Dawn Goldman, New Keokuk County Recorder - The News

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Letters to Santa................. Pg. 2
Milestones............................... Pg. 3
Church Calendar........................... Pg. 4
Public Notices................................. Pg. 5
Classifieds..................................... Pg. 6, 7
Society News..................................... Pg. 8
Local News..................................... Pg. 9
Sports.............................. Pg. 10, 11, 12
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2014
NUMBER 52, 154TH YEAR
Dawn Goldman, New Keokuk County Recorder
By Amber Kephart, NR Editor
The Keokuk County Board of Supervisors appointed a new Recorder at their Dec. 15 meeting. Dawn
Goldman, deputy recorder, will be
taking over the position that had
been filled by Melissa Bird. Goldman
will hold the position of Recorder
until elections in 2016 unless a petition is submitted for an earlier election.
“I am extremely honored to be
able to fill this position since the
resignation of my predecessor, Melissa R. Bird. I have been a resident
of Keokuk County most of my life
and feel blessed to be able to raise
my family in this small community.
Having been Deputy Recorder since
January 15, 2006, I feel comfortable
in my knowledge of this office. I will
continue to strive to serve the needs
of the people of Keokuk County and
provide great customer service,” said
Goldman.
Dawn Goldman,
Keokuk County Recorder
Mississippi Valley
Regional Blood Center
Sigourney will host a community blood drive from 3:00 pm to
7:00 pm on Tuesday, Dec. 30 at 100 N. Main St., inside Conference
Room.
Sigourney Courthouse
The Sigourney Courthouse will close early Wednesday, Dec. 24 –
close at 3 p.m. (work through lunch hour).
The Sigourney Courthouse will be closed Friday, Dec. 26.
Whitetails Unlimited Event
Whitetails Unlimited is sponsoring the English River Banquet on
Saturday, Jan. 17, at KC Expo in Sigourney. Social hour begins at
4:30 pm.
Manor House Sing-a-long
Sing-A-Long at Manor House Care Center is every Tuesday night
at 3:30 p.m.
Manor House Happenings
Vince Visits at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 2nd at the Manor House
Care Center in Sigourney.
Sigourney City Council
Sigourney’s City Council meets every first and third Wednesday
normally at 6 p.m. at City Hall.
Expo Board of Directors
Keokuk County Board of Directors meets every third Monday of
the month at 7 p.m. in the KC Extension Conference Room at the
KC Expo.
Keokuk Co. Supervisors
The Keokuk County Supervisors meet weekly on Mondays at 8:30
a.m. at the Keokuk County Courthouse boardroom
Historical Society
The Keokuk County Historical Society will be closed on Wednesday, Nov 26 and Thanksgiving Day. They will also be closed Wednesday, Dec. 24, Thursday, Dec. 25, Wednesday, Dec. 31 and Thursday,
Jan. 1.
Tops Meeting
Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets at the Extension office at KC
Expo on Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m.
SPL Board of Trustees
The Sigourney Public Library’s Board of Trustees meets the second Thursday of every month at 6 p.m. at the SPL.
KC Public Health
Keokuk County Public Health Immunization Clinic is the third
Wednesday of each month from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. This is a free clinic
for individuals with out insurance or underinsured. Blood Pressure
Checks are also available on a walk in basis.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Saturday at 12 p.m. at the
Methodist Church, 4th Street, Kalona.
Care Center Happenings
Bingo at Sigourney Care Center is Tuesdays at 2 p.m. The community is encouraged to attend.
Knitting with Karen
Knitting with Karen is Tuesdays from 2-5 p.m. at the Sigourney
Public Library.
Food Pantry
Keokuk County Community Services food referrals are Monday,
Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. at the Courthouse in
Sigourney.
News-Review Deadlines
The News-Review deadlines for all articles, classified ads and display advertising are Friday at 12 p.m.
Annual Lionel Train Days at Dumont Museum
There was a great turnout for the Annual Lionel Train Days at the Dumont
Museum Dec. 13 and 14 with beautiful weather. Everyone came out to see
the marvelous display of the 25x35
foot layout with its 6-foot mountain,
9 trains and dozens of accessories
and animated scenes operating at one
time. There are many different scenes
throughout with emergency response
vehicles labeled correctly for Sigourney and semi tractors with Dumont
Museum logos. The white house,
NASA and a circus are just a few of the
animated scenes you are going to see
on display.
Watching the trains in operation
with the hundreds of flashing lights,
whistles and moving displays always
brings a look of amazement and disbelief to the smiling faces of all ages as
the nine trains wind in and around the
mountain. This train layout with hours
of craftsmanship has been designed,
built and is engineered by Lyle Dumont.
You can also experience the Museum with all the toys, antique tractors
etc on display as well as the 95x40 foot
train layout in operation.
Dumont Museum is three miles
south of Sigourney on Highway 149.
For more information call 641-6222592, 641-622-9937 or visit the museum online at www.olivermuseum.com.
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MILESTONES
Mosbey Retires After 41 Years of Service
with Hedrick Volunteer Fire Department
The Hedrick Volunteer Fire Department presented Bill Mosbey with a plaque for 41 years of service.
Sunday, Dec. 14 the Hedrick Volunteer Fire Department hosted a brunch
and presented William (Bill) Mosbey
with a plaque, thanking him for 41
years of dedicated service to the fire
department. Bill’s family and the volunteer firemen were present.
In 1972 Mosbey and his wife, Pat
moved to Hedrick. In 1973 Bill joined
the Hedrick Volunteer Fire Department. He has served as a volunteer
Mahaska Drug
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• Colonial Candles
• Willow Tree Angels
• Jim Shore Collectibles
• Boyd’s Bears
• Cherished Teddies
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• Home Decor Items for
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Framing & Matting Dept.
CRAFT DEPARTMENT
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The Possibilities Are Endless • Red Heart Yarn
Photo Department
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and Towing, L.L.C.
fireman, president, secretary and treasurer over the duration of his service.
After having a stroke last year Bill decided it was best to retire as an active
member of the fire department.
During 41 years of service Bill was
called to many different calls stating
that he loved the calls that came in the
middle of the night. He can recall one
time when Pat rearranged their bedroom and he had forgotten, shot out of
bed to respond to the call and ran right
into the wall. He has also enjoyed the
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1. Build a New
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2. Lower Utility Bills
3. LOVE Your
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M, W, F: 3 - 4:30 p.m.
Thursday: 5:30 - 7 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. to Noon
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Saturday 8 a.m. to 12 Noon
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Sigourney Care Center
Windsor Place Assisted Living
900 S. Stone St.
Sigourney, IA 52591
641-622-2971
• Skilled Nursing • Respite Care
• Long Term Care • Assisted Living
• Physical, Occupational
and Speech Therapy
• In-House Restorative Nursing
What Cheer
Fire Department
Jeremy Bolinger, Chief
Chris Terrell, Assistant Chief
Terry Burger, 2nd Assistant
Mike Armstrong, Secretary/
Treasurer and Training Officer
EMERGENCY: 911
Non-Emergency:
641-634-2361
fire department being a part of the Annual Hedrick BBQ Days and the fundraisers the fire department hosted.
His least favorite calls were brush
fires. “They were long calls and required a lot of manpower,” said Mosbey. He is thankful for the relationships the Hedrick Fire Department has
with surrounding fire departments, especially during those calls. There were
several calls over the years of his service that he recalled being calls that he
would never forget.
Bill’s biggest supporter is his wonderful wife Pat. “She has given me so
much love and support while serving
on the fire department,” stated Bill. He
said the community and the Benton
Township has always given so much
support to the fire department.
Delta City
Council Minutes
DELTA CITY SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014 - 6 P.M.
DELTA CITY HALL
The Delta City Council held a Public Hearing
on the Amendment to the Lease of Real Estate
with Midwest Wireless Iowa, L.L.C., D/B/A Verizon Wireless, allowing Verizon to expand said
leased area to provide a location for verizon to
place an emergency generator, and to further
provide for an increase in rent paid by Verizon
to the City of Delta in the amount of $250.00
per month, which shall thereafter increase pursuant to the terms of the original lease. Mayor
Votroubek opened the Public Hearing at 6:00
p.m. There were no comments written or oral,
for or against, the Amendment to the Lease.
Mayor Votroubek declared the Public Hearing
closed at 6:10 p.m.
The Delta City Council met in special session, Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at the
Delta City Hall. Mayor Votroubek called the
meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. Councilmembers
answering roll call were as follows: Walker, T.
Fisher, B. Fisher, Rostami and Whitmore. Also
in attendance the City Clerk.
Barb Fisher presented and moved for the
approval of Resolution #12-03-14 - Approving
the Amendment to the Lease of Real Estate
with Midwest Wireless Iowa, L.L.C. D/B/A Verizon Wireless. Walker seconded the motion. Roll
Call Vote: Walker, aye; T. Fisher, aye; B. Fisher,
aye; Rostami, aye; Whitmore, aye. Resolution
#12-03-14 adopted.
There being no further business to discuss
at this time, upon motion by T. Fisher and second by Whitmore, the meeting adjourned at
6:25 p.m. All ayes. Next regular meeting will
be Tuesday, Dec. 9th, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the
Delta City Hall.
Mayor Rudy Votroubek
Attest: Alice Robertson, City Clerk
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Notice of Probate
Probate No. ESPRO37847
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF
APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR
AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The Iowa District Court
Keokuk County
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
ZELMA LEONA MORRISON,
Deceased.
To All Persons Interested in the Estate of
Zelma Leona Morrison, Deceased, who died on
or about Octoer 18, 2014:
Youareherebynotifiedthatonthe1stday
of December, 2014, the last will and testament
of Zelma Leona Morrison, deceased, bearing
date of the 1st day of June, 2001, was admitted
to probate in the above named court and that
Alan Morrison was appointed executor of the
estate. Any action to set aside the will must be
brought in the district court of said county within
the later to occur of four months from the date
of the second publication of this notice or one
month from the date of mailing of this notice to
all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the
will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.
Notice is further given that all persons
indebted to the estate are requested to make
immediate payment to the undersigned, and
creditors having claims against the estate
shall file them with the clerk of the above
named district court, as provided by law, duly
authenticated, for allowance, and unless so
filed by the later to occur of four months from
the second publication of this notice or one
month from the date of the mailing of this notice
(unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is
thereafter forever barred.
Dated this 18th day of November, 2014.
Alan Morrison
Executor of estate
948 202nd Avenue
Pella, IA 50219
Tracy Anderson, ICIS PIN No: AT0000476
Attorney for executor
201 5th Street
P.O. Box 848
Kalona, IA 52247-0848
Date of second publication 24th day of December, 2014.
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Elvera Colleen Vail
Elvera Colleen Vail was born May 28, 1920 in Delta. She was the daughter
of Elmer and Hazel (Hollingsworth) Dawson. She attended Craig Country
School near Delta and graduated from Delta High School in 1937. Colleen
was united in marriage to Chester
“Chet” Vail on October 11, 1938 in
MO. To this union they were blessed
with three sons, Larry, Danny and
Darrell. Colleen enjoyed playing cards
and peddling her eggs each week
in town. She was a member at the
Sigourney United Methodist Church
and the Red Hat Club. Colleen passed
away Friday, Dec. 19, 2014 at Mercy
Hospital in Iowa City at the age of 94
years.
She is survived by two sons: Danny
Vail and wife Linda of Sigourney and
Darrell Vail and wife Linda of Clovis,
Calif; 6 grandchildren: Ron (Sharon)
Vail, Mike (Vien) Vail, Lori (Dan) Caraccio, Karen (Tim) Hawkins, Johnny
Vail and Brad Vail and 4 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by
her husband Chet in 1996, a son Larry in 2000, a sister Lorene Henry, and a
brother Ward Dawson.
Celebration of Life Service was held Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014 at the Sigourney United Methodist Church, with burial at Garrett Cemetery. Messages
and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.
Grace Mae Haines
Grace Mae Haines, 95, died Dec. 18, 2014 at the Sigourney Health Center in
Sigourney. She was born Dec. 4, 1919 to Raymond and Nellie Wiseman Messerschmitt near Hedrick. She attended school in Hedrick. On July 12, 1937 she
married John Andrew Haines in Lancaster, Mo. They lived in Des Moines,
Grinnell and Keokuk County. She was
employed at Westside Café, Dairyland, and the Keokuk County Home.
In later years Grace answered the
phone for her husband’s business.
She was preceded in death by her
husband John on Aug. 8, 1994, two
sons Richard and John Haines, her
daughter Janice Lanman, two grandsons, one sister Marie Claypool, two
brothers Robert and Raymond Messerschmitt.
She is survived by her children Mildred Jean Harris of What Cheer, Mary
(Ron) Hollingsworth of Galva, Ill.,
Frances (Dean) Schropp of Williamsburg, Shirley Joan Hodgson of Grinnell, many grandchildren, great grandchildren, great- great grandchildren and a sister in law Betty Kelm of Grinnell.
Funeral Services were held Mon. Dec. 22 at 10:30 a.m. at Holm Funeral
Home in Sigourney, with burial at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Martinsburg. A memorial fund has been established.
Happy 7th
Birthday
Bailey!
Love, Grandma and Grandpa
Weber, Grandma and Grandpa
Pfannebecker, Mom, Dad,
Chelsey, Shelby, Tyler
and Uncle Chris
90th Birthday Open House
for Belva Hollingsworth
Sunday, Dec. 28 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
at Sigourney Senior Center
Come Join Her Family In The Celebration!
Don’t tempt fate...
That text can wait!
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Bethel United Methodist Church
Pastor LuAnn Benge
319-456-3105
Located 6 miles east of Sigourney
on Hwy. 92
Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.; Worship at 10:30 a.m.
Alive at Five event is the 1st and
3rd Sunday evening at 5 p.m.
Delta Christian Church
Henry Goetz, Lay Pastor
641-799-4800
Worship: Sunday at 9 a.m.
Delta United Methodist Church
Vince Homan, Pastor
Worship: 9 a.m.
Sunday School for Elementary age
children is at 9:30-10:15 a.m.
English River Church of the
Brethren
Diana Lovett, Pastor
29252 137th St., South English
(2 mi. E. of S.E. on Hwy. 22)
Church: 319-667-5235
Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m.
Worship at 10:30 a.m.
Farson Baptist Church
Jerry Newman, Pastor
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.
First Baptist Church
Joe Winkler, Pastor
308 N. Jefferson St.
S.S. Supt. Dorothy Jacobs
641-622-2786
Worship, 10 - 11 a.m.
Sunday School, 9 – 9:45 a.m.
Bible Study, Thursday, 7 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
215 N. Jefferson, Sigourney
641-622-3029
Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 24, Christmas
Eve Service: 7 p.m.
Gibson Presbyterian Church
Hans Cornelder, Pastor
Worship, 10 to 11 a.m.; Sunday
School, 9 to 9:45 a.m.
Youth Group: Second Sunday of
the month at 5 p.m.
Grace Family Church
Rev. Dar Eckley, Pastor
(Located between Hedrick and
Richland on Hwy. 78)
23536 Hwy. 78, Box 64, Ollie
Sunday Worship - 10:15 a.m; Sunday school-10:15 a.m.
RocKnowledge Youth Group is
Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.
Hedrick First Christian
Rev. Carla Nelson
206 Park St. Hedrick
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Gathering for Worship, 10:45 a.m.
Hedrick-Martinsburg United
Methodist Church
Carl Benge, Pastor
203 N. Spring St., Hedrick
641-653-4477
Sunday Worship: 8:45 a.m.;
Sunday School, 10 a.m.
Holy Trinity Catholic Parish
Rev. Charles Fladung
Rectory: 641-636-3883
209 N Lincoln St, Keota
Saturday Vigil Mass: 6 p.m.
Sunday Mass: 8 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 24 Christmas
This Week’s Crossword Puzzle Sponsored By:
Atwood Electric, Inc.
641-622-3626
Eve Mass 4 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 25 Christmas Day
Mass 8 a.m.
Thursday, Jan. 1 New Years Day
Mass 9 a.m.
Hope Lutheran Church, LCMS
Rev. Richard Meyer
315 W. Kelly Street
Office: 319-668-2999
Saturday worship at 5 p.m.
Communion: 1st and 3rd Saturdays
Keswick and Webster
Methodist Church Circuit
Pastor: John Tunnicliff
WEBSTER: Sunday school: 9:30
a.m. Worship service: 10:30 a.m.
KESWICK: Sunday worship at
9:15 a.m.
Communion is on the 1st Sunday
of the month for both churches
Lancaster Christian Church
Dirk Alspach
22934 W. County Rd. V5G
641-224-2255
Sunday School: 9 a.m.; Worship
Service: 10 a.m.
Sunday evenings from 5 to 6:30
p.m. Youth Group 7-12 grade.
New Life Fellowship
Barry Render, Pastor
Hwy. 22 South, Keswick
319-738-3851
Sunday Services, Worship and
Children’s Church is at 10 a.m.
Wednesday Evening Teaching is at
7 p.m., Youth Group, 7 p.m.
Every third Saturday is Praise
Night at 7 p.m.
Ollie Baptist Church
Gary Reeves, Pastor
641-667-2841
208 South 3rd St
Worship: 9:30 a.m.
Thursdays: 9 a.m. Sewing and
Quilting
Sunday, Dec. 21 children’s program with candlelight and communion service 6 p.m.
Prairie View United Methodist
Church
Pastor, Dave Peterson
27131 Highway 78, Ollie
Tuesday, Dec. 23 Bible Study 9
a.m.
Eve Service 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 25 HAPPY
BIRTHDAY JESUS! Merry Christmas
Sunday, Dec. 28 Worship, followed
by fellowship 9:00 a.m.
Sunday, Dec. 28 Sunday School
10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 30 Bible Study 9
a.m.
Sunday, Jan. 4 Worship w/Communion, followed by fellowship 9
a.m.
Sunday, Jan. 4 Sunday School
10:30 a.m.
Here are the answers to the crossword puzzle from
December 17, 2014
Richland United Methodist
Church
Carl Benge, Pastor
106 W. South St., Richland
Phone: 319-456-2251
Worship Times: Adult Sunday
School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Service,
10:30 a.m.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Sigourney
Rev. Charles Fladung
Rectory: 641-622-3426
Saturday Vigil Mass, 4 p.m.
Sunday Mass: 10 a.m.
Eve Mass 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 25 Christmas Day
Mass 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 31 New Years
Eve Mass 4 p.m.
Sigourney Christian Church
Jim Stout, Interim Pastor
308 S. Jefferson, 641-622-2151
Adult Bible Study: 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service: 10:45 a.m.
Elder Gathering 1st Wednesday of
each month at 6 p.m.
Board meets 2nd Wednesday of
each month at 6:30 p.m. CWF
meet immediately following
Sisters meet each Thursday at 6:30
p.m.
Sigourney Church of Christ
Billy Claywell, Pastor
615 South Jefferson
641-622-3708, 641-622-3582
Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.; Worship with Communion Service at
10:30 a.m.
Sunday Evening Service at 6:30
p.m.
Sigourney United Methodist
Church
Richard Pippert, Pastor
Website: sigourneyumc.com
Sunday Worship Service: 8:30 a.m.
and 10:45 a.m.
The Church Of Living Water
Shane Jarr, Pastor
13 North Main St., Hedrick
Sunday School -9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship -10:40 a.m.
Evening Services - 7 p.m.
Bible Study Wednesdays - 6 p.m.
United Church of Deep River
Michelle, Pastor
319-664-3653
Every Sunday: Inspiration time, 10
a.m.; Worship, 9 a.m.
1st Sunday of the month: Communion.
2nd Saturday of the month: Parish
Council.
Last Thursday of the month is the
UCW meeting.
What Cheer Baptist Church
Dick and Jane Larson, Pastors
641-433-0013, 641-790-1934
Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Kid’s Club and Adult Bible Study
are on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
What Cheer United Methodist
Church
Rev. Vince Homan
Sunday School, 9:30; Worship,
10:30 a.m.
Youth Group, Wednesday from
6:30 to 8 p.m.
What Cheer Christian Church
Larry Naylor, Pastor
Worship: Sundays 10:30 a.m.
Everyone is Welcome!
What Cheer Hilltop Chapel
We Care
John and Pat DeBoef, Pastors
4 blocks east of Opera House
506 E Briney St
Phone: 641-634-2839
john@hilltopchapel.com
Sunday
10a.m.-11:30 a.m., Worship
10:30am-11:30 a.m., Children’s
Church on lower level.
The Country Steppers
Manor House Happenings
Santa and his elves visited Manor
House for a boot scootin’ good time!
The Country Steppers came to the
Manor House Care Center on Tuesday, Dec. 16 for a Christmas themed
dance performance. The crowd was
able to join in on singing all of the
popular Christmas. Residents and
community members were able to
enjoy this performance.
Pictured are (from left to right): Jordan Carter, Nathan Fritz, and
Brooke Schroeder
Sigourney Students Graduate
from the L.E.A.P. Academy
Sigourney High School seniors,
Jordan Carter, Nathan Fritz and
Brooke Schroeder, recently graduated from the L.E.A.P. Academy, a
leadership development program offered through the Regional Economic Advancement division of Indian
Hills Community College.
L.E.A.P. is an acronym for Leadership, Empowerment, Achievement,
Progress. Ashley Moyer, L.E.A.P.
coordinator, said the goal of the program is, “To inspire future leaders
who care about the success of Indian
Hills’ 10-county region and to empower them with the knowledge that
they can make a positive difference
in what our region can achieve as we
move forward.”
The students were selected to participate in the program by their high
school. They entered the program
during the spring of their junior year
and continued through the fall of
their senior year. Over the course of
the program, the students met with
Indian Hills’ staff and other students
from across the Indian Hills region
for a total of six days.
During these meetings, the students engaged in a variety of handson activities designed to help them
develop their leadership skills in the
areas of communication, creativity,
ethics, goal setting, handling conflict, problem solving, servant leadership and team building.
The students were also required to
complete a service project in their
community as part of the program.
Carter, Fritz and Schroeder repainted all of the storage sheds at the ball
field in Sigourney.
The L.E.A.P. Academy would not
be possible without the support of
many generous community sponsors. The Sigourney students were
sponsored in the program by Sinclair
Tractor.
Sigourney to host
Community Blood Drive
Tuesday, Dec. 30
Sigourney, IA - Sigourney will host
a community blood drive from 3:00
pm to 7:00 pm on Tuesday, Dec. 30
at 100 N. Main St., inside Conference
Room.
All donors will receive a travel mug
and entered into 5 holiday drawings!
What: Sigourney Community
Blood Drive
When: Tuesday, Dec. 30, 3:00 pm 7:00 p.m.
Where: City of Sigourney Offices,
Conference Room, 100 N. Main St.,
Sigourney, IA
Appointments: To donate, please
contact Ottumwa Telerecruitment
Department at (800) 452-1097 or
visit
www.bloodcenterimpact.org
and use code 5037 to locate the drive.
Donor Eligibility Criteria: Potential donors must be at least 17 years
of age (16 with parental permission
form available through www.blood-
center.org) and weigh more than 110
pounds. A photo I.D. or MVRBC
Donor Card is required to donate.
For questions about eligibility, please
call the Mississippi Valley Regional
Blood Center at (800)747-5401. Donors who last gave blood on or before 11/4/14 are eligible to give at this
drive.
About Blood Donation: Blood
donation is a safe, simple procedure
that takes about 45 minutes to one
hour. Individuals with diabetes or
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Though time and space
separated us, we have built
a bridge of lovely memories
to span the difference.
Love,
Grandpa and Grandma ”Burgie”,
David and Family,
John and Family
The News-Review
RECORDS
MARRIAGES
April Anne Tremmel and Donald Joe
Davis, both residents of Sigourney
Gabrielle Angela Lyle and Andrew
Lee Okones, both residents of Sigourney
REAL ESTATE
Hazel Bird to Larry G. Bird and Mary
L. Bird, FULLFILLS CONTRACT 20091164, 75-12-33-SE1/4 NW1/4-L02,
75-12-33-NE1/4 NW1/4-L43 PT, 7512-33-NW1/4 NE1/4-L02 D03 PT, 7512-33-SE1/4 NW1/4-PT.
Daniel L. Horras, David G. Horras,
and Cherie Ann Horras to Horras Family Farms LLC, 74-10-21-NE1/4-AUD
PAR C, 74-10-21-SE1/4 AUD PAR C,
PLAT 2008-0620.
Daniel L. Horras to Daniel L. Horras
TRTE and Daniel L. Horras REVTR,
75-10-29-NE1/4 NE1/4-AUD PAR B,
PLAT 386 p307, Horras Hogs LLC to
Horras Family Farms LLC, 75-10-29NW1/4 SE1/4. SEE RECORD LAND
ONLY, GRANTORS INTERST IN
CONTRACT 2007-1750.
Horras Hogs LLC to Horras Family Farms LLC, SEE RECORD LAND
ONLY, 75-10-29-E1/2 SW1/4-AUD
PAR A, GRANTORS INTEREST IN
CONTRACT 2005-0972, City of Gibson to Frank Pierce, 77-13-17-NW1/4
NW1/4-SDL01 L03, RESOLUTION
10-27-1.
Joanne Glandon, Donald L. Glandon
POA, and Jody L. Reisenbigler POA
to Danielle M. Capron and Jeremy A.
Capron, 75-12-33-NE1/4 NW1/4-L06,
75-12-33-NE1/4 NW1/4-L07, 75-1233-NE1/4 NW1/4-L08, 75-12-33NE1/4 NW1/4-L09, 75-12-33-NE1/4
NW1/4-L012.
Scott J. Sieren, Karen M. Sieren, Scott
Sieren, Karen Sieren to Jeremy M.
Krumm, THO-OPTH-07-10, THOOPTH-07-11, THO-OPTH-07-12.
Joann Vanbuskirk to Douglas
A. Vogel and Lessa Vogel, HEDOPHE-02-07 PT, HED-OPHE-02-08PT, Robert W. Baker, Cricket Michelle
Baker, and Donna M. Baker to Robert
W. Baker and Cricket Michelle Baker,
SIG-OPSG-25-08, SIG-OPSG-25-05PT, SGCOS-042000.
Lucina T. Pitsch EST and John N.
Wehr EX, to Robert L. Pitsch, John
Edward Ferguson, and Anne Marie
Hiebner, UNDIVIDED ¼ INTEREST
TO EACH GRANTEE, 75-12-22SE1/4 NW1/4, 75-12-22-N1/2 NW1/4,
75-12-22-NE1/4 SW1/4-PT, 75-1215-SW1/4 SW1/4, 75-12-15-SE1/4
SW1/4-L05, PLAT B2 P140, 75-1215-SE1/4 SW1/4-L03, 75-12-15-SE1/4
SW1/4-L04, 75-12-15-SE1/4 SW1/4PT, WLTOS-039500, WLTOS-039600,
WLTOS-039700,
WLTOS-039800,
WLTOS-040100,
WLTOS-040000,
WLTOS-040200,
Golden Furrow Fertilizer INC to
Crop Production Services INC, 74-1326-SE1/4 SE1/4-PT, HDCHP-033970.
Golden Furrow Fertilizer INC
to Crop Production Services INC,
74-13-34-NE1/4-PT, DEED B88 P16,
BNTHP-19600.
Lorena S. Bair EST, Terry Bair
Public Notice
Notice Of Sheriff’s Levy And Sale
Iowa District Court
Keokuk County
Court Case #EQEQ040729
Civil #13-000590
STATE OF IOWA
KEOKUK COUNTY
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE
ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A
CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND
EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
VS
BILLY A. POE AND MEREDITH D. POE;
CAPITAL ONE BANK AKA CAPITAL
ONE BANK USA NA; H & R ACCOUNTS;
PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOC. LLC
Special Execution
As a result of the judgment rendered in the
above referenced court case, an execution was
issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county.
The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s)
real estate described below to satisfy the judgment. The Property to be sold is
LOT ONE OF LOT SEVEN IN THE
IRREGULAR SURVEY OF THE NORTHEAST
QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER
OF SECTION TWENTY-ONE, TOWNSHIP
SEVENTY-SEVEN, NORTH, RANGE TWELVE
WEST OF THE FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN,
IN KEOKUK COUNTY, IOWA, PER PLAT
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, AT PAGE 331
IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE IN KEOKUK
COUNTY, IOWA.
Property Address: 224 North Irons Street,
Keswick, Iowa 50136
The described property will be offered
for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Date of Sale: January 27, 2015; Sale
Time: 10:00 A.M.; Place of Sale: Keokuk
County Sheriff’s Office Lobby, 204 S. Stone St.,
Sigourney, IA 52591
Homestead: Defendant is advised that if
the described real estate includes the homestead (which must not exceed 1/2 acre if within
a city or town plat, or, if rural, must not exceed
40 acres), defendant must file a homestead
plat with the Sheriff within ten (10) days after
service of this notice, or the sheriff will have it
platted and charge the costs to this case.
This sale not subject to Redemption.
Property exemption: Certain money or
property may be exempt. Contact your attorney
promptly to review specific provisions of the law
and file appropriate notice, if acceptable.
Judgment Amount: $87,050.44; Costs:
$2,901.53; Accruing Costs: $5,075.16; Interest:
$1,469.13; Sheriff’s Fees: Pending.
Attorney: Benjamin W. Hopkins
1350 NW 138th St., Ste. 100
Clive, IA 50325
515-222-9400
Date: December 8, 2014.
/s/ Casey J. Hinnah
Keokuk County Sheriff
51-2
COEX, and Larry Bair COEX to UNDIVIDED ¼ INTEREST TO EACH
GRANTEE, Terry Bair, Larry Bair,
Janice Allar, and Annette Jay, 77-12-21DE1/4 SE1/4-L09 SDL02 PT, 77-12-21SE1/4 SE1/4-L07 PT, 77-12-21 SE/14
SW1/4-PT, 77-12-21-SW1/4 SE1/4PT, 77-12-21 SE1/4 SW1/4-RR ROW,
77-12-21 SW1/4 SE1/4-RR ROW,
SEE RECORD TRANSFER OF CELL
TOWER LEASE, KWADT-001900,
KWCOT-001900, ADTOT-006400,
ADTOT-006300.
Janice Allar and Thomas N. Allar
to Janice Allar and Thomas N. Allar,
77-12-21-SE1/4 SE1/4-L09 DSL02 PT,
77-12-21-SE1/4 SE1/4-L07 PT, 77-1221-SE1/4 SW1/4-PT, 77-12-21-SW1/4
SE1/4-PT, 77-12-21-SE1/4 SW1/4-RR
ROW, 77-12-21-SW1/4 DE1/4-RR
ROW, SEE RECORD TRANSFER
FOR CELL TOWER LEASE, CONTRACT 2014-1666, KWAOT-001900,
KWCOT-001900, ADTOT-006400,
ADTOT-006300.
Alicia A. Greiner to Melissa S. Greiner, KEO-OPKT-02-03, KEO-OPKT02-04-PT, KOCOK-014200.
Rosa Ella Phillips TR, Donald L.
Phillips COTRTE, and Arlene F.
Nilles COTRTE to Charles J. Striegel,
Monte F. Nilles, and Marcia A. Nilles,
UNDIVIDED 1/2 INTEREST TO
What Cheer City Council Minutes
City Council Minutes
Regular Meeting
Tuesday December 9th 2014
The What Cheer City Council met in regular session at City Hall Tuesday December 9th
2014. Mayor Mike Danner called the meeting
to order at 7:pm. Council Members answering
roll call were: Merrill D. Decker (Rabbi), Max
Gragg, Lorrie Hartwig, Joe Linder and Chris
Terrell. Also present was Darrell Wilkening and
City Clerk Melanie Vermillion.
Terrell made a motion to approve the consent agenda, Linder, seconded the motion. All
in favor. Motion Carried.
No audience comments.
Hartwig made a motion to appoint Mayor
Mike Danner and Merrill Decker to be the representatives for Keokuk Co. Emergency Management. Terrell seconded the motion. All in favor.
Motion Carried.
Linder made a motion to schedule property
inspections at two empty dilapidated houses
located 508 N. Barnes St and 704 S. Barnes.
Gragg seconded the motion. All in favor. Motion
Carried.
Linder made a motion to appoint Merrill
Decker to be the city’s representative for the
Freedom Rock. Terrell seconded the motion. All
in favor. Motion Carried.
Linder made a motion to appoint Lorrie
Hartwig to be the city’s representative for What
Cheer’s 150th Year Celebration. Terrell seconded the motion. All in favor. Motion Carried.
Linder made a motion to close the regular
meeting at 7:15 and open the public hearing.
The public hearing is on alleys located in old
town. Terrell seconded the motion. All in favor.
Motion Carried.
Linder made a motion to close the public
hearing 7:18 and reopen the regular meeting.
Gragg seconded the motion. All in favor. Motion
Carried.
Linder made a motion to adopt a resolution
14-12-08 to vacate and transfer the alleys to
Don Herr in exchange for a sewer easement.
Hartwig seconded the motion. Roll Call: Linder,
Aye; Hartwig, Aye; Terrell, Aye; Decker, Aye;
and Gragg, Aye. Motion Carried.
Gragg made a motion to adopt a resolution
14-12-09 to increase the garbage rates from
$19.00 to $20.00 per month starting January
1st 2015. Hartwig seconded the motion. Roll
Call: Linder, Aye; Hartwig, Aye; Terrell, Aye;
Decker, Aye; and Gragg, Aye. Motion Carried.
Discussion was made about replacing the
flashing light on the north side of town. No action was taken. Item will be on the agenda again
in January.
Discussion was made about mowing of vacant
properties, no action was taken by the council.
Linder made a motion to sell the two vacant
city owned lots on West Walnut St and South
Barnes St. The sale will be done by sealed bids
with a minimum of $500.00 on each parcel,
plus publication cost and legal fees. Hartwig
seconded the motion. Hartwig, Aye; Linder,
Aye; Gragg, Aye; and Terrell, Aye. Decker Abstained. Motion Carried (Sealed bids will be accepted through February 9th 2015 until 12pm
at the Clerk’s office)
Hartwig motioned to adjourn the meeting at
8:08pm, Decker seconded the motion.
Mayor, Mike Danner
City Clerk, Melanie Vermillion
BILLS PRESENTED AT DECEMBER 8TH,
2014 MEETING
WHAT CHEER FIRE DEPT
$397.52
AFLAC
36.66
KEYSTONE LABS
284.28
IOWA RURAL WATER ASSOC.
200.00
3E
639.52
FAAS FEED
91.20
BARRON MOTOR
18.64
MID AMERICA PUBLISING
8.19
FUTURE LINE TRUCK
EQUIPMENT
370.10
WASTE MANAGEMENT
4785.06
OGDEN OIL
687.31
AUDAS SANITATION
2442.64
WINDSTREAM
292.63
FARMERS LUMBER
22.75
MIDIOWA CONSULTION
AND INSPECTIONS
1310.00
WINN CORP
131.84
MITRISIN MOTORS
107.00
ATWOOD ELECTRIC
988.91
DUSTIN HITE
30.00
WAPELLO RURAL WATER
2462.40
941 TAX
1793.12
IPERS
893.29
CITY OF WHAT CHEER
OCTOBER 2014
RECEIPTS DISBURSMENTS
GENERAL
FUND
$6995.51
$5088.33
ROAD FUND
$7154.54
$3706.42
DEBT
SERVICE
$2212.79
$0.00
TRUST & AG
$1031.85
$2256.72
GARBAGE FUND $4332.00
$4986.36
WATER FUND
$9401.28
$7415.78
SEWER FUND
$5065.76
$4259.56
LOCAL OP
SALES TAX
$5493.57
$693.99
LIBRARY
$1532.32
$2922.01
TOTAL
$43219.62
$31329.17
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CHARLES, UNDIVIDED ½ INTEREST TO MONTE AND MARCIA,
76-13-15-E1/2 NW1/4-RR ROW PT,
WSTOT-057200.
Arlene F. Nilles, Donald L. Phillips
and Enid Phillips to Charles J. Striegel, Monte F. Nilles, and Marcia A.
Nilles, UNDIVIDED ½ INTEREST
TO CHARLES, UNDIVIDED ½ INTREST TO MONTE AND MARCIA,
76-13-15-E1/2 NW1/4-RR ROW
PT, SUPPLEMENTS TRUSTEE WD
2014-1678, WSTOT-057200, Cleo
D. Cox EST to Ronald H. Cox, SEWHIT-08-04,
SE-WHIT-08-03-PT,
SECOE-004200.
John R. Maxwell, Paul K. Maxwell
and Joan Maxwell to Benjamin W.
Molyneux and Heather D. Molyneux,
76-13-04-NE1/4 SE1/4, 76-13-04NW1/4 SE1/4-PT, BAX-OPBA-01-01,
BAX-OPBA-01-02, BAX-OPBA-01-03,
5
BAX-OPBA-02-STREETS PT, BAXOPBA-02-ALLEYS PT, 76-13-04NE1/4 SW1/4-L01, 76-13-04-NW1/4
SE1/4-L01
Sigourney City Council Minutes
Sigourney City Council Minutes
The following are summarized minutes of
the regular City Council meeting of December
17, 2014.
The Sigourney City Council met in regular
session in the Council Chambers at City Hall
on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 with Mayor Hollingsworth presiding and the following
Council members answering roll call: McLaughlin, Schultz, Glandon, Landgrebe, Bender and
Conrad. Others present were: Amanda Bird,
Librarian; Kathy Utterback; Don Northup, Water and Wastewater Superintendent and Pool
Superintendent; Randy Hemsley, Street Superintendent; Curtis Reighard, Reserve Police
Officer; Allan Glandon, Police Chief; and Angie
Alderson, City Clerk.
The meeting was called to order at 6:00
p.m. Glandon moved, seconded by McLaughlin, to approve the tentative agenda. Roll call
vote was Ayes: 6.
Landgrebe moved, seconded by Bender,
to approve the following items on the consent
agenda: minutes from the December 3, 2014
regular Council meeting; Council accounts
payable claims totaling $22,785.41; Library accounts payable claims totaling $3,757.18; City
Clerk November 2014 financial reports; payroll expenses, other miscellaneous expenses,
ACH and monthly transfers for November
2014; Resolution No. 2014-12-01 appointing
Mayor Pro Tempore; Resolution No. 2014-1202 Mayor’s annual appointments; Resolution
No. 2014-12-03 official city holidays and regular Council meetings for calendar year 2015;
Logan Northup to attend the 2015 Work Zone
Safety Workshops in Ottumwa, Iowa on February 13th, 2015 at a cost of $90.00 and to pay
with the City’s credit card; liquor license application for transfer premise from Casey’s General Store #2822 at 405 East Jackson Street
to Casey’s General Store #3396 at 100 East
Jackson Street for Class C Beer Permit (BC)
and Carryout Native Wine Privilege; application
for Iowa Retail Cigarette / Tobacco / Nicotine /
Vapor Permit for Casey’s Marketing Company
dba Casey’s General Store #3396 at 100 East
Jackson Street; and the credit card report. Roll
call vote was Ayes: 6.
Conrad moved, seconded by McLaughlin,
to approve a contract with Alan Sellers for soccer director for January 1st to June 30th. Roll
call vote was Ayes: 6.
Schultz moved, seconded by Landgrebe, to
approve advertising for a full time police officer
in the Sigourney News Review (including Keota
area), Neighbors Magazine and the Ottumwa
Courier. Roll call vote was Ayes: 6.
Schultz moved, seconded by Conrad, to
approve Resolution No. 2014-12-04 providing
for the financial support of the Area 15 Regional
Planning Commission. Roll call vote was Ayes:
6.
Schultz moved, seconded by Glandon, to
approve the annual remuneration for Council
members for calendar year 2014. Roll call vote
was Ayes: 6.
Glandon moved, seconded by Schultz, to
approve half time benefits for Rhonda Meiners,
Office Assistant. Roll call vote was Ayes: 6.
The January 7th, 2015 regular Council
meeting will be held at City Hall at 6:00 p.m.
The meeting was adjourned by acclamation
at 6:39 p.m.
The full and complete minutes are available at the Sigourney City Clerk’s office upon
request.
Terry W. Hollingsworth, Mayor
ATTEST: Angela K. Alderson,
Sigourney City Clerk
CITY OF SIGOURNEY
DECEMBER 17, 2014 CLAIMS
All American Pest Control - Services
$60.00
Alliant Utilities - Services
$7,833.10
Anderson, Larking & Co, PC Services
$6,250.00
Atwood Electric, Inc. - Services
$290.29
Carpenter Uniform Co. - Supplies
$59.24
Champion Storage-Signs-Promos Services
$30.00
Copeland Auto Body - Services
$250.00
Davis, Cody - Services
$25.00
H & M - Supplies
$299.52
Iowa Association of Houseing Officials Services
$35.00
Iowa State University - Workshop
$90.00
John N. Wehr Law Office - Services $145.00
K & L Foods - Supplies
$24.95
Keokuk County Treasurer - Fuel
$1,401.72
Keokuk County Vetrinary Clinic Services
$120.00
Keystone - Supplies
$711.14
McCulley, Amy - Reimbursement
$45.06
Mid-America Publishing Corporation Services
$338.73
Municipal Supply, Inc. - Supplies
$18.00
Plumb Supply Company - Supplies
$90.46
PTL The Shop - Services
$386.00
Semco Landfill - Services
$1,707.00
Sigourney Cleaners - Services
$34.50
Sigourney Community Fire Department Appropriation
$1,797.85
Sinclair Tractor - Supplies
$97.31
Strobel’s, Inc. - Services
$83.00
True Value Store - Supplies
$169.64
USA Blue Book - Supplies
$123.59
Verizon Wireless - Services
$254.41
Wallerich, David - Services
$77.56
Windstream - Telephones
$5.99
Tremmel, Donald - Services
$5.45
Harms, Elmer - Services
$5.00
Graham, Teresa - Services
$5.45
Wallerich, John - Services
$5.45
$22,875.41
December 2014 Library Claims
Access Systems (Monthly)
$517.57
All American Pest Control
(Pest Control)
$30.00
Alliant Energy (Utilities)
$552.29
Baker & Taylor (Supplies)
$1062.68
Bancard (Postage,Books,Movies/Music,
Supplies)
$910.73
Center Point Large Print (Supplies)
$160.56
Dollar General (Supplies)
$18.35
Greenleys, Corp. (Services)
$39.50
Penworthy (Services)
$430.23
Sha-Ran Window Services (Services) $20.00
True Value Store (Supplies)
$15.27
TOTAL
$3,757.18
NOVEMBER 2014
Revenues:
General
$22,241.68
Memorial Hall Restoration
$2,744.84
Library
$6,262.30
Road Use
$17,651.89
Employee Benefits
$8,636.75
Housing
$795.00
Emergency
$631.61
Local Options Sales &
Services Tax
$49,804.76
Tax Increment Finances
$2,149.56
Lewis Memorial Fountain
$2,398.51
Restricted Gifts
$69.00
Debt Service
$14,446.23
Town Square Park
$22,796.75
Water Utility
$39,404.74
Water Project
$4,343.34
Sewer Utility
$38,340.38
Sewer Project
$12,151.23
Sewer Surcharge
$2,173.05
Sanitation
$15,283.43
Water Customer Deposit
$250.00
November 2014 Revenue Total $262,575.05
Other Checks Issued:
Banker’s Trust - Bond Interest
$19,600.00
J & L Construction, LLC Retainage
$15,479.20
Treasurer, State of Iowa - Sales Tax $3,617.00
Country & More - SADC Grant
$3,000.00
SADC - Raffle Donation
$100.00
Hickenbottom, Inc. - Supplies
$215.32
Randy Hemsley - Cell Phone
Reimbursement
$20.00
Logan Northup - Cell Phone
Reimbursement
$10.00
City of Sigourney - Start Up Cash
$100.00
U.S. Postmaster - Utility Bills
$371.68
Keokuk County Health Center $50.60
Hot Cocoa
Voided Checks
$(306.74)
$20.00
NSF Check Charge
Transfers
$19,060.58
Payroll (10/27/14 to 11/9/14)
$25,110.76
Payroll (11/10/14 to 11/23/2014)
$37,798.11
November 2014 Other
Checks Issued Total
$124,246.51
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Sigourney School Board Minutes
Regular Meeting
December 10, 2014
The Board of Directors of the Sigourney
Community School District met in regular session on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at
the Sigourney Jr/Sr High School Media Center,
Sigourney, IA. Board members present included
Mark O’Rourke, Denise Conrad, Anne Arduser,
Justin Boender, Ruth Manchester, Marsha
Steinhart, and Shellie Striegel. Also present:
Superintendent Dave Harper, Jr/Sr High School
Principal Shannon Webb, and Business Mgr. /
Board Secretary Susan Huls.
Call to Order/Determination of a Quorum:
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by
President O’Rourke. Manchester moved, seconded by Conrad to open the meeting. Motion
carried 7/0.
Good News/Comments: Director Manchester commented that the IASB Board Convention was very good. Mr. Harper announced
that Shannon Webb will be presented with the
Sigourney Star Award for outstanding leadership. The award will be presented at the SADC
Banquet this weekend.
Welcome Visitors and Guests/Comments
& Letters from the Public: Mark O’Rourke
welcomed visitors and guests Bill Halleran, Julie Tremmel, Keri Van Den Heuvel, Lee Crawford, and Don Deutsch. A thank you note was
read from the family of Mary Dickinson .
Bill Halleran addressed the Board requesting consideration for a minor school driving license authorization for his son.
Approve/Amend Agenda: Manchester
moved, seconded by Boender to approve the
agenda as listed. Motion carried 7/0.
Focus on Education: Keri Van Den Heuvel, PK-12 Guidance Counselor talked to the
group about Concurrent Enrollment, and the
opportunities available to our students through
the Career Academy.
Consent Agenda: Conrad moved, seconded by Arduser to approve the consent agenda
items to include the minutes from the November 12, 2014 Public Hearing, the November 12,
2014 Regular Meeting, the November 12, 2014
Workshop, and the financial reports and bills including the additional list of bills presented for
the amount of $7345.76. Motion carried 7/0.
Action Items: Striegel moved, seconded
by Manchester to hire Brittany Winn as 32.5
hour associate and Dick Coffman as a substitute bus driver. Motion carried 7/0.
Steinhart moved, seconded by Conrad to
accept the low bid of $149,723 from M & M Enterprises for the remodel of the alternative high
school classroom and the wood shop, and to
budget a 10% contingency for the project. Roll
Call Vote: O’Rourke, aye; Conrad, aye; Arduser,
aye; Boender, aye; Manchester, aye; Steinhart,
aye; Striegel, aye. Motion carried 7/0.
Manchester moved, seconded by Arduser
to approve the Early Retirement Incentive Plans
for certified and non-certified staff that are 55
years old by June 30, 2015 and employed with
the district 10 years of more. Motion carried
7/0.
RESOLUTION OF ELECTION
REGARDING CHANGE IN THE METHOD OF
ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS
Director Conrad introduced and caused
to be read the Resolution hereinafter set out
and moved its adoption; seconded by Director
Striegel. After due consideration thereof by the
Board, the President put the question upon the
adoption of said Resolution and, the roll being
called, the following Directors voted:
Aye:_O’Rourke, Conrad, Arduser, Boender,
Manchester, Steinhart, Striegel
Nay: None.
Whereupon, the President declared said
Resolution duly adopted as follows:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, pursuant to sections 275.12
and 275.35 of the Iowa Code authority is extended to a school district’s board of directors
to pass a proposition to change the method of
election of directors from separate director districts to all directors being elected at large by
the electors of the entire school district and to
submit the proposition to the voters at a special
school election;
WHEREAS, the Board deems it necessary
and desirable to pass a proposition to change
the method of election of directors from all directors being elected from director districts to
all directors being elected at large by the electors of the entire school district and to submit
the proposition to the voters at a special school
election;
WHEREAS, the Board wishes to take action to adopt a Resolution of Election directing
the County Commissioner of Elections to hold
a special election on the proposition to change
the method of election of directors from all directors being elected from director districts to all
directors being elected at large by the electors
of the entire school district;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the
Board:
Section 1: The Board of Directors of the
Sigourney Community School District, Keokuk
County, State of Iowa passes a proposition
to change the method of election of directors
from all directors being elected from director
districts to all directors being elected at large
by the electors of the entire school district and
requests the Keokuk County Commissioner of
Elections to submit the proposition to the voters
of the Sigourney Community School District at
a special school election to be held on Tuesday, April 7, 2015. The Board of Directors of the
Sigourney Community School District requests
that the form of ballot be as follows:
Shall the following public measure be adopted?
_____
Yes
_____
No
To change the method of election of the
directors on the Sigourney Community School
District Board from all directors being elected
from director districts to all directors being elected at large by the electors of the entire school
district.
Section 2: The Board Secretary and/or the
Superintendent is authorized and directed to
certify a copy of this motion and resolution to
the Keokuk County Commissioner of Elections
as they may request in order to accomplish the
referendum.
Section 3: Subject to the compliance with all
necessary requirements of law, it is requested
that an election be held on Tuesday, April 7,
2015, on the proposition passed by the Board
to change the method of election of directors
from all directors being elected from director
districts to all directors being elected at large by
the electors of the entire school district.
Section 4: All resolutions or orders or parts
thereof in conflict herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Passed and approved December 10, 2014.
Mark O’Rourke, Board President
Attest: Susan Huls, Board Secretary
Conrad moved, seconded by Steinhart to
approve the list of students for early graduation
from the Sigourney Community School District.
Motion carried 7/0.
Manchester moved, seconded by Conrad to approve the application for Modified
Supplemental Amount for Dropout Prevention
for the 2015-16 school year for the amount of
$103,384. Motion carried 7/0.
Conrad moved, seconded by Striegel to
approve the athletic and wrestling cheerleader
fundraising requests. Motion carried 7/0.
Conrad moved, seconded by Manchester to
approve the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014
Audit Report and authorize the publication of
the news release regarding the audit. Motion
carried 7/0.
Conrad moved, seconded by Boender to
approve Halverson Photography for the 2014-
15 school year. Motion carried 7/0.
Discussion Items/Board Reports: Finance met prior to the board meeting, Bldg. &
Grounds- walk through to follow meeting. Negotiations and Policy - no report.
Administrator’s Reports: Mr. Harper reported that he spoke to the Kiwanis today, and
that he recently met with IHCC administrators.
He also talked about drivers ed, school permits,
the facility assessment and the January board
meeting. All other administrator reports were included in the board materials.
Closed Session: At 7:21 p.m. Director
Arduser moved, seconded by Conrad that the
board hold a closed session as authorized by
section 21.5(1)(i) of the open meetings law to
evaluate the professional competency of an
individual whose appointment is being considered to prevent needless and irreparable injury
to that individual’s reputation, as that individual
has requested a closed session. Roll Call Vote:
Roll Call Vote: O’Rourke, aye; Conrad, aye;
Arduser, aye; Boender, aye; Manchester, aye;
Steinhart, aye; Striegel, aye. Motion carried
7/0.
Return to open session at 7:32 p.m.
Adjourn: Manchester moved, seconded by
Conrad to adjourn the meeting at 7:32 p.m. Motion carried 7/0.
An exempt session followed for negotiations discussion.
Following the meeting, the board toured the
JH/HS building. No action was taken.
Mark O’Rourke, President
Susan Huls, Secretary
Sigourney CSD Board Report - Newspaper
12/11/2014 09:58 AM
Fund Number 10 GENERAL FUND
AIRGAS NORTH CENTRAL,
JANITORIAL REPAIRS
67.89
ALL AMERICAN PEST CONTROL,
PEST CONTROL
250.00
ALLIANT ENERGY,
OCT/NOV GAS & ELEC 2014
6,854.29
AMERICAN TIME,
JANITORIAL REPAIRS
421.94
AMSAN LLC,
JANITORIAL SUPPLIES
1,385.20
ARDUSER, ANNE,
BOARD CONV. EXPENSES
39.43
ARNOLD MOTOR SUPPLY,
TRANS. SUPPLIES
12.20
ARVIDSON, MELINDA,
AEYC CONF REIM
28.13
AUDITOR OF STATE,
FYE 06-30-14 AUDIT FEE
425.00
BARRON MOTOR SUPPLY,
TRANS. SUPPLIES
89.94
C.H. MCGUINESS CO., INC.,
JANITORIAL SUPPLIES
466.25
CAM COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT,
2014-15 1ST QTR OE
4,590.00
CARDMEMBER SERVICE,
GAMBLING LICENSE RENEWAL 155.00
CENTRAL IOWA DIST,
JANITORIAL CREDIT
478.50
CITY OF SIGOURNEY,
NOVEMBER WATE/SANITATION
1,723.83
CJ COOPER & ASSOC. INC,
PRE-EMPLOYMENT
TRANS DRUG TESTING
55.00
COINS FOR ANYTHING, INC.,
CENTRAL OFFICE SUPPLIES
538.00
CONTINUUM RETAIL ENERGY
SERVICE, LLC,
ENERGY SERVICES
322.71
CRESCENT ELECTRIC COMPANY,
JANITORIAL SUPPLIES
22.08
ELITE SPORTS,
ELEM STAFF SUPPLIES
553.35
FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS,
1ST QTR OE 2014-15
1,530.25
FIRST RESOURCES CORP./KEOKUK,
OCTOBER 2014 WORK ACTIVITY 167.44
GREAT PRAIRIE AEA,
HS PRINCIPAL AEA TRAINING
100.00
GREENLEY’S CORPORATION,
CENTRAL OFFICE SUPPLIES
214.20
H & M FARM & HOME SUPPLY CO,
JANITORIAL SUPPLIES
61.56
HADLEY, BETHANY,
HS MATH SUPPLIES/TQ
33.81
HARPER, DAVID,
BOARD CONV. EXP.
43.84
HUMANEX, REGISTRATION/
PROF DEVELOPMENT
1,700.00
HUNT & ASSOCIATES, P.C.,
AUDIT SERVICES FYE 6-30-14 6,200.00
INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT 17,638.49
IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK,
NETWORK SERVICES
726.84
IOWA WATER MANAGEMENT
CORPORATION, CONTRACTED
WATER MANAGEMENT
466.30
ISFIS,EMP. BACKGROUND CK
168.00
JAYMAR BUSINESS FORMS, INC,
BUSINESS FORMS
56.36
JENSEN, MELINDA,
TQ/TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT
27.01
JOHNSON CONTROLS,
JANITORIAL REPAIRS
475.00
K & L, HOME EC SUPPLIES
229.38
KABEL BUSINESS SERVICES - FLEX,
FLEX SERVICES
85.50
KELLY SUPPLY CO,
JANITORIAL REPAIRS
53.42
KEOKUK COUNTY HEALTH CENTER,
TRANS. DRUG TESTING
32.00
KEOKUK COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT,
GAS/DIESEL NOVEMBER 2014 3,722.87
LISCO, DISTRICT PHONE
SERVICES, 12/1/14-1/1/15
1,172.87
LYNCH DALLAS,
LEGAL SERVICES
2,059.20
MANCHESTER, RUTH,
BOARD CONV. EXP.
88.60
MARK’S PLUMBING PARTS,
JANITORIAL SUPPLIES
693.08
MCI MEGA PREFERRED,
LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
211.43
MOHEGAN SECURITY,
DEC. ALARM MONITORING
76.00
NSAN, INC,
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
770.00
PAPER CORPORATION, THE,
HS PAPER
1,102.00
PHELPS AUTO SUPPLY,
TRANS. REPAIRS
80.00
PIZZA RANCH,
ELEM CONTEST
36.38
QUILL CORPORATION,
HS OFFICE SUPPLIES
80.36
SCHOOL NURSE SUPPLY, INC,
SCHOOL NURSE SUPPLIES
90.50
SCHROEDER FRAME &
ALIGNMENT, L.L.C.,
TRANS. REPAIRS
435.00
SIGOURNEY BODY SHOP,
TRANS. REPAIRS
258.50
SIGOURNEY NEWS REVIEW,
SUBSCRIPTION
41.00
SIGOURNEY NUTRITION FUND,
PROGRAM MEALS
336.60
SIGOURNEY TREECARE,
SNOW REMOVAL
1,215.00
SINCLAIR TRACTOR,
TRANS. SUPPLIES
8.16
STAM GREENHOUSE,
ELEM FIELD TRIP
140.00
STEINHART, MARSHA,
BOARD CONV. EXPENSES
98.32
STRIEGEL, SHELLIE,
BOARD CONVENETION TRAVEL 15.77
STROBEL INC, TRANS. REPAIRS 1,401.00
THOMAS BUS SALES OF IOWA, INC,
TRANS. SUPPLIES
177.12
THOMPSON TRUCK & TRAILER, INC.,
TRANS. SUPPLIES
15.24
THOMPSON, CASEY,
CPR CERTIFICATION/SENIORS 680.00
TOTALFUNDS BY HASLER,
DISTRICT POSTAGE
410.77
TRI-COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS,
2014-15 1ST QTR OE
10,771.75
TRUE VALUE,
JANITORIAL SUPPLIES
62.80
U.S. CELLULAR, CELL SERVICES
274.02
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE,
NOVEMBER SERVICES
142.38
VETTER’S INC-CULLIGAN,
ELEM/HS SERVICES
63.65
VISA, JANITORIAL SUPPLIES
1,662.34
WALSH DOOR & HARDWARE,
JANITORIAL REPAIRS
450.00
WEST MUSIC CO, HS VOCAL MUSIC 13.25
Fund Number 10
77,344.10
Fund Number 61 NUTRITION FUND
ANDERSON ERICKSON DAIRY CO.,
NUTRITION SUPPLIES
3,004.28
EARTHGRAINS BAKING COMPANIES, INC.,
NUTRITION SUPPLIES
458.09
K & L, NUTRITION SUPPLIES
58.03
KECK, INC, COMMODITY ORDER 1,338.18
MARTIN BROS. DISTRIBUTING,
NUTRITION SUPPLIES
9,041.80
RAPIDS, NUTRITION SUPPLIES
276.22
Fund Number 61
14,176.60
Fund Number 21 ACTIVITY FUND
ABEL, BRYANT, BB OFFICIAL 11-21-14 95.00
BERMEL, JEFF, BB OFFICIAL 12-1-14 75.00
CALDWELL, KEVIN,
BB OFFICIAL 11-18-14
65.00
CAPPS, RICK, 11-18-14 OFFICIAL
65.00
CARDMEMBER SERVICE,
SPANISH CLUB FIELD TRIP
443.73
DERLEIN SCALE, INC.,
WRESTLING SERVICES
70.00
HAACK, RYAN, BB OFFICIAL 12-1-14 95.00
HEMSLEY, ROSS,
BB OFFICIAL 12-1-14
75.00
IOWA FFA ASSOCIATION,
2014-15 DISTRICT DUES
1,283.00
ISDTA TREASURER,
TEAM DANCE COMPETITION
50.00
K & L, CONCESSIONS
483.68
MAHASKA BOTTLING,
CONCESSIONS
1,590.60
MEINE, TOM, BB OFFICIAL 12-1-14
95.00
MILLER, TRAVIS,
65.00
OSTERHAUS, TIM,
95.00
SULLIVAN, TIM,
BB OFFICIAL 12-1-14
95.00
TOTAL REHAB,
NOVEMBER TRAINER
720.00
TREMMEL, ZACH,
65.00
VISA, FFA CONVENTION
1,120.12
WERNIMONT, TED,
95.00
Fund Number 21
6,741.13
Fund Number 81 TRUST FUND
WEBER, KEVIN, SCHOLARSHIP
1,000.00
Fund Number 81
1,000.00
Fund Number 36 PPEL FUND
BLDD ARCHITECTS,
ARCHITECT SERVICES
6,913.25
CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES INC,
COPER LEASES
790.19
CAPITAL CITY BOILER & MACHIE WORKS
INC, REPLUMB ELEM BOILER 4,045.93
COMBUSTION CONTROL COMPANY,
ELEM/HS BOILER REPAIRS
1,713.00
DECATUR BLUEPRINT, INC.,
DIGITAL BLUEPRINTS/CO, ALT
RELOCATION
124.24
ENGLISH VALLEY RADIO & TV SERV,
INSTALL AND REMOVE
REPEATER/RADIOS
4,500.00
JOHNSON CONTROLS,
REPLACE UNIT VENTILATOR 6,200.00
Fund Number 36
24,286.61
Fund Number 40 DEBT SERVICE FUND
FARMERS SAVINGS BANK & TRUST,
LIGHTING PROJECT
2,743.24
Fund Number 40
2,743.24
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Tri-County Community School District
November 17, 2014 Regular Minutes
The Tri-County Community School District
Board of Education fiduciary meeting was held
prior to the regular board meeting on Monday,
November 17, 2014 at the Tri-County Schools
Library at 3003 Hwy. 22, Thornburg, Iowa.
Board members present: Regina Garber, Justin
Leer, Jody Schroeder. Absent: Karen Sieren,
Matthew Steinke. Also present: Superintendent Dennis Phelps, Business Manager Dennis
Gourley, Board Secretary Shelly Koehn, Activities Director/Dean of Students Scott Edmundson, and Principal Sandy Steinke. Visitors:
Kristin Krumm, Kerri Tegtmeier, Luke Bombei,
Dalton Ehret, Trevor Clemens, Joe Haberling,
Ben Edmundson, Technology Director Kirk
Magill.
Opening, Roll Call, & Mission Statement:
The regular meeting of the Tri-County Community School Board of Directors was called to
order by President Regina Garber at 5:30 p.m.
on Monday, November 17, 2014.
Motion to open the regular meeting by
Schroeder; second by Leer. Motion carried 3/0.
The following members answered roll call: Regina Garber, Justin Leer, Jody Schroeder. Absent: Karen Sieren, Matthew Steinke. Reading
of Mission Statement by Garber.
1. Motion to approve the consent items of:
agenda, October 20, 2014 board meeting minutes, November 13, 2014 special board meeting minutes, financial reports, summary listing
of bills, staff recommendation of Valarie Glover
as special education associate by Leer; second
by Schroeder. Motion carried 3/0.
2. Communications and Reports: Fall Athletic Team Academic Achievement: football, volleyball, and cheerleaders received distinguished
or excellence individual and team awards. Students of the month: Brandt Molyneux was chosen as the Junior High Student of the Month.
Brandt is an 8th grade student that is a superb
example to his peers and is always respectful
and mindful of situations. Brandt is very helpful in class, assisting whenever he can. Brandt
will go out of his way to help fellow students.
He also always turns in his work on time in an
exceptional way. Kristin Krumm was chosen as
the High School Student of the Month. Kristin is
an 11th grade student who is focused, but helps
keep classes on the lighter side. She is unafraid
to point out something that another student is
struggling with and will try to help them. Kristin
is always cheerful and a student of good character. FFA National Convention: Luke Bombei,
Trevor Clemens attended the National FFA
Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. They presented information on workshops they attended
and places they visited. Highlights included the
City Museum and FFA Chapter bonding during the trip. National Honor Society Members
& Veterans’ Day Assembly: Dalton Ehret spoke
about the induction of the 8 new members to
the National Honor Society. Dalton also spoke
about the Veterans’ Day Assembly and each of
the roles they played in making it a successful event. Superintendent Report: Facilities
update the boilers are running well and the
new water heaters are ordered. SICL Superintendent’s meeting was hosted by Tri-County
CSD. Superintendents shared a meal, took a
tour of the school, and discussed the alignment
of next year’s sports conference, operational
sharing between schools, positive promotions,
attendance center rankings. Mr. Phelps will be
attending the IASB Convention Wednesday/
Thursday. Principal’s Report: The fall play was a
great success and was well attended. The FFA
was excited to share that they have met their
goal for the meal packaging event. They also
presented information on the hunger meal that
will be taking place on Tuesday during lunch for
staff/students. Iowa Education Director of the
World Food Prize sent a letter to administration
about the great representation by Tri-County
Students and staff. Cheerleaders received 5th
place at the State Cheerleading Championships and were invited to perform during the
Boys’ Basketball Tournament. 5 students will
be attending SICL Honor Band at Iowa Valley.
Dean of Students/Activities Director Report:
Basketball and Wrestling practices have started. The softball field renovation has started and
will continue pending weather. Still in search of
Junior High Boys’ Basketball Coach, Assistant
Boys’ Basketball Coach, and Junior High Wrestling Coach. Fall banquet was a great night and
students received many awards. Mr. Edmundson attended the SICL AD Meeting and shared
information from that meeting.
3. Old Business: Motion to approve the 2nd
reading of 500 Board Policy Series by Leer;
second by Schroeder. Motion carried 3/0. Delegate for 2014 IASB Convention: no action.
4. New Business: Motion to approve IDATP
by Schroder; second by Leer. Motion carried
3/0. Kirk Magill, Technology Director presented
information regarding the Mac Pro Computers.
He recommended the quote for the Mac Pro
13-inch computers with solid state hard drives.
Motion to approve the recommendation of the
Mac Pro computers for staff by Leer; second by
Schroeder. Motion carried 3/0.
5. Board talking points: SICL Realignment
discussed earlier in the meeting. The Board
shared thoughts on the Community Meeting.
The next board meeting December 15, 2014
and will include 1st reading of 600 Board Policy.
Motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:53 p.m.
by Schroeder; second by Leer. Motion carried
3/0.
Board President – Regina Garber
TRI-COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOL
November 17, 2014
OPERATING FUND 10
US Cellular, SANDY’S CELL PHONE 118.91
POWESHIEK WATER ASSN.,
OCTOBER 2014 WATER
312.00
Windstream, OCTOBER
2014 TELEPHONE
388.75
ALL AMERICAN TERMITE & PEST CO,
SPIDER CONTROL
74.00
ALLIANT ENERGY,
ELECTRIC 10-2014
2,867.46
ATI (AQUA TECH OF IA, MP131,
RUSTOSCALE, BD4409
2,881.40
AXMEAR FABRICATING SERVICES INC,
UPS WATER SAMPLE
10.00
UPS WATER SAMPLE
9.61
UPS WATER SAMPLE
9.61
PULLEY, BLOCK, BEARING
FOR MAINT.
163.64
BARRON MOTOR SUPPLY, FUEL ADD.
SILICONE, FLOOR DRY,
HEADLIGHT
280.73
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY,
INEPENDENT COURSE
50.00
CASEY’S GENERAL STORE, INC.,
OCTOBER 2014 VEHICLE GAS
815.68
CONTINENTAL RESEARCH CORPORATION,
OX-E2 POWER SPOT & STAIN
211.00
COX SANITATION & RECYCLING,INC,
OCTOBER DUMPED
CONTAINERS
272.00
Dara Fisher, IGDI’S TRAINING
TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT
25.20
DOBBINS, MAT, OCTOBER
2014 MOWING
1,400.00
EDUCATION & GOV SALES INC USI,
LAM FILM
158.69
FARMER’S LUMBER COMPANY,
PAINT
37.35
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA,
REFUND FOR MATH TEXTBOOK (4.46)
3 FT IPOD CORDS
65.94
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA, 2
CAMERAS FOR PUBLICATIONS 213.98
BOARD MEETING MEAL
106.68
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA, INK
CARTRIDGES FOR PRINTER
342.00
WEBHOSTING 12 MONTHS
14.99
FISHER SCIENCE EDUCATION,
HS SCIENCE SUPPLIES
30.21
GARDEN GATE, THE, FLOWER/CANDY
FOR EMP. ILLNESS/FUNERAL
67.99
GENE TISH, BUS POWER
STEERING HOSE/FLUID
46.68
GENE TISH, BUS POWER
STEERING REPAIR
125.00
GREAT PRAIRIE AEA,
BULLYING TRAINING
100.00
GREAT PRAIRIE AEA,
1250 PURCHASE ORDERS
323.75
GREAT PRAIRIE AEA,
LETRS TRAINING
75.00
HICKORY GROVE PRESS,
TAG INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES 44.60
HOGLUND BUS SALES INC, BUS
THERMOSTAT, FAN, CLUTCH
588.78
HOGLUND BUS SALES INC,
BUS REPAIR
567.45
HOLIDAY INN DES MOINES AIRPORT,
TAG CONFERENCE HOTEL
199.36
IOWA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK,
ICN OCTOBER 2014
532.08
IOWA HOBY, 2014 HOBY SEMINAR 150.00
Kabel Business Services-flex, MONTHLY
PARTICIPATION FEES
18.40
KEOKUK COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH,
2014 EMPLOYEE FLU SHOTS
275.00
LINK, HEATHER, 100 BOOKS
500.00
LOKTRONICS SECURITY CORP.,
REPAIR TO DOOR LOCK
86.00
MEYER, ALAN, SICL
SUPERINTENDENT’S MEAL
32.98
Mid-America Publishing Corp, 1
YEAR SUBSCRIPTION SNR
41.00
Mid-America Publishing Corp,
HELP WANTED ADS
39.50
MULTI-COUNTY OIL CO INC,
BUS FUEL
1,325.88
OGDEN OIL COMPANY,
HEATING FUEL OIL
15,794.33
OGDEN OIL COMPANY,
LAWN TRACTOR GAS
333.00
OGDEN OIL COMPANY,
TRACTOR DIESEL FUEL
171.12
OGDEN OIL COMPANY, BUS FUEL 1,172.04
PEKIN CSD, OPEN ENROLLMENT
1QTR 2014-2015
1,530.25
PERFECTION LEARNING CORPORATION,
BOOKS FOR AT-RISK
INDP. READING
21.85
RICK’S COMPUTER’S INC,
VIVITEK D554 PROJECTOR
360.00
RIDGEWAY TRUSTWORTHY HARDWARE,
MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES
96.70
SCHROEDER’S SERVICE STATION, INC.,
BRAKE CALIPER/FLUID
89.51
SCHROEDER’S SERVICE STATION, INC.,
REPAIR TO BRAKE CALIPER
50.00
SEATON, BECKY, PRESCHOOL
PRETEND PLAY ITEMS
84.00
SIGOURNEY CSD, SHARED
TRANSPORTATION 14-15 QTR1 8,735.59
SIGOURNEY CSD, SHARED
TECHNOLOGY 14-15 QTR1
3,071.70
SIGOURNEY CSD, SHARED LIBRARIAN
14-15 QTR1
3,397.14
SIGOURNEY CSD, OPEN ENROLLMENT
14-15 QTR1
4,590.75
SINCLAIR TRACTOR,
BLOWER BELT FOR FAN
4.83
STARRMATICA,
MEMBERSHIP 14-15
900.00
TAMI FOUBERT, ITAG MEALS
REIMBURSEMENT
30.00
TC ACTIVITY, TAG CORRECTION
644.45
THOMAS BUS SALES, INC,
BUS FRONT WARNING LIGHT
97.64
THOMPSON TRUCK AND TRAILER, INC,
BUS EXHAUST FLUID,
BACKUP ARM
162.40
TRI-COUNTY HOT LUNCH, TRANSFER
TO HOT LUNCH ACCT
4.00
TRI-COUNTY HOT LUNCH,
PD STAFF LUNCHES
320.00
TRUE VALUE-BROOKLYN,
CUSTODIAL SUPPLIES
1,273.54
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA/WATER, WATER
SAMPLE TESTING
231.00
VERMILLION, MIKE OR MELANIE,
VERMILLION NONPUBLIC 13-14 853.93
$60,014.59
NUTRITION 61
ANDERSON ERICKSON DAIRY CO.,
OCTOBER 2014 MILK
1,490.59
EARTHGRAINS BAKING CO.INC.,
BREAD OCTOBER 2014
328.86
MARTIN BROS DISTRIBUTING CO, I,
GENERAL FOOD SUPPLIES
6,269.92
$8,089.37
DEBT FUND 40
PNC Equipment Finance, LLC,
LEASE PRINCIPAL
LEASE INTEREST
LEASE LATE CHARGE
LEASE PRINCIPAL
LEASE INTEREST
PPEL FUND 36
US BANK EQUIPMENT FINANCE,
COPIERS/PRINTER LEASE
FOR RENT
8,834.88
554.38
140.82
49,970.87
2,117.01
$61,617.96
944.17
$944.17
ACTIVITY 21
CHRIS HENZE,
V FB OFFICIAL 10-24-14
85.00
DALE TORPEY,
JV FB OFFICIAL 10-20-14
87.00
DERLEIN SCALE INC, WRESTLIING
SCALE CERTIFICATION
105.00
EWELL EDUCATION SERVICES,
AET SUBSCRIPTION 14-15
265.00
FARMER’S LUMBER COMPANY,
FALL PLAY 2014 SUPPLIES
108.05
FERRIS, LORI, AUTHOR VISIT
400.00
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA, PIZZA
FOR HOMECOMING DANCE
233.33
FOR COIN WARS WINNERS
76.38
FOR HOMECOMING
CLASS WINNERS
42.49
PIZZA FOR HOMECOMING
CLASS WINNERS
59.65
NHS INDUCTION SUPPLIES
157.55
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OMAHA, FFA
HARVEST BREAKFAST
SUPPLIES
315.31
FFA CITY MUSEUM
102.00
FFA CONV. TRIP FUEL
80.85
FFA CONV. TRIP FUEL
47.51
FFA CONV. TRIP FUEL
58.60
FFA CONV. TRIP FUEL
45.00
G SPORTS WRESTLING, WRESTLING
TOURNEY WALL CHARTS
107.50
GARDEN GATE, THE,
HOMECOMING BOUQUETS
73.00
GRIGGS MUSIC, TENOR SAX
MOUTHPIECE
30.00
IOWA FFA ASSOCIATION,
FFA MEMBERSHIP DUES 14-15 835.00
KERRI TEGTMEIER,
NHS INDUCTION SUPPLIES 2014 28.73
Kim Hall, JV FB OFFICIAL 10-20-14
60.00
MENTE, MARTY, V FB
OFFICIAL 10-24-14
85.00
NATIONAL FFA ORGANIZATION, FFA
CLOTHING, TIES, SUPPLIES
428.15
POND, MIKE,
85.00
PROM, NATHAN,
85.00
RICK CAPPS,
105.00
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR,
FALL 2014 BOOK FAIR
974.49
SIGOURNEY YOUTH BASKETBALL,
GIRLS YOUTH BASKETBALL
TOURNEY FEE
100.00
SLD LIGHTING, LIGHTS FOR PLAY 133.50
SWIM’S SPORTS & AWARDS, HOMECOMING
AUTOGRAPH BALL
24.00
TRI-COUNTY FFA, NIGHT TO
FIGHT HUNGER DONATION
50.00
ICE CREAM SANDWICHES
29.40
TRI-COUNTY HOT LUNCH, STORYBOOK
PLAYERS LUNCHES
133.00
ELEMENTARY BIRTHDAY TREATS 13.00
Work Systems Rehab & Fitness, FOOTBALL
ATHLETIC TRAINER 9-5/9-19
320.00
WALMART, HOMECOMING
SUPPLIES 2014
238.81
$6,207.30
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TWO AND THREE BEDROOM APARTMENTS
IN SIGOURNEY
•RentBasedonIncome
•StoveandRefrigeratorProvided
•TenantPaysUtilities
Eligibility is Based on US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Screening
If interested, call Area XV Multi-County Housing Agency
at 641-937-5222 or 800-848-9438
An Equal Housing Opportunity and an Equal Opportunity Provider
KEOKUK COUNTY FARM
GROUND FOR RENT/LEASE
191 cropland acres owned by Myron Stoner will
be available for rent March 1, 2015. Land has an
assessed CSR rating of 67.86. Corn base is 85.70
Acres and Soybean base is 70.80 Acres. FSA records
are available, Farm No.5232, Tract No.2807 and
10950 in Sections 20, 28 and 29 Liberty Township.
Please contact law office for information.
Lease requirements: 25% due Jan. 31st, 25% due
Mar 1st, 25% due June 1st and 25 % due Sept. 1st.
Sealed bids for a one-year rental lease should be
submitted to Bloethe, Elwood and Buchanan Law
Office, 702 Third Street, P.O. Box L, Victor, IA 52347
by 5:00 p.m. on January 19, 2014. Questions may be
directed to Attorney Thomas M. Buchanan, (319) 6473121.
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The Keota School District is
taking applications for a
Regular-Route
Bus Driver
Please contact the Keota Central
Office at641-636-2189 or cherie.
westendorf@keota.k12.ia.us for
an application or send your resume to:
Keota CSD
Attn: Cherie Westendorf
P.O. Box 88
Keota, IA 52248
Deadline to turn in application is
January 16, 2015.
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HOMES
204 E. Oak Street, North English: 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom home. This home has a separate laundry room and space for an office. There is a formal dining room with hardwood
floors. There is an enclosed front porch and a small deck on the side of the house. $57,000.
Call Scott or Ashlee.
17974 Hwy. 22, Keswick: 4 bedroom, 1.75 bathroom on 2 acres M/L. Formal dining room
and spacious living room. One bedroom on main level and 3 additional bedrooms on second
level along with an office. Two stall detached garage, a smaller garage or storage shed, and
large barn in good condition. This is a must see! $105,000. Call Scott.
313 W. Oak Street, North English: 2 bedroom 1.75 bathroom home. This home has the
bedrooms and a full bathroom on the main level. The kitchen features an eat-in kitchen and
a breakfast bar and the living room has a wood burning stove. The basement has a 3rd nonconforming bedroom, family room, and 3/4 bathroom. $79,900. Call Scott or Ashlee.
206 Washington Street, Webster: 4 bedroom 2 bathroom home on the edge of Webster.
This home has 3 bedrooms and one bathroom on the second level. The main level has one
bedroom and a bathroom. The kitchen has room for a small table and there is a formal dining
room as well. The living room is large and has a fireplace. $65,000. Call Scott.
13957 Highway 22, Keswick: This home has 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. This home has
a large living room and a formal dining room. The home sits on 2.97 acres M/L and has a 2
stall detached garage and some outbuildings. $55,900. Call Ashlee.
607 Broadway St., South English: 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, ranch style. Large kitchen
with room for a table. Basement would make a great family room as there is carpet already
laid. Washer and dryer are also located in the basement. Great starter home. $69,900. Call
Scott.
14882 150th St., Keswick: 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom fixer-upper manufactured home. This
home sits on 6.61 acres M/L and has a shed with it. $99,000. Call Scott or Ashlee.
309 S. Shuffleton St., Sigourney: 1.5 story home with 3 bedrooms and 1.75 bathrooms.
There is a formal dining room as well as an eat-in kitchen. The master bedroom is located
on the main level has 2 closets and access to the main level bathroom. The additional two
bedrooms are located on the second level. This home has a separate area for laundry hookups and a 2 stall detached garage. $116,500. Call Ashlee Grimm.
100 Pearl St., Thornburg: 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home. Hardwood floors under the
carpet. Large bedrooms. Office space and formal dining room. Sliding doors from the eat-in
kitchen lead out on to the deck. This home comes with 1.35 acres M/L. $60,000. Call Ashlee
or Scott.
203 N. Hamilton St., Keota: 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom manufactured home. Large living room
NGdoor to the deck. Kitchen features an
with a gas fireplace. Formal eating
area
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503 Glenn St., South English: 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom home is completely remodeled.
Home has wood laminate flooring in the bedroom, living room and kitchen and vinyl flooring
in the bathroom and laundry room. The home has a small deck that would be great for a grill.
This is a great starter home. $52,500. Call Scott or Ashlee Grimm.
320 E. Washington Street, North English: 2 bedroom one bathroom home. This home
features hardwood floors in both bedrooms as well as the living room. In the kitchen there is
a built-in table and all the appliances stay. Outside there is a nice patio and a large yard. This
home also has a one stall attached garage. $54,900. Call Ashlee or Scott.
LAND AND LOTS
156.2 acres M/L, Williamsburg: This property is located on J Avenue. There is a pond on
the property. $595,000. Call Scott.
0.48 acre lot in Keswick: utilities available. $12,000. Call Scott Grimm.
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Sales Associate
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Lisa Sieren
Sales Associate
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Give right-of-way.
Public Notice
PUBLIC NOTICE OF
STORM WATER DISCHARGE
Keokuk County plans to submit a Notice
of Intent to the Iowa Department of Natural
Resources to be covered under the NPDES
General Permit No. 2 “Storm Water Discharge
Associated with Industrial Activity for Construction Activities.”
The storm water discharge will be from
Bridge Replacement P.P.C.B. located in South
half of Section 4 and North half of Section 9 of
T76N, R13W, Keokuk County.
Storm water will be discharged from 4 point
sources and will be discharged to the following
streams: Coal Creek.
Comments may be submitted to the Storm
Water Discharge Coordinator, Iowa Department
of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, 502 E. 9th Street, Des Moines,
IA 50319-0034. The public may review the Notice of Intent from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, at the above address after it has
been received by the department.
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Delta City
Council Minutes
DELTA CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2014 - 7:00 P.M.
DELTA CITY HALL
The Delta City Council met in regular session Tuesday, December 9, 2014, at the Delta
City Hall. Mayor Votroubek called the meeting
to order at 7:00 p.m. Councilmembers answering roll call were as follows: Walker, T. Fisher,
B. Fisher, Whitmore. Absent: Rostami. Others
present for the meeting: Donnie Walker, Kaleigh Robertson, Tammy Ryan and Sophie, City
Clerk.
Upon motion by Walker and second by
Whitmore, the consent agenda was approved
as presented. Roll Call Vote: Walker, aye; T.
Fisher, aye; B. Fisher, aye; Whitmore, aye.
Old and New Business was discussed. No
action taken.
B. Fisher made a motion to appoint Todd
Fisher as the City’s representative to the Keokuk County Emergency Management Commission. There will be no alternate. Walker seconded the motion. All ayes.
Walker made a motion to approve the use
of City Hall for a Blood Drive on Wednesday,
December 17, 2014 from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. T.
Fisher seconded the motion. All ayes.
The Maintenance Report was discussed. No
action taken.
There being no further business to discuss
at this time, upon motion by T. Fisher and second by Whitmore, the meeting adjourned at
7:25 p.m. All ayes.
The next regular meeting will be Tuesday,
January 13, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Delta City
Hall.
Mayor Rudy Votroubek
Attest: Alice Robertson, City Clerk
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Notice of Probate
Probate No. ESPRO37848
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF
APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR
AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The Iowa District Court
Keokuk County
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
ARNOLD L. BAETSLE, JR.,
a/k/a BUTCH BAETSLE,
Deceased.
To All Persons Interested in the Estate of
Arnold Baetsle Jr., deceased, who died on or
about November 14, 2014:
You are hereby notified that on December
1, 2014, the Last Will and Testament of Arnold
Baetsle Jr., deceased, bearing the date of May
13, 1992, was admitted to probate in the abovenamed court and that Helen Baetsle was appointed Executor of the estate. Any action to
set aside the will must be brought in the district
court of said county within the later to occur of
four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date
of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter
be forever barred.
Notice is further given that all persons
indebted to the estate are requested to make
immediate payment to the undersigned, and
creditors having claims against the estate
shall file them with the clerk of the above
named district court, as provided by law, duly
authenticated, for allowance, and unless so
filed by the later to occur of four months from
the second publication of this notice or one
month from the date of the mailing of this notice
(unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is
thereafter forever barred.
Datedthis1stdayofDecember,2014.
Helen Baetsle
Executor of the Estate
29842 210th St.
Harper, IA 52231
ScottD.Flynn
Attorney for Executor
306 E. Broadway Ave.
P.O. Box 47
Keota, IA 52248
DateofSecondPublication24thdayofDecember, 2014.
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Tri-County School Board Minutes
Tri-County Community School District
November 24, 2014
The Tri-County Community School District
Special Board Meeting was held at 5:30 p.m. on
Monday, November 24, 2014 in the Tri-County
High School Office, Thornburg, Iowa. Board
Members present were: Regina Garber, Justin
Leer, Jody Schroeder, Karen Sieren, Matthew
Steinke. Also present: Superintendent Dennis
Phelps, Board Secretary Shelly Koehn, Board
Attorney Mike Moreland, Dr. Alan Meyer.
Special Meeting
Opening Roll Call: The special meeting of
the Tri-County Community School District Board
of Directors was called to order by President
Regina Garber at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, November 24, 2014 in the Tri-County High School
Office. Thornburg, Iowa. Motion to open the
special meeting at 5:30 p.m. by Leer; second by
Sieren. Motion carried 5 /0. The following members answered roll call: Regina Garber, Justin
Leer, Jody Schroeder, Karen Sieren, Matthew
Steinke.
1. Motion to approve the agenda by
Schroeder; second by Steinke. Motion carried
5/0.
2. Discussion of strategy with legal counsel
in matter that is presently in litigation or where
litigation is imminent where its disclosure would
be likely to prejudice or disadvantage the position of the district in that litigation per Iowa Code
§ 21.5(1)(c) and Board Policy Code #214.
a. Motion to enter into closed session per
Iowa Code 21.5 by Schroeder; second by Leer.
The following members answered roll call vote:
Regina Garber - aye, Justin Leer - aye, Jody
Schroeder – aye, Karen Sieren – aye, Matthew
Steinke – aye. Motion carried 5/0.
b. Motion to adjourn closed session at 6:03
p.m. by Sieren; second by Steinke. Motion carried 5/0.
c. Motion to re-enter into open session
meeting at 6:04 p.m. by Steinke; second by
Leer. The following members answered roll call
vote: Regina Garber - aye, Justin Leer - aye,
Jody Schroeder – aye, Karen Sieren – aye,
Matthew Steinke – aye. Motion carried 5/0.
3. A resolution to allow the Superintendent
to settle former employee issue by Sieren; second by Schroeder. Motion carried 5/0.
Motion to adjourn at 6:15 p.m. by Leer; second by Sieren. Motion carried 5/0.
Regina Garber, Board President
Shelly Koehn, Board Secretary
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ground, must be chemical free for 3
years. Pasture and hay also needed.
John O. Bontrager, 23563 230th St.,
Sigourney, IA 52591.
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Keokuk County Society News
Tales of the Ancient Sportsman
By Burdell Hensley
It is Christmas week and that means
an early deadline. Of course, I didn’t
check my email in time and I am already late. If we don’t make it, I will
just have to be a week late next week.
It is hard for an old codger to live in a
world of technology.
When I look back at all the changes
in my lifetime due to technology, it is
mind-boggling. Who would have ever
thought that we could send messages
by way of email? Or, who would have
ever dreamed that we could carry our
phone in our pocket and even get text
messages? Now I think I understand
how my grandpa felt when the automobile replaced the horse and buggy.
He refused to accept it and he never
did even try to drive a car or a tractor.
He was scared to death of them.
It has been a busy week leading into
the holidays with lots of basketball
games. I had another wild game Tuesday night down at Bloomfield. Knoxville, unbeaten this year came calling
on Davis County who had only one
loss in South Central Conference
play. The ambush was set and the Davis County boys pulled it off with an
81-79 upset. It was wall-to-wall basketball with threes flying in from every direction and fast break basketball
was featured.
There is now a three-way tie at the
top of that league with Knoxville, Albia and Davis County all having one
loss and pre-season favorite, Chariton, has two losses already. The second half of the season should be most
interesting and all those teams have to
play each other again.
It was really neat to go back to Davis County. I haven’t been there for a
basketball game for several years and
it was great to see several old friends.
And even a bigger surprise was when
a young lady came up and gave me a
big hug. I couldn’t recall a name, but
she told me that she was one of my
students at Eddyville. Her boy was on
the sophomore team at Davis County.
That is so neat. Everywhere I go, I find
former students. My apologies to the Sigourney boys
team for overlooking them. They
have been flying under my radar and
have quickly built a 5-0 record in
South Iowa Cedar League play. It is
fun to sneak up on teams, but you can
only do that so long. It usually don’t
take too long before you have a target
on your back. And that might be the
case Friday night when Sigourney visits Lynnville-Sully. Lynnville Sully is a
tough place to play and those folks in
Hawk land take their basketball pretty
seriously.
Monday night I covered the Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont girls at
Pella Christian and the Rockets had
shooting problems. In the first quarter they hit only 1-of-18 shots and
that is about six percent. That is not
frigid shooting. That is frozen shooting. EBF did come back and make a
game of it, but the hill was too steep to
climb and Rockets took a tough loss.
We had another major event in our
family this week. Grandson, Logan,
turned 18! How did this happen? It
seemed only yesterday that I was carrying him around in my arms and I
was some kind of pleased. He has
grown into a fine young man and I
am still pleased with him. I wish him
the best, as he is ready to graduate this
spring and take on the world. That is
scary, but he will do just fine.
We all met at Applebees in Ottumwa for the birthday dinner. The two
sets of grandparents went together to
get Logan a new ball glove that he was
badly in need of. He has the top of the
line glove and it is guaranteed never
to make an error. It is a little upscale
from the Wilson Pee Wee Reese special that I bought for $9.99 at Ralph
Harmon’s Western Auto store in Griswold, IA. It lasted me though high
school and college ball and I even
used it for fast pitch and slow pitch
softball. But it didn’t have a guarantee.
It made a few errors.
Christmas is a special time and for
the Ancient-ess and I, it was be a quiet time. Our family is getting together the Saturday after Christmas. The
kids go their way on Christmas and
Christmas Eve and to be right honest
about it, I think I will enjoy the quietness. We will do the Christmas Eve
service at Church and then nothing
else is planned.
It is time again to take a look at
our yesterdays. 100 years ago: Dec.
16, 1914- The Penn School of Commerce beat Beacon High School 2418. Members of the PSC starting five
include; Ireland, Hatcher, Gregory,
Tennis and Nicholson.
75 years ago: Dec. 20, 1939- The
Lacey Girls nipped Barnes City 4543. Mary Gayle Jones pumped in 24
points and Burdine Leanhart added
10 to lead Lacey. Ruth Lowe led BC
with 27 points. The Barnes City boys
rolled to a 43-19 win as Alvin Eisele
scored 13 points and Wayne Pitman
put down 10. DeWitt had nine points
for Lacey. Dec. 20- Sigourney beat
Eddyville 29-18. Pfaff and Kleinschmidt each had nine points for the
Savages while Chuck Wilcox had nine
points for Eddyville. Dec. 20- Delta
whips Keswick 56-26. 24 points by
Jack Reed and 19 by Fritz Reed paced
Delta. Hartzell led Keswick with 14
points.
50 years ago: Dec. 16, 1964- Fremont falls to Fox Valley 71-62. Larry
McCurdy led the Cats with 19 points
and Mel McKie added 14. Dec. 19Sigourney belts BGM 82-66 as Gary
Weber drained 21 points, Dave Tremmel canned 18 and Randy Wiley
checked in with 16. Dec. 19- North
Mahaska splits with Prairie City. The
boys racked up a 57-32 win as Hollis Van Den Heuvel fired in 20 points
and Randy Walston dumped in 17.
The girls took a 60-50 loss with Arlene
Glendening scoring 29 points. Dec.
19- Keota handed Iowa Valley a 78-74
loss. Bob Hagist led a balanced Eagle
attack with 21 points while George
Norenberg put down 17, Ray Doud
added 16 and Don Lyle dropped in
13.
Hilda Souer
Dec. 23The Pekin
girls sailed
past Montezuma 90-69. Susie Myers led Pekin
with 34 points while
Joyce Sauer fired in 27 and
Barbara Sterling added 23.
Elizabeth McKee led Monte with 37
points.
25 years ago: Dec. 16, 1989- Montezuma tops Keota 66-50 in a big SICL
showdown. Jamie Arendt led Monte
with 17 points while Rich Grife and
Chad Stanford each had 14. Bill Kindred led the Eagles with 26 points and
Eric Bombei added 11. Dec. 16- The
Tri-County girls remain unbeaten
with a 59-43 win over Iowa Valley.
Sharon Axmear led TC with 24 points
and Steph Bos drained 20 points.
Dawn Striegle led the defense with
10 rebounds and four steals. Dec.
18- Hedrick’s Tonya Webb scorched
the nets for 63 points in a 120-89 win
over Lineville-Clio. Dec. 18- 35 points
by Kim Pothoven led Pella Christian to a 67-49 win over Knoxville.
Dec. 20- North Mahaska girls hold
off a Twin Cedars upset bid, 66-63.
Nikki Upton led NM with 30 points
and Heather Seitsinger collected 20
points. Carrie VanderSluis led TC
with 41 points. The NM boys romped
to a 91-40 win as Andy Lindenman
led a balanced attack with 13 points.
Laird Dahm and Benji DeBoef each
scored 12 points and Jim Hicklin and
B. J. Smith were also in double digits
with 10 points each.
Have a wonderful Christmas season and may the time you spend with
your families be precious and rewarding. Merry Christmas to all.
Ponderings of the Heart
Jane Green Larson
The wonderful and true Christmas
Story has not changed since the writer,
Luke, a disciple and follower of Jesus
wrote the words so plainly many years
ago. It is as relevant to our lives today
as it was when it happened. The story tells us a young couple Joseph and
Mary went to their city, Bethlehem to
be taxed. Mary was great with child,
and so it was while there, she delivered
and brought forth her firstborn son,
wrapped him in swaddling clothes,
and laid him in a manger; because
there was no room for them in the inn.
An angel appeared to some shepherds
who were watching over their flock by
night, and the angel of the Lord and
the glory of the Lord shone round
about them and the shepherds were
very afraid. The angel reported, “Fear
not; for, I bring you good tidings of
great joy, which shall be to all people,
for unto you this day a Savior is born
which is Christ the Lord.” Suddenly
there was with the angel a whole multitude praising God and saying, “Glory
to God in the highest, and on earth
peace good will toward men.” When
the host of angels left the shepherds,
they were excited and began a trip
into Bethlehem to see the young child
born.
They came to the manger and found
Mary and Joseph with their newborn
son. The shepherds could not help but
go and tell everyone they saw on their
journey back to their sheep. The angels of God and the shepherds on this
earth were the first to hear the good
news that Jesus was born. From their
wonderful message has been told and
retold over many years, I am thankful
this Christmas to again retell the story,
not only to the people who attend our
Church, or the people in my family, or
my neighbors, but to once again tell
the readers of the News Review. God
has truly blessed me with this opportunity.
Life has once again taken us on a path
that I had not anticipated and again I
seek your prayers. Some of you What
Cheer readers know that my son, Jim,
received a miracle of a liver transplant
a little over two years ago. I recall the
words the surgeon said to us one early morning, “The liver appears to be
an excellent fit, and Jim is doing well.”
How we praised the Lord that early
hour. I recall that particular Christmas
we experienced a joy as a family that
my heart could hardly contain! I knew
exactly what it meant to have “my cup
full and running over.” We continue to
thank God for the transplant!
Two weeks ago, a call came early in
the day that Jim was admitted to Methodist Hospital where as I write this
pondering, he continues to be a patient.
He had experienced five mini strokes
Just Reminiscing
before entering the hospital. The physician told us yesterday that Jim has
continued to have mini strokes in the
hospital, so we continue to pray. I do
not know the ending to these recent
happenings, but I do know this, Jim
has many years ago grasped on to
the wonderful Christmas Story and
has placed his life in the hands of an
Almighty God and his only begotten
Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Our family is once again reaching out to you to
pray with us and that our faith remain
strong during this particular time.
We desire to be a witness of Christ to
not only our community and to our
Church family but to the members of
our immediate family. We thank you
faithful readers for standing with us in
prayer for our son, Jim. May God richly bless you as the year 2014 comes to a
close and we embark on a new year. The words “how time flies” are
most appropriate for me, and perhaps for some of you readers. You
see, the special day of Christmas
is very near! As this special day
is approaching I have thoughts of
“back then as a child” and then
our own family of three daughters.
The Christmas Eve service at
church was the most important. During my childhood I was
among the children involved with
recitation and or a short play. This
was also the same for our daughters with special music a few times.
The visits by Santa were also special for myself, and our daughters.
A special childhood memory
I have is my brother and I would
find unmelted chocolate candy
Santas near the stockings we had
hung. The house for our family had a large dining room with
a chimney at one end, and the
stairs to our respective bedrooms
were at the opposite end. My bedroom was the room at the top of
the stair. One year I thought of to
learn the candy Santas were never
melted when there was a heating
stove at that part of the room for
warmth.
I went to bed as usual one
Christmas Eve. I had been in bed
awhile, when I heard someone
go past the divider curtain in my
room, and go downstairs. I waited awhile, then went quietly down
the stairs and opened the stairway
door. There I saw my father putting the Santas above our socks on
the small railing around the chimney.
Deep River News
Janet Rauch
This has been a busy week!
Kenny had and appointment to
get surgery on his nose Monday
at Iowa City, and a check up at
Vets in Des Moines Thursday. On
Thursday I drove up and parked
the car so he could get right in, as
sometimes it’s hard to find a parking spot. I went in and they were
popping corn and it is so good
that I buy it and bring it home.
They pop the corn in coconut oil.
Kenny got blood drawn first then
went to McDonalds for breakfast, as he couldn’t eat before his
appointment. After breakfast, we
went back for his checkup. Everything went very well and we
were very glad. Kenny goes back
to Iowa City Monday to have his
9 staples removed. After, I got to
go to Goodwill, DAV, and Aldies.
We also ate lunch at Long John Silvers. My son Steve was there when
we got home and he stayed over.
I had a few things I needed to get
done the next day. Steve went and
picked up his kids at Keota and
went to Trudy’s. Trudy’s son, Isaiah, was also there. Isaiah got out
of the hospital after spending a
few days there.
I visited with Evelyn Bates Sunday and she says she loves to read
my news and it’s the first thing she
looks for. I also visited with a lady
I used to work with at Diamond
Life. I visited with Margaret Ferns
who I also used to work with. Pam
Flanders was with me and she visited with ones she new also. Tuesday Ellen Zimmerman and I had
Christmas music at the North English Nursing Home. She is having quite the time with her foot
again. Pam Flanders had errands
at Grinnell Friday so I went along.
We stopped at the 2nd Mile where
a lady brought me some cookbooks, which I really enjoyed. We
also went to Goodwill.
Curtis Widmer was hurt when
his horse slipped on some soft
ground while he was roping some
calves for a neighbor. He had surgery at Mercy Hospital in Des
Moines. He has to have another
surgery yet. He lives in Van Wert.
The Calvary dropped off a nice
food package at the Lutheran
Church for Lois and Leland. The
United Church needs mittens and
gloves to put on a tree for kids
who need them. They do this every year. Marsha Reitzler’s LEGO
display and the Christmas trees
she made for each of her grandchildren were for display at the
History Center. North English
had their tour of homes Saturday.
Lois said there were really beautifully done. She went to one at Pella
also, and they had lots of antiques.
The kids had their Christmas
program at the United Church
Sunday. There were several children there. Joni MsClenathen’s
family was also there. I couldn’t
believe how much Ben and his
sister had grown! Ellen’s relation,
Jason Roberts, and his family
were there. Jason’s daughter is off
crutches and she read much of the
program. Bill and Marylin Wasiwick came also, and are heading
to their winter getaway this week.
Marylin does most of the driving.
The choir had the special music
this week with a Christmas song.
After church, Kenny and I went
to Montezuma to get our Sunday
paper and he needed something in
Grinnell, so we went there are and
ate at Hardees. Lois and Leland
went to the Christmas program in
North English. Their granddaughter, Jaiden Rugg, was in the program.
On Monday Kenny got his stiches out in Iowa City. We did a little
shopping and ate dinner on the
way home at the Maidrite at the
Amana Exit. I didn’t know the
Colony Village was closed and
had several places on the other
side of the road. I used to work at
the Colony Village and loved to
eat there afterwards.
1 jar marshmallow crème
1 spoonful vanilla
31/4 cups of granulated sugar
1 1-pound package caramels
4 cups chopped pecans
Combine marshmallow crème
and vanilla; gradually add in sugar. Shape into rolls about 1 inch
diameter. Wrap individually in
plastic wrap and freeze for at least
6 hours. Melt caramels over hot
water; remove from heat but keep
warm. Dip candy rolls into caramels and roll into the nuts until
well coated. Store cooled candy in
a covered container. Makes about
20 pieces.
White Velvet Coconut Creams
3 cups sugar
1 t vanilla
1 2/3 cups light cream
pinch of salt
6 T butter
7 ounces flaked coconut
In large saucepan, combine sugar,
cream, butter, and salt. Bring to
boil, stirring occasionally. Lower
heat and continue cooking without stirring until candy reaches
234 degrees on candy thermometer. Remove from heat. Let stand
for 5 minutes.
Pour into large buttered platter; let
cool completely. Add vanilla. With
wooden spoon, beat candy until
thick and creamy. Add two-thirds
of coconut; mix well and continue beating until candy loses it’s
shine and is very thick. Pour into
buttered 8-inch square pan; sprinkle with remaining coconut. Let
candy stand, covered, for several
hours or overnight in refrigerator.
Cut into squares.
The News-Review
Carl Martin stands with a map that was designed by Barb Clubb
to help Keokuk County residents locate local cemeteries.
Kids Against Hunger Project
The Sigourney Jr./Sr. High School boxed 25,920 meals to be sent to Liberia, Africa. There was great teamwork involved to be able
to tackle this project in just 6 hours. The event was organized by principal Shannon Webb.
Liz and Sam Mikota along with Jake Flanders were chosen by
applause from the crowd as the best dressed at the SADC event.
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Keokuk County Map of Cemeteries
We all know where most of the
cemeteries in Keokuk County are
located. But, what about the smaller cemeteries such as family cemeteries, have you ever been curious
where you would find them. With
the help of his daughter, Barb Clubb,
Carl Martin was able to put these
cemeteries on a map.
Barb designed the map with 18
townships listed to the side and each
cemetery in that township listed underneath it. All you have to do is find
the township, which is bolded on the
map, and locate the numbered star
that is also color coded to that township.
You can view this map at The
News-Review,
Keokuk
County Courthouse and local funeral
homes. There were 9 maps made by
Barb and Carl.
Ryan and Michelle Clarahan are the 2014 SADC Raffle Ticket
Winners
2014 Sigourney Area Development Corporation Guys and Dolls Gala
By Amber Kephart,
NR Editor
The Sigourney Area Development
Corporation (SADC) Committee
was very satisfied with this year’s
event. There were 222 tickets sold
with approximately 250 attendees.
They couldn’t have done it without
the cooperation and support of all
the businesses and individuals who
contributed cash or door prizes to
this event.
Ryan and Michelle Clarahan won
the $10,000 raffle, Shannon Webb
was the 2014 STAR Award winner
and Sam and Liz Mikota with Jake
Flanders were the costume winners.
Next year’s event will be a Jimmy
Buffett theme and it is planned to
be hosted the second Friday in No-
vember. Profit from this event goes
toward Economic Development in
the area.
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Elvis was giving Santa a bit of a hard time for trying to steal the
show
Sigourney Health Care News
By Amber Kephart,
NR Editor
The Sigourney Health Care Center
had a couple of visitors Wednesday,
Dec. 17. Residents and their families
were able to enjoy dinner, Santa and
Elvis. Santa went around to visit the
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residents along with their families
and afterwards they were all wowed
by an amazing performance from
Elvis. You could see the faces light
up of many residents as Elvis performed, bringing back many good
memories.
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Shannon Webb is
the 2014 STAR Award Winner
By Amber Kephart,
NR Editor
Each year the SADC board of supervisors recognizes an individual or group of individuals from the
Sigourney area that has provided
outstanding and selfless service and
leadership to community projects,
community groups or individuals.
The 2014 STAR award winner was
Mrs. Shannon Webb, Sigourney Jr./
Sr. High School Principle.
Superintendent Mr. Dave Harper
nominated Webb for the 2014 STAR
award. “Mrs. Shannon Webb was
nominated for the Sigourney STAR
award for outstanding leadership
at our secondary building. A great
leader is always at the critical point
and Shannon is always visible from
monitoring instruction in the classroom to cheering on our Savages
from the basketball court to the fine
arts performance. She has created
a positive Culture and Climate for
her staff and students. She has done
a great job of involving the community with activities at the school and
brought back that Savage Pride. She
is a tremendous role model for our
students and is in it for the kids,” said
Harper.
“I am honored that I was chosen
for this award and I truly appreciate
being recognized. I love my job and
owe my success as a principal to my
amazing staff and outstanding students!” said Webb.
Don’t tempt fate...
That text can wait!
Elvis never ceases to amaze with his performance, he even included members from the crowd.
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The News-Review
Area Sports: Wrestling
Gage Greiner had no problem with his EV opponent last Tuesday
EV’s Ken Lundquist battled with SK’s Gavin Jones
Nathan Fritz got the best of EV’s Cody Seaton in their matchup
By Adam Meier,
Regional Sports Editor
It was a great week of wrestling for
coach J.J. Cooper’s Sigourney-Keota
squad. Along with some great results
at Saturday’s Regina Invitational, the
Savages won all three of their duals
last Tuesday at English Valleys.
SK started Tuesday’s meet against
English Valleys and went on to win
eight of the ten head-to-head matchups.
Heavyweight Bryce Brown started
to night with a quick pin over EV’s
Corbin Rowe.
At 132 pounds, SK’s Gavin Jones
SK followed up its win over the
Bears by winning all five of its headto-head matches against the WACO
Warriors.
Brown, Fritz, Greiner and Webb,
along with 182-pound freshman Kaleb Reeves, all pinned their WACO
opponents, helping give SK the 72-0
win.
Noah Boender and Fritz accounted
for SK’s two individual wins in the
Savages’ 48-30 win over Highland.
The Savages took advantage of forfeits at six different weights to help
them pull out the win.
Marshalltown’s Anthony Fleck, before pinning Josh Boyd of Columbus.
The junior then clinched a berth in
the title bout by winning a 6-0 decision against Mount Vernon’s Levi
Wade, and sewed up the championship with an 8-2 win over Tipton’s
Spencer Gritton.
Getting wins over North Cedar’s
Levi Ruchotzke and Columbus’s Austin Edwards, was SK’s Nathan Fritz.
In the 145-pound finals, though,
Fritz, who is ranked tenth in the last
Sports Spotlight rankings, suffered
his first lost of the season by losing
Savages Impress at EV and Regina
Ethen Cooksey
pinned EV’s Ken Lundquist, and at
138, Bryce Goldman pinned Clayton
Morrison.
In the most anticipated match of
the dual, SK’s Nathan Fritz, who is
ranked tenth in Class 1A by Sports
Spotlight, beat EV’s Cody Seaton, in
an 8-2 decision.
SK kept cruising with first-period
pins by Lane Boender (145), Gage
Greiner (160) and Adam DeRegnier
(170).
The Savages ended the dual with
EV by getting a pin from Zeb Webb
over EV’s Luke Jackson, making the
final tally 63-17, in SK’s favor.
The Savages then took a trip to
Iowa City on Saturday, wrapping up
their 2014 portion of the season and
early some excellent results, in the
process.
SK notched a gold, a silver, a
bronze, and a number of other solid
individual finishes at the Regina Invitational.
Junior 152-pounder Lane Boender
turned in the best effort of the day,
winning all four of his matches and
the first-place crown.
Boender, a State qualifier last season, started his day with a pin over
a 4-3 decision to Mount Vernon’s
Charlie Engelbrecht.
At 160 pounds, Gage Greiner took
third place by pinning Lone Tree’s
Thomas Tryon.
Noah Boender finished his day
with two wins and two losses, to finish fourth at 170, while Kaleb Reeves
(182) finished fifth by pinning Mount
Vernon’s Sam Moore.
Zeb Webb (195) also wrestled on
Saturday at Regina, finishing 0-3 and
placing sixth.
The Savages get back in action on
Thursday, Jan. 8, at Oskaloosa.
Kaden Baker
Pekin’s Isaiah Wittrock
Busy Week for Pekin Wrestlers
By Adam Meier,
Al Chapman’s Pekin varsity wrestling squad competed twice last
week; once at Van Buren, and again
at Saturday’s Regina Invitational in
Iowa City.
The Panthers competed in duals
against Van Buren and West Burlington/Notre Dame, last Thursday, and
came away with some solid individual results.
Against Van Buren, Pekin wrestlers
won three of the eight head-to-head
matchups, losing by a team score
of 51-22. The lighter weight class-
By Adam Meier,
The English Valleys varsity wrestling team had the luxury of showcasing its talent, twice, last week on
its home mat.
First, one last Tuesday, the Bears
hosted a triangular with Sigourney-Keota, WACO and Highland,
and won two of the three duals. Only
Sigourney-Keota, who bested the
Bears 63-17, was better than EV on
the night.
With a difficult set of matchups,
the Bears managed to win only two
of the ten head-to-head matches
with the Savages. One of those wins
came in an exciting matchup at 126
pounds, in which EV’s Wyatt Olson
pinned SK’s Nick Ives late in the second period to get the Bears their first
win.
Late in the SK dual, EV senior
Brennen Grimm won a technical fall,
21-4, at 195 pounds.
The dual with Highland offered
only three head-to-head matchups,
with the Huskies winning two and
the Bears winning one.
Cody Seaton, who was beaten, 8-2,
earlier by SK’s Nathan Fritz, bounced
back by pinning Highland’s Cheyanne Evans in 11 seconds. EV’s Devon Hill (160) and Clayton Morrison
(138) were each pinned by their
Highland opponents, in the Bears’
42-36 win over the Huskies.
EV’s dual against WACO presented
four head-to-head matchups, two of
which were won by Bears.
Cody Seaton pinned WACO’s
Adrian Unternhurer in the first period, to finish the night at 3-0.
EV’s other win against WACO
came via Grimm, who pinned Alfredo Delacrus in the first period.
The Bears got the win against
WACO, by the score of 54-18.
On Saturday, the Bears hosted a
seven-team tournament that included the likes of Moravia, HLV, and the
junior varsity teams from Johnston,
Davenport Assumption and Cedar
Rapids Jefferson.
Johnston’s JV took home the team
title by scoring 165.5 points, while
the Bears took second, with 133
points.
Four Bears took home individual titles on Saturday, including
152-pounder Zach Axmear. Axmear,
who is ranked fourth in 1A by Sports
Spotlight, won all five of his matches
by pinning his opponent in less than
a minute in each match.
At 145 pounds, Cody Seaton went
5-0 to take first, while at 120 pounds,
Blake Ealy went 2-0 to take the title.
Earning the four individual title for
EV was Grimm, who won all four of
his matches at 195 pounds.
Sheldon Ealy, EV’s 126-pounder,
went 4-1 on Saturday, with his only
loss coming in a 15-3 major decision
to sixth-ranked Briar Cochran, of
Moravia.
At 138, EV’s Clayton Morrison
defeated HLV’s David Williams to
place fourth, while at 220, Luke Jackson went 1-1 and placed third.
Dylan Bowman also had a good
day for the Bears, going 1-1 to win
the 182-pound consolations.
EV will be back in action on Saturday, Jan. 10, at Coon Rapids-Bayard.
Bears Notch Second at EV Invite
es proved to be the most successful
against Van Buren.
At 126 pounds, Drake Harbison
won a 13-0 major decision over
Van Buren’s Jeremy Gorsuch. Then,
at 132 pounds, Pekin’s Zach Buller
made quick work of Darian Peterson, pinning Peterson in 49 seconds.
The Panthers got their third individual win over Van Buren when
Chance Scearcy pinned Brandon
Heisel in just 18 seconds.
Against West Burlington/Notre
Dame, sophomore Tyler Copeland
won the only match for the Panthers,
with a second-period pin of Coleton
Masterson. Pekin lost its other four
head-to-head matches and lost 33-30
in team scoring.
On Saturday, the team headed to
Iowa City for the Regina invitation
and faced some excellent competition.
Coming through with the best in-
TCM Wrestlers at IV Super Dual
By Adam Meier,
In its final week of competition before Christmas break, the Tri-County Montezuma wrestling team went
to Iowa Valley, on Tuesday, and to
Lynnville-Sully, on Saturday.
At the Iowa Valley Super Dual in
Marengo, TCM battled it out with
IV, BGM and Grinnell.
Against Iowa Valley, TCM won two
of the six head-to-head matches and
lost by a count of 57-18.
At 170, TCM’s Clay Harper got the
first win against a Tiger, pinning IV’s
Jayson Krakow late in the third pe-
riod. Also notching a win for TCM
was Tyler Thompson. Thompson, a
heavyweight, pinned Gabe Hartman
in the second period.
TCM had better results against
BGM, winning three of the four
matches, only to fall 36-33 due to
forfeited weight classes.
Hunter Foubert got things on
the right track for TCM, defeating
BGM’s Brendan Hasley, 8-2, at 220
pounds.
At heavyweight, Thompson continued his great night, this time pinning BGM Jake Johannes in the first
period.
At 126 pounds, TCM’s Mason Garber pinned Curtis Klein late in the
first period, closing things out in the
dual with BGM.
The team then went winless against
Grinnell, as the Tigers won all six
bouts and came out on top in the
team scores, 68-6.
TCM also wrestled at Saturday’s
dual at Lynnville-Sully against Midland, Colfax-Mingo, Lynnville-Sully
and Ogden. Results were not available at press time.
The team gets back to action on
Tuesday, Jan. 6, at Belle Plaine.
dividual result for Pekin was freshman Clayton Greiner, who improved
to 13-5 with one win and one loss.
Greiner,
Pekin’s
120-pound,
won his first match by a score of
5-4, against Columbus’s Armando
Quiroz, before getting pinned by
Tipton’s Eric Lenz, who is ranked
seventh in Class 1A.
The Panthers also got a pair of wins
from Harbison, who placed fifth at
126. Harbison won a major decision
over Regina’s Tanner Rios, before defeating Rios again, this time with a
pin, in the fifth-place match.
At 138, Pekin’s Keaton Baayen won
two matches and lost two, placing
fifth and moving his season mark to
12-7. Baayen notched wins over Regina’s Jack Edeker and Columbus’s
Jonathan Quinn.
Ethan Cooksey also notched a win
for the Panthers, at 160, by defeating
North Cedar’s Dalton Yutesler in an
8-3 decision.
The Panthers will return to the mat
on Friday, Jan. 2, when they wrestle
at West Burlington.
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Area Sports: boys Basketball
Tri-County Drops Two on the Road Savages Catch Fire, Stay Unbeaten
By Adam Meier
Despite the return of senior Jake
Brumbaugh to the lineup, things
haven’t gotten any easier for the
Tri-County varsity boys’ basketball
team.
A pair of tough road tests stood
in the way of the Trojans and
Christmas break last week. Unfortunately, the Trojans didn’t ace either test, as they lost to both North
Mahaska and Montezuma, to fall
to 0-6 on the season.
The Trojans put forth a fantastic
effort in the first half in New Sharon last Monday.
Tri-County trailed by just one
point after the first quarter, before
coming alive even more in the second quarter to gain a 23-22 lead at
the half.
Things disintegrated quickly in
the second half, though, and the
Warhawks took command. North
Mahaska’s defensive intensity took
control in the third quarter, limiting the Trojans to just three points
in the period, while the Warhawks’
offense blazed to 22 points in the
quarter.
North Mahaska was simply too
much for TC in the second half. All
in all, the Warhawks outscored the
Trojans 42-18 in the half, pulling
away for the 64-41 win.
Dalton Ehret and Luke Bombei
each played great, scoring 11 points
apiece, on a combined eight-of-ten
shootin.
Jacob Bombei added six points,
while Joe Haberling, Lane Williams and Jake Brumbaugh each
Jacob Bombei gets the rebound at North Mahaska (Jamie Maxwell-MAP Photographer)
made a 3-pointer and finished with
three points apiece. Dakota Thomas finished with two points and
four rebounds in the effort.
The Trojans then played against
a very good Montezuma team on
Friday, and fell by a score of 69-25.
Luke Bombei had another good
game, leading the way for TC with
eight points. Jacob Bombei added
six points, nine rebounds and four
assists, while Ehret and Thomas
scored five points apiece.
The team returns from break on
Monday, Jan. 5, at home against
English Valleys.
By Adam Meier
For the most part, the Sigourney
varsity boys’ basketball team has
been fairly effective shooting the ball
from the perimeter.
Last week, the Savages upped their
effectiveness with the 3-point shot
even further, draining a combined
17 ‘3s’ in the final two games of last
week.
After going 2-for-16 from downtown in a 60-24 win over English
Valleys last Monday, the Savages exploded for eight 3-pointers against
Keota and nine more against Lynnville-Sully.
Sigourney followed up its easy win
over EV with a matchup against Keota the very next night.
The Savages started out on fire and
stormed out to an early double-digit
lead.
3-pointers by Blaine Gretter, Matus
Stevko and Colton Powers helped
Sigourney gain a 21-8 lead after one
quarter of play.
Keota fought back in the second
quarter, by outscoring the Savages
18-15 and cutting Sigourney’s lead to
36-26 at the half.
The Eagles continued to scrap in
the early portions of the second half.
Keota cut Sigourney’s lead to as little as 41-37, before Stevko and Gretter got going, once again.
Five-straight points by Stevko, followed by four-straight by Gretter,
pumped the Savages’ lead back up to
double digits, at 50-37.
Stevko finished with 30 points on
11-of-22 shooting, including 3-of-10
from 3-point range. Gretter added 16
Matus Stevko finished with 30 points against Keota
points, on 7-of-14 shooting, includ- the Savages up 60-45, before pulling
ing two-of-three from long distance. away for the 68-52 win.
Keota managed to bring Sigour- Kerkove and Albert each finished
ney’s deficit back to 50-41 late in with seven points, while Powers addthe third quarter, after sophomore ed six, on two-of-two shooting.
Avery Conrad grabbed an offensive Sigourney finished 26-of-52 (50
percent) from the field, including
rebound and finished a layup.
However, Sigourney’s defense stiff- 8-of-21 from 3-point range.
ened during the final eight minutes, The Savages continued their hot
allowing just 11 points in the final shooting on Friday, making 25
of their 49 shots, including nine
period to Keota.
Two free throws by Sigourney’s 3-pointers, in their 66-51 win at LynJordan Albert upped the lead to 54- nville-Sully.
41, before a Colby Kerkove layup Sigourney led by seven at halftime,
on a lob pass increased it to 56-44. before pulling ahead by 12 after
A driving layup by Kaden Benson three. Sigourney’s offense continued
with 3:30 left in the game was one of to click in the fourth quarter, as the
the final nails in the coffin, as it put Savages outscored L-S, 22-18, to pull
Roller Coaster of a Week for Pekin Boys
Eagles Coast to 6-3
No one has been better for Pekin this season than forward
Ryan Swanson
all four quarters.
“The fans were everything,” said
Swanson. “They make it loud and make
it hard on the other team. I know we
hate going places and having it loud.
Having it loud here was really great. I
hope our fans will keep that going.”
The Panthers ended their week with a
46-44 loss in overtime at WACO, dropping their record to 3-4.
Pekin will get back on the court at
home on Tuesday, Jan. 6, against Wapello.
EV Boys Show Grit at IV
By Adam Meier
For three quarters last Tuesday in
Marengo, it looked like the English
Valleys boys’ basketball team was
in position to get its first win of the
season.
After losing 60-24 the night before at Sigourney, the Bears went
to Iowa Valley and put together its
best effort of the year. EV started
out the game poised, and maintained that poise for three quarters.
The Bears trailed by four after
one and by five at the half, before
outscoring the Tigers, 21-17, in the
third quarter, to enter the fourth
trailing by just one point.
However, Iowa Valley found its
groove, caught fire, and erupted
for 24 fourth-quarter points to pull
away for the 72-57 win.
Dakota Cooling hit six 3-point-
ers and finished with 34 points for
the Tigers. EV’s Adam Kerkove
nearly matched Cooling, hitting
six 3-pointers of his own and finishing with 22 points on 8-of-14
shooting.
Kellan Coppinger added 13
points, including six on 3-pointers,
along with four rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Senior forwards Tanner Icenbice
and Sam Schauer each registered
ten points at Iowa Valley, and combined for 11 rebounds.
The Bears then suffered a 74-41
loss to Keota on Friday. EV trailed
by just seven points at the half, before the Eagles scorched the Bears
for 44 points in the second half.
EV will shoot for its first win of
the season when it hosts winless
HLV after break, on Monday, Jan.
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Keota's Avery Conrad drew a
charging foul on Blaine Gretter
By Adam Meier
In between a 16-point loss to rival
Sigourney, the Keota boys’ varsity
basketball team won a pair of games
by a combined 53 points.
The Eagles started their week with
a 59-39 win over BGM, that extended
their winning streak to three games.
Keota defense was dominant
against BGM, allowing just 18 firsthalf points, as the Eagles got out to a
29-18 halftime lead.
It was more in the same in the third
quarter.
The Eagles kept playing strong defense and efficient offense, outscoring the Bears 17-9 in the quarter and
increasing their lead to 46-27 after
three.
Coach Dan Stout’s team wound up
pulling away for the 59-39 win, but
suffered a big blow when starting
point guard Zach Mousel suffered
a sprained ankle. Who scored 14
points in the game and was averaging
17 p.p.g. on the season, is expected to
be back following Christmas break.
Nate Owen led the Eagles against
BGM, with 18 points, 17 rebounds,
eight assists and three blocked shots.
Joining Owen was a solid game offensively was Isaiah Hahn, who ended the game with 11 points and six
rebounds. Paden Uphold added five
points, while Avery Conrad and Nate
Sieren each scored four.
The Eagles were outscored 18-to-11
in the fourth quarter one night later,
against Sigourney, and lost by a score
of 68-52, in their first game without
Mousel.
Owen finished with 18 points,
while Sieren scored 13 on four-offour shooting. Jacob Wickencamp
finished with nine points and eight
rebounds, and Conrad pitched in
seven points and four rebounds.
Keota got back on track three nights
later against winless English Valleys.
Although the game remained close
early on, the Eagles wound up being
far too much for the Bears.
EV trailed by just seven points at
the half, before Keota exploded for 44
second-half points and pulled away
for the 74-41 win. The win improved
the Eagles’ record to 6-3 overall, including 5-3 in SICL play.
Owen paced the Eagles with 28
points, four blocks and four steals,
against EV, while Hahn added 23
points on 10-of-19 shooting. Wickencamp pitched in ten points, including six that came on 3-pointers.
Conrad finished with four points and
Tyler Verstraete scored three, on a
3-pointer.
The team returns to the court on
Monday, Jan. 5, when its hosts HLV.
Donovan and the Panthers also got
nine points from Christian Wittrock
and six from Cole Reighard, at Mediapolis.
Pekin dished out 21 assists on the
night, including six by Trever Northup.
Two nights later the Panthers hit the
road again, this time to Cardinal.
With the game tied at 36 in the final seconds, Pekin had the ball and a
chance to win. However, a turnover
gave the ball to Cardinal, who took
advantage and won the game on a
last-second driving layup by Sam Pedersen. Pedersen finished with 15 points
on the night.
Swanson finished with a game high
16 points, while Keaton Winn added
ten points and nine rebounds.
The Panthers hosted a good IMS
squad the next night and came away
with their biggest win of the season.
Moving ahead to the start of the
fourth quarter, the Panthers trailed by a
score of 37-34, and were about to get an
enormous shot of momentum.
In their first possession of the fourth
quarter, the Panthers pulled off an alley-oop from Donovan to Winn, who
threw it down with a one-handed dunk
and cut the IMS lead to one.
“We’ve set thrown it a few times this
year,” said Donovan. “Keaton was feeling it. He told coach to run it and then
he just threw it down.”
Two minutes later, a Ryan Swanson
layup kept Pekin’s deficit at one, before a
Donovan put-back a minute later, after
a Ryan Millikin steal, cut IMS’s lead to
45-43.
On Pekin’s next possession, Donovan
struck again, drilling a 3-pointer from
the corner with 3:45 left, giving the Panthers a 46-45 lead that they wouldn’t let
go of.
“We knew we’d have to play our best,
keep the turnovers down and play
smart,” Donovan said after the win.
The junior point guard finished with 16
points on six-of-ten shooting.
Another Swanson layup increased
Pekin’s lead to 48-45, before a Donovan
driving layup made it 50-45 with 2:15
left.
The Panthers made enough free
throws in the final minutes to seal the
win, 53-48.
Swanson finished with 23 points and
14 rebounds on the night.
“The game plan was to not give up
middle drives, close out on shooters
and box out,” said Swanson. “We wanted to own the boards.”
Swanson and the Panthers were given
a great boost by the loud and proud Pekin faithful, which was in full spirits for
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by the return of Ryan Swanson, who
suffered a rolled ankle earlier in the
season. Swanson returned by scoring
20 points and grabbing 14 rebounds
against Mediapolis.
First-year starting point guard Brady
Donovan was also great, scoring 18
points, including nine on 3-pointers.
“Getting more and more playing experience has helped a lot,” said Donovan. “It’s helped with turnovers and
getting used to the pace of the varsity
game.”
EV Boys Show Grit at IV
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By Adam Meier
Two wins and a pair of two-point
losses made it one wild week of action
for the Pekin varsity boys’ basketball
team.
The Panthers started their week in
fantastic fashion, posting a 67-49 win
on the road at Mediapolis.
After trailing by two points at halftime, Pekin played lockdown defense in
the second half, holding Mediapolis to
16 points in the final two quarters and
outscoring Bulldogs by 20.
away for the 15-point win.
Powers kept up his efficient and effective play, scoring 15 points on sixof-eight shooting, including three
3-pointers. Albert added 15 points
of his own, on five-of-eight shooting
from the field.
Stevko finished with 14 points on
the night, while Gretter hit three
3-pointers and scored 12 points.
Kerkove added six points and ten rebounds, while Peyton Crawford had
an excellent all-around game, registering ten assists, six rebounds and
four points.
Sigourney looked to improve to
7-0 when it hosted Montezuma on
Monday, Dec. 22.
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Area Sports: girls Basketball
Tough Week Leaves Savages at 5-4
By Adam Meier
Before losing by two points on a
buzzer-beater against Keota and on the
road to ninth-ranked, unbeaten Lynnville-Sully, the Sigourney varsity girls’
basketball team got its biggest win of
the young season last week.
Last Monday, unbeaten English Valleys strolled into Sigourney looking to
get its sixth win in a row, but instead,
Andy Harter’s Sigourney team, which
trailed for much of the game, exploded
for 25 points in the fourth quarter and
handed the Bears their first loss of the
season, 66-53.
The Savages trailed by four points
with three minutes left in the third
quarter, before going on a massive run
that left the Bears in the dust.
Sierra Davis got things going with a
3-pointer that cut Sigourney’s deficit to
40-39, with 2:30 left in the third, before
Leah Carter gave the Savages a 41-40
lead with a tough runner near the end
of the quarter.
Davis hit another ‘3’ early in the
Mateer Strong and Jordan Carter went for the steal against EV
fourth that gave Sigourney a 44-42 provement. “She’s always been capable.
lead. The junior guard finished with 19 She’s just attacking the basket more
points and has been one of the biggest now and has great confidence.”
breakout players in the SICL this sea- A minute after Davis’s ‘3’, Brooke
Waechter drained one of her own to
son.
“If I knew what the difference for her give the Savages a 49-42 lead. Waechter
has been [from last week to now], I’d finished with eight points, 19 rebounds
make sure every girl was doing that; I and five steals.
don’t have any idea,” said coach Andy Two free throws by Jordan Carter
Harter about Davis’s tremendous im- increased the Sigourney lead to 52-
One Win, Two Defeats
in EV’s Brutal Week
Leah Carter drew a foul on EV's Lauren Miller
By Adam Meier
after three.
The Bears came up clutch in the
Road games at Sigourney, Iowa fourth, though, and put together
Valley and Keota last week, made for their best eight-minute stretch of the
one brutally difficult week for the En- night. The EV defense limited Iowa
glish Valleys girls’ basketball team.
Valley to just seven points, while
The Bears started things off at Voss, Miller and the rest of the Bears
Sigourney last Monday and, after tallied 17 to hold on for the 47-43
leading for most of the first three win.
quarters, lost by a count of 66-53.
Voss finished with a team-high
Back-to-back baskets by EV fresh- 20 points, while pulling down ten
man Audrey Grove gave the Bears a rebounds. Miller finished with 17
40-36 lead with three minutes left in points on 6-of-11 shooting, and
the third quarter. That lead, however, grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds.
would last much longer. Sigourney’s
Audrey Grove added four points
Sierra Davis hit a ‘3’ with 2:30 left in
and four blocked shots, while Abby
the third that cut EV’s lead to 40-39,
Westhoff finished with four points.
before a runner by Leah Carter gave
Cold shooting, coupled with excelthe Savages a 41-40 lead.
lent defense by Keota, doomed the
Sigourney then extended its lead
Bears on the road on Friday.
to 49-42 on a 3-pointer by Brooke
The Bears were held to single-digits
Waechter with 6:35 left in the fourth.
A put-back by Rylee Voss cut EV’s in the last three quarters, after leaddeficit to 50-44 with 5:45 left, but the ing 12-9 after the first. Keota promptSavages couldn’t miss in the final five ly pulled ahead and took a 20-16 lead
minutes, as they scored 25 points in into the half, before holding on for
the final eight minutes to win it, 66- the 34-29 win.
EV finished its 2014 portion of the
53.
English Valleys got back on track season with six wins and two losses,
one night later with a very impressive which ties the Bears for second in
the SICL with BGM. Lynnville-Sulwin at Iowa Valley.
After taking a 26-25 lead into the ly is unbeaten at 8-0. The Bears will
locker room at the half, the Bears fell play at Tri-County on Monday, Jan.
victim to some cold shooting that al- 5, before hosting Lynnville-Sully the
lowed the Tigers to gain a 36-30 lead following night.
44 with 5:30 left, before a put-back by
Leah Carter made the score 54-44.
The Savages never let off the gas, running away for the 66-53 win.
Jordan Carter finished with a teamhigh 20 points, including a 10-of-13
mark from the free throw line, to go
along with her ten rebounds.
“Jordan is just so athletic,” said Harter. “Basketball is her third or fourth
best sport. But she’s so athletic and always finds a way to score.”
Leah Carter added eight points to
the effort, while Autum Barthelman
finished with seven. Brooke Schroeder
and Stacy Mohr each pitched in two
points in the win over EV.
The Savages fell by a score of 40-38,
the very next night, against Keota, before losing at Lynnville-Sully on Friday
by a count of 51-38.
The team hosted Montezuma (36) on Friday, in its last game before
Christmas break.
Keota Gets Two Big Wins v. SICL Rivals
By Adam Meier
More great defense led to more great
wins last week for the Keota varsity
girls’ basketball team.
In what has become a staple of every
good Keota basketball team, lockdown
defense led to two more key wins for
the Eagles last week in SICL play.
After falling 43-35 last Monday
to second-place BGM, the Eagles
bounced back with a huge road win a
Sigourney the very next night.
Keota trailed by a score of 16-13 at
the half at Sigourney, in what was a
defense-dominant contest. The Eagles
answered with a strong third quarter
that pulled them to within 25-24 after
three.
However, Sigourney gained some
sizeable momentum during the fourth
quarter and led by as many as six
during the period.
The Eagles kept fighting, though and
eventually pulled to within two on a
driving layup by Madison Sheetz. Later, another tough layup through traffic
by Sheetz gave the Eagles a 38-36 lead,
but a offensive rebound and put-back
by Sigourney’s Jordan Carter tied it at
38 with less than a minute left.
With 30 seconds left and possession
of the ball, Keota ran down the clock,
hoping for the last shot of the game.
Senior Madison Sieren held the ball for
much of the possession, before driving
left along the baseline with time running out. Sieren drove past a defender
and got down near the paint, before
putting up a jump over the hands of
two Sigourney defenders. Sieren got
nothing but net and gave the Eagles a
40-38 lead with 1.6 seconds left on the
clock.
Sigourney’s Sierra Davis missed a
desperation 3-pointer from half court,
allowing Keota to get its sixth win of
the season.
Sieren finished with eight points on
the night, while Sheetz led the way with
17 points and nine rebounds. Maggie
Baker and Sierra Lyle each added four
points; Brooke Sieren pitched in six re-
With one second left, Madison
Sieren made this game-winning shot at Sigourney
bounds, three points and three assists;
Hannah Reed and Mariah Lyle each
scored two points.
The Eagles got their seventh win
of the year three nights later against
English Valleys. In another defensive
struggle, Keota led by six points at
halftime, before holding on for the 3429 win.
It was a balanced scoring effort for
the Eagles, against a very good EV
team. Madison Sieren led the way with
12 points, including six that came on
3-pointers. Brooke Sieren also hit two
3-pointers and finished with eight
points, three assists and three steals.
Sheetz added eight points, seven rebounds and three steals, helping Keota
improve to 7-3 on the season.
At 6-3 in SICL play, the Eagles sit tied
for fourth in the standings with Iowa
Valley.
The team comes back from the break
on Monday, Jan. 5, in a home game
against HLV, before hosting unbeaten
Lynnville-Sully on that Friday.
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Pekin Bounces Back from Loss at Mepo
By Adam Meier
Mediapolis, the second-ranked
team in Class 3A, handed the Pekin
Lady Panthers their first loss of the
season last Tuesday, 75-54.
Coach Davis Eidahl’s squad didn’t
let its first loss hold them down for
long, though, as the Lady Panthers
stormed past three opponents in
three nights late last week, to improve
their mark to an impressive 8-1.
Pekin got back on track two nights
after the loss at Mepo with an easy,
70-34, win at Cardinal.
40 first-half puts led to a 40-17 lead
for the Panthers at the half, before
coasting to the win in the second half.
McKenna Gambell had a great
game for Pekin, finishing with 15
points and ten rebounds. Meanwhile,
Beth Atwood added 17 points and
Maci Gambell scored nine.
Cassidy Tolle and Gwynne Wright
each registered eight points in the
win, while Sloan Reighard scored
seven and Madelyn Baker scored six.
The Lady Panthers caught fire from
3-point range the next night, hitting
eight shots from downtown, in their
60-42 win at home over IMS.
Tolle led the charge with three ‘3s’
and 13 points on the night, while
Wright knocked down two and finished with ten points.
Pekin’s defense was strong in the
first half, allowing just nine points
through the first two quarters, to help
the Panthers take a 28-9 lead into the
locker room at the half.
The Panther added on to their lead
by outscoring IMS 13-10 in the third
quarter, before finishing things off in
the fourth to notch the 60-42 win.
“I don’t think it was our best game,
but we still played together pretty
well and did enough to win,” said
McKenna Gambell, who finished
with five points and six rebounds in
the win over IMS.
“It’s big for us to win these games
and get back on track after the Mepo
game,” added senior Madelyn Baker.
“We didn’t play our best tonight, but
we stuck together and got the win,
which is what really matters.”
Baker added seven points on threeof-five shooting for the Panthers.
The team finished its stretch of four
games in five days with a 57-42 win
at WACO, who had just two losses
coming in.
The Panthers took advantage of
their excellent conditioning and
got out of the gate with 28 first-half
points, to take a double-digit lead
into the second half.
Pekin maintained that double-digit
lead for the remainder of the game
and scored 18 more points in the
final eight minutes to get the 57-42
win.
Gwynne Wright was hot from beyond the arc, draining four-of-eight
3-pointers and finishing with 13
points and four assists.
Atwood added a team-high 17
points, to go along with her nine rebounds and six steals.
The Panthers return from break to
host Wapello on Tuesday, Jan. 6. The
team then hosts Lone Tree that Friday, before playing Mediapolis at the
U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids
on Saturday, Jan. 10, in the 11th annual Mercy Sports Care Rivalry Saturday.
Trojans Hang Tough
with NM & Monte
Katlyn Little dribbles past the Warhawk defenders (Jamie Maxwell-MAP Photographer)
By Adam Meier, Regional Sports Edi- The Trojans closed out their week on
tor
Friday with a hard-fought loss to Mon In a bit of an unkind schedule, the tezuma, 64-43.
Tri-County girls’ basketball team hit Despite the 21-point margin of dethe road twice last week to close out its feat, the game was competitive for
2014 portion of the schedule.
nearly all four quarters.
The Trojans started things off at TC played excellent in the first quarNorth Mahaska last Monday, and fell ter, matching Montezuma’s 12 points
by a count of 55-38.
with 12 of its own.
Coach Chad Little’s squad trailed by The Braves built a five-point lead bejust four points after the first quarter, fore the half, however, going off for 20
but cooled off in the second period, points in the second period.
managing just six points to North Ma- Still, after all of that, the Trojans
haska’s 17.
trailed just 32-27 at the half.
TC kept battling in the second half Montezuma continued to built onto
after trailing 31-16 at halftime, but its lead in the second half, outscoring
couldn’t make up the deficit, as the TC 14-6 in the third, before taking full
Warhawks held on for the 55-38 win.
command in the fourth quarter and
Katlyn Little was terrific for the Tro- pulling away for the 64-43 win.
jans, leading the team with 16 points Lundy led the charge for TC with
and three steals. Meanwhile, Ginny 16 points on seven-of-nine shootSchmidt kept up her great outside ing, while Little added ten points and
shooting, hitting two shots from be- Schmidt pitched in seven.
yond the arc and finishing with eight Striegel added four points to the efpoints.
fort and Emma Bair hit a 3-pointer to
Michaela Lundy pitched in seven finish with three points.
points in the loss, while Megan Striegel Still winless, the Trojans will look to
scored three and Allison Steinke added get in the win column when they host
two.
Belle Plaine on Monday, Jan. 5.

Dawn Goldman, New Keokuk County Recorder - The News

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