October 14 Issue

The Paper
Our Town, Our Paper!
Laur ens, Iowa
Vol. 9 No. 26
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October 14, 2015
Local News
100th Birthday Celebration!
By: Patty Boughey
The Mefferd family recently celebrated my father, Paul Mefferd's 100th birthday on September 26. He actually died in
2005 but had expressed many times that he would like to live to be 100, and so one of those times I replied "Don't worry,
Dad, we'll have a party for you, anyway, whether you're here or not". This pleased him a lot, so the plan was put in motion
that we would do it! His actual birthday was on September 28th, but we celebrated it on Saturday, September 26th.
It was held at the Laurens Golf & Country Club and was a big success with nearly 75% of the family attending, including
all seven of the children of Paul and Helen Mefferd. Special guests were Hasan Al Hasawi and his wife Zohreh, who flew
here from Kuwait City, Kuwait, especially to attend the party. Hasan was a foreign exchange student of Paul and Helen in
the 1970-71 school year at Laurens High School and has stayed in close contact with the family throughout the years.
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Local News
Braesch Family Makes
Donations
Becky Braesch, Joe Braesch and family and Betsy Sharp and
family recently held the Annual Bob Braesch Memorial Golf
Tournament at Laurens Golf & Country Club.
Two donations were made as a result of the golf tournament.
The donation was a combination from lunch, raffle and silent
auction and a group of golfers (Betsy Sharp, Ed Schmidt, Phil
Grove & Wes Sharp) who donated their winnings of $100.00
to the new pool fund. Betsy Sharp and Phil Grove were both
former lifeguards at the Laurens pool.
The new pool capital campaign committee received $715.00
from the Bob Braesch memorial golf tournament and $500 went
to the Laurens Golf & Country Club for a drainage project.
Thank you Braesch Family for you generous donations in
honor of a great man!
Joy Rosene is having a Signature HomeStyles
Fundraiser for the Laurens Pool Project.
Please browse her catalogs at: www.
signaturehomestyles.biz/joyr. If you live in the
Laurens area, you may place your order online
and she will deliver your product to you. If you
live outside of the Laurens area, please contact
her by text or phone call at 712-291-6189
to place an order so it can ship direct to you.
She will be donating at least 15% of the total
product sales to the Laurens Pool Project! This
party will close on Friday, October 16th at noon.
What a great opportunity to purchase something
for yourself or gifts (Birthday, Wedding,
Christmas) for someone else and help out the
pool project at the same time!
For those of you who don’t know her, she grew
up in Laurens. Her Mom and brother still live
there. Some of her fondest childhood memories
are times spent at the Laurens Pool! Please
support this project to help build a new pool!
TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS
may be sent to:
Laurens Pool Project, c/o City of Laurens
272 North 3rd Street, Laurens, IA 50554
Pictured L-R: Ed Schmidt, Shirley Kruse & Susie Mayou, all representing
LG&CC, Becky Braesch, and Chad Cleveland representing the pool capital
campaign committee.
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Local News & Advertising
Mr. & Mrs. Carlson
On June 20th, 2015 Lacey Van Sickle, daughter of Jim and Kelly
Van Sickle of Laurens was united in marriage to Bjorn Carlson,
son of Barry and Cindy Carlson of Northfield, MN.
The wedding took place at the Roseville Lutheran Church in
Roseville, MN. The Godfather of the groom, Pastor Loren Davis,
was the officiant.
Matron of honor was April Graff, Mankato, MN, sister of the
bride. Bridesmaids were Kelly Jensen, Las Vegas, NV, Amanda
Tendal, Laurens, IA, Emma Montague, Des Moines, IA, Bryn
Johnson, Laurens, IA and Ashley McDonald, St. Louis Park, MN.
All are friends of the bride.
The best man was Ben Davis, St. Louis Park, MN, friend
of the groom. The groomsmen were Hans Carlson, Anders
Carlson, Northfield, MN, brothers of the groom, Phillip Loprinzi,
Bloominton, MN, Matt McDonald, St. Louis Park, MN, friends of the groom and Corey Van Sickle, Boone, IA, brother of the bride.
The bride’s personal attendants were Jackie Van Sickle, Boone, IA sister in law of the bride and Kelsey Meyer, Des Moines, IA friend
of the bride.
The flower girl was Mia Graff, niece of the bride. The ring bearer was Maxwell Graff, nephew of the bride. The guest book
attendant was Emma Van Sickle, niece of the bride.
After a honeymoon trip to the Dominican Republic, the couple resides in St. Louis Park, MN. The bride is the Program Manager
of Aquatics at East Side YMCA in St. Paul, MN and the groom is a Vision Therapist at McDonald Eye Care Assoc. in Lakeville, MN.
Ladies Night Out!
BooBS,
Bubbly,
& Bites
Tuesday, October 20
H O 6-9 p.m.
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Join us for a fun Ladies Night Out!!
$25 ticket gets you drinks, a wine glass to take home,
door prizes, endless munchies & a night of fun!
*Entertainment by Spencer Lind *
Moscato, Red Wine, Chardonnay, Iowa Red Wine Slush & Vodka Slush
The couple is registered at Target, Macy's & Heart ‘n Home
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Tickets available at: Woodley Insurance & HorseTech
Laurens Golf & Country Club, 12582 Hwy 10, Laurens
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At the Library & Announcements
At the Library
with Glenda Mulder
October 14, 2015
TODAY - Wednesday the 14th at
7 p.m. the Laurens Area Ecumenical
Youth Group will have a program
for us. This great group of kids
will be sharing stories and pictures
from their summer mission trip to
Tahlequah, Oklahoma where they
worked on the house of two Native
American brothers. They will also
tell what they have been doing in our
own community. See you tonight!
Next Thursday, Oct. 22
the Laurens Kiwanis will be
flipping pancakes for our Library
Foundation’s fundraiser Pancake
Supper. The Laurens Public Library
Foundation was formed to sponsor
those extra projects that just don’t
quite fit in the Library’s regular
budget. (Think of them as the
frosting on the Library cupcake!)
Projects for last years’ fundraiser were
reupholstering the chairs, lights and
glass shelves for the display cases,
floor mats by the patron computers
and more engines for the kids’ train
table. Ongoing Foundation projects
include purchasing CD Audiobooks,
Kids online TumbleBooks, books
for new baby packets, Preschool
Outreach Tubs, programs for
kids and adults, and our Summer
Reading Program. This year’s selected
Foundation projects are: digitizing
the Laurens Sun 2009-2014, VHS to
DVD converter, charging station for
patrons’ phones, etc. Please join us
at the Christian Church 5 to 7 pm,
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have some pancakes and help us fund
these projects!
The Book Club choice for
October is “The Chaperone” by
Laura Moriarty. The setting is New
York City in the 1920’s. We will read
how chaperone Cora Carlisle’s life is
changed when she brings her charge
to the City from Wichita, Kansas.
This historical fiction is based on
real events in the life of silent film
star Louise Brooks. We have lots of
copies of this book, so stop at the
library and grab one, then join our
discussion on Monday, October 26th
at 7 p.m.
Event Calendar
• Tot Time every Monday at 10 a.m.
• Tell Me a Yarn Mondays 5-7 p.m.
• Writers Free for All is 3rd Monday
of the month at 7 p.m.
• Book Club is 4th Monday of the
month at 7 p.m.
• Card Making is the 4th Tuesday of
the month
• Youth Mission Trip Report October
14 at 7 p.m.
• Library Foundation PANCAKE
SUPPER is October 22
• Magician Larry Dunbar October
31 at 7 p.m.
• Psychic Sonia Rose November 10
at 7 p.m.
CARD OF
THANKS
The committee of the "Hometown
Pride Bus Tour: A Celebration of
Completed Projects" would like
to express their appreciation to
the Pocahontas County Economic
Development Commission, The
Pocahontas County Leadership
Program, and the Pocahontas
Hometown Pride groups who
sponsored the event.
A special thank you to Margo
Underwood, Pocahontas Hometown
Pride Coach, for organizing the hosts
for us. Thanks, also, to the guides/
hosts in each of the nine towns
that we visited. Your enthusiasm is
contagious! Thanks, Dick Gruber, for
your narration (our lessons learned)
throughout our tour.
The Evangelical Free Church in
Albert City provided us with an air
conditioned bus and Reid Prins,
Laurens, served as our driver - thank
you! We appreciated the desert and
snack bags that Jackie Conklin (The
Palmer House) gave us.
Verlae Nicol, thank you for
composing an article for The Paper.
You captured the flavor of our
outing!
Those of you who participated in
our bus tour, thank you for coming
along with us. It was a special day!
The Bus Tour Committee: Janeice
Jarrard, Stephanie Archer, Nancy
Jenson, and Helen Beneke
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Local News & Announcements
Storytelling Workshop
Storytelling Workshop with Mike Zahm “Storytelling, Fibs, and Tall Tales…”
Tuesdays, October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 2015 – 6:30-8:30PM Iowa
Central East Campus, 2031 Quail Avenue
Join in, experience and learn the magic and fun of creating and telling our
stories…Folktales, Fairytales, Familytales, Lifetales, and just good ol’ blarney.
Everyone has a story and everyone tells it differently. Discover ways to play,
have fun, be dramatic, be serious, engage your audience and tell a story from
beginning, middle, to the end. Writing, editing, and sharing our stories will also
be part of the workshop.
Mike Zahm is a singer, songwriter, storyteller and creator of tall tales,
and member of the Northlands Storytelling Network and the Two Rivers
Storyspinners.
Tuition: $69.00/per person. To register or for more information call: 515574-1293
Calling All
Supplies!
The L-M Elementary will be
participating in their first MakerDay
this Spring! We are asking parents,
grandparents, anyone (!) to save/
donate the following items during
the upcoming months:
Cardboard - thick and thin
Duct Tape
Masking Tape
Playing Cards (can be mismatched)
Straws
Old CD’s
Toilet Paper/Paper Towel Tubes
Wrapping Paper Tubes
String
Egg cartons
These items can be dropped
off at the main office of the school
(box under the table marked
“MakerDay”).
Save the Date: Friday, March 4th
- MakerDay Open House
Laurens Area Community Youth Group
meetings will be held at Bethany Lutheran Church
for the month of October.
Sunday, October 11th~ High School
Sunday, October 18th~ Jr. High
Sunday, October 25th~ High School
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Announcements
Fort Dodge Vintage Market
Fort Dodge Vintage Market at Iowa Central Community College, 2031 Quail
Avenue, Fort Dodge will be held on October 16 - Noon–8PM, October 17 9AM–6PM and October 18 - 9AM–3PM.
Take a Trip Down Memory Lane and check out the various categories:
Primitive, Vintage, Repurposed, Yard Art, Rusty, Architectural Salvage, Upcycled
and Artisan Painted.
Market Vendors include: K & A Remade, Tangerine Zebra, Patina, Rust
& Fairy Dust, Kathy's Barn LLC, Penn Station Antiques, Urban Heirlooms,
Winged Goddess Studio, Homespun Collection, Downtown Antiques,
Annette's Farm Finds, TADA, On Willow Pond, Uptown Funky Junk, Funky
Roost, Junk Garden, Calico Hen House, Pine Needle Hill Co., The Grand
Adventure, Boone River Rusticks, Front Porch Antiques, Scatter Joy, Broad
Street Market, Crossgrain Woodworking, The Iron Garden, LilyGrace on
Central, Ti-De Creations, Refreshed by Robyn, Chicken Coop Treasures,
Hodge Podge Collections, LC, Shabby Shack, Invintg, Country Boy Salvage,
Lillie's Bliss, Relax the Bath, Past and Present Jewelry, The ReVue, Old New &
Things to Redo, 102 Junk Street, A Beautiful Purpose, Elegant Junque, Myer’s
Woodworking, New Again, Re:Home, Salvaged Silo, Second Chance Furniture,
Silk Purse Originals, SOS Vintage.
Food and Beverage Vendors Include: Soldier Creek Winery, Garden Winery,
SmokeWorx, Sweet Treats Homemade Ice Cream, Brick Gypsy Pizza, Farmhouse
Kitchen, Fire & Ice Delights, Annex Vendors Include: Scentsy, The Purple
Wagon, Thirty-One, Tupperware, Pampered Chef, Locket Keepsafes, Keep
Collective, Iowa Sportsman’s Atlas, Modern B.A.G. Ladies, Garden Décor N
More, Stripling Aviary.
There is still room for the Annex Vendors so if interested call – 515-5741292.
View us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fortdodgevintagemarket
Or Contact us via email – fortdodgevintagemarket@gmail.com
A 60'S PARTY!
Anyone who turned 60 this year, or anyone related to someone who turned 60,
or anyone who is friends of a 60-year-old is invited to Ike's Job Site in Marathon
on October 24th. The party starts at 6:00 p.m. with food provided. Musical
entertainment by "Ball N Chain" of Storm Lake. See you on Oct. 24th at Ike's!
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At the Library
October News for Albert City Public Library
Fall has arrived and harvest is in full swing. Be careful out there! Fall also ushers in apples, pumpkins, cold, crisp weather
and color changes across the landscape. It is a beautiful time of year.
Our Fall Frozen Foods Fundraiser has arrived! We will be selling pies, pastry puffins, holiday cut-out cookies in sugar
and gingerbread, the little mini donuts, and this year we have added pizza--combo styles, one topping varieties and breakfast
(ham, egg & cheese). Sales begin October 7th through November 8th. BEC Foods will deliver to the library on Saturday,
November, 14th for pick up from 9 a.m.-12 noon.
Tech. Time with Maddy is every Wednesday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Maddy Bjork shares her technological expertise with
Smart-phones, I pads, laptops and more. Cost is $5 per person for the hour. Let Maddy simplify your experience with
today's technology. If your Smart-phone has outsmarted you...this class is for you!
October brings thoughts of Halloween. A couple new children's books relate to that topic: There Was an Old Mummy
Who Swallowed a Spider and Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins. Other offerings sure to intrigue are There Was an Old
Martian Who Swallowed the Moon, Llama, Llama Gram and Grandpa, Pete the Cat's Groovy Guide to Life, The Day the
Crayons Came Home and Dr. Seuss' What Pet Should I Get?
Adult fiction for October includes: Badlands by C.J. Box, Bradstreet Gate by Robin Kiman, Bull Mountain by Brian
Panowich, The Enemy Inside by Steve Martini, The Martian by Andy Weir, Never Die Alone by Lisa Jackson and a couple of
National Public Radio Books on CD round out the selection.
We have purchased several new large print books with a donation from the Helen Larson Estate. Many authors that are
popular with our large print readers ranging from Karen Kingsbury, Beverly Lewis, Barbara Delinsky, Sherryl Woods, Jude
Deveraux, Fern Michaels, and Dorothy Garlock to name a few.
October offerings for nonfiction are: The Conservative Heart by Arthur Brooks, Mess by Barry Yourgrau, The Storm of the
Century by Al Roker, Our Man in Charleston by Christopher Dickey, In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park and A Time for Truth
by Ted Cruz.
Enjoy this beautiful fall weather, come on in and see what is new at the library….check it out!
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Announcements
Engagement Announced
Quilt Raffle to be Held
Kathy and Craig Rubel of Plover, along with Chuck Brazel
of Laurens, are pleased to announce the engagement of
their daughter Ashlie Brazel to Mike Jergens. Mike Jergens
is the son of Russ and Lori Jergens of Mallard. The couple
is set to be married in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on
December 12th, 2015.
Once again, Mary Svuba and Shirley Kruse have shown us
their talent and made another beautiful quilt to be raffled
off at Boobs, Bubbly and Bites at Laurens Golf & County
Club on Tuesday, October 20th. Don’t miss out on your
chance to win this beautiful quilt! Tickets are one for $3
or two for $5 and can be purchased at the event or at
Woodley Insurance or HorseTech in Laurens. You do not
need to be present to win.
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Come and Go Bridal Shower
There will be a Come and Go bridal shower in honor
of Ashlie Brazel on Saturday, October 24, 2015 from
1-3 p.m. at West Iowa Bank in Laurens. The couple is
registered at Wal-Mart, Target, Faith & Floral & Heart ‘n
Home.
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Advertising & Announcements
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Special for Friday
night, October 16th
Rib Eye Steak with
Baked potato, salad
and toast.
Serving begins
at 5 p.m.
Come out and enjoy
supper with us!
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Office: 319.366.3570 ext.
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Attention LG&CC
Members!
Laurens Golf and Country Club
Annual meeting will be held on
Wednesday, October 21 with supper
of chili or oyster stew and homemade
pies at 5 p.m. Meeting at 7 p.m. All
members invited.
House for Rent
2 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 stall
garage house for rent in
Laurens. Appliances included.
References required.
Call 712-841-7041 and leave
a message.
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Obituaries
Service Held
Recently for Mia
Faith Stoulil
Mia Faith Stoulil, daughter
of Mitch and Heather
(Kerns) Stoulil and sister
to Bryce and Logan, was
granted her angel wings
on Sunday, October 4,
2015 at Children’s Hospital
and Medical Center in
Omaha, Nebraska. Mia
was born with a congenital
heart defect and passed
away peacefully in her
parents’ arms after a twenty month
battle with Hypoplastic Left Heart
Syndrome.
Mia Faith was born on Monday,
January 6, 2014 in Omaha,
Nebraska. From the minute she
was born Mia had to face a lot
of challenges in her life, but her
feisty personality, determination,
and stubbornness allowed her to
persevere through many tough times.
Mia spent a quarter of her life in
Children’s Hospital and many more
days at doctor’s visits and therapy.
Mia’s personality was a tribute to
who she was and shone brightly
through those lengthy hospital stays,
doctor’s visits and therapies. The
staff at Children’s, Prairie Pediatrics,
and home health services know just
how stoic and strong Mia was and
worked very hard to earn a smile and
to hear her laugh. Mia had the type
of personality that made others want
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and need to win her over. All of Mia’s
care team loved her so much and
became part of our family.
Mia loved her family very much,
and around her
parents, siblings,
grandparents,
aunts, and uncles
Mia was a funloving, insanely
smart, amazing
little girl. She truly
loved life. Mia
loved to laugh and
play. She loved
to watch her big
brother and sister
and tried to keep
up with them by
scooting all over the house. Mia
loved to play catch with Bryce and
fight with Logan. Bryce and Logan
definitely knew Mia was special and
they loved her so much. Mia loved
to be outside – to ride on her toys
and on her bikes, to go to the park to
slide and swing, to go on walks in her
stroller, and to blow/pop bubbles.
Mia taught us all so much in
her short little life. She taught us
that perfection is in the eye of the
beholder, and while she may have
been born with only half of a heart,
she made our hearts whole.
Survivors include her parents,
Mitch and Heather Stoulil of
Sloan, IA; brother, Bryce Stoulil
of Sloan, IA; sister, Logan Stoulil
of Sloan, IA; grandparents, Kay
Stoulil of Havelock, IA and Paul
and Marie Kerns of Sloan, IA;
great-grandparents, Larry and Jane
Buysman of Sibley, IA and Jim
and Carol Kerns of Springfield,
MO; aunts and uncles, Brett
(Melissa) Stoulil of Norwalk, IA,
Andy (Megan) Stoulil of Waukee,
IA, Bryan (Amy) Kerns of Sloan,
IA, Nathan Kerns (Lexie Wilcox)
of Sloan, IA, Jordan Kerns (Jared
Foster) of Sloan, IA; cousins, Jaxon,
Kaia, Kwyn, Kacyn, Adyn, Gavin,
Lincoln, Bostyn and Mason; and
many other relatives.
She was preceded in death by her
grandfather, Steve Stoulil; and greatgrandparents, Gerald and Harriet
Stoulil and Otto and Enid Zadow.
Mia’s visitation was from 5 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, October
8, 2015 at the Community Church
of Christ in Sloan, IA. Funeral
services were held at 10:30 a.m.
on Friday, October 9, 2015 at the
church with Dr. Emery Killian
officiating. Music selections were
“Sissy’s Song”, “All Of Me” and “The
Dance”. Burial followed in the Sloan
Cemetery. Arrangements were under
the direction of Rush Family Care
Service, Onawa, Iowa.
Casket Bearers were Brett Stoulil,
Andy Stoulil, Bryan Kerns, Nathan
Kerns, and Jared Foster.
Memorials may be directed to
the family in Mia’s memory, which
will later be donated to Children’s
Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.
Condolences may be left
online for the family at www.
rushfamilycareservice.com.
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Church
Grace Lutheran
This Week at
Church Marathon,
Laurens United
Our Savior’s
Methodist Church
Lutheran Church
Wed., Oct. 14th:
Jim out of the office
Albert City & St John Pastor
Book Club @ 9 a.m.
Praise Band practice @ 5:30 p.m.
Hands of Hope Puppet Troop @ 6:30 p.m.
Lutheran Church
Finance Committee meeting @ 7 p.m.
Rural Albert City
Thurs., Oct. 15th:
Pastor John Mayer
Sundays 9 a.m. Worship Service @ Grace
Lutheran Church - Marathon
Sundays 10:30 a.m. Worship @ Our Savior's
Lutheran Church - Albert City
Sundays 9:00 a.m. @ St John Lutheran
Church Rural - Albert City
This Week at First
Christian Church
Pastor Rev. Rita Cordell
Rachel Circle @ 9:15 a.m. (Mary Svuba’s home)
Dorcas Circle @ 2 p.m. (Wesley Room)
Basic Christianity Bible Study @ 7 p.m.
(Linda Lingo’s home)
Fri., Oct. 16th:
Men’s Bible Study @ 7a .m.
Sun., Oct. 18th:
Sunday School @ 9:10 a.m.
Fellowship @ 9:30 a.m.
Worship @ 10:30 a.m. - Choir performs
This Week at
Bethany Lutheran
Pastor Jerry & Nancy gone thru Oct. 18th
Wednesday: October 14, 2015
7:00 PM ~ Laurens Area Youth Group
Mission Trip Presentation at the Laurens
Public Library
Thursday: October 15, 2015
9:00 AM ~ Morning Circle at church
Sunday: October 18, 2015
9:00 AM ~ SS & Confirmation
9:15 AM ~ Coffee Fellowship
10:30 AM ~ Worship w/Communion,
Stewardship Temple Talk, SS skit & song
Pastor David Steffensen from Emmanuel
Lutheran Church, Rochester, MN Will be
leading the worship service
11:30 AM ~ Potluck
6:00 PM ~ Youth Group (JH) at BLC
Tuesday: October 20, 2015
10:00 AM ~ Coffee w/Pastor
7:00 PM ~ Hand Bell Rehearsal
Wednesday: October 21, 2015
5:00 PM ~ Christian Ed/Youth Mtg.
6:00 PM ~ 125th Steering Mtg.
7:00 PM ~ Council Mtg.
Worship, Love, Accept~Together
in Christ’s Name
Wednesday, Oct. 14
7:30 p.m. - Lydia Group
Thursday, Oct. 15
2:00 p.m. - Coffee with Pastor
Friday, Oct. 16
7:00 p.m. - AA
Sunday, Oct. 18
9:30 a.m. - Sunday School
10:30 a.m. - Worship
6:00 p.m. - JR. High Youth Group at
Bethany Lutheran
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Sacred Heart Church Laurens
Weekday Mass : Friday, 8:00 AM
Weekend Mass: Sunday 8:30 AM (July - October)
Cluster Parishes
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Sioux Rapids
Weekday Mass: (Monday&Wednesday) - 8:00 AM
Weekend Mass: Saturday - 5:00 PM (July – October)
St. Louis Catholic Church, Royal
Weekday Mass: (Tuesday & Thursday) - 8:00 AM
Weekend Mass: Sunday - 10:30 AM (July-October)
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Extension News
4-H Week
Window
Decorating
Donna Seehusen, 4-H Leader,
Hannah Seehusen, Mary Seehusen,
Delany Janssen, and Carley Janssen
represent the Guys and Gals of Grant
4-H Club and are pictured with their
decorated Wilson Trailer’s; Steve
Hopkins store front to celebrate
National 4-H Week.
Children in 4th through 12th
grade are welcome and encouraged
to join one of the eight 4-H clubs in
Pocahontas County.
Grant Writing
101 Workshop
Held in
Pocahontas
County
On Monday, October 5, 2015 ISU
Extension and Outreach Pocahontas
County held a Grant Writing
101 Workshop. Participants who
attended the workshop had handson training on seeking and writing
successful grants for non-profits,
local governments and schools
from Community and Economic
Development Program Specialist,
Jane Goeken.
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Babysitting Clinic
“Healthy Meals in a Hurry”
The Pocahontas County
Extension and Outreach will be
offering a babysitting clinic for
5th and 6th grade students. The
Babysitting Clinic will be held
on October 19 & 20, 2015
from 3:30-5:30pm at Pocahontas
Area Elementary School (in the
lunchroom).
Please pre-register early by
calling the Pocahontas County
Extension and Outreach at 712335-3103 or email hfrerk@
iastate.edu. Space is limited to 20
participants!
“Healthy Meals in a Hurry” will be held on Monday, October 26, 2015 at
two times, the first time will be at 12pm at Pocahontas County Extension
and Outreach Office and the second time will be 6:00pm at West Iowa
Bank in Laurens (202 W Main St). Nutrition and Wellness Program
Specialist Katie Knobbe will conduct the class. Register by October 22,
2015 by calling the Pocahontas County Extension and Outreach Office at
712-335-3103.
Time saving, cost saving, and nutritious meals are the features of the
program. Learn how to do all three with “eat now and eat later” cooking.
Cook once every two weeks! Tips and recipes will be featured. Participants
will get to enjoy slow cooker chili and leave with the “Healthy Meals in a
Hurry” Book and dry soup mix!
Money Talk to be Offered in Humboldt
County
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ISU Extension and Outreach is pleased to announce that “Money Talk:
A Financial Course for Everyone” will be offered this fall in Humboldt.
This five-session series provides a comprehensive overview of key financial
issues, including insurance, investing, retirement planning, and legal
issues. Life-long financial security is a goal for most of us. Since we
can’t predict the future, it’s smart to make sure we’re as well-prepared as
possible for long life and unexpected events. “Money Talk” provides noncommercial information you can use to make informed financial decisions
with confidence. It’s a valuable opportunity, so I hope you will share this
information with colleagues, friends and others.
Tuesdays, October 20-November 17 - 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. - Humboldt
County Extension, 727 Sumner Ave, Humboldt
The fee is $20 – that’s reduced from the normal price of $75, thanks to
support from the Humboldt County Extension Council. The fee covers
the cost of a top-notch 192-page book; married couples can share a book
and pay just one fee.
Register by October 14 – call 515-332-2201. Questions? Contact
Holly Frerk in Humboldt County (hfrerk@iastate.edu) or Barb Wollan,
Family Finance specialist (bwollan@iastate.edu).
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Mosquito/Public Health Pest Management Course Offered
October 29
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Pocahontas County office will offer the Mosquito/Public Health
Pest Management Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators Thursday, Oct. 29,
2015. The program is offered at office locations across Iowa through the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide
Safety Education Program (PSEP).
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. followed by sessions from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The registration fee is $35. To
register, contact ISU Extension and Outreach Pocahontas County office at 712-335-3103 or email dianned@
iastate.edu
The course will provide continuing instruction credit for commercial pesticide applicators certified in categories
7D (Community Insect Management), 8 (Public Health Pest Control), and 10 (Research and Demonstration).
The course will cover topics such as laws and regulations, calibration basics and pesticide drift, and mosquitoes,
ticks and flies.
Additional information about this and other courses offered through the Pesticide Safety Education Program
may be accessed at www.extension.iastate.edu/psep.
Aquatic, Forest, and Right-of-Way Continuing Instructional
Course is October 21
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Pocahontas County office will host an Aquatic, Forest, and Rightof-Way Continuing Instructional Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators on Wednesday, Oct. 21,
2015. The program can be seen at office locations across Iowa through the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide
Safety Education Program (PSEP) team.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. followed by sessions from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The registration fee is $35. To
register, contact ISU Extension and Outreach Pocahontas County office at 712-335-3103 or email dianned@
iastate.edu
The course will provide continuing instruction credits for commercial and public pesticide applicators certified
in categories 2 (Forest Pest Control), 5 (Aquatic Pest Control), 6 (Right-of-Way Pest Control), and 10 (Research
and Demonstration). Topics to be covered are equipment calibration, safe application techniques, phytotoxicity,
pesticide drift reduction, principles of limited area application, control of aquatic, right-of-way, and forest weeds,
use of rotenone, and a forest health update.
Additional information and registration forms for this and other courses offered through the PSEP Program
can be accessed at www.extension.iastate.edu/PSEP.
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Extension News
Yard and
Garden: Properly
Overwintering
Plants
Part of living in Iowa is dealing with
winter and its effects on landscapes.
That means taking precautions to
ensure that certain plants can survive
winter’s harsh blast by overwintering
them. Specific steps must be followed
to ensure overwintered plants will
return to prominence next spring.
Here are some tips from Iowa State
University Extension and Outreach
horticulturists on how to best
overwinter plants. To have additional
questions answered, contact the
ISU Hortline at 515-294-3108 or
hortline@iastate.edu.
Will cannas survive the winter
outdoors in Iowa? Cannas are
perennials. However, they are not
winter hardy in Iowa. Cannas must
be dug in fall and overwintered
indoors. Other tender perennials
include tuberous begonia, dahlia,
caladium, and gladiolus.
How do I overwinter cannas?
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Cut back the plants to within four
to six inches of the ground a few
days after a hard, killing frost. Then
carefully dig up the canna clumps
with a spade or garden fork. Leave
a small amount of soil around the
cannas. Allow them to dry for several
hours. Afterwards, place the cannas
in large boxes, wire crates, or mesh
bags. Store the cannas in a cool
(40 to 50 degree Fahrenheit), dry
location.
How do I overwinter tuberous
begonias? Carefully dig up the
tuberous begonias within a few
days of a killing frost. Leave a small
amount of soil around each tuber.
Cut off the stems about one inch
above the tubers. Place the tubers
in a cool, dry area to cure for two
to three weeks. After curing, shake
off the remaining soil. Place a layer
of peat moss, vermiculite or sawdust
in a small cardboard box. Lay the
tubers on the storage medium, then
cover the tubers with additional peat,
vermiculite or sawdust. Store the
tubers in an area with a temperature
of 40 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
How do I overwinter dahlias?
Cut back the plants to within two
to four inches of the ground within
three or four days of a killing frost.
After cutting back the plants, leave
the dahlias in the ground for an
additional six or seven days to “cure.”
Then carefully dig up the dahlias
with a spade or shovel. Gently shake
off the soil, then cut the stems back
to the crown. (The dahlia crown is
located at the base of the stem where
the tuberous roots are attached.)
Carefully wash the dahlia clumps to
remove any remaining soil. Allow the
dahlias to dry for 24 hours. When
dry, place the dahlia clumps upside
down in cardboard boxes and cover
them with vermiculite, peat moss, or
wood shavings. Store the dahlias in
a cool (40 to 50 degree Fahrenheit),
dry location.
How do I overwinter caladiums?
Carefully dig up the caladiums after
the first fall frost. After digging, place
the plants in a cool, dry location
for one to two weeks to cure. After
curing, cut off the dry foliage. Place
a layer of peat moss, vermiculite
or sawdust in a small cardboard
box. Lay the tubers on the storage
medium, then cover with additional
peat, vermiculite or sawdust. Store
the caladiums in a cool (60 to 65
degree Fahrenheit), dry location.
How do I overwinter gladiolus
bulbs? Carefully dig up the plants
with a spade in fall. Gently shake off
the soil from the bulb-like corms.
Then cut off the foliage one to two
inches above the corms. Dry the
corms for two to three weeks in a
warm, dry, well-ventilated location.
When thoroughly dry, remove and
discard the old dried up mother
corms located at the base of the
new corms. Remove the tiny corms
(cormels) found around the base of
the new corms. Save the small corms
for propagation purposes or discard
them. Place the corms in mesh bags
or old nylon stockings and hang in
a cool, dry, well-ventilated location.
Storage temperatures should be 35 to
45 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Iowa State Publication Offers Tips to Attract Garden Insects
Butterfly gardens can easily be created by planting a few
of the insect’s favorite plants in a sunny corner of the
yard. Gardening for Butterflies and Pollinators is a new
publication for home gardeners wanting to establish a
butterfly garden of their own and is available to download
from the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Store at https://store.extension.iastate.edu/.
Laura Jesse, director and insect diagnostician in the Plant
and Insect Diagnostic Clinic at Iowa State and author of the
publication said, “Flowers that provide pollen and nectar
are great additions to any garden and are a huge benefit to
butterflies and bees. Also, remember to include host plants
Swallowtail butterfly - photo by Adam Varenhorst, Entomology,
for caterpillars – if we want the pretty adults we have to feed
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the kids!”
“For example, monarch butterfly adults will feed on many types of flowers but they need milkweed to lay eggs
on and for their caterpillars to eat,” said Jesse. The publication was prepared by Jesse, Nathan Brockman, curator
for the Butterfly Wing at Reiman Gardens in Ames, and Donald Lewis, professor and extension entomologist with
Iowa State.
According to Brockman, it is important to plan ahead when making decisions to establish nectar plants
beneficial to butterflies and pollinators. “There are a lot of wonderful plants to choose from when designing a
pollinator garden," he said. "Some of the flower characteristics to consider when making your plant selection
include color, shape, fragrance and flowering period, as these traits will affect which pollinators your garden can
support."
The publication lists specific plants for attracting various species of butterflies and moths, and the host plants
where the caterpillars will feed. Other garden habitat suggestions include offering shelter for protection, moisture
for drinking and rocks for warmth. Gardeners also should avoid insecticide and herbicide use which can be
detrimental to the insects.
“Pollinators are necessary for proper development of many fruits and vegetables,” said Jesse. “Without
pollination we would not have the grains, fruits, nuts and vegetables that comprise approximately 35 percent of
global food production.”
In Iowa, a statewide effort to establish milkweed plots (consisting of nine species) is happening through
the efforts of the Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium. The Consortium is funded by partnering agencies
and organizations including Iowa State University which in 2015, planted over 10,000 seedlings at the 12 ISU
Research and Demonstration Farms. Other locations involved in the project are Reiman Gardens in Ames and
Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines.
During the fall, Jesse explains, Iowans may see monarch clusters migrating to the southern states and Mexico.
“Because Iowa is part of the breeding range for monarchs, planting milkweed for the caterpillars and nectarproducing flowers for the adults is a priority of Iowa State entomologists,” Jesse said. “By creating habitat for
butterflies and pollinators, everyone can make their backyards or roadsides an oasis for these important insects.”
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