April 27, 2016 Readlyn Chronicle

Readlyn Chronicle
Volume 9, No. 4, Compiled by
Readlyn Community Club — Designed/Printed by Horizon Publishing Co., Jesup, IA, April 27, 2016
Glow Run returns to Grump Days
The Grump Days Glow run is Friday,
June 17 at 9 PM. The bubble machine will
be back as well as lots of glow lights. Last
year there were over 150 participants. We
are hoping to have the same number or
more.
Registration is open. Registration is
$20. You can register at http://getmeregistered.com/grumpdaysglowrun Registration includes glow sticks,
t-shirt, and two drink tickets to the beer
tent (must be 21 or older to use). After the
race there will be fireworks! This year’s sponsors are balance, Inspired, Kwik Star, Precious Miracles,
and Waverly Health Center. Contact LeAnn Cushion with questions
at leann.cushion@gmail.com
Community Choir for Grump Days!
This year there will be a community
choir for the Grump Day’s Church in the
Park. All members of the community, irregardless of church membership, are welcome to join.
Community Choir rehearsals will begin
on Wednesday May 18, at 6:30 PM at Zion
Lutheran Church. Rehearsals will run for
one hour each Wednesday until Grump
Days.
If you have any questions feel free to
contact Kayla Wiley at kayla.wiley@
wartburg.edu.
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Thanks, workers!
- The Historical Society would like to thank all those who
helped on April 2. Some of the 16 workers are pictured above taking a break. They
are, left to right, GaryLee Thurm, Barney Wiersma, Brendon Brown, LeRoy Platte, Mark
Kuker and Wes Sauerbrei (not pictured: Mike Wolff, Dan Wedemeier, Steve Aiello, Roger
Deterding, Dave Kirchoff, Charlie Albrecht). Another work day will be scheduled at a later
date to finish putting up the dry wall. Anyone wishing to help would be welcome. Mark
Kuker was instrumental in leading the workers so don't worry about your carpentry skills. If you are interested, contact City Hall for the follow-up workday date. Thanks again.
All-Wapsie Band Concert
The Wapsie Valley Band students would
like to invite you to attend our Spring
Band Concert on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at
6:30 PM in the WVHS gymnasium!
The concert will feature all 140 of our
Wapsie Band students: 5th Grade band,
6th Grade band, 7-8th Grade band, 9-12th
Grade band, and the Jazz Band!
Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students.
We hope you will attend to hear fantastic performances prepared by our Wapsie
students in a night of great music! The Valentine Ball Scholarship Committee would like to announce Gabrielle
Power as the winner of the $500 Readlyn
Involvement Scholarship. We are proud
of the many community opportunities and
contributions Gabrielle has been involved
in throughout her childhood and young
adult life. We are proud to call Gabrielle
a citizen of Readlyn and we are confident
she will make a very positive impact on
the world around us. We wish Gabrielle
the best in the future with her studies and
know that we will always be here ready to
welcome her back home!
The Valentine Ball Scholarship Committee would also like to thank the other
applicants who wrote very impressive essays. The eight voting committee members had a very difficult time choosing
only one winner. We are proud to have
many involved and responsible young
adults in our community. We appreciate
all that you have done to help our town
enrich the lives of others! We wish you
all the best in the future and know that you
have a community behind you, believing
in you!
Readlyn Valentine Ball Senior
Scholarship awarded
Community Calendar
Thurs., April 28 - Bible Study, 1 p.m. at the library; Device Workshop, 4-6 pm
at the library; Book Talk, 7 pm at the library
Sat., April 30 - Coloring, 1-3 pm at the library
Tues., May 3 - Visiting Nurses Foot Clinic beginning 10 a.m at the library
Wed., May 4: Awards night at Wapsie Valley Schools 6:30 p.m.
Thurs., May 5 - Essential Oils Presentation, 6:30-7:30 at the library
Fri. and Sat., May 6 & 7 - Readlyn Garage Sales
Tues., May 10 - VFW Auxiliary meeting
Thurs., May 12 - 5 PM deadline for May 25 Chronicle
Wed., May 18 - Senior Citizens, 11:30 am at Inspired
Sun., May 22 - Wapsie Valley Graduation
Wed., May 25 - Merry Elders, 11:30 a.m. at the Center Inn
Thurs., May 26 - Book Talk, 7 pm at the library
Device Workshop 4-6 pm at the library
Mon., May 30 - Memorial Day
Home of
857 Friendly People
On behalf of the Readlyn Historical Society, GaryLee Thurm (left)
and Ron Leistikow (right) accept a donation from Readlyn Savings
Bank Vice President Doug Sheppard (center) to help put the finishing touches on the new addition to the Historical Building on
Main Street.
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One Old Grump
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Mayor’s
Grump’s
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Miss Readlyn
Desk
Grumblings
Comments
By Dan Wedemeier
By Ron Kohagen
By Kassidy Kuhlmann
Hi Everyone!
They say spring is here, but the temps sure don't feel
like it. I am sure it will warm up soon. The City of Readlyn has completed the electric meter
update. Thank you, we appreciate your assistance with
this project. This will allow the city to get closer to reading meters remotely, transferring information, and being
more accurate with electric readings in the future.
The spring garage sales are scheduled for May 6 and
7 and we have scheduled our spring clean-up days on
May 9, 10, and 11. If you have items that you would like
picked up, please be sure you have purchased your tickets
for the items that you are setting out for pick-up, from
City Hall - before the pick-up days. Just a reminder that
the last chance to get items picked up will be at 8 AM on
May 11. If you have any questions, please call Lois at
City Hall.
The bid for Lobeck Avenue and Quarter Avenue projects have been accepted by the Supervisors and it was
given to Heartland Asphalt Company. The bid actually
came in lower than was estimated, but we will wait and
see for sure how the bill turns out when the project is
completed. The council and I continue to move forward with
the new sewer plant project. We had a special counsel
meeting discussing how we will finance and pay for the
project. The city's financial adviser, Jeff Heil, was at that
meeting to help look at the best plan for us. We will use
the State Revolving Fund to finance this project. The
council also decided to increase the sewer improvement
fund from $13 per month to $31 per month for every customer. This will allow us to pay for the new sewer plant.
Look for this increase to take place this summer. The other project I am excited about is the splash pad.
The City of Readlyn is going to construct and install a
splash pad in place of the two sand volleyball courts and
the tennis court down at the ball park, on the northeast
corner of town. The city has set aside $130,000 for the
splash pad.
The total project will cost $160,000 to complete phase
one and an additional $22,000 to complete phase two.
The city is hoping to raise shortfall from private donations. I have spoken to RTC Communications, the telephone company, and they, along with their board, have
agreed to meet individuals’ donations up to $10,000.
This is a fun and exciting project for Readlyn and we
have the ball rolling! The city has also applied for all the
grants we can think of. Based on what we know today,
we are hoping to come up with the additional $30,000.
Watch for fliers explaining what is happening with the
project, to be going out soon. If you have any questions, suggestions or ideas regarding this project, please contact either me, a council person, Lois at City Hall or Sharon at RTC Communications. The City of Readlyn is putting new banners up on the
Main Street light poles. They will be installed before
Grump Days. The city's electrician will also be putting
new LED lights on Main Street and we are also hoping to
get the poles repainted. We have a lot of exciting things going on in Readlyn.
We have a great small town with great people and we are
always looking for ways and trying to make it even better
for all of us!
Thanks for all you do!
Dan Wedemeier, Mayor This has been a slow month for the Grump, not much to
talk about.
Looks like it’s time to dig out all the yard tools again.
Get that lawn mower tuned and ready to go. I’d rather use
that than the snow blower.
It’s track season again. Nancy and I enjoy that sport very
much, but we do enjoy going to all sporting events. We
have three grandchildren that are Denver Cyclones. Grandson (10th grade) runs track; granddaughter (7th grade)
is involved with track and soccer, grandson (lst grade) is
playing soccer. We have two grandchildren that are East
Marshall Mustangs. Granddaughter (6th grade) is playing
softball; granddaughter (lst grade) is involved in T-ball. So
they are all definitely keeping us busy.
One of my Grump duties this past month was presenting
Kalvyn Rosengarten her prize for being the winner of 2016
Grump Days logo contest: “Get Funky with Grumpy.” Congratulations!!
In closing, here is the thought of the day, from Our Iowa
magazine:
Silence is golden, unless you have kids, then silence is
suspicious.
‘Til next time…
Your Grump,
Ron
Do you ever feel like life's going by in a blur? I have
felt as though the last four years of school have been
anything but slow moving. I feel like I was just starting
freshman year, afraid of the seniors and literally running
the other way when they asked me anything. Now, I'm in
their shoes and needless to say, I am not getting the reaction from the freshman that I experienced. We have been
busy with the commencement ceremony and gearing up
for my graduation party.
On April 17, 18, and 19, the Wapsie Valley FFA chapter headed to Ames Iowa to attend the State Leadership
Conference with 39 members. We competed in various
events and were very successful overall! We got the
chance to package meals and help the hungry. The entire experience was so worthwhile and yet the ending of
an incredible time in my life. I also ran into the Bremer
County Fair Queen at the convention as she received her
Iowa Degree. Also, while at convention I signed a letter
of Intent with Des Moines Area community College and
Iowa State University to become an Agricultural Education Teacher. I had the opportunity to speak with the
representatives from both colleges and my excitement
has only grown for college and the possibilities which
it holds.
On May 1, we are hosting our annual FFA Banquet
and it will be the last time that I put on my blue corduroy
jacket. I know I’ll be experiencing the urge to hangout in
the ag room after my time has ended. I wonder how I’ll
survive with this portion of my life as active as it used
to be.
As my reign as Miss Readlyn comes to an end, I encourage the senior ladies to fill out the application! I can
honestly say it has been one of the most rewarding experiences that I’ve ever had. In addition, if any high school
students would like to get involved with the community
and has some free time over Grump Days please contact
me for more information. Keep in mind that these hours
contributed would benefit others and could help you receive scholarships!
Deadline for May 25 Chronicle:
Thursday, May 12 at 5 PM
Grump Ron Kohagen presented Kalvyn Rosengarten with
her prize for the winning design entry for the 2016 Grump
Days theme, "Get Funky with Grumpy."
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Readlyn Community Happenings
Final Pepper
Tournament
results tallied
Auxiliary meets
The Auxiliary to the Wayne Teisinger
V.F.W. Post #5661 met April 12, 2016, at
the home of Ellen Thies at 7:30 p.m. with
7 members present. The meeting opened
with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance
with the Bible open. The General Orders and Chairmen Reports were read by
all. The minutes and Treasurer's Reports
were read and accepted. Burton and Ellen
Thies and Verdeen Pavelec attended the
3rd District meeting at Cresco Post #4561
and reported on it. The Poppy Tree with
222 poppies and lights on it won 1st place
in category #1 with $10 given and now it
goes on to State. Verdeen also took 247
pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House and
paper towel and toilet tissue cardboard
tubes. Department Chaplain Wilma Thurnau-Fickess gave each one a cross in a
pocket. Election of officers was held with
Wilda Albrecht making a motion to unanimously keep Verdeen Pavelec as President, Delores Sauerbrei as St. Vice-president, Marrillee Tiedt as Secretary, Ellen
Thies as Treasurer, Luann Happel as Jr.
Vice-president, Wilda Albrecht as Chaplain, Betty Power as Trustee #1, Darlene
Peters as Trustee #2, and Janice Heineman as Trustee #3. Delores Sauerbrei
seconded it, Carried. Letter from Miona
Morrell was read and to fill out Installation Warrant. Delegates were selected for
State Convention at Dubuque and National Convention at Charlotte, North Carolina. Motion was made by Wilda Albrecht
to send in cancer insurance of $3.63 for
each Auxiliary member and seconded by
Darlene Peters. Carried. Silver March
was held. A motion was made by Darlene
Peters and seconded by Wilda Albrecht to
adjourn. The meeting closed with prayer. Hostess was Ellen Thies.
Northeast Security Bank of Fairbank made donations to the Wapsie Valley Athletic
and FFA departments for the weight room and greenhouse projects. Above, Jared Kane,
Northeast Security Bank Vice President and branch manager, left, is pictured with Brett
Bergman. Below, Kane is shown in the weight room with Ben Huebner.
On Saturday, April 2, 12 players participated in the last pepper tournament of the
season at the Center Inn. The winners and
their scores were:
1st - Joan Matthias and Keith Brunscheon - 219
2nd (Tie) - Connie and Roger Buhr 149; Karan Boevers and Shirley Kuker 149
3rd - Janice and Suzy Heineman - 135
Thanks for playing! We hope to see you
in October!
Judy Henn & Shirley Kuker
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Linda McCarty
Barb Sowers
Nancy Lockard
Memorial Cash Donations
New DVDs this month
In Memory of Robert Rathe
Wapsie Valley Class of 1961
$20.00
In Memory of Wilma Kohagen
Dean & Lois Buhr
$10.00
The Hunger Games:
Mockingjay Part 2
Daddy’s Home
In Memory of Melba Huebner
Readlyn Town & Country Homemakers $20.00
Memorial Book Donations
In Memory Dorothy Vandevelde
“Guess How Much I Love You” by Sam MCBratney, and “What a Wonderful World” book based
on the song by Bob Thiele & George David
Weiss, and 3 Spiritual Fiction Audio Books on
CD: “First Phone Call from Heaven” by Mitch
Albom, “Miracles from Heaven” by Christy Wilson Beam, and “War Room” by Chris Fabry,
from Mark and Janice McColm.
Thank you for your generosity
A huge thank you to our local Rainbow Clovers 4H Club for their help cleaning up the outside of the
library. They raked leaves, picked up sticks and
showed us a very creative way to wash those high
windows!
Save the Dates and Mark Your Calendars!
What’s new at the
Library…..
Travel back in time in “Wagon Train West” by author
Lauran Paine as Kit Butler and Lige Turner guide a
wagon train of thirty wagons with 160 people west from
Independence, MO to Fort Collins CO through hostile
Indian territory. The Chief will guarantee their safety if
the wagon train turns around and goes back, but if they
continue, there will be a fight. Will any of them make it
to Fort Collins?
“Voracious” by Cara Nicoletti is an irresistible literary
feast of stories inspired by the world’s great books.
Sample the recipes and stories that are matched with
books and titled “Little House in the Big Woods” Breakfast Sausage; “To Kill a Mockingbird” Biscuits with Molasses Butter and “Gone Girl” Brown Butter Crepes.
Short stories with great recipes from a former pastry
chef/butcher turned author.
With a name like “Jacky HA-HA”, that’s what she was
born to do. You could say she’s an expert on wisecracks, pranks, gags, and anything else that will bring
on the chuckles. This newest junior fiction book by
James Patterson is about more than just being funny.
Sometimes when Jackie is cracking jokes, she is just
trying to forget that her mom is serving in the war far
away, or that her dad’s hardly ever home, leaving she
and her six sisters alone a lot. And let’s not forget how
her awful stutter pops out at the worst possible times.
But in spite of all that she promises to make you laugh.
“ As Time Goes By”, the newest novel by America’s
queen of suspense, Mary Higgins Clark, is a brilliantly
crafted story of adoption, love, and murder, as a young
television journalist seeks to uncover the truth behind a
headline-making-trial—and about herself.
The latest novel by Beverly Lewis chronicling Amish life
is “The Atonement”. The mistakes of the past haunt
Lucy Flaud, now twenty-five and beyond Amish courting age. Instead Lucy focuses on volunteering in both
Plain and fancy communities of Lancaster County. Is it
too late to embrace redemption and the power of love?
Introduction to Essential Oils
Ever wonder what these “essential oils” are about and
what makes them so essential? There are many brands of
oils out there, so why is Young Living any different?
You heard about all these different crazes to keep chemicals out of your home and work place, so is this just another one of those? I want to tell you “Why essential
oils” and “Why Young Living?” It’s more than a craze,
it’s a way of life that’s lasted over 20 years! Join me at
the Readlyn Library in the Community Room for an explanation on the oils and how you can be part of an
amazing team to live out a more natural toxin-free lifestyle. Striving and Thriving: Essential Oils 101—Intro to
Young Living. Sign up at the library. It will be a time of
fellowship, information, fun, free samples, and prizes!
There is no cost to participate. Please join me as I pursue
to strive and thrive in this life given to me with the time I
have to live it.
Alvin and the Chipmunks:
The Road Chip
Concussion
Star Wars:
The Force Awakens
Do You Have A
Collection to Share?
The library display case
is in need of collections
to admire for May and
beyond. Would you
please share your treasures with us?
….and join us
for updates and
conversations
Free Device Workshop
Where: Readlyn Community Library
When: 4th Thursday of the Month
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Learn how wireless solutions can enhance
your life and discover all the fancy tricks your
various devices can do. This workshop is open
to all—bring your friends—and any brand of
device. Join us and U.S. Cellular to help understand how to get the most out of your devices,
receive customization tips and tricks, and determine which apps are right for you.
Color Us Creative
 Do you love coloring with your children or
grandchildren?
 Would you like to be a part of one of the
trendiest new library programs?
 Would you like to try your hand at some of
the new coloring designs?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, call 319-279-3432 at the Readlyn Community Library to register for our next adult
coloring sessions on Saturday, April 30th at
1:00 p.m. We provide colored pencils, gel pens
and 2 pages from adult coloring books. No fee,
unless you would like to keep your box of colored pencils, gel pens, or additional book pages.
Registration assures that we have enough supplies for the entire group.
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Readlyn Community Happenings
Wapsie Valley National Honor Society
Students inducted into Wapsie
Valley National Honor Society
Wapsie Valley National Honor Society
52nd Induction Ceremony of the Wapsie
Valley National Honor Society. March 31,
2016 at 7:00 P.M. at Wapsie Valley High
School Auditorium.
Character, leadership, scholarship and
service are the four requirements to become a member. Gina Wiersma is the
High School Advisor. Current members are:
Brianne Bockholt
Jarod Bodensteiner
Courtney Dinsdale
Madeline Garber
Tyler Haberman
Jacob Harks
Baylee Kleitsch
Kassidy Kuhlmann
Dylan Lampe
Emily Martins
Gabrielle Power
Peyton Schares
Austin Shepherd
SPECIALS:
Wilbert Huebner/96th Birthday
Wilbert Huebner celebrated his 96th
birthday on Sunday, April 17 with a family dinner. Wilbert was born on April 17, 1920
in rural Readlyn to William and Martha
Huebner. He married Irene (maiden name
Schroeder) on October 26, 1947. Irene is
deceased. Wilbert is a retired rural mail carrier
for the Readlyn USPS office and a life-
long farmer. Wilbert’s family includes
three sons: Daniel (Beverly) of Grinnell, IA, Bruce and Rick (Janet) of Readlyn. He has ten grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Wilbert enjoys living independently,
playing cards and helping on the farm. He still drives tractors and the combine
during harvest. His family enjoys stories
of his youth and his sense of humor.
Mondays
$2 Maid-rites
Tuesdays
$1.25 Hamburgers
Wednesdays
$1.50 Tacos
Thursdays
$2 Tenderloins
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Juniors
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Jacob Hammitt
Lakin Joerger
Meghan Kleitsch
Alec Marticoff
Abigail McClain
Delaney Mohlis
Hanna Risse
Natalie Risse
Samantha Rohlfsen
Anna Sauerbrei
Taylan Sauerbrei
Benjamin Schmitz
Grant Weepie
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Readlyn Garden
Club launches
a new year
Readlyn Garden Club members met and
enjoyed lunch at Inspired Luncheonette as
they set goals for 2016. Besides maintaining our present eleven gardens and areas
around trees, a new garden will be added
at the historical society site.
Our sincere apology for the absence of
our supposed spring surprise at the Highway 3 Garden; since the area is raised, all
of the 150 planted daffodil bulbs froze. A
disappointing learning experience!
As always, we are looking for new
members. It is an opportunity for anyone
who would like to learn more about gardening; no experience necessary. We meet
each Monday at 10 or 9 am, depending on
the temperature, at the gazebo in the City
Park. Please call Pat Wehr, 319-415-2001,
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News from Wapsie Valley Elementary
Both schools have been very fortunate to have guest readers take the time to visit and
read with our students. We appreciate everything our community partners do for our
students! Thanks again!
To kick off Literacy Week on Monday, we had a few special guests: Super Sinram, Super
Anderson and author Patricia McIntosh. Patricia shared why she became an author, her
artwork, potential new books and previous books with our students. She was inspiring
and a great role model for our kids to see this week! Fun fact: Patricia is the mother-inlaw to one of our fourth grade teachers, Mrs. McIntosh.
Congratulations to our Wapsie Valley archers! At State Archery in Des Moines, the Elementary team placed 3rd and is heading to Nationals in May! Also, Kalvyn Rosengarten
received 5th for Elementary females, and Lydia Imbrogno received 5th for Middle School
females. They are also both heading to Nationals. We are very proud of all your efforts
and for representing Wapsie Valley in such a positive way! Good luck at Nationals!
The 4th graders raised $487.12 to give to the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Great job
of putting others first and this is a perfect example of showing the Warrior Way. We are
proud of you and your efforts will help brighten those children’s day!
5th and 6th graders learning about antler
scoring from the Buchanan County naturalists. A big thanks to Sondra Cabell and
Angie Auel for all they do to bring outdoor
education into our schools. Our Wapsie
Valley students are fortunate to have these
types of learning experiences!
Spring Informances showcased kindergarten through 2nd grade’s musical talents! Many family members came in and
enjoyed the singing, movements, instruments, and games that students are learning in music education. A special thanks
for everyone who made time to come in
and see what we are learning in music!
Six Readlyn 5th graders chose to be on the Battle of the Books
Team. They worked hard and read over 40 books that they were
then tested on in Cedar Falls last week. Out of 36 teams, Wapsie Valley tied for 9th place and received the Teamwork award!
Now they are gearing up for an online state-wide competition in
May. Great job students and also a big thanks to their coach Ms.
Benham!
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FFA class at Wapsie.
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Ron and Charlie explaining many uses for corn.
Wapsie Valley FFA Class 1, anxiously answering questions for prizes.
Locals promote corn in schools
Ron Leistikow, Charlie and Wilda Albrecht promoted corn and its uses at four
Students and teachers at CLS.
Wapsie Valley Schools. On Monday,
March 21 they attended classes at Ellen
Doese FFA class at Wapsie Valley High School and
then to Nicole Boevers 5th
grade class at Fairbank Elementary. Tuesday, March
22, they attended classes at the 5th grade class
taught by Mrs Busch at
Readlyn Elementary and
then at Community Lutheran Schools with the 3rd
through 8th grade.
Corn is such an important part of the Iowa economy, leading the nation in
production, it’s uses are not only feed for
livestock and ethanol markets, but also for
human consumption, corn starch, sweeteners, plastics, ddg’s, exports and even
fireworks. When asked about living on
the farm and raising corn, not many of the
students families did that, but most of the
families were connected to corn by being
employed at John Deere and local grain
handling businesses.
The Bremer County Corn growers appreciate the schools for allowing us to
come and promote corn and do our best to
help educate the students on it’s uses and
how important it is to the economy of the
great state of Iowa.
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Corn use display at CLS.
Fairbank 5th graders answer questions.
READLYN
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Celebrating 20 years in dentistry
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Wapsie Valley Future Farmers of America
Wapsie Valley FFA amplifies their impact at Districts
By Gabby Power, Chapter Reporter
Ask any member of the Wapsie Valley FFA Chapter what the key to success
is and they will tell you that it all comes
from those late nights and early mornings
of practicing. Members were able to see
their hard work and hours pay off on Saturday, March 12 at the Northeast District
Convention in Wyoming, Iowa. The day
began with a bus ride bright and early in
the morning. By 9:00 A.M., blue jackets
from across the Northeast District filled
the Midland gym to Amplify their Impact.
The gavel dropped and opening ceremonies were presented. Following, members
waited anxiously to represent their chapters to the best of their ability. After members gave it their all, they gathered back in
the gym that afternoon to hear a keynote
speech given by Northeast District native,
National Central Region Vice President,
Abrah Meyer. Meyer shared a speech
with members in which she told them
“in the struggle, is where the magic happens” and encouraged members to never
give up! The awards ceremony followed
where members found out if their journey
in their Leadership Career Development
Event would continue to state competition
or come to an end for the year. Results
from the Wapsie Valley FFA Chapter are
listed below. Following the awards, members took time to remember the last year
through a slideshow capturing district
events. The past year’s Northeast District
officers retired and the 2016-2017 Northeast District officer team was installed.
Following the long day, members boarded
the bus to come home with a quick McDonalds stop on the way! The Wapsie
Valley FFA would like to send a very big
thank you to all members for their hard
work and dedication, parents for their support, and all personnel involved with making the District Convention successful!
Ag Broadcasting: Emily Martins (2nd
Gold Advance to State)
Ag Sales: Kassidy Kuhlmann (1st Gold
Advance to State)
Chapter Quiz: 3rd Place Team: Alec
Marticoff (10th Gold), Megan Lahmann
(8th Gold), and Lynn Duffy (Gold)
Greenhand Quiz: Silver Team Rating:
Rylan Duffy (Silver) and Julia LaRue
(Bronze)
Conduct of Meetings: Jacob Risse,
Grant Grober, Lydia Martins, Trystan
Lampe, Olivia Willey, Bryce Kleitsch,
Tanner Sauerbrei, and Natalie Risse-Student Coach (Silver)
Creed Speaking: Karissa Michael (Silver)
Extemporaneous Speaking: Dylan
Lampe (2nd Gold Advance to State)
Job Interview: Natalie Risse (Gold)
Parliamentary
Procedure:
Carson
Woods, Jacob Joerger, Landen Kuhlmann,
Erika Jeanes, Brandi Marticoff, Sidney
Schnor, and Lynn Duffy-Student Coach
(2nd Gold Advance to State)
Program of Activities: Baylee Kleitsch,
Gabby Power, and Tanner Mohlis (4th
Gold)
Experience the Action: Jacob Hammitt,
Annette Kleitsch, Dayten Wittenburg,
Lakin Joerger, Todd Miller, Ben Schmitz,
Breanna Hakeman, Reegan Platte, Hunter
Robinson, Delaney Mohlis (1st Gold Advance to State)
Secretary’s Book: Emily Martins (Gold)
Treasurer’s Book: Jarod Bodensteiner
(2nd Gold Advance to State)
Reporter’s Book: Gabby Power (2nd
Gold Advance to State)
Chapter Website: Jarod Bodensteiner
(3rd Gold-Alternate to State)
Forestry Proficiency: Jarod Bodensteiner (Gold Advance to State)
Equine Entrepreneurship Proficiency:
Peyton Schares (1st Gold Advance to
State)
Ag Services: Holly Haberman (Silver
Alternate to State)
Diversified Livestock: Breanna Hakeman (Silver Alternate to State)
Goat Entrepreneurship: Britney Hershey (Silver Alternate to State)
Landscape Management: Jacob Joerger
(Silver Alternate to State)
Dairy Entrepreneurship: Jordan Kalenske (Bronze Alternate to State)
Ag Education: Kassidy Kuhlmann (Silver Advance to State)
Ag Communications: Gabby Power
(Gold Advance to State)
Dairy Placement: Natalie Risse (Silver)
Equine Entrepreneurship: Peyton Schares (Gold Advance to State)
Equine Placement: Dayten Wittenburg
(Bronze)
Retiring Northeast District Vice President: Jarod Bodensteiner
Elected Northeast District Secretary:
Natalie Risse
Advisor: Ellen Doese
Assistant Advisor: Ashley Beiershmitt
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News from Community
New Again!
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Lutheran School
This spring both the Klinger and Readlyn buildings were blessed with two amazing student-teachers from Wartburg College in Waverly, IA. Miss Libby De Jardin
was placed in Mrs. Davis’ 1st & 2nd grade
classroom. Here she fit right in; working
hard to learn the logistics of the classroom and helping the students continue to
grow. The students loved having her each
day, especially during music (which she
clearly excels in)! Mr. Jordan Schmitt was
placed in Mrs. Muench’s 3rd & 4th grade
classroom. It was great having him interact with the students and helping him develop in his instruction capabilities. It was
especially beneficial to have Mr. Schmitt
so that he could be a part of our staff’s
dodgeball team for the tournament. Because he was a wide-out for the Wartburg
Knights football, he had many valuable
skills on the dodgeball court! Both Ms. De
Jardin and Mr. Schmitt had their final day
with our students on Thursday, April 14.
Any school will be blessed to have either
of these individuals and we pray that the
Lord directs them in their future paths.
They will be greatly missed!
Another individual who is a great blessing to our school is Mrs. Shari Davis, our
1st and 2nd grade teacher. This year, Mrs.
Davis was named runner-up in the Iowa
Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award contest. Mrs. Davis does an
excellent job teaching her students about
where their food comes from. Currently,
her class has been entered in the “Best
Farmer” contest and they are learning how
to grow healthy corn and soybean seeds.
Mrs. Davis also has a bee operation set-up
at her own home so that she and her students can learn how to create a healthy environment for bees. Thank you Mrs. Davis
for your emphasis on Agriculture and how
important God’s creation is to us!
The last “big event” before school dismisses for the year (hard to believe) was
our Annual Spring Dinner/Auction/Musical. Every year it takes a small army
plus our staff and students to put together
this event. A PTO committee put together
the delicious free-will donation meal and
our Education & Fundraising Committee
organized all the donations for the silent
auction. Thank you to all those who donated and to all those who purchased
these items; each donation helps support
the mission of our school. The Preschool
Program and Pre-K through 8th grade musical were each coordinated by our staff
and students. They did a superb job performing! The Preschoolers taught us that
God made us to “wink and blink” and
“praise His name”! The pre-k through 8th
grades taught us about Nicodemus and the
mystery of rebirth and renewal through
Jesus Christ. It was amazing to see the
students’ caterpillar creations change into
a big, beautiful butterfly during the musical. We hope everyone enjoyed this wonderful message and furthermore, we pray
that you continue to tell others of renewal
through Christ!
As we continue on with spring we still
have a few more things to look forward
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a
new creature; the old things passed away;
behold, new things have come. 2 Corinthians 5:17
Spring has truly arrived for this year
and it’s looking more and more beautiful outside each day. The grass is getting
greener, the tulips are popping up and the
birds are making their joyful noises. Everything feels new again, which is exactly what we as Christians are since Christ
died and rose again for us. He makes all
things new again! Just when we feel like
winter will never end, He brings us spring.
And just when we feel like the hardships
of this world will not cease, He gives us
renewal through baptism and the truth of
His death and resurrection. Because we
are new creatures in Him, we can also
make a joyful noise similar to the birds of
spring. And the students of CLS will do
just that during their annual Spring Musical where they will tell of rebirth and
renewal through Jesus Christ. How fitting
for this time of year!
One fun spring event that we had last
year and this year was the Dodgeball
Tournament. First, we have to thank all
the volunteers and families that helped
organize this event to make it such a success. This event allowed us to raise funds
to help cover some of Immanuel Lutheran Church’s costs to heat the gymnasium.
It is so important, as a school supported
by this congregation, to “give back” and
show how truly grateful we are to have
this amazing facility. Having this facility means we can have fun events such as
the Dodgeball Tournament and everyone,
big and small, thoroughly enjoyed it. The
crowd stomped along to Queen’s “We
Will Rock You” as teams fought to win the
top spot. To say it was intense would be an
understatement. Congratulations to The
Boevers’ Farms team who was the overall
champion and to team Savages from Jesup
for winning the 6th grade and under division! We hope to have you all back next
year for some more fun!
Another event we look forward to every spring is the Arts Festival. Again, we
want to thank all of the remarkable volun- The 1st & 2nd graders got to take a trip to the UNI campus and have lunch in the dome.
teers who helped put this event together
to make it run smoothly. We also want
to thank all of the surrounding schools
who brought students to participate in the
event. We had approximately 100 performance entries that were judged live by a
local expert in the corresponding field.
The performance entries included vocal,
instrumental, piano, readings and plays.
We also had many, many more art and
creative writing entries that were judged
previous to the Arts Festival. There were
some amazing woodworking, quilting,
craft and painting entries. The Lord gives
each of us special talents and it was amazing to see these talents on display at the
Festival. We hope to continue this tradi- Five and a Half Men pose for a picture after their tough competition at the Dodgeball
Tournament.
tion and thus, continue supporting the importance of fine arts.
to. Track is
beginning
for our older students and our
younger students (pre-k
through 2nd) will all get to
“bump-up” a grade on Next Year
Experience Day on May 18. We are also
planning some end-of-the-year activities
such as class trips and outdoor field days.
With each day, we hope that spring continues to become more evident so that our
students can be reminded of how Christ
makes all things new again!
Mr. Schmitt and Lydia are examining the
results of the fossil project that the 3rd and
4th grades completed.
Bella Buck poses for a picture before her
piano performance.
Deadline for the
May 25 Readlyn
Chronicle is:
5 PM Thurs.,
May 12
Best Team Ever gets ready for a game during the Dodgeball Tournament.
Colton holds one of the baby chicks that
hatched in Mrs. Franck’s 4-year-old preschool room.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016
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Farm Bureau - David C. Matthias
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L&L Ag Repair
2220 Reed Ave.
(319) 279-3363
Mane Event Family Hair Salon
269 Main Street, Readlyn
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Farm Bureau - Jim Peters
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Tenenbaum’s Jewelry
219 E. Bremer Ave., Waverly
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Farmers Co-op
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229 Main St. • (319) 279-3721
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2640 230th St. • (319) 279-3436
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5104 Main St., Oran
(319) 638-7206
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105 Highland Ave., PO Box 94
(319) 961-5176
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125 W. 1st St. • (319) 279-3301
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Readlyn Chronicle
Pearls of Wisdom
By Pastor Mark Lund
St. Matthew Lutheran Church and Zion Lutheran Church
During their time in the wilderness, the Lord
commanded His people, through Moses, to give
one tenth of all their produce and their flocks to
the priests and Levites. This giving of a tenth of
everything is called a “tithe.” The priests would
sacrifice a portion of the tithe by burning it or
presenting it before the Holy Place of the Tabernacle. The remainder of the grain or meat might
then feed the priests, Levites, and their families.
God designed it this way because He didn’t give
the priests and Levites a portion of the promised
land as He gave to the other tribes of Israel. They
were to make their living as the spiritual leaders
and teachers of Israel.
It’s interesting to note, however, that the tithe
shows up long before the giving of the Law
of Moses. Abraham gave Melchizedek a tithe
of everything he acquired after defeating the
King of Elam and his allies (Genesis 14:17-24).
Melchizedek, who has no recorded ancestors or
offspring, was the “Priest of God Most High”
(Genesis 14:18). Hebrews makes many comparisons between Melchizedek and Jesus, our great
eternal High Priest (Hebrews 7). Notice that
Abraham didn’t do this because he had to. He
wasn’t under any obligation or compulsion. He
had received no commandment from the Lord
regarding the tithe. He gave it out of gratitude
for the Lord’s favor toward him. It was an act of
worship and a recognition that all things belong
to the Lord. It was an act of faith.
God wants His people to rely on Him and
believe Him to be faithful to His promises, instead of living for themselves and hoarding
everything as if it belonged to them. From the
beginning of the Bible to the end, one thing is
clear: God is gracious and wants to be known
as gracious. It’s not that God doesn’t make demands of His people, because He certainly does.
He just isn’t able to be manipulated. His favor
cannot be earned. And, although He does demand obedience through the Law, one can only
truly know Him by faith, that is, through trust in
His undeserved favor.
In Genesis chapter 4, God had regard for
Abel’s offering but no regard for Cain’s. The reason God was pleased with one and not the other
had nothing to do with the differences between
the offerings themselves, or even the differences between Cain and Abel. Cain was the firstborn, and brought an offering of the fruit of the
ground, while Abel, the second born, brought an
offering of the firstborn of his flock (Genesis 4:34). God commanded both of these offerings later
on, when He spoke to Moses. And, God loved
both Cain and Abel the same, regardless of their
birth order. The author of Hebrews gives us the
answer: “By faith Abel offered to God a more
acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he
was commended as righteous, God commending
him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith,
though he died, he still speaks.” (Hebrews 11:4)
Abel offered his sacrifice, not out of a desire
to manipulate God, or out of compulsion, but
out of faith. He trusted in the Lord to provide
for him, and to demonstrate this, he freely offered God the firstborn of what God had given
him. Notice that God never commanded Abel
to do this. He did it freely by faith, in response
to God’s undeserved favor. The text doesn’t
say so explicitly, but it implies that along with
their sacrifices, Cain and Abel offered prayers to
God. Apparently, Abel received that for which
he prayed while Cain did not. The fact that Cain
became angry because of this showed that he
believed himself capable of manipulating God
through his sacrifice. Or, that he thought he
could earn God’s favor.
By nature, we can all identify with Cain. If we
go out of our way to do something for someone,
and they don’t show any gratitude, it tends to
bother us. However, this isn’t always a sinful response. There are situations where such ingratitude ought to bother us. It all depends on our
station in life and who we are dealing with. If
a child shows no appreciation to his father and
mother for all they provide and do for him, the
anger of the father and mother is a righteous anger. The real sin in that case would be if such
disrespect didn’t bother the parents at all.
However, there is never a situation where anger toward God is righteous. God owns all things
and is over and above us in every way. You simply can’t manipulate or buy out someone who already owns everything you have. And, you can’t
get mad at someone for not giving you what is
rightfully theirs to begin with. What we can do
is freely offer to God a portion of what He has
first given us, in thanksgiving and gratitude for
His immeasurable grace toward us in Christ,
who offered Himself for us on the cross that we
might have total forgiveness, life and salvation.
We can set aside a percentage of our income for
the work of the Gospel in our congregation because we fully trust in God to provide for all our
needs of body and soul. All we have and all we
are already belong to Him. What more security
do we need? Therefore, giving isn’t something
that we have to do. It is something that we get to
do, because our God is a gracious God.
In Him,
Pastor
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
2683 Quail Avenue
Readlyn, IA 50668
(319) 279-3977
Pastor Matthew Moss
Bible Class/Sunday School 9 AM
Worship 10 AM
St. Matthew Lutheran
Church
2649 230th Street
Readlyn, IA 50668
(319) 279-3758
Pastor Mark Lund
Divine Service 8:30 AM
Fellowship 9:30 AM
Sunday School 8:45 AM
St. Paul Lutheran Church
120 West 4th Street
Readlyn, IA 50668
(319) 279-3961
Pastor Matthew Moss
Worship 8:30 AM
Bible Class 7 PM
Zion Lutheran Church
240 Elmer Avenue
Readlyn, IA 50668
(319) 279-3643
Pastor Mark Lund
Sunday School 8:45 AM
Divine Service 10 a.m.
Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays
Ruth Circle 1st Thursday 1:30 p.m.
Evening Circle 1st Thursday 7 p.m.