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Thursday, November 6, 2014

Broadway and Commercial will remain a 4-way stop… at least for now

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Broadway and Commercial 4-way stop Page 1

A long-term solution will continue to be investigated By les houser wrightcosports@gmail.com

Following a recommendation from Police Chief Ray Beltran, the Eagle Grove City Council gave their support in leaving the four-way stop at the downtown intersection in place while a permanent solution is found. The process of finding that solution actually began the day the old stoplights stopped functioning.

“We had worked on them before, numerous times, but the control boards needed replacing,” said City Administrator Mike Boyd.

“That would cost us from $8-10,000.

I’m surprised they’ve lasted as long as they have, considering they were put up in 1990. We also realized there could be other problems, like underground wiring, so there’s no guarantee how much longer they would work anyway.”

The Iowa DOT then had someone from their office for traffic and safety in Ames do a study of the intersection. The most recent traffic volume count is from 2011, and shows an average daily count of 4,450 vehicles going northbound and 4.960 southbound on Commercial (Highway 17). For Broadway, it shows 3.520 for westbound motorists and 2,060 for eastbound traffic. They’re opinion was that, even though it comes up just short of a four-way stop warrant, they are inclined to go ahead with the idea. They felt that, to do it was just a two-way stop on Broadway, would cause long delays in traffic flow during peak hours.

It was also reported that the crash history, over the past ten years, at this intersection was not a determining factor in going to a four-way stop as it was well below the state average for similar intersections state-wide.

They recommended that the City could either keep the current signals as flashing red, or have stop signs installed with a flashing red beacon (solar powered) on top of the sign as provided by the DOT. As part of this solution, they will also place ‘ stop ahead’ signs on all four of the streets leading to the intersection. Once this is done, the City could then consider their options of either repairing the current signals, apply for a Traffic Safety Improvement Program grant from the DOT to replace them or

It’s been six years, but Sum Hing will re-open their doors for business this Sunday. Photo by Kim Demory

Council goes with revised plan for seeding DD#94 Page 2

Chinese restaurant returns to Eagle Grove

Supervisors Page 3

They’re back The corner of Broadway and Commercial (pictured above) has been on flashing red for several weeks. It looks like it will remain a 4-way stop for the time being. Photo by Les Houser just leave the four-way stop as is and remove the signaling devices entirely.

“We will monitor how this works over the winter, because we can’t apply for the funding until August of next year when the application is due,” said Captain Josh Kuisle of the Eagle Grove Police Department.

“Even then, if we’re approved we wouldn’t get the funding until 2016.

This is the same funding that Clarion is using to upgrade their signal lights.

There is of course no certainty we’ll get the grant money.” Kuisle also pointed out that, while there were a couple of City Council members that were concerned about the current four-way stop, no negative comments have been received from the public.

“Anyone is welcome to give us their thoughts and input on this idea,” added Kuisle.

He explained that replacing just the computer in the old lights would be very expensive, and that the new lights would be a definite upgrade.

“The lens are bigger now, for greater visibility,” said Kuisle. “If we do replace the lights, the equipment is paid for under the grant and the DOT furnishes the installation. Then they turn them over to the city.” At this point, Kuisle feels the only feasible way to replace them is with the grant funding but by going to the fourway with flashing reds they will buy some time to look carefully at their

options.

Along with this, the DOT also proposes the city consider converting the highway from four lanes to three with a continuous left turn center lane. While the ‘stop ahead’ signs will be placed about 1 ½ blocks from the intersection, it has not been determined where the turning lane would begin. The benefits, according to the DOT through a crash history study, would include a reduction in sideswipe and rear end collisions, greater pedestrian safety with only two lanes of moving traffic at the crossings and slower speeds, as reasonable-speed drivers will set the pace for others.

“They did the same with Highway 9 through Cresco over in Howard County,” said Kuisle. “It’s working well there in reducing accidents. Also, parking will not be affected along Commercial in the downtown block.” He’s not sure when everything will be done, as it hinges on the DOT schedule of when they can fit it in. He also wants Eagle Grove motorists to be heads up on these changes when they begin.

“There’s always a learning curve, so the public needs to have patience and be aware of the changes,” added Kuisle. “We’ll still be looking at the long-term solution, so it will be a minimum of three years at least with this four-way. Everyone needs to just get used to it.”

by Kim demory egeagle@goldfieldaccess.net Sam and Cindy Hoang are thrilled to announce that they are re-opening their Chinese restaurant, Sam’s Chinese Kitchen (formerly known as Sum Hing), in Eagle Grove, and it’s happening this Sunday.

Sum Hing first opened its door on June 29, 2003. When they closed in 2008, many locals were sad to see them go. Some were such big fans of the restaurant, that they made the short drive to Clarion to enjoy the Sum Hing there for the past six years without even a second thought.

It is those loyal customers, and the comments from many others, that persuaded the Hoang’s to re-open the Eagle Grove restaurant.

According to Cindy, the reason they closed the Eagle Grove location in the first place was simply because they were starting a family and wanted more time at home. But the public kept telling them “We wish

you would open in Eagle Grove.”

They even went so far as to say, we’ll take whatever days we can get, even if you’re only open a limited time.

“We really appreciated that the people came to Clarion…so now we’re coming back to Eagle Grove for them,” said Cindy. “I hope everyone will be happy we are back.”

Sam’s Chinese Kitchen has undergone some updates, and will only be open on Sundays for this weekend only to celebrate their grand re-opening. Food will be served from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Their regular hours of operation will then be Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. There will be several menu selections for you to choose from. Buffets will be served on designated special days.

Cindy hopes you will stop in, say hello, and enjoy that Sam’s Chinese Kitchen is back in Eagle Grove...she is.

What started off as a small girls attempt to make a difference in the lives of kids, turned into a huge success for children all throughout Wright County. Nine-year-old Alexa Jeske discovered the “Socktober” campaign on the internet, with the help of her sister. She instantly decided she, too, wanted to collect socks, clothes, non-perishable food items, and other goodies to help less fortunate kids in her own area. Throughout the month of October, she placed several boxes in the hallways of Eagle Grove Elementary. Students, teachers, and staff generously contributed towards the effort. So did many others from around Wright County. On Friday, Oct. 31, Alexa and her friends and siblings delivered a truck full of supplies to Upper Des Moines Opportunity of Wright County in Eagle Grove, including 240 pair of socks. Pictured from left: Ava Kienzle, Alexa Jeske, April Kelley (of UDMO), Jakob Jeske, and Addyson Jeske. Photo by Kim Demory

Enterovirus Page 7 RBMS TAG Page 9 State Cross Country Coverage Page 14 Halloween Coverage Throughout the paper

BRIEFLY High School Musical Saturday, Nov. 8 7 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 9 3 p.m.

RBMS Auditorium There will be a luncheon to follow immediately at the VFW for veterans.

––––––––––––––––––––––––– Veterans Day Program Tuesday, Nov. 11 10:15 a.m.

Eagle Grove High School There will be a luncheon to follow immediately at the VFW for veterans.

This house located on Montgomery is one of the buildings in Eagle Grove that received a nuisance abatement notice. This house was never repaired from a former fire. Photo provided

City and CDC form partnership to rid Eagle Grove of dilapidated buildings

Socktober a success

HS and RBMS Honor Rolls Page 5

by Kim demory egeagle@goldfieldaccess.net Many cities around the state of Iowa, and around the nation, for that matter, have what they call “nuisance” properties. These are buildings and homes that have been neglected, and in many cases, left uninhabitable. These unsafe buildings might have inadequate maintenance, garbage lying around, have a history of fire, be a fire hazard, or be the result of hoarding. Whatever the reason for the nuisance, the end result is a potentially dangerous situation.

The City of Eagle Grove is taking a stand to do something about this problem in our town. Only a few months ago, Mayor Sandy McGrath and the City Council decided to partner with the Eagle Grove Community Development Corporation (CDC) to either get owners to fix up their properties, or tear the buildings down.

The City Council presented the CDC with a grant (with money from a bond levy) to fund the project, if the CDC would agree to the actual work of demolishing the building, should it come to that point.

“All eyes (from other cities) are on us,” said McGrath about how the Council and the CDC are proceeding. “We’ve done our research how to do this properly.”

In fact, Eagle Grove has been invited to speak at a round-table session at the Mid Iowa Growth Development Partnership of 13 counties in the near future.

According to McGrath, seven properties in Eagle Grove were identified to be the first recipients of the grant.

“We want people driving through town to know we have a nice town,” said Dani Eisentrager, who has been specially appointed as the lawyer for this limited purpose.

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––––––––––––––––––––––––– Texas Style Jam Friday, November 14 6 - 9 p.m.

Dows Convention Center Bring snacks to share ––––––––––––––––––––––––– Book Signing Saturday, November 15 2 - 3 p.m.

Eagle Grove Memorial Library Grandma Pam will read a special hometown story about “Tucker’s Travels.” Tucker will also perform some of his tricks –––––––––––––––––––––––––

Upcoming Holiday Deadlines for the Eagle Grove Eagle –––––––– Nov. 26 Thanksgiving Edition Deadline is at noon on Thursday, Nov. 20 Christmas Greeting section will run Dec. 18

Dec. 24 Edition Deadline is at noon on Thursday, Dec. 18

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

Eagle Grove Eagle

Council goes with revised plan for seeding in DD#94 By les houser wrightcosports@gmail.com

Fun for him and the kids John Harkema (pictured at top) enjoys setting up his Halloween inflatables almost as much as the kids enjoy going through them on Trick-or-Treat night. It takes Harkema several hours to set this display up, but it’s worth that to see the smiles on all the kids’ faces as the obviously enjoy them...maybe even more than the candy they get at his house, Photos by Kim Demory

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After much discussion, the Eagle Grove City Council agreed this past Monday night to go ahead with the revised plan for the seeding of the DD#94 project, as was presented at the previous meeting by Tim Moreau of Veenstra & Kimm Engineering. While it appeared that the Council was in agreement at that meeting to proceed with the plan, some members then spoke to Mike Boyd about reservations in spending the additional money. Moreau brought Garrett McKinness, the general contractor for the project, along with him to the meeting. McKinness has a subcontractor who is doing the seeding part.

“I don’t know if, or when, we can get back in there next spring to seed,” said McKinness. “I’m also not sure about doing a straw cover, but we also can’t leave exposed dirt.” The revised plan will utilize a bonded fiber matrix, which represents most of the added cost. According to McKinness, that material has already been purchased.

Moreau also updated the Council on the cooperative agreement with Union Pacific Railroad for the drainage work portion in their right of way. “The agreement is finalized, and signed copies have been sent to Union Pacific for their signature,” said Moreau. This reflects a change order of $118,000, which was presented and approved. A request for an extension of the completion date was also presented and approved. “Iowa Trenchless (contractor for this portion) can’t do the work until next January or February,” said Moreau.

Wayne Schlofeldt of Schlofeldt Engineering was present to go over the Memorial Hall project. He feels the biggest items for prospective bidders will be the kitchen renovation, moving of the gas meter to the outside of the building, replacing the heating/ventilation/air conditioning system and doing the ADA compliant restroom. The ADA compliancy will also result in a need for a redesigned outside walkway.

“I would recommend bidding it out by ten different areas (bid items) instead of one lump sum,” said Schlofeldt. “It gives you a little more flexibility in accepting bids.” He hopes they can let the bids by December, with the work progressing over the winter months.

The Council was set to act on Resolution 2014-34, which would set a date for a hearing on, and acceptance of, proposals for the disposition of real property, and specifically at 223 West Broadway. The Community Development Cooperation is interested in acquiring the property. City Attorney Brett Legvold had a problem with some of the language in the draft of the document, and suggested revisions that should be made. Boyd will make those, and return with the document at the next meeting.

In other action the Council: -reappointed Mark Ketchum for another term on the Library Board, ending in 2020; -approved a beer/liquor license for B&S Crossing.

Making progress Randy Hansen, treasurer of the Eagle Grove Rotary Club, was happy to present a check for $200 to Hannah Demory (center) and Maggie Wachowiak (right) last week. The money will go towards their fundraising efforts in support of the Leader Dog program, which provides seeing eye dogs for the visually impaired. This is the third year of a three-year 4-H Leadership project the girls have been working on. So far, they have purchased three dogs in the last two years. This year’s goal for the girls is to raise enough money ($1,500) to purchase three more dogs. Thanks the Rotarians and other fundraising efforts, they are $200 closer to achieving that goal. To learn more about the Leader Dog program or have them speak at your organization, feel free to contact Demory or Wachowiak. Photo by Kim Demory

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Cyber-bullying a growing concern, awareness is key to battling it By: Jacob Snyder WrightCoMonitor@gmail.com *Editor’s note: Even though the story below could be similar to a real situation, the name used in it is fictitious.

Click. Click. Tap. Click. Tap. Tap. Tap. Sitting at his computer, 12year old Michael* glares intently at the screen studying a message sent to him just an hour earlier.

Suddenly, Michael’s mother enters the room and tells him five more minutes on the computer. She asks what he is what is doing and he hesitates, then replies just reading something sent from a friend of his.

But she senses something is wrong and moves closer to the screen.

As she does, the truth is revealed, he is reading several messages from this “friend” and they contain words like “idiot” and “worthless” in them.

“We can no longer look at cyber-bullying the same way we used to,” said Mike Ferjack, senior criminal investigator for the Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children and Human Trafficking, at a presentation about cyber-bullying and sexting on Monday, Oct. 20, at the Heartland Museum in Clarion.

He said cyber-bullying is something that needs to be addressed as soon as child, teacher, parent or whomever knows it is occurring.

“Bullying doesn’t just stop on its own,” he said. “It takes the intervention of a police officer, the school or someone else.”

Bullying has changed dramatically since the birth of the Internet. Not too long ago, when a person would bully someone else, often, it would end when each when their separate ways.

Today, though, through the use of instant messaging (im), emails, texting, and websites like hotornot. com, bullies can harass, criticize, or threaten someone via the internet or cell phone almost anytime from anywhere, Ferjack said.

And frequently, the victim

knows this bully.

The bullying may start with one person sending messages to another but could end up involving many people and not always necessarily from a particular community.

Again, with the Internet, people from all around the United States can be a part of it.

These messages tend to get nastier and more frequent as the bullying continues.

“And some may think the bullying will stop on its own, but that is not the way it works,” Ferjack said.

So if you are friend of a victim, staying quiet is not the way to handle the situation. “You need to tell an adult right way about what you know,” Ferjack said. Your friends may be upset with you, but telling someone is the right thing to do, he added.

Victims. First, they should stop replying to any messages the bully sends. “And whatever you do, do not delete them. Preserve the evidence and report the crime immediately,” Ferjack said.

Similar advice goes for parents and teachers, as well.

Wright County Sheriff Jason Schluttenhofer said parents first need to educate themselves about cyber-bullying by coming to events like this one.

Then the parents need to share the information with their children, talk about it often, and most importantly keep an open line of communication with them, said Jim Lester, of the Wright County Sheriff’s Office.

“Parents need to make children aware of what could happen if a person is cyber-bullying someone,” he said. And more than anything, vigilance is not simply about just talking to your children.

Schluttenhofer believes parents shouldn’t take the children’s word for, but instead, make sure to keep a close eye on their online and phone activity.

This advice given about how to handle cyber-bullying could

Mike Ferjack, senior criminal investigator for the Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children and Human Trafficking, gave a presentation at Heartland Museum. Photo by Jacob Snyder also apply to another topic covered at the presentation, sexting.

Some students, anywhere from ages 12 to 17 years old, might say sexting is no big deal and that their friends are doing it. A few might say they don’t believe anything bad could happen as a result of engaging in such behavior.

But the consequences emotionally are severe as well as legally and can land you big fines and even jail time. Most often the situations involve two people who are in a romantic relationship.

“Eighty-five percent of the sexting cases we see around the country come from this boyfriend/ girlfriend,” Ferjack said.

Several studies have been conducted and revealed a significant number of teens who have done it, either seen or posted nude or seminude videos or pictures online of themselves or another person. And Ferjack suggests that if you start this habit early, then it will become more frequent as you get older.

More than anything, sexting is dangerous because of its ability to scar a person emotionally and damage their reputation as quickly

the photos and/or messages are leaked to other people.

Besides this, there are other legal hazardous consequences.

And three common types of crimes in relation to sexting can happen within a couple minutes and with just a few clicks of the mouse or hitting of the “send” button.

The first step is production.

Whether someone else takes the picture or you take it of yourself, that is considered production of child pornography, Ferjack explained.

Second, there is distribution.

As soon as you hit the “send” button, you have distributed child pornography.

Finally, there is possession. “If you keep it on your phone that’s considered possession,” Ferjack said.

All three of these could result in paying large fines and possibly spending time in jail, according to our state’s laws. So, Ferjack’s advice was simple. Think about the emotional and legal consequences before sending a semi-nude or nude picture of yourself to someone.

It is a big deal.

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Quarter Up auction a success Eagle Grove man sentenced The Eagle Grove Golf Course club house was packed last Saturday evening, Nov. 1, as a variety of people turned out for to federal prison for the first-ever Quarter Up auction. They event was held to help money for the Golden Stars Drill Team’s upcoming trip to methamphetamine conspiracy raise the Outback Bowl. Auction-goers bid on a variety of great items A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced November 3, 2014, to more than 10 years in federal prison.

Robert Asche, 48, from Eagle Grove, Iowa, received the prison term after a June 10, 2014, guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

Asche was previously convicted of attempted sale of dangerous drugs, and sale of less than one pound of marijuana.

At the guilty plea, Asche admitted his involvement from 2011 through March 2012 in a conspiracy that distributed more than 50 grams of actual (pure) methamphetamine.

On March 15, 2012, Department of Homeland Security (HSI) agents intercepted a package at Federal Express in Memphis, Tennessee being shipped from Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico, to Eagle Grove, Iowa. Pursuant to x-ray inspection and a later physical search of the package, agents found one pound of methamphetamine hidden inside the horn of a horse saddle being shipped

to Asche. Asche admitted that in March of 2012, he arranged for the delivery of methamphetamine by mail.

Asche was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett. Asche was sentenced to 138 months’ imprisonment. A special assessment of $100 was imposed. He must also serve a five-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

Asche is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Iowa Department of Narcotics Enforcement, and Drug Enforcement Administration.

Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts. gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 13-3040.

like a one-hour massage, jewelry, a stadium chair, gift cards, gift baskets, 18 holes of golf with cart, pizza, deorations, food, memberships, clocks, services, and a variety of other great items. None of these items sold for more than $1. That’s right, but hundreds of dollars were still spent over the course of the night as the winner was deteremined by buying a raffle ticket for $.25 - $1 (depending on the value of the item) and then having their name randomly drawn as opposed to being the highest bidder. A good time was had by all. Photos provided

County tables decision to move forward with paving project south of Belmond Preparations By les houser wrightcosports@gmail.com

County officials have decided to delay moving forward with paving approximately 700 feet of a road located in Section 36 of the Belmond Township.

The Wright County Board of Supervisors first want to find out if there are any plans for future development near this section of 150th Street.

County Engineer Adam Clemons approached and discussed the potential project with the Board Monday morning.

“I guess I am looking for some direction on where to go with it,” he said.

This is not the first time the county discussed the possibility of paving the road.

In the past few years, the Board has talked about the project and done some engineering work for it, most recently to prepare a cost estimate.

But no paving has been done thus far.

The Board asked about how it would work to fully engineer the project now but not actually start and complete it until a later date.

Clemons said the problem with that is there could be changes made to the law, codes, or specifications between now and then, so the project would then have to be re-engineered.

This could possible cost the county additional time and money.

The future development of the area has not been determined but there has been some talk of possibly developing the land near the road.

Knowing this, the Board decided to contact MaxYield Cooperative and find out, if anything, what they have in mind. From there they will decide whether or not to continue moving forward with the project.

In other news, the Board approved a request from Wright County Treasurer Peggy Schluttenhofer to assign a county held tax sale to the Eagle Grove CDC.

Call 448-4745 if you see news happening!

progressing for Christmas Madrigal Dinner

The Eagle Grove Chorale, Paddle Wheel Players and the North Central Iowa Handbell Ensemble will all be ready to entertain and inspire you for the Christmas season with a Madrigal Dinner to be performed Friday, Dec. 5, and Sunday, Dec. 7, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Eagle Grove Memorial Hall.

Dinner will be served by Jessica’s Kitchen.

All seating will be reserved. Tickets are now available by contacting Janice Bartley, 4483184, or stopping in at Christ Furniture. While enjoying a meal with the King and Queen, and their royal court, you will be entertained by jesters, a juggler, a fortune teller, and, of course, music to make you laugh or perhaps bring a tear to your eye because of its Christmas beauty.

Come and enjoy an evening of merry olde England right here in Eagle Grove.

Pollard Family Dentistry of Eagle Grove is excited to

once again have Stacy Askelsen as a dental hygienist. Call 515-448-5022 to make your appointment in Eagle Grove

We are open every weekday.

Stacy Askelsen

Emergency cell number at 515-230-5255.

Learning from the experts

Last Friday, the business class at the Career Academy took a stroll down main street to visit Jim and Gayle Christ at Christ Furniture. Jim and Gayle spent time discussing how they took over the business, their marketing strategy, and how they choose their inventory.

The Christs’ also shared the importance of buying local from businesses who support the school and how purchases made in the community go back to the school in the form of a one-cent sales tax. Photo submitted

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— Dilapidated buildings — Continued from Page 1 Eisentrager and McGrath want to assure the public that this project isn’t meant to pin-point any one person or group, or to pick on property owners, or to take property away, they are just trying to keep the town safe.

According to the Code of Iowa, Chapter 145.01 - the general definition of “unsafe” is - all buildings or structures which are structurally unsafe or not provided with adequate egress, or which constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life, or which in relation to existing use constitute a hazard to safety or health, or public welfare, by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, or abandonment, are, for the purpose of this chapter, unsafe buildings. All such unsafe buildings are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition, or removal in accordance with the procedure specified in this chapter.

The City, once they have been notified of a nuisance property or have identified one themselves, has law enforcement inspect it. If they deem it unsafe, a notice is sent to property owners. They have a maximum of 14 days to acknowledge the issue with the city, and 90 days thereafter to complete all required improvements to deem the house habitable.

The first round of notices were sent out to dilapidated building owners in Eagle Grove in early September of this year. So far, Eisentrager said they have generally had a good response from those who received a notice.

If the property owner does not contact Eisentrager about abating the nuisance, the City can then petition the court to take ownership of that property. If the City takes title to the property, they will go

through the necessary steps to sell or transfer the it at a public hearing.

When the property cannot be rehabilitated, the plan would be for the property to be transferred to the CDC for purposes of demolishing it.

If a property could be rehabilitated, then if a citizen wishes to make an offer, they would be able to do so, so long as they have a clear plan and a time frame to abate the nuisance.

This would require things like proof of financing, a specific plan of what improvements they were going to make, and how long it would take them to make the improvements.

Contrary to what some might believe, the City does not actually want to take ownership of these properties. There is absolutely no money in it for them or the CDC. “It actually costs the tax-payers money,” McGrath said.

They are doing it to clean up the appearance of our town and make it more inviting to visitors, as well as possible new residents and businesses.

“Unless we stop the downward spiral now, there’s no way to turn it around,” McGrath said.

Something else to think about - if a dilapidated building owner gets a notice and they don’t want to spend the time or money fixing up the home, they can have it destroyed professionally for themselves. That way, at least they still own the land in the end. The CDC will assist with the building removal when and how possible, and also may be able to supply reduced-rate dirt, haul away, etc.

“Safety and human health is why we’re tackling this project,” McGrath said.

“This (project) is a positive, not a negative thing,” said Eisentrager.

If you have any questions or concerns, your are encouraged to call McGrath or Eisentrager.

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Public Record

Courthouse News

The Wright County Courthouse will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, in honor of Veteran’s Day. Dissolution Abbii Barkhaus vs. Daniel L. Barkhaus. Court decree filed Oct. 28, 2014.

Property Transfers SHERIFF’S DEED – Wright County Sheriff, Ruby L. Klinefelter, Estate of Ruby L. Klinefelter, Toni Anderson, State of Iowa, and Estate Recovery Program to Wells Fargo Bank NA, City of Belmond, Morse’s Addition, Block 19, Lots 3 and 4, as desc. 10-22-14 WARRANTY DEED – Wells Fargo Bank NA to Federal National Mortgage Association, City of Belmond, Morse’s Addition, Block 19, Lots 3 and 4, as desc. 10-22-14 WARRANTY DEED – Donald Finley McClure and Janet Lee McClure to Valeria J. McClure, City of Clarion, Schoolview Addition, Block 5, Lot 13, as desc. 10-22-14 WARRANTY DEED – Heather Baker and Heather McManus to Ismael Poac Ochoa, City of Clarion, Original Addition, Block 7, Lot 4, as desc. 10-22-14 WARRANTY DEED – Lorine D. Meyer to Life Estate of Lorine D. Meyer, Juli Anne StClair, Bernard M. Meyer, and Juli Anne St. Clair, City of Clarion, Railroad Addition, Block 3, Lot 1, as desc. 10-22-14 COURT OFFICER DEED – Gregory M. Jones, Estate of Gregory M. Jones, and Kristy L. Anderson Executor to Kristy L. Anderson, 35-9026, as desc. 10-22-14 COURT OFFICER DEED – Gregory M. Jones, Estate of Gregory M. Jones, and Kristy L. Anderson Executor to Kristy L. Anderson, 35-9026, as desc. 10-22-14 WARRANTY DEED – Michael J. Thielen, Mike J. Thielen, and Mike Joseph Thielen to Bryce Alan Olson, City of Eagle Grove, Hewett’s Park Addition, Block 7, Lots 5 and 6, as desc. 10-23-14 WARRANTY DEED – Benjamin D. Vanhove and Benjamin D. Van Hove to Madison P. Thomas, City of Dows, Eskridge’s 3rd Addition, Block 4, Lot 4, as desc. 10-23-14 WARRANTY DEED – Marion M. Huntley Jr. Trust, Huntley Marion M. Jr., Trustee, Huntley Marion M. Jr., Trust, Mary K. Huntley Trustee, Huntley Mary K. Trust and Mary K. Huntley Trust to Rita Mae Rossman, Life Estate of Rita Mae Rossman, Betty Ann Hughes, Bonita K. Harle Trustee, Harle Bonita K. Revocable Trust, and Bonita K. Harley Revocable Trust, 15-93-26, as desc. 1023-14 WARRANTY DEED – Rita Mae Rossman, Rita Mae Rossman, Howard E. Hughes, and Betty Ann Hughes to Marion M. Huntley Jr., Trustee, Huntley Marion M. Jr. Trust, Mary K. Huntley Trustee, Huntley Mary Trust, Marion M. Huntley Jr., Trust, and Mary K. Huntley Trust, 15-9326, as desc. 10-23-14 WARRANTY DEED – Bonita K. Harle Revocable Trust, Bonita K. Harle Trustee, and Harle Bonita K. Revocable Trust, to Marion M. Huntley Jr. Trustee, Huntley Marion M. Jr. Trust, Mary K. Huntley Trustee, Huntley Mary Trust, Marion M. Huntley Jr. Trust, and Mary K. Huntley Trust, 15-93-26, as desc. 10-2314 WARRANTY DEED – Donald E. Ellis to Life Estate of Donald E. Ellis, Kevin L. Ellis and Brian D. Ellis, 28-91-23, 34-91-23, and 28-91-23, as desc. 10-23-14 WARRANTY DEED – Andrew J. Schipull and Shannon Schipull

to Dean C. Schipull and Koleen A. Schipull, 9-92-26, 16-92-26, 8-9226, and 17-92-26, as desc. 10-24-14 CONTRACT – Marathon Ventures LLC to Jeffrey D. Hamilton, City of Clarion, Walnut Grove Addition, Block 7, Lot 1, as desc. 10-24-14 WARRANTY DEED – Melanie Raines to Kelly Amonson, City of Eagle Grove, Fitzmaurice’s First Addition, Block 8, Lots 1 and 2, as desc. 10-24-14 WARRANTY DEED – Roger Anderson, Julie K. Anderson, and Julie Anderson to Howard Anderson and Jennifer Askvig, 31-92-24, as desc.

10-27-14 QUIT CLAIM DEED – DF Seaba Company and David F. Seaba Owner to John Stuck, City of Dows, Schultz’ First Addition, Block 5, Lot 3, as desc. 10-27-14 Clerk of Court Speeding over 55 zone (1 thru 5 over): Carrie A. Sinclair of Fort Worth, Texas, $20; John F. Person of Marshfield, Wisc., $20; Speeding over 55 zone (6 thru 10 over): Marcus R. Beasley of Hopkins, Minn., $60; Patricia A. Drydale of Bonner Springs, Kentucky, $60; Joseph M. Kastner of Des Moines, $40; Speeding 55 or under zone (6 thru 10 over): Tillie J. Enos of Clarion, $60; Chad A. Martin of Flora, Ind., $40; Andrea M. Passe of Houlton, Wisc., $40; Douglas L. Roelofsen of Belmond, $40; Juan C. Calles Lovato of Coulter, $40; Prithviraj P. Patankar of Iowa City, $40; Speeding 55 or under zone (11 thru 15 over): Daniel Corio of Webster City, $80; Speeding/residence or school district: Kent A. Ristau of Nevada, $40; No valid drivers license: Miguel A. De Valle-Valdivia of Williams, $200; Pedro M. Ouiro of Webster City, $300; Dax N. Gillette of Eagle Grove, $200; Sarah J. Brinkman of Dows, $200; Miguel A. Lopez Paxtor of Clarion, $200; Douglas W. Resh of Clarion, $200; Daniel Corio of Webster City, $200; Fail to maintain safety belts: Regina R. LaRue of Clarion, $50; Failure to comply with safety reg. rules: Stephen C. Klein of Alden, $50; Stephen C. Klein of Alden, $50; Operation without registration: Deion Shivers of Eagle Grove, $50; Possession/purchase of alcohol by person 18/19/20: Austin M. Griffin of Eagle Grove, $200; Traffic control device: Jonathan J. Suntken of Belmond, $100; Driving while license under suspension: Belinda Sisneros of Eagle Grove, $250; Civil Court The court handled two child support or child custody cases this week.

Small Claims Hauge Associates Inc, Sioux Falls, vs. James C. Mewes and Jennfer R. Mewes, 621 1st Avenue NE, Clarion.

Judgment for the plaintiff Oct. 28 by default in the amount of $4,664.84 plus interest at a rate of 2.11 percent per annum from Oct. 1 and court costs.

Kim Lee and Ricky A. Lee, Woolstock, vs. Jeffrey D. Hamilton, 1307 Locust, Atlantic. Eviction judgment for the plaintiff on Oct. 30 with orders for the defendant to turn over the property at 321 1st Ave SE, Clarion on Nov. 10, 2014 and for court costs.

District Court The court handled two probation

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The court issued one search warrant this week.

State of Iowa vs. Sean M. McMillan, 1108 S. Braden, Eagle Grove. The defendant pled guilty Oct. 24 to driving while barred and was fined $625 plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge, court appointed attorney fees, restitution to be determined, court costs, 60 days in the county jail with all but 4 days suspended in lieu of 2 years probation to the Department of Correctional Services and credit for time served.

The jail term is to run concurrent with another case in Wright County.

This sentence is the result of an incident June 10 investigated by the Eagle Grove Police Department.

State of Iowa vs. Sean M. McMillan, 1108 S. Braden, Eagle Grove.

The defendant pled guilty Oct. 27 to criminal mischief in the 4th degree and was fined $315 plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge, court appointed attorney fees, $125 Law Enforcement Initiative Surcharge, restitution to be determined, court costs, 30 days in the county jail with all but 2 days suspended in lieu of 2 years probation to the Department of Correctional Services and credit for time served. The jail term is to run concurrent with another case in Wright County. The fine and statutory surcharge were also suspended.

The charge of trespass – injury or damage greater than $200 was dismissed. This sentence is the result of an incident May 2 investigated by the Eagle Grove Police Department.

State of Iowa vs. Hugh R. Berry, 203 Gabrielson Dr., Apt. 3, Belmond.

The defendant pled guilty Oct. 28 to harassment -3rd degree and was sentence to 4 days in the county jail to run concurrent to another case in Wright County, court costs and the restraining order was issued through Oct. 28, 2019. This sentence is the result of an incident June 18 investigated by the Belmond Police Department.

State of Iowa vs. Belinda J. Monley, 717 NW 2nd Street, Eagle Grove.

The defendant pled guilty Oct. 30 to possession of drug paraphernalia and was fined $100 plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge and court costs.

This sentence is the result of an incident Oct. 9 investigated by the Eagle Grove Police Department.

State of Iowa vs. Doris A. Pray, 2631 Wright Ave., Dows. The defendant pled guilty Oct. 30 to trespass and was fined $65 plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge and court costs.

This sentence is the result of an incident Oct. 11 investigated by the sheriff’s department.

State of Iowa vs. Janet A. Martinez Roque, 207 SW 1st ST Apt. 6, Eagle Grove. The defendant pled guilty Oct. 30 to contempt – violation of a no contact order and was fined $100 plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge and court costs. This sentence is the result of an incident Oct. 29 investigated by the sheriff’s department.

State of Iowa vs. Gustavo Martinez Roque, 207 SW 1st ST Apt. 6, Eagle Grove. The defendant pled guilty Oct. 30 to contempt – violation of a no contact order and was fined $100 plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge and court costs. This sentence is the result of an incident Oct. 29 investigated by the sheriff’s department.

State of Iowa vs. Nicholas R. Schultz, 1195 Highway 3, Goldfield. The defendant pled guilty Oct. 24 to assault on a peace officer and was fined $315 plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge, court appointed attorney fees, restitution to be determined, court costs and 4 days in

the county jail with credit for time served. This sentence is the result of an incident May 31 investigated by the Clarion Police Department.

State of Iowa vs. Hugh R. Berry, 203 Gabrielson Dr Apt. 3, Belmond.

The defendant pled guilty Oct. 28 to harassment – 2nd degree and was fined $315 plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge, 1 year probation to the Department of Correction Services, $100 in court appointed attorney fees, and the restraining order was issued to run through Oct. 28, 2019. This sentence is the result of an incident June 30 investigated by the Belmond Police Department.

State of Iowa vs. Jamie L. Gump, 303 N. Cadwell Ave., Eagle Grove.

The defendant pled guilty Oct. 24 to operating while intoxicated – 2nd offense and was fined $1,875 plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge, $10 D.A.R.E. surcharge, restitution to be determined, court costs, 90 days in the county jail with all but 7 days suspended in lieu of year probation to the Department of Correctional Services. The defendant was also ordered to complete and follow all recommendations of a substance abuse evaluation and must complete Drinking Driver’s School. For the charge of possession of drug paraphernalia he was sentenced to $100 fine plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge, court appointed attorney fees, $10 D.A.R.E. surcharge, $125 Law Enforcement Initiative surcharge, restitution to be determined, and court costs. These sentences are the result of an incident May 16 investigated by the Eagle Grove Police Department.

State of Iowa vs. Jackson L. Minter, 3101 6th St SW #3, Cedar Rapids. The defendant received a deferred judgment on Oct. 24 to the charge of operating while intoxicated and was sentence to the following: $1,250 civil penalty, restitution to be determined, court costs, 1 year of informal probation to the sheriff, must complete and follow all recommendations of a substance abuse evaluation and complete Drinking Driver’s School. This sentence is the result of an incident June 4 investigated by the Wright County Sheriff’s Department.

State of Iowa vs. Mandi S. Pate, 1738 Page, Clarion. The defendant pled guilty Oct. 24 to operating while intoxicated and was fined $1,250 plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge, $10 D.A.R.E. surcharge, restitution to be determined, 2 days in the county jail with credit time served, must complete and follow all recommendations of a substance abuse evaluation and must complete Drinking Driver’s School. The defendant may complete an OWI Jail Diversion Program instead of the jail time. This sentence is the result of an incident July 9 investigated by the Clarion Police Department.

State of Iowa vs. Darrell Busness, 3748 County Hwy 6, LaCrescent, Minn. The defendant pled guilty Oct. 24 to operating while intoxicated and was sentenced to a fine of $1,250 plus the statutory 35 percent surcharge, $10 D.A.R.E. surcharge, restitution to be determined, court costs, 4 days in the county jail with credit for time served, must complete and follow all recommendations of a substance abuse evaluation and must complete Drinking Driver’s School.

This sentence is the result of an incident July 13 investigated by the Eagle Grove Police Department.

Weekly Log

Friday 10/17/14 12:21 AM Patrolled Goldfield.

2:30 AM Patrolled Goldfield and ran radar.

2:58 PM Conducted training at gun range.

5:42 PM Assisted with committal to Iowa Specialty Hospital.

7:08 PM Providing security at football game.

7:42 PM Investigated incident at city shed in Goldfield. Someone had filled city dumpster. Obtained a plate number and spoke with them. They will make it right with the city.

10:48 PM Responded to a juvenile complaint at residence in 300 block of North Garfield.

11:30 PM Assisted with a lady trying to catch a dog vicinity of 290th Street and Highway 17.

Saturday 10/18/14 12:00 AM Responded to complaint at residence in 500 block of North Cadwell.

The ex was trying to get in the house, and was advised to leave the property.

2:18 AM Conducted door checks on Main.

Broke up a party on Iowa at apartments.

4:45 AM Served papers at residences on North Montgomery and South Iowa.

5:13 AM Ran radar on Kirkwood.

10:23 AM Patrolled Goldfield.

2:52 PM Arrested Brent Sadler on charge of serious domestic assault.

6:45 PM Responded to complaint of kids shooting fireworks in 500 block of North Lincoln.

6:57 PM and again at 7:03 PM Attempted to serve a warrant on same subject at two different residences.

7:51 PM Patrolled Goldfield.

8:38 PM Patrolled Goldfield.

9:49 PM Assisted another agency with suicidal teen at address on Hancock Avenue.

11:22 PM Issued warning for light out.

Sunday 10/26/14 12:11 AM Issued warning for brake light out.

12:50 AM Patrolled Goldfield.

1:15 AM Responded to a fight in 500 block of North Commercial.

5:15 AM Patrolled Goldfield.

8:24 AM Patrolled Goldfield.

1:20 PM Investigated report of dog bite.

3:36 PM Conducted civil standby at residence in 200 block of South Lucas.

4:46 PM Patrolled Goldfield.

6:06 PM Responded to alarm at elementary school. False alarm, all secure.

6:28 PM Issued warning for brake light out.

6:41 PM Responded to loose dog on South Lincoln. Taken to Emerson’s.

7:04 PM Patrolled Goldfield, responded to alarm at school. All secure.

8:47 PM Served warrant.

10:17 PM Responded to dog complaint on Second Street and Wright.

10:37 PM Patrolled Goldfield.

11:00 PM Issued warning for brake light.

Monday 10/27/14 12:39 AM Served warrant on Miguel Angel.

2:13 AM Patrolled Goldfield.

9:30 AM Assisted another agency with investigation.

3:13 PM Patrolled Goldfield.

5:28 PM Responded to alarm at Zoetis. Was construction workers there. Everything okay.

7:22 PM Investigated theft at Dollar General.

11:17 PM Patrolled Goldfield.

11:30 PM Patrolled Goldfield.

Tuesday 10/28/14 12:52 AM Conducted door checks on businesses.

9:15 AM Responded to complaint in 800 block of South Commercial. Female held against her will. Has dementia.

Transported to hospital by private vehicle.

10:05 AM Continuing investigation with another agency. Obtaining search warrants.

12:59 PM Patrolled at high school. Citations issued to two students caught smoking.

4:15 PM Follow-up at Dollar General.

5:29 PM Patrolled Goldfield.

6:30 PM to 7:04 PM Conducted house checks at various residences.

6:54 PM Patrolled Goldfield, ran radar and did house check on West Cedar.

7:09 PM Issued warning for speeding.

7:16 PM Patrolled Goldfield and ran radar.

8:37 PM Responded to residence in 300 block of North Jackson in Goldfield regarding a juvenile probation. Iowa Detention transported to Eldora.

10:07 and 10:19 PM Served papers at two residences in 500 and 600 blocks of North Montgomery.

10:30 PM Issued citation for parking too close to stop sign.

Wednesday 10/29/14 1:34 AM Ran radar on South Commercial.

4:45 AM Patrolled Goldfield and ran radar.

4:55 AM Issued warning for speeding.

5:02 AM Continued patrolling Goldfield, ran radar.

5:09 AM Issued warning for speeding.

5:15 AM Continued patrolling Goldfield, ran radar.

8:05 AM Responded to gas drive-off at Ampride. They came back and paid before responding officer arrived.

11:40 AM Patrolled Goldfield.

6:18 PM Patrolled Goldfield.

9:01 PM Issued warning for headlights.

12:30 PM Served junk violation notice at residence in 300 block of Northeast Fourth.

Thursday 10/30/14 12:04 AM Patrolled Goldfield, ran radar and checked business doors.

1:11 AM Door checks at businesses.

4:51 AM Patrolled Goldfield and ran radar.

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4-H NEWS

Liberty Pathfinders meeting held

The Liberty Pathfinder’s 4-H Club met on Sunday, November 2, 2014, at 6 p.m., at the Goldfield United Presbyterian Church. Roll call was answered by 25 members, 2 leaders, and 9 parents answering “What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?”

President Jenna Kraft called the meeting to order. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Reid Huntley.

The minutes from the October meeting were read by Secretary Sarah Rasmussen. There was no correspondence. The treasurer’s report is $1,396.64. There were no new bills.

President Kraft congratulated everyone on getting there enrollment forms in on time. The group was reminded about the Awards Day on November 16, 2014, at 1 p.m. The officers and leaders then recognized the new members in our group. They are Jackson Beisel, Reid Huntley, Mack Seaba, Eathan Rasmussen, Levi Rasmussen, Eli Toomsen, Lexie Lane, and Preston Gardner. The club signed a thank you card for Diane Kraft for her years of service. Sheets were handed out for the pastry roll and cookie dough fundraiser. The pastry roll sheets need to be turned in on November 10th with a delivery date of November 25th. The cookie dough sheets are to be turned in on November 25th with a delivery date in December. Also leaders passed out new 4-H program booklets.

The next meeting is December 7, 2014, at 6 p.m., at the Goldfield United Presbyterian Church with hosts Sarah and Emily Rasmussen and Just’n Boley. Shanee Tate adjourned the meeting and Sarah Rasmussen seconded. The 4-H Pledge was led by Sarah Rasmussen.

There were no presentations. Lunch was served by Mia and Eli Toomesen and Peyten and Eathan Rasmussen.

Sarah Rasmussen, Reporter

BIRTHS It’s a Boy!

Alvin Anderson Anderson to celebrate 90th birthday

Alvin Anderson, formally of Thor, Iowa, celebrates his 90th birthday on Thursday, November 13. Alvin graduated from Eagle Grove Senior High School in 1943, and served in the Army during WWII from 1945 to 1947. He married Gloria Fevold on June 3, 1950. Their children include Doug Anderson and his wife, Sue, who live in Davenport, Iowa, and Kris Eng and her husband, David, who reside in State College, Pa. Alvin and Gloria have five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren who love and adore them. Cards may be sent to him at 8 Parkview Drive, Eagle Grove, Iowa 50533.

BOWLING NEWS 6:45 P.M. WOMEN’S WEDNESDAY LEAGUE

Standings: Oct. 29, 2014

Team Standings: 1. First State Bank 133.5 2. Grid Iron 118.0 3. Webster City RV 112.0 4. ADS 105.5 5. AGP 99.5 6. Lady Eagles 95.5 7. Lawson Auto 90.0 8. EG Chiropractic PLC 86.0 High Team Game: 1. Grid Iron 818 2. First State Bank 800 3. Webster City RV 794 High Team Series: 1. First State Bank 2340 2. Grid Iron 2318 3. Webster City RV 2252 High Individual Game: 1. Kris Miller 181 2. Sam Foster 179 3. Kris Miller 177 High Individual Series: 1. Kris Miller 516 2. Sam Foster 491 3. Dianne Messerly 488

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Rae Elaine Wolfe was recently presented with an award from Beta Sigma Phi Nationals for her 50 years as a member.

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Michael Keith Durham, Jr., and Courtney Rose Wilson of Webster City are proud to announce the birth of a son, Huxley Michael Durham, on November 1, 2014, at Van Diest Medical Center in Webster City.

Grandparents are Todd Wilson of Webster City, Bill and Kim Caquelin of Eagle Grove, Tim and Dawn Hamilton of Clarion, and the late Michael Durham, Sr. Great-grandparents are Wyman and Cindy Wilson of Washington, Pat Wilson of Webster City, Vance and Anita Bernsmeier of Eagle Grove, Sid and Jean Durham of Florida, Sue Cragar of Texas, and Dan and Nancy Reyna of Clarion.

Eagle Grove High School 1st Quarter Honor Roll announced “A” HONOR ROLL Freshmen

Evan Anderson, Ravyn Armstead, Garett Blink, Madison Gochanour, Austin Hill,, Sydney Hill, Kayla Johnson, Mary Larson, Faith Lawler, Mikelle Leonard, Brayden Lyman, Saxon Lyman, Michelle Mericle, Cody Mickelson, Benjamin Nessa, Jacob Nett, Isaiah Newkirk, Colton Poncin, Ryan Smith, Kearra Steil, andDevin Toler.

Sophomores

Shelby Axtell, Alyssa Barkhaus, Gage Behnkendorf, Dru Boatner, Rachel Clagett, Lauren Davis, Lindsay Davis, Maria Delgado, Jarika Eisentrager, Megan Larsen, Maci Pickering, Allyson Plain, Allison Purcell, Alixandra Rethman, Dalton Schaffer, Kendall Snyder, Dakota Stiltz, Luke Teeselink, and Sarah Wilson.

Juniors

Date Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Oct. 31 Nov. 1 Nov. 2 Total Precip. for Week:

High 64 52 50 57 41 46 59

Low 37 41 37 36 39 21 29

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Athena Andersen, Seth Askvig, Lexis Beck, Chase Blasi, Maia Cooper, Spencer Espejo, Derek Graham, Cole Grandgeorge, Logan Hansen, Madison Huffaker, Hallie Jeske, Colton Jessen, Blake Pamperin, Abigail Pugh, and Sadie Stuhr.

Sophomores

Braden Cahalan, Kya Carlson, Justin Day, Brooklynn Ferry, April Garcia, Cyprian Gonzalez-Szpak, Caitlin Kimbrough, Elias Konemann, Carlos Lobato, Taylor Lowe, Lincoln Miller, Nicolle Miller, Colin Omvig, Selena Padilla, and Jana Willard.

Juniors

Brooke Allen, Emily Anderson, Madison Anderson, Aja Bell, Chasity Bork, Kateryn Bromley, Dessa Comstock, Macklin Derscheid, Sandra Evensen, Levi Hanson, Samantha Helmke, Kacee Irle, Nathan Kastler, Colton Pickering, Tiffany Russell, Desira Shivers, Louis Shriver, Parker Slagle, Raechel Spangler, Brandon Stuhr, Runin Vasquez, Jeremy Weber, and Benjamin Wesselink.

Seniors

Caleb Baker, Alexi Bell, John Betts, Bailey Boyer, Emma Brandrup, Keiley Curtis, Michael Dicke, Alaina Garrison, Darin Grandgeorge, Jacob Grandgeorge, Emilee Johnson, Karter Johnson, Baylee Konecne, Samantha Kruckenberg, Sierra Larson, Trailada Mangkang, Katrina Morris, Stephanie Olmstead, Daisah Shivers, Samantha Simons, Miranda Slagle, Kristin Stein, Chloe Sunde, and Brian Yackle.

Robert Blue Middle School 1st Quarter Honor Roll announced “A” HONOR ROLL 5TH GRADE

Justin Agtun, Litzabeth Alejo, Marisa Beecher, Jensen Cooper, Sabrina Flumerfelt, Alex Frakes, Austyn Gilliland, Ruby Heaton, Emma Johnston, Peyton Larsen, Jose Lizama, Liliana Lobato, Thomas Matthes, Cael Schaefer, Damien Schnobrich, Cadence Stephens, and Emma Thul.

6TH GRADE

Madeline Anderson, Megan Anderson, Devin Armstead, Piper Blink, Adam Herrington, Lizzie Hogrefe, Emmy Huse, Makinzy Kennedy, Claire Kienzle, Daniela Lobato, Ariane Lyman, Chase Mason, Shanlyne Pineda, Riley Plain, Austin Purcell, Kaitlin Sampson, Jayda Scott, Lance Tesselink, Shea Whaley, And Kaden Whitaker.

Ja’el Anderson, Chase Cahalan, Katie Ferry, Megan Gilbert, Jewelz Gilliland, Jozey Gump, Reid Lalor, Chris Lizama, Briauna Mingus, Ben Olson, Chelsie Omvig, Megan Schafer, Cali Schultz, Kennedy Soper, and Alex Stein.

8TH GRADE

Alecia Anderson, Hannah Beecher, Ethan Carr, McKenzie Crail, Hannah Demory, Regina Endriss, Olivia Flumerfelt, Victor Frias, Katelyn Gilbert, Mariana Gonzalez, Nick Halverson, Dallas Hammitt, Jordan Kastler, Linus Larson, Laine Morgan, Lakota Richardson, Paige Steil, Natalie Vrba, Maggie Wachowiak, Georgie Wieth, and Marissa Williams.

“B” HONOR ROLL 5TH GRADE

Trinity Adolf, Olivia Andersen, Brenna Andrews, Maura Beecher, Roberto Calles, Libia Cano Rodriguez, Logan Carr, Josue Castro, Tyler Hansen, Rylie Hennigar, Alaura Lewis, Blake Morgan, Victor Rodriquez, Imani Shufford, Isaac Smith, Stacia Strain, Bryan Torres, Chris Williams, and Isaac Zigrang.

6TH GRADE

Zach Burns, Caden Butler, Brianna Ell, Carlos Figueroa, Enzo Gebara, Fransisco Gonzalez, Josh Graham, Jackson Helgevold, Dylan Kruckenberg, Tristen Lackner, Aleshia Lewis, Keegan Loux, Keyenna Loux, Kiera Matthes, Emma Nett, and Emily Umthun.

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Goldfield’s Bay View Study Club met in October at Carol Ganzeveld’s home. The club collect was recited and the meeting was called to order by Co-President Sonna Johnson. Roll call was answered with a favorite fall activity. Twelve members were present.

The treasurer’s report was read and approved. Committee reports were given.

In New Business: It was mentioned that the Goldfield Women’s Club is planning a soup and sandwich fundraiser to go toward playground equipment and to kick off a Veterans Memorial. The memorial location is yet to be determined.

This is Bay View’s 100th year anniversary which deserves celebrating.

This will be discussed further at a later date.

The club will be responsible for a game or event for the 2015 Fountain City Days. No decision was made at this time.

Rhonda Stevenson gave an interesting program on the Geode Festival in Keokuk, Iowa. She and her daughter attended and brought back some beautiful geodes.

The group had a creative meal made by Dawn Rasmussen and Jolene Rasmussen.

The next meeting is December 2, and members will bring canned goods and children’s books for the Share Christmas Program. School or household supplies may also be brought for Shanda Staples. She is the home/school liason at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows school and focuses on developing a relationship with children and families at risk.

The Presbyterian Church in Goldfield could use pillowcases.

They are being sewn into dresses and the Clarion Home Ec could also use sewing supplies.

Meeting adjourned.

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Jacob Darland, Heidi Garcia, James Hamilton, Nichole Jergens, Taryn McGinn, Cameron Montes De Oca, Marissa Olson, Samantha Pinkele, Hannah Sampson, Megan Sampson, Caleb Smith, Joseph Tilley, and Cael Wesselink.

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Delaney Asche-Molitor, Matthew Beltran, Harley Burmeister, Britany Cano Rodriguez, Michael Clagett, Riley Ettinger, Sam Fibikar, Josue Garcia, Brittney Osborn, Preston Poppen, Elizabeth Varland, and Sydney Willard.

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Mr. and Mrs. Sam Beenken

Hollingshead-Beenken wedding

Rhonda Hollingshead and Mike Hollingshead are proud to announce the marriage of their daughter, Kelsey, to Sam Beenken, son of Mark and Lynn Beenken of Buffalo Center, Iowa, on August 23, 2014, at the German Hausbarn in Manning, Iowa.

Maid of Honor was Lacey Hollingshead, the bride’s sister and best friend.

Her bridesmaids were Irina Hollingshead, sister-in-law of the bride; Sarah McPeak, friend; Brittney (Anderson) Dennis, friend; Martha Beenken, sister of the groom; and Hannah Kearney, sister of the groom.

Best man was Tom Beenken, his brother. His groomsmen were: Josh Hollingshead, brother of the bride; Garrett Oberhelman, friend; Josiah Beenken, brother of the groom; Nathan Beenken, brother of the groom; and Andrew Beenken, brother of the groom.

The bride is a 2007 graduate of Eagle Grove High School and graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2013. She is currently an attorney in private practice in Britt, Iowa, and she is the Magistrate of Hancock County.

The groom is a 2006 graduate of Humboldt High School. He is currently employed by Stateline Coop, and he also farms with his dad in Buffalo Center.

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Eagle Grove Pastor Heather Dorr 448-4701 DIAL-A-DEVOTION: 448-3355 http://www.eaglegroveumc.org FRIDAY: 9 a.m. Covenant Prayer followed by “How’s It With Your Soul” Bible Study SUNDAY: 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Fellowship WEDNESDAY: 5 p.m. Adult Bell Choir Practice 6 p.m. Chancel Choir 6 p.m. S.L.A.M. Meal 6:30 p.m. reCharge Worship Service 7:30 p.m. Junior/Senior High S.L.A.M. 7:30 p.m. Book Study GOLDFIELD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Pastor Christina M. Perkins Goldfield, Ph: 515-825-3754 THURSDAY: 9-11:30 a.m. Pastor at Goldfield 11:30 a.m. Soup and Scripture 6-8 p.m. Support/Recovery Group at Crossroads SUNDAY: 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship 5:30-7 p.m. CHAOS MONDAY: 9 a.m.-Noon Pastor Christina at Goldfield TUESDAY: 9 a.m.-Noon Pastor Christina at Renwick WEDNESDAY: 9 a.m.-Noon Pastor Christina at Renwick GOLDFIELD UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Dr. Marcia Rich, CRE Interim Pastor 220 E. Oak St. Goldfield, Ph: 515-825-3581 goldpres@goldfieldaccess.net www.goldfieldupc.com “Like” us on Facebook THURSDAY: 9:15 a.m. TOPS #IA 1348, Goldfield, (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), weigh-in and meeting. Use Northeast door. New members always welcome!!

11 a.m. Presbytery meeting at Okoboji.

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11:30 a.m. Congregational meeting, followed by Fellowship Coffee.

WEDNESDAY: 2 p.m. After-School Story-Time for children, with Renee Evje, Eagle Grove Librarian. Meet in the Fellowship Room. Join us!

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Dr. Fran Pettigrew Eagle Grove, Ph: 448-4612 SUNDAY: 8:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Fellowship 10 a.m. Worship Service TUESDAY: 10 a.m. Bible Study HOLMES BAPTIST CHURCH 2137 Hancock Ave. Holmes, Iowa Zach Fischer, Pastor SUNDAY: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 6 p.m. Evening Service WEDNESDAY: 7 p.m. Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. Souled Out - Youth Group 7 p.m. Kids Club for ages 4 to 6thgrade EAGLE GROVE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST (CONGREGATIONAL) Ph: 448-3584 Everyone is Welcome!

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SOUTH ENES LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Susan Stone 205 Johnson Street Vincent 515-293-2965 FRIDAY: 9 a.m. Gather Bible Study at the Family Table (3rd Friday of the month) SUNDAY: 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH Eagle Grove, Ph: 603-4765 Fr. Jerry Blake THURSDAY: NO Mass at Sacred Heart, Eagle Grove 1:30 p.m. Altar Society at Sacred Heart, Eagle Grove FRIDAY: NO Mass at St. John, Clarion SATURDAY: Baby Needs Weekend 4 p.m. Mass at Sacred Heart, Eagle Grove - After Mass - CDA Bake Sale (for Haiti) 8 p.m. Mass in Spanish at St. John, Clarion SUNDAY: Baby Needs Weekend Stewardship Sunday 8 a.m. Mass at St. Francis, Belmond 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. John, Clarion 11:30 a.m. Cluster Confirmation Class at St. John, Clarion 6 p.m. Cards at Sacred Heart, Eagle Grove 6 p.m. Cluster Faith Formation Council at St. John, Clarion MONDAY: 7 p.m. Hispanic Pre-Baptism Class at St. John, Clarion TUESDAY: 9:30 a.m. Rosary at South Rotary Senior Living in Eagle Grove 10 a.m. Rosary at North Rotary Senior Living in Eagle Grove 6:15 p.m. Catholic Daughters at Sacred Heart, Eagle Grove WEDNESDAY: 6:30 p.m. Youth Faith Formation Classes at Sacred Heart, Eagle Grove 7 p.m. cluster Concert at clarionGoldfield-Dows High School, Clarion.

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SAMUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Rich Taylor Eagle Grove, Ph: 448-5038 FRIDAY: 9:30 a.m. Bible Study SUNDAY: 9:30 a.m. Adult Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Kids’ Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Worship with SLCW Thankoffering MONDAY: 6 p.m. Council Meeting TUESDAY: Communion at Rotary Senior Living 10 a.m. North Building 10:30 a.m. South Building WEDNESDAY: 4:30 p.m. Confirmation THURSDAY: 10 a.m. EGAMA HOLMES EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Rich Taylor Holmes FRIDAY: 9:30 a.m. Bible Study at Samuel SUNDAY: 9 a.m. Worship 10:15 a.m. Annual Sunday School Auction TUESDAY: Communion at Rotary Senior Living 10 a.m. North Building 10:30 a.m. South Building THURSDAY: 10 a.m. EGAMA NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Susan Stone 1115 SW 2nd Eagle Grove 515-603-6151 FRIDAY: 9 a.m. Gather Bible Study at the Family Table (3rd Friday of the month) SATURDAY: 5 p.m. Worship Service A Congregation of ELCA

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

Shirley A. Fisher, 77, Geneseo, Ill.

Shirley A. Fisher, 77, of Geneseo, Ill., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 31, 2014, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

A memorial service celebrating her life was held at 7 p.m., on Tuesday, November 4, at Vandemore Funeral Homes, Geneseo. Deacon Harley Chaffee officiated. As per her wishes Cremation Rites were accorded and a private inurnment was held at North Cemetery, Geneseo. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Shirley Fisher Memorial Fund.

Shirley was born on January 15, 1937, in Hardy, Iowa, the daughter of Arthur and Olive (Reed) Haugland. She was united in marriage to Gene N. Fisher on June 10, 1956, in Renwick, Iowa.

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Farm Supply in rural Prophetstown for 20 years. Shirley was a member of the Geneseo Moose Lodge. She loved spending time with her family

Shirley Fisher

and enjoyed playing cards, reading, doing circle word puzzles, and having coffee with her group of lady friends.

She is survived by her husband Gene; daughters: Deb Carpenter (Glenn Johnson) of Prophetstown, Denise (Mike) Ward of Geneseo; grandchildren: Brad (Joleen) Carpenter, Samantha (Curt) Busse, Shauna Fisher, Andy (Mallorie) Ward, Sarah Ward; greatgrandchildren: Brandon, Jenna, Jaymee, and Brenna Carpenter, Davis Busse, and Adelyn Ward; and a brother: Myron Haugland of Humboldt, Iowa.

She was preceded in death by her son, Michael Fisher; her daughter, Julie L. Fisher (2012); and two brothers.

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Thurs., Nov. 13: Swiss-style ground beef, squash, scalloped cabbage, blushing pears, and tomato juice.

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Kelly Grandgeorge, Jessica Norman, Kelli Holmes, Staci Johnson,and Angie Rieck-Hinz (pictured from left), representing Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Wright County, were on hand to help hand out free pork loins to Wright County residents at the Wright County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Oct. 29. The pork loins were given out, one per family, courtesy of Iowa Select Farms in cooperation with the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation. This is the second year Wright County Extension and Outreach has partnered with them. Photo by Kim Demory

Simple hygiene practices will help fight against enterovirus

By: Jacob Snyder WrightCoMonitor@gmailc.om From mid-August to October 17, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) or state public health laboratories have confirmed a total of 825 people in 46 states and the District of Columbia with respiratory illness caused by Enterovirus-D68.

Iowa is included as one of those 46 states.

Specifically in Wright County, Vinny Frank, a physician’s assistant and emergency room manager at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion, said the Hospital has seen about 2530 children come into the emergency room with it. “[Of those], there’s been four hospitalizations and one was sent to a larger institution,” she said. That she knows of, none of the adults who caught this virus needed to be hospitalized because of it.

This virus typically rears its ugly head at the beginning of November each year. But this year it came a little earlier, hitting in August, right around the start of the school year.

Frank said two of the most common initial symptoms are fever and wheezing.

“The parents will tell you their child went to bed fine and woke up sick,” Frank said.

Other symptoms include mild to severe respiratory illness, fever, cough and muscle and body aches.

Less common symptoms are a person complains of ear pain and/or a sore throat, Frank said.

Brad Berg and Sandy McGrath, both RNs for Wright County, say they are seeing this virus more commonly in children, though adults can catch it.

Currently, there are no vaccinations for ED-V68. Thus, treating the virus will be based on the symptoms and severity.

Sometimes, depending on the severity, a person can stay at home, rest, drink plenty of fluids and begin to feel better in a couple days. And they don’t need to go see a doctor.

Others, like a person with asthma, may need to seek a medical professional who will help keep an eye on and decide the best way to treat them.

In some cases, a person may

even need to be hospitalized.

Frank said hospital stays usually last anywhere from 24 to 72 hours.

For those treating this virus at home, drink plenty of fluids and get plenty of rest. Remember to also wipe down surfaces, doorknobs, and toys frequently.

Tiffini Tolliver, administrator for the Wright County Health Department and Hospice, reminds people that if you are feeling under the weather at all, just stay home.

Tolliver added it isn’t worth taking a risk of becoming sicker and possibly infecting other people.

“Continuing to promote preventative measures for catching a virus is also important,” Tolliver said.

The first and most obvious one is practicing good hygiene skills, like washing your hands or using hand sanitizer.

“If you are able to, use soap and water because that is the best,”

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McGrath said. “But if you can’t, then using hand sanitizer is the next best thing.”

Just as in treatment, a preventative measure for catching EV-D68 is disinfecting surfaces, toys and doorknobs.

Berg said avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth prior to washing your hands after being at a store or other similar public places.

Finally, he suggests keeping up with immunizations by receiving your flu shot each year. “This helps build your immune system up to fight against the different viruses that are out there,” he said.

If a parent has any concerns or questions they should contact their local health care provider right away.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

City Council Minutes Wright Medical Wellness, Fitness Center EAGLE GROVE REGULAR dues....................................................315.65 COUNCIL MEETING Payroll ..............................................33,615.94 MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2014 McKiness Excavating......................271,823.96 Mayor McGrath called the meeting to order Previously Written: at 7 p.m. with council members Axtell, Johnson, Library Claims, 10-8-14.......................3,816.83 Vandewater, Swalin, Pohlman, and Lorenzen Fund Totals: present. Also present: City Administrator Boyd General..............................................37,247.76 and City Attorney Legvold.

Road use tax.....................................13,889.17 A motion was made by Lorenzen, and Employee benefits.............................17,338.91 seconded by Pohlman, to approve the consent Garbage............................................18,190.71 agenda which includes the Oct. 6th minutes, DD94 & San, SW project.................273,221.96 Building Permit Report, and claims. Roll Call 2014 capital projects...........................3,742.00 Vote: All ayes.

Water.................................................12,210.60 AgSource Labs.......................................668.72 Airgas, Oxygen tank rental.....................323.36 Sewer................................................10,952.38 Aramark, Mops, mats (2months)............489.13 Sewer Rev Bond Sinking...................14,329.12 Barkema Tree Service, E. Broadway, Sewer Capital Imp....................................30.00 S. Jackson..........................................600.00 Building Permits: Maria Calle, 209 N. Bound Tree Medical, Supplies................775.49 Washington, Parking; Alvin Spangler, 1120 SW Christina Butrum, Paramedic Refresher 2nd, Camper parking; Kristi Trausch, 405 S. course.................................................250.00 Iowa, Carport; Conrad Kleppe, 205 N. Garfield, Carpenter Uniform, Uniforms–Lara........264.76 Pergola; Patricia Moser, 703 W. Broadway, Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, Principal, Garage; Dennis Stoll, 703 NW 2, Sewer line; interest...........................................14,329.12 Leigh Banwell, 701 S. Jackson, Sump pit & City Clerk, Billing service fees................634.00 Pump & sewer; County Lane Shops, 2761 Compass, Ut Bill forms........................1,213.92 Country Ln, Sewer; Steve Ingram, 104 N. Dearborn National Life, Nov. Life Ins......127.20 Wright, Sewer.

GRP & Assoc., Medical waste disposal....47.00 Review of 2014 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Hanson & Sons Tire, Road Grader Project Contracts, Bonds & Certificate of tire repair............................................279.99 Insurance. A motion was made by Axtell, and Holiday Inn Conf. Center, lodging, meal...96.68 seconded by Johnson, to approve Resolution Iowa One Call, Notifications.....................33.40 2014-32: 2014 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Tammy Johnson, EMS refresher Contract and Bond. Roll Call Vote: All ayes. course reimb.......................................150.00 Status Update on DD94 Drainage Way Lalor Const., Replace kitchen door.....3,742.00 Retrofit Project was presented by V&K. MidAmerican Energy, Electricity........14,549.40 Review of McKiness Excavating Pay MIDAS, Aug. Admin.............................1,398.00 Estimate no. 9 in the amount of $271,823.966.

Midwest Fence and Gate, Remote A motion was made by Vandewater, and control...................................................30.00 seconded by Axtell, to approve McKiness Mills & Miller, De-icing salt...................1,751.00 Excavating Pay Estimate no. 9 (271,823.96).

N.C. Iowa Reg., Qtrly per capita..........4,030.88 Roll Call Vote: All ayes.

Pederson Sanitation, Cardboard packer Review of Cooperative agreement between rent/haul.............................................475.00 the City of Eagle Grove and Union Pacific Professional claims................................271.83 Railroad: regarding Construction and Payment Quill, Supplies........................................106.81 for Culvert C-5/C-6. A motion was made by Susan Maier, Fuel reimb..........................57.72 Vandewater, and seconded by Axtell, to approve Terry’s rental, Car wash............................62.75 Cooperative agreement between the City of Trash Man, Rev. less 634 billing fee..17,556.71 Eagle Grove and Union Pacific railroad.

Tim Myers, Comp network repairs..........140.00 Review of Revised Seeding Plan.

Nathan Tokheim, EMS meals reimb.........13.65 Department reports were given.

Ultramax, Duty ammom..........................435.00 A motion was made by Lorenzen, and UnityPoint Health, EMS tier....................150.00 seconded by Swalin, to adjourn at 8:45 p.m.

UPS, Shipping Charges...........................60.21 Motion carried.

W&H Coop, Fuel.................................4,299.71 Sandra McGrath, Mayor Blue Bross & Shield, Nov. Health Mike Boyd, City Administrator Insurance.......................................25,983.62

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Third graders, Dakota Alt (left) and Makayla Betts (right) enjoyed playing make believe and got all dressed up for their fall festival at Eagle Grove Elementary on Thursday, Oct. 30.

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT WRIGHT COUNTY PROBATE NO. ESPR016471 IN THE MATTER OF RICK J. RANER, DECEASED. TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF RICK J. RANER, DECEASED, WHO DIED ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 10, 2014: You are hereby notified that on the 29th day of October, 2014, the undersigned was appointed administrator of the estate.

Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the abovenamed district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated this 29th day of October, 2014.

Pat Mosher Administrator of the Estate 618 NW 4th Street Eagle Grove, IA 50533 William A. Long, ICIS PIN Number: AT0004877 Attorney for the Administrator PO Box 145 Eagle Grove, IA 50533 Date of second publication: 13th day of November, 2014.

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Wright County Annual 4-H Awards Day

The Wright County Annual Awards Day Program will be Sunday, November 16, at the ClarionGoldfield High School cafetorium.

The community is invited to support the Wright County 4-H Awards Day Banquet. Wright County 4-H Clubs will be serving a meal from 12 noon until 1 p.m. The menu features beef burgers, beans, chips, bars, and lemonade, with a freewill donation.

All dollars raised will go towards the 4-H program in support of 4-H youth.

The public is invited to share in the Wright County 4-H program recognition for 4-H’ers, leaders, and volunteers. Awards will be given to junior, intermediate, and senior 4-H’ers who have demonstrated outstanding work in a specific project area. 4-H leaders and volunteers will be recognized for their years of service to the Wright County 4-H Program.

Make plans to attend the 2014 4-H Awards Day on November 16th.

Help farmers cope with stress Farm life with its country setting often is idealized, but as the complications and pace of agriculture have increased, so have the physical and mental demands on farmers.

Safety and stress during harvest season cannot be ignored, says Margaret Van Ginkel, an Iowa State University Extension and Outreach family life program specialist and Iowa Concern Hotline coordinator.

“Farmers deal with everyday tasks of money management, decision-making, and equipment maintenance,” Van Ginkel said.

“Worry over large debt loads, government regulations, pest outbreaks, animal disease, negative publicity, rapid change within the industry, and lack of control over the weather add stress and safety risks.”

Van Ginkel noted that farmers work long hours in isolation near their home environment, leaving them no place to escape the stressors, which makes it easy to see why farming ranks as one of the most stressful occupations in the United States.

“The physical and mental stress of farming can take a toll on a person’s health,” Van Ginkel said. “Ignoring those signs of stress can lead to fatigue and depression, increasing the risk for accidental injuries, poor decision-making, physical illness and more.”

The long days and late nights of harvest can lead farmers to push their limits to get crops out of fields, but research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms that breaks can help increase concentration and alertness while reducing the risk for farm accidents.

“Get out of the tractor, get out of the combine,” said Van Ginkel. “Take fifteen minutes to eat a sandwich on the tailgate of the pickup with your wife or kids. It will recharge your energy and help you think clearly again.”

Van Ginkel says there are physical signs of stress to look for in yourself or a co-worker. She references the Ag Decision Maker publication Managing Farm Business and Family Stress when she points out physical signs of stress include an increase in headaches, lingering fatigue, disrupted sleep patterns, and more frequent illness; emotional signs include frequent anger and irritability.

Recognize signs of stress Although adults involved in the agriculture industry may not come out and verbally share they are under financial or emotional stress, there are signs they may be in need of help, Van Ginkel said. These signs can be observed by friends, neighbors, veterinarians, physicians, clergy, teachers, and other community members.

Suzanne Pish, a social-emotional health extension educator with Michigan State University Extension, encourages those living in rural communities to look for the following signs of chronic, prolonged stress in farm families: • Change in routines. The farmer or family no longer participates in activities they once enjoyed such as church, 4-H or visiting at the local diner.

• Care of livestock declines.

Animals might show signs of neglect or abuse.

• Increase in illness. Stress puts people at higher risk for upper respiratory illnesses (colds, flu) or other chronic conditions (aches, pains, persistent cough).

• Increase in farm accidents.

Fatigue and the inability to concentrate can lead to greater risk of accidents.

• Decline in farmstead appearance. The farm family no longer may take pride in the way farm buildings and grounds appear, or no longer have time to do the maintenance work.

• Children show signs of stress.

Children from families under stress may act out, show a decline in academic performance or be increasingly absent from school.

They also may show signs of physical abuse or neglect.

“Many farmers who are used to working things out for themselves might be resistant to sharing their problems with others. Although asking for help might go against the nature of a strong, self-reliant farmer, obtaining support for stress-related problems usually provides the most effective and durable solutions,” Van Ginkel said. “It’s important to encourage and refer individuals and families under farm-related stress to needed resources.”

Call the Iowa Concern Hotline Iowans can call the ISU Extension and Outreach Iowa Concern Hotline, 800-447-1985, for help and referrals for dealing with stress. The Iowa Concern website at www.extension. iastate.edu/iowaconcern/ has a live chat feature as an additional way to talk with stress counselors.

Agencies and professionals serving individuals and families can contact local ISU Extension and Outreach offices about Iowa Concern hotline number business cards available for distribution.

The following publications can be accessed at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county offices, or from the Extension Online Store, https://store.extension.iastate. edu/: • Stress: Taking Charge • Strengthen Your Relationship in Stressful Times • Show You Care by Listening

• Geothermal • Heat Pumps • Ductless Systems • Water Heaters

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2014 Fall farminar series starts Nov. 11 Have you considered extending your crop rotation, adding a new enterprise or getting a soil test to inform your management practices?

Tune in to Practical Farmers of Iowa’s 2014 fall farminar series to learn about these topics, and more.

This free webinar series is offered each autumn to help farmers learn about business and production issues that matter to them from the convenience of their homes.

The interactive webinars—called farminars—occur each Tuesday from 7-8:30 p.m. CST, starting Nov. 11 through Dec. 23, are open to everyone and allow participants to ask questions of presenters in real-time. Any computer with an Internet connection may be used to participate. Farminars are led by farmers, and many are presented in a “fish-bowl” format where attendees listen as a farmer or business expert answers a beginning farmer’s questions.

To participate: Go to practicalfarmers.org/farminar, click the link to connect and sign in as “Guest.” Pre-registration is not required, but those who register will receive reminder emails one week and one day in advance. All upcoming farminars, as well as free podcasts of past farminars, are also available at this link.

Farminar topics this season will cover business planning; growing and marketing cut flowers; extending corn-soybean rotations; starting a dairy farm; hosting bees on your land; working with the Haney and phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) soil

tests; and direct-marketing grainfinished beef.

An additional farminar schedule for Practical Farmers’ winter farminar series that takes place from January through March will be released in December.

The first farminar of the season will be Nov. 11. “BusinessPlanning with Finances in Mind” will focus on the financial sections of a business plan, and should be of interest to beginning farmers working on their first business plans, as well as experienced farmers who want to improve theirs or get a fresh perspective. Janna Feldman, who runs a sheep and goat dairy near Honey Creek, will share examples from her worksheets and business plan. Jim Patton, a retired banker and Iowa State University Extension director, will share advice on writing a financial plan.

“The background and research is important, but when you have a business plan with a strong financial section, it really provides clear direction,” Janna says. “This is our first year of operation, so at the end of the year our financial plan will give us a much better picture of how close we were to our target and what do we need to do differently. It’s like a roadmap.”

Practical Farmers of Iowa’s 2014 fall farminars are made possible with funding from Cedar Tree Foundation, Ceres Trust, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, National Resources Conservation Service, McKnight Foundation and Walton Family Foundation.

North Iowa Coin Show returns to Clear Lake A free admission, Sunday coin show will again be held at the Best Western Holiday Lodge in Clear Lake on Nov. 9. The hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sponsored by the Southern Minnesota Coin and Stamp Club Association (SMCSCA), this family event will bring in 20 dealers from Iowa, Southern Minnesota, and the Twin Cities. Expect 30 tables of coins, stamps currency, tokens, gold, silver, and collecting supplies. It is the largest, twice-a-year coin show in North Iowa.

Veteran and beginning collectors

are welcome. Children accompanied by parents or grandparents are welcome. Merchandise in all prize ranges will be available. Free, onthe-spot appraisals will be available.

Dealers will be buying and selling.

There will be a free literature table.

For more information, contact show organizer Dean Jirousek at 507-456-7632, or write him at 125 Landmark Drive, Owatonna, MN 55060.

The SMCSCA is a not for profit group, which promotes stamp coin collecting in this area.

Magic potion

Macie Lalor (left) tries to guess what the “real” ingredients are in Jennifer Lenane’s third grade magic potion on Thursday, Oct. 30. Marked bags included compressed cobwebs, deep fried fingernails, dehydrated dragon wing, crumbled bat wings, and more. The kids had a great time guessing . Photo by Kim Demory

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Something to talk about

Marissa Williams, an eighth grade reading TAG student, gave her presentation on Snowshoe cats. She was grateful for a little help from her friend, Maggie Wachowiak, in holding her display board. Photo by Kim Demory

by Kim demory involved in Leader Dogs for more egeagle@goldfieldaccess.net than two years. Being passionate Talented and Gifted (TAG) about her chosen program of reading students at Robert Blue community service, the encouraged Middle School held a presentation others to also get involved and make for family members on Tuesday, a difference in something they were Oct. 21. Not only was it a chance passionate about. She said it didn’t for them to talk about a subject they have to be big. They could start were interested in, but it gave them small by simply donating food to the the chance to work on their public Food Pantry. They could go to the speaking skills. For some, this was retirement home and visit residents. a very easy assignment. For others, Or, they could volunteer to help with though, it was more of a challenge community events like Summerfest. as they mustered up the courage to The point is to find something you talk in front of a crowd. In the end, enjoy and then volunteer to help. all were successful and walked away Marissa Williams loves cats, with an experience that will help especially her snowshoe cat. While them with self-confidence as they she spoke about the traits of a move forward in their education. snowshoe cat, Williams also showed Olivia Flumerfelt was the first pictures of her own cat engaged in speaker. Choosing a topic was easy different activities. for her. She spoke about one of This was the first year Alecia her true passions - being a softball Anderson went out for Cross catcher. As she spoke, she even country - and she loved it. Through showed examples of the equipment this sport, she found not only a needed to play the position. great form of exercise, but a new Dallas Hammitt took the floor hobby she truly thrives on, which is next. The audience was educated on why she encouraged people to give why the Spartans were successful. running a try for themselves. Even Boys were taught from age seven to if you don’t think you’re a runner, go into the Army instead of having there are ways to start, like running a “real” job. Boys were encouraged for 30 seconds and then walking for to fight in their society. a minute. Anderson told the crowd For those of you that know Nick that running improves self esteem Halverson, you know he has a love and can make you happier because of fishing. “It’s my favorite thing to it releases endorphins. do,” he said. “It can bring families Linus Larson is a huge together.”

Minecraft fan. It’s a game that lets The audience enjoyed seeing you build things. He presentation several photos of fish he and his was a persuasion of why Minecraft family have caught over the last should be used as a learning tool at couple of years. the middle school level. In fact, he Natalie Vrba is a big fan of the has used the game for one or two show “The Walking Dead.” She assigned projects himself. chose this for her presentation topic Jordan Kastler adopted a dog, because she likes zombies. In fact, and she would like others to do she likes all scary movies she said. the same. She informed the crowd After she gave a brief description about a local opportunity at the of all the characters and a basic Wright County Humane Society. overview of the plot, she encouraged Hopefully more animals in need everyone to go home and watch an of a loving home will find a forever episode for themselves. family thanks to her presentation.

Hannah Demory gave the Mariana Gonzalez helped the audience a little quiz. She asked crowd to become more familiar them to answer a few questions with the U.S. immigration system. about stress, and then told them Gonzalez explained in detail just what their stress levels were. She how lengthy the process of applying chose this topic to educate her peers for citizenship can be. and the adults about the effects of After all the presentations stress. It’s important to recognize were complete, TAG teacher, Sarah the signs of stress, and find a way to Teeslink, invited all the students relieve them. and their families to enjoy a snack Maggie Wachowiak has been before heading home.

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You are what you eat By: Annette Snyder, MS, RD, LD Registered Dietitian Wright Medical Center

What is your ladybug? The other night we witnessed our housecat continuously trying to reach a bug on the wall. The cat tried jumping, climbing on furniture, walking away and coming back…all seemingly without success. She kept coming back and trying, though.

Sure enough, after patiently waiting and being consistent, she got her prize.

In life, we all have our ladybugs.

Those things that we really, really want. Almost an instinct. When it comes to health, usually weight is a main focus. So again I ask, what’s your ladybug?

Whether it’s been 20 years since you’ve last been satisfied with your weight, or maybe an injury sidelined you from your favorite physical activity, there’s always that one thing out there that we pin our hopes on.

What motivates you? Have you looked at all the “roadblocks” to success? What always seems to get in your way?

With nutrition, sometimes it’s easier just to follow the latest diet that someone has spelled out, word for word. That may be a good starting point, but is it sustainable?

Is it something you can do a year from now? Is it something you will feel good about at, say, holidays or celebrations, or will you feel left out?

Is it easily adaptable? Just a few things to consider.

Too often, we look for quick fixes. Sometimes, it comes down to surgery—which for some, truly is the

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right path. However, even that route takes work. You will still have to monitor every bite, take stock of your situation, make adjustments to your meals, and learn to rely on better ways to cope with stress (if you are an emotional eater—many people are). What are your options?

Start making simple changes and build on them. For example, instead of blindly scooping up your usual foods at the grocery store, start flipping around those packages and look at the nutrition label. Pick one or two nutrients to focus on—for weight loss, obviously calories could be one, and either protein or sugar could be another. Know what your limits are. Is it realistic to think you’d be satisfied with ½ cup of a snack food, which happens to contain 200 calories? Maybe there is a different item that would satisfy you. Instead of chips, you could try popcorn (light butter or add your own seasonings), crunchy baby carrots with dip, crisp apple slices…you get the idea.

Every day presents new challenges. You are the one who decides how those challenges affect your attitude and your efforts.

Instead of hitting up the gas station for a donut and pop when you’re going to have a long day, or seeking comfort in a bag of M&M’s at the office, choose another path. Then do it again. Do it until it no longer feels uncomfortable (that may take a while). You can reshape your norm when it comes to food choices.

Find your ladybug, and be persistent.

Be patient.

Be consistent.

Thank you to volunteer blood donors

Thanks to all the wonderful blood donors who volunteered their time to make a life-saving blood donation at the recent Eagle Grove Community blood drive. A total of 24 people registered to donate blood and 19 units of blood were collected at this blood drive.

A special thanks also goes out to Lois Barnes and Senior Citizens for helping to organize and sponsor this blood drive. Committed volunteers are key to maintaining the blood supply in our local community.

The Blood Center of Iowa joined operations with Siouxland Community Blood Bank in April, 2010 to become LifeServe Blood Center. As the 15th largest blood center in the country, LifeServe Blood Center provides blood and blood products to more than 100 hospitals located across Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

LifeServe is committed to saving lives by providing premier service to volunteer blood donors and access to a safe, quality blood supply for hospitals and patients. Eligible blood donors must be at least 16 years old, should weigh at least 120 pounds and should be in general good health. For more information about blood donation or to schedule an appointment to donate blood, call 800-287-4903 or visit www. lifeservebloodcenter.org.

Where’s Waldo

Jen Conaway and Stacy Osborn, both elementary teachers, got into the spirit of the season by dressing up as Waldo on Thursday, Oct. 30. There were a few other Waldos lurking around the school as well. Photos by Kim Demory

How to contact your Eagle Grove City Council Representative

Mayor Sandy McGrath

Ward 1

Ward 2

Ward 3

(Dec. 31, 2015)

(Dec. 31, 2017)

Vadewater

Teri Jo Pohlman Kendall Johnson

(Dec. 31, 2015)

(515) 689-4413

(515) 851-0016

Ward 4

Wally Lorenzen (Dec. 31, 2017) (515) 851-0338

(515) 293-9036

At Large

Tony Axtell

(Dec. 31, 2015) (515) 448-4402 (515) 851-0694

Dennis

(Dec. 31, 2015) (515) 448-4140

At Large

Todd Swalin

(Dec. 31, 2017) (515) 689-8987

Business Directory

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For all your wireless phone service NEEDS. North Central Wireless/Goldfield Telephone 536 N. Main Street, Goldfield 825-3996

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Help wanted Company Drivers Wanted:

Oberg Freight Company MOST FREIGHT DROP & HOOK GOOD STEADY FREIGHT EXCELLENT HOME TIME TAKE LOGBOOK BREAK AT HOME NOT ON ROAD CONSISTANT REGIONAL MILES NO TOUCH VAN FREIGHT ASK US ABOUT OUR SIGN ON BONUS Contact: Oberg Freight Company Fort Dodge, IA 515-955-3592ext 2 www.obergfreight.com

Business Banking Assistant

First Citizens National Bank is accepting applications for a Business Banking Assistant (30 hours/week with benefits) to work in its Clarion office. Duties will involve a variety of service functions including drafting correspondence, transcription, preparing loan documents, filing official documents and records, processing loan payments and answering and directing customer calls to appropriate personnel. The successful candidate will possess above average skills in communications and mathematics, computer knowledge in Word and Excel, transcription experience, a high school diploma or G.E.D with clerical training or experience and banking experience preferred.

Interested qualified candidates should complete an online application located on our website www.firstcitizensnb.com and send along with their resume by November 17, 2014 to: First Citizens National Bank Attn: Human Resources 2601 Fourth St. S.W. Mason City, IA 50401 Or via e-mail to hrselfservice@firstcitizensnb.com

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First Citizens National Bank is accepting applications for a Teller position (30 hours/week with benefits) at its Clarion office. Duties will include a variety of service functions including processing savings and checking accounts and cashing checks and money orders. The successful candidate will possess above average skills in communications and mathematics, basic computer skills, excellent organizational skills, customer service skills, initiative, able to work with limited supervision, a general knowledge of banking products, and a high school diploma or G.E.D. Previous banking experience and bilingual ability is preferred.

Interested qualified candidates should complete an online application located on our website www.firstcitizensnb.com and send along with their resume by November 17, 2014 to: First Citizens National Bank Attn: Human Resources 2601 Fourth Street SW Mason City, IA 50401 Or via e-mail to hrselfservice@firstcitizensnb.com Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities

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Help wanted OFFICE MANAGER/BENEFIT COORDINATOR

Wright County Social Services seeks a qualified individual to manage the local office, perform administrative assistant duties, assist persons with mental illness, mental retardation, and/or developmental disabilities (MI/MR/DD) in accessing benefits, and perform payee and guardianship functions for MI/MR/DD. Successful candidate will have knowledge of the principles and methods of human service programs and their delivery methods, knowledge of general bookkeeping and accounting procedures, knowledge of Microsoft Office and PC based systems, the ability to coordinate multiple projects at the same time, and the ability to communicate effectively. Minimum requirements are a high school diploma or equivalent, valid driver’s license, and the ability to travel.

Preferences are one year experience in the field of business or administrative assistant, a bachelor’s degree with 30 semester hours or equivalent quarter hours in a human services field, one year of experience in the delivery of services for persons with MI/MR/DD. Computer literacy, exceptional organizational, writing, time management and people skills are necessary.

Position will remain open until filled.

Send letter of intent and resume to: Jen Sheehan Wright County Social Services 120 1st Ave NW Suite #1 Clarion, Iowa 50525 Or jsheehan@countysocialservices.org Candidates may inquire about the position by contacting Jen Sheehan at 515-532-3309 Ext 249

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Sale

for Rent events

The Eagle Grove Ambulance Service

is now taking applications for all paid volunteer positions.

Great way to earn extra income!

For more information, call Janet Fuller at 515835-0309. Applications are available at City Hall.

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is now taking applications for DELI POSITION Monday - Friday 20 - 25 Hours a Week Looking for a Responsible, Reliable, multi-tasker, who enjoys working with the public and food.

House For Rent

wishes to thank each of you for flowers, cards, and loving memories.

Rick truly was a gift from God. ~ Pat Mosher, David Mosher, and Family ~

The family of Mabel Odland

MOVING SALE

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120 N. Western Fri., Nov. 7 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

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Thanks THE FAMILY OF RICK RANER

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for sale would like to announce her upcoming 92nd birthday on Tuesday, November 25. Please help her celebrate with a birthday card shower. Please send cards to: 2650 Calhoun Ave., Eagle Grove, IA 50533

Evangelical Lutheran Scandinavian Coffee and Bake Sale Saturday, November 8 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Norwegian baked goods such as Potato Cakes, HarringKaka, Lefsa, KrumKaka, Kringla and other yummy baked goods!

Be sure to visit our Country Store!

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Jay & I want to thank all our friends and relatives for all the cards, gifts, flowers, phone calls and most of all for your friendship!!

It’s been a wonderful 50th wedding anniversary!!!

Especially Tom, Dee, Reid, Nate and Olivia for the after church coffee!!

Fun & surprises!!

— Jay & Mary Huntley

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Sports

Three runners represent Eagles at state cross country All of them will return to team next year By les houser wrightcosports@gmail.com

Carter Asche Photo by Gloria Becker

Jana Willard, McCaulay King and Carter Asche all represented Eagle Grove at the State Cross Country Meet last Saturday at the Lakeside golf course at Fort Dodge.

Paige Holub of Monticello finished in 14:58.8 to win the 2A girls race. Willard toured the course in 17:41.00 for 80th place in the field of 117 total runners.

Eric Lenz of Tipton won the 2A boys race in 16:09.20. Asche finished 37th in 17:31.5, with King 41st in 17:38.6, in the field of 130 runners.

“These guys both ran well against some of the best competition in the state,” said head coach Ben Demuth.

“It was a great experience for these two young men, and I wanted them to just go out relaxed and run the course to the best of their ability.

They both had great starts and ran strong throughout the entire course.

At this point it was an individual race for them.”

According to the coach, Asche had a season best time, and improved on his showing a year ago of 46th in 17:50 at the big show. For King, he

Eagle Grove Eagle

Freshmen volleyball team completes season The Eagle Grove freshmen volleyball team, coached by Jessica Stakey, have finished their season and the coach filed these comments about the season.

“This season was very enjoyable for someone new to Eagle Grove volleyball,” said Stakey.

“The girls showed up to practice and were always willing to work hard to improve their skills. The improvement that was demonstrated from the first practice to our final game was immense! Although our record, with only two wins, was not what we had hoped for the growth that was made throughout the season was just as important. There are good things happening with the volleyball program here, and we need to continue that momentum in the offseason. I was very fortunate to be a part of the program this year, and look forward to next year.”

finished 72nd in 17:54 at the State Meet in Missouri a year ago. “Carter was in the top 12 juniors in 2A, and McCaulay the sixth sophomore to cross the finish line,” said Demuth.

“These two have a lot to be proud of for their season, and I know they will be ready to improve even more next year and hopefully will have a few more runners along with them.”

Demuth said he has really enjoyed this season, his first as the boys cross country head coach, and especially how those two young men battled back and forth all season for that number one spot on the team.

“That is the competition that our program needs in order to continue to build upon the great tradition of Eagle Grove cross country,” said Demuth. “They had great support all week long, as every one of our varsity guys showed up to run with them at practice which they did all on their own. Carter and McCaulay are both very humble and will tell you that they could not do it on their own.

This is an accomplishment they can take with them for the rest of their lives and use to build upon for their future.”

Wright County Shooters finish out their schedule By les houser wrightcosports@gmail.com

McCaulay King Photo by Gloria Becker

Janna willard

Photo by Jeff Siebersma

Cheering them on

Pictured at left: A pep rally was held last week at Eagle Grove High School as a sendoff for the State Cross Country qualifiers.

Both coaches, Demuth and Herrington, spoke briefly about their respective teams and qualifiers. The Eagle Grove Cheerleaders also did their best to create spirit and excitement for more Eagle state success. The Eagle newspaper congratulates all three on their achievement, and all the fall sports studentathletes for their dedication and effort - no matter the outcome.

Photo by Les Houser

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The Wright County Shooting Association held their final event for this year on October 26 at the gun range east of Clarion.

In the limited class, Bill Holden won with 160 total points in a time of 30.55. He had 20 in penalties for a final score of 4.582. Second was Mike Townsend with 155 points in 38.14. He had 40 in penalties for a score of 3.015. Third was Gerry West with 145 points in 39.43. He had 30 in penalties for a score of 2.916. Also competing in the class were Lynn Barz (2.898), Brent Beggs (2.783), Jennilee Rosbarg (1.671) and Brian Bangs (1.317).

In the open class it was Barz the winner with 145 points in 35.35.

He had 20 in penalties for a score of 3.536. Taking second was Townsend with 158 points in 33.98. He had 40 in penalties for a score of 3.472. Third place went to Bill Holden with 165 points in 46.51. He had 10 in penalties for a score of 3.332. Also competing were West (2.580) and Beggs (2.192).

In the optic class, the win went to Townsend with 168 points in 41.17.

He had 30 in penalties for a score of 3.351. Barz took second place with 157 points in 41.28. He had 50 in penalties for a score of 2.592. Taking third was Jason Hamilton with 169 points in 76.00. He had no penalties for a score of 2.223. They were the only competitors in the class. There were no revolvers in action this month.

The Association wishes to thank all the shooters that attended the events in making this a very successful season, and invite you back again next year. Be watching next spring for the 2015 schedule of events.

JV volleyball team season ends

The Eagle Grove JV volleyball team, coached by Alyssa Pedersen, has finished their season with an overall record. The coach offers her perspective on their year.

“Our season record doesn’t show it, but we made great improvements throughout the season,” said Pedersen. “We had girls starting to hit harder, serve more aggressively and play better defense. The team played a lot of close matches this season. Getting used to change is always hard, and

I thought my girls handled it well this year. Our new conference plays a lot of JJV matches, rather than freshmen or JV matches, so I really appreciated how willing some of our sophomores were about helping our freshmen girls by playing in those matches with them. Now that we’ve worked out some of the new conference kinks, and have shown tremendous improvement, I am extremely excited to see what the future holds for Eagle Grove volleyball!”

Playing backup Up for the spike

Local Happenings

Eagle Grove Eagle Elsa and Anna from Frozen were two of the most popular Halloween costumes this year.

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Sisters, Savannah Gilbert (left) Dakota Gilbert (right) had fun dressing in matching outfits.

Despite a chill in the air, hundreds of Trick-or-Treaters turned out to enjoy the annual Chamber Halloween Walk and Beggar’s Night held Friday, Oct. 31 in Eagle Grove. Photos by Kim Demory This little monster was very polite when he took his candy from the downtown businesses, saying “Thank You” to everyone.

The employees of Broadway Vision Clinic had just as much fun dressing up as the kids.

Jan Grandgeorge gave out prizes to Trick-orTreaters at the Eagle Grove Memorial Library.

Everybody loved Jevan Alt as the Pillsbury Dough Baby.

Zombies just never seem to go out of style.

Rylie and Brett Ascherl dressed up as two of their favorite characters for Halloween. Ninja Turtles was a very popular choice this year.

Kenely Porter was the cutest chef in Eagle Grove Halloween night.

Julia Neighbors just needed a horse to complete the outfit.

Bet you never thought you would see a Hamster, a witch, and a clown walking down the streets together in Eagle Grove.

Trunk-or-Treat is a way for people or groups off the business path to give to children during the Chamber Halloween Walk.

This little girl was busy as a bee collecting her Halloween candy during the Chamber Walk.

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Anyone know who this joker is?

Even zombies have good hair days.

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“Five Little Pumpkins”

First graders from Eagle Grove Elementary performed one of their favorite Halloween songs, “Five Little Pumpkins” for residents of Rotary Senior Living North on Thursday, Oct. 30.

Photo by Kim Demory

Annual contest for kids

Each year, Lions’ clubs around the world proudly sponsor the Lions International Peace Poster Contest. This art contest for kids encourages young people worldwide to express their visions of peace. For more than 25 years, millions of children from nearly 100 countries have participated in the contest. The theme of the 2014-15 Peace Poster Contest is “Peace, Love and Understanding.” Students, ages 11, 12 or 13 by November 15, are eligible to participate. Each poster is judged on originalilty, artistic merit, and expression of the theme. Local winners in the contest from the Eagle Grove Lions Club are Emily Umthun and Lizzie Hogrefe. Their posters will now be sent on to District Competition. Pictured holding their winning posters are Emily Umthun (left) and Lizzie Hogrefe (right). Pictured at the awards ceremony (held at the monthly EG Lions Club meeting held in the Emerson building) are: L to R : Michael, Rhonda, Emily and Ken Umthun; far right: Lizzie and Jeremy Hogrefe. Photo submitted

A purrrrrfect day

Veroniq’ue Tincher topped of the fall party held at Eagle Grove Elementary on Thursday, Oct. 30, with a scary-face donut, just one of many delicious treats the children enjoyed. Look inside for more photos of the celebration as well as other fun Halloween events. Photo by Kim Demory

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A Halloween parade

The kindergartners from Eagle Grove Elementary paraded around Rotary Senior Living North in their Halloween costumes last week. The residents and staff got a kick out of seeing them all dressed up and the kids enjoyed a chance to sing and dance for them a little bit as well. Photo by Kim Demory

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Princess, and cowgirls, and batman, oh my Super heros, princesses, animals, zombies, witches and more invaded Rotary Senior Living South on Thursday, Oct. 30. The group of first graders enjoyed showing off their Halloween costumes to the residents. When they left, the residents thanked them for the visit by handing out a treat.

Photo by Kim Demory

Yard and Garden: Selecting and growing amaryllis for the holidays

By Richard Jauron and Greg Wallace Amaryllis are the perfect holiday flower, with beautiful blooms, fast growth and bright colors, but what type should you choose, and how do you get them to bloom at the right time?

Horticulturists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach share the best way to plant amaryllis for this holiday season.

When planting an amaryllis bulb, select a pot which is approximately one to two inches wider than the diameter of the bulb. The container should have drainage holes in the bottom. Plant the bulb in a well-drained potting soil. Place a small amount of potting soil in the bottom of the pot. Set the bulb in the center of the pot. Then add additional potting soil, firming it around the roots and bulb. When finished potting, the upper one-half of the bulb should remain above the soil surface. Also, leave about one inch between the soil surface and the pot’s rim. Then water well and place in a warm (70 to 75 degree Fahrenheit) location.

After the initial watering, allow the potting soil to dry somewhat before watering again. Keep the potting soil moist, but not wet. When growth appears, move the plant to a sunny window and fertilize every two to four weeks with a dilute fertilizer solution. During flower stalk elongation, rotate the plant each day to keep the flower stalk growing straight. Staking may be necessary if the flower stalk leans badly.

Flowering usually occurs about six to eight weeks after potting. When the amaryllis begins to bloom, move the plant to a slightly cooler (65 to 70 degree Fahrenheit) location that doesn’t receive direct sunlight to prolong the life of the flowers.

An amaryllis bulb usually blooms about six to eight weeks after planting.

Plant the bulb in early November if you want the amaryllis to be in bloom for the holiday season.

Home gardeners can choose from single-flowering, double-flowering, and

miniature amaryllis varieties (cultivars).

Flower colors include red, pink, orange, salmon, white and bicolors. Excellent single-blooming cultivars include ‘Apple Blossom’ (white with pink feathering), ‘Christmas Gift’ (white with a green throat), ‘Minerva’ (red with white star), ‘Orange Sovereign’ (orange), ‘Picotee’ (white with red edge), and ‘Red Lion’ (deep crimson red). ‘Aphrodite’ (white with pinkish red feathering), ‘Blossom

Peacock’ (rose-red with white throat and midrib), ‘Dancing Queen’ (red and white striped) and ‘White Nymph’ (white) are available double-flowering cultivars.

Miniature cultivars include ‘Baby Star’ (deep red with a white star center), ‘Fairytale’ (white with raspberry red stripes), ‘Green Goddess’ (white with green center) and ‘Neon’ (fuchsia pink with a white throat).

The Golden Stars Drill Team would like to THANK all of the businesses who contributed to the success of this year’s Quarter Up Auction. The list includes: Fareway Chad Wilde Knotso Knotted City of Eagle Grove Park & Rec Dept.

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