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Hampton sets FY 2016 budget; Freie to resign from council

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BY NICK PEDLEY The Hampton City Council unanimously approved the Fiscal Year 2016 budget during a special hearing on Monday night.

The budget goes into affect on July 1 and ends on June 30, 2016. It sets the estimated property tax Freie levy at $13.20 per $1,000 valuation, a one-cent de-

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crease from last year’s ¿gure.

The council had no comments or objections to the $12,400,892 budget and quickly passed the resolution on a unanimous vote. City revenue for FY 16 is estimated at $13,055,072.

The budget will be submitted to Franklin County Auditor Michelle Giddings and the Iowa Department of Management.

Following the hearing, Council Member Meghan Freie noti¿ed the group that she will resign from her position effective May 31. Freie cited personal reasons, as she is moving from Hampton around that time.

The council was saddened by the news and thanked Freie for her service.

“I don’t know you that well, but from what I hear you’re very smart.

You’ll be a loss for Hampton,” said Council Member Jay Hickman.

Freie’s announcement was more bad news for the embattled Ward 1 council seat. Her appointment marked the fourth time since 2011 the ward had a new representative on the council, and that number could grow if the council decides to ¿ll the vacancy by appointment or special election.

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Local choirs perform bene¿t concert Saturday Choirs from three Franklin County schools raised $3,500 for ¿ne arts scholarships on Saturday during the Young Performing Artist & Scholarship Bene¿t Concert. Around 230 attended the event. TRAVIS FISCHER/HAMPTON CHRONICLE See LOCAL NEWS: Page 2

School funding proposal worries local superintendents

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BY NICK PEDLEY Local school administrators fear a funding proposal in the Iowa Legislature will lead to program reductions, staff cuts and increased property taxes if it gets approved by lawmakers this spring.

Hampton-Dumont Superintendent Todd Lettow and CAL Superintendent Dwight Widen have criticized a plan that would increase state supplemental aide by 1.25 percent in 2015-16 and 2.45 percent in 2016-17. The two-year budget was proposed by Gov. Terry Branstad and supported by the Republican-held House, but staunch opposition from Democrats and school administrators has dogged it since January.

Democrats countered the proposal with a plan that would increase supplemental state aid by 4 percent each of the next two years. However, the Legislature has fallen into gridlock over the funding dispute, leaving school districts in limbo as they plan next year’s budget.

“We have to publish a budget by mid-April, but we don’t know how much we’re going to get from the state,” Lettow said. “We’re trying to do as good a job of guessing as we can, but it’s very frustrating.”

Lettow said Hampton-Dumont will have to reduce staff whether the Legislature approves the governor’s plan or the Senate’s counterproposal. The district has overspent its budget for the past two years after accumulating excess savings during the Great Recession, but those funds are now exhausted.

Lettow expected less than 10 staff reductions districtwide. However, he explained that doesn’t necessarily mean pink slips and terminations. The district could choose not to replace a retiring teacher or ¿ll a vacant position after a staff member moves away.

“Now we just have to slow down and start using only the dollars we’re given to get through the year,” he said. “This is going to be our year that we’re going to have to peel back.”

Lettow intends to publish a budget that anticipates a 3 percent increase in state supple-

Mock trial heads to state The Hampton-Dumont mock trial team is heading to state following a ¿rst place ¿nish at the regional event last week.

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NEWS Bald eagle update Recent tests revealed that a bald eagle rescued in Franklin County suffered a broken bone during an accident near Latimer last month.

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LOCAL BC Fair announces talent Country music artists Easton Corbin and Josh Thompson will headline the 2015 Butler County Fair in June.

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STATE FGH nurses on state list Two nurses at Franklin General Hospital landed on a list of the 100 top nurses in Iowa recently.

Local school of¿cials believe a 1.25 percent increase in state supplemental aid doesn’t go far enough to properly fund K-12 education. FILE PHOTO mental aid. He didn’t it,” Lettow explained. think the Legislature “The lack of action by would compromise on the legislature is kind a ¿gure that high, but of forcing us to do it districts are bound to way.”

We’re trying to do as good thisWiden expressed the budgets they pubsimilar frustration lish. That means that a job of guessing as we over the legislative if H-D budgets for a can, but it’s very frustrating. gridlock. CAL in3 percent increase in tends to budget for a supplemental aid and - Todd Lettow, H-D Superintendent 0 percent increase in the Legislature passes supplement aid while a 4 percent hike, H-D wouldn’t be allowed to spend that extra 1 per- simultaneously raising the property tax levy.

The current rate is $11.92 per $1,000 of propcent until the following year.

“We’ll do that knowing that if we don’t erty valuation, but that ¿gure would go up to get it, we have no way to spend it. This way it $12.19 under the district’s current plan. won’t handicap the school district if we do get See BUDGETS: Page 3

Local insurance agent surprised by prestigious award

BY NICK PEDLEY A veteran Dumont businesswoman received a statewide award last week honoring her entrepreneurial spirit and dedication to the community.

Shelly Zimmerman, owner of Harrison-Thornburgh Insurance, was named the 2015 Iowa Small Business Development Centers’ Deb Dalziel Entrepreneur Achievement Award winner. The award recognizes women who have signi¿cantly improved or changed their own situation while simultaneously enhancing the lives of those around them.

Zimmerman was acknowledged by lawmakers and other business elites during a ceremony at the Statehouse in Des Moines last Thursday.

“I was just shocked. Pleasantly surprised, you could say,” she said.

“It was a very exciting day.”

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Zimmerman was nominated by Brook Boehmler, director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the NIACC Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center in Mason City. SBDC officials helped Zimmerman develop a business blueprint, plan for possible scenarios and formulate ¿nancial projections when she purchased the agency from Tim Harrison in 2014.

“Number one, it helped convince me that this was a viable purchase for myself,” she said. “And number two, it supported the bank knowing that I could service the debt I was going to have.”

Zimmerman had been with Harrison-Thornburgh for 17 years before purchasing the business. She is heavily involved in the community See ZIMMERMAN: Page 5

Harrison-Thornburgh Insurance owner Shelly Zimmerman received the Deb Dalziel Woman Entrepreneur Achievement Award last week in Des Moines. Also pictured are Brook Boehmler, left, director of the Small Business Development Center, and Linda Upmeyer, right, Iowa House District 54 representative.

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Managed Medicaid leaves uncertain future for county social services

BY TRAVIS FISCHER Franklin County social services could be signi¿cantly affected by a recent policy change that alters the way Medicaid spending is managed in Iowa.

For county social service departments, a large part of their job is to provide targeted case management for Medicaid recipients.

Through targeted case management, Medicaid recipients are given a case worker that coordinates them with the county’s various programs, making sure that they get the speci¿c services they need. From doctor visits to therapy, case management acts as a one-stop resource for people to utilize area social services.

“It’s care coordination for people with disabilities,” said Russell Wood, Community Services Director of Franklin County. “What the case manager does is help them get into services, get funding for services and helps to make sure that the services being provided meet the goals and outcomes intended by the client.”

Targeted case management is funded by Medicaid, which is undergoing a drastic transformation at the state level as the governor’s office searches for savings.

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High school students excel at state culinary contest

BY NICK PEDLEY A group of Hampton-Dumont students received high marks last week at a statewide competition that featured some of the best young culinary arts talent in Iowa.

Members of Jane Hoegh’s ProStart class placed third in the culinary division and fourth in the management division at the Iowa ProStart Invitational in Ames on March 2.

Twenty-one schools participated in the event, which was sponsored by the National Restaurant Association.

“It was an amazing experience,” Hoegh wrote in an email.

ProStart is a two-year program that gives high school students an early start in the culinary and hospitality industry. Twelve students are enrolled in the program’s inaugural year at H-D. See PROSTART: Page 2

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According to Hoegh, ProStart students have learned more about the food service m industry in n than just cooking. The curriculum curr r features sections on management man n essentials, customer service, servi i marketing and nutrition in addition to many others. addit t “They “T T developed a two-year high school curriculum to give high school schoo o students a ‘professional start’ in thee industry” Hoegh explained.

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H-D D students had to put their newly y newly-acquired skills to the test last week. They prepared an intricate meal tthat featured yellow fin tuna, sakuraa sauce and soy rémoulade, Kobe beef filet, and a burgundy poache e pear. The meal placed third poached behind Waterloo West and Waukee.

Another group of H-D students earned a similar finish in the management competition. Three students created a business plan for their own Japanese restaruant and placed fourth overall.

Hoegh was proud of the students’

Management team members placed fourth with their business plan for a Japanese restaurant. From left to right: Alex Hert, Ciara Spradlin, instructor Jane Hoegh and Alex Baltes. SUBMITTED PHOTO accomplishments and thankful for the team’s sponors. Texas-based Rosewood Beef donated the Kobe beef for the meal and also purchased chef coats for all 12 class members.

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BY NICK PEDLEY A new proposal discussed at Monday night’s city council workshop would establish guidelines for residents wishing to protect ash trees from an invasive green beetle.

Public Works Director Doug Tarr introduced a draft policy regarding chemical treatments for ash trees in the city right-of-way, also known as the boulevard. The treatments help protect trees from the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), which destroys ash tree populations once it establishes a colony in an area. The pest has not been confirmed in Hampton or Franklin County yet.

“It’s not here, but this could be a very big issue for us very soon,” Tarr said.

Due to the high cost of chemical treatments, the city will not be preserving ash trees in the boulevard, instead opting to cut them down when EAB hits Franklin County. Tarr’s proposal would give citizens an opportunity to adopt a tree and pay for the cost of chemical treatments if they want to save it.

The policy would require residents to register the tree, while simultaneously allowing the city to keep track of treatment companies frequenting the area. Tarr believed the application process could deter fraudulent businesses from showing up in Hampton and scamming residents.

The policy would not apply to ash trees on private property. The city does not endorse one EAB treatment over another.

“I wouldn’t guarantee any of it,” said Tarr. “You never know what’s going to happen. It’s like practicing medicine, but for trees.”

The council was hesitant and felt the issue needed more investigation.

They will discuss EAB policy at future meetings and decide whether to move forward with Tarr’s proposal.

“People are going to get a lot done before we even know about it,” said Council Member Dyanne Pralle. “I just don’t know if we need to go this far.”

Despite hesitation, the council felt it was important to educate the public about EAB and potential scams. The city will investigate ideas in the future.

“It’s a pretty serious situation,” said Tarr. “It’s not a matter of if EAB is going to hit, it’s a matter of when. It could be months, it could be weeks.”

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FC bald eagle still on the mend

BY NICK PEDLEY An injured bald eagle found last month near Latimer is facing another hurdle on its road to recovery.

Caretakers at Save Our Avian Resources (S.O.A.R.) learned last week that the four-year-old female suf-

fered a broken was healing well, bone during an but there’s a chance accident in rural the bird may never Franklin County. Ày again.

The bird, which We’ll have to wait and “It just depends had lead poison- see. We’re keeping how calcified the ing at the time, bone gets. The had some sort of our Àngers crossed. crack is right in collision that left it - Kay Neumann, S.O.A.R. director the elbow joint, so unable to move its it affects the wing wing properly or Ày. movement,” Neumann explained.

The eagle was transported to the The bald eagle will remain in the proper of¿cials after it was rescued ICU until Neumann is comfortable

by Jason Gooder and Logan Van moving it into a Àight pen. EventualDyke of Franklin County Conserva- ly, she hopes the bird will heal proption. Initial X-rays came back erly and get released back into the negative, but further tests dis- wild. covered a cracked humerus S.O.A.R. occasionally has to eucondyle near the eagle’s el- thanize birds that are unable to rebow joint. cover. However, Neumann remained “She just can’t move that optimistic about the eagle’s chances. wing like it’s supposed to, but It has been eating well and has recuit’s looking better than when she perated from its initial bout with lead first got here,” said S.O.A.R. di- poisoning. rector Kay Neumann. “We’ll have to “She’s still feisty, healthy and wait and see. We’re keeping our ¿n- mean,” Neumann said. “If it doesn’t gers crossed.” heal right, I hope we could ¿nd her a Neumann moved the bird back bird sanctuary or somewhere where into S.O.A.R.’s intensive care unit they could take care of her. She last week. She said the bone would be good for a live display.”

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COUNCIL Former Council Member Bill Hodge resigned in December 2011 and was succeeded by Ryan Stock following a special election. He resigned in July 2012 and was replaced

by Haugebak, who remained on the council for two years after winning a new term during a write-in campaign

in November 2012.

Freie was the lone candidate to apply for the position after Haugebak resigned. The council opted to forgo holding a special election due to costs and time constraints. The price tag for a special election typically runs more than $1,000.

Freie was appointed to the Ward 1 council seat on July 24, 2014. Her term expires at the end of this year.

The council will discuss the vacancy at future meetings and workshops. No discussion was held Monday night.

MEDICAID county. Without targeted case Earlier this year, Gov. Terry management servicing MedBranstad announced a plan to icaid patients, county social create $51 million in savings service options may be limitfor the Medicaid program by ed in their ability to operate to placing the administration of My concern is that if a their remaining non-Medicaid Medicaid in the hands of primedical care service comes in clients. vate ¿rms. would be dif¿cult for us Ironically, the need to and cuts services to Medicaid, to “It staff our county offices,” find Medicaid savings at the then there is an expectation said Lincoln. “That’s my bigstate level is a consequence gest concern.” of the state’s strengthening that we would pay for the There have been meetings economy. Medicaid funding services that they used to get. with the agencies bidding on is split between the state and the plan to get into Medicaid the federal government, de- Bob Lincoln managed care, but there is no pending on the level of per tio, the state has released a request certainty yet about what will capita personal income. This is known as the Federal Medical for proposals to privatize Medicaid happen with the existing county serAssistance Percentage (FMAP). management, anticipating that the vice providers.

“Looking at it at face value, it The better off people are in a state, increased ef¿ciency will overcome looks like they’re going to do care the more that state has to contrib- the increased administration costs.

“They’re looking for two to four coordination themselves rather than ute to Medicaid services.

In 2007, the state paid for 37.61 companies providing managed care have local people do it,” said Wood. percent of Medicaid funding. In the to everyone in the state on Medic- “We don’t know until July who is going to get the contract.” wake of the Great Recession, that aid,” said Wood.

Whether managed care will be Franklin County has a $15 million percentage dropped to 36.71 percent in 2010, as the economy continued able to provide those savings is a budget to provide services for people question for another day. Right now, not on Medicaid, but Wood is conto struggle.

Since 2010, Iowa’s economy human service providers are con- cerned that cuts in Medicaid may be has been on the rise, with the state’s cerned about what their place will be passed onto county of¿ces.

“If you don’t have Medicaid, we share of Medicaid funding gradually in the managed care environment.

“When you have that big of a sys- will still work with you,” he said. increasing with it. Iowa’s projected share for 2016 will be 44.93 percent tem change, there are going to be a “My concern is that if a medical care lot of entities wondering what their service comes in and cuts services of total Medicaid funds.

“Iowa’s economy is doing better place is,” said Bob Lincoln, director to Medicaid, then there is an expeccompared to other states, resulting of Cerro Gordo County Social Ser- tation that we would pay for the serin a smaller share of the total FMAP vices. “We don’t know more than vices that they used to get.” pie for Iowa,” wrote Jess Benson in anyone else does about what’s going Right now nothing is for certain, a legislative analysis. “Iowa’s FMAP to happen.” which is a problem in and of itself for A managed care agency may opt the county departments who currently rate has declined 7.8 percent since FY 2012 and this shift means several to contract with the currently existing provide targeted case management. hundred million dollars of Medicaid county departments to continue oper“All the uncertainty is certainly expenditures are shifted from the ations as usual, or they made decide stressful to folks,” said Lincoln. “I to take care of case management in- think with any big change there is federal funding to state funding.”

To help ease that increasing ra- house, resulting in cutbacks for the fear, but also a lot of opportunity.”

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Hampton man BUDGETS Unlike H-D, CAL doesn’t plan to sentenced for reduce staff.

“We don’t have any place left to document cut,” Widen said. “It’s come to the where the district can no longer fraud, identity point stay status quo in its tax rate. That’s the reality.”

CAL’s bottomline will be helped theft somewhat by a few cost-saving tacAn undocumented immigrant who assumed the identity of a U.S. citizen, obtained a passport and voted in the 2012 presidential election was sentenced last week to more than four years in federal prison.

Abel Hernandez-Labra, 44, an illegal alien living in Hampton, received the prison term after pleading guilty in November to one count of making false statements in a passport application, one count of aggravated identity theft, one count of making a false claim of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, and one count of harboring an illegal alien.

In a plea agreement, Hernandez-Labra admitted that he is a Mexican citizen who illegally entered the United States. Hernandez-Labra admitted he purchased a birth certificate and Social Security Number of an American citizen born in Puerto Rico and assumed that identity. He then used those documents to obtain an Iowa driver’s license, U.S. passport and register to vote in the 2012 federal election.

Hernandez-Labra also admitted that during 2014, harbored and encouraged an illegal alien to reside unlawfully in the United States by providing work and a residence.

Hernandez-Labra worked as a general manager at the former El Paisita Family Restaurant in Hampton.

Hernandez-Labra was sentenced on March 3 in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids. He was sentenced to 51 months’ in prison and ¿ned $5,000.

A special assessment of $400 was also imposed, and he must serve a threeyear term of supervised release after the prison sentence. There is no parole in the federal system.

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tics. Widen, who is retiring from CAL in June, said the district will see an immediate impact in administrative salary costs. Former superintendent Steve Lane will take on a parttime role next fall, which will save the district around $100,000 over the next two years.

Nonetheless, the district will have to pull from its reserve funds next year. Declining enrollment and a lack of proper ¿nancial support from the state is forcing the district’s hand, but

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Widen knew it was only a short-term solution to funding discrepancies.

“Obviously, if you don’t change that trend you no longer have any savings left. That’s not the position you want to be in,” he said.

Both Widen and Lettow felt the 1.25 percent supplemental aid proposal would eventually affect programs and reduce educational opportunities for students. Lettow guessed the Legislature would compromise on an increase of around 2 percent, but Widen was less hopeful.

“The most I think we can hope for is what the House offered – 1.25 percent. We just hope they don’t go backwards from that amount,” he said. “There was a lot of hope and optimism for this session, but it went from a plum to a prune. It’s just been squeezed out.”

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Marching into Madness This year’s exciting basketball season is guaranteed to get even crazier next week as all three of Iowa’s top schools charge into the NCAA Tournament.

It’s been a thrilling year so far. Northern Iowa, Iowa State and Iowa have given us a memorable season that’s no doubt one of the best in recent history. This year will mark the ¿rst time since 2005 all three schools have made the Big Dance.

That’s no small feat, and it gives basketball fans throughout the state plenty to look forward to as we rush head ¿rst into March Madness.

The biggest story of the year comes out of Cedar Falls.

Northern Iowa, led by Franklin County’s very own Seth Tuttle, has dominated its opponents with a suffocating defense and gritty offense, and most basketball gurus predict the Panthers will go deep in this year’s tournament. They’ve had a phenomenal year and it’s always great to see them succeed at such high levels. Northern Iowa often takes a backseat to the two other schools, but they’ve surpassed both Iowa and Iowa State by surging into national headlines on the heels of the team’s stellar play.

Northern Iowa’s 30-win campaign might be the gem of this year’s season in Iowa, but it doesn’t take away from the Hawkeyes’ and Cyclones’ fantastic run. Iowa State had another successful year under head coach Fred Hoiberg, who led his team through a talent-¿lled Big 12 Conference and ended up near the top. The Hawkeyes, on the other hand, showed a newfound sense of determination as the season wound down. Iowa won all six of its ¿nal regular season games to seal their spot in the tournament. That resolve comes as a big sigh of relief, as last year’s late-season debacle is still very fresh in the minds of Hawk fans across Iowa.

The entire state is ready for the Big Dance, but we can’t get ahead of ourselves. Iowa and Iowa State still have to play in their conference tournaments later this week.

Regardless, this is an exciting time for everyone here in Iowa. NCAA Tournament berths are treasured, and that’s even more true when the state has three teams ready to roll in March.

Moving forward after the funnel Iowa lawmakers can regroup and reprioritize a leaner list of issues following last week’s funnel deadline. Funnel week is the eligibility deadline for non-appropriation bills to clear a standing committee in the House or Senate. Some measures died and some lived, but the issues that remain could face a drawn out ¿ght as we head to the second half of the 2015 General Assembly.

Partisan issues over gun rights and abortion moved on, but they face an uphill battle in the Senate. Opinions on these issues can be polarizing, which is exactly why lawmakers should move on to more pressing topics. Budget-related issues like school funding and mental health care are two areas that received considerable debate over the past two months. They deserve due diligence and should be dealt with relatively soon. Our lawmakers keep getting sidetracked, which is causing problems as educators and health care of¿cials plan for the future.

The second half of the General Assembly can be chaotic and nerve-wracking time. Important bills get left behind while some seemingly trivial measures get approved with Àying colors. Our lawmakers should take this time to refocus their attention on the most pressing issues before investing efforts elsewhere. The end of this year’s General Assembly will be here before we know it, and it would be a shame to leave the book open on topics that need to get done now.

Access to mental health services must be maintained I am committed to continuous Legislature must be in place before improvement of Iowa’s modernized we consider closing the MHIs. The THE mental health system. That’s why plan must include input from stakeRAGAN I was as surprised as everyone else holders and experts, ensure that tranREPORT when Gov. Branstad announced sitional services are offered without plans to close Mental Health Instihurting quality of care, ensure local tutes (MHI) in Mount Pleasant and access to highly trained community Clarinda earlier this year. and institutionally based care proThese facilities offer specialviders, and identify stable fundized services that are not availfor new services. The Senate The message is clear: Iowa ing able in many areas of the state, Human Resources Committee has including dual inpatient treatment needs to develop and invest approved this bill. for mental health and substance • Additional information in additional community abuse, as well as psychiatric This is a legislative column by services designed specifically Sen. Amanda Ragan, representing based mental health for older Iowans. Closing these Franklin, Butler and Cerro Gordo MHIs could reduce or eliminate services before we consider counties. For newsletters, photos services for Iowans with severe further information, go to www. closing existing facilities. and mental health issues, forcing them senate.iowa.gov/senator/ragan. to travel hundreds of miles to reTo contact Sen. Ragan during the ceive critical care. different approach. week, call the Senate Switchboard at In the weeks since the governor SF 333 requires that the Depart- 515-281-3371. Otherwise she can be proposed the MHI closings, men- ment of Human Services admit eligi- reached at home at 641-424-0874. tal health professionals, community ble Iowans to the MHIs through the Email her at amanda.ragan@legis. leaders, former patients, their fam- current ¿scal year that ends June 30. iowa.gov. ilies and advocates have urged the This bill recently passed on a biparSen. Ragan is an Assistant Senate Legislature to resist the proposed tisan, unanimous vote in the Senate Majority Leader, chair of the Health closings. The message is clear: Iowa Appropriations Committee. During & Human Services Budget Subcomneeds to develop and invest in ad- last year’s budgeting process, the mittee, vice-chair of the Agriculture ditional community based mental Legislature approved funding for this Committee and vice-chair of the Huhealth services before we consider purpose and the governor signed the man Resources Committee. She also closing existing facilities. The gov- legislation. serves on the Appropriations, Natural ernor’s proposal removes a needed The second bill, SF 308, sets up a Resources & Environment, Rules & mental health service with no coher- process for the state to develop and Administration and Veterans Affairs ent plan to ensure effective treatment implement crucial community based committees. for some of the worst mental illness mental health services. Services outcases in Iowa. The Senate is taking a lined in the plan and approved by the

Amanda Ragan

glass half-full or half-empty? lthcare a e Is the h AGE OF THE GEEK

Travis Fischer In spite of my strong support of the law, I’ll admit it. Obamacare is a mess.

Don’t get me wrong, I still support it. The fact is that the health care exchanges provided me the ¿rst reasonable opportunity for health insurance in my life. Before Obamacare, health insurance simply wasn’t a viable option. I may have been risking financial ruin had I needed an expensive medical procedure, but any health insurance plan that I could afford had such meager bene¿t that it would have left me ¿nancially ruined if I ever had to use it anyway.

When the health care exchanges came up, thanks to the tax credit subsidy, I was able to get a plan that wouldn’t break my bank account from month-to-month and wouldn’t leave me in unending debt if I ever actually needed it.

Not that I did. I paid my monthly premiums to CoOpprotunity and all I ever really got out of it was a single check-up. But that’s OK. I knew going in that would probably be the case.

After all, getting young and healthy people like me to pay into health insurance plans was the entire point of the Affordable Care Act. While the government subsidized my premiums, I was subsidizing everybody else’s.

I was ¿ne with this right up until last November, when CoOpportunity decided I still wasn’t paying them enough. With about a 60 percent increase, my completely manageable premium for 2014 became a completely unacceptable premium

for 2015. Of course that percentage is inÀated since it doesn’t take into account the subsidy, but at the end of the day that doesn’t matter to my wallet. It was just too expensive.

So I let the free market work its magic. After several ridiculous phone calls between CoOpportunity and HealthCare.gov, I managed to cut through enough red tape to make sure my policy wouldn’t be renewed for 2015.

It appears that I wasn’t the only one either. While I was starting my search for another health insurance provider, CoOpportunity folded completely.

On the plus side, the free market kind of worked. I was able to ¿nd a new insurance provider with a better plan. Well, “better” is a strong word.

The premium is a bit higher and the benefits aren’t quite as good, but at least it was better than the alternatives.

Unfortunately for me, while canceling an insurance policy through the exchanges has been a bureaucratic nightmare, it was nothing compared to the red tape and headache of switching to a new policy.

First I missed the December deadline to apply because the HealthCare. gov operator told me that I wasn’t eligible for the subsidy. I was just starting the process of appeal when a different operator double checked and informed me that the first operator had made a mistake on my application and I did qualify for the subsidy after all.

With that worked out, I made my application with Coventry Health Care of Iowa near the start of the year, so at least I would have coverage starting in February. I called them immediately after and they told me it would take a few days to process my application.

I called a couple more times in January, but got nowhere. They passed me around their phone sys-

tem, leaving me with hold music that I’m certain is a violation of the Geneva Convention.

Life eventually distracted me and it wasn’t until mid-February that I realized I had yet to hear anything from my supposed new health care provider. I hadn’t received a statement, a phone call or any other form of communication. So I called them once again to check the status of my policy.

It was at this point that I was informed that not only had my application gone through, but my policy had been canceled three days prior because of non-payment. I had somehow managed to lose my health insurance before I was able to con¿rm that I had it. (And to really stick the knife in, I received Coventry’s “You need to pay now!” letter four days after that phone call.)

To say I was upset about the lack of communication would be an understatement.

So, I started from square one.

Fortunately, at this point I knew the procedure by heart. I made another application with HealthCare.gov and, not trusting Coventry to get me the appropriate paperwork, called them to pay my ¿rst premium over the phone.

At this point, I am reasonably certain that I have health insurance again, but this has not been a great experience. The Affordable Care Act is a terrible piece of legislation. Its policies are inef¿cient and creates a wall of red tape that should be completely unnecessary.

And it’s still far and above better than what we had before.

Travis Fischer is a news writer for Mid-America Publishing and can’t wait for the ACA to be repealed and replaced... by a single payer system.

There are different social systems in coyote families. My friend Brett Pharo has sheep in Michigan. He had resident coyotes and his lambs were never attacked until some hunters killed the local coyote family. That is when the destructive family of coyotes moved in and devastated his lamb crop.

Coyotes have families and so do people. The family is the most basic and important level of government, besides self. If a family is not complete the tendency is for the neglected part to find support somewhere else. If it is more convenient for family leaders to let someone else ful¿ll that leadership or supportive position, they might not like the change brought about by their negligence.

Crime rates and poverty rates increase with higher numbers of broken homes. To understand the broader problem, it is necessary to de¿ne a broken home. If a broken home can be described as a single parent household, it can also be described as a home where the parents don’t assume the role of parent. It boils down to our responsibility for ourselves and our relationships with others.

A story on public radio the other day was about the diabetes and obesity epidemic. For years we were told low fat and high carbohydrate foods were good for us when, in fact, it was known for much of that time this theory was wrong. When the interviewer asked why the truth was kept from the public for so many years, the response was that the scienti¿c community has a certain amount of hubris. I had to look it up. Here are some synonyms: arrogance, conceit, haughtiness, self importance, egotism, pomposity and superiority.

These are exactly the characteristics of the people who rule over us and assume the role that should be family.

I used to admire the intentions of politicians and the sacri¿ces they made. I don’t anymore. Once they get to the capitol they have to play the games in order to be involved, and in playing those games they compromise their moral character. They decide their job is social engineer.

The family is being replaced by government. It has happened in every society that failed because the human instinct to care for a family has been replaced by convenience and immediate grati¿cation. The system we had worked. Parents cared for their young children and then those children grew up and cared for their aging parents.

Instead of that we now have government “early education” so parents won’t be burdened with children and we have so-called Social Security so the grown kids won’t be bothered with parents.

We need families back. Our society is being run by the bad coyotes.

A once great western civilization is shrinking, losing population, while societies who have proven unable to maintain order or feed themselves continue to grow. This is because children have become an unneeded inconvenience. Young people are deciding not to have children so their activities are not interrupted by bothersome dependents.

For instance, governments of western countries are getting desperate to grow native populations because they are running out of working age citizens to pay for the warehousing of the aged. The government of Denmark even has a racy video called “Do it for Denmark” urging women to take vacations abroad because statistics show more pregnancies occur when “on holiday.”

With the lack of need for family life created by Social Security, victimless laws, and public childcare the bad coyotes have assumed the role of family. The warfare and welfare state, gangs and electronic devices have earned our devotion. But these things don’t perpetuate family, they just feed off of the remains of a great culture.

When conservatives passed laws giving responsibility to the state to enforce so-called family values they handed our society over to the bad coyotes.

Any discussion or suggestions are welcome at 4selfgovernment@gmail. com or a frequently updated blog focused on alternative ideas is www. alternativebyfritz.com.

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HAMPTON CHRONICLE • SECTION A

Upmeyer happy with funnel week progress UNDER THE GOLDEN DOME, TOO

Linda Upmeyer In looking at the extended forecast, I am hopeful we’ve seen the last of sub-zero temperatures for this season.

This week was very much devoted to committee work as we completed the ¿rst funnel week of the legislative session. As you may recall, the ¿rst “funnel” is a deadline for legislators to pass bills out of their respective policy committees in either the House or Senate, in order to remain eligible for consideration. Appropriations, Ways & Means, and Government Oversight bills are exempt from the funnel rules.

I am excited about a number of bills that passed out of House policy committees this week. Many great ideas have been brought to us from individuals across Iowa that will help move our state forward.

In order to address growing concerns involving the protection of student data, the House Education Committee passed HSB 173. The bill places additional protections around ensuring student data collected by school districts and the Iowa Department of Education remains private.

The Department must also develop a plan if student data is breached.

The House Judiciary Committee passed legislation to further strengthen and protect our 2nd Amendment rights. Under HSB 201, Iowans will still renew their permit to carry every five years, but will only be required to retrain every 10 years. Additionally, the bill allows parents to train their children under the age of 14 on how to safely operate a pistol or revolver.

The bill legalizes suppressors and creates a process for a chief law enforcement of¿cer to approve the paperwork necessary for the purchase of a suppressor. The bill also creates permit privacy for gun owners by no longer requiring permits to carry and permits to purchase to be public information. The information will still remain available to law enforcement.

Legislation to provide more trans-

parency and openness in state government was passed by the House State Government Committee. HSB 124 forbids the use of con¿dentiality/nondisclosure clauses in personnel settlements for public employees.

The bill also makes the reason and rationale for certain disciplinary actions taken on a public employee, a public record.

Iowans expect to know how their tax dollars are being spent. By prohibiting the future use of con¿dential settlement agreements, Iowa taxpayers can be con¿dent their tax dollars are being spent appropriately.

The House Human Resources Committee passed HF 58, which requires physicians, prior to performing an abortion, to document in the woman’s medical records that the woman has undergone an ultrasound and has been given the option to view the image as well as hear the baby’s heartbeat.

To combat the increased spread of dangerous synthetic drugs, the House Public Safety Committee passed HF 279 this week. This bill reorganizes the synthetic drug list and adds additional chemicals to the list. HF 279 also treats simulated substances and

imitation substances the same for prosecution, which is key to stopping the spread of synthetic drugs throughout the state.

For a complete list of legislation that survived the first funnel, visit www.iowahouserepublicans.com.

I always enjoy reading and hearing about the impressive accomplishments of our young Iowans.

Many exciting things have been happening recently and I’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate our local students on all of their academic, extracurricular, and athletic achievements.

Our local FFA chapters recently celebrated National FFA Week, and the newspapers were ¿lled with the students’ many accomplishments.

I’ve also enjoyed following the great success of our wrestling and boys’ and girls’ basketball teams throughout their thrilling seasons.

Thank you to all of our young men and women for the wonderful contributions you make to our communities.

As always, please feel free to contact me at linda.upmeyer@legis. iowa.gov or at (515) 281-4618.

LOOKING BACK by Joyce Schomburg

Fifty Years Ago March 11, 1965 The twelve candidates for the honor of queen were, Barbara Tucker, Mary Beth Showalter, Carole Phillis, Janet Malsed, Janice Hegarty, Barbara Dick, Sue Anderson, Queen Connie Erickson, Linda Anderson, Janice Behn, Carol Krell, Linda Missildine, Rosemary Pritchard, and Carol Tripp.

Julius Spainhower, program director for IBM at the University of Minnesota, in St. Paul, visited his mother, Mrs. T.T. Spainhower, in Chapin, Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Butson, of Hampton, will be honored Sunday, March 14, on their 25th wedding anniversary. An open house will be held from 2:00 until 4:30 o’clock in the Wesley room of the First Methodist church, in Hampton. Hosts for the event will be the couple’s son-inlaw and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hirth, their son, Donald Butson and daughter, Mary Jane Butson. All their friends, relatives and neighbors are cordially invited to attend the open house.

Forty Years Ago March 6, 1975 The Hampton girls’ basketball team will receive its of¿cial sendoff to the state tournament in Des Moines at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 11. The send-off will be in the form of a pep rally at the high school, and it is open to the public. The team will be escorted out of town by Hamton Police, Franklin County Sheriff’s of¿cers, Iowa Highway Patrol and the Hampton Fire Department. There will be no school in Hampton on Wednesday so students and teachers can attend the tournament game.

Ron Hanson of the Girls’ Athletic Booster Club said that any individual or organizations wishing to send Àowers to the girls at Des Moines, can contact him for arrangements.

Hannah Guldberg of Hampton, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Christiansen, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Christiansen, Floyd Christiansen and Jack Christiansen of Coulter were business callers at Marshalltown Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Harm Freese and family were at Aplington on Sunday, Feb. 16, to attend an open house at the Amvet Hall celebrating the 40th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Koert Eilderts.

Thirty Years Ago March 7, 1985 Problems were created throughout the county Monday when power outages occurred because of Sunday and Monday’s severe ice storm.

Franklin County Sheriff Duane Payne estimated that power was out to 95 to 99 percent of the county.

Persons throughout the county were without heat, buildings with generators, such as the Frankln General Hospital and the Latimer Community Center, were opened to the elderly and others seeking warmth, Payne said.

Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Seimers and family of Mason City were Sunday dinner guests in the home of Mrs. Henrietta Jungling, and afternoon guests were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gerdes and family of Dumont.

Mrs. David Wilson, Nicole and Lindsay, of Jefferson spent a few days the past week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Duane Thielen and her parents-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Max Wilson of Hampton.

Twenty Years Ago March 9, 1995 Steve Deike shows Hampton students a medal Brett Showalter received at the state wrestling tournament, while Showalter and Anthony Asmus look on. Deike and Showalter were ‘celebrity readers’ as part of a ‘Thumbs Up for Reading’ overnight at South Side school Friday night.

Bill and Bev Weidemann of Dows, Steve and Cindy Roskens of Ackley were Tuesday evening visitors of Caroline Lehmann of Bradford.

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“Trophy Fish” awardees will receive a signed and serialized print commemorating the 1994 Trophy Fish they caught in Iowa waters.

Ten Years Ago March 9, 2005 Singing his heart out—Hampton-Dmont Middle School student Clayton Velasquez sings a solo during the 6-8 vocal music concert held this past Monday, March 7; Cameron Arends and Franki Koenig played French horns; Sam Showalter blows his trumpet with the seventh grade jazz band; and Dylan Reents plays the trombone.

Connie Meyer of Bradford traveled to Sioux Falls, S.D., to visit her daughter, Sally Chapman, and family and on her way back visited with daughter, Wendy Zahrer, and husband of West Des Moines. While visiting with the girls, they celebrated a belated Christmas and Connie’s birthday.

Brian Venteicher, 29, is a new New York Life Insurance Company agent in Hampton. He lives in Hampton with his wife Collette Redman. Veneteicher (shown here being welcomed to the company by New York Life agent Brad Scheideman)

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ZIMMERMAN and serves on mulitple betterment groups like the Dumont Park and Recreation Board, Dumont Community Club and Dumont Community Library Board.

Zimmerman enjoys being involved and believed it helped her after she purchased the business last year.

“I feel like with my ...I’m vested involvement in Dumont in the community, I’ve and the received positive support success here. because they - Shelly Zimmerman know I’m vested in Dumont and the success here,” she said.

The local businesswoman was quick to acknowledge her two employees as the main reason for her insurance agency’s success. She was also grateful for the SBDC, and felt her recent award would have been impossible without the organization’s guidance.

“It’s an absolute fantastic resource to have. They assisted in decreasing the anxiety of the unknowns,” she said. “We’ve been very busy here over past year, and I feel we’ve been very blessed.”

began on Jan. 2. Before that the Carroll native worked for just over four years as assistant meat manager at the Hampton Fareway store.

Five Years Ago March 10, 2010 Tyler Heeren, Rotarian, teacher Melinda Vanness and the 3rd,4th and 5th graders and their teacher at St. Paul Lutheran School in Latimer.

The students were happy to receive the dictionaries. Rotarians making the presentation were Tyler Heeren and Karen Mitchell not pictured.

From left are Deb Harrison, Tim Harrison and Shelly Zimmerman with Harrison-Thornburgh Insurance. The company beat out more than 155 similar Iowa ¿rms for Agri-Business Insurance’s Top Gun Award.

Two members of the Franklin County Veterans Commission were recently honored for their years of service to the organization. Commission chairman Jack Reysack is presented a certi¿cate for 15 years of service by Ray Drew as Franklin County director of Vererans Affairs Tom Berry and Commision member ElDean Medetzke look on. Drew presents Medetzke with a ceertificate for 20 years of service on the commission.

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Pam DeVries, Of¿ce Manager, Bookkeeper, Chief Financial Of¿cer. Tom Johnson, Mail Handler. Debbie Hansen, Mail Preparation and Coordinator and Inserter. Lisa Flack, Commercial Printing Coordinator, Composition, Reception. Debbie Collins, Inserter, Driver. Donald Vaughn, Press Operator.

Kathleen Fisher, Bookkeeping, Proofreading. Lynnette Richardson, Bookkeeping, Proofreading. Zach Wanken, Pressman. Pia Hovenga, Advertising Composition Manager, Print Composition, Reception. Kristi Nixon, Regional Sports Editor. Frankie Aliu, Marketing Representative. Nick Pedley, Community News Editor. Doug Holmes, Driver.

Jeff Dellinger, Driver. Monica Edeker, Print Composition. Travis Fischer, Regional News Editor. Terry Fielding, Driver. Sara Paulsen, Print Composition. Jackie Wenzel, Commercial Printing. Brittany Wilson, Bookkeeping.

Barbara Gonzalez-Monterroso, Inserter.

Mariah Fisher, Print Composition. Tina Lubben, Bookkeeping, Proofreading. Danny Craighton, Driver. Moli Gerken, Inserter. Art Krull, Driver. Les Andrews, Driver. Phillip Zoller, Pressman.

• Hometown News Correspondents: Loren Bier, Alexander News, 641-692-3369.

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FROM THE LOG Hampton Police Monday, March 2: • Of¿cers received nine calls for service. Among the calls was a dog at large complaint.

• 12:01 a.m.: Of¿cers cited Van Escamilla, 52, of Clarion, for failure to obey a traf¿c control device and no insurance relating to a March 1 incident.

• 9:51 a.m.: Officers arrested Mario Ramirez, 32, of Hampton, on a Hardin County warrant for failure to appear for driving while barred.

• 10:14 a.m.: Of¿cers tagged a vehicle for overtime parking in the

north city lot.

• 11:39 a.m.: Officers were called to a landlord/tenant issue in the 100 block of NE 3rd St. • 12:04 p.m.: of¿cers were called to a disturbance in the 200 block of 2nd St. NE. • 4:18 p.m.: Of¿cers were called to a two-vehicle accident. A vehicle driven by Amanda Robertson, 23, of Latimer, sustained an estimated $2,500 in damages. A vehicle driven by Shawn Hornick, 25, of Kansas City, Mo., sustained an estimated $2,500 in damages.

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• 2:53 a.m.: Of¿cers were called to a disturbance at 1720 Central Ave. E. • 7:16 a.m.: Of¿cers were called to a domestic matter at 15 3rd Ave. NW. • 8:48 a.m.: Of¿cers were called to a disturbance at 1720 Central Ave. E. • 3:58 p.m.: Of¿cers took a report of theft by check at 309 Central Ave. W. • 8:51 p.m.: Officers arrested Kyle Kaehn, of Hampton, a probation warrant.

• 10:15 p.m.: Of¿cers arrested Britt Pleggenkuhle, of Hampton, in the 300 block of S. Federal St., and charged her with driving while suspended and no insurance.

Wednesday, March 4: • Of¿cers received nine calls for service. Among the calls were: request for assistance, request assistance with a juvenile, loose dog complaint, property dispute, information regarding a vehicle, and phone harassment.

• 4:36 a.m.: Of¿cers were called to a misc. civil matter at 120 3rd St. NE. • 9:14 a.m.: Officers received a report of a vehicle blocking a sidewalk at 102 2nd Ave. NE. • 7:33 p.m.: Of¿cers were called to a dispute between neighbors at 777 8th St. SW. Thursday, March 5: • Of¿cers received seven calls for service. Among the calls were: traf¿c complaint, request for ¿ngerprints to be taken and two reports of information for of¿cers.

• 1:03 a.m.: Officers assisted medical personnel in the 800 block of 4th Ave. SE. • 11:01 a.m.: Of¿cers received a report of a parking ordinance violation on 6th Ave. NE. • 3 p.m.: Officers were called to a property dispute in the 200 block of 1st St. NW.

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Friday, March 6: • Of¿cers received 16 calls for service. Among the calls were: snow removal complaint, dropped 9-1-1 call, accidental 9-1-1 call, and request for ¿ngerprints to be taken.

• 4:45 a.m.: Of¿cers received a report of a train blocking Highway 3 on Central Ave. W. • 7:54 a.m.: Officers assisted medical personnel in the 700 block of 2nd St. SE. • 9:15 a.m.: Of¿cers were called to a misc. civil matter at 221 5th St. SW. • 2:59 p.m.: Officers arrested Seth Munoz, 22, of Hampton, on a Cerro Gordo County warrant for a parole violation for sexual assault.

• 4:10 p.m.: Of¿cers received a call wanting information.

• 5:09 p.m.: Of¿cers were called for a suspicion.

• 6:33 p.m.: Officers arrested Sheryl Jervis, of Hampton, on a Butler County warrant.

• 7:44 p.m.: Of¿cers received a report of a phone scam at 1004 4th St. NE. • 10:35 p.m.: Officers were called to a civil issue.

Saturday, March 7: • Of¿cers received six calls for service. Among the calls were: parking complaint and erratic driver report.

• 1:20 p.m.: Of¿cers were called to a misc. civil matter at 120 3rd St. NE. • 1:26 p.m.: Of¿cers assisted a subject who had been locked out of their home in the 100 block of 1st Ave. SW. • 4:49 p.m.: Of¿cers assisted medical personnel at 720 1st St. NE. • 10:31 p.m.: Officers were called to a 503 1st Ave. NE for a subject breaking into vehicles.

Sunday, March 8: • Of¿cers received 12 calls for service. Among the calls were: erratic driving complaint and openline 9-1-1 call.

• 12:02 a.m.: Of¿cers executed a traf¿c stop in the 100 block of N. Federal. Of¿cers arrested Benito Martinez, 37, of Hampton, for third offense or subsequent operating while intoxicated, driving while revoked, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was held to appear.

• 10:59 a.m.: Of¿cers received a report of a hit and run accident at 22 6th St. NW. • 12:01 p.m.: Of¿cers received a report of an accidental alarm trip at 521 4th St. SE. • 3:45 p.m.: Of¿cers were called to a civil disturbance in the 300 block of 2nd Ave. NW. • 4:12 p.m.: Officers assisted medical personnel in the 100 block of 4th St. NE. • 5:31 p.m.: Of¿cers were called to a civil disturbance in the 1000 block of 4th St. NE. • 7:10 p.m.: Of¿cers received a report of a stalled vehicle in the 500 block of 12th Ave. NW. • 8 p.m.: Officers received a suspicious male report in the 200 block of Central Ave. E. • 8:17 p.m.: Officers assisted a female being released from Franklin General Hospital.

• 9:45 p.m.: Of¿cers received a report of smoke in a residence at 708 1st Ave. SE.

Franklin County Sheriff Monday, March 2: • Deputies received 10 calls for service. Among the calls were: controlled burn, phone call for of¿cers, and dog call.

• 5:54 a.m.: Deputies were called to a personal injury accident.

• 8:30 a.m.: Deputies transported a prisoner to court.

• 8:44 a.m.: Deputies transported prisoners back for court from the Hardin County Jail, Eldora.

• 8:57 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel.

• 10 a.m.: Deputies arrested Mario Alberto Ramirez, 32, of Hampton, on a Hardin County warrant for dailure to serve jail time. He was held without bond and picked up by Hardin County deputies.

• 10:29 a.m.: Deputies were called to an alarm.

• 6:52 p.m.: Deputies received a report of a broken down vehicle.

Tuesday, March 3: • Deputies received 12 calls for service. Among the calls were: report of a possible scam and false 9-1-1 call.

• 6:42 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a vehicle in the ditch.

• 7 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a rollover accident. No injuries.

• 7:03 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a property damage accident.

• 7:04 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a personal injury accident. It was covered by the Iowa State Patrol.

• 8 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a vehicle in the ditch.

• 12:59 p.m.: Deputies received a report of an alarm at 736 220th St., Alexander.

• 5:11 p.m.: Deputies received a report of a civil dispute at 202 Borst St., Shef¿eld.

• 7:26 p.m.: Deputies dispatched medical personnel to Highway 3 and Evergreen Ave., Dumont.

• 8:51 p.m.: Deputies assisted the Hampton Police in booking Kyle William Kaehn, 19, of Hampton, on a warrant for a probation violation regarding third degree burglary. He was placed in a cell and held to appear.

• 10:19 p.m.: Deputies assisted the Hampton Police in booking Britt Pleggenkuhle, 49, of Hampton, for three counts of driving while suspended. She was placed in a cell and held to appear.

Wednesday, March 4: • Deputies received six calls for service. Among the calls were: controlled burn report, information for deputies, false 9-1-1 call, and a harassment report.

• 8:33 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel at the Hampton Rehabilitation Center.

• 7:36 p.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel at 34 Barrett St., Coulter.

Thursday, March 5: • Deputies received eight calls for service. Among the calls were: forwarded a dispatch call to an other county, motorist assist, and started a new evidence box.

• 12:01 a.m.: Deputies assisted the Department of Transportation with a vehicle in the ditch on County Road C-13 just each of Interstate 35. No injuries.

• 2:12 a.m.: Deputies responded to the report of a burglar alarm in the 800 block of Finch Ave., Latimer. Deemed unfounded.

• 11:06 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel.

• 11:31 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel.

• 7:50 p.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel at West Fork High School.

Friday, March 6: • Deputies received 10 calls for service. Among the calls were: dispatched another agency, report of a deceased deer on the roadway, controlled burn, and traf¿c complaint.

• 7:24 a.m.: Deputies were called to a property damage accident.

• 12:57 p.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel at 404 Eskridge, Dows.

• 4:45 p.m.: Deputies transported a subject to Mercy Mason City.

• 6:05 p.m.: Deputies assisted the Hampton Police in booking Landon Franke, 18, of Dumont, on a Franklin County warrant for forgery. He was placed in a cell and held to appear.

• 6:11 p.m.: Deputies were called to a family dispute.

Saturday, March 7: • Deputies received one calls for service.

• 7:24 a.m.: Deputies were called to a property damage accident between a car and a deer in the 1300 block of Highway Sunday, March 8: • Deputies received three calls for service. Among the calls was

a dog call.

• 6:15 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a vehicle in the ditch.

• 8:12 a.m.: Deputies received a report of a vehicle in the ditch with no injuries.

Monday, March 8: • Deputies received three calls for service. Among the calls was a telephone call for deputies prior to 4:45 a.m.

• 12:01 a.m.: Deputies assisted medical personnel in the 200 block of 2nd St., Bradford.

Butler County Sheriff Monday, March 2: • Of¿cers executed a traf¿c stop, assisted with a medical call, and assisted two motorists.

• 6:08 p.m.: Of¿cers took a harassment complaint in the 900 block of McManus St., Dumont.

• 7:05 p.m.: Of¿cers received a report of a car-deer accident in the 500 block of N. Mather St., Clarksville.

Tuesday, March 3: • Of¿cers executed a traf¿c stop, assisted with three medical calls, assisted two motorists, and received a report of two controlled burns.

• 12:32 a.m.: Officers were called to an assault/¿ght in the 200 block of S. Cherry St., Shell Rock.

• 7:41 a.m.: Of¿cers were called to a property damage accident near the intersection of Highway 14 and W. Brook St. • 8:18 a.m.: Of¿cers were called to a property damage accident near the intersection of Highway 57 and Main St. • 8:25 a.m.: Of¿cers were called to a property damage accident in the 14500 block of Highway 57.

• 8:49 a.m.: Of¿cers were called to a property damage accident on Highway 3.

• 9:50 a.m.: Of¿cers were called to a property damage accident in the 400 block of 6th St. • 10:07 a.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident near the intersection of Highway 3 and Jay Ave. • 3:48 p.m.: Of¿cers received a report of suspicious activity in the 13500 block of Highway 57.

• 7:22 p.m.: Of¿cers were called to an accident with unknown injuries near the intersection of Evergreen Ave. and Highway 3.

Wednesday, March 4: • Of¿cers executed ¿ve traf¿c stops.

• 5:12 a.m.: Of¿cers took a vandalism report in the 600 block of N. Bluff St., Greene.

• 10:48 a.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 600 block of 7th St. • 2:15 p.m.: Of¿cers were called to a property damage accident in the 600 block of Highway 57.

Semi was hung up on a curb, no damage.

• 7:29 p.m.: Of¿cers received a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 300 block of Main St. • 9:47 p.m.: Of¿cers took a harassment report in the 200 block of W. Prospect St., Shell Rock.

Thursday, March 5: • Of¿cers executed a traf¿c stop and assisted with five medical calls.

• 11:10 a.m.: Of¿cers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 600 block of Maple St. • 12:33 p.m.: Of¿cers transported a subject.

Friday, March 6: • Of¿cers executed three traf¿c stops, assisted with three medical calls, and received a report of a controlled burn.

• 7:27 a.m.: Of¿cers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 700 block of Willow Dr. • 6:25 p.m.: Of¿cers received a report of a harassing text message in the 700 block of Pine St., Dumont.

• 6:28 p.m.: Of¿cers were called to a dog matter in the 400 block of N. 4th St., Greene.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2015

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OBITUARIES

Alan Meyer

Gayhart “Gay� Thielen

Keith Riggins

Alan W. Meyer, 64, of Iowa Falls, died on Saturday, March 7, 2015, at his home in Iowa Falls.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Iowa Falls, with Pastor Tim Maybee ofÂżciating. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, Alan Meyer at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton. Burial will take place in the Maynes Grove Cemetery, rural Bradford, at a later date.

He was born on March 24, 1950, in Hampton, to Wendell and Connie (Klousia) Meyer. Alan graduated from Iowa Falls High School. He was united in marriage to Patty Lumley on March 7, 1983, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alan farmed his entire life and also worked brieÀy for Iowa Select Farms. He served in the National Guard, was a former member of the Bradford Fire Department, was part of the Franklin County Pheasants Forever, was a board member of Franklin County Farmers Mutual of Hampton and was af¿liated with 1950-2015 the Lutheran Church. Alan enjoyed Services: farming, hunting, ¿shing, watching 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Mar. 12 drag racing and spending time with Bethany Lutheran Church, his grandchildren.

Iowa Falls He is survived by his wife, PatBurial: ty Meyer, of Iowa Falls; daughter, Maynes Grove Cemetery, Annie Meyer (Jason Rozevink), Bradford of Ames; granddaughter, Lexa Arrangements by: Rozevink, of Ames; grandson, Axel Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Rozevink of Ames; sister, Wendy Home, Hampton (Jim) Zohrer, of West Des Moines; brother, Howard (Pam) Meyer, of Des Moines; brother, Terry (Cindy) Meyer, of Palo; brother, Tim (Cindy) Meyer, of Eugene, Oregon; brother, Steven Meyer, of Hampton; sister, Sally (Jeff) Chapman, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; along with several nieces and nephews.

Alan was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Kasper and Lena Meyer; maternal grandparents, Howard and Pearl Klousia; and parents, Wendell and Connie Meyer.

Gayhart “Gay� LeRoy Thielen, 77, of Latimer, died on Saturday, March 7, 2015, at the Mercy Medical Center North Iowa in Mason City.

Funeral service will take place Wednesday, March 11 at 10:30 a.m., at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Hampton. Visitation will take place Tuesday (March 10) from 4-7 p.m. at the Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton, Iowa. Burial will take place at the St. John’s Lutheran Church cemetery in rural Hampton, Iowa. Pastor Gayhart Thielen Stanley Peterson will be of¿ciating.

He was born December 17, 1937, in rural Coulter, to Richard and Gladys (Rodemeyer) Thielen. Gay attended Coulter School in Coulter.

He was united in marriage to Sharon Grandt on September 23, 1961, at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Hampton. Gay worked as a farmer where he enjoyed caring for all of his animals. Gay and Sharon owned and operated G&S Grocery store in Latimer. He also drove for Solar Transport and drove school bus for CAL Community School, Latimer.

He was a member of the St. John’s Lutheran Church, where he served on the church council and was on 1937-2015 the Latimer Development Board in Services: Latimer. Gay enjoyed attending his 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Mar. 11 children and grandchildren’s activiSt. John’s Lutheran Church, ties, traveling, woodworking, shootrural Hampton ing clay pigeons, attending auctions Burial: and being around Farmall tractors.

St. John’s Lutheran Church Gay never met a stranger and always Cemetery, rural Hampton had a smile for everyone.

He is survived by his wife, Sharon Arrangements by: Thielen, of Latimer; daughter, AnSietsema-Vogel Funeral nette (Bruce) Harris, of Geneva; son, Home, Hampton Kurt (Roxann) Thielen, of Latimer; daughter, Shereen (Dave) Solseth, of Altoona; foreign exchange daughter, Lene (Kennet Palm) Steendahl, of Denmark; grandchildren, Laura (Jeremy) Monaghan, Amanda (Ben) Wobschall, Melissa Harris, Tricia Thielen (Neil Marshall), Stephanie Thielen, Lauren Solseth, Dustin Solseth, Eva Solseth, and Denmark granddaughter, Naia Steendahl; great-grandchildren: Charlotte and Grandt Wobschall and Calan Monaghan; mother-in-law, Mardella Grandt, of Hampton; brother, LaVerne (Carol Dee) Thielen, of Cedar Falls; sister, Betty (Harris) Gausman, of Latimer; sister, Shirley (Bob) Swieter, of Clarion; sister, Irene (Dick) Shear, of Arkansas; sister, Sandy (Ray) Kracht, of Dows; sister- in- laws, Bertha Thielen, of Latimer; and Cora Lee Thielen, of Hampton; and many nieces and nephews.

Gay was preceded in death by his parents, brothers: Bill, Dick and Duane; sister, Marge; and father-in-law, Casper Grandt.

Keith Alan Riggins, 90, of Marshalltown, formerly of Waterloo and La Porte City, died on Monday, March 2, 2015 at the Iowa Veteran’s Home in Marshalltown of natural causes.

Services were held at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 9, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in La Porte City with burial in the Spencer Cemetery, rural Geneseo. Military Rites were conducted by the La Porte City American Legion U.S.S. San Diego Post #207.

Visitation was held from 2-4 p.m.

Keith Riggins on Sunday, March 8, at the La Porte City Funeral Home and continued 1924-2015 one hour before the service at the Services: church. Memorials may be directed 11 a.m., Monday, March 9 to the family.

St. Paul United Methodist He was born April 8, 1924 in DavChurch, La Porte City enport the son of Clarence Stewart Burial: and Esther (Lockwood) Riggins. He Spencery Cemetery, was a graduate of Hampton High rural Geneseo School. He married Mabel Virginia Arrangements by: Taylor on May 1, 1947, in Waterloo; La Porte City Funeral Home she preceded him in death on June La Porte City 23, 1994.

Keith worked as a Bagger for Kent Feed retiring after 21 years. He was a member of the St. Paul United Methodist Church in La Porte City. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was survived by two sons, Veryl A. Riggins, of Waterloo; and Orlin D. (Cheri) Riggins, of La Porte City; three grandchildren: Alicia (Cory) Wilson, of Dunkerton; Tessa Riggins, of Dunkerton; and Taylor Riggins, of La Porte City; six great-grandchildren; two brothers, Stuart Riggins, of Hampton; and Glenn Riggins, of Albuquerque, New Mexico; and one sister, Jean Enders of Hampton.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mabel; and several brother and sister-in-laws.

The La Porte City Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.kearnsfuneralservice.com.

Law enforcement of¿cials out in force this St. Patrick’s Day St. Patrick’s Day is quickly approaching. Unfortunately, this holiday has become a deadly day with a dramatic spike in drunk-driving fatalities.

According to the National Highway Traf¿c Safety Administration (NHTSA), 40 percent of all crash fatalities during the 2013 St. Patrick’s Day weekend involved drunk drivers. That number rose to 55 percent in the post-party hours of 12-6 a.m. on March 18.

Almost 75 percent of those fatalities involved drivers who were twice the legal limit. Over the last four years, drunk driving has killed on average 68 people each St. Patrick’s Day nationwide.

Don’t let your St. Patrick’s Day

end in tragedy. Before you take your ¿rst sip of green beer, make a plan. If you become impaired and don’t have a designated driver, call a friend, relative, cab or use public transportation to get home safely. If you think cab fare is expensive, consider the average $10,000 expense of getting an OWI, including higher insurance rates, attorney fees, court costs, towing fees, lost wages and other unanticipated expenses.

Be safe and smart this St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Extra law enforcement officers will be on the roads March 13-17 to keep Iowa motorists safe. Whether your buzzed or drunk, it doesn’t matter.

Buzzed driving is drunk driving – drive sober.

LOG Saturday, March 7: • Of¿cers executed seven traf¿c stops and assisted with six medical calls. • 12:28 a.m.: Of¿cers arrested Brandon Quario, 23, of Allison, on a charge of public intoxication in the 200 block of W. Jefferson St. He was held overnight before being released on a promise to appear. • 12:36 a.m.: Of¿cers received a report of horses loose in the 27200 block of Sinclair Ave., Parkersburg. • 2:15 a.m.: Officers received a report of a suspicious vehicle near the intersection of 180th St., and Quarry Ave. • 10:15 a.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 29000 block of 280th St. • 11:03 a.m.: Officers were called to a bank alarm in the 100 block of N. Main St., Clarksville. • 2:08 p.m.: Officers received a vandalism report in the 17400 block of Forest Ave. • 2:24 p.m.: Of¿cers were called to a bank alarm in the 15800 block of Main St., Kesley. • 5:21 p.m.: Of¿cers were called to a property damage accident in the 700 block of Highway 57. • 8:50 p.m.: Of¿cers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 1200 block of Parriott St., Aplington.

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• 9:16 p.m.: Of¿cers were called to an assault with injuries in the 600 block of Pine St. • 11:55 p.m.: Of¿cers received a report of suspicious activity near the intersection of Cedar Ave. and Highway 3.

Sunday, March 8: • Of¿cers executed a traf¿c stop, assisted with three medical calls, assisted a motorist, and received a report of two controlled burns. • 9:14 a.m.: Of¿cers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 17400 block of Highway 3. • 2:15 p.m.: Officers arrested Emily Kock, 31, of Greene, on an Emmet County warrant for Contempt of Court on the original charge of ¿fth degree theft. She posted bond and was released. • 8:50 p.m.: Of¿cers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 16800 block of Highway 3.

Monday, March 9: • Of¿cers assisted with a medical call prior to 9:25 a.m. • 6:35 a.m.: Of¿cers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter near the intersection of Highway 3 and Spring Ave. • 8:08 a.m.: Of¿cers were called to a skidloader fire on 33800 block of Martin Ave.

FRANKLIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE Civil Court The court handled three child support matters. • Bank of America vs. Estate of Merlene Sullivan. Case dismissed without prejudice on February 25. • Brent and Jennifer Kotenbrink vs. Brian Hansen and Franklin General Hospital. Case dismissed with prejudice on February 27.

District Court • Michael Kelso Jr., 36, Des Moines, pled guilty on March 2 to Forgery. Kelso was sentenced to ¿ve years in prison, ¿ned $750 plus 35percent surcharge (suspended), $125 Law Enforcement Initiative, $2,000 in restitution, and $242 in costs. • Dallas Barton, 33, Popejoy, pled guilty on March 3 to Assault (pled from Domestic Abuse Assault). Barton was ¿ned $65 plus 35percent surcharge and $170.20 in costs. • Santos Ramirez, 18, Hampton, pled guilty on March 3 to Public Intoxication. Ramirez was ¿ned $75 plus 35percent surcharge and $60 in costs. • Francisco Chipahua Calihua, 30, Hampton, pled guilty on March 3 to Public Intoxication.

Chipahua Calihua was ¿ned $75 plus 35percent surcharge and $60 in costs. • Arturo Rocha, 72, Hampton, pled guilty on March 2 to OWI First Offense. Rocha was sentenced to two days in jail, ¿ned $1,250 plus 35percent surcharge, $10 DARE, and $140 in costs.

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Tuesday, March 17: Breakfast: French toast sticks, smokies, apricots, juice, milk. Lunch: Spaghetti/meat sauce, French bread, spinach salad, peaches, milk.

Wednesday, March 18: Breakfast: Cereal, toast, banana, juice, milk. Lunch: Chicken tenders, mashed potatoes, asparagus, jelly sandwich, apricots, milk.

Thursday, March 19: Breakfast: Sausage/cheese biscuit, peaches, juice, milk. Lunch: Sub sandwich, lettuce, tomato, chips, baby carrots, pineapple, milk.

Friday, March 20: Breakfast: Pancake on a stick (k-12), pancakes (NS), apple wedges, juice, milk. Lunch: Fish sticks, B&B sandwich, creamy cole slaw, watermelon, milk.

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Tuesday, March 17: Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, juice, milk. Lunch: Weiner winks, baked beans, pears, milk.

Wednesday, March 18: Breakfast: Pancakes & sausage, juice, milk. Lunch: Popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes, bread & butter, orange slices, milk.

Thursday, March 19: Breakfast: Breakfast sandwich, juice, milk. Lunch: BBQ pork sandwich, California vegetables, peaches, milk.

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RELIGION

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2015 BAPTIST

Faith Baptist Hwy. 3 E., Hampton Senior Pastor David Koenigsberg, Associate Pastor of Connecting Brad VanHorn • Wednesday, March 11, 6:30 a.m.

Women’s prayer; 7 a.m. Men’s prayer; 6 p.m. kidsLIFE, CIA; 7:30 p.m. Aftershock • Sunday, March 15, 8:15 a.m.

Prayer; 9 a.m. Worship Service/Baptism Sunday; 9:20 a.m. Kingdom Kids; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School for All • Wednesday, March 18, 6:30 a.m. Women’s prayer; 7 a.m. Men’s prayer; 6 p.m. kidsLIFE, CIA; 7:30 p.m. Aftershock CATHOLIC St. Mary’s Catholic Ackley / Rev. Mike Tauke • Sundays, 8 a.m. Mass St. Patrick’s Catholic 1405 Federal St. N., Hampton Rev. Mike Tauke 1405 N. Federal St. • Saturdays, 7 p.m. Mass in Spanish • Sundays, 10 a.m. Mass Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) First Christian Pastor Alan Berneman 605 4th St. NE, Hampton fcchamptoniowa.org • Wednesday, March 11, 6 p.m.

Lenten Soup Supper and Bible Study; 7 p.m. Board Meeting • Saturday, March 14, 8 a.m. Christian Men’s Fellowship • Sunday, March 15, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship • Wednesday, March 18, 6 p.m.

Lenten Soup Supper and Bible Study; 7 p.m. Education Meeting EPISCOPAL St. Matthew-by-the-Bridge Episcopal Rev. Elliot Blackburn 507 Railroad St., Iowa Falls • Sundays, 9:15 a.m. Bible Study; 10:30 a.m. Family Worship Service LATTER DAY SAINTS The Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints Hampton / Miguel Sosa Garcia, Branch President • Sundays, 10 a.m. Worship Service; Spanish Activities LUTHERAN Church of the Living Word, LCMC 420 1st Ave. NE, Hampton

www.clwhampton.org 641-456-8175 To reserve auditorium or gym, contact Chris Sauke at 456-8175 or at chris@sauke.net • Wednesdays, 5-6:30 p.m. Body

By Jesus, PK-8th Grade; 6:30-8p.m.

9th-12th Grades • Sundays, 9 a.m. Adult Sunday School; 10 a.m. Celebration Service; 10:20 a.m. Children’s Church • Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Men’s Group; 7 p.m. Volleyball (adults) in gym • Wednesdays, 5-6:30 p.m. Body

By Jesus, Preschool-8th Grade; 6:308p.m. 9th-12th Grades Wee Ones Preschool meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Openings available.

Our Savior’s Lutheran 121 Prospect, Ackley Rev. Kris Snyder • Sundays, 9 a.m. Sunday School; 10 a.m. Divine Service (Communion 2nd, 4th, 5th); 11 a.m. Fellowship • Tuesdays, 4 p.m. Tuesday School Nazareth Lutheran Coulter • Sunday, March 15, 9:30 a.m. Joint Sunday Worship at Nazareth; Coffee to follow St. John’s Lutheran 1207 Indigo Ave., Hampton • Sunday, March 15, 9:30 a.m. Joint Sunday Worship at Nazareth; Coffee to follow St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Pastor Steve Winsor 17 2nd St. NE, Hampton Church Of¿ce Hours: 9-4 M-F • Sundays, 9 a.m. Worship Service.

• Tuesdays, Dorcas Circle Meets Third Tuesday of Each Month at 9:30 a.m. at the Church • Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-noon Quilting Group; 10 a.m., Coffee Hour — Everyone is Welcome; 6:30 p.m.

Youth Group • Thursdays, Priscilla Circle Meets Third Thursday of Each Month St. Paul’s Lutheran 304 W. Main, Latimer Pastor Travis Berg, Pastor • Wednesday, March 11, 7 a.m.

Dudley’s BC; 5 p.m. Junior Confirmation; 7 p.m. Lenten Service (School Board serves) • Thursday, March 12, 8:30 a.m.

Chapel; 9 a.m. Sewing; • Sunday, March 15, 9 a.m. Worship Service with Holy Communion; 10:15 a.m. ABC and Sunday School • Wednesday, March 18, 7 a.m.

Dudley’s BC; 12:45 p.m. Early Dismissal; 5 p.m. Junior Con¿rmation; 7 p.m. Lenten Service (LYF)

St. Paul’s Church 400 Larch St., Thornton Pastor Johnson • Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School at UMC; 10:30 a.m. Worship at St. Paul Trinity Lutheran Church 16 12th Ave. NE, Hampton The Rev. Karl Bollhagen, Pastor Vicar Joseph Bangert • Wednesday, March 11, 5:30 p.m.

Confirmation; 6-6:45 p.m. Lenten Meal; 7 p.m. Lenten Service with Holy Communion; 8 p.m. Elders Meeting • Sunday, March 15, 7:30 a.m. Lutheran Hour on KLMJ; 8:15 a.m.

Choir; 9 a.m. Worship Service with Holy Communion; 10:15 a.m. Sunday School, Bible Class; Worship Broadcast on KLMJ; 7:30 p.m.

Spanish Lutheran Hour on KLMJ, 104.9 FM • Monday, March 16, 9 a.m. Bible Class METHODIST Ackley United Methodist Jerry Kramer, Pastor 416 Hardin St. • Wednesday, March 11, 1 p.m. Bible Study at the Library; 5:30 p.m. Lenten Meal; 6:30 p.m. Lenten Service • Thursday, March 12, 4 p.m. Bible Study at Grand Jivante • Sunday, March 15, 9 a.m. Sunday School; 10 a.m. Worship Service; 11:15 a.m. Fellowship • Tuesday, March 17, 9-10 a.m.

Healing exercises for seniors • Wednesday, March 18, 1 p.m. Bible Study at the Library; 5:30 p.m. Lenten Meal; 6:30 p.m. Lenten Service First United Methodist 510 Thompson St., Shef¿eld Sandi Gobeli, Pastor • Sundays, 9 a.m. Worship Geneva United Methodist 603 Front St. Jim Gochenouer, Pastor • Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship Hampton United Methodist Pastor Corby Johnson 100 Central Ave. E. • Wednesday, March 11, 5 p.m.

Kids Club, Trustees Meeting; 6 p.m.

Finance Committee meeting; 6:30 p.m. Senior Youth Group; 7 p.m.

Leadership Council meeting • Thursday, March 12, 10:30 a.m.

Bible Study at Leahy Grove • Saturday, March 14, 5 p.m. Worship Service • Sunday, March 15, 9 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship Service; 11:15 a.m. Radio Broadcast

on KLMJ; 11:30 a.m. Fellowship; 4 p.m. Kitchen Krew • Monday, March 16, 11 a.m. Food For Thought meeting • Tuesday, March 17, 9 a.m. Clean Up Closet; 6 p.m. Boy Scouts • Wednesday, March 18, 5:30 p.m.

Junior Youth Group; 6:30 p.m. Senior Youth Group West Fork United Methodist 2200 Tulip Ave., Shef¿eld Sandi Gobeli, Pastor • Sundays, 10:30 a.m. Worship New Hope United Methodist Parish: Aredale, Bristow, Dumont Ann Donat, Pastor • Aredale Center: Sunday Worship, 8 a.m.

• Dumont Center: Sunday School, 8:30 a.m.; Worship, 9:30 a.m.

United Methodist Church Morgan, Lee Center, Bradford Rev. Judy Eilderts, Pastor • Sundays, 8:30 a.m. Worship (B); 9:30 a.m. Worship, (LC); 10:30 a.m.

Worship (M) • Tuesdays, 5:15-6:30 p.m. NA/ AA Bible Study; 7:30 p.m. (B) Bible Study United Methodist And Presbyterian Dows – Alexander Shawn W. Hill, Pastor • Sundays, 8:45 a.m. Alexander Methodist Worship; 9 a.m. Dows Sunday School; 10 a.m. Dows Joint Worship at Presbyterian Church on ¿rst two Sundays each month and at United Methodist Church on remaining Sundays • Thursdays, 9 a.m. Presbyterian Women NON-DENOMINATIONAL Abundant Life Chapel 202 Fairview St., Dows 515-852-4520 / Bruce Klapp, Pastor • Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages including adults; 10:30 a.m. Worship Service with Nursery and Children’s Ministry available; 5:30 p.m. (3rd Sunday of each month) Adult Bible Study with childcare available. Food and fellowship follows.

• Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Adult Bible Study with Nursery, Children and Youth Ministry Living Well Fellowship 917 Howard St. (First Presbyterian Church), Aplington 319-247-5569 • Mondays, 7 p.m., Contemporary Worship Exploring Redemption and Healing. Come Early for Hot Chocolate or Cappuccino.

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Dumont Reformed 912 3rd St. Pastors April and Jeff Fiet • Sundays, 9 a.m. Sunday School for ages 3 to high school; 10 a.m.: Worship (nursery care provided each week); communion on the ¿rst Sunday of each month • 1st Monday of the month, 1 p.m.

Reformed Church Women (RCW) • Wednesdays, 3:30 p.m. Adults for Christ (adult group for ages 18+); 6 p.m. Kids for Christ (Middle School youth group); 7 p.m. RCYF (High School youth group from 8th-12th grade) First Reformed 214 Brown St., Alexander Pastor Philip Arnold • Sundays, 9 a.m., Pastor Phil’s Radio Ministry on KQCR; 9:30 a.m.

Worship; 7 p.m., Pastor Phil’s Radio Ministry on KLMJ

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New Beginnings Church 420 4th St. SE, P.O. Box 553 Hampton/641-456-8262 Troy Wood, Pastor Sovereign Grace Church 109 N. Eskridge St., Dows Dows / www.sgcdows.com Doug Holmes, Pastor • Sundays, 10:15 a.m. Sunday School; 11:15 a.m. Worship at First Presbyterian in Dows Church of Christ 22 1st St. NE, Hampton Rocky Woolery, Pastor • Sundays, 9:15 a.m. Worship Gathering • Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Believers Gathering Sixth Street Church of Christ (Acapella) 909 6th St. SW, Hampton Jim Zacharias, Minister • Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship; 4:30 p.m. Worship • Wednesdays, 4:30 p.m. Bible Study Neighborhood Bible 1570A Hwy. 65 N., Hampton Joel Anderson, Pastor 978-810-0383 Darren Chipp 641-430-0701 • Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship • Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Bible Study and Prayer • Everyone Welcome, Come As You Are. Partnering with Evangelical Free Church of America.

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Hampton Seventh Day Adventist P.O. Box 464, Hampton Jose LaPorte, Pastor • Saturdays, 9:45 a.m. Bible Study; 11 a.m. Worship UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST First Congregational U.C.C. 22 1st. Ave. SW, Hampton • Wednesday, March 11, 6 p.m.

Lenten Soup Supper and Worship • Sunday, March 15, 9:30 a.m.

Choir rehearsal, Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship; 11:30 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship • Wednesday, March 18, 6 p.m.

Lenten Soup Supper and Worship; 7 p.m. Trustees; 7:30 p.m. Cabinet Immanuel U.C.C. 204 E. South St., Latimer The Rev. Lindsey Braun, Pastor • Wednesday, March 11, 5:30 p.m.

Con¿rmation • Sunday, March 15, 9:15 a.m.

Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship Service/One Great Hour of Sharing; 6 p.m. Evening Lenten Prayer Worship at Country View Nursing Facility - FGH • Tuesday, March 17, 7 p.m. Grief Share • Wednesday, March 18, 5:30 p.m.

Con¿rmation; 7 p.m. CE Board St. Peter’s U.C.C. 496 B Raven Ave., Geneva StPetersIAUCC@gmail.com Rev. John Hanna, Pastor • Sunday, March 15, 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship Service; 6 p.m. Lenten Study • Tuesday, March 17, 9:30 a.m. Annual Sewing Day/Potluck • Wednesday, March 18, 9:30 a.m.

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Sunrise Circle; 7 p.m. Deacons/Elders, RCYF; 8 p.m. Consistory • Thursday, March 12, 9 a.m. Bulletin Deadline • Saturday, March 14, 10 a.m. WOZ Lenten Brunch • Sunday, March 15, Floodlight Deadline; 9:15 a.m. Worship; 10:45 a.m. Sunday School; 11:15 a.m. Junior Choir; 6 p.m. Bible Study • Tuesday, March 17, 9 a.m. Sewing Group • Wednesday, March 18, 7 p.m.

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Iowa water quality initiative funds available for innovative water quality practices Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey last week announced funds are available for projects focused on implementing and demonstrating innovative delivery of practices to protect water quality. Funding is available statewide, but projects in the nine priority watersheds identi¿ed by the Water Resources Coordinating Council will receive priority consideration.

Projects should encourage the adoption of practices that improve water quality while conducting education and outreach efforts that promote broader adoption by farmers. Applications should focus on practices identified in the Nutrient Reduction Strategy that have the greatest impact on reducing nutrient loss, such as bioreactors, saturated buffers, wetlands, buffer strips and cover crops.

The deadline to apply is April 10.

Application guidance can be found on the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s website at www.IowaAgriculture.gov under “Hot Topics” or can be requested by contacting the Department’s Division of Soil Conservation at (515) 281-5851.

Projects should include concentrated efforts to demonstrate conservation practices paired with strong outreach components to circulate information on these practices and promote increased awareness and adoption of available practices and technologies to reduce nutrient loads to surface waters. Successful projects will serve as local and regional hubs for demonstrating conservation practices and providing practice information to other farmers and/or landowners.

Soil and Water Conservation Districts, watershed groups and other non-governmental organizations are eligible to submit applications.

Applicants will be able to seek up to three years of funding for a project, with the possibility of future extensions depending on funding availability and project performance.

The announcement of projects selected to receive funding will take place by the end of April, with June 1 as the scheduled start date. More information can be found in the project pre-application guidance found at www.IowaAgriculture.gov under “Hot Topics.”

4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl Team Franklin County Extension is looking for youth interested in livestock production to participate in the 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl Team.

Students that work with beef, sheep, meat goat or swine and are at least 10 years old as of Jan. 1 are quali¿ed to participate.

Youth will learn, about the breeds, nutrition, digestion, reproduction, genetics, body parts and current events involving these four species. Those youth interested should meet at the Franklin County Extension Of¿ce in Hampton at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24. For more information call Jackie Dohlman at the Franklin County Extension Of¿ce at (641) 456-4811, or e-mail jackied@iastate.edu.

CAL students to be recognized for ¿nancial literacy achievement

Easton Corbin, pictured here, will headline the 2015 Butler County Fair with Josh Thompson in June. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Easton Corbin to headline Butler County Fair Country music artists Easton Corbin and opening act Josh Thompson will headline the 2015 Butler County Fair on Friday, June 26, the fair announced recently.

Corbin is known for songs, such as “All Over The Road” and “A Little More Country Than That.” His current single is “Baby Be My Love Song.”

Rodeo events return to the fair on Thursday, June 25, as Wright Rodeo Co. puts on a show for fairgoers.

Other grandstand shows include car soccer and trailer racing on

Wednesday night and chuck wagon racing and scrambles on Saturday.

Figure 8 racing on Sunday, June 28, will close the fair.

The 2015 Butler County Fair takes place June 24-28.

Ticket information can be found at ticketweb.com. The Butler County 4-H members will be selling super savers and family passes starting in March, as well.

General fair information is available at the fair’s website, butlercountyfair.com.

Acres remain for FC landowners wishing to improve pheasant habitat Time is running out for landowners in Iowa’s 46 best pheasant counties to secure funding to restore pheasant habitat in the state’s core pheasant range.

The Iowa Pheasant Recovery – State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) program is for Iowa landowners who want to restore top notch pheasant habitats to their property. It is a new USDA continuous CRP practice designed to restore native grasslands and wetlands where they will be the most bene¿cial for ring-necked pheasants.

Iowa received 50,000 acres split between the 46 primary pheasant counties (37,500) and the 31 secondary pheasant counties (12,500). The 31 secondary counties enrolled all 12,500 acres before the 2014 pheasant season opened. An estimated 18,000 acres remain in the 46 primary pheasant counties.

“We are getting a lot of pressure from landowners in the secondary counties to release these acres so they can make offers to enroll,” said

Todd Bogenschutz, upland wildlife biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. “Landowners in primary pheasant counties who are interested in this program shouldn’t wait to contact us because acres may be shifted to the secondary counties.”

Locally, primary pheasant counties are Butler, Franklin, Hardin and Wright.

Pheasant and other grassland birds are particularly vulnerable to harsh winters and wet springs.

Restoring top quality winter and nesting/brood-rearing habitat will help pheasant populations recover and could boost annual harvest by 100,000 roosters.

CRP rental rates are at an all-time high in Iowa. Landowners should contact the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Bureau private lands staff to discuss eligibility and cost share assistance. A map of DNR staff contacts and a factsheet on the Iowa Pheasant Recovery program is available at www.iowadnr. gov/habitat.

CAL high school and sixth grade students will be recognized for completing financial literacy programs next week.

The innovative web based e-learning platform Vault, powered

by EverFi, focuses on building the foundation for a ¿nancially literate future and was incorporated into the CAL Community School sixth grade math curriculum. The ¿nancial literacy effort aligns with state and national standards published by the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy.

In addition, CAL high school students who have completed the Iowa Financial Literacy Program will receive

LATIMER NEWS The weather was questionable and the roads unsafe to drive on until around 10:30 a.m., so a number of our folks were leery of coming. Mike Jorgensen was new to our group. We hope he returns.

Helpers from Nazareth were Shirley Knudsen and Sue DeBour. Shirley was also our pastor, giving a super lesson on the “Mount of the Holy Cross.” She had hand-outs of three different pictures and a write-up. She told us facts about this cross-shaped snow¿eld on the face of a mountain in Colorado.

Phyllis served her version of an old favorite, mac and cheese, along with potato chips, warm beans and super barbecued meat on wheat buns.

We had our choice or choices of a variety of dessert snacks.

Judy from ABCM at Belmond decided to have her program on a safer travel day. We’ll look forward to her game at a future time.

Norma’s question of the day was, “When did the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ of¿cially become our national anthem?” The answer: Today, March 3, 1931.

Eleanor brought us news that Neva Johansen, one of our regular members before moving, had passed away. Condolences to her family.

It seems that Norma Hamilton has the only March birthday. She will be honored by her four kids and families here at the Community Center on Sunday, March 15 from 2 - 4 p.m. and she’s inviting us all to come to the open house.

Our next meeting will be Tuesday, March 17, St. Patrick’s Day. Remember to wear a bit of green in honor of our Irish heritage! Fifth graders from CAL will entertain. Call Norma at (641) 579-6113 to sign up for the meal or to cancel.

COMMUNITY NOTES Hampton Rotary

Hampton Rotary Club meets Wednesdays at 12:05 p.m. at Godfather’s Pizza. March assignments: Dave Heuberger, invocation; Tom Teggatz, ¿nemaster; Larry Miller, Kim Price, and Tom Birdsall, program.

Hampton Kiwanis

Hampton Kiwanis Club meets Tuesday, March 17 at Godfather’s Pizza. Duane Carstens, program; Steve Robinson, invocation/pledge; Paul Hauser, greeter; Kara Schermer, good news.

Hampton Lions

Hampton Lions Club meets Thursday, March 12, at Godfather’s Pizza. Program by Matt Koenig and Karen Koenig.

TOPS #272

TOPS #272 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Monday, with weigh-in at 5 p.m. and the meeting at 6 p.m. Anyone interested can visit a meeting. For information, call Mary Gregory at 641-456-2304. The meeting is at the Alcoholism Service Center at 504 2nd Ave. SE, Hampton.

their financial literacy certification.

Hampton State Bank invites parents, members of the community, elected of¿cials, and media to attend a certification ceremony to recognize and honor the sixth grade and high school students at CAL Community School who have successfully completed these ¿nancial literacy programs.

The ceremony will be held Tuesday, March 17, at 12:25 p.m. at the CAL Community School Auditorium in Latimer.

Hampton State Bank’s support and financial commitment made it possible to bring both Vault and the Iowa Financial Literacy Program to CAL Community School.

Hampton Jaycees

Hampton Jaycees meets ¿rst Monday of every month at 7 p.m. at Godfather’s Pizza in Hampton.

Klemme farmer named Iowa Soybean Association Experience participant Nine farmers from across Iowa have been named participants in the inaugural Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) Experience.

The leaders — one from each of Iowa’s nine crop reporting districts — will engage in activities and discussions throughout the year that enhance their knowledge and understanding of the structure and activities of the ISA. They’ll also join industry leaders and ISA staff in discussing topics impacting the competitiveness of soybean farmers related to production, demand, public policy and freedom to operate.

Brent Renner, Klemme, was named one of the participants.

The pilot program kicked off Feb. 18 in Ames in conjunction with ISA’s annual Research Conference.

Discussions appropriately focused on supply production and research. Ed Anderson, ISA senior director of supply and production systems, explained how ISA’s analytics, Environmental Programs and Services and OnFarm Network teams coordinate their work to the bene¿t of farmers. He also provided an update on the association’s research partnerships including the Iowa Soybean Research Center at Iowa State University.

The next leg of the ISA Experience will take place this spring.

It will focus on policy issues and include a visit to the Iowa State Capitol.

AA, Al Anon

• Bradford AA and Al Anon meets Sundays starting at 7 p.m. at the Bradford Methodist Church.

• AA, Old-Timers Group and Al Anon, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Franklin County Alcoholism Service Center.

• AA Wednesdays, 8 p.m., at the FCASC in Hampton.

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Celtic guitarist Jerry Barlow to visit Hampton Public Library The Hampton Public Library is pleased to welcome acclaimed Celtic ¿ngerstyle guitarist Jerry Barlow for a special concert. The event will be held Monday, March 16, at 6:30 p.m.

Barlow is a warm, accessible performer and storyteller. His unique and skillfully delivered repertoire incorporates favorite traditional pieces as well as his own Celtic-inspired compositions. His expressive arrangements of lively jigs, spirited reels and haunting airs is described as music to soothe the soul, warm the heart and lift the spirit.

Barlow’s latests CD, “ ‘Twas the Night: Songs of Christmas,” was released in early December of 2013 to excellent reviews. His 2011 recording, “Fields and Fences,” was one of ¿ve nominees for Instrumental Album of the Year by the Independent Music Association.

Music from all of Barlow’s recordings can be heard regularly on National Public Radio stations. He has been featured in Fingerstyle Guitar magazine and was pro¿led in the February 2011 issue of Celtic Connection. He has performed in many venues nationwide.

For more information, contact the library at (641) 456-4451.

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Reader of the Week at the Hampton Public Library is Nikolas Bautista, age 8, and in the second grade. Nikolas is the son of Marcie Hernandez and his favorite book is “Bad Kitty vs. Uncle Murray” by Nick Bruel.

Library Fun Fact: Last year, the Hampton Public Library contained 30,451 books. We added 1,484 book and withdrew 2,043 books that same year. Adding new books and withdrawing out of date books is something that the library director, assistant director and children’s librarian do throughout the year. This is a necessary part of managing a library.

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ShefÂżeld Library Lego party The ShefÂżeld Public Library is hosting a father/son (or other male role model) event with Lego games, activities, crafts, challenges and lunch!

The Lego Party will be held on Saturday, March 21, from 10:30 a.m.

- noon. Registration is required and only 16 spots are available,register soon! Registration will be required to attend the event. Come dressed as your favorite superhero. Deadline for sign up is March 16. This event is available for grades K-Âżve.

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ABOVE: 2015 board members of the Franklin County Cattlemen’s Association include front row, left to right: Mark DeVries (2015 president), Matt Abbas, Mark Muhlenbruch, Randy Westhoff and Amanda Peterson. Back row: Doug Symens (outgoing president), Richard Showalter, Phillip DeVries and Vic Wolfe. Not pictured: Is Noelck.

RIGHT: Kennedy Wohlford, left, was recently named the 2015 Franklin County Beef Queen by the Franklin County Cattlemen’s Association, while Sage Ites, right, was named Beef Princess. Wohlford is the daughter of Terry and Kris Wohlford and Ites is the daughter of Scott and Danae Ites. SUBMITTED PHOTOS

Chili cook-off raises over $800 for daycare

Shuler, Nafts to wed Hailey Shuler and Cody Nafts, both of Cedar Rapids, are engaged to be married. A May 4, 2016 beach wedding in Jamaica is being planned. Hailey is the daughter of Jamie and Dawn Foy, of Hampton, and John Shuler. Cody is the son of Ray and Debbie Nafts, of Billings, Montana. Hailey is a graduate of Mount Mercy University and is employed as a nurse on St. Luke’s Birthcare Center in Cedar Rapids. Cody, a graduate of Rocky Mountain College, is a Rehab Tech at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids.

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Franklin General Hospital (FGH) nurses Dee Keninger and Ruth Tapp will receive the annual 100 Great Nurses of Iowa award, which honors outstanding nurses from across the state for their display of professionalism and commitment to their patients, for making a meaningful and lasting contribution to humanity and health care, as well as being viewed as mentors to others.

They will be honored at a reception on May 3 at the Iowa Events Center/Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines. The reception also kicks off National Nurses Week.

This award was created by the Iowa Nurses Association, the Iowa Nurses Foundation, Iowa Hospital Association and the University of Iowa College of Nursing. Nurses se-

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same day surgery. “It is a blessing to be honored for what we do every day,� Keninger said in a release. “It helps make all the work well worth it, but there are a lot of other nurses who are also deserving of recognition, as well as great aides, housekeepers, dietitians, and so on. They should receive honors, too.�

Ruth Tapp has been employed at FGH for 39 years. She currently serves as health coach and diabetic educator. Previously, she worked in the medical/surgical and emergency departments. She started her career at FGH as an aide and in housekeeping, and also has worked as an EMT. “FGH has provided me with great career opportunities,� Tapp says. “It is humbling to be given this award and to be sharing this experience with Dee is even better. We’ve worked together many years and have been through a lot. It takes a great team, which is what we have at FGH.�

FGH Director of Nursing Ronda Reimer was proud of the two nurses and offered high praise. “We are thrilled to have two of our very own Franklin General Hospital nurses receive this special recognition,� she said. “Both ladies have dedicated almost forty years of their lives demonstrating their concern for humanity, mentoring fellow nurses and healthcare associates as well as making a difference in the lives they have touched along the way.�

The North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Foundation announced the addition of new members to its Board of Directors recently. They included Jean Brumm, Osage; Leon Christianson, Lake Mills; Pat Sackville, Hampton; and Emily Schmitt, Clear Lake Sackville is a graduate of Hampton High School and is retired. She is currently a member of the Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce. Sackville is involved with the United Methodist Church, Franklin General Hospital Centennial Committee, Hampton Community Housing Board of Directors and Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce committees. Pat and her husband David live in Hampton.

All officers for 2015 were also elected at the December 2014 Foundation Board meeting. Phil Garland will serve as President with Kim Pang serving as Vice President.

Kathy Grove will continue as Secretary/Treasurer.

Other members of the NIACC Foundation Board of Directors are Kristy Arzberger, Gene Christianson, Bill Cooney, Tom Edgington, Pat Galasso, Darshini Jayawardena, Karen Knudtson, Denise Kuhn, Dave McLinn, Dave Moore, Jack Nielsen, Jim Niemants, Nancy Prohaska, Larry Pump, Cathy Rottinghaus, Lewis Schaal and David Zrostlik.

Created in 1968 as a separate 501(c)(3) organization, the NIACC Foundation strives to keep higher education accessible to North Iowa residents through student scholarships and to enhance the programs and activities of the College.

The NIACC Foundation’s mission is to support the College through scholarships, fundraising for special projects, grants for instructor education or other areas of need to help the College work toward its mission. For more information, please contact (641) 422-4386 or visit www.niacc.edu.

NIACC plans 12th Annual Gardening Seminar The 12th Annual Gardening Seminar, “Come Bloom with Us,� will be held Thursday, March 19 on the North Iowa Area Community College campus from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. The event offers participants an opportunity to learn from educators and local gardening specialists and get an early start on the gardening season in north Iowa.

Gardeners will hear presentations on a variety of topics ranging from the art of container gardening, where have all the bees gone, winning the war against squirrels (when feeding song birds), gardeners guide to peonies and straw bale gardening.

The presenters will open a whole new world of gardening to the participants.

The presenters include: Ellen Montgomery, The Basic Birder; Reba and Daniel Stillwater, Stillwater Nursery; Pat Ennis, Spring Valley Farm; Harvey Buchnite, Hidden Springs Flower Farm and Joel Karsten, author of “Straw Bale Gardening�.

Market Street is a popular aspect of the seminar featuring garden-related business displays.

Participants have an opportunity to learn about North Iowa gardening businesses and make purchases.

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By Kristi Nixon HAMPTON – Hampton-Dumont’s girls’ basketball team took home a share of the North Central Conference title this season, finishing 20-3 overall, 12-2 in the NCC by season’s end.

The Bulldogs, which were rated as high as third in Class 3A, never left the top-10 in the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union rankings.

They ended the season ranked No. 8.

Coach Chad Johnson’s squad finished a game out of the state tournament for the second straight year, dropping the regional final to Clear Lake, which it had split against during the regular season.

With a chance to win the NCC out-right, the Bulldogs had to face Fort Dodge St. Edmond in a span of three days due to weather cancellations earlier in the season. H-D looked like it could clinch it, winning at Fort Dodge in the first

meeting, but lost at home, forcing the tie.

After season’s end, the Bulldogs had two first team all-conference selections in Kennedy Wohlford, a 6-foot-2 post player who led all of Class 3A in blocked shots with 82; and Jessica Speake, a 5-7 guard who was among the tops in the Class in both assists and steals as well as three-point shooting percentage.

Speake also earned second team all-state.

Also gaining second team all-conference honors for H-D was Jordan Prantner, who still was among the tops in both conference and Class 3A play despite missing a few games with injury.

The good news for coach Johnson’s team is both Speake and Prantner return, as well as spot starter Mallory Wohlford and a number of players who saw significant playing time, including Cassy Miller, Nadilee Eiklenborg and Callie Grover.

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FOR THE LOVE OF THE BOOK LONG-TIME H-D SUPPORTER CONTINUES HER SERVICE TO H-D SCHOOLS “Reading opens the door to your child’s early academic success, imparts a love of learning and leads to higher grades in every subjectâ€?. This, according to Teach Reading Early, a ZHEVLWH WKDW RXWOLQHV WKH EHQHĂ€WV RI instilling a love of reading in children at a young age. No one understands that concept more than Hampton resident and longtime Hampton-Dumont supporter, Joan Alexander.

Mrs. Alexander’s husband, James Alexander, served as superintendent of schools for Hampton-Dumont from 1965-1994. Because of the couple’s shared love of reading, Mrs. Alexander has made multiple donations to our elementary libraries in her late husband’s name, an act that will surely have an impact on our students at every level from elementary to high school. District librarian, Christine Jacobs, agrees. “What is really exciting is that the seventyeight books [that she donated] will be used widely across the school district.� Jacobs explains that because of the district’s library software called Destiny, the allowances for interschool book sharing are endless. “Even though they [the donated books] will be housed at the South Side Elementary School Library, students at any grade level can request

to check them out.�

The impact that the donation has had on students in the elementary buildings will show themselves in years to come, as the 44-volume set of United States Presidents books or the QRQ ÀFWLRQ WLWOHV ZLOO KHOS VWXGHQWV develop an appreciation of reading that will stay with them well into their secondary and postsecondary years.

She has continued to make donations of brand new books on a variety of topics including countries, animals, sports, math, and biographies. Hector, a student at South Side Elementary explains how Mrs. Alexander’s donation has affected him, “I have read two of the books about presidents. I think they are great books because I learned new facts.� Another student named Scott continues, “I read about amazing baseball facts. I learned that the New York Yankees have been World Series Champions twentyseven times! It was nice of Mrs. Alexander and her family to donate the books.� H-D third grade teacher Terri McWilliams, is one person who knows all about the contributions made by the Alexanders. In fact, she was hired by, and worked for Mr. Alexander. She says, “The gift of books that the Alexander family donated to our H-D school libraries was a won-

derful tribute to an outstanding educator and administrator. Mr. James Alexander was an exceptional leader in our community. His family worked closely with Mrs. Jacobs to choose books that would reach many students and have an impact on their learning. It has been a joy to see my students reading and enjoying the new books at our South Side Library. These special books will be read for years to come.

Mr. Alexander’s family has shared their passion for education and we are grateful.�

Not only has Mrs. Alexander made monetary donations both in the Fall of 2013 and January of 2015, but she has also visited the elementary schools to read to students and talk to them about her family’s love of books, something that Mr. Alexander loved doing as well.

Mrs. Jacobs is always moved by Mrs. Alexander’s willingness to give her time and donations. “We are so very grateful for these high quality books.

The students will cherish them for years to come.� Jacobs continues, “The students were glad to meet her in person, and hear about her and her husband’s 27-year service to H-D.�

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PROSTART STUDENTS MAKE A GREAT FIRST SHOWING AT COMPETITION

By Jesus DelValle ProStart is now a very well-known class at H-D after their competition in Ames last Monday. This event took place on the 2nd of March. The ProStart Class sent eight talented students to the state competition. Five of them were involved in the Culinary division which prepared an appetizer, entree and dessert. There were three other students involved with the Management category.

This was Hampton-Dumont’s ÀUVW \HDU HYHU SDUWLFLSDWLQJ LQ WKLV event. After the scores were tabulated, the Culinary team of Jesus DelValle, Jason Tello, Ray Ruiz, Savanah :DGH\ DQG /RJDQ +ROP ÀQLVKHG third. Because they placed in the top three, each person won a three-thousand dollar scholarship to continue their education in the culinary arts.

The Management team of Ciara Spradlin, Alex Hert, and Alex Baltes took home fourth place, just shy of the top three. First place, second place, third place, and fourth place were separated by just tenths of a point.

Top: The management team of Ciara Spradlin, Alex Hert, and Alex Baltes took home fourth place in their division; Bottom: The culinary team is in the heat of battle at their state competition at Iowa State University

Top: Mrs. Alexander talks to students in Mrs. McWilliams’ class; Bottom: The late James Alexander, former H-D supterintendent of schools, loved reading to elementary students. Here he is at the former elementary school, Park School, visiting and reading with kids.

“It has been a joy to see my students readks at our ing and enjoying the new books South Side Library.� er ~H-D third grade teacher Terri McWilliams HIGH SCHOOL BANDS PUT ON A SOLID PERFORMANCE

By Mario PeĂąa The HDHS Instrumental Pops Concert was March 2, 2015. It featured the H-D Jazz Band and Concert Band members grades nine through twelve. All in attendance were far from disappointed.

The Jazz Band opened the night with a family favorite; “True Blue.� They followed with “Moondance.� The Jazz band set the bar high ending on two classics: “Ready Freddie� by Mike Kamuf and “5.3 on The Richter Scale� by Larry Neeck.

The high school concert band took the stage next, performing Ed Huckeby’s, “From Whom All Blessings Flow.�

They would go on to entertain with “At a Dixieland Jazz Funeral.â€? They ended their night with “On the Mallâ€? by Franko Goldman. The Jazz Band and Concert Band are diUHFWHG E\ Ă€UVW \HDU GLUHFWRU 6DUD Pecinovsky.

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UNI ATHLETICS RELEASE ST. LOUIS – The 2015 MVC Larry Bird Player of the Year is University of Northern Iowa senior Seth Tuttle.

Tuttle, the MVC’s active leader in both scoring and rebounding, has helped the Panthers to a 27-3 overall record and No. 11 national ranking.

Tuttle, out of Shef¿eld/ West Fork High School, is the third Panther to earn the league’s top honor following Jason Daisy (1997) and Adam Koch (2010). Tuttle leads the Panthers in scoring (15.6 ppg), rebounding (6.6 rpg), assists (3.3 apg) and blocks (0.6 bpg). Tuttle is shooting 63 percent from the ¿eld, which

ranks No. 4 in the nation.

Tuttle has been named a ¿nalist on a host of national award lists, including the 2015 Oscar Robertson Trophy list, the 2015 Karl Malone Power Forward Award list and the Naismith Trophy Semi¿nalist List. Tuttle is the only active player in the nation with more than 1,600 career points, 850 career rebounds and 250 career assists.

He is the fifth Panther to earn first-team allMVC accolades in back-to-back seasons. Tuttle posted seven 20-point scoring games to go along with four double-doubles this season. He poured in a career-high 29 points and was 9-of-13 from the ¿eld in a 70-54 win over then-No. 12 Wichita State on Jan. 31. He was named the MVC Player of the Week four times as a senior (seven times in his career).

UNI won the Missouri Valley Conference championship on Sunday, March 8 in St. Louis.

Claypool to NCC ¿rst team

2015 North Central Conference Boys Basketball First Team Jaxon Heinz, Sr., Humboldt*; Mason Myers, Sr., Webster City*; Matt Stephany, Sr., Clear Lake*; Luke TerHark, Sr., Algona; Brock Adams, Sr., Clear Lake; Parker Claypool, Sr., Hampton-Dumont; Landon Peed, Sr., Fort Dodge St. Edmond.

Second Team Peter Hollinger, Sr., Algona; Charlie Flickinger, Sr., Hampton-Dumont; Trenton Sann, Sr., Clarion-Gold¿eld; Avery Fuhs, Jr., Webster City; Thomas Orness, Jr., Humboldt; Landon Rash, Jr., Algona.

Honorable Mention Tamarik Lee, Sr., Clear Lake; Trevor Loeschen, Sr., Algona; Cole Miller, Sr., Hampton-Dumont; Brady Ross, Sr., Humboldt; Austin Zylstra, Sr., Humboldt; Alec Fuhs, Jr., Webster City. * denotes unanimous selection

Thielen gets honorable mention CEDAR FALLS – CAL sophomore Stephanie Thielen earned honorable mention among the Iowa Star North conference girls basketball teams, announced recently.

Thielen was the only Cadet receiving recognition after coach Mike Rapp’s team finished 3-19 overall, 3-16 in the Iowa Star Conference.

She led CAL in scoring at 10.3 points per game and blocks with 32 for the season. She added 39 steals and 13 assists.

2015 Iowa Star North All-Conference Girls Basketball First Team Shayla Dean, So., Janesville; Kendyl Sorge, Sr., Janesville; Paige Bergmann, Sr., Tripoli; Heather Heine, Jr., Tripoli; Alecia Kimball, Jr., Dunkerton.

Second Team McKenna Boeschen, Jr., Dunkerton; Payton Thompson, Jr., Janesville; Peyton Benson, Sr., Tripoli; Brittney Litterer, Jr., Clarksville; Cassidy Nerland, Fr., NE Hamilton.

Honorable Mention Stephanie Thielen, So., CAL; Madison Bloker, Sr., Clarksville; McKayla Boeschen, Fr., Dunkerton; Cece Hawbaker, Sr., Janesville; Devyn VanKooten, Sr., NE Hamilton; Keely Heller, Jr., Tripoli; Jasper Downs, Jr., Valley Lutheran.

ACKLEY – AGWSR sophomore forward Maddie Brandt earned ¿rst team all North Iowa Cedar League West girls’ basketball honors, announced recently.

Brandt, at 5-foot-10 and averaging 15 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, led the Cougars in both categories and was good for ¿fth and second overall, respectively, in conference action. She also was ¿fth in the NICL West in steals with 67.

Earning second team all-conference honors for coach Laurie Gant’s team was senior guard Becca Wiarda, who averaged 9.6 points per game and led the conference in assists (112).

Senior forward Megan Marlette was an honorable mention pick for the Cougars.

AGWSR finished 7-7 in conference play, which was ¿fth in the eight-team conference.

2015 NICL West Girls Basketball

Speake about it

ƒ H-D guard gains second team all-state from INA

BY KRISTI NIXON DES MOINES – Hampton-Dumont junior guard Jessica Speake was voted to the Iowa Newspaper Association Class 3A all-state second team as a utility player announced Tuesday, March 10.

Speake, a 5-foot-7 three-year starter for coach Chad Johnson’s Bulldogs, helped lead H-D to a 20-3 overall record and a top-10 team ranking all season long.

She averaged 13.3 points per game, averaged nearly five assists a game (114) and came up with 86 steals for the Bulldogs.

“She was named first team All-Conference, IGCA All-District and IBCA All-Region,” Johnson said of Speake. “I think that her overall game has gotten better each year as p she continues to improve herself and our team.”

And, for the second year in a r o w, H-D finished a game away from the Class 3A state basketball tournament.

Recently, Speake was also a ¿rstteam all-conference selection in the North Central Conference and was also named to the Class 3A all-region team.

Her assists numbers led the way

among three other guards (Jordan Prantner, 89; Cassy Miller, 79; and Shelby Tidman, 37) as well as forward Madison Mason (27), for a combined more assists.

“I am extremely proud of all of these girls,” Johnson said. “They have all put in so much time to become the best basketball player that they can. They are all special players that have allowed us to become a very good basketball team these past few years.”

H-D began the year ranked third in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union ratings and ended eighth.

The Bulldogs shared the North Central Conference title with Fort Dodge St. Edmond for the second time in three years and ended their season with the their second loss of the year g against Clear Lake, which ¿nished No. 13 and reached the state tournament in back-to-back seasons.

The Lions lost their first-round game to Pocahontas Area, which fin-

Jessica Speake of H-D makes a one-handed pass to a teammate during a home game this season. Speake was voted to the Class 3A All-State basketball second team as a utility player, announced Tuesday morning. FILE PHOTO 2015 INA Class 3A All-State Girls Basketball First Team Front line – Andrea Larson Larson, Sr Sr., 6-0 6-0, Mediapolis; Serena Parker, 6-0, Sr., Shenandoah; Kati Cassabaum, 6-0, Jr., Nevada.

Back court – Elle Ruffridge, So., 5-3, Pocahontas Area; Kate Walker, Sr., 6-0, Red Oak; Kaely Hummel, So., 5-8, Cherokee.

Utility – Madison Sickles, Sr., 5-9, Crestwood.

Second Team Front line – Arika Wooldridge, Jr., 6-0, Center Point-Urbana; Heidi Hillyard, Sr., 6-0, Mediapolis; Emma Dau, Sr., 6-0, Spirit Lake.

Back court – Rachel Freland, Sr., 5-11, PCM; Ellie Friesen Friesen, Fr Fr., 5-2 5-2, Osage; Darby Massner, Sr., 5-9, Mediapolis.

Utility – Jessica Speake, Jr., 5-7, Hampton-Dumont.

Third Team Front line – Morgan Grimm, Sr., 5-9, Osage; Karlee Grabau, Sr.,6-2, Crestwood; Lexy Koudelka, Fr., 6-1, Nevada.

Back court – Kaye Faber, Sr., 5-11, Clear Lake; Blair Klostermann, Sr., 5-11, Dyersville Beckman; Faith Meyer, So., 5-7, Pocahontas Area.

Utility – Allison Platte, Sr., 5-11, Mount Vernon.

ished state runner-up in Class 3A behind sophomore guard sensation Elle Ruffridge, who earned ¿rst team honors by the INA. Clear Lake’s Kaye Faber was a third team all-state

back court selection.

Coach Johnson’s full back court contingent returns again next year for another state bid.

First Team Gabby Reyerson, Jr., West Marshall*; Katie Lindeman, Jr., Grundy Center*; Lindsey Koch, Sr., Hudson*; Sarah Boomgarden, Sr., South Hardin; Maddie Brandt, So., AGWSR; Ashley Allen, Sr., East Marshall; Taylor Fricke, Sr., East Marshall.

Second Team Madie Streeter, Jr., West Marshall; Stephanie Faust, Sr., Grundy Center; Amanda Cartney, Sr., Hudson; Kassidy Bunger, Sr., South Hardin; Becca Wiarda, Sr., AGWSR; Sam Ubben, So., BCLUW; Hanna Christopher, Sr., Gladbrook-Reinbeck.

Honorable Mention Megan Marlette, Sr., AGWSR; Olivia Calloway, Jr., BCLUW; Meriel Leavy, Sr., East Marshall; Amber Berendes, Sr., Gladbrook-Reinbeck; Kayla Mathews, Jr., Grundy Center; Haley Lawrence, Sr., South Hardin; Shannon Breja, So., West Marshall.

Outstanding Player Katie Lindeman, Grundy Center.

Coach of the Year Fred Zeller, West Marshall * denotes unanimous selection

W EEKLY P RO R ACING U PDATE Racing News, Stats & Trivia 2015 Standings Sprint Cup Series Top Ten 1) Kevin Harvick Points: 134 Wins: 1 Top 5: 3 Top 10: 3

Race Det Race Detail tail ils s Location: Avondale, Arizona Date: March 15th, 1:00 p.m.

TV: FOX Last Year’s Pole: Brad Keselowski - 139.384 mph Last Year’s Winner: Kevin Harvick

2) Joey Logano Points: 123 Wins: 1 Top 5: 2 Top 10: 3

3) Jimmie Johnson Points: 91 Wins: 1 Top 5: 2 Top 10: 2

Phoenix International Raceway

Xfinity Series Top Ten Driver 1) Ty Dillon 2) Chris Buescher 3) Ryan Reed 4) Darrell Wallace Jr. 5) Chase Elliott 6) Regan Smith 7) Brendan Gaughan 8) David Starr 9) Elliott Sadler 10) Ross Chastain

4) Dale Earnhardt Jr. Points: 125 Wins: 0 Top 5: 3 Top 10: 3

Track Details Distance: 1.0 miles Shape: Tri-oval Turns / Front / Back: (1-2) 10-12º & (3-4) 8-9°

5) Martin Truex Jr. Points: 118 Wins: 0 Top 5: 1 Top 10: 3

6) AJ Allmendinger Points: 100 Wins: 0 Top 5: 0 Top 10: 2

Phoenix International Raceway has a unique tri-oval shape, with a curve in the middle of the backstretch between turns two and three, commonly referred to as “the dogleg”. This exists because the original builders were constrained by both the rocky hills located on the property and their incorporation of an external road course and dragstrip into PIR’s design. The other notable feature of PIR is the presence of the “Hillside”, a fan-favorite viewing area located on Monument Hill just outside of turn four. Kevin Harvick won this race last year.

Harvick has won four of the last six races at Phoenix International Raceway.

7) Kasey Kahne Points: 92 Wins: 0 Top 5: 0 Top 10: 1

Racing News Kurt Busch will not face criminal charges over claims by his ex-girlfriend that he smashed her head into a bedroom wall and choked her, Delaware prosecutors said last week. Afterwards, NASCAR spokesman David Higdon said that Busch is actively participating in the reinstatement program. He said Busch’s eligibility will be governed by that program, but “the elimination of the possibility of criminal charges certainly removes a significant impediment to his reinstatement.”

Racing Trivia

8) Denny Hamlin Points: 87 Wins: 0 Top 5: 2 Top 10: 2

9) Casey Mears Points: 87 Wins: 0 Top 5: 0 Top 10: 1

10) Matt Kenseth Points: 85 Wins: 0 Top 5: 1 Top 10: 2

Points 119 113 104 103 95 86 86 83 82 81

What current driver has run the most races in the Cup Series without a win? a) David Gilliland b) Landon Cassill

?

c) Mike Bliss d) Reed Sorenson

Answer : a) David Gilliland has run 295 races without a win. He has two second place finishes.

HAMPTON – Hampton-Dumont senior post player Parker Claypool was the lone Bulldog to earn first team all-conference in the North Central Conference boys basketball teams, announced last week.

Claypool moved up from a second team nod a year ago.

He averaged 15 points per game and led H-D in blocked shots with 35, the latter of which was good for second in the conference. Claypool also tallied 99 rebounds (4.7 per game).

Earning second team honors was senior Charlie Flickinger. He was the team’s three-point shooting specialist, hitting 59-of-146 treys for the Bulldogs this season (40 percent). He added 19 assists, 21 steals and 10 blocks.

Cole Miller was an honorable mention selection for coach Heath Walton’s squad. He led the team in assists with 97 (4.4 per game). In fact, he was third among assists leaders in the NCC. The Bulldogs ¿nished with a 1210 overall record, the ¿rst time since 2006-07 H-D finished with a winning record. The Bulldogs were 7-7 in the NCC.

Brandt to ¿rst team NICL West

Last Weekend’s Race: Kevin Harvick won the Kobalt 400 Kobalt 400 Results Driver Points Kevin Harvick 48 Martin Truex Jr. 43 Ryan Newman 42 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 41 Denny Hamlin 39 AJ Allmendinger 38 Brad Keselowski 38 Kyle Larson 36 Matt Kenseth 36 Joey Logano 35

Kevin Harvick must have been tired of finishing second, because on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champ did something about it.

Once Harvick got to the front of the field from his 18th-place starting spot in the Kobalt 400, he was untouchable. Even with a disquieting vibration on the final green-flag run and a left-rear tire that shredded during his celebratory burnout, Harvick had enough of a working margin to hold off runner-up Martin Truex Jr. by 1.640 seconds. Harvick, who ran second in the seasonopening Daytona 500 and in last week’s 500-miler at Atlanta, led a race-high 142 laps in winning for the first time in Las Vegas.

“It’s so cool to win here and to start this West Coast swing off this way is pretty awesome,” Harvick said in Victory Lane.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

SECTION A • HAMPTON CHRONICLE

Guerrero to 2nd team Iowa Star North

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Hampton SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS FEBRUARY 2015 General ...........................................$25,874.50 Band Shell ...............................................$2.49 Library.............................................$29,694.89 Forfeiture .................................................$0.16 Road Use Tax .................................$39,121.84 Trust & Agency .................................$1,124.54 Water ..............................................$56,885.29 Sewer .............................................$56,997.03 Land¿ll/Compost ...............................$3,708.45 Emergency ............................................$55.88 T.I.F. .....................................................$142.02 Cemetery Trust ....................................$295.37 Local Option Sales Tax ...................$34,394.75 Make A Splash! ....................................$804.81 Capital Projects (Library) .....................$260.00 Capital Projects (HA.P.P.Y.) ..............$3,925.00 Total Receipts/Deposits .............$253,287.02

CEDAR FALLS – CAL senior Austin Guerrero earned second team all-conference recognition in the Iowa Star North, announced recently.

Guerrero, a guard who was 10th in all of Class 1A scoring at 22.7 points per game, helped lead the Cadets to a 4-19 overall record, 3-16 in the Iowa Star.

He connected on 52-of-199 three-pointers this season and averaged 32.9 percent overall from the ¿eld in scoring 499 points for coach Bradley Waddle’s team. He also led CAL in steals (60) and assists (54).

Cadet senior Juan Gomez earned honorable mention. He averaged 8.6 points per game and was the second-leading rebounder at 5.8 boards per game. He added 30 assists, 21 steals and three blocked shots.

Published in the Hampton Chronicle on March 11, 2015.

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Dumont OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS DUMONT CITY COUNCIL UNAPPROVED MINUTES FEBRUARY 5, 2015 The Dumont City Council met in special session Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Dumont City Hall with Mayor Edwin L. Mouw presiding. Present were Council Members Brenda Baldwin, Reid Menken, Jan Reysack and David Shear. Chris Showalter was absent. There were no visitors.

The Clerk went through the proposed budget numbers for Fiscal Year 2015-2016 with the Council. The Clerk will prepare the budget for submission with the numbers presented.

Shear moved to adjourn. Reysack seconded.

Motion carried, ayes all.

ATTEST: Edwin L. Mouw, Mayor Rhonda L. Schmidt, Attest

2015 Iowa Star North All-Conference Boys Basketball

Hampton-Dumont’s Jessica Speake (12) and Kennedy Wohlford (34) were both voted first team all-conference in the NCC, announced last week. FILE PHOTO

Bulldogs land two on top NCC team HAMPTON – Reaping the rewards of earning a share of the North Central Conference garnered two ¿rst team all-conference girls basketball selections.

Senior post Kennedy Wohlford and junior guard Jessica Speake were two of the six ¿rst team selections voted on by conference coaches which was announced last week.

Wohlford, at 6-foot-2, led not only the conference but all of Class 3A in blocked shots with 82. She averaged 11.8 points per game and 9.4 rebounds per game for the Bulldogs, which ¿nished 20-4 overall, 12-2 in the conference.

Speake, meanwhile, was ¿fth in conference scoring at a clip of 13.3 points per game, third in both assists (averaging nearly 5 per game) and steals (3.3 per game). She also was top-¿ve in three-point shooting percentage (40.7) for H-D, which tied with Fort Dodge St. Edmond for the second time in three years for the team title.

The Bulldogs also gained a second team selection in junior guard Jordan Prantner, who still ¿nished among the top 10 in conference scoring despite missing a few games in order to rest a hip injury. She averaged 12.3 points per game, was second in conference free throw shooting percentage (79.3)

and was right behind Speake in assists (4.6 per game).

Prantner was also right behind Speake in steals with an average of 3 per game and was top 20 in rebounding at 4.7 per game.

For the second year in a row, coach Chad Johnson’s Bulldogs ¿nished a game shy of reaching the Class 3A girls state basketball tournament.

2015 North Central Conference Girls Basketball First Team Jaci Stumpf, Sr., Fort Dodge St. Edmond*; Anna Yung, Sr., Fort Dodge St. Edmond*; Kaye Faber, Sr., Clear Lake, Kennedy Wohlford, Sr., Hampton-Dumont; Jessica Speake, Jr., Hampton-Dumont; Avery Terwilliger, So., Humboldt.

Second Team Kessa Kuyper, Sr., Humboldt; Lindsey Loudenburg, Sr., Clear Lake; Maddie Disney, Jr., Clarion-Goldfield; Saje Ites, Jr., Iowa Falls-Alden; Jordan Prantner, Jr., Hampton-Dumont; Carly Seely, Jr., Algona.

Third Team Madeline Baldwin, Sr., Fort Dodge St. Edmond; Katie Hewett, Sr., Clear Lake; Justine Yeoman, Sr., Algona; Gabbi Holversten, Jr., Webster City; Megan Flattery, So., Fort Dodge St. Edmond; Emily Snelling, Clear Lake, So. *denotes unanimous selections

First Team Danny Amlie, Jr., Janesville; Jack Thode, Jr., Janesville; Zach Armstead, Sr., Janesville; Carew Vogt, Jr., Tripoli; Isaiah Armbrecht, Sr., Valley Lutheran.

Second Team Bryce Rigdon, Sr., Dunkerton; Austin Guerrero, Sr., CAL; Nick Shinstine, Sr., Tripoli; Carter Kelm, Sr., Clarksville; Joe Fredrich, Sr., Janesville.

Honorable Mention Juan Gomez, Sr., CAL; Jordan Myers, Jr., Clarksville; Brett Rathe, Sr., Dunkerton; Noah Dodd, Jr., Janesville; Nick Jeffers, Sr., NE Hamilton; Brayden Biermann, Jr., Tripoli; Blake Carlson, Jr., Valley Lutheran.

Freeze Frame Bowl – Greene, Iowa LEAGUE BOWLING STATS Wednesday Night Mixed Hot Shot League Date Bowled: Wednesday, 3/4/15 Sonya’s Salon 27.5-12.5 Wyffel’s Hybrids 24-16 Allison Hardware 23-17 A&M Electric 18.5-21.5 Dralle’s Dept. Store 17-23 UBTC 10-30 High Game/Series Cody Gethmann 229,250/642, Clark Freesemann 236,210/641, Randy Moad 221/597, Darin Trees 245/578, Kevin Schafer 202/575, Jack Majewski 203/566, Dick Reser 202/543, Sonya Van Dyke 199/543, Matt Katcher 201/520, Daryl Healey 506, Joe Soderberg 505, John Martin 205/503, Dave Iverson 502, Liz Kotenbrink 172.

Thursday Night Pin Busters League Date Bowled: Wednesday, 3/5/15 Coopers 20-12 Feldmeier’s 17-15 Curly’s 17-15 Pioneer 16-16 Freeze Frame 14-18 Emerald Door 12-20 High Game/Series Mike Salge 226,200/609, Clark Freesemann 236/596, Curt Schurman 553, Curt Henrichs 208/553, Cory Miller 550, Dick Lursen 534, Kevin McConaughy 201/527, Nick Schweizer 515, Drew Baker 246/511, Seth Flemming 206, Jerry Platter 202.

AGWSR sophomore Nathan Karsjens, right, was a unanimous ¿rst team all-NICL West conference selection, announced last week. FILE PHOTO

Karsjens to 1st team all-NICL West ACKLEY – AGWSR sophomore post player Nathan Karsjens was a unanimous pick to the ¿rst team of North Iowa Cedar League West boys basketball team, announced recently.

Karsjens, at 6-foot-5, led the Cougars in scoring at 16.9 points per game in league play. He averaged 7.9 boards in the NICL West but went for a double-double average overall at a 10.7 rebound per game clip.

He added 52 assists, 25 steals and 22 blocked shots for coach Russ Banzhaf’s team.

Earning second team all-conference honors for the Cougars was senior guard Jake Willems, who averaged 11 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in the conference.

Honorable mention went to senior guard Sully Hofmeister, who led the team in assists and steals with 135 and 41 overall, respectively. He was second in the conference in assists.

AGWSR finished in a tie for fourth in the NICL West with a 7-7 record. Gladbrook-Reinbeck, a Class 1A state tournament team, won the NICL West out-right.

2015 NICL West Boys Basketball First Team Zach Pierce, Sr., Gladbrook-Reinbeck*; Joe Smoldt, So., Gladbrook-Reinbeck*; Ross Anderson, Sr., Hudson*; Nathan Karsjens, So., AGWSR*; Camden Kickbush, Sr., Gladbrook-Reinbeck; Austin Roth, Jr., Hudson; Eric Mulder, Sr., South Hardin.

Second Team Sam Shindelar, Sr., South Hardin; Jack Sturmberg, Jr., Grundy Center; Cameron Clark, Sr., Gladbrook-Reinbeck; Glendon Mesch, Sr., South Hardin; Tanner Teske, Sr., BCLUW; Jordan Stoner, Sr., Grundy Center; Jake Willems, Sr., AGWSR; Colton Dinsdale, Gladbrook-Reinbeck, Jr. Honorable Mention Sully Hofmeister, Sr., AGWSR; Ty Runge, Sr., BCLUW; Dru Boliver, So., East Marshall; Luke Holman, Sr., Gladbrook-Reinbeck; Austin Burroughs, Jr., Grundy Center; David Shindelar, Sr., South Hardin; Dylan Hassman, Sr., Hudson; David Disney, So., West Marshall.

Outstanding Player Joe Smoldt, Gladbrook-Reinbeck Coach of the Year Scott Kiburis, Gladbrook-Reinbeck * denotes unanimous selection

Published in the Hampton Chronicle on March 11, 2015.

PUBLIC NOTICE Hampton-Dumont OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS HAMPTON-DUMONT BOARD OF EDUCATION UNAPPROVED MINUTES MARCH 2, 2015 The Hampton-Dumont Board of Education met in regular session on March 2, 2015 at 5:30 P.M. with Ron Raney, Erran Miller, Tom Brolsma, Kristi Wragge, Jeff Rosenberg, Chad Hanson and Stacy Miller Board Members. Todd Lettow, Superintendent and Lisa Lewis, Board Secretary, were present. Erran left at 6:20 PM, but returned again at 8:15 PM. Motion by Jeff Rosenberg, second by Erran Miller to approve the agenda as presented. All ayes.

Motion by Erran Miller, second by Tom Brolsma to approve the Construction and Architect Contracts for the North Side renovation. All ayes.

Mr. Lettow conducted the Board of Education annual ¿nancial workshop.

Motion by Tom Brolsma, second by Chad Hanson to go into closed session for a strategy session for collective bargaining under Chapter 20 of the Code of Iowa, which is exempt from the provisions of Chapter 21 of the Code of Iowa. A roll call vote was taken, all ayes.

Motion by Kristi Wragge, second by Jeff Rosenberg to come out of closed session for a strategy session for collective bargaining under Chapter 20 of the Code of Iowa, which is exempt from the provisions of Chapter 21 of the Code of Iowa. A roll call vote was taken, all ayes.

Motion by Kristi Wragge, second by Tom Brolsma to adjourn the meeting. All ayes.

Published in the Hampton Chronicle on March 11, 2015.

PUBLIC NOTICE Board of Supervisors OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS UNAPPROVED MINUTES MARCH 2, 2015 Be it duly noted these minutes of 3/2/15 are UNOFFICIAL minutes.

The Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 8:30AM with Board members Michael Nolte-Chairman, Corey Eberling and Gary McVicker present.

Motion by McVicker, seconded by Eberling, approves the agenda as submitted. All ayes, motion carried.

Motion by Eberling, seconded by McVicker, approves the minutes of 2/23/15. All ayes. Motion carried.

Public Comment: Sandy Eckhardt, Drainage Clerk met to request recommendation of a contractor for repairs in DD 34, Oakland Township.

The Board advised calling Lambertson Construction as a contractor and send the Work Order to Ryken Engineering to review and advise the situation.

Committee Updates: Food Pantry is moved out of the CRC center and into the Gospel Hall building as of 2/28/15; Workforce Development update; McVicker Public Information Officer Training; NRCS DD48 wetland assessments could be six months of waiting; Gospel Hall update on removal of trees, repairs, new name; Safety Committee meeting update on designated occupational physician and Mental Health Regional meeting update.

Motion by Eberling, seconded by McVicker, approves a Franklin County Utility Permit Application for Franklin REC 2015 power line rebuild project. Areas affected are generally Gull Avenue from 120th Street to South Latimer City Limits; 130th Street from Mallard Avenue East to East of Nuthatch Avenue; 175th Street from Raven Avenue East to Vine Avenue. All ayes, motion carried.

Motion by Eberling, seconded by McVicker, approves a Professional Services Agreement for Replacement of the 250th Street Bridge on C13 over Bailey Creek, Project BRS-6940(601)—6035 with Calhoun Burns and Associates, Inc. All ayes, motion carried.

Motion by McVicker, seconded by Eberling, approves bid results and tentatively awards to Christiansen Brothers said Contract for Bridge Replacement on Lark Avenue between Hwy. 3 and 160th Street (BROS-C035(82)—8J-35) and 160th Street Bridge Replacement between Lark Avenue and Mallard Avenue (BROSC035(83)—8J-35). All ayes, motion carried.

Motion by Eberling, seconded by McVicker, adopts Resolution 2015-12: Establish a Fair Market Value and Fence Moving. Said Resolution reads as follows: Resolution 2015-12: Establish a Fair Market Value and Fence Moving Schedule for Purchase of Right-of-Way in Franklin County, Iowa.

The Board of Supervisors of Franklin County, Iowa, has reviewed the fair market value and Corn Suitability Rating (CSR) for real property to be acquired for road improvements, and rate of payment for moving fence, and hereby establishes the following values for factors to be utilized.

1. Right-of-way to equal 100 percent CSR

times CSR point valuation factor of property to be purchased, by schedule below: Points Factor Greater than or equal to 75 ............. $115/point 55-74 ...............................................$108/point Less than or equal to 54 ..................$101/point 2. Temporary easement acquisition value to be 10% of right-of-way fee value.

3. Borrow dirt compensation to equal 100 percent CSR times CSR point valuation factor of property to be borrowed times 0.4.

4. Fence moving: $26.00 per rod for moving barbed wire fence and components. $32.00 per rod for moving woven wire fence and components. $32.00 per rod for moving combination woven/ barbed wire fence and components.

The above rates are fair and impartial, in the opinion of the Board of Supervisors.

BE IT DULY ADOPTED this 2nd day of March 2015, with the vote thereon being as follows: Eberling-Aye, McVicker-Aye, Nolte-Aye. Resolution duly adopted.

At 9:45 AM Mark Walter, Dennis Knight and Melanie Aanonson-New Cooperative updated the Board and requested the Board’s consideration and approval to install at 1389 Wright Ave., Rowan, IA: Three (3) 30,000 gallon Anhydrous Ammonia Tanks and one (1) 30,000 gallon Propane Tank.

Motion by Eberling, seconded by McVicker, approves the proposed installation of one (1) 30,000 gallon propane tank at 1389 Wright Ave., Rowan, Iowa based on the Iowa State Fire Marshall’s recommendation and inspection. Eberling-Aye, McVicker-Aye, Nolte-Aye. All ayes.

Motion carried.

Motion by Eberling, seconded by McVicker, approves the proposed installation, based on the IDALS Inspector approving the sight, the installation of Three (3) 30,000 gal. Anhydrous Ammonia Tanks and Rowan, Iowa for New Cooperative. Eberling-Aye, McVicker-Aye, NolteAye. Resolution duly adopted. All ayes, motion carried.

Motion by Eberling, seconded by McVicker, approves the Franklin County Compensation Board recommendations for elected official wages for 15/16. Increases being: Attorney-$1000; Auditor-$2000; Recorder-$2000; Treasurer-$2000, Sheriff-$2400; and Supervisors $1100 with Chairman receiving an additional $750 stipend. All ayes, motion carried.

Motion by Eberling, seconded by McVicker, opens at 10:30 AM a Public Hearing to receive comments on the proposed FY15/16 Budgeted Revenues and Expenditures. All ayes, motion carried.

Present was: Gwana Wirtjes-Assessor, Russell Wood-CPC, Julie Pralle-Auditor’s Of¿ce, Chad Murray-Treasurer, Jason Gooder-Conservation, Jay Waddingham-County Engineer, Deb JonesHome Care Director, Christa Wearda-Public Health Director, Thomas Craighton-EMA Director, Gabe Johanns-IT Director and Travis Fischer-Hampton Chronicle.

The Board asked all present if any oral or written comments had been received. No comments had been received.

Motion by Eberling, seconded by McVicker, closes the Public Hearing at 10:38AM. All ayes,

motion carried.

Motion by McVicker, seconded by Eberling, adopts Resolution 2015-10. Said resolution reads as follows: RESOLUTION #2015-10: ADOPTION OF THE FRANKLIN COUNTY FISCAL YEAR 2015/2016 PROPOSED BUDGET WHEREAS the Board of Supervisors held a Public Hearing on Monday, March 2, 2015 to receive comments regarding the proposed FY 15/16 Budget of expenditures and revenues as was published, per Public Notice, in the February 18, 2015 issue of the Of¿cial County newspapers, Hampton Chronicle and The Shef¿eld Press, and presented at the public hearing on March 2, 2015.

THEREFORE the Board of Supervisors hereby approves the proposed FY15/16 Budget as was presented and published. Budget certi¿cation attached.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of March, 2015.

Eberling-Aye, McVicker-Aye, Nolte-Aye. Resolution duly adopted.

At 10:45 AM a Departmental Meeting was held.

Motion by McVicker, seconded by Eberling, approves claims for the period ending March 1, 2015. All ayes. Motion carried.

Motion by McVicker, seconded by Eberling, adopts Resolution 2015-11: Authorizing the Use of a Preliminary Of¿cial Statement in connection with the General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2015. Said Resolution reads as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 2015-11: Resolution authorizing the use of a preliminary of¿cial statement WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Franklin County, Iowa (the “County”), previously issued its General Obligation Urban Renewal County Road Improvement Bonds, Series 2010A, dated May 5, 2010 (the “2010A Bonds”) a portion of which currently remain outstanding maturing on such dates and in such amounts and bearing interest at such rates as follows: Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2324 2025

Principal Amount $690,000 $1,220,000 $1,525,000 $1,570,000 $1,620,000 $1,675,000 $1,735,000 $1,795,000 $1,865,000 $1,940,000 $2,015,000

Interest Rate Per Annum 2.50% 2.75% 3.00% 3.15% 3.30% 3.50% 3.70% 3.80% 3.90% 4.00% 4.05%

; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the resolution (the “2010A Issuance Resolution”) authorizing the issuance of the 2010A Bonds, the County reserved the right to call the 2010A Bonds maturing in the years 2020 to 2025 (the “Callable 2010A Bonds”), inclusive, for early redemption on any date on or after June 1, 2019, subject to the provisions of the 2010A Issuance Resolution; and WHEREAS, the County heretofore proposed to enter into a General Obligation Refunding Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) and

to borrow money thereunder in a principal amount not to exceed $10,000,000 pursuant to the provisions of Section 331.402, Subsection 331.441(2)(b) and Section 331.443 of the Code of Iowa for the purpose of paying the cost, to that extent, of advance refunding a portion of the Callable 2010A Bonds, and has previously ¿xed a date of meeting of this Board at which it is proposed to take action to enter into the Loan Agreement and to give notice thereof as required by such law; and WHEREAS, a Preliminary Of¿cial Statement (the “P.O.S.”) has been prepared to facilitate the sale of $10,000,000 General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2015 (the “Bonds”) in evidence of the obligation of the County under the Loan Agreement, and it is now necessary to make provision for the approval of the P.O.S. and to authorize its use by Northland Securities, Inc. (the “Underwriter”); NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the Board of Supervisors of Franklin County, Iowa, as follows: Section 1. The County Auditor is hereby authorized to take such action as shall be deemed necessary and appropriate with the assistance of the Underwriter to prepare the P.O.S. describing the Bonds and providing for the terms and conditions of their sale, and all action heretofore taken in this regard is hereby rati¿ed and approved.

Section 2. The use by the Underwriter of the P.O.S. relating to the Bonds in substantially the form as has been presented to and considered by the Board is hereby approved, and the Underwriter is hereby authorized to prepare and use a ¿nal Of¿cial Statement for the Bonds substantially in the form of the P.O.S. but with such changes therein as are required to conform the same to the terms of the Bonds and the resolution, when adopted, providing for the sale and issuance of the Bonds, and the County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to execute a ¿nal Of¿cial Statement for the Bonds, if requested. The P.O.S. as of its date is deemed ¿nal by the County within the meaning of Rule 15(c)(2)12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Section 3. Further action with respect to the Loan Agreement and the Bonds is hereby adjourned to the meeting of the Board of Supervisors on March 9, 2015.

Section 4. All resolutions or parts thereof in conÀict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conÀict.

Section 5. This resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its adoption and approval, as provided by law.

BE IT DULY ADOPTED this 2nd day of March 2015, with the vote thereon being as follows: Eberling-Aye, McVicker-Aye, Nolte-Aye. Resolution duly adopted.

The Board acknowledged Manure Management Plan Renewals for: 1) Wohlford, #61661, owner Wohlford Farms, site located 1035 Tulip Ave, Geneva, Sec 16, Geneva Township; 2) Rankin Brothers, #58237, owner Rankin Brothers, site located 1380 Hardin St, Iowa Falls, Sec 31, Grant Township 3) Popejoy, #57747, owner Kent Krause, site located 551 Eagle Ave, Popejoy, Sec 11, Oakland Township 4) EJ Pork Scott’s Site, #58107, owners Sheldon, Dean, Kevin Jurgens & Scott Engebretson, site located

770 Cerro Gordo St, Thornton, Sec 6, Richland Township 5) Ham & Eggs LLC, #58822, owner Joe Scallon, site located 1166 Hardin Road, Iowa Falls, Sec 35, Lee Township 6) Arends Finisher, #62733, owner Robert Arends, site located 433 Vine Ave, Ackley, Sec 15, Osceola Township 7) Dreier Site, #57789, owner Summit Farms LLC, site located 11011 180th St, Dumont, Sec 8, Pittsford Township, Butler County.

Motion by McVicker, seconded by Eberling, adjourns at 12:00 PM, until March 9, 2015. All ayes. Motion carried.

ATTEST: Michael Nolte, Chairman Michelle S. Giddings, Auditor & Clerk to Board PUBLICATION LIST A & M Electric, Rep/Parts ......................615.63 City of Alexander, Frm to Mkt ................190.46 Ian M Allbee, Grand Jury .........................47.10 Alliant Energy, Util .................................357.74 Aramark Uniform, Clng Srv......................60.27 JoEllen Arends, Mlg/Trng ......................256.40 Terry Bents, Storage ............................1650.00 Berryhill Center for MH, Care/Keep .......220.00 Bibby Financial Srvs, Sup......................226.40 Adam Blau, Fuel ......................................59.00 Janice I Blood, Grand Jury ......................30.45 Deelda M Bonjour, Grand Jury ................30.90 Brenda Boyington, Mileage ...................179.40 Butch Gruelke Auto, Rep/Parts................12.00 Carpenter Uniform Co, Uniforms ...........400.97 Central IA Case Mgmt, Srvs Mgmt ......9364.00 Todd L Clemons, Grand Jury ...................38.10 Comm Resource Ctr, Rent ....................305.00 City of Coulter, Frm to Mkt .....................355.34 Counsel Of¿ce & Document, Maint/Sup ............ .............................................................428.38 Crescent Electric, Rep/Parts .................122.40 Des Moines Stamp, Stamp ......................28.70 Dollar General, Sup .................................75.55 E & E Repair, Rep/Parts ..........................41.33 Lindsey Edwards, Mileage.....................115.96 Roger L Etnier, Grand Jury ......................39.90 Fareway, Cust Sup ..................................10.95 George A Folkerts, Grand Jury ................30.90 Franklin Co Alcoholism, Qtr Funding ................. .........................................................10000.00 Franklin Co Home Care, Medicaid Reimb to HCA......................................................626.80 Franklin Co Sheriff, Srv Fees ................300.32 Franklin General Hospital, Laundry .........40.00 Franklin REC, Util ................................1128.42 Mary A Fridley, Grand Jury ......................30.90 G & K Services, Srvs ...............................52.82 City of Geneva, Frm to Mkt....................274.17 Giddings Signs, Signs .............................36.96 GovConnection, Data Proc ....................317.63 Cindy K Grefe, Grand Jury ......................30.45 Veronica Guerrero, Mileage.....................33.80 Lorri A Hall, Grand Jury ...........................44.40 Jodi Hamilton, Mileage ............................47.84 Linda Hamman, Mileage..........................61.88 Hampton Hardware, Parts/Sup................14.17 City of Hansell, Frm to Mkt ....................231.21 Hansen Family Hospital, Therapy .......1530.00 Hardin Co Sheriff, Prisoners ................2280.00 Pam Harkema, Mileage .........................209.04 Teresa Harms, Mileage..........................186.68 Hawkeye West Pest Cntrl, Pest Cntrl ....100.00 Rosa M Hernandez, Grand Jury ..............30.45 Hobson Cady & Cady PLC, Legal Rep..120.00 Howie Equip, Rep/Parts ........................104.47

Independent Salt Co, Sup .................23536.79 IIC, Dues................................................100.00 Iowa Prison Industries, Sup ...................127.05 ISAC, Ed/Trng .......................................160.00 ISSDA, Ed/Trng .....................................250.00 Jerico Services, Calc Chloride.............1746.00 Gabe Johanns, Mlg/Comm ....................158.80 Deb Jones, Reimb ...................................63.72 Robin Koob, Mileage .............................157.56 Maxwell D Koster, Grand Jury .................32.70 Robert Krause, Sup ...................................7.23 Blake Lehmann, Mailbox Dmg.................40.99 Mason City Powersports, Srvs ..............155.96 Shirley Mejia, Mileage ...........................114.92 Menards, Sup ..........................................19.54 Mid American Energy, Util ...................1210.00 Midland Power, Util ..................................15.62 Cyndi Miller, Mileage .............................143.00 Deb Miller, Mileage ..................................43.16 Terrill T Miller, Grand Jury ........................39.00 Miller’s Alignment, Rep/Parts ................187.00 Morgan Cemetery Assn, Grave Care ....120.00 Cher M Nielsen, Grand Jury ....................46.65 Kayla A Norman, Grand Jury ...................36.30 North Iowa Vocational Center, Care/Keep ......... .............................................................350.00 Northern Iowa Therapy, Therapy .........4048.00 Barb Noss, Mileage ...............................134.16 Of¿ce Elements, Maint/Sup ...................183.82 PETTY CASH-SHERIFF, Cash Purch ...100.00 City of Popejoy, Frm to Mkt ...................125.15 Quill Corp, Off Sup ................................116.93 Rainbow Feed & Garden, Sup.................66.71 Reminder Printing, Ads ..........................166.60 Rick’s Pharmacy, Med Sup ......................50.63 Vicky Riebkes, Mileage ...........................76.96 Rockmount Research & Alloys, Sup ......949.11 Rockwell Com Sys, Internet ..................109.95 Leah M Rodriguez, Grand Jury ...............30.90 Rother Masonry & Const, Srvs ..............483.42 Marla Schipper, Mileage ........................127.92 Secondary Rds, Fuel .............................310.59 Shef¿eld Pharmacy, Subsc......................36.00 Shopko, Sup ............................................40.76 Madison L Shreckengost, Grand Jury .....34.50 Jill Silver, Mileage ....................................26.00 Spring Creek Co, Snow Rmvl ..................90.00 Sprint, Srvs ................................................7.62 Staples Credit, Off Sup ..........................326.29 Jenni Swart, Mileage ...............................78.00 Top Quality Mfg, Gloves ........................139.80 US Cellular, Cell Srv ..............................450.59 Verizon Wireless, Cell/WiFi ...................405.00 VISA, Trng/Sup ......................................471.46 Wex Bank, Fuel .......................................55.43 Christa Wiarda, Mileage ............................8.84 Deb Winters, Mileage ..............................73.84 Jeanne Wogen, Mileage ........................101.40 Russ Wood, Mlg/Trng ............................378.94 World Data, Manuals .............................260.00 Michael J Ziegler, Grand Jury ..................30.90 21st Century Rehab, Therapy .............2080.00 GRAND TOTAL .................................74163.85 Published in the Hampton Chronicle on March 11, 2015.

HAMPTON CHRONICLE • SECTION A

FROM YOUR NEIGHBORS

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Director Savannah Veenstra led the seventh and eighth grade choir through three songs from the play “Wicked” during the H-D Middle School Vocal Spotlight Concert on March 5.

H-D students perform 2 concerts last week

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Jacob Foster taps out a tune during the high school jazz band concert.

Mykayla Kapp, left, and Erin Plagge, right, were in the spotlight during their duet performance of Katy Perry’s “Unconditionally.”

Soloists Mary Winsor and Bianca Tielke also performed.

The saxophone and Àute sections gave it all they had during this piece. From left to right: Christian Vallery, Shelby Hines and Melody Sparks.

The sixth-eighth grade girls’ choir performed “Safe and Sound” by Taylor Swift.

The high school jazz band performed “True Blue,” “Moondance,” “Ready Freddie,” “Naima” and “5.4 on the Richter Scale” during its concert on March 2.

TOP: Sixth grade choir members performed “Top of the World,” “Bless the Broken Road” and “Love Runs Out” during their concert on March 5.

MIDDLE LEFT: Director Jesse Bunge led the sixtheighth boys’ choir during a performance of “Lean on Me.” MIDDLE RIGHT: The horns provided a rousing melody during the March 2 concert. LEFT: Director Sara Pecinovsky led the concert band through “From Whom All Blessings Flow,” “Caribbean Rondo,” “At a Dixieland Jazz Funeral” and “On the Mall.”

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HANSEN – The Edward Eino Hansen Family would like to say thank you for all the care and concern given to us during Ed’s ¿nal days. Many thanks go to the Franklin General Hospital Emergency and Ambulance departments, the Mercy Medical Center of North Iowa, the entire staff at Sietsema-Vogel Funeral Home and Carol’s Flower Box. It was such a blessing to have so many people and local businesses show caring concern by sending cards, Àowers, memorial gifts, food, attend visitation and the church service. A very special thank you goes to Erran Miller and all others involved in the funeral service at the Hampton United Methodist Church. This includes Two Juhls and a Gem, Brad VanHorn, the Women’s Service Group #2 and the ¿ne salute at the cemetery by the American Legion. “Eddie” would want to share hugs, cookies and ice cream cones with you all and say, “Praise be to the Lord.”

Matthew 6:33. _______________________________________________________ c10pd MENSING - Our family would like to express our thanks to everyone who had us in their thoughts and prayers and for the cards, food, plants and memorials in our time of loss of Dad. We were blessed with the professionalism and compassion we were shown from Al, Rick, Larry, Doc. H, Pastor Steve, Greg, members of the American Legion and the Coulter Fire Department during such a dif¿cult time. A special thank you to our dear friends Kim and Ken for always being there for us no matter the circumstances. We are truly blessed to be from such a wonderful community. Dad (Alvin Mensing) will be greatly missed. Todd, Lori, Danielle, Brooke, Braelynn, Emerson and Abel. _________________________________________________________ c10

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Hoedown sees good turnout

Special event at Bristow church

Henrichs on Greenville Dean’s List

Twenty musicians and more than 100 enthusiastic guests attended the Old Time Country Hoedown in Hampton last week. The Hoedown is held at the Windsor Theatre in downtown Hampton from 6-9 p.m. the ¿rst Monday of each month.

The public is invited to attend.

The Hoedown is an music jam open to all levels of musicians. Many selections feature familiar old time country, bluegrass and gospel songs.

Concessions are open. Contact event organizer Don Wrolson (641) 425-0909 with any questions.

A “Praise and Worship Celebration” will be held at the Bristow Church of Christ on Sunday, March 15, at 2:30 p.m. Featured performers are the Gateway Singers from Centerville.

The public is invited to attend.

Visit www.gatewaysingers.com for more information. The Bristow Church of Christ is located at 403 1st St. SW in Bristow.

Michaela Henrichs, from Hampton, was named to the Greenville College Dean’s List for the 2014 fall semester. To qualify, freshmen are required to maintain a 3.5 grade point average (4.0 scale). Sophomores, juniors and seniors must have a 3.7 GPA. Henrichs is studying Music Business at the school, which is located in Illinios.

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Ten students at the Hampton-Dumont Middle School were selected for the Godfather’s Principal’s Lunch Club in February. Each student was nominated by their teachers for following B.A.R.K. expectations and being good citizens of the community and school. Members were awarded free pizzas from Godfather’s Pizza. Three staff members were also selected by the administration for their efforts this school year.

Members of the Godfather’s Principal’s Lunch Club for February include front row, left to right: Elle Westhoff, Diana Mora, Carli Franke, Joshua Kotenbrink, Kaiden Hirsch and Tony Spradlin (Middle School Principal). Back row: Mrs. Carr, Miss Hildebrand, Dieken Flener, Destiny Evans, Dustin Miller, Logan Walker and Mr. Schimp.

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The Hampton United Methodist Church is hosting a seminar about food insecurity in Franklin County on Monday, March 16, from 12-1 p.m. Guests will learn what the Food Bank of Iowa and partner agencies are doing to take action against hunger.

The event is open to the public. A free lunch will be provided, but please RSVP if you plan to attend. Contact Pastor Corby Johnson at (641) 456-4238 or Tyler Dillon at (515) 729-8624 or tdillon@foodbankiowa.org to reserve a seat.

The Hampton United Methodist Church is located at 100 Central Ave. East alongside Highway 3.

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Food safety quality workshops for 4-H youth livestock exhibitors The FSQA workshop for Franklin County 4-H youth involved in livestock production is scheduled for Monday, March 23, from 7-9 p.m. at Hampton State Bank. This session is open to all 4-H livestock exhibitors in Franklin County.

This year, members will learn about the importance of healthy production practices as well as care and handling of livestock. Ethics will also be covered. Members attending this session will be FSQA certi¿ed for 2015. Certi¿cates of completion will be kept on file at the Franklin County Extension Office. Certifi-

cates are good for one year.

At the 2015 Franklin County Fair all 4-H youth exhibiting beef, bucket calf, dairy cattle, dairy goat, meat goat, sheep, swine, poultry, and rabbit must be FSQA certi¿ed by May 15.

Franklin County members in grades 7-9 and grades 10-12 may contact the Franklin County Extension of¿ce for a test out options. The test out date is scheduled for April 14, from 5-6 p.m. at the Extension Office. Contact Jackie Dohlman at (641) 456-4811 or jackied@iastate. edu if you need to schedule a different time to take the test.

The following clinics have been scheduled for the Franklin County Public Health. ƈ Wednesday, March 11 9-11 a.m., Blood Pressure and Medical Minutes, Hampton Senior Center, walk-in ƈ Thursday, March 12 8:30-10 a.m., Foot Clinic, Shef¿eld EMS Building, 456-5820 ƈ Friday, March 13 8:30-9:30 a.m., Blood Pressure, Franklin County Public Health, walk-in ƈ Wednesday, March 18 1-3 p.m., Foot Clinic, Hampton Senior Center, 456-5191 ƈ Thursday, March 19 9-11 a.m., Foot Clinic, Franklin County Public Health, 456-5820 ƈ Thursday, March 19 2:30-4 p.m., Immunization Clinic, Franklin County Public Health, 4565820 ƈ Friday, March 20 8:30-9:30 a.m., Blood Pressure, Franklin County Public Health, walk-in

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UnityPoint Clinic Family Medicine locations in your community: 502 Locust Allison, IA 50602 (319) 267-2759 502 Third Street Parkersburg, IA 50665 (319) 346-2331

Perez 80th Please help Bev Perez celebrate her 80th birthday with a card shower on March 15th. Cards may be sent to 305 8th Place NW, Hampton, Iowa 50441.

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