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Clarksville AMVETS and Auxiliary will meet Monday, May 23 at 7 p.m. at Post 30, Clarksville.

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Poppe to perform May 29

Maddie Poppe, of Clarksville, will kick off her hometown’s summer music season at the Clarksville Reading Park Bandstand with a performance on Sunday, May 29, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. This is also Memorial Day weekend.

Poppe was one of only 70 contestants for NBC’s “The Voice” to earn blind auditions at the premiere of Season 10.

Carnival ride tickets presold at discount

Light up the Field Committee will be pre-selling carnival ride tickets that are good at Pioneer Days. Strips of 10 tickets are sold at an estimated $2.50 savings compared to purchasing at the event. Tickets may also be used at the Butler County Fair. (4-H groups are also preselling tickets for the fair.) For tickets, contact Light Up the Field committee members Jessica Lovrien, Nicole Hardy, Tammy Litterer, Meredith Borchardt — or City Hall, 319-278-4531.

AMVETS flag, flagpole sale this month

The Clarksville AMVETS will be selling flagpoles and flags throughout May. The flags are U.S.-made. Various flag sizes and constructions will be available.

K & S Grocery & Variety in Clarksville will be selling 3-foot by 5-foot nylon flags. Or for another make of flag, contact Bob Litterer at 319-278-4042.

The AMVETS will take used flags. Turn old flags in to Bob Wamsley, any AMVETS member, or K & S Grocery.

All Veteran Memorial breakfast

An All Veteran Memorial fundraising breakfast of eggs, pancakes, sausage, biscuits and gravy, coffee and juice will be served from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, June 12, at the AMVETS Hall, Allison.

Volunteers and silver cord students looking to earn extra points for community service are welcome. If wishing to volunteer, please contact a committee member: Karen Alberts, 319-267-2721; Deb Hummel, 319404-5394; Greta Cordes, 641-7753314; Rick Wangsness, 319-2672241.

The essay of Katie Kampman, center, daughter of Mandy and Matt Kampman, about being a fourth-grade friend to residents at Community Nursing Home, was chosen to win a $50 check, as part of National Nursing Home Week. Flanking Katie are, from left, fourthgrade teacher Vickie Miller, and Dawn Peters, award presenter.

(Contributed by CNH/Suzie Wubbena)

Kampman wins essay contest for Nursing Home Week Supporting veterans in return

Lavon Green, Shell Rock American Legion Auxiliary No. 393, right, and her great-niece, Madison Kratchmer, sell paper poppies for a donation to support veterans at Shell Rock Kwik Star on May 11. ”She’s helped me for (three) years,” Green said. “She saw somebody distributing some (poppies) and asked me if I would be calling her.” The family has a history of service to country. Lavon’s late husband, George Green, served in the Navy. Two of her brothers served in the Army, Dale and Don Rodenbeck, both of Shell Rock. Madison’s great grandfather, Harlan Thompson of Shell Rock, and another niece of Lavon’s, Peggy Knoedler, also served in the military.

(Clarksville Star photo)

Janssen places first in state in diesel technology Mira Schmitt-Cash

Each year, one fourth-grade friend’s essay about being a friend to those at the nursing home wins an award. The family of Velma Wilken, a past resident at Community Nursing Home, has bestowed the funds. Yearly, Peters, who is Wilken’s granddaughter, hands out the cash prize. She also gives cookies and drinks to all of the children and residents involved in fourth-grade little friends.

Clarksville students, volunteers, city plant in honor of Arbor Day Mira Schmitt-Cash

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Robert H. Janssen has placed first in the state competing in the SkillsUSA championship for diesel equipment technology. He is the son of Dawn and Brent Janssen of Allison.

Janssen now goes to nationals to compete in Louisville, Kentucky June 20-24. He recently graduated from Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny.

The SkillsUSA Diesel Equipment Technology contest is defined by industry standards as identified by a technical committee, which includes International Truck and Engine Corp., John Deere Construction and Forestry, National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, Volvo Trucks of North America Inc. and more.

The skills contest included a series of stations where students service and repair large diesel engines, transmissions, drive trains, electrical systems, brakes, hydraulic systems and cab components used in farm equipment, trucks and construction equipment.

Janssen had to demonstrate competencies in precision measurements; live engine troubleshooting; drive line component and system diagnosis and repair; hydraulic theory and competen-

An essay by Katie Kampman about being a fourth-grade friend to residents at Community Nursing Home was chosen to win a $50 check, as part of National Nursing Home Week.

Kampman is the daughter of Mandy and Matt Kampman.

Fourth-grade friends visit Westside Independent and Assisted Living and Clarksville Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation monthly during the school year.

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Robert H. Janssen from Allison placed first in Iowa competing in the SkillsUSA championship area of diesel equipment technology. Janssen will compete at the national level in Louisville, Kentucky June 20-24. He is the son of Dawn and Brent Janssen of Allison. (Contributed) cies; basic shop skills, HVAC competencies and demonstrate certain math, science and language arts skills for success in the trade, in keeping with national standards.

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Clarksville Community School students, Trees Forever volunteers and city staff planted 30 trees throughout town on May 5 in honor of Arbor Day, which was April 29.

Varieties planted included river birch, scarlet oak, thornless hawthorn (a shorter tree for areas under power lines) and Turkish filbert, which is related to hazelnut shrubs that are native to Iowa.

Students heard about considering the tree variety dimensions and preferences for the location; calling Iowa One Call before digging (811) to steer clear of underground utilities; breaking up the potted tree’s roots; digging the hole so the new tree’s roots are flush with or just above the ground, so they get plenty of water and oxygen; and the importance of mulching.

The committee mulched the following day.

Meredith Borchardt with Clarksville Trees Forever saw a few hands go up when she asked who had a summer mowing job.

Anyone mowing should be careful not to bump the trunks of young trees, Borchardt said.

When mulch wears away, the grass comes up and the tree tends to get hit with the mower. A mower or even a string trimmer can hurt the vascular layer of a young tree, through which it obtains nourishment.

Keeping up with mulching is important because it helps keep the mower or trimmer from bumping the tree, she said.

Mulch, a chicken wire cage, a geometric shape of posts, or even a slit, corrugated vacuum tube around a young tree can help. Borchardt pointed out decorative landscaping bricks or plastic shingles holding in the mulch around nearby trees. Small shade plants that needn’t be mowed can also be planted around trees to protect the vascular layer. More photos on back.

Caden Hobson, left, and Noah Doty hack at a difficult root during the 2016 spring planting on May 5. They planted a Turkish hazel or filbert as part of Mrs. Yvonne Copper’s class, alongside Clarksville Trees Forever volunteer Lloyd Calease. Clarksville Community School students, Trees Forever volunteers and city staff planted 30 trees throughout town on May 5 in honor of Arbor Day, which was April 29. (Clarksville Star photo)

Clarksville senior week announced

Clarksville High School Commencement will be Sunday, May 22, at 1:30 p.m. at the school.

Having a Memorial Day program?

Please send us your Memorial Day program news by Friday morning, May 20. Please email to MiraSchmittCash.MAP@gmail.com; or drop write-ups at the Clarksville Star (P.O. Box 788, Clarksville, IA 50619) or Tribune-Journal (P.O. Box 8, Allison, IA 50602).

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National Nursing Home Week: Staff wheelchair races held

Staff at Clarksville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation took part in wheelchair races on Friday, May 13 as part of National Nursing Home Week. (No injuries were reported.)

Cari Knowlton won the final round by tiebreaker, after she and fellow Certified Nursing Assistant Makayla Kincade had tied in their first round at 11 seconds. Asked about her arm strength, Knowlton said she played basketball while at Simpson College for her bachelor’s degree and did some weight-lifting at that time. (Clarksville Star photos by Mira Schmitt-Cash)

HOME IMPROVEMENT

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Top Trends for Upgrading Your Outdoor Space

Yard and Garden—

Dealing with Spring Pests in Fruit Trees

Richard Jauron, Extension Horticulturist and Greg Wallace, Organizational Advancement Iowa State University Estension and Outreeach AMES, Iowa - With spring’s arrival, fruit trees are blooming across home landscapes, as their owners hope for a tasty harvest. However, pests that afflict them can throw a wrench into those plans.

How should pests that attack fruit trees be handled? Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulturists can help decipher these issues. To have additional questions answered, contact the ISU Hortline at 515-2943108 orhortline@iastate.edu.

The leaves on my peach tree are puckered and reddish in color. What is the problem?

The symptoms are those of peach leaf curl.

The disease is caused by the fungus Taphrina deformans. Infections occur as the peach tree buds begin to swell in spring.

A single fungicide application will control peach leaf curl. Fungicides, such as chlorothalonil, should be applied in fall after leaf drop or in late March before the buds begin to swell.

To achieve control, all branches and twigs must be thoroughly sprayed.

A small greenish worm is eating the foliage on my cherry tree. What should I do?

The greenish worm is probably the pear slug. The pear slug is not an actual slug.

It’s the larval stage of an insect (sawfly). The pear slug feeds on pear, cherry, plum and several other woody plants.

The slug-like larvae are yellow but usually appear olive green or black because of a covering of secreted slime. The mature “slug” is about 1/4 to 3/8 inch long. Larvae feed on the leaves for about four weeks. When full grown the larvae drop to the ground, burrow into the soil and pupate. Adult sawflies emerge in May and June (first generation) and late July and August (second generation). After mating, female sawflies insert eggs into the leaf surfaces of suitable plant hosts. The eggs hatch in one to two weeks.

The larvae feed on the upper surface of leaves, eating the tissue between the leaf veins, but leaving the veins themselves. (This feeding pattern is known as skeletonization.)

Leaves that are heavily fed upon by the larvae turn brown, as only the veins and a thin layer of tissue remains on the leaves. Heavily dam-

aged leaves may drop from the tree. Fortunately, pear slugs seldom cause serious damage to healthy, well-established trees. Pear slugs are easily controlled with insecticidal soap, neem oil, bifenthrin, carbaryl, malathion, permethrin, spinosad or other general landscape insecticide sprays.

There are caterpillars and tent-like structures in the crotches of my apple tree. How do I get rid of them?

The caterpillars are likely eastern tent caterpillars. Eastern tent caterpillars emerge in late April and early May from eggs that were laid on small twigs last summer by female moths.

The caterpillars feed on the buds and foliage of apple, crabapple, wild plum, cherry and similar trees. On cloudy, rainy days and at night, the caterpillars remain in the protective confines of their tent. On warm sunny days, they go out and feed on the tree’s buds and foliage.

Tents are initially small, but are gradually enlarged as the caterpillars feed and grow in size.

The caterpillars are full grown about six weeks after hatching.

While eastern tent caterpillars may defoliate branches or portions of a tree, they do not seriously harm most healthy, well-established trees. The defoliated branches will leaf out again in a few weeks. Trees may be seriously weakened if heavily defoliated in several consecutive years.

Damage to trees can be minimized by removing and destroying the tents and caterpillars as soon as they are noticed. Tent removal should be done in early morning, late evening, or on cool rainy days when the caterpillars are gathered in their tents. The tents and caterpillars can be removed with a broomstick, forked branch or by hand.

Do not attempt to burn the tents and caterpillars. This is a dangerous procedure that may injure the tree.

It is seldom necessary to control eastern tent caterpillars with insecticides. If insecticides are used, they should be applied when the caterpillars are small. Insecticides are less effective on mature caterpillars. Spray the tree’s foliage within two feet of the tents. (Tents are water repellent so spraying them with water based insecticides are not very effective.) Effective insecticides include Bacillus thuringiensis (Dipel, Thuricide, etc.) and carbaryl (Sevin).

FAMILY FEATURES -No matter the season or the region, outdoor living is hot. As spring approaches, here are six of the top trends that will influence the look, feel and function of outdoor spaces in 2016.

Outdoor rooms: Thanks to advances in all-weather materials, furnishings and accessories, you can outfit an outdoor living space in much the same way that you would any room in the home. As a result, expect to see decks with features such as integrated benches with upholstered cushions, privacy walls and ornamental post caps and railings with decorative balusters similar to those found inside the home.

Railings that rule: Another outdoor element that’s being influenced by indoor styling is deck railings. When it comes to selecting the best railing for your outdoor space, design experts recommend using one of the “Three C’s” – coordinate, contrast or customize. To make the selection process even easier, Trex, the world’s largest

manufacturer of high-performance wood-alternative decking and railing, recently introduced a set of curated railings that pair beautifully with the brand’s most popular decking colors.

Cooking with class: Americans have taken backyard cooking and dining to a whole new level. Heading into the outdoor living season, expect this trend to continue with increasingly functional outdoor kitchens complete with cooking

islands, pizza ovens, refrigerators and all-weather cabinetry and storage features.

Warming features: One of the hottest trends – literally – for 2016 is the incorporation of warming features into outdoor spaces. From candles and tiki torches to fireplaces and lighting, products that lend physical and ambient warmth will be in high demand. Look for increased use of LED lights integrated into deck railings, stairs and

yards as homeowners seek to enhance the ambiance and safety of their outdoor space and extend the time they can spend enjoying it.

High-tech decks: Home automation is hugely popular right now, so it’s only natural that the tech trend should migrate outdoors. From lighting and music controlled from a smart phone to motorized rear-projection screens synced to outdoor LED televisions, homeowners are now able to bring their entire entertainment system outdoors.

Leisure without the labor: For those that want to spend more time enjoying, rather than maintaining, their outdoor space, high-performance composite decking, such as Trex Transcend, is an ideal choice – delivering all the beauty and aesthetics of wood without the timeconsuming upkeep. Unlike wood, composite decking, resists fading, staining, scratching and mold – and won’t rot, warp, crack or splinter.

For more outdoor living tips and ideas, visit trex.com.

5 Tips to Remove the ‘Pain’ from Painting Family Features-If painting is on your list of home upgrades to tackle this year, you may find yourself procrastinating to avoid a painful process. However, with the right tools and a little preparation, you can achieve the new look you want and a finished product that makes you proud.

Before you get started, take inventory of your painting supplies and ensure you have plenty of brushes (including extras, if you’ll have help), paint trays, masking tape, clean-up rags and drop cloths to protect your floor or furniture.

Make a list of any items you need to purchase, and before you head to the store, measure your space one last time to ensure you know how much paint you need to buy.

Follow these additional tips for a painting project that delivers a big home improvement gain without the pain: 1. Lights on, lights off. Think about lighting when choosing your paint. It is easy to pick a color solely based on a photo or swatch, but it is important to think about your specific room and how the lighting

may affect the color’s appearance.

What is the natural light like? Will you still like the color once the sun goes down?

2. Timing is everything. Prime painting season runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. One important reason is that when the weather is nice, you can open up the windows and get some circulation running through the room for faster drying times and better air quality.

3. Prepare for everything. Before

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you begin painting, protect surfaces and ensure sharp lines by masking off your painting area. Pull off a better paint job with new ScotchBlue Platinum Painter’s Tape, which tears by hand at a straight, 90-degree angle for fast cornering. The tape is made from advanced poly material that helps prevent paint seepage and removes in one piece without tearing or slivering.

4. Make it fun. Get the whole family involved in the project.

Having kids take part will help

give them a sense of ownership and responsibility for the family home, and make the end result more personal.

5. Revel in the results. Putting in the legwork in advance will pay off when you get the freshly painted look you want, and you’ll want to celebrate the accomplishment.

Make sure to take before and after photos to show off your hard work.

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Celebrations

Homeister 50th anniversary open house June 12 Paul and Pat Homeister will celebrate their 50th anniversary on Sunday, June 12 with an open house from 2-4 p.m. at the Plainfield Methodist Church.

They were married June 12, 1966, at the Waverly Trinity Methodist Church.

Over the years, Pat worked at the Waverly and Nashua newspapers and as a home health aide for Bremer County.

She also cared for patients privately.

Paul worked as a farmhand for a number

of years, before joining Modern Builders for 41 years, before retiring. His hobby now is restoring Minneapolis-Moline tractors and enjoying tractor rides.

The couple have one son, Lee, who lives in Waterloo with his wife, Shani.

Lee and Shani have a daughter, Destiny, who has a daughter, Jenna.

Cards may be sent to 1411 Easton Ave.; Waverly, IA 50677.

No gifts are requested.

Dealing with cancer is stressful and can leave you feeling overwhelmed, alone and confused. Franklin General Hospital’s new Cancer Support Group will provide those touched by cancer a safe place to share their stories and emotions and find the strength and confidence they need to fight through the difficult times.

The FGH Cancer Support Group will hold their first meeting Thursday, May 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the FGH Board Room. All are welcome.

The group will be led by Cindy Wittmer, RN, manager of FGH Surgery and Outpatient Services, and a cancer survivor herself. “The group is open to those who are currently battling cancer,

survivors, and family members,” said Wittmer. “We hope to provide a place where people can talk about their emotions and challenges in facing cancer, as well as an opportunity to provide them practical information regarding treatment options, pain management and other aspects of their care.”

The FGH Cancer Support Group will allow people to talk about their experiences with others living with cancer, which can help reduce stress. The group dynamic can create a sense of belonging and understanding , as well as provide learning opportunities.

Anyone with questions regarding the FGH Cancer Support Group can contact Wittmer at 641-456-5930.

FGH to host cancer support group

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Bulletin Board CLARKSVILLE COMMENCEMENT WHEN: Sunday, May 22, 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Clarksville Community School NORTH BUTLER COMMENCEMENT WHEN: Sunday, May 22, 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: North Butler Jr.-Sr. High School, Greene MADDIE POPPE CONCERT WHEN: Sunday, May 29, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

WHERE: Clarksville Reading Park Bandstand DETAILS: Poppe was one of only 70 contestants for NBC’s “The Voice” to earn blind auditions at the premiere of Season 10. To support Immanuel United Church of Christ youth group on an upcoming trip to Florida, stop by the group’s table before the show.

MEMORIAL DAY – NB BANDS WHO: JH Band - Allison Assembly/ Bristow at Cemetery WHO: HS Band - Greene Ceremony at Bridge/Cemetery WHEN: Morning of Monday, May 30 ALLISON WILDER DAYS: SMALL TOWN STORY WHEN/WHERE: Friday, June 3 at Wilder Park, 4-10 p.m.

WHEN/WHERE: Saturday, June 4 on Main Street, 10:30 a.m. to midnight.

Saturday: Parade at 11 a.m. Storybook of choice theme, lineup 10:30 a.m.

Opening band, 6-8 p.m. Tripwire, 8 p.m.-midnight.

CLARKSVILLE PIONEER DAYS WHEN: June 9-11 WHERE: Downtown Clarksville DETAILS: Parade, 2 p.m. Saturday, “Red, White and You” (remembering 9/11). Bands: Thursday, old-time polka, Barefoot Becky and the Ivanhoe Dutchmen; Friday, classic rock, Standing Hampton; Saturday, country, Route 66 (classic), Eight Seconds (contemporary).

ALL VETERANS MEMORIAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST WHEN: Sunday, June 12, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE: Allison AMVETS Hall DETAILS: Fundraiser for All Veterans Memorial, which is planned to go in Allison on southeast corner of Main Street and Sixth Street GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA WHEN: Sunday, June 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Wilder Park (Highway 3 east of Allison Casey’s). Rain location is gym of North Butler Elementary, 513 Birch St., Allison.

DETAILS: The concert is supported by donations. To donate, please contact Dave Smith, concert organizer for Wilder Park, at 319-404-7424.

GREENE RIVER DAYS WHO/WHEN: On Friday, June 17, Maddie Poppe will play from 5-8 p.m., followed by The Pork Tornados from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

WHO/WHEN: On Saturday, June 18, The Rivieras will play from 12-3 p.m.; Adrian’s Wake from 4-8 p.m.; and Rhino from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

WHERE: River Days is held at Perrin Park, in Greene, along the Shell Rock River.

BUTLER COUNTY FAIR WHEN: June 22-26 WHERE: Fairgrounds, Allison.

DETAILS: Wednesday, Night of Destruction, car soccer, trailer races, appliance races; Friday, Diamond Rio; Saturday, chuckwagon racing, scrambles; and Sunday, figure 8 racing.

Tickets: Ticetweb.com or contact a 4-H member. For how to join a participant-event such as Night of Destruction, visit butlercountyfair.com.

SHELL ROCK FOURTH OF JULY 2016 WHEN: July 1 - 4 WHERE: Shell Rock.

DETAILS: Includes two parades, live music, food, fireworks, games and contests.

HAWKEYE REDTAIL ATHLETICS SOCCER CAMP WHEN: July 18-21 WHERE: Aplington Soccer Field, 101 Howard St, Aplington.

DETAILS: To learn more, visit www.hawkeyecollege.edu and click on “Sports Camps” — also “Summer Camps,” in adjacent counties, with some geared toward Minecraft- and computer-interested youth.

OUT OF COUNTY WHC SPEAKERS SERIES: HABITS THAT MAY BE DESTROYING YOUR DIET WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 21 WHERE: Tendrils Rooftop Garden, Waverly Health Center DETAILS: Ashleigh Sowle, RD, LD, Nutrition Therapy, will discuss diet fads that may slow progress toward a healthier lifestyle.

WHC SPEAKERS SERIES: PREDIABETES 101 WHEN: 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 5 WHERE: Tendrils Rooftop Garden, Waverly Health Center DETAILS: Plan to attend if you have diabetes in your family or have been told you have borderline diabetes.

TO REGISTER: Call 319-352-4952.

Births Kinnley Jo Bluhm Welcomed

Eric and Kylie Bluhm of Belmond are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Kinnley Jo Bluhm. Kinnley was born Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at the Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion.

She weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces.

Grandparents are Carla and Eugene Ostendorf of Allison and Julie and Doug Bluhm of Waverly.

Great grandparents are Marlys and Gary Feldman of Allison and Roger and Phyllis Bluhm of Waverly.

Allison Meals on Wheels Menus are subject to change.

Monday, May 23: Goulash, lettuce/ dressing, raspberry cake Tuesday, May 24: Sweet & sour chicken, rice, Scandinavian vegetables, mini cream puffs Wednesday, May 25: Ham loaf, pota-

to wedges, creamed peas, peaches Thursday, May 26: Reuben sandwich, hash brown casserole, buttered spinach, aparicots Friday, May 27: Baked cod, twice baked mashed potatoes, sherbet

Community Home Meals May 22-28

Contact the office at Clarksville Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 278-4900, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday if you are interested in having Home Meals delivered to you.

Sunday: Lemon Pepper Fish, Party Potatoes, Country Trio Veg., Cake Roll Monday Roast Turkey, Sweet Potatoes, Harvard Beets, Root Beer Float, Cake Tueday: Chicken Pot Pie Over Biscuit, Lettuce & Dressing, Fruit Cocktail Wednesday: Swiss Steak, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Corn Casserole,

Raspberry Cake Thursday: Liver & Onions, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, California Veggies, Watermelon Friday: Ham with Pineapple, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Italian Vegetable Blend, Oreo Dessert Saturday: Beef & Noodles, Carrots, Cream Pie

Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging Menu

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

Monday, May 23: A: Oven Fried Chicken, Roasted Red Potatoes, Whole Kernel Corn, Wheat Bread & Margarine, Fruited Gelatin; B: Hamburger Steak with Gravy, Roasted Red Potatoes, Whole Kernel Corn, Wheat Bread & Margarine, Fruited Gelatin Tuesday, May 24: A: Swedish Meatballs, Pasta, Broccoli, Multi Grain Bread & Margarine, Pineapple Tidbits; B: Mixed Bean Soup, Chicken Salad, Crackers, Green Pea Salad, Pineapple Tidbits Wednesday, May 25: A: Potato Crusted Fish with Tartar Sauce, Macaroni & Cheese, Green Beans, Multi

Grain Bread & Margarine, Tropical Fruit; B: Grilled Pork with Gravy, Macaroni & Cheese, Green Beans, Multi Grain Bread & Margarine, Tropical Fruit Thursday, May 26: A: Beef Chili, Baked Potato with Sour Cream, Mixed Green Salad with Dressing, Cornbread & Margarine, Hot Spiced Pears; B: Chef Salad with Dressing, Assorted Fruit Juice, Crackers, Pears Friday, May 27 Memorial Day Meal: A: BBQ Pork Rib Patty with Hamburger Bun, Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Apple Crisp; B: Hamburger Patty, Hamburger Bun with Mayo, Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Apple Crisp

North Butler Community School District Breakfast & Lunch Menus

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

Monday, May 23: Lunch: Hot dog/ bun, baked beans, pineapple chunks, baby carrots; Elem. Breakfast: Cereal bars, yogurt, mixed fruit Tuesday, May 24: Lunch: Beef burgers, cheesy potatoes, corn, peaches; Elem. Breakfast: Pancake, sausage stick, mandarin oranges Wednesday, May 25: Lunch: Corn dog, hash browns rollers, peas, pears;

Elem. Breakfast: Cereal bar, yogurt, mixed fruit Thursday, May 26: Lunch: Crispito, jello, mixed vegetables, baby carrots; Elem. Breakfast: Egg patty, sausage patty, peaches Friday, May 27: Lunch: Pizza w/ cheese, green beans, applesauce, yogurt; Elem. Breakfast: Long John, mixed fruit

Clarksville Community School District Breakfast & Lunch Menus

Grape and apple juice, and cereal, offered daly at breakfast. Skim, 1% white milk and fat-free chocolate milk offered daily. Salad bar offerd daily at lunch. Menu subject to change.

Monday, May 23: Breakfast: Donut, Cereal; Lunch: Weiner Wink, Veg., Fruit Tuesday, May 24: Breakfast: Little Smokies, Toast; Lunch: Mr. Rib, Baked Beans, Fruit Wednesday, May 25: Lunch: Any-

thing on a Bun Thursday, May 26: Breakfast: Cook’s Choice; Lunch: Anything with Mashed Potatoes Friday, May 27: Breakfast: Cook’s Choice; Lunch: Sack Lunch

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There is a charge for all adults: Breakfast $2.50/Lunch $4.00. All meals include milk and are subject to change. Salad Bar will be offered every day. Breakfast includes peanut butter & jelly offered with toast. Fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads & pastas are used whenever possible. Please Note: There is a 50¢ charge for lunch seconds for all students.

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The Alternative Fritz Groszkruger 4selfgovernment@gmail.com www.alternativebyfritz.com

The failed hog plant project

Allan Inc. – Water/ Sewer debt.

The recent article in the Butler County Tribune-Journal stated Mayor Scot Henrichs mentioned on April 25, 2016, that Allan Inc. was behind on their water bills and were trying to work out an arrangement.

Just for clarification, the mayor made no mention of this problem until I asked City Clerk Glenda Miller if Allan Inc. had been paying their water bills. City Clerk Miller then acknowledged that Allan Inc. was having problems paying their water bill since the first of the year.

If I had not asked, I am not sure when the city council would have been notified of this ongoing problem with nonpayment by Allan Inc. Now we are not talking chump change here, more to the tune of twenty to thirty thousand dollars. With such a large amount of money owed to the city, it begs a question why the mayor and city clerk did not bring this issue to our attention immediately.

With upgrades and complying with requirements from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources on our sewer system, the council adjusted the rates with guidance from our financial advisor. One of the biggest oversights over the years was how much water Allan Inc. was using and discharging into our sanitary sewer system, on average over a million gallons per month.

While the burden for paying for upgrades to our sanitary sewer system falls on all users, I believe the biggest user also needs to pay their fair share.

James A. Blockhus, Allison city councilperson

Hogs paid for our farm. I remember hearing them called “the mortgagelifter.” Now I know why. They also provided our kids with responsibilities, something my aunt from California says is lacking in urban environments. Looking back, I wouldn’t have changed a thing in the way we raised pigs, or kids.

When we had 200 market-ready pigs in open lots, they smelled as bad as 10 times that many if they had been in a controlled environment. The work was hard and dirty. Luckily for us, our farm was not a place to envy, so nobody tried to sic the government on us.

The failed attempt by Prestage Farms to build a packing plant in Mason City mimics how we now seek an authority to command what we want, rather than finding a way to acquire it ourselves. We look at terrorism or drug abuse and think we can have a higher authority simply whisk them away with force. We view everything like the symptom is the disease. Such short-sightedness doesn’t make things better. Does anyone really think these two wars have cured the problems they address?

The war on the new way to raise hogs didn’t cure the problem either. As we drive around the country we pass confinements that we thank God are not near our home. But occasionally we don’t notice any smell at all. Pit additives and other technologies have made it possible for good-hearted neighbors to have little impact on the ones around them. But the laws were not written to solve a property rights issue any more that the war on terror or war on drugs was meant to eliminate terrorism or drug abuse. The laws are enabling devises for people who are well-connected to the politicians who write them. They give them license to infringe on the rights of others legally

The Clover Connection Butler County Bulletin Nancy Jensen Butler County Program Coordinator nejensen@iastate.edu

‘Where’s the beef?’

May is National Beef Month and no one knows beef like Iowa! What’s your favorite cut of beef? In my humble opinion, a hamburger grilled to perfection can’t be beat!

Many years ago (1984 to be exact) one of the fast-food chains (Wendy’s) used a little old lady (Clara Peller) in their TV commercials. Clara, looking at a huge hamburger bun and a tiny hamburger patty asked (rather loudly!)

“Where’s the beef?” I gathered from that commercial she wasn’t very satisfied with the amount of meat she was getting!

Today at most restaurants or even fast-food chains you can get a burger with over half-a-pound of meat if you want! Wouldn’t that make Clara’s day!

Did you realize that Clara was 81 when she made those commercials over 30 years ago?

Beef has had some tough times.

Oprah Winfrey decided beef wasn’t good for us and began her campaign against it in 1996 during an interview with Howard Lyman. Following Winfrey’s proclamation, beef prices plum-

meted to a ten-year low. Texas ranchers sued her but they eventually lost.

Should any one person have that much influence over what people eat and the livelihood of thousands of people? If she didn’t want to eat it she didn’t have to but leave the rest of us alone!

So what’s the truth; is beef good for us or bad? The experts tell us beef may: • Protect your heart • Lift your mood • Increase mortality • Increase cancer risk Well that’s just a little confusing and a lot contradictory!

Per capita consumption of red meat in 1965 was 75 pounds/person and today it is 56 pounds/person. I have come to the conclusion that anyone can find a statistic to back up whatever they want to. Moderation is the key. A 3-4 ounce serving of red meat two times a week is considered healthy. If you select lean cuts you make it even healthier.

So fire up your grill, put on a burger or two and tell a cattle producer, Thank you!

Go Beef!

by having regulations supersede the right to control our own property.

Law, in general, has gravitated to a regulatory nightmare from a place where it was once intended to protect a person’s right to private property.

Make no mistake, a cook-out in the yard accompanied by a neighbor’s hog smell is a matter of trespassing.

But when the short-sighted activist organizations lobbied to address the hog smell issue, they accepted the law-asregulation model as if there was a set distance where the smell goes away.

I can’t imagine they thought there would be a predetermined distance that would work for every situation.

They compromised in order to gain anything they could because they knew they could never beat the people who didn’t care about their stinky barbeque.

An aspect seldom mentioned regarding the Prestage plant is the government (taxpayer) incentives offered.

Property tax rebates of $11.2 million and state tax credits of $15 million would have been money out of our pockets eventually. But the unseen effect would have been the distortion of a free market by such transfers. Over $26 million would have been made unavailable to entrepreneurs in other sectors and if Prestage needed that to build such a facility doesn’t that shed some doubt on the viability of the plant? Whatever happened to business decisions based purely on supply and demand?

Ken Kehrli, a recognized expert in the hog business, suspects we are looking at “a train wreck” when the additional 8 to 9 million head come to market required to keep the five planned additional plants operating in our area.

Iowa State University economist, David Swenson said the Mason City plant would do little to improve workers’ earnings. That sets me to wondering: Will government somehow step in to circumvent the law of supply and demand with an additional 2,000 jobs in a town the size of Mason City? This kind of thinking should alert us the to fallibility of government involvement in business.

It is not true that nothing would happen without top down control. There would be less malinvestment and more capital available for genuinely viable business ventures. We have stagnant wages and the lowest labor force participation rate since the late 1970s. This has not happened through lack of government control.

Lack of incentives doomed the Prestage plant, not the lack of approval of the project itself. With little mention of this in the media, it shows a sad acceptance of incentive practices as being the order of the day. We may have avoided a bubble on a smaller scale than the housing bubble; therefore an inevitable bust. The “kooks,” as Ron Prestage called them, may have unintentionally saved this area from a 2,000 person economic problem.

Any additions or corrections are welcome through a letter to this paper or an email to4selfgovernment@ gmail.com. Spring work has made the blog a little sparse but there is something new occasionally: www.alternativebyfritz.com.

Fighting Addiction While it’s an honor and privilege to serve the people of our district and of Iowa, I’m grateful to be done with spending so much time in Des Moines and being able to spend more time at home in the district. As I said in my last newsletter, I’m very proud of the work we accomplished this year and I’m confident that it will benefit many Iowans.

Over the last decade, Iowa and countless other states are experiencing an epidemic. It’s a problem that has crept up slowly over the years with hardly any realization of the impact that it’s having on our communities. I’m speaking of the widespread abuse of heroin and opioids in our state.

Numerous families have seen the devastating effects of abuse and addiction first hand. Opioid addiction doesn’t contain itself to an age group,

Under the Golden Dome Too

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

a particular race, or economic status.

What may have started as an injury that led to prescription drugs to manage pain, has turned many to using heroin to get their opioid fix when prescriptions were done.

Since 2005, abuse of opioids has increased dramatically. The number of people receiving treatment for heroin or opioid abuse has nearly tripled in the last nine years. In 2005, 608 Iowans received some sort of treatment for opioid abuse, but the most recent data (2014) puts that number at 1,999 Even more consequential is the num-

ber of Iowans who have lost their lives at the hands of addiction. 52 Iowans died of an opioid overdose in 2014, compared to just 12 in 2005.

To combat this growing epidemic and get people on the path to recovery, this year the legislature passed Senate File 2218. This bill, which has already been signed by the Governor, authorizes emergency medical professionals to obtain and administer an opioid antagonist, like Narcan, which can help to prevent an opioid overdose death.

While these drugs don’t prevent or stop UPMEYER to page 6

The Marvel Way There’s a lot to unpack about “Captain America: Civil War.” I knew I was going to write about it this week, but had a hard time deciding what exactly to write about. Do I breakdown the philosophical battle between Captain America and Iron Man? Do I apply the film’s conflict with the political conflicts of the real world?

Maybe eventually, but this week I think I’m just going to dedicate this column to expressing how great a job Marvel Studios has done, not just on their most recent movie, but collectively over the last eight years.

I’ll admit I had plenty of concerns about this movie going in. Nothing gold can stay. Even Pixar has a flop or two under their belts at this point. I was mildly worried that this may be where Marvel Studios finally faltered.

All the warning signs were there, starting with the source material.

In the comic books, the Civil War storyline was an absolute mess. It was an incoherent crossover event that took a good premise and failed to deliver on every level.

If that weren’t bad enough, then came the unending string of secondary characters. First with the announcement that Captain America would be sharing top billing with Iron Man, a move that seemed uncomfortably similar to Batman being injected into the Man of Steel sequel.

Then came Black Panther, a move that seemed uncomfortably similar to Wonder Woman being injected into BvS, because everybody loves it when you dedicate screen time of the movie you’re watching to set-up next year’s film.

Then came Spider-Man. Now this Captain America movie has not only turned into a makeshift Avengers movie, but it also has to set-up a relatively obscure character and introduce Spider-Man for the third time in fifteen years.

And, somehow, the Russo Brothers made it work.

“Captain America: Civil War” does what the comic never did by clearly laying out what the heroes were fighting over and making both sides of the conflict sympathetic. Sure, in both versions Tony Stark makes some bad calls, but his actions in the movie are far more understandable than his comic book counterpart, who pretty much immediately goes full fascist.

Unlike “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” which took good comics and made a bad movie out of them, this film took bad comics and made a good movie.

As for Black Panther and SpiderMan, one would think their forced inclusion into the story would be a distraction, but it isn’t. The Black Panther plays an important role and gets satisfying character arc of his own. It’s hard to imagine the movie working without him.

Spider-Man... okay, Spider-Man could have been done better. Not that there was anything bad about him, far from it. Tom Holland is a great Peter Parker both in and out of costume and his brief appearance in the movie is easily one of the highlights.

But it is a brief appearance. He is introduced, takes part in the big super hero brawl, and then immediately vanishes from the movie until the second after-credits scene. For a moment it looks like Spider-Man may take a page from his comic book counterpart and switch sides, but he never gets that far.

That said, it’s saying something that one of my biggest criticisms of the Captain America movie is that there

isn’t enough Spider-Man in it.

All in all, “Captain America: Civil War” continues the Marvel Studios tradition of taking something that shouldn’t work and making it work anyway.

Making five unrelated movies lead-in to a single crossover film was unprecedented, but “The Avengers” made a billion dollars anyway.

Dedicating a movie to a team even most comic book readers barely knew about? “Guardians of the Galaxy” rose to the challenge, proving that you don’t even need name recognition to make a hit.

Dropping a critically acclaimed director and handing a movie off to a guy who has mostly made romantic comedies? “Ant-Man” should have been a disaster, but ended up being better than average.

Even the most common complaints about Marvel Studios, that their movies are too tonally similar and that they’ve become reliant on the audience seeing previous movies, aren’t really flaws.

Those traits are part of why Marvel Studios has been such a success.

Where other studios change comic book stories to work with traditional filmmaking practices, Marvel is adapting traditional filmmaking practices to work with comic book stories.

There is a lot to be cynical about in today’s world. Aversion to risk seems to have paralyzed everything from politics to media to entertainment. It’s good to see Marvel Studios not only take such risks, but succeed at them.

Travis Fischer is a news writer for Mid-America Publishing and ultimately ended up on TeamCap.

The 2016 legislative session wrapped up April 29. It was a tight budget year, but as always, we balanced the state budget responsibly. Iowa will end the fiscal year with a $75 million surplus and $700 million in our reserve funds.

Some of our biggest accomplishments include: • Safeguarding the interests of Medicaid recipients with oversight of the Governor’s new privatized Medicaid program in Iowa.

• Improving K-12 student achievement through investments in early reading initiatives and quality teaching.

• Investing more in apprenticeships and job training so that workers get the skills they need to fill immediate openings at local businesses.

• Providing more funding for our state universities and community colleges, and for grants to help students attend Iowa’s private colleges.

• Boosting Iowa agriculture and renewable energy by promoting solar, wind, geothermal and biofuels, as well as turning byproducts from biomass into higher-value products.

• Spurring Iowa’s tourism economy and quality of life with investments in the environment, recreation, arts, culture and history.

• Strengthening public safety with more help for victims and enhanced emergency communication systems so

that first responders and law enforcement can communicate with each other.

• Tax cuts and other incentives to help small businesses, farmers, teachers and college students.

Because we have a split Legislature—with Democrats controlling the Senate and Republicans in charge of the House—all bills that made it to the Governor’s desk required bipartisan support. Though we’d hoped to accomplish more, we chose compromise over gridlock.

Thank you to all who contacted me this year. Your calls, e-mails and letters keep me informed about what matters most, so please continue to reach out when you have concerns or ideas. You can get ahold of me at 641-424-0874 or at amanda.ragan@legis.iowa.gov.

I am hopeful that with your input and help, we’ll make more progress in 2017 on priorities to expand Iowa’s middle class and make our state an even better place to live, work and raise a family.

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Church Directory ACKLEY-

Washington Reformed Church

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

ALLISON-

Allison Bible Church

108 Pfaltzgraff St. Sunday, May 22: 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship Wednesday, May 25: 7:30 p.m. Bible Study, Prayer and Fellowship

Allison Congregational Church

Craig Harris, Pastor Sunday, May 22: 10 a.m. Worship Service

New Life Lutheran Congregation Allison Congregational Church

NALC Iowa Mission Pastor Jean Rabary 1st, 2nd and 5th Sundays; Galen Eiben, Lay Pastor 3rd and 4th Sundays 319-267-2860 Sunday, May 22: 8:30 a.m. Worship Service

St. James Lutheran Church

Thursday, May 19: 10:15 a.m. Worship and Communion at Allison Rehabilitation Center Friday, May 20: 1 p.m. Bremwood Luncheon at the Bremwood Campus in Waverly Saturday, May 21: 7 a.m. Women and Men’s Bible Study at Elm Springs; 11-2 p.m. Anderson graduation reception in Parish Hall Sunday, May 22: 9 a.m. Worship Service; Reception for graduating seniors following worship; 1 p.m. North Butler graduation at Greene; 1:30 p.m. A-P graduation at Parkersburg Tuesday, May 24: 9 a.m. Sew-Sew Sisters Wednesday, May 25: 6 p.m. 7 and 8 Grade Confirmation Class Saturday, May 28: 7 a.m. Women and Men’s Bible Study at Elm Springs

Trinity Reformed Church

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

On demand at trinref.org Thursday, May 19: 5:30 a.m. Holy Fitness Friday, May 20: 5:30 a.m. Holy Fitness Sunday, May 22: 9 a.m. Worship; 10 a.m. Fellowship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School; 3 p.m. Fresh Hope Monday, May 23: 5:30 a.m. Holy Fitness; 7 p.m. Women’s Bible Study at The Corner Tuesday, May 24: 5:30 a.m. Holy Fitness; 4:45 p.m. Holy Fitness Wednesday, May 25: 5:30 a.m. Holy Fitness; 6:30 p.m. GEMS/Cadets; 7 p.m.

Youth Group Thursday, May 26: 5:30 a.m. Holy Fitness Friday, May 27: 5:30 a.m. Holy Fitness

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Hitesville Gospel Hall

R.R., Aplington Sunday, May 22: 10 a.m. Ministry of the Word; 11 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m. Gospel Service Wednesday, May 25: 7:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting and Bible Study AREDALE, BRISTOW AND DUMONT-

New Hope Parish United Methodist Churches

Pastor Ann Donat AREDALE Sunday, May 22: 8 a.m. Worship Service DUMONT Sunday, May 22: 8:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service.

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Bristow Church of Christ

Dick Burlingame, Minister Ph: 641-775-3222 Sunday, May 22: 9 a.m. Coffee and goodies; 9:30 a.m. Bible School for all ages; 10:15 a.m. Worship Service; 6 p.m.

Evening Worship.

Wednesday, May 25: 6:30 p.m. Youth Group for kids aged 4 to high school.

Please contact Sharron Meyer, 641-4258856, or Trisha Boos, 641-330-5601 if you have questions. Learning and snacks provided.

Reformed Church, Bristow

Kesley Presbyterian Church Pastor Tamara Entin Cell: 515-293-0928 Home: 515-532-2274 Sunday, May 22: 9:30 a.m. Worship at Kesley CLARKSVILLE –

St. John Lutheran Church

204 N. Washington Pastor Charles R. Underwood 278-4765 Handicap Accessible Thursday, May 19: ECHO deadline; 4:30 p.m. Walking and Fellowship Group Sunday, May 22: 9 a.m. Sunday School; 10 a.m. Worship Service, Senior Recognition, and Scholarship Award Monday, May 23: 7 p.m. Bell Choir Practice Tuesday, May 24: 4:30 p.m. Walking and Fellowship Group; 6:30 p.m. Adult Bible Study Wednesday, May 25: 7 p.m. Quilting Thursday, May 26: 9 a.m. ECHO folding; 4:30 p.m. Walking and Fellowship Group; 6:30 p.m. Constitution Review Committee meeting

Community United Methodist Church

309 W. Superior Street Pastor Dan Fernandez Community-Shell Rock UMC Office 885-4554 Pastor Dan cell: 515-729-7079 Handicapped Accessible Sunday, May 22: 10:30 a.m. Worship Service. Recognize and honor High School graduates

Immanuel United Church of Christ

The Rev. Linda Myren 203 S. Mather Street 319-278-4224 Sunday, May 22: 9:15 a.m. Last day of Sunday School party; 10:30 a.m. Worship Service; 1:30 p.m. Graduation

Church of Christ

302 S. Elizabeth Street Val Swinton, Pastor 278-4416 Sunday, May 22: 8:45 a.m. Coffee & Donuts; 10 a.m. Worship Service; 6:30 p.m. Bible Study.

Wednesday, May 25: 10:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study; 7 p.m. Sonbeams PK5th Grade and Adult Bible Study.

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Dumont Reformed Church

Chris Meester, Speaker (641) 857-3514 Sunday, May 22: 9 a.m. Sunday School for ages 3 through High School; 10 a.m.

Worship (nursery care provided), Communion on the first Sunday of each month.

Mondays: 1st Monday of the Month: 1:00 p.m. Reformed Church Women (RCW) Wednesdays: 3 p.m. Adults for Christ (adult group for ages 18+); 6 p.m. Kids for Christ (Middle School Youth Group for 4th-7th grade); 7 p.m. RCYF (High School Youth Group for 8th-12th grade) GREENE-

First Presbyterian Church

319 East Traer Streets P.O. Box 160 Greene, IA 50636-0160 Cathy Belles, Pastor bellescatherine@gmail.com Sunday, May 22: 8:30 a.m. Worship, All are welcome!

St. Mary’s Catholic Church

105 N. Main St., Greene Msgr. Walter Brunkan, Pastor Sunday, May 22: 10 a.m. Mass.

St. Peter Lutheran Church

324 E. Traer, Greene Gary Hatcher, Pastor 641-816-5531 Friday, May 20: Stuffing bulletins Saturday, May 21: 6 p.m. Worship Service with Holy Communion by Intinction Sunday, May 22: 9 a.m. Worship Service with Holy Communion by intinction; 10 a.m. Fellowship; 11 a.m. Contemporary Worship with Holy Communion Wednesday, May 25: 7 a.m. Men’s Bible Study Friday, May 27: Stuffing bulletins Saturday, May 28: 6 p.m. Worship Service NASHUA-

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

10009 Union Ave. Nashua, IA 50658 Like us on facebook: St. John’s UCC-Pleasant Hill (641) 435-4998 Sunday, May 22: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service, Bible Study PLAINFIELD –

First Baptist Church

809 Main Street 319-276-4889 Pastor Shawn Geer Sunday, May 22: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School – all ages; 10:30 a.m. Worship.

United Methodist Church

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

Thursday, 1-3 p.m.

Sunday, May 22: 9 a.m. Worship.

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First United Church of Christ

31015 150th Street, Clarksville 319-276-4443 The Rev. Peter Wenzel, Minister Sunday, May 22: 10 a.m. Worship Service

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St. Mary Church

2397 Highway 14 Roseville, IA Msgr. Walter Brunkan, Pastor Sundays: 8:30 a.m. Mass SHELL ROCK –

United Methodist Church

204 S. Prairie Street Pastor Dan Fernandez 319-885-4554 Sunday, May 22: 9 a.m. Worship Service.

Faith Lutheran Church

422 N. Prairie Street Pastor Kim Smith 319-885-4547 Email: faithsr@butler-bremer.com Sunday, May 22: 9 a.m. Worship Service; 10 a.m. Sunday School; 10:15 a.m.

Contemporary Worship Service.

Wednesday, May 25: 7 p.m. Evening Worship Service.

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St. John’s Lutheran Church

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

Thursday, May 19: 9 a.m. Sewing at the church Friday, May 20: 9 a.m. Sewing at the church Sunday, May 29: 8:45 a.m. Sunday School; 10 a.m. Worship Service

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St. Mary’s Catholic Church

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

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

Friday, May 20: 6 p.m. Assumption for the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Saturday, May 21: 4:30 p.m. Reconciliation; 5:15 p.m. Mass/Children’s Liturgy/ Peanut Butter Collection.

Sunday, May 22: 8 a.m. Mass/Children’s Liturgy; 10 a.m. Mass/Children’s Liturgy

Peace Lutheran Church (LCMS)

Pastor Gary Mulder, Trinity Reformed Church In the past two weeks we’ve had Now we face a new transition as they two daughters graduate from college. begin their careers and the next steps in They’re not twins. They just took two their lives. Where will they live? What different paths through their college will they do? Unfortunately, transitions years and found themselves both grad- never seem to end. They just transition uating at the same time. Many of our from one transition into another. So local high school seniors will be gradu- how do we ensure that these transitions ating this weekend, so all these gradu- are always of a positive nature? How ations have caused me to think about can we use our transitions to advance transitions. ourselves?

Transitions are very important. It’s Well, I think the most important factor important to choose the right college. is whom you take on your journey. The It’s equally as important to choose details don’t seem to be as important the right career path. It’s important to as the companion by your side. Most choose where you live, who you will of life’s transitions require us to lean spend your life with...and the list goes on someone else. Transitions are never on and on. much fun if we do them all alone. We Every one of these choices is followed want to share our transitions. That’s part by a transitional period...a period when of growing and changing and becoming we get used to living into the choice we the people that God wants us to be. have made. It involves acceptance of When we have Jesus with us we can the outcomes. It requires flexibility and always expect our transitions to go betgrace. Sometimes our choices don’t go ter. And the best way to insure good so well, and then we need to decide if transitions is to actually walk in His we really can fully make the transition footsteps. We need a friend who will be we’re trying to make. there for us. We need someone that we Transitions require a lot of adjust- can rely on when things go badly and ments. Even the best made plans usu- someone who can celebrate with us ally don’t play out exactly as we hope when things go well. Jesus is the one they would. Somehow all transitions that can lead us through any transition, need modifications and fine-tuning. and he is the one that cares more for Having three kids in college at once has us than anyone else. Why not consider really shown us our need to be some- inviting Jesus into your journey as you what malleable. face your next transition?

Peace United Church of Christ

1800 11th Street SE 319-352-3151 Pastor Jonathan Hennings Sunday, May 22: 8:30 a.m. Sunday School; 9:30 a.m. Worship Service.

St. John Lutheran Church

Missouri Synod “Church of the Lutheran Hour” On radio stations WMT, 600 AM at 6:30 a.m.; KXEL, 1540 AM at 7:00 a.m. & KWAY, 1470 AM at 8:00 a.m.

Every Sunday 415 4th Street SW The Rev. Matthew Versemann & The Rev. Keith Brustuen Sunday, May 22: 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Worship; 9:15 a.m. Sunday School & Bible Class.

Wednesday, May 25: 5:30 p.m. Confirmation; 6 p.m. Midweek Classes.

Open Bible Church

Pastor Matt Miller 1013 E. Bremer Ave. Ph: 319-352-2038 Sunday, May 22: 9:30 a.m. Donuts & Fellowship; 10 a.m. Morning Worship.

First Baptist Church

223 W. Washington Street Shell Rock, IA 50670 Pastor Alan V. Dicks Sunday, May 22: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship Service; 6 p.m. Sunday Evening Service Wednesdays: 6:30-8 p.m. AWANASBible Verses, Stories, Refreshments

Transitions

Believers Baptist

Lee Hutchison, Pastor P.O. Box 102 Waverly, IA 50677 319-559-0811 Independent, Fundamental King James Bible Services Sundays: 10 a.m., 6 p.m.

Wednesdays: 7 p.m.

Location: Waverly Senior Center, 506 E. Bremer Ave.

121 East Washington Pastor Michael Knox 319-231-9761 Saturday, May 21: 6 p.m. Bible Class; 7 p.m. Worship.

Victor Woodley

Victor Claire Woodley of Allison, born May 2, 1941 passed away to be with the Lord during the afternoon of January 6, 2016 in Yuma Arizona. Victor was born at home near Allison and was retired from a long career in the farming industry.

Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, May 21 at 11 a.m. at the Trinity Reformed Church in Allison with order of services by Pastor Gary Mulder.

Following the service a reception will be held at the church.

Kassidy Ostendorf

Kassidy Lee Ostendorf, 21, of Allison, died on Thursday, May 12, 2016, in Mason City.

Family greeted friends from 4-8 p.m., on Monday, May 16, at the SietsemaVogel Funeral Home in Allison. Private family services were held.

She was born on May 22, 1994, in Mason City to Eugene and Carla (Feldman) Ostendorf. Kassidy graduated from North Butler High School and from Hawkeye Community College with a degree in nursing. She was an LPN at Harmony House Health Care Center in Waterloo. Kassidy enjoyed hunting, camping and animals, including her calf, Bullet; and her dogs, Buckwheat and Mac. She is survived by her parents, Eugene and Carla Ostendorf, of Allison; sister, Kylie (Eric) Bluhm, of Belmond; sister, Karlee Ostendorf, of Allison; boyfriend, Dan Bergman, of Hudson; niece, Kinnley Bluhm, of Belmond; maternal grandparents, Gary (Marlys) Feldman, of Allison; great-grandmother, Alma Bettenga, of Clarksville; great-grandmother, Bernadine Krull, of Clarksville; along with many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her brother, Levi Ostendorf; paternal grandparents, Edwin and Donna Ostendorf; uncle, Eddie Ostendorf; and uncle, George Smith.

Ryan Moore

Ryan Michael Moore, 29, of St. Louis Park, Minn., died on Friday, May 6, 2016, after a courageous battle with leukemia.

Ryan graduated from Albert Lea High School, and in 2009 from The University of St. Thomas. He worked professionally in the field of finance. He was an avid golfer, retired high school and college basketball player, and very passionate about all sports, especially his beloved Minnesota teams. He enjoyed spending time at the cabin, expressed such enthusiasm with new adventures, and loved experiencing life with his family and friends. He was kindhearted, bright, energetic, silly, and curious. Ryan’s contagious personality brightened up any room and he was guaranteed to make you smile and feel special. Ryan embodied living life to the fullest and his love of life was only surpassed by his love for his beautiful wife, who was his unwavering companion to the very end. No words can describe just how much he will be missed.

Ryan is preceded in death by grandmother, Mary C. Moore, survived by wife, Jessica, parents, Michael and Suzanne Moore, sister, Anne (Robert) Long, nieces, Evelyn, Kara, and Harper Long, father-in-law and mother-in-law, Eddie and Kim Marx, brother-in-law, Taylor (Melissa Zeilner) Marx, grandparents, William J. Moore, Wilbur and Greta Cordes.

Services were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, 2016, at the Westwood Lutheran Church, 9001 Cedar Lake Road, St. Louis Park, MN 55426. A visitation was held from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, at the Thomson-Dougherty Mansion, 2535 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn., and one hour prior to service. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to the Leukemia Foundation or to the family to provide a scholarship in Ryan’s name at a later date.

Death Notice–

Pauline Jacobs

Pauline Evelyn Jacobs, 96, of Clarksville, died on April 7, 2016 at Clarksville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Clarksville.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., on Wednesday, May 11, at St. John Lutheran Church in Clarksville, with Pastor Charles Underwood officiating. Interment was at Lynwood Cemetery in Clarksville.

Visitation was held one hour before services at the church. The Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home in Clarksville was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.redman-schwartz.com

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6 • Thursday, May 19, 2016

Jake DeGroote, Jr.

Jake DeGroote, Jr. 83, of Bristow, was born the son of Jake and Emma (Hinders) DeGroote on September 15, 1932, in Parkersburg. He graduated from the Clarksville Community School where he excelled at baseball; was offered a baseball scholarship as a pitcher; and was prep of the week. Jake enlisted in the United States Army and served during the Korean War and was stationed in Germany.

On October 28, 1956, Jake was united in marriage to Donna Mae Dralle at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Vilmar, rural Greene. The couple made their home in Allison, and then moved to Clarksville. In 1972, they moved to a farm near Bristow, where Jake farmed.

Through the years Jake was a farmer and always held another job so Donna was able to stay home and raise their children. His top priority was providing for his family. He worked at Shield Bantam in Waverly, for 32 years in tool and die; Hobson Brother’s Mold and Pattern Works in Shell Rock; and retired from Unverferth Manufactuing Co. in Shell Rock where he was recognized in his inventiveness in tool design.

He was a member of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church – Vilmar, where he had served in his earlier years, on the church council and was also a past member of St. John Lutheran Church in Clarksville.

Jake loved watching his grandkids play sports and participate in their extra circular activities. He enjoyed fishing, Pepsi, whistling to old time favorites and shopping at Wal-Mart. He seemed to have a sweet tooth and always had candy for his grandchildren. He was a caring father and a devoted and loving caregiver to his wife Donna, for her last 20 years.

Jake died on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Donna, on May 21, 2014; his parents; three brothers: Clarence, Hank, and Wally; and five sisters: Anna Bartell, Hilda Sells, Annette Sessler, Darlene Vance, and Ruth Busching.

Jake is survived by seven children: Cindy (Gary) Dean, of Shell Rock; Sally Tapp of Bristow; Diane (Ross) Zimmerman, of Aredale; Susan (Rick) Riebkes, of Wellsburg; Tammy (Jeff) Cuvelier, of Collins; Todd (Mitzi) DeGroote, of Maxwell; and Stacey (Chad) Reichert, of Waverly; 18 grandchildren; and 18 greatgrandchildren; two sisters, Dorothy Jans, of Clarksville; and Alice (Jim) Jacobs, of Allison; one sister-in-law, Dottye DeGroote, of Kingman, AZ; and one brother-inlaw, Frank Vance, of Clarksville.

Funeral services were held 10 a.m., on Tuesday, May 10, at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church – Vilmar in rural Greene with the Rev. Mark Walker officiating the service. The organist was Florence Vieker and she accompanied the congregation as they sang “In The Garden” and “Amazing Grace.” Emmy Cuvelier provided special music as she sang “How Great Thou Art.” Emmy was accompanied by Sharon Cuvelier. Eli Reichert recited the poem “I Like To Talk With Grandpa,” which he had written. Burial was at Lynwood Cemetery in Clarksville with Josh DeGroote, Josh Dean, Kaleb Zimmerman, Kiley Zimmerman, Jordan Cuvelier, Tim Gower, Ozzy DeGroote, Ethan Reichert, and Eli Reichert serving as casketbearers. Full military rites were conducted by Clarksville AMVETS, Post 30.

Visitation was held from 4-8 p.m. on Monday, May 9, at the Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home in Clarksville, and one hour prior to the services at the church. Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences may be left at www. redman-schwartz.com.

Iowa scholastic clay target tournaments planned around the state

More than 3,400 Iowa athletes on 125 Scholastic Clay Target teams will be busy over the next month competing in a series of tournaments around the state.

These athletes have already competed in more than 500 league events this year, including American singles trap, Doubles Trap, Handicap Trap, American Skeet and sporting clays. Athletes range from fourth graders through college.

For more information on Iowa Shooting Sports Program, including how to get started forming a team or joining a league is available online at http:// www.iowadnr.gov/Things-to-Do/ Shooting-Sports.

Trapshooting, Iowa Games Athletes choose where to shoot. More information is available at http://www.iowagames.org/ May 21: The Stockdale Gun Club, 10724 Hwy. S55, Ackley Practice Time: 8:30 a.m., Competition Time: 9:30 a.m.

2016 State Championships Sporting Clays Championships - June 18, 2016, Targets on the Move, Ackley The Sporting Clays Championship will consist of 150 sporting clays targets for senior and collegiate divisions and 100 sporting clay targets for rookie and intermediate divisions. This event will be open to all eligible Scholastic Clay Target Programs and will have divisions for rookie (fifth grade and below), intermediate (sixth-eighth grades), senior (ninth-12th grades) and collegiate.

• Clarksville Star •

The Way It Was

by Dave Clark

70 Years Ago: Spring, 1946 Through most of February and March, 1946, a war of words, (hopefully it was nothing worse) was being carried out in Clarksville, both in town and rural. The matter at hand seemed to be, who was, going to have the telephone franchise for this area.

At this time Northwestern Bell was the provider of our telephone service, but a local home owned company, Butler-Bremer Mutual Telephone Co. wanted to buy the local service, as they already owned areas to the north and east. (Yes, the same Butler-Bremer we know and love today.) The petitions, both pro and con, with long lists of names appeared in the STAR every week. One [titled] “Farmers Oppose Telephone Franchise” included 117 names. Obviously none listed would have a vote in the up-coming election, but of course would be affected by any change of telephone service and they wanted the voters to know how they felt.

The Municipal Election was held March 25 with 451 ballots cast, which, at the time, was believed to be the largest vote ever cast in Clarksville. I suspect they mean the largest vote in a Municipal election?

By a vote of 271 to 192 the franchise was denied. I don’t know exactly when, but after Butler-Bremer bought other local telephone companies, they came back to Clarksville and obviously were successful and have been our service provider for a number of years.

In the only other contested race on the ballot, B. F. Hamilton was again elected Mayor.

The “real winner,” in this first effort to make a change, must have been Editor Gomer Evans with all the petitions and notices that appeared in the STAR. • In the 1945-46 trapping season 13,537 licensed trappers plus an equal number who trapped their own land and

Free Field Day on June 3 to highlight forestry practices

Trees Forever and DNR event set in Chickasaw County Landowners will learn how tree plantings and forest management improve water quality and wildlife habitat, during a free Upper Cedar Watershed field day in Chickasaw County. Trees Forever, in partnership with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Forestry Division, will host the event from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, June 3, on the Greg Richards property in rural Bassett.

“Both rural and urban landowners have a role to play in planting and caring for trees and forests to improve water quality and provide wildlife habitat,” said Trees Forever Program Manager and Field Coordinator Meredith Borchardt.

District Foresters Greg Heidebrink and Jason Walker will be presenters,

along with Trees Forever’s Meredith Borchardt and Pheasants Forever’s Dan Borchardt. The event, supported by a U.S. Forest Service grant focused in the Upper Cedar Watershed, follows a related urban forestry field day held in May at Central Park in Charles City.

Topics for the June field day include wildlife tree plantings, windbreaks, woodland management, prairie establishment, food plots and more. “This will be a really fun field day. Greg is very passionate about conservation and creating wildlife habitat and has some great examples of this on his property,” said District Forester Greg Heidebrink.

Details What: Forestry Field Day When: 9 a.m. to noon Friday, June 3,

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didn’t need a license harvested a total of 624,565 furs valued at $2,630,655.71, the second most valuable fur crop in the history of the state. Mink, for the first time, exceeded the muskrat, which in the past has been the number one fur bearing animal, with an average price of $28.16. I’ve always wondered where or how they compile numbers like that, there’s no way every fur trapped and sold was ever counted.

• For a number of months in the STAR, on page 3, could be found a full three column titled “How to Fly an Airplane.” I don’t think you became a licensed pilot after reading all of these, but you probably knew a little more on how and why they worked.

• Bill Tofte of Waverly recently helped the Waterloo police when he caught a thief, who he noticed was loading electrical equipment into his car. Bill immediately went into action and captured the thief red-handed, who was taken into custody by the Waterloo police.

“Poochy,” the Tofte dog, was in the front seat of the car and slept through the whole fracas, and is now in disgrace with the Tofte family.

New Flour Arrived in Clarksville—first delivery of the new higherextraction wheat emergency family flour arrived in Clarksville this week when shipments from the Pillsbury Mills were announced.

The delivery marks the beginning of the changeover to the 80 [percent] wheat extraction flour ordered by the government in order that more wheat might be sent to starving nations throughout the world. Pillsbury has abandoned use of its long-established brand name—“Pillsbury’s Best”—for as long as the wheat emergency prevails. What did the other 20 percent consist of; I don’t remember this or how long it lasted?

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2016 Where: Greg Richards’ property just north of the Ionia blacktop on T-76, 1.5 miles south of Bassett. Address is 2185 Beaumont, Ionia.

Other: The event is free and no preregistration is required. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information, contact DNR District Foresters Jason Walker or Greg Heidebrink at (641) 228-6611 or Trees Forever’s Meredith Borchardt at (641) 430-3854 or mborchardt@treesforever. org.

Items From the Hawkeye State— Minor Operation—What ordinarily is a very minor operation—a splinter from a finger has serious repercussions for Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Murrey of Kingsley. As Mrs. Murrey was removing the sliver from her husband’s finger with the use of a darning needle the house was struck by lightning. A cottonwood tree near the house was hit and split.

A radio antenna carried the current to the house and to a copper pipe against which Mr. Murrey was leaning. Nearly all the clothing was torn from Mr. and Mrs. Murrey and burns were found on their bodies where metal buttons, etc. had been melted. Shortly after the incident, Mr. Murrey did not know whether the sliver had been removed or not as his finger was badly burned by the needle. There must be a lesson here somewhere, like a “darning needle” being too large for sliver removal?

• A new Ford car just from the factory was being taken on a second deck of a transport trailer near Harland when it came in contact with a bridge. The top of the bridge was lower than the top of the car. Result, just junk.

• We have observed several times, a one legged male robin eating bread and cookie crumbs on our deck, which really is not their normal fare. This caused us to wonder if maybe he couldn’t pull a night crawler out of the ground with only one leg for leverage. Food for thought or for the robin!

UPMEYER from page 4 an overdose, it blocks the effects of an overdose to save a life.

Additionally, the legislature has targeted specific funding to the Department of Public Health to tackle the issue of opioid abuse by providing treatment options to those that suffer from addiction.

I know that our elected officials at the federal level have also made the issue of combating opioid abuse a top priority.

They continue to look at ways to empower states to fight this epidemic using best practices from across the country.

Our work on this issue is not done and in some ways it’s just beginning. This is not a partisan issue as both parties look for the best ways to crack down on abuse and help those facing addiction. I look forward to more conversations on how we can help those in need.

If you or a loved one is struggling with addiction, please seek help: • Prairie Ridge in Mason City http://www.prairieridge.net/ • Iowa Region of Narcotics Anonymous - http://www.iowa-na.org/ • Find a substance abuse treatment facility near you - SAMHSA As always, please keep in touch. I look forward to continuing to visit with you this summer at community events, parades, and local coffee shops. If you would like to touch base in the meantime, you can reach me at linda.upmeyer@legis.iowa.gov or 515-281-3521.

• Clarksville Star • Butler County Tribune-Journal •

RECORDS

Thursday, May 19, 2016 •

Butler County Sheriff’s Report Monday, May 9: • Officers executed two traffic stops and received a report of a controlled burns.

• 2:20 p.m.: Officers received a vandalism report in the 1000 block of Howard St., Aplington.

• 4:03 p.m.: Officers were called to a family domestic matter in the 1000 block of Railroad St. • 4:35 p.m.: Officers assisted the Iowa State Patrol with a personal injury farm accident near the intersection of Highway 57 and Newell Ave., Parkersburg.

• 10:59 p.m.: Officers received a suspicious vehicle report near the intersection of Highway 57 and Jay Ave. Tuesday, May 10: • Officers executed two traffic stops, assisted with three medical calls, and received a report of a controlled burn.

• 10:04 a.m.: Officers took a theft report in the 100 block of Saratoga St., New Hartford.

• 10:43 a.m.: Officers assisted fire personnel with a structure fire in the 800 block of 4th St., Parkersburg. False alarm due to faulty smoke detectors.

• 3:40 p.m.: Officers took a theft report in the 29400 block of 290th St., New Hartford.

• 9:35 p.m.: Officers executed a traffic stop near the intersection of 10th St. and Cherry St., Allison. Officers arrested Zachary Willis Mennen, 24, of Allison, on two outstanding warrants for dog at large and operating while intoxicated. He was also charged with possession with a controlled substance.

He was placed in a cell and held for court. Officers also arrested Shane Michael Barnett, 40, of Allison, for possession of a controlled substance. He was placed in a cell and held for court.

Wednesday, May 11: • Officers executed two traffic stops, assisted with five medical calls, and received a report of two controlled burns.

• 8:49 p.m.: Officers received a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 200 block of N. Main St., Allison.

• 10:45 p.m.: Officers received a report of suspicious activity in the 200 block of 3rd St., Parkersburg.

• 11:06 p.m.: Officers received a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 100 block of N. Commerce St., Parkersburg.

Thursday, May 12: • Officers assisted with four medical calls and received a report of three controlled burns.

• Officers arrested Dawn Marie Porter, 47, of Kesley, for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. She was placed in a cell and held for court.

• 7:55 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident near the intersection of Walnut Ave. and Yale Ave., Shell Rock. Officers arrested Bruce Jacobs, 65, of Shell Rock, for operating while intoxicated.

• 9:14 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident near the intersection of Highway 3 and Franklin Ave. Friday, May 13: • Officers executed a traffic stop, assisted with four medical calls, and received a report of a controlled burn.

• 11:33 a.m.: Officers received a report of a possible theft in the 300 block of 11rh St., Aplington. No theft, deemed a bank issue.

• 5:18 p.m.: Officers were called to a personal injury accident near the intersection of 180th St. and Packard Ave., Allison.

Butler County Courthouse News CIVIL Hansel Construction LLC v. Jarred Michael and Amy Jo Frey. Dismissed with prejudice on May 9.

SMALL CLAIMS MM Finance d.b.a. E Z Money Check Cashing, address unavailable, v. Dennis Eldon Evanson Jr., Riceville.

Dismissed without prejudice on May 6.

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, Waterloo v. Rhonda Marie Allen, Dumont.

Judgment for $515.18 with 2.66 percent interest from March 30, 2016, and court costs including $85 filing fee.

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, Waterloo v. Claudia and Jack Ray Bolles, Aredale. Judgment for $811.63 with 2.66 percent interest from March 30 and costs including $85.

Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC, address unavailable v. Jessica L. Schipper, Ackley. Judgment for plaintiff for $4,695.57 with 2.66 percent interest from April 4 and costs including $85.

Chris Anthony Shepherd v. Chris Ristau and Kelli Geilenkirchen, addresses unavailable for all. Writ of possession shall issue on demand of plaintiff for possession of 320 Packwaukee St, Apt. 3; New Hartford, IA 50660; and for all court costs, including $85.

• 9 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage car-deer accident near the intersection of S. Main St. and E. Oakland St., Clarksville.

Saturday, May 14: • Officers executed a traffic stop and assisted with six medical calls, and received reports of three controlled burns.

• 12:03 a.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter near the intersection of Butler Center Road and Sinclair Ave. • 7:33 a.m.: Officers received a report of possible theft in the 600 block of N. High St., Greene.

• 8:50 a.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident near the intersection of 280th St. and Highway 14 in Floyd County.

• 9:05 a.m.: Officers were called to an alarm in the 100 block of S. Cherry St. • 3:13 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter near the intersection of Highways 3 and 14.

• 8:28 p.m.: Officers were called to a single vehicle rollover accident near the intersection of Floyd Line St. and Highway 14, Greene. No injuries reported.

Sunday, May 15: • Officers executed three traffic stops, assisted with three medical calls, assisted a motorist, and received reports of nine controlled burns.

• 3:50 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 200 block of 1st St. • 6:44 p.m.: Officers were called to an alarm in the 33000 block of Highway 57, New Hartford. Deemed a false alarm.

Monday, May 16: • Officers received a report of a controlled burn prior to 8:41 a.m.

• 7:42 a.m.: Officers transported a subject.

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.

Wilma June Nissen The body of Wilma Nissen was found on Oct. 4, 1978, in a roadside ditch near Lake Pahoja in Western Lyon County. Unrecognizable due to decomposition, the body lay in a ditch on the north side of the gravel road. The body went unidentified for nearly three decades, until finally being identified as Nissen’s in 2006.

Investigators believe her body had been dumped between June and July of 1978. No evidence was present at the crime scene except for her body, her clothing and a rope. Evidence suggests that she was not killed at that particular spot and based on the position of Nissen’s body, the rope was used to pull her into the ditch from a nearby area or a vehicle.

WILMA JUNE NISSEN | Age: 23 | Died: October 4, 1978 Location: Rock Rapids

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There is a $10,000 reward offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for Wilma Nissen’s death.

The ANONYMOUS HOTLINE is 712-472-8334. Please visit Lyon County’s website (www.lyoncosheriff.com/tips ) for more details about the case and the reward.

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Proceedings: Butler County Board of Supervisors

MINUTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BUTLER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HELD ON MAY 3, 2016.

Meeting called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Chairman Rusty Eddy with members Rex Ackerman and Tom Heidenwirth present. Also present were Engineer John Riherd and Sheriff Jason Johnson.

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

Dennis Salmon was not present. Also present were Assessor Deb McWhirter and Zoning Administrator Mitch Nordmeyer. Engineer Riherd stated that Horseshoe place is a private road and that he will follow up with Dennis Salmon.

Board considered Resolution approving the final plat of Whitetail Crossing Subdivision. Also present were Treasurer Vicki Schoneman and Recorder Janice Jacobs. Moved by Ackerman, second by Heidenwirth to approve the following: RESOLUTION NO. 864 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FINAL PLAT OF WHITETAIL CROSSING SUBDIVISION BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA WHEREAS, ON THE 12th day of April, 2016, at a regular meeting of the Butler County Board of Supervisors, Butler County, Iowa, a final plat of WHITETAIL CROSSING SUBDIVISION located in Butler County, State of Iowa, was presented after recommendation by the Butler County Planning and Zoning Commission at a scheduled meeting on the 18th day of March, 2016.

WHEREAS, after consideration, the final plat of WHITETAIL CROSSING SUBDIVISION IN THE W ½ OF THE NW ¼ OF SECTION 30 BEAVER TOWNSHIP In Butler County, State of Iowa, is found to be approved by unanimous vote.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Butler County Board of Supervisors of Butler County, Iowa, that said final plat be approved, and the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and the County Auditor of Butler County, Iowa, are hereby directed to affix their signatures to said resolution.

The Vote Thereon was as follows: AYES: Tom Heidenwirth, Rex Ackerman, Rusty Eddy; NAYS: None.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of May, 2016.

ATTEST: Lizbeth Williams, County Auditor Moved by Heidenwirth, second by Ackerman to approve animal feeding operation construction permit for Freedom Farm located in Section 6 of Madison Township. Motion carried.

Board reviewed revised Employee Handbook. Also present was County Attorney Greg Lievens.

No public comment received.

Board approved claims as submitted.

Butler County claims paid from April 1, 2016 through April 30, 2016 307.00 4imprint, Inc.,Tob Prev Aces,Equip Cont/Licensing

/Rcvry/Sup 14,258.50 Aflac,Aflac Pmt 89.96 Airgas North Central,Suply 392.82 Allen Occupational Health Serv,Educ 37.00 Alliant Energy,Util 72.22 Allison Ambulance Service,Amb Svc 150.00 Allison Variety Hardware, Bd&Care/Environ Educ/Sup 361.48 Allison, City Of,Util 308.50 Answer Plus Inc,Equip Cont 68.00 Aplington Amb. Service,Amb Svc 600.00 Aramark, Auca Chicago Lockbox,Suply 87.50 Asphalt Paving Assoc.,Educ 55.00 At&T,Tele 41.16 Austinville Memorial Cemetery, Grave Maint 90.00 Baedke, Johanna,Driver Stipend 75.00 Bertram, Nicole,Mlge 363.60 Black Hawk County Auditor,Med Exmnr 70.00 Black Hills Energy,Util 103.20 Bluhm Electric, Inc.,Prts/Rpr 89.28 Bob Barker Company, Inc.,Bd & Care 230.69 Bolhuis, Garry,Suply 271.00 Bremer County Auditor,Autopsy 1,573.00 Briggs Corporation,Med Sup 153.85 Bruening Rock Products, Inc,Rock 45,560.76 Business Card,Hopes/Sch Instr /Tob Prev/Wom&Diam 1,146.97 Butler Bremer Communications,Tele 105.35 Butler County Development Corp, Bond 142,514.11 Butler County Engineer,Car Exp 715.39 Butler County Public, Admin Fee/Med Invgtn 631.88 Butler County R.E.C.,Util 808.60 Butler County Recorder,Environ Educ 103.40 Butler County Solid,Disp Fee 18,161.00 Campbell Supply,Suply/Tools 2,523.04 Cardmember Service, Bd Mbr Exp/Sch Of Instr/Sup 1,222.69 Ccp Industries Inc.,Suply 95.12 Cdw-G,Comp Equip 1,166.12 Central Iowa Distr.,Jail/Maint/Ofc Sup 1,368.15 Central Iowa Water Assoc.,Util 20.36 Century Link,Tele 52.59 Chisholm, Robin,Mlge 259.20 Cintas Corporation,Med Sup 198.28 Clarksville Lumber Co,Upgrades 44.51 Clikeman Machine,Rpr 25.00 Compass Business Solutions,Ofc Sup 46.46 Conney Safety,Maint 157.01 Cooper Motor Company,Car Exp 581.99 County Line Oil & Supply,Suply 111.00 Creative Solutions Unlimited, Wom & Diab 125.00 Debner, Lonna,Mlge 184.05 Debner, Will F.,Twp Exp 20.00 Dewitt, Cindy,Mlge 257.40 Dicks, Tamara,Sch Of Instr 245.00 Dumont Implement Co. Inc., Maint/Upgrades 829.28 Dumont Telephone Company,Tele 1,580.21 Dumont, City Of,Util 40.00 Eddy, Robert,Mlge 73.80 Electronic Engineering Co.,Rntl 988.35 Faber, Elizabeth,Bt 1,980.00 Fagre M.D., Lee,Med Exmr 230.00 Fastenal Company,Sup/Tools 176.27 Fecht Repair,Car Exp 36.85 Feldman, Troy,Twp Exp 120.00

Nissen grew up in California with a neglectful father and then in several foster homes.

She resorted to prostitution in her twenties as a means of survival. In February 1978 she left California and moved to Atlanta with Charles Inman Belt. Belt, the last known person to have seen her alive, told detectives Nissen left his mother’s apartment just a few days after arriving in Atlanta and he did not hear from her again.

In addition to her married names of Wilma Wellington and Wilma Irvin, Wilma would sometimes use aliases including Amy Irvin, Amy Belt, Wilma Belt, or Amy Nissen.

Fleshner, Tamara L.,Mlge 17.55 Fm Controls Inc,Maint 600.00 Forry, Bonnie Kay,Mlge 279.72 Francis Lauer Youth Services,Youth Shltr 24.25 Franklin County Phn,Bt 252.65 Franklin General Hospital,Bt 60.80 Gansen, Joyce,Mlge 5.58 Gierke-Robinson Company, Inc.,Prts 34.25 Goodyear Commerical Tire & Ser,Tires 259.14 Grainger,Mnr Equip 296.16 Greene Ambulance Service,Amb Svc 75.00 Greene Recorder, The, Bd Proc/Pub Not/Publ 357.28 Greene, City Of,Util 44.00 Hauser, Eldon,Twp Exp 80.00 Healthcare First,Equip Cont 99.00 Heckman, John,Driver Stipend 50.00 Heeren, Kathy,Mlge 523.49 Heidenwirth, Tom,Mlge/Sch Of Instr 599.19 Henricks, Deb,Mlge 354.60 Hinders, Mary Ann,Mlge 353.84 Houck Transit Advertising,Wom & Diab 375.00 Iceoo,Mtg 20.00 Imwca,Wc Ded 86.00 Innovative Ag Services,Lp 654.44 Iowa Alliance In Home Care, Sch Of Instr 105.00 Iowa County Attorneys Assoc,Dues 486.00 Iowa Dept. Of Natural Resource, Dnr Fees 25.00 Iowa Dot,Suply 1,629.00 Iowa Law Enforcement Academy, Sch Of Instr 1,120.00 Iowa State Bank,E911 Payment 18,393.66 Isac,Sch Of Instr 150.00 Isaca,Sch Of Instr 150.00 J & C Grocery,Jntr Sup/Ofc Sup 16.37 Janssen, Sarah,Mlge 27.00 Jendro Sanitation Services,Disp Fee 133.23 Jerry Roling Motors Inc.,Prts 250.34 Joe’s Heating,,Bldg Maint 65.00 John Deere Financial, Prts/Sup/Tools/Maint 561.68 Kalainoff, Robert,Driver Stipend 125.00 Kelm, Robert,Driver Stipend 175.00 King’s Radiator,Rpr 50.47 Kleckner, Michael,Rent 200.00 Kroeze, Misty,Mlge 533.70 Landers Hardware,Maint 106.88 Landers, Greg,Twp Exp 20.00 Lawler And Swason Trust Acct, Land Acquisition 31,000.00 Majewski’s Tire Service,Car Exp 555.40 Marco Inc,Equip Cont 74.60 Mcroberts Red Power, Inc,Suply 29.70 Mechanical Air Systems,Rprs 2,024.97 Mel’s T.V. & Appliance,Comp/Mnr Equip 821.90 Menards,Upgrades 127.37 Mid American Energy,Util 6,490.01 Mid-America Publishing Corp., Bd Proc/Pub Not/Publ 1,466.25 Miller Building Supplies,Suply 712.60 Myers-Cox Co.,Bd & Care 734.89 Napa Auto Parts (P’burg), Car Exp/Prts/Sup 672.78 Nelson, Angela,Tele 128.00 35.00 Nicao,Hopes 39,101.33 Niemann Const. Co., Paul,Rock Nordmeyer, Patricia,Mlge 38.70 North Iowa Reporting,Ct Costs 152.10

Office Depot Inc.,Ofc Sup 165.17 Onsite Information Destruction,Misc 159.56 Paetec,Tele 728.38 Papenheim Law Office,Atty Fees 69.75 Parkersburg Ambulance Svc,Amb Svc 300.00 Pathways Behavioral Services, Prof Fees 2,242.08 Peterson, Eldon,Driver Stipend 50.00 Petroblend Corp.,Suply 665.25 Polk County Treasurer,Med Exmr 164.37 Powerplan,Prts/Suply 3,604.94 Raco Industries,Ofc Sup 74.74 Ricoh Usa, Inc,Equip Cont/Ofc Sup/Software Sup 9,429.27 Rileys Inc.,Ofc Sup 773.61 Roling Ford,Car Exp 374.83 Roose, Karolyn,Mlge 259.20 Rusty Leymaster Tile,Suply 436.11 Ryan Exterminating Inc.,Pest Cntrl 38.00 Sadler Power Train,Prts 7.81 School Bus Sales,Prt/Suply 56.82 Schumacher Elev. Co.,Maint/Misc Rpr 369.16 Security Products Companies, Comp Prog 312.50 Shell Rock, City Of,Util 24.15 Snap-On Tools Corp.,Tools 1,087.15 State Hygienic Laboratory,Well Closing 277.00 Stephens-Peck, Inc.,Ofc Sup 85.00 Stirling Lawn Care,Snow Rmvl 30.00 Stirling, Susan,Mlge 387.95 Stokes Welding,Prts 92.42 Storey Kenworthy,Ofc Sup 3,419.07 Stumme & Epley Law Office, Youth Detention 54.00 Superior Lamp & Supply,Suply 434.43 Taylor Physical Therapy,Cont Svc 1,360.00 Tenenbaum’s Jewelry,Environ Educ 21.45 Thomason, Terry,Driver Stipend 75.00 Thorne Metal Works,Suply 105.35 Treat America Food Svcs,Sch Of Instr 7.87 U.S. Cellular,Tele 1,459.96 U.S. Postal Service,Pstg 750.00 Unity Point Clinic-, Occupational Medicine,Drg Tstg 222.00 Veridian Credit Union, Fuel/Ldging/Misc/Mtg 1,995.06 Viet, Carole,Mlge 387.45 Waverly Health Center,Amb Call 1,725.00 Waverly Newspapers, The,Publ 57.97 Waverly Palace Theater,Wom & Diab 100.00 Weber, Paul,Driver Stipend 225.00 Weinberg, Theresa,Transcript 10.00 Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shiel,Ins 6,852.56 Wellsburg Ag,Fuel/Maint 23,081.92 West Group Payment Ctr.,Law Lbry 323.46 Wilken Welding & Repair, Maint/Upgrades 1,406.40 Winterberg, Kiley,Reimb 19.99 Ziegler Inc.,Prts 51.42 Board acknowledged receipt of Manure Management Plan Annual Updates for Bennett Finisher Farm.

Moved by Eddy, second by Ackerman to adjourn the meeting at 10:44 A.M. to Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 9:00 A.M. Motion carried.

The above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes and proceedings of a regular adjourned meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Butler County, Iowa on May 3, 2016.

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Morgan Thompson, second from right, heads to the finish line in the 100-meter dash during the district meet on Thursday, May 12. Thompson finished fourth in the event, just missing the state field. (Kristi Nixon photo)

Redemption for Schellhorn:

Clarksville senior distance runner makes state field Kristi Nixon

chroniclesports@iowaconnect.com

HUDSON – James Schellhorn admits he is a pessimist.

After finishing second in the 3,200 at the state qualifying meet in 2015 and despite having faster times than some district champions and not making it to the state field, he had reason.

When Schellhorn finished second in a close, tight 3,200 race that four different runners were vying for, Schellhorn was left waiting to see if he would get his first crack at the blue oval.

“I don’t want to get my hopes up,” Schellhorn said right after the race.

“We’ll wait and see what happens. I like to keep it so I don’t have my hopes up.”

But Schellhorn and the other two runners who finished behind him were more than fast enough to reach the Class 1A state field in the distance event this week at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

In fact, finishing three seconds behind BCLUW’s Grant Baker was the 12th fastest Class 1A qualifying time, and the other two in the lead pack had faster times than five district champions.

“I was just trying to stick with the leader the whole time,” Schellhorn said of sticking with the lead pack that clung

Clarksville’s Zach Sommerfelt, right, takes the baton from Dylan Jacobs in the distance medley relay during the state qualifying meet on Thursday, May 12 at Hudson. Sommerfelt will run at state in the 400. Jacobs just missed out on the state long jump at the meet. (Kristi Nixon photo) together for six and a half laps. “Trying to get my best time – 10:20 was my best at conference meet last week.

I don’t know, with the wind and all, it’s the windiest night I’ve ever ran in.

I don’t know, we’ll see what happens with the other districts.”

Schellhorn appeared to lose some ground as the trio of runners started lapping others in the final two laps of the

Clarksville boys end season at sectional

NASHUA – Clarksville’s boys’ golf team finished sixth out of seven teams at the Class 1A sectional golf tournament at Town & Country Golf Club in Nashua on Friday, May 13.

Matt Nelson’s 18-hole score of 100 was the lowest turned in by coach Jill Norton’s Indians.

He shot 51 on the first nine and actually improved his score by two strokes on the second nine despite a cold front that brought heavy rain for the second round.

Completing team scoring for Clarksville were Cael Negen (112), Tre Smith (118) and Caden Hobson (123).

North Butler won the team title as the Bearcats had the overall medalist in Trevor Wangsness with 81.

Class 1A Sectional Team Scoring 1. North Butler 350; 2. Rockford 356; 3. West Fork 357; 4. Nashua-Plainfield 359; 5. Tripoli 401; 6.

Clarksville 453; 7. Riceville 494.

Matt Nelson of Clarksville watches the ball after he teed off from hole No. 7 at Town & Country Golf Club at Nashua. Nelson had the low score for the Indians at the sectional meet. (Kristi Nixon photo)

Clarksville (453) – Matt Nelson 51-49 – 100; Cael Negen 57-55 – 112; Tre Smith 59-79 – 118; Caden Hobson 58-65 – 123; Tanner Gilbert 60-71 – 131; Trace Kromminga 72-69 – 141.

Clarksville native batter earns all-conference softball honors Twelve members of the Des Moines Area Community College softball team, two from the area, have been named to the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Division II All-Conference Softball Team.

Sophomore April Sherburne of Clarkes-

ville earned second-team honors.

Sherburne, named to the second team as an infielder, hit .349 with a .348 on-base percentage and a .442 slugging percentage.

Her 15 hits included four doubles, and she drove in nine runs.

race for the lead pack.

“I wasn’t really paying attention, I was just concentrating on staying with the lead guy,” Schellhorn said.” It wasn’t really an issue for me, I guess.”

Clarksville’s James Schellhorn, front left, runs the 3,200 among the lead pack that all qualified for the Class 1A state meet in the event. In fact, the foursome ran faster than five other district champions. (Kristi Nixon photo) Schellhorn was one of only two Indians to qualify for the state meet.

The other was Zach Sommerfelt, who finished second at Hudson in the 400.

However, his time was good enough to

place him in the second of three heats in lane five today (Thursday, May 19).

Schellhorn also runs today (Thursday, May 19) at 3:50 p.m.

Four-peat: Clarksville girls’ golf team pulls off fourth consecutive Iowa Star title

TRAER – What made the Clarksville girls’ golf team’s fourth straight Iowa Star Conference title the most impressive is the change the program has undergone in the last year.

The Indians had a new head coach this year, albeit Jill Norton was the assistant coach during the team’s run.

And Clarksville had just two golfers back from last year’s team.

But Bridget Ross, one of those golfers, has worked on her game so much, she set another school and meet record in the process of the Indians’ historic victory at Traer Golf Course on Monday, May 9.

Ross shot a school record low for 18 holes with an 88, carding rounds of 42 and 46 to earn the overall conference medal by six strokes.

“We come in a lot of mornings since we do two sports with track and golf,” Ross said. “Even this morning, we came and played golf an hour before school. We do a lot of range, short game, we hit out of trees, sand, we do a lot of situation stuff and that comes in handy a lot.”

The previous school mark was held by both Madison Bloker and Emily Mennenga at 91.

Ross said that she has been golfing with her dad since she was little, so that helps. Even still, she has improved on her game by 10 strokes from freshman year to her senior season.

She helped the Indians to an 18hole team score record of 393, which blew away last year’s school mark of 402.

“This year, I just got some new irons, so that helps a lot,” Ross said.

“I have a stronger swing than some women’s swings, so the flex of irons

The Clarksville girls golf team won its fourth straight Iowa Star Conference golf title on Monday, May 9 at Traer Golf Course hosted by North Tama. The conference champs are, from left, Capri Rabatach, Chelsea Capper, Bridget Ross, Madison Stirling, Bethany Negen and coach Jill Norton. (Submitted photo) really didn’t work for me. each day and it is a nice reward to be – 107; Savannah Kelly 52-55 – 107; Lexy Hogan 52-63 – 115; Rayna Breitbach 62-57 “Getting those (has) allowed me to conference champions.” go higher and straighter, so that has Clarksville competed in the Class – 118; Lauren Becker 62-62 – 124; Erin Mcbeen a big improvement. I’ve also 1A regional meet at Nashua’s Town Fadden 58-71 – 129.

Colo-Nesco (no team score) – Hailey spent a lot of time on my short game & Country Club course on Monday, Buseman 61-58 – 119; Zoee Risdal 59-64 – because that’s a weakness for me.”

May 16.

123.

Madison Stirling, the only other Riceville (no team score) – Bailey Dohlman 2016 Iowa Star Conference Golf Meet 61-54 – 115; Madison Drilling 73-72 – 145. golfer back from the Indians’ third at Traer consecutive Iowa Star meet title, Clarksville (393) – Bridget Ross 42-46 was third overall with rounds of 48- – 88; Madison Stirling 48-47 – 95; Chelsea 47 – 95, which was good first team Capper 52-53 – 105; Capri Rabatach 55-50 – 105; Bethany Negen 56-57 – 113. all-conference.

Also earning first team all con- North Tama (427) – Kodi Hillman 47-47 – 94; Claire Schafer 50-51 – 101; Madison ference were Chelsea Capper, who Howard 59-51 – 110; Olivia Schrier 63-59 – tied for ninth overall with rounds of 122; Lexie Bradley 84-86 – 170.

52-53 – 105 with Capri Rabatach at Dunkerton (437) – Rylie Stanton 50-46 – 55-50 – 105, which completed team 96; Tina Happel 50-51 – 101; Taylor Cutsforth 60-47 – 107; Carley Happel 68-65 – 133; scoring.

Alina Burch 70-69 – 139.

In fact, all five of Clarksville’s Tripoli (446) – Brooke Dreesman 53-51 – golfers finished among the top-15.

104; Morgan Moeller 49-55 – 104; Katelynn “We’re ecstatic and it is a lot of Piehl 63-54 – 117; Marissa Bradberry 62-59 – fun!” Norton said. “They have put in 171; Addi Franzen 61-69 – 130; Erin Moeller a lot of work this season to improve 79-77 – 156.

Don Bosco (447) – Hailey Reiter 52-55

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Upcoming

Events

Monday, May 23

Regional Girls Golf, TBA Varsity Softball and Baseball @ Home VS. Tripoli, 5:00 PM

Tuesday, May 24 Wednesday, May 25

One-Hour Late Start/ Professional Development Varsity Softball and Baseball @ CAL, 5:00 PM

Thursday, May 26 Semester Tests

JV and Varsity Baseball @ North Butler (Allison), 5:30 PM

Friday, May 27

Semester Tests/LAST DAY OF SCHOOL 12:30 Early Dismissal Varsity Softball and Baseball @ North Tama, 5:00 PM

• Clarksville Star •

Schellhorn, Sommerfelt Qualify for State Track

By Ryan Groah

Clarksville @ Meskwaki On Thursday, May 5, the Clarksville boys track team travelled to Meskwaki for the Iowa Star Conference meet.

Many of the boys reached new personal records, and senior James Schellhorn placed second in the 3200 meter run.

Fellow senior Zach Sommerfelt took third in the 400 meter run.

Schellhorn also placed fifth in the 1600 meter and eighth in the 800 meter run.

Timmermans was proud of his team, but noted that the competition was good, too, leading to not many Indians placing in events.

“We PRed in a lot, it was just the fact the other teams PRed as well,” Timmermans said. “We’re doing well, so we’re excited about districts next week.”

“We practiced hard for this meet, and we did well, but we could have done better,” Sommerfelt said. “We’re going to work on things like handoffs for next week’s big meet.”

“We’re going to take a small break, then have a really hard practice Monday. Then we’ll have some light practice in preparation for Thursday,” Timmermans said.

Clarksville @ Hudson On Thursday, May 12, the Clarksville boys track team travelled to Hudson for their district, and state qualifying, track meet.

Seniors James Schellhorn and Zach Sommerfelt will be moving on to the state track

Girls Track Breaks 4 x 400 School Record

By Katie Gallmeyer

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meet at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

Schellhorn placed second in the 3200 meter run, and Sommerfelt also had a second place finish in the 400 meter run.

Junior Dylan Jacobs placed second in long jump, but missed the cut off to head to the blue oval.

“We had multiple place winners at the district meet, and a lot of district medals were given out.” Coach Ross Timmermans said.

“However, the only way we can get to state is if you win your race or qualify on time.”

The whole team has had good results this season, making multiple personal records and improving their times as the season has progressed.

Schellhorn and Sommerfelt feel that their extra hard work is what has allowed them to make it to state.

“I work hard every day in practice,” Schellhorn said, “and I put in a lot of time out of practice too, even during the summer and during other sports.”

“It was hard work and giving it my all every day at practice and at meets,” Sommerfelt said.

“We have a lot to look forward to in the future,” Ross Timmermans said. “We reached a lot of new personal records and goals by the end of the season. Our seniors were very good leaders, and I’m excited for their futures.”

Schellhorn and Sommerfelt will make their way to Des Moines to compete in the state track meet starting on Thursday, May 19.

On Thursday, May 5, the high school girls track team participated in the Iowa Star Conference meet, placing fourth out of twelve teams.

Junior Morgan Thompson placed fifth in the 100 meter dash, with a time of 14.25 seconds.

The 4 x 800 meter relay team finished second. The runners included Bridget Ross, Bailey Myers, Darian Jacobs, and Madison Stirling.

Senior Bridget Ross also placed sixth in the 800 meter run, running the race in 2:56.26.

“I was happy that our 4 x 800 meter relay placed second but I was a little disappointed in my open 800. I need to work on improving my time on the 800 by a few seconds and need to get a kick towards the end of my race,” Ross said.

Freshman Bailey Myers placed sixth in the 1500 meter run, with a time of 5:47.33. She also placed fourth in the long jump, jumping 13-05.25 feet.

“We did very well at conference. The 4 x 800 was definitely the strongest it has been. We all had great times and we were all determined to win. I could have cooled down better after the race, but I was happy with our times,” Myers said.

The girl’s 4 x 100 meter relay team, consisting of Jadyn Maiers, Rachel Sundet, Hannah Green, and Morgan Thompson placed second.

The 4 x 400 meter relay team also placed second, consisting of Kylie Smith, Mallory Hoodjer, Chelsea Capper, and Allyson Essink.

The 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay placed second, consisting of Jadyn Maiers, Darian Jacobs, Brittney Litterer, and Hannah Green.

Senior Hannah Green commented saying, “We did good. We placed second in both of my relays but I think we could have done better. There is always room for improvement. I think we needed more practice.”

The meet to see what individuals and relay teams qualify to compete in the state track competition was held on Thursday, May 12, in Hudson. Unfortunately, none of the girls qualified.

On the bright side, the 4 x 400 meter relay team broke the school record with a time of 4:34.

Members included all freshmen track athletes: Danielle Ison, Mallory Hoodjer, Allyson Essink, and Kylie Smith.

Assistant Coach Ross Timmermans commented saying, “I think when you look at the season as a whole, the girls team did what we wanted them to which was peak at the end of the season.”

“Even though our actual results weren’t where we hoped they would be down at the blue oval, they still got personal records in all of their events at the conference meet,” he added.

Overall, both the team and coaches are very proud of how the season went.

Boys Golf Season Ends at Sectionals

By Cael Negen

On Friday, May 13, the varsity boys golf team played at Nashua for their sectionals meet.

The team got sixth overall with a score of 453.

Junior Matt Nelson got 24th place with an overall score of 100, followed by sophomore Cael Negen in 31st place with a 112.

Next was junior Tre Smith in 33rd place

with a score of 118.

Junior Caden Hobson was next in 35th place with a score of 123, then came junior Tanner Gilbert right after him in 36th place with a score of 131.

Senior Trace Kromminga wrapped up Clarksville’s scores in 38th place with a score of 141.

In order to advance, your team had to place in the top two positions, so unfortunately this was the last meet of the season for the boys.

Girls Golf Wins Fourth Consecutive Iowa Star Conference Title

By Courtney DeGroote

On Monday, May 9, the Clarksville varsity girls golf team placed first out of seven teams, earning their fourth consecutive conference title at North Tama.

“I think it is a great accomplishment to win a 4th straight title. It has been a goal these girls have been striving for all season,” Coach Jill Norton said.

The ladies scored a 393 on an 18-hole course, breaking the school record of 402 from last year’s conference meet.

Senior Bridget Ross placed first out of 31 girls, shooting an 88.

Ross broke the school record for the second time this year, but this time with the 18-hole record.

She beat the record of 91, which was previously made by alumni Madison Bloker and Emily Mennenga.

“It was extremely exciting to come in first individually and have won conference as a team for the last four years,” stated Ross. “I was happy that everyone on the team went out and did their best and was really excited

for Madison as well.”

Junior Madison Stirling placed third overall and earned an All-Conference title, shooting a 95.

“It felt really good to place third in the conference. I spent the season working on my swing and fixing a lot of things, so it was good to see something come from it.”

“I enjoy golf a lot and it is a lot of fun being successful,” she added.

Junior Chelsea Capper and sophomore Capri Rabatach placed ninth, with each shooting a 105 and also earning All-Conference titles.

Sophomore Bethany Negen shot a 113, earning 15th place.

“The thing that stood out the most this season was how these girls would play through good shots and bad shots and even not the best weather,” Norton said. “They are looking to improve each time they are out there which makes them great!”

The Lady Indians also competed in the first round of sectionals, earning first. Look for coverage of that meet in next week’s Teletype!

JH Girls Track Places 2nd at Conference Meet

By Sadie Jacobsen

On Friday, May 6, the Clarksville junior high girls track team had their conference meet at Meskwaki.

The Lady Indians placed second overall with 104 points.

First place finishers were the Kori Wedeking in the 1500 meter run, finishing in a time of 5:42.01, and Chloe Ross, Cheyenne Behrends, Sarah Sundet, and Madison Spree in the 400 meter shuttle hurdle relay with a time of 1:18.83.

The 1600 distance medley relay team, consisting of Emma Poppe, Katie Stirling, Janet Borchardt, and Wedeking also earned first place with a time of 4:56.70.

Second place finishers included Emma Poppe in the 100 meter dash in 30.04, as well as in high jump, where Poppe leaped 4’10”, earning her a new personal record.

Kromminga said, ”This season we did our best and played as well as we could have. It was a lot of working on getting better.”

He wishes the team good luck next year!

“I think the season was one we really strived for improvement everyday. We had a ton of beginners and they made some good improvement,” Coach Jill Norton said.

Overall, the boys had some rocky terrain to roll over this season, but they are definitely on their way to becoming a great team.

Wedeking also finished second the 800 meter run by finishing in 2:43.93.

Additionally, Brandi Garretson placed second for her throw a 65’08” in discus.

Events placing third were the 800 meter run, with Janet Borchardt finishing in a time of 2:46.58 and the 800 sprint medley relay, whose team was Serena Johnson, Ross, Sundet, and Behrends. The team finished in 2:13.53.

Events that placed fourth were the 4 x 200 meter relay team finishing in 2:14:02, run by Sundet, MaKenzie Bloker, Emma Tellinghuisen, and Ainsley Lovrien, as well as the 4 x 400 meter relay team of Johnson, Borchardt, Bloker and Behrends, who finished in 4:58.54.

“I felt from the beginning to the end of the meet that it went really well,” Coach Matt Finley said. “The girls did their absolute best in every event they competed in.”

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• Clarksville Star •

Jacob Richard Hinders

Birthday: July 1, 1997 Parents: Ron and Missy Hinders Siblings: 3 sisters, Megan, Amanda, and Jessica Pets: one dog Special People/Role Model: My dad Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Childhood TV Show: Spongebob Favorite Sport: Football Best School Memory: Breakfast at Pete and Shorty’s on Fridays during football season Worst Fear: Losing a limb Warning Label: Stay back 50 feet Something Unique: I can spread my toes Dream Trip: Italy Dream Job: To teach welding

Activities During HS: Football (4) Track (2) Wrestling Favorite Quote: (1) Baseball (5) “Live your life a Future Plans: Hawkeye Community College for quarter mile at a time.” welding technology

CLASS OF 2016

Favorite Quote: “What, what, what, what... What, what, what, what.”

- Macklemore

Activities During HS: Football (3) Golf (4) NHS (2) All High Play (2) Choir (4) Future Plans: Attend Hawkeye and then transfer to Iowa State

Kayla Ann Jacobs

Birthday: February 24, 1998 Parents: Brian and Kristin Jacobs Siblings: Bryce Pets: Dog: Tug, Chicken: Yang, many fish and frogs Special People/Role Model: Grandparents/Charlene Clark Current Job: Waverly Palace Theatre Favorite Color: Purple Favorite Childhood TV Show: Barney Favorite Sport: Basketball Best School Memory: Going to Washington D.C. with Mr. Arians and classmates Worst Fear: Getting Kidnapped Warning Label: Requires lots of sleep, don’t poke the bear Something Unique: I don’t like bacon.

Dream Trip: Hawaii Favorite Quote: Dream Job: Traveling the world and helping people “See you in the funny Activities During HS: Volleyball (3) Football Cheerpages, See you in the leading (4) Basketball (4) Track (4) Band (4) NHS (3) movies” - Grandpa 4-H (9) Drill Team (4) ACTS Youth Group (5) Roger Future Plans: Attend University of Northern Iowa for my Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Disorders, then my Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology

CLASS OF 2016

Trace Everett Kromminga

Birthday: December 19, 1997 Parents: Daryl Kromminga and Kelly Behrends Siblings: Drew Kromminga and Seth Behrends Pets: A dog named Ginger, a cat named Harriet Special People/Role Model: My mother and father Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Childhood TV Show: SpongeBob SquarePants Favorite Sport: Football Best School Memory: Scoring two touchdowns in the JV Don Bosco Game Worst Fear: My worst fear is fear itself Warning Label: Caution: Dangerously Cheesy Something Unique: I have long hair Dream Trip: England Dream Job: Engineer

Mariah Leilani Krull

Birthday: June 28, 1998 Parents: Kelvin and Tammy Krul Siblings: Sara, Krystal, and Kurt Pets: Papillon named Luna Special People/Role Model: My Grandma Homer Current Job: Waitress at Baking Memories Favorite Color: Turquoise Favorite Childhood TV Show: The Big Comfy Couch Favorite Sport: Wrestling Best School Memory: The van rides to football games.

Worst Fear: Clowns Warning Label: Hot! Do not touch.

Something Unique: I am left handed.

Dream Trip: Pripyat, Ukraine Dream Job: Fortune Cookie Writer Activities During HS: Volleyball (1) Football Cheerleading (4) Wrestling Cheerleading (4) Drill Team (2) Future Plans: Hawkeye Community College

Favorite Quote: “Cheaters never win, but I’m graduating.”

CLASS OF 2016

CLASS OF 2016

Brittany Ann Lahr

Brittney Sue Litterer

Birthday: May 28, 1998 Parents: Malissa Schuldt and Richard Lahr Siblings: Alex Lahr, Shaylon Lahr, Braidon Bossom, Maggie Bossom Pets: Black lab named Gauge Current Job: Waitress at Pizza Hut Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Childhood TV Show: Scooby Doo Favorite Sport: Volleyball Worst Fear: Bugs, especially centipedes Something Unique: I’m the least favorite child :) Dream Trip: Alaska Dream Job: Puppy Bowl Referee

Future Plans: Attend Hawkeye Community College

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Favorite Quote: “Who says nothing is impossible? I’ve been doing nothing for the past 4 years.”

CLASS OF 2016

Birthday: January 22, 1998 Parents: Tim and Michelle Litterer Siblings: Ethan Litterer Special People/Role Model: Michelle Litterer Current Job: Hy-Vee Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Childhood TV Show: Teletubbies Favorite Sport: Basketball or softball Best School Memory: Washington D.C. trip Worst Fear: Spiders Warning Label: Sour then sweet Something Unique: My cousins and I are all a year apart.

Dream Trip: Germany Dream Job: Ref at the puppy bowl Activities During HS: Volleyball (4) Basketball (4) Track (4) Softball (4) Drill team (4) NHS (2) Future Plans: Attend NIACC to pursue the physical therapy assistant program

Favorite Quote: “It’s not about how many breaths you take, but how many moments take your breath away.”

CLASS OF 2016

Congratulations to the Class of 2016!

Look for more senior spotlights in the upcoming issues of the Tepee Teletype!

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Tiny insects can cause substantial damage to ornamental plants Identifying and controlling scale insects focus of ISU Extension and Outreach publication They may be small, but scale insects can have a sizeable negative impact on landscape plants. These tiny insects are usually no more than 1/8 inch in diameter but have the ability to weaken and kill ornamental plants by sucking sap from the plant and using it as food.

The different types of scale insects, as well as management options are discussed in a new Iowa State University Extension and Outreach publication titled “Scale Insects on Ornamental Landscape Plants” (ENT 0047). The publication is written by Donald Lewis, Mark Shour and Laura Jesse, ISU Extension and Outreach entomologists, and is available online through the Ex-

tension Store.

“Scale insects are common on landscape trees and shrubs,” Lewis said.

“Fortunately they are usually at low levels that do not seriously affect the plants. However, exceptions do occur and scale insect outbreaks can reduce plant health considerably.”

Yellowing or wilting of leaves, stunting the plant’s growth and ultimately death of all or part of the plant can be caused by a scale insect infestation.

Because of the waxy coverings and shells that scale insects employ, removing them from ornamental plants by using traditional contact insecticides can be difficult. The publication discusses

management techniques, providing alternate control methods for dealing with scales.

“Scale insects are difficult to control because of the shell, for which they are named, covers the insect,” Lewis said.

“Timing of scale treatment is critical and covered in detail within the publication.”

There are some natural ways to remove scales, with weather conditions or predators (lady beetles, lacewings and mites) providing some protection.

Small infestations can also be manually removed from plants.

When other means of control fail, using chemicals can be an option for

removing scale insects. Applying horticultural oil while the plant is dormant may control the insects on trees and shrubs.

Because insecticides do not penetrate the protective covering of most scales, chemical treatments are only effective when crawlers are active immediately after egg hatch. Using home lawn and garden insecticides at this point will rid the plant of the young scale insects.

The publication also contains descriptions of scale insects commonly found in Iowa, along with their approximate crawler time and the plants they traditionally infest. Color photos of common scales are also included.

Recommendations for a snake-free house ISU Extension and Outreach provides tips for making a house unattractive to snakes Warm spring temperatures bring to life many plants and animals that have been in hiding or far away from Iowa during the cold winter months. These warm temperatures raise the body temperature of Iowa’s 28 species of coldblooded snakes, allowing for an often conspicuous departure from their winter hibernations.

Although the sounds and sights of spring’s return are always a welcome sight, for many homeowners finding a snake in their garage or slithering across the back deck is less desirable.

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offers the following recommendations for making your home as unattractive to snakes as possible.

Do not feed birds from April to October. Birds do not need supplemental food during the growing season and feeders draw in rodents and other small critters, which can draw in snakes.

Snakes will hibernate from November until March, meaning homeowners

don’t have to worry about encountering any in the yard.

Keep the lawn mown short. By keeping the lawn very short, snakes are at an increased risk of being eaten by a hawk. Snakes do not like to put themselves in such situations and will generally avoid such areas, thus keeping them away from the house.

Keep landscaping near the house simple. Avoid rock walls and similar features that draw small animals that snakes like to eat into the area. Also avoid “ponds” and similar features that attract frogs, or that hold small fish that garter snakes like to eat. Keep plantings to a minimum, particularly around buildings, as these provide shelter for both snakes and the prey items they eat.

Keep areas around the house free of wood piles, debris, etc. Snakes can use these to avoid hawks and other predators and to control their body temperature.

Install rubber seals on the bottom

of any garage or shed doors. This will help keep snakes out of those buildings.

Check the foundations of buildings and structures. Snakes will often use people’s basements or old cisterns as places to hibernate, and snakes have a tendency to be faithful to those sites.

Make repairs between May 1 and October 1 so snakes are out and active and not trapped underneath.

The best recourse when you find a snake in a dwelling is to direct it into a container with a broom and then release it on another area on your property away from your house. Then consider the recommendations above to reduce the attractiveness or accessibility of your home to snakes and other unwelcome critters.

The most common snake in Iowa, the garter snake, is easily identifiable by its light, horizontally stripes and is harmless. In fact, only four of Iowa’s 28 snake species are dangerous to pets

or humans. These venomous snakes, which include two species of rattlesnakes, the eastern massasauga and the copperhead, are all large and rarely found outside of large tracts of their natural grassland, wetland or forested habitats. The prairie rattlesnake, copperhead, and massasauga are all listed as endangered species in Iowa and cannot be lethally removed.

Snakes don’t do any direct damage to buildings because they don’t dig their own holes, instead using holes other animals have made. Although snakes elicit strong negative reactions among many, Iowa’s native snakes play important roles in the state’s ecosystem, often doing more good than harm for a homeowner through their appetite for more problematic rodents and insects.

Managing property to reduce potential attractiveness for snakes is the best way to ensure they play this important role where they belong - outside the home.

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FSA director hired at Eldora business branch CHARLESTON, Mo. — Hurley & Associates announces the hiring of Brandon Sowers as farm marketing consultant in their Eldora office.

Sowers is a licensed commodities broker and works closely with farm clients’ budgets, cash flow requirements and risk management strategies to reach a profitable conclusion to each crop year.

“Brandon is a wonderful addition to our team and we look forward to the added bench strength that will allow us to serve farmers out of the Eldora office,” said Trent Hurley, CEO of Hurley & Associates. “Brandon brings a maturity and calm demeanor to the job, which is necessary. We are delighted to have him on board!”

Sowers grew up on a family farm near Colo, Iowa where they raised corn, soybeans, hay, hogs and cattle.

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CEDAR FALLS — James Schellhorn, valedictorian from Clarksville High School, was honored as a member of the 2016 Best of the Class.

His parents are Daryl and Deborah Schellhorn from Clarksville.

Though Schellhorn, a Clarksville band student, was on a school band and vocal trip to Chicago during KWWL’s 32nd annual “Best of the Class” celebration on April 30, he did have an opportunity to participate in Best of the Class public service announcements, which were videotaped on the University of Northern Iowa campus. The announcements can be found on KWWL. com.

“KWWL is proud to be associated with an event that shines a light on these outstanding students, their families, and schools,” KWWL Vice-President and

Clarksville AMVETS officers installed James Landon Smith Schellhorn (Courtesy Bo Studio 121)

The Clarksville AMVETS re-elected their officers for 2016-’17 on Monday, April 25. Left to right are: Past 2nd District Cmdr. Ted Lanske of Waverly, who installed the Clarksville officers, Clarksville AMVETS Cmdr. Bob Wamsley, First Vice-President Bob Kalainoff, 2nd Vice-President and Membership Chairman Bob Litterer, Provost Marshal Rex Knapp, Finance Officer Dan Forry, Adjutant Bob Janssen and Service Officer Bob Longmuir. (Contributed)

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James Schellhorn, Clarksville High School, is flanked by Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds at the 2016 Governor’s Academic Excellence Awards. (Contributed by Butler County Farm Bureau)

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2016 All School Reunion on June 11 The photo chosen this week to help promote the 2016 All School Reunion on June 11 features the journalism staff of the 1971 TOMAHAWK and TEPEE TELETYPE. Officers of the group were Barb Groen Sharon Bohlen, Barb Johnson, Lois Topp and Sandy Lovrien with Lorna Schwartz as adviser.

The yearbook staff highlighted the memories of the old school building and the thrilling experience of moving to the new building.

This year’s honor Class of 1971 had 47 graduates with 11 members cur-

rently with a Clarksville address and several others in area communities.

Class member Bonnie Krull Forry commented, “It was special to be the first class to graduate from the new building.”

Her classmate Lee Gregory reminisced about selling ads, taking the business and sponsors photos and other candid shots for the annual.

Both ladies look forward to the reunion and encourage their classmates to come celebrate the 45th reunion.

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WEST DES MOINES – James Schellhorn, a student at Clarksville, was recognized by Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds for outstanding academic achievement at the 14th Annual Governor’s Scholar Recognition Ceremony May 1 at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines.

The statewide program, sponsored by the Iowa Governor’s Office, Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and its title sponsor the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF), honored 432 high school seniors from across Iowa.

“Iowa Farm Bureau members believe that by investing in our youth and communities, we’re investing in the future of Iowa,” said IFBF President Craig Hill.

“We are so proud to honor such exceptional students and proud to be a leading contributor to educational programs and annual scholarships for our youth.”

Each high school was invited to select their senior student or students with the highest academic ranking, based on

grade point average for their first seven semesters.

Students selected for the award also had the opportunity to recognize their favorite/most influential teacher and will receive a photo plaque of their meeting with the governor team.

“The principles learned through academic success, like those learned from participation in education-based activities, help develop outstanding leaders and citizens,” said IHSAA Executive Director Alan Beste. “The partnership between the IHSAA and the Iowa Farm Bureau, along with the great cooperation of the Governor’s Office has made this prestigious event possible for many years.”

Ninety-nine percent of those recognized also participate in extra-curricular school activities, with more than 80 percent participating in at least one interscholastic sport. More than 60 percent of the group members plan to continue their education in Iowa.

CIRCLE OF FRIENDS Our weekly Circle of Friends Story Time will come to a close for the season next Wednesday, May 25 at 9:30 am, but our Summer Story Time will start after July 4. More information will come later this summer!

HOLIDAY HOURS Please note….the Library will be CLOSED on Saturday, May 28 and Monday, May 30 in observance of Memorial Day. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday at 10:00 am. Stop by the library early to stock up on some great books and movies!

SUMMER READING PROGRAM On Your Mark, Get Set, READ! The 2016 summer programs are right around the corner and will run the whole month of June!

Registration dates and program days and time will be announced next week, so continue to watch the Library section in the Clarksville Star newspaper and also our Facebook page (Clarksville, Iowa Public Library). Kids will be bringing notes home from school soon, so watch those backpacks!

FLOOD CREEK TRAIN WRECK 100TH ANNIVERSARY This June marks the 100th Anniversary of the Flood Creek train wreck northwest of Clarksville.

The Clarksville Library (along with Trains on the Farm) will be hosting a Remembrance Day for the victims and

the events from the disaster of June 2, 1916, the wreck of the No. 19 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific train at Flood Creek, near Packard.

Please mark your calendars for this special Remembrance Day which will be held on Saturday, June 4 from 10:00 to 3:00 pm at the location of the wreck (go North of Clarksville on Hwy 188 and follow the signs that will be up that day).

This come-and-go event will feature signage to mark the locations and chain of events; the history, a display, and brief tour by Trains on the Farm (Francis Edeker); Mary Buffington, author of “NIGHT TRAIN TO NISSWA” (about a family from Traer that was on the train during the wreck) will have a booth with her brand new book “WHO WERE THEY? THE VICTIMS OF THE FLOOD CREEK DISASTER”; Operation Life Saver will have a trailer with railroad safety; Butler County Conservation will have a booth about flood plain and water shed; and there will be a brief Memorial Service at noon to remember the victims.

This family event will not only remember the victims and events of 100 years ago, but will also be a great educational experience as well.

If anyone is interested in volunteering to help on Saturday, June 4, please contact the Library.

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Mower blight is shown on a maple in Coulter. (Courtesy of Meredith Borchardt, Trees Forever) JANSSEN from page 1 contest, and how did you get through it?

A. The hardest part … was the failure analysis where a company brought in components and had us identify why they failed. It wasn’t terrible, but except for a couple times at school I haven’t done much of failure analysis.

Q. What were the pros and cons (if any) of the DMACC diesel equipment tech program?

A. I think the DMACC diesel program really tries to get the students to learn what they teach. Also despite efforts, the rising cost of components means some components are a bit out of date, though these components will still be seen in the workplace.

Q. How long did you prepare for this SkillsUSA test?

A. I just approached it like I was going to work.

Q. When did you become interested in diesel technology?

A. I grew up being around farm tractors so I always had an interest in it.

Q. What diesel equipment work have you done in the Allison area?

A. A couple valve adjustments on a tractor and a combine and some small repairs on a semi truck.

Q. Please explain why diesel was developed as a fuel?

A. Diesel fuel is more stable and burns longer. Also diesel lubricates so the (components) last longer.

Q. (Asked about biodiesel market.)

A. Biodiesel is not as stable as regular diesel because it has an expiration date.

The market is there and there are multiple ways to make it, but it does have some drawbacks.

A maple shows mower blight in Reinbeck. The corrugated tube that protected it while a sapling is still visible, but it has not been protected from the mower as the tree aged. This could be done using mulching and a raised perimeter to stop an approaching mower. (Photo Courtesy Meredith Borchardt, Trees Forever)

A good example of a homeowner protecting the trunk of a tree, in Clarksville.

There is a plastic ring a few feet in diameter around the trunk and the area is filled in with mulch. (Courtesy of Meredith Borchardt, Trees Forever)

Lisa Fokkena and Eric Durrance are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Clara Rakaya Fokkena Durrance. Clara was born on April 25, 2016, at 9:13 p.m. at Covenant Hospital in Waterloo. She weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces, and was 21 inches long.

Older siblings are Arrianna and Aaron Durrance of St Petersburg, Florida.

Grandparents are Clara and Wayne Hinman of Clarksville, Habbo and Holly Fokkena of rural Clarksville, and

J. G. Pearce and Sherrie Durrance of Pensacola, Florida. Great-grandmothers are Eleanore Stark of Toledo, Iowa and Peggy Joann Spann of Pensacola, Florida. Proud aunts and uncles are Laura Fokkena and Connor Durflinger of Boston, Massachusetts and Scott and Abby Durrance of Lillian, Alabama.

Excited first cousins are Rakaya Lisa El Kasaby and Max, Pearce, and Macy Durrance.

Senne of Allison to serve Iowa DAR as corresponding secretary Ellie Senne of Allison was installed as Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution state corresponding secretary in Ames on Saturday, May 7. She will hold this office for two years. It is an honor as a member of Candle-Stick Chapter, Hampton to be asked. There is one corresponding secretary per state.

Senne, at left, is shown with President General Lynn Young, who presides over all of DAR Chapters here and overseas. The chapter was honored to have Young as its guest.

Yvonne Boone of Alabama performed the installation.

Anyone female, 18 and older, and who can prove lineage to the American Revolution is welcome. For the men, Sons of the American Revolution is offered. For more information, contact Ellie Senne at 319-2672705.

More Hours Coming Soon Eighth grade science students in Mrs. Ashten Henningsen’s class listen as Meredith Borchardt, Clarksville Trees Forever, describes the tree-planting process in planting their heritage birch. Clarksville Community School students, Trees Forever volunteers and city staff planted 30 trees throughout town on May 5 in honor of Arbor Day, which was April 29. (Star photo)

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