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Volume 42 - Number 17

Area Sports

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Allison Lions Club/Firemen Graphic-Advocate to sponsor fish fry Friday Village Vine

Chiropractor to reopen clinic in Allison

Aplington Chiropractic Clinic, Allison, to open in May Mira Schmitt-Cash

Editor The Allison Lions Club and Firemen are sponsoring a fish fry on Friday, April 24, from 7-9 p.m. at the fire station.

Breaking a vertebrae during his youth Menu will consist of fish, baked potato, cold slaw, baked helped lead a Sheldon native into chiropractic Grundy Register Cheer Paper beans and a drink.

Carry-outs are welcome. Cost is What $8 for care. After he studied as an undergraduate in adults, $5 for children 5-12 and children four and under are this area, a confluence of events brought him free. back to northeast Iowa.

Proceeds will support Lions scholarships and other local Dr. Andrew Ascherl took over the Aplingprojects. Hampton Firemen’s proceeds will be used to update equipChronicle ton Chiropractic Clinic in July 2014. He gradment. uated from Palmer College of Chiropractic

Free camping at Wilder Park Friday-Saturday

The Allison Park Board is sponsoring free camping for all sites at Wilder Park, Allison, on Friday and Saturday, April 24 and 25.

There are no reservations for April 23-25. Sites are available on a first come, first served basis. If a camper registers for April 23- 25, then Wednesday night is free.

All of the many amenities at scenic Wilder Park, including the Summer Open Mic events and concerts, are free to the campers and public.

North Butler Prom 2015 to be Saturday

two months earlier. On a hiring board, which Palmer offered, Ascherl learned Dr. Duane Swailes, who ran the Aplington clinic, was seeking a successor.

Ascherl will open a second location starting Tuesday, May 5, at the former Allison Chiropractic office, at 506 Locust St. It is there that Dr. David Smith said he offered chiropractic care for 34 years. It has been four years since Smith was “95 percent done” and a year since he completely quit the practice, Smith said. The Smiths still own the building and will rent the room, complete with chiropractic table, to Ascherl.

Smith also graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic and said it’s his understand-

Dr. Andrew Ascherl will take up the mantle of the Allison chiropractor on May 5 under the business name, Aplington Chiropractic Clinic, Allison location. (TJ photo by Mira SchmittCash) ing that he and Ascherl have some similar techniques.

“It should be a good fit for a lot of my old patients,” Smith said.

Ascherl’s interest in chiropractic adjustments goes back to eighth grade, when he broke a vertebrae in his lower back during football.

“That morning I couldn’t even stand to get out of bed,” Ascherl said. “It was tough for the first couple of weeks.”

His family took him in for soft tissue therapy at the chiropractor that they already frequented, he said. He said those visits seemed to speed his recovery.

“The whole time since high school I’ve wanted to go along this path,” he said.

Ascherl finished the prerequisite sciences for admission into chiropractic school at UNI. Also as an undergrad, he met the woman whom he married, another small-town native, who is now a speech-language pathologist through AEA 267.

“We were looking for a small town community … to raise our family in,” near to the Cedar Falls-Waterloo area familiar from college, he said. What’s more, they wanted “to be able to know everybody and trust everybody,” Ascherl said.

North Butler High School students will be surrounded by romance at twilight while they are “Lost in a Moment,” at this year’s prom.

North Butler Prom events are slated Saturday, April 25, as follows: • 6:45 – 7:45 p.m. Prom 2015 Open House at the Greene Community Center • 7 p.m. Individual/Couple Pictures - NBHS Choir Room • 8 p.m. Grand March – NBHS Old Gym • 9-11:30 p.m. Dance at the Greene Community Center As a reminder to parents and students, students must arrive to the dance no later than 9:15 p.m. Students who choose to leave the dance will not be readmitted, and will not be able to attend After Prom.

A member of the Butler County Sheriff’s Office will be in attendance at Prom 2015.

Vacation Bible School coming soon

Allison Community Vacation Bible School is scheduled to start on Monday, June 15 thru Thursday, June 18. Students entering 1st thru 6th grade will be at the St. James Lutheran Church from 9 a.m. to noon. Preschool (4 years old by Sept.

2015) will be at the Allison Congregational Church from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Book signing with Iowa coach Gable

A book signing with Dan Gable and co-author Scott Schulte at the Monona, Iowa Community Center (corner of Center and Egbert in Monona) will occur on April 27, from 6:30-8 p.m.

The book, “A Wrestling Life: The Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable” is billed as the most in-depth book ever written about the legend.

Schulte is the news editor in Monona and joined the MidAmerica Publishing staff after spending the past two years writing the book about Gable.

Monona is on Highway 18 past West Union.

This is open to anyone.

Historical Society to meet Thursday; May baskets to be made Sunday

People from all over Butler County are invited to come to the Little Yellow Schoolhouse on Thursday, April 23 at 1:30 p.m. to meet with the Butler County Historical Society.

The country schoolhouse is located on the northwest corner of the Butler County courthouse grounds in Allison.

Plans are being made for Butler County fair, progress at the Hall of Fame and the Anna Pals house. There’s lots of excitement in the history of Butler County. Please think about being a part of it.

• Remember, the Make and Take May Basket workshop at the Little Yellow Schoolhouse will be 2-4 p.m.

Sunday, April 26.

Everyone is welcome. There is no charge.

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Joel Oltmann, who works in maintenance and transportation at the Rehabilitation Center of Allison, gives blood on April 17 at Elm Springs Independent and Assisted Living in Allison. He said he donates blood frequently.

Crystal Huberg, activity coordinator at the Rehabilitation Center of Allison, donates blood on April 17 at Elm Springs Independent and Assisted Living in Allison. She said it was the first time she had been able to give blood recently because of iron level requirements.

Blood drive at Elm Springs collects 24 units

Twenty-four units of blood were donated during a Friday, April 17 blood dtive at Elm Springs Independent and Assited Living in

Allison, Marketing Coordinator Andrew Finnegan said. With every unit of blood donated, three lives can be saved. Finnegan

thanked everyone who participated in the drive. The facility plans another blood drive in August. (TJ photos)

Regional Collection Center accepts household hazardous waste Mira Schmitt-Cash Editor

Hearing the phrase, household hazardous waste, what comes to mind?

Probably weed killers, bug killers, drain cleaner, bleach and ammonia. Those are correct answers.

But there’s more.

Typically if containers are emptied out, they’re just garbage, but if they’re partly full, they’re hazardous waste. Examples are hydrogen peroxide and vinegar.

The partly full rule gets tricky with aerosol cans, however.

If upon shaking the can, it makes a sound, then it is not empty — even if nothing comes out. Used up metal hairspray and mousse bottles are also hazardous materials, to avoid pitching with the trash, said Dale Schoneman.

Those items, and partially full other items such as oil-based paint and varnish, herbicides, pesticides, nail polish and polish remover, should go to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center, said Schoneman, a household hazardous waste specialist there. The Collection Center is one arm of the Butler County Transfer Station, which is all located on Highway 3 east of Sinclair Avenue.

Dale Schoneman, a specialist at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center, displays a partly full container of hazardous material in useable condition. Such containers can be brought to the Swap Shop at the center, located at the Butler County Transfer Station, for others to use. “It saves us the cost of processing it,” Schoneman said. “(Recycling) is the point of the household hazardous waste program.”

(Star/TJ photos by Mira Schmitt-Cash) A simple solution for partly hold hazardous waste program.”

“They have to handle (waste) full hazardous material containIn addition to this temporary carefully to keep products from ers in useable condition is to do- storage, the Butler County re- cross-contaminating to avoid nate them to the Swap Shop in gional collection center receives, toxic gases,” said Tom Cain, the center. sorts by Department of Trans- who manages the station.

“It saves us the cost of process- portation guidelines and arrangHazardous material containers ing it,” Schoneman said. “(Recy- es shipping for final disposal of that are leaking should be placed cling) is the point of the house- household hazardous waste.

COLLECTION to page 15

Ascherl’s focus of practice will be correcting misalignments with the musculoskeletal system.

“Really what we’re looking to do is provide care to smaller communities that don’t have, readily, that easy ASCHERL to page 4

NB School Board makes counter-offer Mira Schmitt-Cash Editor

GREENE — The North Butler School Board countered the Education Association bargaining team’s proposal last week for the fiscal 2016 master contract.

The School Board proposed no raise to the $32,575 generator base and no movement on the salary step scale, but said it will keep paying the single insurance premium in full.

The Education Association said it was quoted a 2.26 percent premium increase for health insurance, when it made its initial offer on April 13.

The association requested an overall package increase of 3.88 percent, or $143,662 to the district, including a $925 raise on the base, to $33,500.

State teacher salary supplement money remains at $5,000 in either scenario.

After initial offers and counteroffers are made, bargaining with employee groups is allowed to continue in closed session.

Plans to repair hydro generation site chug along

CLARKSVILLE — Repairs on the frost line and pier on the downstream side of the Greene hydroelectric powerhouse are slated this fall, as part of a maintenance plan.

An enclosure to keep out water is being designed so that when it is built, the required repairs can occur.

The enclosure is called a cofferdam, Conservation Director Mike Miner said.

Mohn Surveying Inc. out of Lansing, Iowa, is designing the cofferdam, he said. That company will also provide an estimate of construction costs.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which has jurisdiction of the dam and powerhouse, requires the repairs, Miner said.

Energy from the dam is sold off by Modern Hydro, in Wisconsin.

Modern Hydro in turn pays Butler County Conservation, which deposits the funds into the Greene Dam reserve account, Miner said.

It’s the reserve account that is paying for the repairs, Miner said.

The Conservation Board will work with staff from Modern Hydro to conduct the FERC-specified repairs to the powerhouse, Miner said.

Miner originally gave an update on the matter at an April 8 meeting of the Butler County Conservation Board.

• Also at the meeting, District Forester Joe Herring offered a management plan for a recent 80-acre timber addition to the North Butler Wilderness Area. That area has 150 acres of grassland, prairie and wetland habitat and now the 80 acres of timber, and the management plan addresses the new 80 acres, Conservation Board member Meredith Borchardt said.

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Spring Home Improvement Tips for homeowners on their first renovation projects Home renovations are typically exciting, as homeowners get to see the visions of their dream homes come to light right before their very eyes. Turning an outdated bathroom into a modern oasis or an empty basement into the ultimate man cave strengthens the sense of attachment homeowners have with their homes.

But few home renovation projects go from start to finish without experiencing a few bumps in the road along the way. Such bumps can be difficult to handle for homeowners working on their first renovation projects, but there are many ways for novices to navigate the sometimes murky waters of home improvement projects and come out relatively unscathed on the other end, where a

newly renovated home awaits. · Plan well and know what to expect. When working with contractors, get all agreements in writing and spell out exactly what you desire in a home renovation. Photo references can help guide contractors and architects. Ask for the full picture of what can be expected with the work, from demolition to the punch list.

Knowing what lies ahead can keep you grounded throughout the project. · Discuss work each day and set payment schedules. Make payments contingent on work completed. This can help keep contractors on schedule. Paying for all work upfront leaves homeowners at a disadvantage, as it does not provide incentive

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By Richard Jauron, Greg Wallace Weeds can cause trouble for asparagus, raspberries and strawberries. Here are some tips from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulturists on the proper way to control weeds in home gardens. To have additional questions answered, contact the ISU Hortline at 515-294-3108 or hortline@ iastate.edu.

How do I control weeds in my asparagus planting?

Weeds can become a serious problem in asparagus plantings. Cultivation and hand pulling are the most practical weed control measures for home gardeners. Hoeing and hand pulling should be done on a regular basis in spring and early summer. Cultivate lightly to avoid damaging emerging asparagus spears.

The application of four to 4 to 6 inches of straw in summer also is effective in controlling weeds.

Herbicides are not a good weed control option for gardeners, as few herbicides are available for use in home gardens. Products containing the pre-emergent herbicide trifluralin can be applied in early spring before the asparagus spears begin to emerge.

Glyphosate (Roundup) can be used on difficult-to-control perennial weeds.

Spot treat weed-infested areas in early

spring before the asparagus spears begin to emerge or immediately after the last harvest when all asparagus spears have been cut off just below ground level. Do not allow Roundup to get on asparagus spears or ferns, as serious plant injury may occur.

How do I control weeds in my raspberries? raspberriesCultivation and mulches are the most practical weed control measures for home gardeners. Cultivate the raspberry planting frequently during the spring and summer months.

Small weed seedlings are easily destroyed. Large weeds are more difficult to control. To prevent injury to the raspberry plant roots, do not cultivate deeper than two to three inches.

Possible mulching materials include straw, crushed corncobs, chopped cornstalks, sawdust, wood chips, dried grass clippings and shredded leaves. The depth of mulch needed depends on the material used. Optimum depth ranges from 3 to 4 inches for fine materials, such as sawdust, to 8 to 10 inches for straw on well-drained soils.

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Veteran Heritage Day to be Held April 25

Matchless fire starting to be focus of workshop

Butler County Conservation Board to sponsor Sunday workshop each of the three different fire-making methods including bow and drill, flint and steel, and magnifying glass. The program is expected to last approximately one hour to one and one half hours and participants should dress for the weather.

The Basic Fire Making Program is a free public program open to the general public. Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

Heery Woods Nature Center is located at 27887 195th Street near Clarksville.

For more information about this or other public programs of the Butler County Conservation Board, contact Steve Martin at Heery Woods Nature Center, 319-278-1130.

New Hartford Craft Show to be Saturday The New Hartford Craft and Vendor Show is slated Saturday, April 25 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Over 60 crafters and vendors are expected. The event will occur between the New Hartford School at 301 Beaver St. and Community Center at 301 Broadway. There will be a raffle held each hour of items donated by crafters and vendors. No admission will be charged.

Food will be served all day by the parents and students of the Dike-New Hartford School with all proceeds going to the D-NH Weight Room.

Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and graduation are just around the corner and the fair boasts something for everyone,

from doll clothes to educational toys to books for children; to accessories and grooming products to kitchenware and water purifiers to décor to homemade jams and honey; to hand-crafted trucks and re-designed car and tractor parts to furnishings to lighted glassware.

Butler County vendors include from Parkersburg, Angie Hansel with Pink Zebra; and from New Hartford, Kris Schrage with wooden crafts, Ed Blanchard with lighted glass blocks, Carrie Ragsdale with Initials, Mardith DeGroote with Norwex and Tracey Heise with crocheted items.

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Invitation to care for Main Street The Allison Garden Club is asking the public to adopt a barrel — or volunteer.

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To keep them beautiful, they need water every other day when there is no rainfall.

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AMES – Jodie Renae Johnson from Aplington, a sophomore, has achieved academic ranking in the top 2 percent of students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University.

County Board poised to rezone for expanding quarry operations The Butler County Board of Supervisors will hold the final hearings to rezone two agricultural land properties when it meets on Tuesday, April 28 at the Butler County Courthouse in Allison.

The rezoning from ag-1 to ag-2 will allow for expansion of the existing operations, which are gravel or sand quarries. Neighbors within 500 feet should have received mail to this effect.

At 9:30 a.m., the hearing is on a request to rezone lot one SW NW in Section 35, Township 92 North, Range 15 West, also an irregular tract in part of lot two SW NW S of Shell Rock River in Section 35, Township 92 North, Range 15 West, from the present “A-1” district to the “A-2” ASCHERL from page 1 access to go to a chiropractor, (to) make it more convenient for them,” he said.

Though not everyone has chiropractic coverage through insurance, Ascherl said “even without coverage, we make it affordable enough.”

Ascherl plans for his Allison hours to be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and alternating Saturdays

district. The request is from Gerald Hobson.

At 9:45 a.m., the hearing is on a request to rezone parcel B, E twothirds, NE one-quarter, and a tract in the NE corner of the NE NE, both parcels located in Section 8, Township 91 North, Range 16 West. The parcels are to change from the present “A-1” district to the “A-2” district.

This request is from Paul Niemann Construction.

All interested parties are encouraged to attend the meeting, according to a public notice. Written or oral comments may be submitted to the Butler County zoning administrator at the Courthouse, P.O. Box 325, Allison, Iowa 50602. from 9 a.m. to noon. He staffs Aplington every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and every other Saturday that he’s not in Allison, also from 9 a.m. to noon.

Ascherl’s older brother will graduate from Palmer in May and plans to practice in Des Moines. They are among five children.

Allison Meals on Wheels

Monday, April 27: Italian chicken, herb rice, mixed vegetables, cake Tuesday, April 28: Country fried steak, mashed potatoes/gravy, broccoli cuts, lemon pudding Wednesday, April 29: Pork roast,

boiled potatoes/gravy, baby carrots, grasshopper dessert Thursday, April 30: Beef burger, potato salad, pork & beans, sherbet Friday, May 1: Ham patty, sweet potatoes, broccoli salad, pumpkin bar

Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging Menu

Meals are served at the Greene Community Center (202 West South Street) Monday through Friday, for reservations call 641-823-4422. Meals are also served at the Dumont Legion Hall on Wednesdays, for reservations call 641-857-6231. Home delivered meals are also available. For more information call 319-272-1767 or toll free at 877-538-0508.

Monday, April 27: A: Potato Crusted Fish, Rosemary Potatoes, Seasoned Green Beans, Wheat Bread, Fresh Fruit, Tartar Sauce, and Margarine; B: Egg Salad, Tomato Basil Soup, Fiesta Salad, Wheat Bread, and Fresh Fruit Tuesday, April 28: A: Honey Baked Chicken, Garlic Whipped Potatoes, Carrots and Lima Beans, Cornbread, Citrus Fruit Cup, and Margarine; B: Beef Patty with Pepper Gravy, Garlic Whipped Potatoes, Carrots and Lima Beans, Cornbread, Citrus Fruit Cup, and Margarine Wednesday, April 29: A: Swiss Steak, Red Roasted Potatoes, Corn Casserole, Multi Grain Bread, Fruited Gelatin, and Margarine; B: Sliced Tur-

key, Swiss Cheese, Kidney Bean Salad, Ranch House Tomatoes, Multi Grain Bread, Fruited Gelatin, and Mustard Thursday, April 30: A: Beef Spaghetti Casserole, Italian Vegetables, Tossed Salad, Wheat Bread, Hot Spiced Fruit, and Salad Dressing; B: Fall Harvest Salad, No-Salt Crackers, Peaches with Pears and Pineapple, Orange Juice, and Salad Dressing Friday, May 1: A: Apple Glazed Pork, Baked Sweet Potato, Cabbage, Multi Grain Bread, Peaches, and Margarine; B: Herb Crusted Chicken, Baked Sweet Potato, Cabbage, Multi Grain Bread, Peaches, and Margarine

North Butler Community School District Breakfast & Lunch Menus

Lunches include milk and salad bar and whole wheat white bread/marg. Menus are subject to change.

Monday, April 27: Lunch: Soft shell tacos, shredded cheese, salsa, sour cream, corn, refried beans, applesauce, mixed greens/dressing, baby carrots Tuesday, April 28: Lunch: Hamburger/ bun, French fries, pears, mixed greens/ dressing, carrots, cottage cheese, pineapple chunks Wednesday, April 29: Lunch: Spa-

ghetti w/meat sauce, bread, green beans, mixed greens/dressing, applies, mixed fruit, baby carrots Thursday, April 30: Lunch: Creamed chicken on biscuit, peas & carrots, peaches, applesauce, mixed greens/dressing, cottage cheese, baby carrots Friday, May 1: Lunch: Unavailable

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George North and Duane Feltz. Shown with the Allison Group is Paul Tauke, State Forestry Bureau Chief.

The Trees Forever Committee in conjunction with other groups and volunteers continue to make progress in community tree planting and general development of scenic Wilder Park.

In 2014 the value of volunteer labor, uses of machines, camping fees, donations, grants (including the Lodge) amounted to an estimated $130,000.

Free water testing available; grants can help plug or renovate wells

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The 8th Annual Veteran Heritage Day at the St. Ansgar American Legion will be Saturday, April 25. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. and admittance is free.

Veteran Heritage Day is alcohol and smoke-free. Veterans, spouses and the public attend from all over North Iowa and Southern Minnesota. No fees, nothing to join. Char’s Polka Band will play and a lunch will be served by Paradise Pizza. Introductions and “Share a Story” begins at 10:00 a.m. The Master of Ceremonies is 95 year old WWII WASP (Women’s Air Force Service Pilot) Liz Stofus of Faribault, MN, recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal.

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Fire is one of most useful basic skills for survival. Not only does it give off heat for warmth and provide a way to cook, a fire also provides a feeling of security. Give a person some matches or a lighter and most will be able to start a fire, but take the matches and lighter away and it becomes a different story.

On Sunday, April 26 at 1:30 p.m. the Butler County Conservation Board is sponsoring a Fire Without A Match program at Heery Woods Nature Center.

During the program participants will learn about three different methods to start a fire without using matches, learn to make char cloth to catch a spark, gather needed materials, and finally have the opportunity to try their hand at

Breakfast & Lunch Menus Summer Food Program/H-D High School Cafeteria

Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Lunch: 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 a.m.

Served Free for ages 1 to 18!

All meals include milk and are subject to change. Salad Bar will be offered every day.

Breakfast includes peanut butter & jelly offered with toast. Fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads & pastas are used whenever possible. Please Note: There is a 50¢ charge for lunch seconds for all students.

Monday, April 27: Breakfast: Cereal, toast, mixed fruit, juice Lunch: Hot ham & cheese sandwich, carrots, marinated fresh vegetable salad, applesauce Tuesday, April 28: Breakfast: Cinnamon rolls, yogurt, pears, juice; Lunch: Creamed chicken/biscuit, asparagus, cottage cheese, peaches Wednesday, April 29: Breakfast: Egg & cheese biscuit, banana, juice; Lunch: Walking taco, corn, peanut but-

ter sandwich, pineapple Thursday, April 30: Breakfast: Cheese omelet, toast, peaches, juice; Lunch: Chicken Penne, wheat roll, spinach salad, strawberries Friday, May 1: Breakfast: Pancakes/ syrup, sausage patty, pears; Lunch: Chicken nuggets, buttered sandwich, mashed potatoes, California veggie, mixed fruit

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Turning 65? Waverly Health Free ‘Adverse Childhood Center to Offer a ‘Welcome Experiences’ program to Medicare’ Presentation to be offered April 27 WAVERLY – Waverly Health Cen- • Medicare Supplement Insurance

ter (WHC) will hold a “Welcome to Medicare” presentation on Tuesday, April 28 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event will be held in Tendrils Rooftop Garden on the WHC campus.

The program will be presented by trained, Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) counselors.

This presentation will include: • Medicare Parts A & B Benefits • Prescription Drug Benefits (Part D) • Medicare Advantage Plans

WHC is Bremer County’s SHIIP sponsor. SHIIP is a free, confidential counseling program provided by the State of Iowa Insurance Division.

SHIIP does not sell, endorse or promote any insurance products.

Registration is requested at (319) 483-1360. Please park in the Red Lot and enter through the Tendrils Rooftop Garden event entrance, located south of the Center Pharmacy drive-up.

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Smart Money Choices This is Money Smart Week across the nation. I wasn’t sure where, or when, this began so I did a little research and found out it started in Chicago in July of 2001. A group of Chicago finance partners agreed to share resources and ideas on financial wellbeing with consumers in the Chicago area. Today Money Smart Week is 6 days of focused attention by community groups, financial institutions, government agencies, educational organizations and financial experts, designed to help consumers learn better management practices for their personal finances, and today has expanded far beyond the Chicago area.

I understand the importance of having a good grasp on handling money and urge instilling this in childhood in order for young people to have a firm foundation in financial matters for their future. If you are looking for ways to actively involve your kids in learning about money I found several sites you can check out: 1. www.smartweek.org/games 2. Iowa State University Store: (All can be downloaded for free!) a. This is the Way I Spend My Money 4H 353 b. The Allowance Game PM 1776 c. The Spending Game PM 1103 In small town Iowa, with crop prices falling, production costs remaining steady or increasing slightly and livestock prices rising, it is imperative that families make the best use of every dollar they have. (Looks like no Starbuck’s Lattes for me for awhile!)

I’m afraid I can’t help much with crop and livestock prices, (other than buying meat for the dinner table) but I would encourage farm families

to watch prices and costs carefully.

Please make good use of recordkeeping practices.

I can offer a few tips for families to help them save on living expenses: 1. Shop Seasonally: To everything there is a season. You’ll find some of the best deals at the beginning and end of an item’s “season”. This is due to a large inventory and heavy competition not only in stores, but also online.

2. Never Pay Full Price: Stock up on frequently used items when they’re on sale. Plan meals around grocery store specials and use your freezer to buy meat on sale.

3. Take the Time to Save: Spend a little time searching for a coupon code online, compare prices between stores and use those coupons that come in the Sunday newspapers!

4. Use Store Policies: Check on whether the store you shop at has a price match policy or a price adjustment policy. Request a rain check if the needed item is out of stock and remember to mail in those rebates!

5. Guilt-Free Shopping: Retailers are finding creative ways to blend shopping and giving back. An example in our area is the Younkers/Goodwill partnership.

6. Use Generic When You Can: For many things, the quality of generic and brand name is the same, especially in a regulated item like food and medicine so shop generic when you can.

Becoming careful consumers and wise money managers are skills that will be used life-long so help your young people build a firm financial foundation for their future!

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Menu includes Fish, Baked Potato, Coleslaw, Baked Beans & Drink Cost: $8.00/adults, $5.00 children 5-12, Children four and under free CARRY-OUTS AVAILABLE Proceeds will support Lions scholarships/projects & update fire department equipment

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WAVERLY – The Bremer County Community Partnership, in cooperation with the University of Iowa College of Nursing, is presenting a free “Adverse Childhood Experiences” program on Monday, April 27. The program will take place from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at St. Peters Church, 540 E. Franklin St., Denver, IA. The program is sponsored by 1st Five Healthy Mental Development and will offer free Nursing and Social Work CEU’s - 2.4 contact hours will be offered. Preregistration is required by email to Teresa King at tking@ co.black-hawk.ia.us or by phone (319) 292-2213.

The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study is one of the largest investigations ever conducted to as-

United Way of North Central Iowa announces an open, competitive application process for Education, Income and Health programs for fiscal 20152016. United Way directs resources to services that benefit these areas, which it says form the building blocks for a good life.

Nonprofit organizations with programs that align with impact focus are encouraged to submit an application.

United Way has established goals, funding strategies and targeted outcomes for each of the categories. Any qualified non-profit organization located in United Way’s 12 county region is eligible to enter the application process,

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CLARKSVILLE NURSING HOME AUXILIARY The Clarksville Nursing Home Auxiliary met Tuesday, April 14, with 8 members present. President Sandra Lebeck called the meeting to order and roll call was taken. The minutes were read and approved and the treasurer gave her report.

Mending dates are April 22, May 6, and May 20 at 8 a.m. in the activity room.

Sandra Lebeck furnished cookies for the first half of April and Janice Metz will furnish them for the last half of April.

Night Bingo was held April 14 with members and helpers in charge.

The male resident winning a haircut was Dick Ward and the female resident winning the hair set was Violet Freerks.

There were three resident deaths since our last meeting: Joyce Johnson, Curtis Bettsinger and Shirley Henley.

Our next meeting will be May 12.

A special reminder to all auxiliary members that dues are to be paid for 2015.

Submitted by Reporter, Sherry Litterer ________ CLARKSVILLE REBEKAH LODGE #533 The Rebekahs undraped the charter for Sister Verla Endelman who passed away February 1, 2015 and for Sister Donna Terrison who passed away December 13, 2014.

This was done at the start of our April 13 meeting. Lodge was opened

by Noble Grand Dawn Coates at 1:30 p.m. at the Church of Christ. Nine members answered roll call. The minutes from the previous meeting were read and approved.

Members reported sick or in distress: Sister Shirlene reported Sister Gerri Ruth had laser eye surgery and wasn’t feeling very well. And Sister Dawn reported she was feeling somewhat better.

There was one bill submitted, a motion was made and seconded to pay it; carried.

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NE IA WEAVERS AND SPINNERS GUILD The Northeast Iowa Weavers and Spinners Guild will host its annual Spring Open House on Saturday, May 2 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Sunday, May 3 from noon until 4 p.m. at 3257 W. Fourth Street in Waterloo (next to the Ansborough Avenue Hy-Vee).

Guild members will be demonstrating on weaving looms and spinning wheels. Many handwoven and handspun items will be on display as well as available for purchase.

The new dye lab will be open for tours and demonstrations. Sign up for classes or inquire about membership. Weather-permitting there will be live alpaca out front.

Refreshments will be available.

For more information call 319234-1129 or look for us at www.neiwsguild.wordpress.com. ________ COLDWATER DAYTON BUSY GOPHER 4-H CLUB The Cold Water Dayton Busy Gopher 4-H club met on April 16 at the Greene Public Library. The meeting started at 7:09 p.m. with Kaleb Salge leading the Pledge of Allegiance.

Roll call was taken and 11 members were in attendance. The secretary’s report was read by Karter Faust, approved by Kelton and seconded by Mitchell. The Treasurer’s report was read by Cassidy Staudt, approved by Nadia and seconded by Rainy.

Old business included the club’s Rada fundraiser. The club sold a total of 175 items. Good job, everyone!

New business consisted of important dates for the fair and paperwork being handed out.

Brynn and Taylor Salge did a talk on quilting and Kaleb Salge did a talk on how to treat sick calves.

The motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Kelton and seconded

by Kaleb.

Brynn then led us in the 4-H pledge.

The next meeting will be on May 21, at the Greene Library starting at 7 p.m..

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Communications: The Rebekah Assembly President’s article out of the Hawkeye Odd Fellow was read, and a poem on April Showers was read.

A note from Sister Dorothy Garner’s granddaughter was read.

Committee Report: April 27 meeting will be hosted by Sister Barb Crane.

New Business: A donation was made to the Arthritis Foundation in Des Moines.

Old Business: Everyone was reminded of the pulling together meeting at Meadows Assisted Living in Shell Rock by Anchor Rebekah Lodge #46 at 1:30 p.m. April 14.

With no further business, lodge was closed in due form.

Betty Schurman, Secretary ________

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Please refer to United Way’s website at www.unitedwaynci.org, click on “Impact” then choose Education, Income, or Health for materials and more details.

The complete proposal is due by 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 30. Late proposals can be accepted after contacting United Way at 877-429-8962 For more information about United Way of North Central Iowa or the Request for Funding Proposal, please contact 877-428-8962 or visit its website at www.unitedwaynci.org.

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FRIENDSHIP CLUB Seven members of the Friendship Club journeyed to Nashua to have breakfast at the Tangle Root restaurant on Wednesday, April 15. Everyone enjoyed the food and friendliness. Thank you, Jeanie, for the cute favor.

A short meeting was held and two people paid dues. Several people went to the Welcome Center to look around and make purchases.

Our next meeting will be May 12 with Eileen Wust as hostess.

Submitted by Reporter, Sherry Litterer ________

All bird owners, whether commercial producers or backyard flock owners, should continue to practice good biosecurity, prevent contact between their birds and wild birds, and report sick birds or unusual bird deaths to either the state veterinarian at 515-281-5321 or through USDA’s toll-free number at 866-536-7593.

Additional questions about avian influenza should be directed to Dr. Dave Schmitt, state veterinarian.

Samples from the Iowa turkey flock were tested at Iowa State’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames confirmed the findings. The Centers for Disease Control consider the risk to people to be low, whether from wild birds, backyard flocks or commercial poultry. Human infections are rare, and none have been linked to the virus at this time.

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sess associations between childhood maltreatment and later-life health and well-being. The study is a collaboration between the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention and Kaiser Permanente’s Health Appraisal Clinic in San Diego.

The ACE Study findings suggest that certain experiences are major risk factors for the leading causes of illness and death as well as poor quality of life in the United States. It is critical to understand how some of the worst health and social problems in our nation can arise as a consequence of adverse childhood experiences.

Realizing these connections is likely to improve efforts towards prevention and recovery. http://www.cdc. gov/violenceprevention/acestudy/.

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CLARKSVILLE AMVETS AND AUXILIARY The Clarksville AMVETS and Auxiliary will meet on Monday April 27, at 7 p.m. for their regular monthly meeting. ________

Federal and State Partners Provide Information on Avian Influenza

By Pat Halbur, DVM, John Lawrence AMES, Iowa — The USDA confirmed the first Iowa case of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza in a commercial turkey flock in Buena Vista County this week. The flock is located within the Mississippi flyway where this strain of avian influenza has previously been identified.

Iowa State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has posted links to general information and factsheets about avian influenza and directions for submitting samples.

The factsheets available on the College of Veterinary Medicine website http://vetmed.iastate.edu/aivbackground-and-resources include: Avian Influenza Fact Sheet How to protect your birds Keeping your birds healthy Keeping your birds healthy: Key Steps Keeping your birds healthy: Q and A

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Truth Or Consequences

I lied. I can’t even remember about what, but I was caught and my dad gave me a short lecture. It went like this: “The reason to never lie is a totally selfish one. Once you lie you may have to tell a hundred other lies in order to cover up the original lie. No one is smart enough to do that.”

When Jesus said in John 8:32, “and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free,” He was speaking of His own other worldliness. But those words ring true in all aspects of life.

If we put on a front in dealing with other people, we are enslaved to that front until we get to know each other better. We may be wasting precious time associating with people we don’t enjoy or share interests.

To speak an uncomfortable truth and end a friendship that would never get off the ground anyway, turns an unpleasant situation positive.

The principle of truth is all-encompassing. The short term pain of the truth can shorten long term pain considerably. For instance, if Lyndon B. Johnson had been a truthful president, untold lives could have been saved by an early admission of defeat in Vietnam. What Johnson knew and didn’t reveal, was exposed in a biography

by Robert Dallek in 1998. As early as 1965 LBJ said, “What the hell is Vietnam worth to me? ...What is it worth to this country?” Lyndon Johnson knew the war was futile and yet sent 30,000 Americans to their deaths.

Today we have former Senator Bob Graham. He has been fighting to have

The Alternative Fritz Groszkruger 4selfgovernment@gmail.com www.alternativebyfritz.com the whole congressional review of the 9/11 attacks made public at the request of family members of the victims. Mr. Graham co-authored the report in 2002.

The parts of the report kept secret by our government reportedly refer to involvement by our so-called ally, Saudi Arabia, in the attacks.

The Middle East is a huge mess that takes too much effort for lazy people to comprehend. The Syrian and Iranian governments are Shiite. The Saudis, ISIS and al Qaeda are Sunni. Boundaries were drawn by England and France after WWI in order to exploit oil, ignoring different cultures and religions that would ordinarily put like-minded people together. The United States considers Saudi Arabia an ally, despite their dogmatic and cruel culture that is nearly polar opposite of what America stands for. This only hints at the complexity that makes our intrusive foreign policy look foolish.

Being an ally should be a two-way street. With the impossibility of verification of treaties, why bother with them at all? They dilute our ability to be strong militarily by making assumptions based on bad information.

Since it is impossible to know the truth about Middle Eastern politics and even our government’s relationships

there, I think it would be wise to take a lesson from one of the most evil presidents we’ve ever had, Lyndon Johnson. No action is better than any action when based on lies and speculation.

How do we take sides in conflicts that don’t have a good side? Taking sides will always make the other side our enemy. Defending “U.S. interests” or useless allies, dilutes our ability to actually defend the United States.

If I’m labeled a “truther” for wanting to know what is in a report on the most horrific terrorist attack in American history, so be it. Our reaction to the 9/11 attacks has been way more destructive than the attacks themselves and we don’t even know the whole story. What contributions could have been made by the people our politicians sent abroad to die? What could $2 trillion have done for our country if left in the private sector instead of squandered on foreign adventurism?

Our government has not kept its story straight. The truth could have set us free of a $2 trillion debt and much death and destruction. Let’s learn from the past.

The opposite of truther is liar.

Contact me at 4selfgovernment@ gmail.com or visit my website at www. alternativebyfritz.com. Any input is greatly appreciated.

Help for Iowans with disabilities, honoring north Iowans

Iowans with disabilities often wish to live as independently as possible. The ABLE Act will help them do just that.

The ABLE -- Achieving a Better Life Experience -- Act was approved by the U.S. Congress in December. It allows people with disabilities to establish taxfree savings trusts into which money can be deposited to pay for future disability-related expenses. To be eligible, the condition must have occurred prior to age 26.

The trust can be used for expenses that help maintain health, self-sufficiency, and quality of life. These trusts are even more attractive because people with disabilities can save up to $100,000 without losing eligibility for other services.

Under current federal tax limitations, as much as $14,000 may be deposited annually. Donors can deduct deposits from income tax calculations, and any gains are protected from income taxes.

Each state must create its own program before its residents can establish ABLE savings accounts.

The state Senate is working to be sure that Iowa is ready to implement the program as soon as federal rules are

finalized. SF 439 was approved by the Senate Ways & Means Committee this week. It models Iowa’s ABLE program on the College Savings Iowa 529 program administered by the State Treasurer.

Learn more about the ABLE Act and the benefits of an ABLE account from the National Disabilities Institute at www.realeconomicimpact.org/News. aspx?id=460.

Also this week, the Senate held a memorial service for former members of the Iowa Legislature. Among those honored were three north Iowans, the Honorable Arthur Gratias, Clifford Branstad and Dennis May. The Memorial Service is a time-honored tradition in which we recognize former members for their commitment to public service. This service is held every two years, and we memorialize lawmakers that have died in the two

years previous.

In 2015, we gathered to commemorate the service of 19 former members of the Iowa Senate and House. The event includes singing by a choir of volunteers from both the House and Senate, made up of legislators, clerks, pages, doorkeepers and even lobbyists.

A memorial resolution is read and a candle is lit in their honor as the invited family stands in remembrance.

Reach Iowa Sen. Amanda Ragan, DMason City, at the Senate Switchboard, 515-281-3371, at home, 641-424-0874, or email amanda.ragan@legis.iowa. gov. She serves on the committees of human resources (vice-chair), agriculture committee (vice-chair), health and human services appropriations subcommittee (chairwoman), appropriations, natural resources and environment, rules and administration and veterans affairs.

Earth Day as relevant as in 1970 Earth Day is upon us, on April 22, and it’s as relevant as in 1970, if not more so.

I happened to write a story this week about the Hazardous Household Waste Collection Center, which ties closely in to Earth Day. Waste Collection Specialist Dale Schoneman said he received job satisfaction from making the world a little better for his grandchildren.

Meanwhile, Butler County Democrats are hosting a meeting at 7 p.m.

April 22 at the Greene Public Library Community Room, to learn about the lawsuit Des Moines Water Works has brought against upriver counties that manage drainage districts with high concentrations of nitrate runoff. (A story ran last week.)

And with the looming threat of the emerald ash borer, people have to weigh the risk of treating their trees — and possibly drenching with pesticide the groundwater that’s shared with nearby plants and animals.

The environment continues to be a matter of concern — since it relates to the health of those who have to live in it.

I remember watching a documentary about landfills in second grade and vowing that I would recycle. I’m not sure whether it was the birds stuck in pop can rings or the perfectly good items that were thrown away that stuck with me. In geology, I learned about landfills being built on impermeable clay soil in case the leachate liners broke and garbage liquid started to seep through.

The more cleaning I do, and the longer I live in general, my list of sins on the recycling front seems to grow, in proportion.

How does one keep from buying Styrofoam, which cannot be economically recycled? You don’t see as much of the spongy kind around, but any No. 6

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Mira Schmitt-Cash, Editor miraschmittcash.map@gmail.com plastic is actually a type of polystyrene and creates the same type of recycling nightmare, for the same reason manufacturers seem to love it.

Polystyrene weighs too little compared to its volume, and recycling is shipped to remanufacturers by weight.

If the volume that fits on the truck doesn’t weigh enough – say 40 tons – the recycler is back-charged for any lack of weight, as I understand it.

I would love to see a move toward less packaging, and in some products, I am seeing that. (I still grumble about the bag cereals that promote less packaging but where you can’t recycle the bag.) I still wish there was a better way to wrap fresh veggies than in plastic bags or the special “green” plastic bag you have to remember to bring to the store every time. Maybe in parchment paper, which could be composted?

Biodegradable plant-based plastics were all the rage in Washington, D.C., on a trip out a few years ago (though you still recycled them the normal way), but I’ve only seen a few make it to grocery stores in Iowa. Those are nice for folks with compost piles, and if they can be made thin enough, would be another good solution to plastic sacks for produce.

Environmentalists are said to be taking the wrong approach by not focusing on people.

Rather than talking about limiting our footprint and consumption, the Christian Science Monitor argued in a 2012 opinion piece, “let’s shift the movement’s priorities to focus on three groups who have been long neglected

and yet hold the key to the future success of the environmental movement: “The rural poor, for whom nature provides the ultimate social net and provides many basic needs; the business community, for whom sustainability is becoming synonymous with availability of natural resources, often the greatest uncertainty to growth; and youth, who – empowered with technology – can make saving nature a social enterprise about protecting others.”

As far as nature providing basic needs for rural folks, the best examples I have seen of that are, Community Supported Agriculture, which amounts to subscription-based farm-fresh produce; passive rainwater systems that allow rain to permeate the pavement, or soak it up before it can overfill area waterways and lead to flooding (which I hear Butler County struggles with); and the vast amount of “up-cycled” products on the market — but I would like to see more useful up-cycled products as opposed to “pretty” ones.

However, as someone who spends very little time over a stove during the week, food packaging is still my largest source of waste (that or junk mail).

I would like to buy the food I want in packaging I would feel better about.

And maybe a 10-cent tax isn’t the best way to do it, but we do need to update the bottle bill somewhat for the 21st century.

Reach Star and TJ Editor Mira Schmitt-Cash at miraschmittcash. map@gmail.com.

Guest Editorial—

Timely and Adequate School Funding-Letter to our legislators

Upmeyer Hosts Hampton-Dumont Students...

(DES MOINES) – House Majority Leader Linda Upmeyer (R-Clear Lake) met with sixth grade students from Hampton-Dumont School at the Capitol this week. The students were able to meet their legislators and tour the historic Capitol building during their visit.

Pictured here are Hampton-Dumont students with Leader Upmeyer.

Creating Solutions for Iowans and State Budget Discussions A great deal of floor action was completed this week that creates opportunities and solutions for Iowans, ranging from simplifying tax issues to improving our mental health system. We also passed the first budget bill of the session to the Senate. As we transition our focus to the appropriations process, many discussions surrounding the state budget are taking place. With so many different proposals to consider, it’s essential to remind ourselves about the importance of making wise budgeting decisions and how easily poor budgeting choices can hurt our entire state.

It wasn’t too long ago that we saw the ramifications of using irresponsible budgeting gimmicks to balance the state budget. Back in 2011, prior to us gaining the Majority in the House, due to careless budgeting decisions and spending more dollars than we had available, Iowans saw a $500 million property tax increase, the state borrowed over $800 million that costs double to pay back, and there was a $700 million spending gap left for the new governor and legislature to fix.

We dug the state out of that mess by

Under the Golden Dome Too

By State Representative Linda Upmeyer House District 54 linda.upmeyer@legis.state.ia.us (515) 281-4618

adopting a set of core budgeting principles that we have stuck to ever since.

We refuse to spend more than we take in; we will not use one-time revenue for ongoing expenses; and we will not intentionally underfund promises made to Iowans simply to fix the problem down the road.

The reckless spending decisions and overpromises of the past also resulted in deep across-the-board cuts for our schools in 2009 and 2010, leaving them in an unfair position to deal with the consequences of the state’s poor decisions. Like many of you, I am frustrated we haven’t made progress on the issue of education funding this year. However, we do not want to put taxpayers and schools in the same position we were in just six years ago. We are determined to pass what we can afford.

I am extremely disappointed this has become a political game that we simply

have never been interested in playing.

Back in January, we proposed a $100 million increase in funding for Iowa’s school districts. It was the first bill passed out of the House, because it is such a high priority. This is a significant increased investment for our schools and it is what we can afford.

Others have proposed a $150 million increase for schools, but cannot find a way to fund this amount without spending more than we take in. Every Iowan understands if you start spending more than you take in, you’re going to have a problem. If the state spends more than it takes in, we will be back next year with schools once again facing deep budget cuts because state revenue won’t be there to support the increases. We are protecting Iowans against repeating history.

Despite having fewer resources this year, we have worked hard to provide

schools with greater flexibility in their budgets. These bills include providing more options to be used for a school’s management levy and dropout prevention/at-risk funding programs. We will continue to work on ways to cut some of the strings currently tied to school funding.

I am hopeful the education funding debate will soon be resolved. As we move forward this session, have no doubt we will remain committed to crafting a responsible and affordable state budget.

Thank you for your feedback over the past several weeks. Please continue to contact me with your thoughts and questions throughout the remainder of the session. I can be always be reached at linda.upmeyer@legis.iowa.gov or 515-281-4618.

Reach Iowa Rep. Linda Upmeyer, RClear Lake, the House Switchboard, 515-281-3221, at 641-357-8807 or email linda.upmeyer@legis.iowa.gov.

She serves on the administration and rules committee and the Legislative Council.

Editor’s note: This open letter to local legislators from North Butler Superintendent Joel Foster was posted Tuesday on the Bearcat Bites blog.

I believe that it is time that we adequately and properly fund Iowa schools. Gov. (Terry) Branstad and the House Republicans have suggested Supplemental State Aid (SSA) of 1.25 percent for fiscal year 2016, and 2.45 percent for FY ‘17. For FY ‘16, 1.25 percent would give North Butler Community Schools a total of $96,459, and the 2.45 percent for FY ‘17 would be $127,389. I do not believe that those totals would be adequate.

As with any other entity, schools are dealing with increased costs of doing business. The amount of SSA that is suggested in these initial proposals will not cover the increased costs of doing business, and will most likely lead to teaching positions being reduced, and programs for our students being reduced, as well as an increase in property taxes.

The governor and the legislature have been preaching “World Class Schools” for the last several years.

How are we to develop “World Class Schools” in Iowa when we continue to underfund K-12 education. The state is asking us to provide “Cadillac” education while funding us at “Yugo” prices. I have seen data where political rhetoric says that education

funding has increased 18 percent over the past four years or so. Where is that funding? Most of it is tied to programs, and can only be used for categorical items, such as the Teacher Leadership and Compensation package.

In our district, just to give teachers step and lane on the salary schedule would cost us over $55,000. That is not even a cost of living raise for these people. I believe that our teachers deserve to be compensated fairly for the job that they do. They work hard, put in many extra hours, and spend their own money to ensure that the needs of their students are met.

At a time when we should be adding STEM programs, Project Based Learning, and other programs to meet the needs of our students and a changing world, we should be funding our schools adequately. We believe that a 6 percent increase in SSA for each of the next two years would be appropriate. We also believe that school funding and SSA should be set on time as required by law. The SSA for FY ‘16 should have been set a year ago, and SSA for FY ‘17 should be set in the next 22 days.

Thank you for your service to our state.

Respectfully, Joel Foster, Superintendent North Butler Community Schools

FAITH

• Clarksville Star • Butler County Tribune-Journal •

Thursday, April 23, 2015 •

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Church Directory ACKLEY-

Washington Reformed Church

28182 Birch Ave Phone # 641-847-2817 Rev. Jack D. Ritsema, Pastor Service Times: 9 a.m. Sunday School; 10 a.m. Morning Worship; 7 p.m. Evening Worship.

ALLISON-

Allison Bible Church

108 Pfaltzgraff St. Sunday, April 26: 10:30 a.m.

Morning Worship Wednesday, April 29: 7:30 p.m.

Bible Study, Prayer and Fellowship

Allison Congregational Church

Ralph Wedeking Pastor Sunday, April 26: 9 a.m. Sunday School & Confirmation Class; 10 a.m. Worship Services

St. James Lutheran Church

Pastor Jeffrey A. Blank Sunday, April 26: 9 a.m. Worship; 10 a.m. Sunday School; 1:30 p.m.

Worship at Rehab Center Tuesday, April 28: 9 a.m. SewSew Sisters Wednesday, April 29: 6:30 p.m. 7 & 8 Confirmation Thursday, April 30: 9:30 a.m.

Bible Study at Elm Springs Saturday, May 1: 7 a.m. Women & Men’s Bible Study at Elm Springs

Trinity Reformed Church

Pastor Gary Mulder 614 Cherry St. 319-267-2982 Note: Handicap Accessible Services are broadcast live on Dumont Cable Channel 998.

On demand at trinref.org Sunday, April 26: 9 a.m. Worship Service; 10 a.m. Fellowship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School Wednesday, April 29: 6:30 p.m.

High School Youth Group; 6:30 p.m.

Youth Group APLINGTON-

Hitesville Gospel Hall

R.R., Aplington Sunday, April 26: 10 a.m. Ministry of the Word; 11 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. Gospel Service Wednesday, April 29: 7:30 p.m.

Prayer Meeting and Bible Study AREDALE, BRISTOW AND DUMONT-

New Hope Parish

United Methodist Churches Pastor Ann Donat Aredale Sunday, April 26: 8 a.m. Worship Service Dumont Sunday, April 26: 8:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service.

BRISTOWBristow Church of Christ Justin Briney, Minister Ph: 641-775-3301 Sunday, April 26: 9 a.m. Coffee and goodies; 9:30 a.m. Bible School for all ages; 10:15 a.m. Worship Service; 6 p.m. Evening Worship.

Reformed Church, Bristow

Kesley Presbyterian Church Pastor Tamara Entin Cell: 515-293-0928 Home: 515-532-2274 Sunday, April 26: 9:30 a.m. Worship at Kesley CLARKSVILLE – Peace for your soul, In a peaceful setting.

Unity Presbyterian Church

Ridge Avenue & 220th St. One mile south of Hwy. 3 Pastor Christine Kaplunas Sunday, April 26: 10 a.m. Worship Service.

St. John Lutheran Church

204 N. Washington Pastor Charles R. Underwood 278-4765 Handicap Accessible Sunday, April 26: 9 a.m. Sunday School/Adult Book Study; 10 a.m. Worship; 1:30 p.m. Service @ Clarksville Skilled Nursing.

Monday, April 27: 7 p.m. Bell Choir.

Wednesday, April 29: 9 a.m.

ECHO Folding.

Community United Methodist Church

309 W. Superior Street Pastor Dan Fernandez Community-Shell Rock UMC Office 885-4554 Pastor Dan cell: 515-729-7079 Handicapped Accessible Sunday, April 26: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship; 5 p.m. Singles & Doubles Social Time - bring a snack to share.

Wednesday, April 29: 6 p.m. Bell Choir Practice (3rd grade and below); 6:30 p.m. Bell Choir Practice (Middle School).

Immanuel United Church of Christ

Rev. Linda Myren 203 S. Mather Street 319-278-4224 Sunday, April 26: 9:15 a.m.

Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship; Kids Alive; 6:30 p.m. Pairs & Spares.

Wednesday, April 29: 9 a.m. Bible Study; 6:30 p.m. Bible Study.

New Life Lutheran Congregation

Unity Presbyterian Church Ridge Avenue & 220th St. One mile south of Hwy. 3 NALC Iowa Mission Pastor Robert Porisch 1st, 2nd and 5th Sundays; Galen Eiben, Lay Pastor 3rd and 4th Sundays Sunday, April 26: 8:30 a.m. Worship Service.

Church of Christ

302 S. Elizabeth Street Val Swinton, Pastor 278-4416 Sunday, April 26: 8:45 a.m. Coffee & Donuts; 10 a.m. Worship Service; 6:30 p.m. Bible Study.

Wednesday, April 29: 10:30 a.m.

Women’s Bible Study; 7 p.m. Sonbeams PK-5th Grade and Adult Bible Study.

Friday, May 1: 9 a.m. Mom’s Bible Study (childcare available).

DUMONT-

Dumont Reformed Church

(641) 857-3514 Pastors Jeff and April Fiet Sunday, April 26: 9 a.m. Sunday School for ages 3 through High School; 10 a.m. Worship (nursery care provided), Communion on the first Sunday of each month.

Mondays: 1st Monday of the Month: 1 p.m. Reformed Church Women (RCW) Wednesdays: 3 p.m. Adults for Christ (adult group for ages 18+); 6 p.m. Kids for Christ (Middle School Youth Group for 4th-7th grade); 7 p.m. RCYF (High School Youth Group for 8th-12th grade)

103 South Main Street, Clarksville • 319-278-4321

GREENE-

First Presbyterian Church

319 East Traer Streets P.O. Box 160 Greene, IA 50636-0160 Cathy Belles, Pastor bellescatherine@gmail.com Sunday, April 26: 10:30 a.m.

Worship, All are welcome!

St. Mary’s Catholic Church Msgr. Walter Brunkan, Pastor Sunday, April 26: 10 a.m. Mass.

St. Peter Lutheran Church

324 E. Traer, Greene Gary Hatcher, Pastor 641-816-5531 Sunday, April 26: 9 a.m. Worship; 10 a.m. Pie By the Slice, Fellowship, Sunday School, Luther League; 11:11 a.m. Sunday School Teacher Meeting; 11 a.m. Contemporary Worship with Holy Communion Wednesday, April 29: 7 a.m.

Men’s Bible Study; 6:30 p.m. 7th & 8th Confirmation Thursday, April 30: 11:30 a.m.

Salad Luncheon and Card Party Saturday, May 1: 6 p.m. Worship

day School; 10:30 a.m. Worship Service; 6 p.m. Sunday Evening Service Wednesdays: 6:30-8 p.m. AWANAS-Bible Verses, Stories, Refreshments

Peace Lutheran Church

(LCMS) 121 East Washington Pastor Michael Knox 319-231-9761 Sundays 9:30 a.m. KXEL AM Radio Bible Class The Double Edged Sword Saturday, April 25: 7 p.m. Worship; 8 p.m. Bible Class.

Faith Lutheran Church

422 N. Prairie Street Pastor Kim Smith 319-885-4547 Email: faithsr@butler-bremer. com Sunday, April 26: 9 a.m. Worship Service; 10 a.m. Sunday School; 10:15 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service.

Wednesday, April 29: 7 p.m. Evening Worship Service.

VILMAR-

NASHUA-

St. John’s United Church of Christ, Pleasant Hill

10009 Union Ave. Nashua, IA 50658 Like us on facebook: St. John’s UCC-Pleasant Hill (641) 435-4998 Saturday, April 25: Church Cleaning.

Sunday, April 26: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School.

PLAINFIELD –

First Baptist Church

809 Main Street 319-276-4889 Pastor Shawn Geer Sunday, April 26: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School – all ages; 10:30 a.m.

Worship.

United Methodist Church

404 2nd Street Pastor Catherine Orth Church - 319-276-3195 Cell – 319-231-2117 Office Hours: Tuesday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Thursday, 1-3 p.m.

Sunday, April 26: 9 a.m. Worship.

PLEASANT VALLEY –

First United Church of Christ

31015 150th Street, Clarksville 319-276-4443 Rev. Peter Wenzel, Minister Sunday, April 26: 9 a.m. Sunday School; 10 a.m. Worship.

ROSEVILLE-

St. Mary Church

Roseville, IA Msgr. Walter Brunkan, Pastor Saturdays: 7 p.m.

Sundays: 8:30 a.m.

SHELL ROCK –

United Methodist Church

204 S. Prairie Street Pastor Dan Fernandez 319-885-4554 Sunday, April 26: 9 a.m.

Worship Service.

First Baptist Church

223 W. Washington Street Shell Rock, IA 50670 Pastor Alan V. Dicks Sunday, April 26: 9:30 a.m. Sun-

St. John’s Lutheran Church

Pastor Mark Walker St. John’s is Handicap Accessible.

Sunday, April 26: 8:45 a.m.

Sunday School, Confirmation; 10 a.m. Worship Service, Coffee and Fellowship Wednesday, April 29: 6 p.m.

Confirmation; 7:30 p.m. Choir Practice Saturday, May 1: 7 a.m. Prayer at Elm Springs WAVERLY-

St. Mary’s Catholic Church

2700 Horton Road Fr. Dave Schatz 319-352-2493 Eucharistic Liturgies: Saturday 5:15 p.m.

Sunday 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.

Friday, April 24: 7 a.m. Mass.

Saturday, April 25: 4:30 p.m.

Reconciliation; 5:15 p.m. Mass – Baptisms of Ashtyn Jaquith & Greyson Kobliska.

Sunday, April 26: 8 a.m. Mass/ Children’s Liturgy of the Word; 10 a.m. Mass/Children’s Liturgy of the Word/Baptism of Valerie McClimon.

Peace United Church wof Christ

1800 11th Street SE 319-352-3151 Pastor Jonathan Hennings Sunday, April 26: 8:30 a.m. Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. Worship Service.

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Dale E. Kratchmer, age 85, of St. Andrew’s Village in Mahtomedi, MN, formerly of Grantsburg, WI. passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on December 20, 2014.

A celebration of Dale’s life will be held Friday, May 1, 2015 at 11 a.m., with visitation starting at 10 a.m., at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 900 Stillwater Road, Mahtomedi, MN. A luncheon will follow the service.

Bradshaw Funeral and Cremation Services, 2800 Curve Crest Blvd, Stillwater, 651-439-5511, is in charge of arrangements.

Kathryn ‘Kathy’ Mary Ressler Kathryn “Kathy” Mary Ressler, 67, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, April 13, 2015, at the UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo.

She was born March 16, 1948 in Charles City, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Edith (Wiegman) Ressler. Kathy was baptized and confirmed at St. James Lutheran Church in Allison, Iowa, and graduated from Allison-Bristow High School in 1966. She earned a B.A. degree in elementary education from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, and a B.S.N. degree in nursing from Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.

Kathy worked for many years as a nurse at Good Shepherd Care Center in Mason City, Iowa, Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls, several local care centers, and most recently at UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo, retiring in 2011. She volunteered as a Hospice nurse for many years, beginning in 1979, having been a part of the first Hospice team in the Waterloo area. Kathy was also a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls.

Kathy enjoyed fishing in Minnesota and Canada with her parents and spending time with her family, especially her six nieces and nephews. She will be remembered most for her dedication and life-long calling as a nurse, helping and caring for many individuals and families.

Kathy is survived by her two sisters, Doris (Keith) Rindels of Montezuma, Iowa and Ann (Ross) Grafft of Osage, Iowa; four nephews, Robert (Erin) Rindels, Ryan Grafft, Randi (Kara) Grafft and Reese (Brittanie) Grafft; two nieces, Melissa (Curt) Roach and Ranae (Grant) Norland; nine great nieces and nephews, Bailey, Madison & Garret Roach, Austin & Tyler Rindels, Gabriel & Bennett Grafft, Robert Grafft, and Brady Norland; an aunt, Marilyn Shultz, and special friends, Jerry & Pam McMillan.

Kathy was preceded in death by her parents, Robert & Edith Ressler, and her maternal and paternal grandparents.

Services were held Friday, April 17, 2015, at St. John Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls, with inurnment at Allison Cemetery in Allison, Iowa.

Memorials may be directed to UnityPoint Hospice. Condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.

Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

“It Is A Good Day”

It is a good day this Friday morning, April 17, as I write this.

It is a good day to stand outside and face the sun and feel its embrace.

It is a good day to contemplate the coming forth of the new life of spring.

It is a good day to say thank you to the

St. John Lutheran Church

Missouri Synod “Church of the Lutheran Hour”

On radio stations WMT, 600 AM at 6:30 a.m.; KXEL, 1540 AM at 7 a.m. & KWAY, 1470 AM at 8 a.m.

Every Sunday

415 4th Street SW Rev. Matthew Versemann & Rev. Keith Brustuen Sunday, April 26: 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Worship; 9:15 a.m. Sunday School & Bible Class.

Wednesday, April 29: 5:30 p.m.

Confirmation; 6 p.m. Midweek Classes.

Open Bible Church

Pastor Matt Miller 1013 E. Bremer Ave. Ph: 319-352-2038 Sunday, April 26: 9:30 a.m. Donuts & Fellowship; 10 a.m. Morning Worship.

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND CH_ _CH!

Mike Negen, Teresa Negen, Amy Wubbena, Jordan Stirling • Strengthening & Balance • Headaches & Back Pain • Orthopedic Rehab • Sports Injury • Work Related Injuries • Vertigo

Dale E. Kratchmer

WHAT IS MISSING?

creator of heaven and earth.

It is a good day to pray.

Pastor Jeff Blank St. James Lutheran Church, Allison

Bible Study to start Monday

All area women are invited to a Bible Study using the book “The Search For Significance: Seeing Your True Worth Through God’s Eyes” by Robert S. McGee. The study will be held at The Corner in Allison on Monday nights beginning Monday, April 27.

You can come at either 6:30 p.m. or 8 p.m., depending on your schedule.

Please call Robyn Mulder at 319267-2639 to order a book or if you have any questions.

News from the

Liebe Care Center Greene, Iowa

Wednesday April 22 - The Singing Cousins will be here this morning to entertain us, in the lounge area. This afternoon we will be enjoying a game of Bingo. Today is National Jelly Bean Day. Thursday April 23 - Join us in the lounge area this morning for a game of Penny Pitch. This afternoon we will be having a discussion about “Inventions.” Quote for the day: “I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o’er vales and hills, when all at once I saw a crowd, a host of golden daffodils.” — William Wordsworth Friday April 24 - Balloon volleyball will be played this morning in the lounge area. This afternoon we will be playing a game of dice roll. Today is National Arbor Day. This day has been celebrated since 1872, and it is a day to honor and plant trees.

Saturday April 25 - Join us today in the lounge area for some balloon fun.

This evening we will be enjoying either a movie or Lawrence Welk. Today is National Zucchini Bread Day.

Sunday April 26 - Devotions will be led today by the United Methodist Church/Church of the Brethren this afternoon at 2 p.m. Today is National Bird Day. Monday April 27 - We will be having a Spa Day this morning in the lounge area. This afternoon, come join us for a game of coin toss. Today is National Prime Rib Day. Tuesday April 28 - Come join us in the lounge area this morning for a game of Wheel of Fortune. This afternoon we will be playing the card game, knockout. Today is National Blueberry Pie Day. Exercise Group is held Monday through Friday prior to morning and afternoon activities. Social time is held daily at 2:30, or when afternoon activities are complete.

Visit us online at www.liebeinc.com, or in person at 108 South High Street in Greene.

We hope everyone has a wonderful week!

PUBLIC NOTICES

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IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR BUTLER COUNTY BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION 94-1687665 EQUITY NO. EQCV021043 ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Plaintiff, vs.

ALL OF THE UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL OF THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, SPOUSES, ASSIGNEES, GRANTEES, LEGATEES, DIVISEES AND BENEFICIARIES OF LARRY K. FREDERIKSEN AKA LARRY FREDERIKSEN, DECEASED; STATE OF IOWA, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: You are hereby notified that there is a petition on file in the office of the clerk of the above court which petition prays for a judgment in rem against the property involved in this action for the sum of $29,598.03 with interest at 6.75% per annum from and including April 1, 2010, on the promissory note executed by Larry K. Frederiksen and mortgage executed by Larry K. Frederiksen aka Larry Frederiksen to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Countrywide Bank, FSB, its successors and assigns and assigned to Plaintiff, who is the sole and absolute owner thereof.

Said note, together with the mortgage given to secure the same are due and payable by reason of the failure of the Defendants Larry K. Frederiksen aka Larry Frederiksen to pay the installments of principal when due. Plaintiff also prays in said Petition for the foreclosure of said mortgage dated December 1, 2008 recorded in 2008-5068 in the Recorder’s Office of Butler County, Iowa, with said note dated December 1, 2008 on the following described property, to-wit: Lots 1, 2 and 3, all in Block 6 of the Town of Kesley, Butler County, Iowa. and also asking that said mortgage be declared a prior and superior lien to that of each of the above named Defendants; for appointment of

a receiver; for the amount paid by Plaintiff for attorneys’ fees, abstract expense, costs and accruing costs of this action; that special execution issue for the sale of said real estate to satisfy said judgment, interest, attorneys’ fees and costs and for such other and further relief as may be just and equitable.

FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS, SEE COPY OF PETITION NOW ON FILE. THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTED FORECLOSURE WITHOUT REDEMPTION. THIS MEANS THAT THE SALE OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY WILL OCCUR PROMPTLY AFTER ENTRY OF JUDGMENT UNLESS YOU FILE WITH THE COURT A WRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAY THE SALE. IF YOU FILE A WRITTEN DEMAND, THE SALE WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL SIX MONTHS FROM ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS YOUR RESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING OR UNTIL TWO MONTHS FROM ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS NOT YOUR RESIDENCE OR IS RESIDENCE BUT NOT A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING. YOU WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION AFTER THE SALE. THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE WILL BE ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATE POSSESSION OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAY PURCHASE AT THE SALE. The Plaintiff’s attorneys are Petosa, Petosa & Boecker, L.L.P. by Benjamin W. Hopkins, whose address is 1350 NW 138th Street, Suite 100, Clive, Iowa 50325-8308, telephone number (515) 222-9400, facsimile number (515) 222-9121.

You must serve a motion or answer on or before the 20th day of May, 2015 and within a reasonable time thereafter file your motion or answer in the Iowa District Court of Butler County, at the Courthouse in Allison, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.

If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in court because of a disability, immediately call your district ADA coordinator at (641) 421-0990. (If you are hearing impaired, Call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-7352942).

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City of Allison Council Meeting Monday, April 13, 2015 Public Hearing #1: The Allison City Council held a public hearing on Monday, April 13, 2015. Mayor Henrichs called the public hearing #1 to order at 5:15 P.M. Council members present: Blockhus, Cramer, Davis, Henrichs, Platter. Others present: Felicia Schrage, Alice Schwab, Janice Wehrhan, Beth Endelman, Jamie Osterbuhr, Becky Schrage, Karen Anderson-professional dog trainer, Brianna Speedy, Lee Gallentine-City Engineer, Mira Schmitt-Cash-Butler County Tribune Journal, Brian Schoon-INRCOG, Jacob Tjaden-INRCOG. The Mayor asked for comments for or against applying for USDA funding to further develop the preliminary engineering report for the sanitary sewer improvements pending. Brian Schoon of INRCOG explained that it was reported to him last Friday by Brandon Shaw of the USDA that the funds for the SEARCH Grant were exhausted and there were none left for us to apply for. This would have been a $30,000 grant that would help us pay the extra engineering fees that would be required to draw up a new set of specifications to meet the USDA Guidelines in order for us to be able to apply for a USDA Grant to help us with the upcoming sewer projects. They do have available a Grant for $30,000 but would only be funded by USDA at 75% so the City would be responsible for $7,500. One thing he wanted the City to keep in mind with the USDA Grant for help with the sewer projects is that if they give us a grant they expect us to do the rest of the money needed through a loan with them and they only finance those loans with a 40 year loan and the interest rates charged are anywhere from 2% to 4%. If we don’t go through USDA and use SRF - SRF does a 20 year loan at 2%. He said the Council would really need to look at what that interest would cost the City over 40 years. Brian also mentioned that we should be hearing if we get a CDBG Grant by April 20, 2015. Platter made a motion to close the public hearing. Second by Davis. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Public Hearing #2: Mayor Henrichs opened the 2nd public hearing at 5:45 p.m. Council members present: Blockhus, Cramer, Davis, Henrichs, Platter. Others present: Felicia Schrage, Alice Schwab, Janice Wehrhan, Beth Endelman, Jamie Osterbuhr, Becky Schrage, Karen Anderson-professional dog trainer, Brianna Speedy, Lee Gallentine-City Engineer, Mira SchmittCash-Butler County Tribune Journal, Brian Schoon-INRCOG, Jacob Tjaden-INRCOG. The Mayor asked for comments for or against the proposed Amendment #2 to the Urban Renewal Plan. Glenda reported that the she was the delegate representing the City for the consultation meeting on March 16, 2015 at City Hall and the entities of the North Butler Community School District and the Board of Supervisors of Butler County were sent notice of the meeting but no one from either entity attended the meeting and no written recommendations or written or oral objections were received. Blockhus made a

motion to close the public hearing. Second by Henrichs. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Regular Meeting: Mayor Henrichs opened the regular meeting of the Allison City Council at 5:55 P.M. Council members present: Blockhus, Cramer, Davis, Henrichs, Platter. Others present: Felicia Schrage, Alice Schwab, Janice Wehrhan, Beth Endelman, Jamie Osterbuhr, Becky Schrage, Karen Anderson-professional dog trainer, Brianna Speedy, Lee Gallentine-City Engineer, Mira Schmitt-Cash-Butler County Tribune Journal, Brian Schoon-INRCOG, Jacob Tjaden-INRCOG. Motion by Cramer to approve the agenda. Second by Davis. Ayes: All. Nays: None.

Motion carried.

Open Forum: Jamie Osterbuhr and Beth Endelman were present at the meeting representing the pool committee. It was decided that the wages for the pool employees this summer would match those of Greene. City Hall will advertise in the paper for employees and Jamie will place an ad in the announcements at the high school. The pool heater issue was discussed as when you heat the big pool the baby pool remains cold.

More keys to the pool control room will be obtained so that the guards can manage the heat to both pools. They also discussed getting a cover for the pool to keep the heat in when it is not being used. Cramer indicated that Bobby Joe Miller will be painting the interior walls of the shower house. They also would like a stipe painted on the outside of the building and a sign put up. Platter to make that sign. Cramer is looking into getting a bid from a flooring contractor from Ionia for the shower house floor.

He recently did a project in the basement of the REC building. Mayor Henrichs also suggested getting a bid from Tony Nicolaus as he also does a coating process for floors. The public works department will be responsible for cleaning up paint spattered on toilets, etc. The cracks in the deck around the pool will be fixed. The committee would like to purchase items such as umbrellas and benches and wondered if they get donations if they could be kept in a separate fund. Cramer indicated that other entities of the City have their own separate accounts but are also a part of the general fund of the City but just kept track of separately. The committee will be advertising for a frig if someone would have one to donate. The committee wondered if it would be okay to start the fund raising project for a new pool to be built in the future.

The Council supported them on that idea. The normal opening date for the pool is Memorial day and it is scheduled for that same time this year. The committee suggested rates as follows: Family Pool Passes to remain the same at $75.00. Only those in the immediate family in the household would be covered under the family pass. Adult rate $2.50. Children $2.00.

Babysitter pass would be $35.00 and possibly do a punch pass for $20.00. Jamie will do some checking on prices of items they want to purchase and Cramer will check on prices for the

ter health through active living and consumption of nutritious foods now and for generations to come.

“We encourage organizations to submit projects that can influence health — even those that might not be traditional ‘health’ organizations,” said Mike Gerrish, executive director of The Wellmark Foundation.

This could include broad community coalitions to address ideas, programs or projects such as: advancing environmental approaches seeking to change community infrastructure; increasing access to healthy, affordable foods; or enhancing community opportunities to be physically active. Those projects that can demonstrate long-term sustainability — meaning they will have a

over — are preferred.

The first step in the grant application process for the 2015 MATCH grant program is to submit a Letter of Interest by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 15. The Letter of Interest will acquaint the Foundation with the abilities, interests and plans of the applicant prior to completion of the entire grant process.

To learn more about the MATCH grant program, including budget planning and match requirements and the program timeline, visit http://www. wellmark.com/foundation/documents/ Wellmark-Foundation-MATCH-RFP. pdf.

A list of previous grant recipients can be found on the Foundation’s website at www.wellmark.com/foundation.

PUBLIC NOTICE: Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to construct a 254-foot Self-Support Communications Tower. Anticipated lighting application is medium intensity dual red/white strobes. The Site location is 305 3rd Street, Dumont, Butler County, IA 50625, Lat: 42-45-7.288, Lon: -9258-5.108. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Antenna Structure Registration (ASR, Form 854) filing number is A0940841.

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS – Interested persons may review the application (www.fcc.gov/ asr/applications) by entering the filing number.

Environmental concerns may be raised by filing a Request for Environmental Review (www. fcc.gov/asr/environmentalrequest) and online filings are strongly encouraged. The mailing address to file a paper copy is: FCC Requests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.

HISTORIC PROPERTIES EFFECTS – Public comments regarding potential effects on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Jamila, j.reid@trileaf.com, 10845 Olive Blvd, Suite 260, St. Louis, MO 63141, 314-997-6111.

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IN THE IOWA JUVENILE COURT FOR BUTLER COUNTY JUVENILE DIVISION IN THE INTEREST OF B.B. A Child, Juvenile No. JVJV001387 SUMMONS AND NOTICE TO: Jess Brommel 4746 27th Ct. NE Des Moines, IA 50317 YOU ARE HEREBY notified that a Petition for Termination of Parental Rights has been filed in this court regarding the above-named child.

Each parent of the above-named child shall immediately file an Affidavit of Financial Status with the Butler County Clerk of Court to assist the Court in determining parents’ liability for attorney fees for the child’s attorney. Failure to file such Affidavit before the date of hearing may result in an Order requiring the parents to contribute 100% toward the child’s attorney fees.

YOU ARE THEREFORE SUMMONED to appear before the Iowa Juvenile Court for Butler County in the courtroom of the Butler County Courthouse, Allison, Iowa, on June 10, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.

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Official Proceedings: North Butler CSD

NORTH BUTLER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION Public Hearing April 13, 2015 The public hearing was called to order by Board President Eric Bixby at 6:35 p.m. in the Greene Media Center. Board members present were Eric Bixby, Scott Bruns, Gail Arjes, Jon Heuer, Laura Staudt, Kristy Lammers and John Moellers; other present were Superintendent Joel Foster, Business Manager/Board Secretary Shellee Bartlett, Secondary Principal Dan Huff, Elementary Principal Aimee Wedeking and community members.

Moved by Bruns, seconded by Moellers, to approve agenda. Carried unanimously.

Public hearing on 2014-15 certified budget was called to order at 6:35 p.m. Supt. Foster gave a brief presentation on the 2015-16 budget. Several patrons of the district voiced their concern regarding the current year’s budget and staffing, no comments were received regarding the proposed tax rate for fiscal year 2016. The meeting was closed at 7:05 p.m.

Moved by Bruns, seconded by Lammers, to adopt the 2015-16 certified budget as published and present at $12.72047 per $1,000 of taxable valuation. Roll: Ayes –Bixby, Lammers, Bruns, Arjes, Staudt, Heuer, Moellers; Nays – none.

The public hearing meeting was adjourned at 7:06 p.m.

Regular Meeting April 13, 2015 The regular board meeting was called to order by Board President Eric Bixby at 6:35 p.m. in the Greene Media Center. Board members present were Eric Bixby, Scott Bruns, Gail Arjes, Jon Heuer, Laura Staudt, Kristy Lammers and John Moellers; other present were Superintendent Joel Foster, Business Manager/Board Secretary Shellee Bartlett, Secondary Principal Dan Huff, Elementary Principal Aimee Wedeking and community members.

Moved by Heuer, seconded by Moellers, to approve agenda as amended. Carried unanimously.

Moved by Bruns, seconded by Staudt, to approve the minutes from March 9, 2015 meeting.

Carried unanimously.

Moved by Moellers, seconded by Heuer, to approve March 2015 financial reports and April 2015 bill listing. Carried unanimously.

No public items of discussion.

No board items of discussion.

Mrs. Juhl, NBEA Representative, distributed the initial proposal from the North Butler Education Association to the Board of Education for the 2015-16 Master Contract. The proposal included: $925 increase to base and 2.26% increase to health insurance for a total package increase of 3.88%.

Moved by Lammers, seconded by Arjes, to approve the 2015-16 IAEP Coop purchasing program for school food service. Carried unanimously.

Moved by Staudt, seconded by Bruns, to approve consolidating Allison-Bristow CSD & Greene CSD 403b plans to North Butler CSD. Carried unanimously.

Moved by Bruns, seconded by Heuer, to approve the licensure support agreement for a teacher. Carried unanimously.

Moved by Moellers, seconded by Arjes, to approve the Greene ball fields to be used for softball league and are subjected to school fa-

cility use regulations. Carried unanimously.

Moved by Heuer, seconded by Staudt, to approve the bid from Wunsch Contruction for drainage on the football/track field ($43,503.60).

Carried unanimously.

Moved by Staudt, seconded by Bruns, to approve selling surplus items during the Greene city wide garage sale, free-will donation for most items. Carried unanimously.

Moved by Moellers, seconded by Bruns, to approve the following personnel resignation: Don Heuer, transportation director/grounds, effective June 30, 2015.

Moved by Heuer, seconded by Staudt, to approve the following personnel recommendations: Todd Thompson, assistant varsity football coach, salary as negotiated by the 2015-16 master contract. Carried unanimously.

Moved by Bruns, seconded by Heuer, to adjourn at 7:40 p.m.

The tentative date for the next regular board meeting is May 14, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. in Allison.

Board President Board Secretary North Butler Community School April 2015 Vendor Report Vendor-Description Amount AABLE Pest Control-Pest Control $80.00 AEA 267-Supplies $1,023.72 AFLAC-3/20/15 payroll $619.58 Acheivement Products-SPED Supplies $391.59 Advanced Rehab Technologies -SPED Supplies $255.00 Agvantage FS, Inc.-Fuel $8,160.71 Alliant Energy-Electric $9,560.48 Allison Hardware-Supplies $43.32 Allison Variety & Floral-NHS Flowers $28.00 Anderson Erickson Dairy Co.-Dairy $4,663.12 Aplington-Parkersburg CSD -3rd Qtr Open Enrollment $24,484.00 Apple Inc-MacBooks $78,965.00 Aqua Technologies Of Iowa, LLC -Supplies $615.90 Aramark Uniform Services Inc -Cleaning Services $838.90 Avesis Third Party Administrators, Inc. -3/20/15 payroll $533.60 Bankers Trust Company -Bond Payment $266,306.25 Best Western University Park & Suites -IASBO Spring Conference $215.04 Beyond Play LLC-SPED Supplies $408.71 Black Hills Energy-Energy $10,190.11 Blick Art Materials-Art Supplies $72.98 Brad Rottler-Scoreboard $30.00 Carly Niemann-Mileage $46.80 Central Iowa Distributing Inc -Restroom Supplies $1,661.90 Charles City CSD -3rd Qtr Open Enrollment $10,711.75 Chris Suntken-BB Official $90.00 City Of Allison-Water/Sewer $118.65 City of Greene-Water/Sewer $702.00 Clarksville Community School -3rd Qtr Open Enrollment $9,181.50 Clayton Ridge Community School District-3rd Qtr Open Enrollment $1,530.25 Collection Services Center -3/20/15 payroll $237.32 Constructive Playthings -SPED Supplies $282.30 Continuum Retail Energy Services, LLC -Energy $5,761.15 Cordes Excavating-Rock $1,232.64 Country Inn By Carlson

-Ankeny-WR Rooms $449.12 DHS Cashier 1st Floor-Medicaid $78.48 Daniel Mouw-Scoreboard $160.00 Dave Nee-BB Official $90.00 De Lage Landen-Copier Lease $677.30 Delta Dental Of Iowa-3/20/15 payroll $2,029.35 Department Of Education -Bus Inspection $840.00 Dumont Telephone-Telephone $504.51 EMS Detergent Services-Supplies $78.31 Earthgrains Baking Co, Inc.-Bread $1,269.56 Ed Thomas Legacy Leadership Academy -Leadership Training $140.00 Employee Benefit System -3/20/15 payroll $1,361.26 Engel Law Office-Legal $832.50 Fecht’s Repair-Car Maintenence $79.10 Flaghouse, Inc.-SPED Supplies $282.75 Freeze Frame Bowl-Bearcat Bash $390.96 Greene Lumber Company Inc -Supplies $508.70 Greene Recorder-Publications $630.32 Haan Crafts-FCS Supplies $244.55 Hampton-Dumont Community Schools -3rd Qtr Open Enrollment $1,530.25 Harold’s Repair -Vehicle Maintenance $2,648.54 Heartland Paper Co -Restroom Supplies $463.48 Hermitage Art-Graduation Supplies $75.65 Huber Supply Co, Inc.-Cylinders $4.24 IAEP-ServSafe Class $100.00 IASBO-IASBO Conference $250.00 IPERS-3/20/15 payroll $54,150.59 ISEBA-3/20/15 payroll $37,323.54 Internal Revenue Service -3/20/15 payroll $86,900.64 Iowa Association of School Boards -Background Checks $223.00 Iowa Communications Network -Internet $1,791.58 Iowa Department of Revenue -3/20/15 payroll $1,146.79 Iowa High School Music Association -Registration $615.00 Iowa High School Speech Assoc -Speech & Drama $196.00 Iowa School Nurse Organization -Registration $185.00 Iowa Sports Supply -Softball Equipment $988.60 J&C Grocery-FCS Supplies $169.52 Janesville Consolidated School District -3rd Qtr Open enrollment $3,060.50 Jazz Educators Of Iowa-Registration $50.00 Jennifer Miller-MS Concessions $59.25 Joe’s Heating, Cooling and Plumbing -Repairs $123.01 Jolene Purdy-Mileage $35.10 Kaplan Early Learning Co -SPED Supplies $952.65 Keck Inc-Food $1,008.32 Kirk Wunsch-Scorebook $30.00 Kramer Golf Ball Co, Inc-Golf Supplies $307.00 Lakeshore Learning Materials -SPED Supplies $1,279.68 Landers Hardware Hank-Supplies $132.13 Langfritz Seed-Grass Seed $172.00 Larrabee Center, Inc-SPED Services $399.52 La rson Engineering, Inc. $2,000.00 -Track Project Lindsay Landers-Mileage $79.56 Madison National Life -3/20/15 payroll $1,210.55 Majewski Tire & Exhaust Ctr

Official Proceedings: City of Allison floor in the shower house. They both will report back at the Council meeting on April 27, 2015.

Brianna Speedy, Becky Schrage and Karen Anderson – professional dog trainer, were present at the meeting to ask the Council to repeal the viscous dog ordinance especially in regards to Pit Bulls. They feel Pit Bulls get a bad rap greatly due to the publicity they have gotten when something has happened. They shared facts they obtained stating that other types of dog attacks are not publicized like anything that a Pit Bull has done. They say the Pit Bulls are not the problem - it is the owners that are irresponsible and train the dogs incorrectly. Mayor Henrichs explained that even though some people train their Pit Bulls correctly and they are good dogs - through this Ordinance, it is our only way of controlling having someone move into Allison that has viscious Pit Bulls. Becky Schrage did state that her dog is no longer in City limits but is being taken care of by a friend.

The Cemetery Committee being represented by Felicia Schrage, Alice Schwab & Janice Wehrhan discussed with the Council some things that they have been working on. They are going to place an article in the paper stating when flowers could be put on the cemetery and when they must be removed. They stated that if the weather permits, the cemetery will be mowed twice during the week before Memorial Day and the last time being on Thursday, May 21st and that flowers could be brought out to the cemetery that evening and they would be required to removed by June 2, 2015. Flowers and memorial items that hinder mowing after June 2, 2015 will be removed and taken to the cemetery shed and held for 4 weeks, so people can pick up their items. An exception to that would be flowers sitting on cement base or attached to the gravestone. They will also have this information run on Dumont Cablevision. The Council approved them to do this and signs will also be made by Platter and posted by entrances to the cemetery stating this information. The Committee would also like to see the grass trimmed around the evergreen trees on the North border of the cemetery on the east side of Hwy 14. The Council will make sure this is done by the mowers.

Consent Agenda: Henrichs made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Second by Platter. Those items approved were as follows: Approve minutes from meeting on March 23, 2015 Approve Treasurers Reports Approve building permit app for Russell Miller – Miller Car Wash – storage building on west side of car wash Approve building permit app for James Ackerson for Roof over existing slab in back of home and add a 10 X 14 enclosure for storage under this section of their home Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried.

New Business: An estimate for $7,179 was obtained from Schrock concrete for approximately 271’ of curb replacement in the area where the “Farm

to Market” project will take place in 2016. Mayor Henrichs questioned City Engineer, Lee Gallentine, if any curb replacement would be included in the project itself. He looked through the specs and found that indeed there was curb replacement in the project. The estimate from Schrock was not approved. The City will check into other areas in the City that may need curb replacement.

Resolution # 15-04.1 – a resolution to apply for financial assistance through USDA to help finance amendments to the City’s Preliminary Engineering report for the sanitary sewer projects pending was tabled until the next meeting.

Platter made a motion and second by Blockhus to approve Resolution # 15-04.2 – a resolution setting the date for a public hearing on April 27, 2015 authorizing a loan agreement and the issuance of not to exceed $280,000 general obligation notes. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried. This is a loan necessary for the “Farm to Market” Street Project.

Henrichs made a motion and second by Platter to approve Resolution # 15-04.3 – a resolution setting the date for a public hearing on April 27, 2015 authorizing a loan agreement and the issuance of not to exceed $250,000 general obligation loan notes. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried. This is a loan necessary for regular street projects in the City.

Platter made a motion and second by Cramer to approve Resolution #15-04.4 – a resolution determining an area of the City to be an economic development area, and that the rehabilitation, conservation, redevelopment, development or a combination thereof, of such area is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety or welfare of the residents of the City, designating such area as appropriate for urban renewal projects; and adopting the Amendment #2 to the Allison Urban Renewal Plan. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Davis made a motion and second by Platter to approve Resolution # 15-04.5 – a resolution adopting the engagement agreement with Ahlers & Cooney for their role as Bond Counsel in regards to the General Obligation Capital Loan Notes for $250,000 and $280,000. Ayes: All. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Old Business: Mosquito spraying for 2015 was discussed.

A bid from AAble Pest Control was received for $970 + tax per spraying for spraying every other week starting in May 15th and ending September 15th. This item was tabled until another estimate has been obtained.

Street improvement projects were discussed as the City Council is not satisfied with several streets that were done previously and now have severe frost boils on them this Spring. The Council asked that Glenda contact Mark Steffes of Blacktop Services and have him look at several of these streets and attend our next council meeting.

Mayor Henrichs had gotten a bid for awnings for City Hall. An awning extending out 7’ from the front door and awnings for the two windows were priced. The total price being $7,650. The

Council was concerned that the 7’ awning may get too much of a snow load on it and would cause problems. Platter will check with a contact of his in regards to getting another bid. This item was tabled until the next meeting.

Blockhus made a motion to adjourn at 8:00 p.m. Second by Platter. Ayes: All. Nays: None.

Motion Carried.

Scot Henrichs, Mayor Attest: Glenda Miller, City Clerk Agvantage FS, Inc-Gas Fpr Fire Dept $121.05 Allan Brockway-Liquidated Damages $93.39 Allan Inc.-UPS Charges $71.52 Allison Ambulance -Amb Calls & Officers Fees $1,475.00 Allison AMVETS-Senior Citizens Coffee $78.00 Allison Variety -Supplies & Amb Computers $2,334.10 Allison Wilder Days -Donation For Wilder Days $300.00 AMVETS Post 30-Flags $416.00 Baker & Taylor-Library Books $234.64 Blacktop Services-Cold Mix For Roads $880.00 Butler Co. Econ Developmt -Advertizing For Wilder Park $396.06 Butler County Sheriff -Law Enforcement Services $23,750.00 Butler County Solid Waste -Disposal Fee $3,344.25 Cardmember City -City Hall And Ambulance Supplies $731.57 Casey’s General Store -Gas For Shop & Fire Dept $383.77 Central Iowa Distr-Shop Supplies $147.60 City Of Allison-Library Water Bill $137.93 Cooley Pumping -Porta Potty’s At Wilder Park $80.00 Cooper Motors-Air Filters For Rigs $133.19 Dutton,Braun,Staack,Hellm -Attorney Fees For Litigation $1,113.48 EFTPS-Fed/FICA Tax $1,983.20 Elm Springs Assisted Liv -Senior Citizens Coffee $57.00 Farmers Cooperative Co -Chemicals For Park $43.70 Fawn Wiebke -Postage & Printing Wilder Days $99.56 Follett Software Co.-Library Supplies $291.00 Franklin General Hosp -Ambulance Billing $392.00 Greene Recorder -Advertising For Lodge $33.75 Grout Museum District -Library Program $212.00 Hawkins Inc-Water Chemicals $318.00 Iowa Office Supplies -Library Office Supplies $18.43 Iowa W/H Taxes-State Taxes $1,639.00 Iowa Workforce Dev -Umemployment Tax $484.20 IPERS-IPERS $2,219.36 J & C Grocery-Supplies For City Hall $45.75 Jendro Sanitation Svcs -Garbage Collection $4,189.30 Keystone Lab -Water & Wastewater Testing $1,220.70 Klinkenborg, Hansmann, & -Legal Fees $2,635.00

$50.00 -Tire Repairs Marco, Inc.-Copier Maintenance $489.74 Martin Bros Dist Co-Food/Supplies $31,623.56 Mary Junker-Mileage $102.96 Matina Clark-NHS Supplies $83.88 Medical Enterprises, Inc-IDATP Kits $70.00 Mercy Clinics-DOT Physical $187.25 Mick Gage Plumbing & Heating, Inc. $417.54 -Supplies Mid American Energy-Electric $2,295.13 Mid-American Publishing-Publication $248.77 Monderne Glass Co, Inc $285.00 -Prom Supplies Monte DeArmoun-BB Official $90.00 $394.90 Muhl Tech-BsB Supplies NAPA Auto Parts - Greene-Supplies $1,261.49 Nashua-Plainfield CSD-Coaching Clinic $50.00 National Sports Products $2,379.00 -Baseball Supplies Neff Company-Awards $578.50 Neil Wedeking Electric $2,121.46 -Fire Marshal Repairs Networking Solutions-IT Support $4,794.35 North Butler CSD $8,860.85 -JH BsB/SB Program North Butler CSD-Payroll $33,739.99 North Butler Educational Association $1,860.15 -3/20/15 payroll North Iowa Piano Service & Pianoman Products-Piano Service $392.00 OmniTel Communications-Telephone $252.40 Orkin Exterminating Co.,inc. $389.64 -Pest Control Pepsi Beverages Company-Pop $47.58 Phil Pitzenberger-Scorebook $30.00 Pincrafters-Honor Roll Pins $1,235.00 Pitney Bowes-Meter Lease $307.00 Postmaster-PO Box Fee $146.00 RRMR Community Schools $7,651.25 -3rd Qtr Open Enrollment Rapids-Supplies $54.61 Renee Boss-Solo Judge Fee $100.00 Ricoh USA, Inc.-SPED Supplies $540.00 Ricoh USA, Inc.-Copier Lease $2,763.23 Ross Plumbing & Heating Inc-Repairs $626.62 Scholastic Book Fairs-8-Book Fair $2,285.54 School Specialty-SPED Supplies $475.69 Secretary of State-Notary $30.00 Shellee Bartlett, Business Manager $128.00 -Bus Parking/Beg Cash T & M Foods-FCS Supplies $177.63 The Inksmith-MS Shirts $610.00 The Master Teacher-Retirement Gifts $198.80 The W-”W” $320.00 Thomas Bus Sales, Inc.-Bus Supplies $443.56 Tim Heidenwirth-Scoreboard $60.00 Travis Holm-Scorebook $90.00 Treasurer-State of Iowa $14,815.00 -3/20/15 payroll US Cellular-Cell Phone $62.27 VISA-Supplies $1,727.63 Van Meter-Supplies $8.65 Vernier Software & Technology $149.00 -STEM Supplies Voya Financial-3/20/15 payroll $6,329.39 Waste Management-Waste Removal $755.77 Waverly-Shell Rock School District $25,248.00 -SPED Tuition West Fork Schools $1,530.25 -3rd Qtr Open Enrollment Wix Water Works-Softner Salt $71.50 Report Total: $811,387.26 TJ 17-1

Kluiter Auto Repair -Repair Of Shop Truck-1975 Chev $1,101.30 Kossuth Cnty Lib Assoc-Library Training $50.00 Lincoln Savings $76,453.49 -Payment On $400,000 Loan Linda Allen-Library Books $283.32 Marc-Chemicals For Pool $320.73 Mid-America Publishing Cr $680.77 -Publishing & Park Advertising Midwest Alarm Services $476.40 -Library Alarm Services Miller Building $1,890.33 -Closing In Shelter At Park Napa Auto Parts-Vehicle Repair Parts $26.41 Paul Niemann Construction $214.85 -Rock For Wilder Park Payroll Checks-Total Payroll Checks $6,863.99 Physicians Claims Co $432.56 -Ambulance Billing Ryan Exterminating $30.00 -Exterminating At Shop Sandry Fire Supply, LLC $731.88 -Fire Department Equipment Sharon Niehaus-Library Cleaning $180.00 State Of IA-Elevator Safe $165.00 -Elevator Permit & Inspection Stirling Lawn Care-Snow Removal $390.00 Superior Welding $61.27 -Oxygen For Ambulance Taste Of Home-Library Book $31.98 Taylor Rose-Cleaning At City Hall $280.00 The Library Store-Library Supplies $155.35 Treasurer State Of Iowa $1,017.00 -Sales Tax On Water Trees Forever -Match For Mid-American Grant $1,000.00 US Cellular-Cell Phone Bill $135.38 US Post Office $146.50 -Postage For Water Bills USA Blue Book-Water Chemicals $39.89 Walmart Community $141.86 -Library Books & DVDs Waverly Health Center $175.00 -Ambulance Billing Wix Water Works-Wt Bottle Rental $19.00 Claims Total $145,597.76 General Fund $51,457.61 Road Use Tax Fund $3,856.29 Debt Service Fund $76,453.49 Water Fund $3,767.32 Sewer Fund $2,511.20 Landfill/Garbage Fund $7,551.85 REVENUE REPORT 37,441.70 General Total Library Total 17.68 Road Use Tax Total 9,376.83 Employee Benefits Total 2,418.32 Emergency Fund Total 189.97 Tax Increment Financing Total 1,351.94 Debt Service Total 3,760.35 Water Total 5,514.65 Water Reserve Fund Total 38.75 Customer Deposits Total 225.00 Sewer Total 23,291.45 Sewer Reserve Total 14.33 Landfill/Garbage Total 8,807.51 Total Revenue by Fund 92,448.48 TJ 17-1

COURTHOUSE

• Clarksville Star • Butler County Tribune-Journal •

Thursday, April 23, 2015 •

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Clarksville Fire helps tame CRP burn

The Clarksville Fire Department helped tame flames from a burn of Conservation Reserve Program land on Friday, April 17, near 65th Street and Quail Avenue north of the Clarksville auction grounds.

Landowner Harold Leahy, of the Waterloo area, was on scene and said he called it in. At 3:25 p.m., he said the fire had been burning about an hour. (CS photo by Mira Schmitt-Cash)

Butler County Courthouse News DISTRICT COURT Darin Len Auten, 40, of Clarksville pleaded guilty on April 14 to driving while barred for a Nov. 13 incident and was sentenced on April 15 to two years of supervised probation, concurrent with a sentence for operating while intoxicated, on terms of 180 days of residential treatment or until the maximum benefit is achieved, abiding by a substance abuse evaluation, abstaining from alcohol and other mood-altering substances and submitting to random alcohol and drug testing and ordered to pay $140 court costs. A two-year prison sentence and $625 fine were suspended.

Stormie Marie Livingston, 21, of Des Moines was found guilty on April 15 of contempt – resisting an order or process of the District Court, and sentenced to 180 days in jail and ordered to pay $100 costs for the contempt finding. The finding stemmed from a case in which Livingstion was found guilty on Sept.

27, 2012, of four counts of third-degree burglary, of which three pertained to unoccupied vehicles.

MAGISTRATE COURT Joshua J. Bertram, 36, of Parkersburg was found guilty on April 14 of assault and first-offense public consumption of alcohol for actions April 13 and ordered to pay $130 fines, $45.50 surcharges and $120 costs.

SMALL CLAIMS Iowa State Bank, Clarksville v. Melissa Sue Ott, Parkersburg. Judgment for plaintiff for $75.07 with 2.12 percent interest from Feb. 26 plus $95 costs.

Hauge Associates Inc., Sioux Falls, S.D. v. Quinncy Adams, Allison. Judgment for plaintiff for $1,282.61 with 2.12 percent interest from March 16 plus $85 costs.

TRAFFIC CITATIONS Dollar amounts are, in order, fines, surcharges and costs.

DNU, speeding/failure to stop in a safe distance — Robert Greg Klinzing, Omaha, Neb., surcharge $13.50, other $60 Failure to have valid license/permit — Robert Greg Klinzing, Omaha, Neb., surcharge $9, other $45 Failure to maintain control — Diane Lee Harms, Shell Rock, $100, $35, $60 No valid driver’s license — Jesus Aduardo Herandez, Austin, Minn., $300, $112.50, $60 Speeding – 55 or under zone, 1-5 mph over, each, $20, $7, $60 — Martha Ann Mosher, Allison; Bonnie Lynn Groah, Clarksville; William George Mohlis, Dike 55 or under zone, 6-10 mph over — Ashley Ann Adams-Gansen, Greene, $60, $21, $60 (issued Feb. 25); Corissa Jean Frazier, Cedar Falls, $60, $21, $60 (issued Feb. 27); Christina Lynn Goodhue, Britt, $40, $14, $60; David Ray Himler, St. Peters, Mo., $40, $14, $60; Riley Joseph Wessels, Charles City, $40, $14, $60; Duane Francis Saul, Parkersburg, $40, $14, $60 55 or under zone, 20 mph over — Jeanne Cummings Kelli, Trucksville, Pa., $105, $36.75, $60 TRANSFERS April 9 to April 16 Warranty deed: Marina R. (Kannegieter) Kreimeyer and Alex C. Kreimeyer to themselves; N1/2 subd. lot 12 E 100 feet and lot 12 NE corner, both in 2990-17; 2015-0800.

Mortgage: Alex C. and Marina R. Kreimeyer to Lincoln Savings Bank; N1/2 subd. lot 12 E 100 feet and lot 12 NE corner, both in 29-90-17; 20150801.

Deed – miscellaneous and groundwater hazard: Scott and Leeann Hoodjer to Keithy R. Doty; Clarksville Poisals Addition lots six and seven, block five; 2015-0802, GWH150363.

Mortgage: Keithy Reede Doty to Iowa State Bank; Clarksville Poisals Addition lots six and seven, block five;

2015-0803.

Survey plat: Steve Busse to Matt Rottler, Round Grove Golf and Country Club; parcel FF SE NE 2-93-17, NFR 1/2 NE 2-93-17; 2015-0804.

Release: First Bank of Hampton to Lane and Jodi Tweten; Bristow lots seven and eight, block two; 2015-0805.

Warranty deed: Bank of America National Association to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Clarksville Poisals Addition lot eight, block four; 2015-0806.

Mortgage assignment: MERS, First Franklin Financial to Residential Credit Solutions; Parkersburg H C & S Addition lot one, block 18; 2015-0807.

Quit claim deed: Mary Toulouse to Andrew Jr. and Marlys Hogenkamp; N 1,983.5 feet of the E1/4 32-92-15, S1/2 SW SE 29-92-15, S1/2 SE SW 29-92-15, W1/2 NE 32-92-15, E1/2 NW 32-92-15, E1/2 NE 7-90-15, S 120 acres SE 6-90-15, 12 acres NW corner except parcel C NE SE 6-90-15; 20150808.

Mortgages: Jason and Karen Reiher to Veridian Credit Union; subd. lots two and three, W1/2 lot 11, 25-92-17; 20150809 and -0810.

Mortgage: Scott and Jackie Wildeboer to Public Employees Credit Union; parcel B NE SW 25-90-17; 2015-0811.

Release: First Security Bank & Trust to Michael and Jennie Carson; E1/2 W 90 feet Dumont Bickfords Sub div. lot 11 SE 28-92-18; 2015-0812.

Mortgage: Jeffery F. and Lois M. Matt to Veridian Credit Union; tract beginning in the SE corner of 4-90-15; 2015-0813.

Mortgage: Daniel T. Kluiter to Lincoln Savings Bank; Aplington Original Town lots 11 and 12, block 21, also W 10 feet of adjacent alley, lot 12, block 21; 2015-0814.

Release: Veridian Credit Union to Daniel T. Kluiter; Aplington lots 11 and 12, block 21, also adjacent alley, lot 12, block 21; 2015-0815.

Release: Veridian Credit Union to Ronald D. and Janet R. Druvenga; Aplington Harkens Addition lot 32; 20150816.

Release: Veridian Credit Union to Leeann Engel; W1/2 Clarksville lot seven, block five, S 12 feet W1/2 Clarksville lot six, block five; 20150817.

Release: Veridian Credit Union to Daniel T. Kluiter; Aplington Original Town lots 11 and 12, block 21, also adjacent alley, lot 12, block 21; 20150818.

Release: Veridian Credit Union to Alan R. and Jacqueline A. Schoneman; Clarksville Poisals Addition lots

Proceedings

MINUTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BUTLER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HELD ON APRIL 7, 2015.

Meeting called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Chairman Tom Heidenwirth with members Rex Ackerman and Rusty Eddy present. Also present were Emergency Management Coordinator Mitch Nordmeyer, Sheriff Jason Johnson, Engineer John Riherd, Gordy Ballhagen and Larry Bass, New Hartford, Iowa and Fern Myers, Allison, Iowa.

Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved as read.

Board met with New Hartford City Council members Larry Bass and Gordy Ballhagen concerning the road condition of an extension of Highway 57 going north into New Hartford. Also present was Mira Schmitt-Cash, Mid-America Publishing. Engineer Riherd will give the city a cost estimate of needed repairs and the City of New Hartford will make available to Engineer the existing plan for the road work already completed north of the Railroad tracks. It was determined that an independent opinion of ownership of the road is necessary.

Moved by Eddy, second by Ackerman to approve Iowa DOT FY2016 Secondary Road Budget. Motion carried.

Moved by Ackerman, second by Eddy to approve 5-Year Secondary Road Construction Program. Motion carried.

Moved by Heidenwirth, second by Ackerman to authorize Chair to execute contract between the Board of Supervisors and the Iowa Department of Public Health for Medicolegal Death Investigator Training for Tammy Fleshner. Motion carried.

Board reviewed the Quarterly Reports of Auditor and Sheriff and ordered placed on file.

Board approved claims as submitted.

Chairman Heidenwirth adjourned the meeting at 11:40 A.M. to Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 9:00 A.M. The above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes and proceedings of a regular adjourned meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Butler County, Iowa on April 7, 2015.

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two and three, block six, W1/2 of alley abutting same lots; 2015-0819.

Mortgage: Dean J. and Shellanie M. Jensen to C US Bank; E1/2 NW 3693-17, E3/4 E1/2 SE 25-93-17; 20150820.

Release: Iowa State Bank to Parkersburg Economic Development; NE 3190-16; 2015-0821.

Release: Iowa State Bank to Parkersburg Economic Development; parcel F NE 31-90-16; 2015-0822.

Mortgage: Levi A. and Sarah Towsley to Lincoln Savings Bank; Greene Traers Second Addition lots 11 and 12, block five; 2015-0823.

Release: Lincoln Savings Bank to Wygle Properties LLC; Greene High View Addition lots 11 through 15; 2015-0824.

Release: Lincoln Savings Bank to Brian D. and Patsy L. Wygle; Greene Thorps Addition lots 18 and 19, block nine; 2015-0825.

Release: Lincoln Savings Bank to Dean and Shellaine Jensen; E1/2 NW 36-93-17, E3/4 E1/2 SE1/4 SE 25-9317; 2015-0826.

Release: Lincoln Savings Bank to Dean and Shellaine Jensen; E1/2 NW 36-93-17; 2015-0827.

Warranty deed and groundwater hazard: Martin and Tanya Reeser to Doyle L. and Ann L. Brocka; S1/2 SE 21-92-17, parcel B SE SE 21-92-17, parcel C SE 21-92-17; 2015-0828, GWH150364.

Mortgage modify: Mark Jacobs to Lincoln Savings Bank; E1/2 except NW 31-92-16; 2015-0829.

Mortgage modify: Mark Jacobs to Lincoln Savings Bank; W1/2 except NW 31-92-16; 2015-0830.

Mortgage modify: Mark Jacobs to Lincoln Savings Bank; E1/2 except NW 31-92-16; 2015-0831.

Mortgage: Glenn E. Jr. and Cecilia M. Eickelberg to Veridian Credit Union; tract commencing 35 rds, one link S of the N1/4 post 4-90-15; 20150832.

Mortgage: Jack D. and Judy Ackerson to INRCOG; parcel A SW NW 13-

93-18, NW SW 13-93-18; 2015-0833.

Mortgage modify: Lyle F. Johlas to Veridian Credit Union; Shell Rock Schuldts Addition lot 13; 2015-0834.

Mortgage: James R. and Sandra K. Hamby to First National Bank; E 40 feet lot 11 and W 40 feet lot 12, both in Shell Rock Lois Ann Addition; 20150835.

Survey plat: Steve Busse to Kevin Adams, Dean and Cynthia Richards; SE corner parcel C 23-93-15; 20150836.

Mortgage: Alan D. and Kathy A. Eberline to Lincoln Savings Bank; S1/2 11 acres except SE SE 13-92-18, N1/2 SE SE 13-92-18; 2015-0837.

Mortgage modify: Alan D. and Kathy A. Eberline to Lincoln Savings Bank; SE1/4 except 19-92-17; 2015-0838.

Mortgage modify: Alan D. and Kathy A. Eberline to Lincoln Savings Bank; east 90 acres SE 8-92-17; 2015-0839.

Mortgage modify: Alan D. and Kathy A. Eberline to Lincoln Savings Bank; E1/2 NE 17-92-17, W1/2 except SW 17-92-17; 2015-0840.

Mortgage modify: Alan D. and Kathy A. Eberline to Lincoln Savings Bank; N1/2 SE 7-93-17; 2015-0841.

Mortgage modify: Alan D. and Kathy A. Eberline to Lincoln Savings Bank; S1/2 NE 19-92-17; 2015-0842.

Mortgage: Timothy L. and Felicia Schrage to Farm Credit Services of America; except parcel A, SW 16-9217; 2015-0843.

Release: Seth Eveland to MERS; S 61 feet Allison Marks Sunrise lot three, N 17 feet Allison Marks Sunrise lot four; 2015-0844.

Mortgage: Farmech Inc. to Iowa State Bank; S3/4 acres SW NE 33-90-15, W1/2 except parcel A NW 12-90-17, SW NW 35-91-16, SW NE 34-91-16, SE NW 33-91-16; SW NW 34-91-16, NE 33-91-16; 2015-0845.

Mortgage: Ronald Lee and Colleen Sue Wessels to Iowa State Bank; N1/2 except NW 10-91-18, SE SW 3-91-18; 2015-0846.

Affidavits: Nationstar Mortgage Inc. to Tony L. Clark; Clarksville Country

Club Addition lots six through 11, all in block two; 2015-0847 and -0848.

Release: MERS to Ryan and Joanie L. Behnke; Greene McClures First Addition lots 11 and 12, block three; 20150849.

Quit claim deed: Teresa Theel to Michael DeGroote; parcel A, SE 13-9117; 2015-0850.

Release: MidwestOne Bank to Clint N. Johnson; parcel D NE 23-90-17; 2015-0851.

Mortgage: Thomas J. and Shirley E. Wright to Farmers State Bank; Shell Rock Schuldts Addition lot 14; 20150852.

Mortgage: Rodney D. and Cindy Arjes to First Security Bank & Trust; Dumont T. A. Third Addition lots six and seven; 2015-0853.

Mortgage: Alan R. and Jacqueline A. Schoneman to New Day Financial LLC; W1/2 vacated alley, Clarksville, Clarksville Poisals Addition lots two and three in block six; 2015-0854.

Mortgage: Galen R. and Darla Hamman to Green Tree Servicing LLC; SW corner SW NW 30-92-15; 2015-0855.

Miscellaneous: Iowa Department of Natural Resources to city of Allison; E1/2 SW 30-92-16; 2015-0856.

Mortgage: Kevin and Ruth Leisinger to Veridian Credit Union; Shell Rock Original Town lots nine and 10, block 15; 2015-0857.

Mortgage: Gary W. and Brona K. Eberhart to Cedar Falls Community Credit Union; parcel A NE SE 12-9016; 2015-0858.

Release: MidwestOne Bank to Derek J. and Jessie A. Harken; SE NE 21-9017; 2015-0859.

Mortgage: Bradley L. Williams to Iowa Heartland Credit Union; Greene Thorps Addition lot eight, block five; 2015-0860.

Mortgage assignment: Farmers State Bank to MERS; Shell Rock Schuldts Addition lot 14; 2015-0861.

Mortgage: Robert and Linda L. Benson to First Security Bank & Trust Co.; W1/2 N 21 feet Dumont lot 77, W1/2 Dumont lot 64; 2015-0862.

Mortgage: John T. Landers to First Security Bank & Trust; tract commencing NE corner 34-93-18; 2015-0863.

Miscellaneous: GMAC Mortgage Corp., MERS to Green Tree Servicing LLC; Clarksville Country Club Addition lots 28 through 30, all in block two; 2015-0864.

Tax liens: Iowa Department of Revenue to Jeffrey D. and Jodi M. McCauley; 2015-0865 and -0866.

Mortgage: Randall W. and Amy Stoehr to Deere Employees Credit Union; commencing W1/4 corner except lot 32 block 91 unit 17; 20150867.

Partial release: Iowa State Bank to Martin and Tanya Reeser; S1/2 except SE 21-92-17; 2015-0868.

Partial release: Iowa State Bank to Martin and Tanya Reeser S1/2 SE 2192-17; 2015-0869 and -0870.

Release: Security State Bank to Wesley J. Ballhagen; NW SE 3-90-16, NE SE 3-90-16; 2015-0871 and -0872.

Quit claim deed: William Brown to Annie R. Rieken; Allison Original Town lots 177 and 178; 2015-0873.

Quit claim deed: Renita Brown to Annie R. Rieken; Allison Original Town lots 177 and 178; 2015-0874.

Quit claim deed: Carol Jean Loge to Annie R. Rieken; Allison Original Town lots 177 and 178; 2015-0875.

Warranty deed and groundwater hazard: Annie R. Rieken to Vada M. Shreve; Allison Original Town lots 177 and 178; 2015-0876, GWH150365.

Quit claim deed: Shawn M. Meyer to Mervan R., Linda L. and Shawn M. Meyer; parcel D, SW NE 31-91-16; 2015-0877.

Mortgage: Mervan R., Linda L. and Shawn M. Meyer to Veridian Credit Union; parcel D, SW NE 31-91-16; 2015-0878.

Change of title: Fernando Q. Deleon, Members First CCU, Central Iowa Credit Union, Butler County, Iowa to city of Dumont; E1/2 Dumont Original Town lots 41 and 46; 2015-0879.

Butler County Sheriff’s Report Monday, April 13: • Officers executed a traffic stop, assisted with two medical calls, and received reports of nine controlled burns.

• 9:03 a.m.: Officers took a vandalism/criminal mischief complaint in the 300 block of S. Cherry St. • 9:55 a.m.: Officers took a fraud report in the 400 block of S. Fremont St., Clarksville.

• 11:57 a.m.: Officers took a fraud report in the 400 block of 4th Ave., Parkersburg.

• 1:58 p.m.: Officers took a theft report in the 400 block of N. Johnson St., Parkersburg.

• 2:30 p.m.: Officers took a theft report in the 400 block of 13th St., Aplington.

• 5:40 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 400 block of 6th St7:50 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident near the intersection of 270th St. and Temple Ave. • 5:48 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident in the 700 block of N. Public Road, Shell Rock.

• 8:11 p.m.: Officers were called to an assault/fight in the 200 block of Wemple St., Parkersburg. Officers arrested Joshua Bertram, 36, of Parkersburg, and charged with public intoxication and assault as a result of an altercation with a neighbor. He was held for court.

Tuesday, April 14: • Officers executed two traffic stops and received reports of 62 controlled burns.

• 10:01 a.m.: Officers transported a subject for mental health.

• 2:42 p.m.: Officers assisted fire personnel with a grass/field fire in the 100 block of N. High St., Greene.

• 4:19 p.m.: Officers assisted fire per-

sonnel with a grass/field fire near the intersection of 120th St. and Sandhill Road, Greene.

• 5:05 p.m.: Officers arrested Beau Carlson, 33, of Dumont, at his residence on an outstanding Butler County warrant for assault. He was held to appear.

• 8:14 p.m.: Officers were called to a missing person report in the 500 block of East St. Wednesday, April 15: • Officers executed two traffic stops, assisted with one medical call, and received reports of five controlled burns.

• 2:35 a.m.: Officers assisted fire personnel with a grain bin fire in the 19800 block of 135th St. • 9:42 a.m.: Officers took a criminal mischief complaint in the 20500 block of Ivy Ave., Allison.

• 11:26 a.m.: Officers assisted fire personnel in the 26200 block of Elm Ave., Dumont.

• 6:01 p.m.: Officers took a report of a possible fraud in the 31200 block of 290th St., Shell Rock.

• 6:35 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 500 block of West St. • 7:27 p.m.: Officers took a report of a harassment complaint in the 200 block of S. Elizabeth St., Clarksville.

• 7:54 p.m.: Officers assisted fire personnel in the 200 block of 2nd St., Parkersburg.

• 8:20 p.m.: Officers took a theft report in the 600 block of E. Grove St., Shell Rock. Subject took a bicycle valued at $600.

• 9:14 p.m.: Officers assisted fire personnel with a grass/field fire in the 15700 block of Dodge Ave., Aredale.

Thursday, April 16: • Officers executed four traffic stops,

and assisted with five medical calls, and received reports of 53 controlled burns.

• 8:28 a.m.: Officers transported a subject.

• 9:57 a.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 300 block of Greene St. • 11:36 a.m.: Officers assisted fire personnel with a grass/field fire in the 33300 block of 290th St., Shell Rock.

• 11:47 a.m.: Officers took a report of theft of clothing from a residence in the 10400 block of 195th St. • 3:50 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident in the 11200 block of Highway 3, Dumont. Accident was on private property, no damage report was filed.

Friday, April 17: • Officers assisted with four medical calls and received a report of 56 controlled burns.

• 1:06 p.m.: Officers took a theft report in the 300 block of N. Main St., Greene.

• 3:04 p.m.: Officers took a harassment report from the 900 block of McManus St., Dumont.

• 3:47 p.m.: Officers assisted fire personnel with a grass/field fire near the intersection of Highway 14 and 290th St., Parkersburg.

• 4:51 p.m.: Officers were called to an assault/fight in the 400 block of 4th St., Parkersburg. Officers arrested Andrew Faulkner, 35, of Parkersburg, and charged him with simple domestic assault. He was held for court.

• 6:10 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 15900 block of Main St. • 9:24 p.m.: Officers took a missing person report in the 400 block of 6th St. Saturday, April 18: • Officers executed four traffic stops,

assisted with six medical calls, and received reports of 14 controlled burns.

• 3:16 a.m.: Officers took a report of suspicious activity near the intersection of Butler Center Road and Upland Ave. Unable to locate.

• 9:53 a.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 400 block of N. Bluff St. • 11:50 a.m.: Officers took a report of a theft in the 600 block of Howard St., Aplington. Bicycle was returned after a misunderstanding.

• 8:11 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 300 block of N. Main St., Allison.

• 9:32 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident near the intersection of Highway 57 and Keystone Ave., Aplington. No injuries, no report filed.

Sunday, April 19: • Officers executed five traffic stops, assisted with two medical calls, and received a report of 10 controlled burn.

• 11:08 a.m.: Officers took a burglary report in the 1200 block of Circle Dr., Parkersburg.

• 6:49 p.m.: Officers were called to an alarm in the 21800 block of Logistics Park Dr., Shell Rock.

• 11:36 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 600 block of Maple St., Greene.

• 11:50 p.m.: Officers received a report of suspicious activity in the 21800 block of Logistics Dr., Shell Rock.

Monday, April 20: • Officers assisted a motorist prior to 9:40 a.m.

• 1:40 a.m.: Officers were called to an alarm in the 100 block of Cherry St., Allison.

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Mouw paces Bearcats get past AGWSR Bearcats at Lake Mills

LAKE MILLS – Dan Mouw’s runner-up finish in the 200 led North Butler’s boys’ track team to 26 team points in the Class A field at Lake Mills’ Bulldog Invitational on Thursday, April 16.

Mouw clocked in at 24.27 seconds in the event as North Butler was seventh in the team race.

Also scoring points for North Butler at the meet were Reed Christensen in the 100, Dylan Clipperton in the 1,600, as well as the 4x100, 4x200, 4x800 and distance medley relays.

Running on the 4x100 were Brandon Trees, Jaret Wunsch, Anthony Fitzgerald and Christensen while Fitzgerald, Todd Dolan, Christensen and Mouw were on the 4x200.

Included in the 4x800 were Wunsch, Devon Huberg, Connor Huberg and Brandon Heuer. Making up the distance medley were Christensen, Mouw, Dolan and Heuer.

The host school, Lake Mills, won the meet with 135 team points.

Lake Mills Bulldog Invitational Class A Team Scoring 1. Lake Mills 135; 2. (tie) St. Ansgar 90; 2. (tie) Osage 90; 4. (tie) Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 89; 4. (tie) West Hancock 89; 6. Central Springs 39; 7.

North Butler 26.

Individual Results (Champion, North Butler finishes) 100 – 1. Sean Smalley (LM) 11.93; 5. Reed

Christensen 12.25; 13. Jared Feldman 14.08.

200 – 1. Sean Smalley (LM) 23.98; 2. Dan Mouw 24.27.

400 – 1. Ezra Marroquin (G-H/V) 52.42; 12.

Clay Shultz 1:00.36; 13. Randy Wildeboer 1:05.12.

800 – 1. Lucas Maakestad (O) 2:08.63; 10.

Chase Adams 2:23.79; 11. Devon Huberg 2:24.02.

110 hurdles – 1. Zach Johnson (WH) 16.44; 7. Sheldon Leavens 18.52; 10. Kendrick Miller 19.94.

1,600 – 1. Lucas Maakestad (O) 4:58.24; 5.

Dylan Clipperton 5:26.17; 12. Tyler Brinkman 5:57.35.

3,200 – 1. Scott Aamodt (LM) 10:39.77; 8. Tyler Brinkman 12:50.49.

400 hurdles – 1. Dustin Heimer (SA) 58.52; 7.

Sheldon Leavens 1:03.87; 9. Anthony Fitzgerald 1:04.75.

Discus – 1. Joe Malecek (O) 143-2; 11. Kendrick Miller 87-6; 13. Brandon Trees 82-4.

High jump – 1. Sam Smith (WH) 5-8; 7. Chase Adams 5-2; 8. Sam Dolan 5-2.

Long jump – 1. Sean Smalley (LM) 20-10; 13.

Clay Shultz 15-8; 14. Nick Kabela 15-1.

Shot put – 1. Allen Chizek (WH) 41-0; 11. Connor Huberg 33-2.25; 12. Kendrick Miller 33-2.25.

4x100 – 1. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 45.66; 5.

North Butler (Brandon Trees, Jaret Wunsch, Anthony Fitzgerald, Reed Christensen) 48.05.

4x200 – 1. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 1:36.60; 3. North Butler (Anthony Fitzgerald, Todd Dolan, Reed Christensen, Dan Mouw) 1:37.30.

4x400 – 1. Lake Mills 3:37.08.

4x800 – 1. Osage 8:44.13; 5. North Butler (Jaret Wunsch, Devon Huberg, Connor Huberg, Brandon Heuer) 9:26.78.

Shuttle hurdle relay – 1. Lake Mills 1:03.90; 7.

North Butler (Anthony Fitzgerald, Kendrick Miller, Brandon Trees, Sheldon Leavens) 1:09.89.

Distance medley relay – 1. Garner-Hayfield/ Ventura 3:58.19; 4. North Butler (Reed Christensen, Dan Mouw, Todd Dolan, Brandon Heuer) 4:02.94.

Bearcats 12th at Lady Wolverine Invite

DIKE – A win in the discus by Haley Landers led North Butler’s track team to a 12th place team finish among 15 teams at the Lady Wolverine Invite at Dike-New Hartford on Thursday, April 16.

Landers’ effort of 121 feet, 2 inches was a season-best, but it fell about two feet short of qualifying for the Drake Relays as the standards shot up considerably in the last 72 hours of qualifying.

The Bearcats scored 25.5 points for their finish. West Marshall scored 130 points to win the meet.

Other finishes scoring points for North Butler included Isabel Derdzinski in the 400, Michaela Foster in the 3,000, Mady Bixby, also in the discus; Marcy Jacobs and Makayla Hauser in the high jump; Nicole Heeren in the shot put and the 4x400 relay.

Lady Wolverine Invitational Team Scoring 1. West Marshall 130; 2. Dike-New Hartford 104; 3. South Hardin 94; 4. AGWSR 65.5; 5. Don Bosco 54; 6. Denver 45; 7. Aplington-Parkersburg 43; 8. Dunkerton 42; 9. (tie) Grundy Center 35; 9. (tie) Jesup 35; 11. Wapsie Valley 28; 12. North Butler 25.5; 13. Janesville 20; 14. (tie) North Tama 7; 14. (tie) Gladbrook-Reinbeck 7.

Individual Results (Champion, North Butler finishes) 100 – 1. Sarah Boomgarden (SH) 13.27; 8.

Morgan Arjes 14.17; 16. Hallie Testroet 14.84.

200 – 1. Allison Hilleman (WM) 27.17; 16. Marcy Jacobs 30.12.

400 – 1. Eri Siems (AGWSR) 1:04.48; 6. Isabel Derdzinski 1:07.75.

800 – 1, Shannon Breja (WM) 2:36.91; 22.

Brylee Landers 3:56.85.

100 hurdles – 1. Kailyn Reece (WM) 12.09; 17.

Laura Kreimeyer 21.15.

1,500 – 1. Bethany Lippert (AGWSR) 5:21.82; 10. Michaela Foster 5:49.88.

3,000 – 1. Bethany Lippert (AGWSR) 11:38.45; 7. Michaela Foster 12:55.98.

400 hurdles- 1. Annika Wall (Jesup) 1:08.52; 11. Laura Kreimeyer 1:25.27; 12. Makayla Hauser 1:35.13.

Discus – 1. Haley Landers (N. Butler) 121-2; 8. Mady Bixby 87-7; 14. Nicole Heeren 75-7; 16.

Brookelynn Dye 71-2.

High jump – 1. Sarah Boomgarden (SH) 5-0; 5. Marcy Jacobs 4-6; 7. Makayla Hauser 4-4.

Long jump – 1. Haleigh Durnin (D-NH) 156.5; 12. Katie Junker 12-9.75.

Shot put – 1. Alyssa Corkery (DB) 34-6.75; 8. Nicole Heeren 29-5; 14. Brookelynn Dye 2510.5.

4x100 – 1. Wapsie Valley 52.56; 11. North Butler 57.83.

4x200 – 1. West Marshall 1:51.40; 10. North Butler 2:03.52.

4x400 – 1. Aplington-Parkersburg 4:16.06; 6.

North Butler 4:34.53.

4x800 – 1. Denver 10:30.50.

Shuttle hurdle relay – 1. Aplington-Parkersburg 1:11.37; 10. North Butler 2:06.23.

Sprint medley relay – 1. Dunkerton 1:58.48; 10. North Butler 2:06.23.

Distance medley relay – 1. West Marshall 4:26.97; 13. North Butler 5:19.49.

Bowling Results

By Vicky Malfero Freeze Frame Bowl – Greene, Iowa League Bowling Stats Wednesday Night Mixed Hot Shot League Congratulations Wyffel’s Hybrids for winning season ending roll off.

Thursday Night Pin Buster Men’s League Congratulations Freeze Frame for winning season ending roll off.

Wednesday and Thursday league banquet were held at Freeze Frame Bowl at 6 p.m. on Wednesday April 22. Appetizers and Spaghetti Dinner were served.

Thank you everyone for a great season! See you next year.

WELLSBURG – Trevor Wangsness’ first medal for North Butler was a big one as his 38 led the Bearcats past AGWSR at Meadowbrook Golf Course on Tuesday, April 14.

Coach Todd Thompson’s team shot 166 to best the Cougars by four strokes on their home course as North Butler improved to 2-3 on the season.

AGWSR’s Kody Boheman was the medalist runner-up, shooting 41.

The Cougars’ Tate Hofmeister also carded 41.

Rounding out team scores for the Bearcats were Gerod Schafer (42), Ramsey Kock (43) and Michael DeBerg (43).

Also included in the Cougars’ team scoring were Jay Janssen (42) and Jacob Schachterle (46).

AGWSR’s JV defeated North Butler 196-217.

North Butler (166) – Trevor Wangsness 38, Gerod Schafer 42, Ramsey Kock 43, Michael DeBerg 43, Carter Lewis 45, Isaac Trees 55.

AGWSR (170) – Kody Boheman 41, Tate Hofmeister 41, Jay Janssen 42, Jacob Schachterle 46, Dalten Schipper 50, Tyler Rose 57.

Michaela Foster runs the 3,000 at the 2015 Lady Wolverine Invitational held by Dike-New Hartford High School on Thursday, April 16. (John Jensen photo)

Nicole Heeren competes in the shot put at the 2015 Lady Wolverine Invitational on Thursday, April 16. (John Jensen photo)

North Butler girls second at quad Bearcats 6th, Indians ST. ANSGAR – North Butler’s girls finished second behind state team and the reigning Class 2A individual state champion Sarah McMichael of Nashua-Plainfield at a quadrangular hosted by St. Ansgar on Monday, April 13 at Acorn Park Golf Course.

The Huskies, which finished fourth at the state meet last year with all but one of their golfers returning, out-shot the Bearcats by 95 strokes, finishing with the four low scores in the meet.

Both St. Ansgar and West Fork did not have enough golfers to complete a team.

The low score for coach Todd Thompson’s Bearcats was JoAnna Schafer, who carded 62.

North Butler’s boys team finished

last in the quad, led by Ramsey Kock’s 46. The Bearcats were separated from first place by 14 strokes.

Girls Nashua-Plainfield (189) – Sarah McMichael 42, Kayla Dietz 47, Lauren Ebert 47, Hailey Schmitz 53, Hannah Holthaus 61, Megan Cerwinske 62.

North Butler (284) – JoAnna Schafer 62, Holli VanWyk 63, Katelynn Shultz 75, Erika Dralle 84, Sarah Goodrich 85.

St. Ansgar (no team score) – Brianna Lowe 53, Alex Patterson 55, Caylee Bartz 71.

Boys West Fork (180) – Gunnar Myers 40, Kyle Schulz 45, Lucas Klang 49, Preston Larson 49, Jordan Greimann 49, Logan Plagge 52.

St. Ansgar (182) – Ben Boerjan 43, Colin Salz 44, Jack Koster 47, Jared Kramer 48, Marcus McNealy 52, Dylan Low 54.

Nashua-Plainfield (185) – Zach Bond 44, Devin Koob 45, Zade McCall 48, Noah Cerwinske 48, Matthew Stille 51, Bryce Bilharz 53.

North Butler (194) – Ramsey Kock 46, Trevor Wangsness 49, Michael DeBerg 49, Carter Lewis 50, Gerod Schafer 51, Isaac Trees 53.

North Butler gains meet medals

GREENE – Both JoAnna Schafer and Ramsey Kock earned their respective girls’ and boys’ meet medalist honors on the home course at Round Grove Golf & Country Club on Friday, April 17.

Schafer led the Bearcat girls to a team win over Riceville as both St. Ansgar and West Fork didn’t have enough golfers to field teams.

She shot 62 to top Riceville’s Bailey Dohlman, who was two strokes back.

North Butler won 277-288.

Completing team scoring for the Bearcats were Holli VanWyk (68), Katelyn Shultz (73) and Erika Dralle (73).

Kock shot 43, one stroke better than medalist runners-up Colin Salz of St. Ansgar and West Fork’s Preston Larson.

West Fork, however, earned the team title in the quadrangular by two strokes over the Bearcats, 187-189.

Rounding out team scoring for the Warhawks were Lucas Klang (45), Kyle Schulz (49) and Logan Plagge (49).

Besides Kock’s score, North Butler’s Gerod Schafer (47), Michael DeBerg (48) and Trevor Wangsness (51) were included in team scoring.

Boys Results West Fork (187) – Preston Larson 44, Lucas Klang 45, Kyle Schulz 49, Logan Plagge 49, Rylan Fleshner 51, Jordan Greimann 52.

North Butler (189) – Ramsey Kock 43, Gerod Schafer 47, Michael DeBerg 48, Trevor Wangsness 51, Carter Lewis 51, Reid Lammers 56.

St. Ansgar (191) – Colin Salz 44, Jared Kramer 48, Marcus McNealy 49, Jack Koster 50, Dylan Low 54, Bryton Lowe 57.

Riceville (205) – Ben Dunn 48, Logan Mayer 52, Cody Sprung 52, Nate Miller 53, Emilio Gomez 53; John Green 55.

Girls Results North Butler (277) – JoAnna Schafer 62, Holli VanWyk 68, Katelyn Shultz 73, Erika Dralle 74.

Riceville (288) – Bailey Dohlman 64, Courtney McKenna 69, Kristian Schofield 73, Madison Drilling 82.

St. Ansgar (no team score) – Brianna Lowe 69.

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8th at N-P meet NASHUA – The North Butler boys’ track team was bolstered by a win in the 200-meter dash by Dan Mouw to finish sixth in the eight-team N-P Coed Invitational on Thursday, April 14.

The Bearcats also got runner-up finishes from Reed Christensen in the 100 and the distance medley relay in scoring 60 team points.

Clarksville, led by a runner-up finish by James Schellhorn in the 3,200, scored 21 team points for its finish.

North Butler’s girls competed in its portion of the meet, scoring 66 points for sixth out of eight teams. The Bearcats gained wins from Michaela Foster in the 3,000 and Haley Landers in the discus.

Northwood-Kensett won the boys team title with 125 points while Central Springs claimed the girls’ section with 96.

N-P Coed Invitational Boys Team Scoring 1. Northwood-Kensett 125; 2. Janesville 79; 3.

Central Springs 75; 4. (tie) Turkey Valley 72; 4. (tie) Nashua-Plainfield 72; 6. North Butler 60; 7.

Dunkerton 54; 8. Clarksville 21.

Individual Results (Champion, area finishes) 100 – 1. Johnny Davis (Dunkerton) 11.96; 2.

Reed Christensen (NB) 12.05; 7. Zach Sommerfelt (Clarksville) 12.31; 15. Sterling Kroeze (Clarksville) 13.76; 16. Randy Wildeboer (NB) 14.03.

200 – 1. Dan Mouw (NB) 23.84; 10. Jared Feldman (NB) 28.25; 11. Jacob Hinders (Clarksville) 29.13; 13. Chris Nelson (Clarksville) 30.95.

400 – 1. Ryan Izer (TV) 54.43; 7. Ben Waetjen (Clarksville) 59.44; 9. Clay Shultz (NB) 59.99; 11.

Nick Kabela (NB) 1:01.30.

800 – 1. Daniel Hennigar (Cent. Sprgs) 2:09.56; 3. Connor Huberg (NB) 2:20.88; 7. Devon Huberg (NB) 2:23.89; 13. Adam Lovrien (Clarksville) 2:35.14; 14. Riley Cramer (Clarksville) 2:38.94.

110 hurdles – 1. Sully Ryerson (N-K) 15.96.

1,600 – 1. Jordan Yessak (Dunkerton) 4:54.65; 7. Dylan Clipperton (NB) 5:31.17; 9. Riley Cramer (Clarksville) 5:50.56.

3,200 – 1. Keano Batton (N-K) 11:07.08; 2.

James Schellhorn (Clarksville) 11:13.13; 7. Tyler Brinkman (NB) 12:34.89.

400 hurdles – 1. Sully Ryerson (N-K) 59.42; 3.

Anthony Fitzgerald (NB) 1:02.54; 12. Dylan Jacobs (Clarksville) 1:09.18.

Discus – 1. Tom Yezek (N-K) 161-10; 12. Brandon Trees (NB) 82-0; 13. Zach Wedeking (NB) 761; 15. Adam Lovrien (Clarksville) 72-11.

High jump – 1. Jack Thode (Janesville) 5-10; 4.

Chase Adams (NB) 5-4; 5. Sam Dolan (NB) 5-4.

Long jump – 1. Noah Dodd (Janesville) 20-7.75; 3. Zach Sommerfelt (Clarksville) 18-6.75; 6. Dylan Jacobs (Clarksville) 17-0.75; 10. Clay Shultz (NB) 15-7.

Shot put – 1. Tom Yezek (N-K) 40-11.75; 7.

Connor Huberg (NB) 34-3; 9; Kendrick Miller (NB)

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33-6.5; 15. Chris Nelson (Clarksville) 26-9.25.

4x100 – 1. Turkey Valley 45.66; 5. North Butler (Anthony Fitzgerald, Todd Dolan, Reed Christensen, Dan Mouw) 47.38.

4x200 – 1. Turkey Valley 1:34.64; 3. North Butler (Anthony Fitzgerald, Todd Dolan, Reed Christensen, Dan Mouw) 1:36.17; 7. Clarksville (Dylan Jacobs, Sterling Kroeze, Adam Lovrien, Ethan Litterer) 1:53.17.

4x400 – 1. Northwood-Kensett 3:45.98; 4.

Clarksville (Ben Waetjen, Zach Sommerfelt, Dylan Jacobs, James Schellhorn) 3:57.36; 5.

North Butler (Sam Dolan, Chase Adams, Nick Kabela, Clay Shultz) 3:59.44.

4x800 – 1. Central Springs 9:02.72; 4. North Butler (Brandon Heuer, Chase Adams, Dylan Clipperton, Connor Huberg) 9:29.70.

Shuttle hurdle relay – 1. Northwood-Kensett 1:03.94; 5. North Butler (Anthony Fitzgerald, Brandon Trees, Kendrick Miller, Levi Gallmeyer) 1:14.83.

Distance medley relay – 1. Turkey Valley 3:50.36; 2. North Butler (Reed Christensen, Dan Mouw, Todd Dolan, Brandon Heuer) 4:01.51.

Girls Team Scoring 1. Central Springs 96; 2. (tie) Nashua-Plainfield 88; 2. (tie) Aplington-Parkersburg 88; 4. Turkey Valley 84; 5. Northwood-Kensett 73; 6. North Butler 66; 7. Dunkerton 47; 8. Janesville 42.

Individual Results (Champion, NB finishes) 100 – 1. Taylor Navratil (CS) 12.97; 6. Darby Christensen 14.29; 11. Addyson Clark 14.84.

200 – 1. Taylor Navratil (CS) 27.03; 3. Morgan Arjes 28.30; 8. Callie Neidert 31.15.

400 – 1. Hannah Johnson (Dunkerton) 1:02.12; 4. Morgan Arjes 1:03.72; 8. Kaylie Fox 1:08.81.

800 – 1. Aubry Bienemann (N-P) 2:45.54; 3.

Michaela Foster 2:48.56.

100 hurdles – 1. Shelby Low (N-K) 17.63; 13.

Laura Kreimeyer 21.44; 14. Makayla Hauser 23.38.

1,500 – 1. Stephanie Martin (TV) 5:34.65; 3.

Michaela Foster 5:57.18.

3,000 – 1. Michaela Foster (NB) 12:51.35.

400 hurdles – 1. Atlanta Groeneveld (A-P) 1:08.71; 8. Laura Kreimeyer 1:28.14; 9. Makayla Hauser 1:33.18.

Discus – 1. Haley Landers (NB) 117-5; 4. Mady Bixby 93-2.

High jump – 1. Briley Fisher (N-P) 4-10; 4.

Marcy Jacobs 4-6.

Long jump – 1. Shelby Low (N-K) 15-6.5; 10.

Katie Junker 11-4.75.

Shot put – 1. Dani Johnson (A-P) 34-7.5; 6.

Nicole Heeren 30-3.5; 11. Brookelynn Dye 26-11.

4x100 – 1. Dunkerton 54.10; 6. North Butler (Darby Christensen, Madi Pleas, Addyson Clark, Marcy Jacobs) 57.60.

4x200 – 1. Central Springs 1:51.35; 5. North Butler (Marcy Jacobs, Callie Neidert, Madi Pleas, Isabel Derdzinski) 2:00.82.

4x400 – 1. Aplington-Parkersburg 11:01.00.

Shuttle hurdle relay – 1. Aplington-Parkersburg 1:15.36.

Sprint medley relay – 1. Dunkerton 1:59.21; 4.

North Butler (Morgan Arjes, Marcy Jacobs, Kayla Siemens, Isabel Derdzinski) 2:06.02.

Distance medley relay – 1. Turkey Valley 4:38.02; 6. North Butler (Madi Pleas, Tyerra Mapes, Kayla Siemens, Michaela Foster) 5:07.90.

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North Butler Middle School student Carter Reysack runs to the finish line in a junior high track meet at New Hartford on April 10. (Contributed by Jamie Ostenbuhr)

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What a beautiful day! The sun is shining and it is in the 70s. The magnolia tree is in full bloom and it smells wonderful. A day like this makes you want to get your garden and flower beds ready.

I was looking through our collection and found a few books to tell you about.

“The Pocket guide Garden Trees”

by Richard Rosenfeld begins with a brief overview of the seasonal joys of gardening with trees and key considerations in their selection, planting, and care. Each entry includes plant profiles that feature height, spread, and details about color and flowering season, as well as light requirements and hardiness.

“Best Garden Plants for Iowa” by Chuck Porto and Laura Peters features the best plant varieties for Iowa growing conditions in nine categories: annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, vines, climbers, roses, bulbs, and herbs. It contains information about each plant’s special features, its habitat, height and spread, best soil, light and water con-

ditions, and tips about the best use of the plant in your garden. Although the garden may beckon as strongly as ever, the tasks involved — pulling weeds, pushing wheelbarrows, digging holes, moving heavy pots — become increasingly difficult, or even impossible, with advancing age.

In “Gardening for a Lifetime: How to Garden Wiser As You Grow Older,” author Sydney Eddison draws on her own 40 years of gardening to provide a practical and encouraging roadmap for scaling back while keeping up with the gardening activities that each gardener loves most.

We have more titles covering many topics, from lawn care to fruits and berries. Stop by and check them out.

Upcoming Events April 22 - Lego League 2-4 p.m.

April 23 - Movie Day for Adults featuring “Philomena” 1 p.m.

April 23 - Thursday Things 4-4:45 p.m.

April 29 - Lego League 2-4 p.m.

April 30- Thursday Things 4-4:45 p.m.

May 5 – Board Meeting 4:30 p.m.

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Allison Public Library Notes

By Kelly Henrichs and Patty Hummel

NEW RELEASES: “Dead Wake” by Erik Larson . . . A chronicle of the sinking of the Lusitania discusses the factors that led to the tragedy and the contributions of such figures as Woodrow Wilson, bookseller Charles Lauriat, and architect Theodate Pope Riddle.

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by Keija Parssinen . . . A superstitious oil town in Texas is sent into a tailspin when the star player of their championship girls’ basketball team mysteriously collapses on the season’s opening night and is followed by other girls who seem to suffer from the same peculiar condition.

“At Bluebonnet Lake” by Amanda Cabot . . . At the request of her ailing grandmother, marketing maven Kate Sherwood visits the dilapidated resort of Rainbow’s End, where she meets the resort’s handyman, Greg Vange, and cannot deny the electricity between them.

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Surviving a brutal attack that ends her husband’s life, Hanna struggles to remember her attacker, who may be her awkward daughter’s boyfriend. But as those memories resurface, Hanna faces the question of whether she knows her own daughter-and whether she ever did.

“A Broken Kind of Beautiful” by Katie Ganshert . . . In an attempt to save her career, Ivy Clark heads to the island town of Greenbrier, South Carolina, to model wedding dresses at the request of her stepmother, leaving her future in the hands of mysterious photographer Davis Knight.

“Unraveled” by Lorelei James . . .

When Shiori and Knox are left to run the martial arts school while their boss travels, the pair discovers that butting heads in business can lead to a different sort of tension in the bedroom in the sequel to Unwound.

“A Dublin Student Doctor” by Patrick Taylor . . . Dr. Fingal O’Reilly enrolls at Dublin’s Trinity College to study medicine, where he witnesses

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“Sweet Surprise” by Candis Terry . . . Single mother Fiona Wilder, determined to take charge of her life by swearing off men, finds it hard to resist gorgeous firefighter Mike Halsey who comes to her rescue—and who is also her ex’s best friend.

“Country Living Smart Storage Solutions” by Valerie Rains . . . Room by room, see how to make the most of open shelving and unused nooks and crannies; transform household items into innovative containers; and find space where once there was none. With ideas ranging from daybeds with builtin drawers to a hidden office setup disguised as a closet, this smart decorating guide is a must-have.

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Marengo Civil War Band

The Marengo Civil War Band played for the North Butler middle school on the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War, April 9.

Students learned the importance of music not only in the war, but in the lives of people today. The band provided performance clinics to the fifth to sixth and seventh to eighth grade band and choir students prior to performing for the whole school. The spring concert for fifth through eighth grades on Monday, May 11 will feature Civil War-era tunes. The fifth and sixth grade concert will be at 6:15 p.m. and the seventh and eighth grade concert at 7:30 p.m., all at the North Butler Middle School Auditorium. Mrs. Beth Trulson and Mrs. Kristin Anschutz secured a McElroy grant to help pay for this opportunity.

DNR News—

Emerald ash borer confirmed in Dallas County Closest finding to Des Moines so far DES MOINES – Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has been positively identified in a residential tree in the southeast corner of rural Dallas County, making this the twenty-first county in Iowa where this invasive beetle has been found. EAB kills all ash tree species and is considered to be one of the most destructive tree pests ever seen in North America.

The current EAB infestation was found as a result of an arborist contacting state officials about a suspect ash tree. Investigation by the Iowa EAB team revealed characteristic galleries, recent woodpecker activity, and live larvae that were positively identified by

federal identifiers.

“This finding is the closest to Polk County and Iowa’s capital city to date” said Mike Kintner, Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardships EAB and Gypsy Moth Coordinator. “With this discovery, Iowa has declared three positive counties in 2015 where this ash-killing pest has been found.”

Twenty-one Iowa counties now have confirmed EAB infestations. A statewide quarantine, issued on Feb. 4, 2014, remains in place, restricting the movement of hardwood firewood, ash logs, wood chips and ash tree nursery stock out of Iowa into non-quarantined

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Registration now open for popular outdoor summer program for girls

A unique program that introduces 12 to 15 year old girls to the fun of the outdoors is being offered three times this summer.

The three day, two night Outdoor Journey for Girls teaches girls canoeing and water safety, basic orienteering, fish and wildlife identification, firearm safety and basic shooting, camping and outdoor survival, fishing and more.

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Workers from Hooper Construction in Madison, Wis., upgrade power lines along Highway 188 north of Clarksville for MidAmerican Energy last week. Hooper Construction is upgrading 9 miles of lines to carry more power, said Rick Toshik, general foreman. (Star/TJ photos) COLLECTION from page 1 in double plastic bags or a sealing plastic food container such as an ice cream container.

When bringing hazardous products to the center, it is useful to detail the items in a list.

“It’s a lot more efficient for them and us if they can come in with an itemized list,” Cain said.

Sort the list by: varnishes and paints; aerosols; garden chemicals; automotive products such as battery acid, waxes and tar removers; lights, such as fluorescents, curlicue compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs, long round tube fluorescents and differently shaped bulbs, also metal halide and halogen bulbs (lava lamps can also be brought in); mercury items such as thermometers and the thermostats with a needle and temperature dial, and novelty bottles of DISPOSAL DO’S AND DON’TS DO: • Do follow label instructions for proper disposal or recycling options.

• Do offer usable products to friends and neighbors.

• Do dispose of household hazardous waste properly at the Butler County Collection Center.

DON’T: • Do not discard household hazardous waste into the trash, pour into your storm drain or dump on the ground. Improper disposal pollutes our environment.

• Do not reuse product containers.

• Do not use or share materials if they have been banned or are old.

DO: • Watch what you buy.

• Check to see if there is a less hazardous alternative.

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The Hazardous Waste Collection Center was established in 2001 through a grant from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

Butler County resident individuals may use the center without a user fee for most items.

Fees are assessed to persons in agricultural or commercial businesses. For instance, farm chemicals, after the first free 25 pounds, cost $2.75 per pound to dispose.

Aside from the limited fees, many more sources contribute funding, such as per capita fees from the municipalities and the county, funds from the DNR and grants for one-time projects in various aspects of the facility.

Grants last year helped in buying an eye wash station, air-purifying gear and a building extension.

The air purifier is a mask that hooks up to a machine and negates the need for a respirator. It allows workers to stay

ventilated and still keeps them from breathing toxic fumes when crushing paint, Schoneman said. Respirator suits can only be worn 15 minutes, Schoneman said.

The paint crusher puts the paint through special filters so the fumes come off before it is shipped.

There’s another benefit of bringing waste to the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center.

“You’re not putting this in the landfill; it’s getting disposed of in the proper way,” Schoneman said.

That fact creates job satisfaction for Schoneman.

“I feel that I’m making things safer for my grandson,” he said.

“You’re protecting the air, the groundwater and the environment,” Cain said.

If hazardous waste is not disposed of properly, he said it pollutes the environment “for a long, long time,” Part one of a series. Part two will run April 30.

Dale Schoneman displays a ventilated air purifier mask that hooks up to a machine and negates the need for an old-style respirator.

A grant helped purchase the mask and a box to which it connects for the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center at the Butler County Transfer Station.

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Spots fill quickly so early registration is recommended. The $125 registration fee covers food, lodging and equipment use. Pheasants Forever is a sponsor and local chapters often provide scholarships to help offset the cost for attendees.

For a brochure, registration form and more information, go to www.iowadnr. gov/Education/CampsWorkshops/OutdoorJourneyforGirls.aspx.

Outdoor Journey for Girls has introduced more than 2,000 girls to the outdoors in a safe and supportive environment. Girls are taught by Iowa DNR conservation officers, biologists and staff, county conservation board naturalists, and representatives from other agencies like the Natural Resources Conservation Service and Iowa State University.

DES MOINES — To celebrate Earth Week, the Trees for Kids program is offering free seedlings to schools and communities across Iowa.

The first 100 schools and 100 communities to make a request through the State Forest Nursery will receive a “Create-a-Packet” at no cost. Each custom packet consists of 200 bareroot seedlings, 50 each of four selected species. The seedlings are between 8 and 24 inches, depending on the tree or shrub species. Size requests do not apply to this program.

To take part in this offer, schools and communities should call the State Forest Nursery at 1-800-865-2477 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and mention the Trees for Kids Earth Week program.

Each school building or community may order one free Create-a-Packet.

Orders will be filled on a first-come first-served basis until 100 packets have been requested for schools, and 100 packets have been requested for communities, or 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, whichever comes first. This offer only applies to new orders.

Schools and communities receiving packets will be asked to e-mail at least one photo of the trees being planted and a short paragraph indicating where and why they were planted. No other requirements are necessary to receive the free trees.

Anyone in Iowa can purchase Createa-Packets from the Iowa State Forest Nursery to increase wildlife habitat, pollinator potential or diversify backyard woodlands. Cost of a Create-aPacket is $110, plus shipping and handling. Seedling choices can be seen in the Seedling Catalog at www.iowadnr. gov/Environment/Forestry/StateForestNursery/SeedlingCatalog.aspx Trees for Kids also provides landscape tree planting grants to schools and communities. For information about how to apply for a fall 2015 Trees for Kids grant, go to http://www. iowadnr.gov/Education/ForTeachers/ EducationTrainingPrograms/TreesforKidsTeens.aspx or contact the grant coordinator at laura.wagner@dnr.iowa. gov.

The Trees for Kids and Trees for Teens grant programs are funded by Iowa Department of Natural Resources Forestry Bureau, MidAmerican Ener-

gy, Black Hills Energy, Alliant Energy, Iowa Bankers Association, Trees Forever, Iowa Tree Farm Committee, and the Iowa Woodland Owners Association.

For more information about ordering your no-cost Earth Week seedlings, contact the Iowa State Forest Nursery at 1-800-865-2477.

DNRrecommended packet choices include: Butterfly host packet Seedlings selected as hosts for more than 16 species of butterflies.

Choose 4 of the following 5 species: Black Cherry Bur Oak Hackberry Redosier Dogwood Silky Dogwood Storm water management packet Species selected for superior storm water interception, tolerance of wet conditions and water uptake, suitable for planting along streams, rivers and waterways.

Choose 4 of the 5 following species: Silver Maple River Birch Bur Oak Sycamore Hackberry Property edge planting These trees and shrubs are selected because the make an excellent visual screen, block the wind and are attractive.

Choose 4 of the following 5 species: Redosier Dogwood Ninebark River Birch Red Oak Bur Oak

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16 • Thursday, April 23, 2015

• Butler County Tribune-Journal •

STEM Council awards Scale Up programs across Iowa Programs will engage more than 100,000 students in year four CEDAR FALLS – The Iowa Governor’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Advisory Council will impact more than 100,000 Iowa learners through approximately 2,818 educators in year four of the statewide STEM Scale-Up initiative for the 2015-2016 academic year.

Through a rigorous review process, the STEM Council selected 14 high-quality STEM programs across Iowa’s schools, after-school programs and other settings for grades pre-K through 12.

Here are area recipients this Fifth-graders in Mrs. Beth Endelman’s class, Jonny Nicolaus and Carly year: Adelmund, test their jet toy car through phase one of a STEM project. The • North Butler: Def STEM kids created chassis and axles and are learning about motion. The project program, and PLTW Gate pro- was supported by a STEM grant received last year, Endelman said. The gram, applicant for both Heath- source of that STEM grant was unclear (Contributed by Jamie Ostenbuhr) er Holm state, which shows the amazing growth • Clarksville: Pint Size Science: 1 financial support. program, applicant Sharon Ragsdale; Each of the six regional STEM man- and outreach STEM has had in the last Engineering is Elementary (EiE) pro- agers, guided by their regional advisory three years,” said Lt. Gov. Kim Reyngram (elementary level), applicant Jes- boards, awarded these programs with olds, co-chair of the STEM Council. sica Mraz; HyperStream program, ap- vital funding from the Iowa Legisla- “Delivering these programs to the arture, leveraging $3.1 million spread eas of the greatest need is always a priplicant Cindy Weiss ority for the STEM Council,” she said.

• Nashua-Plainfield: Pint Size Sci- evenly across regions of the state. ence: 1 program (elementary/interme- Results from the 2013-2014 Iowa Established in July 2011 via Goverdiate), applicant Michelle Arneson; STEM evaluation report show more nor’s Executive Order, the Iowa GovProject Lead The Way Engineering: than 90 percent of students who par- ernor’s STEM Advisory Council is a CSE program, high school, applicant ticipated in a STEM Scale-Up program public-private partnership of educators, reported higher interest in at least one companies, and Iowa students and famErik Smith These programs range from building STEM subject or career. Nearly 75 ilies addressing policies and programs robots and wind turbines to virtual real- percent of participating teachers report designed to improve Iowa’s educational ity and STEM career awareness, dem- greater skill and confidence in teaching system focused on science, technology, onstrating an appeal to diverse youth, STEM and continue their program after engineering and mathematics (STEM). success in improving academic perfor- the STEM Council’s financial support The STEM Council works to engage and prepare students for a career-ready mance, evidence of integrating STEM ends. concepts, development of school- “In the fourth year of STEM Scale- workforce path, regain the state’s hisbusiness-community partnerships and Up, the STEM Council has partnered toric leadership position in education, sustainability beyond STEM Council with nearly every school district in our and provide a vital competitive eco-

nomic advantage now, and for the future, to ensure that every Iowa student has access to world-class STEM education opportunities.

The 47-member STEM Council is chaired by Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds and Vermeer Corp. CEO Mary Andringa.

For a complete list of awardees by school district, please visit www.iowastem.gov/2015-16ScaleUpAwardees

STEM Scale Up Grant for Project Lead the Way

North Butler Schools has been notified it was selected for a Governor’s STEM Scale Up grant to implement the Project Lead the Way-Gateway program in the seventh and eighth grades.

The district will send a teacher to be trained to teach the class involved with implementing this program during the month of July, and implementing it at the start of the school year for all of NBMS seventh and eighth-grade students.

“Project Lead the Way is one of the premier engineering programs in the country, and we are very excited about the opportunities that it will bring to North Butler Schools,” Superintendent Joel Foster said in his blog, Bearcat Bites.

PLTW consists of programs that run from elementary through high school that expose students to opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math.

Unusual bird could be albino robin Cindy Hoodjer spotted this unusual bird in her yard south of Clarksville on March 31, after her dog, which doesn’t usually bark at birds, barked at it.

“It looks like a robin with a white head, an area of white when the tail is fanned and a few spots around the body area!” Hoodjer said. She said the bird

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