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The Mount Ayr city council discussed a possible increase in garbage rates, hired a recreation director and approved the summer mowing bid for Judge Lewis Park as part of a relatively short agenda at its regular meeting this week. Garbage rates The council briey discussed the possible need to increase the fee charged to residents for garbage pickup. While the current rate of $16.50 has not changed since 2008, the amount charged by Waste Management to the city has steadily risen during that time. In fact, in the past year alone the city absorbed three rate increases. A renewal of the contract with Waste Management for another year would include another twoand-a-half percent increase. City superintendent Brent Wise said the current fee charged to residents would not cover the increased cost of the city. Over the past several weeks the council has discussed their alternatives heading into a new contract year for garbage service. They may renew the existing contract with Waste Management, send the service out for bids or take over garbage collection as a city-run service. Wise said he had already met with Tim Newton with Divine Waste and had scheduled a meeting with Waste Management to gather information so the council may make an informed decision. Mayor Don Solliday appointed Deloris Stutzman and Wes Mathany to act as a subcommittee to bring a recommendation to the next meeting. The council agreed to postpone talk of a rate increase until they have made the decision about the service itself. Rec director/park mowing The council approved the recommendation from the city park board to hire Eric Ehlen as a citys recreation director for the summer. Ehlen was the only applicant for the position and will be paid $5,500. The council also approved the recommendation from the park board to accept Ehlens bid to handle the mowing at Judge Lewis Park. He will be paid $5,225 for that service. SICOG update Jeremy Rounds, representing the Southern Iowa Council of Governments, appeared before the Council with information about the aquatic center project and Smart Comprehensive Plan Process. Rounds brought a payment request from Oakview Construction in the amount of $73,451.15 for their work on the bathhouse/ FEMA safe room project. Of that total, $31,520.28 will be paid with federal funds, $4,202.70 will come from state funds and $6,304.07 will come from local funding from the aquatic center committee. The balance of $31,424.10 will also need to come from funds raised from the aquatic center committee. In addition Rounds said he was planning to resubmit an application for a $75,000 Land and Water Conservation grant from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. A similar grant proposal was not

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funded last year, but Rounds said he had made some tweaks in the application and hoped for a better outcome this year. Rounds told the council progress on the Smart Comprehension Plan process was behind schedule, but he hoped the rst draft of the project would be completed shortly. At that time he would seek feedback from the council and the public prior to delivery of a nal draft yet this spring. The project is intended to update the city comprehensive plan that dates back to 1994. City superintendent report Superintendent Wise reported on a number of items during his report: Snow removal over the past couple weeks went well considering the challenge of the amount of snow and the timing of its arrival. Councilman Brent Ricker added he had heard nothing but compliments about the citys handling of the snow removal. The alarm communication system at the lift station near the cement plant is malfunctioning. The unit is under warranty and will be replaced, but in the meantime city workers will monitor the station daily. Electrical power to the recently-installed streetscape lights along the west side of the square will be completed this week. DNR inspectors have approved improvements to the city dog pound and local veterinarians ____________________________
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The Mount Ayr Sparks drill team dazzled the large crowd at their annual Expo with their trademark Light Show. Using a variety of glow sticks and colored lights, the Sparks created vivid streaks of color with their precision choreography. Those in attendance were entertained for nearly two hours with a variety of performances from not only the Sparks but

Sparks shine at annual Expo

also from guest performances by several groups of Little Sparks, the Fusion dance team from Martensdale St. Marys, the Gadets from Graceland University and ve routines from Leslies Dance Emporium competition dance team in Creston. More pictures and details can be found on page 8 of this weeks Record-News.

Parent-teacher conferences next week

Parent-teacher conferences will be held next week in the Mount Ayr and Diagonal school districts. Mount Ayr Conferences will be held from from 3-7 p.m. on March 12 and 14 both at the elementary and middle/ high school. Middle/high school principal Lynne Wallace reported the middle/high school had an outstanding 90 percent of parents attend fall conferences, and she hopes to have a similar attendance this spring. In response to a survey of parents following the fall conferences, Wallace said her building will make a few changes in scheduling conferences. This spring we are making a few changes to conferences to meet the needs of more parents, she said. In the fall survey, 70 percent of parents said that they liked the scheduled appointment times. Tuesday, March 12 will be for scheduled conferences. One difference will be that parents can notify the school of which teacher they would like to conference with instead of the seminar teacher. They may still have a scheduled conference with one or two teachers then drop in to see other teachers they wish to see. Thursday, March 14 conferences will be for parents who want to drop in and visit with several different teachers. Because 64 percent of parents indicated they prefer having the conferences in the classrooms instead of the commons for privacy reasons, all conferences will be held in the classrooms both days. It will also be the parent and the students choice whether they want student-led conferences or just have the parent attend conferences. To encourage attendance and to reward students for attending conferences, students attending conferences will receive a 10-point bonus coupon that they can give to the teacher of their choice to improve their grade. This was done for the rst conferences and the students liked it. For parents who attend conferences but their child does not, those students will receive a ve-point bonus coupon. Elementary principal Chris Elwood reports conferences in his building will also run from 3-7 p.m. both days. All conferences at the elementary are pre-scheduled. Because of the extended days for conferences, there will be no school Friday, March 15. Spring break will then run through Wednesday, March 20. Because of days missed due to snow, school will be held Thursday and Friday, March 21-22. Diagonal Conferences in the Diagonal district are also scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday, March 22 and 24, but run from 1 p.m. through 7 p.m. both days. Spring conferences are studentled, where students have the opportunity to share their Outcome Portfolios and well as their grades with their parents or guardians. At the secondary level, conferences will be scheduled with a single teacher. Parents will have the opportunity to visit with other teachers as they choose beyond the scheduled conference time. Student dismissal both days will be 1 p.m. Spring break at Diagonal matches Mount Ayrs. Classes will not be in session from Friday, March 15 through Wednesday, March 20.

County sets budget hearing

The Ringgold county board of supervisors has set the county budget hearing for Monday, March 11, at 10 a.m. in the courthouse assembly room. The budget estimate carries a county rural levy of $13.66 and a county urban levy of $8.39 per $1,000 taxable valuation. The levy would raise $3,359,198 in property taxes, up from $2,701,818 in the current budget and up from $3,059,549 in the scal 2011-12 budget. This represents a 4.78 percent average annual increase. The budget calls for total revenues of $9,728,046, compared with $8,271,288 in the current year and $8,983,273 for scal 2011-12. Expenditures are projected at $10,333,830 for the coming year, $605,784 below projected income. The expenditure total compares with $7,645,803 in the current year and $9,256,238 in scal 2011-12. The budget says that the beginning balance of $3,652,148 projected at the start of the new scal year will decrease to $3,046,364 by the end of the scal year. In comparing the projected expenditures for the coming year, there are a few decreases but mostly increases when compared to the current year. The largest increase will come in the roads and transportation line item, an area of continued headache for the county. The scal year 2014 budget devotes $4,611,010 to roads and transportation as compared to $2,672,941 in the current year and $2,758,368 in scal 201112. Other increases include public safety and legal services up to $1,328,046 from $1,050,346 in the current year; capital projects rising to $420,000 from $8,000 in 2012-13; physical health and social services at $911,393, up from $827,117 this year; county environment and education up to $246,562 from $228,517 this year; government services increasing to $257,775 from $222,756 in the current year and administration rising to $1,576,873 from $1,508,272 in the 2012-13. The most notable decrease comes in the line devoted to mental health, mental retardation and developmental disabilities. The new budget allows $66,113 for these services, down from $748,314 in the current year. The decrease was caused by uncertainty in levels of state funding for the coming year. Other decreases come in the nonprogram current line item at $11,000, down from $79,540 this year, and in debt service, down to $193,315 this year from $300,000 last year.

A report published in a recent US News and World Report, Best Nursing Homes, the state of Iowa ranks ninth nationally in the number of ve-star (highest ranking) nursing homes in the nation as of January 2013. And of the states 103 top-rated homes, two are right here in Mount Ayr. Clearview Home of Mount Ayr and Mount Ayr Health Care Center both received ve stars in overall excellence based upon data from Nursing Home Compare, a consumer website run by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Clearview Homes is once again extremely pleased and proud to be included in this group of homes who have proven to be leaders in the health care profession, said Joe Routh, administrator of Clearview Home. Our staffs attention to their residents needs, cares and social well-being is to be commended. To be recognized as a Five-Star Home the past three years speaks highly of the staff at Clearview Home. These results compiled by CMS conrm the belief that Clearview Home and their staff take their commitment to providing professional, compassionate, skilled and quality tender-loving care to their residents very seriously. Mount Ayr Health Care Center was very pleased to hear of our recognition among best nursing homes in Iowa, said Bob Hinz, administrator of Mount Ayr Health Care Center. Our mission is to strive to provide a home-like atmosphere while giving medical and supportive care to those who can no longer provide adequate care for themselves. CMS sets and enforces standards for nursing homes and collects information from states and from nursing homes to provide ratings from one to ve stars in three different categories: state-conducted health inspections, nursing and physical therapy stafng and qual-

Two of states top nursing homes reside in Mount Ayr

ity of medical care. The totals are then combined to arrive at an overall rating. Both adminstrators were quick to point out while making the list is a nice recognition, the denition of quality care is constantly evolving and does not easily t one measure or another. Quality improvement is a constant process, and we take it very seriously in everything we do, said Hinz. Although we are honrored in making the Best Nursing Homes 2013, we understand there is always room for change, improvement and continued ways to better serve our residents and community. Mount Ayr Health Care Center is currently participating in a new Quality Initiative which is helping facilities, including ours, focus on key elements that are leading to improved care outcomes for our residents. Routh agreed. In addition to the Five-Star rating, Clearview Home is very proud of their most recent inspection and survey by the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, he said. This fourto ve-day inspection by a team of three to four surveyors in our home is based on being in compliance with over 1,000 state and federal rules and guidelines. Once again, Clearview Home and their staff achieved a deciency-free survey from this regulatory agency. Only one other area nursing home, Worth County Convalescent Center in Grant City, MO made the ve-star list. In all, 3,036 nursing homes across the nation were designated as ve-star facilities in January 2013. Of the top 20 states identied in the survey, all have populations greater than Iowas. The top state, California, had 312 ve-star rated nursing homes, while Wyoming and Alaska had the fewest with ve each. Of states contiguous with Iowa, Illinois ranked third overall with 156 ve-star facilities, Wisconsin 10th with 100, Minnesota 14th with 79 and Missouri 15th with 78. While the rankings provide an overall snapshot of nursing home quality, both CMS and US News stress nothing can substitute for indepth visits by potential residents and their families. Hinz directly addressed the same issue. We understand that there are many choices and decisions that must be made when one is considering long term care for themselves or for their family members, Hinz said. While there are several pages on the Internet one can look through or Nursing Home Compare lists that one may look at when making decisions, we encourage everyone to visit the facility before making such decisions. Our home-like atmosphere, friendly staff and the happiness of our residents speak more clearly than websites and stars on a page. Come visit or volunteer and see the good care and services being provided. In conclusion, both administrators spoke with pride about their ties to the community. It has been the privilege of this family-run business, Clearview Homes, the past 50 years to care for the needs and health concerns of our area seniors and elderly, said Routh. From 1963 to 2013, as well as the future, we will continue to strive to make Clearview Home your Home Away From Home. We appreciate the past relations with our residents and their families and look forward to meeting their needs in the future. In our small community, said Hinz, there are times when we care for our own families and close

Mount Ayr K-3 concert postponed

The Mount Ayr elementary K-3 concert scheduled for next week has been postponed until Monday, March 25 at 7 p.m.

Snapshots of Ringgold County

Celebrating 150 years of covering Ringgold County
This week marks the beginning of the Record-News 150th year of covering the happenings in Ringgold County. As part of our commemoration of this milestone, each week the Record-News will publish a feature photo of life in Ringgold County. Snapshots of Ringgold County photos will vary as the seasons and events dictate. The Record-News was established as the Ringgold Record in 1863 and was renamed the Record-News in 1907 after its consolidation with the Twice-a-Week News. This photo shows the result of a recent snowstorm on a seldomused set of stairs on a building off the southeast corner of the square in Mount Ayr.

friends, and we take pride in the care that is provided at Mount Ayr Health Care Center. More detailed information about other nursing homes included in the list and methodology used to compile the list is available at http://health.usnews.com/bestnursing-homes.

Mount Ayr Health Care Center

Turn clocks ahead Sunday

As a sure sign of spring, Daylight Saving Time returns at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 10. This is a reminder that everyone should spring forward by setting their clocks one hour ahead prior to going to bed Saturday night. In addition, the re department reminds readers to change the batteries in their smoke detectors and other alarms.

Opinion

Mount Ayr Record-News

Thursday, March 7, 2013

LOOKING BACK in the Early Files Moms caregiving story is bittersweet THOUGHTS
This past couple of weeks Ive been remembering. And nding out things I didnt fully realize about the past. My mother was an inveterate writer. She wrote a half-dozen books that were published, hundreds of letters to people, and, it turns out, hundreds of entries in a diary-like series of journals begun to keep track of my dads slide into dementia. The computer was the place she would go and express her frustrations and joys about what was going on in her every day life. She would celebrate moments of lucidity while despairing at each new behavior that indicated the husband she loved was slipping away. I knew of the diary entries and determined one day to see if they could be turned into a book to let other caregivers know what it was like as dementia took its toll on a loved one. Ive started that quest. I know Im learning things that she only mentioned in passing, if at all. Through it all she reects her love for Dad and her longing for what he used to be while staging a heroic battle to try to keep him at home with her. Heres just one example -- the day that led up to her decision to send Dad to the nursing home for good (he had been in one for a short period at an earlier time as he recovered from illness) and the next couple of days. Its pretty graphic and its not shared here for shock value, but for understanding. Its just so sad that the man she loved so deeply is deteriorating in front of her eyes. And as I read it, in front of mine again. Three or four years into Dads decline, her days were lled with hours of trying to get him bathed, cleaning up the messes he made all over the house going to the bathroom in the wrong places, trying to keep him clothed and trying to keep him active but away from completely destroying items around the house or wandering off. It was taking a physical toll on her with nights where she might be awakened as many as four or ve times to see what Dad was up to as he wandered the house. It was taking an emotional toll as he became physically violent as well, often one of the unfortunate side effects of dementia, no matter what the cause. One Sunday at church in the summer of 2003 she became dizzy and almost collapsed. Valle and I saw what happened and Mom picks up the story from there. They insist that I not drive home, so Valle takes the keys and drives. At home, I lie down to sleep, at her insistence, and sleep so soundly I dont even know when Alan comes. When I do awaken, he asks again for my list. That means, how soon am I going to be willing to give up. He has asked me to make a list of the pros and cons to keeping him home. Between them, they convince me that we must do something, and they suggest the Alzheimers unit at Mount Ayr. (Dads dementia came from a series of small strokes instead of Alzheimers disease, but the results were the same.) Alan says he will start Monday morning to make arrangements. During the night, I consider the plan and realize we cannot put him in the Alzheimers unit. A doctor has to do that. So I call Alan early and suggest that we put him in at Lamoni rst. I can much more readily visit him here than in Mount Ayr. So he agrees. I call for an appointment, and the administrator says she will be right over. She comes and we ll out the forms. Admission is only after a doctors evaluation, so I make an appointment for him to go the next day during the time that had been reserved for me. But that night has been a good night. We have gone to bed about 10:30 p.m. Just before 12 p.m. I cough and he shoots up out of sleep as though he has been shot. We go to the bathroom, and it takes half an hour or so to get back to sleep. Then we sleep until after 5 a.m. in the morning. Thats a good night! At breakfast he eats but wont take his pills. At lunch he eats a good meal and takes his pills without comment. She begins to question herself again. So I am wondering. Did I make the decision to send Delbert away just because I was tired and wanted out? Was it a poor decision? And I asked for some assurance of what the Lord would have me do in the situation. She arranges for a couple of the church men to come and have prayer for Dad as well as her, but when they come, he has stripped down to only his shirt. Mom gets his shorts and pants over his feet, but he wont stand up to allow them to be pulled up. It was during this time of helplessness that I knew I was right in taking him away. Since then it has again been veried. Soon after the men left, Delbert disrobed again - this time in the computer room. I begged, pleaded, tried to lead him to the bathroom, all to no avail. So I picked up my Kenya basket, all the boxes and other things that might prove to be convenient receptacles and placed them out of reach. I even brought the scrub pan and a piece of plastic in hopes I could catch at least a part of whatever came. And I prayed a lot for the Lord to spare me that mess to cleanup. He did, thankfully. Supper was sad for me as I kept thinking this was the last one together like this, maybe forever. One of the things we had was corn on the cob, and he tried and tried to eat it with a fork. Even when I showed him how it was to be done, he refused to try it that way for a long time. We had just gone through this last night, for I had bought four ears for two meals. After a long, unsuccessful effort to eat it with

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a fork, he surreptitiously tried his ngers, and they worked! Twice more after supper she had to clean up messes. On the second she fairly pushed him into the bathroom, but by then, the deed was done. I was on my hands and knees again with Brawny paper towels and my vinegar water mop. Finally it was time to go to bed. Again, it is a sad time as I prayed beside the bed and kissed him for the last good night in our own home for no one knows how long - maybe forever! The night was really something else! The bed was drenched three times. That had not happened at all for such a long time that I thought that sort of episode was ended. Each time I had to remove more protection until the last time I was down to the plastic-lined mattress cover and was getting a tted sheet from the basement when I came into the room and found he had pushed the mattress cover up in an attempt to nd cover and was sitting on the mattress itself. I knew there was urine all over him so felt pretty sure there would be some deposited on the mattress, and so was pretty insistent that he move. It took a long time to get him off the bed so I could put the tted sheet on. I had just secured one side of it when he crawled under it, exhausted, and fell fast asleep instantly. I covered him with a blanket, took another and went to the couch to sleep. There were two more messes the next morning. After one she broke into tears telling him that this was the reason that she was going to have to take him to the nursing home. Somehow the tears touched something inside Dad, who hugged her and, in an intelligible babble, tried to comfort her. Just when he was to get ready to go to the doctors appointment, however, he had another mess and wouldnt allow Mom to change him. My brother Steve showed up and was able to help get him dressed. The exam went well and Dad was taken to a room at the Lamoni Manor. She had spent so much time trying to get him into clean clothes that she had not been able to get his things ready for the move. So she went home to do that and returned with the things at dinner time. At home, I dreaded supper alone, but found some leftover pizza in the refrigerator, warmed it up and started to eat. Just then Di popped in to see how things were going. She was on her way to a board meeting so stayed a short time. As I was putting things away, a large tan car drove into the driveway. It was Cara and Valle. Cara was preparing a commemorative video of Alan and Valles life for their 30th wedding celebration. The anniversary was Monday, but the celebration is yet to come. They brought boxes of slides to view from which Cara would make her selection. It was really nice of them to share the evening with me, and it was fun seeing the pictures. Tuesday night during the night I wakened only once, at 1:37 a.m., about the time we frequently awakened for a bout with Delbert. I dreamed I saw him at the entrance to his clothes closet urinating onto the carpet. It was so real that I jumped up to take care of the situation before I realized it was a dream. I went back to bed, though and slept until after 7:30 a.m. When I did get up, I wasnt hungry but did eat an orange and a bowl of cereal Delbert had refused after I prepared it for him the day before. I got more of his clothes together, bought him some toothpaste, got the Power of Attorney and his Social Security card from the bank box, took it out for them to copy, and went to see him. He was sitting in the living area dressed in his Hawaiian shirt and pretty content. I greeted him then took his extra things to his room and came back. I sat on a hassock in front of him and he caressed my arms and smiled. I suggested that we walk. We made a trip through all of the halls at a brisk clip, stopped at his room momentarily and then I took him back to the living area. When I asked if he would like to have his chair brought out, he agreed readily, and I think knowingly. . . . I did all right emotionally yesterday, but this morning the tears come all too easily. It began when I called my sister Winnie to tell her, and continued when I told two other friends. They come even as I write. The house seems so empty, and I have been so accustomed to listening for his every move in order to try to avoid messes that I now imagine things that are not there! Why couldnt it have been different? I think her story is pretty powerful. She doesnt sugarcoat any of the details or the ups and downs on the emotional roller coaster that was her life at the time. I only hope I can get it shared in a way that will be of benet to other caregivers and their families as they take the journey of seeing the loved one they knew slowly fade away while they physically remain. What a blessing nding a way to counteract dementia will be some day.

Fifty Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr RecordNews, Thursday, February 28, 1963.) The varsity wrestlers of the Mount Ayr Community high school closed the season with a record of three wins and six losses, while the reserves had an impressive record of seven wins and two losses. Coaches and members of the squad were coach Doyle Thomas, Dan Beck, Mike Duckworth, Jerry Knight, Dave Still, Duane Dillenburg, Dennis Stephens, Dan Barker, Dave Rauch, Phil Drake, Dennis Epps, Ken Eighme, Pat Irving, Don Adams, Larry Rinehart, Larry Weaver, Dick Stephens, Dean Hall, Richard Bell, Larry Knight, Ed Pine, Rick Farrell, Mike Sullivan and assistant coach Barton French. Larry Knight was named honorary captain of the Mount Ayr Community high school wrestling squad at the completion of the 1962-63 season. Knight, who nished with a record of 13 wins, four losses and one tie, was named honorary caption for leading the Raiders in points. A senior, he took top honors in the Creston Invitational Tournament and was runner-up in the Corning Invitational Tournament. Acting on the recommendation of the swimming pool committee, the town council, in session Wednesday evening of last week, named Doyle Thomas as manager of Mount Ayr new swimming pool during the nal period of construction and for the remainder of the swimming season. Mr. Thomas, wrestling coach in the Mount Ayr Community school district, will be employed for 13 weeks, at a weekly salary of $77. One Mount Ayr Raiderette has been selected as a member of the rst all-conference girls basketball team in the Tall Corn Conference. She is Nancy Blunck, ve-footeight junior, who did an outstanding job in the position of guard for

the Raiderettes during the season. On the second team, berths were gained by two Raiderettes -- Linda Hartman, sophomore forward, and Donna Walters, senior guard. The grand opening of the Northern Propane Gas Company, 111 North Taylor Street, Mount Ayr, will be held Friday and Saturday, March 1 and 2. Susan Henderson, daughter of the Milton Hendersons of this city, is included among the 75 members and adult sponsors of the Methodist Youth Fellowship of the South Iowa Conference who will leave next week on a seminar trip to Washington, D.C. and the United Nations. Births reported at Ringgold County Hospital this week were a daughter, born Feb. 21, to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Vilas Hibbs of Sheridan, MO; a son, born Feb. 21, to Mr. and Mrs. Rex Eugene Rice of Darlington, MO; a daughter, born Feb. 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wood of Mount Ayr; a son, born Feb. 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen Swanson of Benton, and a son, born Feb. 25, to Mr. and Mrs. William Albert Stephens of Tingley. Obituaries in this issue were Cecyl Graham Tidrick, Andrew Asher Lorimor and Isaac Franklin Tharp. Twenty-ve Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr RecordNews, Thursday, March 10, 1988.) Announcement of the Community Development Block Grant awards this week meant bad news for residents of Mount Ayr when it comes to paying sewer bills in the future. The citys application for a $300,000 grant to help with the construction of sewer treatment plant that has been mandated by federal regulations was not one of the 66 funded. This was the second year that the city had tried for help with paying the projected $500,000 cost of the treatment plant work, and the second year that the grant was not received.

Letter to the Editor

To the Editor Here we go again, chasing ghosts, by spending lots of money and keep our schools and children safe, but we cant do it by chasing ghosts, or some deranged person that wants to create harm, spend a lot of money to put a bigger burden on all good law abiding people.

Writer has suggestion for improved school safety

After all these expenses, whats to stop a deranged person to drive into a school yard as buses are loading and start shooting kids or drive a car at high speed into a bus or the school building, or when the students are outside in sport activities. This is giving the deranged people that do these terrible things, to get more publicity at our cost and does very little to make the kids safer. A far easier solution in my opinion is to publish that armed personel is on the premises, and if a few personel wants to volunteer to do so great, nobody needs to know who they are or what they are packing, at no cost to anyone. Let the ghosts chase the deranged people. Don Narigon Ellston

Diagonal sets budget hearing

Blockton receives grant, plans sh fry

The community of Blockton has been named a recipient of a Taylor County Endowment Fund grant. Projects to be funded with the grant include new street signs, house numbers and Christmas decorations. Ed Hobbs initiated the street sign project and Laree Kreitlow wrote and submitted the grant application. The Blockton Booster Club will supply the matching funds for the grant. The Blockton Booster Club will host its annual Fish Fry Saturday, March 16 at 5:30 p.m. The freshly-breaded and fried sh will be accompanied by homemade potato salad, cole slaw, baked beans and a variety of desserts. Funds raised by the event will go toward the matching funds for the Taylor County Endowment grant and this years Blockton reunion. Fax the Mount Ayr Record-News at 641-464-2229.

The Diagonal city council has set the public hearing on the scal year 2014 budget for Monday, March 11, at 7:15 p.m. at city hall. The proposed budget calls for expenditures of $341,197 for the coming year, up from $327,281 estimated in the current year but down from the $458,226 for scal year 2012. Total revenues are listed as $345,970, down from $400,840 this year and from $379,886 in 2012. Estimated tax levy for the year will be $16.44 per $1,000 taxable value and $3 per $1,000 taxable value on agricultural land. The levy will raise $52,467 for the new budget year, less than the $57,000 in the current year and the $55,850 in scal year 2012. The biggest increase in income projected is $187,000 in charges for services, up from $145,000 in the current year. The largest decrease in income falls in the intergovernmental budget line, where this years estimate is $39,800, down signicantly from $132,840 in the current year. The budget calls for spending $15,000 for public safety, down from $16,500 in the current year. Community and economic development expenditure item has been zeroed out as compared to $22,636 this year. Public works is estimated at $42,312, down slightly from $43,000 this year. . The scal year will begin with an estimated balance as of July 1, 2013 of $507,560. The estimated end balance on June 30, 2014 is $512,333.

Two Mount Ayr Community high school drill team members will be among the 96 girls from 48 schools in the state who will be in the all-Iowa honor drill team this year. Jamie Jones and Jeanne Lawhead are co-captains of the Mount Ayr Community high school drill team and will perform with the honor drill team Friday, March 1, during the halftime of the girls state basketball tournament game. Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held at two new Mount Ayr business this week. Breadeaux Pisa and the Spec Shoppe were both welcomed to the community by a group of members of the Mount Ayr Resource Commission. Tom Greene, 47, of Mount Ayr received three broken ribs and had some internal bleeding that was being treated at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines after his arrival by Life Flight helicopter Monday evening, March 7, according to his wife, Charlene. She said Greene had been working in a trench near the Kenny Hebensperger residence along Highway 2, located some six miles east of Mount Ayr, about 3 p.m. Monday when the earth came down on him. She understood his companion, Dan Minnick, was able to free Greene and bring him to the Ringgold County Hospital. Greene then was transferred to Des Moines about 9 p.m., Mrs. Greene said. Greene is a services technician for Contel Telephone Company. Ten Mount Ayr Community Ofce Education Association students will attend the national convention in Louisville, KY in April. They include Jody Shields, Jill Taylor, Christy Shields, Jenny Shields, Melissa Clark, Cliff Buell, Kelly Richards, Jackie Goodale, Susan Thompson and Janell Freihage. Ed McCreary of Mount Ayr showed the Grand Champion polled Gelbvieh female in the rst International Polled Gelbvieh show and sale held at the Iowa Beef Expo in Des Moines February 18. The heifer with a two-day-old calf at side was sold for $3,500. McCreary also showed the reserve champion senior bull and the McCrearys also showed a reserve champion junior bull during the sow. Gene Smith, a farm owner and businessman from Mount Ayr, announced he will seek the Republican nomination for the Iowa Senate in District 46, which includes all or part of Adair, Adams, Cass, Clarke, Decatur, Ringgold, Taylor and Union counties. Smith, 54, is currently service manager of an auto dealership in Mount Ayr and lives on a farm nine miles northeast of Mount Ayr. Obituaries this week were Clarence Lee Dunbar, James Frank Hindes and Lloyd Emery Saltzman. Ten Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr RecordNews, Thursday, February 27, 2003.) In the preliminaries to the nals of the state high school wrestling championships in Des Moines Saturday night, Mount Ayr Community high school coach Eric Ehlen will take his place in the Iowa High School Athletic Association Wrestling Hall of Fame. Ehlen, who has coached at Mount Ayr Community

high school since 1996, is being honored especially for his stellar high school wrestling career. Two Mount Ayr Community Raider wrestlers will be taking part in the state wrestling tournament at Veterans Auditorium in Des Moines Thursday. Kevin Trullinger qualied at 215 pounds for the second year and Hans Larson qualied at 135 pounds at the district meet Saturday. A salary increase for county ofcials was approved this week by the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors as it was recommended by the Ringgold County Compensation Board in October. Supervisors approved a 14 percent increase for the county attorney, a 10 percent increase for the county sheriff and an eight percent increase for the auditor, treasurer, recorder and supervisors because of the savings in changing insurance plans. A district title is behind them and regional play lies ahead for the Mount Ayr Community Raiderette girls basketball team. The girls, ranked 18th in the state, easily handled Nodaway Valley 40-28 Wednesday night and then got past Panorama 55-40 Saturday night to take the Class 2A district title. That sent them on to regional play in action against 14th ranked Central Decatur Tuesday night at Truro. The girls are now 20-2 for the season after having wrapped up a tied for rst place with the Central Decatur squad. That the playoff game between the Mount Ayr Community Raiderettes and the Central Decatur Cardinals Tuesday night in the rst round of regional Class 2A girls basketball competition would be a good one was a given. Both teams came into the game ranked in the top 20 in the state -- Central Decatur at 14th and the Raiderettes at 18th. The two teams had shared the Pride of Iowa conference title and in their only previous meeting Central Decatur took a one-point victory 40-39. Before a packed gymnasium at Interstate 35 at Truro Tuesday night the two teams battled into overtime and, when the dust had cleared, the Cardinals were declared the winners after a last second basket put them up 52-50. Temperatures plunged to below zero early this week, but the good thing was that the extra-cold snap didnt last very long. The low temperatures set record lows for late February in several areas. Obituaries in this weeks issue were Della Jennings Culver and James Edward Sheil.

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ton; EL = Ellston; TI = Tingley; DI = Diagonal; DE = Delphos; MO = Maloy; BE = Beaconseld; BO = Benton; SC = Shannon City; BL = Blockton; RE = Redding; SV = Sun Valley; CO = In County; OC = Out of County; OS = Out of State)

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DISSOLUTIONS Morgan Weeda, petitioner, concerning Nathan Weeda, respondent. Date dissolution led February 25, 2013. Christine Marie Borer, petitioner, concerning Richard E. Ritchie, respondent. Date dissolution led February 27, 2013. Jolene Jones, petitioner, concerning Robert D. Jones, respondent. Date dissolution led February 25, 2013. SIMPLE MISDEMEANOR AND TRAFFIC CONVICTIONS February 21-28, 2012 Richard C. Cabbage, New Market, $141.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Kenney Joe Paxson, Mount Ayr, $161.25, seat belt violation. Thomas Walter Bradley, Mount Ayr, $161.25, seat belt violation. Charles Franklin Waddell, Lamoni, $114.00, speeding 6-10 m.p.h. over the speed limit. Dallas Quinton Earley, Ellston, $402.50, violation nancial liability coverage. Dallas Quinton Earley, Ellston, $200.00, failure to secure child. FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY MAGISTRATE COURT February 22 - A judgment was led in magistrates court nding Jesse Epperson of Mount Ayr guilty of theft in the fth degree. Epperson was sentenced to 10 days in jail and given credit for one day served. Nine days of the sentence was suspended with the stipulation Epperson goes to work every day. In addition Epperson was ordered to pay a law enforcement initiative surcharge of $125, court costs of $60, jail fees of $40 and restitution of $20 to Waiver House residents, all monies payable to the clerk of court by August 20, 2013. Appeal bond was set at $300 cash only. FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY DISTRICT COURT February 25 - Trial information was led in district court charging Chase Edward Blazek of Creston with OWI. Bond set previously of $1,000 was continued and a preliminary hearing was cancelled. Blazek was ordered to appear for arraignment on Monday, March 11, 2013 at the Ringgold county courthouse. Blazek was also ordered to be ngerprinted by the Ringgold County Sheriffs Ofce no later than March 11, 2013. February 25 - Trial information was led in district court charging Tracy Lynn Miller of Shannon City with possession of a controlled substance / marijuana. Bond set previously of $1,000 was continued and a preliminary hearing was cancelled. Miller was ordered to appear for arraignment on Monday, March 25, 2013 at the Ringgold county courthouse. February 25 - Trial information was led in district court charging Paul Alan Lemon of Thayer with possession of a controlled substance / marijuana. Bond set previously of $1,000 was continued and a preliminary hearing was cancelled. Lemon was ordered to appear for arraignment on Monday, March 25, 2013 at the Ringgold county courthouse. February 25 - A judgment was led in district court nding Johnathan Edwin Watkins of Kellerton guilty of failure to comply with sex offender registry requirements. Watkins was sentenced to a prison term of two years. He was given credit for any time served pending dispostion of this case. In addition he was ordered to pay a ne of $625, a surcharge of $218.75, court costs of $145.45 and jail fees of $35 per day of his connement, all monies payable to the clerk of court. He was also ordered to reimburse the state of Iowa for his court-appointed attorney fees. Appeal bond was set at $2,000. RINGGOLD COUNTY SHERIFFS LOG
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February 21-27, 2012 Thursday, February 21 12:53 p.m., caller needing information regarding checks. 3:40 p.m., caller leaving message for ofcer. (MA) 4:01 p.m., caller advising their truck broke down on the road. (MA) 4:30 p.m., caller needing to speak to chief deputy. (OC) 6:10 p.m., call for sheriff. (OC) Friday, February 22 4:33 a.m., call for dispatch. (MA) 5:43 a.m., call about road conditions. (CO) 9:15 a.m., chief deputy checking in. (MA) 10:37 a.m., 911 call, false alarm. (OC) 10:57 a.m., call for ofcer. (OC) 11:02 a.m., call for ofcer on call. (MA) 11:06 a.m., call for inmate. (MA) 12:03 p.m., caller needing jail information. (OC) 12:49 p.m., caller wanting to thank sheriff. (MA) 1:45 p.m., caller asking about inmate. (OC) 2:25 p.m., caller wanting to speak to jailer. (OC) 3:22 p.m., caller reporting a controlled burn. (MA) 4:45 p.m., caller requesting information. (OC) 8:10 p.m., REC call, report of power outage. (CO) 8:27 p.m., REC call, report that power was out due a tree falling on the line. (CO) Saturday, February 23 5:37 a.m., request for an ambulance. (MA) 9:15 a.m., report of a controlled burn. (MA) 10:38 a.m., individual came in to speak to ofcer. (MA) 11:45 a.m., call for chief deputy. (MA) 11:51 a.m., caller reporting a stop sign down. (MA) Sunday, February 24 2:35 a.m., vehicle lockout. (MA) 7:05 a.m., call for dispatch. (MA) 10:25 a.m., vehicle lockout. (MA) 10:42 a.m., bail person calling for jailer. (OC) 1:28 p.m., report of a black dog in the middle of the road. (MA) 2:15 p.m., caller wanting to speak to an ofcer. (OC) 2:24 p.m., caller reported hitting a cow. (DI) 3:01 p.m., ofcer checking in. (MA) 3:30 p.m., caller advising there was no bond money for inmate. (MA) 8:37 p.m., 911 call, caller needing help. (MA) Monday, February 25 12:21 a.m., caller needing to speak to an ofcer. (MA) 7:4 a.m., call about a salvage tag. (CO) 8:02 a.m., caller setting up visitation with inmate. 8:03 a.m., caller setting up visitation with inmate. 8:10 a.m., caller wanting to sell product. (OC) 11:52 a.m., 911 call. (MA) 12:09 p.m., caller with message for ofcer. (MA) 12:35 p.m., subject checking into the county. (OC) 12:55 p.m., civil call. (OC) 1:01 p.m., caller setting up visitation with inmate. (MA) 1:06 p.m., caller with information needing called. (OC) 1:14 p.m., caller needing ngerprinted. (DI) 1:36 p.m., caller needing visitation information. (OC) 3:33 p.m., caller needing to speak to ofcer about stolen items. (OC) 3:35 p.m., subject leaving county. (OC) 4:04 p.m., REC information. (MA) 4:50 p.m., caller with repossession information. (TI) Tuesday, February 26 1 p.m., 911 call, request for an ambulance. (MA) 1:52 p.m., caller wanting jail information. (OC) 2:16 p.m., caller needing to speak to the sheriff. (OC) 2:55 p.m., caller needing accident report information. (MA)

3:20 p.m., caller needing inmate information. (OC) 4:34 p.m., caller needing to speak to ofcer. (MA) 5:15 p.m., caller needing truck moved out of the alley. (MA) 9:46 p.m., Hospice needing help to get to a residence in the county. (CO) Wednesday, February 27 12:57 a.m., state plow operator reporting on a car in the ditch. (CO) 7:08 a.m., chief deputy checking in. (MA) 8:19 a.m., call for dispatch. (MA) 8:23 a.m., call for dispatch warrant. (CO) 8:40 a.m., call in reference to a warrant. (OC) 9:08 a.m., caller missing a German Shorthair dog. (MA) 9:23 a.m., 911 call, false alarm. (CO) 9:45 a.m., sales call. (OC) 10:14 a.m., call about a protective order. (MA) 10:24 a.m., call for sheriff. (OC) 1:03 p.m., DHS call. (MA) 1:05 p.m., vehicle lockout. (MA) 1:27 p.m., call for sheriff. (MA) 3:52 p.m., call for sheriff. (OC) 5:19 p.m., vehicle lockout. (TI) 7:03 p.m., caller left inmate information. (MA) 7:07 p.m., call for ofcer. (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, 4643233. 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 supervisors conference room located on the second oor between the clerk of court and auditors ofce. On days the board is not scheduled to be in ofce, please direct all inquiries to the auditors ofce. To schedule a meeting time with the supervisors, contact the auditors ofce. Regular board meetings are held on Mondays with ofcial public notice of the meeting agendas posted at the Ringgold county courthouse, Mount Ayr RecordNews, Sun Valley Lake and Diagonal city hall the day before. Clerk of Court (a state ofce): Jackie Saville, 464-3234; fax: 464-2478. Ofce hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 8 a.m. to 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 alimony and child support payments, probates, civil and criminal lings, magistrates court and records and services of adoptions, conservatorships, court proceedings, divorces, estates, grand jury, guardianships, judgments, juvenile proceedings, mechanics liens, mental health admissions, petit jury, surety company certicates, state hospital, 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@iowatelecom.net. Please contact for information on rules and regulations, parks, trail ways, camping, shelter reservations, environmental education and more. Parks are open March 15 - November 15. Walk-in trafc is allowed year round. County Weed Commissioner: Brenda Adams, 641-344-9629. Development and Tourism: Karen Bender, Coordinator, 4643704. If anyone has any calendar events, please contact the development ofce at 641-464-3704. E-911 Service Board: Merle Walter, 307 N. Webster St., Mount Ayr, 464-3311. Emergency Management

Agency: Teresa Jackson, Coordinator, 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 severe weather. Engineer: Zach Gunsolley, P.E., 464-3232. 707 South Henderson 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, 8 a.m. 4 p.m.; Tuesdays, 8 a.m. - noon; Closed Wednesdays and Fridays. In case of emergency 641-4642397 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 passport photos and passport application (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 additional 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. Avoid a $5 penalty by renewing boat registrations by April 30, 2013. 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: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sheriff: Mike Sobotka, Emergency Only 911, Non-Emergency (Available 24/7) 464-3921 or 4642911. 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.IowaRoadConditions. org. Treasurer: Debbie Cannon, 464-3230. The second half of the 2011 property taxes are due March 31, 2013. Mailed payments postmarked by April 1, 2013 will not have a penalty assessed. When paying your taxes, please include the tax stub from your tax statement. Applications for 2013 Iowa Property Tax Credit for Elderly and Disabled Taypayers must be submitted by the ling date of May 1, 2013. Applications may be picked up in the ofce or downloaded at www.iowatreasurers.org. Property taxes can be paid online at www.iowatreasurers.org with Visa, Master Card and Discover credit cards or e-checks. Payments made in the ofce may be with cash, checks or with a Master 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 information is wrong, contact the treasurers ofce. Motorists can now renew motor vehicle registrations online at www.iowatreasurers.org if a renewal notice is received through the United States Postal Service that contains a personal identication number (PIN). Please be aware that the PIN can only be used one time. Contact the treasurers ofce for more information. Those with February birth dates are reminded to register their motor vehicles by March 31, 2013. Bring in the renewal statement received in the mail so renewals can be quickly processed. Drivers License Ofce: Lo-

Snapshots of History

A crowd gathers at the Tingley depot as an eastbound train approaches. BY MIKE AVITT road. The tracks for this line were This photo comes courtesy of laid beginning in 1881 and passed the Clair Heyer collection, which through the towns of Grand River, I was allowed to scan, and Greg Beaconseld, Wirt (Ellston), TinSharp. Greg received the collec- gley, Goshen and Cleareld, with tion from Clairs daughter Kristine the line being completed to Shenanand I thank them for their generos- doah in November of 1882. ity. Clair was a Tingley historian The Keokuk & Western leased and recorded most of his long life the line upon completion but the in photographs. H&S went into receivership in Clair published a book in 2005 1895 and was leased by the Chicabased on his photographs, diary go, Burlington, & Quincy in 1896. and memories entitled The Kiss- The C. B. & Q. became owner by ing Game: Roots of Courtship deed in 1901. In the meantime, 1923-31. The book focuses on Wirts name was changed to EllClairs relationships during this ston in 1896, Goshen moved a period and afterward, as well. mile east and changed its name to Clair maintained his connection to Diagonal in 1889, and a ag stop friends and family as long as was called Kew (the moniker for the possible. CB&Q was the Q, hence Kew) In looking over Clairs photos, was added between Tingley and I saw many that were used in the Diagonal. Tingley centennial book, A HisThe longest serving station tory of Tingley, Iowa 1883-1983. agent I could nd was Earl RowSome of Clairs pictures were cop- land, who arrived at the Tingley deies or reprints, and this weeks pot from Yorktown, Iowa in 1930. photo is a copy of a postcard, prob- A September 13, 1945 Mount Ayr ably from about 1908. The Tingley Record-News says Mr. Rowland depot was built around 1883 by had accepted a position at Kahoka, the Humeston & Shenandoah Rail- MO and was leaving Tingley after cated in the Treasurers Ofce. Drivers licenses may be renewed 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 questions. Veterans Affairs: Gary Smith, 464-2397. Mondays and Thursdays, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Tuesdays, 8 a.m. - noon; Closed Wednesdays and Fridays. In case of emergency 641-464-2397 or 641-202-1199.

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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. Thursday, March 7 Ringgold County Master Gardeners will meet at the Iowa State Extension ofce at 5 p.m. Southwest Iowa Shutterbugs will meet at the Creston Pizza Ranch. Chatter and food begins at 6 p.m. Regular meeting begins at 7 p.m. Sons of the American Legion will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Mount Ayr Legion hall. Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, Mount Ayr. Friday, March 8 MACHS Drama Department presents Donovans Daughters at the MACHS auditorium at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9 Breakfast for supper at the Benton community building from 5 to 7 p.m. Freewill offering. MACHS Drama Department presents Donovans Daughters at the MACHS auditorium at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 10 Open house for David Jennings 90th birthday at the Ellston United Methodist Church fellowship hall from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, March 11 Thin Within support group will meet at 5 p.m. at the Lighthouse. Mount Ayr Community School board meets at 6 p.m. in the MACS board room. Jam session at the Mount Ayr American Legion building from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mount Ayr Golf and Country Club board will meet at 5:30 p.m. at the clubhouse. Sowing in Tears Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Lighthouse Church, two miles west of Mount Ayr. Tuesday, March 12 Mount Ayr American Legion Post 172 will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Post. V.F.W. Lamoni Post will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Lamoni Community Center. Wednesday, March 13 $1 sack day every day at the Ringgold County Neighborhood Center. Public is invited to attend a support group, Touching Our Grief, sponsored by HCI Care Services (formerly Hospice of Central Iowa) from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Extension ofce. For more information, contact Kathy Rinehart, 464-2088. Ringgold Outdoor Alliance monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Iowa Roadhouse. Thursday, March 14 Mount Ayr Lions will meet at 6 p.m. Board meeting at 5:30 p.m. French galettes and crepes class at the Lamoni Community Center at 6:30 p.m. Farmers Appreciation Event with Michael Cotter at The Princess Theater at 7 p.m Waubonsie Memorial Center meeting at 7 p.m. in Benton. Topaz Lodge #438 A.F. & A.M. meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Temple on Main Street in Kellerton. Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at 8 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, Mount Ayr. Saturday, March 16 Pancake supper at the United Baptist-Presbyterian Church from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Southern Iowa Parks & Recreations breakfast for supper at the Kellerton community center from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, March 18 Thin Within support group will meet at 5 p.m. at the Lighthouse. Ringgold County Hospital board meets at 5 p.m. in the hospital conference room. Mount Ayr City Council will meet at 6 p.m. at Mount Ayr City Hall. Jam session at the Mount Ayr American Legion building from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Chapter CK, P.E.O. will meet at 7 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Activity Center. Hostesses will be Linda Winkler, Sherri Hymbaugh and Joen Brown. Program is A Reason for Caring. Guest speaker will be Kathy Rinehart - Hospice Volunteering. Sowing in Tears Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Lighthouse Church, two miles west of Mount Ayr. Tuesday, March 19 Calico Quilters will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon at the Senior Citizens Activity Center, Mount Ayr. Wednesday, March 20 $1 sack day every day at the Ringgold County Neighborhood Center. Parenting Plus will meet at 5:15 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, Mount Ayr. There will be a WIC Clinic at the First Christian Church in Mount Ayr from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information contact the MATURA ofce in Creston at 641-782-8431.

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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Library Leangs Keplingers attend workshop

for two days in Atlanta, GA
As a Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) awardee, Ringgold County Public Health recently sponsored representatives of the Judge Lewis Aquatic Center project to participate in a Community Health Impact Investment Workshop. The application to participate had a less than one week turnaround time, making it necessary to identify an existing project that met the workshop criteria. Gary and Ardith Keplinger of Mount Ayr represented the Aquatic Center Committee at this two-day intensive training workshop held at the Center for Disease Control National Headquarters in Atlanta, GA. The workshop implemented by Keecha Harris and Associates, Birmingham, AL, targeted organizations that have a business concept that improves community health and generates revenue. Impact investment and public health experts supported participants in developing a business plan that can be used to pursue public and private sources for support. Community health enterprises are businesses or activities that increase access to health products or services and generate revenue. Some types of enterprises that qualied were: Initiatives that make public space available for healthier lifestyle and physical activity. Services and technology that increase health literacy. Businesses that increase access to healthy foods such as mobile markets and food stands. Collaborations that increase the number of bikes available to residents. Public measures aimed at creating greenways. Workshop participants are also eligible to attend a follow-up event in Seattle. At the follow-up event, participants will be able to share and discuss their business plan/health enterprise with an audience of potential investors in a solicitation-free environment. The Keplingers have been invited to participate in this event.

Mary Kathryn Gepner

The news that the International Olympic Committee was thinking of dropping wrestling caused an angry reception in Iowa and around the world. Rock drawings dating back 5,000 years show that wrestling is one of the oldest sports. It has been part of the Olympics since its introduction in 708 BC. Wrestling in Iowa became popular in the 1880s when wrestlers like Martin Farmer Burns of Wheatland wrestled for money, traveling around, calling for challengers. Iowans like Glen Brand in 1948, Dan Gable in 1972 and Cael Sanderson in 2004, competed and won gold medals in the Olympics. The argument that wrestling does not make money angered one writer who asked, Does everything have to make money to be in the Olympics? Does it have to have bare skin like swimming and beach volleyball for it to be watched in prime time? Wrestling is a link to the original Olympics. Not that the modern Olympics are anything like the ancient counterpart. For one thing, the ancient games were primarily religious festivals honoring the gods, the Olympians, especially Zeus. Competition was limited to Greek-speaking peoples so they were not really international events. Except for events like the chariot races and horse races, competition was in the nude. This practice is believed to have begun at the games in 720 BC and from this we have our word gymnasium derived from the Greek word gymnos meaning naked. Competing naked was meant as a tribute to the gods and to encourage aesthetic appreciation of the male body. Athletes would rub olive oil on their bodies to delineate their muscles, emphasize the perfection of their form and in the case of wrestling, to make hand holds slippery. Physical perfection was part of the Greek ideal of excellence, called arete, to live with courage, to seek perfection and to die leaving everlasting fame. The ancient athletes did not compete on national teams but as individuals. Nor were there any awards given for second place or for third place. Men who achieved this ideal won permanent fame and glory and those who failed to measure up faced public shame and disgrace. Milo of Kroton was one of the most legendary athletes in the ancient world. He won the boys wrestling contest in 540 BC, returning eight years later to win the rst of ve consecutive wrestling titles from the 62nd to 66th Olympiad, 532 to 516 BC. New to the library in large

One of the Valentine Day highlights at the Tingley meal site was the crowning of Don and Mary Jane Narrigon as king and queen (seated). Presenting the crown are lasts years king and queen, Lloyd and Muriel Johnson.

Tingley Valentine honors

Club Notes
Chapter CK P.E.O. Chapter CK P.E.O. met at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 2, at Heritage Park community room. Hostesses Mari McGehee, Jo Ann Buckner and Mitzi Hymbaugh provided a brunch of cinnamon rolls, fruit cups and beverages. The ofcers and the delegates to the state and national conventions were elected for the coming year. Phyllis Sickels served as the installing ofcer. Ofcers for 2013-2014 are president, Ruth McDonnell; vice president, Jan Ford; treasurer, Cheri Dessinger; chaplain, Edna Small; recording secretary, Nancy Sackett; corresponding secretary, Cheryl Taylor; guard, Donna Stephens; delegate to conventions, Ruth McDonnell, and alternate delegate to conventions, Jan Ford. The next meeting will be Monday, march 18, at 7 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Activity Center. Program will be given by Kathy Rinehart. Chapter CK P.E.O. met Monday, Feb. 18, at 1 p.m. at the Heritage Park community room with 16 members present. Ruth McDonnell shared her presidents letter to Iowa State Chapter reporting on Chapter CKs membership, programs and activities of the past year. The chapter was pleased to learn nonresident member, Angel McDonnell Mitchell, has been elected to partnership in the Shook, Hardy and Bacon Law Firm in Kansas City. Angel has more than a dozen years of litigation experience in federal courts around the country. The program theme for February was A Reason for Hearts and Flowers. Sarah McAlexander gave a fun and interesting program about the history of Valentines Day and Valentines Day at Country Blossoms Flower Shop in Mount Ayr. The history of Valentines Day and the story of its patron saint is somewhat mysterious with both Christian and ancient Roman traditions. One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome when the Emperor Claudius II outlawed marriage for young men who were soldiers. Valentine deed the decree and continued to perform marriages in secret. Valentine was put to death when his actions were discovered by the emperor. It is also contended Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons. According to one legend, an imprisoned Valentine sent the rst valentine greeting himself after he fell in love with a young girl, possibly the jailers daughter and allegedly wrote her a letter signed From your Valentine. The truth and details of the legends are debatable but all emphasize his appeal as a heroic and romantic gure. By the Middle Ages Valentine would become one of the most popular saints in England and France. Preparation for Valentines Day begins a month ahead of time at Country Blossoms. Wire is cut for each individual rose and carnation, vases are prepared and bows are made. The roses come in bunches of 25 and are covered in leaves and thorns which must be stripped off. The workers truly have green thumbs in this process. About 1,000 roses are ordered. Sarah lled a prepared vase with a longstemmed red rose, greenery and babys breath. Sarah shared the meaning of rose colors. Red roses are for love and a single red rose means I love you. White roses are for reverence. Pink roses say thank you or perfect happiness. Yellow roses are for joy and friendship. Orange roses show desire. Peach roses show appreciation. Lavender roses are for love at rst sight and enchantment. Blue roses are for the unattainable. Hostesses Sue Buck, Jo Ann Buckner and Camille Jackson served refreshments. Next meeting will be a 9:30 a.m. brunch on March 2 at the Heritage Park community room. Election an installation of ofcers and election of delegate and alternate to state convention will be held.

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New audio books at the Ellston Library are Irish Trilogy, Three Sisters Island and The Witching Hour by Nora Roberts; The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest and The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson; Dont Blink, Suzannes Diary for Nicholas and I, Michael Bennett by James Patterson, The Lost Years by Mary Higgins Clark; Love in a Nutshell, Naughty Neighbor, Smitten and Thanksgiving by Janet Evanovich; Rainwater and Smoke Screen by Sandra Brown; Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mocking Jay by Suzanne Collins, and Shopaholic & Baby by Sophie Kinsells. Library hours are 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Two area students are included in the fall deans list from the University of Iowa. Katelyn Nicole Sobotka of Cleareld and Alexander LaVerne Wallace of Mount Ayr were recognized as having a grade point average of 3.50 or higher in 12 or more semester hours of graded coursework. In all, only approximately 4,000 out of an estimated 22,000 undergraduate students were honored with recognition on the deans list.

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Darren and Jacque Verbick are the parents of a daughter, Kymree Grace, born Friday, February 15, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Little miss Kymree weighed nine pounds, one ounce and was 21 inches long. Kymree is welcomed home by big brother Klayton, two years old; grandparents Steve and Peggy Worthington of Mount Ayr and Clint and Londa Verbick of Grant City, MO, and great-grandmothers Julia Gay and Alberta Verbick, also of Grant City, MO. Bobby and Stephani Wintermute of Creston are the proud parents of a baby boy, Cory Bane, who was born on Monday, February 25, 2013, at the Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston. Cory weighed seven pounds, four ounces and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Jamie and Toni Brown of Mount Ayr and Steve and Chris Wintermute of Creston. Great-grandparents are Dale and Pat Wegner of Creston, Mary Clark of Bedford, Denny and Linda Huntsman of Mount Ayr and Judy Wilson of Afton. Great-great-grandparents are John and Carol May of Mount Ayr.

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coaches. Payton Weehler also played basketball at Graceland University Saturday. Jensen Stewart, a student at William Penn University, is on spring break this week. She is visiting with family and friends. Wyatt Jackson went with the Mount Ayr jazz band to Audubon for the SWIBA Jazz Contest Tuesday. Craig and Kathi Braby visited with Jane and Roland Buck Saturday. Carme and Todd Lilienthal were also visiting the Bucks. Abbi Overholser was a participant in the Sparks Expo Sunday evening. Wyatt Jackson accompanied the Mount Ayr FFA to Indianola Thursday. The members took part in the FFA sub-district competition. Joe, Donna and Megan Warin went to Maryville, MO Wednesday night to watch the Mercer high school basketball team play in a tournament game, which they won. Joe went with friends to Saint Joseph, MO Saturday to watch the team. They won again which means they will be in the Missouri Show Me Down Final Four. There are three volunteers from Chicago, IL visiting Betsy Keenan this week. They hope to get some outside work done. Veronica Mecko starts a new bird job in Missouri this week. She will be there for a few weeks. Wyatt Jackson, Laura Davison and Maddie Mobley are in or helping with the high school play. There will be performances Friday and Saturday nights. Kathi Braby attended the Sparks Expo Sunday evening. Donna and Megan Warin were in Afton Saturday morning. Megan played AAU volleyball. Megan Warin went to the Sparks Expo Sunday. Wendell and Joan Jackson attended the rst round of the MIAA basketball tournament in Maryville, MO Monday evening. Northwest Missouri won over Missouri Western to advance to the second round in Kansas City Thursday.

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Bobbi Bainum 767-5211

March 4 - There is not a lot to report from the Senior Center this week, as Mother Nature blessed this area with another snowstorm and the Center was closed for a day and a half because of the weather. They were open until noon on Tuesday, Feb. 26, but none of the sewing group ventured out into the snow and cold to meet at the Center that morning. Of course, bingo was canceled in the afternoon. Wednesday, because of the school being closed, the Center was also closed. Thursday the Center was open as usual but with the sound of jack hammers and lots of digging going on outside the front door. It seems one of the neighbors had been having sewer problems and Thursday was the day chosen to get it xed. Those at the Center had just a few issues with getting in and out of the building, but they were never without water or sewer and all went well. Now, however, they are dealing with the temporary mess where the trench was lled back in. Oh well, as mother used to say, Get through it and nobody will know 100 years from now. Those at the Center just nished the chair exercises for this morning. Their faithful ve were there participating, as usual. It is very enjoyable and relaxing and they would be happy to have you join them next time. They exercise Monday and Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. Sharon is busy doing the centerpieces and bulletin board for the new month, along with all the other rst-of-the-month duties. Everyone there is looking forward to Janet and Lyle Hogue coming back from their Texas vacation. Those at the Center have been ne on their own but surely miss them both. If you have never been to the Center, they would like for you to come in and check it out. They think you will be very pleasantly surprised by the nice facility and all it has to offer. March 4 - Many happy returns to Snowball Hanks whose birthday is on Monday. Ian Abarr was home from Iowa State for the weekend. Dorothy Barber, Kathy Quick and Belinda Jeralds went to the movie at the Princess Theater Saturday. Helen Combs, Lil Rinehart, Vickie Jeanes and Bobbi Bainum went to the musical, The Elves and the Shoemaker, at Worth County R-III school in Grant City, MO Saturday afternoon. Lils grandchildren, Jacob, Jeremy and Justina Wimer, were members of the cast. Jarrett Hargrave was also in the cast. Helen Combs visited with Carroll Olney and Joe Olney of Abbeville, LA Sunday afternoon. Steve, Tracee, Lew and Reas Knapp went to watch their friend, Twydell Love of Kansas City, play in his last basketball game at Graceland University last Monday. Lew went to the jazz band competition Tuesday in Audubon. Reas spent Sunday afternoon with Briar Knapp. Ellyot Overholser was a lunch guest at Peggy and Jerry Overholsers Sunday. Mike Robertson of Omaha, NE was a Saturday visitor at Betty and J.W. Robertsons. Wanda Hoseld was their visitor Saturday evening. Cindy Snethen and Lil Rinehart went to the musical, The Elves and the Shoemaker, Friday evening at the school in Grant City, MO. Cindy and Donna Melvin went to the movie in Mount Ayr Sunday afternoon. Annabel Walkup went to Grandparents Day at the elementary school in Mount Ayr for Brian Tennant. Annabel visited with Vera Carson during the week. Sunday afternoon visitors of Bainums were Bill Hunt, Gary Hoseld, Chaz Abarr, Kurtis and Max Wimer, Snowball Hanks, Tim Saville and David Hunt.

and Mary Weaver attended the surprise 50th birthday supper for John Robert Ogle at Hopkins, MO Saturday night. There was a big crowd of family and friends and he was really surprised! Sunday dinner guests of Mary Weaver were Earl and Connie Drake and Destiny, Nolan and Khloe Drake. Edith Campbell celebrated her 90th birthday in Blockton at the Wednesday potluck. The weather was horrible but a good crowd showed up for the big day. Her sons, Allen and J.R., and their wives and her daughter, Lisa, were on hand to join the festivities. Gary Loutzenhiser visited Kathleen Drake Thursday evening. Tiffany Green is home for spring break visiting her parents, Bob and Linda Green. Joyce Brown visited her mom, Freda Baker, in Grant City, MO Saturday. Thursday night supper guests of David and Mary Kay Loutzenhiser were Ben Roed and Gary Loutzenhiser. Gary stayed all night. Sympathy is extended to the family of Janet Campbell. Coltyn Constant was a visitor of Richard and Joyce Brown Sunday. Fred and Lora Wall are home from their trip to Africa. Remember: We cant all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by. -- Will Rogers

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March 4 - Emily Roepsch and son Justin of Des Moines and Ryan Roepsch of Sheldon spent Saturday with Emilys parents, Eugene and Esther McAlexander. Eugene McAlexander reported the Beaconseld weather station got nine inches of snow last week. It melted out to .75 inches of precipitation. Eugene McAlexander reported the February weather totals as: The high temperature of 48 degrees was on February 18; the low temperature was zero degrees on February 21, and snow amount was 16.5 inches, with rain and melted snow amounting to 1.85 inches. Eldon McAlexander of Archie, MO called his parents to report the big snowstorm of last week. He reported he had 18 inches on the ground. They had school at Archie, MO last Monday but no school the rest of the week. Mike Harrington and daughter Katie Harrington of Kansas City, MO spent the weekend with Katies grandparents, Jack and Phyllis Manning. They are used to large amounts of snow but kept repeating how quiet it is at the farm.

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March 4 - Sunday night supper guests of Earl and Connie Drake were Edith Campbell, Lisa Campbell-Patterson and Mary Weaver. They enjoyed homemade pizza and lots of reminiscing and visiting. Earl and Connie Drake, Clint, Destiny, Nolan and Khloe Drake

March 4 - News for last week is short. Its also a repeat. More snow. Lots of closings, which included virtually everything - schools, meal sites, meetings, to name a few. Tingley was one of those included in the closings for Tuesday so another short week for the meal site there. When asked Friday how they liked the storm, some compared it to being in prison. The Mount Ayr high school choir has been rescheduled to be at the Tingley site March 12 at 11 a.m. Hopefully this third time will be okay. Everyone always enjoys having the young folks present. Hope youll make an extra effort to be there for them. Just remember to call 772-4499, the site or Nancy at home, 772-4974. Last week was short but some pretty wonderful things took place those two days. Yes, there was even some pretty wonderful music to entertain those at the site Monday. Entertainers included Virginia Walden, Peggy Skarda, Vern Brown, Dave Patch and Harold Brown. It was Harolds rst appearance at the site to play his harmonica since hes been ill. How good to have him able to be there, if even for a bit. Its a beginning. Hope he will be able to be back soon. What a day Friday was! March

birthdays were celebrated. Present to share these honors were Norma Webb, Nancy Kelly, Dave Jennings, Virginia Albers, Virginia Walden, Marge Patch, Frances Davenport, Lloyd Johnson, Maxine Werner and the sites cook, Cheryl Roach. Recognition also goes to Deloris Bischoff and Blanche Gilbert, who observe March birthdays and received a home-delivered meal this day. A big group of singers was present to provide the days entertainment. Singers were 16 in number, plus accompanist Carmene James and director Bonnie Manders. They included Marge Werner, Iona Triggs, Bill and Norma Webb, Dorothy Clough, Mary Jane Narigon, Peggy Wagenknecht, Don and Darlene Wimmer, Evelyn Sickels, Dick and Virginia Walden, Peggy Skarda, Dave and Marge Patch and Frances Davenport. Friday was special for everyone but extra special for Frances Davenport. Shes proof that wherever you live, you never forget the good times and your meal site friends. She now lives with her daughter and son-in-law at Indianola, who made it possible for her to be at Tingley Friday to celebrate her 93rd birthday, be a singer again, see some of many friends and enjoy having some of her family present to share with her. Family present to share her day were daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Larry Wilmeth; sister, Connie Huff, and brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Jane Lee Feeback. Interesting note - a mother and daughter were present to celebrate their March birthdays together. Nancy Kelly made it possible for her mother, Maxine Werner, to be at Tingley to celebrate her 92nd birthday. Dave Jennings will observe his 90th birthday Friday, March 8. A short program, cake and ice cream are planned in his honor Friday. Anyone wising to share a card with him is encouraged to do so. A basket will be available for cards. His family is also hosting an open house party in his honor at the Ellston church this Sunday, March 10, from 1 to 3 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend either or both occasions. Hester Derscheid, member of Ellstons U.M.W. ladies group, once more provided birthday cakes for the occasion. Site council met Monday afternoon with all members -- Sharon Case, Bonnie Manders, Marge Werner, Irma Johnston and Nancy Jarred -- present. The meal site is 39. Discussion dealt with how, when and what to celebrate. An idea being thought about is 39 and holding with a celebration taking place on April 1, April Fools Day. No denite plans have been set yet. OFFICE SUPPLIES? Copier paper, resume paper, colored paper, computer forms and more are available at the Mount Ayr Record-News, 112 W. Madison Street, Mount Ayr.

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March 4 - Sympathies are extended to the family of Joe Jackson. Rod and Stacey Shields were at Graceland University Saturday to watch granddaughter Hayley Whittington play three games in a basketball tournament. After the games the Shields and Whittington families met Jay and Karla Waske and family at Pizza Hut. Ally Waske was a player for the Murray team. Sunday evening the Whittington girls, Hayley, Hope and Harper, all performed with the Sparks at the Mount Ayr school. Grandpa and Grandma Shields were there to cheer them on. Saturday Lil Rinehart, Helen Combs, Bobbi Bainum and Vickie Jeanes went to Grant City, MO to see the musical, The Elves and the Shoemaker, at the Grant City school. It was delightful! The cast was made up of second through eighth graders, among whom were Jacob, Jeremy and Justina Wimer, Lils grandkids. Charlie and Vickie Jeanes and Kayla and Tyler Hanawalt were dinner guests of Bill and Pat Hunt in Blockton Sunday. The occasion was an early celebration of Dorothy Savilles birthday. Gary and Linda Hoseld and Tim Saville were also guests. Lil Rinehart, Bev and Walt McGinnis, Lizzie, Kayla and Tyler Hanawalt and Charlie and Vickie Jeanes were a part of the large group who gathered at the Redding Frontier Hall to surprise Junior Hanks with a potluck supper in honor of his 80th birthday. He did indeed appear to be surprised.

Carol McCreary 464-3178

March 4 - Last Sunday was communion Sunday at Wishard Chapel. Pastor Bill Armstrong had another inspiring sermon which was a blessing to all. On Monday, March 11, a special service is being held at Wishard Chapel. A group called Jews for Jesus will be presenting Christ and the Passover. It begins at 7 p.m. and anyone wishing to attend, please come. Last Friday the Wishard Chapel Sunday school sponsored a fun night at the Kellerton community building. Approximately 50 kids and adults enjoyed the evening playing basketball and board games and eating good food. Another event like this is being planned for late spring. Bible studies are continuing on Sundays with the nine- to 12-yearolds at 4:30 p.m., supper and then teens at 6:15 p.m. Adults meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday evenings. Young mothers meet Sunday evenings at 4:30 p.m. also. Sandy Armstrong and Jenny Carson traveled to George last week to attend the funeral of Kelsey Armstrongs grandmother. Jim and Carol Anne McCreary spent Saturday at Graceland University for a basketball tournament where Jessica McCreary was playing with the sixth grade team. They also attended a game in Creston Sunday afternoon for Jacob McCreary. The junior high team won second place. Jodi Beerman, Sadie and Macy, Kelly Robinson and Kaci Stackhouse were weekend visitors of Connie Richards.

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March 4 - We know that spring cant be too far off. There are new twin baby goats at Betsy Keenans house. Seeing them dancing around happily is a good sign that spring will be here soon. The sixth grade girls nished basketball at Graceland University Saturday. Hannah Jackson, Paige Lynch, Emma Mobley and Amber Davison were members of the team. Jason Lynch was one of the

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Screening for threeyear-olds offered here

The Mount Ayr elementary school is offering Step In The Right-Direction for three-yearolds on Friday, March 29. Childrens screenings will include language and art, math and music, gross motor and health (vision, dental, speech, height and-

weight). Parents of children who are three or will be three by April 1 are strongly encouraged to call the elementary school at 464-0539 to register their children. Parents will then receive a packet in the mail further explaining the screening.

Pictured are two scenes from Donovans Daughters, the spring play production at Mount Ayr Community high school. The play is set in 1895 Seattle, where there are 10 men for every woman in the territory -- excellent odds for Shamus Donovan, an Irish sherman with ve daughters to marry off. Several town council members immediately fall for the younger daughters, but unfortunately, a family tradition says the oldest must marry rst. But the oldest daughter is Katherine, a wild cat! In a woman-starved town like Seattle, there has to

be someone desperate enough to take on Katherine, they reason. Using William Shakespeares Taming of the Shrew as a guide, the men give Danny OBrien, a federal marshal, advice on how to tame the wild Katherine. Add to the mix two feuding Indian tribes, three dim-witted lumberjacks and a botched kidnap scheme, and you have all the elements for one of the most energetic romances the West has ever seen. Showtimes are 7 p.m. both Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9.

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Three Little Pigs opera coming to Cleareld

A popular childrens story will be performed as opera in an upcoming performance at Cleareld school. The Three Little Pigs will be presented by the OPERA Iowa Educational Touring Troupe on Monday, April 1 at 2 p.m. The performance is one stop on the OPERA Iowa Educational Touring Troupe 2013 statewide spring tour. OPERA Iowa is a program of Des Moines Metro Opera, Inc. Davies The Three Little Pigs is considered a perfect introduction to the music of Mozart for elementary and middle school students. This operatic version of the childhood favorite tells the tale of two sassy pigs and their older and wiser sister. The performance lasts approximately 40 minutes. By the end of its tour, OPERA Iowa will have visited more than 60 schools and communities, giving 80 or more performances for approximately 20,000 school-aged children between January 28 and April 12. The school performances are presented in conjunction with interactive and engaging workshops that meet the National Standards for Arts in Education guidelines. The troupe will also give 11 evening concert performances for community audiences in various locations across the state. These performances are open to the public. A complete listing of OPERA Iowas performance schedule is

The Graceland University Music Department will host the 2013 Pride of Iowa Conference Honor Band on Monday, March 11. Over 75 students from 12 schools in the Pride of Iowa high school conference will gather for a day of workshops and rehearsals on Graceland University campus. High schools from Bedford, Central Decatur, Corning, East Union, Interstate 35, Lenox, Mount Ayr, Nodaway Valley, Pleasantville, Wayne, Martensdale-St. Marys and Southeast Warren will be represented. Honor Band musicians are carefully selected by their high school band director as the top student musicians in their program. Guest conductor is John Hewett, Director of Bands at Red Oak middle school, Red Oak. John Hewett will serve not only as this years guest conductor but also as clinician. The day will conclude at 7 p.m. with an evening concert in the Shaw Family Auditorium in the Shaw Center. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. For more information regarding the 2013 Pride of Iowa Conference Honor Band, contact Frank Perez, Graceland University Music, 641784-5273, fperez@graceland.edu http://www.graceland.edu/music.

Mount Ayr elementary students can earn rewards for a combination of good behavior, good grades and good attendance. In the past few weeks, students have enjoyed bowling and movies at the Princess Theater. Above, theater manager Karen Bender (left) and volunteers Angi Dodge and Kim Lutrick prepare to meet students with free pop and popcorn, compliments of the SOS group.

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available online. OPERA Iowa is also offering a Masterclass for high school students, in which students can benet from vocal tips and insights from the OPERA Iowa singers and music coach. All OPERA Iowa performances are sung in English with a piano accompaniment. OPERA Iowa Educational Touring Troupe members are handpicked from nationwide auditions of more than 800 singers to share their love of opera with audiences of all ages. The talented young performers of the 2013 OPERA Iowa troupe are bass Brad Baron of Glen Rock, NJ; baritone Greg Jebaily of Florence, SC; tenor Robert Lilly of Houston, TX; soprano Amedee Moore of Dayton, OH, and soprano Andrea Shokery of Gahanna, OH.

Mount Ayr elementary students celebrated their future careers by dressing up in their future attire for Career Day, Friday, March 1. For the past two months, students in grades K-6 have been matching students interests to various jobs, as well as exploring new careers. Pictured above are students in Tracey Giles rst grade classroom: (L-R) Tucker Knox, Carter Reed, Brooklyn Eggers, Zoey Shelley, Ryce Reynolds, Mya Sackett and Karly Elwood. Below are third graders from Michael Longleys classroom (front row, L-R) Alisha Dine, Maddie Stewart, Ryleigh Haveman; (second row) Laurie Belzer, Emmalee Schafer, Ali Main, Jalyn Klejch, Montana Birkenholz; (third row) Brandon Brobst, Christian Hansen, Traivyn Holmes, Andrew Sobotka, Hunter Pearce, P.J. Lynch, Adler Shay and Keaton White. Students in fth and sixth grades had a Career Awareness day on February 5.

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Flammang speaks about math, science in the workplace

Mark Flammang from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources recently spoke to Mount Ayr high schools math and middle school science classes about the application of math and science concepts within sheries management. He spoke to the students about the importance of taking as much math and science as possible while in school. He also spoke on the importance of honing public speaking and writing skills because there are times within any career when these skills will be utilized. Flammang shared how statistical measures and graphing skills are needed with many careers. He shared artifacts that showed the invasive species found in Iowa lakes and streams and showed the students that data is used a great deal when making policy or decisions about wildlife management.

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Graceland Universitys Department of Theatre presents Fuddy Meers, the story of an amnesiac who wakes each morning without memory of her life and the struggle of her husband and son as they try to recount her lost memories. Performances will be held March 7-9 in JR Theatre at 7:30 p.m. A nal performance will be held March 10 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $5 each. Fuddy Meers is for mature audiences and contains strong language, violence and adult themes.

MACHS FFA heads to districts

FFA sub-district competitions were held Thursday, Feb. 21st at Indianola. The Mount Ayr FFA chapter sent a strong group of contestants with eight FFA members going on to district competition. The freshman greenhand quiz team of Ashton Quick, Miranda Waugh and Kirsten Dolecheck placed in the top three and received a gold rating. The chapter quiz team of Morgan Quick, Jena James, Logan Wimer and Erin Dolecheck also placed in the top three and received a gold rating. Matt Poore also placed in the top three and received a gold in extemporaneous speaking. Others participating included a conduct of meetings team of Wyatt Jackson, Jed McCreary, Taylor Wilson, Shaley Miller, Kirsten Dolecheck, Laura Davison and Maddie Hoseld; Miranda Waugh in creed speaking; Johnathan Triggs in job interview, and Tyler Triggs in ag sales. Johnathan Triggs received a gold rating for job interview but was just out of the placing to attend districts. Districts will be held Saturday, March 9 at Earlham beginning at 9 a.m. Alternates for greenhand quiz that will be attending are Wyatt Jackson and Jed McCreary. Voting delegates who are also attending are Johnathan and Tyler Triggs.

He tied in some unique algebra formulas that he uses in his line of work, especially when calculating how many sh may be in a body of water. His math problems were basic algebraic problems that could easily be applied to the world of work. Flammang spoke on the aging structures of sh and how there are so many mathematical relationships within the anatomy of all species. He also spoke on the importance of being ready to speak or write. He had a national news story last summer when there was a major sh kill due to the heat within the waters. He emphasized that many skills that are being learned in school will be put to work in the real world-especially if one hones those skills.

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will be held in the Richard O. Jacobson building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 22, 23 and 24. The Mount Ayr Community School will not be sending a bus as the circus falls during Spring Break. We will be providing tickets 1 adult and 2 children (age 12 and under) per family. Tickets can be used at any of the 6 performances. Tickets are limited, so please contact the elementary school at 641-464-0539 by Friday, March 15. Additional tickets may be purchased at the door. Please patronize the following businesses who have made this possible: Abstract and Title Co., Community Grocers, Inc., Country Blossoms, Cunning Company, Inc., Farm Bureau Financial Services, Farmers Cooperative, Wm. H. French Agency, Gerolds Plumbing and Heating, Glendenning Motor Co., Jamies Coffee Mill and Deli, L & J Insulation and Roberts Auto Inc., McDonnell Appliance, The Mount Ayr Inn, Mount Ayr Record-News, NAPA Auto Parts, Rumors Bar and Grill, Shafer Insurance Agency, Southwest Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative, Stephens Tire and Oil, Tyler Insurance Services, Vetter Equipment Co.

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Supervisors discuss bridge replacement

The Ringgold county board of supervisors met in regular session Monday, March 4. Vic Lilienthal, assistant to the engineer, and Lizzie Hanawalt, engineering ofce manager, met with the board to request formal employment contracts. Since 2009 neither position has had contracts in place. The board is reviewing the request. Supervisors also discussed a project that will replace 20 bridges with corregated steel culverts. The bid for the culverts came in at $242,000, nearly $60,000 below the estimate of $300,000. The twoyear project will begin after July 1, the beginning of the new scal year. Other culvert work is set to begin this spring, but those culverts were already scheduled for this scal year and not part of the above bid. The board approved an amended 28E agreement with the Southeast Iowa Response Group (SIRG), the organization responsible for HAZMAT coverage for the county, including training of re personnel in handling hazardous waste emergencies. Having a response organization in place is mandated by Iowa law. Based in Ottumwa, SIRG covers 10 Iowa counties. In other business, the supervisors are in the process of reviewing the county employee handbook, appointed David Inloes as a member of the Regional Disability Service System and approved a reworks permit for the Sun Val-

ley Lake Association. In a clarication for a board action last week, it was pointed out the explanation of a tax suspension was incorrect. According to county treasurer Debbie Cannon, the report should have said the board of supervisors suspended tax payments on two parcels at the request of the taxpayer based on Iowa Department of Human services eligibility. The actual request for suspension must come from the property owner rather than from the department itself.

Sequester could make mess of meat packing

Starting last Friday, March 1, the so-called sequester of funds to operate the federal government and its programs will take place. About half of the $85 billion in across-the-board cuts will be activated by the Obama administration, as required by law. For agriculture, principally, the cuts will mean tough times for meat packing plants and their inspectors. While no one really knows what the ultimate effects of the cuts will be, the USDA has been girding itself to handle the expected slash in funding. What the agency does know, according to Modern Farmer, is the full cuts would require slashing 2,100 food facility inspection jobs. The U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service would also likely be forced to put many -- or even all -- of its meat inspectors on a 15-day furlough. Meat packing companies are unable to ship meat that lacks the USDA inspection stamp, meaning meat production could effectively grind to a halt, the magazine said. To mitigate the harshness of the cuts, ag secretary Tom Vilsack has said that furloughs would be staggered out to prevent a complete and total shutdown of the countrys meat packing plants. He told Reuters, At some point, youre going to have shortages. The reality is that there are going to be disruptions. In real terms, the USDA has determined that the meat industry will lose about $10 billion because of the disruptions, while workers will lose some $400 million in wages. That aint hay! not defense spending cuts. National Cattlemens Beef Association president told the magazine, Secretary Vilsack is using Americas cattlemen and women as pawns in the agencys political wrangling with Congress. A group of Republican senators, in a letter to the White House, said, We are condent you have the ability to implement sequestration at USDA without jeopardizing the ability of Americans to feed their families and seriously hurting U.S. farmers, meat and poultry production and workers in those facilities. For its part, the Obama administration has maintained that it has asked Congress to take a balanced approach to cutting the nations decit, one that includes a mixture of cuts, mostly to domestic programs, including Medicare and social security, reasonable cuts to defense spending and raising revenue through further taxation of the most wealthy of Americans. Republicans have said absolutely no further taxation will be considered, bringing on the stalemate that in turn triggered sequestration, something no one believed would ever actually happen. Oh, what a mess. Ill see ya!

School seeks help securing greenhouse

The Mount Ayr Community School District needs your help to secure funding for a greenhouse. The greenhouse will provide learning opportunities for all students PK-12 who attend Mount Ayr Community school. We need you to get out in your communities and ask your local farmers to nominate Mount Ayr Community school for the opportunity to compete for a $25,000 grant through Monsanto Funds Americas Farmers Grow Rural Education. For the second year in a row, the Monsanto Fund is gearing-up to invest $2.3 million to strengthen math and science education in rural communities through Americas Farmers Grow Rural Education. Now until April 15, farmers can nominate their favorite local public school district. Administrators of nominated school districts can then submit grant applications through April 30, to enhance their math and/or science programs. Farmers in 1,271 counties across 39 states have the opportunity to grow the next generation by nominating a rural, public school district to apply for a grant of up to $25,000. Overall, the Monsanto Fund will donate up to $2.3 million to rural America. Grants will be awarded based on merit, need and community support. The more farmers to nominate our school district, the more it demonstrates community support and strengthens our application. Visit GrowRuralEducation. com for more information. The grant application from Mount Ayr Community schools will be written to purchase a greenhouse. FFA advisor Susie Catanzareti and disrict grant writer Jodie Geist are working together writing grants so greenhouse learning can take place for students who attend Mount Ayr Community school, K-12. This greenhouse would house vegetable and bedding plants, hydroponic growing and a tilapia sh farm. Vickie Jeanes is retiring from her duties at the Mount Ayr post ofce. After beginning her postal career as a part-time employee at Blockton in April 1983, Jeanes took a carrier position at Mount Ayr on April 1, 1990, replacing long-time carrier Ike McGehee. She carried mail for 16 years prior to being offered the clerk position, which she retained until her retirement. In all, Jeanes devoted 29 years and 10-and-a-half months to her postal career.

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While no one knows what will take place as a result of the sequestering of funds, Modern Farmer said the meat industry is ghting back. The American Meat Institute, the National Cattlemens Beef Association and the National Chicken Council, to name a few, have asked the White House to continue inspections, regardless of what happens. They argue that the Federal Meat Inspection Act requires full meat inspection, no matter what goes on within the federal budget process. Modern Farmer said many in the industry groups feel that inspector furloughs are being used as a pawn in the gamesmanship between the Democrat White House and conservative members of Congress who support domestic, but

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Diagonal students complete ITBS/ITED

The Diagonal Community Schools board of directors met in regular session February 20. Secondary principal Lorna Paxson reported that all ITBS/ITED tests have been completed. She also presented the rst semester honor roll. Superintendent and elementary principal Karleen Stephens reported on a number of items. A total of 65 percent of elementary students have already met their April 19 goal of 100 points in the Maroon Reader program. In addition, 32 percent have earned 150 points and $5 for the Spring Book Fair. Stephens highlighted a couple of recent activities: the Corning Art Show where several students placed, and a series of archery competitions and the March 1-2 state archery meet. She also shared a FatherDaughter Dance is set for May 4 from 5 - 7 p.m. The dance is open to all K-12 students. State lunchroom inspections have been completed and the district has completed all reports necessary to qualify for a six-cent reimbursement for meeting the new guidelines for calories, fat content, fruit/vegetables, grains and proteins. Replacement of ve doors on the east of the south gym is being put out for bids. The April 10 board meeting has been moved to 7 p.m. to include the annual budget hearing. The board approved the hiring of Amanda Davis as a daycare associate.

Many exercise options in Ringgold county

We may live longer than ever, thanks to medical advances, but were not living healthier. Obesity is higher than ever and over 2/3 of Americans are overweight or obese. (Center for Disease Control) The generation of kids growing up now actually faces having a lower lifespan than their parents partially because of sedentary lifestyles. Thats the bad news. The good news is in Ringgold county we have many options to stay active. Many of those are free or at least low cost. Ringgold County Public Health (RCPH) recently developed a brochure with walking routes in several different communities such as Diagonal, Kellerton, Tingley and Mount Ayr. The brochures can be found in most businesses and schools in Diagonal or Mount Ayr in display stands. If you would like brochures for yourself or your organization contact Public Health at 464-0691. Another exercise option for Ringgold county residents has

and the sheriffs department have been informed stray dogs may once again be taken to the city pound. The new permit from the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requires the city to complete new monitoring and reporting procedures at the wastewater plant. Wise said meters at the plant are being recalibrated to help with this requirement. In addition, the organization also has requested a compliance schedule from the city to show progress on required improvements to the wastewater plant. Other business In other business, the council held a public hearing on the scal year 2014 city budget. As no one was present to speak for or against the budget and council had received no correspondence, they voted to approve a resolution adopting the budget as presented. held the third and nal reading of an amendment to the city ordinance pertaining to council member compensation. The ordinance now sets compensation at $50 per meeting attended, up from the current $25. The amendment will go into effect after the next city council election. approved a Class C liquor and outdoor service license for Rumors Bar and Grill. considered installation of electricity at the recently erected shelter at the Old Lake. Wise will look into the possibility. heard a report from city clerk Pam Poore concerning city funds held in certicates of deposit. Poore said she did not renew two CDs totaling $200,000 because of their poor interest rates. She said the funds would receive more interest in the citys checking account. A third CD is scheduled to renew in November. heard from councilwoman Deloris Stutzman that she had received a letter from a resident thanking them for addressing a water meter issue on her property.

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Summa gets photography scholarship in Florida

The granddaughter of a local couple has received a $5,000 scholarship from Jacksonville State University in Florida based on her portfolio of black and white photography. Jenna Summa, the daughter of Ellis and Donna Summa of Jacksonville and granddaughter of Gerald and Bonnie Summa of Mount Ayr, was honored at the annual Northeast Florida Scholastic Art Awards. Summas portfolio includes scenes from Ringgold county, including a deserted cemetery lane, the Leasanville church and an old country school on Highway 169.

Madison Hoseld, 2012 Mount Ayr homecoming queen, has been named a nalist for Iowas 33rd Annual Homecoming Queen Selection to be held March 10 at the West Des Moines Sheraton. The 2013 queen will receive a cash scholarship plus an all-expense paid trip to the national nals to compete with queens from across the nation for the title of Americas Homecoming Queen. Hoseld will also compete for the title of Iowas favorite homecoming queen. Individuals may vote at www.americashomecomingqueen.com. Americas Homecoming Queen, Inc., is a non-prot organzation promoting education, educational travel and community service in all 50 states. Hoseld is the daughter of Randy and Stephanie Hoseld of Mount Ayr.

opened recently called The WorkOut Place. It is located at 700 E. South Street in Mount Ayr and will be a 24/7 facility operated by Doug Rohrer. The WorkOut Place has cardio machines, weight equipment and even showers. Rohrer explains, Opening a tness facility has been a lifelong ambition of mine. I am grateful for the opportunity to nally do it. Ringgold County Public Health (RCPH) continues their work on a Community Transformation Grant to reduce the impact of chronic diseases. During the course of this work many local residents with healthy lifestyles have become evident. Be active. Eat and sleep well. Drink plenty of water. Get at least a yearly check-up with your local health care provider. If you would like more information on walking, biking, active living or healthy eating call Ringgold County Public Health at 641-464-0691 or visit us on the web at www.rcph.net and www.facebook.com/rstop.

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A large crowd was on hand Sunday, March 3 for the 2013 Sparks Expo. Sparks members (and years of participation) include senior captains April Shields (4) and Maggie Jennett (4); seniors Madi Hoseld (4), Caitlin Giles (3), Logan Wimer (3) and Kyle Wilson (3); junior Allison Wallace (3); sophomore Hannah Glendenning (1) and freshman Ashton Quick (1). The Sparks are coached by Kris Quick and Kalian Smith. The Sparks had a busy and successful 2012-13 season. They placed rst in the state for pom, fth in kick and performed at six football games, four basketball games, the Winterset Dance Show and the Norwalk Prestate Show. In addition, ve members qualifed for the All-Iowa Dance team: Shields, Hoseld, Giles, Wallace and Jennett. Besides a series of performances by the featured Sparks, guest performances included several groups of Little Sparks, the Fusion dance team from Martensdale St. Marys, the Gadets from Graceland University and ve routines from Leslies Dance Emporium competition dance team in Creston. The Sparks opened the show with their routine set to the song Home. This routine is their 2013 state-winning pom routine at the Iowa State Dance and Drill Team Association competition in Des Moines this past December. The girls traveled to Des Moines on a Wednesday evening and performed their pom routine at 8:30 a.m. Thursday and their kick routine at 4:50 p.m. Thursday. The girls were at the awards ceremony until 10:30 that evening, when they discovered that they had won rst place in the state pom competition and fth place for their kick routine. Both of these state dances received a division one rating. To honor the seniors, the girls performed the Senior Spotlight dance, choreographed by Maggie Jennett and April Shields at Senior Parents Night on February 5 during halftime of the varsity boys basketball game. Other Sparks performances included their state kick routine entitled Fire, the Sparks football novelty dance and their alwayspopular light show. The Sparks closed the night with their much-anticipated Coed Routine. This years coed partners included April Shields and Hagan Willis, Maggie Jennett and Zane Sickels, Madi Hoseld and Zach Lemon, Logan Wimer and Cody Stackhouse, Caitlin Giles and Casey Paxson, Kylie Wilson and Shane Swank, Allison Wallace and Grant Staats, Hannah Glendenning and Lincoln Martin, Ashton Quick and Caleb Schnoor. On Saturday, Feb. 9, over 100 students from grades preschool through eighth grade participated in the Little Sparks Camp. The students learned a dance, played freeze dance, watched the big Sparks dance and learned about stretching and dance preparation from their teachers. This year, the Little Sparks camp had a Disney theme of Your Dreams Come True. Preschool and kindergarten Little Sparks include Cortlynn Holmes, Abbi Overholser, Mackenzie Knox, Lillie Curry, Aubree Shields, Kacie Larsen, Caroline Auge, Ella Waske, Aubree Clark, Harper Whittington, Ayla Murphy, Kaley Murphy, Ashlyn Byer, Koda Henle, Madeline Baddley, Christina Halverson, Breya Nickle, Brittlyn Nickle, Aubrianna Greenland, Adalynn Dredge, Kensie Barnes, Makel Jones and Alana Doolittle. The rst and second grade Little Spark include Zoey Larsen, Hannah Russo, Lauren Triggs, Anne Newton, Breanna Peterman, Macey Bowen, Samantha Morgan, Lauren Conklin, Karlie Larsen, Josie Vanderught, Eva Sobotka, Breianna White, Janna Irving, Abby Eaton, Hayden Ruggles, Becca Dolecheck, Tessa Kniep, Jillian Kniep, Kacee Klommhaus, Alexis Boord, Zoey Shelley, Natalie Schaefer, Makenna Jones, Gracee Snedeker, Tegan Streit, Riley Jones, Kaylie Shields, Kianna Paxson, Alexa Drayton, Tabatha Henle, Alexis Greenland, Rosie Leonard, Linsie Barnes, Riley Watford, Becca Smith and Karly Elwood. Third through eighth grade Little Sparks include Ryleigh Haveman, Loryn Schaefer, Brylea Stark, Jalyn Klejch, Rachel Sobotka, BrieAnn Byrd, Alexa Smith, Payten Lambert, Hayley Whittington, Hope Whittington, Alyssa Burkheimer, Molly Anderson, Jadan Hyde, Brynn Nickle, Mollie Walters, Alisha Dine, Alexandrea Shelley, Bianca Beanngard, Ellie Boswell, Halsie Barnes, Taylor

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The Mount Ayr Sparks drill team takes the oor to open their annual Expo performance. In their rst routine, the Sparks performed their state championship pom routine. Team members are (front row, L-R) Ashton Quick, April Shields and Kylie Wilson; (second row) Hannah Glendenning, Maggie Jennett (hidden) and Caitlin Giles; (back) Madison Hoseld, Logan Wimer and Allison Wallace. Clymer, Bricey Gorman, Madalynn Stewart, Lindsey Jennett, Gabrille Kibbe, Laurie Ann Belzer, Adalyn Reynolds, Andrea Sickels, Kelsey Adams and Jentri Ruby. In addition, a group of six young boys performed to the song, I Just Want to be King. Members of this group include Austin Byrd, Jackson Ruggles, Jacob Novak, Austin Angus, Derek Jones and Dawson Kibbe. On November 3, Ashton Quick and April Shields traveled to Newton to participate in the Iowa State Drill Team Association solo competition. The girls competed against close to 100 girls in their school size division (class 1A). Quick received a division 1 rating and an outstanding distinguished dancer award for her performance entitled Distance. Shields performing her solo to the song, I Wont Give Up. In addition to their team and solo honors, the Sparks also earned the Distinguished Academic Team Award, recognizing the teams 3.54.0 GPA. This year the expo was livestreamed on the schools website so far away family and friends could log on and watch the show live via the Internet. Kim Curry and Shaun Kniep were instrumental in setting up the livestream. More pictures from the Sparks Expo can be found on page 9.

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The Sparks closed their Expo with their coed dance. This years coed partners included April Shields and Hagan Willis, Maggie Jennett and Zane Sickels, Madi Hoseld and Zach Lemon, Logan Wimer and Cody Stackhouse, Caitlin Giles and Casey Paxson, Kylie Wilson and Shane Swank, Allison Wallace and Grant Staats, Hannah Glendenning and Lincoln Martin, Ashton Quick and Caleb Schnoor.

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2012-13 Mount Ayr Raider Wrestling
Name 152 Zach Lemon SR 170 Zane Sickels SR 160 Shane Swank SR 138 Jacob Beamgard JR 113 Dawson Knapp JR 132 Erik Freed JR 152 Eric Miller SO 285 Joe Ricker SO 138 Ben Saville SO 126 Grant Staats SO 120 Trevor Anderson FR 145 Wyatt Jackson FR 229 Lincoln Lutrick FR 170 Logan Stark FR 138 Jeremy Vanbuskirk FR 126 Jonathan Vanbuskirk FR TEAM Team Rec Pin TF Maj Dec OT Pts T2 9-29 4 0 0 0 0 54 11 21-21 11 0 1 3 0 112 28 39-9 18 2 2 15 0 187 70 24-21 14 0 1 5 1 117 37 27-17 16 0 1 0 0 142 32 43-7 26 2 0 10 0 254 72 12-12 9 2 0 0 0 70 30 37-5 25 0 1 2 0 204 42 8-18 5 0 1 0 0 46 19 27-18 21 1 1 1 0 149 36 17-27 6 0 0 0 0 96 11 4-11 2 0 0 0 0 24 5 2-6 2 0 0 0 0 6 2 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 4-8 3 0 0 1 0 21 14 9-20 3 0 0 1 0 45 9 165 7 8 38 1 1533 418 N2 N3 R2 E1 SW Ca 3 1 10 18 1 0 4 5 8 12 2 0 15 11 22 12 12 6 5 8 15 21 0 0 9 10 11 18 0 3 4 31 20 26 6 5 3 9 17 4 0 2 1 3 4 9 1 0 2 3 10 13 1 0 7 19 21 23 3 1 1 1 2 12 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 0 0 3 4 4 16 4 0 57 109 149 198 31 17 Match Pts 59 101 257 147 131 237 107 94 86 186 39 10 11 0 42 65 1572

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A night of dance, dance, dance at the Sparks Expo

Season stats have been compiled for the 2012-13 Mount Ayr Raider wrestling team. The stats are broken into two main categories: victory by type (resulting in team points) and scoring by type (resulting in match points). Victories by type Junior Erik Freed (43-7) and senior Shane Swank (39-9) recorded the two best win-loss records on the season. Freed also scored the most team points with 254. Freed scored the most pins with 26 followed closely by sophomore Joe Rickers 25. Freed, Swank and sophomore Eric Miller recorded two technical falls each to pace the Raiders. Swank also led with two major decisions and 15 regular decisions. Jacob Beamgard had the only overtime match of the season.

Scoring by type Swank led the team by scoring 257 match points. Freed was second with 237. Swank also paced the Raiders with 70 takedowns, 15 two-point near falls and 22 reversals. Sophomore Grant Staats had 21 reversals and Freed 20. Freed scored the most escapes, 26, with Staats recording 23. Post-season Four Raiders, including Freed, qualied for district action by winning their weight divisions at the sectional meet: Dawson Knapp at 113 pounds, Grant Staats at 126 and Shane Swank at 160. Raider 132-pounder Erik Freed qualied for the state meet but lost decisions in his rst two matches. The annual wrestling banquet will be held Wednesday, March 13 at 5:45 p.m.

This team of fth-grade boys placed fourth at the Lamoni tournament last Saturday. They include (front row, L-R) Blake Rychnovsky, Jordan McAlexander, Ryker Hickman, Jacob Rushing and Austin Allen; (second row) coach Doug Hickman, Darrian Holmes, Josh Cowley, Grant Anderson, Tyler Jones and coach Mark Rychnovsky.

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Bluegrass League Week February 22, 2013 Team Standings Hutton Construction 28-8 Sassy Strikers 21-15 Ragamufns 1-17 Rolling Stones 14-22 Giggling Girlies 14-22 Lucky Ladies 12-24 High games (150 and over): Merna King 213, Deb Ayres 177, Debra Larson 170, Renda Smith 164, Brenda Woody 156, Carol Oxley 155, Lori Hibbs 153, Wanda Draper 152, Janet Haley 151. High series (450 and over): Merna King 518, Deb Ayres 467. Thursday Mens League Week of February 28, 2013 Team Standings DAE 21-15 Lucky Lanes 20-16 Hy-Vee 19.5-16.5 IWIWALB 19-17 Suds & Gutters 14.5-21.5 Leftys 14-22 High games (200 and over): Ron Sickels 265, 201; Russ Stewart 265; Chad Bals 257, 209; Eric Dolecheck 236, 224; Wiley Main 226; Bill Calhoun 225; Jodie Maben 218; Eric Ehlen 206, 215; Steve Fetty 214; Barry Jackson 212; Brian Sheil 209; Brent Ricker 203; Jim Brand 202; Ron Brand 202; Clay Nelson 202. High series (600 and over): Eric Dolecheck 661, Chad Bals 658, Ron Sickels 644, Russ Stewart 618. Mount Ayr Sports Calendar March 7 - 14 3/11 G Track Ames TBA 3/12 B Track Ames TBA 3/13 Wrestling banquet 5:45 Diagonal Sports Calendar March 7 - 14 3/7 Basketball Fun Night 6:00 (Meal begins 5:00)

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Dancers of all ages got into the act at the Sparks Expo Sunday night. At left, the PreK and kindergarten (top), the rst and second grade (middle) and third through eighth grade put on a show. Above, the Sparks close out their football novelty routine and honor the upcoming graduates with their senior spotlight routine. Seniors honored include (kneeling, L-R) Madi Hoseld, Kylie Wilson, Maggie Jennett and Caitlin Giles. Standing far left is senior April Shields. Standing third from left is senior Logan Wimer.

2012-13 Diagonal Maroon Basketball

Name G* FGA FGM Heath Evans SR 22 159 65 Shad Haidsiak SR 22 181 74 Leigh Davis JR 3 2 1 Ryan Parrott JR 22 205 82 Kenny Weaselhead JR 16 20 8 Bryce Still JR 1 1 1 Blake Butler SO 22 156 62 Aaron Darrah FR 1 0 0 Levi Jarred FR 22 67 23 Kade Means FR 16 10 4 Gerad Naill FR 10 8 1 Colter Pickering FR 11 6 4 Jacob Taylor FR 22 202 70 TEAM 11 - 11* 1017 395 * Stats do not include district tournament game FG% 3PA 40.9 27 40.9 34 50.0 0 40.0 10 40.0 1 100.0 0 39.7 41 0.0 0 34.3 34 40.0 0 12.5 1 66.7 0 34.7 97 38.8 245 3PM 8 8 0 2 0 0 14 0 12 0 0 0 25 69 3P% 29.6 23.5 0.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 34.1 0.0 35.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.8 28.2 FTA 74 49 0 33 4 0 73 0 27 6 2 2 62 332 FTM 48 33 0 18 2 0 45 0 14 2 1 0 36 199 FT% Pts 64.9 186 67.3 189 0.0 2 54.5 184 50.0 18 0.0 2 61.6 183 0.0 0 51.9 72 33.3 10 50.0 3 0.0 8 58.1 201 59.9 1058 Pts/G 8.5 8.6 0.7 8.4 1.1 2.0 8.3 0.0 3.3 0.6 0.3 0.7 9.1 48.1 OReb 46 19 0 37 5 0 23 0 7 1 2 1 20 161 DReb Tot Reb Reb/G Assists Steals Blocks 102 148 6.7 24 20 0 54 73 3.3 30 30 3 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 119 156 7.1 20 17 9 11 16 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 39 62 2.8 40 29 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 17 24 1.1 19 7 0 9 10 0.6 3 1 0 4 6 0.6 1 1 0 3 4 0.4 0 1 0 87 107 4.9 69 83 26 446 607 28.8 208 192 38 TO 50 48 0 16 8 0 64 1 26 5 3 6 56 283

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Season stats have been released for the 2012-13 Diagonal Maroon basketball team. (These numbers do not include the rst-round district game against Mount Ayr.) Freshman Jacob Taylor led the Maroons in a number of categories. He scored 201 points, including 25 three-pointers, and recorded 69 assists, 83 steals and 26 blocked shots in a banner year. The most individual points scored in a single game were 22, tallied by both sophomore Blake Butler against Mormon Trail on January 11 and by Taylor against East Union November 11. Taylor and fellow freshman Levi Jarred hit three 3-pointers in a single game to lead the Maroons in that category. Taylor hit his in the East Union game where he scored 22. Jarred hit his threes against Lenox on January 21. Junior Ryan Parrott grabbed a team-high 156 rebounds, followed closely by senior Heath Evans with 148. Parrott recorded a singlegame high of 18 boards against Twin Cedars on January 15 in the conference tournament. Single-game high marks included Taylor with seven assists against Mormon Trail on January 11. Both Haidsiak and Taylor recorded seven steals in a single game. Haidsiaks steals came in the November 27 East Union game while Taylors came in the Mormon Trail game. Parrott blocked four shots in the Twin Cedars game. Taylor also rejected four shots in the Mormon Trail game. The Maroons graduate only two seniors, Shad Haidsiak and Heath Evans, from this years team that ended with an 11-11 regular-season record. While the two seniors ended up as the second and third top scorers respectively, the future looks very bright for Diagonal basketball. In Taylor, Parrott and Butler, three of the teams top ve scorers

and rebounders return. Also returning will be freshman Levi Jarred, who scored 72 points this season, and junior Kenny Weaselhead, who grabbed a team-high 103 rebounds a year ago. In addition, four other freshmen saw action in

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STUDENT AYR Senior winter athletes reect on careers

Austin Quick
BY EMILY FOX Austin Quick has played basketball for four years at Mount Ayr high school. His fondest memory during basketball is staying after practice and playing 33 with his teammates. Austins most embarrassing moment in basketball was when they were playing a game against Lamoni and he blacked out. Basketball has taught Austin that you need to play as a team. He says that to be successful in a game you have to play off of your teammates. The advice that Austin gives to underclassmen is that you need to be involved as much as possible because time goes by faster than you think. He will miss the bus rides with Lincoln Martin the most. Basketball has taught her that you cant play for yourself. You have to work as a team or else you wont be able to succeed in the end. She advises any underclassmen that you cant just go out and expect to get to play. You have to work hard, show up for all practices and have a good attitude. One thing that she will miss the most about basketball is the feeling you have when you rst step on that court. All the energy from your teammates and the audience is really a feeling you cant describe. person. Johnathan would encourage all underclassmen to go out for basketball. He says it would be a ton of fun and worth your time. When asked what he will miss most about basketball, John replied, I will miss the time together as a team. We get to spend tons of hours practicing, working out and having fun. I will miss the bonding time that I got to enjoy with my other four seniors the most. It was worth every second! Hannah to always give her hardest, and you need to give it your all at even impossible times. It has also taught her that having great teamwork is the only way that you can win. You may have potential, but if you bicker on the court, youll show it on the scoreboard, she said. Hannah has had many embarrassing moments, but she cant pick one that really stands out. The advice that she gives to underclassmen is to get involved and do as much as you have time for. You only have one chance, so have fun because time goes by much faster than you think. The things that Hannah will miss most about basketball is the sport itself and the bus rides home from the away games with her friends. Shane was wearing compression shorts, and he and Erik Freed were running some drills when Erik comes up and depantsed him in front of the crowd. While being in wrestling you will learn a lot of different things. For Shane they were leadership, goals and discipline. Shane has been wrestling captain for two years, which means he needs to be a good leader for his team. He says wrestling also teaches you to reach your goals, strive and work hard to achieve them. If you put in hard work and extra time, you will learn discipline, Shane says. Also work hard, always move forward and never give up is Shanes advice he would give to underclassmen entering into wrestling. Shane says that he will miss the moment you know when the match is over and whoever scored the most points or pinned the opponent will get their hand raised to signal that they won.

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BY JENNIFER BLAIR Caitlin Giles is currently a senior at Mount Ayr high school. She is currently participating in basketball. Caitlin has been in basketball for four years. She has been to state basketball two out of her four years. Caitlins fondest memory was when Renae Still was so excited to give Becca Jo her rst hug after winning a game, she went running to her and tripped over a jersey bag and face-planted in front of everyone. Caitlins most embarrassing moment was when she went up for a basket, but it was the wrong one. Caitlin said being in basketball taught her to work together and how to become a team leader. Caitlins advice for someone thinking about going out for basketball is to work hard in the off season and it will pay off during regular season. She will miss being a Raiderette basketball player the most after she graduates.

Morgan Quick

BY BAILEA STARK Morgan Quick is a senior basketball player for the Mount Ayr Raiderettes. She has been on the team for four years. Through her years in basketball she has learned to be a good teammate and get along with others. Morgans advice that she would give to underclassmen is to just have fun and not to take things too seriously. Having fun times and hanging out with friends are what Morgan will miss the most.

BY DYLAN DOMAN Zach Lemon has been in wrestling since his sophomore year, and he got the most improved wrestler award that year. His fondest memory occurred when he was a junior. Jacob Roach was jogging to the announcers table for his match, and he tripped over the mat in front of everybody! But instead of just hitting the ground, he fell right into a somersault and it looked like he had done it on purpose. It was pretty hilarious, he said. Zach has been embarrassed plenty of times, but his most embarrassing moment was tripping over the lines, by not picking up his feet on the mats, so it looked like he was tripping on nothing. Wrestling has taught him to break past his mental barriers. When you think you are tired, and you cant nish that last sprint, that last rep in an exercise or those last seconds of a match, you can. If you can push past that mental wall holding you back, you will become a great athlete and better person, he said. He adds to the underclassmen, Wrestling is hard. But theres a lot of great things about it that it can teach you, and its a lot of fun if you stick with it. You will only truly enjoy it when you start winning matches, which should be your main goal anyways. To win matches it starts in practice, work your butt off and you will go far. He will miss a lot of different things about wrestling, such as the intense workouts, the discipline, the meets and tournaments, the coaches, and the brotherhood that is formed through the sport.

BY MAGGIE JENNETT Logan Wimer, or #40 on the court, has been in basketball for all four years of high school. Her most memorable moment would be qualifying for the state basketball tournament her freshman and sophomore years, and all of the fun times they have had as a team. Being in basketball has taught her to try her hardest and have fun in every situation that you are put in. And also, dont take everything too seriously, because it ies by. When asked what advice she would give to underclassmen, Logan says, Try your hardest and dont regret anything. You might make mistakes in a game, but dont get too down on yourself. The next day no one will remember any of it. Logan will miss all of the fun stuff that the team does and how you get to know everyone by the end of the season. Basketball is a very long season, so you get to know each team member very

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BY MAGGIE JENNETT Johnathan Triggs has been in basketball for four years, and this year he is currently serving as a senior captain. Johnathans most embarrassing moment in basketball would be when he shoved a Corning player into the wall. Johnathan has had good memories though, too. His favorite memory of being in basketball is being the rst team to have four straight winning seasons since the 90s. However, winning isnt the only thing that basketball has taught Johnathan. Basketball has taught me many life lessons that will stay with me forever. says John. He says that it has taught him how to handle adversity, play together, work hard and become a better

BY ZACH LEMON Dylan Doman is one of the many seniors who is involved in a winter sport. Dylan is currently in his fourth year of high school basketball and is on the starting line up as a point guard. Dylan has really enjoyed basketball and has been playing his whole life. His favorite memories of basketball are going to William Penn with the team and all of the memories from their time there. Basketball has taught me a lot, he says, It has taught me valuable life lessons such as discipline and teamwork. Dylan is really going to miss basketball. The thing he will miss the most is being able to play with his four fellow seniors who he has been playing basketball with since third grade.

BY MADISON HOSFIELD Taylor Still was one of the senior basketball players this year on the high school girls team. Taylor has been involved in basketball since fourth grade and has held many high honors. Being the Windy City MVP, being on the Midwest Classic all-tournament team, being on the On-A-Roll for academics, All-Conference, being player of the game in the 2011 and 2012 Raiderette Tipoff Tournaments, and holding the record for the most blocks in a game are some of the honors Taylor holds. Her fondest memory from basketball was her freshman year when her team spent the night in Des Moines and stayed up too late and woke up the next morning to attend the Breakfast of Champions at the state basketball tournament. On the other hand, her most embarrassing moment was one time when the team was coming out of the locker room after half time. Taylor jumped up to hit the exit sign and it fell off the wall and almost hit her. She then proceeded to run into the ball rack and almost knocked it over. Needless to say, pretty much everyone was laughing at her. Taylors advice for underclassmen is, Dont take any slack. Play with your heart and do what you do with all you have.

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BY NATASHA VAN HEESWYK Zane Sickels is the son of Jeff and Amy Sickels of Mount Ayr. Zane has been participating in wrestling since he was in kindergarten, but has been out for high school wrestling for three years. Freshman year Zane was named most-improved wrestler. Zane says his fondest memory would have to be starting his senior year fresh and sharing his last season with some of the best teammates that he could ask for. As for Zanes most embarrassing moment, he says it would denitely have to be getting a concussion every year. Wrestling has taught Zane that if you set a goal, you need to commit to that goal every single day. Do not take a day off if it is just the weekend or for whatever reason. His advice to underclassmen is to commit to that goal and you will improve each day. In the end you will see the difference and knowing that you made the goal will make you feel great about yourself. Sickels says, I will miss those long weekends with the boys and silly memories. Need a gift idea? Mount Ayr Record-News subscriptions make a gift that gives 52 times a year.

BY NATASHA VAN HEESWYK Braydee Poore is the son of Clint and Pam Poore of Mount Ayr. Poore has been involved in basketball for four years. He has been playing ever since he was in elementary. Poore has had many honors in basketball starting with his sophomore year when he earned second team All Conference, junior year he earned rst team All Conference and third team All State, and his senior year he earned rst team All Conference. One of Poores fondest memories of basketball would have to be scoring his 1000th point and starting every game this year with his classmates who have stuck with him through it all. Braydee says his most embarrassing moment is every time he bones a dunk. Teamwork is what basketball has taught Braydee. Thats what it takes to win, he said. He says he also learned how to make coach Ruggles very angry. His advice for underclassmen pursuing basketball is to go hard or Ruggles will yell at you! The two things Poore says he will miss the most about basketball is winning and dunking.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting public meetings over the Iowa Communications Network on March 7 from 6 to 9 p.m., to listen to the publics thoughts on the hunting and trapping regulations for this fall. These meetings are part of the new process instituted for making rules in state government. Any rule changes must be discussed with Iowas citizens who might be impacted by the changes before the rule changes are proposed. The new process helps ensure that rule changes serve the publics wishes and do not impact Iowas economy, said Dr. Dale Garner, chief of the wildlife bureau. At each meeting DNR staff will facilitate a discussion about what went well last fall, what didnt, and what changes hunters and trappers would like to see for this fall. These discussions along with the data that the wildlife bureau collects on harvest and population numbers will be used to develop recommendations for any rule changes this fall. Any changes must be approved by the Natural Resource Commission and then go back to the public for further comment before taking effect next fall. Meetings will be held in Boone, Calmar, Cedar Falls, Chariton, Clinton, Council Bluffs, Creston, Dubuque, Fort Dodge, Johnston, Marshalltown, Mason City, Ottumwa, Sac City, Sergeant Bluff, Sheldon, Spencer, Tifn and West Burlington. Complete ICN locations are available online at www.iowadnr. gov/hunting.

The City of Mount Ayr Insurance package renews on April 1, 2013. Agents interested in providing a renewal quote can pick up the bid specifications at City Hall. Only insurance companies licensed to do business in Iowa will be considered. Bids must be presented to City Hall, 200 S. Taylor Street, Mount Ayr, by Tuesday, March 26, 2013.

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BY HANNAH FLETCHALL Emily Fox is a senior basketball player for the Mount Ayr Raiderettes. She has been involved with basketball for all four years. Emilys fondest memories have been spending all four years with her friends, making new friendships and making it to state. Her most embarrassing moment was during a shell drill in practice. The ball got away from everyone and started rolling off the court. Emily started crawling for the ball not aware of how dumb she looked. Everyone on the team thought it was hilarious; however, coach Streit did not.

BY EMILY FOX Hannah Fletchall is a senior basketball player at Mount Ayr high school. Hannah has been involved in basketball for four years. Her fondest memories from basketball were going to state and making tons of memories with her friends. Basketball has taught

BY CASSIDY MCATEE Shane Swank is a senior wrestler in the Mount Ayr high school. He has wrestled for four years and was a state qualier one year. Last year he got the most wins and was awarded as a KAAN All-Star. He says one of his fondest memories was when he got to wrestle on his birthday. One of his most embarrassing moments in wrestling happened during a tournament in Creston.

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bion. Blackout winners were Vergene Higgins and Earl Schad. Betty Rullestad enjoyed a sh fry held at Bob and Marlene Hinzs home from the sh that were caught during the past summers shing trips. All had a really good time. Most of the ladies spent an afternoon making beautiful scarves to accent their outts as a fun creative craft together. Lots of different colored yarns were brought in by Deanna to choose from as each got to create their own style and look. Valentines Day brought a fun afternoon party of games, refreshments and laughter. Many competitive games were enjoyed along with facts about this special day and all it brings. Tenants also enjoyed nding out how much candy is purchased and consumed at this time. Lots of laughs and good memories were shared as all recited and listened to poems and rhymes written for valentine cards. As a close for the party, tenants sat down to a special meal of shrimp cocktail, chicken cordon blue, baked potatoes, salad and cheesecake with toppings. What a nice treat! February 18 brought Presidents Day trivia and discussions on past presidents. Games such as box ball and reading pastimes were enjoyed also. Everyone really enjoyed having Carmene James come and play piano music in the living area. Outings in February were all canceled due to inclement weather. They tried to reschedule but the weather just didnt cooperate. Hopefully March will bring milder conditions. Betty Rullestad had a nice trip to Florida with her daughter, Betsy Budach, and granddaughters, Erin and Molly. They all enjoyed visiting family. To help celebrate National Embroidery Month in February, Ellen Powell was a guest speaker for Tuesdays social hour. She told about basic embroidery stitches and displayed several examples of her work. She explained the process of doing hardanger, where cutting threads is needed for the designs. Many of her needlework projects have won ribbons at contests. Later tenants shared items they had embroidered as well as other needlework theyve done and enjoyed. Ads from the past was a topic that brought several memories shared. Abraham Lincolns wife and presidency was discussed on February 12. U.S. Presidents were discussed by tenants and then Earle Schad shared information gathered from his extensive reading about presidents of this country. Many interesting facts about several past presidents, less familiar than many they have studied, were enjoyed. Maple Ridge visitors in the month of February were Joyce Johnson and Pat Garvey of Omaha, NE with Annabelle Jones; Diane Drake, Janet Hickman, Debbie Larson, Denise Golliday, Sharon Smith of Urbandale and Justice, Breianna and Elicia White with Margaret Wilson; Amy Mobley, Evanell Havner, Marilyn Calhoun and Patti and Drex Musick of Grant City, MO and Marilyn and Talm Hass of Saint Louis, MO with Frances Goff, and Rachel and Toby Edwards of Corning with Frances and Paul Smith. We can do your faxing for you at the Mount Ayr Record-News.

Activities Staff
March 4 - March has arrived and although we have had a lot of snow, the temperatures have been mild which makes it nice to be out not to mention the melting of snow. All are certainly looking forward to warmer weather and spending time outside. Several residents enjoyed having lunch guests over the past week. Elaine McCampbell had Patti Jones and Corwin Karr as her lunch guests. Shirley Brown enjoyed her sister joining her for lunch. Phyllis Sickels was in to have lunch with her mother, Sylvia Hall. Paulette Clem was happy to have lunch with her parents, Paul and Marie Campbell. Neil Stanley came to eat lunch with his mother, Ada, last week as well. Catherine Crawford enjoyed having her family bring pizza in for supper one evening. Evalee White had a nice time out Saturday as she spent the day with her daughter, Dee, and her husband. Ruth Angus was happy to spend time out with her daughter, Marie Still, and family over the weekend. Maxine Werner and Virginia Albers had a nice time at the Tingley meal site Friday as they were both out with family members. Danny Gregg was pleased to be able to visit the Mount Ayr meal site a couple of days last week as well. Last Monday was a busy but fun day as residents gathered for a spelling bee during the morning and then it was on to Skip Bo and dominoes during the afternoon. Several good stories were heard as Deanna read to a large group of very interested listeners last Tuesday morning before exercises warmed everyone up. Dominoes lled the afternoon for many while others took part in word games where they made words out of the letters in Blizzard, Snow Removal and Early Out. How many can you make? Residents are very good thinkers as together they came up with anywhere from 56 to 130 words for these three phrases. Wednesday found several paying a visit to the shopping cart before a wild game of kick ball and exercises. Pastor Chris Conklin arrived on a very snowy morning to ll in as the minister so residents would not miss out on church. He brought his guitar along so everyone could enjoy singing hymns during the service. Another brave soul was Linda Swanson who arrived that same afternoon to call bingo numbers. Harold Crawford and Cheri Dessinger also came out to help Deanna and Lanette with this game. Winners included Frances Goff, Margaret Wilson, Elaine McCampbell, Margaret Fletchall, Evalee White, Ada Stanley, Paul Campbell, Gerald Gardner, Lorene Triggs, Kathryn Adams, Lorraine King and Marvin Morse. Blackout winner was Catherine Crawford. Thursday found Phyllis Riggs and Dorothy Hughes providing nail care for those needing or wanting manicures. Exercises were also a part of the morning with the reading of the Mount Ayr Record-News lling the afternoon. Friday started off with high rollers and moved on to pastimes and exercises before noon. All March birthdays were celebrated during the afternoon with the Mount Ayr United Methodist Church hosting the party. Marlys McPherson provided the music with Margaret Bishop, Janet Hickman and Peggy Wagenknecht from the church serving ice cream oats. Those with special days in March are Nova Giles, Marie Campbell, Lorene Triggs, Virginia Albers, Irene Hogue, Maxine Werner from Health Care and Dick Fuqua from Maple Ridge. Saturday afternoon was another fun bingo day with the following guests helping out: Harold and Melynda Crawford, Rosemary Hullinger, Cheri Dessinger, Judy Doolittle and Phyllis Sickels. Winners this time were Marvin Morse, Dorothy Main, Dorothy Sobotka, Lorene Triggs, Dick Fuqua, Patti Page Jones, guest of Elaine McCampbell, Virginia Albers, Nieda Cunningham, Marie Campbell and Phyllis Faubion. Blackout winners were Dorothy Main and Kathryn Adams. The Sunday school teacher was Linda Barber this past Sunday with Charlotte Swank bringing the music. Welcome visitors over the past week have been Ethel Campbell with Donald Campbell; Bobbie and Anne Rinehart of Hateld, MO with Kathryn Adams; Doris Crawford, Bernard and Marla Crawford, Travis, Judy, Brock and Bryce Shaha, Jim and Rosemary Hullinger, Harold and Melynda Crawford and Don and Cham Crawford of Ponca City, OK with Catherine Crawford; Warren Angus, Marie Still, Lewis, Luke and Amanda Angus, Ellen Powell and Tate and Isac Dugan with Ruth Angus; Carol

and Arlene Sobotka, Pam and Robert Grace and Darla Sobotka with Dorothy Sobotka; Larry and Arletta Hogue of Ankeny with Irene Hogue; Vera Moore with Bev Moore; Judy Pottorff, Hank Smith and Connie Worthington of Des Moines with Margaret Fletchall; Ruth Egly and Barb Gregg with Nieda Cunningham; Tate, Dennis, Nina and Isac Dugan, Marie Still, Weston, Michelle and Lillian Lucht of Minburn, Joni and Mike Dugan and Andy, Dawn, Carson and Kade Dugan with Bernadine McBride; Lewis, Luke and Amanda Angus with Don Bear, Nova Giles and Luella Adkisson; James Ruby, Kendra and Mel Ruby and Lois Grace with Betty Ruby; Judy Doolittle, Deb Holmes and Cortlynn Holmes with Loreen Reed; Neil Stanley with Ada Stanley; Marilyn Triggs of Marion with Loreen Triggs; Pamela Cooper with Virginia Albers; Nancy Kelly of Winterset and Steve and Marilyn Werner of Shannon City with Maxine Werner Suzanne and Wayne Brown of Pleasant Hill and Irene Merical of Adel with Shirley Brown; Paulette Clem of Annapolis, MD and Steve Campbell of Altoona with Paul and Marie Campbell; Peggy Wagenknecht with Dorothy Main, Margaret Campbell and Irene Bohn; Larry and Pat Teply and Missy the Dog with Gerald Gardner; Delores Keller and Phyllis Curl of Carlisle, Ed and Colleen Minnick, Nici Minnick and Kylee and Payton Fleharty with Darlene Minnick; Jerry Gregg, Roger Gregg and Laney Shiel with Danny Gregg, and Patti Page-Jones of Creston and Junior Karr with Elaine McCampbell.

nie Breckenridge; Linda Wilcoxson, Larry Wilcoxson and Lesa and Baylee Darrah with Berniece Hoffman; Jim Norris with Mildred Beymer; Brenda Comer with Eddie Overholser and Kathleen Freed; Joyce England with Lois Anne Sobotka and Larry Hull; Sue Richards with Cleola Geist, Lois Anne Sobotka and Twilla Lininger; Terry and Trudy Weaver with Virginia Weaver; Shirley and Bob Erickson with Don Strange; Karen Murphy with Roxie Trullinger; Kim and Molly Arnold with Greta Willis; Dave and Lisa Richards with Marilyn Richards; Cassie Osborn and Lawrence Osborn and kids with Laura Osborn; Vickie Mericle with Larry Hull; Lyla Miller and Sue Rahn with Ray Miller; Estelle Hall with Rose Hunt, and Florence Bishop and Paul and Lori Tull with Lawrence Bishop, Laura Osborn and Minnie Breckenridge. RUBBER STAMPS We o er notary stamps, rubber stamps, ink pads, pre-inked stamps, re ll ink and more. Mount Ayr Record-News, 464-2440.

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March 4 - February really went by fast for the residents at Maple Ridge! Mondays are being enjoyed by having Mary Kathryn Gepner from the public library share her time with stories and lots of interesting books in the afternoon. Several fun and exciting activities were a hit throughout the whole month. Tenants started with the A-B-Cs of.which is a mind game of vacation places, things to eat, and different towns in Iowa. They had a couple of bingo games on Saturday afternoons with the winners being Annabelle Jones, Paul Smith, Elladeen McGahuey, Vergene Higgins, Dick Fuqua, Frances Goff, Margaret Wilson, Donna Benegas and Phyllis Fau-

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March 4 - The month is starting out busy and exciting. This week got started with an ice cream social Monday and a fondue party today (Thursday). More on them next week. The Tingley Kitchen Band will be in next Tuesday at 2 p.m. Country School is being planned for March 14. Other special Easter events will be offered throughout the month. Watch for more information. Monday Pattie read from The Dog Next Door during her weekly reading. Sommer helped residents color Saint Patricks Day pictures in the special care unit. Liz was assisted by many residents during In the Kitchen with Liz. They baked banana bread, banana crumb mufns and a chocolate banana cake. The mufns and bread were enjoyed right away while they waited for the chocolate cake to be served for dessert the next day. Liz mixed up some No Bake Cookies for coffee club. They had a choice of chocolate, peanut butter and chocolate with nuts and coconut. Lisa played the piano for the music in the morning. Several were out to enjoy the music. Bingo was played in the afternoon with volunteers Ty Jones and Lauren Conklin. Winners were Doyle Murphy, Berniece Hoffman, Anna Linkey, Laura Osborn, Iris Osborn, Frances Saltzman, Norma Smith, Lois Anne Sobotka, Donnie Johnston, Anita Hayworth and Roxie Trullinger. Wednesday Kathi, Sommer and Pattie were busy with hand care. Chris Conklin was in for church in the afternoon as Robin Thomas and Carmene James were unable to get into town due to the weather. Kathi read the Mount Ayr Record-News Thursday morning to a great group of people. They all headed to the general store afterwards. Liz held resident council followed by assembling the Chatterbox. Donnie delivered them to the residents. Charles Hawkins was in for Bible study to nish the day. Friday Lisa played music in the special care unit. She also played the piano in the south lobby. Liz played car races with a large group of residents. They each took their turn rolling the dice, adding them up and moving along the track. Winners rst round were Helen Banks and Joan Hill. Secondround winners were Lois Anne Sobotka and Anita Hayworth. Lisa and Sommer played bingo in the afternoon. Winners were Norma Smith, Donnie Johnston, Permelia Fletchall, Roxie Trullinger, Lois Anne Sobotka and Rose Hunt. Saturday Kathi played high rollers with the residents. Going out rst was Donnie Johnston and Laura rolled double ones to get everyone to go out. Adam Triggs was in to lead Sunday school. Visitors last week were Jane Lee Feeback with Pauline Wood; Brenda Comer with Berniece Hoffman and Vera Carson; Wanda McGahuey and Barb Walter with Vera Deemer; Janis Taylor with Anna Linkey; Peggy Steenrod with Bonnie Durham; Bill Breckenridge and Mary Sue McIntosh with Min-

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Church Notes
Mount Ayr Larger Parish United Methodist Churches Pastor Skip Rushing Redding 9:00 a.m., Worship. 10:00 a.m., Sunday School. Middle Fork 9:00 a.m., Sunday School, all ages. 10:00 a.m., Worship. Mount Ayr 10:00 a.m., Sunday School. 10:30 - 11:00 a.m., Refreshments and Fellowship. 11:00 a.m., Worship. St. Josephs Catholic Church 100 N. Polk, Mount Ayr Fr. Bashir Abdelsamad, Pastor Sunday mass, 8:00 a.m. St. Patricks Catholic Church Grand River Fr. Bashir Abdelsamad, Pastor Saturdays, mass at 5:30 p.m. United Church of Diagonal Pastor Ed Shields 9:30 a.m., Church. 10:30 a.m., Sunday school. Tingley First Christian Church Al Rusk, Pastor 10:00 a.m., Church school. Margaret Hull, Superintendent. 11:00 a.m., Worship. First Lutheran Church Mount Ayr - LCMS Vacancy Pastor: Rev. Jonathan Watt Sunday, March 10: 8:00 a.m., Worship. Free Methodist Church Charles Weiman, Pastor 10:00 a.m., Sunday school. 11:00 a.m., Worship service. 7:00 p.m., Evening worship. Wednesday, Family Night Prayer meeting; F.M.Y., C.L.C., 7 p.m. Kellerton Assembly of God Church Pastor Barton Shields 9:30 a.m., Sunday School. 10:30 a.m., Worship service. 6:00 p.m., Sunday evening worship. Wednesday, 7:00 p.m., Adult Bible study. Blockton Christian Church Scott Marcum, Pastor 9:30 a.m., Bible School. 10:45 a.m., Worship. Second and fourth Sundays of each month, Youth Groups. First Wednesday of each month, Church Night. Tent Chapel Church of Christ Richard Reinhardt, Minister (3 miles south of Blockton, Iowa) Bible study, 10:00 a.m. Morning worship, 11:00 a.m. Watch In Search of the Lords Way - 7 a.m., Sunday on Ch. 17; KDSM Dish 259, 6:30 a.m. or Direct TV 364, 6:30 a.m. Sundays, 6:30 p.m., evening services. Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m., Bible study. Regular Baptist Church Mount Ayr 464-3293 (Church) Pastor Seth Denney 9:45 a.m., Sunday School. 11:00 a.m., Morning worship service. Nursery available. 6:30 p.m., Evening service. Wednesday, 6:30-8 p.m., AWANA; 7 p.m., Midweek Bible study and prayer. 7 p.m., Youth service. Hickory Grove Advent Christian Church Sherry Wiley, supply pastor The church has closed for the winter and will reopen in the spring on Palm Sunday, March 24, 2013. Mount Ayr Assembly of God Pastor Doug Rohrer (515-783-7712) See our facebook page 8:15 - 8:45 a.m., Prayer 9:00 a.m., Sunday school for all ages. 10:00 a.m., Fellowship. 10:30 a.m., Worship service. Nursery available. Childrens church. 5:00 p.m. Men of Valor Saturday, March 2: 8 - 11 a.m., Open Closet. Thursdays: Revolution Youth - 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays: Kids Club - 5-7 p.m. Kellerton United Methodist Church Rev. Robin Thomas, Pastor 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship. Beaconseld United Methodist Church Rev. Robin Thomas, Pastor Sunday, 9:00 a.m., Morning Worship. No Sunday School. First Christian Church Pastor Chris Conklin Sunday, March 10: 9:00 a.m., Sunday school. 10:00 a.m., Church. Wednesday, March 13: 9:00 a.m., Dorcas. 7:00 p.m., Board meeting. Wednesdays: L.A.M.B.S. at 3:30 p.m.; Choir at 5:30 p.m. Thursday Prayer group at 9:30 a.m. United Baptist-Presbyterian Church 2343 State Highway 169 Mount Ayr Michael Maddy, Pastor (641-464-2127) www.ubpchurch.com Sunday, March 10: 9:00 a.m., Sunday school. 10:00 a.m., Church service. Greeter, Dean Blades; Call to worship, Deb Larson: Musician, Becky Gordon; Childrens sermon, Mike Maddy; Message, Mike Maddy. Communion. Potluck dinner. Division and board meeting. Monday, March 11: 5:00 p.m., Stretch exercises-UBP Church. Tuesday, March 12: 7:00 a.m., Mens breakfast at UBP Church. Wednesday, March 13: 5:00 p.m., Stretch exercises. 5:30 p.m., Choir practice at UBP Church. Director Judy Cunning. 6:30 p.m., Bible study at Mount Ayr Health Care. Saturday, March 16: 4:30-7 p.m., Pancake supper at UBP Church. Freewill offering. Faith United Parish Pastor Bruce Giese Platte Center 8:30 a.m., Worship. 10:00 a.m., Sunday School. Bank of Christ Outreach and Hope Center 2nd & Ringgold, Kellerton 10:00 a.m., Sunday school for children and adults. 11:00 a.m., Church service with Kathy Johnston speaking. Wishard Chapel Community Church Pastor Bill Armstrong 9:30 a.m., Sunday school. 10:30 a.m., Worship. Women of Wishard (WOW): Every rst Wednesday at 7 p.m. Ellston United Methodist Church Rev. Robin Thomas, Pastor 9:00 a.m., Church services. 10:00 a.m., Sunday school and Bible study. United Methodist Women: Every second Monday at 1:30 p.m. United Methodist Men: First/third Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. Youth Group: First/third Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Second Sunday - potluck; fourth Sunday - fellowship time. Website: ellstonumc.org Tingley United Methodist Church Rev. Robin Thomas, Pastor 9:30 a.m., Sunday school. 10:30 a.m., Worship. United Methodist Women: Every Third Wednesday. Youth Group: Second and Fourth Sundays, 5 p.m., at Ellston. The Lighthouse Non-Denominational Fellowship Doug Greene, Pastor Darin Dolecheck, Youth Pastor (west 2 miles on Hwy. 2) 9:45 a.m., Sunday School. 10:30 a.m., Worship. 6:30 p.m., Evening Worship. Mondays, 5 p.m., Thin Within Support Group; 7 p.m., Sowing in Tears Support Group. Wednesdays, 6 - 8 p.m., Crew Kids Club; 8 - 9 p.m., SOC Youth Meeting. Saturday Night Service, 7 p.m., Bible Study and Prayer led by Darla Dolecheck. Sermons available online at: lighthouseonline.org. Area Bible Fellowship Church 204 North Van Buren, Cleareld Pastor Ron Christian 10:00 a.m., Worship service. 11:15 a.m., Sunday school. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m., AWANA. Website: www.areabiblefellowship.org Trinity Christian Church Terry Roberts, Minister 446-8654 (Hwy. 2 West, Decatur) 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., Sunday morning worship services. 9:30 a.m., Sunday School, all ages. Wednesday: 7 p.m., Youth/Small group Bible study. Nursery available. The Community of Christ Tony and Sandy Crandell, Copastors, Sunday, March 10: 11:00 a.m., Worship service with Jim Trinkle speaking.

Obituaries Obituaries

Pauline Hansen PAULINE E. HOLLAND HANSEN Pauline E. Holland Hansen, 94, of Creston, Iowa passed away Friday, March 1, 2013, at Trinity Terrace Park Medical Center in Bettendorf, Iowa. Funeral services were Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at the First Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Creston. Burial followed in the Redding cemetery. Memorials may be made to First Christian Church Disciples of Christ Creston, IA or the VFW Post #1797 Creston. Online condolences may be shared at www.rungemortuary. com. Pauline was born May 16, 1918 in Worth county, MO to Charles Elmer and Zula (Rinehart) Fletchall. She was united in marriage to Hubert Holland on February 4, 1939 in Maryville, MO. He preceded her in death on June 15, 1978. She then married Jule Hansen in November of 1981 in Creston. Jule preceded her in death 2010. Pauline and her husband, Hubert, owned and operated the Redding Caf and later the Holland Caf until 1951. She went on to work at HyVee in Leon and JC Penny in Perry and Creston but mainly took care of her family. Pauline was a member of the First Christian Church Disciples of Christ, the VFW 1797 Womens Auxiliary and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Creston, Iowa. Pauline looked forward to spring each year when she could get outside to take care of her yard and gardens. She grew numerous owers and vegetables, which she canned and preserved for the family. Pauline cherished the time spent with her family and friends. Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn (Arlen) Beck of Davenport, Iowa; son, Larry (Mila) Holland of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; stepchildren, Randy, Gary and Ivan Hansen; grandchildren, Piper Baker of Eldridge, Iowa, Trina (Noal) Arnold of Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Mike Holland of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; great-grandchildren, Kaci, Keegan, Kalahan and Kennedy Baker and Taiden and Kyleigh Arnold; numerous stepgrandchildren and great-grandchildren; a sister, Vaughn Albrecht of California, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Pauline was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Charles Samuel Holland; a sister, Madeline Ulrich, and a brother, Max Fletchall.

Services pending for Joe Jackson

Joe Jackson, 80, of Mount Ayr passed away at his home on March 4, 2013. Services are pending at Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr and his obituary will appear in next weeks edition.

Mount Ayr Restoration Branch Sherman Phipps, Presiding Elder Alan Smith, Assistant Sunday, March 10: Welcomers: Gordon Winkler family. 9:45 a.m., Family Worship, Alan Smith family. 10:00 a.m., Classes. 11:00 a.m., Worship. Rob Rolfe, presiding; Milo Burnett, speaking; Pat Bolingbroke, pianist; Beth Knotts, special music. Custodians: Jim Barbers. 6:00 p.m., Family fellowship at Norman Nelson home. Wednesday, March 13: 7:00 p.m., Prayer service at Rob Rolfe home. Norman Nelson, presiding.

Virgil Main VIRGIL L. MAIN Virgil L. Main, age 85, of Fremont, Nebraska died Saturday, February 16, 2013, at his home in Fremont. He was born August 17, 1927 on a farm in Ringgold county, Iowa to Corwin E. and Mabel M. (Wood) Main. He grew up on several farms around Mount Ayr, Iowa and graduated from Mount Ayr high school in 1944. He farmed and worked for R.E.A. in Iowa and then moved to Blair, Nebraska where he met and married Jeannine Thompson on November 19, 1950 in Tekamah, Nebraska. Virgil served in the U.S. Army from November 27, 1950 to August 27, 1952 during the Korean War. After his discharge he worked for Omaha Public Power District as a lineman and then a supervisor. He retired in September 1989 after 38 years. In 1961 Virgil and Jeannine built their home in the Davenport Addition of Fremont and they lived there until their deaths. Jeannine died August 13, 2008. Virgil was a 60-year member of the I.B.E.W. Union and member of Izaak Walton, where he and his friend and co-worker, Charlie Orr, set the poles and strung the wires to bring power to the park. He also belonged to the Presbyterian Church, V.F.W. Post #854 and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Club, all in Fremont. He was active in Cub Scouts and coached little league baseball when his sons were young. He also loved hunting and shing and passing that down to his children and grandson. He was very proud of their gardens and grew the best tomatoes and prettiest owers. He loved taking pictures and videos and sharing them with everyone. Virgil and Jeannine loved camping and spent most of their retirement traveling around Nebraska and surrounding states. They also loved watching the kids playing sports, Nebraska football and Chicago Cubs baseball. Virgil made many friends as a driver for Eastern Nebraska Ofce of Aging Cargo Program until October 2012. Survivors include his son, Keith and wife Judi Main of Fremont, Nebraska; six grandchildren, Chelsea and Cody Main of Lincoln, Nebraska and April and husband Russ Leedom, PJ Crawford and Brittany Connick and two greatgranddaughters, all of Fremont, Nebraska; brothers, Larry and wife Fran Main of Magalia, California and Lyle and wife Virginia Main of Mount Ayr, Iowa; sisters, Juanita Shaffer of Atascadero, California and LaViece Barker and Doris Rule of Mount Ayr, Iowa; sisterin-law, Lucille Main of Mount Ayr, Iowa, and brother-in-law, Charles Tyson of Loves Park, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; sons, Dennis and Rick Main; one brother, and four sisters. Burial was in the Ridge Cemetery in Fremont, Nebraska on February 21, 2013. A visitation with the family present will be held at the Wishard Chapel Community Church in Mount Ayr on Saturday, March 16, 2013, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. with a memorial service beginning at 11:30 a.m. A lunch and fellowship will follow in the Wishard Chapel fellowship room. A memorial fund has been established to Wishard Chapel Community Church. Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr is in charge of the local arrangements. Email the Mount Ayr Record-News at recnews@iowatelecom.net.

Darlene Taylor DARLENE TAYLOR Darlene Taylor, daughter of Lyle and Bessie (House) Nelson, was born January 19, 1929 near Cleareld, Iowa. Darlene graduated from Cleareld high school in 1946. She taught in country schools until her marriage to Raymond D. Taylor on December 28, 1948. Darlene worked at Taylor Fiberglass in Diagonal before her career in nursing. She enrolled in the nursing program at Southwestern Community College in Creston as the oldest student. Darlene worked at Clearview Home in Cleareld for several years. Darlene was active in the American Legion Auxiliary and the Christian church, both in Cleareld. Darlene enjoyed gardening and never had a cross word for anyone. Darlene loved her family, her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren. Darlene passed away on February 27, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Larry, and sister, Thelma Brown. Those left to cherish her memory include her children, Martin (Linda) Taylor of Wheatland, Missouri and Yvonne (Mohammad) Elahi of Cedar Falls, Iowa; grandchildren, Zakary (Cyndi) Taylor, Gatlin Taylor, Mariam (Mohsen) Darvishi, Sarah Elahi, Ali (Elmira) Elahi, Saah Elahi (Mahdi Javanbakht) and Hassan (Alisha) Elahi; great-grandchildren, Zoey and Gunnar Taylor, Ehssan Elahi and Ali Hossein; brothers, Dean (Mildred) Nelson of Lenox, Iowa and Paul (Joann) Nelson of Cleareld, Iowa; nieces; nephews; relatives, and friends. A memorial fund has been established to the Cleareld Christian Church. Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home in Cleareld was in charge of the arrangements. Services were held at the Cleareld Christian Church in Cleareld on Saturday, March 2, 2013, with Rev. Al Rusk ofciating. Musical selections included Amazing Grace and In The Garden. Casket bearers were Zakary Taylor, Gatlin Taylor, Hassan Elahi, Mahdi Javanbakht, Allen Brown and Clint Brown. Burial was in the Cleareld Cemetery in Cleareld.

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Pennington and seconded by Royce Dredge to approve the previous minutes. AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. Also present were Randy Bishop, Jim Norris, Bill Hynek, Dale Walkup, Doug Frost, Ron Brand, Bill Stump, Max Buckner, Karleen Stephens, Chris Doster, Gwen Trullinger, Karen Bender, Ethel Campbell, Liz Schafer, Ken Caraway, Susie Catanzareti, Glee Mobley, Deanna Adams, Walt McGinnis, Bev McGinnis, Lee Faris and Alan Taylor. Kate Zimmerman, conservation director, met with the board to review her budget for FY2014. Kate mentioned there is a lack of communication between the board and her department. She asked that if in the future the board has questions regarding her department that they contact her directly. If the conservation budget is cut, there will be no REAP funding because the state requires a certain dollar amount in the conservation budget in order to receive those funds. Once salary and benets are deducted, her working budget is $86,000. If the board decides to cut roughly $37,000 from her budget, there will not be enough money to maintain parks let alone improve them. Kate mentioned she has received 13 grants since she started with Ringgold county. Having those grants has allowed her to do many more projects than her budget provides. Jim Norris noted that it isnt fair to compare park roads to county roads. Zimmerman works hard to apply for grants to assist in funding projects throughout the year. The conservation board works to manage their budget very well and not go over; they decide which projects to work on and felt the priority was to pave the road at Poe Hollow. If they do not, the road will get worse and eventually go to gravel. At that point it will cost even more to maintain. Everything was put on hold at the conservation department during the Gooseberry Lake project. Once that fell through, the conservation board and department has been working hard to get back on track with funding and improvements. Lee Faris, representing the Soil & Water Conservation group, mentioned they work close with the conservation department on education programs. Faris feels it is important to educate children with regards to conservation. Chris Doster also spoke in support of conservation. He explained what a great job Zimmerman does at getting kids outdoors and in touch with nature. He does not want to see the education program go away. Doster also mentioned that the spring prairie chicken event is very important to the community. Karlene Stephens, Diagonal Community school superintendent, understands the issues that come with budgeting. She addressed the quality of life -- what do they have to bring young people back to the county? Look at the attractions in the county and maintain what they have. The schools have a wonderful conservation education program now. Be known as a county that has a lot to offer. Stephens asked why not cut equally across all departments instead of targeting the conservation department. Bill Stump questioned if the board is cutting back on the conservation budget based on the number of grants received. Stump noted that Zimmerman is very good at managing her budget. Stump also mentioned that the roads in the parks were very dangerous. If an accident would have occurred, it would have been more costly than repairing the roads in the rst place. The county has very good parks and they should maintain what they have. Ron Brand said he and his family spend a lot of time camping at the local parts. With the rising cost of fuel, Brand feels more campers will camp local. If the conservation budget is cut, funds will not be available to maintain the parks and they will begin to look like trash. Parks are an attraction that will bring revenue to the county, Brand said. Karen Bender with the Ringgold

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County Tourism added that parks are the main tourism attraction for this county. She applauds Zimmerman for her hard work. Bender also mentioned that the education programs are a very good way to draw people from out of county. Susie Catanzareti, representing MACHS and the ag department, noted that Zimmermans stewardship is wonderful; the education program that she brings to the school has not been there for many years. Cutting the conservation budget will decrease these services. Catanzareti also mentioned that Zimmerman is a good steward for wildlife in this area. She helps take care of the natural resources here in the county. Catanzareti added that the board should be looking at other options or a two percent budget cut across the board. Catanzareti also mentioned that Zimmerman will not stay if her budget continues to get cut. She also said she feels cutting the conservation budget is a Band-Aid approach to xing the county roads. Gwen Trullinger was present on behalf of the Ringgold County Tourism group. She mentioned that senior citizens benet from the education program as well. Trullinger stated that out-of-county people call the development ofce inquiring about the parks. She noted that Zimmerman does a wonderful job. Liz Schafer, activity director at Clearview Nursing Home, stated Zimmerman does a fun educational program every month for the residents, which stimulates the elderly. Residents look forward to her coming every month. As a parent it is very important to children to have the education program and parks in this county, Schafer said. Schafers husband worked for conservation for 15 years under Rick Hawkins. She also said it is important to Ringgold county to keep the parks maintained in order to keep people coming to the county, It is a trickle affect -they come to this county and spend money which helps everyone. Schafer questioned why the board is not cutting everyone; she can see why Zimmerman feels attacked. Ethel Campbell stated the elderly are still paying taxes too and would like to see them get something for their money too. Dale Walkup noted he wants to keep Zimmerman around as she has done great things for the conservation department in Ringgold county. He added that with regards to her four percent raise, she is the lowest paid director in state and county. David Inloes mentioned that no decision has been made with regards to the budget as the nal numbers are still being compiled. The board also added that this is not a personal attack against Zimmerman; they see what a wonderful job she is doing and appreciate all that she brings to her department. The board concluded with thanking everyone for attending the meeting. Zach Gunsolley, county engineer, was present to discuss his contract renewal for Ringgold county engineer. Gunsolley also mentioned that the north shoulder of J23 between Diagonal and Cleareld is damaged due to the construction of the pipeline to Excel Engineering. In following procedure, labor and materials will be billed to Excel Engineering to repair the shoulder. Gunsolley stated the project will start this spring after all construction of the pipeline has been completed. RESOLUTION RC1350 WHEREAS, the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors hereby approves LFM-TMS13(1)--7X80 Contract Award from Blacktop Service, Co. THEREFORE, a motion was made by Royce Dredge and seconded by Kraig Pennington stating such. The vote on the resolution: AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. ATTEST: Amanda Waske, auditor. Passed and approved February 25, 2013. RESOLUTION RC1351 WHEREAS, the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors hereby accepts
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February 25, 2013 The Ringgold County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Monday, February 25, 2013. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. with the following members present: David Inloes, Royce Dredge and Kraig Pennington. A motion was made by Royce Dredge and seconded by Kraig Pennington to approve the agenda. AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. A motion was made by Kraig

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Ringgold County Supervisors Kellerton

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Kathryn Still and Jan Holmes 783-2123
Thursday afternoon and scooped off the front deck and ramp. Travis Holmes came by and bladed the driveway. Friday the sisters went to Mount Ayr shopping. Rod Holmes had lunch with his sisters Sunday after church. Monday the sisters went to Lamoni on business and had lunch at Pizza Hut.

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LFM-TMS13(2)--7X-80 Contract Award from Fort Dodge Asphalt Co. THEREFORE, a motion was made by Kraig Pennington and seconded by Royce Dredge stating such. The vote on the resolution: AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. ATTEST: Amanda Waske, auditor. Passed and approved February 25, 2013. RESOLUTION RC1352 WHEREAS, the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors hereby accepts LFM-TMS13(3)--7X-80 Contract Award from Sta-Bilt Construction. THEREFORE, a motion was made by Kraig Pennington and seconded by Royce Dredge stating such. The vote on the resolution: AYES: Unanimous. NAYS: None. ATTEST: Amanda Waske, auditor. Passed and approved February 25, 2013. There was no further business. A motion was made by Royce Dredge and seconded by Kraig Pennington to adjourn the meeting at 3:05 p.m. DAVID INLOES Chairman ATTEST: AMANDA WASKE Ringgold County Auditor

March 4 - Winter cant seem to decide whether to stay or go. Each warm day makes winter another day shorter. Rod and Debbie Holmes and Chad and Jamie Holmes and family went to Graceland University Saturday to watch a youth basketball tournament. Darrian Holmes was on the Mount Ayr fth grade squad. They placed fth. Sunday they attended an AAU basketball tournament in Creston. Tristan Holmes was on the Mount Ayr team of seventh graders that took second place. Sunday evening the Holmeses and Travis and Cassie Holmes and family went to the dance recital in Mount Ayr. Cortlynn Holmes was in the recital. Katie Still stopped by to see Kathryn Still and Jan Holmes

Valentines as they had a chocolate affair. Kate Zimmerman, RCCB director, brought a program about cardinals. Liz was over for country school and she guided everyone on a trip through Alabama. Janet Hickman came to visit shared information on heart disease. Womens day out they ventured to Indianola. All enjoyed the sites and shopping. Mary Kathryn came to see tenants Thursday afternoons to update them on current events. At show and tell, Brenda shared an old iron that she had come across. It seemed to be older

than anyone at the Estates could remember using. They made valentine cookies one day and then decorated them the next. Birthdays over the month included Donella, Rena and Amon. Regular activities of coffee club, hand care, bingo, dominoes, exercises and mind games were enjoyed by several tenants throughout the month. The Tingley Kitchen Band and the Community Singers entertained this month. Other visitors in were Vic and Jeannie Ruff, Emily and Cecilia Burroughs, Aaron Ruff, Wanda McGahuey and Barb Walter with

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Marvin and Melonie Lane with Marjorie McFarland; Dick Jackson with Esther Jackson; Doug and Sherri Hymbaugh with Dwight Cunning; Benson and DAmbra Hainline, Emily Lynch, Valerie Christianson and Randall and Donita Lynch with Ermil Hainline; Jim Ward, Roxie Trullinger, Cathy Ward and her daughters, Cathy and Suzi, with Jessie Woollums, and Ted and Ronda Smith and Terry Lininger with Rena Smith.

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March 4 - Junior and Mary Swank, Mike, Malinda, Shane and Mitchel Swank, Joan and Don Stringham, Jamie Stringham and Matt Swank and Katie attended the state AAU wrestling tournament February 23 and 24 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Congratulations to Mitchel Swank who received fth place in the 130 pound seventh and eighth grade division. Modern Mothers Club will meet at Rumors on March 13, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. On February 26 Kay and Don Hove were supper guests of Mary Kathryn Gepner. Mary Gepner was a supper guest February 28 of Kay and Don Hove. Friday Ann Baker attended school for Grandparents Day for Brandon Lane. Friday Mary Jane Garrett and Joan Stringham went to Iowa City to see Amy Ford. Saturday they took Tabby Garrett to the Des Moines airport so she could return to her home before they returned home. Michael, Brandon and Brittney Lane were weekend guests of Ann Baker. Sunday Mary Gepner, Mike and Nancy Gepner and Michael Camacho and baby Sophia went to Eagleville, MO for lunch.
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Allen Venteicher Owner/Operator Ph. 712-779-0168/779-2082 Mark Venteicher Owner/Auctioneer Ph. 712-779-0169

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Clarinda Livestock Auction, LLC

Hickory Grove

Bred Cow and Heifer Sale Thursday, March 14

Starting promptly at 11 a.m. on weigh cows and bulls; noon on feeder cattle. All native cattle guaranteed fresh from the farm.

All Class Cattle Sale Thursday, March 7

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CLARINDA LIVESTOCK AUCTION, LLC

1208 E. Garfield Clarinda, Iowa Owner: Dan Wood Ph. 712-542-8863 www.clarindalivestock.com

Rose James 464-2630

March 4 - Sympathies are extended to the family of Joe Jackson. Rod and Stacey Shields were at Graceland University Saturday to watch granddaughter Hayley Whittington play three games in a basketball tournament. After the games the Shields and Whittington families met Jay and Karla Waske and family at Pizza Hut. Ally Waske was a player for the Murray team. Sunday evening the Whittington girls, Hayley, Hope and Harper, all performed with the Sparks at the Mount Ayr school. Grandpa and Grandma Shields were there to cheer them on. Saturday Lil Rinehart, Helen Combs, Bobbi Bainum and Vickie Jeanes went to Grant City, MO to see the musical, The Elves and the Shoemaker, at the Grant City school. It was delightful! The cast was made up of second through eighth graders, among whom were Jacob, Jeremy and Justina Wimer, Lils grandkids. Charlie and Vickie Jeanes and Kayla and Tyler Hanawalt were dinner guests of Bill and Pat Hunt in Blockton Sunday. The occasion was an early celebration of Dorothy Savilles birthday. Gary and Linda Hoseld and Tim Saville were also guests. Lil Rinehart, Bev and Walt McGinnis, Lizzie, Kayla and Tyler Hanawalt and Charlie and Vickie Jeanes were a part of the large group who gathered at the Redding Frontier Hall to surprise Junior Hanks with a potluck supper in honor of his 80th birthday. He did indeed appear to be surprised.

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