Hewitt Trucking
Falcons score 39-14
BC Women’s Club
honors its truck drivers
win over Tri-Center
visits Prairie Pedlar
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Ida County’s Official Newspaper
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Vol. 42, No. 38 Ida Grove, Iowa
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Wednesday,, September 20, 2017 Wednesday
OABCIG bond issue unsuccessful
News GLIMPSE Falcons to celebrate homecoming Page 2
O-A/BC-IGHS council Page 3
RV, H-M-S ba le in district contest Page 8
Ridge View Homecoming Court Page 18
Upcoming Events Photo by: Becky Bruning | Ida County Courier
HMH Aux. Bazaar Saturday, September 23 8:30 am-12:30 pm Horn Memorial Hospital Conference Center Ida Grove
Knights of Columbus Spaghe Dinner Sunday, September 24 4:30-7:30 pm Ida Grove Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Harvest Party Saturday, September 30 4-9 pm Old Town Vineyard Ida Grove
Bengford Fall Fes val Sunday, October 1 1-5 pm Bengford Farm 6143 280th St., Ida Grove
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Wall pour: West Central Construction crew members have assembled a rebar and LiteForm wall in preparation for a poured concrete wall at the rear of the King Theatre. Four loads of concrete from GCC Ready Mix of Ida Grove arrived on site Sept. 13. Here, the crew guides the concrete into the east corner, taking care to rake out air pockets and make sure no concrete seeps out under the LiteForm barrier.
Ridge View celebrates homecoming week Ridge View High School continues its homecoming week celebration with the theme “Marvel Heroes.” On Thursday, Sept. 21, it’s hero versus villian day at the high school. At G-H/S-C Elementary, it’s wear multi colors day. At RVMS, students will dress as their favorite super hero. The Galva-Holstein Education Association will be grilling beef and pork burgers before and during the homecoming parade from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Holstein city park for a free will donation. The annual homecoming pa-
rade will start at 6:30 p.m. Parade entries need to be lined up at 6 p.m. beginning at the Holstein Super Market. The parade route is as follows: East First Street to Main Street, south on Main Street to East Maple Street, east on East Maple Street to South Altona Street, south on South Altona Street and loop around the park and will end at the corner of South Lubeck and East Maple. Following the parade, at approximately 7:15 p.m., the pep rally and coronation ceremony will be held in the high school gym.
Friday, Sept. 21, is spirit day and all staff and students in all buildings are asked to dress in Raptor pride gear or wear black, orange and gold. High school students will participate in spirit game, class skits and a pep rally during the afternoon. At 7 p.m., the Ridge View Raptor football team will go against Fort Dodge St. Edmonds. Following the game, high school students are invited to participate in the homecoming dance at the high school in the commons area. DJ is Duane Murley Mobile Sound.
The $16.4 million OABCIG general obligation referendum bond failed to get the required 60 percent yes votes to pass Sept. 12, according to unof icial results. The general obligation school bonds were for improvements to the high school and middle school buildings and a new auditorium at the high school. The bond received 433 yes and 490 no votes. Voting was as follows: Ida Grove—200 yes, 151 no; Battle Creek—41 yes and 114 no; Arthur—32 yes and 33 no; Odebolt—142 yes and 170 no and absentee—18 yes and 22 no. At BC-IG, board members Crystal Endrulat (District 1), Jeff Rasmussen (District 2) and Danika Hinkeldey (District 3) were re-elected. Endrulat received 439 votes (117 Battle Creek, 302 Ida Grove and 20 absentee). Rasmussen received a total of 385 votes (87 from Battle Creek, 284 from Ida Grove and 14 absentee votes). Hinkeldey received a total of 408 votes with 95 from the Battle Creek precinct, 293 from Ida Grove and 20 absentee votes. A total of 530, or 19.53 percent, of the 2,714 registered BC-IG voters went to the polls. At O-A, Chris Boyle and Trisha Winger were elected to two open seats. Boyle received 278 votes (223 from Odebolt, 46 from Arthur and nine absentee votes) and (continued on page 2)
Glen Winekauf
HMH welcomes Glen Winekauf as new CEO Horn Memorial Hospital welcomes new CEO Glen Winekauf. Winekauf is originally from Tipton and is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel with 27 years of service. He brings with him a history of healthcare leadership from his 16 years with Mercy Hospital in Iowa City and, most recently, his position as CEO at Select Specialty Hospital in Evansville, Ind. Winekauf has a strong understanding and appreciation for rural healthcare and plans to be active in the community through several local civic groups. He and his wife, Tonja, have ive children. Tonja and the two younger children plan to make the move to Iowa as soon as their commitments and schedules allow.
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Open seat council nomina ons due Thursday The deadline for candidates interested in running for open seats on area city councils and mayoral positions to return nomination papers to their respective city clerks is this Thursday, Sept. 21, at 5 p.m. (Ida County Auditor Lorna Steenbock has designated city clerks/administrators as the iling agent). City elections are Tuesday, Nov. 7. In Ida Grove, Mayor Devlun Whiteing, the Ward I vacancy term ending in 2019 currently held by Gregor Ernst, the Ward II seat held by Doug Clough and the at-large seat held by Ryan Goodman are up for election this fall. Holstein council seats currently held by Mary Gross and Joel Wellendorf have expiring terms. In Galva, Mayor Stan Nading, two vacancy terms ending in 2019 currently held (continued on page 2)
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