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Community Calendar Thursday, Nov. 14

Electronic filing begins in Hancock Clerk of Court Office

Friends of the Library will meet at 6 p.m. at the Garner Public Library. Saturday, Nov. 16 Ethnic Bake Sale at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garner from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. GHV Boys Basketball team will be collecting canned food door-todoor from 9 a.m. to Noon for God’s Pantry. Benefit for Sabrina Riebsamen from 4:30 p.m. to Midnight at the Wesley Community Center. Bristol Beef Stew Supper at Garner United Methodist Church from 5-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18 NIACC’s Holiday Ready Program will be held at the Garner Ed Center from 6-8:30 p.m. Call 9232220 for details. Get your tickets by Nov. 13. Dr. Stephen Holmes will speak at 7:30 p.m. in Waldorf College’s Small Pit classroom about refugee medicine. Wednesday, Nov. 20 Common Threads quilt interest group will meet at 9 a.m. at the Britt Public Library. HCHS Volunteer Jewelry Sale from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Atrium of Hancock County Memorial Hospital. Saturday, Nov. 23 Ethnic Bake Sale at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Garner from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Klemme QQC Auction at the Klemme Fire Station. Lunch begins at 11a.m., auction at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26 Garner City Council Meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28 Thanksgiving Day Saturday, Dec. 14 Holiday Open House Night and Annual Firemen’s Soup Supper in Britt. Send us your community events by email at Kelly.map@qwestoffice. net, stop by, or call 923-2684.

By Rebecca Peter Starting this week, filing of all case types at the Clerk of Court Offices in Hancock, Winnebago and Worth Counties will be done electronically. The switch started on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The change to digital is an on-going, statewide initiative, according to Scott Hand, court administrator for the Iowa’s Second Judicial District. “There are over 30 [clerk of court] offices on-line already,� he said. “In the majority of our courthouses, we just don’t have space for paper any more. That was one of the over-riding factors.� Hand anticipates efficiency gains for the clerks’ offices, “just by not handling paper and looking for files and pull files. You won’t have to worry about misplaced files.� Data will also be stored at two, separate physical locations as a precaution. There are some exceptions to the digital filing. “It won’t necessarily apply to existing cases, unless those cases are converted,� said Hand. “It’s a date-forward concept.� “We won’t convert cases that are close to being completed,� he said. There is also a process to be exempted on certain cases. “If you are a party to a case, you will be able to register and view the contents of case you are a party to, from anywhere the Internet is available,� Hand said. “For the general public wanting to look at general public cases, you will still have to come to the county courthouse and use the public terminal to view cases,� he said. “We’re seeing significant gains in efficiency in our clerks offices. It will also provided opportunities for attorneys to submit proposed orders for judges [on-line]. “It will also help our judges who rotate through counties. They will be able to do some motion work before they get to that county, because they can do it pull that file up and do it remotely.� “It will also even the work load out in the clerks’ offices,� he said. The county clerks, staff and judges have undergone training sessions.

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of a close race for mayor at Goodell. The unofficial results of the election showed 29 votes for Sweeney and 27 votes for incumbent mayor Ryan Halfpop. A formal request for a recount of the mayoral race was filed with the Hancock County Board of Supervisors. Incumbents Thomas Bonjour and Mark Stille were reelected to the Goodell City Council. Mark Stille received 33 votes and Bonjour, 28 votes. Christopher Nolte was the third person elected to the council with 37 votes. Other candidates were Diana Stille (27 votes) and Wayne DeVall (14 write-in). Garner Mayor Ken Mick was re-elected to another term with 256 votes. He was unopposed. Three seats on the Garner City Council were open. Dennis Drabek (195 votes)

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Veteran’s Day Salute

The Garner Ceremonial Unit stands at attention for the Posting of the Colors. The 60th annual Veteran’s Day Program was held Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, at Garner-Hayfield / Ventura gymnasium. The program honored veterans from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraq/Afghan Conflicts, peacetime vets and those currently in the service. A special tribute, featuring interviews of local veterans, is in today’s edition of The Leader. (Leader photo by Rebecca Peter)

Klemme council hears complaints about stray animals

The West Hancock middle school chorus sing “God Bless America� for those gathered at the Veteran’s Day program in Kanawha. (Photo by Sarah Freesemann)

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The 2013 city and mayoral elections on Nov. 5 saw new a mayors being elected at Britt and Ventura. A formal request for a recount of the result of the mayoral election at Goodell has been filed with the county board of supervisors. The Hancock County Board of Supervisors canvassed election results on Tuesday. Unofficial results include: Britt Marvin Hillenga will be the new mayor of Britt. Hillenga conducted a successful 11th hour write-in campaign against Gary Gelner. Hillenga received 164 write-in votes, while 158 votes were cast for Gelner. “It was unbelievable to me being a write-in that I had won, “ he said. “I did not expect it and I was very surprised and happy.� “It has been a busy week on the phone visiting with people and an awful lot of congratulations around town. That has been very nice and encouraging. I have also been busy making sure I visit those that helped me campaign and thanking them for all of their support. It’s going well so far and I am excited.� Michael Ostercamp and Jay Ryerson were elected to four-year terms on the Britt City Council. Ryerson was the top vote-getter with 266 votes. Ostercamp received 259 votes. Paul Verbrugge received 78 write-in votes. Chad Luecht (245 votes) was elected to fill a two-year unexpired term. Seventeen write-in votes were cast for Paul Verbrugge. Goodell Pat Sweeney was the apparent winner

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Students, veterans and citizens alike salute the flag while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance during the West Hancock High School’s Veteran’s Program on Monday. (Photo by Michelle Kronemann) and George B. Smith (217 votes) were reelected to the council. Tim Schmidt (248 votes) will be the new member of the council. “I would like to congratulate George Smith and Denny Drabek for their reelection, as well as Mayor Ken Mick for his,� Schmidt said. “I look forward to working with all of them come January.� “I have worked for the Pritchard family for 22 years. It was Bill and Joe Pritchard that taught me by example the importance of giving back to the community.� “I am looking forward to serving the people of Garner. If you have any sug-

gestions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me at 641-512-2258. I am very proud to call Garner, Iowa, my home.� Klemme Ken Blank was reelected mayor with 51 votes. He was unopposed. Three members were elected to the city council. They are: Kody Trample (49 votes), David Welsh (38 votes), and incumbent Morris Crotty (38 votes). Roberta Carolus, incumbent candidate, received 33 votes. “The first year will most likely be a learning experience for me. I’m just happy the community elected a young member like myself,� said Kody

Trample. “I’ll try to get some more growth in the community and try to get the Ag Days Celebration like it was 10-15 years ago.� David Welsh would like to see more civic involvement by citizens. Kanawha Nancy Litch and Christa Hanson were reelected to Kanawha City Council in a race that saw nine candidates compete for three seats. Judy Vander Ploeg was elected to the third position on the council. Vote totals were: Litch - 106, Hanson - 86 and Vander Ploeg - 85. Votes for other candidates were: Roger Anderson - 31, Bernard Blank - 57, Mike Brooks (incumbent) - 67,

By Rebecca Peter KLEMME - Concerns about dogs and cats running loose were brought to the attention of Klemme City Council, Nov. 4. Licensing dogs was brought up as a possible option. In the past, the city has required licensing of dogs, but dropped the requirement. The council is not currently considering this option. Ken Weiland, public works director, reported that a Department of Natural Resources engineer recently checked the sludge in the city’s wastewater treatment lagoon and sending the results of the testing to the city. The City of Klemme has a February 2017 deadline to meet new lower ammonia discharge requirements to be in compliance with the new DNR discharge permit. Options under consideration are: a controlled discharge lagoon system and an enhanced lagoon treatment bio-dome system. Weiland will check into when the water tower will be inspected and the light fixed. Water pipes at city hall need to be taken apart to see where there could be a problem creating low hot water pressure. Mayor Ken Blank will patch the holes in the men’s bathroom, along some tile repairs in the community room. City clerk Coleen Rout will inform Alliant Energy about several street lights that are out or flickering around town, along with the community sign light on the highway. A public hearing to adopt the proposed Code of Ordinances will be held at the Dec. 2 council meeting. Recodification of the city code is done every five years. This year Iowa Codefication of Clear Lake was hired to do the recodification for Klemme. Paul Delger - 56, Tom Gretillat Sr. - 21 and Darlene Schafer - 26. Other unofficial results from the 2013 city elections in Hancock County and elsewhere are (*denotes winners): Corwith Mayor (elected by write-in vote): James Gourley* - 40, David Wagner - 7, Wade Nall - 5, and five other scattered write-in votes. City council (elect 2): Matt Hobscheidt* - 36, David K. Wagner * - 34, Tim Poage - 32, and Craig Steenhard - 23. ELECTION to page 2

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