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Thursday, June 9, 2016 Volume 151 • Number 23

Pioneer Enterprise

In this issue CHS All School Reunion • 13

CWL Times Pioneer Days • 17

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Junior receives local award • 15 Genius Hour • 16 Luminaries available for July 8 ACS Relay • 14

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The start time for the Four-Person More than 300 people visited the site Best Shot Golf Outing at C.A.R.D. Grundy Register What Cheer Paper of the No. 19 Chicago train wreck over should have read 9 a.m. on Friday, Flood Creek. After a downpour FriJune 10, says a C.A.R.D. employee. day, skies were clear for the 100-year This corrects an error in “Clarksville remembrance program of the June 2, Pioneer Days… packed with activi1916, train wreck at that site, on SaturHampton Chronicle ties” page 14, June 2. Posters printed day, June 4. for Pioneer Days, our source materials, were incorrect.

The predecessor to the bridge, in the early morning of June 2, 1916, after heavy rains and quick repairs, gave way St. John Lutheran Pork Supper returns under the Chicago Rock Island Pacific No. 19 passenger train’s overloaded June 10 coach car, after the No. 19 received an St. John Lutheran Church, Clarksunexpected influx of passengers from ville will host its Pioneer Days Pork the Clipper No. 67 due to the storm.

Barbecue Supper on Friday, June 10 Seventeen died. during Pioneer Days. “(The wreck is) one of Butler CounServing will be from 5-7 p.m. at ty’s most tragic accidents, as far as loss the church, 204 N. Washington St., of life was concerned,” local historian Clarksville. Menu consists of grilled pork sandwiches, hot dogs, potato Dave Clark wrote in his June 2 column.

Francis Edeker, who runs the Trains on the Farm private museum, gives a tour at the Flood Creek salad, coleslaw, baked beans, potato Attendees came from all over Iowa, Bridge on Saturday, June 4, at a 100-year remembrance of the 1916 train wreck there. (Star photo) chips, pies and bars.

Minnesota, Colorado, and two ladies Adult admission is $8, and for ages whose grandfather survived the wreck cis Edeker, a presenter and descendant runs at 30215 170th St. near Clarks- on Friday, Edeker had the display tents 5-12, $5. Children 4 and younger eat came from Illinois, Library Director of a family that helped out after the ville, co-hosted the program with pre- moved to the top of the hill, away from free.

Kristen Clark said. wreck. sentations by Butler County Conserva- the creek bed.

The church welcomes the commuA family that lost a relative in the tion and Operation Lifesaver.

Don Fenneman, who owns the land Clarksville Public Library and Trains nity to join them for good food and wreck left fl owers at the site, said FranAs a precaution after torrential rains near the site of the wreck, was thanked on the Farm, a private museum Edeker fellowship.

Splash Pad matching donation expires July 1

Only if the Clarksville Splash Pad committee can raise $5,000 by July 1, an anonymous donor has tentatively committed $5,000 to the Clarksville Splash Pad. Having those funds would put the group halfway to its goal, which would allow the group to apply for large grants.

Pioneer Days 5K to support 2017 After Prom

This year the Clarksville After Prom 2017 will sponsor the Pioneer Days 5K Challenge Walk/Run. It will occur at Heery Woods State Park, as in years past, at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 11.

Check in begins at 7 a.m. at the shelter house. It is too late to guarantee a T-shirt. Same-day registrations are welcome.

Medals will be given for first place, second, third, and overall men’s and women’s — both for quickest and oldest participant.

Spelling Bee set June 10

On Friday, June 10, the annual Pioneer Days Spelling Bee, cosponsored by Chapter IT P.E.O. Sisterhood and Lodge Electric, will be held at 3 p.m. at the Clarksville Public Library.

Pre-registration forms were handed out to elementary school student on May 23. Those forms, along with registration forms available at the library and registration beginning at 2:30 on the day of the event will all be accepted. Hostess P.E.O. members will welcome all participators.

Lorna Schwartz will be asking the participants to spell a selected word from the spelling list. Three judges will be listening for the correct spelling. Awarding of participation certificates to all and the prizewinners will follow each category.

A special prize will go to all registered participants. Prizes for first, second and third place will be awarded in six categories. The categories are for students in first grade through high school and adults.

A booklet listing of the words to be reviewed prior to the Spelling Bee is available at the library.

The host and sponsor encourage participation by all ages of people. It is hoped to exceed last year’s particiContinued on page 15.

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Ray and Vivian (Burroughs) Randall lived on the same farm but at the time of the wreck. Vivian was the daughter of the farm owner, John B. Burroughs, and the great-aunt of Bruce Burroughs, of Greene, who attended the noon remembrance.

Ray and Vivian Randall offered use of their home as a makeshift hospital for nursing casualties of the wreck, mentioned in “Night Train to Nisswa,” Mary Buffington’s 2012 historical account of her neighbor’s relatives’ experience from Traer. Some people refer to the house as the Roots Siding Hotel, named after Rudolph Root, who built the house in the late 1800s.

The water height in 1916 was 18 to 20 feet, according to Buffington’s “Night Train to Nisswa” and other resources, Kristen Clark said.

In the 2008 flood, the water touched the railroad ties on the bridge, Edeker said.

Edeker, giving the tour, described the brick piers. The repair workers “just set them atop the cement platform,” he REMEMBERING to page 18

Unofficial results: Upset in supervisor race, auditor keeps seat Mira Schmitt-Cash Editor

Unofficial results are in for the June 7 Primary Election.

In the contested Republican primary for Supervisor District 1, Greg Barnett received 154 votes (56 percent) to Rex Ackerman’s 121 votes (44 percent).

In the contested Republican primary for county auditor, incumbent Lizbeth Williams received 446 votes (65.68 percent) to Jenee Simon’s 232 votes (34.17 percent).

Sheriff Jason Johnson, a Republican, was unopposed on the ballot and continues to the November general election.

No Democrats filed for any Butler County elected offices, but with a federal primary race to challenge Chuck Grassley for U.S. Senate contested four ways among Democrats, some of the locals did turn out.

Some 925 ballots were cast in Butler County, 9.66 percent of total registered voters. Of those, 721 (77.95 percent) were registered as Republicans and 204 were as Democrats (22.05 percent).

FEDERAL: Patty Judge won the Democratic Primary for the U.S. Senate race, from a field of four, with 118 votes in Butler County (59.6 percent) and a plurality statewide (with some 200 precincts left to report after 11 p.m., Judge had 47.5 percent of the Iowa vote with Rob Hogg second at 39.1 percent).

Judge’s campaign announced shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday that she had won the party nomination and would face U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (unchallenged in the primary) in November.

U.S. Rep. Steve King had 64.4 percent of the District 4 vote as of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday to Rick Bertrand’s 35.4 percent in the Republican primary. Meanwhile, Kim Weaver was unchallenged in the Democratic primary and will face Rep. King in November.

STATE: In Statehouse District 54 (north half and west tier of RESULTS to page 15

Little Miss Clarksville contestants

Little Miss Clarksville contestants pictured, from left, are, front row, Ava Johnson, Aubrea Roman, Abby Schmidt, Emma Hovenga, Catelynn Lodge, Emersyn Miller and Reagan Wedeking; back row, Capri Clark, Kaybrie Lovrien, Madeline Sterken, Tacey Chesnut, Morgan Poland, Faith McCully, Kimberlee Sherman and Elizabeth Kielman; as well as, not pictured, Lillian Jacobsen. The Little Miss and Mr. Clarksville contest is held following the Queen Coronation on Thursday, June 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Firemen’s Stage (or school gym if rain). Winners will ride in the Grand Parade with a parent. (Contributed by Iowa State Bank)

Little Mr. Clarksville contestants

Little Mr. Clarksville contestants pictured, from left, are Boden Miller, Austin Eckhoff, Noah Sterken, Emmett Lovrien, Corwin Whiteside and Maddox Morrison; as well as, not pictured, Aiden Doty, Draven Capper and Tanner Lorenz. The Little Miss and Mr. Clarksville contest is held following the Queen Coronation on Thursday, June 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Firemen’s Stage (or school gym if rain). Winners will ride in the Grand Parade with a parent. (Contributed by Iowa State Bank)

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HOME IMPROVEMENT

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By Melinda Myers o matter your budget, space or gardening experience, you can design an outdoor entertainment area for you, your family and friends to enjoy.

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Small-scale home upgrades with a big impact

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Family Features hen it comes to remodeling, there are dozens of ways to improve your home’s overall value and appeal without breaking the bank. Opt for projects that are manageable in scale, affordable and deliver benefits in multiple ways, such as aesthetics and energy efficiency.

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Bus Driver Pay — The Rest of the Story

Look for prairie grasses

To the Editor, As you drive north of Clarksville on Highway 188 you may notice the dying, browning vegetation along the roadside. I will be eagerly watching these roadside areas over the next few years, as native Iowa prairie grasses and flowers begin to grow. This highway planting is part of a network of many state, county, and city roadsides that are being planted to native Iowa prairie plants, and there are many good reasons for doing so.

Native prairie plants have deep and dense root systems – much more so than non-native cool season grasses that we are used to seeing along roads.

Some native plant root systems can stretch several feet deep; to see a picture check out https://www.uni.edu/tallgrass/prairie-roots-project. These fibrous root systems annually grow and decay, and in that process, add organic matter to the soil, improving its quality and structure, and creating more pore spaces where storm water runoff can soak into the ground.

This helps reduce the surface runoff during a rain event and decreases flash flooding. The roots also limit soil erosion where slopes are prone to erosion. In the long run, once established, a roadside planting of diverse native plants will be less susceptible to weed invasion. This reduces herbicide usage and maintenance costs. Finally, native plants provide valuable habitat for birds and beneficial insects, particularly pollinator species like butterflies and bees, whose populations are declining.

As you drive north out of Clarksville over the next few years and notice a diverse mix of flowers and prairie grasses, enjoy their beauty and consider the many other benefits these plants provide.

Meredith Borchardt Clarksville

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

‘But, but, but’

Due to procrastination, this column is being written the DAY IT IS DUE! Some weeks a column just flows along smoothly and other weeks it is like pulling teeth! I know it needs to be sent, I just get busy and put it off until the last minute. Why do I, and a lot of other people, do that? If I would just sit down on Wednesday and do it, it would be done and sent well before deadline.

It seems we are having this same issue in the 4-H world as we had livestock deadline on May 30. This is June 3 and we are still getting phone calls from people who missed the deadline and want us to fix it so they can show at the fair. How do we do this? Just not set deadlines? Oh, I can just imagine the chaos that would result in! If you make a deadline are you rewarded?

Not usually. So if you don’t, do you suffer the consequences? Usually.

I know there are many people out there that have no clue the amount of work that goes on before fair getting everything ready. (Thank goodness we have Kortney back this year!) I also know many people don’t see the big deal about letting one more entry in. Trouble is one more quickly becomes two, three, five, six, or even ten. Now we have an issue.

4-H is all about learning life skills and one of the biggest life skills is responsibility. Is there any time in life when one is not responsible for the decisions they are making? Even my two year old granddaughter knows when a decision she made is not to her mommy’s liking!

From the office side of things, we have done everything we could do to make people aware of that deadline. Holly had it in newsletters. She started sending out Friday Facts with deadlines listed every week. We had it in the paper. We put it on the radio. Leaders talked about it at meetings. We can’t do anymore!

While none of us want to tell a 4-H’er no for any reason, I can assure you that missing a deadline once results in never missing that deadline again!

Anyone who wants to do something has the responsibility of getting entries in on time.

Thank goodness we have a 4-H & Youth Committee to make the final decision on these items, but truthfully, they should not have to be dealt with in the first place. We have long had a policy of NO LATE ENTRIES. Many other counties also have that same policy. If you miss filing taxes, you pay a penalty. If you miss an assignment at school, you get a zero. If you forget to renew your driver’s license, you retake the test.

What can we do for missing a fair deadline? Well, we can make the fine high enough that people learn they NEVER WANT TO MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN! We can look the other way and miss helping kids learn one of life’s lessons. We can slap their hands and say don’t do that again.

I am not sure what the answer is. I am glad the decision is not mine to make. However, we have enough families missing deadlines this year that something has to change!

By Clarene Backer, Greene N. Butler Bus Driver According to Mr. Foster, the bus drivers have been “inadvertently” overpaid for activity trips. This “inadvertent” payment practice has been going on for over 30 years. This “inadvertent” pay practice gone through more than 30 audits and never been questioned. This “inadvertent” pay practice is the pay scale that all of us bus drivers were hired under.

Mr. Foster had the transportation director call a meeting for April 28, 2016, to inform the drivers that we would no longer be paid for the activity trips at the current rate. We were receiving pay for our route if the activity trip left before or during our route, preventing us from driving the route. We also were paid for the activity hours. That extra pay, or “inadvertent” overpayment, that we received for activity trips had always been an incentive to take the trips and extra compensation for being gone away from our home and and families at night and on the weekends. As I stated before, we all were hired under this pay scale. Our transportation director informed us that the pay change would be retroactive back to April 1, 2016. What they were proposing to do was take away pay already earned.

Mr. Foster claims they did not ask for the repayment of any of the “inadvertent” overpayments. However we all have copies of the time sheets for April, which show where the activity hours have been changed to reflect the lower pay scale. The only reason pay had not been taken away as yet was that we are paid on the 20th of the month following the worked hours and had not yet received checks before we brought this to the attention of the board at the May 9 meeting.

That meeting can be viewed at “Following North Butler” on Facebook. All board meetings are taped and posted for the public to view. If you’ve never been to a school board meeting or viewed the recordings, I’d suggest you look at the May 9, 2016, meeting and watch our administration and board at work.

Yes, the drivers are paid for five hours a day. I arrive at the bus barn at approximately 6 a.m. and start my bus, do the pretrip, the paperwork, etc. My route starts approximately 6:35 a.m. most days. After completing the route and the shuttle to Allison, we return to Greene at about 8:20 a.m. That figures out pretty close to 2 1/2 hours. This is repeated for the afternoon route (…) 2:30 p.m. (to) 4:45 p.m. Mr. Foster has stated several times how generous he has been to give us an extra hour more than last year. Four trips between Allison and Greene is awfully close to an hour. If we are getting a few minutes extra, it’s just that, a few minutes.

Yes there are some drivers who do not have routes as long as mine, but three of the four Greene drivers (the women) have routes between 30-35 miles long. Add 1015 stops on that 30-35 miles and it takes well over an hour to complete. Then there are the town stops and the trip to Allison making the total driving time nearly 1 1/2 hours for some of us. I challenged Mr. Foster to ride my route with me but didn’t receive a response.

I have voiced by concerns about the inequality of the routes on several occasions, asking if there wasn’t a way to equalize the routes. Some of the drivers don’t have much more than 20 miles. At the last meeting on May 11, 2016, that Mrs. Foster had held with the bus drivers, he told us the routes were his and the transportation director’s job, not ours, and the drivers have no say in them.

At the May 9 board meeting, I was speaking for the bus drivers. We asked that our contract be honored. We pursued this upon advice from my attorney, Patrick Vickers. Our hourly wage per our contract is listed as $19.24. There is no other hourly wage listed. We have been paid $11.67 for our activity trip rate. After going into exempt session, the board reached the agreement that our contract would be honored and our wages corrected to reflect the $19.24 per hour for all hours worked retroactive to the beginning of the 20152016 school year. However after receiving our checks on May 20, 2016, the retroac-

Vocal minority report Captain America is a Hydra spy and always has been.

At least what writer Nick Spencer wants you to believe after reading the first issue of “Captain America: Steve Rogers,” which hit shelves a couple weeks ago.

The details aren’t entirely clear, but it appears Captain America’s history has been rewritten to turn him into a Nazi loving double agent.

The only thing more absurd than that premise is the reaction it has invoked.

In spite of the fact that Captain America has, in just the last decade, been dead and turned into an elderly man (in that order), and come out of both changes no worse for wear, a surprising number of people seem to think that this is the shocking twist that will change the character forever.

It won’t, but some people don’t realize this. So now Spencer is receiving the same kind of grief not seen since the last time somebody at Marvel made a huge change to a beloved character. Which, of course, includes a number of death threats.

Death threats over silly things are hardly uncommon on the Internet. As Spencer was dealing with the fallout from his Captain America reveal, game developer Sean Murray had the misfortune of telling an overly eager audience that the upcoming game, “No Man’s Sky,” had been delayed.

That’s right. Death threats over the relatively common practice of delaying a

video game. People can get really passionate about things.

Outside of pop culture, we see similar behavior in politics. Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have very little in common when it comes to their political platform, but both have attracted a contingent of, let’s say “spirited” supporters. Ones that feel perfectly comfortable sucker punching black kids or harassing super delegates with 2 a.m. phone calls. (Hillary Clinton seems to have avoided this problem by going to great lengths to ensure nobody gets too excited about her campaign.)

Late night phone calls aren’t reserved for national politics either. Before voting down the economic package that would have facilitated the Prestage pork plant in Mason City, the city council members shared their displeasure with the behavior of some of the project’s opponents. Specifically, the ones that called their jobs and yelled at their co-workers.

Who does this? What’s happening here?

Is society crumbling? Are we all just meaner than we used to be? Have we al-

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tive pay was figured not including the extra route incentive. So the administration decided to take that pay away, pay already earned, which is illegal per Iowa Labor and Wages Law 91A.8. We are entitled to wages earned and such wages cannot be required to be paid back.

At the May 9, 2016, board meeting after I finished addressing the board concerning the wage issue, the board president proceeded to inform me of violations committed by the Greene shuttle drivers on the afternoon of May 9, 2016. Our superintendent, the board president and transportation director witnessed the four Greene shuttle busses leaving the Allison bus parking lot without the pre-trip inspections having been performed completely.

According to federal law, anyone knowingly witnessing the completion of a federal violation is required to stop said violation. Failure to act on this violation is also a federal violation. As superintendent, board president and transportation director, they know they are required to act. Mr. Foster later stated, “It happened so fast, there wasn’t time to do anything.” The buses leave the parking lot, go around seven blocks, then line up in front of the elementary for 10 minutes, loading students. Plus, all buses are equipped with radios. They could have been contacted and stopped during this period. I think there was ample time for (the officials) to have done something to have prevented this “serious safety violation” (board president’s words) from occurring. This was a set-up. The Allison drivers leaving from Greene were not checked, and the two Allison drivers in Allison are the transportation director and another who had been tipped off. They both did their pre-trips that day.

During the May 9, 2016, board meeting I informed the board that on that afternoon I was not driving but had a personal day.

But had I been driving, probably wouldn’t have done my pre-trip completely either.

We were guilty. We are not denying that.

On Wednesday, May 11, 2016, the bus drivers were assembled for a meeting with Mr. Foster where he proceeded to reprimand us for our past errors and basically

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ways been like this and is the Internet just exposing how bad we’ve always been?

Not really. No. While yes, the Internet has made it easier for the worst among us to spread their toxic messages, these people should not be taken as representatives of the whole. The amount of attention we give to outliers is more of a problem than the outliers themselves. Overreacting to an overreaction has a multiplicative effect.

Sometimes it’s a matter of laziness.

A couple of Internet trolls decide to lay out some bait for the media and the next thing you know “Racist Fans Boycott Star Wars” is trending across the web. Not because there was actually a legitimate movement, but because it’s easier to play a game of Internet telephone than doing any investigative legwork.

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lay down the law, telling us also that the board wanted us fired. He also admonished us for talking around town, at the Coffee Bar, and getting “loose-lipped” as we were out drinking at the bowling alley or uptown at the bar. Really … which ones of us is he referring to? Mr. Foster also told us there will be changes in the way we are being paid come next year with activity trips being reduced and sitting times going to minimum wage. Why would anyone take these extra trips? How many new drivers will be lined up wanting those jobs? What will be the quality of these drivers?

The four Greene drivers he was referring to have nearly 80 years of driving experience, have never received an oral reprimand, never received a written reprimand or any other type of disciplinary action. Mr. Foster then proceeded to call us individually into the transportation director’s office where we each received a three-day unpaid suspension, to be given at their discretion on the days off they choose. So our days off have been staggered through the last two weeks of school. Remember, I didn’t drive that afternoon. I received my suspension for admitting I probably wouldn’t have done the pre-trip either. So basically, I’m suspended for telling the truth.

We are all good drivers, doing this job because we like the kids and are genuinely concerned for their safety. There are some real safety concerns that are being continually swept to the side. We have been basically told that our concerns don’t matter and we’re unimportant. There is no backing by the administration or our immediate supervisor. It’s really a sad state and a shame that things have reached this point.

Mr. Foster has reminded us that we can’t have things the way they were. That’s too bad because I don’t think things used to be that bad.

Editor’s note: This is a rebuttal to N. Butler Superintendent Joel Foster’s piece, “The facts on bus driver pay,” regarding this personnel matter, which he sent directly to local newspapers and which the Tribune-Journal published on Thursday, May 19.

ists, racists, terrorists, and any other label they could think of to deflect attention away from their own failings.

Extreme examples may make for entertaining reading, but they don’t serve well to represent the whole.

The few Captain America fans that sent death threats to Nick Spencer don’t represent the people who merely think the idea is dumb.

The few gamers that sent threats to Sean Murray are vastly outnumbered by the ones who expressed sentiments of support and understanding.

Not all Donald Trump supporters are racists.

Not all Bernie Sanders supporters are idiots.

And while plenty of people have their concerns about the Prestage project, they should not be collectively represented by the guy incoherently yelling at the Mason City Chamber of Commerce about squirrels.

I’m not saying that the outliers aren’t worthy of notice or discussion, but it’s important to put them in the proper context.

Oddly enough, it seems like the more we try to lump people together, the more divided we get.

Travis Fischer is a news writer for MidAmerica Publishing and thinks there’s enough idiocy and hate in the world without manufacturing more.

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Clubs & Meetings Genealogical Society to tour suffragist’s home, museum on June 11

Butler County Genealogical Society has been invited to go to the Carrie Lane Chapman Catt Interpretation Center and Girlhood Home in rural Charles City at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 11.

They will not be meeting at the library in Clarksville.

Ms. Lane Chapman Catt revitalized the American Woman Suffrage Association and led its successful campaign to win voting rights for women. In 1930, she founded the League of Women Voters upon ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

In 1866, Lucius Lane built a home for his daughter, Carrie, then age 7, her brother and mother, south of Charles City. In 1872 (about age 12) Carrie asked her mother why she was not voting in the presidential election like her father and his hired help. Voting, she was told, was too important a civic duty to be left to women. Later, Lane Chapman Catt recalled this moment as a turning point.

The home and the center next to it tell the story of her life on the prairie and later her fight for suffrage that took her around the country and abroad.

Follow Highway 188 north of Clarksville 14 miles, then one mile east on County Road B59 and one-half mile north on Timber Avenue (gravel).

Members of the Bremer County Genealogical Society will also be in atten-

dance.

Shell Rock American Legion Auxiliary No. 319

The Shell Rock American Legion Auxiliary No. 393 met in the Veteran’s Room of the Boyd Building at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 19, 2016, with 15 members present. Due to the absence of the president, Vice-President Doris Jean Thompson presided. Roll Call of Officers was called with two absent.

Winnie Cain told about her 91 year old sister who volunteers in three places in Cedar Rapids with a group called Grateful Grannies. Seventy-seven families and 180 children are helped.

Anne Boerschel told about her nephew who is stationed at the North Pole.

Doris Thompson called the meeting to order. Chaplain, Anne Boerschel gave a prayer followed by the song “America.” Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved with corrections. Treasurer’s report was given by Judy Ripley. Sandy Cain, card chairman, sent several cards. Cathi DeWitt reported on Meals on Wheels.

Ten fourth-graders made Poppy Posters. Three were recognized for their work; Katelyn Friedman, 1st place, Olivia McLemore 2nd place, and Maya Willey 3rd place.

A thank you card was received from Virginia McEnany. Another thank you was received from Carol Ann Kruse for all the support from members this year.

Rose Meyer reported that there was no Merit Award winner for this year.

Josie Meier was chosen to attend the

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Annual Session of the Iowa American Legion Auxiliary for Girl’s State. Macy Janssen is the alternate.

Macy was also chosen as Miss Shell Rock, 2016.

Winnie Cain, Historian, talked about remembering Iowans at war. She recommended visiting the Grout Museum in Waterloo, the Iowa Museum in Johnston at Camp Dodge where more than 100,000 items are on display, and the World War II prisoner of war camp at Algona, which features a nativity scene carved by the German prisoners.

Thanks to all who helped distribute poppies and those who helped with the supper. Thanks to Carol Heckman, Rose Meyer, and Judy Ripley for the Memorial Day display at the Shell Rock Library. The Shell Rock Sing Show thanked us for the use of our room during the show.

Karen Peterson and Anne Boerschel will do music for Memorial Day. Cars have been arranged for the parade along with Cathi Dewitt’s golf cart. If we are serving a funeral lunch we can ask for a waiver to use the big room at the Boyd Building.

Cards were played Wednesday, June 1.

July 6 was our Summer Potluck.

Sharane Greenlee and Sandy Cain will be hostesses for the September meeting.

Anne Boerschel said a closing prayer.

The song “God Bless America” was sung.

— Contributed by Sue Kaus

The Clarksville AMVET Auxiliary Officers honored Charter Member Irene Ingle for her 95th birthday.

Seated in the front row from left are Irene, Sherry Litterer, Darlys Mennenga, and LaDonna Wamsley.

Back row from left are Karen Janssen, Karla Voss, Joann Knapp and Sue Lodge. Irene is a World War II Navy veteran. (Contributed)

Bulletin Board GREENE FARMERS MARKET, S. Second Street, Fridays, 4-7 p.m.

CLARKSVILLE PIONEER DAYS WHEN: June 9-11 WHERE: Downtown Clarksville DETAILS: Miss Clarksville Coronation, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Firemen’s Stage, or school if rain.

• Kiddie Parade, 6:30 p.m. Friday, “Celebrate America.” Line up at 6 p.m.

Friday at nursing home.

• General Parade, 2 p.m. Saturday.

Line up at 1:30 p.m. at water tower.

Theme: “Red, White and You” (Remembering events of 9/11).

• All-School Reunion Hoopla Celebration, Saturday, 9 a.m., Clarksville School east gym.

• Bands: Thursday, old-time polka, Barefoot Becky and the Ivanhoe Dutchmen; Friday, classic rock, Standing Hampton; Saturday, country, Route 66 (classic), Eight Seconds (contemporary).

MERV EDEKER MUSIC WHEN: 9 a.m. Saturday, June 11 WHERE: Clarksville Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, located along West Superior, Clarksville 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.

“CELEBRATING PLAINFIELD” SUMMER READING 2016 WHO: Pre-kindergarten to sixth grade WHEN: Tuesdays: June 14, 21, 28 and July 5, 9:30 – 11 a.m.

WHERE: Plainfield Public Library DETAILS: With this year being the 150th anniversary of Plainfield’s founding in 1866, the library will center its program on the history of Plainfield and will attempt a local history review at an age-appropriate level of interest.

CAR & BIKE NIGHT WHEN: 5-8 p.m. on third Wednesday, June 15, July 20, Aug. 17, Sept. 21 WHERE: Baking Memories, 1203 S. Main St., Clarksville DETAILS: 319-278-4159 BUTLER CO. SOIL, WATER CONSERVATION MEETING WHEN: Thursday, June 16 starting at 8 a.m.

WHERE: USDA Service Center in Allison.

AGENDA includes: District activities, NRCS report, CRP plans and revisions, CSP, EQIP, and State and REAP cost share applications.

BIRD MIGRATION MYSTERY WHEN: Saturday, June 18, 10-11 a.m.

WHERE: Heery Woods Nature Center, 27887 195th Street, Clarksville area.

DETAILS: Bring binoculars. Program led by Naturalist Intern Jake Thumann. Offered by Butler County Conservation Board. Free. For info, call 319-278-1130.

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, • River Days 5 k Run/Walk starts at 8:30 a.m. Register before the race at Perrin Park, First Street. (Fee applies.)

Contact Strive Fitness, 641-823-4101.

• 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; Thursday night, Hairball; Friday, Diamond Rio; Saturday, chuck wagon 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.

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TIM THE MUSIC MAN WHEN: 9 a.m. Saturday, June 25 WHERE: Clarksville Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, located along West Superior, Clarksville RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE WHEN: 1-6 p.m., Monday, June 27 WHERE: First Reformed Church, 905 Caldwell, Aplington

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

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

Celebrating National Beef Month

May marked not only National Beef Month but also the birthday of the hamburger. Because of these two celebrations, Butler County Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom Coordinator Ruth Seehusen visited the Clarksville Head Start class, which serves children from all of Butler County, to talk to them about beef. Seehusen explained to them the nutritional value of all the different parts of her huge cheeseburger she brought for them to see. This burger has something on it from all of the different food groups. (Contributed by Butler County Farm Bureau)

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.

Pete and Shorty’s Pioneer Days Specials Thursday, Friday, Saturday June 9, 10, & 11

• Grilled ribeye steak sandwich and homemade chips or potato salad • Our 1/3 lb. Pioneer burger topped with smoky BBQ beef brisket and Swiss cheese • Walking Tacos • Homemade Pizza • Pop / Water • Maidrites ‘til 2 a.m.

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.

Hours: Monday-Saturday, 6 a.m.-2 a.m.

Sunday 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Clarksville • 278-4538

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.

Thursday, June 9 – Indian Tacos Weekend Special – Marinated Sirloin Strips Weekend Special – Pioneer Days Buffet + Salad Bar Wednesday, June 15 – Hot Beef

302 South Street Chapin, IA A mix of vintage & new home décor

Pan Fried Chicken Dinner

Clarksville ~ 319-278-1999

I would like to extend my appreciation to those who supported me in Tuesday’s Election!

THANK YOU!!

Greg Barnett Butler County Supervisor Candidate

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Ordained at Vilmar, pastor, GHS grad to note 50th anniversary Wendell Debner was ordained at St John Lutheran, Vilmar in 1966.

The son of Will and Gertie Debner, Wendell graduated from Greene High School, Wartburg College in Waverly and Lutheran Theological Seminary in Minneapolis.

A celebration marking the 50th anniversary of his ordination will be at

Faith Lutheran Church in Marion, (155 Boyson Ave.) at 9 a.m. on Sunday, June 19, 2016. The family welcomes the community for worship, communion, and for brunch afterward.

If wishing to send a card, write: The Rev. Wendell Debner; Faith Lutheran Church; 155 Boyson Ave.; Marion, IA 52302.

AMES - At Iowa State University’s

Allison: Holly Bixby, Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering, Cum Laude Aplington: Keily Stockdale, Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Business; Katherine Thompson, Bachelor of Arts, Advertising, Magna Cum Laude Greene: Kinser Jensen, Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Business Parkersburg: Colton Brouwer, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology; Curren Hoff, Bachelor of Liberal Studies, Liberal Studies Shell Rock: Cole Chesnut, Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Engineering

4,595 Receive Degrees at ISU Commencement spring commencement ceremonies, 4,595 students received degrees. Iowa State awarded 3,818 undergraduate degrees, 496 master’s degrees, 141 veterinary medicine degrees and 140 doctor of philosophy degrees.

Of the students receiving bachelor’s degrees, 1,141 graduated “With Distinction” (cum laude, magna cum laude or summa cum laude). A total of 106 students graduated as members of the Honors Program.

Area students who received their degrees are:

Pat and Paul Homeister

Chuck and Becki Backer

Backer 50th anniversary Homeister 50th anniversary open house is June 12 and card shower

Chuck and Becki Backer will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.

They were married June 12, 1966 at the St. Paul Lutheran Church, Waverly.

Their family includes Todd and Sheila, Mackensie and Dylan Backer

of Clarksville; Corey and Jamie, Chase and Kennedy Backer of Shell Rock and the late Jeff Backer.

A card shower is planned in their honor. Cards may be sent to 420 E. Superior; Clarksville, IA 50619.

The Butler County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners will have their regular meeting on Thursday, June 16, starting at 8 a.m. at the USDA Service Center in Allison.

The agenda includes: District activities, NRCS report, CRP Plans & revisions, CSP, EQIP, and State and REAP cost share applications. The meeting is open to the public.

ECC 2016 Remley reunion to Fall-Spring be June 12 Graduates Butler County SWCD Announced meeting set for June 16 The children and descendants of W. Leland and Emiline Youmans Remley will have their annual reunion on Sunday, June 12, 2016 at the home of Janola and David Fordyce, 513 West St., Plainfield, Iowa. There will be a potluck dinner at noon. Drinks and table service will be provided.

Please bring any updates for your family.

— Submitted by Mary Freese, North Liberty

IOWA FALLS - On Friday, May 6, the graduates of Ellsworth Community College’s Class of 2016 took their next step and became alumni of the College.

Cassidy C. Abkes, of Shell Rock, completed her Associate in Applied Science - Associate Degree Nursing during the fall 2015 and spring 2016 terms; those who complete their degree requirements this summer will be announced in late July.

Allison Meals on Wheels Menus are subject to change.

Monday, June 13: Manicotti, green beans, garlic bread, chocolate chip bar Tuesday, June 14: Baked chicken breast, steakhouse potato salad, broccoli apple slaw, pudding Wednesday, June 15: Swiss steak & tomatoes, rice pilaf, garlic vegetables,

melon Thursday, June 16: Turkey roast, mashed potatoes/gravy, diced beets, ice cream Friday, June 17: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes/gravy, green beans, pineapple upside-down cake

Community Home Meals June 12-18

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: Roast Turkey, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Mixed Vegetables, Fruit Pie Monday: Ham Balls, Scalloped Potatoes, Carrots, Fruit Salad Tueday: Garlic Parmesan Chicken, Rotini & Marinara, Peas, Angel Food Cake Wednesday: Roast Beef, Mashed

Potatoes & Gravy, Cauliflower, Fig Newtons Thursday: Baked Pork Chop, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, California Veggies, No Bake Cookie Friday: Chicken Breast, Butter & Herb Rice, Squash, Carrot Cake Saturday: Baked Ham, Parsley Potatoes, Beets, Cookie

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, June 13: A: Meatloaf with Gravy, Whipped Potatoes, Capri Vegetable Blend, Wheat Roll & Margarie, Cookie, Chocolate Milk; B: Pork Loin with Gravy, Whipped Potatoes, Capri Vegetable Blend, Wheat Roll & Margarie, Cookie, Chocolate Milk Tuesday, June 14: A: Lemon Pepper Fish with Lemon Dill Sauce, Rice Florentine, Sliced Carrots, Multi Grain Bread & Margarine, Tropical Fruit; B: Mixed Bean Soup, Egg Salad, Multi Grain Bread, Mixed Green Salad with Dressing, Tropical Fruit Wednesday, June 15: A: Honey Baked Chicken, Baked Potato with

Sour Cream, Harvard Beets, Multi Grain Bread & Margarine, Fresh Seasonal Fruit; B: Spanish Beef Patty, Baked Potato with Sour Cream, Harvard Beets, Multi Grain Bread & Margarine, Fresh Seasonal Fruit Thursday, June 16 Father’s Day Meal: A: Beef Tips with Gravy, Pasta, California Vegetable Blend, Wheat Rill & Margarine, Fruit Pie Friday, June 17: A: Chicken Parmesan, Pasta with Garlic & Red Peppers, Broccoli, Multi Grain Bread & Margarine, Peaches; B: Spinach & Ham Chef Salad with Dressing, Fruit Juice, Crackers, Peaches

Hampton-Dumont Schools

SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM/H-D High School Cafeteria

Breakfast: 7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Lunch: 11 a.m. – Noon Served Free for ages 1 to 18!

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. Lunch includes f resh fruits, vegetables, & whole grains when possible. No registration or identification required.

Monday, June 13: Breakfast: French toast stick, smokies, fruit; Lunch: Chili crispito, green beans, peanut butter sandwich, fruit, milk Tuesday, June 14: Breakfast: Breakfast bagel, fruit; Lunch: Hot dog & bun, tater tots, baked beans, fruit Wednesday, June 15: Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, toast, fruit; Lunch: Chicken strips, sandwich, mashed po-

tatoes, fruit, broccoli Thursday, June 16: Breakfast: Pancakes, fruit, sausage patty; Lunch: Walking taco, corn, apple wedges, sandwich Friday, June 17: Breakfast: Breakfast bar, banana, toast; Lunch: Cheeseburger on bun, lettuce & tomato, fruit, French fries

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.

Bird Migration Mystery program slated June 18 Ever wonder why some of your favorite birds disappear during the Winter months? Come join Butler County Conservation Board Naturalist Intern Jake Thumann at Heery Woods Nature Center from 10 – 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 18 for a Bird Migration Mystery program. During the program, participants will have the opportunity to learn some of the reasons many birds native to Iowa pack up and leave their summer homes. Bring the whole family for an introduction on the mysteries of migration for Iowa birds and the chance to tour the park in search for some of the birds that call Iowa home for the summer.

Other than the unpredictable winter weather here in Iowa there are several other factors that play a part in driving these beautiful birds out of the state for

the winter months. This program will provide the chance to learn more about the habits of these migratory birds and participants will be given the chance to spot some of these Iowa birds with binoculars out on the various trails throughout Heery Woods State Park.

A limited number of sets of binoculars will be provided for use, and personal binoculars are encouraged.

The Bird Migration Mystery program is a free program offered by the Butler County Conservation Board and is open to the general public. Families are welcome and encouraged to attend.

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

For more information about the program contact Heery Woods Nature Center at 319-278-1130.

Paul and Pat Homeister

Science of parenting: Dealing with picky eaters Many parents worry about what their children eat — and don’t eat.

However, when parents and children engage in mealtime battles, nobody wins. Instead, parents should focus on preventing power struggles over food, say the Science of Parenting bloggers from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.

“Most kids get plenty of variety and nutrition in their diet, even if they don’t want to eat particular foods,” said Lori Hayungs, a human sciences specialist in family life.

“But if you’re concerned about your child’s eating habits, talk to

your health care provider who can help you review your child’s growth.

Start a ‘food log’ and keep track of the types and amounts of food your child eats and share that information with your healthcare provider as well,” Hayungs said.

In June, Hayungs and other human sciences specialists will be blogging about how to make mealtime fun rather than a power struggle. They’ll talk about establishing healthy food routines and giving kids opportunities to make their own food choices. They’ll also discuss the importance of modeling healthy

DIAMOND OF A GOOD TIME

at the Butler County Fair!

2016 Butler County Fair Parade Tuesday, June 21 • 7 p.m.

Entries Arrive At The East End Of The Fair Grounds At 6 p.m.

No need to pre-register Lets make this the best parade yet!

Our 2015 Iowa State Fair Queen Ellen Schlarmann will be our Grand Marshall

eating behaviors and strategies for removing distractions like television and electronic gadgets during mealtime.

“Your child’s eating habits won’t change overnight, but the small steps you take each day can help promote a lifetime of healthy eating,” Hayungs said.

Learn more from tips on the blog throughout the month and in a short podcast. Through the Science of Parenting, www.scienceofparenting.

org, ISU Extension and Outreach specialists share and discuss research-based information and resources to help parents rear their children. Parents can join in the conversation and share thoughts and experiences, as well as how they handle parenting responsibilities.

The Science of Parenting from ISU Extension and Outreach also is available on Twitter and via text message.

Vacation Ready 2016 Chrysler Town & Country L Van 3.6 V6 Heated Leather, Full Power, DVD System, 2,500 Miles....$35,900 2014 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.6 V6 Full Power, DVD System, Sto & Go Seats, 34,000 Miles ..$19,900 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 3.6 V6 Full Power, Sto & Go Seats, 75,000 Miles..................$14,900

Great School Cars

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Use caution on unprotected streets, without stop or yield signs.

Give right-of-way.

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Church Directory ACKLEYWashington 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.

ALLISONAllison Bible Church 108 Pfaltzgraff St. Sunday, June 12: 10:30 a.m.

Morning Worship Wednesday, June 15: 7:30 p.m.

Bible Study, Prayer and Fellowship Allison Congregational Church Craig Harris, Pastor Sunday, June 12: 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, June 12: 8:30 a.m. Worship Service St. James Lutheran Church Saturday, June 11: 7 a.m. Women and Men’s Bible Study at Elm Springs Sunday, June 12: 9 a.m. Worship Service with Holy Communion Saturday, June 18: 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, June 9: 5:30 a.m. Holy Fitness; 4:45 p.m. Holy Fitness; 7:30 p.m. Fresh Hope at the Corner Friday, June 10: 5:30 a.m. Holy Fitness Saturday, June 11: 11 a.m. Church Clean Up Day Sunday, June 12: 9 a.m. Worship; 10 a.m. Fellowship Monday, June 13: 5:30 a.m. Holy Fitness Tuesday, June 14: 5:30 a.m. Holy Fitness; 4:45 p.m. Holy Fitness Wednesday, June 15: 5:30 a.m.

Holy Fitness Thursday, June 16: 5:30 a.m. Holy Fitness; 4:45 p.m. Holy Fitness; 6:30 p.m. All Meetings; 7:30 p.m. Fresh Hope at the Corner Friday, June 17: 5:30 a.m. Holy Fitness APLINGTONHitesville Gospel Hall R.R., Aplington Sunday, June 12: 10 a.m. Ministry of the Word; 11 a.m. Worship; 7 p.m.

Gospel Service Wednesday, June 15: 7:30 p.m.

Prayer Meeting and Bible Study AREDALE, BRISTOW AND DUMONTNew Hope Parish United Methodist Churches Pastor Ann Donat Aredale Sunday, June 12: 8 a.m. Worship Service Dumont Sunday, June 12: 8:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service.

BRISTOWBristow Church of Christ Dick Burlingame, Minister Ph: 641-775-3222 Sunday, June 12: 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, June 15: 6:30 p.m.

Youth Group for kids aged 4 to high school. Please contact Sharron Meyer, 641-425-8856, 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, June 12: 9:30 a.m. Worship at Kesley CLARKSVILLE – St. John Lutheran Church 204 N. Washington Pastor Charles R. Underwood 278-4765 Handicap Accessible Friday, June 10: 5-7 p.m. Pioneer Days Pork BBQ; Synod Assembly at Wartburg Saturday, June 11: Synod Assembly at Wartburg Sunday, June 12: 9 a.m. Worship Service Monday, June 13: 6 p.m Parish Ed 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, June 12: 10:30 a.m.

Worship Service, Communion.

Immanuel United Church of Christ Rev. Linda Myren 203 S. Mather Street 319-278-4224 Thursday, June 9: Pioneer Days, High School Youth Bingo Funding Raising Popcorn Stand Friday, June 10: Pioneer Days, High School Youth Bingo Funding Raising Popcorn Stand Saturday, June 11: Pioneer Days, High School Youth Bingo Funding Raising Popcorn Stand Sunday, June 12: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service; 10:30 a.m. Coffee Hour; 1:30 p.m. Nursing Home Monday, June 13: 11:30 a.m. Retired Clergy Wednesday, June 15: 7 p.m. Worship Church of Christ 302 S. Elizabeth Street Val Swinton, Pastor 278-4416 Sunday, June 12: 8:45 a.m. Coffee & Donuts; 10 a.m. Worship Service; 6:30 p.m. Bible Study.

Wednesday, June 15: 10:30 a.m.

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

DUMONTDumont Reformed Church Pastor Chris Meester (641) 857-3514 Sunday, June 12: 9:30 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)

GREENEFirst Presbyterian Church 319 East Traer Streets P.O. Box 160 Greene, IA 50636-0160 Cathy Belles, Pastor bellescatherine@gmail.com Sunday, June 12: 8:30 a.m. Worship, All are welcome!

St. Mary’s Catholic Church 105 N. Main St., Greene Msgr. Walter Brunkan, Pastor Sunday, June 12: 10 a.m. Mass.

St. Peter Lutheran Church 324 E. Traer, Greene Gary Hatcher, Pastor 641-816-5531 Thursday, June 9: 8:30-11:30 a.m.

Vacation Bible School Friday, June 10: 8:30-11:30 a.m.

Vacation Bible School Saturday, June 11: Synod Assembly at Wartburg College; 6 p.m. Worship Service Sunday, June 12: 9 a.m. Worship Service; 10 a.m. Fellowship; 11 a.m.

Contemporary Worship with Holy Communion Wednesday, June 15: 7 a.m. Men’s Bible Study; Newsletter items due Saturday, June 18: 6 p.m. Worship Service NASHUASt. 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, June 12: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service PLAINFIELD – First Baptist Church 809 Main Street 319-276-4889 Pastor Shawn Geer Sunday, June 12: 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, June 12: 9 a.m. Worship.

PLEASANT VALLEY – First United Church of Christ 31015 150th Street, Clarksville 319-276-4443 Rev. Peter Wenzel, Minister Sunday, June 12: 9 a.m. Worship Service ROSEVILLESt. 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, June 12: 9 a.m.

Worship Service.

First Baptist Church 223 W. Washington Street Shell Rock, IA 50670 Pastor Alan V. Dicks Sunday, June 12: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship Service; 6 p.m. Sunday Evening Service Wednesdays: 6:30-8 p.m. AWANAS-Bible Verses, Stories, Refreshments

Peace Lutheran Church (LCMS) 121 East Washington Pastor Michael Knox 319-231-9761 Saturday, June 11: 6 p.m. Bible Class; 7 p.m. Worship.

Faith Lutheran Church 422 N. Prairie Street Pastor Kim Smith 319-885-4547 Email: faithsr@butler-bremer.com Sunday, June 12: 9 a.m. Worship Service; 10 a.m. Sunday School; 10:15 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service.

Wednesday, June 15: 7 p.m. Evening Worship Service.

VILMARSt. John’s Lutheran Church Pastor Mark Walker St. John’s is Handicap Accessible.

Thursday, June 9: 7 p.m. Council meeting Friday, June 10: 5:30 p.m. Roose/ Staker wedding rehearsal Saturday, June 11: 7 a.m. Bible Study at Elm Springs; 2 p.m. Roose/ Staker wedding Sunday, June 12: 9 a.m. Worship Service, Coffee and fellowship to follow; 2 p.m. Worship at Valley View Health Center in Greene Tuesday, June 14: 5 p.m. Rachel and Rebecca Circles at Diane Hummel’s Saturday, June 18: 7 a.m. Bible Study at Elm Springs WAVERLYSt. 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, June 10: 6 p.m. Assumption for the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Saturday, June 11: 4:30 p.m. Reconciliation; 5:15 p.m. Mass/Children’s Liturgy/Peanut Butter Collection.

Sunday, June 12: 8 a.m. Mass/Children’s Liturgy; 10 a.m. Mass/Children’s Liturgy Peace United Church of Christ 1800 11th Street SE 319-352-3151 Pastor Jonathan Hennings Sunday, June 12: 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.

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Wednesday, June 15: 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, June 12: 9:30 a.m. Donuts & Fellowship; 10 a.m. Morning Worship.

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.

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WINDOWS

Violet Freerks

Violet Mathilda Freerks, 93, of Clarksville, was born the daughter of Edwin and Malinda (Klunder) Wilken on April 3, 1923, in rural Butler County. Violet attended country school in Clarksville area.

Violet married Oliver Theodore Freerks on December 12, 1944, in Geneva, Nebraska. They made their home and farmed near Clarksville. They also farmed on several farms in Butler and Floyd counties. In 1972, they moved to town in Clarksville.

Violet was a member of the First United Church of Christ – Pleasant Valley, rural Clarksville. She was active in the Women’s Fellowship in the church.

Violet babysat for several children after moving into Clarksville. She enjoyed cooking, playing cards and bingo. Violet’s greatest joy was spending time with her family.

Violet died on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at the Clarksville Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Clarksville of natural causes. She is preceded in death by her husband, Oliver, on June 15, 2006; one grandson, Cory Lehman; her parents and two brothers, Vernon and Wally Wilkens.

Violet is survived by one son, Allen (Sandra) Freerks, of Plainfield; two daughters, Linda (Brad) Ellison, of Fredericksburg; and Patsy (special friend, Robert Whiteside) Freerks, of Waverly; five grandchildren: Ryan Scrivner, Alisa Pattison, Michele Jordan, Mitch Ellison and Callie Ellison; two step-grandchildren: Lance Schultz and Lorin Schultz; 10 great-grandchildren and one sister-in-law, Donna Wilken, of Clarksville.

Funeral services were held 2 p.m., on Saturday, June 4, at First United Church of Christ – Pleasant Valley in rural Clarksville, with Pastor Peter Wenzel officiating.

Sharon Leerhoff was the organist and she accompanied the congregation as they sang “How Great Thou Art,” “God Will Take Care Of You,” and “Precious Lord, Take My Hand.” Burial was at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in rural Clarksville.

Ryan Scrivner, Mitch Ellison, Jim Wilken, Randy Wilken, Clay Wilken and Caleb Wilken served as casketbearers. Honorary casketbearers were Alisa Pattison, Michele Jordan and Callie Ellison.

Visitation was held from 4-7 p.m., on Friday, June 3, at the Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home in Clarksville, and one hour before services at the church. Memorials may be directed to the family. The Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home in Clarksville was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www. redman-schwartz.com.

Gerald ‘Jake’ Whitmire

Gerald “Jake” Clark Whitmire, 91, of Aplington, formerly of Parkersburg, was born the son of Charlie Franklin and Faeh Viola (Rhinesmith) Whitmire on June 17, 1924, in Grundy County. Gerald attended rural country school in Grundy County. He later worked as a hired hand for William DeBoer and Richard Harken.

On December 31, 1951, Gerald was united in marriage with Catherine Frances Smeins at the Christian Reformed Church parsonage in Ackley. After their marriage, they lived in Waterloo and farmed on the family farm. They later moved to Allison where Gerald farmed.

In 1977, Gerald and Catherine moved to Parkersburg and Gerald worked at Farmech, which later changed to Top Air, from where he retired.

Gerald was a member of the Christian Reformed Church in Parkersburg. Gerald enjoyed traveling, camping and fishing, especially his trips to northern Minnesota. Gerald’s greatest joy was his time spent with his family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Gerald died on Wednesday, June 1, at Maple Manor Village in Aplington. He is preceded in death by his wife, Catherine, on March 7, 1987; and one son-in-law, Steve Groninga; his parents; a sister, Mavis Whitmire; a brother, Merle Whitmire, three brothers-in-law: Paul Smeins, Epp Smiens, and Wayne Neymeyer; and a sister-in-law, Delilah Whitmire.

Gerald is survived by one son, Steven (Stacy) Whitmire, of Parkersburg; one daughter, Kayleen Groninga, of Ackley; seven grandchildren: Jamie (Shannon) Reinke, Kelley (Shawn) Rotgers, Angela Reinke, Christopher (Christon) Best, Ashley Wangsness, Amber (Nick) Cordes, and Levi Whitmire; nine great-grandchildren; a brother-in law, Harlan (Martha) Smeins, of Ackley; three sisters-in-law: Genevieve Neymeyer, of Aplington; Shirley Smeins, of Earlville; and Anna Mae Smiens, of Aplington; and a special friend, Shirlene Mulder, of Parkersburg.

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, June 3, at Reformed Church of Stout in Stout with Pastor Stephen Shaffer officiating. Organist was Elaine Schnell and she accompanied the congregation as they sang “Amazing Grace” and “How Great Thou Art.” Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Parkersburg with Levi Whitmire, Nick Cordes, Christopher Best, Shannon Reinke, Shawn Rotgers and Steve Whitmire serving as casketbearers.

Visitation was held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, at the Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home in Parkersburg, and one hour before services at the church. Memorials may be directed to the family. The Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home in Parkersburg was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www. redman-schwartz.com.

Psalm 30:5, 11-12

Pastor Mark Walker St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (Vilmar) For His anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night but joy comes in the morning. You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, so that my soul may praise You and not be silent. 0 Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.

It is a fact that sorrow comes to everyone and can cause us to feel truly awful for some time. For some sorrow comes in the form of a tragic event, for others sorrow is a much more regular visitor caused by some internal quirk in their biochemical makeup. Either way sorrow makes it difficult to carry on with life in a way that brings joy to the self or to others or sometimes even do what needs to be done.

I have been puzzled at how well some people recover from emotional setbacks that would have rocked me to the core. I have seen what I can only describe as the God given gift of resilience and compassion received in the face of great trauma.

It is important to seek the help God offers, whether it be in the form of loving, caring community, words of wisdom from ancient texts such as the Bible or medical intervention. God has use for your suffering and pain and can use you to care for others who are in pain with the experience you have gained.

May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. May the Lord look upon you with favor and grant you peace. Amen

RECORDS

• Clarksville Star •

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Butler County Courthouse News CIVIL The Butler County Clerk of Court’s Office handled one child support matter the week of May 26-June 2.

M & T Bank v. Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, LVNV Funding LLC. SMALL CLAIMS Hauge Associates Inc., Sioux Falls, S.D. v. Tammy Lee Marquis, Clarksville. Judgment for plaintiff on May 31 for $779.23 with 2.66 percent interest from April 22 and court costs including $85 filing fee.

Capital One Bank USA NA, address unavailable, v. Rhonda R. Van Der Hart, Aplington. Judgment for plaintiff on May 31 for $2,692.47 with 2.66 percent interest from April 23 and court costs including $85.

Discover Bank, address unavailable, v. James R. Grant Sr., Greene. Dismissed without prejudice on June 1.

H & R Accounts Inc., Moline, Ill., v. Heather Marie Kramer, Aredale.

Judgment for plaintiff on May 31 for $761.30 with 2.66 percent interest from May 2 and court costs including $85 filing fee.

Hauge Associates Inc., Sioux Falls, S.D. v. Kaelyn M. and Michael Claus Hearn, Dumont. Judgment for plaintiff on May 31 for $2,141.93 with 2.66 percent interest from May 5 and court costs including $85.

DISTRICT COURT

Allison man’s deferred judgment revoked on mischief felony

Austin Lee Kerr, 19, of Allison, had a March deferred judgment revoked on May 31 after a finding of a probation violation and will remain on probation.

He had pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal mischief, (716.4, causing $1,000 to $10,000 damage) a class D felony.

In the May 31 judgment for seconddegree criminal mischief, a five-year prison sentence was suspended with credit and Kerr was placed on three years of supervised probation to Department of Corrections subject to various terms including that he obtain/keep employment, reside at a correctional facility 180 days or until maximum benefit, and complete all recommended substance abuse and mental health treatment.

The latest costs and fees were not broken out.

He had turned himself in to the Butler

County Sheriff’s Office with the admission he had been in possession of three automobiles not his on July 11, 2015; BCSO filed charges July 12-13.

One of the automobiles was valued above $10,000 and the other two, under $10,000. This charge had been amended downward from first-degree theft.

MORE DISTRICT COURT • Daniel F. Vining, 51, of Greene pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal mischief, an aggravated misdemeanor, and on June 1 received a two-yearsuspended prison sentence, and was placed one to two years of probation to Department of Corrections and ordered to follow recommendations of substance abuse and mental health evaluations, abstain from alcohol and other mood-altering substances, submit to random drug/alcohol testing and pay a $125 law enforcement surcharge, $439.98 restitution, fees and $300 court costs. A $625 fine was also suspended.

Butler County Sheriff’s Office filed a complaint of second-degree criminal mischief on Dec. 25, 2015. Deputy Curt Lubben said in an affidavit that Vining caused an estimated $3,000 damage to a business at 202 W. Traer Street in Greene when he “started to destroy the store,” including “breaking the computer” and tipping shelves over.

• Jessica Ellen Menzel, 25, of Aplington had a deferred judgment revoked on a finding of a probation violation and was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) a serious misdemeanor, and was sentenced to three days served on a 365-day-otherwise-suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay surcharges of $125 law enforcement and $10 DARE, and court costs, and was placed on one to two years of probation. Menzel’s driving privileges were revoked for 180 days and she was ordered to be placed at Waterloo Women’s Center for Change for 180 days or until maximum benefit, follow recommendations of

Proceedings

Butler Co Soil & Water Conservation District MEETING NOTICE The Butler County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners will have their regular meeting on Thursday, June 16th starting at 8:00 a.m. at the USDA Service Center in Allison.

The agenda includes: District activities, NRCS report, CRP Plans & revisions, CSP, EQIP, and State and REAP cost share applications. The meeting is open to the public.

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a substance abuse evaluation, abstain from alcohol, not enter establishments whose principal income is its sale, and submit to random drug testing.

• Heather Sue Hartzell, 24, of Waverly pleaded guilty to possession of a prescription drug, a serious misdemeanor, and was ordered to pay a $315 fine, $245.25 surcharge (including $125 law

enforcement and $10 DARE) and $140 court costs.

TRAFFIC CITATIONS Dark window or windshield — Robert D. Donlon, Clarksville, $50, $17.50, $60; Failure to maintain control — Lyle Elwood Scott Jr., Stout, $100, $35, $60; Failure to maintain or use safety belts,

an Amendment to the Butler County Zoning Ordinance to address Planned Unit Developments (PUDs). Present were Zoning Administrator Mitch Nordmeyer, Engineer John Riherd, Assessor Deb McWhirter, Vern and Nancy Fisher and Russell Miller, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Thomas A. Lawler, Parkersburg, Iowa and Fern Myers, Allison, Iowa. Zoning Administrator and Auditor reported no written or oral comments received prior to the hearing. Thomas A. Lawler assisted in preparation of the amendment and spoke in favor of the PUD. At the close of the Public Hearing it was moved by Heidenwirth, second

by Ackerman to approve the 1st reading of said amendment to the County Zoning Ordinance.

Motion carried. It was further moved by Ackerman, second by Eddy to suspend the rules and waive the 2nd and 3rd readings and adopt said amendment to the County Zoning Ordinance as follows: Title VI, No. 14 AMENDMENT TO BUTLER COUNTY IOWA ZONING ORDINANCE The Butler County, Iowa Zoning Ordinance is amended as follows: I. Section V. Definitions. Section V. is amended to add the following definition: Planned Unit Development. A Planned Unit Development or PUD means a tract of land the development and use of which will be pursuant to a Development Plan approved by the County.

II. Section VI(A). Establishment of Districts.

Section VI(A) is amended to provide that the unincorporated area of Butler County, Iowa is divided into eight (8) classes of districts, with the following district being added: PUD Planned Unit Development District Section VI(C). Interpretation of District Boundaries. Section VI(C) is amended to add that the boundaries of a PUD Planned Unit Development District shall be as set out on the Development Plan approved by the County.

Section VII(F). One Principal Building per lot. Section VII(F) is amended to read as follows: Every building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be located on a lot as defined herein and, with the exception of areas zoned “C-N” commercial-manufacturing and PUD Planned Unit Development, in no case shall there be more than one (1) main building on one (1) lot, unless otherwise provided by this Ordinance.

Section VII(I). Street Frontage Required.

Section VII(I) is amended to read as follows: Except in a PUD Planned Unit Development District, or as otherwise permitted in this Ordinance, no lot shall contain any building used in whole or in part, for residence purposes unless for at least forty (40) feet on at least one street, or unless it has an exclusive unobstructed private easement or access of right-of-way of at least twenty (20) feet wide to a street, and there shall be not more than one (1) single-family dwelling for such frontage or easement, except that a common easement of access at least twenty-four (24) feet wide may be provided for two (2) such single-family dwellings. For more than two (2) dwellings the access easement must be in conformance with the Subdivision Ordinance of Butler County, Iowa.

Section VII(J). Accessory Building. Section VII(J) is amended to read as follows: Except in a PUD Planned Unit Development District, minimum lot area, lot frontage, and yard requirements will be determined for each of the zoning district classifications. For a PUD Planned Unit Development District these items will be determined by the approved Development Plan.

Except in a PUD Planned Unit Development District, all accessory buildings shall be placed in the side or the rear yard, and unattached accessory buildings shall maintain a clearance of five (5) feet (wall to wall) between the principal permitted building and the accessory building.

An accessory building that is not a part of the main building, shall not occupy more than thirty

Operating non-registered vehicle — Lindsay Allan Naylor, Marshalltown, $57.50, $17.50, $60; Jennifer Joy Johnson, Cedar Falls $57.50, $17.50; $60; Permit under 18 to consume/possess` on property — Jared Leland Sill, Aplington, $200, $75, $60; COURTHOUSE to page 12

Butler County Sheriff’s Report Monday, May 30: • Officers executed two traffic stops, assisted with two medical calls, and received a report of a controlled burn.

• 10:01 a.m.: Officers were called to an alarm in the 400 block of 5th St. • 2:07 p.m.: Officers were called to a family domestic matter in the 400 block of 5th St., Parkersburg.

• 3:26 p.m.: Officers were called to a family domestic matter in the 14500 block of 150th St., Aredale.

• 3:30 p.m.: Officers took a harassment report in the 1200 block of Main St., New Hartford.

• 6:50 p.m.: Officers were called to a family domestic matter in the 600 block of West St., Bristow. Officers arrested Robert Andrew Bosinski, 24, of Bristow, for domestic abuse assault. He was placed in a cell and held for court.

• 7:13 p.m.: Officers were called to an alarm in the 27600 block of Temple Ave. • 7:49 p.m.: Officers were called to a burglar alarm in the 31500 block of Forest Ave., Aplington.

• 8:41 p.m.: Officers received a report of an anhydrous ammonia leak in the 700 block of S. Cherry St., Shell Rock.

Tuesday, May 31: • Officers executed a traffic stop, assisted with five medical call, and received a report of two controlled burns.

• 1:51 a.m.: Officers executed an arrest warrant in the 400 block of 6th St. Officers arrested Jessica E. Menzel, 25, of Aplington, for a probation revocation. She was held on a $5,000 cash or surety bond. She was held for court.

• 7:16 a.m.: Officers received a theft report in the 200 block of 3rd St., Parkersburg.

• 10:51 a.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter near the intersection of Highways 14 and 3.

• 11:38 a.m.: Officers assisted fire personnel with a grass/field fire in the 32500 block of Grand Ave.

• 8:01 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 21800 block of Highway 3.

• 9:21 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident.

• 11:06 p.m.: Officers attempted to execute an arrest warrant in the 500 block of N. 4th St. • 11:12 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 1100 block of E. Vine St. Wednesday, June 1: • Officers executed a traffic stop, assisted with six medical calls, assisted three motorists, and received a report of a controlled burns.

• 6:47 a.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident in the 300 block of Main St., Dumont.

• 2:36 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 20200 block of Highway 57.

• 8:01 p.m.: Officers were called to the 900 block of Longview St. Officers arrested Brandon Dean Slayden, 22, of Parkersburg, for assault. He was placed in a cell and held for court.

• 8:15 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 30100 block of Superior Road.

• 8:32 p.m.: Officers received a missing person report in the 800 block of 4th St. • 9:59 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident near the intersection of 330th St. and Highway 57.

• 10:49 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident near the intersection of Quail Ave. and Highway 57.

• 11:17 p.m.: Officers were called to an alarm in the 400 block of Parriott St. Thursday, June 2: • Officers executed a traffic stop, assisted with three medical calls, and received reports of three controlled burns.

• 4:57 a.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident near the intersection of Orchid Lane and Highway 57.

Proceedings: Butler County Board of Supervisors

MINUTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BUTLER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HELD ON MAY 24, 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 Zoning Administrator Mitch Nordmeyer, Engineer John Riherd, Assessor Deb McWhirter, Vern and Nancy Fisher and Russell Miller, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Brian Hartman, Nick Foster and Matt Sharp, Waverly, Iowa and Fern Myers, Allison, Iowa.

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

Moved by Heidenwirth, second by Eddy to accept the recommendation of Zoning Administrator Mitch Nordmeyer and approve building permit for AgVantage-Allison, Iowa for additional anhydrous storage tanks on their property.

Motion carried.

Board tabled consideration of Municipal Solid Waste Sanitary Landfill Local Government Guarantee until May 31, 2016.

Moved by Ackerman, second by Eddy to approve a Resolution committing $7,500 (10% of Community Attraction and Tourism Grant award, not to exceed $7,500) to the Diamonds and Fields Project, Parkersburg, Iowa as follows: RESOLUTION #865 RESOLUTION OF THE BUTLER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS COMMITTING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE DIAMONDS AND FIELDS PROJECT WHEREAS, after approving the concept of the Diamonds and Fields project and the development of a grant application for Community Attraction and Tourism funds by the City of Parkersburg, and WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors have been made aware that the project has received a challenge grant in the amount of $290,989 in Community Attraction and Tourism funds through the Iowa Department of Economic Development.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Butler County Board of Supervisors that they herewith commit $7,500.00 to the Diamonds and Fields Project, as evidenced by receipt of funding in the amount of $290,989 by the CAT grant program.

UPON Roll Call the vote thereon was as follows: AYES: Rusty Eddy, Tom Heidenwirth, Rex Ackerman; NAYS: None WHEREUPON the Resolution was declared duly adopted on this 24th day of May, 2016.

ATTEST: Lizbeth Williams, County Auditor Board held Public Hearing on a recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission to subdivide approximately 25 acres on Butler Ave., New Hartford, Iowa – Section 13, Township 90 North, Range 15 West to allow for the sale of residential lots. Present were Zoning Administrator Mitch Nordmeyer, Engineer John Riherd, Assessor Deb McWhirter, Vern and Nancy Fisher and Russell Miller, Cedar Falls, Iowa and Fern Myers, Allison, Iowa. Zoning Administrator and Auditor reported no written or oral comments received prior to the hearing. Adjacent landowner Vern Fisher stated that he would not allow use of his driveway for access to Lot 8. Russ Miller wants the driveway widened for access, but Mr. Fisher stated it could not be widened, as he intended to install memorial piers on each side of the driveway. Engineer Riherd commented that there will be no additional driveway constructed for access to Lot 8. Mr. Fisher also stated his concerns regarding weed eradication and possible loss of property value.

Mr. Fisher and Mr. Miller agreed that a detail of value in the covenant could be changed. At the close of the Public Hearing it was moved by Ackerman, second by Heidenwirth to approve said subdivision based on the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Motion carried.

Board held Public Hearing on Title VI, No. 14

adult — Joshua Gage Smith, Clarksville, $50, $17.50, $60; Garrett William Ackerson, Greene, $50, $17.50, $60; Timothy L. Schrage, Allison, $50, $17.50, $60; Failure to provide proof of financial liability insurance — Lindsay Allan Naylor, Marshalltown, $287.50, $92.50, $60;

(30) percent of the required rear yard. However, except in a PUD Planned Unit Development District, nothing in this Ordinance will prohibit the construction of at least a four hundred and forty (440) square foot accessory building on a lot. No accessory building shall be allowed in a PUD Planned Unit Development District unless approved in the Development Plan.

Section VII(T). Bulk Requirement. Section VII(T) is amended to read as follows: All new buildings shall conform to the building regulations established herein for the district in which each building shall be located. Further, no existing buildings shall be enlarged, reconstructed, structurally altered, converted, or relocated in such a manner in which to conflict with the bulk regulations of this Ordinance for the district in which such buildings shall be located.

Minimum bulk requirements by district are listed in Table 1. For the PUD Planned Unit Development District the bulk requirements are as set out in the approved Development Plan.

III. Planned Unit Development District A. Intent: The PUD Planned Unit Development District is intended and designed to provide a means for the development and redevelopment of a tract or tracts of ground more flexible and diversified than the single lot method provided in the other districts of this Ordinance. It is further the intent of this Section that the basic principles of good land use planning, including an orderly relationship between various types of uses, be maintained. Since it is the intent to permit flexibility of design and combination of land uses in the PUD Planned Unit Development District, exceptions to provisions found in this Ordinance, other than in this Section, are hereby made for the PUD Planned Unit Development District.

A PUD Planned Unit Development District may consist of a mix of land uses. The size of the tract or tracts of land combined in a Planned Unit Development District must equal at least ten (10) acres. The permitted uses; bulk requirements; and water, sewer, and utility requirements shall be as established in the approved Development Plan.

B. The owners of land wishing to have land zoned PUD Planned Unit Development District and to have a Development Plan approved for such land must submit to the Butler County Planning and Zoning Commission a Development Plan for the use and development of the entire tract of land, which plan is referred to in this Ordinance as the Development Plan. The Development Plan shall include the following items: 1. A plat map of sufficient scale that shows the boundaries of the tract or tracts and the zoning of properties located within a 1,000 feet of the tract or tracts.

2. Dimensions, legal descriptions, acreage, existing zoning, existing land use, and existing ownership of the area proposed for the PUD Planned Unit Development District, as well as the existing zoning, land use, and ownership of property contiguous to the proposed PUD Planned Unit Development District.

3. Delineation of lot boundaries, if any boundaries, that will be part of the PUD Planned Unit Development District.

4. The location and dimensions of existing and proposed streets, driveways, walkways, trails, open spaces, parking areas, indicating which are public and which are private.

5. Proposed location for all uses and conceptional building locations, functions, and enclosed floor space.

6. Existing and proposed vegetation, water channels, drainage ways, flood hazard areas, and other topographical information to assist in the approval of the developmental plan.

7. Proposed privately owned common areas and areas to be dedicated to the public.

8. Locations and information on existing and proposed utilities to serve the PUD uses, including sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water,

electric, and other utilities.

9. Existing or planned storm management facilities.

10. Delineation of traffic impacts that are projected to result from the PUD Development and proposals for managing these impacts.

11. Rules, regulations, and guidelines that will apply to the use of the PUD. C. Review and approval. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall review the Development Plan for conformity with the PUD Planned Unit Development District standards and with recognized principles of civic design, land use planning, and landscape architecture. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall consult with the applicant about any recommended modifications, alterations, or adjustments to the Development Plan that the Commission deems necessary to preserve the intent of the PUD Planned Unit Development District, and to promote public health, safety, morals, and general welfare. The submission provided for in this section shall be considered a petition for rezoning to the PUD Planned Unit Development District and the Planning and Zoning Commission shall hold a public hearing as required for such a petition. Following the public hearing, if approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Development Plan shall be filed with the Board of Supervisors. The Supervisors following the public hearing required in Section XXII of the Butler County Zoning Ordinance for an amendment, change, modification, or repeal of the regulations, restrictions, zoning designation, and boundaries in the Butler County Zoning Ordinance may approve the Development Plan, refer the development plan back to the Planning and Zoning Commission with the Board’s suggestions and recommendations, or disapprove the Development Plan. If disapproved, the Board must include in its decision specific reasons for disapproval based on the County’s then existing land use and development ordinances, policies, rules, and regulations. If the Development Plan is approved, it shall be recorded along with the County’s approval in the Butler County Recorder’s office.

The cost of recording shall be paid by the persons who have applied for the PUD Planned Unit Development District.

D. Amendment. Any amendment to the approved Development Plan shall be treated as an application for a new PUD Planned Unit Development District.

IV. In the event any portion of this Ordinance shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby and shall continue to be valid and enforceable and if, for any reason, a court finds that any provision of this Ordinance is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable as written, but that by limiting such provision it would become valid, legal and enforceable then such provision shall be deemed to be written, construed and enforced as so limited.

Upon Roll Call the vote thereon is as follows: AYES: Tom Heidenwirth, Rex Ackerman, Rusty Eddy; NAYS: None Approved and adopted this 24th day of May, 2016.

ATTEST: Lizbeth Williams, County Auditor Board approved claims as submitted.

Board acknowledged receipt of Manure Management Plan Annual Updates for McCandless III Finisher Farm; Allison Finisher Farm; Rick Juchems and Reeser Finisher Farm Moved by Eddy, second by Ackerman to adjourn the meeting at 10:32 A.M. to Tuesday, May 31, 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 24, 2016.

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• 11:25 a.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 400 block of Locust St. • 2:57 p.m.: Officers were called to an assault/fight in the 16800 block of Highway 3, Bristow. Officers arrested Darrell Dean Danger, 49, of Allison, for assault. He was placed in a cell and held for court.

• 8:10 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident in the 1200 block of N. Public Road, Shell Rock.

• 10:53 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 100 block of E. Prospect St. Friday, June 3: • Officers executed a traffic stop, assisted with two medical calls, and assisted a motorist.

• 1:18 a.m.: Officers received a suspicious vehicle report in the 300 block of Main St. • 7:57 a.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident with unknown injuries near the intersection of Highway 14 and 110th St., Greene.

One subject was transported by ambulance to the hospital.

• 11:17 a.m.: Officers received a report of a possible fraud in the 200 block of 2nd St. • 12:30 p.m.: Officers received a theft report in the 17600 block of Birch Ave. • 5 p.m.: Officers received a missing person report in the 1000 block of Beaver St. • 5:47 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 25000 block of Division St. • 6:48 p.m.: Officers were called to a family domestic matter in the 200 block of N. 5th St • 8:46 p.m.: Officers were called to a matter near the intersection of Early St. and West St., Bristow. Officers arrested Jonathon A. Smith, 28, of Bristow, for public intoxication. He was held for court • 10:03 p.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident near the intersection of 220th St. and Hickory Ave. Saturday, June 4: • Officers executed five traffic stops, assisted with a medical call, assisted a motorist, and received a report of a controlled burn.

• 12:37 a.m.: Officers were called to a property damage accident in the 100 block of Main St., New Hartford. Officers arrested Randy Stubbe, 57, of Wellsburg, and charged with possession of a controlled substance, failure to prove SR22 insurance, and driving while license revoked. He was held overnight for court.

• 2:53 p.m.: Officers were called to an alarm in the 27600 block of Temple Ave. • 4:32 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 600 block of N. Bluff St. • 6:37 p.m.: Officers were called to a

dog/deer/livestock matter near the intersection of Highway 188 and 150th St. • 7:55 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 900 block of McManus St. • 9:31 p.m.: Officers were called to a car-deer property damage accident near the intersection of Beaver Valley St. and Butler Ave., New Hartford.

Sunday, June 5: • Officers executed seven traffic stops, assisted with two medical calls, and assisted a motorist.

• 1:22 a.m.: Officers executed a traffic stop near the intersection of S. Cherry St. and W. Water St. Officers arrested Henry Remley, 26, of Shell Rock, for third offense operating while intoxicated. He was held for court.

• 11:06 a.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 400 block of E. Jackson St. • 11:37 a.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 400 block of N. Bluff St. • 11:48 a.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 600 block of Main St. • 2:49 p.m.: Officers were called to a dog/deer/livestock matter in the 600 block of N. High St. • 4:46 p.m.: Officers received a harassment report in the 15600 block of 265th St., Kesley.

• 11:14 p.m.: Officers were called to a car-deer property damage accident in the 29200 block of Union Ave., New Hartford.

Monday, June 6: • Officers were called to a report of suspicious activity in the 300 block of Main St.

Proceedings

CLARKSVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Special Meeting June 6, 2016 A special meeting was called to order by Board President Chris Backer at 7:30 a.m. in the high school media room. Members present were Chris Backer, Phil Barnett and Justin Clark; other present were Superintendent Randy Strabala and Business Manager/Board Secretary Shellee Bartlett. Board member absent: Shelley Maiers and Tim Backer.

Moved by Clark, seconded by Barnett, to approve the agenda. Carried unanimously.

Moved by Barnett, seconded by Clark, to the following personnel resignations: Brandon Zelle, JH boys basketball coach and Tim Negen, head varsity wrestling coach: personnel recommendations: Dan Kurchera, HS science @ $47,823 (MA, step 10); Leanne Tucker, preschool @ $40,991 (MA, step 5); Katelyn Swartz, Title I @ $31,499 (BA, step 0); Sharon Ragsdale (.9 FTE to 1.0 FTE); Rick Sandifer, Spanish @ $47,823 (MA, step 10); Rhonda Jones, food service @ $9.48 per hour. Carried unanimously.

Moved by Barnett, seconded by Clark, to approve to following off-staff coaching contracts: Heather Petersen, head varsity volleyball; Brandon Zelle, assistant varsity volleyball and assistant varsity boys basketball; Shane Harken, assistant varsity football; Laura Wallin, drill team; Joe Huck, head varsity girls basketball.

Carried unanimously.

Moved by Clark, seconded by Barnett, to adjourn at 7:36 a.m. Carried unanimously.

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• Clarksville Star •

Thursday, June 9, 2016 •

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Clarksville eighth-grader Kori Wedeking throws in the opening game at home against West Fork on Saturday, June 4. (Kristi Nixon photo)

Tale of two teams:

Clarksville’s Chloe Ross fouls the ball off at the plate during the Indians’ home doubleheader against West Fork on Saturday. (Kristi Nixon photo)

West Fork rallies by previously unbeaten Clarksville, earns sweep Kristi Nixon

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CLARKSVILLE – Entering Saturday’s doubleheader between host Clarksville and West Fork, the two squads were heading in opposite directions.

Clarksville right fielder Bailey Myers dives for a catch in the third inning of the Indians game against West Fork last week.

(Kristi Nixon photo)

The Indians were 4-0 and opened with a big 5-0 early lead against the Warhawks, who entered the day 0-4.

However, a momentum shift in the third inning of the opener turned the five-run deficit into a tie ballgame that led to extra innings and West Fork earning its first win and Clarksville suffering its first loss.

Clarksville had recorded two quick outs in the inning, but on a ball hit by Lexi Jones, the Indians’ second baseman and right fielder collided while both going for the ball which led to a big three-run inning.

Each team was not the same after that.

“We do a really good job of fighting back for some reason,” West Fork coach Abbee Dickman said. “We don’t start on top very well. We do a very good job of having something to work for and I think the girls see an opportunity, whether it is a mental error or whatever, they try to capitalize on it.”

But Clarksville coach Katie Wedeking thought her team had the ability to come back based on the Indians’ ability to hit.

“We’ve been on the bats pretty good this year,” coach Wedeking said, “I do feel like when we have an error, we kind of have two or three right after that; that’s what we talked about in the huddle and that’s what we have to work on.”

With two runs in the fourth, West Fork tied the game at 5-all, and again at 6-apiece in the fifth and there it remained until the ninth when two straight singles by the top of the order, started off by Jacy Guerrero, began what turned into a run on a fielder’s choice error on a run-down for the leadoff hitter between third and home.

The floodgates opened after that play and the Warhawks eventually pulled out the 10-6, nine-inning contest.

West Fork came back from another early deficit as the home team on the scoreboard in the second game of the doubleheader, tying the score at 3-all in the first and then going ahead for good with a three-run second and tacking on five more in the third.

“We had some tough games in Lake Mills and Central Springs right away,” Dickman said. “Lake Mills, I don’t think we were necessarily ready to play our first game. We played different girls in different positions and I think we finally found our lineup.”

Nevertheless, Clarksville combined for 18 hits in the two games against the Warhawks’ eighth-grade pitcher Rachael Hubka, who went the distance in both ends of the doubleheader.

Meanwhile, eighth grader Kori Wedeking, the younger sister to both Clarksville coaches Katie and Kimberly Wedeking, took her first loss in the circle while striking out six.

“Our bats are so much better this year,” Katie Wedeking said. “We didn’t have anyone batting above .300 last year and now we have three or four so far. I know it’s only five games, but… “…Kori is pretty calm and collected, so she is pretty easy to coach.”

Dickman said, “Because of the JV tournament at Hampton (we were down a pitcher). I thought she (Hubka) could do it and she did with flying colors. I’m very proud of her.”

Both teams were missing some regular starters, more so the Indians.

“We told them conference is our main goal, being conference champions, these weren’t conference games,” Katie Wedeking said, “but especially

these games and the ones this week we lose six players, four of them starters because they are going on a Washington D.C. trip for school. We had five eighth-graders playing this game and will have five eighth-graders and two freshmen in the lineup this week.

“We have some talented eighth-graders. I would say Ainsley Lovrien hasn’t played third (base) much, she got that home run and she made about six plays today – it was only her second time playing third.”

The Warhawks, meanwhile. were without leading hitter Kaitlyn Liekweg, who is batting .500 thus far.

“Today, we were missing Kaitlyn Liekweg, she is gone on a family getaway,” Dickman said. “We struggled with the bat because she’s a very good batter, but at the same time I think all of the girls stepped up and strung the hits together and that’s what we’ve been needing to do all season.”

The two games were originally part of a home tournament for Clarksville, but a team pulled out leaving it a doubleheader. Katie Wedeking said the Indians may not host the tournament in 2017.

West Fork 10, Clarksville 6 (9 innings) West Fork 002 310 004 - 10 14 1 Clarksville 212 010 000 - 6 12 2 Winning battery – Rachael Hubka and Madison Patten. Losing battery – Kori Wedeking and Bethany Negen. Two or more hits – WF (Jacy Guerrero 3, Lexi Jones 3, Morgan Meier 3, Teya Adams); Clark (Bailey Myers 3, Wedeking 3, Negen, Brittney Litterer). 2B – WF (Jones, Patten, Maddison Shupe, Adams); Clark (Chloe Ross).

SB – WF 10 (Morgan Meier 3, Hubka 2, J. Guerrero, Patten, Shupe, Ylani Guerrero, Adams). RBI – WF 9 (Jones 2, Patten 2,

Shupe 2, Y. Guerrero, Hubka, Adams); Clark 6 (Negen 3, Litterer, Madison Stirling, Wedeking).

West Fork 11, Clarksville 8 Clarksville 301 310 0 - 8 8 1 West Fork 334 000 x - 11 8 1 Winning battery – Rachael Hubka and Madison Patten. Losing battery – Madison Stirling, Miranda Vance (4) and Bethany

Negen. Two or more hits – WF (Lexi Jones, Morgan Meier); Clark (Janet Borchardt, Ainsley Lovrien). 2B – WF 2 (Jones, Maddison Shupe); Clark (Lovrien). HR – Clark (Lovrien). SB – WF 4 (Patten 2, Jones, Hubka). RBI – WF 7 (Shupe 2, Meier 2, Jones, Teya Adams, Brittany O’Donnell); Clark 7 (Borchardt 3, Lovrien 3, Litterer).

Indians stay unbeaten

CLARKSVILLE – A sixth inning four-run rally helped the Clarksville softball team improve to 3-0 with a 6-2 victory over Dunkerton at home on Thursday, June 2.

The Raiders had scored a run in the fifth to even the score at 2-all, forcing the Indians to come back with a big inning to stay perfect in the early going.

Brittney Litterer was 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBI for the Indians.

Scoring two runs apiece were leadoff hitter Chelsea Capper and eighthgrade left fielder Janet Borchardt, who was hitting out of the five spot.

Eighth-grade pitcher Kori Wedeking struck out nine and gave up four hits. Only one of the two runs she gave up were earned.

She helped her own cause with an RBI single.

Clarksville 6, Dunkerton 2 Dunkerton 010 010 0 - 2 4 Clarksville 101 004 x - 6 8 Winning battery – Kori Wedeking and Bethany Negen. Losing battery – . Two or more hits – Clark (Brittney Litterer).

2B – Clark (Madison Stirling). SB – Clark, None. RBI – Clark (Litterer 2, Negen 2, Stirling, Wedeking).

CLARKSVILLE – Two hits apiece for Bailey Myers, Bethany Negen, Janet Borchardt and Stephanie Schmadeke were more than enough for Clarksville’s softball team in a 100, five-inning rout of Colo-Nesco on Friday, June 4.

It improved the Indians to 4-0 on the young season.

Negen drove in three while Myers, Brittney Litterer and Schmadeke tacked on two more as coach Katie Wedeking’s team had 10 total hits, but none for extra bases and didn’t

steal a bag.

Kori Wedeking threw a one-hit shutout, striking out four and walking only one to earn the win in the circle.

Clarksville 10, Colo-Nesco 0 (5) Colo-Nesco 000 00 - 0 1 Clarksville 130 42 - 10 10 Winning battery – Kori Wedeking and Bethany Negen. Losing battery – Kassie Robinson and Lauryn Hill. Two or more hits – Clark (Bailey Myers, Negen, Janet Borchardt, Stephanie Schmadeke). RBI – Clark 10 (Negen 3, Myers 2, Litterer 2, Schmadeke 2, Wedeking).

Indians rip Colo-Nesco

Clarksville graduate Bergman earns first head coaching win in a rout Kristi Nixon

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Clarksville right fielder Riley Cramer camps under a fly ball for the final out of the first inning in the Indians’ first win of the season on Thursday, June 2. (Kristi Nixon photo)

CLARKSVILLE – Too bad Clarksville’s scoreboard suffered a lightning strike the weekend before, as first-year Indians’ head coach Zach Bergman might have liked to see it lit up with all of the runs his team produced.

Trailing 3-0 after the top of the third inning, his team responded with a 10run rally, eventually putting an early end to this Iowa Star Conference game with an 18-3 victory over visiting Dunkerton.

It was the first win of the head coaching career of Bergman, a UNI student, and Clarksville alumnus.

“It’s great, good win,” Bergman said of getting his first win in four tries.

And it all started with the bottom of the order.

Senior left fielder Tanner Gilbert started it off by coaxing a walk to lead off the third and he eventually scored

twice in the inning, hitting a triple in his second at-bat of the third.

He was later hit by a pitch to load the bases in the fourth and effectively put an end to the game on his second at-bat of the fourth when he walked with the bases loaded to provide the 15-run differential needed via the run-rule.

“It’s good, we’re hoping it’s the first of many more,” Gilbert said of Bergman’s first win as head coach of the Indians.

Bergman added, “We had Riley Cramer come up with a couple of big hits and Tanner Gilbert hit a big triple.”

Prior to that third inning, Clarksville hadn’t reached base, but quickly started running the base paths to force the Raiders into throwing the ball around.

It was effective on a double steal of

second and home as the rout was on.

Dunkerton starting pitcher Jordan Yessak was replaced after the Indians tied the score with the bases loaded.

Clarksville continued its onslaught against the Raiders’ pitching, with the reliever recording only one out, and the Indians’ lead built to 10-3 before making another pitching change.

Coach Bergman’s team sent 17 batters to the plate that inning.

He said he had switched some of his lineup around, moving Pacen Hendricks from the ninth spot up to hitting first and Gilbert was moved up a spot.

The moves worked. Hendricks was 2-for-4 with a double that drove in a couple in the final inning.

And it is all coming together for Bergman, who only three years ago

The ball comes in as Clarksville’s Tanner Gilbert slides in safely at third. Gilbert had stolen second and the ball got away, allowing him to reach. Gilbert eventually scored, tallying three of the Indians’ 18 runs against the Raiders. (Kristi Nixon photo)

was a teammate to some of the juniors and seniors on this team.

“It isn’t weird, now,” Bergman said.

“It was the first couple of years (as an assistant). But it isn’t anymore.”

Clarksville 18, Dunkerton (4) Dunkerton 003 0 - 4 10 3 Clarksville 00(10) 8 - 18 9 2 Winning Battery – Dakota Garretson and Matt Nelson. Losing battery – Jordan Yessak, Cox (3), Rygal (3) and Schake, Heideman (4). 2B – Dunk (Cox); Clark (Hendricks, Jordan Myers, Cramer). 3B – Clark (Tanner Gilbert). Two or more hits – Clark (Pacen Hendricks, Riley Cramer). SB – Clark (Gilbert 2, Dawson Holub, Hendricks, Garretson, Myers, Nelson, Jacobs, Cramer). RBI – Dunk (Cox 2, Gordon); Clark 2 (Jacobs 3, Gilbert 2, Myers 2, Cramer, Hendricks, Garretson, Holub).

Clarksville catcher Matt Nelson chases a Dunkerton runner back to third base during the third inning in which the Raiders scored three runs. The Indians came back with a 10-run rally in the bottom of that inning. (Kristi Nixon photo)

Caden Hobson of Clarksville pumps his fist after scoring on a wild pitch during an eight-run fourth inning that ended this game early, an 18-3 win for the Indians. (Kristi Nixon photo)

COMMUNITY

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• Clarksville Star •

The Allison Park Board welcomes the community to see the Glenn Miller Orchestra in concert, at no admission charge, on Sunday, June 12 at Wilder Park in Allison.

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Free admission to A Glenn Miller Orchestra Concert at Allison Mark your calendar for the famous Glenn Miller Orchestra at Wilder Park, Allison, on Sunday, June 12 from 6:30—8:30 p.m., which will allow many people to get home before dark.

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3 just east of Casey’s General Store.

The Allison Park Board is again sponsoring this prestigious soughtafter big band at no admission charge. (Most places charge a $35 to $50 fee.)

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The Concert is supported by donations. Any free will donations will be appreciated.

In case of rain the concert will be held in the gym of the North Butler

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In case of threating weather go to facebook.com to confirm location of the concert.

Attendees need to bring a lawn chair. Please, NO HIGH-back chairs.

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WAVERLY – Five members of the Waverly Health Center (WHC) team have been named May Spotlight on Values award winners.

Nominated by co-workers, patients and members of the community, these individuals are examples of WHC’s values in action.

Jean Stauffer of Clarksville, surgery, was recognized for the value of excellence. Jean works to keep the schedule running smoothly. Her nominator commented, “Jean takes the initiative to look ahead. Recently, she noticed we needed additional consents for a patient and got them prior to the day of surgery.”

WHC has adopted six values which include compassion, enthusiasm, excellence, innovation, integrity and leadership. Patients, visitors

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Farmers and retailers are encouraged to attend the second annual Weeds Week program on July 20 at the Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm near Nashua, Iowa.

This one-day, educational program, hosted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, will focus on herbicide resistance and weed management.

“Our goal is to help farmers develop effective weed management plans,” said Virgil Schmitt, field agronomist at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. “Sessions have been developed to provide tools that help farmers and agribusinesses work together to develop long-term weed management plans that iden-

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ISU Extension Field Agronomists Terry Basol and Meaghan Anderson will host the event in Nashua. Each session will include presentations, hands-on weed management planning, small group discussion and plot tours presented by extension field agronomists. Attendees will learn how to select herbicides from the herbicide effectiveness table, identify which herbicides to apply and develop their four-year weed management plans for their operation or for customers.

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COMMUNITY CHS All School Reunion Hoopla Celebration set June 11

On Saturday, June 11, 2016, the Clarksville CHS All School Reunion honoring classes that end in 1 and 6 will be held in the east school gym. Four hundred twenty-five postcard invitations were sent out to the honored class alumni, 2016 seniors and former teachers.

All alumni, anyone who ever attended school in Clarksville, friends and former schoolteachers and staff are welcome to attend. There is no registration fee.

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Celebration” registration begins at 9 a.m. Treasured school memorabilia, an exhibit of older designed class rings and a showing of a current athletic uniform will be displayed.

Fundraisers will be a silent auction and an opportunity to win a paint-by-number framed Norman Rockwell 1954 Saturday Evening Post magazine cover painted and donated by Mary Kramer, wife of Gary Kramer, Class of 1964.

At 10 a.m., the Roll Call of All Classes program will include a fun

re-enactment of “Initiation Day Remembered,” additional significant topics dealing with a reunion memories followed by the traditional Roll Call of All Classes with comments heard from class representatives.

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The Way It Was

by Dave Clark

Teresa Jacobsen, of Clarksville, portrays Elizabeth Patterson—a 26 year old teacher from Illinois who was killed in the Flood Creek disaster.

SPELLING BEE SATURDAY HOURS Please note….the Library will be The P.E.O. will be holding their CLOSED regular hours THIS Satur- annual Spelling Bee at the Library day, June 11, so everyone can enjoy on Friday, June 10! This is open for the Pioneer Days festivities! all students (starting at first grade) But, we will be OPEN after the pa- through adults—registration starts at rade from 3-5 pm, so stop by to see 2:45 p.m. and the spelling will begin the beautiful quilts and check out the at 3 p.m.! The lower level is accesnew additions in the History Room sible. in the lower level!

SUMMER READING QUILT SHOW PROGRAM Plan to come to the library during On Your Mark, Get Set, READ! Pioneer Days for a Quilt Show! Over The 2016 summer programs have 100 quilts of all shapes, sizes, and kicked off! patterns will be on display on Thurs- Don’t worry if you missed the first day, June 9 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Fri- week, there’s still plenty more to day, June 10, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and come this month! All kids that just Saturday, June 11 after the parade finished 3-year Preschool to sixth from 3-5 p.m. There is no fee and the grade, are welcome to come whenLibrary is accessible. ever they can!

Reminder for those bringing There are two sessions again this quilts….they can start arriving at the year—every Tuesday morning from Library on Monday, June 6!

9:15-10:30 a.m. will be for Preschool NEW PIONEER DAYS KIDS to first graders, and Wednesday ACTIVITIES mornings from 9:15-10:30 a.m. will All kids (sixth grade and under) be for the second to sixth graders. are invited to the Reading Park dur- The programs the whole month of ing Pioneer Days for some NEW ac- June and there will be some special tivities hosted by the Library! programs in July and August, as On Thursday, June 9 from 4-5:30 well! So, Be a Reading Champion p.m., kids can join us for some JUM- and join us for the summer proBO-Sized Yard Games! grams!

And, on Friday, June 10 from 4-5 Watch next week’s paper for picp.m., kids can Chalk the Walk by tures of the first week of summer drawing their own sidewalk chalk reading programs! There are procreations! There is no fee or reg- gram calendars and reading logs at istration for either of these events, the checkout desk, so feel free to take and in the event of rain, they will be what you need! And kids….make cancelled. sure you READ, READ, READ!!!

Fill those reading logs!

NOTICE TO PICK UP FLOWERS AT CEMETERY

To assist in mowing during the summer months we are asking that all flowers, stands or vases not on the foundations be removed at the Lynwood Cemetery by June 15.

After June 15, the Maintenance Department will be removing all flowers, stands or vases not on the foundations. We think Lynwood is a beautiful cemetery and want it to remain so. If you need guidance as to how to have flowers, vases, and stands at a grave-site all summer long and still cooperate with our grounds crew please feel free to contact Matt Kampman in the Maintenance Department.

Thank you, The City Council

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Declaration Days past Here are two pictures Lola found in her archives showing Declaration Day, or Memorial Day, as we know it now, from a time in the past.

• One picture shows the flags being brought into the cemetery on horseback, something I certainly don’t remember. Those who are familiar with old cars can probably guess the time period; also, the clothing is a clue. Of course I have no idea who the riders might have been.

This could well have been during World War II, before there was an AMVETS Post or VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars post) in Clarksville.

There seems to be no other military presence behind the horses.

• The other picture, taken in 1953, showing the parade turning the corner from Main to Superior Street is much more easily identified. Lola is the Drum Majorette, leading the band and has just made the signal to turn the corner. The small girl behind Lola was Patsy Strauser.

Among the twirlers were Betty Johnson, Phyllis Gallmeyer, Darlene Fenneman, Kay Voss, Karla Bittner and Shirley Kleinschmidt, possibly Jean Henning also. I’m using maiden names, of course.

Other points of interest, in this picture, are: The Lowe popcorn stand on the corner, directly north across the street from present stand. This is often a subject of conversation whenever the history of popcorn stands in Clarksville comes up. I thought, and have often mentioned, that it sat out in the street; obviously I was mistaken, there seems to be room for people to use the sidewalk behind it.

I should have known, as I certainly bought many 10-cent bags of corn there. As I also have often written, this little building was later moved and became the press box at the first football field, in about 1958. Note: I ran the game clock, from this stand, for many years but I can’t remember much press ever being written in it, probably a good thing, don’t ask!

Also if you look closely, under the stop sign, you can see one of the two water fountains that once were part of the Main Street scene. There was another on the corner where the post office is now. If there were more, I can’t see them in my mind’s eye.

• Anyone having any thoughts or information on these pictures, espe-

Don’t be late!

Deadline for next week’s paper is Friday.

Declaration or Memorial Day, unknown date.

Memorial or Declaration Day in Clarksville, 1953. cially the older one at the cemetery, and great food that arrived at our home after my surgery. What would please let me know.

• I would like to thank everyone for we do without family and friends? the prayers, phone calls, concerns God bless you all.

Thursday, June 9, 2016 •

Focus on soil, water quality at Research Farm Field Day June 28

The annual Spring Field Day at the ISU Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm, rural Nashua, will run from 1-4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28.

The field day is free and open to the public. It starts at the Borlaug Learning Center Headquarters on the ISU Northeast Research Farm and Demonstration Farm.

The farm is on 290th Street, 0.2 miles east of Windfall Avenue.

The program will kick off with Kristine Tidgren, attorney from The Center for Ag Law and Taxation, who will give her insights on the latest legal issues on water quality.

Rick Cruse, Professor of Agronomy, will share research information on the aspect of soil quality as it pertains to farming practices.

Tom Kaspar, USDA-ARS, will provide the latest up to date information on cover crops for growers.

Matt Helmers, ag engineer, will address accepted practices that improve soil and water quality and help reduce nutrient losses from farm fields.

The field day is free and open to the public. It starts at the Borlaug Learning Center Headquarters on the ISU Northeast Research Farm and Demonstration Farm.

Directions: From Nashua at the junction of Highway 218 (Exit 220) and County Road B60, go west on B60 1.1 miles to Windfall Ave., then south 1 mile to 290th St., then east 0.2 miles to the farm. CCA credits are available (4 SW).

For more information about the event, call Terry Basol at 641-4266801.

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.

ROBERT “COREY” POFFENBERGER Robert “Corey” Poffenberger was shot and killed early Friday morning October 24, 2003, in the driveway of his 2211 East 37th St. home in Des Moines.

The 30-year-old Mediacom employee had been shot several times in the chest, and was found outside the open door of his vehicle, the car still idling. Poffenberger’s wallet was left untouched, and officials found nothing missing from his home.

There have never been any significant clues or leads to find out who killed him.

Poffenberger was born in Bluffton, Indiana.

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After graduating from Indiana University in 1996, Poffenberger moved to Las Vegas and worked as a club manger for four years before moving to Minneapolis. He later moved to Des Moines to work as a Marketing Coordinator with Mediacom.

A $25,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person(s) involved in Poffenberger’s unsolved murder. Please contact the Des Moines Police Department Detective Bureau at (515) 2834864 or Polk County CrimeStoppers at (515) 223-1400. Callers may remain anonymous.

ROBERT “COREY” POFFENBERGER | Age: 20 | Died: October 24, 2003 Location: Des Moines Find out more about this and other unsolved homicides at www.IowaColdCases.org.

A $25,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person(s) involved in Poffenberger’s unsolved murder. Please contact the Des Moines Police Department Detective Bureau at (515) 2834864 or Polk County CrimeStoppers at (515) 223-1400. Callers may remain anonymous.

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• Clarksville Star •

Mid-America Publishing acquires Holstein Advance

Mid-America Publishing Corporation is pleased to anounce its purchase of The Holstein Advance and TriValley AdVance Publishing from Mari Bauer, of Holstein, effective May 31, 2016.

The Advance will be added to the Hampton-based corporation’s growing roster of 30 Iowa weekly newspapers and shoppers.

Other nearby papers also owned

by Mid-America include those in Ida Grove and Lake City.

“We are excited to assume the ownership of The Advance,” said Mid-America Publishing’s President and CEO, Ryan Harvey. “After we purchased the Courier and Reminder from Roger Rector nearly a year ago, we began discussing the opportunity of buying The Advance from Mari shortly thereafter.”

The transfer of ownership is related to the Bauer’s decision to pursue other interests.

“We want to thank Mari for allowing Mid-America to continue the legacy of the Advance,” Harvey said. “We know she’s put her heart and soul into the paper and we look forward to working with the area customers to provide a strong news product going forward.”

Harvey will assume the duties and title of publisher of the newspaper while the staff of the Courier and Reminder will be responsible for its day to day operations.

“We believe a local newspaper needs to have local content,” Harvey said.

“Our mission going forward is to tell the stories of local residents, report on local events, and give strong coverage of local government at the city, county, and school district levels. One of the specialties of the staff in Ida Grove has been to provide quality indepth coverage in Holstein. We’ll ensure the paper’s future by providing unique content, unique photos, and quality journalism for the folks in the Holstein area.”

The publication will join Mid-America’s portfolio of weekly newspapers which aside from the Courier and Reminder also include: The Calmar Courier; Postville Herald; The Outlook, in Monona; The Eldora Herald-Ledger and Hardin County Index, with an office in Eldora; The Leader, with offices in Garner and Britt; the Kanawha Reporter, the Wright County Monitor, in Clarion and Dows; the Eagle Grove Eagle; the Buffalo Center Tribune, The Pioneer Enterprise (Rockwell-Thornton), The Sheffield Press; The Hampton Chronicle; The Butler County Tribune-Journal (Allison); the Clarksville Star, the Ida County Courier in Ida Grove; The Ogden Reporter, and The Graphic-Advocate, with offices in Lake City and Rockwell City.

The company also owns and operates newspapers in southeast Iowa, namely, The News-Review, in Sigourney, The Keota Eagle, Keota, and The Sun with offices in New Sharon and Fremont. The company additionally produces two weekly political newspapers, the Conservative Chronicle

and the Liberal Opinion Week as well as several TMC shoppers, such as The Hampton Chronicle’s Bonus in Hampton, The Spectrum in Lake City-Rockwell City, The Leader’s Shopper News Review in Garner, The Reminder in Ida Grove; and the Wright County Reminder in Clarion; plus monthly shoppers such as The Dual County Leader in Eagle Grove and the Keokuk County Chief in Sigourney.

The company also publishes north central Iowa’s only Latino-oriented newspaper, Viva Iowa! which serves Franklin and Wright Counties. In addition to its newspapers and shoppers Mid-America operates a commercial printing division that offers customized printing and publishing solutions such as banners, posters, postcards, direct mailing, mailing list management, letter head design, newsletter management and dozens of other marketing and promotional products which it plans to make available locally in the Holstein area.

Effective immediately, several major changes are in store for the publications.

The Advance’s supplemental shopper, the AdVantage, has been discontinued and merged with the Reminder effective next week, so all of your familiar inserts, such as the Holstein Super Market and Shopko will be found inside the Reminder. The Advance will move from a Thursday publication to a Wednesday publication to ensure timely delivery to our readers.

The newspaper’s billing and circulation will be consolidated to the company’s home office in Hampton effective immediately. The printing of the newspaper will also move to the Hampton facility and a website for the newspaper will be launched within a few weeks. The newspaper will have a new email address, holsteinadvance@ gmail.com, effective immediately. The paper will retain its current mailing address.

To reach the office, please call the Ida Grove location at 712-364-3131 for immediate assistance. The paper will be staffed in Holstein from 10-2 on Tuesdays and Thursdays each week.

The newsstand price will increase from 75 cents to $1 effective next week and will be available at the Holstein Super Market and Pronto locations on Tuesday mornings prior to 12 noon.

Also, effective immediately, fees for publication of full obituaries will be $50 and run in both the Courier and Advance.

On the paper size the paper will transition to a slightly wider format, expanding from a 25.5-inch web to a 28-inch web format.

The format also reflects the width of all other Mid-America papers which will allow the customer to seamlessly cross sell advertising from the Advance into any of the company’s other newspapers, and include other area social news and photographs of possible interest to local readers.

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Ron and Marlys Saathoff of Allison were among attendees at the German Ethnic Meal of the Ostfriesen Heritage Society on June 4.

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200 Ostfriesens gathered for annual German Ethnic Meal On Saturday evening, June 4, more than 200 members and friends of the area’s Ostfriesen Heritage Society met at the Grundy Center Community Center to enjoy some fun, fellowship, and German Food at their annual ethnic meal event.

The German comfort food brought back memories for those attending.

The evening included musical en-

tertainment provided by the mother-daughter team of Jeanie and Jan Conrads from Cedar Falls, and a photographic tour of Ostfriesland, including photos of the 2015 Student Exchange Program between the Pewsum, Germany School and the Grundy Center Community School.

A special guest attended the event from Ostfriesland. Helmut Fischer

from Norden, Germany, a familiar face to members of the Club over the past 20 years, surprised the group by his attendance.

He finished the evening’s program by showing a 1936 film titled “Fischerkinder au der Nordsee.” It was a black and white historical film that had recently been digitized by a historical group in Ostfriesland. The film was

about the historical harbor in Greetsiel, Germany, including the fishing boats and lives of the children and families of the fishermen.

It was a very good film, telling about the Ostfriesen Heritage of many of the Club members’ ancestors. [ital.]

— Mary Schmidt, treasurer, Ostfriesen Heritage Society

North Butler Junior-Senior High students raised $1,767.81 for the Butler County American Cancer Society Relay for Life in activities during the last full week of May. Here, Junior and Senior High Student Council members present the check to Relay for Life representatives Margaret Smith and Helen Debner. Students, back row from third-left, are Haylee Niemann, Daylene Ritter, Aubrie Obermier, Hunter McManemy, Nik Pitzenburger, Brooke Trees, Brynn Salge; and front row from left, Colton Hobson, Addyson Clark, Clay Shultz, Hallie Testroet and Katelin Barth. (Contributed by North Butler Schools)

North Butler Jr-Sr High holds own Relay for Life

In previous years, the North Butler Middle School students raised money for the Butler County Relay for Life.

This year, the Junior and Senior High students took up that torch May 23-27, to support and remember those who have fought cancer.

COLORS: Representing awareness colors for different types of cancer, a different color of clothing was designated each day.

MONDAY, May 23, participants wore pink for breast cancer survivors.

• Breast cancer was chosen in support of survivors Mrs. Jamie Osterbuhr and Mrs. Ilene Tindall.

• Breast cancer is the second-most common form, after skin cancer, in women. One in eight women will develop breast cancer, and the chance of mortality from it is one in 36.

TUESDAY, May 24, orange was sported, for kidney cancer survivors.

• Kidney cancer was chosen in support of survivor, Mr. Kirk Clark.

• The average age of people diagnosed with kidney cancer is 64; it is uncommon in people younger than 45.

WEDNESDAY, May 25, students wore black in support of skin cancer survivors.

• Skin cancer was chosen in support of survivor, Mrs. Denise Shreve.

• Melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer, will account for about 76,380 cases of skin cancer in 2016.

• Mrs. Shreve shared this about melanoma: The five-year survival rate for people whose melanoma is detected and treated before it spreads to the

lymph nodes is 98 percent. Luckily, Mrs. Shreve’s was detected early and was only stage two when she was diagnosed 10 years ago.

• Students took a sun safety quiz from the American Cancer Society. (http:// www.cancer.org/healthy/toolsandcalculators/quizzes/sun-safety/index) THURSDAY, May 26, students wore blue in support of those fighting prostate cancer.

•Prostate cancer was chosen in support of Mr. Kyle Marquard, former guidance counselor at North Butler.

•More than 2 million men in the U.S. count themselves as prostate cancer

survivors.

• One man in seven will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime.

FRIDAY, May 27, students wore gold in support of those fighting sarcoma cancer.

• Sarcoma cancer was chosen in memory of Mr. Almelien’s sister, Abbey Almelien Banh. Mr. Almelien delivered a statement that day.

ACTIVITIES: CANCER FACTS: Junior High Student Council students read facts about various cancers each day during flex time.

DRESS DOWN: Junior High Student

Council collected money from students, allowing them to wear hats, and Ms. Beck collected from staff members, allowing them to wear jeans. Students could pay to have silly string sprayed at an approved staff member at an NB Relay for Life on Friday, May 26.

A BAKE/SNACK SALE was held Monday through Thursday in the Commons area and Friday during the Relay.

NB RELAY FOR LIFE was held Friday, May 26. The school ran a Wednesday schedule and went to the track from 2-3 p.m., where they could walk or jog.

Snack and silly string fundraisers continued.

Luminaries available for July 8 Butler County Relay for Life

Luminary bags are now available throughout Butler County for those wishing to have them decorated for the July 8 Relay For Life in Allison. Luminaries are done “in honor of” someone who has battled cancer or “in memory of” someone who has lost their battle with cancer. Margaret Harris is chairperson of Luminaries for Relay is announcing that there is another choice of bags this year with the addition of the variegated purple “in honor of” bags. Jane Kliebenstein, Shell Rock, has spent countless hours getting bags decorated for those who wish to have them already done up. You may still personalize your luminaries with names and photos if you like. Luminaries are available from all Relay teams in every community throughout the county. Pictured are Jamie Thompson, team recruitment and coordinator; Marj Johnson, Barnett Bunch Team; Sarah Foster, senior community manager, Relay For Life and Laura Hippen, Team Knock-Out, Aplington, at a recent meeting. (Contributed by Lucille Leerhoff, event and publicity chair)

• Clarksville Star •

Continued from page 1 pation, which was 33 contestants.

The community is welcome to attend the Spelling Bee, held in the lower level of the library, which is accessible by elevator.

Wilder Days fireworks reset to June 11

The fireworks for Allison Wilder Days that were rained out Friday, June 3, will be held Saturday, June 11 at 9:30 p.m. at Wilder Park, Allison.

All Veteran Memorial breakfast set Sunday, June 12

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 Allison AMVETS Hall.

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, 319-2672721; Deb Hummel, 319-404-5394; Greta Cordes, 641-775-3314; Rick Wangsness, 319-267-2241.

The hall is located in the northwest part of Allison. (If coming from the courthouse on the farm-to-market Seventh Street, look for the sign along the road.)

‘Celebrating Plainfield’ reading program starting June 14

Plainfield pre-kindergarten to sixth graders will take part in “Celebrating Plainfield,” during this year’s summer reading program, Tuesday mornings, June 14, 21, 28 and July 5, from 9:30 – 11 a.m. at the Plainfield Public Library.

With this year being the 150th anniversary of Plainfield’s founding in 1866, the library will center its program on the history of Plainfield and will present a local history review at an ageappropriate level of interest.

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Madison Stirling is the recipient of the Willie Fokkena Memorial Writing Award for the 2015-2016 school year.

Madison just completed her junior year at Clarksville High School. She is the daughter of Matt and Stacy Stirling.

Willie Fokkena was a senior at Clarksville and would have graduated with the Class of 1971. Willie died Nov. 14, 1970, from injuries in a car accident the previous evening.

“During his high school years, he expressed his deep moments of joy and despair, of abject sadness and climactic joy in a vast collection of poems,” states his sister, Meta Brost. “He never published them, but his family discovered his divine touch after he died…”

The award in memory of Willie is intended to encourage a writer who has shown a special talent and interest in writing. His nieces created the memorial award, Ute Brandenburg, Gunda Brost, Laura Fokkena, Lisa Fokkena and Heidi Sandler.

Stirling is being recognized by the family connected with the award.

The only prerequisite to apply for this award was to enter an example of original writing.

“This year, we received several very

good examples from Clarksville students,” Brost states. Willie’s family chose Madison Stirling’s entry, ‘A Fictional Story About a Boy Named Lucas” to receive the award. She was one of eight entrants. “(Her entry) mirrored many thoughts Willie had when his friend Tommy Ahrens died in a car accident,” Brost said. “Willie expressed his despair in poetry, Madison in a short story, which she wrote from the point of view of a survivor. This limited point of view and the first person narrator makes our ignorance of teenage depression very immediate. Willie wanted to be a psychiatrist. Madison showed very convincing introspection into the mind of a troubled teenager and into the resulting regret of not recognizing this by the world around him. Or if recognizing that a person needs help not knowing how to help. Willie’s poetry involved self-help by affirming love of family and nature.

(Only graduating seniors are recognized at the CHS awards graduation ceremony, by the school, so thanks to the family for alerting the newspaper of this award.)

Madison Stirling is the recipient of the Willie Fokkena Memorial Writing Award for the 2015-2016 school year. Pictured from left are Willie’s sister Meta Brost, Stirling, Willie’s niece, Lisa Fokkena, and Lisa’s daughter, Clara. (Star photo)

Zoning items pass supervisors’ approval Mira Schmitt-Cash Editor

The Butler County Board of Supervisors approved signing off on a subdivision request by Russ Miller to go near New Hartford at its May 24 meeting.

Miller had asked to subdivide approximately 25 acres on Butler Avenue, New Hartford to allow for the sale of residential lots.

One comment was made at the public hearing specifying what sort of home value the person, a neighbor, would like to see in the subdivision covenant.

“When it comes to a covenant for a subdivision, we (the county) have absolutely nothing we can enforce,” Zoning Administrator Mitch Nordmeyer said. The county’s job is to enforce its zoning ordinance, and a covenant falls outside of that purview.

No one was present to discuss the addition of a planned unit development ordinance.

With the ordinance approved, “even so, this doesn’t open the door for any specific project to start,” Nordmeyer said. To proceed, a developer would still have to present plans to Planning and Zoning Commission, and there

would still be public hearings with Planning and Zoning and the Board of Supervisors.

Something the PUD ordinance changes is, “Until we had this ordinance, you couldn’t build a condo in a rural area,” Nordmeyer said.

Many towns are running out of room in city limits, he said.

As zoning administrator, he sees many people interested in property in Butler County.

“That’s nice to see,” Nordmeyer said. “You never know.”

Bristow water OK to drink

An advisory to use bottled water for residents of Bristow came out in the May 19 Tribune-Journal.

The advisory has been lifted.

It was lifted on May 18, said Mitch Nordmeyer, who heads the Butler County Emergency Management Agency.

The advisory was placed while the city awaited replacement of the pump for its main well, the Department of Natural Resources said.

A sign outside a polling site, Clarksville AMVETS Post 30, invites voters in, during the Tuesday, June 7 Primary Election. About 65 had voted by 12:30 p.m. “We’re not unhappy” with the voter turnout, said Precinct Chair Lola Clark. (Star/T-J photo) RESULTS from page 1 Butler County) Rep. Linda Upmeyer coasted unchallenged to a spot in the November election in District 54. No

Democrats filed in the primary.

In Statehouse District 50 (south half, east three township tiers of Butler County) Rep. Pat Grassley was unchallenged in the Republican pri-

mary; likewise, Doris Fritz of Grundy Center was unopposed in the Democratic primary. They will face off in the November general election.

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Properly Handling Summer Lawn Care Article | Thu, 06/02/2016 - 14:08 | By Richard Jauron, Greg Wallace AMES, Iowa -- Officially, summer doesn’t begin until June 21, but Memorial Day marked the unofficial start of summer. With it comes the need for lawn care. It can be hot, sweaty work, but there’s no questioning its necessity.

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulturists can help decipher common lawn care queries. To have additional questions answered, contact the ISU Hortline at 515-2943108 or hortline@iastate.edu.

What is the correct mowing height for a lawn in summer?

Kentucky bluegrass and other coolseason grasses thrive in the cool weather of spring and fall. Hot, dry conditions in summer are stressful for cool-season grasses. Kentucky bluegrass lawns should be mowed at a height of 3 to 3½ inches during the summer months. Bluegrass lawns should be mowed at a height of 2½ to 3 inches in spring and fall. The additional leaf area during summer shades and cools the crowns of the turfgrass plants. The higher mowing height also provides more food-producing foliage and promotes deeper root growth.

When mowing the lawn, never remove more than one-third of the total leaf area at any one time. Removing more than one-third of the leaf area severely injures the turfgrass plants and reduces their ability to withstand additional environmental stresses.

Is it necessary to water an established lawn during hot, dry weather?

Gardeners have two basic options when confronted with hot, dry weather. One option is to do nothing and allow the grass to go dormant.

The alternative is to water the turfgrass during dry weather to maintain a green, actively growing lawn.

Cool-season grasses, such as Kentucky bluegrass, can survive long periods of dry weather. In dry weather, the shoots of the turfgrass plants stop growing and the plants go dormant.

Dormancy is a natural survival mechanism for turfgrass. While the leaves have turned brown and died, the turf-

grass roots and crowns remain alive.

Generally, Kentucky bluegrass can remain dormant for four to six weeks without suffering significant damage.

Lawns require 1 to 1½ inches of water per week to remain green and actively growing. If you decide to water the lawn, apply this amount in a single application or possibly two applications three or four days apart.

Avoid frequent, light applications of water, which promote shallow rooting and lush growth. Lush, shallow-rooted turfgrass is less drought tolerant. It also is more susceptible to pest problems.

Early morning (5 to 9 a.m.) is the best time to water a lawn. A morning

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application allows the water to soak deeply into the soil with little water lost to evaporation. When watering is completed, the turfgrass foliage dries quickly. Watering at mid-day is less efficient because of rapid evaporation, and strong winds may cause uneven water distribution. Strong, mid-day winds also may carry water onto driveways, sidewalks or streets, wasting considerable amounts of water. Watering lawns in late afternoon or evening may increase disease problems.

When should I apply a preventive type insecticide to control white grubs in the lawn?

White grub populations and dam-

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age to lawns vary greatly from year to year and place to place, even varying from spot to spot within the same lawn due to variations in beetle numbers, weather, turfgrass vigor, soil conditions and other factors.

There are basically three approaches to grub management in the home lawn.

One approach is to apply a preventive insecticide to the lawn on an annual basis. The second approach is to wait and see and apply a curative insecticide only when damage symptoms or signs of a grub infestation appear. The final approach is to do nothing (in regards to insecticides) and repair damaged lawn areas when grub damage occurs.

Mid-June to late July is the best time to apply a preventive insecticide. Several insecticides are available to commercial applicators for prevention of white grubs. Preventive insecticides available to homeowners include imidacloprid (Bayer Advanced Season Long Grub Control Plus Turf Revitalizer ®, Menards® Premium Grub Control) and chlorantraniliprole (Scotts GrubEx®1).

When using insecticides, carefully read and follow label directions.

Should I fertilize the lawn in summer?

Do not fertilize Kentucky bluegrass and other cool-season grasses during the summer months (June, July, and August). The best times to fertilize cool-season grasses in Iowa are spring, September and late October/early November.

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• Clarksville Star •

Community members spent time viewing Clarksville fifth and sixth-graders’ in-depth presentations on topics of their interest, which the students had worked on all school year, at the finale of the Genius Hour project on Tuesday, May 24 at the school. (Contributed by Clarksville Schools/Mrs. Jill Norton)

Students draw interest of parents, peers with Genius Hour Clarksville fifth and sixth-graders in Mrs. Mary Johnson’s and Mrs. Jill Norton’s classes chose nearly any topic on which they wanted to become geniuses and worked the whole school year, one hour a week researching, or more for those who researched outside of class.

Final projects for Genius Hour, as it was called, were displayed at an open house for the community in late May. Parents took their time browsing the displays. Elementary students, who walked through the next morning, also “thoroughly enjoyed it,” said Mrs. Mary Johnson.

“It gives them something to look forward to next year,” she added.

Some project interest areas and the students who researched them: HISTORY: World War II battles, Isaac Backer; WWII concentration camps, Brandt Reints; INDUSTRIAL ARTS: welding, Cade Ison; whittling, Charles Bacon; ANIMALS: rabbit showing, Sierra Vance; cattle showing, Gracie Kielman; guinea pigs, Jenna Myers; MEDIA/TECH: touch screens, Rachel Borchardt; chapter book writing, Cooper Negen; photography, Tabby Anderson; MUSIC: saxophone, Isaiah Andress; SPORTS: tumbling, Cailyn Hardy; skateboarding, Ethan Myers; baseball, Levi Kampman; ARTS: painting, Trista Schetcherly; sewing, too many to name.

Cade Ison displays his yearlong research project on welding at Genius Hour 2016. (Contributed by Clarksville Schools)

Sierra Vance displays her yearlong research project on rabbit care and showmanship at Genius Hour 2016. (Contributed by Clarksville Schools)

Tabby Anderson displays her yearlong research project on photography at Genius Hour. (Contributed by Clarksville Schools)

Rachel Borchardt displays her yearlong research project on how various touch screens work at Genius Hour. (Contributed by Clarksville Schools) Brandt Reints displays his yearlong research project on concentration camps during World War II at Genius Hour 2016. (Contributed by Clarksville Schools)

Gavin Kelm displays his yearlong research project on building a birdhouse at Genius Hour. (Contributed by Clarksville Schools)

Trista Schetcherly displays her yearlong research project on painting at Genius Hour. (Contributed by Clarksville Schools)

Cailyn Hardy displays her yearlong research project on tumbling (and an impressive amount of trophies) at Genius Hour 2016.

(Contributed by Clarksville Schools)

PIONEER DAYS

• Clarksville Star •

Thursday, June 9, 2016 •

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Clarksville Pioneer Days

Red, White and You packed with activities!

The Clarksville Pioneer Days 2016 festival is just around the corner. This year’s event will be Thursday, June 9 to Saturday, June 11 in Clarksville and is Themed Red, White and You in memory of the 15th anniversary of the events of 9/11 in 2001.

The Miss Clarksville and Court Coronation will be Thursday, June 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Firemen’s Stage, or in case of rain, at the west gym of the school. The Little Miss and Mr. Clarksville contest will follow. Both are sponsored by Iowa State Bank.

The Quilt Show will be Thursday, June 9, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Friday, June 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, June 11 from 3-5 p.m. and will feature more than 100 quilts from various residents of Clarksville and surrounding areas (about two per resident for greater variety), says Cindy Wedeking with the Clarksville Public Library, who is helping promote the show.

Returning to your alma mater? The Clarksville High School All-School Reunion starts Saturday at 9 a.m. at the School East Gym. The 50-year honor group is the Class of 1966.

Various children’s events will be held throughout the festival at Reading Park, across from the library, weather permitting.

The parade, like the festival, is themed Red, White and You and will begin Saturday, June 11 at 2 p.m. The route is the same as last year. To register an entry, call Brittini Krull at 319-9294307. Participants should plan to line up at the Clarksville water tower 30 minutes early.

The Kiddie Parade starts the evening before the regular-sized parade. Line up at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, June 10 at the Community Nursing Home. The route will be from Superior Street to Firemen’s Stage. Call Clarksville Child Development for more information.

St. John Lutheran Church will host its pork barbecue after taking a couple of years off. Serving will be Friday from 5 to 7 p.m.

For the health-minded, a 5 kilometer run / walk (about 3 miles), will begin Saturday at 8 a.m. at Heery Woods State Park. (Sign-up continues at 7 a.m. that day.) Signup forms are at Clarksville Fit Club and appeared in the May 26 Star. This year’s run will benefit next year’s Clarksville After Prom, New this year, the youth group from Immanuel United Church of Christ is hosting the Bingo stand downtown.

The youth will also be serving pie on Saturday afternoon.

All three days, there will be a Flea Market near City Volunteer Park (from the southernmost set of railroad tracks on South Main, turn east on the street just north of those tracks). There will be Food Stands, a Beverage Garden and Bingo at various locations.

Firemen’s Stage is traditionally located on a blockaded portion of West Superior Street, just west of Main Street.

THURSDAY 10 a.m. Quilt Show at Public Library (until 5:30 p.m.). Free admission. View 100 quilts!

4 p.m. Yard Games for Kids at Reading Park (until 5:30 p.m.). Free admission.

6:30 p.m. Miss Clarksville and Court Coronation at Firemen’s Stage (rain location, west gym of school). Sponsor is Iowa State Bank.

7 p.m. Barefoot Becky and the Ivanhoe Dutchmen — polka music at Firemen’s Stage. Free street dance. Bring lawn chairs.

7 p.m. Bingo Stand opens, downtown.

(Immanuel Church Youth.)

7 p.m. Wristband special at Carnival Midway downtown 7 p.m. Face painting (Until 9 p.m. Free, compliments of Mike and Char Clark.)

In front of Farm Bureau Insurance.

FRIDAY 9 a.m. Four-Person Best Shot Golf Outing at C.A.R.D. Country Club (south of town on Highway 188). (Note time correction since June 2 issue.)

10 a.m. Quilt Show at Public Library (until 5 p.m.). Free admission. View 100 quilts!

3 p.m. Spelling Bee for All Ages at Public Library. Sponsored by Chapter IT P.E.O and Lodge Electric.

4 p.m. Chalk The Walk at Reading Park (across from Public Library) (until 5 p.m.). Kids’ sidewalk art. Free admission.

5 p.m. Pork Barbecue at St. John Lutheran Church (serving until 7 p.m.).

5 p.m. Carnival Midway opens downtown.

6:30 p.m. Bingo Stand opens downtown.

6 p.m. Line up for Kiddie Parade, themed “Celebrate America,” at Community Nursing Home (along West Superior Street).

6:30 p.m. Kiddie Parade starts. Route: Superior Street to Firemen’s Stage.

9 p.m. Standing Hampton — classic rock at Firemen’s Stage.

SATURDAY 8 a.m. Breakfast at AMVETS Hall, Main Street. (Until noon. Sponsored by Kickin’ Cancer Relay For Life Team.)

8 a.m. 5 k Run / Walk at Heery Woods State Park. (Sign-up continues at 7 a.m.)

9 a.m. Clarksville High School All School Reunion at School East Gym 1 p.m. Carnival Midway opens, downtown.

2 p.m. Grand Parade, on west side of town. (Call 319-929-4307 for entry info.)

3 p.m. Quilt Show and History Room open at Public Library (until 5 p.m.).

3 p.m. Bingo Stand opens, downtown (also serving pie until gone). Sponsor, Immanuel Youth Group.

3 p.m. Route 66 — country music, oldies, and bluegrass, on Firemen’s Stage. Free street dance.

4 p.m. Bean Bag Tournament, Beverage Garden Street. (Registration starts at 3:30 p.m.)

Sponsored by Clarksville Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, “We Care, The Do-Gooders Club.”

9 p.m. Drawing for Henry Tribute Rifle (EMS Benefit Raffle) at Firemen’s Stage.

9 p.m. 8 Seconds — country music, at Firemen’s Stage. Free street dance.

Standing Hampton to perform Barefoot Becky and band to perform Thursday evening at Pioneer Days Friday night at Pioneer Days Barefoot Becky & the Ivanhoe

Celebrating over 15 years as a group, Des Moines based sextet (one girl and five guys) Standing Hampton delivers an entertaining and visually compelling show, unleashing a flashback of guitars, drums, and synthesizers with soaring vocal melodies, its website states.

Standing Hampton has expanded and updated its repertoire and talent pool.

Husband and wife Tony and Nancy Benson began performing in a variety of rock bands in high school and college during the 1980s in southern Iowa, later entertaining on the road across the country.

As longtime stage master Devon Miller departs, bassist/vocalist Tommy Walker takes over guitar, his primary instrument to begin. Music master Anthony Cravero joins on bass and vocals.

2008 State Fair Iowa Idol champion Joey Russell shares the stage on vocals and keyboards.

Source: standinghampton.com.

Standing Hampton began in Des Moines in 2000 and the dynamic ensemble is known for bringing the classic rock.

(Courtesy photo) SHOW: Friday, June 10 at 9 p.m. Standing Hampton — classic rock at Firemen’s Stage, along West Superior Street near Main.

Eight Seconds, out of Cedar Rapids, delivers energetic country.

(Courtesy photo)

Eight Seconds to perform Saturday night at Pioneer Days

Eight Seconds, an energetic, powerful country band based in Cedar Rapids, consistently draws large crowds, as they are known for their strong vocals, tight harmonies, and their unique musical style and sound.

Performing since 2001, 8 Seconds has earned numerous opening spots for national recording artists.

To namedrop a few: Dierks Bentley, Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean and Randy Houser.

The band covers a good mix of both classic and current top-40 country hits.

People often say, “You may not like country music, but you will love 8 Seconds!” according to the band’s website. Attend an 8 Seconds show, and it is immediately apparent that

SHOW: Saturday, June 11 at 9 p.m. 8 Seconds — country music, at Firemen’s Stage, along West Superior Street near Main.

Free street dance. each of the band members loves music and enjoys playing in front of a crowd.

It’s equally as obvious that the crowd loves being there to take it all in and dance the night away!

Eight Seconds members include Mike Flack on lead vocals, Terry Cortex on lead guitar, Eric Douglas on drums, Jimmy Lee on bass and vocals and Megan Streeter on vocals.

Source: 8secondsband.com.

Dutchmen, based out of Mount Vernon, Iowa, specializes in Czech music, country, big band, and party favorites.

Having her own band is a dream come true for Becky Livermore, accordionist and vocalist.

The band has been performing throughout the United States since 1988.

In 1980, when she was ten years old, Becky took her first accordion lesson from Esther Zvacek, an elderly lady who charged a dollar a lesson. Becky was close to her teacher, loved to play the accordion and would practice for hours each day. She sometimes went outside to escape her siblings’ complaining.

The nickname comes from Becky sometimes playing barefoot. As children, Becky and her siblings rarely wore shoes around the farm, which contributed to her affinity for going shoeless, her site says.

A good friend who lived down the road ran a polka band. Becky would play accordion for him and ask to play in the band. “When you’re good enough,” he’d reply.

At age 12, she played her first job with Ed Ulch & The Jolly Bohemians from Solon.

At age 17, her accordion teacher and the band front man began to lose their health.

Becky told Ed she wanted to buy his music library when he quit, to start her own band.

In her senior year, 1988, Ed decided it was time. He gave her his music li-

Barefoot Becky has led the Ivanhoe Dutchmen since 1988.

(Contributed) SHOW: Thursday, June 9 at 7 p.m. Barefoot Becky and the Ivanhoe Dutchmen — polka music at Firemen’s Stage, along West Superior Street near Main.

Free street dance. Bring lawn chairs. brary and a few gigs he had previously booked. She called on musicians who had played in Ed’s band. She borrowed Ed’s sound system and bought transportation. Her dream had come true.

Her next dream was to put on an annual polka fest. The Beckster Fest became reality in 2003. It occurs the weekend after Memorial Day at the RV Park in Amana.

Source: www.barefootbecky.com.

Route 66 to perform Saturday afternoon at Pioneer Days

SHOW: Saturday, June 11 at 3 p.m.

Route 66 — country music, oldies, and bluegrass, on Firemen’s Stage, along West Superior Street near Main. Free street dance. “Whatever your taste from top 40 Country to Classic Rock this band can play it!”

Source: www.danceroute66.com.

(Courtesy photo)

COMMUNITY

18 • Thursday, June 9, 2016 `REMEMBERING from page 1 said.

It wasn’t the ideal safe thing to do by today’s standards, he said.

Present-day, pilings are driven down into the bedrock. The rock holds the piers so they can’t shift, Edeker said.

Butler County Conservation Naturalist Steve Martin and his assistant had a sandbox sculpted as a riverbank, with a hose and drain, to show erosion patterns.

“With the Flood Creek disaster, they discus the bridge abutments being undercut,” Martin said.

When the water faucet was opened further, the headwaters overflowed the banks, showing how the water takes the path of least resistance, Martin said. It simulates what happens over decades and centuries; however, during a high water event, change can occur quickly, he said.

Volunteer actors portrayed some of the 17 people lost in the wreck, who are profiled in Mary Buffington’s new book, “Who Were They? The Victims of the Flood Creek Disaster.” Please contact the Clarksville Public Library for more information on the book.

Cindy Wedeking portrayed Mrs. Ida Grace Lewis (also known as Mrs. Angelica G. Lewis), 56, of Mason City, who had headed the Iowa Odd Fellows Orphanage Home and Home for the Aged in Mason City for the past 16 years. When she did not return from vacation to complete May payrolls, some of the Odd Fellows telgraphed Fairfield, where she had been visiting relatives. Mrs. Lewis had visited on Thursday a young woman from the orphanage who was now at the state tuberculosis sanitarium at Oakdale, then had started for Cedar Rapids along with her sister, said a letter received by the assistant matron at the IOOF Home. Her body and that of her sister, Mrs. F.J. Horne of Fairfield, were found down stream, substantiating the theory many got out of the day coach and fell into the water.

Flora Van Vliete

Lola Clark portrayed Flora (Mrs. Fred C.) Van Vliete, 64, of Traer, grandmother to Ruth and Doris Kober. Flora had invited her daughter, Olive or “Ollie,” and her girls Ruth, 19, and Doris, 16, all of Waterloo, to accompany her on a summer vacation to her cabin in Nisswa, Minn.

They boarded the Clipper No. 67 train in Waterloo but were held up in Shell Rock due to flood conditions before being transferred to the No. 19. Olive, who was recovering from surgery, retired early to the sleeper car, which saved her from the floodwaters. Her mother and daughters were taken by the wreck.

Olive Kober later settled with the Rock Island railroad for her daughters’ deaths, the Waterloo Courier reports.

years goodbye and told her he dreaded going as he felt something would happen.

His body was found downstream three days after the wreck.

Cards welcomed for Kramer 95th

Saumel G. Lapp

Todd Edeker portrayed Saumel G. Lapp, 46, of South English. A Mennonite minister who was married and the father of seven children, Lapp was also a Bishop in the MissouriIowa conference and was traveling to Alphia, Minn., to officiate a communion service. It is said that before leaving home, he bade his wife of 17

Mrs. Ida Grace Lewis

Cindy Wedeking portrays Mrs. Ida Grace Lewis, 56, of Mason City, one of the victims of the Flood Creek train wreck, at the 100-year remembrance June 4.

(Star photo)

The mortician identified her body by her shoes, which bore the name of a Mason City shoe store.

Lola Clark portrayed Flora (Mrs. Fred C.) Van Vliete, 64, of Traer, one of the victims of the wreck of the No. 19 Chicago Rock Island Pacific train at the 100-year remembrance on Saturday, June 4. Flora (Mrs. Fred C.) Van Vliete was grandmother to Ruth and Doris Kober. The family is the focus of “Night Train to Nisswa,” Mary Buffington’s 2012 book. Her jacket was used to shield the dress when brushing hair. Note the hat box.

Details of her thought-out costume obscured in the photo were a lace petticoat and thinsilhouette black lace-up boots.

(Star photo)

• Clarksville Star •

Todd Edeker portrays Saumel G. Lapp, 46, of South English, one of the victims of the Flood Creek train wreck of June 2, 1916, at the 100-year remembrance June 4. (Star photo)

Elsena Kramer will celebrate her 95th birthday with a card shower.

She was born June 10, 1921, in Butler County to Steffen and Francis Timmer, and she married Peter Kramer.

Cards may be sent to her at 308 W. Superior St.; Clarksville, IA 50619.

Her family includes children Darla and Dee Dowden, Diane Renning, and Gary and Mary Kramer, as well as 11 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and seven great-great grandchildren.

Shown are some of the AMVETS and volunteers who put up flags for Memorial Day weekend at Lynwood Cemetery in Clarksville.

(Contributed photo taken by Sue Lodge)

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