The Wright County Monitor

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The Wright County
Monitor
Becoming Clarion
Page 8
Memorial Day
celebrated at C-G-D
High School Page 2
Belmond native will serve as
intern reporter this summer
Austin Lich
delve into the newspaper business
and learn the ins and outs of the
industry.”
“We will still count on our stable
of writers in Travis Fischer, Kim
Demory, and Les Houser to assist
as the search continues,” Harvey
said. “But Austin will be available
to help cover many of the night and
weekend activities you expect the
Monitor to cover.”
“As the summer continues, Austin
will be trying his hand at supervisor,
city council, and school board
meetings as well,” Harvey added.
“Austin is a very outgoing young
man. He enjoys meeting with people
and finding out their stories.”
“We are tickled to allow him the
chance to get his feet wet in this
industry,” Harvey noted. “I think
he’ll provide a unique perspective to
the paper.”
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Avian flu causes cancellation of bird
exhibits at 2015 Wright County Fair
By Kim Demory
egeagle@goldfieldaccess.net
In a press release sent out
Thursday, May 21, the Iowa
Department of Agriculture and Land
Stewardship announced they would
‘cancel all live bird exhibitions at the
county fairs, the Iowa State Fair, and
other gatherings of birds due to avian
influenza.” The Department’s order
began immediately and is effective
through the end of 2015. It also
prohibits live birds from being sold
at livestock auction markets, swap
meets, and exotic sales.
However, before the Department
made the decision to implement the
ban state-wide, the Wright County
Board of Supervisors, in cooperation
with the Wright County Fair Board,
had already decided that they would
not allow any poultry at the 2015
Wright County Fair.
“The Wright County Fair
Board met with the Wright County
Supervisors and Wright County
Emergency Management at their
regular meeting on Monday, May 18.
It was a joint decision made at that
meeting, that as a county, we make a
decision to cancel the poultry show
at the fair (since) the fair grounds,
as well as most of Wright County, is
in the quarantine buffer zone,” said
Wright County Fair Manager Tricia
Rosendahl.
“With the current outbreak of
HPAI in Wright County, and the
potential severe economic impact
such an outbreak can cause, we felt
it necessary, as a Board, to work
with the Wright County Fair Board
and implement this mitigation plan
as just another step we can take to
Livengood wins INF scholarship,
planning a journalism career
Would like to work in a newspaper office
By les houser
wrightcosports@gmail.com
try and control the spread of this
disease to our producers,” explained
Board of Supervisor chairman Karl
Helgevold in a separate press release.
While
this
is
no-doubt
disappointing news for area youth
who have chickens, turkeys and
other birds they were planning on
exhibiting at the Wright County
Fair, Rosendahl assures them that
although they will not be judged, they
will still gain valuable experience
from this situation.
“As a 4-H or FFA member, you
are always learning,” she said. “This
will be another learning opportunity
for our participants. Disease happens
and it takes everyone working
together to stop or lessen the spread
of that disease.”
According
to
the
Iowa
Department of Agriculture and Land
Stewardship, there are more than 60
farms with an excess of 25 million
birds that have been impacted
by the Avian Bird Flu (H5N2 - a
highly-pathogenic avian influenza.
However, the good news is that there
is no food safety risk and there have
been no human infections. The
Iowa Department of Public Health
considers the risk to the public to be
very low.
“We are asking producers
and bird owners to increase their
biosecurity measures and we feel this
is a needed step to further minimize
the risk of spreading the virus,” said
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill
Northey in the Iowa Dept. of Ag
press release. “The scale of this
outbreak has been unprecedented,
so we think it is important we take
every possible step to limit the
chance that this disease will spread
any further.”
Also in the press release, Gary
Slater, Iowa State Fair CEO/Manger,
stated, “We have been working
in conjunction with our state
veterinarian to monitor the situation.
We strive to provide safe and healthy
competition for all the animals at our
State Fair and know this decision
was made in the best interest of our
exhibitors and our poultry industry.
Reportedly, the Iowa Turkey
Federation and Iowa Poultry
Association also both recommended
that bird exhibitions be cancelled
this year.
Rosendahl said that she believes
if the bird exhibits hadn’t been
cancelled due to the avian flu, there
would have been an even bigger
impact on the Wright County Fair.
“Due to biosecurity concerns,
any employee or even family
members that work at a poultry
facility would have not been able to
attend the fair if birds were present.
That will not be the case now that the
birds will not be present,” she said.
“The Wright County Fair Board
appreciates the support given to the
fair on a regular basis, so we wanted
to be a part of the team that worked
together to stop the spread of the
avian bird flu even more across our
county. It was a difficult decision,
but one we knew had to be made.”
It’s unfortunate there will be
no birds for kids to have exhibited
or the public to enjoy looking at and
showing their children, but there will
still be plenty to do at the Wright
County Fair. Why not take in the
bucket bottle calf show? There’s
also the horse show, the pet show,
the 4-H exhibit building, free stage
shows, amazing food and drink,
a talent show in Share the Fun, a
fashion show...and that’s just the tip
of the iceberg. Come out and enjoy
the 2015 Wright County Fair July 7
- July 13.
School Board approves calendar for 2015-16
By Les Houser
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to asbestos removal,
roofing and possibly
tuck-pointing.
The
biggest task of this
committee is to rank
these in order of
priority.” The Board
will hold off on
awarding an asbestos
removal bid until
Olson has checked
everything
within
the bid documents.
“Potentially,
the
deteriorating asbestos
insulation in our tunnels
in the elementary and
middle school could
interfere with our
educational programs,”
said Olson. “If the
heating or plumbing
systems
in
those
electronic payment system for
registration, meals and other
purchases;
-approved the sale of the turbine.
At a previous special meeting
on Monday, May 11, the board
also adopted a small amount of
territory from the Corwith-Wesley
school district. A small portion of
the dissolved district, roughly 1.5
square miles has been attached to
district one of the Goldfield district.
The special meeting was held to
make sure the district approved the
addition before their deadline of
May 15.
While the new property creates a
small amount of extra territory for
the district, it won’t have an effect
on the school board voting districts
outside of district 1.
“We didn’t change any boundaries
internally,” said Superintendent
Dr. Robert Olson. “The internal
boundaries that we had before will
remain intact.”
tunnels need attention, the district
may have to shut down classes
until the asbestos pipe insulation is
removed and repairs made. We want
to accomplish the removal over the
summer.”
In other action the Board:
-approved the resignation of Scott
Herrig as JV baseball coach, pending
whether the new head coach wants
to hire someone else. Herrig would
be willing to continue in the position
if the new head coach desires;
-approved a contract for Macoy
Rohrer as JV and freshman softball
coach;
-approved the milk bid of
Anderson-Erickson, and the bread
bid of Bimbo Bakery, for next school
year;
-accepted the FY14 audits for
both Clarion-Goldfield and Dows
districts;
-approved a non-DOT testing
agreement, for drugs and alcohol in
initial hires, which is shared with the
Iowa Association of School Boards;
-approved the Rev-Track online
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Mikaela Livengood
information and experiences would Springsteen-Haupt, Mrs. Morrical,
be lost without them.” She went on to Mrs. Tillman and Mrs. Leichsenring,
explain that they provide a physical for teaching me and helping me
record of history that can be saved for grow as a writer,” said Livengood
generations, and that technology is in closing. “They have continually
strengthened my love for writing and
not always as reliable.
Mikaela likes the fact that they helped to prepare me for my college
keep everyone up to date on local career and beyond.”
The Carter Pitts Scholarship
news, events and activities in their
communities, and give children and Endowment Award is named in
community members the chance to memory of the longtime publisher
be in the paper and to be recognized of the LeMars Daily Sentinel and
for anything they do. “Those things first president of the INF. It was
would be lost without newspapers,” established through a gift from the
said Livengood. “This is why I feel members of the Pitts’ family. Online
it is important to go into the field of information, and applications, for
newspaper journalism, because it is next year’s INF scholarships will
be available in September. The
imperative to keep them alive.”
She wants to take this mission of the INF is to champion
opportunity to hand out some thanks and improve the quality and future
for people that either helped her of Iowa’s newspaper enterprises, and
receive the scholarship, or helped the communities they serve, and to
inspire or improve her writing skills. raise funds to fulfill this mission.
“Thanks to Mrs. Springsteen-Haupt If you have questions about any of
and Mrs. Tillman for writing me the scholarships available, contact
recommendations to help me achieve Jana Shepherd at either jshepherd@
the award, and all my past English inanews.com or at 515-422-9051.
teachers including Mrs. Ulven, Mrs.
The
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
Board of Education approved the
new school calendar for 2015-16
at their regular meeting this past
Monday. The first day of classes will
be August 24, with Christmas break
scheduled from December 23 to
January 3 with classes beginning on
January 4. The final day of classes,
pending make-up days, will be May
24 with Commencement on May
22. “This calendar shortens the
holiday break, and also ends the year
earlier,” said Superintendent Dr. Bob
Olson. Other new business included
approving both the district core
values, which had input from staff,
and studying revisions to both the
short-term and long-term goals for
the district. The latter will now be
considered at the Board’s next work
session.
The Board was to consider, but
did not set a date yet, for a facility
committee meeting. “We are back
to having more needs than money,”
said Olson. “Some of the potential
budget has already been obligated
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Freshly minted 2015 ClarionGoldfield-Dows graduate Mikaela
Livengood, daughter of Chris and
Brenda Livengood of Eagle Grove,
has had a love of writing from an
early age. She has also known,
since grade school, that she wanted
a newspaper career. Now, she is
now off to Morningside College in
Sioux City in the fall to study for her
degree and chosen career. I can attest
to the fact that she will have some
wonderful times ahead of her when
she starts that career. It’s being aided
by her recent receiving of the Carter
Pitts Scholarship Endowment Award
by the Iowa Newspaper Foundation
(INF) for $500.
“It’s a big honor to receive it,
and I’m grateful and very excited,”
was Mikaela’s reaction to finding out
about her selection out of the many
that applied. Her decision to pursue
the application was because it was
a requirement of the award to be
planning a journalism career in the
newspaper field. “That is my selected
major, and I knew that this scholarship
would help me out financially,” said
Livengood. She explained that, as
part of her major in journalism and
mass communications, she will
participate in the college’s television
station, student newspaper and radio
station to gain experience in all types
of media.
Mikaela admits to thinking
about what she wanted to do from a
young age. “I’ve known journalism
was my career choice since eighth
grade,” said Livengood. “I would
like to credit Mrs. Ulven’s eighth
grade reading class, where we did a
newspaper unit that first sparked my
interest. Since then, I have become
more interested in reading the
newspaper and becoming the best
writer I can be.”
Her plans after college include
using that degree to pursue a career
at a newspaper office. “I would like
to stay in Iowa when I first start
out, and eventually progress to
larger papers,” said Livengood. “I
realize that newspapers are slowly
becoming less popular, but I feel that
they are an important part of every
community and that much valuable
Thursday, May 28, 2015
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Austin recently completed his
first year as a Creative Writing major
at Waldorf College in Forest City.
Lich, 18, has been very busy at
Waldorf with the band activities and
joining in on some of the thespian
showcases.
Two months before the school
year started he was set on going
to UNI, but an offer from the
percussion instructor at Waldorf
changed his mind. He was offered a
musician scholarship to play in the
band at Waldorf.
He is the son of Randy Lich
and the late Janet Lich, who died
of cancer in September of 2013.
Growing up in Belmond he was a
part of the Boy Scouts of America
and worked his way up to the rank
of Eagle Scout. He is very active in
the Belmond churches, playing the
drums for concerts throughout the
summer months. Austin is a member
of the Sons of the American Legion
in Goodell Post 420. He is eligible
for a position in the SAL because of
his grandfather, Merlin Hanson’s,
activity in WWII.
After he makes it through college
he would like to get into writing and
become an author. He has started
working on a book currently and
would like to get published once he
is finished.
“We are excited to add Austin to
our staff this summer,” Publisher
Ryan Harvey said. “As we look for
our next editor of the newspaper,
Austin will allow us the opportunity
to make sure events are covered. It
will also give him the opportunity to
146th year Number 22
Page 2 The Wright County Monitor • Thursday, May 28, 2015
Memorial Day celebrated at C-G-D High School
By Austin Lich
Memorial day is a day to
remember those who have fought
and died for our country. It
originated as a day to go out to
local cemeteries and place flowers
on the graves of soldiers, but now it
is much bigger. Entire communities
now partake in the festivities and
ceremonies on Memorial Day. The
program was organized by Clarion
American Legion and VFW Posts
and was held on Monday, May 25.
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It is almost time to strike up the band
for the 150th Parade!
Saturday, June 13 at 10 a.m.
Pre-registration with the form below is encouraged
but NOT required.
Please return forms to the Chamber office.
Please note the following rules/regulations for parade participants: Candy needs to be handed out
rather than thrown/tossed • All participants driving tractors/golf carts/4-wheelers etc., need to be at
least 16 years old • Please keep in mind to be courteous to other parade participants and leave
some space between your entry and the person in front of you.
For more information
on the parade contact
Kelli Holmes at
kholmes@iastate.edu
or 515-293-0362
Help Celebrate!
Join the Fun!
Contact Name: ______________________________________________________
Phone number: _____________________________________________________
Email address: ______________________________________________________
Organization/Business/Family: _________________________________________
Entry type (trailer, auto, truck hayrack, other) ____________________________
Will you have “walkers”, if so how many:_________________________________
There will be three categories from which prize winners will be selected, please
circle which category best describes you.
Business
Organization
(nonprofit/church/etc)
Please note the following rules/regulations for parade participants
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Candy needs to be handed out rather than thrown/tossed
All participants driving tractors/golf carts/4-wheelers etc. need to be at least
16 years old.
Please keep in mind to be courteous to the other parade participants and leave
some space between your entry and the person in front of you.
Please Mail Your Entry Forms by June 1, 2015 to: email them to Kelli Holmes
kholmes@iastate.edu or call her at 515-293-0362 for more information.
Thank You!
Clarion Boy Scouts and one Clarion Cub Scout helped the American Legion place flags on the headstones
on Saturday, May 23, in honor of Memorial Day. Helping with the flags were (front, left to right): Thomas
Klaver, Cub Scout Bryce Lindaman, Max Smith, Isaiah Nebbe, Nick Carpenter, Kaeden Langfitt, Gabe
Rosenbaum; (back): Alex Rosenbaum (behind flag), Austin Hill, Hayden Klaver, Cole Lindaman (behind
flag), Noah Roosa, Adrian Ruzicka. (Submitted Photo)
Clarion Public Buildings
Open Their Doors For 150th Celebration
By Travis Fischer
While visitors come from near
and far to celebrate Clarions’ 150th
anniversary, public buildings will be
opening their doors for special tours
to showcase the city’s history.
On Friday, June 12, from 10:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Clarion Public
Library will be one of a few Clarion
public buildings hosting tours for the
city’s 150th Anniversary.
Visitors returning to Clarion
for the celebration will have the
opportunity to see exactly how the
building has changed over the years,
particularly following the library’s
expansion six years ago, which
renovated the older parts of the
building while doubling its size.
“A lot of people who grew up
here have not had a chance to see
it since adding on,” said Library
Director Nancy Nail.
History buffs will also be invited
to check out the library’s geneology
room, which has recently digitized
its collection of microfilm, making
for easier exploration of the city’s
past.
“We probably will have that
available for people,” said Nail.
The library won’t be the only
community building open for tours.
At the Wright County Courthouse,
grounds and buildings manager
Andy Yackle is preparing to invite
guests up to see the inner working of
the courthouse’s clocktower.
“It’s kind of a one time special
deal for a few folks to go up in the
old clock tower,” said Yackle, who
hopes to hosts tours of the tower on
Saturday, June 13 once the building
is cleared for safety.
Installed by the local women’s
group in 1909, the clock mechanisms
are rarely seen beyond the
regular inspection and occasional
replacement of a window.
Unfortunately, the tour will be
ill-suited for visitors that might
have trouble with stairs, but those
who can make the climb up into
the courthouse’s upper levels will
find dust covered records from the
county’s earliest days and get a first
hand look at the inner workings of
the courthouse clock.
“It gives people an opportunity
to see what’s up here,” said Yackle.
“It’s kind of a neat thing that nobody
ever gets to see.”
Tours of both Clarion-GoldfieldDows buildings in Clarion will be
held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, June
12 as well.
These tours are all free and open
to the public. All you need to do is
go to the building you wish to tour.
Andy Yackle will host tours of the Wright County Courthouse’s
Clocktower on Saturday, June 13. He is pictured here with the inner
workings of the Clocktower.
Calendar of Events
Wednesday, May 27
8:40 a.m. to 3 p.m. C-G-D Kindergarten Zoo
Trip to Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines
11:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. C-G-D 3rd to 5th
Grades to Lake Cornelia
11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. C-G-D MS 5
or less late assignment. Trip to Hagie
Manuafacturing
4 p.m. C-G-D JV/V Baseball at Rockford
5:30 p.m. C-G-D Softball vs. Algona
Thursday, May 28
8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. C-G-D Band and
Chorus trip to Adventureland in Altoona
8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. C-G-D 6th Grade Outdoor
Education Day to Lake Cornelia
5 p.m. Bike Night at Fuel
Friday, May 29
Last Day of School for Clarion-GoldfieldDows
7 a.m. Wright On Toastmasters meet in the
Iowa specialty Hospital – Clarion boardroom.
Toastmaster: Bob. Invocation and Word: Sue.
Speakers: Dwayne and Teresa. Evaluators:
Bud and Gretta. Table Topics Master: Peggy.
Quiz Master: Gary. Grammarian and Oh-Ah:
Pete. Timer/Jokemaster: Don. Topic: Smell
the Roses.
9 to 10 a.m. Prep – K Program at the CGD
MS Multi Purpose Room
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Prep-K Program at CGD
MS Multi Purpose Room
5:30 p.m. C-G-D JV/V Softball at Webster
City
6 p.m. C-G-D Girls Golf Banquet at High
School Cafeteria
Saturday, May 30
9 to 11 a.m. Come and Go Bridal Shower
honoring Jackie Bierle, bride-elect of Scott
Ahrens at First Lutheran Church in Clarion
9 to 11 a.m. Market in the Park begins.
Market will be held at Gazebo Park with
vendors lined up on the east side across from
Wells Fargo Bank.
Fireman
Parade Entry Form
Family/Individual
Kent Wesselink led the ClarionGoldfield-Dows High School band
in the opening medley of patriotic
songs.
Followed by the color guard
presented the colors at the front of
the gym.
Reverend
Warren
Curry
presented the invocation and asked
for a moment of silence for the men
and women who fought for our
country.
The poem ‘In Flander’s Field’
was read by Connor Johnson
The Gettysburg Address was
read by Colton M.
The
Jazz Ensemble played their own
rendition of The Battle Hymn of The
Republic.
The Event Speaker, Chuck
Kellogg,
spoke
about
the
importance of Memorial Day. On
May 26, 1966, President Johnson
signed a presidential proclamation
naming Waterloo, New York, as the
birthplace of Memorial Day. Earlier,
the 89th Congress had adopted
House Concurrent Resolution 587,
which officially recognized that
the patriotic tradition of observing
Memorial Day began one hundred
years prior in Waterloo, New York.
Various
Organizations
placed wreaths on the grave at
the front of the stage. This grave
represents the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier.
When everything was done
the color guard retired the colors.
Following the ceremony
there was a social gathering in the
cafeteria in the high school. The
American Legion Post #246 started
the day off with their annual pancake
breakfast meal.
Breakfast
Saturday, June 13
6:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Adults $6 • Children 6-12 $3 • Under 5 Free
Clarion Fire Station
Tickets on sale from your local Clarion Volunteer
Firemen or Clarion Super Foods.
Net Proceeds go
toward an additional
thermal camera
5:30 p.m. 1st Annual Lake Cornelia
Improvement Association Banquet at Water’s
Edge at Clarmond Country Club
Monday, June 1
5:30 p.m. C-G-D JV/V Softball and Baseball
at Humboldt
Tuesday, June 2
9 a.m. C-G-D 7th grade Softball vs. Eagle
Grove
Wednesday, June 3
9 a.m. C-G-D 7th Softball vs. Humboldt
5 p.m. C-G-D JV/V Baseball vs. Clear Lake
5:30 p.m. C-G-D JV.V Softball vs. Clear
Lake
Thursday, June 4
9 a.m. C-G-D 7th Grade Softball vs Webster
City
11 a.m. C-G-D 9th grade Baseball at West
Fork – Sheffield
11 a.m. C-G-D 9th grade Softball at Eagle
Grove
5 p.m. Bike Night at Fuel
5:30 p.m. C-G-D JV/V Baseball at West
Fork - Sheffield
Friday, June 5
7 a.m. Wright On Toastmasters meet in the
Iowa specialty Hospital – Clarion boardroom.
Toastmaster: Susan. Invocation and Word:
Nick. Speakers: Bob and Sue. Evaluators:
Dewayne and Teresa. Table Topics Master:
Bud. Quiz Master: Gretta. Grammarian and
Oh-Ah: Peggy. Timer/Jokemaster: Gary.
Topic: Pearls of Wisdom.
11 a.m. C-G-D 9th grade Softball at
Humboldt
Saturday, June 6
9 to 11 a.m. Market in the Park begins.
Market will be held at Gazebo Park with
vendors lined up on the east side across from
Wells Fargo Bank.
10 a.m. C-G-D V Baseball at Roland-Story
Tournament
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Nancy notes
Summer days means time for
rest and relaxation. For me, this
includes a good book! All the Light
We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
has been a popular read. The novel
won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for
fiction. The novel is the story of a
blind French girl, Marie-Larue, who,
with her father, flee to the walled
citadel of Saint-Malo. With them,
they carry a valuable and dangerous
jewel from the Museum of Natural
History located in Paris. Werner,
a German boy, wins an assignment
at the brutal academy for Hitler
Youth. More and more aware of
the human cost of his intelligence,
Werner travels through the heart of
the war and finally into Saint-Malo
where his story and Marie-Larue’s
converge. As the author weaves
the lives of the two young people
together, he illuminates the ways,
against all odds, people try to be
good to one another.
God Help the Child is the first
novel by Toni Morrison to be set in
our current time. The novel weaves
a tale about the way the sufferings
of childhood can shape one’s future.
The story of characters centers on
a young woman who calls herself
Bride. Bride is beautiful, bold and
confident, traits that cause her mother
to deny her even the simplest forms
of love. Booker is the man Brides
loves, and loses to anger. Rain is
the mysterious child with whom she
crosses paths. Sweetness is Bride’s
mother who takes a lifetime to come
to understand that “what you do to
children matters. And they might
never forget.”
At the Water’s Edge is by Sara
Gruen who also authored Water for
Elephants. Set in 1944, Madeline
Hyde and her husband, Ellis, are
cut off financially by his father after
disgracing themselves at a high
society Philadelphia New Year’s Eve
party. The senior Hyde is a former
army colonel who is ashamed of his
son’s inability to serve in the war.
Ellis decides the only way to regain
his father’s favor is to succeed where
he himself once publicly failed-hunting down the famous Loch Ness
monster. Maddie follows Ellis and
his best friend to a remote village
in the Scottish Highlands. Maddie
is left on her own at the isolated
inn, where the food is rationed,
fuel is scarce, and a knock from
the postman can bring tragic news.
Yet, she finds herself falling in love
with the country side and comes to
know the villagers. Maddie begins
to see that nothing is as it first
appears: the values she holds dear
prove unsustainable and monsters
lurk where they are least expected.
Maddie gains a fuller sense of who
she might be and becomes aware of
both the dark forces around her as
well as life’s beauty and surprising
possibilities.
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Letter to the Editor
Last Thursday morning, May
14, in the cold rain, hard-working
volunteers gathered at the Depot to
demonstrate their Clarion Pride in a
very tangible manner. They drove
around Clarion and picked up items
left at the curb.
I want to thank the volunteers:
Linda and Ted Brigger, Greg
Chapman, John Campbell, Cubby
Dahlgren, Scott Hickman, Jody
Peterson, Lloyd Pierce, Lynette
Jones, and Josh Diamond. In a very
short time, thanks to all their work,
two dumpsters from MT Shearing
and Recycling, Rowan, were filled.
I also want to extend my thanks
to Jim Meade at the Wright County
Landfill, to Sherri O’Brien, treasurer
for the Clarion Foundation for
Community Improvement, and to
Pam Townsend, interim director
of the Clarion Chamber and
Development. Their assistance was
invaluable.
This is just the beginning of
the Clarion Pride commitment to
a cleaner community. We have
company coming for the 150th
celebration and we want our town
look its very best.
If you can help on other clean-up
days, please let me know (532-3639)
or call the Clarion Chamber and
Development office (532-2256).
With thanks,
Peggy O’Neill
Clarion, Iowa
House Happenings
By: Representative Terry Baxter
District 8 Representative serving Hancock, Wright and southern Kossuth counties
Terry.Baxter@legis.iowa.gov or (515) 281-3221
We have plenty to resolve yet
in this session, but much of it is
now in the hands of the conference
committees. These are made up of
members from both the House and
Senate and they will try to come to
an acceptable solution to our current
impasse on a number of issues. The
general body will be called back into
session to approve or disapprove
whatever solutions are arrived at
between these committees and the
Governor’s office.
On Wednesday, we ran what is
called the “Standings Bill” out of
the House of Representatives. This
was a huge policy bill that lumped
together many bills the Republican
majority House passed this session
but the Democrat majority Senate
either ignored or chopped apart
with amendments. There were good
amendments to many of the sections
added to the Standings Bill that came
from negotiations and interaction
on these issues during this session.
Though the system is frustrating, it
does work.
In the course of doing the
Standings Bill, the House Democrats
tried to amend in many things
In The Sky During June1
June will be an especially good
month to learn about the night sky.
If you have ever had trouble telling
a planet from a star or noting the
movement of a planet past the
background stars, this month is for
you. The planet Venus, by far the
brightest star-like object in the sky,
begins June in the early evening
western sky almost perfectly lined
up with the twin bright stars of
Gemini (the Twins), Pollux on the
left and Castor to its right. However,
it will not stay lined up with them
very long. It will quickly leave them
behind as it moves closer to brilliant
Jupiter, which begins June to the
upper left of Venus.
Jupiter is currently in the dim
constellation Cancer (the Crab)
and to the west (right) of the bright
star Regulus that represents the
heart of Leo (the Lion). From
our Earth-bound view, Jupiter is
almost motionless compared to the
background stars although it, along
with the background stars, will drift
slowly westward as faster Earth
leaves them behind.
Venus will move steadily closer
to Jupiter until they pass very close
to each other on June 30. This It will
be an unforgettable sight, but it will
take place fairly low in the western
twilight sky so a clear view of the
western horizon will be needed. If it
is cloudy on June 30, remember that
the planets move slowly, so Venus
and Jupiter will be close together for
several days.
Moon Phase
Full moon
Last quarter
New moon
First quarter
Date
June 2
June 9
June 16
June 24
Very bright Saturn should also
be easy to find as the sky darkens.
It will be in the southeastern sky just
above the nearly straight line of stars
that form the front parts of Scorpius
(the Scorpion). Look below Saturn
for bright Antares that represents
the heart of the scorpion. Although
Antares is a “red” supergiant star,
most people see it as a fiery yelloworange.
Summer in the northern
hemisphere will begin on June
21 with the summer solstice.
This is when the Sun reaches its
northernmost position and stands
straight overhead at noon at a point
on a line around Earth called the
Tropic of Cancer. It is called this
because in olden days the Sun was
in the constellation of Cancer (the
Crab) on the day of the solstice. This
is no longer the case, and this year
Jupiter is in Cancer and both are in
the evening sky on June 21. This
has happened because the wobble
of the Earth’s axis has caused the
constellations to drift. This also
means that your horoscope is wrong
by one or two signs.
Highlights:
June 1 - The nearly full Moon
be close to the lower left of Saturn
as the sky darkens. Saturn will be
above the nearly straight line of three
stars that make up the front parts of
Scorpius (the Scorpion).
June 2 - Brilliant Venus will form
a nearly straight line with the bright
stars Pollux in the middle and Castor
Rises
Sunset
Midnight
Sunrise
Noon
Highest point
Midnight
Sunrise
Noon
Sunset
Dates and times are approximate.
Sources: StarDate, Jan/Feb. and May/June 2015. Vol. 43, No. 1 and 3.
Sky and Telescope, June 2015. Vol. 129, No. 6.
SkyandTelescope.com/skychart
on the right, the twin stars of Gemini
(the Twins). The full Moon will be to
the left of Antares, the brightest star
in Scorpius (the Scorpion).
June 13 - Star party sponsored
by Hoover Middle School, at the
Observatory, 630 Hillcrest Rd,
Waterloo, IA, 8:00-10:00.
June 20 - Star Party sponsored
by Grout Museum & Black Hawk
Astronomy Club, Prairie Grove
Park, Waterloo, 9-10:30. The
crescent Moon will have a beautiful
encounter with Venus to its right,
Jupiter closer to its upper right,
and the bright star Regulus in the
constellation Leo (the Lion) to its
upper left.
June 21 - The day of the summer
solstice marking the start of summer
in the northern hemisphere and the
shortest night of stargazing. Also,
because of the Earth’s tilt, twilight
will end at 9:45 in Miami but not
until 12:15 a.m. in Seattle.
June 25 - The Moon will be close
above Spica, the bright star of Virgo
(the Maiden).
June 28 - The Moon will be
close to the upper left of Saturn.
Antares, the bright heart of Scorpius
(the Scorpion) will be much farther
to their lower left. By the 29th the
Moon will have moved to e to the
upper left of Anteres.
June 30 - Venus (below) and
Jupiter (above) will be extremely
close in the early evening western
sky.
Sets
Sunrise
Noon
Sunset
Midnight
the Republicans either ignored or
chopped away from the Senate bills
this session. It was a very long
and tense day with lively debate.
The Standings Bill will become the
bargaining chips for the two parties
as they work toward compromise on
the various budget bills in an attempt
to bring this session to a conclusion.
In the end, I voted against the
Medical Cannabis Amendment
because of the wording of the bill.
By calling it “Medical Cannabis”
instead of the specific wording of
“Medical Cannabis Oil”, it would
effectively legalize the medical use
of Marijuana in any form. I have
made my position clear on this issue
during this entire session. I support
legalizing Medical Cannabis Oil, but
I am diametrically opposed to any
move that will legalize the smoking
of marijuana for medical reasons.
I also resisted the Bullying
amendment to the Standings Bill.
Let me be clear, I am opposed to
bullying of any kind! However the
wording of this amendment goes
way too far. First, it grants school
faculty the power to investigate
bullying complaints both on and off
from school property and activities.
Second, it grants school officials
the power to seize the private
electronic data of an accused person
without any warrant, warning or
accusation. That includes emails,
social media accounts and phone
texting messages. Finally, it exempts
the school from involving parents in
the matter if the bullying is rooted in
gender identity issues and the school
arbitrarily believes this could cause
problems between the student and
their parents.
This bill distracts schools away
from the priority of education and
turns them into a new bureau of
investigation and enforcement. It
grants some of the most extreme
violations of personal privacy ever
given to a government agency. I
expect this from schools in China
and North Korea, but not in America.
We have due process for bullying
already in the law code. This bill is
a gross overreach!
Finally, I voted in favor of
the fireworks bill with the new
amendment that gives local
communities the authority to
establish ordinances to govern
use. Though I recognize inherent
dangers, I also value individual
freedom and the importance of
honoring this American tradition of
celebrating our national liberty. I also
recognize it is impossible to legislate
against stupidity. I’ve gleaned much
common sense through blisters,
cuts and bruises in life. We cannot
bubble wrap our children against all
potential of injury without the huge
loss of personal freedom! Let me
provide some compelling examples.
Children drown every year in
back yard swimming pools. Should
we make them illegal for everyone?
Dogs bite over 5 million people a
year. Should we outlaw dogs? Knifes
injure millions of people every year
and kill many. Do we need a law
against knives? Millions of children
are hurt in little league sports every
year; should we step in and stop little
league sports? Where does the safety
argument end and personal freedom
triumph? This is a hard balance for
law makers. Whenever possible, I
stand on personal freedom and opt
to limit Government control and
overreach.
I had the pleasure of meeting
with students from Garner-HayfieldVentura school district at the Capitol
this week. I had a great time giving
the students a special tour of the
House and answering their questions
about state government.
I also had the pleasure of meeting
with Mary Graham, Director
of Development for the Global
Compassion Network, at the Capitol
this week. Mary and I work together
on this network to help develop
communities in need.
Representative Baxter serves on
the following Standing Committees:
Judiciary,
Environmental
Protection, Public Safety and Local
Government; and also serves as ViceChair of the Economic Development
Appropriations Subcommittee. You
can contact Representative Baxter
on his cell at (641) 210-9656, or
Email him at terry.baxter@legis.
iowa.gov.
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A.M.
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P.M.
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Rep. Terry Baxter (R-Garner) met with Mary Graham, Director of
Development for the Global Compassion Network, at the Capitol this
week. Rep. Baxter and Mary work together on this network to help develop
communities in need. Pictured here are Mary Graham and Rep. Baxter.
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Courthouse News
Marriage License
Austin A. Walton, 26, and Olivia
A. Meyers, 23, both of Clarion. May
20, 2015
Jonathan J. McOllough, 27, and
Mackenzie A. Hedberg, 24, both of
Clarion. May 21, 2015
Dissolution
Brenda Castillo vs. Fidencio
Castillo-Velez. Court decree filed
May 18, 2015.
Property Transfers
WARRANTY DEED – Phyllis
J. Thornton to Janet K. Jerde, Jerde
Janet K. Revocable Trust and Janet
K. Jerde Revocable Trust, City of
Clarion, McKay’s Addition, Block
1, Lots 21 and 22, as desc. 5-8-15
CONTRACT - Janet K. Jerde,
Jerde Janet K. Revocable Trust and
Janet K. Jerde Revocable Trust to
Melissa Lou Funte, City of Clarion,
McKay’s Addition, Block 1, Lots 21
and 22, as desc. 5-8-15
WARRANTY DEED – Douglas
Morford to Patricia M. Gangestad,
36-91-24, as desc. 5-8-15
WARRDANTY DEED – Patricia
M. Gangestad to David R. Sonksen
and Roberta L. Sonksen, 36-91-24,
as desc. 5-8-15
CONTRACT
–
Linden
Grove Investments Inc to Nancy
Hofmeister, City of Rowan,
Emerson’s 2nd Addition, Block 4,
Lots 7 and 8, as desc. 5-11-15
WARRANTY DEED – Julie A.
Freeman and Julie A. Kramersmeier
to Sadler Properties LLC, 27-91-26,
as desc. 5-11-15
WARRANTY DEED – Francis
L. Bloxham to Carol Jean Bloxham,
City of Clarion, Evans Second
Addition, Lot 37, as desc. 5-12-15
COURT OFFICER DEED –
Bertha J. Shaw, Estate of Bertha
J. Shaw, and Lucinda W. Zieman
Executor to Linda L. Alvey, City
of Eagle Grove, Hewett’s Second
Addition, Block 2, Lot 2, as desc.
5-12-15
WARRANTY DEED – US Bank
National Association to Alkejo LLC,
City of Eagle Grove, Hewett’s Park
Addition, Block 6, Lots 17, 18, 19,
and 20, as desc. 5-12-15
City of Clarion
City of Clarion
Unapproved Minutes
Monday, May 18, 2015
The Clarion City Council met in regular
session on Monday, May 18, 2015 at 5:00 pm,
Mayor Mike Nail presiding with council persons
Duane Asbe, Steve Evans, Lindsey German,
Dave Maxheimer and Barb Mussman present. Also present Rochelle E. Pohlman City
Administrator, Steve Terhark Chief of Police
and Jon DeVries Director of Public Works.
Mayor Nail called the meeting to order and
asked the council if they had a conflict with any
agenda items, none reported.
Mayor Nail called for a roll call vote on the
consent agenda, minutes of May 4, 2015;
financial claims May 1 through May 13, 2015;
April revenue report; building permits – fence,
Teresa Glidden; Pathway Arbor, Holden Walton;
storage shed, Chad Chapman; Class E Liquor
and Sunday sales permit, Kum & Go; cigarette
permits, Dollar General and Kum & Go; ayes
– Mussman, German, Maxheimer, Evans, Asbe
motion carried.
Nick Barrett owner of Chappy’s on Main
requested permission to close first avenue SW
from Main Street, west to the alley on Saturday,
June 6, 2015 for Vic Ferrari band, motion
German seconded Evans to approve request;
ayes all carried.
Motion German seconded Mussman to
open a Public Hearing on the Proposed FYE
15 Budget Amendment, ayes all carried. No
oral or written comments had been received
by the City Administrator. City Administrator
Pohlman explained increases in Public Safety
and Capital projects not completed in previous
budget year consisting of the White Fox
Landing Subdivision, Traffic Signal Project,
CDBG Housing and Sanitary Sewer projects
and Wastewater Treatment Facility. Motion Maxheimer seconded Evans to close
the Public Hearing on the Proposed FYE 15
Budget Amendment, ayes all carried.
Motion Maxheimer seconded Asbe to
approve Resolution No. 15-13, FYE 15
Budget Amendment and authorize the City
Administrator to file with Iowa Department of
Management and Wright County Recorder,
roll call Evans, aye; Asbe, aye; Mussman, aye;
German, aye; Maxheimer, aye; carried.
Motion Mussman seconded German to open
a Public Hearing on plans, specifications and
form of contract and estimate of cost for the
Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvement
project, ayes all carried. No oral or written
comments had been received by the City
Administrator.
Motion Maxheimer seconded German to
close the Public Hearing for the Wastewater
Treatment Facility Improvement Facility Project,
ayes all carried.
Motion Asbe seconded Mussman to approve
Resolution No. 15-14 on plans, specifications
and form of contract and estimated cost for the
project, roll call Evans, aye; Maxheimer, aye;
German, aye; Mussman, aye; Asbe, aye;
carried.
Motion Evans seconded Maxheimer to table
Resolution No. 15-15 awarding contract for the
project until the June 1, 2015 meeting, ayes all
carried.
Motion Evans seconded German to approve
street closings for the Festival in the Park/
Sesquicentennial Celebration June 5, 2015
through June 6, 2015, ayes all carried.
City Council was presented with a Proposed
Amendment to Ordinance No. 557 pertaining
to the appointment and term of the City
Administrator. The first reading to consider the
proposed amendment will be held on June 1,
2015.
Lindsey German and Steve Evans of the
Street and Utilities committee reported they
met to discuss Terry Evans concerns with his
private sewer line on First Street S.W.; the
committee will bring their recommendation to
the full council at the June 1, 2015 meeting.
Brian Nettleton Construction will begin the
manhole restoration portion of the CDBG Slip
lining Project on or about May 26, 2015.
The contractors are paving 14th Street N.E.
into the White Fox Landing Subdivision.
Motion Asbe seconded Mussman to adjourn,
ayes all carried.
Rochelle E. Pohlman, City Administrator
Mike Nail, Mayor
City of Clarion Financial Claims
May 1, 2015 - May 13, 2015
AMERICAN WATERWORKS ASSOC AWWA MEMBERSHIO-MARKER....... $89.00
ATHENE ANNUITY & LIFE CO - AVIVA LIFE
ANNUITY PAYROLL DEDUCTION....... $9.00
CLARION CHAMBER & DEVELOP FESTIVAL/SESQUICENTENNIAL
FUND............................................. $5,000.00
CLARION WTR SWR CLARION WTR DPT......................... $996.40
FST CT NL BANK PAYROLL DEDUCTION.................... $260.00
HANSON SONS TIRE SERVIC - AMBULANCE
BATTERIES, TIRE REPRAIRS......... $425.95
IA DEPT. NATURAL RESOURCE CONSTRUCTION
PERMIT WWTF................................ $100.00
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE NEW YORK LIFE#1............................ $53.73
US CELLULAR SERVICE APR/MAY 2015................ $169.38
WRIGHT CO RECORDER - DEED/REVENUE
STAMPS WWTPROJCT................... $266.80
WRIGHT CO TREASURER - 2nd HALF
PROPERTY TAXES....................... $1,819.00
IAPERS - IPERS PROT.................... $5,997.01
FED FICA - FED/FICA TAX............... $9,401.54
TREASURER STATE OF
IOWA - STATE TAX....................... $1,544.00
CLARION HEALTH IN HEALTH INS..................................... $911.79
BELTECH SOLUTIONS INC MANAGED SERVICES, SWITCH.... $314.99
NEW HOME CAFÉ REPLACE BUSINESS AWNING...... $600.00
WMTEL - INTERNET MAY 2015............ $59.90
PROSHIELD FIRE PROT - ANNUAL
SERVICES/RECHARGES............. $1,578.83
COLLECTION SERVICES CENTE PAYROLL DEDUCTION.................... $434.51
PARADIGM BENEFITS GROUP MEDICAL CONSULT FEE.. $200.00
MIDAMERICAN PUBLISHING CO publications....................................... $805.92
AFLAC INSURANCE PAYROLL DEDUCTION...................... $51.06
DE LAGE LANDEN COPIER LEASES............................. $682.63
EDWARD R JONES PAYROLL DEDUCTION.................... $100.00
LANDGRAPHICS-LAWN&LANDSCA
MOSQUITO CONTROL................. $2,750.00
HANSON, LISA CLOTHING ALLOWANCE.................. $36.43
PAYROLL CHECKS - PAYROLL
CHECKS ON 05/08/2015............ $24,829.11
CLAIMS TOTAL............................... $59,486.98
GENERAL FUND............................ $28,435.10
TRANSIT FUND................................... $502.33
ROAD USE FUND............................. $3,721.22
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT
FUND FUND..................................... $150.00
HOTEL MOTEL TAX FUND............... $5,600.00
WATER FUND................................. $10,514.10
SEWER FUND.................................. $9,547.52
CDBG SANITARY SEWER
SLPLN FUND....................................... $7.60
WASTE WATER PROJECT FUND....... $366.80
LANDFILL FUND.................................. $642.31
CITY OF CLARION
MONTHLY REVENUES
Apr-15
GENERAL FUND......................... $284,978.37
GENERAL FUND TRANSIT............. $2,986.75
ROAD USE FUND.......................... $20,478.36
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT FUND......... $94,931.88
EMERGENCY LEVY........................ $6,004.69
LOCAL OPTION............................. $18,838.18
T.I.F. FUND................................... $200,800.38
HOTEL/MOTEL TAX..........................................
L.I.E.T.................................................... $10.00
DEBT SERVICE........................... $171,512.97
WATER FUND................................ $56,936.14
WATER DEBT SERVICE...................................
SEWER FUND............................... $50,390.07
LANDFILL......................................... $7,696.05
PERPETUAL CARE............................ $316.67
CAPITAL PROJECTS WWTP...........................
BOND PRCDS TIF- HOUSING.........................
BOND PRCDS DS - HOUSING.........................
SEWER IMPROVEMENT..................................
CDBG - SLIPLINING.........................................
CDBG - Housing............................................ $AIRPORT PROJECTS......................................
14 TRAFFIC SIGNAL PRJ................................
FIRE STATION/EQUIP PRJ..............................
STORM SEWER UTILITY FUND..... $5,388.28
INTERNAL SERVICE..................... $10,000.00
TOTAL ALL REVENUES.............. $931,268.79
Published in the Wright County Monitor on
Thornton Probate Notice
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL,
APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR AND
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR
WRIGHT COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF
THE ESTATE OF
PHYLLIS J. THORNTON,
Deceased.
PROBATE NO. ESPR016530
To all persons interested in the Estate of
Phyllis J. Thornton, deceased, who died on or
about May 5, 2015:
You are hereby notified that on the 8th day
of May, 2015, the Last Will and Testament of
Phyllis J. Thornton, deceased, bearing the
date of September 27, 2007, was admitted to
probate in the above-named court and that
Janet K. Jerde was appointed Executor of the
estate. Any action to set aside the Will must
be brought in the District Court of said county
within the later to occur of four months from the
date of the second publication of this Notice
or one month from the date of mailing of this
Notice to heirs of the decedent and devisees
under the Will whose identities are reasonably
ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.
Notice is further given that all persons
indebted to the estate are requested to make
immediate payment to the undersigned, and
creditors having claims against the estate
shall file them with the Clerk of the abovenamed District Court, as provided by law, duly
authenticated, for allowance, and unless so
filed by the later to occur of four months from
the second publication of this Notice or one
month from the date of mailing of this Notice
(unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is
thereafter forever barred.
Dated this 11th day of May, 2015.
Janet K. Jerde
Executor of the Estate
519 6th Street NE, P.O. Box 307
Clarion, IA 50525
Address
BRINTON, BORDWELL & JOHNSON LAW
FIRM
BY: Richard E. Bordwell
Attorney for Executor
120 Central Avenue West, P.O. Box 73
Clarion, IA 50525
Address
Date of Second Publication 28th day of May,
2015
Thursday, May 21, and Thursday, May 28, 2015
WARRANTY DEED – Shayne
Edward Hennigar to Mark Daniel
Watkins and Erin Watkins, 6-91-24,
as desc. 5-13-15
WARRANTY DEED – Robert
W. Brinton and Pamela J. Brinton
to Amy D. Smith, City of Clarion,
Original Addition, Block 9, Lot 10,
as desc. 5-13-15
QUIT CLAIM DEED – Douglas
Blue and Bridget Y. Blue to Douglas
Blue Trust Agreement, Douglas
Blue Trustee, and Blue Douglas
Trust Agreement, 27-90-26 and 2290-26, as desc. 5-13-15
WARRANTY DEED – Larry G.
Abbas Revocable Trust, Abbas Larry
G. Revocable Trust, and Larry G.
Abbas Trustee to Ronald Christians
and Virginia Christians, 5-93-25, as
desc. 5-13-15
Civil Court
The court handled three child
support cases.
TD Bank USA NA as Successor
In Interest vs. Robert N. Minter,
Belmond. Judgment for the plaintiff
May 21 in the amount of $5,288.40
plus interest at a rate of 2.23 percent
per annum from Jan. 5 and court
costs.
Hauge Associations Inc. vs. Berta
M. Alberts and Donald E. Alberts,
Clarion. Judgment for the plaintiff
May 20 in the amount of $22,987.36
plus $2,704.67 in pre-judgment
interest and post judgment interest at
the statutory rate plus court costs.
District Court
The court handled one probation
violation case.
The court issued one search
warrant this week.
The court issued one arrest
warrant this week.
State of Iowa vs. Jeremy J.
Fender, 220 7th Ave SE, Clarion.
The defendant pled guilty May 21
to criminal mischief in the third
degree and was fined $625 plus the
statutory 35 percent surcharge, court
appointed attorney fees, $125 Law
Enforcement Initiative surcharge,
restitution to be determined, court
costs, 270 days in the county jail with
all but 24 days suspended in lieu of 2
years probation to the Department of
Correctional Services and credit for
time served. The charge of trespass
– injury or damage greater than
$200 was dismissed. This sentence
is the result of an incident Jan. 29
investigated by the Clarion Police
Department.
State of Iowa vs. Daniel P. Robell,
Eagle Grove. The defendant pled
guilty May 18 to disorderly conduct
– fighting or violent behavior and
was fined $100 plus the statutory 35
percent surcharge and court costs.
This sentence is the result of an
incident May 15 investigated by the
Eagle Grove Police Department.
State of Iowa vs. Curtis J. Walters,
Goldfield. The defendant pled guilty
May 18 to public intoxication and
was fined $100 plus the statutory 35
percent surcharge and court costs.
This sentence is the result of an
incident May 16 investigated by the
sheriff’s department.
City of Eagle Grove vs. Anita
Asche, Eagle Grove. The defendant
was fined $150 plus interest at a rate
of 2.23 percent per annum from May
20 and court costs plus was ordered
to remove all junk in 14 days for
violation of city code – store,
accumulate, or allow to remain
on any private property within the
corporate of the city any junk or junk
vehicles.
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Workshop to Learn Proper
Cleaning of Gravestones
will be given May 30
Cleaning gravestones is a
project that most of people don’t
think about.
After
visiting the cemeteries
taking photographs of
gravestones, it is evident
that many stones have
blackened with age or
have lichen growing on
them due to their age. A
workshop will be held on
Saturday, May 30, at 1:30
p.m., in the East section
of Evergreen Cemetery
to show the proper way
to clean and preserve
gravestones with as little
damage as possible.
Jo Beck got her start in graveyard
preservation working in a small
family/prairie cemetery as a child in
Colorado. Through her involvement
as a volunteer at Elmwood-St
Joseph Municipal Cemetery in
Mason City, Iowa, she has gone to
seminars, trainings and hands-on
clinics taught by Jonathan
Appell, a nationally known
Monuments Conservator.
She has been actively
involved in preservation
and conservation efforts
at Elmwood since 2011.
Always willing to talk
gravestones, she has helped
lead gravestone care and
cleaning seminars in Mason
City
and
surrounding
communities. When not
hanging out at cemeteries,
she lives with her husband,
Glenn, in Klemme and
works at the Mason City Fire
Department.
This workshop is sponsored
by Wright County Genealogical
Society. If you have any questions,
please call Jo Ann at 532-2055.
Adult Health Clinics are available
to any person in Wright County,
ages 50 or older. They have been
scheduled for June as follows:
Tuesday, June 9, at Eagle Grove
Senior Center, from 11:30 a.m. to 12
noon. This will be a blood pressure
and health education clinic.
Wednesday, June 17, at Goldfield
Legion Building from 11:15 a.m.
to 12 noon. This will be a blood
pressure and health education clinic.
Thursday, June 18, at Belmond
from 8:30 to 10 a.m. This will be a
blood pressure and a foot clinic.
Nails will be trimmed at foot
clinics, but you need to bring your
own clippers and files. The suggested
donation for foot care is $10.00.
Partial assessments include blood
sugars, blood counts, urine tests,
screenings and education. Wellness
lab profiles are available for a fee.
Please come to the clinic fasting if
you would like lab work.
Anyone desiring information
regarding Senior Health Clinics
may call Kathy Nicholls at 515-5323461. There is no charge for services,
however donations are appreciated.
Adult Health Clinics
scheduled for June
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Board of Education
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Board of Directors
Unapproved Minutes
Monday, May 18, 2015
The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Board of
Directors held their Regular Meeting on
Monday, May 18, 2015. In attendance were
Beth Severson, Beth Jackson, Corey Jacobsen,
Dr. Robert Olson, and Anita Frye.
Vice President Severson called the meeting
to order at 6:02 P.M. Motion by Jackson to
Approve Agenda. Second by Jacobsen. Motion carried 3-0.
No one addressed the board during Open
Forum.
Motion by Jacobsen to Approve Consent
Agenda: Approve Payment of Bills; Approve
Payment of Additional Bills; Approve Boys/
Girls Entry Fees and Overnight trips for State
Qualifying Events; Approve Minutes from April
13, April 20, April 27, and May 12; Approve
Resignation of Scott Herrig as JV Baseball
Coach for FY16; Approve Work Agreement
with Macoy Rohrer as JV and Freshman
Softball Coach; Approve Bimbo Bakery Bread
Bid for FY16; Approve Milk Bid from Anderson
Erickson for FY16; Approve Asbestos Removal
Bid of lowest qualified bid; Approve FY16
School Calendar; Approve Review of Board
Policies 605.5-605.6, Policy 605.4 add
definition - Educational Unit equals 2 credits;
Accept FY14 School Audits from Dows CSD,
and Clarion-Goldfield CSD; Approve Non-DOT
Testing Program Agreement with Either IASB
or ISFIS; Approve Rev-Trak Online Payment
System; Approve Sale of wind turbine at High
School. Second by Jacobsen. Motion carried
3-0.
Motion by Jackson to Approve District Core
Values. Second by Jacobsen. Motion carried
3-0.
Dr. Olson will communicate with board
members Middleton and Schultz to set up
Facility Committee Meeting date.
Set Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 9:00 A.M.
as Classified/Administrative Salary Committee
work session.
Set Monday, June 8, 2015 at 6:00 P.M. as
next Regular Board Meeting and Work Session.
Motion to adjourn by Jackson. Second by
Jacobsen. Motion passed 3-0.
Meeting adjourned at 6:46 P.M.
Anita Frye
Board Secretary
Access Systems - Supplies...................$106.49
AdvancED - Fee....................................$750.00
Airgas USA LLC - Supply......................$416.87
Ames Environmental Inc - Training.......$100.00
Aramark Uniform Services - Service.....$703.48
Arnold Motor Supply - Supplies.............$835.14
Auditor Of State - Audit Rpt...................$800.00
Bakker Jon - Supplies.............................$63.56
Bank of America - Fuel..........................$347.58
Belmond-Klemme Comm
School - Tuition.............................$6,121.00
Blank Park Zoo - Admission..................$518.00
Bomgaars - Supplies...............................$33.46
C H McGuiness Company - Parts.........$159.93
Carrillo Maria Daisy - Prof Dev..............$100.00
City Of Clarion - Water.......................$2,830.40
City Of Goldfield - Water........................$114.27
Clarion Distributing - Supplies............$1,950.00
Clarion Hardware Hank - Supplies..........$61.33
Clarion Super Foods - Supplies............$505.43
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows CSD PP Elec Equipment...............................$167.82
Lunch Fund - Food..........................$211.47
Coldiron Deborah - Prof Dev.................$300.00
Davis Ruth - Food.................................$123.00
DHS Cashier 1st Fl - Medicaid.........$10,074.19
Don’s Pest Control - Service.................$320.00
Eagle Building Supply Cl - Supplies......$162.06
Electricial Materials Company Supplies.............................................$34.80
Engel Law Office - Services...............$3,577.50
Follett School Solutions Inc. Service..........................................$2,341.40
Fort Dodge Machine & Supply - Parts.....$47.89
Foster’s Frame & Alignment - Repair....$362.30
Francotyp-Postalia - Postage..................$12.00
Goldfield Access Network - Phones...$1,450.22
Goldfield Telephone Co - Service..........$217.50
Graham Tire Ft. Dodge - Tire..................$73.23
Graphic Edge (The) - Equipment..........$894.54
Hamilton County Extension Admission........................................$195.00
Hansch, Danielle - Mileage.....................$69.50
Hanson & Sons - Repair..........................$42.99
Heartland AEA - Registration.................$390.00
Heartland Museum - Admission............$150.00
Heinemann - Reading Curr...................$283.80
Humboldt Community School Open Enrollment.........................$15,302.50
Iowa Communications Network
- Communication.............................$325.62
Iowa Cubs - Admission..........................$425.00
Iowa School Finance Information
Services, Inc - Services.....................$84.00
Iowa Testing Programs - Service........$4,898.82
Janitor’s Closet Ltd - Supplies...............$230.90
JW Pepper & Son Inc - Supplies...........$701.97
L & L Service Inc - Repair........................$16.00
Larson Lawn Care - Service..................$540.00
Lindaman Erica - Prof Dev....................$100.00
Living History Farms - Admission..........$627.75
M J Care, Inc. - Service.........................$886.14
Maasdam Construction
Company - Service..........................$290.00
Malloy Law Firm - Services...................$105.53
Menards FD - Supplies..........................$126.61
Menards MC - Supplies...........................$56.73
Mid-America Publishing Corp. Communication...............................$398.16
Midamerican Energy - Electricity........$7,308.49
Morris Amanda - Prof Dev.....................$100.00
Mosaic in North Central Iowa
- Services.....................................$1,600.00
NAPA Auto Parts WC - Parts.................$141.39
North Central Cooperative - Fuel.....$15,260.71
On-Site Information
Destruction, Inc. - Service..................$50.00
Phonak, LLC - Repair............................$157.39
Pizza Ranch - Supplies...........................$56.50
Poutre Leslie - Prof Dev........................$100.00
Prairie Lake AEA P - Registration..........$300.00
Prairie Lakes AEA FD - Service..........$1,163.00
Pritchard Family Auto
Stores - Repair.................................$352.60
R W Sound - Repairs............................$348.95
Rainbow Cleaners - Service....................$13.00
Rieman Music - Supplies.......................$817.33
Robb Darcell - Prof Dev.......................$100.00
Sam’s Club MC/SYNCB - Parts..........$2,307.35
Schaffer Cindy - Postage.........................$74.61
Scholastic Book Fair - Book Fair........$4,351.85
School Specialty Inc - Supplies.............$140.98
SharpSchool - Service........................$1,313.25
Shopko Stores
Operating Co LLC - Supplies.............$33.52
Simmons Anita - Prof Dev.....................$100.00
Spencer Steel LLC - Supplies.................$36.63
Struxture Architects - Services..............$150.00
T & D Service - Repairs......................$1,943.39
The Trash Man - Service....................$1,016.40
Thompson Julie - Tuition.......................$266.04
Thrifty White Pharmacy - Supplies............$7.90
TMI Services - Service..........................$330.00
Urness Hardware - Postage..................$468.16
Verizon - Phones...................................$952.33
Vinsand Sonia - Prof Dev......................$100.00
W & H Cooperative Oil Co - Propane....$105.67
Zeiger Jackie - Prof Dev........................$100.00
Zeiger Milissa - Prof Dev.......................$100.00
. ................................................$104,901.32
Activities
A & M Products - Supplies.....................$119.50
Adventureland - Admission.................$2,300.00
Anderson’s - Supplies.........................$1,710.75
ASPI Solutions, Inc. - Service...............$168.00
Bank of America - Supplies...................$313.08
BSN Sports - Supplies...........................$886.40
Clarion Hardware Hank - Supplies..........$31.97
Clarion Super Foods - Supplies............$324.19
Clarion Theater Group Inc - Supplies......$72.00
Clarmond Country Club - Entry Fee........$60.00
Decker Sporting Goods - Supplies........$878.00
Down to Earth - Supplies.........................$30.00
Eagle Building Supply Cl - Supplies......$333.45
Eagle Grove Community School Entry Fee.........................................$100.00
Emerald Hills Golf Course - Entry Fee....$10.00
Fairfield Inn Ames - Lodging..................$470.25
Fancy That Catering - Supplies.............$113.30
Festival Of Nations - Admission............$190.00
Gilbert Jewelers - Service.......................$22.00
Graphic Edge (The) - Supplies...........$1,272.52
GTM Sportswear - Clothing................$2,648.00
Hampton -Dumont Community
Schools - Entry Fee.........................$100.00
Hearts And Flowers - Supplies................$32.00
Instrumentalist Company - Supplies........$15.50
Iowa Assoc. Track Coaches
- Membership....................................$45.00
Iowa FFA Association - Registration........$96.00
Iowa HS Speech Assoc. - Membership...$95.00
Jake Moore Strength &
Conditioning - Service...................$1,500.00
JW Pepper & Son Inc - Music.................$70.79
L & L Service Inc - Service......................$25.50
Lakeside Golf Course - Entry Fee...........$60.00
Martin Bros - Food.................................$364.68
Morley Athletic
Supply Co, Inc - Supplies................$235.06
Neff Company - Awards.........................$351.80
Oaks Garden Spot - Supplies..................$30.00
Party Productions - Costume Rental.....$428.95
Pepsi Beverages Co - Supplies..........$1,474.56
Pizza Ranch - Supplies.........................$170.00
Power Lift - Equipment.......................$8,944.68
Roland-Story High School - Entry Fee....$60.00
Shopko Stores
Operating Co LLC - Supplies..........$302.67
Thompson Karla - Supplies.....................$80.26
Thrifty White Pharmacy - Supplies........$145.64
Verizon - Phones................................... -$83.21
Warnke, Craig - Entry Fee.......................$96.27
Water’s Edge - Supplies........................$313.00
. ..................................................$27,007.56
Capital Projects
Oldson’s Inc. - Repair............................$855.20
Sande Construction & Supply
- Repair............................................$899.75
T & R Electric LLC - Repair................$3,500.00
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C-G-D Competes At State Track
Willey medals in two events at state
Mason Willey came home from Des Moines with two medals from this
year’s State Track & Field co-ed meet at Drake Stadium. He started out with
a best mark of 20’ 10.75” in the long jump to place sixth overall (2A). He
also made the finals on Saturday in the 200, clocking in at 22.46 for seventh.
That guaranteed him a medal, and on Saturday he still retained seventh place
overall with a 22.88. The 4x100 relay, composed of Sam Urness, Bryce
Hamilton, Zach Pogge and Willey, came in 14th in a time of 44.515 (after a
tiebreaker).
“None of them need to hang their heads,” said coach Craig Warnke.
“Mason was right there in the long jump, and made a really good one in the
final round that didn’t count. His start in the 100 wasn’t as quick as usual,
and you needed your best ever at state this year in that event. The 200 was
also a tough field. He’s done what he’s supposed to do, and had a great year.
He attained a lot over his four years here, and now plans to walk on at UNI
in track. The 4x100 guys felt okay about what they did. They were close to
their best time, and all ran well with decent splits. Aside from Mason, the rest
are back and already talking about next year.”
No medals for Cowgirls
The Cowgirl shuttle hurdle relay was just one spot from making the finals,
so that’s how close the red and black came to being guaranteed a medal finish
at the State Track & Field Meet at Drake Stadium. The foursome of Ana
Johnson, Maddie Disney, Celeste Swanson and Megan Zwiefel toured the
blue oval in 1:09.80 for ninth place (2A). Other efforts saw Disney take 12th
in the long jump (15’ 9”), Claire Davis 13th in the 400 (1:01.26) and Kenzie
Alberts 16th in the 400 (1:01.72.
Go Cowboys & Cowgirls!!
Sann makes 2A State Golf
Cowboy golfer Trenton Sann has
qualified for the 2015 State Boys
Golf Meet, starting this Friday, after
shooting rounds on 37-39 for a 76
total to place second overall at the
2A District meet in Okoboji.
Good
Luck
Trenton!
Athlete
American Legion Auxiliary Distributes Poppies
Each year the American Legion
Auxiliary participates in the
distribution of the red crepe paper
poppy to acknowledge the sacrifice
the veterans have made in keeping
our freedoms in the United States
of America. Clarion Unit #246
members distributed poppies in
Clarion on May 16, 2015.
“Millions of red crepe paper
poppies are handmade by veterans
whenever possible as part of their
therapeutic
rehabilitation,
and
are distributed across the country
in exchange for donations that
go directly to assist disabled
and hospitalized veterans in our
communities,” said Jo Ann Kramer,
American
Legion
Auxiliary
president. Funds will be used to
support programs that offer direct
support for our veterans.
Meeting the continuing needs
of veterans should be the concern
of every American who values
his or her freedom. The Auxiliary
promotes the poppy as a symbol
of the sacrifices our military have
made, a symbol to open people’s
hearts and inspire them to donate.
The Clarion American Legion
Auxiliary organization was able to
offer a scholarship to a student that
is a direct descendent of a veteran
through last year’s donations. Sarah
Rasmussen was awarded a $150
scholarship at the Clarion-GoldfieldDows awards night ceremony to use
toward her college expenses.
May is Military Appreciation
month. They salute those who
serve and defend our country!
of the Week
Maddie finished 12th at
last week’s State Meet in
the long jump, going 15’
9” for her best effort. She
also ran a leg of the shuttle
hurdle relay that finished
ninth, just one spot from
a medal. The junior is
the daughter of Mark and
Janet Disney.
Photos courtesy of Lifetouch
Jo Ann Kramer, Kathy Lester, Cindy Riley and Meriel Demuth prepare to distribute poppies for the American Legion Auxiliary on May 16,
2015. Cindy Riley, Karen Weld, and Kathy Lester have canvassed the community for donations for our veterans.
Maddie Disney
Church news
•Wednesday, June 3
6:00am Early Risers
Clarion Area
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
201 3rd. Ave. NE, Clarion
Rev. Don Morrison
•Sunday, May 31
10:00am Worship
8:30am Bibles and Bikes (coffee following
at Hardee’s), 6:00pm Praise Team practice,
7:00pm Chancel Choir practice
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH
420 1st Street N.W., Clarion
Pastors: Grant and Nicole Woodley
515-532-3440
•Sunday, May 31
9:00am Worship, 10:00am Fellowship
THE DWELLING PLACE
Pastor Kim Lee
1204 Central Ave East
515-293-2822
• Sundays
10:00am Church Services, Children’s
Ministries: Sunday – Little Lights – 0-2 years;
Kids Alive: 3 – 7 years
• Wednesdays
7:00 pm Corporate Prayer
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST,
CONGREGATIONAL
121 3rd Avenue N.W., Clarion
Pastor Bill Kem
515-532-2269
•Sunday, May 31
10:15am Fellowship, 11:00am Worship
CHURCH OF CHRIST
420 North Main, Clarion
Pastor Warren Curry
515-532-3273
•Thursday, May 28
6:00pm Iron Men 2 in church office with 7:30
Bible Study
•Friday, May 29
7:00 to 11:00pm Church Fun and Fellowship –
Dean and Athena Higgins
•Sunday, May 31
9:00am Adult Summer Study Group – John –
Church Basement, 10:00am Worship service,
6:00pm IMPACT – Church office – 7th to 12th
grade youth group
•Tuesday, June 2
6:00am IRON MEN – Community Men’s
Group at Church Office
10:00am Prayer Time at Sandy Stephenson’s
home
ST. JOHN CATHOLIC
608 2nd Ave. N.E., Clarion
Father Jerry W. Blake, pastor
515-532-3586
•Thursday, May 28
9:00am Sewing Circle at St. John in Clarion,
7:00pm Cluster Pastoral Council at St. John
in Clarion
•Friday, May 29
7:40am Rosary at St. John in Clarion,
8:00am Mass at St. John in Clarion
•Saturday, May 30
4:00pm Mass at St. John in Clarion, 8:00pm
Mass in Spanish at St. John in Clarion
•Sunday, May 31 – Holy Trinity
8:00am Mass at Sacred Heart in Eagle
Grove, 10:30am Mass at St. Francis in
Belmond
Father Gone Monday, June 1 to Thursday,
June 4 – No Week Day Mass
•Monday, June 1
6:00pm Alter Society at St. John in Clarion
•Tuesday, June 2
6:00pm Knights of Columbus at Sacred
Heart in Eagle Grove
7:00pm Cluster Confirmation Practice at St.
Francis in Belmond
•Thursday, June 4
8:00am Mass at Sacred Heart in Eagle Grove
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
219 First Street N.W., Clarion
Bill Kem, Pastor
515-532-2709
•Wednesday, May 27
6:00am Early Risers, 6:30pm Mission Team
•Thursday, May 28
10:00am Friendship Ministry
•Sunday, May 31
9:00am Worship, 10:15am Last Sunday
School – Have a great summer!
•Tuesday, June 2
10:00am Prayer Group, 1:00-6:00pm Blood
Drive
Goldfield Area
UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
220 Oak Street, Goldfield
515-825-3581
www.goldfieldupc.com
goldpres@goldfieldaccess.net
•Thursday, May 28
9:15am TOPS #IA 1348, Goldfield (Take Off
Pounds Sensibly) weigh-in and meeting
•Sunday, May 31
9:45am Choir practice, 10:30am Worship
Service. Guest speaker from Lakeshore
Center at Okoboji (Presbyterian Group),
11:30am Fellowship coffee
•Monday, June 1
9:00-11:30am Vacation Bible School
•Tuesday, June 2
•Wednesday, May 27
LAKE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Goldfield
Pastor Truman Larson
•Sunday
9:00 am Worship Service, 10:15 am Sunday
School and Confirmation.
PARK CHURCH OF CHRIST
422 North Washington St.,
Goldfield
Bob Dishman
515-825-3911
•Sunday
9:15 am Bible School, 10:15 am Worship
Service-Communion
observed
weekly;
childcare available and Children’s Church,
11:00 am WWE/Jr. Worship
GOLDFIELD UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
P.O. Box 190
Pastor Lynn Gardner
Craig Carlson, Youth Minister
515-825-3754
•Sundays
9:15am Sunday School (September to May
only), 10:30 am – Worship
515-532-3630
UNITED CHURCH OF ROWAN
Pastor Nancy Hofmeister
811 Pesch Box 38, Rowan
•Sunday, May 31
9:00am Sunday School, 10:00am Worship
Service, 11:00am Coffee Fellowship
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Missouri Synod
Jct. Highway 69 & 3
Pastor Mark Peterson
•Sunday
10:30 am - Divine Service
11:45 am - Bible Study
Dows Area
ABUNDANT LIFE CHAPEL
202 Fairview St., Dows
515-852-4520 / Bruce Klapp, Pastor
• Sundays
9:30 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages
including adults; 10:30 a.m. - Worship
Service with Nursery and Children’s Ministry
available; 6:30 p.m. - Adult Bible Study with
childcare available
• Wednesdays
7:00 p.m. - Adult Bible Study with Nursery,
Children and Youth Ministry
SOVEREIGN GRACE CHURCH
109 N. Eskridge St., Dows
Dows / www.sgcdows.com
Doug Holmes, Pastor
• Sundays
10:15 a.m. - Sunday School/Coffee; 11:15am
Worship at First Presbyterian in Dows
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH
Dows
Pastors: Grant and Nicole Woodley
•Saturday, May 30
6:30am Men’s Bible Study at Rick’s
•Sunday, May 31
10:30am Worship
1:00pm FLCW Workshop, 8:00pm Council
UNITED METHODIST
& PRESBYTERIAN
Dows / Alexander
Shawn W. Hill, Pastor
• Sundays
8:45a.m. - Alexander Methodist Worship;
IMMANUEL U.C.C.
204 E. South St., Latimer
Pastor Lindsey Braun
• Sunday
9:30am - Worship
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN
304 W. Main, Latimer
Travis Berg, Pastor
• Wednesday
6:30pm - Elders
• Saturday
7:00pm - Vespers
• Sunday
9:00a.m. - Worship; 10:15 a.m. - ABC /
Sunday School
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Morgan, Lee Center, Bradford
Erling Shultz, Pastor
• Sundays, 8:30 a.m. Worship (B); 9:30 a.m.
Worship, (LC); 10:30 a.m. Worship (M)
• Tuesdays, 5:15-6:30 p.m. NA/AA Bible
Study; 7:30 p.m. (B) Bible Study
MISSIONARY ALLIANCE CHURCH
3rd & Lake Streets, Blairsburg
Ron Lotz, Pastor
515-325-6210
•Saturday, May 30
9:30 to 11:00am MAC Fitness class for
women
• Sunday, May 31
8:00 – 9:30am The Café is open, 9:00am
Sunday School for all ages, 10:00am Worship,
5:00-9:00pm The Café will be open with
casual worship at 6
•Tuesday, June 2
6:00am Men’s Bible Study, 7:00am High
School students meet for coffee at Mornin’
Glory at Webster City
7:30am High School students meet for coffee
at grounded in Clarion, 6:00 – 7:00pm The
Café is open, 7:00pm Jr and Sr High Youth
NAZARETH LUTHERAN
Coulter
Pastor Dave Bernhardt
• Sunday
10:00am - Coffee, 10:30am - Joint Worship
Service
Monitor Memories
From The Archives oF The wrighT counTy moniTor
1980 and 1945
35 Years Ago
May 29, 1980
New traffic signals for
Clarion have been approved by the
Iowa Department of Transportation
as part of the Urban-State Traffic
Engineering Program. The project
involves installing traffic signals on
Iowa 3 at Second Street North. The
program calls for the costs of the
improvements to be divided equally
between the state and city involved.
The Iowa DOT will pay $15,000 of
the $30,000 for the Clarion project.
Mike Geary of the
Wright County Sheriff’s Auxiliary
Department was one of three
citizens credited with saving the
life of a 20 year old Mason City
man last Wednesday. Scott Bretey
was pinned under a farm tractor
which rolled while he was mowing
grass at KGLO radio towers along
Highway 18. Deb Erickson, Clarion,
saw the accident from the highway
and flagged Mike Geary who was
approaching in his private car.
According to authorities the tractor
was lifted off the injured man with
a super-human effort, saving his life
by removing the pressure from his
chest. Geary, a certified EMT gave
mouth to mouth resuscitation and
CPR and restored the young man’s
breathing. Since Geary’s car is
equipped with hi-band radio, he was
able to call for an ambulance. When
the ambulance arrived, Geary had
the injured man bandaged and ready
to be transported to Mercy Hospital
in Mason City. Bretey had multiple
bruises and leg injuries.
The Clarion Cub Scouts
took on a worthwhile project last
Saturday by cleaning up ditches of
the gravel roads that surround the
Wright County landfill. This event
was coordinated by local pack and
county by Dennis Olson. Helping
with the project were the following
scouts and leaders: Billy Skinner,
Jason Miller, Ryan Ringnalda,
THANK YOU!
Thank you to everyone who
attended the Pancake breakfast
and the Memorial Day Service.
They were a great success.
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The Wright County
Monitor
Todd Kreitlow, Mike Jurgens, Mike
Morgan, Rob Caylor, Thad Stewart,
Jeff Hunt, Jim Stewart, Sheryl
Stewart, Irva Jurgens, Robert Miller,
Donna Miller, and Robin Miller.
70 Years Ago
May 31, 1945
Technical Sergeant Philip
E. Tilman, U. S. Marine Corps, of
Clarion was presented the Purple
Heart recently at the U. S. Naval
Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., by
Captain Frederick Ceres, MC-USN,
for wounds received at Iwo Jima. He
entered the Marine Corps on July 7,
1941, and during the 22 months he
has served at sea or overseas, he has
seen action in Bouganville, Vella
Lavella, and Iwo Jima. He wears the
American Theater, Asiatic-Pacific
Theater (3 stars), Presidential Unit
Citation (1 star), and American
Defense ribbons, as well as the
Purple Heart. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Tillman of Clarion.
Vern B. Allan, who has
been manager of the Wright County
Monitor for the past two years,
has accepted a position with the
Des Moines Register & Tribune as
production manager in the Promotion
department. He will leave Friday,
June 1, to assume his new duties in
Des Moines. Vern was with the Jaqua
Printing company at Humboldt for
three years, prior to his position with
the Monitor. Mr. Allan has been a
competent newspaperman and has
made many friends during his two
years in Clarion.
The following is an
interesting item concerning Mrs.
Robert Weirheim in that she closes
one year’s work at the Eagle Grove
hemp plant without having missed a
single night’s work in that period of
time. Her husband has been overseas
for two years. The Purple Heart
having been sent to Mrs. Weirheim
a few weeks ago for wounds he had
received in action.
HOLMES BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Zach Fischer
2137 Hancock Avenue
515-825-3110
•Sunday
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641-444-3380
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FIRST REFORMED
214 Brown St., Alexander
Pastor Phillip Arnold
• Sundays
8:30 a.m. - Adult Sunday School in the
Sunshine Room; 9:30 a.m. - Worship; 10:45
a.m. - Sunday School; 6:30 p.m. - HS Youth
Group Meeting; 7 p.m. - Pastor Phil’s Radio
Ministry on KLMJ
• Wednesdays
4:00p.m. - Catechism, Grades 1-8; 7:00p.m.
- High School
HOLMES EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Pastor Rich Taylor
515-825-3660
•Friday, May 29
9:30am Bible Study at Samuel
•Sunday, May 31
9:00am Praise and Worship
1:30pm Home Circle
•Thursday, June 4
10:00am Pastors’ Prayer
Family Eye Care
Clarion
WRIGHT CHRISTIAN
REFORMED CHURCH
1730 130th Street, Kanawha
641-762-3947
•Sunday
9:30 am - Morning Worship, 10:30 am Fellowship, 11:00 am - Sunday School, 6:00
pm - Evening Worship
9:00a.m. - Dows Sunday School; 10:00a.m. Dows Joint Worship at Presbyterian Church
on first two Sundays each month and at United
Methodist Church on remaining Sundays
• Thursdays
9 a.m. - Presbyterian Women
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1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11
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Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35
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THE LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH OF THE
NAZARENE
Dana Wendel, Minister
1010 2nd Street SW, Clarion
532-2330 or 532-6686
•Sunday
9:30 am - Sunday School, 10:45 am - Worship
Service free lunch following service
•Tuesday
11:00 am - Prayer (Hiemstra’s)
•Wednesday
7:00 pm - Adult Bible Study
9:30 am - Sunday School, 10:30 am - Worship
Service, 6:00 pm - Evening Service
•Wednesday
7:00 pm - Prayer meeting; Souled Out Group,
Kids Club for ages 4 years to 6th grade
515-602-6910
900 Central Ave. E • Clarion
Call us for all your phone needs
828-3888 or 800-825-9753
Remembering our loved ones....
Harlan Askelsen
Harlan Askelsen, 68, of Clarion
passed away Thursday, May 21,
2015 at his home in rural Clarion.
Funeral services for Harlan
Askelsen will be held on Tuesday,
May 26, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., at First
United Methodist Church, 201 3rd
Avenue North East in Clarion with
Pastors Grant and Nicole Woodley
officiating. Interment will be held at
Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion.
Visitation for Harlan Askelsen
will be held on Monday, May 25,
2015 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., at Ewing
Funeral Home, 1801 Central Avenue
East in Clarion and will continue one
hour prior to services at the church
on Tuesday.
Harlan was born on March 9,
1947, in Clarion, Iowa, to Howard
and Ella Askelsen and resided in
Clarion his entire life, attending
Clarion elementary, junior high,
and high school. During his early
life, Harlan was a busy helper to his
father on the farm, spending much
time working in the field, handling
cattle, and spending time with the
colorful hired men his father hired
(which also served as the material
for many salty stories later in life).
Following high school, Harlan
immediately began farming with his
father, Howard, and also attended
Iowa Central Community College
for a time before his father passed
away, and Harlan took over the
farming operation in 1972. He also
served in the Iowa National Guard
for six years.
In November 1968, Harlan
married his high school sweetheart,
Margaret Moss, with whom he
shared the rest of his life. Harlan
and Margaret had six children:
five boys and one girl (Erik, Chad,
Troy, Kristan, Tayte, and Dane).
Harlan and Margaret made their
home in rural Clarion, where they
raised their family together “on the
farm.” The Askelsen farm was an
active place, with all of the farm
work and kids’ sports events, and
“Margaret’s schedule” (as Harlan
would sometimes refer to it).
Education was important to Harlan.
He supported Margaret when she
obtained her bachelors and masters
degrees after they had children,
and conveyed often to his children
the importance of a college degree.
Harlan was a member of the First
Lutheran Church in Clarion all of his
life.
Harlan spent his entire life as a
farmer and could imagine no other
vocation. Early in his farming
career, he raised feeder cattle and
loved to travel out west by semi
to buy calves but the economics
changed by the early 1980s and he
got out of cattle. He often referred
to the four silos that supported his
cattle feeding operation, and served
as the marker for the Askelsen farm
on County K, as “monuments to
stupidity.” Surviving his bout with
cattle, weather disasters in the late
1970s, and the farm crisis of the
1980s, Harlan focused solely on
raising crops the remainder of his
life and loved immensely the farm
equipment he needed (and didn’t
need) to support his operation. His
favorite activity was traveling the
countryside to discuss and hassle
implement dealer sales personnel
to research new farm equipment,
gathering valuable intelligence
to vet with the coffee crew the
following morning. Following as
a close second, he loved to take an
evening drive, sometimes with his
four-legged friend, to check out the
crops. Harlan’s dream was to spend
his entire life on the farm, which he
Harlan
Askelsen
1947-2015
VISITATION: Monday, May
25, 2015 from 5 to 8 p.m. at
Ewing Funeral Home, Clarion
FUNERAL: Tuesday, May 26,
2015, at 10:30 a.m. at First
United Methodist Church,
Clarion Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery in Clarion
accomplished successfully.
Harlan had very few interests
outside of farming, other than
his family---and wrestling.
He
was devoted and proud of his
wife, children and seventeen
grandchildren.
Given the sheer
numbers and activity level of the
Askelsen clan, he had little time for
much else and spent considerable
time traveling the state to see his
grandchildren’s events, which is
how he liked it. If he did manage
to free up time, it was usually
spent watching wrestling—Iowa
State wrestling matches, the State
Wrestling tournament, and the
NCAA wrestling championships
were regular events on his annual
calendar. He was not a big traveler,
but would enjoy the trips Margaret
planned once he was on them, and
loved the trips he took to Argentina
and Brazil with his lifelong friend to
view international agriculture.
Throughout his life, Harlan often
displayed a tough exterior, which
easily could be seen through by
those who knew and loved him. He
was soft and caring and hugged his
grandchildren often. He imparted
wisdom and life lessons to his
children - often in memorable oneliners - about how to conduct oneself
in matters of morality, integrity, and
fairness. And he helped and offered
counsel to those in need and would
do almost anything for those he
cared about. His family (always
interested in psychology because of
the many theories their counselor
mother discussed in the home) often
described Harlan as a unique case
study in complex contradiction. But
there was no contradiction in the fact
that his family knew he loved them
unconditionally.
Harlan is survived by his wife –
Margaret; son Erik (Angie) Askelsen
and their children, Elise, Celia, Eden,
and Ceris; Chad (Sue) Askelsen and
their children, Mason, Riley, Payton,
Harley, Landon, and Sutton; Troy
(Jenny) Askelsen and their children,
Megan, Brooke, Adalynn, Blaire;
Kristan (Brad) and their children,
Sullivan, Karrigan, and Kelsey;
Tayte (Taylar); and Dane (significant
other, Shelby); sister, Elaine (Nick)
Nichols; nieces and nephews; and
a host of family, friends, and coffee
buddies.
He is preceded in death by his
parents, Howard and Ella.
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Beverly Schutt
Beverly Schutt, 86, of Clarion
passed away Wednesday, May 20,
2015 at Iowa Specialty Hospital in
Clarion.
Funeral services for Beverly
Schutt will be held at 11:30 a.m., on
Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Ewing
Funeral Home, 1801 Central Avenue
East in Clarion with Pastor Grant
Woodley officiating.
A closed casket visitation will
be held one hour prior to services
at the funeral home on Saturday.
Graveside services will be private.
Beverly Jane (Lester) Schutt was
born in Clarion, Iowa on March 30,
1929. She was born to Frank and
Violette (Huntley) Lester. Bev was
the third of the Lester’s four children
and their only daughter. The Lester
family was Methodist in their faith.
She attended multiple country
schools during her youth and
finished her high school education in
Woolstock, graduating in 1947.
Bev moved to Clarion following
high school and was married to
Eldred (Tiny) Schutt in June the
following year. They were the first
couple to be married in the newly
constructed Methodist church in
Clarion. The couple has resided in
Clarion since that time. The two
were high school sweethearts. June
24th would have marked 67 years of
marriage. Tiny joked that including
the time they dated, they were
together over for over seventy years.
Their marriage was blessed with two
sons.
Shortly after their marriage, Bev
converted to Eldred’s Lutheran
faith and the couple raised their
family in that tradition. Bev was
primarily a homemaker, but over
the years worked for Northwestern
Bell, Shupe / Urness Hardware and
the Clarion School system. When
the boys were young, she was also
active in their interests being a Cub
Come and Go
Bridal Shower
Honoring
Jackie Bierle
bride elect of Scott Ah
rens
Saturday May 30th
9:00 to 11:00 am
First Lutheran
Church
Clarion, IA
Bridal
Registry
Beverly
Schutt
1929-2015
VISITATION: One hour prior
to service at Ewing Funeral
Home, Clarion.
SERVICE:
11:30
a.m.
Saturday, May 23, 2015, at
Ewing Funeral Home, Clarion.
11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 23,
2015, at Ewing Funeral Home,
Clarion.
Scout Den mother and related church
activities. Bev had a special talent
for card games and was especially
fond of the many bridge circles in
which she participated.
Survivors include her husband,
Eldred, Pauline Lester (sister-inlaw) of Ventura, IA., Her children
include Steven, Yale (Diane), stepgrandchildren: Todd (Sue) Prehm
of Lenexa, KS., Melissa ‘Missy’
(Richard) Walls of Columbia, MO.,
Mike (Amber) Prehm of Oklahoma
City, OK., and Cynthia (Brett)
Poling of St. Francis, KS., and 15
step-great-grandchildren.
Bridal Table
Olivia Watts &
Nate Huntley
Wedding: August 8, 2015
Shower: June 7 & 14
Urness Hardware
820 Central Ave. W. • Clarion
Jeri L. (DeWitt) Tripp
Jeri L. (DeWitt) Tripp, age 70,
of Grinnell, Iowa and formerly of
Bode, Iowa, died on Thursday, May
21, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center
in Des Moines.
A celebration of her life will be
held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 26,
2015, at the Smith Funeral Home
in Grinnell with Rev. Jim Dotson
officiating. Visitation will be held
prior to the service beginning at 9:00
a.m. A graveside service will be
held 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 26th
at Union Cemetery near Livermore,
Iowa.
Memorials may be designated to
the Jeri L. Tripp Memorial Fund,
mailed in care of the Smith Funeral
Home, PO Box 368, Grinnell, Iowa
50112. Memories and condolences
may be shared with the family online
at www.smithfh.com.
Jeri was born on January 5,
1945, in Algona, Iowa to Walton
Leslie DeWitt and Olive Luella
(Baker) DeWitt. She was raised and
educated in Bode, Iowa.
In 1966, she was united in
marriage to Richard Schaffer and
their marriage later ended in divorce.
She married Albert Tripp in 1993,
and he preceded her in death in
2005. Jeri spent her early working
career in food service. She spent
many years working as a cook in
several restaurants. She owned her
own café in Renwick, Iowa and was
recently employed at Meskwaki
Casino as a dealer in the poker
room. She retired from Meskwaki
in November of 2014.
Jeri will be remembered for her
kind-hearted, sarcastic but kind,
and fun-loving way. She was an
excellent cook who made the most
amazing fudge. She held a special
love for her dogs and called them
her kids. She was also a talented
artist who enjoyed painting. Her
enjoyments included spending time
with her family, gardening, playing
cards, solving jigsaw puzzles, and
going on trips to South Dakota.
Jeri is survived by her brother,
Steven DeWitt of Washington, IA;
Virginia Hackbart White
Virginia Hackbarth White, 83,
of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, passed
away on May 19, 2015.
Virginia was born in Lacey,
Iowa, the daughter of Floyd and
Juanita Hackbarth. She graduated
from Iowa Methodist School of
Nursing and was a registered nurse
at St. Luke’s Hospital in Denver and
Lutheran Hospital in Wheat Ridge.
Virginia is survived by her
husband, William, children James,
Elizabeth, and Andrew, and by
four grandchildren, and four great
grandchildren.
Jeri L.
(DeWitt) Tripp
1945 – 2015
VISITATION: One hour prior to
the service on Tuesday, May
26, 2015 at Smith Funeral
Home in Grinnell
FUNERAL: Tuesday, May 26,
2015, at 10:00 a.m. at Smith
Funeral Home in Grinnell
INTERMENT: Union Cemetery
near Livermore at 2 p.m.
a niece, Terri (Rick) Kelling of
Grinnell; 6 great nieces, Andrea
Stegman of Kansas City, Missouri,
Amy (Josh) Sebring of Slater, IA,
Kim (Derrick) Sears of Grinnell,
Amanda (Raen) Schechinger of
Clarksville, IA, Kristen Kelling
of Grinnell, and Kylie Kelling of
Grinnell; 6 great nieces and nephews,
Tyler and Lauren Gade, Madison and
Caleb Parker, Reagan Sebring, and
Evin Sears; and close friends Don
Nelson and Donna Nelson. She was
preceded in death by her parents,
Walton and Olive (Baker) DeWitt; a
sister, Maurine Myers in 1982; and a
niece, Kelly Chapman in 1983.
Virginia
Hackbart White
Kaysie Williams
& Kenny King
Wedding - May 30, 2015
Mackenzie Hedberg &
Jonathan McOllough
Wedding - June 6, 2015
Olivia Myers &
Austin Walton
Wedding - June 20, 2015
Allison Wittry &
Austin Warnke
Wedding - August 8, 2015
Olivia Watts
& Nate Huntley
Showers - June 7 &14, 2015
Taylor Howison
& Austin Keller
Showers - June 13 & 27, 2015
Wedding - July 25, 2015
Katie Murphy
& Brandon Cramer
Kaylyn Mechem
& Joseph Gangestad
Wedding: June 27th, 2015
Scott Nelsen Benefit
In July 2014 Scott was diagnosed with multiple
myeloma cancer. When his body was not responding to chemotherapy treatment, he was
referred to University of Iowa Hospital and
Clinic for more a more intensive treatment plan.
Scott is in the middle of treatment in Iowa City
at this time. He is undergoing stem cell transplantation. During this time he is unable to work.
Funds from the benefit will assist with medical
expenses, travel and lodging, and monthly expenses.
Sunday, June 7, 2015
• Meal (freewill offering)
from 11:30-1:00pm.
• Silent Auction 11:30-1:00pm
• Live Auction beginning at
1:00pm
• Being held at Clarion-Goldfield
-Dows High School
Monetary donations may be directed to the Scott Nelsen Benefit account at First Citizens National Bank.
If you are interested in donating to the live or silent auction you may contact:
Mary Stumpf or Dick Stumpf at 515-532-6482.
Rick Nelsen at 515-825-3566,
or Monna and Denny Gardalen at 515-532-6434
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108 North Main St. • Clarion, Iowa
Becoming Clarion
Heartland Museum is part of
Clarion’s history for nearly the past 20 years
By Karen Weld, Monitor contributing writer
It started as a dream in the early
part of 1994 and began taking
shape a couple of years after. The
vision became a reality with a
major fundraiser in 1998. Heartland
Museum, in southwest Clarion,
became a part of our recent history
in the years since; thanks to a
number of dedicated volunteers and
the support of the entire community.
Heartland Museum is a nonprofit corporation bringing together
3,000 visitors enjoy the exhibits and
collections annually. Summer open
hours (from Memorial Day to Labor
Day) are 1 – 4 p.m. on Wednesday
and Saturday afternoons.
Ralph Borel, George Boyington,
Normajene Collier, Maurice Riley
have become the faces of the most
dedicated and long-term volunteers.
Borel farmed until the age of 69 and
knew he wanted ‘something to do’
after retirement. “Both my wife and
“Each year, 850 million people visit American museums. That’s more
than all the U.S. professional baseball, football, and basketball sporting
events combined.” Source: American Association of Museums.
several entities under one roof with
an underlying ‘Clarion theme’ of
‘small community people doing big
things.’ Mary Tesdahl, volunteer
and board member, said, “It seemed
unlikely that the Maasdams’ tractor
collection; Alvina’s (Sellers) hat
collection, and the collection of
designer teddy bears (vision of
Steve Schutt’s) would be able to
be put together successfully in one
location.” The building also houses
the Wright County Historical
Library.
Staffed by volunteers, the
museum is available most days of
the year by appointment. More than
of the building, and establishing a
parking area were several of the first
external building projects.
Long-time residents can probably
recall several ribbon cuttings, as
different collections or exhibits were
completed and opened. The first
exhibit (opened in 2001) showcased
the progress of agriculture with a
large collection of very rare tractors
and Caterpillar equipment from
Larry Maasdam’s vast collection.
Wife Melanie’s collection of horse
drawn vehicles are also displayed in
the north section of the museum.
Melanie
Maasdam
said,
Mary Tesdahl. “There is a 1910s and
a 1930s street, as well as a 1950s
street. The themes all fit together
nicely.” Stores include a millinery
shop, a barber shop, a bank, a jail, a
hotel, and a general store.
The Teddy Bear Museum was
completed in 2005 when Clarion
hosted its on-going every five
years, International Teddy Bear
Convention.
Exhibits
include
designer bears from artists across
the country and from several foreign
countries.
All of the exhibits carry out its
mission statement of “the present is
I knew, I’d need to keep busy. My
tool belt said ‘Habitat for Humanity’
which is where I thought I’d
volunteer. I wounded up helping here
instead. One of my first jobs was that
of helping with fundraising.”Borel is
now 89.
It was in 1998 that Heartland
Museum embarked on its major
fundraiser, setting a goal of
$500,000. The Clarion community
and area responded positively,
exceeding the goal. The funds
enabled the purchase of the large
former manufacturing building,
using just under 1/3 of the funds.
Roof repair, a façade on the front
Tucked in the northeast corner of ‘streetscapes of the past’ in Heartland
Museum will be a new exhibit for 2015, saluting Veterans. Volunteers
Allen Tesdahl and Ralph Borel show a couple of military uniforms
which have obtained for display. Borel, the longest serving volunteer at
the museum, is one a handful of area surviving World War II vets.
put finishing touches on displays –
changing dishes displayed on tables
or adding touches of flowers.
The ‘opera house’, *aka as
Heartland Museum’s community
room,
is
used
extensively
throughout the year, being rented
by organizations, businesses, and
families for various events and
parties. “Heartland has become
a destination for heritage tours
and clubs looking for day-trips,”
said Mary Tesdahl. “We are just
starting to attract school groups for
a learning experience as part of their
Iowa History studies.” This year
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, Webster
City, and Eagle Grove School’s
upper elementary students studied at
the museum.
“Our most fun,” said Borel, “is
people who come to visit and say, ‘I
need to come back again’. Or they
say that they need to be sure to tell
their friends how much they have
enjoyed their visit.”
But all volunteers know that they
need to keep making changes and
additions to keep visitors returning
for other visits. Opening this year is
an exhibit saluting our nation’s and
local veterans with the theme ‘Lest
Me Forget’; and its ‘New Focus
on Agriculture’, looking at what is
happening now in agriculture, using
volunteers from area ag businesses
for input.
Heartland
Museum
board
members and volunteers invite
anyone and everyone to visit the
museum, some time in the near
future. “We are attempting to tell a
story here,” said Mary Tesdahl. “It
is a story behind the ‘stuff’. We tell
about people and what has happened
at different time periods. We want to
tell others what is happening to us
now and what will be happening in
the future.”
Volunteers Mary and Allen Tesdahl are two of the team who are
completing a new exhibit for the spring and summer season at Heartland
Museum. “New Faces of Agriculture” in the north Tractor Hall, will
feature precision agriculture, ag sustainability, genetics, and end user
products. While the museum is open by appointment throughout the
year, open summer hours are 1 – 4 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Heartland Museum has become a destination for heritage tours and
other clubs and organizations. A group of 30 model cars, belonging to
members of the Central Iowa Model A Club of Des Moines, stopped at
the museum in August 2009. About 60 people from five states made a
450 mile tip, lasting parts of four days.
“Volunteering at the museum for
over ten years has given us a place to
share our passions with others. This
long term commitment has given us
a place to settle in and give back to
our community.”
Next came Alvina’s Hat Parlor in
2002, in the northeast corner of one
portion of the museum. “Steve Schutt
had the vision of the streetscapes in
the main part of the museum,” said
preserving the past for the future.”
The Wright County Historical
Library is tucked nicely into the
southwest corner of Heartland
Museum. Information housed there
can be used for research by anyone
interested in Wright County’s past.
While long-time volunteer George
Boyington has been involved in
numerous on-going building projects
at the museum including ‘putting in
walls at the beginning’, his greatest
legacy has to be the building of the
beautiful shelving for the historical
library. “Paul Larson and I build the
shelving over about three months
one winter,” he said.
Volunteers over the past decade
plus has been the life-blood of the
success of the museum. “We have
been very fortunate to have just
the right combination of skills and
talents of people over that time,”
Mary Tesdahl said. “To begin, we
had Steve, Bill Mock. Stan Erickson,
Sid Baker, Normajene Collier.
Normajene has such a nice ability to
In 1998, a committed number of volunteers took on the task of raising
more than $500,000 to make Heartland Museum in southwest Clarion
a reality. The successful drive’s progress was recorded on the project
‘thermometer’ at the Wright County Courthouse. Sid Baker is pictured
filling in another level of project $$ goal completion.
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Pest Control Technicians
Centrum Valley Farms is hiring Pest
Control Technicians for our Compliance department. Will be responsible
for prevention and monitoring of flies
and rodents. Be able to make timely
decisions on treatments that will need
to be made. Communicating with
Pest Control Supervisor on the conditions in the facilities, and do corrective actions based on findings.
Qualified candidate must be organized, be able to maintain good
communications skills, ability to perform with little supervision, work in
or around poultry facilities. Previous
pest control experience and certification preferred. This is an hourly position, with full benefits package. Must
possess a valid Driver’s License.
Please apply at:
Centrum Valley Farms
100 Central Ave. East
Clarion, IA 50525
or send resume to:
Centrum Valley Farms
Attn: Human Resources
PO Box 538; Clarion, IA 50525
or Email resume to: employment@
centrumvalley.com
Approximately 2000 sq ft and will be
available for occupancy on July 1st.
You can contact Tom at 515-851-5347
for more information or to see the space.
Help Wanted:
Help Wanted:
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Wages negotiable,
FT/PT,
Full time
benefits are available.
West Fork Services, Inc.
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Need people that are
caring and willing to assist
people with disabilities in
their homes.
Full time/Part time
position needed.
Wages are negotiable. Full
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Please contact Sonya
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or send resume to
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Kanawha Community Home
130 West 6th St • Kanawha, IA 50447
651-762-3302
Now Hiring
• Certified Nursing Assistant
• RN or LPN
• Certified Medication Aide
We offer: New starting wage for CNA, annual merit increases,
advancement opportunities, tuition assistance and much more.
We strive to provide the best possible work environment for
our staff. Apply in person or contact Tracy Quinones,
tquinones@abcmcorp.com.
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FOR RENT: 1 BR units available
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and utility allowance available. Onsite laundry, no pets. 877-935-9340
www.tlpropertiesiowa.com. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Equal Housing
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NOTICE: Garage door sales, service
and repairs. Farm, home and commercial garage doors and operators.
For prompt service, phone Mike
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to take care of your wiring needs. Call
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NEWS EDITOR
The Wright County Monitor in Clarion seeks a full-time news
editor/reporter. The successful candidate must be well-versed in
writing, photography, and social media. They must also be able to
write hard news, delve into features, and investigate issues. Topnotch verbal and written communication skills are imperative. This
position offers competitive pay and benefits.
To apply, email a resume, letter of interest, and
three references to ryanharvey.map@gmail.com,
or mail your information to
Ryan Harvey, President/CEO,
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P.O. Box 29, Hampton, Iowa 50441
“Earn while you learn”
American Concrete has openings for Ready-Mix
Drivers in surrounding area.
WANTED
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etc. Also buying old feed signs. Good
condition. Bryan Paul, Thompson,
Iowa. 515-538-0187.
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Saturday, May 30
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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items, pillows, towels,
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LITTLE ANGELS Child Care Fundraiser
GaraGe Sale
205 9th st NE Clarion
Saturday, May 30 • 9:00 am -12:00 pm
Toys, infant equip, kitchen and household items,
new jewelry, children’s-adult plus size clothing.
The kids will be selling baked goods!
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
THANK YOU to all the families for their donations!
Multi-Family Yard Sale
Saturday, May 30, 2015 - 8 AM to 3 PM
106 6th Street North (1 block north of downtown)
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1976 Jeep CJ-5 with hardtop and snowblade • Compound bow • John Deere
snowblower • Craftsman belt sander • Adult and children’s clothing • Lot of books
• All sorts of household items • 2 Samsung III cell phones • Colored, leather cell
phone cases • Household decorations and nic nacs • Games • Linens • Scrapbooking kits and supplies • Christmas items • Lots of children toys • New Wii Fit
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CDL License • Pre Employment Drug Screen
DOT Physical and Physical Capacity Evaluation
This full-time position is responsible
for the daily care of all animals at
the worksite. Each technician is a
vital member of a team of 10-12
people all dedicated to providing
excellent animal care.
Oldcastle provides competitive wages, full benefits package
including year round health & retirement options, longevity bonus,
and no over-the-road-travel.
Women and Minorities encouraged to apply.
Oldcastle Materials is an EEO/AA
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Apply online at: oldcastle.com/jobs
This entry level opportunity provides
hands-on experience in many of the
following areas: animal movements,
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Gardening potluck – what to grow and where
Enjoy a fun night out along with
a great meal while you discuss your
garden, including the best places
to grow produce and other helpful
information. Iowa Valley Continuing
Education is offering “Gardening
Potluck – What to Grow and Where
to Grow it in Your Garden” on
Monday, June 8, in Hampton.
Gardening potlucks offer a time
to socialize and learn about different
areas of gardening. Each student is
asked to bring a side dish and table
service; the meat and beverage will
be provided. There is a $5 fee that
will be paid at the time of registration
and a $5 fee will be paid to the
instructor at the time of the class.
The topic for this evening’s program
will be what to grow and where to
Edible wild foods
Have you ever wondered how
to identify and use edible plants?
Iowa Valley Continuing Education
is offering the chance to learn about
some of the more common edible
and useful Iowa plants during a
guided tour of Maynes Grove Park
in Hampton. “Edible Wild Foods,”
course number FDS 3000 (3), will
be held Monday, Jun. 15, from 6 to 8
pm. Cost of the class is $5.
In addition to gathering wild food
from Maynes Grove, the class will
continue at Koenigs’ Acres, where
participants will learn to prepare the
wild goodies for better health and to
supplement the household budget.
In addition to the class fee there is
also a $5 fee payable to the instructor
grow it. Participants are encouraged
to bring questions, plants and seeds
to share, and a love for learning.
Register for course number
ENV 5000.1 by calling Iowa Valley
Continuing Education at 641-7524645 or 1-800-284-4823 or online
at www.IowaValley.com. Class will
be held from 6 to 8 pm at Maynes
Grove, 948 Hwy. 65 in Hampton.
Thursday, May 28
• Breakfast: Cook’s Choice.
• Lunch: Cook’s Choice.
Friday, May 29
• Breakfast: Cook’s Choice.
• Lunch: Cook’s Choice.
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watch for children!
at the time of class. Come and enjoy
this fun evening of healthy eating
and exploration. Class will start at
Maynes Grove Park, 948 Hwy 65 in
Hampton.
To register, contact Iowa Valley
Continuing Education at 641-7524645 or 1-800-284-4823 or online at
www.IowaValley.com.
Kids Tree Planting Day Event
Franklin County Conservation in
accordance with the 4-H Outdoor
Recreation Club will be hosting a
Kids Tree Planting Day on Saturday,
May 30th at Robinson Park. The
day will kick off at 9 a.m. with a
tree planting demonstration and
then groups will break off to plant
in many different areas in the park.
Participants will be planting a total
of 50 trees that include ten different
species. These trees were made
available through a “Trees for Kids
Grant” which was awarded to the
Franklin County Conservation
Board in March of this year.
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Kooiker 2014
December
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University
event, all kids are welcomed to
enjoy a morning of enhancing a
great county park and as a bonus the
Franklin County 4H will be serving
a free lunch after all the trees are in
the ground. A rain date is scheduled
for the following Wednesday, Jun.
3rd at 1:00 PM. Interested parties
should wear work appropriate
clothing and bring a shovel. For
more information or to sign up for
the tree planting event please contact
Brody Bertram at the FCCB Office at
641-456-4375 or Jackie Dohlman at
the Franklin County ISU Extension
Office at 641-456-4811.
Upper Iowa University is
pleased to announce Brandon
Kooiker from Dows, graduated
with a Bachelor/Science: Nursing in
Nursing in December.
Non-profit celebrates financial milestone
CFR retires debt on Ames facility, further reinforcing its financial stability
Community and Family Resources
leadership recently celebrated the
early payoff of the mortgage on
their Ames outpatient treatment
facility, a milestone that will allow
further growth for the agency and the
communities it serves.
Board of Directors President,
James Gill of Fort Dodge, and CFR
Executive Director, Michelle De La
Riva, ceremoniously cut up a copy
of the Ames mortgage along with
other board members and senior
administrators during the board’s April
23rd meeting.
Community and Family Resources
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health, and problem gambling treatment
and prevention services. Counties
served by CFR include Webster, Story,
Boone, Hamilton, Wright, Humboldt,
Pocahontas, Calhoun, Franklin, and
Hardin. In Fiscal Year 2014, CFR
provided addiction treatment services
to 2,390 individuals and mental health
services to 755 individuals. CFR is the
Iowa Department of Public Health’s
designated provider of substance abuse
treatment services in eight NorthCentral Iowa counties, including
Pictured: (seated left to right): Patrick Tate, Stan Watne, Jerry Haverly. (Standing): James Gill, Michelle
De La Riva, Sally Carnes, Clark Fletcher, Louis Stauter, Bill Lusher, Lauris Olson, Carl Bergstrom, Pamela
Barkley. (Board members not pictured): Harvey Terpstra, Doug Bailey, Dean Hoag.
Wright County.
“Approximately 2 ½ years ago our
board faced the task of realigning the
management teams in order to move
the organization forward. At that time
Michelle De La Riva was chosen as the
agency’s new Executive Director and
through her leadership, the finances
of our non-profit organization have
completely turned around. The result
being that we were able to pay off the
Ames mortgage 4 ½ years early. We
are especially proud of the leadership
provided by Executive Director
Michelle De La Riva, Operations
Director Sally Carnes, and Controller
Pamela Barkley. This milestone would
also not have been possible without
the cooperation and significant efforts
of the entire staff,” stated Gill.
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Dows Area News
Dows
Community Calendar
Wednesday, May 27
• JV/V baseball at Rockford, 4
p.m.
• JV/V softball vs. Algona, 5:30
p.m.
Friday, May 29
• JV/Var softball at Webster City,
5:30 p.m.
• Last day of school.
Monday, Jun. 1
• JV/Var softball and baseball at
Humboldt, 5:30 p.m.
• Dows City Council to meet at
City Hall, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jun. 3
• JV/Var baseball at Clarion, 5
p.m.
• JV/Var softball at Clarion, 5:30
p.m.
Thursday, Jun. 4
• 9th grade baseball at Sheffield,
11 a.m.
• 9th grade softball at Eagle
Grove, 11 a.m.
• JV/Var baseball at Sheffield,
5:30 p.m.
Friday, Jun. 5
• 9th grade softball at Humboldt,
11 a.m.
Saturday, Jun. 6
• Varsity baseball at Story City,
10 a.m.
Monday, Jun. 8
St. Edmond, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jun. 9
• Co-ed state golf, location TBA,
all day.
• 9th grade softball at Clarion, 11
a.m.
Clarion, 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Jun. 10
• 9th grade softball at Clarion, 9
a.m.
• 9th grade baseball at Humboldt, 11 a.m.
Clarion, 5:30 p.m.
Memorial Day in Dows
Fairview Cemetery in Dows was decked out with the Avenue of Flags over the long weekend for the holiday. The weather cleared Monday just in
time for another great Memorial Day service.
The Clarion Wire
By Karen Weld
**
“IT
HAPPENED
IN
CLARION”. (As we near our June
12 - 14 Sesquicentennial. Taken
from Wright County Monitor 1965
centennial tabloids.): What was the
name of the Real Estate & Farm
Management Company in Clarion 50
years ago?
** ‘Market in the Park’ continues
this Saturday, May 29, from 9 – 11
a.m. at Gazebo Park. Vendors will
be lined up on the east side of the
park across from Wells Fargo Bank;
providing all kinds of baked goods,
garden items, sales reps. Check out
Market in the Park Facebook page
every Friday for what vendors will be
bringing.
** It’s coming every Wednesday
for 12 ‘wonderful weeks’ - ‘Sizzling
Summer Nights’ - began on the 20th
of May; next one is May 27th. Lots of
fun things to see/do on Clarion’s Main
Street, across from the courthouse.
Look for ‘Uptown Farmers’ Market’ each Wednesday in conjunction
with those Sizzlin’ Summer Nights;
Free Senior Information Fair June 11
vendors on the northwest corner of
the Courthouse square along Main
Street from 4 - 6 pm through August
19.
**” Workshop to “Learn Proper
Cleaning of Gravestones” is set for
Saturday, May 30 at 1:30 p.m. - east
side of Evergreen Cemetery, Clarion.
Jo Beck will show the proper way
to clean and preserve gravestones
with as little damage as possible.
Workshop sponsored by Wright
County
Genealogical
Society.
Questions, call Jo Ann at 1-515-5322055.
** First annual Lake Cornelia
Improvement
Association
BANQUET is set for Saturday, May
30 - at Water’s Edge, Clarmond
Country Club. Live Auction
Fundraiser
with
steak/chicken
dinner - Tickets are $35 each. Social
hour begins at 5:30 p.m. Dinner,
live auction, raffle prizes, MOJO
productions DJ. Proceeds support
4th of July fireworks, lake level &
signage for Lake Cornelia. Tickets
are on sale now; event is open to the
public.
** Wright County Fair board
is seeking applicants for its 2015
Fair Queen. New this year: Queen
will receive a $500 scholarship
from Humboldt Mutual Insurance
Association. Contest is open to
Wright County females between 16
- 21 by August 13;. not necessary to
be 4-H or FFA members. Application
information on http://goo.gl/hUyZrA Contact Kim Heller 1-515-8512019 or ksaiowa@gmail.com with
questions. Applications due June 1st.
** Rowan’s big “fun day” is set for
Saturday, Jun. 6 from 8:30-2:00 p.m.
- Main Street. ** Pressure canners with a dialtype pressure gauge should be tested
each year for accuracy. (CAN’T
test Burpee or All-American brand
gauges.) Wright County Extension
- Wednesday, Jun. 10 from 9 - 11:30
a.m.; 210 First Street S.W., Clarion. Can drop off the lid ahead of time; pick
it up after 12:30 pm on the 10/ another
day. Fee is $5. Take this opportunity
to update canning information;
office has many publications on
food preservation. Also available by
calling Iowa State University toll
free Answer Line at 1-800-262-3804
or download publications at www.
extension.iastate.edu/store<http://
www.extension.iastate.edu/store.
** FOCUS ON BUSINESS: A
‘tip of the hat’ to businesses/
organizations/alumni
classes/
everyone involved in making
additional evergreen trees possible
at Evergreen Cemetery. And #1 to
Nancy Duitscher for spearheading
the plantings.
**
“IT
HAPPENED
IN
CLARION.”: Duane Sandage
Real Estate & Farm Management
Company, located in the Koethe
building. Pictured its half-page
ad in the centennial sections were
Duane W. Sandage; Sharon Evans;
and Robert L. Locke; the men
both sporting beards and Clarion
centennial bow ties.
A free Senior Information Fair will
be held Thursday, Jun. 11, from 9:00
a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Ellsworth
Community College Agriculture and
Renewable Energy Center one mile
south of Iowa Falls on Hwy 65. The
program is open to the public but
focused towards senior citizens and
those who care for them. Registration and coffee are from
9 to 10 a.m. Breakout sessions
will be held at 10 a.m., 10:50 a.m.,
and 12:40 p.m. Participants will be
able to choose from four different
topics at each breakout session.
Breakout session topics are Where
Did I Put Those Keys?, Social
Media, Are You Smarter than a
Scam Artist?, Plays with Rulers,
Maintaining Your Mobility, Wildlife
and Calkins Nature Center, Money
Matters, Staying in Your Home
Longer, Cooking for One, Advanced
Directives: The Five Wishes, and
The Wonders of Woodworking.
Vendors will have displays for
viewing and interaction. Free
Peripheral Artery Disease Screening
will be available on a first come first
serve basis during the event. A free
lunch will be served from 11:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with live musical
entertainment from Jerry and Myrt
Beauchamp. People Rides will
provide free transportation for those
needing a ride to the event. A bus
will leave from Dorothy’s Senior
Center at 9:15 a.m. The fair will end
with a drawing for free door prizes.
Pre-registration is requested for
a lunch count. To register, call the
Hardin County Extension Office at
641-648-4850 or toll free 1-888648-5005 by noon, June 5. The
Senior Information Fair is sponsored
by the Hardin County Circle of Life
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The Civil War era lives on through re-enactment
By Kim Demory
egeagle@goldfieldaccess.net
If you put history into a form
where it’s interesting, then people
don’t dread having to learn about
it...and that’s why John Bonner of
Vincent said he does what he does.
“The past creates today,”
Bonner, a Civil War era reenactment enthusiast, said.
He has been involved in this
unique hobby for the past 25 years
and he actually credits his two sons
for getting him interested in reenactments.
When they first got involved,
his sons were in the seventh and
ninth grades. Since the group
(based out of The Fort Museum
and Frontier Village in Fort Dodge)
travels around to different areas
for re-enactments, naturally, they
needed a way to get there. In came
“dad” to the picture. Bonner figured
since he was going to be taking his
boys any ways, he might as well play
a role, too. He didn’t really want to
be a soldier, but did he did agree to
be a doctor.
Two-and-a-half decades later,
bonner is still wearing an 1850s
wheel hat, putting on a wool suit,
carrying a pocket watch on a chain,
and teaching people about Civil
War era medicine and surgery. In
fact, he was just recently at Robert
Blue Middle School in Eagle Grove
talking to the eighth graders, who
just finished studying the Civil War,
about his role as a “doctor” during
the pre-Civil War era.
To help them better understand
the people and the time, Bonner
enlisted the help of several students
that left the eighth graders talking
long after the re-enactment was
over. Brittney Osborn portrayed an
individual wanting to join the Army.
The first question she was asked is,
“Are you over 18?” She said “NO.”
Then, Bonner placed a sheet of paper
on the ground with the number 18
written on it. He asked Osborn
to stand on that, and again, asked
her the same question. This time,
she could say yes because she was
literally (standing) over 18. It made
the point that people were so eager
and willing to fight for their beliefs,
that they would go to any length to
enlist.
Mariana Gonzalez also found
this to be true. As a woman, her
character wanted to join the fight,
but she couldn’t because she was
female. Many women in those days
had husbands, fathers, or brothers
fighting, and wanted to be with them.
Other women wanted to join simply
for the same reason women today
join the military - to serve their
country. Roughly 400 women are
reported to have served in the Civil
War, disguised as men. Imagine
how hard it was for them to hide
their gender, surrounded by all those
men. Some women were enlisted for
up to two years.
Dallas Hammitt portrayed
a wounded soldier who used the
services of “Doctor” Bonner. He
needed an arm amputation. The
way things were done back then have
come a long way in patient comfort
and surgery success rates today.
There are a number of reasons
why Bonner enjoys doing the reenactments, and has continued
doing them for so long despite
spending thousands of dollars of
John Bonner (the “doctor” asks Brittney if she is over 18....when in fact,
she actually is “over” 18 because he made her stand on a piece of paper
with the number “18” on it. Just like today, you had to be at least 18
years of age to join the Army.
Photo provided by Amy Ascherl
his own money to do it. One of the
main reasons, though, is to teach
the younger generation so they will
really understand and remember the
Civil War.
“They get to see what these
people in the mid 1800s (1845-1855)
put up with,” he said. “They also get
a real feel for what these people had
(and didn’t have)...and it hopefully
makes students appreciate more
what they do have today.”
For example, they don’t have to
go to the river to get water to clean
their clothes with a rock and a board.
Bonner pointed that out because he
said kids shouldn’t complain now
when they have to do their own
laundry because it’s a lot easier these
days.
Bonner has done many, many
re-enactments over the year, big and
small, but of all of them, the most
memorable happened earlier this
month. From May 1 - 3, 2015, he was
honored to be a part of the “Lincoln
Funeral Re-enactment” that took
place in Springfield, Ill., Lincoln’s
home town. In commemoration of
the 150th anniversary of his shooting
and burial, some 17,000 re-enactors
gathered to pay tribute to the 16th
President of the United States with
an “unparalleled historic” recreation
of the funeral procession to Oak
Ridge Cemetery.
“It was the biggest and best (reenactment) I’ve ever been to,” said
Bonner.
Thousands
of
spectators
gathered to watch the re-enactment
and see the rebuilt replica train,
hearse, and coffin that carried the
President travel from Washington,
D.C., to his final resting place in
Springfield, Ill. Bonner said the man
who built the train spent six years
doing so.
For more on this historic event,
go to www.c-span.org or www.
the2015lincolnfuneraltrain.com.
Now that Bonner has been
educating people through reenactments for 25 years, he has
started pursuing a new goal - finding
more people to get involved with
them.
“We need soldiers at The For
to do re-enactments,” he said. “We
need 16 to 18 year olds to be in our
army....and there’s roles for women
as well.”
He added that there is so much
more you can learn about the Civil
War era that comes from doing reenactments.
While the Lincoln funeral was
a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the
events they participate in are usually
much closer to home like Albert Lea,
Dyersvill, Des Moines, Iowa Falls,
Garner, and of course, Fort Dodge.
Even if you don’t want to join
the re-enactment yourself, Bonner
encourages you to get out and
experience one as a spectator.
“You end up being a much fuller
person when you understand where
we came from,” Bonner said.
If you’re looking for one to
enjoy, Bonner recommends the Fort
Atkinson Rendezvous that takes
place the last weekend in September.
Carrie Christopher, Robert
The “doctor” (John Bonner) performs “surgery” on Dallas Hammitt. Mariana Gonzalez watches as she
waits for her chance to talk to the doctor, but not befor he questions her if she really is a man. In those days,
countless numbers of women use to disguise themselves as men in order to fight because women were not
allowed in the military. Photo provided by Amy Ascherl
Blue Middle School teacher, said
she was thrilled when she heard
about Bonner’s involvement with reenactments. She had been looking
for years for someone like him to
help make the Civil War unit more
hands-on for her students.
“It makes you realize we
need to ask around for people who
know people who can make things
come alive for the students,” said
Christopher.
Without doubt, Bonner did this
for the students of RBMS, and he
can do it for you, too, if you attend
one of the rondezvous. Or better yet,
join the “army.”
There were 640,000 people
either injured, killed, or went missing
in action in the Civil War. That’s a
big number for so few re-enactors to
pay homage to.
Chalk Talk
Saturdays 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
By: Kelsie Brodersen-Reporter
The Dayton-Lake 4-H Club
met on Sunday, May 10, at 5:00
at the Extension Office. Hostesses
were Lauren Brooks and HanaJo
Gustafson. Roll call was “What year
were you born” which was answered
by 12 members. Six parents and two
leaders were also in attendance.
Pledge of Allegiance was led by
Lauren Brooks.
The Treasures report was given.
There were no bills.
Old business was the donation to
the 4-H’ers for 4-H fund.
New business was to discuss the
news letter. They also were given
the Fair Book, and the club t-shirts.
Animal ID’s must be in by May 15.
Lindsay Watne made a motion to
adjourn the meeting with HannaJo
Gust seconding the motion. The
4-H Pledge was led by Hanna Jo
Gustafson. Ryan and Lindsay Watne
gave a presentation on “Sandpaper.”
Belmond Area Arts Council sponsors
5th Annual “Kites over the Prairie”
Saturday, June 6 • 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Two miles north of Belmond
at 1179 Taylor Ave.
The public is invited
to attend this free event.
Children and adults are
encouraged to bring
their own kites to fly
in a separate area.
Also kites will be available.
Food and beverages will be available on the grounds.
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— Brushy Creek Honor Flight Wants You —
Are you a WWII or Korean War Veteran? The the Brushy Creek Honor Flight would like to invite you to join
them for their upcoming Honor Flights. The trips are free of charge for WWII and Korean War Veterans.
Next scheduled flights are September 2015, and May 2016. Applications are available from Julie Reed in
Goldfield, online at www.webstercountyia.org/VA/VAHonorFlight.pdf, or by calling 515-576-0671.

The Wright County Monitor

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