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THE Pioneer Enterprise 6HUYLQJ &HUUR *RUGR &RXQW\ DQG WKH FRPPXQLWLHV RI 5RFNZHOO 6ZDOHGDOH 0HVHUYH\ 7KRUQWRQ 'RXJKHUW\ 9RO 1R 7KXUVGD\ -XQH 32 %R[ 5RFNZHOO ,RZD ZZZSLRQHHUHQWHUSULVHFRP SHU LVVXH 8636 1R Classifieds ....................................................................... page 5 Public Notices ................................................................ page 4 Courthouse News/Obituaries ...................................... page 4 In this issue: Roger & Bev Ennis 60 th Anniversary Open House To celebrate 60 years of marriage, Roger and Bev’s family will be hosting an Open House on Sunday, June 23, 2013, from 1:30 to 4:00, at Ridge Stone Golf Club, 7 Brickyard Road in Sheffield, Iowa. Roger D. Ennis and Beverly J. (Wessels) Ennis, of Mason City, were married June 27, 1953 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mason City. The couple requests no gifts please. Your presence will be their greatest gift. The couple’s children and spouses are Sue (Steve) Kruckenberg, Sheffield, and Rick (Kathy) Ennis of Ames. They have four grandchildren, Kara (Tom) Shreckengost, Ben Kruckenberg, Clark and Sam Ennis, and six great-grandchildren. Congratulations may be sent to Roger and Bev at 275 N. Taft Avenue, #216, Mason City, Iowa 50401. Relay For Life Luminaria Ceremony A Luminaria Ceremony to celebrate cancer survivors and remember those who have lost their battle with the disease will be held at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Franklin County on Saturday, July 27. Hundreds of containers filled with lighted candles will be place around West Fork High School track in Sheffield to light the way for cancer survivors and Relay participants. Relay For Life celebrates those who have battled cancer, remembers loved ones lost, empowers individuals to fight back against the disease. Relay For Life events are held as individuals and teams gather at an athletic track, park or other gathering area, with the goal of keeping at least one team member on the track or pathway at all times throughout the evening. Relay brings together friends, families, businesses, hospitals, schools, and faith-based groups. People from all walks of life are making efforts to save lives and crate a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Luminaria donations can be made for $10 by sending the information to Diana Lage at 3358 Killdeer Avenue, Sheffield, IA 50475, calling 641- 892-4260 or visit www.relayforlife.org/franklincountyia. Luminaria may be purchased the night of the Relay event but photographs can not be added to the video that night. Please submit pictures no later than July 15, to be included in the video to be played during the Ceremony. Accident Stops Traffic On I-35 Traffic on I-35 north of Thornton was stalled when two motorcycles were involved in an accident on Friday afternoon. The motorcycles, driving one in front of the other and both pulling trailers, collided while passing a third motorcycle that had broken down on the side of the road. The lead motorcyclist and his passenger received incapacitating injuries, with the driver being air lifted to Mercy Hospital. All drivers and passengers were wearing helmets. Summer Plans for Swaledale The Swaledale City Council met on June 3 for their regular meeting at City Hall. At the meeting, the council held a public meeting to amend the 2013 budget. With no public comments made, the hearing was closed and amendments to the budget were ap- proved. The council also held a public hearing to discuss the sale of resi- dential lots owned by the city at 308 Douglas St. Once the hearing was closed, the council opened the lone bid for the property and agreed to sell the property to Frank Tracy for $1,000. Travis Tarr of Heartland Asphalt was present at the meeting to re- view the city’s summer street im- provement proposal. The council approved a $5,760 plan to patch asphalt on 5th Street, Main Street, and Jefferson St., and to cut out dirt from ditches to improve drainage near 5th and Jefferson. In other summer projects, the council accepted an offer from the Swaledale Garden Club to donate a new tree and noted that the rock garden around the town’s welcome sign is in need of a large rock as a focus point. It was also noted that the West Fork Warhawk sign has been re-positioned for better view- ing. Public Works director Greg Mei- er also talked with the council about installing new doors and frames to the restroom. The council tabled the issue until more information can be obtained. Meier also reported that he is con- tinuing his search for a replacement for the city truck. In other business, the council ap- proved a resolution to ask voters to approve a levy to help support the Swaledale Public Library at a rate of up to $.27 per thousand of SWALEDALE to page 2 Swaledale Farm Has Twin Cattle Newlyweds Alex and Emily Avery of rural Swaledale got an unexpected wedding surprise on Monday when their pregnant cow gave birth to twins. “We kinda knew, but we weren’t sure,” said Alex Avery. “Her size kinda gave it away.” One of the calves was born without incident, but the Averys had to help out with the second birth to get the baby out alive. “Luckily we were home,” said Emily Avery. The brother/sister set of calves don’t have names beyond 105 and 106 and will be sold for beef after 18 months, but for now they are busy eating and growing. This is the first set of twins that Avery has had since he started raising cattle in 2006. Open enrollment debate tops WF board meeting By Nick Pedley Much of Franklin County was spared considerable damage despite the on- slaught of tornadoes that nailed the area late Wednesday afternoon. According to the National Weather Service, an EF3 tornado hit the north- side of Belmond in eastern Wright County around 4:20 p.m. and caused heavy damage to businesses and resi- dences. Winds reached 155 miles per hour as it went on an 4-mile long tear. The EF3 averaged a width of 200 yards and scattered debris throughout the en- tire north portion of the city. Another tornado, this one an EF0, briefly touched down northwest of Belmond but caused little damage. The storm moved eastward but dissipated before it reached Alexander. However, an EF1 twister touched down just out- side the city limits and continued on a 3.8-mile path towards Latimer. “I was just hoping everyone was in their basements and safe,” said Alex- ander Fire Chief Jason Pals. “We saw the one coming from the west, but then looked north and saw the other one.” Tornado No. 3 continued on its east- ward path and damaged some trees, but stayed in open country for the most part. As it dissipated, a fourth tornado, this one an EF2, touched down north of Alexander and went on a 5.2-mile tear. “I’ve never seen one before, it was kind of strange,” said Pals, who was weatherspotting the storm along with other trained Alexander firefighters. “It was so big, but it seemed like it was moving so slow.” Two twisters tore through the countryside northwest of Hampton briefly Wednesday afternoon. They were part of a cell that caused multiple confirmed touchdowns that damaged portions of Belmond and many area farms. (Photos by Nick Pedley, Hampton Chronicle) This tornado was spotted west of Chapin Wednesday afternoon. The twister was headed southeast. This photo was taken on Hwy. 65 just east of Chapin. 6 twisters tear through area, largest ranks EF3 The EF2 left damaged farm houses, barns and other outbuildings in its wake. According the National Weather Service’s report, the tornado’s winds reached 112 miles per hour and its width averaged 200 yards. The twister pulled back into the clouds roughly one mile northwest of Latimer before reaching Interstate 35. The storm had weakened, but it wasn’t finished. A fifth tornado touched down three miles northeast of Latimer and damaged trees and some farm outbuild- ings on its 3.5-mile path. As the EF1 tornado headed towards Hampton, a sixth twister stretched down from the sky and created a rather intimidating scene. Two tornadoes were now barrelling through the coun- tryside at the same time. “I’ve seen funnel clouds before, but you could actually see this one,” said Hampton Fire Chief Kent Wilkinson. “It looked like it was heading straight for town.” Despite the dramatic scene, the du- aling tornadoes were shortlived. The smaller of the two pulled up and the larger one soon followed as the cell progressed eastward towards Hamp- ton. Many trained spotters were track- ing the cell as it approached the area surrounding the city. It seemed another tornado was likely, as the storm’s vola- tile history gave stormwatchers little reason to believe otherwise. “It looked like it finally quit at Beeds Lake, but it was teasing us for a while after that,” said Franklin County Sher- iff Larry Richtsmeier, who was moni- toring the storm along with eight other officers throughout the county. Swirls of dirt and other debris could be seen on the ground periodically as the storm moved towards Hampton. However, nothing ever developed. “I’ve been in law enforcement since 1977, and before yesterday I had only ever seen two funnel clouds, never a touchdown,” said Richtsmeier. “Yes- terday, I saw eight. They were most likely the same one touching down multiple times, but it was a lot.” Though the National Weather Ser- vice confirmed six tornadoes, Franklin County Emergency Management Co- ordinator Steve O’Neil said it’s possible more touched down. The twisters hit in broad daylight and had many eyewit- nesses. O’Neil said conflicting reports have made pinning down the storm’s details difficult. “We’ll probably never know for sure. I think a lot of people saw the same tor- nado touching down more than once, which is common in the daytime,” he said. Two homes sustained major damage, 14 had minor damage and 14 outbuild- ings were completely destroyed, ac- cording to O’Neil. Damages to How- ard Enterprises, Cattleman’s Steak & Provisions and some north Belmond residences were the most extensive. The cell took around 45 minutes to cross all of Franklin County after the first tornado touched down in eastern Wright County. According to many lo- cal residents, it was the most destruc- tive storm in over three decades. Surprisingly, no injuries were reported by county police and fire departments when they checked on area farms after the cell had passed. The storm’s after- noon arrival allowed people reasonable time to seek shelter, said O’Neil. “Having a tornado is not lucky, but we were very lucky that no one was hurt,” he said. “A lot of things were very favorable for Franklin County that day.” Thursday, June 20 A foot clinic will be offered at Franklin County Public Health from 9-11 a.m. Call 641-456-5820 for an appointment. 4-H State Conference Orientation meeting from 6-8 p.m. at the Cerro Gordo County Extension office. Friday, June 21 2013 Franklin County Fair entry forms are due by 6 p.m. Entries may be mailed to Fair Office, Box 442, Hampton, Iowa 50441, but must be post marked by June 21. A walk-in blood pressure clinic will be offered at Franklin County Public Health from 8:30-9:30 a.m. A walk-in blood pressure clinic will be offered at Chit Chat Café in Thornton from 8-9 a.m. Saturday, June 22 North Iowa Herb Festival at the Healing House in Clear Lake from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, June 24 A free Senior Health Clinic (55+) will be at United Methodist Church, 508 2nd Ave. North, Clear Lake. To make an appointment, Cerro Gordo County residents may call (641) 421- 9316. Tuesday, June 25 Kanawha ISU Research Farm Field Day 9 a.m. to Noon. Meservey and Thornton Communities Blood Drive from 2 - 5:45 PM at Reformed Church of Meservey, 620 2nd Street. Schedule an appointment online at www. lifeservebloodcenter.org or call 800.287.4903 The Swaledale Federated Garden Club will be judging gardens in Swaledale in the evening. Winners will be posted and recognized for Swaledale Big Days. The 4-H Harvest Workshop will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. at the North Iowa Events Center in Mason City. Wednesday, June 26 A free Senior Health Clinic (55+) will be at Mason City Senior Activity Center, 326 4th St. NE. To make an appointment, Cerro Gordo County residents may call (641) 421-9316. Nashua ISU Research Farm Field Day from 1-4 p.m. Thursday, June 27 4-H Cheese & Chocolate Making Workshop will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the 4-H Learning Center (Fairgrounds) in Mason City. Community Calendar By Nick Pedley Despite lengthy discussion, the West Fork Board of Education approved the open enrollment of one student Mon- day evening. A request was made by a family for approval to open enroll their child out of the West Fork district and into an- other for the 2013-14 school year. The student, who wishes to play a sport not offered at West Fork, missed the March open enrollment request deadline. The family thought the district had a pro- gram sharing agreement in place with the other district for the sport, but it does not. By the time they realized it, the deadline had passed. Board members explained that they didn’t have a problem with the request; however, they’ve denied applications that have missed the March deadline in the past. “We turned a kid down because of a date a couple years ago, and it’s bugged me ever since,” said board member Rob Heimbuch. “Who am I to decide what’s best for someone else’s kid?” Superintendent Darrin Strike ex- plained that the deadline was imple- mented to discourage kids from abrupt- ly leaving a district near the start of the school year. Strike also listed the crite- ria for post-deadline requests. “I’m about opportunity and believe our job is to give kids that opportunity. But I’m worried about the precident this sets for cases in the future. How do we draw the line?” said member Mary- Beth Sukup. A motion was made to approve the open enrollment request, but it failed to receive a second. The board then en- gaged in more discussion before unani- mously approving the open enrollment request. Fees, insurance policy Lunch costs jumped a dime from $1.90 to $2.00 while milk prices were raised a nickel. Adult lunches will now cost $3.50. Registration fees for grades 7-12 were set at $85.00 and grades K-6 at $55. Drivers’ education fees were upped from $275 to $290. The board heard about new rates for the district’s insurance policy. Work- ers’ compensation fees made up con- siderable portion of employees’ claims in the past year. According to officials from Selective Insurance, no set pattern was evident in the incidents recorded. However, board members agreed to get a safety audit for the district to see if a training program could reduce the risk of accident. Personnel changes The board approved Renee Greiman as the new middle school volleyball coach, Ashley McKee as the At-Risk instructor and Abbie Gappa as the tech- nology/business instructor, head high school volleyball coach and middle school girls’ track coach. A resignation from pre-K instructor Alyshia Katz was also approved The West Fork Board of Education’s July meeting will be determined at a later date.

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Page 1: Pe 25 2013 06 20

THE Pioneer Enterprise

Classifi eds .......................................................................page 5Public Notices ................................................................page 4Courthouse News/Obituaries ......................................page 4

In this issue:

Roger & Bev Ennis 60th Anniversary Open House To celebrate 60 years of marriage, Roger and Bev’s family will be hosting an Open House on Sunday, June 23, 2013, from 1:30 to 4:00, at Ridge Stone Golf Club, 7 Brickyard Road in Sheffi eld, Iowa. Roger D. Ennis and Beverly J. (Wessels) Ennis, of Mason City, were married June 27, 1953 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mason City. The couple requests no gifts please. Your presence will be their greatest gift. The couple’s children and spouses are Sue (Steve) Kruckenberg, Sheffi eld, and Rick (Kathy) Ennis of Ames. They have four grandchildren, Kara (Tom) Shreckengost, Ben Kruckenberg, Clark and Sam Ennis, and six great-grandchildren. Congratulations may be sent to Roger and Bev at 275 N. Taft Avenue, #216, Mason City, Iowa 50401.

Relay For Life Luminaria Ceremony A Luminaria Ceremony to celebrate cancer survivors and remember those who have lost their battle with the disease will be held at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Franklin County on Saturday, July 27. Hundreds of containers fi lled with lighted candles will be place around West Fork High School track in Sheffi eld to light the way for cancer survivors and Relay participants. Relay For Life celebrates those who have battled cancer, remembers loved ones lost, empowers individuals to fi ght back against the disease. Relay For Life events are held as individuals and teams gather at an athletic track, park or other gathering area, with the goal of keeping at least one team member on the track or pathway at all times throughout the evening. Relay brings together friends, families, businesses, hospitals, schools, and faith-based groups. People from all walks of life are making efforts to save lives and crate a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Luminaria donations can be made for $10 by sending the information to Diana Lage at 3358 Killdeer Avenue, Sheffi eld, IA 50475, calling 641-892-4260 or visit www.relayforlife.org/franklincountyia. Luminaria may be purchased the night of the Relay event but photographs can not be added to the video that night. Please submit pictures no later than July 15, to be included in the video to be played during the Ceremony.

Accident Stops Traffi c On I-35Traffi c on I-35 north of Thornton was stalled when two motorcycles were involved in an accident on Friday afternoon. The motorcycles, driving one in front of the other and both pulling trailers, collided while passing a third motorcycle that had broken down on the side of the road. The lead motorcyclist and his passenger received incapacitating injuries, with the driver being air lifted to Mercy Hospital. All drivers and passengers were wearing helmets.

Summer Plansfor Swaledale The Swaledale City Council met on June 3 for their regular meeting at City Hall. At the meeting, the council held a public meeting to amend the 2013 budget. With no public comments made, the hearing was closed and amendments to the budget were ap-proved. The council also held a public hearing to discuss the sale of resi-dential lots owned by the city at 308 Douglas St. Once the hearing was closed, the council opened the lone bid for the property and agreed to sell the property to Frank Tracy for $1,000. Travis Tarr of Heartland Asphalt was present at the meeting to re-view the city’s summer street im-provement proposal. The council approved a $5,760 plan to patch asphalt on 5th Street, Main Street, and Jefferson St., and to cut out dirt from ditches to improve drainage near 5th and Jefferson. In other summer projects, the council accepted an offer from the Swaledale Garden Club to donate a new tree and noted that the rock garden around the town’s welcome sign is in need of a large rock as a focus point. It was also noted that the West Fork Warhawk sign has been re-positioned for better view-ing. Public Works director Greg Mei-er also talked with the council about installing new doors and frames to the restroom. The council tabled the issue until more information can be obtained. Meier also reported that he is con-tinuing his search for a replacement for the city truck. In other business, the council ap-proved a resolution to ask voters to approve a levy to help support the Swaledale Public Library at a rate of up to $.27 per thousand of

SWALEDALE to page 2

Swaledale Farm Has Twin Cattle Newlyweds Alex and Emily Avery of rural Swaledale got an unexpected wedding surprise on Monday when their pregnant cow gave birth to twins. “We kinda knew, but we weren’t sure,” said Alex Avery. “Her size kinda gave it away.” One of the calves was born without incident, but the Averys had to help out with the second birth to get the baby out alive. “Luckily we were home,” said Emily Avery. The brother/sister set of calves don’t have names beyond 105 and 106 and will be sold for beef after 18 months, but for now they are busy eating and growing. This is the fi rst set of twins that Avery has had since he started raising cattle in 2006.

Open enrollment debate tops WF board meeting

By Nick Pedley Much of Franklin County was spared considerable damage despite the on-slaught of tornadoes that nailed the area late Wednesday afternoon. According to the National Weather Service, an EF3 tornado hit the north-side of Belmond in eastern Wright County around 4:20 p.m. and caused heavy damage to businesses and resi-dences. Winds reached 155 miles per hour as it went on an 4-mile long tear. The EF3 averaged a width of 200 yards and scattered debris throughout the en-tire north portion of the city. Another tornado, this one an EF0, briefl y touched down northwest of Belmond but caused little damage. The storm moved eastward but dissipated before it reached Alexander. However, an EF1 twister touched down just out-side the city limits and continued on a 3.8-mile path towards Latimer. “I was just hoping everyone was in their basements and safe,” said Alex-ander Fire Chief Jason Pals. “We saw the one coming from the west, but then looked north and saw the other one.” Tornado No. 3 continued on its east-ward path and damaged some trees, but stayed in open country for the most part. As it dissipated, a fourth tornado, this one an EF2, touched down north of Alexander and went on a 5.2-mile tear. “I’ve never seen one before, it was kind of strange,” said Pals, who was weatherspotting the storm along with other trained Alexander fi refi ghters. “It was so big, but it seemed like it was moving so slow.”

Two twisters tore through the countryside northwest of Hampton briefl y Wednesday afternoon. They were part of a cell that caused multiple confi rmed touchdowns that damaged portions of Belmond and many area farms. (Photos by Nick Pedley, Hampton Chronicle)

This tornado was spotted west of Chapin Wednesday afternoon. The twister was headed southeast. This photo was taken on Hwy. 65 just east of Chapin.

6 twisters tear through area, largest ranks EF3

The EF2 left damaged farm houses, barns and other outbuildings in its wake. According the National Weather Service’s report, the tornado’s winds reached 112 miles per hour and its width averaged 200 yards. The twister pulled back into the clouds roughly one mile northwest of Latimer before reaching Interstate 35. The storm had weakened, but it wasn’t fi nished. A fi fth tornado touched down three miles northeast of Latimer and damaged trees and some farm outbuild-ings on its 3.5-mile path. As the EF1 tornado headed towards Hampton, a sixth twister stretched

down from the sky and created a rather intimidating scene. Two tornadoes were now barrelling through the coun-tryside at the same time. “I’ve seen funnel clouds before, but you could actually see this one,” said Hampton Fire Chief Kent Wilkinson. “It looked like it was heading straight for town.” Despite the dramatic scene, the du-aling tornadoes were shortlived. The smaller of the two pulled up and the larger one soon followed as the cell progressed eastward towards Hamp-ton. Many trained spotters were track-ing the cell as it approached the area surrounding the city. It seemed another tornado was likely, as the storm’s vola-tile history gave stormwatchers little reason to believe otherwise. “It looked like it fi nally quit at Beeds Lake, but it was teasing us for a while after that,” said Franklin County Sher-iff Larry Richtsmeier, who was moni-toring the storm along with eight other offi cers throughout the county. Swirls of dirt and other debris could be seen on the ground periodically as the storm moved towards Hampton. However, nothing ever developed. “I’ve been in law enforcement since 1977, and before yesterday I had only ever seen two funnel clouds, never a touchdown,” said Richtsmeier. “Yes-terday, I saw eight. They were most likely the same one touching down multiple times, but it was a lot.” Though the National Weather Ser-

vice confi rmed six tornadoes, Franklin County Emergency Management Co-ordinator Steve O’Neil said it’s possible more touched down. The twisters hit in broad daylight and had many eyewit-nesses. O’Neil said confl icting reports have made pinning down the storm’s details diffi cult. “We’ll probably never know for sure. I think a lot of people saw the same tor-nado touching down more than once, which is common in the daytime,” he said. Two homes sustained major damage, 14 had minor damage and 14 outbuild-ings were completely destroyed, ac-cording to O’Neil. Damages to How-ard Enterprises, Cattleman’s Steak & Provisions and some north Belmond residences were the most extensive. The cell took around 45 minutes to cross all of Franklin County after the fi rst tornado touched down in eastern Wright County. According to many lo-cal residents, it was the most destruc-tive storm in over three decades. Surprisingly, no injuries were reported by county police and fi re departments when they checked on area farms after the cell had passed. The storm’s after-noon arrival allowed people reasonable time to seek shelter, said O’Neil. “Having a tornado is not lucky, but we were very lucky that no one was hurt,” he said. “A lot of things were very favorable for Franklin County that day.”

Thursday, June 20 A foot clinic will be offered at Franklin County Public Health from 9-11 a.m. Call 641-456-5820 for an appointment. 4-H State Conference Orientation meeting from 6-8 p.m. at the Cerro Gordo County Extension offi ce.

Friday, June 21 2013 Franklin County Fair entry forms are due by 6 p.m. Entries may be mailed to Fair Offi ce, Box 442, Hampton, Iowa 50441, but must be post marked by June 21. A walk-in blood pressure clinic will be offered at Franklin County Public Health from 8:30-9:30 a.m. A walk-in blood pressure clinic will be offered at Chit Chat Café in Thornton from 8-9 a.m.

Saturday, June 22 North Iowa Herb Festival at the Healing House in Clear Lake from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday, June 24 A free Senior Health Clinic (55+) will be at United Methodist Church, 508 2nd Ave. North, Clear Lake. To make an appointment, Cerro Gordo County residents may call (641) 421-9316.

Tuesday, June 25 Kanawha ISU Research Farm Field Day 9 a.m. to Noon. Meservey and Thornton Communities Blood Drive from 2

- 5:45 PM at Reformed Church of Meservey, 620 2nd Street. Schedule an appointment online at www.lifeservebloodcenter.org or call 800.287.4903

The Swaledale Federated Garden Club will be judging gardens in Swaledale in the evening. Winners will be posted and recognized for Swaledale Big Days. The 4-H Harvest Workshop will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. at the North Iowa Events Center in Mason City.

Wednesday, June 26 A free Senior Health Clinic (55+) will be at Mason City Senior Activity Center, 326 4th St. NE. To make an appointment, Cerro Gordo County residents may call (641) 421-9316. Nashua ISU Research Farm Field Day from 1-4 p.m.

Thursday, June 27 4-H Cheese & Chocolate Making Workshop will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the 4-H Learning Center (Fairgrounds) in Mason City.

Community Calendar

By Nick Pedley Despite lengthy discussion, the West Fork Board of Education approved the open enrollment of one student Mon-day evening. A request was made by a family for approval to open enroll their child out of the West Fork district and into an-other for the 2013-14 school year. The student, who wishes to play a sport not offered at West Fork, missed the March open enrollment request deadline. The family thought the district had a pro-gram sharing agreement in place with the other district for the sport, but it does not. By the time they realized it, the deadline had passed. Board members explained that they didn’t have a problem with the request; however, they’ve denied applications that have missed the March deadline in the past. “We turned a kid down because of a date a couple years ago, and it’s bugged me ever since,” said board member Rob Heimbuch. “Who am I to decide

what’s best for someone else’s kid?” Superintendent Darrin Strike ex-plained that the deadline was imple-mented to discourage kids from abrupt-ly leaving a district near the start of the school year. Strike also listed the crite-ria for post-deadline requests. “I’m about opportunity and believe our job is to give kids that opportunity. But I’m worried about the precident this sets for cases in the future. How do we draw the line?” said member Mary-Beth Sukup. A motion was made to approve the open enrollment request, but it failed to receive a second. The board then en-gaged in more discussion before unani-mously approving the open enrollment request.Fees, insurance policy Lunch costs jumped a dime from $1.90 to $2.00 while milk prices were raised a nickel. Adult lunches will now cost $3.50. Registration fees for grades 7-12 were set at $85.00 and grades K-6 at $55.

Drivers’ education fees were upped from $275 to $290. The board heard about new rates for the district’s insurance policy. Work-ers’ compensation fees made up con-siderable portion of employees’ claims in the past year. According to offi cials from Selective Insurance, no set pattern was evident in the incidents recorded. However, board members agreed to get a safety audit for the district to see if a training program could reduce the risk of accident.Personnel changes The board approved Renee Greiman as the new middle school volleyball coach, Ashley McKee as the At-Risk instructor and Abbie Gappa as the tech-nology/business instructor, head high school volleyball coach and middle school girls’ track coach. A resignation from pre-K instructor Alyshia Katz was also approved The West Fork Board of Education’s July meeting will be determined at a later date.

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Whew, what a week. If my columns have seemed to skew heavily towards video games lately, it’s because the industry has been revving up for the annual Electronics Entertainment Expo, lovingly known as E3. And since we’re on the brink of a new generation of gaming, with Sony and Microsoft preparing the launch of their new consoles, this year’s E3 was an especially big event. It’s a show that won’t be forgotten for a long time, although I suspect Microsoft wishes otherwise. Let me explain… Shortly after announcing the Xbox One, Microsoft laid down some info, answering key questions that gamers had about the new system. Specifi cally about its online requirements and the ability to trade-in games. So here’s what you need to know about the new Xbox. - The Xbox One will require daily access to the Internet. You will not be able to play any games at all if the system goes for longer than 24 hours without phoning home. If it doesn’t check-in, it essentially turns itself into a very expensive DVD player. - You cannot loan friends your video games. You can give them the disk, but unless they have permission from Microsoft to play the game, the Xbox One will deny them access. - You might be able to sell your games, to specifi c used game retailers, if the developers allow it. - You can give a friend your game, but it’s a one-time transfer that can never be taken back. From the perspective of a PC gamer, these restrictions aren’t that out-of-line. It’s worse than I expected, but not as bad as it could be. From the perspective of a console gamer, these restrictions mean the end of gaming as they know it. The primary point of contention is the idea that the Xbox One needs to check-in every day or it will shut itself down. There are still large parts of the country that do not have reliable Internet. This is doubly problematic because the best time to break out a single-player game is when your Internet is down. So Microsoft was already facing a PR pitfall going into this year’s E3.

Successful Session For Iowa’s Middle Class

Jorgensen completes librarian certifi cation The Thornton Public Library of Trustees is pleased and proud to an-nounce that the library director, Sibyl Jorgensen, has completed coursed to achieve her status of certifi cation as a librarian. Because of Sibyl’s efforts and dedica-tion to your local library, the Thornton Library is entitled to remain accredited. Sibyl does an excellent job in ev-eryday operation of your library, and makes a special effort to provide cur-rent reading material for all patrons. Congratulations, Sibyl, on a task well done. It is appreciated!

Blank Park Zoo Visits Swaledale LibraryChildren at the Swaledale Public Library got to get up close and personal with some exotic animals on Monday. The children got to learn about a ferret, tortoise, gopher, armadillo, and alligator as Audrey Sidney of the Blank Park Zoo brought up several ani-mals for the library’s “Digging Into Reading” summer program.

SWALEDALE from page 1assessed value. The levy vote will take place during this year’s November elections. The council also held the third read-ing and approved a motion to increase the city’s rates with D&L Sanitation to $13 per month, starting July 1. Finally, in personnel matters, the council approved a 3% wage increase for city employees for FY 2013-2014. The City Clerk will receive a monthly salary of $468.30 and the public works director will receive $1,052.30 bi-weekly with a $419.70 monthly insur-ance stipend.

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From there, the big question was whether Sony would join Microsoft in establishing the same restrictions for their upcoming Playstation 4. Sony did not. In fact, presenters at the PS4 panel took an almost perverse glee in running down a checklist of all the things that Microsoft will be restricting with their next generation system and proudly saying, “We won’t do that.” They couldn’t have produced a bigger display of corporate butt-kicking if they brought Xbox Executive Don Mattrick onto the stage and put a pie in his face. Not that it was necessary. Mattrick himself seemed all too happy to dig himself an even deeper hole. In one of the most surreal displays of selective reality I’ve ever seen, Mattrick offered a solution to gamers who cannot, or don’t want to, deal with daily Internet check-ins. “Fortunately we have a product for people who aren’t able to get some form of connectivity. It’s called Xbox 360,” said Mattrick. “If you have zero access to the Internet, that is an off-line device.” Sony also has a product for that. It’s called the Playstation 4 and it received a rather positive response during the very show Mattrick made this statement. If I were an investor in Microsoft, I would be somewhat concerned that one of its top executives appears to be completely unaware that their product has a direct competitor. And just to rub salt into the wound, Sony also announced that, because it doesn’t come with a mandatory motion control device, the PS4 will cost $100 less than the Xbox One. Every year at E3 there’s always a debate about which company “won” the conference. Most years it’s a pretty subjective debate. This year, it’s pretty much unanimous that Sony beat up Microsoft, took their lunch money, and shoved them in a locker. But hey, there’s more to E3 than watching Sony take advantage of Microsoft’s implosion. After all,

Nintendo was there too… kinda. Having long ago determined that they can’t complete directly with Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo didn’t even bother putting on a big conference. They did, however, announce a few much needed games for the fl oundering Wii U. Nintendo is frustrating like that. They make, without a doubt, some of the best games around. But for far too long they have been dependent on the fact that you can only buy Nintendo games on Nintendo systems. Back in the day this was an advantage because they had a strong third-party library as well. You could buy a only a Nintendo system and be confi dent that you wouldn’t miss out on too much. But today that’s no longer the case. Third party support is all but non-existent on the Wii-U. You buy a Nintendo system for Nintendo games and little else. The big name games that hit every other system will be absent from the Wii U. It almost feels like they are holding their own properties hostage. I would buy a lot of Nintendo games if I didn’t have to buy a Nintendo system to play them on. Beyond that there’s a lot to look forward to for the upcoming generation. “Destiny” looks like a fun, MMO-ish type shooter. “The Evil Within” may be the scariest game of next year. The surprise announcement of “Mirror’s Edge 2” and “Kingdom Hearts 3” their respective fan-bases into a frenzy. “Final Fantasy XV” has me excited for a Final Fantasy game for the fi rst time in a long time and the promise of pirate adventure in “Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag” may fi nally get me to get in on that franchise. There’s a lot to be excited for if you’re a gamer, even if you’re loyal to Microsoft. Although at this point it’s pretty clear that Microsoft isn’t loyal to you. Travis Fischer is a newswriter for Mid-America Publishing and may just buy his fi rst Sony console.

cation affordable, and in boosting stu-dent achievement with an increase in funding for local schools, small class sizes for young learners, and education reforms to raise standards, improve teaching and encourage innovation. * Tax cuts: We put together a tax cut package that helps Iowa’s small busi-nesses and working families the most. We cut commercial property taxes without shifting the burden to residen-tial property owners or hurting local schools and community services. We encourage low-income families to work their way out of poverty by increasing the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit. And we put some of the state’s budget surplus back into taxpayer pockets. * Job creation & economic growth: We expanded efforts to revitalize Iowa communities, grow the local economy and create good jobs through a variety of fi nancial incentives, tax credits, pro-

grams and partnerships that work with businesses, landowners and communi-ties. The best part is that we did it all in a fi scally responsible way. A recent update from the nonpartisan Legisla-tive Services Agency shows Iowa will have hundreds of millions of dollars in our budget surplus when the fi scal year ends on June 30. We also have $622 million in our reserve funds, the largest amount in state history. Over the next several months, I’ll pro-vide more detailed updates on all the ways this year’s successes are growing Iowa’s middle class and making our state a thriving, healthy place to live, work and play. To review the highlights of the 2013 session, go to www.senate.iowa.gov/democrats<http://www.senate.iowa.gov/democrats> and click on “2013 Legislative Session in Review.”

The 2013 legislative session proved to be a landmark one for Iowans. With the input of constituents, we focused on strengthening and expanding Iowa’s middle class. I am particularly proud of our initiatives to improve: * Health: Our top priority this year was ensuring more people have access to affordable health care by expanding coverage to 150,000 uninsured work-ing Iowans. The new Iowa Health and Wellness Plan will increase access to quality and preventive care, cut down on expensive emergency visits and re-duce costs for all Iowans when health care providers treat fewer patients who lack coverage. The Iowa Health and Wellness Plan will take us another step closer to becoming the healthiest state in the nation. * Education & job training: We in-vested in worker training to help Io-wans fi ll skilled job openings at local businesses, in keeping a college edu-

West Fork Honor Roll The following West Fork students were named to the Principal’s Honor Roll for achieving a GPA of 3.5-4.0. An asterisk* denotes a perfect 4.0 achieve-ment. 5th Grade: Nashaun Bryant, Lucas Diggins, Jennifer Ingham, Caleb Jones, Ian Latham, Kylie Laudner, Jesse Meints, Keanna Peterson, Cole Pressly, McKensie Shupe, Mariah Steenhard, Brayden Vold, Brett Weaver, Collin Witte. 6th Grade: Garret Andersen, Raegan Arbegast, Alyssa Barkema, Jesse Chib-ambo, Makia Fessler, Mara Heimbuch, *Lindsay Jones, Rachael Jones, Cor-tlyn Kammrad, Zayne Kelley, Devon Kothenbeutel, Zachary Martinek, Mor-gan Meier, Mikenzi Roberts, *Kyle Rooney, Weston Schmidt, Caralyn Schulz, *Lauren Trewin, Lukas Wo-gen. 7th Grade: Taylyn Akins, Maken-na Amsbaugh, Alli Arndt, *Jacqlyn Caspers, Hailey Calusen, Kendall Cobb, Lauren Dohlman, Ylani Guer-rero, *Ciara Hansen, Isabelle Hegarty, Katelyn Julsen, Patyon Kuhlemeier, Austin Larson, Kennedy Maske, Sa-mantha McGuire, Collin Meints, Mor-gan Naumann, Daniel Novotney, Sarah Retz, *Treyton Riediger, *Talia Rowe, *Grace Shreckengost, Jonah VanHorn, Aydan Wood. 8th Grade: Teya Adams, Jarel Arbe-gast, Alexis Bray, *Rukshad Daver, Sarah Dusold, Alyssa Eberling, Cole

Hall, *Jacob Hansen, *Megan Jones, Jessica Krull, Kaitlyn Liekweg, Ceci-lia Novotney, *Madison Patten, Erika Perkins, Takota Riediger, Maddison Shupe, *Seamus Sullivan, *Claire Thomas, Alyssa Thompson, Erika Wo-gen. The students listed below were named to the West Fork Honor Roll for achieving a GPA of 3.0 - 3.49. 5th Grade: Emily Caspers, Kaitlyn Crandall, Ty Eberling, Rachael Hubka, Kaeleah Kammrad, Madison Linder-man, Grace Maznio, Tyler Nuehring, Eliot Otero, Josh Reiter, Jacob Retz, Drew Servantez, Brandon Steil. 6th Grade: Nikole Corporon, Mitch-ell Halloran, Miranda Johnson, Mi-chael Lunning, Spencer Nash, Alex Nicholson, Carter Patten, Samantha Ries, Catlin Starr, Spencer Streblow, Shannon Sullivan, Jacob Vosburgh, Sa-mantha Washington, McKenna Weav-er. 7th Grade: Nickolle Blanchard, Jordan Clark, Caylee Cook, Michael Fjone, Zachary Laudner, Lauren Moore, Thomas Nuehring, Chey-anne Oglesby, Skylar Reason, Conner Schulz, Alax Starbuck. 8th Grade: Christian Ames, Brandon Baker, Cooper Eckhardt, Brandon Em-hoff, Casey Fraser, Jacob Nierengar-ten, Carter Otero, Brianna Pals, Devin Ridgeway, Madisyn Ries, Noah Sparks, Joseph Vosburgh, Dawson Zeitler.

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St. John VBS is July 8-12 Zion St. John Lutheran Church of Sheffi eld will be holding Vacation Bible School, July 8-12 from 5:45-7:45 p.m. Dinner will be available each night beginning at 5:15 p.m. with a free will offering. Children ages three (potty trained) through sixth grade are invited to attend. An incredible week of learning, fun and worship is being planned featuring music and education around the theme of “Gotta Move! Keepin’ in Step with the Spirit” featuring the Go Fish Guys. In order to reserve your child¹s spot, please contact Zion St. John Lutheran Church at 892-4010. Pre-registration is greatly appreciated. Registration forms may also be picked up at the church at 422 Sherman Street in Sheffi eld.

What Every Adult Child Should Know

North Iowa Herb Fest, Garden & Craft Show

Upmeyer, Murry join Advisory Board

Hawkeye Community College Dean’s List WATERLOO - Hawkeye Community College announces the Dean’s List for Spring Semester. The Dean’s List is offi cial recognition of outstanding aca-demic accomplishment by full-time students. To qualify for the Dean’s List, full-time students must have suc-cessfully completed 12 or more credits in the given semester with a major GPA of 3.50 or better for courses taken at Hawkeye Community College. The following students are on the Dean’s List for the Spring Semester: Brock Logan, Rockwell; and Haley Sheriff, Rockwell.

AMES, Iowa - At Iowa State Univer-sity’s spring commencement ceremo-nies, May 10, 3,769 students received degrees. Iowa State awarded 3,144 un-dergraduate degrees, 357 master’s de-grees, 141 veterinary medicine degrees and 127 doctor of philosophy degrees. Of the students receiving bachelor’s degrees, 918 graduated “With Distinc-

tion” (cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude). Area graduates are listed below by hometown. Meservey: Scott Michael Meester, BS, Chemical Engineering, Graduated Cum Laude. Rockwell: Breanna April Lubkeman, BS, History.

NIACC GED Grads A graduation ceremony was held Wednesday, May 29 to celebrate 66 stu-dents completing their GED® through North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC). The ceremony was held at 7:00 p.m. in the North Iowa Commu-nity Auditorium with a reception for family, friends and special guests. GED® graduates must successfully complete the GED® battery of tests to obtain their high school equivalency diploma from the Iowa Department of Public Instruction. Over the past 20 years, nearly 2,700 individuals have passed the GED® tests through NI-ACC. This year, 18 graduates received $250 scholarships from the NIACC Foundation. One graduate will receive full tuition scholarships for the 2013-14 school year. Area students earning their GED diploma this year are listed by home-town. Rockwell: Tony White; Sheffi eld: Zach Markert.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The GOPAC announced the addition of Iowa House Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer and North Carolina State Representative Tom Murry to its 2013 Legislative Leaders Advisory Board. Upmeyer will be replacing Iowa Speaker of the House Kraig Paulsen, who has stepped down from the board as he considers run-ning for the U.S. House of Repre-sentatives, and Murry will be replac-ing North Carolina Speaker of the House Thom Tillis, who has stepped down from the board to run for the U.S. Senate. The Advisory Board is composed of state House and Senate leaders who provide guidance to GOPAC on key legislative and political de-velopments in addition to address-ing elected offi cials, candidates, and GOPAC supporters at GOPAC events. Members of the board are selected for their exceptional leader-ship and dedication to implementing conservative principles that control spending, create lasting private sec-

tor jobs, and deliver essential public services in innovative ways. “I am honored to join my many dis-tinguished colleagues on GOPAC’s Legislative Leaders Advisory Board,” said Leader Upmeyer. “I fi rst learned of GOPAC through my father when he served as Speaker of the House and have been a supporter of the organization’s mission ever since. States like Iowa truly are the test labs for the reforms needed to move our country forward, and I’m excited to share best practices and common goals with dedicated lead-ers from other states.” Upmeyer was fi rst elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2002 and was elected to become Iowa’s fi rst female House Majority Leader by her peers in 2010. She is also a cardiology nurse practitioner and serves as the Vice President on the Executive Board of the Ameri-can Legislative Council. The full Legislative Leaders Advi-sory Board can be viewed at http://www.gopac.org/people/.

When making the decision whether or not to leave work or reduce your hours of work to become a caregiver for an aging parent or other relative in need of constant care, you have several areas to consider. How will it affect your current spending plan? How will it affect your retirement? Losing a couple of years of contributions when you’re near retirement may not make a big difference in your account balance. The longer you have until you plan to retire, however, the greater the impact on your retirement savings. This is because of the effect of compound interest. Using an online retirement calculator, see how much you will need to save for retirement if you and your employer had continued to make contributions to retirement plans and savings. Then, enter the information without any additional contributions. Comparing the results will show the impact on your retirement if you’re no longer making contributions. This is money you will need to save, or be

compensated for, to maintain your projected lifestyle in retirement. In addition, you may not be able to keep all the funds currently in the account. Vested funds are those you are entitled to even if you leave. Any money you contribute is immediately vested at 100%. Depending on your employer’s plan and how long you work for the company, the employer’s contribution may not be 100% vested. Talk to your human resource department or refer to your last pension statement to fi nd out what percentage of your employer’s contribution is vested. In addition, if you take money out of your plan prior to age 59 ½, you will have to pay a 10% penalty tax on it as well as income taxes. Plan to attend the Iowa State University Extension program, What Every Adult Child Should Know and learn how to protect your retirement - July 29 in Mason City or July 30 in Hampton, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. For more information, contact Cerro Gordo County Extension at 641-423-0844 or Franklin County Extension at 641-456-4811.

The 2nd annual North Iowa Herb Fest, Garden & Craft Show will take place in Clear Lake as a street fair on Saturday, June 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will be set on the lawn of the Healing House Herb Shop and the nearby street at the Fire Museum (600 2nd Avenue North). This free festival offers an op-portunity to purchase garden items, such as herbs, vegetables, fruits, and fl owers. There will be mer-chants selling unique goods, custom made jewelry, garden supplies, lawn decorations, wood products, honey products, baked goods, kettle corn, artwork, and a variety of craft items.

Attendees can also enjoy informa-tional sessions, from Bee-keeping to Gardening Tips & Tricks. Live music will be performed throughout the day by Jim Thorn-ton, the Good Luck Jonathans, Alex Bergan, Paul Weitzel & The Hats. Mediterranean festival foods from Omaha will be on sale, along with a variety of drinks. Ollie’s Herbal Tea Stand will be selling iced teas as a fundraiser for the Humane Society of North Iowa. For additional information you can contact [email protected] or call 641-357-1494.

3,769 receive degrees at ISU commencement

Yard and Garden: Lawn MowingAMES, Iowa – Lawn mowing is the most time consuming practice related to lawn care – but when done properly mowing plays a vital role in maintain-ing a healthy, sustainable lawn. When mowing the lawn, what is the proper mowing height? Kentucky bluegrass lawns should be mowed at a height of 2.5 to 3 inches in the spring and fall months. Mow bluegrass lawns at a height of 3 to 3.5 inches in June, July and August. A higher mowing height in summer helps to cool the crowns of the turfgrass plants, encour-ages deeper rooting and provides more leaf area for photosynthesis during the stressful summer months. Mowing below the recommended range may scalp the turf and cause the turfgrass to deteriorate. Extremely low mowing heights decrease the total leaf surface area, carbohydrate reserves and root growth, creating a situation where the turfgrass plants are unable to produce enough food to meet their needs. This makes the plants more susceptible to drought, high temperature and wear injury. In addition, the bare areas cre-ated by a decrease in turfgrass density increase the likelihood of weed prob-lems. Mowing too high can also cre-ate problems. Mowing above the rec-ommended range reduces tillering and causes matting of the grass. Reduced tillering results in fewer and coarser plants, while matted grass creates a micro-environment that encourages disease development. How often should I mow my lawn? Kentucky bluegrass lawns should be mowed at the height of 2.5 to 3 inches in spring and fall. Set the mower blade to a height of 3 to 3.5

inches during summer. As a general rule, never remove more than one-third of the total leaf surface at any one mowing. For example, to maintain a lawn at 3 inches, the grass should be mowed when it reaches a height of 4.5 inches. Mowing frequency is based on the growth rate of the turfgrass. Weather conditions, cultural practices (such as fertilization and irrigation practices) and other factors determine the growth rate of turfgrass. Ken-tucky bluegrass and other cool-season grasses grow quickly in spring when weather conditions are favorable. The growth of cool-season grasses slows in summer and then picks up again in fall. Fertilizing and irrigating the lawn on a regular basis promote turfgrass growth. In spring it may be necessary to mow every four to fi ve days, possibly only once every one to two weeks in sum-mer, with more frequent mowing again in the fall. Should I remove the grass clip-pings when mowing the lawn? When the lawn is mowed properly, grass clip-pings do not need to be removed or bagged. Small clippings fi lter down into the turf and quickly decompose, returning essential plant nutrients to

the soil. Lawn clippings do not sig-nifi cantly contribute to thatch develop-ment. Grass clippings may need to be bagged or raked and removed when mowing extremely tall grass. You may also want to bag the grass clippings and use them as a mulch in vegetable and fl ower gardens. When should I mow a newly seeded lawn? Mow newly seeded Kentucky bluegrass lawns at a height of 2.5 to 3 inches when the grass reaches a height of 3.5 to 4 inches. Frequent mowing at the height of 2.5 to 3 inches encour-ages the grass to spread and promotes a thicker lawn. Is it a good idea to alternate the mowing direction when mowing the lawn? Alternate your mowing pat-tern or direction each time the lawn is mowed. Repeatedly mowing the lawn in the same direction pushes the grass over rather than cutting it cleanly. Also, different mowing patterns reduce soil compaction and wear from the mower wheels. Does it harm the grass to mow the lawn with a dull mower blade? A sharp mower blade cuts the grass. A dull blade tears the ends of the grass blades. The damaged tissue dries out, giving the turf surface a whitish ap-pearance. Also, the torn leaf tissue loses greater amounts of water and increases the possibility of disease problems. Sharpen the mower blade at least twice a year. Horticulturists with Iowa State Uni-versity Extension and Outreach an-swer lawn mowing questions; to have additional questions answered contact Hortline at [email protected] or 515-294-3108.

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORSJune 11, 2013

Unapproved Minutes The Board of Supervisors of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, met in regular session pursuant to adjournment. Present: Jay Urdahl, Phil Dougherty and Bob Amosson. Urdahl convened the meeting at 9:45 a.m. Dougherty made a motion, with Amosson seconding, to approve the June 4, 2013 regular session minutes and today’s agenda. Motion passed. Amosson made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to approve claims. Motion passed unanimously. Amosson made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to approve a payroll change for Hahn in the Sheriff’s Department at $50,000.00 annually. Motion passed unanimously. Amosson made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to approve the Clerk’s Monthly and Sheriff’s Monthly Reports of Fees. Motion passed unanimously. Amosson made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to set the fi rst consideration of proposed Ordinance No. 21E for June 18, 2013, and to waive the second and third consideration and waive the requirement to publish summary. Motion passed unanimously. Dougherty made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to authorize a fi reworks permit for Robert Niemi, Tim Navratil and Aaron Donaldson. Motion passed unanimously. Amosson made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to authorize the chair to sign agreement with PPME Local Union 2003 (Courthouse) to approve changes effective July 1, 2013 in the July 1, 2010- June 30, 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Motion passed unanimously. Dougherty made a motion, with Amosson seconding, to authorize the chair to sign agreement with PPME Local Union 2003 (Road Workers) to approve changes effective July 1, 2013 in the July 1, 2010- June 30, 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement. Motion passed unanimously. Amosson made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to adjourn at 10:05 a.m. Motion passed. Various tabulations, reports, correspondence and other documents that were presented at today’s meeting are placed on fi le with the supplemental minutes. Chairman Jay Urdahl Board of Supervisors ATTEST: Kenneth W. Kline County Auditor

CLAIMSJune 11, 2013

Afl ac, purch serv 2250.75 1Air Care Inc, repair 143.08 1Airgas USA LLC, equip 54.26 1Airgas USA LLC, repair 296.84 1Airgas USA LLC, supplies -30.63 1Alliant Energy Corp, utilities 300.00 1Alliant Energy, utilities 1786.24 7Ameex Technologies C, purch serv 480.00 1Aramark Uniform Serv, repair 65.72 1Atiracredit Masterca, meals/mileage 94.08 1Atiracredit Masterca, paint 53.48 1Atiracredit Masterca, software 2086.47 1Atiracredit Masterca, supplies 175.80 1Atiracredit Masterca, telephone 51.12 1Auditor Of State, account/audit/cleric 850.00 1Ausenhus, Brice E, fuels 107.00 1B & J Water Conditio, food/provisions 98.00 1Bancard Services, equip 4313.04 1Bancard Services, food/provisions 13.47 1Bancard Services, fuels 160.15 1Bancard Services, supplies 79.93 1Bell, Lisa, uniforms 83.96 1Blackhawk Sprinklers, repair 365.00 1BMC Aggregates L.C, granular 186.00 1Bob Barker Company I, cloth/dry goods 142.28 1Bob Barker Company I, equip 90.88 1Boedeker, John L, board review 8.99 1Boedeker, John L, meals/mileage 188.71 1Bound Tree Medical, supplies 3527.44 1Bowen, William, supplies 106.91 1Buffi ngton, Ben, supplies 139.09 1C G Co Auditor, map maint 15000.00 1C G Co Health Admini, purch serv 2781.61 1C G Co Sheriff, printing 20.00 1C G Co Treasurer, assessment 112.00 1C G Co Treasurer, map maint 60730.66 1Carpenter Uniform In, uniforms 418.05 1CBM Food Service, food/provisions 11099.18 3

CDW Government, Inc, data proc 2151.66 1CDW Government, Inc, equip 10010.94 3CDW Government, Inc, furn 1165.00 1CDW Government, Inc, printing 198.00 1CDW Government, Inc, supplies 30.00 1Central Iowa Distrib, supplies 520.00 2Central Lock & Key I, repair 189.93 1Central Services Fun, telephone 29569.11 2CenturyLink, telephone 1382.21 6Charlie’s Auto Repai, repair 89.90 1City of Clear Lake, repair 202.00 1City of Mason City, contribution 2922.00 1City of Mason City, utilities 152.03 1City of Swaledale, mailing 12.35 1City of Swaledale, repair 13.78 1Clausen Plumbing & H, equip 176.65 1Clausen Plumbing & H, repair 685.00 1Clausen Plumbing & H, supplies 172.76 1Clear Lake Comm 4 yr, scholarships 130.00 1Clear Lake Independe, data line 12.00 1Clear Lake Mirror Re, publication 128.24 1Comfort Inc, repair 140.00 1Community Quick Prin, supplies 622.00 1Complete Auto Repair, repair 177.54 1Consolidated Energy, fuels 6441.73 2Control Print, printing 275.00 1Control Print, purch serv 400.00 1Control Print, uniforms 40.00 1Crescent Electric In, electric supp 200.89 1Culligan, supplies 167.20 1D & D Sales Inc, supplies 32.00 1D & D Sales Inc, uniforms 219.00 1Dave Syverson Inc, parts 273.76 1De Lage Landen Finan, rent 109.15 1Dell Marketing LP, supplies 1205.94 1Des Moines Register, mag/books 20.00 1Determan Electric Co, protect/secur 523.03 1Determan Electric Co, repair 123.90 1Determan Investments, rent 22237.18 2Dimitros, Tara, meals/mileage 64.41 1Downtown 66 Service, repair 89.35 1Edgar, Carolyn, meals/mileage 70.06 1Electrical Engineeri, repair 87.68 1Electronic Engineeri, repair 772.50 2Electronic Engineeri, telephone 15.00 1Emam, Haithem, purch serv 942.90 1ESRI Inc, software 2700.00 1Fastenal Company, equip 140.74 1Fastenal Company, parts 17.76 1Feathers & More, supplies 42.25 1Federal Express Co, mailing 21.70 1Floyd & Leonard Elec, equip 11.50 1Floyd & Leonard Elec, parts 51.18 1Floyd & Leonard Elec, repair 56.67 1Forestry Suppliers I, supplies 91.85 1Franklin County Sher, contribution 2626.91 1Frontier Communicati, telephone 42.37 1Galls, An Aramark Co, uniforms 125.48 1Garmen, Laura, rent 300.00 1GE Capitol, rent 250.22 1Gempler’s Inc, supplies 115.20 1GlaxoSmithKline Phar, medicine 936.00 1Hanna Concrete, building remodel 4300.00 1Hawbaker, Tammy, meals/mileage 203.40 1Heartland Asphalt In, repair 435.00 1Heartland Paper Comp, printing 2220.77 1Holt Enterprises Inc, tile lines 3355.35 1Huber Supply Co Inc, supplies 24.18 1Hutchinson, Duane, equip 116.94 1Hy-Vee Accounts Rece, food/provisions 18.98 1ICIT, training 250.00 1Interstate Motor Tru, parts 140.40 1Intoximeters Inc, equip 110.00 1Iowa County Attorney, software 6074.00 1Iowa Law Enforcement, med exam 280.00 1Iowa One Call, purch serv 47.10 1Iowa Prison Industri, posts 320.00 1Iowa Prison Industri, signs 39289.25 1Iowa Public Health A, dues 100.00 1Iowa State Medical E, witness fees 2475.00 1ISAC, training 50.00 1JCL Solutions, supplies 528.81 1Kent Apartments & Ci, rent 335.00 1Knorr Electric Inc, repair 300.00 1Kramer Ace Hardware, supplies 12.77 1Kramer Ace Hardware, wood 15.11 1Krause, Linda, meals/mileage 141.54 1L-Tron Corporation, equip 6780.00 1Lake Auto Parts Inc, equip 20.78 1Lake Auto Parts Inc, parts 39.48 1

Larson Printing Comp, printing 217.18 2LeDoux Signs Inc, parts 85.00 1Mail Services LLC, mailing 1217.87 1Mail Services LLC, printing 486.48 1Manatron Inc, appraisal 458.73 1Manatron Inc, repair 1012.11 1Marco Inc, repair 450.00 1Martin Marietta Mate, blading 80.85 1Mason City Public Ut, utilities 1083.01 2Mason City Recycling, fertilizer/seed 721.00 1McGladrey LLP, consult 5000.00 1McGladrey LLP, online info 344.00 1Mediacom, online info 83.40 1Menards, equip 195.72 2Menards, supplies 28.12 2Merck Sharp & Dohme, medicine 1623.77 1Midwest Pipe Supply, tile lines 800.66 1Midwest Radar & Equi, safety items 760.00 1MidWest Wheel Compan, parts 26.80 1MidWest Wheel Compan, supplies 720.72 1Milota, Ron, repair 85.00 1Mitel NetSolutions, telephone 132.32 1Mohawk Archery Club, supplies 1874.32 1Moonlight Floor & Ma, custodial 1898.00 1NAPA Auto Parts, parts 72.39 3Naumann, Danielle, meals/mileage 148.60 1Nelson, Mary Beth, meals/mileage 107.35 1Newman Catholic Dayc, scholarships 805.00 1North Iowa Area Coun, contribution 115143.00 1North Iowa Family He, outpatient 3023.39 1North Iowa Media Gro, publication 128.24 1Northern Cedar Servi, repair 351.50 1Nuddleman, Faye, supplies 30.00 1O’Tool, Don, supplies 14.97 1Offi ce Elements, printing 1289.98 4Offi ce Elements, repair 26.35 1Offi ce Elements, software 103.68 1Offi ce Elements, supplies 512.07 4Olson, Troy, supplies 30.00 1PAETEC, online info 1601.82 1Pals, Terri, legal 100.50 1Petro-Blend Corp, parts 23.81 1Pictometry Internati, map maint 14750.00 1Pitney Bowes Inc, mailing 154.50 1Pitney Bowes Purchas, mailing 499.77 1Powerplan, parts 343.99 1Quick Supply Co, fertilizer/seed 147.00 1Ramada Northwest Inn, meals/mileage 420.00 1RealVNC Ltd, software 2085.00 1Reserve Account, mailing 5000.00 1Richter, Jeff, fuels 92.00 1Ries Tiling, tile lines 1363.29 2Schroeder Plumbing &, repair 253.00 1Secretary of State, printing 30.00 1Siemers, Steve, repair 62.50 1Sound Billing LLC, repair 35.98 1Staples Contract & C, supplies 114.18 1Staples Credit Plan, supplies 152.03 1Stoeffl er, Shad, telephone 40.00 1Sunbeam Preschool, scholarships 65.00 1Swanson Services Cor, supplies 691.20 1TASC, purch serv 10078.29 1Taylor MD, Michael J, witness fees 3061.00 1Taylor Technologies, equip 58.21 1Thompson, Carla R, training 101.87 1Three Eagles Communi, public ed 600.00 1TigerDirect Inc, equip 4475.80 1Toyota Financial Ser, equip 488.14 2Treat America Food S, meals/mileage 35.70 1Tugs Daycare, scholarships 345.00 1United Parcel Servic, mailing 18.12 1US Cellular, telephone 1052.59 3Van Den Broeke, Deni, legal 56.50 1Verizon Wireless, telephone 91.42 1Walker Trailer Sales, parts 25.40 1Walmart Community, board review 161.12 1Walmart Community, supplies 36.85 1Waste Management, purch serv 158.36 1Waste Management, sanit disp 496.98 1Waychus, Rosetta, mailing 368.00 1West Fork Comm Schoo, scholarships 175.00 1Windstream Iowa-Comm, telephone 238.98 3Winnebago County She, serve notice 18.00 1Wright Co Sheriff, legal 43.74 1Ziegler Inc, lubricants 202.00 1Ziegler Inc, parts 4299.39 2GRAND TOTAL: 464,990.64

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Proceedings: Cerro Gordo County

PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORSJune 13, 2013

Unapproved Minutes The Board of Supervisors of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, met in special session pursuant to adjournment. Present: Jay Urdahl, Bob Amosson and Phil Dougherty. Urdahl convened the meeting at 10:00 a.m. Amosson made a motion, with Dougherty seconding, to approve today’s agenda. Motion passed. The purpose of the meeting was to hear Third Step Employee Grievance. Dougherty made a motion, with Amosson seconding, to adjourn at 10:24 a.m. Motion passed. Various tabulations, reports, correspondence and other documents that were presented at today’s meeting are placed on fi le with the supplemental minutes. Chairman Jay Urdahl Board of Supervisors ATTEST: Kenneth W. Kline County Auditor

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Proceedings

CITY OF MESERVEYCOUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Monday, June 10, 2013, 7:00 PMCouncil Chambers-City Hall

The Meservey City Council met at the regular meeting on Monday, June 10, 2013, at 7:00 PM, Council Chambers, City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Miller. Present: Brown, Brunstein, Lauen and White. Absent: Dickman The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as read. A motion to approve payment of the bills was made by Pat White, with a second from Todd Lauen. Motion carried. Approval of the Treasurer’s Report for May 31, 2013, was made in a motion by Todd Lauen and seconded by Bonnie Brunstein. Motion car-ried. David Deinhart, Absolute Waste Removal, was present at the meeting to present a new three-year contract to the council. The contract will be reviewed. Mr. Deinhart will be at the July 8th council meeting to assess the contract with the council. Lester Lilly presented a drawing of improve-ments to his property on First Street. Todd Lauen made a motion to approve the propos-al and the motion was seconded by Bonnie Brunstein. Motion carried with all ayes. The proposal includes a 5’ by 7’ concrete section for his dumpster and the installation of a 9’ by 16’ concrete fl oor into an existing building on his property. He also stated that it would not be completed for a few more weeks. Pat White made a motion to table the com-pensation rate for the City Clerk/Treasurer until the July meeting. Todd Lauen seconded the motion. Motion carried with all ayes. There was no report from the Fire Depart-ment. Scott Brown made the motion to adjourn with a second from Bonnie Brunstein. Motion car-ried. Meeting adjourned. Dixie Revland, City Clerk/Treasurer Receipts for May 2013: General-$7,249.67 Road-$912.46 Wa-ter-$2,236.85 Sewer-$-3,099.80May 2013 BillsPetty Cash-water $50.00

June 2013 BillsAbsolute Waste Removal $1,213.00 Fred Suntken 1,560.00Fred Suntken-mileage 30.00Dixie Revland 600.00Cerro Gordo County Treasurer-Sewer 3,149.50Meservey Postmaster-box rent 46.00Utilities 1,299.86Dixie Revland: Expenses 3 months 115.00IPERS-Library 139.99IPERS-City 312.12Mid America Publication 37.03NAPA Auto Parts-City 20.95Hansell Ag Repair 85.00 True Value 8.58DeBour electric Inc. 529.82Meservey Fire Department 1,247.00AgSource Labs 22.00Airgas North Central-FD 77.58

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Proceedings

NOTICE The Rockwell Board of Adjustment will meet at City Hall in Rockwell at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, 2013, to discuss a set-back variance for the property located at 708 Main Street East, Larry Nuehring owner. By Jay Siefken, City Superintendent

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Public Notice

MARRIAGE LICENSE Rindy Johnson, 25, Mason City to Benjamin Studer, 29, Mason City. James Rundell, 55, Minneapolis, Minn. to Ray Greinke, 49, Minne-apolis, Minn. Jamie Glenney, 26, Mason City to Jarrod Patterson, 30, Mason City. Christopher Merches, 39, Mason City to Amanda Templeton, 31, Ma-son City. Maggie Bohl, 26, Mason City to Eric Fleming, 34, Mason City. Ross Weatherford, 32, Sahuarita, Ariz. to Lindsey Mesner, 33, Sahua-rita, Ariz. Allen Crotty, 49, Mason City to Carletta Johnson, 47, Mason City. Darren Bishop, 29, Mason City to Christen Cody, 19, Mason City. Danielle Edgar, 28, Rock Falls to Matthew Pace, 31, Rock Falls. Terry Quinby, 62, Mason City to Louise Connor, 46, Mason City. Stephanie Wise, 24, Mason City to Aaron Garlock, 30, Mason City. Emily Sberal, 26, Swaledale to Alex Avery, 23, Swaledale. Toni Thurnau, 36, St. Ansgar to Scott Kreitzer, 36, Mason City. Amanda Kirkbride, 34, Mason City to Christopher Bentzin, 38, Ma-son City. Barbara Smith, 58, Rochester, Minn. to Richard Cottrell, 47, Roch-ester, Minn.

CIVIL COURT The court handled seven child sup-port matters.

North Iowa Community Credit Union vs. Raymond Schaefer. Judg-ment for the plaintiff on June 10, for possession of a 2006 Dodge Ram. Cavalry SPV I, LLC vs. Scott Es-pinosa. Judgment for the plaintiff on June 6, in the amount of $2,063.40 with $338.06 in prejudgment inter-est and future interest of 2.12 per-cent from the date of fi ling. Main Street Acquisitions Corp. vs. Randy Hayes. Judgment for the plaintiff on June 6, in the amount of $4,063.48 with $431.40 in prejudg-ment interest and future interest of 2.12 percent from the date of fi ling. Reverse Mortgage Solutions vs. Marilyn J. Parcher. Case dismissed without prejudice on June 11. Rebecca Stockton vs. Judith Wer-stein. Case dismissed with prejudice on June 5. Unifund CCR, LLC vs. Michael Keeran. Judgment for the plaintiff on June 6, in the amount of $27,932.59 with $27,448.44 in prejudgment in-terest and future interest of 29.99 percent after March 6 and 2.12 per-cent interest from April 25.

DISTRICT COURT The court handled four probation revocations, and two cases of con-tempt. Cameron Brunstein, 22, Mason City, pled guilty on June 10, to two counts of Fifth Degree Theft. Brunstein was assessed $250 in law enforcement initiative surcharge. Wilfredo Castro, 48, Albert Lea, Minn., pled guilty on June 7, to Check by Theft in the Third Degree. Castro was assessed a $625 fi ne plus 35 percent surcharge, $10 D.A.R.E, $306 in attorney fees, $1,027 in res-titutions, $308.80 in interpreter fees and $100 in costs. Thomas Connerley, 28, Floyd, pled guilty on June 5, to OWI Sec-ond Offense. Connerly was sen-tenced to seven days in jail, fi ned $1,850 plus 35 percent surcharge, $60 in attorney fees, $10 D.A.R.E and $161 in costs. Shawn Andrea, 21, Plymoth, pled guilty on June 5, to OWI First Of-fense. Andrea was sentenced to two days in jail, fi ned $1,250 plus 35 percent surcharge, $10 D.A.R.E and

$100 in costs.SMALL CLAIMS

Kent Rentals vs. Michelle and Jonathyn Daveiga. Case dismissed without prejudice on June 7. Farmers State Bank vs. Kindra Dodd. Judgment for the plaintiff on June 7 in the amount of $5,000 with 11.99 percent interest from June 6. H & R Accounts vs. Peggy and Tom Jones. Judgment for the plain-tiff on June 10 in the amount of $663.71 with 2.12 percent interest from June 10. Capital One Bank vs. Matthew Varner. Judgment for the plaintiff on June 10 in the amount of $839.76 with 2.12 percent interest from June 10. Calvary SPV I, LLC vs. Julie Stelt-zner. Judgment for the plaintiff on June 10 in the amount of $1,615.45. Cach, LLC vs. Jeff Casey. Judg-ment for the plaintiff on June 10 in the amount of $3,231 with 2.12 per-cent interest from June 10. Weber & Otto Family Dentistry vs. Tami Lockman. Judgment for the plaintiff on June 6 in the amount of $118.95 with 18 percent interest from June 6. North Iowa Community Credit Union vs. Emmett Newman. Judg-ment for the plaintiff on June 6 in the amount of $1,955.06 with 2.12 percent interest from June 6. K & H Coop Oil vs. Robert Schmitt. Case dismissed without prejudice on June 6. H & R Accounts, Inc. vs. Lisa Meinders. Case dismissed without prejudice on June 10. Gary Silby vs. Kristina Portis. Judgment for the plaintiff on June 5 for possession of the premises at 415 N. Pennsylvania #3, Mason City. West Side Manor Apartments vs. Henry Sullivan and Laurie Lybarger. Judgment for the plaintiff on June 7 for possession of the premises at 2327 S. Taft Ave. #7, Mason City. Tim Latham vs. Glen Welch. Judg-ment for the plaintiff on June 7 for possession of the premises at 516 S. Carolina, Mason City.

PROPERTY TRANSFER DWDJ: Mark and Courtney Pu-eggel, Courtney Deacon to Joshua

and Kelli Enabnit; Pine Brooke First Subdivision Lot 19 CL; $205,000 and $327.20; 2013-4048. DWD: Duane and Kristy Rosonke to Valerie Westoff; Wildwood Add Blk 6 Lot 16 MC; $125,000 and $199.20; 2013-4044. DWD: Gerald and Sharon Weiland to James Forehand; Willowbrook Add Sub of S. 617’ of O.L. F Lot 7, Lot 6 MC W 5’ of Lot 6; $138,500 and $220.80; 2013-4042. DWDJ: Anthony and Amy Brown-lee to Marc and Shawn Neuman; Lakeview Meadows Sub Lot 2 CL; $362,000 and $578.40; 2013-4040. DWDJ: Darwin and Marjorie Watt, Attorney in Fact to Michael and Pau-la Meints; NE NW, NW NW Parcel A In Part of AS DESC and Depicted In Survey B07 P3168; $144,000 and $229.60; 2013-4038. DWDJ: John and Jamie Bo-edeker to Jeffery and Danette Mur-phy; Fieldston 3rd Add Lot 7 CL; $255,000 and $407.20; 2013-4033. DWD: James and Sonja Jackson to David Roth; Krieger’s Add Blk 2 Lot 3 CL Exc W 25’ Fulfi llment of Contract B13 P4021; $160,000 and $255.20; 2013-2044. DCDJ: Shelly Doescher Executor and Kent Taylor Estate to Scot and Tess Whitehurst; Parker A.T. Place Blk 8 Lot 16 Blk 8 Lot 3 MC and Strip of land 1’N and S and 51’E and W on S End of Lot 3; $5,000 and $7.20; 2013-4019. DAJT: Kent and Carole Taylor and Shelly Doescher to Kent Taylor; Blk 8 Lot 3 MC Strip of Land 1’N and S’ and 51’E and W on S End of Lot; $0.00 and $0.00; 2013-4018. DWJD: Corey and Heidi Grafton to Corey and Heidi Grafton; Blk 1 Lot 6 MC; $0.00 and $0.00; 2013-4015. DWJD: Todd and Dawn Bengen to Brent and Christine King; Crane and Hill’s 1st Add to Oakwood Park Blk 8 Lot 14 Blk 8 Lot 15 E 1/2 of Lot 15; $110,000 and $175.20; 2013-4013. DQC: Sue Draheim to Tyler and Sue Nelson; Knapp’s 2nd Add T Blk 15 Lot 2 Blk 15 Lot 3 TH; $0.00 and $0.00; 2013-4012. DWDJ: Robert and Helga Borg-man to Douglas and Linda Upmey-er; NE NE A Tract In; $382,500 and $611.20; 2013-3985. DQC: Fred and Margaret Cobb to

Fred and Margaret Trustee, Fred and Margaret Cobb Revocable Trust; 12-96-22 NE NE Part of S 1/2; $0.00 and $0.00; 2013-3976. DWD: Viola Kessler Trustee and Viola Kessler Revocable Trust to Cyneva Myers; Nissen’s Jacob 1st Add Blk 2 Lot 7 Blk 2 Lot 8 MV E 1/2 of Lots; $38,000 and $60.00; 2013-3973. DWD: Aaron and Amy Donaldson to F5 Investments LLC; Felt’s Paul Plat of Mason City Blk 9 Lot 3 MC Portion Of; $115,000 and $0.00; 2013-3970. DWDJ: Joshua and Kelli Enab-nit to Nathan and Kara Ruge; East-brooke Sub Lot 1 MC; $166,000 and $264.80; 2013-3967. DWDJ: Lavonne Westendorf to Jeffery and Jean Jurgens; Kramer’s 1st Add Lot 6 CL; $189,500 and $302.40; 2013-3965. DAJT: Lavonne and Charles Wes-tendorf to Lavonne Westendorf; Kramer’s 1st Add Lot 6 CL; $0.00 and $0.00; 2013-3964. DWD: Kevin and Laura Runolf-son to Danielle Naumann; Stone Pillar 14th Subdivision Lot 14 MC; $224,000 and $357.60; 2013-3962. DWDJ: Charles III and Sara Dekovic to Ryan and Wendy Schuh; Harbourage Condominium BLDG F-3 Unit 27A CL; $120,500 and $192.00; 2013-3954. DCDJ: Sandy Rolland, Executor and Edward Hanes, Estate to David and Jacquelyn Ward; Young’s R.S. North Shore Sub of Lots 1 and 2 14-96-22 Lot 7; $450,000 and $719.20; 2013-3951. DWD: Virginia James, Trustee and James Family Revocable Trust to Donald and Janine Cramer, Trust-ee and Donald and Janine Cramer Revocable Trust; Highland Terrace Condominium Bldg Unit 202 Bldg Unit Garage 9 CL; $225,000 and $359.20; 2013-3947. DQCJ: Thelma and Gail Byre to Thelma, Gail, Dale Jr., Bryan and Jesse Byre; Bower’s Acres Lot 4; $0.00 and $0.00; 2013-3938. DWD: Federal Home Loan Mort-gage Corp to Houston Webb; Mid-land Heights Lot 372 Lot 373 MC; $42,500 and $0.00; 2013-3931. DWD: Alice Spilman to Dennis Spilman; 34-96-22 SW SE Parcel A-7 as Depicted in Survey Rec B13 P3529; $35,000 and $55.20; 2013-3927. DCD: Dorothy Gordon, Estate and Community National Bank, Ex-

ecutor to Dorothy Gordon, Trust and Community National Bank, Trustee; Prairie View 3rd Add Lot 10 MC; $0.00 and $0.00; 2013-3925. DCD: Linda Lynch, Estate and Pa-mela Langhoff, Executor to Pamela Langhoff; Randall’s Gilbert S 2nd Add Lot 11 MC; $0.00 and $0.00; 2013-3924. DAFF: Pamela Langhoff to Joseph and Linda Lynch; Randall’s Gilbert S. 2nd Add Lot 11 MC; $0.00 and $0.00; 2013-3923. DWD: Alice Quam to Billy Koci; Young’s Sub of Lots 3 6 9 and 10 and pt of Lots 1 and 2 in 11-96-20 Blk 15 Lot 18 MC s 165’ of W 75’ of E 282’ Exc Parcel Desc and De-picted to State of Iowa B03 P13279; $75,500 and $120; 2013-3911. DWD: Judith Richards and Ra-mona Scholl, Attorney in Fact to Christopher Sinnwell; Youngblood’s Add Blk 5 Lot 8 MC; $62,500 and $99.20; 2013-3907. DWD: Alan and Margaret Dodge Trustee, Revocable Trust to Cynthia Nelson; Thogerson’s Add Lot 1 MC and E/2 Vac Alley Adj to Lot Fulfi ll-ment of Contract Rec B09 P8708; $55,000 and $87.20; 2013-3905. DCD: Robert McKiness, Adminis-trator and Craig McKiness, Estate to Jack McKinnes; 7-96-20 Auditor’s Plat of NE 1/4 NE 1/4 Lot 12; $0.00 and $0.00; 2013-3903. DSD: Cerro Gordo County Sher-iff, Cerro Gordo County and Cara Sturm to Bank of America; Law’s 2nd Add Blk 7 Lot 1 MC; $0.00 and $0.00; 2013-3898. DWDJ: Cory and Audrey Wood to Michael and Laura Devine, Michael and Kerry Devine; Beaver Add Blk 3 Lot 15 CL Undivided 1/2 Interest (Michael and Laura Devine) Undi-vided 1/2 Interest(Michael and Ker-ry Devine); $64,000 and $101.60; 2013-3890. DWD: Ivona Miszewski to Becky Brown; Four Winds 2nd Sub Lot 1 CL W 1.00 Acres; $265,000 and $423.20; 2013-3882. DWD: Jeremy Hanson to Braden Johnson; Titus’ Add Blk 1 Lot 2 Blk 1 Lot 3 RW E 1/2 of E 1/2 Of Lot 3; $8,823 and $13.60; 2013-3880. DWD: Steven Park to Steven Park, Trustee and Linda Jenson Trustee and Steven Park Trust; 15-94-20 NE NW, NW NW, SE NW, SW NW; $0.00 and $0.00, 2013-3879. DWD: Clear Lake Materials Corp and Clear Lake Sand and Gravel

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COURTHOUSE from page 4Company Inc to Andrews Pre-stressed Concrete Inc; 08-96-21 SE SE S 16.5’ of a Track of Land; $0.00 and $0.00; 2013-3876. DWD: Clear Lake Materials Corp to Andrews Prestressed Concrete Inc; 08-96-21 SE NW Part of S 1/2; $20,000 and $31.20; 2013-3875. DWDJ: Leroy and Carol Navratil to David and Amy Navratil; 16-97-19 Sub of SW 1/4 NW 1/4 Lot 4 Cor-rects Deed Rec B13 P3362; $0.00 and $0.00; 2013-3859. DQC: Flat World Management to Liberty Property Holdings LLC; Felt’s Paul Plat of Mason City Audi-tor’s Plat of Blk 99 Lot 1 Lot 2 MC E 9.3’ Lot 2 Exc S 28’ of Lots 1 and 2 Forfeiture of Contract Rec B12 P1570. DWDJ: Servicelink Attorney in Fact, Chicago Title Insurance Com-pany, Federal National Mortgage Association to Tim and Linda Sluik; Midland Heights Lot 5 MC; $38,700 and $0.00; 2013-3855. DCDJ: Elizabeth Allen, Executor and Mary Stricker, Estate to Doug-las and Lori Neve; Brookview Add Blk 3 Lot 6 MC and E 1/2 of Vac N/S Alley Lot 6 Blk 3; $103,000 and $164.00; 2013-3853. DWDJ: Damon and Leslie Dorn-bier to Richard and Kristi Mathes; Prairie View 2nd Add Lot 8 MC; $289,000 and $461.60; 2013-3850. DWDJ: Derik and Alvie Yarian to Ryan and Sarah Smith; Tuttle’s M. and E.A. 2nd Add Blk 39 Lot 3 Blk 39 Lot 4 CL W 1/2 of Lots; $125,000 and $199.20; 2013-3848. DWD: Allen and Laura Behning to Rebecca Alexander; East Park

Place Add Blk 12 Lot 4 MC Fulfi ll-ment of Contract Rec B03 P2998; $62,289.33 and $99.20; 2013-3845. DWD: Leslie Nelson Trustee, Revocable Trust to Fighting Irish LLC; Felt’s Paul Plat of Mason City Audior’s Plat of Lot 8 of Auditor’s Plat of Lots 5 and 8 Blk 15 Lot 5 Lot 6 Lot 7 MC, Felt’s Paul Plat of Mason City Auditor’s Plat of Lots 5 and 8 Blk 15 Lot 5 Lot 6 Lot 7 MC; $395,000 and $631.20; 2013-3840. DSD: Cerro Gordo County, Cerro Gordo County Sheriff, Matthew and Christine Birkey, Hammond Estates Inc to Community Benefi t Mason City; Felt’s Paul Plat of Mason City Auditor’s Plat of Blk 99 Lot 8 MC; $0.00 and $0.00; 2013-3830. DWD: Kevin and Jody Hardy to Hardy Homes LLC; College Add Blk 24 Lot 17 MC; $60,300 and $0.00; 2013-3829. DWDJ: Douglas and Lori NEVE to Theodore and Kayla Pappas; 5-97-19 Auditor’s Sub of SW 1/4 NW 1/4 Lot 7 Lot 8 N 1/2 of Lot 8; $118,000 and $188.00; 2013-3827.

DWDJ: Val and Jennifer Morton to Matthew and Nicole Olson; Rail-road Add CL Blk 2 Lot 5 Blk 2 Lot 6 CL Exc N 58’ of Lots; $150,000 and $239.20; 2013-3825. DWD: Gary and Mary Beth Van-hemert to Kelly McPhail; Richard C. Krieger’s 2nd Add Blk 3 Lot 7 MC, Grand View 2nd Add Blk 4 Lot 7; $127,250 and $203.20; 2013-3823. MCON: Michael and Jackie Hjelle to Joseph Faught; Young’s Sub of Lots 3 6 9 and 10 and Pt of Lots 1 and 2 in 11-96-20 Blk 13 Lot 16; $67,500; 2013-4053. MCON: James and Sonja Jackson to David Roth; Krieger’s Add Blk 2 Lot 3 CL Exc W 25’; $160,000; 2013-4021. MCON: Dallas and Elaine Abrams to Brian and Merrilee Campbell; Rockwell (Original Town) Blk 3 Lot 7 Blk 3 Lot 8 RW; $57,000; 2013-3874. MCON: David Tass to Gregg Ba-con; 20-96-21 SW SE Parcel B In Part of Parcel A (Containing 0.62 Acres; $18,000; 2013-3831.

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West Fork Trounces Northwood-KensettWarhawks Score Season High 19 RunsBy Jon HapgoodNORTHWOOD – Spencer Halloran and solid pitching led the West Fork Boys Baseball team to a convincing 19-3 victory over Northwood-Kensett in a Corn Bowl Conference game on Monday, June 10. The game was played at Northwood. West Fork exploded for 12 runs in the very fi rst inning. The Warhawks added three runs in the top of the sec-ond inning, and the team tacked on four more runs in the third inning to put the game out of reach. Northwood-Kensett scored a single run in the third inning, and the Vi-kings added two runs in the fourth in-ning to bring the fi nal score to 19-3 in favor of West Fork. The game lasted four innings. West Fork banged out 11 hits for the game, which included a double and a homerun. The Warhawks received six bases on balls, and Northwood-Kensett committed a whopping total of 12 errors to create several scoring opportunities for West Fork.

Jeff Hafermann started on the mound pitching for West Fork, and he was credited with the win. In two in-nings, He allowed just one hit and he struck out a batter. Tanner Tuttle pitched an inning of relief ball for the Warhawks. He al-lowed an earned run, walked two, and struck out two batters. Markus Wogen pitched an inning also. He allowed a hit, two runs, one of which was earned. He walked two and struck out a batter. Spencer Halloran led West Fork in hitting by going three for four at the plate. He crushed a homerun, scored three runs, and he drove in four runs. Tanner Tuttle followed with two hits. He had a double, scored two runs, and drove in a run. Ryan Smit, Markus Wogen, Jeff Ha-fermann, Evan Sprung, Clay Emhoff, and Aidan Sullivan had the other hits for West Fork. Ryan scored two runs and drove in a run. Markus scored three runs and drove in three runs. Jeff drove in a

run. Evan scored two runs. Clay scored two runs and drove in two runs. Aidan scored three runs and drove in two runs. Cody Engebretson scored a run and drove in a run. Drew Engebretson scored a run. West Fork is now 4-4 overall for the season, and 3-1 in Corn Bowl Confer-ence play. The Warhawks will host St. Ansgar in a return conference game at Shef-fi eld on Friday, June 21, starting at 5:30 p.m. On Monday, June 24, West Fork will face Central Springs in a conference game at Manly, starting at 5:30 p.m. West Fork will host Northwood-Kensett in a return conference game on Wednesday, June 26, at Sheffi eld, starting at 5:30 p.m. The Warhawks will host Eagle Grove in a non-conference game at Sheffi eld on Thursday, June 27, start-ing at 5:30 p.m.

Clear Lake Downs West Fork BoysWarhawks Lose Non-Conference GameBy Jon Hapgood On Tuesday, June 11, the Clear Lake Lions defeated the West Fork Boys Baseball team 6-1 in a non-conference make-up game at Clear Lake. Clear Lake scored three runs in the fi rst inning, and the Lions scored three more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning for the win. West Fork scored their lone run in the top of the sixth in-ning. West Fork managed just fi ve hits for the game. The Warhawks received one

base on balls, and the team stole three bases. Jeff Hafermann, Spencer Halloran, Markus Wogen, Cody Engebretson, and Clay Emhoff had the hits for West Fork – all singles. Spencer drove in a run and stole a base. Markus stole a base. Clay stole a base. Ryan Smit scored the only run for the Warhawks. Tanner Tuttle started on the mound pitching for West Fork, and he took the loss. In 5.1 innings, he allowed just

four hits, six runs, three of which were earned. He walked one and struck out two batters. Markus Wogen pitched 0.2 innings of relief ball for the Warhawks. He al-lowed two hits and struck out a batter. West Fork committed fi ve errors on defense. Clear Lake (12-1) is ranked No. 2 in Class 3A in the latest statewide poll in the state of Iowa. West Fork is now 4-3 overall for the season.

West Fork Girls Lose Two In ConferenceBy Jon HapgoodNORTHWOOD – It was an average week for the West Fork Girls Softball team, as the Warhawks lost two games in Corn Bowl Conference play last week. On Monday, June 10, a young, but talented Northwood-Kensett team de-feated West Fork 7-5 in a conference game at Northwood. N-K scored a run in the second in-ning to take a 1-0 lead after three in-nings. The Vikings added three more runs in the fourth inning to take a 4-0 lead. West Fork responded with fi ve runs in the top of the fi fth inning to take a 5-4 lead. Northwood-Kensett an-swered with a single run in the bottom of the fi fth inning to tie the game at 5-5. N-K added two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning for the 7-5 win. West Fork collected ten hits for the game, which included three doubles. The Warhawks received two bases on balls. Mattie Siefken, Lindsey Peterson, Anne Jorgensen, and Ahna Larson had two hits each to lead West Fork. Mattie scored a run. Lindsey had a double and scored a run. Anne scored a run. Ahna had two doubles and drove in a run. Courtney Larson and Kelsey Nieren-garten had the other West Fork hits. Courtney scored a run and drove in a run. Kelsey scored a run. Ahna Larson pitched for West Fork, and she took the loss. In six innings,

she allowed seven hits, seven runs, with just one of those being earned. She walked one and struck out seven batters. West Fork had trouble defensively in the fi eld, which led to the six unearned runs. In other action last week, Nashua-Plainfi eld outslugged West Fork 15-10 in a conference game at Nashua on Friday, June 14. Nashua-Plainfi eld scored four runs in the bottom of the fi rst inning. West Fork answered with two runs in the top of the second, as the Huskies held a 4-2 lead after three innings of play. West Fork scored a single run in the fourth inning, and the Warhawks add-ed fi ve runs in the fi fth inning to take a brief 8-4 lead. NP responded with six runs in the bottom of the fi fth inning to regain a 10-8 lead. West Fork scored single runs in the sixth and seventh innings to tie the score at 10-10. Nashua-Plainfi eld tacked on fi ve runs in the bottom of the seventh to take the game 15-10. West Fork pounded out 14 hits for the game, which included a double and a triple. The Warhawks received three bases on balls. Kelsey Nierengarten led West Fork in hitting by going four for four at the plate. She drove in two runs. Jacee Guerrero, Anne Jorgensen, and Kaitlin Liekweig followed with two hits each. Jacee had a double, scored two runs and drove in a run. Anne scored a run and drove in a run.

Kaitlin scored two runs and drove in a run. Courtney Larson, Lindsey Peterson, Morgan Meyer, and Ahna Larson had the other West Fork hits. Lindsey scored a run. Morgan had a triple, scored a run, and she drove in two runs. Ahna drove in a run. Mickee Guritz scored two runs. Madison Shreckengost scored a run. Ahna Larson pitched for West Fork, and she took the loss. In six innings, She allowed 15 hits, 15 runs, six of which were earned. She walked one and struck out seven batters. Again, West Fork had diffi culty de-fensively in the fi eld. The Warhawks are now 2-7 over-all, and 1-4 in Corn Bowl Conference play. On Friday, June 21, West Fork will host St. Ansgar in a return conference game at Sheffi eld, starting at 5:30 p.m. West Fork will take part in the Hampton-Dumont Invitational Tour-nament at Hampton on Saturday, June 22, starting at 10 a.m. The Warhawks will face Central Springs in a conference game at Man-ly on Monday, June 24, starting at 6 p.m. On Wednesday, June 26, West Fork will host Northwood-Kensett in an-other conference game at Sheffi eld, starting at 5:30 p.m. West Fork will host Eagle Grove in a non-conference game at Sheffi eld on Thursday, June 27, starting at 5:30 p.m.

AREA SPORTS

By Nick Pedley When it comes to fundraisers, many folks may think of pancake feeds, street dances or truck pulls as the status quo. However, last weekend in Rockwell provided locals a break from the norm. “People don’t see this type of thing very often, and we wanted to bring in an attraction that was different and real-ly stood out,” said Rockwell fi refi ghter Todd Hendricks. The Rockwell Fire Department held a fundraiser in front of their headquarters in Rockwell Friday night. Dueling pia-nists Andy Anderson and Mike Leeds were brought in for the evening’s en-tertainment and provided a night fi lled with comedy and music to a captive audience. All proceeds from the event will go towards the purchase of a new air compressor for the local unit. The department said that fi nal num-bers on the amount raised and how many attended will be available at a

later date. “I was very pleased with the turn-out, it was great,” said fi re chief Ken Nielsen. According to Nielsen, a new air com-pressor has been on the department’s wish list for quite some time. Currently, the Rockwell unit, along with other area fi re departments, must refi ll their breathable air tanks in Ma-son City once they become depleted. Nielsen said estimates for a new com-pressor are upwards of $40,000. Prior to Friday’s fundraiser, donations from local businesses and private individuals had reached the $8,500 mark. “We look at it as an opportunity to not only help Rockwell, but really the en-tire area,” said Nielsen. “All the small town departments in the area like us could just come here.” Though rain and lightening sent guests home from the show just a hair early, many laughs were had through-

out the night.Anderson and Leeds riled up the

crowd right from the get-go. The duo’s unique brand of comedy, music and crowd interaction was a hit with those that attended the event. They started out with well-known hits, but took requests from the crowd all night. “Right now is about the time peo-ple who were expecting Bach and Beethoven start heading for the doors,” said Anderson as he led the crowd in a rendition of the theme song from the TV show “Cheers.” According to Anderson, the duo got their start in Des Moines in 2008. Both he and Leeds have extensive back-grounds in music, but their career as comedic musicians didn’t take off until 2010. “Word-of-mouth just started spread-ing after a few shows, and now we just go around the state and act goofy and just be stupid,” said Anderson.

Mike Leeds was one of two dueling pianist brought in for the fundraiser. (Photo by Nick Pedley)

Andy Anderson had a good time poking fun at this group of women prior to the dueling pianist show. (Photo by Nick Pedley)

The crowd during one of the songs. Anderson told them to raise their arms when he was warming up the group prior to the show. (Photo by Nick Pedley)

Many turn out for RFD fundraiser Friday Despite the show’s success, the fi re department has no other planned fund-raisers in the near future. Hendricks explained that numerous events like the tractor pulls and Kickin’ Chicken are planned this summer, which will keep the fi re department and Rockwell busy. He said groups like the Rockwell Lions, which loaned bleachers and concession stand awnings for the event, have helped the department out greatly in the past. “A lot of the time we just ask for things, and the Lions have been awe-some about that,” said Hendricks. “But it’s nice to be doing a big event like this for ourselves and take the burden off other organizations.”


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