Hampton Chronicle, October 2, 2013

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WEDNESDAY | OCTOBER 2, 2013 | Volume 136 | Number 40 LETS GET

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Dogs get big homecoming victory over Central Springs.

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An Evening Like it Used to Be III set for Oct. 5

The Franklin County Arts Council, in cooperation with Windsor Theatre Development Corporation, will be presenting “An Evening Like It Used To Be III” on Saturday, October 5, at 7 p.m. at the Windsor Theatre in Hampton. This event will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the building of the Windsor Theatre in 1913. To celebrate this important event, the FCAC will recreate the entertainment that was presented at the Windsor in the early part of the 20th century. The evening will begin with a showing of the 1921 Buster Keaton silent movie, “Cops,” accompanied by a 12-piece orchestra. This will be followed by a vaudeville show that features comedy skits, vocal solos, a sing along, a ventriloquist act and surprises for the audience. General admission tickets for the show are $10 and are on sale at Center I and the Windsor Theatre in Hampton. Tickets will also be available at the Windsor Theatre the evening of the performance. Following the performance, a reception with birthday cake and beverages will be held in second floor Windsor apartment four.

Harriman-Nielsen Fall Festival is Oct. 6

The Harriman-Nielson Historic Farm Annual Fall Festival will be held from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6. (Rain date is Sunday, Oct. 13.) The event will feature fall garden produce for sale, pumpkin decorating, carnival games, wagon rides, homemade bean soup and pie, flea market, free concerts, cribbage tournament, and more. UpFront: See Page 2

One of the most exciting activities for attendees at the HarrimanNielsen Historic Farm’s fall festival is the picking of pumpkins. This year gardening guru Berry Johnson has grown many different varieties of pumpkins in a wide range of colors. (Photos by Jeff Forward, Hampton Chronicle.)

Fall Festival set for Sunday at the Harriman-Nielsen Farm By Jeff Forward One of the biggest events of fall in Franklin County is this weekend, as the Harriman-Nielsen Historic Farm hosts its 10th annual fall festival, where there will be a wide range of activities, food, and fun for all. The event – slated to take place from 2-5 p.m. Oct. 6 – is a family-friendly event, said volunteer Doreen Petersen, and will have live music, hot food, demonstrations, tours, numerous contests with fall-themes, and an overall fun time for everyone who attends. “We’re busy getting ready for it. Children can come out to the garden and pick their own pumpkins. Of course, we have beans for the bean soup we’ll be serving,” Petersen said. “We’ll be having live music, the 4-H clubs will be having games IRU WKH NLGV WR SOD\ ,W¶V GH¿ QLWHO\ D family event.” “Last year they said we had over 1,000 people, “ Petersen added. “We’ll try to beat that this year.” Included in this year’s events are several contests: the biggest pumpkin, the tallest corn stalk, a pumpkin decorating contest, and a cribbage tournament. New this year, Petersen noted, was the “It’s the Great Pumpkin Bake-Off” event, which will allow cooks and bakers to submit any pumpkin creation such as pies, cakes, bars, breads, and desserts.

There will be lots of special activities themed around the historic Harriman-Nielsen grounds – including tours of the newly renovated Harriman-Nielsen home, a black-smithing demonstration from Gary Knipfel of Coulter, and a wool-spinning exhibit from Jamie Winkowitsch of Dumont. Ackley resident Bill Halter will release homing pigeons from the farm at 3 p.m. From 2-4 p.m., members of several Franklin County 4-H clubs will hold old-fashioned carnival games for kids – with prizes – and a special fall-décor photo booth will be open for family photos. Petersen said there will be a vegetable market where attendees can purchase some of the wide variety of produce grown at the farm, including gourds, grape jelly, dry bean soup mix in a Mason jar, pumpkins, squash, broom corn, and potatoes. 7KHUH ZLOO DOVR EH D À HD PDUNHW ZLWK more than a dozen vendors selling items such as baked goods, homemade crafts, art work and antiques. On the live music front, there will be performances from a polka band as well as local favorites – Two Juhls & a Gem. The day would not be complete with out some hot food. Petersen said the day’s menu will feature the Festival: See Page 2

Continuing education: City officials go back to school at convention By Jeff Forward Several members of the Hampton City Council, Mayor Shawn Dietz, and City Manager Ron Dunt have returned from Dubuque where they attended the Iowa League of Cities Annual Conference and Exhibit, participating in seminars, hobnobbing with RWKHU HOHFWHG RI¿ FLDOV DQG DGPLQLVWUD tors, and getting continuing education on city governance issues. “The League Conference is a well organized event with quality presentations that relate well to everyday issues that we deal with in small town Iowa,” said Dunt. “It gives us a chance to listen to a variety of experts, other ORFDO HOHFWHG RI¿ FLDOV DQG DSSRLQWHG staff sharing issues they are facing as well as success stories for some good ‘take away’ information.” In addition to Dunt and Dietz, also attending the meeting were Council Members Steve Harms and Dyanne Pralle.

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The theme of the conference was “Refresh your view” and was attendHG E\ DQ HVWLPDWHG FLW\ RI¿ FLDOV from across Iowa. Seminars on topics such as budgeting, economic development, planning, housing, and other current municipal issues were held. Dietz, who was attending his second conference and is a member of the League of Cities legislative committee, said the event was very helpIXO 'LHW] ± ZKR LV OHDYLQJ RI¿ FH DIWHU his term is up in January – said he participated in two seminars during the conference, one on open meetings and public records and another on legislative issues facing small cities and towns. “It’s really an open conference. There are several workshops,” Dietz said. “You can kind of pick and choose what you want to attend. I pretty much go and listen to speakers and workshops and listen to quesCouncil: See Page 2

Jack Artley, left, is all smiles as is his dad, George, right, after the 2013 Hampton-Dumont homecoming coronation Friday afternoon. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle)

Hampton-Dumont homecoming queen Elvira Cavazos gets a hug from her mother, Flor, after the coronation on Friday afternoon. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle)

The homecoming court for 2013 at CAL is front row: Prince Lane Waddle and Princess Lillie Ammerman; back row is King Juan Carlos Calles and Queen Jenna Johnson. (Photo by Ryan Harvey)

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The Bulldogs, including all six of their seniors, helped to dominate every facet of the game in a 51-0 homecoming rout of Central Springs on Friday night.

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The Franklin General Hospital will be holding a Masquerade $5 Jewelry Sale on Friday, Oct. 4, from 10:30-4:30 in the Franklin General Hospital waiting area. Masquerade is the leading company for hospital auxiliary and foundations in the United States. Items include jewelry, belts, wallets, and scarves. Checks, cash, and credit cards will be accepted at the sale. The Franklin General Hospital auxiliary funds projects for the hospital as well as offering scholarships for Franklin County students in the health field.

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No new leads in Kazmerzak case; DCI interviews family on Monday

By Jeff Forward Hampton man Ethan Kazmerzak is still missing, and Hampton police Chief Bob Schaefer said Monday that there are no new leads in the case that is now more than two weeks old. “There is nothing new,” Schaefer said. “No new leads. He is still missing.” Schaefer said active searches for Kazmerzak have been halted and now it’s “a waiting game” as to his whereabouts. “There is no place else to look,” Schaefer added. “We did everything that we could.” On Monday, a representative from the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigations came to Hampton to visit with the Kazmerzak family – mother April Hemmes and father Tom Kazmerzak. Schaefer said the agent interviewed family members and essentially went over the case with them. “We basically had the family meet with him to see if there was anything else that could be done,” Schaefer said of the DCI agent. “Basically, everything they’d do in a search, we did already.” Kazmerzak, 22, went missing sometime after 12 a.m. on Sept. 15. He was seen at a rural party northwest of Hampton, held at a gravel pit pond behind a house in the 1400 block of 190th Street. Police said Kazmerzak’s last known location was around the intersection of 190th Street and Olive Avenue, where his cell phone was last recorded being used. He was driving his car – a silver 2006 Volkswagen Jetta with Iowa license plate of AUZ 382. According to authorities, none of Kazmerzak’s ATM bank card and credit cards have been used since Sept. 14. Kazmerzak was seen on the evening of Sept. 14 at several local pubs, including the Red Moose and Pit Row in Hampton as well as Duck’s in Aredale. Police began searching for Kazmerzak on Monday, Sept. 16, after his family reported him missing when he did not show up for work at his job at the Windsor Theater nor answer his cell phone. Authorities from many different law enforcement agencies helped search for Kazmerzak for most of the week following his disappearance. There were airplane searches on Sept. 16 and Sept. 18; divers from Story County scoured the pond where he was last seen to no avail; and volunWHHUV DQG SROLFH DQG VKHULII¶V RI¿ FLDOV drove country roads and did an search of a large area on ATVs. Thomas Craighton, manager of the Franklin County Emergency Management Commission, said in all, more than 140 square miles of land was scoured in the search for Kazmerzak, but nothing was found. Authorities are asking the public for their help DQG KDYH GLVWULEXWHG À LHUV DQG LQIRU mation to news media outlets and other cities across the state – including in Iowa City where Kazmerzak went to college and also Mason City, where he has numerous friends. Hampton Mayor Shawn Dietz SDVVHG RXW PRUH WKDQ PLVVLQJ À LHUV WR RI¿ FLDOV IURP FLWLHV ODVW ZHHN ZKHQ he was at the Iowa League of Cities annual conference in Dubuque. Kazmerzak is described as 5-foot, 5-inches tall, about 185 pounds, with dark blonde hair, a reddish-colored beard, and black rimmed glasses. He also has a Grateful Dead tattoo on his left arm. He was last seen wearing orange or peach colored shorts and a teal or white printed shirt. Hampton police have warned the public to not interact with Kazmerzak if they see him or his vehicle. Kazmerzak is not dangerous, however, police believe KH PD\ À HH LI KH NQRZV VRPHRQH KDV found him.


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