-DAY SAINTS, East on Highway 34, 641-342-6333. Sunday - 10 a.m. -Sacrament meeting. 11:20 a.m. - Sunday School and Primary. 12:10 p.m. - Relief Society-Priesthood. Wednesdays - 2:00-8:00 p.m. - Family History Center.

COMMUNITY OF CHRIST CHURCH, 414 East McLane, Elder Tom Meyer, pastor, 342-2553. 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School. 10:00 a.m.

FAITH FELLOWSHIP, Evangelical Free Church, 230 S. Fillmore, Pastor Sheldon Lorenson, 342-6603. Youth Pastor Darrin Baumfalk. Sunday - 9:00 a.m. - Sunday School. 10:00 a.m. - Morning Worship. Wednesday - 7 p.m. - Mid-week Bible study and prayer service. Weekly small groups - call for info.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Southern Baptist, 900 South Fillmore. Pastor Leslie Wooten, 641-342-4296, Wednesday wor-ship 6:30 p.m., Sunday school 9:30 a.m., worship 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening worship 6:30 p.m.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ), 300 South Main St., The Rev. Dr. Al Adams, minister, Sunday - 9 a.m. - Sunday school for all, 10 a.m. - Worship, Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. Soul Cafe worshipful supper.

GRACE BIBLE CHURCH OF SOUTHERN IOWA, meets at 410 N. Dewey Osceola. Cass Young, pastor. 641-342-7110. 10:00 a.m. Church Service.

LIGHT OF GRACE, 400 E. Cass St., 641-745-7257, Victor Lochman, pastor, worship Sunday, 10 a.m.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 101 E. View Place, Rev. J.R. Wheeler, pastor, 641-342-3121. Sunday - 9:00 a.m. God’s Service. 10:15 a.m. - Sunday School. Wednesday - 7:30 p.m. - Elders & Deacons meeting.

OSCEOLA FULL GOSPEL CHURCH, 700 Colorado, Osceola, IA. Pastor James R. Sheesley. Sunday - Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. - Morning Worship, 10:45 a.m. - Evening Worship, 6 p.m. Wednesday - Bible Study, 7 p.m. Website: www.osceolafullgos-pelchurch.com

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST, corner of Hwy. 69 and 152, S D A 5 0 2 1 3 @ y a h o o . c o m . Saturday - 9:30 a.m. - Sabbath School. 11:00 a.m. - Church Service.

ST. BERNARD CATHOLIC CHURCH, 222 East Pearl. 641-342-2850. Fr. David Polich. English mass on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Spanish mass on Sundays at noon. Misas espanol los domin-gos 12 p.m.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 130 W. Grant St. Osceola, 641-342-2830. Julie M. Poore, pas-tor. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. www (Wonderful Wednesday Worship). Sunday: Worship; 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Sunday School 9 a.m. Nursery available.

La Iglesia Metodista Unida Les Invita, Miercoles: Estudios Biblicos 5 p.m., Sabados oracion en las casas, 5 p.m., Domingo: servicio de adoracion 2 p.m., 130 W. Grant St., Pastora: Rosa Maria Rodriguez, 515-344-7221.

HOPEVILLEHOPEVILLE UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor, 641-338-2248. Sunday -10 a.m. - Morning Worship. 11 a.m. - Sunday School.

LACELLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pas-tor. Sunday - 11 a.m. - Morning Worship Service.

LA IGLESIA DE DIOS DE LA PROFECIA, Lilia Perez, Pastora. 1215 S. Main St, Osceola. Dia de Cultos: Domingo - 10:30 a.m.,

Escuela Dominical. 11:30 a.m., Servicio. Martes - 6:00 p.m., Oracion. Jueves - 6:00 p.m., Misioneros. Viernes - 6:00 p.m., Hogares.

MEDORA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Keith Putney, pastor, 641-449-3544. Sunday - 9:00 a.m. - Worship, 9:15 a.m. - Church School.

CHARITONST. ANDREWS EPISCOPAL

CHURCH, 1112 N. 7th St., Chariton, IA. Rev. Fred Steinbach. 641-774-4911. Evening prayer service Wednesday 5:30 p.m., Bible Study Tuesday 10:30 a.m., Sunday Worship Service: 9:15 a.m.

MURRAYCHURCH OF CHRIST, 430 Third

St., Murray, IA 50174, 641 447-2569. Minster - Brian McCracken. Activities: Sunday - 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Bible Study.

Wednesday - 3:30 p.m. - J.A.M. 7 p.m. - Bible Study/Youth Groups.

MURRAY BAPTIST CHURCH, 641-447-2487. Corner of 3rd and Grant Streets. Pastor Alex Bauman. Sunday - 8:45 a.m. - Sunday School. 10 a.m. - Morning Worship. 6 p.m. - Sunday Evening Service. 7 p.m. - Jr./Sr. High Youth Group. Wednesday - 7 p.m. - Prayer and Bible Study. 3rd Thursday each month - 7 p.m. -Ladies Missionary Group.

MURRAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 707 Maple St., Pastors Brandon Campbell, Sandy Smith. Sunday Worship 11 a.m.-12 p.m., children’s church during worship; Fellowship and Adult Lessons 10 a.m.

NEW VIRGINIA

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH- 304 Knotts St., New Virginia, Sunday worship - 10 a.m. Wednesday evening — Youth, 7 p.m., Prayer, 7:30 p.m

NEW VIRGINIA UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH, Box 301, Keith Putney, pastor. 641-449-3779. Sunday - 10:30 a.m. - Worship. Sunday School 9:15 - 10:15 a.m.

NEW VIRGINIA CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ), 604 Main Street, 641-449-3421, Sunday - 10 a.m. - Sunday School. 11 a.m. - Church.

OTTAWABETHEL CHAPEL CHRISTIAN

UNION CHURCH- 8 miles north of Ottawa, Dan Newell, pas-tor. Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. morning wor-ship.

TRUROPERU-TRURO UNITED

METHODIST PARISH, Truro, 641-765-4782. Sandy Smith, Pastor. Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Sunday School - Worship-11:00 a.m. Peru 8:30 a.m. Worship.

TRURO CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, Truro, Shonda Deranleau, pas-tor, 641-765-4524. Sunday 9:30 a.m. Sunday School -10:30 a.m. Worship.

VAN WERTVAN WERT UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH, Rick Hawkins, pastor. Sunday - 10:30 a.m. - Morning Worship Service. 9:30 a.m. - Children’s Sunday School.

VAN WERT ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH, Pastor Butch Black, Sunday - 10 a.m. - Sunday School. 11 a.m. - Worship. Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. - Bible Study.

WELDONSMYRNA FRIENDS CHURCH,

6 miles E. & 1 mile N. of Weldon, Charlie Coffey, minister. Sunday - fellowship and coffee 10 a.m. Church starts at 10:30 a.m. - Worship.

WELDON CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Weldon, Dennis Huffman, Ed West, co-pastors. Sunday - 9 a.m. - Sunday School. 10 a.m. - Church Service. CWF meets first and third Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

WELDON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Rick Hawkins, pas-tor. Sunday 9:30 a.m. - Church Service.

WOODBURNWOODBURN CHRISTIAN

CHURCH, Willa Heaberlin - Pastor, Gary Parsons, Sunday School superintendent. Morning Worship - 9:30 a.m., Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

WOODBURN METHODIST CHURCH, Tom Murr, pastor. Sunday - 8:45 a.m. - Worship Service.

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Installation: Members of Osceola Masonic Lodge No. 77 held its installation of officers for 2015 Sunday, Dec. 14. Brother Larry Ward was installed as the worship-ful master for 2015. Pictured are all the new officers for 2015. Other officers who were installed are front row, from left, Brothers John Lloyd (trea-surer), Ron Harper (senior war-den), Larry Ward (worshipful master), Ron Schlicthe (junior warden) and Terry Jacobsen (secretary). Back row are Brothers Bob Davis (senior deacon), Bill Eddy (junior deacon), Jack McCarl (junior stewart) and George Norris-Tyler. Not pictured is Brother Brad Keller (senior stewart). Refreshments and fellowship followed the installation.

Morgan completes an internship in United Kingdom

Moriah Morgan of Os-ceola gained practical ex-perience while making a difference around the world through an international in-ternship. Morgan spent the summer in United Kingdom. While there, Morgan con-ducted an environmental im-pact assessment in Scotland.

The internship was coor-dinated through the Global Resource Systems (GRS) program in Iowa State Uni-versity’s College of Agricul-ture and Life Sciences. GRS international internships are

designed as independent projects completed abroad that teach professional skills that can be applied in ca-reers at home or around the world.

In addition to internation-al internships, many students in Global Resource Systems and other majors in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences gain a global perspective through study abroad. This year, students in the college were able to choose courses on all seven continents.

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