Volume 136, Number 31 • Thursday, August 4, 2016
OFFICIAL PAPER FOR Franklin County City of Shef¿eld & West Fork School District Shef¿eld, Franklin County, IA
WF ATHLETES EARN CONFERENCE AND ALL-STATE HONORS SPORTS: PAGE 10
LOCAL SHARES EXPERIENCES AND DIFFERENCES ABOUT LIVING IN TAIWAN $1 per copy
NEWS: PAGE 3
Upcoming Events
FRANKLIN
CITY-WIDE
WIND FARMS
Sheffield city-wide garage/rummage sales are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Aug. 19-20. Ads MUST be at The Sheffield Press no later than Friday, Aug. 12. Ads and a map showing the location of the sales will be published in the Aug. 18 edition of The Sheffield Press.
Sukup retired meeting Sukup retired group will meet Friday, Aug. 5 from 7:30 - 9 a.m., at 7 Stars Restaurant in Hampton.
Texas Style Jam in Dows City Park on Aug. 5 A Texas Style Jam will be held on Friday, Aug. 5 from 6-9 p.m., at the Dows City Park as part of the Dows Corn Days celebration.
Old Fashioned Sing-Along Join song leader Dawn Groszkruger for an hour of community singing during the Old Fashioned SingAlong on Sunday, Aug. 7. Singing begins at 4 p.m., in Hampton’s historic Windsor Theatre. Christian Vallery, of Hampton, is home from college and will accompany the group. All ages are welcome. The sing-along is free, but a basket will be provided for donations to the theater. Come early for a bag of free popcorn and visiting. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. If you have questions, call Dawn at (641) 425-8716.
NAFRE to meet in MC The NARFE (National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees) Chapter 170 will meet on Monday, Aug. 8, at 12 p.m., in the Hy-Vee east meeting room in Mason City. Darshini Jayawardena, NIACC Lifelong Learning Institute Leader, will discuss 2016-17 programs. All active and retired federal workers are encouraged to attend. Bring your questions.
People in the Park schedule
COUNTY
Sheffield’s annual event will be held Aug. 18-21
TO EXPAND ALLIANT ENERGY WILL
Admission is free. The event is sponsored by the Sheffield Betterment Foundation and the Sheffield Community Club. The schedule of events for the weekend is as follows:
INVEST $1 BILLION AT
WHISPERING WILLOW
THURSDAY, AUG. 18
• 6:30 p.m.: Little Miss and Mr. West Fork pageant at the Sheffield Care Center.
BY ZACH CLEMENS EN ENS NS lliant Energy recently n ly nt y aannounced nnnou u nncced d a $1 billion investment stm tmen en nt iin n w wind i nd ind in energy focused iin n Fr F Franklin ran ankl an klin kl in in County. On July 27, under the shadow doow of of a wind turbine on the Kirkwood dC Comom om ommunity College campus in Cedar Rapids, Alliant Energy and Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad announced the new venture. s“Iowa’s wind energy industry has delivered billions in investments, created thousands of mic jobs and have spurred economic aid growth throughout our state,” said Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds. xShe went on to say that exwa panding wind energy in Iowa rs, means more revenue for farmers, nmore revenue for local governng ment and it means good paying 35 jobs, with projections of over $135 ax million in annual property tax revenue by 2030. ve Nearly $12 billion dollars have obeen infused into Iowa’s econodmy due to wind energy, according to the Lieutenant Governor.
FRIDAY, AUG. 19
A
See WIND FARM: Page 4
• Citywide garage sales.
SATURDAY, AUG. 20
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Alliant Energy announced a $1 billion investment in wind energy in Franklin County. ZACH CLEMENS PHOTO
Sheffield AA to meet The Sheffield Alcoholics Anonymous group meets each Tuesday evening in the Fellowship Hall of Zion St. John Lutheran Church at 8 p.m.
Sheffield-Chapin 50th class reunion to be held
SUNDAY, AUG. 21
• 10:30 a.m.: Community church service at First United Methodist Church.
The Sheffield-Chapin Class of 1966 invites all former students to help celebrate their 50-year class reunion on Friday, Aug. 19 from 7-10 p.m., at the Ridgestone Golf Club fireplace room. The evening will consist of reconnecting, reminiscing and fun.
Fire Dept. receives gifts The Sheffield Volunteer Fire Department has received a grain bin rescue tube kit, purchased by Farm Credit Services, and an auger, purchased by AgVantage, to add to their rescue equipment. The fire department appreciates the equipment and would like to thank the businesses for their consideration. Again, it is appreciated.
ANNIVERSARIES
Miller 40th Butch and Carol Miller, of Hampton, are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary. They were married on Aug. 7, 1976. They have one child, Catherine (Ryan) Crooks and two grandchildren, Ava and Nicholas Crooks. Congratulations may be sent to them at 1898 Lark Ave., Hampton, IA 50441, where they are enjoying their happily ever after.
IN THIS ISSUE: Opinion ........................................page 3 Obituaries....................................page 4 Community News ...................page 4-5 Public Notices .............................page 8 ClassiÀeds ....................................page 9 Sports ........................................page 10
• Citywide garage sales. • 7 a.m.: Omelet breakfast in the West Fork lunchroom. • 8 a.m.: Garden Tractor Plowing held west of Athletic Complex on 255th Street. • 10:30 a.m.: Parade. • 11:30 a.m.: Dignitary awards. • Noon: A lunch of walking tacos and hot dogs will be served. A free will donation will be accepted. Lunch is sponsored by Sheffield Community Club. • Noon: Beanbag tournament registration begins. For more information, contact Sherrie Bogue or Chris Noss. • Noon: Beer garden opens. Throughout the day, vendors will be selling: bars, corn dogs, funnel cakes, pizza, baked goods, pickles, cotton candy, popcorn, pop, water, snow cones and hand-squeezed lemonade. • 12-4 p.m.: Kid games and activities. Free: Inflatables, greased pigs, chicken scramble, limbo, pick-a-duck, balloon pop, fishing, tic-tac-toe and bowling. Pay to play: Quarter toss, dunk tank, pie-in-the-face, nickel pitch, bingo and cribbage. • 1-4 p.m.: In-home vendors. • 5 p.m.: An evening meal of pulled pork sandwiches, baked beans, coleslaw and chips will be served for a free will donation. The meal is sponsored by the Sheffield Betterment Foundation. • 6 to 11 p.m.: DJ, by Harry O – Family Feud, extreme bingo, variety of family friendly games and dance
Sheffield library to get a landscaping overhaul • Work should begin in August
A crowd of buyers looked over the assortment of home grown produce and homemade items at the Sheffield Farmers Market on Monday. ZACH CLEMENS PHOTO
Sheffield Farmers Market a big hit BY ZACH CLEMENS The Sheffield Area Farmer’s Market has become a big hit among Sheffield residents and vendors alike. For the past few Mondays, Sheffield has held a Farmers Market during the evenings from 5-7 p.m. Its been growing since it started. Scott Mitchell, a vendor out of Allison, said this was his second Monday at the Sheffield Area Farmer’s Market and he has loved it. “The folks here are great and hilarious, we have been having a great time,” Mitchell said. He was selling homemade baked goods, and said they have done pretty well so far this year. Farmers Markets are important to people like Mitchell and helps him make ends meet. “This is how we are making our living [by selling at Farmers Markets],” Mitchell said.
The new Farmer ’s Market sign for Sheffield was sponsored by Jaspersen Insurance. ZACH CLEMENS PHOTO
LEFT: Fresh-picked sweet corn was a rapidly disappearing item at the market. RIGHT: Scott Mitchell had a large display of a variety of baked goods. BOTTOM: There are more vendors each week as the market continues to grow. ZACH CLEMENS PHOTO
BY ZACH CLEMENS The Sheffield Public Library will be getting a new look when it comes to the landscaping outside the structure. In August, Sheffield residents will see MR Landscaping, based out of Sheffield, rework the entire circumference of the library. There will be new plants put in, but the company will also save some flowers that were planted by children visiting the library. “We are really excited to get this done,” said library director Jill Peterson. “[MR Landscaping] had a really great idea for out behind the library.” In previous summers, kids in the summer reading program planted perennials in the back, and MR Landscaping came up with the idea of a “learning garden.” They will create a nice cedar mulch edging and replant the perennials, but allow for more planting by the children for years to come. The library had funds left over from last year and with contributions from the library foundation, the library has the money to pay for all the landscaping, which will be around $7,300 Peterson said. So keep a watch to see the new landscape at the library.