Thursday, October 24, 2013 Volume 148 • Number 43
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Hummel wins this week’s Football Contest There were 4 entries missing 2 games on this week’s football contest. Those missing two were Patty Hummel and Deb Blockhus of Allison, Dianne Norton and Georgia Freerks of Clarksville. Determined by the tie-breaker, Patty was the 1st place winner and will receive $35 in football bucks while Deb placed 2nd and will receive $15 in football bucks. Football bucks can be spent like cash at any of the locations listed on the football contest pages. Football bucks may be picked up at either newspaper office. Check inside for this week’s featured games and submit your picks for a chance to win!
New Medicare scam reported A Medicare scam about a change in the policy during the first of the year has recently been reported in Butler County. The caller targeted senior citizens, asking the person if they were between the ages of 60-75. Reported as a man with an Indian accent, the caller worked with another person claiming to be his supervisor to get the caller’s bank information and routing number. Please remember not to give out your banking information, and if you do, contact the police as soon as possible.
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Schools may look to ALICE training in Future
Intense practice in case of intruders takes proactive approach By Pat Racette
School officials in Butler County now have an alternative to lockdown in preparation for school intruders. Last May, both North Butler and Clarksville superintendents attended a Response Options A.L.I.C.E Instructor course at Waverly Civic Center. ALICE, Alert-Lockdown-InformCounter-Evacuate, is another way of for school districts to handle invaders. “It informs faculty, students and parents on alternative measures rather than to just sit and wait,” said Mitch Nordmeyer, BC Emergency Management Coordinator. The training was made available to all school districts in Butler, as Nordmeyer said it was eye-opening. “Many mind-sets, views were changed after completing the course,” he said. In an eight-hour training session, the course is meant to put a person in the place of a student or teacher
when an infiltrator is in the area. The class teaches information on safety measures and precautions to their local audience; explores active shooter profile myths; reviews and evaluates past active shooter events; and presents the system advantages of Alert-Lockdown-Inform-CounterEvacuate.
The back room of Doc’s Restaurant was packed full of people during Clarksville Food Pantry’s chili cookoff Sunday. (Pat Racette Photo) “I think a number of districts are looking into it [ALICE] at this time,” Nordmeyer said. “It is entirely their decision, and I have suggested that they work with their local law enforcement on school intruder safety. It should be a collaborative effort between those entities.” Clarksvillle Superintendent Eric Wood said ALICE is something he wants to start in the district at some point in the future. “It is a different mind-set from lockdown,” Wood said. “Lockdown is OK in some situations. ALICE training is designed to do things proactively during a live shooter incident.”
St. John’s UCC is 2013 chili champ Community UMC chili earns People’s Choice Award, Honorable Mention By Pat Racette A cloudy, fall day turned out to be the perfect for the third annual Clarksville Food Pantry chili cookoff Sunday. Six large crock-pots of chili were set up for judging in Doc’s Restaurant’s back area, along with a variety of homemade desserts. Clarksville Fire Department came in before the public to judge to de-
By Pat Racette
Fall Craft Expo Saturday
Free Camping At Wilder Park October 25/26
Clayton Thomas, Greene historian and former resident, sits by Sylvia Hawker of the Greene Recorder while explaining to Butler County Historical Society members what he found out about the historical log cabin in September. (Pat Racette Photo) More pictures on page 2
Also to be noted, Immanuel United Church of Christ of Clarksville was a very close second in votes for the coveted People’s Choice Award. Other contestants included: Clarksville Food Pantry, St. Lutheran Church of Clarksville and 2012 champion St. John Lutheran Church of Nashua. All proceeds from the events will go towards the food pantry, with director Connie Clark, assistant director Marjorie Krull and coordinator Teresa Poland putting the popular event together.
On Butler County fairgrounds sits the Historical Log Cabin, made of walnut and oak logs. The one-room cabin was built from the logs that remained after Goheen Place was torn down in 1956, which was located southwest of Greene in Coldwater Township. The Wegands then donated the remnants of the building to Butler County Historical Society. Goheen Place was originally used to house 11 people, along with becoming a stagecoach stop. Greene historian and former resident Clayton Thomas, however, began questioning some information that was different from what he was seeing in documents. “I didn’t think the information was quite correct,” he said. “I would go online…and it said the Goheen House was the first hotel in Greene, and I’m saying, ‘No, I don’t think so.’ “So I started digging deeper, and the result is what I’ve written. I’ve written it twice, one just for the [Greene] Recorder a couple weeks ago [Aug. 28], the way Sylvia would
write it.” Thomas found out that the women played a bigger role than he had thought, with the property purchased by Margaret Hardman, signing with an X. John H. Miller began building the house in the 1850s, but died of injuries in construction of it. Having three children, Hardman then married next door neighbor Ed Goheen, due to proximity. Goheen’s mother and children came along with him, putting 11 people under one roof. “When people say that was the first hotel in Greene, they better be talking about the 11 people, or else it would have been a little bit crowded,” Thomas said. Hardman Miller Goheen, who was considered an aunt in Goheen geneaology, passed on later and gave the property to Mary Wegand, considered the niece, before the house was vacated around 1901 when Clyde Wegand was born. “There was really only two women who owned the property,” Thomas said, “and beyond that, no one lived in it and it got dilapidated in 1956, but they had enough walnut and oak to save [and make a little cabin].”
Dumont farmers learn more about auto steering
In appreciation to the many Campers that camped at Wilder Park this season the Allison Park Board is sponsoring a free weekend of camping on October 25 & 26 at Wilder Park.. No reservations for this week. It’s first come first serve. The Park features 50 electrical sites, eight tent sites, two fishing ponds, mini-golf, walking/ bike trail, frisbee golf, volleyball, giant chess/checker board, Camp Host, enhanced playground , soccer goals, wireless internet, and two wild flower prairies.
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cide who claimed the trophy spoon as the winner. Three fire fighters determined St. John’s Unity Church of Christ as 2013’s champion, with their green pepper chili ensemble beating out the other five contestants, including four churches and the food pantry. Honorable mention honors went to Community United Methodist Church of Clarksville, who creatively concocted a white chicken chili. And after the public consumed bowl after bowl of chili to test all six creations, Community UMC was voted People’s Choice Award.
Greene historian digs into log cabin past
The Clarksville Cub Scouts will be conducting their annual Food Drive for the Clarksville Food Pantry this Saturday, September 26, at 2:00 p.m. Please place your bags on your porch or front door so they are visible from the street. Please support the local food pantry and be aware of scouts around town on Saturday!
The 10th Annual Fall Craft Expo is set for Saturday, October 26, at the Clarksville High School. The event is again filled with nearly 70 exhibitors from across Northeast Iowa selling a wide variety of handmade craft items in the gym complex. Shoppers will also find home based business dealers with booths in the lunchroom, and also a few set-up outdoors. Scratch Cupcakery is returning again this year, as well as local organizations with bake sales and a food stand. The show will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. with free admission. Some of the downtown businesses are also holding open houses as part of the event.
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HTS Ag hosts Customer Appreciation Day at Hawkeye Farm Lab
Pictured is a look at machinery outside the Hawkeye Farm Lab in Waterloo. (Pat Racette Photo)
By Pat Racette Dumont farmer Gary Franken bought an automatic steering system last spring for his combine. Franken and farmhand, Jason Rieken, used the GPS navigating feature automatically steer for them in the field. As they gained more interest in precision technology, the two farmers attended an HTS Ag Customer Appreciation Day in Sep-
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tember to find out more about auto steering. “We just basically got into this and wanted to try it out and get our feet wet with it,” Franken said. “We’ll see the advantage from it, and go from there I guess.” According to HTS Ag sales Terry Johnston, over half of farmers are now using auto steering to plant and harvest. “There is not near as much fatigue and uneasiness with stuff [due to automatic steering],” Rieken said. “You can watch for rocks on the ground and other things instead of worrying about where you’re going,
at least for a little bit anyway.” The farmers were also interest in a precision product sold by Reichhardt Electronic Innovations called Tactile Row Guidance. The device controls the tractor mechanically, allowing it to follow rows in any situation. “Row sensors is what we were looking for,” Franken said. “It’s pretty good for down corn, and gets down deep underneath for rowing corn. We don’t have sensors now… But the sensors would be on the combine and hook up to the monitor.”
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