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147th year Number 36

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Official newspaper of Wright County

Local Medicaid users still experiencing good care after privatization Kacey Ginn, editor wrightcomonitor@gmail.com Since the switchover to privatized Medicaid on April 1, news outlets have reported on the problems that have occurred with the change— specifically, that some health care providers are having difficulty getting reimbursed from the three new Managed Care Organizations for their services. Though Wright County Social Services Supervisor Jen Sheehan said those problems do need to be fixed, she believes the Medicaid users her organization oversees have continued to have good, seamless service, which is the most important thing. “In the long run, agencies are vulnerable, but the members are more vulnerable,” Sheehan said.

Of the three MCOs—AmeriGroup Iowa, Inc., UnitedHealthcare Plan of the River Valley, Inc., and AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa, Inc.— only AmeriHealth Caritas chose to contract case management services with some of the organizations that provided those services before the switchover. Wright County Social Services is continuing to provide case management to Medicaid users under Home and CountyBased waiver programs who chose AmeriHealth Caritas as their provider, which means they are managing cases for some people

they saw before and some new individuals, as well. “One positive that’s done for us is it’s opened up the populations we see,” Sheehan said.

Since AmeriGroup and UnitedHealthcare Plan do their own case management, some counties found it was no longer cost-effective to continue providing those services, or had enough staff members leave to work for the MCOs they couldn’t keep their services up.

Franklin County no longer has a case management agency, and Wright CSS has received close to 50 referrals from their service area since that change occurred.

Sheehan was confident her staff could handle the extra capacity. She said contracting with AmeriHealth and maintaining a local presence results in better communication and care overall. “[Individuals’] care coordinators are going to have more frequent contact with them,” she said.

In nearby regions, case managers might have an area of coverage 150 miles across where they travel if they need to meet with Medicaid users, whereas locals provided for through Wright CSS have the security of knowing their case managers are closer. “I love our

local presence,” Sheehan said.

Wright CSS manages 122 cases with three case managers, one of whom is a new hire that was approved by the county supervisors on Tuesday.

To learn more about the new state Medicaid program, Sheehan recommends researching the MCOs online or checking out the Medicaid toolkit on the website for the Department of Human Services.

“Something we’ve found out is, if individuals are able to access the internet, the member websites have a lot of information,” she said.

Sheehan said the switchover involved a lot of hard work on CSS’s part to keep up with the changes, and the setbacks with compensation have been difficult for some care providers. The system needs to continue to improve. “Of course that’s important, but I think for the members it went a lot more smoothly than we thought,” she said.

“I think we also have to embrace that healthcare’s changing.”

Sheehan said that lots of Wright County health organizations, not just her own, have been very progressive in anticipating and preparing for changes. “It takes strong leaders to look at that,” she said.

Lions send local girl to Camp Courageous Kacey Ginn, editor wrightcomonitor@gmail.com Camp Courageous, located in Monticello, Iowa, is a camp for both kids and adults with disabilities.

Thousands of campers age 1 to 105 visit annually, a testament to the non-profit’s dedication to provide opportunities for anyone, no matter their ability level, to get a true camp experience.

For local middle school student Rebecca Dean, Camp Courageous is a chance to relax, have fun, and try things she can’t do anywhere else. Rebecca was able to attend camp from July 24-29 for Physical Disabilities Week, thanks the generosity of the local Lions.

The Clarion Lions Club has sponsored individuals to go to Camp Courageous before, including another occasion for Rebecca to go two years ago, and also sponsors for Camp Hertko Hollow, which is dedicated to improving the lives of children with diabetes. “Those are a couple camps we’re somewhat connected with, and the type of camps we really enjoy supporting eligible campers to attend,” said Duane Asbe, Lions Club president.

David Dean, Rebecca’s father, went to Camp Courageous for the second time this summer as a parent helper. “We had so much fun two years ago,” he said. “Just seeing how much fun she was having was fun.”

David has been impressed with the camp counselors and the camp’s dedication to enabling anyone, no matter their ability, to try fun

Rebecca’s favorite activity was horseback riding. This was the first time she got to ride a full-size horse, and she earned the camp’s Horseback Riding Award at the end of the week. camp activities. “There’s absolutely nothing they can’t do,” he said.

He also added that it’s a unique experience for Rebecca to not be the only person in a wheelchair.

“There’s a lot of traffic jams, though,” Rebecca said.

Rebecca herself is mobile outside of her wheelchair, but some campers have extensive physical disabilities which can preclude them from events like horseback riding or zip lining where typical safety equipment isn’t secure enough. Camp Courageous gives them opportunities they can’t get anywhere else. “They’re very well set up to take care of just about anything,” David said.

Rebecca slides into home plate on Iowa’s own Field of Dreams. (Photos courtesy of the Dean family.)

The Deans enjoyed crafts, including tie-dying shirts—“I wore mine to school on the first day,” Rebecca said—in addition to canoeing, fishing, swimming, spelunking, and more. Her favorite part? “The horseback riding,” she said. She even earned the Horseback Riding Award at the end of the week.

They also were able to stop at the Field of Dreams on the way home, where they joined some people playing a casual game. David pushed Rebecca to third base in her wheelchair, where she then ran under her own power and slid into home plate. “The crowd went wild,” David said. “If the Lions hadn’t sent us to camp, we wouldn’t have driven all the way out there for that.”

Though she enjoyed the experience, Rebecca also commented, “I was filthy.”

Rebecca said she would definitely recommend Camp Courageous for anybody who has an opportunity to go. “It’s a good camp to go, to give you a chance to do activities you never thought you could do,” she said.

Rebecca spoke at a recent Lions Club meeting about all she got to do and presented them with an extralarge poster board card to express her thanks. Asbe said the Lions were happy to help her attend.

“If we’re aware of anyone in our community who has a desire to go, we’re certainly available to help out and make it a reality,” he said.

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Chamber putting together some Spooktacular Nights Volunteers needed for haunted house

Kacey Ginn, editor wrightcomonitor@gmail.com There’s nothing like new ideas to bring people together, and there’s nothing like a haunted house for fun and thrills in the fall. These were some of the thoughts behind the Clarion Chamber’s planned Spooktacular Nights haunted house, set to run October 20-22. Members of the Chamber board and several volunteers are putting a lot of work into making this fun seasonal event a reality, but now they need some help from the community to make it happen.

Jaqueline Rief, executive chamber director, pushed the idea for a haunted house as a tourist attraction and met with the city to find a location. The old red barn at Lions Park, which has for years been used only as a storage building, was chosen. “There were other places discussed, but they were for sale or already sold,” she said.

The barn was an ideal location as far as lighting, parking, and space—and “old barn” is a pretty good starting place for a Halloween-themed event.

Rief said a project like this should be started much earlier, April at least. However, the directors for the project feel good about the plans they have and the quality of the work they’ve seen so far. “The right people are at the table,” Rief said.

“We’ve got the concepts,” added Dawn Hunt, co-creative director.

Construction has been started to get the building in shape for visitors—reinforcing stairs, fixing some broken windows—and will

continue to help make it into the haunted house, with room divisions and a walkway being added.

However, a lot of work still needs to be done before the Spooktacular Nights opening. The plan calls for at least 35 people to play characters, and a lot of construction, decoration, and costuming work needs to be done within the next month in a half.

The deadline, though tight, “is not in any way, shape, or form affecting the scariness,” said Teresa Lancaster, also co-creative director. “What we need now are people for characters, and we need some supplies.”

Some items they’re looking for include furniture, toys, wigs and other costume components, scrap wood, and pallets. “The things that people donate don’t have to be in good condition,” Hunt said.

“Actually, the more beat up, the better.” They’re also looking for several types of lights and lighting equipment. For a specific list of items still needed, visit the revamped Chamber website at clarioniowa. com/upcoming-events online and click on Spooktacular Nights. If interested in donating items or participating as a character, call the Chamber at 515-532-2256 or email Rief at chamber@clarioniowa.com.

Some other local events coinciding with the haunted house dates are being incorporated into the Spootacular Nights Weekend. The Peer Helpers will be holding kidfriendly activities October 20 from

5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Lions Park north ball field, and the evening’s tour will have a “Boos and Brews” theme, specifically for the 21-andover crowd. On October 21, Urness Hardware will hold a grand reopening hosted by InTanjable Moments, and a $2 off admission price coupon will be available. The afternoon of October 22 is the Parent Connection Zombie Run 5k at the Eagle Grove Golf Course, and the coupon will also be available there.

The board is expecting to attract lots of locals and even people from farther away, since there isn’t a similar event within 75 miles. (Belmond has been home to a haunted house in the past, but it will not be open this season.) Lancaster said there was a lot of local excitement for the event. “I’ve heard from people who lived here back in the day when the Jaycees used to do a haunted house, they really liked that and they’re excited that it’s coming back,” she said. She added that they will make Spooktacular Nights worth every cent of the admission price.

Depending on this year’s success, Reif said they might add more weekends for future years. “When you do something, you do it well,” she said. Ultimately, the Chamber hopes this will be the start of a yearly event that will be a revenue-earner for the city and help put Clarion on the map.

Asbe inducted into 4-H Hall of Fame The Iowa 4-H Foundation sponsors the annual Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Iowa State Fair. Counties nominate volunteers, community leaders, and Extension staff members who have exemplified outstanding service and dedication to the 4-H youth program in their county.

Only one individual or couple per county can be nominated each year.

Inductees into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame represent the many people in Iowa who have contributed countless hours to the 4-H program. They work tirelessly to see that Iowa’s youth have a great learning experience in a safe and fun environment. These adults have modeled volunteerism, community service, integrity, and leadership to Iowa’s youth. Their legacy is the young people they have mentored who will in turn support the continuation of a 4-H program that builds Iowa’s leaders.

This year, the Wright County inductee into the Hall of Fame was 4-H leader and Clarion resident Duane Asbe. Asbe’s contributions to Wright County’s 4-H programs include being a longtime member and leader for the Norway Ramblers 4-H Club, coaching the Norway Ramblers 4-H softball team, serving two terms on the Wright County 4-H and Youth Committee, serving as

Asbe is pictured accepting his award from Albert Grunenwald, executive director of the Iowa 4-H Foundation. president on said committee for three years, co-chairing the Wright County Fair Show Arena’s Capital Campaign Committee, and donating annually to the Iowa 4-H Foundation. Asbe was also asked to give a response at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Asbe is involved in many community organizations, including the Wright County Charitable Foundation, the Wright Medical

Foundation Board, the Clarion Lions Club, Wright County Hospice, the Clarion City Council, and Clarion’s First Lutheran Church.

Craig Christians, a former 4-H member, stated, “My 4-H Leader Duane Asbe was a positive example, leader and mentor that I am blessed to still call my friend today. He has been a great contributor and supporter of the 4-H program.”

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Wright County Heroes

Emergency Medical Services: life-savers on call

Kacey Ginn, editor wrightcomonitor@gmail.com On Sunday, Clarion Lights for a Cause and the Clarion Chamber and Development will honor county first responders with a 9/11 recognition service and a light show. This week, we’re continuing to highlight county first responders with some information about the Emergency Medical Services, or EMS branches, in the county. These highly trained Emergency Medical Technicians and other personnel have one goal: to reach and stabilize patients in medical emergencies so they can save lives.

The people Four ambulance services operate in Wright County— Belmond’s hospital-based service, and Clarion, Eagle Grove, and Renwick’s city-based services (Renwick operates in three Wright County townships, though the town itself is outside of county borders). Clarion and Eagle Grove provide backup services for each other in case of multiple emergencies. As of last fall, there

were 88 EMS providers in the county, though close to 30 are hospital nurses who don’t go out on all 911 calls.

Tiffon Willey is Ambulance Director for the Clarion EMS. Ray Beltran, also Police Chief in Eagle Grove, is head of the Eagle Grove EMS. Melody Larson is ambulance director in Renwick.

Brian Jensen is the ambulance director for both Iowa Specialty Hospital locations.

Katie Schlichting, AEMT (Advanced Emergency Medical Technician) and ambulance supervisor for Iowa Specialty Hospital – Belmond, answered questions for this article.

What they do Schlichting said the job varies from day to day. “My life is pretty much in the hands of the 911 dispatchers and the ER docs at both Belmond and Clarion,” she said. When a call comes in, the EMTs and drivers on duty mobilize quickly, drive an ambulance to the emergency location, and do

whatever they can to get a patient ready for transport to the hospital.

An EMT has to be ready to suppress bleeding, perform CPR, defibrillate a patient, or perform a number of other procedures to get a patient ready for care in a hospital.

What it’s like There’s no way to know when an emergency might be coming.

“We might have zero calls for the day or we may have all four rigs out at once,” Schlichting said.

The most calls she can remember having in one day is eight.

“Honestly for me, the hardest part is the hours. Finding enough people to help cover is hard,” she said. Members of the Clarion EMS also reported that finding enough volunteers is difficult.

They’ve also commented that in accidents where someone they know is hurt—or where children are involved—it can be hard to be objective.

Schlichting said being appreciated makes it all worth it.

“There’s nothing better than to have someone thank you for being there for them when they needed help,” she said.

Facts about EMS The EMT course is approximately 130 hours of classroom with an additional 30 hours of clinical practice. The course is approved for 7 semester hours of college credit.

County EMS services answered about 1,200 calls in 2013-14, with the typical number of responders on each call being only two.

Schlichting said ideally a service would have three people go on each call. “We would also like to have a transfer crew so we have those in place ready to go if there is a transfer out of either Belmond or Clarion,” she said. This staff shortage is currently the norm for rural communities.

Despite these problems, Schlichting said there was one thing she wanted the community to be aware of: “It’s time consuming, but it’s so rewarding!”

Hwy 3 Corridor Garage Sales

This year, 17 Clarion locations and 76 sales overall participated in the annual Highway 3 Corridor garage sales. September 1, 2, and 3 brought locals out and about to peruse household goods, clothing, and antique treasures. For serious garage salers, the annual event can also mean a chance to travel along the highway route for maximum chance to find the goods on their list.

Punt, Pass, & Kick for kids in Eagle Grove NFL Punt, Pass, and Kick is free

and open to boys and girls age 6-15.

The event will take place Saturday, Sept. 24 at 6:30 p.m. on the Eagle Grove Football Field. Players from Clarion and other nearby locations

are welcome. Participants must fill out an entry form and release.

Contact Logan Willard, Eagle Grove Parks and Recreation director, at 515-851-9350 for more information.

Susan Bangert for IA Senate You’re invited to a Meet and Greet with Susan at the Corner Lounge in Belmond on September 13th, Tuesday, from 5:00-7:00. Susan from Koussuth County is running against Dennis Guth from Hancock County. Susan is a dynamic candidate and will do an excellent job representing us in the IA Senate.

Nancy Huisinga is running for the

IA House seat will also be attending.

Nancy has just begun her campaign and is a terrific candidate. She’s running against Terry Baxter.

We have two excellent candidates for the State Legislature that will work for YOU. Please join us on the 13th so you can get to know these candidates and help them get elected.

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Sports Booster Annual Tailgate

The C-G-D Sports Boosters held their annual tailgate meal before the first game of the season on August 26. It was a good turnout for a good game with a Clarion victory, which continued this week with a win against Eagle Grove. (See page 11 for football coverage. Photo by Les Houser.)

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Who will it be?

It’s now or never for Raymond Cooper The morning of “The Great Valley Runoff,” I listened at the breakfast table as my parents discussed their options while considering how they would cast their votes.

I think my father, who sold books by day and repaired TVs in our basement at night, summed up how many good folks of the Valley felt when he said, “I’m not sure it’s worth the time it takes to vote.”

Raymond began “Renderings with Raymond” in earnest at 7 a.m., five hours earlier than usual. He kept saying something about his public duty to keep the town informed, but most folks realized he was trying to gain a few votes in an election that was getting closer by the minute.

“Silver Tongue” Dick Bland held a campaign rally on the town square at 8 a.m., hoping to influence any voters sitting on the fence. He kissed Christine Schmidt’s baby – noting it was quite possibly the most beautiful baby he had ever seen – and shook hands with the 40 or so folks in attendance, making his final attempt at convincing Juliet Stoughton’s adherents to follow her wishes and cast their ballots for him.

You would think the county fair, 11 miles away in Springfield, would cut into town activities. However, Caroline’s Beauty Salon and the Hoffbrau, both normally quiet on Thursdays, were hubs of activity.

Most people, it seemed, were sick of the campaign, but weren’t sick of talking about it.

Raymond tried in vain to get Brother Jacob to offer a prayer during the show, but his minister was “extremely busy” with pastoral duties away from town all day.

Eventually, Cooper turned to his “Book of Famous Prayers,” offering up this petition, yet not revealing the words came from Gen. George Patton, “Graciously hearken to this soldier who calls upon Thee that, armed with Thy power, I may advance from victory, and crush the wickedness of my enemy and establish justice among men.”

Though Cooper was not a popular figure among the regulars at Caroline’s, most bowed as Raymond prayed.

“He may be a schmuck, but he does have a way with words,” Essie

Nancy’s Notes

Missy is starting her “Children’s Adventure Time,” formerly Toddlertime, on Thursday September 15. Participants will meet from 10:30-11:00. Note the time change. It is aimed at children 2-5 but younger children are also welcome. Call the library at 532-3673 with any questions.

Wendy Walker’s “All Is Not Forgotten” begins in the small, affluent town of Fairview, Connecticut. Everything seems picture perfect until one night when young Jenny Kramer is attacked at a local party. Immediately afterward she is given a controversial drug to medically erase her memory of the violent assault. But in the weeks and months that follow, as she heals from her physical wounds with no factual recall of the attack, Jenny struggles with her raging emotional memory.

Her father, Tom, becomes obsessed with his inability to find her attacker and seek justice while her mother, Charlotte, struggles to pretend this event did not touch her carefully constructed world. The quest to find the monster who invaded their town, or who perhaps lives among them, drives this psychological thriller to an unexpected conclusion.

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Kennemer noted.

Knowing folks on both sides of the political fence would be calling his show that day, Raymond asked Marvin Walsh to man the phone and determine which calls he had “time to take” on the air.

At 6 p.m., Sarah Hyden-Smith, Iris Long and Juliet Stoughton monitored events from a booth at the ‘Brau, where they ordered supper and discussed the events of the day.

It was bound to be a smaller turnout at this week’s 7 p.m. ballot count, as Thursday night was “Wrestling Night” at the Spring County Fair. This year promised an especially exciting show as stars from the past, including The Sheik, Jerry Lawler, Gorilla Monsoon, and Dory Funk Jr., highlighted the card.

By 7, barely 100 folks gathered in front of the Town Hall for the vote count. Chief Dibble announced, “Due to the smaller turnout this week, we will attempt to allow everyone inside the proceedings.”

Then with a gruff voice added, “No chaos,” as the crowd filed in.

Little did he know how prophetic his words would be.

Vera Pinrod, election coordinator, addressed the crowd. “Votes cast totalled 764.”

An audible mumble rose from the crowd. That was 170 fewer votes than were cast a week earlier. Could most of Juliet’s supporters have stayed home, refusing to support either remaining candidate?

“You’ve got this one in the bag, Raymond!” shouted Elbert Lee Jones from the rear corner of the room.

A quick stare from Chief Dibble stopped Jones in this tracks.

Silence overtook the room as Vera began her ballot count.

“Cooper!” she roared, looking at the first ballot. “Cooper!” she shouted again.

Pausing as she looked at the next ballot, she lowered her volume.

“Cooper,” she said.

Iris Long shook her head as she tallied the votes on her note pad. She realized this was going to be another long night.

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and mentioned that they really enjoyed it. If you are a Patterson fan I’m sure you know he doesn’t do much of the writing anymore.

This one is written with Michael Ledwidge, who has worked with him on many of his recent novels. This is the latest in the Michael Bennett series. Bennett finds himself caught in a deadly standoff where he must kill, or be killed. Snow blankets the avenues of Manhattan’s exclusive Upper West Side. The storm is the perfect cover for a highly trained team of lethal assassins as they prowl the streets, hunting their prey.

But their first hit is simply target practice. Stepping directly into the line of fire, the president of the United States is in New York for a summit at the United Nations with his Russian counterpart. Detective Michael Bennett is called into service to trace the source of a threat that could rip the country apart and ignite a war. With allegiances constantly in doubt and no one above suspicion, only Bennett can save the president and the country before the assassins’ deadly kill shot hits its mark.

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By Travis Fischer Is the YouTube party over?

That was the question of last week when Google rolled out what appeared to be a new Terms of Service agreement that resulted in scores of videos from creators big and small getting demonetized.

Making money on YouTube is already an iffy prospect. Due to widespread abuse of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and YouTube’s Content ID system, a creator never knows when their video is going to be claimed by a third party, redirecting any advertising revenue to anybody willing to claim that any of the content of a video rightly belongs to them. The appeals process can take more than a month, at which point the creator has lost the bulk of the revenue that the video will have earned.

But if dodging copyright claims weren’t enough to deal with, now YouTubers are feeling the pressure to be “advertiser friendly.”

Content considered inappropriate for advertising includes a list of the usual suspects. Sexually suggestive content, violence, promotion of drugs, pretty typical for things that advertisers probably don’t want their products associated with. Fair enough.

However, “controversial or sensitive subjects and events, including subjects related to war, political conflicts, natural disasters and tragedies, even if graphic imagery is not shown,” is also

among the qualities that can get a video demonetized.

In other words, the news.

YouTube is, by a large margin, the largest distributor of video on the internet and they’ve created a major disincentive for any creator that wants to put out content more thought provoking than a dancing cat video.

Philip DeFranco, a long time YouTuber that does a news show, had monetization for one of his recent videos presumably removed due to the content of the stories he covered.

Specifically, convicted rapist Brock Turner’s early release and/or Chris Brown’s latest encounter with the police.

Beyond the news, other creators have found that videos discussing important, but uncomfortable, topics have had their monetization stripped.

Steven “Boogie2988” Williams, a YouTuber that mixes video game news and comedy sketches with personal vlogging, found that a half-dozen of his videos had been demonetized. The offending videos all seemed to involve his real-life issues, particularly his struggle with suicidal thoughts and how he’s overcome them.

Ironically, the catalyzing event for all this controversy is technically good news. It seems that these guidelines have been around since last year and YouTube has been quietly demonetizing videos this entire time.

The reason people are only getting upset now is that YouTube has only recently started telling people about it.

Ignoring for the moment that YouTube has denied creators an unknowable amount of advertising revenue for the last year without telling them, the bigger issue is where things go from here.

To their credit, YouTube does have an appeal’s process that one can use to have monetization restored.

It’s also worth noting that YouTube is privately owned and it’s well within their rights to set whatever rules they want. If you don’t like that, you can go and start your own billion dollar streaming service.

It’s hard to ignore the chilling effect a tighter reign on content could have on creators, particularly the ones in that nebulous space where they are big enough to make YouTube a full time job, but not big enough to support themselves without ad revenue.

On the bright side, the market may already be correcting itself.

Both Twitter and Facebook have been dipping their toes into the monetized video waters lately. This may be an opportunity for a new contender to take their shot at king.

Travis Fischer is a news writer for Mid-America Publishing and did not have any of his videos demonetized… not that he makes any money off them anyway.

reach. Unfortunately, the person on the bank pulls the branch up out of the grasp of the one in the water.

What would you call that?

The FDA still has more than 3,000 pending approvals that were filed before October of 2014.

Typical lag time for approval of a new drug, and even an established generic, is still four years. The U.S. Government does not honor drug vetting by other advanced nations. The Danish company, ALK-Abello, sells the Jext pen for $34 to $67 throughout Europe that does the same thing as Mylan’s Epipen. They are shut out of the U.S. Market.

Mylan’s monopoly would not exist without U.S. regulations.

When you can die in fifteen minutes from a bee sting, what sense does it make to require a four year approval process on something that has worked for over 100 years.

Epinephrine, also known as adrenaline, was first isolated in 1901. It’s cost is less than a dollar per dose anywhere in the world.

The other component in the Epipen is the injector. It costs about $20 to produce.

We had a cow in the pasture with foot rot. She needed an antibiotic injection but my roping skills are lousy. So we borrowed a dart

gun from a neighbor. The cow was stressed less than if she were roped, and she got the two 10cc doses that saved her life. The cost of each dart was $5.

I don’t blame anyone for being outraged at twenty-one dollars worth of product being sold for $600. But our childlike reasoning to explain complicated issues will not solve anything. Think of the 3,000 drugs waiting approval and the needless suffering.

Mylan is certainly unethical in taking advantage of the FDA’s protectionist policies, but they are not committing a crime.

In attacking Mylan and leaving the FDA’s enabling of monopolies out of the discussion, Charles Grassley appears self-serving. If he were to attack the real culprit in high drug prices he would go after the federal regulatory nightmare that enables opportunistic monopolies like Mylan. Promoting competition would make Grassley a hero, like Karl.

A reply to this column is always welcome at 4selfgovernment@ gmail.com or through a letter to this paper. Or visit my blog for additional commentary, music pictures and video: www. alternativebyfritz@gmail.com

The real culprit Back in the old days we had a barn. The hay mow was where hay was stored on the upper level. There was usually plenty of loose hay to play in and an ideal place for a bumble bee nest. The kids were up there playing and stumbled onto a nest of bumble bees. Since Gretch is allergic to bee stings, Karl threw her out the window (onto the loose straw below). In fifteen minutes she could have been dead if she was stung. Karl is a hero.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is no hero, however. I have to wonder what inspires these people to allow someone like my little girl to needlessly die. Is it the belief that nothing of value exists without state control? Are we now to the point that the sheets for our beds will be automatically locked up until we prove we’ve brushed our teeth for the night? The weird thing is that the people running these regulatory departments are just people, like us. Yet, we bow down to their commands as if they have other worldly powers, unavailable to us peasants.

Let’s say two people were walking along a riverbank. The person who couldn’t swim falls into the river. Fortunately, there is a low hanging branch within his

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SUPERVISORS AUGUST 22, 2016 Chairman Watne called the regular meeting of the Wright County Board of Supervisors to order at 9 a.m. Members present were Watne, Helgevold, and Rasmussen.

Minutes of the previous regular meeting of August 15, 2016, were read and approved.

Approved claims for payment.

Public Forum: Dr. Kinney with Iowa Central Community College spoke in support of Prestage Foods.

Bryce Davis, Wright County Economic Development Director, presented the Agreement for Private Development with Prestage Foods of Iowa, LLC. Davis summarized the agreement for all those in attendance.

Supervisor Watne opened the public hearing on the proposal to enter into an Agreement for Private Development with Prestage Foods of Iowa, LLC. in connection with the development of a new pork processing plant. There were over 100 people in attendance for the public hearing. 53 people signed up to speak. Of the 53 people, there were 40 people that spoke in favor of the Processing plant, 12 not in favor and one person decided not to speak. Also, Shannon Walker presented a letter requesting that an Environmental Impact Study be done and included 30 signed requests from citizens on same request. Walker also presented a Petition opposing the Prestage Processing Plant with 239 signatures. (The count was not verified for duplicate signatures).

Board member Rasmussen introduced Resolution 2016-27 hereinafter set out and moved it adoption, seconded by board member Helgevold; and after due consideration thereof by the Board, the Chairperson put the question upon the adoption of said resolution, and the roll being called, the following name Board Members voted: Ayes: Rasmussen, Helgevold, and Watne; Nays: None. Resolution 2016-27 duly passes and reads as follows: RESOLUTION 2016-27 RESOLUTION APPROVING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA, LLC, AUTHORIZING TAX INCREMENT PAYMENTS AND PLEDGING CERTAIN TAX INCREMENT REVENUES TO THE PAYMENT OF THE AGREEMENT WHEREAS, Wright County, Iowa (the “County”), pursuant to and in strict compliance with all laws applicable to the County, and in particular the provisions of Chapter 403 of the Code of Iowa, has adopted an Urban Renewal Plan for the 2016 Wright County Agribusiness Urban Renewal Area (the “Urban Renewal Area”); and WHEREAS, this Board of Supervisors has adopted an ordinance providing for the division of taxes levied on taxable property in the Urban Renewal Area pursuant to Section 403.19 of the Code of Iowa and establishing the fund referred to in Subsection 2 of Section 403.19 of the Code of Iowa (the “Urban Renewal Tax Revenue Fund”), which fund and the portion of taxes referred to in that subsection may be irrevocably pledged by the County for the payment of the principal and interest on indebtedness incurred under the authority of Section 403.9 of the Code of Iowa to finance or refinance in whole or in part projects in the Urban Renewal Area; and WHEREAS, a certain development agreement (the “Agreement”) between the County and Prestage Foods of Iowa, LLC (the “Company”) has been prepared in connection with the development of a new pork processing plant (the “Project”) for use in its business operations on certain real property in the Urban Renewal Area; and WHEREAS, under the Agreement, the County would provide tax increment payments to the Company in a total amount not exceeding $8,000,000; and WHEREAS, this Board of Supervisors, pursuant to Section 403.9 of the Code of Iowa, has published notice, has held a public hearing on the Agreement on August 22, 2016, and has otherwise complied with statutory requirements for the approval of the Agreement; and WHEREAS, Chapter 15A of the Code of Iowa (“Chapter 15A”) declares that economic development is a public purpose for which a County may provide grants, loans, tax incentives, guarantees and other financial assistance to or for the benefit of private persons; and WHEREAS, Chapter 15A requires that before public funds are used for grants, loans, tax incentives or other financial assistance, a Board of Supervisors must determine that a public purpose will reasonably be accomplished by the spending or use of those funds; and WHEREAS, Chapter 15A requires that in determining whether funds should be spent, a Board of Supervisors must consider any or all of a series of factors;

WRIGHT COUNTY SUPERVISORS MINUTES NOW, THEREFORE, It Is Resolved by the Supervisors by resolution adopted on August Board of Supervisors of Wright County, Iowa, 8, 2016: as follows: Certain real property situated in Wright Section 1. Pursuant to the factors listed in County, State of Iowa, legally described as Chapter 15A, the Board of Supervisors hereby follows: finds that: The Southeast Quarter of Section 21, (a) The Project will add diversity and Township 90 North, Range 26 West of the 5th generate new opportunities for the Wright P.M.. containing 160 acres more or less.

County and Iowa economies; Section 3. Provisions for Division of Taxes (b) The Project will generate public gains Levied on Taxable Property in the Urban and benefits, particularly in the creation of new Renewal Area. After the effective date of this jobs, which are warranted in comparison to the ordinance, the taxes levied on the taxable amount of the proposed financial incentives. property in the Urban Renewal Area each year Section 2. The Board of Supervisors by and for the benefit of the State of Iowa, the further finds that a public purpose will County and any city, school district or other reasonably be accomplished by entering into taxing district in which the Urban Renewal the Agreement and providing the incremental Area is located, shall be divided as follows: property tax payments to the Company. (a) that portion of the taxes which would Section 3. The Agreement is hereby be produced by the rate at which the tax is approved and the Chairperson and County levied each year by or for each of the taxing Auditor are hereby authorized and directed to districts upon the total sum of the assessed execute and deliver the Agreement on behalf value of the taxable property in the Urban of the County, in substantially the form and Renewal Area, as shown on the assessment content in which the Agreement has been roll as of January 1 of the calendar year presented to this Board of Supervisors, and preceding the first calendar year in which the such officers are also authorized to make such County certifies to the County Auditor the changes, modifications, additions or deletions amount of loans, advances, indebtedness, or as they, with the advice of bond counsel, may bonds payable from the special fund referred believe to be necessary, and to take such to in paragraph (b) below, shall be allocated actions as may be necessary to carry out the to and when collected be paid into the fund provisions of the Agreement. for the respective taxing district as taxes by Section 4. As provided and required by or for said taxing district into which all other Chapter 403 of the Code of Iowa, the County’s property taxes are paid. For the purpose of obligations under the Agreement shall be allocating taxes levied by or for any taxing payable solely from a subfund (the “Prestage district which did not include the territory in the Foods Subfund”) which is hereby established, Urban Renewal Area on the effective date of into which shall be paid that portion of the this ordinance, but to which the territory has income and proceeds of the Urban Renewal been annexed or otherwise included after the Tax Revenue Fund attributable to property effective date, the assessment roll applicable taxes derived from the property described as to property in the annexed territory as of follows: January 1 of the calendar year preceding the Certain real property situated in the County effective date of the ordinance which amends of Wright, State of Iowa, more particularly the plan for the Urban Renewal Area to include described as follows: the annexed area, shall be used in determining The Southeast Quarter of Section 21, the assessed valuation of the taxable property Township 90 North, Range 26 West of the 5th in the annexed area.

P.M. containing 160 acres more or less. (b) that portion of the taxes each year Section 5. The County hereby pledges to in excess of such amounts shall be allocated the payment of the Agreement the Prestage to and when collected be paid into a special Foods Subfund and the taxes referred to in fund of the County to pay the principal of Subsection 2 of Section 403.19 of the Code of and interest on loans, moneys advanced to Iowa to be paid into such Subfund. or indebtedness, whether funded, refunded, Section 6. After its adoption, a copy of assumed or otherwise, including bonds issued this resolution shall be filed in the office under the authority of Section 403.9(1), of of the County Auditor of Wright County to the Code of Iowa, incurred by the County evidence the continuing pledging of Prestage to finance or refinance, in whole or in part, Foods Subfund and the portion of taxes to be projects in the Urban Renewal Area, and to paid into such Subfund and, pursuant to the provide assistance for low and moderatedirection of Section 403.19 of the Code of income family housing as provided in Section Iowa, the Auditor shall allocate the taxes in 403.22, except that taxes for the regular and accordance therewith and in accordance with voter-approved physical plant and equipment the tax allocation ordinance referred to in the levy of a school district imposed pursuant preamble hereof. to Section 298.2 of the Code of Iowa, taxes Section 7. All resolutions or parts thereof for the instructional support levy of a school in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. district imposed pursuant to Section 257.19 of Passed and approved this 22nd day of the Code of Iowa and taxes for the payment of August, 2016. bonds and interest of each taxing district shall Chairman Watne announced that on August be collected against all taxable property within 8, 2016, and August 15, 2016, the board had the taxing district without limitation by the given its initial and second consideration on provisions of this ordinance. Unless and until an ordinance entitled “Ordinance #52” which the total assessed valuation of the taxable provides for the division of taxes levied on property in the Urban Renewal Area exceeds taxable property in the 2016 Wright County the total assessed value of the taxable property Agribusiness Urban Renewal Area.

It in such area as shown by the assessment roll was moved by Supervisor Helgevold, and referred to in subsection (a) of this section, seconded by Supervisor Rasmussen, that the all of the taxes levied and collected upon the aforementioned ordinance to be given its final taxable property in the Urban Renewal Area third consideration and that it be adopted. By shall be paid into the funds for the respective Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Helgevold, Rasmussen, taxing districts as taxes by or for said taxing and Watne; Nays: None. Ordinance #52 duly districts in the same manner as all other passed and reads as follows: property taxes. When such loans, advances, ORDINANCE NO. 52 indebtedness, and bonds, if any, and interest AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE thereon, have been paid, all money thereafter DIVISION OF TAXES LEVIED ON TAXABLE received from taxes upon the taxable property PROPERTY IN THE 2016 WRIGHT COUNTY in the Urban Renewal Area shall be paid into AGRIBUSINESS URBAN RENEWAL AREA, the funds for the respective taxing districts PURSUANT TO SECTION 403.19 OF THE in the same manner as taxes on all other CODE OF IOWA property.

BE IT ENACTED by the Board of (c) the portion of taxes mentioned in Supervisors of Wright County, Iowa: subsection (b) of this section and the special Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of this fund into which that portion shall be paid may ordinance is to provide for the division of taxes be irrevocably pledged by the County for the levied on the taxable property in the 2016 payment of the principal and interest on loans, Wright County Agribusiness Urban Renewal advances, bonds issued under the authority Area, each year by and for the benefit of the of Section 403.9(1) of the Code of Iowa, state, city, county, school districts or other or indebtedness incurred by the County to taxing districts after the effective date of finance or refinance in whole or in part projects this ordinance in order to create a special in the Urban Renewal Area. fund to pay the principal of and interest on (d) as used in this section, the word “taxes” loans, moneys advanced to or indebtedness, includes, but is not limited to, all levies on an including bonds proposed to be issued by ad valorem basis upon land or real property.

Wright County to finance projects in such Section 4. Repealer.

All ordinances area. or parts of ordinances in conflict with the Section 2. Definitions. For use within this provisions of this ordinance are hereby ordinance the following terms shall have the repealed. following meanings: Section 5. Saving Clause.

If any “County” shall mean Wright County, Iowa. section, provision, or part of this ordinance “Urban Renewal Area” shall mean the shall be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, taxable real property situated in 2016 Wright such adjudication shall not affect the validity County Agribusiness Urban Renewal Area, of the ordinance as a whole or any section, the boundaries of which are set out below, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid such property having been identified in the or unconstitutional.

Urban Renewal Plan approved by the Board of Section 6. Effective Date.

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ordinance shall be effective after its final passage, approval and publication as provided by law. Passed and approved by the Board of Supervisors of Wright County, Iowa, on August 22, 2016.

Watne announced that the Board will be in recess and will reconvene at 1 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors chambers in the basement.

Watne opened the completion hearing on DD #131 and directed Luke Hugghins with McClure Engineering to proceed.

Hugghins began by giving a recap of the districts projects over the past couple of years, stating that initially there was a petition for improvement, after a remonstrance towards the improvement we televised the tile and proceeded with a repair that consisted of replacing the needed areas of tile at the same drainage coefficient as the existing tile.

Weidemann Inc. of Dows, Iowa, was appointed by the Board of Supervisors as Trustees of the district to complete the repair. The original contract cost was $111,072.30 and the final cost came in at $120,098.34. No Claims for damages were presented by landowners.

Motion by Rasmussen, and seconded by Helgevold, to approve the completion of DD #131 repair and order final payment to the contractor per Iowa Code Section 468.103.

Motion carried.

Motion by Rasmussen, and seconded by Helgevold, to request the opinion of Drainage Attorney, David R. Johnson, of assessing the annexed land to the north more for historical use. Motion carried.

Adam Clemons, Wright County Engineer, presented a map concerning bridges that are requested to be embargoed. There are 5 bridges that need repaired and need to be weight restricted. There is one bridge that needs to be closed immediately. This bridge will have to be moved up in the 5-year plan.

Motion by Rasmussen, and seconded by Helgevold, to approve Resolution 2016-26 on Bridge Embargo. By Roll Call Vote: Ayes: Rasmussen, Helgevold, and Watne; Nays: None. Resolution 2016-26 duly passed and reads as follows: RESOLUTION #2016-26 BRIDGE EMBARGO WHEREAS: The Board of Supervisors is empowered under authority of Sections 321.236 Sub. (8), 321.255 and 321.471 to 321.473 to prohibit the operation of vehicles or impose limitations as to the weight thereof on designated highways or highway structures under their jurisdiction, and WHEREAS: The Wright County Engineer has caused to be completed the Structure Inventory and Appraisal of certain Wright County bridges in accordance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards and it has been determined that an adjustment of the bridges load restrictions is needed to allow for correct operating stresses.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Wright County Board of Supervisors that: FHWA No. 357490 (Local Bridge #66) on C-54 (270th Street) Avenue over White Fox Creek in Section 31, T-91N, R-24W, Lincoln Township shall be posted “Trucks over 3 tons yield to trucks on bridge”, “One truck on bridge at a time” because of pile decay and erosion.

Signs shall be erected advising of the bridge load limits.

FHWA No. 357670 (Local Bridge #77) on 250th Street over Eagle Creek in Section 21, T-91N, R-25W, Dayton Township is posted at six (6) tons because of severe pile decay and crushing at deadmen. Signs shall be erected advising of the bridge load limits.

FHWA No. 358160 (Local Bridge #116) on Victor Avenue over Drainage Ditch No. 4-118 in Section 27, T-92N, R-23W, Iowa Township is posted at 23 tons, 40 tons, 40 tons because of advanced pile decay. Signs shall be erected advising of the bridge load limits.

FHWA No. 358911 (Local Bridge #173) on 120th Street over West Otter Creek in Section 17, T-93N, R-25W, Norway Township is posted at 16 tons, 27 tons, 30 tons because of severe pile decay. Signs shall be erected advising of the bridge load limits.

FHWA No. 359070 (Local Bridge #188) on Keokuk Avenue over Eagle Creek in Section 35, T-93N, R-25W, Norway Township is closed because of severely decayed, crushing and flexing piles. Signs shall be erected advising of the bridge closure.

BE IT RESOLVED by the Wright County Board of Supervisors that: Resolution 2015-20 be amended to reflect above changes in Bridge Postings Passed and approved this 22nd day of August, 2016.

Motion by Rasmussen, and seconded by Helgevold, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried.

Stan Watne, Chairman Wright County Board of Supervisors Betty Ellis, Wright County Auditor Wk.36

WRIGHT COUNTY SUPERVISORS MINUTES Chairman Watne called the regular meeting will not exceed $8,000,000 pursuant to prior of the Wright County Board of Supervisors to agreements with Prestage. order at 9 a.m. Members present were Watne, d. By means of approving the above Helgevold, and Rasmussen. property tax exemption schedule, Wright Minutes of the previous regular meeting of County will meet the local financial August 8, 2016, were read and approved. match requirement of the Iowa Economic Approved claims for payment.

Development Authority so that Prestage may Held time for open forum. Rita Anderson, benefit from the High Quality Jobs Program.

John Ludwig, Bob Reedy, Mary Lindstrom all e. The Wright County Board of Supervisors spoke of their concern against the Prestage shall provide a copy of this Resolution to the Foods of Iowa LLC project.

Iowa Economic Development Authority.

After open forum, Ordinance #52 f. Officers of the County Board of was introduced for the second reading.

Supervisors are hereby authorized to take Rasmussen moved and Helgevold seconded such further actions as deemed necessary in to approve the second reading on Ordinance order to carry into effect the provisions of this #52, and set the third reading for August 22, Resolution.

2016. A Roll Call was taken, and the following g. All Resolutions and parts thereof in named Supervisors voted: Ayes: Helgevold, conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the Rasmussen, and Watne; Nays: None. Motion extent of such conflict. carried. h. That the provisions of this Resolution Chairman Watne announced Resolution are hereby declared to be separable and 2016-25 on the application for Prestage Foods if any section, phrase or provision shall for of Iowa for the purpose of receiving benefits any reason be declared to be invalid, such for the High Quality Jobs Program, and declaration shall not affect the validity of approving certain property tax exemptions the remainder of the sections, phrases and for value added to real property by Prestage provisions hereof.

Foods of Iowa. There was then a motion i. This Resolution shall become effective

by Helgevold, and seconded by Watne, to immediately upon its passage and approval. approve Resolution 2016-25. Chairperson PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED asked for roll call on the motion, the following this 15th Day of August, 2016. named Supervisors voted: Ayes: Helgevold, Motion by Rasmussen, and seconded by Rasmussen, and Watne; Nays: None.

Helgevold, to approve the Proclamation for Resolution 2016-25 duly passed and reads as “Wright County Heroes Week” that is set for follows.

9-11-2016.

A RESOLUTION OF WRIGHT COUNTY Courtney Stewart, Wright County Transit APPROVING THE APPLICATION OF Director, presented the contract for the PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA LLC FOR Transit program between Midas Council of THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING BENEFITS Government and Wright County and also UNDER 2015 IOWA CODE SECTIONS Midas Transit Equipment User Agreement.

15.326-15.336, THE HIGH QUALITY JOBS Motion by Rasmussen, and seconded by PROGRAM, AND APPROVING CERTAIN Helgevold, to approve the contracts and have PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR the chairman sign. Motion carried.

VALUE ADDED TO REAL PROPERTY BY Also, Stewart presented a resolution PRESTAGE FOODS OF IOWA LLC. received from the city of Eagle Grove WHEREAS, Wright County has received stating that they will no longer be providing a request by Prestage Foods of Iowa transportation services in Eagle Grove.

LLC (Prestage) to approve and submit an Stewart updated the Board that Wright County application to the State of Iowa under 2015 will be taking over the City of Eagle Grove Iowa Code, Sections 15.326-15.336, the High transportation services starting September 1.

Quality Jobs Program; and Jennifer Sheehan, County Social Services WHEREAS, the High Quality Jobs Program Coordinator, requested permission to hire was established to promote economic a client to come in and shred paper. Motion development within the State of Iowa; and

by Rasmussen, and seconded by Helgevold, WHEREAS, the Wright County Board of approved the hire of this Client for shredding Supervisors supports activities which promote of paper at $7.75. Motion carried. and facilitate economic development within Sheehan also requested to be able to repost the county; and for Case Management personnel that will work WHEREAS, Section 15.332 of the Iowa out of the Franklin County office. This was Code allows for a community to exempt from approved by the Board of Supervisors. taxation, for a period not to exceed twenty Adam Clemons, Wright County Engineer, years beginning the year improvements are presented the plans for a bridge located on first assessed for taxation, all or a portion of 250th Street east of Eagle Grove in Dayton the actual value added by improvements to real Township.

Motion by Rasmussen, and property directly related to new jobs created seconded by Helgevold, to approve the final by a business eligible under provisions of the plans for BROS-CO99(80)-8J-99, Bridge High Quality Jobs Program; and #177. Motion carried.

WHEREAS, the company has indicated Clemons then gave an update on in their application to the Iowa Economic construction projects which included graveling Development Authority the company will meet of 116 miles of 37k ton of rocks, brush cutting or exceed the eligibility requirements of the will be big this fall, and grinding off some High Quality Jobs Program; and bumps on C54.

WHEREAS, as a condition of receiving Motion by Rasmussen, and seconded by State of Iowa income tax credits and sales tax Helgevold, to approve the fireworks permit for refunds from the High Quality Jobs Program, the Prairie Homestead Power Show north of when a project will result in an increase in local Belmond. Motion carried. property tax revenues, the Iowa Economic Watne brought the drainage meeting to Development Authority requires the local order and Deb Lukes handed out copies community receiving that increase in property of a Petition for Improvement in DD #208 taxes to offer as a minimum local match to the submitted by multiple landowners. The petition state incentives the amount of property tax requests better drainage be created within incentives a company would otherwise receive the southeast quarter of northeast quarter of from the 5-year sliding scale of property tax section 23, Boone Township, running thence exemptions as described in Iowa Code southeast to the outlet in the northwest quarter Chapter 427B.3; and of section 24 of Boone Township.

WHEREAS, Prestage states in its Motion by Rasmussen, and seconded application that the company expects to make

by Helgevold, to accept the petition for an investment that will result in the creation of improvement as submitted and appoint Lee at least 922 total jobs and a minimum of at least Galentine with Ryken Engineering to complete $200 million of eligible capital expenditures; an investigation. Motion carried.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by Next, Watne brought the meeting concerning DD #9 to order.

Deb Lukes the Wright County Board of Supervisors: stated that a work order had been filed by the a. Wright County approves the Prestage secondary roads department. Adam Clemons, application for purposes of receiving the Wright County Engineer, explained that they benefits of 2015 Iowa Code, Sections 15.326are trying to install a couple of bridges, but due 15.336, the High Quality Jobs Program. to the amount of silt in the ditch they would have b. Wright County, under the provisions of to install box culverts which would significantly Iowa Code Section 15.332, authorizes the increase the cost to replace the bridges. A following schedule of property tax exemptions bid was submitted by Dan Hennigar to clean for value added, for a period of ten (10) years out the drainage ditch beginning in section from the time the improvements are first 1 of Eagle Grove Township and continuing assessed at: the Southeast Quarter of Section southeasterly to the outlet in section 30 of 21, Township 90 North, Range 26 West of the Dayton Township.

5th P.M., in Wright County, Iowa, containing Motion by Rasmussen, and seconded 160 acres more or less.

by Helgevold, to approve the repair to be Year 1 through Year 10 – 32% rebate from completed by Hennigar Construction at a cost taxation as defined in the mutually agreed of $49,880.00. Motion carried. upon the Agreement for Private Development Motion by Rasmussen, and seconded by between Wright County and Prestage.

Helgevold, to adjourn the meeting. Motion c. Wright County estimates, at the current carried. property tax rate of $26.96589 per $1,000 Stan Watne, Chairman of valuation, taking into consideration the Wright County Board of Supervisors minimum assessment, including a 10% Betty Ellis, Wright County Auditor rollback, that the above 10-Year property tax Wk.36 increment payments to be at $7,667,600, but

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SUPERVISORS JULY CLAIMS WRIGHT COUNTY SUPERVISORS JULY 2016 CLAIMS General Basic Fund A & R, Service.................................... $165.00 Elizabeth Acat, Service................... $1,534.05 AgSource Labs, Service....................... $61.00 AgVantage, Fuel.............................. $3,529.26 Ahlers & Cooney, Service............... $1,000.00 Karen Andrews, Mileage.................... $333.60 Arnold’s, Supplies.................................. $18.18 Jane Bangs, Mileage...........................$118.08 Nancy Barkema, Mileage..................... $63.36 Joyce Basinger, Mileage..................... $177.12 Independent, Service...................... $1,944.48 Bradley Berg, Mileage.........................$101.76 BRW, Supplies.................................... $133.50 Bob Barker, Supplies.......................... $553.24 Bomgaars, Supplies............................. $99.98 Briggs, Supplies................................... $115.70 Doug Brink, Service............................ $100.00 BOA, Credit Card................................ $272.06 Carpenter Uniform, Supplies.............. $226.24 Casey’s, Fuel.........................................$43.13 CBI, Supplies........................................ $28.48 Central Iowa Distributing, Supplies.... $618.40 CenturyLink, Service.............................. $8.59 Doris Chapman, Service...................... $92.00 CITR, Service..................................... $500.00 City of Clarion, Service.................... $1,046.09 Clarion Distributing, Supplies............... $62.00 Super Foods, Supplies.....................$4,104.14 Community Pharmacy, Supplies.......... $21.38 Computer Works, Service.................... $40.00 Kristina Cook-Rabe, Mileage............. $268.80 Counsel, Service.................................$303.11 Culligan, Supplies............................... $270.95 Deyta, Service.....................................$197.00 DNR, Service........................................ $50.00 Eagle Building Supply, Supplies......... $678.88 Emerson Vet Clinic, Service................. $35.40 Ewing Funeral Home, Service......... $2,000.00 Exec Tech, Service..............................$107.52 Fareway - Belmond, Service................. $51.74 Fidlar Technologies, Service.............. $125.00 Frontier, Service..................................$161.52 Galeton Gloves, Supplies................... $138.29 Goldfield Access, Service................$1,726.77 GRP, Service........................................ $40.00 Hamilton County Sheriff, Service......... $21.00 Hanson & Sons, Service.................... $269.96 Joe Haugen, Supplies........................ $300.00 Mary Haugen, Mileage....................... $401.28 Hawkeye West, Service...................... $201.00 Health Education Center, Service........ $36.00 Humboldt Co Sheriff, Service............... $24.03 IMAGETEK, Service............................. $40.00 Imagine That, Apparel..................... $1,458.00 Iowa Alliance, Service.........................$170.00 IHCA, Service..................................... $125.00 ISH-Clarion, Service....................... $7,020.00

ISH-Belmond, Service..................... $2,490.00 ISAC, Apportionment....................... $5,700.00 ISSDA, Service................................... $250.00 David L Johnson, Mileage.................. $133.92 Konica Minolta, Supplies.....................$271.51 Lake Cornelia SSD, Service............... $864.00 Naomi Lette, Reimbursement................$13.92 LexisNexis, Service.............................$257.50 Mary Lyons, Mileage............................. $29.76 MARCO, Supplies............................... $243.20 Marco, Inc., Service............................ $529.89 Martin Bros, Supplies.......................... $271.15 Patty McCoy, Mileage........................... $81.60 Sandra McGrath, Reimbursement..... $448.80 Menards-Fort Dodge, Supplies...........$133.47 Mid-America, Service......................... $952.04 MidAmerican, Service..................... $5,772.69 MIDAS, Dues................................... $2,573.81 MIDAS, Service................................$1,679.76 Midland Power, Service......................... $19.16 M.S.E., Service................................... $380.00 Penny Mohr, Mileage.......................... $154.56 Dr. Nagel, ME.......................................$110.00 Kathy Nicholls, Reimbursement............$27.84 North Central, Fuel............................... $65.73 Office Elements, Supplies.................... $56.58 Randy Palomino, Service..................... $30.00 Pitney Bowes, Lease....................... $1,390.80 Postmaster, Service............................. $48.00 Prairie Energy, Service....................$3,262.99 PSI, Supplies...................................... $303.34 PRO-LAB, Service............................... $40.00 Quick Supply, Supplies....................... $430.93 Anne Radechel, Mileage.................... $244.80 Linda Rasmussen, Mileage.................. $48.48 Rick Rasmussen, Reimbursement..........$7.80 Cyndi Rector, Mileage........................ $295.68 Barb Redig, Mileage............................$162.72 Region V, Contribution..................... $3,307.25 Angie Reiland, Mileage......................... $43.20 Shirley Reiman, Reimbursement......... $90.00 Julie Richter, Mileage......................... $223.20 Doug Riley, Service.............................. $92.00 Fawn Roberts, Mileage........................... $0.96 Cindy Roosa, Mileage.......................... $33.60 Naomi Rothman, Mileage................... $334.08 Gayleen Rutherford, Mileage............. $146.88 Stephanie Sandoval, Service..............$317.55 Jayne L. Schipull, Service...................$131.94 Katie Schlichting, Service.................... $72.00 Denise Schumacher, Mileage............ $449.76 Secretary of State, Service.................. $30.00 Secure Shred, Service......................... $96.00 Beth Shanks, Service............................$11.50 Shopko, Supplies.................................. $69.90 Terry Silbaugh, Mileage.........................$93.12 Vanessa Smith, Mileage..................... $135.36 Shelle Sporaa, Mileage...................... $159.36 Staples, Supplies.................................. $53.08 State Hygienic Laboratory, Service... $320.00

Courtney Stewart, Reimbursement.....$150.47 T & D, Service....................................... $40.04 T & S, Service..................................... $465.00 Kim Thayer, Mileage........................... $269.28 The Trash Man, Service......................$178.25 TQ Technologies, Service.................. $324.50 Trimark, Service...................................$110.00 True Value, Supplies............................$145.42 UnityPoint Clinic, Service................... $250.00 Urness, Supplies................................ $256.28 US Cellular, Service........................ $1,252.54 Verizon, Service.................................. $235.53 TCM/FCNB, Credit Card.................. $4,712.66 Stan Watne, Reimbursement............. $168.48 WCPB, Reimbursement......................$574.97 Webster County Sheriff, Service.......... $49.52 Jerry Wolfe, Reimbursement................ $38.40 Sharon Woodley, Mileage................... $185.28 WMTel.net, Service.............................$247.00 Wright County Auditor, Service........$1,040.15 Wright County Fair, Apportionment.$2,208.33 WCEH, Service................................ $1,350.82 Monitor, Service.................................... $42.00 Wright County Motors, Service.............$71.54 Wright County Treasurer, Taxes........... $20.00 General Supplemental Super Foods, Supplies......................... $38.95 ISACA, Service................................... $150.00 Sigmeth Roberts Law, Service........... $108.00 TCM/FCNB, Credit Card....................... $52.63 Wright County Sheriff, Service........... $614.93 Wright County Auditor, Service............ $62.43 Wr. Co. Employees Sidefund EMC, Premium..................................$1,651.00 ISAC, Premium.............................$127,632.00 United States Treasury, Service......... $260.00 Jail Commissary Hewett Wholesale, Supplies.............. $857.88 Reliance, Service................................ $900.00 MH-DD Services Fund Casey’s, Fuel........................................ $26.21 Goldfield Access, Service.................... $90.82 Sandra Jackson, Reimbursement........ $38.88 Staples Advantage, Supplies............... $85.81 Alisha Steburg, Reimbursement........ $244.80 TCM/FCNB, Credit Card..................... $542.28 Saundra Vorland, Reimbursement..... $198.24 WCPB, Reimbursement.................. $1,303.03 Rural Services Basic Fund Belmond Library, Apportionment.... $2,480.58 Clarion Library, Apportionment....... $2,377.25 Dows Library, Apportionment...........$1,136.91 Eagle Grove Library, Apportionment............................. $2,790.67 Ron Jurgens, Service........................... $60.00 Curt Pals, Service................................. $60.00 Eugene Pals, Service........................... $60.00 Rowan Library, Apportionment........ $1,550.42 Troy Watne, Service............................. $60.00 WCC, Service................................ $22,892.63

Sanitary Landfill, Apportionment..... $6,018.75 K-9 Fund BOA, Credit Card...................................$47.98 Secondary Road Fund AgVantage, Fuel............................ $24,200.67 Jim Ahrens, Supplies...........................$115.55 Airgas, Supplies.................................... $96.85 Arnold’s, Supplies.............................$1,481.67 Independent, Service........................... $78.00 Bomgaars, Supplies.........................$1,106.38 Calhoun-Burns, Service......................$579.10 CBI, Supplies................................... $2,853.69 Central Iowa Distributing, Supplies...... $95.30 City of Belmond, Supplies..................... $67.17 City of Clarion, Supplies..................... $332.88 City of Eagle Grove, Supplies...............$41.69 Clarion Distributing, Supplies............. $139.80 Counsel, Supplies................................$110.23 Culligan, Service................................... $95.30 Deano’s Dust Control, Service........... $280.00 Diamond Mowers, Supplies.................$113.55 Don’s Truck Sales, Service..............$2,128.49 Force America, Supplies.......................$17.64 Frontier, Service....................................$73.76 G&K, Service...................................... $200.20 Goldfield Access, Service...................$513.79 Hanson & Sons, Supplies................... $391.34 Harrison’s, Supplies............................ $970.03 Hawkeye West, Service........................ $40.00 Hiway Truck, Supplies........................ $755.00 Hotsy Equipment, Supplies................ $224.63 Iowa DOT, Supplies..........................$3,678.17 Iowa Prison Industries, Supplies.......... $84.25 ISH-Clarion, Service.......................... $392.00 Kimball Midwest, Supplies................... $127.42 Kinseth’s, Service............................... $236.60 Lawson Products, Supplies.................$781.08 Martin Marietta, Supplies............$449,626.37 Mid-America, Service......................... $206.40 MidAmerican, Service......................$1,027.64 Class C Solutions, Supplies............... $598.44 NEW Cooperative, Fuel...................... $290.66 Northland, Fuel................................... $581.00 O’Halloran, Supplies........................... $108.33 Pavement Doctor, Service............... $1,484.80 Prairie Energy, Service....................... $309.90 PSI, Supplies...................................... $434.39 Spencer, Supplies............................... $429.68 The Trash Man, Service..................... $339.50 True Value, Supplies............................. $56.99 Urness, Supplies................................ $246.33 US Cellular, Service............................. $85.39 Verizon, Service............................... $3,913.57 Windstream, Service.............................$71.75 Wright County Auditor, Service............ $18.56 Wright County Motors, Service.............$19.75 Wright County Treasurer, Taxes.... $26,404.61 Wright Materials, Supplies...........$204,035.23 Yohnco, Service.................................. $340.74 Zep, Supplies.......................................$774.37

Ziegler, Supplies...........................$260,115.68 Public Health Resource Fareway, Supplies..................................$27.81 Hearts & Flowers, Service.....................$14.00 Early Childhood TCM/FCNB, Credit Card....................... $92.51 E911 Surcharge Fund AgVantage, Fuel................................... $25.00 AT&T, Service........................................$41.45 CenturyLink, Service.......................... $503.79 Electronic Engineering, Supplies.. $13,620.50 Frontier Communications, Service........$71.98 Goldfield Telephone, Service.............. $119.12 Iowa One Call, Service..........................$11.00 MidAmerican, Service.......................... $99.79 Racom, Service...............................$6,303.60 Windstream, Service.......................... $164.66 WMTel.net, Service.............................$124.50 Historical Society Nat’l Trust for Historic, Service.......... $250.00 Local Emergency Management BOA, Credit Card.................................. $50.91 Goldfield Access, Service.................... $96.90 PSI, Supplies.........................................$11.36 Verizon, Service.................................... $80.02 Wright Co. Communications BOA, Credit Card................................ $519.23 IWD, Insurance..................................... $58.26 Co. Assessor Agency Fund Casey’s, Fuel......................................... $67.74 Culligan, Supplies................................. $23.80 IAAO, Service......................................$187.50 ICIT, Service......................................... $50.00 IMAGETEK, Service............................$112.50 ISAA, Service..................................... $300.00 Office Elements, Supplies...................... $5.90 SE District of Assessors, Service...... $150.00 US Cellular, Service........................... $150.00 Wright County Auditor, Service.............$54.16 Grand Total.............................. $1,275,409.08 Wk.36

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR WRIGHT COUNTY CASE NO. ESPR016597 IN THE MATTER OF DAVID C. MCOLLOUGH, DECEASED TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF DAVID C. MCOLLOUGH, DECEASED, WHO DIED ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 6, 2016: You are hereby notified that on August 23, 2016, the undersigned was appointed administrator of the estate.

Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the abovenamed district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated August 31, 2016. /s/ Viki Walbridge, Jacque Stepanek, and Dan McOllough 7938 Quail Street Arvada, CO 80005 Thomas J. Radio FELHABER LARSON Attorney for the Administrator 220 South 6th Street, Suite 2200 Minneapolis, MN 55402 Telephone: (612) 339-6321 Date of second publication: 15th day of September, 2016.

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Courthouse News Births Nova Jean Stetz, born on August 17 to Joseph and Ashley Stetz, Eagle Grove.

Emilyn Aguilar Blas, born on August 18 to Micaela Aguilar Blas, Eagle Grove.

Catarina Alexandra Brito Raymundo, born on August 18 to Laura Brito Perez, Clarion.

Jordy William Purvis, born on August 19 to Jeremy Purvis and Cody Purvis, Kanawha.

Macy Marie Meyer, born on August 20 to Jeffery and Kathryn Meyer, Rowan.

Sebastian Mitchell Sadler, born on August 22 to Belinda Sisneros, Eagle Grove.

Tyson Edward Vote, born on August 22 to Zachary and Hannah Vote, Gilmore City.

Maebellyne Jean Heid, born on August 23 to Stephan and Miranda Heid, Fort Dodge.

Thiago Pena, born on August 24 to Carrieann Goodrich, Hampton.

Deaths Ryan Ahren, 30, Eagle Grove, died on August 8.

Dorothy O’Brien, 87, Belmond, died on August 13.

Frances McAllister, 95, Clarion, died on August 25.

Marriage License David Flurer, Clarion to Jillian Anderson, Clarion, on August 13.

Spencer Trees, Belmond to Trisha Holveck, Belmond, on August 20.

Isabel Kay, Clarion to Jesus Ortiz, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, on August 24.

Daniel Martinez, Kanawha to Amy Cherry, Kanawha, on August 27.

Aaron Rutledge, Eagle Grove to Wanda Murphy, Eagle Grove, on August 29.

Civil Court The court handled one child support matter.

Richard and Delores Blackford, Dows vs. Robert Granowski, Owatonna, MN and Kathleen Meyer, Mapleton, MN. Judgment for the plaintiff on August 17 in the amount of $177,284.77 with 2.51% interest.

Hauge Associates vs. David and Michelle Decamp. Judgment for the plaintiff on August 24 in the amount of $19,052.17 with $1,153.93 in pre-judgment interest with 2.51% interest.

District Courts

The court handled eleven probation revocation.

Nicole Hauser, 45, Eagle Grove, pled guilty on August 19 to Theft in the Fourth Degree (pled from Theft in the Third Degree). Hauser was sentenced to 180 days in jail (150 days suspended), placed on two years probation, fined $315 plus 35% surcharge (suspended), $125 Law Enforcement Initiative, $125 in restitution, and $140 in costs.

Kelly Pamperin, 35, Goldfield, pled guilty on August 17 to Robbery in the Second Degree and Accessory to a Felony. Pamperin was sentenced to twelve years in prison, fined $1,625 plus 35% surcharge (suspended), and $440.54 in costs.

Daniel Barkhaus, 43, Eagle Grove, pled guilty on August 18 to Harassment in the Third Degree.

Barkhaus was fined $65 plus 35% surcharge and $360 in costs.

Logan Gangestad, 28, Clarion, received a deferred judgment on August 19 to Possession of a Controlled Substance – Marijuana 1st Offense and pled guilty to OWI First Offense. Gangestad was sentenced to 30 days in jail (26 days suspended), placed on one year probation, fined $1,250 plus 35% surcharge, assessed a $315 civil penalty, $125 Law Enforcement Initiative, and $140 in costs.

Joel Prescott, 32, Clarion, pled guilty on August 18 to Harassment in the Third Degree (pled from Invasion of Privacy). Prescott was sentenced to 30 days in jail (23 days suspended), placed on one year probation, fined $65 plus 35% surcharge, and $100 in costs.

Melody Starbuck, 36, Clarion, pled guilty on August 25 to two counts of Compulsory Education Violation 1st Offense. Starbuck was fined $200 plus 35% surcharge and $120 in costs.

Chadd Azeltine, 42, Belmond, pled guilty on August 25 to Harassment

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in the Third Degree. Azeltine was fined $65 plus 35% surcharge and $60 in costs.

Corey Withers, 18, Webster City, pled guilty on August 25 to Interference with Official Acts.

Withers was fined $250 plus 35% surcharge and $360 in costs.

Christopher Black, Belmond, pled guilty on August 25 to Nuisances Prohibited. Black was fined $65 plus 35% surcharge and $360 in costs.

Gabriel Gasca Mondragon, 23, Eagle Grove, pled guilty on August 25 to Disorderly Conduct Fighting or Violent Behavior. Gasca Mondragon was fined $65 plus 35% surcharge and $60 in costs.

Abelino Osorio Perez, 51, Clarion, pled guilty on August 19 to OWI First Offense. Osorio Perez was sentenced to two days in jail, fined $1,250 plus 35% surcharge, $10 DARE, and $1,100 in costs.

Kip Steinkraus, 59, Belmond, pled guilty on August 26 to Public Intoxication (pled from OWI First Offense). Steinkraus was fined $625 plus 35% surcharge, and $100 in costs.

Traffic Court Speeding 55 or under zone (1 thru 5 over): Timothy Krum, Missouri Valley; Kurt Kienzle, Eagle Grove; John Parkhurst, Cedar Rapids; Vivian Meyer, Winter Haven, FL; Nicole Galliano, Overton, NE; Elizabeth Trulson, Bondurant; Robert Abens, Humboldt; Inmer Santos Gonzalez, Clarion; David Engle, Eureka, MO; Jean Miller, Webster City; Speeding 55 or under zone (6 thru 10 over): Carrie Reese, Vincent; Jessica Mazour, Des Moines; Justin Arteman, Cedar Falls; Penny Ackerson, Eagle Grove; Adam Berte, Williamsburg; Joseph Schall, Ogden; Gage Behnkendorf, Eagle Grove; Joshua Erceg, Cedar Rapids; Donald Frank, Rowan; Jill Schechinger, Adel; Speeding 55 or under zone (11 thru 15 over): Abimael Reyes Jr., Des Moines; John Poulin, Mason City; Scott Woodin, Clarion; Speeding 55 or under zone (16 thru 20 over): Leobardo Sedano Diaz, Eagle Grove; Speeding 55 or under zone (21 or over): Kelley Gries, Long Grove, IL; Alfred Zeon, New Hope, MN; Harrison Degrood, Edin, MN; Speeding over 55 zone (6 thru 10 over): Derrick Werner, Rochester, MN; Mark Elliott, FPO, CA; George Arbs III, West Des Moines; Stacie MacArthur, Zumbrota, MN; Speeding over 55 zone (11 thru 15 over): Pamela Myers, Pine Island, MN; Arthur Spears IV, Durham, NC; Megan Pemrick, Lakevill, MN; Speeding over 55 zone (16 thru 20 over): Dominic Ziebarth, Cambridge, MN; Speeding over 55 zone (21 or over): Kimberley Cedillo, Richfield, MN; Excessive Speed 6 thru 10: Shirley Vanni, Granger; Matt Cooper, Fort Dodge;

Speeding: Erica Lindaman, Clarion; No Valid Drivers License: Sean Weidemann, Belmond; Francisco Javier, Clarion; Jose Rosales Sarmiento, Eagle Grove; Nathan Azeltine, Belmond; Victor Carrillo; Elpidio Lopez Teran, Eagle Grove; Eduardo Nunez Varela, Clarion; Husias Garcia Perez, Webster City; Raymando Domingo, Clarion; Yolanda Hernandez, Hampton; Inmer Gonzalez Santos, Clarion; Driving While License Under Suspension: Gregorio Rodriguez, Belmond; Operation Without Registration: Antonio Yepez, Rowan; Sarah Bell, Boone; Elizabeth Lefevre, Clear Lake; Joshua Stumme, Goodell; Jacob Peterson, Emmetsburg; Financial Liability Coverage Violation: Sean Weidemann, Belmond; Elpidio Lopez Teran, Eagle Grove; Husias Garcia Perez, Webster City; Raymando Domingo, Clarion; Matthew Knipfel, Mc Gregor; Scott Shaw, Fort Dodge; Failure To Display Registration Plate: Raymando Domingo, Clarion; Joseph Moen, Hampton; Tyler Molstre, Urbandale; Registration Violation: Steve Bartling, Ackley; Fraudulent Use of Registration: Raymondo Domingo, Clarion; Failure to Maintain Control: Raymando Domingo, Clarion; Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device/Stop Sign/Yield Sign: Victor Carrillo, Dows; Failure to Maintain Safety Belts: Andrew Mayo, Clarion; Scott Woodin, Clarion; Dark Window/Windshield: Alex Walker, La Vista, NE; Improper Use of Lanes: Jose Rosales Sarmiento, Eagle Grove; Careless Driving: Brandon Hagie, Clarion; Lighting Device - Color and Mounting: Open Container - Driver over 21: Raymando Domingo, Clarion; Permit Under 18 to Consume on Property: Blake Pamperin, Eagle Grove; Small Claims T&D Service vs. Jeremiah Orr, Eagle Grove. Judgment for the plaintiff on August 18 in the amount of $797.01 with 2.51% interest from June 9.

Associated Anesthesiologists vs.

Kathy Sosa, Clarion. Judgment for the plaintiff on August 18 in the amount of $378 with 2.51% interest from June 16.

First National Bank of Omaha vs.

Kerry Morris, Belmond. Judgment for the plaintiff on August 13 in the amount of $1,408.18 with 2.51% interest from August 13.

Kelby Reyerson, Eagle Grove vs. Brent Sadler, Eagle Grove.

Judgment for the plaintiff on August 18 in the amount of $2,130 with 2.51% interest from June 28.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Donnie Hauser, Eagle Grove. Judgment for the plaintiff on August 18 in the amount of $796.93 with 2.51% interest from June 28.

Hauge Associates Inc vs. Eric Beebe, Eagle Grove. Judgment for the plaintiff on August 18 in the amount of $2,228.55 with 2.51% interest from July 11.

Unitypoint Health vs. Kelly Gord, Eagle Grove. Judgment for the plaintiff on August 29 in the amount of $1,183.64 with 2.51% interest from August 29.

Property Transfer Warranty Deed: Jason and Tamara Beishel to Thomas and Claudia Sheets; 18-92-26 NW Parcel B and C; 16-1640.

Warranty Deed: Timothy Nagel to Jason, Tamara, and Denise Beisel; 30-92-24 SE Tract; 16-1643.

Warranty Deed: Duane and Rella Fanselow to Brian and Kathryn Kapka, 10-91-23 Parcel E; 16-1647.

Warranty Deed: Marcella Fjetland to Marcella Fjetland Life Estate, Daniel Smith, and Sandra Lester; Belm Country Club Estates Addn Blk 1 Lot 4 Apartment 1 in LDK Condo; 16-1648.

Warranty Deed: Donald and Myrtle Aldrich to Myrtle Aldrich Life Estate, Donald Aldrich Life Estate, Diane Little, Sandra Johnson, and Wanda Babe; 21-92-23 NW NE; 21-92-23 NW NW; 16-1649.

Warranty Deed: Peggy, David, Cheri, Galyn, Michael, and Evelyn Cross to R L Norris LLC; Rown Emerson’s Addn Blk 4 Lot 1 S 74’; Rown Emerson’s Addn Blk 4 Lot 2; Rown Emerson’s Addn Blk 1 Lot 3 W 1/2; 16-1651.

Quit Claim Deed: Beverly Meyer to Beverly Meyer Trustee and Beverly Meyer Trust; 29-93-26 NW SE; 29-93-26 NW NE; 29-93-26 SE NW; 16-1655.

Warranty Deed: John and Joan Bramble to Bernard and Gail Cook; Dows Eskridge’s 3rd Addn Blk 1 Lot 8 Bramble to Cook Closing 000007519001217910; 16-1658.

Warranty Deed: Kay and Brian Hacklander to Becky Huetig; 2-9024 NW W ½; 2-90-24 NW NE; 2-9024 SW Lot 1 in W ½; 16-1659.

Warranty Deed: Becky Huetig to Kay and Roger Hacklander; 18-9023 NW; 16-1660.

Warranty Deed: Mark and Tracy Wigans to Ryan and Christine Nielsen; 17-93-26 SW Tract; 20-9326 NW Tract; 16-1669.

Warranty Deed: Deborah and Michael Nilles to James and Diane Friedericks; 28-90-24 NW Tract; 161673.

Warranty Deed: Warranty Deed: Janice and Wayne Booth to Wilma

Aldrich; 23-92-23 NW NW; 14-9223 SW; 16-1683.

Warranty Deed: Jeanette Morris and Jeffrey Aldrich to Wilma Aldrich; 23-92-23 NW NW; 14-9223 SW; 16-1684.

Warranty Deed: Mark and Sharon Aldrich to Wilma Aldrich; 23-92-23 SW NW; 14-92-23 SW; 16-1685.

Warranty Deed: Annell Austin to Leo and Connie Schoo and Perry Pickering; EG Northwestern Addn Blk 1 Lot 9 S 1/3; EG Northwestern Addn Blk 1 Lot 10; EG Northwestern Addn Blk 1 Lot 11 N ½; 16-1693.

Warranty Deed: Allen and Mary Tesdahl to Allen and Mary Tesdahl Revocable Trust; 11-92-25 NE E ½; 16-1696.

Warranty Deed: Clinton and Amy Ahrens to Clinton and Amy Ahrens; 2-90-23 NW Tract; 16-1697.

Warranty Deed: Kirk and Melanie Cramer to Kimberly Conlon; Clar Tyrrell’s Addn Tract in Reserve Block; 16-1699.

Quit Claim Deed to Welcom Mat LLC to Ronald Meyers; Dows Eskridge’s 3rd Addn Blk 2 Lot 9; 161705.

Warranty Deed: Mary Robbins Family Trust and Brad Robbins Trustee to Brad Robbins, Lujeanne Robbins, Jolene Robbins, and Brian Robbins; 3-93-23 NW NE ¼; 161711.

Warranty Deed: Lujeanne and Ronald Fink to Brad, Jolene, and Brian Robbins; 3-92-23 NW SE ¼; 16-1712.

Warranty Deed: Dean and Jayne Schipull to Dean and Jayne Schipull; Gold Orig Addn Blk 6 Lot 2; Gold Orig Addn Blk 6 Lot 3 N 33 1/8; 161713.

Warranty Deed: Welling Place Minsitry of Clarion Inc to Aaron and Christina Jonson; Clar Waln’s Addn Blk 1 Lot 1 and N ½ of Vac Alley Adj S; Clar Waln’s Addn Blk 1 Lot 2 and N ½ of Vac Alley Adj S; 161725.

Warranty Deed: Gary and Carmen Olsen to Andrew Young; Clar Tyrrell’s Addn Blk 14 Lot 4; 161728.

Warranty Deed: Jerry Grimm to Jerry Grimm and Michael Oliver; 22-92-24 SW Parcel A; 16-1732.

Warranty Deed: Stephen and Kelly Dickman to Stephen and Kelly Dickman; Belm Orig Addn Blk 12 Lot 1; 16-1735.

Warranty Deed: First State Bank Trustee and Opal Jones Trust to Opal Jones Family Trust; 13-92-25 NW S ½; 31-92-25 NE SW & Tracts; 4-9125 SW W ½; 4-91-25 SW Tract W of DD in NE; 4-91-25 NW W 80 AC; 19-91-25 SE E ½; 20-91-25 W ½ Exc; 20-91-25 SW Tract in NW; 8-91-25 NE E ½; 8-91-25 NE E ½; 8-91-25 NE NW; 25-91-26 NE Exc; 11-91-26 SW N ½; 4-90-26 SW Tract in N ½; 4-90-26 SW S ½

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Church news Clarion Area

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 201 3rd Ave. NE, Clarion, IA 50525 Rev. Mike Gudka 515-532-2845 • www.clarionumc. com • “Like” us on Facebook!

• Thursday, September 8 No SPPRC Meeting • Friday, September 9 Church office closed • Saturday, September 10 7:30a.m. His Men • Sunday, September 11 – Rally Sunday 8:30-9:30a.m. Traditional Service, 9:40-10:40a.m. Sunday School (Rally Sunday Events), 10:45a.m.Noon Contemporary Service • Tuesday, September 13

5:30p.m.

Finance Meeting, 7:00p.m. MOE Meeting • Wednesday, September 14 8:30a.m. Bible & Bikes, 6:00p.m.

Praise Team Practice, 6:00-8:00p.m.

Youth Group, 7:00p.m. Chancel Choir Practice, 8:00p.m. Worship Team Meeting

FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH 420 1st Street N.W., Clarion Pastors: Grant and Nicole Woodley • www.firstlutheranclarion.com 515-532-3440 • Wednesday, September 7 11:00a.m.-12:30p.m. FLCW Fall Salad Luncheon • Sunday, September 11 9:00a.m. Worship, 10:00a.m.

Fellowship, 10:15a.m. Sunday School “Rally Sunday” • Tuesday, September 13 9:15a.m. WIC • Wednesday, September 14 9:15a.m.

WIC, 10:00a.m.

Communion (The Meadows), 11:00a.m.

Deacon’s Meeting, 7:00p.m. Church Council Meeting • Thursday, September 15 9:00a.m. Sew Ladies UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, CONGREGATIONAL 121 3rd Avenue N.W., Clarion Pastor Bill Kem 515-532-2269 • Sunday, September 11 10:15a.m. Fellowship, 11:00a.m.

Worship CHURCH OF CHRIST 420 North Main, Clarion Pastor Warren Curry 515-532-3273 • Thursday, September 8 10:00a.m. Women’s Bible Study Group meet for coffee (Grounded), 3:30p.m. SHINE • Sunday, September 11 9:00a.m. Kick off for Fall Sunday School (all ages), 10:00a.m. Worship Service, 4:30p.m. Bible Bowl • Monday, September 12 9:00a.m. Ecumenical Prayer Time for elections (St. John’s Catholic) • Tuesday, September 13 6:00a.m. Iron Men, 7:30a.m.

Elders’ Meeting • Wednesday, September 14 10:00a.m. Prayer Time (Sandy Stephenson’s), 6:00p.m. Women’s Bible Study, 8:00p.m. Iron Men 2 ST. JOHN CATHOLIC 608 2nd Ave. N.E., Clarion Father Jerry W. Blake, pastor 515-532-3586 • Thursday, September 8 8:00a.m. Mass (Sacred Heart, EG), 9:00a.m. Sewing Circle,

7:00p.m. Cluster Fall Festival Meeting • Friday, September 9 7:40a.m. Rosary/Mass • Saturday, September 10 – Baby Needs Weekend 4:00p.m. Mass (St. Francis, Belmond), 8:00p.m. Spanish Mass • Sunday, September 11 – Baby Needs Weekend 8:00a.m. Mass, 10:30a.m. Mass (Sacred Heart, EG), 11:00a.m.

Cluster Confirmation Class (Sacred Heart, EG), 6:00p.m. Cluster Fall Festival Commission • Monday, September 12 7:00p.m. RCIA • Tuesday, September 13 10:00a.m. Care Center Mass • Wednesday, September 14 8:00a.m.

Mass, Adoration, Benediction (St. Francis, Belmond), 6:30p.m. Youth Faith Formation Adoration • Thursday, September 15 No Morning Mass at Sacred Heart, EG, 10:00a.m. Cluster Staff Meeting (Office Closed), 7:00p.m. Finance Meeting

a.m. Worship Service – Communion observed weekly; Childcare available and Children’s Church, 11:00 a.m. WWE/Jr. Worship

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 219 First Street N.W., Clarion Bill Kem, Pastor 515-532-2709 • Sunday, September 11 9:00a.m. Worship

HOLMES BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor Zach Fischer 2137 Hancock Avenue 515-825-3110 • Sunday, September 11 9:30 a.m. Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

Worship Service, 6:00 p.m. Evening Service

THE LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Dana Wendel, Minister 1010 2nd Street SW, Clarion 532-2330 or 532-6686 • Sunday, September 11 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, 10:45 a.m. Worship Service – free lunch following service THE DWELLING PLACE Pastor Kim Lee 1204 Central Ave East 515-293-2822 • Sunday, September 11 10:00 a.m. Church Services, Children’s Ministries: Little Lights (0-2 years); Kids Alive (3-7 years)

Goldfield Area

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 220 E. Oak St., Goldfield, IA 50542 515-825-3581 Pastor Sara Sutter goldpres@goldfieldaccess.net • “Like” us on Facebook • Thursday, September 8 9:00-10:15a.m. TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly) #IA, 1348, Goldfield, weigh-in & meeting. New members always welcome!

• Sunday, September 11 10:30a.m.

Worship Service with Pastor Sara Sutter, 11:30a.m.

Fellowship Coffee LAKE LUTHERAN CHURCH Goldfield Pastor Truman Larson • Sunday, September 11 9:00 a.m. Worship Service, 10:15 a.m. Sunday School and Confirmation PARK CHURCH OF CHRIST 422 North Washington St., Goldfield Bob Dishman 515-825-3911 • Sunday, September 11 9:15 a.m. Bible School, 10:15

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WRIGHT CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH 1730 130th Street, Kanawha 641-762-3947 • Sunday, September 11 9:30 a. m. Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m. Fellowship, 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School, 6:00 p.m. Evening Worship

Rowan Area

UNITED CHURCH OF ROWAN Pastor Nancy Hofmeister 811 Pesch St., Box 38, Rowan • Sunday, September 11

9:00a.m.

Sunday School, 10:00a.m.

Worship, 11:00a.m.

Fellowship Coffee IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Missouri Synod Jct. Highway 69 & 3 Pastor Mark Peterson • Sunday, September 11 10:30 a. m. Divine Services, 11:45 a.m. Bible Study

Dows Area

ABUNDANT LIFE CHAPEL 202 Fairview St., Dows 515-852-4520 • Bruce Klapp, Pastor • Sunday, September 11 9:30 a.m. Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. Worship Service with Nursery and Children’s Ministry available, 5:30 p.m. (3rd Sunday of the month except February) Adult Bible Study with childcare available. Food and fellowship follows

FIRST REFORMED 214 Brown St., Alexander Pastor Phillip Arnold • Sunday, September 11 8:30 a.m. Adult Sunday School (Sunshine Room), 9:30 a.m.

Worship, 10:45 a.m. Sunday School, 6:30 p.m. HS Youth Group Meeting, 7:00 p.m. Pastor Phil’s Radio Ministry on KLMJ IMMANUEL U.C.C. 204 E. South St., Latimer Pastor Lindsey Braun • Sunday, September 11 9:30 a.m. Worship ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN 304 W. Main, Latimer Travis Berg, Pastor • Sunday, September 11 9:00 a.m. Worship, 10:15 a.m.

ABC/Sunday School UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Morgan, Lee Center, Bradford Erling Shultz, Pastor • Sunday, September 11 8:30 a.m. Worship (B), 9:30 a.m.

Worship (LC), 10:30 a.m. Worship (M) MISSIONARY ALLIANCE CHURCH 3rd & Lake Streets, Blairsburg, IA 50034 Ron Lotz, Pastor • Sunday, September 11 8:00-9:30a.m. The Café is Open, 9:00a.m. Sunday School for Adults, 10:00a.m. Worship NAZARETH LUTHERAN Coulter Pastor Dave Bernhardt • Sunday, September 11 10:00 a.m. Coffee, 10:30 a.m.

Joint Worship Service

SOVEREIGN GRACE CHURCH 109 N. Eskridge St., Dows Dows / www.sgcdows.com Doug Holmes, Pastor • Sunday, September 11 10:15 a.m. Sunday School, Coffee, 11:15 a.m. Worship at First Presbyterian in Dows

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Monitor Memories

From the archives oF the Wright county monitor

1981 and 1946 35 Years Ago September 3, 1981 Top award winners in the 1981 Iowa 4-H tractor contest are (left to right) Don Comer of Glenwood (Mills County), first place; Jerry Bailey of Laurens (Pocahontas County), second place; and Tim Arndorfer of Clarion (Wright County), third place. The contest was held August 19 at Iowa State University, Ames. It offers young people a chance to exhibit their skills in safely operating a tractor in competition.

The debate between the school board candidates drew the attention of approximately 70 people Monday evening, August 31. The debaters were John Turner, candidate for District III; Gary Lund, candidate for District III; Fred Bossard, candidate for District II; and Phil Thompson, incumbent, candidate for District II. The debate was sponsored by the AAUW. Mayor Bill Young and Rotarian Dave Olson put up the last street sign at Central and Mawwin last Thursday morning. Many community groups and organizations made the street sign project a success.

70 Years Ago September 5, 1946 Enrollment in Clarion pubic schools is unusually high this year, and while there are several students yet to begin work, tabulations the first of the week showed a total of 826 students in quest of learning here. The high school, with a total enrollment of 256, has the largest number of students in the last dozen years, according to Supt. C.J. Christiansen.

Plans for the biggest and best Jamboree of all time are rapidly taking shape, and the biggest crowd in the history of the popular fall event is expected to gather in Clarion Tuesday, Sept. 17. Highlight of the Jamboree, of course, is the football game, which will get under way at eight o’clock.

While installing conveyor belts in the plant at the Pioneer Hi-Bred Corn company, John Poolman fell six feet from a “cat walk” and was taken to Clarion General hospital Tuesday morning. Poolman was bruised and badly shaken up, but was not injured seriously.

Courthouse News Cont.

Exc; 11-90-26 SW; 11-90-26 SW S ½ Exc; 5-90-25 SW S ½ of SE of S ½ Exc; 22-90-25 SE E ½ Exc; 2390-25 SW Exc; 23-90-25 SW NE N ½; 23-90-25 NE S ½; 23-90-25 NW SE; 30-90-25 NE Exc; 30-90-25 SW Exc; 30-90-25 NW E ½ Exc; 30-9025 NW E 33’ of NW Exc; 31-90-25 NE E 10-0 Rods of N ½ Exc; 3190-25 NE N 554.5’ of E 100 Rods of S1/2; 31-90-25 SW Tract in NW; 31-90-25 SW 3 Ac Tract in NE NW; 31-90-25 Tract; 31-90-25 NW Lot 7 Exc; 36-90-26 NE NW Exc; 36-9026 NE S 1/2; 36-90-26 SE N ½; 3690-26 NW SE; 31-90-25 NW Lot 1 of SW; Wool Orig Addn Blk 5 Lot 16 W 25 1/2 ‘ of E 50 ½’; Wool Orig Addn Blk 5 Lot 17 W 25 ½’ of E 50’ ½’; Wool Orig Addn Blk 5 Lot 18 W 25 ½’ of E 50 ½’; Opal Jones Wright 000006303001227406; 16-1740.

Warranty Deed: First State Bank Trustee and Opal Jones Trust to Opal Jones Marital Trust; 13-92-25 NW S ½; 31-92-25 NE SW & Tracts; 4-9125 SW W ½; 4-91-25 SW Tract W of DD in NE; 4-91-25 NW W 80 AC; 19-91-25 SE E ½; 20-91-25 W ½ Exc; 20-91-25 SW Tract in NW; 8-91-25 NE E ½; 8-91-25 NE E ½; 8-91-25 NE NW; 25-91-26 NE Exc; 11-91-26 SW N ½; 4-90-26 SW Tract in N ½; 4-90-26 SW S ½ Exc; 11-90-26 SW; 11-90-26 SW S ½ Exc; 5-90-25 SW S ½ of SE of S ½ Exc; 22-90-25 SE E ½ Exc; 2390-25 SW Exc; 23-90-25 SW NE N ½; 23-90-25 NE S ½; 23-90-25 NW

SE; 30-90-25 NE Exc; 30-90-25 SW Exc; 30-90-25 NW E ½ Exc; 30-9025 NW E 33’ of NW Exc; 31-90-25 NE E 10-0 Rods of N ½ Exc; 3190-25 NE N 554.5’ of E 100 Rods of S1/2; 31-90-25 SW Tract in NW; 31-90-25 SW 3 Ac Tract in NE NW; 31-90-25 Tract; 31-90-25 NW Lot 7 Exc; 36-90-26 NE NW Exc; 36-9026 NE S 1/2; 36-90-26 SE N ½; 3690-26 NW SE; 31-90-25 NW Lot 1 of SW; Wool Orig Addn Blk 5 Lot 16 W 25 1/2 ‘ of E 50 ½’; Wool Orig Addn Blk 5 Lot 17 W 25 ½’ of E 50’ ½’; Wool Orig Addn Blk 5 Lot 18 W 25 ½’ of E 50 ½’; Opal Jones Wright 000006303001227406; 16-1741.

Warranty Deed: Buffie and William Arnold to Leslie and Karen Andrew; Rown Orig Addn Blk 5 Lot 3 W 4’; Rown Orig Addn Blk 5 Lot 4; Rown Orig Addn Blk 5 Lot 5; Rown Orig Addn Blk 5 Lot 6; 161742.

Quit Claim Deed: City of Eagle Grove to Donald and Mary Lindstrom; EG Wright’s 3rd Addn Blk 28 Lot 1; EG Wright’s 3rd Addn Blk 28 Lot 2; EG Wright’s 3rd Addn Blk 28 Lot 3; EG Wright’s 3rd Addn Blk 28 Lot 4; 16-1749.

Quit Claim Deed: Beverly Barz to Patricia Parz; Dows First Addn Blk 5 Lot 1; 16-1751.

Warranty Deed: Duane and Staci Schnittjer to Sam and Cindy Hoang; 31-92-24 SW Tract in Outlot 9; 161755.

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Fellowship & Coffee • Wednesday, September 14 6:00p.m. Confirmation • Thursday, September 15 10:00a.m. Pastors’ Prayer

UNITED METHODIST & PRESBYTERIAN Dows / Alexander Shawn W. Hill, Pastor • Sunday, September 11 8:45 a.m. Alexander Methodist Worship, 9:00 a.m. Dows Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Dows Joint Worship at Presbyterian Church (First two Sundays each month and at Untied Methodist Church on remaining Sundays)

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Worship

FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH Dows Pastors: Grant and Nicole Woodley • Saturday, September 10 6:30a.m. Men’s Bible Study (Rick’s House) • Sunday, September 11 9:00a.m. Rally Day – Sunday School, 10:30a.m. Worship

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Remembering our loved ones....

Myron Eugene Evans Myron Eugene Evans, 83, of Scenic Manor, Iowa Falls, Iowa, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2016 at the Hansen Family Hospital in Iowa Falls. Memorial services for Myron Evans will be 3:00 pm, Sunday, September 11, 2016 at the Linn’s Funeral Home Chapel in

Iowa Falls. A time of gathering of friends and visitation will be start two hours prior from 1:00 until 3:00 pm also on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at the Linn’s Funeral Home Chapel, 1521 Washington Ave., Iowa Falls, Iowa 50126.

Birth Announcements Baby Girl Clabaugh

Alison Hennigar, Clarion, IA and Kevin Clabaugh, Eagle Grove, IA would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Ella Charlotte Clabaugh. Ella was born on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at the Iowa Specialty Hospital, Clarion, IA. She weighed 9 pounds 2.7 ounces. She joins her brother Parker Murray (2). Proud grandparents are Scott and Tangela Hennigar, Clarion, IA, Jeff and Madge Clabaugh, Eagle Grove, IA, and Nancy Clabaugh, Slater, IA. Proud great grandparents are Barbara and Everett Hennigar, Clarion, IA and Ella Sorensen, Iowa Falls, IA.

National Assisted Living Week is September 11– 17 Meadows Assisted Living Plans Week Long “Keep Connected” Celebration

National Assisted Living Week is September 11 – 17. The Meadows Assisted Living in Clarion is planning to celebrate all week long with the following activities all related to this year’s theme, “Keep Connected”: • Sunday, Sept. 11: Residents will enjoy an American picnic meal with their families as they connect with their patriotism.

• Monday, Sept. 12: Residents will participate in a “Connect 4” tournament.

• Tuesday, Sept. 13: During a Coffee Chit-Chat, residents will connect with Iowa Specialty Hospital Senior Leaders and Foundation Board Members.

• Wednesday, Sept. 14: Staff will embrace their connection with the residents through a scavenger hunt in each resident’s apartment.

• Thursday, Sept. 15: The Clarion Ministerial Association will visit and share ways residents can stay connected to their faith and grow in that journey.

• Friday, Sept. 16: Residents will

have fun making a personalized candy jar as they stay connected to their creative side.

• Saturday, Sept. 17: Residents will stay connected to their families as they share family photos with other residents and staff.

Friends in the community are encouraged to stop out and “Keep Connected” with the residents of the Meadows Assisted Living during National Assisted Living Week and all year long. To learn more, contact Carla Kem, Leader, at 515-5322035.

Happy Birthday Emory Fitz of Dows. He will be 80 on 9/9/16.

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2016 Annual Juvenile Diabetes Trail Ride

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Clarion-Goldfield CSD Nutrition Program Immediate Opening(s) Part-Time Nutrition Worker

CGD has an immediate opening for a part-time nutrition worker. Hours for this four (4) hour position is from 9:00AM to 1:00PM. This position requires lifting cases of food that could weight 40 lbs. Starting salary $14.00 per hour. Applications are available in the district office or by contacting Cindy Schaffer at 532-3423 or cschaffer@clargold.org. Include related work experience and references with completed application form and submit to Dr. Robert Olson, 319 Third Avenue NE, Clarion, Iowa 50525. The selection process requires a background check. EOE/AA

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MEDICAL HELP WANTED

UNIT SECRETARY: Full-time position in Clarion. This position will primarily work 36 hours per week but will require flexibility and include working every third weekend and holiday rotation. Hours are 2 p.m.–11:30 p.m. during weekdays and 7 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. on the weekend. Position requires strong computer & communication skills. Will be required to work at other Iowa Specialty locations as needed.

PURCHASING AGENT: Full-time position Mon.–Fri. (will be assigned 8 hour shift, between hours of 7 a.m.–5 p.m. on weekly rotation). Primary duties include ordering, receiving, stocking, and distributing medical and other supplies in the daily operations of the hospital. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Duties also include performing a variety of clerical tasks relating to the purchasing functions. Will be required to work at all Iowa Specialty Hospital locations as needed.

AMBULANCE DRIVER: PRN position in Belmond and Clarion. Requires a minimum of a Class D driver’s license in the State of Iowa, good driving record, requires assisting in getting supplies/equipment from ambulance as well as assisting with getting patients into ambulance and will need to be BLS certified.

COOK: PRN position available in Belmond & Clarion to assist with covering for maternity leave, vacation, and other open shifts as needed. This position would also include possible weekend coverage. Responsibilities are assisting others in the preparation of meals for patients and employees, as well as other duties as assigned. Will be required to work at both Belmond and Clarion locations as needed.

CMA/LPN/RN: Full-time day shift position in the Belmond Clinic. Mon.–Fri. 8 a.m.–6 p.m.

This position will require flexibility and includes a Saturday morning rotation every 4-5 weeks. This position will work with a provider in the Family Practice Clinic who has full scope. Requires current license in the State of Iowa as an RN or LPN, Certified as a Medical Assistant. Will be required to work in all Iowa Specialty Hospital locations as needed.

MT/MLT: Full-time or Weekend Package position in Clarion. Sat.–Mon. nights. 5:30 p.m.– 6 a.m., with 5 out of 6 weekends and holiday call. Completion of accredited laboratory science program & Experience preferred. Primary duties may include, but not limited to general laboratory testing, scheduling, paperwork, drug screening & breath alcohol testing. This position will work closely with ER, Clinic Nursing and the Med/Surg Nursing.

Applicant must be detail oriented, able to multi-task and have excellent communication skills. Will require MT/MLT diploma. Will be required to work at all Iowa Specialty Hospital locations as needed.

Positions offer outstanding wages & fringe benefits. Please stop by and pick up an application, apply on-line at www.iowaspecialtyhospital.com or contact the Human Resources Department at 515-532-9303 to receive an application by mail.

All positions are subject to criminal/dependent adult abuse background checks, pre-employment physical and drug testing.

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LEGAL SECRETARY Brinton, Bordwell & Johnson Law Firm in Clarion, Iowa has a job opening for a full time legal secretary.

The applicant should possess the following skills: ability to greet clients cheerfully, answer phone calls with proficiency and take messages or direct calls to office personnel, excellent typing skills and ability to multitask, ability to work with legal technology and accounting skills a plus. Salary and benefits negotiable.

Applicants should send a resume to: Brinton, Bordwell & Johnson Law Firm • P.O. Box 73, Clarion, IA 50525

by September 15, 2016

WRIGHT COUNTY

LAND AUCTION

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12 AT 10:00 AM Heartland Museum | 119 9th Street SW | Clarion, IA

LISTING #13679: 145 acres m/l of productive Wright County farmland. Farm

consists of 144.27 taxable acres with approximately 119.5 tillable acres carrying a CSR of 70.3 (CSR2 of 74.7) as well as 14.23 acres currently enrolled in CRP paying $5,174 annually and expiring in 2025. Located in Norway Twp. Attorney: Mike Holt | Seller: Lee Family Trust Jeffrey T. Obrecht | 515.689.1648 | JObrecht@PeoplesCompany.com Eric Lonnevik | 515.473.0278 | Eric@PeoplesCompany.com

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641-512-0352 TFC For Rent: House in Clarion. Year lease, no smoking, no pets. Applications available at Brigger Motors 821 Central Ave E. Clarion 515-5323665 tfc FOR RENT: KANAWHA APTS. 2BR/1BA $450. 1BR/1BA $375.

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35,36,37,38 HELP WANTED: The City of Aplington has an opening for a full-time police officer. Send resume by 09-30-16 to: Police Chief Box 21 Aplington, IA 50604 Must meet I.L.E.A. minimum hiring standards and pass required tests.

36,37,38 LOST: Wedding Ring, wide band/ single stone. If found please call 515-293-0219 Reward!

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SOW FARM TECHNICIAN

This full-time position is responsible for the daily care of all animals at the worksite. Each technician is a vital member of a team of 10-12 people all dedicated to providing excellent animal care.

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HELP WANTED Jet Company, a leading manufacturer of semi trailers, needs the following 1st shift positions: • Maintenance: Job duties include, but not limited to, wiring, plumbing, general maintenance, machine P&M and welding. The ability to read blue prints, problem solve and teamwork is a must.

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We are one of the leading top wage companies, along with a full benefit package. Work for a company where quality skills are valued. Wages are dependent on experience and qualifications with the possibility of a wage increase after 90 days of employment. Pre-employment drug screen, physical and DCI background check is required. Applications taken at the main office 8:00am to 4:00pm Mon.-Fri. Apply in person or send a resume to careers@ jetcompany.com.

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Cowboys take 35-14 win over rival Eagle Grove

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By Les Houser The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows/ CAL varsity football team is now off to a 2-0 start, already doubling their win total from all of last year, after dismantling Eagle Grove 3514 last Friday on the Eagles home field. Quarterback Kainan Braun was again instrumental in this win, rushing the ball for two scores along with making a pick six on defense. Will Weidemann also helped himself to an interception for a touchdown.

“The in-county rivalry game between the Cowboys and Eagles always brings out great play,” stated head coach Newt Lingenfelter.

“The Eagle Grove team was well prepared and well coached, and took some things away from us offensively.”

Following a three and out after taking the opening kick, the Cowboys punted off then recovered an Eagle fumble to take over on their own seven. That drive stalled, but they recovered the muffed return attempt and started fresh at the Eagle 46. A Kainan Braun pass to Avery Harrington covering 41 yards took the ball all the way down to the five. Braun carried it in on third and goal, and a Sergio Martinez PAT made it 7-0.

The teams exchanged possessions before the Cowboys started their next scoring drive at their own 25. Braun did most of the work here, with a carry for nine yards by Jesse Carrillo sandwiched between runs of 35 and 31 yards by the fleet-footed quarterback. The later was for a touchdown with just 18 seconds left in the quarter. The Martinez PAT made it 14-0.

The Cowboys wasted no time in going in again, as Braun stepped in front of an Eagle pass attempt on their next series and returned it 43 yards to paydirt. The PAT made it 21-0 as the quarter ended.

The teams then exchanged the ball a couple times before the end of the half, with the Eagle defense buckling down to hold the Cowboys in check until the teams entered the locker rooms.

The Eagles found the scoreboard on their second drive on the third quarter, with Rapp busting loose on a 71-yard kick return following that. The Cowboys started deep in Eagle territory, with Rapp finishing the job for the score with just over two minutes left in the period. Extending into the fourth quarter, the Eagles launched their

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These Cowboys all converge to stop the Eagle ball carrier in last Friday’s game. Visible, from left, are Zach Leist, Jesse Carrillo, Israel Rivera and Max Weidemann. Leist had one solo tackle and five assists, Carrillo three solo and two assists, Rivera one solo and three assists and Weidemann two solo and two assists. best drive of the night capped off by a touchdown run to make it 27-14. The Cowboys put up their final score late in the game, as an interception by Will Weidemann was returned 45 yards for a touchdown.

“The Eagles outgained us by quite a few yards and almost doubled first downs and time of possession,” said Lingenfelter.

“However, we were able to come up with several big plays including using their five turnovers, two of those being intercepted for scores and another a kick return to inside the ten which led to a touchdown.

The difference in the ball game was made on special teams, turnovers and big plays.”

The Cowboys compiled 270 total net yards of offense on 44 plays, compared to 299 total yards on 67 Eagle plays. They averaged 6.1 yards per play, and had nine penalties for 70 total yards compared to seven flags for 35 yards for the Eagles. The Eagles held a big edge in time of possession, 43:21 to 16:39 for the Cowboys. The Cowboys had 10 first downs compared to 20 for the Eagles, and converted four of 11 third-downs and failed on one fourth-down try.

Braun rushed for 124 yards on 13 attempts (9.5 yard average) with two touchdowns. Jesse Carrillo picked up 35 yards on four carries, Rapp 13 yards on ten tries and a touchdown and Israel Rivera three yards on two attempts. Braun was six of 15 for 80 yards (13.3 yards per completion), with no touchdown passes and one pick.

His final QB rating was 71.5. Avery Harrington caught two passes for 45 yards, Will Weidemann two passes for 24 yards, Chase Harker

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one ball for 10 yards and Rivera one ball for a yard.

Rapp kicked off six times for a 42.7-yard average, with Braun booting five punts for a 36.8-yard average. Rapp returned two kicks for a 34.5-yard average, with Rivera bringing back one for 15 yards. Martinez made three of four PAT’s for 75 percent.

Will Weidemann had nine solo tackles and nine assists, while Braun, Rapp and Carrillo all made three solo tackles each with Braun also getting nine tackle assists, Rapp five assists and Carrillo two assists. Ben Powers had two solo stops with six tackle assists, Salvador Fregoso two solo with three assists, Trent McAtee and Max Weidemann two solo with two assists each and Sam Johnson two solo with one assist. Zack Leist, Rivera, Harrington and Alex Machuca all had one solo tackle each, with Leist making five assists, Rivera three, Harrington two and Machuca one. Harker finished with four tackle assists, with Jacob O’Connor and Riley State both adding one apiece. In addition to Braun and Weidemann, Harrington also got into the act with an interception. Max Weidemann had a solo sack, with Leist, McAtee, Powers and Max Weidemann all making one of their solo tackles for a loss.

The Cowboys now take their 2-0 record into their first district game at home this week versus Osage, who comes off a 19-13 win over Charles City to even their record to 1-1 on the season.

By Les Houser It took four close sets to put away a pesky and improved St. Edmond team last Thursday in Fort Dodge, but the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Cowgirl varsity were up to the task in a 3-1 win by sets of W25-19, L2521, W25-21 and W25-20.

Team serving was at just over 93 percent, with Ana Johnson going a perfect 18 of 18 (two aces). Megan Askelsen was 14 of 14, Vanessa Kolb and Kenna Kruger both 13 of 15 (two aces and one, respectively) and Cassy Mendoza 12 of 13 (one ace). Haley Nerem didn’t miss in 10 serves, while Jordyn Jondle was 3 of 4.

Kruger set the ball for 22 assists, with Lili Swanson making three and Johnson, Kolb and Nerem all one assist each. Johnson made 10 kills, Nerem nine, Hannah TerHark six and Kruger five. Kolb and Swanson both hammered three successful spikes each.

There were a total of 63 digs in the match, with two ladies in double digits. Askelsen scooped up 24 with Kruger at 11 digs. Johnson was close to doubles with nine saves of the ball, followed by Nerem and Mendoza at

six each and both Jondle and Kolb at two apiece. Emily Kapka, Swanson and TerHark all contributed one each.

In net defense, Nerem went up for two solo blocks with Johnson, Kruger and TerHark all getting one each. Johnson, Kolb and Swanson were all credited with one block assist each.

“It’s nice to get conference play started,” stated head coach Katrina TerHark. “We fought through the ups and downs of the night and came out with a win. We have some things we need to continue to work on, but that is why we practice.

Everything is fixable as long as we stay disciplined. In our second set, we gave them a lot of points and we need to clean that up to contend in the conference. We are getting better at making adjustments. Our goal is to continue to get better every night we play, and we need to continue to play as a team.”

The red and black is now 6-1 overall, and hosts Humboldt this Thursday before playing in the Lynx Invitational at Webster City on Saturday.

Ana Johnson goes for the kill attempt in action earlier this season.

The senior made 10 successful spikes in a win at St. Edmond.

Cross country teams compete at Webster City Cowboys ninth, Cowgirls 11th

By Les Houser It was a beautiful night for a cross country meet last Tuesday at the Links Golf Course in Webster City as the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows/CAL teams did battle against a large field of schools.

On the Cowgirls varsity side, Humboldt won with 42 points over St. Edmond with 72 and Algona with 79. The Cowgirls were 11th out of 12 teams with 267. Angela Castro was 46th in 26:35.13, with Sid Magee right behind in 47th in 26:38.63. Other finishes were: Maya Jackson 59th in 28:02.22; Brenna Harklau 63rd in 28:39.85; Kayleen Johnson 65th in 29:36.00; Katherine Lopez 66th in 29:37.00 and Kylie Klaver 67th in 30:30.00.

The Cowgirl JV did not have a team score. Finishes for the JV runners were: Myriam Carrillo 22nd in 31:03.61; Jade LaRue 26th in 32:02.11; Ami Martinez 27th in 32:05.23 and Maya LaRue 30th in 34:10.00.

In the varsity boys team race, it was South Hamilton taking top

honors with 49 points followed

by Fort Dodge Public with 86 and Humboldt with 87. The Cowboys were ninth out of 14 teams with 279.

Luke Rapp (CAL) paced the red and black with a 40th in 19:44.65. He was followed in order by: Max Powers 42nd in 19:52.52; Alex Rosenbaum

45th in 19:55.57; Hayden Klaver 67th in 21:08.22; Dakota Hennigar 85th in 23:39.00; Cristian Tamayo 89th in 24:27.00 and Logan Robertson 94th in 25:21.00.

The team runs at Clear Lake next Tursday.

This trio of Cowboy runners stay packed together at Webster City.

From left, Ben Powers took 42nd, Luke Rapp (in back) took 40th and Alex Rosenbaum took 45th as the team finished ninth out of 14 teams.

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9th/10th Football vs. Osage Varsity Football vs. Osage 9th Volleyball @ Forest City Tourn.

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JV Volleyball @ Lake Mills Tourn.

MS/JV/V Cross Country @ Clear Lake 9th/JV Volleyball vs. Algona Varsity Volleyball vs. Algona

Brenna Harklau (left) and Angela Castro move through the course at Webster City. Angela finished 46th to pace the varsity, with Brenna finishing 63rd.

Athlete of the Week Luke Rapp

Athlete of the Week Angela Castro

Luke led the Cowboys with a 40th place in 19:44.65 at Webster City.

Angela finished 46th in 26:35.13 for the varsity at Webster City.

Athlete of the Week Kainan Braun

Kainan rushed for 124 yards and two scores, and passed for another 80 yards, in a 35-14 win over Eagle Grove.

Athlete of the Week Ana Johnson

Ana had 10 kills, nine digs and a solo block in a win over St. Edmond. She also went 18 of 18 serving with two aces.

Page 12 The Wright County Monitor • Thursday, July 7, 2016

The Clarion Wire

By Karen Weld ** Several new vendors have joined the Clarion Farmers’ Market with more crafts, produce, baked goods, and honey recently; at the Courthouse in Clarion this Saturday 9 - 11 and through October 8.” ** “Lap the Lake” with your dog at Lake Cornelia, a fundraiser for the Human Society of Wright County, on Saturday, September 10 at 10 a.m.; $20 for you and your pet. Contact Marcia Burt - 1-641853-2354 by September 5 to guarantee you a t-shirt. ** Iowa River Players announce their annual DRAMAPALOOZA workshops for area students in grades 4, 5 & 6 on September 10th, 17th and 18th from 3 to 5 pm in the theater at 901 Broadway in Rowan Ia. Registration forms will be available at area schools or contact Luanne Krabbe at luannekrabbe@gmail.com.

Fees are $15 (max $30 for a family ); scholarships available Fees payable at the door at 2.45 pm on Sept 10th . Family/friends are invited to a free performance by the children on Sept. 18th as they demonstrate their talents. ** “9th Annual BBQ Contest & ISU/Iowa Tailgate Party” at Lake Cornelia sponsored by Lake Improvement Association is Saturday, September 10 - North Park Open Shelter House. Judging & Serving at 4:30 p.m. Menu - $5 - BBQ Pork Sandwich, BBq Beans, Pasta Salad, Chips - Plus Contestants’ BBQ. All day event, come any time for BBQ samples, friendship and tailgating. Proudly wear ISU or UI team colors during the day/tailgate. Plan to stay and watch the BIG GAME, which starts at 6:30 p.m. ** On Sunday, September 11, Westside of Wright County Courthouse Lawn, at 1 pm, Clarion Chamber & Development and Clarion Lights for A Cause by the Tom Frantz Family will present a “Wright County Heroes Celebration” ceremony to honor law enforcement, firefighters, first responders, medical personnel, and military, which includes a “Tribute in Lights Kickoff.” The light show will continue to run a full

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Yard and Garden: Harvesting and storing apples week following the ceremony until September 17; viewers will be able to tune into FM 88.7 to hear the audio in accordance with the light display. ** Weekly ecumenical “PRAYERS for our ELECTION” each Monday morning at 9 a.m.

First event will be Monday, September 12 at St. John’s Catholic Church. Different churches, same day and time each week until the November election. ** ‘Beginning Excel Classes’ - Wednesdays, September 14, 21, 28 - 6-9 PM - $65 person & ‘Intro to Computers Classes’ - Thursdays, September 29, October 6, 13 & 20 - 1-4 PM - $65/per person.

Classes held at Iowa Central’s Career Academy, 216 S. Park, Eagle Grove. Call 1-515-574-1293 for information and to enroll. ** Help Clarion’s M & Ms (Marys & Marthas) celebrate their 75th anniversary of M & Ms candies (beginning in 1941!). Party at the Clarion Public Library Wednesday, September 14 - 6:30 p.m.! ** Semi - annual Scrub Sales will be held in CLARION on Thursday, SEPTEMBER 15 and in BELMOND on Friday, SEPTEMBER 16 from 7 am - 2 pm each day in the Board Rooms at the hospitals. ** Wright County Conservation Board is sponsoring a Hunter Education Field Day Saturday, September 17, from 8 am-1 pm.; held at the Enclosed Shelter House in Lake Cornelia Park. Students must have completed the online portion of the class before attending in order to become certified. Iowa law requires that anyone born after January 1, 1972 must be certified in hunter education before being eligible to purchase an Iowa hunting license. Go to http://www. iowadnr.gov/Hunting/Hunter-Education in order to complete the online portion of the class; takes a few hours to complete. Call Jake at 1-515-532-3185 with questions. ** From Kara Curry: ‘Please join us for the upcoming women’s House of Grace Worship Night on Tuesday, September 20 at 7 pm Clarion Church of Christ.

Speaker: Martha Nyamutora from Zimbabwe, Africa. For more information, contact: me at 1-515-851-1071 • Email: kdcurry5@gmail.com . Facebook page: House of Grace. ** CGD High School Band is selling community ‘value cards’ as a fund-raiser for their next band trip. Purchase a card for $15; receive over $1,000 punches for valuable goods/services at local businesses to be used over the next year! Sold until the end of September. Anyone not contacted by a band member, contact band director Wesselink at kwesselink@ clargold.org or1-515-293-0653. ** Iowa Specialty Hospital will be offering Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training through Wright Health Partners Health Careers Academy. Classes will be held in Belmond on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 4:30 – 10:00 pm, from October 4 - December 13. Any community member, aged 16 or older, is eligible to participate in the class; scholarships may be available to those community members that apply and meet certain criteria. For further details, registration, or scholarship applications, contact Abby Young, Education Coordinator, at 1-641444-5549. ** A group of friends of Judy Ahrends have set up a “Judy Ahrends Cancer Fund” at First Citizens National Bank, accepting funds to help with expenses as Judy continues her battle with cancer. ** AT THE MOVIES: Showing at the Clarion Theatre “Pete’s Dragon” (PG). Shows at 7 p.m.

Friday, Saturday, Sunday on September 9 - 11; and Wednesday, September 14. Also Sunday, September 11 at 2:30 p.m. For current shows, more information/view previews, go to www.clariontheater.com ; phone 1-515-602-6606.

By Richard Jauron, Greg Wallace Fall is almost here, and one of the best parts of the season is the apple harvest. Apples are a delicious, fun part of autumn, but care must be taken with harvest time, storage and potential blotches.

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach horticulturists can help answer questions about apples, storage and other issues.

To have additional questions answered, contact the ISU Hortline at 515-294-3108 or hortline@iastate. edu.

When should I harvest my apples?

The harvest period for apples varies from one cultivar to another. For example, Jonathan apples are normally harvested in midSeptember. The harvest season for Red Delicious apples is normally late September. However, the harvest time may vary by one or more weeks from year to year due to weather conditions during the growing season. Therefore, gardeners should base the harvest time on the maturity of the apples rather than a calendar date.

There are several indicators of apple maturity. Mature apples are firm, crisp, juicy, well-colored and have developed the characteristic flavor of the cultivar. Color alone is not a reliable indicator of maturity.

Red Delicious apples, for example, often turn red before the fruit are mature. Fruit harvested too early are astringent, sour, starchy and poorly flavored. Apples harvested too late are soft and mushy.

When harvesting apples, pick and handle the fruit carefully to prevent unnecessary damage. Sort through the apples during harvest.

Remove and promptly use bruised or cut apples. Discard apples that are seriously damaged or show signs of decay.

What are the proper storage conditions for apples?

The storage life of apples is

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The focus is to engage youth to have fun exploring their potential in various physical activities and promoting a healthy lifestyle.

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apples deteriorate rapidly once thawed.

What are the black spots or blotches on my apples?

The problem may be sooty blotch and flyspeck, two different fungal diseases that often occur together on apples. Sooty blotch appears as dark brown to black, ½ inch or larger smudges on the surface of the apple. Flyspeck produces clusters of shiny, round, black dots.

Individual dots are about the size of a pinhead. Environmental conditions that favor disease development are moderate temperatures and an extended wet period in late summer/early fall.

Sooty blotch and flyspeck live on the surface of the fruit. Damage is mainly cosmetic. The apples are still safe to eat. They’re just not very attractive.

Cultural practices and fungicides can help control sooty blotch and flyspeck. Proper pruning of apples trees and thinning of fruit promote drying and help reduce disease severity. Fungicides also may be necessary.

If control measures fail, sooty blotch and flyspeck can be removed with vigorous rubbing.

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largely dependent on the temperature and relative humidity during storage. Optimum storage conditions for apples are a temperature near 32 degrees Fahrenheit and a relative humidity between 90 and 95 percent. Apples stored at 32 F will keep two to three times longer than those stored at 45 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. If the humidity during storage is low, apples will dehydrate and shrivel. When stored under optimum conditions, apple cultivars (such as Red Delicious) may be stored up to three to five months.

Small quantities of apples may be placed in perforated plastic bags and stored in the refrigerator.

Perforated plastic bags maintain a high relative humidity, while they prevent the accumulation of excess moisture inside the bags.

Large quantities of apples can be stored in a second refrigerator, cellar, unheated outbuilding or garage. Place the apples in perforated plastic bags or plastic-lined boxes/ crates. Apples should be moved from unheated outbuildings and garages prior to extremely cold weather as storage temperatures will likely drop well below freezing. Apples will freeze when temperatures drop below 30 F. Frozen

obics, tennis, pickleball, basketball, and biking. Healthy eating and proper nutrition will also be explored.

Stop at FWC or call 641-456-2827 to sign up. Contact FWC manager Jim Davies for more information.

For more information about the 4-H program opportunities in Franklin County contact County Youth Coordinator Jackie Dohlman at 641456-4811 or jackied@iastate.edu

Hospice of North Iowa’s Youth Grief Camp, Camp Greentree, is scheduled for Saturday, September 24, 2016, 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., at Camp Tanglefoot, in Clear Lake, IA. This one-day camp offers youth, ages 7-14, the opportunity to meet others who have experienced the death of a family member or friend, as well as the chance to gain coping skills. Activities are selected to promote a better understanding of the grieving process. Youth begin to recognize healthy and appropriate ways to express their feelings and cope with loss. Camp includes indoor

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Water Summary Update: July and August wettest months so far in 2016

July and August have easily been the two wettest months of 2016, and have continued to improve the overall hydrologic condition of the state.

The National Drought Monitor has removed areas of moderate drought from Iowa, and less than 6 percent of the state is shown as “abnormally dry” – continuing the improvement that been occurring over the last several weeks.

The northeast and northwest corners of the state experienced very different conditions over the past two weeks. Decorah received nearly a foot of rain, while counties in the northwest corner of the state received less than half the normal rainfall for this period.

Most of Iowa recorded above normal precipitation over the two weeks ending 7 a.m. Aug. 30. The major event of the period was the heavy rains and flooding across far northeast Iowa on the night of Aug. 23.

Rain totals reached 8.46 inches five miles southeast of Decorah during this event. Rain totals for the two-

week period varied from 0.28 inches at Akron to 11.51 inches southeast of Decorah. The statewide average precipitation was 2.65 inches, while normal for the period is 1.85 inches.

Streamflow conditions remain above normal for most of the state.

Streams in the northeast, east and southeast portions of the state have moved into much above normal, or even high conditions. The previous peak of record was surpassed at the Upper Iowa River near Dorchester, and at the Turkey River at Spillville.

For a thorough review of Iowa’s water resource trends, go to www. iowadnr.gov/watersummaryupdate.

The report is prepared by the technical staff from the Iowa DNR, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering and the U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with The Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department and the National Weather Service.

A new idea for solving Social Security’s money troubles

Re-flooring of the Dows Senior Center has been completed. A new rug for the dining area and new vinyl flooring for the kitchen area has been installed. The Wright County Charitable Foundation contributed $1,350 to complete the project.

Other organizations contributing to the project were $2000 from the Franklin County Community Foundation, $1000 from the Dows Stag, $500 from Willis Muhlenbruch Memorial, $250 from Dows Development, and smaller contributions

from other seniors.

The project was done by Sharrar Floorcoverings, Inc. of Iowa Falls.

Thanks to everyone who helped make this project a success.

Stop by and check out our new look.

Senior Dinner September 12

Dows Community Calendar Thursday, Sep. 8 • 9th/JV/Var volleyball at Clarion, 6 p.m.

Friday, Sep. 9 • 9th/10th football at Clarion, 4:45 p.m.

• Football at Clarion, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sep. 10 • 9th grade volleyball at Forest City, 9 a.m.

• Volleyball at Webster City, 9 a.m.

Monday, Sep. 12 • Senior Dinner at noon at the Senior Center. Call for reservations.

• JV volleyball at Lake Mills, 6 p.m.

The U.S. Social Security system is a pay-as-you-go system, that is, payroll taxes collected from today’s workers mostly go to pay today’s retirees. The problem with Social Security is that, as our population ages, fewer young workers are paying into the system relative to the rising numbers of ever-longerliving retirees drawing benefits. So the reality is that the Social Security system is already confronting insolvency . . . it cannot afford to pay all the benefits it has promised.

In other words, past and current Social Security participants have been promised far more in benefits than they will ever pay in taxes over their lifetimes.

Professor Olivia S. Mitchell at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania did a study and came up with a novel idea to help solve the budget shortfall of the Social Security system.

What is the Social Security lumpsum payment idea? -Deciding when to claim Social Security benefits is the most important financial decision that many households make. People can claim as early as age 62, as late

Thursday, Sep. 15 • Cross country at Clear Lake, 4:30 p.m.

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Friday, Sep. 16 • JV football at Clarion, 4:45 p.m.

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Monday, Sep. 19 • Cross country at Humboldt, 4:30.

Tuesday, Sep. 20 • JV/Var volleyball at Algona, 5 p.m.

Join the Dows Senior Citizens when they meet at noon at the Dows Senior Center on Monday, Sept. 12. Their menu will be pork cutlets, herbed potatoes, green beans, rolls, assorted salads, and dessert.

If you don’t get a call and want to come, call Pat Muhlenbruch, Kathy Muhlenbruch, or Judy Gorder.

as 70, or in between. It isn’t widely appreciated, however, that claiming early leads to much lower monthly benefits, while delaying claiming until age 67 boosts your benefits by 43 percent - for the rest of your life.

Nevertheless, most Americans claim benefits well before age 70.

The research explored whether more Americans would delay claiming if they could get their increased Social Security benefit at a later age in the form of a lump sum, instead of a higher benefit for life.

Specifically, the study asked how much later each person would claim if he or she were offered the “age 62” monthly benefit - plus a lump sum that would grow the longer they waited to claim Social Security.

This lump sum was computed as “actuarially fair,” meaning equal to the present value of all future benefit increases under the status quo.

How big are the lump-sum inducements?-For instance, someone who would get $1,500 per month if she claimed at age 62 would get that same $1,500 plus $108,000 if she claimed at age 67.

What does the research show

about how lump sums would affect people’s decisions?-The research found that many people would voluntarily claim later, and work longer, if they could get lump sums, plus benefits of this amount.

Interestingly, those who would delay were the same people who intended to quit working earliest under current rules.

The results of the study suggest early retirees are not all forced to retire, but instead could, with the right incentives, remain in the labor force longer. The study set out to design a way to give people benefit increases if they delayed claiming, but instead of a monthly payment, give it to them as a lump sum at their later claiming date. The money turns out to be quite substantial, from $60,000 to $80,000 and up to $170,000.

For more information on Social Security and other aging issues contact Elderbridge Agency on Aging at www.elderbridge.org, or by calling 800-243-0678. You may also contact LifeLong Links at www. lifelonglinks.org, or by calling 866468-7887.

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Page 14 The Wright County Monitor • Thursday, September 8, 2016

Daughters of the American Revolution Minutes

Southfield Car & Tractor Show highlights Assisted Living Week

On September 1st, 2016 the Patricia Larson’s new address Lois Lesher, Beth Menges and Trudy Larson attended the August Lucy Standish Newcastle Chapter was reported. of the Daughters of the American Dalene Schlitter read the Board of Management Meeting Revolution met at the First President Generals Report. Anne in Ames. The Lucy Standish Congregational Church in Webster Turner Dillon’s National Theme Newcastle received two awards.

City, Iowa at 9:30 A.M. Hostess is “ Moving Forward in Service to A Gold Award and the CHapter Dalene Schlitter served a morning America” A Silver Arrow is her Achievement Award, Level 2 for 100% Chapter Participation symbol. brunch.

The Invocation was delivered The National Defense Report, Honoring our Heritage through

by Marge Moore. The Pledge of given by Iris Eriksen, was a “show Meaningful Community Service.

Allegiance to the Flag followed by and tell” of the Wright County The Grave Markers finally the American’s Creed were recited Freedom Rock. Photos of the arrived this summer, and were Rock, it’s installation, painting, distributed by Dalene Schlitter to by members. members that had ordered them.

The Program was given by and landscaping were shown.

Barb Wollen from the Iowa State The State Regents letter was Linda Anderson is in charge of University Extension. “Who Get’s read, in part, by Regent Larson. Her up-dating the Chapter’s DAR by Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?” theme this year is “To Perpetuate laws. They will be revised and Six key factors in transferring the Memory of the Soldiers and voted on at up coming meetings.

The North West District meeting non-titles property, our treasures, Patriots buried in Iowa” special family objects, and “junk”. The Constitution minutes were is in Sioux City this year, so Roll call was answered by 9 on the Fourth Amendment, which Chapter officers are planning to members and one guest, with a is in the news so much both by attend the one held at the North total of 159 volunteer hours for the politicians but gun lobbiests East District in Cedar Falls Don Reiman of Clarion does a last minute check to see that the engine and gun control advocates. September 23rd. summer. of his 1961 Chevy Impala is shiny as usual. He participated in the 2015

Regent Trudy Larson reminded Constitution Week is September The minutes of the June meeting were read, with one correction, 17-23rd. the 229th anniversary of members of Flag Etiquette. Southfield Wellness Community Car/Tractor Show.

“When the Pledge of Allegiance is Dalene Schlitter is the Second the Signing .

Vice Regent, and her name was not Besides Constitution Week, recited, all should stand and face Southfield Wellness Community, be served; with tours available at included in the report of the new September 11th should be the Flag, with the right hand over owned and operated by ABCMth Southfield’s Independent & Assisted Living Apartments. Tenants will officers. The minutes were then remembered as “Patriots Day” and the heart keeping the arm at as near Corporation, will hold their 15 Annual Cruisin’ South Car & Tractor celebrate Assisted Living Week by September 21st as International a right angle as possible. After the accepted as corrected.

Show on SUNDAY, September 11th, participating in a variety of activities words, “ Justice for all,” the arm The Treasurers report was given Day of Peace.

2016 from 1 to 3 p.m. in their parking including a bus trip to Reiman

by Beth Menges. SHe collected Lois Lesher read about the 16 should drop to the side. The right lot at 2414 Des Moines Street in Gardens at Iowa State University, the Dues, which upon acceptance year old girl who completed the hand should be ungloved when Webster City to honor National a fishing trip to Brushy Creek and by the vote of members of the ride of Paul Revere. The book by giving the Pledge.

Assisted Living Week, September making a special fall craft. increase by the National Society, Sybil Ludington is entiled “Sybil’s The October meeting will be at 11-17.

What makes Assisted Living the home of Iris Eriksen, Dows Last year, over 100 vehicles and different than the care center or were raised this year. There were Ride.

In Unfinished Business, October 6th at 9:30 A.M. no outstanding bills. about 400 people attended the free independent apartments? “Assisted Cathy Moklebust wrote of her Hostesses were needed for the next The meeting was adjourned with event. Individuals will vote for their Living is a special combination of plans to change her membership May and June meetings. Linda the Daughters Pledge. favorite vintage and late model cars housing and supportive services,” to Brookings South Dakota where Anderson will fill the May slot and Respectively submitted, and tractors with awards being given says Niki Kumm, Southfield Iris Eriksen, Recording Secretary.

Tiffany Larson, the June. she now lives. for “People’s Choice” and “Driver’s Independent & Assisted Living Choice.” Special 50s and 60s tunes Manager.

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