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| NOVEMBER 12, 2014|VOLUME 125| ISSUE 46
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Voters have spoken and have picked their representatives Tuesday, Nov. 4, was the General Election. Voters in Calhoun County voted the same way as many of their counterparts around the state. Unofficial results are as follows: Federal Level Voters chose Republican candidate Joni Ernst to be their new senate representative in Washington, D.C. She received 52.2 percent of the vote statewide and 63.6 percent of the votes in Calhoun County. Bruce Braley, Democratic candidate, was the second place finisher with 43.7 percent of the vote statewide and 31.5 percent in the county. Rick Stewart finished this hard fought race in third place with 2.4 percent statewide and 3.1 percent in Calhoun County. While Bob Quast, Douglas Butzier, and Ruth Smith split the remaining percentage of votes. Steve King, Republican, was able to hold on to his seat in the United State House of Representatives for District 4 with 61.7 percent of the voted statewide and 67.4 in Calhoun County. Jim Mowrer, Democratic candidate, received 38.2 percent statewide and 32.5 percent in the county vote. State Level Governor Terry Branstad and Vice-Governor Kim Reynolds, Republicans, were also able to hold on to their positions. They took the county vote with a percentage of 65.9 and statewide with a 59 percentage. Democratic candidates Jack Hatch and Monica Vernon received 37.2 percent of the state vote and 25.4 percent in Calhoun County. Third place in the county vote was Lee Deakins and Tim Watson for the Libertarian Party with 7.2 percent of the votes; statewide they got 1.8 percent of the votes. Republican Paul Pate will be the new Secretary of State with 48.5 percent of the statewide vote. Pate received 55 percent of the votes in Calhoun County. Democrat Brad Anderson got 46.6 percent statewide and 38.9 percent in the county vote. The remaining 5 percent of the statewide vote was split between Jake Porter, Spencer Highland and write-in votes. Republican Mary Mosiman was able to retain the Auditor of State position with 56.9 percent of the statewide vote and 66.7 percent of the county votes. Democrat Jonathan Neiderbach got 42.9 percent of the statewide vote and 33.1 of the county vote. Treasurer of State went to incumbent Michael L. Fitzgerald, Democrat candidate, with 52.8 percent of the statewide vote. Sam Clovis, Republican candidate, won 43.7 percent of the statewide vote; leaving 3.4 percent of the vote for Keith Laube, Libertarian Party. County wide the vote percentage went 47.3 to Fitzgerald, 48.6 percent to Clovis, and 4 percent to Laube.
Incumbent Bill Northey, Republican, walked away with 62.3 percent of the statewide vote to retain his office. Calhoun County residents agreed with by giving him 76.4 percent of the county vote. Democrat Sherrie Taha received 34 percent of the state votes and 19.5 percent of the county votes. New Independent Party Iowa candidate Levi Benning took 3.6 percent of the state votes and 4 percent of the county votes. In a close battle for the Attorney General position, incumbent Tom Miller, Democrat, was able to hang on to his position with 56.1 percent of the state vote and taking 55.5 percent of the county votes. Republican Adam Gregg got 43.8 percent of the state votes and 44.4 percent of the county. Daryl Beall, Democrat, lost his seat in the State Senate for District 5 to Tim Kraayenbrink. Beall got 9,776 votes for 44.1 percent to K r a a y e n b r i n k ’s 12,354 votes or 55.8 percent. Calhoun County voters agreed with their counterparts in District 5 giving Beall 1,689 or 42.2 percent of the county votes. Kraayenbrink got 2,314 votes or 57.8 percent. Mike Sexton, Republican, won the seat of the State Representative for District 10 with 8,409 votes for 78.3 percent. Lynne Gentry got 21.4 percent of the votes in District 10 with 2,300. Local voters gave 2,482 or 67.0 percent to Sexton and 1,210 or 32.7 percent to Gentry. County Level There were no contested races in the county level of the election. Maintaining their positions for another term are: Scott Jacobs for Board of Supervisors for District 2 with 1,052 votes; Lori J. Erkenbrack for County Treasurer with 3,454 votes; Kathy Bennett for County Recorder with 2,945 votes; and Tina Meth Farrington for County Attorney with 3,250 votes. All judges and associate judges on the ballot were voted to be retained.
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Stewart Memorial Community Hospital provides an Educational Luncheon on Preventative Medicine Stewart Memorial Community Hospital (SMCH) welcomed over sixty people at the November “Lunch Connection” event. The program featured Dr. David Frate who spoke on “Preventative Medicine: Checking the Boxes for a Quality Life.” Dr. Frate, board certified in family and internal medicine, discussed several ways to lead a healthy lifestyle. He recommended balancing healthy eating, advocating the government’s My Plate program which seeks to remind people to make healthier food choices. Along with a balanced diet, he also recommended physical activity, building up to 30 minutes a day, five days a week. Illness prevention was another area Dr. Frate addressed. He recommends the following immunizations: influenza, pneumonia, shingles and pertussis. Influenza hospitalizes 200,000 people each year. The fatality rate is 23,600 with 90% of that amount being 65 years of age or older. The pneumonia vaccine is administered one time for adults over 65. Shingles, an extremely painful condition, occurs when the chicken pox virus is reactivated. The one-time vaccine reduces the risk of acquiring shingles by 51 percent. Pertussis, or whooping cough, starts
Board certified physician, Dr. David Frate discussed aspects of staying healthy to a large group attending Stewart Memorial Community Hospital’s Lunch Connection. as the common cold, developing into a cough that lasts for weeks or even months. The immunization that helps prevent pertussis is called Tdap and protects against tetanus and diptheria. According to the Centers for Disease Control, “One dose of Tdap is also
recommended for adults 19 years of age and older who did not get Tdap as an adolescent.” A booster shot should then be administered every ten years to protect against tetanus and diptheria. The “Lunch Connection” is
held four times at year at Stewart Memorial. The next session will be held March 5th, 2015. To learn more about the services Stewart Memorial Community Hospital has to offer, visit us at www.stewartmemorial. org.
City of Lake City Snow Ordinance Reminder To allow the City to effectively and efficiently remove snow and ice from the City’s roadways, parking on public streets, alleys and City-owned off-street parking shall be prohibited during snow removal. When snow is of sufficient depth for plowing, the ordinance shall be in effect. The parking ban shall continue for approximately 24-hours after the snow has stopped falling and blowing to allow for plowing of the streets. It is recommended that when snow
is forecast overnight, or conditions indicate potential snow, vehicles be moved to off-street, private parking. Violation of this ordinance may result in the issuance of a parking ticket. Your understanding and cooperation is greatly appreciated!
Four girls from the SCC dance team performed in Newton this past weekend for the ISDTA state solo competition. They were each responsible for creating and perfecting their dances which would be critiqued by the Class II judges. The girls did very well in their performances, and Marae Erkenbrack proudly brought home a Division I (superior rating) medal. The whole dance team will be performing at the ISDTA team competition in Des Moines on December 4. Pictured: Tiffany Poen, Marae Erkenbrack, Katie Martin (coach), Aspen Ellis, and Mykenzie Schoop.
Board of Human Resources to meet Nov. 20
The Calhoun County Board of Human Resources, announces that the November meeting of the County Board will be held on November 20, at 9:00 a.m. in the Activity Room of the Courthouse Annex, 515 Court Street, Rockwell City. Persons interested in bringing items to the attention of the Board should contact Office of General Assistance, to obtain items on the agenda.
Members of the 2014 South Central Calhoun Titans volleyball team proudly show off their 2014 Class 2A state qualifying banner following the team’s 3-1 victory over Treynor in the Class 2A, Region 3 Final in Denison. The Titans (41-0) will open the Class 2A state
tournament in a quarterfinal round match against Western Christian Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 12 noon at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids. (Photo by Doug Dornath)