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Record News
Snapshots of Ringgold County
Taking ight
As part of our commemoration
of the Record-News 150th year
of publishing, each week we
will feature a photo of life in
Ringgold County.
Snapshots of Ringgold County
photos will vary as the seasons
and events dictate.
In this photo, a crane takes off
from a Ringgold County pond.
Cranes are often a common sight
in the county.
This is the 25th of the photos in
our commemorative series.
At their meeting Monday eve-
ning, the Mount Ayr City Council
approved a contract agreement
for the airport ordinance project,
a grant to purchase scuba equip-
ment, and changes to service dis-
continuation and lien exemptions
mandated by changes in state law.
The council also approved the
payment of $378,000 in water rev-
enue bonds, denied a cost share
request for concrete in alley and
sewer repair, and voted to set a
public hearing on a petition to va-
cate a right-of way.
Airport Ordinance
Andrew Collings of SICOG
spoke to the council regarding an
Manhunt ends in death
A school bus unloads at the Mount Ayr elementary to open the 2013-2014 school year.
Back to school for area students
New staff in the Mount Ayr Community schools include (front row, L-R) Danielle Stewart, elementary special
education; Madison Esch, second grade; and Charissa Thornton, elementary special education; (back row)
Andrew Drake, secondary special education associate; Bryant McCabe, sixth grade and middle school basket-
ball coach; James Smith, bus route driver; and Abby Stephens, secondary social studies. (Not pictured: Angela
Reynolds, SFL director.)
The manhunt for an escaped prisoner from the
Clarinda Correctional Facility has ended with the
death of the inmate at the hands of a Taylor county
couple.
State authorities report that Rodney Long forced
his way into a home at 2609 Highland Avenue in
rural Bedford at approximately 10:15 p.m. Mon-
day night. Long held the couple, ages 71 and 66,
for approximately four hours. WHO-TV has identi-
ed the couple as Jerome and Carolyn Mauderly.
Authorities said the couple reported Long was
armed with a semi-automatic handgun.
Authorities did not disclose details of the inci-
dent other than to say the couple nally decided
to defend themselves. WHO reports a shotgun was dis-
charged, killing Long. At approximately 2 a.m. the couple called 911
to report the incident, and state troopers immediately responded to the
scene. They found Long dead face down in the kitchen of the home.
The ordeal began Friday when Long was reported missing from the
minimum security facility. At approximately 11:25 p.m. Sunday, Tay-
lor County deputies were dispatched to a suspicious person walking
along Highway 2 just east of New Market. As the rst deputy was exit-
ing his vehicle to speak with the individual, he was met with gunre
and struck twice. As the deputy was taking cover, the suspect took the
patrol vehicle and left the scene.
A second Taylor County deputy arrived on
scene, picked up the wounded deputy and began to
pursue the suspect in the stolen patrol car. The pur-
suit ensued for approximately 40 minutes through
rural Taylor county. Ofcers from several differ-
ent jurisdictions, including Missouri, responded to
the area.
Gunre was exchanged between the sus-
pect and ofcers during the course of the pursuit.
The pursuit ended when the suspect rolled the sto-
len patrol vehicle several times on a rural Taylor
county road. He was able to exit the vehicle and
escape on foot.
Personal items left in the stolen patrol ve-
hicle indicated that Long is the individual that of-
cials were searching for.
A manhunt, involving at least a dozen different law enforcement
agencies from Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska, had been underway since
moments after the crash.
Authorities said they had conducted an extensive search of the area
surrounding the crash scene, including three searches of the Highland
Avenue property.
The injured deputy, Dan Wyckoff, 33, a two-year veteran of the
sheriffs ofce, remains hospitalized in Omaha in stable condition with
non-life threatening injuries. He is expected to make a full recovery.
The Mount Ayr Community
school district welcomes eight
new employees for the 2013-2014
school year.
Andrew Drake will serve as an
associate in the middle school/high
school special education depart-
ment where he served as a substi-
tute associate last year.
Drake graduated from Bedford
high school and continued his edu-
cation at Johnson County Com-
munity College and Iowa Central
Community College with an edu-
cation major.
Madison Esch comes to Mount
Ayr as a new second grade teach-
er. Esch graduated in 2013 from
Graceland University with a de-
gree in elementary education with
endorsements in English and read-
ing.
At Graceland Esch served as a
resident assistant and was active in
student goverment.
Bryant McCabe is a new sixth-
grade teacher and middle school
basketball coach.
He graduated from Creston
high school and completed a de-
gree from Buena Vista University
in Creston in 2013.
He has nine years experience
as a lifeguard and assistant swim-
ming pool manager and four years
as assistant middle school basket-
ball coach in Creston.
Angela Reynolds will serve as
the districts SFL coordinator this
year. She brings a great deal of SFL
experience to the position, having
served as parent coordinator, aca-
demic coordinator and recreation
coordinator in the local program.
Reynolds has a degree from the
University of Northern Iowa in
health promotion with emphasis in
wellness/tness management and
womens health.
James Smith is a familar face
in a new position in the district.
Along with his long-held duties as
a football coach (35 years), Smith
will now add bus route driver to
his resume.
Smith taught 7-12 math in the
Mount Ayr district for 33 years.
Besides football Smith has also
coached bowling and baseball.
Abby Stephens assumes the
duties of social studies teacher. A
2002 graduate of Diagonal high
school, Stephens went on to earn
a bachelors degree in politcal sci-
ence in 2006 and a masters de-
gree in history in 2008, both from
Northwest Missouri State Univer-
sity in Maryville.
She is currently a PhD can-
didate at Purdue University, and
upon completion of her disserta-
tion, she will have a doctorate in
Amercian studies with a focus on
20th century American history.
Charissa Thornton is a new
special education teacher at the el-
ementary.
She is a 2013 graduate of North-
western College in Orange City
where she majored in elementary
education. She has an endorsement
as an Instructional Strategist I for
elementary and secondary special
education.
Thortons activities include be-
ing cheer captain at Northwestern
for two years.
Danielle Stewart is a 2013
graduate of Graceland University
in Lamoni. She will teach elemen-
tary special education.
Rodney Long
Eight new staff members
join Mount Ayr district
Taylor county auditor Bonny
Baker has announced absentee
ballots are now ready for the Sep-
tember 10 vote to approve the
Cleareld Community School dis-
solution plan.
The ballot question reads:
Shall the dissolution of the Clear-
eld Community School District
be approved and its territory and
assets and liabilities be distributed
to designated contiguous school
districts effective July 1, 2014?
Voters must be residents of the
Cleareld School district to vote in
the election.
Those not wishing to vote at the
Cleareld City Hall from noon to
8 p.m. on Election Day may vote
early in the Taylor county auditors
ofce during ofce hours Monday-
Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Ballots may also be requested
by mail by submitting the followng
information on a sheet of paper no
smaller than 3x5 inches: name, ad-
dress, election date or name, date
of birth and signature of the appli-
cant. Forms should be sent to the
Taylor County Auditor, 405 Jef-
ferson Street, Suite 1, Bedford IA
50833. Forms may also be printed
from the Iowa Secretary of State
web site at www.sos.iowa.gov or
by calling the auditors ofce at
712-523-2280.
Those not already registered
must register by Friday, August
30 to vote in this election. Those
whose address has changed since
the last election must also re-reg-
ister. All voters not pre-registered
will need to show identication
with current address at the polls.
For questions or more infor-
mation, contact the Taylor county
auditors ofce at 712-523-2280 or
auditor@frontiernet.net.
Cleareld
dissolution
vote is set
for Sept. 10
The Labor Day holiday may in-
dicate the unofcial end of summer
for some, but for folks in Ringgold
county, Labor Day is more likely
recognized as the date for the an-
nual Diagonal Lions Celebration.
Saturday, August 31
The activities kick off Saturday,
August 31 with a sand volleyball
tournament beginning at 10 a.m. at
the Fogle volleyball court.
That evening the Fogle Glow
Run will begin at 7:15 p.m. Con-
testants should gather at the east
shelter house at Fogle Lake.
The event features a fun run or
5K option with an after party to
follow.
Prizes will also awarded for the
best glow attire.
Sunday, September 1
A full day of fun is scheduled
for Saturday.
A fun walk will begin at 8 a.m.
followed by an outdoor church
service at 9 a.m. In case of rain,
the service will be moved to the
church.
The 3-on-3 basketball tourna-
ment will start at 10:30 a.m. Play-
ers should sign up at 10 a.m. under
the watertower.
Registration for the car and
motorcycle show goes from 9-11
a.m., and judging starts at noon.
Trophies will be awarded at 2 p.m.
Fans of pulling competitions
should nd plenty to their liking
throughout the day. The always-
popular pedal pull competition is
set for 11 a.m. The big boys get
into the act at 12:30 p.m. with the
hot rod garden tractor pull and the
exhibition micro mini tractor pull
at 1 p.m. Beginning at 3:30 p.m.
and running throughout the eve-
ning, the tractor and truck distance
pull rounds out the days pulling
contests.
The Collectors Showcase
opens at 11:30 a.m., with free an-
tique appraisals at the Community
Center running from 1-4 p.m.
Kids aged ve through 16 can
take part in the shing derby held
at Fogle Lake beginning at 2:30
p.m. Poles are available and prizes
will be awarded.
The Tad Bainum Memorial
Burnout Contest will take place at
2:30 p.m.
A Nickle Scramble is planned
for 4 p.m. with a bean bag toss
tournament set to start at 4:30
p.m.
Following the conclusion of
the tractor pull, a reworks spec-
tacular is scheduled to begin at ap-
proximately 9:30 p.m.
Monday, September 2
A mammoth parade will open
the nal day of the celebration.
With the theme of 125 Years -
Evolution of Progress, the parade
will begin at 10 a.m.
Following the parade, the dirt
track bike races will begin at 11:30
a.m.
Free watermelon will be served
Heading into the opening of
the 2013-2014 school year, the
Mount Ayr Community Board of
Directors covered a light agenda at
Mondays regular meeting.
Member appointment
The board appointed Craig
Winemiller to temporarily ll the
District #1 director position recent-
ly vacated by Chris Eaton. He will
hold the temporary position for the
August and September board meet-
ings prior to September 10 school
board election. Winemiller is the
only candidate on the ballot to n-
ish out Eatons two-year term.
Tuckpointing
The board had anticipated open-
ing quotes for tuckpointing work
on district buildings. At Mondays
meeting, however, superintendent
Joe Drake informed the board
that a bid for the project from Bob
Rowland from Lamoni came in at
$4,990. Board policy does not re-
quire more than one bid for proj-
ects below $5,000, and policy also
allows the superintendent to ap-
prove projects below that $5,000
gure. As a result, tuckpointing
work has already begun and should
be completed in a matter of days.
Obsolete equipment
Superintendent Drake provided
a list of equipment that has been
deemed obsolete after the shop
School board appoints Winemiller
was cleaned out by the mainte-
nance staff. Per board policy any
equipment declared obsolete can
be put up for sale. Drake recom-
mended the district advertise the
taking of sealed bids on individual
items with a bid opening at the
September board meeting.
Items to be advertised for bids
include two Dewalt radial arm
saws, three Lincoln arc welders,
two sets of cables for bus tires, a
Dewalt 20-inch saw, a Craftsman
10-inch table saw and a Kalama-
zoo metal cutting band saw.
Grants
Drake reported the district had
been awarded two additional USDA
grants. The rst grant would split
the cost of a new tractor/mower,
with the grant providing $18,600
and the district providing $15,235.
The second grant provided
$30,000 toward the cost of a new
bus, similar to three other grants
the district was awarded previous-
ly.
Drake said the district had ve
years to spend the money toward
the new tractor and bus, and there-
fore he was putting off the pur-
chases for an indenite time so as
not to deplete district equipment
funds.
Elementary principal report
Due to an unexpectedly high en-
rollment in third grade, elementary
principal Chris Elwood has divided
third-grade into three sections and
reduced second grade to two sec-
tions. New teacher Madison Esch
will now teach third-grade instead
of second grade.
Elwood reported the four begin-
ning teachers and their mentors at-
tended the Journey to Excellence
training last week. He explained
the program is focused on helping
new teachers get familiar with all
aspects of the teaching profession.
Elwood also reviewed the four
main goals for the years profes-
sional development: implemen-
tation of Making Meaning/Be-
ing a Writer, training staff in the
Response to Intervention model,
aligning the Iowa Core in English
Language Arts and implementation
of the Olweus Bullying Prevention
Program.
Secondary principal report
Secondary principal Lynne
Wallace also shared her buildings
professional development goals
for the year. Besides the Olweus
program, secondary teachers will
also work on Authentic Intellec-
tual Work strategies that provide
students with higher levels of au-
thentic instruction and assessment
City council seeks airport ordinance grant
The Princess Theater is opening
its doors for its Fifth Anniversary
Gala performance Saturday, Au-
gust 24 at 7 p.m.
Still Celebrating! is the title
of this years gala, and event or-
ganizers are pleased to announce
four vocal groups from the com-
munity will provide the evenings
entertainment: the Hardy Family,
Simply Voices, First Things First
and Beards of a Feather.
Tickets for the event are now on
sale. The ticket price remains $10,
which includes a seat for the show
and refreshments at intermission.
This year admission proceeds will
go to the Princesss endowment
fund, and funds raised will be
matched by the South Central Iowa
Community Foundation (SCICF).
Princess Gala
is Saturday
Iowa Department of Transporta-
tion grant to help complete an air-
port ordinance and mapping proj-
ect. The total cost of the project
will be $13,000, with a state grant
paying all but $1,950 of the total.
The project is necessary to receive
state funding. The state is requiring
cities have this type of ordinance
on their books and have made the
grant money available to help cit-
ies comply.
SICOG will handle the grant
process. The purpose of the project
is to prepare an Airport Land Use
and Height Overlay Zoning Ordi-
nance for the city. The ordinance
will be developed as a joint ordi-
nance with the county, which has
indicated its support for the proj-
ect.
Collings said the proposed ord-
dinance will not affect any current
buildings near the airport but does
set conditions about future devel-
opment in the area.
Scuba Equipment
Collings and SICOG also will
assist the city in obtaining a grant
for the re department to purchase
$20,640 in scuba equipment for
the water rescue unit. The grant
has been preliminarily approved
by the Homeland Security Grant
Program.
Ordinance change
Due to the state legislature
changing the law, the city voted
to amend their current ordinance
dealing mainly with rental proper-
ties and when service can be dis-
continued and lien exemptions.
After approving the changes, the
council voted to waive the second
and third readings to put the ordi-
nance into effect.
Vacating property
The council voted to approve a
request by the zoning commission
to consider a request by Randy
Gregg to vacate the right-of-way
on sections of Washington and
Douglas streets.
The approval is the rst step in
the possible vacating of the prop-
erty. The council set September 16
as the date for the public hearing
on the request. The council also
will ask for additional informa-
tion from Gregg and what possible
costs might be incurred by the city
and who would pay them.
Other matters
In other action, the council vot-
ed to deny a request by Bob Shafer
for a cost share of concrete in an
alley and sewer repair. The coun-
cil was leary of setting a precedent
in approving the request as they
believe city code does not require
it. It was estimated the cost to be
$220.
The council also voted to set
September 12 from 7 a.m. to 7
p.m. as the date for the city-wide
clean up.
Council members and the pub-
lic also were reminded that anyone
wishing to take out papers in the
next city council election must do
so by September 19. Nomination
papers are available at city hall.
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BY LISA WILSON
LOOKING BACK in the Early Files
Cowboy Coffee
I am married to a Starbucks end (sounds
better than user or addict). Any trip to town
includes a quad vente latte four shots no foam.
It is more important than the mail, the heart
medicine, the bank deposit or pickin up the
kids at day care! On extended trips we drive for
miles at all hours of the day or night following
her GPS in search of that green symbol, the one
that looks like Medusa with radioactive tendrils
aming from her head.
To be kind, it has a avor of its own. Its not
for everybody but I do think it has driven fanatic
users to more serious addictions like ve-hour
energy drinks, Tabasco popsicles and cigars
made of burning rubber!
I was in a strange town on a Starbucks mis-
sion last week trying to remember if it were a
Grande Uno Caffe Misto Leonardo or a dolce
capasso nu latto Divinchi? The barista (the
special name for Starbucks waiters that was
derived from the character playing the one-eyed
mushroom wearing scuba gear in the bar scene
from Star Wars IV) took my order.
He said he didnt know cowboys drank Star-
bucks.
I said, We invented it!
As I explained it to him, it became clear
to me! I ask you all, you cowboys, hunters,
soldiers, Indians, shermen, prospectors, explor-
ersall of you who have roasted squirrel, carp,
possum, haunch of wild burro, buzzard drum
sticks or spotted owl over a campre in the
wildernesswhat did you wash it down with?
Thats right, cowboy coffee!
A handful of coffee grounds (any brand) in an old
pot, put on the open re and set on boil is the recipe
supreme! The pot itself is sacred and never washed. It is
this accumulation of ingredients that gives cowboy cof-
fee its unique avor.
It is seasoned by the remnants of whatever falls into
the pot and becomes part of the geological strata that
comprise its lining. It is not unlike a good pipe whose
bowl gets layered with carcinogenic ash, or the wax that
builds in your ears, or the plaque that barnacles an ol
dogs teeth.
Starbucks proudly touts its avor, but if you really
crave a strong, rank, acidic, caffeine stimulant, one that
can also peel the paint off a backhoe bucket, penetrate
zirconium nuclear fuel rods, and destroy the odor in
your sons tennis shoes, have an old cowboy make you a
cuppa in his blackened pot. You will discover Starbucks
secret.
A WORD OF CAUTION: If you cant strain your
cowboy coffee through two-inch ten-gauge expanded
metal, at least drop a magnet into the cup before you sip.
THOUGHTS
& other things
BY ALAN SMITH
Excuse my poison whatever twitch
Excuse me while I try to focus on writing the
column this week.
Ive got a major case of poison sumac -- or poi-
son something or other.
Never heard of poison sumac? Neither had I,
which is probably the reason I am covered all over,
from head to toe, covered all over with itching rash.
Excuse me while I squirm.
I helped my son Nathan clean out the brush in a
neighbors yard, as I mentioned last week in my col-
umn. I began to break out the next day and gured I
had gotten into some poison ivy in my ground level
cutting down of brush along the neighbors house
and under trees in his yard.
At least the effort must have done some good.
The next family that looked at the house decided
they wanted to purchase it and Nathan and Julie
have their second signed deal for the purchase of
their house (the rst offer fell through), which was
an answer to prayer. They are waiting for closing to
celebrate too much, however.
Meanwhile my celebration will await the two
or three weeks the books say I have to wait to stop
being driven crazy with these itching and oozing
rashes.
It was Nathan who came up with the clue that
lead me to the real culprit of my problem.
You know that tree we cut down back there by
that rock in the back yard, Nathan said. When
I was trimming around things again this week it
looked like the new growth from that plant had the
look of poison ivy. Maybe it was a poison ivy tree or
something.
I looked it up and poison ivy is usually a vine,
though it can grow up as a shrub up to three feet tall,
according to my best poison ivy sources.
That didnt match with the plant I cut down,
stripped the branches off of and then broke over my
knee into several pieces so it would t into a lawn
refuse bag. And yes, I was wearing shorts and a
short sleeved shirt.
Maybe it was poison oak, I thought. I looked that
up too, but though it can grow into a larger shrub, it
didnt look like what I had cut down.
Poison sumac was listed in the same breath as the
other two, so I did some study of it.
Light bulb going on. I thought maybe I had found
the culprit. The pictures look pretty similar. Then I
read the fact sheet and found that it isnt native to
Missouri. (You dont think someone actually planted
it on purpose, do you?)
So maybe the plant isnt poison sumac after all.
I guess it doesnt really matter what it was, now that
I have such a full-blown case.
From what I understand, the rash and itching
I have is my bodys response to the sap from the
plant, which has spread all over my arms -- and from
there I guess to the rest of my body. Or I could have
gotten it on my legs directly too, as I was wearing
shorts that day.
There is no magic cure for my discomfort. Or at
least if there is I havent run across it in my battle
so far.
Ive tried drying agents and anti-itch agents that
are supposed to help. They do for a little while, but
I needed another treatment faster than the direc-
tions called for.
I tried an ointment that seemed like it had
sandpaper in it that was to be rubbed into the sores
until the itching stopped. That got me through the
rst night where I havent had my sleep interrupt-
ed by the itching. Its sort of like rubbing yourself
with sandpaper to get it to work, however. Not a
very pleasant experience.
Ive taken Zyrtec to try to help the allergic reac-
tion, which happens as a result of the exposure.
That hasnt helped much that I can tell, and I have
to be careful because my liver problems keep it
from metabolizing as it is supposed to.
The cortisone creams are a red ag for my liver
too.
All the information I have read says there is
only one real healer. Time.
That certainly isnt what one wants to hear
when itching in 27 places at the same time. When
I get my arms stopped from itching, the spot on
my seat ares up. When I get it to stop, the main
source of the itching moves on to my leg. Or my
back. Or my armpit.
So if you see me twitching a bit as I walk down
the street this week, youll know that I havent
developed a tic.
Its just that I am using all my willpower not to
scratch the itch that is currently driving me up the
wall.
Ive learned my lesson to be a little more care-
ful about what I chop down and break up. Im
struggling mightily with the urge to scratch and
hope to have that under control soon.
I talked with a friend who had been through
many physical problems over the years who said
that her battle with poison ivy had been one of the
worst experiences of her medical career.
Id have to agree. My worst still probably is a
kidney stone for intensity of pain. But for long-
term discomfort, this poison whatever it is takes
the cake.
Hands down. No twitching.
DEBRA LARSON
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106 E. South Street, Suite B
P.O. Box 564
Mount Ayr, Iowa 50854
Ph./Fax 641-464-2668 Cell 515-979-8552
debra.larson@insurancestationinc.com
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FUND-RAISER
for Lucky Lanes Endowment Fund
Saturday, August 24
5 p.m. at Lucky Lanes Bowling Alley
Ringgold Outdoor Alliance
will be smoking a whole hog along
with mountain oysters and side dishes.
Following the supper there will be
a WASHERS TOURNAMENT outside
of Lucky Lanes Bowling Alley.
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Fifty Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Re-
cord-News, Thursday, August 15,
1963.)
Randy Lynch, a member of
the Maloy Shamrocks 4-H Club,
showed the grand champion baby
beef, a 990-pound Angus, in the ju-
nior livestock show of the Ringgold
County Fair. Randy will show his
champion at the Iowa State Fair.
Monte Akers, a member of the
Kellerton hustlers 4-H Club, ex-
hibited the grand champion market
pig, a 205-pound Duroc, which he
will show at the state fair. He also
showed the top pen of three market
pigs.
Two young Mount Ayr golfers,
Kenny Markley and Bruce Hen-
derson, won trophies in the Lenox
Open Golf Tournament played
Sunday. Markley, a second in the
rst ight, shot a 33-34 for a 67,
while Henderson placed second in
the second ight with a 39-36 for
a 75 par on the Lenox nine-hole
course is 33. Royce Davis shot a
one under par 98 for 27 holes in
the championship ight and placed
fth to the winner who scored a 91
for the 27-hold route. Davis was the
defending champion, having won
last year with a 99. William Corll and
Collus Lawhead also participated.
Thomas Edward Jesse, 29, of
Centralia, MO, was electrocuted
about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday after-
noon of last week, while directing a
tree trimming job one and one-half
miles north of Blockton. Mr. Jesse,
an employee of the Townsend Tree
Service, Muncie, IN, served as fore-
man of the crew which had arrived
the day previous in Ringgold county
to trim trees for the Iowa Southern
Utilities Company.
Ringgold county has entered
12 exhibits -- ve swine and seven
beeves in the 4-H livestock division
of the Iowa State Fair. Exhibitors of
swine will be Monte Akers, Keller-
ton; Dale Walters and Gene Stanley,
Beaconsfield and Keith Bastow
and Allan Triggs, Mount Ayr. Baby
beeves will be exhibited by Randy,
Craig, Teena and David Lynch, Judy
Brammer, Vicki Wackernagle and
Craig Elliott.
Demonstration teams from the
Maloy Shamrocks and the Redding
Rockets 4-H Clubs were selected
to represent Ringgold county at the
Iowa State Fair during the county
demonstration contest held Monday
evening in Mount Ayr. David Lynch
and Larry Weaver, of the Maloy club,
presented Easy Does It, a dem-
onstration on the proper handling
of livestock. Andy Abarr and Bill
Shafer, of the Redding Rockets, gave
a physical tness demonstration on
Keep Fit, Control the Bulge.
The Clover Belles 4-H Club
won the girls food and nutrition
judging contest held Wednesday
of last week during the Ringgold
County Fair, by scoring 620 points.
In second and third places were the
Rainbow Girls with 600 points and
the Jefferson Home Hustlers with
590. The three high scorers of the
winning club were Marlys Barker,
225; Diane Saltzman, 200 and Doris
Angus, 195.
Afour-year-old golden Palomino
mare, Marigold, was sold Thursday
evening by its owner, Art Moore, to
Buss Carson, internationally known
cowboy, whose Hollywood Golden
Horses Stuntcapade was the open-
ing entertainment of the Ringgold
County Fair last week.
Births reported at Ringgold
County Hospital this week were a
daughter, born August 7, to Mr. and
Mrs. Truett Baker of Grant City, MO;
a son, born August 12, to Mr. and
Mrs. Forrest Shields of Mount Ayr;
a son, born August 13, to Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Steele of Grant City,
MO, and a daughter, born August
13, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Garrett
of Diagonal.
Obituaries in this weeks issue
were Rosa Shields and Beulah May
Allen.
Twenty-ve Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Re-
cord-News, Thursday, August 25,
1988.)
When Mount Ayr Community
school students start the 1988-89
school year Monday, there will be
seven new faces on the staff. Along
with new high school principal Car-
roll Taylor, there will be one teacher
at the high school and two teachers
at the elementary school who will
be new to the district this year. In
addition there will be a new coach
with no teaching duties, a new sec-
retary and a new aide on the school
staff. New at the high school will be
John Larsen. New at the elementary
school will be Sally Frederichs, who
will teach fth grade and handle a
number of coaching assignments.
Also new at the elementary school
will Nancy Poppe, who will teach
kindergarten. Other new staff mem-
bers will be Jolene Gourley, who
will be a secretary in the high school
principals ofce and Kathy Fiala,
who will be a special education aide
at the elementary school.
Two Ringgold county 4-H
members have earned trips to the
National 4-H Congress in Chicago,
IL in December with projects they
have completed. Billi Hunt of Di-
agonal is the state 4-H conservation
project award winner and Bobbi
Hunt of Diagonal is the state 4-H
safety project award winner. Both
are daughters of Mrs. Lois Hunt.
In addition to the state conservation
award, Billi Hunt and her 4-H club
have earned national conservation
club awards.
When school starts at Grand Val-
ley Community schools on Monday,
August 29, there will be two new
teachers on the staff -- Cathy Crees
of Leon and Max Buckner of Mount
Ayr. Another addition is a new cook,
full-time at Kellerton -- Colleen
Miller of Mount Ayr.
There will be four new teach-
ers, all rst-year, when Diagonal
community schools begin classes
Monday, August 29. Edward Geitz,
a graduate of Wartburg College at
Waverly, will be teaching business
subjects, physical education and will
be coaching track and baseball and
will assist with basketball. Susan
Myers, who is married and has three
children, is a fth grade teacher and
will be coaching volleyball. Denise
Patten will be the special education
teacher. Kathryn Kellner is married
and has three children. She will have
remedial reading responsibilities.
A Redding man was found dead
near his home Wednesday, August
17, following a search by local
law enforcement personnel. Henry
Seiffert, 67, was found Wednesday
morning after being reported miss-
ing Tuesday evening. Seifferts
death was ruled as coming from a
self-inicted gunshot, according to
a coroners report.
The birth reported this week was
a son, born August 21, to John and
Debbie Larsen of Mount Ayr.
The obituary in this weeks issue
was Henry Michael Seiffert.
Ten Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Re-
cord-News, Thursday, August 14,
2003.)
There is still some nal work to
be done, like installing the globes
and lights, but the walking trail
in Judge Lewis Park will soon be
lighted as the result of a community
effort which has gone on for a couple
of years. The concrete bases for the
lights and a clock have been installed
all along the trail and the nish work
will soon be done. The addition to the
park will mean that another step in
making it more useful to the public
will have been completed.
A Ringgold county resident will
join 84 other inductees into the 2003
Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during a
ceremony at the 4-H exhibit building
at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday,
August 17. Bob Martin of rural
Mount Ayr will be recognized for
his outstanding service and dedica-
tion to 4-H. He will be presented a
plaque by the Iowa 4-H Foundation
as he is introduced on stage.
Registration in the Mount Ayr
Community school district was held
Monday and Tuesday in preparation
for the opening of school next week.
Fees were paid and information
shared with parents in a number of
areas.
A reminder to be careful around
bats came this week after a Redding
woman was bitten by a rabid bat Fri-
day at her home. Friday morning she
reached into a carnival glass pitcher
in her home and felt something bit
her and then saw something y out of
the pitcher. The bat was caught and
taken to Iowa City for testing. It was
found to be rabid and the woman,
who did not want to be identied,
has started the set of shots needed
when contact with a rabid animal is
made.
Courtney Weeda swept the titles
in the commercial ewe class in the
sheep show at the Ringgold County
Fair. Showing the reserve champion
market beef at the Ringgold County
fair was Holly England. Its been
awhile since a donkey made its
way to be judged at the Ringgold
County fair. Showing Billy Bob to
top a class in the horse show was
Tisha Hammond.
There is a new barn going up
at the Ramsey Farm at Lesanville
project east of Mount Ayr. Materials
from an old barn owned by Hank
Smith are being used by a crew of
Amish carpenters to build a barn to
the north of the restored red barn
already in place on the property.
The obituaries listed in this
weeks issue were Margaret Eliza-
beth Comer Browns, Bertha Isabelle
Midgorden, Loretta M. Hobbs Rob-
inson and Walter Gene Shafer.
More on city
council meeting
____________________________
Continued fromfront page
Superintendents report
Superintendent Brent Wise up-
ated the council on a number of
projects going on in the city.
Work on pot holes and patches
continues and two sections of con-
crete have been replaced. Wise said
crews want to focus on the end of
Taylor Street (brick street) in the
near future.
King Construction has started
on the water booster station proj-
ect. He also informed the council
that once that project is nished
the water permit sampling loca-
tion will be moved to Cleareld
Homes. It currently is in a private
residence.
A number of tree trimming
projects has been completed, with
more planned. Pick up of pruned
branches should be completed by
the end of the week.
Painting and electrical work at
the pool will commence once the
water has been drained. The pool
is still lled with water due to
planned training there.
throughout Monday afternoon.
The garden tractor pull for ages
14 and under will begin at 1 p.m. at
the top of Main Street.
The pulling continues at 2 p.m.
with the pickup and farm tractor
pull.
The Duck Regatta closes the
days entertainment, with a $1,000
rst-place prize up for grabs. Tick-
ets will available until 4 p.m. the
day of the race.
On-going activities
Plenty of fun and games will
run throughout the day both Sun-
day and Monday.
The Diagonal junior class will
host kids games along with home-
made ice cream and the Space Pil-
low.
Bingo will run each day from
Diagonal Labor Day plans
____________________________
Continued fromfront page
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Another feature is the 50/50
drawings.
The Printing Museum and Ge-
nealogy Center will be open Satur-
day and Sunday from 2-4 p.m. and
Monday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Lunch will also be available at
all times at the City Park.
WHO TV bringing
RV TV to Creston
WHOs RV TV will be in Cres-
ton on September 9th to kick off
their weeklong trip to the Iowa/
Iowa State Football Game in
Ames.
Keith and Andy and the group
will be doing their 5, 6, and 10
p.m. segments live from the Depot
Parking lot in Uptown Creston.
The Tailgate will kick off at
4 p.m.
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Courthouse News
Ringgold County
Courthouse
News & Notes
Drive Safely!
Schools
Open!
BE ALERT FOR
Bicycles
Pedestrians
School Buses
OVERTAKING A SCHOOL BUS:
The driver of any vehicle overtaking a school bus
shall not pass a school bus when flashing stop warning
signal lights are flashing and shall bring said vehicle to
a complete stop not closer than 15 feet of the school
bus when it is stopped and stop arm is extended, and
shall remain stopped until the stop arm is retracted and
school bus resumes motion or until signaled by the
driver to proceed.
MEETING A SCHOOL BUS:
The driver of any vehicle when meeting a school
bus on which the stop warning signal lights are flashing
shall reduce the speed of said vehicle to not more than
20 miles per hour, and shall bring said vehicle to a
complete stop when school bus stops and stop signal
arm is extended and said vehicle shall remain stopped
until stop arm is retracted after which driver may
proceed with due caution.
TO ALL PARENTS
If you have a son or daughter with a learners
permit, remember it is unlawful for them to
drive unless you accompany them. A legal
guardian may also lawfully accompany them.
Ringgold County Sheriffs Office
Mike Sobotka, Sheriff
KNOW THE LAW
STUDENTS WITH SCHOOL PERMIT STUDENTS WITH SCHOOL PERMIT
are only allowed to drive over the are only allowed to drive over the
most direct and accessible route be- most direct and accessible route be-
tween home and school for the purpose tween home and school for the purpose
of attending school, and to and from of attending school, and to and from
extracurricular activities within the school extracurricular activities within the school
district. district.
You have the Power!
Eat well. Move more. Keep score.
504 North Cleveland St.
Mount Ayr, IA 50854
641-464-3226
You have a Partner!
Ringgold County Hospital. Your partner in health.
www.rchmtayr.org
Youre making good choices to keep
yourself healthy. But what about the
power you have as a parent? Are you
doing everything you can to help
your children begin their lives happy,
healthy, and safe?
One of the most important things
you can do as a parent is vaccinate
your children. There are eight deadly
diseases that can be prevented by
childhood vaccines. Keeping up with
your childrens immunizations from
infancy through their teenage years is a
simple and effective way to keep them
from getting a terrible disease. And
keeping your children healthy reduces
the risk of infecting someone else, so
youre really helping all of us!
Each year, the Mt. Ayr Medical
Clinic at Ringgold County Hospital
provides free athletic physicals to
students in our community. In addition
to the physicals, the Clinic completes a
free review of every childs immuniza-
tion records. Along with regular dental
and eye exams, immunizations and
physicals are just routine maintenance
for growing young bodies. Lets work
together to keep the youngest members
of our community in tip-top shape.
SIMPLE MISDEMEANOR AND
TRAFFIC CONVICTIONS
August 8 - August 15, 2013
Darron L. Toney, Osceola,
$472.50, permitting unauthorized
person to drive.
Jami Lynn Love, Redding,
$141.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h.
over the speed limit.
Cody Allen McCaulley, Cres-
ton, $127.50, failure to maintain
safety belts.
Justin Ryan Rigg, Mount Ayr,
$127.50, failure to maintain safety
belts.
Nicole Christine Rich, Mount
Ayr, $114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h.
over the speed limit.
Emily Caroline Spring, Corn-
ing, $114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h.
over the speed limit.
William Franklin Ervin, Pack-
wood, $127.50, failure to comply
with safety regulations.
RINGGOLD COUNTY
SHERIFFS LOG
(Call Origination Code: MA= Mount Ayr; KE = Kel-
lerton; EL = Ellston; TI = Tingley; DI = Diagonal; DE
= Delphos; MO = Maloy; BE = Beaconseld; BO = Ben-
ton; SC = Shannon City; BL = Blockton; RE = Redding;
SV = Sun Valley; CO = In County; OC = Out of County;
OS = Out of State)
August 8th - August 14th, 2013
Thursday, August 8
7:35 a.m., lockout in Redding
(RE)
8:32 a.m., lockout (CO)
9:00 a.m., call for jail (OC)
9:36 a.m., call for dispatch
(MA)
9:54 a.m., call for sheriff (DI)
10:00 a.m., call for jail (OC)
10:11 a.m., calf in middle of
highway (MA)
10:18 a.m., ambulance needed
for lift assistance (CO)
10:44 a.m., 911 call, ambulance
needed for accident (CO)
10:54 a.m., call for jail (MA)
11:29 a.m., call for chief deputy
(MA)
12:43 p.m., question for ofcer
(MA)
4:47 p.m., controlled burn
(MA)
5:04 p.m., call for deputy (MA)
5:35 p.m., 911 call (MA)
6:40 p.m., intoxicated person
complaint (DI)
8:18 p.m., caller needing infor-
mation (DE)
8:46 a.m., alarm going off
(MA)
10:39 p.m., welfare check/
information for deputy (MA)
11:14 p.m., caller needing in-
formation (KE)
Friday, August 9
6:00 a.m., REC power outage
(OC)
7:20 a.m., dog complaint (MA)
8:11 a.m., caller needing to talk
with an ofcer (CO)
9:16 a.m., caller calling to check
on status of an inmate (CO/KE)
11:18 a.m., caller needing to
talk to an ofcer (CO)
11:19 a.m., caller checking on
status of female inmate (CO/KE)
11:51 a.m., caller needing to
talk to an ofcer (CO)
12:45 p.m., caller has informa-
tion for an ofcer (CO/DI)
12:53 p.m., attorney needing
information (OC)
3:04 p.m., Taylor county sher-
iffs ofce calling with inmate in-
formation (OC)
3:05 p.m., attorney calling
wanting to talk to an inmate (OC)
3:13 p.m., correctional ofcer
calling in with inmate information
(MA)
3:51 p.m., wrong number (OC)
4:03 p.m., REC call (OC)
4:46 p.m., pin number for in-
mate telephone (OC)
4:49 p.m., 911 call, false alarm
(MA)
5:00 p.m., REC call (CO)
5:07 p.m., REC information
(CO)
6:00 p.m., jailer checking in
about schedule (CO)
6:08 p.m., caller about
picking up his gun (MA)
6:50 p.m., caller with com-
plaint, needs to see ofcer (KE)
7:46 p.m., want to talk to ofcer
(MA)
8:00 p.m., ambulance needed
(MA)
8:05 p.m., intoxicated driver
(OC)
8:29 p.m., needing K-9 unit
(OC)
Saturday, August 10
9:25 a.m., no Kellerton rst re-
sponders (KE)
11:00 a.m., information about
subject (OC)
11:15 a.m., lost wallet (MA)
1:11 p.m., questions about sher-
iffs sale (KE)
1:42 p.m., caller wanting to get
guns (MA)
2:10 p.m., judge checking on
inmate information (CO)
2:26 p.m., caller wanting to
visit with ofcer (CO)
2:37 p.m., caller reporting
wreck with injuries (CO)
2:39 p.m., caller making ap-
pointment with deputy (MA)
2:40 p.m., lock out (MA)
3:21 p.m., pin number for in-
mate (OC)
3:36 p.m., reporting suspicious
vehicle (RE)
4:45 p.m., jail inmate call (OC)
7:54 p.m., dog complaint (MA)
8:56 p.m., cows out (EL)
9:38 p.m., intoxicated person
(DI)
Sunday, August 11
12:11 p.m., domestic trouble
(KE)
1:07 p.m., needing to speak
with ofcer (MA)
6:02 p.m., needing to speak
with ofcer (MA)
6:23 p.m., 911 call (MA)
6:28 p.m., pig out on road
(MA)
7:01 p.m., vandalism (KE)
7:02 p.m., jail/inmate informa-
tion (OC)
8:50 p.m., 911 call, missing
person (DI)
8:59 p.m., found the missing
person and all is well (DI)
Monday, August 12
7:57 a.m., call about towing
(MA)
8:11 a.m., caller setting up visi-
tation (OC)
8:29 a.m., caller checking into
county (CO)
9:20 a.m., call for deputy (CO)
9:43 a.m., call for clerk (MA)
10:13 a.m., report of Publisher
Clearing House scam (RE)
10:38 a.m., call for clerk (OC)
10:55 a.m., call for clerk (OC)
10:56 a.m., call for clerk (OC)
11:02 a.m., call for sheriff
(CO)
11:04 a.m., call for jail (OC)
11:31 a.m., call for jail (OC)
12:24 p.m., inmate visitation
set up (OC)
1:17 p.m., 911 call, no phones
working (MA)
3:10 p.m., call back requested
(OC)
3:14 p.m., jail/inmate informa-
tion (CO)
5:02 p.m., car broke down (CO)
5:38 p.m., barking dog (MA)
5:57 p.m., call back requested
(CO)
6:04 p.m., jail/inmate informa-
tion (OC)
6:05 p.m., jail/inmate informa-
tion (OC)
7:43 p.m., call back requested
(MA)
9:55 p.m., information for of-
cer (OC)
10:36 p.m., 911 call, emergency
help needed (OC)
Tuesday, August 13
1:11 a.m., 911 call, ambulance
needed (MA)
9:00 a.m., vandalism (KE)
9:23 a.m., call for deputy (CO)
10:14 a.m., SOR leaving county
(CO)
11:21 a.m., call for sheriff
(CO)
11:30 a.m., welfare check
(MA)
11:54 a.m., controlled burn
(MA)
1:56 p.m., information about
sheriff sale (EL)
2:23 p.m., DHS coming to see
inmate (OC)
3:23 p.m., confused driver, lost
(OC)
3:33 p.m., radio not working
(CO)
3:39 p.m., attorney making ap-
pointment to see prisoner (OC)
3:41 p.m., radio repair guys
(OC)
3:49 p.m., dispatcher (CO)
3:55 p.m., Union county with
prisoner information (OC)
4:22 p.m., radio repair guy
(OC)
4:41 p.m., inmate pin number
(OC)
4:54 p.m., questions about re-
trieving guns (CO)
5:33 p.m., radio repair guy
again (OC)
6:39 p.m., yes, bail bond com-
ing for one later (OC)
8:35 p.m., ambulance needed
(MA)
11:10 p.m., needing ofcer to
check on something (KE)
Wednesday, August 14
2:33 a.m., ambulance needed
(MA)
6:43 a.m., jail/inmate informa-
tion (OC)
10:56 a.m., jail/inmate informa-
tion (OC)
11:05 a.m., 911 call, re (MA)
11:37 a.m., call for sheriff
(OC)
12:23 p.m., call about inmate
(OC)
12:57 p.m., 911 call (MA)
COURTHOUSE NEWS
Ringgold County Courthouse
hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. unless noted otherwise.
Ringgold county now has a
website at www.ringgoldcounty.
us.
Assessor: Neil Morgan, 464-
3233.
Auditor: Amanda Waske,
464-3239.
Board of Supervisors: David
Inloes, chairman, Royce Dredge
and Kraig Pennington, members,
464-3244.
Supervisors meetings are open
to the public and are held in the su-
pervisors conference room located
on the second oor between the
clerk of court and auditors ofce.
On days the board is not sched-
uled to be in ofce, please direct
all inquiries to the auditors ofce.
To schedule a meeting time with
the supervisors, contact the audi-
tors ofce.
Regular board meetings are
held on Mondays with ofcial
public notice of the meeting agen-
das posted at the Ringgold county
courthouse, Mount Ayr Record
News, Sun Valley Lake and Diago-
nal city hall the day before.
Clerk of Court (a state of-
ce): Jackie Saville, 464-3234; fax:
464-2478. Ofce hours: Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, 8 a.m. 9
noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8 a.m. -
noon and 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The clerks ofce handles ali-
mony and child support payments,
probates, civil and criminal lings,
magistrates court and records and
services of adoptions, conservator-
ships, court proceedings, divorces,
estates, grand jury, guardianships,
judgments, juvenile proceedings,
mechanics liens, mental health
admissions, petit jury, surety
company certicates, state hospi-
tal, trafc violations, trust funds,
trusteeships. Certied copies can
be made of above listed records.
Court records are also available at
www.iowacourts.gov.
County Conservation
Board: Kate Zimmerman, phone:
464-2787, email: rangerkate@io-
watelecom.net.
Please contact for information
on rules and regulations, parks,
trail ways, camping, shelter reser-
vations, environmental education
and more. Parks are open March
15 - November 15. Walk-in trafc
is allowed year round.
County Weed Commission-
er: Brenda Adams, 641-783-2348.
Development and Tourism:
Karen Bender, Coordinator, 464-
3704. If anyone has any calendar
events, please contact the develop-
ment ofce at 641-464-3704.
E-911 Service Board: Merle
Walter, 307 N. Webster St., Mount
Ayr, 464-3311.
Emergency Management
Agency: Teresa Jackson, Coordi-
nator, 109 W. Madison St., Suite
105, cell: 641-202-9671; phone:
464-3344; fax: 464-0663, email:
tjackson@iowatelecom.net. Hours:
Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m.
The tornado sirens in Mount
Ayr will be tested the rst Tuesday
of each month unless there is se-
vere weather.
Engineer: Zach Gunsolley,
P.E., 464-3232. 707 South Hender-
son Drive. Ofce hours: Monday -
Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
General Relief: Gary Smith,
109 W. Madison St., 464-2397.
Mondays and Thursdays, 7:30
a.m. - 4 p.m.; Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m.
- 10:30 a.m.; Closed Wednesdays
and Fridays. In case of emergency
641-464-2397 or 641-202-1199.
Recorder: Karen Schaefer,
464-3231. Passport applications
are taken daily from 8 a.m. - 11
a.m. and noon - 4 p.m. Certied
vital records can be obtained from
8 a.m. - noon and 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
The recorders ofce serves as
a passport agent. Items needed to
apply are: certied copy of birth
certicate, drivers license or state
issued ID, two-inch square pass-
port photos and passport applica-
tion (both available at recorders
ofce) and fees. Allow four to six
weeks from date of application to
receive passport book or card from
the passport agency. Expedited
service is available for an addi-
tional fee.
Individuals with recent name
changes can get their passport
book/card updated without a fee
within one year of issue. Forms
may be obtained at the recorders
ofce. For additional information
call the recorders ofce or go to
www.travel.state.gov/passport.
Sanitarian: Ringgold County
Public Health Agency, 464-0691.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.
Public Health Agency: 119 S.
Fillmore, 464-0691. Hours: Mon-
day - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sheriff: Mike Sobotka, Emer-
gency Only 911, Non-Emergency
(Available 24/7) 464-3921 or 464-
2911. New location at the Ringgold
County Law Enforcement Center,
801 West South Street. Hours are
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Road Conditions
- dial 511 or online at www.Io-
waRoadConditions. org.
Treasurer: Debbie Cannon,
464-3230.
Property tax information for the
current 2012 taxes is now avail-
able. First half 2012 taxes are due
September 30, 2013 in order to
avoid penalty, second half will be
due March 30, 2014. Please notify
the ofce of any address changes
as they occur in order that the
statements are mailed to the cor-
rect address.
Property taxes can be paid on-
line at www.iowatreasurers.org
with Visa, Master Card and Dis-
cover credit cards or e-checks.
Payments made in the ofce may
be with cash, checks or with a Mas-
ter Card, Visa or Discover credit or
debit card.
All documents conveying real
estate need to have the name and
address of the person to whom
the property tax statement is to
be mailed. Please check renewal
notices and tax statements for the
correct information. If the infor-
mation is wrong, contact the trea-
surers ofce.
Motorists can now renew mo-
tor vehicle registrations online at
www.iowatreasurers.org if a re-
newal notice is received through
the United States Postal Service
that contains a personal identica-
tion number (PIN). Please be aware
that the PIN can only be used one
time. Contact the treasurers ofce
for more information.
Those with August birth dates
are reminded to register their motor
vehicles by September 30, 2013.
Bring in the renewal statement re-
ceived in the mail so renewals can
be quickly processed.
Drivers License Ofce: Lo-
cated in the Treasurers Ofce.
Drivers licenses may be re-
newed any time during the period
of 30 calendar days before and
up to 60 calendar days after the
drivers birth date.
The drivers license station
hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 3:30
p.m. Phone 464-3230 with ques-
tions.
Veterans Affairs: Gary Smith,
109 W. Madison St., 464-2397.
Mondays and Thursdays, 7:30
a.m. - 4 p.m.; Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m.
- 10:30 a.m.; Closed Wednesdays
and Fridays. In case of emergency
641-464-2397 or 641-202-1199.
Laminating services are provided by the Mount
Ayr Record-News. We can preserve items up to
11by 17while you wait. Call 464-2440.
so students can show higher
achievement.
Wallace also informed the
board that teachers will be writ-
ing their own Professional Growth
Plans, which by Iowa Code must
be tied to the building professional
development plan. The plans must
be written by September 13 after
which Wallace will meet with each
teacher to discuss the plan and the
evidence that will be produced ap-
proved the growth plan has been
met.
A number of projects and facil-
ity improvements were also part
of Wallaces report. The middle
school sewer has been xed with
a lift station added. The handrail
was completed on the bleachers.
The closers on the doors have been
completed, and the door locks n-
ished at the high school. Wallace
also noted several sponsored up-
grades in the gym area. New decals
on the gym oor came from the
MAC Boosters and the athletic de-
partment. Vinyl banners sponsored
by the athletic department have
been attached to the ends of the
bleachers. A new Raider head wrap
on the door to the weight room was
sponsored by the weightlifting de-
partment and the MAC Boosters.
Another wrap on the wrestling
room door comes from the wres-
tling team and the Boosters. New
Pride of Iowa conference banners
have been installed on the west
gym wall. The large one was paid
for by the POI and the Boosters
paid for the rest.
Wallace said she would like
for all juniors and seniors to take
three National Career Readiness
tests to determine their workplace
employability skill level. The tests
determine competence in applied
mathematics, locating information
and reading for information. The
WorkKeys assessments mea-
sure real world skills employers
believe are critical to job success.
Test questions are based on situa-
tions in the everyday work world.
Students who demonstrate
competence on the tests may re-
ceive an NCR certicate that could
help students get a job once they
graduate from high school and/or
get a job while they go to college.
The NCR certicate gives an em-
ployer an idea of a students skill
level and could give the student an
advantage over students who do
not have certicate.
Wallace explained seniors will
take the NCR test during the ITBS
testing period, and juniors will take
it sometimes second semester. Stu-
dents will also be given opportuni-
ties to retake specic tests so they
can increase their readiness level.
Technology report
Technology director Kim Curry
reported new copiers have been
installed in the buildings, and per-
sonnel from Access Systems have
been in the district to train staff on
their use.
Other business
In other business the board:
accepted the resignations of
Tara Groves and Ashley Mercer,
both special education associates.
approved a resolution adopt-
ing the Ringgold County Hazard
Mitigation Plan as presented by the
Southern Iowa Council of Govern-
ments.
approved the 800 series of
board policies and waived the sec-
ond reading.
Following the conclusion of
Mondays meeting superintendent
Drake and the building principals
took board members on a tour of
the facilities to highlight improve-
ments completed prior to the be-
ginning of school.
More on school board
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Continued fromfront page
Iowa unemployment
rate at 4.8 percent
Iowas seasonally adjusted un-
employment rate rose to 4.8 per-
cent in July from 4.6 percent in
June, but remained substantially
below the July 2012 rate of 5.5
percent. In contrast, the U.S. un-
employment rate for July dropped
to 7.4 percent from 7.6 percent in
June.
Despite this months increase
in the unemployment rate, nonfarm
employment continued to advance
at a healthy pace, said Teresa
Wahlert, director of Iowa Work-
force Development. Nonfarm
jobs have increased by 5,000 or
more for the past three months.
The statewide estimate of unem-
ployed persons increased to 79,300
in July from 76,300 in June. The
level of unemployed was reported
at 89,300 one year ago.
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Social
SPECIAL
EVENT
Please join Lyle Boone as he
takes us back in time through the
Des Moines Registers pages and headlines.
Known for refusing to have the Oklahoma City
bombers name mentioned on the front page - Lyle has had a hand in
the way we view our world and our local events for nearly four decades.
Meet the man behind the design at the Ellston Community Library.
Sunday, August 25 1 p.m.
Ellston Community Library
(Located in the United Methodist Church)
Lyle Boone
There will be music by
a wandering minstrel
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NOTICE - If you would like your
organizations meeting dates to
appear in the calendar, please
contact Record-News staff at
464-2440.
Wednesday, August 21
Mount Ayr Preservation meet-
ing at the Mount Ayr Inn at 4:30
p.m.
WRD Landll meeting at the
landll in Grand River at 5:30
p.m.
Thursday, August 22
Alcoholics Anonymous meet-
ing at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood
Center, Mount Ayr.
Friday, August 23
Mount Ayr Farmers Market on
south side of the Ringgold county
courthouse lawn from 2:30 to 5:30
p.m.
Fall Sports Kick Off at the
MACHS football eld with grill-
ing at 5:30 p.m. and Black and
White game at 7 p.m. Volleyball
scrimmage in high school gym at
3:30 p.m. Chrysler Drive for the
kids from 5 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, August 24
Farmers Market in Tingley at
10 a.m.
Ringgold Outdoor Alliance
and Lucky Lanes will be having
a fund-raiser for Lucky Lanes en-
dowment fund at 5 p.m. at Lucky
Lanes bowling alley.
Anniversary Gala at the Prin-
cess Theater in Mount Ayr at 7
p.m.
Sunday, August 25
Card shower for Leland and
Wanda Rauchs 50th wedding
anniversary. Cards and correspon-
dence may be sent to them at 15923
Tranquil Park Court, Spring, TX
77379.
Ellston Pioneer Center is open
from 1 to 4 p.m. or by appoint-
ment for groups of ve or more.
Call Linda and Bob Swanson at
641-783-2155.
The man behind the design at
the Ellston Community Library
(located in the United Methodist
Church) at 1:00 p.m.
Monday, August 26
$1 sack day every day at the
Ringgold County Neighborhood
Center.
The Second Childhood Doll
Club will not meet today.
Thin Within support group will
meet at 5 p.m. at the Lighthouse.
Ringgold County Tourism
meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Cham-
ber of Commerce building.
Sowing in Tears Support Group
will meet at 7 p.m. at the Light-
house Church, two miles west of
Mount Ayr.
Jam session at the Mount Ayr
American Legion building from
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 27
Bag Day at the Ringgold
County Neighborhood Center.
Season 35 classes begin at
Leslies Dance Emporium.
Wednesday, August 28
Bag Day at the Ringgold
County Neighborhood Center.
Leland and Wanda Rauch - Then Wanda and Leland Rauch - Now
Couple to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary August 25
Leland and Wanda Rauch of Spring, TX will cel-
ebrate their 50th wedding anniversary August 25,
2013.
Leland and Wanda (Akers) were married at the
Leon United Methodist Church. Leland graduated
from Mount Ayr high school in 1959 and Wanda grad-
uated from Central Decatur high school in Leon in
1962.
They have two sons, Tim (Melinda) of Frisco, TX
and Steve (Sarah) also of Frisco, TX. They have four
grandchildren, Ryan, Hannah, Michael and Ashley.
They live at 15923 Tranquil Park Court, Spring,
TX 77379.
Brandon Bjustrom and Kelli Jo Wetzel
Couple to exchange vows August 24
Kelli Jo Wetzel of Bedford and
Brandon Robert Bjustrom of Algo-
na would like to announce their en-
gagement and upcoming marriage.
Wetzel, the daughter of Dwight
and Glenda Wetzel of Bedford, and
the granddaughter of Anna May
McMillin of Bedford and Doro-
thy Wetzel of Gravity, is a 2006
graduate of Bedford high school
and is currently a nursing student
at Southwestern Community Col-
lege.
Bjustrom is the son of Garry and
Marci Bjustrom of Mount Ayr and
Tricia and Steve Carlson of Algona
and the grandson of Fran and Sue
Bjustrom and Pat and Bob Watson,
all of Algona. He was a 2004 grad-
uate of the Algona high school and
a 2006 graduate of NE Community
College in Calmar with an AAS
degree as a John Deere ag tech. He
is presently an owner of BB Diesel
Performance in Mount Ayr.
The ceremony has been planned
for August 24, 2013 at the United
Baptist-Presbyterian Church in
Mount Ayr.
Matthew Faubion and Mandy Maize
Vows to be exchanged August 31
Mandy Maize and Matthew
Faubion of Orlando, FL, together
with their families, are pleased to
announce their engagement and
upcoming wedding.
Maize is the daughter of Lila
and Maurice Craig of Eagleville,
MO and Robert Maize of Pattens-
burg, MO. Faubion is the son of
Russell (Rusty) and Tammy Fau-
bion of Blockton.
The couple will exchange vows
at the Christian church in Blockton
on Saturday, August 31, 2013.
Maize is a 2008 graduate of
Northwest Missouri State Uni-
versity at Maryville, MO with a
bachelor of science in industrial
psychology and a 2010 NWMSU
graduate with a masters in busi-
ness administration. She is a proj-
ect manager at Florida Blue (Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Florida).
Faubion is a 2006 graduate of
Blueeld State College in Blue-
eld, WV with a bachelor of sci-
ence in marketing and manage-
ment and is a 2007 graduate of
Charleston Southern University in
Charleston, SC with a masters in
business administration. He works
for a large investment rm.
Amy Hynek and Stacy McFarland
Couple to wed at Hynek Tree Farm
Dr. Amy Hynek of Ellston and
Stacy McFarland of Bloomeld
would like to announce their en-
gagement and upcoming marriage.
Hynek is the daughter of Bill
and Angie Hynek of Ellston and
the granddaughter of Marge Perry
of Ellston. She is a 2001 graduate
of Mount Ayr Community high
school and a 2003 graduate of
Graceland University and is cur-
rently a general surgery resident
at the Northeast Regional Medical
Center in Kirksville, MO.
McFarland is the son of Randy
and Deanna McFarland of Bloom-
eld. He is a 1997 graduate of
Bloomeld high school and a 2003
graduation of William Penn Uni-
versity and is currently employed
by Vermeer in Pella as a design en-
gineer.
A September 1, 2013 ceremony
to be held at the Hynek Tree Farm
in Ellston is being planned.
Mary Kathryn Gepner
Library Leangs
By tradition and by law, Con-
gress recesses for the month of
August. The oppressive heat, hu-
midity and unhealthy climate of
Washington, D.C., which was built
on a malarial swamp, dictated the
government take a vacation in Au-
gust. Even modern climate control
could not entirely overcome Wash-
ington, D.C.s hot, sticky weather
so the 1970 Legislative Reorga-
nization Act mandated a summer
break.
The 30th President of the Unit-
ed States, Calvin Coolidge, 1923
to 1929, would have readily agreed
to such a vacation. Coolidge once
observed, It looks like the country
fares better when Congress is on
holiday. Like so many presidents
before and after him, he was never
able to establish a good working
relationship with Congress. In
1930 which his old friend and Am-
herst classmate Dwight Morrow,
Ambassador to Mexico, decided to
run for the Senate, Coolidge was
concerned. He remarked to his sec-
retary Beatty, that Morrow made
his way in the wilds of Mexico, but
didnt know how he would make it
in the snake pit that was the U.S.
Senate.
Calvin Coolidge, who became
President with the death of Warren
Harding in 1923, was the only U.S.
president born on the Fourth of
July. An effective public speaker
Coolidge was the rst to make use
of the new medium of communica-
tion, the radio. In private, he was a
man of few words and earned the
nickname Silent Cal. He once
said, I have noticed that nothing
I have never said every did me any
harm. Stiff and silent he appeared
uncomfortable in Washington so-
ciety yet he attended many social
functions. Once a Washington so-
ciety lady said to race Coolidge
that she was thrilled that she would
be seated next to the President at
a dinner party. Grace replied, You
poor Dear. You will have to do
all the talking. Alice Roosevelt
Longworth did ask him why he
attended so many dinner parties if
he didnt enjoy them. Coolidge re-
plied, Got to eat somewhere.
Known for his parsimony in
private and in public, he was proud
of his wife, Grace, whose beauty
and charm made her an extremely
popular rst lady. A beautiful por-
trait of Grace Coolidge in a red
dress with her white collie Rob
Roy hangs in the Red Room of the
White House. Coolidge seemed
never to mind the money that she
spent for clothing and other per-
sonal items.
The library has the new biogra-
phy, Coolidge, by Amity Shlaes
in large print and in CD. The CD is
in memory of Lucile Siple.
New to the library: In regular
print paper back ction: To Com-
fort a King by Mount Ayr author,
Debbie Gilliland. In regular print
nonction, Hands of My Father,
A Hearing Boy, His Deaf Parent,
And The Language of Love by
Myron Uhlberg.
Mount Ayr Personals
Call 464-2440 Mondays
Rod and Vicki Zollman of
Mount Ayr celebrated their 30th
wedding anniversary by going to
the Iowa State Fair Tuesday, Au-
gust 13. They enjoyed all the sites
and some food on a stick. Then
Saturday, August 17, Vickis fam-
ily hosted a reunion at Poe Hollow
Park east of Mount Ayr. It is an an-
nual event in honor of her mother,
Melba E. Gile, formerly of Creston,
for what would have been her 93rd
birthday. A potluck lunch, visiting
and picture taking were enjoyed by
over 60 family members and their
friends. They hope to host it again
next year.
Births
Brandi and Eric Snyder of
Creston are the proud parents of a
baby boy, William Ryland Snyder,
who was born on Monday, August
19, 2013, at the Greater Regional
Medical Center in Creston. The lit-
tle man weighed nine pounds and
was 21 3/4 inches long.
Grandparents are Kenneth and
Jon Beede and William and Jane
Snyder, all of Creston.
Great-grandparents are Marvin
and Ann Wyer of Powersville, MO
and Vera Deemer of Mount Ayr.
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August 19 Welcome back
from the Iowa State Fair everyone.
Residents have been enjoying a
few fair-type activities through-
out the month. Coming up today
(Thursday) will be a game of Scat-
tergories at 9:30 a.m. This will be
a brain teaser for everyone. This
afternoon residents will welcome
back Natalie Cook and her baby,
Jacob Randall, for a baby shower.
She will open gifts and enjoy some
sweet treats as well. The general
store will be open Friday at 9:30
a.m. and Sommer will be in for an
activity Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Liz
will have the heat turned up in the
kitchen Monday with her monthly
cooking class at 1:30 p.m.
Monday morning was lled
with special information as Liz
shared a book that covered the his-
tory of the Iowa State Fair. Resi-
dents learned how the fair started,
where it started and how big the
fair was before it was moved to
Des Moines. There were several
great historic pictures in the book
that were interesting to look at.
Emmalee Schafer came in to help
Sommer play Plinko with residents
in the afternoon.
It was Blue Ribbon Week at
Clearview Home. Yesterday ev-
eryone learned about the Blue Rib-
bon Foundation and today they en-
joyed a blue ribbon cookie recipe
by Bricey Gorman. Bricey won
the chocolate chip cookie contest
at the Clearviews Iowa State Fair
day on August 2. Her cookie was
so good that it was shared with
everyone at coffee club. Bricey
was there to help bake and serve
them. Carmene James was in to
play the piano for music in the
morning. Helping with the sing-
ing were Roland and Jane Buck
and Peggy Wagenknecht. Bricey
and Sommer went to the special
care unit to engage the residents in
a sing-along. The Tingley Kitchen
Band came in the afternoon. It was
also the birthday party so the First
Christian Church ladies were there
to serve root beer and strawberry
oats. Hosting the party were Nida
Solliday, Kay Terwilliger, Nancy
Daughton, Virginia Scott and Mari
McGehee. Band members were
Naomi Hoseld, George Hoseld,
Rose James, Doris Overholser,
Mary Jane Narigon, Pauline Mur-
phy, Harold Brown and Carmene
James.
Sommer and Abbey Schafer
were busy with hand care rst thing
Wednesday morning. Kathi joined
in later. Sommer and Bricey Gor-
man did nails in the special care
unit. Kathi got ready for church
in the afternoon with Scott Mar-
cum bringing the message. After
church popcorn and TVLand were
enjoyed by many and others liked
the sno-cones served by Elsie and
Emmalee Schafer. They enjoyed
either grape or cherry sno-cones.
Thursday the weather wasnt
conducive for foot soaks so the ac-
tivity staff moved activities around.
They played Back-to-School Jingo
in the morning and then played a
game of baseball in the afternoon.
Charles Hawkins was back and he
held his Bible study early in the
day.
Kathi read the Mount Ayr Re-
cord-News and Diagonal Progress
rst thing Friday morning. Som-
mer played boxball in the special
care unit. Bingo was played in the
afternoon. Calling bingo was Bill
Rusk and Bessie Parker passed
prizes. Winners were Joan Hill,
Minnie Breckenridge, Laura Os-
born and Lois Ann Sobotka.
Norma Stringham brought the
Sunday school message Sunday. In
the afternoon elders from the Unit-
ed Baptist-Presbyterian Church
were in to offer communion. It
was also George Daileys birthday
Sunday. His family hosted a little
birthday party for him in the multi-
purpose room.
Visitors last week were Janis
Taylor, Joni Taylor, Carol Lee Bent-
ley, Scott Duke and Brittly Taylor
with Anna Linkey; Lori, Anna and
Mackenzie Friedman and Kay
Sickels with Vera Daughton; Pete
Lesan with JR Miller, Helen Banks
and Vera Daughton; Shirley Erick-
son and Ed Van Surksun with Don
Strange; Pat Braby with Bill Rusk;
Sally Drake and Bill Breckenridge
with Minnie Breckenridge; Leona
Barker, David and Susan Cole and
Randall Nickle with Ruth Nickle;
Ellen Landas, Terri Hayworth,
Mary Lynch Hayworth, Ruthie
Lynch and Jason Lynch with Anita
Hayworth; Carol May with Virgin-
ia Weaver; Andy Rusk and Dottie
Johnson of Colorado Springs, CO
and Thelma Rusk with Bill Rusk;
Cassie Osborn with Laura Osborn;
John Walkup with Vera Carson;
Woodie, Marta and Joey Lodmi-
er, Fred Osborn, Romana Clark
and Marcia Hauk with Berniece
Hoffman; Penny Hymbaugh and
Lynda Triggs with Doc and Mary
Lou Pennebaker; Norma String-
ham with Soco Waugh, and Joyce
Smith and Sharon Case with Irene
Spencer.
August 19 - There was another
SIPR breakfast for supper Satur-
day night. It was well attended
even with the state fair, the rodeo
and everyone getting kids ready to
go back to school.
Nicholas and Eleanor Jackson
arrived Sunday for a visit with their
grandparents, Dick and Camille
Jackson, before their school starts
in Des Moines Thursday. Florence
Lawhead of Mesa, AZ also arrived
on Sunday for a couple weeks visit
with the Jacksons and other family
in Iowa. She visited over Saturday
night in Missouri Valley with Drs.
David and Lauran Hoffman and
their daughters, Ashton and Brit-
tyn. Others enjoying the weekend
were Dr. Collus and Jane Lawhead
of Mount Ayr and Dr. David and
Paula Lawhead of Pilger, NE. The
family helped Brittyn Hoffman
celebrate her rst birthday.
Doug Prime is home recover-
ing from knee replacement surgery
done in Des Moines on August 12.
Judy Doolittle, Rod and Debbie
Holmes and Jeff and Teena Hash
went to Rumors for supper Friday
evening. Saturday Judy and the
Holmeses attended the Kellerton
Assembly of God baptism at Mo-
ses Yoders lake over by Decatur.
It was a beautiful evening.
Saturday Larry and Dorothy
McAtee took their grandchildren,
Kevin and Kassidy McAtee, for
their annual shing day that they
do every year just before school
starts.
Betty Stuart and daughter Mari-
lyn Parkhurst of Eagleville, MO
went to the rodeo Saturday eve-
ning in Grand River.
Rod and Connie Smith at-
tended the baptism at the Yoder
farm Saturday evening also. They
had four persons baptized and had
a wonderful potluck supper and
music by Ed and Alice Sweeten,
Kenny Campbell and Mike Stark
following. Sunday morning at the
Assembly of God Church four per-
sons gave their lives to Jesus. They
have had several prayers answered
in the past few weeks also.
Janet Holmes and Kathryn Still
were in Mount Ayr to pick up their
medicine Tuesday and some patty-
pan squash from Doug Still. The
sisters went to Bethany, MO shop-
ping Friday. They took a water-
melon to Ronche Still at Brad and
Christy Stills when they returned
home. Saturday the sisters went
to the baptism, music and supper
with the Kellerton Assembly of
God Church at the Yoder farm by
Decatur. They all had a wonderful
evening with a beautiful service,
music and meal. Sunday the sisters
went to Pizza Hut for lunch after
church. Doug and Gina Still and
Taylor and Hallie Grace were sup-
per guests of the sisters Monday
evening.
August 19 - Friday Vickie
Jeanes, in conjunction with the
Larger United Methodist Church
Parish, was at the Clearview Home
and the Mount Ayr Health Care
Center doing coffee and conver-
sation with the residents. Sunday
Charlie and Vickie Jeanes attended
the state fair in Des Moines.
Walt and Beverly McGinnis at-
tended the state fair Friday and also
stopped at the Methodist Medical
Center to visit with a patient, Jim
Smith.
Gene Motsinger visited with
Darrell Holden and son Brad Sat-
urday. Sunday morning Ally Jarred
stopped in for coffee with Gene
and in the afternoon Gene visited
with Bill and Norma Stringham.
Sunday night Rose James host-
ed a backyard barbecue. Enjoying
each others company with lots of
conversation and good food were
Joe and Lindsey Catanzareti, Joe
and Susie Catanzareti and Kevin
and Tammy James and Jena.
Keith and Rhonda Hunt of
West Des Moines were in Mount
Ayr Saturday visiting with his dad,
Amon Hunt. Sunday afternoon
Amons grandchildren and great-
grandchildren, Megan and Luke
Carter and Levi, were visitors.
Ronnie and Jo Kaye Shields at-
tended the tractor pull in Albany,
MO Friday evening and watched
their son, Rodney Shields, partici-
pate.
Ronnie and Jo Kaye Shields
visited with R.C. and Sheryol Rush
Saturday evening. R.C. had hip
surgery Tuesday and was released
from the hospital Thursday.
Jerry and Norma Shields went
to church Sunday with Ronnie and
Jo Kaye Shields and Ella Waske
and later were joined for lunch at
the OldTowne Cafe in Allendale,
MO by Rod and Stacey Shields
and Aleha Whittington, Hayley,
Hope and Harper.
Hayley, Hope and Harper Whit-
tington and Jackson and Evan Rug-
gles spent Monday with their great
-grandmother, Jo Kaye Shields.
They were joined for lunch by
Brennon Shields and Brynlea.
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August 19 - Be sure to take spe-
cial note of the park by the com-
munity building when you happen
to drive through town. It has a new
piece of playground equipment ob-
tained and installed by Tony Mer-
cer through a grant from SCICF
and some of Donna Morrisons
memorial. It sure is a good addi-
tion to the park. Way to go, Tony.
A very successful fair was held
at the meal site last Friday. It might
not have been as large as other fairs
but it had a bit of everything. They
didnt need Bill Riley because they
had Don Narigon doing a super job
leading the way through the fair
events. Activities got underway
with Marge Werner supervising a
cow chip (really a frisbee) throwing
contest outside. First place honors
went to Mary Sue McIntosh, sec-
ond place to Cindy Golightly and
third place to Bill Webb. Everyone
sure appreciated Shane Comer and
Tyler Jarreds help.
Upon arrival inside, all were
welcomed by some lovely selec-
tions as provided by their very
own Friday fair singers, who were
accompanied by Darlene Morgan
on the piano and directed by Mary
Jane Narigon. Singers included
Peggy Wagenknecht, Pauline Mur-
phy, Iona Triggs, Bonnie Manders,
Harold Brown and Don and Dar-
lene Wimmer. Don took folks on
a tour of the exhibits, having each
person step forth and share some-
thing about their entries. Everyone
sure got some interesting tidbits
of information. This writer thinks
every category you could imagine
was represented. Turk Allen even
had his tractors on display across
the street. Nothing was judged be-
cause everything entered deserved
a rst place blue ribbon. Exhibi-
tors included Connie Eason, Dar-
lene White, Ethel Campbell, Pau-
line Murphy, Rose James, Mary
Sue McIntosh, Karon Naomi, Bill
Webb, Don Wimmer, Darlene
Wimmer, Pinkie Collins, Marge
Werner, Bonnie Manders, Nancy
Jarred, Don Narigon, Mary Jane
Narigon, Wilmina Jennings, Turk
Allen, Virginia Walden and Janelle
Taylor.
She may have been the only en-
try in the hog calling contest and the
husband calling contest but Ethel
Campbell sounded like a pro. Way
to go, Ethel. Don gave everyone an
opportunity to share something es-
pecially memorable to them about
going to the state fair. Day at the
fair concluded with the singers
selection of Iowa. Blessing was
given by Dick Walden after which
a roast beef menu was enjoyed in-
side sitting at a table. Ice cream
sundaes and popsicles were a spe-
cial treat enjoyed this day, due to
Nancy Kelly, who was treating this
day for Races birthday. He will
observe his 13th birthday Thurs-
day, August 22. Happy birthday
wishes were extended to him.
Not too much exciting took
place at the meal site Monday and
Tuesday.
Again some surprise music
came forth to entertain folks Mon-
day. All sure appreciated Marge
Werner, Pauline Murphy, Vern
Brown and Harold Brown. All
hope they had as much fun as they
appeared to have as they made it
enjoyable for those present.
Tuesday found the band on hand
to entertain. They too didnt have a
lot of members but sure sounded
good. They included accompanist
Carmene James, plus Mary Jane
Narigon, Pauline Murphy, Do-
ris Overholser, Rose James, Vern
Brown and Harold Brown.
Jeannette Buell accompanied
her mother, Marge Werner, to the
meal site Monday and Tuesday.
She returned to her home in Ne-
braska Thursday after spending
several days in the area.
Cindy Golightly and Janelle
Taylor have spent the week with
their parents, Bill and Norma
Webb. They were to return to their
homes over the weekend.
Get well wishes were extended
to Hester Derscheid, who suffered
a fall while attending the state fair.
The site sure appreciates the
fresh produce being donated. It
sure tastes good.
August 19 - Hope everyone got
home from the unusual chilly state
fair. Now that school is starting,
the hot weather is returning.
Bobby Joe Haley, Shane and
Mitchel Swank and Russell Hol-
mes got the sand spread under the
swings and slide at the park.
Mary Gepner went to Council
Bluffs Tuesday and visited with
Judy and Bill Vogt and also went
shopping.
Tuesday evening supper guests
of Mike, Malinda, Shane and
Mitchel Swank were Amy and
John Ford, Julia and Don Stephens,
Joan and Don Stringham, Bob Ha-
ley, Bobby Joe Haley, Mary Jane
Garrett and Stacey and Elizabeth
Stillion.
Linda Haley returned home this
week after visiting in Alabama.
Linda King visited Wednesday
with Malinda Swank.
A bean breaking party was held
Wednesday at the home of Joan
Stringham. Other guests were
Mary Jane Garrett, Linda King and
Malinda Swank,
Ronnie Mobley visited Thurs-
day with Wallace and Patty Sobot-
ka.
Friday Wallace and Patty So-
botka went to Tabor and visited
with Wallaces sister, Margaret
McGinnis.
LeaAnn Swank was a weekend
guest and Matt Swank and Katie
were Saturday overnight guests of
Mike, Malinda, Shane and Mitchel
Swank.
Junior and Mary Swank, Rich-
ard Swank, Mike, Malinda, Shane
and Mitchel Swank, Matt Swank
and Katie McGary and LeaAnn
attended the garden tractor pull
Saturday at Fairfax, MO. All ate
supper together at McDonalds in
Maryville, MO.
Mary Gepner was a Satur-
day supper guest of Don and Kay
Hove.
Sunday morning visitors of
Don and Joan Stringham were
Jamie Stringham, Matt Swank,
Katie McGary and LeaAnn and
Mike, Malinda, Shane and Mitchel
Swank.
Junior Swank visited Sunday
morning with Mike, Malinda,
Shane and Mitchel Swank.
Mary Gepner, Nancy Gepner
and AJ and Jake, Kay and Don
Hove and Mary Swank enjoyed the
potluck dinner at the United Meth-
odist Church Sunday.
A family dinner to celebrate the
August birthdays was held Sunday
in the home of Ann Baker. Guests
were Bev and Rod Straight and
Cody and Jessica Jay.
Linda Haley and Judy Fur-
gueson visited Sunday afternoon
with Joan Stringham.
Mike and Malinda Swank took
Shane Swank to Simpson College
in Indianola Sunday.
Sunday supper guests of Don
and Joan Stringham were Jamie
Stringham and Mike, Malinda and
Mitchel Swank.
August 19 - Saturday after-
noon Raymond and Dola Doser
of Lovilla visited with Eugene and
Esther McAlexander.
Shirley McAlexander was
transported by her mother, Vir-
ginia McAlexander, so that she
could spend Sunday in the home of
her parents, Kenneth and Virginia
McAlexander.
Several people from Beacons-
eld attended the Grand River ro-
deo Friday and Saturday.
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