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The

Ogden Reporter

DEDICATED TO MAINTAINING A VIBRANT COMMUNITY VOLUME 138

OGDEN, IOWA 50212 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

NUMBER 21

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Boone County purchases land for new recycling center

Papers returned for city election Residents of Ogden will go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 5. Up for re-election is Mayor Keith Berg. Dennis Good has also filed papers for the mayoral office. Councilmen Dave Ohlson and Brian Reimers are running unopposed.

Courtesy coffee is planned The Ogden Community Women’s Courtesy Coffee will be held Wednesday, Sept. 25 at McGraw Senior Citizen Center in downtown Ogden. Coffee and assorted rolls and muffins will be served from 9 a.m. to noon. Everyone is welcome.

The 2013 Homecoming Court: Front row, left to right, Sydney

Rain . . . finally It may be too late for the majority of corn and soybean fields but the two recent rainfalls were sure a welcome site. The moisture settled the dust, greened up the lawns a bit and may have helped the late planted crops. Last week Ogden received about 7/10 of an inch of rain in the first wave. Another rain a few days later pushed the total past 1 1/2 inches which was quickly soaked up by the arid ground. With fall officially here, the hot humid days are mostly behind us. Temps are hovering at a comfortable 70 degrees.

A Crop Walk for Hunger Ogden will be walking to fight hunger here and around the world with a Crop Hunger Walk Sunday, Oct. 6 during Oktoberfest. The walk begins at 1 p.m. at the city park. Twenty-five percent of all donations will go to Ogden Food Pantry. To register as a walker, make a donation or for more information, contact Immanuel Lutheran Church (515-275-2164) or Community United Methodist Church (515-2754015). Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will match up to $400 of all funds raised.

Kruse Bishop, daughter of Kara Kruse and Jody Bishop; Shannon Wirtz, daughter of Jeff and Tammy Wirtz; Jordan Poock, daughter of Brad and Jennifer Poock; Kori Kershner, daughter of Angela Elsberry and Jay Kershner; Betty Henderson, daughter of Karlyn Elsberry. Back row, Grant Heineman, son

of Paul and MariLynn Heineman; Jared Adreon, son of Travis and Carla Adreon; Colton Boggess, son of Jeff and Christal Boggess; Kolton Christle, son of Brian Christle and Kristi Christle; Caleb Frye, son of Jamie Frye and Julie Frye. -Photo by Kathy Pierce

Meet the 2013 Homecoming Court The Reporter introduces the Ogden High School 2013 Homecoming court today. The royalty will be crowned at the pep rally Friday afternoon following the parade. A full page ad on Homecoming events can be found on page two today. JArEd AdrEon Jared is the son of Travis and Carla Adreon. In addition to being the secretary/treasurer of the senior class and on Student Council, Adreon participates in basketball, football, baseball and track at OHS. He is also a member of Bethel Church Youth Group. His future plans are to attend Southwest Community College or Iowa Central Community College. CoLTon BoGGESS Colton is the son of Jeff and Christal Boggess. Colton will finish out his high school baseball career this coming summer. He also played two years of football and was a wrestler for one year. His plans are to play baseball in college. KoLTon CHriSTLE

Kolton is the son of Brian Christle

and Kristi Christle. His high school career included participation in football, basketball and soccer. Kolton also serves as vice president of student government. He hopes to play sports at the college level. CALEB FryE Caleb is the son of Jamie Frye and Julie Frye. His high school activities include football, basketball and soccer. Caleb also served on the Student Council. Outside of school Caleb participates in Youth Group at Bethel Church. He is hoping to play football in college while getting a good education. GrAnT HEinEMAn Grant is the son of Paul and MariLynn Heineman. He is currently serving as senior class president. Grant’s OHS athletic career includes football, basketball, track and baseball (statistician). He also plays AAU basketball. Grant is involved in music as a member of the band, jazz band, Chamber Choir, mixed choir and Show Choir. He was selected to

the National Honor Society. Grant has been involved in 4-H the past nine years. His plans include attending Iowa State University to major in ag engineering. BETTy HEndErSon Betty is the daughter of Karlyn Elsberry. She is a member of the marching band and concert band. Betty has also participated in cheerleading and track while at OHS. She will be heading off to Northwest Missouri State University next fall to study advertising. Kori KErSHnEr Kori is the daughter of Angela Elsberry and Jay Kershner. She is currently on the varsity volleyball team and is active in choir. Kori hopes to pursue a nursing degree, but says she has not yet decided on a college. SydnEy KruSE BiSHoP Sydney is the daughter of Kara Kruse and Jody Bishop. She runs cross country and track and is a basketball cheerleader at Ogden High

Coronation is Friday following the parade.

School. She is also involved in choir - mixed chorus, Chamber Choir and Show Choir. Sydney is a member of National Honor Society and has served on the student government. Her plans are to attend Northwest Missouri State University and major in public relations. JordAn PooCK Jordan is the daughter of Brad and Jennifer Poock. Athletics have kept Jordan busy throughout high school. She plays volleyball in the fall, moves on to basketball in the winter season and is on the ball diamond in the summer. Jordan plans on attending the University of Iowa next fall. SHAnnon WirTz Shannon is the daughter of Jeff and Tammy Wirtz. Shannon is currently the student body president and has served on the Student Council at Ogden High School. She is a member of National Honor Society, chorus and Chamber Choir. Shannon has also taken a leadership role in 4-H, serving on the County Council. Her future plans include attending Iowa State University.

OHS HTM experiences Des Moines Tourism Industry The Ogden High School Hospitality and Tourism Management Class had their first industry “Familiarization Tour” Tuesday, Sept. 17. Students were hosted by the Des Moines International Airport and Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Des Moines. Students listened to a presentation about airline industry careers and were given a behind the scenes tour of the airport by DSM Airport General Manager, Kevin Foley, director of Finance, Brian Mulcahy and Alan Graff. The Embassy Suites Hotel hosted the group for lunch as well as a property tour highlighting careers in the hotel industry by property General Manager, Mr. Skip Hammerman, Banquet Director, Mahmoud “Halim” Abdel-Halim, AGM & Food & Beverage Director, Jack Baker, Catering Director, Amanda Grimm and Sales Manager Hailey Zimney. The group was also joined at lunch, by Rita McClain, a Professor at AIB (American Institute of Business), who teaches Event Management and Tourism at the college level there. She presented information on their two-year associates degree and three-year bachelors degree programs. Members of the HTM class in attendance were front row, left to right, Colton Wright, Kristina Paulson, Kori Kershner, Kennedy Kruse, Ashton Summerhays. Second row,Shelby Caruso, MacKenzey Schmidt, Chelsie McCool, Daisy Dankel, Paige Sohm, Ruby Elliott, Foreign Exchange Student from Belgium, Julie Sancho, Abbey Salati. Back row: Caitlin Tolsdorf, Karolyn Peterson, Tristan Frantum, Aleks Kester, Tom Behle, Hunter Larson and Jacob Carlton. The group was accompanied by OHS Principal Matt Blackmore and class instructor Doralene Abdel-Halim.

The Boone County Landfill, a department of Boone County, recently purchased land from the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad that will be the future location of the Boone County Community Recycling Center. The land is located at Division and 15th Streets in Boone, just north of the existing facility. The Boone County Recycling Center is a division of Boone County’s Landfill department. The Landfill contracts with Genesis Development to provide facility staff and material marketing services. The County has operated the center since Jan. 1, 2008. “I am pleased after five years of working and looking at different locations and buildings we were fortunate to partner with Boone and Scenic Valley for the purchase of land suitable for a recycling center at 15th and Division Street,” Tom Foster, Boone County Supervisor stated. Scott Smith who serves as the County’s landfill administrator and recycling coordinator says he is pleased that they were able to find a permanent home for their recycling operations. “We are thankful for the willingness of the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad Board to work with us on making this project happen.” Alan C. Schroeder, President of the Railroad board agreed, “The Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad and the Board of Directors of the Iowa Railroad Historical Society, Inc are pleased that we could be part of this project and feel it will be a good addition to our community.” Foster says the next step will be a visioning process that will help to build a facility for recycling today and into the distant future. “Our expanded ability to recycle from the waste stream will help extend the life of our landfill. This project will focus on being cost effective in both construction and everyday operating cost.” The Boone County Recycling Center currently processes recyclables collected from residents and workplaces in Boone County and three communities each in Dallas and Calhoun Counties. The Center also provides a 24/7 recyclables drop-off facility. Questions can be directed to Scott Smith at 515-433-0591.

Ogden will be having its annual Oktoberfest festival Sunday, Oct. 6 from 12 noon to 4 p.m. at the city park. This festival is a thank you from the businesses to the community. The park will be buzzing that day with games, demonstrations, music and great food. Returning this year for your musical entertainment are a polka band at 12 noon and “Dead Men Singing”, a gospel group performing at the band shell at 2 p.m. Tickets are on sale at VisionBank and Ogden Family Dental for the raffle of a fall-themed quilt. The raffle drawing will be held at 3 p.m. that day. 2013 Oktoberfest t-shirts are on sale at VisionBank and Clark’s Food Mart. There are still openings for craft vendors. Vendors are asked to contact Pat Dorr at 290-3432 to get a spot reserved. A full list of activities and vendors will be published next week. Anyone interested in planning an activity, a game, a contest, a food stand or in sponsoring some entertainment, is asked to contact either Pat Dobelis (275-4529) or Donna Ohlson (230-0253) co-chairs of the 2013 Oktoberfest planning committee.

Oktoberfest, Sunday, Oct. 6


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