Slumberland Furniture in Oskaloosa
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Slumberland Furniture in Oskaloosa
Minor Girls’ Little League title, see page 2. 9ROXPH1XPEHU7KXUVGD\-XQHQVVXQ#LRZDWHOHFRPQHW NM Board Hears Building Project Update By RD KEEP The Sun Members of the North Mahaska School Board heard an update on the building project from Estes Construction representative Pete Perez at their monthly meeting June 20. While no physical work has begun or contracts awarded, Estes and Invision Architects continue to update the board as the project moves forward. Perez told board members if the project bids come in at the highest projected levels, it is $28,000 over budget. The renovations at the high school include a new track, which was not in the original project assessment. Perez also said there are $280,000 in contingencies and they already know of savings to cover the overage. It is expected that bids will go out in July and work could begin in August. The entire project is expected to be completed by the end of the calendar year. Superintendent Angela Livezey confirmed with Perez that background checks would be done on each project worker. “That will be part of the bid process,” said Perez. “Each worker will be subject to a background check. We will assign them a number that will be on their helmet and if there is a concern or if a worker is acting in a way that us unsafe when students are around, it will be addressed.” Some work that would be more intrusive on instruction time may be completed over the weekend or on other days when school is not in session. Bus Purchase The Board approved the purchase of a new International school bus from Hoglumd Bus Company in Marshalltown. The 2016 65-passenger bus will be purchased for $79,500 including a trade-in of an older bus. Thomas Bus Company of Des Moines had given a bid of $81,359. Personnel The board accepted the resignations of Staci Blanke as a paraeducator and Caleb Gipple from maintenance. They agreed to offer contracts to Nik Kacy as a paraeducator and Casey Kaldenberg for maintenance. Lunch Price Increases The board set lunch and breakfast prices for the 2016-17 school year. Day care breakfast price will be $1.25, 1-2 year old lunch will be $1.60 and 3-5 year old will be $2.10 Adult breakfast will be $1.75 and lunch will rise to $3.50. Guest breakfast will be $3.50 and lunch will be $3.50. Students breakfast price increases 40 cents to $1.50 and lunch is up nine cents to $2.60 Milk prices will increase a nickel to 35 cents. In other routine business, the board approved The Sun as the official newspaper. Set US Bank and PMA as school depositories. NS Councils Hears Financing Options By RD KEEP The Sun New Sharon Councilors heard from Travis Squires, senior vice president with PiperJaffrey, regarding possible financing options for the city’s sewer project. The city is investigating options to pay for upgrades required by Iowa DNR to meet current regulations and new standards. For more than a year the City of New Sharon has been studying the issue, applying for grants and looking at options. Squires told the city that financially the city is in a good position, but would need financial assistance in paying for the project. The project, depending on the total scope, would cost between $1.3 million for water and $1.6 million for sewer. The city would have a construction debt limit of $2.9 million. Squires told councilors that his firm could serve the city in a variety of manners. They could be financial consultants, financial advisors or a placement agent. The firm is currently serving as the placement agent for North Mahaska School District. Options available besides the obvious assessments to property taxes and raising water and sewer fees, would be leverage of the 1-cent sales tax, grant applications and combinations of all of those options. No decision was made. The meeting with Squires was simply to dis- play options and the abilities of his firm to meet the project needs. Councilors held two public hearing for building permits. One was for Larry Miller at 603 W. Market, and Les and Mary VerSteegh, 509 E. Market St. Neither received any public written or verbal comments and was approved. Jim and May Woods appeared before the city requesting to purchase the south half of South Elm Street from East Oak south. The land in question is a grassy area that has been maintained by the Woods’ for many years. They own property on both sides and would like to keep their land together. Councilors will place it on the next meeting to begin the process and receive public input. Does not appear that there are utilities running through the property. At the July 6 meeting two public hearings will be conducted. Elvin Fisk who wishes to build a fence. Charles Richardson wishes to move a portable shed onto his property at 108 E. Court. Richardson and Fisk each asked permission to proceed with their respective projects. Councilors granted the requests, but emphasized if for some reason the permits did not go through they would have to remove any work done. Councilors approved tobacco licenses 4-1 for East Market Grocery and Pronto Market. Councilor Ken Ward voted against the licenses. NS Book Club Changes Name The New Sharon Library Book Club is now the Stilwell Library Book Club. It’s just as interesting to hear people discuss books under the new name. Everyone is welcome to join the members of this new/old group to talk about books. The name change has come when voters approved in November to allow the City of New Sharon to take ownership of the facility. The move allows the library board to apply for more grants to enhance the reading experience of the library patrons. The June meeting was a change of pace; favorite poems were read and enjoyed. For July, the group selected a novel, “River Jordan” by Augusta Troubaugh. Amazon.com says this about the novel, “The South blooms again in River Jordan. Sometimes a family RD Keep Photo Barnes City Mayor Barbara Davis and councilor husband Gene reigned over festivities at the Barnes City Fun Days Saturday. The day kicked off with a parade with events held at the city arena provided kids an opportunity to play and enjoy the day. County Committee Nomination Period Begins OSKALOOSA – Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural producers may begin nominating eligible candidates to serve on local Farm Service Agency county committees, announced Wendi Denham, County Executive Director of the Mahaska County Farm Service Agency (FSA) Office. “County committees play a vital role in the administration of federal farm programs and have a positive effect on rural communities,” said Denham. FSA county committees make decisions on commodity price support loans, conservation programs, disaster programs, employing County Executive Directors and other significant agricultural issues. This year, Local Administrative Area 2 (LAA 2), which consists of Black Oak, Pleasant Grove, Prairie, Richland, and Union Townships will be selecting a representative for the Mahaska County Committee. To hold office as a county committee member, a person must participate or cooperate in a program administered by FSA, be eligible to vote in a county committee election and be eligible to represent the LAA in which the person is a candidate, among other requirements. Individuals may nominate themselves or others as candidates. Additionally, organizations representing minorities and women may nominate candidates. All nominees must sign a nomination form, FSA-669A, which includes a statement that the nominee agrees to serve if elected. Form FSA-669A is available at USDA Service Centers and online at: http:// www.fsa.usda.gov/elections. All nomination forms for the 2016 election must be postmarked or received in the local USDA Service Center by close of business on Aug. 1, 2017. Voting for the County Committee election takes place in the fall, and newly elected county committee members take office on Jan. 1, 2017. Become involved by nominating and voting in the local County Committee election. For more information on the County Committee election process, eligibility requirements, or other programs administered by FSA, contact your local county office or visit FSA online at: www.fsa. usda.gov. This Week’s Color In The Sun Is Brought To You By Movie Night At Eveland Access Campground Want to do something fun with the whole family on the 4th of July weekend? The Mahaska County Conservation Board invites campers, campground visitors and the public to watch a free family-friendly movie at the Eveland Access Campground on Saturday, July 2 at 9 p.m. (at dark). Bring your family, a lawn chair or blanket to sit on and enjoy the show. Free popcorn will be provided. The movie for this event will be “Where the Red Fern Grows” (Rated G, 1974). Eveland Access Campground is located next to the Des Moines River at 2890 Galeston Ave., which is 4 miles south of Beacon on Hwy. T39. Slumberland Furniture in Oskaloosa grows from the most unlikely of friends. A lonely little girl living with a strict stepfather and mother. A woman just released from prison, seeking a job and a new purpose for her life. An aging matriarch with a sense of humor and a compassionate heart. Sit a spell by the gentle river of their merged lives. By the acclaimed author of Sophie and the Rising and other Southern novels. Her next novel is Music From Beyond The Moon. Augusta Trobaugh has been nominated for Georgia Author of the Year, among many other honors.” Anyone who would like to read this southern treasure can request it at the library. Or, anyone at all is welcome to enjoy the discussion on July 12 at 1:30 p.m. at the Stilwell Public Library in New Sharon. INDEX Opinion Pg. 4, 5 Church Pg. 5 Legals Pg. 6 Local News Pg. 3 Classified Pg. 6 Sports Pg. 8, 9 Spring Festival Pg. 10 Social 27KH6XQ 7KXUVGD\-XQH FSA Acreage Reporting Clean-Up Day Success In May Deadline Quickly Approaches OSKALOOSA – The crop reporting deadline for all spring seeded crops and CRP in Iowa is July 15, 2016. FSA must charge a measurement fee per FSA farm number for any crop report filed after the deadline. Additionally, producers who did not timely report forage and fall seeded crops by the December 15, 2015 deadline will be charged a late-filed measurement fee. Unlike in the past few years, this service fee is not being waived. Please be aware that late-filed reports can PO Box 502 New Sharon, IA 50207 641-637-4031 www.thenewsharonsun.com News: nssun@iowatelecom.net Sales: only be completed before the reporting deadline for the subsequent crop year to maintain eligibility for certain FSA programs. For example, the final date to complete a late-filed 2016 forage report would be December 15, 2016 (one year after the deadline). Reporting Prevented and Failed Acres- FSA also reminds producers to report prevented planted and failed acres in order to establish or retain program eligibility for some FSA programs. Producers should report crop acreage as they intended to plant, but due to natural disaster, were prevented from planting. Prevented planting must be reported on a CCC-576, Notice of Loss, no later than 15 calendar days after the final planting date as established by FSA and Risk Management Agency (RMA). The final planting date for Corn is May 31, 2016.-The final planting date for Soybeans is June 15, 2016. Producers with failed acres should also file form CCC-576, Notice of Loss. This must be filed within the 15 calendar days of the occurrence of the loss or when losses become apparent. Producers may either walk-in to the Mahaska County FSA office to report their crops, or they may schedule an appointment to do so for convenience. To schedule an appointment, please contact the Mahaska FSA office at 641-673-3476, Extension 2. Written By AGRI-POWER FFA REPORTERS RANDIE RICHMOND, MORGAN WELLS, and ADLYNN EVELAND T’was the day after Monday and all through the school, not a student was stirring, not even a few. Where were all the students you may ask? They were busy doing community service, including the Agri-Power FFA Chapter. Mr. Powers took some of his chapter members to the Muchakinock Cemetery and told his students the story of Muchakinock, an old mining town. The mines became empty and the African Americans living there left to move to Buxton, leaving the town deserted, except the spirits buried there years ago. 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If The Sun shall fail to publish a notice as required, in whole or in part, it shall in no event exceed the amount of the charges allowed by law for the publication of the notice which was not published. Pictured are Lex Judy and Wyatt Brinegar painting a fence at the cemetery. pulling weeds, painting, and restoring the fences around the cemetery. Each year Mr. Powers and his members visit the cemetery and try to restore the past year’s damage. Rylie Lathen stated “It felt good to come and restore a final resting place for some. I felt like I was doing a good deed.” The day was a big success for the chapter, and they were helping the community as well as getting a little history lesson. “It was really neat to see the old stones and learn about the town that was once here,” said Dakota Boyer. The chapter hopes to go back there next year and keeping bringing peace to the spirits of Muchakinock. Twyla Murphy celebrates 100 years The Heartbreakers softball team from Eddyville won the Minor Girls’ Little League title and celebrated. &RXQW\/LWWOH/HDJXH7RXUQDPHQW DW/DFH\5HFUHDWLRQ&RPSOH[ The Mahaska County Little League wrapped up the season with a championship tournament on Monday evening at the Lacey Recreation Complex in Oskaloosa. Season ending winners from all over the county took home trophies as near 500 spectators came to watch the competition and cheer their favorites. “The crowd was excited, the games were well matched, the hot dogs were good, fun night in Oskaloosa!” said one mom to another as trophies were being handed out. The teams ended with division winners as follows: Major Boys 1st - Pella Motors, 2nd - Kinetic Edge (Oskaloosa); Major girl’s 1st - Katy-Dids (Bussey), 2nd - Leighton State Bank; Minor Boys 1st - Sports Page Team, 2nd - Garden & Associates (Oskaloosa) and Minor girls 1st - Heartbreak- Gatton Realty Inc. Cara Ferguson, Realtor Associate ers (Eddyville), 2nd - Pepsi (Pella). For more pictures visit MCRF’s Facebook page at mcrf.laceyrecreation. Twyla (Arganbright) Murphy of Silvis, Ill., will celebrate her 100 th birthday on July 1. Twyla was born on July 1, 1916 to Ed and Lona Arganbright in Ottumwa. She graduated from Fremont High School in 1934 where she loved playing softball and basketball. She continues to watch her basketball today, favoring the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Chicago Bulls, especially Michael Jordan, whom she had the opportunity to see play in person. She married William Murphy on August 5, 1936 in Lancaster, Mo. He passed away in 1957. She worked in the food industry, retiring from Lutheran Hospital in 1985. She stays busy monitoring her many bird feeders, while watching the squirrels and other critters in her backyard. Her children are William “Bill” (Karen) Murphy, Janice (Bob) Seys, Sandra (John) Walgrave (both deceased), and Shirley King. She has 10 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren and one very blessed family, all because of her! A family gathering is planned to help her celebrate her day. Happy Birthday to this most amazing woman in our lives. 100 Years of Love and Laughter! Star Spangled at McGriffs Farm and Home 1207 A Ave. East, Suite B Oskaloosa, IA 52577 Bus: 641-673-9465 Cell: 641-660-1713 caraferguson56@gmail.com www.gattonrealty.com CONTACT Amber Kephart your Advertising Connection for The Sun Give Her A Call Today At 641-799-9392 or email: keomahmanager@midamericapub.com Has a photo in our paper caught your eye? All Mid-America Publishing photos are uploaded to SmugMug for purchase! Visit midamericapublishing.smugmug.com and check out all the photos of events from around the county See McGriff’s For Everything You Need This Summer! 1352 Hwy. 63 New Sharon, IA 50207 641-637-4010 HOURS: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. www.mcgriffsfarmandhome.com Education / School News 7KXUVGD\-XQH 7KH6XQ FREMONT ELEMENTARY EDDYVILLE-BLAKESBURG-FREMONT FCCLA Attends State Conference Submitted by FCCLA ADVISOR LISA STRAUSSER The Iowa FCCLA State Leadership Conference was held April 3rd – April 5th in Des Moines. Several members of EBF’s chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of American attended. During state, the members participated in many activities, including listening to guest speaker Michael Cuestas. He spoke to the students about it never being too late to become a leader and choices never diminishing their own worth. Many members were recognized for their projects during the program: Nevaeh Cavin, Lainey Krusemark, Mary McKee, Devon Severson, and Tessa Puffinbarger were recognized for Peer Education; Alexandria Adams, Kaleb Adamson, Zach Edgren, Austin Johnson, Taylor Keegel, Addisyn McCrea, Mary McKee, Felicity Reddy, Gabriel Strausser, Alicen Tomlin, and Aidan Yates were recognized for Student Body; Lane Morrison, MaKenna Yates, and Carson Burrell were recognized for their projects in Family First; Mary McKee, Jade Johnson, Devon Severson, Sage Goodwin, Jayda Groves, Lis Glosser, Emma Mock, and Sophia /DVW'D\URRWEHHUÁRDWV End of the year at Fremont Elementary also meant celebrating with DWUHDWRIURRWEHHUÀRDWV FCCLA Attendees included, (Front l-r):Addisyn McCrea, Emma Mock, Payton Scharff, Gabby Strausser, Felicity Reddy; Back: McKenna Yates, Allie Adams, Devon Severson, Alicen Tomlin, Mary McKee, Taylor Keegel, and Kaleb Adamson. Venator were recognized for Public tion and Hydration of a Basketball a silver medal; Devon Severson preRelations. Player” and received a silver medal; sented her STAR event on “AdvocaAt FCCLA’s State Leadership con- Payton Scharff presented her STAR cy for Teen Pregnancy” and received ference, STAR events were present- event on “Galactosemia” and re- a gold medal and qualified for The ed: Mary McKee and Kaleb Adam- ceived a silver medal; Allie Adams National Leadership Conference in son presented their STAR event on presented her STAR event on her San Diego, California in July. “The Importance of Proper Nutri- chapter service project, and received Awards Presented at EBF Music Banquet On Tuesday May 10 th the Music Department at Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont High School had its annual Music Banquet. The music students were presented with their letters and participation awards, as well as other honors. The following music award winners were: The John Phillip Sousa Award (pictured at right), Mika Farnum; The Louis Armstrong Jazz Award - Mika Farnum & Andrew Hart; The Iowa Bandmasters Association Senior Award of Merit Kayla Fox, Madison Giltner, Logan Street, & Luke Sutton; The Fred Waring Director’s Award - Madison Giltner; South East Iowa Honor Band Award - Brandon Dicks; Patrick Gilmore Award - Delanee Van Zante; Woody Herman Award Maggie Voyles; The National School Choral Award - Mika Farnum; The Iowa Choral Director’s Association Award (pictured at right) - Carter Roose; Choir Council Awards - Mashayla Lobberecht, Jessie Eveland, Madison Giltner, Mika Farnum; I Solo Contest Vocal Solo - Jessie Eveland; II Solo Contest Vocal Solo -Mika Farnum; Chorister of the Year - 9 th Katie Fisher/Jacob Fisher, 10 th Wynter Baugher/Harrison Mock, 11th Marina Rupprecht, 12th William Fisher/Victoria Vannoni; Outstanding Overall Freshman Musician Award - Delanee Van Zante. Outstanding Overall Sophomore Musician Award - Adlynn Eveland; Outstanding Overall Junior Musician Award - Jessie Eveland; Outstanding Overall Senior Musician Award - Mika Farnum; The Golden Fork Award for Waiterial Excellence (pictured below) - Devon Severson, Andrew Hart, Kayla Fox, Luke Sutton and Logan Street; The Iowa Bandmasters Association Junior Award of Merit - Brandon Dicks, Claire Jager, Teri Jo Lane, & Sara Senior music students celebrate their four years of accomplishments. Seated - Andrew Hart and Luke Sutton; Standing - William Fisher, Victoria Vannoni, Payton Scharff, Tayler Jones, Madison Giltner, Devon Severson, Kayla Fox, Carter Roose, Mika Farnum, and Logan Street. Loving. The Tammy Schroeder Me- Strausser, Connor VanDerVeer, Eli- Allie Adams, Brandon Dicks, Jessie morial Director’s Choice Award was jah Woods, Riley Bayliss. 1st Year Eveland, Claire Jager, Teri Jo Lane, presented to Mashayla Lobberecht Letter in Choir: William Fisher, Sara Loving, Marina Rupprecht, (This award is presented annually Wynter Baugher, Samantha Carroll, Zach Thomas, Briana VerSteegh, to a deserving student that excels Jake Fisher, Michael Garrett, Mazzi Peyton Walker, Sage Webster. 3rd in marching band as well as being a Hanson, Madison Keegel, Nolan Year Letter in Choir: Mika Farnum, dedicated, hardworking band mem- Stetter, Delanee VanZante, Hannah Carter Roose, Payton Scharff, Jesber. Mashayla has been an inspira- VanSteenwyk. 2nd Year Letter Band: sie Eveland, Morgan Reddy, Marina tion for us all during her years in Wynter Baugher, Emma Bunnell, Rupprecht. 4th Year Letter in Band: band); The Marvin M. Ferdig Me- Carson Burrell, Gracie DeLaCruz, Mika Farnum, Kayla Fox, Madison morial Spirit Award for leadership Adlynn Eveland, Payton Fry, Kath- Giltner, Andrew Hart, Mashayla in marching band was presented to ryn Gutch, Dillon Howard, Caleb Jo- Lobberecht, Logan Street, Luke (pictured below) - Madison Giltner, hannes, Rylee Lobberecht, Harrison Sutton. 4th Year Letter in Marching Andrew Hart, Claire Jager, & Tayler Mock, Lane Morrison, Cyrus Rog- Band – Tayler Jones. 4th Year Letter Jones. ers, Noah Strausser, Jacob Sutton, in Choir: Madison Giltner, Mashayla 1st Year letter in Band: Deserae Joey Voyles, Derek Walker, Morgan Lobberecht. Simmons, Jaydin Abernathy, Char- Wells, Makenna Yates, Sam Zimlie Borger, Bryce Dalbey, Blake merman, Kendal Durst, Tony Lane, Deevers, Brandon Drew, Julia Grace Manternach, Delanee VanZFairchild, Jenny Faybik, Katelyn ante, Maggie Voyles. Fisher, Jake Fisher, Mazzi Hanson, 2nd Year Letter in Choir: VictoHannah Koellner, Rylie Lathen, ria Vannoni, Sage Webster, Adlynn Shelby Seddon, Nolan Stetter, Levi Eveland. 3rd Year Letter in Band: 48 oz,. Cow Belle Ice Cream 2/ 5 $ 00 John Morrell Cocktail Smokies 198 $ Information courtesy of SECRETARY MOLLY JUDY Many children were recognized for outstanding accomplishments, acts of character, and attendance records on May 26 at Fremont Elementary. 6th Grade MATH BEE Team members: Out of 53 teams and 272 individuals, Emily Dicks placed 19th and Lute Judy placed 168th. This year in the SPELLING BEE competition, Iowa State Fair Finalists - 1st Brieana Kleine, 3rd Miah Bowen, 5th Emily Lynch; and Iowa State Fair Representatives; 1st /2nd-2nd grade student Silas Shotten, 3rd /4th-4th grade student Nevaya Vandello, 5th /6th-6th grade student Makayla Stuff lebeem. STEM Participant-Emily Dicks Completed 96 hours outside of school working on advanced math and science skills. CITIZENSHIP AWARDS- (voted on by the students of each grade, a boy and girl are chosen) 1st GradeTreyton Cavin and Genni Belger; 2nd Grade-Bryton McIntosh and Savannah Chaffin; 3rd Grade-Landen Blad and Elaina Johnson; 4th Grade-Cael Lenox and MacKinzie Vannoy; 5th Grade-Wiatt McGachey and Emily Lynch; 6th Grade-Sean Carroll and Shyla VanSteenwyk. SOAR Student of the Year (chosen by teacher): 1st-Carly Rupprecht, 2nd-Gabby Wade, 3rd-Zoey Dyches, 4 th -Nevaya Vandello, 5th Vanessa Blad, 6th Finley Norgaila. GOOD ATTENDANCE (3 or less days missed): Logan Boggs, Zayden Crosby, Larry Feldmann, Asia Houk, Lute Judy, Brody Lynch, Emily Lynch, Faith Manley, Mikel Matusick, Maxwell Scharff, Maysha Seeley. PERFECT ATTENDANCE (having missed no school and no tardiness) - Lydia Judy. I OWA ASSESSMENT ACHIEVEMENT (having improved 10 or more points from the previous year): In the area of Reading - Mackayla Garrett, Em- ily Lynch, Aleandra Horn; In the area of Math - Jack Bunnell, Lydia Judy, Wiatt McGachey, Jerrick Middlesworth, and Masha Seeley; In the area of Both Reading and Math; Jimena Avianeda, Alijah Francisco, Miranda Hotchkiss, Cael Lenox, Mikel Mat usick, Nevaya Vandello, Vanessa Blad, James Call, Hayley McDonald, Bryce Roquet, Logan Boggs, Emily Dicks, Lute Judy, Hunter McFadden, Hatcher VanSteenwyk, and Shyla VanSteenwyk. IOWA ASSESSMENT ADVANCED (scoring above grade level): In the area of Reading Mackayla Garrett; In the area Math Nevaya Vandello, Wiatt McGachey, Emily Dicks, and Shyla VanSteenwyk; In the area of Both Reading and Math - Miranda Hotchkiss, Jack Bunnell, Vanessa Blad, and Bryce Roquet. MUSIC: 5th Grade Band Participants - Hayley McDonald,Wiatt McGachey, Jerrick Middlesworth, Sacara Golden, Emily Lynch, Mackayla Garrett, Vanessa Blad; 6 th Grade Band Participants - Sean Carroll, Emily Dicks, Lute Judy, Finley Norgaila, Alyse Shotten, Ephriam VanZante; Establishing the school Record for Longest Sustained Note - Lute Judy (35 seconds). ART: 4th Grade Alijah Francisco, 5th Vanessa Blad, 6th Lute Judy. PE: Presidential Physical Fitness Award - Jack Bunnell, Mackinzie Vannoy; National Physical Fitness Award - Emily Dicks, Hunter McFadden, James Call, Amber Moore, Nevaya Vandello, Cael Lenox, Kayden Sines, Landon Blad, Miah Bowen, Cadence Chaffin; Run for Your Life Hall of Fame - Wiatt McGachey (31), James Call (29), Jack Bunnell (29), Cael Lenox (29), Mackinzie Vannoy (27) ShylaVanSteenwyk (25), Hunter McFadden (25), Lute Judy (26), Hayley McDonald (26), Bryce Roquet (26), Lydia Judy (25), Mikel Matusick (26), Emily Dicks (26), Nevaya Vandello (25). ACHIEVEMENTS IN EDUCATION Spoelstra receives award at Central College EBF Calendar Thursday, June 30 High School Gyms Closed For Refinishing 9 a.m. Rocket Summer Reading School 10 a.m. SB-JH @ Pella Christian 4:30 p.m. SB-9/JV/V vs Clarke 5 p.m. BSB-JV/V vs Clarke 5:30 p.m. BSB-JH @ LynnvilleSully Friday, July 1 High School Gyms Closed For Refinishing 2015/16 Fremont Elementary Awards 5:30 p.m. BSB-JV/V @ Cardinal (Eldon) 5:30 p.m. SB-V DH @ Burlington Monday, July 4 INDEPENDENCE DAY Tuesday, July 5 7 p.m. SB-V Regionals @ TBD Wednesday, July 6 7 p.m. SB-V Regionals @ TBD Thursday, July 7 5:30 p.m. BSB-JV/V vs Pella Friday, July 8 10 a.m. BSB-9 EBF Classic (Ed- dyville) 7 p.m. SB-V Regionals @ TBD Monday, July 11 7 p.m. SB-V Regionals @ TBD Tuesday, July 12 9 a.m. Rocket Summer Reading School Wednesday, July 13 9 a.m. Rocket Summer Reading School Thursday, July 14 9 a.m. Rocket Summer Reading School T MARKET S A E (DVW0DUNHW1HZ6KDURQ 641-637-4205 Monday through Friday 9-7 Saturday 9-6 Sunday 10-2 G R O C E RY Johnsonville - 19 oz. Brats or Italian Sausage 3 $ 48 Oscar Mayer Wieners or Smokies 198 $ 38 oz. Heinz Ketchup FFFPrices Good June 229 through July 5, 2016 FFF THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING LOCAL 248 $ PELLA – Hayley Spoelstra of New Sharon received the Athletic Training Education Program Rising Star at Central College. Founded in 1853, Central College of Pella, Iowa, is a private, residential four-year liberal arts college known for its academic rigor and strength in global experiential learning, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), sustainability education, athletics success and tradition, and leadership and service. Central continues to value its long-standing relationship with the Reformed Church in America. Kirkwood CC Grads Named CEDA R R A PIDS – K irk wood Community College has announced the graduating class of 2015 – 2016. College faculty and administration joined friends and family in saluting the graduates at commencement ceremonies at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, May 14. Mark Ver Steegh of Rose Hill and Tracy DeGroot of Oskaloosa were honored with their degrees. Area students present research at Central College PELLA – The following students presented their work in Central College’s Undergraduate Research Symposium. Hayley Spoelstra of New Sharon participated in the Exercise Physiology Lab symposium session with the presentation “Performance Anxiety Differences Between an Athletic Population and a Sedentary Population.” Andrew Brouwer of Oskaloosa participated in the Oral History and Sustainability symposium session with the presentation “Stories of Social Change at Central, 1950-1980.” Hannah Hirl of Oskaloosa participated in the Oral History and Sustainability symposium session with the presentation “Stories of Social Change at Central, 1950-1981.” Lindsey Richardson of Oskaloosa participated in the The Burden of Modern Disease symposium session with the presentation “Depression in Australia.” Lakota Smith of Oskaloosa participated in the Economics Research Seminar symposium session with the presentation “The Effects of Economics Factors on the Outcome of Presidential Elections.” Jennifer McCombs of Oskaloosa participated in the Globalization and Development symposium session with the presentation “Meeting Education Expectations Together Madagascar.” Lakota Smith of Oskaloosa participated in the The Wire: Individuals and Institutions in Urban America symposium session with the presentation “Education, Sports, and Immigration: An Analysis of Kansas City.” AREA SCHOOL MENUS & ACTIVITIES BROUGHT TO YOU EACH WEEK BY: 641-637-4035 *800-872-2335 New Sharon *www.plbco.com “. . .Building Your Dream” 47KH6XQ Opinion, Editorial Thursday, June 30, 2016 TALES OF THE ANCIENT SPORTSMAN By BURDELL HENSLEY The sizzling, scorching heat continues and our crops really need a drink. With every bank of clouds that come up in the west, my hopes rise. Then the hopes get def lated when the clouds drift on by. Hopefully this will be the week that the rains come. Cooler weather is forecast and that will be a blessing. I might even get back to the golf course. I do not handle the heat well, so I have not gone out for a while. My lawn is suffering and I told Logan to not mow again until we get some significant rain. If we don’t get rain for a while, I may have to have him go over it just to knock down weeds. It is amazing how weeds can grow without rain. The Ancient-ess and I hosted a tour to Mr. Lincoln’s Springfield Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of last week. It was extremely hot in Springfield, but we survived and it was a super tour. We visited the Lincoln Museum and Library Tuesday afternoon. While there one of the volunteers suggested to me that I should take my group out to the Lincoln Tomb that evening at 7:00 p.m. for a Civil War reenactment of a flag retirement ceremony. Since I had nothing on the evening schedule except dinner at the Cracker Barrel, I agreed to do so. It was a beautiful and educational ceremony done in full uniform with rifles firing and drums and bugles playing. It was very warm, but we were able to get into the shade. The ceremony lasted only 20 minutes, so we were able to get back to our hotel and cool off. On Wednesday we had our guide, Garret, with us all day and he was so full of great information. We started the day at the military memorials in the city cemetery. That was a good time to do the tour as it was still reasonably cool. The memorials contained the names of all Illinois soldiers killed in the various wars. It was kind of like the Washington DC monuments but on a much smaller scale. After a tour of the city and some neat stops, Garret suggested that we do lunch on Route 66. We went to the Cozy Dog Drive In and the place just oozed with 50’s and 60’s memorabilia. This place is where the Corn Dog was born, but they call it the Cozy Dog. The menu was limited to cozy dogs, hamburgers, cheese burgers, tenderloins, fries, cole slaw and potato salad. It didn’t take long to get through the line and the food was good. But even better than the food was all of the history of the “Mother Road” that filled the walls and display areas. The afternoon was filled with more interesting stops and then we had dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln at Maldanner’s Restaurant. Max and Donna Daniels from Wheaton, Illinois are known nationally for their impersonations of Abe and Mary Lincoln and they were just great. Thursday we made a stop at Lincoln’s New Salem on the way home. This is a nice venue, but it was so hot that it was difficult to enjoy the outdoor trail through New Salem. Several of our people took the three quarter mile trek down to Lincoln’s Store. I started down the trail, but turned back. Heat and humidity make breathing a little difficult. The tour departed from Newton so I rode the bus all the way back to Newton where my car was. We were back in time for me to stop in Pella on the way home for the OskaloosaPella softball game. What a game it was as the two teams were tied 0-0 after seven innings of play. A single by Anna Jones and a double by Aubrey Miller in the eighth inning gave the Indians a 1-0 win. On Monday before we left I covered the Osky-Pella Christian game in Oskaloosa and it was a 1-0 game as well. Oskaloosa won this one behind the no-hit pitching of Kylee Silliman. Friday night I had the rare privilege of being able to work while watching my grandsons play. Pella was playing in Ottumwa and I was working for the Pella Chronicle. Ottumwa jumped out to an 4-0 lead and then Pella took over to post an 8-4 win. Both boys had good games so that made it a fun evening. Saturday I took in the inaugural Pella Christian Softball Classic at the new Pella Sports Complex just east of Pella. It was a good day of softball for the Eagles as they beat a 22-3 Humboldt team 6-0 and a 13-6 Belle Plaine team 10-0. I can’t believe that the 4th of July is upon us already and the softball regional tournaments begin on the fifth. The season has flown by. It is time again to see what happened in our yesterdays. 100 years ago: July 6, 1916 – The women may vote in the New Sharon water works election. July 8 – The Oskaloosa Blues beat Bidwell 9-7 with Shoemaker pitching and V. Siders collecting three hits. 75 years ago: July 5, 1941 – Sigourney topped Oskaloosa 10-8 in a 4th of July feature American Legion game. Doubles by Ken DeWitt and Squirt Andrews along with a pair of singles by Smith led Osky. Middlekauf led Sigourney with a pair of doubles and Shaffer, Hartzell and Ridenour each poked a double and a single. July 9 – The Oskaloosa Merchantettes nipped Albia 11-10 as Marjorie Van Arkel starred both on the mound and at bat. Van Arkel slugged a double and two singles while Golden of Albia had a double and three singles. 50 years ago: July 5, 1966 – TriCounty raised its record to 9-2 with a 3-1 win over North Mahaska. Ross Wilhite tossed a one-hitter for the win and he belted an RBI double. Marv Lamb also had a two bagger for T-C. Ken LaRue’s double was the only NM hit. July 7- North Mahaska surprises Osky 8-5 in a nine inning Sectional Tourney thriller. Emory Stewart blasted a three run homer and a single and Ron Whitehead poked three hits to lead NM. Butch Hewitt ripped two doubles and a single to lead Osky. July 11- English Valleys erupted for six runs in the first inning to upset Williamsburg 8-5 and advance to the Sectional final. Denny Deaton went the distance for the win and Bob Dillon had two hits. July 11- Oskaloosa’s Brent Slay won the 440 dash at the State JC Track Meet in a record time of 48.7. Slay will advance to the National JC Meet. 25 years ago: July 5, 1991- Osky wins the Eddyville 4th of July Tourney by beating Wayne 6-5 and Pella Christian 11-5. David Crouse was 5-for-6 with a home run to lead Osky. July 6- Oskaloosa’s Rick Hensley was one pitch from a perfect game in a 4-0 win over Albia. Hensley was cruising along when a bank of lights went out. After a 30 minute delay, Albia’s Jay Curran lined a triple off the centerfield wall to be the only Albia base runner. July 10Sigourney sweeps North Mahaska 4-2 and 4-3. Sigourney was led by a home run and two singles by Chad Menster and a home run, double and a single by Chris Coffman. Josh Boughton homered for NM. Have a great week and let’s cool things off a little. I will leave you with this jewel. Life is like a bath. The longer you are in it the more wrinkled you get. BARNES CITY NEWS By MOLLIE LOVING The Sun Correspondent Last week we had some hot and humid days. I might even add miserable to that description. I grew up in a house with no air conditioning, and we got along just fine. Now I’m so used to my cool, comfortable house that I can’t imagine not having it. Thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Nancy Doonan, who passed away last week. A few years ago Nancy and I found ourselves at Hy-Vee in Oskaloosa on the same day at the same time for several weeks in a row. I enjoyed our chats in the grocery aisle. The Barnes City card makers got together on June 20 at Jen Henry’s house. Making cards that day were Doris Freeborn, Phyllis Rauch, and I. Barnes City Fun Days were last weekend. A supper and ice cream social was held on Friday evening, June 24. Then on Saturday there was a parade and many fun activities, with figure 8 races in the evening. Nick and Nate Robertson celebrated their birthdays on June 25. Marvin Freeborn’s birthday was June 26. Don’t forget to take your recyclables to the recycle bin. It is located on the north side of City Hall. July 4th, Independence Day, is next Monday. Hope you have a fun and safe celebration. LOWER GROVE NEWS By ROSEMARY SCHMIDT The Sun Correspondent Last week I helped Carrie pick cherries off of their tree. It was just loaded with the old time tart red cherries. It was a small tree and a medium size ladder was all that was needed to pick the fruit. Neighbor Cindy Blom also came and picked. She is younger and could use the ladder. I can remember my grandmother Vina Boyd and my mother picking cherries from grandmother’s cherry trees. There were two trees and that was a big job. As I remember they were quite tall and a tall ladder was required to be able to pick the cherries. You know that when you are small, things look a lot bigger when you have to look up so far and I was not very old, so maybe the trees were not quite as tall as I thought. Anyway it was a big day of picking and then pitting the cherries. But, the rewards were great…yummy cherry pie. Did you know that the old fashioned tart cherries are good for body aches such as arthritis? The old timers ate a lot of cherries and they did not have quite as much problems with their bones as we have now. None of my grandparents, aunts, uncles or cousins ever had knee or hip surgery when I was growing up. Nor do I remember anyone using a cane. Now it seems as everyone is getting a bone replacement. On Saturday I went to breakfast at Happy Joes and then to two garage sales and home to pick more cherries. Carrie and Kalvin said to take whatever cherries I wanted, so I pitted enough to make four pies. Pitting cherries is a tedious job, but I turned on the TV and that helped to pass the time. I think they had enough for 10 pies the last time I asked them. They used a cherry pitter, but I just did it the old fashioned way with my thumbnail. I am baking a pie to take to breakfast for the group next Saturday to celebrate my birthday. If you are reading this . . . On July 16 the Lower Grove Park and Sorghum mill is having a 35year celebration. At 4 p.m. there will be old-fashioned games and a time of visiting. Then supper is provided at 6 p.m. with a campfire/hymn sing at 8 p.m. Be sure to bring your lawn chairs and have a good time. If you have any questions, please call 641780-1094. Sunday my son Kalvin and Carrie and I went to the United Methodist Church in Eddyville. Nelson and Rhonda Hoskins had asked Kalvin to play guitar with them as they were playing a program for the service that day. I had not been there before, but it is a nice brick church up the hill to the east as you are driving through Eddyville. Afterwards, Nelson and Rhonda treated us to lunch at the Riverside Restaurant in Oskaloosa. Monday was a day of cleaning things up around here. Seems as if one person should not get things dirty, but the dust settles anyway on things even if there is only one person stirring around. So, out came the vacuum cleaner and dust rag to clean the bathroom, bedroom and utility room. The rest will have to wait a few days. Tuesday I went to Pella to the eye doctor. In 2010 I had cataract surgery and now after six years my right eye was starting to cloud over. So Dr. Johnson came down from Wolfe Clinic and did a laser treatment on it. Now it is clear again. It is wonderful what modern technology has done for the eyes. Charlene came to get me and took me to her house until my vision got less blurry. Then we went to the Comfort house to visit Florence Verrips. Florence goes to the First Baptist Church where I attend and has been ill for quite awhile. Then I treated Charlene to supper at Subway because she was so kind to drive me around. Afterwards she dropped me off at my car and I drove home. Thursday I drove around the neighborhood delivering the invita- . . . so are your customers! tions to the Lower Grove Park Celebration. Of course that takes awhile, because I like to visit and I visited with Vicky and Stacy Boyd. Had not seen them for ages, only just to wave while going past. There are two young rabbits in my yard that think they own the place. I walk out the door about three feet from them and yell. They just look at me and don’t move a muscle. So I lunge at them and they still don’t move and then I throw something at them and finally they move. But, the next day they are right back out there. My neighbor’s black cat comes over and then they run from him. He has kept them out of the garden because he has chased them out of there and I think he has gotten rid of some of the rabbits for me. There used to be a big old rabbit, but is no longer around. I have a feeling that the cat also gets rid of the mice. WHY CATS ARE BETTER THAN CHILDREN 1. They eat less 2. Usually come when called. 3. Are easier to train. 4. Don’t ask for money all the time. 5. Don’t drink alcohol or smoke. 6. Don’t hang out with friends who use drugs. 7. Never ask to drive the car. 8. Don’t have to have the latest fashions. 9. Don’t want to wear your clothes. 10. Don’t need a gazillion dollars for college. 11. If they get pregnant, you can sell their children. CAT PRAYER Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray this cushy life to keep. I pray for toys that look like mice. For sofa cushions, soft and nice. I pray for gourmet kitty snacks, and someone nice to scratch my back. For windowsills all warm and bright, for shadows to explore the night. I pray I’ll always stay real cool and keep the secret feline rule to never tell a human that the world is really ruled by cats! To advertise, call Amber at 641-799-9392 THE SUN www.TheNewSharonSun.com nssun@iowatelecom.net PO Box 502 641.637.4031 | New Sharon, IA 50207 A Division of Mid-America Publishing Corporation Customized Business & Personal Printing This is a weekly feature highlighting some of Iowa’s unsolved homicides in the hopes that it will lead to new tips and potentially help solve cases. The project is a partnership between this newspaper and other members of the Iowa Newspaper Association. Diane Marie Schofield A young woman’s badly decomposed body was found in the trunk of a tan 1966 Rambler in a parking lot at Southwest 20th and Porter near the Des Moines airport on Thursday, July 10, 1975. The body was later determined to be 21-year-old Diane Marie Schofield. An autopsy indicated Schofield died of strangulation. Her body was found fully clothed in a green halter top and blue jeans, but with no shoes. Her hands were tied behind her back and her feet bound with twine near the ankles. She’d been strangled with a strip of knotted cloth. The body showed no other apparent signs of violence. Based on evidence and witness accounts, investigators believe she was killed sometime after 9 p.m. Monday, July 7. Police said robbery didn’t appear to be a motive because Schofield still wore her $200 watch and several turquoise rings. The 1966 Rambler in which her body was found, was registered to the victim. She was last seen alive shortly after 9 p.m. Monday, July 7 at the Apco Service Station, 2324 Forest Ave. An attendant at the station said Schofield bought cigarettes and mentioned she was going to be late for work. Schofield had been employed as a waitress and as a masseuse at several massage parlors in Des Moines. Her last place of employment was the tavern Dave Salem’s Foozin’ ‘n’ Boozin’. Police records showed Schofield, a divorced mother of a five-year-old daughter, was sentenced in January 1975 to five years in the Women’s Reformatory for carrying a concealed .22-caliber pistol but was placed on probation. She’d been arrested on the charge the previous April. The attorney who represented Schofield in her concealed weapon charge said she told him that she’d been asked to be some type of informant relating to drugs. Officers connected with Schofield’s investigation said they’d had no knowledge of her being an informant. Diane Marie Schofield | Age: 21 | Died: July 4, 1975 Location: Des Moines )LQGRXWPRUHDERXWWKLVDQGRWKHUXQVROYHG KRPLFLGHVDWZZZ,RZD&ROG&DVHVRUJ ,I\RXKDYHDQ\LQIRUPDWLRQ regarding Diane Scho¿eld’s unsolved murder, please call Det. Matt Towers at (515) 283-4981 or the Des Moines Police Department at (515) 283-4864. Opinion, Faith, Local Thursday, June 30, 2016 7KH6XQ5 TAINTOR-GRANVILLE-LYNNVILLE By ADA KAY VAN MAANEN The Sun Correpsondent Anniversary wishes to Marvin and Ellen Wehrle on June 24. Sympathy to Lois and John Klyn on the loss of their loved one, Alma Witzenberg, sister of Lois Klyn. Dot Zylstra attended Lily’s softball Friday night and Teryn and Jax returned home with her and stayed overnight with Dot and Denny. Saturday, they went to Urbandale for Camden’s baseball game and later in the day to Altoona for Lily’s softball game with Teryn staying overnight. Volunteers run the Bibles for Mission thrift centers. Volunteers are valuable, O- organized, L- loyal, Uunselfish, N- necessary, T- toilers, E- enthused, E- efficient, R- reliable, and S- successful. What would we do with volunteers? June birthdays to granddaughter Alyssa Torra on the 21st, Shirley Hoksbergen and Ellen Wehrle on the both on the 23rd , Lois Klyn, Trudy Wehrle and Noah Zylstra all on the 25th. Fathers Day we celebrated at Tom and Theresa Anderson’s home with his family. I attended the Bible League musical on Saturday evening at Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Offering for Bibles for Africa was over $2,000. Last Sunday after morning worship services at the Taintor Church, Lowell and Linda Goemaat drove to Monroe to help celebrate the birthday of two great grandkids Abbi and Blake Gomez. Saturday, Joyce Smith and her grandson Jerry Purshall of Colfax, Ill., visited Lyn Kinney staying at her home arriving on Friday. Saturday, they all went to Winterset. They at the North Café, drove to the bridges and toured the John Wayne Museum. Lyn’s guests returned home to Illinois on Sunday. Dale and Bev Flander met their friends, Carl and Wilma Vander Wal of Nevada and they went to the flea market held at the Iowa State Fair grounds. They ate out together at Bonanza before returning home. This was the last flea market till fall. The Taintor Community Church held a church camp over at Diamond Lake June 24-26. This morning worship was held at the lake. Those having Sunday dinner at Montana Mikes in Newton to celebrate Pam Crocham’s Birthday were Lyn Kinney, Betty Spangenburg, Judy Morehouse, Margie Broefel, and Eric Jones. Performing at the New Sharon Festival was the band from the Heart of Worship Church band were band members Tom Anderson, Tom and Ronda Pool, Heather James, Jason Pool, Tom Babist, and Dennis the drummer. Last Sunday Tom and Theresa Anderson provided their music at Kenny Brook in Grimes. Tom at the Scottish Rite Park in Des Moines and Thursday, Tom and Theresa were at the Linn Manor in Marion and at Brickford. Keep Cool! COUNTRY GIRL’S CORNER Famous Vacations—or ones we never took By SHERYL L. CARTER The Country Girl (It’s been a very full week and today my brain is fried, so am sharing a story I wrote 13 years ago. I hope you enjoy it.) When we were kids at home on our farm in the rolling hills of Southern Iowa, vacations were not something we did too often. With all those chores, you couldn’t go off and leave everything to fend for themselves. Also, another little sister had come into our family. “We can’t do that,” Mama would say, “because of the baby.” I always thought that was rather strange as the baby would probably have enjoyed herself. Back to the vacations…the ones we never took. We did take one once. I think we had to get Presidential clearance to do this. My parents had some good friends from the past that lived in Beatrice, Nebraska. Plans were made and Mama began to prepare. I can still see her intent face as she packed. She even cleaned out the entire refrigerator to ensure the food’s safety while we would be gone---which was three days. We finally got there and my parents and their friends had a nice reunion. Sadly, I don’t think it was quite what my parents expected as people do change over time. It was the only vacation I ever remember us taking. On the other hand, when my husband and I were married, we had a little more freedom to take off and go. It was much easier for us to get away than it had been for my parents, because although we lived, and my husband worked, on a farm, we didn’t own it. And every year we had a week’s vacation. The first year after our marriage, my sister married one of Loren’s brothers and they moved out to the mountains of Colorado. A place I had always deeply longed to see. “You have to come out!” they begged us. So we did. I would prepare for days in advance and on the day of, would fix food to take, do all the packing, and make sure the car was clean and ready to go. Loren would make sure it had a fresh oil change and a full fuel tank. He would get off work and by 5 p.m., we were loaded and headed down Interstate 80. All our kids were great travel- ers. After a good supper, the kids changed into their PJs, I read them stories and prayed with them, then tucked them into the back seat in the beds Loren had devised. He was pretty inventive and with quilts for padding, they had nice little beds. The kids slept like a top as we sped through the night. Loren was a great all-day, allnight driver. I don’t know how he did it, as for me, it was like being in a sweet hammock somewhere—I would be asleep in minutes. I’m sure there are parts of the country that we’ve driven through that I’ve never even seen. By 7 a.m. the next morning, we were in Cheyenne, Wyo. “Wake up, Kids!” we hollered and we piled out of the car to eat our traditional breakfast at the Thunderbird restaurant—delicious pancakes with seven kinds of syrup. Soon, we were headed for Laramie, the Snowy Range, and some mountain driving in northern Colorado. We came off Rabbit Ears Pass with the vista of the wide, beautiful Yampa Valley spread out below—an awesome and welcoming sight. Then we were at Bob and Sherry’s house in Steamboat Springs, and the fun week began. We always had a day trip or two up into the mountains complete with a picnic and Bob always treated us to a great meal at an equally fantastic restaurant. We, and all of our kids have super memories of those trips. For a time, one was actually living there and at least one other has long wished she were there, too. Some years, we couldn’t go very far so one year I got inventive and arranged for us to go to Pine Lake in northern Iowa which had camping facilities. We had a topper on our pickup. It seemed an uncomplicated task to pack up and go for a few days, but we had no sleeping bags. Hey, just “bring some bedding along . . .” For five people you need a lot of bedding. Then I put the kids’ little play cupboard and stove in the truck topper and filled them with groceries. Finally, we were weighted down and ready to go. The trip up was uneventful. I should say that this had been a very rainy July. We arrived at the campgrounds and found a pleasant spot over by the trees. After a nice walk around the lake, we fixed supper back at our site. About this time, Susan, 14, who was always very helpful, just sat and said, “I don’t feel very good.” Also about that time, a fellow camper walked up and warned us about the raccoons that inhabited the area. “You better tie your food up in the tree out of their reach,” he advised, which we did. We bundled down for sleep, with Loren and I under the topper on a mattress and the kids in Grandpa’s musty old green tent. All was quiet until I heard something ripping and a curious ‘whirring’ sound. “Loren!” I shook him awake. “Something is out there!” We peered out the topper window and in the pole lights illumination saw coons hanging from our food bag in the tree and bunches of them waddling down the camp area on their nightly haunt. Loren sat up the rest of the night in a lawn chair to keep the little beasts away. Dawn came and I mixed up a nice batch of pancakes for my hungry family. The gas camp stove we had borrowed from friends had a flame that was a long way from the griddle, so the pancake batter just sat there for some time, without ever getting really cooked. Then it began to rain. We all scrambled under cover, trying to eat. The rain stopped, so we took another walk. The rain began again, this time in earnest. “Time to go home!” we said, so we packed up. Thirty-five miles from home, Loren, who was exhausted from fending off raccoons from his family, asked me to drive the rest of the way home. This was a big pickup with no power steering with a loaded topper on it. “Kids,” I said, “we had better pray, because there is no way I am going to get us home without help.” Those poor kids sat pretty quiet on the big front seat the rest of the way, but the Lord was watching over us, as we made it home safely. When we finally pulled in our drive way and as I was pulling tons of damp bedding out of the truck, another downpour hit. We had been gone a total of 24 hours. I took Susan to the doctor the next day. She had mononucleosis and was very sick for several weeks. We called it the “raccoon vacation”. So how was yours? CHURCH DIRECTORY Assembly of God www.newsharonag.org Pastor Shane Farnum WEDNESDAY 6:30-7:30 p.m. Kingdom Kids (PreK-6th) Unleash Youth (7th-12th) Connection Groups SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service Baptist Church of Fremont Pastors: Robb and Joyce Bruns Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship, 10 a.m. Barnes City Community Church The Rev. Jim and Linda Sears SUNDAY 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 4 p.m. - Youth Group (Pre-6th) 6:30 p.m. Evening Worship Barnes City United Methodist Pastor Michelle Williamson Worship, 4:30 p.m., Sunday Cedar Christian Reformed Church Pastor Josh Van Engen 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship Cedar United Methodist Pastor Bob Voles Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Fremont United Methodist Church Pastor Bob Voles Sunday Worship 9 a.m. Children’s Sunday School 9 a.m. Adult Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Lacey United Methodist Church Pastor Roger White 641-673-5986 Worship, 8:30 a.m. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Lower Grove Church Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m. New Sharon First Christian Church SUNDAY Bible Class (All Ages): 9:30 a.m. Worship: 10:30 a.m. Life Groups Sunday afternoon and Thursday evenings Peoria Christian Reformed Church Pastor David Hall www.nsfcc.org SUNDAY Sunday School, 9 a.m. Worship, 10 a.m. WEDNESDAY WOW (Worship on Wednesdays), 6:00-7:30 p.m. Pastor George Den Oudsten 10 miles west of New Sharon office@peoriacrc.org www.peoriacrc.org Worship, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday School,10:45 a.m. New Sharon Friends Church Union Mills Christian Church 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Wednesday, 7 p.m. - Prayer Meeting New Sharon Harvest Community Church 2083 Hwy. 102 Richard Smith, Pastor Phone: 641-891-5060 harvestcommunityfellowship2006@gmail.com Sunday School, 8:45 a.m. Fellowship, 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10 a.m. New Sharon United Methodist Church Lead Pastor Terry Pollard www.newsharonumc.org 641-637-2561 SUNDAY 8 a.m., Traditional Worship 10:15 a.m., Contemporary Worship Service 9:15 a.m. Sunday school (ages 3 to adult) WEDNESDAY 6-8 p.m. - G2C Children (1st-6th) meet 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays; 6:30-8:30 p.m. - PROS Middle School youth (7th-8th)/ 6:30-8:30 p.m. - PROS High School youth (9th-12th)/ Both Meet @ McVay Bldg. 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All updates, corrections or changes are welcome at email: nssun@ iowatelecom.net. 50+ CLUB NEWS 50+ Club News By ART KENNIS The 50+ Club held there June meeting at the McVay Building with 45 Members and guests in attendance The Pledge of Allengence was recited and the table blessing was by Art Kennis. Birthdays for the month of June were, Violet McMains, Lucy Hamilton, Mary Quillin. Serving committee was Faye Knowler and Debby VanderHart. The program was Alice Gospel Group from Oskaloosa. The Group played a variety of songs, Alice sang, Donna played the saw and Don played tambourines and wood instruments. The program was enjoyed by all. Our next meeting is on the 4th of July with Classic Country and More with Harvy and Margy Calvin, and Dan Hedland on Steel Guitar. Capri Theatre New Sharon, IA PEST CONTROL A 3rd Generation Family Business using the latest technology to solve all of your pest problems! 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EBF junior third baseman Payton Hynick hit a single and a double to drive in three runs. Fellow junior Haegen Boyer ripped a pair of singles to drive in three runs as well. Juniors Claire Jager and Teri Lane each hit in two runners. EBF led 13-2 and gave up just a single run in the fourth inning to se- BGM Downs NM in Five BROOKLYN – BGM scored six runs in the bottom of the first inning and added another three in the bottom of the fifth to shutout North Mahaska 10-0. North Mahaska was limited to two baserunners, juniors Jacob Sherburne and Ryan VanDonselaar, who walked. BGM hurler Kaiden Fiebelkorn tossed the no-hitter for the Bears. He walked two batters and struck out four. The Bears pounded out 10 hits off North Mahaska pitching. Senior Clay Gleason took the mound loss. He worked three innings allowing five hits and seven runs, two earned. He walked three. Junior Dylan Comstock finished the game giving up five hits, walking two and striking out one. cure the win in five innings. Sophomore Randie Richmond took the win for the Rockets. The pitching ace scattered six hits to allow three runs. She fanned a pair of Comet batters. EBF (24-4) will close out the season as the Rockets head to Bloomfield to face SCC rival Davis County on Monday before single games with No. 4 in Class 4A Oskaloosa, and No. 9 in Class 3A Clarke. The Clarke game will likely be for the South Central Conference crown. They will close out the regular season with a non-conference doubleheader at Burlington Friday. The Rockets will open Class 2A tourney play July 6 when they host North Mahaska at 7 p.m. EBF Card 670 00 – 13 13 200 10 – 3 6 No. 7 EBF Shuts out Centerville Big First Lifts NM Past Hawks, 8-2 By RD KEEP The Sun North Mahaska scored four runs in the first inning and limited Lynnville-Sully to single runs in the final two frames to score an 8-2 South Iowa Cedar League victory on Red Out Night Friday. North Mahaska was able to get the bats rolling early in the bottom of the first inning and was able to keep the pressure on the visiting Hawks. North Mahaska clubbed three doubles in the game. Sophomore Dylan Shipley had the hot bat and opportunity driving in four runs on a pair of singles. Junior Jacob Sherburne had a single and a double with an RBI. Junior catcher KC Walker had an RBI single. Seniors Clay Gleason had a double and Jakob Bortell hit a single. Junior Dylan Comstock hit a double. Sherburne picked up the mound win going 5 1/3 innings. He gave u p t wo e a r n e d runs on s e ve n hits, five walks and striking out six. Junior Milan DeJong finished the game allowing one hit, walking two and striking out one. LS NM 000 001 1 – 2 8 401 120 x – 8 9 EDDYVILLE — Freshman Reina Taylor ripped a solo homerun and junior Claire Jager hit a single and a double to drive in two runs to aid a 10-0 shutout of Centerville by the Class 2A No. 7 Eddyville-BlakesburgFremont Rocket softball team Thursday. The victory pushed their win streak to 12 in a row. EBF used a 15-hit attack and sophomore pitcher Randie Richmond limited the Redettes to four hits to earn the victory. Richmond struck out five and issued one base on balls. EBF plated four runs in the first inning, added two in the second on junior Haegen Boyer’s RBI single. They would add four more in the bottom of the fourth. After holding Centerville in the top of the fifth, the game was halted by the 10-run rule. Taylor’s solo shot was part of the fourth inning onslaught. She currently leads EBF in extra base hits with 15. EBF will meet Clarke on Thursday in a contest slated to be for the South Central Conference title. Clarke is ranked 13th in Class 3A in the latest ranking. C’vile EBF 000 00 – 0 4 420 4 x – 10 15 No. 7 EBF outlasts Chariton SPORTS EDITOR CHARITON — Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont began a busy week of softball Monday with a South Central Conference game at Chariton. The seventh-ranked Rockets had their work cut out for them with the hosts hoping for an upset. EBF used 10 hits to get by Chariton, 8-4. Junior Haegen Boyer delivered the biggest hit of the night for EBF, coming to the plate in the top of the sixth with the bases loaded, two outs and the score tied. Boyer cleared the bases with a double down the line in left field, bringing in freshman Darian Johnson, junior Taryn Swartz and freshman Reina Taylor to give the Rockets the lead for good. EBF scored four runs to take a lead in the top of third. Chariton tied the game with a pair in the third and fourth innings. 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EBF built a 13-4 advantage before Russell and her team plated three in the top of the sixth. Russell just missed hitting for the cycle, going 3-3 with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored. Rocket sophomore Lexi Taylor opened the lead for the Rockets out to 8-4 with a three-run homer to center in the bottom of the third inning. Junior Claire Jager drove in her third run of the night in the fourth inning with a RBI double that scored Haegen Boyer. The Rockets put the game away in the fifth, scoring four times on RBI hits by junior Taryn Swartz and a two-run single by freshman Reina Taylor to open up a 13-4 lead. Richmond picked up the win from the circle. She gave up seven runs, six earned, on 12 hits and a walk. She struck out one. DON’T WAIT SCHEDULE YOUR ANNUAL PHYSICAL C-M 400 003 0 – 7 12 EBF 503 140 x – 13 11 TODAY Get pesky paperwork for school and sports out of the way. Schedule your child’s annual check– up – before life gets crazy with school starting. 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In her final meeting with the Hawks she scored the winning run on senior night to pick up a 3-2 victory. “I have never beat them,” said an elated Ehret just before being honored by her team as the only senior. “She is 1-7 against them so this is fun,” said her mother Polly Ehret. The victory was just the third one-run game out of nine that the Warhawks have won. The singlerun games have not been kind to the team. “We didn’t have an inning tonight,” said NM coach Chris Sampson. “We usually have an inning where we give up runs.” Sampson and his team took chances and was aggressive on the basepaths. North Mahaska scored 25 percent of the time they were on base (3-of-12). Sophomore Mallor y Klin ker continued her strong hitting with a leadoff single in the bottom of the second. She stole second and was moved to third on sophomore Haley Pinkerton’s sacrifice. With one out sophomore Tessa Fuller singled to bring in Klinker to tie the game at 1-1. North Mahaska got the bats moving again in the third inning with eighth grader Paige Layman’s single. She was caught stealing second for the first out. Junior Katie Koehler drilled a double to centerfield then scored on freshman Emma Deucore’s RBI-double. Once agai n Ly n nville-Sully managed to tie the game in top of the fifth after McKinley Conover opened the inning with a triple. A pass ball allowed the run to score. In North Mahaska’s half of the inning Koehler flew out and Ehret beat out an infield hit. A groundout moved Ehret around and Klinker doubled to bring home the winning run. “Mallory is on fire right now,” said Sampson. “She is really hitting the ball.” Deucore picked up the victory scattering six hits, walking one and hitting on batter. She struck out two. Carson Fisk took the loss for the Hawks. She gave up nine hits, walked a batter and hit one. Ehret, Klinker and Fuller each had two hits. North Mahaska will close out the regular season with a road game at HLV Monday, home against Pella on Tuesday, and at Colfax-Mingo Wednesday. The Warhawks will open Class 2A Region 3 tourney play at No. 7 Eddyville-BlakesburgFremont on July 6. 1RUWK0DKDVND¶V0DOORU\.OLQNHUVHHQKHUHDJDLQVW/\QQYLOOH6XOO\NQRFNHGLQ¿YHUXQVDJDLQVW7ZLQ&HGDUV RD Keep Photo NM Girls Earn Split at Own Tourney North Mahaska softball hosted Thor own tourney June 18 and earned a split. They fell to Pleasantville, 5-3, then toppled Twin Cedars 12-0in four innings. North Mahaska matched Pleasantville’s first inning two runs with two of their own runs in the bottom of the inning. NM added another in the bottom of the third to lead 3-2. The Warhawks were three outs away from victory when pitcher Emma Deucore missed with a pitch and Pleasantville’s Corinne Thomas delivered a ball over the right centerfield fence for a three-run homer. The Trojans held the Warhawks in the bottom of the inning for the win. The second game was more favorable for the home team. North Mahaska pounded out 17 hits with three Warhawks collecting three hits. Junior Katie Koehler stroked a double and two singles, sophomore Mallory Klinker rapped a double and two singles with five RBI, and freshman Kobi Evans hit three singles. Deucore and senior Carly Ehret each hit two singles. Katie Goemaat hit an RBI-single. Deucore picked up the win from the circle. She gave up just one hit, a single by Jordyn Sanders in the third inning. Deucore stuck out six, walked one and hit two batters. P’ville 200 000 3 – 5 11 1 NM 201 000 0 – 3 7 2 TC NM 000 00 – 0 1 0 234 3x – 12 17 0 SIGOURNEY – North Mahaska scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning then held off a surge by the Sigourney Savages June 17 to score a 7-4 victory. North Mahaska led 7-2 when Sigourney came to bat in the final inning. Senior Troy Roose hit a single and a double to drive in a run and junior Jacob Sherburne hit a single and a double to drive three runs to propel North Mahaska. Junior KC Walker added a pair of singles with an RBI. Junior Milan DeJong allowed four hits to Sigourney batters. He struck out eight and walked one to earn the victory. Sigourney was led at the plate by junior Tanner Bos with a double to drive in two runs. Freshmen Brett Striegel and Nick Goad had the other two hits for the Savages. NM Girls Edge Monte, 4-2 MONTEZUMA – Coming off a split at its own tournament June 18, North Mahaska was looking to keep momentum going in the closing days of the South Iowa Cedar League softball race. After a loss to Pleasantville the Warhawks rolled Twin Cedars 12-0 and was waiting for a shot at nemesis Montezuma, a team they lost to open the season. North Mahaska methodically dismantled Monte’s pitcher, but managed only four runs. More importantly they held Monte to 2 and won the encounter 4-2. Emma Deucore helped her team from the circle and the plate. She just missed hitting the cycle. She had a single, double and a triple. Sophomore Haley Pinkerton hit a solo homerun and two singles. Olivia Boender returned to the lineup following a mission trip and hit a single and triple to drive in a run. Sophomore Kobi Evans hit two singles. Deucore struck out nine and walked four batters and yielded four hits. Monte pitcher Hanna Jones walked one and struck out four. Shelby Helm had the leading bat for the Braves hitting two singles with an RBI. NM Boys Split at North Tama Tourney TRAER – North Mahaska’s baseball team made the trip north to Traer Saturday and earned a split on the day. The defeated BCLUW 8-3, then fell to the hosts15-9. North Mahaska used 10 hits, three of them doubles to drive in three of the runs. Senior Troy Roose hit two singles and drove in runs. Juniors Milan DeJong, Jacob Sherburne and KC Walker each hit doubles with an RBI. DeJong and Sherburne also hit singles. Junior Dylan Comstock picked up the mound win going the distance. He allowed three runs on four hits, all singles. He walked two batters and struck out one. In the second game, North Tama scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth and two more in the seventh for the win. North Mahaska tied the game at 5-5 after four innings. In the fifth, North Tama scored twice. North Mahaska retook the lead 8-7 in the sixth, but North Tama had the two big innings to win. DeJong hit three singles and drove in three runs and Sherburne had two singles with two RBI to lead the North Mahaska hitting. Roose and Shipley also had a pair of hits in the game. Shipley took the loss tossing the middle three innings in relief of Roose. Shipley gave up eight runs on seven hits and five walks. He struck out one. Roose gave up seven hits and two walks. He struck out two. Freshman Luke Groves tossed the last inning. NM Girls Fall at BGM, 4-3 BROOKLYN – It was another one of those nights that North Mahaska coach Chris Sampson has had to shake his following the completion of the game. For the eighth time this season the Warhawks played another one-run game and for the sixth time lost it falling to BGM 4-3. “If we win those games we have the kind of season I expected,” said Sampson. “We just seam to have one inning.” Tessa Fuller’s single drove in two runs in the top of the sixth to account for two-thirds of the team’s runs. North Mahaska was limited to five singles. Katie Koehler, Emma Deucore, Olivia Boender and Paige Layman had the others. BGM led from the start scoring twice in the first inning then adding singletons in the third and fourth innings. Aimee Hochstetler led BGM with a single and two RBI. Deucore took the loss. She allowed eight hits, walked two and struck out three. RD Keep Photo Carly Ehret, North Mahaska’s lone senior, was honored by teammates following their victory over Lynnville-Sully. Ehret, center, scored the winning run. Pictured is Ehret’s mother, Polly, coach Chris Sampson, right, and her father Steve. NM Boys Split at Grinnell GR I N NELL – Nor th Mahaska stepped up the ladder in classes to face a pair of Class 3A baseball teams Saturday. The Warhawks fell to Grinnell 13-5 then edged Nevada 4-3. In the Grinnell contest North Mahaska held the early lead scoring three times in their first at bat. Grinnell came back with a single run in the bottom of the first. The Tigers scored four runs in each of the third, fourth and sixth innings. North Mahaska picked up 10 hits in the game, but gave up 14 hits and 13 earned runs. Junior Jacob Sherburne had the hot bat hitting a single and a double to drive in two runs. Sophomore Dylan Shipley ripped an RBI single. Junior Milan DeJong hit three singles and scored twice. Junior Dylan Comstock took the mound loss. He gave up nine runs on 10 hits with three walks and a pair of strikeouts. Junior Ryan VanDonselaar tossed the final two innings giving up four runs on four hits with a walk. North Mahaska took the lead quickly in game two scoring again in the first at bat. The Warhawks scored one then added a run in the top of the fifth and two more in the sixth. Nevada tied the game in the second and tried to rally in the seventh scoring twice before the War- NM Holds Off Sigourney Rally hawks closed the door. Bortell hit an RBI triple and a single. Sherburne hit two singles and DeJong and senior Troy Roose added singles. Roose and DeJong limited the Cubs to four hits. Roose was the starter allowing three runs on three hits and three walks. He struck out two. DeJong yielded a hit and a walk. Game 1 NM 300 010 0 – 5 10 Grin 104 404 x – 13 14 Game 2 NM 100 012 0 – 4 6 Grin 010 000 2 – 3 4 We want YOU to send in your stories, ideas, and ads next week! 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