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Variables in Turkey Hunting Turkey hunting requires a certain amount of skill and a lot of luck. There are a lot of variables involved in getting your spring gobbler. Location, weather, calling ability, and number of hens in the area can all affect a person’s success or failure.

Dale spent a week hunting turkeys. We set up blinds in two different locations on the farm. He was out early, well before dawn, hunted for a few hours and went back out late afternoon to hunt until dark. There were turkeys where he was as he saw one or more each day so that was not the problem.

Some days it was raining, which causes the toms to do little or no gobbling. Though a person cannot tell where the birds are if they are not gobbling, we know they are still out there somewhere. It is easy to do too much or too little calling if a person does not know how they are responding. If a turkey is moving steadily toward the hunter without calling, it is best to leave well enough alone. Calling when it is not necessary can spook an already wary old tom. If they are sitting tight, more, or louder calling is required. If the bird is not gobbling, (Outdoors cont’d on pg 2)

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next to a big tree on the edge of the woods and waited for daylight a person does not know which method is when they would fly down. The morning appropriate. For several days, the wind was was calm, warm, and blowing. Turkeys prefer clear, unlike the entire prior week. Turkeys not to move at all in strong winds. There is were gobbling from every direction. Shortly little a person can do to get them to come in after daylight, turkeys this situation. One day, could be heard flying Dale did call a gobbler down from where they almost into gun range. had been roosting. A few clucks from his When things looked promising, a couple of call brought two gobhens walked up to him blers over the hill toward Schuyler. A third and the three of them walked off in the oppo- was approaching from site direction.

Dale had to leave empty handed on Friday.

He was happy with his hunts but would have been happier with a gobbler the opposite direction. in hand.

Schuyler put the bead Another friend, Schuyler, due to of his shotgun on the his busy schedule, only bigger of the two and dropped him with one had Saturday morning to hunt. He got out shot. The gobbler that before daylight, but the was with it, stopped and attacked his forturkeys were already gobbling from the roost mer partner. The third gobbler turned and before he could get into position in the tim- walked away slowly. ber. Rather than taking Schuyler could have had three turkeys in a chance at spooking the first half hour of his them, he sat down

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first day of hunting if he had more tags. One shot, one bird, in one day. Sometimes all the variables involved in turkey hunting line up to make getting a gobbler seem easy. Rarely does it work this way.

Just ask Dale. When it does, it makes turkey hunting about as much fun as a person can have.

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Cardinal Student Job Shadows OFD Last month, Cardinal High School student Kaleb Figueroa got to take a peek into a day in the life of a firefighter.

tumwa Fire Department. Kaleb had done an eight-hour shadow previously and when he expressed interest in doing more, Mrs. Hobbs was brought in to help coordinate and

Kaleb went on a 24-hour ride along with the Ottumwa Fire Department so he could get a better idea of what his future will look if he follows that career path.

Hobbs said. “We talked about the program he needs at Indian Hills Community College and FAFSA.” Since then, Kaleb has met with Indian Hills Community College (IHCC) to discuss his application and becoming an EMT to pursue a job at the Ottumwa Fire Department.

We are extremely thankful to all of the firefighters who worked with Kaleb and took the time to invest in him.

“It’s always been a dream of mine and I want to make it come true,” Kaleb said.

“It made me want to become a firefighter even more.”

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Warrant Wednesday

Wapello County has over 500 active warrants. Warrant Wednesday’s are designed to help law enforcement locate wanted persons, with the public’s help.

Do NOT attempt to apprehend these individuals.

Instead, call the Ottumwa Police Department at (641) 683-0661 or Wapello County Sheriff ’s Department at (641) 684-4350 if you have any information on their whereabouts. Your tips can be made anonymously.

Name: Sara Dawn Brown DOB: 11/25/1981 Warrant Issued: 05/05/2022 Warrant Details: Failure To Appear, Forteiture of Bond Original Charge: Forgery

Name: Dakota Ray Lee Derby (No Photo Available)

DOB: 09/17/2002 Warrant Issued: 05/04/2022 Warrant Details: Failure to Appear Original Charge: Possession of a Controlled Substance - Methamphetamine

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Name: Jack Leonard Erwin DOB: 01/27/1970 Warrant Issued: 04/28/2022 Warrant Details: Failure to Appear Original Charges: Interference with Official Acts, Dangerous Weapons & Domestic Abuse Assault

Name: Tyler Jay Jackson DOB: 12/30/1991 Warrant Issued: 05/03/202 Warrant Details: Domestic Abuse Assault & Theft 3rd

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me she had never boiled eggs. “Put eight eggs in a pan, fill it with water, about a half-inch or so over the eggs. Put the lid on the pan, put the pan on the burner, and turn it on high.” I told her to use the burner on the grill outdoors. It was hot outside, and I didn’t want the heat or humidity inside the house.

I love hard-boiled eggs, and most generally have them in the refrigerator. I can eat them anytime as a snack, an appetizer, or the main entrée. I’ve even had them for dessert. I love hard-boiled eggs.

“How long do I boil them,” she asked?

When I had finished breakfast, I put a pan of water on the stove and turned the burned on high. I set the remaining seven eggs from the carton into the water. I smiled, thinking about all the different ways people have for hard boiling eggs: Use fresh eggs, never use fresh eggs. Boil the water first, or, put them in cold water. Cover the pan with a lid, don’t cover the pan. Add vinegar; use salt, not vinegar.

So many ways to boil an egg, and they’re all opinions.

When I got home, a horrible stench came in through the kitchen window and was wafting through the house. It smelled like something rotten was burning. I worried the eggs may have boiled dry and ran out the back door.

There was smoke pouring out the vents on the lid of the pan.

“Just turn the burner on high, and I’ll take care of them when I get home.” I would be home in fifteen minutes which would be perfect.

I noted the time, but as usual, I ran into someThis morning, I ate the last boiled egg from the one I knew at the store fridge while my oatmeal and got home fifteen minutes late. was cooking. Yum.

I quickly turned off the flame. I removed the lid with a hot pad, nearly gagging on the smell of black smoke billowing out of the pan. “What the heck?” I hollered, “Annie, get out here!”

How hard can it be? Put When she came outside, I showed her the the eggs in water, boil charred disaster, “Why them, peel them, and did you crack the eggs eat them. That’s it. But before putting them in people have specific the pan? You’re suptechniques. I suppose posed to leave them IN I can understand why; maybe there should be the shells.” a recipe for hard-boiled “You didn’t say that,” eggs. she justified. “I put the eggs in the pan and One hot summer day, added water covering I went to the grocery them by a half-inch.” store to pick up a few things for dinner. We would have chef salads, I was perplexed. “Did but I forgot to hard boil you smell the eggs burning? Why didn’t you the eggs. So, I called my daughter Annie who come out and shut the was about fifteen years burner off?” old. “Can you boil eight “You told me to turn the eggs for me?” burner on high and just “I don’t know how,” she leave them alone,” she replied. “Do you have a said. “I assumed you knew what you were recipe?” talking about.” I couldn’t argue with her; she “Are you serious,” I did exactly what I said questioned. Annie told

to do, and I did fail to specify leaving the eggs in the shells. The pan was ruined. I threw the whole mess in the garbage can, got another pan, and boiled more eggs for our salads.

I laughed as I thought about that incident while my eggs were boiling. (Although I was not laughing when it happened.) We often remind Annie of the “Hard-Boiled Egg Incident.” She gets defensive every time, “I did exactly what Dad told me to do!”

Everyone has their technique for boiling eggs, claiming, “Do it my way, and the shells peel super easy – every time.”

Right. The way I boil eggs works (almost) every time for me. But I find eggs have a mind of their own, and some are just plain stubborn!

did. However, I’ll admit, when I claimed my victory, I was looking at one of the ugliest eggs I’d ever seen. The egg looked like I peeled it When I cooled my eggs, with a weed-whacker, a the shells peeled real lawnmower, or maybe a smoothly from the first hammer and chisel. six eggs; one egg’s shell stuck to a small I looked at the seven piece of the egg white, eggs on the plate and leaving a small mark, remembered my elbut it was still plenty ementary school aspretty to keep with the signment. “Which one of other eggs. The seventh these doesn’t belong?” I egg? Not so smooth. had learned that lesson well.

I couldn’t seem to get the membrane loose The egg was way too from the egg. Big hideous to put in the rechunks of egg white frigerator with the other ripped away with the eggs. Some of that shell. The egg white ugliness could rub off was torn so badly that on the others. I mean, it exposed the egg yolk seriously, what if we had in several places. Most company and they went people would have to the fridge for an egg? chucked the bad egg When they saw the into the trash – not me. pathetic resemblance of an egg, they would say, The battle was on; Man “This man can bake a vs. Egg. I was deterwonderful pie, but he mined to win, and I has no idea how to boil

eggs.” Some would even claim, “I’ll bet his children can’t hard boil an egg either.”

To avoid bringing future shame onto my kin, I did the right thing - I got rid of the evidence. I ate that battle-scarred egg. As ragged as that egg was, it was actually quite tasty (with a bit of salt and pepper.)

I pondered the whole situation further. People and eggs have a lot in common. Most people are good eggs, but you’re going to run into a bad or stubborn egg once in a while.

When you come across a bad egg, give it the benefit of the doubt. If you take time to look beyond the outer appearance, even a bad egg can turn out to be a good egg – especially with a bit of seasoning.

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