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Volume One Hundred Twenty Six Number 38 14 Pages September 21, 2016

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Denny and Dawn Meinders

Senior Center Supper Friday

The Bison Senior Center will host a Fall Soup Supper on Friday, September 23 from 5-7 p.m. Potato soup, chicken noodle and chili will be served for a freewill donation.

Ice Cream Social Sunday in Rake

Bison take on Clarksville for Homecoming 2016

It’s Homecoming week at North Iowa, as the Bison get ready to take on the Clarksville Indians this Friday night during their Homecoming football match at 7 p.m. North Iowa will also host a home volleyball game this week, as the Lady Bison take on Bishop Garrigan this Tuesday night starting at 6 p.m. As part of the Homecoming preparations, the students at NIHS have made their choice of candidates for Homecoming King and Queen. The royalty will be crowned this Friday, Sept. 23, at 1:30 p.m. in the North Iowa gymnasium. This year’s candidates for queen include, front from left: Rachel Hassebroek, Kendall Melz, Mariah Richter and Cassidy Sachs. Not pictured is Dani Yegge. In back are the candidates for king: Spencer Armstrong, Freddie Eden, Drew Jensen, Noah Paulson and Colin Weaver.

Rake First Responders will host an Ice Cream Social on Sunday, September 25 from 3-5 p.m. at the Rake Fire Station. Pie, ice cream, coffee and juice will be served for a freewill donation. Music will be provided by Windy Creek. All proceeds go towards Rake First Responders training.

The Lakota Public Library will host its annual Salad Luncheon on Sunday, September 25 from 11 a.m.1 p.m. at the Lakota Eagle Center. This year’s theme is “Books & More”. Salads, turkey, ham and egg salad sandwiches, dessert bars and choice of beverage will be served for a freewill donation.

The next local meeting on the subject of Alzheimer’s disease will be held on Monday, Sept. 26 at 6 p.m. at the Heritage Town Center in Buffalo Center. The topic for this meeting will be communicating with persons who have Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. The discussion will look at the different ways that people can interact with friends or loved ones who may be affected by the disease, things people need to do that will be beneficial for patients, and some personal stories and anecdotes from people who have been through this process before. Continued on page 13

In this issue

Church..................................page 4 Classifieds............................page 8 Courthouse..........................page 5 Homecoming.....................page 11 Local News..........................page 2, 13 Marketplace.....................page 6, 7 Opinion / Editorial.............page 2 Public Notices......................page 5 Social News..........................page 3 Sports..............................page 9, 10

By Andrew Shaw North Iowa Community School has named Denny and Dawn Meinders of Buffalo Center as the Grand Marshals for the 2016 North Iowa Homecoming Parade. Denny and Dawn were both born and raised in Buffalo Center, with Denny graduating from Buffalo Center High School in 1974 and Dawn graduating in 1975. They have two daughters who also attended the local school – Lisa Berggren, of Buffalo Center, and Laura Furne, of Cedar Rapids. Denny served 30 years on the chain gang at the North Iowa football games, and he also serves on

the ambulance crew at the football games. Dawn served as the chairman for the after prom committee for one year while their daughters were in school, and both Denny and Dawn have also helped out with the concession stand during games. Professionally, Denny works as a farmer, while Dawn works at Farmers Trust & Savings Bank in Buffalo Center. The North Iowa Homecoming Parade will take place this Friday, Sept. 23 beginning at 2:45 p.m. in Buffalo Center. Look for a map of this year’s revised parade route elsewhere in this edition.

Council passes brake ordinance for Buffalo Center

Lakota Library Luncheon Sunday

Alzheimer’s Meeting next Monday

Homecoming Grand Marshals are Denny and Dawn Meinders

Underclassmen serving as attendants for this year’s Homecoming royalty at North Iowa include, from left: freshmen Austin Kelso and Esther Shortenhaus, sophomores Jenna Govern and Robert Roeder, and juniors Seth Huitt and McKenna Knight. The coronation ceremony will take place Friday, Sept. 23, at 1:30 p.m. in the North Iowa gymnasium, prior to the start of the Homecoming pep rally.

By Andrew Shaw The use of engine brakes, also known as Jake brakes, is now prohibited within Buffalo Center city limits, after the city council passed a new ordinance last Wednesday during its September meeting. The ordinance comes in response to citizen complaints about the noise caused by these braking systems, particularly on tractor trailers. The ordinance prohibits the use of any engine brake, compression brake or mechanical exhaust device designed to aid in braking or deceleration of any vehicle, which results in excessive, loud, unusual or explosive noise.

Signs will be posted along Highway 9 and Mill Road warning drivers not to use engine brakes within city limits. The council considered including a section in the ordinance that would prohibit brakes that make noise over a certain decibel level, but they decided that would be too difficult to enforce, so they opted for a straightforward ban. Regarding enforcement, Police Chief Matt Holmquist said that using an engine brake would not be a scheduled violation, and he could either issue people with warnings or issue citations requiring violators to COUNCIL to page 13

Timely Mission finalizes plans for assisted living and looks toward nursing home renovations By Andrew Shaw The plans are complete for the new assisted living facility at Timely Mission Nursing Home, and the new facility is scheduled to open in the fall of 2017. The assisted living facility will consist of 10 double occupancy apartments, with each containing a living room, bedroom, bathroom and kitchenette. The building will also have a central dining area, a therapy gym and facilities for laundry, beauty and spa. The assisted living will offer residents three nutritious meals per day, along with medication management, daily housekeeping, monthly health checkups and nursing staff available 24 hours a day. The new building will replace the Timely Mission apartment building located just to the south of the nursing home. Stephanie Morris, administrator of Timely Mission Nursing Home, says they hope to get construction

This artist’s rendering shows the planned assisted living facility that will be connected to Timely Mission Nursing Home. The facility is scheduled to open next fall. going this fall. A second apartment building located further south will remain. Timely Mission recently got a boost for the assisted living project in the form of a $10,000 Venture Grant Award from United Way of North Central Iowa. Venture Grant funding is awarded to local non-profit programs that help meet an emerging or

unmet need in the region. In addition to the assisted living project, Timely Mission is also looking to undergo significant renovations at the nursing home in 2018. Morris says their goal is to create private rooms at the nursing home for all residents, and to accomplish that, they plan to build a new wing onto the facility and to knock down and

rebuild an existing wing. Morris says the new wing will extend west from the south part of the nursing home. Once that is built, they plan to tear down and rebuild the north wing. She says the layout of the north wing, including the shared bathrooms, makes it very difficult to renovate that portion of the building for single rooms, so that’s why

they’ve decided to rebuild. “We’ll end up with almost an entirely new nursing home,” said Morris. She pointed out that the existing west hall is the only hall that will remain as it is now. “We won’t increase our capacity, but almost everybody will have their own room,” she added, noting that some double rooms will still be available for couples. Morris says single rooms are in high demand, and the TMNH board hopes that by offering single rooms for all residents, Timely Mission will stand out from other nursing home facilities in the area. The nursing home is now 50 years old, and Morris says the board sees this as a way to make TMNH a prized institution for the next 50 years. “It’s a huge project,” said Morris. She estimates that the assisted living and nursing home renovation projects will cost upwards of $2 million.


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