October 10 2013

The Wright County

Monitor

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144th year Number 41

Official newspaper of Wright County

Fireman’s Ball set for Nov. 16 By: Clae Goater The Clarion Volunteer Firefighters are planning to hold an event called the Firefighters and Friends Fireman’s Ball on Saturday, Nov. 16, at Water’s Edge at the Clarmond Country Club.

“We haven’t had a fireman’s ball in years,” said Brian Marker, secretary for the Clarion Volunteer Fire Department.

“We used to have them back in the 70’s or 60’s.”

The ball will be a chance for area residents go meet the great group of volunteers that make up the fire department.

The event will begin at 5:00 pm. Social time will be held until 6:30, with a meal to follow at 7:15. Clarion firefighters and their spouses will be introduced to those who attend. Retired firefighters from the area will also be introduced and recognized for their service. The fire department will review some of its past events, and discuss some of its upcoming projects. They will also touch on some of the training that the group has been involved in over the last couple of years. There will be entertainment to follow, along with a drawing for door prizes.

Tickets went on sale Oct. 1 for

$50. Proceeds from the ball will go to buying the department a new air tank filling

system.

“Right now, we’re using a cascade system, so we’re dealing with several bottles.

You don’t get the full benefit of the air” said Marker. “The system we’re looking at usually costs around $810,000.”

The Fireman’s Ball is sponsored

by Hagie Manufacturing; First Citizen’s National Bank; Warren and Julie Clausen; the Clarion Coop; and Rich and Jan Bordwell.

They will be covering food and entertainment costs

Beenken was overcharging for his work and was charging for work that was never completed. On June 10, the police department asked Beenken to leave the jobsite. German’s complaint was investigated by local police Lieutenant Brian Jensen, who executed a search warrant at Beenken’s residence on June 10, 2010. Jensen took various financial documents regarding Poulson from Beenken.

In July, Jensen, two city workers, and employees from Mort’s Water ran a sewer video camera through Poulson’s drain, looking for evidence that Beenken had installed a slip liner in Poulson’s drain. They found none, and Beenken was arrested for 1st Degree Theft by receiving money from an individual for services that were not performed.

In November of 2011, Beenken took an Alford Plea on the charge. An Alford Plea is a type of guilty plea that allows the defendant to maintain their innocence, while admitting that continued on page 5

“Make a Difference Day” comes to Clarion on Saturday, October 26 For the 13th year, Clarion’s Marys & Marthas (M & Ms) are organizing ‘Make a Difference Day’ in our area. Community volunteer work has brought national attention for their collective efforts when the group’s entry was awarded one of ten national awards in the spring of 2012. The recognition included a $10,000 gift which was returned to more than fifty participating groups for continued volunteer work.

This year’s national day is Saturday, Oct. 26. “As we have in the past couple of years, we are encouraging organization, family, and individual work to be done from Saturday, Oct. 19, through Saturday, Oct. 26,” said Karen Weld, who

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Shooting, safety education is Wright County 4-H’s newest special interest club

Restitution hearing held in Beenken theft case By: Clae Goater A restitution hearing was held on Friday, Oct. 4, in the case of State of Iowa vs. Beenken. Judge Gregg Rosenbladt presided over the hearing. Rosenbladt has yet to determine how much, if anything, the defendant David Beenken will have to pay in restitution.

In 2010, Beenken, Clarion resident and owner of Beenken Plumbing, Heating, and AC, was accused of 1st Degree Theft regarding work he was doing at Merle Poulson’s residence at 819 2nd St. in Clarion. Poulson had drainage issues in his basement, which was full of wastewater. Beenken was hired to clear tree roots from Poulson’s drain. Over the course of the project, Beenken says that he replaced some of Poulson’s old clay pipe with PVC, rerouted some of the drains, and installed a plastic liner in Poulson’s drain. Benken ended up charging Poulson $15,023 for the work.

Poulson’s stepson and city council member Lindsay German filed a complaint with the Clarion Police Department, saying that

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leads the M & Ms group.

Weld said some things could be thought of and done extra; others could be something that ‘makes a difference’ but would be done with or without the national day. “We have a great community which does great things for others all the time,” she said. “Nothing is too small to add to our volunteer efforts. An extra note to someone you have been meaning to write would qualify. A plate of cookies or a visit to a neighbor or friend is also good.”

M & Ms and volunteers in the community are encouraged to join together on Saturday morning, continued on page 5

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By Karen Weld, Wright County Monitor contributing writer

Members of 4-H clubs across the country celebrate their National 4-H week this week, October 6 - 12. Wright County 4-Hers are no exception. There are traditional clubs which address such subjects as cooking, clothing, or raising livestock. Then there are special interest clubs like two currently organized in the county: P.I.G. (Pork Interest Group) and S.E.S.S. (Safety Education, Shooting Sports). The SESS club is the newest club in the county, beginning the first part of 2013.

According to Chris Johnson, who is certified in small bore rifle use, current club members come from all of the schools in the county. “We currently meet monthly at the American Legion building in Goldfield, the third Sunday of each month at three in the afternoon,” he said. “Then we go to Merrill Rasmussen’s place to practice our shooting skills. The kids really seem to be enjoying it.”

Some of the members belong only to the shooting club; others belong to this special club and also to a traditional club.

Unlike most traditional 4-H clubs, each discipline offered

by SESS, must have a certified instructor. Besides the small bore rifle discipline, 4-Hers can learn about muzzle loaders; shot guns; wild life skills; as well as archery.

Jeff Kerch has taken the twenty hours of training to become certified as the county’s archery instruction.

“Many of the 4-H members do

not have archery equipment so we haven’t done a lot with that yet in our club,” said Kerch. Johnson and Kerch are the only two certified instructors in those two disciplines, as of now. Denise Halfpop serves as the club’s county coordinator, handling the paperwork for the group.

Justin Boley, sophomore, and Clayton Kerch, sixth grader, recently demonstrated their shooting skills at the Rasmussen shooting range.

They both attend Clarion-Goldfield Schools are enjoying their new 4-H club and what they are learning as club members. Club presentations range from how to clean and care for guns or types of ammunition available, to safety tips.

Blaire Rasmussen, who is also a C-G sixth grader, said she likes going to the shooting range and practicing her shooting skills.

“There are shooting competitions around the area and state,” she said.

“We haven’t gone to any yet, but it should be fun.”

“We keep preparing for these competitions,” said Johnson. “There are all kinds across Iowa. There are some in Humboldt and Webster Counties. We hope to sponsor one here in the future. There are also state-sponsored shoots.”

According to Johnson, SESS is a very popular 4-H special interest group nationally and in the state of Iowa. “Shooting and safety education began nationally in the 1980s,” he said. “I am not sure exactly when it started in Iowa,

I am not going to caption them but I will identify people in the photos and you can choose which one(s) you use. Chris Johnson is in the orange shirt; Jeff Kerch is the darker one. The young men - blond is Clayton Kerch and darker haired one is Justin Boley. but it hasn’t been real long. When it began, there were maybe 8 - 9 leaders who attended the state run classes at the 4-H campground in Madrid to become certified in these various types of skills. When I went for certification recently, there were maybe 200 people who were being trained.”

Statistics nationally, SESS clubs are among the safest of all 4-H projects. “Because of our

training and working with the 4-H members, instructing them, statistics are bearing out that shooting sports can be very safe and lots of family fun,” said Johnson. “Hunting and range shooting are great opportunities for spending time together as a family, if that is something family members have interest in.”

Amy Ahrens joins Clarion Chamber By: Clae Goater Amy Ahrens, of Dows, is Clarion Chamber and Development’s new administrative assistant. Ahrens says that she’s enjoying her new job, and she’s enjoying getting to know the Clarion community.

“I like it a lot. It’s different than anything I’ve done before, but its given me a good opportunity to learn more about Clarion,” Ahrens said. “I’m from Dows, and now that our school is one, my little girl is going to be going here when she starts kindergarten a few years down the road. So it’s good for me to get to know some people. “ Ahrens graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 2001, with her degree in general studies. After graduating, worked with Iowa colleges in a number of capacities.

“My entire professional career, since I graduated college, I’ve been in higher education either in academic advisor roles or program coordinator roles,” Ahrens said.

“I’ve worked at Iowa State. I also worked at Ellsworth Community

Amy Ahrens College, and I was an advisor for the nursing program up there. I’ve worked with just about every single field I can imagine. “ Ahrens moved to Dows in 2006, with her now-husband Clint. Clint, a Dows native, works with his brother at Ahrens Brothers Tiling. Ahrens was a stay-at-home mom after the birth of her daughter, Ainsely, in

2012.

Ahrens says the job at the chamber opened up at the perfect time.

“This past summer, I started thinking that she’s going to be an only child. We don’t have many friends with children her age. She was kind of isolated, so I thought she needed some socialization. So I put her in Kids’ Korner a couple of days a week,” Ahrens said. “Then Kim said that there was this opening, and it just worked out. I had no intentions of getting a job, but she said this position had re-opened. I thought ‘That’s perfect,’ because I can work while she’s at daycare.”

Ahrens has been on the job, two days a week, since Sept. 10. She says she’s still settling into her new duties.

“I’m in charge of managing the chamber’s Facebook page. I’m in charge of updating the bulletin board out at Cornelia for the upcoming events. I write up the Clarion Chamber newsletter. I manage the calendar,” Ahrens said. “I’m sure as time goes on, I’ll get more

responsibility. Those are the things I do right now. “ While different from her previous work experience, Ahrens says that her background in academia is helpful in her new job.

“I was always in charge of admissions. That’s how it’s similar: the marketing. Trying to get new business and trying to get new students are kind of the same thing,” Ahrens said.

Outside of work, Ahrens says that her family is an avid supporter of ISU football.

Ahrens says that there’s going to be a lot on her plate in the coming months.

“We have the candidate forum for city council on Oct. 14. There’s also Trick-or-Treat downtown on Oct. 26, from 9:30 to 11. There’s going to be cartoons playing at the theater throughout the event.

Holiday Open House and Ladies’ Night Out is Sept. 7. Those are the things that we’re working on right now,” Ahrends said. “There’s a lot of stuff coming up. We’ve got a whole list of things we’re going to start working on very quickly. “

Clarion-Goldfield High School has chance to win $100,000 and a Kelly Clarkson concert By: Clae Goater Clarion-Goldfield High School has the chance to win $100,000 and a concert from American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson through State Farm’s Celebrate My Drive program. The program is giving away ten $100,000 grants, 90 $25,000 grants, and two concerts.

T h e program is being held as a part of National Teen Safety Driving Week.

From October 18-26, you will have the opportunity to cast your vote one time per day for the school of your choice. All you have to do is visit www.celebratemydrive.com or Celebrate My Drive’s Facebook page, and commit to driving safely.

You do not have to be a student or even a Clarion resident to vote for your local high school.

“Even if we don’t get the

concert, there’s a very real chance that we’ll win at least a $25,000 prize. There’s 90 of them, and there’s only 3,056 schools registered in the country right now,” said Local State Farm agent Tom Frantz. “There’s

“We could get up there in the 3,000 mark, which is the Clarion community, if everybody just voted once,” Frantz said.

100 prizes going out, so that’s a onein-30 chance of winning $25,000 or more. That’s not bad. “ Frantz is willing to help people who are not so tech-savvy to vote.

“I know a lot of people around here don’t have computers, let alone email addresses. You can stop in the State Farm office and we can help you with that,” Frantz said. “Anybody over the age of 14 can vote. The only thing you have to have is an email address. If you

don’t have an email address, they can come into my office and I can create one for them.”

This is only the second year that the Celebrate My Drive program has been in place, so people aren’t very aware of it yet. Frantz believes that Clarion has a good chance to win some money from the program, because participation is relatively low for now.

The contest has two divisions, small schools and large schools, so that smaller high schools like Clarion-Goldfield have a more even playing field. Clarion falls into the small school category, because its student body is less than 700 people.

Last year, the school who won the small school division only received 1,800 votes, and they still had three times the number of votes of their nearest competitor.

“We could get up there in the 3,000 mark, which is the Clarion community, if everybody just voted once,” Frantz said. “If we could get half of the Clarion population to vote

every day, you’re looking at 13,000 votes. They won last year with 1,800.

Tell me we don’t have a good chance to win this. “ Frantz stressed that, if you come into his office for help registering and voting, he won’t try to sell you anything.

“We’re here to support you and your ability to drive safely so that the school can win. I’m not going to pursue business growth through this opportunity. I want the school to win, because they could sure use the money, “ Frantz said.

So, if you’re interested in participating in Celebrate My Drive, remember to commit to driving safely every day from Oct. 18-26.

Your vote might be the one that brings $100,000 to the school and Kelly Clarkson to Clarion.

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Homecoming: what’s appropriate?

By: Clae Goater

The fall football season is upon us, and Eagle Grove and Clarion have both held their homecoming festivities in the past few weeks.

Homecoming brings to mind many things: dances, football, pep rallies, and TP’ing, among many others.

For many students, homecoming is a fun celebration and a chance to cut loose.

However, every now and then a community has a high school class that overdoes it. This year, Eagle Grove’s homecoming got a little bit rowdy. Tractor tires were taken from the practice football field and placed on the pillars outside the school, a Port-a-Potty was dragged from the practice football field and damaged, “For Sale” signs were taken from yards and placed outside the high school, and fish guts were thrown in the entryways.

The question seems to be “When do homecoming pranks go to far?”

TP’ing is a homecoming tradition that many area communities seem to seem to tolerate, if not celebrate.

The line between TP’ing and more serious types of vandalism often seems kind of blurry. Area law enforcement and the superintendants of both the Clarion-Goldfield and Eagle Grove school systems seem to be in agreement: TP’ing will be tolerated, but students shouldn’t be taking it any further than that.

In last week’s Eagle Grove Eagle, Eagle Grove Superintendant Jess Toliver said that TP’ing is not a tradition, it’s vandalism.

Superintendant Robert Olson, Lt. Lyon Anderson of the Clarion Police Department, and Eagle Grove Police Chief Rey Beltran all agree. But the consensus seems to be that, since the community seems to largely accept TP’ing, it’s the type of vandalism we can live with. “(TP’ing) has been here for a number of years. If it remains and stays at this level, it’s accepted,” said Olson. “Some people think it’s a good thing. It shows that you’re a part of the festivities. Some think it’s a sign of prestige to be TP’d.”

Toliver takes a harder stance against TP’ing, but thinks TP’ing is relatively harmless and supported by certain members of the community.

“I’ve had people tell me that …

TP’ing is just fun. The question I asked back to them is ‘If it’s so fun, why don’t you go into your bathroom on Tuesday night, take your own toilet paper, toilet paper your own trees, then pick it up Wednesday morning?’ It’s fun because you’re causing distress to someone else,” Toliver said. “Is TP even acceptable?

That’s a question we have to ask.

If it is, to what extent? In my own opinion, if they would just TP and leave, you’d never have an issue.”

Area law enforcement seems to take a similar stance.

“With the TP’ing, we hate to interrupt the tradition,” said Beltran.

“Our towns have always done it before, and it’s fun for the kids.”

“Usually, we don’t say anything about toilet paper,” said Anderson.

“It’s biodegradable, so eventually it goes away. I’ve been TP’d at my house several times. It’s a pain in the butt, especially when it rains. But if that’s the worst thing that they do, we kind of just let them have a little fun. “ However, if a community decides that TP’ing is not acceptable behavior, the police will certainly enforce that decision “You’ll have people on both spectrums. It’s a very blurred line, and what is right and what is wrong has to be determined by the community,” said Toliver. “If we don’t want TP, we talk to the police department. We set people all around town and tell them ‘Anybody you see running through a yard, you give a ticket to.’ I’m not sure that’s what your community wants, either. “ “The police have been handling it well,” said Olson. “If they get calls from people who don’t want to be TP’ing, they tell the kids to knock it off and have them pick it up.”

When homecoming pranks involve taking someone else’s private property, or begin causing property damage, is when things have gone too far.

“As far as eggs, tomatoes, stealing, breaking, those are definite no-no’s in Clarion,” said Anderson.

“Tomatoes can damage property, eggs can damage property. About the only thing they can do is toilet paper.”

“We had for sale signs taken from yards and put in the yards here.

Apparently, its tradition, but it’s not acceptable,” Toliver said. “The realtors don’t want to be running all over town trying to find signs.”

“I’ve heard that it’s okay for them to drag a picnic table from the park over to the high school. No. We will not tolerate that,” said Beltran.

By Clae Goater At their meeting on Oct. 7, the Clarion City Council approved giving a 2000 Ford E-450 Medtec Ambulance to the Iowa Specialty Hospital, as part of their new agreement on ambulance transfers.

“The only restriction on it is that the hospital has to provide insurance (on the ambulance) on the date of transfer,” said City Attorney Rich Bordwell. “The two entities would now get together and sign a declaration of acceptance of gift, then sign the title of the vehicle over to the hospital.

The council also approved a storage agreement with the hospital, so that the hospital may store their new ambulance in the city ambulance garage.

“The police vehicles are stored there, and there’s access to the police department, so it has to be a very controlled facility,” said Bordwell.

“Only certain (hospital) employees will have keycard access. The police chief will have to be aware of that at all times. They can’t get in and out of (city) equipment, and they can’t get into the police station.”

In other city news: -The council approved closing off the parking lot east of the police station so that Chappy’s On Main can hold a car bash there from 3-5 p.m. on Oct. 12. All proceeds from the car bash will go to breast cancer charities. Chappy’s held a car bash during festival in the park this year, and City Administrator Rochelle Pohlmann said they did a good job at cleaning up afterwards.

-The council also voted to give a contribution to Wright County Emergency Management. The city contributes to an amount of money to WCEM annually, based on the city’s population. The city had budgeted $2,968 for WCEM, but Pohlmann said that the city’s population has decreased since that amount was budgeted. Pohlmann could not obtain census data on Clarion, because of the government shutdown. The council agreed to donate $2,968, with the understanding that they would be donating less next year.

-The council accepted the resignation of Cory Abels from the city council.

-The council approved a $37,801.20 pay estimate for Brian Nettleton Construction for their work on the storm sewer project.

The contract amount on the project was $530,000, and so far the city has approved paying $502,000 of that amount. The council also approved an additional $2,800 to engineering firm Yaggy Colby to cover additional work on the storm sewer project.

The original plan did not include excavation on side streets, and the $2,800 will cover that work.

Fire Truck Rides Saturday, Oct. 12 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the Fire Station Clarion, IA.

-The council discussed improving their wastewater treatment facility.

The council paying Yaggy-Colby no more than $165,000 for engineering services on the wastewater treatment plant project. The entire cost of the new wastewater facility is estimated at around $3 million.

-The council approved Steve Simonin and Mike Witters’ resignations from the hospital board.

They also approved appointing Terry Utech and Sue Martin to that board. Councilman Kirk Rier said that the hospital is reorganizing and rewriting their bylaws to avoid conflicts of interest.

-Les Southard came before the council to discuss a property dispute. Southard says that one of his neighbors has put up a fence on his property. The council said that Southard would have to pay to have his land assessed before they could do anything about it.

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Mistakes discovered with Lake Cornelia property titles By: Clae Goater The county recently discovered that there are multiple parcels of land out at Lake Cornelia that are incorrectly titled.

“We have worked with the multiple offices here: the Treasurer’s office, the Auditor’s office, and the Board of Supervisors. We’ve contacted the County Attorney.

We’ve contacted a real estate attorney out of Council Bluffs,” said County Real Estate Clerk Deb Lukes. “We have all the documents to prove the chain of titles. We’re going to get that fixed.”

Affected property owners will be receiving information on the issue in the next few weeks.

“We’re going to send out letters saying what it has been titled as and what it is being changed to,” said Lukes. “We’re also going to give them copies of the documentation as to why the changes are taking place.”

Other county news discussed at the Monday, Oct. 7 meeting was: -The board received a notice of intent to issue a permit from Challenger Farms to install two swine buildings on Emmet Avenue in Boone Township. If the board wishes to hold a hearing on the issue, they have to file a demand for

hearing by October 11. Watne said that he did not anticipate the need to hold a hearing.

-The board met with Sheriff Jason Schluttenhofer and Wright County Conservation Director Bruce Linder to discuss Sportsman’s Park in Eagle Grove. Linder said that park had been a trouble spot in the county for years.

The county has had problems with people illegally dumping at the park and camping there overnight. The board discussed possibly removing some trees from Sportsman’s Park, so that the parking area will be more visible from the road. This would allow law enforcement to police the area more effectively. They also discussed adding some signage out at the park, so people are aware of the park rules. No decisions have been made on the issue, the board was simply gathering information for planning purposes.

-The board approved a tax suspension.

-The board issued a 6-month liquor license for The Boone River Grill and Catering in Eagle Grove.

-The board approved a $359,446.06 pay estimate to Gehrke, Inc. for the work they’ve been doing DD 176 east of Clarion. The board generally agreed that Gehrke was doing good work.

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Jen’s Gems Jennifer Roberts lives with her husband Brent, and their three children, Cody, Kourtney and Brandon in Klemme, Iowa.

Our family has gone through a big change in the last two weeks.

A dear family friend passed away Friday, Sept. 20. He had two wonderful dogs, which his children could not add to their households. So we have added them to ours. They came to live with us on Sunday, Sept. 22.

Peaches is a 15 year old American Eskimo and Molly is an 11 year old Shiba Inu. I know that their joining our family has helped all of us with the loss of our friend; especially Brandon who thought of the gentleman as another grandpa and Brent who had visited him on a daily basis for many years.

Cuddles, our cat, and I were not so sure about dogs moving in. The first morning was rough when Brent left for work at 5 a.m. and Molly decided to start howling for him.

By 8 a.m. when Brandon and I left the house, I was pretty sure the dogs would not be staying with us. On the second morning, when she started again, I just had her jump in bed with Cuddles, our cat, and me. Molly at

least calmed down, Cuddles was not so sure and left the room. Peaches thankfully just goes back to sleep after Brent leaves for work.

It took almost a week before Molly decided to chase Cuddles (in front of us). I am sure that this happened while we were at work.

So we have put baby gates up at our house again. I was sure that we would not need them after Brandon learned to climb the stairs safely.

Now the gates are keeping the dogs from wondering upstairs. We also have a gate on the stairs to the basement because Peaches is going blind and can’t tell where the edge of the staircase is at.

Cuddles is not adjusting to the dogs very well. He is now sleeping right on top of my head every night or watching the dogs. He also spends a lot of time sitting on the staircase and watching the dogs.

It has been an interesting couple of weeks learning to live with dogs.

I have only ever lived with cats. So this is a big change. Although it is nice to have them excited to see me when I get home.

Calendar of Events Thursday, Oct. 10 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Masterson Personnell Job Fair at the Depot, 302 S. Main 6 p.m. 9th Football vs. South Hamilton 6 p.m. 9th/JV/Varsity Volleyball at Iowa Falls - Alden 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group in Room 304 at the Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center.

Friday, Oct. 11 7 p.m. Varsity Football vs. Spirit Lake Monday, Oct. 14 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Dining with Diabetes class series at the Wright Co. ISU Extension office, 210 1s Street, Clarion. Program is free to anyone with diabetes, their family and/or caretakers. Classes will include recipes for sharing, food demonstrations, tasting. Same program will be offered in Spanish on the same dates but from 11am1pm. Pre-register by calling 515-5323423.

6 p.m. JV Football vs. Iowa Falls - Alden 7 p.m. Public Forum for Clarion City Council Candidates at the Clarion Theatre.

Open to the public.

Tuesday, Oct. 15 4 p.m. Cross Country at NCC Meet in Eagle Grove 6 p.m. 9th/JV/Varsity Volleyball at Algona

Wednesday, Oct. 16 7 to 9 p.m. Clarion Cross-Culture Corporation, a not-for-profit corporation, will offer FREE English and/or computer classes to our surrounding area residents.

Hosted at the United Presbyterian Church and taught by Tamara and Robert EnTin. For more complete information, contact the EnTins at 1-515-293-0928 or 1-515293-0927.

Thursday, Oct. 17 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Masterson Personnell Job Fair at the Depot, 302 S. Main 6 pm. 9th Football vs. South Hamilton 6 p.m. 9th/JV/Varsity Volleyball at St. Edmonds Friday, Oct. 18 Celebrate My Drive! Don’t forget to vote for the Clarion-Goldfield School at www. celebratemydrive.com. The more safe driving commitments we make, the better our school’s chance of winning $100,000 and hosting a concert.

7 p.m. Varsity Football vs. East Sac County * To have your event added to the calendar call 515-532-2871 or email cmonitor@mchsi.com

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We lost another popular author this week. Tom Clancy, famous for his suspense novels, passed away.

His latest, “Locked On”, just arrived about the same time as his death.

I see he also has one last novel coming out in early December. In our newest book Jack Ryan, Jr. is privately training with Special Forces, he’s honing his combat skills to continue his work within the Campus, eliminating terrorists wherever he can. Meanwhile Jack Ryan, Sr. campaigns to become President of the United States again. But what neither father nor son knows is that the political and personal have just become equally dangerous. An enemy of Jack, Sr. launches a privately-funded vendetta to discredit him and connect him to a

mysterious killing.

Brad Thor, like Clancy, also writes thrillers. His latest is “Hidden Order”. It involves the most secretive organization in America which operates without any accountability to the American people. Hiding in the shadows, pretending to be part of the United States government, its power is beyond measure. Control of this organization has just been lost and the future of the nation thrust into peril when the five candidates being considered to head this mysterious agency suddenly go missing.

Counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath is summoned to Washington and set loose on the most dangerous chase ever to playout on American soil. But as the candidates begin turning up murdered, the chase becomes a public spectacle, with every indicator suggesting that the plot has its roots in an American cabal founded in the 1700s.

There are many novels pertaining to World War II, but very seldom do you see one about WWI. Thomas Keneally will entertain readers with, “Daughters of Mars”, his tale of that era. It begins in 1915 when Naomi

We’re in This Together

By Shelley Pohlman, City Administrator The end of the summer has arrived, harvest has begun and the trees are beginning to show their brilliant shades of fall. I’d like to take the opportunity to remind you that opening burning is prohibited in the City of Clarion. You may take your leaves, tree limbs, landscape waste to the City operated burn site located at 4th Avenue S.W. near the Street Shed/Wastewater Plant.

Let’s enjoy all the fall brings, take advantage of the few warm days we may have, ask a neighbor if they need help with fall lawn work after all October is Make A Difference Month!

105.07 OPEN BURNING PROHIBITED. No person shall allow, cause, or permit open, burning of combustible materials, except the following: 1. Disaster Rubbish. The open burning of rubbish, including landscape waste, for the duration of the community disaster period in cases where an officially declared emergency condition exists, provided that the burning of any structures or demolished structures is conducted in accordance with 40 CFR Section 61.145.

2. Trees and Tree Trimmings.

The open burning of trees and tree trimmings at a City-operated burning site provided such burning is conducted in compliance with

the rules established by the State Department of Natural Resources.

3. Flare Stacks. The open burning or flaring of waste gases, provided such open burning or flaring is conducted in compliance with applicable rules of the State Department of Natural Resources.

4. Landscape Waste. The burning of landscape waste produced in clearing, grubbing and construction operations shall be limited to areas located at least one-fourth (1/4) mile from any building inhabited by other than the landowner or tenant conducting the open burning.

Rubber tires shall not be used to ignite landscape waste.

5.

Recreational Fires.

Recreational fires consisting solely of firewood must be burned within a fireplace, fire ring or other appropriate means of containment.

The following materials are prohibited from being burned in a recreational fire: leaves, weeds, grasses, flower bed and garden waste, solid waste and all other items not considered firewood. Open fires for cooking, heating, recreation, and ceremonies are allowed, provided they comply with the limits for emission of visible air contaminants established by the State Department of Natural Resources. Rubber tires shall not be burned in a recreational fire.

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Escaping the restrictions of their father’s farm they are carrying a guilty secret with them. Though they are used to tending the sick, nothing could have prepared them for what they confront on a hospital ship by Gallipoli, near the Western Front.

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Letter to the editor

Dear Editor, With all the interest and activity around the Health Insurance Marketplace this fall, I want to remind residents of (county name) county not to miss the Medicare open enrollment period for Part D drug coverage and Medicare Advantage plans. The open enrollment period runs from October 15-December 7.

This is an important opportunity for people on Medicare to review and choose what coverage they want for 2014. Every year Medicare drug plans and Medicare Advantage plans can change their premiums, deductibles, co-payments, benefits and the drugs they cover. You could be surprised on January 1 if you stay with your current plan and find it doesn’t provide the coverage you want or need.

It’s easy to sign-up for a plan and stay with it year after year. But the State of Iowa’s Senor Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) has found that doing an annual review and comparison can save money. Last year SHIIP helped Iowans save over $8 million by doing reviews and choosing coverage that met their needs.

While doing a review, it’s also a good idea to see if you qualify for “extra help” with your Medicare drug costs. Many Iowans qualify for this help and don’t know it. The “extra help” could mean paying as little as $2.50 for generic drugs and $6.35 for brand name drugs.

Local SHIIP counselors are ready to assist people applying for the extra help. If you’re on Medicare or know someone who is, share this important information with them.

The Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) volunteers, based at Meadows Independent Living, are available to help anyone on Medicare with questions about the Medicare drug benefit or Medicare Advantage plans. They can also help compare the plans offered in Iowa for 2014 and assist with enrollment in a plan if requested. To meet with a SHIIP counselor call 515-532-9332 SHIIP’s services are free, confidential and objective.

Don’t miss the October 15-December 7 open enrollment period!

Sincerely, Mary Goemaat SHIIP Coordinator Pat Kirstein SHIIP Counselor Deb Maxon SHIIP Counselor Iowa Specialty Hospital Clarion Iowa

About Letters to the Editor

The Wright County Monitor welcomes opinions of our readers, as long as the expressions are not in bad taste, and do not attack individuals within our circulation area without documentation or justification. Repeated letter from the same writer may not be used.

The Wright County Monitor also will not accept letters that are duplicated, reprinted, copied or otherwise reproduced. Letters should be original, typewritten or neatly handwritten and signed in blue or black ink. If emailed, it must be from an original email address.

The Wright County Monito does not care to print letters which

are also submitted to other newspapers. We are interested in sincere personal views and not publicity releases for an individual or a cause.

If you cannot assure us that it is individual and personal, it will not be accepted.

Your Letter to the Editor must include: • Your full name with signature • Your complete address • Your daytime telephone number

Letters may be mailed to: PO Box 153, Clarion IA 50525 or emailed to: cmonitor@mchsi.com

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Wright County Courthouse Death Certificates Wayne W. Kessel, 91, of Dows.

September 27, 2013 Opal V. DeNio, 85, of Dows.

September 22, 2013 Douglas L. Columb, 83, of Eagle Grove. September 20, 2013

Birth Certificates Female, Avery A. Ruba born August 29, 2013, to Lindsay A. Ruba and Daniel R. Ruba of Hamilton County.

Female, Braylee B. Baxter born September 9, 2013, to Erica A. Baxter and Timothy D. Baxter of Hancock County.

Male, Bentley J. Nickell born September 9, 2013, to Hollie S. Nickell and Travis J. Nickell of Wright County.

Female, Elsie I. Goodell born September 12, 2013, to Kelly L. Goodell and Seth M. Goodell of Humboldt County.

Male, Benjamin D. Tello Hofer born September 11, 2013, to Malinda M. Hofer of Franklin County.

Female, Myla A. Loux born September 15, 2013, to Brittany M. Loux and Matthew E. Loux of Wright County.

Female, Brooklyn K. Copas born September 16, 2013, to Stephanie A. Chandler of Cerro Gordo County.

Male, Nikko C. Russell born September 17, 2013, to Johanna L. Vega of Winnebago County.

Female, Allison M. Sears born September 17, 2013, to Ashley N. Sears and Keith S. Sears of Franklin County.

Male, Samuel G. Miller born September 19, 2013, to Cherish N. Miller and Larry G. Miller of Union County.

Female, Azalei J. E. Gorman born September 20, 2013, to Michelle E. Gorman and Christopher J. Gorman of Wright County.

Male, Jovani M. Arteaga born September 21, 2013, to Beana S. Garcia of Wright County.

Dissolutions Shea M. Robertson vs. Jeremy J. Robertson. Court decree filed Oct. 2, 2013 Property Transfers WD – Vernon R. Elston, Timothy G. Fletcher, Shelley R. Fletcher, and Maureen F. Elston to Ann F. Breen, 16-92-24, as desc. 8-30-13 WD – Vernon R. Elston and Maureen F. Elston to Timothy G. Fletcher and Shelley R. Fletcher, 16-

92-24, as desc. 8-30-13 WD – Ann F. Breen to Vernon R. Elston, Maureen F. Elston, Timothy G. Fletcher, and Shelley R. Fletcher, 16-92-24, as desc. 8-30-13 WD – Doris J. Chapman Trustee, Chapman Doris J. Trust, and Doris J. Chapman Trust to DNC Properties Inc., City of Clarion, Tyrrell’s Addition, Block 15, Lot 1, as desc.

8-30-13 TAX SALE DEED – Wright County Treasurer to Furman Adventures The State Bank, Furman Adventures, and The State Bank, City of Eagle Grove, Northwestern Addition, Block 4, Lots 28, 29, and 30, as desc. 9-03-13 TAX SALE DEED – Wright County Treasurer to C J Furman, C J Furman The State Bank, and The State Bank, City of Eagle Grove, Lynch’s Addition, Block 6, Lot 6, as desc. 9-03-13 REC – Leslie D. Ainger and Barbara J. Ainger to Kenneth S. Horton, City of Eagle Grove, Fitzmaurice’s First Addition, Block 6, Lots 7, 8, and 9, as desc. 9-030-13 WD – Duane L. Fanselow and Rella R. Fanselow to Duane L. Fanselow and Rella R. Fanselow, 11-91-23, as desc. 9-03-13 WD – Kent L. Anderson, Kent Anderson, Kimberly D. Anderson, Kimberly Anderson, Kimberly D. Anderson Trustee, and Anderson Kimberly D. Revocable Trust to Kent L. Anderson Trustee, Anderson Kent L. Revocable Trust, and Kent L. and Kimberly D. Anderson Revocable Trust, 2-91-24; 29-93-25; 7-93-24; 1-90-24; and 33-92-24, as desc. 9-0313 WD – Clifton E. Peterson Revocable Trust, Peterson Clifton E. Revocable Trust, Clifton E. Peterson and Galdys R. Peterson to Ingebritson Peterson Heritage Farm LLC, 35-9023, as desc. 9-03-13 WD - Clifton E. Peterson Revocable Trust, Peterson Clifton E. Revocable Trust, Clifton E. Peterson and Galdys R. Peterson to Ingebritson Peterson Heritage Farm LLC, 16-93-25, as desc. 9-03-13 WD – Raynee Delano and Larry Delano to Loreli Redemske and James H. Redemske, City of Clarion, McKay’s Addition, Block 7, Lot 4, as desc. 9-04-13 QUIT – Marion A. Denger and Cynthia D. Benger to Evelyn Denger, 16-90-23, as desc. 9-04-13 QUIT – Evelyn Denger to Marion A. Denger, 16-90-23, as desc. 9-0413 QUIT – Susan E. Charlson and

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Susan Charlson to Shawn G. Lawler, City of Eagle Grove, Hewett’s Park Addition, Block 2, Lots 6, 7, and 8, as desc. 9-04-13 WD – Terril John Jackson and Linda Jackson to Steve Wade Jackson and Elizabeth Caroline Jackson, 1692-24, as desc. 9-04-13 WD – Corey Lee Sporaa and Shelle Ruth Sporaa to Blake M. Lindstrom, City of Eagle Grove, Cadwell’s Second Addition, Block 47, Lots 7 and 8, as desc. 9-05-13 DEED – Raymond Willard Mead Executor, Estate of Susie P. Mead, Raymond W. Mead Executor, and Susie P. Mead to Raymond W. Mead, City of Eagle Grove, Hewett’s Lake Park Addition, Block 4, Lots and 3 and 4, as desc. 9-05-13 QUIT – Brian Spangler and Rhonda Spangler to Spangler Farms LLC, 2490-26 and 28-90-26, as desc. 9-05-13 WD – Annabelle F. Breen to Michael Adrian Breen Trustee, Michael A. Breen Trustee, Breen Annabelle F. Revocable Trust and Annabelle F. Breen Revocable Trust, 16-92-24, as desc. 9-05-13 WD – Hauge Lutheran Church and Hauge Lutheran Church to Chad D. Foust, City of Goldfield, Original Addition, Block 21, Lot 4, as desc.

9-05-13 WD – Gregory Lynn Knutsen Sr. and Connie Sue Knutsen to Jesus Manuel Duran Olmos and Jesus Manuel Olmos Duran, City of Eagle Grove, Middleton’s Addition, Block 1, Lots 2 and 3, as desc. 9-05-13 WD – Gregory L. Knutsen Sr. and Connie Sue Knutsen to Jesus Manuel Duran Olmos and Jesus Manuel Olmos Duran, City of Eagle Grove, Northwestern Addition, Block 3, Lots 7,8 and 16, as desc. 9-05-13 WD – Linda L. Anderson Trustee, Anderson Kurtis L. Trust, and Kurtis L. Anderson Trust to Kurtis L. Anderson, 5-91-24, as desc. 9-05-13 WD – Linda L. Anderson Trustee, Anderson Kenneth L. Trust, and Kenneth L. Anderson Trust to Kenneth L. Anderson, 5-91-24, as desc. 9-05-13 WD – Linda L. Anderson Trustee, Anderson Kent L. Trust and Kent L. Anderson Trust to Kent L. Anderson, 5-91-24, as desc. 9-05-13 WD – Linda L. Anderson Trustee, Nicholson Karin L. Trust, and Karin L. Nicholson Trust to Karin L. Nicholson and Karin L. Anderson, 5-91-24, as desc. 9-05-13 WD – Kent E. Wilkinson and Tonia D. Wilkinson to Richard E. Bloemke and Lucille M. Bloemke, City of Belmond, Original Addition, Block 18, Lot 5, as desc. 9-05-13 DEED – Tyrrell Farms Inc to State of Iowa and Iowa Department of Transportation, 6-92-23 and 31-9323, as desc. 9-05-13 DEED - Tyrrell Farms Inc to State of Iowa and Iowa Department of Transportation, 6-92-23, as desc.

9-05-13 Tyrrell Farms Inc to State of Iowa and Iowa Department of Transportation, 6-92-23, as desc.

9-05-13 WD – Dean L. Peterson and Brenda L. Peterson to Mary S. Miller, City of Clarion, Original Addition, Block 5, Lots 7 and 8, as desc. 9-06-13 QUIT – John C. Cole and Lisa D. Cole to John C. Cole and Lisa D. Cole, 30-93-23, as desc. 9-06-13 WD – Susan K. Pals, Susan K. Long, Theodore R. Long Jr., Beverly A. ODonnell, and Brian ODonnel to Eric J. Boelman and Angela E. Boelman, City of Belmond, Luick’s Addition, Block 2, Lot 6, as desc.

9-09-13 COD – Estate of Jon A. Klassi, Jason Klassi Administrator and Jon A. Klassi to Jason Klassi, 6-92-24, as desc. 9-09-13 WD – Kent E. Eimers and Laura M. Eimers to Eimers LLC, City of Eagle Grove, Original Addition, Block 2, Lots 5 and 6, as desc. 9-09-13 WD – Diane S. Wright and Thomas G. Wright to Diane S. Wright Trustee, Wright Diane S. Living Trust, and Diane S. Wright Living Trust, 20-9224 and 21-92-24, as desc. 9-09-13 QUIT – Jessica Sue Fuller, Jessica S. Russell, Jessical Fuller, and Travis Conrad Fuller to Matthew L. Hadsall, City of Clarion, Sturgeon’s Addition, Block 15, Lots 1 and 2, as desc. 9-1013 QUIT – Sharon Lombardi to Jill Baumeister, City of Rowan, Original Addition, Block 7, Lots, 9, 10, and 11, as desc. 9-11-13 WD – Randy Ray Walker, Mary Ann Walker, Mary A. Walker, and Randy Walker to Melissa Lee, City of Clarion, Sheldon’s Addition, Block 3, Lot 10, as sesc. 9-11-13 WD – Nadyne M. Porter to Daniel Allen Thompson and Amy L. Thompson, 9-92-24, as desc. 9-11-13 WD – Darwin D. Christensen and Monica L. Christensen to Joshua R. Faaborg and Leigh E. Faaborg, City of Belmond, Original Addition NW 1/4 of Reserve, as desc. 9-11-13 WD – Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas Trustee, Saxon Asset Securities Trust 2000 2, and Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC to Thomas Burk, City of Belmond,

Original Addition, Block 17, Lot 6, as desc. 9-11-13 WD – Aren D. Fanselow Executor, Duane L. Fanselow Executor, Estate of Virginia C. Fanselow, and Virginia C. Fanselow to Aren D. Fanselow, Duane L. Fanselow, Connie B. Fanselow, and Jean E. Agena, 10-9123, as desc. 9-11-13

COD – Christopher Paasch Executor, Cory Carr Executor, Mary L. Paasch, and Estate of Mary L. Paasch to Christopher Paasch and Corry Carr, 16-92-24, as desc. 9-1213 QUIT – Gene Bridges to Teri Lynne Downes, 25-91-23, as desc. 9-12-13 WD – Robert E. Courson and Lynda S. Courson to Nathan A. Ysker and Krista A. Ysker, 16-92-24, as desc. 9-12-13 WD – Larry Lindstrom Trustee, Jean Lindstrom Trustee, Lindstrum Trust, and Lindstrom Trust to Laura Jane Beenken, City of Clarion, Sturgeon’s Second Addition, Lots 10 and 11, as desc. 9-12-13 WD – Adam J. Walton and Kathy J. Walton to Austin A. Walton Trustee, Walton Austin A. Irrevocable Trust and Austin A. Walton Irrevocable Trust, 5-90-25, as desc. 9-12-13 WD – Delmer Voss Trustee, Voss John A. Living Trust, and John A. Voss Living Trust to Delmer Voss Trustee, Voss Yulahmae Living Trust, and Yulahmae Voss Living Trust, 2891-26, as desc. 9-12-13 REC – Pedro Fernandez, Iris Y. Alfaro, Eduardo Padilla Duran, Erin J. Hill, and Iva Jeanne Hill to Constance A. Guetzke, City of Belmond, Original Addition, Block 19, Lots 3 and 4, as desc. 9-12-13 WD – Constance A. Guetzke and Norman David Guetzke to Erwin J. Hill, 30-93-24, as desc. 9-12-13 WD – George Anderson and Leann K. Anderson to George Anderson, 27-93-24, as desc. 9-13-13 Civil Court The court handled one child support case.

Discover Bank vs. Robert C. Comstock AKA Craig Comstock.

Judgment for the plaintiff Sept. 30 in the amount of $7,476.14 plus interest at a rate of 2.13 percent per annum from July 24 and court costs.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Board of Supervisors Wright County Board of Supervisors September 23, 2013 Chairman Watne called the regular meeting of the Wright County Board of Supervisors to order at 9:00 a.m. Members present were Helgevold and Watne. Rasmussen called in by conference call on his way to another meeting.

Minutes of the September 13, 2013 canvass of votes and September 16, 2013 regular meeting were read and approved.

Approved claims for payment.

Motion by Helgevold and seconded by Watne to approve the tax suspension order # 1093 per Iowa Code 427.9 for Phillip Fraser. Motion carries.

Motion by Watne and seconded by Helgevold to approve the appointment of Diana Suntken to the Belmond Library Board of Trustees to fill the vacancy of a nonresident position which term will expire on June 30, 2014. Motion carries.

Motion by Helgevold and seconded by Watne to adjourn the meeting. Motion carries.

Stan Watne, Chairman Wright County Board of Supervisors Betty Ellis, Wright County Auditor Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013

Small Claims Capital One Bank USA, NA vs Michael J. Boll, PO Box 23, Dows.

Case was dismissed Oct. 3 without prejudice. Case was originally filed June 28.

Capital One Bank, Urbandale, vs. Julianne Anderson, 1213 270th Street, Eagle Grove. Judgment for the plaintiff Oct. 2 by default in the amount of $4,803.28 plus interest at a rate of 2.13 percent per annum from July 24 and court costs.

Julie Jensen and Mitchell C. Jensen, 312 4rd Ave. SW, Belmond, vs. Rex Boyd, 2828 130th Street, Belmond. Judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $176.54 plus court costs.

Eagle Grove Golf Course, 1127 270th Street, Eagle Grove, vs. Chad M. Carter, 620 Maple Street, Kamrar.

Judgment for the plaintiff Sept. 30 by default in the amount of $3,050.56 plus interest at a rate of 2.13 percent per annum from Aug. 7 and court costs.

Portfolio Recovery Association, Des Moines, vs. Boyd E. Larue, 404 7th Ave. NW, Clarion. Judgment for the plaintiff Oct. 1 by default in the amount of $950.61 plus interest at a rate of 2.13 percent per annum from Sept. 5 and court costs.

District Court State of Iowa vs. Jeffrey J. Gretillat, 415 Poisal Street, Clarksville. The defendant pled guilty Sept. 27 to the amended charge of burglary in the third degree. The original charge was theft in the first degree. He was sentenced to a $750 fine plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge, court appointed attorney fees, $125 Law Enforcement Initiative surcharge, restitution to be determined, court costs, must submit a DNA sample, and a prison term not to exceed 5 years with credit for time served. The prison term is to run consecutively to all the other cases which sentence is not complete. This sentence is the result of an incident Nov. 13, 2012, investigated by the Wright County Sheriff’s Department.

City of Eagle Grove, vs. Daniel L. Tilghman, 1203 W. Broadway, Eagle

Grove. The defendant pled guilty on Oct. 3 to junk vehicle and junk nuisance and was fined $65 plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge and court costs. This sentence is the result of an incident Oct. 1 investigated by the Eagle Grove Police Department.

State of Iowa vs. John L. Sorensen, 202 W. Wright Street, Goldfield.

The defendant pled guilty Sept. 27 to the amended charge of public intoxication. The original charge was operating while intoxicated. He was sentenced to a $625 fine plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge, restitution to be determined, court costs and must obtain and follow all recommendations of a substance abuse evaluation. This sentence is the result of an incident July 6 investigated by the Wright County Sheriff’s Department.

Sheriff’s Department *Any criminal charge is merely an accusation and any defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Sept. 29 – 7:22 a.m. – Angie Spangler reported two dogs had attacked her herd of sheep near Sportsman Park. Upon investigation Anthony Powers of Clarion, the owner of the dogs, were located camping at Sportsman Park. Deputies recommend that Powers and his friends, Jake and Rebecca Castaneda of Eagle Grove, meet with the Spanglers and make arrangements for remedying the damages done by the dogs. All parties involved exchanged information.

Sept. 22 – Anthony M. Diaz DeLeon was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated – third offense.

Sept. 2 – Wayne with County Road Department reported finding bags of garbage in the ditch near the Clarion Air Port. Names and addresses of the owners of the garbage were located and fees for clean up will be assessed to them.

Oct. 1 – 7:52 p.m. - Christine M. Thompson of Robbinsdale, Minn., was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated.

PUBLIC NOTICE

City of Clarion Notice NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON DESIGNATION OF EXPANDED CLARION URBAN RENEWAL AREA AND ON PROPOSED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN Notice is hereby given that at 5:15 o’clock p.m., at the City Hall, 121 First Street SW, Clarion, Iowa, on the 21st day of October, 2013, a public hearing will be conducted on the question of designating an expanded Clarion Urban Renewal Area, pursuant to Chapter 403, Code of Iowa, by adding and including all the property described as follows: A tract of land located in the Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter (NE ¼ SE ¼ ) of Section 31, Township 92 North, Range 24 West of the 5th P.M., within the corporate limits of the town of Clarion, Wright County, Iowa, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast (SE) corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE 1/4 SE 1/4) of said Section 31; Thence South 89° 52’ 49” West, along the South line of said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE 1/4 SE 1/4), 774.88 feet to the East line of Eleventh Street Northeast; Thence North 00° 14’ 16” East, along said East line, 381.00 feet; Thence North 89° 52’ 49” East, 775.50 feet to the East line of said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE 1/4 SE 1/4); Thence South 00° 19’ 58” West, along said East line, 381.00 feet to the Point of Beginning. And Parcel Nos. 07-32-351-001, 07-32-351-002, 0732-351-003, 07-32-351-004 and 07-32-352-002.

Deadline for photo/bio submission is Friday, Oct. 25 at 5 p.m.

Publication date is Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013.

We will re-run last year’s submissions unless we receive a call otherwise.

More particularly described as follows: The West 305 feet of the South 660 feet of the Southwest quarter (SW ¼) of Section 32, Township 92 N, Range 24W, of the 5th P.M and the north 152.5 feet of the East 330 feet of the Southwest quarter (SW ¼) of the Southwest quarter (SW ¼) of the Southwest quarter (SW ¼) of said Section 32, all in the City of Clarion, Wright County, Iowa.

The subject matter of the public hearing will include a proposed amendment to the urban renewal plan for the Clarion Urban Renewal Area covering the area identified above, pursuant to Chapter 403, Code of Iowa, a copy of which amendment is on file for public inspection in the office of the County Auditor.

The proposed amendment to the urban renewal plan brings the property described above into the Urban Renewal Area and makes it subject to the provisions of the urban renewal plan. In addition, the amendment identifies new projects and initiatives for the promotion of economic development and alleviation of blighted conditions in the Urban Renewal Area.

At said hearing any interested person may file written objections or comments and may be heard orally with respect to the subject matter of the hearing.

Rochelle Pohlman City Administrator Published in the Wright County Monitor on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013

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Restitution Hearing continued from page 1 there is enough evidence that the prosecution would likely convict them at trial. Beenken accepted a 2nd Degree Theft charge with his plea.

A large portion of the Beenken case hinges on the difference between “liner” and “slip liner.” A liner is a thin, plastic sheath that is installed inside a drainpipe, which helps prevent moisture from seeping out. Slip liners are a type of curedin-place pipe. A polyester tube is drawn through the pipe, treated with resin, and cured with steam until it hardens. A slip liner essentially creates a new pipe within the old. Liner is pretty cheap, costing around $2 per foot. Slip lining costs around $25-$30 per foot.

Beenken’s bill to Poulson doesn’t say anything about slip liner, but does include charges for 672 feet of liner, costing $1.80 per foot.

Essentially, Beenken argues that he received a theft charge for failing to install something he never claimed to install in the first place. Testimony from one of the city employees, Mike Anderson, and an employee of Mort’s Water, Jason Asbe, indicates that they were looking for slip liner during their inspections, not liner.

Beenken’s defense did not bring up the difference between liner and slip liner until sentencing, after Beenken had taken his plea. According to Beenken, he only took an Alford Plea because his lawyer at the time told him that “this would all go away” if he did so. Beenken later appealed the case to the Iowa Supreme Court, and his appeal was turned down.

Since Beenken has already accepted the theft charge, Rosenbladt now has to determine how much restitution Beenken will have to pay to Poulson. The prosecution, County Attorney Eric Simonson, asked the court to order Beenken to pay $15,023 to Poulson, the entire cost of the bill. Beenken’s attorney, Art Cady, argued that Beenken completed some work at the jobsite, and that it would be unfair if he was not compensated for that labor.

One of the issues at the restitution hearing was whether or not Beenken actually installed plastic liner in the drain. Two sewer camera videos, taken two years after the initial complaint in 2012, don’t show obvious evidence of a plastic liner. However, Beenken does admit that he had never installed plastic liner before, and that it was possible that the liner came loose.

Both videos stop at a blockage in a drain. No video can be obtained of

what is blocking the drain. Asbe, who ran the camera in 2012, testified that the blockage felt like tree roots to him. Beenken testified that there was a good chance the blockage was caused by the dislodged plastic liner.

One of the things that needed to be determined for the hearing was how much a project like this should cost. Beenkin billed Poulson for $15,023, including 255 man-hours of labor. Asbe testified that he believed that Mort’s Water could probably replace the entire tile at Poulson’s at a cost of around $4,000 to $6,000. Beenken argues that Asbe is underestimating the scope of the project, especially when it comes to digging through R38. While he did not submit it as evidence in the hearing, Beenken did get a quote from Municipal Pipe and Tool for the Poulson project. Municipal Pipe and Tool gave a $43,700 quote for clearing the drain and installing the liner. Beenken also argued that his business did not have the same equipment as Mort’s Water, and the costs of the project would be higher because of that.

The prosecution also questioned why Beenken charged Poulson for 672 feet of plastic liner when the distance from Poulson’s house to the water main is about 300 feet.

Poulson said that he ruined the first couple of hundred feet trying to install it, and that he billed the ruined material to the job.

There were also some issues with Beenken’s bookkeeping. At one point, he recorded that he had performed 240 hours of work at Poulson’s, while the final bill stated 255.

Beenken admitted that his bookkeeping was not the best, but said that the discrepancy was a mistake and that he was not inflating his hours.

In Simonson’s closing argument, he argued that Beenken’s invoice overcharged for the installation of lining, that there is no evidence that Beenken installed a lining, and that Poulson “really derived no benefit from the work.”

Cady argued for the defense, saying that Beenken clearly performed work at Poulson’s home.

Cady said that Beenken cleared the water from Poulson’s basement, and the sewer camera video showed that PVC pipe was installed at Poulson’s.

Cady said that if there was any overcharge, Beenken would be responsible for that, but that he should be paid for the work he performed.

Cady stated that the entire issue was civil, not criminal, because it was a dispute over a bill that was paid, where services were rendered.

Beenken has gripes about the entire shape this case has taken. He believes he was treated unfairly by the Clarion Police Department because of personal grudges. Beenken was connected to Brian Jensen, one of the investigating officers on the case, because Beenken was engaged to Jensen’s ex-wife. Jensen and Chief of Police Steve Hennigar are both related to Al and Scott Hennigar, who competed with Beenken in the plumbing business. Beenken thinks that these people should not have been involved with the investigation, because of their personal interests in the matter.

Steve Hennigar says that the police department did not conduct themselves inappropriately while handling the case.

“There were no ‘personal grudges’ towards Mr. Beenken. This case was handled out of professionalism,” said Hennigar. “ The Police Department was not responsible for the amount of money Beenken stole from the elderly person. Beenken was given probation, but in all reality I feel he should have done prison time for what he did.”

Hennigar also says that the charges against Beenken were legitimate.

“It was founded that Beenken was charging this elderly person for work that had not been done.

The Clarion PD found Beenken was also charging sales tax that he never had a license for. The Clarion PD completed the investigation then forwarded the case to the county attorney. Although some of the work Beenken had said he had done was hard to prove, it was decided to charge Beenken with the obvious work that had not been done. Beenken had charged this individual for slip lining a storm sewer and sanitary sewer pipe, which was never done. At that time, charges were filed against Beenken, the case went through court system, Beenken then appealed the court’s decision, in which then he lost. “

For his part, Beenken believes that he undercharged Poulson.

“I averaged $22 per hour the whole time I worked for Mr. Poulson, versus the $48 per hour I usually make, simply because of the cast amount of time I had to spend there, making things the way he wanted them,” Beenken said.

Beenken’s tools were also locked away after he was asked to leave the jobsite. Two years later, his tools still have not been released to him.

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Oct. 26, at the Clarion Ambulance Building beginning at 9 a.m. to work together on various projects.

“If people have tasks which they’d like done, contact me, we will put it on our ‘to do’ list,” said Weld. “We can’t guarantee all tasks will be done. But we can’t do what we don’t know. If you see community things which would be good to have done, make us aware.” People who’d like to volunteer, please bring rakes, garbage bags, and trimming tools if you have them. If you don’t, just come.

“Once tasks are done, we’d like to hear from you,” said Weld. “We will keep track of the projects, the number of people who did them, and the estimated number of hours. Sometimes it is just the task (i.e. wrote a letter, gave a donation to some need). We’d like to know what has been done within a week after Oct.

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A new twist this year is all of the “Make a Difference Day” tasks, which the Clarion-Goldfield Schools are doing. “They are going to enter their efforts on their own,” said Weld. “They collectively do such a good job; this will give them an opportunity to enter and win in the national contest on their own.”

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complaint, and spoke with the pet owner.

6:30 PM - Assisted on an ambulance call.

Monday, Sept. 30 3:25 AM - Found the backdoor of Sam’s Kitchen open. The officer secured the building and spoke with the owners.

11:14 AM - Received a report of a sexual assault on a minor and began to investigate.

5:10 PM - Assisted a motorist whose vehicle broke down on 2nd Street SE. Tuesday, Oct. 1 8:51 AM - Gave a warning for speeding.

11:47 AM - Investigated an attempted break-in. Someone had tried to pry the passenger door handle off a truck with a screwdriver.

4:10 PM - Received a report of inappropriate behavior by a child and began to investigate.

6:15 PM - Responded to an accident at 5th Street and Main.

Wednesday, Oct. 2 3:26 AM - Performed a foot patrol down Main Street.

11:07 AM - Received a complaint saying that garbage was piling up in the alley of the 200 block of N. Main Street. The officer spoke with the tenant, and he agreed to get a trash receptacle out there.

2:12 PM - Noticed a strong gas smell and heard hissing out west of town. The officer notified Northern Natural Gas. 2:27 PM - Received a report of someone burning in their yard. The officer was unable to locate the people involved.

4:16 PM - Received a report of someone shooting a gun near the Lantern Park Apartments. It turned out to be someone across the street cracking a whip.

6:02 PM - Gave a warning for failure to yield at a stoplight.

9:50 PM - Gave a citation for failure to yield at a stoplight.

Thursday, Oct. 3 1:20 AM - Intervened in a verbal dispute. The parties involved separated.

11:47 AM - Served civil papers.

2:27 PM - Received a report of careless driving. The officer found the vehicle and pulled them over. The driver was not drunk and everything appeared to be normal.

11:32 PM - Gave a warning for speeding.

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Saturday, Sept. 28 1:02 AM - Found some old TVs and VCRs on the ground behind MyMedMart.

1:08 AM - Investigated a suspicious vehicle.

7:13 AM - Gave a warning for speeding and having an expired driver’s license.

7:38 AM - Gave a warning for speeding.

12:32 PM - Ran radar on Central Avenue West.

12:38 PM - Gave a warning for speeding.

3:01 PM - Gave a warning for speeding.

4:30 PM - Attempted to serve warrants.

8:48 PM - Gave a warning for speeding.

9:27 PM - Gave a warning for speeding, and for having the incorrect address on their driver’s license.

10:43 PM - Ran radar.

11:32 PM - Gave a written citation for speeding.

Sunday, Sept. 29 12:48 AM - Patrolled around the schools.

3:05 AM - Went on foot patrol downtown.

11:22 AM - Gave a warning for speeding.

1:56 PM - Gave a warning for speeding.

3:50 PM - Ran radar.

5:28 PM - Ran radar.

5:53 PM - Received a barking dog

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Friday, Sept. 27 1:18 AM - Stopped a suspicious vehicle in an alley. The driver bailed out, and the officer was unable to locate him.

3:03 PM - Attempted to serve an arrest warrant.

3:20 PM - Patrolled the area near the schools.

5:37 PM - Gave a verbal warning for speeding.

6:30 PM - Performed crowd control at the football game.

8:03 PM - Gave a citation for speeding.

8:46 PM - Investigated a suspicious person behind the Rock Island Depot. He was just using their Wi-Fi. 9:02 PM - Gave a warning for driving with a headlight out.

9:16 PM - Gave a warning for speeding.

9:20 PM - Ran radar on Central Avenue East.

9:44 PM - Gave a strong warning about reckless driving, after a motorist crossed the center line towards the officer.

10:22 PM - Found an open garage door and closed it.

10:31 PM - Gave a warning for speeding.

11:09 PM - Double-checked schools following the football game.

11:11 PM - Investigated a suspicious vehicle near the elementary school playground.

11:50 PM - Found a trailer parked in the street, and got the owner to move it.

11:59 PM - Gave a written

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Wendy Jensen has served as a missionary traveling through many nations and in the USA ministering to women, pastors and children. Wendy’s heart is to love the Lord, minister to women, children and those in ministry locally and internationally to call out their destiny, bring healing, hope and transformation.

Kim Lee , is serving as the pastor of The Dwelling Place in Clarion, IA, along with her husband. Kim has a passion and a heart to see revival touch individuals as well as the corporate body and to see the Kingdom of God be released on the earth. Kim’s desire is to empower to women rise up in their calling and walk in freedom.

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HARLEN E. HALVERSON

Harlen E. Halverson, 88 of Fort Dodge, passed away Monday, September 30, 2013 at his home. He was a former resident of Dows.

Private family services are

planned. The Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family.

Memorials may be left to Unity Point Hospice.

Birth Announcements Baby Boy Jimenez Maelena Jimenez Torres and Fausto Toledo Aracen of Clarion are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Cristofer Alexander Toledo Jimenez, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013.

Cristofer weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces at birth. He was welcomed home by his siblings, Amanda Toledo and Danna Toledo.

Baby Girl Jordan Patrick and Tanja Jordan of Blairsburg are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Sophia Marie Jordan, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. Sophia weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces at birth. She was welcomed home by Jennifer, 11, and Riley, 2.

Proud grandpa is Richard Jordan of Williams. Great-grandmother is Starlett Brown of Altoona.

Arise into your Destiny Women’s Conference on October 26 A Women’s Conference entitled Arise Into Your Destiny will be held at The Dwelling Place on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Dwelling Place is located at 912 Central Avenue East in Clarion.

Guest speakers will be Linda Schreuers, Wendy Jensen, Kim Lee, and Angela Lantzky.

Linda Schreurs, founder of Intimacy with God Ministries, has a passionate desire to see others walk a more intimate spiritual life with God. Linda leads others into experiencing greater depths of intimacy with God in Solitude Retreats and Hermitages.

Linda publishes a monthly journal and has other published books.

Wendy Jensen has served as a missionary traveling through many nations and in the USA ministering to women, pastors and children.

Wendy’s heart is to love the Lord, minister to women, children and those in ministry locally and

internationally to call out their destiny, bring healing, hope and transformation.

Kim Lee , is serving as the pastor of The Dwelling Place in Clarion, along with her husband.

Kim has a passion and a heart to see revival touch individuals as well as the corporate body and to see the Kingdom of God be released on the earth. Kim’s desire is to empower to women rise up in their calling and walk in freedom.

Worship Leader, Angela Lantzky, will be leading worship. Angela is the worship leader at The Dwelling Place. Her love and passion for the Lord is evident as she leads worship to create an atmosphere of God’s power and presence.

There will be a $10 registration fee, which is payable at the door.

A lunch will be provided. Call 515-293-2822 for reservations. No childcare will be provided.

The 86th Annual Union Aid met at noon for a salad luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 3, at the Church of Christ. Kara Curry of the Church of Christ gave the welcome and Joyce Charlson of the First Lutheran Church responded. Pastor Warren Curry of the Church of Christ gave the table grace. Ladies from the Church of Christ served the luncheon provided by the women of all the churches.

Joyce Charlson introduced the clergy and their spouses, while Kathy Lester of St. John Catholic Church introduced the presidents.

Yvonne Stevens, President from the UCC Congregational Church called the meeting to order and read a devotional by Mother Theresa.

Judy Ofstethun provided the music for congregational singing of “They Will Know We Are Christians By Our Love.”

Carolyn Bowman, First United Methodist Church introduced the speaker Michelle Walters, Executive

Alpha group to begin this week

Alpha will meet Wednesday evenings starting Oct. 16 to Dec. 11 from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. at the Show Room at Hagie Manufacturing, 721 Central Ave W. in Clarion.

Alpha is a super-safe, no pressure class that covers Christian principles.

All questions are welcome and encouraged. It’s great for anyone wanting to know more about Christianity and great for people who want to grow in their faith.

No pressure, no judgment, no hassle.

Attendance is free. Childcare will be provided. For more information and to RSVP contact Neal Bunn at nbunn@99ways.org or 515-5540794.

Director of Building Families.

Walters is director for Hamilton, Humboldt, and Wright Counties dealing with Early Childhood.

Building Families tries to create a continuum of supports and services that embraces children and their families. There are approximately 2000 days between birth and the first day of kindergarten. The first 2000 days of a child’s life can have a lifelong impact on physical and emotional wellbeing. The Building Families help educate and support families with young children, support programs that implement quality programming, assist children to be ready to begin school by age five and embrace the social and emotional development of children.

A freewill offering was collected.

Special music was a piano duet by sisters JoAnne Olson of the UCC Congregational Church and Mary Kallem from the United Presbyterian Church.

Kathy Lester, St. John Catholic Church read the minutes and treasurers report for 2012. Balance of $15.28 was reported. Yvonne Stevens gave the 2012 Project report and then reported that the 2014 president would be from the First United Methodist Church and the secretary/treasurer would be from the Church of Christ.

Kara Curry reported 42 people were in attendance and $383 was collected for Building Families.

Mary Kallem from the United Presbyterian Church extended the 2014 meeting invitation to their church.

Judy Ofstethun closed the meeting by playing the hymn “Blest be the Tie that Binds.”

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35 Years Ago October 12, 1978 Lisa Campbell is Clarion’s 1978 Homecoming Queen. Seventeen year old Lisa is a sparkly brunette with an “All American Girl Smile.”

She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Campbell, Jr. Her younger brother, Mark, is 7 and a first grader.

Lisa is interested in a career in the medical field, but is as yet undecided as to which school or college she will attend following high school graduation.

Peter Rabbit’s friends have increased until the little playhouse is no longer big enough. Beginning Monday, Oct. 6, Peter Rabbit will be located at 815 5th Street NW, licensed as a day care center. There will be lots more room and new equipment, such as a sand box, a bunny, snails, mirrors, blocks, tables and chairs.

Lucky Winners of small portable television sets from the Clarion Farmers Elevator Co-op are Sherman Ekeland and Don Hocraffer. Mike Wollner of the Clarion Co-op staff made the presentation. The men won because they had guessed the date at which the soil temperature would reach 55 degrees – a temperature at which it s safe to begin applying fall

fertilizer. The date was Oct. 7 when the soil temp dropped to 52 degrees.

70 Years Ago October 14, 1943 The Clarion Legion Auxiliary is gathering leather handbags, old pocketbooks, belts, or any other article make of leather material, which will be sent to the Veterans hospital in Knoxville. The hospital is in nee do material for patients to work on during the long hours of their stay in the hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Turk have received word of the safe arrival overseas of their son, Pvt. Charles Turk. He is now stationed some where in the Pacific. Charles recently received the highest mark in his company in rifle practice with the Browning automatic and machine gun, with a score of 190 out of 200.

The Ezra Trout home on 1st Ave. SE was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lindsay, possession to be given at once. Mr. Lindsay may rent the property for the present.

Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Buttorff of Sheffield have purchased the E. A. Allen 80 acres farm in Wall Lake Township, consideration was $175 per acre, possession to be given March 1. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wilcox are the present tenants.

Clarion Theatre to present SURGE The Clarion Theatre along with the Clarion Ministerial Association will be hosting the special event Aquire the Fire and Teen Mania presents SURGE. The Power. The Glory. The Music.

SURGE is a Christian inspired, high-energy interactive movie theater event that fuses music, comedy, and inspirational messages.

Creating a moment where young people and those who believe in them fill theaters across North America.

SURGE features empowering and inspirational messages by Ron Luce interwoven between the hilarious comedy of John Gray and musical performances by awardwinning Christian artists Casting Crowns, Newsboys, Lecrae and worship artists Acquire the Fire.

SURGE will inspire, entertain and empower generations looking to make a difference.

Being shown in nearly 500 theaters nationwide, SURGE is a movie theater event unlike anything you’ve ever seen before.

Do something different with your Saturday, get filled up, get encouraged and go out and make a difference.

SURGE will be shown at the Clarion Theatre two days only: Saturday, Oct. 12, and Saturday, Oct. 19, at 2:00 p.m., both days.

Admission is $7.00 per person. (No reserved seating. Seating will be on a first come basis. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m).

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Cars Made From Scratch The first car made by Henry Ford was in 1904; however, Ford did not go into production until 1908. In 1926, the price of a basic touring Ford Model T was $360.

It was not until the summer of 1932 before the first car was made in Clarion by Charles Austin and Linden McNeilus. Before several “junked” Model T’s were converted to “Torpedoes or Speedsters.”

Austin purchased a 2 ½ horse Waterloo gasoline utility engine from a farmer south of Clarion for

$5. These engines were originally designed to pump water on farms when no wind to operate wind mills.

It was a one cylinder water cooled engine and would run best when the water was boiling.

McNeilus was a young entrepreneur starting a salvage business in his parents’ backyard.

After a few hours of planning and design work, they agreed on an open solid roof two passenger one cylinder vehicle. It was built on a wooden “T” frame having two small side-by-side narrow front steel

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Church news CLARION AREA FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 201 3rd. Ave. NE, Clarion Rev. Don Morrison 515-532-2845 •Saturday, Oct. 12 7:30am UMM •Sunday, Oct. 13 8:45am Traditional Service, 10:00am Sunday School, 11:00am Contemporary Service, 6:00pm Bible Study – “Not a Fan” •Monday, Oct. 14 3:30 to 6:00pm Hiz Kidz •Tuesday, Oct. 15 1:30 to 3:30pm Bible Study in Fireside Room •Wednesday, Oct. 16 Newsletter Articles Due, 2:00pm Isabella Thoburn at the Meadows, 2:00pm Grace Stockwell, 3:30 – 5:00pm CHICKS, 5:00pm Webelos 2 den meeting, 6:00pm Praise Team practice, 7:00pm Chancel Choir practice •Thursday, Oct. 17 10:00am Bible Study at the Meadows, 12:00noon Book Club at Fireside Room, 4:30pm Webelos 1 meeting, 5:00pm Bear Den meeting FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH 420 1st Street N.W., Clarion Rev. Ronald Nelson 515-532-3440 •Sunday, Oct. 13 9:30am Sunday School, 10:00am Fellowship, 10:45am Worship Service •Monday, Oct. 14 9:15am WIC, 3:30pm Hiz Kidz at Methodist Church •Tuesday, Oct. 15 9:15am WIC, 1:00pm Pastors’ text study in Jewell •Wednesday, Oct. 16 7:00pm Confirmation UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, CONGREGATIONAL 121 3rd Avenue N.W., Clarion Pastor Bill Kem 515-532-2269 •Sunday, Oct. 13 10:00am Sunday School at UPC, 10:15am Fellowship, 11:00am Worship •Wednesday, Oct. 16 6:00pm Choir CHURCH OF CHRIST 420 North Main, Clarion Pastor Warren Curry 515-532-3273 •Thursday, Oct. 10 9:30am Weekly Coffee at church office, 3:45pm SHINE at church office •Friday, Oct. 12 9:00am Swingn’ Seniors Trip to Apple Orchard at Fort Dodge Sunday, Oct. 13 9:00am Sunday School, 10:00am Worship Service, 5:30pm Bible Bowl Practice at church office, 7:00pm IMPACT – (7th to 12th grade) Youth at Church Office •Monday, Oct. 14 3:45 – 6:00pm Hiz Kidz meet at Methodist Church •Tuesday, Oct. 15 6:00am Iron Men – New Men’s Prayer Group at church office •Wednesday, Oct. 16 10:00am Church prayer time at Sandy Stephenson’s, 3:45pm Bible Bowl Practice at Church office, 4:30 to 5:30pm God’s Team (Boys Group 4th – 6th grades) at church, 6:00pm Begins Bible Study – James – at Church office ST. JOHN CATHOLIC 608 2nd Ave. N.E., Clarion Father Nils Hernandez, Pastor 515-532-3586 • Thursday, Oct. 10 9:00am Sewing Circle at St. John in Clarion • Friday, Oct. 11 7:40am Rosary at St. John, 8:00am Mass, Adoration, Benediction at St. John in Clarion •Saturday, Oct. 12 – Baby Needs Weekend – Vocation Awareness 3:40pm Rosary at St. John in Clarion, 4:00pm Mass at St. John in Clarion, 8:00pm Mass in Spanish at St. John •Monday, Oct. 14 6:15p, RCIA/Adult Catechesis at St. John in

Clarion, 7:00pm Hispanic Pre-Baptism Class at St. John in Clarion •Wednesday, Oct. 16 6:30pm Religious Ed at St. John in Clarion UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 219 First Street N.W., Clarion Bill Kem, Pastor 515-532-2709 •Sunday, Oct. 13 9:00am Worship, 10:00am Sunday School and Fellowship •Tuesday, Oct. 15 10:00am Prayer Group • Wednesday, Oct. 16 6:00am Early Risers •Thursday, Oct. 17 10:00am Friendship Ministry, Fort Dodge Apple Orchard THE LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Dana Wendel, Minister 1010 2nd Street SW, Clarion 532-2330 or 532-6686 •Sunday 9:30 am - Sunday School, 10:45 am - Worship Service free lunch following service •Tuesday 11:00 am - Prayer (Hiemstra’s) •Wednesday 7:00 pm - Adult Bible Study THE DWELLING PLACE Pastor Kim Lee 912 Central Ave East 515-293-2822 •Saturdays 6:00pm Service • Sundays 10:00am Services • Wednesdays 7:00 pm Corporate Prayer

GOLDFIELD AREA UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 220 Oak Street, Goldfield Rev. Sara Hill, Pastor 515-825-3581 www.goldfieldupc.com goldpres@goldfieldaccess.net •Thursday, Oct. 10 9:15pm TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) weigh-in and meeting, 6:30pm Support and Recovery group at Crossroads on Main Street •Saturday, Oct. 12 9:00 to 1:30pm Presbytery of North Central Iowa Ministry and Mission Board consultation meeting, here •Sunday, Oct. 13 9:15am Sunday school for all ages, 9:45am Choir practice in east basement, 10:30am Worship Service, 11:30am Fellowship, 6:00pm Liberty Pathfinders 4-H Club rescheduled meeting •Monday, Oct. 14 1:30pm Stewardship, Mission & Finance Committee meeting in Rose Room •Tuesday, Oct. 15 4:00 to 6:00pm Church Members and friends will travel to Westminster Church in Waterloo to pack meals for the “Feed My Starving Children” event. Leave church at 2 p.m.

•Wednesday, Oct. 16 4:00pm After-School Story –Time with Renee from Eagle Grove Library in the East Room, 6:30pm Session Meeting in Rose Room LAKE LUTHERAN CHURCH Goldfield Pastor Truman Larson •Sunday 9:00 am Worship Service, 10:15 am Sunday School and Confirmation.

PARK CHURCH OF CHRIST 422 North Washington St., Goldfield Bob Dishman 515-825-3911 •Sunday 9:15 am Bible School, 10:15 am Worship Service-Communion observed weekly; childcare available and Children’s Church, 11:00 am WWE/Jr. Worship GOLDFIELD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH P.O. Box 190

Pastor Christina Perkins Craig Carlson, Youth Minister 515-825-3754 •Sunday, Oct. 13 10:30 am – Worship HOLMES EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Rich Taylor 515-825-3660 Friday, Oct. 11 9:00am Bible Study at Samuel Lutheran •Sunday, Oct. 13 9:45am Sunday School, 10:45am Worship •Tuesday, Oct. 15 10:30am Communion at Rotary South, 11:00am Communion at Rotary North •Wednesday, Oct. 16 2:30pm Home Circle Worship at Clarion Wellness & Rehab, 5:30pm Confirmation at Samuel •Thursday, Oct. 17 10:00am Items for November Newsletter Due HOLMES BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Zach Fischer 2137 Hancock Avenue 515-825-3110 •Sunday 9:30 am - Sunday School, 10:30 am - Worship Service, 6:00 pm - Evening Service •Wednesday 7:00 pm - Prayer meeting; Souled Out Group, WRIGHT CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH 1730 130th Street, Kanawha 641-762-3947 •Sunday 9:30 am - Morning Worship, 10:30 am - Fellowship, 11:00 am - Sunday School, 6:00 pm - Evening Worship

ROWAN AREA UNITED CHURCH OF ROWAN Pastor Nancy Hofmeister 811 Pesch Box 38, Rowan •Sunday, Oct. 13 – Pastor Appreciation Sunday 9:00am Kids Sunday School, 10:00am Worship Service, 11:00am PPR hosting coffee fellowship in honor of Pastor Nancy •Tuesday, Oct. 15 4:00pm Kid’s Club •Wednesday, Oct. 16 9:00am Property Maintenance and Memorial, PPR Committee will not meet in October, 7:00pm Council •Thursday, Oct. 17 2:00pm Women’s Group IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Missouri Synod Jct. Highway 69 & 3 Pastor Mark Peterson

•Sunday 10:30 am - Divine Service 11:45 am - Bible Study

DOWS AREA ABUNDANT LIFE CHAPEL 202 Fairview St., Dows 515-852-4520 / Bruce Klapp, Pastor • Sundays 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages including adults; 10:30 a.m. - Worship Service with Nursery and Children’s Ministry available; 6:30 p.m. - Adult Bible Study with childcare available • Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. - Adult Bible Study with Nursery, Children and Youth Ministry SOVEREIGN GRACE CHURCH 109 N. Eskridge St., Dows Dows / www.sgcdows.com Doug Holmes, Pastor • Sundays 10:15 a.m. - Sunday School/Coffee;11:15am Worship at First Presbyterian in Dows FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH Dows Pastor Ron Nelson •Saturday, Oct. 12 6:30am Men’s Bible Study at Rick’s •Sunday, Oct. 13

9:00am Worship with Communion, 10:00am Sunday School and Coffee UNITED METHODIST & PRESBYTERIAN Dows / Alexander Shawn W. Hill, Pastor • Sundays 8:45a.m. - Alexander Methodist Worship; 9:00a.m. - Dows Sunday School; 10:00a.m. - Dows Joint Worship at Presbyterian Church on first two Sundays each month and at United Methodist Church on remaining Sundays • Thursdays 9 a.m. - Presbyterian Women FIRST REFORMED 214 Brown St., Alexander Pastor Phillip Arnold • Sundays 8:30 a.m. - Adult Sunday School in the Sunshine Room; 9:30 a.m. - Worship; 10:45 a.m. - Sunday School; 6:30 p.m. - HS Youth Group Meeting; 7 p.m. - Pastor Phil’s Radio Ministry on KLMJ • Wednesdays 4:00p.m. - Catechism, Grades 1-8; 7:00p.m.

- High School IMMANUEL U.C.C. 204 E. South St., Latimer Pastor Lindsey Braun • Sunday 9:30am - Worship •Monday 7:00pm - Pastor Lindsey back from vacation ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN 304 W. Main, Latimer Rev. Marvin Lorenz, Pastor • Wednesday 6:30pm - Elders • Saturday 7:00pm - Vespers • Sunday 9:00a.m. - Worship; 10:15 a.m. - ABC / Sunday School UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Morgan, Lee Center, Bradford Erling Shultz, Pastor • Sundays, 8:30 a.m. Worship (B); 9:30 a.m.

Worship, (LC); 10:30 a.m. Worship (M) • Tuesdays, 5:15-6:30 p.m. NA/AA Bible Study; 7:30 p.m. (B) Bible Study MISSIONARY ALLIANCE CHURCH 3rd & Lake Streets, Blairsburg Ron Lotz, Pastor 515-325-6210 •Saturday, Oct. 12 9:30 to 11:00am MAC Fit fitness group for women of all ages and stages of fitness. MAC Fit is fitness for body, mind and soul.

• Sunday, Oct. 13 9:00am Sunday School for all ages, 10:00am Worship service •Monday, Oct. 14 7:00am Sr. High youth meet Pastor Jim fir coffee in Webster City at Morning Glory, 6:00pm Elder Board meeting, 7:00pm Governing Board meeting •Tuesday, Oct. 15 6:00am Men’s Bible Study at MAC, 7:00am Sr. High youth meet Pastor Jim for coffee in Clarion at grounded •Wednesday, Oct. 16 6:00pm Pizza Supper, 6:30pm Awana for kids 3 years old through 6th grade, MAC youth for 6-8 grade students, Women’s Bible Study, 7:00pm Solid Rock Inc. for Senior High students, “Essentials of Discipline” Parenting class taught by Pastor Ron Lotz, Men’s Study NAZARETH LUTHERAN Coulter Pastor Dave Bernhardt • Sunday 10:00am - Coffee, 10:30am - Joint Worship Service

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Voigts, Bouslog Engagement Bruce and Joan Voigts of Clarion announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Michelle Mary, to Ryan Paul Bouslog, son of Jeff and Shawn Bouslog of Saint Paul, Minn.

Michelle is a 2007 graduate of Clarion-Goldfield High School and a 2012 graduate of Luther College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education.

She is a second grade teacher at Winterquist Elementary School in

the Esko Public School District, Esko, Minn.

Ryan is a 2007 graduate of Minnehaha Academy and a 2011 graduate of Luther College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in athletic training. He is a graduate student in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at the College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minn.

The couple will be married on Dec. 31, 2013, in Saint Paul, Minn.

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Bride-to-be of Ryan Bouslog Saturday, October 19th • 10:00 to 11:30 am Clarion Library Community Room Please bring a copy of your favorite recipe for Michelle.

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Thank You

We thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers and comforting words at the time of our brother Einer’s, illness and passing.

God bless you all.

Dagny Schmidt & family Melvin Anderson & family

Benefit for Benjamin Hanson

Benjamin Hanson was diagnosed with a brain tumor Glioblastoma (GBM) on July 26, 2013. Since then he has underwent brain surgery and is currently undergoing chemo and radiation. Ben was born in Belmond 34 years ago, he went to school in Des Moines. Ben entered the Navy and when discharged he returned to Belmond in 2001. Ben is the son of Duane Hanson of Goodell. He married Danielle about 10 years ago. They are the parents of 4 children James 10, Chrissy 9, Nevaeh 6 and Jonus born in April 2013.

There will be a maid-rite dinner consisting of sandwiches, potato salad, chips, baked beans, cupcakes and drinks.

October 19, 2013 • 4:30 - 6:30 pm.

The dinner will be held at the Goodell Community Hall.

There will be an auction following the meal anyone wishing to donate can contact Lorna Holst at 641-580-2177 you can leave a message or bring items to the hall Friday night from 5-7 pm or Saturday anytime after 10 am. All proceeds will go to the Hanson family to help with expenses.

Donations may be made at Northwest Bank.

Drink for Pink 2013 Save 2nd Base!

Chappy’s on Main, Clarion October 12 • 6:00 pm DJ, Raffle, Lottery Boards, Food and Drink Specials, Shirts and Koozies on sale now!

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causing the Austin & McNeilus Car Co. into receivership.

After the road dust settled, the Stanbery Bros., Bill & Ross, decided to make a car with rubber tires for speed and riding comfort. Their father, Harry, kept a milk cow in a shed behind the family home at the corner of 3rd St N and Hwy 3. To haul the cow manure to his mother’s farm, Harry had a 4-wheel rubber tire trailer made from a Model T chassis and running gear. The brothers removed the trailer box and set a Waterloo engine side-ways in the front next to a re-constructed steering shaft. Using the same drive shaft, the brothers connected the engine with a flat belt to a pulley on the drive shaft. It was a direct drive with no transmission; thus, one speed forward and no reverse. They hooked up the rear brakes. Basically, it was a Model T ran by a Waterloo engine. A party of interest was Dick Robson.

Later my preference was a simple compact car with a single seat. At the age of 8 or 9, I installed a $4 Maytag washing machine motor on the rear of my wooden coaster wagon. After removing the hard rubber tire on the right rear wheel, I put a v-belt over the wheel and pulley on the motor.

The forward speed and stopping were controlled by a pulley lever to tighten or loosen the v- belt. At the launching ceremony conducted by the Mayor, my Dad with clear words told me to give pedestrians the rightof- way.

Henry Ford said…”Vision without execution is just hallucination!”

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Traveling back in time....

wheels for steering and two larger steel wheels in the rear for power.

The steering device was an upright shaft with a steering wheel on top.

It was located behind the engine and connected by cables to the two front wheels. The brakes were engaged by the passenger pulling back a large wooden lever that forced rubber tire pads against the rear wheels. The drive shaft was a flat belt from the engine to a pulley in the middle of the rear axle. As I remember, this hybrid had no reverse mechanism.

Austin and McNeilus enjoyed the notoriety of doing “wheelies” on Main Street unrestrained by the off-duty Town Marshal. The interest of the local natives was receptive, but not sufficient to consider mass production of the Austin & NcNeilus Hybrid Car. Since they had no liability insurance, Austin’s Dad restricted driving the car of the future to private property and not on public roadways. This edict squashed any sales’ demonstrations

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Mosaic Celebrates 100 Years: A Century of Service, A Legacy of Love On February 19, 2013 Mosaic will celebrate a milestone anniversary.

Their centennial celebration titled: A Century of Service, A Legacy of Love will kick-off with an organization-wide celebration with staff and individuals they serve in 38 locations across 10 states. Mosaic was formed July 1, 2003, by the consolidation of two Nebraska-born Lutheran ministries dedicated to the needs of people with disabilities. Bethphage began in 1913 in Axtell, Neb., and Martin Luther Homes began in 1925 in Sterling, Neb. “This is a very exciting time for Mosaic. Our staff, individuals we serve and their families, donors, volunteers, partners and advocates are joining together to reflect on our past and prepare for our future,” said Linda Timmons, Mosaic president and chief executive officer. “We hope that communities where Mosaic is located will join us in celebrating our centennial by attending an event, supporting our mission or by including us in their prayers.”

Bethphage Heritage The Rev. K.G. William Dahl witnessed the neglect that children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities received in large institutions. He believed in a better way and convinced 54 people to give $1 each to establish the Bethphage Inner Mission Association in 1913. With the startup money, Pastor Dahl rented and renovated four homes in Axtell, Neb. On June 29, 1914, the first four guests arrived. Within a year, the ministry had grown to include 40 guests and 20 workers, and a new setting on land north of Axtell.

Martin Luther Homes Heritage Three pastors and two laymen saw the need for a school for “teachable mentally retarded children.” They met in Sterling at the former Martin Luther Academy, a school that had been closed for several years. The founders included the Revs. Julius Moehl, August Hoeger, and William Fruehling, and laymen John Aden and William Ehmen. The Martin Luther Home Society was organized on October 20, 1925. As word spread that a home for children and adults with disabilities was opening in Sterling, families

began bringing their children for placement, even though the Home was not ready. As the building aged and the student population grew, extensive renovation was needed or the Home would face the possibility of state closure. The decision was made to build a new facility. On June 1, 1956, a new Martin Luther Home opened in Beatrice, Neb. Both Organizations Become National Ministries With the advent of communitybased programs for people with developmental disabilities in the 1970s and 1980s, both Bethphage and Martin Luther Homes grew into national ministries. The organizations were invited to begin services in locations across the United States by families and officials who knew the quality of care provided by the organizations.

Church Reorganizations Create Ground For Consolidation Throughout their histories, both organizations maintained close ties with the Church. As Church structures changed and realigned over the years, Bethphage and Martin Luther Homes both became affiliated ministries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, when that body was formed in 1988. Their shared mission, shared vision and shared Church affiliation prompted the two organizations’ Boards of Directors to vote to merge the two ministries, a move that became complete July 1, 2003. Throughout their histories, both legacy organizations changed as needed to carry forth the vision of their founders. The priority has been, and continues to be, the needs and desires of the people Mosaic supports.

Mosaic in North Central Iowa Mosaic has been providing services to adults with disabilities in the north central Iowa area since 1971. Mosaic in North Central Iowa now serves approximately 170 children and adults in 6 communities and employs 350 staff members. People served by Mosaic in North Central Iowa receive services tailored to their needs and desires including 24-hour residential living, supported community living, intermittent supports and employment opportunities.

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“Mosaic in North Central Iowa is humbled to be a part of an organization with such rich, meaningful history,” said Brent Aberg, executive director of Mosaic in North Central Iowa. “Our hope is to share our story and mission with our community by inviting them to come Discover the Possibilities at Mosaic.”

Discover the Possibilities is a free, one-hour tour of Mosaic’s mission offered at Mosaic in North Central Iowa. If you are interested in attending an upcoming tour, contact John Braden at john.braden@ mosaicinfo.org or 641-585-5450

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Mosaic will be hosting a Centennial Festival at their founding location on June 28 – 29 in Axtell, Neb. and a formal Centennial Gala will be held at the Mutual of Omaha Dome on October 24 in Omaha, Neb. Additional details about Mosaic’s centennial events and activities are available at www.mosaicinfo. org. For archival video and highresolution historical images, please contact Mosaic Mission Advancement at davina.leezer@ mosaicinfo.org or 402.896.3884 x31149.

The public will have a chance to shape the future of Iowa’s conservation and outdoor recreation at any of the 18 Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) assemblies this fall.

REAP is a program that provides grants for and encourages enhancing and protecting Iowa’s natural and cultural resources. The assemblies will show local impacts of REAP. “We get the opportunity to go out to the public to talk about REAP’s local impact,” said Tammie Krausman, REAP coordinator.

The assemblies will also allow attendees to voice ideas for changes and modifications to REAP and its programs.

“People who are passionate about conservation and outdoor recreation should get involved to make decisions on what’s happening locally,” said Krausman.

The assemblies will also allow participants to elect five members for REAP Congress. REAP Congress will meet Jan. 4 at the state capitol to talk about a variety of conservation topics such as soil conservation, water quality and outdoor recreation.

Next year is the 25th anniversary of REAP, so the meetings will reflect on REAP’s accomplishments. They will also look to the future.

“REAP is as relevant today as it was 24 years ago, and the needs are still as great,” said Krausman.

All 18 assemblies are open to the public and will have open houses from 6 to 6:30 p.m. The assembly will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The local meeting will be held Tuesday,

Nov. 5, in Fort Dodge.

REAP received $16 million for fiscal year 2014 (July 1, 2013 to June 2014). In addition to projects that enhance and protect resources, funding also goes to enhance soil and water quality, historic preservation, roadside vegetation and several other programs that are beneficial to Iowa. REAP has funded projects in every county in Iowa.

People can get involved in REAP outside the assemblies as well. “Most counties have a REAP committee where, if they want to talk more about these things, they can,” Krausman said.

County REAP committee chair person contacts can be found on the DNR’s website at www. iowadnr.gov/Portals/idnr/uploads/ REAP/2012%20REAP%20 County%20Chairs.pdf Meeting locations and dates are listed below alphabetically by city. Additional meeting details can be found at: www. iowadnr.gov/Environment/REAP/ REAPPublicParticipation.aspx.

REAP Announces 18 Meetings Across State

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An Inconvenient Corpse Arrives in October After a busy summer of appearing in two shows, Jeff Bluml takes a seat back in the director’s chair to bring them the October Desert Theatre, “An Inconvenient Corpse”

by Pat Cook. This hilarious farce will have the Hawkeye Community Theatre audiences laughing all the way home the “Corpse” takes the stage October 15 -19 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, October 20 at 2:00 PM. What do you do when the guest of honor at your luncheon suddenly drops dead?

That’s what the Ladies of the Deep South have to deal with when they find Darryl Burdett, played by Jeffrey Halter, deceased after eating their food.

“I think we found a name for the dish,” club member Myrna, played

by Heidi Nelson, tells another club member, June, played by Virginia Continelli, “Pasta-Way”. Was he murdered? After all he was trying to blackmail most of the town. And it’s not like they have a lot of time to solve the crime, since Darryl is the Grand Marshall in the Founder’s Day parade which is slated to begin only an hour away! Or maybe it was someone else who did him in. Say, the Mayor, played by Jim Von Dolteren, who may have had some shady dealings with Darryl’s grandfather who, by the way, kept a diary of all his dealings. Or maybe newspaper editor Alvin Carnes, played by Adam Liker. After all, he seems awfully interested in that diary as well. Then after Darryl’s girlfriend, Mimi, played by Joyce Bickford, shows up the pressure is really on. What starts out as a leisurely brunch ends up as a game of ‘let’s hide the body’! More twists than a country road, this farce will keep you guessing and laughing at the same time.

The director found this play to be funny from the beginning. “I read it a couple of times, and each time I laughed from page one,” said Jeff Bluml, “Pat Cook is a great playwright, and has some good shows out there.” This year’s October show is a little different

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from others. We have usually had a “spooky” comedy, or out right haunting show. However, even though there is a murder involved, this play bring the comedy front and center. Another difference is the cast size. This show calls for many cast members and a large variety. With a cast size of 22 Jeff will find himself busy keeping everyone in place.

“An Inconvenient Corpse” is Hawkeye Community Theatres annual Dessert Theatre, and as in the past desserts will be sold during intermission by Xi Delta Epsilon sorority, with funds going to their community service projects. This fast-paced farce is packed with suspense and laughter, comedic characters, amusing scenes, and lots of stage action! Our audiences will love this show. “An Inconvenient Corpse” is produced by special arrangement with Contemporary Drama Service, Colorado Springs, CO. For more information on the show, or to learn more about Hawkeye Community Theatre check out our website at www.hawkeyetheatre. com. Or follow us on Facebook!

Cast (in order of appearance): Cheer Leaders: Kaitlin - Rachel Sherry & Teresa Touney Molly - Alice Gaines & Olyvia Selby Frieda - Sydney Karr & Jessie McMain Dexter - Max Wallace Mac - Rex Daisy Dolly Manfred - Joan Meyer June Hildebrand – Virginia Continelli Luann Sommers - Kim Dosland Myrna Fontaine - Heidi Nelson Gert Hoppelmeyer - Ellen Green Alvin Carnes - Adam Liker Mayor Hightower - Jim Von Dolteren Nelda - Cheryl Sherry Darryl Burdett - Jeffrey Halter Mimi Monroe - Joyce Bickford Sheriff Dan - Dylan Drummond Mirium - Karie Karr Doc Poindexter - Tim Olson Special Guest appearance by Hannah Drummond

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For prompt service, phone Mike Sampson in Kanawha at 641-7623330 tfc

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LOOKING FOR A CHANGE! Truck Mechanic Gold-Eagle Coop has immediate opening for a qualified truck mechanic. Duties include repairing Trucks, Trailers and misc. equipment. Experience preferred, 50 hours per week, overtime over 40 (M-F) with some extended hours in Spring and Fall. Benefit package includes-BC/BS Health Ins, 12 Days Vacation first yr, Dental Ins, 401 (K), Holidays, NonContributory Retirement, Uniform Allowance. Applicant must pass D.O.T. Physical and drug screening. Send resume to: 211 E. Broadway, Eagle Grove, Iowa 50533

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FOR SALE FOR SALE: GE Cool White fluorescent light bulbs. There are 14 which are 8 feet long and 60 watts, asking $3 a piece. There are 26 which are 4 feet long and 34 watts, asking $2 a piece. Inquire at MidAmerica Publishing Corporation, 9 2nd St. NW, Hampton, IA. Ask for Dan. tfc FOR SALE: 1994 Lincoln Continental Executive Series. white exterior, blue leather interior, 85,533 miles, 3.8 liter engine, runs great, excellent tires, new Interstate battery, now reduced to $3,250. Contact: David Ackerman at (515) 532-6982 or (563) 580-1407

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HELP WANTED:

Thanks to my many friends for their visits, calls, cards and prayers during my hospital stay and since returning home. Also to the Clarion Hospital and the wonderful staff of Methodist Hospital in Des Moines as well as the Life Flight Crew and Dr. Dietzenbach without whom I would not be here today. A special thanks to Kammi and Cynthia who came to my home to take me to the E.R., knowing even better than I did how sick I was. And Gabi and Josie who came to the hospital and also remained with me until I was airborne and to Jim Weld who hurried to my home even as the girls were taking me to the E.R. and a very special thanks to my entire family and I include you all who have done so much for me.

And especially Kyle for all the time and miles he spent. Merle Anderson

GARAGE SALE:

2nd Annual Community Wide Garage Sale. Saturday, March 15, Franklin County Convention Center.

Booths still available. Call 641-4250754 to reserve your space.

Semi Driver: Dedicated run, over 450 miles per day, out and back, based out of Fort Dodge, Iowa. Must have a good MVR and a verifiable work history. Call Rick at 888-7395220 ext 2

Shift SuperviSor

Manufacturing facility seeks shift supervisor to manage a team of 24 employees and oversee production on shift.

Supervisor will ensure that production goals are met under quality guidelines and safety standards.

Send resume to Clarion Packaging, LLC, PO Box 582, Clarion IA 50525, email to cplmanager@goldfieldaccess.net , or apply in person at 1350 5th Ave SE, Clarion, IA. 40-42

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EMERGENCY REGISTRATION: CostROOM/HOSPITAL for EG and Monitor total Full-time will position in Clarion. Mon., Wed., Thurs. & Fri. 5:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and Tues., 5:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Position $162 and for holiday threerotation. weeks.Performs routine duties associated with the requires be a weekend registration process and serves as primary greeter for the hospital. Basic office skills, customer service and computer skills, flexibility, personal demeanor, confidentiality and dependability required. Will be required to work at all Iowa Specialty Hospital locations as needed.

CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT/UNIVERSAL WORKER: Full-time position in Clarion Assisted Living. Will be required to work on a rotation of all shifts. Position requires a certified nursing assistant and working every other weekend and a holiday rotation. Will be required to work at all Iowa Specialty Hospital locations as needed.

EMT/PARAMEDIC: PRN position in Clarion. Requires EMT or Paramedic certification and experience preferred.

Positions offer outstanding wages & fringe benefits. Please stop by and pick up an application, apply on-line at www.iowaspecialtyhospital.com or contact the Human Resources Department at 515-602-9801 to receive an application by mail. All positions are subject to criminal/dependent adult abuse background checks, pre-employment physical and drug testing.

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Hagie has the best employees in Iowa!

How do we know? According to the Des Moines Register, our employees voted Hagie the 6th Top Iowa Workplace in Iowa for 2013! A great honor that would not have been possible without 475 of the best team members in the world.

Thank you Hagie employees for contributing to our success!

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TARGETED CASE MANAGER

North Central Iowa Case Management seeks a qualified individual to coordinate and monitor services for persons with mental illness, mental retardation, and/ or developmental disabilities (MI/MR/DD). Successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree with 30 semester hours or equivalent quarter hours in a human services field and at least one year of experience in the delivery of services for persons with MI/MR/DD. Candidates with a valid Social Work License are preferred. Candidates may also have an Iowa license to practice as a registered nurse and at least three years of experience in the delivery of services to persons with MI/MR/DD. Computer literacy and exceptional organizational, writing, time management and people skills are necessary.

Send letter of intent and resume to: Kathy Erickson Humboldt County Social Services PO Box 100 Dakota City, Iowa 50529 Candidates may inquire about the position by contacting Kathy Erickson at 515-332-5205 Applications must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on 10/18/2013

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Looking back…and looking forward Archie Willard writes a book about living a life with dyslexia Dyslexia has been a part of Archie Willard’s whole life, even though he’s only had a name for it the last 30 years or so. Rather than deny his problem, he faced it head on. The diagnosis of dyslexia gave him hope, it proved that he was not “stupid” or “lazy.” There was a reason why he was the way he was, and after being diagnosed, he was determined to do what he could to help himself, and more importantly, others who had the same challenge of reading.

One might think that after learning to read himself, planning the first ever conference for new readers in the State of Iowa, forming the New Readers of Iowa in 1990, the organization of VALUE (Voice of Adult Literacy United for Education), serving as an advisor to the American Medical Association (AMA) panel to develop a video about literacy, working with the Iowa Health System to plan three health literacy conferences to educate medical personnel, serving on the expert advisory panel for the AMA to make recommendations as to how the medical field should change to help new readers, as well as the panel of the Joint Commission in drafting a paper titled “What Did the Doctor Say? Improving Health Literacy to Protect Patient Safety,” and more, he might be content with what he’s accomplished. On the contrary.

At 83 years young, Archie continues to work with literacy issues. In fact, he’s written a book about his life to help encourage others facing the world of dyslexia.

He began telling his story to Colleen Wiemerslage, who actually wrote the book for him, back at the end of 2010.

“It would have taken me forever to write it myself,” Archie

ARCHIE WILLARD joked lightheartedly.

He said that writing the book was not about fame or fortune. It’s about getting the word out there and encouraging others with literacy problems that there is hope.

“Writing a book to tell my story is something I always wanted to do,” Archie said. “After my very first reading lesson (after being diagnosed with dyslexia) I thought to myself, there’s got to be something better…a better way of learning how to read.”

Archie and Colleen spent nearly three years collaborating on all the stories for the book. They would do it during the winter months while they both stayed in Arizona, and during the summer occasionally as needed from their respective homes in Eagle Grove and Wisconsin.

Three years and three drafts later, Last Reader Standing was published

by Bettie Youngs Book Publisher.

Ironically, Youngs is originally from Eagle Grove, and therefore was anxious to publish a book about a fellow resident. Roughly one in 100 books ever gets published, so Archie is grateful for the connection that helped get his on bookshelves as of September 5, 2013.

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manuscript came across my desk, I was attracted to the human interest story of someone living his life for the first 50+ years, shut out of information because he couldn’t read. Reading is one way we enrich our lives, and of course, stay current in the world around us. So I published this Work as much for the story, as for the fact Mr. Willard was from my hometown--though that was appealing to me, as well,” Youngs said.

“Writing the book was kind of healing…even though I’ve always been pretty open about my dyslexia,” Archie said.

The book starts out from his boyhood struggles and frustration - from feeling like a nobody and feeling rejected, to exposing his “secret,” to helping himself and being an advocate for others.

“It feels good that the message is out there…because in the back of my mind I always wished I could tell my story in a book,” Archie said. “I hope (the book) give people with literacy problems hope. There are very few people with literacy problems who are willing to speak out. We need champions in the field.”

Archie once got the opportunity to join Barbara Bush on stage for her Literacy Foundation fundraiser shortly before her husband, George Bush, left the presidency.

She introduced him as “The man who took advantage of a second chance and improved life.”

Archie has continued to live up to those words every single day since. This book, Last Reader Standing, is proof of that.

If you would like a copy of his book, he will have limited copies available during his book signing at the Eagle Grove Memorial Library

on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. until noon. Youngs will also be there.

“I’ll come home to celebrate Mr. Willard’s “launch” at the Eagle Grove Memorial Library, and to visit friends and family. One only has to read Mr. Willard’s achievements-not only his determination to learn to read as late in life when he did, but then his incredible track record in founding and supporting advocacy issues that others might be encouraged to do likewise,” Youngs said.

You can also order online at amazon.com.

More on Bettie Youngs Youngs grew up in Eagle Grove, daugther of Arlene and Everett Burres (who knew Archie and his family), and graduated from Eagle Grove High School (Bettie Burres).

Youngs still has three brothers who live in Eagle Grove: Mark Burres, Kevin Burres and Tim Burres.

Youngs then went to Fort Dodge Jr. College, and Graduated from Drake University. She taught in Des Moines for some time, and after earning a Ph.D., and an Ed.D., accepted a Professorship at San Diego. She later founded Bettie Youngs Book Publishers, a publishing house specializing in Memoirs (www.

BettieYoungsBooks.com) , and in bringing them to film.

Webster City Community Theatre presents the murder mystery comedy written and directed by Sally Evans “House GuesTs Can Be Murder” October 11, 12, 18 & 19 at 7:30 pm October 13 & 20 at 2:00 pm Tickets only $10 Call, stop by, or order online 515-832-4456 • 1001 Willson Avenue • www.wcctonline.org

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Iowa Soybean Association announces newly-elected directors Farmer-leaders assume their seats on the ISA board in September The Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) announces its 2014 district directors, elected by soybean growers of Iowa.

Those re-elected to three-year terms include Scott McGregor of Nashua, District 3; Sheila Hebenstreit, Jefferson, District 4; Rolland Schnell, Newton, District 5; Ed Ulch, Solon, District 6; Cliff Mulder, Pella, District 8; and Tom Oswald, Cleghorn, at large.

“The Iowa Soybean Association has a bright future with the leadership of this year’s elected directors,” said Brian Kemp, ISA president-elect and District 1 director who farms near Sibley. “These individuals demonstrate deep commitments to their farms, their communities and their state. Their efforts as farmers and leaders reflect the high quality of work being done by the Iowa Soybean Association’s staff and entire board of directors.”

The newest district director is Bill Shipley of Nodaway representing District 7. Shipley and his wife, Diane, raise soybeans, corn, alfalfa and hogs. He replaces Delbert

Westphalen of Atlantic.

“I want to thank Delbert Westphalen for his dedicated service to the ISA board. I look forward to his continued service to Iowa soybean producers,” added Kemp.

Other district directors include Kemp; Curt Sindergard of Rolfe, representing District 1; Wayne Fredericks of Osage and Dean Coleman of Humboldt, District 2; Dennis Lindsay of Masonville, District 3; Delbert Christensen of Audubon, District 4; Randy VanKooten of Lynnville, District 5; Benjamin Schmidt of Iowa City, District 6; Jeff Jorgenson of Sidney, District 7; John Heisdorffer of Keota and Mark Jackson of Rose Hill, District 9; and Jim Andrew of Jefferson, Ron Heck of Perry and Roy Arends of Alexander, at large.

The new slate of directors will assume their seats and officers will be elected at the Sept. 5 ISA board meeting.

To learn more about the Iowa Soybean Association, go to www. iasoybeans.com.

Need help with your heating bill?

The 2013-2014 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) has been established to help qualifying low-income Iowa homeowners and renters pay for a portion of their primary heating costs for the winter heating season.

Applications will be taken Oct. 1 to April 30, 2014 for elderly (60 and over) and/or disabled households.

All other households can apply November 1, 2013 to April 1, 2014.

This program is not designed to pay household’s total energy costs. The program will provide supplemental assistance based on several factors. Those factors include total household income, household size, dwelling type,

and type of heating fuel, among others. Households who are over LIHEAP regular income guidelines may be eligible for LIHEAP benefits through the medical waiver component. The medical expenses must be documented, paid and nonreimbursable.

If you have already applied and have been approved this winter season, you cannot re-apply. For guidelines and an appointment in Wright County call Upper Des Moines Outreach Office at 515-4483704, located at 221 W. Broadway, Eagle Grove.

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All you can eat: chili ~ cornbread ~ dessert

Thank You

I’d like to thank all of you who attended and supported the recent auction of my gun collection. Your response was overwhelming. I would also like to thank the Chief of Police of Eagle Grove, and all of the police who furnished security, and the Wright County Sheriff and his officers for their support.

I would also like to thank Dencklau Auction Service for a great job of advertising to all the right people. It was all appreciated and will always be remembered. ~Walter Martin~

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Clarion-Goldfield Cowgirls on winning streak, defeat Garrigan and Clear Lake

Wright County Shooters hold September event

Celeste Swanson 20 kills vs. Clear Lake, Polzin 23 of 23 serving with three aces

By Les Houser The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows varsity volleyball team is starting to round into regional tournament form, and will less than five girls in double digits. attempt to keep their five-match win Celeste helping with one assist. streak going to ride that into the Mentally, we are growing more Polzin led that stat column with 19 postseason. confident and becoming more digs, with Warnke just one behind For the second time in less than disciplined as a team every time with 18. Celeste added 14, Disney a week, the red and black knocked we step on the court,” said coach 12 and Hinkle 10 saves of the ball. off the rated Bishop Garrigan squad TerHark. “We are really working Several also got into defensive action in three straight sets last Tuesday. well as a team, and with six strong at the net, with Hannah making four Scores were 25-20, 25-21, 25-23. hitters and blockers it is going to solo blocks. Lili gathered two, while “After playing them at their be hard to stop us. Our defense and Sann and Celeste both had one solo tournament, we knew we would have ability to get our offense going is apiece. Sann also went above the net for three block assists. our work cut out to beat them again,” really helping out our game.”

The team is now 16-12 overall, said head coach Katrina TerHark.

The team kept it rolling on “They had a similar record as us Thursday, defeating Clear Lake 3-1 and travels to a match at Iowa Fallsand we knew they had some tough in a home match. Set scores were; Alden this Thursday. They will have hitters that we were going to have to L25-22, W25-13, W25-22, W25-21. a big test next Tuesday at Algona as stop. I couldn’t be more proud of our “We came out a little slow against coaches TerHark and TerHark face girls. They came out fighting from Clear Lake, losing our first set,” said each other in that one.

“We have some big conference the start. All of our sets were close, the head coach. “Even though most but the third set is when we really of that set I was still confident we games coming up, so we are working showed a lot of poise and I really were able to pull of the win in the hard to improve our game to do what felt like our team grew during that match, we gave up too many runs we need to do to be successful,” third set. We were down 10-5, then and some of our errors snowballed. concluded the head coach. came back to go ahead 12-10. Then The Lions did a nice job of mixing up both teams would trade the lead by a their hits and trying to find the holes few then give up the lead. We were in our defense. Our feet were a little tied at 20-20 and just sealed the deal. slow and we didn’t get our hands on Hannah TerHark came up with three many blocks. We were able to put big kills, and both Jossie and Celeste the loss of set one behind us and had some big blocks that allowed us move forward. The second set was a to hold on to the win.” different story. We got our hand on a The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows The team served at almost 92 lot of balls at the net and that always percent, with Mara Warnke at 20 helps our defense to give a better JV volleyball team has won more of 20 with two ace serves thrown pass so we can execute offensively. matches to continue a fine season. in. Jossie Sann was 11 of 11, Hope After winning the second set, I felt On September 17, they defeated Polzin 9 of 10 with two aces and we let up offensively at times and Eagle Grove in two straight by scores Jenalee Hinkle 13 of 15 with four needed to come out and attack. We of 21-6 and 21-11. On September aces. Maddie Disney finished at 7 of had some great leadership on the 26, they took a two-set win over 10 with an ace and Celeste Swanson court by our upperclassmen and that Hampton-Dumont by scores of 216 of 6. was great to see.”

16 and 21-3.

Hinkle set the ball for 12 assists, The team served at almost 95 At a Monday, September 30 with Disney adding 11 and Hannah percent, with several Cowgirls tournament hosted by BelmondTerHark four assists in support. Sann having outstanding nights. Polzin Klemme, they defeated the host smacked eight kills with only one was 23 of 23 with three ace serves, Broncos 2-1 by scores of: L26-24, error, with both Disney and Hannah Warnke 22 of 23 with one ace, W25-9, W15-2. They lost to Lake TerHark adding six apiece. Celeste Disney 11 of 11 and both Hinkle and Mills that same day by scores of 25managed five kills, Lili Swanson Sann 12 of 13. Celeste went 10 of 12 21 and 25-17. On October 1, they four, Sydney TerHark three and including an ace. lost to Bishop Garrigan in straight Polzin one to round out the total.

Disney set for 25 assists, with sets. On October 3, they defeated The team totaled 59 digs, with Hinkle adding 17. Hannah was Clear Lake 2-1 by set scores of: three Cowgirls getting into double credited with two, while Polzin and W21-17, L21-17, W15-9. digits. Polzin led the way with Kaylee Smith both had one assist “Overall, the girls have been 19 saves of the ball, followed by each. Celeste pounded 20 kills with playing pretty well,” said coach Warnke with 11 and Disney with 10. just five errors, with Sann close Cara Odland. “We struggled a little Celeste contributed eight digs, Sann behind in getting 16 successful last week as we had a few players six, Hinkle four and Lili one. In spikes and just three errors. Disney fighting illnesses. We have four very front row defense, Celeste went up had seven kills, with Polzin, Lili important matches left and a good for four solo blocks with Sann and and Sydney all getting three apiece. chance to finish very well in the Hannah TerHark getting two each Hannah made two and Hinkle one to conference! and Lili one. Lili added three block round out the attack. assists to her final line with sister The team totaled 82 digs, with no

Cowgirl JV volleyball wins several more matches

The Wright County Shooting Association held their most recent event on Sunday, Sept. 29, at the gun range east of Clarion on Reed Avenue.

In the limited class, Bill Holden won with 213 points in a time of 56.32. He had no penalties for a final score of 3.781. Second went to Doug Bush with 195 points in 52.78. He also had no penalties for a score of 3.694. Third place went to Denny Mraz with 199 points in 57.00. He had 10 in penalties for a score of 3.315. Others competing in the class were Lynn Barz (2.643), Gerry

West (2.205), Doug Riley (2.082), Mike Townsend (1.334) and Bryce Hamilton (1.332).

In the open class, first place went to Townsend with 212 points in 50.30.

He had no penalties for a score of 4.214. Second went to Bush with 203 points in 51.16. He also had no penalties for a score of 3.967. Third was Barz with 190 points in 45.87.

He had 20 in penalties for a score of 3.706. Also competing was Holden (1.351).

In the optic class, it was Holden the winner with 210 points in 48.90.

He had no penalties for a score of

4.294. Second went to Townsend with 174 points in 44.83. He had 40 in penalties for a score of 2.989.

Finishing third was West with 136 points in 63.75. He had 100 in penalties for a score of 0.566.

Taking the revolver class was Bush with 220 points in 86.54. He had no penalties for a score of 2.542. Denny Mraz also competed but didn’t post a final score.

The final shoot of the season is on Sunday, Oct. 27, at 1 p.m. New shooters are always welcome. For information, contact either Barz or Dave Townsend.

Scott Schulte Wins Pigskin Picks Two contestants tied for the top prize in week 6 of Pigskin Picks, bringing the tiebreaker into play to determine the winner. Scott Schulte was only six points off the 44 total in the Cowboys vs. Cardinals game so he takes first place with an 11-1 record. Also going 11-1 was Chris Staudt, but his point prediction was 12 off the actual total. Through the drawing, second place money goes to Joy Amonson.

Finishing at 10-2 were Kevin Olson, Roger Abbott, Jeff Stark, Pat Staudt, Bill Roberts, Jerry Tom, Amanda Rosenkilde and Paul Larson.

The most misses in games occurred

with Prairie Valley vs. BelmondKlemme and Michigan State vs.

Iowa.

Standings through week 6 are as follows: Logan Holmes 57, Russ Schumacher 57, Jane Abbott 54, Dee Baker 53, Roger Abbott 52, Jeff Stark 51, Rob Schmidt 51, Scott Simmons 51, Bill Roberts 50, Paul Larson 50, Cortney Olson 50.

Editor’s Note: The Wright County Monitor apologizes for the error in last week’s scoring. GarnerHayfield-Ventura did win their match-up. The ruling on winners of Week 6 for the contest will stand as published.

C-G-D cross country keeps up excellent runs

Kenzie Alberts medals with eighth place finish

By Les Houser The Cowgirl and Cowboy cross Frances Kem in 23:21. country teams continue their steady On the Cowboys side of the meet, progress toward the conference the red and black fielded a full and state qualifying meets, with varsity team and finished ahead of more nice finishes last Thursday in Sumner-Fredricksburg in the final Hampton. standings. Paul Schulze led the team For the Cowgirls, the team took with a 55th place effort in 21:48.87. fifth out of 12 teams with The Following him were Thomas Arroyo team was paced by Kenzie Alberts at 62nd in 22:40.61, Alec Norem at eighth place and medal winning 65th in 23:01.19, Michael EnTin at finish in 17:02.75. Other placings 66th in 22:01.29 and Matt Magee at and times were Claire Davis at 16th 73rd in 28:47.01. in 17:32.70, Samantha Nerem at Next up for the team is the NCC 23rd in 17:53.32, Maci Konopasek meet next Tuesday, October 15 at the at 27th in 18:24.71, Cierra Milner Eagle Grove golf course. at 44th in 19:31.80 and Courtney Studer at 45th in 19:33.60. In the JV race, Mollie Osterman came across in 22:15, Megan Hoing in 22:29 and

State Parks Are Open For Business

Calls are coming in to state park officers faster than they can be answered. Yes, Iowa’s state parks, including those like Honey Creek and Elk Rock that are on federal land, are open.

That’s the message being relayed during the federal government shutdown.

“It can be confusing about what is open and what isn’t, especially for parks on federal reservoirs,” said Jim Lawson, State Parks Bureau supervisor for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. “But Iowa’s state parks are open for business as usual.”

For a listing of state parks, go to www.iowadnr.gov/parks Facilities run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the National Monuments and Federal Refuges and other federal areas are closed during the shutdown.

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We are happy to announce that once again we are selling Butter Braids and Cookie Dough for our

Fall Fundraiser September 30 - October 14 Please call Joleen Gonzalez or Kim Martin at the center for orders. 515-532-2778 Butter Braids: Double Chocolate, Apple, Blueberry Cream Cheese, Cherry, Cinnamon, Raspberry, and Strawberry Cream Cheese. Cookie Dough available: Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal Raisin and Peanut Butter.

Orders must be in by Oct. 14.

Caleb Hanson has been one of the anchors in the line for this year’s Cowboy varsity football team. He led the team in tackles with 12 total in last Friday’s game at Garner, which added to his 68 total tackles for the season which is also tops on defensive stats. The senior is the son of Che Hanson and Allie Fox.

Hope Polzin has been a great contributor to the success of the Cowgirl varsity volleyball team this season. In last week’s win over rated Garrigan, she was 9 of 10 with two ace serves and had 19 digs to lead the team in that stat. Against Clear Lake, she contributed 23 of 23 in serving with three aces along with 19 digs and three kills to help beat the Lions in four sets. The junior is the daughter of Greg and Tricia Polzin.

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Clarion-Goldfield Cowboys take tough district loss at Garner 36-8 Pogge scores only touchdown

By Les Houser While the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows varsity football team rode into Garner last Friday night with high expectations of knocking off the home Cardinals, they left smarting from a 36-8 loss that still leaves them with playoff chances in their three remaining games.

The only Cowboy points for the night came in the opening quarter, courtesy of a long drive, which ended with Zach Pogge taking it in from three-yards out. A two-point conversion pass from Trenton Sann to Joel Haberman was good. “I was pleased with how we started the game,” said head coach Paul Hansch. “We took the kick and drove the field. A pass interference call on the Cardinals helped, along with a nice 30-yard run by Sann and a pass completion. We might be the only team to do that to them this year. We played a solid first half, and against a very good defensive team that I doubt has given up much if any rushing yards in their first three games.”

However, the Cowboys then allowed G-H/V to do the same thing themselves in capping off a long drive lasting into the second quarter

by scoring their first touchdown.

By virtue of the conversion, the Cowboys still held an 8-7 lead at the break but it could have been more.

“We drove deep into their end of the field just before halftime, but only got to attempt a field goal which sailed wide left,” said Hansch.

The second half saw the Cardinals drive down again to take the lead on a 27-yard run into the end zone followed by a two-point conversion.

“At that point, their defense stepped up and they played hard while we didn’t respond well during the second half,” said the head Cowboy mentor. “They (G-H/V) appeared to have cleaned up their mishandled snaps and fumbles from a week ago, doing a nice job of taking care of the ball the rest of the way.”

The Cowboys amassed 151 total yards with eight first downs, compared to 277 total yards and 13 first downs for the Cardinals. The Cowboys had 90 net rushing yards, while the entire Cardinals yardage came on the ground. The Cowboys were whistled four times for 40 yards, while the Cardinals suffered two flags for 15 yards in penalties.

Sann rushed nine times for 39

yards, while Pogge had 18 carries for 34 yards and one score. Haberman had nine yards and banged-up Mitch Gambrill managed eight yards. Sann was four of 16 under center for 61 yards. Haberman caught three balls for 47 yards and Kenton Waters one catch for 14 yards.

Haberman kicked off twice for an average of 41.5 yards per kick, while Sann punted six times for an average of 39.5 yards. Kirby Simmons ran back two kicks for 26 total yards and Haberman one kick for 27 yards.

There were no punt returns.

The tackle chart shows Caleb Hanson with 12 total tackles including two solo stops. Haberman had 11 total including four solo tackles. Sann, Bailey Kothe and Gavin Disney all had nine tackles apiece, with Sann and Kothe having one solo stop among their totals. Elliott Ahrens managed eight tackle assists. Waters and Jacob Harvey each had seven total tackles, with each also credited for one solo. Taylor Lehman had five tackle assists, Trevor Petersen four assists and Kirby Simmons three assists plus one solo stop. Logan Nelson had one solo tackle for a loss, with Gambrill getting three assists.

Brandon Flurer managed two assists, while Spencer Peterson and Flurer each had one tackle assist.

“We were outplayed,” said Hansch.

“Our speed is an issue. We couldn’t maintain our blocks to get to the edge to stop them. They had some good kids at the end positions that were hard to handle.”

Cowboy notes-Through week six, Pogge has 568 rushing yards and six touchdowns. His longest run has gone for 64 yards. Sann has rushed

for 460 yards and six touchdowns.

He’s averaging 7.4 yards per carry…

Sann has passed for 279 yards with four touchdown passes…Haberman is his favorite receiver, accumulating 166 yards and two touchdowns…

The top five leading tacklers are Hanson with 68 total, Ahrens with 56, Disney with 55, Haberman with 52 and Sann with 49. Haberman leads in solo tackles with 17.

This week: Spirit Lake (3-0, 5-1) at Clarion-Goldfield (1-3, 2-4)-The

Indians are coming off a 32-3 win over East Sac County. “This will be a tough contest for us,” said Hansch.

“They’re good but not unbeatable.

We have to maintain our focus, commitment and responsibilities.

We’re not always fundamentally sound. We’ll need all of that this week.”

Kenton Waters tries his best to bring down the Cardinal ball carrier in last week’s game at Garner. The junior had seven tackles with one of those as a solo tackle, and also caught a pass on offense for 14 yards. Photo by Rick Ermer

WinnerS Week #6 First Place: scott schulte Caleb Hanson is not intending to let this Cardinal player get past him at the line of scrimmage in last Friday’s game. The senior led the team in tackles with 12 total, which included two all by himself. Garner-Hayfield/ Ventura won the game 36-8. Photo by Rick Ermer

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Dows Area News

Franklin County 4-H is taking the Lead

Co-ops Recognize Dows Resident for Leadership Jo Ann Emerson, CEO and President Curtis Nolan of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), presented Marion Denger with a 2013 Regional Service Award at the Regional Meeting of Electric Cooperatives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Denger is President of the Board of Directors for the Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives and President of Prairie Energy Cooperative.

“Marion’s passion for grassroots activity and constant education about new technology sets an example co-op leaders should

follow nationwide. He is a tireless advocate and we’re so thankful for his leadership,” said Emerson.

Emerson bestowed the award upon Denger for his efforts to advocate for electric cooperatives on the local, state and national levels. He consistently harnessed his talents to relate the increasingly complex and abstract issues facing cooperatives to lawmakers and leaders at every level of government.

The Minneapolis meeting is the second in a series of five regional meetings convened by NRECA in 2013. The regional meetings

continue the cooperatives’ grassroots policymaking process, which begins at the local co-op level and culminates at NRECA’s 2014 Annual Meeting, to be held in Nashville, Tennessee, February 27 – March 6, 2014.

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is the national service organization that represents the nation’s more than 900 private, not-forprofit, consumer-owned electric cooperatives, which provide service to 42 million people in 47 states.

Iowa Cattlemen’s annual convention expands to include all The Iowa Cattle Industry Convention will be held Dec. 9-11, 2013 at the Prairie Meadows Events Center in Altoona. The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association returns to the venue with a special effort to invite all cattle producers to come for a few days of education, inspiration and the opportunity to talk to cattle producers from around the state.

The theme of this year’s meeting is “Grab Reality by the Horns,” a nod to the challenging weather and pricing issues for all cattle producers this past year.

While cattle producers acknowledge regular challenges in their business, the convention in December will encourage them to grab those issues and bring them under control.

Inspirational speaker Mike Schlappi will challenge conventiongoers to take on and overcome their limitations. Following a tragic

accident as a teenager, Mike has proven that just because “you can’t stand up, doesn’t mean you can’t stand out!”

Schlappi will speak on Dec. 10 at the convention. If ever a man was defined by what he can do, instead of what he cannot do, it is Schlappi. This Gold Medalist athlete, businessman, husband and father of five will talk about overcoming challenges to succeed. Schlappi is a “country boy,” who was raised in a farming community and currently owns a small farm. “Most importantly,” he says, “I love beef!”

To accommodate more opportunities to socialize, ICA is bringing the popular Jason Brown Band to perform the evening of Dec. 9. Brown, who is a Pella native, comes from a bloodline of blue collar workers, truck drivers, coal miners and farmers. At the age of

four, Brown’s Grandma Ruth began helping him discover his voice while sitting with him at the piano after farm chores. Now, Brown is one of country music’s up and coming innovative artists. Jason Brown has charted five songs consistently on the Billboard and MediaBase Country Charts, including “We’re All in the Same Boat.”

The Iowa Cattle Industry Convention (ICIC) will kick-off with Cattlemen’s College on Monday, Dec. 9, with speakers and farmer panels covering topics such as heifer development, pasture management, cattle handling facilities, and cattle marketing.

Any questions about the Iowa Cattle Industry Convention can be directed to the ICA offices, phone 515-296-2266.

Franklin County 4-H invites you to join the nearly 250 Franklin County 4-H’ers, as well as parents, volunteers and community members who support them in celebrating National 4-H Week, October 6-12.

During National 4-H Week, 4-Hers share their accomplishments with their communities.

During the week watch for decorated windows in businesses in the Franklin County community and look for the information sent home with 4th graders from County 4-H Youth Council members.

Youth in the county who are currently in grades 4-12 have several opportunities to join 4-H. During National 4-H Week students may attend three special events where they can join a 4-H club and the State 4-H Development fee of $10.00 will be waived for any new member joining!

Franklin County 4-H invites all students in grades 4th through 12th grades to: Harriman-Nielsen Fall Festival, Sunday, October 6, at the H-N Historic Farm, located on the west edge of Hampton, north of the Franklin County Fairgrounds. A signup table will be located at the 4-H carnival games from 2:00-4:00 p.m.

The Annual 4-H Fire-Up Event will be held Tuesday, October 8, 6:00 p.m. at Maynes Grove Park, south of Hampton on Hwy 65. Families will meet at the lodge to learn more about the 4-H program. Hotdogs and s ’mores will be served at the campfire ring near the lodge and families will get to use GPS units to find some special 4-H geocaches in the park.

Cost per person is one can of food that will be donated to the Hampton Food Pantry.

4-H Family Night at the Movies, held Saturday, October 12, 7:00 p.m. movie “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2” (movie title tentative), rated PG, at the Windsor Theatre, in Hampton. Special admission rates for 4-H members and their families along with door prizes!

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Seating will be on a first come basis.

Doors will open at 12:30 p.m.

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Dows Harvest Fest Down Home Stop in for breakfast Saturday!

Crazy deal: Pancakes for $.25 a piece from 8-10 a.m.

Dows Community GroCery Check out their many specials on Saturday SheRee, Rob and Martha invite you to stop in for a

$1.00 burger or hot dog from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

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To celebrate Kim’s 25th year in business, she will be selling hair products for

25% off

on Saturday and all next week.

Time to stock up!

Second Chances

Check out our ‘Bag Sale’ on Saturday.

Fill our bag with all the clothing you can stuff into it for just $3!

Winter clothing is coming in now.

Grab bags also!

New arrival

Matthew and Brittany Loux, rural Rowan, are happy to announce the arrival of their new daughter, Myla Ann. She was born on Sunday, September 15, at 5:04 p.m. and weighed 6 pounds, 1.5 ounces and measured 18.5 inches in length.

state and county funding, private grants and donations, and fees.

For more information, contact Jackie Dohlman, County Youth Coordinator, Franklin County Extension, 3 First Ave NW, Hampton, IA 50441, phone: 641456-4811, email jackied@iastate. edu or visit http://www.extension. iastate.edu/franklin/4h or visit www.extension.iastate.edu/4H.

Grandparents are Merlin and Jackie Loux of Dows, Pat Fender of Clarion and Rob Fender, also of Clarion. Great-grandparents are Wanda Loux of Rowan, Wyona Denger of Clarion, and Roy Fender of Leland.

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By Karen Weld ** Want to know what is going on at the Clarion-Goldfield & Dows Schools? The monthly school newsletter is available on line at www.clargold.org . ** Are you wondering what the changes in health insurance will mean for you? ‘Smart Choice: Health Insurance’ is a free workshop from ISU Extension and Outreach, designed to help you understand your options and make the best decisions for your situation. There are three workshops are planned for Wright County: The first one will be held on Thursday, Oct. 24 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Eagle Grove Memorial Library. One in Clarion; one in Belmond are set for November.

No pre-registration is required. If you have questions, contact Wright County Extension, 1-515-532-3453. ** From Teresa Mendez, Program Coordinator: “Join Wright County ISU Extension & Outreach’s FREE “Fire Safety Training Day” on Saturday, Oct. 12 (210 - First Street S.W. in Clarion from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Topics include use of a fire extinguisher; families can plan safe escape plans plus some family fun activities. Free fire trucks rides after the program provided by Clarion Fire Department. To attend, call the Extension office at 1-515-5323453.” ** The Clarion Theatre along with the Clarion Ministerial Association, is hosting the special event “Acquire the Fire” presents “SURGE - The Power. The Glory.

The Music,” which is being shown in nearly 500 theaters nationwide, SURGE is a movie theater event unlike anything you’ve ever seen before, Surge, a high-energy interactive movie theatre event which fuses music, comedy, and inspirational message, is creating a moment where young people and those who believe in them to fill theatres across North America. It has inspirational messages by Ron Luce, hilarious comedy by John Gray along with musical performances by award-winning Christian artists Casting Crowns, Newsboys, Lecrae and worship artists Acquire the Fire. SURGE will be shown two days only: Saturday, Oct. 12 and Saturday, Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. both days. There is an admission fee. (No reserved seating. Seating will be on a first come basis. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m.). ** Time to start voting. Could C-GHS win $100,000? “The school could win $100,000….and possibly a concert by Grammy Award winner Kelly Clarkson right here in Clarion. It’s simple: Log onto www. celebratemydrive.com; Indicate you want to support ClarionGoldfield-High School; Commit to drive safely. You can make a safe driving commitment once a day,

every day, between Friday, Oct. 18 & Saturday, Oct. 26. The more safe driving commitments, the better chance to win $100,000 and host the concert. Friends and family members anywhere in the world who are 14 and older can support Clarion-Goldfield High School and safe driving, by following the same steps above.” ** Humane Society of Wright County, celebrating its 10th Anniversary, is sponsoring “LAP THE LAKE” Dog Walk on Saturday, Oct. 19, starting at 10:30 a.m.. Start/ Finish at the Open Air Shelter at Lake Cornelia. Water/food for the dog and the owner. Dog contests (dog with the best costume, slowest dog, best pet trick, and more) will be held the day of the walk.

Meet “Adoptable Dogs”. T-shirts, commemorating its tenth year, will be available for those signed up prior to October 13. Participation fee is per person. Fundraiser assists the Humane Society purchases of dog food and cat food; pays for medical needs to help care for animals. Any questions or to sign up, call Monica Siemens at 1-515-689-0640 or Lynn Seaba at 1-515-825-3363. (Event cancelled for bad weather) ** Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m.

- Semi-annual Iowa Specialty Auxiliary meeting at Meadows

Dining Room. Enjoy coffee and cookies, learn about what’s happening at the hospital, and vote on items to be given to various hospital departments.

Anyone welcome to join; annual members: please remember to pay dues. New members always welcome; forms at both west and east greeters desks. ** Once again Clarion’s M & Ms are bringing “Make a Difference Day” to our area; National Day is Saturday, Oct. 26. Join us to volunteer beginning at 9 a.m. Clarion Ambulance Shed. Do you have a task you’d like to have added to our ‘to do’ list (may or may not be able to complete it), let me know.

Any volunteer tasks done between Saturday, Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct. 26, tell me know after you have completed your tasks - jkweld@ wmtel.net . ** From the Clarion Chamber: “Trick or Treat Downtown will be held Saturday, October 26th from 9:30 - 11 a.m. in downtown Clarion.

Put on your Halloween costume and support local businesses as they partake in the tradition of trick or treat. The Clarion Theatre will be showing FREE cartoons, beginning at 11 am.” ** The Clarion-Goldfield High School Vocal Music Department proudly presents “The Wizard of

From The Korner

By Marillyn Korth Well, Friends. I thought I had my computer fixed, but, I was wrong.

I wrote my column last week and sent it, but it never got to the paper.

Sorry about that. This week I will write it and deliver it by hand.

I won’t bore you with last week’s details, but do want to send condolences to the De Nio and Kessel families in the loss of their loved ones.

Last Sunday several of our church people and some of the residents of the Clarion Care facility and relatives went to Clarion and helped Roger Gaulke celebrate his birthday. A good crowd enjoyed cake and drink with him and his family. Those birthdays seem to come around pretty often. I also had one this past week on Tuesday.

I made no plans, but in mid-morning the phone rang and a gentleman asked if Marillyn Louise was there.

Only two people called me that. One was my mother and the other was my neighbor at Vincent, Tom Hoyt.

He asked if I would be home and he and his wife would come over.

They got here about 2 p.m. and we had a wonderful time, talking over old times. Several people stopped and Norma came over and Tom took us out to dinner. We went to Latimer and they were well pleased with their meal. Visiting with old

friends is a special blessing. So I had a great birthday.

Wednesday was Bible study and Thursday, Norma and I had grief group at Iowa Falls. There were seven of us there. We have been meeting for five years, once every two months. We always have a great time together.

Saturday, our church ladies were invited to the UCC Church in Latimer for an October Guest Day Brunch. Seven of us attended and had a delightful mid-morning meal and entertainment by a ladies music club from Sheffield, called the Philharmonic Music club. They serenaded us with spiritual music and they were excellent. It was a lovely morning and we were blessed to be invited and be able to go.

A little rain made everything spruce up a bit and it was welcome.

Now I am so cold in my house I think I will go outside and warm up.

I have some good statements about aging. Since I just had a birthday, I will share this one with you.

Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not Me! I want people to know WHY I look this way. I’ve traveled a long way and some of the roads weren’t paved!!

Have a wonderful week. Until next time. MK

Oz” musical on Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. in the CG-DHS gym. Tickets are for sale at the door. From David Ackerman: “Because of the enormous expense of the musical, passes cannot be honored at this event. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; tickets available at the door. Approximately 65 high school students are involved in this production.” ** AT THE MOVIES: Showing at the Clarion Theatre from Friday, Oct. 11 - Sunday, Oct. 13, “Cloudy with Chance of Meatballs 2, both 2D & 3D”, rated PG. Show times nightly at 7 p.m. plus a Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m. And then again on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. For current shows and more information on to view a preview of this movie or upcoming movies, check them out at: www.clariontheatre.com ; phone number 1-515-602-6606.

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By Rob Ahrens Last Friday night the Tigers rolled over Alden 61-6. This is the worst beating Alden has ever had in football. The Tigers looked very impressive both offensively and defensively. The Tigers gained 515 yards throughout the contest while holding Alden to 145 yards.

The game opened with the Tigers kicking to Alden. The Tigers held Alden and gained possession of the ball. After one first down the Tigers were forced to punt.

Near the end of the first quarter Jon Jetmund took a short pass from Dennis Andrew and ran 38 yards for the Tigers first score. Scott Matson added the extra point and the quarter ended with Dows 7, Alden 0.

The Tigers broke the game wide open the second quarter. Scoring 26 points to Alden’s’ 6. Randy Green scored on a 10 yard run; Dennis Andrew threw to John Snyder for a 45 yard scoring play, and then threw to Randy Green for the extra point. Andrew came back to throw to Scott Matson for 17 yards and a T.D. Randy Green ran for the extra point. Scott Matson scored on a one yard plunge then converted his own extra point. First half ended Dows 33, Alden 6.

After the half time show the Tigers took Alden’s kickoff, marched down the field and Dennis Andrew scored on a 40 yard run. Later in the quarter Randy Green ran 29 yards for the Tigers 2nd T.D. of the quarter. Randy scored his own extra point.

In the 4th quarter Scott Matson scored from 12 yards out and Dennis Andrew threw to Jon Jetmund for another. The Tigers lost the ball twice to Alden on fumbles while

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Alden did not fumble.

Even though Alden completed 5 of 11 passes, the Tigers intercepted three. Randy Green returned one for 32 yards. Dennis Andrew picked one up and ran for 10 yards: John Matson got the third one with a run back of two yards.

The lineman did an excellent job opening the holes for the backs; John Snyder, Doug Schroeder, Roger Schager, Craig Russell, Stewart Iverson, Duane Hess, Ken Neilsen and Dennis Ericksen. It takes these boys to get the backs free. Randy Green, Scott Matson, Jon Jetmund and Dennis Andrew did an excellent job carrying the ball.

For the defensive unit Stewart Iverson, Doug Schroeder, Ken Neilsen, Scott Matson, Jon Jetmund, Craig Russell and Roger Schager stood out, not to take anything away from the other five boys who played very well. The first team played very little defense the second half of the ball game so it is hard to say who did the best job.

I said before, the Tigers have a good football team this year. Now they are starting to prove it. The Tigers lead the conference right now with a 3-0 record.

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The Tigers travel to Radcliffe this Friday night where they will meet the test. In pre-season predictions Radcliffe was picked at the top. If the Tigers can hold off Radcliffe’s attack and come out of this one victorious, they have a good chance of going the rest of the way unblemished, barring any unexpected happenings. The Tigers have few injuries at this time and are in good shape for the game.

Determination and team work will play an important part of this contest.

Statistics: 1st downs D.14; A. 7 Rush yards D, 369; A, 86 Passes D, 6-12; A, 5-11 Passing yards, D, 146; A, 59 Passes int.

D, 3; A, 0 Total yards D, 515; A, 145 Fumbles D, 2; A, 0 Rob is compiling a look back at interesting happenings from old issues of the Dows Advocate on a weekly basis. If you have any ideas of the timing of interesting occurrences from years past that you would like to read about, contact Rob at robahrens@hotmail.com

No words can express how grateful we are to live in such a great community, and to have support from all of the surrounding communities. We would like to thank everyone who has supported us with money donations, clothes, and household items, or by simply being there for us through this rough time in our lives. We would like to give a special thank you to the Belmond Fire Dept. and Goodell Fire Dept. for getting to our house so quickly. Also a special thank you to our Trinity Lutheran Church for the great benefit they had for us. Thank you to everyone who came and donated time, money, food. Laura McVey, you were our savior the day of the fire. Thank you! Last, but not least, a special thank you to our parents, Fred & Deb Burnham and Lynn and Kathy Braun; you guys are the best. We love you so much.

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Dows Area News Harvest Fest in Dows this Saturday

DOWS COMMUNITY CALENDAR Grove, 4 p.m.

• Volleyball at Algona, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 17 • Texas Style Jam at the DCCC from 6-9 p.m. Bring a snack to share.

• 9th grade football at Clarion, 6 p.m.

• Volleyball at Clarion, 6 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 18 • Football at Clarion, 7 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 21 • JV football at Lake Mills, 6 p.m.

• Dows School Board to meet at Superintendent’s Office, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 22 • Volleyball at Clarion, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 10 • 9th grade football at St. Edmond, 6 p.m.

• Volleyball at Iowa Falls, 6 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 11 • Varsity football at Clarion, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 12 • Harvest Fest in Dows. Check out all of the Crazy Day sales on main street and in the DCCC. Monday, Oct. 14 • Fellowship meal at the Dows Senior Center at noon. Call for reservations.

• JV football at Clarion, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 15 • Cross country at Eagle

Be sure to be in town on Saturday, Oct. 12 as the Dows Commercial Club sponsors their annual ‘Harvest Fest’.

First and foremost, many of the main street businesses will be holding a ‘Crazy Day’ sale spectacular. There will be bargains galore, during the morning shopping hours, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Rick will be featuring pancakes for .25 apiece from 8-10 a.m., at the Down Home Restaurant to start your day off right.

The Dows Community Grocery will be celebrating their anniversary of opening with many bargains and also will be grilling burgers and hot dogs for $1 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

DOWn to Earth will be open and has many bargains lined up for the day.

The Crème de la Crème along with the Commercial Club will be offering free ice cream cones to the

first 100 people who say, “Crazy Day in Dows”.

Stop on down to New Images and buy one product at regular price and get another for half price. It is a good time to stock up.

Dows Variety will have lots of instore sales Crazy bargains out on the sidewalk, and will also have the ever popular ‘grab bags’, so be sure and stop in to see what they have.

Second Chances will have grab bags, and will also be featuring a ‘Bag Sale’, which will include all of the clothing items you can put in their bag for $3.

Dows Commercial Club will also sponsor craft vendors who are going to set up in the DCCC between the hours of 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.

To reserve a vendor table, call Kim at 852-3383.

Be sure to look in this week’s Advocate pages for the ad with all the businesses’ specials listed.

devastating fire raged through the business district, destroying a total of 25 buildings, including those made of brick.

Dows, although stunned, reacted quickly with plans to rebuild! On September 5, 1894, a petition was completed and presented to the city council. It required that only brick structures be erected in the area known as the “Exchange Block”.

Buildings rebuilt in this specific area used the architectural plans designated for the first Exchange, Building; each business choosing to build it one or two storied structure, according to their needs. This area is now known as the “Fillmore Block”.

Most of the buildings were completed within a period of three months. An amazing feat of hard work and determination to survive!

Walk down main street with Ted Wesenberg as he talks about the town’s future; of its hopes and dreams. Listen to him speak of his boyhood years, the quality education received from the Dows school system, the reverence for nature, as he describes the area’s natural beauty with its location on the Iowa River, woods teeming with wildlife, and nearby prairies.

Listen to his words and you begin to see Dows through his vision: Where buildings stand proud with brasses polished, bricks sand-blasted

clean. tuck-point tight; where gleaming store windows display carefully arranged merchandise, and where people stroll in an ambience of an earlier era.

To achieve a goal of this magnitude requires much from the community itself. In Dows, a wellspring of help pours forth as people give materials, cash, and time to help renew the town. Generations work together, each offering its talents and abilities. The names are many with just a few listed here.

Clyde and Sandra Vedane own a building in the center of the Fillmore Block. Its restored front is a preview of the town’s hidden beauty. A sampling of treasures rediscovered from the past.

Another is a section of the original tin roof, which volunteer workers uncovered on the depot. The embossed tin still wearing traces of dark, wine paint. Telbert Tonderum is restoring the shingles so they may be displayed at the depot.

Sixteen year old Chris Unger is one of the artists who designed scenes of local interest on fundraising stationery. One design is a line drawing of the. depot with trains.

Another, used on both stationery and sweatshirts, is of ducks flying by the old Black Bridge, which was replaced in 1978.

And, of course, there’s Dows’

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Shows his skills in High School Team Roping at Ft. Madison on September 22.

A look back at ‘Down Memory Lane’ Dows prepare a building for the center, which Dows already had acquired.

The money will be used to help restore Dows’ 1896 Rock Island train depot. Abandoned by the railroad, bought by a real estate firm, and left to decay: The depot faced ruin. But the Dows Historical Society (Heros and Heroines all) had rushed to its rescue with a new deed of purchase.

Now this Victorian gem with its brick structure, stained glass windows, and two separate waiting rooms-so fair ladies could avoid contact with “those railroad men”begins a new era for the community.

When finished, the depot will serve as a tourist information center, a barrier-free comfort station, showplace for Iowa products, and as an introduction ‘to an atmosphere of an earlier age.’

Dows has a rich past to draw upon in its renaissance quest.

Beneath the facade of generation, the brick buildings on Dows’ main street share a unique, architectural heritage.

With the exception of three, twostory brick buildings: The Exchange, Johnson and Fillmore buildings, the first Dows business District consisted, of wood frame structures.

On September, 1894, a

2006-It only takes a few years for us to forget all the work and enthusiasm that went into our early preservation efforts in Dows. Many of the folks who helped clean, paint, rebuild and restore historic buildings and sites, and are now retired, moved away or deceased. A lot has gone on in Dows since the Depot restoration. We have many to thank for their encouragement, efforts and hard work as well as those who continue these projects today.

This article from the Iowa Natural Heritage magazine, written

by Le Spearman, will remind us of the beginning of our future.

Jean White Indeed, Dows, Iowa typifies the reawakening of a Midwestern spirit; an appreciation for the beauty of a land, its heritage, its people, and its art. And Ted Wesenberg (the hometown boy who returned home) is there; ready to help his community achieve a fresh, new, old look. Wesenberg recently prepared a grant application submitted to the Iowa Department of Economic Development. This 12 page, articulate document helped Dows, a community of 770 located in north central Iowa, secure designation as one of 10 official visitor Welcome Centers in Iowa. Twenty thousand dollars came with the grant to help

secret weapon, Brad Fletcher, who signs his work Booker T. As an artist, Fletcher prefers painting with the air brush technique, attacking his project with a spray gun in lieu of brush. A recent work of his covers the outside wall of Mrs. V.O Anderson’s store building. He transformed the mundane wall into a scenic work of art. Fletcher enjoys working on a large scale; the 30-by90-foot wall took over 200 hours to paint. Although no mountains reach skyward in Iowa, grain elevators do, and with renovation plans, Fletcher will change one section of the Dows elevator to a landmark of majestic proportion. The co-op’s manager, Ed Rockow, and its board of directors gave both the go ahead and the paint for this project. The area, to be covered measures approximately 150 feet high and 240 feet in circumference. When completed, each of the four sides will depict one season in an Iowa corn and soybean field; from spring’s tender green shoots, to summer’s field of promise, then fall’s harvest bounty, in autumn tones, and on to winter’s frozen rows of plant stubble disappearing into infinity: an appropriate mural for Iowa where corn reigns as the ‘Staffof-life, a tribute to Iowa farmers.

In days past, people in Dows built a Corn Palace to celebrate “Corn Days.” Plans are now underway

to re-establish the tradition for the annual “Corn Days Celebration - one example of the Dows community calling upon its past to fill present day needs.

Texas-style Jam on Thursday, October 17

There will a Texas Style Jam on Thursday, Oct. 17 from 6-9 p.m. at the Dows Community Convention Center.

All jammers, dancers, listeners welcome. Bring snacks to share.

For more information, contact Annie or Terri Avery 641-853-2495 or 515689-3986.

Senior Dinner October 14

Join the Dows Senior Citizens when they meet at noon at the Dows Senior Center on Monday, October 14. Their menu will be broasted chicken, broccoli, cheesy potatoes, assorted salads, dessert.

If you don’t get a call and want to come, call Pat at 852-3557, Deloris at 4229, or Jan at 4491.

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Serving our Members/Owners since 1937 How We’re Special

The cooperative principles guide co-ops to be stewards of their communities

By Magen Howard E v e r y Headquarters office: 2099 Highway October since 1930, 515-532-2805 or 800-728-0013 not-for-profit cooperatives of all kinds have recognized National Cooperative Month as a way to paid back to members each year based educate the public about how co-ops work and to on their purchases (in the case of electric cooperatives, electricity) from the appreciate their many members. cooperative.

Margins are used by the co-op This year, Prairie Energy Cooperative highlights the notions that guide all co-ops: as working capital for a period of time, then the seven cooperative principles. These paid back to individual members.

Prairie Energy has retired $5,608,000 in notions lead electric cooperatives like capital credits to members since 1937.

Prairie Energy to do business in a better “Allocating and retiring excess revenue to way every single day. Here are real-life members helps distinguish cooperatives,” examples of how the principles affect your points out Darrell Goff, Prairie Energy cooperative.

Cooperative executive vice-president/ No. 1: Voluntary and Open Membership/ general manager.

“We’re proud to support No. 2: Democratic Member Control our communities by putting money back into Co-ops are open to anyone who is able to the local economy—and into the pockets use its services, which means any person of those we serve.

It makes our District office; 600 West Third Street, business 641-923-2654 or 888-225-8707 m o d e l special.”

Nationally, electric cooperatives have retired $11 billion in capital credits since 1988-$768 million in 2012 alone. who moves onto Prairie Energy’s lines is allowed membership. Annual meetings serve as a way for members to get to know the people who run their co-op, and it’s where members are updated on business matters. Every year in June, Prairie Energy convenes for its annual membership meeting. This past June was the exception – your cooperative was forced to cancel the annual meeting due to the Belmond tornadoes.

“Democratic member control” means members vote for a director who represents them on a board, which governs the cooperative. Annual meetings also serve as the forum for electing directors.

No. 3: Members’ Economic Participation Because electric cooperatives are owned by its members, they do not create profits for distant shareholders. Any excess revenue— c a l l e d “margins”— is allocated back to the membership in the form of capital credits, or patronage capital.

C a p i t a l credits are “retired” and then

No. 4: Autonomy and Independence Electric cooperatives form a vast network across America. They’re found in 47 states, and cooperative-owned electric lines cover 42 percent of the nation’s land mass. But what’s unique is that each cooperative is an autonomous, independent business.

“We work with our co-op neighbors, but Prairie Energy’s member/owners are the sole governors of Prairie Energy,” Goff explains. “Our member-elected board of director approves policies and resolutions that inform the way we do business.”

No. 5: Education, Training, and Information Cooperatives have a charge to keep their members informed—not just about cooperative business, but also about topics like energy efficiency, safety, and community contribution. For example,

Living with Energy in Iowa (state magazine) and InTouch (cooperative newsletter) are ways Prairie Energy keeps its member/ owners up on relevant news.

Y o u can also stay informed via our website and our electronic newsletter, Smart Choices.

Prairie Energy Cooperative also is involved with electrical safety education at our local area schools and safety fairs.

No. 6: Cooperation Among Cooperatives Even though co-ops are independent entities, they still rely on one another to share resources, information, and, in some cases, manpower.

Electric co-ops have long relied on one another to get power restored more quickly after severe weather emergencies. Called “mutual-aid agreements,” it works just as it sounds: When Prairie Energy needs extra hands after a major storm, co-ops from neighboring towns and states help out. And when neighboring co-ops need help, Prairie Energy sends crews to them.

“Mutual-aid assistance gets power back on so much faster than we could with just our crews,” Goff says.

Prairie Energy has sent crews and equipment to the Katrina Hurricane; snow storms in southern Iowa, North Dakota and Illinois to name a few.

No. 7: Concern for Community Possibly the most visible of all the cooperative principles, the last is what drives electric co-ops to be good stewards of the communities they serve.

Prairie Energy undertakes a variety of projects, from cleaning ditches to sponsoring the Relay for Life.

Prairie Energy also has a Revolving Loan Fund and has loaned over 1 million dollars to area businesses. This helps keep our local communities viable.

“While our first priority is delivering safe, affordable, reliable electricity to those we serve, we also feel strongly about supporting and contributing to the development of our communities,” Goff stresses. “Even if there were no ‘concern for community’ principle, every person who works at Prairie Energy lives here, too. We’re friends and neighbors first.”

Sources: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Magen Howard writes on consumer and cooperative affairs for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the Arlington, Va.-based service arm of the nation’s 900-plus consumer-owned, not-forprofit electric cooperatives.

The Seven Cooperative Principles, Explained

1. Voluntary and Open Membership—Cooperatives are voluntary organizations, open to all persons able to use their services and willing to accept the responsibilities of membership, without gender, social, racial, political, or religious discrimination.

2. Democratic Member Control—Cooperatives are democratic organizations controlled by their members, who actively participate in setting policies and making decisions. The elected representatives are accountable to the membership. In primary cooperatives, members have equal voting rights (one member, one vote) and cooperatives at other levels are organized in a democratic manner.

3. Members’ Economic Participation—Members contribute equitably to, and democratically control, the capital of their cooperative. At least part of that capital is usually the common property of the cooperative. Members usually receive limited compensation, if any, on capital subscribed as a condition of membership. Members allocate surpluses for any or all of the following purposes: developing the cooperative, possibly by setting up reserves, part of which at least would be indivisible; benefitting members in proportion to their transactions with the cooperative; and supporting other activities approved by the membership.

4. Autonomy and Independence—Cooperatives are autonomous, self-help organizations controlled by their members. If they enter into agreements with other organizations, including governments, or raise capital from external sources, they do so on terms that ensure democratic control by their members and maintain their cooperative autonomy.

5. Education, Training, and Information—Cooperatives provide education and training for their members, elected representatives, managers, and employees so they can contribute effectively to the development of their cooperatives. They inform the general public, particularly young people and opinion leaders, about the nature and benefits of cooperation.

6. Cooperation Among Cooperatives—Cooperatives serve their members most effectively and strengthen the cooperative movement by working together through local, national, regional, and international structures.

7. Concern for Community—While focusing on member needs, cooperatives work for the sustainable development of their communities through policies accepted by their members.

Prairie Energy Cooperative has launched the Co-op Connections® program.

This program can provide 10% to 85% savings on most prescriptions at over 60,000 independent pharmacies and national chains including CVS, Walgreens, Wal-Mart, Target, and more.

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If you are interested in obtaining a Co-op Connections Card, please call the office. 800-728-0013

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Donation to C-G Middle School Celeste and Lili Swanson are giving a baby pig its shots; as new 4-H member Delia watches and learns from her older sisters

On September 26, First State Bank and Town & Country Insurance donated stylus’ to the C-G Middle School students and staff. Each student was presented their own stylus to use with their iPad. The donation was met with excitement from the students and staff. (Submitted Photo)

Swanson family is the backbone of county 4-H P.I.G club

By Karen Weld, Monitor Contributing Writer Wright County P.I.G. (Pork Interest Group) was the brain child of hog farmer Stuart Swanson; he has been the club leader for the past six years. It is one of two special interest clubs currently in Wright County.

Having had a positive 4-H experience as a child, Swanson wanted the same for his four daughters. “When Addie and then Celeste (oldest two daughters) were first in 4-H, they belonged to a club of 45 - 50 members,” he said. “I believe a smaller club gives its members more leadership opportunities and everyone is needed to be involved.”

In the club’s beginning, all members had pigs as one of their 4-H projects. As the club embarks on its seventh year, several have other livestock projects, as well.

Currently there are 16 members, a number which Swanson believes keeps it manageable for him as its only leader and to keep both 4-Hers and their families involved in the learning and activities of the group.

“Last year our club had 40% of the pigs in the hog barn,” he said, “and 30% of the beef numbers at the county fair.”

Three of the Swanson girls are enrolled in Wright County 4-H and the county P.I.G. club for the 2014 club year: Celeste, junior; Lili,

freshman; and Delia, fourth grader.

Delia, who joined 4-H last month, has a goal of taking ten projects at the upcoming county fair. “I am making carpet coasters right now and I painted a cookie sheet which makes a magnet board for me room.

I want to redo my bedroom as a home improvement too.” Stuart smiled as he said, “New member enthusiasm!”

What do the older Swanson girls enjoy most about 4-H? “Projects!” said Celeste and Lili. They both enjoy working with their pigs and showing at the county fair. It is a common occurrence for the Swanson girls, as well as several other of their club members to show their livestock at the Iowa State Fair.

This year the Swanson family, along with Wright County residents, enjoyed the new livestock/show ring building on the Wright County fairgrounds. “It is really a nice building,” said Celeste.

Stuart and the families involved with their club like to make the monthly meetings and educational opportunities as much fun as possible.

Celeste recalled one educational presentation which she gave as a younger member on ear notching pig’s ears. Lili did a presentation on a pig autopsy; she liked what she learned and did another autopsy which she chronicled on a poster for

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At any club meeting, first comes the learning; then comes the fun. One 4-H family lives on Lake Cornelia; boating might follow. “When the club first began,” Stuart said, “Lori (wife) and I wanted to go ice skating at the rink in Ames, so we had our club meeting there and then went ice skating. Everyone had so much fun, it has become an annual event.”

Annually the club has a tour to some food industry. “We have perfect attendance for that meeting,” said Stuart. Celeste said her favorite club tour was to Hormel and visiting the SPAM Museum afterwards in Austin, Minnesota.

The group also annually hosts someone from the food industry as an educational opportunity. Lili and Celeste said this year’s speaker was a sales representative from Kent Feeds who spoke to their club and any other interested 4-Hers in the county, at the North Central Co-op meeting room.

Stuart said the older 4-H members in their club work well with the younger ones. “I like see that type of leadership,” he said.

Celeste said, “We just enjoy being together.”

More than 6 million young people across the United States will be celebrating National 4-H Week October 6-12, which takes place annually during the first full week of October. The Iowa 4- H Foundation leverages National 4-H Week to celebrate the great things that the Iowa 4-H youth development program offers young people and highlights the incredible 4-H young people who each day work to a make a positive impact on their community.

The Iowa 4-H Foundation has dedicated each day to one of the four “H’s” of 4-H with the final day celebrating the 4-H color green.

Counties throughout Iowa are encouraged to create their own ideas or to use these ideas to celebrate National 4-H Week: Monday: Head • The foundation will be displaying a 4-H History Table for guests of the 4-H Youth and Extension building on Iowa State University’s campus.

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Tuesday: Heart • A “What 4-H Means to Me” board to see how 4-H has impacted the staff at the state office.

• The Iowa 4-H Foundation will be releasing recently added county histories on their website.

Wednesday: Health • The foundation staff will be

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Thursday: Hands The foundation will be donating items to the Rosedale Shelter in Ames, which is sponsored by the Youth and Shelter Services, Inc. Friday: 4-H Green Day Volunteers and Staff will be showing off 4-H pride by wearing green to work!

“As a 10 year member of the Iowa 4-H program, National 4-H Week has always been one of my favorite weeks all year long.” said Iowa 4-H Foundation Executive Director Kris Fish Kuhlmann. “Our desire is to inspire counties across the state of Iowa and 4-H alumni throughout the nation and encourage them to borrow, grow or even change any of the activities we are doing throughout the week at the Iowa 4-H office.”

The Iowa 4-H Foundation is encouraging anyone to show off their 4-H pride and join the Iowa 4-H Foundation’s mission to turn Facebook 4-H Green for a week! The photo can be found on our Facebook page. With thousands of current and former 4-H’ers to see 4-H take over Facebook from October 6 to the 12 is

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A Salute to 4-H ACHIEVING GOALS

4-H Schoolhouse Museum

Central Ave. W., Clarion, IA. 4-H Schoolhouse Museum. In Gazebo Park, which is on the northeast corner of the intersection of Hwys 38 and 3, dead center downtown.

4-H in the United States is a youth organization administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), with the mission of "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development.

CHARACTER

4-H Pledge pledge my head to clearer thinking, My heart to greater loyalty, My hands to larger service, and my health to better living, for my club, my community, my country, and my world.

This page is proudly sponsored by the following business: Dr. Pamela K. Kelch DDS PC

COMMUNITY

515-532-3343

Heartland Museum and Clarion Historical Society 515-602-6000

Wright County Land Title 515-532-2259

Iowa Specialty Hospital Clarion – 866-426-4188 Belmond – 866-643-2622

Lifetouch 515-532-3793

Wright County Monitor Wright Reminder 515-532-2871

To learn how to get your business added to this list, please contact Frankie or Jennifer at: 515-532-2871

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