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LEON, IOWA 50144, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2022
P.O. Box 580, 111 NW. 2nd, Leon, IA 50144 E-mail: JRNEWS@GRM.NET VOLUME 93 - NUMBER 17
Helping Build a Sense of Pride in the Community
Dennis Martin has built this park on his property located on South Main Street. By Dave Fuller One of the challenges that all small towns have is to establish community pride. The city and other property owners have done a great job of removing old non livable houses from our community. The next step is to provide community pride by making some type of improvement to the vacant lot that is left after the demolition. This pride can surface as commerce, athletics, schools and community and property improvement. The
Leon Journal-Reporter is going to start a series on community and property improvement within the city of Leon. Each story in this series will focus on an individual that has made an effort, big and small, to improve the community or their own personal property. Our first story is about the park that Dennis Martin has built on his property located on South Main Street. This property was owned by Dennis's wife Sherry. It was the former location of Long
Local Area Happenings
Hy-Vee Pharmacy New Hours
All School Reunion May 28
The Leon All School Reunion is scheduled for Saturday, May 28, at the Leon Golf and Country Club with morning coffee and donuts from 8:00 - 11:00 a.m. and an evening social with snacks beginning at 5:30 p.m. For information, call 641442-6241.
Live Music at Fairgrounds May 28
R & S Auto and Small Engine is hosting live music featuring country singer Jake McVey along with local artists Abbie Hullinger, Briggs Girls, Graham Girls, and Durt on May 28, rain or shine. Refer to ad on page 2.
Creek Outfitters until they moved to their current location on the west edge of Leon. Unfortunately for Sherry and Dennis, the building burned down. After the rubble was removed, it left them with a vacant lot. They were not sure what to do with the lot. In 2010, they kicked around the idea of making it into a park. But the idea never became a reality. Sherry liked open spaces. This is why she lived out in the country. She liked the smell of the fresh air after
a rain. The colors of the wild flowers in her field. She also liked to watch the trees as they changed colors with the seasons. Dennis said that when they went on vacation they liked to stop and visit parks as they traveled. So when Sherry passed away in 2020, Dennis decided to make a park, out of the vacant lot, as a memorial to his wife. He named the park the Sherry Sue Martin Tree and Garden Memorial (continued on page 10)
up on Wednesday, June Leon Spring Cleanup 1 and Wednesday commercial trash pickup June 6, 7, 8 The City of Leon is The Hy-Vee will be Thursday, June Pharmacy in Leon is ad- 2. Friday trash pickup holding a Spring Cleanjusting their hours, due will be Friday as sched- up for residents as in the past, but it will look to pharmacist short- uled. different. The clean-up ages everywhere. New will occur over a 3 day hours effective May 30 Leon Pool to Open period, June 6 and 7 are Mon., Tues., Wed. from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 and Fri. from 8:30 a.m. June 11 The Leon p.m. and longer hours to 5:30 p.m. CLOSED Swimming Pool is on June 8 from 8:30 Thurs, Sat. and Sun. scheduled to open for a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Refer GR Pancake Breakfast the season on Saturday, to ad on page 4. June 11, daily from 1:00 The City of Grand - 6:00 p.m. Pool passes River is hosting a are available for pur- Dine With DCH Repancake breakfast chase at City Hall. Started June 7 at the Grand River Refer to on page 12. The Decatur Community Center on County Hospital is inSaturday, May 28 from viting the community 7:30 - 10:00 a.m. Free North Lumber Open to Dine with DCH on Will Offering. House Tuesday, June 7 beNorth Lumber and ginning at 5:00 p.m. at Home Center in Leon is their Little River Cafe. Memorial Day Trash hosting a customer ap- Refer to ad on page 8 Pickup preciation open house for information. City of Leon resion Saturday, June 4 dents residential from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 trash pickup by Jim's p.m. at their new loca- Class of 1967 Reunion Sanitation will run one The Class of 1967 is tion, 108 NE 3rd Street. day later this week. Meal will be provided having a class reunion Tuesday, May 31, trash on Saturday, May 28 at and drawings held. pickup will be picked the Leon Community
Gazebo at Cemetery Adorned with Medallions and Lists Veterans
New Police Chief Gardner Begins Duties for City of Leon
Center from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Contact Steve Willis at Willis2@ mediacombb.net for more information.
Library Summer Reading Program
The Leon Public
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Mayor Bob Frey welcomes new Leon Police Chief Brad Gardner. Gardner took the oath of office Monday morning, May 23, and began his duties. Leon’s new Police Chief Brad Gardner assumed his duties, Monday, May 23. At the city council meeting, May 3, Mayor Bob Frey appointed Gardner as the new chief of Gardner signed a 3-year contract with the city and will receive a salary of $60,000 a year. Brad is an Ottumwa, IA native and after graduation from Ottumwa High School, he joined the US Navy where he served for 7 years as a corpsman (medic). Brad is a Desert Storm Veteran. After completing his service in the Navy, he attended UNI and received a
degree in Business Administration. Soon after completing his degree, Brad started his career in law enforcement. He has worked in several communities in his career, starting as a patrol officer. He has been an investigator, a patrol sergeant, and worked as a police chief in two other Iowa cities before coming to Leon. Gardner is married and has 5 children, the oldest turning 32 this year. In his spare time, he likes to spend time with his family camping, boating, fishing, and golfing. Gardner joins Officer Eric Rasmussen on the two-man force.
Holiday Printing Notice
Due to the Memorial Day Holiday, the June 1 issue of the JR will be printed and distributed a day later. Early copy for that issue is requested to be into the office by Noon on Friday, May 27. Thank you, Corey and Tonya
DCH to Temporarily Divert Patients Due to New Construction Process During the Overnight Hours of May 26-27 In order to continue construction of the new DCH Outpatient Clinic, the Decatur County Hospital facility must undergo a short temporary power outage during the The new gazebo at the Leon Cemetery is once again ready for visitors overnight hours of May 26th-27th. this Memorial Day. For the safety of New gold medallions representing each of the United States Branches the patients, including of Service - Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines, and the Air Force – have emergency situations, been hung on the inside walls along with one representing the American the hospital will begin Legion. Two, locked display cases hold the names of all the Veterans buried diverting all emergency in the cemetery, what war they served in and where their graves are room patients to other facilities beginning at located. 11:00 pm on Thursday, Landscaping, walkways and benches still need to be finalized.
May 26th. "We anticipate the power to be out in our facility for an hour beginning at 11:59 pm on Thursday, May 26th, indicated hospital officials. Power is expected to resume by 1:00 am on Friday, May 27th. Once power has been restored, the hospital will resume full operations and end the process of diverting patients to other facilities.
If you have an emergency during this time, please continue to call 911, and the EMS team can be dispatched to you as needed, and will transport you to the most appropriate emergency room when needed. If you experience an emergency during this time and need to visit the DCH Emergency Room, personel will assist you however they can, including transportation if necessary.
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DEATH NOTICE SOUTH, Dennis Murel, 79, of Leon, Iowa, died on Friday, May 20, 2022 at the Decatur County Hospital in Leon. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 27, 2022, at the Slade-O'Donnell Funeral Home in Leon, with Pastor Rick Hawkins officiating. Interment will be held in the Leon Cemetery at a later date. A memorial fund has been established for the Decatur County Conservation Board for the Savannah Hills Learning Center. BAKER, Marjorie Mae, 97, of Osceola, Iowa, died on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Southern Hills Specialty Care in Osceola. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at the SladeO'Donnell Funeral Home in Leon, with Pastor Terry D. Roberts officiating. Interment will be held in the Van Wert Cemetery, Van Wert, Iowa. Memorials may be given to the Osceola Senior Center.
OBITUARIES
MARJORIE MAE BAKER Marjorie Mae Baker, daughter of Elmer Allen and Mabel (Kinch) Ackerman, was born November 30, 1924 in Glendive, Montana and passed from this life, May 21, 2022 at Southern Hills Specialty Care in Osceola, Iowa at 97 years of age. Mabel passed away when Marjorie was only a few weeks old. Elmer remarried, and his second wife, Ida May Parker, became Marjo-
rie’s mother. Marjorie graduated from high school in Mountain Grove, Missouri, on May 16, 1941. Marjorie was united in marriage to Dennis Hubert Baker on September 5, 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri. They were the parents of two children, Ida Ann and Ray Dean. Marjorie was baptized into the Van Wert Christian Church on April 11, 1954 in Van Wert, Iowa. Marjorie worked at a shoe factory in Kansas City, Missouri, and later at Snowden’s in Osceola, Iowa. Her favorite career, however, was working alongside her husband on their farm outside of Weldon, Iowa. Marjorie loved animals, especially their cattle herd. Over the years she had many interests including crocheting, gardening, helping others, sending cards to friends and family, and watching baseball. Marjorie loved watching almost any kind of sport. She also enjoyed a good cup of coffee. Marjorie was a loyal supporter of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She showed that support by attending 4-H activities, little league ball games, band concerts, and scouting ceremonies, to name a few. Marjorie was truly one of a kind. Although she was petite in size, her determination was boundless and unstoppable. One never had to guess what was on Marjorie’s mind, which made conversations with her very entertaining. Marjorie was extremely loving and partial to those she loved. She will be missed by many. Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Mabel Kinch Ackerman and Ida May Ackerman; husband, Dennis Baker; daughter, Ida West; son-in-law, Wayne West; and her sisters and their husbands, Evelyn and Roy Garcie, Ella and John Johnson, and Beverly Ruth and John Hollman. Marjorie is survived by son, Ray Baker (Carla) of Osceola; grandchildren, Mickey West, Lorie (Scott) Kent, Johnny (Ashley) Richardson, Billy (Andrea) Baker and Sean Baker; greatgrandchildren, Augustus Sherry (Jenna), Austin West (Alexis), Dannelle West, Timber Kent, Julie West, Billy Ray Baker, and Becky Baker; great-great
CELEBRATION OF LIFE: The family of
Myrna Marie Omstead Morris would like to extend an invitation to all to join us as we gather to share stories and memories of the lady we were blessed to know as our mother. The service will begin at 10:30 am on Saturday, May 28th at the Lamoni Community Center. We look forward to seeing you. grandson, Ledger West; nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends.
DENNIS MUREL SOUTH Dennis Murel South, age 79, of Leon, Iowa, the son of Leland Merle “Dutch” and Helen Lucille (Green) South, was born January 10, 1943, in Decatur County, Iowa. He died at the Decatur County Hospital in Leon, Iowa on May 20, 2022. Den grew up in rural Decatur County. He graduated from Leon High School in 1961. He married his high school sweetheart, Sharon Colleen Graves, November 3, 1962. They were blessed with one daughter, Shanda. Den spent most of his working life at the Iowa Department of Transportation. Denny started as a road maintenance man. He retired as a maintenance supervisor after 35 years of service. He spent many days, evenings and overnights maintaining and keeping the state highways safe. He enjoyed playing golf, reading westerns, working around the house, and time with the family, especially his two grandsons. He loved to cook; his specialties were homemade noodles and cinnamon rolls. Preceding him in
death were his parents; and brother, Darrell. Survivors include his wife, Sharon South of Leon; daughter, Shanda South and husband, Todd Black of Chanhassen, Minnesota; grandsons, Elijah Black and Tyler Black; foster son, Raymond Blanton of Seabrook, New Hampshire; AFS daughter, Pam Becker of Dunedin, New Zealand; sister, Devra Carmichael of Leon; brother, Doyle South of Leon; nieces and nephews; and other relatives and many friends.
ment offers quality services. We provide various types of infusions, including but not limited to, the following: chemotherapy (administered by Chemotherapy Certified Nurses, who are specially trained), administration of IV antibiotics and other medications, hydration therapy, blood transfusions, infusions for Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis, iron infusions, anti–rejection medication, central line care, injections (such as Aranesp, Neupogen, Procrit, Neulasta, and Lupron), IV immune globulin, and more.
If you are living with a cancer diagnosis, our infusion team will be with you every step along your journey, alongside other experts we have available to support you. Dr. Zeeshan Jawa, MD, Oncologist, and Kalee Gerdes, PA, both visit the DCH Outpatient Clinic three times each month to provide diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing monitoring for those living with cancer. This includes deDCH Offers veloping a plan for infusion treatments to batOncology tle cancer. The entire DCH infusion team inand Infusion cludes your healthcare Services provider, registered nurses, a pharmacist, The month of May a pharmacy tech, and has a lot of celebralaboratory staff. tions, and one that we recognize at Decatur Infusion Therapy County Hospital is offers flexible schedulOncology Nursing ing Monday through Month. As part of our Friday, with added wide variety of seravailability on weekvices, Decatur County ends as needed. This Hospital offers short flexibility allows you to and long-term infusion maintain your normal therapy services (also routine with appointcalled intravenous or ments at times conIV therapy). Whether venient for you. When you are being treated referred to the Infusion for infection, cancer, or another illness, the DCH infusion depart- (continued on page 3)
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Improve the Leon Public Library by John Dunsdon, Librarian Seven members of the community joined Library Director John Dunsdon and the Library Board of Trustees at the third meeting in a series funded by a grant from the American Library Association – “Libraries Transforming Communities”. The grant provided funds to explore community input into improving the Leon Public Library. The meeting took place May 12 at Main Street Brick House. A discussion item — a book entitled “13 Ways to Kill Your Community” by Doug Griffiths — had been distributed to various organizations in Leon. Though not written about Leon, the author covered aspects found in many small towns and communities; most of which “hit home” with what is happening right now in Leon. This book is available for check out at the Library. One of the “home truths” from the book is there is often a “core group” of people who are actively involved in their communities; while others choose not to get involved. The author speaks of various methods that can take a somewhat stagnant community to one that is progressive and attractive to visitors and prospective new residents. A handout given to participants contained a long list of current Library services. Many people attending these meetings did not realized how much our Library does right now. When discussing the Leon Public Library, two factors keep coming up: the Library building has become too small to deliver all of the services our community needs — AND — it is not handicapped accessible. A patron cannot now come to the Library without facing steps — to get inside the building from either the front or back entrances — or to get from floor to floor. The building is not large enough to accommodate adding an elevator without losing space available for public use (such as the computer area) or without losing shelving. It is extremely crowded when groups from school visit, or story time and hands-on events meet in the Children’s room. Options — purchase more land to add on to the current building; a different building elsewhere; or build a new building — were discussed. What our community needs to think about is how important the services provided by the Library are and ways to improve the Library. The following were suggestions made at this meeting about improving our Public Library: Better Communication and Advertising of Events Have author presentations frequently Add a separate area for Genealogy Research (add necessary computer hardware, software, etc. and digitize these records) Make a better effort to educate our community on how Career and Job research is done at the Library Publicize a “Book of the Month”; and hold a gathering to discuss the book. Reestablish a “Friends of the Library” group The Director and the Board of Trustees
appreciate everyone who has attended these meetings and given input
Social News Owen/Owens
The Owen/Owens family reunion will be Memorial Day, May 30, 2022 at the Leon Community Center. The center will be open at 9:00 a.m. and will be eating at noon. Everyone is welcome. Left to Right: Kiley Zion, Chloe Hamaker, Mara Dykes, and Matt Boothe.
Additional CD Senior Awards
The following Central Decatur Class of 2022 Senior Dayson Short, also was recognized during the Awards Night held May 10, as receiving the Northwest Merit Scholarship and Green and White Advantage.
(continued from page 2) Clinic, all aspects of your care are coordinated with your health care provider. Your healthcare provider can order your therapy through our infusion department. Once the infusion department has been notified of your referral, a staff member will call you and schedule the time and date of your infusion. Our team of experts has advanced education to provide the most qualified and experienced care to you and your family. Specially trained registered nurses will administer your infusion therapy with compassionate, personalized care in a relaxed and comfortable setting. For more information about infusion therapy at DCH, call 641-446-4871. Visit http://www.decaturcounty hospital.org/ services/infusino-therapy to learn more.
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CD "Artist of Year" By Julie Pedersen During the past few years, Mrs. Julie Pedersen chose an "Artist of the Month" to showcase student artwork for a short time. This year, she got the pleasure of choosing artwork of four deserving students to have their artwork professionally printed and framed to hang up in the hallway for permanent display in the high school. The first four
CDHS student artists to have the honor of highlighting their talents are Matthew Boothe ‘22, Mara Dykes ‘22, Kiley Zion ‘24 and Chloe Hamaker ‘22. These four additions of artwork are hanging up in the main hallway that students can view anytime, but especially while waiting in line for lunch, not only provide a pop of color to the walls, but are also helping to
make the school feel and media exploramore like a home. tion project, he was required to use five difGet Into the Zonerama ferent types of media. Owl 18"x 24" matted to The mediums he used 22"x 28" are from left to right, Mixed Media by pen and ink, oil pastels, Matthew Boothe ‘22 colored pencils, chalk The incred- pastels and graphite ible piece of art shown pencil. Matt used his above, Get Into the excellent observation Zonerama Owl, with its skills, his "blended" intense gaze was cre- shading technique (in ated by the hardwork- four of the zones) and ing and talented senior his "stippling" shading art student Matthew Boothe. In this chal(continued on page 12) lenging value study
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SUMMER READING PROGRAM Kick Off Night
Friday, June 3 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Library Parking Lot ALL AGES CAN PARTICIPATE! Stop by to get your reading log and a calendar of the summer’s program offerings. Read great books, have lots of fun, and earn amazing prizes!
CLASS OF 1967 REUNION
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TWICE TOLD TALES 20 YEARS AGO (May 22, 2002) Evonne Kouba was honored with the DEKKO Teaching Excellence Award during the Senior Awards Night. Senator Tom Harkin announced CD was awarded $233,068 of the $6 million that was allocated in coordination with the Iowa Department of Education in education funding for Iowa schools. These funds were to benefit from the federal emergency repairs, renovation and technology grants distributed. Chief of Police Todd Byerly and Diane Rouse, president of the Central Decatur Pa r e n t / Te a c h e r Organization presented bicycles to the winners, Dallas Walker, Ben Zion and Blake Kofoid which were given away at the Leon Police Department and P.T.O. Bicycle Rodeo for Safety held. Skills were taught by officers and parents with drawings for free bicycles, scooters and headlight kits. Each participant also received a bicycle helmet. Merchants helping with the event were Leon Hy-Vee, State Farm Insurance, Finders Keepers, Citizens Bank, Jim Rouse Construction, Z-Degrees, The Ragged Plant, Grand River Mutual Telephone Corp., Boy Scout Troop 102, Leon Police Dept., and Parent Teachers's Organization. Garden Grove was host to 80 members of The Oxbow Wagon Train as they gathered to form up for Trek 2002. Jim Silsby of Lamoni was captured with his wagon and mules heading out of Garden Grove to begin the trek 2002.Trek 2002 is a 12 day ride east to Montrose on the Mississippi River with overnight stops along the way. Members of this group came
from Colorado, Utah, Washington, Oregon, Texas, Minnesota, Indiana and Iowa. The Amicitia Club celebrated its 100th anniversary with a guest tea. Members were LaVera Cowles, Beulah Ballantyne, Naomi Bowen, Vera Vandel, Lois Slade and Greta Willis. 50 YEARS AGO (May 25, 1972) The Leon Swimming Pool was to open May 28. Paul Vaughn was manager assisted by Daryl Bunch. The Red Cross swimming lesson program was under the direction of Evonne Kouba, Judy Parson, Debbie Mendenhall and Rhonda Dobson. The Leon City Council voted to participate in the Iowa community Betterment Program. Attending the first meeting were Ron Benge, Ron Dobson, Alex Macy, Betty Viner, Mildred Baker, John Moore, Carl Coffey, Chet Redman, Steve Iverson, Bob Fulton and Vista workers Judy Maas and Joe Matranga. A 1971 Ford Pinto driven by Decatur County Extension Director Ron Benge was totally demolished on the Elk Chapel bridge when it was rear ended by a semi-trailer belonging to Smith Feeder Supply and driven by Bob Hampton. No one was injured. Graduating seniors from the Weldon area were David Buckingham, Steve Carney, Martha Collins, Deena Hembry, Don Hembry, John Lillibridge, Vickie Quayle, Richard Randol and Vicci Sullivan. Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Joy became the parents of Bryan Emmet born May 13. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Deemer of Weldon were grandparents.
The largest class in the history of Northwest Missouri State College graduated 855 students. Receiving diplomas from Decatur County were James Binning, Mary Dyer, Kathy Blevins and Janice Binning. Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Pitman and sons John and Nigel of Arlington, VA were visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harl Pitman of Leon. Chuck was associated with the U.S. State Department in "The Laws of the Sea" division. Sun Valley Lake was offering the first sub-division of lakeside lots for sale. 75 YEARS AGO (May 22, 1947) Electrical Storm Caused Heavy Damage – An electrical storm in Decatur County caused considerable damage and heavy loss to one farmer. Lightning struck the J.D. Kelley barn located four and onehalf miles northwest of Lineville and all contents of the barn were lost in the blaze. Three head of cattle were burned. Over 150 bushels of corn were burned and a lot of shelled corn. Several tons of hay was destroyed and a few oats. Tools and three sets of harness. Sixty-three Rural Pupils Received Diplomas – Leonard Murray of the state department of health was the main speaker at the rural eighth grade commencement exercises. The rural graduates included: Carol Adair, James Baughman, Eldon Binning, Eldon Boswell, J.O. Bright, Glenn Brizendine, Myrtle Clampitt, Patricia Corll, Willa Crees, Darrell Dale, Rosetta Edgington, Junior Evans, Patricia Flynn, Howard Gatton, Elizabeth Gilliland, Roe Graham, Donald Gray, Don Hall, Robert Harvey, Bonnie Helton, Wanda Hembry, Sara Mae Hill, Donald Hopkins, Joseph Horney,
Chester Jennings, Dennis Jensen, Johnny Jensen, Donald Kelly, Ruth Lemonds, Marvin Martin, Rex Mendenhall, Marie Millstead, Joan McBee, David McClaran, Elizabeth McDaniel, Velton McDonald, Keith McGahuey, Betty Nelson, John Palmer, Howard Parson, Gary Patton, Twyla Poush, Letty Ann Rex, Richard Rex, Dorothy Rumley, Ray Rumley, Delbert Smith, Harold Smith, Jack Snethen, Tessie Snethen, Arlen Dean Snyder, JoAnn Stark, Don Steen, Wilma Steen, Janet Stoll, William Twombley, Joe Vandel, Donald Vaughn, Lois Vaughn, Evelyn Williams, James Wilson, Doris Woods and Chester Young. Davis City May Queen and Attendants – Several of the Davis City mothers were entertained at a Mother and May Day program given by the primary, first, second and third grades. The afternoon was highlighted by the crowning of Sandra Sue Hagan as May Queen by King Paul Adair. Queen Hagan's attendants were Martha Shoemaker, Sheryl Perry, Patricia Atteberry, Doris Proctor, Janet Cartwright, Barbara Snethen, Perry Scott and Joyce Turpen. The crownbearer was Mike Casey. Marriage Licenses – Westley E. Bryan and Hazel Vandel; A.W. Finckbone and Rosanna L. Caulson. Dicia Evelyn Smith and James Raymond Palmer were married in Troy, Kan. 100 YEARS AGO (May 25, 1922) Decatur County Baby Honored – Bernard Ellis Mullin, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Mullin of Leon, was highly honored while visiting at the home of his grandmother in Des Moines. He was chosen as one of the contestants for the baby contest. His picture was shown on the screen at the Des Moines Theatre. Walter Snyder
Broke His Leg – Walter Snyder, a well known farmer living at High Point, met with a serious accident when a horse which he was riding fell in his pasture, catching Walter under it in such a way as to break his right leg between the knee and ankle. Depot Restaurant Burned – The depot restaurant at the foot of Main Street, was destroyed by fire, the fire being discovered a few minutes after 1 o'clock and the whole building was on fire when Otto Duff, the proprietor, who was sleeping in an upstairs room was awakened by the smoke, none of the contents of the building were saved, and Mr. Duff barely got out, being unable to come down the front stairs but managed to get down the rear stairs, getting out with only pants and one shoe. Mr. Duff's family had gone to Lineville to visit Mrs. Duff's parents and lost all of their clothing except what they had with them. The residence of Milt Simpson, just north of
the restaurant, was on fire several times but close watching saved it with slight damage. Found Bank Loot Stolen at Grand River – Don Price, who lived southeast of Grand River, found a sack in the woods on his farm which contained a lot of postage stamps and papers which were stolen from the private box of the Grand River postmaster when the Farmers Bank at Grand River was robbed a few years earlier. Rev. Provan and E.S. Buffum returned from Des Moines. The Baccalaureate sermon was held at the Presbyterian Church, the sermon being delivered by the Rev. George of Humeston for the first 12 years graduates of the LeRoy School: Faye Krouch, LeEtta Updike, John Calhoun and Claude Hatfiled. Mrs. Orin Thompson and Dewey and granddaughter, Iva Lindsey, spent a week at Millerton visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Jelsma.
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Only the Residents of the City of Leon that pay for trash service through the City are eligible for Spring Clean-up and you must present your water bill when dropping items off. To utilize Spring cleanup, you will be responsible for getting your clean-up items to the dumpsters and placed in them. The dumpsters will be located at the “City Farm” which is west of the Leon Cemetery at 1604 NW 6th St. A city employee will be there to verify eligibility. You must show them your water bill. This service will only be available June 6 and 7 from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and June 8 from 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. No after hours dumping allowed. Items that are allowed at the drop off location: • Couches, chairs, carpet and household furniture • Metal Appliances and Metal will be taken at no charge (separate from other refuse as you will put it in a different dumpster) • Wood, Doors, Door Frames, windows, siding and flooring. Items that will NOT be allowed at the drop off location: • NO YARD WASTE, PROPANE TANKS, TIRES, CAR PARTS, OR TV’S • NO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS **Commercial accounts not eligible for general cleanup.** Jim’s Sanitation is not responsible for items not intended for disposal at cleanup site. Jim’s Sanitation also reserves the right to reject any clean up items. Trailer loads of construction debris are not accepted.
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LINDA BOOTHE Reece Hill, son of Bill and Okalena Hill, held his graduation reception on Saturday the 14th at the Davis City Community Center. Kendra Williams’ family and friends met on Sunday the 15th to celebrate her graduation. Kendra is the daughter of William and Melissa Williams of rural Davis City. Congratulations to Reece and Kendra! Lou Fry of Osceola and Linda Boothe attended the funeral of Virginia Cole in Osceola on Monday. Our friend, Verla Cole, is the daughter-in-law of Virginia. There was a luncheon following the service so Lou and I were able to meet more of Verla’s friends. Condolences to the Cole family. At the Lamoni High School Recognition, Journey Anderson of Davis City received two awards that he was unaware of because he had not even applied for them. Journey received the Doyle Waugh Memorial Scholarship for outstanding character and the Amish Country Store award honoring his enthusiasm through the PRIDE program. Journey plans to finish with the American-Corps Youth in Lamoni and then he will go to work with his Uncle Mark Smith using heavy equipment cleaning up train derailments. After obtaining these additional skills, Journey will further his formal education. Journey is the son of Gary and Shonda Anderson and the grandson of Dewayne and Melba Smith all of Davis City. Congratulations Journey and thanks for making Davis City proud. Wednesday morning coffee with the Davis City Sista’s
gained another member this week when Jackie Hawley joined our group. The invitation is open to anyone that would like to join us at 9:00 am weekly. Tyke Hullinger, Riley Norman, Matthew Boothe and Jack Scrivner placed 2nd in the shuttle hurdle relay, class 2A, at the State Track meet on Saturday in DSM in 1:00:64, just missing the title by .14 seconds. . All the State participants did well but sorry….I don’t have all those details. You’ll have to read the Leon Journal to see all the other results. Another successful track season in the record books for CD. Go CARDS! On Saturday, Ramona Clark, Jennifer Clark, Carla Evans, Kierra Osborn-Horton with Nadia and Lavelle, all travelled to Liberty, MO, for the graduation reception for Aubrey Hartley, Ramona’s granddaughter. Aubrey is the daughter of the late Steve Hartley of Liberty and Amy Osborn-Clark of Davis City. Congrats Aubrey and Best Wishes! My Sunday afternoon guests were my brother, Maurice and his wife, Stephanie, of St Joseph, MO. We decorated our parents monuments at Rose Hill in Lamoni and really enjoyed our visit as it had been too long since we had seen each other. School will release on Friday, May 27th, for the summer. Geez! That school year whizzed right by! Hopefully everyone has a relaxing, fun filled and safe summer. I forgot to send birthday wishes to Linsey Craig, Corby Boswell, Patty Vandel, Kala Boswell, Brock Boswell, Darlene Martin, Lathum Kuster, Rena Sutton, Ken Starnes, Trish Brenizer and Donna Bond last week. Happy Belated Birthday to all! Happy Anniversary to Dennis and Cindy Horney on the 17th! This coming week Paddy Druhl, Lucretia Hamilton, Aubrey Hartley, Barb Stuck, Nancy Becker, Larry Kuster, Scott Boswell, Terry Phelps, Mary Phelps, Allyson Reynolds, Zach Nall and Julie Houk will blow out their candles. Happy Birthday wishes
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to all these folks. Times are getting tough with all the rising cost of gas, groceries and just about everything essential. I’ve been doing some thinking about my childhood and remembering washing the foil so we could reuse it. Mom would reuse tea bags when making iced tea and she always saved the bacon grease to use in additional cooking. If we only wore clothing for a brief time, we would wear it again to save on laundry and the water bill. We HAD to turn lights off, if not in that room and you didn’t stand with the door open to let the warm air out in the winter or the cool out in the summer. Thinking about ways to conserve could put us all in a better place with our utility and grocery bills ….just sayin’. Recycling and reusing could make our planet a better place, as well. Later…Linda
unit is allowed. You will be responsible for picking up and installing the window air conditioner. Please contact your county Outreach office to apply. Supply is limited and based on availability. The contact for Decatur County Outreach if you are interested in applying for this program: Troy McBroom 306 North Main, Suite 1 Leon, IA 50144 Phone: 641-446-4454 Email: decatur@scicap.org. "Hygge" (hyoo·guh): adjective: invoking or fostering a sense of coziness, contentment, and well-being. Have a great week!
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MELINDA MACKEY Memorial Day Weekend is here and with it comes the Grand River Memorial Weekend Pancake Breakfast. Join friends and neighbors on Saturday, May 28th from 7:30-10am at the Community Center. Pancakes, french toast, sausage, ham fruit and drinks. A free will offering will be accepted. Volunteers are also needed to help the Legion put up flags at the Grand River Cemetery on Thursday, May 26th at 6pm. Many hands make for short work! And this is an amazing learning opportunity for kids! SCICAP will be participating in the Cooling Program this summer. To receive a small window air conditioner, you must meet income guidelines and have a household member over 60 or a medical condition that would be helpful if you had an air conditioner. If you are a renter, your landlord will complete a form saying a window
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Well, Mother Nature is still being a little contrary with the weather. Super hot a day or two then cool and wet and very windy for several days. Be nice if it stayed fairly warm and dry for a few days so folks could catch up on the mowing and farmers on the planting. Last week I mentioned that Memorial Day was coming up. Well, Monday, May 30th is Memorial Day. A day to remember those in uniform that have served our country. Andover Cemetery is a small country cemetery with 23 veterans resting in its quiet, peaceful grounds. Holly Parkhurst reports that Benson has been enjoying the
warm weather and his swimming pool. He loves the summer and being outside so much. They are still waiting for the arrival of Benson’s little sister. We’ll keep you posted! Clay Parkhurst went to the movies Friday night with his nephew Keegan. Breanna Main is preparing for her board exams this coming week. Let’s all keep Breanna in our prayers for a successful board exam. Donna Ogier had a busy week taking kitties to the vet and bringing them back home. She plans to take four more in to be spayed in the fall. Thank you, Donna, for working to keep the kitty population under control. Kim Erwin traveled to Minnesota this past weekend for her dad’s 86th birthday. Happy Birthday, Kim’s dad. On Saturday, Kim went to Arlington, Minnesota, with her brother and nephew to watch them dirt track race. Sounds like Kim had a pretty fun weekend. Drew Parkhurst took advantage of the few dry days and got his garden pretty well planted and had a little time left to build some electric fence. Optimist Club members Philinda Snethen and Liz Carpenter, with help from honorary Optimist member Jim Coulthard, took a trailer load of cans to Corydon to the Can Due Redemption Center Thursday after school. The Optimist can trailer is at Liz's farm for a few days to be unloaded. It should be back at the Sale Barn in a few days.
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Cassie Daleske reports Axel's last day of preschool was Friday. He will have one more year of preschool before he gets to go to kindergarten. Now that preschool is out, he's excited to do some camping and swimming this summer. How can he be through with a year of preschool already? Friday Don and Pat Boswell took Philinda Snethen out to dinner in Des Moines. After church on Sunday, Kay Herring and Stuart Silver ate lunch at Philinda Snethen’s. Thursday Coy Osborn stayed with Grandma Sandy and Grandpa Gary Osborn. Then Cotton Osborn came along. Still later in the day Cole Osborn came and ate supper then he went with his dad while Sandy took Cotton and Coy to a 4H meeting and weiner roast at Wyant Park in Eagleville. Sunday, Sandy Osborn’s cousin Rodonna and Bill Collier from Gallatin came for lunch. Sandy’s aunt Donna Bennett and her cousin Connie came to visit Rodonna who was named after Sandy’s mom Rogene and Aunt Donna. Sounds like a mini family reunion! Have a good week, be kind to each other, and schools are letting out all over the place for the summer break, so keep an eye out for kids when you are out driving about.
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Shuttle Hurdle Paces Cardinals at State In addition to the well deserved opportunity to compete at state track this past weekend, the Central
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Decatur boys' track team earned a plethora of awards at state in- medal and breaking 3 cluding each 11 athletes school records. returning home with a The Central Decatur state track experience for the boys started on a high setting the stage at 2:40
finish. On Saturday, the team ran an incredible race with their p.m. with the shuttle best time of the seahurdle team of Tyke son of 1:00.64, winning Hullinger, Jack Scrivner, their heat composed Matthew Boothe and of the 5th - 8th place Riley Norman, running preliminary times. CD a 1:02.04, qualifying for finished overall with a finals with a 5th place 2nd place, almost upsetting Spirit Lake who ran almost two seconds faster than everyone during the prelims, but only beat CD by .14 of a second in the finals with a time of 1:00.5. On Thursday, immediately after running in the shuttle hur-
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dle, Scrivner reported to the long jump pit, required to make all 3 jumps one right after another. He fouled on his first attempt, made a recording jump of 20' 1.25" in his second attempt before recording his best jump of 20' 3.75", for a 13th place finish. The winning jump was DeRocher of Hinton with 22' 4.75". The CD boys had a break until 5:50 p.m. when the 4x800 team of Vincent Carcamo, Tate
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with a 8:08.83. This year's state qualifying 4x800 team of Carcamo, Swartz, Brunk and Smith shattered the CD record that was set the prior year with the team of Swartz, Brunk, Smith and William Gillis with a time of 8:29.55. Prior to last season, the record was set in 1955 with a time of 8:32.44 by M. Martin, R. Bunch, R. Bethards, and H. Baker. The final event for the day was Tyke Hullinger competing in the 100m dash at 6:45 p.m., running an 11.92 for an overall 23rd finish. The winning time in finals was Latham of Spirit Lake with a 10.61. Day 2 of State Track saw Scrivner
Swartz, Isaiah Brunk and Gunnar Smith displayed their talent earning a 7th place medal with a time of 8:23.80. Carcamo started leading at the first turn, holding onto 2nd down the stretch with a split of 2:04.32. Swartz ran a split of 2:05.43 maintaining the 2nd place, battling with Tipton the entire leg. Brunk had a tough 3rd leg against strong runners, looking strong in the first lap and finishing in 4th place with his split of 2:10.05. Smith anchored the race maintaining a 6th place pace, finishing with a 7th place overall, while recording the best team split of 2:04.00. The winning time was by Tipton (Continued on page 8))
By Coach Jacob Stamper What an exciting day at State!!! The Central Decatur Shuttle Hurdle team rolled into state 24th out of 24 teams. It can be a tough position to be in. On one hand you're the slowest of the fastest teams in the state. On the other hand, you have no pressure on your performance. Running a better time than your qualifier or beating just one team means
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you did better than predicted. The team of Hadley Bell, River Hamaker, Makenna Perkins, and Addy Schreck came in fielding the youngest squad in the field. They were one of just four teams fielding two freshman and one of seven teams without a senior on the squad! The girls faced off with Cascade WesternDubuque (#1 team in 2A), AplingtonParkersburg (#12), and Cherokee (#13) in their heat. Makenna Perkins went hurdle to hurdle with the lead runners and kept the team in a good position. Hadley Bell held her own on the 2nd leg and the team remained in a tight 3rd place. On Addy Schreck's leg the field became tighter still as AplingtonParkersburg, and Cherokee were neck and neck with our team. On the last leg, River Hamaker put the pedal to the floor and held off the AplingtonParkersburg runner and was closing on the Cherokee runner quickly but ran out of track. They came away from state with an 11th place finish in a time of 1:10.48, a season best time and one that beat their previous best time by 1.33 seconds! They missed out on the finals by .65 of a second. The winning team was Cascade
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running the 110m hurdles, earning his personal best time of 15.44, finishing in 11th place. The winning time was Jack Latham of Spirit Lake, with a time of 13.81. Latham also set a new all-time state record in Class 2A in the preliminary round with a time of 13.74. The 4x200 team of Evahn Jones, Tyke Hullinger, Champ Walker and Trey Hullinger ran a 1:32.07, earning a 6th place medal and once again broke the school record for the 3rd time this season. The winning time was from Williamsburg with a time of 1:30.29. The 4x200 CD record before this season was set by Dalton Gilbert, Nick Durell, Trent Wells and Austin Wells set in 2013 with a time of 1:33.62. The 4x100 team of Evahn Jones, Tyke Hullinger, Champ Walker and Trey Hullinger ran a 44.41 for a 16th place fin-
ish and capping off a two record day for this foursome. The winning team was Williamsburg with a time of 43.20. The 4x100 CD record was held by Carter Boothe, Cole Pedersen, Grant Atwood and Cauy Spidle set in 2018 with a time of 44.52. On Saturday, along with the shuttle hurdle
finals, Vincent Carcamo opened the day running the 800m run with a time of 2:10.30, finishing with a 22nd place. Vinnie ran a 58.382 lap one split and 1:11.912 lap two. The champion for the 800m was Houg of Des Moines Christian with a time of 1:56.75.
Recap of DCH Board Mintutes: Additional Specialty Care Clinics Days Added The Decatur County Hospital Board of Trustees met March 23, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. Members present were: Denise Elefson, Guy Clark, Sheri Frost, Linda Chastain, Teri Foster, Larry Griffin, and Rebekah Mendenhall. Others present were: Mike Johnston (CEO), Tara Spidle (CFO), Kelly Barker (CNO), Jo Beth Smith (CHRO), and Shannon Erb (Director of Marketing and Business Development), and Dr. Ed Wehling (Chief of the Medical Staff). Denise Elefson
called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Sheri Frost shared some positive comments concerning the hospital she received from community members. The following Consent Agenda items were approved: (1) Regular Meeting Minutes February 2022 (2) February 2022 Accounts Payable (AP): $960,285.00 (3) February 2022 Payroll: $510,017.00 (4) Accounts Receivable Write-Offs February 2022: $87,616.00. Candy Jordan presented the MercyOne report. Dr. Wehling presented the Medical Staff report. The Decatur County
Hospital Medical Staff held their regular meeting on Wednesday, March 16 2022 beginning at 8:30am. During that same meeting, the following appointments et. al. were unanimously approved: Medical Staff Appointments: Sarah Tweedy, CRNA; Medical Staff Reappointments: Michael Flaum, MD (Senior Life Solutions); From Provisional to Full Status: Stephanie Ezebuiro, MD (Emergency D e p a r t m e n t / H o s p i t a l i s t ) , Leigh Gilburn, DO (Emergency D e p a r t m e n t / Hospitalist), Sumin Li, MD (Emergency D e p a r t m e n t / Hospitalist); and Samantha Specht, CRNA. Dr. Wehling noted the approval of the Medical Staff for the above referenced appointments, reappointments, and status changes and requested that the Board of Trustees confirm the same. Motion carried unanimously. Dr. Wehling further discussed with the Board the recent meeting of the Trauma Committee to include training/ education initiatives related thereto
and upcoming mock trauma drills for the staff. The next regular meeting of the DCH Medical Staff is scheduled for Wednesday, May 18 2022. Mike Johnston presented the CEO Update to the Board of Trustees as below: Update on construction progress for the new Outpatient Clinic building and second (2nd) operating room. Despite some minor issues with materials, DCH remains on schedule for completion in September 2022 and expect to be moved in and operational no later than November 2022. Urology - DCH has secured an additional day for Dr. Gallagher's clinic each month beginning in April 2022 bringing him to a total of two (2) days per month. In April, he will be here on the first (1st) and fourth (4th) Wednesday. Beginning in May 2022, Dr. Gallagher's clinic will switch to the second (2nd) and fourth (4th) Tuesdays of each month. This should al-
low for increased patient capacity and, as a result, increased growth in his clinic. Orthopedics Beginning in May 2022, orthopedics will add a third (3rd) day in the month to be staffed by a mid-level provider. This provider will handle follow-up appointments, other routine visits etc. The idea is to free up Dr. Homedan's time to see new patients and devote more time to performing surgeries. Endocrinology - Dr. Kawji's new clinic is ongoing this week. Todate, he has seen (or has scheduled) a total of twenty-six (26) patients. Referrals have been received from more distant geographical regions such as Creston, Chariton, and Centerville here in Iowa and from a large swath of northern Missouri. This is due primarily to the scarcity of this service in those areas and Shannon's marketing efforts. DCH expects (continued on page 9)
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New to our library crew is AmeriCorps member, Mya Applegate. Mya is from here in Leon and just graduated from Central Decatur. She will be spending the summer partnering with us in providing great programming and library services for the Summer Reading Program. Be sure to stop in and give her a warm welcome. Mark your calendars for our Summer Reading Program's kick-off night on Friday, June 3rd from 6-8PM in the library parking lot. Stop by to get your reading log and a calendar of the summer's program offerings. All ages can participate. Read great books, have lots of fun, and earn amazing prizes. The Statewide Youth Broadband Advisory County is a unique opportunity for high school students to research and discuss broadband and internet topics, learn about Iowa technology companies, and discover technology careers. ICN is searching for students entering 10th12th grade to apply to be broadband ambassadors. Monthly meetings are by video conference. SYBAC runs September through April . Students can submit an application at icn.iowa.gov/sybac Join our Aloe Vera fundraiser. For a $5.00 suggested donation, you can take home an aloe vera plant in an adorable tin planter. This amazing plant is
Recap of DCH Board Mintutes: Additional Specialty Care Clinics Days Added (continued from page 8) continued growth in this area especially as patient word-of-mouth testimonials spread. New MRI Vendor The new MRI vendor will commence operations here at DCH on April 06, 2022. The previous vendor, Shared Medical Services (SMS), has been replaced by Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. after multiple incidents involving scheduling and/ or availability from SMS which resulted in a large number of patients being re-scheduled on short notice and on a frequent basis. This in and of itself is unacceptable. These issues were further complicated by SMS taking the mobile MRI unit to other area hospitals to meet their patient needs at the sacrifice of DCH patients and their schedules. The new service will have additional availability and DCH will share the truck with only one (1) other hospital in the region thus seriously mitigating the possibility of many of the issues seen with Shared Medical Services. SMS will continue to do the PET scans for now. Proposed North Parking Area: DCH is currently leasing land from the City of Leon just north of the en-
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trance to the Emergency Department (ED) and west of the day care facility. In the short term, this property will be used to augment the parking during construction of the new Outpatient Clinic (OP) building. In the spring to early summer of 2022, some portion of the current concrete parking lot on the northeast side of the facility will be closed to allow for grading, paving, and other related work to be performed. While part of the lot will remain open and serviceable, additional employee parking will be necessary and is the reason the aforementioned land was initially leased from the city. Permission has been secured as part of the lease to add gravel to a large portion of the property to facilitate parking and pedestrian transit through the area. Two bids have been received for the gravel work as follows: DCLI - $15,587.50; and Swartzentruber Construction $26,200.00. Mike Johnston requested that the Board of Trustees approve the bid from DCLI based on the quoted price with the required services to be implemented on a time table at the CEO's discretion. Motion carried unanimously. Intellimed Market Data and Analytics Service: Mike Johnston presented a proposal from Intellimed for market data and analytics services. Discussion was held with the
Board regarding the usefulness and need of this product with additional input provided by Shannon Erb. Mike Johnston noted that the quoted annual price was $14,586.00 to be paid on a quarterly basis though contract negotiation may reduce this cost somewhat. He requested that the Board of Trustees approve the CEO to acquire and implement this software at a cost not to exceed the quoted amount referenced above. Motion carried unanimously. Tara Spidle presented the financial report for February 2022: Total gross revenue was $2.8 million in February 2022. February had an operating loss of $136,532.00 with a net loss of $44,520.00. The single audit related to the use of CARES Act and other HRSA funds received and utilized in FY2021 has been completed by Seim Johnson with no negative findings. They have not yet finalized the FY2021 hospital audit due to pending federal regulations related to out-of-network status that have not yet been received. Motion carried unanimously to approve the financial reports for February 2022. Kelly Barker updated the Board as to current clinical and quality improvement initiatives as follows: At present, DHC is 88% complete with the chest pain accreditation project with twenty-eight (28) days remaining in which to submit for accreditation. They expect an accreditation survey in April 2022. Performance metrics for February 2022 were reviewed with the Board of Trustees. These metrics include the following: Door to EKG time less than ten (10) minutes; Door to Troponin Accession; Heart score documentation; Non-invasive eschemia evaluation discussion with the primary care provider; "Door-In, Door-Out" times for STEMI patients; "Door to Needle"
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time; and Review of any thirty (30)-day episodes of readmission. Additional efforts in the area of chest pain accreditation and quality improvement related thereto were discussed with the Board to include: Materials for community providers related to early heart attack care (EHAC); Plans for providing EHAC and Hands-Only CPR training to the public; Annual staff education; Maximizing efficiency of interdisciplinary teams in the treatment of chest pain patients and facilitating a reduction in the length of stay (LOS); Assessing lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease in all patients prior to discharge with applicable education provided; Medication reconciliation; and Partnership with county dispatch in recognizing cardiac presentations to include acute cardiac syndrome. Kelly reported to the Board of Trustees on the following quality indicators for February 2022: 30-day readmissions; Medical error tracking; Adverse drug events; Patient falls; Blood incompatibility; Foreign objects retained after surgery; Air embolisms; Stage III
or IV pressure ulcers; Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs); Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs); Surgical Site Infections (SSIs); Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs); Clostridioides difficile (C-DIFF) infections; Antibiotic "timeouts" performed during morning patient rounds; and Hand hygiene monitoring Jo Beth Smith provided the HR Update as follows: This annual employee engagement survey through MercyOne will be a shortened format and will not include PRN staff. Additional information will be forthcoming; February 2022 employee turnover data; and Welcome to Tammy Lamb returning as a PRN Environmental Services Tech and to Blake Shields as a PRN CNA. Shannon Erb presented the marketing report to the DCH Board of Trustees. She provided the Board with an overview of current and planned marketing efforts as well as the results of previous campaigns. The meeting adjourned at 6:54pm.
Local Area Happenings
Commons in Leon. This event is hosted by the Decatur County Veterans Affairs Office. RSVP Samantha Schaff at 641-446-7494.
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Library Summer Reading Program kick Leon Womens' FD off night is scheduled Auxiliary Fundraiser for Friday, June 3 from The Leon Womens' 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the li- Fire Auxiliary is hosting a Thelma's drive brary parking lot. thru dinner of ham balls and sides on Veterans Outreach Tuesday, June 14, from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the Meeting June 7 The Veterans Leon Lions building Outreach Meeting is at the Decatur County scheduled for Tuesday, Fairgrounds. Proceeds June 7 beginning at go towards helping 5:00 p.m. at the Central the Leon Volunteer FD Decatur High School during fire calls.
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The Leon Journal-Reporter, Wednesday, May 25, 2022
PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILL THE VACANCY OF DECATUR COUNTY SHERIFF BY APPOINTMENT
Pursuant to Iowa Code Section 69.14A, the Decatur County Board of Supervisors intends to make an appointment to fill the vacancy of Decatur County Sheriff at 8:00 a.m. on Monday June 3, 2022. The vacant office will appear on the November 8, 2022, General Election ballot and the appointment made on June 3 will be valid until the results of the November 8, 2022, general election are certified, subject to the following paragraph: Pursuant to Iowa Code Section 69.14A(2)(a), citizens of Decatur County may request a special election to fill the vacancy by filing a petition with the Decatur County Auditor’s office no later than 14 days after the appointment is made to fill the vacancy. 1t17 May 25, 2022
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE OF REAL ESTATE CONTRACT
TO: All of the Unknown Heirs, Successors and Assigns of Kevin Ray Johnson, deceased You and each of you are hereby notified: 1. The written contract dated November 12, 2018, and executed by Top Value Homes, Julian B. Garrett and Nancy P. Garrett, husband and wife, as vendors, and Kevin Ray Johnson, as vendee, recorded on November 20, 2018, in the office of the Decatur County Recorder, recorded as document reference number Book 2018 at Page 1446, for the sale of the following described real estate: The West Fifty-four (54) feet of Lot One (I) in Block Eight (8) in Stout and Gillham’s Addition to Leon, Decatur County, Iowa has not been complied with in the following particulars: a) failure to make payments due November 1, 2021 through May l, 2022 $ l ,911.00 Total $1,911.00 2. The contract shall stand forfeited unless the parties in default, within 30 days after the completed service of this notice shall perform the terms and conditions in default, and in addition pay the reasonable costs of serving this notice. 3.The amount of attorney fees claimed by the Vendors pursuant to Section 656. 7 of the Code of Iowa is $50.00 (not to exceed $50.00). Payment of the attorney fees is not required to comply with this notice in order to prevent forfeiture. Top Value Homes and Julian B. Garrett, Nancy P. Garrett, husband and wife, Vendors By: Verle W. Norris AT0005910 Law Office of Verle W. Norris 201 East 1st Street PO Box 279 Leon, IA 50144 NOTE: If the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692 et seq., applies to this communication, attach Form No. 172, Notice of Validation of Debt. 3t15 May 11, 18, and 25 2022
DECATUR COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Minutes are unofficial until approved by the Board during the following week’s meeting. For previous minutes and other information, please visit the county’s website: www.decaturcountyiowa.gov or text “Hi” to 641-400-6441 to find county information, ask a question or report an issue. May 16,2022 The Decatur County Board of Supervisors met in open session on Monday, May 16, 2022, at 8:00 a. m. in the Board of Supervisors office located on the 1st floor of the Decatur County Courthouse. Present: Ward Graham, Dan Christensen, and Bob Bell. Also present was Charlene Hoover, County Auditor. Unless otherwise noted, all motions carried unanimously. Motion by Graham/Bell to approve the agenda. Motion carried. Motion by Graham/Bell to approve the minutes of the May 9, 2022, Regular Session. Motion carried. Dave Higdon along with Brent Buckingham and Bob Huff brought their concerns before the board again concerning the 220th street
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project. They have requested to be able to pursue Federal and State monies that could be used to change the outcome of the project. County Engineer Dillon Davenport along with Assistant to the Engineer Noah Thomas were present to discuss departmental matters with the Board. Motion by Graham/Bell to approve the partial payment to Cramer and Associates for Decatur County Project BHS-SWAP-CO27(85)-FC27. Motion carried. Motion by Bell/Graham to approve the agreement with Calhoun-Burns and Associates, for final design services for project number BROS-SWAP-CO27(87)-FE27. Motion carried. Motion by Bell/Graham to accept the resignation or notice of retirement of Decatur County Sheriff Ben Boswell effective May 16, 2022. Motion carried. Motion by Graham/Bell for First Deputy Christopher Lane to assume the position as Interim Acting Sheriff pursuant to Iowa Code Section 331.651. Motion carried. The board discussed the appointment of successor or election to the unexpired term of County Sheriff as provided in Iowa Code Chapter 69. Directed the Auditor to consult with the County Attorney on a publication notice. Sue Kelly along with Marcia Stephenson and Wilma Frey presented the board with concerns for the meal site program. Motion by Bell/Graham to approve the Wellmark renewal agreement. Motion carried. With no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m. SIGNED: Dan Christensen Chair, Board of Supervisors ATTEST:Charlene Hoover Decatur County Auditor 1t17 May 25, 2022
CITY OF LEON
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING May 3, 2022 6:00 PM Mayor Bob Frey called the meeting to order at 6:01 PM. Council members present were Tonya Lindsey, Daniel Moffett, and Jonathan Erb. Cody Cooper and Jerry Parsons were absent. Motion by J Erb seconded by T Lindsey to approve the agenda. All ayes, motion carried. Mayor Bob Frey appointed Brad Gardner as Chief of Police. All ayes, appointment approved. Motion by J Erb seconded by D Moffett to accept signing the proposed 3- year contract between the City of Leon and Brad Gardner for position of Chief of Police. All ayes, motion carried. Motion by J Erb seconded by D Moffett approve RESOLUTION 2022-15: RESOLUTION TO SET THE SALARY OF THE POLICE CHIEF, setting the Police Chief salary at $60,000. All ayes, motion carried. Motion by T Lindsey seconded by J Erb to approve RESOLUTION 2022-16: RESOLUTION TO SET THE SALARY OF POLICE OFFICER, setting the Police Officer salary at $50,489.60. All ayes, motion carried. Motion by J Erb seconded by D Moffett to approve RESOLUTION 2022-17: RESOLUTION TO SET THE WAGE OF POLICE RESERVE OFFICER, setting the Reserve Police Officer wage at $15 per hour. All ayes, motion carried. Motion by T Lindsey seconded by J Erb to table action on the purchase of fire department helmets. All ayes, motion carried. Motion by J Erb seconded by D Moffett to table action on designating Kyle Sheetz as the authorized representative with the ability to sign documents related to a FEMA grant for backup power generators at the water plant. All ayes, motion carried. Motion by J Erb seconded by T Lindsey to approve RESOLUTION 2022-18: RESOLUTION TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SALE OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY,
setting a public hearing for the sale of 1104 SW Church St for June 13, 2022. All ayes, motion carried. Motion by J Erb seconded by D Moffett to adjourn at 6:38 pm. All ayes, motion carried. <These minutes are subject to approval at the next regularly scheduled council meeting.> SIGNED: Bob Frey Mayor ATTEST:Kyle Sheetz City Admin/Clerk 1t17 May 25, 2022
THE COURTHOUSE REPORT Decatur County Sheriff's Report
May 13 - 20, 2022
NOTICE: A CRIMINAL CHARGE IS MERELY AN ACCUSATION AND THE DEFENDANT IS PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL AND UNLESS PROVEN GUILTY.
05/13 Leon PD responded to a harassment issue on South Main St. in Leon. SO responded to a car/deer accident on 265th Ave. south of Hwy 2. 05/14 SO responded to a harassment issue in Garden Grove. SO responded to a burglary complaint near Grand River. SO responded to a property matter in Grand River. 05/15 SO and Lamoni PD responded to a stolen vehicle/civil incident in Lamoni. Lamoni PD responded to a harassment complaint in Lamoni. 05/16 SO responded to a calf on the road at 125th Ave./190th St. near Grand River. SO responded to a break-in on 120th St. near Van Wert. SO responded to a civil dispute in Garden Grove. SO booked Cody Arnold of Chariton to serve time for Lucas County on an OWI 2nd charge. SO responded to a civil dispute in Weldon. Leon PD responded to a driving complaint near Decatur. 05/17 SO responded to an accident in the Hardware Hank parking lot. SO responded to a report of a plane flying too low in the Lamoni area. SO responded to a harassment call in Leon. NWS issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Decatur County. NWS issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Decatur County. ISP, Lamoni PD, and SO responded to a vehicle in the median near the 2 mile marker on I-35. SO responded to a civil issue on 188th Ave. near Davis City. SO responded to a domestic situation that happened north of Leon. Lamoni PD responded to a commercial burglar alarm at Lamoni schools. 05/18 SO responded to
the theft of hay bales on Hwy 69 near Lamoni. SO and Lamoni PD responded to a welfare check on E. 9th St. in Lamoni. SO responded to a welfare check on Pleasanton Rd. south of Leon. SO responded to a welfare check on NW Church St. in Leon. 05/19 SO responded to Van Wert to assist Clarke County with a burglary call. SO responded to a trailer in the ditch on Hwy 69 north of J20. SO responded to a trespassing incident on Ridge Road north of Grand River. SO responded to a motorist assist in Van Wert. 05/20 SO responded to a burglary on 120th St. near Van Wert. SO booked Cody Rollins of Lamoni to serve time on a probation violation for theft 4th. Lamoni PD responded to a juvenile needing picked up from school in Lamoni. Lamoni PD and ISP responded to an angry person at the rest area at the 8 mile marker on I-35. SO and Leon PD responded to an electric line sparking in Decatur. 05/21 Lamoni PD responded to a motorist assist and arrested Shelby Lane of Lamoni on a public intox charge.
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
McKenna Jean Jones, petitioner, vs. Ryan Dale Yoder, respondent. Decree Granted.
MAGISTRATE
Harrison Pfeiffer, Unionville, MO, speeding 55 or under zone (21 or over). Total $296.50. Kevin William Higdon, Des Moines, IA, speeding 55 or under zone (1 thru 5 over). Total $89.50. John Boyd Sinclair, Allerton, IA, speeding 55 or under zone (6 thru 10 over). Total $118.25. Nathan James Royer, Minburn, IA, speeding over 55 zone (6 thru 10 over). Total $118.25. Dominic Lee Farrell, San Antonio, TX, speeding over 55 zone (6 thru 10 over). Total $118.25. Tyler James Slanovec, Easton, PA, speeding over 55 zone (11 thru 15 over). Total $175.75. Alisha Lee Renaud, Sarnia, speeding over 55 zone (11 thru 15 over). Total $175.75. Taylor Jay Fallis, Leon, IA, speeding 55 or under zone (6 thru 10 over). Total $118.25. Joseph Frank Ortmeyer, St. Louis, MO, speeding over 55 zone (6 thru 10 over). Total $118.25. James David Williams, Kansas City, MO, speeding 55 or under zone (6 thru 10 over). Total $118.25. Tod Steven Rogne, Lamoni, IA, dark window or windshield. Total $135.50. Denise Marie Sagar,
Ellston, IA, speeding 55 or under zone (1 thru 5 over). Total $89.50. Kyle Quenton Linhart, Leon, IA, speeding 55 or under zone (6 thru 10 over). Total $118.25. Violet Susan Yutzy, Leon, IA, speeding 55 or under zone (1 thru 5 over). Total $89.50. Clara Alice Carter, Wamego, KS, speed. Total $89.50. Arib Jamal Bari, Rickford, IL, speeding over 55 zone (6 thru 10 over). Total $170.51. Elizabeth Ruthann Barrett, Cedar Rapids, IA, speeding over 55 zone (11 thru 15 over). Total $268.01. Chisolm Lee Brant, Leon, IA, failure to provide proof of financial liability. Total $55.00. Chisolm Lee Brant, Leon, IA, violating oneway traffic designation. Total $210.25. Chisolm Lee Brant, Leon, IA, operating
without registration card or plate. Total $112.50. Chisolm Lee Brant, Leon, IA, 4-way stop intersections. Total $55.00. Payton Michael Clevenger, St. Bonitatius, MN, speeding over 55 zone (6 thru 10 over). Total $89.50. Gabriella Marie Enright Buban, Mystic, IA, speeding 55 or under zone (11 thru 15 over). Total $463.09. Mariano Paolini, San Jose, CA, special speed zones 35 mph speed zones. Total $297.25. Tate Allan Swartz, Leon, IA, careless driving. Total $112.50. Anthony K. Yoder, Leon, IA, no valid drivers license. Total $645.78. Anthony K. Yoder, Leon, IA, failure to maintain or use safety belt - adult. Total $226.11.
Helping Build a Sense of Pride in the Community (continued from page 1) Park. Besides being a memorial to Sherry, Dennis said he took on the park project so he would have something to do. He said that it would also turn his lot, which he constantly had to mow, into a thing of beauty and community pride. Dennis selected the flowers that Sherry loved the most to be the focus of the park. One of her favorite flowers was tulips. She liked spring tulips because of all of the colors they provided. Sherry also enjoyed lilies and roses for the color and fragrance that they gave to a flower garden. Dennis plans to plant lots of different kinds of flowers, in the park, so that something will be blooming all year round. Dennis's future plans for the park include: planting more
trees and putting up either a gazebo or a shelter. He also has plans to put in three concrete benches as memorials to his family members. One bench will be for Sherry, another bench is for Bob Smith, Sherry's father and the last bench is for Raymond and Ermal Martin, Dennis's parents. Dennis would like appreciates the help from John Sullivan and for donating and placing the big rocks that are scattered throughout the park. There is not a completion date for the park. Dennis feels the park should be an ongoing project. This project should be held up as a benchmark for others that wish to do something to their vacant lots that give the community a source of beauty and pride. He would like to remind people that the park is open to the public, so feel free to stop and visit at any time.
FOR SALE The City of Leon is taking sealed bids for the following property: 1104 SW Church Street • Bids must be sealed in an envelope with the property address noted on the envelope. • House must be removed and cleaned up within 6 months. • Property will be eligible for city’s demo grant program. • Bids that specify new home construction will be completed on the lot within a year will take precedence. Sealed bids will be due June 13, 2022 at 4pm and will be opened at the council meeting on June 13, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. The council reserves the right to review and reject any and all bids. Contract requirements must be met or the property will revert back to the City and money paid for the property is forfeited. SUBMIT OFFERS TO:
City of Leon
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THE CLASSIFIEDS CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE Friday - 4:00 p.m. Minimum $5.00 for 20 words or under, 15 cents per word over. Second or continuous insertion onehalf price. WANT ADS must be paid be-fore they are run. NO EXCEPTIONS Blind ad: 20 cents per word Blind Ads: When the name of advertiser or phone number is not given in ad involving answering or handling inquiries by our office force, an additional charge of $2.00 to the above rate will be made. Displayed classified ads with borders are $5.00 per inch. In Memoriams will be basic charge of $15.00 minimum charge for up to 25 lines of one column type and 20 cents a line over 25. All poetry, 50 cents per line. Paid locals (20 words or less) $5.00. Cards of Thanks: A charge of $5.00 is made on all cards of thanks of not over 50 words, including signatures. Cards of Thanks over 50 words will be charged at the rate of 10 cents a word over 50 words. Obituaries - A charge of $27.00 for an obituary and $3.00 charge for a picture with an obituary. Engagement and wedding pictures: single column, $5; two column, $10. Wedding details for publication in JournalReporter, 10 inches free. $4.00 per inch over. Not responsible for photographs, clippings or other items left for publication.
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Help Wanted Warehouse Worker Smith Feeder Supply
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Interested parties should stop by and fill out an application or send resume to: 203 SW Lorraine Street Leon, Iowa 50144 Phone: 641-446-4165
Enormous Multi-Family
GARGAE SALE 106 N. Washington Van Wert, IA
Friday, June 3 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday, June 4 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Coffee Table, Rocker Chair, Area Rug 5x7, Mirrors, Decorative Items, Yard Ornaments, Dishes, Blankets, New Quilt Blocks, New Double Sided Blankets, Flower Arrangements, Car Ramps, Dog Cages, Dog Beds, Artificial Trees, Lots of Books, Lots of Women’s Clothes, Electric Grill, Charcoal Grill, Christmas Items, Movies, Set of Blue Glasses, Table Cloth and Napkins, New White Wicker Swing, Men’s Clothes, Leather jacket, Shoes, Purses, Baskets, Pictures, Kitchen Table with 4 Chairs, Patio Set, Lots of Misc., Men’s Leather Chaps, Men’s and Women’s Motorcycle Helmets, Harley Davidson Leather Bag, Harley Single Motorcycle Seat.
Decatur County Public Health Job Opening:
Qualified applicants must have a high school diploma/GED equivalent, with at least 2 years of relevant work experience. A degree or certificate in a related field of study is desirable but not required. A valid driver’s license is required. Applicants must be able to pass the following: driving record screening, post offer pre-employment physical examination, background check, and drug test. The position primarily involves assisting the County Engineer and/or Assistant to the Engineer in performing engineering duties in computer aided drafting, land and construction surveying, contract administration, construction inspection, and materials testing. Applicants shall have, or be able to obtain, Iowa DOT certifications in Level I & II Agg, Level I HMA, Level I & II PCC, have knowledge and experience with, or ability to learn, hydraulics software, AutoCAD, MS-Office and modern surveying equipment. Effective written and oral communication skills are a requirement of this position, along with the ability to establish working relationships and convey information with co-workers, contractors, officials and the public. Salary will depend on qualifications and experience. Applications are available at the Engineer’s Office or on the County website. Applications will be accepted at the Engineer’s Office in Leon until June 8th at 4:00 p.m. Decatur County is an equal opportunity employer. If you have questions please contact the Engineer’s Office at 641-446-7131.
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Memorial Day Trash Pickup Residential trash pickup Will run one day later this week. Tuesday, May 31st, trash pickup will be picked up on Wednesday, June 1st. Wednesday commercial trash pickup will be Thursday, June 2nd and Friday trash pickup will be Friday, June 3rd.
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Decatur County Engineer’s Office is accepting applications for an “Engineering Aide”
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PARKING LOT SALE
FOR SALE: 2 Leon Cemetery lots in north section next to the trail, 641-414-2069. 3t17p
ENGINEERING AIDE
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WE WILL PICK UP junk cars, trucks, and machinery. Buckingham Auto Crushing Inc. Leon 446-3434. tf51c
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446-4521 - Leon
COMMERICAL ROOF COATINGS Ivan Stoltzfus 641-446-4686
YARD SALE: Lots of new old toys boxed, Diecast tractors and other toys; old coins and paper money, lots of knick-knacks; bottles and jars, buttons, tools, keys, knives, Garden planter with seed wheels; picnic baskets, wringer for old machine; fans; kids water pools; lots more, NOTICE too many to list. May 27 and 28, 8 - 5 both days, NOTICE: “All real es- RAIN OR SHINE, 302 tate advertised herein is 2nd Ave., East Weldon, subject to the Federal Fair 641-414-5021. Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or YARD SALE: Kids discrimination, based on Clothing NB - 14/16; race, color, religion, sex, Adult clothing XS - 4X; handicap, familial status Kids toys; rugs; lamps; or national origin, or in- furniture; quilts; pool tention to make any such toys; shoes all ages; preferences, limitations signs; home decor; kids or dis-crimination. We will and adult bikes; vacunot know-ingly accept any ums. June 3 from 8-5 advertising for real estate and June 4 from 8-3, which is in violation of 600 SE 2nd St., Leon. the law. All persons are 2t17p hereby informed that all dwell-ings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.”
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Health Educator Decatur County Public Health is seeking a Full-time Health Educator. The Health Educator performs essential public health services. Health Promotion activities are performed as assigned to provide community awareness of health risks, wellness activities, and disease prevention to residents of our collaborative service area. The Health Educator provides individual instruction in service area meetings, community events, and in local schools. Must have effective communication skills and comfortable with public speaking. Must be able to work efficiently and effectively with providers in all service areas. Education and experience requirements: • Associates or Bachelor’s degree in a directly related health orientated field OR • Associates or Bachelor’s degree in nursing with 2+ years of experience. Please visit www.decaturcountyiowa.gov to obtain an application and to view the full job description. Resume and application will be accepted until the position is filled. Resume and applications can be mailed or dropped off in person to the Decatur County Public Health Administrator at 207 NE Idaho Street, Leon, IA 50144 or by email to hrash@decaturph.com
Decatur County Public Health Job Opening:
Public Health Nurse Decatur County Public Health is seeking a Full-time Public Health Nurse (PHN). The PHN performs public health nursing duties, is responsible for monitoring core public health functions and essential services to Decatur County residents, and other functions to achieve the department’s mission. Must have effective communication skills. Must be able to work efficiently and effectively with providers in all service areas. Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing and currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse or a Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of Iowa. Two years of experience in public health or medical surgical preferred. Please visit www.decaturcountyiowa.gov to obtain an application and to view the full job description. Resume and application will be accepted until the position is filled. Resume and applications can be mailed or dropped off in person to the Decatur County Public Health Administrator at 207 NE Idaho Street, Leon, IA 50144 or by email to hrash@decaturph.com
Assistant to the Engineer Decatur County Engineer’s Office is seeking qualified applicants to fill the position of “Assistant to the Engineer.” Qualified applicants must have an Engineering Technology degree (or similar), or a high school diploma/GED equivalent, with at least 4 years of relevant work experience. A valid driver’s license is required. Applicants must be able to pass the following: driving record screening, post offer pre-employment physical examination, background check, and drug test. The position involves assisting the County Engineer in performing engineering duties in planning, road and bridge design, computer aided drafting, land and construction surveying, right-of-way acquisition, contract administration, construction inspection, and materials testing. Applicants shall have, or be able to obtain, Iowa DOT certifications in Level I & II Agg, Level I HMA, Level I & II PCC, have knowledge and experience with, or ability to learn, hydraulics software, AutoCAD, MS-Office and modern surveying equipment. Effective written and oral communication skills are a requirement of this position, along with the ability to establish working relationships and convey information with co-workers, contractors, officials, and the public. Salary will depend on qualifications and experience. Applications are available at the Engineer’s Office or on the County website. Applications will be accepted at the Engineer’s Office in Leon until June 8th at 4:00 p.m. or until the position is filled. Decatur County is an equal opportunity employer. If you have questions please contact the Engineer’s Office at 641-446-7131.
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The Leon Journal-Reporter, Wednesday, May 25, 2022
CD Service Day Yields Many Projects Completed in and around the Community
Spreading mulch at the playground at the Masonic Park. Last Tuesday, May 17, if you were around the area, you would have seen all the PK12 students and staff working diligently putting their many hands to work during Central Decatur's annual RED Way Day of service day organized by the CD Community Schools. "The RED Way Day of Service allows our students and staff to give back to the community that has supported us throughout the year," commented the Administration. "We are very proud of the hard work students and staff put in today
for our community!" Numerous projects were completed throughout the city of Leon. The projects completed for the elementary were: 3rd 6th graders at North elementary planted an outdoor learning area and picked up trash along city streets, 1st and 2nd graders also worked pulling weeds in the garden beds at South, and decorated sidewalks uptown with sidewalk chalk; and K-2 students shared their spring concert songs at Westview Acres. List of projects completed for the MS/
CD "Artist of Year" of art shown above, Get Into the Zonerama technique (in the left Zebra, was created by zone) to show incred- the hardworking and ible value changes cre- talented senior art stuating beautiful textures dent Mara Dykes. She and a sense of realism. has created this fun view of a zebra with his Get Into the Zonerama nose almost pressed up against the viewer. In Zebra 18"x 24" matted this challenging value to 22"x 28" study and media exploMixed Media by ration project, she was Mara Dykes ‘22 The amazing piece required to use five dif(continued from page 3)
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Spreading mulch at the playground at Harvey Park.
er beds; Planting at Community Garden; Plant flowers in Rotary beds; Pull weeds at Courthouse; Weed mulched areas at Leon ferent types of media. Library; Plant flowers The mediums she used at City Hall; Move items are from left to right, for Decatur County chalk pastels, colored Museum; Clean SCIT pencil, graphite pen- Theatre and do poster cils, pen and ink, and oil pastels. Her ability to match values across color and contrast. the zones is incredible. She is a perfectionist Cowboy Boot 9"x 12" Pencil by and her effort over the Chloe Hamaker ‘22 years from 7th grade This wonderful to her senior year of original piece of artwork art have been fun to shown above, Cowboy watch. Just like in this drawing, with all of her Boot, was created by hard work and dedica- the hardworking and tion, Mara will excel in talented art student For whatever she decides Chloe Hamaker.
project; Clean chapel at Leon Cemetery; pick up sticks and loose trash; Clean up and do various projects around Little League Fields; Mulch playground areas and clean up at Harvey Park, Little River beach, campground, and road;
Walking Trail general trash and limb pick up; Spread mulch and clean up at Masonic Park; Clean up and paint LEON sign by the golf course; Paint curbs at MS/HS; other miscellaneous projects.
this piece, she was required to set up a still life of her own shoe or boot to draw. Chloe's attention to detail is amazing. The time she put into this was incredible. Working tirelessly to get every line just so, Chloe then finished her drawing with the perfect amount of
shading and values to make it look three dimensional. Her drawing is so realistic it looks like a photograph. This artwork reminds me of Chloe and her love of 4H, ag, FFA, horses and of course, art!
to do!
LEON SWIMMING POOL Daily Admission • Adults $6.00 • Students $4.00 • Kids 3 and under are FREE
HS: Baseball/softball field prep and track clean up; Plant trees on MS/HS campus; Clean and swap concession stands from track to softball/baseball; Landscape garden at MS/HS; Ground work for new cattle lot on campus; Trash pickup on campuses and streets; Technology support at Pies & Such for community members; cleaned around East, West, and North Leon welcome signs; Butterfly Garden at South Elementary; PK playground; Clean entire Community Center and weed/clean flow-
Cleaning up around the flower bed at the high school.
Individual Season Pass • $75.00 Family Season Pass • $150.00 • 6 individuals per household • $20 for each additional member on pass
Pool Parties: 1-25 people $125 26-50 people $150 51-75 people $175 76 -100 $200 SWIMMING LESSONS • $40 per child
Dancer 18"x 24" Pastels by Kiley Zion ‘24 The beautiful piece of art shown above, Dancer, was created by the hardworking and talented art student Kiley Zion. In this piece, she was required to draw a Degas inspired pastel drawing. After a couple of pastel practice pieces and a short Edgar Degas artist study, Kiley started on this drawing. Her soft, flowing lines create a peaceful and beautiful rendition of this ballet dancer. Kiley's skillful use of shading and highlights create a wonderfully three dimensional drawing. Her red colored bow and red muted outline to this otherwise black and white piece gives it the perfect accent of
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Huge Price Cuts of Many Items OUR FLOORS ARE NOW FULLY STOCKED.
Over 250 sofas, loveseats, and sectionals on floor ready for delivery. La-Z-Boy
ROCKER RECLINER 4 colors - Reg. $389.00
29900
$
NOW
Ashley - 4 pc.
2pc.
SECTIONAL $ 00
Lift RECLINER
BEDROOM SET
79900
$
NOW
Fold Down
SOFA
Reg. $299.00
19900
$
NOW
Full Size
MATTRESS & BOX $ 00 NOW
4
sq. yd. & up
289
NOW SET 5 sets remaining at this price
899
NOW
Starting at
799
$
Grey Color Reg. $949.00
BERBER CARPET $ 99
MAY 26 27 28
00
La-Z-Boy
SOFA RECLINER 2 colors Reg. $1,299.00
88800
$
NOW
2 pc. - 3 colors
SOFA & LOVESEAT $ 00
829
NOW
SET
Large - Pulaski
CURIO
Reg. $529.00
34900
$
NOW
Beauty Rest - Queen
MATTRESS & BOX TOP OF THE LINE Reg. $1,699.00
99900
$
NOW
SET
FRIEZE CARPET Starting at
7
$ 99
sq. yd.
VINYL FLOORING Starting at
6
$ 99
sq. yd.
MOHAWK CARPET Frieze - very heavy
1599 sq. yd.
$
We stock over 230 rolls of carpet and vinyl including several rolls of grey tones.
Plaza Furniture MC, Visa, Discover
Leon, Iowa
(641) 446-4187
Mon. - Fri 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sat. 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
12 months, no interest with APR credit