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Meservey Public Library to host Halloween party

27 years later, communities remember Mickey Mouse field

Please join us on Saturday, Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. for a spooky movie, snacks and pumpkin decorating! Kids preK-8th and parents are welcome, and costumes are encouraged. We’ll have a scary good time!

Rockwell race heats up as elections approach

• BVU students, professor plan documentary to capture spirit of Mickey’s 60th birthday party in Sheffield

4 council candidates vie for 2 open seats, current council member announces write-in mayoral campaign

BY KELLY MCGOWAN Minnie Mouse needed an extraspecial card for Mickey’s 60th birthday. One that was a mile wide would do, even if it was a little corny. She set her sights on a field near Sheffield.

With Goofy, Donald and Daisy Duck’s help, she planted a cornfield in April that would display the mouse’s silhouette to everyone that flew above. It was her perfect birthday card.

Nearly 30 years later, a documentary team from Buena Vista University is hoping to share that story on film through research and interviews.

“Disney does things by story,” assistant professor of digital media, Jerry Johnson said. “Walt believed in story.”

The team wants to capture the spirit of the communities and the celebration in Sheffield that followed.

Johnson is overseeing the effort.

West Fork School Calendar Notices • Thursday, Nov. 5: 2 p.m. dismissal; parent teacher conferences, 4-8 p.m.

• Tuesday, Nov. 10: 2 p.m. dismissal; parent teacher conferences, 4-8 p.m.

• Wednesday, Nov. 18: 2 p.m. dismissal; professional development • Nov. 16-22: American Education Week • Nov. 25-27: No school, Thanksgiving Break

BY KELLY MCGOWAN Four candidates will contend for two open council seats in the upcoming Rockwell city elections.

On Election Day, Nov. 3, voters will cast ballots at the Rockwell Community Center to select their representatives.

Though Mayor William Sheldon is the sole registered candidate in the mayoral race, current Council Member James Bills announced his run on

a campaign for write-in votes early this week.

Bills is nearly two years into a four-year term on the council, which began Jan. 1, 2014. A previous run on the council began nearly 38 years ago, when he was elected for a twoyear term that began in 1978 and a subsequent four-year term beginning in 1980.

“I just want to serve the people of the community and see to their best

interest,” Bills said.

Incumbent Larry Wentz is joined on the ballot by Cody Brown, Andy Johnson and Brian Koob for the two open council seats.

The city’s last three elections have seen a steady rise in voter turnout, with a jump from 23.9 to 25.6 to 34.4 percent of registered voters casting ballots in the 2009, 2011 and 2013 elections, according to the Cerro Gordo County auditor. The rise came af-

ter a drastic drop from the 2007 election, when 316 voters, or 42.5 percent of those registered, cast ballots.

City council candidates shared goals to encourage business growth in the town and support the push to reopen a gas station in response to the 2014 closing of the local Stop-NShop, and brought some other ideas to the table.

Read about the candidates and their campaign goals below.

Upcoming ICAN meetings at West Fork The Iowa College Access Network (ICAN) will provide two presentations on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The first presentation will be held at 11 a.m. in the media center, regarding college planning for junior students. The second presentation is for senior students and their parents regarding financial aid. It will be held at 6 p.m. in the media center. This is a very informative meeting regarding financial aid for college. There will be information on completing Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), types of financial assistance available and an overview tips and deadlines for the financial aid process.

West Fork Variety Show The West Fork High School Fall Vocal Variety Show will be held Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. in the north gym.

4-H Annual Awards Night The Annual Franklin County 4-H Awards Night will be held on Sunday, Nov. 1, at the HamptonDumont Middle School beginning at 7 p.m.

Those to be recognized during the evening include 4-H’ers with outstanding project records; volunteers with five, 10, 15 and 30 years of service; Honorary and Alumni 4-H Award winners; Individual and Club Award winners.

The public is invited to attend this special event and help congratulate our outstanding members and volunteers.

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La Liga de Coulter: Scoring goals and setting goals

Larry Wentz

Brian Koob

Andy Johnson

Cody Brown

Larry Wentz, incumbent council member, is a vendor for Auxilio Inc. at Trinity Health, which manages the hospital’s print services. He has lived in Rockwell with his wife Meagen for nearly three years, and they have three daughters.

In his last nearly two years of serving on the Rockwell City Council, Wentz has been involved with the Economic Development Committee, Pool Board and Public Safety Board.

“I want to keep doing the job I’m doing as fairly as possible and keep serving the community,” he said.

If re-elected, he would take action where he sees opportunity for growth and business in town, he said. That includes further encouragement of expansion on housing developments and retail opportunities, he said.

Brian Koob, a deputy sheriff for Cerro Gordo County, has lived in Rockwell since 2008. He and his wife Emily, a vocal teacher in Rockford, have 3-year-old triplets.

Bringing new business to town, expanding the industrial park and building economic development were among his goals for the town, along with Main Street revitalization and efforts to expand on the Elm Street development.

“I know how important it is to have growth,” he said. “I’d like to see people moving into town and see it thrive and grow.”

Crucial to that growth is the reopening of a gas station in town, he said.

“It is vital for small towns to have a gas station,” he said.

Koob has not run for or held elected office before, and encouraged residents to get out and support the candidates.

Andy Johnson, who works at Hanig Construction in Rockwell, has lived in town for 15 years. His wife works as a program specialist at Mercy, and their three children attend Newman Catholic in Mason City. Some residents had asked him to run, but the candidacy became a reality when his kids encouraged him, he said.

Problem solving ability learned from his experience in construction is one trait he said he’d bring to the council. If elected, Johnson would hope to add developments and bring residents to town.

“It’s a great town,” he said. “But if you don’t get out there, nobody knows about it.”

He encouraged everyone to get out and vote.

“The other [council members] are great guys,” he said. “Hopefully I can do something for the city and help them out.”

Cody Brown, a full-time student at Buena Vista University, is a longtime Rockwell resident.

“Except for a couple of years I was in the Navy, I’ve been in Rockwell my whole life,” he said. “I love my town.”

He said he would bring a different way of looking at things and “new fresh ideas” to the council, and would hope to support the growth of local business.

“There’s plenty of ways to keep Rockwell viable,” he said. “We can make Rockwell a great little town.”

Those ideas included improving roads and getting a gas station. Losing it “was a big hit to a lot of people in town,” he said, adding that not getting it replaced could be Rockwell’s “first step to obscurity.” Brown has never run for or held public office. His father, Don Brown, served as mayor, which he said gave him perspective on how city government works.

Seidels to start shop in Swaledale

BY KELLY MCGOWAN One Rockwell resident is bringing her love of repurposed, refurbished and restored furniture across the highway to a new shop in Swaledale.

Karen Seidel and her husband Rusty are embarking on a new venture – building a business from the ground up at 300 Main Street. The previously abandoned lot, which used to be home to the Swaledale Catholic Church, now shows the first signs of a new building. Cement has been poured and construction is expected to begin around midNovember, Karen Seidel said.

She has been giving old furniture new life for a few years now.

“I just kind of started [refur-

bishing] some things for us to use at home,” she said. “I had fun with it, so I decided to keep going.”

Her hobby continued to grow as she picked up furniture that she saw potential in from garage sales, thrift stores and auctions.

Eventually, she and Rusty began looking for an outlet to display and sell her work. They share the hope that a new business will draw people into town.

“We saw an empty lot and said ‘let’s try it,’” she said. “There’s a lot in the planning stages yet.”

The shop, which will be named “Furniture, Fun and More,” does not have a scheduled opening date or hours.

A cement foundation is the first sign of Swaledale’s newest business. Karen and Rusty Seidel plan to open a shop called “Furniture, Fun and More” to sell refurbished furniture at 300 Main Street. KELLY MCGOWAN PHOTO

BY KELLY MCGOWAN Under the dim glow of old stadium lights at sunset, 16 players gathered around a referee on a small soccer field in Coulter.

Between goal nets that the league’s founder and family tied by hand, Hampton’s team Coyotes would face Dows’ team Argentina Oct. 24 for the chance to advance closer to the “La Liga de Coulter” (Coulter League) championship game.

League manager Carlos Castro, Latimer, arrives before games to paint fresh lines on the field, check the schedules and warm up if he’s playing that night. His wife, Alma, and three daughters are busy in the concession stand preparing tacos, coffee and snacks for players and fans.

“The people from Coulter come more for the food than for the soccer so far,” player Marek Vlcek, Latimer, said. “The tacos are delicious.”

But the player turnout has more than tripled since Castro started the league three years ago. Four teams competed the first season, a number that was up to 14 this year.

“Most of the people that play here work all week, sometimes even Saturday and Sunday,” Castro said.

“When they come here, they say it’s a place they can have fun and forget about everything else. That’s what we want.”

Players come from Coulter, Hampton, Dows, Clarion, Latimer, Iowa Falls and as far as Fort Dodge, Boone, Ames, Mason City and other towns.

“I knew that people liked soccer, but I didn’t know they would come all this way to play,” Castro said.

Bringing a competitive league for people to come together and enjoy the sport was Castro’s goal. Doing it close to home guaranteed that he would be able to play.

“It’s just nice to get out on the field and start playing,” he said. “Trying to make a goal or defend – everything changes when you’re out there. When you score a goal or stop a ball, it feels good.”

Throughout the regular season, each team faces every other team.

The eight top teams qualify for finals. There, the highest scoring team faces the lowest, the second highest faces the second lowest, and so on.

Next week’s quarter finals will de-

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A documentary crew from Buena Vista University has collected merchandise and articles from Disney’s 1988 celebration of Mickey Mouse’s 60th birthday in Sheffield, when a cornfield that was planted in the shape of the character’s silhouette served as his birthday card. KELLY MCGOWAN PHOTO Cooper Maahs, Chelsey Goetz put at max capacity. An estimated and Emily Johnson are three of the 35,000 people showed up to meet the 10 students currently working on characters and enjoy a 200-float pathe project. They are delving into the rade, fireworks, music, street dances, ungraded, unpaid extracurricular for games, water slides, a cake decorating contest, mini golf and a car show, practice in digital storytelling.

Jack Lindquist, a Disneyland mar- among other festivities.

The Area Community Comketer who later went on to be president of the California park, had the monwealth (ACC) pulled off the idea to put a silhouette in a field be- celebration. Started earlier that year, neath one of the most traveled flight the commonwealth joined Dougherty, Rockwell, Swaledale, Thornplans in the country.

The Pitzenberger family of ton, Meservey, Sheffield and Chapin Dougherty farmed on land between for classes and leadership training Sheffield and Dougherty, which was through Iowa State University Exowned by a man named Walt Boehlje. tension. The nine-week class called “Disney was trying to find the Tomorrow’s Leaders Today, “worked perfect place to do this,� Johnson on pulling the strengths of the comsaid. “When they found out the land- munities to work together as a region owner was Walt, and the Pitzenberg- instead of as individual towns,� said er’s family dog was named Lady, they Becky Litterer.

Maahs said he is participating in knew that that was a sign from Walt the documentary to tell “the story of Disney that it had to be done there.�

Amid the 1980s farm crisis, the all of these communities coming tofield grew up luscious and green. gether to make this great thing.� “Telling stories has always been When pilots turned their planes and made announcements, travelers a part of human nature,� he said. peered out the windows at a corn- “We’ve always wanted to tell these field that stood out. They may not great stories of how people have overhave ever heard of Dougherty, Shef- come struggles and how we’ve come field, Chapin, Meservey, Thornton, together to achieve a certain goal.

Swaledale or Rockwell, but they cer- People want to hear these stories, and tainly recognized the mouse’s mile we can be here to tell them�

Litterer, of Dougherty, was treaby three-quarter mile copyrighted silhouette that graced a cornfield be- surer of the ACC at the time. A few months after the ACC’s inception, tween the towns.

Johnson, a longtime Disney fan, Disney presented the idea of having connected with Judy Pitzenberger the birthday party in Sheffield. Withearlier this year, and his excitement out the ACC as a foundation, she said about doing the documentary grew. the event could not have happened.

Four to five members of each town on Sept. 5, he took a group of students to scope out the story scene and meet took part in the ACC classes. Members went into overdrive for a few potential sources. “The whole concept of that trip very busy weeks to plan the party, was that we had to come back want- and said the tight deadline was helpful. ing to do this story,� he said. “We had five weeks to pull it off,�

It was a unanimous yes.

So the team began researching, Litterer said. “We had no time to arscheduling interviews and gathering gue and no time to fuss. If we would photos, stories, videos, merchandise, have had six months to plan it, it wouldn’t have gone so smoothly.� articles and posters.

The ACC has since disbanded, but “Every one of these things has a story,� Johnson said. “And everybody members were glad to have achieved that we’ve interviewed had a story. their goals. One of which included They’re all different. Our job is to seeing the communities band tofigure out how they weave together to gether in one school system, the West Fork Community School District. create the bigger story.� “The fire departments, churches, Crewmembers said that “bigger story� is an inspirational one about local clubs and schools have comtowns coming together and working munity spirit, but there’s less people,� she said. “It’s tough.� for a common goal.

The documentary team hopes to Before the 1988 harvest, the famous characters came back to Shef- bring that spirit – and a little Disney field, this time bringing the guest of magic – back to the area. “These people are really happy honor. It was the first time that Mickey Mouse had left Disneyland, John- that we’re interviewing them,� Goetz said. “They’re very passionate about son said, so a party was in order.

Aug. 6-7 that year, Sheffield was their small towns.�

Rev. Dick Streeter was an ACC member and pastor at the United Methodist Church in Sheffield at the time. He was surprised but excited that a documentary was being made after so many years. “I think it’s a great idea,� he said. “It was a big deal for these communities.�

Conrad Meints, Sheffield’s mayor in 1988, signed a proclamation on What’s’ on the Wh h July 26 urging residents to participate Warhawk Menu next week? in the fun by declaring Aug. 5 of that MONDAY, Nov. 2 year “Mickey Mouse T-shirt Day.�

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400 Maple St., Thornton

West Fork High School drama department is in the midst of preparing for its fall production of Beauty and the Beast. The show will feature a large cast of talented high school students.

Auditions for the musical were held in late August, and students have been rehearsing lines, music and choreography since then.

The classic Disney tale will depict the story of Belle (Melanie VanHorn), a girl who is dissatisfied with life in a small provincial French town, constantly trying to fend off the misplaced affections of the conceited town heartthrob Gaston (Daniel Novotney) and his sidekick Lefou (Ben Nelson). Nearby, a selfish prince and his servants have been placed under an enchantment because the prince was unable to show compassion and love to a stranger. Unlikely circumstances cause the Beast (Trevor Russell) and Belle to meet. An assortment of characters, including Lumiere (Travis Russell), Cogsworth (Devin

Ridgeway), Mrs. Potts (Lauren Dohlman) and Chip (Jonah VanHorn) attempt to make the two fall in love, successfully breaking the spell over the castle. The performance will feature songs such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Be Our Guest,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Belle,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beauty and the Beast,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gastonâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Human Again.â&#x20AC;?

For cast members, learning their roles in this classic tale has been both fun and challenging. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are several components to a successful musical: putting together the music, acting and choreography together can be difficult,â&#x20AC;? said director Shelby Wilson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The students are doing a wonderful job.â&#x20AC;?

Performances will be Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6 and 7 at 7 p.m. in the north high school gym in Sheffield. Tickets are $5 in advance or $6 at the door. Advance tickets may be purchased through Thursday, Nov. 5 at the West Fork High School office in Sheffield or the West Fork Middle School office in Rockwell.

way point, I hope this gets people excited,â&#x20AC;? said Mary Schlichting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we can raise the additional funds by April, we will be able to start work as soon as the weather cooperates,â&#x20AC;? Mayor Brian Crowell said.

If you wish to help with the basketball court renovation, donations can be mailed to Mission Thornton, PO BOX 60, Thornton, Iowa, or dropped off at Thornton Branch of First Security Bank and Trust.

Mission Thornton is a 501 c 3 public charity and all donations are tax deductible.

West Fork Community School District seeks parent input At the scheduled parent-teacher conferences on Nov. 5 and 10, parents will be asked to complete an electronic needs assessment survey. The purpose of this survey will be to assist the district with our continuous improvement efforts. The survey should only take about five minutes and West Fork students will be available to provide any technology support necessary. As per Iowa code,

school districts are required to complete a comprehensive needs assessment every five years. The data the school district is collecting this year will correlate with the data collected in 2011.

We appreciate your willingness to take a few minutes to provide this valuable feedback while you are in the building for conferences.

COULTER came as a shock years ago, but he fun. They take this really serious.â&#x20AC;?

In the beginning stages, organiz- continues to play, though it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ers worried people might be upset how he imagined he might. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is what it is,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m about noise or stray soccer balls landing in peoplesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; yards. Feedback here. I still play soccer, I have a famwasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always positive r ight away. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a couple you ng k ids d r ivi ng around in fast cars and screami ng a nd yelli ng f rom t he windows for a couple weeks â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not good things â&#x20AC;&#x201C; like they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like it,â&#x20AC;? Vlcek said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Slowly, t hatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cal med Opposing teams fight for the ball during an evening socdown and the cer game in Coulter. Fourteen teams now comprise La town of Coulter Liga de Coulter, up 10 from its original number. KELLY loves it.â&#x20AC;?

MCGOWAN PHOTO Su m me r games are a highlight of the league, and the influx ily, and I am happy here.â&#x20AC;?

He still loves the sport. of fans sometimes makes it difficult â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am excited every time I go for to find parking at City Park in the the game,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I get butterflies town of fewer than 300 residents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The town] has been happy to in my stomach, like a little kid.â&#x20AC;?

Some players see the league as a see that many people,â&#x20AC;? Castro said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were saying before, the park fun escape from the workweek. Many was just very lonely. Even no kids work in local chicken plants and hog were playing in the park. Now, they farms, or own small businesses, Vlstart seeing more people, the park is cek said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a lot of friends and when full every weekend.â&#x20AC;?

Many players or their families they go to work, they have one hour came from nations such as Honduras, for lunchtime,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And for one Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and El hour, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just talking about soccer. How they did last weekend, who Salvador, among others. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You always meet new people,â&#x20AC;? they played, how the referee was. All Vlcek said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always nice to see the week, they live soccer, just waiting for the game to come. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excitsomething different, you know?â&#x20AC;?

When he lived in the Czech Re- ing.â&#x20AC;?

Many players work weekends, public, Vlcek hoped his soccer skills might get him a scholarship to play in so games usually start Saturday and Sunday evenings. Towards the end of America. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I came here to the United the season, the earlier sunset makes States, that was kind of my Ameri- Castro aware of the need for better can Dream,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But back then lighting to replace the lights that orin 1996, pretty much nobody knows ganizers said are outdated and potentially unsafe. what soccer is here.â&#x20AC;?

Castroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goals include continuThe lack of interest in the game ing to contribute to Coulterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Light up the Futureâ&#x20AC;? campaign to raise The City of Rockwell $65,000 for new lights, as well as finding more referees and starting a will be flushing water mains youth league.

cide which two of the four qualifying teams will advance to the Nov. 7 championship game to fight for the trophy.

Castro is the manager, scheduler, recorder, result-keeper and groundskeeper, while also being a player. He spends a large portion of his weekends on the field or doing work to manage the league.

Vlcek has lived in Latimer for 12 years. For 10 years, he made a nearly two-hour drive to the closest soccer league. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From Latimer to Storm Lake, I was driving every Sunday just because I like it,â&#x20AC;? he said.

He now plays in La Liga de Coulter on the Coyotes team and manages the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Facebook page.

Vlcek visited the Castro home once to find a steel goal frame in the backyard and the family together knotting ropes to make a net. Four of these handmade goals sit in the park all summer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He put a lot of money, effort and time into the league,â&#x20AC;? Vlcek said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The time and the money he spent, he will never get back.â&#x20AC;?

It is all for the love of the sport.

Castro has coached teams previously.

This year, he plays on team America while still managing the league. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crazy,â&#x20AC;? Vlcek said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for sure. And he has all of my respect for that.â&#x20AC;?

Players compete for the championship titles while families watch and children play on the nearby playground â&#x20AC;&#x201C; often times kicking around a soccer ball. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It definitely helps when you have people around,â&#x20AC;? Vlcek said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You play another 10 percent better because you have your family watching.â&#x20AC;?

Having family in the audience also helps remind the players that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a game, he said, which stops fights from escalating because people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to argue in front of their kids. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Win or lose, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a game,â&#x20AC;?

Vlcek said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But there is nobody that likes to lose. Nobody comes just for

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West Fork fourth grader Cooper Reason won the Rockwell Fire Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Name the Mascotâ&#x20AC;? contest last week. Here, he holds â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sargeâ&#x20AC;? and smiles for a photo. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Mission Thornton Raises Funds For Basketball Court Mission Thornton has raised the first half of funds needed to renovate the Thornton Main Street Basketball Court. A recent, donation from the Thornton Quasquicentennial committee pushed the total to over $10,000.

It w ill t a ke approx i mately $18,000 to resurface the lot, replace/ repair fence, replace lights and replace hoops. Mission Thornton has set a goal to begin restoration this coming Spring 2016, so the facility will be available for area children and adults for next summer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve reached the half-

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

Caution Flags With Halloween upon us next week, that means that the Holiday Season is right around the corner.

Soon we will all be getting ready to spend time with family and friends over Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners as we head into the New Year. It’s hard to believe that we are only about two months away from 2016!

Last week the Revenue Estimating Conference (REC) held its October meeting where they projected how much revenue the state can expect to collect during the current fiscal year and next year. The REC consists of three members: one from the Legislative Branch, one from the Executive Branch, and a member from the public.

The REC projected that during the current fiscal year (FY16) the state stands to collect $7.054 billion, compared to the $7.175 billion that the group had projected earlier in March. That’s a reduction of $121 million from what we were anticipating. The panel cited the lagging farm economy and flat sales and use tax growth as the main driver for the

drop in revenue.

The REC described the current revenue situation to that of an airplane hitting a patch of turbulence.

The first few months of the current fiscal year have seen slow revenue growth, and as a reaction to that, they made a cautious estimate. Iowa’s economy is in relatively good shape.

The state has low unemployment, encouraging wage growth, and a low cost of living, so I’m optimistic that state revenue is just experiencing a hiccup and will get back on track in the coming months.

Situations like this are exactly why House Republicans adopted our four principles for responsible budgeting: We will spend less than the state collects; We will not use one-time money to fund on-going needs; We will not balance the budget by intentionally underfunding programs; We will return unused tax dollars to Iowa’s taxpayers Had the Legislature spent to the levels that Democrats were propos-

ing last session, the state’s ending balance would have been depleted.

Six years ago this month, Governor Culver made a 10% across-the-board cut in order to balance the budget because of unsustainable promises.

Schools were forced to raise property taxes to cover the shortfall when their budgets had money stripped away at a moment’s notice. House Republicans do not want to return to those days, which is why we fight so hard to maintain our budgeting principles and manage Iowa’s budget like that of a family or business.

Additionally, the REC also made their first projection for next fiscal year (FY17). The committee estimated that the state will collect $7.348 billion in FY17, which would be an increase of $174.6 million compared to what was appropriated last legislative session. The REC will meet again in December to give the final projection before the 2016 session, which we will begin building the state’s budget off of. In the meantime, House Republicans will use this initial projection as a starting point to begin working through the budget, and will update accordingly in December.

If you ever have any feedback or questions about the budget or other issues before us, please do not hesitate to contact me. I can be reached at linda.upmeyer@legis.iowa.gov or 515-281-4618.

It’s finally here! We geeks may have had to sit through half a game of football to see it, but we’ve finally gotten the full trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

The trailer generated a lot of media attention. From the absurd number of times it was viewed to the record shattering pre-order rush for opening day tickets.

You may have even seen reports about a twitter hashtag movement called #BoycottStarWarsVII. Why is there a call for a boycott? Is it a response to Disney wiping away the extended universe? Is it over fears that J.J. Abrams will ruin the franchise the same way he did Star Trek?

Nope, it’s because people are upset that the movie features a black actor in a leading role.

If that sounds too stupid to be true, that’s because it is. It the words of the great Admiral Akbar, “It’s a trap!”

This is a game that Internet trolls play on the gullible and outrage inclined. Here’s how it works.

Step 1: Get a couple people together to say the most offensive things you can think of and unite them under a trendy hashtag.

Step 2: Wait for somebody to get offended and share your tweets with all their friends so they can get offended too.

Step 3: Watch as your hashtag gains notoriety as people trip over themselves to proclaim how terrible the hashtag is. Bonus points for any C-list celebrities who decide to weigh in.

Step 4: Wait for the mainstream media to catch wind of the whole thing and watch them dance.

And, of course, dance they did.

Salon’s headline, “Racists threaten to boycott “Star Wars VII” because it promotes “white genocide,” apparently.”

From Wired.co.UK, “Racists want to #BoycottStarWarsVII be-

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Travis Fischer cause it’s ‘anti-white.’”

Even “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” who should know better, missed the mark and unwittingly gave the trolls the attention they were seeking.

One might think from their hyper exaggerated reporting that there was legitimately a massive movement of racist Star Wars fans outraged over the inclusion of a black man in the movie. After all, if there’s enough people using the hashtag to get it trending, there must be a lot of supporters, right?

Well no, that’s not how that works.

The fact is that the originators of the so-called “movement” consisted of a whole three people. That’s right.

National news coverage dedicated to a “movement” of people that could comfortably fit in a restaurant booth.

Sure, there were others that joined in, either fellow Internet trolls or actual racists, but their numbers were relatively small.

Mashable, one of the few websites that didn’t take the bait, did a study on the hashtag and found that only 6% of the tweets in the hashtag contained racist remarks. The remaining 94% of the hashtag consisted of people outraged at the hashtag itself.

Good job, Internet. By protesting fake racism, you amplified it and gave a national platform to the handful of outliers that might actually be legitimate racists.

The saddest part is that this isn’t even the first time this has happened.

Last November, when the first trail-

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The Halloween party at S.T.P.A.T.S in Dougherty will be Friday, Oct. 30 from 6-8 p.m.

Correction There was an error in the Oct. 22 issue of the Pioneer Enterprise in an article titled “Rockwell resident starts position as new city employee.” The last paragraph states that the mayor and city su-

perintendent brought three of the 13 applicants before the council at the Sept. 16 meeting. It should have said one.

We regret the error.

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 121 2nd St., N., Rockwell Phone 822-4919 Pastor Ken Livingston Sundays 8:30 a.m. Worship 9:30 a.m. Coffee Time 10 a.m. Sunday School FIRST REFORMED CHURCH 620 2nd St., Meservey Phone 358-6151 Rev. Rodney Meester Sundays 9:30 a.m. Worship FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 404 Maple St., Thornton Phone 998-2004 Pars. 358-6107 The Rev. Crystal Oberheu Sunday, September 27 9 a.m. Worship Service 9:30 a.m. Sunday School Wednesday, September 30 5:45 p.m. Confirmation HANFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH 12411 Spruce Ave, Mason City Phone 423-7376 641-822-4657 Pastor Scott Sokol Sundays 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Sun. Worship HOLY NAME CHURCH 507 1st Ave NW, Rockford Phone 822-4950 Fr. Walter Brunkan Saturdays 5 p.m. Mass

PRINCE OF PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, WELS 670 12th St. NE Mason City IA 50401 Phone: (641) 424-3503 Pastor Robert Harting Pastor’s cell: 641-455-3562 Sundays: Feb.-July - Worship: 11 a.m.

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RICHLAND LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELS 300 Elm St., Thornton Phone 998-2642 Pastor’s cell: 641-455-3562 www.richlandlutheran.com Pastor Robert Harting Sundays Feb.- July: Sunday School/ Bible Class: 8 a.m.

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SACRED HEART CHURCH 305 Elm St., E., Rockwell Phone 822-4950 Fr. Rodney Allers Sundays 8 a.m. Mass SALEM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 810 First St., Meservey Phone 358-6277 Pars. 358-6107 The Rev. Crystal Oberheu Sundays 9:15-10:15 a.m. Sun. School 9:45-10:15 a.m. Coffee 10:30 a.m. Worship Service Wednesdays 4:30 p.m. Confirmation ST. PATRICK CATHOLIC CHURCH 1001 9th Ave. S. Clear Lake Phone 357-3214 Msgr. Lilip Saturdays 4 p.m. Mass Sundays 9 a.m. Mass

ST. PETER EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA 502 2nd St., S., Rockwell Phone 822-3101 Pastor Rhea Evanson Sundays 10:30 a.m Worship Service ST. PAUL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 400 Larch St., Thornton Phone 998-2632 Home 998-2631 Pastor Rhea Evanson Sundays 9 a.m. Worship Service SWALEDALE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Main St., Swaledale Phone 995-2252 Rev. Travis Stedick Sundays 8:10 a.m. Worship 10:15 a.m. Sunday School UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 303 Monroe St., Rockwell Phone 822-4833 Rev. Travis Stedick Sundays 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:25 a.m. Worship ZION REFORMED CHURCH 2029B Jonquil Ave. Sheffield Phone 579-6186 The Rev. Arthur Zewert Sundays 9:15 a.m. Worship 10:45 a.m. Sunday School Tuesdays 9 a.m. Sewing Group Thursdays 9 a.m. Bulletin Deadline

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er came out, #BlackStormtrooper started trending, apparently in reaction to the reveal of Boyega taking off a storm trooper helmet. The news made a big deal about the legions of racist Star Wars fans upset that the first face they saw in the trailer belonged to a black man.

Odd thing though. While it seemed everybody had something to say about the people complaining about a Black Storm Trooper, I couldn’t find anybody that actually had an issue with it. And I looked.

Beyond a handful of scattered trolls and a bunch of people who mistakenly thought that the Empire would still be using clone troopers fifty years after the Clone Wars, I couldn’t find any noteworthy of resistance to Boyega at all.

As far as I could tell, the perpetually outraged people of the Internet were so eager to put their foot down on racism that they didn’t even wait for the racists to show up before they started stomping.

But here’s the bright side. If this whole kerfuffle proves anything, it proves that the Star Wars fandom doesn’t have a problem with race.

After all, #BoycottStarWarsVII was where the racists were supposed to be, and they’re hard to find even there.

The reality is that sci-fi nerds care far more arguing over the quality of the Star Wars prequels, the dissolution of the expanded universe, and, of course whether or not Han shot first. The only race they care about is the pod race on Tatooine.

So how about instead of getting worked up about fake issues, we focus on the important things? Like getting J.J. Abrams to stop putting so many lens flares in the movie.

Travis Fischer is a news writer for Mid-America Publishing and may be a little short for a storm trooper.

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,=DOP<MD@N Merle D. Steenhard Merle D. Steenhard, 87, of Rockwell, died Wednesday, October 21, at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, at the Rockwell United Methodist Church, 303 Monroe Street, with Rev. Travis Stevick officiating. Visitation was from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, October 23, at the Rockwell United Methodist Church.

Merle Steenhard Interment took place in the Rockwell Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Rockwell United Methodist Church or the Mercy Heart & Vascular Institute, C/O Sharon Zirbel, 250 S. Crescent Drive, Mason City, IA 50401. Online condolences may be left for the family at www. majorericksonfuneralhome.com Merle was born October 12, 1928, in Meservey, the daughter of Carl and Alma (Gobeli) Hopkey. Following graduation from Meservey High School in 1945, Merle worked as a Nurses Aid at the Hampton Hospital.

On October 16, 1946, she married George O. Steenhard at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. George and Merle were married for 68 years 1928-2015 and were inseparable. Merle’s devoServices: tion to George went beyond fondness 3 p.m., Sat., Oct. 23 and affection. He was the center, Rockwell United the anchor and pivot of her life and Methodist Church everything they did was with and Rockwell for each other. In 1980, the family Arrangements by: moved to Rockwell where Merle enMajor Erickson Funeral Home joyed being a farm wife and home& Crematory maker. She enjoyed baking pies and Mason City cookies and taking care of her home.

When health was good they enjoyed going to Arizona in the winter and visiting family while there. She devoted her life to her husband and her family. Merle was a member of the Rockwell United Methodist Church where she was very active. She was also a new member of the Senior Citizens in Rockwell.

Merle is survived by 2 daughters: Vicky (David) Klang of Clear Lake, IA, and Debra (Tom) Weaver of Dougherty, IA; and 1 son: Gary (Darla) Steenhard of Rockwell. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren, and 3 great great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband George on March 20, 2015; 1 sister: Alverda Koenen; and 1 brother: Ardell Hopkey.

Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Mason City, Iowa 50401, 641-423-0924 www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Rockwell Nursing Home Costume Party It was the fifth year in a row that the Legion Auxiliary Post 208 of Rockwell and the Rockwell Community Nursing Home combined to co-host the annual costume party on Sunday, Oct. 25. Sixty-eight youngsters paraded for the residents and community members. Shanda Hansen, Cindy Folkers, and Carolyn Nuehring volunteered as judges. They were challenged to determine a winner for three categories per age division. All participants were awarded a treat and a Halloween blinking necklace. In addition, winners received a two dollar bill. Great fun was had by all.

From left to right, Group 1 of one & two year olds: Most Halloween, Slater Winfrey. Most Comical, Berkley Petersen. Most Original, Calvin Jurgens.

Group 2 of one & two year olds: Most Halloween, Brady Abell. Most Original, Aspyn and Regyn Cunningham. Most Comical, Aubrey Wentz.

Four year olds: Most Comical, Hayden Freyholtz. Most Original, Ryder Ditsworth. Most Halloween, Harper Koppen.

Three year olds: Most Halloween, Benton Schwarck. Most Comical, Teegan Winfrey. Most Original, Parker Jurgens.

Nine year olds & above: Most Comical,Tarren Cunningham. Most Halloween, Dallas White. Most Original, Ellie Weaver.

Five & six year olds: Most Comical, Emerson Pitzenberger. Most Halloween, Evie Hitzhusen. Most Original, Leah Schwarck.

Seven & eight year olds: Most Comical, Addison Wentz. Most Original, Jack Sable. Most Halloween, Eastyn Petersen.

Nancy P. Thompson Nancy P. Thompson, 71 of Rockwell, died Friday, October 23, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center, North Iowa.

Memorial services were held at 11 am, Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Rockwell. Officiating will be Rev. Rhea Evanson. A gathering for family and friends was held from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Inurnment for Nancy and her husband Steven will be in the Rockwell Cemetery. Those planning on an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to the Nancy Thompson memorial fund.

Condolences may be made on the Fullerton Funeral Home website at www.

Fullertonfh.com or Facebook/Fullertonfuneralhomes.

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x OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Cerro Gordo County OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS CERRO GORDO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OCTOBER 6, 2015 The Board of Supervisors of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, met in special session pursuant to adjournment. Present: Chairman Phil Dougherty, Supervisor Casey Callanan, Supervisor Jay Urdahl and various members of the public.

The purpose of the meeting was for discussion regarding the grant application with IDOT for Sanders Products, Inc.

Various tabulations, reports, correspondence and other documents that were presented at today’s meeting are placed on file with the supplemental minutes.

ATTEST: Chairman Phillip Dougherty Board of Supervisors Kenneth W. Kline County Auditor Published in The Pioneer Enterprise on Thursday, October 29, 2015

West Fork conferences are Nov. 5 and 10 West Fork school conferences for preschool through high school will be from 4-8 p.m. on Nov. 5 and 10.

If elementary parents have not signed up online, a conference time will be selected for you and your date and time will be sent home with your child. The middle school teachers will be in their classrooms and parents are welcome to visit and meet with teachers as they become available. Shared teachers will be in the following locations at the specified dates and times: Mr. Kudej, Mrs. Payton, Mr. Abbas and Ms. Dickman will be in the Rock-

well building on Thursday, Nov. 5 from 6-8 p.m. Mr. Grunklee will be in the Sheffield building Thursday, Nov. 5 from 4-8 p.m. and in the Rockwell building Tuesday, Nov. 10 from 4-8 p.m. Mrs. Trewin will be in Sheffield on Thursday, Nov. 5 from 4-8 p.m.

School conferences are an important source of communication between the teachers, students and parents/ guardians. They provide an opportunity for parents/guardians to meet teachers and administrators, to ask questions and to hear how each child interacts in the classroom. It is an opportunity

to gain valuable feedback about the development of individual students.

Most importantly, it sends a powerful message about how much parents and educators care about the education of each student. The time parents take to spend with teachers, even if it is only for five or 10 minutes, can have an enormous impact on their children’s attitude toward learning and success in the classroom.

If you have any questions, please contact the office at (641) 822-3234.

UMAC Player of the Week awards The University of Northwestern volleyball player Lindsey Peterson was honored in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week awards. The Eagles played four matches at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Tournament recently.

Lindsey Peterson was named the UMAC Defensive Player of the Week with 75 digs, averaging 4.69 per set.

Peterson made only three passing errors in all 16 sets played. On the offensive side, the sophomore tallied 54 kills total. This is Peterson’s second UMAC award this fall.

PUBLIC NOTICE West Fork Community School District OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS WEST FORK BOARD OF EDUCATION UNAPPROVED MINUTES OCTOBER 19, 2015 The West Fork Board of Education met for its regular meeting in the Superintendent’s Office in Sheffield. The meeting was called to order at 5:00 PM by Board President, Jim Tuttle. Board members present: Mary Schlichting, Mary Beth Sukup, Rob Heimbuch. Absent: Roger Witte.

Also present were Superintendent Darrin Strike, High School Principal Randy Bushbaum, Middle School Principal Tracy Peterson and West Fork Board Secretary Lacey Weier.

Visitors: Kelly McGowan Superintendent Strike requested to add an agenda item #11 – Discuss/Approve Lease updates with the City of Sheffield for the Football Field. Schlichting requested to add an agenda item #12 – Discuss Early Retirement. After discussion, Heimbuch moved to approve the Agenda with the additions, Minutes from September 21st, bills from October, August and September Financial Statements; seconded by Sukup. Motion carried 4-0.

After discussion, Heimbuch moved to approve the Open Enrollment Requests as presented; seconded by Schlichting. Motion carried 4-0.

Heimbuch moved to approve a contract to Sadie Wyborny to serve as an Elementary Para Educator at the Sheffield Campus; seconded by Sukup. Motion carried 4-0.

Schlichting moved to approve a contract to Mary Schulz to serve for one year as the J/JV Girls Basketball Coach for the 2015-2016 season; seconded by Sukup. Motion carried 4-0.

Superintendent Strike updated the board on the building progress of the Wellness Center.

Sukup moved to approve the Financial Bidding Timeline as presented by Piper Jaffrey; seconded by Schlichting. Motion carried 4-0.

Heimbuch moved to approve the bidding Documents for Financing of the Wellness Center; seconded by Sukup. Motion carried 4-0.

Mark Twedt, Clay Emhoff, Brandon Emhoff and Rylan Fleshner shared information with the board about the STEM program and what they have been working on in HS Biology.

Superintendent Strike shared information with the board about the Tax Levy Reduction Adjust-

ment.

After discussion, Sukup moved to approve the change in the lease with the City of Sheffield to include that the school carry liability insurance on the football field; seconded by Schlichting.

Motion carried 4-0.

The board discussed the option of an Early Retirement package. At this time they feel there is not a need for offering a package. They will look at the possibility again in the future.

Principal’s report was given by Mr. Bushbaum and Mrs. Peterson: 1. Sheffield Elementary will be going to a play in Cedar Falls on 10/20/15 2. Rockwell Elementary will be going to a play at NIACC on 10/21/15 3. MAP Testing will be finished soon 4. Professional Development was held on 10/19/15 5. Congrats to the Cross Country Team for winning the East Division of the Top of Iowa Conference 6. 5th and 6th graders will be attending a bullying presentation called I Am Jack in Ames 7. Fire Safety training was held in Rockwell for 2nd-8th grade Superintendent’s report was given by Mr. Strike: 1. Will be holding District Needs Assessment on Conference nights – November 5th and 10th 2. IASB Conference is November 18th and 19th 3. Next Board meeting November 16th at 5pm in Rockwell Heimbuch made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:35 p.m.; seconded by Sukup. Motion carried 4-0.

ATTEST: Board President, Jim Tuttle Board Secretary, Lacey Weier October Bills 2015 General Fund All Star Pest Control, Pest Control ........$75.00 Becker, Lynda, Memorial .......................$25.00 Blazek Electric, Repairs.........................$48.43 Card Services, Travel/Sped Supplies ................ ........................................................$2,396.52 Cartersville Elevator, Gas/Diesel ......$2,848.36 Central Iowa Distributing, Inc., Maint. Supplies . ...........................................................$339.40

City Of Sheffield, Utilities .....................$571.65 Classroom Direct/School Specialty, Sped Supplies....................................................$427.88 Continuum Retail Energy Services, LLC, Natural Gas ...............................................$242.76 Cornwell, Frideres, Maher & Asso., P.C., Audit Services ..........................................$3,720.00 Culligan, Softner Salt ...........................$174.25 D & L Sanitation, Inc., Garbage ...........$695.00 Des Moines Register, The, Renewal .....$20.00 Dugan’s Supermarket - Rockwell, FCS ............. .............................................................$20.72 Engel Law Office, Legal Services ........$945.00 Eric Burt, Reimburse Travel.................$199.35 Floyd & Leonard Auto Electric, Inc., Maint. Supplies........................................................$8.49 Franklin County Lumber, Maint. Supplies .......... .............................................................$35.98 Franklin County Public Health, Flu Shots .......... ...........................................................$805.00 Frontier Communications, Telephone ..$624.92 Fullerton, Wendy, Reimburse Travel .....$77.53 Gopher, PE Supplies ...........................$265.02 Iowa ASCD, Membership ....................$345.00 Iowa Association Of School Boards, Background Checks .....................................$35.00 Iowa Communications Network, ICN Services .. ........................................................$1,582.68 ITEC Conference, The, Registration ...$480.00 IXL Learning, Membership Renewal ................. ........................................................$2,520.00 Johnson Sanitary Products, Inc., Maint. Supplies......................................................$69.68 K&H Coop Oil Co., Gas/Diesel .........$1,673.06 Lacey Weier, Reimburse Board Supplies .......... .............................................................$13.41 Le Doux Signs, Vehicle Signs................$55.00 Mason City Tire Service, Repairs ..........$84.03 Menards - Mason City, Industrial Tech Supplies ...........................................................$241.79 Mid-America Publishing Corporation, Board Publications........................................$575.66 Midamerican Energy, Electric/Gas ...$4,826.38 NIACC, Academy Fees 15-16 ........$17,652.44 Really Good Stuff, Inc., At Risk Supplies........... ...........................................................$478.46 Sheffield Press, The, Renewal ............$146.00 Simplexgrinnell, Fire Alarm Repairs ....$251.13 Staples Advantage, Office/Elem Supplies ......... ...........................................................$393.51

Strike, Darrin, Reimburse Travel .........$134.94 Fleet Farm, Maint. Supplies...................$15.99 West Fork Family Medicine, Dot Physical ......... ...........................................................$125.00 Whiskers 2 Gallery, The, Academic Board ........ .............................................................$14.30 AEA 267, Printing And Registration .....$918.04 Amble Home Inspections LLC, Radon Testing .. ...........................................................$435.00 City Of Rockwell, Utilities.....................$448.28 Decker Sporting Goods, Safety Equipment ....... ...........................................................$224.00 DHS Cashier 1st Fl., Medicaid .........$2,949.91 Diamond-Vogel Paints, Paint ...............$292.25 Ginther, Gabrielle, Reimburse Travel ....$63.58 Hampton Chronicle, Renewal ................$51.00 Hampton Hardware, Maint. Supplies .....$34.97 Hoglund Bus & Truck Co., Transportation Supplies....................................................$959.12 Huber Supply Co., Industrial Tech Supplies ...... ...........................................................$134.82 Interstate Motor Trucks, Inc., Transportation Repairs...............................................$258.60 Iowa Office Supply, Inc., Copier ............$66.81 Janitor’s Closet LTD., Maint. Supplies .$238.40 Joel Enabnit, Memorial ..........................$25.00 Kirkwood Community College, Bus Class ......... ...........................................................$100.00 Lacey Weier, Reimburse Travel...........$185.64 Learning Post, The, Elem Supplies .......$57.40 Napa, Transportation Supplies ..............$13.07 National Geographic Bee, Tag.............$100.00 Prufrock Press Inc., Tag ........................$39.95 Scholastic Reading Club, At Risk Supplies ....... ........................................................$1,029.50 School Nurse Supply Inc., Nurse Supplies ........ ........................................................$1,693.98 School Specialty/Classroom Direct, Elem Supplies....................................................$189.14 Tigerdirect, Tech Supplies ...................$708.61 TOTAL ............................................$57,496.79 Capital Projects Henkel Construction Company, Wellness Center ................................................$406,704.12 Liminex Inc., Software ......................$3,201.90 Martin Gardner Architecture, Architecht Fees Wellness Center ..............................$2,795.00 TOTAL ..........................................$412,701.02 Physical Plant And Equipment Blazek Electric, Fire Alarm Testing ...$3,228.62

Diamond-Vogel Paints, Field Paint ......$793.25 Goodwin Tucker, Freezer Repair ......$1,386.54 Leland Woodworks, Inc., Business Office Updates ...............................................$3,642.00 Mason City Glass Service, Door - Sheffield ...... ........................................................$5,435.00 Weier’s Lawn Service, Football Field$1,440.00 Next Generation Technologies, Technology Lease/Maintenance.......................$20,639.64 TOTAL ............................................$36,565.05 Hot Lunch Anderson Erickson Dairy, Milk ..........$3,559.75 Earthgrains Baking Companies, Inc., Break ...... ...........................................................$570.80 Keck, Inc., Commodities ......................$780.53 Martin Bros., Food/Supplies .............$4,887.21 EMS Detergent Services, Cleaning Supplies .... .............................................................$57.80 Keck, Inc., Commodities ...................$1,175.47 Martin Bros., Food/Supplies ...........$12,275.83 TOTAL ............................................$23,307.39 Activity Fund Belmond-Klemme Community School, XC Fee .............................................................$70.00 Card Services, Travel/Football .........$3,009.12 Carlson, Ken, Ref ..................................$90.00 Caspers Creations & Embroidery, Homecoming T-shirts ............................................$1,738.00 Chris Suntken, Ref ................................$80.00 Clear Lake Community Schools, Volleyball Fee .............................................................$90.00 David Meinders, Ref ..............................$70.00 Decker Sporting Goods, Booster Club/ Football Resale .............................................$8,327.00 Dick Mcmahon, Ref ...............................$80.00 Eagle Grove CSD, Volleyball Fee..........$90.00 Forever Yours, Homecoming Flowers ...$66.00 Garner-Hayfield Community Schools, XC/Volleyball Fee..........................................$155.00 Godfathers Pizza, Homecoming ..........$481.00 Gomez, Ronald, Ref ..............................$90.00 Got You Covered, Booster Club .........$921.95 Great American Opportunities, Magazine Fundraiser ..................................................$409.50 Hampton-Dumont Community School, XC/Volleyball Fee..........................................$180.00 Harding, Terry, Ref ...............................$115.00 Hewett Wholesale, Inc., Volleyball Concession Stand....................................................$45.40 Iowa Association Of Track Coaches, Track

Fees .....................................................$10.00 Justin Bonjour, Homecoming DJ .........$200.00 Ken Robbins, Ref ................................$110.00 Mary Herman, Ref ...............................$125.00 Mason City Community School District, Volleyball Fee ................................................$75.00 Meendering, Ron, Ref ...........................$90.00 Mohr, Dave, Ref.....................................$90.00 Nashua-Plainfield CSD, XC Fee............$65.00 Newman Catholic School, XC Fee ........$80.00 North Iowa Officials Association, 2015-2016 Membership .......................................$400.00 Oconnor, Andrew, Ref............................$70.00 Osage CSD, Volleyball Fee ...................$80.00 Patty Ohl, Ref ........................................$70.00 Sarah Thein, Ref .................................$110.00 St. Ansgar Csd, Volleyball Fee ..............$70.00 Tim Swyter, Ref .....................................$70.00 Tom Dunn, Ref.......................................$80.00 Athletica, Volleyball Resale ..............$1,370.55 Big Island Rendezvous, MS Fieldtrip...$736.00 Brian Pearce, Ref ..................................$80.00 Charles Brittain, Officals Assignment Fee ......... ...........................................................$375.00 Chris Suntken, Ref ................................$80.00 Claude, Tom, Ref ...................................$90.00 Coca-Cola Refreshments, MS Concession Stand..................................................$170.88 Dan Dingman, Ref .................................$80.00 Eric Burt, Reimburse Travel...................$60.84 Green Canopy, Inc., Porta-Potty XC......$80.00 IHSADA, Memberhsip .........................$150.00 Iowa Association Of Track Coaches, Membership ......................................................$35.00 Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association, Membership .. .............................................................$75.00 ISDTA, Dance Team Membership/Resale ......... ...........................................................$214.00 John Andrews, Ref ..............................$100.00 John Oertel, Ref ....................................$70.00 Juhl, Chris, Ref ......................................$90.00 Marty Pump, Ref..................................$165.00 Michael Arndorfer, Ref ...........................$95.00 NIACC, Elem Fieldtrip .........................$375.00 Scott, Chris, Ref ....................................$90.00 Simpson, Roger, Ref .............................$90.00 Todd Greimann, Ref ............................$115.00 TOTAL ............................................$22,690.24 Published in The Pioneer Enterprise on Thursday, October 29, 2015

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Reporting from the Cerro Gordo County Courthouse Beware of Scary Inhabitants of the Investment World In just a few days, witches, zombies and vampires will be converging on your house, asking for candy. As is the case every Halloween, you’ll likely be merely amused over the sight of these costumed characters. But in other areas of life, such as the investment world, you may need to watch out for some seemingly scary entities.

Here are a few of them: The Horrendous Headline – Big, glaring headlines rarely offer any comfort to investors.

Whether it’s political squabbles at home, conflicts in the Middle East or the debt crisis in the eurozone, there’s always something happening that’s perceived as jeopardizing the stability of the financial markets. Yet these threats are often overblown, and the markets have proven quite resilient for decades. Here in the United States, the most powerful economic engine in the history of the world has offered investment opportunities as crises have come and gone.

The Terrible Tipster – He or she could be anyone – your neighbor, friend or relative. But whatever their origins, Terrible Tipsters have one thing in common: They like to tout “hot” stocks or “can’t miss” opportunities. The problem is that by the time you actually hear about a hot stock, it may already be cooling off. And the “can’t miss” opportunities often do indeed miss.

Don’t waste time, effort – and money – seeking

Marriage License Scott Deetz, 26, Mason City to Sara Gaul, 23, Mason City.

Danielle Taylor, 27, Ventura to Michael Carter, 27, Ventura.

Karrie Demery, 36, Mason City to Muhammad Akbar, 30, Mason City.

Lindsey Nelson, 28, Mason City to Cameron Sprecher, 27, Mason City.

Louis Cira, 63, Mason City to Susan Cannon, 60, Mason City.

Tayla Register, 24, Hanlontown to Nicholas Herman, 28, Hanlontown.

Tracy Hedegard, 43, Plymouth to Jay Stump, 43, Plymouth.

Jeremy Harbaugh, 21, Mason City to Lillith Lickteig, 21, Mason City.

Ashley Ohern, 29, Mason City to Jonathon Lawrence, 27, Mason City.

Civil Court The court handled three child support matters.

Auto Owners Insurance Company vs. Tonys Tire Service, Inc. Case dismissed with prejudice on October 16.

Kathleen Bor vs. AADG, Inc and Lanie Allen. Case dismissed with prejudice on October 16.

Matthew Kleckner vs. Sally Spaulding. Case dismissed with prejudice on October 14.

District Court The court handled eight probation revocations and case of contempt.

Lewy Curtiss, 45, Mason City, pled guilty on October 19 to Possession of Controlled Substance 3rd or Subsequent Offense. Lewy was sentenced to five years in prison, fined $750 plus 35% surcharge (suspended), $125 Law Enforcement Initiative, $10 DARE, and $180 in costs.

Michael Reich, 28, Manly, pled guilty on October 19 to Theft in the Fourth Degree (pled from Theft in the Third Degree). Reich was sentenced to 15 days in jail, fined $611.81 plus

a shortcut to investment success: There isn’t one.

Instead, stick with an investment strategy that’s suitable for your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon.

The Scary Statement – When the market is down, you probably dread seeing your investment statements. But don’t let a few bad months, or even a bad year, cause you to stuff your money under your mattress. The financial markets can turn around pretty quickly, and if you’re out of the market when the next rally begins, you’ll miss out on some potentially big gains. So, put those negative statements aside and look back at your investment results over a period of many years – the big picture might look a lot less frightening than you’d imagine.

The Fearsome Forecast – The performance of the financial markets is notoriously hard to predict – but that doesn’t stop a slew of fortune-tellers from trying. And the same is true of the economy as a whole – predictions abound, but many of them prove far off base. You can always adjust your portfolio, as needed, in response to

35% surcharge, $125 Law Enforcement Initiative, $649 in restitution, and $100 in costs.

Robin Walker, 49, Marble Rock, pled guilty on October 19 to Theft in the Third Degree. Walker was sentenced to 30 days in jail, fined $625 plus 35% surcharge, $125 Law Enforcement Initiative, and $199 in costs.

Steven Fox, 28, Mason City, pled guilty on October 16 to Domestic Abuse Assault Injury or Mental Illness First Offense (pled from Domestic Abuse Assault 2nd Offense). Fox was sentenced to one year in jail (363 days suspended), placed on one year probation, fined $315 plus 35% surcharge, and $423.50 in costs.

Aaron Romig, 30, Mason City, pled guilty on October 19 to Possession of Controlled Substance Third or Subsequent Offense. Romig was sentenced to five years in prison, fined $750 plus 35% surcharge (suspended), $125 Law Enforcement Initiative, $10 DARE, and $123 in costs.

Kolton Wagaman, 27, Mason City, received a deferred judgment on October 16 to OWI First Offense. Wagaman was placed on one year probation, assessed a $1,250 civil penalty ($625 waived), and $140 in costs.

Darrell Berding, 59, Mason City, pled guilty on October 19 to OWI First Offense. Berding was sentenced to two days in jail or two days at program, fined $1,250 plus 35% surcharge ($625 suspended), $10 DARE, and $100 in costs.

Nicholas Kockler, 29, Mason City, pled guilty on October 20 to OWI First Offense. Kockler was sentenced to two days in jail, fined $1,250 plus 35% surcharge, $10 DARE, and $180 in costs.

Small Claims NICCU vs. Timothy Peterson,

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Thornton NOTICE OF REGULAR CITY ELECTION CITY OF THORNTON PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the regular election of the incorporated City of Thornton will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015.

The polls will be open from 12:00 o’clock noon until 8:00 p.m. at the following location: Thornton City Hall, 404 Main Street At which election all of the qualified electors of said City are hereby notified to appear at said time and place. Absentee and provisional ballots will be counted at the Cerro Gordo County Election Annex at 121 3rd Street NW, Mason City. All voters are also advised as to the requirements of Voter Registration in order to be eligible to vote at this election.

Voter Accessibility: All polling places are accessible to persons with physical disabilities.

Each polling place also has a ballot marking machine that allows a voter with blindness or visual impairment to vote privately. A voter may choose any other person to assist the voter in

voting, except the voter’s employer, employer’s agent, or an officer or agent of the voter’s union.

Any voter who is physically unable to enter a polling place has the right to vote in the voter’s vehicle.

Alternative voter check-in at the polls: A voter may choose to scan the voter’s Iowa driver’s license, non-driver ID card, or registered voter card when checking-in at the polls.

For further information about this election, a voter may contact the auditor’s office at telephone number 641-421-3041, or TTY number 711-641-421-3041, or may visit the following County website: www.co.cerro-gordo.ia.us, or use the following email address: tsiemer@ co.cerro-gordo.ia.us.

The above Notice of Regular City Election is given by order of the Council of the City of Thornton and the Cerro Gordo County Commissioner of Elections.

Kenneth W. Kline, Cerro Gordo County Auditor and County Commissioner of Elections

changing market or economic conditions, but don’t act on these possible circumstances just because someone, somewhere, has predicted them. Instead, follow tried-and-true principles such as diversification, which can help reduce the impact of volatility on your holdings. (However, diversification can’t guarantee a profit or protect against loss.)

The ghouls and goblins you see on Halloween are unlikely to cause you nightmares. And the various phantoms of the investment world may prove just as illusory. Don’t let them scare you away from investing.

Market swings making you uneasy? Let’s talk.

Sara J Carlsson, CFP® Financial Advisor .

202 1st Street S E Ste 101 Mason City, IA 50401 641-423-2093 www.edwardjones.com

Mason City. Judgment for the plaintiff on October 14 in the amount of $3,633.81 with 2.37% interest from October 14.

Cheryl Andersen, Plymouth vs.

John Choate, Manly. Case dismissed without prejudice on October 19.

Lake Plaza Associates vs. Judith Rinnels, Clear Lake. Case dismissed without prejudice on October 19.

Hardy Rentals vs. Jeff Baumann, Mason City. Judgment for the plaintiff on October 14 in the amount of $1,460.41 with 2.37% interest from October 14.

Hardy Rentals vs. Gary Anderson, Mason City. Judgment for the plaintiff on October 19 in the amount of $766,58 with 2.38% interest from October 19.

Hardy Rentals vs. Delores Meyer, Mason City. Judgment for the plaintiff on October 20 in the amount of $585.29 with 2.38% interest from October 20.

Cavalry SPV vs. Shawn Larson, Clear Lake. Judgment for the plaintiff on October 15 in the amount of $2,130.59 with 2.37% interest from October 15.

Pamela Little Inc vs. Michael Powell, Clear Lake. Judgment for the plaintiff on October 15 in the amount of $375 with 2.37% interest from October 15.

North Iowa Cooperative vs. Angela Hyduke, Swaledale. Judgment for the plaintiff on October 15 in the amount of $354.92 with 2.37% interest from October 14.

Midland Funding LLC vs. Randy Becker, Mason City. Judgment for the plaintiff on October 14 in the amount of $1,193.30 with 2.37% interest from October 14.

H&R Accounts vs. Ray and Staci Stump, Mason City. Judgment for the plaintiff on October 15 in the amount of $751.05 with 2.37% interest from

October 15.

H&R Accounts vs. Jeremy and Ammie Livers, Clear Lake. Case dismissed without prejudice on October 15.

Midland Funding LLC vs. James Hilgendorf, Clear Lake. Judgment for the plaintiff on October 15 in the amount of $3,025.20 with 2.37% interest from October 15.

H&R Accounts vs. Chad Fluhrer, Mason City. Case dismissed without prejudice on October 15.

H&R Accounts vs. Brenton and Ashley Neve, Mason City. Case dismissed without prejudice on October 19.

Property Transfer DWDJ: John and Mary Hasley to Troy and Heather DeJoode; Eastridge Condominium Bldg B Unit 4, Bldg Garage Unit Garage 15, Bldg Garage Unit Garage 16 CL; $258,000; 20156413.

DWDJ: Michael and Wendy Hegtvedt to Jeffrey and Tammie Cowell; Law’s 2nd Add Blk 6 Lot 9 MC; $83,000; 2015-6405.

DAJT: Marlin Gradin and Olive Welsh to Olive Welsh; Patriarch’s Militant I.O.O.F. Park Blk 1 Lot 10, Blk 1 Lot 7 Part of Lot 7; 2015-6398.

DWDJ: Diane and Randal Horning to Brian and Tanya Dadisman; Serenity 1st Sub Lot 4; $290,000; 20156394.

DWD: Alice Stayner to Nathan Levang; Hillcrest Add Blk 3 Lot 15 MC; $75,000; 2015-6389.

DWD: Loretto Bay 14 LLC vs.

LNI CL Pharmacy LLC; Roger’s & Sandry’s Add Blk 16 Lot 5 CL Parcel “M” In Part as Desc in Survey B15 P3573; $1,409,944.37; 2015-6387.

DWDJ: Joshua Inc and Joshua Homes Inc to Bobbie Engebretson and Lisa Floy; Pine Brooke Second Subdivision Lot 12 CL; $260,000;

PUBLIC NOITCE City of Meservey NOTICE OF REGULAR CITY ELECTION CITY OF MESERVEY PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the regular election of the incorporated City of Meservey will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015.

The polls will be open from 12:00 o’clock noon until 8:00 p.m. at the following location: Meservey City Hall, 428 1st Street At which election all of the qualified electors of said City are hereby notified to appear at said time and place. Absentee and provisional ballots will be counted at the Cerro Gordo County Election Annex at 121 3rd Street NW, Mason City. All voters are also advised as to the requirements of Voter Registration in order to be eligible to vote at this election.

Voter Accessibility: All polling places are accessible to persons with physical disabilities.

Each polling place also has a ballot marking machine that allows a voter with blindness or visual impairment to vote privately. A voter may choose any other person to assist the voter in

voting, except the voter’s employer, employer’s agent, or an officer or agent of the voter’s union.

Any voter who is physically unable to enter a polling place has the right to vote in the voter’s vehicle.

Alternative voter check-in at the polls: A voter may choose to scan the voter’s Iowa driver’s license, non-driver ID card, or registered voter card when checking-in at the polls.

For further information about this election, a voter may contact the auditor’s office at telephone number 641-421-3041, or TTY number 711-641-421-3041, or may visit the following County website: www.co.cerro-gordo.ia.us, or use the following email address: tsiemer@ co.cerro-gordo.ia.us.

The above Notice of Regular City Election is given by order of the Council of the City of Meservey and the Cerro Gordo County Commissioner of Elections.

Kenneth W. Kline, Cerro Gordo County Auditor and County Commissioner of Elections

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DWD: Frances Gansen to Jessi Scholl; 10-96-20 Sub. Of NW1/4 NE1/4 Lot 4, Lot 5 MC N 16’ of W 61’ of E 122’ of Lot 4 & S 111.625’ of W 61 of E 122’ of Lot 5; $87,500; 2015-6382.

DCDJ: Wendy Engebretson and James Frederick to Wendy Engebretson and James Frederick; 03-97-22 SE NE A Tract in Part of; 2015-6374.

DWD: Monroe Estates LLC to Hawkeye Marketing Group LLC; 16-96-20 NE NW, NW NE Part of as Desc in Survey B234 P468 (Containing 6.89 Acres); $95,000; 2015-6366.

DWD: John Henderson to John Henderson Revocable Trust and John Henderson Trustee; Sirrine’s Add Blk 6 Lot 6 CL NE/2 of Lot & Portion of Vac State St Undivided 1/2 Int; 20156351.

DCD: Marilyn Kriegh Administrator and Larry Kriegh Estate to River City Storage LLC, Marilyn Kriegh Administrator, and Larry Kriegh Estate; Monroe Development Park 1st Sub Lot 2 MC S 138.9’; 2015-6344.

DWD: Linda Henningsen, Brian and Jayne Carlson, Robert and Linda Vandenbosch, and Maureen Kriegh to River City Storage LLC; Monroe Development Park 1st Sub Lot 2; $92,500; 2015-6343.

DWD: Timothy and Terri King to Timothy and Terri King; Dougherty (Original Town) Blk 3 Lot 7, Blk 3 Lot 8, Blk 7 Lot 20, BLk 7 Lot 21, Blk 7 Lot 19 DO; 36-94-19 NE NW Parcel In; 2015-6342.

DWD: Timothy and Terri King to Timothy and Terri King; WestHaven Blk 11 Lot 10, BLK 11 Lot 11 MC 3/4 Int: Timothy 1/4 Int: Terry; 20156341.

DAJT: Hazel Rubio, Mary Galindo, and Teresa Navarro to Mary Galindo and Teresa Navarro; Brice & Ong Land Co.’s Street Railway Add Blk 8 Lot 9 MC; 2015-6340.

DWD: Ann and Douglas Lampe to Kelli Jeffrey; Warner’s 3rd Add Lot 2 MC Orig WD Rec B11 P3876; 20156338.

DWD: Thomas MAulsby to Chadwick Ruff; Woodland Terrace 2nd Add Lot 3 CL; $187,500; 2015-6328.

DQCJ: Mildred Sentman to Donald and Bonnie Bonner; 25-95-21 SE NE, NE NE Grantor Releasing Life Estate 1/2 Interest; 2015-6327.

DWDJ: Phyllis and Dalyn Souhrada, and Lois, Merlin, Paul, and Joyce Oetken to Donald and Bonnie Bonner; 25-95-21 NE NE, SE NE 2/3 Interest; $440,000; 2015-6326.

DCDJ: Clarence Oetken Estate and Merlin Oetken Executor to Donald and Bonnie Bonner; 25-95-21 NE NE, SE NE 1/3 Interest; $220,000; 2015-6325.

DQCJ: Mildred Sentman to Ted and Wendy Bonner; 30-95-20 NW NW, SW NW Relinquishing Grantors Life Estate 1/2 Interest; 2015-6324.

DWDJ: Phyllis and Dalyn Souhrada, and Lois, Merlin, Paul, and Joyce Oetken to Ted and Wendy Bonner; 30-95-21 NW NW, SW NW 2/3 Interest; $426,666.66; 2015-6323.

DCDJ: Clarence Oetken Estate and Merlin Oetken Executor to Ted and Wendy Bonner; 30-95-20 NW NW, SW NW Undivi 1/3 Int; $213,333.34; 2015-6322.

DWD: Lance and Jana Evans to Pensco Trust Company Custodian and Paul Behr 1902 Sep IRA; 2495-21 NW NW, NE NW 1/2 Interest;

$331,500; 2015-6317.

DWD: Carisa and Chad Miller to Pensco Trust Company Custodian and Paul Behr C 1902 Sep IRA; 2495-21 NE NW, NW NW 1/2 Interest; $331,500; 2015-6314.

DWD: Robert Evans Trustee and Robert Evans Trust to Pensco Trust Company Custodian and Paul Behr 1902 Sep IRA; 24-95-21 SE NW, SW NW; $637,000; 2015-6313.

DWDJ: Stephen and Penny Loers to Stephen and Penny Loers; Sirrine’s Add Blk 5 Lot 3 CL Nly 45.5’ of SWLY 56’ in Width; Country Club Heights Add Blk 1 Lot 2 CL Exc W .5’; 2015-6311.

DWDJ: Richard and Jodi Wyborny to Cody Walker; Day’s, C.H., Sub of NW/4 SW/4 & N/2 SW/4 SW/4 in S/2 3-96-20 Lot 6 Tract In; $67,000; 2015-6304.

DWDJ: James and Gwen Thompson Cotrustee, and James and Gwen Thompson Trust to Sandyann and Brent Rolland and Fred and Kay Wieck; 26-96-22 Sub. of NE.1/4 NE1/4 & G.L. 2 Lot 2 Part of an Undivided 1/2 Int (Rolland) an undivided 1/2 Int (Wieck); $450,000; 20156301.

DWD: Charles and Linda Brice to BDM Farms LLC; 32-97-22 NE NE, SW NE, NW NE, SW NE Exc Parcel “A” as Described in Survey Rec B07 P7371; $1,086,000; 2015-6298.

DWD: Wells Fargo Bank to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Smith’s, S.W., Sub of Lots 9 - 13 in Lot 7 in Sub of NE/4 SE/4 4-96-20 Lot 6 S/2 of Lot; 2015-6297.

DQCJ: City of Thornton to Thomas and Kathy Janeka; 24-94-22 SW NE Parcel “A1-1” in Part as Desc in Survey B12 P6215; 2015-6269.

DWDJ: Rachel Pearson to Mary Swenson and Scott Turvold; Burn’s, M.M. & G.W., Sub of Lots 1,2,3,4,5 in block 3 Parker & Foster’s 2nd Add. Blk A Lot 12 MC Part of; $38,000; 2015-6267.

DWDJ: Coleen Fish to Ward and Leanne Elwood; Sunset Ridge 3rd Sub Lot 6 MC; 2015-6264.

DWD: Richard Fairbanks to Patricia Grandy , Bradley Fairbanks, Julie Carpenter, and Richard Fairbanks Life Estate; Hunter’s Ridge Condominium Bldg Unit Unit 2050; 20156258.

DAJT: Richard and Beulah Fairbanks to Richard Fairbanks; Hunter’s Ridge Condominium Bldg Unit 2050 MC; 2015-6257.

DWDJ: Jeanette Runde to Dennis and Cynthia Runde; Highlands, The Blk 10 Lot 14 MC; 2015-6256.

DCD: Stanley Brown Estate and Glenita Representative to Nyle Rippentrop; 21-97-19 SW NE Tract #3 as Desc & Depicted in Survey B9 P259 Exc Part; 20125-6254.

DWD: Patricia and Marvin Davis to Linda Sluik and Ann Staley; Midland Heights Lot 153 MC; $47,000; 2015-6251.

MCON: William and Ann Cody to Timothy Rucker; Forest Park Add Lot 202 MC; $82,500; 2015-6349.

MCON: John and Donna Reding to Tyler and Brenda Hunt; Foster’s, James, Add Blk 7 Lot 2 MC Exc S 40’; $62,800; 2015-6265.

MCON: Zelda and Larry Elwood to Kylie Zech; Highlands, The Blk 6 Lot 32 MC; $59,000; 2015-6255.

PUBLIC NOITCE City of Rockwell NOTICE OF REGULAR CITY ELECTION CITY OF ROCKWELL PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the regular election of the incorporated City of Rockwell will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015.

The polls will be open from 12:00 o’clock noon until 8:00 p.m. at the following location: Rockwell Community Center, 114 3rd Street N At which election all of the qualified electors of said City are hereby notified to appear at said time and place. Absentee and provisional ballots will be counted at the Cerro Gordo County Election Annex at 121 3rd Street NW, Mason City. All voters are also advised as to the requirements of Voter Registration in order to be eligible to vote at this election.

Voter Accessibility: All polling places are accessible to persons with physical disabilities.

Each polling place also has a ballot marking machine that allows a voter with blindness or visual impairment to vote privately. A voter may choose any other person to assist the voter in

voting, except the voter’s employer, employer’s agent, or an officer or agent of the voter’s union.

Any voter who is physically unable to enter a polling place has the right to vote in the voter’s vehicle.

Alternative voter check-in at the polls: A voter may choose to scan the voter’s Iowa driver’s license, non-driver ID card, or registered voter card when checking-in at the polls.

For further information about this election, a voter may contact the auditor’s office at telephone number 641-421-3041, or TTY number 711-641-421-3041, or may visit the following County website: www.co.cerro-gordo.ia.us, or use the following email address: tsiemer@ co.cerro-gordo.ia.us.

The above Notice of Regular City Election is given by order of the Council of the City of Rockwell and the Cerro Gordo County Commissioner of Elections.

Kenneth W. Kline, Cerro Gordo County Auditor and County Commissioner of Elections

Published in The Pioneer Enterprise on Thursday, October 29, 2015

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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Cerro Gordo County

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS City of Meservey OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS CITY OF MESERVEY MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2015 MESERVEY CITY HALL-COUNCIL CHAMBERS The Meservey City Council met at the regular meeting on Monday, October 12, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Miller. Present: Brown, Dickman, Lauen, Lilly, White. Absent: None, but shortly after the meeting began, Todd Lauen was summoned on a fire call.

With no additions to the agenda, Pat White made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion was seconded by Joey Dickman. Motion carried.

The minutes were approved as read in a motion from Scott Brown and a second from Lester Lilly. Motion carried with all ayes.

The bills were presented for council review. A motion was made by Lester Lilly and seconded

by Scott Brown to pay the bills as presented.

Motion carried.

The September 30, 2015, Treasurer’s Report was presented for review. A motion was made

by Joey Dickman to approve the report. The motion was seconded by Pat White. Motion carried.

Joey Dickman, Administrative Board, presented the recommendation to the council considering all three of the people interviewed. His recommendation was a difficult decision. He said that the three people that were interviewed all had good resumes and would be good candidates for the city clerk position. With that being said, he recommended Angela Even as the new city clerk based on her interview.

After some discussion a motion was made by Lester Lilly and seconded by Scott Brown to hire Angela Even as the new city clerk. The motion was carried with all ayes. The present clerk will train Angela during the next few weeks. She will take over the clerk’s job beginning January 1, 2016.

After some discussion concerning wages during this transition period, a motion was made by Pat White to pay Angela $450 for October, $500 for November and $600 for December as she will be doing research for municipal software and begin training with the present clerk. Lester Lilly seconded the motion. Motion carried with all ayes.

The new pump house has been built with a few minor details to complete. The wiring for the electrical is in progress and should be com-

pleted soon.

HALLOWEEN TRICK OR TREAT IS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, FROM 4:00 TO 6:00 PM. On November 3rd there will be a community meeting at the Library starting at 12:00-Noon.

The Post Office representative will be there to talk about the Meservey Post Office.

Scott Brown made the motion to adjourn with a second from Lester Lilly. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned. Dixie Revland, City Clerk/Treasurer Receipts September 2015: General-$5,446.04 Road-$2,476.23 Water-$2,481.93 Sewer-$2683.66 OCTOBER 2015 Bills: Bell Sanitation.................................. $1,332.00 Greg Meier.............................................855.00 Dixie Revland ........................................600.00 Mayor Richard Miller..............................100.00 Richard Miller-Labor ..............................474.00 IPERS-City ............................................287.03 IPERS-Library........................................178.00 IADNR-Annual Water Use Fee ................99.00 Midwest Pipe Supply ...............................73.15 Alliant Energy: SL-$796.53, FS-$39.37 Parks-$18.73 CH-39.36,

Water-$342.11,Maint-$99.65 .............1,335.75 Mid-America Publishing Corp. .................41.96 AgSource Labs ........................................36.00 Cerro Gordo Co. Treasuer-Sewer Receipts .................2,733.66 Menards.................................................281.85 Smith Tree Service ................................165.00 Meservey Public Library .....................2,375.00 Barkema Tree Service ........................1,800.00 True Value ...............................................40.74 Maxyield Cooperative ............................720.00 Iowa Workforce Development-City ............5.48 Iowa Workforce Development-Library .......3.79 Treasurer-State of Iowa-Sales Tax ........317.00 Treasurer-State of Iowa-WH ....................90.00 United States Treasury-SS, Med, WH-City....................................1,119.72 United States Treasury-SS, Med - Library ........................................579.30 Nuehring Lawn & Tree Service ..............686.50 Frontier ....................................................59.81 October Expenses ....................... $16,389.74 Published in The Pioneer Enterprise on Thursday, October 29, 2015

OFFICIAL PROCEEDING Cerro Gordo County OFFICIAL PROCEEDING CERRO GORDO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OCTOBER 13, 2015 The Board of Supervisors of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, met in regular session pursuant to adjournment. Present: Chairman Phil Dougherty, Supervisor Jay Urdahl, Supervisor Casey Callanan and various members of the public.

Dougherty convened the meeting at 10:00 a.m.

Callanan made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to approve the October 6, 2015 regular session minutes and today’s agenda. Motion passed unanimously.

Urdahl made a motion, with Callanan seconding, to approve the claims. Motion passed unanimously.

Callanan made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to approve the payroll warrant register for the period ending October 3, 2015. Motion passed unanimously.

Callanan made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to authorize Rodney McKinney to investigate a problem in Drainage District 44, reported

by Steve Gooder. Motion passed unanimously.

Callanan made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to close the public hearing on Reclassification of Nettle Avenue south of 320TH Street.

Motion passed unanimously.

Callanan made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to deny resolution to reclassify a portion of Nettle Avenue to an area service Level C. Motion passed unanimously.

Urdahl made a motion, with Callanan seconding, to close the public hearing on change of zone for Coe. Motion passed unanimously.

Callanan made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to adopt Resolution 2015-104, Amendment No. 350 to Ordinance No. 15, Article 5.2.

Whereas, the Cerro Gordo County Planning & Zoning Commission, after study, has recommended that the change of zoning classification of a certain area hereinafter described, upon the application of Judith Ann Coe, Louis Kurt Kruggel, and Ronald Wayne Gerdes be made, and; Whereas, the final public hearing has

been held with notice as required by law. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors that Ordinance No. 15, Article 5.2, of the Zoning Ordinance of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, is hereby amended by changing the district boundaries thereof so as to change the classification of the following described property from A-1 Agricultural District to A-2 Agricultural Residence District on the following described real estate, to-wit: That part of the Southwest Quarter (SW¼) of the Southeast Quarter (SE¼) of Section Two (2), Township Ninety-five (95) North, Range Twenty-two (22) West of the 5th P.M., Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter (SW¼) of the Southeast Quarter (SE¼) of said Section Two (2); thence North 89° 10’ 52” West, 195.00 feet along the South line of the Southwest Quarter (SW¼) of the Southeast Quarter (SE¼) of said Section Two (2); thence North 00° 46’ 19” East, 519.11 feet to the centerline of Buffalo Creek; thence South 83° 05’ 30” East, 44.06 feet along the centerline of Buffalo Creek; thence South 56° 52’ 20” East, 178.97 feet along the centerline of Buffalo Creek to a point on the East line of the Southwest Quarter (SW¼) of the Southeast Quarter (SE¼) of said Section Two (2); thence South 00° 46’ 16” West 418.87 feet along the East line of the Southwest Quarter (SW¼) of the Southeast Quarter (SE¼) of said Section Two (2) to the Point of Beginning, containing 2.14 acres, subject to easements of record. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage. Motion passed unanimously.

Callanan made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to close the public hearing on change of zone for Weiner First Subdivision. Motion passed unanimously.

Urdahl made a motion, with Callanan seconding, to adopt Resolution 2015-105, A Resolution Approving Final Plat For “Weiner First Subdivision, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa”. Whereas, the Planning and Zoning Commission of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, on the 1st day of October,

2015, duly approved the Final Plat for “Weiner First Subdivision, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa,” and; Whereas, said Plat appears to comply with all statutes of Iowa and ordinances of Cerro Gordo County relative to plats of additions and subdivisions. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Board of Supervisors of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa; That there should be and hereby is approved the Final Plat for “Weiner First Subdivision, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa”, which Plat is attached hereto and by this reference made a part thereof. Motion passed unanimously.

Urdahl made a motion, with Callanan seconding, adopt Resolution 2015-106, A Resolution Of The Board Of Supervisors Of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, Authorizing The Chairman And Other County Officers To Sign And Execute An Application For The Iowa “Lifts” Program, Administered By The Iowa Department Of Transportation, On Behalf Of An Expansion For Sanders Products, Inc. Doing Business At Emery, Iowa. Whereas, Sanders Products, Inc. serves the biofuels industry throughout Southern Minnesota and North Iowa; and, Whereas, Sanders Products, Inc. wishes to establish a transload facility in the unincorporated, platted village of Emery in Cerro Gordo County; and, Whereas, the project proposed by Sanders Products, Inc. is part of a larger transload center project along the Iowa Traction Railway; and, Whereas, Sanders Products, Inc. wishes to make application for grant funds through the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Linking Iowa’s Freight Transportation System (LIFTS) program; and, Whereas, the Board of Supervisors of Cerro Gordo County has been asked by Sanders Products, Inc. to sponsor said application. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Board of Supervisors of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa as follows: 1.That the County Board of Supervisors wishes to express its strong support for the biofuels industry in this County, and the suppliers to that industry; 2.That Sanders Products, Inc. does cooperate with Iowa Traction Railway at Emery inside this County in the operation of a small sulfuric acid transload, which product is

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Rockwell

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used to adjust the PH of ethanol produced in this county and elsewhere in North Iowa and Southern Minnesota; 3.

That Sanders is interested in applying, through the County, for Iowa DOT “LIFTS” Program grant funding to expand their freight transload at Emery; 4.That the County does hereby authorize the Chair of its Board of Supervisors to sign and execute an application for the Iowa DOT “LIFTS” Program, which application would be for private improvements to the freight transload site at Emery, subject to approval by the Board of Adjustment; and, 5.That approval of this Resolution is made with the understanding that the project cost will be $656,571. The grant request to the LIFTS program will be $520,257. The local match of $131,314 will be provided by Sanders Products, Inc. County funds will not be used towards the local match or any part of the project. Motion passed unanimously.

Urdahl made a motion, with Callanan seconding, to authorize the chairman to sign Iowa Department of Public Health Contract for Mason City Youth Task Force for County Substance Abuse Prevention retroactive to October 7, 2015. Motion passed unanimously.

Urdahl made a motion, with Callanan seconding, to approve rental agreement with Mason City Foundation for use of the Exploratorium in Music Man Square for use by the Auditor’s office for the 2016 General Election. Motion passed unanimously.

Urdahl made a motion, with Callanan seconding, to adjourn at 10:35 a.m. Motion passed unanimously.

The audio tape of the meeting and various tabulations, reports, correspondence, and other documents that were presented are placed on file with the County Auditor’s office.

ATTEST: Chairman Phil Dougherty Board of Supervisors Ken W. Kline County Auditor Published in The Pioneer Enterprise on Thursday, October 29, 2015

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS CERRO GORDO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OCTOBER 6, 2015 The Board of Supervisors of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, met in regular session pursuant to adjournment. Present: Chairman Phil Dougherty, Supervisor Jay Urdahl, Supervisor Casey Callanan and various members of the public.

Dougherty convened the meeting at 10:00 a.m.

Callanan made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to approve the September 29, 2015 regular session minutes and today’s agenda. Motion passed unanimously.

Urdahl made a motion, with Callanan seconding, to approve the job description for Assistant to the Engineer. Motion passed unanimously.

Urdahl made a motion, with Callanan seconding, to approve the claims. Motion passed unanimously.

Callanan made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to approve payroll change for Jeffrey Bryant in the Sheriff’s Department to $27.34 per hour effective October 5, 2015 and $27.75 per hour effective January 1, 2016. Motion passed unanimously.

Callanan made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to approve the County and City Assessor’s Recommendations for AY2015 Homestead Credits, Disabled Veteran Homestead Credits, and Military Exemptions. Motion passed unanimously.

Urdahl made a motion, with Callanan seconding, to approve the Sheriff and Clerk’s monthly report of fees and the County Recorder’s quarterly report of fees. Motion passed unanimously.

Urdahl made a motion, with Callanan seconding, to adopt Resolution 2015-103, Whereas, it is desired to transfer monies from the General Fund to the Public Health; and, Whereas, it is desired to transfer monies from the Rural Services Fund to the Secondary Roads Fund; and, WHEREAS, said operating transfers are in accordance with Section 331.432, Code of Iowa; and, Now Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Board of Supervisors of Cerro Gordo

County, Iowa, as follows: The sum of Eight hundred thirty thousand nine hundred seventynine 00/100 ($830,979.00) dollars is ordered to be transferred from the General Fund to the Public Health Fund, effective September 29, 2015. (Transfer #1350). The sum of One million 00/100 ($1,000,000.00) dollars is ordered to be transferred from the Rural Services Fund to the Secondary Roads Fund, effective September 29, 2015. (Transfer #1349). The Auditor is directed to correct his books accordingly and to notify the Treasurer of this operating transfer.

Motion passed unanimously.

Callanan made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to approve reports from the Zoning Director and Environmental Health Service Manager concerning the Manure Management Plan filed

by Indigo Family Farms (Ashley’s Farm) forward them to the DNR. Motion passed.

Urdahl made a motion, with Callanan seconding, to proclaim October as Domestic Abuse Awareness month. Motion passed unanimously.

Urdahl made a motion, with Callanan seconding, to acknowledge receipt of Second Judicial District Department of Correctional Services Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2015. Motion passed unanimously.

Callanan made a motion, with Urdahl seconding, to approve Cerro Gordo County to be the Applicant for CDBG for Prairie Ridge Project.

Motion passed unanimously.

Urdahl made a motion, with Callanan seconding, to adjourn at 10:23 a.m. Motion passed unanimously.

The audio tape of the meeting and various tabulations, reports, correspondence, and other documents that were presented are placed on file with the County Auditor’s office.

ATTEST: Chairman Phil Dougherty Board of Supervisors Ken W. Kline County Auditor Published in The Pioneer Enterprise on Thursday, October 29, 2015

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS City of Rockwell OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS CITY OF ROCKWELL OCTOBER 21, 2015 Mayor Sheldon called to order the regular meeting of the Rockwell City Council at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday October 21, 2015. All Council members were present. Also present were Gary Wedeking, Kelly McGowan, Collin Witte, Roger Witte, Brian Koob, Jay Siefken and Chief Whitney.

Bills stated that the previous minutes should state that Mayor Sheldon stated the sewer work at the Library would be finished prior to winter.

With that correction, Bills moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting. Motion seconded by Flatness, carried unanimously.

Brown moved to approve the Library report as presented. Motion seconded by Wentz, carried unanimously.

Gary Wedeking was present to review and answer questions about the health care plans.

Wedeking noted the base rate increase and the additional demographics that have added the twenty-five percent increase to the policy. Wedeking noted the policy renewal is December first; Wellmark would like to have our paperwork in by November 10th. Council reviewed and discussed options for the policy. Bills felt with the current policy increase, the employees could continue with the same payment for a single plan, $100 per month, and for a family plan increase the employee share by $200, per month, making their portion $400 per month. Flatness noted that there have been a lot of unknowns with the insurance industry and we have known that at some time we would see a spike and will have to bite the bullet. Mayor Sheldon noted that we are paying less in wages currently, and insurance is an important benefit to our employees. Mayor Sheldon suggested we have a work session to review the policies and premiums and work with the employees to find a suitable fit. A work shop was set for Monday at 7:00 p.m.

Mayor Sheldon thanked Wedeking for his presentation as he left the meeting.

Flatness moved to approve the 2014-2015 Financial Report for the City of Rockwell, to be published and sent in. Motion seconded by Wentz, carried unanimously.

Mayor Sheldon noted the pot hole previously discussed was fixed right away.

Mayor Sheldon stated that ACCO has been at the pool and cut out a portion of the deck and sent a camera in to look for problems. Wentz reported that the Pool board had discussed this at their meeting prior. They have looked at other options, and would need to have State approval to cap the broken line and allow for aeration from the water spouts. More will be done and decision made after contacting the State.

Mayor Sheldon presented a tree removal re-

quest from Don Brass, on First Street North, to remove three walnut trees as they are a nuisance, and they will replace the trees themselves. Flatness moved to allow Brass to remove the said nuisance trees as his cost, and to replace them as stated. Motion seconded by Brown, carried unanimously.

Brown asked if we have heard anything more on the old church building on Second Street.

Siefken noted the Department of Health has not received anything from the owner and is working to move this thru the court system.

Flatness noted a pot hole on Monroe Street at the First Street corner. Siefken will take care of this.

Bills stated that the article about the new employee, in the current issue of The Pioneer Enterprise is misstated with stating that there were three applicants’ presented to the Council.

Bills stated this was not true, only one applicant was presented. Mayor Sheldon noted that the Council stated that it was the Mayors job to hire employees and would work with the City Superintendent to do so in this case, as was done and an applicant was presented to the Council for their approval. With discussion, at 8:15p.m., Flatness moved to proceed with closed session to review the tapes of the closed meeting discussing the hire. Motion seconded by Brown, carried unanimously.

At 9:05 p.m. Mayor Sheldon reconvened the open meeting.

Flatness stated following the closed session, that the Council reviewed what had transpired with the hire process and within the meeting it was brought to the Council that the Mayor and City Superintendent Siefken had reviewed many great applicants and following the interview process recommended Hensley for the position.

McGowan apologized for the error and would go through her notes to see where she had this information. McGowan stated that she will have a correction printed to reflect this as Flatness stated.

Wentz noted the paving looks nice. Wentz asked Siefken about the raisers for the man hole by the Sacred Heart Church. Siefken noted that Greiman is working on these.

Chief Whitney stated that he needs to purchase departmental ammunition. Council approved.

Mayor Sheldon appreciated Collin Witte attending the meeting. Witte stated he is working towards badges for Boy Scouts.

With no further business, Brown moved to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by Worley, carried unanimously.

ATTEST William Sheldon, Mayor Lorna Weier, City Clerk Published in The Pioneer Enterprise on Thursday, October 29, 2015

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Swaledale NOTICE OF REGULAR CITY ELECTION CITY OF SWALEDALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the regular election of the incorporated City of Swaledale will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015.

The polls will be open from 12:00 o’clock noon until 8:00 p.m. at the following location: Swaledale City Hall, 402 Main Street At which election all of the qualified electors of said City are hereby notified to appear at said time and place. Absentee and provisional ballots will be counted at the Cerro Gordo County Election Annex at 121 3rd Street NW, Mason City. All voters are also advised as to the requirements of Voter Registration in order to be eligible to vote at this election.

Voter Accessibility: All polling places are accessible to persons with physical disabilities.

Each polling place also has a ballot marking machine that allows a voter with blindness or visual impairment to vote privately. A voter may choose any other person to assist the voter in

voting, except the voter’s employer, employer’s agent, or an officer or agent of the voter’s union.

Any voter who is physically unable to enter a polling place has the right to vote in the voter’s vehicle.

Alternative voter check-in at the polls: A voter may choose to scan the voter’s Iowa driver’s license, non-driver ID card, or registered voter card when checking-in at the polls.

For further information about this election, a voter may contact the auditor’s office at telephone number 641-421-3041, or TTY number 711-641-421-3041, or may visit the following County website: www.co.cerro-gordo.ia.us, or use the following email address: tsiemer@ co.cerro-gordo.ia.us.

The above Notice of Regular City Election is given by order of the Council of the City of Swaledale and the Cerro Gordo County Commissioner of Elections.

Kenneth W. Kline, Cerro Gordo County Auditor and County Commissioner of Elections

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AGWSR bests West Fork, 41-6, as Cougars head into Class A playoffs SHEFFIELD – AGWSR hopes to ride the momentum of Friday’s 41-6 non-district football win at West Fork into the Class A playoffs this week.

The Cougars (4-5) head to unbeaten Algona Garrigan (9-0) for Wednesday’s playoff opener, their third straight playoff berth.

In the win over West Fork, Mason Eilderts had a career night, rushing for 331 yards and touchdowns, including busting out for a big 82-yard run.

AGWSR also got a big 45-yard touchdown run from Liam Stubbe early as coach Skip Eckhardt’s team built a 13-0 lead early in the second quarter.

By halftime, the Cougars held a 27-0 advantage.

Capping off scoring for AGWSR, Aaron Roelfs made his only pass attempt, a 36-yard strike to Jer Stull for a rare Cougars’ passing touchdown as they led 41-0.

But West Fork avoided the shutout with a 33-yard touchdown run for Tyson Pillard, who finished with 142 yards rushing for the Warhawks.

West Fork’s Tyson Pillard (33) falls forward for more yards while being tackled by Tyler Rose of AGWSR during this non-district regular season finale. Pillard rushed for more than 100 yards and had the Warhawks’ only touchdown.

AGWSR, a playoff team in Class A, won the contest 41-6. RYAN HARVEY PHOTO Jarel Arbegast, the junior quarterback for West Fork, made strides in the passing game in the last four contests, going 20-of-37 (54 percent), with five touchdowns and no

interceptions. He took only one sack in that span and wasn’t sacked by the Cougars.

Coach Eric Gabe’s West Fork team finishes the season at 2-7.

AGWSR 41, West Fork 6 First quarter AGWSR – Mason Eilderts run (kick fail) 2:16 Second quarter AGWSR – Liam Stubbe 45 run (Michael Young kick) 10:58 AGWSR – Eilderts 18 run (Young kick) 7:15 AGWSR – Eilderts 82 run (Young kick) 2:55 Third quarter AGWSR – Eilderts 15 run (Young kick) 4:13 AGWSR – Jer Stull 36 pass from Aaron Roelfs (Young kick) 0:49.6 Fourth quarter WF – Tyson Pillard (kick fail) 6:20

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Rushing (Att-Yds-TDs) – AGWSR (Mason Eilderts 24-331-4, Liam Stubbe 6-49-1, Aaron Roelfs 3-10-0, Dalton June 1-5-0, Tyler Rose 1-3-0, Joe Wiarda 1-3-0, Nathan Karsjens 3-0-0); WF (Tyson Pillard 24-142-1, Jarel Arbegast 11-21-0, Cole Hall 3-16-0, Christian Ames 1-2-0).

Passing (Att.-Comp.-Yds-TD-INT) – AGWSR (Roelfs 1-1-36-1-0, Karsjens 0-20-0-0); WF (Arbegast 4-12-47-0-0).

Receiving (Rec.-Yds-TDs) – AGWSR (Stull 1-36-1); WF (Ames 3-43-0, Hall 1-4-0).

Fumble recoveries – AGWSR (Cameron Johnson); WF, None.

Interceptions – AGWSR (None). WF (None).

Tackles – AGWSR (Rose 9-0-0, Stubbe 8-2-0, Young 7-0-2, Sawyer Heitland 5-0-0, Josh June 4-2-0, Eilderts 4-00, Tate Hofmeister 2-2-0, Stull 3-0-0, Karsjens 1-0-1). WF (Noah Sparks 3-52, Jordan Clark 2-5-0, Hall 3-3-0, Arbegast 3-1-0, Pillard 2-3-1, Devyn Brady 3-0-0, Rylan Fleshner 3-0-0, Spencer Nash 2-2-0, Alex Bender 1-3-1).

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Get-together ▪ West Fork girls take state qualifying meet

BY KRISTI NIXON CEDAR FALLS – Even when the West Fork girls cross country team didn’t have its best day, it was better than everyone else at the Class 1A state qualifying meet at Birdsall Park in Cedar Falls last week.

The third-ranked Warhawks will go along with The West Fork girls cross country team was No. 1 at the Class 1A state qualifying meet sisters Talia Rowe and at Birdsall Park in Cedar Falls on Thursday, Oct. 22, advancing to the state meet in Fort Maya Rowe, who qualified Dodge to be held Saturday, Oct. 31. They are, front row, from left: Kenna Weaver, Talia as individuals in 2014.

Rowe, Maya Rowe,Taylor Nuehring. Back row: Cailey Weaver, Kennedy Maske and MadMaya Rowe, a senior, dison Shupe. KRISTI NIXON PHOTO was 12th, and qualified as an individual again.

“Hopefully, the girls peak out. We come state time, they’ve shot every“It’s really fun,” Maya Rowe said. won and Talia got 20th, that tells you thing at districts. I don’t think we “I’m really glad that the whole team something.” have.” got to make it because we obviously Both Kenna Weaver and Maya Kenna Weaver added, “Talia didn’t didn’t have our best race out there (to- have as good as a race as we thought Rowe said the state qualifier at Birdday).” she’d have, but we still did great, sall Park was a difficult course.

Freshman Kenna Weaver, who pushed through it. We probably could “It was tough, it was hilly,” Kenna was the top individual finisher for the have had better runners place-wise, Weaver said. “It felt a lot longer than Warhawks at fifth overall, was the but we did good.” a lot of them.” only other individual qualifier for the Maya Rowe added, “It doesn’t Maddison Shupe finished 16th Warhawks, coming in at 20 minutes, overall, one spot out of an individual seem like there are a lot of hills, but 41 seconds. place since the state field expanded to you could feel some hills when you “It feels really good,” Weaver said top 15 qualifiers this season. least expected them…It was a strugof qualifying. “We’ve really trained “We had Kenna, who ran great and gle, but it was fine.” hard throughout these last three then Talia, who was not running her Hudson’s Grace Jorgensen won months and I’m excited to see what best and we just weren’t as together the individual title at 20:01. Finishing state brings.” as we usually are,” Maya Rowe said. third as a team to advance to state was West Fork scored 76 team points “Having the whole team make it down Jesup with 116 points. to finish ahead of fourth-ranked North there is just great. It will be fun.”

“I’m expecting our girls and Jake Linn (88). This was despite the fact Rounding out team scoring for (Hansen) to peak at state,” Twedt said. that the Warhawks’ top finisher from coach Twedt’s team was Cailey “Our boys, last year, Jake and Peyton a year ago, Talia Rowe, was 20th Weaver, who came in at 23rd overall. (Twedt) finished 8-9 and Peyton won overall.

Twedt said that he expects a better state.

“I mean, the girls ran well enough performance at Fort Dodge on Satur“It doesn’t matter if it is district to win,” West Fork coach Mark Twedt day, Oct. 31. track or district cross country, it is said. “I really expect them in nine “Our girls are better than they ran usually bittersweet because not everydays to be peaked then, for sure. I was tonight,” Twedt said. “There are a lot body gets in that you want, but you happy. We did what we had to do. of kids that run really well districts, get some. It’s always that way.”

Class 1A Girls State Qualifying at Cedar Falls Team Scoring 1. West Fork 76; 2. North Linn 88; 3. Jesup 116; 4. Denver 124; 5. St. Ansgar 148; 6. Hudson 181; 7. MFL Mar-Mac 202; 8. Sumner-Fredericksburg 228; 9.

Tripoli 258; 10. BCLUW 258; 11. Central Springs 293; 12. Rockford 295; 13. Lake Mills 302; 14. GMG 328; 15. Belle Plaine 372; 16. North Tama 384.

Top 15 – 1. Grace Jorgensen, Hudson

20:01; 2. Emiy Treptow, Jesup 20:27; 3. Ivy Hirsch, Sumner-Fredericksburg 20:39; 4. Kyla Wilkening, GMG 20:40; 5. Kenna Weaver, West Fork 20:41; 6.

Megan Widner, Hudson 20:44; 7. Addy Carlson, St. Ansgar 20:45; 8. Caitlyn Juhl, St. Ansgar 20:46; 9. Sydney Mertens, North Linn 20:48; 10. Caroline Stokes, Denver 20:49; 11. Sheridan LaCoste, Rockford 20:50; 12. Maya

Rowe, West Fork 20:53; 13. Hannah Wheeler, Hudson 20:55; 14. Jackie Falconer, North Linn 20:58; 15. Hannah Schutte, MFL-MarMac 21:08.

West Fork (76) – 5. Kenna Weaver 20:41; 12. Maya Rowe 20:53; 16. Maddison Shupe 21:49; 20. Talia Rowe 21:57; 23. Cailey Weaver 21:57; 39. Taylor Nuehring 23:02; 59. Kennedy Maske 23:53.

Ready for more This is a weekly feature highlighting some of Iowa’s unsolved homicides in the hopes that it will lead to new tips and potentially help solve cases. The project is a partnership between this newspaper and other members of the Iowa Newspaper Association.

DORIS ELAINE KONECNE Doris Elaine Konecne, secretary for Union County Attorney Robert Rolfe, was found dead on the kitchen Àoor of her Creston apartment the morning of October 28, 1973. Overturned and broken furniture as well as numerous bruises around Konecne’s neck indicated she had been strangled after a struggle.

First to arrive at the crime scene were Union County Deputy Sheriff James Hildebrand and Marion Manley, acting chief of police for the Creston Police Department. With foul play clearly evident, the two began taken evidentiary crime scene photos. Shortly after photographing the full crime scene, County Attorney Rolfe and County Sheriff Don Loy arrived on the scene and conducted their own walk-through. Once those two ¿nished and left the scene, Hildebrand and Manley reentered the apartment, where they found the crime scene had been tampered with. Hildeb-

rand and Manley asked that an autopsy be conducted, but Loy and Rolfe denied the request, claiming that Konecne had died from an unfortunate accident while drinking alone.

Konecne was rumored to be involved in an extramarital affair with both Rolfe and Loy. On the night of the death, Loy’s 15-year-old daughter allegedly overheard an explosive argument between her parents and her father’s secretary/mistress, Jule Sturzenegger, followed by a discussion among those three and County Attorney Rolfe, on how all of them would handle the unfortunate incidents that had transpired.

No calls to the BCI (now known as the Iowa DCI) to request investigative assistance into Konecne’s suspicious death were ever made. An autopsy was not conducted. No criminal investigation took place. Konecne was buried in a turtleneck sweater to hide the choke marks on her neck.

Doris Elaine Konecne | Age: 38 Died: October 28, 1973 | Hometown: Creston Find out more about this and other unsolved homicides at www.IowaColdCases.org.

ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION concerning Doris Elaine Konecne’s unsolved murder is encouraged to contact the FBI at (712) 258-1920 or contact Special Agent in Charge Mike Motsinger at the Iowa DCI at (515) 725-6010 or email mmotsing@dps.state.ia.us.

▪ Hansen makes third straight trip, West Fork boys just miss state field

BY KRISTI NIXON CEDAR FALLS – Jacob Hansen had a battle on his hands to decide the Class 1A district championship last week.

The West Fork junior finished runner-up to Dunkerton’s Jordan Yessak to earn his third state meet field where he has medaled both times.

“I was trying to stay up front, position myself,” Hansen explained of the back-and-forth race he had with Yessak. “Like coach (Mark Twedt) said, we’re not really peaked for districts.

We usually never are. It’s shown in the past where state is the one race where we usually peak. Especially last year, how (Class 1A state champion) Peyton (Twedt) did.

“Today, it felt OK and I stayed up front, see if I could pull away from him. I just couldn’t quite shake him off and at the end he got me. I’ll be ready for state next week.”

Hansen crossed the finish line at 16 minutes, 57 seconds, seven back of Yessak. But it is far from his best time and he ran a then-PR of 16:30 at the 2014 state meet.

And Hansen will be running as the lone boys’ representative as the Warhawks finished fourth, one spot out of a third straight state appearance.

“We know we’re not peaked,” coach Twedt said. “The boys are what they are. We got what we’ve got out of it. To be honest with you, we had a

lot of kids make strides this year. We have a reputation of being good, so a lot of people see West Fork and think, ‘they’re good,’ you know? You can’t make supper on that.”

The Warhawks had one of their top runners from all season have some trouble on the course and did not count toward the team’s score.

West Fork tallied 155 points for fourth as Denver (58), Hudson (75) and Dunkerton (117) move on.

All four teams were ranked in the top-12 by the Iowa Association of Track Coaches going into the meet.

“The boys, in reality, there were three better teams than us tonight,” coach Twedt said. “Regardless of things that happened. I’ve been saying it all year. I thought we were overrated all year. And we were. Tonight, we showed that.

“We just weren’t deep enough and we lost one kid who went back. He could have gotten second (for us) and we still wouldn’t have won. There is no blame game to that at all.”

Rounding out team scoring for the Warhawks were Logan Plagge (31), Zach Martinek (38), Connor Schulz (40) and Bret Barkema (44).

Only Plagge graduates from the team.

“The good news is this will get in their heads a little bit and think, next year they can do it,” coach Twedt said. “We’ll give it a shot next year, I’m not too worried about that.

“I was just hoping this year that possibly…going into the meet, did I think we have a chance at top-three?

I did. But after watching these teams run, they were better than us.”

Hansen admitted he was a little disappointed that he’ll run as the lone representative for the Warhawks.

“I was kind of disappointed with (the rest of the team not joining me), but our team as a whole had a pretty good season without having the run-

West Fork’s Jacob Hansen leads Dunkerton’s Jordan Yessak on the Birdsall Park course in Cedar Falls.

The two traded leads throughout the race as Hansen was the runnerup to qualify for state. KRISTI NIXON PHOTO ners we did a year ago and we’ve made our own strides,” Hansen said.

“We won conference and showing how much we could do without them.

“We only had one senior on our varsity team this year, so next year we’ll have the exact same team so hopefully we can build a little more and bring our times down and can be back at districts next year and make it to state.”

Coach Twedt added, “I think our boys would have had to (shoot everything they have) to have a chance tonight. Nothing against our boys, they need another year.”

Class 1A Boys State Qualifying at Cedar Falls Team Scoring 1. Denver 58; 2. Hudson 75; 3. Dunkerton 117; 4. West Fork 155; 5. Jesup 163; 6. BCLUW 170; 7. North Linn 175; 8.

Belle Plaine 239; 9. Postville 255; 10.

North Butler 266; 11. North Butler 266; 12. Central Springs 284; 13. Rockford 312; 14. Valley Lutheran 334; 15. East Buchanan 376; 16. Tripoli 383; 17. Sumner-Fredericksburg 384; 18. Wapsie

Valley 426; 19. MFL-MarMac 506; 20.

Kee, Lansing 509.

Top 15 – 1. Jordan Yessak, Dunkerton 16:50; Jake Hansen, West Fork 16:57; 3.

Curren Matthias, Denver 17:19; 4. Zach Nie, Don Bosco 17:26; 5. Carson Wright, Hudson 17:33; 6. Ian Showers, BCLUW 17:47; 7. Gannon Cook, East Buchanan 17:49; 8. Tyler Jessen, Denver 17:53; 9.

Grant Baker, BCLUW 17:55; 10. Krister

Beal, Lake Mills 17:56; 11. Evan Boss, North Linn 17:56; 12. David Stone, Valley Lutheran 17:58; 13. Colin Beck, Denver 17:59; 14. Wyatt Kelly, Hudson 18:03; 15. Seth Boss, North Linn 18:04.

West Fork (155) – 2. Jake Hansen 16:57; 31. Logan Plagge 18:51; 38. Zach Martinek 19:03; 40. Conner Schulz 19:05; 44. Bret Barkema 19:11; 62. Justin Andersen 19:53; 69. Josh Stevens 20:07.