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VOL. 125 NO. 17 • THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016
SERVING CERRO GORDO COUNTY AND THE COMMUNITIES OF ROCKWELL, SWALEDALE, MESERVEY, THORNTON & DOUGHERTY
BY TRAVIS FISCHER
The Meservey Public Library
is currently holding a Mother’s
Day gift basket raffle. They are
raffling off one large gift basket
full of locally-donated items, including handmade items and gift
certificates.
The tickets can be purchased
at Donna’s Lounge in Meservey
or at the library.
It was standing room only as more than 250 people attended the Mason City City Council meeting on Thursday to
share their thoughts on the proposed pork packing facility..
Pork plant passes
second public hearing
BY TRAVIS FISCHER
Join us the celebrate Mother’s
Day at the Swaledale Libeary
Saturday, April 30 at 11:30 a.m.
All Kids pre-K through 8th grade
are welcome! We will be having
snacks, doing crafts, and creating a special gift for mom!
Painting in Pairs
A Painting is Pairs event is
being held at the meservy Public Library and will be hosted by
Candace Sprung and Shear Traditions.
Come and join us at the
Meservey Public Library Saturday, May 7 at 10 a.m. for a painting party. Parent and child, Sibling and Sibling, Husband and
Wife all pairs are welcome!
Space is limited, so sign up
soon at the library or Sher Traditions!
WF – Rockwell
audit
information
available
Cornwell, Frideres, Maher
& Associates, P.L.C., CPA’s recently released an audit report on
West Fork Community School
District in Rockwell.
The District’s revenues totaled $9,787,057 for the year
ended June 30, 2015, a 1.4 percent increase from the prior year.
Revenues included $5,055,722
in local tax, charges for service
of $767,125, operating and capital grants, contributions and restricted interest of $1,322,675,
unrestricted interest of $15,029
and other general revenues of
$2,626,506.
Expenses for district operations totaled $8,841,776, a
1.0 percent increase from the
prior year. Expenses included
$5,540,780 for instruction,
$2,384,469 for support services,
$576,533 for other expenditures
and $339,994 in non-instructional programs.
A copy of the audit report is
available for review in the District Secretary’s Office, the
Office of Auditor of State, and on
the Auditor of State’s website at
http://auditor.iowa.gov/reports/
index.html.
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West Fork students
learn about dangers
of drug abuse
Meservey
Library Mother’s
Day gift basket
raffle
Celebrate
Mother’s Day at
the Swaledale
Library
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and our Republican House of Repre- ers that spoke in favor of the facility
sentatives taking every chance they may disagree with that sentiment,
It was another marathon public can to slash education funding,” said Phyllis Willis, one of the founders
forum in Mason City on Thursday Adams.
of Niman Ranch in Thornton, was
as the City Council heard comments
As part of their development among the voices speaking against
both positive and negative about en- agreement, Prestage Farms has the facility.
tering into a development with Pre- agreed to $140,000 annual charitable
Willis spoke against both the enstage Farms to build a pork process- c ont r ibut ion
vironmental risks
ing facility.
to the Mason
that come with large
The development agreement Cit y s c h o ol
scale ag r icult u re
would require Prestage Foods to cre- district for ten
and the treatment
ate 922 full-time jobs during the first years, however
that mass produced
phase of the operation. The bulk of Adams was not
hogs are subjected
these jobs would come from 530 pro- convinced that
to in large confineduction associate positions starting would be sufments.
at $13.00-13.60 per hour. Additional ficient to deal
“I like animals
technician and administrative jobs with the chaland that’s not a way
would range from $14.60 to $31.00 lenges the disto raise anything,”
per hour.
trict will face.
said Willis. “It’s a
Once the facility is up and run“It’s a dehorrible thing to do
ning, a second shift would be added, cent offer by
to an animal.”
creating an additional 850 jobs.
Prestage, but
It wasn’t all nega- John Drury, Swaledale Mayor
With the facility slaughtering the $140,000
tive feedback from
10,000 hogs per day, one of the ma- annually would equate to about an area residents though. Jeff Moellers,
jor concerns about the project is that additional three teachers per year for owner and operator of Midwest Maits presence will initiate the con- the entire district,” said Adams. “I nure Management in Swaledale,
struction of new hog confinements don’t think there’s enough resourc- said that he has been working with
in the area. While Prestage asserts es there to help those [non-English] Prestage Farms since 2009 and has
that they will be capable of feeding speaking students to transition to found the experience to be a positive
the facility with existing suppliers, our school district effectively.”
one.
as part of the development agreeSwaledale Mayor John Drury
Moellers advocated for the comment they have agreed to refuse to didn’t speak at the public forum, but pany, sharing his experience and obcontract with any hog supplier that agreed with Adams on many points, servations of how they run their opbuilds a confinement within 2.5 particularly about the speed at which erations, and encouraged the council
miles of Mason City or Clear Lake.
this plan has come about.
to move forward with the agreement.
Comments at the meeting brought
“I thought Mr. Adam’s nailed
“Their barn sites, obviously we
up a wide range of concerns and crit- it,” said Drury. “We haven’t had the go into a lot of them, they’re all very
icisms, from the speed of the plan proper discussion to know if this is well maintained,” said Moellers. “I’d
to the environmental impact it may right.”
be proud to own them.”
have on the area to worries that the
Drury was critical of the developMoellers also relayed that the
lower paying $13 per hour jobs won’t ment agreement that Mason City has company pays well, on-time, and has
sustain a family.
negotiated with Prestage, noting that never asked him to cheat on regulaPaul Adams, a former Rockwell neighboring communities like his tions.
resident that now lives in Mason had not been offered a seat at the ne“It seems like there’s a lot of
City, brought up his concern about gotiating table. While the agreement misinformation out there,” said
the effect that the influx of poten- protects Mason City and Clear Lake Moellers after speaking. “Farming
tially hundreds of new students will from hog confinements being built has changed. All these people want
have on the public school system.
within 2.5 miles of the city, no such to move back to the way it used to
With the near certainty that the stipulations were made to protect be.”
new jobs created by the facility will communities like Swaledale.
Jon Caspers of Swaledale also
have to be filled by bringing new
The likelihood of new hog con- expressed his support of the projpeople to the area, it is presumed that finements in the area was also a ect, saying, “It’s a natural fit. We’re
with these new workers will come a concern of Quinn Symonds, another world renowned for agriculture in
new population of children who may former Rockwell resident who now the state.”
not speak English as a first language. lives in Mason City.
Caspers noted that perception of
“I agree increased revenue is a
“What I don’t want to see is hog the agriculture industry can be mispositive thing for the school dis- confinements everywhere,” said represented by a public perception
trict, but I’m reluctant to rely on that Symonds. “We have way too many that only takes notice when someamount of money being there be- hogs here in Iowa.”
thing goes wrong.
cause of our Republican Governor
While many of the hog produc“There’s thousands of producers across the country that manages
their operation in a way that’s environmentally friendly,” said Caspers.
“The only time you see a headline is
when there’s a bad actor. We’ve got a
world class food safety system.”
Other speakers spoke in favor of
the project throughout the evening,
welcoming the economic benefits
that an influx of people and wages
will have on the area economy.
Following the public forum, the
city council weighed in, acknowledging the points made by the audience before voting on a motion to
schedule a date for a third and final
public hearing. The motion was
passed in a 5-1 vote, with council
member Alex Kuhn voting against
the plant on the grounds that the development agreement with Prestage
is not a good enough for the city.
Jon Caspers, of Swaledale, was among the many speakers who commented on
The next public hearing will be
the proposed pork packing facility in Mason City on Thursday.
held on May 3.
We haven’t
had the proper
discussion to
know if this is
right.
West Fork high schoolers got a
lesson in drug awareness last week
as the seniors and juniors took time
out of class to learn about the potential consequences of drinking and
drug abuse.
Hosted by Sheffield Police Officer Sam Cain and Prairie Ridge, the
program was designed to inform students about the dangers of drinking
and drug use with a series of slides,
videos, group activities, and personal stories.
Curbing underage drinking was
the focus of the presentation as Cain
offered a sobering glimpse of what
can happen when an inebriated person gets behind the wheel. Beyond
the personal health risks, Cain described the legal and financial costs
of getting caught driving while impaired, which include far more than
just a fine. An OWI convention can
result in jail time along with surcharges and court costs that exceed
the cost of the fine itself.
Cain himself offered a first hand
experience with the long-term consequences of an OWI conviction,
having received one himself in his
youth. Though Cain received a deferred judgment for the crime, the
stigma followed him long afterwards, creating an obstacle during
his pursuit of a law enforcement career.
“That’s really been a first hand
education,” said Cain.
Beyond alcohol, Cain warned
students about the dangers of drugs
from marijuana to methamphetamine. The health risks of meth were
emphasized as Cain provided examples of how drug use can transform a
person.
The program wasn’t all lectures
and videos. Students were given the
opportunity to experience what it’s
like to drive while impaired as they
were challenged to navigate a lap
across the gymnasium while wearing perception altering goggles.
“They mess you up,” said junior
Rylan Fleshner. “It really affects
your depth perception.”
Cain wasn’t alone in informing
students about the hazards of drugs
and addiction. The program was coordinated with Prairie Ridge, which
provides addiction treatment services. While one class heard Cain’s presentation, the other class was split
into groups to learn about the risks
and myths of gambling, prescription
drugs, and other addictive behaviors.
“It went really well. We talked
about different scenarios and how
they would react to a situation,” said
Megan Wentz of Prairie Ridge. “By
breaking them into small groups,
they’re more likely to share with
each other.”
The program was well received
by the students, particularly those
seeking careers that require a commercial driving license.
More timely though, the program
serves as a reminder of the dangers
of drinking and driving as this year’s
seniors and juniors get ready for
prom.
“It’s just a good activity to have
leading into prom weekend,” said
Principal Randy Bushbaum. “It’s
one of those deals where if you can
save one life, it’s worth it.”
Rylan Fleshner tries to navigate a scooter while wearing perception altering
“drunk goggles.”
Rockwell approves
skid loader purchase
BY TRAVIS FISCHER
The Rockwell City Council discussed equipment upgrades and personnel policies during their regular
meeting on Wednesday, April 20 at
City Hall.
At the meeting, Public Works Director Jay Siefken made his case to
the council about adjusting the city’s
equipment upgrade schedule to take
advantage of an opportunity to purchase a new skid loader.
“I’m not against it, but I think the
city needs to focus on the replacement schedule,” said Mayor Jim
Bills.
The city has been putting aside
$30,000 per year to pay for equipment upgrades so that equipment
can be replaced on a regular schedule. The next piece of equipment
scheduled to be replaced is the city’s
tractor, however Sief ken has suggested that instead of replacing the
tractor, the city purchase a new skid
loader, which he believes will better
serve the needs of the community.
The council considered tabling
the issue to give the matter some
thought, however Siefken informed
the council that while the new machine can be paid for after July 1, for
the new fiscal year, they would need
to order it relatively soon in order to
secure the current price and three
year warranty.
The city will continue to use their
current tractor if they purchase the
skid loader, however the new machine will reduce the workload.
“If we get this, we can still budget
for a new tractor. We just start the
cycle over,” said Siefken.
Council member Tom Worley
made a motion to purchase the skid
loader, with a broom and a bucket attachment at a cost of $48,245, to be
paid for after July 1. If Siefken is unable to order the skid loader in time,
the city will continue with their original replacement schedule.
Siefken also discussed personnel
policy with the council, requesting
that an unofficial employee perk be
made official as the council redefines the employee policies. City
employees have traditionally been
allowed access to the city garage to
wash their personal vehicles or perform oil changes, however proposed
updates to the city’s employee policy would forbid the use of any city
equipment for personal use.
Council Member Brian Koob
was opposed to the idea, noting both
its potential for misuse and possible financial liability to the city
were an injury to happen on the city
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BIRTHDAY
Thursday, April 28, 2016
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West Fork Spring Concert 2016
POLAND 90th
Dorothy (Bell) Poland, of Rockwell, will turn 90 years old on May 6.
She was born in Alexander and married Clifford Poland, of Gladbrook,
on June 23, 1946. They were married
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Annual
NIACC
Jazz Club
performance
is Thursday
The NIACC Jazz Ensemble will
perform a short program in the Activity Center at NIACC on Thursday,
April 28 at 7 p.m. The event is free of
charge.
The NIACC Jazz Club, a cabaret
style concert, will have something
for everyone. The students are presenting a variety of jazz styles in a
relaxing atmosphere, which should
make for a very entertaining evening.
Leon Kuehner, of Hampton, will
have a special guest performance on
piano. Nicole Helmers, of Rockwell,
plays the trumpet in the Jazz Club.
Jack Zimmerman Photos
The West Fork High School presented their Spring Concert Thursday evening, April 21 at 7 p.m., in the
north gym at Sheffield. Shelby Wilson was in charge of the vocal selections, with Jason Grunklee in charge
of the instrumental selections. Accompanists were Jackie Burk at the
piano, and Brad Van Horn on percussion.
Special thanks goes to Mike
Schluetter for running the lights
and sound; to the custodial staff and
Trevor Russell for their assistance in
preparing for the concert; to Trevor
Russell and Lauren Dohlman for
folding the programs; and to the parents and administrators for their support of the arts at West Fork.
Music personnel are as follows:
Carley Ballhagen, Shelby Ballhagen, Justin Bonjour, Tanner Braun,
Caylee Cook, Lauren Dohlman,
Casey Fraser, Lukas Grund, Abby
Harper, Sam Harper, Lindsey Jones,
Cortlyn Kammrad, Zayne Kelley
Sydney Kingery, Spencer Krause,
Alexis Kuhns, Sammie McGuire,
Emily McMahan, Collin Meints,
Hannah Meints, Racee Moore, Ben
Nelson, Abby Noland, Daniel Novotney, Cody O’Donnell, Chey Oglesby,
Melisa Peltier, Trey Pfeffer, Jordan
Proctor, Sarah Retz, Devin Ridgeway, Travis Russell, Trevor Russell,
Grace Shreckengost, Alax Starbuck,
Seamus Sullivan, Shannon Sullivan, Treven Timmerman, Jonah
Van Horn, Melanie Van Horn, Lukas
Wogan, Aydan Wood.
Show Choir
Chamber singers
Melanie Van Horn – Clarinet Solo
Saxophone Quartet from left to right: Lauren Dohlman, Sarah Retz, Seamus
Sullivan and Lukas Grund.
Jazz Band
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Potty pettiness
Having utterly and completely
lost the cultural battle against gay
people, social conservatives have
moved on to the next battle line in
their never ending mission to be on
the wrong side of history.
Their new target for bullying:
Transgendered people.
Personally, I don’t understand
trans people. I fall along the line of
thinking that genders are defined by
people, not the other way around. For
instance, I am a male. Being male
doesn’t define me. My actions and
traits contribute to the greater pool of
actions and traits that define what it
means to be male.
But whatever. It’s easy for me to
say that when I’m not an outlier. If
somebody out there realizes that they
have more in common with the average woman than the average man,
I’m not going to lose any sleep over
it.
But you know who is losing
sleep? People in North Carolina. If
by “sleep” you mean “money.”
Last March, North Carolina Republicans haphazardly slapped together a bill that superseded an anti-discrimination ordinance passed
in Charlotte, dictating that men and
women must use the restroom that
matches the gender of their birth. The
same bill also prohibited cities from
raising their minimum wage above
the state level. Because to the GOP,
“small government” is apparently
defined as “whichever level they
control.”
Response to the bill has been interesting, to say the least. Unlike the
cultural battle for gay rights, economic powerhouses are jumping off
the fence much faster and harder.
PayPal has cancelled plans for an expansion that would have brought 400
jobs. Lionsgate pulled production of
a show. Bruce Springsteen canceled
a concert and several other events
have been relocated.
The Center for American Progress
estimates that this law has threatened
more than half a billion dollars of
economic activity. If this keeps up,
Raul Castro is going to have to visit
the U.S. to discuss lifting economic
sanctions on North Carolina.
And while Target hasn’t closed
any stores, they have weighed in on
the matter, making it clear that trans-
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THE GEEK
Travis
Fischer
gendered people are welcome to use
the bathroom that corresponds with
their identity, not necessarily their
biology.
Naturally, the American Family
Association has called for a boycott.
Somehow I doubt their economic
retaliation is going to have the same
effect.
Not surprisingly, this is a situation
where people clearly haven’t thought
things through.
Trans people have been around
for quite a while. Gender reassignment surgery is a century old and
people have been dressing in drag
for far longer. For all the people out
there seemingly terrified of trans
people, I’m curious which bathrooms
they thought they were using all this
time.
This one simple point pretty much
undercuts any argument one might
have about the issue. The whole
point of Target’s statement was to reassert that their policy wasn’t changing. If you were comfortable with the
thought of using a Target restroom
last month, nothing has changed between then and now.
There is no army of “bathroom
predators” out there just waiting for
permission to put on a dress and assault women in a public restroom.
We know this because transgender
protections have been federal law for
years and it hasn’t happened.
Oh sure, you have outliers like
that guy who was arrested for lewd
conduct in that airport restroom,
or that other guy that got busted in
a park restroom for offering $20 to
perform a… wait… no, sorry. Those
weren’t transgendered people. Those
were Republican Congressmen.
The point is, lewd conduct is
frowned on no matter which restroom you’re in. The vast majority of
people, even transgendered people
and Congressional Republicans, just
want to do their business in peace.
For some reason, I’ve seen a lot of
people worried about women being
exposed to male genitals in the ladies
room if we (continue to) allow trans
women to use the restroom of their
preference. This seems like a pretty
irrational fear.
I’m not sure what it’s like on the
other side of the wall, but in my
many years of using the men’s room,
there’s generally very little eye contact, much less exposure of genitalia.
And that is an environment where
men are asked to stand next to each
other and urinate in the open.
I have it on good authority that
the ladies room offers considerably
greater privacy. Which brings me to
my next point.
How exactly do you enforce this
law anyway?
It’s a bathroom, not an airport
security checkpoint. Now, again,
maybe things work differently in the
ladies room, but I’ve never had to…
flash my credentials… before lining
up to use the stall.
Is North Carolina planning on
implementing a statewide program
of bathroom police? I don’t think
they’re going to have the money for
such an initiative.
Of course, the clearest evidence
that North Carolina didn’t think this
law through is that, in their zeal to
make sure transgendered women
couldn’t use the ladies room, they
failed to consider the alternative.
A lot of people aren’t comfortable
with the idea of sharing a restroom
with somebody who was born the opposite sex. Fair enough.
So instead of putting women in a
situation where they have to wonder
if the blonde in the red dress washing her hands was born a man, now
they get to share their restroom experience with a broad shouldered
bearded man who was born a girl.
Meanwhile, the blonde in the
red dress has to click her high-heels
passed the line of guys relieving
themselves at urinals.
Yep, that sounds like a really
comfortable situation for everybody
involved.
Travis Fischer is a news writer for
Mid-America Publishing and doesn’t
care where you go as long as you
wash your hands when you’re done.
ROCKWELL
Finalizing a state
budget that maintains
commitments
As we wrap up the 2016 session,
we are working on a responsibly balanced state budget based on details of
an agreement between the House and
Senate. For now, Iowans have chosen
a divided state government – with a
Republican governor, Republicancontrolled House and Democrat-controlled Senate – so we’re doing our
best to find common ground rather
than gridlock.
In the days ahead, we’ll continue
working to make smart investments in
jobs, education and health care. Last
week, the Senate voted for several key
items to be included in the state budget. Among them are:
• Increasing our investment in
higher education with more money
for our state universities, community
colleges and grants that help students
attend Iowa’s private colleges.
• Worker training that gives Iowans the in-demand skills needed to
attract more good businesses to our
state.
• Help for working families by
maintaining funding for wage theft
investigators, worker misclassification and OSHA inspectors at Iowa
Workforce Development.
• Innovative programs at our
state universities that spur economic
growth by working with communities
and businesses on technology commercialization, marketing and entrepreneurship.
• Cleaning up our soil and water to
enhance wildlife habitat, outdoor recreation and quality of life, while also
supporting Iowa agriculture and other
industries.
• Technology that improves public
safety by ensuring law enforcement
and first responders can communicate
with each other in an emergency.
Sen. Amanda Ragan (D-Mason
City) serves Franklin, Butler and Cerro Gordo counties in Senate District
27. She can be reached at (515) 2813371 or (641) 424-0874. Email her at
amanda.ragan@legis.iowa.gov.
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By State Representative Linda Upmeyer
House District 54
linda.upmeyer@legis.state.ia.us
(515) 281-4618
Tax Day
Late nights at the Capitol filled
our week as we continued to put the
final pieces of the budget together.
We completed a significant amount
of work on a path towards adjournment.
Last week, the day that the majority of Iowans (and Americans)
dread the most, came and went – Tax
Day. We normally think of Tax Day
as April 15, but this year it fell on
April 18 because of a federal holiday.
However, there is another day related
to taxes that Iowans should be aware
of as well.
On April 14, Iowa celebrated its
Tax Freedom Day which represents
how many days Iowans will work
just to pay their federal, state and
local taxes. Tax Freedom Day varies from state to state, with Mississippi having the earliest on April 5
and Connecticut having the latest on
May 21. Overall, the national Tax
Freedom Day falls on April 24.
Currently, Iowa has some of the
least competitive taxes in the country. According to the Tax Foundation,
Iowa’s tax climate ranking is 40th out
of all 50 states and Washington D.C.
The ranking combines each state’s
corporate, individual income, sales,
unemployment insurance, and property tax rates and systems and scores
states against each other. In 2015,
Iowa’s tax climate was ranked 41st,
so while we’ve improved since last
year, more can be done to make Iowa
more competitive with other states.
Iowa’s tax rates are:
• Income: 8.98 percent (top bracket), ranked as fifth highest in the
country.
• Corporate: 12 percent (top
bracket), ranked as the highest in the
country.
House Republicans have consistently worked to give taxpayers a
seat at the table and make sure they
are getting a fair shake. Just this session, House Republicans championed and insisted on legislation that
left $95 million in the pockets of
the hardworking taxpayers by coupling with the federal tax code and
enacting Section 179 depreciation.
After much delay by the Senate, they
finally agreed to do right by Iowa’s
taxpayers and pass coupling. This
decreased the tax bills of more than
177,000 Iowa taxpayers including
small businesses, farmers, teachers,
homeowners and students.
Over the last several sessions,
House Republicans have also supported numerous efforts to reduce
the tax burden on Iowa taxpayers.
Under Republicans’ leadership in
the Iowa House, the state’s property
tax credits have been fully funded,
something that hadn’t been done for
nearly a decade. In 2013, the Legislature enacted tax reform that overhauled the state’s property tax system
and created the Taxpayer Trust Fund
to return unused tax dollars back to
the taxpayers. House Republicans
have also explored bold, innovative
plans to make the state’s income tax
system fairer, flatter and simpler.
The budget is tight this year,
which makes opportunities for tax reform more difficult. However, House
Republicans believe that a tough
budget situation shouldn’t hamper a
conversation on this important topic.
We should always be exploring and
discussing ideas for how we can
shrink Iowan’s tax bills. Taxpayers
know how to invest their own money,
and the Legislature should let them
do so.
House Republicans will continue
the discussion and work to find ways
to take less money from Iowa taxpayers and return more to their pockets all while following through on
the budget promises we have already
made.
Speaker of the Iowa House Linda
Upmeyer represents Franklin, Butler
and Cerro Gordo counties in District
54. She can be reached at linda.upmeyer@legis.iowa.gov or (515) 2813521.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
121 2nd St., N., Rockwell
Phone 822-4919
Pastor Ken Livingston
Sundays
8:30 a.m. Worship
9:30 a.m. Coffee Time
10 a.m. Sunday School
FIRST
REFORMED CHURCH
620 2nd St., Meservey
Phone 358-6151
Rev. Rodney Meester
Sundays
9:30 a.m. Worship
FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
404 Maple St., Thornton
Phone 998-2004
Pars. 358-6107
The Rev. Crystal Oberheu
Sundays
9 a.m. Worship Service
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
Wednesdays
5:45 p.m. Confirmation
HANFORD
COMMUNITY CHURCH
12411 Spruce Ave, Mason City
Phone 423-7376
641-822-4657
Pastor Scott Sokol
Sundays
10:15 a.m. Sun. Worship
HOLY NAME CHURCH
507 1st Ave NW, Rockford
Phone 822-4950
Fr. Walter Brunkan
Saturdays
5 p.m. Mass
PRINCE OF PEACE
LUTHERAN CHURCH, WELS
670 12th St. NE
Mason City IA 50401
Phone: (641) 424-3503
Pastor Robert Harting
Pastor’s cell: 641-455-3562
Sundays:
Feb.-July - Worship: 11 a.m.
Aug.-Jan. - Worship: 9 a.m.
Wednesdays:
Bible Study 7 p.m.
RICHLAND LUTHERAN
CHURCH, ELS
300 Elm St., Thornton
Phone 998-2642
Pastor’s cell: 641-455-3562
www.richlandlutheran.com
Pastor Robert Harting
Sundays
Feb.- July: Sunday School/
Bible Class: 8 a.m.
Worship: 9 a.m.
Aug.- Jan.: Worship: 11 a.m.
Sunday School /
Bible Class: 12 p.m.
SACRED HEART CHURCH
305 Elm St., E., Rockwell
Phone 822-4950
Fr. Rodney Allers
Sundays
8 a.m. Mass
SALEM UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
810 First St., Meservey
Phone 358-6277
Pars. 358-6107
The Rev. Crystal Oberheu
Sundays
9:15-10:15 a.m. Sun. School
9:45-10:15 a.m. Coffee
10:30 a.m. Worship Service
Wednesdays
4:30 p.m. Confirmation
ST. PATRICK
CATHOLIC CHURCH
1001 9th Ave. S. Clear Lake
Phone 357-3214
Msgr. Lilip
Saturdays
4 p.m. Mass
Sundays
9 a.m. Mass
ST. PETER EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA
502 2nd St., S., Rockwell
Phone 822-3101
Pastor Rhea Evanson
Sundays
10:30 a.m Worship Service
ST. PAUL EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
400 Larch St., Thornton
Phone 998-2632
Home 998-2631
Pastor Rhea Evanson
Sundays
9 a.m. Worship Service
SWALEDALE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Main St., Swaledale
Phone 995-2252
Rev. Travis Stedick
Sundays
8:10 a.m. Worship
UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
303 Monroe St., Rockwell
Phone 822-4833
Rev. Travis Stedick
Sundays
10:25 a.m. Worship
ZION
REFORMED CHURCH
2029B Jonquil Ave.
Sheffield
Phone 579-6186
The Rev. Arthur Zewert
Sundays
9:15 a.m. Worship
Tuesdays
9 a.m. Sewing Group
Thursdays
9 a.m. Bulletin Deadline
property.
Other council members were
more sympathetic to the request and
the council approved the perk in a
4-1 vote, with Koob voting no.
The council also considered purchasing a separate cell phone for Police Chief Rick Whitney to use for
business purposes. The council had
previously asked Whitney to install
a law enforcement related app on his
personal phone, however Whitney
refused as usage of the app may result in a situation where his personal
phone, and any information on it,
could be entered into evidence in
court. Instead, the council will look
into providing a business phone for
Whitney to use for strictly police
purposes.
In other business, the council
continued the ongoing discussion
about the city’s sidewalk policy. The
issue of sidewalks has been a continuous issue for the city, as residents
often ask permission to have them
removed. The city policy is that residents must maintain their own sidewalks, however so many have been
allowed to remove them in the past
that it has become difficult to ask
others to keep them.
Seeking a way to encourage
people to maintain their sidewalks
rather than having them removed,
Mayor Bills proposed the idea of setting up a program that would provide
matching funds for sidewalk maintenance.
No decisions were made, but it is
an option that the council may consider for the future.
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Notes on the local news
Kendall “Ken” Boehlje
Ken Boehlje died February 15, 2016, at Hospice of the Valley in
Mesa, Ariz. A celebration of life for him will be held Saturday, April 30 at
10:30 a.m., at the Evangelical Free Church in Clear Lake. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be given to Hospice of the Valley in Mesa, Ariz.
NIACC inducts students
into Phi Theta Kappa
NIACC recently inducted 74 students into the College’s Alpha Psi
Beta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, an
international honor society that recognizes the academic accomplishments of students attending two-year
colleges.
Inductees of Phi Theta Kappa
must have a 3.5 grade point average,
completed 12 semester hours at NI-
ACC and be enrolled in at least three
semester hours of classes. Local inductees are listed below.
Hampton: Jenna Borcherding and
Chris Jones.
Sheffield: Cole Hall and Taylor
Rooney.
Rockwell: Taylor Nuehring.
Thornton: Birk Shaikoski.
Hoedown is May 2
The March Old Time Country
Hoedown will be held on Monday,
May 2 from 6-9 p.m., at the historic Windsor Theatre in downtown
Hampton.
The Hoedown is a music jam
open to all levels of musicians and
music lovers. It is held on the first
Monday of each month. Guests are
encouraged to stop by and enjoy
some good old time country, bluegrass and gospel music.
Admission is free, but donations
will be accepted. All proceeds are
given to the Windsor Theatre. Concessions are open.
Contact event organizer Don
Wrolson at (641) 425-0909 with any
questions.
NEW LYRIC THEATRE—BELMOND, IA
Showing April 29-May 5
Batman vs. Superman:
Dawn of Justice
Fearing that the actions of Superman are left unchecked, Batman takes on the Man
of Steel, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs.
Ticket Prices
Shows Daily
at 7:30 p.m. Adult - $3; 15 & Under - $2
RATING:
PG-13
Every once in awhile the Chronicle has a couple of doozies. We are
all busy, so oftentimes we can read
a truly amazing news story and not
think much more about it.
Last week there was a story about
the Hampton Public Library and another story about a Mexican in an
alley with a .22 caliber pistol. Both
stories deserve further thought.
The bowing wall at the library is
certainly tragic. Each Carnegie library is a testament to how creative
minds and economic freedom enrich our world. Andrew Carnegie’s
wealth didn’t just trickle down, it
rained. There are 3,500 Carnegie libraries throughout the world.
With last summer’s graffiti incidents, I’ve got to mimic my punster
brother-in-law and say the handwriting is on the wall. Maybe it is the
frugal genes from my mom, maybe
just a holdover from our farming
beginnings in the 1980’s agricultural depression. But when I see
that the library foundation already
has $226,000 earmarked for an unnecessary improved parking lot and
new courtyard, the discovery of the
collapsing wall should inspire a new
look at priorities. It would only take
an additional $1,000 to restore the library.
I’ve never seen a lack of space to
sit in the library. I could see how in
nice weather, a space for kids to be
read to or discuss books would be
handy. But what about Band Shell
Park across the street? It is already
there and I’ve never seen it too
crowded. A walk over there or from
a parking spot would do a little bit in
the fight against the obesity epidemic
and it’s good for the soul. Crossing
a street or alley is something we all
have to do someday. It is a dangerous world and I can’t think of a better
place to begin to learn how to navigate it than a town like Hampton.
I heard the mayor on the radio this
morning talking about the library
projects as a responsibility of the city
that could compete with street repair. Let’s not forget that the library
was built with private money earned
through an individual’s ambition. It
would further honor the memory of
Andrew Carnegie to stay true to that
vision and fund additions to the li-
brary with private donations. The
paved parking lot and courtyard are
not necessary infrastructure like the
streets, but the wall is.
The story of the Mexican in
the alley is as good an example of
our bizarre legal system as any. A
citizen of Mexico, here illegally, is
imprisoned for a year because it is illegal for an illegal immigrant to possess a firearm. Instead of deporting
the man, we pay his room and board
for a year, then three years of babysitting called supervised release? It
sounds to me like he is a dangerous
individual that hasn’t gone through
the right channels to live in the U.S.
His first crime was being here. The
gun crime got him caught.
We paid a federal prosecutor, the
city police, the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement
Removal Operations and the Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to
get this guy a room for a year. And
prison cells are not cheap.
Just think of the savings if two
officers drove the man to the border
and then came home to protect and
THE
ALTERNATIVE
Fritz
Groszkruger
serve here.
I had a reader say recently that
he likes my articles but people don’t
care. I think they don’t care because
the out-of-pocket costs of these individual events don’t amount to a hill
of beans on their own. We don’t see
the impact as being able to afford
burgers instead of steaks on the grill,
but that’s what it is.
Speaking of exercise and burgers,
walk on over to Korner Bakery for
the buns that make a burger better.
Shopping locally should be about
better products, not charity for local
business.
As always, any comments on these
columns are welcome as a letter to
the paper or by email to 4selfgovernment@gmail.com. You might enjoy a
visit to my blog as well: www.alternativebyfritz.com.
‘Absolutely no truth’ to Aredale strip club rumors
BY NICK PEDLEY
The owner of a former bar in Aredale says rumors about a strip club
opening there are completely false.
Dave Henderson, who owns the
former Duck’s Bar and Grill on
Main Street, said he’s had no contact
with anyone interested in the property. Rumors spread recently alleging
that the past owner of a strip club in
Nora Springs was planning to transform Duck’s into a similar business.
However, Henderson said Friday
he has never even heard of the strip
club’s owner, Doug Peterson, before.
“There is absolutely no truth to
the rumor,” Henderson said. “I’ve
had no contact with [Peterson] whatsoever.”
Henderson inherited the bar from
his brother, Don “Duck” Henderson,
after his death in 2015. The building
has been for sale ever since. Henderson said he hired Krukow Real
Estate this week to market the property.
Duck’s Bar and Grill was well
known throughout the area for offering a unique brand of entertainment
like midget wrestling, live music
and other attractions. Henderson
believed the bar still has lots of potential and was hopeful it would sell
soon.
The recent rumors apparently hit
a nerve with area residents. Strip
clubs, also called “juice bars,” became a hot-button issue in north
Iowa this winter when the Pole Barn
Theater opened in Nora Springs.
The business featured nude dancers and allowed patrons to bring in
their own alcoholic beverages like
beer and wine. However, it closed in
March after inspectors found multiple building code violations at the
property, which the owner deemed
too expensive to fix.
Many cities have zoning ordinances that dictate where adult-oriented businesses like strip clubs can
be located, but Aredale Mayor Jack
Bolles said the small Butler County
community does not. He contacted
legal counsel after hearing rumblings about a strip joint moving to
town earlier this month.
Duck’s Bar and Grill in Aredale has remained closed since the death of its
owner, Don “Duck” Henderson, in 2015. The building is now for sale. NICK
PEDLEY/HAMPTON CHRONICLE
“We’re looking at what we can do
to keep that kind of business out,”
Bolles said. “I don’t think our citizens would go for it.”
City attorney Brian Miller was
unsure whether any existing ordinance could prevent a strip club or
similar business from opening in
Aredale. He said he would continue
investigating the issue at the mayor’s
request.
“Most small towns don’t have
much for zoning r ules because
they’ve never really needed to have
something like that,” Miller said.
Despite local concerns, Henderson remained adamant the strip club
rumors were false and believed gossip was overblown.
“It’s not happening,” he said.
United Way announces 2016-17 funding decisions
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.
Marvin Brandland
Marvin Brandland and his wife, Ethel, had
spent the evening of Oct. 30, 1982, handing out
candy to trick-or-treaters when another person
knocked on their Fort Dodge home’s door.
Someone wearing a pillow case with holes cut
out for eyes stood outside.
“Trick-or-Treat. Give me your money or I’ll
shoot,” the trick-or-treater said. The couple
thought the act was a joke until the hooded
man pulled out a gun and ordered the couple
to the basement where they kept a safe. Few
knew the safe existed — mainly just family
members.
Mr. Brandland, refusing to go along further with what he felt was a prank, reached for
the gun. The trick-or-treater shot him in the
throat. The shooter then tore off the pillow
case and threw it down before fleeing from
the couple’s home.
Brandland’s family is certain they know
who the shooter is — an acquaintance of the
family. They say he bragged about it to them
after the killing. Ethel Brandland reportedly
told police the shooter had blondish hair and
blue eyes, was about 5 feet 8 inches tall, and
between 16 and 20 years old. Police confirmed
that this individual is the prime suspect, but
that there just wasn’t enough evidence to
make an arrest.
A key piece of evidence — the pillow
case — had been left behind at the scene. The
pillow case was submitted for DNA testing in
2010 but there wasn’t enough DNA material
to make a match.
MARVIN BRANDLAND
| Age: 69 |
Died: October 30, 1982
Location: Fort Dodge
Find out more about this and other unsolved
homicides at www.IowaColdCases.org.
United Way of North Central
Iowa (UWNCI) allocated $400,000
to 29 programs recently during the
2016-17 Community Impact funding
process.
“Volunteers are vital in making this process work,” CEO Jodee
O’Brien said in a news release.
“They are residents of our communities who have expertise in each
of our impact areas and gave over
425 hours of their time to ensure
the programs match the needs of
our communities in our focus areas
of Education, Income Stability and
Health.”
Many of these programs are
run by regional offices that reach
throughout our service area from
Algona to Charles City and Hampton to Northwood. This year 35 program applications were submitted
for funding to UWNCI for a total
of $867,502.32. This was a 35 percent increase in amount requested in
2015 and 2.2 times higher than the
amount available for funding.
Local programs that received
funding are listed below. Many other
regional programs affecting Franklin County were also recipients.
Al Exito offers weekly after
school programs, mentorship, parent
engagement, interactive college visits and academic tutoring for Hampton area Latino students.
Families Together offers community based, in-home child and
abuse prevention program for families with children ages 0-18 that reside in Floyd, Mitchell, Chickasaw,
Butler and Franklin counties. The
program adheres to a nationally recognized evidence-based home visiting program model designed to work
with overburdened families whose
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If you have any information about Marvin
Brandland’s unsolved murder, please contact the Iowa
Division of Criminal Investigation at (515) 725-6010,
e-mail dciinfo@dps.state.ia.us, or contact the Fort
Dodge Police Department at 515-573-1426.
Member FDIC
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Reporting from the Cerro Gordo County Courthouse
Marriage License
Civil Court
The court handled four child support matters.
Richard and Kristi Mathes to
Mark and Andrew Romano. Case
dismissed with prejudice on April 15.
Cach LLC vs. Sheyanne Schultz.
Judgment for the plaintiff on April
15 in the amount of $5,687.47 with
2.53% interest.
District Court
The court handled one probation
revocation and three cases of contempt.
Robert Buckner, 40, Clear Lake,
pled guilty on April 19 to Assault
(pled from Domestic Abuse Assault
Impeding Flow of Air/Blood). Buckner was sentenced to one day in jail,
fined $100 plus 35% surcharge and
$379.90 in costs.
Dennis Jaspers, 53, Northwood,
(pled from Theft in the Third Degree). Jaspers was sentenced to 30
days in jail and ordered to pay $299
in costs.
Kenneth Bittner, 57, Marshall-
town, pled guilty on April 18 to Indecent Contact With A Child. Bittner
was sentenced to two years in prison,
fined $625 plus 35% surcharge and
$2757.78 in costs.
Frederick Olson, 43, Mason City,
pled guilty on July 27 to Assault on
Persons in Certain Occupations Bodily Injury. Olson was sentenced
to two years in prison, fined $625
plus 35% surcharge (suspended) and
$274.40 in costs.
Jason Thorson, 33, Lake Mills,
pled guilty on April 18 to Domestic
Abuse Assault - Second Offense and
Contempt - Violation of No Contact/
Protective Order. Thorson was sentenced to two years in prison, seven
days in jail, fined $625 plus 35% surcharge (suspended) and $1,074.86
in costs. An additional charge of
Domestic Abuse Assault Impeding
Flow of Air/Blood and six cases of
Contempt were dismissed.
Thorson also pled guilty to Possession of a Controlled Substance
- Third or Subsequent Offense and
was sentenced to five years in prison,
fined $750 plus 35% surcharge (suspended), $125 Law Enforcement Initiative, $10 DARE and $305 in costs.
Jenna Germundson, 23, Esther-
ville, pled guilty on April 19 to Theft
in the Fifth Degree. Germundson
was sentenced to seven days in jail,
ordered to pay $125 Law Enforcement Initiative surcharge and $100
in costs.
Bradley Fielding, 33, Hampton,
pled guilty on April 15 to Theft in the
Fifth Degree. Fielding was sentenced
to three days in jail, ordered to pay
a $125 Law Enforcement Initiative
surcharge and $121 in costs.
Kelly Rieffer, 46, Manly, received
a deferred judgment on April 18 to
Dependant Assault Abuse - Exploitation Over $100. Rieffer was placed
on two years probation, assessed a
$750 civil penalty, ordered to pay
$193.20 in restitution and $360 in
costs.
Reed Barclay, 35, Mason City,
pled guilty on April 18 to Controlled
Substance Violation. Barclay was
sentenced to 15 years in prison, assessed a $125 Law Enforcement
Initiative Surcharge, $10 DARE and
$524.20 in costs.
Jay Barrinetes, 49, Mason City,
pled guilty on April 18 to Controlled
Substance Violation. Barrinetes
was sentenced to ten years in prison
(suspended), placed on five years
probation, fined $1,000 plus 35%
surcharge (suspended), $125 Law
Enforcement Initiative, $10 DARE,
$160 in restitution and $241 in costs.
An additional charge of Controlled
Substance Violation was dismissed.
Marino Isom III, 18, Mason City,
received a deferred judgment on
April 18 to Controlled Substance
Violation. Isom was placed on five
years probation, assessed a $750 plus
35% surcharge, $125 Law Enforcement Initiative and $501 in costs.
Additional charges of Controlled
Substance Violation and Contempt
were dismissed.
Frederick Olson, 43, Mason
City, pled guilty on April 19 to Controlled Substance Violation. Olson
was sentenced to ten years in prison
(suspended), fined $1,000 plus 35%
surcharge, $125 Law Enforcement
Initiative, $10 DARE and $394.40
in costs. An additional charge of
Possession of Controlled Substance
- Marijuana 1st Offense was dismissed.
Felix Arp, 24, Mason City, pled
guilty on April 18 to Attempted Burglary in the Third Degree. Arp was
sentenced to two years in prison,
fined $625 plus 35% surcharge (sus-
PUBLIC NOTICE
City of Meservey
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
CITY OF MESERVEY
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2016, AT 7:00 P.M.
CITY HALL-COUNCIL CHAMBERS
The Meservey City Council met at the regular
meeting on Monday, April 11, 2016, at 7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers, City Hall. The meeting was
called to order by Mayor Miller. Present: White,
Dickman, Weide and Howey. Absent: Brown.
Also in attendance were Julie Kaduce, Chelsea
Price, Earl Hill and Rustin Lingbeek. Additions
to Agenda were made to include Mosquito Control, Alley Maintenance, Dust Control and Merlin
Ruiter tile issue. With those additions made to
the agenda, Joey Dickman made a motion to
approve the agenda as amended. The motion
was seconded by Pat White. Motion carried.
The Minutes of the previous meeting were
approved with changes to date of Treasurer’s
Report to be February 29, 2016, rather than
January 31, 2016. Also a change was made to
the General Receipts for February which should
have been $2,944.80. With those change made
a motion from Pat White and a second from David Weide. Motion carried with all ayes.
A motion was made by Pat White and seconded by David Weide to pay the bills as presented.
Motion carried.
The Treasurer’s Report as of March 31, 2016,
was presented for review. A motion was made
by Joey Dickman to approve the report. The motion was seconded by Pat White. Motion carried.
Earl Hill made a presentation on behalf of North
Iowa Touring (dba North Iowa Spin). This is a
bicycle club that annually rides and races in the
North Iowa area. Mr. Hill presented documentation regarding the path of the route and the
need for the Council to pass a Resolution for
the event to pass through the City of Meservey
on July 10, 2016. He asked if we could find 2
volunteers to assist him that day with keeping
non-riders out of the path of the incoming racers. He also requested that the City provide
cones to restrict entry of the path as well. Joey
DIckman made Motion to approve Mr. Hills’ request and was seconded by Mike Howey. With
all ayes. Resolution 4-11-2016 was signed by
Mayor Miller and Angela Even, City Clerk.
Rustin Lingbeek with Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. presented the Council with a map of
the City of Meservey. Mr. Lingbeek explained
that he had several conversations with Mayor
Miller and Angela Even regarding the procedure
for inspecting sump pumps installed in properties in Meservey. The inspection is to make
sure that no sump pump is discharging water
into the City sewer system. He had discussed
a couple of options that he could take to make
inspections to satisfy reporting requirements
he must make in June. Contacting individuals
to make appointments to enter the property to
inspect actual sump pumps or using LES (lateral elevation services) to inspect by televising
from Mains. With the time period being so short,
it was decide to proceed with the LES method.
He asked the opinion of the Council on possible problems areas. Areas mentioned where
located on the Northeast part of town and the
area near the lagoon. Funds remaining from the
grant will be used to offset the cost of these inspections. A motion was made by Joey Dickman
and seconded by Mike Howey for Mr. Lingbeek
to procedure with the televised inspections of
those areas. Motion carried.
Chelsea Price was present to discuss issues
in regard to the Library. She requested a date
to report wages to the City Clerk to allow for
wages to be paid on the 1st of each month. Angie Even advised that if she would report them
by the last Thursday of each month that should
allow for ample time to respond. The Library will
be having the Mother’s Day basket raffles again
this year. To make it different from years past,
she has started to request donated items from
various businesses. For instance, a possible gift
certificate from Donna’s Lounge, hair products
from Shear Tradition, etc. She asked to advise
her if any others may be willing to make donations. Saturday, May 7th at 10 a.m. there will be
canvas painting again at the Library. There is a
limited number that can take part in the canvas
paintings. This is intended as a parent and child
pair. Angela Even advised we could possibly include that on our next water bill with them to call
the library for reservations.
Julie Kaduce presented an update on the
Fire Department construction project. They
have received a bid from Bryce Dorenkamp
and were quite impressed with that. She has
applied for 2 additional grants from Muse Norris in the amount of $10,000 and Cerro Gordo
County Foundation for their maximum which is
$5,000.00 in the way of a matching grant. Alliant
Energy Foundation will be taking grant applications later this year and she will be requesting
monies from them when available. Status of the
loan application was made and at the present
time the Council is awaiting the preparation of a
document to be received from Brian Miller, City
Attorney.
Angela Even provided the Council and Mayor
with a list of non-compliance issues that have
been discovered in the process of changing
over accounting systems and in general. She
advised the council that these things need to be
addressed and action taken. She advised that
when an audit takes place, these violations may
result in large fines, grant restrictions and other
ramifications. Given the number of issues and
the time needed to make necessary changes,
the Council decided not to make any decisions
at this time but will address over an extended
period of time.
Discussion regarding the charge of late fees
was discussed. The late fee charged on utility
bills is based on 10% of Total Balance Due. It is
again questioned if this the proper procedure.
Angela Even will call and discuss this with Eddie with Clerkbooks to make sure that the billing
program is properly calculating the late fees.
I was also discussed if we would be willing to
charge less late fee on commercial accounts.
Since the commercial accounts do not use that
much more water than residential, it was decided that no change will be made.
Joey Dickman presented information in regard
to the insurance policies for both the City and
the Fire Department. Major change since prior
year is the addition of cyber liability coverage.
With the use of the internet, online procedures
and computer accounting, the possibility for
this happening increases each year. The cost
for such coverage is minimal in comparison to
cost if something were to happen. There was an
increase in the work comp coverage of $200.00
this year. Clerk is instructed to make payment
of premium.
A request from Dick Harman was made for construction of a deck. It was approved by Mayor
Miller and no fees were charged.
A copy of the Iowa Code pertaining to description of “nuisance” was delivered to the Council.
Discussion was made regarding the number of
properties that need repair or demolition. The
City is hesitant to take on any demolition at this
time because of the costs involved. Angela Even
offered to compose a letter to be sent to those
homeowners that need to make arrangements
to correct the nuisance and it will be mailed
upon approval. Dixie Fullerton from the county
has viewed definite nuisance properties and advised that we are looking at least 3 to 4 years
before a project can even begin to be undertaken regarding these houses.
We received a bid from Landgraphics-Lawn &
Landscape of Belmond for this year’s contract
payment which is $600.00 this half and $600
later in the year. This is the second of a three (3)
year contact with them for mosquito control. No
action was needed due to contract.
There are alleys that are in need of repair and
Mayor Miller has discussed with Todd Lauen to
do those repairs. No bid has been obtained. It
is estimated to take 2 loads of rock to complete
repairs.
Dust control was discussed and a bill has been
received from the same individuals as the prior
year. They will be contracted again this year and
bill will be provided to Clerk for payment.
Pat White made a motion to adjourn with a
second from Mike Howey. Motion carried with
all ayes. Meeting adjourned. Angela Even, City
Clerk/Treasurer.
Receipts for March 2016:
General: $3,712.90, Road: $2,137.16, Water:
$3,527.61, Sewer: $2,530.07
March Bills
Bell Sanitation - Garbage Services.. $1,296.00
Greg Meier.......................................... $780.00
Richard Miller - Mayor ........................ $100.00
Richard Miller - Laborer ........................ $60.00
David Weide - Snow Removal ............ $143.40
David Weide-Withholding Error .............. $8.53
Angela Even ....................................... $600.00
Returned Check Customer #891 ........ $339.38
Alliant Energy: SL-$796.19, FS-$209.31,
Parks- 16.39, CH-$73.68, Water-$269.92,
Maint-$178.02................................. $1,543.51
AgSource Cooperative
- Water Testing................................... $655.00
- Water Testing..................................... $41.50
Cerro Gordo County Treasurer
- Sewer Receipts ............................ $2,668.12
Frontier Communications
- Pump House...................................... $30.75
Frontier Communications - City Hall ..... $70.28
Fareway - City Hall Supplies ................ $15.48
North Iowa Community College
- Greg Meier Continuing Ed ................. $20.00
True Value Farm and Home Center
- Water Supplies .................................. $94.69
NIACOG - North Iowa Area City
Clerks Association ............................... $15.00
Office of Auditor of State
- Periodic Exam Fee .......................... $475.00
- Water Testing..................................... $24.00
MaxYield Cooperative- Diesel Fuel .... $319.73
Jaspersen Insurance and RE Ltd
- Increase in Pump House Insurance .. $15.00
Mid-America Publishing Corp
- Minutes Publication ........................... $66.71
Staples-Office Supplies ...................... $104.90
Postmaster - Stamps ............................ $49.00
Electronic Specialties - Pagers and
Radios for Fire Dept ....................... $1,261.58
Total .............................................. $10,797.56
Published in The Pioneer Enterprise
on Thursday, April 28, 2016
pended), $125 Law Enforcement Initiative and $750.81 in costs.
Brandon Skinner, 42, Mason City,
Abuse Assault Third or Subsequent
Offense and Burglary in the Second
Degree. Skinner was sentenced to
ten years in prison, fined $1,750 plus
35% surcharge (suspended), $125
Law Enforcement Initiative and
$1,300.68 in costs. An additional
charge of Domestic Abuse Assault
Impeding Air/Blood Flow Causing
Bodily Injury was dismissed.
John Murphy, 41, Mason City,
Causing Bodily Injury or Mental
Illness (pled from Willful Injury Causing Bodily Injury). Murphy was
sentenced to 90 days in jail, fined
$315 plus 35% surcharge and $180
in costs.
Stephen Bartling, 31, Mason City,
pled guilty on April 15 to Theft in the
Third Degree (pled from Burglary
in the Third Degree). Bartling was
sentenced to three days in jail, fined
$625 plus 35% surcharge (suspended), $125 Law Enforcement Initiative and $201 in costs.
Alexander Kew, 21, Mason City,
Abuse Assault 1st Offense and Carrying Weapons. Kew was sentenced
to two years in prison (suspended),
placed on two years probation, two
days in jail, fined $625 plus 35%
surcharge (suspended) and $291 in
costs.
Haley Smith, 21, Mexico, MO,
pled guilty on April 13 to OWI First
Offense. Smith was sentenced to two
days in jail, fined $1,250 plus 35%
surcharge ($625 waived), $10 DARE
and $140 in costs.
Christina Furman, 21, Ventura,
pled guilty on April 19 to OWI First
Offense. Furman was sentenced to
two days in jail or two days at an
OWI program, fined $1,250 plus
35% surcharge, $10 DARE and $238
in costs.
Brian McDaid, 50, Clear Lake,
pled guilty on April 18 to OWI Second Offense. McDaid was sentenced
to 14 days in jail, fined $1,875 with
35% surcharge, $10 DARE and $223
in costs.
Small Claims
Cutting Edge Tree Services vs.
Julie Fistler, Mason City. Case dismissed with prejudice on April 18.
H&R Accounts vs. Kaci Vandeventer, Mason City. Case dismissed
without prejudice on April 18.
Kent Thoe, Venture vs. Janet
Schmitz, Venture. Case dismissed
with prejudice on April 14.
Mercy Medical Center vs. Vic-
REPORTING to page 8
PUBLIC NOTICE
City of Rockwell
CITY OF ROCKWELL
APRIL 20, 2016
Mayor Bills called to order the regular meeting of the Rockwell City Council at 7:00 p.m.
on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, in the Council
Chambers. Council members present were
Worley, Brown, Johnson, and Wentz with Koob
arriving later. Also present were Travis Fischer,
Tom Hensley, Jay Siefken and Chief Whitney.
Mayor Bills stated the agenda stands as posted.
Wentz moved to approve the minutes of the
previous meeting. Motion seconded by Johnson, carried unanimously.
Brown moved to approve the Library Report as
presented. Motion seconded by Worley, carried
unanimously.
Siefken stated that Rich Welter, of Mosquito
Control of Iowa, was here and discussed spraying for the upcoming season. Siefken noted
that Welter discussed a two and a half percent
increase on the cost. Following discussion,
Wentz moved to have Mosquito Control of Iowa
spray for the upcoming season at a cost not to
exceed $5,700. Motion seconded by Worley,
carried unanimously.
Siefken told the Council that the Case sales
rep told him that the three years, 3,000 hour
warranty will be discontinued and they could
see an increase in cost of skid loaders. Siefken
asked the Council to consider the purchase of
a skid loader, and it could be ordered now to
keep the warranty and price and not be delivered until after July 1st. Mayor Bills asked about
the equipment schedule and to keep focused on
the equipment we have for maintenance and replacement. Johnson stated the tractor was just
gone thru and worked on, and should be good.
Johnson noted the equipment committee will get
a plan together with a maintenance schedule.
Following discussion, Worley moved to go forward with the purchase of a Case skid loader at
a cost of $48,245.00 with the three year/3,000
hour warranty. Motion seconded by Johnson,
carried unanimously.
Mayor Bills noted that the changes discussed
on the City Policy have been made and ready
for review. Mayor Bills noted that Chief Whitney stated he would rather not use the app on
his phone for the dispatch service. Koob suggested a separate phone for the Police to use,
and carry at all times. Chief Whitney agreed
with this. Mayor Bills stated that NIACOG has
a fee of $2,000-$2,500 to write a policy hand
book. Council did not feel we needed to have
that done. Siefken discussed that there are
time when overtime is not so easily controlled
and along with things that need to be done and
getting calls at home after hours makes it difficult to leave work when forty hours have been
put in. Koob stated that he felt that some of the
items addressed in the policy may not pertain
to each employee or situation, but is there for
future use and needs to be implemented and
in place. Hensley questioned then if it is okay
to take a half day off to keep the hours at forty.
Mayor Bills stated that is fine. Siefken asked
to revisit section XV of the policy on use of the
City shop by employees. Council will review for
next meeting.
Mayor Bills told the Council he has had a request from a resident to remove their sidewalk,
and not replace it. Koob noted this is on a highly
traveled street and could be a safety issue without a sidewalk. Mayor Bills would like to see a
sidewalk program with local option funds to help
residents repair sidewalks. Council will discuss
this more.
Koob asked about the stray animal contract.
Wentz wrote out a paragraph to send to the
County. Weier will put it together to send in.
Wentz asked if the nuisance areas are getting
cleaned up. Mayor Bills noted they are being
worked on and Chief Whitney will note more
areas.
Wentz reviewed the list of repairs and items
needed for the pool. Wentz stated they have
started on the project to repair the leak. Koob
noted they are going to try to have lumber donated to build a structure over the equipment
outside. Mayor Bills noted that this needs to be
structurally sound to with stand the wind. Wentz
noted they are not going to paint the pool this
year.
Siefken stated they will start to flush water
mains the first part of May.
Wentz asked about City wide yard sales. Weier noted they will be July 9th.
With no further business, Wentz moved to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by Johnson, carried unanimously.
ATTEST
James Bills, Mayor
Lorna Weier, City Clerk
PUBLIC NOTICE
West Fork Community School District
WEST FORK BOARD OF EDUCATION
UNAPPROVED MINUTES
APRIL 6, 2016
The West Fork Board of Education met for its
regular meeting in the Superintendent’s Office
in Rockwell. The meeting was called to order at
5:00 PM by Board Vice President, Mary Beth
Sukup. Board members present: Mary Schlichting, Roger Witte, Rob Heimbuch, and Mary Beth
Sukup. Absent: Jim Tuttle. Also present were
Superintendent Darrin Strike, HS Principal Randy Bushbaum, MS Principal Tracy Peterson,
and West Fork Board Secretary Lacey Pueggel.
Visitors: Brain Blogget, Mike Thompson, Sheri
Bogue, Girl Scouts, Elisha Payton, Brigid Christensen, Jared Arbegast, Josh Baker, Travis
Fisher, Ray Baltes
Sheri Bogue shared with the board that the
Sheffield Betterment Foundation would like to
use the crowd control gates for their People in
the Park event.
Sheri Bogue left the meeting at 5:05pm.
Heimbuch moved to approve the Agenda with
2 new additions f. and g. to Personnel and Minuets from April 6, 2016 with a change from regular
meeting to special meeting, bills from April and
West Fork Financials; seconded by Schlichting.
Motion carried 4-0.
Presentation by the West Fork Girl Scouts
about purchasing swings for the playgrounds for
students with disabilities. They will use money
they have fundraised for to purchase the swings.
Girl Scout troop left the meeting at 5:20pm.
Travis Fisher joined the meeting at 5:20pm
Presentation by NGT on Summer Tech Upgrades and District Technology services contract.
Heimbuch moved to approve the bid for contracted services for $80,000 after e-rate; seconded by Schlichting. Motion carried 4-0.
Witte moved to approve the bid for the technology infrastructure upgrade for the Sheffield
building at a one time cost; seconded by Heimbuch. Motion carried 4-0.
Witte moved to approve Open Enrollment Requests; seconded by Heimbuch. Motion carried
4-0.
Ray Baltes joined the meeting at 6:10pm.
Heimbuch moved to approve the advertisement
and Lease draft Rental Contract and Advertisement for Wellness Center Room; seconded by
Sukup. Motion tabled to May meeting 2-2. Ayes:
Heimbuch, Sukup. Nays: Witte, Schlcithing.
Witte moved to approve the use of the crowd
control gates to the Sheffield Betterment Foundation; seconded by Schlichting. Motion carried
4-0.
Jared Arbegast and Josh Baker joined the
meeting at 6:28pm.
Ray Baltes shared information on starting a
Trapshooting team at West Fork.
Ray Baltes left the meeting at 7:10pm.
Heimbuch moved to approve the bid from
Resilite for new wrestling mats, with one mat
containing district logo and the microban on the
mats; seconded by Schlichting. Motion carried
4-0.
Jared Arbegast and Josh Baker left the meeting at 7:30pm.
Bids were received from Mick Gage for $20,250
and Muphy’s for $22,577 for new hot water heaters. After discussion, Witte moved to approve
the bid from Mick Gage for $20,250 for new hot
water heaters for the High School; seconded by
Schlichting. Motion carried 4-0.
Witte moved to approve the Graduating Class
of 2016 upon completion of all course work; seconded by Schlichting. Motion carried 4-0.
Heimbuch moved to approve Jeff Tudor to
serve as Drivers Education instructor for 20162017 at a rate of $175 per student, an increase
of $5 per student and course classes at a cost of
$320.00, an increase of $20, non-resident students cost will be $420 per student; seconded
by Schlichting . Motion carried 4-0.
Heimbuch moved to approve the resignation
of Jack Amble, Bus Driver; seconded by Witte.
Motion carried 4-0.
Witte moved to approve the resignation of Assistant Varsity Boys Basketball Coach, Dave
O’Conner; seconded by Schlichting. Motion
carried 4-0.
Heimbuch moved to approve the internal transfer of Deb Peshak from MS Special Education to
MS Language Arts; seconded by Witte. Motion
carried 4-0.
Witte moved to approve the resignation of High
School Principal, Randy Bushbaum; seconded
by Heimbuch. Motion carried 4-0. Thank you for
your years of service.
Schlichting moved to approve the resignation
of HS Athletic Director, contingent on finding a
suitable replacement, Lance Thompson; seconded by Heimbuch. Motion carried 4-0.
Heimbuch moved to approve a contract to Ellen Azinger to serve as a middle school Special
Education teacher; seconded by Schlichting.
Motion carried 4-0.
Witte moved to approve a contract to Whitney
Hoffman to serve as .60FTE Special Education
and .40FTE Literacy Interventionist; seconded
by Heimbuch. Motion carried 4-0.
Witte moved to approve the support staff contracts at an increased rate of 2.61%, a total increase of $29,867, and to table administrative
contracts until May; seconded by Schlichting.
Motion 2-2. Ayes: Witte, Schlichting. Nays:
Heimbuch, Sukup.
Heimbuch moved to approve the support staff
and administrative contracts as presented at
an increased rate of 2.61%, a total increase of
$29,867; seconded by Sukup. Motion 2-2. Ayes:
Heimbuch, Sukup. Nays: Witte, Schlichting.
Witte moved to table contracts; seconded by
Schlichting. The board has requested a special
meeting Monday April 25, 2016 at 5:00pm at
Rockwell. Motion carried 4-0.
Principal’s Report was given by Mr. Bushbaum
and Mrs. Peterson:
April 21st HS Music Concert
Senior Trip April 24th and 25th
Prairie Ridge meeting with Junior/Seniors
MAP testing at the Middle School
April 28th Elementary Concert
Superintendent’s report was given by Mr.
Strike:
1. Refund from Selective Insurance for good
Work Comp improvement
2. Dust Control for the Softball/Baseball contract
3. Girl Scout Craft Show – November 5th
4. Upcoming district improvement projects for
the future
5. Next Regular Board Meeting is May 16, 2016
at 5pm in Sheffield
Witte made a motion to adjourn the meeting
at 8:45 p.m.; seconded by Schlichting. Motion
carried 4-0.
ATTEST:
Board Vice President – Mary Beth Sukup
Board Secretary – Lacey Pueggel
General Fund
AEA 267, Class Registration ...............$110.00
All Star Pest Control, Pest Control ........$75.00
Bushbaum, Randall, Reimburse Travel .............
.............................................................$26.52
Carol Stock, Reimburse Postage ............$9.80
Cartersville Elevator, Gas/Diesel ......$3,162.80
Ced/Culver Hahn Electric, Maint. Supplies........
...............................................................$2.85
Central Iowa Distributing, Inc., Maint. Supplies .
........................................................$1,192.20
City Of Rockwell, Utilities.....................$299.80
City Of Sheffield, Utilities .....................$494.46
Culligan, Softner Salt ...........................$180.65
Don’s Auto Service, Transportation Supplies ....
...........................................................$148.95
Dugan’s Supermarket - Rockwell, FCS .............
...........................................................$233.87
Engel Law Office, Legal Services ........$450.00
Federal Fire Equipment Co., Extinguisher.........
...........................................................$205.98
Frontier Communications, Telephone ..$628.38
Ginther, Gabrielle, Sped Travel .............$76.27
Gophermods Education, LLC, iPad Repairs......
...........................................................$198.00
Got You Covered, Staff Shirts - Resale .............
...........................................................$716.00
Greater Franklin County Chamber, Membership ......................................................$85.00
Huber Supply Co., Industrial Tech Supplies ......
...........................................................$196.88
Iowa Association Of School Boards, Background Checks .....................................$68.00
Iowa Communications Network, ICN Services ..
........................................................$1,582.68
Iowa High School Music Assoc., Registration ...
...........................................................$195.00
Iowa State University, Business Manager Academy ....................................................$250.00
Janitor’s Closet Ltd., Maint. Supplies ..$484.60
Joel Enabnit, Reimburse Travel.............$23.22
Johnson Sanitary Products, Inc., Maint. Supplies.................................................$1,076.68
Johnson, Kimberly, Reimburse Class/Travel .....
...........................................................$434.63
K&H Coop Oil Co., Gas/Diesel .........$1,009.98
Kudej, Jeffrey, Reimburse Travel .........$100.60
Lacey Weier, Reimburse Travel...........$136.63
Lance Thompson, Reimburse Travel.....$43.88
Lucy Mclennan, Reimburse Travel ........$14.00
Mary Smit, Reimburse Preschool ..........$29.95
Menards - Mason City, Industrial Tech Supplies
...........................................................$226.19
Mid-America Publishing Corporation, Board
Publications........................................$577.20
MidAmerican Energy, Electric/Gas ...$6,149.67
Nash, Spencer, Basketball Game Video ...........
.............................................................$80.00
NIVC Services, Inc., Sped Services ....$994.98
North Centrail Building Supply, Inc, Industrial
Tech Supplies.....................................$135.74
Peterson, Tracy, Reimburse Travel .......$62.40
Petroblend Corp., Transportation Supplies........
...........................................................$257.52
Rieman Music, Band Supplies...............$12.50
Rockwell Cooperative Telephone, Telephone ....
...........................................................$530.55
Scholastic Book Fairs - 08, Book Fair ...............
........................................................$1,550.57
School Bus Sales Co., Transportation Supplies
.............................................................$93.50
School Specialty/Classroom Direct, Art Supplies....................................................$189.36
Sprauge, Jeff, Sped Travel ..................$127.04
Strike, Darrin, Reimburse Travel .........$107.64
Swivl, Curriculum Coordinator .............$438.00
Fleet Farm, Maint. Supplies.....................$3.47
Ubben, Stacey, Reimburse Course TLC ...........
...........................................................$350.00
Vanlaere, Susan, Reimburse Travel Nurse .......
.............................................................$66.30
Waldorf College, Tag Registration .........$25.00
West Fork Nutrition Fund, Reimburse Confer-
ences Meal.........................................$238.07
Asset Works, Inc, Fixed Assests Program.........
........................................................$1,560.00
Card Services, Travel/Tech/Postage .................
........................................................$2,209.13
Crescent Electric Supply Company, Maint. Supplies....................................................$127.04
D & L Sanitation, Inc., Garbage ...........$765.00
Floyd & Leonard Auto Electric, Inc., Transportation Repairs ........................................$320.00
Hoglund Bus & Truck Co., Transportation Supplies....................................................$251.13
Iowa High School Music Assoc., Annual Membership .................................................$25.00
Iowa National History Day, Tag Registration .....
.............................................................$60.00
Macie Publishing Company, Recorders - Elem
Music..................................................$232.82
Menards - Mason City, Industrial Tech Supplies
.............................................................$82.01
Midwest Technology, Industrial Tech Supplies...
...........................................................$221.14
North Centrail Building Supply, Inc, Industrial
Tech Supplies.....................................$350.71
Staples Advantage, Office/Elem Supplies .........
...........................................................$452.40
West Fork School - FFA, Reimburse FFA Fruit .
.............................................................$24.00
TOTAL ............................................$32,839.34
Management Fund
Fleshner, Dakota, Work Comp Payment ...........
........................................................... $111.00
TOTAL ................................................. $111.00
Capital Projects
Henkel Construction Company, Wellness Center ................................................$127,380.78
Martin Gardner Architecture, Wellness Center ..
........................................................$1,761.60
TOTAL ..........................................$129,142.38
Physical Plant And Equipment
FIALA Office Products, Ltd., Copier Lease ........
........................................................$2,977.37
Mechanical Air Systems, Building Repair - Ag
Building ...........................................$2,034.33
Card Services, Laptop .........................$541.79
FIALA Office Products, Ltd., Copier Lease ........
........................................................$2,946.15
Mick Gage Plumbing & Heating, Inc., Repair
Water Heater ......................................$563.81
Next Generation Technologies, Technology
Support/Management .....................$1,092.68
Mick Gage Plumbing & Heating, Inc., Building
Repair .............................................$1,151.69
TOTAL ............................................$11,307.82
Hot Lunch
Anderson Erickson Dairy, Milk ..........$2,375.10
Dugan’s Supermarket - Rockwell, Food ............
.............................................................$16.39
Earthgrains Baking Companies, Inc., Bread......
...........................................................$410.95
EMS Detergent Services, Cleaning Supplies ....
.............................................................$70.50
Iowa State University, Course Registration .......
...........................................................$225.00
Anderson Erickson Dairy, Milk ..........$4,568.63
Earthgrains Baking Companies, Inc., Bread......
...........................................................$588.10
Martin Bros., Food/Supplies .............$5,985.99
Martin Bros., Food/Supplies ...........$10,997.65
TOTAL ............................................$25,238.31
Trust & Agency
Jeffrey, Siera, Scholarships ..............$1,250.00
TOTAL ..............................................$1,250.00
Activity Fund
FFA Association, State Convention .....$365.00
Belmond-Klemme Community School, Track ....
.............................................................$75.00
Chris Suntken, Ref ..............................$150.00
Clarion-Goldfield CSD, Track ..............$180.00
Deb Peshak, Reimburse Parking ..........$25.00
Decker Sporting Goods, Booster Club - Track ..
........................................................$1,180.95
Five Star CO-OP, FFA Barn .................$274.50
Forest City CSD, Track ........................$180.00
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community, Track ......
...........................................................$160.00
Hampton-Dumont Community School, Track ....
...........................................................$180.00
Iowa Falls CSD, Track ...........................$75.00
Jostens, Inc., Senior Class Gowns ......$757.50
Kramer Golf Ball Co, Inc, Golf Balls ....$158.55
Menards - Mason City, Prom ...............$101.16
Mid-America Publishing Corporation, Dance
Team ......................................................$7.50
Mike Schluetter, Reimburse Drama Purchases .
...........................................................$220.79
Nashua-Plainfield CSD, Track ...............$80.00
National FFA Organization, Annual Fees...........
........................................................$1,247.00
North Butler CSD, Track ........................$80.00
Northwood Kenset CSD, Track..............$80.00
Pit Stop Printing, Cheerleading Camp Shirts.....
...........................................................$379.50
Twins Ballpark, LLC/Target Field, MS Fieldtrip ..
...........................................................$500.00
Card Services, Travel/Prom..............$1,655.72
Decker Sporting Goods, Baseball ....$1,123.00
Jostens, Inc., Yearbook Pmt .............$2,672.00
Stumps Party, Prom.............................$412.81
West Hancock CSD, Track ..................$160.00
TOTAL ............................................$12,480.98
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MC; $50,000; 2016-2069.
DWD: Lynn and Janet Peters to
Ryan Olson; Highlands, The Blk 11
Lot 20 MC; $56,000; 2016-2066.
DAJT: Kevin and Ruth Hart to
Kevin Hart; Day’s, C.H., Sub of
NW/4 SW/4 & N/2 SW/4 SW/4 in
S/2 3-96-20 Lot 25 MC Portion of
Parcel “A” As Desc in Survey B94
B8216; Kirchman’s, F.A., Add Lot 1
MC Portion of Parcel “A” as Desc in
Survey B94 P8216; 2016-2065.
DCD: Rachel Hart Administrator,
Ruth Heart Estate, Ruth Hart, and
Ruth Franzen to Kevin Hart; North
Mason City (Original Town, Auditor’s Plat of Blk. H Lot 5 MC (Sub of
Lots 1 & 2); 2016-2964.
DWD: Reo Asset Management
Company LLC to HBI LLC; Young’s
Sub of Lots 3,6,9 & 10 & pt of Lots
1 & 2 in 11-96-20 Blk 13 Lot 8 MC;
$62,665; 2016-2061.
DWDJ: Darrold Mohr to Merel
and Sherryl Wharam; Fieldstone
North 2nd Add Lot 5 CL; $37,000;
2016-2060.
DWD: Elizabeth Sherman to
Aaron Donaldson; Boeye’s Add Blk
2 Lot 3, Blk 2 Lot 4 CL Personal
Property in the Amount of $50,000
Exempt From Revenue Stamps;
$143,000; 2016-2056.
DAJT: Elizabeth and Gene Sherman to Elizabeth Sherman; Boeye’s
Add Blk 2 Lot 3, Blk 2 Lot 4 CL;
2016-2055.
DQC: Travis Counsell to Travis
Counsell Trustee and Travis Counsell Revocable Trust; 16-95-19 NE
NE, SE NE Exc S 60 Acres Undivided 1/2 Int; 09-95-19 NW S, NE
SE, SE SE Undivided 1/3 Int; 20162047.
DQC: Randall and Yvonne Stiles
to Yvonne Stiles Revocable Trust;
16-95-19 NE NE, SE NE Exc S 60
Acres Undivided 1/3 Int; 09-95-19
NW SE, NE SE, SE SE Undivied 1/3
Int; 2016-2047.
to Yvonne Stiles Revocable Trust;
Kennedy’s S., 1st Add Lot 3 CL 1/2
Interest; Cottonwood Village Third
Sub Lot 4 MC Exc E 47’; 2016-2046.
to Randall Stiles Revocable Trust;
Kennedy’s, S., 1st Add Lot 3 CL 1/2
Interest; 2016-2045.
DWD: Autumns Investments
LLC to Thomas Mealy; Wildwood
Add Blk 2 Lot 7 MC; 2016-2040.
DWD: Michael Norris to Tia and
Jon Prebeck; Stone Pillar 12th Sub
Lot 15 MC Orig Wd Rec B16 P2037;
2016-2039.
DWD: Michael Norris to Jon and
Tia Prebeck; Stone Pollar 12th Sub
Lot 15 MC; $272,500; 2016-2037.
DQCJ: Phillip, Carolyn, Todd,
Sarah, Amy, and Travis Carlsen and
Lance Johnson to Phillip and Carolyn Johnson; Asbury Farm Blk 4 Lot
10, Blk 4 Lot 11 MC NW 1/2 Lot 10;
2016-2036.
DAJT: Ann and Robert Staley to
Ann Staley; Parker, Horace G., &
James Foster’s 2nd Add., Auditor’s
Plat of Lot 9 Blk 3 Lot 3 MC Corrects Affi Rec B16 P2009; Midland
Heights Lot 210, Lot 126, Lot 127,
Lot 128, Lot 45, Lot 46, Lot 145 MC
W 25’ Lot 125; Lot 46 Exc W 20’;
Lot 128 Exc W 20’ Corrects Affi Rec
B16 P2009; 2016-2033.
DWDJ: David and Kristine Toyne
to Tyler and Aria Behne; North Hill
Add Lot 7 CL; $82,500; 2016-2028.
DWD: Marcia and Robert Curtis
to Gerry Holland; WestHaven Blk 3
Lot 10 MC; $61,000; 2016-2023.
DQC: Nam and Tram Pham to
T&S Properties Management LLC;
College Add Blk 13 Lot 7, Blk 13
Lot 8, Blk 13 Lot 9, Bkl 13 Lot 10,
Blk 13 Lot 11, Blk 13 Lot 12 MC W
88’ of Lots 11 & 12; 2016-2017.
Gordo County Sheriff, Daniel Judon,
City of Mason City, State of Iowa,
Iowa Department of Human Services, and Iowa Department of Revenue
& Finance to Federal National Mortgage Association; Brice & Ong Land
Co.’s Street Railway Add Blk 5 Lot
15 MC; 2016-2010.
DWDJ: Ann and Robert Staley
to Ann Staley; Parker, Horace G., &
James Foster’s 2nd Add., Auditor’s
Plat of Lot 9 Blk 3 Lot 3 MC; Midland Heights Lot 210, Lot 126, Lot
127, Lot 128, Lot 45, Lot 46, Lot 125
MC Exc W 20’ of Lot 46; W 25’ of
Lot 125; 2016-2009.
DWD: BCD Development LLC
to MCW Airport Condos LLC; Carousel Condos of Mason City I LLC
Bldg Unit A, Bldg Unit C, Bldg Unit
E MC; $262,500; 2016-2004.
DWD: Tracy Colby to Heath
Palmer; River Run 1st Sub Lot 1
MC; 2016-2003.
Gordo County Sheriff, Patricia Ionavitch, and Betty Lashley to Reo
Asset Management Company LLC;
Young’s Sub of Lots 3,6,9 & 10 & pt
of Lots 1 & 2 in 11-96-20 Blk 13 Lot
8; 2016-1996.
DWDJ: Matthew and Annette
Saewert to Brian and Merrilee
Campbell; Robert’s T.S., Add Blk 2
Lot 1 MC; $50,500; 2016-1991.
DWDJ: BD Development Company LC to Gail Bridgeland and
Milton and Lois Duesenberg; Garden Park Village Bldg Unit 107,
Bldg Unit Garage 37 CL 1/2 Int to
Bridgeland 1/2 Int to Duesenbergs;
$206,000; 2016-1977.
DWD: Daniel and Amy Weber
to Ronald Behr Trustee, Ronald
Behr Revocable Trust, Bevery Behr
Trustee, and Beverly Behr Revocable Trust; 31-95-20 NW SE, SW SE
Undivided 1/2 Interest; 2016-1974.
DWD: Jeffery and Marie Smith
to Daniel and Amy Weber; 31-95-20
NW SE, SW SE Partial Satisfaction
of Cont B16 P1972 Undivided 1/2
Interest; $360,000; 2016-1973.
DWD: Alan and Jodi Barkema
and Arlene Barkema; 27-97-22 SW
SE, SE SE Undivided 1/6 Int; 20161971.
DWD: Lynn Barkema to Arlene
Barkema; 27-97-22 SW SE, SE SE
Undivided 1/6 Int; 2016-1970.
DWD: Brian and Jane Barkema to
Arlene Barkema; 27-97-22 SW SE,
SE SE Undivided 1/6 Interest; 20161969.
DCD: Dale Barkema Estate and
Alan Barkema Executor to Alan,
Brian, and Lynn Barkemn; 27-97-22
SW SE, SE SE Undivided 1/2 Interest; 2016-1968.
DCT: Mary and Howard Query to
Mary Query; Illinois Park Place Blk
2 Lot 3 MC; 2016-1964.
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West Fork students
participate in math bee
Warhawk girls set
new marks at N-P
NASHUA – Two new school
marks were knocked out by the West
Fork girls’ track team at the N-P girls’
invite on Thursday, April 21.
Cailey Weaver set her own school
record she had just broken earlier this
season in winning the 400-meter
dash in 1 minute, 1.09 seconds.
Her sister, Kenna Weaver, topped
the school mark in the 3,000, running
to 11:14.74 for a runner-up finish in
that event.
The Warhawks, for all of their efforts, scored a third-place team finish
in the 15-team meet with 81 points.
Osage won the team title with 140,
followed by Central Springs 104.
West Fork also had a couple more
individual runner-up placewinners
with Lexi Jones finish in the long
jump at 14 feet, 3 inches and Lexi
Bray’s 400 hurdles time of 1:12.67.
2016 N-P Girls Invite
Kacie Eisentrager,Taylor Kothenbeutel, Nichole Peltier and Brett Witte. SUBMTTED PHOTO
Brett Witte, left, and Carter Koop, right, qualified for the Regional Math Bee
on May 12 in Cedar Falls. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Individual Results
(Champion, WF finishes)
100 – 1. Taylor Navratil (CS) 13.00; 5.
Lexi Jones 14.25.
200 – 1. Taylor Navratil (CS) 27.03; 7.
Ciara Hansen 29.08.
400 – 1. Cailey Weaver (WF) 1:01.09.*
800 – 1. Ellie Friesen (O) 2:18.16; 3.
Cailey Weaver 2:30.71; 4. Maddison
Shupe 2:32.29.
100 hurdles – 1. Kaylee Eggers (N-P)
16.75; 7. Lexi Bray 18.60; 12. Kate Fekkers 19.43.
1,500 – 1. Ellie Friesen (O) 5:09.16;
6. Maya Rowe 5:43.73; 8. Talia Rowe
5:51.33.
3,000 – 1. Megan Mooberry (O)
10:54.58; 2. Kenna Weaver 11:14.74*;
5. Maya Rowe 12:16.77.
400 hurdles – 1. Hannah Wagner (CS)
1:06.79; 2. Lexi Bray 1:12.67.
Discus – 1. Haley Landers (NB) 117-6;
Riley Peterson,Trey Despenas, Delaney Christianson and Alex Suntken. SUBMITTED PHOTO
21. Sammie Washington 55-7.
High jump – 1. Alyssa Staudt (Rock)
5-3; 3. Lexi Jones 5-1.
Long jump – 1. Sadie Nymeyer (TV)
14-3.5; 2. Lexi Jones 14-3; 5. Morgan
Meier 13-9.
Shot put – 1. Mackenzie Goeller (WV)
40-2.25; 17. Lauren Moore 26-6; 21.
Sammie Washington 21-11.
4x100 – 1. Central Springs 52.35; 10.
West Fork (Payton Kuhlemeier, Rachael Jones, Kate Fekkers, Morgan
Meier) 58.85.
4x200 – 1. Wapsie Valley 1:52.83; 4.
West Fork (Payton Kuhlemeier, Ciara
Hansen, Lexi Jones, Hailey Clausen)
1:58.11.
4x400 – 1. Central Springs 4:10.16; 3.
West Fork (Cailey Weaver, Lexi Bray,
Maddison Shupe, Kenna Weaver)
4:18.74.
4x800 – 1. Osage 10:24.74.
Shuttle hurdle relay – 1. Osage
1:12.05.
Sprint medley relay – 1. NorthwoodKensett 1:59.32; 7. West Fork (Payton
Kuhlemeier, Morgan Meier, Ciara Hansen, Hailey Clausen) 2:05.11.
Distance medley relay – 1. Osage
4:35.98; 2. West Fork (Ciara Hansen,
Hailey Clausen, Morgan Meier, Kenna
Weaver) 4:36.50.
* indicates new school record
2016 Iowa 4-H Youth
Conference registration open
WF students compete in pizzathon contest
Three teams of four students each participated in the AEA Clear Lake Math
Bee on April 18 against 30 other teams. Deven Showalter, Mya Braun, Carter
Koop and Emma Novotney. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Team Scoring
1. Osage 140; 2. Central Springs 104;
3. West Fork 81; 4. Northwood-Kensett
44; 5. Turkey Valley 35.5; 6. Wapsie
Valley 32.5; 7. North Butler 28; 8. (tie)
Nashua-Plainfield 25; 8. (tie) Janesville
25; 10. Charles City 20; 11. (tie) Rockford 18; 11. (tie) Riceville 18; 13. Don
Bosco 12; 14. Dunkerton 5, 15. Clarksville 1.
Seven West Fork students created their own pizza on April 19 at Clear
Lake Zion Lutheran Church’s pizzathon, sponsored by Farm Bureau.The
group had to complete a marketing plan and a research paper as well as
make a pizza. Students from eight area schools competed in the event.
Pictured are front row from left: Alex Suntken, Delaney Chrisitianson
and Dani Ward. Back row: Cannon Craighton and Carter Koop. Not pictured: Hailey McCoy-Munger and Macy Dirksen. SUBMITTED PHOTO
The 2015-16 State 4-H Council
invites all Iowa youth (grades 8-12)
to attend the 2016 Iowa 4-H Youth
Conference with Animal Science
Roundup. This exciting event, held
June 28-30, offers a wide variety of
new experiences and opportunities
to today’s youth.
Conference delegates will leave
with good memories and new
friendships. Youth will be motivated by the workshops, service proj-
ects and speakers to take what they
learned back to benefit their own
communities.
Youth must register online
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office at (641) 456-4811 for more
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H-D, West Fork
2-3 behind G-H-V
West Fork 4th, CAL
11th at GHV meet
GARNER – A pair of victories
and a smattering of runner-up finishes led West Fork girls’ to a fourth
place finish in the “B” division of
the 2016 Cardinal Relays hosted by
Garner.
Among the runner-up finishes
was a personal best for Kenna Weaver in the 1,500, racing to a time of 5
minutes, 24.91 seconds.
The Warhawks scored 91 team
points, paced by wins for the 4x800
team of Maya Rowe, Cailey Weaver,
Maddison Shupe and Kenna Weaver
in 10:16.02 as well as Cailey Weaver
in the 800.
Northwood-Kensett claimed the
“B” team title with 131, followed
SHEFFIELD – Hampton-Dumont and West Fork girls’ golfers
both finished behind Garner-Hayfield-Ventura at a golf triangular
held at Ridge Stone Golf Course on
Tuesday, April 19.
The Cardinals had both the meet
medalist and runner-up to post a 211
team score to top H-D (228) and the
Warhawks (285).
In fact, both Bailey Frayne (43)
and Kyleigh Slaichert (46) were the
only two to shoot in the 40s during
the meet.
The low score for coach Carlene
Bergeson’s team was Morgan Sietsema, who carded a 54.
West Fork’s low round came in
from Grace Shreckengost at 66.
by Bishop Garrigan (111) and West
Hancock (102).
CAL, also at the meet finished
11th
in the 11-team “B” field with two
points, a pair of eighth place finishes
for its sprint medley and distance
medley relays.
2016 Cardinal Relays
Class “B” Team Scoring
1. Northwood-Kensett 131; 2. Algona Garrigan 111; 3. West Hancock
102; 4. West Fork 91; 5. Mason City
Newman 72; 6. North Union 66; 7.
North Butler 56; 8. North Iowa 52; 9.
Belmond-Klemme 35; 10. Rockford
19; 11. CAL 2.
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura (211) –
Bailee Frayne 43, Kyleigh Slaichert 46,
Paige Penning 59, Kayla Leerar 63, Rachel Enright 66, Kat Groom 74.
Hampton-Dumont (228) – Morgan
Sietsema 54, Katelyn Baltes 56, Monica
Vondra 58, Mallory Wohlford 60, Kaitlyn
Hansen 61, Anika Miller 66.
West Fork (285) – Grace Shreckengost 66, Sam Hafermann 69, Sarah Retz
74, Lauren Trewin 76, Mara Heimbuch 81.
Individual Results
(Champion, area finishes)
100 – 1. Alisa Altman (AG) 13.17; 13.
Madi Vanness (CAL) 15.04; 16. Kassidy
State (CAL) 15.33.
200 – 1. Kaylee Hudspeth (WH) 26.80;
10. Ciara Hansen (WF) 28.53; 13. Lexi
Jones (WF) 29.81; 19. Madi Vanness
(CAL) 32.25; 20. Kassidy State (CAL)
32.42.
400 – 1. Hattie Davidson (N-K) 1:03.15;
6. Kenna Weaver (WF) 1:07.25; 15.
Kennedy Maske (WF) 1:22.73.
800 – 1. Cailey Weaver (WF) 2:29.98.
100 hurdles – 1. Holly Bock (MCN)
16.68; 8. Lexi Bray (WF) 18.76; 11. Kate
Fekkers (WF) 18.91.
1,500 – 1. Taylor Hauser (MCN) 5:12.92;
2. Kenna Weaver (WF) 5:24.91; 3. Maya
Rowe (WF) 5:40.53.
3,000 – 1. Calli Christiansen (N-K)
12:06.97; 6. Kennedy Maske (WF)
13:23.21.
400 hurdles – 1. Rachel Sutter (NI)
1:14.01; 4. Lexi Bray (WF) 1:19.38.
Discus – 1. Caitlin Thilges (AG) 12203; 9. Rachael Jones (WF) 66-4; 10.
Stephanie Thielen (CAL) 64-10; 16.
Sammie Washington (WF) 50-8.
High jump – 1. Maria Gonzalez (WH)
5-3; 2. Lexi Jones (WF) 5-0.
Long jump – 1. Johanna Vaske (AG)
15-7.5; 4. Lexi Jones (WF) 13-11.25; 10.
Morgan Meier (WF) 12-6.75.
Shot put – 1. Caitlin Thilges (AG) 369; 11. Rachael Jones (WF) 26-5; 12.
Stephanie Thielen (CAL) 23-1.75; 16.
Sammie Washington (WF) 19-7.5.
4x100 – 1. West Hancock 53.56; 8.
West Fork (Payton Kuhlemeier, Rachael Jones, Kate Fekkers, Morgan
Meier) 4:33.48.
4x200 – 1. West Hancock 1:51.06; 3.
West Fork (Payton Kuhlemier, Ciara
Hansen, Lexi Jones, Hailey Clausen)
2:00.88.
4x400 – 1. West Hancock 4:16.29; 3.
West Fork (Hailey Clausen, Lexi Bray,
Maddison Shupe, Cailey Weaver)
4:33.48.
4x800 – 1. West Fork (Maya Rowe, Cailey Weaver, Maddison Shupe, Kenna
Weaver) 10:16.02.
Shuttle hurdle relay – 1. North Union
1:13.13; 6. West Fork (Lexi Bray, Kate
Fekkers, Rachael Jones, Payton Kuhlemeier) 1:18.08.
Sprint medley relay – 1. North Union
1:58.90; 6. West Fork (Payton Kuhlemeier, Hailey Clausen, Ciara Hansen,
Morgan Meier) 2:07.25; 8. CAL 2:20.12.
Distance medley relay – 1. Mason
City Newman 4:33.70; 2. West Fork
(Ciara Hansen, Hailey Clausen, Cailey
Weaver, Maddison Shupe) 4:38.36; 8.
CAL 5:24.91.
West Fork boys runner-up at tri
NORA SPRINGS – Gunnar Myers’ 41 led West Fork to a runner-up
finish at Nora Springs’ Buffalo Run
Golf Course on Friday, April 22.
The Warhawks finished behind
North Butler, which had both the
medalist and runner-up at the meet.
The West Fork girls finished
third, led by Grace Shreckengost’s
59.
Results:
North Butler boys (168) – Beau
Thompson 38, Jaret Wunsch 39, Trevor
Wangsness 44, Isaac Trees 48, Todd
Dolan 52.
West Fork boys (171) – Gunnar Myers
41, Preston Larson 42, Logan Plagge
44, Jordan Greimann 44, Trey Pfeffer
48.
Rockford boys (173) – Zach Bushbaum 40, Zack Westendorf 42, Kayden
Lyman 44, Wyatt Paulus 47, Nick Goodrich 48, Max Rooney 50.
Rockford girls (200) – Michael Krull
44, Sydney Fullerton 45, Theresa Jones
54, Kylee Smith 57, Madelyn Paulus 63,
Samantha Schriever 66.
North Butler girls (252) – Hallie Testroet 57, Laura Kreimeyer 60, Shelby
Graser 66, Madi Pleas 69, Sarah Goodrich 79.
West Fork girls (279) – Grace Shreckengost 59, Sam Hafermann 69, Kailey
Uhde 70, Lauren Trewin 81, Sarah Retz
84.
Austin Larson of West Fork is shown in the final leg of the
shuttle hurdle relay. Larson was runner-up in the 110 highs
for the Warhawks best finish at the North Butler boys’ invite
at Greene. (Kristi Nixon photo)
Travis Fekkers of West Fork hands off to Josh Stevens for the final leg of the distance medley relay
Friday at Greene. The relay finished fourth. (Kristi
Nixon photo)
West Fork 4th at
first N. Butler meet
BY KRISTI NIXON
GREENE – Even though the top
finish for West Fork was a runner-up
spot at the first North Butler boys’
track meet held on its new track, the
Warhawks managed to finish fourth
out of 11 teams on Friday, April 22.
The Warhawks scored 45.5 team
points to edge the host school by half
a point.
They were bolstered behind a
second-place finish by Austin Larson in the 110 hurdles, and three topfive finishes by Devyn Brady in the
sprints for their place.
It was a tight team race for the title with St. Ansgar winning the final
event on the track to scrape by Central Springs 129-128.
West Fork also had a top-five
finish in both distance races with a
fourth for Josh Stevens in the 3,200
and fifth by Brett Barkema in the
1,600, the latter making a late charge
to earn the top-five finish.
Even though the Warhawks didn’t
score in the event, the 4x200 team
narrowly avoided disqualification
when lead-off runner Christian Ames
called for his teammate Jacob Kuhlemeier who wasn’t on the track.
Kuhlemeier sprinted into the zone
last second and took the hand-off just
before the zone ended. However, the
Warhawks’ time of 1 minute, 45.82
seconds was good for seventh which
was one spot out of scoring.
Earlier in the meet, Kuhlemeier
threw a season-best 41 feet, 4.75
inches in the shot put to finish fourth.
Brady, whose top finish was third
in the 200, anchored the 4x100 to a
fifth-place finish along with Ames,
Kuhlemeier and Jake Nierengarten.
It was also the Warhawks’ seasonbest.
CAL finished 10th out of 11 at
the meet, scoring points from Caleb
Striegel in the discus and shot put
as well as a top-five spot for Kainan
Braun in the 800.
North Butler Boys’ Invitational
Team Scoring
1. St. Ansgar 129; 2. Central
Springs 128; 3. Forest City 108; 4.
West Fork 45.5; 5. North Butler 45;
6. Clarksville 39; 7. Riceville 23.5; 8.
Nashua-Plainfield 19; 9. Janesville 8;
10. CAL 7; 11. Rockford 6.
Individual Results
(Champion, area finishes)
100 – 1. Alex Hackett (CS) 11.74; 4.
Devyn Brady (WF) 12.01; 14. Cooper
Eckhardt (WF) 12.94; 20. Marco Lerma
(CAL) 14.56; 21. Graham Patrick (CAL)
16.18.
200 – 1. Kalen Eastman (CS) 23.38;
3. Devyn Brady (WF) 23.93; 16. Rylan
Fleshner (WF) 26.20; 11. Kainan Braun
(WF) 25.13; 14. Nate Rapp (CAL) 25.97.
400 – 1. Kalen Eastman (CS) 51.43; 14.
Michael Fjone (WF) 17. Spencer Nash
(WF) 1:00.33.
800 – 1. Kalen Eastman (CS) 2:09.10;
5. Kainan Braun (CAL) 2:15.11; 9. Seamus Sullivan (WF) 2:20.34; 11. Conner
Schulz (WF) 2:32.98.
110 hurdles – 1. Brody Bruce (SA)
16.42; 2. Austin Larson (WF) 17.39.
1,600 – 1. Daniel Hennigar (CS) 5:03.05;
5. Brett Barkema (WF) 5:18.51; 8. Conner Schulz (WF) 5:25.48.
3,200 – 1. James Schellhorn (Clarksville) 10:50.73; 4. Josh Stevens (WF)
11:25.56; 6. Conner Schulz (WF)
11:44.75.
400 hurdles – 1. Brody Bruce (SA)
59.90; 7. Austin Larson (WF) 1:05.47;
14. Mitchell Halloran (WF) 1:09.82.
Discus – 1. Theo Baldus (SA) 138-9;
4. Caleb Striegel (CAL) 128-1; 6. Rylan
Fleshner (WF) 112-8; 12. Simon Swartzentruber (CAL) 84-1; 18. Jordan Clark
(WF) 75-9.
High jump – 1. Ryan Saarie (FC) 5-8;
5. Zach Martinek (WF) 5-4; 11. Rylan
Fleshner (WF) 5-2.
Long jump – 1. Dylan Jacobs (Clarksville) 18-10.5; 12. Jake Nierengarten
(WF) 16-8; 19. Zach Martinek (WF) 1411.75; 20. Ben Rapp (CAL) 12-10.
Shot put – 1. Colton Shipman (FC)
44-5.25; 4. Jacob Kuhlemeier (WF) 414.75; 6. Caleb Striegel (CAL) 40-5.5; 9.
Nate Rapp (CAL) 37-9; 15. Collin Meints
(WF) 34-1.
4x100 – 1. Central Springs 45.82; 5.
West Fork (Christian Ames, Jacob
Kuhlemeier, Jake Nierengarten, Devyn
Brady) 48.93; 10. CAL (Nate Rapp, Ca-
leb Striegel, Simon Swartzentruber, Kainan Braun) 52.47.
4x200 – 1. Central Springs 1:36.54;
7. West Fork (Christian Ames, Jacob
Kuhlemeier, Jake Nierengarten, Cooper
Eckhardt) 1:45.82; 8. CAL (Nate Rapp,
Caleb Striegel, Simon Swartzentruber,
Kainan Braun) 1:46.38.
4x400 – 1. St. Ansgar 3:40.15; 4. West
Fork (Travis Fekkers, Spencer Nash,
Lukas Grund, Austin Larson) 3:56.18.
4x800 – 1. Central Springs 8:51.08; 5.
West Fork (Travis Fekkers, Lukas Grund, Brett Barkema, Seamus Sullivan)
9:20.78.
Shuttle hurdle relay – 1. St. Ansgar
1:04.25; 5. West Fork (Devyn Brady,
Tanner Braun, Mitchell Halloran, Austin
Larson) 1:10.80.
Distance medley relay – 1. Forest City
3:53.69; 4. West Fork (Christian Ames,
Cooper Eckhardt, Travis Fekkers, Josh
Stevens) 4:03.08; 11. CAL (Marco Lerma, Goddy Porras, Simon Swartzentruber, Luke Rapp) 4:54.22.
H-D, West Fork
boys 1-2 in
triangular
SHEFFIELD – Derek Juhl’s season-low 37 for medalist led Hampton-Dumont to the win in the boys’
portion of a golf triangular at Ridge
Stone Golf Course on Tuesday, April
19.
Chase Collins won the card back
against West Fork’s Gunnar Myers,
who each shot 42 for the runner-up
spot.
H-D topped t he Wa rhawks
173-181. Garner-Hayfield-Ventura
brought up the back in the triangular
184.
Completing team scoring for
coach Jane Hoegh’s Bulldogs were
Justin Kent (45) and Joe Schall (49).
West Fork’s team scoring was
rounded out by Logan Plagge (44),
Trey Pfeffer (46) and Preston Larson
(49).
Hampton-Dumont (173) – Derek
Juhl 37, Chase Collins 42, Justin Kent 45,
Joe Schall 49, Samuel Wragge 53, Quinn
Logan 58.
West Fork (181) – Gunnar Myers 42,
Logan Plagge 44, Trey Pfeffer 46, Preston Larson 49, Jordan Greimann 53,
Spencer Proctor 73.
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura (184) –
Grady Umberger 44, Todd Finley 44,
Matthew Heinemann 48, Tyler Obermann
48, Brandon Bell 49, Jordan Babcock 52.
Myers medals
for West Fork
SHEFFIELD – Gunnar Myers’
medal round of 41 was the good note
as the West Fork boys’ golf team was
third in its home triangular on Monday, April 18.
Myers tied with Jase Curley of
Mason City Newman for the low
round at the meet as the Knights won
with 173 and St. Ansgar was second
at 180.
The Warhawks shot 180.
Completing a team score for
coach Doug Sheriff’s team were
Preston Larson (49), Rylan Fleshner
(49) and Logan Plagge (50).
Mason City Newman (173) – Jase
Curley 41, Mitchell Scholl 43, Austin Eckenrod 44, Ben Ball 45, Hunter Fettkether
48, Ryan Fischer 49.
St. Ansgar (180) – Colin Salz 42,
Jack Koster 42, Ben Boerjan 48, Collin
Kramer 48, Garrett Koster 49, Dylan Low
51.
West Fork (189) – Gunnar Myers 41,
Preston Larson 49, Rylan Fleshner 49,
Logan Plagge 50, Trey Pfeffer 57, Jordan
Greimann 59.
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SHEFFIELD – Grace Shreckengost carded a 57 to lead West Fork as
it finished second at its home triangular on Monday, April 19.
The Warhawks shot 272 as a team
to finish behind Mason City Newman with 206. St. Ansgar didn’t have
enough players to complete a team
score.
Rounding out team scoring for
coach Mary Schulz’s squad were
Sam Hafermann (60), Sarah Retz
(74) and Mara Heimbuch (81).
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West Fork’s Gunnar Myers signed to play basketball at NIACC last week in Sheffield. Pictured are, front row, from left:
Steve Sheppard, Gunnar Myers, Shelley Sheppard. Back row:West Fork athletic director Lance Thompson and NIACC
coach Mark Mohl. Myers is also the son of Bill Myers, not pictured. JACK ZIMMERMAN PHOTO
Mason City Newman (206) – Olivia
Urdahl 47, Morgan Luecht 49, Peyton Olson 51, Paige Walker 59, Amara Wolf 62,
Katie Mason 62.
West Fork (272) – Grace Shreckengost 57, Sam Hafermann 60, Sarah Retz
74, Mara Heimbuch 81.
St. Ansgar (no team score) – Marandah Scott 69, Morgan Hemann 70.

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