The Woodbine Twiner

Fundraiser
The internal struggle was even hardSeveral southeast Iowa counties
er, though. With the help of his family,
received six to eight inches of rain on
friends and faith he has been able to call
April 17. Shawn Dettmann, area
resource conservationist
for USDA’s
Volume 135, Issue 18 on the reserves of his inner strength.May 1, 2013
$1.00
But, the Powers also had to contend
Natural Resources Conservation Service
with the limitation with which all of us
in Fairfield, says soil health practices
that are not independently wealthy have
combined with erosion control practices
to comply – financial barriers. No
Monetary Donations can be
– like contour farming, terraces, contour
amount of hope or faith can pay bills or
dropped off at the Farmers Savings
buffer strips and grassed waterways –
put gas in the car to get to treatments in
& Trust Bank in Woodbine
provided the most protection from eroOmaha. The treatments will likely last
sion caused by heavy rains.
sport – but it has required everything
he’sclass
your
own life;
then you get
withwhere
some-soil was disturbed
JON BURLESONuntil mid-Summer.
The senior
is selling
raffle
“In hit
fields
got
physically,
mentally
and
emotionally.
thing
you
never
saw
coming
andtillage,
you have
to are some rough
Twiner Reporter
That’s when family friends and
tickets. 1st place: 50” LG flatscreen;
through
there
Latemembers
last year, Sam
with
StageiPad.
be completely dependent
again.
other community
camewas
for-diagnosed
and 2nd
place:
areas
with a lot of soil erosion,” said
IV Large
Cell non-Hodgkin
Lymphoma – a
Since that fateful day
in November
whenwith high amounts
Woodbine High School ward.
seniorThe
Sam
Powers
admitBthey
found it
Dettmann.
“In fields
of blood
IV means Dinner:
the doctors
delivered the
not and
onlylittle to no tillage,
Powers, son of Jeff and Dawndifficult
Powers, accepting
has typesupport
fromcancer.
out- StageFundraising
Saturday,
of diagnosis,
crop residue
advanced
and
that
it
had
progressed
into
his
has
Sam
had
to
deal
with
all
of
the
angst
of less erosion, and
always been an athlete and side
always
been
the family.
June 8, starting at 5 p.m., at the
there was significantly
other
organs.
an
average
adolescent,
has
he
had
to
deal
strong and self-sufficient. He has
pushed
“We could never ask,” Jeff said.
Shadow Valley Golf Course.
in fields with these
practices plus cover
at the phaseFreewill
of yourdonations
life withaccepted
issues the
likes of which most adults
himself to overcome challenges“For
on the
thefootmost part,Imagine
we felt being
we weren’t
with
crops, there was little to no erosion.”
before you. could never dream.
ball field, the baseball diamondworthy.”
and the soc- where everything is laid out
an auction.
Iowa farmers planted about 100,000
cer pitch; and come out on top. The Peterson You’re
Family finally
and the gaining
Powers the independence
Accepting items for the auction at
acres of cover crops in fall 2012, which
you’ve
sought
starting on the path of
His most recent test doesn’t
involve
Family
had araised
more
than and
a dozen
POWERS
Page
Natural Creations, 410 Walker See
Dettmann
says
will6 undoubtedly help
kids between them. Sam is the fifth of
Street, from 8 a.m to 4:30 p.m., or call
reduce the impact of heavy spring rains.
sixth children and he had known Darin
Crystal Pulcher at 712-592-3123.
“We are promoting cover crops to
Peterson since they were in Pre-school
increase soil organic matter and water
infiltration rates, and to limit nitrogen
leaching,” he says, “but erosion reduction is an additional benefit during
“Kicking Cancer
with Sam”
Powers
never stronger
The
Woodbine
Twiner
SHORT
TAKES
Lost
An iPad on Ely Street.
Contact the Woodbine
Twiner if found.
TacoTheFundraiser
Church
First Christian
will be having a Taco
Fundraiser for the Scott
Groethe Family Sunday, May
5, from noon to 3 p.m. Free
will donation.
Baccalaureate Community
Choir
A community choir is
being formed to sing at the
High School Baccalaureate
May 8, at 7:30 p.m. Practice
is at the Methodist Church
on Wednesday night May 1,
at 7:30-7:45 pm, Under the
direction of Sue Benedickt.
Singers are needed! Please
come and join in!
Farmer’s Market vendors
needed
Vendors are currently
needed for the Woodbine
Main
Street
Promotion
Committee’s
Farmer’s
Market on the second
Saturday of each month from
June to August (June 8, July
13 and Aug. 10), beginning at
8 a.m. Must supply your own
table. Cost is $10 per Market.
Contact the Main Street office
at 647-3434 for more information or to register.
Back Alley Anniversary
Back Alley Glass will celebrate its one year anniversary by hosting Simeon
Lisk’s glass art exhibition,
“Chasing the Dragon,
Chapter One: Artifacts and
Recent Discoveries,” from 79 p.m., Friday, May 24
through Sunday, May 27, at
the Artisan’s upper story loft
apartment, 509 Walker St.,
Woodbine. Glass demonstrations will commence from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. those same
days. Call (712) 592-1719
with questions.
5K Fun Run/Walk
When: 8:30 a.m., Saturday,
May 25.
Where: Woodbine Track
Entry
Fee:
POSTMARKED BY May 13 –
Adults: $20; Age 12 and
under: $15. After May 13, or
on Race Day: Adults: $25;
Age 12 & under: $20
No t-shirt guaranteed for
race day registrations
Registration: Before May
13 mail to: Teresa Smith,
Woodbine
Community
Schools, 501 Weare St.,
Woodbine, IA 51579 Proceeds
going to the All-Weather
Track.
Preschool registration
information
Those wishing to register
children for pre-school,
please contact Cindy at the
school by calling 647-2440.
Children must be three years
old by Sept. 15 to register.
The Official Newspaper of Woodbine, Iowa
Front Page
Aquarium
May 1, 2013
Quality Incentives Prog
planted many more
“Ironically, many of ou
2012 drought assistance f
cover crops to help feed
take up excess nitrogen
said. “This spring those
also protecting the soil fr
Barb Stewart, state
NRCS in Iowa, says th
cover crops provide is o
erosion control benefit.
cover protects soil from t
from the force of falling
says. “Crop residue an
protect soil aggregates fr
ing under the hamme
raindrops.”
Stewart says cover
food for microorganisms
provide “sticky” substa
lize soil aggregates. “Thi
water infiltration and
says.
For more information
to help improve soil he
local NRCS office or
www.nrcs.usda.gov.
From Page 1
The scouts were impressed by many watch eat. Many of the girls said that
of the animals. One was a tortoise more scuba diving may be fun and they may
than 100 years old. It was really big, said want to try it sometime; just not in an
Junior Izabelle Shaw. The alligators area with sharks with “the big teeth.”
made a lasting impression, too.
After the sharks fed, small fish would
“One alligator didn’t like us,” said dart up to them and snatch remnants of
Junior Grace Moores. “He flicked his tail their meal from the larger fish’s teeth.
and hissed a lot.”
This delighted the scouts, who thought
There was a white alligator that was the little fish were either very brave or
all by himself, the Scouts said. They very hungry to try such a feat.
learned he was not an albino, but was
As they lay on their sleeping bags
shunned by other gators. They also and looked up at the nighttime antics of
learned that people shouldn’t throw their nautical neighbors, each girl found
things into the water around an alliga- a favorite to watch. Junior Jordan
tor’s habitat. It could make the gators Butrick said she liked the jellyfish –
sick, they said.
because they had no bones. Junior
“He has white skin but blue eyes,” Natalie Brunow said she liked watching
said Brownie Sara Ryerson. “He has to the guitar fish – because it looked liked a
be by himself.”
cross between a shark and a stingray.
Back at the aquarium, the girls
“I liked the stingray because it looked Ephemeral gully erosion is present on this Wapello County
watched the sharks the other marine like it was smiling at me,” said Brownie associated sedimentation. Conservationists recommend a mix
animals get fed. The eager youngsters Josie Niedermyer. “When it stopped practices such as no-till, cover crops, and responsible nutrien
watched turtles, fish and crustaceans swimming and landed on the glass arch to properly protect the soil against damaging heavy rains in th
dine. They were able to see the mon- above us, it slid off.”
strous Japanese spider crab get its meal,
Overall, it was a night they will never
but they were not interested in sharing forget. If given the chance to go back, it
the room with it. The crab’s legs grow to was a unanimous yes.
more than 10 feet and appear like someSullivan and the other leaders wantthing from a scary video game.
ed to thank everyone that bought cook- Photos By Jon Burleson
Daisy
leader
Deb
Moores
said
that
no
ies and
from the scouts.
This helps
Zell Millard receives the Leisa Collins Historic Preservation Award from
thenuts
international
artist herself
( left) at the Merry Brook
wanted to sleep in that room. raise money for such trips and other
School he helped rescue andone
restore.
Although, Juniors leader Chelle Butrick projects, she said.
said the giant crab legs gave her ideas
Bruce Properties, a California compathat included garlic butter.
ny with ties to Woodbine, also gave a
The Bluffs Arts Council is producing able objects into fabulou
The sharks were the most fun to donation to support the outing.
the sixth annual Black Squirrel Arts well exploring street a
Academy, summer day camps for stu- Masters. In addition,
dents ages 7-15 who are interested in a group will enjoy creatin
more in-depth study of the arts.
tures using a variety of
Four camp sessions, each a week Create-a-Creature Cart
JON BURLESON
long,the
willexterior
be heldand
during the months of Children ages 10-12 w
created the award for people like ish and the love that has been who restored
Twiner Reporter
Juneschool.
and July.
Millard who make a difference.
shown in restoring and main- interior of the
world of food including
“It’s for people like Mr. taining the area’s heritage and
Millard said
Fromthat
Junecountry
10 - 14, a camp for kids art of nutrition, food p
Woodbine’s own Zell Millard Millard who spearhead the tradition.
schools carry
memories
ages many
7-11 will
be held with a concentra- more during Culinary
was awarded the Leisa Collins charge for historic preservation,”
them.
Hebeginning sewing will also have an opportu
“You have a vibrant, real for those that
tionattended
on fabric
fun,
Historic Preservation Award for she said. “My husband and I main street in a rural setting,” told the audience
seated
the art. During the authors and illustrators
techniques
and in
stitched
his efforts to rescue and preserve have travel throughout America she said. “It is an absolute gem of old schoolweek
desksofabout
being
June 24 – a28, the Lee Spann involved in My Book
the Merry Brook Historic School and seen to many ghost towns.” a town.”
student inMemorial
that very Camp,
room. children
He
ages 7-9 can Illustrated by Me. Stud
House.
Cindyan
Pryor
and said sound experience can enjoy Comics and G
Collins said small communiDuring
his
acceptance, pointed to have
Aboriginal
The award was presented to ties are important and that Millard said the honor was a that her grandmother
was his
(creating rainsticks,
drums) while learn- through development of
Millard at the school by the inter- Woodbine sets a wonderful humbling
experience.
He teacher. ing about Australian music, art, history sets, illustrating a “spl
national artist Leisa Collins her- example of what a small com- thanked the many people
“She smacked
me
in
the
back
and culture in the Sounds of Australia learning different graph
self who is a native of Auckland, munity can do. The buildings involved including Eileen Ehlert
camp. Students will also be involved in afternoon, they will ex
New Zealand. Collins said she offer something for people to rel- and the dozens of volunteers
See
MILLARD
puppetry
and Page
fairy 6tales through Once and look at artists who
Upon a Puppet Theater. That same become famous during J
week, students ages 10-12 will learn
The final week of cam
how to create the “magiscule” and July 22 – 26 and is for stu
“miniscule”
alphabet
in
Old
15
in Fabric Fun: Funky
The Girl Scouts at the Henry Doorley Zoo sleepover.
English/Blackletter “hand” and com- entire day. Students will
plete
several
projects
during design skills and make
“We got to see some things baby penguins who would
JON BURLESON
Calligraphy: The Art of Beautiful and embroidery sampler
you don’t get to see on a normal walk along the glass pacing the
Twiner Reporter
Writing. During the same camp experi- use hand sewing techni
walk around the zoo,” said girls as the group moved
ence, the children will learn how to work with sewing mach
Brownie
A group of Girl Scouts fromFrom
Page 1leader Linda Sullivan. through the area. Some not-sodraw creative, kooky cartoons in
Instructors for all the
Woodbine got a fish-eye’s view “We were allowed to see behind favorite night animals were the
Cartooning. teachers and artists. T
head stuff.”
one time,” he said. bats.
“I The
did scouts
we find
out he
the scenes
arrived
at moved
feed- it to a por- Create-a-Creature
of the nightlife at the Henryof my
doing
tionand
of property
that flybelonged to the Students ages 13-15 will experience the week is $150; $135 f
girlsanything!”
were very excited ing time
the bats were
Doorley Zoo’s Scott Aquarium.wasn’tThe
art of cooking in the culinary art camp Council members. Class
a chuckle
railroad at the time.”
aboutbrought
the baby
animals from
they the
ing around.
Members of the local Daisy, This
rest
of
the
group,
including
Millard
fessed
up
to that fact. He Culinary for Kids along with an explo- and will be closed whe
“They are creepy,” said
Brownie, Junior and Cadette saw. They were especially
Woodbine
Mayor
Bill
Hutcheson,
stated
that
sometimes
you
do
crazy
ration of both abstract and representa- full scholarships are ava
keyed
up
when
they
spoke
Brownie
Bailey
Swenson.
“I
cadres had a “Snooze at the
also went
to the
school.
things
tive art through clay, paint, collage, fied students.
watching
thecountry
zoo staff
kept my
coatin
onan
in emergency.
there.”
Zoo” and spent some qualitywhoabout
the of
way
Preservation
Award charcoal and more as a part of the
For a registration
clean thesaid
cage
a Millard
special got NightThe
timeHistoric
is feeding
time
time with sharks, jellyfish andHutcheson
done
was to do them first and
fromofCollins
consisted
young
tiger.
for most
the animals
in the of a framed Adventures in Art experience.
detailed information ab
even giant crabs. Much betterthings
take
care
of
the
details
later.
original
pen
and
watercolor
painting
“He
was
up
on
the
rocks
and
zoo,
they
learned.
In
addition
to
During the week of July 8-12, three please call the Bluffs Art
than spending time with icky“When
heard
they
were
of the
was one of only camps will take place. Children ages 7-9 at 712-328-4992 or
pawed Zell
at the
person
with
thegoing
the bats,
theybuilding.
watched This
a beaver
old boys or stinky brothers
Chelle
thelaughed.
school, he
took
action
three
such
awards
in thePhotos
hose,” they
“The
cub
get his
supper.
They
agreedpresented
that
will By
have
fun Butrick
with “junk” by learning www.bluffsarts.org.
The 29 young ladies wereto demolish
it had
moved,”
said.
country.
only
three he
legs,
but“Only
could later
the beaver
was a lot less creepy. Brownie Sarahow
to transform
every day and unus- scholarships are being ac
chaperoned by their troop lead-to get
Ryerson
gets up
ers; who joined them on the move real quick.”
close to see the marine life at the
Another favorite was the
Kingdom of the Night tour.
See AQUARIUM Page 6 Scott Aquarium.
Black Squirrel Sum
Arts Camps are b
Millard earns award for preservation
effort, brings attention to Woodbine
Sleepover withPage
theTwofishes
Millard