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Monday, September 30, 2013 OBITUARIES Michael Donahue, 76 Bruce K. Fullmer, 72 Elizabeth Gearhart, 99
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County supervisors to vote on I-Green contract By Ty Rushing Daily News Staff Writer During Tuesday’s meeting, the Jasper County Board of Supervisors will take the final steps to close out the previous deal it had struck with the I-Green Learning Center. County Attorney Mike Jacobsen will present two action items to the board with regard to I-Green. The first is a vote on accepting a quit deed from the center versus a contract forfeiture. The second is a vote on paying the property taxes on the land the center was at.
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In June, I-Green Director Phil Stender came to the board to inform them the project no longer had enough funding to continue operations. “At this time, we have no funds and our intention is to dissolve the corporation,” Stender said in the June 25 meeting. “I apologize for the late timing in coming to you with this. We didn’t know we weren’t going to have funds until late last week. My request this time is that the county release us from our contractual obligation.” The I-Green facility was located at the site of the former Jasper County Care Fa-
cility. In 2010, Stender proposed to the board that I-Green would pay $550,000 in annual payments of $33,328 for the next four years. When payments reached $200,000, the county will forgive the remainder, $350,000, as part of a grant to facilitate the construction and operation of the facility. All three board members expressed disappointment in the facility’s closure at the time and will likely approve both of Jacobsen’s requests. I-GREEN See Page 3A
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activity that we could tie together with our topic of the week,” Neal said. Not all the people of service were able to pick apples, but that didn’t stop them from having fun. In the orchard, the Zmoleks set up chairs so people could sit and enjoy the six apple trees. “It’s not just going out for the apples,” Neal said. “They like going out to just sit in the yard and enjoy the space.”
Lin Chape knew there would be a time when she would run for City Council. The current vice president for human resources and organizational development at Vermeer Corporation said if she is elected to the council she would see it as a way of paying back the community. “Iowa and the City of Newton have just been welcoming to me,” said the California native. “This city means something to me in terms of personal caring for. I know that if I had an issue. I could go to the police department. I can go to the hospital and feel safe. I can go to any of those places. I’m home.” In 2004, Chape began working at Maytag as its director of training and staffing. In 2006, Chape took a contract with Whirlpool. During her contract, she worked with the city to transition the community for Maytag’s closing. “I did that because I thought the city deserved it,” Chape said. “I could have gone on and gone elsewhere. I chose not to do that.” After their departure, Chape received several offers, but didn’t take them and instead elected to open her own business when she was offered a job at Vermeer.
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WEATHER Dave Hon/Daily News Bob Tedrow picks apples on Friday during a Progress Industries visit to Lee and Catherine Zmolek’s apple orchard.
Progress Industries spends a day at an apple orchard
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Lee Zmolek’s favorite memory of his apple orchard is helping a boy with cerebral palsy pick an apple. Lee said several years ago he saw the boy, struggling to keep the apple picker steady because of his condition. Lee went over to help him steady the long stick up in the tree and when the boy pulled the tool down and the apple fell. Lee said the boy’s face lit
up with glee. “We take so much for granted,” Lee said. “Like picking an apple.” Lee and his wife Catherine have been inviting the people of service at Progress Industries to pick apples and peaches for three or four years. Ruth Neal, director of operations for day habilitation and intermediate care facilities, said the day habilitation program has been focusing on Octoberfest and teaching the idea of harvesting. “It was a wonderful
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Iowa Insurance Commissioner warns consumers to be on alert for Affordable Care Act scams
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Since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law in March 2010, unscrupulous scammers have been creating ways to take advantage of consumers’ uncertainty surrounding the law.
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Whether ‘government shutdown’ happens or not, key piece of healthcare act will begin Tuesday By Bob Eschliman Daily News Editor
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours before a threatened government shutdown, the Senate has the next move Monday on must-do budget legislation that has fueled a bitter congressional dispute over President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. But the Senate won’t be riding to the rescue, at least not immediately. When it convenes at midday, the Democratic-led chamber is expected to reject the latest effort
Regardless of the outcome of today’s frenetic action in the halls of the U.S. Capitol, the Health Insurance Marketplace, a key component of the Affordable Care Act, will go into effect beginning at midnight. That’s when the open enrollment period will begin for new policies that will go into effect Jan. 1, 2014, the current deadline for all Americans to have health insurance. “The Marketplace,” also referred to as the “health insurance exchange,” is intended to provide health insurance coverage to those who don’t currently have it, or for those who are looking to decrease the cost of their existing coverage. In Iowa, The Marketplace is administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Those seeking insurance plans through The
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Sign-up for Affordable Care Act’s Insurance Marketplace begins at midnight Where To Get Help For more information regarding the Health Insurance Marketplace in Iowa, you may visit the following entities that are approved to provide information about the Affordable Care Act and the Health Insurance Marketplace. Visiting Nursing Services of Iowa 1111 Ninth Street, Suite 320 Des Moines, IA 50314-2527 (515) 288-1516 Iowa Medicaid Enterprise 100 Army Post Road Des Moines, IA 50315 1-800-338-8366 The Iowa Insurance Division also provides sample premiums lists at its website, www.iid.state.ia.us. Detailed information is not available until the enrollment period begins at midnight tonight.