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OABCIG Board authorizes projects, director district map

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❚ by DEB LOGER

O-A, BC-IG board plans classroom remodeling Pg. 3

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Table of Contents More of Courier’s front page .......... 2 Family & Friends.........................6-7 Sports .........................................8-9 Obituaries/Church Directory ........ 11 Public Notices .................. 12, 13, 14 Iowa Scene ............................ 15, 16 Classifieds ................................... 17 Courthouse News ........................ 18

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Vegas Night: The O-A/BC-IG Music Boosters held its annual Las Vegas Night fundraiser at the high school in Ida Grove on Thursday. The event featured a meal, performances by music students and a host of games for children of all ages.

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G-H/S-C boards approve 2018-19 calendar, set public hearing on budget ❚ by MIKE THORNHILL

A joint session of the GalvaHolstein and Schaller-Crestland school boards was held March 12 in Holstein.

A public hearing was held on the 2018-19 school calendar. The irst day of school is proposed for Aug. 23 with a projected end date of May 23, 2019. Graduation will be May 19, 2019. Snow make-up days are March 15, 2019, and March 18, 2019.

Christmas break is Dec. 22 through Jan. 2. Students won’t return to classes until Jan. 3.

Superintendent Jon Wiebers

said he will be talking with staff members on the possibility of using Jan. 2 as a staff development day. Both boards approved the calendar. No one spoke for or against the calendar during the public hearing.

During the discussion on the calendar, Wiebers said he has ruled out going to a four-day school week for the present time.

G-H approved April 9 at 5:30 p.m. in Holstein for the public hearing on the proposed 201819 budget. S-C approved April 9 at 5:45 p.m. in Schaller for a (continued on page 2)

The OABCIG School Board approved accessibility, classroom remodeling and HVAC projects March 12 at Odebolt.

The board also approved the initial plan for OABCIG director districts and set a public hearing for the 2018-19 budget. Board member Tony Bennett was absent.

The board approved the bid and awarded a contract with O’Keefe Elevator to provide an elevator for the Odebolt building accessibility project in the amount of $107,700 on a four to two vote. Voting in favor of the purchase were Crystal Endrulat, Myra Meek, Brad Lundell and Stacy Raasch. Jeff Rasmussen and Stephanie Konradi voted nay.

On a ive to one vote, the board approved the bid and awarded a $134,450 contract to Access Elevators and Lift, Inc. to provide platform and incline lifts at the Odebolt building. Voting nay was Rasmussen.

Authorization was approved for the school district to publish a request for bids for the mechanical, electrical and general construction trades portion of the accessibility project at the Odebolt building. Rasmussen voted nay.

The drawings and bid speci ications for the high school gym HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) re-

placement and upgrade project and authorization for the district to publish a request for bids were approved.

Work will begin when classes end; it is to be completed by Aug. 3.

OABCIG School District was given authorization to arrange funding for the accessibility, HVAC and model classroom projects with the assistance of Piper Jaffray, utilizing the district’s SAVE fund.

Superintendent Terry Kenealy reviewed the revised (third revision) director district map from the Department of Education.

“We learned a couple things through this process. When a town such as Odebolt has population that is enough for a district, you can’t split the town. We also learned that we couldn’t cut up the precincts in Ida Grove. This revision meets state requirements and is based on the 2010 census,” said Kenealy.

The districts are as follows (note a map of the director districts will be published in the Ida County Courier newspaper when the Iowa Secretary of State approves it): District 1—population of 1,006 and is located west of Faith and Douglas Avenues and includes the City of Battle Creek.

District 2—population of 965 and is southwest of Ida

Grove and includes a portion of Ida Grove.

District 3—population is 978 and includes most of the City of Ida Grove.

District 4—population is 960 and surrounds Ida Grove on the west, north and east.

District 5—population is 963 and includes Arthur and the rural area surrounding the City of Odebolt.

District 6—population is 1,013 and is the town of Odebolt.

Kenealy said, once the Secretary of State approves the map, the board would have to submit a document stating which districts are up for election in 2019 and 2021.

A public hearing was set for April 9 at 6 p.m. to approve the iscal year 201819 budget. Board secretary Kathy Leonard reviewed the budget, noting both districts will see a reduction in their tax levies for three years.

O-A’s levy rate is $10.57628 compared to $12.03 this year.

BC-IG’s rate is $10.99452, down from the current rate of $12.28.

Total resources for next year are estimated at $14,261,853. Total expenditures are estimated at $14,803,779.

The board approved the agreement with Swanson Insurance Agency and The Hoffman Agency to serve as (continued on page 2)

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Holstein council endorses budget, holds vicious dog hearing The Holstein City Council approved the 2018-19 budget during a special meeting March 12. No written or oral comments were received from the public.

The 2018-19 budget is $2,192,430, a decrease from last year’s $2,261,390. The budget was approved following a public hearing in which no one was present to speak for or against the budget.

Items under the general fund include: Public safety—$331,308 is budgeted, an increase from last year’s $316,462.

Public works will see a $5,085 increase to

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Health and social services—$27,550 is budgeted, an $8,000 increase.

Culture and recreation— the budgeted amount is $394,031, up from last year’s $367,841.

Community and economic development will see a $53,023 increase to $187,582.

General government is down $10,525 to $140,975.

Debt service—$260,423 is down from the current year’s $263,238.

Capital projects—$0 is budgeted down from the (continued on page 2)

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. . . G-H/S-C boards

(continued from front page) public hearing on its 2018-19 budget. The G-H budget will be published in the Holstein Advance newspaper prior to the public hearing.

The April joint board meeting between S-C and G-H will follow the public hearing in Schaller at 6 p.m. on April 9.

In his report to the boards, Wiebers noted the state legislature has approved 1 percent in new money for school districts.

He noted there would also be a one-time payment of $60,000 to both G-H and S-C in transportation equity payments.

Wiebers added he is concerned about the extension of operational sharing money from the state, that is, money districts receive for whole grade sharing. Wiebers said the state legislature had talked about extending the payments, but nothing has been mentioned for several weeks.

“At one time, I heard it would pass, but I haven’t heard much about it lately,” said Wiebers.

“I’m concerned it won’t pass this year. Hopefully, we’ll hear something soon. I am nervous about it, because that amounts to about $140,000 a year for both districts.”

During a work session that followed the regular meeting, Wiebers told both boards they would have to keep a close watch on the status of the operational sharing money issue as the loss of those funds would have an impact on both districts.

Also during the work session, the two boards continued to talk over the possibility of reopening the whole grade sharing agreement. Wiebers said neither board wants to do away with the agreement and that discussion focused on adding ifth grade to the agreement. No decisions were made as action items are not allowed during a work session.

There was also discussion on facilities and where attendance centers could be located. Wiebers noted both boards want more speci ic numbers on the buildings and to take a look at buildings before making any decisions. Wiebers did note there would be between $20,000 and $25,000 in savings to both districts in transportation costs alone, if the middle school were relocated to Schaller.

Wiebers said another work session will be scheduled (possibly this week or next) to allow both boards to tour the middle school in Early.

In other business •The three principals, Mike Richard (G-H Elementary), Jared Mozer (Ridge View Middle School and S-C Elementary) and Bret Warnke (Ridge View High School) reviewed Iowa Assessment test scores.

Richard pointed to reading as an area that needs improvement on the G-H elementary level (third, fourth, ifth grades were tested).

Mozer said this year’s S-C ifth grade class as a whole has struggled. “We’ve seen some growth (academically), but not

as much as we’d like. The class has struggled as a group during its school career. They can continue to improve with more work and more repetition.”

Warnke noted the high school student scores are “holding up pretty well;” however, he said he believes the students could put more effort into their testing.

•Both boards approved the annual athletic sharing agreement for the 2018-19 school year.

•Both boards did approve annual budget guarantee resolutions for the 2018-19 iscal year. The resolution states that the board of directors of the GH/S-C School Districts will levy property tax for the 2017-18 iscal year for regular program budget adjustments allowed under the Code of Iowa.

•The G-H board accepted the resignation of Jen Forristal as special education paraprofessional at the end of the current school year.

•The S-C board accepted resignations from Theresa Bailey (secretary) and Dawn Faist (special education aide).

•S-C approved a contract for Kaitlyn Currie to serve as an employee with Wee Wildcat Daycare at $8 per hour.

•Both boards approved cooperative agreements with the University of Northern Iowa to have UNI student teachers and ield experience teachers placed in both the G-H and S-C districts.

•Both boards approved a three-year technology contract (for technical assistance with networks, computer systems, website, etc.) with SKR Technologies. The hourly rate will go from $27 per hour to $28 per hour or $5,850 per month to $6,067 per month.

•After reviewing a list of technology purchases for the next school year, the G-H board approved purchases totaling $23,625 while S-C approved purchases totaling $24,250.

•G-H board members okayed the annual contract with Western Iowa Tech Community College for the Great Start Participation with Concurrent Enrollment offerings.

•Wiebers informed the S-C board it would have to table the well replacement bid for a well to water the sports ields in Early because only one bid was received. Board policy requires at least two bids. Wiebers was instructed to seek additional bids and to look into having city water extended to the area in question.

•The S-C board received three bids for a 45-foot by 48-foot bus garage building. The low bid of $70,000 for the building and $7,100 for concrete work from Northwest Builders was accepted. Astro Builders submitted a bid of $73,000 for the building and $11,000 for concrete work.

Schmidt Contracting’s total bid was for $103,600.

•S-C also approved a quote from MTC Mechanical for updating the heating system in the cafeteria area of the Schaller building. The quote is $21,900.

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(continued from front page) co-agents providing the district’s property and liability insurance, effective July 1.

Under the agreement, The Hoffman Agency as the servicing agent will be entitled to 67 percent of earned commissions with the remaining 33 percent reimbursed to Swanson Insurance Agency.

At the recommendation of Superintendent Kenealy, the board approved providing transportation for all pre-

school students beginning with the 2018-19 school year and charging the district’s transportation fee as established for the 2018-19 school year.

Superintendent Kenealy gave an update on the facilities’ survey, noting the two areas that stand out currently are education and the performing arts center. The surveys will be made available at various school venues for the public to complete either

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In other action, the board approved: •2018-19 employee job descriptions.

•Set a public hearing on the 2018-19-school calendar for April 9. The hearing will be held at the beginning of the OABCIG regular meeting, which follows the O-A and BC-IG joint meeting.

•A budget guarantee resolution to levy property taxes for 2018-19 for the regular

program budget adjustment as allowed under section 257.14, Code of Iowa.

•The 2018-19 AEA purchasing agreement for the OABCIG nutrition program.

•The GREAT START contract with Western Iowa Tech for 2018-19.

•The concurrent enrollment agreement with WIT for 2018-19.

•A cooperative agreement with UNI for student teachers for 2018-19.

. . . Holstein council

(continued from front page) current $64,991.

Business type/enterprises—$526,541 is budgeted compared to last year’s $624,314.

Transfers out are $431,246, up from last year’s $367,571.

The estimated 2019 levy rate per $1,000 valuation is $15.53176, down from the current $15.765850.

The city’s estimated revenues are $2,793,436, up from the current year’s $2,694,208.

Revenue and other financing sources are as follows: Taxes levied on property— $678,630 up from last year’s $646,265.

Delinquent property taxes and special assessments are both at $0, no change from the current year.

TIF revenues will decrease from $226,222 last year to $193,633.

Other city taxes will increase from $189,000 to $200,659.

Revenue from licenses and permits is down from $9,875 last year to $9,850.

Use of money and property revenue will increase $100 to $14,200.

Intergovernmental revenue increases from $208,375 last year to $242,613.

Charges for services will increase from $928,700 last year to $950,950 next year.

Miscellaneous revenues are down from $29,100 last year to $27,655.

Other financing sources will decrease from $75,000 to $44,000.

Transfers in—$431,246 is budgeted up from last year’s $367,571.

At 5:42 p.m. a hearing was opened regarding a vicious animal.

City Administrator Kay Hanson received a call from Ida County Health Sanitarian Ed Sohm, that the dog named Roxie, owned by Colleen Sauerland, 522 South Main St., had bitten Jeff Witzke, 529 S. Kiel, on Feb. 24,

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and while under quarantine at Valley Vet Clinic in Cherokee bit an employee.

The dog was then placed under quarantine at Mapleton Veterinary Clinic. Per City Ordinance Chapter 57 Dangerous and Vicious Animals, the animal control officer or designee upon receipt of a complaint alleging that a particular animal is a vicious animal, may initiate proceedings to declare such animal a vicious animal. A hearing on the matter shall be conducted by the council.

Verbal testimony was given by Sohm, Sauerland, Indy Neville and Witzke.

The council was provided a written copy of the notice of

hearing sent to Sauerland, the call for service record completed by Sohm and the Ida County Sheriff ’s Office, Valley Veterinary Employee Kendra Husman’s statement and e-mail correspondence from Meghann Whitmer, Cosgrove Law Firm.

Extensive discussion was held with the council approving this motion: to declare the animal named Roxie and owned by Colleen Sauerland, residing at 522 South Main St. in Holstein, not a vicious animal but the animal will be required to be leashed and muzzled at all times when outside the home.

Councilperson Bonnie Stevenson voted nay.

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Board plans classroom remodeling ❚ by DEB LOGER

The Odebolt-Arthur and Battle Creek-Ida Grove School Boards approved classroomremodeling projects during their joint meeting March 12 in Odebolt.

Superintendent Terry Kenealy told the boards maintenance director Roger Walters collected estimates from contractors and vendors to complete the model classroom projects over summer vacation. The proposals include: demolition, walls, ceilings, electrical/lighting, technology wiring, furniture, doors/hardware, windows, technology equipment, painting, lockers, phones/intercoms, window treatments, asbestos abatement and ire/ smoke detection. The combined cost for the ive spaces is $447,278.

The O-A board approved the completion of the model classroom project to upgrade the middle school library estimated at $188,499.

BC-IG approved the completion of the model classroom project to upgrade the high school family and consumer science classroom, the high school social studies classroom and the high school P.C. lab/business classroom estimated at $258,779.

According to Kenealy, the largest part of both bids is furniture. Furniture for the middle school classroom remodel is $104,000, while the furniture cost for the high school remodel is $108,000.

Jon Buiter of EDA Engineering provided information on the high school gym HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) project. He said the proposed system includes three HVAC units on the gym roof, getting rid of the old units and keeping the exhaust fans. The project is estimated at $403,000 (mechanical—$303,000, electrical— $25,000 and construction— $75,000).

Following Buiter’s presentation, the BC-IG board approved the drawings and bid speci ications for the project and authorized publishing a request for bids and set a public hearing for April 9 at 6:30 p.m. The timeline is to begin demolition at the end of the school year and have the system installed by Aug. 3.

Scott Sheller, senior project manager with Estes Construction, reviewed the early bid packages for the accessibility upgrade projects at the Odebolt building and the high school.

The Odebolt-Arthur board unanimously approved the bid and awarded a contract with O’Keefe Elevator to provide an elevator for the Odebolt building for $107,700 following a public hearing. No

one was present to speak for or against the project.

Prior to voting on the elevator, BC-IG board member Jeff Rasmussen questioned the wisdom of purchasing the elevator without knowing what the bids for electrical, mechanical and general contracting were.

Rasmussen asked, “What happens if the three bids come in 50 percent higher and you’ve signed a contract for the elevators and lifts?”

It was noted that, after the bond issue failed, one of the reasons the public cited for the failure of the bonds was they felt elevators and lifts were maintenance projects and shouldn’t have been in the bond.

O-A board member Chris Boyle said the vast majority of the joint facilities’ committee felt installing an elevator and lifts in Odebolt building was a high priority.

“I don’t think $1 million is general maintenance, and I don’t think you should do anything until you know what the other bids are,” said Rasmussen. BC-IG board members Ryan Goodman and Stephanie Konradi said they agreed with Rasmussen.

O-A board president Brad Lundell asked Rasmussen, “When do you think we should do it?”

“When you do the whole remodel project,” said Rasmussen.

Kenealy said he recommended the board move forward with the project and accept the bid.

Sheller commented that the elevator bid came in $30,000 less than estimated and that they have safety nets built into the project so, hopefully, that doesn’t happen.

He said, “This early bid package was put together so the elevator(s) could be ordered, so work could be done in the summer.”

Kenealy said, “I have a different position concerning the elevator at the high school.

That area has a high water table problem and, if you remodel classrooms in that area, you’d take out what you just put in. The BC-IG board rejected the $84,400 bid from O’Keefe Elevator for an elevator at the high school.

The O-A board approved a $131,450 bid and awarded a contract to Access Elevators and Lifts, Inc. to provide platform and incline lifts at the Odebolt building.

Kenealy updated the boards on snow make-up days as follows: April 22, May 24 and 25 and staff days on May 29 and 30, for a total of 1,112.5 hours, 32.5 hours over the 1,080 required.

O-A approved a $67,225 bid from Feld Security to replace

the ire alarm system in the Odebolt building.

The BC-IG board approved the dissolution of fund #63 and transferring the $18,189 in the fund to general fund #10. Fund #63 was established to administer the three-year-old tuition preschool program. The district has not offered the program since 2013-14, and the administrators have determined the program would not be offered in the near future.

In other action, the BC-IG board approved a $7,000 bid from Nolte, Cornman and Johnson to conduct the FY 2017-18 audit and serving as the iscal agent for an Ida County Community Betterment Foundation grant to purchase bicycle desks for the high school physical education program.

High school Spanish teacher Eric Eisele gave a curriculum presentation, noting they are now using an online textbook, which was successful. There are ive students in Spanish IV, 22 in Spanish III and 40 each in Spanish I and II. ESL (English as a second language) teacher Kendra Grote reported she has nine students ( ive in middle school and four in elementary). She reviewed the curriculum and hands-on activities used.

The resignations of Nicole Lebefer (O-A) as kitchen employee and Kendra Grote (BCIG) as wrestling cheerleader were approved.

The BC-IG board entered closed session at 8:31 p.m. under Iowa Code 21.5(1)(b) to discuss strategy with counsel on matters that are presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent where its disclosure would be likely to prejudice or disadvantage the position of the governmental body in that litigation.

The O-A board members and high school principal Pat Miller were present during the closed session. No action was taken when open session resumed open session at 8:51 p.m.

IG council approves budget resolu on The Ida Grove City Council approved the budget, as published, for iscal year 201819 during a public hearing March 12.

Correc on In last week’s Courier photo of the Ridge View All Iowa dancers, the Ridge View dance coach is Taylor Chamberlin.

O-A/BC-IG releases update on bus incident O-A/BC-IG Superintendent Terry Kenealy reports, “Over the past week, school district of icials, board members, students and family members have worked to bring a proper resolution to the issues surrounding the high school incident that was reported to you on March 7. On behalf of the school district, I am providing the following statement to update you on the status of that situation.

“For the past week, the school district, school of icials, school staff and board members have ielded numerous questions regarding

the issues from the incident on March 7. As many of you have learned over the past week, Iowa Code prohibits school district of icials, staff members and board members from discussing any information that pertains to any student, in particular any information that pertains to their status in the school district or anything that is part of their overall academic record.

“At this time, the school district would like you to know that the issues related to the incident of March 7 have been resolved in a manner

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O-A/BC-IG NHS: The O-A/BC-IG High School National Honor Society held its new member induction March 14. New members are, front row from left, Dakota Powell, Abigail Bender, Corin Bower, Carson Godbersen and Macy Nicholson. Second row from left, Jennifer Godbersen, Taylor Oldham, Sarah Petersen, Kiera Ladwig and Autumn Schreiber. Third row from left, Teah Tollufsen, Kylee Weber, Josie Wulf, Kimberly Renze and Jake Nieman.

Local organiza ons host Easter egg hunts Area communities will host Easter egg hunts Saturday, March 24 or Saturday, March 31.

Holstein Good Samaritan Society in Holstein will host an Easter egg hunt this Saturday, March 24 at 10:30 a.m. at the center. Children ages pre-school to fourth grade are invited. In case of inclement weather, the hunt will be held inside the center.

Children are invited to see the Easter Bunny and search for candy, toys, prizes, treat- illed eggs and special eggs with larger prizes.

Arthur The Arthur City Council and Arthur Public Library are sponsoring activities starting at 10 a.m. this Saturday, March 24. Participants should meet at the Arthur Library.

Ida Grove The Ida Grove Chamber of Commerce will host activities at Skate Palace Saturday, March 31 starting at 10:15 a.m. There will be games, face painting, cupcake walk, clowns, door prizes and an appearance by the Easter Bunny.

Egg hunts are as scheduled: ages zero to two at 10:15 a.m.; three years at 10:30 a.m.; ages four to kindergarten at 10:45 a.m. and irst through third graders at 11 a.m.

Battle Creek The Battle Creek Women’s Club and Battle Creek American Legion and Legion Auxiliary will sponsor an egg hunt for preschool through fourth

grade children Saturday, March 31 starting at the community building.

The Easter bunny will meet with children and be available for pictures at 11 a.m. Egg hunts will follow for newborns through irst grade children at Annie Laurie Park and for second, third and fourth grade children at Alumni Park. In case of inclement weather, hunts will be held inside the community building for the preschool through irst grade children and at a site to be determined for the older children.

Galva The Galva Economic Development Corporation is sponsoring an egg hunt at Galva City Park Saturday, March 31 starting at 10:30 a.m. Age groups for the hunt are as follows: babies through fourth graders.

Odebolt The Odebolt Easter egg hunt will be held at Odebolt Specialty Care beginning at 10 a.m.

Saturday, March 31. Children ages newborn through nine years old may participate in the hunt sponsored by the Richland Robins 4-H Club.

Odebolt Specialty Care will serve juice, cookies and popcorn following the hunt. Odebolt Specialty Care is sponsoring a coloring contest in conjunction with the egg hunt. Coloring forms are available at the banks in Odebolt and at Odebolt Specialty Care. The forms must be turned in at the care center before March 28.

Smaller bond issue okayed for urban renewal projects Acting upon recommendations of bond counsel Jeff Heil of Northland Securities, the Ida County Board of Supervisors set the amount of the irst General Obligation Urban Renewal Bond at not-to exceed $10 milloon at the March 12 meeting.

“You could save $1 million in debt and have a lower interest rate. You won’t have money coming in to pay off the debt until iscal year 2021-22,” said Heil. “It is a wise thing and easier to sell to the public and the county can be more familiar with the process. If you are borrowing for more than 10 years, local banks may not be able to bid on them because they would lose a state credit.”

The supervisors could have the remaining funds in road and bridge projects take up later issues of $10-$14 million in bonds. Public hearings would be required before those agreements are voted upon. Originally the discussion was to bond the entire $25 million at one time.

This route was chosen due to the gradual ability to capture wind tower value for the tax increment inanciang along with compound interest payments.

After the $10 million irst phase of the bonds, the later phases will be bonded for in equal amounts.

Supervisors were concerned if the revenue sources did not

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materialize then the obligation would have to be borne by county taxpayers.

Heil said there could be enough of a cushion in the inancing that this would not happen.

County secondary road engineer Jeff Williams said the road work projects would be for the next three years in the urban renewal area, about $8 million.

Projects earmarked for that $8 million bond will be Harold Gobersen Drive north of the railroad tracks north of Horn Memorial Hospital to Highway 59-175 owned by the county and a section of M15 – 240th Street from north of Father Dailey Drive to Keystone Avenue in Ida Grove; county road D-15 west and east and county road M-31 in Arthur, north or south, as well as various bridge projects.

The county of icials do not yet know their bond rating for this series, to be determined by Standard and Poors.

In other business Supervisors voted unanimously to award a contract for design work on M-25 pavement overlay project from 220th Street

north 6.2 miles to U.S. 20 to Sundquist Inc. The irm also won a contract for a bridge design at Hayes Township, bridge replacement project. In Section 19, 310th Street.

Supervisors held a public hearing and received one comment of praise from a resident on the iscal year 2019 budget.

Supervisors then voted unanimously to approve salaries of elected of icials. The following salaries were approved for elected of icials except recorder at a rate of 4 percent; county supervisors, $26,742; auditor and treasurer, $48,457; sheriff, $61,825; attorney, $48,418 and recorder, $48,166 (5 percent).

Supervisors voted unanimously to approve and certify the budget.

Chairman Rhett Leonard noted that one position approved was for an additional jailer to be half the cost of the county and half of the cities.

Ladwig Construction was hired to seal cracks and waterproof a concrete structure in the basement of the old courthouse for $3,013.

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Pilcher Hardware: Pilcher Hardware, Ida Grove, Iowa, early 1900s.

Out of the Past Forty years ago Two Battle Creek juveniles, one 12 and the other 13, got into the First State Bank post of ice box Saturday and got more than they bargained for.

The two boys told law enforcement they were looking for cash deposits. Instead they came away with $110,009 in checks. The largest check was for $90,000. First State Bank of icials say all of their customer’s accounts are in order and the two boys are on oneyear probation.

Ida Grove High School’s leaking roof moved a step closer to legal action this week. A civil engineer from Iowa State University has been called in to inspect the roof. The engineer will be called on if the matter goes to court. The high school roof has leaked since the building was constructed in 1971.

Russ Kraai has announced he will no longer coach varsity girls basketball at Holstein, a post he has held since 1943.

During his tenure, Kraai’s teams won 639 games. He will stay on as athletic director and assistant boys’ track coach.

Four Ida Grove School District teachers will be released at the end of the school year due to declining enrollments.

The middle school librarian and language arts position will be eliminated. In addition, two retiring teachers will not be retained after they said they wished to stay one more year.

In an effort to improve highway safety, the state highway commission is planning to eliminate about 28 miles of curb along Ida County roads.

The irst project is scheduled for September when about two miles of curb will be removed on county road 328 or the stretch of highway from U.S. 20 north into Galva.

Thirty years ago Galva-Holstein High School students have voted for Kris Kruse, Kelly Bruning and Krista Winterhof as candidates for queen of the 50th annual GalvaHolstein Relays next month.

The Battle Creek and Schleswig Fire Departments battled a barn ire on the Earl Bumann farm southeast of Battle Creek Thursday. Wiring is suspected to have caused the ire, which totally destroyed the building and straw

and antique furniture stored in the barn. The Battle Creek Fire Department was on scene for about four hours.

The Northwest Iowa Transportation Task Force, a division of the U.S. 20 Corridor Association, discussed the effects of a possible gas tax hike by the Iowa Legislature. The local group went on record as favoring the four-cent a gallon increase and its use toward the proposed widening of Highway 20 to a four-lane highway across the entire state.

A grand opening of Jessica’s in The Mall in Ida Grove is planned for March 18. The ladies’ dress shop features unique sportswear and accessories.

Twenty years ago Lenee Sinnott of Ida Grove was introduced at the Ida County Democrat Convention as a candidate for the Iowa District 11 Representative seat.

Thirty- ive exhibitors will be featured at the Ida County Expo at BC-IG High School in Ida Grove March 28-29.

A Holstein Pronto employee was assaulted outside the building Saturday. A co-worker found the woman lying next to the dumpster when she did not return from taking out trash. The worker was treated and released from

Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital in Cherokee. The suspect was described as 5’8” to 5’10”, weighing 170 to 180 pounds and was wearing a ski mask and had a knife.

Ten years ago The Galva-Holstein School Board accepted inal plans for the performing arts center.

After meeting with the Galva-Holstein Foundation and architect Bob Anderson, the plans were accepted with a few minor changes. Anderson was directed to go ahead with the soil survey and other procedures that are needed prior to drawing blueprints.

The Galva-Holstein School Board unanimously approved a football sharing agreement with Schaller-Crestland for 2008-09 and 2009-10. The name will be Buffalo Ridge with G-H serving as the host school. The nickname will be Bison and the colors will be black, orange and gold.

Ida Grove recreation director Matt Salvatore has formed an advisory committee to consider improvements to the outdoor swimming pool.

Salvatore has approached the council about adding a slide, plus improvements to the baby pool. The cost of the slide and other improvements is $249,444.

by Chelsea Gross Recreation director Summer rec forms are available now. You may download them off our website as well as pick them up at the rec center. They went home with the kids from school already.

Save the date for the irst annual Mother and Son Superhero Party, which will be held on Friday, April 6. Call the center if you plan to attend.

There will be a summer rec fundraiser on April 14 at 9 a.m. Participants will be able to make a customizable baseball or softball door hanger for a fee. Pre-register by calling the rec center.

Our golf and hunting simulator is available for use. We ask that you be 16 to use it.

Anybody under 16 must be accompanied by a parent. There is a fee to use the equipment.

All itness classes are offered with a paid membership.

Persons interested in seeking election to one of four county seats up for election could begin filing nomination papers March 5.

The filing period ends Friday, March 23, at 5 p.m.

County offices with openings this year are district three supervisor Rhett Leonard (R) of Ida Grove, treasurer Traci Riessen (R) of Battle Creek, recorder Julie

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We ask that everyone who uses the facility respect our rule about changing your shoes when you enter the building. This will help keep the building clean and help extend the lifetime of our equipment.

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Remember that you can use Chamber Bucks to pay for a membership. Also, GOMACO, Horn Memorial Hospital and North Star employees get special discounts. We also offer a military discount for past or present military service.

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Schultz from the Senate by: IA State Senator Jason Schultz (R) District 9

Of all the issues affecting Iowans on a day-to-day basis, access to affordable health insurance is the kitchen-table issue of our time. It seems, at every event, I hear the dif icult stories of farm families, small business owners or workers whose employer does not offer health insurance telling me of the $15,000 to $25,000 premiums or $6,000 deductibles they face. Some tell me they can’t ind a policy at any price.

The (Un)Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly referred to as Obamacare, has wreaked havoc on our health care and health insurance industries.

Policies disappeared, carriers pulled out of Iowa and government meddling has caused policies to be much more expensive and, yet, provide less coverage.

Under the Obama administration, the law and rules of Obamacare were so tight that states could not ind a way to help their citizens.

Under President Trump, the situation has changed.

An executive order signed

by President Trump directed the heads of all executive departments and agencies to exercise all authority and discretion to lessen the iscal burden on states, providers, insurers, patients and purchasers of health insurance caused by the Affordable Care Act: to provide greater lexibility to states and cooperate with them in implementing healthcare programs and ini-

tiatives and to require agencies to revise their rules and regulations to carry out these enumerated objectives.

Into this void steps Senator Waylon Brown. A humble, unassuming man, content to raise his family and build his construction business, Senator Brown identi ied this problem. During the height of his busy season, Waylon took days off to travel to Des Moines to work on a solution.

This solution became Senate File 2349.

SF 2349 addresses the problem by allowing the creation of Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWA). A MEWA is essentially a health insurance group that can be created among more than one employer in order to get enough employees to justify a group.

The bill removes time restrictions on creating a MEWA. The bill requires the Commissioner of Insurance to form rules to allow for the creation of association health plans that are consistent with U.S. Department of Labor regulations. The proposed U.S. Department of Labor rules will change de initions that would allow sole proprietorships to be considered “employers” and that employers must only live in the state and not have to be in the same industry in order to qualify for the group.

The goal is for competition and innovation to be returned to the marketplace. This is for insurance products that cost less, yet offer better coverage, than the highly-regulated ACA products. This bill is meant to help families, farmers and small businesses handle the changing health insurance market. We waited for Con-

gress to act, yet those knuckleheads can’t get it done. Surprise, surprise, surprise.

A similar bill has been passed out of the Senate. SF 2329 will allow Farm Bureau to offer health bene it plans, which will not be considered insurance under state or federal law. This removes these plans out of the ACA requirements. The bill will require that Farm Bureau self-fund these plans and have a third party administrator administer the plans.

Iowa tried the stopgap measure to ix this problem, but it ultimately did not get implemented. There are Iowans who are suffering because of the cost of health insurance under the ACA. This is an option for those Iowans who should not have to be paying up to $40,000 a year for health insurance. Additionally, independent agents will be able to sell these policies.

The failure of Obamacare has hurt many Americans, but the election of President Trump has created an opportunity for states to protect their citizens, and Senate Republicans are united in getting this done. It is an honor to represent western Iowa in the Iowa Senate.

If you need to contact me, please email jason.schultz@ legis.iowa.gov or call 515281-3371. I currently serve as the chair of the labor and business relations committee and serve on the judiciary, state government and ways and means committees.

Additionally, I serve on the education appropriations subcommittee. Please feel free to contact me at 515-281-3371 or by email at jason.schultz@ legis.iowa.gov.

Letter to the Editor To the editor: Hats off to the city crew for doing a good job of snow removal this winter. I hope they do as well illing ruts and potholes this spring, summer and fall.

Steve Bruning Ida Grove

Sole 2 Soul 125 South Main St., Galva 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily 712-282-4426 www.Sole2SoulGalva.com Yoga: Sole 2 Soul’s next eight-week session of yoga starts on Monday, April 2 and runs through May 21.

Barb Gebers teaches the 50minute classes on Mondays at 6 p.m. and are for all ages and fitness levels. Sole 2 Soul has several yoga mats available or you can bring your own. Class maximum number is 12. There is a fee.

Call 282-4426 to sign up.

Tabata: Sole 2 Soul’s next eight-week Tabata session starts on Tuesday, April 3 and runs through May 22.

These 45-minute high-intensity training classes combine vigorous cardio and weight lifting for faster results.

Classes are taught by Bria Miller on Tuesdays at 5:45 p.m. There is a fee. Call 2824426 to sign up. Class maximum is 16, so register early.

Chair yoga: NETA certified trainer Donna Mogensen Lee will lead a six-week chair yoga class on Thursdays at 9 a.m. in April. Chair yoga is a relaxing exercise class that links body poses together to increase strength, flexibility and balance. All ages, genders and fitness levels are welcome at these 50-minute group classes. Class dates are April 12, 19 and 26 and May 3, 10 and 17. There is a fee and class size is limited

to 15, so sign up by calling 282-4426.

CPR-choking class: Kristi Waller, RN, education coordinator at Methodist Manor in Storm Lake will teach a one-night CPR/choking class at The Meeting Place in Galva on Thursday, April 19 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Pre-registration and payment to Methodist Manor are required to secure a spot in the class. To register, call 282-4426 by April 10. Maximum class size is 10, so register early.

Learn how to crochet: Melissa Ausborn will give a program on crocheting at The Meeting Place in Galva on Saturday, April 21 at 9 a.m.

Registrations are needed by Friday, April 13. Call 2824426 if you have questions or want to sign up.

Prairie Pedlar spring program: Jane Hogue, owner of Prairie Pedlar in Odebolt, will present “Entertaining in the Garden” at The Meeting Place in Galva on Thursday, April 26 at 6:30 p.m. During the one-hour program, Hogue will demonstrate simple and creative ways to entertain in the garden this summer. Register by April 20 to 282-4426. There is a fee.

Galva city-wide garage sales: Galva is teaming up with Holstein to host citywide garage sales the same weekend this year on May

4 and 5. If you would like to participate, contact Amy Forbes at the Ida County Courier at 364-3131 or Anne Johnson in Galva at 282-4426 by April 25 for advertising forms.

Personal training: Miller is offering one-on-one personal training to individuals and/or small groups of two to three people at Sole 2 Soul at 5:30 a.m., 6 a.m., 6:30 a.m. and other scheduled times by appointment. For information, call Sole 2 Soul.

The Meeting Place is the ideal place to host your special event. Call 282-4426 for information.

by: Doug Clough

Bad happenings always come in threes. Only one bad thing happens and few say that… two bad things and then it gets real: “You know, pal, I wasn’t too worried when you had sinusitis, but now that you got bronchitis, pneumonia can’t be far behind. But, then you’re golden.”

I hope it’s only three and no more, especially when it comes to my wife’s minivan.

First, it was a fender bender at the high school. No sweat… these things happen. But, then a deer decided to plow into the side of the Dodge on the west side of Arthur. That was two visits to the body shop, so I said to my bride, “These things come in threes, so I can’t wait to see what’s next.” I used to look forward to family vacations, and now I anticipate harbingers of doom.

And, sure enough, after an evening out–and our youngest using the minivan to hang out with friends-the third happening occurred. The two harbingers in this case were a night out with my love and her acceptance of her son’s desire to ‘hang out.’ We have two different parenting styles: her style is to accept ‘hang out’ as an actual sanctioned event, and my style is to leap into journalistic ‘who, what, when, where, why and how.’

Children never meet the parental units in the garage to bring in groceries. So, when he entered the garage, I knew he was either going to A. ask for money, or B. surprise us with a confessional, and B it was. “I don’t know what happened, but the brakes on the van don’t work.” His mother, if not proactive on front end interrogation, is quite thorough on the back end. Upon inspection, the body work a la Bambi was scratched down to the primer and plastic molding was damaged.

Yes, the young man ended up in a ditch during the time he was ‘hanging out.’ A friend of his pulled the van out with a chain by the rear axle. I’m no Sherlock Holmes, but I suspect that the damage to the brake lines occurred on the entry to or exit from the ditch. Our son’s explanation was concise: “You know the front tires are bald, and I drive fast and brake hard.”

A decade ago, I questioned my daughter, Sam, on why her middle school classmate was getting an ‘A’ in current events, and she was getting a ‘C’. She explained that her friend had smart parents.

In the world of victims, bald tires and genetics are the root of all evil.

After my wife sent her son to his room without a thrashing (another parenting difference), we summoned our dogs from the backyard to their garage kennels for the night. The lab mix did so easily, but the Corgi mix bristled at the smell of the ditch-laden remains on the van.

We don’t know if it was the

brake luid, a dead animal or the steam that lingered from my wife’s ears, but the Corgi remained resolute in not entering the garage. The boy’s sister picked him up and took him to his kennel under growling duress. The next morning, the Corgi refused to leave his kennel. Mary had to open both sliding doors to the van for the Corgi to leap from his kennel, through the van and into the house on his way to our backyard. He irmly did not want to face whatever made him uneasy at the end of the van.

And, I’m just like that Corgi of ours and I don’t mean just his round body and short inseam. How many times have I taken paths around what make me feel uneasy? Guiding an aging parent and a blended family are two tasks that I walk around often.

I get growly and I take that path through the sliding van doors. But, I know that, in the end, I cannot avoid what lies in front of me forever. Not even the glow of a cell phone or the allure of whiskey can keep me from life’s eventualities. Even our Corgi ended up facing whatever bothered him at the back of the van; he may have snarled at the bumper, but he did it, God bless him. And, I will too.

Although, it really would be easier to blame my parents for my shortcomings; I know all too well, though, that they were smarter and more resilient at dealing with life’s challenges. That still doesn’t mean that those tires on my Subaru won’t give me trouble one day soon.

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by Libby Bagenstos Recreation director Summer baseball and softball registration: Preschool through eighth grade summer ball registration forms were due March 1. Stop by or email lscc@holsteiniowa.org to register.

Monday cards: Join us every Monday from 1-3 p.m. to play euchre and 500. Prizes and a light snack are provided. Members play for free and non-members will be charged the daily admission fee.

Facility fund-raiser: If you have empty pop cans you’d like to donate to a good cause, you can drop them off at Lohff-Schumann anytime. Money collected will be put towards new equipment.

Birthday parties: Let Lohff-Schumann make your child’s birthday party a hit. The fee includes admission for your entire group, use of our gym, community room and children’s room, which now includes an eye play system and games for all ages, for three hours, a deco-

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Personal training: Personal training is always available at your convenience with Libby, Mel, Barb, Keely and Rayven. Stop in today and check out our specials.

New fitness schedule Monday—5:45–6:30 a.m. spinning, 5:45– 6:30 a.m. full body fit and 9:45–10:30 a.m. retired but not tired.

Tuesday—5:45–6:30 a.m. core cardio and 5:30–6:15 p.m. spinning.

Wednesday—5:45–6:30 a.m. TRX and weights and 5:30–6:15 p.m. Zumba.

Thursday—5:45–6:30 a.m. weights and cardio, 9:45–10:30 a.m. retired but not tired and 5:30–6:15 p.m. bodyweight burner.

Friday—5:45–6:30 a.m. medball and weights, 12–12:45 p.m. TRX mix and 5:30– 6:15 p.m. Zumba.

Sunday—1:30–2:15 p.m. treadmill/ strength.

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Morningside award: The dietary staff at Morningside Healthcare in Ida Grove was presented with the Pinnacle Customer Experience Award for Quality of Food. Pinnacle is a nationally recognized customer satisfaction firm that interviews previous and current customers of Morningside. Based on the combined customer responses over the past 12 months, Morningside achieved best-in-class customer satisfaction standards for Quality of Food.

BC Women’s Club paints flowers, celebrates spring The Battle Creek Women’s Club held its regular meeting March 15 at 1:30 p.m. in the Battle Creek Community Center. President Dixie Brueck opened the meeting with information about the Ides of March and several leprechaun riddles.

The pledge of allegiance and club collect were recited in unison. Nineteen members

and guest Sandy Manderfeld answered roll call: what smells make you think of spring?

The minutes of the February meeting were read by secretary Sharon Forthum and approved. The treasurer’s report was presented by Bonnie Spotts and accepted, subject to audit.

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by Paula Dausel while Georgine Krayenhagen, Shirley Morrice and Lois Jensen paint spring flowers for the Battle Creek Women’s Club program March 15.

One-week challenge Spring is the perfect time to start moving around more and eating better. Maybe you want to drop ive or 10 pounds before summer arrives. Maybe you want to look better in shorts, capris or a swim suit at the pool, beach or on the boat. Or maybe you are just ready to brighten your mood and feel less fatigued with the extra hour of daylight we received with Daylight Savings Time.

Whatever your goals include for 2018, a one-week “reboot” type plan could be just what the doctor ordered for you to start feeling better.

Trade in re ined sugars, white lours and other processed foods for just one week. Try to go without fast foods or deep fat fried foods for seven consecutive days to reboot your digestive system and see if you feel better. Ditch the foods that make you tired

and leave you hungry such as breads, pastas and crackers.

Steer clear of added sugars and salt to lower your blood pressure, cholesterol, weight and blood sugar levels and see if you feel better by the end of March. Drink a full glass of water at each meal for a week.

Add more fresh fruits, green vegetables and lean proteins to your plate at every meal for the next seven days and see if your family catches on to support your better habits.

Everything you do today is an investment in your health for tomorrow, next month and ive years down the road.

Spring is just around the corner and the robins are back in northwest Iowa, so today is the perfect time to start energizing your diet and exercising more. Now is the time to plant seeds for a healthier future. Get started today on a one week “reboot” plan and ask your family to join you.

the town signs was submitted by the March 1 deadline. Paula Dausel, Spotts and Lois Jensen reported on their donations of supplies for the two fundraisers held each year. Their donations received applause and thanks by the other members.

In new business, ive gray plastic planters will be retired and were offered to members for a small donation. Members were reminded to clear the concrete lower planters and remove the silk holiday lowers for spring planting.

A memorial for the Battle Creek Library in memory of member Helen Durston was approved, and a sympathy card was signed by all present.

Phyllis Groth reported that the Easter egg hunt will be held Saturday, March 31, at 11 a.m.

Children ages pre-kindergarten through second grade will be in Annie Laurie Park, while children in grades third and fourth will be at Alumni Park.

Brueck volunteered to assist Groth with her costume. Members were asked to help ill eggs on Friday, March 30, at 2 p.m. at BC Bakery and Cafe.

The next meeting is Thursday, April 12, at Groth’s home, with the program “Clowning Around,” presented by Robin Thornhill. Some Easter bunny jokes and riddles were enjoyed to close the meeting.

Donna Georgopoulos and Brueck directed the program.

Members could choose to paint red tulips, purple iris or yellow daffodils.

Hostesses Mareta Vermeys, Jeannette O’Brien and Janiece Lehmann served pistachio dessert, punch, coffee, candy and nuts from green tables of St. Patrick’s decor and silk spring lowers of tulips, iris and daffodils.

The Willow Dale Wellness Village activity calendar for March 21-28 is: Wednesday, March 21: 9:30 a.m. Catholic rosary/ communion; 10:30 a.m.

Lenten luncheon outing; 2:30 p.m. Family Feud.

Thursday, March 22: 10:30 a.m. stretch bands; 2 p.m. St. John’s Lutheran Church with Pastor Cormeny; 3 p.m. social time.

Friday, March 23: 10:30 a.m. local news review; 1:30 p.m. bingo.

Saturday, March 24: 2 p.m. games of choice.

Sunday, March 25: Palm

Sunday. 9:30 a.m. Catholic communion activity room; church TV—1 p.m. Lutheran and 2 p.m. Presbyterian.

Monday, March 26: 10:30 a.m. discuss and recall; 2 p.m. service project; 3 p.m.

King’s Korner.

Tuesday, March 27: 10:30 a.m. music in motion; 2:30 p.m. Danielle with Ida County Conservation OWLS program; 3 p.m.

Bible study with Pastor Cormeny.

Wednesday, March 28: 9:30 a.m. Catholic rosary/ communion; 10:30 a.m.

Scattergories; 2 p.m. Easter egg hunt with Kids Zone.

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by Crystal Hopkins Activity director The Odebolt Specialty Care activity calendar for March 21-28: Wednesday, March 21: 10:15 a.m. Catholic communion; 10:30 a.m. Bible chat with Kris; 2:30 p.m. music and dancing.

Thursday, March 22: 10 a.m. WESCO; 2:30 p.m. card bingo.

Friday, March 23: 10 a.m. word games; 2:30 p.m. bingo.

Saturday, March 24: 3 p.m. movie and popcorn; 7 p.m.

Lawrence Welk.

Sunday, March 25: 2:30 p.m.

Bethel Lutheran Church; 3 p.m. social.

Monday, March 26: 10 a.m. current events; 2:30 p.m. nails.

Tuesday, March 27: 10 a.m.

Documentary of Ireland; 2:30 p.m. bingo.

Wednesday, March 28: 10:15 a.m. Catholic communion; 2:30 p.m. funny laws.

Medical auxiliary annual mee ng Battle Creek Medical Auxiliary will hold its annual meeting at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 27, at the community building.

There will be an election of of icers, reports, card marathon winner announced and prizes given. Refreshments will be served.

Everyone, women and men, are invited to attend.

Holstein farmers’ market moves to city park The 2018 Holstein farmers’ market season begins June 12.

The market will move from the downtown area to the city park.

The market will be open on Tuesdays from 4 to 6 p.m. The market will feature fresh produce, baked goods and lowers.

Breast cancer support group meets March 27 The breast cancer support group’s next meeting is Tuesday, March 27, at 7 p.m. at 304 Moorehead St. in Ida Grove.

The program will be updates on new therapies.

There will also be time for caring and sharing segment.

For more information, contact Judy Andresen at 712-364-3236.

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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society nominates Ladwig as Woman of Year Candi Ladwig of Urbandale, formerly of Ida Grove, has been nominated to be the LLS’s (Leukemia and Lymphoma Society) Woman of the Year. Ladwig, a 1999 graduate of BC-IG, lives in Urbandale with her husband, Ryan, and their three daughters. She is the owner of Vinyl Studio and Bling Boutique.

When approached about accepting the nomination, Ladwig accepted in memory

of her cousin, Scott Bolles.

Ladwig has chosen, “We Are The Village” as her slogan since it takes a village to raise a child, a village to face hard times and a village to face cancer.

The kickoff for the fundraising for LLS began March 11 and will run for 10 weeks.

Donations to the LLS campaign can be made at: www. candi2018woy.org or mailed to Candi Ladwig, 3618 81st St., Urbandale, Iowa 50322.

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Jane Hogue, owner of the Prairie Pedlar Gardens in Odebolt, will be the featured speaker at The Meeting Place in Galva on Thursday, April 26, at 6:30 p.m.

During her one-hour program, Hogue will show simple and creative ways to entertain in the garden this summer.

From garden weddings and family reunions, to card club and civic or church meetings, your backyard can provide a bright spot for friends and family members to congregate from sun up to sun down.

which showed insanely large “brain tonsils.” An MRI followed and con irmed Chiari Malformation.

Josh had surgery Feb. 12 at Children’s Hospital in Omaha, Neb. Josh will need repeat scans and tests and will have several more doctor visits in Omaha. He will have some rough days ahead, but is looking forward to a future without constant headaches, dark rooms and sleeping all the time.

An account is set up in Josh’s name at Westside Bank, P.O. Box 425, Wall Lake, Iowa 51466.

MHC Schedule The Morningside Healthcare Community (Ida Grove) activity schedule for March 21-28 is: Wednesday, March 21: 8 a.m. devotions; 10:15 a.m. current events; 11 a.m. music and motion; 2:30 p.m. church with Pastor Lierman; 3 p.m.

Methodist communion.

Thursday, March 22: 8 a.m. devotions; 9:30 a.m. manicures; 2 p.m. backwards’ day/goof off day.

Friday, March 23: 8 a.m.

devotions; 9:30 a.m. reading; 1:30 p.m. movie and popcorn.

Sunday, March 25: Palm Sunday.

Monday, March 26: 8 a.m. devotions; 10:30 a.m. can you name ive; 2 p.m. gardening.

Tuesday, March 27: 8 a.m. devotions; 10:30 a.m. Bible study; 2 p.m. bingo.

Wednesday, March 28: 8 a.m. devotions, 10:15 a.m. current events; 11 a.m. music and motion; 2:30 p.m. church with Pastor Salcido.

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Serving meals: Ida Grove Mayor Devlun Whiteing, left, helped serve meals to senior citizens at the Ida Grove Community Hall Thursday. At right is meal site director Al Corbin.

Food waste, plas cs top the list of what Iowans are throwing away A recently released study shows what Iowans are throwing away, and what could be spared from the land ill.

That includes a lot of wasted food–556,313 tons, to be exact. Wasted food accounted for 20 percent of the land illed materials in the 2017 Iowa Statewide Waste Characterization Study, a 50 percent increase from the last study in 2011. The study, conducted about every six years, looks at what types of trash, recyclables and compostables Iowans send to the land ill.

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Capitol visitors: Rep. Matt Windschitl (R-Missouri Valley) welcomed Josie Leonard-Reyman and Lori Leonard-Reyman, both of Holstein, to the Iowa House of Representatives. The women were visiting the capitol to talk with legislators during the Iowa Federation of Republican Women’s Day at the Capitol. Pictured are Rep. Windschitl, Josie Leonard Reyman and Lori Leonard-Reyman.

BVU students win na onal journalist award Two Buena Vista University (BVU) students were awarded the Iron Reporter title at the annual College Media Association national conference March 10 in New York City.

The students were Madeleine McCormick, a senior digital media major from Huxley, and Emily Kenny, a senior digital media and psychology double major from Schaller.

The contest, sponsored jointly by the College Media

Association and New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), was the irst of its kind for the long-running conference.

In an awards ceremony held on the NYIT campus March 9, McCormick and Kenny’s multimedia feature “Batman gets boxed in: the effects of New York City regulations on Times Square characters” was named the top entry among approximately 25 teams from across the nation.

Judges cited the winning

Learn how to emphasize what’s best about your garden and how to develop small focal points that will wow visitors. Some well-placed accents used in extraordinary ways will make your event a memorable one. As always, the devil is in the details.

At the end of the program, Hogue will give a sneak peek of the new lower varieties that will be offered this spring at the Prairie Pedlar.

Call Anne Johnson at 712282-4426 to pre-register by April 20. There is a fee.

Military PFC Samantha Sholty recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Fort Sill, Okla. She is now in San Antonio, Texas for 16 weeks to become a combat medic.

Sholty is the daughter of Gerrod and Julie Sholty of Ida Grove.

OSC Auxiliary expects new nursing director

Benefit for Josh Peters A bene it will be held this Sunday, March 25, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Battle Creek Fire Station for Josh Peters, 13-year-old son of Paul Peters and Melinda Preul Peters, and grandson of Rebecca and the late Edward Peters. The bene it features a free-will donation meal, chance drawings and a silent auction.

In November 2017, Josh was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation. Josh had been suffering from severe migraines 24/seven, was sleeping all the time and sensitive to light. He had a CT scan,

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entry’s excellent sourcing, discovery of an issue and production value as the reasons it was chosen.

“While judges were announcing the second and third place winners, I thought both of their subjects were really interesting, so I was really surprised when we won,” said Kenny. “Overall, it was a really cool experience and I’m proud of the work that all of the BVU students put into this competition.”

For the study, materials received at 15 Iowa land ills and solid waste transfer stations were sorted into 61 separate categories within nine separate material types, with distinctions made between residential trash and industrial and commercial waste.

The second most land illed item, plastic ilm, wrap and bags, increased by 15 percent over indings from 2011.

However, the amount of corrugated cardboard reaching the land ill dropped by about 50 percent since the last study.

The study also looked at the economic impact of increased diversion of recyclable paper, plastic, metal and glass that are commonly collected through curbside and drop-off recycling programs.

Based on regional market prices at the time of the study (October 2017), the value of the common recyclable paper and containers Iowans are land illing is more than $60 million.

“Should these materials be diverted, processed and sold to the manufacturing sector for the production of new products, it’s estimated nearly 6,000 jobs could be created,” said Tom Anderson with the Department of Natural Resources’ Land Quality Bureau.

Findings from the reports are used to identify potential initiatives and programs to reduce the amount of waste generated and to reduce the amount of waste headed to land ills. Funding for the study comes from a portion of the solid waste tonnage fee through the Solid Waste Alternatives Program.

The full report can be found at www.iowadnr.gov/FABA, under Studies & Reports.

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Odebolt Specialty Care Auxiliary met March 15 in the assisted living dining room. President Junith Comstock called the meeting to order and thanked Shirley Scanlan for serving. Eleven members answered roll call. Scanlan gave the secretary’s report. Renae Babcock gave the treasurer’s report. There were debits for the projector, Wayne Miller and bingo money Comstock called for staff reports. Administrator Marissa Edgar reported a new director of nursing is coming soon.

Activity director Crystal Hopkins reported Sac County Conversation is bringing snakes.

She is going to try to get them to come monthly. The projector and white board are working out great and are used a lot. National Nursing Home week is May 1319. She doesn’t know if we will be do the balloon launch this year as the DNR does not like balloons in the environment. The Easter egg hunt is March 31. She is also working on the volunteer party for April.

Shelbi Bengford is thinking about serving Rice Krispie® treats for the egg hunt, instead of cookies. The cooking club is making homemade chicken potpies this month. For St. Pat’s Day, the residents are having corned beef, scalloped cabbage and ice cream with mint sauce. She may try ordering out the end of the month.

Comstock asked the staff why the monthly birthday cake was being served at bingo. Hopkins said not enough were coming out for the birthday party, so they are doing it when most of residents are out. Comstock said the birthday residents should be announced and sung to.

On April 11, Larry Heschke is coming. Comstock told the staff the Auxiliary appreciates them coming out to help serve the residents after bingo.

Bobbie Scott brought two quilts for us to choose one to use as a fundraiser. The Auxiliary chose the black-red poppy one.

Mary Ann Thies made a motion to charge $2 a chance or three for $5. Alice Pudenz seconded.

Bengford and Babcock will sell chances at the pool omelet fundraiser. Bengford and Hopkins will sell at the iremen’s ish and chicken fry.

The next meeting is April 19 with Babcock serving.

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Ridge View’s Cassie Allen crowned state champion (Note: The following article was submitted by Ridge View archery coach Justin Kinney) The weekend of March 1011, 1,750 of Iowa’s best high school and middle school archers locked to Des Moines to compete in the state archery tournament. There were two divisions at this year’s tournament–bulls eye and 3D. Northwest Iowa lexed its muscle, proving to be an elite area in the state for competitive archery. Ridge View’s Cassie Allen won the individual 3D championship in the female division, Lawton-Bronson’s Adam Larson won the individual 3D championship in the male division and Sergeant Bluff-Luton High School team was the state runner-up in bulls eye.

Allen’s road to the championship was as intense as it gets in competitive archery.

After shooting a personal best 286 early in the day on Saturday, March 10, she shot a tournament best 293 in 3D in the afternoon. Last year, a 292 won the tournament.

“She was on ire. I was sitting there, watching her shots, and every round could it in the size of a silver dollar (there are ive arrows shot per round for a total of 30 arrows). As she progressed through the light, I had a good feeling she’d be on the podium, which I was ecstatic about, but I didn’t realize quite how high her score was,” said Ridge View head coach Justin Kinney.

“I was really happy to see that I had made my dad proud after we both knew I shot my best score,” Allen said.

Allen said that she wished she could have shared this experience with her grandmother, who recently passed away, and her brother who passed a few years ago. “It hasn’t really fazed me yet that I’m a state champion. Winning the state tournament wasn’t a thought, to be honest. My goal was to come here and shoot my personal best. I just feel like any other tournament. I shot; now I’m home,” said Allen.

“As the day went on, I kept updating my phone to see the standings after each light.

I was so happy for Cassie to score a 293, but it’s the state tournament and you never know what’s good enough.

There were a lot of top-notch shooters who had to shoot after Cassie: state champs,

national champs and plenty of kids capable of high scores.

Last year, the national champion was a kid from Iowa. We were just crossing our ingers to see what would happen,” said Kinney.

Allen’s name remained at the top of the leader board until mid-afternoon, when Makenna Hewitt, of Prairie Point High School in Cedar Rapids, also scored a 293. Allen and Hewitt were tied for the state championship with four lights (192 shooters) to go.

When the inal light ended and scorecards were processed, the of icials announced that Allen and Hewitt were tied for the state championship and would shoot off in a one-on-one match of ive arrows each.

“I felt so excited for these young ladies, but, at the same time, felt terrible for them. To shoot one versus one, only ive arrows, in front of everyone for the state title is as nervewracking as it can be, but I’ve never seen Allen more con ident,” said Kinney.

Allen said, “I wanted her to win just as much as I did.

I wish we both could have just been irst. I was nervous.

When the ive-arrow round was inished, I thought I had lost and got second because, with her grouping, it appeared she shot a 50.”

As the of icials scored the

arrows, all waited in anticipation. Finally, the head of icial announced that, with a score of 48 out of 50 possible points, Allen was this year’s state champion. Hewitt scored a 44 as her grouping drifted a bit too far to the right.

Allen has been practicing multiple times a day with her dad, Dale Allen. Cassie’s mom joked about how their house has turned into a zoo, because they set up an indoor shooting range in their living room.

Cassie was not only crowned female state champion in 3D, but she was also crowned overall champion, which quali ies her for the U.S. regional tournament in Kentucky in May. If she shoots well there, she’ll qualify for nationals later this year.

Ridge View High School advanced a total of 10 archers to the state tournament in the second year of their young program. Allen led the way in both 3D and bulls eye. In bulls eye, she shot a personal best 286.

Jaden Droegmiller shot an impressive 271, placing him 28th in the state. Other Ridge View archers’ top scores from the tournament include Brant Price (269), Rayann Volkert (267), Lauren Johnson (264), Alexis Clark (257), Cloe Droegmiller (243), Brayden Stowater (241), Jon Madsen (236) and Arianna Parra (227).

Else letter: Ridge View wrestler Lance Else recently signed to wrestle at Morningside College in Sioux City. Else has participated in football, wrestling, track and co-ed dance at Ridge View High School. He is the son of Stuart and Jill Else.

Bowling Scores WEDNESDAY NIGHT WOMEN’S LEAGUE United Bank of Ia. 401.5 Barry Motor 395.5 First State Bank 376 Horn Physicians 369.5 GOMACO 357.5 Bye 116 HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME Linda Martin 213 Brenda Hansen 203 Ronda Martin 192 HIGH INDIVIDUAL SERIES Linda Martin 569 Brenda Hansen 536 Zolene Streck 494 HIGH TEAM GAME GOMACO 661 Barry Motor 614 United Bank of Ia. 592 HIGH TEAM SERIES GOMACO 1919 Barry Motor 1720 Horn Physicians 1718

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State champion: Ridge View’s Cassie Allen placed first in the high school 3-D state archery championship in Des Moines March 10.

Galva council approves budget The Galva City Council approved its 2018-19 budget March 12.

The proposed budget is $419,229, an increase of $2,527 when compared to last year’s $389,702.

The estimated tax levy rate will be $11.52307 per $1,000 assessed valuation, down from this year’s $12.52096.

Expenditures include: Public safety—$56,385 is budgeted, down from the current year’s budgeted $56,433.

Public works—$34,923 is budgeted, down from this year’s $37,721.

Health and social services will see no change from the $2,150 budgeted in the current year.

Culture and recreation— the budgeted amount is $42,558 up from the current year’s budget of $42,480.

Community and development will remain the same at $30,000.

General government is down $109 to $37,424.

Nothing is budgeted in debt service or capital projects, the same as the current year.

Business type/enterprises will increase $19,263 to $202,648.

The city’s estimated revenues for iscal year 2018-19 are $385,364, down from last year’s $746,180.

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Revenue and other inancing sources are as follows: Taxes levied on property is $96,385, down from last year’s $105,059.

Other city taxes will decrease from $36,192 to $35,939.

Revenue from licenses and permits will remain the same at $830.

Use of money and property revenue remains the same at $9,684.

Intergovernmental revenue decreases from $397,838 last year to $47,642.

Charges for services decreases $1,693 to $194,884.

Delinquent property taxes, TIF revenues, special assessment revenues, miscellaneous revenues, other inancing sources and transfers in remain at $0.

The ground east of the cemetery will be discussed with the engineer as a possible site for the city’s sewer project.

City Clerk Anita Brandt reported someone from MidAmerican Energy was going to meet with the property owner of a proposed building between Monona and Main Street and Mayor Stan Nading March 13 to discuss set back/distance requirements from utility poles.

Following discussion on the 2018 street work bids,

the council accepted BlackTop Service’s bid of $1.95 per square yard limestone seal coat and $124.50 per ton asphalt patching.

Other bids were submitted

by Sta-Bilt—$2.45 per square yard pea gravel seal coat, $2.62 per square yard limestone seal coat and patching $675 per ton and Road Guy Construction—$1.59 per square yard pea gravel seal coat, $1.59 per square yard limestone seal coat and $150 per ton hot mix for patching.

Household hazardous waste pick-up is scheduled for May 3. Following discussion, the council decided to hold clean-up day the same day.

The council approved renewing CD #3958 for 12 months at 2 percent interest.

Ida County Sheriff Wade Harriman talked about recent happenings in the county.

The clerk was instructed to ask the engineer about paving the third phase in South View Addition to the City.

The 2018-19-salary resolution was approved.

A motion was approved to add four weeks vacation after 25 years of employment to the personnel policy.

In other business, the council discussed Melody Inn adding rock behind their building.

THURSDAY NIGHT WOMEN’S LEAGUE Kin Pins 399.5 United Bank of Ia. 355.5 Hanson Auto 351.5 Rod’s Fertilizer 349 Backdraft 306.5 HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME Tracy Johnson 211 Trisha Hoffman 203 Shelley Malcom 200 HIGH INDIVIDUAL SERIES Tracy Johnson 551 Shelley Malcom 527 Cathy Loof 527 HIGH TEAM GAME United Bank of Ia. 666 Kin Pins 658 Rod’s Fertilizer 628

HIGH TEAM SERIES United Bank of Ia. 1873 Kin Pins 1856 Rod’s Fertilizer 1668 CLASSIC LEAGUE Community Bank 235 Ida Bowl 233 Sunset Upholstery 206 Gorden’s By. Sh. 193.5 Christie Real Est. 151.5 Schau Towing 151 HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME Kory Schmidt 245 Kendall Freese 236 Brice Gorden 235 HIGH INDIVIDUAL SERIES Kendall Freese 630 Kory Schmidt 611 Kyle Schmidt 591 HIGH TEAM GAME Ida Bowl 948 Community Bank 931 Sunset Upholstery 883 HIGH TEAM SERIES Ida Bowl 2713 Christie Real Est. 2596 Community Bank 2553 COMMERCIAL LEAGUE Red Power 117.5 Byron Originals 117 RP Pork 111.5 Goettsch Farms 96.5 Knop Angus Fms. 94.5 Ida Bowl 91 HIGH MEN’S GAME Kurt Hofmeister 267 Jared Leonard 254 Royce Hannel 253 HIGH MEN’S SERIES Jared Leonard 704 Kurt Hofmeister 664 Matt Paulsen 655 HIGH WOMEN’S GAME Dawn Paulsen 201

Nicole Goettsch 180 Holly Nuetzman 179 HIGH WOMEN’S SERIES Dawn Paulsen 475 Holly Nuetzman 469 Nicole Goettsch 462 HIGH TEAM GAME Byron Originals 1129 RP Pork 945 Goettsch Farms 929 HIGH TEAM SERIES Byron Originals 2960 RP Pork 2713 Goettsch Farms 2642 SUNDAY NIGHT LEAGUE Will Yock’s 62.5 Hawks 4 Life 57.5 Lost Wages 56 Watje Trucking 49 Granzen Plumbing 44 Bye 7 HIGH MEN’S GAME James Stender 231 Kevin Mahberg 192 Doug Dublinske 191 HIGH MEN’S SERIES Kevin Mahberg 555 James Stender 550 Doug Dublinske 516 HIGH WOMEN’S GAME Linda Martin 209 Kelsey Meyer 207 Darlene Inman 192 HIGH WOMEN’S SERIES Kelsey Meyer 581 Linda Martin 556 Charlene TenEyck 478 HIGH TEAM GAME Granzen Plumbing 694 Lost Wages 686 Watje Trucking 682 HIGH TEAM SERIES Granzen Plumbing 1916 Lost Wages 1912 Watje Trucking 1884

Durbin fourth in high jump at ISU meet O-A/BC-IG junior Sydney Durbin placed fourth in the high jump with a height of 5-2 at the Iowa State University high school indoor track and ield meet March 12. Her placing was the best for the Falcon girls who competed in the meet.

Also placing at the meet were: 60-meter dash—Anna Winterrowd, ninth, :8.37; Sarah

Cotton, 20th, :8.48.

800 meters—Madison Schiernbeck, 30th, 2:40.25.

Relays—Sprint medley (Jordyn Fredericks, Sarah Cotton, Calli Wareham, Anna Winterrowd), 10th, 2:00.37; 4x400 (Anna Winterrowd, Jordyn Fredericks, Sydney Durbin, Calli Wareham), 12th, 4:25.05.

Long jump— Anna Winterrowd, 31st, 14-0.5 and Calli Wareham, 52nd, 12-11.5.

Cash Wilcke wrestles in NCAA tournament Cash Wilcke, a redshirt sophomore for the University of Iowa, quali ied for the NCAA Division One wrestling championships held in Cleveland, Ohio March 15-17.

Wilcke, who made his second straight NCAA Championships appearance at 197 pounds, posted a 3-2 record at the championship tournament, but did not place. He inished the season with a 21-9 record.

Wilcke earned an automatic berth in the NCAA event by placing in the top six at the

Big Ten Wrestling Championships held March 3-4 at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich.

Wilcke went 3-2 at the 2017 NCAA Championships, falling one win shy of reaching All American status. He entered this year’s tournament as the number 14 seed. There are 34 quali iers per weight division.

Wilcke is an O-A/BC-IG graduate and two-time state champion for the Falcons. He is the son of Tom and Cindy Wilcke of Battle Creek.

Gymnasts place at contest The Turn Around’s GK Storm gymnastics teams competed in their last meet of the regular season March 10-11 at the Golden Invitational meet hosted by Nebraska Gold Gymnastics. The event, held at Skutt Catholic High School, featured 17 teams from across the Midwest competing on the vault, bars, beam and loor.

In combined team scoring (GK Storm and GK Blaze out of Le Mars), the teams came home with a third place inish for the GK Gym Bronze team, a fourth place inish for the Silver team, fourth place inish for the Gold team and a third place inish for the Platinum team.

Placings for area gymnasts were: GK Storm Bronze Team Lea Johnson: vault 8.450 for sixth place, bars 8.250 for seventh place, beam 9.200 for ifth place, loor 8.800 for sixth, and her all- around score was 34.700 receiving seventh place in her age group.

Addisyn Pritchard: vault 8.975 in second place, bars 9.575 for irst, beam 9.400 tying for irst place, loor 9.075 receiving irst, and her allaround score was 37.025 receiving irst place for her age group.

GK Storm Silver Team Josilyn Pritchard: vault 8.750 receiving third place, bars 8.850 receiving eighth place, beam 9.150 tying for irst place, loor 9.425 receiving irst place, and her allaround score was 36.175 tying for irst place for her age group.

Ridge View Relays set Weather permitting, the Ridge View Relays are set for next Tuesday, March 27, at 4 p.m. in Holstein.

Thirteen teams are entered in the co-ed event, including Alta-Aurelia, Cherokee, East Sac County, Hinton Community, Kingsley Pierson-Woodbury Central, Lawton-Bronson, Maple-Valley/AnthonOto-Charter Oak-Ute, O-A/BCIG, River Valley, West Monona, Westwood and Whiting.

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Fourth grade girls: Members of the Ida Grove Recreation Center fourth grade girls’ basketball team were, front from left: Creighton Lichtenberg, Leah Sholty, Gracie Raasch, Aubrey Taylor, Cecily Jacobson, Hildie Harm and Zariah Smith. Back: Coach Tracy Johnson, Stella Remer, Whitney Johnson, Quincy Smith, Hailey Bender, Sydney Schreiber, Billie Oxendale, Jaylee Williams and Coach Amanda Lichtenberg.

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Fifth grade girls: Members of the Ida Grove Recreation Center fifth grade girls’ basketball team were, front from left: Halle Montgomery, Brylie Hansen, Natalie Tarr, Josilynn Pritchard and Allie Lund. Second row: Livi Schroeder, Jadyn Friedrichsen, Calli Ulrich and Addison Shever. Third row: Anna Hoffman, Ella Hoffman, Deim Reis and Abigail Minor.

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Fifth grade boys: Members of the Ida Grove Recreation Center fifth grade boys’ basketball team were, front from left: Jayms Williams, Jaiston Jung, Aidan Carstensen, Beau Malcom and Roscoe Quirk. Second row: Kaleb Taylor, Brysen Kolar, John Kruse, Andrew Parks and Bodie Hansen. Back row: Coaches Troy Kruse and JD Parks.

Fifth grade boys: Members of the Ida Grove Recreation Center fifth grade boys’ basketball team one were front from left: Tyler Raasch, Cooper Dausel, Gavin Remer and Carter Olerich.

Back: Coach Marsha Samway, Maddox Lantz, Sawyer Larsen, Quintin Samway, Reece Ziegmann, Talan Bender and Coach Patrick Samway.

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Sixth grade boys: Members of the Ida Grove Recreation Center sixth grade boys’ basketball team were, front from left, Myles Beck and Matthew Brummer. Back row: Trey Bender, Johnathan Friedrichsen, Ethan Frank, Kelton Ladwig and Ways Raasch.

Sixth grade girls: Members of the Ida Grove Recreation Center sixth grade girls’ basketball team were, front from left: Katelyn Sholty, Cayleigh Arnburg, Silvia Buns, Sadie Schirrmacher, Abby Winterrowd, Avery Behrendsen, Sienna Becker and Kiersten Baker. Back row: Kendal Fineran, Karter Hemer, Olivia Riessen, Kenai Nielsen, Caitlyn Ulrich, Katie O’Tool, Jasmine Grimes, Jaci Johnson and Izzy Parks. Erika Swanger was also a team member.

Ba le Creek Council approves budget

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Sixth grade boys: Members of the Ida Grove Recreation Center sixth grade boys’ basketball team were, front from left, Weston Nicholson and Bradyn Barber. Back row: Ben Hofmeister, Trenton Gilbert, Axton Miller, Ethan Behrendsen, Jagger Loger and Marshall Mogensen.

The Battle Creek City Council approved the iscal year 2019 budget March 13.

The budget was approved following a public hearing where no one was present to speak for or against the budget. The proposed budget is $1,323,791, an increase of $2,466 when compared to last year’s $1,321,315.

The estimated tax levy rate will be $12.43565 per $1,000 assessed valuation, up from the current $12.08443.

Expenditures include: Public safety—$820,836 is budgeted, up from last year’s $790,201.

Public works will see a decrease of $23,455 to $96,900.

Health and social services will see no change from the $0 budgeted in the current year.

Culture and recreation—the

budgeted amount is $49,650 up from the current year’s budget of $48,970.

Community and development will see a $19,999 decrease from the current $41,357, to $21,358.

General government is up $26,103 to $48,125.

Debt service increases from $960 to $5,477.

Capital projects will increase $24,800 to $38,560.

Business type/enterprises will decrease from $283,690 to $242,885.

The city’s estimated revenues for iscal year 2018-19 are $1,430,271, up from last year’s $1,332,372.

Revenue and other inancing sources are as follows: Taxes levied on property are $146,997, down from last year’s $147,817.

Other city taxes will see an $11,943 increase to $88,073.

Revenue from licenses and permits will remain the same at $1,245.

Use of money and property revenue will increase from $5,480 to $5,850.

Intergovernmental revenue increases $9,180 to $130,181.

Charges for services increases from $945,649 last year to $974,359.

Miscellaneous revenues went from $50 to $10,300.

Transfers in went from $35,000 to $73,266.

The Hoffman Agency presented the insurance renewal, effective April 1, at a cost of $21,550.

Sheriff Wade Harriman gave his departmental report.

Ambulance members Ed Sohm and Tim Burow present-

ed the new inancial report as requested by the council last month. The council accepted the report and reviewed a letter from IPERS regarding late payments/interest fees. The account is now current and they will work to meet deadlines.

The council approved Xtreamair renting space for up to six antennas on the water tower for $100 per month.

Maintenance superintendent Craig Young discussed purchasing a refurbished power washer for $2,900. The council approved the purchase.

Young also discussed a mobile unit that conducts physicals on-site for ire departments. The council approved paying 50 percent of the cost from LOST funds.

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rea churches have scheduled a variety of services in observance of Holy Week and Easter.

Good Friday joint services Ida County Ministerial Association will hold an ecumenical Good Friday service, March 30 at 7 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Ida Grove. Pastor Chad Lierman of First United Methodist Church giving the message. Churches participating include: Arthur Evangelical Free Church, Bread of Life, Faith Community Church, First United Methodist and Westminster Presbyterian churches.

Odebolt-Arthur-Kiron (OAK) Ministerial Association will hold a 7 p.m. ecumenical Good Friday service at First Presbyterian Church in Odebolt.

Churches participating include: Bethel and Faith Lutheran Churches, Kiron Baptist, First Presbyterian, St. Martin Catholic and United Methodist.

Arthur Arthur Evangelical Free Church—Wednesday, March 28, 7 p.m. Easter week communion service. Easter Sunday, April 1, breakfast at 9 a.m. followed by Easter service at 10 a.m.

Battle Creek First Presbyterian Church—Maundy Thursday, March 29, 7 p.m. communion worship service. Good Friday, the church will be open for private prayer. Easter Sunday, 7 a.m. sunrise service and 9:30 a.m. Easter service, both with communion.

St. John’s Lutheran Church—Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m. service with communion.

Good Friday, 7 p.m. service; Easter Sunday, 6:30 a.m. Easter sunrise followed by a brunch and Easter egg hunt.

St. Paul Lutheran Church in rural Battle Creek—Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, 7 p.m. services at Trinity Lutheran in Anthon. Easter Sunday, 6 a.m. service.

Galva St. John Lutheran Church—Maundy Thursday, 6:30 p.m. service. Good Friday, 8 p.m. service. Easter Sunday service at 9 a.m.

Silver Creek United Methodist Church— Maundy Thursday, 6 p.m. potluck supper followed by a 7 p.m. joint worship service with Schaller United Methodist Church (UMC) at Silver Creek. Good Friday, joint 6 p.m. service with Schaller UMC at Schaller. Easter Sunday, 7 a.m. sunrise service beginning outdoors so dress warmly followed by breakfast.

Holstein CrossRidge Evangelical Free Church—Good Friday, 7 p.m. joint service with Summit and Hope Evangelical Free Churches at Summit in Alta. Easter Sunday, fellowship time and Easter egg hunt at 9:30 a.m. followed by Easter worship at 10:30 a.m. All Easter activities are at Lohff-Schumann Memorial Community Center in Holstein.

Faith Lutheran Church—Maundy Thursday, 7:30 p.m. with Holy Communion. Good Friday worship service at 7:30 p.m. Easter Sunday breakfast from 8 to 9:15 a.m., Sunday school from 8:45 to 9:15 a.m. 9:15 a.m. prepare for worship and 9:30 a.m. worship with Holy Communion.

Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church— Holy Thursday, 5 p.m. at OLGC. Good Friday,

5:45 p.m. at OLGC. Holy Saturday (March 31) mass at 8:30 p.m. at Immaculate Conception in Cherokee. Easter Sunday, 10 a.m. at OLGC. St. Paul Lutheran Church—Maundy Thursday, 7:30 p.m. worship service with communion. Good Friday worship service at 7:30 p.m. Easter Sunday, 7 a.m. sunrise service and 9:30 a.m. Easter service with both with communion, and coffee hour at 10 a.m. There is no Sunday school.

United Methodist Church—Maundy Thursday 7 p.m. worship service in the sanctuary with choir and communion. Good Friday service 7 p.m. in the fellowship hall with a family learning time. Easter Sunday service is at 9 a.m.

Ida Grove Bread of Life Faith Center— 10 a.m. Easter Sunday service.

Faith Community Church— Maundy Thursday, 6:30 p.m.

Easter Sunday breakfast at 8:30 a.m., praiselude at 9:20 a.m. and worship at 9:30 a.m.

First United Methodist Church—Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m. service. Easter Sunday, 10:30 a.m. service.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church—Holy Thursday mass 7 p.m. mass. Good Friday mass at noon. Easter Vigil, Saturday, March 31, at 8 p.m. mass. Easter Sunday mass at 10:30 a.m.

St. Paul Lutheran Church— Maundy Thursday 7 p.m. worship service. Good Friday 7 p.m. service, Saturday Easter Vigil service at 6 p.m. Easter Sunday, 6:30 a.m. sunrise service, 7:30 a.m. Easter breakfast and 9 a.m.

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Westminster Presbyterian—Maundy Thursday at 6:30 p.m. replica of a Seder meal with scripture followed by soups and crackers.

Easter Sunday, a 7 a.m. Sunrise Service followed by breakfast and a 10:30 a.m. service.

Kiron Bethel Lutheran Church—Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m. joint service of Holy Communion at Bethel. Easter Sunday, 7 a.m. Easter Celebration with breakfast at 8 a.m.

First Baptist Church—Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m. service. Good Friday, 7 p.m., at First Presbyterian in Odebolt. Easter Sunday, 9 a.m. coffee and rolls served followed by Easter worship at 10 a.m.

Odebolt Faith Lutheran Church—Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m., joint service of Holy Communion at 7 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran in Kiron. Easter Sunday Celebration at 9:30 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church—Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m. service with communion. Easter Sunday, 10 a.m. service with communion followed by fellowship. There is no Sunday school on Easter.

St. Martin Catholic Church—Holy Thursday mass at 7 p.m. Good Friday masses at 1 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wall Lake and 5:30 p.m. at St. Martin. Holy Saturday Vigil at 8 p.m. at St. Joseph. Easter Sunday mass at 9 a.m. at St. Martin.

United Methodist Church—Maundy Thursday, 6 p.m. service. Easter Sunday, 9 to 10 a.m. blessed breakfast followed by 10:15 a.m. Easter service with communion.

Trinity Lutheran Church—Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m. service. Good Friday, 7 p.m. service. Easter, 7 a.m. Sunrise Service.

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GOMACO visit: BC-IG Elementary fourth and fifth grade TAG students had the opportunity to tour GOMACO Research and Development plant one Wednesday, March 14. Scott Pedersen, GOMACO R and D Manager, led the tour of the plant. Adam Larsen gave a presentation on how to use 3D computer software to create parts for paving equipment, as well as simulate the movements and stress of the machine when it is in use. During the visit, students were able to observe a 3D printer being utilized, as well as the finished product it was creating. Students discovered the many similarities between what they did during the construction and programming of their LEGO robots and what GOMACO R and D does on a much larger scale.

Two O-A/BC-IG speech entries advance to All-State O-A/BC-IG High School had 14 events compete at the Iowa High School State Speech Association State Individual Speech Contest at Kuemper High School in Carroll March 10.

Alyssa Mason (solo musical theatre) and Lindsey Kruse (radio news) were nominated and will perform at the All-State State Speech Festival on March 26 at the University of Northern Iowa.

Students and their ratings were: Teah Tollufsen earned a II (II, II, II) in poetry; Josie Wulf earned a II (I, II, II) in literary program; Taylor Oldham earned II’s (I, II, II) in acting and solo musical theatre; Zach Dunker earned a I (I, I, II) in prose; Peyton Miller earned I (I, I, II) in poetry; Sierra Rohlk earned a I (I, I, II) in storytelling; Emma Endrualt earned I’s (I, I, II) in literary program and solo musical theatre; Elijah Gebel earned a I (I, I, I) in improvisation; Ashly Gun-

derson earned a I (I, I, I) in prose; Mason earned a I (I, I, I) in solo musical theatre and

Lindsey Kruse earned I’s (I, I, I) in after dinner speaking and radio news.

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All-State speech: Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove High School speech students from left: Lindsey Kruse and Alyssa Mason were nominated to perform at the All-State Speech Festival March 26 at the University of Northern Iowa.

RVHS releases trimester honor roll Ridge View High School has released its second trimester honor roll.

4.00 GPA Senior: Cloe Droegmiller.

Juniors: Gracie Chance, Madeline Else, Rachel Kenny, Ashley Kestel and Anna Schmitt.

Sophomores: McKenna Albers, Cassandra Allen, Hanna Blackmore, Russell Brummer, Jordan Grothe, Kate Kofmehl, Katlyn Wiese and Kenzee Wunschel.

Freshmen: Tyler Brenner, Jacob Brinkman, Bailey Graff, Hannah Grieme, Anya Kistenmacher, Mikayla Kolpin, Rebecca Lange, Benjamin Todd and Wade Vincent.

3.99-3.00 GPA Seniors: Jaeden Albers, Juan Amezcua, Klint Blum, Kolton Blum, Hailey Brenner, Katie Brinkman, Andres Carbajal, Kaitlyn Currie, Colin Cuthrell, Megan Drey, Tristin Drey,

Jaxon Franken, Paige Hill, Erin Johnson, Jakob Kai, Drew Knapp, Maranda Lange, Evan Leuschen, Jonathan Madsen, Kyra Martin, Brady Meyer, Jacob Mitchell, Trentin Moeller, Esmeralda Najera, Arianna Parra, Alexa Phillips, Elizabeth Pickhinke, Braleigh Schossow, Andrew Snyder, Danielle Staley, Paige Todd, Destiny Van Beek, Brittney Vincent, Olivya Vondrak, Julie Wood and Macy Wunschel.

Juniors: Kassandra Barker, Maggie Bendixen, Matthew Brosamle, Logan Cuthrell, Austin Degen, Kinzey Dutler, Austin Ehrp, Emerson Else, Carlos Galvan, Jill Galvin, Nicholas Gisch, Reka Gitay-Gorzo, Dakota Hankinson, Abigayle Hansen, Mikayla Hanson, Lauren Johnson, Mercedes Juelfs, Jacob Kliegl, Kennedy Mason, Katherine Mendoza, Beth Meyer, Ezra Miller, Kara Rich-

ard, Katy Sawatzky, Karlo Weldon and Renae Wiese.

Sophomores: Beth Bailey, Logan Gross, Chance Hansen, Taya Hinkeldey, Breawna Hoffman, Isaac Kirchner, Veronica Kron, Arely Loera, Haleena Malik, Coriyel McCray, Sophia Mendoza, Alex Movall, Tate Phillips, Connor Pickhinke, Hannah Rosemeyer, Sarah Stamp, Brayden Stowater, Rayann Volkert, Zachary Wood and Nathan Yockey.

Freshmen: Gary Baughn, Beau Blackmore, Alexis Clark, Brecken Conover, Aden DeLance, Cora Devitt, Colton Dutler, Jack Henderson, Autumn Henkel, Caleb Kistenmacher, Viv Leonard, Austin Maymon, Maria Mendoza, Paige Padavich, Emilie Sawatzky, Jadyn Schmidt, Eryn Schmitt, Benjamin Spina, Alexis Stadler, Kolby Stadler and Neva Villarreal.

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RV speech: Ridge View High School had seven events earn “I” ratings at State Individual Speech Contest March 10 at Kuemper High School in Carroll. Earning “I” ratings were: Andrew Snyder–acting and prose, Destiny Van Beek–acting and musical theatre, Ben Todd–radio news and reviewing and Jack Henderson–radio news. Destiny was nominated and will perform at the All-State Speech Festival for her acting entry.

Hoagie assembly: The O-A/BC-IG athletic department’s annual hoagie fundraiser concluded March 13 with the assembling of hoagies in Bart Ogden Gymnasium in Odebolt. Middle and high school students assembled more than 10,000 hoagies in a two-hour period. The fundraiser started in 1987 with about 500 hoagies sold. To date, all-time sales totals are estimated at more than 212,000 hoagies.

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Obituaries To keep our readers better informed, funeral information will be posted on our website (www.idacountycourier.com) within hours of receiving it at our of ice.

Charlotte R. Schlender Sept. 22, 1938 – March 11, 2018

Marilyn K. Noll Nov. 7, 1942 – March 10, 2018 SIOUX CITY – Services for Marilyn K. Noll, 75, of Sioux City and formerly of Ida Grove, were March 16, 2018, at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel in Sioux City, with the Rev. Carol James of iciating.

She died March 10, 2018, at a Sioux City hospital following a brief illness.

Marilyn was born Nov. 7, 1942, in Ida Grove, daughter of Perry Ronald and June Eleanor (Clark) Courtright. She married Ralph F. Manning Jr. Aug. 25, 1963.

To this union, two children, Debra and David, were born. The couple later divorced.

Marilyn married David Alan Noll April 3, 1970, in Elk Point, S.D. To this union, two children, Bryan and Brenda, were born. David preceded her in death Sept. 30, 2016, in Sioux

Falls, S.D. She worked for Prudential Insurance Company and The Blood Bank and was church organist at Trimble United Methodist Church for 40 years.

Survivors include her children: Debra Manning of Mesa, Ariz., David (Patricia) Manning of Orchard Park, N.Y., and Bryan Noll (Lisa Wise) of Sioux City.

Also surviving are her son-in-law, Chris Norvell of Sioux City; several grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a brother, Gary (Barbara) Courtright of Edwards, Ill. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, David Noll, in 2016, and her daughter, Brenda Noll-Norvell in 2017.

In lieu of lowers, memorial contributions may be directed to Shesler Hall or Junior League.

Online condolences may be sent to www. meyerbroschapels.com.

Richard Livermore March 18, 1936 - March 2, 2018 PEORIA, ARIZ. – Services for Richard Lee Livermore, 81, of Peoria, Ariz., (and formerly of Holstein) will be at 11 a.m., Friday, March 23, 2018, at Independent Bible Church in Martinsburg, W.Va. Visitation is 6-8 p.m., Thursday, March 22, at Brown Funeral Home in Martinsburg, W.Va. He died March 2, 2018, in Peoria, Ariz.

Richard Lee Livermore and his wife, Helen, along with their five children (Kent, Rhonda, Darla, Jody and Jerrod) lived in Holstein from 1967 to 1974. He taught high school biology and coached and officiated basketball.

Richard grew up in Shenandoah, where he excelled in four sports, earning a football scholarship to the University of Iowa.

He served in the U.S. Army and entered a career in education.

He earned a master of arts in education and became a high school principal, retiring from Crete Monee High School in Crete, Ill. Richard epitomized the qualities of servant leadership, both in his family and his profession, leading with integrity, kindness and humility. He was unwavering in his support of those he loved, encouraging them to set high goals, be committed, resilient and teachable.

Richard was known for his dignity and his faith, passing these on to the generations after him. He was at home, whether wrestling on the floor with his grandchildren, canoeing in the Canadian Boundary Waters, running a board meeting or speaking in front of hundreds of people.

He was a beloved father, grandfather and brother.

Memorial contributions can be made to Wings of Hope Hospice and Palliative Care (11022 N. 28th Drive, Suite 205, Phoenix, Ariz., 85029) or Pure Heart Church (14240 N. 43rd Ave, Glendale, Ariz., 85306).

BATTLE CREEK – Services for Charlotte R. Schlender, 79, of Battle Creek were March 15, 2018, at Christensen–Van Houten Funeral Home in Ida Grove. The Rev. Chad Lierman of iciated.

Burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery at Battle Creek. Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home in Ida Grove was in charge of arrangements.

She died March 11, 2018, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove.

Charlotte Rose (Beckmann) Schlender, daughter of William and Emma (Stork) Beckmann, was born Sept. 22, 1938, in Madison, Neb. She grew up in the Madison area and graduated from Norfolk High School in 1956.

Charlotte attended college in Norfolk, Neb., and graduated with a teaching degree. She then taught country school in the Madison County area.

On Aug. 30, 1959, Charlotte married Lester O. Schlender in Madison, Neb. The couple was blessed with six children: Gary, Darla, Lorie, Shelly, Bobby and Amy. The family made their home in the Atlantic, Iowa, area before eventually settling in Battle Creek.

Charlotte was a devoted and loving wife,

mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

She and Lester enjoyed participating in couples’ bowling league and dancing. She enjoyed reading and sleigh rides.

Charlotte was known for her green thumb.

She had a love for planting and growing lowers, as well as letting her grandchildren pick them.

She loved spending holidays with her family and always had cookies prepared to share.

Left to cherish her memory are her loving husband of 58 years, Lester Schlender of Battle Creek; and her children: Darla Rios (special friend, Randy Umland) of Schleswig, Lorie (Keith) Bennigsdorf of Storm Lake, Shelly (Dale) Schiernbeck of Ida Grove, Bobby (Anita) Schlender of Arthur and Amy (Perry) Venteicher of Holstein.

Also surviving are 15 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; extended family and friends.

Charlotte was preceded in death by her parents, William and Emma Beckmann; a son, Gary Schlender, and a brother, Vernon Beckmann.

Condolences may be sent online at www. christensenvanhouten.com.

Albert Hinrickson IDA GROVE – Services for Albert Hinrickson, 85, of Ida Grove will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home in Ida Grove. The Rev. Nancy Peterson will officiate.

Burial will be in the Ida Grove Cemetery with military rites by McNamara-Moore Post No. 61 of the American Legion in Ida Grove.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, 9-10 a.m., Saturday, March 24, at Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home in Ida Grove. Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home in Ida Grove is in charge of arrangements.

He died March 17, 2018, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove.

Deloris M. Vickery HOLSTEIN – Services for Deloris M. Vickery, 88, of Holstein were March 15, 2018, at United Methodist Church in Holstein with the Rev. Doresa K. Collogan officiating. Burial was in Ida Grove

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She died March 11, 2018, at Char-Mac Assisted Living in Holstein.

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FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH Rev. Mark Aurand 330 S. MAIN ST. - 712-364-3630 712-369-0852 Sunday – 9 a.m. Bible Class 10:30 a.m. worship

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. Richard Salcido, Pastor Rev. Neil Wehmas, Associate Pastor 100 7TH ST. - 712-364-2918 Saturday – 6 p.m. worship Sunday – 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. worship 9:15 a.m. Sunday School, Bible classes & LYF

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Chad Lierman, Pastor 312 MAIN ST. - 712-364-2412 Sunday – 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. worship WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Shari O’Bannon, CRE 321 MAIN ST.- 712-364-3829 Sunday – 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. worship, followed by fellowship coffee

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ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. Martin Davis 2326 STORY AVE. - 712-365-4328 Sunday – 10:30 a.m. worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday school

~ Arthur ~ EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Martin Crain, Interim Pastor HIGHWAY 175 & M31 - 712-367-2472 Sunday – 9:15 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 10:30 a.m. worship

ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH Paul Egger, Pastor 406 MONONA ST. - 712-282-4700 Sunday – 9 a.m. Sunday School & Bible class 10 a.m. worship

SILVER CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Pastor Kristin Boysen 1906 ORCHARD AVE. - 712-282-4703 Sunday – 10:30 a.m. worship

~ Holstein ~ ST. PAUL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN 310 E. 2ND ST. - 712-368-2228 Sunday – 9 a.m. worship 10 a.m. Sunday school 10 a.m. coffee hour Communion on 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH Chris Schroder, Pastor 113 N. MAIN ST. - 712-368-2850 Sunday – 9 a.m. Adult Bible study, Sunday school; 9:45 a.m. fellowship 10:15 a.m. worship with Communion

UNITED METHODIST Dori Collogan, Pastor 208 S. KIEL ST. - 712-368-2678 Sunday – 9 a.m. worship 10:10 a.m. Sunday school & fellowship CROSSRIDGE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH Pastor Tyler Parson LOHFF-SCHUMANN MEMORIAL COMMUNITY CENTER 301 LOHFF-SCHUMANN DR.-712-368-6139 Sunday – 9:30 a.m. RiDGE KiDS & adult Bible study 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship

OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL CATHOLIC Father Dan Guenther 513 MUELLER ST. 712-368-4755 Sunday – 8:30 a.m.

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FDIC Ida Grove, Arthur, Carroll, Charter Oak, Churdan, Denison, Fort Dodge, Glidden, Harlan, Kiron, Lake City, Lohrville, Odebolt, Rockwell City, Schleswig, Storm Lake

PUBLIC NOTICE Ida County Board of Supervisors

IDA GROVE, IOWA MARCH 12, 2018 The Board of Supervisors convened in adjourned session, members present Chair Rhett Leonard, Creston Schubert and Raymond Drey.

Minutes of the meeting held February 26, 2018, were read and approved.

County Engineer Jeff Williams was present for a phone conference held with Jeff Heil, Northland Securities, regarding the Revised Preliminary Official Statement For $10,000,000 vs. the original $25,000,000. Due to the gradual ablility to capture wind tower value for the tax increment financing along with compounded interest payments, it was fiscally advantageous to bond for $10,000,000 first and then later on bond for the remainder in equal or smaller increments, depending on the roadway and bridge projects.

Schubert moved and Drey seconded a motion to approve the Revised Preliminary Official Statement dated February 28, 2018, in the amount of $10,000,000 and authorize the County Auditor to sign a Certificate for the $10,000,000 General Obligation County Urban Renewal Bonds, Series 2018A. Motion carried, all voting Aye. County Engineer Williams presented a tile road crossing application for Sections 24 and 25 in Hayes Township. Drey moved and Leonard seconded a motion to approve and authorize the Chair to sign said application. Motion carried, all voting Aye. A motion by Drey and seconded by Schubert to authorize the Chair to sign a contract with Sundquist Engineering for engineering services for M25 PCC Pavement Overlay from 220th Street north 6.2 miles to U.S. Hwy 20. Motion carried, all voting Aye. Drey moved to approve and authorize the Chair to sign a contract with Sundquist Engineering for engineer services for Hayes #4 bridge replacement project located in Hayes, Sect. 19 on 310th St. Schubert seconded the motion and it carried, all voting Aye. At 11:00 a.m., this being the time and place as published for the consideration of the FY-19 County Budget, Chair Leonard opended the public hearing. Roger Bumann, Farm Bureau represenative, was present and Steve Peterson, Ida County Courier, was present. At 11:21 a.m., Chair Leonard closed the public hearing.

A motion by Leonard and seconded the Drey to approve Resolution 18-09 Elected Officials Salaries for FY-19. Motion carried, all voting Aye. RESOLUTION-18-09 WHEREAS, the Ida County Compensation Board met on November 27, 2017, and made the following elected officials salary recommendations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, in accordance with Iowa Code Chapters 331.905 and 331.907; a 6% increase: Supervisors from $25,713 to $27,256; Sheriff from $59,447 to $63,014; Auditor & Treasurer from $46,593 to $49,389; Attorney from $46,556 to $49,349 and 7.5% increase for the Recorder from $45,872 to $49,312.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Ida County Board of Supervisors approves the following salary adjustments for the following elected officials for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, at a rate of 4%. Supervisors-$26,742; Sheriff-$61,825; Auditor and Treasurer-$48,457; Attorney-$48,418 and 5%-Recorder-$48,166. This represents a reduction of 33-1/3% of the recommendation. Ayes: /s/ Rhett Leonard, Chair; /s/Creston Schubert and /s/Raymond Drey.

Attest: /s/ Lorna Steenbock.

Section 3. Further action with respect to the Loan Agreement a is hereby adjourned to the meeting of the Board on March 26, 2018.

Section 4. All resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.

Section 5. This resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its adoption and approval, as provided by law.

Passed and approved March 12, 2018. /s/ Rhett Leonard, Chair ATTEST: /s/ Lorna Steenbock, Auditor Drey moved to approve and authorize the Chair to sign Preliminary Draft Comments for the FY-17 Audit. Leonard seconded the motion and it carried, all voting Aye. Schubert moved to approve a bid from Ladwig Construction to seal cracks and waterproof a concrete structure in the basement of the old courthouse in the amount of $3,014.11. Drey seconded the motion and it carried, all voting Aye. The Board acknowledged receipt of manure management plans from Burk Finisher/Wally or Chad Burk.

The following claims were approved:

Schubert moved to approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 1810, Adoption and Certification of Taxes for Fiscal Year 2019. Drey seconded the motion and it carried, all voting Aye. Resolution 18-10 is located at the end of these minutes.

A motion by Schubert and seconded

by Drey to approve the Clerk of Court report. Motion carried, all voting Aye. A motion to approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 18-11-Authorizing the use of Preliminary Official Statement to enter into a General Obligation Bond was made by Schubert and seconded by Drey. Motion carried, all voting Aye. RESOLUTION NO. 18-11 Resolution authorizing the use of a preliminary official statement WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors (the “Board”) of Ida County (the “County”), heretofore proposed to enter into a General Obligation Urban Renewal Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) and to borrow money thereunder in a principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000 pursuant to the provisions of Section 331.402 and Section 331.441(2)(b)(14) of the Code of Iowa for the purpose of paying the costs, to that extent, of undertaking urban renewal projects in the Ida County Urban Renewal Area consisting of constructing highway, bridge and culvert improvements, and in lieu of calling an election upon such proposal, has published notice of the proposed action and has held a hearing thereon, and as of February 26, 2018, no petition had been filed with the County asking that the question of entering into the Loan Agreement be submitted to the registered voters of the County; and WHEREAS, a Preliminary Official Statement (the “P.O.S.”) has been prepared to facilitate the sale of General Obligation Urban Renewal Bonds, Series 2018 (the “Bonds”) in evidence of the obligation of the County under the Loan Agreement, and it is now necessary to make provision for the approval of the P.O.S. and to authorize its use by Northland Securities, Inc. (the “Underwriter”); NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the Board of Supervisors of Ida County, Iowa, as follows: Section 1. The County Auditor is hereby authorized to take such action as shall be deemed necessary and appropriate with the assistance of the Underwriter to prepare the P.O.S. describing the Bonds and providing for the terms and conditions of their sale, and all action heretofore taken in this regard is hereby ratified and approved.

Section 2. The use by the Underwriter of the P.O.S. relating to the Bonds in substantially the form as has been presented to and considered by the Board is hereby approved, and the Underwriter is hereby authorized to prepare and use a final Official Statement for the Bonds substantially in the form of the P.O.S. but with such changes therein as are required to conform the same to the terms of the Bonds and the resolution, when adopted, providing for the sale and issuance of the Bonds, and the County Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to execute a final Official Statement for the Bonds, if requested by the Underwriter. The P.O.S. as of its date is deemed final by the County within the meaning of Rule 15(c)(2)-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

GENERAL BASIC: Amazon, Cables/Batteries/ Sleeves $165.81 Bomgaars, Uniform/Seed/ Maint.

143.77 Century Business Products Inc., Copier Maintenance 43.75 Christian Home Association, February Services 886.35 City of Ida Grove, Utility 159.60 Continental Alarm & Detection, Inspections 695.12 Counsel, Copier Leases 327.47 Danielle Bennett, Aquarium Parts 25.46 Des Moines Stamp Mfg. Co., Stampers/Ink 100.80 District III-IACCB, 2018 Dues 200.00 Edsen Electric Inc., WiringDeputy Office 200.00 Frontier, Phone ChargesMarch 433.99 IACCVSO, Registration 60.00 Ida County Historical Society, Moorhead/Stagecoach 2,500.00 Ida County ISU Extension, Cont. Ed.-Turf 35.00 Ida County Sanitation Inc., February Services 159.78 Ida County Sheriff Dept., Court Services 278.50 Ida Grove Food Pride, Jan.-Feb. Supplies 67.44 Iowa Office Supply Inc., Office Supplies 3.50 Kristal L. Phillips, Registration 80.00 LBJ Investigations, Service Fees 100.00 Long Lines Internet, Internet Service 55.45 Malcom’s Paint & Hardware, Custodial Supplies/Bulbs 238.85 Mangold Environmental Testing Inc., Testing 36.75 Mid-America Publishing Corp., Notice/Proceedings 1,352.58 MidAmerican Energy, Utilities 2,482.86 Mitchell County Sheriff, Court Services 43.72 North West REC, CCRA Utility 497.00 Orlan Ehler, Mileage 120.12 Paige Alesch, Registration 20.00 Plymouth County Sheriff, Service Fees 17.50 Postmaster, BRM Postage/ Envelopes 535.90 Pottawattamie Co. Sheriff’s Office, Service Fee 35.00 Rhett Leonard, Mileage 115.83 Roger’s Pest Control,

Services 40.00 Scantron/Harland Technology, Semi-Ann. Maint.

5,005.00 Selections, UPS/Paper 46.31 Siouxland Regional Transit rd 3,718.25 System, FY18 3 Qt. Solutions Inc., Services/ Licenses 5,882.27 Storey Kenworthy-Matt Parrott, Absentee Envelopes 233.35 Supplyworks, Custodial Supplies 115.32 Thomson Reuters-West Payment, West Info./NW Digest 912.87 Tyler Technologies Inc., FY19 Renewals 1,437.86 U S Cellular, Cell Phone 119.58 United Bank of Iowa, Checks 20.45 Valley Glass & Framing, Install Door Closure 260.00 General Basic Total: 30,009.16 GF DESIGN FOR CO. ATTORNEY/ FINES: Iowa Office Supply Inc., Shredder 1,430.00 GF Design for Co. Attorney/Fines Total: 1,430.00 SECONDARY ROAD: Adams Motor Co., Labor, Misc.

119.60 Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa, Registration 265.00 Bomgaars, Parts/Sundry/ Bolts/Oil/Tools/Supply 567.01 Calhoun-Burns & Associates Inc., Outside Engineering 839.10 City of Arthur, Utilities 134.10 City of Battle Creek, Utilities 15.25 City of Holstein, Utilities 32.66 City of Ida Grove, Utilities 30.71 Colonial Research Chemical Corp., Other 156.00 Counsel, Sundry 85.11 Equipment Blades Inc., Blades 1,635.60 Frontier, Phone ChargesMarch 174.86 Hallett Materials, Materials 2,124.50 Hayes Oil Company, Oil 558.00 Hiway Truck Equipment Inc., Parts 1,133.10 Hundertmark, Filters / Parts 251.48 Ida County Sanitation Inc., Utilities 18.56 Ida Grove NAPA, Parts/ Filters/Tools 628.29 Independent Salt Company, Materials 2,343.00 Integrity Freight & Logistics LLC, Materials 1,521.00 Interstate Power Systems Inc., Filter 268.00 Iowa Office Supply Inc., Supplies 44.14 JEO Consulting Group Inc., Consultant 14,390.00 Jim Hawk Truck Trailers Inc., Safety 164.36 Kriha Fluid Power, Parts 100.35 MBW Products LLC, Parts/ Outside Labor 536.51 Mid-America Publishing Corp., Publications 158.90 MidAmerican Energy, Utilities 923.39 Midwest Wheel Company, Tire Chains 227.80 Mile 2 Tire & Lube, Tires & Tubes 151.45 North West REC, Utilities 939.09 Noteboom Implement LLC, Parts 391.90 Powerplan, Parts 1,351.08 RFG Logistics, Materials 2,407.93 Rick’s Computers Inc., Computers 559.00 Schau Towing & Salvage, Outside Labor 750.00 Sexton Oil Co., Diesel 11,554.53 Solutions Inc., Webroot License 167.93 Steffen Truck Equipment Inc., Parts 130.54

Storm Lake Hydraulics, Filter 26.26 The Hoffman Agency, 2018 Liab. Ins. 31,203.34 Verizon Wireless, Supplies 40.01 Vetter Equipment, Brush Cutting 139.31 Von Bokern Associates Inc., Union Negotiations 1,000.00 Ziegler Inc., Parts 874.16 Secondary Road Total: 81,133.31 REAP: Ida Grove Food Pride, Jan.-Feb. Supplies 9.25 REAP Total: 9.25 SHERIFF’S RESERVED OFFICER FUND: Hawkeye Comm CollegeCedar Falls, Reserve Training 80.71 Sheriff’s Reserved Officer Fund Total: 80.71 IDA COUNTY SELF FUNDING: Benfits Inc.- ACH, PSF Medical 257.12 Benefits Inc., Sf. Medical Premium 704.00 Ida County Self Funding Total: 961.12 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Bomgaars, Toolbox/Tool 41.38 Frontier, Phone ChargesMarch 6.16 Iowa Emergency Management Assn., Registration 125.00 Mid-America Publishing Corp., Public Notice 62.52 Pronto, Fuel Acct: 30 56.13 Solutions Inc., Webroot License 23.99 Emergency Management Total: 315.18 E911 SURCHARGE AGENCY FUND: Amazon, Laptop Charger/ Mouse 86.03 Bierschbach Equipment & Supply, Radio Batteries 3,037.00 Centurylink, Lines 712233-0022 286.26 Frontier, EMS/Pager Pair 56.17 Frontier Comm. of Iowa (213) Lines 524.25 Mid-America Publishing Corp., Advertising 57.46 Sac County Mutual Tele.

Co., Oct.-Dec. 2017 Lines 2,009.61 Solutions Inc., Webroot License/Upgrade 172.99 E911 Surcharge Agency Fund Total: 6,229.77 PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY: 80254, Adams Motor Co., Vehicle Maint.

595.86 80255, Advanced Systems Inc., Copier Contract 25.00 80260, Bomgaars, Jail/Auto/ K9 Supplies 95.09 80263, Casey’s General Store Inc., Fuel Acct.

12504 1,089.04 80275, Creative Product Sourcing Inc., DARE Products 145.07 80284, Frontier, Phone Charges-March 221.27 80289, Hawkeye Comm.

College, Reserve Training 14.29 80299, Ida Grove Cenex/ HASH Inc., Fuel Acct.

401 1,144.14 80300, Ida Grove Comm.

Rec. Center, Room Rent 30.00 80301, Ida Grove Food Pride Meals/Jail Supplies 2,267.24 80306, Intoximeters Inc., Drygas 115.00 80308, Iowa Law Enforcement Academy, Field Training 380.00 80309, Iowa Office Supply Inc., Office Supplies 46.91 80310, Iowa Prison Industries, Car Detail 185.08

80311, Iowa State Sheriffs & Deputy, Civil School 80312, Jack’s Uniforms & Equipment, Uniform 80316, Joe’s Welding, Weld Bed Frame 80317, Keltek Inc., Printer/ Equip./Charger 80321, Lewis Family Drug LLC, Prescriptions 80323, Long Lines Internet, Internet-Sheriff 80324, Lovett Enterprises Inc., April Storage 80327, Marco Inc., Copier Lease 80333, Mile 2 Tire & Lube, Vehicle Maint./Tires 80334, Mitchell County Sheriff, Inmate Housing 80339, Patera Family Dentistry, Prisoner Dental 80345, Pronto, Fuel 80346, Radar Road Tec., Radar Certification 80356, Shopko Pharmacy, Prescription-Prisoner 80357, Shopko Stores Operating Co. LLC, Curtains-Jail 80359, Solutions Inc., License/Warranty/ Backup 80371, U S Cellular, Air Cards 80373, USPCA Region 21, 2 Registrations 80378, VISA, Meals/Fuel/ Postage/Lodging/Dues 80380, Vollmar Motors Inc., Vehicle Maint.

80381, Von Bokern Associates Inc., Half Annual Fee-Sheriff 80382, Watch Guard Video, Camera/Equipment 80383, Xerox Financial Services, Copier Lease Public Safety Agency Total:

125.00 429.80 165.00 1,075.78 33.98 7.75 60.00 150.15 875.36 120.00 171.00 890.33 350.00 15.95

74.97

1,965.42 485.00 200.00 1,513.95 1,281.38

1,000.00 5,605.00 129.70

23,079.51 COUNTY ASSESSOR: 80272, Connie Ludvigson, Conf. Bd. & Mileage 31.70 80278, Devlun Whiteing, Conf. Bd. & Mileage 20.78 80282, Evan Johnson, Conf.

Bd. & Mileage 31.70 80284, Frontier, Phone Charges-March 20.56 80287, Gary Chase, Conf.

Bd. & Mileage 25.46 80309, Iowa Office Supply Inc., Office Supplies 8.69 80315, Joe Cronin, February Mileage 102.65 80322, Lloyd E. Holmes, Conf. Bd. & Mileage 26.63 80323, Long Lines Internet, InternetAssessor 7.75 80328, Marco Technologies LLC, Office Supplies 34.87 80359, Solutions Inc., Webroot License 71.97 80361, Stanley Nading, Conf. Bd. & Mileage 30.92 80366, The Sidwell Company, Updates 1,730.00 80368, Tony A. Bennett, Conf. Bd. & Mileage 20.78 80375, Vanguard Appraisals Inc., Jan./Feb. Services 1,811.25 County Assessor Total: 3,975.71 COUNTY TOTAL: $147,223.72 There being no further business, the Board adjourned to meet again at 9:00 a.m., Monday, March 26, 2018, or on call of the Chair. /s/ Lorna Steenbock Auditor /s/ Rhett A. Leonard Chair (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, March 21, 2018)

RESOLUTION 18-10 Form 638 - R (Sheet 2 of 2)

ADOPTION OF BUDGET & CERTIFICATION OF TAXES Fiscal Year July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019

Iowa Department of Management 02-28-2018 County Name : Ida County Number: 47 Date Budget Adopted:

Budget Basis: CASH At the meeting of the Board of Supervisors of this County, held after the public hearing as required by law, on the date specified above and to the right, the proposed budget for the fiscal year listed above was adopted as summarized and attached hereto, and tax levies, as itemized below, were approved for all taxable property of this County.

Note: Utility Tax Replacements are estimated by subtracting the amounts

There is attached a Long-Term Debt Schedule (Form 703) for the debt service needs, if any.

produced in Column T from the amounts

For the maximum amount of Mental Health and Disabilities Services Fund Levy Dollars

performs this calculation and places

please review your budget instruction documents. You may levy less than the maximum

the budget-year estimated Utility Tax

but not more.

Replacement amounts on line 11 of the

entered in Column P. The software

Revenues Detail sheet.

Certification of Mental Health and Disabilities Services Fund Levy Dollars: County MHDS Fund Levy Dollars (cannot exceed statutory max)

A. Countywide Levies: General Basic + Cemetery (Pioneer - 331.424B) = Total for General Basic Emerg Mgmt Dollars Included Above in Gen Basic-Info Only for Tax Statement General Supplemental Emerg Mgmt Dollars Included Above in Gen Supp-Info Only for Tax Statement County MHDS Fund (from certification above) Debt Service (from Form 703 col. I Countywide total) Voted Emergency Medical Services (Countywide) Other (specify) Subtotal Countywide (A) B. All Rural Services Only Levies: Rural Services Basic Rural Services Supplemental Unified Law Enforcement Other (specify) Other (specify) Subtotal All Rural Services Only (B) Subtotal Countywide/All Rural Services (A + B) C. Special District Levies: Flood & Erosion Voted Emergency Medical Services (partial county) Other (specify) Other (specify) Other (specify) Township ES Levies (Summary from Form 638-RE) Subtotal Special Districts (C) GRAND TOTAL (A + B + C) Compensation Schedule for FY: Elected Official: Attorney Auditor Recorder Treasurer Sheriff Supervisors Supervisor Vice Chair, if different Supervisor Chair, if different

2018/2019 Annual Salary: 48,418 48,457 48,166 48,457 61,825 26,742

146,702 (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T) UTILITY REPLACEMENT AND VALUATION WITH LEVY RATE VALUATION WITHOUT PROPERTY TAXES PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS GAS & ELEC UTILITIES GAS & ELEC UTILITIES LEVIED 1 571,939,571 553,624,551 2 1,969,474 3.4435 1,906,406 3 0 0 4 1,969,474 1,906,406 5 24,075 23,302 6 0 0 7 0 8 146,702 0.2565 142,005 9 0 595,969,595 0 577,654,575 0 10 0 0 11 0 0 12 2,116,176 3.7 2,048,411 13 428,409,999 414,241,203 14 621,194 1.45 600,650 16 0 0 17 0 0 18 0 0 19 0 0 20 621,194 1.45 600,650 21 2,737,370 5.15 2,649,061 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

0

0 0 2,737,370

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,649,061

Number of Official County Newspapers:

2

Names of Official County Newspapers: 1 Ida County Courier 2 Holstein Advance 3 4 5 6

The County Auditor represents the following to be true: The prescribed Budget Public Hearing Notice and Proposed Budget Estimate (Form 630) was lawfully published in all official newspapers, with said publication(s) being individually evidenced by verified and filed proof(s) of publication. If applicable, there was lawful publication of any rates exceeding statutory maximums.

All budget hearing notices were published not less than 10 days, nor more than 20 days, prior to the budget hearing.

Adopted property taxes do not exceed published amounts.

Adopted expenditures do not exceed published amounts for any of the 10 individual expenditure classes, or in total.

Budget was approved by Resolution #__________________________________ This budget was certified on or before March 15 unless otherwise documented to the Department of Management.

Board Chairperson (signature)

County Auditor (signature)

PUBLIC NOTICE Your Right to Know LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Hearing To: KRISTI ARBEGAST You are hereby notified that trial is scheduled in the Termination of Parental Rights proceedings, Case Numbers JVJV001242, JVJV001243, JVJV001244, JVJV001245 and JVJV001246, involving S.A., E.A., G.A., K.T. and M.D. The trial will be held on TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. at the Ida County Courthouse. You are further notified that failure to be present for the hearings may result in your rights being affected.

This case has been filed in a County that uses electronic filing. You must register through the Iowa Judicial Brand website at http://www.iowacourts.state. ia.us/Efile and obtain a log in and password for the purpose of filing and viewing documents on your case and of receiving service and notices from the Court.

Published by: Kristal L. Phillips Assistant Ida County Attorney 401 Moorehead Street Ida Grove, Iowa 51445 (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, March 21, 2018)

PUBLIC NOTICE United Bank of Iowa NOTICE OF PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF ASSETS AND ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES Notice is hereby given that United Bank of Iowa, Ida Grove, Iowa, has made application to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for its written consent to acquire the assets and assume the liability to pay deposits of First Trust & Savings Bank, 100 West Pine Street, Marcus, Iowa. This includes the main office at 100 West Pine Street, Marcus, Iowa; along with branch offices located at 111 E. Second Street, Aurelia, Iowa; and 101 N. Lewis Avenue, Cleghorn, Iowa. All offices of the above-named institution will continue to be operated as branch offices of United Bank of Iowa.

Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments in writing with the Regional Director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at its regional office located a 1100 Walnut Street; Suite 2100, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106, not later than March 30, 2018. The nonconfidential portions of the application are on file in the regional office and are available for public inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the non-confidential portion of the application file will be made available upon request.

(Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, March 21, 2018)

Ida County Courier

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District SUMMARY OF THE MARCH 12, 2018, REGULAR MEETING OF THE ODEBOLT ARTHUR BATTLE CREEK IDA GROVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove (OABCIG) School Board met Monday, March 12, 2018, at 8:54 p.m. in the Elementary Media Center in Odebolt.

The meeting followed the joint board meetings of the O-A and BC-IG Boards.

Stephanie Konradi called the meeting to order. Board Secretary Kathy Leonard conducted a roll call as follows: Tony Bennett, absent; Crystal Endrulat, present; Brad Lundell, present; Myra Meek, present; Stacy Raasch, present; and Jeff Rasmussen, present. Also in attendance were Terry Kenealy, superintendent, and Kathy A. Leonard, Business Manager, and a few district patrons.

It was moved by Endrulat and seconded by Lundell to approve the agenda as published and the motion carried 6-0.

Konradi welcomed visitors. No one spoke during the public forum portion of the meeting.

It was moved by Endrulat and seconded by Meek to approve the consent agenda consisting of minutes and noting the change in adjournment time for the Feb. 27, 2018, meeting to 12:03 p.m. and the motion carried 6-0.

Kenealy reviewed the director district maps and worksheets and outlined some of the recent changes as addressed by the board. He also reviewed the latest results of the facilities’ survey and stated the surveys will be available at parentteacher conferences.

It was moved by Endrulat and seconded by Lundell to approve the FY ‘18-19 employee job descriptions for the OABCIG School District and the motion carried 6-0.

It was moved by Lundell and seconded

by Endrulat to approve setting the public hearing for the proposed FY 18-19 budget for the OABCIG School District on Monday, April 9, at 6:00 p.m. in the Elementary Music Room in Ida Grove and direct the Board Secretary to publish the notice of hearing. The motion carried 6-0.

It was moved by Rasmussen and seconded by Meek to approve that the Board of Directors of the OABCIG Community School District will levy property tax for fiscal year 2018-2019 for the regular program budget adjustment as allowed under section 257.14, Code

of Iowa. The motion carried 6-0.

It was moved by Endrulat and seconded by Raasch to approve the 2018-2019 AEA purchasing agreement as presented for the OABCIG School District. The motion carried 6-0.

It was moved by Endrulat and seconded by Raasch to approve the GREAT START Contract with WIT and OABCIG Community Schools for the 2018-2019 Academic Year. The motion carried 6-0.

It was moved by Rasmussen and seconded by Meek to approve the Concurrent Enrollment Contract with WIT and OABCIG Community Schools for the 2018-2019 Academic Year. The motion carried 6-0.

It was moved by Rasmussen and seconded by Raasch to approve the Cooperative Agreement for Pre-Service Clinical Placement with UNI and the OABCIG District for the FY 18-19 School Year. The motion carried 6-0.

It was moved by Endrulat and seconded by Lundell to approve the bid and award a contract to O’Keefe Elevator to provide an elevator for the Odebolt building in the amount of $107,700.00 in accordance with the bid specifications in Bid Package A-Elevator Base Bid. The motion carried 4-2 with Konradi and Rasmussen voting no.

It was moved by Lundell and seconded

by Raasch to approve the bid and award a contract to Access Elevators & Lifts Inc. to provide platform and incline lifts in the amount of $131,450 for Bid Package B Wheelchair Lift Base Bid. The motion carried 5-1 with Rasmussen voting no.

It was moved by Rasmussen and seconded by Endrulat to approve the drawings and bid specifications for the High School HVAC Replacement and Upgrade Project and authorize the school district to publish a request for bids. The motion carried 6-0.

It was moved by Lundell and seconded

by Rasmussen to approve the completion of the Model Classroom Project to upgrade the Middle School Library in the anticipated amount of $188,499.74. The motion carried 6-0.

It was moved by Endrulat and seconded by Rasmussen to approve the completion of the Model Classroom Project to upgrade the High School Family and Consumer Science Classroom #11, the High School Social Studies Classroom #12 and the High School P.C. Lab/Business Classroom #13 in the anticipated amount of $258,779.00. The motion carried 6-0.

It was moved by Rasmussen and

seconded by Raasch to approve scheduling a Public Hearing on the 20182019 School Calendar on Monday, April 9, 2018, prior at the beginning of the OABCIG Regular Board Meeting which immediately follows the Odebolt-Arthur and Battle Creek-Ida Grove Joint Regular Board Meetings that evening. The motion carried 6-0.

It was moved by Raasch and seconded by Lundell to approve providing transportation for all preschool students beginning with the 2018-2019 school year and charging the district’s transportation fee as established for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. The motion carried 6-0.

It was moved by Endrulat and seconded by Meek to approve the agreement with the Swanson Insurance Agency and the Hoffman Insurance Agency to serve as co-agents providing the OABCIG School District’s Property and Liability Insurance effective July 1, 2018. The motion carried 6-0.

It was moved by Lundell and seconded

by Raasch to authorize the OABCIG School District officials to arrange funding for the Accessibility, HVAC and Model Classroom projects with the assistance of Piper Jaffray utilizing the district’s SAVE Fund Revenues. The motion carried 6-0.

It was moved by Endrulat and seconded

by Lundell to approve the authorization of the school district to publish a request for bids for the Mechanical, Electrical and General Construction Trades’ portion of the Accessibility Project. The motion carried 5-1 with Rasmussen voting no.

It was moved by Endrulat and seconded by Lundell to approve the Six Single Director Districts developed by the Department of Education on behalf of the OABCIG Community School District and to submit the worksheet and the map of the Director Districts to the Iowa Secretary of State’s office. The motion carried 6-0.

The next regular OABCIG Board Meeting will be held Monday, April 9, 2018, in the Elementary Music Room in Ida Grove following the regular joint board meeting. A special meeting and budget hearing with the OABCIG board will be held at 6 p.m. prior to the joint board meeting.

It was moved by Raasch and seconded

by Rasmussen to adjourn. The motion carried 6-0 and the meeting adjourned at 9:47 p.m.

Kathy A. Leonard, OABCIG Board Secretary (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, March 21, 2018)

Department of Management - Form S-PB-6 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Proposed Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove School Budget Summary Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Location of Public Hearing:

Date of Hearing:

BCIG Elementary School Music Room

04/09/2018

Time of Hearing:

6:00 p.m.

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403 Barnes Street, Ida Grove, Iowa The Board of Directors will conduct a public hearing on the proposed 2018/19 school budget at the above-noted location and time. At the hearing, any resident or taxpayer may present objections to, or arguments in favor of, any part of the proposed budget. This notice represents a summary of the supporting detail of revenues and expenditures on file with the district secretary. A copy of the details will be furnished upon request.

Taxes Levied on Property Utility Replacement Excise Tax Income Surtaxes Tuition\Transportation Received Earnings on Investments Nutrition Program Sales Student Activities and Sales Other Revenues from Local Sources Revenue from Intermediary Sources State Foundation Aid Instructional Support State Aid Other State Sources Commercial & Industrial State Replacement Title 1 Grants IDEA & Other Federal Sources Total Revenues General Long-Term Debt Proceeds Transfers In Proceeds of Fixed Asset Dispositions Total Revenues & Other Sources Beginning Fund Balance Total Resources

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

*Instruction 23 Student Support Services 24 Instructional Staff Support Services 25 General Administration 26 School/Building Administration 27 Business & Central Administration 28 Plant Operation and Maintenance 29 Student Transportation 30 This row is intentionally left blank 31 *Total Support Services (lines 24-31) 31A *Noninstructional Programs 32 Facilities Acquisition and Construction 33 Debt Service 34 AEA Support - Direct to AEA 35 *Total Other Expenditures (lines 33-35) 35A Total Expenditures 36 Transfers Out 37 Total Expenditures & Other Uses 38 Ending Fund Balance 39 Total Requirements 40 Proposed Property Tax Rate (per $1,000 taxable valuation)

Budget 2019 4,723,240 118,166 64,519 318,000 31,800 240,000 312,000 62,000 0 6,218,336 20,746 951,200 78,440 150,000 475,000 13,763,447 0 498,406 0 14,261,853 5,063,640 19,325,493 8,960,000 320,593 565,521 296,579 516,347 148,182 1,017,475 120,000 0 2,984,697 600,000 1,300,000 495,689 463,393 2,259,082 14,803,779 498,406 15,302,185 4,023,308 19,325,493

5,075,595 134,224 82,942 1,357,368 23,450 235,000 286,900 1,342,944 0 5,718,453 0 946,385 71,991 150,426 467,920 15,893,598 0 495,209 1,000 16,389,807 5,221,878 21,611,685

Actual 2017 4,992,257 142,125 75,480 1,608,169 22,843 232,068 279,895 1,102,161 0 5,432,470 0 1,311,528 75,067 153,865 474,885 15,902,813 0 497,704 34,388 16,434,905 6,849,697 23,284,602

9,822,000 343,000 670,000 391,000 550,000 195,000 1,041,000 569,000 0 3,759,000 550,000 1,008,000 495,837 417,999 1,921,836 16,052,836 495,209 16,548,045 5,063,640 21,611,685

10,099,896 372,967 850,191 414,416 550,921 175,893 1,039,780 807,200 0 4,211,368 567,775 1,806,221 473,110 406,650 2,685,981 17,565,020 497,704 18,062,724 5,221,878 23,284,602

Avg %1719 -2.7% -8.8% -7.6%

4.40000 3.02820 1.02709 0.45099 1.34000 0.33000 10.57628

MARCH 13, 2018 BATTLE CREEK, IA The Battle Creek City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. at the Community Hall. Mayor Holmes presided over the meeting. Council members present were: Todd Riessen, Judy Schau, Dan Hedberg, Myra Meek, Jill Wingert and Craig Young.

Mayor Holmes called the meeting to order. Motion by Riessen, seconded by Wingert to approve the agenda and minutes. Motion approved.

Mayor Holmes opened the public hearing on the FY19 budget. No comments.

Mayor closed the public hearing. Motion

by Schau, seconded by Meek to approve the Resolution 2018-3 the FY19 Budget as published. Roll call–ayes–Wingert, Riessen, Meek, Hedberg, Schau. Motion carried unanimously.

The Hoffman Agency presented the council with the insurance renewal effective 4/1/2018 at a cost of $21,550.81.

Sheriff Harriman gave his departmental report.

Ambulance members Ed Sohm and Tim Burow presented the new financial report as requested by the council last month. The council accepted the report

and reviewed a letter from IPERS regarding late payments/interest fees. The account is now current and they will work to meet deadlines.

Motion by Meek, seconded by Wingert to approve Xtreamair to rent space for up to 6 antennas on the water tower for $100/month. Motion carried unanimously.

Craig discussed the purchase of a refurbished power washer. He estimated the cost to be around $2,900. Motion by Schau, seconded by Meek to purchase a power washer. Motion carried unanimously.

Craig discussed with the council a mobile unit that conducts physicals onsite for fire departments. Motion by Hedberg, seconded by Meek for the city to pay for 50% of the cost from LOST funds. Motion carried unanimously.

Motion by Hedberg, seconded by Wingert to approve the bills and reports.

Motion approved.

Hedberg moved to adjourn at 8:40 pm.

Wingert seconded and motion approved.

Diane Lansink, City Clerk/Treasurer Lloyd Holmes, Mayor CLAIMS: 2/15/18 – 3/13/18: ACCO, supplies $100.15; Amazon, supplies $90.49; Bomgaars, sup-

plies $176.01; Boysen Electric, repairs $392.50; EFTPS, taxes $2,059.65; Feld Fire, supplies $65.98; Frontier, utilities $801.90; Hanson Auto, supplies $336.40; Hayes Oil, fuel $216.05; Ida County Sanitation, monthly bill $5,044.60; Iowa Dept. of Revenue, sales tax $516.78; IPERS, pension $1,248.36; Lloyd Holmes, mileage $22.89; Mid-America Publishing, publications $183.28; MidAmerican, utilities $2,736.41; O’Halloran, supplies $364.13; Postmaster, postage $105; Selections, supplies $16.12; Staples, supplies $46.99; USA Bluebook, supplies $143.10; Valley Bank, insurance $1,250; Payroll (2/6/18) $3.002.78; Payroll (2/20/18) $3,216.28.

DISBURSEMENTS: General $3,263.60; Library $1,298.72; RUT $3,485.06; T&A $506.86; Water $7,704.16; Sewer $4,669.23; Garbage $5,095.83; Storm Water $11.20.

REVENUE: General $2,939.32; Library $7; RUT $10,023.70; T&A $55.11; Emergency $22.81; Debt Service $11.00; Sign Project $2,450; Sliplining $1,653.76; Water $7,608.03; Sewer $6,280.42; Garbage $4,977.53; Storm Water $1,683.7 (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, March 21, 2018)

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Galva

MARCH 12, 2018 The Galva City Council met in regular session on the above date with Mayor Nading presiding. Council members present: Brosamle, Freese, Schossow, Wiese and Wood.

Guests: Wade Harriman, Jenna Wiese.

Motion by Freese, second by Wiese, approving the agenda. All ayes. Motion carried.

Motion by Schossow second by Wood, approving the Consent Agenda. All ayes.

Motion carried. Consent Agenda: a. minutes of February 12, 22, 27, 2018; b.

Clerk/Treasurer’s Financial Reports, c.

Allow Bills Presented.

CLAIMS REPORT 3-12-18 Vendor, Reference Amount Badger Meter, Meters $199.36 Baker & Taylor, Books $166.25 City of Holstein, Recycling Tubs (5) $66.16 Cherokee Rural Water, Purchase of Water $6,288.30 Data Technologies, Group Meeting $95.00 EFTPS, Fed./FICA Tax $1,175.78 Feld Fire, Security Monitoring $105.00 Foundation Analytical Lab, WW Testing $36.00 G & C’s Full Service Station, Fuel $238.23 Repairs $481.95 Holstein Sanitation Inc., Fuel Surcharge - Jan. & Feb. $40.44 IAMU, Dues $548.73 IAWEA, Class Fee $25.00 IMFOA, Dues $50.00 IPERS, IPERS $722.48 Mid-America Publishing Corp., Publications $214.86 MidAmerican Energy, St. Lights Utilities Ru. $1,453.12 Library $195.06 Patricia Niemeier, Mileage $23.54 Schaller Telephone, City Hall Phone Bill $14.62 Library Phone $40.05 Stevenson Hardware, Repair $5.18 Vogt Brothers, RepairsSavings $283.02 Water Heater, Library $250.00

Walmart Community/ GECRB, Glue, Shelf $388.92 Mark Vogt, Salary-Snow Removal $497.95 Mike Vondrak, Salary-Snow Removal $119.08 Brad Pedersen, Salary $621.56 Jim Rasmussen, Salary $1,253.84 Insurance Stipend $221.40 Anita Brandt, Salary $2,750.00 Insurance Stipend $583.33 Patricia Niemeier, Salary $741.82 Insurance Stipend $230.00 Judy Whitmer, Salary $66.50 Cindee Lichter, Salary $114.00 $20,306.53 RECEIPT SUMMARY BY FUND– GENERAL–$1,110.72; ROAD USE– 4,422.20; EMERGENCY–0; LOST–0; TRUST & AGENCY–0; WATER UTILITY –8,404.34; RESERVE FUND–153.00; DEPRECIATION FUND–249.00; SEWER UTILITY–3,988.61; SOLID WASTE–$3,708.26.

DISBURSEMENT SUMMARY BY FUND–GENERAL–$2,396.26, ROAD USE FUND–2,009.54, WATER FUND –7,614.49, SEWER FUND–622.67, SOLID WASTE–211.30, T & A–444.55.

PUBLIC HEARING 2018/2019 BUDGET APPROVAL–Following discussion, motion by Freese second by Wiese to approve the 2018/2019 Budget as presented. All ayes. Motion carried.

RITA FRAHM–HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT & IDA COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/ WESTERN IOWA ADVANTAGE–Ms. Frahm was unable to attend due to the weather, so the council would like her to come to the April meeting to present both items at that time.

GROUND EAST OF CEMETERY–This will be talked about with the engineer for a possible site for our sewer project.

PROPOSED BUILDING BETWEEN MONONA STREET AND MAIN STREET–The clerk has MidAmerican Energy coming to talk with the property owner and the mayor on Tuesday, March 13, to talk about setback/distance requirements from utility poles.

STREET WORK BIDS–Following discussion, motion by Freese second by

Wood to accept the bid from BlackTop Service. All ayes. Motion carried.

The City received the following bids for 2018 street work: Sta-Bilt-$2.45/square yard pea gravel seal coat; $2.62/square yard limestone seal coat; patching $675/ton.

The Road Guy Construction-$1.59/ square yard pea gravel seal coat; $1.59/ square yard limestone seal coat; $150/ ton hot mix for patching.

Black Top Service-$1.95/square yard limestone seal coat; $124.50/ton asphalt patching.

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE– MAY 3, 2018–Following discussion, it was decided to hold Clean-Up Days at this time, also.

CD #3958 RENEWAL–Following discussion, motion by Freese second by Wood to renew the CD for 12 months at 2% interest. All ayes. Motion carried.

IDA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT–Sheriff Harriman talked with the council about the recent happenings in the county.

SOUTH VIEW PHASE III–The Clerk was instructed to ask the engineer about paving the third phase in South View Addition to the City.

SALARY RESOLUTION–Motion by Freese, second by Schossow to approve the 2018/2019 Salary Resolution. All ayes. Motion carried.

UPDATE PERSONNEL POLICY TO ADD 4 WEEKS’ VACATION AFTER 25 YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT–Motion by Wiese, second by Freese to approve the added vacation to the personnel policy.

All ayes. Motion carried.

IN OTHER BUSINESS, THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED: • Melody Inn adding rock behind their building.

There being no further business, the council adjourned upon motion by Schossow.

Mayor Stan Nading ATTEST: City Clerk/Treasurer Anita Brandt, IACMC/MMC (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, March 21, 2018)

Battle Creek - Ida Grove Community School District

-5.8%

-15.8% 2.8%

-8.3%

Former Battle Creek Ida Grove 4.81824 3.02820 1.02709 0.45099 1.34000 0.33000 10.99452

Classifieds start at $12 for 25 words or less, 10¢ a word over 25 (Green Saver – additional $6 a week)

Ida County Couriier & Reminder

City of Battle Creek

PUBLIC NOTICE

See Below Former OdeboltArthur

Uniform Levy Additional Levy Instructional Support Levy Management Levy Voted PPEL Levy Regular PPEL Levy Grand Total Levy

Re-est. 2018

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214 Main St., P.O. Box 249, Ida Grove, IA 51445 • 712-364-3131

SUMMARY OF THE MARCH 12, 2018, REGULAR JOINT BOARD MEETING OF THE ODEBOLT-ARTHUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE BATTLE CREEK-IDA GROVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT The Odebolt-Arthur (O-A) Community School District Board and the Battle Creek-Ida Grove (BC-IG) Community School District Board met in regular joint session March 12, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. in the Elementary Media Center in Odebolt, Iowa.

The O-A board meeting was called to order by Brad Lundell, O-A Board President, and Stephanie Konradi, BC-IG Board President. Both boards recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Kathy Leonard, Board Secretary, conducted a roll call vote for O-A as follows: Traci Bengford, present; Chris Boyle, present; Brad Lundell, present; Stacy Raasch, present; and Trish Winger, present.

Leonard acknowledged a quorum. Kathy Leonard, Board Secretary, conducted a roll call vote for BC-IG as follows: Tony Bennett, present; Crystal Endrulat, present; Ryan Goodman, present; Danika Hinkeldey, present; Stephanie Konradi, present; Myra Meek, present; and Jeff Rasmussen, present. Leonard acknowledged a quorum.

It was moved by Raasch and seconded by Boyle to approve the agenda as published. The motion carried 5-0 for O-A. It was moved by Endrulat and seconded by Goodman to approve the agenda as amended, with additional item 8.8 being added to move into closed session per Iowa Code 21.5 (1) (b). The motion carried 7-0 for BC-IG. At 6:32 p.m., Lundell opened the public hearing for improvements on Accessibility Upgrades. Scott Sheller, Estes Construction representative, gave an overview of the proposed project and reviewed the bid sheet for the early bid package on the elevator and the lifts in both the Odebolt building and at the high school in Ida Grove. No one from the public spoke for or against the project.

The hearing was closed at 6:45 p.m.

Lundell welcomed visitors. No one spoke during the public forum portion of the meeting.

It was moved by Raasch and seconded by Bengford to approve the consent agenda for O-A, consisting of board minutes and claims totaling $109,366.86 and contract resignation from Nicole Lefeber, cook. The motion carried 5-0 for O-A. It was moved by Goodman and seconded by Endrulat to approve the consent agenda for BCIG, consisting of board minutes, claims totaling $132,189.84 and contract resignations from Kendra Grote, Wrestling

Cheerleading Sponsor, and Brookelyn Christians, Elementary Teacher. The motion carried 7-0 for BC-IG. The curriculum presentation was given

by Erik Eisele, High School Spanish teacher, who gave an overview of the foreign language offerings and classes.

Kendra Grote, ESL teacher, showed a PowerPoint highlighting the activities in her classes at the elementary in Ida Grove and the Middle School in Odebolt.

Terry Kenealy, shared superintendent, reported on the make-up days for weather cancellations this year and the Odebolt-Arthur Fire Alarm replacement estimate.

It was moved by Bennett and seconded by Rasmussen to approve the bid of $7,000 from Nolte, Cornman and Johnson to conduct the FY 17-18 audit for the BC-IG School District and the motion carried 7-0.

It was moved by Raasch and seconded

by Winger to approve the bid and award a contract to O’Keefe Elevator to provide an elevator for the Odebolt building in the amount of $107,700.00 in accordance with the bid specifications in Bid Package A-Elevator Base Bid. The motion carried 5-0 for O-A. It was moved by Goodman and seconded by Bennett to reject the bid and not award a contract to O’Keefe Elevator to provide an elevator for the High School building in the amount of $84,400.00 in accordance with the bid specifications in Alternate Bid Package A. The motion carried 7-0 for BC-IG. It was moved by Raasch and seconded

by Boyle to approve the bid and award a contract to Access Elevators & Lifts, Inc., to provide platform and incline lifts for the Odebolt building in the amount of $131,450 for Bid Package B Wheelchair Lift Base Bid. The motion carried 5-0 for O-A. It is with the understanding the Bid Package includes $18,850 for lifts in Ida Grove that will be deducted from the project by change order when the contract is approved. Both motions took place after lengthy discussion with the boards.

It was moved by Bennett and seconded

by Endrulat to approve having Battle Creek-Ida Grove Schools serve as fiscal sponsor for the Ida County Community Betterment Foundation “Shaping the Future” Grant Application. The motion carried 7-0.

It was moved by Endrulat and seconded by Meek to approve dissolving Fund #63 and transferring the balance of $18,189.24 to the General Fund for the Battle Creek-Ida Grove School District.

The motion carried 6-1, with Konradi voting no.

John Buiter, EDA Engineering, was present and discussed the proposed

HVAC project at the high school with the boards. It was moved by Goodman and seconded by Rasmussen to approve the drawings and bid specifications for the High School HVAC Replacement and Upgrade Project and authorize the school district to publish a request for bids and set the public hearing for Monday, April 9, at 6:30 p.m. The motion carried 7-0.

It was moved by Raasch and seconded

by Winger to approve the completion of the Model Classroom Project to upgrade the Middle School Library in the anticipated amount of $188,499.74. The motion carried 5-0 for O-A. It was moved by Rasmussen and seconded by Hinkeldey to approve the completion of the Model Classroom Project to upgrade the High School Family and Consumer Science Classroom #11, the High School Social Studies Classroom #12 and the High School P.C. Lab/Business Classroom #13 in the anticipated amount of $258,779.00. The motion carried 7-0 for BC-IG. It was moved by Boyle and seconded

by Raasch to approve the authorization of the school district to publish a request for bids for the Mechanical, Electrical and General Construction Trades’ portion of the Accessibility Project. The motion carried 5-0 for O-A. It was moved by Bennett and seconded by Endrulat to move into closed session per Iowa Code 21.5(1) (b) and invite directors Lundell, Raasch, Winger, Boyle and Bengford and Pat Miller to attend the closed session. Roll call vote was as follows: Ayes: Bennett, Endrulat, Goodman, Hinkeldey, Konradi, Meek and Rasmussen. Nays: None. The board moved into closed session at 8:35 p.m. Director Bennett left closed session at 8:41 p.m. The board returned to open session at 8:49 p.m.

The next regular joint board meeting will be held Monday, April 9, 2018, 6:30 p.m. at the BC-IG Elementary Music Room. The special meeting and budget hearing of the OABCIG Board will be held at 6:00 p.m.

It was moved by Raasch and seconded

by Boyle to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried 5-0 and the Odebolt-Arthur meeting adjourned at 8:52 p.m. There being no further business before the BCIG board, it was moved by Endrulat and seconded by Rasmussen to adjourn. The motion carried 6-0 and the Battle CreekIda Grove Board was adjourned at 8:52 p.m.

Kathy A. Leonard, BC-IG Board Secretary Kathy A. Leonard, O-A Board Secretary (Published in the Ida County Courier on Wednesday, March 21, 2018)

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Ida County Courier

O-A/BC-IG math team places third O-A/BC-IG Middle School math bee teams competed in the Northwest AEA Math Bee at Morningside College in Sioux City March 8 and 9. The students take ive individual tests of 10 questions each and then take a team test together.

Seventh grade team competed on March 8. Team members were Krista Sibe-

naller, Lennon Wells, Gabe Winterrowd, Gwen Jacobson, Ruth Clark, Keith Hausman, Courtney Schmidt and Alex Schroeder.

The team of Clark, Hausman, Jacobson and Winterrowd placed third out of 35 teams. Gabe was tied for sixth and Ruth tied for 12th. According to math bee coach Patricia Winterrowd, they an-

nounce the top 20 students and give them medals. The top four teams also get a trophy and medals.

The eighth grade teams competed March 9. Team members were Melissa Hewitt, Caleigh Loger, Kya Ladwig, Jackson Godbersen, Alexis Ulrich, Riley Schiernbeck, Aidan Bower and Evan Van Houten.

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Eighth grade team: The Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove eighth grade math bee team competed in the Northwest AEA Math Bee at Morningside College March 9. Math bee team members were, front from left to right: Melissa Hewitt, Caleigh Loger, Kya Ladwig and Jackson Godbersen. Back row: Alexis Ulrich, Riley Schiernbeck, Aidan Bower and Evan Van Houten.

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Seventh grade team: The Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove seventh grade math bee team competed in the Northwest AEA Math Bee at Morningside College March 8. Math bee team members were, front from left to right: Krista Sibenaller, Lennon Wells and Gabe Winterrowd. Second row: Gwen Jacobson, Ruth Clark, Keith Hausman, Courtney Schmidt and Alex Schroeder. The team of Clark, Hausman, Jacobson and Winterrowd placed third.

Greetings, moviegoers.

Playing for one weekend only is “The Breadwinner” (PG-13), nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animation and produced by Angelina Jolie. Parvana is an 11-year-old girl who lives under Taliban rule in Afghanistan in 2001. After the wrongful arrest of her father, Parvana cuts off her hair and dresses like a boy to support her family. Working alongside a friend, she soon discovers a new world of freedom and danger. Drawing

strength from the fantastical stories she invents, Parvana embarks on an epic quest to find her father and reunite her family.

Coming soon: “The Post” (PG-13), “I Can Only Imagine” (PG), “Hostiles” (R),

“Paul, Apostle of Christ” (PG13) and “A Wrinkle In Time” (PG).

For more information, visit www.holsteinstatetheatre. com and “Like” our Facebook page. Call 712-368-6226 for show times.

PUBLIC NOTICE Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District

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BVU honor band: Six O-A/BC-IG Middle School band students were chosen to participate in the Buena Vista University Honor Band in February. The concert was canceled due to inclement weather. From left, Mary Carlson, Alexis Ulrich, Caleigh Loger, Macaela Johnson, Kya Ladwig and Amber Hofmeister.

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WVC honor band: Thirteen O-A/BC-IG Middle School band students were chosen to perform in the Western Valley Conference Band Fesitval March 19 at Kingsley-Pierson.

Selected were, front row, from left to right: Alexis Ulrich, Maddy Brummer, Kally Henderson, Erin Nielsen, Izzy Gritten and Mary Carlson. Back row: Caleigh Loger, Riley Schiernbeck, Kya Ladwig, Easton Harms, Macaela Johnson, Zoe Bengford and Amber Hofmeister.

Cattle and calves on feed Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 720,000 head on Feb. 1, according to the latest USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service – cattle on feed report. This was up 3 percent from Jan. 1 and up 13 percent from Feb. 1, 2017.

Iowa feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head had 580,000 head on feed, up 4 percent from last month, but down 1 percent from last year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in all Iowa feedlots totaled 1.3 million head, up 3 percent from last month and up 6 percent from last year.

Placements of cattle and calves in Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during January totaled 130,000 head, an increase of 30 percent from last month and up 2 percent from last year.

Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head placed 73,000 head, down 19 percent from last month and down 10 percent from last year. Placements for all feedlots in Iowa totaled 203,000 head, up 7 percent from last month, but down 3 percent from last year.

Marketings of fed cattle from Iowa feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head during January totaled 107,000 head, up 9 percent from last month and up 24 percent from last year. Feedlots with a capacity of less than 1,000 head marketed 50,000 head, up 9 percent from last month, but down 4 percent from last year. Marketings for all feedlots in Iowa were 157,000 head, up 9 percent from last month and up 14 percent from last year.

Other disappearance from all feedlots in Iowa totaled 6,000 head.

BATTLE CREEK-IDA GROVESCHOOLS’ MARCH 2018 VENDOR REPORT GENERAL FUND #10: Vendor Name, Description Total Amazon, Instructional Supplies $130.82 BC-IG C.S.D. Activity Account, Reimbursement of Expenses 3,100.00 BC-IG CSD Kathy Leonard, Custodian, Petty Cash 41.91 BMO Harris Mastercard, District Supplies 1,462.65 Bomgaars, General Supplies 656.55 Centerpoint Energy Services, Inc., Natural Gas 3,240.69 Central Iowa Distributing Inc., District Maintenance Supplies 539.50 City of Battle Creek, Water & Sewer/BC Bldgs.

30.50 City of Ida Grove, Water & Sewer/IG Bldgs.

516.25 Deluxe Driving Academy L.L.C., Contracted Service 8,400.00 DHS Cashier 1st Fl. State Portion Medicaid 8,510.52 Dollar General Charge Sales, Miscellaneous Supplies 47.45 Edsen Electric, Inc., Electrical Services 647.85 Fancy Threads, Athletic Clothing 154.00 Franck & Sextro, P.L.C., Legal Services 227.50 Frontier Communications, Phone Service 577.07 Grote, Kendra, Staff Reimbursement 62.40 Hemer Plumbing and Heating, Contracted Service 100.00 Henderson, Alan, Reimbursement 176.00 Herzberg, Jeff, Purchased Services 4,000.00 IASBO, Dues/Registration 178.00 Ida County CourierReminder, Inc., Advertising/Legal Notices 345.05 Ida County Sanitation, Inc., Garbage Collection Services 554.50 Ida Grove Cenex/HASH Inc., General Supplies 2,346.07 Ida Grove Food Pride, General & Food Supplies 592.86 Iowa Assoc. of School Boards, Dues/ Registrations 325.00 Iowa Communications Network, Long Distance/ ICN/Internet 272.57 Iowa High School Music Assoc., Dues/ Registrations 432.00 Iowa High School Speech Assoc., Dues/ Registrations 154.00 J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc., Music Supplies 114.99 Josten’s, Inc., General Supplies 391.05 Mapleton Rooter, Purchased Services 148.00 Marco, Copier Supplies/

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Hampton dog presented in major dog show Travis K. Fischer Mid-America Publishing

A Hampton dog had his day last February as Zulu, a Rhodesian Ridgeback owned by Richard and Kathy Allbee, ventured out to New York to compete in a prestigious dog show.

Sometimes known as the African Lion Dog, Rhodesian Ridgebacks are a breed of dog developed in South Africa that get their name from the patch of fur that runs along their backs in the opposite direction of the rest of their coat. Fast and intelligent, the breed is used to hunt lions, boars, and bears. Domestically, law enforcement frequently uses the breed to track escaped prisoners; however Zulu is generally just on the hunt for dog treats from his

EHH¡V RIÀ FH RU JHWWLQJ LQWR PLV chief at home, Zulu has been WUDYHOLQJ WKH 0LGZHVW ZLWK KLV breeders and co-owners, Julie and 6FRWW %XVV WR VKRZ RII KLV JHQHW ics in regional dog shows.

After 14 months of showing, Zulu’s success got him an invitation to the 142nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. “He did really good and qualLĂ€ HG IRU WKH :HVWPLQVWHU Âľ VDLG Allbee. “It was a cool event to have a dog in.â€?

2Q )HEUXDU\ DQG WKH $OO bees accompanied Zulu to New <RUN WR VHH KLP VKRZQ LQ 0DG ison Square Garden. Presented E\ -XOLH %XVV =XOX ZDV MXGJHG among 40 other dogs in his class as professional judges examined his stance, coat, color, and more.

Though Zulu didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t place in the Westminster dog show, he still managed to come home a winner.

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owners for being a good boy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very quick and very smart,â&#x20AC;? said Allbee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have a lot of interesting traits.â&#x20AC;?

The Allbee family fell in love with the breed many years ago when Richard got one as a Christmas present for his wife. Since then, the Allbees have opened their home to several more over the years.

Currently, the Allbees have six dogs that generally accompany one or the other throughout the day. As Richard Allbee works in KLV RIĂ&#x20AC; FH DV &(2 RI $%&0 &RU poration, his dogs greet visitors to the building and play outside in an enclosed running area. HavLQJ WKH GRJV DURXQG WKH RIĂ&#x20AC; FH QRW only livens up the workplace, but also helps to socialize them, training them to be more comfortable around other people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We always take them to work when we can,â&#x20AC;? said Allbee.

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Cyclone Country Kennel Club GRJ VKRZ ZKHUH KH ZRQ %HVW RI %UHHG DQG %HVW RI :LQQHUV â&#x20AC;&#x153;He really did quite well over there,â&#x20AC;? said Allbee.

Now 20 months old and with 70 ribbons to his name, Zulu is looking to retire from the dog show scene. Though Zulu may be entered into a few more contests before heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s completely done, his exit will make way for his little sister, Kyah, to make the rounds.

At six months old, Kyah is just getting her dog show career started. She participated in the Des 0RLQHV FRQWHVW ZLQQLQJ LQ KHU class and being awarded a reserve winner overall.

While Kyah is out and about, Zulu will spend his days as a big house dog, playing and getting into mischief with his other siblings to the amusement of the AllRichard Allbee, Kyah (left), and Zulu (right) spend time tobees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They can be comedians,â&#x20AC;? said JHWKHU DW WKH $%&0 RIÂż FH ZKHQ WKH 5KRGHVLDQ 5LGJHEDFNV Allbee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are fun dogs.â&#x20AC;?

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A new bill to combat â&#x20AC;&#x153;lunch shamingâ&#x20AC;? is making its way through the Iowa legislature.

Passing through the House of 5HSUHVHQWDWLYHV RQ 0DUFK House File 2467â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aim is to keep FKLOGUHQ RXW RI WKH FURVVĂ&#x20AC;UH ZKHQ school districts and parents collide over unpaid lunch balances, ZKLFK KDYH EHHQ D GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW SURElem for districts to tackle.

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When parents fail to meet that responsibility, it leaves school districts with few good options to choose from.

Some schools may raise rates for all lunches to cover the losses while others may go through the costly process of using a collection agency. All the while, students with unpaid balances continue to increase the debt with every serving on the lunch tray. ´2Q WKH RWKHU VLGH RI WKDW WKLV is largely not the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; issue when they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have money in their account. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a parent issue,â&#x20AC;? said Todd Lettow, Superintendent of the Hampton-Dumont and CAL school districts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to punish the child.â&#x20AC;?

School boards across the state have wrestled with this problem, seeking solutions that allow them WR PDLQWDLQ WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;VFDO UHVSRQVLbilities without undermining their responsibility to provide a safe and healthy environment to educate students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hungry, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of those basic needs that has to be met,â&#x20AC;? said Lettow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want kids to come and learn and be able to do their very best in school. We want them to get the most out of their public education so they can be successful citizens.â&#x20AC;?

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nutritional guidelines. In the *DUQHU +D\Ă&#x20AC;HOG 9HQWXUD VFKRRO district, when accounts fall more than $5 in the negative, students are provided an alternative lunch consisting of a cheese sandwich, fruit, and milk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When that happens, we try to be as discreet as possible. When a student is receiving a minimal meal, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obviously not the stuGHQW¡V IDXOW Âľ VDLG * + 9 6XSHUintendent Tyler Williams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we did nothing, we would continue to be exploited by particular families, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not fair either.â&#x20AC;?

While many schools go to great lengths to avoid using their students as leverage against parents with unpaid lunch balances, some have opted for a more hard line DSSURDFK ([WUHPH H[DPSOHV include putting hand stamps on students identifying whether they will be allowed to eat all the way to forcing children to throw away lunches that had already been served to them.

These â&#x20AC;&#x153;lunch shamingâ&#x20AC;? tactics, used by schools to mitigate expenses while compelling parents to pay their debts, have left a bad taste in the mouths of legislators. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were several instances where myself and other legislators had heard across Iowa about several different forms of lunch shaming,â&#x20AC;? said Representative .LUVWHQ 5XQQLQJ 0DUTXDUGW (D-Cedar Rapids). â&#x20AC;&#x153;This bill moves us ahead quite a few steps in not shaming the children.â&#x20AC;?

The new bill prohibits schools from publicly identifying or stigmatizing students that fall behind in their lunch accounts. This includes posting lists of students with delinquent accounts, requiring students to wear wristbands signifying their lunch status, or denying students participation in school programs or activities.

Schools can still offer less expensive alternative meals to students, but these meals must be made available to any student that requests them in order to mask the segregation. In general, the bill encourages school staff to make efforts to not single out students with negative balances. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lunch servers can still communicate with them, but it must be more discreetly handled,â&#x20AC;? said

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had some wonderful donations from people in our community,â&#x20AC;? said Williams. %RWK + ' DQG * + 9 KDYH implemented policies of being proactive when it comes to lunch balances, making sure that parents are informed not only of their balance, but their options for the free-and-reduced lunch program.

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

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Card d of Thanks nks SHOUT OUT: To MURRAY JEWELERS! I want to say thank you for the beautiful Swarovski crystal & stainless steel band called Switch & Fun. I won this beautiful ring, which I just love, by participating in a door prize at the store. Murray Jewelry Store is the one & only jewelry store that has everything & anything. Gorgeous jewelry, accessories for any home, gifts can be purchased for any event & I cannot forget the unique pieces of estate jewelry.

Murray Jewelers is your onestop jewelry store. We need to support Murray Jewelry store every chance we get. Thank you to Jeanette Holmes & Mary Gross for helping each one of us to find that special item. Special thank you to the owner, Jack Murray!!! P.S. Check out Murray Jewelers’ web site…

Jeannie Schrader 12-1t/cra* A BIG THANK YOU: To the Holstein Ambulance First Responders & Crew! We have needed the ambulance service several times. They are especially caring & ready to assess the problem. Thank you for the great service.

Jeanette & Don Peterson 12-1t/cra THANK YOU: The family of Marvin (Bud) Wiese wishes to extend our appreciation & humble gratitude for the thoughtfulness shown to our family. Your prayers, words of comfort & shared memories meant much to us in the loss of our husband, father & grandfather. We want to thank the doctors & nurses, ambulance crew, Home Health & Hospice of UnityPoint in Storm Lake.

Also, the June E. Nylen Cancer Center in Storm Lake for their wonderful care. Also, thank you to the Sioux City doctors & St. Luke’s UnityPoint staff for their great care. Thanks to the Galva First Responders & the Holstein Ambulance Crew. Thank you to Pastor Egger of Galva, St. John’s for the beautiful service & St. John’s ladies for serving the wonderful meal. We feel very blessed & grateful to be surrounded by wonderful family, friends, church family & community.

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THANK YOU: The committee for the William Grove benefit would like to extend a heartfelt “Thank You” to all who helped including: Noteboom Implement, United Bank of Iowa, First State Bank, Remer Realty, Murray Jewelers, Ida Grove Rec, Buck’s Garage, Rooted Boutique, Rehabd, Trendue, Styles Unlimited, J & J Spraying, Cenex, Ida Grove Liquor, Pronto, Boulders, Holstein Travel Center, Spirits, Stogies & Stuff, Bomgaars, BC Bakery, Subway, Zimmy’s, Groth Tupperware, Bar H Sport Shop, A & A Fuel, Jackie’s Country Cakery, FCA, Mi Rancho, Tabitha’s Cutting Edge, The Flower Shoppe, Red Neck Limo, Knop Photography, Grace’s Pies & the many, many individuals who so generously donated to the auction or event or helped at it. THANK YOU & GOD BLESS. 12-1t/cra THANK YOU: To say we are blessed is a huge understatement! Not only are we blessed to have the amazing family & friends that we do, but we are also blessed to live in such an amazing community!

We cannot put into words just how incredibly grateful we are for all of your continued prayers & support!! We are completely blown away by all of the support we received last Saturday night!

An enormous thank you to all of the wonderful people who put everything together (Amanda, Melissa, Lena, Jenni, Claire, Jeanie, Jess, Lonnie, Amelia, Lane, Lance, Dawn, Angie, Dana & so many others) & to each & every one of you who came out & showed your support for William! Seriously, from the very bottom of our hearts…THANK YOU!!! Love, Jesse, Rachel & William Grove 12-1t/cra

Motor Vehicles Vehi les FOR SALE: 2004 Ford Crew Cab 5.4L, 4x4, new windshield & battery.

Tonneau cover, box liner.

Excellent shape. 171,000 miles. $8,000 OBO. Ph. 712-3712449.

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For Rent FOR RENT IN IDA GROVE: Two fully-furnished apartments.

Two-bedroom, one-bath. Call 712-371-2577.

48-tfc/cra FOR RENT IN IDA GROVE: One-bedroom, upper level apartment. Off-street parking.

Water/sewer provided.

No pets. No smoking. $275/month.

Deposit required. Call 712-6608366 for appointment to view.

10-tfc/cra FOR RENT: Arthur apartments. One- & twobedroom. Ph. 712-830-3211.

48-tfc/cra FOR RENT: Single-bedroom apartments in Battle Creek & Ida Grove.

Also, one-bedroom, furnished apartment in Battle Creek. Call 712-371-2367.

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FOR RENT IN IDA GROVE: One-bedroom apartment. All utilities furnished. Appliances furnished. Washer & dryer, also.

No pets. $450/month. Ph. 712371-2449.

5-tfc/cra FOR RENT IN IDA GROVE: Two-bedroom, one-bath.

Appliances included. Large living room & kitchen. $475/ month, one-year lease. First & last month rent plus deposit. Will work with qualified applicants on financing. No utilities included.

Pets welcome with extra deposit.

Ph. 712-267-2748 or 712-2695052.

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Help lp Want W nted *IMMEDIATE HIRE*: Growing homecare agency needs Anthon caregivers to assist clients with housekeeping, meal prep. & personal care.

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12-2t/cra HELP WANTED: Office assistant experienced in clerical & computer work. Call 712-364-4423 or send resume to Graham Trailers, 2090 Market Ave., Ida Grove, IA 51445.

11-2t/cra DRIVERS WANTED: Must be qualified. Call for interview. Ph. 712-369-0727.

12-1t/cra OABCIG PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION: If you missed registration night, please contact the Elementary School in Ida Grove or the Elementary School in Odebolt to get your child signed up before March 30. Your child must be four years old by September 15, 2018, to be eligible. BCIG ELEMENTARY: Ph. 712-3642360. OA ELEMENTARY: Ph. 712-668-2289.

11-2t/cra HELP WANTED: Ida County Conservation Board is seeking to hire a temporary, part-time naturalist intern beginning on May 21st through July 28th 2018. This position serves under supervision of the naturalist. Assists in the implementation of environmental education programs & nature camps. Carries out general maintenance tasks at the Conservation Center, including animal care, aquarium & exhibit care, cleaning grounds & other work as assigned.

Minimum requirements are an interest in these or related fields: outdoor recreation, biology, environmental education or museum science.

Good public relations. A valid driver’s license. Must be 18 to apply. To apply please send a resume & references to idacountynaturalist@gmail. com or call the office at 712364-3300. For questions on this position, please call or email.

The deadline to apply is April 12-2t/cra 6th.

HELP WANTED: Part-time church custodian: The United Methodist Church of Ida Grove is looking for someone who can do housekeeping, groundskeeping & general maintenance of the church & equipment. This person will need to be flexible, able to work independently with little supervision & be willing to work according to a church schedule.

If interested, please call 712364-2412 for more information & an application.

12-2t/cra DRIVERS: Immediately seeking exp. tank drivers. Highest line-haul rates in the industry!! Company, lease or O/O. CDL-A, w/H&T end.

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HELP WANTED: Vollmar Motors, Holstein, has an opening for an auto technician.

2-3 years’ mechanical diagnosis, problem solving & repair experience preferred. We offer continuous training from General Motors to learn new technical information & techniques. Work in family owned & operated business with health insurance, retirement, disability & PTO. Hourly wage contingent upon experience & skill level.

Contact Randy in person or at vollmarmotors@gmail.com.

12-2t/crags DRIVERS: Class-A CDL: Increased pay & new trucks!! Dedicated routes!

No CDL? No problem! Call Swift today! 855-292-2945.

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For Sale FOR SALE: White, wrought-iron round table with glass top, 42”x30”H, with four fanback, round seat chairs. $250. Ph 712-368-4613 or 712210-3903.

12-1t/cra* FOR SALE: In the market for a new mattress? Stop in at Malcom’s & check out our selection. We have sets in all price ranges.

Restonic mattresses are made right here in Iowa, with great quality. Malcom’s, Ida Grove.

1-tfc/cra ALMOST FREE: Just 50 cents each to help pay the ad fee. Four books of the History of the United States, copyright from 1879-1907, Also, one large book, 1,800 pages, “Library of Health,” by Dr. B. Frank Scholl, 1926 edition. Call Marge Hussey at 712-364-4416 for more information. Pick up at 305 Taylor St., Ida Grove.

12-1t/cra* LANSINK COMPLETE TREE SERVICES: Call us for trimming, removal, stump grinding. Over 40 years’ experience. Aerial bucket. Free estimates. Ph. 712-883-2437, Danbury.

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Livesto Live tock BULLS FOR SALE: 80 yrling. and 2 yr. old Angus and Limousin bulls for sale private treaty. Weaning wts. to 908 lbs., Y wts. to 1,660 lbs.

Performance, feed efficiency & EPD data. Excellent disposition.

Fully guaranteed. LEONARD LIMOUSIN & ANGUS. Performance is our trademark since 1969. Mark Leonard, Holstein, Iowa, 712-3682611 or 712-830-9032. lori@ leonardlimousin.com.

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Notic tices NOTICE: THE CITY OF IDA GROVE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SLUDGE DISPOSAL. The City of Ida Grove is looking for rural property, at least 2.5 acres, for land application of Class B municipal wastewater treatment plant sludge in both liquid & dry forms. If you are interested in having the City apply this product on your property, please contact Ida Grove City Hall at 712-3642428 or idagrove@netllc.net or City of Ida Grove, 403 3rd St., Ida Grove IA, 51445. Each proposal will be considered at a meeting of the Ida Grove City Council, & the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator will review each submitted proposal & will make a selection based upon availability, quality & other features.

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NOTICE: For a clean & green lawn, call 712-371-2047, RJ&T Lawn & Landscaping. 1. Fertilizer & crabgrass killer. 2. Spray for dandelions & other broad leaves.

3. Thatch, mow & bag, 3” high.

4. Plug, aerate & interseed. 5.

Fertilize with start fertilizer & roll. 6. Trim back bushes. 7.

Watering is up to you. Thank you! Russ 12-1tcra NOTICE: Before you send your old gold away to someone you don’t know, bring it into Murray Jewelers, your hometown jeweler in Ida Grove for over 70 years. Ph. 712-364-2822.

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12-2t/crags BAKED GOODS: It’s time to be thinking about Easter, graduation & other events. Whether it be cookies, cupcakes, cakes or any other baked goodies you may want, we have lots of ideas for that special day. Call to see what’s available! Delivery available.

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

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Four area minors cited for holding marijuana party The Ida County Sheriff’s Of ice has released its weekly arrest report.

On March 9, Samuel Torres Hernandez, 31, of Le Mars was arrested and charged with operating while intoxicated, irst offense, following a traf ic stop in rural Ida County. He was transported to the Ida County jail where he was held overnight. He was released the following day after appearing before the magistrate.

On March 11, the sheriff’s of ice executed a search warrant at a residence in Holstein after responding to a citizen complaint.

Charges were iled on three male Holstein juveniles and

one male Odebolt juvenile for sponsoring a place or gathering where controlled substances (marijuana) were used. All charges were iled in juvenile court. All juveniles were released into the custody of parents.

On March 12, Thomas Jacob Bradley, 22, of Holstein was arrested on an outstanding Ida County warrant for contempt of court. The original convictions against him were for traf ic offenses.

He was transported to the Ida County jail where he was held overnight. He was released the following day after appearing before the magistrate.

On March 13, Skyler Eugene Sharp, 21, of Ida Grove was

arrested and charged with violation of a no contact order and possession of drug paraphernalia after deputies responded to a citizen complaint. He was transported to the Ida County jail where he was held overnight. He was released the following day after appearing before the magistrate.

On March 14, Jacqueline Marie Troxel, 33, of Schaller was arrested on an outstanding Ida County warrant for probation violation. The original conviction against her was for a felony controlled substance violation. She was transported to the Ida County jail where she is currently being held on a $5,000 bond.

From the Ida County Sheriff ’s Log Thursday, March 8 Of icers received 21 calls for service. Among the calls were eight traf ic stops, two abandoned 911 calls and one 911 wrong number.

12:14 a.m.: Chest/heart pain in the 100 block of La Casa Court 7:55 a.m.: Reckless driving, speeding at Harold Godbersen Drive/Second Street 8:37 a.m.: Suspicious person/activity in the 5200 block of 190th Street 8:42 a.m.: Vehicle unlock in the 2000 block of Indorf Avenue 2:55 p.m.: Suspicious person/activity in the 800 block of Maple Street 3:38 p.m.: Animal complaint in the 2300 block of Eagle Avenue 3:55 p.m.: Suspicious person/activity in the 400 block of Moorehead Street 5:18 p.m.: Suspicious person/activity in the 2000 block of Indorf Avenue 8:06 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 500 block of Kolb Lane 10:23 p.m.: Vehicle unlock on Highway 175 Friday, March 9 Of icers received 22 calls for service. Among the calls were eight traf ic stops, two calls to talk to an of icer and one Advanced Life Support (ALS) transfer.

6:47 a.m.: Accident with animal at Jasper Avenue/Highway 175 9:10 a.m.: Motorist assist at 110th Street/Highway 59 9:31 a.m.: Motorist assist at 250th Street/Eagle Avenue 10:38 a.m.: Suspicious person/activity in the 100 block of Main Street 10:42 a.m.: Welfare check 11:30 a.m.: Welfare check 12:28 p.m.: Non-medical transport 1:22 p.m.: Accident, property damage only, in the 400 block of Highway 175 6:08 p.m.: Reckless driving, speeding at Landmark Avenue/Highway 175 8:37 p.m.: Info/data at the courthouse 10:38 p.m.: Reckless driving, speeding in the 5400 block of Highway 20 Saturday, March 10 Of icers received 28 calls for service. Among the calls were 15 traf ic stops, two calls to talk to an of icer and one abandoned 911 call.

2:24 a.m.: Unconscious/ breathing in the 400 block of Minnesota Street 3:50 a.m.: Suspicious person/activity in the 100 block of Second Street 5:55 a.m.: Noise complaint in the 400 block of Forrest Avenue 8:14 a.m.: Traf ic control/ escort in the 800 block of Main Street 10:03 a.m.: Structure ire in the 700 block fo Sixth Street 10:20 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 5900 block of 260th

Street 12:56 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 1800 block of Alpine Avenue 6 p.m.: Reckless driving, speeding in the 6000 block of Highway 175 9:35 p.m.: Suspicious person/activity in the 300 block of Burns Street 10:50 p.m.: Parking complaint/search warrant in the 100 block of Altona Street Sunday, March 11 Of icers received 16 calls for service. Among the calls were four traf ic stops, three abandoned 911 calls and one call to talk to an of icer.

4:43 a.m.: Unresponsive in the 400 block of First Street 11:41 a.m.: Mental person 12:18 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 5900 block of 260th Street 12:36 p.m.: Animal complaint in the 600 block of Walnut Street 12:49 p.m.: Harassment/ threats in the 400 block of Quimby Street 2:19 p.m.: Motorist assist in the 100 block of Harold Godbersen Drive 3:02 p.m.: Reckless driving, speeding at Alpine Avenue/ Highway 20 8:30 p.m.: Accident with animal in the 6000 block of Highway 175 Monday, March 12 Of icers received 21 calls for service. Among the calls were ive traf ic stops, one call to talk to an of icer, one abandoned 911 call and one 911 transfer.

3:49 a.m.: Parking complaint or issue at Second Street/Main Street 9:08 a.m.: Suspicious person/activity at Pioneer Avenue/Highway 175 9:47 a.m.: Fraud/scam in the 300 block of Iowa Street 11:05 a.m.: Controlled burn in the 5600 blcok of 255th Street 11:34 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 600 block of First Street 1:05 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 100 block of Third Street 1:07 p.m.: Animal complaint at Fifth Street/Barnes Street 1:57 p.m.: Motorist assist at Noble Avenue/Highway 20 4:59 p.m.: Commital 7:43 p.m.: Warrant check in the 200 block of Park Street 8:43 p.m.: Vehicle unlock in the 200 block of Fourth Street 8:49 p.m.: Vehicle unlock in the 2500 block of Quail Avenue 9:03 p.m.: Accident with animal at 330th Street/Dodge Avenue Tuesday, March 13 Of icers received 22 calls for service. Among the calls two traf ic stops, three calls to talk to an of icer and two abandoned 911 calls.

12:36 a.m.: Reckless driving, speeding in the 5400 block of Highway 20

6:55 a.m.: Medical assistance needed in the 500 block of Lubeck Street 8:25 a.m.: Extra attention in the 500 block of Moorehead Avenue 8:26 a.m.: Mental person 9:21 a.m.: Civil paper service in the 100 block of Third Street 10:45 a.m.: Harassment/ threats in the 1000 block of Industrial Park 11:15 a.m.: Property recovered at the courthouse 12:55 p.m.: Animal complaint in the 800 block of First Street 2:50 p.m.: Fire assistance in the 1500 block of Landmark Avenue 3:37 p.m.: Reckless driving, speeding at Landmark Avenue/Highway 175 6:24 p.m.: Carbon monoxide in the 600 block of Morningside Street 7:03 p.m.: Drug offenses in the 300 block of Third Street 7:06 p.m.: Warrant at the courthouse 7:48 p.m.: Warrant at the courthouse 9:02 p.m.: Threats in the 100 block of Buena Vista Street Wednesday, March 14 Of icers received 26 calls for service. Among the calls were seven traf ic stops, one 911 wrong number and one abandoned 911 call.

12:04 a.m.: Search warrant in the 300 block of Third Street 7:59 a.m.: Parking complaint or issue in the 100 block of Main Street 10:10 a.m.: Motorist assist at 300th Street/Highway 59 11:35 a.m.: Suspicious person/activity in the 100 block of Main Street 1:13 p.m.: Non-medical transport 1:55 p.m.: Jail activity 2:22 p.m.: Warrant at the courthouse 2:37 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 300 block of Third Street 2:49 p.m.: Civil paper service 100 block of Third Street 2:54 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 200 block of Monona Street 2:57 p.m.: Traf ic control/ escort in the 300 block of Second Street 3:08 p.m.: Civil paper service in the 100 block of Lubeck Street 4:08 p.m.: Assistance in the 300 block of Third Street 5:13 p.m.: Road hazard at 140th Street/Indian Avenue 5:30 p.m.: Road hazard at 140th Street/Jasper Avenue 6:02 p.m.: Missing juvenile in the 200 block of Davenport Street 7:27 p.m.: Health and safety check.

Courthouse Report Real Estate Transfers Rosemary Kirkpatrick estate, court of icer deed to Rose Kirkpatrick, Lots 3 and 4, Block 8 of the subdivision entitled Block 7 and 8 and Lots F and G and Out Lots 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, Arthur.

Casey and Rachel Friedrichsen, warranty deed to Cory Miller and Mindy Miller, 2.39 acres in the SW ¼ SW ¼, Section 24 and in the NW ¼ NW ¼, Section 25, T-87-N, R39-W, Ida County.

Daniel and Del ina Roeder, warranty deed to Cory Miller and Mindy Miller, SW ¼ SW ¼, Section 24, with exception and the NW ¼ NW ¼, Section 25, with exception, all in T87-N, R-39-W, Ida County.

John and Kathy Kallin, warranty deed to Scott and Melissa Ausborn, Lot 22, Zobel’s Fourth Addition, Ida Grove.

Walter Woebke, Wayne and Kimberly Woebke and Donald Woebke, warranty deed to Suelinn Nelson, E ½ of Lots 11 and 12, Block 36, Ida Grove.

Estate of Lou Rathjen, court of icer deed to Ross Ladwig and Ron Ladwig, Lots 24, 25, 26 and 27, Block 3, Ida Grove.

Clerk of Court Due to a change in procedures at the Ida County Clerk of Court of ice, information is only provided electronically.

The following information is from data iled by the Ida County Clerk of Court of ice.

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Rouge, La., operating nonregistered vehicle.

Criminal Stephen Campbell, Odebolt, contempt—failure to pay ine, 10 days in jail, may purge jail sentence by paying ine as ordered.

Jason Schiltz, Denison, possession of drug paraphernalia, $100.

OWI Chase Foote, Spencer, contempt—failure to pay ine, 10 days in jail, may purge jail sentence by paying ine as ordered.

Judgments and Liens Against Kristi Arbegast, in favor of Nathaniel Arbegast.

Against City of Holstein, in favor of State of Iowa.

Against Shayne Clousing, in favor of Sioux City Child Support Recovery Unit.

Against Randall Kragel, in favor of Leisha Kragel.

Dissolution of Marriage Nathaniel Arbegast and Kristi Arbegast—decree or inal support.

Skidloader fire The Galva Township Fire Department responded to a skidloader ire at 1527 Landmark Ave., March 13 at 2:50 p.m. Kyle Schimmer owned the skidloader, which was listed as totaled.

The ire department was at the scene a half hour.

Depu es inves gate several accidents The Ida County Sheriff’s Of ice has released information on 10 accidents investigated during February.

All accident information is taken from the investigating of icer’s report.

On Feb. 2 at 4:57 a.m., Shane Hillman Reinhart, 47, of Odebolt hit a deer on Highway 175 near Landmark Avenue.

There was $1,500 damage to his 2004 Ford.

On Feb. 2 at 3:37 p.m., Brenda Kay Rehse, 47, of Battle Creek had placed her vehicle in park and the engine revved up and the vehicle drove through the garage.

The vehicle busted through the overhead door and struck a vehicle in the garage. No one was injured in the accident.

There was $2,500 damage to her 2002 Chevrolet, $1,500 damage to the garage door and $1,000 to the 2012 Nissan parked in the garage.

On Feb. 5 at 10:53 a.m., Lisa Kay Mazurek, 35, of Cherokee had just passed a snowplow and didn’t realize until it was too late there were other vehicles in the roadway. She tried to stop but couldn’t get traction and collided with Eric Michael Van Houten, 35, of Holstein who was waiting for a turning semi. There was $2,500 damage to Mazurek’s 2015 Ford and $500 damage to Van Houten’s 1996 GMC. On Feb. 6 at 5:07 p.m.,

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Traf ic and other charges might include charges that were dismissed. For more information on speci ic cases contact the clerk of court or visit www.iowacourts.gov.

Traf ic charges Speeding Lisa Lebaugh, Council Bluffs; Ross Ladwig, Ida Grove; Adam Wiskus, Carroll; Jaykumar Bhakta, Anson, Texas; Kelsi Pry, Galva; Edward Grage, Manchester; Danica Kafton, Mapleton; Dawn McCrea, Correctionville; Persephone Eastman, Peever, S.D.; Eric Tegrootenhuis, Larchwood.

Other Jason Schiltz, Denison driving while license under suspension.

Justin Harding, Cherokee, possession of alcohol.

Victor Lopez, Sioux City, dark windows.

Sara Godwin, Correctionville, operating non-registered vehicle.

Michael McDonough, Schaller, failure to comply with safety rules.

Lisa Lebaugh, Council Bluffs, no valid driver’s license.

Lisa Lebaugh, Council Bluffs, failure to provide proof of inancial liability.

Aaron Zylstra, Ocheyedan, maximum group axle weight violation.

Matthew Wahl, Baton

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Mark Delbert Hankins, 55, of Ida Grove was westbound on Highway 175 near the intersection of Susan Lawrence Drive. Christine Diane Cerda, 47, of Ute was traveling behind Hankins.

Hankins slowed down to make a left turn. Cerda was unable to slow down due to slick road conditions and rear-ended the Hankins’ vehicle. There was $1,000 damage to Hankins’ 2014 Ford and $5,000 damage to Cerda’s 2009 Ford.

On Feb. 8 at 9:53 a.m., Beryl Wayne Daniel, 38, of Odebolt lost control of his vehicle due to snow on the roadway and ran into a tree on First Street in Ida Grove. There was $4,000 damage to his 1994 Ford.

On Feb. 8 at 3:46 p.m., John Henry Brinkman, 65, of Ida Grove was eastbound on Sixth Street in Ida Grove while Kaitlyn Karin Riessen, 16, of Battle Creek was northbound on Burns Street. Both vehicles were unable to stop due to snow conditions and slick surfaces and collided.

There was $1,200 damage to Brinkman’s 2017 Kia and $1,500 damage to Riessen’s 2007 Buick.

On Feb. 9 at 4:02 p.m., Vernice Jean Euchner, 70, of Ida Grove was westbound on Second Street in Ida Grove and made an illegal left turn across traf ic and attempted to

enter a parking spot. Euchner did not yield and was struck

by Kenneth James Wiltse, 47, of Ida Grove. Wiltse’s vehicle pushed Euchner’s vehicle into a legally parked vehicle.

There was $5,000 damage to Euchner’s 2001 Buick, $2,000 damage to the 2013 Dodge legally parked and $1,500 damage to Wiltse’s 1993 Chevrolet.

On Feb. 16 at 3:39 p.m., Allyson Emily Iversen, 40, of Ida Grove was northbound on Moorehead Avenue near Jacobs Avenue in Ida Grove.

Breanne Marie Diersen, 17, of Jewell was also northbound on Moorehead Avenue and attempted to make a right turn into the Ida Bowl parking lot from the inside lane. She failed to see the Iversen vehicle in the outside lane and sideswiped the vehicle.

There was $3,500 damage to Iversen’s 2007 Chrysler and $2,500 damage to Diersen’s 2009 Buick.

On Feb. 19 at 11:11 p.m., Cheryl Ann Weber, 54, of Danbury was northbound on Brady Avenue when a dog ran out onto the road and into the vehicle. There was $1,000 to her 2015 Chevrolet.

On Feb. 26 at 10:30 p.m., Ryan Robert Krayenhagen, 32, of Ida Grove hit a deer on Highway 175 near Jasper Avenue. There was $2,500 damage to his 2006 Chrysler.

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